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Ben's UK Singles Top 10 Prediction Game 2011/2
1 X Factor Finalists 2011 - Wishing On A Star 2 Rihanna - We Found Love 3 Flo Rida - Good Feeling 4 Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight 5 Labrinth - Earthquake 6 Avicii - Levels 7 Drake - Take Care 8 Ed Sheeran - Lego House 9 Kelly Rowland - Down For Whatever 10 Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be #30 next week? Kelly Clarkson - Mr Know It All 2. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 6 3. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Il Divo – Wicked Game or Joe McElderry – Classic Christmas? Il Divo
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 26 The Collective - Teardrop 49 Westlife - Lighthouse 50 Slow Moving Millie - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want 16 Coldplay - Paradise 11 Avicii - Levels 4 Kelly Rowland - Down For Whatever 8 Rebecca Ferguson - Nothing’s Real But Love 33 Christina Perri - A Thousand Years 3 Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight 10 Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger 14 Lady GaGa - Marry The Night 37 Lady GaGa - The Edge Of Glory 66 Nickelback - When We Stand Together 32 Pixie Lott - What Do You Take Me For? SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the lowest climber in the top 40 be a) between 1 and 10, b) between 11 and 30, c) between 31 and 40 or d) there won’t be any climbers? A Bonus 2) - 12 points Will Maverick Sabre - I Need be in the top 40? No Bonus 3) - 12 points Will Ed Sheeran - Lego House reach a new peak position? Yes
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Ben's UK Singles Top 10 Prediction Game 2011/2
1 Rihanna - We Found Love 2 Flo Rida - Good Feeling 3 Olly Murs - Dance With Me Tonight 4 Kelly Rowland - Down For Whatever 5 Labrinth - Earthquake 6 Drake - Take Care 7 Ed Sheeran - Lego House 8 Rebecca Ferguson - Nothing's Real But Love 9 David Guetta - Without You 10 Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be #40 next week? (Artist name and song title needed!) Sean Paul - Got 2 Luv U 2. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 8 3. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Michael Jackson – Immortal or Westlife - Greatest Hits? Westlife
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Singles that have spent a year on chart
Date - Artist - Title - Weeks - Consecutive 02/12/1961 Mr Acker Bilk Stranger On The Shore 55 55 28/01/1967 Engelbert Humperdinck Release Me 56 56 02/04/1969 Frank Sinatra My Way 122 42 05/12/1970 Judy Collins Amazing Grace 67 32 26/11/1983 Frankie Goes To Hollywood Relax 52 48 29/07/2006 Snow Patrol Chasing Cars 105 48 28/10/2006 Amy Winehouse Rehab 59 34 27/10/2007 Take That Rule The World 73 30 16/02/2008 Flo Rida ft T-Pain Low 53 38 20/09/2008 Kings Of Leon Sex On Fire 87 42 04/10/2008 Kings Of Leon Use Somebody 65 40 01/11/2008 Adele Make You Feel My Love 55 34 13/12/2008 Jason Mraz I'm Yours 56 47 24/01/2009 Lady Gaga Poker Face 66 46 25/04/2009 Journey Don't Stop Believin' 59 48 20/06/2009 Black Eyed Peas I Gotta Feeling 76 63 13/03/2010 Tinie Tempah Pass Out 57 39
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 17 Lana del Rey - Video Games 8 Ed Sheeran - Lego House 14 Bruno Mars - It Will Rain 20 Florence + The Machine - Shake It Out 11 The Collective - Teardrop 2 Flo-Rida - Good Feeling 18 The Saturdays - My Heart Takes Over 6 Westlife - Lighthouse 3 One Direction - Got To Be You 49 Slow Moving Millie - Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want 30 Coldplay - Paradise 50 Birdy - People Help The People 43 Goo Goo Dolls - Iris 53 Dappy - No Regrets SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the lowest climber in the top 40 be a) between 1 and 10, b) between 11 and 30, c) between 31 and 40 or d) there won’t be any non-movers? A (should non-movers be climbers?) Bonus 2) - 12 points Will The Wanted - Lightning be in the top 20? No Bonus 3) - 12 points Will Afrojack - No Beef be higher than Cher Lloyd - With Ur Love? No
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Ben's UK Singles Top 15 Prediction Game 2011/2
