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Exactly. I'm not a common visitor to Buzzjack, much less this forum, but was worried when I heard about Jesy. Mind you, any of the other 3 and I wouldn't have cared. But Jesy, to me has defined the essence of LM. She comes across as humble, fiesty and a very talented singer overall. If she quits (and I really pray she doesn't), LM will dissolve right there. Any of the other 3 quit, and LM will be just fine - like Sugababes, they'll find a replacement.

I just don't know what to make of Miley's popularity anymore. "Midnight sky" has been a turkey in the USA singles chart. In the UK, it's always been hit or miss. The song has received great airplay, but is she the seller she was during the Wrecking Ball days? Time will tell.

Perrie? All she does is yell!!

She's the most talented in the group. She IS the group. Sort of like Esther was in Eternal.

That's nice to hear! Does anyone know remaining promo plans and rollout? TV adverts, perhaps Infinite Disco on ITV, etc.? Also, is it ARIA #1? Do we know yet?

This is the best Diwali gift I can get! What a week it's been! :Phew...waking up at 4am Pacific time to check on the forums for latest numbers, even if its rumoured numbers ;) As an ardent K fan through the years, even I had my doubts that LM would win. Like someone had pointed out in another thread, LM's mgmt team probalby also underestimated the power of K and chose to release Confetti this week. I remember K being asked about the LM clash by media, but I don't recall LM being asked about what it's like releasing with K. It's almost like everyone had assumed that K wouldn't win, given the lack of streaming, radio support, etc. Hopefully this is a wake up call for other acts' mgmt teams for the future! That said, I do like LM a lot, and I truly wish them the best. Any other week, I'd have been rooting for them.

So I promise this isn’t a K vs Madge post - but how do sales of Golden and Disco compare to Madame X?

I feel we are overestimating McFly and P Faith. I doubt they'll crack the top 5.

Thanks. When will we know? Billboard changes dates so much I don't know when it's published anymore, and I can't arsed to get to HDD anymore!

How's it doing in the US? top 10?

Surprisingly, I was hoping for more digital sales, as her fanbase is more from that era (myself included). I have a Spotify account but I rarely stream anything. I listen to the song on youtube and if I like, I buy!

Is this the first time K has been #1 on iTunes for pretty much the whole week? Wow! I know it doesn't amount to as much as it did 5-10 yrs ago, but it's still incredible.

In this spotify era, I don't think sales really mean that much to artists, especially to legacy artists like K, Madge, etc. They make their money from concerts, etc. (which, of course in the covid and post covid world is a whole diff conversation)

Easy 15K. Im sure there’ll be a TV advert, C In Need and activities to entice beyond the existing fan base. As the lead up to Xmas begins, I suspect t Infinite Disco show will be telecast on ITV or something.

Thank you. So looks like it really comes down to sales then. I’m feeling good and optimistic, but I don’t want to jinx it. Hopefully that Twitter listening party added generously to streaming tally!

Ok, I'm confused! I thought streams have been added so far to the mids. 1) Are we saying that KM will get 1K each day (so that's 2K combined Wed + Thurs) and LM get 3K each day (so that's Wed + thu 6K combined)? 2) Have Tuesday's streaming been added to the current 45K and 41K totals?

Can we call it already? Is it a "wow, by a huge 4K margin" or are we still in a "it's only 4K, close" state still?

With most people WFH, hopefully her breakfast slot tomorrow prompts more streams and purchases as one last push. My Deluxe from Amazon UK isn't dispatched yet.

Interesting... I find it hard to believe. Perhaps they're just hoping on streaming now? I'm surprised, I'd have thought their label would have tricks up their sleeve too .

Yes!! Btw was she supposed to do some Breakfast promo today as well on BBC?

This thread should be made a sticky, lol

LOL! Poor Kyles! It's times like these where you need a more b**chy all-balls-out attitude like Madonna! "of course I'll be #1" :D

EXACTLY! And she's built such good will after the Golden and GH/Glastonbury moments in the last few years. Public love her, all they need to hear is record - kylie - disco - "5 quids on amazon" or something! Anyway she has promo both Wed and thurs so fingers crossed.

As long as she mentions the new album, and perhaps tells the fans that she's got signed copies coming :D Jokes aside, I was hoping the UK media would focus so much on the record (5 decades thing) that it wouldve given her enough publicity. who are the 51K that bought Bruce Springsteen's albums? I thought by now K would've also built up that kind of audience. I am worried, and I really don't know how to call it. LM will beat her on streaming, but let's face it, they're hardly Ariana Grande. Hopefully K fans, who are of an older demographic have more money to spend and buy more physical CDs and downloads. How come Amazon hasn't dispatched my Disco Deluxe yet?

Hey Liam! thank you! So Disco *IS* doing well then!! Sadly, I'm sure iTunes tracker isn't much of an indicator these days given a few yrs ago...but still, very happy for K!