Official Singles Chart on 18/11/2016

Westlife joins Nsync on their upcoming tour or BSB's tour, I don't think it's going to happen. You know they're not as a group anymore, especially Westlife.

i meant, back in 2000, if westlife and bbmak had gone on tour with bsb or nsync, maybe things would've turned out different.

I still think they would haven't done that, seems America's not really friendly with UK/ Ireland boy bands like Take That, Boyzone, A1 etc except for One Direction. Westlife, BSB and NKOTB had visited to here many times, sadly I never watch them even once.

well, i just wished things had turned out more different, but back in 2000 we had too many artists selling millions of albums and unfortunately, both bbmak's and westlife's labels weren't paying any attn. to the u.s. music scene. there's just no other way to say it.

Well you know it's not going to happen anymore, even though I really doubt if Adele could sell at 3 millions in first week. Streaming is the new formula, people don't have to buy to listen to the music they want.
I think because in 2000 BSB and NSYNC were really huge in the US, just like Westlife in UK, so I don't think Westlife will sell well if their competitors are BSB and NSYNC.

well, looking back on that year today, if their label paid more attn. to the u.s. music scene i do think bbmak and westlife could've had a better u.s. debut. look @ shania twain, she's not from the u.s. and look how great she did.

I'm really pleased that 'That's My Girl' is performing very well inside of the UK Top 40 & there's a chance that it could debut on the Hot 100 next week. It's one of my favourite songs from Fifth Harmony's '7/27' album! :)

where's 'that's my girl' on the hot 100? yeah, the charts here are so different compared to bb. look @ little mix, they debuted @ #1 over here in the uk, if that'd happen in the states, they'd be the 1st female group to do so.

hey mate good morning! i just put up my bbmak and take that albums' throwbacks...i have another 1 for bbmak's 2nd album over here (didn't know they had 2 albums here) lemme know if you wanna check it out ;). been too busy stirring up *bleep* on an article one of the fifth harmony members wrote an open letter to trump...i swear, it's been too much fun! :D

Hey Sunshine Gal! Yeah it looks like you've been on that Fifth Harmony article all day. Camila is probably my favourite member, but Lauren is definitely 2nd. :)
Well I hope you've not been too lonely without me or Jstar on here today, but I'm available to chat for a couple of hours now if you want. I should be on for the BB200 article tomorrow, but only after about 10am your time. I still want to be the 1st comment though! :D
Oh I saw your BBMAK & Take That throwbacks & thanks for posting them. Did you know that Robbie Williams has had 31 UK Top 10 singles? That's as a solo artist, so not including the Take That hits. ;)

hahaha!!! yep, i'm stirring up the *bleep* storm LOL! making all the righties mad :). but lauren has the right to express her concerns about donald trump just like the right have been criticizing obama since the beginning of his term. plus, i was laughing my *bleep* off :D

well, my dad will be stopping by soon, but i should be back on...i'll take a break from the *bleep* storm. ;) well, i sure missed chatting with you and jstar, so i just had to do something to occupy my time ;)

he's had 31 top 10 hits? wow! he'd give madonna run for her money over here ;). well, i did have a throwback for bbmak's 2nd album, but i just wouldn't want to hurt anyone's feelings :(. the 2nd album didn't do well over here. or i can just tell you in our chat. hey, brb ;)

Well I was on my phone earlier & I had a brief read at you debating the other commenters there. I think that article now has 800+ comments, so more than most BB200 articles! :) LOL
Regarding Jstar, I hope everything went well for him today. I've got my #4-peaking songs list ready for tomorrow, meanwhile my lists will be 'M' & 'N' songs, along with our personal Top 10 songs of the week as usual. :D
I found out that is Robbie also had 31 Top 10 hits in the US, we would have the fourth most of any artist of all-time. The current Top 3 for most Hot 100 Top 10 singles is: Madonna (38), Elvis Presley (36, including pre-Hot100) & The Beatles (34). ;)
Yeah I'd be happy to see your 2nd BBMAK throwback in our chat. Oh I just wanted to ask why you think your posts are hurting other people's feelings? I don't think they are at all.

sorry mate, my dad stopped by, i also did some packing today, so i wasn't lonely ;D. and yes, that article got heated, responded to each and every person :D!

ok, #4 peaking songs and m & n songs? ok, cool! well, i just thought maybe our westlife mates, bbmak and take that mates would see my throwbacks & it would bring up some sad times :/ meaning, i'd hate for their feelings to be hurt or anything.

and i'll put bbmak's 2nd album in another post under our chat ;) brb...& as far as top 10's let's not forget paul mccartney with about 57 and mj has 40 or 41 altogether.

bbmak's 2nd album 'into your head' enters @ #25 on 9/14/2000. #25-58-105-134-190. here was the top 10 the week bbmak debuted @ #25:

1. dixie chicks/home
2. eminem/eminem show
3. avril lavigne/let go
4. nelly/nellyville
5. coldplay/a crush of blood to the head
6. eve/eve-olution
7. bruce springsteen/the rising
8. james taylor/october road
9. clipse/lord willin'
10. now 10

