1 (1) Westlife – I Have a Dream / Seasons in the Sun *3rd Week at No.1*

Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…There’s no big singles to discuss this week. Thanks to where Xmas Day wasplaced, there’s been 2 weeks of little released that’s worth mentioning.

1 (1) Westlife – I Have a Dream / Seasons in the Sun *3rd Week at No.1*And so, we have this year’s Xmas No.1, a double bill of cover versionsfrom the Oirish boyband managed by Ronan Keating, who have scored theirfourth No.1 in a row.

This week they have been mostly murdering Abba’s “I Have a Dream” andTerry Jacks’ “Seasons in the Sun”.

Still, at least Cliff’s not No.1 any more.

This single now begins a new series of songs going straight in at No.1.Will it beat the last run of 32 in a row?

New releases :

December 27th :

Better Get Ready – Lulu (Rocket/Mercury)
Nastradamus – Nas (Columbia)
Music Of My Heart – ‘N Sync & Gloria Estefan (Epic)
Back & Forth [rm] – Supakings (Essential/ffrr)

January (date unknown) :

What A Girl Wants – Christina Aguilera (RCA)
I Walk [rm] – The All Seeing I (Earth/ffrr/London)
Communication [rm] – Armin (Cyber/AM:PM)
Movin’ Too Fast – Artful Dodger (Locked ON/XL)
Show Me The Meaning – Backstreet Boys (Jive)
Bingo Bango – Basement Jaxx (XL)
EP 1 – Bent (Sport)
Marvellous – Natalie Browne (Almighty)
On & On – Bushwacka feat. E.Q. (Plank)
Get Away – Chunks Of … (Cleveland City)
I Already Miss You – Roland Clark (-)
Instant Funk (You Can Get It) – Kelly D. (Stormcat)
Feeling Kinda Strange – The Drum-Attic Twins (Drum-Attic/Coalition)
Drun Decay / Eyes Wide Shut – Durango ’95 (Duty Free)
Move Your Body – Eiffel 65 (Eternal/WEA)
Sweet Love – Fierce (Hardback/Wildstar/Telstar)
Rise – Gabrielle (Go.Beat/Polydor)
Burn Out – Global Cuts (R&S)
Doppelg„nger – Niels van Gogh (Deconstruction)
Baby Wants To Ride – Hani (Neo)
C’Est La Vie – Jean Michel Jarre (Dreyfus/Epic)
My Forbidden Lover – Romina Johnson (51 Lexington)
Flesh – Jan Johnston & B.T. (Perfecto)
Future Computer Hell – Junkie XL (Roadrunner)
My God Is Real – Kaya (Subliminal)
I Don’t Care – Kick Angel (1st Ave./Mercury)
Change – King Unique (Defected)
Every Single Day – Lights (Back Yard/Sony Sý)
Der Schreiber – Timo Maas (48K/Perfecto/Mushroom)
Don’t You Worry – Madasun (V2)
Shackles – Mary Mary (Columbia)
Roxanne – George Michael (Epic)
Must Be The Music – Joey Negro (Subliminal)
Just Me & You – New Vision (Strictly Rhythm/AM:PM)
In Your Arms (Rescue Me) [rm] – Nu Generation (Concept-Coralwell)
Zoe [rm] – Paganini Traxx (INCredible/Sony)
Truly – Peshay (Island Blue)
Fever Called Love – Caspar Pound feat. Plavka (Hope)
Satisfy You – Puff Daddy (Bad Boy/Arista)
100 Not Out – DJ Q (Filter)
New Times Square – Chris Rea (East West)
I Never Knew [rm] – Roger Sanchez (INCredible/Sony)
Adelante – Sash! (Multiply)
Because Of You – Scanty Sandwich (Southern Fried)
C’Est Musique – Shane (INCtraxx/Columbia)
So Fresh – Will Smith feat. Biz markie & Slick Rick (Columbia)
Shine 2000 – The Space Brothers (Manifesto/Mercury)
More & More – Spoiled & Zigo (-)
You Loosen Me Human – Super Collider (Loaded)
Night Vision / Colourblind / Misunderstanding (Sick) – Super Furry Animals (Creation)
Ymaelodi Ar Ymylon – Gwyneb Lau – Super Furry Animals (Creation)
Sun Is Shining – Technique (Creation)
Love Will Come – Tomski feat. Jan Johnston (Xtravaganza)
Hide & Seek – Truce (Relevant)
Stop Playing With Mind – Barbara Tucker (Strictly Rhythm/Positiva)
You’ve Got A Way – Shania Twain (Mercury)
Come & Geddit – Alan X (Xtraxx)

January 3rd :