1 Rihanna - We Found Love 2 Flo Rida - Good Feeling 3 One Direction - Gotta Be You 4 David Guetta - Without You 5 Labrinth - Earthquake 6 Professor Green - Read All About It 7 JLS - Take A Chance On Me 8 Ed Sheeran - Lego House 9 LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It 10 Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger 11 Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts 12 Cher Lloyd - With Ur Love 13 Westlife - Lighthouse 14 Bruno Mars - It Will Rain 15 Charlene Soraia - Wherever You Will Go Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be the biggest faller within the top 75 next week? Tinchy Stryder - Off The Record 2. (for 5 pts) Which song will be the highest climber within the top 75 next week? Rihanna - Only Girl In The World 3. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 6 4. (for 3 pts) How many climbers will be in the top 40 next week? 5 5. (for 3 pts) How many non movers will be in the top 40 next week? 3 6. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: JLS – Jukebox or Snow Patrol – Fallen Empires? JLS
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 16 Lana del Rey - Video Games 7 Ed Sheeran - Lego House 8 Bruno Mars - It Will Rain 29 Adele - Set Fire To The Rain 2 JLS - Take A Chance On Me 5 Pixie Lott - What Do You Take Me For 41 Pixie Lott - All About Tonight 23 Tinchy Stryder - Off The Record 10 Loick Essien - Me Without You 33 Afrojack & Steve Aoki - No Beef 21 Maverick Sabre - I Need 1 Rihanna & Calvin Harris - We Found Love 15 Florence + The Machine - Shake It Out 44 Delilah - Go SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the lowest non-mover in the top 40 be a) between 1 and 15, b) between 16 and 30, c) between 31 and 40 or d) there won’t be any non-movers? A Bonus 2) - 12 points Will Bruno Mars - Runaway Baby be in the top 40? Yes Bonus 3) - 12 points Will Goo Goo Dolls - Iris be higher than The Calling - Wherever You Will Go? No
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Ben's UK Singles Top 10 Prediction Game 2011/2
1 Rihanna - We Found Love 2 JLS - Take A Chance On Me 3 Professor Green - Read All About It 4 Labrinth - Earthquake 5 Pixie Lott - What Do You Take Me For 6 Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger 7 Ed Sheeran - Lego House 8 Bruno Mars - It Will Rain 9 LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It 10 Loick Essien - Me Without You Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be #41 and just miss the top 40 next week? Pixie Lott - All About Tonight 2. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 7 3. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Susan Boyle - Someone To Watch Over Me or The Wanted – Battleground? Wanted
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 25 Lana del Rey - Video Games 13 Rizzle Kicks - When I Was A Youngster 14 The Wanted - Lightning 63 The Wanted - Glad You Came 21 Coldplay - Paradise 37 Coldplay & Rihanna - Princess Of China 15 Ed Sheeran - Lego House 27 Bruno Mars - Runaway Baby 3 Cher Lloyd - With Ur Love 49 Birdy - People Help The People 31 Beyoncé - Countdown 66 Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved 5 Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger 40 Bad Meets Evil - Lighters SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the lowest non-mover in the top 40 be a) between 1 and 15, b) between 16 and 30, c) between 31 and 40 or d) there won’t be any non-movers? A Bonus 2) - 12 points Will Goo Goo Dolls - Iris be in the top 40? No Bonus 3) - 12 points Will James Morrison - I Won’t Let You Go be higher than Delilah - Go? Yes
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Ben's UK Singles Top 10 Prediction Game 2011/2
1 Professor Green - Read All About It 2 Labrinth - Earthquake 3 Cher Lloyd - With UR Love 4 Rihanna - We Found Love 5 Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger 6 LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It 7 Charlene Soraia - Wherever You Will Go 8 Kelly Clarkson - Mr Know It All 9 Gym Class Heroes - Stereo Hearts 10 Nicole Scherzinger - Try With Me Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be #20 next week? Wanted - Lightning 2. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 6 3. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Professor Green - At Your Inconvenience or Rizzle Kicks – Stereo Typical? Professor Green
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Unlucky not to make number 40, 75, 200?
Art Brut - Emily Kane missed out on a top 40 position by 2 copies in 2005, in only the 4th week of downloads counting towards the chart. They would almost certainly have been top 40 had downloads not counted. Stiff Dylans - Ultraviolet had 2 weeks at #41 in 2008.
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Luckiest #1's?
Orson's first week (at #5) was on physicals + downloads (it was not until the following week that pre-release downloads were first allowed to chart). Tomcraft - Loneliness is another relatively low-selling #1 that deserves a mention.
