The Official Chart New Year’s Update! (Paradise confirmed as the first UK no.1 single of 2012!)

robynature · 29-12-2011, 06:18 PM

UPDATE: 1ST JANUARY 2012:

Coldplay score first Official Number 1 single of 2012!

Coldplay - Paradise - YouTube

Coldplay’s ‘Paradise’ has displaced the Military Wives and Gareth Malone’s ‘Wherever You Are’ to become the first Official Number 1 single of 2012, the Official Charts Company can reveal.

Originally released on October 30, ‘Paradise’ debuted at Number 14 before steadily climbing up the Official Singles Chart and peaking at Number 2 a week before Christmas. The track is taken from the band’s hugely successful fifth studio album, ‘Mylo Xyloto’, which set a new Official Charts record for the highest number of digital copies to be sold during an album’s first week of release.

Despite having five Number 1 albums, ‘Paradise’ is only Coldplay’s second Number 1 single, their first being ‘Viva La Vida’, which reached Number 1 in the Official Singles Chart in 2008. ‘Paradise’ reaching the summit of the Official Singles Chart is a double cause for celebration for the London-based band because, not only has it become the first Official Number 1 of the new year, it has also earned frontman Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion their first Official Singles Chart Number 1 Award!

To mark the 60th anniversary of the UK’s Official Singles Chart, every artist who reaches the top of the Official Singles Chart will be presented with an Official Singles Chart Number 1 Award. The award is a partnership between the Official Charts Company and BBC Radio 1’s Official Chart Show - which is broadcast from 4pm to 7pm every Sunday afternoon and hosted by Reggie Yates.

Former X Factor contestant / Xtra Factor presenter Olly Murs is this week’s Number 2 with ‘Dance With Me Tonight’. ‘Dance With Me Tonight’ was kept off the Number 1 spot by Rihanna and Calvin Harris' ‘We Found Love’ when it was released on November 27, before climbing to the top spot two weeks later and earning Murs his third Official Number 1 single. Flo Rida’s ‘Good Feeling’ climbs seven places to this week’s Number 3, while last week’s Number 1, Military Wives with Gareth Malone, are this week’s Number 4. The group’s track, ‘Wherever You Are’, became the 60th Christmas Number 1 when it topped the Official Singles Chart last Sunday and has now sold over 631,000 copies.

Rihanna and Calvin Harris’ ‘We Found Love’ climbs five places to this week’s Number 5, while X Factor winners Little Mix’s cover of Damien Rice’s ‘Cannonball’ is this week’s Number 6. Ed Sheeran’s ‘Lego House’ is at Number 7, Labrinth and Tinie Tempah’s ‘Earthquake’ – which sound tracked last night’s New Year’s Eve celebrations in London – is at Number 8, LMFAO’s ‘Sexy And I Know It’ are at Number 9, and Rizzle Kicks’ ‘Mama Do The Hump’ completes this week’s Official Singles Chart Top 10.

http://www.theofficialcharts.com/cha...ingle-of-2012/

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The Official Chart Company: "The Official Chart New Year’s Update!"

"This week’s Official Update has been delayed slightly by the Christmas holidays, but the Official Charts Company can now reveal that Coldplay’s ‘Paradise’ and Olly Murs’ ‘Dance With Me Tonight’ are currently battling it out to be the first Number 1 of 2012!

‘Paradise’, which was originally released back in September previously peaked on the Official Singles Chart at Number 2, is currently in the lead, while former chart topper ‘Dance With Me Tonight’ is in second place. ..."

Official Singles Chart Update Top 10
01 PARADISE - COLDPLAY
02 DANCE WITH ME TONIGHT - OLLY MURS
03 WHEREVER YOU ARE - MILITARY WIVES/GARETH MALONE
04 GOOD FEELING - FLO RIDA
05 CANNONBALL - LITTLE MIX
06 LEGO HOUSE - ED SHEERAN
07 WE FOUND LOVE - RIHANNA FT CALVIN HARRIS
08 EARTHQUAKE - LABRINTH FT TINIE TEMPAH
09 SEXY AND I KNOW IT - LMFAO
10 MAMA DO THE HUMP - RIZZLE KICKS
© The Official Charts Company.

Link;
http://www.theofficialcharts.com/cha...-years-update/

busybeeburns · 29-12-2011, 10:22 PM

Coldplay set to score the first UK Number One single of 2012

Coldplay are set to take the Number One spot in the Official UK Singles Chart on Sunday (January 1).

