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Archive for the ‘Charts’ Category

September 1st, 2008

Estelle Bombs On Being Removed From iTunes

Estelle was riding high in the US charts with her album Shine, and the best-selling single from it, American Boy, and her career seemed to be heading in just one direction: up. Then her record company, Warner Music, decided to remove her material from Apple iTunes, and it’s all gone horribly wrong.
The short-sightedness of record […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

April 20th, 2008

Madonna Has Thirteenth Chart Number One With ‘4 Minutes’ - Fifth In Overall Rankings

Madonna has secured her thirteenth number one record in the UK singles chart with 4 Minutes. Her collaboration with Justin Timberlake, produced by uber hit maker Timbaland, jumped from number 4 (fittingly) to number 1 over the past week.
Not only is this Madonna’s first number one since 2006, when she hit the top spot with […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

March 28th, 2008

Leona Lewis Hits Number One In US Charts - First Solo British Female For 21 Years

It’s a long way from being a contestant on a Simon Cowell produced reality show to becoming a number one artist on the US Billboard charts, but that is exactly what Leona Lewis has achieved, and oh, how she deserves her success.
Lewis, from Hackney, in East London, entered The X-Factor competition in 2006, and instantly […]

By Dave Parrack -- 2 comments

March 22nd, 2008

Estelle - Diva Or Breath Of Fresh Air?

This week has seen Estelle vying for the number one spot in the UK single charts with the queen of pop, Madonna, and the so called new Amy Winehouse, Duffy.
Estelle is fully expected to pip the two to number one with her first American lead release, American Boy, which also features Kanye West.
I really […]

By Dave Parrack -- 4 comments

December 23rd, 2007

Leon Jackson Is British Number One - ‘The X Factor’ Dominates Christmas Charts

Leon Jackson has made it to the top of the charts, and thus continued the trend for X Factor winners grabbing the Christmas number one.
Leona Lewis is still sitting at number one in the album charts, making it a clean sweep for the ITV music reality television show.
Leon won The X Factor last Saturday, […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

November 21st, 2007

Leona Lewis Beats Arctic Monkeys Record For Fastest Selling British Debut Album

X Factor 2006 winner Leona Lewis has broken another record, this time for the fastest selling British début album of all time.
She already held one record previous to this week, after her debut single ‘A Moment Like This’ was downloaded 50,000 times in the first half hour of its release last December and sold […]

By Dave Parrack -- 3 comments

September 3rd, 2007

UK Singles Charts 02/09/2007 | Sean Kingston Now Number 1! James Blunt At 10

What is happening to in the UK right now that makes people go insane enough to buy Sean Kingston’s ‘Beautiful Girls’? I can’t believe it, but yes, it is number 1 right now, moving up from last week’s number 2 position.
Am I missing something here? This guy looks awful, like a black Rik Waller, he […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

August 26th, 2007

UK Singles Charts 26/08/2007 | Kanye West Still Number 1 - Sean Kingston At Number 2

Kanye West proved his song title correct by staying at number 1 for the 2nd week running with ‘Stronger’. Sean Kingston has gone straight in at number 2 with the strangely catchy but otherwise utter crap ‘Beautiful Girls’. Now I know this guy is American, that much is clear from the video, but I know […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

August 19th, 2007

UK Singles Charts 19/08/2007 | Kanye West Stronger At Number 1

Kanye West launched himself straight in to number 1 in the official UK charts this week with ‘Stronger’. I really like this song, which is a collaboration of sorts with French electro clubbers Daft Punk. In other words it’s Kanye West rapping over the top of their song ‘Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. It’s great though, […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

August 16th, 2007

Mandy Moore Covers Rihanna | As If One ‘Umbrella’ Wasn’t Enough

We’ve finally, after weeks of trying, got rid of Rihanna from number 1 in the UK Singles charts. But not before she drilled that bloody ‘Umbrella’ song in to each and every one of our heads, whether we wanted it there or not.
For about 3 months, I had to endure hearing the song twice […]

By Dave Parrack -- 2 comments