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In the last chart of 1997, I posted my Top 50 singles of theyear, picking out the Top 10 first. During 1998, I’ll be going through thelist one by one.
This week : 13 new entries, 0 climbers, 2 non-movers & 25 downers.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…
13 new entries this week :
Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…==========================================
39 Neil Finn – Sinner *Neil’s follow-up to “She Will Have Her Way” and also destined to fall outnext week despite being very good. It’s taken from the album “Try WhistlingThis”
14 The Cardigans – My Favourite Game * !!!I thought this would have done better. A fast-paced tune that’s bound to stopthe radio station playing “Love Fool” AGAIN! I wish they’d dump that one andplay “Sick And Tired” instead. Much better.
About the video for “My Favourite Game”, when I saw it on MTV it just showedsinger Nina driving her car down the highway, but I’m sure I saw a clipsomewhere else that showed her “car-surfing”, resulting in her crashing andlanding on the ground. Perhaps that comes before the song when they show thewhole thing, since as she drives the car, her left arm is in a plaster cast.
5 Natalie Imbruglia – Smoke *Ballad time for the ex-Neighbours star and it places her back in the Top 10after the low performance of her last single “Wishing I Was There” (No.19, June)
3 Fatboy Slim – Gangster Trippin *Follow-up to “Rockerfella Skank” and rather good too, especially the video…
1 (NEW) Billie – Girlfriend *1st Week at No.1*Second single for Billie, and like B*witched last week, second instant No.1.Just as poppy as “Because We Want To”, but rather boring.
This is the thirteenth single in a row to go straight in at No.1 :
Thirteen No.1’s in a row beats the record set in the chart at week endingApril 13th 1996 when the Prodigy rounded off 10 singles going in at No.1 in arow which began with Shaggy. Let’s see how many more are to follow…
The previous Top 10 No.1 list looks like this :
- Woof Woof – 69 Boyz (Atlantic)
Even When I’m Sleeping – Adamski’s Thing (Mushroom)
If I Was A River – Tina Arena (Columbia)
Keep In Touch – The Audience (eLLeFFe/Mercury)
Take It [ri] – Ballroom (Mother)
Girlfriend – Billie (Innocent/Virgin)
Hunter – Bj?rk (One Little Indian)
Superfyl & Bindi – Black Star Liner (WEA)
Disco Cop – Blue Adonis (Serious)
Free Huey – The Boo Radleys (Creation)
Off Da Floor – Bounce (Higher State)
You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet – Bus Stop feat. Randy Bachman (All Around The World)
Kill The Brave – Caffeine (Fluffy Freako)
Waulkroots – Capercaillie (Eureka)
My Favourite Game – The Cardigans (Stockholm-Malm?/Trampolene/Polydor)
Zoot Suit Riot – Cherry Poppin’ Daddies (Mojo/Universal)
The Impossible World – Combustible Edison (Bungalow)
2nd Floor – The Creatures (Sioux)
Sweetheart – Jermaine Dupri feat. Mariah Carey (SoSoDef/Columbia)
No Fool No More – En Vogue (East West)
Gangster Trippin’ – Fatboy Slim (Skint)
Sinner – Neil Finn (Parlophone)
Here We Go – Funkmaster Flex (Loud/RCA)
Big Night Out – Fun Lovin’ Criminals (Difontaine/Chrysalis)
Special – Garbage (Mushroom)
Weather 2 – Michael Gordon (Arthrob/Coalition)
The Sweetness Lies Within – Hefner (Too Pure)
Smoke – Natalie Imbruglia (RCA)
That’s Why I Lie – Ray J. (Atlantic)
Concrete Schoolyard – Jurassic 5 (Pan)
Better The Devil You Konw – Kia (Almighty)
Show Me Love – Krush Groove (TdV)
You’re My World – Jane McDonald (Focus)
The First Night – Monica (Arista)
Work Mi Body [rm] – Monkey Mafia feat. Patra (Heavenly)
Start Again – The Montrose Avenue (Columbia)
A Soft Place To Fall – Alison Moorer (MCA)
The Reality – Anthony Moriah (East West)
Everything U Need – NYC Live & Direct (Slip’n’Slide)
The Magic Is There – Daniel O’Donnell (Ritz)
Man In The Rain – Mike Oldfield (WEA)
The Way It’s Going Down – Shaquille O’Neal feat. Peter Gunz (A&M/Polydor)
Stuck Between A Rock & A White Face – One Minute Silence (Big Cat/V2)
Hollywood Landmines – The Paradise Motel (Infectious/Mushromm)
Delicious – Pure Sugar (Geffen)
Paper – Queen Latifah (Motown/Polydor)
Good To Be Alive – DJ Rap (Higher Ground/Columbia)
(Hey You) What’s That Sound? – Les Rhythmes Digitales (Wall Of Sound)
Summer’s Over – Rialto (China)
Closing Time – Semisonic (MCA)
Ridin’ High – Tracy Shaw (Recognition)
Jumpin’ & Pumpin’ – The Son (Duty Free)
Sick Of Goodbyes – Sparklehorse (Parlophone)
Magical Colours – Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (Mute)
Faster Than You – Superior (Durban Poison/Virgin)
Wrong Treats – Swervedriver (Sonic Wave)
- More Than A Woman / Nothing Stops The Rain – 911 (Ginga/Virgin)
True To Your Heart – 98? feat. Stevie Wonder (Motown)
Summer On The Underground – A (Tycoon/London)
Jazz Devil – Barry Adamson (Mute)
Feelin’ You [rm] – Ali (Wild Card/Polydor)
Daydreaming – Tatyana Ali (MJJ/Epic)
Guess I Was A Fool – Another Level (Satellite/Northwestside)
Come & Go – Astral (Curveball)
Get Out Of Here (EP) – Audioweb (Mother)
B Boys EP – Bad Street Boy (Force Inc.)
