ABBA: TOP AUDIENCIA MENSUAL / top monthly audience @ YOUTUBE

 

FALLECE BEACH BOYS'S BRIAN WILSON PASSES AWAY

Fotos: Esquire

 Brian Wilson, líder de los Beach Boys, ha muerto hoy a los 82 años. Banda que marcó una época y sonido influyente en los 60. DEP.

Brian Wilson, leader of the Beach Boys, died today at the age of 82. The band set up a time and influencial sound in the 60s. RIP.

Video "GOD ONLY KNOWS", BBC, varios artistas/several artists:

THOMAS JOHANSSON'S ROCK'N'ROLL CIRCUS

[Pentti Koponen]

Thomas Johansson, legendario gerente de conciertos de EMA Telstar y Live Nation ha trabajado con los mayores artistas suecos e internacionales durante décadas. Nunca ha querido  escribir un libro sobre su carrera, aunque muchos, incluyendo Björn Ulvaeus, le han convencido de hacerlo. Ahora nos sorpende con un libro "Rock'n'roll circus", que ha escrito con el periodista del Expressen Mats Olsson.

El libro no es una biografía tradicional, es sobre conciertos y música. Johansson ha conservado listas de canciones de los conciertos que ha producido. Se han escogido 25 listas y Johansson y Olsson nos cuentan las historias del backstage detrás de cada una de ellas. Como cuando organizó el concierto de Roxette en Paraguay vendiendo 40.000 entradas para unas instalaciones de 30.000. Y como el Premio Nobel que Bob Dylan se negó a aceptar finalemente se le hizo llegar a él.

Thomas Johansson no ha querido escribir sobre escándalos sobre ningún artista. Como escribe Björn en el comienzo del libro, Thomas nunca hablaría de confidencias.

Thomas Johansson, legendary concert arranger at EMA Telstar and Live Nation has worked with most major Swedish and international artists for decades. He has not been willing to write a book about his career, though many, including Björn Ulvaeus, have persuaded him to do one. Now he finally surprises us with a book, Rock'n'roll circus, which he has written with Expressen's Mats Olsson.

The book is no traditional biography, it is about concerts and music. Johansson has kept set lists of the concerts he has produced. 25 set lists were chosen and Johansson and Olsson tells backstage stories behind them. Like how arranger of Roxette's Paraguay concert had sold 40.000 tickets to the arena of 30.000. And how the Nobel Prize which Bob Dylan refused to accept finally got delivered to him.

Thomas Johansson has not wanted to write any scandal book about artistes. As Björn writes in the opening words of "Rock'n'roll circus", Thomas Johansson would never take up confidental things.

ANIVERSARIO "MAMMA MIA" anniversary

Un 31.01.1976, hace 43 años, el single "MAMMA MIA" de ABBA, llegaba al número 1 en el Reino Unido, permaneciendo 2 semanas en dicha posición. Escrita por Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus y Stig Anderson, fue incluida en el álbum "ABBA", siendo el último grabado para dicho álbum. Inicialmente, no estaba planeado lanzarse como single. Como ya se había grabado el vídeo clip de "MAMMA MIA", tuvo mucha difusión en la TV australiana, y se lanzó como single allí, llegando al N° 1 en Australia por 10 semanas. El siguiente paso fue Inglaterra y así, ABBA lograba su segundo número 1 en el Reino Unido, desplazando a "BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY" de Queen.

A 31.01.1976, 43 years ago, ABBA's single "MAMMA MIA" got to number 1 in the UK, staying two weeks in that position. Written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulaveus & Stig Anderson, it was included in the album "BBA", being the last recorded for that album. Initially it wasn't planned to be released as a single. As they had already recorded the video clip of "MAMMA MIA", it was wide broadcast on Australian TV and was released as a single there, reaching nº1 in Australia during 10 weeks. The next step was England and that's how ABBA achieved their second number 1 in the UK, moving Queen's "BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY".

ADIÓS A LA CABALLÉ, bye

Despedimos otra gran voz de la música, Montserrat Caballé nos dejaba hoy a los 85 años. La recordamos con sus dos incursiones en el pop. DEP.

We say goodbye to another great voice of music, Montserrat Caballé left us today at 85.  We remember her with her two pop featurings. RIP.

Video "HIJO DE LA LUNA", Montserrat Caballé:

Video "BARCELONA", Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé:



+ info: Freddie  & Montsy

"YO FUI A EGB, LA GIRA!"

Se anuncia para enero 2018 el evento "Yo fui a EGB, la gira!", un concierto nostálgico de los años 70, 80 y 90. La lista de artistas confirmados está más abajo.

The event "Yo fui a EGB, la gira!" has been announced for January 2018, a nostalgic concert of the 70s, 80s & 90s. The list of artists confirmed is following below.

