Ongarboy

Louise has enough hits for a Greatest Hits compilation??

Just curious...what is it about Kylie that she has 1000 times more fans that post here than I've seen for any other artist? I'm not knocking Kylie or her fans as I enjoy her music and legacy myself but I've never seen a chart thread hijacked as much this week or last week by any other individual artist or single!

I think if Tina's passing was at the start of the charting week, you might have seen some impact. There has only really been a little over 24 hours of data that could be accounted for since the sad news broke. We may see some traction over the next week but by then, the immediacy of the news will have subsided and casual fans/streamers will have movedonto something else. . Apart from one of her greatest hits collections making impact on the album charts, I doubt we'll see any singles make the top 40.

If it gains momentum and acquires crucial Spotify playlist support, Padam might ascend in subsequent weeks. Yes it is much harder for legacy acts. For example, Whitney Houston barely scraped into the top 40 with Higher Love in its first week back in 2019 (it entered at #36) but gradually won streaming support to peak at #2 about 2 months later and recently was certified triple platinum. I suppose it did have the added advantage of having a recognisable "current" collaborator in Kygo but still it will be interesting see how Kylie fares over the next month.

Higher Love has just been certified triple platinum by BPI today so it's still a top streamer!!

Surprised So Emotional is not in the top 20!

I like the Miracle of Love by Eurythmics. Whitney Houston had a top 10 hit in 1991 in USA with Miracle. Great song that showcases her vocals beautifully. Could never understand why they didn't release it in UK or Ireland. I remember it getting some radio airplay here at the time...

Goodnight Saigon is absolutely one of Billy Joel's all time classics! Most fans would consider it one of their favourites.

Whitney Houston's Greatest Love Of All has just been certified Gold

Just for clarification, all these potential January resets, is this because the singles in question were 10 weeks old and had 3 consecutive weeks of declines that otherwise wouldn't have declined if the Christmas songs hadn't dominated?

Whitney also getting the benefit of her biopic I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY in cinemas at the moment. That combined with the fact it has become a NYE playlist standard means it could well return to the top 40 by Friday! Her best of album at #14 in midweek estimates would be a new peak for it too. Surprisingly, itnever peaked higher than #27 unlike her 2 previous multi platinum greatest hits collections so would be great to see it go higher!

Even more incredible stat is that there isn't one person in UK who will admit to owning a Cliff Richard album... :D

Shakin Stevens has a Christmas album at #45 in the Album Update chart!! Seriously?? In October??

Four different #1s in 4 weeks. It feels like 1999 alll over again!

This is such a refreshing top 10 to see after so many static charts for months on end. A new Number 1, 2 brand new chart entries into the top 10, 2 climbers into the top 10 and 5 songs reaching new peaks. It makes chart watching interesting again!!

I'm surprised Lady Gaga is only at #47 in the updates. I thought this was considered an event single judging by all the media interest last week. I expected a higher debut.

Nice to see Whitney Houston re-enter the midweeks singles chart at No. 50 with I Wanna Dance With Somebody. Must have been a popular New Years party choice. Her hits collection jumps 33 places too up to No.33 in the midweeks.

I agree....as long as sausage roll isn't in the title!

I think since the film Rocketman has introduced him to a whole new generation of younger fans and has been proven by the continual chart success of hits compilation Dismonds, I'm not surprised at the success of EJ's new album. Prior to the film, he would've been considered a legacy act like Tom Jones. I think his newfound fan base the various collaborators on the album and the huge hit with Dua are helping the sales also.

Kylie has 300 different formats of the Disco album??

I think so. I think the daily streams were down significantly last year compared to the previous years despite Mariah securing the top spot for the first time. I wonder has AIWFC finally reached peak saturation...although I should never underestimate Spotify's target audiences apetities to stream the same thing over and over again indefinitely or to blindly listen to whatever the playlist algorithms tell them to listen to...... Just on Adele's new song...if its like Hello or Skyfall (both which I found underwhelming), I'm not sure it will have an extended run at the top but if it's like her brilliant 21 album chart toppers RITD or SLY, then I would expect a lengthy stay at the top!

I'm also surprised at This Love's low placing. I'd have considered it their signature song as well as their breakthrough hit. It was absolutely huge on radio back in the mid 00s. It's true that some songs resonate better on streaming platforms over time. Some massive chart hits from back in the day have minimal YouTube views or Spotify streams yet lesser known minor hits from the era can gather new legs and gain a new huge life on Spotify, YouTube etc for whatever reason.

Unusually, Whitney Houston has gone against the grain among the legacy pre 2000 diva acts in that her Greatest Hits collection is consistently in the Top 50 albums each week and is made up primarily on streams. She also enjoyed a #2 smash hit single with Higher Love only 18 months ago and which is now double platinum in the UK. Many of her classic hits, particularly I Wanna Dance With Somebody generates large streaming numbers every month. Not sure why she is outperforming her peers in this regard but perhaps Higher Love introduced her to a millennial audience who heretofore were not familiar with her back catalogue.

Whitney had 2 UK Xmas No. 1s. The aforementioned I Will Always Love You in 1992 and Saving All My Love For You in 1985.

Lol I was just about to say the same thing. Why is it that when diva type female artists (that appeal to certain fan bases) release new music, chart interest reaches hysteria proportions?' E.g. Kylie, Dua, Gaga, Madonna, Mariah, Cher etc? The Killers, Bruce Springsteen, The Weeknd, Drake etc could sell twice as many units in a chart week but would have way less "fan" attention on this site or elsewhere. Even boybands don't get this much forensic attention. PS, I'm not knocking it..just curious as to the reason for the added hype.