Hazin’ & Phazin’ – Choo Choo Project (Defected)
Higher – Credd (Epic)
Chocolate Sensation – Lenny Fontana feat. DJ Shorty (ffrr)
Pitchin’ – Hi-Gate (Incentive)
Life Is Falling Away From Me – Korn (Immortal/Epic)
One man Army – Our Lady Peace (Epic)
You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You’re Drunk – Pet Shop Boys (Parlophone)

January 10th :

Rise (To The Top) [rm] – Eddy Amador (Yoshi Toshi/Defected)
Survive – David Bowie (Virgin)
Hot Boyz – Missy ‘Midemenour’ Elliott (Gold Mind/Elektra/East West)
Density – Fatmospherics (Paper)
Ideal – Ideal US (Virgin)
Let It Be Me – Justin (Streamline/Virgin)
Where Is The Love – Kamasutra (Wallflower/Eternal/WEA)
The Masses Against The Classes – Manic Street Preachers (Epic)
Stand Tough – Point Break (Eternal/WEA)
Greatest Romance Ever Sold – Prince (Arista)
[tba] – Scooch (Accolade/Parlophone)
Rock The Casbah – Solar Twins (WEA)
Future’s Bright – Sound 5 (Gut)
Modern Music For Motor EP – v.a. (Twisted Nerve)

January 17th :

D4 – Appliance (Mute)
Hear You Calling [rm] – Aurora (Additive/Positiva)
Apparently Nothing – The Brand New Heavies (ffrr/London)
When Betty Comes – Daddylonglegs (Pussyfoot)
17 Again – Eurythmics (RCA)
Black Balloon – Goo Goo Dolls (Hollywood/Edel)
Still – Macy Gray (Epic)
You Know What’s Up – Donell Jones feat. Left Eye (LaFace/Arista)
[tba] – Koot (WEA)
Junta Jaeger – Rune Lindbaek (Repap/Paper)
[tba] – Lyte Funkie Ones (Logic/Arista)
Put It On – Bob Marley (Joe Boy/Skratch)
Welcome To The Dance – Des Mitchell (Code Blue/East West)
The Notorious B.I.G. – The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Puff Daddy & Lil’ Kim (Puff Daddy/Arista)
Tavou / Makeda – Les Nubians (Virgin)
Outro Lugar [rm] – Salome De Bahia (Yellow/East West)
Sight Of Me – South (Mo Wax)
Stage One / Stage Two – Space Manoeuvres (Hooj Choons)
We’re Going Out – Spearmint (Hitback)
Born To Make You Happy – Britney Spears (Jive)
Apache [rm] – Starfighter (Ministry Of Sound)
Do Or Die – Super Furry Animals (Creation)
What Is It With You – The Third Eye Foundation (Domino)
Whatever You Need – Tina Turner (Parlophone)

January 24th :

[tba] – Afro Celt Sound System (Virgin)
[tba] – Dot Allison (Heavenly/Arista)
Ancoatrs 2 Zambia – Baby Namboos (Palm Pictures)
Freedom Fighter – Bowery Electric (Beggars Banquet)
[tba] – Caprice (Virgin)
Thank God I Found You – Mariah Carey (Columbia)
D*votion – D*Note feat. Beth Hirsch (VC/Virgin)
Glorious – Andreas Johnson (WEA)
Caught Out There – Kelis (Virgin)
Teardrops [rm] – Lovestation (Fresh)
Don’t Falter – Mint Royale feat. Lauren Laverne (Faith & Hope)
The Actor – MLTR (Parlophone)
[tba] – Psychore (V2)
Breathe & Stop – Q-Tip (Arista)
The Way I Mate – Rednex (Jive)
That’s The Way Love Is – Byron Stingily (Nervous/Manifesto/Mercury)
Put Your Hands Up – Trevor & Simon (Ministry Of Sound)

January 31st :

Magilla EP – 99 (V2)
Far & Away – Aida (48K/Perfecto/Mushroom)
Playground Love – Air (Source/Virgin)
Live – Tina Arena (Columbia)
Bring It All Home – Blaque Ivory (Trackmasters/Columbia)
Elvis Has Left The Building – Dr. Bone (Skint)
I’d Do It Again – Bernard Butler (Creation)
[tba] – Clinton (Meccico/Hut/Virgin)
Everynight – Fixed Stars (A&M/Mercury)
If You have To Go – Geneva (Nude)
Love Thing – Hepburn (Columbia)
Flava – Imajin (Jive)
Love Thing – Johnson (Columbia)
Expo 2000 – Kraftwerk (Kling Klang/EMI)
[tba] – Micronauts (Science/Virgin)
Beat Of The City – The Needles (Lithium)
[tba] – Red Hot Chili Peppers (Warner Bros.)
[tba] – Sisqo (Mercury)
[tba] – The Space Brothers (Manifesto/Mercury)
[tba] – DJ Spooky & Scanner (Sulphur)
Hammer To My Heart – The Tamperer feat. Maya (Time/Pepper/Jive)
The Themroc EP – Themroc (Wall Of Sound)
The Dark Science EP – Tilt (Hooj Choons)
[tba] – Tin Tin Out (VC/Virgin)

