Enhsa 2,043 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Following his passing in January, David Bowie's star continues to shine on this week's Official Albums Chart. The music icon has seen off a strong challenge from Sia to claim the Number 1 spot for a fourth week – but with a different album. Bowie has become the first act to knock themselves off the top of the Official Albums Chart in nearly six years, as his Best Of Bowie compilation – originally released in 2002 – has replaced his final studio album Blackstar at Number 1. Michael Jackson was the last act to achieve this feat, following his death in 2009, when his The Essential retrospective replaced hits collection Number Ones at the summit. Blackstar slips to Number 2, meaning Bowie is the first artist since 2011 to occupy the Numbers 1 and 2 spots on the Official Albums Chart. Adele was the most recent, when 21 and 19 dominated the Top 2. Midweek leader and highest new entry Sia rounds off a very close Top 3. Only 1,213 chart sales separate her album This Is Acting from the chart-topping Best Of Bowie, which leads seven entries in the Top 40 for the late, great star. Elsewhere, Adele's 25 falls two to Number 4, while Justin Bieber's Purpose slides a slot to 5. Charlie Puth scores his Official Albums Chart debut with Nine Track Mind going straight in at Number 6, while Rihanna's long-awaited eighth studio album Anti is new at 7. http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/david-bowie-sees-off-sia-to-replace-himself-at-number-1__13758/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enhsa 2,043 Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 this is so bad tbh Not Charlie Puth debuting higher than Rihanna Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViviLittleM 3 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 it will be higher with physical copies Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwontell 7,312 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 6 minutes ago, S said: this is so bad tbh Not Charlie Puth debuting higher than Rihanna But is this like the US thing, that posed all those obstacles for ANTI's sales count (like, the day of the week it was released, Tidal's version not being counted, etc.)? ATTENTION: (bad) jokes and sarcasm are still a thing, so don't take everything I say literally. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Life 118,907 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 RIP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimisaMonster 31,073 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I wonder how the tour will do... Stream my new single, 💜"Heartbeat"💜, on Spotify! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chump 1,093 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 RIHP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enhsa 2,043 Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 42 minutes ago, Iwontell said: But is this like the US thing, that posed all those obstacles for ANTI's sales count (like, the day of the week it was released, Tidal's version not being counted, etc.)? i don't think so , ANTI was officially released on January 29 in uk its just the others sell more than her and the uk streams is not as big as in US in the albums chart. shes at #3 itunes charts right now Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 For the first time since 2009, Rihanna has missed the #1 spot on the UK albums chart. ANTI debuts at #7. Rihanna's three prior albums, Unapologetic, Talk That Talk, and Loud went #1. Her most critically acclaimed album, Rated R, was her last album not to reach the top spot, peaking at #9. But it's not all bad news bears for Rihanna, as "Work" climbs to #4 in its 2nd week. "Work" becomes her 18th hit as a lead artist to reach the top 5 in the UK following: Pon de Replay: #2 SOS: #2 Unfaithful: #2 Umbrella: #1 Shut Up and Drive: #5 Don’t Stop The Music: #4 Take a Bow” #1 Disturbia: #3 Russian Roulette: #2 Rude Boy: #2 Only Girl: #1 What’s My Name: #1 S&M: #3 We Found Love: #1 Diamonds: #1 Stay: #4 FourFiveSeconds: #3 Work: #4 source: http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/david-bowie-sees-off-sia-to-replace-himself-at-number-1__13758/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
venusian 4,686 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 considering it leaked and then giving out a million copies for free thats pretty good WELCOME TO THE TRAGIC KINGDOM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiona Apple 13,006 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 well it's bad but she gave those copies for free so it's not fair to compare it to her previous albums Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambino 24,290 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 That's good for an album that almost everybody hates Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmgSum1Actually 3,041 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 tragic Shameless selfpromo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaMyBlood95 9,915 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Well she chose to release that album with those songs so... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paper Gangsta 6,693 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 9 minutes ago, venusian said: considering it leaked and then giving out a million copies for free thats pretty good it was #1 whole week on UK iTunes, so she would probably be #1 if it wasn't digital exclusive Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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