SALES & CHARTS

[sunsetdriver]

Hot Pre-Sales CD-Singles on Amazon.co.uk (updated hourly)
(link--->:amazon.co.uk)

Michael at #1 and #3[/b]



Others Visionary's singles on the same chart:

#10 Rock With You
#14 Billie Jean
#17 Remember The Time
#18 The Way You Make Me Feel
#19 Bad
#20 Beat It

Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

amazon.co.uk - current sales ranks[/b]

Don't Stop Til You Get Enough --> 167
Thriller --> 137

compared to:
Current official UK number one single (Meck Ft Leo Sayer - 'thunder in my heart again') --> 434

Good chances to have Michael's singles in the Top Charts!!

Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

I'm deeply Sorry, Madonna! ;D

Hot Pre-Sales CD-Singles on Amazon.co.uk
(link--->:amazon.co.uk)

Chart updated

Michael at #1 #2 and also #3!!!![/b]

current pos. - title (prev. pos.)

#01 Thriller + box
#02 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
#03 Rock With You (4)
#05 Beat It (15)
#06 Billie Jean (8)
#07 Dirty Diana (10)
#08 The Way You Make Me Feel (14)
#09 Leave Me Alone (17)
#10 Stranger In Moscow (09)
#11 Heal The World (12)
#12 Remember The Time (13)
#13 Black Or White (11)
#14 Bad (16)
#15 Smooth Criminal (18)
#16 Jam (23)
#17 Blood On The Dance Floor (20)
#18 Earth Song (21)
#19 You Are Not Alone (22)
#20 In The Closet (19)
#21 They Don't Care About Us (24)







Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

Madge and Jackson ready for disco chart showdown

By Paul Dalgarno

THE 1980s will be revisited this week when two American pop stars from the decade that style forgot slug it out for the UK number one slot.

In the red corner, it’s Madonna, who a few months ago bounced back from a critical mauling for her 2003 album American Life with the best Abba-inspired tune since, well Abba, and in the blue corner, Michael Jackson, who last year was cleared of child molestation allegations but showed during the trial that he has what it takes in a long and bloody fight.

SonyBMG’s Visionary campaign launches tomorrow with Jackson hoping to see himself back at the top of the UK singles chart. Combining tracks from his back catalogue with their original videos in the new dual disc format, a single will be released every Monday for the next 20 weeks. Fifty thousand numbered singles will be available each week in the UK, beginning with the 1980s smash Thriller and ending with Blood On The Dance Floor on July 3. The project builds on SonyBMG’s successful Elvis rereleases campaign last year which saw The King notch up a further three number ones in the UK.

However, industry insiders think Jackson’s chances of hitting the top spot in the first week could be hampered by pop arch-rival Her Madgesty.

“In the case of Elvis, the first single got to number one because it was released in January, which is traditionally a time of low record sales, but they may have left it a little late with Jackson. Next week he’ll have to compete with some pretty strong releases, particularly Madonna’s new single, Sorry,” said HMV spokesperson Gennaro Castaldo.

If Madonna pips Jackson to the top spot it will be seen as a bad omen for the campaign. Thriller – taken from the 1982 album of the same name which has sold an unparalleled 51 million copies – is seen by many as Jackson’s title track . Madonna currently boasts 11 UK number ones, most recently with Hung Up from November of last year. Jackson – with seven UK number ones – last topped the charts with his 1997 track Blood On The Dance Floor.

19 February 2006

source: www.sundayherald.com

Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

Hot 100 CD-Singles - Amazon.co.uk (link here)

Michael Jackson - Thriller + box #1
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til You Get Enough #2
Madonna - Sorry #3[/color][/b]



Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

Hot 100 CD-Singles - Amazon.co.uk[/b] (link)

Michael Jackson - Thriller + box #1
Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til You Get Enough #2


Hot 25 Maxi-CDs - Amazon.de[/b] (link)

Michael Jackson - Thriller + box #20



Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

1st DAY SALES CHART - CD-SINGLES (UK)
(HMV's sales not counted yet)

