Braby
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Beyonce's holding up well, in both charts. I thought she'd sink like a stone by now.
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Where is our King Hafo with the midweeks this week? Are they delayed?
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OCC just changed the rules and now different editions of the same album are being counted as one
From Haven Forums:
Yes, The OCC have now added approximately 240,000 Sales for 'Thriller 25' to those of the original 'Thriller'. They'll carry on adding their Sales together in the Future, as well as the 2 versions of the Amy Winehouse Album.
WELL REALLY.
UNFAIR. Thriller 25 is essentially a new album, what with all the new tracks and remixes. This means record companies can re-release and repackage albums to prop up sales, as in the case of Winehouse and Leona Lewis. The general public are too thick to realise they are essentially buying the same album with a few sub-par "new" tracks.
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cause in the "Confide In Me" era whenever she was asked about Madonna by the press she would get very shirty.
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I don't remember that... did the Channel Four broadcast have different editing than HBOs?
Mmm.. I'm really not sure. I don't see why it would. For Confessions, NBC was the same as the Channel Four show apart from them cutting out the swearing, censoring certain parts and cutting out the crucifix scene.
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I'm sure when the DWT was on Channel Four, they had Batman-style "pow" and "bang" signs whenever she hit someone in the Sky Fits Heaven performance. They cut that out didn't they?
Regarding, the Stardust sample though, I think it still is on the DVD.
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Mmm... I'm sure his story is HIGHLY EXAGGERATED. Perhaps a little scuffle after they were told to leave, IF that.
I'm sure there would be a national outcry by now if this was true.
He was probably out of his head on crack.
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The Mirror on Saturday said she would likely perform at a few festivals, most notably Glastonbury.
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Leave him alone! He's not doing anything wrong! He paid for his ticket like everyone else, looks like he's having the time of his life.
I'd be more worried at the bald guy with glasses in the blue shirt on the right-hand side of the screen from 01.13 onwards with his arms crossed and a confused face, thinking "My wife told me we were going to see Barbra Streisand in concert".
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Midweeks - Dec 30
ALBUMS
3 Girls Aloud - The Sound Of (11k)
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What I find interesting is True Blue's high placing. Although I'm still suprised Beautiful Stranger sold as much as it did, it's understandable as there was no parent album to take away from its sales. But True Blue, the third single from an album where the two previous singles were major hits, is remarkable.
Don't forget that Holiday's sales are a culmination of THREE seperate chart placings (the original and the two subsequent re-releases).
And no matter what anyone says, 4 Minutes really was a bona-fide SUCCESS. To rank that high in the diminishing sales climate of 2008 with little promotion is a real achievement. On the programme Paul Gambaccini remarked that Like A Prayer was her "imperial album", where no matter what she released would have been a massive success. Hard Candy though, he said, was her "holding album", neither good or a disaster and simply "held her position" as a relevant chart act and kept interest in her as a major touring act. He said it wasn't an encouraging sign for the sound of future albums.
Whilst Madonna's Top Ten biggest-sellers are in now way a definitive overview of her career, at least the entries prove Madonna has been a big-seller over a 25-year-time-span and not just at the beginning of her career. The Top Ten includes her earliest throw-away hits (Holiday, ITG), her position as the biggest act in the world (PDP, True Blue), her critically-acclaimed masterpieces (LAP), her first foray into electronica (ROL, BS) and her most culturally resonant track of this decade (Hung Up). Poor Michael Jackson's Top Ten is no way as reflective of his legacy. His top two biggest-sellers, as revealed by Radio 2, are Ben and Earth Song. Heal The World and You Are Not Alone are also in the Top Ten over his more iconic tracks such as Beat It, Rock With You, The Way You Make Me Feel, Thriller etc.
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Right, here you go then, the Top 30 biggest-selling Madonna songs in the UK, from Radio 2.
It's exactly the same as the list someone posted a few months back from VH1, though it seems Beautiful Stranger and Like A Prayer have switched places (they WERE 8 and 9 respectively).
