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CHART TIME !

(* – 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…

14 new entries this week, 2 climbers, 1 non-movers, and 23 going down.

Big fallers include Adam F (20 to 36) and Robbie Williams (14 to 40).

Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…

33 (37) Third Eye Blind – Semi-Charmed Life *

Debut single for this band, which was meant to be released in June, and morerecently at the start of this month, but kept getting put back it seems.

I’m glad to see that the song has climbed, but a Top 10 placing would have beenbetter…

29 (35) Chris De Burgh – So Beautiful

Chris De Burgh will always be best known for his 1986 No.1 single, “Lady in Red”which, along with 1988’s “Missing You” (No.3), are his only Top 10 hits to date.

Since then, hits have been few on the ground, the only other Top 40 hits being“A Spaceman Came Travelling” (No.40, 1986), a re-issue of “The Simple Truth(A Child Is Born)” (No.36, 1991) and “Separate Tables” (No.30, 1992), withother top tunes such as “Don’t Pay The Ferryman”, “High on Emotion” and“Fatal Hesitation” all missing the Top 40 by a few places. His last single tograce the charts was his 1995 Xmas single, “The Snows of New York”, making No.60

His latest is unfortunately quite an unremarkable song, and one I only heardon last week’s Lottery programme.

What was more of importance though, was that Chris De Burgh actually wrotea tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, as well, and I’m not sure if that trackis on this single, but a performance of the song was played on BBC1 on theday of her funeral. It’s certainly not been given anywhere near as much coverageas Elton John‘s song though. In fact, it hasn’t been given any coverage, as faras I know.

28 Sleeper – She’s a Good Girl *

1995 saw the breakthrough for Sleeper with “What Do I Do Now?”and “Inbetweener” being their biggest hits of their career to datereaching the Top 20. Then, last year they came to the fore, as “Sale of theCentury” and “Nice Guy Eddie” both made No.10 with the follow-up,“Statuesque” still attaining the Top 20 by making No.17, and leadsinger Louise Wener had an appearance on Vic and Bob’s Shooting Stars.

As such it’s a shame that this first single in a year from the band is justa comparatively minor hit, although it is a grower, and as such is damn good.

Look out next week when one of their singles from last year gets a mention inmy Top 50 of 1996.

22 The Rolling Stones – Anybody Seen My Baby?

First single from their new album, Bridges of Babylon, and theirconcerts have been going down a storm lately.

Over the next two weeks, incidentally, they’re broadcasting their own radiostation, Radio Babylon, in London which is playing their new album 24 hoursa day.

16 No Doubt – Spiderwebs * !!!

Third hit single for No Doubt, but a comparatively low-placing to theNo.3 “Just a Girl” and the top slot smash, “Don’t Speak”, whichis probably due to the fact that I’ve not heard it ONCE on the radio. How dothey expect records to sell if no-one plays them?

A shame as this, the opener of their superb current album, “Tragic Kingdom”,is just as catchy and has “BIG HIT” written all over it.

7 U2 – Please *

Fourth single, and another Top 10 from the current album, “Pop”, and onethat’s more on a par with “Staring At The Sun” than “Discotheque”or “Last Night On Earth”. My favourite single from them this year so faris definitely, “Staring At The Sun” which is still getting a decentamount of airplay.

6 Janet featuring Q-Tip & Joni Mitchell – Got Til It’s Gone :O ===

Bag-o-shite award of the week goes to Janet Jackson for what is not only themost incoherent release of the week, but is not so much featuring Joni Mitchell,but ripping off a line from her classic, “Big Yellow Taxi”, mercilesslyslaughtered by Amy Grant a few years ago, “..don’t it always seem togo, that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone”.

Dreadful. Avoid.

4 Louise – Arms Around The World

First new single of the year from Louise, and her biggest hit to date as“Undivided Love” and “Naked” made No.5.

Not bad, but then not particularly outstanding either.

2 Oasis – Stand By Me

Second single from Oasis‘s current album, “Be Here Now”, andlike their last, it’s good but nothing outstanding.

