63 Cake – Short Skirt Long Jacket

This week: 10 new entries, 1 climbers, 4 non-movers & 25 downers.

(* – 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…

10 new entries :
• 34 Armand Van Helden – Why Can’t You Spend Some Time
• 32 Kelis – Young Fresh N New
• 31 Weezer – Island in the Sun * !!!
• 22 Push – The Legacy
• 20 O-Town – We Fit Together
• 19 Par-t-One vs Inxs – I’m So Crazy
• 18 Gorillaz – Rock the House
• 17 System of a Down – Chop Suey * !!!
• 9 Gabrielle – Don’t Need the Sun to Shine
• 4 Five – Closer to Me

so the following dropped out :

• 40 So Solid Crew – 21 Seconds
• 39 Genius Cru – Course Bruv
• 38 Eve – Let Me Blow Ya Mind
• 37 Blue – Too Close
• 35 Sarah Connor – Let’s Get Back to Bed Boy
• 34 Atomic Kitten – Eternal Flame
• 32 Streets – Has It Come To This
• 30 A Teens: Halfway Around the World
• 27 K2 Family – Bouncing Flow
• 25 Jagged Edge – Where the Party At

1 climbers :

• 5 (7) City High – What Would You Do

4 non-movers :

• 1 Afroman
• 2 Kylie Minogue
• 3 DJ Otzi
• 13 Linkin Park

and 25 going down. Big fallers include :

• 24 (15) Wideboys
• 29 (16) Lisa Left Eye Lopes
• 35 (21) Jay-Z

New entries from No.41-75. See who missed out this time round :

• 53 4Hero – Les Fleur
• 54 Transfer – Possession
• 57 Chemical Brothers – It Began in Afrika
• 63 Cake – Short Skirt Long Jacket
• 66 Basement Jaxx – Jus 1 Kiss
• 70 Pussy 2000 – It’s Gonna Be Alright

Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…

63 Cake – Short Skirt Long JacketA very funky track that should’ve been a monster – if only it got someradio airplay – with at least three different videos of members of the publicgiving their insightful opinion into the music.

31 Weezer – Island in the Sun * !!!Following up “Hash Pipe” with a much more laidback track, it’s stillessential listening and deserves a Top 10 placing which it won’t get.

17 System of a Down – Chop Suey * !!!A great slice of American indie rock that’s had plenty of MTV2 airplayand goes through several different changes of direction in the four or fiveminutes it runs for. Takes a while to get used to but it’s worth it.

4 Five – Closer to MeTheir last ever single now they’ve split, but no-one will be mourning theirloss as they might have done with Take That.

1 Afroman: Because I Got High *2nd Week at No.1*

A simple tune about a man who fails to do all manner of tasks plannedthat day because he smoked something and got high. A very entertaining song.

This is the 14th single in a row to go straight in at No.1 :

• 1. DJ Pied Piper – Do You Really Like It
• 2. Shaggy feat. Rayvon – Angel
• 3. Moulin Rouge – Lady Marmalade
• 4. Hear’Say – The Way To Your Love
• 5. Roger Sanchez – Another Chance
• 6. Robbie Williams – Eternity / The Road to Mandalay
• 7. Atomic Kitten – Eternal Flame
• 8. So Solid Crew – 21 Seconds
• 9. Five – Let’s Dance
• 10. Blue – Too Close
• 11. Bob The Builder – Mambo No.5
• 12. DJ Otzi – Hey Baby
• 13. Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out of My Head
• 14. Afroman: Because I Got High