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[Chart archive – March 1997 to date]
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(: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…
- 5 new and 0 re-entering and 3 chart entries :
- 36 Black Kids – Hurricane Jane
- 35 The Courteeners – No You Didn’t, No You Don’t
- 34 Freemasons feat. Katherine Ellis – When You Touch Me
- 31 (50 CH) MGMT – Electric Feel
- 30 (48 CH) Mariah Carey – Bye Bye
- 24 (41 CH) The Ting Tings – Shut Up And Let Me Go
- 16 Glasvegas – Geraldine
- 11 Ironik – Stay With Me
- 39 Lil’ Wayne – Lollipop
- 38 Scouting For Girls – Heartbeat
- 37 Alphabeat – Fascination
- 33 Taio Cruz – I Can Be
- 32 Cage The Elephant – Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked
- 31 Alex Gaudino feat. Shena – Watch Out
- 28 Maroon 5 feat. Rihanna – If I Never See Your Face Again
- 23 Billiam – My Generation
- 1 (2) Ne-Yo – Closer
- 3 (10) Jordin Sparks feat. Chris Brown – No Air
- 4 (5) Chris Brown – Forever
- 10 (14) Busta Rhymes Feat. – Linkin Park We Made It
- 12 (15) Sam Sparro – Black & Gold
- 13 (16) Jonas Brothers – SOS
- 20 (27) Flo Rida feat. Timbaland – Elevator
- 26 (29) Nickelback – Photograph
- 33 (40) Weezer – Pork And Beans
- 9 Duffy – Warwick Avenue
- 19 September – Cry For You
- 25 Madonna – Give It To Me
- 31 (16) Alex Gaudino feat. Shena – Watch Out
- 36 (28) Scooter – Jumping All Over The World
- 47 Elliot Minor – Time After Time
- 54 Dirty Pretty Things – Tired Of England
- 55 Buy Now! – Bodycrash
- 63 The Kooks – Shine On
- 67 Usher – Moving Mountains
so the following dropped out :
9 climbing :
3 not moving :
and 20 going down. Big fallers include:
New entries from No.41-75 :
[Dreaming Out Loud]
Stop and Bore, morelike. Gordon Bennett, this tedious rubbish never seems to end.
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[Rockferry]
They say she’s the new Dusty Springfield but it certainly doesn’t work for me.
American Boy
[Shine]
Apparently this first entered at No.72 and dropped out. It wasn’tmissed and I can’t see what the big deal is.
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[Viva La Vida…]
Well, it was free so I downloaded it. Given how their music’s gone in thelast few years, it’s true that you get what you pay for(!)
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Singin in the Rain
[Pop is…]
Excellent track, as it was when it was originally released in 2005. It’s afunky remix of the Gene Kelly version of the song, as used in a car advertalso in 2005.
Back then, it only made No.20, but this time it’s reached No.1 as it wasthe track used for the winner of Britain’s Got Talent.
[Hard Candy]
Apparently this first entered at No.72 and dropped out. It wasn’tmissed and I can’t see what the big deal is.
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[Sam Sparro]
Funky as hell, this is a wonderful piece of music and the kind of thing that,when it does get released, normally gets overlooked, but here it’s all payingoff in spades.
I’ve never heard of Sam Sparro before, but here’s hoping we hear a lot morefrom him in the near future.
That’s Not My Name
[We Started Nothing]
Very mediocre.
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Sweet About Me
[Lessons To Be Learned]
Quite a decent, jaunty little track and one that sounds like an old Motown tune.
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[Good Girl Gone Bad]
YAWN! What a tedious ballad!
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[Viva La Vida…]
Yaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwn! What a bunch of pompous, stuck-up arseholes!
