What is everyone's prediction for how ABOY will fare on the UK Charts?

[04072511]

I reckon # 4 , with a big drop out of the top 20 in week 2, ala walk on. However i dont know what other records are being released that week. It will not help ABOY that it has already reached #51 based on imports, therefore the people who bought the single last time will probably not this time.

What does everyone think?

 

[ybird3k]

#3 with 20'000+ sales, with big 2nd week drop out of top 10 for certain, but never the less a BIG hit (and better than Walk On #5)

not much else out on the 10th of Oct though which is good news for ABOY. also out that week is :-

Bob Sinclair featuring Gary Pine - Love Generation (top 10 at best)
Feeder - Shatter (lucky if it makes top 30)
M.I.A Galang 2005 (lucky to make top 40)

so unless a song appears from nowhere in the next few weeks ABOY WILL be the highest new entry.

the week before James Bluntt has a new song out, but #1 will probably go to Robbie Williams, he may even make two weeks at the top.

i don't think the fact that ABOY's already been #51 on imports will make much of a diffrence, im surprised it did that well, (anyone know how ANY other U2 songs have done on import sales?) i'd guess that #51 ABOY probly sold about 1000 copies.

hopefully a top 40 Re-Entry for bomb also

 

[04072511]

ABOY will be a landmark hit for U2. Provided it makes the UK Top 10, which is a certainty, it will be U2's 30th UK Top 10. How many other artists have had as many top 10's. I know Madonna has had over 50, but there can't be too many more artists with more top 10's than U2.

I have one question though. How come U2's single are doing better in the UK charts now, than they were back in there hay days of 1987-1992.

Look at the difference in Chart positions.

1987-1992
WOWY #4
ISHFWILF #6
WTSHNN #4
Desire #1
AOH #9
WLCTT #6
AIWIY #4
The Fly #1
MW #13
One #7
EBTTRT #12
EBTTRT remix #8
WGRYWH #14

While from 1998-2005, there singles have peaked much higher on the charts.

ST #3
BD #1
SIAM #2
Elevation #3
New Years Dub #15
WO #5
ES #5
TMTTCA #1
Vertigo #1
SYCMIOYO #1
COBL #2

Is there any reason for this?

 

[ybird3k]

UK Airplay chart:

ABOY #36 (#64) with 286 plays this week
should be a big jump up again next week just outside the top 10 maybe.

doing well, and i havent heard it on the radio yet, though i havent been listening as much recently.

 

[jimmmm]

probably come in at no.2, then drop like a brick for 2 weeks, and spend total of 8 weeks on chart, don't think Bomb will re-chart though, unfortunately.

 

[Axver]

Someone's going to predict #1 so it might as well be me.

 

[beau2ifulday]

#4, and then out of the top 40 within 3 weeks.
To be honest, I was surprised that Sometimes and City of Blinding Lights faired as well as they did in terms of entry positions.

All Because Of You is still only on Radio One's B-List, which probably means it's getting somewhat less airtime on local stations (for the record, I haven't heard it once on any local station where I live). I'm not expecting great things

 

[cobl04]

Top 5, out of top 20 within three weeks.

Australia - Oh, it might sell two or three copies.

 

[andyuk]

i heard it 3 times on radio 1 today and 3 times on virgin too! everytime i turned on radio it was playing! and the radio1 playlist you see on the website was from last thursday! it will be a list this thursday!

 

[ybird3k]

i find it strange its only on the radio2 C-list, when other (mostly crap) artists have gone straight onto the A-list. infact that A-list is a disgrace. hopefully ABOY wil be on the A-list next wek, that'll give it a LOT more airplay

 

[04072511]

I think it was on the b-list last week.

 

[BigMacPhisto]

#3, out of the top 20 in week #2.

 

[thatsnotmypuppy]

I dont think it will go that high - for one big reason. The huge first week sales of the last three singles has been attributed to HMV bundling the 2 CDs and the DVD into a cheap package - 6 pound for the lot. This time, HMV aren't offering the discount - thus there wont be as huge a rush to grab a bargain - thus maybe only the more hardcore fans will grab all formats.

