ajv
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Post by ajv on May 23, 2017 15:32:28 GMT
ELO is currently in the Billboard Top 200 chart, with All Over The World charting at #118 this week, down three places from #115 last week, which happens to be its chart peak. You can see the chart here: www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200This is worth noting, because ELO rarely appears on the US album charts, unlike in the UK where this same collection is a near constant presence. The reason it's charting now is most likely due partially to the Hall of Fame but mostly due to Mr. Blue Sky being in the Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume Two soundtrack, which itself is up at #5 on the same chart. Too bad Jeff's only scheduled to play in the UK this year, it would appear that ELO-awareness in the US is at its highest since, I don't know, 1981?
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Post by BSJ on May 23, 2017 18:13:05 GMT
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Post by Timeblue on May 23, 2017 20:42:05 GMT
You say that ELO rarely appears on the US chart but they have had only one less top 20 album than the UK(not counting greatest hits and compilations)and OTTD,Eldorado and FTM all charted in the US whereas in the UK,they didn't.
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Post by Chippa on May 23, 2017 20:56:01 GMT
"Alone In The Universe" peaked at number 23, on the US Billboard chart. Pretty damn good showing.
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ajv
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Post by ajv on May 24, 2017 17:48:48 GMT
Alone In The Universe did indeed chart at #23 in the US, and spent 3 weeks on the chart, their best chart peak since Time hit #16. When I said they rarely appear on the US chart, I was referring to recent years, and especially in comparison to the UK, where ELO best-of releases over the years (such as Light Years and Ultimate Collection) frequently make the charts, whereas the All Over The World collection was several years old before it finally appeared on the Billboard 200 (after the Grammys performance).
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