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In the last chart of 1996, I posted my Top 50 singles of the year, picking out the Top 10 first. During 1997, I’ll be going through the list one by one. I’ve finished the Top 10, and have now moved onto the rest.
This week : 16 new entries, 0 climbers, 3 non-movers & 21 downers
It’s goodbye to : No Mercy (40), Fugees (39), Blue Boy (38), Boyzone (37), Future Sound of London (36), Wet Wet Wet (35), Spice Girls (34 – 2 Become 1), Gina G (33), Up Yer Ronson feat. Mary Pearce (32), 3T featuring Herbie (30), Funky Green Dogs (29), MC Lyte featuring Xscape (27), Livin’ Joy (26), Makaveli (25), Bryan Adams (22), and Natural Born Grooves (21)
And hello to : Slacker (36), David Bowie (32), Robert Owens (25), KRS One (24), Supernaturals (23), Zhane (22), Gun (21), The Wannadies (20), 2 Pac and Snoop Doggy Dogg (16), Michelle Gayle (14), Faithless (10), Lightning Seeds (8), Blackstreet (6), Daft Punk (5), U2 (3), and Robbie Williams (2).
(* – my current favourites)
(!!! – Single Of The Week!!!)
(:O === the current all-time hate that makes even my smilie want to hurl!)
( (R) – Repeat., ie. a re-release)
A brief analysis on the current chart situation…
In the past week, plenty of speculation has come about concerning how lastweek’s Top 10 featured *SEVEN* new entries which was a new record, and somepeople started making noises about how the chart ought to be compileddifferently, with CIN stating that they wouldn’t change how they compile thecharts as it accurately reflects the sales as it is.
My point of view is that the chart does reflect the sales accurately, butthose at fault are the shops and the record companies. Why? Because when therecord companies sell singles to the shops, they’re sold at just over UKP 2.00apiece, but for established bands, the shops are given a couple of extrafreebies for EACH single sold : 3 for the price of one. No wonder they sellfor 99p or 1.99 in the first week out, hence gaining high chart entries.That’s the sort of practice that needs to be stopped.
37. Suede – Lazy *
27. Kavana – MFEO :O ===
These two singles are a case in point in relation to the above. Suede droppedfrom 9 to 37, and Kavana from 8 to 27…
32 David Bowie – Dead Man Walking * !!!
Second single from Bowie’s “Earthling” album, and not quite as frantic as“Little Wonder”, but still worth a blast when it comes on the radio, ‘when’being the operative word as it gets rarely any airplay.
24 KRS One – Step Into A World (Rapture’s Delight)
Hmm, I was in two minds about this one at first, and then decided no.It’s basically a cover of Blondie’s Rapture, with extra beats. Stick with theoriginal.
23 The Supernaturals – Smile (R) *
First released in July last year, it only made No.117, but now it’s theirbiggest hit to date beating “Lazy Lover” (No.34) and “The Day Before Yesterday’sMan” (No.25). It’s a damn fine pop song and deserves mucho airplay.
21 Gun – Grazy You :O ===
What happened to Gun? In the late 80’s they made great records like “BetterDays”, and more recently they’ve come out with a duff cover of “Word Up” andthis which is absolute garbage. Time for them to call it a day methinks.
20 The Wannadies – Hit *
It’s been a year and a week since the Wannadies had their biggest hit to dateat No.18 with the “You and Me Song”, and this is another memorable pop tunewith an interesting ‘duet’ in the chorus.
16 2 Pac and Snoop Doggy Dogg – Wanted Dead or Alive
I guess they are respectively, although not quite. One’s dead and the other’sbrain dead.
14 Michelle Gayle – Sensational
Not.
8 Lightning Seeds – You Showed Me *
I can’t remember who did the original, but it was last covered by Salt N Pepaa few years ago. The Lightning Seeds have done it much better though.
7. Shola Ama – You Might Need Somebody
I’ve taken the star away from this for reasons which shall become apparent.