1 (1) Elton John – Something About The Way You Look / Candle in the Wind 1997 * *3rd Week at No.1*

It was inevitable that thing song would go straight in at No.1.

For those with their head in a hole for the past two weeks, Diana, Princess ofWales and her then-beau, Dodi Al-Fayed, son of Harrodds boss, Mohammed Al-Fayed,were killed along with their driver in a horrific car crash in a Parisunderpass while being chased by French paparazzi. Who was to blame though? Thepress chasing them on motorbikes and taking photos of the dead and dying lyingin the car after the smash, or the driver allegedly going at 121 mph while overthree times the legal limit and on anti-depressants? Time will tell.

Anyway, only six weeks after the death of fashion designer Gianni Versace,where Diana was comforting Elton John, he rewrote his classic tribute to silverscreen legend Marilyn Monroe, and put it on the back of his new superb single,“Something About The Way You Look”.

Only going on sale on Saturday 13th September, this went platinum in a day,selling out within hours of all 600,000 copies released in shops, with moredue in on the Monday. This will probably be No.1 for weeks to come. I don’tthink it will stay No.1 all the way until Xmas, but it’ll climb back up to thetop to make it the Xmas No.1.

This is surprisingly only Elton John‘s second solo No.1. His first was acombination of two singles which flopped first time round. “Sacrifice / HealingHands” which made No.1 in June 90, and was his first single to be released withall the profits going to charity, with every single to come following suit.

He has had two duets go to No.1 though. “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” was No.1in July 76 with Kiki Dee, and later was redone duetting with male model Rupaul(No. 7, Feb 94). The second was with George Michael, a new version of “Don’tLet The Sun Go Down On Me” in December 91, their second collaboration, the firstbeing “Wrap Her Up” (No. 12, Dec 85).

This is the third song in a row to go straight in at No.1 :

New releases :

(* – my current favourites)

September 29th :