One, Two, Three / Livin’ For The Weekend – Dina Carroll (1st Ave./Mercury)
I Just Wanna Be Loved – Culture Club (Virgin)
Pardon Me – Dres The Black Sheep (Ground Control)
Hush The Warmth – Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci (Fontana/Mercury)
Truly – Hinda Hicks (Island)
Rising Sign – Hurricane #1 (Creation)
I’m A Message – Idlewild (Food/)
The Sun Goes Down (Livin’ It Up) – Level 42 & Omar (Polydor)
Spirit Rising – Alison Limerick (X-es/Jammin’)
Inertian Creeps – Massive Attack (Virgin)
You Don’t Know – Mass Syndicate feat. Su Su Bobien (ffrr)
All ‘Bout The Money – Meja (Columbia)
Power Cut – Moke (Dorado)
Testify – M People (M People/BMG)
Memory / The Rose / As If We Never Said Goodbye – Elaine Paige (WEA)
Pride – Rachid (Universal)
Daysleeper – R.E.M. (Warner Bros.)
Can’t Keep This Feeling In – Cliff Richard (EMI)
Shame – Ruff Driverz (Inferno) * Universal [chart ineligible] – The Shamen (Moksha)
Lady (You Bring Me Up) – Simply Smooth (Big Bang)
O.K. – Talvin Singh (Island)
New Avengers [rm] – Snowboy (Acid Jazz)
Follow The Leader – Soca Boys (Stip)
Gym & Tonic – Spacedust (East West Dance)
Step 2-3-4 – Strict Instructor (All Around The World)
Sheffield Song (I Love Her More Than I Love You) – The Supernaturals
(Food/Parlophone)
I’ll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours – Ultrasound (Nude) * Rabbit In Your Headlights – UNKLE feat. Thom Yorke (Mo Wax)
Mystery Land (EP) [rm] – Y-Traxx (ffrr)
- Something Hot – Afghan Whigs (Columbia)
Black Kiss – Marc Almond (Echo)
Game On – Catatonia (Blanco Y Negro)
Believe – Cher (WEA)
Falling In Love Again – Eagle-Eye Cherry (Diesel/Polydor)
Star Fruit Surf Rider – Cornelius (Matador)
What’s Your Sign? – Des’ree (Dusted Sound/Sony S?)
Get In The Car – Echo & The Bunnymen (London)
Love Like This – Faith Evans (Puff Daddy/Arista)
Warning – Freestylers (Freskanova)
I’d Rather Be A Doll – Fungus (Chapter 22/Food)
She Gave Me Love – The Getaway People (Columbia)
Bodyguard – Ghost (Jetstar)
A.M. 180 – Grandaddy (Big Cat/V2)
Sexy Cinderella [ri] – Lynden David Hall (Cooltempo)
Somethin’ Like You – Michael Head (Megaphone)
Steamin’ – Jack (Too Pure)
Say You Love Me – Johnson (1st Ave./Higher Ground/Columbia)
Little Bit Of Lovin’ – Kele Le Roc (1st Ave./Wild Card/Polydor)
I Got 5 On It [rm] – Luniz (VC/Virgin)
She’s Gone – Matthew Marsden feat. Destiny’s Child (Viper/Columbia)
Outside – George Michael (Epic)
Blue Angels – Pras Michel (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
[tba] – Bette Midler (Atlantic/East West)
Thank U – Alanis Morissette (Maverick/Warner Bros.)
