charts discussion UK Mid: Houdini 2x #1, BIRDS OF A FEATHER #4, Please Please Please #5, Genesis #18

[Renan90]

Official Chart Update

Singles (Top 100)

1 Eminem - Houdini (31,462)
2 Sabrina Carpenter - Espresso (28,556)
3 Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) (19,186)
4 Billie Eilish - BIRDS OF A FEATHER (18,110)
5 Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please (18,017) *

6-10
7 Myles Smith - Stargazing

11-20
13 Mark Ambor - Belong Together
18 RAYE - Genesis. *
19 Taylor Swift - I Can Do It with a Broken Heart

21-30
26 Charli XCX - 360 *
29 Taylor Swift - Down Bad

31-40
32 Dua Lipa - Illusion
33 Jung Kook - Never Let Go *
34 Gracie Abrams - Close to You *

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Albums (Top 100)

1 Bon Jovi - Forever (18,587) [16,854 physicals, 1,322 downloads, 411 streaming] *
2 Charli XCX - BRAT (16,219) *
3 Taylor Swift - THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (7,956)
4 Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT (6,017)
5 AURORA - What Happened to the Heart? (4,045) *

6-10
6 Seasick Steve - A Trip a Stumble a Fall Down On Your Knees *
7 Meghan Trainor - Timeless *
10 Taylor Swift - Lover

11-20
11 Taylor Swift - 1989 (Taylor's Version)
12 Peggy Gou - I Hear You *
16 Taylor Swift - Midnights
18 Chappell Roan - The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
19 Taylor Swift - reputation
20 Taylor Swift - folklore

21-30
24 Goat Girl - Below the Waste *
27 Teddy Swims - I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1)
28 Tems - Born in the Wild *
29 Queen - Greatest Hits

31-40
32 Eels - EELS TIME! *
33 KAYTRANADA - TIMELESS *
35 Alfie Templeman - Radiosoul *

Edited June 11 by Renan90

[UnusualBoy]

BOAF top 4  

[bliaz]

You're almost there, BOAF, keep flying to #1

 

PPP 

 

Congrats, Dua, for that #1 

[popstickle]

I'm surprised Genesis is doing as well, I didn't think the Spotify numbers where that good? Happy though, would be great to see Raye succeed.

 

Do we know if 360 will crack the Top 40 this week?

[Katamari]

 Billie and dula peep won  

[Gossip_Boy]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe none of Eminem's #1s here have stayed at the top for more than one week. It'll be interesting to see if he gets his first multi-week chart topper.

[fridayteenage]

top 5 debut for miss sabrina

[M.R.]

360 better get a new peak!

[CherryBay]

Streaming is missing so that might change in tomorrows update

[A Million Lights]

what about brat

[Julia Fox]

3 hours ago, Gossip_Boy said:

Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe none of Eminem's #1s here have stayed at the top for more than one week. It'll be interesting to see if he gets his first multi-week chart topper.

Espresso came back to #1 on Spotify and this week the vinyls/cassette/CD's from Espresso were shipped so they will surely fight for that spot 

[iamanearthling]

Where's the album chart?

[makeawish]

idk if i'll do these regularly but this week is quite fun and good discourse material.

 

lots of new entries, chappell roan hitting the top 20, everyone's favourite taylor album back in the top 10 and charli held off #1 by...bon jovi!

 

1. Bon Jovi - Forever (new)

2. Charli xcx - Brat (new)

3. Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department

4. Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard And Soft

5. Aurora - What Happened To the Heart (new)

6. Seasick Steve - A Trip A Stumble A Fall Down On Your (new)

7. Meghan Trainor - Timeless (new)

8. Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits

9. The Weeknd - The Highlights

10 Taylor Swift - Lover

 

 

11. Taylor Swift - 1989 (tv)

12. Peggy Gou- I Hear You (new)

13. Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop: 50 Years

14. Olivia Rodrigo - Guts

15. Abba - Abba Gold

16. Taylor Swift - Midnights 

17. Elton John - Diamonds

18. Chappell Roan - The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess

19. Taylor Swift - Reputation 

20. Taylor Swift - Folklore

 

https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart-update/20240610/7502u/

[UnusualBoy]

Crash outsold  

 

And UK is getting ready for Taylor's slayage, 6 albums in the top 20.

[alfonso12]

Do we know if it's close between Bon Jovi and Charli?

[Virgos Groove]

They need to come up with a rule for these greatest hits albums. Counting them made sense in the physical and digital eras since you had to buy them like you do with albums, but now they're just glorified playlists. It's making everything so stale.

