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Post by dougs on Jan 22, 2023 3:42:47 GMT
Rocketman:
Yeah, "Hold Me Closer" didn't have the same incredible airplay and chart success as did "Cold Heart" in the US but is still managed solid success. Here is how "Hold Me Closer" charted in the US:
* #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 * #4 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary * #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance & Electronic
"Hold Me Closer" is certified Gold in 4 countries (no Platinum certifications yet) but has not yet been certified in the US. "Cold Heart" is actually certified Diamond (equivalent to 10X Platinum and 20X Gold) in 2 countries, 7X Platinum in another 2 countries and it certified 2X Platinum in the US.
By comparison, despite significant success in the US for EJ, both "Hold Me Closer" and "Cold Heart" charted and sold much better in many countries around the world than they did in the US. It took "Cold Heart" months to gain any momentum in the US after its release. Radio in the US was very hesitant to playlist "Cold Heart."
Doug
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Post by dougs on Jan 27, 2023 7:39:44 GMT
Update - January 27, 2023:
"Hold Me Closer" with Britney Spears:
* #22 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart * #17 on the Canada Hot 100 Singles chart
* The song has recently been certified Gold in Italy & Poland and is now certified Gold in 6 countries.
"Cold Heart" with Dua Lipa:
* #19 on the Australia Hot 50 Singles chart * #17 on the New Zealand Top 40 Singles chart * #52 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart * #94 on the UK Top 100 Singles Download chart
DIAMONDS:
* #4 on the Australia Top 100 Albums chart * #1 on the Australia Top 50 Catalogue Albums chart * #10 on the UK Top 100 Albums chart * #8 on the Canada Billboard Albums chart * #13 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart
Doug
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Post by dougs on Feb 3, 2023 12:08:41 GMT
Update - February 3, 2023:
"Hold Me Closer" with Britney Spears:
* #57 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart * #13 on the Canada Hot 100 Singles chart
"Cold Heart" with Dua Lipa:
* #26 on the Australia Hot 50 Singles chart * #66 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart
DIAMONDS:
* #7 on the Australia Top 100 Albums chart * #1 on the Australia Top 50 Catalogue Albums chart * #7 on the UK Top 100 Albums chart * #8 on the Canada Billboard Albums chart * #14 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart
Doug
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Post by dougs on Feb 10, 2023 8:25:35 GMT
Update - February 10, 2023:
"Hold Me Closer" with Britney Spears:
* #93 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart * #23 on the Canada Hot 100 Singles chart
"Cold Heart" with Dua Lipa:
* #29 on the Australia Hot 50 Singles chart * #58 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart * #85 on the UK Top 100 Download Singles chart
DIAMONDS:
* #6 on the Australia Top 100 Albums chart * #1 on the Australia Top 50 Catalogue Albums chart * #10 on the UK Top 100 Albums chart * #8 on the Canada Billboard Albums chart * #15 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart
Doug
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Post by dougs on Feb 17, 2023 7:52:40 GMT
Update - February 17, 2023:
"Hold Me Closer" with Britney Spears:
* #32 on the Canada Hot 100 Singles chart
"Cold Heart" with Dua Lipa:
* #31 on the Australia Hot 50 Singles chart
DIAMONDS:
* #6 on the Australia Top 100 Albums chart * #2 on the Australia Top 50 Catalogue Albums chart * #8 on the UK Top 100 Albums chart * #10 on the Canada Billboard Albums chart * #17 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart
Doug
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Post by dougs on Feb 24, 2023 13:41:52 GMT
Update - February 24, 2023:
"Hold Me Closer" with Britney Spears:
* #42 on the Canada Hot 100 Singles chart * #89 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart
"Cold Heart" with Dua Lipa:
* #31 on the Australia Hot 50 Singles chart * #65 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart * #72 on the UK Top 100 Downloads chart
DIAMONDS:
* #10 on the Australia Top 100 Albums chart * #5 on the Australia Top 50 Catalogue Albums chart * #10 on the UK Top 100 Albums chart * #9 on the Canada Billboard Albums chart * #19 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart
Doug
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Post by dougs on Mar 3, 2023 22:31:09 GMT
Update - March 3, 2023:
"Hold Me Closer" with Britney Spears:
* #36 on the Canada Hot 100 Singles chart * #76 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart
"Cold Heart" with Dua Lipa:
* #45 on the Australia Hot 50 Singles chart * #72 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart * #66 on the UK Top 100 Downloads chart
DIAMONDS:
* #14 on the Australia Top 100 Albums chart * #6 on the Australia Top 50 Catalogue Albums chart * #10 on the UK Top 100 Albums chart * #8 on the Canada Billboard Albums chart * #17 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart
Doug
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Post by dougs on Mar 10, 2023 11:31:55 GMT
Update - March 10, 2023:
"Hold Me Closer" with Britney Spears:
* #42 on the Canada Hot 100 Singles chart
"Cold Heart" with Dua Lipa:
* #42 on the Australia Hot 50 Singles chart * #95 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart * #88 on the UK Top 100 Downloads chart