All I Want – Puressence (Island)
Interference – Purity (Tommy Boy)
Roam (EP) – River (Instinctive)
Just Imagine – Salt’n’Pepa (ffrr)
Motherman / Internal Call – Stroke (XL)
Hey Now Now – Swirl 360 (Mercury)
Sweetest Thing – U2 (Island)
[tba] – Jane Weaver (Manchester)
- * Paralyse (EP) / Throwing The World Away / Say Something / Room
With A View – 3 Colours Red (Creation)
To Earth With Love / Dimstar – Gay Dad (London)
[tba] – The Honeyz (1st Ave./Mercury)
Sista Sista – Beverley Knight (Rhythm Series/Parlophone)
Negative – Mansun (Parlophone)
The Dope Show – Marilyn Manson (Nothing/Interscope)
IDF / The Big Sleep [intenet only] – Night Nurse (Better)
Another One Bites The Dust – Queen & Wyclef Jean (DreamWorks)
If You Buy This Record – The Tamperer feat. Maya (Time/Pepper/Jive)
Treat U Right – Truce (Big Life)
Pink & Blue – The Young Offenders (Columbia)
- Eurodisco – Bis (Wiiija)
Blame It On The Boogie – Clock (Media/Power Station/MCA)
Illusions – Destiny’s Child (Columbia)
Certainty Of Chance – The Divine Comedy (Setanta)
Fashion ’98 – Glamma Kid (FutureFlex/WEA)
Home Alone – R. Kelly feat. Keith Murray (Jive)
It’s All About Me – Mya feat. Sisquo (Universal)
You Send Me Flying – Billie Myers (Universal)
Peretty Fly – The Offspring (Epitaph)
[tba] – Simply Red (East West)
[tba] EP: Bad Days / The Unluckiest Man Alive / We’ve Gotta Get
Out Of This Place – Space (Gut)
Acme – Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (Mute)
- So Young – The Corrs (143/Lava/Atlantic)
Best Friend’s Girl – Electrasy (MCA)
A Kiss Is A Terrible Thing To Waste / No Matter What – Meat Loaf (Virgin)
Tears Of Pearls – Savage Garden (Columbia)
The Bartender & The Thief – Stereophonics (V2)
- Until The Time Is Through – 5 (RCA)
War Of Nerves – All Saints (London)
Tropicalia – Beck (Geffen)
Touch Of Love – Cleopatra (WEA)
There Goes The Neighbourhood – Sheryl Crow (A&M/Polydor)
Take The Long Way Home – Faithless (Cheeky)
The North Star – Roddy Frame (Independiente)
The Everlasting – Manic Street Preachers (Epic)
- You Blow Me Away – Paper Dolls (MCA)
No Regrets / Phoenix From The Flames – Robbie Williams (Chrysalis)
- Malibu – Hole (Geffen)
Butterfly Kisses – Cliff Richard (EMI)
- Lean On Me – Kirk Franklin (Universal)
Waltz No. 2 (XO) – Elliot Smith (DreamWorks)
The Devil’s Trill – Vanessa-Mae (EMI)
- Granada – Placido Domingo (WEA)
- Lies – 2 Shay (MCA/Universal)
Super Trouper – Abba 2000 (Clubscene)
Intravenous Venus – Adamski (ZTT)
Everybody Sometimes – Ahmen-Rah (Talkin Loud)
All I Need – Air (Source/Virgin)
House Music – Eddy Amadour (Pukka)
Madagasca – Art Of Trance (Platipus)
Naxalite EP [rm] – Asian Dub Foundation (ffrr)
The Energy (Feel The Vibe) – The Astro Trax Team feat. Shola Phillips (Satellite)
Repeated Love – ATGOC (Wonderboy)
Stop Messin’! – Ay Caramba starr. Buster (Innocent/Virgin)
They Don’t Know / Kep It Real – Jon B (Yab Yum/Epic)
So Tired Of Waiting – Bah Samba (Estereo)
Body Movin’ – Beastie Boys (Grand Royal/Capitol)
Rescue Me – Bell Book & Candle (Logic/Arista)
I’m Gonna Get Ya Baby – Black Connection (Xtravaganza/Edel)
Always Looking For Something – B (Coalition) ~ Way Over Yonder In A Minor Key – Billy Bragg & Wilco (Elektra/East West)
Godspeed – B.T. (Renaisance)
Fried Funk & Microchips – Buckfunk 3000 (Language)
Bom Da De – Candy Girls (-)
Got To Get Up – Carpe Diem vs. Afrika Bambaataa (Multiply)
Foxxy – Cassius (Virgin)
Slide – Cassius (Jerv/Epic)
Alright [rm] – Club 69 (Twisted UK)
La Isla – Chris Coco (Other)
The Silence – Mike Coglin (Multiply)
True Colours – Phil Collins (Virgin)
I Feel Good Things For You – Daddy’s Favourite (Go.Beat/Mercury)
Underneath A Reed Moon – N’dea Davenport (Gee Street/V2)
Voices – Desert (Glow)
Zora Sourit – C?line Dion (Epic)
Everything Will Be Alright – Direct Disco (-)
On The Top Of The World – Diva Surprise feat. Georgia Jones (Positiva)
The Word – Dope Smugglaz (-)
I Won’t Stop Rockin’ – Double Trouble (Thumpin’)
I Can Fly – Dream Girls (Almighty)
How Deep Is Your Love – Dru Hill feat. Redman (Def Jam)
Girls On Film – Duran Duran (EMI)
Each Time We’re Alone – East 17 (Telstar)
Satisfy My Soul – Eclipse (Global Harmony)
Heavenly – E Dancer (KMS)
[tba] – Elastica (Deceptive)
Strictly High – The Escort Agency (Pow!)
