56 (40) Mint Royale – Singin in the Rain *2nd Week at No.1*

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This week: 3 new entries, 1 re-entering, 2 chart, 5 climbing, 1 not moving & 28 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…

    3 new and 1 re-entering and 2 chart entries :

    • 5 The Verve – Love Is Noise
    • 23 (45 CH) Nelly feat. Akon & Ashanti – Body On Me
    • 27 (55 RE) Nickelback – Rockstar
    • 28 (51 CH) Cascada – Because The Night
    • 34 Spoon, Harris & Obernik – Baditude
    • 38 Scouting For Girls – It’s Not About You

    so the following dropped out :

    • 40 Mint Royale – Singin’ In The Rain
    • 39 Alphabeat – Ten Thousand Nights
    • 38 Chris Brown – With You
    • 37 The Kooks – Shine On
    • 36 Kylie Minogue – The One
    • 32 Honey Ryder – Numb

    5 climbing :

    • 1 (4) Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl
    • 7 (10) Noah & The Whale – 5 Year’s Time
    • 9 (34) Rihanna – Disturbia
    • 14 (18) Coldplay – Viva La Vida
    • 15 (16) Ida Maria – I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked

    1 not moving :

    • 19 Chris Brown – Forever

    and 29 going down. Big fallers include:

    • None

    New entries from No.41-75 :

    • 44 Taio Cruz – She’s Like A Star
    • 58 Florence & The Machine – Kiss With A Fist
    • 70 Alphabeat – Boyfriend
    • 84 Flo Rida Feat. Will.I.Am – In The Ayer
    • 93 The Chemical Brothers – Midnight Madness
    • 98 Late Of The Pier – Heartbeat

Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…

Mint Royale;
Singin in the Rain
[Pop is…]

56 (40) Mint Royale – Singin in the Rain *2nd Week at No.1*

Excellent track, as it was when it was originally released in 2005. It’s afunky remix of the Gene Kelly version of the song, as used in a car advertalso in 2005.

Back then, it only made No.20, but this time it’s reached No.1 as it wasthe track used for the winner of Britain’s Got Talent.

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Coldplay: Violet Hill
[Viva La Vida…]

53 (56) Coldplay – Violet Hill

Well, it was free so I downloaded it. Given how their music’s gone in thelast few years, it’s true that you get what you pay for(!)

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Duffy: Mercy
[Rockferry]

45 (48) Duffy – Mercy

They say she’s the new Dusty Springfield but it certainly doesn’t work for me.

Madonna: 4 Minutes
[Hard Candy]

39 (35) Madonna & Justin – 4 Minutes *4th Week at No.1*

Apparently this first entered at No.72 and dropped out. It wasn’tmissed and I can’t see what the big deal is.

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Sam Sparro: Black & Gold
[Sam Sparro]

21 (15) Sam Sparro – Black & Gold

Funky as hell, this is a wonderful piece of music and the kind of thing that,when it does get released, normally gets overlooked, but here it’s all payingoff in spades.

I’ve never heard of Sam Sparro before, but here’s hoping we hear a lot morefrom him in the near future.

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The Ting Tings:
That’s Not My Name
[We Started Nothing]

20 (17) The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name

Very mediocre.

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Rihanna: Take A Bow
[Good Girl Gone Bad]

18 (14) Rihanna – Take A Bow

YAWN! What a tedious ballad!

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Gabriella Cilmi:
Sweet About Me
[Lessons To Be Learned]

16 (12) Gabriella Cilmi – Sweet About Me

Quite a decent, jaunty little track and one that sounds like an old Motown tune.

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Coldplay: Viva La Vida
[Viva La Vida…]

14 (18) Coldplay – Viva La Vida *1st Week at No.1*

Yaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwn! What a bunch of pompous, stuck-up arseholes!

Ne-Yo: Closer
[Year of the Gentleman]

8 (6) Ne-Yo – Closer

Predictable and uninteresting.

