Black Ops 3 tops the New Year gaming chart

December 28th, 2015

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 will celebrate the New Year as the all-format number one.

Having already topped the chart at Christmas, Black Ops 3 retains its place in an unchanged top three.

Star Wars: Battlefront continues in second, while FIFA 16 remains third and Fallout 4 holds on to fourth. GTA 5 is the biggest mover, climbing three places to fifth.

Just Cause 3, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate and Minecraft Story Mode occupy sixth, seventh and eighth, while Rainbow Six: Siege and WWE 2K16 complete the top ten.

The all-format chart in full:

  1. (1) Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Activision)
  2. (2) Star Wars: Battlefront (Electronic Arts)
  3. (3) FIFA 16 (Electronic Arts)
  4. (4) Fallout 4 (Bethesda)
  5. (8) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
  6. (7) Just Cause 3 (Square Enix)
  7. (6) ​Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft)
  8. (5) ​Minecraft: Story Mode (Telltale Games)
  9. (9) Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft)
  10. (11) ​WWE 2K16 (2K Games)
  11. (10) ​Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection (Sony)
  12. (14) Forza Motorsport 6 (Microsoft)
  13. (13) Halo 5: Guardians (Microsoft)
  14. (16) ​LEGO Jurassic World (Warner Bros Interactive)
  15. (15) Rise of the Tomb Raider (Microsoft)
  16. (12) ​Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft)​
  17. (18) Need for Speed (Electronic Arts)
  18. (19) ​Minecraft Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
  19. (-) Minecraft PlayStation Edition (Microsoft)
  20. (-)  Disney Infinity 3.0 (Disney)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2015 Ukie Ltd.

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NHS Choir wins the race for Christmas No.1

December 25th, 2015

After one of the closest races for the Christmas No.1 in years, the NHS Choir have won the festive top spot.

The Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir’s mash-up single ‘A Bridge Over You’ managed to fend off tough competition from Justin Bieber’s ‘Love Myself’, which has settled for number two.

The track won the race with a total of 127,000 combined copies, compared to Bieber’s 97,000.

“We are absolutely overwhelmed and couldn’t be any happier,” the choir told OfficialCharts.com.

“It’s a brilliant celebration for the NHS across the country so well done and thank you everyone for downloading and streaming. A massive cheer for the NHS, thank you!”

Although Bieber missed out on the Christmas No.1 – which would’ve been the first of his career – we don’t think he’ll mind too much.

Earlier in the week when ‘Love Yourself’ was ahead in the race, the 22-year-old told his 71.9 million Twitter followers to buy the NHS Choir’s single instead of his because it was for a good cause.

Also, the Canadian star rounds off the Christmas Day Top 3 with his October single ‘Sorry’.

Adele is just behind at four with ‘Hello’, and Bieber continues his run of having a Top 5 hat-trick with ‘What Do You Mean?’ at number five.

“It’s a brilliant celebration for the NHS across the country so well done and thank you everyone for downloading and streaming. A massive cheer for the NHS, thank you!”

Stormy finishes at number nine for the Christmas chart, while X Factor champion Louisa Johnson falls to 12 with ‘Forever Young’.

As for the festive classics, Mariah Carey leads the way with ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ at 11, while The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale Of New York’ is at 13.

Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ is at 18, Shakin’ Stevens is at 26 with ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’, and Wizzard’s ‘I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday’ is just behind at 27.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is the number one Xmas game

December 21st, 2015

The race for the 2015 Christmas number one is over, and ​it’s good news for Call of Duty.

Black Ops 3 has retained its place at the top of the all-format gaming chart, making it the sixth Call of Duty to top the chart at Christmas.

The PS4 version of Star Wars: Battlefront PS4 was actually the single biggest-selling game of the week, but Black Ops 3 made more combined sales.

Battlefront, therefore, must settle for second place, while FIFA 16 remains third and Fallout 4 holds on to fourth.

Minecraft Story Mode, Assassin’s Creed Syndicate and Just Cause 3 chart at five, six and seven, while GTA 5, Rainbow Six: Siege and Uncharted Collection make up the remainder of the top ten.

The all-format chart in full:

  1. (1) Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Activision)
  2. (2) Star Wars: Battlefront (Electronic Arts)
  3. (3) FIFA 16 (Electronic Arts)
  4. (4) Fallout 4 (Bethesda)
  5. (5) Minecraft: Story Mode (Telltale Games)
  6. (7) ​Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft)
  7. (6) ​Just Cause 3 (Square Enix)​
  8. (8) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
  9. (9) Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft)
  10. (11) Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection (Sony)
  11. (10) WWE 2K16 (2K Games)
  12. (13) ​Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft)
  13. (14) ​Halo 5: Guardians (Microsoft)​
  14. (19) Forza Motorsport 6 (Microsoft)
  15. (16) ​Rise of the Tomb Raider (Microsoft)​
  16. (17) LEGO Jurassic World (Warner Bros Interactive)
  17. (12) LEGO Dimensions (Warner Bros Interactive)
  18. (20) Need for Speed (Electronic Arts)
  19. (15) ​Minecraft Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
  20. (18) ​Football Manager 2016 (Sega)

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Louisa Johnson scrapes into the Top 10

December 18th, 2015

The newest X Factor champion Louisa Johnson has recorded the lowest-placing winner’s single debut ever with ‘Forever Young’.

