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Old 13-09-2015, 12:38
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I reckon Sigala will get three weeks at number 1 with 'Easy Love' because of the lack of new competition! Normally there's at least one fairly big release every week to challenge the current number 1 and that's why a lot of songs only stay at number 1 for just one week. It's also annoying because some songs deserve a long stint at number 1 but simply can't manage it due to the high volume of new releases.

Plus, I don't think 'Easy Love' is worthy of a three week stint at number 1! While I applaud the bravery of taking on such a well known classic, I don't think it's that good a song.

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Old 13-09-2015, 14:43
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Personally, I think Justin Bieber will return to #1 as his stream sales are double that of Sigala - and Easy Love won't benefit from two months of pre-order sales to add to its total this week.

Ellie Goulding is apparently releasing her new single this coming Friday as OA/OS so that could well go to #1 depending on how good the song is. Ellie isn't quite up there with 1D and Justin in just releasing a new single and having all the fans go crazy and buy the song regardless of its quality. Love Me Like You Do remains as one of the years best pop songs so this new single will have to be of that level of quality to be a #1 contender and appeal to the majority of music fans.

Then 25th will see the battle of Little Mix Vs Sam Smith although both could lose out if Ellie Goulding's new single proves to be popular. It's only a matter of time before we have another UK #1 that spends at least two weeks at the top.

Tbh, I'm surprised we've gone 6 weeks with a new #1. Once streaming sales dominate the chart, and paid for download sales continue to plummet, we'll start seeing long running #1 singles again like we had in 2007.

iTunes is slowly becoming the new CD single. Spotify is quickly becoming the new iTunes.
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Old 13-09-2015, 16:47
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Spotify has killed the singles chart off. It can be easily manipulated in acts and labels favour. I mean Justin Beiber was #1 last week, that to me spelt the end of the singles chart. It's just a joke now.
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Old 13-09-2015, 16:55
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You make a good point about Justin Bieber's song actually, I hadn't thought of that! Added to that he is still selling well on iTunes so it's a good possibility. But a lot of people seem to like Easy Love with its summery vibe.

I didn't realise Ellie Goulding's new song is out so soon! I do hope it's as good as Love Me Like You Do, if so it should do well but it won't have preorder sales or airplay prior to the release so that hinders the chance of her getting a number 1.

The Little Mix VS Sam Smith battle will be interesting; I feel like Sam will clinch it as it is a Bond theme tune but I'd much rather have Little Mix bag a second consecutive number 1.

I really think 100 streams equalling one download sale gives streaming too much influence on the charts too.
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Old 13-09-2015, 17:22
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You make a good point about Justin Bieber's song actually, I hadn't thought of that! Added to that he is still selling well on iTunes so it's a good possibility. But a lot of people seem to like Easy Love with its summery vibe.
To be honest, Easy Love should've been released at least 2/3 weeks ago as it looked like a surefire #1 and I reckon an earlier release would've meant bigger first week sales. The longer they wait to release a song, the less the song is going to sell because many people get bored of songs by time they're released on iTunes...no wonder iTunes paid for sales continue to plummet. Especially when you can stream the songs on Spotify. It's madness!!!

I didn't realise Ellie Goulding's new song is out so soon! I do hope it's as good as Love Me Like You Do, if so it should do well but it won't have preorder sales or airplay prior to the release so that hinders the chance of her getting a number 1.
The only way Ellie could guarantee a big hit in its first week is if the song shoots up the Spotufy chart. Sales on iTunes don't account for much anymore so doing well on Spotify is what makes or breaks the success of a single now. Also getting radio stations on board from the off, rather than them waiting over a week before adding the new song to their playlists. Another factor that can hinder the success of new singles - radio stations tend to play it too safe and only playlist the "hits" rather creating the "hits" by giving them plenty of airplay when they're brand new.

The Little Mix VS Sam Smith battle will be interesting; I feel like Sam will clinch it as it is a Bond theme tune but I'd much rather have Little Mix bag a second consecutive number 1.
Well, Little Mix pre-order is in the top 100 on iTunes whilst Sam Smith's pre-order has dropped out of the top 200. That suggests that Love Me Like You might sell better than Writing's On The Wall. Again, how fast they take off on Spotify will determine which of the two charts higher. Bond theme songs are like a poisoned chalice - there has never been a Bond song make #1 in the UK charts. If Sam Smith got to #1 it would be the first time a Bond song reached the top of the UK charts. So, it's looking good for Little Mix and potentially Ellie Goulding too.