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Dizzee Rascal: Dance Wiv Me

3 (2) Dizzee Rascal Feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome – Dance Wiv Me

This track made No.1 originally based on downloads alone, but it’s rather mediocre anddidn’t deserve the top slot.

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Kid Rock: All Summer Long
[Rock ‘n’ Roll Jesus]

2 (1) Kid Rock – All Summer Long

Lazy dance-ish track to the tune of Warren Zevon’s Werewolves of London.

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Katy Perry; I Kissed A Girl
[One of the Boys]

1 (4) Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl *1st Week at No.1*

“Oh, look, I’m pretending to be a lesbian”. Bollocks.

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    Beth Rowley: Sweet Hours
    [Little Dreamer]

    Aug 11th:

      Beth Rowley – Sweet Hours
      Bloc Party – Mercury
      Broken Records – Slow Parade
      The Cure – tba [Wed 13th Aug]
      Delays – Keep It Simple
      Feeder – Tracing Lines
      Gabriella Cilmi – Save The Lies
      Go: Audio – She Left Me
      Gotye – Learnalilgivinanlovin’
      Gutter Twins – God’s Children
      Hamfatter – The Girl I Love
      Kenna – Say Goodbye To Love
      Kids In Glass Houses – Saturday
      Mark Morriss – Lay Low
      The Music – The Spike
      Nelly feat Akon and Ashanti – Body On Ya
      Red Light Company – Meccano
      Rihanna – Rehab
      The Ryes – How Come Loretta
      Sandrine – Where Do We Go
      Santogold – Lights Out
      Skepta – Rolex Sweep
      Solange – I Decided
      Spoon, Harris & Obernik – Baditude
      SugaRush Beat Company – They Said I Said
      Velvet – Fix Me
      Wiz Khalifa – Say Yeah

    Aug 18th:

      The Automatic – Steve McQueen
      Beck – Gamma Ray
      Chicane vs Natasha Bedingfield – Bruised Water
      Cut Copy – Hearts On Fire
      Cut Off Your Hands – Expectations
      Fratellis – Look Out Sunshine
      Friendly Fires – Jump In The Pool
      Hot Chip – Hold On
      J Majik & Wickaman presents Kathy Brown – Crazy World
      Lykke Li – Breaking It Up
      Missy Elliott – Best Best
      Sandi Thom – Saturday Night
      Shapeshifters – Chime
      Taio Cruz – She’s Like A Star
      Teddy Thompson – In My Arms
      Young Knives – Dyed In The Wool
      Zutons – What’s Your Problem

    Aug 25th:

      Alphabeat – Boyfriend
      Avenue – Goodbye
      Biffy Clyro – Mountains
      Black Affair – Japanese Happening
      Bryn Christopher – Smilin’
      Conor Oberst – Souled Out (7”)
      David Holmes – I Heard Wonders
      Duffy – Stepping Stone
      Fujiya & Miyagi – Knickerbocker (7”)
      Glasvegas – Daddy’s Gone
      Grace Jones – Corporate Cannibal (12”)
      Gym Class Heroes feat The Dream – Cookie Jar
      Infadels – A Million Pieces
      Little Jackie – The World Should Revolve Around Me
      Manda Rin – DNA (7”)
      Mara Carlyle – Weird Girl
      Michelle Williams – We Break The Dawn
      Mystery Jets – Half In Love With Elizabeth
      Raghav feat Redman – My Kinda Girl
      REM – Man-Sized Wreath
      Robin Thicke – Magic
      Roots Manuva – Again And Again (7”+12”)
      Saint Etienne – This Is Tomorrow
      Sam Beeton – What You Look For
      Sergeant – Sunshine
      Sharam feat Daniel Bedingfield – The One
      Subways – I Won’t Let You Down
      Ultrasonics – Perfect Girl

    Sept 1st:

      Cassie – Official Girl
      Dirty Pretty Things – Plastic Hearts
      Flipron – Book Of Lies/ Mess It Up
      Heloise & The Savoir Faire – Illusions (Hot Tonight!)
      Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl
      Mariah Carey – I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time
      New Kids On The Block – Summertime
      Portishead – We Carry On
      Presets – Talk Like That
      Rolldeep – Do Me Wrong
      Royworld – Brakes
      Weezer – Troublemaker

