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I’m one of the said 2.7m!!

PP SS dancing

A kylie top 4o hit as she turns 55, in 2023. Back in 1988, did any of us ever imagine our Lene would last this long!!!

The 7 #1 albums being: Red, 1989, reputation, lover, folklore, evermore, midnights and the 2 re-releases, so total = 9.

Taylor album question: she's had 7 UK #1 albums and 2 re-releases (Red and Fearless). So for stats purposes, is it counted as 9 or 7?

yeah, I asked her and all she said was "it wasn't in English" and said it maybe French or Polish or E European (and I'm thinking wth - french sounds so different from the other mentioned languages)

Thanks! :) Yes, she said it was dance'y. My mate doesn't have too much exposure to European languages so all she said was 'it wasn't in English"!

Thank you all but apparently it's none of the above.

Thanks, but apparently it’s not. She has more info on the video: “ This song video had a story. More of it is coming back to me now - the three women singers standing near different monuments in Paris were singing about someone's tragic life. The guy n girl broke up, then the guy died n became an angel with dark wings n then something happened in the ending. Don't remember tht well. Maybe the dark angel became good. It'll come to me sometime hopefully”

Hi guys, Was at dinner with my friend and she's been trying to track down a song from, she says 2013'ish but I reckon it could be anytime from 2010 ( as she says it used to get played along with Edward Maya's Stereo Love). I thought of this forum first as you lot are very engaging and helpful. The only bits of info she gave me is that it's a non-English song (she couldn't tell more than that, like which language), dance/electronica'ish and the video features 3 women walking around Paris, she believes she hears the word "amour". I know it's not a lot of info. I scoured through the UK NOW tracklistings of that time but couldn't find any. Thanks!

Iconic. Don’t care about all the other versions - piano or torch or acoustic balladry blah blah. It’s the golden original. I remember being so excited that Charlene was releasing a song, I fondly Recall the “video” K had made for TOTP (her singing in an open roof car in Sydney), and then in 2005 when she did the original at showgirl tour….. seems as classic then as it was in 2005 as it is to this day.

I still love it. Like SA, Confide and BTDYK, it feels like such a Kylie signature song. (Note: I’m one of the few that doesn’t consider CGYOOMH as a Kylie song, but more an amazing song the Kylie sang).

I'm not an Adele fan but I do make it a point to listen to her albums before passing my opinion. I do like her some of her songs though (most notably Hometown Glory, Turning Tables and Set fire to the rain) but don't own any albums. I've heard 30 a few times: IMHO, it's an "Adele" album - it'll keep the Adele fans happy. So, all in all, the album will do well, sell bucketloads and keep the public and label happy. We could criticise that "Easy on me" is as samey as all her other songs, but to her defence, there isn't anything like that on radio now....so again, she's differentiated herself! She's kind of like this period's Celine Dion (I'm not comparing them), in that, there isn't any competition for them (white chic w the powerhouse vocals).

No, Simon Konecki is also English, Eton educated infact! They both moved to the usa together, divorced a year later but both still based in La. Yes, the lower tax rates but the power of money also helps. That’s the only reason I’m still living in the usa myself.

Also, the suburban towns nearby are quite nice, esp as you get into Orange County

I live in the usa and it’s been non stop. She’s doing a lot of promo for both tv stations and digital (like YouTube). These are constantly repeated on breakfast shows, etc. - the times I have TV running in the background. American channels are so hyped up about this record that one station interviewed Oprah on her interview with Adele! Adele has a great PR team but they’re really over working the promo for this release in the usa. Was so funny when ABC showed their interview with Oprah. They still started it showing an aerial footage of London - tower bridge on a rainy day because they probably wanted to make it look like Oprah interviewed her in London ! (Interview happened in la)

So many uk artists (whether it’s current, former, successful, one hit wonder) live in the usa, not just LA. Some that spring to mind are Chris Martin, Calvin Harris, Annie Lennox, taio Cruz, Jay Sean, Cher Lloyd, joss stone, Leona Lewis, 80s bands or artists like Tears for Fears, Gary Numan, the vocalist from erasure, Bros, Dave Gahan (depeche mode), etc. Sting, Eric Clapton, Billy idol, have Been living in the usa for so long they’re practically considered American! Adele moved to LA I think in 2016ish but she’s kind of indicated she isn’t coming back. She gave some lame excuse About how she couldn’t afford property in London, so she moved to La!

I'm trying to do my best to like the album but I'm just not feeling it. Maybe I'm a bit jaded with all the self indulgent rubbish she's been pushing on TV interviews for what seems like all of the last few weeks. I agree that the production is quite lush but the adele I fell in love with was the raw authentic one in 21, not this Hollyweirdo she's become

The record label Have pulled all the stops no doubt, to make this album a success including greasing the palms of the critics, I’m sure ;).

Provided supermarkets stock enough for the impulse purchases

Lovely album, will be a long seller.

Lol I know that, Ghost stories was 7 yrs ago. My post earlier was my way of saying - it feels like ages since they had a #1 album in the usa. They’re not as massive as before. Let’s face it (reg My Universe) - even you or I could’ve duetted with BTS and it would go to #1!

can't remmber the last time Coldplay had a US #1.

Absolutely loved Kiss of life, so much more disco than some of the songs on Disco itself. That said, I liked both songs and wish she'd invested in a new studio album versus a reissue of Disco. Let's be honest, album climate is so weak these days and most of the kids are streaming music that a "legacy" artist like K won't have any issues selling 30-40K first week with all the special editions, etc. etc. and the fanbase that still buys physical CDs.

In the old world of just iTunes and CDs, I'd have said Adele and Ed would have been miles ahead of ABBA. But the way album sales are counted these days, and that most of ABBA's sales will be physical, the figures might be a bit closer.