davetaylor

This one's better. Download & listen at your peril! http://www.mediafire.com/file/968jg0tornmk...Xmas%202010.mp3 You'll need the password. Which is freeradio

Thought it'd been cover well here, for the last 4 years! Open thou eyes & thee shall find. try this thread: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=57525

Agreed! Tell you why (& some will scream at me for this): Back before 1960, we had National Service in the UK, yep? So, every man had to go into the services (excluding those with health problems & those with flat feet). These days, you joined the Services of your own free will. If you have to fight or go on to the Front Line & are afraid of what will happen...Then you shouldn't join up!

Yeah. I get your drift. Guess it means that Radio One lost 6million between 1986 & 1997, because of the 1993 Radio axing of all the old tribe of presenters, or everybody hated Bruno Brookes & Mark Goodier.

I wouldn't say it's difficult to understand how it works. Currently it's Sun to Sat sales for the Top 10 for the week on iTunes for the 4-4.30pm countdown. Then you've got the 40-11 50/50 airplay for the week. So, thats the chart for the week & the only part with any sense at all. The 6pm Lockdown on the Live iTunes Top 10 is the bit, where they try to be ahead of Radio One, but because they don't include multipli versions of songs together, you end up with the wrong number one...like Flo Rida's "Good Feeling", which definately wasn't really at the top at any point. Over in Australia, they broadcast the "Live" iTunes Top 40, but on that all multipli versions are linked together & it's a good show.

I'm horrified that 2.5million actually listen to it. Are they not paying attention &/or are they just plain thick? Looking at some figures for Radio One vs Independant Radio, the other day: In 1986: Radio One Top 40 11million The Network Top 30 6million In 1997: Radio One Top 40 5million The Pepsi Chart 5.5million In 2005: Radio One Top 40 2.5million Hit40UK (Capital) 2million Smash Hits Chart (Emap) .2million The A List (Heart) .3million 2011: Radio One Top 40 1million Big Top 40 2.5million Can't quite get my head around how Independant Radio, haven't lost as many listeners, as Radio One in 25 years. Independant Radio 6million in 1986 & 2.5 today. Radio One 11million in 1986 & 1million today.

Some of that email is from 2009. But it still beggars the question...If they don't intend playing certain songs, then why are they in there in the first place? Airplay = We play it on our stations, surely to goodness?

7" Vinyl at £3.99 if you please! :o

Don't know mate. I don't put it together. Coldplay have only shifted 8000 a day since then, so that's Tuesday/Weds/Thurs...maybe Mike's missed some days. In which case it's more like 61/62,000.

Friday 16th December 2011 (Just a week to Winter) The Almost Saturday Charts are a Mike Robinson Production. Top Physicals (Shame this isn't the chart that counts today, as it's much better than the awful chart full of overplayed Christmas songs & Tuneless wonders of the download age, that teenage girls aged 13 to 30 buy...& yeah 30 year olds, with a mentallity of a teenager. There's lots around believe me). Those people that think Titanic beer goes down well, get it?! 20 15 SUCK IT & SEE - ARCTIC MONKEYS 19 NE I WANNA ROO YOU - RUMER 18 14 BE WITH YOU - ERASURE 17 13 WITH UR LOVE - CHER LLOYD 16 12 GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU - SOLDIERS/ROBIN GIBB 15 11 AKA WHAT A LIFE - NOEL'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS 14 09 LIGHTNING - THE WANTED 13 10 HEART SKIPS A BEAT - OLLY MURS 12 08 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME - JLS 11 06 MY HEART TAKES OVER - SATURDAYS 10 NE HAPPY THIS CHRISTMAS - MICK HUCKNELL 09 05 LEGO HOUSE - ED SHEERAN 08 04 TEARDROP - THE COLLECTIVE 07 07 WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL - ONE DIRECTION 06 RE WOMBLING MERRY CHRISTMAS - WOMBLES 05 RE DECEMBER SONG - GEORGE MICHAEL 04 03 LIGHTHOUSE - WESTLIFE 03 02 GOTTA BE YOU - ONE DIRECTION 02 01 WISHING ON A STAR - X FACTOR FINALISTS 6,000 01 NE CANNONBALL - LITTLE MIX 20,000+ The Top 10 Albums 10 10 UP ALL NIGHT - ONE DIRECTION 09 07 + - ED SHEERAN 08 04 HEAVEN - REBECCA FERGUSON 07 07 21 - ADELE 06 06 TALK THAT TALK - RIHANNA 05 05 IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW - OLLY MURS 04 03 NOW 80 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 03 09 MYLO XYLOTO - COLDPLAY 02 01 HIDDEN TREASURES - AMY WINEHOUSE 01 02 CHRISTMAS - MICHAEL BUBLE Top 50 Singles (Based on an average of 5 download sites, plus actual iTunes sales & physical info at HMV) 50 50 SOMEONE LIKE YOU - ADELE 49 38 WITHOUT YOU - DAVID GUETTA/USHER 48 43 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE - SHAKIN' STEVENS 47 41 DO YOU FEEL WHAT I FEEL - JLS 46 31 WHEREVER YOU WILL GO - CHARLENE SORAIA 45 NE CHRISTMAS - MICHAEL BUBLE 44 40 A TEAM - ED SHEERAN 9) 43 35 HEART SKIPS A BEAT - OLLY MURS 8) 42 18 STILL SPEEDIN' - SWAY 41 32 READ ALL ABOUT IT - PROFESSOR GREEN 40 37 VIDEO GAMES - LANA DEL REY 7" 7) 39 23 NOTHING'S REAL BUT LOVE - REBECCA FERGUSON 38 30 MIDNIGHT RUN - EXAMPLE 37 36 DO THEY KNOW IT'S XMAS - BAND AID 36 33 MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY - SLADE 35 RE YOU DA ONE - RIHANNA 6000 34 34 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE - SLOW MOVING MILLIE 33 29 OUR DAY WILL COME - AMY WINEHOUSE 32 26 JAR OF HEARTS - CHRISTINA PERRI 31 28 I WISH IT COULD BE XMAS EVERY DAY - WIZZARD 30 21 MARRY THE NIGHT - LADY GAGA 7" 6) 29 17 FIGHT FOR YOU - JASON DERULO 28 27 LAST XMAS - WHAM! 27 20 IT WILL RAIN - BRUNO MARS 26 39 WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL - ONE DIRECTION 5) 25 24 MISTLETOE - JUSTIN BIEBER 24 22 LOVE ON TOP - BEYONCE 23 25 ONE THAT GOT AWAY - KATY PERRY 22 RE DON'T LET GO - EN VOGUE 21 RE CANNONBALL - DAMIEN RICE 20 11 DOWN FOR WHOEVER - KELLY ROWLAND 19 07 WHO YOU ARE - JESSIE J 18 48 MAMA DO THE HUMP - RIZZLE KICKS 17 02 WISHING ON A STAR - X FACTOR FINALISTS 4) 16 19 SEXY AND I KNOW IT - LMFAO 15 14 TAKE CARE - DRAKE 14 15 MOVES LIKE JAGGER - MAROON FIVE 13 16 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK - POGUES/KIRSTY MACOLL 862,000 sold since 1987 7" 3) 12 13 EARTHQUAKE - LABRINTH 11 05 5 0' CLOCK - T.PAIN 10 12 ALL I WANT FOR XMAS IS YOU - MARIAH CAREY 790,000 sold since 1994 09 09 LEGO HOUSE - ED SHEERAN 2) 08 08 LEVELS - AVICCI 07 NE HURT - LEONA LEWIS 06 04 GOOD FEELING - FLO RIDA 05 06 WE FOUND LOVE - RIHANNA/CALVIN HARRIS 04 03 DEDICATION TO MY X - LLOYD 03 01 DANCE WITH ME TONIGHT - OLLY MURS 02 10 PARADISE - COLDPLAY 45,000 01 NE CANNONBALL - LITTLE MIX 137,000 1) ) Without downloads alone Bubbling Under in the 51 - 75 FORGIVENESS - WRETCH 32 ANYWAY - CEE LO GREEN WILD YOUNG & FREE - SNOOP DOGG/WIZ KHALIFA/BRUNO MARS CHARLIE BROWN - COLDPLAY HURT - JOHNNY CASH STEP INTO CHRISTMAS - ELTON JOHN FIX YOU - COLDPLAY SUPERBAD - DOCTOR P/FLUX PAVILION DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS - CHRIS REA UP - JESSIE J/JAMES MORRISON WARZONE - WANTED ALL ABOUT TONIGHT - PIXIE LOTT