FUCK THE MILLENNIUM…………………………..2K (Blast First/Mute) PUNK VIRTUOSO………………………………30 Amp Fuse (Dedicated) REAL PEOPLE………………………………Apache Indian (Coalition) COME TO DADDY………………………………..The Aphex Twin (Warp) SWITCH………………………………………….Howie B (Polydor) A LITTLE LOVE / BABY BOOM…………………..Baby Blue (Tin Tin Club) AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME……………………….Backstreet Boys (Jive) I LIKE ROCK……………………………………Bennet (Roadrunner) LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE…………….Blacknuss (A-Diesel/Arista) THE NEXT SOUND YOU HEAR…………………….Jackson Browne (Elektra) CARNIVAL IN HEAVEN…………………….Malandra Burrows (Warner esp) BREATHE UNDERWATER…………………………………Carrie (Island) I AM THE MOB…………………………….Catatonia (Blanco Y Negro) BINGO……………………………………………..Catch (Virgin) THE PROOF OF YOU…………………………….Comfort (Insoussiance) YELLOWMADDACOOLIVISION………………………………Cuff (Blow Up) YOUR LOVE EP: I WANT YOUR LOVE………………………Donna D (Mecca) SATURDAY [rm]………………..East 57th St. feat. Donna Allen (AM:PM) NEVER SEEN BEFORE…………………………………..EPMD (Def Jam) ANGEL OF MINE……………………………….Eternal (1st Ave./EMI) EVERYBODY LOVES A CARNIVAL………………………Fatboy Slim (Skint) DAM DAM DEO……………………………………….Felicidad (EMI) TRIP LIKE I DO……………………….Filter / Crystal Method (Epic) NEW HOPE …………………………..The Flaming Stars (Vinyl Japan) YOUR CARESS (ALL I NEED)…………..DJ Flavours (All Around The World) DREAMS……………………………Forest For The Trees (Dreamworks) BARBARA H…………………………Fountains Of Wayne (Tag/Atlantic) GONE ARE THE DAYS…………….DJ Hype pres. Ganja Crew (Parousia/RCA) SINGING IN THE RAIN…………………………………..Gazebo (EMI) I WANT U………..Craig Nelson pres. Gift (Bay City Recs./Steppin’ Out) LOVER…………………………………..Gold Dust Twins (99 North) WHITE LINES (DON’T DON’T DO IT) ’97………………………………. …………………Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel (Sugarhill/Deepbeats) HITCHIN’ A RIDE………………………………..Green Day (Reprise) SEXY CINDERELLA…………………………….Lynden David Hall (EMI) COAST TO COAST………………………………….Hurricane (Wiiija) JUST COME BACK TO ME…………………………Hypertrophy (Positiva) THE BITTEREST PILL I EVER HAD TO SWALLOW / THE BUTTEFLY COILLECTOR / THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT……………………………..The Jam (Polydor) FIREWALKER………………………………Rickie Lee Jones (Reprise) THAT KINDA GUY…………………………Thomas Jules-Stock (Mercury) YOU ARE THE ONE………………………………Dominic Kirwan (Ritz) CELEBRATE……………………………………The Levellers (China) RAINCLOUD……………………..Lighthouse Family (Wild Card/Polydor) CRUSH ON YOU [rm]………………………Lil’ Kim (Big Beat/Atlantic) I FOUND LOVIN’……………………………….Love City (East West) BOBBY PERU………………………………….Luna (Beggars Banquet) FEELS LIKE I’M IN LOVE………………….Kelly Marie (Academy Street) SHOULDERHOLSTER………………………………Morcheeba (Indochina) TWIST…………………………………….Mouse On Mars (Too Pure) BLACK & WHITE……………………………….Jimmy Nail (East West) TOUCH TONE 7.1…………………………………..New Order (Touch) GOLDEN BROWN…………………………………………..Omar (RCA) PINK BOMB………………………………………..Pink Bomb (Quad) ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE………………………Propellerheads …………………………con David Arnold (Wall Of Sound/East West) DOUBLECROSS EP: SPELL / GET YOUR GROOVE ON / SARGASSO SEA / DOUBLECROSS. ……………………………Q-Burn’s Abstract Message (Astralwerks) SALTBOX……………………………………..Redwood (Almo Sounds) THE WAY I FEEL………………………………..Roachford (Columbia) KICK THE PARTY INTO FULL EFFFECT………….Ruff ‘Da Menace (Obsessive) STAY………………………………..Sash! feat. La Trec (Multiply) COSMONAUT NO. 7…………………………………Scarfo (Deceptive) LOVE ME & LEAVE ME…………………………..The Seahorses (Geffen) EUOPEAN ME…………………….Six By Seven (Mantra/Beggars Banquet) FRIENDS……………………Sly & Robbie feat. Simply Red (East West) DANCE TO THE MUSIC….Smokin’ Vibes feat. Deborah Woodson (Kosmo/Arista) MMMBOP – TRUE BLUE……………………………..The Smurfs (EMI TV) FREAK………………………………..Strangelove (Food/Parlophone) GARY SUPER MACHO……………………………………Sukia (Mo Wax) DRAWER………………………………………Summercamp (Maverick) NO WAY NO WAY……………………………………….Vanilla (EMI) DEEP DAY…………………………..Katrina Vaughn (Worx/Jive House)

October 6th :

YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND…………………….The Brand New Heavies (ffrr) KEEP IT CALM…………………………………..Phil Campbell (EMI) HOW DO YOU FEEL …………………….Carnaby (Fast Forward/RP Media) ADIDAS WORLD……………………………….Edwyn Collins (Setanta) DON’T FADE AWAY…………………..David Coverdale & Whitesnake (EMI) I.O.U. EVERYTHING……………………………………..Dweeb (WEA) HIGH (WITH MY FRIENDS)……………………………….Feeder (Echo) A LONDON THING [ri-rm] / WAITING…………….Scott Garcia (Connected) YOU SEXY THING…………………………………Hot Chocolate (EMI) THIS LIFE…………………………………………..Mandalay (V2) CLOSED FOR BUSINESS EP………………………….Mansun (Parlophone) ROY’S KEEN……………………………………..Morrissey (Island) DO YA THINK I’M SEXY…N-Trance feat. Rod Stewart (All Around The World) MADE IN VAIN…………………………………………Peach (Mute) BEEN AROUND THE WORLD / IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BANJAMINS……………….. ………………………..Puff Daddy & The Family (Puff Daddy/Arista) LAVA [ri]…………………………………….Silver Sun (Polydor) GOING HOME……………………….Speedy (Boiler House!/Rhythm King) LATE IN THE DAY…………………………….Supergrass (Parlophone) THE KAZZOO SONG………………………………The Sweeney (Rotator) LET ME BE THE ONE………………………Walter Trout Band (Provogue) STONE (EP)………………………….The Unbelievable Truth (Virgin) MAKE IT WITH YOU………………………………..Universal (London) HOT BLOOD……………………………………….Verbena (Setanta) HAPPINESS………………………………..Wand (Deconstruction/RCA) HURRICANE (EP)……………………………..Warm Jets (This Way Up) SONIC EMPIRE………………………………Westbam (Low Spirit/RCA)

October 13th :

BARBIE GIRL…………………………………..Aqua (Universal/MCA) HOSTAGE IN A FROCK………………………………Cecil (Parlophone) DIGITAL………………………….Goldie & KRS One (Metalheadz/ffrr) SUN ARISE [rm]…………………………………..Rolf Harris (EMI) TORN………………………………………Natalie Imbruglia (RCA) SPILLER FROM RIO (DO IT EASY)………………..Laguna (Azuli/Positiva) PHENOMENON…………………………………….LL Cool J (Mercury) ARE YOU JIMMY RAY?……………………………..Jimmy Ray (Sony S2) QUINTESSENCE EP [8tr MLP]……………………..DJ Ron (Parousia/RCA) NUMBER ONE SONG IN HEAVEN……………………….Sparks (Roadrunner) SPICE UP YOUR LIFE…………………………….Spice Girls (Virgin) PREPARE TO LAND………………….The Supernaturals (Food/Parlophone) STORM…………………………………………..Vanessa-Mae (EMI)

October 20th :

[tba]………………………………………….911 (Ginga/Virgin) GET HIGHER……………………………….Black Grape (Radioactive) SHE COULD FLY…………………………………..Ether (Parlophone) BREATHING……………………………………..North & South (RCA) CHOOSE LIFE………………..PF Project feat. Ewan McGregor (Positiva) ARE U READY?………………………………….Salt’n’Pepa (London) ALWAYS THERE………………………………..UB40 (DEP Int./Virgin)

October 22nd :

ARE U READY?………………………………….Salt’n’Pepa (London)

October 27th :

BENEDICTUS…………………………………….Brainbug (Positiva) C.L.E.O.P.A.T.R.A. (GONNA BLOW IT)…………………..Cleopatra (WEA) I NEED A MIRACLE…………………………………..Coco (Positiva) IF YOU WALK AWAY……………………………..Peter Cox (Chrysalis) FREE…………….Robert Miles feat. Cathy Sledge (Deconstruction/RCA) JAMES BOND THEME – TOMORROW NEVER DIES…………………..Moby (Mute) I CAN’T LIVE WIITHOUT YOU [RR]……………………Queen (Parlophone) ANY OLD LOVE……………………..Ultra Nate (Strictly Rhythm/AM:PM) AJARE………………………………..Way Out West (Deconstruction)

November 3rd :

I NEED…………………………………..Meredith Brooks (Capitol) PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME…………………………….Texas (Mercury) [tba]………………………………………..Wireless (Chrysalis)

November 10th :

THE DELICIOUS EP…………………….The Catherine Wheel (Chrysalis) DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER……………………..David McAlmont (East West) NAKED & SACRED…………………….Maria Nayler (Deconstruction/RCA) NO SURPRISES………………………………..Radiohead (Parlophone) CRY………………………………………The Sundays (Parlophone)