Last week I said :
“I don’t know who Shola Ama is but she’s done a very good cover version ofthe old Randy Crawford song, which made No.11 in 1981 inbetween “One Day I’llFly Away” and “Rainy Night in Georgia”.
Perhaps the Fugees should take a note out of her book, and only do coverswithout the need for all that “One time, two time” shit in the middle..”
Now I realise that the Fugees had a hand in it too as the song is ruinedby the bloke from the Fugees spouting gobshite throughout the record. WhenWILL they learn ?!?!?
5 Daft Punk – Around the World *
Good funky follow-up to “Da Funk”, and it beats its chart position by twoplaces.
3 U2 – Staring At The Sun *
I hated “Discotheque”, but I love “Staring at the Sun”. Call it this year’s,“One”.
2 Robbie Williams – Old Before I Die
Robbie Williams admitted on the “Ozone” recently that he didn’t release“Freedom” as a statement for his first single, but because he simply didn’thave anything else. Well now he has, and this is it, and it’s bobbins.
1 R. Kelly – I Believe I Can Fly *3rd Week at No.1*
Still there, and still taken from the hit film, “Space Jam”, but who’ll beNo.1 next week? I thought it would have been No Doubt’s “Just a Girl”, butthat seems to have disappeared from the new releases list…
(* – my current favourites)
April 14th :
GREASE………………………………………18 Wheeler (Creation) WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE……………….2pac & Snoop Doggy Dogg (Mercury) PURE……………………………………..3 Colours Red (Creation) AJAX DISCO SPANNER………………Ajax Disco Spanner (Detox Artifacts) SLEEP TO DREAM………………………….Fiona Apple (Work/Columbia) AMULET……………………………….Natacha Atlas (Mantra/Nation) LOSER…………………………………Beck (Bong Load Custom/Nail) DON’T LEAVE ME…………………………….Blackstreet (Interscope) DEAD MAN WALKING…………………………………David Bowie (RCA) BLUEBIRDS ARE BLUE………………………………Cable (Infectious) HANG MYSELF ON YOU………………………..The Candyskins (Ultimate) HOW I FEEL………………………..Chynah (Rhythm Series/Parlophone) AROUND THE WORLD………………………………..Daft Punk (Virgin) THE MEN FROM THE NILE………..Roy Davies & Jay Juniel (Pleasure/Rob’s) I’VE GOT SOMETHING TO TELL YOU…………………Deadstar (Discordant) TWIST & CRAWL…………………………….Death In Vegas (Concrete) REPULSION………………….Dinosaur Jr. (Dutch East India/Homestead) MONKEY IN A CAGE………………………………The Driven (Polydor) REVERENCE………………………………………Faithless (Cheeky) GOING OUT OF MY HEAD……………………………Fatboy Slim (Skint) CEMENT……………………………………………..Feeder (Echo) BURY MA HEART AT PIER 13……………..The Flaming Stars (Vinyl Japan) THEME FROM STAR WARS…………………Force Galactica (Music Of Life) LET’S SEE WHAT CARMEN CAN DO………………Funky Porcini (Ninja Tune) SENSATIONAL…………………………..Michelle Gayle (1st Ave./RCA) CRAZY YOU……………………………………………G.U.N. (A&M) WE GOT A LOVE………………………….Hardcorey & Martini (Stress) DOOT DOOT………………………………Chris Holmes (Tag/Atlantic) SPY SPY SPY…………………………………………Jhana (Wired) STEP INTO A WORLD (RAPTURE’S DELIGHT)…………………KRS One (Jive) YOU SHOWED