1 Into The Groove
2 Like A Virgin
3 Holiday
4 Crazy For You
5 Papa Don’t Preach
6 True Blue
7 Hung Up
8 Like A Prayer
9 Beautiful Stranger
10 Frozen
11 Vogue
12 La Isla Bonita
13 4 Minutes Madonna & Justin
14 Music
15 Material Girl
16 American Pie
17 Who’s That Girl
18 Don’t Cry For Me Argentina
19 You’ll See
20 Borderline
21 Gambler
22 Live To Tell
23 Erotica
24 This Used To Be My Playground
25 Ray Of Light
26 Dear Jessie
27 Causing A Commotion
28 Justify My Love
29 Hanky Panky
30 Dress You Up
All in all, an interesting programme. They stated that TIC had sold 4 million copies in the UK
Some interesting archive interview footage also.
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BBC Radio 2 are airing a special four-part programme for the New Year, counting down the THIRTY biggest-selling singles of the careers of Michael Jackson, Prince, Motown and Madonna in the UK. Madonna's one aired today, complete with the history behind the recording of each track, as well as commentary from various musicians and celebrities. A real interesting listen for fans. I'm sure it will be on iPlayer soon so if anyone's interested in seeing what track ranks where, have a listen.
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Midweeks.
Burke has sold another 100,000 copies of her shite. Will likely over-take Leona's X-factor song, A Moment Like This, in sales.
1. Alexandra Burke - 100k+ (80k+ Physical)
2. Geraldine 13k
3. Leona Lewis
4. Jeff Buckley
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Take That's "The Circus" has sold 991,508 copies up to close of business yesterday (Thursday)
Alexandra's "Hallelujah" is also on 382,296.
Mother fuck. Those are sales of the US. In a good week.
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The Girls Aloud Party primetime special attracted nearly 9 million viewers on Saturday night, sandwiched between The X Factor final's near-on 15 million-peak. Expect Out of Control to rank high in this week's album charts.
Leona sold 571k first week with A Moment Like This. I expect this to come close.
Also, if ANYONE is interested, 4 Minutes came second in the Record of the Year. Nickelback was first
What a COMEDOWN. This show used to be on primetime network television a few years back. Now a paedophile reads out the results in front of a chest of drawers...
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Poor brave 3 hit wonder Leona :lmao:
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And just think, with Leona's total sales of Spirit over 2.3 million (and counting), it means 1 in every 30 people in this country own this album in some format or another. Walk down a busy high road and SHIVER at that statistic every time you pass 30 people.
Quite shocking really.
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Biggest-selling albums in the United Kingdom of 2008 (so far)
1 Rockferry - Duffy 1,440,000
2 Viva la Vida or Death and all his Friends - Coldplay 1,011,000
3 Only by the Night - Kings of Leon 787,000
4 Good Girl Gone Bad - Rihanna 683,000
5 Spirit - Leona Lewis * 675,710
6 All the Right Reasons - Nickelback 556,000
7 Scouting for Girls - Scouting for Girls 544,000
8 Back to Black (Deluxe Edition) - Amy Winehouse 511,000
9 19 - Adele 456,000
10 The Circus - Take That * 432,490
11 Dig Out Your Soul - Oasis 395,000
12 This is the Life - Amy MacDonald 378,000
13 The Script - The Script 365,500
14 Gold - Greatest Hits - Abba 365,200
15 Funhouse - Pink 359,500
16 Life in Cartoon Motion - Mika 352,000
17 We Started Nothing - The Ting Tings 348,000
18 Home Before Dark - Neil Diamond 347,500
19 Call me Irresponsible (Special Edition) - Michael Bublé 335,000
20 Hard Candy - Madonna 317,000
21 Day & Age - The Killers * 314,028
22 Raising Sand - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss 311,000
23 Exclusive - Chris Brown 301,316
24 Beautiful World - Take That 299,000
25 Out of Control - Girls Aloud * 291,414
26 The Seldom seen Kid - Elbow 283,000
27 Black Ice - AC/DC 283,000
28 Jumping all Over the World - Scooter 278,000
29 Year of the Gentleman - Ne-Yo 270,000
30 A Hundred Million Suns - Snow Patrol 263,000
31 Version - Mark Ronson 254,000
32 Decade in the Sun - Best of - Stereophonics * 253,894
33 Dreaming Out Loud - One Republic 248,600
34 Let it Go - Will Young 248,400
35 Hand Built by Robots - Newton Faulkner 239,000
36 Thriller 25 - Michael Jackson 235,000
37 Now You're Gone - The Album - Basshunter 225,200
38 Konk - The Kooks 224,800
39 Death Magnetic - Metallica 224,700
40 My Love - The Essential Collection - Celine Dion 221,000
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I've only got this week's sales so far I'm afraid...I don't have last week's recap. Anyway, so far, this week, it's sold a grand total of 457 copies. :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
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Oh dear we have a lot of stupid people in this country. :lmao: :lmao:
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4 Minutes is Madonna's second-biggest-selling single this decade... When the history books are written, the 00s will be known as the decade of the novelty song and the reality act. Look at that pitiful Top Ten... But also, when all is said and done, US acts have no real claim over major sales in this country. The majority of the big sellers are all British-born.
