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The initial bit :
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 : 15 new entries, 1 climbers, 3 non-movers & 21 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…
15 new entries this week :
36 Goldie – Believe
35 The Jesus And Mary Chain – Cracking Up
31 Indo – R U Sleeping
30 State Of Mind – This Is It
29 Marcy Playground – Sex And Candy
28 Juice – Best Days
27 BT – Remember
26 Ben Folds Five – Brick
22 Aaliyah – Journey To The Past
16 Solid Harmonie – I Want You To Want Me
15 Mase featuring Total – What You Want
11 Ultra – Say You Do
8 K-Ci & JoJo – All My Life
6 Ultra Nate – Found A Cure * !!!
2 Busta Rhymes – Turn It Up/Fire It Up so the following dropped out :
40 Alabama 3 – Ain’t Goin’ To Goa
38 Matchbox 20 – Push
37 Prince Buster – Whine and Grine
36 Trickster – Move On Up
35 Space & Cerys – Ballad of Tom Jones
34 Shania Twain – You’re Still The One
31 Skinny – Failure * !!!
30 LL Cool J – Father
29 Celetia – Rewind
28 Shola Ama – Someday I’ll Find You / Divine Comedy – I’ve Been To A
27 Ian Brown – Corpses
26 Page and Plant – Most High *
23 Fire Island featuring Loleatta Holloway – Shout To The Top *
22 Kristine Blond – Love Shy
20 Todd Terry – Ready For A New Day 1 climber :
34 (39) Aqua – Doctor Jones 3 non-movers :
1 Run DMC
4 Billie Myers
5 Savage Garden and 21 going down. Big fallers include :
37 (19) Conner Reeves
40 (16) Travis
Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…
31 Indo – R U Sleeping
Getting plenty of plays on Galaxy 102FM, I thought the chorus for this was“Are You Felippe?”, but now I know different.
Not a bad tune either and I never thought I’d spend most of my in-carradio-listening tuned to a dance music station 🙂
6 Ultra Nate – Found A Cure * !!!
Nine months after “Free”, apparently this one was a long time coming as shewanted to give it a chance without it being overshadowed by that monster hit.
As such, this one has also been getting plenty of radio airplay and quiterightly so being the powerful dance track that it is.
1 (1) Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins – It’s Like That *5th Week at No.1*
So DJ Jason Nevins ruins an old Run DMC track, as well as a forthcomingreworking of a Beastie Boys track, “Hold It Now, Hit It” which appeared on their1987 “Licenced To Ill” album which housed their most well-known hit, “(You’veGotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)”.
This single starts off another set of singles going straight to No.1 probably.
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New releases :
