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Chart gossip for your coffee break

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by Laurel Dreher
Alright, this one goes out to all you chart-stalkers out there....

So, this weekend's Top 40 list looks like it's going to see a slew of guitar bands coming in with Hard Fi, Caesars, Editors, The Cribs, and The Rakes all contributing various entries. There were a few surprises in the physical & download sales, as Elvis took the No. 1 slot with 'Way Down,' bumping Tony Christie and Peter Kay from the top. But, never fear...gossip (via recent sales figures) says 'Amarillo' could be back on the top by the weekend due to Elvis' sales dipping.

In other genres, Nine Inch Nails and their 'The Hand That Feeds' will be competing for a spot in the top three, with BodyRockers 'I Like the Way' breaking into the Top 10.

As far as albums go, Razorlight get a gold star for being class achievers after 'Up All Night' looks to jump into the Top 10 from its previous position at #46 (for those of us who aren't good at maths, like me, that's a sales increase of nearly 150%). The band's current single 'Somewhere Else' hit No. 2 last week.

Lastly, after Channel 4's Sunday night program, '100 Greatest Albums', it looks like older material from Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Nirvana, Massive Attack, Coldplay, and The Beach Boys will see a new day in the Top 75.

That is all...


Chart gossip for your coffee break

the hand that feeds has really grown on me recently

Chart gossip for your coffee break

I think I just beat you! (http://www.drownedinsound.com/boards/thread/222731) but it is splendid news...

Chart gossip for your coffee break

Up All Night has been reissued - that probably half counts for the increase in sales..

Chart gossip for your coffee break

I take it that this is the MId week chart positions - thought it was Monday already?!?!?!

Chart gossip for your coffee break

Gorillaz have put out another 300 copies of their new single so that they can be chart-eligible with the download again this week... sneaky buggers.

Chart gossip for your coffee break

NIN in the top 3? Get IN!!!

Chart gossip for your coffee break

hmmmmmm
i thought that the elvis releases were quasi-limited edition?
how does this interact with the download charts?
hmmmmmmmm

Chart gossip for your coffee break

I wonder how long Radio 1 will keep doing this download show then if 'it doesn't appeal to their market'.

Great to see anyway. I mean NiN in the top 3, what's going on? (As Marvin Gaye would have sung)


Chart gossip for your coffee break

Marvin Gaye loved his industrial rock. Massive Revolting Cocks fans dontcha know.




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