No one in the Media should judge anyone & the list is endless. Spector is currently serving a prison sentence. James Brown was a convict, as was Ike Turner. You can add in R. Kelly & Jonathan King & Gary Glitter. But then if you going down that road, then Jerry Lee Lewis married a 13 year old. Suddenly a pattern emerges here. If you are British & was convicted, apparently you don't get airplay. Now, I wonder...What if a certain Mr Jackson had been found guilty? Either way, TV & Radio should not do the judging. Even the JK & GG still have fans, & then there are the hyped Newspaper stories & bugging, like we've found out in the last year. Should those two be omitted from re-runs of Top Of The Pops? Of course not, they are no worse than anyone else of the criminal variety. It appears they both have sexual problems, which in an ideal world, would be treated in a special hospital for cases of such. Another tale of failed Government funding for Hospitals today.

Elaine Coombs aged 16 from Salisbury was the winner & she chose the name of "Legs & Co". Elaine appeared on the show with the girls & Dave Lee Travis. The girls performed their routine to "Spinning Rock Boogie" by Hank C. Burnette. That show is missing, of course. Though maybe Elaine has it? The 2 Christmas Editions go out on Christmas Morning & 1977 begins with Kid Jensen on 5th Jan 2012, when the 7.30 showing will be edited because it's a 40 minute show in a half hour slot.

Updated the top 30 on page 3. Mainly because that part of the chart is more correct than the rest, as it does base itself on sales from a 1992 chart, with added singles since then. Other sites do have these lists, but go in to the realms of fantasy with some songs. One quotes Dickie Valentine, as only selling 200,000...definately wrong & Dana certainly passed over 200,000 too. Record sales (45s that is, were at their peak from 1978-1984 & then fell off). And 1975 sales were bigger than 10 years before.

