Gessle sets new album/single chart record
Written by daniel_alv on August 22, 2003 to Sales & Charts.
STOCKHOLM - Per Gessle has set a new record with “Mazarin” and “Här kommer alla känslorna”, he is the first person that has been #1 on both the single and album charts in Sweden for 7 weeks (and they’re still #1). “Mazarin” - which has been #1 for a total of 9 weeks - has sold an amazing 200,000 copies without any commercial spots at all. (Plus 10,000 in Norway).
There are only eight times someone has been #1 on both those lists at the same time, and two of them are Gyllene Tider and Roxette.
Per also says that the second single won’t come before everyone has stopped playing the damn first single.
Here’s the tally:
Seven weeks!
Per Gessle - “Mazarin” and “Här kommer alla känslorna (på en och samma gång)”
Five weeks
The Offspring - “Americana” and “Pretty Fly”
Three weeks
Melanie C - “Northern Star” and “I Turn to You”
Shakira - “Laundry Service” and “Whenever Wherever”
Two weeks
Roxette - “Room Service” and “The Centre of the Heart”
Magnus Uggla - “Klassiska mästerverk” and “Vi ska till VM”
One week
Aqua - “Aquarium” and “Barbie”
Gyllene Tider - “Halmstads Pärlor” and “e.p.”
Supernatural - “Dreamcatcher” and “Supernatural”
- Aftonbladet’s article (In Swedish)
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8 comments
rox-kuryliw said on August 22, 2003 13:41:
well dont shoot me for saying , but how he manage it . Dont think it that good . :-O.
UrbanEscape said on August 23, 2003 00:05:
10,000 in Norway & one in America. Great album, Per, even if I understand only half of the lyrics (I’m working on it!).
TheRain1981 said on August 23, 2003 03:40:
Make that 2 in America. ;) Even though I don’t understand any of the lyrics.
PerAndren said on August 24, 2003 11:31:
SINCE 1996 THIS IS!
During all years,, this is not a record! And there are lots of more artists that have managed to have both a single and an album in top of those lists at the same time! Wasn’t for example När vi två blir en and Moderna Tider both number one for quite some time?
daniel_alv said on October 16, 2003 11:17:
PerAndren >> In the booklet to MT it sais that NVTBE was released long time before MT....
ally77 said on August 22, 2003 13:16:
Well done Per, who’s a clever boy then!!