Pos. Singer - Title (prev. pos)

1 Madonna - Sorry (new)
2 Meck feat. Leo Sayer - Thunder in My Heart Again (1)
3 Westlife - Amazing (new)
4 Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On (new)
5 Notorious BIG/Diddy/Nelly - Nasty Girl (2)
6 Darkness - Is It Just Me (new)
7 Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys (3)
8 Chris Brown feat. Juelz Santana - Run It (4)
9 Source feat. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (9)
10 Hi-Tack - Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U) (11)
16 Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict a Riot/Sink That Ship (28)
18 Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til You Get Enough (new)
20 Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger (36)
21 Maximo Park - I Want You To Stay (new)
23 Morning Runner - Burning Benches (new)
26 Simon Webbe - After All This Time (new)
29 James Blunt - You're Beautiful (31)
31 Delays - Valentine (new)NEW DELAYS VALENTINE (new)
34 We Are Scientists - It's a Hit (new)
35 Alkaline Trio - Burn (new)
36 Kt Tunstall - Suddenly I See (63)

thanks to Ellie of mjjforum

Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

Today's TOP Album sales - iTunes ITALY

Michael Jackson - Visionary Remixes EP #1




Even if I've already have these remixes on cds, yesterday I've bought mine Visionary Remixes EP to support Michael! ;D

Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

I've just checked:

Today's Top Albums - iTunes Stores (02.22.06)

Michael Jackson - Visionary Remixes EP

Tracklist:
01 - Stranger in Moscow (Hani's Num Club Mix)
02 - In The Closet (The Mission Mix)
03 - Smooth Criminal ("Annie" Mix)
04 - This Time Around (D.M. Mad Club Mix) [never before released on cd!)

Austria #3
Belgium #1
Denmark #2
Finland #1
Germany #10
Greece #6
Ireland #13
Italy #1
Netherlands #1
Norway #5
Portugal #1
Spain #1
Sweden #2
Switzerland #3
UK #15



Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

MIDWEEKS SALES CHART - CD-SINGLES (UK)

Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough has entered the Top Ten singles chart in the U.K....position #9

Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

--> CORRECTION

MIDWEEKS SALES CHART - CD-SINGLES (UK)

[current pos. (prev. pos.) Artist - Title (sales)]

1(-) Madonna - Sorry (21.712)
2(-) Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On (11.924)
3(1) Meck feat. Leo Sayer - Thunder in My Heart Again (11.377)
4(-) Westlife - Amazing (9.739)
5(2) Notorious BIG/Diddy/Nelly - Nasty Girl (7.582)
6(-) Darkness - Is It Just Me (5.947)
7(3) Ordinary Boys - Boys Will Be Boys (5.837)
8(4) Chris Brown feat. Juelz Santana - Run It (5.361)
9(9) Source feat. Candi Staton - You Got The Love (4.504)
10(5) Liz McClarinon - Woman In Love/I Get The Sweetest Feeling (4.324)
11(11) Hi-Tack - Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U) (4.299)
12(10) Fall Out Boy - Sugar We're Goin Down (4.179)
13(-) Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til You Get Enough (4.142)
14(7) Will Young - All Time Love (3.881)
15(6) Beyonce feat. Slim thug - Check On It (3.796)
16(8) Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Around (3.708)
17(-) Maximo Park - I Want Yo To Stay (3.614)
18(14) Nizlopi - Jcb song (3.433)
19(-) Simon Webbe - After All This Time (3.360)
20(-) Morning Runner - Burning Benches (3.208)

Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

Today's Top100 Albums - iTunes Stores (02.23.06)
[Country - Pos. (prev. Pos)]

Michael Jackson - Visionary Remixes EP

Austria #5 (3)
Belgium #1 (1)
Denmark #3 (2)
Finland #2 (1)
Germany #5 (10)
Greece OUT (#6)
Ireland #8 (13)
Italy #1 (1)
Netherlands #1 (1)
Norway #4 (5)
Portugal #2 (1)
Spain #1 (1)
Sweden #2 (2)
Switzerland #3 (3)
UK #12 (15)