April 6th : MONSTER SIDE…………………………………..Addict (Big Cat/V2) BUZZIN’………………………….Asian Dub Foundation (ffrr/London) NO REASON (EP)…………………………..Astrid (Fantastic Plastic) POLICEMAN SKANK………………………………….Audioweb (Mother) FIND ME A LOVE…………………………………Basscamp (Champion) ROAD RAGE……………………………….Catatonia (Blanco Y Negro) BE MINE………………………..Charlotte (Rhythm Series/Parlophone) GOTTA BE … MOVING ON UP………….PM Dawn feat. Ky-Mani (Gee Street) SUPERHERO…………………………………………….Daze (Epic) STONED ISLAND ESTATE…………..Glamorous Hooligan (Arthrob/Coalition) COME AGAIN……………………..The High Fidelity (Plastique/Arista) YOU CAN LOVE ME NOW……………………….Hothouse Flowers (London) CRACKING UP……………………….The Jesus & Mary Chain (Creation) BRIGHT MORNING WHITE / KILLING TIME ON THE 15TH FLOOR………………. ………………………………………….FC Kahuna (Kahuna Cuts) ALL MY LIFE -/ LOVE ALWAYS………………………..K-Ci & Jojo (MCA) WHAT YOU WANT / WILL THEY DIE 4 U…Mase feat. Total (Puff Daddy/Arista) INVISIBLE BALLOON………………………………Midget (Radarscope) WHEEL IN MOTION……………………………………..Moke (Dorado) NOBODY BETTER……………………………Tina Moore (Delirious/RCA) BLINDFOLD …………………………………..Morcheeba (Indochina) CHERISH……………………………………………Pappa Bear (-) HANG MY HAT………………………………………Pelvis (Setanta) DOWN WITH THE UNDERGROUND………………….Trevor Reilly (Manifesto) TURN IT UP / FIRE IT UP / RHYMES GALORE..Busta Rhymes (Violator/Elektra) CROSS FADER DOMINATOR / RETRO PHUNKT………………..Sniper (Bullion) BEATNIK GIRL…………………………………………..Snug (WEA) I WANT YOU TO WANT ME…………………………Solid Harmonie (Jive) LAST THING ON MY MIND…………………………………Steps (Jive) SAY YOU DO………………………………………Ultra (East West) FOUND A CURE……………………………………Ultra Nat? (AM:PM) NICE & SLOW………………………………….Usher (LaFace/Arista) ICE RAIN [rm]………………Alex Whitcombe & Big C (Xtravaganza/edel) BAD BOY [rm]…………………………………..Wildchild (Polydor)
April 13th : SOAKIN’ WET…………………………………99 Allstars (99 North) WOMAN IN ME…………………………Carleen Anderson (Circa/Virgin) FLAES DON’T FLY………………………………….Arnold (Creation) SOLID SPACE BUSINESS EP…………………………….Attaboy (Pagan) POLICEMAN SKANK………………………………….Audioweb (Mother) MAMA USED TO SAY…………………………………..Azure (Inferno) ALL MY GHOSTS…………Frank Black & The Catholics (Play It Again Sam) VOID……………………………………………Catapila (3 Beat) YOU’VE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME………………..Guy Chadwick (Setanta) STOP IT ALL ADDING UP…………….China Drum (Mantra/Beggars Banquet) SECOND HAND SUPERSTAR…………………………CIV (Some/Revelation) ALREADY HOME………………………………….Marc Cohn (Atlantic) SLEEP ON THE LEFT SIDE [rm]……………………..Cornershop (Wiiija) NEW WORLD (EP)………………………………..Dan Curtin (Sublime) RAP SCHOLAR………………………..Das Efx feat. Redman (East West) 17 [ri]……………………………………..Duffy (Cooking Vinyl) TAKE ANOTHER SHOT OF MY HEART / 1995…….Eleanor Rigby (Future Legend) BEEP ME 911………….Missy ‘Misdemeanour’ Elliott (East West-Elektra) LODGE……………………………………..Fat Masonics (Elf Cuts) A ROSE IS STILL A ROSE……………………..Aretha Franklin (Arista) STEPPING STONES…………………..G Love & Special Sauce (Okeh/Epic) UNEXPLAINED…………………………The Gravediggaz (Gee Street/V2) FEAR OF FIRE EP……………………………..Groovejet (Quad Comm.) BETTER MADE……………………………………….Headswim (Epic) SHINE……………………………………Imogen Heap (Almo Sounds) COME AGAIN……………………..The High Fidelity (Plastique/Arista) JOY…………………………………………Deni Hines (Mushroom) MATHAR……………………………………Indian Vibes (Source/VC) GONE TILL NOVEMBER………………….Wyclef Jean (Ruffhouse/Columbia) BRIGHT MORNING WHITE / KILLING TIME ON THE 15TH FLOOR………………. ………………………………………….FC Kahuna (Kahuna Cuts) BOOGIE