Music Charts
Fergie Lands Third #1 Hit With ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’
Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas is now enjoying her third #1 hit from her solo debut ‘The Dutchess’ Thursday as ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’ inched up one place to lead the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Fergie’s other two #1s were ‘Glamorous’ and ‘London Bridge’.
Robyn ‘So Happy’ After ‘With Every Heartbeat’ Tops UK Singles Chart
Robyn posted the following bulletin to fans on her Myspace on Monday (August 13):
Hey Everyone,
Well…we made it
With every heartbeat is the official Uk number 1- I’m so happy
It entered the chart at number 5 last week on downloads alone and I beat both Timbaland and Kanye West to the top so thanks a million friends
I’ve [...]
Avril Lavigne’s ‘The Best Damn Thing’ On Pace For 250k Opening
HitsDailyDouble.com reports that based on one-day sales figures, Avril Lavigne’s third album ‘The Best Damn Thing’ is on pace to sell 250,000 copies in its opening week, enough to hold off Nine Inch Nails’ ‘Year Zero’, on pace to top 200k. Lavigne’s previous effort ‘Under My Skin’ sold 380,000 units its opening week three years [...]
Katharine McPhee: 100k / Lily Allen: 20-25k
HitsDailyDouble.com says one day sales figures show ‘American Idol’ season five runner-up Katharine McPhee’s self-titled debut is set to sell 100,000 units, probably good enough for #2 behind Norah Jones, who could go as high as 350,000 sales of ‘Not Too Late’. Lily Allen’s debut ‘Alright, Still’ looks to sell between 20-25k.
Take That Top UK Singles Chart For Third Week
Take That held on to the number one spot in the British singles and albums chart for a third week with ‘Patience’, edging off aging rocker Cliff Richard, who came straight in at number two with ’21st Century Christmas’. Take That’s comeback album ‘Beautiful World’ also nabbed a third week at number one, beating the [...]
Westlife Score 14th UK Number One
Westlife topped the UK singles chart for the 14th time in their career with ‘The Rose’, edging fellow Irishmen U2, whose collaboration with Green Day – ‘The Saints Are Coming’ – rose from six to two. All Saints climbed from 11 to three with their comeback single ‘Rock Steady’, while Madonna’s ‘Jump’ entered at number [...]
300k For Janet Jackson’s ‘20 Y.O.’
Our previous poll asking how many copies of Janet Jackson’s new album ‘20 Y.O.’ would be sold in America in the first week saw 28.1% respond 500,000+, followed by 19.6% who thought it would be under 100,000. Based on HitsDailyDouble’s final figures, Janet sold 300,793, which 17% guessed the range of 300-399k. Billboard sales figures [...]
Justin Timberlake Dominates Album Charts In Opening Week
Popdirt.com’s previous poll asking how many copies of Justin Timberlake’s new album ‘FutureSex / LoveSounds’ will be sold in America in the first week saw 17.5% say over 1 million, while 14.9% guessed under 200,000. 13.7% said 300-399k, while 10.6% guessed 700-799k, which based on HitsDailyDouble’s just announced figures, would be correct. The former *NSYNC [...]
Scissor Sisters Remain Atop UK Singles Chart
The Scissor Sisters remained at the top of the singles chart for a second week with ‘I Don’t Feel Like Dancin”, edging out Justin Timberlake’s ‘SexyBack’, which was a previous number one before remaining at #2 for a second week. Fergie’s solo debut ‘London Bridge’ jumped twenty-two to #3, while Nelly Furtado’s ‘Promiscuous’ slipped one [...]
Scissor Sisters Knock Timberlake Off UK Singles Chart Pole Position
The Scissor Sisters have scored their first UK number one hit with ‘I Don’t Feel Like Dancin”. The New York disco group climbed from number four, knocking Justin Timberlake’s ‘SexyBack’ off the top spot after only one week. Nelly Furtado’s ‘Promiscuous’ climbed into the top three, but Robbie Williams could only make number four with [...]
