Queen Tickets
Nov 16th 2008, 11:14 am
#76
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Re: Queen Tickets
Elton John - candle in the wind maybe?
Nov 16th 2008, 11:29 am
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Re: Queen Tickets
The Diana one
Mull of Kintyre is another possible
Nov 16th 2008, 11:38 am
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Re: Queen Tickets
All-Time Best-Selling Singles
Though somewhat contentious at the lower extremes, we assert the UK all-time top 20 to look like this:
"Candle In The Wind '97" - Elton John. (4.865 million)
The lyrics to Elton's 1974 classic were re-written in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. The song was only ever performed once publicly; at Diana's funeral. It has sold 37 million around the world.
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid. (3.575m)
The first ever multi-artist charity single (*), this track was recorded in Christmas 1984 by a host of celebrity vocalists to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen. (2.176m)
Arguably the first track to benefit from having a video, this epic spent 9 weeks at number 1 across Christmas 1975 (1.19m). It returned to the top for a further 5 weeks at number 1 at Christmas 1991, a few weeks after the death of lead singer, Freddie Mercury (0.94m).
"Mull Of Kintyre" - Wings (2.05m)
"Rivers Of Babylon" / "Brown Girl In The Ring" - Boney M (1.985m)
"You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1.975m)
"Relax" - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1.91m)
"She Loves You" - The Beatles (1.89m)
"Unchained Melody" - Robson & Jerome (1.84m)
"Mary's Boychild - Oh My Lord" - Boney M (1.80m)
"Evergreen" / "Anything Is Possible" - Will Young (1.787m)
"Love Is All Around" - Wet Wet Wet (1.785m)
"I Just Called To Say I Love You" - Stevie Wonder (1.775m)
"I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles (1.75m)
"Barbie Girl" - Aqua (1.723m)
"Believe" - Cher (1.673m)
"Perfect Day" - Various Artists (1.55m)
"(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" - Bryan Adams (1.545m)
"Tears" - Ken Dodd (1.521m)
"Can't Buy Me Love" - The Beatles (1.520m)
Last edited by The Dean; Nov 16th 2008 at 11:40 am. Reason: spacing
Nov 16th 2008, 11:38 am
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Re: Queen Tickets
"Candle In The Wind '97" - Elton John. (4.865 million)
The lyrics to Elton's 1974 classic were re-written in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. The song was only ever performed once publicly; at Diana's funeral. It has sold 37 million around the world.
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid. (3.575m)
The first ever multi-artist charity single (*), this track was recorded in Christmas 1984 by a host of celebrity vocalists to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen. (2.176m)
Arguably the first track to benefit from having a video, this epic spent 9 weeks at number 1 across Christmas 1975 (1.19m). It returned to the top for a further 5 weeks at number 1 at Christmas 1991, a few weeks after the death of lead singer, Freddie Mercury (0.94m).
"Mull Of Kintyre" - Wings (2.05m)
"Rivers Of Babylon" / "Brown Girl In The Ring" - Boney M (1.985m)
"You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1.975m)
"Relax" - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1.91m)
"She Loves You" - The Beatles (1.89m)
"Unchained Melody" - Robson & Jerome (1.84m)
"Mary's Boychild - Oh My Lord" - Boney M (1.80m)
"Evergreen" / "Anything Is Possible" - Will Young (1.787m)
"Love Is All Around" - Wet Wet Wet (1.785m)
"I Just Called To Say I Love You" - Stevie Wonder (1.775m)
"I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles (1.75m)
"Barbie Girl" - Aqua (1.723m)
"Believe" - Cher (1.673m)
"Perfect Day" - Various Artists (1.55m)
"(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" - Bryan Adams (1.545m)
"Tears" - Ken Dodd (1.521m)
"Can't Buy Me Love" - The Beatles (1.520m)
The lyrics to Elton's 1974 classic were re-written in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. The song was only ever performed once publicly; at Diana's funeral. It has sold 37 million around the world.
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid. (3.575m)
The first ever multi-artist charity single (*), this track was recorded in Christmas 1984 by a host of celebrity vocalists to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen. (2.176m)
Arguably the first track to benefit from having a video, this epic spent 9 weeks at number 1 across Christmas 1975 (1.19m). It returned to the top for a further 5 weeks at number 1 at Christmas 1991, a few weeks after the death of lead singer, Freddie Mercury (0.94m).
