Archive for October, 2016

Skyrim and Titanfall fail to dent sales of Battlefield 1

Monday, October 31st, 2016

Battlefield 1 has brushed off opposition and a 39% decrease in sales to maintain a second week at the top spot in the charts, with debuts from Skyrim Special Edition and Titanfall 2 unable to topple it.

Battlefield 3 and 4 saw second week declines of 54% upon their respective releases, so this drop of 39% is rather impressive for Battlefield 1. Skyrim Special Edition, despite not beating the 2011 version’s launch week, is still comfortable in second place.

EA has three titles in the top four, however, with FIFA 17 in third and Titanfall 2 in fourth, the latter of which still being an impressive entry despite not climbing to the heights of the original, which got the top spots in the charts back in 2014. Here is the top 10 in full:

1. Battlefield 1 / EA Games
2. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition / Bethesda Softworks
3. FIFA 17 / EA Sports
4. Titanfall 2 / EA Games
5. Farming Simulator 17 / Focus Home Interactive
6. Mafia III / 2K Games
7. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 / Bandai Namco Entertainment
8. Gears of War 4 / Microsoft
9. Forza Horizon 3 / Microsoft
10. World of Final Fantasy / Square Enix

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Little Mix make it a second week at No.1

Friday, October 28th, 2016

Little Mix can crack open the sparkling water again, as ‘Shout Out to My Ex’ makes it two weeks at number one.

Not only that, it sold even better this time than it did last week, apparently.

The Official Charts Company reports that the girls notched up 112,000 combined sales, higher than last week’s 95,000, which was the highest opening-week download sales for this year.

Not only that, but it’s officially number one longer than Zayn Malik’s ‘Pillowtalk’ – not that there’s any connection of course… just saying that the Glory Days era is off to a good start, despite the occasional Instagram hiccup.

The rest of the top five hasn’t moved since last week either, so that’s James Arthur with ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’ at two, Chainsmokers with ‘Closer’ featuring Halsey at three, The Weeknd with ‘Starboy’ featuring Daft Punk at four and Hailee Steinfeld and Zedd rounding out the top five with ‘Starving”.

Let’s change things up a little bit next week, yeah guys?

Just outside the top five, we’ve got Norwegian producer/DJ type Neiked with his track ‘Sexual’. Fun fact: Dyo is the guest vocalist on the track, and this is her fifth UK Top 10.

Elsewhere, Clean Bandit may have said goodbye to Neil Amin-Smith but they can also say hello to another top ten in the form of ‘Rockabye’, which debuts at seven.

After his performance on The X Factor last week, Shawn Mendes’s track ‘Mercy’ has shot 25 places to No. 15.

And on the outskirts of the top 40 we’ve got Drake entering at 37 with ‘Fake Love’ – is this going to become a ‘One Dance’ sized sleeper hit?

Not if the charts don’t move around much next week. Sort it out people.

Check out this week’s Top 100 Official Singles Chart in full here

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Battlefield 1 knocks FIFA 17 off of top spot

Monday, October 24th, 2016

EA and DICE are having a good time with the launch of Battlefield 1. According to the GfK Chart-Track top ten, the new game bested the combined week one sales of both previous titles in the series – Battlefield 4 and Battlefield: Hardline – here in the UK.

FIFA 17, Mafia III and Gears of War 4 all saw losses in terms of their respective sales, with FIFA and Gears slipping down in places to make way for Battlefield 1. Civilization VI also debuted at number 15 (no doubt it did quite well digitally), and Lego Harry Potter Collection charted at number 19. Here is the top ten in full:

1. Battlefield 1 / EA Games
2. FIFA 17 / EA Sports
3. Mafia III / 2K Games
4. Gears of War 4 / Microsoft
5. Batman: Return to Arkham / Warner Bros. Interactive
6. WWE 2K17 / 2K Sports
7. Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration / Square Enix
8. Forza Horizon 3 / Microsoft
9. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar
10. Minecraft Xbox Edition / Microsoft

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Little Mix celebrate their 4th No.1

Friday, October 21st, 2016

Little Mix just scored their fourth number one hit with ‘Shout Out To My Ex’ and joined a special elite in the process.

