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Old 09-04-2012, 15:54
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Just about to start on Radio 2 with Tony Blackburn. 4-7PM. Should be a good listen. Fully up to date OCC chart which I'll post later and then we can discuss it.
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Old 09-04-2012, 16:07
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Giving it a listen, thanks for posting!
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Old 09-04-2012, 16:13
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Looks like we'll get the biggest single from each album. Would have prepared that they played lesser known tracks but hey ho, never mind.
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Old 09-04-2012, 16:48
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Are these albums from any artist or just British artists?
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Old 09-04-2012, 16:53
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Quite a few albums so far are fairly recent. I wonder whether this will continue. We shall know soon enough!
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Old 09-04-2012, 17:00
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Are these albums from any artist or just British artists?
Any artist.
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Old 09-04-2012, 17:01
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The full list is on Noel Gallagher's HFB Facebook page if anyone wants to look .
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Old 09-04-2012, 17:08
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Babylon playing... Bloody hell, roll on the top 10. The rest of it is meaningless.
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Old 09-04-2012, 17:09
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Babylon playing... Bloody hell, roll on the top 10. The rest of it is meaningless.
Don't worry I've seen the list, some great albums to come!
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Old 09-04-2012, 17:44
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The Verve - Urban Hymns on now... fantastic



Bittersweet symphony on now
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Old 09-04-2012, 17:48
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Can someone post the full list after?

Thanks
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Old 09-04-2012, 17:48
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Can someone post the full list after?

Thanks
Yes, will do.
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Old 09-04-2012, 18:16
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There are so many breaks on radio 2! wow!
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Old 09-04-2012, 18:16
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Some of these are really terrible too!!!
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Old 09-04-2012, 18:25
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There are so many breaks on radio 2! wow!
So much traffic news today with everyone heading home after Easter.
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Old 09-04-2012, 18:35
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At number six now.... Adeles 21 "Set fire to the rain"
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Old 09-04-2012, 19:14
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At number six now.... Adeles 21 "Set fire to the rain"
This was one of my 3 fave tracks to feature in this show. It is my fave Adele track. The only songs I prefer in the show were Who Do You Think You Are? and Lady Madonna.

The lowdown from each decade were as follows:
60s 1
70s 5
80s 8
90s 11
00s 14
10s 1

The double acts were Coldplay, Dido, the Beatles, Queen and Michael Jackson.
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Old 09-04-2012, 19:15
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The full list.

1- GREATEST HITS- Queen
2- SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND- The Beatles
3- GOLD- GREATEST HITS- Abba
4- (WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY?- Oasis
5- THRILLER- Michael Jackson
6- 21- Adele
7- BROTHERS IN ARMS- Dire Straits
8- DARK SIDE OF THE MOON- Pink Floyd
9- BAD- Michael Jackson
10- GREATEST HITS II- Queen

11- THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION- Madonna
12- BACK TO BLACK- Amy Winehouse
13- STARS- Simply Red
14- RUMOURS- Fleetwood Mac
15- COME ON OVER- Shania Twain
16- BACK TO BEDLAM - James Blunt
17- URBAN HYMNS- The Verve
18- BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER- Simon & Garfunkel
19- NO ANGEL- Dido
20- SPIRIT- Leona Lewis

21- LEGEND- Bob Marley & The Wailers
22- BAT OUT OF HELL- Meat loaf
23- DIRTY DANCING- Original Soundtrack
24- 1- The Beatles
25- TALK ON CORNERS- The Corrs
26- WHITE LADDER- David Gray
27- SPICE- Spice Girls
28- CRAZY LOVE- Michael Buble
29- LIFE FOR RENT- Dido
30- BEAUTIFUL WORLD- Take That

31- THE FAME- Lady Gaga
32- A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD- Coldplay
33- HOPES AND FEARS- Keane
34- THE JOSHUA TREE- U2
35- ....BUT SERIOUSLY- Phil Collins
36- SCISSOR SISTERS- Scissor Sisters
37- ONLY BY THE NIGHT- Kings Of Leon
38- THE WAR OF THE WORLDS- Jeff Wayne
39- THE MAN WHO....- Travis
40- X & Y- Coldplay
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Old 09-04-2012, 19:18
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The full list.