Others Michael Jackson's albums

Greece
Thriller S.E. #44

Luxembourg
Greatest Hits History vol. I #28
Thriller S.E. #81

Spain
Greatest Hits History vol. I #97

Switzerland
Greatest Hits History vol. I #14



Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

Don't Stop Til You Get Enough debuts @ #17 in UK!

and

IRELAND
Visionary singles - Top 75 Singles (LINK)

Week #1 (23.02.2006):
Thriller #20
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough #21

Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

UK
Top 20 Singles (LINK)
Week #1 (27.02.2006):
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough #17

IRELAND
Top 75 Singles (LINK)
Week #1 (23.02.2006):
Thriller #20
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough #21

AUSTRALIA
ARIA Top 100 Singles (LINK)
Week #1 (27.02.2006):
Thriller #55
Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough #76

;-)

Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

ITALY Top Singles Chart

Thriller #5
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough #6

MTV.it Italian Hit List

thanks to pierpint.

Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

With the effect of The Brits waning, Valentine's Day behind us and cold weather affecting much of the country, sales of albums dipped by 20.8% to 2,341,112 last week, marginally ahead of the year's lowest tally and exactly 3% down on the same week last year, writes Alan Jones.

Taking advantage of a soft market, Jack Johnson surfs 6-1 with In Between Dreams, which increased its sales by 22.2% last week to 46,749, and tops the list for the first time on its 44th appearance in the Top 75.

The album was released a year ago this week, and sold 8,915 copies that week to debut at number 48. Its cumulative sales now stand at 701,917.

Three ot her albums by Johnson climb this week - On And On (63-51), Brushfire Fairytales (74-57) and the Curious George soundtrack (73-69). Johnson's success come a week after he reached number one in America for the first time with the Curious George soundtrack. In Between Dreams peaked at number two in the US behind 50 Cent's The Massacre last March.

In an unsually tight top five, where Johnson's sales narrowly shaded former chart champs The Arctic Monkeys (46,011), KT Tunstall (43,814), The Kaiser Chiefs (42,227) and Neil Diamond (40,338).

Diamond is one of only three acts to have a new album debut on the Top 40 this week - and all are over 60 years old.

At 65, Diamond is the oldest, and his 12 Songs album is his highest charting album of new material since 1980, when his Jazz Singer soundtrack reached number three. As its tritle suggest, 12 Songs comprisies a dozen new Diamond compositions. It is the veteran singer's 37th chart album since Gold provided him with his first taste of success in 1971, and marks a major improvement on his last studio album, 2001's Three Chord Opera, which peaked at number 49, and has thus far sold only 20,779 copies.

Joining Diamond in the pensioners pop bonanza, 60 year old Dolly Parton debuts at number 35 with the covers set Those Were The Days, while 61 year old Ray Davies, best known as the Kinks' lead singer, follows a place behind with his solo debut Other People's Lives.

One of country music's finest singer/songwriters in her own right, Parton's new album Those Were The Days is a set of covers, many performed as duets with the artists for whom they were originally hits. Thus Mary Hopkin appears on the title track, Kris Kristofferson assists on Me & Bobby McGee and Judy Collins harmonises on Both Sides Now. The result, apart from a pleasing album, is a number 35 debut for Parton this week, on sales of 6,438. Those Were The Days is Parton's 11th chart album.

Although a volatile relationship with brother and fellow band member Dave often threatened to tear the Kinks apart, the group's writer, singer and pivotal member Ray Davies stayed true to the band for more than 40 years, never releasing a solo album - until last week, when he released Other People's Lives, an excellent selection of new songs, which attracted 6.079 buyers, and debuts at number 36 as a result. Davies has piloted The Kinks to 14 chart albums, starting with their self-titled debut, which reached number three in 1964.

Meanwhile, after consecutive number four hits with Lay Your Hands and No Worries - the first two singles from his platinum album Sanctuary - former Blue boy Simon Webbe has to settle for a number 16 debut for third single After All This Time this week on sales of 6,627. Webbe's album, however, jum ps 18-13 to claim the highest position of its 15 week chart career, and increases sales for the sixth week in a row to 21,189, taking its overall sales to 417,855.