November 17th :

DON’T CRY FOR ME…………………..Lisa Stansfield (Big Life/Arista)

December 1st :

SLAM DUNK DA FUNK………………………………………Five (RCA) [tba]……………………………………………Hanson (Mercury)

December 8th :

BEAUTIFUL NIGHT…………………………Paul McCartney (Parlophone)

December 15th :

TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN [rr]………………………..Queen (Parlophone)

Other forthcoming releases

OCTOBER

WATER RIDE……………………………………………16B (Eye-Q) ANGEL EYES………………………………….Abbacadabra (Almighty) JOY & PAIN……………Addams & Gee feat. Antonia Lucas (Steppin’ Out) NEVER EVER…………………………………….All Saints (London) [tba]………………………………….Shola Ama (Freakstreet/WEA) MY DESIRE [rm]…………………………………………Amira (VC) LONELY……………………………………..Peter Andre (Mushroom) BLUE FEAR…………………………………Armin (Xtravaganza/Edel) HEY AZ…………………………………………AZ feat. SWV (EMI) AIN’T NO NEED TO HIDE……………………………Sandy B (Champion) TO BE FREE (APPLETREE)…………………Erykah Badu (Kedor/Universal) REACH INSIDE…………………………………..Bah Samba (Estereo) STEPPIN’ THROUGH TIME………………………..Philip Bailey (A-Dept) OPEN ROAD……………………………………….Gary Barlow (RCA) FOUNDATIONS ’97……………………..Beat Foundation (Skinnymalinky) DEAD WEIGHT…………………………………………Beck (Geffen) GO THE DISTANCE…………………………..Michael Bolton (Columbia) ON THE RUN / GROVETRAIN………………………………de Bos (Jive) SOUL BEAT RUNNA [rm]……………………………..Boymerang (Regal) DROP DEAD GORGEOUS / ECHO BEACH…………….Boys Of A New Age (Klone) GET READY TO BOUNCE………………..Brooklyn Bounce (Club Tools/Edel) THE KEY……………………………………..B-Yond (Logic/Arista) BUTTERFLY………………………………….Mariah Carey (Columbia) TELLIN’ STORIES…………………….The Charlatans (Beggars Banquet) AMNESIA…………………………………………Chumbawamba (EMI) HEAVEN’S GOT TO BE ……………………………….Le Click (Logic) U SEXY THING / MEGAMIX……………….Clock (Power Station/Universal) HOME……………………………………………Sheryl Crow (A&M) ESTA E LA VIDA…………………………………..El Cubana (Fresh) GABRIEL………………………Roy Davis Jr. feat. Peven Everett (XL) STRANDED………………………………..Deep Dish (Deconstruction) SUMMER SMASH………………………………………Denim (EMIdisc) EVERYDAY………………………………Devox feat. Angie B (Arista) LOST & FOUND……………………………………D*Note (Dorado/VC) [tba]…………………………………………Howard Donald (RCA) HERE COMES THE BIG RUSH……………………………Echobelly (Epic) [tba]…………………………………Echo & The Bunnymen (London) ALL YOU GOOD PEOPLE [ri]……………………..Embrace (Fierce Panda) FAVOURITE SHIRTS (BOY MEETS GIRL)….E-motion (Universal/MCA-Soundproof) EPIDEMIC [rm]……………………………Exit EEE (XL-Tripoli Trax) OH BOY………………………………Fabulous Baker Boys (Multiply) ADVENTURES IN FREESTYLES EP…………………Freestylers (Freskanova) [tba]………………………………………..Frosted (Roadrunner) MY NOISE………………………………………Pablo Gargano (Eve) LET THE SUNSHINE……………………………Gerideau (Phuture Trax) DANGEROUS MINDZ………………………..The Gravediggaz (Gee Street) . BEAUTIFUL……………………………….Groove Control (Extatique) NO TIME…………………………………………..Guya Reg (ffrr) I SAW THE LIGHT………………………..Terry Hall (Southsea Bubble) ACPERIENCE……………………………..Hardfloor (Harthouse/Eye-Q) ULTRAFUNKULA………………………………Armand van Helden (ffrr) CALIFORNIA DREAMING……………………………..High Jinx (Rumour) THE CROWN…………………………………………Hooch (Eternal) [tba]……………………………………….Steven Houghton (RCA) MAGIC