35 (28) One Republic – Stop And Stare

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This week: 4 new entries, 0 re-entering, 4 chart, 5 climbing, 1 not moving & 26 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…

    4 new and 0 re-entering and 4 chart entries :

    • 37 (51 CH) Santogold – LES Artistes
    • 32 (50 CH) The Wideboys feat. Shaznay Lewis – Daddy O
    • 30 (52 CH) Sara Bareilles – Love Song
    • 24 The Pigeon Detectives – This Is An Emergency
    • 22 Ne-Yo – Closer
    • 15 James Fox – Bluebirds Flying High
    • 10 (46 CH) Kylie Minogue – In My Arms
    • 8 Coldplay – Violet Hill

    so the following dropped out :

    • 40 Kanye West feat. Dwele – Flashing Lights
    • 39 Taio Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl
    • 38 Cahill feat. Nikki Belle – Trippin’ On You
    • 37 One Night Only – It’s About Time
    • 35 Panic At The Disco Nine – In The Afternoon
    • 33 H Two 0 feat. Platnum – What’s It Gonna Be
    • 32 Black Kids – I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You
    • 31 The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement

    5 climbing :

    • 2 (3) Wiley – Wearing My Rolex
    • 4 (8) Will.I.Am feat. Cheryl Cole – Heartbreaker
    • 14 (36) Kelly Rowland feat. Travis McCoy – Daylight
    • 17 (29) Duffy – Warwick Avenue
    • 19 (22) Nelly & Fergie – Party People

    1 not moving :

    • 1 Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes

    and 26 going down. Big fallers include:

    • 20 (15) The Script – We Cry
    • 36 (30) Ashlee Simpson – Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)
    • 38 (19) Jay Sean – Maybe

    New entries from No.41-75 :

    • 53 Captain – Keep An Open Mind
    • 54 Taio Cruz – I Can Be
    • 57 Lil Mama feat. Chris Brown & T-Pain – Shawty Get Loose
    • 71 Paramore – That’s What You Get

Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…

One Republic: Stop And Stare
[Dreaming Out Loud]

35 (28) One Republic – Stop And Stare

Stop and Bore, morelike. Gordon Bennett, this tedious rubbish never seems to end.

Click here to see the video

Leona Lewis – Better In Time/
Footprints In The Sand
[Spirit]

27 (17) Leona Lewis – Better In Time/Footprints In The Sand

A new single for the X-Factor winner and one that missed out on the No.1 slot.

Click here to see her GMTV performance for “Better In Time”
Click here to see her GMTV performance for “Footprints in the Sand”
Click here to see her GMTV piece where she went to South Africa

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

23 (20) Gabriella Cilmi – Sweet About Me

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

Click here to see the video

Duffy: Mercy
[Rockferry]

12 (11) Duffy – Mercy

They say she’s the new Dusty Springfield but it certainly doesn’t work for me.For those whom it does, check out the following clips:

Click here for her GMTV performance and interview
Click here for her Culture Show performance

Coldplay: Violet Hill
[Viva La Vida…]

8 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(!)

Click here for the video

Estelle & Kanye West:
American Boy
[Shine]

6 (5) Estelle feat. Kanye West American Boy

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

Click here for the video

Sam Sparro: Black & Gold
[Sam Sparro]

3 (2) 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.

Click here for the video

Madonna: 4 Minutes
[Hard Candy]

1 (1) 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.

Click here for the video

New releases :All the new releases info comes courtesy ofHaven Forum.co.uk

    Andy Abraham: Even If
    [Very Best Of]

    May 12th:

      The Accidental – I Can Hear Your Voice (7”)[Limited]
      Andy Abraham – Even If
      Asa – Jailer
      Ashlee Simpson – Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)
      Black Lips – Bad Kids / Leroy Faster (7”)
      Born Ruffians – I Need A Life
      Colin MacIntyre – Be My Saviour
      Deepest Blue – Miracle
      DJ Gregory – Breeze
      Foxboro Hot Tubs – Mother Mary / SheÂ’s A Saint Not A Celebrity (7”)
      Get Cape Wear Cape Fly – Keep Singing Out
      Guildean Gang – Swirls
      Gusto – Disco’s Revenge 2008
      Ida Maria – Queen Of The World
      J Walk – Tomorrow People / In On The Offbeat (7”) [Limited]
      Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong – Where Do You Go?
      Justice – DVNO (12”)
      Katie Melua – What I Miss About You
      Kids In Glass Houses – Give Me What I Want
      Ladytron – Ghosts
      Lil Mama – Shawty Get Loose
      Matchbox Twenty – These Hard Times
      Mattafix – Things Have Changed
      Nick Cave & Bad Seeds – More News From Nowhere
      The Outside Royalty – Falling (7”)
      Paramore – That’s What You Get
      Pigeon Detectives – This Is An Emergency
      The Postmarks – Goodbye
      Potbelleez – Don’t Hold Back
      Royworld – Dust
      Sebastien Tellier – Divine
      Sparks – Good Morning
      Thea Gilmore – Old Soul
      Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name
      Yazoo –Nobody’s Diary (12”)

    May 19th:

      A Fine Frenzy – Almost Lover
      Amy MacDonald – Poison Prince
      Backstreet Boys – Helpless When She Smiles
      Beth Rowley – So Sublime
      Black Mountain – Stormy High
      Chanelle Hayes – I Want It All
      The Clik Clik – Did You Wrong
      The Displacements – Down & Out
      Edwyn Collins – Home Again
      Futureheads – Radio Heart
      Garage Jams feat Clare Evers – Snowflake
      Hazey Janes – New York (7”) [Limited]
      Hercules & Love Affair – You Belong
      Ironik – Stay With Me
      Jerry Ropero feat Cozi – The Storm
      Johnny Flynn – Tickle Me Pink (7”)
      Kid Sister – Pro Nails
      Late Of The Pier – Space And The Woods / Fokker
      The Mae Shi – Lamb & Lion
      Manu Chao – Politik Kills
      Mark Morriss – I’m Sick
      Michael Jackson with Akon – Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ 2008
      Morrissey – All You Need Is Me
      Noisea feat Bex Riley – Gutterpunk (12”)
      Pivot – In The Blood
      Puressence – Don’t Know Any Better [Limited]
      Rihanna – Take A Bow
      Sandi Thom – The Devils Beat
      Sirens – Club La La
      Spiritualized – Soul On Fire (7”)
      Supergrass – Rebel In You
      Troubadours – I’m Not Superstitious
      Young Knives – Turn Tail

    May 26th:

      Alanis Morissette – Underneath
      Alphabeat – 10,000 Nights
      BWO – Give Me The Night
      Daniel Merriweather – Chainsaw
      DJ Disciple – Work It Out
      Does It Offend You, Yeah? – Epic Last Song
      Duffy – Warwick Avenue
      Flo Rida feat Timbaland – Elevator
      Foals – Red Sox Pugie
      Fratellis – Mistress Mabel
      Frightened Rabbit – Fast Blood (7”)
      Go Audio – Made Up Stories
      Guillemots – Falling Out Of Reach
      Hot Club De Paris – Hey Housebrick
      Hot Puppies – Somewhere
      Jaymay – Ill Willed Person
      Joseph Arthur – Vagabond Skies (EP)
      Land Of Talk – Young Bridge
      Lights And Sounds – By The City Lights (7”)
      Lykke Li – I’m Good I’m Gone
      Magic Wands – Black Magic (7”)
      Nickelback – Photograph
      Oh Laura – Release Me
      Paul Weller – Echoes Round The Sun
      Red Light Company – With Lights Out [Limited]
      Sharon Shannon & Steve Earle – Galway Girl
      Sonny J – Hands Free
      Speck Mountain – Blood Is Clean / Blackside
      The Splendour – Audio
      Taio Cruz feat Estelle – I Can Be
      Urbnri – Back Me Up
      Wu Tang Clan – The Heart Gently Weeps
      Zutons – Always Right Behind You

    June 2nd:

