Records like this don't deserve to top the chart, let alone be the christmas #1 - why do the GBP buy such turd?
The Nhs Choir Drops From 1 To 29
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Originally Posted by Poplife04:
“Records like this don't deserve to top the chart, let alone be the christmas #1 - why do the GBP buy such turd?”
“Records like this don't deserve to top the chart, let alone be the christmas #1 - why do the GBP buy such turd?”
Quite simply, because the media tell them to. Sad but true.
Without the exposure from Radio 2 and daytime TV, the NHS Choir wouldn't have got anywhere near #1 for christmas.
I hope next year the Xmas #1 isn't x factor or a campaign.
Just a normal song please, it hasn't happened in over 10 years!
Just a normal song please, it hasn't happened in over 10 years!
Out of curiosity I've just looked back at the UK #1 singles each year and, unless I've overlooked something, 2006 was the last year where not a single charity song topped the UK chart.
EDIT; turns out McFly - Star Girl was the CIN single in 2006 which has completely passed me by.
In that case 2002 was probably the last year where no charity singles made it #1 as that year Dirrty by Christina Aguilera kept You & I by Will Young off #1 spot and that, iirc, was the Children In Need single. Although 2002 was dominated by Pop Idol singles going to #1 but they weren't charity singles either.
EDIT; turns out McFly - Star Girl was the CIN single in 2006 which has completely passed me by.
In that case 2002 was probably the last year where no charity singles made it #1 as that year Dirrty by Christina Aguilera kept You & I by Will Young off #1 spot and that, iirc, was the Children In Need single. Although 2002 was dominated by Pop Idol singles going to #1 but they weren't charity singles either.
Originally Posted by ringleaderlon:
“Biggest Fall From Number 1
In May 2007, McFly's double A side single "Baby's Coming Back/ Transylvania" dropped from the top spot to number 20; the biggest fall from the summit in chart history. A drop of this magnitude had been registered on one previous occasion when, in January 2005, the limited edition re-issue of Elvis Presley's "One Night / I Got Stung" fell to number 20 after a single week at number one. So this 'honour' is in fact shared. Elvis fans are quick to point out that (a) there were insufficient stocks in the shops (due to its limited nature) and (b) the tracks had been available as singles before. McFly fans have no similar defence as it remained freely available and was on first time of release.
Prior to the Elvis incident outlined above, Harry Belafonte's "Mary's Boy Child" had held the record for biggest drop (for 47 years!) from the top; no. 1 to no. 12 in the post-Christmas change of heart of record buyers.”
“Biggest Fall From Number 1
In May 2007, McFly's double A side single "Baby's Coming Back/ Transylvania" dropped from the top spot to number 20; the biggest fall from the summit in chart history. A drop of this magnitude had been registered on one previous occasion when, in January 2005, the limited edition re-issue of Elvis Presley's "One Night / I Got Stung" fell to number 20 after a single week at number one. So this 'honour' is in fact shared. Elvis fans are quick to point out that (a) there were insufficient stocks in the shops (due to its limited nature) and (b) the tracks had been available as singles before. McFly fans have no similar defence as it remained freely available and was on first time of release.
Prior to the Elvis incident outlined above, Harry Belafonte's "Mary's Boy Child" had held the record for biggest drop (for 47 years!) from the top; no. 1 to no. 12 in the post-Christmas change of heart of record buyers.”
I thought Katie Melua (Eva Cassidy) - Wonderful World was the biggest drop from number one
Originally Posted by jimmy_reed:
“I thought Katie Melua (Eva Cassidy) - Wonderful World was the biggest drop from number one”
“I thought Katie Melua (Eva Cassidy) - Wonderful World was the biggest drop from number one”
Not quite, the song went 01-02-14 in its first three weeks.
McFly and Elvis both going 01-20 in a week showed just how much a fluke those tracks were to get to #1 in the first place.
The NHS Choir song going 01-29 shows that it was an even bigger fluke, and in years from now people will look back at the week A Bridge Over You went to #1 and think "I don't remember this" or "how did this get to #1?". I doubt it'll be fondly remembered.
lol
Originally Posted by Hitstastic:
“Quite simply, because the media tell them to. Sad but true.
Without the exposure from Radio 2 and daytime TV, the NHS Choir wouldn't have got anywhere near #1 for christmas.”
“Quite simply, because the media tell them to. Sad but true.
Without the exposure from Radio 2 and daytime TV, the NHS Choir wouldn't have got anywhere near #1 for christmas.”
If you are a Bieber fan, this is the biggest case of the pot calling the kettle black I've ever seen.
The simple reality is that the singles chart means very little any more. Singles are largely bought by children and teenagers, while the album charts and touring revenue remain the best measurements of true success we have.
Originally Posted by ags_rule:
“If you are a Bieber fan, this is the biggest case of the pot calling the kettle black I've ever seen.
The simple reality is that the singles chart means very little any more. Singles are largely bought by children and teenagers, while the album charts and touring revenue remain the best measurements of true success we have.”
“If you are a Bieber fan, this is the biggest case of the pot calling the kettle black I've ever seen.
The simple reality is that the singles chart means very little any more. Singles are largely bought by children and teenagers, while the album charts and touring revenue remain the best measurements of true success we have.”
