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In the last chart of 1998, I posted my Top 50 singles of theyear, picking out the Top 10 first. During 1999, I’ll be going through thelist one by one.
This week : 3 new entries, 2 re-entries, 12 climbers, 4 non-movers &19 downers.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…
3 new entries this week :
One of my Top 10 singles of 1998 was “The Incidentals” and this new trackdoesn’t disappoint either. Fantastic harmonies from righteous babes makes fora winning combination…
10 (124) Prince – 1999 (R) :O ===Re-released for the obvious reason. I didn’t like it much 16 years ago whenfirst released and I hate it even more now…
1 (4) Steps – Heartbeat */Tragedy O: === *1st Week at No.1*Now this has climbed to the top slot, like last week’s “Chef”, the run of17-in-a-row singles going straight into the top slot has been broken.
Those 17 singles, in order, were :
- I Wish I Were You – Alisha’s Attic (Mercury)
Walk Like A Panther – The All Seeing I (ffrr)
Disco Babes From Outer Space [rm] – Babe Instinct (Positiva)
Higher Love – Brian Chambers (Klub Zoo)
Bad Enough – CZR feat. Daryl Pandy (Sidewalk)
Get On The Bus – Destiny’s Child feat. Timbaland (Atlantic/East West)
Missing You – E’voke (Eternal/WEA)
Postcards From Heaven – Lighthouse Family (Wild Card/Polydor)
1999 – Prince (Warner Bros.)
Success – Rubbadubb (1st Ave./East West)
The Aeroplane Song – Straw (WEA)
EP [ri] – James Taylor Quartet (Acid Jazz)
Work Classics EP Vol. 1: Schlam Me [Quakeman] / Villa Ducato [Sil] /
See The Stars [Pancake] – v.a. (Work)
Work Classics EP Vol. 2: Magic Carpet Ride [Mighty Dub Katz] / The Stars
[Peach] / Now I Need [The Giftshop] / Shake That Ass [Tapp] – v.a.(Work)
Wild Wood [rm] – Paul Weller (Island)
- Quincy’s Lunch / Move UR Body – 808 State / Jega (Slut Smalls/Slut Trax)
Walk Like A Panther – The All Seeing I (ffrr)
New World – Attaboy (Toko)
Disco Babes From Outer Space [rm] – Babe Instinct (Positiva)
You Should Be … Dancing – The Blockster (Ministry Of Sound)
Saturday Love – Blu Room (Thumpin’ Vinyl)
Good Rhymes – Da Click (Fifty First/ffrr)
Who’s The Bad Man – Daadatta (Columbia)
No Good – Da Fool (ffrr)
Its Alright – Charles Dockins (Slip’n’Slide)
Don’t Let This Moment End – Gloria Estefan (Epic)
Praise You – Fatboy Slim (Skint)
Heart Of Africa / Random Access – Force & Styles / Hixxy & Ufo (Noize)
Montius Maximus – Full Monty (Thumpin’ Vinyl)
Over You – Justin (Streamline/Virgin)
[tba] – Korn (Immortal/Epic)
Welcome To The Space – L.A.C. (Southeast)
Dreamer / La Passione – The Lost Boyz / Force & Styles feat. Lisa A.(Noize)
Touch It – Monifah (Universal)
Powertrip – Monster Magnet (A&M)
Wildside – New Horizons (Rough Breaks)
Up To Tha Wildstyle – The Porn Kings vs. DJ Supreme (All Around TheWorld)
Secret Love – Kelly Price (Island)
Bad Girls / I Like – Juliet Roberts (Delirious/RCA)
Protect Your Mind [Protect Your Friends (For The Love Of A Princess)] –
DJ Sakin & Friends (Additive)
Let Me Breathe – Salt Of The Earth (Verjam)
D=E9j=E0 Vu (Part 1) – Shy FX (-)
[tba] – Sing-Sing / Linoleum (Fierce Panda)
Creation [ri] – James Taylor Quartet (Acid Jazz)
Rescue Me – Ultra (East West)
- Beautiful Day – 3 Colours Red (Creation)