Queens Of Universe – Fini Dolo (Arthrob/Coalition)
Happy Ever After – Julia Fordham (-)
Don’t Stop (You’re Killing Me) – Fuselage (Kahuna Cuts)
The Gallery – Lance Gambit (-)
Bring It Back To Love – Gerideau (Inferno)
Great Life – Goat (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
Hairstyle – Gold Blade (Ultimate)
Showin’ Our Cinnamon / How Could He Do This To Me – Tammy Haywood (Almighty)
Night Images – Larry Heard vs. Swayzak (Mecca)
Feel The Love [rm] – High Society feat. Carol Leeming (Quality)
I Will Wait – Hootie & The Blowfish (Atlantic/East West)
Feeling Good ’98 – Huff & Herb feat. Nina Simone (Killer Bee/Planet 3)
Moralita – Julio Iglesias (Columbia)
Buena Vista – Inner City feat. Paris Grey (-)
You – Janet Jackson (Virgin)
Cheated (To All The Girls I Love) / What’s Clef Got To Do With It –
Wyclef Jean (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
You Only Have To Say You Love Me – Hannah Jones (Logic/Arista)
Soundtrack For The Streets – Kid Capri (Columbia)
Live It Up – K-Klass (Parlophone)
20 Degrees – Jonny L (Citybeat/XL)
Escape – Laidback (Bolshi)
Whatcha Gonna Do? – Link (Relativity/Epic)
Time Changes – Little Green Man (Forensic)
La [rm] – Marc et Claude (Positiva)
Lookin’ At Me – Mase (Puff Daddy/Arista)
Real World – Matchbox 20 (Lava/Atlantic)
Matron 3000 – Matron 3000 (Pleasure)
Just My Imagination – The McGanns (-)
Your Life Is Now – John Mellencamp (Mercury)
I’m Alright – JoDee Messina (-)
Always On My Mind – Sam Mollison (INCredible/Sony)
Orion City – Vincent de Moor (Universal)
Mambo #98 – Mucho Mambo (-)
Destiny – Myron (Island Black Music)
Be My Lover [rm] – Naomi (Gut)
Loneliness Is Gone – Nine Yards (Virgin)
Screem (Anthem ’98) / Adrenalin – N-Joy vs. Tact (Deconstruction) * Responsibilities – NT (Response/Epic)
[tba] – N-Trance (All Around The World)
Gimme The Night – DJ Phat (Sugar Daddy)
Let’s Clean Up The Ghetto – Philadelphia Allstars (-)
Fashion – Phunky Data (Edel)
Gonna Move Ya Move (Don’t Stop) – Pink (Activ)
[Untitled] – PM Factor (-)
Up To Tha Wildstyle – The Porn Kings vs. DJ Supreme (All Around The World)
A Friend Of Mine – Kelly Price (Island)
High – Prophets Of Sound (Distinct’ive)
Cosa Della Vita (CAn’t Stop Thinkinh Of You) – Ramazotti & Tina Turner (BMG)
If We Try – Karen Ramirez (Manifesto/Mercury)
Heat Seeking – Rasco (Universal)
Sheper’s Delight / Shepherd’s Morning – Red Sky (Pod)
Feels Like A Lifetime – Reflective (Extatique)
Strawberry – Nicole Ren?e (Atlantic)
Answer My Prayer – Rhythm Street feat. Jeanie Tracy (Paral-lel)
Trumaster – Pete Rock (Loud/RCA)
Car Wash 1998 – Rose Royce feat. Gwen Dickey vs. Monday Night Club (Universal)
Grass Ain’t Greener [rm] – Richard de Ryus vs. MJ Cole (Boilerhouse!/Arista)
Move Mania – Sash! (Multiply)
Future Music – Sci Fi Select (Mephisto)
Human Beings – Seal ()
May The Funk Be With You – Second Crusade (Filth/Arista)
Tell Me – Shamrock (Pinnacle)
Searchin’ My Soul – Vonda Shepard (Epic)
Gym Tonic – Bob Sinclair (Yellow/East West)
Shiver – S-J (React)
Last Train To King’s Cross [rm] – Skinky Pink (Crosstrax/Positiva)
Friday – Skinny (Cheeky)
I Can’t Get Enough Of You Baby – Smash Mouth (Interscope)
[tba] – Snoop Doggy Dogg (Interscope)
Can’t Get Enough – Soulsearcher (Soulfuric)
Batacuda – Spiller (Peppermint Jam)
Get ‘Em Out Of Here – Sprung Monkey (Surfdog)
If You Could Read My Mind – Stars On 54 (Tommy Boy)
Talkin’ All That Jazz ’98 – Stetsasonic (Tommy Boy)
Le Spot On – Stretch & Verne (Spot On/ffrr)
Capital Rize / Snakes & Ladders – Structure-Rize (Universal)
Five Tones – Sugarbabies (Viva!)
