User talk:Nqr9

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Thank you

Hi, just want to say thank you for the tip, I appreciate that and will bear that in mind. Please bare with me with the odd little mistakes, I'm doing my best to do things right the best I can and I appreciate your help in regards to guiding me so just wanted to say thank you, I wouldn't be able to improve without your help. I hope I've done this right as I wasn't sure where to reply but I really wanted to show my appreciation to you, so again, I'm truly grateful for the kind help :) Music Editor 2017 (talk) 15:06, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

@Music Editor 2017: No problem, glad to assist. I've been here for over 11 years (on and off) and am still learning new things :). When you created this section, it looks like you might have gone to edit my talk page and add it - hence why it has appeared at the top (it doesn't matter that much, though - just new sections usually appear at the bottom of the talk page). If you instead use the New Section heading at the top of my (or any other user's) talk page, it will place the new section at the bottom of the user's talk page.Nqr9 (talk) 15:19, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

@Nqr9: Thanks, you are awesome! Yeah, it's a lot to learn and remember but slowly but surely I'll get there and again I just want to say thank you. Yes, you're right, that's what I did, I didn't know until seeing your reply how to reply to you with the comment you left but now I've seen the ping code. I'll try remember the click new section next time as again, I wasn't sure so was just hoping I was doing the right thing lol. Thanks again anyway, without people like you we can't really learn so I appreciate that :) Music Editor 2017 (talk) 19:36, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

Slade discography

Hey Nqr9, would you be able to, when you get time, add the Australian peaks of Slade to their discography page? I just came across their discography again, and saw in October, Wozza20 reformatted the page and excluded (again, likely because he couldn't access the data) the Australian data. Considering charts should be on the included on the basis of how successful artists were on them, perhaps the Austrian, Canadian or Dutch columns could be replaced in the albums sections, and the Canadian column in the singles section with the Australian data? Thanks a lot if you can! Ss112 08:09, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

@Ss112: Done. I didn't delete any columns, though, as the max. no any table has now is 11, which most editors seem to be OK with. Feel free to delete if you don't. Nothing charted here after the Kent Report era (at least not in the top 100).Nqr9 (talk) 09:43, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

Chicago discography

Hey Nqr9, another chart request: Would you be able to see if Chicago have charted decently in Australia? Like, as in, would it be worth including their Australian history on Chicago discography? If you think it is, would you be able to add it there? I'm just not sure how many out of their many albums and singles charted here. Thanks! Ss112 07:47, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

@Ss112: Done. However, the Kent Report wasn't Australia's 'official' chart until May 1974, so the peaks in David Kent's book listed before then aren't strictly 'official'. Also, "Look Away" definitely made the ARIA top 100 - it's at #97 (with LW and HP #91, and in its 3rd week on the chart) on a top 100 chart (sent as a spreadsheet document) a contact of mine received from ARIA, for the chart dated 20th March 1989 (corresponds with the week ending 26th March 1989 printed top 50 chart and the chart date on australian-charts.com), but I can't really use that as a reference, and it could have peaked higher than #91 in the end. Chicago 19 also entered the Australian Music Report/Kent Report top 100, so could have also entered the ARIA top 100 albums chart, but it pre-dates the ARIA Report, when the full top 100 became available.Nqr9 (talk) 09:15, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

There's also a 'Greatest Hits Volumes 1 & 2' listed in David Kent's book, but not on the discography page. It peaked at #19 and entered the chart dated 24 Jan 1983. I didn't add this to the discography page.Nqr9 (talk) 09:22, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

If I Have to stand alone

Hi, I checked and while there is no definite year of release (the planned UK release was not issued), discogs lists 1990 as the year of release on the Netherlands, Spanish, Scandinavian and French releases. By logic it should have been issued after the release of the title track as a single in November 1990. The only place where it charted was in Sweden in mid-January 1991 so it was probably issued in December 1990 in some countries and later in early 1991 in others. I have the 2009 reissue and all of the songs have 1990 copyright credits.

https://www.discogs.com/Lonnie-Gordon-If-I-Have-To-Stand-Alone/master/102912

http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lonnie+Gordon&titel=If+I+Have+To+Stand+Alone&cat=a

The Very Best of Collette and Sharon O'Neill

Hi Nqr9, Thanks for your recent chat on my talk page. Appreciate the feedback. I will take you up on the offer to see if you can find the release date of The Very Best of Collette and Sharon O'Neill. Apparently it was released in 1991 (some time). Are you able to see if you can find anything and add it to the article please? Thanks in advance. Tobyjamesaus (talk) 09:02, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