Oh yeah, if we're counting both solo hits as well as in groups, then MJ & Paul McCartney would easily have the record. :)
Well I also did some packing today, as I'm getting the train back to University, so that's why I won't be until late tomorrow. I'm sure you'll have a fun chat with Jstar while I'm not on here. :D
Well over here Elvis Presley has had 77 Top 10 hits, with 21 of them going to #1. I also found out that over here, Westlife have the record of most consecutive Top 5 singles (22) & Madonna has the record of most consecutive singles to reach the Top 10 (35).
So which throwbacks do you want to discuss for next week then? ;)

That was definitely a good Top 10 for the BB200 then! Even though I would only have been two years old then, I still remember: #2, #3, #4 & #5. :)
Which albums did you like most from the BB200's Top 10 that week?

elvis has 77 uk top 10 hits! :0!!! holy *bleep*! :D i'll hop over to the uk charts page...that's crazy 77 top 10 hits! oh don't forget i'll be moving soon in the coming wks. so i may not be on here too much. we'll see, but i'll be busy packing and cleaning out my apt.

well, i still wanna do some connor maynard throwbacks...but do you think it'd hurt his feelings? :D i mean, i just would hate for him to see all that and his feelings might be hurt. and i def. wanna do my bodyguard soundtrack throwbacks for this coming week.

oh on mon. it'll be around 67*! and it'll start getting colder over here...hard to believe it'd be 40* hotter a few mos. back :)

Well Wiki say 77 & the Official Charts archives say 76, but you get the idea; that's an incredible achievement! :)
So where are you moving to then? Are you still going to be in Tucson or going somewhere further away?
Conor Maynard could only reach the Bubbling Under Charts in the US, right? Well I could always post his UK chart performance in our chat if you want me to. :D
67* is what we would be getting at the start of September & over here, the temperature is now around 45* at day, but 35* at night! :O

moving in with my dad and yes still staying in tucson :). oh i see that mj has 43 top 10 hits! i counted 56 uk top 10's for mj counting the j5, the jacksons and their duet with mick jagger...that's also so crazy! that's way more than madonna over here.

yeah, connor didn't reach too much success over here. but if you can tell me his uk stats, that'd be great. :) also, who are: florence and the machine, kaiser chiefs and rudimental? i saw their pics on the official charts page.

Oh Madonna has certainly performed well on our singles chart, with 63 Top 10s including 13 #1s. :)
Well I don't want to make my posts too long, so I'll just do one artist per post for these UK throwbacks, so here are some stats for Conor Maynard...
- His debut single, 'Can't Stay No', entered at #2 on the 04/22/2012 dated chart, but only lasted 2 weeks in the Top 10. The #1 this week was 'Call Me Maybe' by Carly Rae Jepsen.
- He achieved three more Top 10 hits from his debut album called 'Contrast'. The other Top 10 singles were: 'Vegas Girl (#4 UK, #1 Bubbling Under US), 'Turn Around' (#8, #10 Bubbling Under US) & 'Animal' (#6 UK). The album descended down the charts very fast, but did debut at #1 on 08/11/2012.
- 'R U Crazy?' became his 5th UK Top 10 single as it peaked at #4. It was released in 2013, but we still haven't got a second studio album from him yet.
- Last year, 'Talking About' didn't even make the Top 40 on the singles chart & he released a covers album that barely made the Top 200. That said, I think we'll see him higher up in the charts again when he finally does release his next studio album.
I might be a few minutes, but I'll find some stats for the rest of those artists you mentioned now. Sorry about the wait! ;) LOL

63 top 10 hits!!?? dang!! ;)))! yeah i was wondering what was taking so long LOL! but same here when i'm doing my throwbacks, esp. the big sellers like the dixie chicks' wide open spaces album? even i didn't know they were on the albums chart for 2 yrs!! i started liking them when they were about 6-8x plat. and were making the rounds on all the u.s. awards shows.

and yes, i'd like for you to update me on connor's upcoming album and such...i really felt for him over here. but see, we both know it's very hard to make it over here, but he can always come back and re-try, like going on tour with lm, ed sheeran, etc.

So here are the UK throwbacks for the rest of the artists...
Florence & The Machine:
- 'Spectrum [Say My Name]' is their only UK #1 single, which features Calvin Harris. It was #1 for 3 weeks & even debuted atop our charts 07/21/2012.
- The group have received 2 further Top 10s, which were 'You Got The Love' (#5) & a remix of that song with British rapper Dizzee Rascal (#2).
- They perform better on the albums chart though, as all 3 of their studio albums have reached #1. They are: 'Lungs', 'Ceremonials' & 'How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful'. The latter was atop the BB200 last June.
- The vocalist, Florence Welch, appears as a featured artist on Calvin Harris' 'Sweet Nothing'. It reached #1 in the UK & #10 on the Hot 100.
Rudimental:
- Nothing big for them in the US unfortunately, though 'Lay It All On Me' with Ed Sheeran did peak at #48 on the Hot 100 last year.
- Both of their studio albums, 'Home' & 'We The Generation', have reached #1 in the UK.
- They've had 9 Top 40 singles in the UK, including 2 #1s called 'Feel The Love' & 'Waiting All Night'. They came close to the top again as 'Bloodstream' with Ed Sheeran peaked at #2 last year.
I'll talk about the Kaiser Chiefs in my next post. :)

oh wow!! also, i see an alexander armstrong and paul weller. never heard of either of them and watch them be real big in the uk :D also, looks like older artists do really good over there compared to over here.