WOOGIE / ROCK’N’ROLL……………Komeda (Blow Up 1000/Pinnacle) AU-PAIR………………………………………..Kreidler (Kiff SM) INKANYEZI NEZAZI (THE STAR & THE WISEMAN) [rm]…………………….. …………………………………….Ladysmith Black Mambazo (A&M) ROCK YOUR WORLD………………………………….Laidback (Bolshi) I’M LEAVING……………………………………….Lodger (Island) DEJA VU (UPTOWN BABY)……….Lord Tariq & Peter Gunz (Codein/Columbia) DELILAH……………………………………Bernard McHugh (Mobius) I LIKE IT LIKE THAT…………………….Miami Allstars (Eternal/WEA) THE IMPRESSION THAT I GET..The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (Big Rig/Mercury) LIFE IN MONO [rm]……………………………………..Mono (Echo) NOBODY BETTER……………………………Tina Moore (Delirious/RCA) HORNY [rm]………………..Mousse T. vs. Hot’n’Juicy (Peppermint Jam) THE BREAKS / 6 AM…………………….Nadanuf (Reprise/Warner Bros.) CHERISH…………………..Pappa Bear feat. Van Der Toorn (Universal) NOBODY’S BUSINESS……………………Peace By Piece (Blanco Y Negro) REMIXES EP: WHITE COAL / VOYEUR’S BLUES / ROAD RAG / LAP DOG SHUFFLE…. ………………………………………Penthouse (Beggars Banquet) HAPPINESS [rm]……………………………….Pepper Machay (Azuli) MILES FROM HOME……………………………………Peshay (Mo Wax) JOJO ACTION……………………………………Mr. President (WEA) AIRBAG (EP) / PEARLY / MEETING IN THE AISLE / A REMINDER / POLYTHYLENE PT. 1 / POLYTHYLENE PT. 2 / MELATONIN / PALO ALTO………………….. [MLP –> LP charts]………………………….Radiohead (Parlophone) SIN SO WELL……………………………………Rebekah (East West) NOBODY BUT YOU [rm]…………………………Conner Reeves (Youbook) MUSIC MAKES YOU LOSE CONTROL……Les Rhythmes Digitales (Wall Of Sound) BAD PHOTOGRAPHER…………………………..Saint Etienne (Creation) HIGH NOON [rm] / DEEPER [rm]………………Serious Danger (ISB/Fresh) RATS………………………………………..The Shaker (Ugly Bug) ALL FOR YOU……………………………….Sister Hazel (Universal) I WAS…………………………………..Charlene Smith (Indochina) WHO DO YOU LOVE…………………………Soul Asylum (Electric Funk) FIRMAMENT VACATION (A SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES)…………………….. ……………………………The Soundtrack Of Our Lives (Coalition) MUNGO CITY………………………………………..Spacehog (Sire) MAYHEM 32……………………………….Splintaa (Shut Up & Dance) SUPERSTAR [ri]………………Superstar (Camp Fabulous/Deconstruction) LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE…King Britt pres. Sylk 130 (Ovum/Sony S2) FEEL IT……………………….The Tamperer feat. Maya (Time/Pepper) SOUNDS OF WICKEDNESS…………………………………Tzant (Logic) HURRICANE (EP) [ri]……………………………..Warm Jets (Island) OFF THE HOOK………………………………..Jody Watley (Atlantic) BAD BOY [rm]…………………………………..Wildchild (Polydor) STAYING IN WITH ………………………The Wisdom Of Harry (Lissy’s)
April 20th : ALISON’S ROOM…………………………..60 ft. Dolls (Indolent/RCA) UNDER THE BRIDGE / LADY MARMALADE………………..All Saints (London) SPARK……………………………….Tori Amos (East West-Atlantic) TURN BACK TIME……………………………………Aqua (Universal) DON’T STOP………………………………………Ballroom (Mother) IF ……………………………The Bluetones (Superior Quality/A&M) SAUNTRY SLY CHIC………………………Campag Velocet (Rabid Badger) ROAD RAGE……………………………….Catatonia (Blanco Y Negro) BROKEN NOSE…………………………The Catherine Wheel (Chrysalis) BE MINE………………………..Charlotte (Rhythm