Top 200 Singles of the 00s in the UK
(Up to & Including 1.12.08)
1. Will Young - Evergreen/Anything Is Possible 1,800,000
2. Gareth Gates - Unchained Melody 1,400,000
3. Shaggy - It Wasn't Me 1,190,000
4. Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas 1,140,000
5. Tony Christie - Is This The Way To Amarillo 1,135,000
6. Kylie Minogue - I Can't Get You Out Of My Head 1,100,000
7. Shayne Ward - That's My Goal 1,081,000
8. Hear'Say - Pure & Simple 1,075,000
9. Bob The Builder - Can We Fix It 1,009,000
10. Atomic Kitten - Whole Again 960,000
11. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy 940,000
*12. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love 925,700
13. Leona Lewis - A Moment Like This 840,000
*14. Enrique Iglesias - Hero 785,300
15. DJ Otzi - Hey Baby 776,000
16. Westlife - Uptown Girl 760,000
17. Nelly & Kelly Rowland - Dilemma 750,000/700,000?
18. Eminem ft Dido - Stan 750,000
19. S Club7 - Don't Stop Moving 740,000
20. All Saints - Pure Shores 720,000
21. Baha Men - Who Let The Dogs Out 707,000
22. Elvis vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation 695,000
*23. X Factor Finalists – Hero 674,420
24. Sonique - Feels So Good 650,000
25. Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love 628,000
26. S Club 7 - Never Had A Dream Come True 620,000
27. Robbie Williams - Rock DJ 615,000
28. Shakira - Whenever Wherever 615,000
*29. Rihanna - Umbrella 609,000
30. James Blunt - You're Beautiful 606,000
31. Girls Alound - Sound Of The Underground 605,000
32. Shaggy -Angel 589,000
33. Las Ketchup - Ketchup Song 583,000
34. Spiller ft Sophie Ellis Bexter - Groovejet (Why Does It Feel So Good) 583,000
35. Gareth Gates -Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake) 575,000
36. Eamon - f*** It (I Don't Want U Back) 569,000
37. Michael Andrews Ft Gary Jules - Mad World 569,000
*38. Shakira - Hips Don't Lie 569,000
39. Leann Rimes - Can't Fight The Moonlight 560,000
40. Gareth Gates Ft The Kumars - Spirit In The Sky 558,000
41. Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag 553,000
42. Crazy Frog - Axel F 550,000
*43. Take That - Rule The World 547,400
44. Fragma - Tocas Miracle 533,000 (Not including 2008 remix sales)
45. Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This 530,000
46. Mika - Grace Kelly 528,000
47. Eminem - Without Me 527,000
*48. Nickelback - Rockstar 527,200
49. Afroman - Because I Got High 521,000
*50. Duffy - Mercy 518,150
51. Madonna - Hung Up 517,000
52. Eminem - Lose Yourself 516,000
*53. Will Young - Leave Right Now 516,000
54. R Kelly - Ignition (Remix) 505,000
*55. Take That - Patience 503,000
56. Liberty X - Just A Little 501,000
57. Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancin 500,000
58. Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not The One 494,000
59. Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes 493,000
60. Nickelback - How You Remind Me 491,000
61. Craig David - Fill Me In 490,000
*62. Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse- Valerie 490,000
63. Pussycat Dolls - Don't Cha 488,000
64. S Club 7 - Reach 485,000
*65. Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars 482,600
*66. Leon Jackson - When You Believe 480,500
67. Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood 477,000