      Alicia Keys – Teenage Love Affair
      Billiam – My Generation
      Duran Duran – Skin Divers
      Elbow – One Day Like This
      Estelle – Substitute Love
      Feeder – We Are The People
      Iron And Wine – Lovesong Of The Buzzard
      Jason Mraz – I’m Yours
      Jeremy Warmsley – The Boat Song / Temptation (7”)
      Jesse McCartney – Leavin’
      Joan As Police Woman – To Be Loved (7”) [Limited]
      Kat DeLuna feat Busta Rhymes – Run The Show
      Lil Wayne – Lollipop
      Little Boots – Stuck On Repeat
      Little Man Tate – What Your Boyfriend Said
      Magnetic Fields – Please Stop Dancing
      Melee – Built To Last
      Metros – Last Of The Lookers
      Missy Elliott – Best Best
      Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down
      OneRepublic – Say (All I Need)
      Panic At The Disco – That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)
      The Rascals – Freakbeat Phantom
      REM – Hollow Man
      Rosie Oddie and the Odd Squad – Cola Coka (7”)[Limited]
      Sara Bareilles – Love Song
      Subways – Alright
      Sugars – Black Friday
      SugaRush Beat Company – L-O-V-E
      Tinchy Stryder – Stryder Man
      We Are Scientists – Chick Lit
      Weezer – Pork And Beans

    June 9th:

      Alex Gaudino feat Shena – Watch Out
      Annie – Girlfriend
      Cage The Elephant – Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked
      Captain Black – Sister (7”)
      Craig David – Officially Yours
      Denise Lopez – Don’t You Wanna Be Mine
      The Duke Spirit – My Sunken Treasure
      Helicopter Girl – Better Than This
      Metronomy – Heartbreaker
      The Music – Strength In Numbers
      Presets – This Boy’s In Love
      Ricki-Lee – U Wanna Little Of This
      Secret Handshake – Summer of 98

    June 16th:

      Ava Leigh – Mad About The Boy
      Blood Red Shoes – This Is Not For You
      Bobby Digital – You Can’t Stop Me Now
      Gnarls Barkley – Going On
      Maybes? – Boys

    June 23rd:

      Black Kids – Hurricane Jane
      Courteeners – No You Didn’t No You Don’t
      Doug Walker – Obstacles
      Kooks – Sway
      Sharleen Spiteri – All The Times I Cried

    TBA:

      Akala – Comedy Tragedy History
      Akon – I Can’t Wait
      Alan Braxe feat Killa Kela & Fallon – Nightwatcher (Show Me) [30th Jun]
      Alex C feat Y-Ass – The Sweetest Ass In The World
      Aly & AJ – Like Whoa
      Amesha – I’ll Be There
      Apocalyptica – SOS (Anything But Love)
      Audio Bullys – Gimme That Punk
      Basshunter – Please Don’t Go
      Beat Players feat Lara McAllen – Piece Of Heaven
      Black Affair – It’s Real [Apr]
      Black Affair – Japanese Happening [Jun]
      Bob Sinclar presents Fireball – What I Want [14th Jul]
      Boyzone – tba
      Busta Rhymes & Linkin Park – We Made It
      Cassie – Is It You
      Christian Silva – Great To Begin
      Coheed & Cambria – Feathers
      Coldplay – 42
      David Guetta feat Tara McDonald – Delirious
      David Rubato – Deep Inside
      DC Roc – Buffalo Stance
      Def Leppard feat Tim McGraw – Nine Lives [Apr]
      DJ NG feat Katy B & MC Versatile – Tell Me
      Donna Summer – I’m A Fire [30th Jun]
      Eric Prydz – Pjanno
      Eve feat Sean Paul – Give It To You
      Example – Me & Mandy
      Filly – Sweat (The Drip Drop Song)
      Frankmusik – In Step
      Gabriella Cilmi – Save The Lies
      Grammatics – New Franchise
      The Great Northwestern Hoboes – tba [Jun]
      Herve – Cheap Thrills [Jun]
      Ida Maria – I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked [28th Jul]
      Ivy Rise – Disguise [30th Jun]
      J Majik & Wickaman presents Kathy Brown – Crazy World
      Janet Jackson – Luv
      Jonas Brothers – SOS [Jun]
      Jordin Sparks feat Chris Brown – No Air
      Joseph Arthur – tba (EP) [30th Jun]
      Kenna – Say Goodbye To Love [Jul]
      Keren Ann – Lay Your Head Down
      Keyshia Cole feat Missy Elliott & Lil Kim – Let It Go
      The Kic Pimpz – No Stopping Us
      The Kills – Last Day of Magic
      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 [May]
      Ladyhawke – Paris Is Burning [30th Jun]
      Late Of The Pier – Heartbeat Flicker [28th Jul]
      Lily Allen – Everyone’s At It
      Little Jackie – The World Should Revolve Around Me [Jun]
      Mac Project feat Therese – Another Love
      Malakai – Snowflake
      Manda Rin – DNA
      Maroon 5 – Goodnight Goodnight
      McFly – tba [14th Jul]
      MGMT – Electric Feel
      Mihai – Tornero [May/Jun]
      Moldy Peaches – Anyone Else But You
      N-Force v Darren Styles – Right By Your Side
      Nate James – Choke / Back To You
      Ne-Yo – Closer
      Neils Children – What Am I Supposed To Do?
      Nelly feat Fergie – Party People
      Nono feat Huski – Three More Days
      Palladium – White Lady
      Peyton – A Higher Place ‘08
      Poppy & The Jezebels – UFO (7”)
      Private – Crucify My Heart
      Pulse – tba
      Red Blooded Women – You Made Your Bed
      Roisin Murphy – Movie Star
      Rooney – I Should’ve Been After You
      Rubies – Stand In A Line
      Ruby Suns – Kenya Dig It? [May]
      Same Difference – Breaking Free
      Sash! feat Tina Cousins – Mysterious Times ’08
      The Saturdays – If This Is Love [May]
      Scarlet BLONDE – There Is No Black & White [May]
      The Script – The Man Who Can’t Be Moved [28th Jul]
      Seal – The Right Life
      Sergey – Girlfriend [Apr]
      Sergio Mendes feat Fergie – The Look Of Love
      Sheryl Crow – Out Of Our Heads
      Supafly Inc – Be Together
      Toyah – Sensational
      Will Young – Changes
      Yeti – tba (7”)[Limited]