    Sept 8th:

      Cyndi Lauper – Into The Nightlife
      Flo Rida feat Will I Am – In The Ayer
      Ivyrise – Disguise
      Ladyhawke – Dusk Til’ Dawn
      Lowline – Sound of Music
      Mogwai – Batcat (EP)
      OneRepublic – Mercy
      Pussycat Dolls – When I Grow Up

    Sept 15th:

      Bon Iver – For Emma (7”)
      Estelle – Pretty Please
      Iglu & Hartly – In This City
      Jason Mraz – Make It Mine
      Jeremy Warmsley – Dancing With The Enemy
      McFly – tba
      Rosie & The Goldbug – YouÂ’ve Changed
      Will Young – Changes

    TBA:

      Alanis Morissette – Incomplete
      Alesha Dixon – The Boy Does Nothing
      Alex C feat Y-Ass – The Sweetest Ass In The World
      Amesha – I’ll Be There
      Annagrace – You Make Me Feel
      Annie – My Love Is Better [22nd Sep]
      Azzido Da Bass – Doom’s Night 2008
      Beat Players feat Lara McAllen – Piece Of Heaven
      The Bishops – City Lights [13th Oct]
      Bobby Digital – You Can’t Stop Me Now
      Boyzone – We Can’t Stop Thinking About You [Sep]
      Brian McFadden – Room To Breathe
      Champagne Riot – Paris & I (EP)
      Christian Silva – Great To Begin
      Clocks – She Wants Something Else
      Coldplay – Viva La Vida
      Connected feat Max C – A Feeling
      The Coral – Being Somebody Else [Sep]
      Daniel Merriweather – Chainsaw (12”)
      David Guetta feat Tara McDonald – Delirious
      David Jordan – Only Living Soul [Nov]
      David Rubato – Deep Inside
      DC Roc – Buffalo Stance
      Deerhunter – Nothing Ever Happened (7”) [Limited]
      Echo & The Bunnymen – Think I Need It Too [Aug]
      Eric Prydz – Pjanno
      Eve feat Sean Paul – Give It To You
      Example – Me & Mandy
      Eye Witness feat Charlene Oliver – I’ve Never Been To Me
      The Feeling – Join With Us [22nd Sep]
      Filly – Sweat (The Drip Drop Song)
      Foals – Olympic Airways [29th Sep]
      Foxboro Hot Tubs – The Pedestrian
      Frisco vs Corona – Rhythm Of The Night
      The Game feat Keisha Cole – Game’s Pain
      Gianluca Motta feat Molly – Not Alone
      The Great Northwestern Hoboes – tba
      Helicopter Girl – Better Than This
      Herve – Cheap Thrills
      Inhaler – Something About You
      Jack McManus – You Think I Don’t Care
      Jamie Scott & The Town – tba [Aug]
      Jem – It’s Amazing
      Jim Noir – Don’t You Worry
      K-Klass – Getting Ready
      Keren Ann – Lay Your Head Down
      Kerry Leatham – Run Dry [Sep]
      The Kic Pimpz – No Stopping Us
      Kid Rock – Roll On [13th Oct]
      Kim Leoni – Medicine
      Kirsty Hawkshaw Vs Kinky Roland – Fine Day 2008
      KLM Music feat Coco Star – I Need A Miracle
      Kristine W – The Boss
      Kush – Wanna Be Your Girl (Bittersweet)
      Lady Gaga feat Akon & Colby OÂ’Donis – Just Dance [Aug]
      Lily Allen – Everyone’s At It
      Malakai – Snowflake
      Maria Lawson – Breaking Me Down
      Meck feat Dino – So Strong
      Micky Modelle vs Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You
      Mihai – Tornero
      Moby – Ooh Yeah
      Mongrel – Silence Is Talking
      Montt Mardié – Names Not Forgotten [22nd Sep]
      Natty – Bedroom Eyes [22nd Sep]
      N*E*R*D – Sooner Or Later [22nd Sep]
      Neils Children – What Am I Supposed To Do?
      Nono feat Huski – Three More Days
      Oasis – The Shock of The Lightning [29th Sep]
      The Organ – Thieves (EP) [13th Oct]
      Out Of Office – Insatiable
      Palladium – White Lady
      Panic At The Disco – Northern Downpour
      Peyton – A Higher Place ‘08
      Poppy & The Jezebels – Rhubarb & Custard
      The Postmarks – Goodbye [Jul]
      Private – Crucify My Heart
      Pulse – tba
      Raconteurs – Many Shades Of Black
      Red Blooded Women – You Made Your Bed
      The Revelations – Its You
      Rickrollerz – Never Gonna Give You Up
      Rooney – I Should’ve Been After You
      Roots Manuva – Let The Spirit [22nd Sep]
      Rubies – Stand In A Line
      Same Difference – Breaking Free
      Sash! feat Tina Cousins – Mysterious Times ’08
      Scarlet BLONDE – Bedroom Superstar [Jul]
      Scooter – I’m Lonely
      Secret Handshake – Summer Of 98
      Sergey – Girlfriend
      Sergio Mendes feat Fergie – The Look Of Love
      Sharleen Spiteri – It Was You [29th Sep]
      Sonny J – Can’t Stop Moving (Mirwais Remix)
      The Streets – The Escapist
      The Thirst – My Everything [Jul]
      Van Tramp – Something [29th Sep]
      Vines – He’s A Rocker
      VV Brown – Crying Blood [Sep]
      Yo Majesty – Club Action [22nd Sep]