A Little Bit More – 911 (Ginga/Virgin)
I Want You For Myself – Another Level feat. Ghostface Killah(Satellite/Northwestside)
Get Into Love – Anti Social (East West)
Burn – Tina Arena (Columbia)
By Your Side – The Black Crowes (American/Columbia)
Superfyl & Bindi – Black Star Liner (WEA)
Cassius 99 -/ Foxy – Cassius (Virgin)
Get On The Bus – Destiny’s Child feat. Timbaland (Atlantic/East West)
[tba] – DMX (Def Jam/Mercury)
Electric Barbarella – Duran Duran (Virgin – EMI)
Back On The Sun – Ednaswap (Island)
More Than This – Emmie (Manifesto/Mercury)
Right Here, Right Now – Fresh, Funky & Fierce (-)
The Wind – PJ Harvey (Swarffinger)
I’m Sorry – The High Fidelity (Plastique/Arista)
Stamina – The Junket (Deceptive)
A Heartbeat Away – McGanns (Coalition)
I Wanna Be Free – Minty (Sugar/Virgin)
Missing You – Mobs IV Real (Telstar)
Be My Lover [rm] – Naomi (Gut)
B-Boy Hump – Ol’ Skool Orchestra (East West)
Weird Drum Woman -/ You Can Fly – The Other Two (London)
Unknown – Andrea Parker (Mo Wax)
[tba] – Q-Burn’s Abstract Message (Virgin)
Polyester Girl – Regurgitator (Coalition)
And You Don’t Stop (Freak) – Sneekie & Toyboy (Freakstreet/Eternal/WEA)
Born To Be Wild – Steppenwolf (Universal)
Tom’s Party – T-Spoon (Control/Edel)
- Love Shack ’99 – The B-52s (WEA)
Gotta Have Hope [rm] – Blackout (Multiply)
Blu Air – Blu Peter (React)
[tba] – Carson (Warner Bros.)
[tba] – DC Talk (Virgin)
Getting Away With It – The Egg (Indochina)
Last One Standing – Neil Finn (Parlophone)
To Earth With Love / Dimstar – Gay Dad (London)
Three Drivers [rm] – Greece 2000 (Hooj Choons)
Comatose – Lisa Hall (WEA)
Malibu – Hole (Geffen)
Love Stimulation – Paul van Dyk pres. Humate (Deviant)
Time To Get Back – Hysteric Ego (WEA)
No Doubt – Imajin (Jive)
Five Boroughs – KRS One (Jive)
One Way ’98 – The Levellers (China)
How Crazy Are You – Meja (Columbia)
Judgement Day – Method Man (Mercury)
Given Up – Mirrorball (Multiply)
Stolen Car – Beth Orton (Heavenly)
Who’s The Badman – Dee Patten (Higher Ground)
Act Like You Know – Phat’n’Phunky feat. Kenny Thomas (Riversal/MCA)
Gimme Some More / Tear The Roof – Busta Rhymes (Elektra/East West)
The Flame – Sebadoh (Domino)
Jump, Jive & Wail – Brian Setzer (Universal)
They All Laughed – Frank Sinatra (Reprise/Warner Bros.)
High Energy – Slip’n’Shift (Positiva)
She Talks To Rainbows EP: Bye Bye Baby / You Can’t Put Your Arms
Around A Memory / She Talks To Rainbows / Don’t Worry Baby –
Ronnie Spector (Creation) – Winds Of Change – Sunday Club (Stress)
I Surrender – David Sylvian (Virgin)
Day After Day -/ Tequila – Terrorvision (Total Vegas/EMI)
Westside – T.Q. (Clockwork/Epic)
Hall Of Fame EP Vol. 1 – v.a. (-)
Rush Hour EP – v.a. (Mercury)
- All In All – 187 Lockdown (East West Dance)
Centrefold – Adam Austin (Media/Powerhouse/MCA)
All The Money’s Gone – Babylon Zoo (EMI)
Make Up Your Mind – Bassjumpers (Jive)
Maria – Blondie (RCA)
I Like – The Boyz (East West)
[tba] – Dina Carroll (1st Ave./Mercury)
Red Series – Dave Clarke (Arista)
The Power – Cynda (Jive)
Doctor Green Thumb – Cypress Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
A Promise I Make – Dakota Moon (Elektra)
El Paraiso – Dee-Tah (ffrr)
555 – Delakota (Go.Beat/Polydor)
