1 (1) Take That – Patience *3rd Week at No.1*

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This week: 8 new entries, 3 chart, 2 re-entering, 2 climbing, 1 not moving & 24 downers. new entry re-entry climber faller non moverCHART 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…

8 new and 2 re-entry and 3 chart entries :
• 40 Thunder – The Devil Made Me Do It
• 38 (70 CH) Jay-Z – Show Me What You Got
• 33 Lil Chris – Gettin Enough
• 27 (61 CH) Paolo Nutini – Rewind
• 23 (RE) The Pogues & Kirsty Maccoll – Fairytale Of New York
• 22 (RE) Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody
• 20 P.Diddy – Tell Me
• 19 (68 CH) Scissor Sisters – Land Of A Thousand Words
• 17 Cascada – Truly Madly Deeply
• 16 Morrissey – I Just Want To See The Boy Happy
• 12 Chris Cornell – You Know My Name (Casino Royale theme)
• 8 Gwen Stefani – Wind It Up
• 4 Lazy Town – Bing Bang

so the following dropped out :

• 40 Cast Of High School Musical – We’re All In This Together
• 39 Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly – War of the Worlds
• 38 Cascada – Everytime We Touch
• 37 Faithless – Bombs
• 36 Pink – Nobody Knows
• 35 Lostprophets – Can’t Catch Tomorrow
• 33 James Morrison – Wonderful World
• 32 Justin Timberlake – Sexyback
• 31 Simon Webbe – Coming Around Again
• 30 Cassie – Long Way 2 Go
• 29 Damien Rice – 9 Crimes
• 26 Bob Sinclar – Rock This Party
• 25 Lemar – Someone Should Tell You

2 climbing :

• 2 (3) Booty Luv
• 10 (34) Jamelia

1 not moving :

• 1 Take That

and 25 going down.

Big fallers include:

• 14 (9) The Fratellis
• 29 (10) Muse
• 35 (15) The Killers

New entries from No.41-75 :

• 49 Outwork – Elektro
• 53 Lily Allen – Littlest Things
• 54 Embrace – I Can’t Come Down
• 56 Katie Price & Peter Andre – A Whole New World
• 62 Snoop Dogg & R Kelly – That’s That S****
• 65 The Rapture – Wayuh
• 68 Matt Willis – Don’t Let It Go To Waste
• 75 El Chombo – Chacarron

Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…

Take That: Patience
[Beautiful World]

1 (1) Take That – Patience *3rd Week at No.1*

Their comeback single sounds as dull as whatever Embrace last put out (not the football thing which waseven worse). Expect their return to be fleeting.

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New releases :

Shakira & Santana: Illegal
[Oral Fixation Vol.2]

December 11th:

Andy Abraham – December Brings Me Back To You / Don’t Leave Me This Way
Blondelle – Started When You Were Young
Cascada – Truly Madly Deeply
Charlotte Hatherley – Behave (7”)
Chris Cornell – You Know My Name
Cliff Richard – 21st Century Christmas / Move It
Crazy Frog – Last Christmas / We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Disco Brothers Ft Andrea Britton – Inner Sense (12”)
The Earlies – No Love In Your Heart / Breaking Point (10”)
El Chombo – Chacaroon
Eminem – You Don’t Know
The Fil Lorenz Soul-Tet – Stinky Stinky
Gwen Stefani – Wind It Up
I Monster – As Long As There Is You & Me
Kano Ft Vybz Kartel – Buss It Up (7”)
Katie Price & Peter Andre – A Whole New World
Kubichek! – Outwards
Leya – Let’s Pretend [Download only]
Lil’ Chris – Gettin’ Enough?
Lily Allen – Littlest Things
Lionel Richie – Why
Luvstar – Last Christmas
Marissa Nadler – Diamond Heart
Matt Willis – Don’t Let It Go To Waste
Mescalitas – Breathe Deeper
Mighty Roars – Sellotape
P Diddy Ft Christina Aguilera – Tell Me
Plan B – Remixes (12”)
Ricky Tomlinson – Christmas My Arse
Rockford Ft Battersea Dog’s Home – Christmas Morning
Rocks – Heartbreak City
Scott Matthews – Dream Song
Shakira Ft Santana – Illegal
Snoop Dogg – That’s That
Tiga – Move My Body (12”)

December 18th:

All Angels – Angels / Silent Night
Blondie Vs Edison – Heart Of Glass
Clive Gregson & Christine Collister – Home Is Where The Heart Is
Eliot Lipp – Steele Street Scraps (EP)
Eskimo Disco – 7/11
Foy Vance – Gabriel & Vagabond
Girls Aloud – I Think We’re Alone Now
Headhunters Ft Karen Parry – I Got A Feeling (12”)
James Morrison – The Pieces Don’t Fit Anymore
Jeremy Warmsley – Dirty Blue Jeans (Ltd 7”)
John Legend – Heaven
Keith Dunn – Rhinestone Cowboy
Marly – Saturday
Mary J Blige – MJB Da MVP
McFly – Friday Night / Sorry’s Not Good Enough
Mickey Modelle Vs Jessy – Over You
Puppini Sisters – Jingle Bells
Queen Vs The Miami Project – Another One Bites The Dust
Peven Everett – Can’t Do Without
Primal Scream – Sometimes I Feel So Lonely (7”)
Razorlight – Before I Fall To Pieces
Viva Machine – My Jet Set Radio
X Factor Winner – A Moment Like This (December 20th)

December 25th:

Big Bass Vs Michelle Narine – What You Do (Playing With Stones)
Billy Budd – Pompey Soul Blue Army Anthem
David Gilmour – Arnold Layne
Good Shoes – The Photos On My Wall
Iron Maiden – Different World
Kill City Defectors – Messed Up
Sharam – Patt (Party All The Time)

January 1st:

Eric Prydz Vs Floyd – Proper Education
Nerina Pallot – Learning To Breathe
Soul Seekerz – Party For The Weekend
Sunfreakz Ft Andrea Britton – Counting Down The Days
U2 – Window In The Skies

January 8th:

Amy Winehouse – You Know I’m No Good
The Automatic – Raoul
Ben Macklin Ft Tiger Lily – Feel Together
Cooper Temple Clause – Waiting Game
Director – Leave It To Me
DJ Shadow – This Time
Evanescence – Lithium
Freemasons – Rain Down Love
The Game – Let’s Ride
Grinderman – Get It On (7”)
Hedrons – Heatseeker
Hundred Reasons – The Chance
Jarvis Cocker – Don’t Let Him Waste Your Time
Kelis Ft Cee-Lo – Lil’ Star
Jakazid Ft Barry Scott – Cillit Bang
JoJo – Too Little Too Late
Pet – Cloud 9
Switches – Snakes & Ladders
Thirteen Senses – All The Love In Your Hands

January 15th:

10 Sui Ft La Resistance – Bring Forth Ya Booty
Bromheads Jacket – Lesley Parlafitt
Cascada – Miracle
Childballads – Cheekbones
Client – Zerox Machine (Ltd 7”)
D’Jaimin Ft Crystal Re-Clear – Give You
Field Music – A House Is Not A Home (7”)
Goldenhorse – Maybe Tomorrow
Guillemots – Annie, Let’s Not Wait
Husky Rescue – Nightless Night
Jamie T – Calm Down Dearest
Joan As Police Woman – Ride
Just Jack – Starz In Their Eyes
Larrikin Love – Well, Love Does Furnish A Life
Little Barrie – Love You
Lucky Soul – Ain’t Never Been Cool (Ltd 7”)
Luke Toms – Fools With Money (EP)
Meat Loaf – Blind As A Bat
Mr Skillz & His Crazy Girls – I Know U Like Me
Nigel Clark – 21st Century Man
Ordinary Boys – I Luv You
Pop Levi – Sugar Assault Me Now
Procession – Don’t Let Go / Don’t Hesistate (7”)
Vanessa Hudgens – Come Back To Me
The View – Same Jeans
Voltage Union – On Your Marks (7”)
Webstar & Young B Ft The Voice Of Harlem – Chicken Noodle Soup

January 22nd:

Amanda Ghost and Boy George – Time Machine
Animal Collective – People (EP)
Bonnie Prince Billy – Lay And Love
Energies – Life Begins
Findlay Brown – Come Home
Fionn Regan – Be Good Or Be Gone (7”)
Freshly Ground – Doo Be Doo
Jibbs – Chain Hang Low
Keane – A Bad Dream
Klaxons – Golden Skans
Kristen Hersh – In Shock
Lady Sovereign – Love Me Or Hate Me
Little Man Tate – Sexy In Latin
Mason Vs Princess – Superstar Perfect (Exceeder)
My Chemical Romance – Famous Last Words
Nas Ft Will.I.Am – Hip Hop Is Dead
Protokoll – Paradoxon
Towers Of London – I’m A Rat