68. DJ Pied Piper & The M.O.C. - Do You Really Like It? 476,000
*69. DJ Sammy - Heaven 471,000
70. Kelly and Ozzy Osbourne - Changes 471,000
71. Christina Aguilera/Mya/ Pink & Lil Kim- Lady Marmalade 465,000
72. Gabrielle - Rise 458,000
73. Eminem - The Real Slim Shady 457,000
74. Modjo - Lady 456,000
*75. Timbaland & One Republic - Apologize 452,250
*76. Estelle feat. Kanye West – American Boy 450,825
77. Nizlopi - JCB Song 450,000
*78. Sugababes - About You Now 450,000
*79. Katy Perry – I kissed a girl 443825
*80. Basshunter – Now You’re Gone 439,500
81. Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again 439,000
82. Destiny's Child - Independent Women 438,000
83. Geri Halliwell - It's Raining Men 426,000
*84. Madonna and Justin Timberlake – Four minutes 425,500
85. Craig David - 7 Days 419,500
*86. Sam Sparro – Black & Gold 419,300
87. Bloodhound Gang - Bad Touch 410,000
88. Atomic Kitten - The Tide Is High 409,000
89. Eric Prydz - Call On Me 408,000
90. Scooter - The Logical Song 407,000
91. Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss 406,000
92. McFly - Youve Got A Friend / All About You 404,000
93. Melanie C ft. Lisa Lopes - Never Be The Same Again 403,000
94. Sugababes - Push The Button 403,000
95. Madonna - Music 401,000
96. Timbaland Ft Keri Hilson & D.O.E - The Way I Are 399,000
97. True Steppers ft. Dane Bowers & Victoria Beckham - Out Of Your Mind 394,000
98. Ronan Keating - Life Is A Rollercoaster 391,000
99. Westlife - What Makes A Man 390,000
100. Akon - Lonely 388,500
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Album sales up to Wednesday
1 TAKE THAT (204.6k) *massive*
2 KILLERS (47.6k)
3 BRITNEY SPEARS (35.9k)
4 LEONA LEWIS (35.9k) (54 copies behind)
5 KINGS OF LEON (27.5k)
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"Miles Away" is Madonna's 68th hit since her debut "Holiday" in 1984. She has made the top 40 on 67 of those occasions with only the import of "American Life" missing out, landing at #57 in 2003. "Miles Away" is easily her lowest charting single with other smaller hits like "Borderline" having peaked once at #56 in 1984 before re-entering and climbing to #2 in 1986. She has 13 #1 singles to her name and 725 weeks on chart placing her 4th in the all-time table.
Cheers for that. Do you know the weeks for the Top 3 acts? Guessing it's Cliff, Beatles and Elvis? Or is Queen in there instead of Beatles?
And maybe Madonna can re-release Miles Away in a few years in slightly-remixed form and see if it will get Top 10 like Borderline
:lmao:Am I right in thinking (if we presume Miles Away is the final single from HC) that...
- Hard Candy is the ONLY Madonna studio album to have only two Top Ten singles.
- Along with Erotica, the ONLY Madonna studio album to have only one Top Five single.
- The ONLY Madonna studio album to have only two videos.
DIRE.
Charties, please correct if wrong.
The Official UK Charts Thread
in ARCHIVE - Madonna
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I hate this time of year in the UK charts. Acts like The Saturdays, Taio Cruz and James Morrison would be lucky to scrape the Top 20 at any other time of the year. But with sales so low after Christmas, they can easily score Top Fives and then include this achievement in future press releases.