Take That’s Bigger than The Beatles


2010 CHART REWIND. Everybody knows that The Beatles was a hugely successful group. Sales of the groups back catalogue recently spiked following the availability on iTunes. But lo and behold, Take That has passed McCartney & co! At least, if base this on popularity on Amazon. According to a recent announcement by the e-tailer, Take That’s Progress has made the group Amazon’s top-selling artist of all time. WelcheMusic is pleased as long as Susan Boyle doesn’t surpass The Beatles.

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Issued last November, Progress became the second fastest-selling album of all time  behind Oasis 1997 set Be Here Now. The lead single – “The Flood” peaked at No.2 upon its release, while the second single “SOS” isn’t scheduled for release until February.

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Girls’ Generation Topped South Korean Year-End Tallies


2010 CHART REWIND. WelcheMusic covered Korean girl group Girls’ Generation a few backs back. According to Manila Bulletin, the group was the top music group of 2010 in South Korea according to two leading online music download sites.

Their last mini-album Hoot was released in Japan just before Christmas. Although the band hasn’t been broken internationally, Hoot got an international release via iTunes Store.

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All five tracks off the set have charted on the South Korean Gaon singles chart, with the title track “Hoot” leading the pack peaking at No.1. The group made a teaser video parodying James Bond’s gun barrel sequence, sampling the Monty Norman and John Barry score. The Pussycat Dolls’ Rino Nakasone Razalan choreographed the song.

Girls’ Generation’s “Oh” topped the 2010 year-end-tally at Korean music download site Monkey 3. Results were based on both downloads and streaming in combination with online voting. The music site Hanteo also awarded the band the 2010 Singer Award.

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…But Robyn Is Omitted from Fredrik Strage’s Year-End-Tally


2010 CHART REWIND. According to one of Sweden’s leading music critics Fredrik Strage, Robyn’s “Dancing on My Own” is omitted since he doesn’t want to overplay it. He admits that it is his favorite track of the year, but has decided to take  a break.

Via his blog, Strage shares this year’s best acts in a single Spotify playlist. Kanye West’s “Monster,” tops the tally – coincidentally the music video which WelcheMusic reported leaked yesterday.

Fredrik Strage’s 21×2010

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1. Kanye West featuring Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Jay-Z & Bon Iver, “Monster”

2. Salem, “Sick”

3. Crystal Castles, “Baptism”

4. Scissor Sister, “Invisible light”

5. Anna von Hausswolff, “Pills”

6. Kite, “Johnny boy”

7. Kvelertak, “Mjöd”

8. JJ, “Let go”

9. BoB feat Hayley Williams & Eminem, “Airplanes part II”

10. The Hundred In The Hands, “Commotion”

11. White Ring, “Suffocation”

12. Ghost, “Ritual”

13. Lil Jon & Travis Porter, “Fall out”

14. Damian Marley & Nas, “As we enter”

15. Waka Flocka Flame, “Hard in da paint”

16. oOoOO, “Seaww”

17. Me And My Army, “Me and my army”

18. LCD Soundsystem, “I can change”

19. Electric Wizard, “Night child”

20. MIA, “Tell me why”

21. Robyn, “Dancehall queen”

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Influential Chart Blogger Awards Robyn ‘Best Pop Single’ of 2010


2010 CHART REWIND. According to the leading chart blogger Chart Rigger, Robyn’s “Dancing on My Own” is the best single of the year. A critics favorite, Robyn was recently named “Swede of the Year” by the magazine Fokus and is comfortably sitting atop many critics’ year-end-tallies. WelcheMusic includes Robyn amongst one of 2010’s best performers.

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“Dancing on My Own” is included on her first Body Talk trilogy set and is nominated for a 2010 Grammy Award in the Best Dance Recording category. The electropop ballad was co-written and produced by Patrik Berger. The song was featured on the TV series Gossip Girl during a sex scene between Chuck Bass and Blair Waldorf.

The track topped the Swedish singles tally this June and has spent 29 weeks on the chart and counting. Earlier this year, “Dancing on My Own” was certified Gold in Denmark following its peak at No.2.

Katy Perry’sTeenage Dream” and Cee Lo Green’sFuck You” followed Robyn on Chart Rigger’s year-end tally.

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