January 29th:

Bloc Party – The Prayer
Captain Flashback – Crazy Horses
Cravats & Paul Hartnoll – Seance
Fall Out Boy – This Ain’t A Scene It’s An Arm Race
Jessica Simpson – A Public Affair
Junior Jack – See You Dancin’
Kasabian – Me Plus One
The Little Ones – Oh MJ
Mark Morrison Ft Tanya Stephens – Dance 4 Me
Mika – Grace Kelly
Mr V Ft Miss Patty – Da Bump
My Federation – Honey Bee
Pink Grease – Carlights
Sugababes – Good To Be Gone

February 5th:

Clinic – If You Could Read Your Mind
Dennis Ferrer Ft Daniele – Church Lady
Duke Special – Freewheel
The Enemy – It’s Not OK
The Gossip – Jealous Girls
Nathan – Do Without My Love
OneTwo – Cloud 9
Ripps – EP
Shakin’ Stevens – Now Listen
Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Catch You

February 12th:

Corinne Bailey Rae – I’d Like To
Emma Bunton – All I Need To Know
Jack Savoretti – Dreamers
The Feeling – Rose
The Thrills – Nothing Changes Round Here

TBA:

!!! (Chk Chk Chk) – Heart Of Hearts (12”) (February 26th)
Acoustic Ladyland – Cuts And Lies (February 26th)
Akon Ft Snoop Dogg – I Wanna Love You
All Saints – Chick Fit (February)
Amerie – Take Control (March 12th)
Avril Lavigne – Keep Holding On
Bob Sinclar – Tennessee
Christina Aguilera – Candyman
Cold War Kids – Hang Me Up To Dry (February 19th)
Damien Rice – Rootless Trees
Declan O’Rourke – No Brakes (30th October)
DT8 Project – Hold Me Til The End
Editors – Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors
Fergie Ft Ludacris – Glamorous
Garbage – TBA (March 5th)
Gwen Stefani Ft Pharrell – Yummy
Hanson – Go (February 19th)
The Holloways – Dancefloor (February 19th)
Janet Jackson Ft Khia – So Excited (May 7th)
Jet – Rip It Up
Justin Timberlake – LoveStoned (February)
Kaiser Chiefs – Ruby (February 19th)
Kelly Llorenna – I Will Love Again (January)
The Killers – Read My Mind
Liz McClarnon – Happy
Lucie Silvas – Sinking In (February 26th)
Magic Numbers – This Is A Song (January)
Meck – Don’t You Want Me
Murder By Death – Brother (February 19th)
Natasha Bedingfield – Babies (March)
Nelly Furtado – Say It Right (February)
Nylon – TBA (February)
Public Symphony – Breakthrough (March 5th)
Regina Spektor – Fidelity
Siobhan Donaghy – Ghosts (March 26th)
Stefy – Chelsea (March)
Take That – Shine
The Veronicas – When It All Falls Apart (March)
Westlife & Delta Goodrem – All Out Of Love (February)
Yanou – King Of My Castle
Yves Larock – Zookey (February 26th)

Top 75 ALBUM chart analysis :

Gwen Stefani:
The Sweet Escape

This week there are new entries for :
• 26 Gwen Stefani – The Sweet Escape
• 35 Andrea Bocelli – Amore
• 42 Mary J Blige – Reflections
• 54 Lil’ Chris – Lil’ Chris
• 62 Babyshambles – The Blinding EP
• 65 Emma Bunton – Life In Mono

Take That: Beautiful World

The top 10 goes like this :
• 1 Take That – Beautiful World
• 2 Oasis – Stop The Clocks
• 3 Westlife – The Love Album
• 4 Il Divo – Siempre
• 5 U2 – U218 Singles
• 6 The Beatles – Love
• 7 Girls Aloud – The Sound of Girls Aloud
• 8 George Michael – Twenty Five
• 9 Fron Male Voice Choir – Voices of the Valley
• 10 Jamiroquai – High Times: Singles 1992-2006

New releases :

Various: The Best Club
Anthems – 80s Classics

December 11th:

Arrested Development – Among the Trees
AZ – The Format
Bad Boy Da Prince – Across the water (US)
Clipse – Hell Hath No Fury (US)
Daniel O’Donnell – Early Memories
Doris Day – It’s Magic
East 17 – The Platinum Collection
Eddie Taylor – Bad Boy
Fantasia – Fantasia
Kanye West – Graduation
Maria Callas – Diva
Young Jeezy – The Inspiration Thug Motivation 102 (US)
The Good, The Bad And The Queen – TBA
Sonic Youth – The Destroyed Room
The Game – Pre-Advocate
Thomas Newman – Little Children (OST)
Various – Babel
Various – Best Club Anthems: 80s Classics (3CD)
Various – Blockbuster Movie Themes (3CD)
Various – Classical Chillout

December 18th:

Art Of Noise – Moments of love (remastered)
Daniel Powter – Daniel Powter Special Deluxe Edition (with bonus dvd)
Fabolous – From Nothing To Something
Flying Matchstick Men – Deamon Seed
Ghostface Killah – More Fish
Modest Mouse – We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank
Nelly Furtado – Loose Special edition
Nas – Hip Hop Is Dead: The N
Tyrese – Alter Ego
Various – The Original Jazz Box Set (3CD)
Various – Back To Back
Various – The No.1 R&B Classics Album (4CD)
Various – Stonebridge: The Flavour The

December 25th:

Aaliyah – Duets
Anne Briggs – The Time Has Come
Blue Oyster Cult – Spectres
Bob Seger – Face The Promise
The Cooper Tample Clause – Make this your own
The Cure – TBA
Eef Barzelay – Bitter Honey
Keith Sweat – Velvet Room
Switchfoot – Oh! Gravity (US)
NWA – The Best Of: The Strength Of Street Knowledge
Omarion – 21 (US)
VA – Anual 2007: Ministry of Sound (with bonus dvd)
X Factor – The unknown
Various – Bathtime Songs

January 1st:

Apartment – Dreamer evasive
Artimus – Pyledriver
Bjork – Singles BoxSet
Carly Simon – Into white
Chico – Its Time For Chico
Lil Chris – Lil Chris
Martina Topley Bird – TBA (early 2007)
Nine Horses – We’ve Money For All
Pleasuredome (remastered)
Jazze Pha & Cee-Lo Green – Happy Hour

January 8th:

Common – Finding Forever
David Bowie – Aladdin Sane
David Bowie – Hunky Dory
David Bowie – Pin Ups
David Bowie – Space Oddity
David Bowie – The Man Who Sold The World
Dionne Warwick – My Friends & Me
Director – We Thrive On Big Cities
Gruff Rhys – Candylion
Marli Buck – Little Girls, Big Hearts
Scissors For Lefty – Underhanded Romance
Young Buck – Buck The World
Joan Osborne – TBC
Joni Mitchell – Hejira Remastered & Expanded
Julie Feeney – 13 Songs
The Bee Gees – Horizontal (Remastered & Expanded)
Various – R&B Dancemix 2007 (2CD)
Young Buck – Buck The World
Ron Sexsmith – Time being
The X Factor – The Best Of 2006

January 15th:

Cooper Temple Clause – Make This Your Own
Dianne Reeves – Music For Lovers
Feeder – TBA
Feist – TBA
Frank Turner – Sleep Is For The Week
Freemasons – Shakedown
Isabelle Antena – Carpe Diem
L.E.O. – Alpacas Orgling
Nicky Spence – My First Love
Sarah Vaughan – Music For Lovers
Steve Hillage – Fish Rising
The Soul Searchers – Salt Of The Earth
The Soul Searchers – We The People
Kelly Rowland – My Story: Kelly Rowland
Kylie Minogue – Showgirl….The Homecoming Live
Micol Barsanti – TBA
Nicky Spence – My First Love
Robert Plant – Manic Nirvana Remastered & Expanded

January 22nd:

Bobby V-tino – Special Occasion
Clinic – Visitations
David Kitt – Not Fade Away
Deerhoof – Friend Opportunity
Doobie Brothers – The definitive collection
Field Music – Tones Of Town
Fugees – TBA (late winter)
Harry Connick Jr – Oh, my NOLA (US)
4 Hero – Play With The Changes
The Good The Bad And The Queen – The Good The Bad And The Queen
Infernal – From Paris To Berlin
Jack Savoretti – Between The Minds
Jamie T – Panic Prevention
John Cooper Clarke – Zip Style Method
Matt Dusk – Back In Town
Natasha Bedingfield – Blank Canvas
The Good The Bad And The Queen – The Good The Bad And The Queen
The Shins – Wincing The Night Away
The View – Hats Off To The Buskers
Tristania – Illumination
Various – R&B Lovesongs 2007
Various – Songs For The Young At Heart

