Paul Hyett
2008-06-30 10:11:01 UTC
Coldplay's Viva album lives again at one
Source: MW
09:00 | Monday June 30, 2008
By Alan Jones
Coldplay’s Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends tops the albums
chart for the third straight week, with sales of 109,553 taking its
17-day career haul to 609,605.
It is the 11th week that Coldplay have topped the chart since their 2000
debut, a total surpassed in the 21st Century by only two other acts.
Ahead of them are Robbie Williams, with 23 weeks at number one, and Dido
(17). Sharing third place, James Blunt and Travis have also spent 11
weeks at number one.
Viva La Vida is the only album in an unchanged top four to see its sales
fall week-on-week – Duffy’s Rockeferry sprints to 10.3% growth to
lock its fifth week at number two; Neil Diamond’s Home Before Dark is
number three for the fourth of its seven weeks in the chart, with sales
up 7.1% at 24,564; and Darren Styles’ Skydivin’ remains at number
four with an exact repeat of the 22,197 copies it sold to debut in that
position last week.
Mezzoforte reached number 23 and The Sugercubes got to number 14, but
Sigur Ros become the first Icelandic band to make the Top 10, debuting
at number five (20,266 sales) with their latest album, Med Sud I Eyrum
Vid Spilum Endalaust.
Chris Brown’s second album, Exclusive, debuted at number 31 last
autumn, and peaked at number 14 just nine weeks ago in its original
incarnation but slipped as far as number 142 last week, as stocks were
depleted ahead of the new Forever Edition. So called because it includes
the current number four hit Forever among a quartet of bonus tracks, the
album rockets to a new number six chart peak this week.
The highest charting fraternal trio since Hanson topped the chart with
their first album Middle Of Nowhere in 1997, The Jonas Brothers enter
the chart at number nine with their self-titled Hollywood label debut on
sales of 14,514.
With Coldplay’s album understandably selling far fewer copies than on
its debut a fortnight ago, and a less-than-thrilling release slate,
album sales last week fell back – but only marginally, inching down
0.1% over the previous frame to 2,192,801. That small fall masks a 2.7%
dip in artist album sales, and a 10.9% improvement in the compilation
sector. The latter market segment was cheered by the arrival of Clubland
13, which debuts at number one on sales of 43,285.
Not many singles sell more than 100,000 copies before reaching number
one, but Ne-Yo’s second chart-topper Closer - which reaches the summit
at the eighth attempt this week - sold 100,377 copies on its first seven
weeks in the chart, while moving 22-24-12-7-5-3-2. Despite its second
week wobble, Closer has increased sales every single week since its
release, and added a further 30,676 copies to its tally last week,
enough to push Coldplay’s first number one, Viva La Vida, down to
second place.
Slipping to number two on sales of 21,716, Viva La Vida is the only UK
song in a top five otherwise dominated by US R&B acts and only the
second number one song to spend a single week at number one in 2008, the
first being That’s Not My Name by The Ting Tings.
==========================
Slow-climbing Ne-Yo finally hits top spot
Source: MW
09:08 | Monday June 30, 2008
By Alan Jones
Not many singles sell more than 100,000 copies before reaching number
one but Ne-Yo’s second chart-topper Closer - which reaches the summit
at the eighth attempt this week - sold 100,377 copies on its first seven
weeks in the chart, while moving 22-24-12-7-5-3-2.
Despite its second-week wobble, Closer has increased sales every single
week since its release, and added a further 30,676 copies to its tally
last week, enough to push Coldplay’s first number one, Viva La Vida,
down to second place. Ne-Yo’s 2006 debut, So Sick, was a more instant
success, moving 18-1 on its second week in the chart, and is the biggest
seller of his four Top 10 hits to date, though Closer should eventually
eclipse its career tally of 191,906 sales.
Slipping to number two on sales of 21,716, Viva La Vida is the only UK
song in a top five otherwise dominated by US R&B acts and only the
second number one song to spend a single week at number one in 2008, the
first being That’s Not My Name by The Ting Tings.