WiZink Center de Madrid
Actuaciones en directo de:

*** ​ANA TORROJA, Cantará sus éxitos en solitaro y de Mecano ***
Boney M 
Carlos Latre (presentador) 
Danza Invisible - Javier Ojeda
DreamTeam (Shows)
La Frontera - Javier Andreu
La Guardia - Manuel España
Los Rebeldes - Carlos Segarra 
Modestia Aparte 
Ole Ole con Vicky Larraz
Sabrina
Seguridad Social

Shows:
Regreso al futuro
Los Cazafantasmas
EL coche Fantástico

Tributos:
Abba
Dirty Dancing
Grease
Michael Jackson
Queen

GENTRI'S QUEEN TRIBUTE

Otra entrada con el trío Gentri esta vez versionando un popurri de clásicos de Queen.

Another post with the Gentri trio tris time covering a medley of Queen's classics.

Video "QUEEN TRIBUTE", Gentri:

"STORY OF A HEART" (1), BRIAN MAY & KERRY ELLIS

El exguitarrista de Queen, Brian May ha editado el pasado 7 de abril junto con la vocalista Kerry Ellis, un álbum de versiones con el nombre de "GOLDEN DAYS". Entre las canciones, se incluye la versión del tema "STORY OF A HEART" compuesto por Benny y Björn, que podéis escuchar aquí.

Queen's exguitarist, Brian May has published last April 7th together with vocalist Kerry Ellis, an album of covers with the name "GOLDEN DAYS". Among its songs is the cover of Benny and Björn's "STORY OF A HEART", which you can listen to here.

Audio "STORY OF A HEART", Brian May & Kerry Ellis:

25 AÑOS SIN / years without FREDDIE MERCURY

Recordando a Freddie 25 años después de su muerte...

Remembering Freddie 25 years after his death...

+ info. 
- Freddie de la A a la Z/From A to Z.
- Sus 5 mejores actuaciones en directo/His top 5 live performances.

ARTISTAS BRITÁNICOS EN EL MAPA / British artists on the map

¿De dónde provienen los artistas y grupos británicos más populares? Búscalos en este mapa...

Where do the most famous British artists and bands come from? Look for them in this map...

EL PODER REPARADOR DE LA MÚSICA / The healing power of music

Según una reciente encuesta de la BBC, la música tiene un gran poder reparador. Más de dos tercios de las personas encuestadas dicen que les gusta escuchar música cuando no se sienten bien y nueve de cada diez dicen que se sienten mejor escuchando música. Y preguntados por las canciones que les hacen sentir mejor, el resultado fue:

1º "Bohemian Rapsody" / Queen

2º "Dancing Queen" / ABBA

3º "Happy" / Pharell Williams

Accoding to a recent BBC poll, music has great healing power. More than two thirds of the people questioned say they like listening to music when they don't feel well and nine out of every ten say they feel much better listening to music. And questioned which songs make them feel better, the results were, (see above)

Enlace a / Link to + info.

QUEEN & ABBA: SUPERVENTAS BRITÁNICOS DE ÁLBUMES / Topselling albums in the UK

Las listas de éxitos británicas han actualizado datos y así Queen tienen el álbum más vendido en el Reino Unido de todos los tiempos con 6 millones de copias vendidas de "GREATEST HITS", 900 mil más que el segundo, el "GOLD" de Abba. Los demás los podrás ver en la lista inferior y en el enlace al artículo.

British charts have update information and so Queen have the best selling album in Britain of all time with 6 million copies sold of "GREATEST HITS", 900 thousand more than the second, Abba's "GOLD". You can see the rest in the chart below and in the link to the article.