I really think 100 streams equalling one download sale gives streaming too much influence on the charts too.
I thought that the weighting system was going to adjust to keep in sync with iTunes sales but if they did that, then songs would be going to #1 selling 40k in a week. Appalling when Uptown Funk! was selling over 100k for about 6 weeks in a row at the start of the year.

The UK charts really needs another Uptown Funk! that unites everybody, and everyone goes and buys the song on iTunes.
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Old 13-09-2015, 18:25
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What you said about Easy Love is very true, radios were playing it a lot and there was quite some buzz around the track for weeks! People just get bored of the song by the time it gets released and that happens with so many song nowadays. I think the OA/OS strategy should be adopted by record labels as it would perhaps lead to higher sales in the long run!

Ellie will need to do well on Spotify like you say; lack of streaming has been the downfall of many many songs this year - songs which deserve a higher chart placing based on sales.

Interesting that Sam Smith's pre-order sales have dropped outside the top 200 given the all the media exposure; I feel the hype will rocket up again a couple of days before it is released. Oh wow, I just googled Skyfall and it turns out it only peaked at number 2! Before I read what you said about a Bond song never making number 1, I was sure Skyfall did haha.

Uptown Funk is such a great song that appeals to everyone really. People are saying the new song 'Downton' by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis is like Uptown Funk but I doubt it will sell anywhere near as much!
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Old 13-09-2015, 20:36
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What you said about Easy Love is very true, radios were playing it a lot and there was quite some buzz around the track for weeks! People just get bored of the song by the time it gets released and that happens with so many song nowadays. I think the OA/OS strategy should be adopted by record labels as it would perhaps lead to higher sales in the long run!
Yeah, the single should've been released the same time as the video but that's record companies being incompetent as per usual. lol

Look at Justin Bieber. He sold 83k in his first week and last week sold a further 80k. Had they held back the release of What Do You Mean? then it probably would've still sold 83k in its first week but its second week sales would've collapsed to around 65-70k as people would've become bored of the track and not bother downloading the song on iTunes - something I suspect happened with Easy Love last week.

Ellie will need to do well on Spotify like you say; lack of streaming has been the downfall of many many songs this year - songs which deserve a higher chart placing based on sales.
The thing is, there might be another OA/OS single released next Friday that comes out of nowhere and shoots up the charts. Maybe Rihanna or Adele are gonna drop a new single out of the blue. You can never tell with OA/OS but this whole global music Friday thing has been great so far.

Interesting that Sam Smith's pre-order sales have dropped outside the top 200 given the all the media exposure; I feel the hype will rocket up again a couple of days before it is released. Oh wow, I just googled Skyfall and it turns out it only peaked at number 2! Before I read what you said about a Bond song never making number 1, I was sure Skyfall did haha.
Skyfall was incredibly unlucky. It sold 84k in just 2 days to chart at #4 when charts were compiled on Sundays. The following week it sold 92k when it climbed to #2. It sold roughly 160k in its first 7 days on sales - more than what Diamonds sold (105k) and Don't You Worry Child (135k) when Adele was #4 and #2 respectively. If Sam Smith's Bond theme sells anywhere near as well as Adele's did then I reckon he'll bag the UK #1 with ease. The question is, will he?

Uptown Funk is such a great song that appeals to everyone really. People are saying the new song 'Downton' by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis is like Uptown Funk but I doubt it will sell anywhere near as much!
As much as I like Downtown, the reason why Uptown Funk! did so well was because of Bruno Mars. A lot of people kept referring to the song as if it was by Bruno Mars. Poor Mark Ronson!!! Every now and again a song comes along that just captures the publics attention, and those are the songs that enjoy longevity whilst at #1 in the charts. The truly popular #1 hits, not these random 1 week wonders that only appeal to a small percentage who just happened to buy the song en masse that week.
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Old 13-09-2015, 20:41
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I have absolutely no idea what the OP is talking about. How can there not be any albums released?
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Old 13-09-2015, 23:04
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I have absolutely no idea what the OP is talking about. How can there not be any albums released?
It's about new singles rather than new albums.
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