Ladbaby going for No 1 spot

[screenman]

I am really excited by the news of it getting to the top spot.

 

[winjim]

I never cared about the charts but I lost even more faith in music when somebody organised an X Factor Christmas No1 protest and chose the wrong Rage Against The Machine song.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Look it's a bit of fun for charity so why not. About time we had something other than Xfactor rigging.
Times have changed a lot since Al Martino for sure and charts may not be what they use to be and the sales you need now are less for sure.
But in the end not everyone can claim the christmas number one so good luck to them.
In our house Christmas No1 means only one thing Mud and 1974 kind of nice to know your family was part of it.

Who's Al Martino?

 

[sheddy]

back to bikes !

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXy6JElmgHU

 

[tom73]

Who's Al Martino?

Singer and actor he was the 1st number one in the UK 1st charts to be based on recorded sales and not sheet music sales. Set a recorded by holding it for 9 weeks one of only 6 to ever do it. Also an actor best know for his part in the godfather.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Martino

 

[jefmcg]

Oh good, I was wondering if it was just me that felt that way.

Or singles at all. The last time I bought a "song", I think I was 13.

Ah, now I see. It took an American to explain it to me.

In the UK, the No. 1 song the week of Christmas is a big deal. The media breathlessly covers the contest, and there are even wagers placed on what song will reach the top of the charts as pop stars and record labels jockey for position. While there are patterns to the kinds of songs that tend to do well in this perennial sweepstakes, often the winner is a fluke: Everything from Queen to the Flying Pickets to Bob the Builder has taken the crown. It was even parodied in the smash British Christmas

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[Julia9054]

Who's Al Martino?

@Almartino