Series/Parlophone) NOT IF YOU WERE THE LAST JUNKIE ON EARTH………………………….. ………………………………The Dandy Warhols (Tim Kerr/Capitol) YOU CAN’T HAVE MY LOVE………………………Deep Nation (Evocative) EL PRESIDENT…………………Drugstore feat. Thom Yorke (Roadrunner) NOTHING PERSONAL……………………………..Dust Junkys (Polydor) JUNGLE BROTHER [rm]………………The Jungle Brothers (Gee Street/V2) HEAVEN…………………………………………Kinane (Coalition) SOUND OF DRUMS………………………………Kula Shaker (Columbia) VISION INCISION [ri]………….Lo-Fidelity Allstars (Skint/Parlophone) CRIME SATELLITE………………………………….Lower (Coalition) VAVOOM!………………………….Man With No Name (Perfecto Fluoro) DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY……………………………The Mavericks (MCA) ORDINARY (EP)……………………………………..Medal (Polydor) LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHT / WARD 10…………Monkey Mafia (Heavenly) DROWNING REASON……………………………….New Rising (Jealous) KEEP ON DANCIN’ (LET’S GO)………Perpetual Motion (Crosstrax/Positiva) THE FONZ…………………………Smash Mouth (Interscope/Universal) BEGIN AGAIN…………………………………………..Space (Gut) LAST THING ON MY MIND…………………………………Steps (Jive) CRASKA VEGAS EP: 60FT ROCKET……………………..Toaster (Creation) NICE & SLOW………………………………….Usher (LaFace/Arista) WAKE UP THE STREET………………….Simon Warner (One Little Indian) BREAKBEAT SUSHI………………………………Wide Receiver (Woof!) BANANA TEA……………………………………Wireless (Chrysalis)
April 27th : BAD OLD MAN………………………………………Baby Bird (Echo) CALIFORNIA SCREAMING……………………………….Carrie (Island) COMING UP ROSES………………………………….Curve (Universal) EVERYTHING TO EVERYONE………………………….Everclear (Capitol) NO WAY…………………………………Freakpower (Deconstruction) PUSH IT………………………………………..Garbage (Mushroom) A FILM FOR THE FUTURE………………………………Idlewild (Food) RAY OF LIGHT………………………..Madonna (Maverick/Warner Bros.) TEARDROP………………Massive Attack feat. Elizabeth Fraser (Virgin) STAY……………………………………….Mica Paris (Cooltempo) SOLVED…………………………………Unbelievable Truth (Virgin)
May 4th : KELLY WATCH THE STARS…………………………………Air (Virgin) UNIVERSAL PLAN………………………..Earl Brutus (Fruition/Island) DAY AFTER DAY……………………..Julian Lennon (From Another Room) EXCUSE ME MISTER………………………..John Martyn (Independiente)
May 11th : TOP OF THE WORLD…………………………………Chumbawamba (EMI) BLUE EARTH ANGEL…………………………………..Lovebabies (V2) BULLETS FOR WORDS / PHEROMONE…………………….Purity (Tommy Boy) SAY YOU LOVE ME……………………………..Simply Red (East West) SCREAM & SHOUT…………………………….Jane Weaver (Manchester)
May 18th : DRINKING IN LA -/ THE COLLECTIVE……………..Bran Van 3000 (Capitol) CARNIVAL DE PARIS……………………….Dario G (Amato/Eternal/WEA) RUN AGROUND………………………………..James (Fontana/Mercury) LOVELY DAZE………………….DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince (Jive) GLAMD………………………………..Koop (Colombe d’Or/Universal)
May 25th : LOST IN SPACE……………………………………Electrsy (Geffen) MEAT PIE, SAUSAGE ROLLS (C’MON ENGLAND)…………Grandad Roberts (WEA) HOW DOES IT FEEL (TO BE ON TOP OF THE WORLD)……………v.a. (London)
June 1st GET DOWN…………………Stephen Simmonds (Rhythm Series/Parlophone)
June 8th SAVE TONIGHT………………………Eagle-Eye Cherry (Diesel/Polydor)
Other forthcoming releases