Haha sorry about the wait! I've just posted throwbacks about Florence & The Machine, also some stats about Rudimental. Finally, here is the UK chart performance for the Kaiser Chiefs:
- They had 9 UK Top 40s, 5 Top 10s & a #1. Their only #1 was called 'Ruby', which was released back in 2007. 'Ruby' stayed in the Top 10 for 10 weeks & Top 40 for 22, which isn't easy for a British indie-rock band to do.
- All 6 of their studio albums reached the Top 10 in my country. The 2 #1s they had were 'Yours Truly, Angry Mob' & 'Education, Education, Education & War'. Even though their debut album called 'Employment' only reached #2, it sold over 2 million copies In the UK, which gave it a 6x platinum certification from the BPI.
- I can't really find anything big for them on the Hot 100 or BB200 unfortunately, but if you're a fan of: indie, rock or alternative groups, then I would definitely recommend their music.

It's interesting that you mention Alexander Armstrong, as he not only a singer, but a comedian, TV presenter & actor as well. Yeah older artists definitely perform better on the albums chart over here than they would on the BB200.
Something I've not seen happen for a few weeks is a British act having a really high charting album in the US, but hopefully Little Mix will keep their sales momentum for long enough to finish in the Top 10 next Sunday. :)
Have you heard any other tracks from 'Glory Days' yet, or have you just listened to 'Shout Out To My Ex'?

yeah, believe me if i've never heard of that artist, they didn't make a big splash over here. oh, take a look @ who the top 2 commenters are on the uk site? ;) and who are giggs?

Yeah I just saw that I'm at #1 & you're at #2, which is awesome news! Also congratulations to you on nearly reaching 15k Disqus comments. I'm staying as the top commenter on Official Charts though... ;) LOL
Giggs is a rapper from London who has only had minor hits on the UK Singles Chart, but has done very well on the UK Indie Charts though. I'm not really a huge fan of his genre of rap, so I barely know any songs of his if I'm honest.
Do you think our Billboard friends will be fine chatting with us on here again next Friday then?

well, the last uk act to debut high over here on the 200 chart would be adele and then of course zayn. and on the hot 100 of course zayn and adele. who's jorja smith? loyle carner? i'm on the 'new releases' section right now...lots of names i've never heard of :)

so, lm is guaranteed to debut in the top 10? and yeah, i've only listened to the shout song...zayn has had no comment on it yet? oh i'm checking out the spice girls' uk feats and they have 9 #1's over there?? over here, the supremes have 12, the all time record for a female group.

well, i got all those republican righties to thank :D but seriously, i support lauren's right to free speech and she shouldn't have hateful people jump down her throat for just stating her opinions. just like what happened to the dixie chicks. but in fifth harmony's case, i can't see this as hurting them, since most of the haters are older people who support trump. most youth over here support hillary. and i just came back from lauren's twitter and it looks like she's getting lots of fans' support :)

well, i don't mind being 2nd on the uk charts ;). and i really don't know if our bb friends will keep coming back...i sure will, so it might just be you, me and jstar from the bb crowd. oh speaking of uk charts...i was just checking garth brooks uk feats, and he has only 2 top 10 albums, no #1 albums. and only 3 wks in the top 10!! no wks @ #1 on the albums' chart! all thruout the 90s, i used to see him constantly @ #1 and in the top 10 on the 200 charts *that's when he was getting those big selling albums...not just the 6 diamond ones from the 90s, also a handful of multi-plat. sellers*.

If I remember correctly, The 1975 got a BB200 #1 album with their 2nd studio album in 2016. David Bowie also did with 'Blackstar' after he died. Regarding Adele's '25' & Zayn's 'Mind Of Mine', did you buy either of those albums? I got the former & I was really impressed with it, but it's even better news that 'Water Under The Bridge' is the next single from it, as that's my favourite track from the album. :)
Yeah the Spice Girls had their first 6 singles reach #1, then had a hit peak at #2, then get 3 further #1s in the UK. In fact, I think their 11th & final song was the only one not to appear in the Top 2 for them. They've definitely got many records for girl groups across the world, but especially in the UK! :D
Well Sunshine Gal, I have to go back to University early tomorrow, so I'm going to sign off for now. It was great chatting to you tonight as always & I will be on again after 10am tomorrow your time.
I look forward to seeing you on the BB200 article. Enjoy the rest of your night! ;)

the 1975...? don't think i've heard of them. and no i never got zayn's album yet :D. i did get adele's album, but i prefer the 21 album moreso. and the spice girls had their first 6 singles go to #1??!! wow! they'd top mariah and j5 over here...ok mate, i'm gonna have dinner soon, talk to you 2mor ;). good night!