Singles sales held up fairly well last week, falling 0.77% to 1,114,519, with Top 10 debuts for new singles by Madonna, Corinne Bailey Rae, Westlife and The Darkness. Sales at the very top were higher, with Madonna's Sorry making its expected debut at number one, with sales 9.8% higher than retiring chart champ Meck's Thunder In My Heart recorded a week ago.

Madonna's last single, Hung Up, was one of her biggest hit singles yet, and her first to spend 10 weeks in the Top 10. Follow-up Sorry sold far fewer than the Hung Up did on its first week (36,928 compared to 105,128) but still outpaces all other singles to become Madonna's 60th hit and 12th number one, moving her ahead of Melanie C, with whom she previously shared the honour of being the femal e artist with most number ones.

Madonna's span of number one is also the best for a female, with 20 years, seven months and a day elapsing since Into The Groove became her first number one in 1985.

Leeds lass Corinne Bailey Rae is one of the most hotly tipped artists for a long time. Her introductory single Like A Star didn't make a huge impression when it was released last October, reaching number 34 on first week sales of 3,114 but follow-up Put Your Records On explodes onto the list at number two this week, on sales of 26,271. Bailey Rae's self-titled debut album is out today (27th), having won massive critical acclaim and is expected to make a similarly large splash.

Westlife's unprecedented opening run of top five smashes rises to 20 this week, as new single Amazing debuts at number four on sales of 16,316. It's the third single from the group's current album Face To Face, following t he number one You Raise Me Up and When You Tell Me That You Love Me, a duet with Diana Ross, which got to number two. Face To Face dips 49-50 this week, the lowest position of its 17 week chart career, but sales of 4,124 take its cume to 1,200,923.

The Darkness' new single Is It Just Me debuts at number eight. While that equals the debut/peak of their last single One Way Ticket, its sales (9,326) are 32% down on the 13,637 copies that One Way Ticket required for the same result last November. The One Way Ticket To Hell And Back album - home to both singles - remains absent from the Top 75 for the ninth week in a row , slipping 78-79 on sales down 17.7% at 2,593, while its cumulative sales at 184,036, are barely more than an eighth of those of their barnstorming debut, Permission To Land.

Finally, and to the surprise of most observers, there is no place in the Top 10 for Michael Jackson.

If the idea of the series of Jackson reissues was to give the so-called King Of Pop the same sort chart presence that King Of Rock (and, in a strange way, his late father in law) Elvis Presley achieved last year, when his catalogue registered 17 top five hits in as many weeks, it all went horribly wrong last week, when the first single in the campaign, Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough sold a mere 6,509 copies to debut at number 17. The simultaneously released Thriller - not chart eligible as it includes a collector's box to house the remaining releases in the series - fared even worse, with sales of exactly 6,000.

Singles

01 Madonna 36,928
02 Corinne Bailey Rae 26,271
04 Westlife 16,316
08 The Darkness 9,326
16 Simon Webbe 6,627
17 Michael Jackson - Don't Stop 6,509
Michael Jackson - Thriller 6,000 (NCQ)

Albums

01 Jack Johnson 46,749
02 Arctic Monkeys 46,011
03 KT Tunstall 43,814
04 Kaisers 42,227
05 Neil Diamond 40,338

13 Simon Webbe 21,189
35 Dolly Parton 6,438
36 Ray Davies 6.079
50 Westlife 4,124
79 Darkness 2,593

source: music week

Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

CHART COMMENTARY from JAMES MASTERTON
27/02/06

from uk.launch

See, I told you things were about to get busier. Seven Top 20 new entries are capped off by a brand new Number One single this week - and who else could it be?