The Lovers – Desert Eagle Discs (Boilerhouse!/Rhythm King)
Waiting – The Devlins (Universal)
National Express – The Divine Comedy (Setanta)
These Are The Times – Dru Hill (Island Black Music)
Rust – Echo & The Bunnymen (London)
Lean On Me – Kirk Franklin feat. Bono, Mary J. Blige, R. Kelly,
Crystal Lewis & The Family (Universal)
When I Grow Up – Garbage (Mushroom)
Only Lonely – Hootie & The Blowfish (Atlantic/East West)
La Buena Vida ’99 – Inner City feat. Paris Grey (KMS)
Game Over – Ken Ishii (R&S)
[tba] – Jewel (Atlantic)
Fingers – Joy (Virgin)
Leaving On A Jet Plane – Chantelle Krevusiak (Epic)
High Rise Town – The Lanterns (Columbia)
Madness Thing – Leilani (ZTT)
Queue – Sean Lennon (Grand Royal/Capitol)
Revolution – Liberty 37 (Beggars Banquet)
Your Twisted Sister EP – Little Mothers (Island Black Music)
Bog Wheels – The Llama Farmers (Beggars Banquet)
Crazy – Lucid (Indirect/Delirious/ffrr)
Six (EP) / The Church Of The Drive-Thru Elvis / But The Trains Run On
Time / Never Again – Mansun (Parlophone)
Push Yer Hands Up [rm] – Kurtis Mantronik (Oxygen Music Works)
Whiskey In The Jar – Metallica (Vertigo/Mercury)
What You Gonna Do – Pras Michel (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
Party Song – My Town (Universal)
[tba] – Nas (Columbia)
[tba] – Nine Yards (Virgin)
Yakalelo – Nomads (Epic)
People Are Strange – Stina Nordenstam (East West)
Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) – The Offspring (Epitaph)
Secrets – Mike Oldfield (WEA)
[tba] – Peshay (Mo Wax)
Every Me & Every You – Placebo (Elevator Music/Hut/Virgin)
I’ll Be That – Redman (Def Jam/Mercury)
Rama Communication – State Of Bengal (One Little Indian)
Being You [ri] – Superior (Virgin)
My Little Secret – Xscape (So So Def/Columbia)
- Escape That – 4hero (Talkin Loud)
Enjoy Yourself – A+ (Universal)
Boy You Knock Me Out – Tatyana Ali feat. Will Smith (MJJ/Epic)
Eden – Sarah Brightman (Coalition)
Hot Spot – Foxy Brown (DefJam/Mercury)
I Honour You – Canibus (Universal)
Erase & Rewind – The Cardigans (Stockholm/Trampolene/Polydor)
(You Got Me) Burnin’ Up – Cevin Fisher’s Big Freak
(Subversive/Wonderboy/PolyGram TV)
Denise – Fountains Of Wayne (Tag/Atlantic/East West)
Body – Funky Green Dogs (Twisted UK/MCA)
Whats So Different – Ginuwine (Epic)
Taboo – Glamma Kid (FutureFlex/WEA)
How Will I Know – Jessica (Jive)
Electronic Shadows – Juantrip (F Comm.)
Rush – Kleshay (Jerv/Epic)
Fly Away – Lenny Kravitz (Virgin)
Mystical Machine Gun – Kula Shaker (Columbia)
Crazy – The Moffats (Chrysalis)
My Only Love – Bob Sinclair (Yellow/East West)
The Living Dream [rm] – Sundance (React)
Writing To Reach You – Travis (Independiente)
Be There [Unreal – rm] – UNKLE feat. Ian Brown (Mo Wax)
- Test The Theory – Audioweb (Mother)
[tba] – Charlie Baltimore (Untertainment/East West)
Killin’ Time [rm] – Tina Cousins (Jive)
You Gotta Be – Des’ree (Dusted Sound/Sony S=B2)
If You Really Want To Know – Marc Dorsey (Jive)
Leech – Eve 6 (RCA)
Rocket Soul Music – Funky Porcini (Mo Wax)
As Good As It Gets – Gene (Costermonger/Polydor)
You Don’t Knoww Me – Armand van Helden (ffrr)
Sally – Loop Da Loop (Manifesto)
Matrimony – Maxwell (Columbia)
She’s Looking For Me – Montrose Avenue (Columbia)
[tba] – Alanis Morisette (Maverick/Warner Bros.)
