Weekly music charts for 2016

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UK charts 15th January 2016:

this week is dedicated to the positions David Bowie holds on the singles and albums
charts being the first week after his death:


singles:

#12..............Heroes

#16..............Life On Mars

#18..............Starman

#23..............Lets Dance

#24..............Space Oddity

#43..............Under Pressure (with Queen)

#45..............Lazarus

#49..............Changes

#61..............Blackstar

#62..............Ashes To Ashes

#65..............Rebel Rebel

#76..............Ziggy Stardust

97................China Girl

albums:

#1...............Blackstar

#5...............Nothing Has Changed - the very best of.

#11.............The Very Best Of 1969-1974

#14.............Hunky Dory

#17.............The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust

#18.............Best Of Bowie

#23.............Aladdin Sane

#25.............The Next Day

#31..............Low

#37.............Diamond Dogs

#42.............Lets Dance

#45.............Heroes

#55.............Station To Station

#59.............The Best Of 1980 - 1987

#60.............Young Americans

#61.............Scary Monsters

#89.............The Man Who Sold The World

#95.............Space Oddity

#97.............Five Years 1969-1974 (boxset)

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Heres the official UK chart webpage article on how Mr.Bowie's sales went during the week:

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By Rob Copsey (@robcopsey)

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News of David Bowie’s death broke in the early hours of Monday, January 11. Just three days before, the singer had released his new album Blackstar, and early sales flashes over the weekend indicated he would have little trouble taking the top spot, proving his continued relevance some 47 years after his debut release.
As the news sunk in, Blackstar continued to see strong sales and finished the week with a combined total of just under 150,000 (146,168). Its biggest day of sales was on Tuesday (January 12), when it notched up sales and streams of 47,000.
While it’s difficult to determine whether it’s Bowie’s fastest-selling album ever, it surpasses the sales his previous record The Next Day, which racked up a still -impressive 94,000 in its opening-week in 2013.
MORE: David Bowie is the Starman of the Official Chart as the nation pays tribute
Of Blackstar’s 150,000 sales, 94,000 were physical purchases, 50,000 were downloads and 12,000 were vinyl, though stock of LPs was limited and sold out quickly as fans snapped up a copy following the unexpected news.

The Blackstar album artwork
After Monday’s announcement, fans began to delve into and rediscover his extensive back catalogue, including retrospectives and classic studio albums. By the end of the week, 19 of Bowie’s albums had entered the Top 100, a quarter of which occupied the Top 40 (10 albums).
MORE: Check out this week's Top 100 Official Albums Chart in full
The closest under Blackstar was 2014’s best of Nothing Has Changed at Number 5. Released in 2014, the first of his greatest hits to showcase his entire career saw a week-on-week uplift of 1952%.

A memorial to David Bowie in his hometown of Brixton, London (Rex)
The record which saw the biggest week-on-week uplift was 1977’s Heroes, which received an 8658% boost this week to land at Number 45. More physical product of Bowie's catalogue is expected to be available next week, which could see his records swapping positions on next week's chart. See where all 19 of his albums appeared in this week’s chart here.
A combined total of 622,511 Bowie records (single and albums) were sold this week. The figure includes 241,000 album sales, 167,000 singles purchased and over 19 million track streams across his catalogue. His 1977 single Heroes proved to be his most popular song overall this week, reaching a new peak at Number 12, while Life On Mars (Number 16), Starman (18) and Space Oddity (24) make their first Top 40 appearances in over 40 years. Let’s Dance, which re-enters at 23, last charted 33 years ago.

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Australian charts for 16th January 2016:

like the UK charts, all that Is important this week is the death of music icon David Bowie,
thus, as a tribute, I will only be posting his chart positions on the top50 singles/album charts:

singles:

#31 Space Oddity

#36 Heroes

#42 Under Pressure (with Queen)

albums: top50 albums chart.

#1 Blackstar

#3 Nothing Has Changed: the best of David Bowie!

#9 Best Of Bowie

#14 The Best Of Bowie 1969/1974

#21 The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust.....

#23 The Next Day

#30 The Best Of David Bowie 1980/1987

#35 Aladdin Sane

#37 Lets Dance

#41 Diamond Dogs

#42 Heroes

#45 Hunky Dory

#49 The Best Of David Bowie 1974/1979

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I would appreciate it if someone could post the David Bowie chart positions for the US singles and albums chart...

and maybe SteveO could post his Canadian chart positions this week also.

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New Zealand top40 singles/album charts of Bowie positions for 16th January 2016:

singles:

#34 Heroes

#39 Space Oddity

#40 Lets Dance

albums:

#1 Blackstar

#3 Nothing Has Changed: the best of David Bowie!

#6 Best Of Bowie

#14 The Best O Bowie 1969/1974

#17 The Best Of Bowie 1980/1987

#20 The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust.....

#22 Lets Dance

#30 Hunky Gory

#31 The Next Day

#37 Station To Station

#38 The Best Of Bowie 1974/1979

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US charts will not be out till Tuesday

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US charts will not be out till Tuesday

you know your job for Tuesday then, don't you?!

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you know your job for Tuesday then, don't you?!

got them mate
will post in the morning

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or maybe now

on the singles side there are only 2 Bowie's
both from the new album

which just brings up more questions about how they are compiled

on the album side

1. Blackstar
4. Best of
21. Ziggy Stardust
57. Hunky Dory
65. Platinum Collection
68. Nothing Has Changed
90. Let's Dance
134. Aladdin Sane
143. Low
151. The Next Day

Final Score
New Zealand - 11/40 = 28%
Australia - 13/50 = 26%
United Kingdom - 19/100 = 19%
United States of America - 10/200 = 5%

does Jerome read this thread?

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Thanks, my curiosity has been eased, would have thought there's be more in the US chart though...

Charts are made up from streaming, digital and physical purchases,

I know that Tem's store has sold, and I quote him, "bucket loads this last week"....
Adrian's store has sold around 25 Bowie albums since his death which is as many as he sold in the previous 12 months.