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Ben's UK Singles Top 10 Prediction Game 2011/2
1 Rihanna - We Found Love 2 Professor Green - Read All About It 3 Labrinth - Earthquake 4 Charlene Soraia - Wherever You Will Go 5 Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger 6 Kelly Clarkson - Mr Know It All 7 Wanted - Lightning 8 Sean Paul - Got 2 Luv U 9 Gym Class Heroes - Stereo Hearts 10 Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be #30 next week? (Artist name and song title needed!) James Morrison - I Won't Let You Go 2. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 6 3. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Kelly Clarkson - Stronger or Michael Buble – Christmas? Kelly Clarkson
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 33 Matt Cardle - Run For Your Life 18 Lana del Rey - Video Games 6 Kelly Clarkson - Mr. Know It All 29 Laidback Luke vs Example – Natural Disaster 3 Labrinth feat Tinie Tempah - Earthquake 34 Beyoncé - Countdown 11 Rizzle Kicks - When I Was A Youngster 30 Noel Gallagher - AKA… What A Life 19 Cobra Starship - You Make Me Feel 7 The Wanted - Lightning 20 Sak Noel - Loca People 39 Justin Bieber - Mistletoe 43 Lady GaGa - You And I 48 David Guetta - Little Bad Girl SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the lowest climber within the top 40 be a) between 1 and 15, b) between 16 and 30, c) between 31 and 40 or d) there won’t be any climbers? A Bonus 2) - 12 points Will there be any Adele songs in the top 40? No Bonus 3) - 12 points Will Gym Class Heroes - Stereo Hearts be higher than Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts? Yes
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 11 Matt Cardle - Run For Your Life 21 Bruno Mars - Marry You 18 Lana del Rey - Video Games 37 Ed Sheeran - Lego House 22 The Calling - Wherever You Will Go 6 Charlene Soraia - Wherever You Will Go 9 Kelly Clarkson - Mr. Know It All 66 Laidback Luke vs Example – Natural Disaster 34 Nero - Crush On You 31 Katy Perry - Last Friday Night 70 Evanescence - Bring me To Life 58 Beyoncé - Countdown 68 Cee Lo Green - Cry Baby 46 Emeli Sandé - Heaven SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the lowest climber within the top 40 be a) between 1 and 15, b) between 16 and 30, c) between 31 and 40 or d) there won’t be any climbers? A Bonus 2) - 12 points Will Rizzle Kicks - Down With The Trumpets be in the top 40? No Bonus 3) - 12 points Will Adele - Someone Like You be higher than Adele - Set Fire To The Rain? No
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Ben's UK Singles Top 10 Prediction Game 2011/2
1 Rihanna - We Found Love 2 Wanted - Lightning 3 Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger 4 Gym Class Heroes - Stereo Hearts 5 LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It 6 Charlene Soraia - Wherever You Will Go 7 Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts 8 David Guetta - Without You 9 Kelly Clarkson - Mr Know It All 10 Sak Noel - Loca People Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be #40 next week? Adele - Someone Like You 2. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 6 3. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Matt Cardle – Letters or Noel Gallagher 's High Flying Birds - Noel Gallagher 's High Flying Birds? Matt Cardle
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 24 Lady GaGa - The Edge Of Glory 33 The Saturdays - All Fired Up 13 Goo Goo Dolls - Iris 3 Gym Class Heroes - Stereo Hearts 4 Matt Cardle - Run For Your Life 41 Rizzle Kicks - Down With The Trumpets 32 Nicki Minaj - Super Bass 49 The Wanted - Glad You Came 22 Charlene Soraia - Wherever You Will Go 21 Delilah - Go 57 Leona Lewis - Collide 66 Noel Gallagher - AKA… What A Life 53 Calvin Harris - Bounce 19 Bruno Mars - Marry You SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the lowest non mover in the top 40 be a) between 1 and 15, b) between 16 and 30, c) between 31 and 40 or d) there won’t be any non-movers? A Bonus 2) - 12 points Will Ed Sheeran - You Need Me be in the top 40? No Bonus 3) - 12 points Will Marina and the Diamonds - Radioactive be higher than Florence + The Machine - Shake It Out? Yes
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Ben's UK Singles Top 15 Prediction Game 2011/2
1 Rihanna - We Found Love 2 Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger 3 Gym Class Heroes - Stereo Hearts 4 Matt Cardle - Run For Your Life 5 LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It 6 Sak Noel - Loca People 7 Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts 8 One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful 9 Bad Meets Evil - Lighters 10 Dappy - No Regrets 11 Jason DeRulo - It Girl 12 Nicki Minaj - Fly 13 Goo Goo Dolls - Iris 14 James Morrison - I Won't Let You Go 15 Ed Sheeran - The A Team Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be the biggest faller within the top 75 next week? Florence & The Machine - Shake It Out 2. (for 5 pts) Which song will be the highest climber within the top 75 next week? Cee Lo Green - Cry Baby 3. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 6 4. (for 3 pts) How many climbers will be in the top 40 next week? 5 5. (for 3 pts) How many non movers will be in the top 40 next week? 4 6. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Jason Derulo – Future History or Steps - The Ultimate Collection ? Jason DeRulo