Heart & Shoulder – Heather Nova (Big Cat/V2)
Extended Play EP: Crash! / You Want It Back / 360=B0 / Props Vote Of
Gratitude – Propellerheads (Wall Of Sound)
It’s Over – Rimes (Universal)
Better Best Forgotten – Steps (Jive)
Step Out – The Tamperer feat. Maya (Time/Pepper/Jive)
[tba] – Tindersticks (This Way Up)
Don’t Jump In Front Of My Train – Whistler (Wiiija)
- Ain’t No Sunshine – 4 The Cause (RCA)
I Still Believe – Mariah Carey (Columbia)
Strong Enough – Cher (WEA)
Runaway [ri] – Corrs (143/Lava/Atlantic)
Anything But Down – Sheryl Crow (A&M/Polydor)
X-Factor – Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
Written In Stars – Elton & Leann Rimes John & LeAnn Rimes(Rocket/Mercury)
My Love – Kele Le Roc (1st Ave./Wild Card/Polydor)
Faith – Limp Bizkit (-)
Just For The Sex Of It – Livin’ Joy (Undiscovered/Universal/MCA)
[tba] – Lulu (Dome)
Everyday Girl – DJ Rap (Higher Ground/Columbia)
- Pink [ri] – Aerosmith (Columbia)
Walk My Way – Mathew Marsden (Viper/Columbia)
Style – Orbital (ffrr)
This Feeling – Puressence (Island)
- Tender Is The Night – Blur (Food/Parlophone)
[tba] – Cranberries (Island)
Tsunami – Manic Street Preachers (Epic)
- Blame It On The Weatherman – B*Witched (Glow Worm/Epic)
[tba] – Deus (Island)
[tba] – Alex Reece (Fourth&Broadway)
I Got Something To Say – Reef (Sony S=B2)
- Push Upstairs – Underworld (Junior Boy’s Own)
- Once In A Lifetime – Texas (Mercury)
- Love Me – 112 feat. Mase (Bad Boy/Arista)
Changes – 2pac (Jive) ~ Inside Out – Bryan Adams (A&M/Mercury)
Share The Tears – Poppers pres. Aura (Neo)
Breakers Revenge – Arthur Baker (Freskanova)
Come Correct – Before Dark (RCA)
If You Need A Man – Bon Garcon (Rotating)
The Chain – Breeder (Rhythm Syndicate)
The Bomb ’99 (Bootleg. No. 1) – Kenny ‘Dope’ pres. The Bucketheads
(Henry Street/Positiva)
Feels Good – Cam’ron (Untertainment/Epic)
[tba] EP – Chicks (Supremo)
Touch Of Love – Cleopatra (WEA)
Let Us Replay – Coldcut (Ninja Tune)
Party Lick-A-Ble’s – Bootsy Collins (Black Culture/WEA)
[tba] – Cuba (4AD)
Somehow, Somewhere – Deep Sensation (Guidance)
Gotta Know Ya – Dubalicious Flava (Rotating)
Never Far From You – Todd Edwards (-)
Day Mission – The Effect (VC/Virgin)
Passion – Elate (VC)
Revelations – Electrique Boutique (Continental)
Tomorrow – Kim English (Nervous)
We Are Love – DJ Eric (Duty Free)
Touch Sensitive / Fold In Money – The Fall (Artful)
Bet Ya Man Can’t – Fat Joe (Big Beat)
The Sound Of Lovers – Fat Lip (U-Bahn)
[tba] – Adam F. feat. Beenie Man (Feverpitch/Positiva)
Rock To The Beat – Funky DL (Utmost)
Korean Bodega – Fun Lovin’ Criminals (Difontaine/Chrysalis)
Chicago – Groove Armada (Pepper/Jive)
It’s Not Right, But It’s OK -/ If I Told You That – Whitney Houston(Arista)
When I Argue I See Shapes – Idlewild (Food/Parlophone)
Got A Message – I-Kon feat. Angie Brown (TP)
Fuck Off – Jayne County (Taktix)
A Dread At The Control ’98 – The Julia Set (Barclay)
Who Loves You (EP) – Kashif (Expansion)
747 – Kent (RCA Victor)
The Sun Goes Down (Livin’ It Up) – Level 42 & Omar (Polydor)
Hold Me – Brian McKnight (Motown)
Building A Mystery – Sarah McLachlan (Nettwerk/Arista)