APRIL : KUNG FU……………………………..187 Lockdown (East West Dance) JUST A MEMORY………………………………………7 Mile (Crave) PACIFIC 808:98 [rm – PACIFIC STATE] / CUBIK’98………..808 State (ZTT) CALLIN’…………………………………………Amari (Tommy Boy) BEST OF MY LIFE……………………………..Peter Andre (Mushroom) THE ARC……………………………………Arcane (Deconstruction) DARK FORCES…………………………..Attitude & Lord Kaos (Uplift) A PESSIMIST IS NEVER DISAPPOINTED………The Audience (eLLeFFe/Mercury) RIPPED IN TWO MINUTES…………………………….A vs B (Positiva) USF…………………………………………..Baby Mammoth (Pork) HANG ON IN THERE…………………..Gary Barlow feat. Shoal Ama (RCA) FOUNDATION………………….Beenie Man (Greensleeves-Shocking Vibes) MY FUNNY VALENTINE…………………………………Big Muff (Maxi) [tba]……………………………….Black Box Recorder (Chrysalis) DO YA LIKE IT……………………………………….Blue 6 (Wave) SEXY BOY………………………………………….Bon Bon (Klone) SOMEDAY I’LL BE SATURDAY NIGHT ’98………….Bon Jovi (Jambco/Mercury) THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD…………………Boys Of A New Age (Klone) ALL THAT I NEED………………………………….Boyzone (Polydor) TRIBUTE TO JAZZY JAY………………………..Bronx Dogs (Kontraband) BROWN ACID……………………………………..Brown Acid (white) RUN…………………………………………….Cappadonna (Epic) EVERYBODY………………………………….Frank Carbone (Playola) THE ROOF [rm]………………………………Mariah Carey (Columbia) MONKEY ON YOUR BACK………………….Clinic (Aladdin’s Cave Of Gold) CAN YOU FEEL IT………………………………..CLS (Northwestside) CLOSE TO YOU………………………………….Jackie Clune (Klone) THE ROCK………………………………..C’mon Cincinatti (Go.Beat) FALLING…………………………………….Coloured Oxygen (Glow) [tba]……………………………………………Cooler (Polydor) DREAMS……………………………….The Corrs (143/Lava/Atlantic) LOVE II LOVE [ri]………………………………..Damage (Big Life) FUN……………….Da Mob feat. Jocelyn Brown (Subliminal-Incredible) VOODOO BELIEVE……………………………………….Datura (Sum) [tba]………………………………………..N’dea Davenport (V2) SO GOOD……………………………………………..Davina (RCA) GET INTO YOU……………………Deep Bros. feat. Fonda Rae (Arthrob) MORE………………………….De’Lacy (Slip’n’Slide/Deconstruction) PULL THE WIRES FROM THE WALL………The Delgados (Chemikal Underground) FALLING………………………………………..D’Influence (Echo) IT’S OVER IT’S OVER UNDER…………………………….Dollshead (-) YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY…………………….Family Stand (East West) THE FREAKS COME OUT……………………….Cevin Fisher (Subversive) THE FINAL…………………………………….Phil Fuldner (Kosmo) THE FINAL…………………………….Phil Fuldner (D:Disco/Arista) THE ULTIMATE………………Funky Choad feat. Nick Skitz (Fire Island) WORLDWIDE……………………………….Funky DL feat. Ty (Utmost) UNTIL THE DAY……………………..Funky Green Dogs (Twisted UK/MCA) EISBAER [rm]………………………………..Groovezone (Red Alert) HERE COMES THAT SOUND………………………..Hardy hand (Low Sense) LIFTING ME UP…………………….Loleatta Holloway (Sunshine State) ONLY ME [rm]………………………………..Hyperlogic (Tidy Trax) SORTI DE L’ENFER……………………………….Infernal (Flex/EMI) MINDSWEEPER………………………………………..JSF (Soft Top) FROM THE FROMNT OR FROM THE BACK…………………..K-Alexi (Nepenta) [tba]…………………………………………….R. Kelly (Jive) WAG THE DOG………………………………..Mark Knopfler (Vertigo) HOLD ON TIGHT……………………Lambda feat. Martha Wash (Multiply) THE INSIDE………….Andy Lamboy feat. Michelle Weeks (Cleveland City) GIMME THE NIGHT…………………………………Laptop (God Bless) YOU EITHER LIKE IT OR YOU DON’T………………………………….. ……………………….Christine Levine (Boiler House!