Friday, January 01, 2016

January 01 - New Year's Chart, Elvis at #1 in Scotland

These are the Official UK Album charts for the week ending January 1, 2016:

1. Adele - '25' (75,783) 

2. Elvis - 'If I Can Dream' (70,998) 
3. Justin Bieber - 'Purpose' (62,073)
4. Jess Glynne - 'I Cry When I Laugh' (36,007)
5. One Direction - 'Made In The A.M. (32,186)
57. 'Elvis' 30 No.1 Hits'.

Elvis Presley remains steady at #2 in the UK and actually sold more physical albums than Adele who had a decrease of 80% in sales this week. Downloading appears to be Elvis Presley's Achilles Heel when it comes to purchasing habits. Total sales of the "If I Can Dream" set in the UK to date are 880,659 units. The single "If I Can Dream"/"Bridge Over Troubled Water" dropped from #10 to #22 on the Vinyl Single Chart. 

  • ELV1S 30 No.1 Hits rises from 63 to 47 on the Album Download Chart;
  • ELV1S 30 No.1 Hits drops from 63 to 64 on the Album Sales Chart;
  • ELV1S 30 No.1 Hits rises from 72 to 60 on the Album Streaming Chart
  • ELV1S 30 No.1 Hits drops from 65 to 95 on the Physical Album Chart.
  • 'Artist Of The Century' rises from 53 to 44 on the Album Streaming Chart.
  • 'The Perfect Elvis Presley Collection' rises from 88 to 67 on the Album Streaming Chart.
  • 'I Am An Elvis Fan' rises from 84 to 69 on the Album Streaming Chart.
  • 'Best Of Artist Of The Century' rises from 82 to 72 on the Album Streaming Chart.
  • 'That's The Way It Is' rises from 89 to 76 on the Album Streaming Chart.
  • 'Elvis By The Presleys'  is a re-entry at 90 on the Album Streaming Chart.
  • '8 Classic Albums' drops from 95 to 98 on the Album Streaming Chart.
  • 'The King Of Rock 'n' Roll' rises from 39 to 29 on the Music Video Chart.
  • 'The Elvis Collection' drops from 27 to 32 on the Music Video Chart.
  • 'If I Can Dream' rises from 2 back up to NUMBER 1 on the Scottish Album Chart.
  • The “The Elvis Collection” dropped from #32 to #44 on the Official UK Music DVD chart. 
  • The “The King Of Rock’n’Roll” dropped from #29 to #47 on the Official UK Music DVD chart.
On the Official Scottish Album chart the "If I Can Dream" CD took the #1 spot again. "ELV1S 30 No.1 Hits" rises from 59 to 58 on the Scottish Album Chart. The CD "If I Can Dream" dropped from #3 to #6 on the Irish album charts. The CD "The Real ... Elvis" dropped off the Irish Album chart.
  • The "If I Can Dream" CD dropped from #34 to #49 on the Belgian Album chart. 
  • The "If I Can Dream" CD dropped from #66 to #71 on the Italian Album chart. 
  • The "If I Can Dream" CD re-entered the Swiss Album chart at #99.
  • The CD "Elvis’ Christmas Album" entered the Dutch Mid-price Album chart.
  • The "If I Can Dream" CD climbed from #8 to #6 on the Global Album chart.
  • The "If I Can Dream" CD climbed from #7 to #6 in it's eighth week on the ARIA Album Charts in Australia. 
  • The DVD “Elvis – The King Of Rock’n’Roll – 30 Hit Performances And More” dropped off the Australian Music DVD chart from last week’s listing at #27.
(Source: FECC / Brian Quin / The King's World)