1- GREATEST HITS- Queen
2- SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND- The Beatles
3- GOLD- GREATEST HITS- Abba
4- (WHAT'S THE STORY) MORNING GLORY?- Oasis
5- THRILLER- Michael Jackson
6- 21- Adele
7- BROTHERS IN ARMS- Dire Straits
8- DARK SIDE OF THE MOON- Pink Floyd
9- BAD- Michael Jackson
10- GREATEST HITS II- Queen

11- THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION- Madonna
12- BACK TO BLACK- Amy Winehouse
13- STARS- Simply Red
14- RUMOURS- Fleetwood Mac
15- COME ON OVER- Shania Twain
16- BACK TO BEDLAM - James Blunt
17- URBAN HYMNS- The Verve
18- BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER- Simon & Garfunkel
19- NO ANGEL- Dido
20- SPIRIT- Leona Lewis

21- LEGEND- Bob Marley & The Wailers
22- BAT OUT OF HELL- Meat loaf
23- DIRTY DANCING- Original Soundtrack
24- 1- The Beatles
25- TALK ON CORNERS- The Corrs
26- WHITE LADDER- David Gray
27- SPICE- Spice Girls
28- CRAZY LOVE- Michael Buble
29- LIFE FOR RENT- Dido
30- BEAUTIFUL WORLD- Take That

31- THE FAME- Lady Gaga
32- A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD- Coldplay
33- HOPES AND FEARS- Keane
34- THE JOSHUA TREE- U2
35- ....BUT SERIOUSLY- Phil Collins
36- SCISSOR SISTERS- Scissor Sisters
37- ONLY BY THE NIGHT- Kings Of Leon
38- THE WAR OF THE WORLDS- Jeff Wayne
39- THE MAN WHO....- Travis
40- X & Y- Coldplay
I would love to a British acts only list

Too many of that list is dominated by international acts.
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Old 09-04-2012, 20:50
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Little-Monster - If the List were confined only to British Acts
then it would not be the UK's Best Selling Albums. It would be
only the British Albums that sold the most. It would not show
which Albums had sold the most in Britain.

It would be full of misleading information - because many
International Acts would have outsold many of the Albums
in it.

And would Fleetwood Mac be in a British List? 2 of them
were from the USA. Freddie Mercury was from Zanzibar
- an Island off the coast of East Africa. Would The Police
be in? 1 of them was an American. And so on.....
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Old 09-04-2012, 21:57
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I think Greatest Hits should have a separate chart - it's less of an acheivement in my eyes to sell bucketloads of singles than a studio album
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Old 09-04-2012, 22:15
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Out of that list of albums I only own ABBA Gold, Spice and The Fame. My mum and dad have a copy of Queen's first Greatest Hits album.
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Old 09-04-2012, 22:38
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I would love to a British acts only list

Too many of that list is dominated by international acts.
Say what?

1-10.... 7 of the top 10 are British acts.
11-20...7 of the next 10 are British acts
21-30...6 of the next 10 are British acts
31-40...6 of the next 10 are British acts

So 26 out of 40 are British.... thats pretty dominant. Many other major British acts dont even feature... Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, or Elton John.. three of the biggest selling artists on the planet.
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Old 09-04-2012, 22:43
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Little-Monster - If the List were confined only to British Acts
then it would not be the UK's Best Selling Albums. It would be
only the British Albums that sold the most. It would not show
which Albums had sold the most in Britain.

It would be full of misleading information - because many
International Acts would have outsold many of the Albums
in it.

And would Fleetwood Mac be in a British List? 2 of them
were from the USA. Freddie Mercury was from Zanzibar
- an Island off the coast of East Africa. Would The Police
be in? 1 of them was an American. And so on.....
Freddie Mercury was more British than people born here (he was notorious for not mentioning his early years). The Police are Sting.. lead singer and wrote pretty much everything, Summers was the next main figure.. the drummer the least.

If anything ACDC are less Australian... English lead singer, and the Scott brother born in Scotland.
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Old 09-04-2012, 22:57
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Out of that list of albums I only own ABBA Gold, Spice and The Fame. My mum and dad have a copy of Queen's first Greatest Hits album.
I own 39 on CD. Don't have Dirty Dancing though/
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