ME……………………………….Lightning Seeds (Epic) NO TIME……………………………….Lil’ Kim (Big Beat/Atlantic) I’D REALLY LOVE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT…………….Barry Manilow (Arista) WE’RE GOING TO WEMBLEY……Middelsborough Football Club (Music Of Life) MUSIC, PEACE & HARMONY…………………….Frank’o Moiraghi (Global) SOMETHING ABOUT YOU………………………………New Edition (MCA) IT’S ALRIGHT, I FEEL IT…………………Nuyorican Soul (Talkin Loud) GONE AWAY………………………………….The Offspring (Epitaph) YOU’RE NOT ALONE [rm]………………………………….Olive (RCA) I’LL BE YOUR FRIEND…………………………Robert Owens (Perfecto) VOYEURS BLUES………………………….Penthouse (World Domination) CHRONIC JACK………………………………….Pillbox (Go-Go Girl) PEACHES…………The Presidents Of The United States Of America (Nail) KILLING THE BLAND…………………………….Prolapse (Radarscope) SPACE JAM…………………………………Quad City DJs (Atlnatic) LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE…………………….The Rabble Army (Decision) WHEN WE’RE TOGETHER……………………………..Rialto (East West) LIL’ DARLIN’……………………….Thomas Ribeiro (Fourth&Broadway) BILL…………………………..Peggy Scott-Adams (Secret Love/Dome) GIMME INDIE ROCK………………..Sebadoh (Dutch East India/Homestead) GOTTA LOVE FOR YOU…………………..Serial Diva (Sound Of Ministry) SCARED (THE LONELY TRAVELLER) [ri]……………….Slacker (Loaded/XL) GO YOUR OWN WAY……………………………..Smalltown Heroes (E’G) OUTDOOR TYPE………………………………………Smudge (Domino) EYA…………………………………………Sun Electric (Apollo) INTO THE RAINBOW………………………………….Sunship (Filter) SMILE [rr]………………………The Supernaturals (Food/Parlophone) STARING AT THE SUN…………………………………….U2 (Island) FEVERPITCH EP: THERE SHE GOES [THE LA’S] / GOIN’ BACK [THE PRETENDERS] / HOW CAN WE HANG ON TO A DREAM [ORLANDO] / FOOTBALL [NEILL MACCOLL, BOO HEWERDINE, NICK HORNBY]……………………….v.a. (Blanco Y Negro) FUTURE…………………………………….Velocity (Silver Plant) HIT [ri]………………………………The Wannadies (Indolent/RCA) WANTED……………………………White Town (Brilliant!/Chrysalis) OLD BEFORE I DIE………………………..Robbie Williams (Chrysalis) LIVING IN ME…………………………….Ophlie Winter (East West) REQUEST LINE………………………………..Zhan (Illtown/Motown)
April 21st :
LIES TO ME……………………………………….54.40 (Revolver) BODYSHAKIN’…………………………………….911 (Ginga/Virgin) CAN’T HAVE LOVE……………………………………Amma (Easy Jam) CORNERSHOP……………………………………….Baby Bird (Echo) RAIN……………………………………………Baby Fox (Malawi) THE MILL HILL SELF HATE CLUB [ri]……………..Edward Ball (Creation) SOMEONE ALWAYS GETS THERE FIRST [ri]……………..Bennet (Roadrunner) LOONY LOONY…………………………..Bigg Ben & The Pundits (Face) LIVE TO TELL…………………………….Blonde Ambition (Energise) THE PROPHET……………………………..CJ Bolland (Internal/ffrr) NIGHTMARE [ri]…………………………………Brainbug (Positiva) I DON’T WANT TO………………………..Toni Braxton (LaFace/Arista) LOVEFOOL [rm]……………The Cardigans (Stockholm/Trampolene/Polydor) BREAK IN……………………………………….Cirrus (Moonshine) KILLIN’ TIME……………………………Tina Cousins (Eastern Bloc) GOLDIE……………………………..Sarah Cracknell (Honeylane/Gut) SCREAM EP…………………………………..Mr. Dan (Dust II Dust) NEVER HAD A LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE………………………………… ………………………….Steven Dante & Juliet Roberts (Delirious) I WANT YOU THE WAY I WANT YOU NOT HOW YOU ARE…The Delphines (Spitfire) ACCIDENT OF BIRTH……………………….Bruce Dickinson (Raw Power) TO BE LOVED……………………………Luce Drayton (Whatever/Edel) THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER [ri]……………………..D:ream (Magnet) IN MY BED………………Dru Hill (Island Black Music/Fourth&Broadway) EPIDEMIC…………………………………….Exit EEE (No Respect) INSINUATION……………………………..Folk Implosion (Communion) HAND IN HAND……………………………………..Grace (Perfecto) THE KING OF ELECTRIC GUITARS……………………….Helium (Matador) CROW IN HEELS……………………………..Gretschen Hofner (Poppy) CARPET BURN……………………………Hooton 3 Car (Damaged Goods) BLOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR…………………..Michael Jackson (MJJ/Epic) I BELIEVE…………………………………………Jai (M&G/Wired) TOMORROW………………………………………….James (Fontana) CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU………………Jessica Jay (Academy Street) CHANGE ME [ri]……………………………………..Jocasta (Epic) WHAT YOU THINK OF ME………………………………..Joyrider (A&M) NIGHTLIFE……………………………….Kenickie (Emidisc/Premier) FIVE FINGER DISCOUNT……………….Kirk Lake & Jacques (I Recs./Ch) NETHERWORLD……………………………………..LSG (Hooj Choons) ROLL THE DICE…………………………………..Lunatic Calm (MCA) SHADY LANE………………………………………Pavement (Domino) A PRISONER OF THE PAST……………………..Prefab Sprout (Columbia) DROP DEAD GORGEOUS……………………….Republica (Deconstruction) DO MY THING…………………………………Busta Rhymes (Elektra) CAN’T KEEP LIVING THIS WAY………………….Rootjoose (Rage/Avex UK) WHAT THEY DO……………………………………The Roots (Geffen) POPCORN………………………DJ Scott’s Outer Rhythm (Steppin’ Out) LOSE HER NOW…………..Secret Motion feat. Shelley Nelson (Coalition) STRONGER TOGETHER……………………………Sian (Hi-Life/Polydor) GOLDEN SKIN…………………………………..Silver Sun (Polydor) VAPORS……………………………….Snoop Doggy Dogg (Interscope) WE ROCK…………………………………..Supercharger (Indochina) NOBODY………………………………………Keith Sweat (Elektra) MY SPIRIT…………………………………………Tilt (Perfecto) CHOMP SAMBA………………………………..Amon Tobin (Nunja Tune) LET’S GET DOWN………………Tony, Toni, Ton feat. DJ Quik (Mercury) MAKES ME WANNA DIE…………………………Tricky (Fourth&Broadway) NEVER NEVER………………………………..Warm Jets (This Way Up)
April 28th :
HARD TO SAY I’M SORRY………………………..Az Yet (LaFace/Arista) LOVE WON’T WAIT…………………………..Gary `Cliff’ Barlow (RCA) DOG ON WHEELS………………………………..Belle & Sebastian (-) EVERYBODY THINKS THAT THEY’RE GONNA GET THEIRS…………..Bis (Wiiija) MAN DON’T CRY………………………………….Espiritu (Heavenly) MONKEY WRENCH………………………..Foo Fighters (Roswell/Capitol) SINK TO THE BOTTOM…………………Fountains Of Wayne (Tag/Atlantic) LIVE AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL EP………….Gene (Costermonger/Polydor) WHERE ARE THEY NOW?