Her cover of Bob Dylan’s classic track enters the UK singles chart at number 9 in a disappointing debut for the 17-year-old.

Meanwhile, it was a much more successful week for Justin Bieber, who has broken a UK chart record previously held by The Beatles.

The singer has become the first artist ever to log four weeks at numbers 1 and 2 in the UK after ‘Love Yourself’ recorded a third successive week at the top, and ‘Sorry’ stayed strong in second spot.

Elsewhere, Adele’s ‘Hello’ is at 3, Grace ft G-Eazy’s ‘You Don’t Own Me’ is at 4, and Bieber’s ‘What Do You Mean?’ round out the top 5.

Notably, Stormzy’s ‘Shut Up’ has also risen from 91 to 8 following a Christmas campaign.

There are also Top 40 appearances from classic Christmas hits including Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ (12), The Pogues’ and Kirsty MacColl’s ‘Fairytale of New York’ (15), Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’ (24), Wizzard’s ‘I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday’ (34) and Shakin’ Stevens’ ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’ (35).

Source: Official Charts Company

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Call of Duty Black Ops 3 overtakes FIFA 16

December 14th, 2015

Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 is close to being crowned the 2015 Christmas number one.​

In a topsy-turvy week at the top of the chart, Black Ops 3 climbs one place to number one, Star Wars: Battlefront moves up to second, while last week’s number one FIFA 16 drops down to third.

Fallout 4 moves up to fourth, above Minecraft Story Mode, Just Cause 3 and Assassin’s Creed Syndicate.

GTA 5, Rainbow Six: Siege and WWE 2K16 also appear in the top ten, while Football Manager 2016 reappears at 18.

The all-format chart in full:

  1. (2) Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Activision)
  2. (3) ​Star Wars: Battlefront (Electronic Arts)
  3. (1) ​FIFA 16 (Electronic Arts)
  4. (5) ​​Fallout 4 (Bethesda)
  5. (7) ​Minecraft: Story Mode (Telltale Games)
  6. (4) ​​Just Cause 3 (Square Enix)
  7. (12) ​Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft)
  8. (8) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
  9. (6) ​​Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft)
  10. (10) WWE 2K16 (2K Games)
  11. (9)  ​Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection (Sony)
  12. (13) ​LEGO Dimensions (Warner Bros Interactive)
  13. (19) ​Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft)
  14. (11) Halo 5: Guardians (Microsoft)​
  15. (17) Minecraft Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
  16. (14) ​​Rise of the Tomb Raider (Microsoft)
  17. (18) LEGO Jurassic World (Warner Bros Interactive)
  18. (-) ​​Football Manager 2016 (Sega)
  19. (16) ​Forza Motorsport 6 (Microsoft)
  20. (20) Need for Speed (Electronic Arts)

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Justin Bieber claims No.1 single for yet another week

December 13th, 2015

Justin Bieber’s record-breaking reign at the top of the charts lives on for another week.

‘Love Yourself’ has claimed number one yet again after fending off fierce competition from fellow Bieber track ‘Sorry’, which sticks at number two.

Meanwhile, Sigala’s ‘Sweet Lovin’ claims this week’s highest new entry at three while Adele’s ‘Hello’ falls a place to four and Grace and G-Eazy’s ‘You Don’t Own Me’ rounds off the Top 5.

Coldplay are celebrating their 16th Top 10 single as ‘Adventure of a Lifetime’ hops six places to nine.

Elsewhere, Sigma and Rita Ora’s ‘Coming Home’ has leapt from 26 to 15 while house duo 99 Souls climb ten places to 33 with ‘Girl Is Mine’.

Finally, a festive trio have found their way up the charts.

Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ is up 22 places to 13, The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl’s ‘Fairytale of New York’ is up 38 places to 20, and Wham!’s ‘Last Christmas’ is up 38 places to  27.

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FIFA 16 closes in on the Christmas number one

December 7th, 2015

FIFA 16 is closing in on the Christmas number one spot, after spending a second consecutive week at the top of the all-format gaming chart.

The annual footy sim returned to the top during Black Friday week, and remained there despite a 41% drop in sales.

It’s once again followed by Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 in second and Star Wars: Battlefront in third.

Just Cause 3 is this week’s highest new entry at four, followed by Fallout 4 and fellow chart debutant Rainbow Six: Siege.

Minecraft Story Mode, GTA 5, Uncharted: Nathan Drake Collection and WWE 2K16 also appear in the top ten.

