MrIndependent

I ordered the 2CD/DVD deluxe sets way back in August and have eagerly anticipated their release since. I love the presentation and designs of them; the Rhythm of Love one is particularly nice with the glossy, gold 'Kylie' font.

Gregory Porter's album moves from #39 to #9 following his Graham Norton appearance with a couple of other versions of it in the top one-hundred as well.

The video is excellent. Better than all the Hard Candy and MDNA videos.

It's 59p on iTunes.

Where is Thinking Out Loud, please? Thank you very much in advance. :)

Ocean Blue probably is out of place, lol, but if she wanted to stick a ballad in there then Ocean Blue would have been the much better choice. I'm So High I don't think is out of place; it's a good companion to Kids which is placed right after it.

This could mean that there are digital sales missing from albums too. Kid Ink, for example, has 91% digital sales, yet he only sold just over 200 copies yesterday. There are a few other examples of situations like this too.

I think Impressive Instant not being a single is one of the biggest missed opportunities of Madonna's entire career. What happened was her record label thought that the track was too risky, perhaps they thought it was a bit left-field -- I don't know -- and they wanted to release Amazing instead. Madonna thought that the track was too similar to Beautiful Stranger (she wasn't wrong), and the record label were going to take a live performance of Amazing from Drowned World 2001 and promote it as a music video without Madonna's consent. To prevent this from happening, she removed it from the setlist, which I find totally hilarious. Anyway, there aren't any album tracks from her first four albums that I'd want as singles. Erotica: Why's It So Hard?; Thief of Hearts which would have had a kick-ass video. Bedtime Stories: possibly Sanctuary. Ray of Light: Sky Fits Heaven. It's criminal that this wasn't released. Music: see above. American Life: Nothing Fails however this was released as a single in some countries, but I'd have liked a video. Confessions on a Dance Floor: Forbidden Love. Nothing in particular from Hard Candy. MDNA: I Don't Give a instead of Gimme All Your Luvin', one of her weakest single releases, and Gang Bang for a video.

Honourable mentions to other b-sides that I really enjoy: Tears from Impossible Princess. Fantastic electronic track. Paper Dolls and Ocean Blue from Light Years. The latter would make a good replacement for Bittersweet Goodbye which is quite out of place, and Paper Dolls is a gorgeous song but it also doesn't really fit the tone of the album. I like the other four songs from Fever (Boy, Harmony, Baby, Never Spoken), but I think Kylie made the right decision to leave them off the album. Soul On Fire from Body Language. Again, lovely song which doesn't complement the overall mood of that record. I think a lot of the b-sides and unreleased tracks from the X era are overrated. Bite me.

I Just Wanna Love You which I think was recorded during the Enjoy Yourself era. In any case, it's one of her only fantastic PWL b-sides along with Say the Word, I'll Be There. Love Takes Over Me and Take Me With You from Impossible Princess. Tightrope from Fever but not in place of anything (it, Good Like That, Rendesvouz At Sunset and Whenever You Feel Like It all could have been on a deluxe edition if they were a thing back in 2001). Cruise Control, City Games, You Make Me Feel and Slo Motion also could have been on a deluxe edition of Body Language. (I bring up deluxe editions for Fever and Body Language because I think the standard albums are fine as they are, and they are structured incredibly well.) Rippin' Up the Disco, Magnetic Electric and Cherry Bomb from X. Mighty Rivers from Aphrodite. I love Heartstrings but I don't think it's a necessity to the album. Sparks deserved to be a track on all editions of Kiss Me Once, as did Sleeping With the Enemy.

It is? I was simply pointing out how 90% of the posters here feel about the song. :P Happy to see Outlines top five and FourFiveSeconds holding strongly; I admit that I was wondering whether it would hold up given the generally mixed or disappointed responses that the song has received.

People are raving over Sugar yet poor Katy Perry's Birthday was a flop. :lol: I don't understand especially since Animals, which I think is more interesting and appealing, flopped. I don't think the video is anything extra special. Really high debut for Ellie already! :o I can definitely see it climbing to #2 in a few days given how many streams it currently has and it could top Uptown Funk too.

I echo everybody who wants Sia in the top ten. Elastic Heart is incredible. If she promoted on a high profile TV show both the song and her album, which has also peaked at #11, would easily hit the top ten. Hopefully she doesn't miss out on the opportunity.

Thinking Out Loud is 59p on iTunes as well. I'll save people the suspense: :drama: WHY GOD WHY?!?!?!?!?!?! :angry: :angry: :angry: Urgh, haven't enough people bought this song already? :puke2: Can't wait for it to f#ck off out the chart TOL is one of the worst songs in the chart in recent memory Ed Sheeran sucks Fomg ed Sheeran IZ da most ovarated act Eva!!!!1!!!!11 etc. etc.

The song has barely just premiered and the general public hardly know about it. It's chiefly not Kylie's song and she's coming off an era which flopped for her own standards. Did you really expect radio to playlist it this soon, and for the video to be released straight away?

Lol you know for a fact that Ed will end up in the top five if he's not there already. :rolleyes: I doubt that Fall Out Boy will have enough purchases to remain top five, on the other hand. Charlatans' sales will probably be fanbase-driven and will drop as the week continues. Happy that Rihanna and co. are just outside the top five in singles already. Hopefully it remains consistent on iTunes throughout the week.

There should be a nice shake-up at the top end of the singles chart this week. In albums I think Meghan could pip Ed to the #1 spot. Mark should complete the top three.

So Mark did overtake Fall Out Boy in the end. It's a shame that released in the same week, but I think it's clear and even obvious that Mark's album will have more consistency so I'm not disappointed with the result. Thinking Out Loud drops out of the top five after fourteen consecutive weeks inside that tier of the chart.

Hi everyone. :) I'm wondering if anybody has a list of Kylie's Australian Airplay peaks or if anyone knows where I could find this information? I realise that this is rare information to track -- I can only find her positions and runs for the official Australian chart. Thanks in advance to anyone who might be able to help -- I'm very grateful.

Bjork's album might be top ten tomorrow.

Mark Ronson's album sales are also impressive considering the likelihood that they're not frontloaded.

There are also eight new release in the top twelve of the albums chart, and Mark Ronson 'isn't miles behind' Fall Out Boy according to Mint Royale.

I think Ed, George and Sam will all sell more than 20,000. Their Friday and Saturday sales last week were considerably higher than expected and I think that was due to the BRITs nominations being announced; the hype will continue to push sales this week. Fall Out Boy should still manage #2 but Mark Ronson will comfortably have the #1. Enter Shikari will be low top ten. The singles chart is less interesting. I'd imagine Uptown Funk should have no problem selling another 100,000+.

January 2016

Very glad to see Sia in the top ten in singles and Nicki's album back in the top fourty. I'm hoping that Sia's album can hit the top ten at some point. Does she have any UK promo lined up?