They’re now only the third artist to enter the charts at the highest position following Major Lazer and Justin Bieber’s ‘Cold Water’ and Zayn’s ‘Pillowtalk’ (awkward).

‘Shout Out To My Ex’ has also enjoyed the biggest opening week download sales for a No.1 single this year and shifted 95,000 combines sales.

“We want to say a massive thank you for getting us here,” Little Mix said. “Everyone can relate to this song. Everyone’s had an ex or a bad relationship and this is a big positive break up anthem.”

Elsewhere last week’s chart topper James Arthur slips to two with ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’ while Chainsmokers and Halsey’s ‘Closer’ is also down a place to three.

The Weeknd and Daft Punk’s collaboration ‘Starboy’ is at four while singer and actress Hailee Steinfeld scores her first UK Top 10 with her Grey and Zedd collaboration ‘Starving’, which climbs 12 places to five.

Maroon 5 enter at 16 with their Kendrick Lamar collaboration ‘Don’t Wanna Know’, giving them their 18th UK Top 40 single in the process while Fifth Harmony’s ‘That’s My Girl’ enters at 31.

Finally, Galantis & Hook N Sling are up seven places to 37 as Shawn Mendes’s latest single ‘Mercy’ climbs the charts by two places to enter the Top 5.

Check out this week’s Top 100 Official Singles Chart in full here

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FIFA 17 successfully fends off Gears of War

Monday, October 17th, 2016

FIFA 17 managed its third straight week at the top of the UK all formats chart, fending off the challenge from the likes of Gears of War 4, Mafia III, and WWE 2K17. Gears of War 4 on Xbox One was the best selling single format game last week.

This week saw a massive 80 new SKUs released, and as you’d expect that meant there was both winners and losers in the charts. Naturally the launch of PSVR was the big story, and a whole bunch of the games made the charts. Top ranked was PlayStation VR Worlds (#7 all formats), Until Dawn: Rush of Blood (#9), RIGS Mechanized Combat League (#12), Eve: Valkyrie (#20), Driveclub VR (#23), and Battlezone (#28). Impressive showing, even if perhaps there wasn’t a standout title that everyone got at launch.

Such was the onslaught that Grand Theft Auto V was pushed out of the all formats top 10 (when did that happen last?), and Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 was pushed out of the top 20. Last week’s number 7 Xcom 2 is down to number 27.

All Formats:

1. FIFA 17 / EA Sports
2. Gears of War 4 / Microsoft (new)
3. Mafia III / 2K Games
4. WWE 2K17 / 2K Sports (new)
5. Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration / Square Enix (new)
6. Forza Horizon 3 / Microsoft
7. PlayStation VR Worlds / Sony (new)
8. Skylanders Imaginators / Activision (new)
9. Until Dawn: Rush of Blood / Sony (new)
10. Rocket League / 505 Games

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James Arthur rules the charts for another week

Friday, October 14th, 2016

James Arthur has notched up another week at number one following his performance on The X Factor over the weekend.

The former champion of the singing competition has snagged a third week at the top with his comeback single ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’.

It’s racked up nearly 50,000 downloads and over 5.6 million streams in the last seven days, meaning it’s celebrating its highest weekly combined sales so far.

Meanwhile, The Chainsmokers and Halsey’s ‘Closer’ climb a place to two, The Weeknd’s new single ‘Starboy’ with Daft Punk slips to three and Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj’s ‘Side To Side’ climbs a place to four.

Sia’s ‘The Greatest’ with Kendrick Lamar rounds off the Top 5 after climbing three places.

Elsewhere, Bruno Mars scores his 10th Top 10 with his new single ’24K Magic’ entering at nine and claiming this week’s highest new entry in the process.