The band, who released their fifth studio album 'Mylo Xyloto' in October this year, are currently at Number One with their single 'Paradise', reports The Official Charts Company.

Coldplay are just ahead of Olly Murs, who is currently at Number Two with his single 'Dance With Me Tonight'. Last week's chart topper Military Wives are at Number Three with 'Wherever You Are', while Flo Rida and X Factor winners Little Mix are set to be at Numbers Four and Five.

Ed Sheeran is Number Six with 'Lego House', while Rihanna, Labrinth, LMFAO and Rizzle Kicks are on to make up the rest of the Top 10.

Ed Sheeran is also currently on to score the first Number One album of 2012, with his debut '+', which is currently outselling Coldplay's 'Mylo Xyloto' and Olly Murs' 'In Case You Didn't Know', which are presenty at Two and Three.

Bruno Mars is set to be Number Four, Amy Winehouse's posthumous album 'Lioness: Hidden Treasures' at Number Five and Rihanna's 'Talk That Talk' at Number Six. Adele, One Direction, Jessie J and Michael Buble are set to make up the rest of the Top 10.

http://www.nme.com/news/coldplay/61175

busybeeburns · 29-12-2011, 10:23 PM

Coldplay To Score First No. 1 Single of 2012

Coldplay may be the first band to score a number one single on the UK charts in 2012.

The Military Wives Choir may have held the No. 1 Christmas single but Coldplay has knocked them out of the top spot mid-week. Coldplay’s “Paradise” has peaked at No. 1 on the midweek charts, with “Dance With Me Tonight” by Olly Murs coming in at a close second. Coldplay had to contend with the likes of Rizzle Kicks, LMFAO, Labrinth, Rihanna, Flo Rida, Little Mix, and Ed Sheeran to reach the coveted spot.

Coldplay may have scooted Ed Sheeran out of a place in the upcoming weekend’s Top 10, but Sheeran dominated the Albums Chart with +. Sheeran crashed ahead of Olly Murs’ In Case You Didn’t Know and Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto.

The artists expected to dominate the first Top 10 Albums Chart of 2012 should come as no surprise. The late and legendary Amy Winehouse, Adele, Jessie J, and Rihanna fought to dominate each other throughout the year. The four women were often competing in the same awards categories at the major music awards ceremonies. Michael Buble and One Direction are also expected to breach the first Top 10 albums of 2012.

http://www.newsquod.com/644944/coldp...ingle-of-2012/

busybeeburns · 29-12-2011, 10:24 PM

Coldplay Likely To Get First UK Number One Single Of 2012

Coldplay are likely to get the first number one single of 2012 in the UK.

The band are currently at #1 with their song "Paradise" on the midweek charts, just ahead of Olly Murs' song "Dance With Me Tonight". The rest of the top ten is made up of the Military Wives Choir, Flo Rida, Little Mix, Ed Sheeran, Rihanna, Labrinth, LMFAO and Rizzle Kicks.

Meanwhile on the albums chart, Ed Sheeran is on track to take the top spot with +, beating Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto and Olly Murs' In Case You Didn't Know. Other artists expected to land in the albums top ten are Bruno Mars, Amy Winehouse, Rihanna, Adele, One Direction, Jessie J and Michael Buble.

http://www.411mania.com/music/news/2...le-Of-2012.htm

Mimixxx · 29-12-2011, 11:09 PM

Weird. Where has the sale boost come from? I'd have put money in MX going to number 1 after Xmas but not Paradise.

Jack1505 · 29-12-2011, 11:15 PM

great news, allthough the boost in sales is a little wierd lol

busybeeburns · 29-12-2011, 11:16 PM

I actually thought Military Wives would last a second week given their 6 in every 7 sales on their nearest challenger

Witfang_7 · 30-12-2011, 01:47 AM

Coldplay is in paradise ^^

robsmith7 · 30-12-2011, 11:25 AM

This is great! Some thought Mylo Xyloto was going to be less of a commercial success than the other 4 coldplay albums, but it could potentially contain 2 or 3 number ones with the possibility of Charlie Brown and Princess of China challenging as well!

macky · 30-12-2011, 03:26 PM

Keep buying the song UK fans. Gift it to your friends and family as well.