/Rhythm King) MONEY, POWER & RESPECT / IF YOU THINK I’M JIGGY [rm]……………….. …………………………………………….The Lox (Puff Daddy) IT’S YOUR LOVE………………………………LZ Love (Phuture Trax) RESCUE ME……………………………..Kelly Marie (Academy Street) NEED YOUR LOVIN’……………………M.A.S. Project (Club Tools/Edel) ALL THE MAN THAT I NEED…………………………..Shernette May (-) STRANDED -/ MY SIDE OF TOWN………..Lutricia McNeal (Wildstar/Telstar) [tba]…………………………………..Monk & Canatella (Sony S2) MAGNETIC………………………………….Vincent de Moor (Rewind) CLASSIC NO. 9………………………….Mover (Superior Quality/A&M) AFRICAN HORIZON…………………………..Mystica (Perfecto Fluoro) TOO CLOSE…………………………………………..Next (Arista) NASTY BOY…………………..The Notorious B.I.G. (Puff Daddy/Arista) SUPERSTAR…………………………..Novy vs. Eniac (D:Disco/Arista) TO THE WORLD……………………………………..Organ (Multiply) UP & DOWN……………………………….The Outfit (Smokin’ Beats) LOVEBREAK…………………………Peach v. Colucci (Bubble Chamber) JUST LET GO……………………………..Petra & Co. (Lifting Cars) WE LIVE AS ONE…………Plastic Gangsters feat. Ce Ce Rogers (Playola) FIGHT THE FIGHT……………………………………Pmff (Wildlife) PERFECT DAY………………………….Sylvia Powell (Deconstruction) SERIAL THRILLER…………………………………..The Prodigy (XL) COMIN’ BACK EP…………………………….Puente Latino (Primevil) THIS FEELING…………………………………..Puressence (Island) THE TRUTH………………………………………Qattara (Positiva) ~ THE BLUE CAFE………………………………..Chris Rea (East West) EVERYTHING……………………………………….RMB (Low Spirit) PSYCHO……………………………………Satellie Beach (Polydor) EXPANSIONS……………………..Scott Grooves feat. Roy Ayers (Soma) HEROES……………………………………….Shed Seven (Polydor) [tba]……………………………………………….Skanga (A&M) SUGAR CANE [ri]…………………………The Space Monkeys (Factory) A TRIP INTO SPACE………………………………Spearmint (Hitback) TEMPTATION……………………………………….Staxx (Champion) [tba]……………………………………………….Suede (Nude) SMILE [ri]………………………The Supernaturals (Food/Parlophone) HOLD IT, NOW HIT IT……………Johan S vs. Beastie Boys (Grand Royal) EVERYTHING’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT………………………..Sweetbox (RCA) [tba]……………………………………..Tanita Tikaram (Mother) MIND [rm]……………………………..DJ Tomcraft (D:Disco/Arista) 14 HOURS TO SAVE THE EARTH..Commander Tomski (Firefly/Extravaganza/Edel) DOO BE LA DEE…………………………………Total Touch (Arista) WHEN……………………………………….Shania Twain (Mercury) I DON’T EVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN / CAN YOU FEEL IT [rm]…………… ………………………………………………..Uncle Sam (Epic) ANTISOCIAL……………………………………..Unstable (Scented) PURE SPEED VOLUME 2 EP…………………………….v.a. (Evocative) TRUE TO US………………………………………….Vanilla (EMI) THANK YOU………………………………….Be Be Winans (Atlantic) ~ WOMBLING SONG……………………………….The Wombles (Columbia)
