Im a young Beatles fan, and everyone i know thinks the Beatles are all "when im sixty four" and "yellow submarine". When, not if, this Beatles comeback happens, i hope it will allow all those ignorant people to listen to the Beatles and learn why they hold the crowns of, most critically acclaimed artists of all time and most commercially successful artists of all time, among others.
P.S. I hope "happiness is a warm gun" and "Here comes the sun" make it up the charts.
So, has there been a significant change to the make up of the British singles chart?
There was a news article about this last night. Apparently there has been a changenot the one we expected. The Arctic Monkeys have just made history because they've got 17 songs in the top two hundred. There has been a surge in downloading songs affecting the charts, but the vaste proportion are from new bands. This is probably a much healthier result. I think it would be a sad day when the charts get clogged with forty yearold songs. They are, after all, about today, not yesterday. Still, The Beatles have yet to play their hand......
I can't see the Beatles having 17 songs in the top 200, there's just too many songs to choose from. Same for any other band like that. Arctic Monkey's only have 2 album's worth, so less choice, and more chance of quite a few getting in the chart.
I'd like to see the sales figures though. It's well known these days that you don't need to shift that much to get in the charts. I wonder how few you need to sell to get to number 200? I reckon 200 downloads in the same week would crack it.
I just want you to reassure him - talk to him, make him see the error of his ways. Then I'll hit him.
I'd like to see the sales figures though. It's well known these days that you don't need to shift that much to get in the charts. I wonder how few you need to sell to get to number 200? I reckon 200 downloads in the same week would crack it.
I'm curious about this as well. To me, recordings have two important markers: 1st, their chart position, and 2nd, their overall sales. Chart position can be determined easily, but it's not that durable. Many songs can make it (or fail to make it) based on a temporary surge or reduction in sales, or conditions like the postal strike that affected the ATMP returns. I think an artist's overall appeal can only be measured by how many albums they sell over the life of that song or album. These are the numbers that I find very hard to come by.
All you've got to do is choose love. That's how I live it now. I learned a long time ago, I can feed the birds in my garden. I can't feed them all. -- Ringo Starr, Rolling Stone magazine, May 2007
For all I know, Ringo might be a yogi disguised as a drummer! - George Harrison
I don't understand. We'll know when they're back in the charts when they're, well, back in the charts.
Yeh- sorry that's me being my usual vague, confused self
I meant like, surely after a certain amount of time, if they havent made the charts or incresed sales much, it will be reasonable to assume they won't be making a comeback?
Or maybe it doesn't work like this? oh dear I've even confused myself now!
But every so often you come across something truly inspiring...
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