Dammit, someone already answered whilst I was double checing my facts. >_<
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Originally posted by ALΞX
I read sometimes that in certain situations pre-orders for singles in the UK don't count.. I didn't look much into it, I was just curious in what situations it counts, and which it doesn't? Not trying to start drama or anything, was just actually curious..
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The version of Roar at #1 on UK iTunes which is outselling the #2 by 75% is the single version, meaning people who are buying that are buying the single and -only- the single. The sales by people who have pre-ordered it over the past few weeks sales only count once they have actually downloaded the song.
The problem with Bowie (and Madonna with "Give Me All Your Luvin'") was that the people who got his song were pre-ordering the album and getting the single as a "Free" Gift, so they weren't actually buying the song but the entire album it came from. Album sales obviously don't chart in the singles chart and so those sales didn't count.