Hard on the heels of 'Hung Up', (itself still a Top 20 hit) comes Madonna's second single from 'Confessions On A Dance Floor' in the shape of 'Sorry'. The track continues her current disco vibe albeit without any Abba samples this time around and despite the acclaim heaped upon its predecessor this in some small way is actually the superior pop record. The track gives the legendary star her 12th Number One single in all and for the second time this decade she clocks up back to back chart-toppers ('American Pie' and 'Music' in 2000 being the last occasion). As any chart student should know, only four other acts have had more Number One singles than Madonna. Westlife are just ahead on 13, Cliff has had 14, The Beatles 17 whilst Elvis remains the all-time King with his run of three last year taking him to 21 in total.

Whilst Madonna then doesn't really need any more Number One singles it is actually a shame to see her this week outsell someone who really does deserve one. Corinne Bailey Rae began her career as a member of mid-90s indie rockers Helen but in recent months has been the name to drop just about everywhere as potentially one of the biggest new stars of the year. Her first single 'Like A Star' barely grazed the Top 40 when it was released back in October but since then her stock has risen somewhat. Second single 'Put Your Records On' charges into the chart to land smack at Number 2 and in a very nice way proves all the hype correct. The single itself is a fabulously breezy slice of British soul, Rae's voice eeriily reminiscent of Macy Gray's but with the added benefit that it is less grating to listen to over a period of time. This isn't pop or even R&B but somehow manages to be far and away the coolest Top 3 hit we've heard so far this year.

The tedium of every single Westlife release flying to Number One is now long behind us but the Irish group still have an amazingly consistent chart record. This week they reach yet another milestone with their 20th consecutive Top 5 hit as 'Amazing' becomes the third single from their current album 'Face To Face' to hit the charts. Yes, the single is nothing we haven't heard before and in fact set against the Corinne Bailey Rae track just above it sounds almost cloyingly plastic, not that their many fans seem to care.

The final Top 10 new entry this week goes to The Darkness who it appears have some catching up to do if they are to live up to the success of their 2003 debut album 'Permission To Land'. Despite the title track managing a solid Number 8 chart placing when released last November, their album 'One Way Ticket To Hell And Back' has sold next to bugger all in comparison with its predecessor and is currently sitting comfortably at the very bottom of the album chart. Hence you suspect a lot is riding on its second single 'Is It Just Me' which this week also slips into the chart at Number 8. The single sees the group in reflective mood on a mid-tempo rock track which sees them sounding more like Queen than ever and comes complete with their usual tongue in cheek trademarks - right down to the lavish video that winds up with Justin Hawkins marrying himself. It's nothing that is going to set the charts on fire though and you can't help get the feeling that whilst we still like The Darkness we don't find them as amusing as we did - and that is to the detriment of their appeal.

After opening his account with two rather fine Top 5 singles (his last single 'No Worries' being the kind of underrated pop song that has the capacity to send chills up your spine) Simon Webbe has to content himself with a minor Top 20 placing for third single 'After All This Time' which lands at Number 16. In truth it is as much as the single deserves for whilst it attempts to play up the sotto voce strengths of the voice of the former boy band star, the production errs on just the wrong side of dull to have anything more than a passing appeal.

Just below Simon Webbe though is possibly one of the more fascinating releases of the week. Aside from the more fanatical element of his fanbase (those who mistakenly believe liking his music has to go hand in hand with an unquestioning approval of his lifestyle) Michael Jackson has a huge problem on his hands. Not even the very worst elements of the "MJ" character the press created for him in the 80s came close to the damage done to his personal reputation by his child abuse trial last year. Acquitted he may have been but the questionable nature of his friendships with little boys and the revelations into his personal habits would normally be more than enough to finish the career of any celebrity.

His one lifeline is the fact throughout his career it was always possible to set aside MJ the man and concentrate on Michael Jackson the performer who through most of the 80s and 90s was sublime. He didn't become a superstar through sleeping in oxygen chambers and keeping chimps, he did so by making some of the best selling albums of all time. Hence a neat way of reminding people of this is to take a leaf out of his late father in law's book and re-release much of his back catalogue one week at a time in some form of collectible set. So it is that last week the "MJ Visionary" series launched.

