Bigger than Ed Sheeran – have you heard of Mrs Green Apple? Why are so many old bands in the album charts? (And so few in the singles chart?) Plus: The Wiggles!
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This week... Steve and Stu dig into the charts – and take a look at a load of data that’s been released about singles, albums and streams:
Do you know Japanese rock band Mrs Green Apple? They were the 13th biggest artist in the world last year. (Bigger than Eminem, Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber)
The Fleetwood Mac chart syndrome: why are there so many old bands in the albums chart?
And why are there so few bands in the Top 30 singles?
Sam Fender…
The skinny
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