[Year of the Gentleman]
Predictable and uninteresting
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[You Cross My Path]
June 30th:
- Alan Braxe feat Killa Kela & Fallon – Nightwatcher (Show Me)
Ava Leigh – Mad About The Boy
Blood Red Shoes – This Is Not For You
Boogaloo Stu – Magnetic Heart
Busta Rhymes & Linkin Park – We Made It
Charlatans – Mis-Takes
The Dodos – Red And Purple (7”)
Freemasons – When You Touch Me
Goldfrapp – Caravan Girl
Innercity Pirates – Cockney Sparra
Ironik – Stay With Me
Ivy Rise – Disguise
Jess Carroll – Without You
Joseph Arthur – tba (EP)
Ladyhawke – Paris Is Burning
Long Blondes – Guilt (7”)
Maroon 5 & Rihanna – If I Never See Your Face Again
Natty – July
Oh Laura – Release Me
Operator Please – Just A Song About Ping Pong
Paul Heaton – Mermaids & Slaves
Rosie Oddie and the Odd Squad – Cola Coka (7”)[Limited]
Wild Beasts – The Devil’s Crayon (7”)
July 7th:
- Annie – I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me
Attic Lights – Bring You Down
Basshunter – All I Ever Wanted
Blakes – DonÂ’t Want That Now
Cajun Dance Party – The Colourful Life
Christopher D Ashley – Sugar Coated Lies (12”)
The Displacements – Down & Out
Dizzee Rascal – Dance Wiv Me
The Feeling – Turn It Up
Funeral For A Friend – Waterfront Dance Club
Kid Rock – All Summer Long
Kitty Daisy & Lewis – Going Up The Country
Kooks – Shine On
Last Shadow Puppets – Standing Next To Me
Laura Critchley – Today’s Another Day
Madonna – Give It 2 Me
Make Model – Just Another Folk Song
Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful Of Sunshine
Natasha Panas – Kennington
N.E.R.D – Everybody Nose
One Night Only – You And Me
Sharleen Spiteri – All The Times I Cried
She & Him – This Is Not A Test
thecocknbullkid – On My Own Again
Those Dancing Days – Run Run
The Whip – Blackout
Wombats – Kill The Director
July 14th:
- Avenged Sevenfold – Dear God
Bob Sinclar presents Fireball – What I Want
CSS – Left Behind
The Cure – tba [Sun 13th]
Def Leppard –C’mon C’mon
Echo & The Bunnymen – Think I Need It Too
Ed Zealous – Pretty Face
Hot Chip – Touch Too Much
Jack McManus – You Think I Don’t Care
Jordin Sparks feat Chris Brown – No Air
The Little Ones – Morning Tide
McFly – One For The Radio
Melee – Built To Last
Neon Neon – I Told Her On Alderaan / Trick For Treat
Phil Campbell – Cold Engines
Primal Scream – Can’t Go Back
Rifles – I Could Never Lie
Sam Beeton – What You Look For
Sergeant – Sunshine
The Strange Death Of Liberal England – Angelou (7”) [Limited]
Ting Tings – Shut Up And Let Me Go
July 21st:
- Captain – Echoes Of Fashion
Cut Copy – Hearts On Fire
Death Cab For Cutie – Cath (7”)
Delays – Keep It Simple
Doug Walker – Obstacles
Gavin Degraw – In Love With A Girl
