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[Last week’s chart]
For my last chart of 2000, I’ve posted my Top 50 singles of the year,starting with the Top 10. During 2001, I’ll be going through the list one byone starting with the Top 10 in alphabetical order.
This week: 16 new entries, 1 climbers, 3 non-movers & 20 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…
- 16 new entries :
- 40 Branaccio & Aisher – It’s Gonna Be a Lovely Day
- 37 Cornershop – Lessons Learnt from Rocky I to Rocky III
- 35 Mauro Picotto – Pulsar 2002
- 34 Dandy Warhols – Get Off * !!!
- 32 Steve Balsamo – Sugar For The Soul :O ===
- 30 Alcazar – Sexual Guarantee
- 28 Gomez – Shot Shot
- 26 Smoke 2 Seven – Been There Done That
- 23 Electric Soft Parade – Silent to the Dark II
- 19 Hundred Reasons – If I Could
- 18 Creed – My Sacrifice
- 12 Minimalistix – Close Cover
- 11 Busta Rhymes – Break Ya Neck
- 9 City High – Caramel
- 8 Platinum 45 – Oi
- 6 Rik Waller – I Will Always Love You :O ===
- 40 Puddle of Mudd – Control
- 39 Daniel Bedingfield – Gotta Get Thru This
- 38 Kylie – Can’t Get You Out of my Head
- 37 Angie Stone – Brotha Part 2
- 36 Sophie Ellis Bextor – Murder on the Dancefloor
- 35 Kaci – I Think I Love You
- 34 Timo Maas – To Get Down
- 33 Gorillaz – Tomorrow Comes Today
- 32 Flip & Fill – True Love Never Dies
- 31 Alien Ant Farm – Movies
- 30 Lighthouse Family – Run
- 29 Christina Milian – AM to PM
- 28 A1 – Caught in the Middle
- 25 No Doubt – Hey Baby
- 24 Bubba Sparxxx – Lovely
- 21 White Stripes – Fell In Love with a Girl *
- 4 (5) Nickelback
- 1 Will Young
- 2 Shakira
- 3 Enrique
- 15 (10) Beverley Knight
- 22 (14) Jamiroquai
- 42 Weekend Players – Into the Sun
- 59 Soraya Vivian – When You’re Gone
- 60 Warren G – Lookin At You
- 62 Adema – Giving In
- 66 Alfie – A Word in Your Ear
- 69 Round Sound – Whadda We Like
- 70 Space Frog – X Ray Follow Me
so the following dropped out :
1 climbers :
3 non-movers :
and 20 going down. Big fallers include :
New entries from No.41-75. See who missed out this time round :
“Get Off” is another excellent rock tune with a video that reminds me of thefirst scene in “The Fifth Element”, in places.
32 Steve Balsamo – Sugar For The Soul :O ===What a terrible track this is, although it’s the sort of thing that mighthave sounded rather good in the mid-80s.He looks a bit like Michael J Fox at the time but with a beard, and this singlehas been plugged around everywhere for the whole of the last week. I knew itwouldn’t work and it’s a very lame record. It’s also incredibly predictable.
28 Gomez – Shot ShotHmmm… maybe it’ll take a few more listens but on first hearing this israther a raucous track without much sense of direction, as well as beingincredibly short at around 2.5 minutes. Not a patch on classics like”Whipping Piccadilly” or “Get Myself Arrested”. 19 Hundred Reasons – If I CouldA good rock tune that gets a fair bit of airplay on MTV2, but not one thatparticularly stands out from the crowd. 6 Rik Waller – I Will Always Love You :O ===I hated the Whitney cover, although at least the Dolly Parton original hadsome emotion. However, Fat Rik’s cover version is dire in the extreme and I’veonly heard a snippet of it.If he can sing, then this is not the song for him and the video is veryunflattering.
1 Will Young – Anything is Possible/Evergreen *2nd Week at No.1*The Pop Idol winner and record-breaker having sold 1.1 million copies ofthis single in its first week. It’s a bit too twee for my tastes.
His cover of “Light My Fire” was interesting though.
It’s now been revealed that Will is gay. Big deal. However, it does mean thata whole new army of fans will buy this single.
