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The UK Singles Chart is the official chart for the United Kingdom of singles.The chart is compiled by the Official Charts Company and the beginning of an "official" singles chart is generally regarded as February 1969 when the British Market Research Bureau (BMRB) was formed to compile the chart in a joint venture between the BBC and Record Retailer.
List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album US [15] US Dance [33] US R&B/ HH [16] BEL Tip [3] IRL [6] NL Tip [34] SWE Heat [35] UK [10] UK R&B [23] "Wesley's Theory" (Kendrick Lamar featuring George Clinton and Thundercat) 2015 91 — 33 — 99: 14: 16 ...
5 February Teaser and The Firecat (Cat Stevens) 1 12 February Electric Warrior (T.Rex) 3 4 March Teaser and The Firecat (Cat Stevens) 2 18 March Paul Simon (Paul Simon) 4 15 April Harvest (Neil Young) 7 3 June Bolan Boogie (T.Rex) 6 15 July American Pie (Don McClean) 3 5 August Simon & Garfunkel Greatest Hits (Simon & Garfunkel) 4
The synthesiser riff was heavily criticised for sounding too much like Prince's 1982 song "1999", a similarity that Collins does not deny, citing that he is a big fan of Prince's work. [ 75 ] Three songs recorded during the No Jacket Required sessions aired on episodes of the television show Miami Vice .
After Collins finished touring commitments with the rock band Genesis in 1987, the group entered a four-year hiatus, during which Collins starred in the feature film Buster (1988). By the spring of 1989, Collins had written material for a new solo album, which addressed more serious lyrical themes, like socio-economic and political issues, as ...
The album was a success, reaching number one in the UK Albums Chart and achieving a platinum BPI award, becoming the UK's fifth best selling album of 1987. It is the second Hits Album to be released on compact disc , with 17 tracks included from the standard 32 track LP and cassette versions.
In the United Kingdom, singles are certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) when they pass 600,000 units as measured by the Official Charts Company. Since July 2013, this has been automatically applied by the BPI as a single reaches the threshold of any multiple of 600,000 rather than relying on the record companies to ...