Ida Maria – I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked
Noah & The Whale – 5 Years Time
Roisin Murphy – Movie Star
Sam Sparro – 21st Century Life
Usher – Moving Mountains
July 28th:
- Bromheads Jacket – Speaker Box
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip – Letter From God To Man
Johnny Flynn – Brown Trout Blues
Late Of The Pier – Heartbeat Flicker
Pussycat Dolls – When I Grow Up
The Saturdays – If This Is Love
The Script – The Man Who Can’t Be Moved
Aug 4th:
- Ashlee Simpson – Little Miss Obsessive
David Jordan – Set The Mood
Jay Sean – Stay
Kelly Rowland – Broken
TBA:
- Albert Hammond Jr – GfC
Alex C feat Y-Ass – The Sweetest Ass In The World
Amesha – I’ll Be There
Asa – Jailer
The Automatic – Steve McQueen [18th Aug]
Beat Players feat Lara McAllen – Piece Of Heaven
Biffy Clyro – Teeth Or Mountains [25th Aug]
Black Affair – Japanese Happening [Jun]
Bon Iver – Skinny Love
Boyzone – We Can’t Stop Thinking About You [Sep]
Britney Spears – Radar
Bryn Christopher – Smilin’ [18th Aug]
Cascada – Because The Night
Champagne Riot – Paris & I (EP)
Christian Silva – Great To Begin
Coheed & Cambria – Feathers
The Cure – tba [13th Aug]
Daniel Merriweather – Chainsaw (12”)
David Guetta feat Tara McDonald – Delirious
David Rubato – Deep Inside
DC Roc – Buffalo Stance
Dirty Pretty Things – Plastic Hearts [1st Sep]
DJ NG feat Katy B & MC Versatile – Tell Me
Duffy – Serious [25th Aug]
Duran Duran – Skin Divers
Eric Prydz – Pjanno
Eve feat Sean Paul – Give It To You
Example – Me & Mandy
Eye Witness feat Charlene Oliver – I’ve Never Been To Me
Frankmusik – In Step
Gabriella Cilmi – Save The Lies [11th Aug]
Grammatics – New Franchise
The Great Northwestern Hoboes – tba [Jun]
Gutter Twins – God’s Children [11th Aug]
Hamfatter – Do Something Stupid Tonight
Herve – Cheap Thrills [Jun]
Janet Jackson – Luv
Jem – It’s Amazing
Jerry Ropero feat Cozi – The Storm
Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong – Lucio Starts Fires [18th Aug]
Junkie XL – Cities Of Dust
K-Klass – Getting Ready
Kenna – Say Goodbye To Love [Jul]
Keren Ann – Lay Your Head Down
Keyshia Cole feat Missy Elliott & Lil Kim – Let It Go
The Kic Pimpz – No Stopping Us
Kirsty Hawkshaw Vs Kinky Roland – Fine Day 2008
KLM Music feat Coco Star – I Need A Miracle
Kristine W – The Boss
Lady Gaga feat Akon & Colby OÂ’Donis – Just Dance [Aug]
Lily Allen – Everyone’s At It
Little Boots – Stuck On Repeat
Little Jackie – The World Should Revolve Around Me [Jun]
LoveShy – Gotta Love For U
Malakai – Snowflake
Manda Rin – DNA
Meck feat Dino – So Strong
Mihai – Tornero [Jun]
Minnie Driver – Beloved
Missy Elliott – Best Best
Moby – Ooh Yeah
Mogwai – Batcat [8th Sep]
Mystery Jets – Half In Love With Elizabeth [25th Aug]
Neils Children – What Am I Supposed To Do?
