70 Afroman – Because I Got High *

This week: 13 new entries, 0 climbers, 1 non-movers & 26 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…

13 new entries :
• 36 Erick Sermon/Marvin Gaye – Music
• 31 Blink 182 – First Date
• 27 Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor – Come What May
• 24 Garbage – Androgyny
• 23 Basement Jaxx – Jus 1 Kiss
• 16 Stereophonics – Step on my Old Size Nines
• 15 Silicone Soul – Right On
• 13 P Diddy and Mark Curry – Bad Boy For Life
• 9 Elton John – I Want Love
• 8 Mary J Blige – Family Affair
• 5 Liberty – Thinking It Over
• 4 City High – What Would You Do
• 2 Steps – Chain Reaction / One For Sorrow (US remix) :O ===

so the following dropped out :

• 40 Atomic Kitten – Eternal Flame
• 39 Darude – Out of Control
• 38 Emma Bunton – Take My Breath Away
• 37 Little Trees – Help I’m a Fish
• 36 Cosmic Rough Riders – The Pain Inside
• 35 Dido – Hunter
• 34 Jamiroquai – Little L
• 33 Redman – Smash Sumthin’
• 32 Barthezz – On the Move
• 30 Chemical Brothers – It Began in Afrika
• 29 Faithless – Muhammad Ali
• 28 Future Sound of London – Papua New Guinea 2001
• 24 Kings of Tomorrow – Finally

0 climbers : 1 non-movers :

• 1 Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out of My Head

and 26 going down. Big fallers include :

• 10 (5) Shaggy
• 18 (6) Victoria Beckham
• 25 (10) Starsailor
• 28 (13) Ian Brown
• 33 (14) Travis
• 38 (25) Ludacris
• 40 (22) DJ Tiesto

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

• 47 Mercury Rev – Nite and Fog
• 50 Banda Sonora – Guitarra G
• 52 Mojolators – Drifting
• 56 The Mystery – Mystery
• 58 Love Tattoo – Drop Some Drums
• 59 Modjo – What I Mean
• 65 Static X – Black and White
• 67 Blackout – Get Up
• 68 Heavens Cry – Till Tears Do Us Part
• 69 Punk Chic – DJ Spinnin
• 70 Afroman – Because I Got High *
• 74 Markus Nikolai – Bushes

Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…

70 Afroman – Because I Got High *Heard this once on MTV2 and found it quite a funny track, but one thatbrings a smile to your face, which is what’s required as the nights draw in.

31 Blink 182 – First DateAnother cracking track even if most of them do sound the same.

27 Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor – Come What MayTaken from the “Moulin Rouge” film. Nuff siad.

24 Garbage – AndrogynyAnd that’s how she looks in the video and it sounds just as drab too whichis rather a shame for this band who can usually deliver the goods.

21 (17) Five – Let’s DanceThey announced their split late last week. The best comment came from atext message on CD:UK on Saturday: “Good! The less boy-bands there are thebetter. Slipknot rule!”

16 Stereophonics – Step on my Old Size NinesA reasonable track, but one that should’ve remained on the album.

What happened to this band? Mr Writer was still a classic like their earlierstuff, but “Have a Nice Day” sucked big-time and was too commercial, andthis is just duff in the extreme.

13 P Diddy and Mark Curry – Bad Boy For LifeNot THE Mark Curry?

9 Elton John – I Want LoveHmm, the first new single from Elton in a while, bar the soppy Disney stuff,is a rather lacklustre affair.

I can listen to it and watch the Robert Downey Jr video once, but after thatit doesn’t have anything to say and is rather boring.

5 Liberty – Thinking It Over”Flopstars”, aka the other five of the final ten that didn’t make it into”Hear’Say” and it has more of an R’n’B feel but I’ve not heard it in full.

2 Steps – Chain Reaction / One For Sorrow (US remix) :O ===Another new single, another No.2.

The first is a cover of the mid-80s Diana Ross track written by the Bee Geesand they’ve made such a fuck-up of it. A US remix of One For Sorrow doesn’thelp either and both pre-empt the forthcoming “Gold: Greatest Hits” album.

1 Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out of My Head *2nd Week at No.1*

Well, so much for the Kylie vs. Posh No.1 single battle as the lattercouldn’t even manage a hit inside the Top 5 – and deservedly so.

As for Kylie, it’s okay, but that’s all. It’s a mediocre track that doesn’tinspire much in the way of positive thoughts. Yes, she may have a slinky whitedress in the video but it doesn’t sit well when you have the body of anEthopian.

Much better is the track I’ve only recently heard, even though I understandit’s a year old and comes from her last album. That track is “Your DiscoNeeds You”. Why they hell wasn’t that released over here??

This is the 13th 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