As with the Elvis collection last year, the opening week of the campaign saw two releases. First came 'Thriller' which as it was accompanied by a box to collect the entire set of discs in was chart ineligible. Alongside it is 'Don't Stop Til You Get Enough', originally a Number 3 hit in 1979 and the first release of his post-Motown solo years, kicking off the campaign for his first solo album proper 'Off The Wall'. However whereas all the Elvis Presley re-releases charged into the Top 10 at the very least, this first Jackson single limps rather miserably into the Top 20 with barely 6,000 copies sold. Whilst at first sight this doesn't bode well for future releases, it is worth remembering that the major selling point of these reissues is that they are all on double-sided discs with the CD single on one side and the DVD of the video on the other. Once we get into the 80s and see the likes of 'Beat It' and 'Bad' start to appear, the appeal of the singles is likely to grow. Here's hoping anyway - Jackson needs people to forget the little boys and concentrate on how good he used to be before he can even consider asking the public to buy some new material. This should be an interesting few months.

Before we finish this week it is worth noting the activity at the lower end of the Top 40 which sees a sprinkling of new entries from the rather more credible end of the musical spectrum. First up at Number 19 are Reading band Morning Runner who finally make the Top 20 with their third single release. Debute hit 'Gone Up In Flames' hit Number 39 back in August but their second single 'Be All You Want Me To Be' could only limp to Number 44 back in October. This breakthrough chart hit bodes well for the release of their debut album which is set for release next week.

Just below at Number 21 are Maximo Park who are still struggling to break out of the midrange. Their last single was the re-released 'Apply Some Pressure' which hit Number 17 but their latest single (the sixth of their career so far) 'I want You To Stay' now becomes their first to miss the Top 20 since their chart breakthrough at the start of last year. 'Graffiti' remains their biggest hit for now, charting at Number 15 back in May 2005.

Just below are The Delays who must surely have been hoping for a slightly better showing for new single 'Valentine'. The single is taken from their much-anticipated second album and is their fifth Top 40 hit so far. Their best run of hits to date came back in 2004 when the 'Faded Seaside Glamour' album yielded a string of hits, the biggest being 'Long Time Coming' which hit Number 16 - a chart peak which must surely at the very least have been the target for 'Valentine'.

Finally just to give the Americans a look-in are We Are Scientists who notch up a second UK Top 40 single with the followup to 'The Great Escape' which sneaked a look at Number 37 in October last year. Just to prove that you should never try to be too prescient with your song titles, 'It's A Hit' does only slightly better and breaks the Top 30 with a Number 29 entry point.

source: launch.yahoo.com

Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

Madonna, Jack Johnson Take Lead On U.K. Charts
February 27, 2006, 10:40 AM ET
Paul Sexton, London

Madonna's "Sorry" (Warner Bros.) became her second consecutive U.K. No. 1 single from the album "Confessions on a Dance Floor" yesterday (Feb. 26), while Jack Johnson's "In Between Dreams" (Brushfire/Island) surged to No. 1 in its 44th week on the album chart. "Sorry" hit the top even as its predecessor "Hung Up" continues to hold down a place in the U.K. top 20, where it fell 16-20 in its 16th chart week.

Runner-up to Madonna, in a spectacular chart feat for an artist largely unknown six months ago, is "Put Your Records On" (Good Groove/EMI) by singer/writer Corinne Bailey Rae, which enters at No. 2. The 26-year-old's self-titled EMI debut album is out today; her first headlining U.K. tour begins March 27.

Britain's No. 1 single for the last two weeks, "Thunder in My Heart Again" (Apollo/Free 2 Air) by Meck featuring Leo Sayer, fell to No. 3, while Irish hitmakers Westlife returned at No. 4 with "Amazing" (S/Sony BMG). The Darkness, whose sophomore album "One Way Ticket to Hell...And Back" (Atlantic) has been a sales disappointment, nevertheless scored a second top 10 hit from it with "Is It Just Me" at No. 8, the same peak achieved by "One Way Ticket" in November.

