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Old 29-11-2004, 23:17
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Recent years have also seen a more marked schism between the teen pop market and the more mature album-buying mainstream.

So the best-selling singles of the year so far include tracks by Eamon, DJ Casper and Pop Idol winner Michelle, none of whom make much of a dent in the album chart.

And the list of top-selling albums of 2004 to date is dominated by acts like Katie Melua, Scissor Sisters and Norah Jones - none of whom have reached higher than 10 in the singles chart.
Only a few acts, like Usher and Anastacia, straddle both worlds.
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Old 29-11-2004, 23:23
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Singles: £3 (average) for 3 songs = £1 per song (and usually crappy remixes or rejected album tracks)

Albums: £10 average (now, it seems HMV etc.. have reduced priced loads), probably an average of 14 songs on albums = 71pence per song, including cool artwork, better tracks etc...

Singles are aimed at teenagers (girls probably) who get pocket money and will go buy the latest shit CD single because it's not so expensive, hence the single charts being made up of absolutel bollocks!

Albums are aimed at everyone, but people like Katie Melua, Norah Jones etc... are obviously aimed at an older audience, and apparently, 50% of their sales come from Supermarkets. I.e. older people are buying them, and they have more money to buy more than teenagers.

Acts like Usher etc... are just promoted TOO much so people young people their albums because he's "cool and hip and is da bomb" to them
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Old 30-11-2004, 08:01
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Top thirty best selling albums of 2004 so far (to 27th november).

1 Call off the Search - Katie Melua 1,150,000
2 Hopes & Fears - Keane 1,115,000
3 Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters 1,060,000
4 Songs about Jane - Maroon 5. 975,000
5 Feels like Home - Norah Jones 970,000
6 Confessions - Usher 925,000
7 Greatest Hits - Guns N Roses 875,000
8 Anastacia - Anastacia 865,000
9 Final Straw - Snow Patrol 790,000
10 A Grand don't come for free - The Streets 775,000
11 Greatest Hits - Robbie Williams 738,753
12 The Soul Sessions - Joss Stone 730,000
13 Friday's Child - Will Young 630,000
14 Patience - George Michael 620,000
15 Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand 605,000
16 Elephunk - Black Eyed Peas 565,000
17 Speakerboxxx - Outkast 540,000
18 Life for Rent - Dido 505,000
19 Under My Skin - Avril Lavigne 440,000
20 College Dropout - Kanye West 430,000
21 The Best of - LeAnn Rimes 400,000
22 Twentysomething - Jamie Cullum 395,000
23 The Singles - No Doubt 380,000
24 10 Years of Hits - Ronan Keating 360,000
25 In the Zone - Britney Spears 355,000
26 O - Damien Rice 352,000
27 American Idiot - Green Day 333,000
28 Hurt no More - Mario Winans 332,000
29 Come away with me - Norah Jones 327,000
30 Room on the 3rd Floor - McFly 316,000

Top thirty best selling singles of 2004 to 27th November.
1 F*ck It - Eamon 551,601
2 Cha Cha Slide - DJ Casper 351,421
3 Yeah - Usher 294,000
4 All this Time - Michelle 292,000
5 Call on Me - Eric Prydz 287,000
6 Left Outside Alone - Anastacia 275,000
7 Mysterious Girl - Peter Andre 261,000
8 Toxic - Britney Spears 259,000
9 F*ck You Right Back - Frankee 246,000
10 I Don't wanna Know - Mario Winans 242,000
11 Babycakes - 3 of a Kind 230,000
12 Milkshake - Kelis 224,000
13 Take me to the Clouds above - LMC vs U2 223,000
14 My Band - D12 208,000
15 Britney Spears - Everytime 198,000
16 These Words - Natasha Bedingfield 198,000
17 Dry your Eyes - The Streets 188,000
18 Thunderbirds / 3 A.M. - Busted 185,000
19 Lola's Theme - Shapeshifters 181,000
20 In the Shadows - The Rasmus 176,000
21 Thank you - Jamelia 174,000
22 Hey Ya - Outkast 168,000
23 My Place/Flap your wings - Nelly 163,000
24 Burn - Usher 158,000
25 Dragostea Din Tei - O-Zone 157,000
26 Mad World - Gary Jules 152,000
27 Somebody to love - Boogie Pimps 151,000
28 5 Colours in her Hair - McFly 150,072
29 Trick me - Kelis 147,000
30 Loose my Breath - Destiny's Child 137,500


Figures Courtesy of coolclarity.com
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Old 30-11-2004, 20:59
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biggest seeling album of year according to official industry figures published in mirror selling 1.5 milion copies is dido's life for rent albumn.
also micheal jacksons albumn number ones makes top 10.
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