 

But, hey, the fact that Taylor is charting so high without having ever dropped one just makes her domination look even more impressive.

 

And Bon Jovi need to MOVE (feat. Grace Jones & Tems)

 

Edited June 10 by Virgos Groove

[wigglytuffer]

8 minutes ago, alfonso12 said:

Do we know if it's close between Bon Jovi and Charli?

2.5k units ahead. I think Charli'll take it as i'd imagine Bon Jovi's streaming equivalent units to be next to nothing and Monday's chart update is always physical loaded.

1 Bon Jovi - Forever (18,587) [16,854 physicals, 1,322 downloads, 411 streaming] *
2 Charli XCX - BRAT (16,219) *
3 Taylor Swift - THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (7,956)
4 Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT (6,017)
5 AURORA - What Happened to the Heart? (4,045) *

 

She's still beat CRASH's first week though in 3 days (16,117 was Crash's opening week)

Edited June 10 by wigglytuffer
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[Delirious]

9 minutes ago, wigglytuffer said:

2.5k units ahead. I think Charli'll take it as i'd imagine Bon Jovi's streaming equivalent units to be next to nothing and Monday's chart update is always physical loaded.

1 Bon Jovi - Forever (18,587) [16,854 physicals, 1,322 downloads, 411 streaming] *
2 Charli XCX - BRAT (16,219) *
3 Taylor Swift - THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (7,956)
4 Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT (6,017)
5 AURORA - What Happened to the Heart? (4,045) *

 

She's still beat CRASH's first week though in 3 days (16,117 was Crash's opening week)

Charli better ******* get that #1

 

I guess that's also why they dropped deluxe on Monday instead of Friday 

[visions]

11 minutes ago, wigglytuffer said:

She's still beat CRASH's first week though in 3 days (16,117 was Crash's opening week)

 

So proud of Charli. Her outdoing her "sellout era" with her most acclaimed album to date, while making the music she wants to make has to feel so affirming. 

[makeawish]

31 minutes ago, Virgos Groove said:

They need to come up with a rule for these greatest hits albums. Counting them made sense in the physical and digital eras since you had to buy them like you do with albums, but now they're just glorified playlists. It's making everything so stale.

 

Imo the real issue in the uk album chart is that - for some god knows what reason - they discount the streams of the two biggest tracks on every album, cutting them down to the average of the rest (maybe to differentiate from the singles chart? Idk).
 

This means that it's really hard for new albums with less than three big hits to get a foothold while ofc greatest hits albums are really not troubled by that at all.
 

If they got rid of that, it would probably look a lot more like the billboard 200, except there'd still be the odd britpop band going in the top 5 and then tanking in week two

Edited June 10 by makeawish

[Romova99]

Go buy the album UK Brats!!! 

Wish I could help from the US !

[Maroonx]

Charlie will overtake Bon Jovi due to streaming... Bon Jovi's numbers are high due to all the physicals being shipped on release date, they won't have a lot of streaming units. x

[Both Sides Now]

1 hour ago, wigglytuffer said:

2.5k units ahead. I think Charli'll take it as i'd imagine Bon Jovi's streaming equivalent units to be next to nothing and Monday's chart update is always physical loaded.

1 Bon Jovi - Forever (18,587) [16,854 physicals, 1,322 downloads, 411 streaming] *
2 Charli XCX - BRAT (16,219) *
3 Taylor Swift - THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (7,956)
4 Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT (6,017)
5 AURORA - What Happened to the Heart? (4,045) *

 

She's still beat CRASH's first week though in 3 days (16,117 was Crash's opening week)

Is there a physical / streaming breakdown for brat? 
 

The UK charts doesn't reward streams with much EAS. Considering most of brat's physical sales were probably pre-orders too, I think it'll be a tight race. 
 

CRASH's breakdown:

 

5,339 CDs, 5,351 vinyl albums, 1,106 cassette, 496 digital downloads and 3,825 sales-equivalent streams. 

[alfonso12]

1 hour ago, wigglytuffer said:

2.5k units ahead. I think Charli'll take it as i'd imagine Bon Jovi's streaming equivalent units to be next to nothing and Monday's chart update is always physical loaded.

1 Bon Jovi - Forever (18,587) [16,854 physicals, 1,322 downloads, 411 streaming] *
2 Charli XCX - BRAT (16,219) *
3 Taylor Swift - THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (7,956)
4 Billie Eilish - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT (6,017)
5 AURORA - What Happened to the Heart? (4,045) *

 

She's still beat CRASH's first week though in 3 days (16,117 was Crash's opening week)

Hoping the deluxe brings some extra streams.

[ALA]

Bon Jovi?