Why is it bad? In what way is it bad… name a song that sold better this year in 1st week
For a regular release in the charts they would be fantastic figures, but for an XF winner and all of the hype and publicity behind it they are not far off disastrous.
X Factor 2011 winners Little Mix blast to the top of the Official Singles Chart today with their debut release, ‘Cannonball’ shifting over 210,000 copies in its first week; the biggest first week sales for a single so far this year, outselling the rest of this week’s Official Singles Chart Top 5 combined.
It sold more than the top 5 combined, now that may be indicative.
What was the comparative with previous winners?
And dare I go into the main forum, I can see them being pulled apart for this :-/
The question is, all considered, how bad is it (or isn't it)?
How does this compare to past winners, when you compare the top 10 sales overall, are sales up, down, the same, whats the sales ratio?
Also how much difference does it not being Christmas week make?
Why is it bad? In what way is it bad… name a song that sold better this year in 1st week
Oh, this this the same old argument from fans when their X Factor favourite doesn't do well.
The X Factor acts come from a huge platform than gives them unrivaled promotion, and their sales is judged considering this promotion.
In this case, Cannonball has done badly, there is no way round it, whether you want them to be successful or not, and I do.
Hopefully, the blame is going to be put onto the song, as it should be, not the singers.
OF COURSE they were going to sell more than any other song this year first week they've just had the best promotion you can ever have for a musical single!:p
It's irrelevant to say they're great sales in the context of the weekly chart, of course they are but for an XF winner...they are not 'great sales'.
If anyone is a long term member you will recall the laughs/the stick/ general bashing Leon Jackson got for selling 'less than 300k'. For the 2011 winner to be selling just over 200k IS poor, there's no way getting around that. It does NOT indicate failure for LM's career or anything hysterical like that, they have plenty of time to turn it around with their proper releases. But what it is, is a terrible reflection on this year's X Factor. I think Marcus and Amelia would probably have done even worse, considering LM were by far the most popular of the options left.
I'm pretty sure those are the worst first week's sales ever for an XF winner.
It's the lowest, but I wouldn't say it's the worst. Single sales in general are down, so this number will have a higher "worth" than Steve who, iirc, sold not much more.
OF COURSE they were going to sell more than any other song this year first week they've just had the best promotion you can ever have for a musical single!:p
It's irrelevant to say they're great sales in the context of the weekly chart, of course they are but for an XF winner...they are not 'great sales'.
If anyone is a long term member you will recall the laughs/the stick/ general bashing Leon Jackson got for selling 'less than 300k'. For the 2011 winner to be selling just over 200k IS poor, there's no way getting around that. It does NOT indicate failure for LM's career or anything hysterical like that, they have plenty of time to turn it around with their proper releases. But what it is, is a terrible reflection on this year's X Factor. I think Marcus and Amelia would probably have done even worse, considering LM were by far the most popular of the options left.
Yes, we were all expecting LM to do badly in comparison to others, but thats obscenely bad, hence why I have to wonder what the sales ratios are like on comparison.
And whether Christmas week (or it not being) make much difference.
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It's very bad news for The X Factor.
Is pretty irrelevant for Little Mix, other than the bad publicity they will probably get from it.
1. Little Mix 210129
2. Coldplay 73k
3. Olly Murs 42k
Why is it bad? In what way is it bad… name a song that sold better this year in 1st week
For a regular release in the charts they would be fantastic figures, but for an XF winner and all of the hype and publicity behind it they are not far off disastrous.
http://www.theofficialcharts.com/chart-news/x-factors-little-mix-cannonballs-to-number-1/
Was right, I'm shocked, totally dismayed.
HOWEVER there is a saving grace...
It sold more than the top 5 combined, now that may be indicative.
What was the comparative with previous winners?
And dare I go into the main forum, I can see them being pulled apart for this :-/
The question is, all considered, how bad is it (or isn't it)?
How does this compare to past winners, when you compare the top 10 sales overall, are sales up, down, the same, whats the sales ratio?
Also how much difference does it not being Christmas week make?
I'm pretty sure those are the worst first week's sales ever for an XF winner.
Oh, this this the same old argument from fans when their X Factor favourite doesn't do well.
The X Factor acts come from a huge platform than gives them unrivaled promotion, and their sales is judged considering this promotion.
In this case, Cannonball has done badly, there is no way round it, whether you want them to be successful or not, and I do.
Hopefully, the blame is going to be put onto the song, as it should be, not the singers.
Those "worst first weeks" are the biggest first week sales for a single so far this year....
OF COURSE they were going to sell more than any other song this year first week they've just had the best promotion you can ever have for a musical single!:p
It's irrelevant to say they're great sales in the context of the weekly chart, of course they are but for an XF winner...they are not 'great sales'.
If anyone is a long term member you will recall the laughs/the stick/ general bashing Leon Jackson got for selling 'less than 300k'. For the 2011 winner to be selling just over 200k IS poor, there's no way getting around that. It does NOT indicate failure for LM's career or anything hysterical like that, they have plenty of time to turn it around with their proper releases. But what it is, is a terrible reflection on this year's X Factor. I think Marcus and Amelia would probably have done even worse, considering LM were by far the most popular of the options left.
This is why I always feel sorry for the winner people are always going to call the winner a flop no matter how well they do :rolleyes:
I think Leon outsold the Top 10 combined:o
It's the lowest, but I wouldn't say it's the worst. Single sales in general are down, so this number will have a higher "worth" than Steve who, iirc, sold not much more.
Yes, we were all expecting LM to do badly in comparison to others, but thats obscenely bad, hence why I have to wonder what the sales ratios are like on comparison.
And whether Christmas week (or it not being) make much difference.
You are looking at it from the wrong perspective, in relative terms of sales for the whole top 5 this week they are excellent sales.