Hey Sunshine Gal! I hope you're having an awesome day. :)
Oh for the BB200's Top 10 later, A Tribe Called Quest should debut at #1, with Garth Brooks' 'Ultimate Collection' & Sting's '57th & 9th' getting entries in the Top 10. After Leonard Cohen's death, 'You Want It Darker' could also return to this region.
So have any other Billboard commenters been on here earlier today then?

mate!!! :)))! well, also been on the moby article...i just can't get over how many racist, sexist, homophobic people we really do have in the u.s. :/

and no, i haven't been on the uk article all morning...you'll never guess where i was? :D but i did hop over to lauren's twitter and it looks like she's getting tons of support! but mate, sorry to cut our convo short, i'm gonna grab a quick bite and brb. oh in the meantime, check out trump's tweets about snl (saturday night live)...he didn't like being a punchline on that show...but they poke fun @ everyone and anything. brb...

To be honest, you get some: homophobic, sexist & racist people all across the world unfortunately. :/
I'll try to take a look as those tweets soon, but at least Fifth Harmony are getting more fans because of this. I'll chat to you shortly though, as I got back to the University & have some unpacking to do.

hey mate, i'm back :). oh good news, i can't believe i forgot to tell you!, the petition is now over 4.5mill! they're aiming for 5mill. but sorry, my dad is on his way over...gotta go, i'll be back later...oh did you already finish your trip to see your family? sorry mate, i'll catch ya in a lil' bit ;)

I'll probably talk you over on the BB200 article later then & yeah I was just seeing my family only for the weekend. Chat to you soon! :)

hey mate, is the article up yet? sorry, when i was writing my dad had just texted me :D. lots of things to do, it's gonna rain big time 2mor so i'll arrange for the salvation army to come by on weds to take the couch. and still packing away and getting rid of stuff.

oh and some good news about the petition ;). not 100% positive, but you know how i told you my dad is a republican? *and voted for hillary ;)* anyway, he was telling me that even the repubs over here are requesting that the electoral colleges rescind their votes for trump :))))!!! and that some of these institutions are considering it ;)

Hey Sunshine! :)
No, the BB200 article still hasn't posted yet, but I'm going to be on here for about another 4 hours, so I don't mind waiting for a bit. Also I think the reason it's posting a bit late is because the AMAs are going to be on tonight. So if Arizona cancel their votes for Trump, will have that any significant effect on who is president in January then?
So it looks like it'll be between Bruno Mars & Metallica for next week's BB200 #1! Who do you think it will be & who do you want it to be?

ok, today i won't let you be the 1st comment ;) oh i'm on the new article where musicians are commenting about how trump is demanding an apology from the hamilton theatre cast. that's crazy, cuz when obama first ran for president, trump went on and on about how obama could be a muslim terrorist :D and demanded to see obama's birth certificate. *obama was born in hawaii*

and from what i know yes...not too sure, but if the electorals rescind their votes, i believe hillary would win by default. right now i'm on a few articles: there's one on our 1D mates 1st album, the musicians reacting to trump *axl rose from guns n roses also gave his comments* and trump complaining about snl using him for a punchline.

well, it doesn't matter to me who's #1 on the album charts...will lm be on this week or next week's 200 chart?

I'll have to check that article out later, but which musicians commented on this then? I take it most or all of them are aren't supporting Trump, right? :) LOL
Well my internet is actually quite slow today, so you might be the 1st comment, but I'm still going to try to get there before you! I don't expect the comments threads to be very busy tonight if I'm honest.
Yeah I'm fine with either Metallica or Bruno Mars getting the BB200 #1 next week, but I prefer the latter act. Little Mix will debut on next week's chart, but they are falling down iTunes quite quickly, so I'm not too sure that they can reach the Top 10 in the US now. They should still be #1 over here though!

bryan-michael *r & b singer*, richard marx *80s singer*, k.d. lang *she had a big hit called 'constant craving' in the early 90s*, and axl rose from guns n roses are some of them commenting. but it's just so hilarious that trump complains about everything being said about him and pence :/ i mean..he had no problem being critical of obama these last 8 yrs.

and alec baldwin tweeted back to trump *you can click my name, i just got back from there*. i mean, trump can't take a joke!! ;D

hey friend!! how's it going! :)

doing well thanks :) how are you? autumn break ended some time ago and school has begun for awhile now but i'm already itching to get out. listened to some new albums from metallica, bruno mars and little mix and am happy with the new music.

oh cool! you like metallica?? :) i was never into them, but remember them all during the 80s and 90s. are you able to buy music in russia from u.s. artists?

i'm not a huge fan of metallica but i always try to listen to new music if i can. yes, we have itunes and apple music and i think most music from the US is here. We Don't Talk Anymore and Heathens were kind of popular here. And My Way, from UK. but usually what's most popular here are local or other european artists.