MAY : DO FOR LOVE……………………2pac feat. Eric Williams (Amaru/Jive) LET’S MAKE A NIGHT TO REMEMBER…………………….Bryan Adams (A&M) LOVE LETTERS……………………………….Ali (Wild Card/Polydor) ALARM CALL……………………………….Bjork (One Little Indian) NAKED IN THE RAIN ’98………………………….Blue Pearl (Malarky) MEGABLAST………………………………………..Bomb Da Loop (-) THE MUSIC’S GOT ME…………………Brooklyn Bounce (Club Tools/Edel) MAKING YOUR MIND UP ’98………………………Bucks Fizz (President) KUNG FU FIGHTING……Bus Stop feat. Carl Douglas (All Around The World) C’EST LA VIE…………………………………B*Witched (Glow Worm) I GOT A MAN…………………………….Shampale Cartier (Parallel) [tba]………………………………………………..Dodgy (A&M) THE HORN SONG…………………………….The Don (Strictly Rhythm) UNIQUE FREAK………………………………..Dub Pistols (Concrete) COME BACK TO WHAT YOU KNOW (EP)…………………Embrace (Hut/Virgin) THE GREAT ESCAPE……………………………England Supporters (V2) BEEN A LONG TIME…………………………………..The Fog (Pukka) FREE……………………………………….Freak Nature (Downboy) DOWN FOR THE COUNT (EP)………………………..Freddy Fresh (Eye-Q) TO THE FUNKY / BASS INJECTION……………….Funkasize (Undiscovered) ROYALTY……………………………………..Gang Star (Cooltempo) FINGERPOPS [ri]…………………………….Garageland (Discordant) EISBAER [rm]…………………………………Groovezone (Positiva) YOU THINK YOU OWN ME…………………………..Hinda Hicks (Island) HOW CAN I GET OVER YOU…………………………Taral Hicks (Motown) V.I.P. EP VOL. 1…………………………….Hip Hoperation (Sharp) [tba]………………………………………………Hole (Geffen) HOW SOON IS NOW…………………………….Inner Sanctum (Malarky) YOURS FAITHFULLY………………………….Rebbie Jackson (MJJ/Epic) I WANT YOU BACK ’98……………………………..Jackson 5 (Motown) I LOVE ROCK’N’ROLL……………The Jesus & Mary Chain (Blanco Y Negro) SWEET THANG………………………………….Jonestown (Universal) [tba]………………………………………Kenickie (Emidisc/EMI) [tba]…………………………………………………Kent (RCA) LITTLE LIES / HOW DO I LIVE?………………….Kikka (Academy Street) MADE IT BACK………………Beverley Knight (Rhythm Series/Parlophone) THE ROOT OF HAPPINESS / OBSESSION [rm]………………Lange (Additive) THE MAIN EVENT……………………………..L-Dopa (Tongue & Cheek) CURIOUS………………………………Levert Sweat Gill (East West) SPEND THE NIGHT……………………….Danny J. Lewis (Locked On/XL) [tba]…………………………Lighthouse Family (Wild Card/Polydor) TOUCH THE WATER……………………………………….Lilys (Che) ROUND & ROUND [rm]……………………..Manbreak (One Little Indian) PARADISE……………………………………….Miro (Hooj Choons) MAGOGANY BROWN………………………………..Moodyman (Peacefrog) VOYAGER 1.56………………………………..Mr. Spring (Manifesto) YA-HO-HE………………………NC Tribe feat. Sabine Kapfinger (ZYX) ANYTIME [rm]……………………………….Nu-Birth (Locked On/XL) MOVIN’ ON [rm]……………………………….Debbie Pender (AM:PM) VOULEZ-VOUS……………………..Philly Beats feat. Sophia (Inferno) KISS THE RAIN……………………………..Princess Paragon (Klone) VICTORY……………………………..Puff Daddy (Puff Daddy/Arista) A LITTLE SOUL……………………………………….Pulp (Island) I WANT YOU……………………………………Pyroclastic Soul (-) ALL MY LOVE / PARTY AIN’T A PARTY…………………………Queen Pen …………………………feat. Eric Williams (Interscope/Universal) BACK TO LIFE…………………………………..Ragga’s Revenge (-) NAKED WITHOUT YOU……………………………..Roachford (Columbia) MISS THE LOVE………………………………………..Romy (Mecca) INSTANT MOMENT………………………………………..Roos (Stip) DEEPER LOVE…………………………………Ruff Driverz (Inferno) IT’S TRICKY………………..Run-DMC vs. Jason Nevins (Sm:)le/Profile) A LOT LIKE YOU…………………………………Taja Sevelle (Epic) SECRET LOVE………………………………………Shah (Evocative) [tba]……………………………The Smashing Pumpkins (Hut/Virgin) [tba] EP: ICE HOCKEY HAIR……………..Super Furry Animals (Creation) HEYO (NANA AE)………………………………..Syndrome (Universal) SLIDE………………………………………………Taylor (Hook) LONELY, CRYIN’, ONLY………………………………..Therapy? (A&M) BROKEN HOMES…………………………Tricky & Polly Harvey (Island) DO YOU FEEL LOVED [PUFF DADDY REMIX]…………..U2 feat. Mase (Island) LOVIN’ YOU……………………………………..UBM (Logic/arista) BREATHE [ri]……………………………………Midge Ure (Arista) PERFECT……………………………………….Vanessa (President) DO WHAT YOU DO ………………………………….Tony de Vit (TdV) SCRATCH & SNIFF……………………………..Wax Assasins (Easy DB) DISCO II DISCO………………………….Whirlpool Productions (Sum)
JUNE : [tba]…………………………………….Alisha’s Attic (Mercury) THREE LIONS (THE OFFICIAL SONG OF THE ENGLAND FOOTBALL TEAM) [ri]……. …………………………Baddiel & Skinner & Lightning Seeds (Epic) DON’T COME HOME TOO SOON…………………………..Del Amitri (A&M) SOBER………………………………………Drugstore (Roadrunner) EACH TIME WE’RE ALONE…………………………….East 17 (Telstar) RENDEZ-VOUS……………………………………..Jean Michel Jarre …………………….feat. Apollo Four Forty & Tetsuya Komuro (Sony) [tba]………………………………Kele Le Roc (Wild Card/Polydor) [tba]…………………………………………………Kent (RCA) [tba] EP: SHOTGUN / LEGACY / SIX / NEGATIVE / WIDE OPEN SPACE [rm]…… ……………………………………………..Mansun (Parlophone) LA COUPE DE LA VIE (THE CUP OF LIFE)……………..Ricky Martin (Sony) LA COUR DES GRANDS (DO YOU MIND IF I PLAY?)……………………….. ………………………………..Youssou N’Dour & Axelle Red (Sony) [tba]……………………………….Billie Piper (Innocent/Virgin) [tba]………………………………..Underworld (Junior Boy’s Own)
JULY : [tba]………………………………………………..Space (Gut)
AUGUST : TEARS NEVER DRY…………..Stephen Simmonds (Rhythm Series/Parlophone)
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Top 40 ALBUM chart analysis :
This week there are new entries for
11 Bernard Butler – People Move On
26 Wombles – The Best Wombles Album So Far
30 The Smurfs – Greatest Hits The top 5 goes like this :
1 Robbie Williams – Life Thru A Lens
2 Celine Dion – Let’s Talk About Love
3 James – The Best Of
4 James Horner’s Titanic OST
5 Madonna – Ray Of Light
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Dominator’s Top 10 of 1997
16. Blur – Song 2
Of the four singles released by Blur last year from their self-titled album,this 2-minute masterpiece was by far the best, and followed “Beetlebum” whichmade No.1 in February.
“Song 2” was, as the title suggests, the second single from the album, andthe second track on the album…and it made No.2 in the week ending April 19th,exactly a year to the week ago. The song has been used to promote severalthings including a Playstation football game (Actua Soccer 2 I think) and thefilm “Starship Troopers”.
Other hits from the album were “On Your Own” (No.5, June) and “M.O.R.” (No.15, Sept).
The end bit :
Well, that’s it for now. If you want to be added to the WidescreenVideo and Laserdisc lists, just mail me atCharts Request to tell me.
Bye for now,
Dominator
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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.