Although leapfrogged by his own No Air duet with Jordin Sparks – which
vaults 10-3 (18,637 sales) – Chris Brown’s latest solo waxing,
Forever, continues to move up the chart. Despite also having to compete
with the new Forever Edition of his Exclusive album, on which it is one
of four added tracks, Forever is on the rise for the fourth straight
week, and even manages to increase sales again, albeit by just 11. The
track has thus far moved 17-11-8-5-4, with sales of 73,038, including
18,479 last week.
Ahead of physical release today, Busta Rhymes’ We Made It
collaboration with Linkin Park jumps 14-10, with sales improving 36.4%
to 13,678. It’s Rhymes’ 11th Top 10 hit, and Linkin Park’s fourth.
UK garage and ‘chipmunk’ vocals rear their heads again, courtesy of
Ironik, whose debut major label single, Stay With Me, is the week’s
highest new entry, arriving at number 11 on sales of 10,731. Meanwhile,
Glasvegas played a well-received sets at Glastonbury on Thursday and
Friday, helping their first major label (Columbia) single Geraldine to a
number 16 debut on sales of 9,563.
Manchester band The Courteeners career thus far has been on an upward
curve, with debut single Cavorting’s number 192 peak last August being
improved on by each subsequent hit, with Acrylic reaching number 44
(October), What Took You So Long peaking at number 20 (January) and Not
Nineteen Forever reaching number 19 (March). Fifth single No You
Didn’t No You Don’t debuts at number 35 this week (4,780 sales) but
has little scope for growth, with all formats out.
After an undistinguished run on download alone, Mariah Carey’s Bye Bye
was released on vinyl and CD last week, and finally makes the Top 40.
Moving 56-44-49-50-48-30 to date, the track is the second single from
Carey’s current album E=MC², following Touch My Body.
=============================
Coldplay make it third week at one
Source: MW
09:20 | Monday June 30, 2008
By Alan Jones
Coldplay’s Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends tops the albums
chart for the third straight week, with sales of 109,553 taking its
17-day career haul to 609,605.
It is the 11th week that Coldplay have topped the chart since their 2000
debut, a total surpassed in the 21st Century by only two other acts.
Ahead of them are Robbie Williams, with 23 weeks at number one, and Dido
(17). Sharing third place, James Blunt and Travis have also spent 11
weeks at number one. Eminem and The Red Hot Chili Peppers are the only
other acts to reach double figures, with 10 weeks apiece at number one.
Viva La Vida is the only album in an unchanged top four to see its sales
fall week-on-week – Duffy’s Rockeferry sprints to 10.3% growth to
lock its fifth week at number two; Neil Diamond’s Home Before Dark is
number three for the fourth of its seven weeks in the chart, with sales
up 7.1% at 24,564; and Darren Styles’ Skydivin’ remains at number
four with an exact repeat of the 22,197 copies it sold to debut in that
position last week.
Rockferry continues to impress, holding at number two to extend its
top-five residency to 17 straight weeks. The album has actually never
been placed lower than number four since its release, nor has it sold
fewer than the 23,801 copies its sold on its eighth week. With Warwick
Avenue holding at number nine on its sixth week in the Top 10, and Mercy
clocking up its 20th week in the Top 40 as it falls 26-32, Rockferry
sold 50,765 copies last week, raising its career tally to 902,876.
Mezzoforte reached number 23 and The Sugercubes got to number 14, but
Sigur Ros become the first Icelandic band to make the Top 10, debuting
at number five (20,266 sales) with their latest album, Med Sud I Eyrum
Vid Spilum Endalaust.
Chris Brown’s second album, Exclusive, debuted at number 31 last
autumn, and peaked at number 14 just nine weeks ago in its original
incarnation but slipped as far as number 142 last week, as stocks were
depleted ahead of the new Forever Edition. So called because it includes
the current number four hit Forever among a quartet of bonus tracks, the
album rockets to a new number six chart peak this week, adding 20,011
sales to its previous tally of 125,458. Brown’s No Air duet with
Jordin Sparks – up 10-3 this week (18,637 sales) – is not on the album.