Numerous songs entered the top 40 for the first time this week actually

Also, I'm sorry that I'm replying again, but I don't think One Dance will log more top 40 weeks than Thinking Out Loud, which lasted over a year

And what has happened to all of those great artists of old - they just don't get a look-in on these week-after-week tabulations of largely disco-orientated, mechanised fodder. Even Robbie Williams can only muster up a pathetic number 33 with his latest offering, following the total bombing of the first single from his 12th number one album. It must be so soul-destroying for those artists with real talent not getting their work recognised anymore - Pink Floyd, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, The Eagles, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Status Quo, Iron Maiden, Queen, Madonna, etc - all release singles and they fail to chart whatsoever yet Drake can spend 33 weeks on the chart. Perhaps there is just a minority of people buying music now and the chart reflects that market

Hey Sunshine Gal! I'm back again. :)
Well with a Top 10 like that, it's a bit easier to understand why Westlife could only enter the Top 20. What is your favourite song from the chart that you posted in this throwback then?

hey mate!! sorry, my dad stopped by and now i'm back :)))! well, not just that top 10...you and i both saw how their album peaked @ #129. but see...their label and management CLEARLY weren't following the bb charts and the u.s. music scene. i'm pretty sure @ a later time, westlife could've done much better.

well, from that week's top 10, i def. liked eminem, christina, faith hill & aaliyah. but see how different the top 10 would be from westlife's single? what i would've suggested to simon, bring westlife over to vh1 ;). shania twain, celine dion and mariah's vids did really well on vh1. i don't even remember westlife on trl back then :(. ok, mate i'm gonna work on my take that throwback...should i also do one for bbmak?

Don't worry, that's fine. I'm probably only going to be on here for about another 30 minutes tonight anyway, but I'll also try my best to be on here tomorrow as well. It's nice to see that some of the frequent Billboard commenters have joined us tonight though! :)
Regarding your throwbacks, definitely do both of them please, So were Take That & BBMAK ever on TRL then?

hey mate!!! i got the take that throwback up :))))! tell me what you think of my commentary ;). well, trl didn't come on until late 1998, so take that would've already had their u.s. run and no i never saw them on there. i can't recall if westlife or bbmak were...if they were, artists like eminem and nsync were too popular in 2000, always @ #1 each day. remember nsync sold the 2.4 mill. in the 1st week? they reached 6-7x plat. in just 3 mos. and then 10x plat. in about 6 mos. goes to show that bbmak and westlife just got buried underneath all those momentums going on @ once.

I just saw the Take That throwback & if I'm honest, other than 'Back For Good' I only really know the Top 5 songs from the Hot 100 that week. Great commentary though & thanks as always for posting these throwbacks. :)
Oh is it alright if I make a request? What did the BB200's Top 10 look like at this time as well?

sure i'll do 200 chart throwbacks for all of them :). and mate, i'm doing the bbmak throwback and guess what song i'm seeing in the top 10? thong song!!?? lskfldf;l;ihi!!! :D i'll have bbmak's hot 100 throwback up in a sec and then i'll do 200 chart throwbacks for all 3, good idea!

Awesome! I can't wait to see them. :)
Speaking of 'Thong Song' (peaked at #3 over here as well), do you hate it more than 'Juju' & 'Broccoli' then? To be honest, I still can't believe how any of these managed to reach the Hot 100's Top 10. -_-
Also, did you get a chance to hear 'Rockabye' & 'Black Beatles' yet? ;)

hahah!! no way! it made the 3 in the uk too!!?? and that piece of *blank* was in the top 10 a good 5-6 wks!! & our bbmak and westlife mates would be stuck outside the top 15! alright, i have the bbmak throwback ready and will have it up in a sec...and no i haven't heard those 2 songs yet...but i will check them out later :P

Yeah it's crazy to think that 'Thong Song' was also a hit over here & it even made the Top 20 in 13 countries! Oh I thought BBMAK did reach the Top 15 with 'Back Here' & it reached #13 if I remember correctly. :)
Do you know where 'Thong Song' debuted on the Hot 100 then?

I've made it here, I spent an hour looking for this chat... I didn't realize it would be directly under the chart lol :D

Hey Chasexox! I hope you're having a good day buddy. :)
Yeah I think that confused some of the Billboard commenters, but you can always search on my Disqus profile if ever you can't find this chat. Great to see that you're here now though! :D
I have posted a review somewhere on this thread if you haven't seen it already. What do you think of the UK charts this week then? ;)

hey, next time click on my name or piran's name to find it :P.

I kind of love them! I like seeing how much movement there is, other than seeing Side to Side has lost a lot of popularity. Shout Out To My Ex being a big hit doesn't hurt either. Speaking of which, what do you think of Little Mix's album if you've heard it?

I think 'Side To Side' peaked at #4 over here, so that's also definitely a positive, even though I wanted it to last in the Top 10 a little bit longer than it did.
SOTME is already one of my favourite songs of 2016, so I was very happy when that got 3 weeks at #1 on the UK charts. I've not got Little Mix's new album yet, but I plan on buying it later in the week. I heard some of the tracks from it individually though & one that I love is 'Nothing Else Matters', which I really hope they choose as the 2nd single. :)

what...??!! 13 countries!! are you *bleep* kidding me? ;D! that is just a ridiculous insult!! and i had to put up with that crappy *bleep* on the radio all that time!!?? all i can say is bill werde *editor in chief back then* is so lucky i didn't know who westlife and bbmak were. i would've flooded his email with tons of heated complaints!! :D

'thong song' debuts on 1/29/2000 @ #76 and will jump to #35 in 2 wks. no doubt, getting tons of airplay from r & b and hip/hop stations.