A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste / No Matter What – Meat Loaf(Virgin)
Do You Feel Me – Men Of Vizion (MJJ/Epic)
Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp – Mercury Rev (V2)
As – George Michael feat. Mary J. Blige (Epic)
Be Brave – Model 500 (R&S)
Street Symphony – Monica (Arista)
Learning To Fly – Mothers Pride (Heat)
Circles – Mustafa & Natalia (Yellorange)
You’re My Everything – Myron (Island Black Music)
The Real Thing – Naturale (Reality)
You Get What You Give – New Radicals (MCA)
I Can’t See – Nicole feat. Cam’ron (Gold Mind/Elektra/East West)
[tba] – N-Trance (All Around The World)
Do The Evolution – Pearl Jam (Epic)
Hardcore Power – Pleasure (DP)
Roc-In-It – DeeJay Punk-Rocv vs. Onyx (Airdog/Independiente)
Generator – Radiator (Chrysalis)
Divine Sounds – Rae & Christian (Grand Central)
Try Everything – Republica (Deconstruction)
Licky, Licky Tasty – Rhythm Trip feat. Zeena Guizar (4 Real)
Just Can’t Get Enough – Harry Choo Choo Romero (Subliminal)
Speeding Up The Beats – Mr. Roy (East West)
Ooh I Love It (Love Break) – Salsoul Orchestra (Sugar Daddy)
[tba] – Scritti Politti (Virgin)
Looking For Sparks – Seafood (Fierce Panda)
[tba] – Seal (Warner Bros.)
Good Love – Shiro feat. Lord Tariq (Noo Trybe/Virgin)
Dance Yourself Dizzy – Soraya (London)
Can’t Get Enough [rm] – Soulsearcher (Soulfuric)
Freak It – Studio 54 (Azuli)
Joy – Subcity feat. Kathy Brown (Definitive)
Tonite – Supercar (-)
Girls Of The Night – Surreal Madrid (Fused & Bruised)
Bulgarian – Travel (Tidy Trax)
I Want Your Love – Roger Sanchez pres. Twilight (Perpetual)
Pressure – Ultra Nat=E9 (Strictly Rhythm)
Volume 4 – Untidy Dubs (Untidy Trax/Tidy Trax)- [tba] – Utah Saints feat. Iggy Pop (Echo-East West)
Highs & Lows – Waste (Jealous)
- One Week – Barenaked Ladies (Reprise/Warner Bros.)
Walk Like A Panther – Tony Christie (-)
All Night Long – Faith Evans (Puff Daddy/Arista)
Lovesong – Furslide (Meanwhile/Virgin)
All In My Mind – Lovestation (Fresh)
Dog Day – Maxim Overdrive (XL)
[tba] – Martine McCutcheon (Innocent/Virgin)
Children [rm] – Robert Miles (Deconstruction/RCA)
24 Hours – Next Of Kin (Universal)
Vita Mia – Cliff Richard feat. Vincenzo La Scola (EMI)
Dream – Serious Danger (Fresh)
[tba] – Somatic (Universal)
[tba] – Ultrasound (Nude)
- [tba] – Rick Astley (-)
What It’s Like – Everlast (Tommy Boy)
Joy – Gay Dad (London)
[tba] – Geri Halliwell (EMI)
Afrika Shox – Leftfield feat. Afrika Bambaataa (Hard Hands/Columbia)
Mambo ’99 – Mucho Mambo (Ministry Of Sound)
- My Love Is Your Love – Whitney Houston (Arista)
[tba] – Westside (RCA)
- Oh Jim – Gay Dad (London)
- [tba] – Whitney Houston (Arista)
This week there are new entries for
- Hard Knock Life – Vol. 2 – Jay-Z (Northwestside)
Step Up To The Microphone – Newsboys (Virgin)
A Few Useful Tips On Living Underground – James Taylor Quartet (Acid Jazz)
- By Your Side – The Black Crowes (Columbia)
[tba] – Cha Cha Cohen (Chemikal Underground)
Up, Up, Up, Up, Up, Up – Ani di Franco (Cooking Vinyl)
OST – Minty (Virgin)
- Stunt – Barenaked Ladies (Warner Bros.)