The highest-charting fraternal trio since Hanson topped the chart with
their first album Middle Of Nowhere in 1997, The Jonas Brothers enter
the chart at number nine with their self-titled Hollywood label debut on
sales of 14,514. The band of brothers - Kevin (20 years old), Joe (18)
and Nick (15) - supported Avril Lavigne on her recent UK tour, and made
numerous TV appearances while here.
TV advertised compilations have returned an unusually high number of
long absent artists to the chart in recent weeks, including Petula
Clark, The Platters, Bobby Vee and The Searchers. Herman’s Hermits
join the influx this week, with their new Best Of set debuting at number
24 on sales of 8,101. The album extends their chart career to more than
42 years, but provides their first chart appearance since Greatest Hits
reached number 37 in 1977.
Televised performances of Rehab at the Nelson Mandela 90th birthday bash
and Glastonbury on consecutive nights help Amy Winehouse’a Back To
Black to make impressive gains. While the original single disc version –
now hard to find – increased sales by 9.6% to exactly 1,000 and
re-enters the chart at number 198.
With Coldplay’s album understandably selling far fewer copies than on
its debut a fortnight ago, and a less than thrilling release slate,
album sales last week fell back – but only marginally, inching down
0.1% over the previous frame to 2,192,801. That small fall masks a 2.7%
dip in artist album sales, and a 10.9% improvement in the compilation
sector. The latter market segment was cheered by the arrival of Clubland
13, which debuts at number one on sales of 43,285.
=================================
Singles
01 Ne'Yo 30,676 (to date 100.377)
02 Coldplay 21.716
03 Jordin Sparks 18,637
04 Chris Brown 18,479 (to date 73,038)
10 Busta Rhymes 13,678
11 Ironik 10,731
14 Glasvegas 9,563
35 Courteeners 4,780
===================================
Albums
01 Coldplay 109,553 (to date 609,605)
02 Duffy 50,765 (to date 902,876)
03 Neil Diamond 24,564
04 Darren Styles 22,197
05 Sigor Ros 20,266
06 Usher 20,011 (to date 125,458)
09 Jonas Bros 14,514
24 Hermits Hermits 8,101
198 Any Winehouse - Back To Black 1,000
Thanks to Mikey @ Buzzjack
Source: MW
09:00 | Monday June 30, 2008
By Alan Jones
Coldplay’s Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends tops the albums
chart for the third straight week, with sales of 109,553 taking its
17-day career haul to 609,605.
It is the 11th week that Coldplay have topped the chart since their 2000
debut, a total surpassed in the 21st Century by only two other acts.
Ahead of them are Robbie Williams, with 23 weeks at number one, and Dido
(17). Sharing third place, James Blunt and Travis have also spent 11
weeks at number one.
Viva La Vida is the only album in an unchanged top four to see its sales
fall week-on-week – Duffy’s Rockeferry sprints to 10.3% growth to
lock its fifth week at number two; Neil Diamond’s Home Before Dark is
number three for the fourth of its seven weeks in the chart, with sales
up 7.1% at 24,564; and Darren Styles’ Skydivin’ remains at number
four with an exact repeat of the 22,197 copies it sold to debut in that
position last week.
Mezzoforte reached number 23 and The Sugercubes got to number 14, but
Sigur Ros become the first Icelandic band to make the Top 10, debuting
at number five (20,266 sales) with their latest album, Med Sud I Eyrum
Vid Spilum Endalaust.
Chris Brown’s second album, Exclusive, debuted at number 31 last
autumn, and peaked at number 14 just nine weeks ago in its original
incarnation but slipped as far as number 142 last week, as stocks were
depleted ahead of the new Forever Edition. So called because it includes
the current number four hit Forever among a quartet of bonus tracks, the
album rockets to a new number six chart peak this week.
The highest charting fraternal trio since Hanson topped the chart with
their first album Middle Of Nowhere in 1997, The Jonas Brothers enter
the chart at number nine with their self-titled Hollywood label debut on
sales of 14,514.
With Coldplay’s album understandably selling far fewer copies than on
its debut a fortnight ago, and a less-than-thrilling release slate,
album sales last week fell back – but only marginally, inching down
0.1% over the previous frame to 2,192,801. That small fall masks a 2.7%
dip in artist album sales, and a 10.9% improvement in the compilation
sector. The latter market segment was cheered by the arrival of Clubland
13, which debuts at number one on sales of 43,285.