……………………..Gene (Costermonger/Polydor) EXTREMIS………………………..Hal feat. Gillian Anderson (Virgin) SKYSCRAPER……………………………………Intastella (Planet3) ALRIGHT………………………………………Jamiroquai (Sony S) LOVE SHINE A LIGHT…………………Katrina & The Waves (Eternal/WEA) TAXLOSS……………………………………….Mansun (Parlophone) YOUNG BOY………………………………Paul McCartney (Parlophone) STAR PEOPLE ’97………………………George Michael (Aegean/Virgin) TO YOU I BESTOW [ri]………………………………….Mundy (Epic) 2AM [ri]……………………………………My Drug Hell (Voltone) HYPNOTIZE……………………..The Notorious B.I.G. (Bad Boy/Arista) LET’S GROOVE / MAKIN’ A MOVIE…………………..Phat’n’Funky (Chase) CARDBOY KING……………………………………….Salad (Island) FIRE…………………………………….Scooter (Club Tools/Edel) LOVE IS THE LAW……………………………..The Seahorses (Geffen) PLASTIQA…………………………………………Silver Jet (Hut) SHINE…………………………………..Space Brothers (Manifesto) TIME’S UP………………………………….Sussed (Dead Dead Good)
May 5th :
FAKER……………………………………Audioweb (Mother-Polydor) THE BOY DONE GOOD / SUGAR DADDY…………..Billy Bragg (Cooking Vinyl) SUSAN’S HOUSE……………………………………Eels (Dreamworks) FIREWORKS EP………………………………….Embrace (Hut/Virgin) ASHES TO ASHES…………………………Faith No More (Slash/London) WHO WILL SAVE YOUR SOUL? [re-scheduled]…….Jewel (East West-Atlantic) UNTIL I FIND YOU AGAIN……………………….Richard Marx (Capitol) GOSPEL OAK EP…………………….Sinad O’Connor (Ensign-Chrysalis) KOWALSKI………………………………….Primal Scream (Creation) I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU [ri]………………..The Rembrandts (East West) SHE HAD ME………………………………..Stony Sleep (Big Cat/V2)
May 12th :
TIME TO SAY GOODBYE (CON TE PARTIRO)……………………………… ……………………….Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli (Coalition) UNIQUE………………………………………..General Levy (Renk) TRANQULIZER…………………………………………Geneva (Nude) MY STAR………………………………………..Madder Rose (Seed) BRUISE PRISTINE………………………..Placebo (Elevator Music/Hut) I HAVE PEACE……………………………………….Strike (Fresh) SEMI-CHARMED LIFE…………………………Third Eye Blind (Elektra)
May 19th :
MIDNIGHT IN CHELSEA……………………Jon Bon Jovi (Jambco/Mercury) CAN WE TALK…………………………………….Code Red (Polydor) YODEL IN THE CANYON OF LOVE…………Do Re Mi feat. Kerry (PolyGramTV) SWEET LIPS……………………………………….Monaco (Polydor) THE ANSWER WHY I HATE YOU…………………….Symposium (Infectious) GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU NOW [rm]…………Viola Wills (Radio Wave)
May 26th :
MMMBOP…………………………………………..Hanson (Mercury) THE BEAUTIFUL PLACE……………………..Marilyn Manson (Interscope) STAR……………………………………..Primal Scream (Creation) PARANOID ANDROID…………………………….Radiohead (Parlophone) BEAUTIFUL DREAM…………………………….World Party (Chrysalis)
June 2nd :
IF YOU REALLY WANNA KNOW…………………………Ether (Parlophone)
July 7th :
SO HELP ME GIRL………………………………….Gary Barlow (RCA)
Other forthcoming releasesAPRIL
