{"id":1280,"date":"2012-02-13T21:19:23","date_gmt":"2012-02-13T21:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/?p=1280"},"modified":"2012-02-13T21:19:23","modified_gmt":"2012-02-13T21:19:23","slug":"charts-12-february-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/?p=1280","title":{"rendered":"Charts – 12 February 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

First things first: no, there aren’t any Whitney Houston songs on this chart. \u00a0The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, so all of the memorial sales will count towards the next chart. \u00a0In fact, judging from iTunes, it looks like the major impact will be sales of her greatest hits albums; I’m not expecting a deluge on the singles chart, though things could always change during the week.<\/p>\n

The midweek chart showed “Titanium” by David Guetta<\/a> staying at number one, but as it turns out, it didn’t quite hold on. \u00a0Instead, it slips to number two, and gets replaced by\u00a0this:<\/p>\n

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“Somebody I Used to Know” by Gotye featuring Kimbra<\/strong>\u00a0entered at number 36 four weeks ago and has been climbing steadily since. \u00a0I already covered it in the 15 January post, so go and read that if you want more on the artists.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Since it’s the debut hit for both acts, even though Gotye in particular has been around for years, technically it means they also both join the list of true one hit wonders until such time as they register a follow-up hit. \u00a0But I don’t imagine that’s going to be a major problem for them.<\/p>\n

Although there’s been a rapid turnover of number one singles so far this year, with one exception they’ve all climbed from further down the chart, which seems a healthy trend. \u00a0(The exception was “Twilight” by Cover Drive, which you’ve probably already started forgetting about.) Mind you, it’s not like there’s been a heavy schedule of new releases.<\/p>\n

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This week’s big new entry is at number 3: “T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)”<\/strong>\u00a0by the frankly implausible combination of will.i.am featuring Jennifer Lopez & Mick Jagger<\/strong>. \u00a0Perhaps this was somebody’s idea of a joke. \u00a0Perhaps when you join will.i.am’s management company, they tell you to try and line up a collaboration with Jennifer Lopez and Mick Jagger, and also fetch a left-handed screwdriver. \u00a0The resulting record is not, in fact, the hardest ever.<\/p>\n

This is will.i.am’s 13th solo hit in total, though since he’s a serial collaborator, it’s only his fourth as the lead artist. \u00a0Jennifer Lopez had a number one hit only last year with “On The Floor”<\/a>. \u00a0But Mick Jagger is a less frequent presence these days. \u00a0He was last on the chart in 2005 as a member of the Rolling Stones, when “Rain Fall Down”<\/a> made number 33. \u00a0He hasn’t had a solo hit since “Sweet Thing”<\/a> (24 in 1993), and this is his biggest hit since “Dancing in the Street” with David Bowie made number 1 in 1985.<\/p>\n

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Choreography for the ages, I think you’ll agree.<\/p>\n

The other new entries are right at the bottom of the chart, but before we get there, this week’s big climber. Number 11 is “Turn Me On” by David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj<\/strong>, up from 33. \u00a0Yes, he’s only just been knocked off number one, and he’s already got another single out. \u00a0Quite why you’d bother getting Nicki Minaj in to sing through an auto tune filter for most of the record, I’m not entirely sure, but it’s selling well enough. \u00a0Very, very odd video – though the best stuff is in the first minute.<\/p>\n

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And now for the stragglers. \u00a0Number 34 is a re-entry for “Nothing’s Real But Love” by Rebecca Ferguson<\/a>, which made number 10 back in December. \u00a0No idea why it’s returned.<\/p>\n

Number 37 is “Give Me All Your Luvin'” by Madonna featuring Nicki Minaj & M.I.A.<\/strong>. \u00a0This was released last week, but it was ineligible for the chart because it was also being made available to people who pre-ordered Madonna’s new album. \u00a0That promotion ended on Monday, so the sales from Tuesday to Saturday were eligible for the chart. \u00a0But even allowing for all that, a number 37 placing is pretty dismal, and the iTunes chart suggests this one’s going no further. \u00a0Reviews have been decidedly mixed, it has an unusually high proportion of negative votes on YouTube, and bluntly, it’s looking like a bit of a bomb.<\/p>\n

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Frankly, the only person on this record who sounds awake is Nicki Minaj… and while I admire her determination to cram as much as possible into her bit, her frantic audio mugging (as somebody once described it) might strike some people as a little too<\/em>\u00a0awake. \u00a0As for M.I.A., I have no clue why she’s here other than to prop up Madonna’s credibility account.<\/p>\n

And it doesn’t help that the opening lines remind me of this.<\/p>\n

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Number 38 is “Mirror” by Lil Wayne featuring Bruno Mars<\/a><\/strong>, which looks to set climb next week. \u00a0And 39 is a re-entry for “Let Me Go” by Maverick Sabre<\/strong>, as a spillover from the release of his album – number 2 this week, completing his transition to mainstream star.<\/p>\n

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