 

[hedge]

i got an e-mail from u2.com saying that hmv were offering the bundle.

mmm... "from u2.com"... must be accurate then

 

[ybird3k]

ABOY now on radio1 A-list


what i find strange though is that Oasis are still on the A-list and Coldplay are not, despite the Oasis single being out first, and the amount of hype coldplay have recieved.

 

[thatsnotmypuppy]

No bundle is available on hmv.co.uk - and they offered it for Vertigo, SYCMIOYO and COBL a good month or so before release - so maybe they are just having that promotion instore compared to online... which sucks. I mean its only 1.98 more if its not bundled, but still... meh... i like the bargain...

 

[edge3]

ABOY now on radio1 A-list

Good...now let's hope Bomb starts moving up.

No bundle is available on hmv.co.uk - and they offered it for Vertigo, SYCMIOYO and COBL a good month or so before release - so maybe they are just having that promotion instore compared to online... which sucks. I mean its only 1.98 more if its not bundled, but still... meh... i like the bargain...

Well, they had the same deal at Woolworths for the first 3 singles so i expect the same for ABOY.

 

[andyuk]

3 singles for £6 at HMV

 

[Total U2 Nut]

I really hope it does well after that damn Crazy Frog stopped COBL from getting to no1. Ergh, I hate that Frog SO much, so much it hurts

 

[Aardvark747]

I still have yet to hear it on the radio at all. In fact I got in the car this morning, and they were playing COBL!

 

[TheQuiet1]

I actually heard ABOY on Virgin this morning!

 

[Aardvark747]

I actually heard ABOY on Virgin this morning!

Nothing odd in that - a lot of young boys are virgins.

 

[U2Man]

 

[Aardvark747]

Well I have my 3 copies....

 

[andyuk]

3 copies here too!

 

[edge3]

# 4 with 20,000

go All Because Of You !!

 

[04072511]

ABOY isnt listed on the bbc radio 1 website under new releases.
Strange considering it should be one of the highest new entries.

 

[04072511]

I have found a list of new entries

Black Watch - "Innercity Garden EP"
Bob Sinclar / Gary Pine - "Love Generation"

Bow Wow / Omarion - "Let Me Hold You"

Clor - "Good Stuff"

Cuban Heels - "Mr. Brannam"

Delirious - "Paint The Town Red"

El Presidente - "Rocket"

Feeder - "Shatter / Tender"

Fight - "Can't Be Bothered"

Friday Hill - "Baby Goodbye"

Hush - "If I Was"

InMe - "So You Know"

Jenn Cuneta - "Come Rain Come Shine"

Jynxt - "Electric Knives"

Lee Ryan - "Turn Your Car Around"

Lisa Scott-Lee - "Electric"

Louis XIV - "Finding Out True Love Is Blind"

Mia - "Galang '05"

Missy Higgins - "Scar"

My Morning Jacket - "Off The Record"

Protocol - "She Waits For Me"

Robbie Rivera / Jesus Jones - "Right Here"

Roll Deep - "Shake A Leg"

Route One / Jenny Frost - "Crash Landing"

Simply Red - "Perfect Love"

Spoon - "Sister Jack"

Stephen Fretwell - "New York"

Steve Mac / Steve Smith - "Lovin' You More (That Big Track)"

T-Total / Marc Almond - "Baby's On Fire / Take Me Away"

TQ - "Right On"

U2 - "All Because Of You"

Utada - "You Made Me Want To Be A Man"

Winterville - "Under My Skin"

 

[edge3]

ABOY isnt listed on the bbc radio 1 website under new releases.
Strange considering it should be one of the highest new entries.

well it's on their playlist, # 7 on radio 2 playlist & # 1 on overall nationwide pre-release

 

[edge3]

ABOY is # 17 on this weeks Radio 1 playlist (# 37 last week)

also at Amazon.co.uk all 3 versions of ABOY are currently :

# 1
# 2
# 4

looks good