Sony BMG's Dual Disc campaign of Michael Jackson reissues, "Visionary -- The Video Singles," which will feature limited edition re-releases of his classic tracks and their video clips between now and June, proved initially less successful than the company's previous Elvis Presley series. The first release, "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," only managed a No. 17 debut.

On the album chart, the Johnson set raced 6-1 to end Arctic Monkeys' four-week reign with "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" (Domino), which dropped to No. 2. Last week, sales of "In Between Dreams" doubled following his Feb. 15 victory in the best international breakthrough act category at the BRIT Awards. Another winner that night, K.T. Tunstall, continues to see sustained sales for the album "Eye to the Telescope" (Relentless/Virgin), which was up 4-3 in its 57th chart week.

There was also an impressive chart return for Neil Diamond. "12 Songs" (Columbia), which came out last fall in the United States but was held for U.K. release until last week, entered at No. 5. That's Diamond's best-ever ranking in the U.K. for an album of new studio recordings. He also hit No. 5 in the summer of 1996 with "The Ultimate Collection" and No. 1 in 1992 with "The Greatest Hits 1966-1992"; his last top 10 album of new songs was "Primitive," which reached No. 7 in 1984.

Further down the chart, there was a No. 35 entry for Dolly Parton's "Those Were The Days" (EMI) and a first-ever solo appearance on the album chart for Kinks frontman and songwriting giant Ray Davies, with "Other People's Lives" (V2) at No. 36.

James Blunt's "Back to Bedlam" (Atlantic) is No. 1 for a sixth consecutive and seventh aggregate week on the European Top 100 Albums chart, while "Nasty Girl" (Bad Boy/Atlantic) by the Notorious B.I.G. with P. Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge and Avery Storm reaches the top of the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles survey after holding at No. 2 for four weeks.

source: billboard.com

Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

from Shellshock(MJNO):

UK - Midweeks charts

Source: Music Week

X Factor evictee Chico is on course for a long-awaited chart triumph this weekend, with early retail reports suggesting his signature tune It’s Chico Time (Song BMG) has been outselling all newcomers in the singles market since its release yesterday.

Released in advance of TV show finalist Journey South’s debut album, the single is keeping Corinne Bailey Rae’s Put Your Records On at number two, while girl thingycat Dolls feat. will.i.am’s Beep (A&M) is set to enter at number three.

On the verge of making their Top Ten debuts are Orson (Mercury) and The Feeling (Island), alongside Michael Jackson’s reissued Rock With You and Shakira’s Don’t Bother (both Epic).

Also vying for a debut within the Top 20 are Mystery Jets (679), Graham Coxon (Parlophone), Charlotte Church (Sony BMG) and The Rakes (V2).

Corinne Bailey-Rae’s self-titled debut album (Good Groove/EMI) is on course to make its expected big commercial splash after selling almost three times as many albums than current chart-topper Jack Johnson yesterday. She heads a largely unchanged Top Ten, with the only new entries of note coming lower down the chart, from Ne-Yo (Mercury) and Bruce Springsteen’s Hammersmith Odeon London ’75 (Columbia).

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Summary

Singles

01 Chico - It's Chico Time
02 Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On
03 girl thingycat Dolls feat. Will.I.Am - Beep

Top 15
Orson - No Tomorrow
Feeling - Sewn
Michael Jackson - Rock With You
Shakira - Don't Bother

Top 20
Mystery Jets - The Boy Who Ran Away
Graham Coxon - Standing On My Own Again
Charlotte Church - Moodswings (To come at me like that)
The Rakes - All Too Human

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Albums

01 Corinne Bailey Rae
02 Jack Johnson

Other New Entries
Ne-Yo
Bruce Springsteen



Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

F.I.M.I. (Federation of Italian Music Industry) has published the official Top50 Singles chart:

ITALY (FIMI)
(weekly chart from 02.17 to 02.23.2006)

Thriller - Top50 Singles
Week #1(01/03/2006): #5

Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Top50 Singles
Week #1(01/03/2006): #6

Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

MIDWEEKS SALES CHART - CD-SINGLES (UK)

[current pos. (prev. pos.) Artist - Title (sales) +/-%]

01 (-) Chico - It's Chico Time (12.683)
02 (2) Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On (7.633) +83%
03 (-) girl thingycat Dolls ft. Will I Am - Beep (6.588)
04 (1) Madonna - Sorry (6.458) -21%
05 (-) Orson - No Tomorrow (5.538)
06 (3) Meck ft. Leo Sayer - Thunder In My Heart (4.326) -17%
07 (-) Feeling - Sewn (3.902)
08 (5) Notorious BIG/Diddy/Nelly - Nasty Girl (3.256) -5%
[red]09 (-) Michael Jackson - Rock With You (3.086)[/red]
10 (-) Shakira - Don't Bother (2.552)
12 (-) Mistery Jets - A Boy Who Run Away (2.102)
15 (-) Graham Coxon - Standing On My Own Again (2.068)
19 (-) Charlotte Church - Moodswings (1.694)
21 (-) Rakes - All Too Human (1.568)
22 (-) Keisha White - The Weakness In Me (1.404)
24 (-) Freemasons ft. Amanda Wilson - Watchin' (1.367)
25 (-) Young Knives - Here Comes The Rumor Mill (1.365)
29 (-) Hot Chip - Over And Over (1.193)
32 (-) Jack Johnson - Better together (1.144)
39 (8) Darkness - Is It Just Me

(thanks to Ellie/mjjforum)



Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

thriller debuts @ #1 in SPAIN!!!!

Top 20 Cd-Singles & Maxi CDs - SPAIN
(week from 02.20 to 02.26.2006)

sources: los40.com or pdf file

1 Jackson, Michael "Thriller" (BMG MUSIC SPAIN, S.L.)
2 Madonna "Hung Up" (BMG MUSIC SPAIN, S.L.)
3 Melanie C "First day of my life" (Blanco y Negro Music)
4 Glamour to Kill "Vampire" (Universal Music)
5 Najwa "Capable" (Universal Music)
6 Depeche Mode "A pain that I'm used to" (Emi -Odeon)
7 Goldfrapp "Ride a white horse" (Emi -Odeon)
8 Solveig, Martin "Jealousy" (FONOGRAMAS METROPOL, S.A.)
9 Arrebato, El "Himno Oficial del Sevilla F.C." (Emi -Odeon)
10 Moby "Slipping away" (Emi -Odeon)
11 Depeche Mode "Precious" (Emi -Odeon)
12 Prince "Te amo corazón" (Emi -Odeon)
13 Falsalarma "El más buscado" (Emi -Odeon)
14 Estirpe "Llámalo perdón" (Universal Music)
15 U2 "All because of you" (Universal Music)
16 Spam "Da igual (Con Silvia Superstar)" (Universal Music)
17 Webbe, Simon "After all this time" (Emi -Odeon)
18 Mago de Oz "La posada de los muertos" (DRO East West)
19 Single "Su recuerdo" (DRO East West)
20 Morissette, Alanis "Crazy" (Warner Music Spain)

Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

UK
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Top Singles (LINK)
Week #01 (27/02/2006): #17
Week #02 (06/03/2006): #44

Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Top 30 RnB Singles (LINK)
Week #01 (06/03/2006): #27

Rock With You - Top Singles (LINK)
Week #01 (06/03/2006): #15

Rock With You - Top 30 RnB Singles (LINK)
Week #01 (06/03/2006): #10

Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

IRELAND
Thriller - IRMA Top 50 Singles[/b] (LINK)
Week #1 (23/02/06):#20
Week #2 (02/03/06):#30

Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - IRMA Top 50 Singles (LINK)
Week #1 (23/02/06):#21
Week #2 (02/03/06):#32

Rock With You - IRMA Top 50 Singles (LINK)
Week #1 (02/03/06):#19

Enrico

[sunsetdriver]

SWITZERLAND
Thriller - Top 100 Singles (LINK)
Week #01 (05/03/06): #43

Enrico