Nomination of Maybe Dolls for deletion

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Thanks

Thanks for the heads up re:dates of releases. Keep up your good work: it is certainly appreciated.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 00:32, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

The Temptations peaks

Hey Nqr9, as you have access to David Kent's chart book(s), would you be able to check if the peaks added here and here by the user Musicality123 are correct? Also, if you get time, would you be able to look through some of their recent contributions (where they have added thousands of bytes of data to album articles) and verify some of the Australian peaks? They continually cite books such as Kent's, as well as one about Zimbabwean album peaks, and I'm not sure where they're sourcing said information from as I'm pretty sure they don't actually own the books themselves. Thanks. Ss112 09:47, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

@Ss112: Those two Temptations peaks are correct. I haven't looked through their other edits, but I assume they're probably accurate, as these two were. However, the Kent Report chart wasn't the 'official' Australian chart until May 1974 or thereabouts, and David Kent later back-calculated the charts before then - so I don't really consider the pre-May 1974 peaks of his as 'official', since they weren't published at the time. The Go-Set charts were the national chart before then, but I don't have a source for those (or much interest in them). Also, this user cites the David Kent book (I assume copied from elsewhere) as 'doc', though it is actually a published book.Nqr9 (talk) 09:54, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for that. Just one more request: are these Osmonds peaks ([1], [2], [3], [4], and [5]) correct? Ss112 09:59, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

@Ss112: I'll try to check them out later tonight (am a bit busy atm). PS, since you're quite active with adding Australian chart info to wikipedia, I can send you some documents with chart info you might find useful, if you'd like them. Email me via the link on my user page if you want them.Nqr9 (talk) 10:01, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

@Ss112: I've checked all of those Osmonds peaks you linked, and they are correct.Nqr9 (talk) 13:26, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

Feel Good Hit of the Summer by QOTSA

Hi, would you be able to find an image to reference the Australian chart position for "Feel Good Hit of the Summer" by Queens of the Stone Age ? It is currently reference by a book only. Cheers. QuintusPetillius (talk) 16:48, 28 April 2017 (UTC)

@QuintusPetillius: I've added a link to a pdf of the ARIA Report archived by Pandora online. From January 2001, the ARIA Report was only available in pdf. Normally, I would cite the chart for the week the single fell out of the top 100 (to show its final peak), but the pdf for that week is one you have to save to be able to view. Similarly, the pdf for the week the single peaks at #75 is one you need to save in order to view; some of the earliest ARIA Reports archived on this site are like that for some reason.Nqr9 (talk) 00:48, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Renee Geyer

Hey there, I'm taking you up on the offer to help with some ARIA chart positions. I was wondering if you could advise if Renee Geyer had any charting album/ single in the mid-1990s - 2000s. I am in the process of tidying up her article (and the albums). I have created a discography page and got a lot of data from the Kent Music Report book that I have (up to 1988).

I was hoping you could help with any non-top 50 albums post 1988 -> Specifically Seven Deadly Sins [soundtrack] (1993), Difficult Woman (1994), The Best of Renée Geyer - 1973-1998 (1998), Tonight (2005), Dedicated (2007), Renaissance (2009) & The Ultimate Collection (2010). If you have any of this info, could you please update the discography page please? Thank you in advance.Tobyjamesaus (talk) 11:33, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

Invertigo or Vertigo

Hello Nqr9, I'm currently editing Invertigo which also includes information on its earlier incarnation as Vertigo. If you have time available could you check 50-100 charting/release dates for the two groups? Thanks in anticipation.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 01:07, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

@Shaidar cuebiyar: The peaks listed are correct. Release dates I have are 2nd June 1997 for 'Forever Lately' (entered the top 100 at #99 week ending 15th June 1997), and 3rd November 1997 for 'Human Need' (entered the top 100 for a solitary week at #97 on the chart dated week ending 23rd November 1997). You probably know the ARIA Reports from January 2001 onwards are archived on http://pandora.nla.gov.au/tep/23790 ; you can find release dates for later releases in these. 'Desensitized' entered the top 100 at #40 on 12th June 2000; 'Chances Are' entered the top 100 at #60 on 4th December 2000; 'Say You Do' entered the top 100 at #31 on 18th June 2001; and Forum entered the top 100 at #11 on 23rd July 2001. The dating of the ARIA chart switched to week commencing in October 1998, so if you subtract a week from these, that was probably the release date (but best to check with the ARIA Report). There were no other top 100 entries.Nqr9 (talk) 01:18, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