"Mull Of Kintyre" - Wings (2.05m)
"Rivers Of Babylon" / "Brown Girl In The Ring" - Boney M (1.985m)
"You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1.975m)
"Relax" - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1.91m)
"She Loves You" - The Beatles (1.89m)
"Unchained Melody" - Robson & Jerome (1.84m)
"Mary's Boychild - Oh My Lord" - Boney M (1.80m)
"Evergreen" / "Anything Is Possible" - Will Young (1.787m)
"Love Is All Around" - Wet Wet Wet (1.785m)
"I Just Called To Say I Love You" - Stevie Wonder (1.775m)
"I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles (1.75m)
"Barbie Girl" - Aqua (1.723m)
"Believe" - Cher (1.673m)
"Perfect Day" - Various Artists (1.55m)
"(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" - Bryan Adams (1.545m)
"Tears" - Ken Dodd (1.521m)
"Can't Buy Me Love" - The Beatles (1.520m)
Nov 16th 2008, 11:48 am
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Re: Queen Tickets
"Candle In The Wind '97" - Elton John. (4.865 million)
The lyrics to Elton's 1974 classic were re-written in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. The song was only ever performed once publicly; at Diana's funeral. It has sold 37 million around the world.
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid. (3.575m)
The first ever multi-artist charity single (*), this track was recorded in Christmas 1984 by a host of celebrity vocalists to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen. (2.176m)
Arguably the first track to benefit from having a video, this epic spent 9 weeks at number 1 across Christmas 1975 (1.19m). It returned to the top for a further 5 weeks at number 1 at Christmas 1991, a few weeks after the death of lead singer, Freddie Mercury (0.94m).
"Mull Of Kintyre" - Wings (2.05m)
"Rivers Of Babylon" / "Brown Girl In The Ring" - Boney M (1.985m)
"You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1.975m)
"Relax" - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1.91m)
"She Loves You" - The Beatles (1.89m)
"Unchained Melody" - Robson & Jerome (1.84m)
"Mary's Boychild - Oh My Lord" - Boney M (1.80m)
"Evergreen" / "Anything Is Possible" - Will Young (1.787m)
"Love Is All Around" - Wet Wet Wet (1.785m)
"I Just Called To Say I Love You" - Stevie Wonder (1.775m)
"I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles (1.75m)
"Barbie Girl" - Aqua (1.723m)
"Believe" - Cher (1.673m)
"Perfect Day" - Various Artists (1.55m)
"(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" - Bryan Adams (1.545m)
"Tears" - Ken Dodd (1.521m)
"Can't Buy Me Love" - The Beatles (1.520m)
The lyrics to Elton's 1974 classic were re-written in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. The song was only ever performed once publicly; at Diana's funeral. It has sold 37 million around the world.
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid. (3.575m)
The first ever multi-artist charity single (*), this track was recorded in Christmas 1984 by a host of celebrity vocalists to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen. (2.176m)
Arguably the first track to benefit from having a video, this epic spent 9 weeks at number 1 across Christmas 1975 (1.19m). It returned to the top for a further 5 weeks at number 1 at Christmas 1991, a few weeks after the death of lead singer, Freddie Mercury (0.94m).
"Mull Of Kintyre" - Wings (2.05m)
"Rivers Of Babylon" / "Brown Girl In The Ring" - Boney M (1.985m)
"You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1.975m)
"Relax" - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1.91m)
"She Loves You" - The Beatles (1.89m)
"Unchained Melody" - Robson & Jerome (1.84m)
"Mary's Boychild - Oh My Lord" - Boney M (1.80m)
"Evergreen" / "Anything Is Possible" - Will Young (1.787m)
"Love Is All Around" - Wet Wet Wet (1.785m)
"I Just Called To Say I Love You" - Stevie Wonder (1.775m)
"I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles (1.75m)
"Barbie Girl" - Aqua (1.723m)
"Believe" - Cher (1.673m)
"Perfect Day" - Various Artists (1.55m)
"(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" - Bryan Adams (1.545m)
"Tears" - Ken Dodd (1.521m)
"Can't Buy Me Love" - The Beatles (1.520m)
Nov 16th 2008, 11:56 am
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Re: Queen Tickets
The question is............ how do they calculate chart positions??
How can Brian Adams spend 17 weeks at No 1 with that tedious dirge if he 'only' sold 1.5 million copies......
......... while a few much bigger selling records hardly registered at No 1 at all???
How can Brian Adams spend 17 weeks at No 1 with that tedious dirge if he 'only' sold 1.5 million copies......