Prospector · 30-12-2011, 03:42 PM

That's nice, any number 1 is good news

Coeurli · 30-12-2011, 03:43 PM

^^ Yeeeaaah people, spread the love

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Cris_Santos · 30-12-2011, 07:32 PM

Great news

kiwiboy527 · 30-12-2011, 07:46 PM

Wooo! so this would be their... second UK #1??

Cheese Nip 2 · 30-12-2011, 07:52 PM

Great news, and it hasn't even been released physically yet! Maybe this will lead to a physical release, cause people obviously LOVE the song!

29-12-2011, 10:22 PM	#2
busybeeburns mr coldplaying himself Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 46,347 My Mood: Location: test Gender: Country: Seen CP: 20 times Fav. CP album: X&Y Fav. CP song: GPASUYF Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 5 Thanks given: 1,554 Thanked 941 Times in 423 Posts	Coldplay set to score the first UK Number One single of 2012 Coldplay are set to take the Number One spot in the Official UK Singles Chart on Sunday (January 1). The band, who released their fifth studio album 'Mylo Xyloto' in October this year, are currently at Number One with their single 'Paradise', reports The Official Charts Company. Coldplay are just ahead of Olly Murs, who is currently at Number Two with his single 'Dance With Me Tonight'. Last week's chart topper Military Wives are at Number Three with 'Wherever You Are', while Flo Rida and X Factor winners Little Mix are set to be at Numbers Four and Five. Ed Sheeran is Number Six with 'Lego House', while Rihanna, Labrinth, LMFAO and Rizzle Kicks are on to make up the rest of the Top 10. Ed Sheeran is also currently on to score the first Number One album of 2012, with his debut '+', which is currently outselling Coldplay's 'Mylo Xyloto' and Olly Murs' 'In Case You Didn't Know', which are presenty at Two and Three. Bruno Mars is set to be Number Four, Amy Winehouse's posthumous album 'Lioness: Hidden Treasures' at Number Five and Rihanna's 'Talk That Talk' at Number Six. Adele, One Direction, Jessie J and Michael Buble are set to make up the rest of the Top 10. http://www.nme.com/news/coldplay/61175 __________________ The early bird catches the worm. The second mouse gets the cheese!

29-12-2011, 10:23 PM	#3
busybeeburns mr coldplaying himself Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 46,347 My Mood: Location: test Gender: Country: Seen CP: 20 times Fav. CP album: X&Y Fav. CP song: GPASUYF Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 5 Thanks given: 1,554 Thanked 941 Times in 423 Posts	Coldplay To Score First No. 1 Single of 2012 Coldplay may be the first band to score a number one single on the UK charts in 2012. The Military Wives Choir may have held the No. 1 Christmas single but Coldplay has knocked them out of the top spot mid-week. Coldplay’s “Paradise” has peaked at No. 1 on the midweek charts, with “Dance With Me Tonight” by Olly Murs coming in at a close second. Coldplay had to contend with the likes of Rizzle Kicks, LMFAO, Labrinth, Rihanna, Flo Rida, Little Mix, and Ed Sheeran to reach the coveted spot. Coldplay may have scooted Ed Sheeran out of a place in the upcoming weekend’s Top 10, but Sheeran dominated the Albums Chart with +. Sheeran crashed ahead of Olly Murs’ In Case You Didn’t Know and Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto. The artists expected to dominate the first Top 10 Albums Chart of 2012 should come as no surprise. The late and legendary Amy Winehouse, Adele, Jessie J, and Rihanna fought to dominate each other throughout the year. The four women were often competing in the same awards categories at the major music awards ceremonies. Michael Buble and One Direction are also expected to breach the first Top 10 albums of 2012. http://www.newsquod.com/644944/coldp...ingle-of-2012/ __________________ The early bird catches the worm. The second mouse gets the cheese!