January 29th:

Alkaline Trio – Remains
Apartment – The Dreamer Evasive
Andrea Corr – Present (TBC)
Battle – Break The Banks
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – TBA
Gigi D’Alessio- Gigi D’Alessio
Gladys Knight – Before Me
Just Jack – Overtones
Lil Flip – I Need Mine
Little Barrie – Stand Your Ground
Little Man Tate – About What You Know
Natalie Cole – Leavin’
Nine Horses – Money For All
Norah Jones – Not Too Late
Simone Morena – Samba Makossa
The Klaxons – Myths of the Near Future
Pop Levi – The Return To Form Black Magick Party
Peter Gabriel – I/O
The Decemberists – The Crane Wife
The Thrills – TBA
Various – Wu-Tang Clan & Friends
Various – Afterhours 3 (3CD)

February 5th:

Apples in Stereo – New Magnetic Wonder (US)
Bees – Octopus
Block Party – A Weekend In The City
Cold War Kids – Robbers and Cowards
Fall Out Boy – Infinity On High
Feel Garvie – Caught Laughing
Good Charlotte – Good Morning Revival
Hillary Duff – TBA
Joss Stone – TBA
Kanje West – Graduation
Lady Solvereign – Public Warning
Siobhan Donaghy – Ghosts
Simply Red – Amplified
Sondre Lerche – Phantom Punch
Lord Large – The Lord’s First Eleven
Luciano Pavrotti – The Ultimate Collection
Mika – Life In Cartoon Motion
Mos Def – Tru3 Magic
Mr Hudson & The Library – tba
Patrick Wolf – The Magic Position
Russell Watson – Passion
Sinead O´Connor – Theology
Sondre Larche – Phantom Punch
Stephen Marley – Mind Control (US)
The Hours – Narcissus Road
The Secret Show – Impressionist Road Map Of The West
Shiny Toy Guns – We Are Pilots
We Are Carnivores – Well-Wisher
Yes Boss – Look Busy

February 12th:

Lucinda Williams – West
Maxwell – Black Summer’s Night
Pink Grease – Mechanical Heart
Tokyo Police Club – A Lesson In Crime

February 19th:

Beastie Boys – Your Such A Sex Machine
Big Brovaz – Re Entry
Cherry Blackstone – Forget The Formula
Erasure -On The Road To Nashville (Includes Bonus DVD)
Good Charlotte – Good Morning Revival
Kings Of Leon – Because Of The Times
Marilyn Manson – TBA
Upper Street – The One

February 26th:

Chenai Zinyuki – The Unknown
Liz McClarnon – Liz McClarnon
Lucie Silvas – The Same Side
Maroon 5 – TBA
Mutya Buena – TBA
Nylon – 100% Nylon
The Kaiser Chiefs – TBA
Will.i.am – TBA

March 5th:

Air – Its A Pocket Symphony
Ash – TBA
Charlotte Hatherly – The Deep Blue
Dido – TBA
Enrique Iglesias – My Love Is Your Life
Hanson – The Walk
Massive Attack – Weather Underground
!!! – Myth Takes
Richard Fleeshman – Richard Fleeshman
Stevie Nicks – The Best Of

March 12th:

Annie Lennox – TBA
Belinda Carlisle – Viola
Green Day – TBA
Gina G – Get Up And Dance
Journey South – Thats What I Love About Home
Linkin Park – F*cked
Redman – Red Gone Wild

March 19th:

Avenue – Avenue
Avril Lavigne – Keep Holding On
Garbage – Absoloute Garbage
3 Doors Down – TBA
4Hero – TBA
515ers (Josh Homme) – TBA

March 26th:

A-ha – TBA
Ben Moody – Can´t Regret What You Can´t Remember
Duran Duran – Hits And More
David Hasselhoff – Sings America
JC Chasez – TBA
Maximo Park – TBA
Misha Williams – Take It Like It Is
The X Factor Winner – TBA

Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2006.

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