Not many singles sell more than 100,000 copies before reaching number
one, but Ne-Yo’s second chart-topper Closer - which reaches the summit
at the eighth attempt this week - sold 100,377 copies on its first seven
weeks in the chart, while moving 22-24-12-7-5-3-2. Despite its second
week wobble, Closer has increased sales every single week since its
release, and added a further 30,676 copies to its tally last week,
enough to push Coldplay’s first number one, Viva La Vida, down to
second place.
Slipping to number two on sales of 21,716, Viva La Vida is the only UK
song in a top five otherwise dominated by US R&B acts and only the
second number one song to spend a single week at number one in 2008, the
first being That’s Not My Name by The Ting Tings.
==========================
Slow-climbing Ne-Yo finally hits top spot
Source: MW
09:08 | Monday June 30, 2008
By Alan Jones
Not many singles sell more than 100,000 copies before reaching number
one but Ne-Yo’s second chart-topper Closer - which reaches the summit
at the eighth attempt this week - sold 100,377 copies on its first seven
weeks in the chart, while moving 22-24-12-7-5-3-2.
Despite its second-week wobble, Closer has increased sales every single
week since its release, and added a further 30,676 copies to its tally
last week, enough to push Coldplay’s first number one, Viva La Vida,
down to second place. Ne-Yo’s 2006 debut, So Sick, was a more instant
success, moving 18-1 on its second week in the chart, and is the biggest
seller of his four Top 10 hits to date, though Closer should eventually
eclipse its career tally of 191,906 sales.
Slipping to number two on sales of 21,716, Viva La Vida is the only UK
song in a top five otherwise dominated by US R&B acts and only the
second number one song to spend a single week at number one in 2008, the
first being That’s Not My Name by The Ting Tings.
Although leapfrogged by his own No Air duet with Jordin Sparks – which
vaults 10-3 (18,637 sales) – Chris Brown’s latest solo waxing,
Forever, continues to move up the chart. Despite also having to compete
with the new Forever Edition of his Exclusive album, on which it is one
of four added tracks, Forever is on the rise for the fourth straight
week, and even manages to increase sales again, albeit by just 11. The
track has thus far moved 17-11-8-5-4, with sales of 73,038, including
18,479 last week.
Ahead of physical release today, Busta Rhymes’ We Made It
collaboration with Linkin Park jumps 14-10, with sales improving 36.4%
to 13,678. It’s Rhymes’ 11th Top 10 hit, and Linkin Park’s fourth.
UK garage and ‘chipmunk’ vocals rear their heads again, courtesy of
Ironik, whose debut major label single, Stay With Me, is the week’s
highest new entry, arriving at number 11 on sales of 10,731. Meanwhile,
Glasvegas played a well-received sets at Glastonbury on Thursday and
Friday, helping their first major label (Columbia) single Geraldine to a
number 16 debut on sales of 9,563.
Manchester band The Courteeners career thus far has been on an upward
curve, with debut single Cavorting’s number 192 peak last August being
improved on by each subsequent hit, with Acrylic reaching number 44
(October), What Took You So Long peaking at number 20 (January) and Not
Nineteen Forever reaching number 19 (March). Fifth single No You
Didn’t No You Don’t debuts at number 35 this week (4,780 sales) but
has little scope for growth, with all formats out.
After an undistinguished run on download alone, Mariah Carey’s Bye Bye
was released on vinyl and CD last week, and finally makes the Top 40.
Moving 56-44-49-50-48-30 to date, the track is the second single from
Carey’s current album E=MC², following Touch My Body.
=============================
Coldplay make it third week at one
Source: MW
09:20 | Monday June 30, 2008
By Alan Jones
Coldplay’s Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends tops the albums
chart for the third straight week, with sales of 109,553 taking its
17-day career haul to 609,605.
It is the 11th week that Coldplay have topped the chart since their 2000
debut, a total surpassed in the 21st Century by only two other acts.
