DrPepper

I only buy the Deluxe if I'm a particular fan of the artist, otherwise it's standard for me. Glory Days as an example was great as a standard album...no deluxe or re-issue required to appreciate it.

 

I am a fan of 9-11 track albums...from Make it Big to Blackstar...with well a well thought out quality track listing. All this padding to make something stick doesn't do it for me.

 

I like to enjoy an album in about 40 mins. It makes me want to listen to it multiple times and this can be done more easily when I don't need an hour or so to listen...so I can listen more often.

 

There are exceptions of course, like Rhythm Nation, but they are generally long for creative and not commercial reasons.

The version of 'Into the groove' on the 'You can dance' album is the Madonna peak for me!

 

That and 'Holiday' live version from the Caio Italia VHS!

17/21

It was off the list and re-added following an interview which said it would be released this yesr

 

Thanks - I'll keep waiting then.

 

How long is 'Tribes' by Culture Club gonna stay on the 'Coming soon' list?!? It must hold the record surely!

The ones that explode are usually unexpected and the ones you think will be massive often aren’t that big:

 

Robbie and Kylie

Gary and Robbie

Coldplay and Rihanna

Gaga and Beyonce

Madonna and Britney

 

All reasonaby decent hits but I don’t think reach expectations or exploded.

 

Whereas no-one would have asked for

 

Daft Punk and Pharrrell

Robin Thicke and Pharrell

Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera

Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars

 

But these are collaborations that I’d say exploded.

+10 P!nk – Beautiful Trauma

+9 Kelly Clarkson - Piece By Piece

+8 Steps - Scared Of The Dark

+7 Craig David - Heartline

 

There's nothing else on that list that I would give plus points to so can I leave it with the four above?

 

On a sort of waffling related note...GH sales have always bugged me due to different but very similar versions on multiple releases eg Take That is an example, but it's probably the same for other artists...

 

I believe Take That are releasing a GH soon - probably for the end of the year and possibly with new tracks.

 

I'd prefer this to be solely from Patience onwards as there is already the original GH from the 90s and then Never Forget from the 00's.

 

It's interesting that the track listing on Never Forget is almost identical to the original GH, a bit like a special edition really, and if both those TT greatest hits sales were combined as they're essentially the same thing, then I think TT GH would become one of the best selling albums in the UK - possibly top 10?

 

And if the record company packages the new GH up with Never Forget and/or the original GH like the Queen GH 1, 2 and 3 bundle which records individual sales of each item, and if GH and Never Forget sales were combined, then the sales ranking of TT GH would be more reflective of actual sales.

 

 

+10 Steps - Scared Of The Dark

+9 Louis Tomlinson - Miss You

+8 P!nk (feat. Eminem) – Revenge

+7 Sam Smith - Pray

+6 Adele – Water Under The Bridge

+5 Michael Bublé – Holly Jolly Christmas

+4 Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me

+3 Liam Gallagher - Wall Of Glass

+2 Hailee Steinfeld - Most Girls

+1 David Guetta & Afrojack (feat. Charli XCX & French Montana) – Dirty Sexy Money

 

-3 Katy Perry (feat. Migos) - Bon Appétit

-2 Niall Horan - Too Much To Ask

-1 Kesha - Praying

 

+10 P!nk – Beautiful Trauma

+9 James Arthur - Safe Inside

+8 Kylie Minogue - Santa Baby

+7 Kelly Clarkson - Piece By Piece

+6 Sam Smith - One Last Song

+5 Train - Play That Song

+4 Kygo & Ellie Goulding – First Time

+3 Sia - Santa's Coming For Us

+2 Liam Payne - Bedroom Floor

+1 Calvin Harris (feat. Young Thug, Pharrell Williams & Ariana Grande) – Heatstroke

 

 

-3 Katie Melua - Fields Of Gold

-2 Lana Del Rey (feat. The Weeknd) – Lust For Life

-1 Zedd & Liam Payne – Get Low

It feels like this year is going to have overall bigger Xmas period sales than last year. So it might be a bit more exciting. Which is good.

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Olivia Newton-John really impacted by the 1980 start date. Would be interesting to know where she would place if her pre-1980 singles were included. Very high I suspect....but rules is rules..... -_-

I only started with Viva....but Ghost Stories is my favourite Coldplay album. It's excellent - low key,but excellent.

Is it based on units of albums and singles?

 

All English language?

Think Made in London need to be added.

Didn't RICKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY and Bianca have a CIN single called 'Better Believe it'? I have it somewhere (the shame).

Rebecca Ferguson....hope so as she is about the best past competitor there is!

Although I saw it listed as a number 1 earlier in the thread, I don't think it was and I'd go for Rule The World by Take That. Everyone can sing along (like it or not).

Simply rank your favourites like this [#11-15 are optional, you must rank at least ten]:

 

#01 +18 Little Mix Love Me Like You

#02 +15 Sam Smith Lay Me Down

#03 +13 Olly Murs Kiss Me

#04 +12 99 Souls feat. Destiny's Child & Brandy The Girl Is Mine

#05 +11 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Downtown

#06 +10 Aurora Half The World Away

#07 +09

#08 +08

#09 +07

#10 +06

 

 

I know it won't count....but that's all I know!

What about Atlantic Ocean - Waterfall?

 

I can't recall any vocals (and at work so can't check)

How long can Plan B, The Ballad of Belmarsh stay on this list.

 

I think it's been on for at least a couple of years - hurry up already!

14 yay

Loved it - thanks!

not true - you can sync songs to your iPod for offline play.

 

All of a sudden, iPod seems to be an old fashioned word to me....file with cassette.