Thanks very much for the prompt reply. Its great working with you.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 01:28, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

Ofra Haza chart positions in AUS

Hi buddy, I have noticed your extended work regarding retrieving Australian chart positions for many artists in Wikipedia. I am currently working on discography article for Ofra Haza, and would much appreciate if you'd spare some time in my favor and obtain her music entries in ARIA charts. Not urgent though as it will take me a week or so to finish the article, still let me know when you have a moment if that would be possible eventually. Thank you for your time and work. Gustont (talk) 16:40, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

@Gustont: Thanks! I don't have any Ofra Haza chart positions at hand, as nothing she released made the ARIA top 100 that is accessible (from January 1990 onwards). However, "Im Nin'Alu" peaked at #90 on the Australian Music Report chart in October 1988. You may be aware that ARIA licensed the top 50 portion of the Kent Music Report/Australian Music Report top 100 from mid-1983 until 19 June 1988, but from the commencement of the ARIA-produced chart (20 June 1988) until the top 100 was first publicly available in the first edition of The ARIA Report (14 January 1990), positions 51-100 have never been made publicly available. There is a chance that "Im Nin'Alu" peaked in the lower half of the ARIA top 100, but we would need to ask ARIA for its peak. ARIA's database also contains chart information beyond the top 100, but through inquiries I and others I've been in contact with have made, it seems that the singles chart only extends beyond the the top 100 from late January 1989 onwards. The ARIA Report also contains a list of new release singles and albums, and another single that was released in Australia is "Daw Da Hiya" (released 2 March 1992). I have only looked through the new releases singles lists until April 1997 so far, and the albums list until July 1991 - so far that is the only other Australian release of hers I've spotted. "Galbi" may also have been released locally, as the music video was shown on the Australian music video program rage in 2014 (which I've uploaded here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7t8Z8bcM8Y ). On discogs.com, there is an Australian pressing of the Shaday album listed - https://www.discogs.com/artist/32388-Ofra-Haza?query=australia . The Kent Music Report also published lists of new releases each week, but I do not currently have them beyond February 1989. "Im Nin'Alu" was released here on 8 August 1988. Of course, Ofra was featured on Paula Abdul's "My Love Is for Real", which peaked at #7 in Australia http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Paula+Abdul+feat%2E+Ofra+Haza&titel=My+Love+Is+For+Real&cat=s . I can pass on my contact at ARIA's email address if you would like to ask them yourself for any Ofra peaks, or I could ask - though I recently received a list, so want to give them a break for a while. On my user page there is a link where you can email me directly.Nqr9 (talk) 00:42, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

@Nqr9:, thanks heaps for your information. I would not expect so prompt reply as I can imagine that many other editors may bother you with the ARIA research. I myself am currently overwhelmed with other stuff too, so it is completely fine if wait for now. I didn't check your user page, so I wouldn't notice your direct e-mail address. Anyway I will be glad to get touch with you later on the other way around, so we can figure the rest, up to your preferences. For the time being, thank you buddy for your friendly spirit and keep the vibe alive. God bless (m)anyway, and talk to you soon! Gustont (talk) 21:32, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

FYI

In re this, in case you didn't know, if you feel like saving a few seconds you can manually revert multiple edits at once by clicking on the permalink to the last good edit, clicking "edit", and saving. Or... if you're reverting this much vandalism, why not get rollback? — PinkAmpers&^{(Je vous invite à me parler)} 17:03, 2 July 2017 (UTC)

@PinkAmpersand: Thanks, I didn't know about the permalink method, but do have Twinkle with rollback enabled... just, for whatever reason, it wouldn't load when I was reverting that user's edits. Normally it works for me.Nqr9 (talk) 00:26, 3 July 2017 (UTC)

The The – Infected video

Hello Nqr9 – I've been on a Wikibreak for several months (various reasons) and just seen the message you left on my talk page regarding the above video that you uploaded, thank you for that. At the moment I'm more keen on getting the previous album Soul Mining up to somewhere near GA status, and then I'll move on to Infected, but my Wikipedia work will be a bit more sporadic than it was before, so it'll take some time. Hope all is well with you and thanks again. Richard3120 (talk) 16:12, 7 July 2017 (UTC)

July 2017

Hello, I'm SummerPhDv2.0. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Ring My Bell, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. SummerPhD^v2.0 16:25, 9 July 2017 (UTC)

@SummerPhDv2.0: That wasn't my change; I needed to revert the previous edit, as the user used a template that resulted in broken links. If you look through my editing history, you'll see that I'm not a 'beginner' when it comes to referencing... but thanks for the tip, I think.Nqr9 (talk) 02:27, 10 July 2017 (UTC)

Carol Hitchcock

Here's an interview with Hitchcock where biographical content is mentioned. She's so obscure I doubt any more published proof will be found: http://www.shanemarais.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/42-No-1-13-june-1987.jpg

@Delage: Thank you!Nqr9 (talk) 00:54, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

Mondo Rock AUS chart pos.