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Ben's UK Singles Top 10 Prediction Game 2011/2
1 Sak Noel - Loca People 2 Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger 3 One Direction - What Make You Beautiful 4 Goo Goo Dolls - Iris 5 Dappy - No Regrets 6 Bad Meets Evil - Lighters 7 James Morrison - I Won't Let You Go 8 LMFAO - Sexy And I Know It 9 Jason DeRulo - It Girl 10 David Guetta & Usher - Without You Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be # 41 and just miss the top 40 next week? (Artist name and song title needed!) Jessie J - Who's Laughing Now 2. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 5 3. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Ed Sheeran - + or Kasabian - Velociraptor!? Ed Sheeran
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 29 Lady GaGa - You And I 42 Lady GaGa - The Edge Of Glory 30 The Saturdays - All Fired Up 45 Snow Patrol - Called Out In The Dark 4 Goo Goo Dolls - Iris 28 Florence & The Machine - Shake It Out 22 Marina & The Diamonds - Radioactive 50 Kasabian - Days Are Forgotten 67 Cee Lo Green - Cry Baby 24 Will Young - Jealousy 23 Sean Kingston - Party All Night 26 Emeli Sande - Heaven 51 Beyonce - Best Thing I Never Had 36 Wretch 32 - Don’t Go SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the lowest non mover in the top 40 be a) between 1 and 15, b) between 16 and 30, c) between 31 and 40 or d) there won’t be any non-movers? B Bonus 2) - 12 points Will Jay-Z etc - Otis be in the top 40? Yes Bonus 3) - 12 points Will Rihanna - Cheers (Drink To That) be higher than Nicki Minaj & Rihanna - Fly? Yes
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 26 Lady GaGa - You And I 24 Damien Rice - Cannonball 6 Bad Meets Evil feat Bruno Mars - Lighters 42 Adele - Someone Like You 50 The Wanted - Glad You Came 38 Wretch 32 - Don’t Go 23 The Saturdays - All Fired Up 1 Sak Noel - Loca People 30 Delilah - Go 32 Rizzle Kicks - Down With The Trumpets 39 Snow Patrol - Called Out In The Dark 49 Nicki Minaj - Super Bass 19 Example - Stay Awake 53 Noel Gallagher - AKA… What A Life SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the number of three letter words in song titles in the top 40 (as published on the OCC website) be i) odd or ii) even? Odd Bonus 2) - 12 points Will there be any Glee Cast songs in the top 75? Yes Bonus 3) - 12 points Will any song climb more than ten places within the top 40? No
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Ben's UK Singles Top 10 Prediction Game 2011/2
1 Sak Noel - Loca People 2 Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger 3 Dappy - No Regrets 4 Goo Goo Dolls - Iris 5 Jason Derulo - It Girl 6 Bad Meets Evil - Lighters 7 James Morrison - I Won't Let You Go 8 One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful 9 Pixie Lott - All About Tonight 10 Ed Sheeran - The A Team Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be # 20 next week? Rihanna - Cheers (Drink To That) 2. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 6 3. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Blink 182 – Neighborhoods or Nicola Roberts - Cinderella's Eyes? Blink 182
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Songs (or albums) that took a long time to take off
Nickelback - Rockstar peaked in about its 17th week on the chart having been around for a couple of years prior to that.
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Singles Chart Prediction Game
SECTION A 14 The Saturdays - All Fired Up 48 Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse - Body & Soul 31 Lady GaGa - You And I 3 Jason Derulo - It Girl 9 Damien Rice - Cannonball 1 Dappy - No Regrets 17 Bad Meets Evil feat Bruno Mars - Lighters 5 James Morrison - I Won’t Let You Go 35 Adele - Someone Like You 53 Katy Perry - Last Friday Night 13 Nicky Minaj & Rihanna - Fly 27 Jessie J - Who’s Laughing Now 21 Ed Sheeran - The A Team 36 The Wanted - Glad You Came SECTION B Bonus 1) - 8 points Will the number of two letter words in song titles in the top 40 (as published on the OCC website) be i) odd or ii) even? Odd Bonus 2) - 12 points Will Nicole Scherzinger - Wet be in the top 40? Yes Bonus 3) - 12 points Will there be more than three non-movers in the top 40? No
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Ben's UK Singles Top 10 Prediction Game 2011/2
1 Dappy - No Regrets 2 One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful 3 Jason DeRulo - It Girl 4 Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger 5 James Morrison - I Won't Let You Go 6 Pixie Lott - All About Tonight 7 Olly Murs - Heart Skips A Beat 8 Christina Perri - Jar Of Hearts 9 Damien Rice - Cannonball 10 Rihanna - Cheers (Drink To That) Bonus questions: 1. (for 5 pts) Which song will be # 30 next week? Adele - Set Fire To The Rain 2. (for 3 pts) How many new/re/chart entries will be altogether in the top 40 next week? 7 3. (for 2 pts) Which album will be higher next week: Christina Perri - Lovestrong or Tony Bennett – Duets II? Tony Bennett