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Post by Spud on Apr 19, 2010 12:36:17 GMT 10
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Post by irishcharmer on Apr 19, 2010 13:30:07 GMT 10
BTW, how do the Australian Charts work? Why is Just Say So #1 in the overall Singles Chart but not even listed in the Australian Chart? The reason is because Brian McFadden is not Australian. The Australian Chart is only for Ausralian artists. Just Say So was #1 in the overall chart with over 20,000 copies sold, but did not feature in the physical singles chart because he hasn't got one (all his sales were digital), or in the Australian chart because he is Irish. Damien sold 1,204 copies in total, including 980 physical cds to come in at #1 on the physical chart, #13 on the Australian artist chart and #65 in the overall chart. auspop.blogspot.com/2010/04/chart-watch_19.html |
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Post by Spud on Apr 19, 2010 15:15:55 GMT 10
BTW, how do the Australian Charts work? Why is Just Say So #1 in the overall Singles Chart but not even listed in the Australian Chart? The reason is because Brian McFadden is not Australian. The Australian Chart is only for Ausralian artists. Just Say So was #1 in the overall chart with over 20,000 copies sold, but did not feature in the physical singles chart because he hasn't got one (all his sales were digital), or in the Australian chart because he is Irish. Damien sold 1,204 copies in total, including 980 physical cds to come in at #1 on the physical chart, #13 on the Australian artist chart and #65 in the overall chart. auspop.blogspot.com/2010/04/chart-watch_19.htmlOh, so the artist has to be Australian? I thought they just had to release their song through an Australian record company? Or live in Australia? Or something? Does that mean NOML wouldn't have been in the Australian charts, because D wasn't an Australian citizen when it was released? How did the FF EP get to #2 in the iTunes Pop Chart if the digital sales have been that low compared to physical? :-\ Thanks for the info.  (Especially #65 in the overall chart, I was wondering about that.) |
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Post by Trilly on Apr 19, 2010 16:03:53 GMT 10
(HI from the Central Coast).  WOOHOO!! Awesome news!  CONGRATS D!!  
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Post by shimmery on Apr 19, 2010 18:54:16 GMT 10
HERE'S TO YOU, DAMIEN!!
#1 again - right where you belong!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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Post by morgaine on Apr 19, 2010 22:57:26 GMT 10
Congratulations Damien!!! Brilliant! So thoroughly deserved - it's an amazing EP   |
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Post by irishcharmer on Apr 19, 2010 23:50:28 GMT 10
The reason is because Brian McFadden is not Australian. The Australian Chart is only for Ausralian artists. Just Say So was #1 in the overall chart with over 20,000 copies sold, but did not feature in the physical singles chart because he hasn't got one (all his sales were digital), or in the Australian chart because he is Irish. Damien sold 1,204 copies in total, including 980 physical cds to come in at #1 on the physical chart, #13 on the Australian artist chart and #65 in the overall chart. auspop.blogspot.com/2010/04/chart-watch_19.htmlOh, so the artist has to be Australian? I thought they just had to release their song through an Australian record company? Or live in Australia? Or something? Does that mean NOML wouldn't have been in the Australian charts, because D wasn't an Australian citizen when it was released? Thanks for the info. (Especially #65 in the overall chart, I was wondering about that.) The lines are a bit blurred regarding whether someone is counted as Australian or not. NZ artists tend to be considered Aussies as far as ARIA is concerned most of the time (Evermore, Lady Hawke). Sometimes UK singers are if they live in Australia for long enough. Damien was considered Australian right from the start of his recording career, as he was living in Australia when he won idol, and for a few years before, and of course he became a naturalized citizen early in 2007. Brian does not have the red spot next to the song title on the ARIA singles chart to signify he is an Australian artist. www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_singles.asp?chart=1U50It seems he hasn't spent enough time in Australia to be considered an Australian. The highest entry with that Aussie red spot is Vanessa Amorosi at #34, and that's why she came in at #1 on the Australian Chart. www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_australian.asp?chart=1U20AUS&chart2=1A20AUSYou can see if you look down the list on the Australian Chart that ALL the entries are from Aussie artists. How did the FF EP get to #2 in the iTunes Pop Chart if the digital sales have been that low compared to physical? :-\ Yes the EP got to #2 on the itunes album pop chart, and #8 on the all genres itunes album chart in its first week, but unfortunately album sales are very low on itunes as most people still prefer to buy their albums physically. Even an album at #1 on itunes often gets less than 500 downloads. The EP was doing well, as people downloaded it enough to move it up the album chart, but the song itself was not getting enough downloads to appear in the Top Song chart. A song has to do well on the song chart to get enough downloads to impact on the ARIA chart, as around 97 percent of songs are downloaded these days. And unfortunately Forgive Forget has never been inside the top 300 in the itunes singles chart. Radio play seems to be the main problem. It is not getting enough air time. |
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Post by thebraff (Braffy) on Apr 20, 2010 0:13:52 GMT 10
It is getting basically NO air time.
C'mon you radio stations. Give it a play every 6 hours or so.
thank you Irishcharmer for your detailed response.
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Post by dmac on Apr 20, 2010 3:03:11 GMT 10
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D just love seeing that #1 Congratulations D  |
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Post by winterlong on Apr 20, 2010 9:25:44 GMT 10
Great to see D back up at #1 again, big acheivement me thinks to be seeing THE MOST physical singles than ANYONE ELSE in the country right now ;D
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Post by 12ktina on Apr 20, 2010 12:00:21 GMT 10
Fantastic achievement!!! How lovely to see Damien's name at the top of the charts where it belongs!! Forgive, Forget is a fantastic song and deserves success....... as well as lots more airplay!!
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Post by Nuffy on Apr 20, 2010 13:43:38 GMT 10
 I'm still so excited about Forgive Forget charting at #1. Woohoo!! 
CONGRATULATIONS DAMIEN
 This is an absolutely fantastic result for a wonderful song. 
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Post by thebraff (Braffy) on Apr 20, 2010 17:12:03 GMT 10
Wow! I love that guitar Nuffy ;D
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Post by princess1 on Apr 20, 2010 17:36:20 GMT 10
Let's hope Damien makes it to #1 again next week YAY DAMIENWe're all so proud of you  |
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Post by thebraff (Braffy) on Apr 20, 2010 18:34:23 GMT 10
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(Especially #65 in the overall chart, I was wondering about that.)