The all-format chart in full:

  1. (1) FIFA 16 (Electronic Arts)(Electronic Arts)
  2. (2) Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Activision)
  3. (3) ​​Star Wars: Battlefront (Electronic Arts)
  4. (-) ​Just Cause 3 (Square Enix)
  5. (4) ​Fallout 4 (Bethesda)
  6. (-) ​Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft) 
  7. (7) ​Minecraft: Story Mode (Telltale Games)
  8. (6) ​​Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
  9. (5) ​Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection (Sony) 
  10. (14) ​WWE 2K16 (2K Games)
  11. (8) ​Halo 5: Guardians (Microsoft)
  12. (11) ​Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft)​
  13. (13) LEGO Dimensions (Warner Bros Interactive)
  14. (9) Rise of the Tomb Raider (Microsoft)​Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Mojang)
  15. (12) Disney Infinity 3.0 (Disney)Football Manager 2016 (Sega)
  16. (10) ​Forza Motorsport 6 (Microsoft)
  17. (19) Minecraft Xbox Edition (Microsoft)
  18. (17) ​LEGO Jurassic World (Warner Bros Interactive)
  19. (18) Just Dance 3 (Ubisoft)
  20. (-) Need for Speed (Electronic Arts)

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Justin Bieber dominates the top five singles

December 4th, 2015

Justin Bieber has triumphed in the white knuckle battle against himself again – he’s number one for another week.

The singer’s overtaken himself, with ‘Love Yourself’ knocking his other track ‘Sorry’ off the top spot.

With ‘Sorry’ at two and ‘What Do You Mean’ staying put at four, Bieber’s domination of the Top 5 is staying strong.

Meanwhile Adele’s ‘Hello’ is three while Grace leaps 39 places to five with ‘You Don’t Own Me’.

Coldplay have climbed eight places to 15 with ‘Adventure of a Lifetime’ while Sigma and Rita Ora’s ‘Coming Home’ is at 26 and 99 Souls’ ‘Girl Is Mine’ is at 33.

Finally Mariah Carey kicks off the Christmas countdown by re-entering the charts at 35 with ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’.

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Justin Bieber bags the top two singles chart places

November 29th, 2015

Justin Bieber isn’t going anywhere, and has bagged this week’s number one single yet again.

‘Sorry’ is at the top of the charts for another week while his track ‘Love Yourself’ is just behind at number two.

Justin’s the first artist to simultaneously claim the top two spots in 30 years.

Madonna previously occupied both positions in 1985 with ‘Into The Groove’ (1) and ‘Holiday’ (2).

Meanwhile, the singer’s fellow Purpose track ‘What Do You Mean’ is at four, with Adele’s ‘Hello’ (3) and Fleur East’s ‘Sax’ (5) breaking up the Top 5.

Elsewhere, former The Wanted member Nathan Sykes claims his biggest solo hit yet with ‘Over and Over Again’ at eight.

Rudimental and Ed Sheeran have jumped seven places to 12 with ‘Lay It All On Me’, while Olly Murs’s ‘Kiss Me’ climbs nine places to 13.

Finally, Adele’s 25 track ‘When We Were Young’ enters at 29.

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Star Wars: Battlefront tops the all-format gaming chart

November 24th, 2015

Another week, another brand new all-format number one – this time in the form of Star Wars: Battlefront.​

Turns out it’s the biggest ever launch for a Star Wars game, more than doubling week one sales of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. 

It’s also the fourth biggest launch of the year behind the likes of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 and Fallout 4 – which this week chart at second and third. ​Nearly 60% of Battlefront sales were made on PS4, compared to 39% for Xbox One and 2% for PC. 

FIFA 16 dropped to fourth, despite a 14% increase in sales. It charts above Rise of the Tomb Raider, LEGO Dimensions and Assassin’s Creed Syndicate.

Minecraft Story Mode, WWE 2K16 and Need for Speed also appeared in the top ten.

The all-format chart in full:

  1. (-) Star Wars: Battlefront (Electronic Arts)
  2. (2) Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Activision)
  3. (1) ​Fallout 4 (Bethesda)​
  4. (3) ​FIFA 16 (Electronic Arts)​
  5. (4) ​Rise of the Tomb Raider (Microsoft)​
  6. (8) ​LEGO Dimensions (Warner Bros Interactive)​
  7. (9) ​Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft)​
  8. (5) ​Minecraft: Story Mode (Telltale Games)​
  9. (11) ​WWE 2K16 (2K Games)​
  10. (6) ​Need for Speed (Electronic Arts)​
  11. (10) ​Halo 5: Guardians (Microsoft)​
  12. (12) Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
  13. (14) LEGO Jurassic World (Warner Bros Interactive)
  14. (13) Minecraft: Xbox Edition (Mojang)
  15. (7) Football Manager 2016 (Sega)​
  16. (20) ​Skylanders Superchargers ​(Activision)​
  17. (16) ​Guitar Hero Live (Activision)​
  18. (18) Minecraft: PlayStation Edition (Mojang)
  19. (17) Disney Infinity 3.0 (Disney)​
  20. (-) Forza: Motorsport 6 (Microsoft)

Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C) 2015 Ukie Ltd.

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