1	GREATEST HITS	QUEEN	1981
2	GOLD - GREATEST HITS	ABBA	1992
3	SGT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND	BEATLES	1967
4	21	ADELE	2011
5	WHAT'S THE STORY MORNING GLORY	OASIS	1995
6	THRILLER	MICHAEL JACKSON	1982
7	THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON	PINK FLOYD	1973
8	BROTHERS IN ARMS	DIRE STRAITS	1985
9	BAD	MICHAEL JACKSON	1987
10	GREATEST HITS II	QUEEN	1991
11	THE IMMACULATE COLLECTION	MADONNA	1990
12	RUMOURS	FLEETWOOD MAC	1977
13	BACK TO BLACK	AMY WINEHOUSE	2006
14	STARS	SIMPLY RED	1991
15	COME ON OVER	SHANIA TWAIN	1997
16	BACK TO BEDLAM	JAMES BLUNT	2004
17	URBAN HYMNS	VERVE	1997
18	LEGEND	BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS	1984
19	BAT OUT OF HELL	MEAT LOAF	1977
20	BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER	SIMON & GARFUNKEL	1970
21	SPIRIT	LEONA LEWIS	2007
22	DIRTY DANCING	ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK	1987
23	NO ANGEL	DIDO	2000
24	1	BEATLES	2000
25	CRAZY LOVE	MICHAEL BUBLE	2009
26	WHITE LADDER	DAVID GRAY	1998
27	TALK ON CORNERS	CORRS	1997
28	SPICE	SPICE GIRLS	1996
29	THE FAME	LADY GAGA	2008
30	LIFE FOR RENT	DIDO	2003
31	A RUSH OF BLOOD TO THE HEAD	COLDPLAY	2002
32	BEAUTIFUL WORLD	TAKE THAT	2006
33	ONLY BY THE NIGHT	KINGS OF LEON	2008
34	HOPES AND FEARS	KEANE	2004
35	THE JOSHUA TREE	U2	1987
36	SCISSOR SISTERS	SCISSOR SISTERS	2004
37	BUT SERIOUSLY	PHIL COLLINS	1989
38	X&Y	COLDPLAY	2005
39	THE WAR OF THE WORLDS	JEFF WAYNE	1978
40	JAGGED LITTLE PILL	ALANIS MORISSETTE	1995

Enlaces/Links:

Queen's Greatest Hits has become the first album to sell over 6 million copies in the UK... Ever! Plus: The Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Albums Of All Time revealed!

Queen reach six million album sales in UK (BBC entertainment news)

A CAPELAS SORPRENDENTES / Surprising a cappellas

Incluimos hoy una recopilación de versiones a capela de canciones en la voz de sus intérpretes originales. (Originalmente de HuffingtonPost).

We're including today a compilation of a cappella versions of songs in the voice of their original performers. (Taken from HuffingtonPost).

Audio "HOW WILL I KNOW?" (Acapella), Whitney Houston:

Audio "BEAT IT" (Acapella), Michael Jackson:


Audio "SOMEBODY TO LOVE", (Acapella), Queen:

Audio "HEART OF GLASS", (Acapella), Blondie:

Audio "STRONGER", Kelly Clarkson:

Audio "GOD ONLY KNOWS" (Acapella), Beach Boys:

Audio "ROLLING IN THE DEEP" (Acapella), Adele:

Audio "SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW" (Acapella), Gotye:

Audio "REHAB" (Acapella), Amy Winehouse:

ABBA'S GOLD vs BEATLES' SGT. PEPPERS (& "MAMMA MIA" @ TVE-1)

Es oficial, el album "GOLD" de Abba adelanta al "SGT. PEPPERS" de los Beatles y pasa a ser el segundo álbum más vendido de todos los tiempòs en el Reino Unido después del "GREATEST HITS" de Queen. Incluimos la información en inglés y el enlace a la sitio web oficial de las listas de éxitos británicas. Y recordaros que esta noche "Mamma Mia!" por TVE1.


It's official, Abba's "GOLD" album has overtaken the Beatles' "SGT. PEPPERS" and is the second most sold album in the UK of all time just after Queen's "GREATEST HITS". Here's the information and the link to the British official charts website. A reminder: "Mamma Mia!" will be shown tonight on TVE1.

ENLACE / Link:
@ OfficalChartsCompany
@ NME
@ MusicWeek

Abba's Greatest hits passes out Sgt Peppers to become second biggest selling album after Queen

Abba's greatest hits collection has overtaken The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper in the chart of the biggest selling albums in British musical history.

While both albums have sold over 5.1 million copies in the UK, the Swedish band's 1992 Best Of collection has now nudged ahead of The Beatles' 1967 album by nearly 15,000 copies.

An estimated one in five British households owns a copy of either Gold or Sgt Pepper's.

The announcement coincides with this year's Eurovision Song Contest being held in Abba's homeland. The group won Eurovision in 1974 with Waterloo, which became their first number one single in the UK. 

Bjorn Ulvaeus, who co-wrote Abba hits including Dancing Queen, Knowing Me Knowing You and The Name Of The Game said: “It feels unreal - outselling the greatest record of all time.”

Queen's 1981 Greatest Hits album remains the UK's most popular, with 5.9 million sales.

Adele's 2011 album, 21, and Oasis' 1995 second album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, complete the top 5.

This week may also mark a double celebration for Abba, with the group's former singer Agnetha Faltskog looking set to score the highest-charting solo album of her career this evening. 

Her new offering, A, looks likely to break the top 10 according to mid-week sales figures, while her previous UK best, My Colouring Book, peaked at Number 12. 

KEANE "UNDER PRESSURE" COVER

Entrada de versiones, hoy Keane nos versiona "UNDER PRESSURE" ("Bajo presión"), la canción que originalmente cantara Bowie y Queen. Keane la incluyó como cara B del single de "THE NIGHT SKY" (2007).