Saturn – Tarantella IV (Whoop)
The Letter [ri] – Pauline Taylor (Cheeky)
Moskow Discow – Telex (SSR)
The Seduction Of Orpheus – Tilt (-)
We All Need Love – TNT pres. Casa Royale (Reverb)
Would You …? – Touch & Go (Oval/Sony S?-V2)
GBI – Towa Tei feat. Kylie Minogue (Arthrob/Coalition)
From This Moment On – Shania Twain (Mercury)
Kill The Pain – U (London)
Exogroove ’98 – Joe T. Vanelli pres. Tony Bruno (Sharp)
Book & A Cover – Suzanne Vega (A&M)
Sunshine People – Venus (Versatile/ffrr)
Brand New Start – Paul Weller (Island)
Round’n’Round – Zindy (Chrysalis)
- Feelings – Alexia (Dancepool/Sony S?)
Jackie’s Strength – Tori Amos (Atlantic)
I’ll Never Fall In Love Agaiin – Emma Boundy (Chrysalis)
On The Phone – Celetia feat. Red Rat (Big Life)
[tba] – Cuba (4AD)
[tba] – Electronic (Parlophone)
An Official Christmas Song – Fat Les feat. Alex James & The London
Community Gospel Choir (Turtle Neck/Telstar)
When You Believe – Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey (Arista-Columbia)
CC Consciousness – Merz (Epic)
Street Symphony – Monica (Arista)
[tba] – Reef (Sony S?)
[tba] – Sepultura (Roadrunner)
Miami – Will Smith (Columbia)
Monkey Magic – Soko (All Around The World)
Heartbeat – Steps (Jive)
Quarantine Into The Waves – Witness (Valiant)
- Just A Little More – 911 (Ginga/Virgin)
Good Morning Sunshine – Aqua (Universal)
To You I Belong – B*Witched (Glow Worm/Epic)
[tba] – C?line Dion & R. Kelly (Epic)
[tba] – N-Trance (All Around The World)
Goodbye – Spice Girls (Virgin)
Superstar – Rod Stewart (Warner Bros.)
- [tba] – Cuba (4AD)
To Earth With Love – Gaylad (-)
[tba] – Scritti Politti (Virgin)
[tba] – Utah Saints feat. Iggy Pop (Echo-East West)
- [tba] – Martine McCutcheon (Innocent/Virgin)
This week there are new entries for
- Illumina – Alisha’s Attic (Mercury)
In Deep – Tina Arena (Columbia)
Nu-Clear Sounds – Ash (Infectious)
They Don’t Know – Jon B (550/Yab Yum/Epic)
The Diamond Collection – Shirley Bassey (Artful)
Blackstar – Blackstar (Rawkus)
Prolonging The Magic – Cake (Capricorn/Mercury)
Fear Of Sound – Carrie (Island)
… Hits – Phil Collins (Face Value/Virgin)
IV – Cypress Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
Ace As & Killer Bs – Dodgy (A&M/Mercury)
Point Blank – Dub Pistols (Concrete)
Here We Are All Together – David Essex (Lamplight)
Eve 6 – Eve 6 (RCA)
All The Pain That Money Can Buy – Fastball (Hollywood)
Flow 90-98 – Thomas Fehlmann (Apollo/R&S)
Serial Girlfriend – Holly Golightly (Damaged Goods)
Lollo Rosso – The High Llamas (Alpaca Park/V2)
Speak Of The Devil – Cris Isaak (Reprise/Warner Bros.)