SOTME is one of my favorites for the year as well! I really enjoy every song, but 'Touch' might be my favorite as of right now. It would make sense as the lead US single if the label doesn't get around to pushing SOTME to US radio. I heard rumors that 'Touch' was an Ariana Grande collaboration, I wonder what that was all about because it definitely isn't.

and yes, i hate thong song the worst :D cuz 2 groups of good looking uk men that i never knew about didn't get a chance to crack the top 10 and that *oops!* of *bleep* :D kept zooming up the chart and remaining in the top 10 for a good amt. of time. talk about, 'what the *bleep* is bb thinking!!?? :DDDD!

I know, it's absolutely crazy! -_-
Oh are there any other British artists in the Top 100 that you want to ask me about? :)
Also, I'm chatting to Chasexox right now & we're saying that it's great that 'That's My Girl' is performing quite well inside the Top 40. Do you have Fifth Harmony's latest album then? ;)

Yeah I'm hoping that SOTME can re-enter the Hot 100 next week now that 'Glory Days' has finally been released. In the UK albums chart next week, it will be close between Bruno Mars & Little Mix for #1; I like both, but I'm supporting the latter act more because they've never been atop the albums chart over here. As for the BB200, it'll be between Bruno Mars & Metallica for #1 next Sunday, with Little Mix possibility debuting in the lower Top 10.
Well I know Little Mix will be opening for Ariana Grande on her 'Dangerous Woman' tour next year, but they've definitely never collaborated on a song together (but I hope that happens). Speaking of Ariana Grande, have you heard her collaboration with Stevie Wonder called 'Faith'? I think it's pretty good! :D

that's crazy you asked me that question...who are youngstown? i see their album peaking @ #96 *i'm still doing the westlife album's chart run*. and i did see robbie williams @ #59 on the hot 100 with 'angels'. final peak..and guess which song zoomed past his? that's right...thong song!! ;lasdf;s;ehe;ohoe;hroih;!! :DDD! and no, i haven't been able to check out any new music recently, i don't have 5h's album yet.

never mind, youngstown are from the u.s. but i never heard of them!

Oh I saw your other reply to me, but I've never heard of Youngstown either.
Interestingly many songs by American artists sometimes perform much better here than on the Hot 100, while: Mike Posner, Rachel Platten & Ariana Grande have reached the Top 10 in the US, they've all had a #1 as a lead artist in the UK. I'm also very happy to see Hailee Steinfeld's new song performing well over here ('Starving' peaked at #5). :)
Well now that you mentioned 'Angels', that's actually one of my favourite songs of all-time. I believe it peaked at #4 over here, but is still considered to be one of his most successful hits in my country. I was really happy to hear that 'Love My Life' reached the Top 40 today when I was listening to the radio earlier & Robbie's latest single is even getting success on the iTunes charts across Europe which is awesome! :D
I definitely recommend '7/27' though, because it's a big improvement to Fifth Harmony's 'Reflection' album. If you do get the album eventually, then check out 'Write On Me' because that is my favourite track from it. ;)

Hey Piran! Sorry to track you down here and to be off topic, but I wanted to let you know that Little Mix's album Deluxe version is #7 while the normal on is #20 for iTunes in the US, which might be enough for it to have a chance to debut in the Top 10 of the BB 200. It appears to be #2 in the UK. For some reason, one of those NOW That's What I Call Music is #1 there.

i never even knew who robbie williams was LOL! but why didn't simon cowell have westlife go on tour with nsync or bsb!!?? nsync would've had their hugely successful stadium tour *that's right, stadiums!* over here and bsb would've been on tour *prob. finishing up when no strings attached was released*...that way i would've known who westlife was!! :D i am still sooo bummed out!! it's not fair LOL!

oh who are: A*teens; S club 7; 5ive, and plus one? dunno if they're all british, but i've never heard of any of them. and the all saints?

Hey Techfan! :)
Thanks for that update & I can't wait to tell Sunshine Gal the news, as both her & I really want 'Glory Days' to reach the Top 10 of the BB200. Regarding the UK iTunes chart, NOW 95! is a compilation album, so unlike the BB200, I don't think it will be eligible to chart on the mainstream albums chart in the UK. That hopefully gives Little Mix a much better chance of getting their first UK #1 album. :D
As for this week's UK charts, I see you're not a fan of 'Crank It [Woah]' at all... :P LOL

that's good!!! another top 10 debut, cuz their last album missed the top 10 from what i remember.

hey mate, that's great for lm to debut *hopefully* in the top 10 over here...didn't 'salute' miss the top 10, like it entered @ #13 or something?