ORGASM………………………………..House Heroes (Twisted) [tba]……………………………………………..Huggy Bear (-) STEP INTO MY WORLD [rm]……………………..Hurricane #1 (Creation) CRY ME A RIVER…………………………………….Jai (M&G/Wired) [tba]……………………………………..James (Fontana/Mercury) L’OMBELICO DEL MONDO………………………….Jovanotti (Diffusion) I LIKE THE WAY……………………………………..Kaleef (Unity) HAPPINESS…………………….Kamasutra feat. Stefan Frank (Sony S3) THE SESSION…………………………..Kings Of Tomorrow (Groove On) AS (UNTIL THE DAY) [rm]………………………..The Knowledge (ffrr) TO BE IN LOVE……………………………………..M.A.W. (M.A.W.) YOU SHOULD BE MINE…………………………Brian McKnight (Mercury) SANTA MARIA………………………..DJ Milano (All Around The World) EVERYTHING I WANTED…………………….Dannii Minogue (Eternal/WEA) ORIENT CITY………………………………Vincent de Moor (Deal-XL) WE CAN GET DOWN…………………………………….Myron (Island) BEACHBALL [rm]……………………..Nalin & Kane (Urban-Hooj Choons) SO MUCH LOVE…………………………………New Creation (Tattoo) VIDEO 586……………………………………….New Order (Touch) I WAS MADE FOR LOVING YOU…..Nomadic Motion feat. Soraya (Steppin’ Out) SWEET TEARS / RUNAWAY [rm] / BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN…………………. ……………………………………..Nuyorican Soul (Talkin Loud) TOMORROW [?]………………………………Ocean Colour Scene (MCA) MIRACLE [2nd ri-rm]……………………………………Olive (RCA) BACK ON EARTH…………………………………Ozzy Osbourne (Epic) ATOMIC……………………Party Animals (Mokum/Deep Blue/Roadrunner) TRYIN’ TIMES……….Courtney Pine feat. Jhelisa Anderson (Talkin Loud) WALKING ON THE MOON [rm]…………………………..The Police (A&M) LA BOUCLE……………………………….Le Pompidou (Pro-Zak Trax) EVERY LITTLE TIME…………………………..Poppers pres. Aura (VC) BETTER DAY……………………………………….Presence (Pagan) BURNING WHEEL……………………………..Primal Scream (Creation) ECHO DEK………………………………….Primal Scream (Creation) LANDING ON A PLANET NEAR YOU…………………………DJ Q (Go.Beat) SIMPLE SINCERITY………………………………….Radish (Mercury) IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME…………………………….Rakim (Universal) AVENUES…………Refugee Camp Allstars feat. Pras (Ruffhouse/Columbia) BROWN PAPER BAG………………Reprazent feat. Roni Size (Talkin Loud) THE MIGHTY HIGH………………………Revival 3000 (Hi-Life/Polydor) PUT YOUR HANDS WHERE MY EYES COULD SEE..Busta Rhymes (East West-ELektra) EARTHBEAT………………………………Janice Robinson (Manifesto) WALKIN’ ON THE SUN…………………………Smash Mouth (Interscope) PLEASURE DOME………………………………..Soul II Soul (Island) SOUNDSCAPIN’ PT. 2…………………………..Soundscapers (Kingpin) TRAFFIC………………………………………..Stereophonics (V2) SING A SONG………………………Byron Stingily (Nervous/Manifesto) WHY…………………………………………….Sybil (Coalition) PROLOGUE…………………………………..Tenth Chapter (Jackpot) SOUL FREAK / DROP & ROLL………………..Three’n’One (Low Sense/ffrr) UP JUNPS THE BOOGIE……………………Timbaland & Magoo (East West) ALRIGHT / SECRET DE LOGIC………………….Tour De Force (East West) [tba]…………………………………..Triple A [Jimmy Cauty] (-) YOU MAKE ME WANNA ……………………………Usher (LaFace/Arista) HYPERSLEEP REMIXES…………………………………..Voyager (R&S) DON’T GIVE UP…………….Michelle Weeks (Definity/Ministry Of Sound) THE VISION………………………………………..Yum Yum (Sperm) TOPAZ / PLATINUM LANDSCAPE…………………………Zanzibar (Whoop) MAGIC OF THE NIGHT……………………………………Zico (Chase)