O LUCKY YOU / WAKE UP BOO……………………….2 Hope 4 (Euphoric) ONE IN A MILLION………………………………..Aaliyah (Atlantic) THE DOUBLE TAKE EP: FEEL GOOD……………………….Abigail (Klone) MADDENING………………………………….Acacia (WEA-Radarscope) THIS IS DISCO………………………….Dave Angel (Fourth&Broadway) FALLING……………………………………….Ant & Dec (Telstar) ROSES ARE RED………………………………………….Aqua (MCA) DEEP……………………………………………Ariel (Wonderboy) FUTURE’S OVERRATED………………………………Arkarna (Fume/WEA) MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND [rm]……………………..Sandy B (Champion) TOO HANDSOME TO BE HOMELESS………………………..Baby Bird (Echo) FLY LIFE………………………………….Basement Jaxx (Multiply) VIRGINIA……………………………Beat Foundation (Skinnymalinky) HOT’N’STEAMY…………………………………….Bianca (Almighty) LOVE IS ALL………………………………Mary J. Blige (Universal) AND THEN THE RAIN FALLS………………..Blue Amazon (Jackpot/Sony S) AUTOMATIC LOVER………………………………..Borsetta (Neoteric) [tba]………………………………………..Toby Bourke (Aegean) I FORGIVE YOU……………………………………Sam Brown (Demon) [tba]………………………………………Joanna Bryant (Aegean) MIGHTY LOVE……………………………………Lorraine Cato (MCA) SECRET LOVE………………………………………..Celice (Lyric) SHOW ME HEAVEN………………………………….Chimera (Neoteric) [tba]…………………………….Dave Clarke (Bush/Deconstruction) SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT………………Club Artists United (Millenium) I NEED……………………………..Colour System Inc. (Soundproof) CALL THE MAN……………………………………Cline Dion (Epic) EARTH ANGEL…………………………………….Dreadzone (Virgin) WESTWAY…………………………………….Dub Pistols (Concrete) DAY-O………………………………………..Dub Train (Planet 3) IF I CHANGED MY MIND…………………..Ebony & Phoebe One (Soultown) HOPELESS………………………………….Dionne Farris (Columbia) [tba]……………………………………………..DJ Flavour (-) [tba]………………………………….Roddy Frame (Independiente) I WANNA BE WITH YOU…………………………..Fun Factory (Regular) SPACEFUCK…………………………………..Headrillaz (Pussyfoot) MAKE IT REAL / RICH BITCH……Heliotropic feat. Danny Campbell (Skyway) IT’S ALRIGHT…………………………………Deni Hines (Mushroom) STEP INTO MY WORLD………………………….Hurricane #1 (Creation) YOU MAKE ME FEEL (SO GOOD)…………………Hypno Tek (Kubik/Pioneer) WATCH ME DO MY THING……………………………….Immature (Loud) AIN’T NO PLAYA – AIN’T NO NIGGA…Jay-Z feat. Foxy Brown (Northwestside) YOU SHOULD KNOW………………………..Donell Jones (LaFace/Arista) CUPID………………………………………Phil Joseph (RCR/Ripe) WATCHA GONNA DO………………………………Joy For Life (Stress) GUIDANCE………………………………………….Kamilian (Worx) FURYO………………………………………….Kayashi (Additive) CAKE………………………………………Kidnapper (Fiece Panda) UNTIL THE DAY………………………………The Knowledge (Suntune) SMALL TOWN BOY………………………………………..Legato (F1) SAY WHAT YOU WANT………………………………Lipstick (Almighty) DISCO LIFE (CHECK DIS OUT)…..Jean Philippe Aviance pres. Logan (Sharp) REMEMBER……………………………………………Loren (Props) THE HONEYMOON IS OVER……………Louchie Lou & Michie One (Indochina) [tba]……………………………………Machine Head (Roadrunner) I LIKE IT…………………………………….Angel Moraes (AM:PM) ALMA MATTERS…………………………………..Morrissey (Mercury) THE KNACK – YOU BETTER……………………..Mount Rushmore (Dance 2) INSANITY…………………………………………..Nikki C (Vale) PLEASE DON’T GO………………………………….No Mercy (Arista) SOMETHING ABOUT YOU……………………………….Nonchalant (MCA) CAN’T STOP……………………………..Nootropic (Hi-Life/Polydor) ANYWAY YOU LOOK AT IT…………………….Northern Uproar (Heavenly) I’M A MAN NOT A BOY…………………………….North & South (RCA) ASYLUM…………………………………………..The Orb (Island) FOREVER GIRL…………………………………………..OTT (Epic) HIT