Zara Larsson’s ‘Ain’t My Fault’ is up three to number 13 while Hailee Steinfeld, Grey and Zedd vault 11 slots to 17 with ‘Starving’.

Finally, Drake’s ‘Controlla’ returns to the Top 40 after climbing four places to 39 following the announcement of his UK arena tour.

Check out this week’s Top 100 Official Singles Chart in full

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FIFA 17 holds onto the top spot in the charts

Monday, October 10th, 2016

Despite an increase in sales of 58.7% for Mafia III in comparison to Mafia II, FIFA still holds onto the top spot of the UK charts, keeping the latest Mafia instalment in second.

Forza Horizon 3 slips down to the third spot as a result, while Grand Theft Auto V jumps from tenth to fourth. Rocket League positions itself just behind while Bioshock: The Collection and XCOM 2 both see decreases in sales, moving to sixth and seventh respectively.

Here are the charts in full:

1. FIFA 17 / EA Canada / Electronic Arts
2. Mafia III / Hangar 13 / Take 2
3. Forza Horizon 3 / Playground Games / Microsoft
4. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar / Take 2
5. Rocket League / Psyonix / 505 Games
6. Bioshock: The Collection / 2K / Take 2
7. XCOM 2 / Firaxis / Take 2
8. Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 / Konami / Konami
9. Fallout 4 / Bethesda / Bethesda Softworks
10. Minecraft: Xbox Edition / 4J Studios / Microsoft

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James Arthur holds on to Number 1 for a second week

Friday, October 7th, 2016

James Arthur is taking the title of his latest hit Say You Won’t Let Go literally this week – he’s refusing to budge from the top of the Official Singles Chart.

Say You Won’t Let Go logs a second week at Number 1, over 27,000 combined chart sales of nearest rival The Weeknd’s Starboy feat. Daft Punk who rises one place to 2.

Say You Won’t let Go is also the most streamed track of the week, racking up 5.03 million listens over the last seven days.

Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj’s Side To Side goes up one place to break the Top 5 for the first time.

New entries and high climbers

It’s a big week for former One Direction star Niall Horan, as he scores his very first solo Top 10 with debut single This Town. The track rockets 91 places to land at Number 9, following its surprise release late last Thursday.

Zara Larsson lands a fifth Top 20 as Ain’t My Fault advances seven places to 16, while Craig David & Sigala leap 16 spots to 23 with Ain’t Giving Up.

Chainsmokers score another Top 40 with All We Know, featuring Phoebe Ryan, and Hailee Steinfeld, Grey and Zedd jump nine places to 28 with Starving.

Dua Lipa’s Blow Your Mind (Mwah) hits a new chart peak, rising seven slots to 31, while Neikid’s Sexual breaks the Top 40 for the first time, up seven to 34.

Check out this week’s Top 100 Official Singles Chart in full

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FIFA 17 debuts at the top of the charts

Monday, October 3rd, 2016

FIFA 17 has debuted at the top of the charts this week, with sales increasing 18% in comparison to FIFA 16. Not only this, but it has beaten FIFA 13 to achieve the highest week one sales in the series as well. Forza Horizon 3 is in second place, beating the sales of its predecessor too, but this time only by 12%. Elsewhere in the charts, Super Mario 3D World and Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 rose in sales, whereas Bioshock: The Collection and Destiny: The Collection both slipped a few places.

Here is the top 10:

1. FIFA 17 / EA Canada / Electronic Arts
2. Forza Horizon 3 / Playground Games / Microsoft
3. Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens / TT / Warner Bros.
4. Bioshock: The Collection / 2K / Take 2
5. XCOM 2 / Firaxis / Take 2
6. Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 / Konami / Konami
7. Destiny: The Collection / Bungie / Activision
8. Rocket League / Psyonix / 505 Games
9. NBA 2K17 / 2K / Take 2
10. Grand Theft Auto V / Rockstar / Take 2

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