This will be by far the biggest week of the year for singles releases, 
with 5 major contenders : Leona Lewis, Take That, McFly, Oasis & Britney

I'd be very surprised if the above 5 didn't occupy the top 5 slots, but 
in which order?

My prediction :

1. Take That - Rule The World
2. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
3. Britney - Gimme More
4. McFly - The Heart Never Lies
5. Oasis - Lord Don't Slow Me Down [Download-only]

This doesn't reflect how I feel about the songs themselves

Feel free to add your own predictions, including songs not included in 
the above.
-- 
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)

"Paul Hyett"  wrote in message 
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> This will be by far the biggest week of the year for singles releases, 
> with 5 major contenders : Leona Lewis, Take That, McFly, Oasis & Britney
>
> I'd be very surprised if the above 5 didn't occupy the top 5 slots, but in 
> which order?
>
> My prediction :
>
> 1. Take That - Rule The World
> 2. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
> 3. Britney - Gimme More
> 4. McFly - The Heart Never Lies
> 5. Oasis - Lord Don't Slow Me Down [Download-only]
>
> This doesn't reflect how I feel about the songs themselves
>
> Feel free to add your own predictions, including songs not included in the 
> above.

Why would anybody buy a Leona Lewis single *now*?
She's missed the boat as regards capitalising on whatever
talent show it was she won, why wait so long to release
a new single?
-- 
Col

Steal a spaceship and head for the sun,
Shoot the stars with a lemonade ray gun.

In uk.music.charts on Sun, 14 Oct 2007, Col  
wrote :
>>
>> My prediction :
>>
>> 1. Take That - Rule The World
>> 2. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
>
>Why would anybody buy a Leona Lewis single *now*?

I asked myself that 10 months ago. :)

>She's missed the boat as regards capitalising on whatever
>talent show it was she won, why wait so long to release
>a new single?

Don't ask me.
-- 
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)

"Paul Hyett"  wrote in message 
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> This will be by far the biggest week of the year for singles releases, 
> with 5 major contenders : Leona Lewis, Take That, McFly, Oasis & Britney
>
> I'd be very surprised if the above 5 didn't occupy the top 5 slots, but in 
> which order?
>
> My prediction :
>
> 1. Take That - Rule The World
> 2. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
> 3. Britney - Gimme More
> 4. McFly - The Heart Never Lies
> 5. Oasis - Lord Don't Slow Me Down [Download-only]

I'd probably shuffle Oasis and McFly up one each, and push down Britney to 
make room - especially with the hastened release date.

> This doesn't reflect how I feel about the songs themselves

Nor me - I think if I had to pick a favourite from there it would be McFly, 
and that's hardly their best work.

Chris

"Col"  wrote in message 
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>
> "Paul Hyett"  wrote in message 
> news:Zi+aTwb6jcEHFwmi@blueyonder.co.uk...
>> This will be by far the biggest week of the year for singles releases, 
>> with 5 major contenders : Leona Lewis, Take That, McFly, Oasis & Britney
>>


> Why would anybody buy a Leona Lewis single *now*?

Why is the word "now" in that sentence? ;-)

> She's missed the boat as regards capitalising on whatever
> talent show it was she won, why wait so long to release
> a new single?

As far as I know it's a deliberate strategy to try and make people take her 
seriously instead of thinking of her as X-Factor Winner Leona.
Maybe they should have rigged it and made somebody else win so she could be 
the new Lemar.

    Chris

In uk.music.charts on Sun, 14 Oct 2007, Chris Brown 
 wrote :
>
>> She's missed the boat as regards capitalising on whatever
>> talent show it was she won, why wait so long to release
>> a new single?
>
>As far as I know it's a deliberate strategy to try and make people take her
>seriously instead of thinking of her as X-Factor Winner Leona.

One that could very easily backfire.

>Maybe they should have rigged it and made somebody else win so she could be
>the new Lemar.

He's even worse!
-- 
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)

In uk.music.charts on Sun, 14 Oct 2007, Chris Brown 
 wrote :
>>
>> My prediction :
>>
>> 1. Take That - Rule The World
>> 2. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
>> 3. Britney - Gimme More
>> 4. McFly - The Heart Never Lies
>> 5. Oasis - Lord Don't Slow Me Down [Download-only]
>
>I'd probably shuffle Oasis and McFly up one each, and push down Britney to
>make room - especially with the hastened release date.

I figured that since she managed #3 in America, she could do at least 
that well here - and don't forget get that Oasis are *download-only*.
>
>> This doesn't reflect how I feel about the songs themselves
>
>Nor me - I think if I had to pick a favourite from there it would be McFly,
>and that's hardly their best work.

My least-worst would be Britney, then Take That.
-- 
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)

In uk.music.charts on Sun, 14 Oct 2007, Paul Hyett 
 wrote :

>This will be by far the biggest week of the year for singles releases, 
>with 5 major contenders : Leona Lewis, Take That, McFly, Oasis & Britney
>
>I'd be very surprised if the above 5 didn't occupy the top 5 slots, but 
>in which order?
>
>My prediction :
>
>1. Take That - Rule The World
>2. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
>3. Britney - Gimme More
>4. McFly - The Heart Never Lies
>5. Oasis - Lord Don't Slow Me Down [Download-only]
>
>This doesn't reflect how I feel about the songs themselves
>
>Feel free to add your own predictions, including songs not included in 
>the above.

BTW, I'd like to alter my prediction slightly :

Just swap #1 & #2 around, no change otherwise.

Of course, given their continuing decent sales, the Sugababes may land 
in the middle of this group somewhere - and it's very possible the 
entire top 6 will sell over 30k, something that certainly hasn't 
happened for several years.

Possibly the last instance was in Mar'04, when I know Kylie's 'Red 
Blooded Woman' debuted at #5 on sales of around 37k - but I don't know 
what the #6 sold that week.
-- 
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)