The Almost Saturday Charts are a Mike Robinson production, based on actual iTunes sales & an average from 4 other major download sites, with a smittering of physical sales from HMV. The Physical Five 05 06 LEGO HOUSE - ED SHEERAN 04 04 THE COLLECTIVE 03 05 WESTLIFE 02 02 ONE DIRECTION 01 01 X FACTOR FINALISTS 10,000 The Album Ten 10 05 ONE DIRECTION 09 09 COLDPLAY 08 08 ED SHEERAN 07 06 ADELE 06 04 RIHANNA 05 02 OLLY MURS 04 NE REBECCA FERGUSON 03 03 MICHAEL BUBLE 02 NE AMY WINEHOUSE 01 01 NOW 80 The Singles 75 DEAN MARTIN NICKI MINAJ Top 70 WILSON PHILLIPS AVRIL LAVIGNE COLDPLAY (CHRISTMAS LIGHTS) PAUL MCCARTNEY Top 60 60 THE CAST OF GLEE 59 ADELE (RAIN) 58 JESSIE J/JAMES MORRISON 57 BEYONCE (BEST THING) 56 CHRIS REA 55 LITTLE MISS DYNAMITE 54 BEYONCE (COUNTDOWN) 53 GYM CLASS HEROES 52 ONE DIRECTION (GOTTA BE) 8) 51 BRUNO MARS (MY) 50 ADELE (SLY) 49 KELLY CLARKSON 48 FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE 47 RIHANNA 46 LOICK ESSIEN 45 CHRISTINA PERRI (A THOUSAND) 44 SHAKIN' STEVENS 43 EMELI SANDE 42 RIZZLE KICKS 41 ED SHEERAN 7) 40 JLS 39 ONE DIRECTION 6) 38 GUETTA/USHER 37 LANA DEL REY 5) 7inch 36 BAND AID 35 OLLY MURS 4) 34 SLOW MOVING MILLIE 33 SLADE 32 PROF GREEN 31 CHARLENE SORAIA 30 EXAMPLE 29 AMY WINEHOUSE 28 WIZZARD 27 WHAM 26 CHRISTINA PERRI 25 KATY PERRY 24 JUSTIN BIEBER 23 REBECCA FERGUSON 22 LADY GAGA 20468 3) 7inch 21 BRUNO MARS 20632 20 BEYONCE 21030 19 LMFAO 21142 18 SWAY 22832 17 JASON DERULO 23494 16 POGUES 24164 15 MAROON FIVE 26212 14 LABRINTH 28311 13 DRAKE 28928 12 MARIAH CAREY 31375 11 KELLY ROWLAND 31929 10 COLDPLAY 36839 09 ED SHEERAN 38264 2) 08 AVICII 40695 07 JESSIE J 47602 06 RIHANNA 47682 05 T.PAIN 48312 04 LLOYD 56020 03 FLO RIDA 56096 02 X FACTOR FINALISTS 60907 1) 01 OLLY MURS 63268 ) Position without downloads alone Some Non-Essential Books This Christmas LION TAMING - CLAUDE BALLS TIGER HUNTING - MAUD FOOT THE END OF THE WORLD IS NIGH - BLIMEY O' RILEY A HISTORY OF SEXUAL DISASTERS - DICK FOXX CHRISTMAS TREES: A COMPLETE STORY - OLLY TINSEL To finish: In the thread there is a deliberate mistake this week. If you can find it & tell me why, PM me personally & i'll send you a CD oF your choice...OK? Only personal PMs will be excepted & no mods are allowed to enter, & that includes mods from other sites.

The Monday Chart is a Mike Robinson production, based on an average of positions from 5 download sites, actual iTunes sales & a smidging of physicals from HMV. 60 51 SET FIRE TO THE RAIN - ADELE 59 42 LIGHTNING - WANTED 58 43 STEREO HEARTS - GYM CLASS HEROES 57 50 DON'T LET GO - EN VOGUE 56 RE BAND AID 55 48 JAMES MORRISON/JESSIE J 54 49 SOMEONE LIKE YOU - ADELE 53 NE MAMA DO THE HUMP - RIZZLE KICKS 52 37 TAKE A CHANCE - JLS 51 40 YOU DA ONE - RIHANNA 50 39 MARRY YOU - BRUNO MARS 49 25 GOTTA BE YOU - ONE DIRECTION 48 NE AMY WINEHOUSE 47 RE BEST THING - BEYONCE 46 58 WIZZARD 45 35 LOICK ESSIEN 44 RE COUNTDOWN - BEYONCE 43 38 A THOUSAND - CHRISTINA PERRI 42 55 WHAM 41 29 KELLY CLARKSON 40 33 FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE 39 32 LANA DEL REY 38 53 DO YOU FEEL WHAT I FEEL - JLS 37 20 GUETTA/USHER (BIGGEST FALLER) 36 RE WILSON PHILLIPS 35 34 A TEAM - ED SHEERAN 34 21 EMELI SANDE 33 24 WHAT MAKES - ONE DIRECTION 32 22 OLLY MURS 31 36 EXAMPLE 30 19 PROFESSOR GREEN 29 RE AVRIL LAVIGNE 28 RE MISTLETOE - JUSTIN BIEBER 27 18 CHRISTINA PERRI 26 26 ONE THAT GOT AWAY - KATY PERRY 25 30 REBECCA FERGUSON 24 17 CHARLENE SORAIA 23 31 SLOW MOVING MILLIE 22 NE 16 SWAY/KANO 9401, 12957, 17025, 20084, 22832 21 NE 07 T. PAIN 7858, 13859, 24611, 37359, 48315 20 16 22 GAGA 7030, 10438, 14410, 17551, 20632 19 14 21 BRUNO MARS 7031, 10606, 14484, 17453, 20468 18 28 20 BEYONCE 7032, 10509, 14442, 17607, 21030 17 27 12 MARIAH/MARIAH/JUSTIN 7193, 11165, 19603, 25276, 31375 16 23 18 POGUES 7440, 11005, 15511, 19606, 24164 15 13 19 LMFAO 7849, 11167, 14968, 17923, 21142 14 15 17 JASON DERULO 7858, 11779, 16366, 19810, 23494 13 11 14 DRAKE 9359, 13697, 19196, 23699, 28928 12 10 15 MAROON FIVE 9401, 13538, 19199, 22643, 26213 11 06 13 LABRINTH 10993, 15429, 20300, 24139, 28311 10 12 10 COLDPLAY 11771, 17543, 24800, 30503, 36839 09 09 11 KELLY ROWLAND 12752, 18704, 24154, 28223, 31929 08 05 8 AVICII 13765, 20071, 27631, 33640, 40695 07 07 9 ED SHEERAN 14028, 20497, 27421, 32873, 38264 06 NE 3 LLOYD/ANDRE 3000/LIL WAYNE 14682, 27382, 38401, 47011, 56320 05 03 6 RIHANNA 17544, 25044, 33627, 40230, 47082 04 04 4 FLO RIDA 18078, 26727, 37008, 45261, 54096 03 08 5 JESSIE J 18878, 27611, 36481, 42402, 47602 02 01 2 X FACTOR ALLSTARS 25308, 35928, 46620, 50529, 60907 01 02 1 OLLY MURS 24337, 34681, 46027, 54547, 63268 Anyone listen to the nonsense Big Top 40 on Independant Radio, yesterday? The top 10 of the week on iTunes at 4-4.30? Notice something rather ridiculous? No, X Factor Finalists in the top 10! Mistake or what?!