NOVEMBER :

A LIFE LESS ORDINARY………………………………Ash (Infectious) BACHELORETTE……………………………..Bjork (One Little Indian) I’MN AFRAID OF AMERCANS…………………………..David Bowie (RCA) [tba]…………………………………….Paul Carrack (Ark21/EMI) I’VE JUST SEEN A FACE……………………….Holly Cole (Parlophone) [tba]………………………………………….Coolio (Tommy Boy) [tba]………………………………………….The Cure (Fiction) [tba]………………………………………….Celine Dion (Epic) [tba]……………………………………Dubstar (Food/Parlophone) [tba]………………………………………….Feline (Chrysalis) [tba]…………………………….Robson Green & Jerome Flynn (RCA) [tba]…………………………Lighthouse Family (Wild Card/Polydor) BACKSTABBERS…………………………………..Mark Morrison (WEA) GOODBYE…………………………………Northern Uproar (Heavenly) SMACK MY BITCH UP…………………………………The Prodigy (XL) HELP THE AGED……………………………………….Pulp (Island) [tba]……………………………………Finlay Quaye (Haiku/Epic) INSECURITY (HOW COULD I)……………………….Roachford (Columbia) [tba]……………………………………Spiritualized (Dedicated) IF GOD WILL SEND HIS ANGELS…………………………….U2 (Island) EVERYTHING SHE WANTS ’97………………………………Wham! (Epic) [tba]……………………………………….The Woolpackers (RCA)

DECEMBER :

MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE / EXPERIENCIA RELIGIOSA…………Boyzone (Polydor) ALL ROUND THE WORLD……………………………….Oasis (Creation) WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD………………………Iggy Pop (-) [tba]…………………………………………Jimmy Ray (Sony S2) ANGELS…………………………………Robbie Williams (Chrysalis)

JANUARY :

[tba]………………………………Faith Evans (Puff Daddy/Arista) SOME DAY……………………………………..Roachford (Columbia)

MARCH :

NAKED WITHOUT YOU……………………………..Roachford (Columbia)

Top 40 ALBUM chart analysis :

In this week’s Top 10, Oasis depose Ocean Colour Scene after aweek at the top, and there are new entries for Finlay Quaye (Maverick AStrike, 3), Bjork (Homogenic, 4) and The Sundays (Static AndSilence, 10).

Other releases in the Top 40 come from Boyz II Men (Evolution, 12),Dubstar (Goodbye, 18), Stereolab (Dots and Loops, 19), TheGravediggaz (The Pick, The Sickle and The Shovel, 24), Busta Rhymes(When Disaster Strikes, 34) and BT (ESCM, 35).

Dominator’s Top 50 of 1997

40. Shakespear’s Sister – I Can Drive

No sooner were they back in the charts than they were gone. Siobhan Fahey’sband, who had a No.1 in early 1992 with “Stay”, as well as many other big hits,first single without Marcella Detriot made No.30 in June last year beforedisappearing again and we’ve heard nothing from them since.

The end bit :

Well, that’s it for now. If you want to be added to the WidescreenVideo and Laserdisc lists, just mail me atCharts Request to tell me.

Bye for now,

Dominator