Juice – Juice (Chrysalis)
One Man – Mark King (Eagle)
Surfacing – Sarah McLachlan (Nettwerk/Arista)
Deserter’s Songs – Mercury Rev (V2)
Out Of Tune – Mojave 3 (4AD)
Best Of … – Aaaron Neville & The Neville Brotherts (A&M/Polydor)
U.F.Off – The Orb (Island)
Cats – Original Cast (Really Useful/Polydor)
Highlights From Cats – Original Cast (Really Useful/Polydor)
Northern Sulphuric Soul – Rae & Christian (Grand Central)
Norther Sulphuric Soul – Ray & Christain (-)
Unit – Regurgitator (Coalition)
Speed Ballads – Republica (Deconstruction)
To You In Alpha – Scala (Too Pure)
Against – Sepultura (Roadrunner)
Spellbound – The Best Of … – Sharon Shannon (Grapevine)
Sounds Of Ally McBeal – Vonda Shepherd (Epic)
Neo Waves – Silver Sun (Polydor)
El Oso – Soul Coughing (Slash/London)
Aluminium Tunes (Switched On – Vol 3) – Stereolab (Duophonic UHF)
If I Ever Would Leave You – Bryn Terfel (Deutsche Grammophon)
Shaving Peaches – Terrorvision (Total Vegas/EMI)
House Tornado – Throwing Muses (4AD)
Hunkpapa – Throwing Muses (4AD)
Red Heaven – Throwing Muses (4AD)
The Real Ramona – Throwing Muses (4AD)
Rosaria – Tiger (Trade 2)
Classic Covers – Luther Vandross (Epic)
The Guitarist – John Williams (Sony Classical)
- B*Witched – B*Witched (Glow Worm/Epic)
Quench – The Beautiful South (Go!Discs/Mercury)
What The Hell Am I Gonna Do When She Comes – Caffeine (Fluffy Freako)
The Collection – Lloyd Cole (Fontana/Mercury)
30 – The Very Best Of … – Deep Purple (EMI)
R. – R. Kelly (Jive)
A Little Communication – David McAlmont (Hut/Virgin)
Thirty Days Night – The Montrose Avenue (Columbia)
Without You I’m Nothing – Placebo (Elevator/Hut/Virgin)
Your Problem – Psycore (V2)
Think Tank – Henry Rollins (DreamWorks)
Songs From Sun Street – The Saw Doctors (Shamtown)
Spirit Tales – Stephen Simmonds (Rhythm Series/Parlophone)
Acme – Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (Mute)
Music Is Rotted One Note – Squarepusher (Warp)
Phoenix Rising – The Temptations (Motown)
The Thrill Kisser – Tin Star (V2)
Labour Of Love – Vol. III – UB40 (DEP Int.)
Ultra – Ultra (East West)
El Greco – Vangelis (East West)
- On A Day Like Today – Bryan Adams (A&M/Mercury)
1965 – Afghan Whigs (-)
Fireworks City – Audioweb (Mother)
King Kong Groover – Babylon Zoo (EMI)
Honey To The Bee – Billie (Innocent/Virgin)
Bengali Bantam Youth Experience – Black Star Liner (WEA)
Kingsize – The Boo Radleys (Creation)
Dusk Till Dawn – The Best Of … – Capercaillie (Survival)
Grand Turismo – The Cardigans (Stockholm/Polydor)
Sultans Of Swing – The Very Best Of … – Dire Straits (Vertigo)
[tba] – Echo & The Bunnymen (London)
Best Of … – En Vogue (East West)
You’ve Come A Long Way Baby – Fatboy Slim (Skint)
Small Soldiers OST – Jerry Goldsmith (Varese Sarabande)
I Sing The Body Electro – Kutis Mantronik (Oxygen Music Works UK)
Worldes Blysse – Mediaeval Baebes (Venture/Virgin)
Pavarotti & Friends – Pavarotti & Friends (Decca)
The Ultimate Collection – Cat Stevens (Island)
Ask Anybody – Swirl 360 (Mercury)
- Another Level – Another Level (Satellite/Northwestside)
Believe – Cher (WEA)
The Singles 81>85 [rem. ri] – Depeche Mode (Mute)
As Time Goes By – Neil Diamond (Columbia)
Skiffle Sensation – Lonnie Donegan (Castle Select)
Keep The Faith – Faith Evans (Arista)
They Cared A Lot – Faith No More (Slash/London)
Mysteries Of Funk – Grooverider (Higher Ground/Columbia)
Hope Is Important – Idlewild (Food/Parlophone)
My Life – The Greatest Hits – Julio Iglesias (Columbia)
Instinct – Kavana (Nemesis/Virgin)
One Way Of Life – Best Of … – The Levellers (Jive)
Say Who – Matthew Marsden (Columbia)
Ghetto Supastar – Pras Michel (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
Happy Hour – N-Trance (All Around The World)
The Singles Collection – Roy Orbison (Monument/Columbia)
Dr. Doolittle – Original London Cast (First Night)
Up – R.E.M. (Warner Bros.)
