There's a reason for that I'm sure.

We're happy with One Thing's performance, I didn't think it would make top 10 and no you cannot compare DOI to Glee. Glee is one of the biggest shows on American TV.

Joe yes i do agree both of them haven't done great. Compare to McFly and JLS (for 1D) and both bands sailed to number one with their singles.

But let's put it into perspective and compare the sales figures. Although record bosses would love top of the chart positions I wonder if the actual sales mean more to them.

These are both third singles and are on the album so are never going to sell at the same level as a single released before the album so perhaps in this contect they are both doing ok

I love how Rebecca's album has fallen a bit and yet Nothing's Real But Love is rising steadily week on week, seemingly taking on a new lease of life! So much for being an 'album' artist. Wonder if this means Too Good To Lose will perform better when it's released, now that her singles may start having longevity as well?

I think the Nescafe ad has helped the song greatly, didn't really like the song when it was first released, but it has grown on me. Hope her next single does well.

Third singles are generally going to be more problematic than earlier ones when coming off an already released album. That said 1D's latest offering seems to have done fine chart wise at least.

WUB is undoubtedly suffering from lack of airplay especially no R1 listing at all very much in contrast to 1D's A listing. The Astro version in a UK context seems a bit weird and is not being as well received as the album original. That said the cherry picked original has sold 46k before the Astro version was even released which would've put it top 10 if they were lumped as pre orders so to speak.

Nevertheless despite a very healthy 10 million vevo views for WUB the lack of the oxygen of surplus is clearly a worrying development for Cher if it continues ( and despite other events recently I don't think she's cheesed off any radio stations by upsetting their shareholders unlike some I could mention )

In brighter news the album's just been released in NZ (first out side UK and Ire) and is top 10 on iTunes, WUB is top 3 on iTunes there, and WUL has been dotted around various far flung charts getting to 6 in the Philippines for instance ( no idea shat that means in sales significance) and going gold in Australia . Not all bad if not up to ID's jugganaut (honourable mention to Rebecca too)

One hopes the Astro version is part of LA Reid's Cher US master plan later this year.

"surplus" above is supposed to be "air play". Can't type for toffee!

1D's album is still in the top 20.. where's Cher's oooh

We all know One Direction are doing the best out of the 2010 lot, but in terms of their 3rd single, it hasn't actually sold much more than Cher's. One Thing was top 10 last week but otherwise for the past month It's been charting close enough to Cher's single, and this is despite the fact that they have been a-listed by radio1 and she has less radio support than even Matt Cardle. Under those circumstances, she's doing remarkably well imo.

yeah but you have to listen to it so you might think you're winning but in reality you also lose

i get the feeling it's just gonna be "we won a brit you didn't.. doo-dah" from now on with you 1D'ers so i think i'll quit while i remain sane

Really?

I think she's doing well too and just seen on her FB page (yes I follow her) that WUB has been reduced to 59p so it might climb

Actually One Thing didn't really take off in the charts after the DOI performance. It was still stalling at around 24/25 until midweek.

Wow! coming from a Matt fan. Where has he charted?

Yes I initially hoped it would chart higher, but if you scan more of my posts as you've obviously been doing (scary) you will see that as the weeks progressed I realised a top 15 was a possibility.

Really surprised at this, am I not meant to be on your ignore list?

I'm actually not debating that. I think she's done very well with this single, it was Joe who felt the need to start a war.

One Thing was a post album release, I'm sure all the fans have bought the album and as far as I'm concerned I don't think it's a song that appeals to anyone outside the fanbase, and the single would have been bought by the fans just to support the guys.

It's done very well for a third single and I think Cher has done very well without any airplay, at least she made the Top 40.

BIB .....*SHADE HEFFA SHADE!!*

top 40...and going down... *jokes*
Funny, I thought 1D and Cher were more popular. Hype must be fading off. And with OT peaking at #9, how did that happen if it was at 21 on itunes? amazon/play.com sales?

I see we even get hassle from Alexandra fans.. what? she's not charting too?

ach string, you're only response to reasonable points is always a tetchy one. Guitar based music desn't chart with singles anymore. Kasabian, Arctic monkeys, snow patrol, eevn N Gallagher struggle to get a single in the top 40. I doubt Matt Cardle will much trouble the singles chart again tbh but i'm not sure that matters....its 95% a pop/dance chart.


huh! i made a case in response to a post, pointing out her single had done well in the circumstances, if that's starting a war, again i have to point to your weird tenacity and tetchiness. 1D's success hasn't made you very comfortable somehow

Oh well. I'll leave you to it then.

LOL! Soon to be stepping on these XF startups
Cher needs to get on promo. She's nowhere to be seen, and the negative vibes aren't helping IMO.

She works her rear end off to be fair. About a dozen radio interviews in the past two weeks, two or three kiddies' shows on tv, two morning tv shows, Blue Peter later this week, GAY gig last Saturday night, couple of magazine photo shoots (including the Sun on Saturday's magazine) Cheryl gate was not her finest hour ( if unintentional IMO) but her work ethic is always was one of her best features I think.

Physical releases and the ep sales combined with the album version.

Ah, ok thanks I did wonder...

AH, ok. I'm not near a tv, so I think everyone has disappeared!

Guys...how does the airplay chart work? Is it a spins based list? And the impacts thing?