mars 2011 – Sida 8 – WelcheMusic.com

Mumford & Sons Sigh No More

CHART SPOTLIGHT. The British group Mumford & Sons remains at No.3 this week on the Billboard 200 with the debut album Sign No More. Add that it spends its 50^th week on the tally and an amazing story unfolds. Surely there are albums of late that have had lengthy chart runs. But ever so often, sets debut at a high position only to fall back and in cases where there aren’t any radio hits interest fades.

Sigh No More was released in October 2009 in the UK, peaking at No.2 in February 2011. It took 72 weeks for the group to reach its peak and Mumford & Sons got a fair boost from winning the BRIT Awards. According to Music Week, Munford & Sons has broken through the 1m sales barrier in the US.

Swedish CEO Takes Grey’s Anatomy with Storm

CHART REFLECTION. Swedish singer Eric Berglund’s solo project CEO was featured on Grey’s Anatomy the other week. His album White Magic spent a sole week on the Swedish album chart and the single “Come with Me” was a critics favorite upon its release in 2010. The WelcheMusic team still thinks the track deserves wider recognition.

And being featured on Grey’s Anatomy might just do the trick. The track was included in the episode “Not Responsible,” which was aired on Feb.25. It will be broadcasted by Swedish Kanal 5 in due course, the current season premiers this coming Wednesday.

Eric Berglund was a former member of The Tough Alliance, an electronic pop group that produced two hits in 2004. “Holiday” peaked at No.34, while “Make It Happen” made it to No.54.

Eric Saade Beats Danny Saucedo in Terms of Sales

CHART SPOTLIGHT. The two teenage heart throbs might fend off that they’re going head to head in the Melodifestivalen final, but the sales chart says otherwise. Eric Saade’s “Popular” vaults into No.1 on the singles tally, while Danny Saucedo’s “In the Club” leapfrogs 29-2 in its second week. According to the Swedish news daily Aftonbladet, Saade says that Sara Varga is a fierce competitor in Saturday’s final.

Saade’s entry from last year – “Manboy” – topped the chart for three weeks, spending a total 32 weeks on the chart. Danny Saucedo has topped the singles tally no less than thrice with “Tokyo” (2007), “Play It for the Girls” (2007) and “Radio” (2008). Prior to “In the Club,” his latest hit was the 2009 hit “All on You” which peaked at No.17.

The Swedish singles tally include no less than four entries in the top ten. Loreen failed to qualify to the final, still “My Heart Is Refusing Me” sells enough copies to bow at No.9. The Moniker, whose fight with his former ex-manager was covered in a recent blog post on WelcheMusic bows at No.15

Glee Cast Covers “Raise Your Glass”

CHART SPOTLIGHT. Check out the latest Billboard story, and listen to the latest Glee installment. The Warbles will sing P!nk’s “Raise Your Glass” on the upcoming episode to be aired on Mar.15. The Dalton Academy Warblers has performed everything from Destiny’s Child to Katy Perry during the recent weeks. Their rendition of Perry’s “Teenage Dream” rendered them a No.1 hit on the digital chart.

Back to “Raise Your Glass,” the track was a US No.1 upon its release. The track was written by P!nk, Max Martin and our absolute favorite Shellback and released last October. It was featured on the singer’s Greatest Hits…So Far!!! set.

“Raise Your Glass” peaked at No.15 on the Swedish singles tally.

(Update 13/3): This week, The Glee Cast bows at No.37 on the UK singles chart with their rendition of Train’s “Hey, Soul Sister.” The original version peaked at No.18 in the UK, while reaching No.3 on the Billboard Hot 100.