Real As I Wanna Be – Cliff Richard (EMI)
Live At The Royal Albert Hall – Spiritualized (Dedicated)
[tba] – Sunship (Filter)
I’ve Been Expecting You – Robbie Williams (Chrysalis)
Pink & Blue – The Young Offenders (Columbia)
- Mutations – Beck (Geffen)
Emma – Emma Boundy (Chrysalis)
The Best Of … – Joe Cocker (Parlophone)
These Are Special Times – C=E9line Dion (Epic)
Lesley Garrett – Lesley Garrett (Conifer Classics)
The Ultimate Hits – Tom Jones (London)
Everybody’s Somebody – Kele Le Roc (1st Ave./Wild Card/Polydor)
Wonsaponatime – John Lennon (Capitol/Parlophone)
Wonsaponatime [4 CD box set] – John Lennon (Capitol/Parlophone)
The Best Of … – M People (M People/Deconstruction)
The Very Best Of … – Meat Loaf (Virgin)
Supposed Former Infatuation Junky – Alanis Morissette (Maverick/Sire)
The Masterplan – Oasis (Creation)
P.N.Y.C. / P.L.I.V.E. – Portishead (Go.Beat)
No Security – The Rolling Stones (Virgin)
Best Of … – Salt’n’Pepa (London)
The Best Of … – Volume One 1980-1990 – U2 (Island)
- Greatest Moments – Culture Club (Virgin)
Greatest – Duran Duran (EMI)
Greatest Hits – Aretha Franklin (Global TV)
100% Ginuwine – Ginuwine (Epic)
Ladies & Gentlemen – The Best Of … – George Michael (Epic)
Tears Of Pearls – Savage Garden (Columbia)
Fan Mail – TLC (LaFace/Arista)
The Original Four Seasons – Vanessa-Mae (EMI Classics)
- The Essence Of … – Tony Bennett (Columbia)
Live – Garth Brooks (Capitol/Parlophone)
Ones – Mariah Carey (Columbia)
Wonder No. 8 – The Honeyz (1st Ave./Mercury)
[tba] – Whitney Houston (Arista)
Gravelands – The King (Chrysalis)
[tba] – Metallica (Vertigo)
[tba] – Busta Rhymes (Elektra)
Tracks – Bruce Springsteen (Columbia)
- There It Is – 911 (Ginga/Virgin)
- II – 2 Unlimited (Big Life)
Adamski’s Thing – Adamski’s Thing (ZTT)
[tba] – The Art Of Noise (ZTT)
Box Of Chocolates – Kevin Aviance (Distinct’ive)
Stunt – Barenaked Ladies (-)
[tba] – Freak Power (Deconstruction)
Planet Of The Wolves – Guitar Wolf (Matador)
Demonstration – The High Fidelity (Plastique/Arista)
[tba] – Liquid (Higher Ground/Columbia)
Empathy – Mandalay (V2)
Best Of The Wailers – The Complete wailers 1967-1972 – Part One –
Bob Marley & The Wailers (JAP)
You & I – Shernette May (Virgin)
It’s Not Over – Debelah Morgan (VAZ/Motown)
My Early Burglary Years – Morrissey (Island)
Whistle Down The Wind – Original Cast (Really Useful/Polydor)
[tba] – Peshay (Mo Wax)
[tba] – Pocket Size (EMI)
[tba] – R Public Announcement (A&M-Polydor)
It’s True – Queen Pen (Interscope)
[tba] – DJ Rap (Higher Ground/Columbia)
[tba] – Les Rhythmes Digitale (Wall Of Sound)
Material Girl – … Plays The Music Of Madonna –
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (MCI)
History Will Prove Us Right – Sigue Sigue Sputnik (-)
[tba] – Sonique (Serious)
[tba] – Straw (WEA)
Proverbs & Songs – John Surman (ECM)
Punch Drunkard – The Yellow Monkey (Funhouse/BMG)
- [tba] – Buffalo Springfield (-)
Dina Carroll – Dina Carroll (1st Ave./Mercury)
Journex To The Centre Of The Mind – The Chemical Pilot(Eruption/Creation)
The Gallery – Lance Gambit (-)
Jepp – Jepp (Hut/Virgin)
[tba] – Thomas Jules-Stock (Mercury)
Head Of The Sound – Lukan (Depth)
Vote The Pacifist Ticket Today – Magoo (Chemikal Underground)
[tba] – Tony Momrelle (Art & Soul)
In Due – Nek (Coalition)
