14 MusicWeek 02.08.13 GLOBAL NEWS FIRST ALBUM ON POP DUO’S OWN LABEL CHARTS ACROSS NO LESS THAN 19 TERRITORIES
Pet Shop Boys enjoy Electric reception A
CHART ANALYSIS BY ALAN JONES
new label seems to have brought a new lease of life to veteran British duo
Pet Shop Boys, whose Electric - their first album for their own X2 imprint, released via Kobalt Label Services - charts in 19 territories this week. In all of them, apart from
Japan, it debuts higher than their last album, Elysium - which was their last ever released on Parlophone. Electric is their first ever number one in Norway, topping the number two peak of 2003 compilation PopArt. It is also their highest
charting album in The Netherlands (number 15) since 1987, in Switzerland (number six) and the US (number 26) since 1993 and in Australia (number 24) since 1996. Opening in the Top 10 in
Denmark (number two), Germany (number three), The Czech Republic (number four), Finland (number five), Spain (number five), it completes its impressive portfolio with lower debuts in Sweden (number 11), Austria (number 13), Ireland
(number 18), Canada (number 21), France (number 28), Flanders (number 32), Wallonia (number 34), Italy (number 37) and Japan (number 78). Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines single is a global phenomenon but it is the first true smash he has served up in a six album career, so it's understandable that - the UK apart - his album of the same name makes a fine first impression globally, without
International campaign builds for Newman
He only scored his first solo UK No.1 single last month, but Island Records is already ramping up John Newman’s global campaign - with some impressive success. The singer/songwriter has
enjoyed some positive results on iTunes charts across the world, peaking at No.1 in Portugal, Lithuania and Belarus with Love Me Again. Meanwhile, the track has hit
iTunes’ No.2 in Ireland, Estonia, Malta, Azerbaijan and the Virgin Islands, and No.3 in Luxembourg, Hungary, Latvia and Slovakia.
Other iTunes Top 5 peaks
have been secured in Poland, Israel, Belgium and Switzerland. Amongst many other Top 10
iTunes placings, the track has charted on iTunes in Romania, Spain, Finland, Germany, Italy and New Zealand.
In terms of international
airplay charts, Love Me Again has gone Top 5 in Belgium and Ireland, Top 10 in Italy and Top 20 in Switzerland, Poland, Germany, Spain and Finland. Meanwhile, the track has
been added to the A-List of Spain’s leading national radio station, Comercial - and has also
reaching number one. Not yet out in North
America, it fares best in Germany and Switzerland, debuting at number two in both countries. It is also Top 10 in The Netherlands (number three), Australia (number four), Austria (number five), Ireland (number five), New Zealand (number five), and France (number eight). It opens at number 13 in Denmark, number 15 in Norway,
and Portugal, number 34 in Italy, number 48 in Flanders, number 57 in Wallonia and number 75 in Spain. A week after debuting atop the chart in the US, Canada and Switzerland, Jay Z’s Magna Carta...Holy Grail remains at the summit in all - but it loses its grip in the five countries where it debuted at number two, falling to number three in Australia and Norway, number four in Ireland and number six in Denmark and
New Zealand. It mostly suffers small declines, but dives 23-93 in Italy. It improves its previous standing only in Germany (21-9) but has slightly belated debuts in Iceland (number four), Flanders (number eight), Finland (number 17), Wallonia (number 31), South Korea (number 34) and Sweden (number 55). British acts we have covered in length here recently are still doing well: Editors’ Weight Of Your Love remains number one in Flanders, although it tumbles 1-8 in The Netherlands, while climbing 15-10 to reach a new peak in Greece; Passenger’s All The Little Lights reaches a new peak in Portugal (24-23) and improves in Australia (15-11), Switzerland (18-16) and Flanders (52-25); Black Sabbath’s 13 holds at number two in The Czech Republic and is still charted in a further 21 countries but climbs only in Italy (36-32); Jake Bugg's eponymous debut surges 37-11 in Flanders to achieve a new peak on its 40th week in the chart, sprints 141- 118 in Belgium's other region, Wallonia, and debuts at number seven in New Zealand.
Reeperbahn adds content
Organisers of the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg, Germany have announced more shows and conference content for its 2013 event. Taking place on September 25-28 with more than 400 events over 70 venues across, the schedule of the fifth year of Reeperbahn festival is as packed as ever. Returning British entertainer Ray Cokes will feature once more with the daily Revue shows and MTV Europe presenter Steve Blame will host a festival talkshow. There’s also a journalists
been added to playlists of local rivals RFM, Mega FM and Cidade FM. It’s also been playlisted on major stations in Australia, Belgium, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland.
Round Table, new development WriteNight - a story-writing cross-media competition with an audience-chosen winner - and last but not least, a 'Let's Get Mechanical' session featuring music robots. More info:
ReeperbahnFestival.com
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