Top 75 ALBUM chart analysis :

Def Leppard: Songs
From The Sparkle Lounge

    This week there are new entries for :

    • 1 Scooter – Jumping All Over The World
    • 10 Def Leppard – Songs From The Sparkle Lounge
    • 12 Hadouken! – Music For An Accelerated Culture
    • 16 Willie Nelson – Legend: The Best Of Willie Nelson
    • 22 Jack McManus – Either Side Of Midnight
    • 25 Frankie Valli/The Four Seasons – The Very Best Of – Jersey’s Best
    • 26 The Delays – Everything’s The Rush
    • 31 Steve Winwood – Nine Lives

Scooter: Jumping
All Over The World

    The top 10 goes like this :

    • 1 Scooter – Jumping All Over The World
    • 2 Madonna – Hard Candy
    • 3 Duffy – Rockferry
    • 4 Sam Sparro – Sam Sparro
    • 5 Portishead – Third
    • 6 The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement
    • 7 Scouting For Girls – Scouting For Girls
    • 8 The Platters – The Very Best Of
    • 9 The Kooks – Konk
    • 10 Def Leppard – Songs From The Sparkle Lounge

New releases :All the new releases info comes courtesy ofHaven Forum.co.uk

Eurovision Song Contest:
Belgrade 2008

    May 12th:

      Adem – Takes
      Amy Winehouse – Frank [Deluxe Edition]
      Black Angels – Directions To See A Ghost
      Black Grass – Three
      Bon Iver – For Emma Forever Ago
      Born Ruffians – Red Yellow And Blue
      Brigade – Come Morning We Fight
      Charlatans – You Cross My Path
      Cut Copy – In Ghost Colours
      Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip – Angles
      Death Cab For Cutie – Narrow Stairs
      Dolium – Hellhounds On The Prowl
      Eastern Conference Champions – Ameritown
      Flight Of The Conchords – Flight Of The Conchords
      Frank Sinatra – Nothing But The Best
      Iron Maiden – Somewhere Back In Time: 1980-1989
      Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan – Sunday At Devil Dirt
      Jane Monheit – The Very Best Of
      Jay Sean – My Own Way
      Josh Groban – Awake: Live
      Kelly Rowland – Ms Kelly Deluxe
      Kenna – Make Sure They See My Face
      Laurel Collective – Feel Good Hits Of A Nuclear Winter
      Martha Wainwright – I Know You’re Married But I Got Feelings Too
      Martina Topley-Bird – The Blue God
      Minnie Driver – Sea Stories
      Moby – Last Night
      Muscles – Guns Babes Lemonade
      Neil Diamond – Home Before Dark
      Pendulum – In Silico
      Santogold – Santogold
      The Searchers – The Very Best Of
      Shout Out Louds – Our Ill Wills
      Whiskycats – Whiskycats
      Eurovision Song Contest Belgrade 2008