[tba] – Seal (ZTT)
The Sebadoh – Sebadoh (Domino)
UV – The Shamen (Moksha)
[tba] – Super Furry Animals (Creation)
Eyes Don’t Lie – Truce (Big Life)
- Paradoxx – 666 (Danceteria)
[tba] – Gary Barlow (RCA)
[tba] – Black Lace (NOW)
[tba] – Malandra Burrows (warner.esp)
[tba] – Cast (Polydor)
[tba] – East 17 (Telstar)
[tba] – Elastica (Deceptive)
Vibestation – Kulay (INCredible)
Jennifer Paige – Jennifer Paige (Edel)
How Cool Is That – Tzant (Logic)
Modern Classics – Paul Weller (Island)
- [tba] – Bis (Wiiija)
Twisted Tenderness – Electronic (Parlophone)
Recycle – New Order (London)
Reef On A Fresh Tip – Reef (Sony S=B2)
- Death By Cuba – Cuba (4AD)
Archive Crash – Roddy Frame (Independiente)
Class Reunion 1999 – Fugees (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
[tba] – Moby (Mute)
Where Do We Go From Here – Nine Yards (Virgin)
[tba] – Phoebe 1 (Mecca/Castle Comm.)
Anomie & Bonhomie – Scritti Politti (Virgin)
- [tba] – Suede (Nude)
- 1998 Mobo Awards – v.a. (PolyGram TV)
Beats & Lyrics 2 – v.a. (Priority)
Dave Pearce pres. Dance Anthems Vol. 2 – v.a. (MercuryPolyGram TV)
Divas Live – v.a. (Columbia)
Future Sound Of The United Kingdom 3 – v.a. (Ministry Of Sound)
Handbag Heroines & Queen B’s – v.a. (Klone)
Heart: The Best Of The 70’s, 80’s, 90’s – v.a. (MCA)
New Romantics – v.a. (Universal)
Red Hot & Rhapsody – v.a. (Antilles)
Smooth Moods – v.a. (Jazz FMBeechwood)
The Box Hits 98 – Vol. 3 – v.a. (Telstar)
The Female Touch – v.a. (Global TV)
The Machine – Mixed By The Psychonauts – v.a. (Mo Wax)
Wicked Women – v.a. (Essential/Castle Comm.)
- David Holmes Essential Mix – v.a. (ffrr)
Gotta Get A Message To You – v.a. (Polydor)
Hey Mr. Producer – v.a. (First Night)
The Acid Jazz Story – v.a. (Westside)
Whistle Down The Wind – v.a. (Polydor)
- Elvis Didn’t Mean Shit To Me – v.a. (Filter)
- More Monty – v.a. (BMG Conifer)
Still Crazy OST – v.a. (London)
Ultimate Club Mix Vol. 3 – v.a. (PolyGram TV)
- Mixed Emotions II – v.a. (PolyGram TV)
Swing! The Ultimate Big Band Album – v.a. (BMG Conifer)
The Acid House – v.a. (EMI)
The All Time Greatest Rock Songs Vol. 2 – v.a. (Sony TV)
- Fantastic 80’s! – 3 – v.a. (Columbia)
Silence 2 – v.a. (Sony Classical)
The End – Vol. 1 – v.a. (XL)
Top Of The Pops III – v.a. (PolyGram TV)
- The All Time Greatest Love Songs Vol. 3 – v.a. (Sony TV)
- Essential 98 – The Best Of The Year – v.a. (ffrr)
Funky Divas 2 – v.a. (Global TV)
- Fun! – v.a. (Sony TV)
Massive Dance 99 – v.a. (PolyGram TV)
The All Time Greatest Classical Album – v.a. (Sony TV)
- Smooth Grooves 99 – v.a. (PolyGram TV)
- Adaptive Compilation 2 – v.a. (Truelove/positiva)
South Park – The Album – v.a. (Columbia)
- Anthems Of The Countryside – v.a. (Boys)
Prince Of Egypt OST – v.a. (Dreamworks)
The Best Christmas Album In The World … Ever! – v.a. (Virgin)
The Very Best Of Love Album – v.a. (Virgin)
Tommy Boy’s Greatest Beats – v.a. (Tommy Boy)
Dominator’s Top 10 of 1997
42. Smash Mouth – Walkin’ on the Sun
This was the first chart hit for Smash Mouth and it sounded a lot like theDoors, although they never managed to follow it up.
It made No. 19 in October last year.
The end bit :
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Dominator
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.