Simon: "Ben is going to have a top five album this week".

[Shaun]

Oops.

[Denver]

I've heard its top 5 in Myanmar

[Samm]

lol.

[Smithy]

I feel bad for him tbh, he's been managed so badly compared to fleur

[Crimson Dynamo]

he will be lucky if he manages a decent wank this week

[Pete.]

Tragic

[Lostie!]

I feel bad for him tbh, he's been managed so badly compared to fleur

I agree with this.

[Headie]

I feel bad for him tbh, he's been managed so badly compared to fleur

I agree with this.

Fleur is more marketable and overall is more charismatic and more likely to reach out to a mass audience than Ben is, I do feel sorry for him a bit but at the end of the day I think it's the right decision for Syco to focus more on Fleur than Ben.

[Headie]

Album: Ben Haenow

iTunes:
#3 Mauritius
#9 Botswana
#11 South Africa
#26 Papua New Guinea
#57 United Kingdom
#61 Namibia
#65 Barbados
#83 Qatar
#198 Cyprus

[Tom4784]

At this point it makes me wonder why any men would want to actually win the X Factor, none of the male winners go on to be successful.

[Drew.]

At least hes popular in Mauritius, he'll be happy with that

[Marsh.]

I bet he'd kill for a career on the scale of Kav

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/604635060151681024/9ROaEVZ0.jpg

[Headie]

At this point it makes me wonder why any men would want to actually win the X Factor, none of the male winners go on to be successful.

I agree, only the female winners (Alexandra, Leona, Little Mix) have been really successful tbh (ignoring Sam Bailey), whereas the male winners literally only get the Xmas #1 and then are forgot about after that.

[LukeB]

Shayne Ward had a successful career but like Alexandra Burke they flopped after their 1st album

[Headie]

Shayne Ward had a successful career but like Alexandra Burke they flopped after their 1st album

I can only remember No U Hang Up tbh

[rionablue]

He hasn't a snowballs chance in Hell of making it even into the top 40

[LukeB]

But it doesn't beat the fact his first album went platinum but then his career went down hill just like Alexandra's and Leona's

[Will.]

I love hyperbole.

[King Gizzard]

He's better going it alone with his band again now he's got a tiny bit of fame

[Headie]

But it doesn't beat the fact his first album went platinum but then his career went down hill just like Alexandra's and Leona's

Leona and Alexandra's successful music careers lasted much longer than Shayne's tbh

[EspeonBB]

At least Mauritius and Botswana are here for him :clap1:

[MB.]

Album: Ben Haenow

iTunes:
#3 Mauritius
#9 Botswana
#11 South Africa
#26 Papua New Guinea
#57 United Kingdom
#61 Namibia
#65 Barbados
#83 Qatar
#198 Cyprus

But the big question is what it's doing in Burkina Faso

[Ross.]

But it doesn't beat the fact his first album went platinum but then his career went down hill just like Alexandra's and Leona's

Excuse me Leona's career never went downhill after her first album

[Denver]

But the big question is what it's doing in Burkina Faso

Better then Fluer :hehe:

[LukeB]

Excuse me Leona's career never went downhill after her first album

I meant their careers went down hill in general :laugh:

Leona deserves to be successful.

Shayne's 2nd album did well i guess, #2

[Mystic Mock]

Tbf to Simon he was basing it off the midweek sales when Ben was at number 5 in the Albums Chart.

Considering he had no promotion from Simon his actually not done too bad, especially for a male Over.

It's just sad that Simon favours Fleur on such an Olly level that it builds resentment towards them as would they have finished 2nd in their respective series without Simon's pimping? And would they have had more success in the charts than the winner without Simon's pimping?

Well done to Fleur, it's just a shame that Simon cheapens her achievements by not actually making it a competition when it's to do with her.

[Mystic Mock]

Fleur is more marketable and overall is more charismatic and more likely to reach out to a mass audience than Ben is, I do feel sorry for him a bit but at the end of the day I think it's the right decision for Syco to focus more on Fleur than Ben.

Every singer has more charisma than Ben Haenow, but Fleur doesn't really have much either hence why she uses dance routines to cover up her poor performing skills and vocals, ironically like a Robbie Williams/Olly Murs figure in female form.

[Headie]

Every singer has more charisma than Ben Haenow, but Fleur doesn't really have much either hence why she uses dance routines to cover up her poor performing skills and vocals, ironically like a Robbie Williams/Olly Murs figure in female form.

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[MB.]

Better then Fluer :hehe:

Yes but what about Fleur

[Mystic Mock]

Yes but what about Fleur

She's just going with the.

[Denver]

Fluer failed to chart in Burkino Faso :hmph:

[Oliver_W]

Album: Ben Haenow

iTunes:
#3 Mauritius
#9 Botswana
#11 South Africa
#26 Papua New Guinea
#57 United Kingdom
#61 Namibia
#65 Barbados
#83 Qatar
#198 Cyprus

I didn't realise they even had music in Qatar :O

[MB.]

They clearly don't if he's that high

[Pete.]

Clocked!

[Pete.]

Qatar still has Womanizer at #9 :clap1:

[MB.]

And Alanis Morissette's in the top 10

Excuse me, I'm moving to Qatar

[James]

One of the reasons for X Factor's ratings decline has got to be that viewers see the competition doesn't count for much anymore. They just sign up whoever they think will do best commercially.

[lewis111]

Tbf to Simon he was basing it off the midweek sales when Ben was at number 5 in the Albums Chart.

Considering he had no promotion from Simon his actually not done too bad, especially for a male Over.

It's just sad that Simon favours Fleur on such an Olly level that it builds resentment towards them as would they have finished 2nd in their respective series without Simon's pimping? And would they have had more success in the charts than the winner without Simon's pimping?

Well done to Fleur, it's just a shame that Simon cheapens her achievements by not actually making it a competition when it's to do with her.

Midweek charts on a Monday, he said that on Sunday js

[Headie]

Welp it's dropped from #10 last week to #29 this week.

(His sales are less than a third of what Sam Bailey's album of covers managed last year)

X Factor winner debut album first week sales


Leona Lewis (1)-375,872
Shayne Ward (1)-201,266
Alexandra Burke (1)-132,065
Sam Bailey (1)-72,644
Matt Cardle(2)-70,896
James Arthur(2)-63,995
Little Mix (3)-53,314
Steve Brookstein (1)-50,989
Joe McElderry (3)-39,405
Leon Jackson-(4)-37,197
Ben Haenow(10)-18,130

[Amy Jade]

Untouchable Leona :love:

[Mystic Mock]

James Arthur being 6th despite the homophobic diss Rap.:joker:

[Pete.]

Overcome deserved more