You Da One 41 & TTT at 42, Tom.

Correct!

The Almost Saturday Charts are a Mike Robinson Production & are based on average positions from 5 download sites, & actual iTunes sales from Sun to Fri plus a smittering of physical sales from HMV e.g. some X Factor produced tripe. The Top Five Physicals 05 04 WESTLIFE 04 03 THE COLLECTIVE 03 02 SATURDAYS 02 01 ONE DIRECTION 01 NE X FACTOR FINALISTS Top Ten Albums 10 08 MYLO XYLOTO - COLDPLAY 09 09 PLUS - ED SHEERAN 08 05 GREATEST HITS - WESTLIFE 07 10 21 - ADELE 06 NE WICKED GAME - IL DEVO 05 03 UP ALL NIGHT - ONE DIRECTION 04 02 TALK THAT TALK - RIHANNA 03 04 CHRISTMAS - MICHAEL BUBLE 02 NE IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW - OLLY MURS 01 01 NOW 80 - VARIOUS ARTISTS Top 75 Proper BEN HOWARD THE WANTED (WARZONE) Top 70 SLADE BAND AID WIZZARD KELLY CLARKSON (LAY IT ON) FOSTER THE PEOPLE Top 60 60 DAPPY 59 PIXIE LOTT/PUSHA T 58 BAD MEETS EVIL 57 NICKI MINAJ (SUPERBASS) 56 PIXIE LOTT (ALL ABOUT TONIGHT) 55 WHAM 54 EN VOGUE 53 JAMES & JESSIE (UP) 52 LADY GAGA 51 ADELE (SET FIRE) 50 ADELE (SOMEONE) 49 SEAN PAUL 48 JLS (DO YOU FEEL) 47 THE WANTED 11) 46 LUCENZO & QWOTE 45 SATURDAYS 10) 44 GYM CLASS HEROES 43 NICKELBACK 42 RIHANNA 41 RIHANNA 40 CHER LLOYD 9) 39 BRUNO MARS (MY) 38 CHRISTINA PERRI (A THOUSAND) 37 JLS 8) 36 ED SHEERAN (AT) 7) 35 EXAMPLE 34 LOICK ESSIEN 33 FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE 32 LANA DEL REY 6) 31 SLOW MOVING MILLIE 30 REBECCA FERGUSON 29 KELLY CLARKSON 28 MARIAH CAREY 27 BEYONCE (LOT) 26 KATY PERRY 25 ONE DIRECTION 5) 24 ONE DIRECTION 4) 23 OLLY MURS 3) 22 POGUES/KIRSTY MACOLL 12663 21 EMELI SANDE 12759 20 GUETTA/USHER 15674 19 PROF GREEN 15764 18 LADY GAGA 16596 17 CHRISTINA PERRI 16658 16 CHARLENE SORAIA 17455 15 JASON DERULO 18577 14 LMFAO 20612 13 COLDPLAY 21448 12 BRUNO MARS 22009 11 MAROON FIVE 25212 10 DRAKE 28000 09 KELLY ROWLAND 28781 08 JESSIE J 32418 07 ED SHEERAN 2) 32866 06 LABRINTH 35275 05 AVICII 39458 04 FLO RIDA 51689 03 RIHANNA 54042 02 OLLY MURS 58743 01 X FACTOR FINALISTS 1) 99604 ) Position without downloads alone Here's a final laugh...On iTunes in the last day, Olly Murs sold some 13000 to X Factor Finalists 8779. Now if only 25,000 nutters hadn't of bought it in the shops. Are they the same ones that download, the same tired out Christmas songs, every Christmas? BORING...is not the word! Ah, they must be the ones, that think GOLD is a great radio station.

