Post by gee on Nov 1, 2013 23:38:31 GMT
While not making the 'official' BBC or 'Record Mirror' album chart the idea that 'In The Hollies Style' FLOPPED completely as a charting album in the UK is not true
IT actually made the NME album top ten for at least four weeks late in 1964
It entered the top ten at number 7, it's peak chart position, on the week of 24 October 1964, then on 31 October stood at no. 9, by 7 November it remained at no.9, then on 14 November 1964 dropped to number 10
this info can be found on page 22 of the 1993 publication; '30 years of New Musical Express Album Charts' - a book I recently found and have just begun 'thumbing through'...
so when we have read more than once of how The Hollies second album FLOPPED by not charting, it's not quite accurate as it clearly had sold enough to register in NME's LP chart enjoying a four week top ten run...
'Stay With The Hollies' first charted in the top ten on 15 February 1964 at no.7 and during a 18 week run up to 20 June 1964 (dropping out of the top ten just for one week in that period) rose to no.2 in the week of 21 March 1964, and remained in the 'top six' for some eleven weeks between 22 February up to 2 May 1964, during which it rose back up to no. no.3 in the week of 11 April 1964.
'Hollies' (1965) entered at no. 9 on 2 October 1965, and was in the NME top ten for a three week period rising to no. 8 in the week 9 October 1965
'Would You Believe' charted in the NME top ten at joint no.9 with 'Small Faces' debut LP in the week 16 July 1966, rising to no.8 by 23 July 1966 in a four week top ten run.
I can't (so far) find any record of 'For Certain Because...' making the NME top ten LP chart,
but 'Evolution' entered at no.the revised 'top 15' at no.13 in the week of 17 June 1967, then had a further five weeks in the 'top 15' rising up to no.8 in the week of 22 July 1967
no sign of 'Butterfly' making the NME top 15...
however 'Hollies' Greatest' broke into the top 15 on the week 17 August 1968 entering at no. 8 and made top spot on 21 September 1968 which it held for TEN weeks up to 23 November 1968 during a total of 24 weeks in the top 15 up to 15 February 1969 - dropping out of the top 15 for just one week in that entire period of 25 weeks.
'Hollies Sing Dylan' entered the top 15 at no.14 in the week of 10 May 1969, and in a ten week run rose up to a peak of no.3 on 31 May 1969 and remained there on 7 June 1969, finally being in the top 15 at no.19 in the week of 12 July 1969
That's about as far as I've got, I can't see any entries for 'Hollies Sing Hollies' or 'Confessions of The Mind' in the NME top 15 or top 20 as it later became.
Interesting to see how well 'In The Hollies Style' did on the NME Albums chart, plus 'Hollies Sing Dylan' was in the NME albums chart alot longer than the official BBC chart.
IT actually made the NME album top ten for at least four weeks late in 1964
It entered the top ten at number 7, it's peak chart position, on the week of 24 October 1964, then on 31 October stood at no. 9, by 7 November it remained at no.9, then on 14 November 1964 dropped to number 10
this info can be found on page 22 of the 1993 publication; '30 years of New Musical Express Album Charts' - a book I recently found and have just begun 'thumbing through'...
so when we have read more than once of how The Hollies second album FLOPPED by not charting, it's not quite accurate as it clearly had sold enough to register in NME's LP chart enjoying a four week top ten run...
'Stay With The Hollies' first charted in the top ten on 15 February 1964 at no.7 and during a 18 week run up to 20 June 1964 (dropping out of the top ten just for one week in that period) rose to no.2 in the week of 21 March 1964, and remained in the 'top six' for some eleven weeks between 22 February up to 2 May 1964, during which it rose back up to no. no.3 in the week of 11 April 1964.
'Hollies' (1965) entered at no. 9 on 2 October 1965, and was in the NME top ten for a three week period rising to no. 8 in the week 9 October 1965
'Would You Believe' charted in the NME top ten at joint no.9 with 'Small Faces' debut LP in the week 16 July 1966, rising to no.8 by 23 July 1966 in a four week top ten run.
I can't (so far) find any record of 'For Certain Because...' making the NME top ten LP chart,
but 'Evolution' entered at no.the revised 'top 15' at no.13 in the week of 17 June 1967, then had a further five weeks in the 'top 15' rising up to no.8 in the week of 22 July 1967
no sign of 'Butterfly' making the NME top 15...
however 'Hollies' Greatest' broke into the top 15 on the week 17 August 1968 entering at no. 8 and made top spot on 21 September 1968 which it held for TEN weeks up to 23 November 1968 during a total of 24 weeks in the top 15 up to 15 February 1969 - dropping out of the top 15 for just one week in that entire period of 25 weeks.
'Hollies Sing Dylan' entered the top 15 at no.14 in the week of 10 May 1969, and in a ten week run rose up to a peak of no.3 on 31 May 1969 and remained there on 7 June 1969, finally being in the top 15 at no.19 in the week of 12 July 1969
That's about as far as I've got, I can't see any entries for 'Hollies Sing Hollies' or 'Confessions of The Mind' in the NME top 15 or top 20 as it later became.
Interesting to see how well 'In The Hollies Style' did on the NME Albums chart, plus 'Hollies Sing Dylan' was in the NME albums chart alot longer than the official BBC chart.