Interesting rules they have for albums at the Official Charts. So are you a fan of Cra* It (Woah) ... ;)

Yeah I think Westlife had huge potential in the US, but the competition they had with other boybands at the time was huge. Oh I found out that Take That will be releasing their eighth studio album next year, as well as a fifth greatest hits collection to celebrate their 25th anniversary as a band. :)
I'm going to sign off in about 10-15 minutes, so I'll have to answer your questions about the other British groups for our chat tomorrow now. I can tell you a bit about S Club 7 though & I was a huge fan of theirs:
- All 11 of their singles reached the Top 5 over here & 4 of them hit #1. They also had 5 songs peak at #2, including (ironically) 'You're My Number One'. My favourites from them are 'Don't Stop Movin' & 'Reach'.
- They are pretty much one-hit wonders in the US, as 'Never Had A Dream Come True' was their only appearance on the Hot 100, peaking at #10 in 2000.
- As for their performance on the UK albums chart, all of their studio albums except their last reached the Top 3. I can't find any major appearances from them on the BB200 chart unfortunately.

You mean Get Weird debuted at #13 last year. Salute debuted at #6 two years before that. Also, Shout Out to My Ex has re-entered the iTunes Top 100 Singles at #97, so it should help the album a little bit.

also, who's blaque and kittie..? ;D are they both uk groups? in the lower part of the 200 chart, i'm seeing tons of artists i've never heard of! oh, did you see my one post where you're asking me which song i hated the worst, thong song, brocolli or juju? ;D i answered it ;). ok, i'm still looking thru bbmak's 200 chart run..i sure hope i'm not hurting anyone's feelings posting up their u.s. stats :( but still, they shouldn't feel too bad, the dixie chicks went 12x plat. with their 1st album and it took them a long time to reach the top 10.

in case i'm still working on the take that and bbmak throwbacks, have a good night! i'll post them up in a sec and you can get back to me when you're back on ;)

oh yeah :D well, i'm a new mixer so i gotta used to all their albums and song titles. is 'shout' out of the hot 100 altogether? and will it re-enter anytime soon?

Yeah I'm very pleased that it might happen as well, but I'll wait until next Sunday before I begin celebrating! :) LOL
It was actually 'Get Weird' that missed the Top 10 & entered at #13, but their previous two albums, 'DNA' & 'Salute', peaked on the BB200 at #4 & #6 respectively. :D
Well I'm going to sign off for now, but I'll try my best to be on here tomorrow, although it won't be for very long unfortunately. If not, I'll see you on Sunday for the BB200 article.
Great chatting to you today & thanks for the throwbacks. Enjoy the rest of your night! ;)

ok mate, have a good night! oh blaque is an american female group and kittie is a canadian metal band LOL! i never heard of them! i'll catch ya later ;P

Yeah I'm pretty sure that compilation albums have their own separate chart, as do soundtracks.
Haha well I have mixed thoughts about 'Crank It [Woah]'; it can get extremely annoying, but it's a good song to dance to in my opinion. :)
Well I'm signing off for tonight, but it was great to see you & the rest of the Billboard commenters over here on Official Charts today. Enjoy the rest of your night Techfan!

Oh sorry I didn't see your previous response to me, but now I understand another reason why you hate 'Thong Song' so much! For me, the worst of the three songs I mentioned is probably 'Broccoli' at the moment. :P LOL
Also, I'm sure everyone appreciates you posting your throwbacks. Even if not many people here are interested about them, you know I always love them. :)
This will definitely have to be my final post for tonight, but I look forward to our next chat! :D

Good night! See you on Sunday on the BB 200 article. :)

hahaah!!! well, think about it...if tay-tay never made a big splash in the uk and a similar uk artist had a crappy song that was a huge smash and then you find out about tay-tay yrs later, wouldn't you feel cheated? ;D that's exactly how i feel right now! >-<

ok, mate still going thru bbmak's 200 chart run...2 bad they didn't go on tour with nsync or bsb back then. i'll post up the bbmak and take that throwbacks...i may even check out connor maynard's chart runs ;). go to sleep already! :D

I did listen to Faith, I didn't get super into it, but it's not a bad song at all. I'm just glad it doesn't appear to be taking any attention away from Side to Side.

Yeah I prefer 'Side To Side' as well to be honest. Do you think it can reach the Hot 100's Top 5 then? :)

Absolutely! I was on a forum (ATRL I thinK?) And I saw Simm leave predictions there, he predicts Side to Side to reach number 4 this week! I see a lot of people saying that it could peak at number 2, and number 1 if Black Beatles didn't exist.

That's awesome news! 'Side To Side' is one of my favourite tracks from Ariana Grande's 'Dangerous Woman' album, along with 'Into You' & 'Greedy'. :)
I wish Ariana Grande could get a Hot 100 #1, but I wouldn't mind seeing her reach #2 again at all. I know 'Side To Side' is doing consistently well across all metrics. :D
So what is your favourite of all Ariana songs then? ;)

hey!! :) i listed the top 10 for the week clean bandit was #10 on the hot 100. remember when tay-tay and meghan were vying for the top 2 spots? and the female artists would lock the top 5 spots? during that time...but i gotta get going, i'll be back later today :}

I'm totally un-glad Crank It (Woah) fell

you mean on the uk singles chart? honestly, i don't know too much about the uk artists...prob. lm's shout out to my ex.

