ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

James Bond’s Greatest Hits…And His First No. 1?

Published on

Billie-Eilish-Best-Of-Bond-James-Bond

53 years of memorable music from the James Bond film series have, remarkably, never produced a No. 1 UK single. But as the sales week develops, that could all change on Friday, when the Official Charts Company unveils the new singles countdown.

Sam Smith’s ‘Writing’s On The Wall,’ the theme song from the upcoming 007 movie Spectre, is currently on course to top the chart, outdoing the previous best showing for a Bond theme of No. 2, for Adele’s ‘Skyfall’ in 2012 and Duran Duran’s ‘A View To A Kill’ in 1985. By Sunday night, the track had double the combined chart sales (from downloads and equivalent streams) of its nearest rival, Justin Bieber’s current No. 1 ‘What Do You Mean?’.

AdeleMeanwhile, the OCC has issued two lists detailing the current download and streaming history of all 23 previous Bond themes. Perhaps it’s predictable that the Adele track, as the most recent in the series, is the most popular download, with a total of 808,000 — nearly four times as many as its closest challenger, Alicia Keys and Jack White’s ‘Another Way To Die,’ which has 208,000 downloads. Chris Cornell’s ‘You Know My Name,’ from 2006’s Casino Royale, lands at an impressive No. 3.

live and let die wingsThe biggest shock comes in the streaming top ten, which does not feature ‘Skyfall’ at all, and shows Paul McCartney and Wings’ title song from the 1973 Roger Moore entry Live and Let Die at No. 1, followed by the Duran Duran single and the Cornell track again performing strongly at No. 3. View the full data here.

Pre-order the new ‘Best Of Bond’ compilation, to be released on October 23, by clicking the button below

Pre-Order-Now-iTunes-Google-Amazon

Format: Union Jack flagUK English
Click to comment
Comments are temporarily disabled and will return shortly.
Rihanna - Unapologetic
Rihanna
Unapologetic
Opaque Fruit Punch Limited Edition 2LP
ORDER NOW
Rihanna - Rated R
Rihanna
Rated R
Translucent Black Ice Limited Edition 2LP
ORDER NOW
Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad
Rihanna
Good Girl Gone Bad
Crystal Clear Limited Edition 2LP
ORDER NOW
Rihanna - Loud
Rihanna
Loud
Pink Limited Edition 2LP
ORDER NOW
Rihanna - Talk That Talk
Rihanna
Talk That Talk
Translucent Emerald Green Limited Edition LP
ORDER NOW
Rihanna - A Girl Like Me
Rihanna
A Girl Like Me
Sea Glass Limited Edition 2LP
ORDER NOW
uDiscover Music - Back To Top
uDiscover Music - Back To Top