Top 75 ALBUM chart analysis :

Randy Newman:
Harps & Angels

    This week there are new entries for :

    • 21 Natty – Man Like I
    • 37 Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst
    • 46 Randy Newman – Harps & Angels

Abba:
Gold: Greatest Hits

    The top 10 goes like this :

    • 1 Abba – Gold: Greatest Hits
    • 2 Duffy – Rockferry
    • 3 Coldplay – Viva La Vida
    • 4 Kid Rock – Rock n Roll Jesus
    • 5 Sharleen Spiteri – Melody
    • 6 The Ting Tings – We Started Nothing
    • 7 Basshunter – Now You’re Gone
    • 8 Bachelors – I Believe: The Very Best Of
    • 9 Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad
    • 10 Nickelback – All The Right Reasons

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Jane McDonald: Jane

    Aug 11th:

      Ballboy – I Worked On The Ships
      Busta Rhymes – Blessed
      Fear Of Music – Actor/Actress
      Fightstar – Alternate Endings
      Jane MacDonald – Jane
      Late Of The Pier – Fantasy Black Channel
      Levellers – Letters From The Underground
      Noah & The Whale – Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down
      Pierre De Reeder – The Way That It Was
      P.O.D. – When Angels & Serpents Dance
      The Script – The Script
      Sportsday Megaphone – So Many Colours / So Little Time

    Aug 18th:

      Andrew Johnson – You Are Not Alone
      Black Stone Cherry – Folklore And Superstition
      Blow Monkeys – Devil’s Tavern
      Broadcast 2000 – Building Blocks
      Connie Francis – Very Best Of
      Daniel Wylie – Car Guitar Star
      Das Pop – Das Pop
      Donavon Frankenreiter – Pass It Around
      Eva Cassidy – Somewhere
      Gotye – Like Drawing Blood
      Hamfatter – What Part Of Hamfatter Do You Not Understand?
      Hayley Sales – Sunseed
      Heaven 17 – Live At Last
      Hybrid – 8th Plague
      Ice Cube – Raw Footage
      Jackie Leven – Lovers At The Gun Club
      Jaguar Love – Take Me To The Sea
      Julianna Hatfield – How To Walk Away
      Loudon Wainwright III – Recovery
      Madcon – So Dark The Con Of Man
      Michael Franti & Spearhead – All Rebel Rockers
      Natalie Walker – With You
      Pivot – O Soundtrack My Heart
      Porcupine Tree – Stars Die
      Soil & Pimp Sessions – Planet Pimp
      Solange – Soul Angel And The Hadley Street Dreams
      Stereolab – Chemical Chords
      The Stills – Oceans Will Rise
      The Streets – Everything Is Borrowed
      SugaRush Beat Company – SugaRush Beat Company
      Uh Huh Her – Common Reaction
      Verve – Forth
      The Week That Was – The Week That Was