Bengali Bantam Youth Experience – Black Star Liner (WEA)
An Introduction To … – Black Uhuru (Island)
Out Loud – Boom Boom Satellites (R&S)
An Introduction To … – John Cale (Island)
An Introduction To … – Julian Cope (Island)
Wonderland Park – Ednaswap (Island)
Chicken Shack Blues – Tommy Guerrero (Mo Wax)
[tba] – Hysteric Ego (WEA)
Cheap Pearls & Whiskey Dreams – Love & Money (Fontana/Mercury)
It’s A Beautiful Thing – Keith Murray (Jive-Loud/RCA)
Ghetto Fabulous – Mystical (Jive)
Public Image Ltd. – Public Image Ltd. (Virgin)
Hits – Spice 1 (Jive)
The Best Of … – Steppenwolf (Universal)
- There It Is – 911 (Ginga/Virgin)
I See A Darkness – Bonnie Prince Billy (Domino)
1999 – Cassius (Virgin)
Caravan Beyond Redemption – Cathedral (Earache)
Uneasy Listening – Umpteen Years Of Chumbawamba – Chumbawamba (EMI)
Let Us Replay – Coldcut (Ninja Tune)
[tba] – King Crimson (Virgin)
Your Twisted Sister – Little Mothers (Island)
The Essential – Lynard Skynard (MCA)
The Other Two – The Other Two (London)
Feng Shui – Q Burn’s Abstract Message (Virgin)
The Sebadoh – Sebadoh (Domino)
Da Joint – Melkey Sedek (Universal)
The Slow Motion World Of Snow Pony – Snow Pony (Universal)
Ultra – Ultra (East West)
Thugged Out – Yuk Mouth (Virgin)
- Dead Bees On A Cake – David Sylvian (Virgin)
- The Last True Family Man – Freddie Fresh (Eye-Q)
[tba] – Mogwai (Chemikal Underground)
Middle Of Nowhere – Orbital (ffrr)
Knock Knock – Smog (Domino)
- No Exit – Blondie (RCA)
Chapter 1: A New Beginning – The Moffats (Chrysalis)
All Systems Gone – Presence (Pagan)
- Beaucoup Fish – Underworld (Junior Boy’s Own)
- Dark Dancer – Les Rhythmes Digitales (Wall Of Sound)
- Out Of Alda – Alda (Wildstar/Telstar)
Read My Sign – Bell Book & Candle (Logic/Arista)
Rotating Evidence – Dee-Tah (ffrr)
Falling For You – Tony Di Bart (Cleveland City)
Joe’s 90s – Joe Dolan (EMI)
Twisted Tenderness – Electronic (Parlophone)
[tba] – Fierce (Wildstar)
[tba] – Major Force (Island)
Say Who – Matthew Marsden (Columbia)
Recycle – New Order (London)
The Roadhouse Garden – Prince (-)
Reef On A Fresh Tip – Reef (Sony S=B2)
[tba] – Straw (WEA)
- [tba] – B.T. (Renaissance)
Death By Cuba – Cuba (4AD)
The New – The Fall (Artful)
Archive Crash – Roddy Frame (Independiente)
Class Reunion 1999 – Fugees (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
[tba] – Glamma Kid (FutureFlex/WEA)
Maledictions – Grand Mal (Slash/London)
[tba] – INOJ (SoSoDef/Columbia)
Instinct – Kavana (Nemesis/Virgin)
Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts – Kula Shaker (Columbia)
Picnic With The Greys – Mad Doctor X (Freskanova)
Demons – Maxim Overdrive (XL)
[tba] – Moby (Mute)
Where Do We Go From Here – Nine Yards (Virgin)
Happy Hour – N-Trance (All Around The World)
[tba] – Phoebe 1 (Mecca/Castle Comm.)
