UK Charts Discussion - Track "Applause" here!

[Jase 13,065]

iTunes update

01. Mirrors - Justin Timberlake

02. Pompeii - Bastille

03. Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz) - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

04. When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars

05. I Could Be the One (Nicktim Radio Edit) - Avicii & Nicky Romero

06. One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks) - One Direction

07. Reload (feat. Chip) [Radio Edit] - Wiley

08. Harlem Shake - Baauer

09. I Knew You Were Trouble. - Taylor Swift

10. White Noise (feat. AlunaGeorge) - Disclosure

11. Just Give Me a Reason (feat. Nate Ruess) - P!nk

12. Stay (feat. Mikky Ekko) - Rihanna

13. Only Love - Ben Howard

14. Clown - Emeli Sandé

15. Suit & Tie (feat. Jay-Z) - Justin Timberlake

16. Explosions - Ellie Goulding

17. Ho Hey - The Lumineers

18. Army of Two - Olly Murs

19. Drinking from the Bottle (feat. Tinie Tempah) - Calvin Harris

20. Skyfall - Adele

21. Bassline Junkie - Dizzee Rascal

22. If You Could See Me Now - The Script

23. I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift

24. My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light Em Up) - Fall Out Boy

25. Started from the Bottom - Drake

26. Chocolate - The 1975

27. Please Don't Say You Love Me - Gabrielle Aplin

28. Scream & Shout (feat. Britney Spears) - will.i.am

29. Locked Out of Heaven - Bruno Mars

30. I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons

31. Indian Summer - Stereophonics

32. Clarity (feat. Foxes) - Zedd

33. Kiss You - One Direction

34. Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus

35. Change Your Life - Little Mix

36. Radioactive - Rita Ora

37. Just Give Me a Reason (feat. Nate Ruess) - P!nk

38. Impossible - James Arthur

39. Get Up (Rattle) [feat. Far East Movement] [Radio Edit] - Bingo Players

40. Love Me (feat. Drake & Future) - Lil Wayne

Bubbling Under

48. Mercy (feat. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz) - Kanye West

63. Seen It All - Jake Bugg

75. C'mon - Ke$ha

[wiltedbliss 915]

How is Gaga doing in the UK? :smh:

[Math 92]

oooh Just Give Me A Reason is another top 10 for P!nk 

[Dawson 9,358]

Won't happen but if Bastille got number 1 :giveup:

[Harry 26,836]

Justin scores his second (!) solo UK number one with Mirrors, the first was SexyBack. In the end he managed a 13k lead ahead of Bastille. :clap:

 

Also good to see Pink scraping top ten

 

Singles:

 

1 Justin Timberlake 13k winning margin
2 Bastille
3 One Direction
4 Macklemore/Ryan Lewis/Wanz
5 Avicii/Nicky Romero
6 Taylor Swift
7 Bruno Mars
8 Baauer
9 Wiley/Chip
10 P!nk/Nate Ruess

 

Albums

 

1 Emeli Sande 40k
2 Mumford & Sons
3 Les Miserables
4 Ben Howard
5 Atoms For Peace
6 Bruno Mars
7 Jake Bugg
8 Michael Ball
9 Josh Groban
10 Johnny Marr

 

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Justin's still top of iTunes, though Bruno is catching up. Why is his song climbing so fast suddenly?

[Jase 13,065]

iTunes update

 

01. Mirrors - Justin Timberlake

02. When I Was Your Man - Bruno Mars

03. One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks) - One Direction
04. Thrift Shop (feat. Wanz) - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

05. Pompeii - Bastille
06. I Could Be the One (Nicktim Radio Edit) - Avicii & Nicky Romero

07. Harlem Shake - Baauer
08. Reload (feat. Chip) [Radio Edit] - Wiley
09. I Knew You Were Trouble. - Taylor Swift
10. White Noise (feat. AlunaGeorge) - Disclosure

 

11. Just Give Me a Reason (feat. Nate Ruess) - P!nk

12. Ready or Not - Bridgit Mendler
13. Stay (feat. Mikky Ekko) - Rihanna

14. Army of Two - Olly Murs
15. Clown - Emeli Sandé

16. Only Love - Ben Howard
17. Suit & Tie (feat. Jay-Z) - Justin Timberlake
18. Ho Hey - The Lumineers
19. Skyfall - Adele

20. Explosions - Ellie Goulding

 

21. Drinking from the Bottle (feat. Tinie Tempah) - Calvin Harris

22. Locked Out of Heaven - Bruno Mars

23. Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac

24. Bassline Junkie - Dizzee Rascal
25. If You Could See Me Now - The Script

26. Scream & Shout (feat. Britney Spears) - will.i.am

27. I Knew You Were Trouble - Taylor Swift

28. Kiss You - One Direction

29. Indian Summer - Stereophonics

30. Chocolate - The 1975

 

31. Change Your Life - Little Mix

32. My Songs Know What You Did In the Dark (Light Em Up) - Fall Out Boy
33. Just Give Me a Reason (feat. Nate Ruess) - P!nk

34. Please Don't Say You Love Me - Gabrielle Aplin

35. I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons
36. Impossible - James Arthur

37. Started from the Bottom - Drake

38. Clarity (feat. Foxes) - Zedd

39. Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus

40. Diamonds - Rihanna

 

Bubbling Under

 

57. Mercy (feat. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz) - Kanye West
63. Seen It All - Jake Bugg
78. C'mon - Ke$ha

93. Daylight - Maroon 5

Justin's still top of iTunes, though Bruno is catching up. Why is his song climbing so fast suddenly?

 

He performed on Jonathan Ross

[Harry 26,836]

He performed on Jonathan Ross

 

Ah okay. Could be close this week. Time for that video JT.