The Monday chart is a Mike Robinson Entertainment Production & based on an average of 5 download sites, & actual iTunes sales with a smittering of physicals from HMV. 60 53 I NEED - MAVERICK SABRE 59 NE DO YOU FEEL WHAT I FEEL - JLS 1414 58 49 NO REGRETS - DAPPY 57 55 IRIS - GOO GOO DOLLS 56 66 SUPERBASS - NICKI MINAJ 55 50 ALL ABOUT TONIGHT - PIXIE LOTT 54 56 ADELE - SLY 53 RE DEEP BLUE SOMETHING 1644 52 42 PIXIE LOTT/PUSHA T 51 45 SEAN PAUL 50 51 SET FIRE TO THE RAIN - ADELE 1725 49 44 LUCENZO AND QWOTE 48 RE MARIAH CAREY 1865 47 40 LADY GAGA 46 36 THE WANTED 45 23 EN VOGUE 44 52 EXAMPLE 2201 43 39 YOU DA ONE - RIHANNA 42 28 SATURDAYS 41 38 GYM CLASS HEROES 2288 40 41 NICKELBACK 2290 39 26 CHER LLOYD 38 30 A TEAM - ED SHEERAN 37 35 MARRY YOU - BRUNO MARS 36 54 BEYONCE 2582 35 48 POGUES/KIRSTY MACOLL 2585 34 32 CHRISTINA PERRI 33 22 JLS 32 25 TALK THAT TALK - RIHANNA 31 24 LANA DEL REY 30 33 FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE 3060 29 31 KATY PERRY 3718 28 29 LOICK ESSIEN 3719 27 NE 22 DADDY - EMELI SANDE/NAUGHTY BOY 3744, 5954, 8183, 10305, 12759 26 34 SLOW MOVING MILLIE 4064 25 27 OLLY MURS 4769 24 16 GOTTA BE YOU - ONE DIRECTION 4769 23 10 REBECCA FERGUSON 4772 22 20 WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL - ONE DIRECTION 4893 21 21 21 KELLY CLARKSON 4937, 6947, 8861, 10635, 12663 20 43 18 JASON DERULO 4945, 7803, 10896, 13992, 18577 19 18 19 LADY GAGA 5026, 7656, 10356, 12936, 16596 18 13 20 PROFESSOR GREEN 5580, 7888, 10189, 12467, 15164 17 12 16 CHRISTINA PERRI 6462, 8976, 11424, 13892, 16658 16 19 15 CHARLENE SORAIA 6601, 9292, 11950, 14524, 17455 15 14 17 GUETTA/USHER 6658, 9150, 11377, 13575, 15774 14 17 14 LMFAO 7105, 10121, 13289, 16463, 20612 13 15 13 BRUNO MARS 7129, 10517, 14012, 17386, 21448 12 11 12 COLDPLAY 7805, 11039, 14426, 17620, 22009 11 37 07 JESSIE J - WHO YOU ARE 7817, 15483, 21174, 26660, 32866 10 09 09 DRAKE 8865, 13655, 18296, 22764, 28701 09 06 10 KELLY ROWLAND 9004, 13312, 17808, 22246, 28000 08 08 11 MAROON FIVE 9348, 13114, 16927, 20739, 25212 07 07 08 ED SHEERAN 9819, 14969, 20355, 25647, 32418 06 05 LABRINTH 11803, 17071, 22450, 28018, 35275 05 04 AVICII 11872, 18106, 24607, 30803, 39458 04 03 FLO RIDA 16986, 25056, 33216, 41312, 51689 03 01 RIHANNA/CALVIN HARRIS 19532, 27910, 36122, 44216, 54042 02 02 OLLY MURS 19788, 29686, 35117, 45717, 58743 01 NE X FACTOR FINALISTS 2011 36681 (but the Seal version is better, though can't be beaten by the great Rose Royce #3 from 78) 51775, 80,000, 90782, 99604 Top Five Albums 05 ONE DIRECTION 04 MICHAEL BUBLE 03 OLLY MURS 02 RIHANNA 01 NOW 80 Tuesday/Weds/Thurs sales added

The Almost Saturday Charts are a Mike Robinson production, based on an average percentage of positions from 5 major download sites, minor physical sales at HMV, & actual iTunes sales (Sun to Fri). Top Physicals 01 01 ONE DIRECTION 02 02 SATURDAYS 03 03 THE COLLECTIVE 04 05 JLS 05 04 WESTLIFE Top 10 Albums 10 ne Nickelback 09 07 Ed Sheeran 08 04 Coldplay 07 02 JLS 06 ne Kate Bush 05 ne Westlife 04 ne One Direction 03 01 Michael Buble 02 ne Rihanna 01 ne Now 80 Top 70 Proper EAGLE EYE CHERRY MASSIVE ATTACK DEEP BLUE SOMETHING WILL YOUNG (JEALOUSY) POGUES/KIRSTY MACOLL BEYONCE (LOVE ON TOP) NICKI MINAJ (SUPERBASS) GOO GOO DOLLS Top 60 60 JAMES MORRISON/JESSIE J 59 JAMES MORRISON 58 SNOW PATROL 57 LADY GAGA - U & I 12) 56 ELBOW 55 RIHANNA (WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN) 54 PIXIE LOTT 53 BAD MEETS EVIL 52 MAVERICK SABRE 51 ADELE - SLY 50 ADELE - SFTTR 49 THE COLLECTIVE 11) 48 DAPPY 47 LUCENZO & QWOTE 46 GLEE 45 EXAMPLE 44 SEAN PAUL 43 NICKELBACK 42 PIXIE & PUSHA 41 JASON DERULO 40 LADY GAGA - EOG 39 WANTED 10) 38 BRUNO MARS - MY 37 GYM CLASS HEROES 36 RIHANNA -YDO 35 JESSIE J 34 FLORENCE & THE MACHINE 33 SLOW MOVING MILLIE 32 KATY PERRY 31 LOICK ESSIEN 30 OLLY MURS - HSAB 9) 29 CHRISTINA PERRI - ATM 28 ED SHEERANN - AT 8) 27 RIHANNA - TTT 26 CHER LLOYD 7) 25 SATURDAYS 6) 24 LANA DEL REY 5) 23 EN VOGUE 22 KELLY CLARKSON 21 ONE DIRECTION - WMYB 4) 20 JLS 3) 19 CHARLENE SORAIA 18 LMFAO 17 BRUNO MARS - IT WILL RAIN 16 GUETTA/USHER 15 LADY GAGA 14 ONE DIRECTION 2) 13 CHRISTINA PERRI 12 PROFESSOR GREEN 11 COLDPLAY 25651 10 DR AKE 26642 09 MAROON FIVE 26926 08 REBECCA FERGUSON 27629 07 ED SHEERAN 34132 1) 06 LABRINTH 36763 05 KELLY ROWLAND 38078 04 AVICII 43196 03 FLO RIDA 49814 02 OLLY MURS 66107 01 RIHANNA/CALVIN HARRIS 68064 ) Without downloads alone (Figures based on a Sun to Fri sweep, which is 77% of the entire week) Rihanna looking to pass another 80,000 over the whole week, & Olly will probably fall just under at around 78,000 (a great shame). Would a physical had helped him, hold her off? Maybe in a potentional physical sale of 4000 in 5 days. Mistake, Olly!