February (date unknown) :

Tricky Tricky – Lou Bega (RCA)
Bright Eyes – Stephen Gately (Polydor)
[tba] – Mike Graham (/Universal-Island)
Body Rock – Louchie Lou & Michie One (Interscope)
Why Can’t We – Guy Oseary feat. Stevie J. (Maverick/Warner Bros.)
Stand Inside Your Love – The Smashing Pumpkins (Hut/Virgin)

February 7th :

War Of Nerves – All Saints (London)
[tba] – Shola Ama (Freakstreet/WEA)
Fast As You Can – Fiona Apple (Columbia)
Humanistic – Kawala (Pepper/Jive)
Voices – Ann Lee (Systematic/London)
Poliece & Thieves – Luciano (Palm Pictures)
Let’s Not Play The Game – Maxwell (Columbia)
Go Let It Out! – Oasis (Creation)
Nearly Made It – Younger Younger 28’s (Equipe Ecosse/V2-Major Minor)

February 14th :

Like A Rose – A1 (Byrne Blood/Columbia)
Cartoon Heroes – Aqua (Universal)
Show Me The Meaning Of Lonely – Backstreet Boys (Jive)
Let The Freak – Big Ron (48K/Perfecto/Mushroom)
[tba] – Cypress Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
Blackout – Darling (Disco Violante)
Come In Hard – Hardknox (Jive)
I Love You – Martina McBride (RCA)
Another Mellow Winter – Mellow (Atmospheriques/East West)
You Are Not Alone – Savage Garden (Columbia)

February 21st :

[tba] – Asian Dub Foundation (ffrr)
[tba] – The Bluetones (Superior Quality/Mercury)
[tba] – Cher (WEA)
Emotions – Icons (Hydrogen Dukebox)
Eyes On You – Santessa (Disco Violante)
[tba] – Southern Fly (London)

February 28th :

Say My Name – Destiny’s Child (Columbia)
Feeling So Good – Jennifer Lopez (Columbia)
Feakin’ It – Will Smith (Columbia)

March (date unknown) :

Mixed Bizness – Beck (Geffen/Polydor)
[tba] – Elastica (Deceptive)
[tba] – Sally-Anne Marsh (Jive)
Life Story – Angie Stone (Arista)
[tba] EP – Leeroy Thornhill (Copasetik)

Top 75 ALBUM chart analysis :

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New releases :

January (date unknown) :

[tba] – MJ Cole (Talkin Loud)
Ordinary Man – Day One (Melankolic/Virgin)
[tba] – Marvin & Tamara (Blacklist/Epic)
Mwng – Super Furry Animals (Creation)
A New Beginning – True Solace (Intimate)

January 3rd :

Greatest Hits – Salt’n’Pepa (ffrr/London)

January 10th :

Voodoo – D’Angelo (Cooltempo/EMI)
[tba] – Ideal US (Virgin)
[tba] – Outcast (Arista)
Bringing Out The Dead OST – v.a. (Columbia)
The Best Record label In The World – Vol. 1 – v.a. (Champion)

January 17th :

Aktapuss OST – Akinyele (Jive)
[tba] – Big Pun (Epic)
Monsters & Robots – The Buckethead (Virgin)
Ein Produkt”r – D.A.F. (Mute)
Charloe Hustle – E-40 (Jive)
The Screen Behind The Mirror – Enigma (Virgin)
Northern Star – Groove Armada (Tummy Touch)
[tba] – Barry Manilow (Arista)
Skiffle Session – Live In Belfast – Van Morrison (Pointblank/Virgin)
The First Ten Years – Shawn Mullins (Columbia)
Pieces In A Modern Style – William Orbit (WEA)
Konstrukt – Palmskin (Palmskin)
No Illicit Dancing – Sound 5 (Gut)
We’re Going Out – Spearmint (Hitback)
Compilation – Twist (Fierce Panda)
Clubber’s Guide To … 2000 – Judge Jules – v.a. (Ministry Of Sound)
Hi-Fi Jazz – Compiled By Alex Atlas – v.a. (X:treme)
Music Of My Heart – v.a. (Epic)

January 24th :