Hey Nqr9, I am going to spend a bit of time tidying up Mondo Rock's pages (similarly to what I did with Dragon (band)); formatting, adding references & chart boxes etc. A lot of their articles reference ARIA chart positions prior to their commencement. I have the Kent Music Report book (1970-1992) so I can get/confirm those ones, but wondering if they had any singles/ albums that charted on the ARIA chart (from 1988)? I doubt there would be many (if any). Anyway, no rush, appreciate the feedback/ help. Cheers. Tobyjamesaus (talk) 08:40, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

@Tobyjamesaus: - here's a screen-shot from Gavin Ryan's book - http://i.imgur.com/CBCNGxu.png . The first numerical column to the right of the titles is the highest position/HP one. I left a message on your talk page a while ago - if you email me (a link is on my user-page), I can share a resource with you that will help with adding ARIA peaks between 51-100.Nqr9 (talk) 08:46, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

Awesome - that's great. I'm Ok with the Gavin Ryan reference, I still have it in on talk page.

Re the email, I got "No send address" message displayed when I clicked on it to email you. I'll have a look at it over the weekend. (gtg) Have a good one. Tobyjamesaus (talk) 08:54, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

@Tobyjamesaus: That's odd! Someone emailed me from it a few months back and it worked.Nqr9 (talk) 08:56, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

Depeche Mode discography

Hi! I saw that you sent me a message the other day about my changes to the Going Backwards section of Depeche Mode discography. What is wrong with it? On the Going Backwards page there are two sources from iTunes that state that the song peaked at these numbers. Maybe iTunes charts don't count but you don't need to accuse me of vandalism. Thanks. 114.76.131.204 (talk) 02:31, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for your reply. I have responded on your talk page.Nqr9 (talk) 02:46, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

Respect (song)

Hey Nathan, just wondering if you know: did Aretha Franklin's version of "Respect" go to number 1 on any chart in Australia? I was thinking, after I saw the number 1 peak listed on the article, that it was either wrong or the Go-Set peak. Either way, I changed it to number 14 per Kent's chart book. On that note, how different were/are the Go-Set charts from Kent's archival records, anyway? Are there any substantial differences for songs you know of? Ss112 23:20, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

@Ss112: As far as I know, the Kent Report chart was first published in May 1974. David Kent later calculated earlier charts retrospectively, so I don't really consider these as being "official" charts before May 1974, because they were not published at the time. The Go-Set charts were, at least based on what I've read on wikipedia, Australia's official charts before then. But I don't have a reference to use for them, and have limited interest in charts from that era anyway - though there probably is a Go-Set book. I don't have David Kent's books earlier than the 1970-1992 one, though do have his top 20 charts book which has earlier charts in it - but these are his own charts and not the Go-Set ones.Nqr9 (talk) 03:16, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Kent Music Report year-end charts

Nqr9, would you mind having a look at some of the year-end charts that the user JGabbard has been adding over the past few days? For instance, in Here Comes the Rain Again#Year-end charts, he's added a year-end ranking of 108 in Australia for the year 1984, with a citation from Kent's book. Now I don't own those books, but I've used them in the British Library, and I'm pretty sure they only list the top 25 singles and albums for each year. I know Kent provided lists up to the top 100 in his reports at the time during the 1980s, but they're not readily available nowadays, and I don't know where JGabbard has got a placing of 108 from for this record? Richard3120 (talk) 03:11, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for confirming that – I knew you had the books to hand so you could check straightaway whether I was right or not in my assumptions. I know the editor isn't a vandal, the information he was adding for US and Canadian year-end charts was correct... it was just the Australian info that baffled me. He's US-based as well, so I doubt he contacted David Kent directly, but I could be wrong. Thanks for your help anyway. Richard3120 (talk) 02:57, 12 September 2017 (UTC)

Debra Byrne ARIA Chart Pos

Hi Nqr9, I was hoping you could let me know of any post top-50 ARIA chart positions for any of Debbie/Debra Byrne songs/albums please. I am guessing that her album Caught in the Act may have ranked somewhere between 51-100 in the ARIA end of year charts in 1991 also?? Thank you. Tobyjamesaus (talk) 07:39, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