This is the 5th single in a row to go straight in at No.1 :
- 1. Aaliyah – More Than a Woman
- 2. George Harrison – My Sweet Lord (R)
- 3. Enrique Iglesias – Hero
- 4. Westlife – World of Our Own
- 5. Will Young – Anything is Possible/Evergreen
March 4th :
- Adema – Giving In
Aurora – Dreaming
Charlatans – Judas
City High – Caramel
Fellon – Get Out
Gomez – Sure Shot
Darren Hayes – Insatiable
Ian Van Dahl – Reasons
March 11th :
- Adam F feat. Lil’ Mo – Where’s My…
Ascension – For A Lifetime
Bjork – Cocoon
D’Influence feat. Sarah Anne Webb – Show Me Love
Celine Dion – A New Day Has Come
Felon – Get Out
Foo Fighters – The One
Galleon – So I Begin
Natalie Imbruglia – Wrong Impression
Iron Maiden – Run To The Hills
Mick Jagger – Visions Of Paradise
Oris Jay presents Delsena – Trippin’
Jewel – Standing Still
Jive Jones – Me, Myself & I
Jennifer Lopez feat. Ja Rule – Ain’t It Funny (Remix)
Lyte Funkie Ones – Every Other Time
Massive Attack feat. Mos Def – I Against I
Nelly – No. 1
Heather Nova – Virus Of The Mind
Shaggy And Ali G – Julie
System Of A Down – Toxicity
Way Out West – Mind Circus
March 18th :
- Anastacia – One Day In Your Life
Blue – Fly By
Sarah Connor – From Sarah With Love
Gareth Gates – Unchained Melody
Darren Hayes – Insatiable
Alicia Keys – A Woman’s Worth
Ladies First – I Can’t Wait
Lit – Lipstick & Bruises
Marilyn Manson – Tainted Love
George Michael – Freeek
Pet Shop Boys – Home And Dry
Seafood – Western Battle
Simple Minds – Cry
Sissel – Carrier Of A Secret
Starsailor – Poor Misguided Fool
Sum 41 – Motivation
Travis – Flowers In The Window
March 25th :
- Badly Drawn Boy – Silent Sigh
Jamie Benson – Dumb
Michelle Branch – Everywhere
Dave Matthews Band – Everyday
Faith Evans – You Get No Love
Hermes House Band – Que Sera Sera
Nicole Kidman – One Day I’ll Fly Away
Ladies First – I Can’t Wait
Lenny Kravitz – Stillness Of Heat
Missy Elliot – 4 My People
New Order – Here To Stay
Shy FX & T-Power feat. Di – Shake Ur Body
April 1st:
- Aaron Carter – Leave It Up To Me
Aurora – Dreaming
Sheryl Crow – Soak Up The Sun
Faithless feat. Dido – One Step Too Far
Ed Harcourt – Shanghai
Gordon Haskell – There Goes My Heart Again
Hoobastank – Crawling In The Park
Lucas – My Feet Work
Lyte Funkie Ones – Every Other Time
Mad Donna – The Wheels On The Bus
New Order – Here To Stay
Outkast – Whole Wide World
So Solid Crew – Ride Wid Us
Stereophonics – Vegas Two Times
Sugarcoma – (You Drive Me) Crazy
April 8th:
- 3SL – Take It Easy
Alice Band – Now That You Love Me
Garbage – Breaking Up The Girl
Nigel & Marvin – Follow Da Leader
One Giant Leap feat. Robbie Williams & Maxi Jazz – My Culture
Orbital – Chime 2002
Scooter – Ramp! (The Logical Song)
Britney Spears – I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman
The Charlatans – You’re So Pretty We’re So Pretty
April 15th:
- Chemical Brothers – Come With Us
Cher – Song For The Lonely
Doves – There Goes The Fear
Idlewild – You Held The World In Your Arms
Kosheen – Hungry
Oasis – The Hindu Times
Pulp – Bad Cover Version
April 22nd:
- allSTARS* – Back When
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead – Another Morning Stoner
Bellefire – All I Want Is You
Jessica Garlick – Come Back
Mary J Blige – No More Drama
Pink – Don’t Let Me Get Me
Secret Garden feat. Brian Kennedy – You Raise Me Up
April 29th:
- Aaliyah – Rock The Boat
Jaheim – Just In Case
POD – Youth Of The Nation
Puddle Of Mudd – Blurry
Sugababes – R Freaks Electric
Holly Valance – Kiss Kiss
May 6th:
- TBA
May 13th:
- A – Starbucks
Alien Ant Farm – Attitude
Enrique – Escape
Liberty X – Just A Little
Rammstein – Ich Will
May 20th:
- Victoria Beckham & Robbie Craig – I Wish
Nelly Furtado – TBA
Bubba Sparxxx – TBA
Angie Stone – Wish I Didn’t Miss You
Westlife – Bop Bop Baby
May 27th:
- Goo Goo Dolls – Here Is Gone
No Doubt – Hella Good
Sex Pistols – God Save The Queen
June 3rd:
- Jimmy Eat World – Sweetness
Nicki Webster – Strawberry Kisses
This week there are new entries for
- 2 Alanis Morissette – Under Rug Swept
- 11 Neil Diamond – Essential Collection
- 17 Demis Roussos – Forever and Ever
- 18 A – Hi-Fi Serious
- 20 Ryan & Rachel O’Donnell – The Celtic Chillout Album
- 41 Timo Maas – Loud
- 48 Vex Red – Strong and Persistent
- 51 Billy Bragg and the Blokes – England Half English
- 54 Nine Inch Nails – And All That Could Have Been – Live
- 73 And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – Source Tags and Codes
The top 5 goes like this :
- 1 Barbra Streisand – The Essential
- 2 Alanis Morissette – Under Rug Swept
- 3 Sting & The Police – Very Best of
- 4 Nickelback – Silver Side Up
- 5 Enrique Iglesias – Escape
Dominator’s Top 50 of 2001After last week’s look back at all the Top 50 tracks of last year,this week sees the list of my Top 50 of 2001. From next week I shallbegin my look back at them.
11. Alien Ant Farm – Smooth Criminal
Their first major hit in the UK, making No.3 in September last year.
While the self-proclaimed King of Pop’s comeback stalled somewhat with a No.2first single and another one which flopped, by comparison, this nu-metal bandkick out with a perfect rock version of his 1988 hit that appeared in theMoonwalker film.
With moonwalking and general Wacko Jacko pisstakes during the video it’severything you’d imagine if you thought about a frenetic rock version of thetrack.
It was followed up with “Movies” (No.5, Feb 2002) and that’s good too, butthe album’s rather a disappointment.
Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2002.
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.