just wondering how many people are buying it expecting SOTME to be on it



anyway, Music Video Sins did the Shout Out To My Ex video

Have not had time to watch it yet.

Was JUST about to post this. What I like is that Cinema Sins are never malicious or mean, it's all in good jest. I like how he does his research on the girls names. I will note that he said "with his The End and Hair, have Little Mix become a break up go to group" - the thing I took away from that that he either properly researches when making these short videos, or he is a fan. I like to think it's the latter.

edit: with Get Weird charting so high again, I think it is people buying it thinking "hey they ARE good, I bet their last album is something I would like' (or maybe I'm too optimistic today)

I noticed he mentioned the End as well! Curious!

That ending bit was funny as well, even with a bit of Ugly Heart thrown in xD

I expect previous work to get a boost with the new release, but this album has been rising for weeks ahead now. I think its a good sign more people are coming onboard.

Preparing to turn my volume down for the JA song.

I think that's reasonable enough. Little Mix are that good and 'Get Weird' is a great pop album and there aren't that many great pop albums around.

If 'Glory Days' is as good as GW, then maybe we are talking pop superstars.

SOTME no 1 again I see.

SOTME came in at 79,000 sales. A bit lower than what I was hoping for. I think the streaming loss was the reason. It wont hold on to #1.

Regardless, one of the highlights of their career for me is them strutting in on a Sunday night late to become #1 that week. Swift Victory.

Great to see a 3rd week at #1! Hope they get another week there at some point with performances coming up.

Buzzjack should have the exact sales soon.

If their team were focused on maximizing chart and Spotify positions, they wouldn't be dropping all these grat tracks. They'd be following the industry in making cheap videos too. I know most of my streaming time today is either F.U or the music video.

I think they're ultimately making the correct decision, though. It seems like LM are picking up a good number of converts both through the video and the releases. It may make US radio more difficult though.

Guess it's time to turn our focus to the album release in two weeks!

You Gotta Not charted at #61 with 9,229 sales.

Another slip up

https://twitter.com/EleanorxShelton/...05592577011712

It never ceases to amaze me how incompetent their team really are..

#21 F.u.

Edit: DS doesnt like all caps I guess.

This is so unprofessional, come on LMHQ do better please.

which slip up? what happened? cant open it now

Wow .... Again?

They also tweeted that the album is coming out in three weeks today but then deleted and corrected it.

lol honestly get @BrasilLM to run their account...

The caption says, "We're gonna post this, you ok with the copy?" and then the typical message from "the girls" hey we're number one yaaayyy blah blah.

At least their team asks them for permission.

Here's what Popjustice had to say about F.U:

"About five months ago Little Mix‘s A&R team sent various songwriters and producers an email containing the phrase ‘Love On The Brain’ and the winning team’s song is out today. As with the Pnau track it’s a lot more enjoyable out of context."
https://www.popjustice.com/briefing/...-boy-and-more/

He doesn't seem to be a fan of their new stuff.

The seventh No.1 single in a row to rack up three weeks at the summit - an unprecedented run - Little Mix's Shout Out To My Ex does so with ease, although the track is now in decline, with sales dipping 29.31% to 79,039. Paid-for sales slide 39.28% to 37,318, while streaming sales are also off sharply, falling 17.15% to 41,721.

With fellow X Factor graduate James Arthur - who Little Mix dethroned last month - debuting atop the album chart Back From The Edge, The X Factor simultaneously provides the No.1 single and the No.1 album for the first time since 7 December 2012, when Olly Murs' Right Place, Right Time debuted atop the album chart while his single Troublemaker enjoyed its second week at the summit.

Arthur's Say You Won't Let Go remains at No.2 on the singles chart for the third week in a row. With streaming boosted by the release of his album its tally of 67,511 sales is 14.58% below Shout Out To My Ex, compared to 32.97% a week ago.

While Little Mix continue atop the chart with Shout Out To My Ex, they debut at No.61 (9,229 sales) with You Gotta Not, another track from their upcoming album Glory Days, and another savage diss.

OVERALL UNITS SALES STREAMING POINTS

1 Little Mix 79,039 37,318 41,721
2 James Arthur 67,511 (600,000)
3 Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie 54,757
4 Weeknd feat. Daft Punk 48,006
5 The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey 45,502
6 Bruno Mars 45,281
7 Hailee Steinfeld & Grey feat. Zedd 42,098
8 NEIKED feat. Dyo 40,283
9 Sia feat. Kendrick Lamar 35,256
10 Drake [Fake Love] 34,320

11 Maroon 5 feat. Kendrick Lamar 33,210
12 Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj 31,215
13 Calvin Harris 31,059
18 Galantis feat. Hook N Sling 24,370
20 Louisa Johnson 24,279
21 Jonas Blue feat. RAYE 23,646
32 Kideko & George Kwali feat. Nadia Rose & Sweetie Irie 15,728

46 Zal Hilfiger & Zayion McCall 10,795
50 Andy Grammer 10,100
51 Lady Gaga [Million Reasons]
52 Drake feat. 21 Savage 10,091
53 John Gibbons 10,043
60 Nevada feat. Mark Morrison & Fetty Wap 9,391
61 Little Mix [You Gotta Not] 9,229
62 Michael Jackson [Thriller] 9,199
64 Giggs feat. Donaeo 9,130
72 Dave feat. Drake 7,715

Albums

1 James Arthur 40,906 38,331 2,575
2 Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 35,456
3 Michael Bublé 25,350
4 The Courteeners 24,792
5 Madness 20,186
6 Jack Savoretti 15,215
7 Phil Collins 13,352
8 Alexander Armstrong 12,501
9 Robbie Williams [Greatest Hits] 11,126 (2,326,757)
10 Kings of Leon 11,120

11 Roy Orbison 10,841
12 Daniel O'Donnell 10,213
13 Avenged Sevenfold 9,610
14 Lady Gaga 9,602
15 LeAnn Rimes 8,140
17 Leonard Cohen 7,399
19 Sia 6,034
20 Black Sabbath 5,695
26 Status Quo 3,892
27 Little Mix Get Weird
28 Rick Astley
30 David Gray 3,523
34 Mic Righteous 3,313
40 Tove Lo 2,768

42 Empire Of The Sun 2,543
43 Testament 2,497
48 Meek Hill 2,018
51 Answer 1,932
63 Korn 1,732
66 Lazarus [OST] 1,651


52 weeks charting for Get Weird.

I was thinking about that the other day, PJ's silence is probably a not very good sign about his opinion...

Its not Girls Aloud-lite, so no surprise there.

Whats more interesting to me is that now the girls are far enough up that various songwriting teams are vying to get a track on their albums, instead of "want this song thats been sitting in the drawer for 3 years?"

HDD: U.K. CHARTS: ALL HAIL KING ARTHUR

SYCO comeback kid James Arthur has scored his first #1 album with Back From The Edge topping the Official Albums Chart on combined sales of 41k. Thanks to Little Mix, Simon Cowell's Sony label nabs the singles #1, too.

Arthur is the second X Factor winner to top the chart with a second album after Leona Lewis did so with Echo in 2009.

Over on the Official Singles Chart, Little Mix are #1 for a third consecutive week with “Shout Out To My Ex” (SYCO) tallying 79k combined sales.

I have a terrifying thought. JA has become what Mr. Z couldnt do in the UK, which is be the new male success.

Sigh. --'

That is truly terrifying, I hope his success is short lived.

https://twitter.com/musicfacts_LM/st...29429435764736

ShoutOutToMyEx is #1 on Billboard's European Single Charts for its 2nd week!.