@Tobyjamesaus: The 'Nature's Lament' single peaked at #52, but is from the period (June 1988 to December 1989 inclusive) where ARIA have not published the full top 100 publicly. The peak appears on this blog post here - http://chartbeat.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/25-years-ago-this-week-june-25-1989.html , which you can reference as (minus the spaces either side of the braces) { { cite web|first=Gavin|last=Scott|title=25 Years Ago This Week: June 25, 1989|publisher=blogspot.com.au|accessdate=2017-09-22 } } (depending on the date format used on the page). That's her only top 100 single I'm aware of in the ARIA chart era. Albums-wise, 'Sleeping Child' is the only one peaking within the top 100 outside the top 50, at #81 in May 1994 (likely released in April 1994 as it debuted week ending 1 May 1994), and you can use Gavin Ryan's chart book as the reference for that. The 'Caught in the Act' album was ranked the 65th highest-selling album of 1991, but you'd need to use the actual ARIA Report it is from (issue No. 101), as for some reason, Gavin Ryan's book contains inaccurate year-end chart data for 1991 for both singles and albums. 'Caught in the Act' was also certified gold, for which youc an cite Gavin Ryan's book.Nqr9 (talk) 11:00, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

Kim Wilde - Cambodia

WIkipedia: "The single was another international success, topping the charts in France, Sweden and Switzerland and hitting the top ten in several other nations. In France alone it sold one million copies"

but here we can see Cambodia didnt chart - which info is correct? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim_Wilde_discography Agent (talk) 07:59, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

Cambodia was No. 1 in France

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_number-one_singles_of_1982_(France)

Agent (talk) 13:14, 25 September 2017 (UTC)

In the Springtime of His Voodoo

Please,help me in article In the Springtime of His Voodoo. Cover artwork in single must be. Cover artworks are Google graphics (password: In the Springtime of His Voodoo).

Toto Coelo

Your edits to this article added the term one hit wonder to the lead, yet your edit summary appeared to be arguing against it. I have removed the term as I think that's what you meant to do, but I apologise if I've misinterpreted your intention. --Walnuts go kapow (talk) 17:29, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

I agree with you so I removed the one hit wonder part. You keep adding it back in, not me. Bigar (talk) 21:07, 28 September 2017 (UTC)

Sorry, I misread what I was undoing. I didn't actually add 'one hit wonder' to the article in the first instance, though.Nqr9 (talk) 01:36, 29 September 2017 (UTC)

Sunnyboys ARIA chart positions

Hello Nqr9, Just wondering if you could advise if Sunnyboys had any singles/ albums peak on the ARIA chart? I have the David Kent book, so I'm Ok up until 1988. Thanks in advance. Tobyjamesaus (talk) 23:41, 11 November 2017 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page.Nqr9 (talk) 01:56, 12 November 2017 (UTC)

ElFoz87

Hi Nqr9, just wanted to set the record straight here, I have no idea what a sock puppet is and who tom watson is, I am from the UK and have a keen interest in the UK Charts, my only intention is to improve an artists discography and don't want to step on anyones toes or anything with regards to edits, perhaps we can reach some sort of compromise with regards to the Rock Chart issue, I will implement the chart when it is relevant to UK artists and/or with smaller singles discographies, adding the Rock Chart to certain artists was my way to acknowledge that certain artists have achieved #1's in a world where rock music is increasing becoming irrelevant in the modern charts.

Hope we can work together in the future to improve and implement greater chart information in the future.

Regards

Lee — Preceding unsigned comment added by EL Foz87 (talk • contribs) 12:47, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

Bros The time

To the member NQR9 I REPORTED YOU TO EDITOR OF BROS THE TIME PAGE

Dear David I contacting you with regards your article you created about the time, if I may like to introduce myself, My Name is Tony Knight and I have spent the past 30 years following the history of Bros, Matt and Luke Goss. I was adding content about the Time album this to include the album 3 million worldwide sales also including the Track chart history UK and Ireland and Europe Asia. I am being targeted by a Australian member who goes under the NQR9 who removes accurately sourced content and then starts bulling members, I have emailed this person they confirmed they have no knowledge bros history and have no access to any official bros merchandise can you help. I have 30.000 pieces of bros official magazines interviews limited edition articles. can you help

