United Kingdom 2022: Sam Ryder - SPACE MAN

[Lucille]

Yes, why didn’t GRUPPO TORINO get tickets for the final? I wondered that at the time. Sold out? Too pricey?

It clashed with BOGGLE NIGHT.

 

[Soldi]

Yes, why didn’t GRUPPO TORINO get tickets for the final? I wondered that at the time. Sold out? Too pricey?

Sold out! Mind you, you couldn’t even see a TV screen/scoreboard from CERTAIN SEATS

 

[Alla]

We were at the first semi live (and live on the telly after Ukraine ) and the second semi jury.

Oooh!! I'll take a look because I just saw Kala, who was on screen for a few good seconds.

 

[Alias #23]

Sold out! Mind you, you couldn’t even see a TV screen/scoreboard from CERTAIN SEATS

Even I would rather be sat in playing Cluedo than not be able to see anything

WHAT A LOAD OF SHIT

 

[Alla]

Sold out! Mind you, you couldn’t even see a TV screen/scoreboard from CERTAIN SEATS

Yeah, paying a fortune for AUDIO SEATS maybe isn't a good idea. Watching live is exciting but not much better than watching on screen while you get pissed at the pub (applies only for UK people).

 

[Alias #23]

It clashed with BOGGLE NIGHT.

Once @Soldi promised to whip out his UNO, everyone’s shrill and excitable chat about going to the final fell silent

 

[Kratz]

It was EXACTLY the same

Four? DIE NOW!

This is so true. Even my mother who was previously of that ‘oh it’s all political!’ persuasion and hadn’t watched in years until I messaged her to tell her we were winning was suddenly ‘Four points? How dare they!’

 

[D5K]

Seeing the vitriol pouring out at people who didn't give the UK points is making me very nervous for the Moopyvision reveals

 

[bypass]

I love how "BIG SAM" has become a thing on here.

 

[GinAg (39)]

I love how "BIG SAM" has become a thing on here.

R SAM!!!!

 

[Lucille]

ARSE HAM.

 

[lolly]

Oh right! I thought sales were really low these days and it was mostly streaming, good for him.

He was #1 on sales, #16 on streaming.

 

[Soldi]

Are any other Eurovision songs still in the chart?

 

[GinAg (39)]

Are any other Eurovision songs still in the chart?

Yes

 

[rhythmbandit]

Are any other Eurovision songs still in the chart?

Måneskin at #52, Subwoolfer and Kalush Orchestra are #95 and #96 respectively.

 

[Funky]

That Spain song was in the U.K. 100 update, not sure if it made the final chart but that suggests the start of a crossover if it climbed into the main chart the second week after the live show

 

[lolly]

That Spain song was in the U.K. 100 update, not sure if it made the final chart but that suggests the start of a crossover if it climbed into the main chart the second week after the live show

It was #56 last week and fell out this week.

 

[Kratz]

That Spain song was in the U.K. 100 update, not sure if it made the final chart but that suggests the start of a crossover if it climbed into the main chart the second week after the live show

Slo Mo feels like the crossover / breakout hit (although Sam seems to be doing well in a few markets) - I do wonder how many people listen to the studio version and find it relatively tepid compared to the live performance.

 

[lolly]

Slo Mo at feels like the crossover / breakout hit (although Sam seems to be doing well in a few markets) - I do wonder how many people listen to the studio version and find it relatively tepid compared to the live performance.

You know the Eurovision dancebreak edit was released a couple of weeks back?

 

[Kratz]

You know the Eurovision dancebreak edit was released a couple of weeks back?

Yes, that’s what I am referring to. It’s good, and better than the original from BF, but even the edit feels a little lacking life compared to how well Chanel sold it live. That is still my go to.

 

[lolly]

Yes, that’s what I am referring to. It’s good, and better than the original from BF, but even the edit feels a little lacking life compared to how well Chanel sold it live. That is still my go to.

I think it's as good as it could be. You just can't capture THAT PERF without visuals

 

[Funky]

Well there’s only one solution then

Get them on THE ONE SHOW!

 

[Devil]

He's been #1 or #2 on itunes all week, so although I don't know how it breaks down in terms of total sales yet, but the position is certainly still heavily supported by pure sales.

Yeah he was still #1 on sales this week, though Harry did overtake him in the second half and he only sold 2,900 or something, so Sam probably only did about 4k last week. Which is good as it means his streaming is holding. He was #10 on both Apple and Spotify yesterday ignoring Harry’s ineligible tracks and Heatwaves which is on ACR.

I’d say with a slow fall like what has happened so far, and being #2 on iTunes still, he could scrape a third week top ten, or at least end up #9-#12 this week. Which is brilliant for a Eurovision song. The Jubilee performance next weekend could then help his fourth week. Just good to see unless it freefalls that you could now say this has genuinely crossed over as a chart hit.

 

[GinAg (39)]

Is R SAM getting airplay?

 

[Alla]

Is R SAM getting airplay?

He's #2 on the airplay chart

 

[dmlaw]

Is R SAM getting airplay?

Number two on the Airplay Chart, behind Lizzo. Top on the rolling 7-day chart.

 

[Alla]

If he manages 3 weeks in the top 10, when was the last time an Eurovision song did that? Not even Euphoria, I wonder if the last time was even this Century.

 

[GinAg (39)]

Every stat is "since Gina G" when it comes to sales.

 

[Alla]

Oh wait, surely Maneskin, I don't know what I was thinking. What about UK entries? Probably Gina G, yes.

 

[dmlaw]

Oh wait, surely Maneskin, I don't know what I was thinking. What about UK entries? Probably Gina G, yes.

Maneskin‘s Eurovision song didn’t reach the UK top ten. I Wanna Be Your Slave and Beggin were both top ten for 3+ weeks.

 

[Alla]

Oh true! What a rubbish fan, where are the real euroloons with those HOT STATS!?

 

[Lucille]

Maneskin‘s Eurovision song didn’t reach the UK top ten. I Wanna Be Your Slave and Beggin were both top ten for 3+ weeks.

Yet Zitti e Buoni was 10x better than either of these!

 

[dmlaw]

Yet Zitti e Buoni was 10x better than either of these!

You can’t expect the British public to listen to a song in foreign. Did all those soldiers who died for Brexit give their lives for nothing?

 

[Halli]

Every stat is "since Gina G" when it comes to sales.

I reckon she has two bank accounts of savings. One is Ooh Aah royalties. and the other is interest from rent paid by RobotBoy

 

[GinAg (39)]

I reckon she has two bank accounts of savings. One is Ooh Aah royalties. and the other is interest from rent paid by RobotBoy

She married a rich man and I'm sure her casting business which turned into a crafting business probably doesn't earn enough to tax

 

[GinAg (39)]

Honestly her total disappearance remains utterly baffling. Even graves has a stronger online footprint over the last five years.

 

[lolly]

Metro reporting that R Sam has signed up for Celebrity Gogglebox, and that he'll be cosying up with Scott Mills.

 

[ButterTart]

Metro reporting that R Sam has signed up for Celebrity Gogglebox, and that he'll be cosying up with Scott Mills.

I'd have thought The Masked Singer and Strictly are also looming on the horizon.

 

[Nancy]

I imagine that his management will want to see how the album performs when it's released this November before looking at other TV options.

 

[Penelope]

Albums don't really sell anything anymore so I imagine a strategy of 'the more bookings the better' can't really go wrong.