    May 19th:

      A.Human – Third Hand Prophecy
      Ashlee Simpson – Bittersweet World
      Ben Onono – Native Stranger
      Captain – Distraction
      Cazals – What Of Our Future
      Curt Smith – Halfway Pleased
      El Perro Del Mar – From The Valley To The Stars
      The Explorers Club – Freedom Wind
      Hall & Oates – The Singles
      Hucknall – Tribute To Bobby
      J Walk – Rumpshakers & Heartbreakers
      Lodger – Life Is Sweet
      Mudhoney – The Lucky Ones
      The Postmarks – The Postmarks
      Scarlett Johansson – Anywhere I Lay My Head
      Sparks – Exotic Creatures Of The Deep
      Subtle – ExitingARM
      Thea Gilmore – Liejacker
      Ting Tings – We Started Nothing
      Vetiver – A Thing Of The Past

    May 26th:

      36 Crazyfists – The Tide And Its Takers
      Andy Abraham – Even If
      Beth Rowley – Little Dreamer
      Futureheads – This Is Not The World
      The Herbaliser – Same As It Never Was
      Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong – tba
      John Hiatt – Same Old Man
      Johnny Flynn – A Larum
      Kids In Glass Houses – Smart Casual
      Malakai – Ugly Side Of Love
      Pigeon Detectives – Emergency
      P.O.D. – When Angels & Serpents Dance
      Sandi Thom – Pink And The Lily
      Sennen – Where The Light Gets In
      Spiritualized – Songs In A&E
      Usher – Here I Stand
      Wedding Present – El Rey
      Zombies – The Zombies and Beyond

    June 2nd:

      Alanis Morissette – Flavours of Entanglement
      Alphabeat – This Is Alphabeat
      Babyshambles – Oh What A Lovely Tour
      Don Henley – Very Best Of
      Dr John – City That Care Forgot
      Dresden Dolls – No Virginia
      Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
      Gavin Rossdale – Wanderlust
      Ladytron – Velocifero
      Lazenby – The Loft Years
      Lykke Li – Youth Novels
      Mark Morriss – Memory Muscle
      Mattafix – Rhythm & Hymns
      My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges
      Oh Laura – A Song Inside My Head A Demon In My Bed
      Opeth – Watershed
      Oppenheimer – Take The Whole Mid-Range And Boost It
      Paul Weller – 22 Dreams
      Radiohead – The Best Of
      Royworld – Man In The Machine
      Semifinalists – 2
      Sonny J – Disastro
      Will Martin – A New World
      Zutons – You Can Do Anything

    June 9th:

      Ashanti – The Declaration
      BWO – Pandemonium – The Singles Collection
      Cortes – When You Say You Love Me
      Doug Walker – Fear Together
      Fratellis – Here We Stand
      Jason Mraz – We Sing We Dance We Steal Things
      Jesse McCartney – Departure
      Joan As Police Woman – To Survive
      Kid Carpet – Casino Royale
      Rascals – Rascalize
      The Twilight Sad – Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did
      Will Hoge – Draw The Curtains

    June 16th:

      A Fine Frenzy – One Cell In The Sea
      Busta Rhymes – I’m Blessed
      Cage The Elephant – Cage The Elephant
      Coldplay – Viva La Vida Or Death & All His Friends
      Feeder – Silent Cry
      Helicopter Girl – Metropolitan
      Hot Club De Paris – Live At Dead Lake
      Infadels – Universe In Reverse
      Missy Elliott – Phenomenal
      The Music – Strength In Numbers
      Sara Bareilles – Little Voice
      Subways – All Or Nothing
      Sugars – The Curse Of The Sugars
      Weezer – Weezer
      X-Press 2 – Raise Your Hands: Best Of

    June 23rd:

      Albert Hammond Jr – Como Te Llama
      Camper Van Beethoven – Popular Songs
      Donna Summer – Crayons
      Durutti Column – Sunlight To Blue… Blue To Blackness
      The Game – L.A.X. (Los Angeles Times)
      Jonas Brothers – Jonas Brothers
      Ne-Yo – Year Of The Gentleman
      Nelly – Brass Knuckles
      Presets – Apocalypso
      White Denim – Workout Holiday

Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2008.

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