[tba] – Purity (Tommy Boy)
[tba] – Rage Against The Machine (Epic)
Learning Curve – DJ Rap (Higher Ground/Columbia)
Anomie & Bonhomie – Scritti Politti (Virgin)
The Program – Serious Danger (Fresh)
[tba] – Waste (Jealous)
- Premiers Symptomes – Air (Virgin)
[tba] – Aqua (Universal)
Social Dancing – Bis (Wiiija)
[tba] – Blackstreet (Interscope)
[tba] – Blur (Food/Parlophone)
[tba] – Andrea Bocelli (Universal)
One Advice, Space – Deus (Independiente)
[tba] – Echo & The Bunnymen (London)
[tba] – Elastica (Deceptive)
Whitey Ford Sings The Blues – Everlast (Tommy Boy)
Utopia Parkway – Fountains Of Wayne (Atlantic/East West)
Leisurenoise – Gay Dad (London)
[tba] – Gene (Costermonger/Polydor)
[tba] – Elton John (Rocket/Mercury)
Lovestation – Lovestation (Fresh)
[tba] – No Doubt (Interscope)
Central Reservation – Beth Orton (Heavenly)
[tba] – Somatic (Universal)
Performance & Cocktails – Stereophonics (V2)
[tba] – Suede (Nude)
Everything Picture – Ultrasound (Nude)
- Promises – The Cranberries (Island)
Bring The Noise 2000 – Public Enemy (Def Jam/Mercury)
[tba] – Soul Assassins (Columbia)
[tba] – Sting (A&M/Mercury)
[tba] – Texas (Mercury)
- God’s Big Spaceship – Gomez (Hut/Virgin)
- Best Of ffrr – ffrr Classics 1988-1998 – v.a. (ffrr)
Big People Music Vol. 4 – v.a. (Charm/Jetstar)
Brilliant 80’s Dance – v.a. (Virgin VIP)
Brilliant 80’s Dance Vol. 2 – v.a. (Virgin VIP)
Chef Aid: The South Park Album (Extreme Version) – v.a. (Columbia)
Moods 2 – v.a. (Virgin VIP)
Spirit Of Ireland – v.a. (Telstar)
The R&B Hits Album – v.a. (Telstar)
Totally Wired Vol. 11 – v.a. (Acid Jazz/ffrr)
Totally Wired Vol. 12 – v.a. (Acid Jazz/ffrr)
- Athletico – A Compilation – v.a. (Acid Jazz/ffrr)
Blue Note Club Culture – v.a. (Acid Jazz/ffrr)
Movie & TV Themes – v.a. (Acid Jazz/ffrr)
Practical Magic OST – v.a. (Warner Sunset/Reprise)
Swaraj – v.a. (Acid Jazz/ffrr)
The Best Of Acid Jazz Vol. 3 – v.a. (Acid Jazz/ffrr)
Totally Wired Vol. 14 – v.a. (Acid Jazz/ffrr)
Totally Wired Vol. 15 – v.a. (Acid Jazz/ffrr)
Totally Wired Vol. 16 – v.a. (Acid Jazz/ffrr)
- Little Voice OST – v.a. (EMI)
Maximum Hardcore – v.a. (VirginEMI)
Meet Joe Black OST – v.a. (Universal)
The Best Club Anthems In The World … Ever! IV – v.a. (Virgin)
- Locked On Vol. III – v.a. (VirginEMI)
Protection – v.a. (Earth Love Fund)
The End – Vol. 1 – v.a. (XL)
This Is … R&B – v.a. (Beechwood)
Ultimate Funk – v.a. (Beechwood)
- Classic Garage – v.a. (Mastercuts)
Island 40 – Vol. 5 – Reggae Roots – v.a. (Island)
Strictly Garage – v.a. (Beechwood)
- Nings & Roundabouts – v.a. (Fierce Panda)
- The Dirtschamber Sessions Vol. 1 – v.a. (XL)
- On The Floor At The Boutique – Mixed By Fatboy Slim – v.a. (Skint)
Tommy Boy’s Greatest Beats – v.a. (Tommy Boy)
Dominator’s Top 50 of 1998
I’ve slightly reorganised the Top 50 of 1998, swapping around 5 of the”Nos. 11-50″ with “the rest”.
2. Baby Bird: Bad Old ManA fantastic return to the charts for Babybird came in May last year when”Bad Old Man” made No.31, making it the single of the week.
I couldn’t stand “You’re Gorgeous”, their best-known single to date, butthe more downbeat followup, “Candy Girl”, was a million times better.
“Bad Old Man” is as downbeat as it gets and is about outrageous chat showhosts such as Jerry Springer who invite outrageous guests onto their shows.Such examples of the guests come in the chorus, with bizarre lines like :”He put razor blades in the ice-cream, and shot a paedophile in a wet dream.”
Definitely one of the least commercial songs around at the time and,unfortunately, didn’t get much airplay.
Sadly, the follow-up “If You’ll Be Mine” (No.28, Aug 98) was rubbish.
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
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.