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Now its The Beachboys Turn To Crash The Charts
Has it really been over a decade since the Beach Boys released a hit single? Any single for that matter. They hasn’t scored a hit in a long time.. While they may not be producing new work nowadays, the original surf and pop band is performing well on the Billboard charts right now, and even managed to reach a career high with one of their most celebrated tracks.
“Little Saint Nick” has become an annual hit for the Beach Boys in the past few years, as dedication to listening to anything and everything related to Christmas grows every season. The tune returns to a number of tallies every December, and it’s bigger than ever on one special list this frame.
The pop band’s holiday Favorite returns to one musical ranking this frame, the Billboard Global Excl. US. On that tally, which ranks the most-consumed songs throughout the world—though listening in the U.S. isn’t taken into consideration—“Little Saint Nick” flies in at No. 69.
TThat position is a new peak for “Little Saint Nick,” but it’s so much more than that. The Beach Boys have never appeared so high on the Billboard Global Excl. US, a chart that was only established a few years ago, long after the band stopped releasing new music.
The Beach Boys have only scored a single win on the Billboard Global Excl. US, like so many other famous musical names from their era. Every season that “Little Saint Nick” climbs to a new peak, the group behind the tune does the same, as their fate is tied to its success.
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Elton Johns "Diamonds" Back In the Charts!
Elton John hits an all-time high point on Billboard's Top Streaming Albums chart!Elton John’s career began long before streaming platforms like Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, Pandora, and dozens of others changed the music industry forever. Some of his contemporaries have not been able to generate much commercial success in this new era, but the piano player has found a way to continuously rank as one of the most-streamed artists on those websites, and he manages to reach a new peak on a streaming-only roster this frame.
Diamonds is one of Elton John’s most successful compilations and is again on the rise on one special chart in the U.S. this week. The album is up three spots on the Top Streaming Albums reaching an admirable No. 23 spot on the list of the most-streamed full-lengths albums in the country.
No. 23 now stands as the all-time peak for Diamonds on the Top Streaming Albums chart. The set is the only album that Elton John has had in that chart, so this is a major success story for the rocker. The compilation has spent 350 weeks on the U.K. albums chart. The title is his first to make it to that number in the US, though it’s ranked as his longest-running win for years now.
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The Beatles Back In The UK Charts!
Yes, you cant keep a great band down! The Paul McCartney penned "Blackbird" has hit a UK singles download chart for the first time. This track is off the famous album "The Beatles"(AKA The White Album that came out in 1968) This was the follow up album to "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band" and came out in 1968. "Blackbird" was never released as a single but was, and still is, one of the most popular tracks, along with "Back In The USSR", "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" and "Dear Prudence". So now "Blackbird has entered the Official Single's Downloads" chart, sneaking in at No.96, the first time it has entered the chart in the UK.
Wings "One Hand Clapping" Now Out...50 Years after Recording!
Yes! Just on 50 years since the album was recorded in London on a Hot August Day in 1974. This was done with the line up of drummer Geoff Britton, Paul's late wife Linda, Denny Lane,(lost in 2013, and late guitarist Jimmy McCulloch. The album features classics such as "Jet", "Live and Let Die", "Let Me Roll It" and a cover of Bill Munroe's "Blue Moon of Kentucky", plus "Let It Be" and denny Laine singing the Moody Blues classic"Go Now".
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Wings At The Speed of Sound To Turn 50!
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Another “Would You Believe it” Moment! Wings album “Wings at The Speed of Sound” turns fifty next year. Yes, the album came out in March 1976 being the bands 5th studio album. Although as usual canned by the critics it was a very successful album, getting to No. 1 in the USA and 2 in the UK.It is also unique as it features other members of the band singing, Denny Line, Jimmy McCulloch, Linda and drummer Joe English contributing songs. Pauls “Silly Love Songs” got reached No. 1 in the US.The album has aged well, and continues to enjoy sales to this day
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