Carpenter’s Delight – Don Air (Response)
Blondie Live – Blondie (Arista)
Kaleidoscope – Kelis (Virgin)
[tba] – Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Realworld)
Defending Ancient Springs – Jackie Leven (Cooking Vinyl)
Mathis On Broadway – Johnny Mathis (Legacy/Columbia)
The Night – Morphine (Rykodisc)
The Truth – Beanie Sigel (Mercury)
Debt & Departure – Those Bastard Souls (V2)
Delicious – Thunderbugs (1st Ave./Epic)
Absolute Dance – v.a. (Ministry Of Sound)
Additive Compilation Vol. 3 – v.a. (Additive/Positiva)
Reactivate 15 – v.a. (React)

January 31st :

[tba] – Cathal Coughland (Cooking Vinyl)
Afterglow – Crowded House (Capitol/Parlophone)
Outside Looking Out – Merchants Of Menace (Super Villain)
Xtrmntr – Primal Scream (Creation)
Black Diamond – Angie Stone (Arista)
Tailgunner – Tailgunner (Creation)
Little Lost Soul – The Third Eye Foundation (Domino)
The Critical Path – Tipper (Higher Ground/Columbia)
Loved Up – v.a. (Ministry Of Sound)
The Best Cuban Album In The World … Ever! – v.a. (Virgin)
The Best Soul Album In The World … Ever! – v.a. (Virgin)
Stop The Panic – Luke Vibert & B.J. Cole (Law & Auder)
The Ballad Collection – Stevie Wonder (Motown/Universal)

February (date unknown) :

Aquarius – Aqua (Universal)
[tba] – Birth (Hut/Virgin)
[tba] – Elastica (Deceptive)
[tba] – Glamma Kid (FutureFlex/WEA)
[tba] – Mike Graham (Universal-Island)
Chinese Democracy – Guns’n’Roses (Geffen/Polydor)
[tba] – Jamelia (Rhythm Series/Parlophone)
Latter Days – The Best Of … Vol. 2 – Led Zeppelin (Atlantic/East West)
[tba] – Nirvana (Geffen/Polydor)
[tba] – Sasha (WEA Germany)
And Nothing Turned Itself Inside Ou – Yo La Tengo (Matador)
Soap – Younger Younger 28’s (V2)

February 7th :

Virgin Suicides OST – Air (Source/Virgin)
Boxed Set – Belle & Sebastian (Jeepster)
Weather Underground – Geneva (Nude)
The Remix Album – Incognito (Talkin Loud/Mercury)
If I left The Zoo – Jars Of Clay (Jive)
Carpet Tunner Syndrome – Kid Koala (Ninja Tune)
I’m Not One Of Us – Psycore (V2)
Crown Royal – Run DMC (Profile/Arista)

February 14th :

Whiteout – Boss Hog (City Slang/EfA)
[tba] – Patti Smith (Arista)
In Person – Bobby Trafalgar (Repap/Paper)
Notre Dame De Paris OST – v.a. (Columbia)
Renaissance: The Mix Collection – v.a. (Ministry Of Sound-Renaissance/Passion)
The Beach OST – v.a. (London)

February 21st :

When The Pawn – Fiona Apple (Columbia)
Hardknox – Hardknox (Jive)
Skill – Kawala (Jive)
Best Of Reactivate – v.a. (React)

February 28th :

Initiation – Darling (Diso Violante)
Joko – Youssou N’Dour (Columbia)
The Death Of … – Quickspace (Kitty Kitty Corp.)

March (date unknown) :

Joya Magica – 60 Ft Dolls (Huge & Jolly)
I Need The MC – All Saints (London)
[tba] – The Bluetones (Superior Quality/A&M)
What Colour Is Love [ri] – Terry Callier (Verve/Talkin Loud/Mercury)
Met.A.Mor.Phic – Guy Oseary (Maverick/Warner Bros.)

Dominator’s Top 50 of 1999

1. Bjork: All Is Full Of LoveThis single is a glorious ballad and a very memorable one which deservs a muchhigher chart placing than the No.24 it made in June last year. It’s also thefirst chart-eligible DVD single to be released, a review of which can be foundHERE !

The first track is the video itself – a science-fiction love story that starsBjork as a robot and is directed by Chris Cunningham who has previously workedwith Madonna and Portishead, as well as turning the Aphex Twin into a woman.Chris worked day and night for weeks, painstakingly turning Bjork into a robot,but claims it was worth it and that it’s his best video to date. It’s certainlyvery impressive and you’ll find it hard to spot the joins.

PS. Note that in the Top 10 I’ve now put Eminem: My Name Is in placeof Len: Steal My Sunshine which is now in the Nos.11-50 place list.Andy Williams: Music To Watch Girls By has been booted out altogether.

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Bye for now,

Dominator