The Monday Chart is a Mike Robinson production, based on Sunday & Monday's positions from an average of 5 download sites, plus actual iTunes sales & an average figure for the last 5 years. 60 58 FIGHT FOR YOU - JASON DERULO 1422 59 42 IRIS - GOO GOO DOLLS 58 50 SUPERBASS - NICKI MINAJ/ESTHER DEAN 57 NE TALK THAT TALK - RIHANNA 56 NE YOU DA ONE - RIHANNA 55 RE UP - JESSIE J/JAMES MORRISON 54 RE YOU AND I - LADY GAGA 53 52 JAMES MORRISON 52 49 PIXIE LOTT 51 45 SET FIRE TO THE RAIN -ADELE 50 48 SOMEONE LIKE YOU - ADELE 1587 49 54 EXAMPLE 48 46 NICKELBACK 47 43 DAPPY 46 40 SNOW PATROL 45 44 MARRY U - BRUNO MARS 44 53 OLLY/RIZZLE KICKS 43 31 MAVERICK SABRE 42 29 LUCENZO AND QWOTE 41 34 EDGE OF GLORY - GAGA 2216 40 33 SEAN PAUL 2336 39 27 WANTED 38 37 KATY PERRY 37 30 GYM CLASS HEROES 36 22 LOICK ESSIEN 35 38 ELBOW 34 20 PIXIE LOTT/PUSHA T 33 21 KELLY CLARKSON 32 39 CHRISTINA PERRI 31 23 FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE 30 28 JESSIE J 2908 29 35 GLEE 3267 28 26 ED SHEERAN - A TEAM 27 24 COLLECTIVE 3862, 26 36 SLOW MOVING MILLIE 25 19 LANA DEL REY 24 16 CHER LLOYD 23 15 SATURDAYS 3712, 5628, 7346, 8848 22 25 22ONE DIRECTION 4659, 6911, 8969, 10415 21 14 19CHARLENE SORAIA 4951, 7649, 10607, 13461 20 08 21JLS 5379, 7563, 9503, 11105 19 17 17BRUNO 6187, 9627, 12811, 16037 18 RE 20EN VOGUE 6375, 9151, 10899, 12101 17 09 15PROF GREEN 6671, 10169, 13397, 16263 16 10 18CHRISTINA PERRI 6561, 9963, 13083, 15907 15 18 12LADY GAGA 7015, 10925, 14163, 17333 14 06 13GUETTA/USHER 7105, 10545, 14087, 17273 13 11 16LMFAO 7313, 10505, 13311, 16013 12 03 14ONE DIRECTION 8033, 11311,13767, 16363 11 NE 4AVICII 8044, 18072, 25294, 33834 10 13 11COLDPLAY 8743, 13157, 17097, 20571 09 12 8DRAKE 8806, 14232, 18932, 23262 08 07 10MAROON FIVE 8822, 13392, 17516, 21456 07 NE 9REBECCA FERGUSON 8995, 14617, 18693, 22411 06 NE 5KELLY ROWLAND 11302, 19132, 25698, 31294 05 04 6LABRINTH 11545, 18011,23787, 29201 04 05 7ED SHEERAN 12029, 17917,22994, 27582 03 02 3FLO RIDA 16207, 24603, 32181, 39317 02 01 2RIHANNA/CALVIN 20730, 33760, 45376, 57762 (58164) 01 NE 1OLLY MURS (As revealed on yesterday's Fresh Hit Chart) 22416, 34424, 46142, 56512 (59984) Now 80 beats Rihanna on albums, with One Direction in 3rd, Kate Bush in 4th, & Buble at 5. And i'm going to have my twopenny's worth & say Rihanna at X Factor, just about proves my point on what a shite singer, she really is! Little Eva, ain't in it. Don't think i'll start singing, because I can't fornicate!

I've recently unearthed some info, about the way Record Retailer, being littered with ties (that they used to separate in a cack handed way). Now, "I Love You" & Cliff was actually involved in a tie with Elvis, in RR on that Thursday 29th Dec paper (though it was separated). The paper didn't appear to that Thursday. So, your right in that part of your thinking. With Elvis, certainly being the Christmas #1, on which ever chart you look at. It's the same for Danny Williams & RR on Thurs 28th Dec 1961. He was actually tied with Frankie Vaughan (though the paper separated again). So, Frankie is still the 61 #1. The way they separated positions, seemed to change over time, but these 2 were given the number one, because of climbing from the previous week. Elvis & Frankie were relegated to #2, in favour of new number ones. Another occasion, it happened was on Thurs 11th Jan 1962. In actual fact, on RR (that week)...The Young Ones, was given favour over Stranger On The Shore. This is what really sums up, the stupidity of Record Retailer & it wasn't the last time it occured either. It makes a mockery of Guiness Books (which i've been doing for years, anyway). If you follow through, you also get the Rolling Stones (in a tie) with Nancy Sinatra in 1966, & then in March 1966, the compilers have got the figures evidently wrong for Nancy Sinatra & the Small Faces. Apparently, on 10th March 1966...Sha La La La Lee is listed at #6 & Nancy is listed at #1, & they should be the other way round! So, in that situation...Guiness lose at least 3 number ones, & a possible 2 others. One in 1963 & another in 1965.

