Not too much movement on either chart this week, with virtually no new releases to report on. There are a few moves, however, and some jumps from some tried and true chart stars on the singles chart. That’s where we kick off our last Chart Watch of 2012.
No change on top again this week as Macklemore, Ryan Lewis and Wanz hold steady in the No.1 position for the fifth week in succession with ‘Thrift Shop’. will.i.am and Britney are still kicking at No.2 with ‘Scream & Shout’, but the man who brought us the global viral hit was back in favour big time in the past week, with Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ shooting back up from No.11 to No.3.
Olly Murs’ ‘Troublemaker’ rises again – up from No.10 last week to No.6 this week, while Icona Pop and Bruno Mars drop.
Also surging again this week is Guy Sebastian’s smash ‘Battle Scars’, rising from No.27 to No.11.
Further down, Birdy’s ‘Skinny Love’ moves from No.37 to No.21, The Script’s ‘Hall Of Fame’ rises from No.35 to No.23, Taylor Swift’s ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’ rises from No.33 to No.25 and Justice Crew’s ‘Boom Boom’ is back from No.43 to No.26.
The Ludacris track ‘Rest Of My Life’ falls from No.16 to No.28, Carly Rae Jepsen’s ‘Call Me Maybe’ is back into the top 50 – up 20 spots, no less – to No.31 and Fun.’s ‘Some Nights’ rises again, up from No.56 to No.39.
One Direction’s ‘Live While We’re Young’ is back into the top 50 (No.43), Flo Rida’s ‘Whistle’ is back blowing at No.44 (up 44 spots) and there are other re-entries for Maroon 5 (‘One More Night’ at No.46 and ‘Payphone’ at No.49), Nicki Minaj (‘Starships’ at No.48) and Reece Mastin (‘Rock Star’ at No.50).
Outside the fifty, Flo Rida and Sia’s ‘Wild Ones’ re-enters the top 100 at No.51, The Script’s ‘Six Degrees Of Separation’ has dived from No.31 to No.52, but Fun.’s ‘We Are Young’ is up from No.96 to No.54.
Also rising is Coldplay’s ‘Paradise’ (No.73 to No.56), Ed Sheeran’s ‘Lego House’ is back in at No.57 and Skrillex’ ‘Bangarang’, which re-entered last week, is up again from No.81 to No.59.
Macklemore’s ‘Same Love’ drops from No.42 to No.63, The Collective’s ‘Surrender’ bounces back from No.84 to No.67 and Flo Rida’s ‘Let It Roll’ is the week’s highest (and only) new entry at No.68.
There are further re-entries from One Direction, Labrinth, P!nk, LMFAO, Cher Lloyd, Ed Sheeran, more LMFAO, Katy Perry, The Wanted, Maroon 5, Chiddy Bang, Rita Ora, Matchbox Twenty and 360.
Not such good news for ‘X Factor starlet Bella Ferraro, however. With all these familiar tunes getting Christmas week bumps, her debut single ‘Set Me On Fire’ plummets from a No.36 debut to a disastrous No.90 in its second week.
It’s Christmas week, so it stands to reason that once again, Mister Michael Buble is on top of the ARIA albums chart with ‘Christmas’. P!nk stays steady at No.2, Guy Sebastian’s up to No.3 and Rod Stewart falls one spot to No.4.
Ed Sheeran’s ‘+’ is back into the top ten at No.9, Mumford & Sons’ ‘Babel’ right behind him at No.10.
We went to see ‘Les Miserables’ yesterday (Oscar for Anne Hathaway, please) and peeps across the nation have been snapping up the rush-released soundtrack, seeing it debut at No.19.
The Collective’s mini album drops from No.11 to No.20, Calvin Harris’ ’18 Months’ is up from No.36 to No.25 and David Guetta’s ‘Nothing But The Beat Ultimate’ rises from No.46 to No.35.
Coldplay’s ‘Mylo Xyloto’ is back in the top 50 at No.44 – so too Justin Bieber’s ‘Believe’ (No.48) and Hilltop Hoods’ ‘Drinking From The Sun’ (No.50).
No massive movement in the other half of the chart, but Lana Del Rey’s ‘Born To Die’ re-enters at No.74, Flo Rida’s ‘Wild Ones’ is back at No.77, Skrillex’ ‘Bangarang’ EP returns at No.84 and The Presets’ ‘Pacifica’ pops its head back in two places later.
There are seven re-entries between Nos.90 and 100 – from ‘The Hobbit’, AC/DC, The Beatles, Soundgarden, The xx, Nicki Minaj and Train.
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