Glee Cast Never Stops Believing


CHART REFLECTION. The Glee Cast has produced more singles in a year, than most groups do during their whole career. Most recently,  “Good Vibrations” – the Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch hit – charted. According to the most recent last.FM statistics , the Glee Cast’s most popular hit is the cover of Journey’s 1981 hit “Don’t Stop Believin’.” Included on the first volume of Glee: The Music, the track peaked at No.2 last year, due to a Facebook campaign. UK students promoted the track with success, finally propelling it to No.6.

“My Life Would Suck Without You,” Kelly Clarkson’s chart-topper, was the second most popular track within a six-months period. This was followed by another version of “Don’t Stop Believin’” and “Don’t Rain on My Parade.” The latter track was performed by Lea Michele in the 2009 fall finale “Sectionals.” The original version was included in the 1964 musical Funny Girl. Another musical song is amongst the most popular Glee songs. “Defying Gravity” is No.5 on the six-months chart – it was originally featured in the musical Wicked.

Make sure to check out the blog posts below if you’re a Glee fanatic:

Daft Punk Breaks Chart Record in the US with Disney Soundtrack


WelcheMusic recently reported on the Daft Punk Disney soundtrack TRON: Legacy. The set bows at No.10 on the Billboard 200, giving the at its highest position ever in the US. This beats the 2001 No.44 peak of Discovery. The set also bows atop the Electronics genre chart, also entering the charts in the UK (No.39) and Australia (No.31). The first single “Derezzed” has still not charted.

A score album hasn’t reached the top ten since 2005 when Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith debuted and peaked at No.6. In addition to Tron, two Glee Casts album shares space on the top ten. It marks the second time this year we’ve had three soundtracks concurrently in the top ten, according to Billboard.

The Glee Cast Covers Florence+the Machine


Madonna, Britney Spears, Journey and…Florence+the Machine. The Glee Cast is the Hot 100’s Digital Gainer and Hot Shot Debut at No.22 with a cover of the British indie rock act Florence+the Machine’s “Dog Days Are Over.” In total, the Glee Cast have five new entries on this week’s Billboard Hot 100. This has also helped the original track which vaults 58-21 – matching the original peak.

The song originally charted back in December 2008, peaking at No.23 in the UK. The song has been included in the TV advert of Slumdog Millionaire. The follow-up single – “Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)” – peaked at No.12 in June 2009. So far, the two biggest hits from Florence+the Machine are actually the same song. “You’ve Got the Love” reached No.5 in its original version from 2009, while a re-recording (featuring Dizee Rascal) earlier this year peaked at No.2.

The Glee Cast bows on the Hot 100 this week with a cover of Florence+the Machine’s “Dog Day’s Are Over.”

Will Susan Boyle De-throne Kanye West?

Considered a classic before it was even released, according to a recent Billboard article Kanye West is likely to be knocked off the top spot by Susan Boyle. Despite the Glee cast’s fourth compilation album and Black Eyed Peas’ The Begnning expected to bow, neither one should pose any threat to The Gift – Boyle’s second album. A year ago, the singer topped charts around the world with I Dreamed a Dream. If so, Boyles will return to the top for a second time with The Gift, which entered the top spot a week ago.

Kanye West can’t be too happy about this, or The Black Eyed Peas for that matter. West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy has so far reached top in Canada, while debuting at No.16 in the UK and No.19 in Sweden. His biggest hit in Sweden so far is the Jay-Z and Rihanna collaboration “Run this Town” which peaked at No.8 in 2009. In the US, he has scored two No.1s – “Gold Digger” (2005) and “Stronger” (2007).

The latest single to be lifted off the album is “Start It Up” which features Fabolous, Swizz Beatz and Ryan Leslie. The song is struggling, haven peaked at No.105 on the Billboard Hot 100. It has, however, topped the German Black chart. It followed the No.12 hit “Runaway,” which features rapper Pusha T of Clipse. The song was supported by a 35-minute short film directed by West. That hit even made the Swedish singles tally, peaking at No.28.

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