A cover post, today Keane covers "UNDER PRESSURE", the original song by Bowie and Queen. Keane included it as B-side of their single "THE NIGHT SKY" (2007).

Audio "UNDER PRESSURE", Keane.

Video "UNDER PRESSURE", Queen & David Bowie:

LOS 20 GRUPOS SUPERVENTAS DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS / The 20 all time best selling groups

 

Ya hemos comentado aquí que las listas de éxitos británicas celebran su 60 aniversario este año, y han hecho un recuento de los grupos más vendedores en todo este tiempo. Aquí incluimos artículo en inglés de officialcharts.com.

 

We've already commented here that British charts celebrate their 60th anniversary this year and they've compiled the biggest selling groups in all this time. We're including article from officialcharts.com.

 

The Official Top 20 biggest selling groups of all time revealed!

 

 

By Dan Lane

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Official Singles Chart, we reveal The Official Top 20 Biggest Selling Groups Of All Time!

In just over a week we’ll be blowing out the candles on a very big birthday cake to celebrate 60th glittering years of the Official Singles Chart. To whet your appetites for the big day, we’ve already revealed the Official Top 10 biggest selling male artists and biggest selling female singles artists of all time, and to today we reveal The Official Top 20 Biggest Selling Groups Of All Time!

The Beatles top the chart with a combined singles sales total of 22.1 million singles. This makes John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr not only the biggest selling group in the history of the Official Singles Chart, but with a 400,000 lead over Elvis Presley, it also the biggest selling act of all time, too.

To date The Beatles have enjoyed 31 Top 40 hits (including 17 Official Number 1 singles). Their first hit was Love Me Do which peaked at Number 17 in 1962 (it would eventually climb up to Number 4 in 1982 after being re-issued to celebrate its 20th anniversary). The Beatles' biggest selling track, however, is their fifth single, She Loves You, which peaked at Number 1 in 1963.

The UK’s second biggest selling singles group of all time is Queen. The quartet have a combined sales total of 12.8 million singles, and their biggest selling track is of course Bohemian Rhapsody.

Taken from the band’s fourth album, 1975’s A Night At The Opera, Bohemian Rhapsody reached the top of the Official Singles Chart on November 2 of that year giving the band their first ever Number 1 single. It would occupy the top spot for nine weeks and sold over a million copies. Following the death of lead singer Freddie Mercury in November 1991, Bohemian Rhapsody would return to the top of the Official Singles Chart. In its five week stand, it sold nearly a million copies again, making it the only single to become an Official Christmas Number 1 on two separate occasions and claim the top spot in four different calendar years (1975, 1976, 1991 and 1992). The band’s Greatest Hits album is the UK’s biggest selling album of all time.

ABBA are at Number 3 with a combined sales total of 11.3 million copies. The Swedish group, who disbanded in 1982, enjoyed 25 Top 40 hits (including nine Number 1s). Their biggest selling track is 1976’s Dancing Queen.

The Top 5 is completed by The Rolling Stones (Number 4) who have a combined sales total of 10.1 million singles, and Oasis (9.079 million combined single sales) who have leapfrogged Take That (9.078 million) to take fifth place.

The Official Top 20 Biggest Selling Groups Of All Time are as follows:

	ARTIST	COMBINED SALES TOTAL	BIGGEST SELLING SINGLE
1	BEATLES	22.1 MILLION	SHE LOVES YOU
2	QUEEN	12.8 MILLION	BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY
3	ABBA	11.3 MILLION	DANCING QUEEN
4	ROLLING STONES	10.1 MILLION	(I CAN'T GET NO) SATISFACTION
5	OASIS	9.079 MILLION	WONDERWALL
6	TAKE THAT	9.078 MILLION	BACK FOR GOOD
7	SPICE GIRLS	8.0 MILLION	WANNABE
8	BEE GEES	7.6 MILLION	HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE
9	U2	7.5 MILLION	WITH OR WITHOUT YOU
10	STATUS QUO	7.2 MILLION	ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD
11	BOYZONE	7.1 MILLION	NO MATTER WHAT
12	BLONDIE	7.037 MILLION	HEART OF GLASS
13	BLACK EYED PEAS	7.034 MILLION	I GOTTA FEELING
14	BONEY M	6.859 MILLION	RIVERS OF BABYLON / BROWN GIRL IN THE RING
15	SLADE	6.856 MILLION	MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY
16	WESTLIFE	6.830 MILLION	UPTOWN GIRL
17	UB40	6.6 MILLION	RED RED WINE
18	MADNESS	6.15 MILLION	BAGGY TROUSERS
19	POLICE	6.1 MILLION	DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME
20	WHAM!	5.9 MILLION	LAST CHRISTMAS / EVERYTHING SHE WANTS

© 2012 The Official Charts Company. All rights reserved.