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Kate Bush - new chart record?
Kate Bush has right albums in the UK Top 40 Album chart this week - is this a new record for a living artist? I know Michael Jackson May not have been too far behind after his death in 2009, but I think Kate might now have the record for a living artist.
Even if it isn't a record, what a fantastic achievement. Albums from right back in the 70s to 2011's 50 Words For Snow. And two albums in the Top 10! |
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It's fantastic. I didn't expect that.
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It's a record for most albums in the UK top 40 by a female artist.
Madonna previously held the record at 3 albums in 1987. Kate's absolutely smashed it. |
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A whole new raft of fans are born
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Great news, well done Kate. I still have most of her albums (and singles) on vinyl and most on MP3 too. So great that new generations are discovering her great music for the first time.
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Kate Bush has right albums in the UK Top 40 Album chart this week!
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do you mean 8 albums? That is pretty good going!
![]() And her remaining 3 albums are currently at numbers 43, 44 and 49. |
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Kate Bush has right albums in the UK Top 40 Album chart this week - is this a new record for a living artist? I know Michael Jackson May not have been too far behind after his death in 2009, but I think Kate might now have the record for a living artist.
Even if it isn't a record, what a fantastic achievement. Albums from right back in the 70s to 2011's 50 Words For Snow. And two albums in the Top 10! |
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I researched these Chart Records that Kate has now achieved.
1) Until Kate had 8 Albums in this Week's UK Top 40 no Female had, had more than 3 Albums in the Top 40 at the same time. 2) Kate has 3 Albums in the Top 20, (6, 9 & 20). She is only the 3rd Solo Female to manage it. Joan Baez did it for 10 consecutive Weeks in 1965, & Amy Winehouse did it for 1 Week in 2011. (Amy's 3 were all in the Top 10 - 1, 5 & 10 - and she is the only Female Singer to place 3 Top 10 Albums in the same Chart). 4) Kate's 11 Hit Albums were all in this Week's Top 50. She is beaten only by Elvis Presley in 1977, (13), & The Beatles in 2009, (12). 5) Kate now holds the UK Chart Record for the 'Living' Artist with the most Top 50 Albums at the same time - 11. She is way ahead of any other 'Living' Artist. Bruce Springsteen is 2nd - 7 Top 50 Albums at the same time in July 1985. (U2 are the only 'Living', (not split up), Group to manage as many as 6 Top 50 Albums in the same Chart. They did it in 1992). 6) And her 8 simultaneous Top 40 Albums are way ahead of any other 'Living' Act. No previous 'Living' Act has had more than 5 Top 40 Albums in the same Chart. There are 6 such Acts. (By 'Living' Acts I don't just mean an Act who is still alive. I also mean a Duo or Group who had not split up when they achieved 5 Top 40 Albums at the same time. These are Simon & Garfunkel in 1968 & U2 in 1993). 7) Kate's 11 Top 75 Albums easily beat Madonna, who previously held that Chart Record for a Female Singer. She had 4 simultaneous Top 75 Albums, for 2 consecutive Weeks, in March 1995. So, Kate certainly broke numerous UK Album Chart Records this Week. Her Chart Records were mentioned all over the UK Media, & there were 2 laughably ignorant comments about her on the 'Daily Mail' Site. One fellow insisted that Kate is a 'One Hit Wonder' - by which he meant 'Wuthering Heights'. In fact she has had 26 Top 40 Hits! (ABBA have had 26 UK Top 40 Hits too, & no-one calls them 'One Hit Wonders'!). And an Australian fellow refused to believe that anyone can have 8 Top 40 Albums in the same Chart, & he said that Kate's achievement means that the UK Charts are 'rigged'! |
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It's rare i know of a tour to lead to a surge in album sales. The only time a surge in album sales occurs is when an artist dies, they appear at the brits or mercury prize awards, x factor apperance and a summer festival slots.
Good on you Kate |
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I researched these Chart Records that Kate has now achieved.
1) Until Kate had 8 Albums in this Week's UK Top 40 no Female had, had more than 3 Albums in the Top 40 at the same time. 2) Kate has 3 Albums in the Top 20, (6, 9 & 20). She is only the 3rd Solo Female to manage it. Joan Baez did it for 10 consecutive Weeks in 1965, & Amy Winehouse did it for 1 Week in 2011. (Amy's 3 were all in the Top 10 - 1, 5 & 10 - and she is the only Female Singer to place 3 Top 10 Albums in the same Chart). 4) Kate's 11 Hit Albums were all in this Week's Top 50. She is beaten only by Elvis Presley in 1977, (13), & The Beatles in 2009, (12). 5) Kate now holds the UK Chart Record for the 'Living' Artist with the most Top 50 Albums at the same time - 11. She is way ahead of any other 'Living' Artist. Bruce Springsteen is 2nd - 7 Top 50 Albums at the same time in July 1985. (U2 are the only 'Living', (not split up), Group to manage as many as 6 Top 50 Albums in the same Chart. They did it in 1992). 6) And her 8 simultaneous Top 40 Albums are way ahead of any other 'Living' Act. No previous 'Living' Act has had more than 5 Top 40 Albums in the same Chart. There are 6 such Acts. (By 'Living' Acts I don't just mean an Act who is still alive. I also mean a Duo or Group who had not split up when they achieved 5 Top 40 Albums at the same time. These are Simon & Garfunkel in 1968 & U2 in 1993). 7) Kate's 11 Top 75 Albums easily beat Madonna, who previously held that Chart Record for a Female Singer. She had 4 simultaneous Top 75 Albums, for 2 consecutive Weeks, in March 1995. So, Kate certainly broke numerous UK Album Chart Records this Week. Her Chart Records were mentioned all over the UK Media, & there were 2 laughably ignorant comments about her on the 'Daily Mail' Site. One fellow insisted that Kate is a 'One Hit Wonder' - by which he meant 'Wuthering Heights'. In fact she has had 26 Top 40 Hits! (ABBA have had 26 UK Top 40 Hits too, & no-one calls them 'One Hit Wonders'!). And an Australian fellow refused to believe that anyone can have 8 Top 40 Albums in the same Chart, & he said that Kate's achievement means that the UK Charts are 'rigged'! |
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Update: In this week's chart (7 September 2014) Kate still has 5 albums in the album chart! Great for a second week running!
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It's amazing how much she is loved
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