Nono feat Huski – Three More Days
Palladium – White Lady
Peyton – A Higher Place ‘08
Poppy & The Jezebels – UFO (7”)
Private – Crucify My Heart
Pulse – tba
Red Blooded Women – You Made Your Bed
The Revelations – Its You
Rickrollerz – Never Gonna Give You Up
Rihanna – Rehab [11th Aug]
Rooney – I Should’ve Been After You
Rubies – Stand In A Line
Same Difference – Breaking Free
Sash! feat Tina Cousins – Mysterious Times ’08
Seal – The Right Life
Sean Kingston feat Juelz Santana and Élan Of The D.E.Y. – There’s Nothing
Sergey – Girlfriend
Sergio Mendes feat Fergie – The Look Of Love
The Streets – The Escapist
SugaRush Beat Company – They Said I Said [11th Aug]
Toyah – Sensational
Will Young – Changes
- This week there are new entries for :
- 5 Sigur Ros – Meo Suo I Eyrum Vio Spilum Endalaust
- 6 Chris Brown – Exclusive
- 9 Jonas Brothers – Jonas Brothers
- 24 Herman’s Hermits – The Best Of
- 38 Cage The Elephant – Cage The Elephant
- The top 10 goes like this :
- 1 Coldplay – Viva La Vida
- 2 Duffy – Rockferry
- 3 Neil Diamond – Home Before Dark
- 4 Darren Styles – Sky Divin’
- 5 Sigur Ros – Meo Suo I Eyrum Vio Spilum Endalaust
- 6 Chris Brown – Exclusive
- 7 Paul Weller – 22 Dreams
- 8 Scooter – Jumping All Over The World
- 9 Jonas Brothers – Jonas Brothers
- 10 The Fratellis – Here We Stand
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Live Santa Monica ’72
June 30th:
- David Bowie – Live Santa Monica ’72
Dirty Pretty Things – Romance At Short Notice
Don Henley – Very Best Of
Donnie Munro – An Turas: The Journey (Live At Celtic Connections 2008)
Eddy Grant – Road To Reparation: The Very Best Of
Five O Clock Heroes – Speak Your Language
Fonda 500 – Je M’Appelle Stereo
Gary Numan – Jagged Edge
Go West – Futurenow
Kid Carpet – Casio Royale
Leon Jean Marie – Bent Out Of Shape
Madness – The Liberty Of Norton Folgate
Mara Carlyle – Nuzzle
My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade Is Dead: Live
Nas – Untitled
One Little Plane – Until
Seth Lakeman – Poor Man’s Heaven
Sparkadia – Postcards
Subways – All Or Nothing
Watson Twins – Fire Songs
July 7th:
- Albert Hammond Jr – Como Te Llama
Apache – Boomtown Gems
Biffy Clyro – Singles 2001-2005
Black Ghosts – Black Ghosts
Black Kids – Partie Traumatic
The Bug – London Zoo
Busta Rhymes – Blessed
Circuits – Bright As Midnight
Corrections – Repeat After Me
The Dodos – Visiter
The Game – L.A.X. (Los Angeles Times)
Leila – Bloods Looms and Blooms
Patti Smith and Kevin Shields – The Coral Sea
Paul Heaton – The Cross Eyed Rambler
Ratatat – LP3
Robin Thicke – Somethin’ Else
Stone Gods – Silver Spoons
Sugars – The Curse Of The Sugars
Tricky – Knowle West Boy
July 14th:
- Andy Yorke – Simple
Black Affair – Pleasure Pressure Point
Blakes – The Blakes
Bobby Digital – Digi Snax
The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
Jakob Dylan – Seeing Things
Micah P Hinson – The Red Empire Orchestra
Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful Of Sunshine
Natty – Man Like I
Pop Levi – Never Never Love
Sharleen Spiteri – Melody
She And Him – Volume One
Soil & Pimp Sessions – Album 3
Thomas White – I Dream Of Black
Walter Becker – Circus Money
July 21st:
- Candlebox – Into The Sun
Carla Bruni – Comme Si De Rien N’Etait
CSS – Donkey
The Little Ones – Morning Tide
McFly – Radioactive
Melee – Devils & Angels
Primal Scream – Beautiful Future
Ron Sexsmith – Exit Strategy Of The Soul
XX Teens – Welcome To Goon Island
Now 70
July 28th:
- Charlatans – The Best Of The BBC Recordings 1999-2006
Dandy Warhols – Earth To Dandy Warhols
Dinosaur Jr – Hand It Over
Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part Two
Gavin Degraw – Gavin Degraw
Ida Maria – Fortress Around My Heart
Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong – Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong
Kitty Daisy & Lewis – Kitty Daisy & Lewis
Sam Beeton – tba
Simian Mobile Disco – Sample And Hold
Aug 4th:
- Ali Eskandarian – Nothing To Say
Captain – Distraction
Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst
Late Of The Pier – Fantasy Black Channel
Noah & The Whale – Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down
Pussycat Dolls – To Those Who Wait
The Splendour – The Best Way To Make Money
Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2008.
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.