DIAMONDS:
* #15 on the Australia Top 100 Albums chart * #6 on the Australia Top 50 Catalogue Albums chart * #14 on the UK Top 100 Albums chart * #11 on the Canada Billboard Albums chart * #23 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart
Doug
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Post by dougs on Mar 17, 2023 12:15:46 GMT
Update - March 17, 2023:
"Hold Me Closer" with Britney Spears:
* #90 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart
"Cold Heart" with Dua Lipa:
* #35 on the Australia Hot 50 Singles chart * #64 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart
DIAMONDS:
* #12 on the Australia Top 100 Albums chart * #5 on the Australia Top 50 Catalogue Albums chart * #10 on the UK Top 100 Albums chart * #8 on the Canada Billboard Albums chart * #21 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart
New Certifications:
* DIAMONDS - 3X Platinum in Australia * "Cold Heart" - Gold in France
Doug
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Post by dougs on Mar 24, 2023 6:18:55 GMT
Update - March 24, 2023:
"Cold Heart" with Dua Lipa:
* #33 on the Australia Hot 50 Singles chart * #63 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart
DIAMONDS:
* #13 on the Australia Top 100 Albums chart * #6 on the Australia Top 50 Catalogue Albums chart * #9 on the UK Top 100 Albums chart * #9 on the Canada Billboard Albums chart * #18 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart
Doug
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Post by dougs on Mar 31, 2023 9:03:28 GMT
Update - March 31, 2023:
"Cold Heart" with Dua Lipa:
* #36 on the Australia Hot 50 Singles chart * #90 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart
DIAMONDS:
* #15 on the Australia Top 100 Albums chart * #5 on the Australia Top 50 Catalogue Albums chart * #9 on the UK Top 100 Albums chart * #10 on the Canada Billboard Albums chart * #27 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart
New Certifications:
* "Cold Heart" - 4X Platinum in Portugal * "Hold Me Closer" - Gold in Belgium
Doug
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Post by rocketman on Apr 4, 2023 14:22:53 GMT
281 weeks on the Billboard album chart for Diamonds. Down to 34 this week.
With Taylor Swift currently on tour, it's not surprising to see 1989 at number 22 (down three spots) in its 433rd week on the chart.
I'm a closet Swiftie.
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Post by dougs on Apr 7, 2023 13:54:39 GMT
Update - April 7, 2023:
"Cold Heart" with Dua Lipa:
* #37 on the Australia Hot 50 Singles chart * #67 on the UK Official Singles Download chart
"Hold Me Closer" with Britney Spears:
* #66 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart
"Rocket Man"
* #76 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart
DIAMONDS:
* #17 on the Australia Top 100 Albums chart * #4 on the Australia Top 50 Catalogue Albums chart * #9 on the UK Top 100 Albums chart * #14 on the Canada Billboard Albums chart * #32 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart
HONKY CHATEAU:
* #174 on the Belgium Top 200 Albums chart * #99 on the Switzerland Top 100 Albums chart * #155 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart * #33 on the UK Top 100 Albums chart * #6 on the UK Vinyl Albums chart
New Certification:
* DIAMONDS: 4X Platinum in New Zealand
Doug
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Post by dougs on Apr 14, 2023 11:58:58 GMT
Update - April 14, 2023:
"Cold Heart" with Dua Lipa:
* #34 on the Australia Hot 50 Singles chart * #58 on the UK Official Singles Download chart * #98 on the UK Official Top 100 Singles chart * #69 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart
"Hold Me Closer" with Britney Spears:
* #73 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart
DIAMONDS:
* #14 on the Australia Top 100 Albums chart * #5 on the Australia Top 50 Catalogue Albums chart * #7 on the UK Top 100 Albums chart * #16 on the Canada Billboard Albums chart * #27 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart
Doug
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Post by dougs on Apr 21, 2023 8:04:07 GMT
Update - April 21, 2023:
"Cold Heart" with Dua Lipa:
* #38 on the Australia Hot 50 Singles chart - 88 weeks on this chart! * #69 on the UK Official Singles Download chart - 82 weeks on this chart! * #93 on the Canada iTunes Top Songs chart
DIAMONDS:
* #12 on the Australia Top 100 Albums chart - 231 weeks on this chart! * #5 on the Australia Top 50 Catalogue Albums chart - 180 weeks on this chart! * #6 on the UK Top 100 Albums chart - 284 weeks on this chart! * #13 on the Canada Billboard Albums chart - 265 weeks on this chart! * #27 on the US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart - 283 weeks on this chart!
Note: No Elton John single has remained on the UK or US or Canada or Australia charts (to name just a few countries) for more weeks than "Cold Heart." Elton's hugely popular 1970s and early 1980s singles tended to last 15-20 weeks on the charts but with the way music has changed "Cold Heart" is currently at 65 weeks on the UK charts and 88 weeks on the Australia chart and smashed previous Elton John "weeks on" records in Canada and the US for single releases. DIAMONDS has been on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart for almost 2X the number of weeks than EJ's next lengthiest charting album!
Doug
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