Um don't hate the player, hate the game...
Originally Posted by Hitstastic:
“The NHS Choir song going 01-29 shows that it was an even bigger fluke, and in years from now people will look back at the week A Bridge Over You went to #1 and think "I don't remember this" or "how did this get to #1?". I doubt it'll be fondly remembered. lol”
“The NHS Choir song going 01-29 shows that it was an even bigger fluke, and in years from now people will look back at the week A Bridge Over You went to #1 and think "I don't remember this" or "how did this get to #1?". I doubt it'll be fondly remembered.
lol”
Look at the the Christmas number 1's since the turn of the century and tell me how many are remembered fondly? Maybe 'Mad World' but even that is a cover...
Originally Posted by Brummy Girl:
“Was the Rage Against The Machine song the last time we had non-charity or X Factor Christmas No.1?”
“Was the Rage Against The Machine song the last time we had non-charity or X Factor Christmas No.1?”
All funds from Rage went to Shelter, but that was the band's decision, not the campaign starters.
Originally Posted by Hitstastic:
“Not quite, the song went 01-02-14 in its first three weeks.
McFly and Elvis both going 01-20 in a week showed just how much a fluke those tracks were to get to #1 in the first place.
The NHS Choir song going 01-29 shows that it was an even bigger fluke, and in years from now people will look back at the week A Bridge Over You went to #1 and think "I don't remember this" or "how did this get to #1?". I doubt it'll be fondly remembered. lol”
“Not quite, the song went 01-02-14 in its first three weeks.
McFly and Elvis both going 01-20 in a week showed just how much a fluke those tracks were to get to #1 in the first place.
The NHS Choir song going 01-29 shows that it was an even bigger fluke, and in years from now people will look back at the week A Bridge Over You went to #1 and think "I don't remember this" or "how did this get to #1?". I doubt it'll be fondly remembered.
lol”
It's hardly fair comparing the NHS Choir performance on a sales/streaming chart with previous number ones on a sales only chart. On the sales chart (yes we still have one) the choir dropped from #1 to #14 and there were quite a few chart toppers in the past that fell further than that: McFly being one as you say
Originally Posted by Scraggy Taters:
“Pretty certain it'll be out of the Top 75 (nay top 100) by this time next week.
The only UK #1 to spend just two weeks in the chart.”
“Pretty certain it'll be out of the Top 75 (nay top 100) by this time next week.
The only UK #1 to spend just two weeks in the chart.”
And sure enough, that's what happened.
(On a similar note, The X-Factor winner's out of the Top 100 as well.)
NHS Choir was the least genuine No1 single in UK chart history.
To say its sales were soft is an understatement. What has it sold?
To say its sales were soft is an understatement. What has it sold?
Originally Posted by ags_rule:
“If you are a Bieber fan, this is the biggest case of the pot calling the kettle black I've ever seen.
The simple reality is that the singles chart means very little any more. Singles are largely bought by children and teenagers, while the album charts and touring revenue remain the best measurements of true success we have.”
“If you are a Bieber fan, this is the biggest case of the pot calling the kettle black I've ever seen.
The simple reality is that the singles chart means very little any more. Singles are largely bought by children and teenagers, while the album charts and touring revenue remain the best measurements of true success we have.”
I don't see the comparisan... like him or loathe him, Justin Bieber sells records because people like him and his songs. His music gets played, people hear it, it sells well, more people here it, sells even better etc... the NHS Choir's sales literally disintegrated overnight, at the time when most people were hearing it and becoming aware of its existence. That really is the sign of a number one single that didn't get there on merit!
Originally Posted by Rich Tea.:
“NHS Choir was the least genuine No1 single in UK chart history.
To say its sales were soft is an understatement. What has it sold?”
“NHS Choir was the least genuine No1 single in UK chart history.
To say its sales were soft is an understatement. What has it sold?”
I think it sold about 125,000 Christmas week. It'll be a miracle if it makes 200k in total!
This just seems to me to be an extreme example of the one-week singles campaigns where fans of a group would all buy their single in the same week and get it a high chart position - and then it would plummet down as few others would want to buy it.
Indeed, you just have to remember some of the big falls some singles in the late 1990s made - albeit not from No1 - as a result of record companies focusing the single's promotion on its first week of release and discounting the price accordingly.
What I think the difference is with this NHS Choir song is that the lack of exposure it's had on radio and TV after Christmas has enabled the public to effectively forget about the song far more quickly and easily than any similar one-week song in past year.
Indeed, you just have to remember some of the big falls some singles in the late 1990s made - albeit not from No1 - as a result of record companies focusing the single's promotion on its first week of release and discounting the price accordingly.
What I think the difference is with this NHS Choir song is that the lack of exposure it's had on radio and TV after Christmas has enabled the public to effectively forget about the song far more quickly and easily than any similar one-week song in past year.
Originally Posted by Poplife04:
“Records like this don't deserve to top the chart, let alone be the christmas #1 - why do the GBP buy such turd?”
“Records like this don't deserve to top the chart, let alone be the christmas #1 - why do the GBP buy such turd?”
I would say that about most songs that make No.1.
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