29-12-2011, 10:24 PM	#4
busybeeburns mr coldplaying himself Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 46,347 My Mood: Location: test Gender: Country: Seen CP: 20 times Fav. CP album: X&Y Fav. CP song: GPASUYF Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 5 Thanks given: 1,554 Thanked 941 Times in 423 Posts	Coldplay Likely To Get First UK Number One Single Of 2012 Coldplay are likely to get the first number one single of 2012 in the UK. The band are currently at #1 with their song "Paradise" on the midweek charts, just ahead of Olly Murs' song "Dance With Me Tonight". The rest of the top ten is made up of the Military Wives Choir, Flo Rida, Little Mix, Ed Sheeran, Rihanna, Labrinth, LMFAO and Rizzle Kicks. Meanwhile on the albums chart, Ed Sheeran is on track to take the top spot with +, beating Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto and Olly Murs' In Case You Didn't Know. Other artists expected to land in the albums top ten are Bruno Mars, Amy Winehouse, Rihanna, Adele, One Direction, Jessie J and Michael Buble. http://www.411mania.com/music/news/2...le-Of-2012.htm __________________ The early bird catches the worm. The second mouse gets the cheese!

29-12-2011, 11:09 PM	#5
Mimixxx If we could float away... Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 42,489 My Mood: Location: London Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Weird. Where has the sale boost come from? I'd have put money in MX going to number 1 after Xmas but not Paradise. __________________ M

29-12-2011, 11:16 PM	#7
busybeeburns mr coldplaying himself Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 46,347 My Mood: Location: test Gender: Country: Seen CP: 20 times Fav. CP album: X&Y Fav. CP song: GPASUYF Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 5 Thanks given: 1,554 Thanked 941 Times in 423 Posts	I actually thought Military Wives would last a second week given their 6 in every 7 sales on their nearest challenger __________________ The early bird catches the worm. The second mouse gets the cheese!

29-12-2011, 11:15 PM	#6
Jack1505 Coldplayer Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 368 My Mood: Location: London Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 21 Thanked 28 Times in 19 Posts	great news, allthough the boost in sales is a little wierd lol

30-12-2011, 01:47 AM	#8
Witfang_7 Mylohands and Xylotoes Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 464 My Mood: Location: There There Gender: Country: Fav. CP album: AROBTTH Fav. CP song: Fix You Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 11 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Coldplay is in paradise ^^ __________________ I turn "COLDPLAY" music up!!!

30-12-2011, 11:25 AM	#9
robsmith7 Coldplayer Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 200 Location: London/Nottingham Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 29 Times in 13 Posts	This is great! Some thought Mylo Xyloto was going to be less of a commercial success than the other 4 coldplay albums, but it could potentially contain 2 or 3 number ones with the possibility of Charlie Brown and Princess of China challenging as well! __________________ If you're lost and feel alone, circumnavigate the globe... coldplayism.com - @RobertSmithUK 16/12/08 - The O2 Arena, London 18/09/09 - Wembley Stadium, London 08/12/10 - BBC Television Centre, London 03/07/11 - Main Square Festival, Arras 27/10/11 - University of East Anglia, Norwich 02/06/12 - Emirates Stadium, London 10/06/12 - Etihad Stadium, Manchester 09/09/12 - Olympic Stadium, London

30-12-2011, 03:26 PM	#10
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30-12-2011, 03:42 PM	#11
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Coeurli It's pronounced Curly Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 13,864 Location: 136 Low Street, The Little Apple. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1,890 Thanked 1,497 Times in 851 Posts	^^ Yeeeaaah people, spread the love Spoiler I know, I keep using that expression when it comes to Coldplay fanbase expansion or Coldplay's sales for instance. I don't know why, I just love it __________________ A dazzled Coldplay fan. Also known as R Célly, or Nikola's PR. COLDPLAY: "Four very attractive young men playing the sexiest music ever created that will melt both your heart and your brain at the same time." "We're a punk band, you know that" - CM Stade de France, Paris, 2.09.2012 The night I had eye-sex twice with The Martin

30-12-2011, 07:32 PM	#13
Cris_Santos Coldplayer Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,543 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Great news

30-12-2011, 07:46 PM	#14
kiwiboy527 Kiwiboy Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 98 Location: London Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Wooo! so this would be their... second UK #1??

30-12-2011, 07:52 PM	#15
Cheese Nip 2 Milkmen = Interesting Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,868 My Mood: Location: Back into your open arms Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 64 Thanked 96 Times in 73 Posts	Great news, and it hasn't even been released physically yet! Maybe this will lead to a physical release, cause people obviously LOVE the song! __________________ I never have signatures on so I probably won't see this again for another 6 to 7 months. In that case... Dear Chesse Nip 2, How is the future? Do they have jet packs? Did gorillas take over the world? Has Car Kids been released yet? If so can you email me a copy from your brain (obviously where data is stored in the future). Well, good luck with those terminators! Sincerley, Cheese Nip 2