Etikett: Adele
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Adele Sets Fire to the Rain with Spiking Sales
CHART SPOTLIGHT. Following years of decline, sales are finally spiking in the US. It’s headline news that the music industry’s sales are up according to USA Today. In total, sales were up 8.5% year-on-year according to a recent Nielsen SoundScan/Billboard report. Adele’s 21 sold 2.5m copies. Lady Gaga’s Born This Way is the runner-up with…
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Fleet Foxes Challenges Adele in the UK
CHART SPOTLIGHT. The folk band Fleet Foxes pose a serious threat to Adele’s reign atop the album chart in the UK. Fleet Foxes’ sophomore set Helplessness Blues vaults into No.2, ahead of Jennifer Lopez’ Love? (No.6) and Beastie Boys’ Hot Sauce Committee Pt.2 (No.9).
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Adele Single-Handily Makes Up for Albums Dip
CHART SPOTLIGHT. According to MusicWeek, one out of ten albums sold in the UK was Adele’s. Her amazing performance helped the whole market to survive a slump. Her 21 album still tops the UK album chart, while Adele’s debut 19 resurged in sales. In total, 2.22m copies were shifted in the first quarter resulting in…
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Jennifer Lopez Claims UK Top Spot
“On the Floor” continues its worldwide success as Jennifer Lopez claims her third UK No.1 in her career. “On the Floor” pushes Adele’s “Someone Like You” to No.2, but Adele continue her dominance on the album chart with 21 and 19 occupying the No.1 and No.2 slots.
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Black Eyed Peas Can’t Get Enough in Germany
Following the global success of “The Time (Dirty Bit),” Black Eyed Peas returns to the charts with another single off The Beginning. Produced by will.i.am, DJ Ammo and Rodney Jerkins (who produced “Telephone” w/Gaga-Beyoncé), the track vaults into No.9 on the German singles chart this week. The track has so far peaked at No.38 on…
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BRIT Awards Performance Gives Adele Her First UK No.1
The recent performance at the 2011 BRIT Awards certainly paid off for Adele whose “Someone Like You” bows atop the singles chart this Sunday. Back in January, WelcheMusic started the countdown to the release of 21. This follows “Rolling in the Deep” which peaked at No.2 upon its release. “Deep” remains on the singles chart,…
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Britney Spears Unable to Replicate Stateside Success
Britney Spears only managed to bow at No.6 on the UK singles chart published yesterday. Bruno Mars retains the top spot with “Grenade.” The top ten included five new entries.
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Bruno Mars Set to Top UK Singles Chart
Despite the official UK release of Bruno Mars’s “Grenade” is a few days away, WelcheMusic bets that it will become his second No.1 hit over there. Already attracting lots of airplay in the UK, Mars is only beaten by Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep” on Music Week’s chart listing the most popular tracks on radio…
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PJ Harvey Lets England Shake
Fans of PJ Harvey may look forward to the singer’s upcoming set Let England Shake to be released this February. Harvey actually began working on this album during the release of White Chalk in 2007.