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ONE DIRECTION, ROBBIE & MCCARTNEY -  

BOYS STORM AHEAD IN XMAS PRE-ORDER ALBUM SALES ON AMAZON.CO.UK

• One Direction are currently number two slot in the Amazon.co.uk Pre-Order Chart with Midnight Memories.
• Robbie Williams’ latest album Swings Both Ways is number four, whilst Paul McCartney’s New Deluxe is number five.
• Female American acts are also doing well with indie-rock trio HAIM take number three with debut album Days Are Gone, Lady Gaga’s ARTPOP at number seven, and Katy Perry’s Prism at number eighteen.
• Kings of Leon’s Mechanical Bull, released yesterday, Monday 23rd September, is already at number two in the Amazon.co.uk MP3 Album Chart and number one in the Amazon.co.uk MP3 Album Movers & Shakers Chart.  

Luxembourg, 24th September 2013:  One Direction, Robbie Williams and Paul McCartney make an early bid for Christmas 2013 chart success with their upcoming releases topping the Amazon.co.uk Pre-Order Chart. Boy band of the moment One Direction take number two with Midnight Memories, whilst Robbie Williams’ return to swing is welcomed by fans with Swings Both Ways taking the number four spot. US rockers Alter Bridge take number one with Fortress, whilst Beatle Paul McCartney takes number five with New Deluxe.

Female acts from the US are also doing well with indie-rock trio HAIM’s debut album Days Are Gone at number three, Lady Gaga’s ARTPOP at number seven and Katy Perry’s Prism entering the chart at number eighteen. 

Following its release yesterday, Monday 23rd September, Mechanical Bull, Kings of Leon’s latest offering, is already at number two in the Amazon.co.uk MP3 Album Chart and number one in the Amazon.co.uk MP3 Album Movers & Shakers Chart.  

 Amazon.co.uk Pre-Order Chart Top 10 (total pre-orders for albums which will be released from 30th September onwards)

1.   Fortress, Alter Bridge                                           11.   Moon Landing, James Blunt
2.   Midnight Memories, One Direction                       12.   Southeastern, Jason Isbell
3.   Days Are Gone, HAIM                                           13.   The Fabulous Rock ‘N’ Roll Songbook, Cliff Richard
4.   Swings Both Ways, Robbie Williams                      14.   The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2, Justin Timberlake
5.   New Deluxe, Paul McCartney                                15.   Perhaps Love, Jonathan & Charlotte
6. On Air – Live at the BBC Volume 2, The Beatles       16.   Vapor Trails (Remixed), Rush
7. ARTPOP, Lady Gaga                                                17.   Should Be Higher – The Remixes, Depeche Mode
8. Love Is A Bourgeois Construct, Pet Shop Boys         18.   Prism, Katy Perry
9. Lightning Bolt, Pearl Jam                                        19.   New Horizon, The Answer
10. Reflektor, Arcade Fire                                             20.   Classic Rock Presents Motörhead Aftershock,   Motörhead

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