My top 5 would probably be Stitches, This Girl, Cake By The Ocean, Adventure of a Lifetime, and... I dunno... what about Girls Like by TT

do you ever check out the bb charts?

Hey ProPanda! I hope you're having a good week dude. :)
Well my Top 10 would be:
1) Can't Stop The Feeling
2) Closer
3) Lush Life
4) Fast Car [Jonas Blue Remix]
5) I Took A Pill In Ibiza
6) Panda
7) Faded
8) Shout Out To My Ex
9) Don't Let Me Down
10) My House
What would your Top 10 be then?

I'll post mine later tonight

Nice! Sunshine Gal & I should be back on then, so I look forward to seeing your choices. :)

hey mate, just in time :) i'm working on some westlife and take that throwbacks :)

Hey Sunshine Gal! :)
I'm definitely looking forward to seeing those throwbacks, but I'll be back on to discuss them with you in about 45 minutes from now. Chat to you then!

yeah i'm still working on them, see you in a few :P

Yeah, and I'm pretty unimpressed with them.

ok, just thought i'd ask ;)

My House! Wow, I forgot about that one. Not very good for a Flo Rida song IMO though

Yeah he has done better, but I still really like it. What is your favourite Flo Rida song then? :)

OBVIOUSLY coz I'm a huge Olly Murs fan, I'm gonna have to say Troublemaker. Surprisingly though, if we're saying when he's the lead artist, I would pick I Don't Like It I Love It, though Good Feeling, Low and Whistle (even though I hate most songs about ) are jams too

1. Faded
2. Don't Let Me Down
3. Adventure Of A Lifetime
4. Ride
5. Roses

It's probably gonna change when I post my official list, but as of now

'Faded' & 'Don't Let Me Down' are great, 'Adventure Of A Lifetime' is good, 'Roses' is decent & 'Ride' is meh in my opinion. Overall, there's no song that I dislike here, so nice choices! :)

Noice. Aside from CSTF! I don't remember any I disliked from yours either

Thanks! I thought you didn't like 'Closer' anymore though... ;)

Oh yeah that. I try to forget it exists

Haha sorry I reminded you! ;) LOL
Speaking of The Chainsmokers, what do you think of 'Setting Fires' then?

Average vocals
Good lyrics
Awful production

Overall, meh

I would say: good lyrics, good vocals, meh production. I would give 'Setting Fires' a 7/10 overall, but it's so catchy! :)
Is 'New York City' still your favourite song by The Chainsmokers then?

Yeah. And based off the rate of quality they are going on, it will most likely stay that way

Awful vocals
Awful lyrics
Awful production

Overall, awful

Thank god for Adventure of a Lifetime on there, no disrespect but that looks like the saving grace to me

No surprise then if Chainsmokers are what we're talking about.

I could see where your coming from...

hey there you are!!! :D brought the pepsi? :D

hahaha!! i take it, we're happy with the #1 song of the week? ;)

Rockabye? Not really

oh i thought you liked it :D

Well I liked Clean Bandit until that song came out

oh ok...do you like westlife, take that or bbmak? i'm gonna post up their hot 100 feats over here. each group had 1 big hit in the u.s., a big change compared to their uk feats, but still each group had good runs.

I've never heard of BBMAK, never really cared about Westlife and think Take That are bland and overrated

really? they're all pretty good! piran and i chat about them all the time.

No offence but you have a rather stale taste in music...

You jumped to that conclusion rather quickly

Oh ignore my previous statement, I thought all I said in this comment for a minute was Olly hitting number 1 but there was more.

Hi! I've heard of bbmak, they were never a hit over here but I know they were quite big in the US, although I don't know any of their songs tbh. I didn't realise take that and Westlife had any US chart success though - what songs were their big hits in the states then?

are you in the uk mate? well, bbmak's debut single reached the top 15 on the bb hot 100 chart...but were unable to repeat anymore success. i actually didn't know who they were @ the time, the current crop of u.s. artists and other mainstream artists were too big *nsync, britney, eminem, shania twain*. my opinion it was bad timing for both bbmak and westlife *both uk groups came to the u.s. around the same time*.

well, westlife has 1 top 20 hit 'swear it again' and take that has 1 top 10 hit 'back for good'. other than that, it was too hard, esp. for westlife, to compete with the current u.s. pop scene. i didn't know who westlife was, but i do remember their song on the radio, same for take that.

also mate, try skimming thru the 'oldest' comments, i posted u.s. throwbacks to bbmak, westlife and take that. they should still be up and tell me what you think ;).

Hi, Yeh I am in the UK 🙌 I will check your old posts out in a lil while, so are bbmak actually from the UK? I thought they were from the states, idk why.... I guessed take That's only hit stateside would be back for good, that is a great song - Gary Barlow (the lead singer) won an ivor novello (idk if I spelt that right lol) award for best song writing for that song.westlife were absolutely massive here, I never under stood why tbh, I remember they stopped Spice Girls from getting a third consecutive new entry at number one in the album charts which really annoyed me at the time lol I'll have a look at ur old posts 4 sure. Take care!