Friday 18th November 2011 The Almost Saturday charts are put together by Mike Robinson & based on an average percentage of 5 major download sites, & actual iiTunes sales for the week & any major physicals (which seem to be the top 5 this week). Top Physicals 10 05 NOEL'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS 09 04 SOLDIERS/ROBIN GIBB 08 03 WANTED 07 02 CHER LLOYD 06 NE ED SHEERAN 05 01 JLS 04 NE THE COLLECTIVE 03 NE WESTLIFE 02 NE SATURDAYS 01 NE ONE DIRECTION Top Ten Albums 10 Cher Lloyd 09 Ed Sheeran 08 Adele - 21 07 Susan Boyle 06 Florence And The Machine 05 Coldplay 04 Drake 03 Michael Buble 02 Snow Patrol 01 JLS The Album chart with pre-orders added in for next week: 10 NICKELBACK 09 SATURDAYS 08 WESTLIFE 07 MICHAEL BUBLE 06 SNOW PATROL 05 JLS 04 KATE BUSH 03 ONE DIRECTION 02 RIHANNA 01 NOW 80 Top 75 Proper ELBOW BEYONCE - LOT Top 70 WILL YOUNG - JEALOUSY COLDPLAY - EVERY TEARDROP EAGLE EYE CHERRY JESSIE J - WLN 14) WANTED - WARZONE 60 FOSTER THE PEOPLE 59 OLLY MURS 13) 58 SNOW PATROL - COITN 57 CHER LLOYD - SJ 12) 56 JAMES MORRISON 55 COBRA STARSHIP 54 EXAMPLE - MIDNIGHT RUN 53 BRUNO MARS - RB 52 PIXIE LOTT - AAT 51 THE CALLING 50 JASON DERULO - FFY 49 TINCHY STRYDER 48 ADELE - SLY 47 NICKI MINAJ - SB 46 AFROJACK 45 ADELE - SFTTR 44 BRUNO MARS - MY 43 NICKELBACK 42 DAPPY 41 CHRISTINA PERRI - ATM 40 RIZZLE KICKS 39 SLOW MOVING MILLIE 38 THE CAST OF GLEE 37 KATY PERRY 36 SNOW PATROL 35 GOO GOO DOLLS 34 LADY GAGA - EOG 33 SEAN PAUL 32 GYM CLASS HEROES 31 MAVERICK SABRE 30 WESTLIFE 11) 29 ONE DIRECTION 10) 28 THE COLLECTIVE 9) 27 LUCENZO & QWOTE) 11905 =13460 to 1pm Sat 19th Nov 26 THE WANTED 8) 12032 =13475 25 ED SHEERAN - A TEAM 7) 24 JESSIE J - WYA 23 LOICK ESSIEN 14058 =15609 22 FLORENCE 14208 =16085 (now #21 21 KELLY CLARKSON 14328 =16092 (now #20) 20 PIXIE LOTT 14512 =15631 (now 22) 19 LANA DEL REY 15038 6) =17087 18 LADY GAGA 16570 =20533 17 BRUNO 17834 =20964 16 COLDPLAY 19416 =24669 (now #14) 15 CHER LLOYD 19864 5) =22405 (now #16) 14 SATURDAYS 21372 4) =24386 (now #15) 13 CHARLENE 23906 =26552 12 LMFAO 24290 =28811 11 DRAKE 24958 =31717 (now #9) 10 PROFESSOR GREEN 26143 =29897 (now #11) 09 MAROON FIVE 26882 =31136 (now #10) 08 CHRISTINA 28900 =32136 07 JLS 28928 3) =32513 06 GUETTA/USHER 30430 =35179 05 ED SHEERAN 35450 2) =42631 04 LABRINTH 37709 =44201 03 FLO RIDA 48198 =59235 (a likely Sunday #2) 02 ONE DIRECTION 54233 1) =59605 01 RIHANNA 59934 = 68829 to 1pm Sat ) Without downloads alone (figures are based on Sun to Fri sales, without any estimates for the remaining 32 hours up to Saturday night e.g. if you add 20%, it will give a good idea of the week's full sale).

