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Madge & Kylie getting album certs same day 🫶

Cheeky chart fact : Number 8 is the only position in the top ten that Girls Aloud & Justin Timberlake didn't hit

For Joel to keep bringing it up it a good sign. And I guess if Kylie is still saying maybe to him (or not ruling it out) then maybe it does just need a little re-write and re-record which she can do anywhere now. Can do without another 10p video though.

Agree for rarities but I find it frustrating that step back in time is an incomplete album on streaming due to licensing. With Elton, Fleetwood Mac, Eminem, ABBA greatest hits all being mainstays in the albums charts I think it’s silly not to have an ‘album’ where casual fans can go to play the big hits to get the streams/sales clocking up. Even a single long CD length (20 tracks) would do the job. Those with the biggest streaming numbers + early mega hits + recent highlights. Sorted.

I thought this would be easy. It wasn't. To cut my list down I discounted re-issues (This Charming Man, Yesterday, I Feel Love, Killer). Gwen Stefani & Nicki Minaj may have made my list but I'll probably never listen to them again as they leave a bad taste due to their politics. +30 Groove Armada feat. Mutya Buena – Song 4 Mutya +29 Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam +28 McAlmont & Butler – Yes +27 Sylvester – You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) +26 Amy Winehouse – Back to Black +25 Sabrina Johnston – Peace +24 Bananarama – Cruel Summer +23 Robyn – Dancing on My Own +22 M-Beat feat. General Levy – Incredible +21 Cerrone – Supernature +20 Dusty Springfield – In the Middle of Nowhere +19 Charli XCX - Apple +18 Depeche Mode – Just Can't Get Enough +17 Madonna – Human Nature +16 Rick Astley – Take Me to Your Heart +15 The Michael Zager Band – Let's All Chant +14 Stone Roses – Fools Gold/What the World Is Waiting For +13 Suede – Beautiful Ones +12 Taylor Dayne – Prove Your Love +11 The Beloved – Sweet Harmony +10 Electronic – Get the Message +9 Pebbles – Girlfriend +8 Len – Steal My Sunshine +7 Cilla Black – Step Inside Love +6 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime +5 Mama Cass – It's Getting Better +4 A-ha – I've Been Losing You +3 Backstreet Boys – The Call +2 George Michael – Flawless (Go to the City) +1 David Bowie – Golden Years

Did they not release them? 😢

So next year with XMAS being less than 3 years old will it be ACR or SCR when the Yuletide comes along again?

I Should be so lucky knocked Tiffany off number one early in 1988. If you’d told me then that this song was back in the charts 37 years later and Kylie would have just had a number one single and album I don’t think I’d have been able to get my 12 year old brain round it!

Ah yeah, Slow was Silver May 25 but it deserves gold & I ruddy love them Chem Bros mix so can't hurt! I thought Dancing being certed over 5 years ago, it may have been trickling along as it's in her top 20 on Spotify but likewise, it's a banging mix. Can we crowdfund for an OCC bribe for accurate totals I wonder 🤔 haha

No sales figure mutterings?

Surge for Driving home for christmas since Chris Rea just died? 😢

Made a playlist of songs that need more streams to be certified. Mixes count towards the overall totals don’t they?

I’m wondering if they take into account people saying ‘Alexa, next’ if they don’t like Xmas when it comes on. Most of the lads in my dept in work who’ve heard it say ‘it’s shite’ :(

As you asked for odds at the beginning it may not be part of the main ‘market’ that got settled yesterday. Take screenshots of the bet & you can always go to IBAS if they’re being tools about it, you’ll get paid out, don’t worry.

There may have been a limit on the maximum bet (I work for a bookies)

Ruddy Nora! So pleased for her, well done BJ Lovers!!!

Has anyone done any work this week? I’ve spent more time on forums & trying to download off Amazon than working for sure 🤣

The things we do for love!

Just posted this on popjustice but thought I’d share here too Was just thinking this will be Biff’s 10th UK number one single he’s written (I think) He also produced 5ive’s Queen cover which hit no1 too. It’s mad his last no1 co-write was 2001, he seems to have had a lot of success in the interim. Also, this will be Kylie’s 2nd UK number 1 as a co-writer after Slow.

Oooh it's a bit like an old school Motiv8 mix 😀

I’ve not been able to get Alexa to play anything other than the OG version. What do people ask her to play the extended?

They just have to dispatch it for it to count so go ahead

Isn't it the first to have two consecutive years at xmas no1 anyway? Bo Rhap did it 16 years apart like. And Band Aid/2/20 in 84, 89 & 2004.

You did really well there 👏🏻 Sky on 7th Nov put kylie in the mix at 10/1 & Wham were always evens or lower across all bookies so 2/1 is a steal!

Good hedging! What date did you put these bets on & with which bookies?