TomWatkins1970 sock puppet vandal

Hi Tom, thanks for informing me of the alleged sock puppet. I will keep an eye out for him and if he or she persistently vandalizes the discographies that I am trying to maintain and if it gets really bad then I may launch a sock puppet investigation. The problem is in order to do that you have to gather the evidence from multiple articles that have been abused by the same user. By the way there is such thing as the UK Rock chart, which is an official chart, but I don't think it started until 1994, and can actually be sourced from the Official Charts Company website. Before that time there were various rock/alternative charts but they were from private publishers such as NME magazine. Cheers. QuintusPetillius (talk) 18:42, 15 November 2017 (UTC)

@QuintusPetillius: I may be jumping the gun. I'm not certain that it is them, but some of the editing patterns are similar.Nqr9 (talk) 00:54, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

Cherry charting

Cherry were an Australian all-girl pop group (ala Spice Girls) in the late 1990s which issued three singles. I'm not sure about their first single, "S.O.S." reaching No. 54 in about September 1999. I have no charting for second single, "I Want Your Love". I've found Hung Medien for third single, "Saddest Song", at No. 46 in July 1999. If you have time, could you check on the article?shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 06:54, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

@Shaidar cuebiyar: Done. The #54 peak for 'S.O.S.' was correct, and I've added a peak for 'I Want Your Love' and a reference for these.Nqr9 (talk) 07:12, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

Does anyone ever tell you how good you are at this? Well done.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 07:15, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

@Shaidar cuebiyar: Ha ha, thanks. I don't mind helping out with sourcing chart positions, especially for a flop Australian act.Nqr9 (talk) 07:19, 3 December 2017 (UTC)

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Last Splash

Hi Nqr9, how are you? Just now I enjoyed reading on your user page that you enjoy correcting when "someone has put the chart entry date as the release date". I have been guilty of that in the past on at least one occasion, but at one point figured out about making the distinction. :)

I'm writing to you because I notice you made this edit [[6]]. I'm looking at adding the fact that the album went gold in Australia as background in The Breeders Tour 2014 but I don't have access to the book by Gavin Ryan. By all indications, it seems you do? I'm hoping to possibly nominate the article for FAC—in which case normally I would want to have access to all sources myself to verify the info—but if it came down to it (for example, during the FAC review), you could vouch for me that the info is indeed present in the book? Could I also ask what page the info is on, by the way? Thank you. Moisejp (talk) 16:40, 9 December 2017 (UTC)

@Moisejp: Although a forum post, this page http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=41980 lists ARIA certifications from the 90s, and has The Last Splash's gold certification listed, certified in July 1996. I looked up my photocopy of the top 100 chart from the week it fell out of the top 100 (in May 1994), as gold and platinum certifications are noted on the printed chart, which I could have uploaded as a reference, but it is not annotated on it because the award had not yet been given. You can see "Cannonball" at #58 on this chart scan here - https://i.imgur.com/FpgtDVb.png . The printed version of Gavin Ryan's book curiously did not have page numbers on it. The pdf version similarly does not have page numbers, but the Breeders' chart history appears on page 41 of it.Nqr9 (talk) 02:38, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

Hi Nqr9. Thanks very much for the information. I understand there are no page numbers on the printed or pdf versions, but that the info is on the 41st page of the pdf version. Is the pagination the same between the two versions, and if so do you think I can say it is on p. 41 on the printed version? Thanks again! Moisejp (talk) 11:50, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

@Moisejp: My printed copy of the book came apart a while ago (it is very thick [643 pages in the pdf version], and only spiral-bound), and I now only refer to the pdf copy. I think there may have been some difference in pagination, as the pdf version doesn't have the blank pages on the reverse side of the first 4 (not including the front cover) pages of the book, which have an intro, acknowledgement, legend, and subheading pages. Other than that, the page layout is the same.Nqr9 (talk) 12:01, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

• Thanks again very much. I'll figure out the best way to present the reference information based on all the info you've given me. Have a great week! Moisejp (talk) 12:09, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

@Moisejp: You could specify that the Gavin Ryan reference is the pdf copy by adding edition=pdf to it, along with the page number. I think that would suffice. I normally try to add a page no. for any book reference I cite, but haven't opted to do this yet for the Gavin Ryan book.Nqr9 (talk) 12:36, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

That sounds like that could be a good option, thanks. Just to confirm, the pdf format is an officially released format from the publisher, Moonlight Publishing? Moisejp (talk) 18:14, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