    Aug 25th:

      The Automatic – This Is A Fix
      Bette Midler – Jackpot: The Best Bette
      Cats In Paris – Courtcase 2000
      Chicane – Best Of
      Dragonforce – Ultra Beatdown
      Echo & The Bunnymen – The Fountain
      Gallows – Live From The 100 Club
      The Game – L.A.X. (Los Angeles Times)
      Go:Audio – Made Up Stories
      LL Cool J – Exit 13
      Missy Elliott – Block Party
      Moody Blues – Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970
      Pete Greenwood – Sirens
      Pretty Ricky – 80’s Babies
      Slipknot – All Hope Is Gone
      Teddy Thompson – A Piece Of What You Need

    Sept 1st:

      Alison Balsom – Haydn/Hummel Trumpet Concertos
      Brett Anderson – Wilderness
      Brian Wilson – That Lucky Old Sun
      Bryn Christopher – My World
      BWO – Pandemonium: The Singles Collection
      Chemical Brothers – Brotherhood
      Connie Fisher – From Connie With Love
      Friendly Fires – Friendly Fires
      Fujiya & Miyagi – Lightbulbs
      Giant Sand – Provisions
      Goldblade – Mutiny
      James Yorkston – When The Haar Rolls In
      Josh Rouse – Best Of
      Little Jackie – The Stoop
      Michelle Williams – Unexpected
      Motorhead – Motorizer
      Nouvelle Vague – NV3
      Roots Manuva – Slime & Reason
      Rose Kemp – Unholy Majesty

    Sept 8th:

      Attic Lights – Friday Night Lights
      Calexico – Carried To Dust
      The Cure – 13 [Sat 13th Sep]
      David Holmes – The Holy Pictures
      Don Henley – Very Best Of
      Emiliana Torrini – Me And Armini
      Fiery Furnaces – Remember
      Glasvegas – Glasvegas
      Gym Class Heroes – The Quilt
      Hue And Cry – Open Soul
      Joan Baez – Day After Tomorrow
      Manda Rin – My DNA
      Metronomy – Nights Out
      Montt Mardié – Introducing: The Best Of
      Morrissey – Years Of Refusal
      New Kids On The Block – Back To The Block
      Robin Thicke – Somethin’ Else
      Sam Beeton – No Definite Answer
      Sasha – Invol2ver
      Staind – The Illusion of Progress
      Swing Out Sister – Beautiful Mess
      T.I. – Paper Trail
      The Virgins – The Virgins
      Yo Majesty – Futuristically Speaking Never Be Afraid

    Sept 15th:

      Amanda Palmer – Who Killed Amanda Palmer?
      Ben Folds – Way To Normal
      Bryn Terfel – First Love: Songs From The British Isles
      Cassie – tba
      Cliff Richard – They Said It Wouldn’t Last (My 50 Years In Music) (8CD)
      The Coral – Singles Collection
      Cyndi Lauper – Bring Ya To The Brink
      David Gilmour – Live In Gdansk
      Drever McCusker Woomble – Before The Ruin
      Innerpartysystem – Innerpartysystem
      Julian Velard – Julian Velard
      Katy Perry – One For The Boys
      Little Man Tate – Nothing Worth Having Comes Easy
      Malakai – Ugly Side Of Love
      Metallica – Death Magnetic
      Metros – More Money Less Grief
      Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful Of Sunshine
      Nelly – Brass Knuckles
      Pussycat Dolls – Doll Domination
      Queen + Paul Rodgers – The Cosmos Rocks
      Raghav – Identity
      Rolldeep – Return Of The Big Money Sound

    Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2008.

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