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by paul jh » Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:28 am
I am much more excited about Vera Lynn getting to #1 than if one of those Beatles albums got to the top. And Robert, Coldplay and Green Day each got to #1 on three days of sales. But they had new material whereas those Beatles albums are just remasters of albums that have been released many times before. And I think people would have lost interest if they were released a week at a time.
As an avid chart watcher this was a true surprise, as Jamie T led all week in the daily midweek chart. I am so glad he didn't make it to #1 as he's not very good. In the end, it wasn't all that close. Congratulations to Dame Vera for her fantastic #1 album on the "Hit Parade"!
Here are the sales figures:
1 Vera Lynn 32,826
2 Jamie T 27,806
3 David Guetta 19,282
4 Arctic Monkeys 18,736
5 Beatles [Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band] 17,830
6 Beatles [Abbey Road] 16,507
7 Kings Of Leon 15,955
8 Cribs 14,823
9 Beatles [Revolver] 14,568
10 Beatles [Rubber Soul] 13,203
17 Beverley Knight 9,234
21 Beatles [The Beatles] 8,532
24 Beatles [The Beatles In Stereo] 7,671
29 Beatles [Help] 6,150
31 Beatles [Past Masters] 5,748
33 Beatles [Magical Mystery Tour] 5,568
37 Beatles [A Hard Day's Night] 5,528
38 Beatles [Please Please Me] 5,106
42 Blackout Crew 4,607
49 Beatles [Let It Be] 3,993
51 Beatles [With The Beatles] 3,909
54 Beatles [1] 3,418
56 Beatles [Beatles For Sale] 3,390
57 Beatles [The Beatles In Mono] 3,305
89 Beatles [Yellow Submarine] 2,043