@Moisejp: Yes, the pdf version of the book was sold on a USB stick through http://ozmusicbooks.com/product/australias-music-charts-1988-2010/ , though it no longer seems to be listed/must have sold out. Out of interest, this site lists the printed copy of the book as being 650 pages, vs. 643 pages for the pdf. I assume the difference is due to the lack of blank pages in the pdf copy.Nqr9 (talk) 23:50, 10 December 2017 (UTC)

Great, I'm going to go with the edition=pdf plan (and include the page number). Thanks again for all your help! Moisejp (talk) 03:51, 11 December 2017 (UTC)

Steeltown

Hi Nqr9, just a quick question... there's an AfD discussion going on at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steeltown (band). The article for the band claims they had a no. 34 single in Australia in 1991, but we think that's a piece of fake promotion – nobody can find any information about them. Can you confirm that this group never had a chart hit in Australia? Thanks. Richard3120 (talk) 14:47, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

@Richard3120: Hi, I've left a comment on this here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Steeltown_(band)#Steeltown_(band) .Nqr9 (talk) 15:00, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

Tommy Emmanuel ARIA chart positions

Hi Nqr9, I hope you're well. Just seeing if you could check if there are any Tommy Emmanuel chart positions (51-100) from 1988-now please? There is a discography page for him now. Thanks Tobyjamesaus (talk) 23:22, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page.Nqr9 (talk) 09:57, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

General question about charts

Hi again Nqr9, how are you? I hope you are well. I was wondering if I could ask you another question about charts, this one a little more general than my last question. I've always worked on music articles, and have always thought citing charts was pretty straight forward, using the Hung Median ones and a few other obvious ones like Billboard, UK Top 75, Canada RPM, etc. But right now as I am trying to clean up all the refs in an article (Together Through Life), including the chart positions ones, I find myself questioning whether it is as simple as I thought.

So I start with here at Hung Median [[7]], great, and I know I can click on each flag for that country's chart page, and cite that chart position in the article, which is what I've always done. But then I look at a page like Rebel Heart, where the charts section has links to music chart Wikipedia articles. For example, for the Australian charts, it has a link to ARIA Charts. Then if you go to that page and then at the bottom click the link to the official site, you get [[8]]. But if on the Rebel Heart page you go to the reference for the Australian chart position, you get the Hung Median one [[9]]. I think a given country can often have multiple organizations tracking chart positions (for example, Billboard and Cash Box in the USA). How do I know whether a given Wikipedia page may, or not, correspond with the Hung Median page, but just with a different name? In some cases, for example, Swiss Hitparade and Ultratop, the wiki page clearly corresponds to the Hung Median page, but in many cases they don't.

One option is I could avoid using the Hung Median pages and try to dig down into the official site, but some of these seem to be better than others for having archived chart lists available. Or another option still (what I've done in the past) is to not try to include a Wikipedia link for each chart, and to just use generic names like French Charts—but this option seems less than ideal if the Wikipedia articles are in fact available. Do you have any advice for me? Thanks in advance! Moisejp (talk) 04:27, 2 February 2018 (UTC)

@Moisejp: As far as I'm aware, the only major difference between commonly-listed charts and those on Hung Medien is the Dutch Charts. dutchcharts.nl publish the Single Top 100 and Album Top 100, which are (or were before streaming; I assume that factors into the current chart) 100% sales-based; but sometimes you see the Dutch Top 40 referenced on a wikipedia article, which is a chart that also incorporates airplay (similar to the Billboard Hot 100). The official site for German charts is http://offiziellecharts.de/ , but you need to reference a different URL for each release, as you cannot link directly to the search results page. http://www.irishcharts.ie/ has the Irish top 30 singles chart (I take a screen-shot of the search results and upload it to imgur.com to reference, as you cannot link directly to search results on this site); whereas irish-charts.com only has charts commencing from 2001.Nqr9 (talk) 09:31, 2 February 2018 (UTC)

• Thank you so much for the info—it's very helpful! Moisejp (talk) 12:13, 2 February 2018 (UTC)

Question about chart positions for Portishead in Australia

Hi there!