Ahead of them are Robbie Williams, with 23 weeks at number one, and Dido
(17). Sharing third place, James Blunt and Travis have also spent 11
weeks at number one. Eminem and The Red Hot Chili Peppers are the only
other acts to reach double figures, with 10 weeks apiece at number one.
Viva La Vida is the only album in an unchanged top four to see its sales
fall week-on-week – Duffy’s Rockeferry sprints to 10.3% growth to
lock its fifth week at number two; Neil Diamond’s Home Before Dark is
number three for the fourth of its seven weeks in the chart, with sales
up 7.1% at 24,564; and Darren Styles’ Skydivin’ remains at number
four with an exact repeat of the 22,197 copies it sold to debut in that
position last week.
Rockferry continues to impress, holding at number two to extend its
top-five residency to 17 straight weeks. The album has actually never
been placed lower than number four since its release, nor has it sold
fewer than the 23,801 copies its sold on its eighth week. With Warwick
Avenue holding at number nine on its sixth week in the Top 10, and Mercy
clocking up its 20th week in the Top 40 as it falls 26-32, Rockferry
sold 50,765 copies last week, raising its career tally to 902,876.
Mezzoforte reached number 23 and The Sugercubes got to number 14, but
Sigur Ros become the first Icelandic band to make the Top 10, debuting
at number five (20,266 sales) with their latest album, Med Sud I Eyrum
Vid Spilum Endalaust.
Chris Brown’s second album, Exclusive, debuted at number 31 last
autumn, and peaked at number 14 just nine weeks ago in its original
incarnation but slipped as far as number 142 last week, as stocks were
depleted ahead of the new Forever Edition. So called because it includes
the current number four hit Forever among a quartet of bonus tracks, the
album rockets to a new number six chart peak this week, adding 20,011
sales to its previous tally of 125,458. Brown’s No Air duet with
Jordin Sparks – up 10-3 this week (18,637 sales) – is not on the album.
The highest-charting fraternal trio since Hanson topped the chart with
their first album Middle Of Nowhere in 1997, The Jonas Brothers enter
the chart at number nine with their self-titled Hollywood label debut on
sales of 14,514. The band of brothers - Kevin (20 years old), Joe (18)
and Nick (15) - supported Avril Lavigne on her recent UK tour, and made
numerous TV appearances while here.
TV advertised compilations have returned an unusually high number of
long absent artists to the chart in recent weeks, including Petula
Clark, The Platters, Bobby Vee and The Searchers. Herman’s Hermits
join the influx this week, with their new Best Of set debuting at number
24 on sales of 8,101. The album extends their chart career to more than
42 years, but provides their first chart appearance since Greatest Hits
reached number 37 in 1977.
Televised performances of Rehab at the Nelson Mandela 90th birthday bash
and Glastonbury on consecutive nights help Amy Winehouse’a Back To
Black to make impressive gains. While the original single disc version –
now hard to find – increased sales by 9.6% to exactly 1,000 and
re-enters the chart at number 198.
With Coldplay’s album understandably selling far fewer copies than on
its debut a fortnight ago, and a less than thrilling release slate,
album sales last week fell back – but only marginally, inching down
0.1% over the previous frame to 2,192,801. That small fall masks a 2.7%
dip in artist album sales, and a 10.9% improvement in the compilation
sector. The latter market segment was cheered by the arrival of Clubland
13, which debuts at number one on sales of 43,285.
=================================
Singles
01 Ne'Yo 30,676 (to date 100.377)
02 Coldplay 21.716
03 Jordin Sparks 18,637
04 Chris Brown 18,479 (to date 73,038)
10 Busta Rhymes 13,678
11 Ironik 10,731
14 Glasvegas 9,563
35 Courteeners 4,780
===================================
Albums
01 Coldplay 109,553 (to date 609,605)
02 Duffy 50,765 (to date 902,876)
03 Neil Diamond 24,564
04 Darren Styles 22,197
05 Sigor Ros 20,266
06 Usher 20,011 (to date 125,458)
09 Jonas Bros 14,514
24 Hermits Hermits 8,101
198 Any Winehouse - Back To Black 1,000
Thanks to Mikey @ Buzzjack
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