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Post by webm@ster on Nov 20, 2006 12:23:20 GMT -5
The Beatles are outselling Oasis and U2 in the race to top this week's album chart.
Thirty-six years after they split, the band are heading for number one again.
Their Love album, soundtrack to the Las Vegas show based on their music, is just ahead of nearest rival Stop The Clocks by Oasis.
But there are only 200 copies in it and Oasis could overtake them before the week is out, according to music chain HMV.
U2's 18 Songs is in third place.
HMV dubbed today "Super Monday" as the three bands release their greatest hits compilations.
Westlife are also in the running with their Love Album.
The four groups are expected to sell well over a million copies between them during the next few weeks as they battle it out to be the best-selling album in the run-up to Christmas.
"Based on initial sales, it looks like first day honours may just go to The Beatles, which comes as no surprise given the nature of their fanbase," said HMV's Gennaro Castaldo.
"But it may be that Oasis will sell more over the week to go to number one, while U2 and Westlife will aim to shift more copies over the Christmas period as a whole."
However, this year's Christmas number one album may come from a different quarter altogether.
Castaldo said: "Watch out for Take That, who might trump them all with their comeback album, Beautiful World, which is released next week and could make it a Take That Christmas."
The first day sales estimates are based on HMV's 230 stores nationwide and online at hmv.co.uk.
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Post by Mad4it on Nov 20, 2006 15:30:56 GMT -5
i think thats based on one hmv chain. not overall retailors.
so still early.
some people are saying oasis are outselling u2 and the beatles in some stores.
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Post by _COLUMBIA_ on Nov 20, 2006 20:27:49 GMT -5
c'mon oasis show the skill
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2006 23:07:14 GMT -5
Not surprised The Beatles are leading, but our lads are pretty damn close!
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Post by Poshbird05 on Nov 20, 2006 23:16:16 GMT -5
yea no big shock here
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Post by _COLUMBIA_ on Nov 21, 2006 13:22:01 GMT -5
i think the boys will come out on top though.
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Post by vespa on Nov 21, 2006 13:50:45 GMT -5
1 oasis 53 000 2westlife 51 000 3 beatles 30 000 4 u2 18 000
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Post by _COLUMBIA_ on Nov 21, 2006 14:23:43 GMT -5
YEEEEEAAAAHHHHHHH
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Post by _COLUMBIA_ on Nov 21, 2006 14:24:47 GMT -5
if those irish toss pots beats us then that is going to be the worst thing in the history of earth. my brother wanted stop the clocks for christmas so i made sure and bought it today so it will help oasis get to number 1 lol
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Post by NoelandMeMay29 on Nov 21, 2006 14:35:29 GMT -5
I'm in the U.S. so it doesn't matter, but where can you get those midweek chart results for UK?
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Post by Poshbird05 on Nov 21, 2006 15:44:42 GMT -5
you also have to remember at least for the US that Jay Z and Snoop Dogg are releasing albums today so that will effect a lot here so prolly none of the three will end up at number one here.
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Post by Meltdown on Nov 21, 2006 16:01:22 GMT -5
1 oasis 53 000 2westlife 51 000 3 beatles 30 000 4 u2 18 000 looking good so far. Just ordered my cd/dvd from play.com
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Post by Linnhe on Nov 21, 2006 17:39:49 GMT -5
I've said this elsewhere and I don't know how relevant it is, but Tesco have them at No1.
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