So I have a quick questions regarding charts. Could you check the chart positions for singles from Portishead in Australia?. I want to confirm that the singles within the top 100 on the Portishead discography page are correct. If they're correct, could you also provide a page number from Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010? Thank you so much! Famous Hobo (talk) 23:04, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

@Famous Hobo: Hi, I can verify that the Australian chart positions are correct, as I added all of the peaks outside the top 50 myself! I have since added photocopies of the top 100 charts showing the 'Sour Times' and 'Glory Box' peaks (the HP column represents the highest position reached, as I've noted - I have copied the chart for the weeks both singles fell out of the top 100). The peaks outside the top 100 are only available from ARIA, and I've attached anonymised screen-shots of the email replies I've received (I know this is possibly questionable to use as a source, but it is the only way of doing it - ARIA only publish a top 100 chart, but have data extending beyond the top 100 on their database). As for the 'Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010' book, it doesn't actually have page numbers. I also have the pdf version of it (it was published in hard copy, in pdf format, and on CD-ROM), and while I could add the pdf page no. the top 100 peaks are listed on, the pages themselves are still not actually numbered. The only top 100 peak though for which no other reference has been provided is "Machine Gun", though its peak would also be available in one of the The ARIA Report pdfs archived on the Pandora Archive site.Nqr9 (talk) 23:28, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

James Blundell (singer) ARIA chart position

Hey Nqr9, Just wondering if you could have a look and see if you have any other ARIA chart positions (51-100) that I don't have for Blundell please. And if you know of any gold/platinum awards, that would be helpful too. Thanks in advance. Tobyjamesaus (talk) 07:41, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

@Tobyjamesaus: I'll reply on your talk page.Nqr9 (talk) 08:00, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Thank you so much for those. Tobyjamesaus (talk) 08:37, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Source for older Australian certifications?

Richard3120 was helping me with the article for Up Where We Belong and suggested you as someone who might know of a source for Australian certifications that date back that far. The current citation being used is a link to an old internet auction site that has a picture of the ARIA plaque that was issued back around 1983. Any suggestions you have would be most welcome. Thanks! —Danaphile (talk) 18:01, 3 March 2018 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page.Nqr9 (talk) 08:57, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Suze DeMarchi

Hy Nrq9, just wondering if Suze DeMarchi had any charting solo singles on ARIA at all please? I couldn't find any. Thank you.Tobyjamesaus (talk) 07:22, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page.Nqr9 (talk) 08:56, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Aug 2018

Dear member I have no idea who you are or what your on about, you are not even based in the UK and you have not provided any content to disprove my edit, all you have done is made some ridiculous claim, which I believe your action breach WIKI editing and bulling policy, I feel you have no authority on Bros History, its clear you know nothing about the 30 year of bros. History. I have ask that you provide evidence that your credited in bros History and also ask that you provide a copy of bros FRONT OFFICIAL magazine this will prove what I added about Debbie Gibson is correct. if you can dispute my edits even though I 30.000 pieces of bros history and that I doing a bros history show in Manchester covering the 30 years of bros, why not provide an email address to I can send you a copy of the article. As your Australia and may not have documentation or articles I have then clear you can,t dispute the content, however I have managed to ask UK senior admin to follow up your behaviour I don't have any other accounts and certainly don't other IP addresses. WHAT I HAVE NOTICED SINCE YESTERDAY is that you hold 3 accounts SWARM, NQR9,and third one. I asked the emailed the UK admin my content and they now escalating your behaviour

I'm going to leave this here. Thank you for the entertainment. You are delusional.Nqr9 (talk) 13:15, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

May 2018

Your recent editing history at Drive Me Crazy (song) shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See BRD for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in your being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you don't violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. Hayman30 (talk) 13:56, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

@Hayman30: This warning is highly inappropriate. I have invited you to the talk page on that article, and await your explanation as to why that single is not notable. I reverted your reversion of my edit because consensus has not been established in this case, as I explained in the most-recent edit summary. Currently, it is only your opinion, and your opinion alone, that the single is not notable, despite the article having existed for several years.Nqr9 (talk) 14:00, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Well, you've made 4 reverts, which violates the three-revert rule, and I have the responsibility to notify you about that. Hayman30 (talk) 14:08, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

I am aware of the 3-revert rule, but consensus has not been established; that was the reason for my latest reverting.Nqr9 (talk) 14:10, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

That's not a valid reason. Hayman30 (talk) 14:25, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Ideally you would have sought consensus before tagging the article with the notability tag, as it's not as clear-cut as you think that it does/doesn't meet the notability guidelines.Nqr9 (talk) 14:31, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Train of Consequences by Megadeth

Hi, I have noticed that you have added Top 100 Australian chart positions for many bands from the 1990's. I don't suppose you have the Australian peak for the song Train of Consequences by Megadeth ?, or any peaks in Australia at all by that band that didn't make the top 50. QuintusPetillius (talk) 14:21, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

Replied on your talk page.Nqr9 (talk) 16:29, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

Hey thanks for your help and quick reply.QuintusPetillius (talk) 17:14, 13 August 2018 (UTC)