21 A Teens - Super Trouper

In the last chart of 1998, I posted my Top 50 singles of the year, pickingout the Top 10 first. During 1999, I’ll be going through the list one by onestarting with the Top 10 in alphabetical order.

This week : 12 new entries, 2 climbers, 1 non-movers & 25 downers.

new entry re-entry climber faller non mover

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…

12 new entries :

32 Michael Moog – That Sound

28 Leftfield/Roots Manuva – Dusted

22 Salt ‘n Pepa – Brick Track

21 A Teens – Super Trouper

20 Jamiroquai – King for a Day

19 Whitney Houston – I Learned from the Best

18 The Corrs – Radio

15 Bob Marley feat. Lauryn Hill – Turn Your Lights Down Low

12 Celine Dion – That’s The Way It Is

10 Atomic Kitten – Right Now

5 Mario Piu – Communication

2 Artful Dodger feat. Craig David – Re-rewind so the following dropped out :

40 Puff Daddy featuring Mario Winans – Best Friend

39 Backstreet Boys – Larger than Life

38 Paul Van Dyk – Another Way

37 Ricky Martin – Shake Yer Bon Bon

36 Supergrass – Mary

35 Mr Vegas – Heads High

34 Savage Garden – I Knew I Loved You

33 Airscape – L’Esperanza

31 Beverley Knight – Sista Sista * !!!

30 Lustral – Everytime

28 Groove Armada featuring Gram’ma Funk – I See You Baby

27 Gouryella – Walhalla 2 climbers :

4 (5) Alice Deejay

7 (8) R Kelly 1 non-movers :

1 Cliff Richard and 25 going down. Big fallers include :

9 (4) Mel C

24 (11) Phats & Small New entries from No.41-75. See who missed out this time round :

42 Mary J Blige – Deep Inside

60 Dust Brothers – This is Your Life

73 Barenaked Ladies – Brian Wilson

74 Pob Feat. DJ Patrick Reid – Bluebottle/Fly

Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…

21 A Teens – Super TrouperIt’s the young-ABBA again and yes, it is that dreadful.

12 Celine Dion – That’s The Way It IsRejoice, for this is the last you’ll have to hear from her for the nextyear or so!

10 Atomic Kitten – Right NowAnother teen girl-band. Haven’t heard it, but are they necessary?

1 (1) Cliff Richard – The Millennium Prayer :O === *2nd Week at No.1*The Lord’s Prayer set to the music of Auld Lang Syne. Sounds like a dreadfulprospect, and I’ve now heard the record. It’s even worse.

The music and the lyrics don’t go together at all. None of it scans, andthe worst bit is that which made me cringe – the ending. As he’s about toclose, he starts going on chanting “Amen…Amen…Amen…Amen…” etc.

It makes me want to scream at him to stuff his God shite up his arse!Definitely the worst single ever made.

And thanks to Cliff, he breaks the record-breaking run of 32 singles goingstraight in at No.1 which concluded, thus :

1. Fatboy Slim – Praise You

2. 911 – A Little Bit More

3. Offspring – Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)

4. Armand Van Helden featuring Duane Harden – You Don’t Know Me

5. Blondie – Maria

6. Lenny Kravitz – Fly Away

7. Britney Spears – Baby One More Time

8. Boyzone – When The Going Gets Tough

9. B*witched – Blame It On The Weatherman

10. Mr Oizo – Flat Beat

11. Martine McCutcheon – Perfect Moment

12. Westlife – Swear It Again

13. Backpassage Boys – I Like It That Way

14. Boyzone – You Needed Me

15. Shanks and Bigfoot – Sweet Like Chocolate

16. Baz Luhrmann – Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

17. S Club 7 – Bring It All Back

18. Vengaboys – Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

19. ATB – 9pm (Till I Come)

20. Ricky Martin – Livin’ La Vida Loca

21. Ronan Keating – When You Say Nothing At All

22. Westlife – If I Let You Go

23. Geri Halliwell – Mi Chico Latino

24. Lou Bega – Mambo No.5

25. Vengaboys – We’re Going To Ibiza

26. Eiffel 65 – Blue (Da Ba Dee)

27. Christina Aguilera – Genie in a Bottle

28. Westlife – Flying Without Wings

29. 5ive – Keep on Movin’

30. Geri Halliwell – Lift Me Up

31. Robbie Williams – She’s The One/It’s Only Us

32. Wamdue Project – King of my Castle

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New releases :

29th November :

December (date unknown) :

6th December :

13th December :

January (date unknown) :

February (date unknown) :

March (date unknown) :

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Top 75 ALBUM chart analysis :

This week there are new entries for

37 Fun Lovin’ Criminals – Mimosa

45 Guns N’ Roses – Live 87-93 The top 5 goes like this :

1 Shania Twain – Come On Over

2 Steps – Steptacular

3 Celine Dion – All the Way: A Decade of Songs

4 Travis – The Man Who

5 Westlife – Westlife

New releases :

29th November :

6th December :

20th December :

[tba] – DMX (Ruff Ryders/Def Jam/Mercury)

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Dominator’s Top 50 of 1998

50. Touch & Go – Would You…?

Released in November last year when it made No.3, the first time I heard thisI thought it was excellent. It’s a dance track with occasional trumpet soloswhich reminds me of The The’s Infected, with an added female voice thatspeaks occasional come-on lines like “Would you like to go to bed with me ?”

Not long after though, since it had been used on so many trailers or piecesof incidental music on TV, I soon grew tired of it.

Also, before I saw the promo you could use your own imagination as to theidentity of the voice behind the song. When I saw it, boy was she such amoose! Looked like she’d been beaten with an ugly stick!

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

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Dom Robinson

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.

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