Chart Listings: Gary Barlow gets UK #1 single and album, sells 142,000 - Page 2

Sporefan

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Originally posted by jinzo

The fact that this is #1 AND #6 AND #48 whilst Alexandra Burke struggles it out at #95 upsets me greatly.

Can't believe she is flopping so badly

Ger-55

Love this song

Zak

Very beautiful song! I like it very much.

iamstrong

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Gary Barlow is looking set to make this a career week to remember, with not only a victorious concert for Her Majesty The Queen under his belt, but now the Take That star has his sights on a Number 1 single and album (the first of 2012), too!

Sing, the Official Diamond Jubilee song co-written by Gary Barlow and Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber leads the way on the Official Singles Chart Update, outselling Usher’s Scream (Number 2) by more than three copies to one. Meanwhile, the album, from which the title track Sing is taken, is also comfortably outstripping the rest of the Top 5 albums combined.

No doubt buoyed by the song’s rousing performance at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace over the Bank Holiday, conducted by Military Wives Choir master Gareth Malone. A special documentary on the making of the song was also aired on BBC1 over the weekend – Gary Barlow: On Her Majesty’s Service. An accompanying Q&A with Gary Barlow can be found here in which he suggests his experiences in the making of Sing will influence the next Take That album.

Sing features the tambourine talents of Prince Harry, it is thought that the only previous occasion on which royals could be heard on a Number 1 album was in 1981, when the Charles & Diana wedding album topped the charts for a two week spell.

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Jubilee mania takes hold of both the Official Singles and Albums Update today, as no less than 51 products connected to the weekend’s celebrations flood the Top 200.

The UK appears to be well and truly swept up in all things royal, as recorded music products related to the Jubilee or artists who performed at Buckingham Palace on Monday, have been given a boost this week. 26 singles and 25 albums have benefitted from a climb, new entry or even a re-entry in the Official Chart Update Top 200.

Led by Gary Barlow & The Commonwealth Band’s Sing, climbing 10 places to Number 1, a new entry from Lady Antebellum at Number 26 - Need You Now, was performed by Gary Barlow and Cheryl Cole at the Jubilee concert.

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UnusualBoy

The song is great so I ain't mad at all, hopefully Usher will get #1 the following weeks.

iamstrong

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Originally posted by UnusualBoy

The song is great so I ain't mad at all, hopefully Usher will get #1 the following weeks.

I think Cheryl would get it tbh.

superben

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Originally posted by iamstrong

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Congrats to King Gary

The King is claiming his throne

superben

So, I see a lot of pressed people in this thread

iamstrong

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Originally posted by superben

So, I see a lot of pressed people in this thread

Let them seethe. The King remains unbothered

Eric.

Also glad to see Alex's "Too Close" on the Top 10.

iamstrong

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Gary Barlow and his Commonwealth Band have leapt to the top of the chart this week with his Jubilee anthem Sing.

He also held on to the number one spot on the Album Chart to make it a double for the Take That star.
The Official Charts Company said the official Diamond Jubilee song, co-written with Andrew Lloyd Webber, made 142,000 sales since last weekend's Jubilee concert, to become the biggest selling number one of the year so far.

Barlow masterminded the show in front of Buckingham Palace and was joined on stage by many of the artists who recorded the track, including the Military Wives choir and the African Children's Choir with their soloist Lydia.

The single - which was 11th last week - also features Prince Harry bashing a tambourine, making him the first British royal to perform on a number one single.

In second spot was Whistle by Flo Rida, a new entry, and in third place was last week's runner-up We Are Young by Fun, featuring Janelle Monae.

Last Sunday's number one Feel The Love by Rudimental, featuring John Newman, dropped to fourth, while Usher's Scream was a new entry at number five.

Singer songwriter Ed Sheeran's award-winning + flew back up the Album Chart from 13 to two this week, and fashion icon Paloma Faith's Fall To Grace slipped from second to third.

The highest new entry was Paul Simon's 1986 record Graceland in at number 10, pipping The Best Of Kylie Minogue into 11th.

Barlow said: "It's been such a great week, it would take something very special to top it. I'd like to say thanks on behalf of about 200 people, as we've got a massive cast on this record. I love collaborating with other artists and being able to put them all on one stage, the other night was such an honour for me. It's something I'll never forget."

#1 single, album as well as the biggest selling song of 2012. Congrats King Gary

Delta

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Originally posted by PopBoi

Urgh, i wouldn't be as pressed if this guy had an a personality (no shade)

However, there are people who actually like Gary's personality as there are people who think, e.g, Pixie Lott is not dull. No need to be pressed, sis. (No shade, too).

nader

he's cute