13 Ash – There’s a Star *

This week: 7 new entries, 5 climbers, 6 non-movers & 22 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…

7 new entries :
• 34 Public Domain – Let Me Clear My Throat
• 28 Shimon & Andy C – Body Rock
• 25 Milk & Sugar/John Paul Young – Love is in the Air
• 20 OPM – El Capitan
• 14 Dreamcatcher – I Don’t Wanna Lose My Way
• 13 Ash – There’s a Star *
• 4 Backstreet Boys – Drowning

so the following dropped out :

• 40 City High – What Would You Do
• 39 Mariah Carey – Never Too Far
• 38 Anastacia – Paid My Dues
• 37 Basement Jaxx – Where’s Your Head At
• 36 Faithless – Tarantula
• 35 Geri Halliwell – Calling
• 30 Cliff Richard – Somewhere Over the Rainbow

5 climbers :

• 1 (2) Daniel Bedingfield – Gotta Get Thru This :-O ===
• 2 (4) Sophie Ellis Bextor
• 6 (8) Samantha Mumba
• 8 (9) Kate Winslet
• 15 (18) Sum 41

6 non-movers :

• 5 Stereophonics
• 10 Hermes House Band
• 11 PPK
• 17 Feeder
• 19 Dannii Minogue
• 23 Kosheen

and 22 going down. Big fallers include :

• 12 (3) Gordon Haskell

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

• 68 Puretone – Addicted To Bass
• 74 Chesney Hawkes – Stay Away Baby Jane

Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…

13 Ash – There’s a Star *After the last terrible single, the name of which escapes me, this seesan excellent return to form with what could almost be an anthem.

1 (2) Daniel Bedingfield – Gotta Get Thru This :-O === *1st Week at No.1*

Back at the top for some reason. God knows why. It’s terrible. It’s the firstnew week at No.1 but the third in total after getting knocked off the top byRobbie Williams.

That spoils the run of singles going straight into the top which saw a totalof 19 and went thus:

• 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
• 14. Afroman: Because I Got High
• 15. Westlife – Queen of My Heart
• 16. Blue – If You Come Back
• 17. S Club 7 – Have You Ever
• 18. Daniel Bedingfield – Gotta Get Thru This
• 19. Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman – Somethin’ Stupid