THE TARMAC EP…………………………….Overseer (Soundclash) I AM WHAT I AM…………………………………….Mark Owen (RCA) LOVE WILL FIND A WAY……………….Robert Owens (Musical Directions) SQUARE BIZ……Paintin’ By Numbers feat. Jai Frances (Koch Dance Force) REBOUND………………………………………….Personlle (LMP) AMOUR…………………………The Porn Kings (All Around The World) LIVING IN ECSTASY…………………………………Fonda Rae (Wave) YOUR SUMMERTIME…………………………………..Raissa (Polydor) INTOXICATION……………………………..React II Rhythm (Jackpot) CAN YOU FEEL THE FORCE……………………………Real DJ (Nukleuz) ONE MORE TIME…………………………The Real McCoy (Logic/Arista) I LOVE YOU … STOP!…………………………..Red 5 (House Nation) SCENT OF LOVE…………………………………….Redanka (Whoop!) MUEVA LA CADERA – MOVE YOUR BODY REMIXES……….Reel 2 Real (Positiva) + NEW FORMS [RONI SIZE MIXES]………………….Reprazent (Talkin Loud) LEGENDS…………………………………….Sacred Spirit (Virgin) NEVER BE LONELY AGAIN…………………….Sapphire (Earth Music/WEA) MONEY’S TOO TIGHT TO MENTION [rm]……………..Simply Red (East West) SPACE FUNK PROJECT……………………………Bob Sinclair (Yellow) + SHARE THE FALL [rm] / NEW FORMS………………Roni Size (Talkin Loud) BRAZEN……………………………Skunk Anansie (One Little Indian) MY GIRL KEITH………………………………….Snug (Warner Bros.) HEAVEN ON EARTH……………………………..Spellbound (East West) SOUL POWER…………………………………………Spensane (WEA) HIGH ENERGY………………………………….Strategy (Rainforest) SUPERSTAR………………………………..Superstar (Camp Fabulous) THA WILD STYLE…………………………….DJ Supreme (Distinctive) U GOT THE LOVE………………….Sweet Mercy feat. Joe Roberts (Bush) THE FIRST TIME…………………………………Tatjana (Love This) MORNING LIGHT………………………………Team Deep (Multiply-VC) REFLECT [rm]……………………………………Three’n’One (ffrr) RING A LING………………………………………….Tiggy (Flex) DANCE WITH ME…………………………………….Tin Tin Out (VC) BREAK MY STRIDE………………………………Unique II (Dancepool) FEEL WHAT YOU WANT……………………………Kristine W (Champion) THE DIFFERENCE…………………………………Funny Walker (ffrr) YOU AND I…………………………….Way Out West (Deconstruction) HARD CARGO………………………………….Paul Young (East West) MYSTERY LAND [rm]…………………………………..Y Traxx (ffrr) DAMAGED………………………………………..Zenith (Frontline)
MAY
YOU’VE GOT IT………………………………..Alibi (Urgent/Arista) HEAD OVER HEELS……………………………Allure feat. Nas (Crave) TEACH ME………………………………..Art Of Silence (Axiomatic) MISBEHAVIN’………………………….Buddy Booth (Junior Boy’s Own) 5 MILES TO EMPTY……………………………..Brownstone (MJJ/Epic) GET IT TOGETHER…………………Celeda & The Heavy Hitters (Twisted) EVERY STEP OF THE WAY……………………………..Celtus (Sony S) FUNK ME……………………………………………Clank (Faze-2) LET ME BE YOUR UNDERWEAR / UNIQUE……………….Club 69 (Twisted UK) WILD WORLD………………………………………..Cath Coffey (-) HAVE FUN……………………………………….Coma B (Wonderboy) WONDERFUL TONIGHT………………………………..Damage (Big Life) FUNNY WALKER…………………………………The Difference (ffrr) INTERSPACE…………………………………….Discodroids (Slate) FORBIDDEN FRUIT…………………………….Paul van Dyke (Deviant) CASUAL SUB………………………………………..EFA (East West) I WANNA BE THE ONLY ONE………………………Eternal (1st Ave./EMI) ARMED & EXTREMELY DANGEROUS……………………First