......... while a few much bigger selling records hardly registered at No 1 at all???
Last edited by The Dean; Nov 16th 2008 at 11:56 am. Reason: too long
Nov 16th 2008, 12:21 pm
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Re: Queen Tickets
good time to live LH, Marc Bolan is my number one favourite, I would love to see this tribute band out here one day www.toorex.com
The Diana one
Mull of Kintyre is another possible
The Diana one
Mull of Kintyre is another possible
Nov 16th 2008, 12:23 pm
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Re: Queen Tickets
Don't bother..............
All-Time Best-Selling Singles
Though somewhat contentious at the lower extremes, we assert the UK all-time top 20 to look like this:
"Candle In The Wind '97" - Elton John. (4.865 million)
The lyrics to Elton's 1974 classic were re-written in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. The song was only ever performed once publicly; at Diana's funeral. It has sold 37 million around the world.
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid. (3.575m)
The first ever multi-artist charity single (*), this track was recorded in Christmas 1984 by a host of celebrity vocalists to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen. (2.176m)
Arguably the first track to benefit from having a video, this epic spent 9 weeks at number 1 across Christmas 1975 (1.19m). It returned to the top for a further 5 weeks at number 1 at Christmas 1991, a few weeks after the death of lead singer, Freddie Mercury (0.94m).
"Mull Of Kintyre" - Wings (2.05m)
"Rivers Of Babylon" / "Brown Girl In The Ring" - Boney M (1.985m)
"You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1.975m)
"Relax" - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1.91m)
"She Loves You" - The Beatles (1.89m)
"Unchained Melody" - Robson & Jerome (1.84m)
"Mary's Boychild - Oh My Lord" - Boney M (1.80m)
"Evergreen" / "Anything Is Possible" - Will Young (1.787m)
"Love Is All Around" - Wet Wet Wet (1.785m)
"I Just Called To Say I Love You" - Stevie Wonder (1.775m)
"I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles (1.75m)
"Barbie Girl" - Aqua (1.723m)
"Believe" - Cher (1.673m)
"Perfect Day" - Various Artists (1.55m)
"(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" - Bryan Adams (1.545m)
"Tears" - Ken Dodd (1.521m)
"Can't Buy Me Love" - The Beatles (1.520m)
All-Time Best-Selling Singles
Though somewhat contentious at the lower extremes, we assert the UK all-time top 20 to look like this:
"Candle In The Wind '97" - Elton John. (4.865 million)
The lyrics to Elton's 1974 classic were re-written in memory of Diana, Princess of Wales. The song was only ever performed once publicly; at Diana's funeral. It has sold 37 million around the world.
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" - Band Aid. (3.575m)
The first ever multi-artist charity single (*), this track was recorded in Christmas 1984 by a host of celebrity vocalists to raise money for the famine in Ethiopia.
"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen. (2.176m)
Arguably the first track to benefit from having a video, this epic spent 9 weeks at number 1 across Christmas 1975 (1.19m). It returned to the top for a further 5 weeks at number 1 at Christmas 1991, a few weeks after the death of lead singer, Freddie Mercury (0.94m).
"Mull Of Kintyre" - Wings (2.05m)
"Rivers Of Babylon" / "Brown Girl In The Ring" - Boney M (1.985m)
"You're The One That I Want" - John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John (1.975m)
"Relax" - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (1.91m)
"She Loves You" - The Beatles (1.89m)
"Unchained Melody" - Robson & Jerome (1.84m)
"Mary's Boychild - Oh My Lord" - Boney M (1.80m)
"Evergreen" / "Anything Is Possible" - Will Young (1.787m)
"Love Is All Around" - Wet Wet Wet (1.785m)
"I Just Called To Say I Love You" - Stevie Wonder (1.775m)
"I Want To Hold Your Hand" - The Beatles (1.75m)
"Barbie Girl" - Aqua (1.723m)
"Believe" - Cher (1.673m)
"Perfect Day" - Various Artists (1.55m)
"(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" - Bryan Adams (1.545m)
"Tears" - Ken Dodd (1.521m)
"Can't Buy Me Love" - The Beatles (1.520m)
Nov 16th 2008, 12:23 pm
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Re: Queen Tickets
depends on how many singles are bought that week really, I mean years ago they sold tons, nowadays you can sell 40,000 or summat and get to number one - I mean who buys singles?? Nee-one!
Nov 16th 2008, 12:38 pm
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Nov 16th 2008, 12:42 pm
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