Basically, the 1960s BBC centred around Top Of The Pops. Hence, the 17th Dec 1968 was the R1 Christmas chart, because the 25th Dec 68 was Top Of The Pops 68 & featured those #1s of the year. While on Sunday 29th Dec 68, it was Pick Of the 1968 Pops, with all the top 3s of the year. Normal service was resumed, with a new chart on 31st Dec 68, when later into the 70s there wouldn't have been a chart announced on the final week of the year. It's got to be said though, throughout the period of 1956 - 1969 (at Christmas) there were not any new number ones during Christmas week i.e. the BBC had all these #1s for Christmas (see below) but they'd already got there in previous weeks. 1956 Just Walkin' In The Rain - Johnny Ray (Chart of Fri 21st Dec) Note: The BBC didn't use a chart until September1957, but were more inclined to mention positions from Record Mirror (which tied in nicely with their later chart date) 1957 Mary's Boy Child - Harry Belafonte (Chart of Fri 20th Dec) 1958 It's Only Make Believe (Conway Twitty) (Chart of Fri 19th Dec) 1959 What Do You Want (Adam Faith) (Chart of Thurs 24th Dec) This was an early comp because of Christmas falling on a Friday 1960 It's Now Or Never (Elvis) (Chart of Fri 23rd Dec) 1961 Tower Of Strength (Frankie Vaughan) (Chart of Thurs 21st Dec) 1962 Return To Sender (Elvis) (Chart of Thurs 20th Dec) 1963 I Wanna Hold Your Hand (Beatles) (Chart of Thurs 19th Dec) 1964 I Feel Fine (Beatles) (Chart of Tues 22nd Dec) 1965 Daytripper/We Can Work It Out (Beatles) (Chart of Tues 21st Dec) 1966 Green Green Grass Of Home (Tom Jones) (Chart of Tues 20th Dec) 1967 Hello Goodbye (Beatles) (Chart of Tues 19th Dec) 1968 Lily The Pink (The Scaffold) (Chart of Tues 17th Dec) 1969 Two Little Boys (Rolf Harris) (Chart of Tues 23rd Dec) I believe this continued through until 1976, when Johnny Mathis got in the way of Showaddywaddy in a close battle (Tues 21st Dec 76). Another in 1985, when Shakin' Stevens took the crown from Whitney Houston, 1986 was the closest 80s battle with Jackie Wilson & The Housemartins, Band Aid II got in the way of Jive Bunny in 1989, & Cliff toppled Vanilla Ice in 1990. Although in December 1970, Dave Edmunds "I Here You Knocking" was almost knocked off by McGuiness Flint's "When I'm Dead & Gone" with a fall in sales for Edmunds & a rise in sales for McGuiness Flint with Clive Dunn on the case, in the closest battle for Christmas #1 since December 1955, when Dickie Valentine & Bill Haley were neck & neck. As I'm slightly biased to the BBC, other media were using the following charts: Radio Luxembourg ran the top 20 Sheet Music chart right through from 1948 to 1959 with the likes of Teddy Johnson & Pete Murray. Then after, they did the NME top 20 until June 1966, when then NME did a special weekend chart for them (you didn't see that in the Music Paper itself). From April 1967, Luxembourg made their own chart based on airplay & guesses with Paul Burnett. Radio Caroline ran the Melody Maker top 50 on Saturday afternoons during 1964/5. After that they did their own average through to 1968, in vain to the BBC. HMV depended on where you lived. Most of them showed the Melody Maker chart in their shops, others carried the EMI Top 30 (which was an average like the BBC, but a 50 shop sales quota). Arguably the EMI chart was probably better than the BBC...but it was hardly seen. BFBS (The British Forces Service) ran an average chart from 1956 to 1969 exactly like the BBC. Big L (Radio London) did their own Fab 40 (1964/7) based on their airplay, trying to be ahead, but totally made up. Only thing this has in common with Radio One is the DJs & Jingles! For instance Tony Blackburn, Tommy Vance, & Ed Stewart all had turns at the Fab 40, & all at one time or another presented the Radio One chart. Though, it's forgotten that Ed Stewart did Pick Of The Pops during March 1972. Daily Mirror printed the Melody Maker chart, every week until the 1980s. Various Local Newspapers did carry the Disc Top 20, during the mid 60s. Add it all up: Record Retailer not used by anyone...we know the rest, RR not worth the light!

The Record Retailer chart was never accepted as a chart to be used in the 60s & neither was NME in the 50s! So, you go to the BBC, & you find that their own chart was new on a Friday between 59 & 61, a Thursday from 62 to 63, & finally a Tuesday from the start of Top Of The Pops on 31st December 1963. On Radio One in 1968, Christmas Eve was a Tuesday, but there wasn't a chart announced, so the Christmas top 30 came out on 17th Dec. BBC/Radio One took an average from RM/MM/DISC/NME up until May 1960, then dropped RM (because it used to come out late). From 31st March 62, the BBC averaged MM/DISC/NME/RR, & finally MM/NME/RR from 2nd Sept 1967 (Disc was then taken over by MM). From Tues 11th Feb 1969, Radio One joined forces with the British Market Research Bureau for the first computerised top 30 rundown. The 31 to 50 was still prone to errors & hype & was never mentioned on air. It finally became a top 75 on May 9th 78, but again due to errors & hype, Radio One grew to a Top 40 only & still stick by that decision & are not allowed to mention positions 41 to 75. Record Retailer would have been right out in dates (as well as being utter nonsense for 60s chart). It used a Friday compilation (Sat to Fri averaged from a poll of 25 shops only), but the paper didn't hit the stands until the following Thursday. NME used more shops, but compiled on a Tuesday (Weds to Tues averaged poll on 100 shops) & was in the shops on Wednesdays. Melody Maker & Disc were the only 2 charts using a Mon to Sat average poll on over 150 shops (both in the shops on a Tuesday). Never let it be said that Record Retailer was better than any, because it wasn't. Nobody saw the paper hardly & even the media ignored it, for what it was. It was behind all the other papers, & had the smallest poll. It only got recognition, when the compilers of Guiness used it, & they only used it because it was the first to carry a top 50. One of the people behind the compiling of that chart, admitted to a huge amount of mistakes, & over the Christmas period of 1961, the compiler himself mixed up Acker Bilk with Kenny Ball, can you believe?! Record Mirror used a Friday to Thursday chart comp & hit the stands on Fri/Sat. No charts used sales to compile their charts. Each store involved with each paper, would just supply the music papers, with a top 50 of what was selling & then the person in charge of the paper, would just add positions together to make up a chart i.e. Record Retailer would take 25 shops & add the positions to make the chart. NME would take 150 (at their peak in 1967) & add those together. Melody Maker used nearly 200 at their peak in 1967 & added those together & Disc (with a peak of 100 in 1967) added those 100 together.