Choice (Minima) BLACKEYE…………………………………………Fluffy (Enclave) ABSURD……………………………………………..Fluke (Circa) THE WAY…………………………..Funky Green Dogs (Twisted UK/MCA) BAREFOOT IN THE HEAD………………………..Gat Decor (Way Of Life) GIVE ME THE FEELING………………………..Franki Gonzalez (Almost) FREAK…………………………………Grass-Show (Food/Parlophone) ARGENTINA…………………………..Jeremy Healey & Amos (Positiva) BIG DADDY………………………………………..Heavy D (Uptown) BLACK HILL…………………………………..Little Jam (Additive) READY OR NOT…………………………..Manbreak (One Little Indian) FEELS LIKE HEAVEN………………………..Kerry Anne Martin (Almost) DON’T U WANT SOME MORE………………………..Matter (Higher State) BERGKAMP………………………………………Midfield General () GALAXIA……………………………………………Moonman (Heat) FLOWTATION……………………………………Vincent de Moor (XL) [tba]…………………………………..My Life Story (Parlophone) LIFE AFTER DEATH…………………..The Notorious B.I.G. (Puff Daddy) I HEAT UP……………………………………One Of A Kind (Fresh) SMILE’N’SHINE………………………………….Pandora (Universal) 9INE MM…………………………………Pigforce (Fourth&Broadway) DISCO MIRROR…………………………………..Plastica (Additive) SPYBREAK…………………………….Propellerheads (Wall Of Sound) TROUBLED GIRL…………………………….Karen Ramirez (Manifesto) WHAT I GOTTA DO…………………………………….Raw Book (MML) HARD TIMES………………..Rimbaud feat. Sabrina Johnson (Top Banana) THE HONG KONG AFFAIR…………………………….Sergioi (Additive) AUBURN………………………………………….Skylab 2000 (JDJ) THE SAINT……………………………..Spaghetti Surfers (Escapade) [tba]……………………………….Super Furry Animals (Creation) SUN HITS THE SKY……………………………Supergrass (Parlophone) THE LETTER…………………………………Pauline Taylor (Cheeky) I’M COMING HOME [imp]………..Vice Versa feat. Michael Watford (Azuli) UNDRESSED…………………………White Town (Brilliant!/Chrysalis) CAN YOU FEEL THE HEAT……………..The Carl Younge Project (Timewave)
JUNE
SOMEPLACE, SOMEWHERE……………………….The Hormones (Banana/V2) KISS YOU ALL OVER………………………………..No Mercy (Arista) [tba]……………………………………………Subcircus (Echo)
In this week’s Top 10, Depeche Mode go straight in at No.1 with “Ultra”,Cast are at 3 with “Mother Nature Calls”, and Mary J Blige is at 8 with“Share My World”. The only climbers are Blur‘s self-titled album from 10 to 7,and the Fun Lovin Criminals’ “Come Find Yourself” from 12 to 10.
Elsewhere there’s only one other new entry at 24 for Sacred Spirit’s “Volume 2,Culture Clash”.
17. Charlatans – One To Another
It’s a record which started off as ‘okay’ at first, but after several listens,it had to be one of the best singles of the year beginning with a thumpingbassline and a crash of drums, and just excels from there. It made No.3 lastSeptember.
Their follow-up, North Country Boy, made No.4 recently, and their new album‘Telling Stories’ is out soon.
The end bit :
Well, that’s it for now. If you want to be added to the list, just mailme at Charts Request to tell me, but please specify whether you want the music charts and/or the widescreen video and laserdisc lists.
Bye for now,
Dominator
Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.