 

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Ah but Justin's BRIT performance is #50 (highest of any perfomer's  ;)) so in total he's at 1.0951, Bruno at 0.9062.

 

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Gaga still 24th most played artist on UK radio right now http://comparemyradio.com/artists

[StrawberryBlond 14,267]

Ugh, tired of bland s**t getting to #1. Seriously, UK? You make dance music #1 for the last few years and then you make boring-ass Mirrors #1? Just why? Artists have released much more exciting songs recently and they haven't got anywhere. There's a reason why the rest of the world isn't giving this song the time of day - it sucks.

 

I have to say, When I Was Your Man is one of the few songs from Bruno Mars's album that I actually like but I'll be jumping for joy if he doesn't get one #1 this year. Then we might be one step closer to getting ride of him completely. I don't like it when songs that I think are on their way out suddenly get a second chance just because of one measly performance. This is the UK - you have one chance and one chance only to get a #1. I hope that Gaga's upcoming singles get the same treatment when they're on their way out and she performs on Jonathan Ross.

 

Nicole Scherzinger releases Boomerang at the end of next week and she's already promoted it on Comic Relief. Anyone predict a #1? I mean, I hope not (I can't wait to see the back of Nicole) but it's mega radio friendly and she'll have her fame from XF to carry it and she got a #1 here previously...

 

My God, I sound like quite a b***h, don't i? I really wouldn't care who went to #1 if it didn't result in certain artists getting overblown egos and NEVER.GOING.AWAY.

[Math 92]

so happy for JT, Mirrors is gonna end up being one of my favorite 2013 tracks for sure

[Harry 26,836]

Ugh, tired of bland s**t getting to #1. Seriously, UK? You make dance music #1 for the last few years and then you make boring-ass Mirrors #1? Just why? Artists have released much more exciting songs recently and they haven't got anywhere. There's a reason why the rest of the world isn't giving this song the time of day - it sucks.

He got #1 with a song completely different to anything out at the moment, that's not boring. The actual reason it's not doing well with the rest of the world (except for Germany) is because Suit and Tie is being promoted everywhere else.

 

I'd really love to know what your definition of "bland" is. Something that doesn't appeal to you? Because people that usually slate "bland" music tend to include Lana under that bracket as well.

 

You just kind of completely slate anything that goes #1 that you don't like. Music is subjective. Your word isn't actually gospel. I'm not gonna argue with you cos I like you but it's really annoying when you go in on music that is popular with the public just because you aren't a fan. I just think it's nice to see an artist with legitimate talent on top, aside from the fact I'm obviously a fan.

[StrawberryBlond 14,267]

He got #1 with a song completely different to anything out at the moment, that's not boring. The actual reason it's not doing well with the rest of the world (except for Germany) is because Suit and Tie is being promoted everywhere else.

 

I'd really love to know what your definition of "bland" is. Something that doesn't appeal to you? Because people that usually slate "bland" music tend to include Lana under that bracket as well.

 

You just kind of completely slate anything that goes #1 that you don't like. Music is subjective. Your word isn't actually gospel. I'm not gonna argue with you cos I like you but it's really annoying when you go in on music that is popular with the public just because you aren't a fan. I just think it's nice to see an artist with legitimate talent on top, aside from the fact I'm obviously a fan.

 

A song can be completely different from what's popular and still be boring. There's all different ways of being boring.

 

No, my definition of bland fits with the dictionary definition - boring, mundane, unremarkable. Of course, applying that tag to music is going to be subjective, but then, judging music is always subjective. In the case of Mirrors, I feel it's a song that meanders on with no purpose, it doesn't build up to anything, the lyrics are textbook and it's like Justin made a bet that he could get the song over the 8 minute mark because his new work seems to be unnecessarily long for the sheer hell of it. And I wish people would stop using retorts like "So says the person with a Lana signature." I find Lana's lyrics and musical compositions to be absolutely sublime and head and shoulders above everything else right now. If people don't agree with me, that's their opinion, but clearly if I'm talking about bland music while I'm a Lana fan, it means that my view of bland differs from yours. It feels like having a Lana signature around here is akin to having a Kick me sticker on your back.

 

Of course I'll slate stuff I dislike - music is there to be judged. But of course music's subjective and I never said my word was gospel. But it would be silly to put a disclaimer above everything I say with the words "This is just my opinion." I figure that should always be a given. I like reviewing music and unfortunately, a lot of the music around right now is not doing for me, so I'll be rather disgruntled. Is it really wrong of me to express that? As regards Justin, I'm disappointed that an artist so talented has lowered themselves to such soul-less, cliche music.

[APPLAUSE4YOU 394]

StrawberryBlond is on point!!

[craig 680]

http://www.officialcharts.com/albums-chart/

Petula Clark album debuted #24. I love her 60's stuff like Downtown and Don't Sleep in the Subway.

80 year old artist beat Xtina's Lotus debut. 

 

15 - 15 - 60,700 - Ellie Goulding - Halcyon - 195,100 - 20/10/12 - 10

I happily surprise that Ellie's album has great legs, considering it's rocky start in the 4th quarter.

[Dangerous Man 9,245]

Bruno's coming for JT's weave.

[Klou 2,414]

http://www.officialcharts.com/albums-chart/

Petula Clark album debuted #24. I love her 60's stuff like Downtown and Don't Sleep in the Subway.

80 year old artist beat Xtina's Lotus debut. 

 

15 - 15 - 60,700 - Ellie Goulding - Halcyon - 195,100 - 20/10/12 - 10

I happily surprise that Ellie's album has great legs, considering it's rocky start in the 4th quarter.

The US apparently has gotten the shaft, so I just follow Ellie on the UK charts now