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A brief analysis on the current chart situation…
- 13 new entries:
- 38 Rapture – Love is All
- 35 Chingy – Holidae Inn
- 28 Poppyfields – 45 RPM
- 25 Stands – Here She Comes Again
- 21 Jagged Edge – Walked Outta Heaven
- 19 UD Project – Saturday Night
- 17 The Strokes – Reptilia
- 12 Speedway – Can’t Turn Back
- 11 Ferry Corsten – Rock Your Body Rock
- 9 Fatman Scoop – It Takes Scoop
- 5 Stereophonics – Moviestar
- 2 Ronan Keating – She Believes (In Me)
- 1 Sam & Mark – With a Little Help From My Friends/Measure of a Man
- 40 Benny Benassi – No Matter What You Do
- 39 Victoria Beckham – This Groove/Let Your Head Go
- 38 Simple Kid – Truck On
- 37 Brand New – Sic Transit Gloria Glory Fades
- 36 Tupac – Runnin
- 34 Atomic Kitten – Ladies Night
- 33 Basement Jaxx – Good Luck
- 32 Obie Trice – The Set Up
- 31 The Stranglers – Big Thing Coming
- 25 Junior Jack – Da Hype
- 23 Black Eyed Peas – Shut Up
- 21 Von Bondies – C’Mon C’Mon
- 19 Funeral for a Friend – Escape Artists Never Die
- 15 Katie Melua
- 30 Sugababes
- 16 (6) Blazin’ Squad
- 18 (8) Snow Patrol
- 20 (10) Emma Bunton
- 23 (12) Michael Andrews & Gary Jules
- 24 (14) Lostprophets
- 26 (13) Franz Ferdinand
- 27 (18) Maroon 5
- 29 (20) Scissor Sisters
- 32 (16) Pink
- 36 (28) Joss Stone
- 39 (22) Offspring
- 40 (26) Jamieson
- 50 Dave Clarke – What Was Her Name?
- 51 School of Rock – School of Rock
- 52 Span – Don’t Think The Way They Do
- 56 Blueskins – Change My Mind
- 61 MC Jig – Cha Cha Slide
- 74 Liars – There’s Always Room on the Broom
so the following dropped out :
0 climbers : 2 non-movers :
and 25 going down. Big fallers include :
New entries from No.41-75. See who missed out this time round :
Party Breaks Vol.1
A shitty shouting version of the 1988 track by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock,which used the same samples anyway. Nothing ever changes…
Turn It On
So why do we have to hear about it??
With a Little Help…
The Pop Idol 2 losers still make it to No.1 with what sounds like a direrehash of the uninspired Wet Wet Wet cover from 1988.
This is the 55th single in a row to go straight into the Top 40 at No.1 :
- 1. Aaliyah – More Than a Woman
- 2. George Harrison – My Sweet Lord (R)
- 3. Enrique Iglesias – Hero
- 4. Westlife – World of Our Own
- 5. Will Young – Anything is Possible/Evergreen
- 6. Gareth Gates – Unchained Melody
- 7. Oasis – The Hindu Times
- 8. Sugababes – Freak Like Me
- 9. Holly Valance – Kiss Kiss
- 10. Ronan Keating – If Tomorrow Never Comes
- 11. Liberty X – Just a Little
- 12. Eminem – Without Me
- 13. Will Young – Light My Fire
- 14. Elvis – A Little Less Conversation (remix)
- 15. Gareth Gates – Anyone of Us
- 16. Darius – Colourblind
- 17. Sugababes – Round Round
- 18. Blazin Squad – Crossroads
- 19. Atomic Kitten – The Tide is High
- 20. Pink – Just Like a Pill
- 21. Will & Gareth – The Long and Winding Road/Suspicious Minds
- 22. Las Ketchup – The Ketchup Song
- 23. Nelly – Dilemma
- 24. DJ Sammy – Heaven
- 25. Westlife – Unbreakable
- 26. Christina Aguilera – Dirrty
- 27. Daniel Bedingfield – If You’re Not the One
- 28. Eminem – Lose Yourself
- 29. Blue & Elton John – Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word
- 30. Girls Aloud – Sound of the Underground
- 31. David Sneddon – Stop Living The Lie
- 32. t.A.T.u – All The Things She Said
- 33. Christina Aguilera – Beautiful
- 34. Gareth Gates and the Kumars – Spirit in the Sky
- 35. Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham – Make Luv
- 36. Busted – You Said No
- 37. Tomcraft – Loneliness
- 38. R Kelly – Ignition Remix
- 39. Evanescence – Bring Me To Life
- 40. Beyonce – Crazy in Love
- 41. Daniel Bedingfield – Never Gonna Leave Your Side
- 42. Blu Cantrell – Breathe
- 43. Elton John – Are You Ready For Love
- 44. Black Eyed Peas – Where is the Love
- 45. Sugababes – Hole in the Head
- 46. Fatman Scoop – Be Faithful
- 47. Kylie Minogue – Slow
- 48. Busted – Crashed The Wedding
- 49. Westlife – Mandy
- 50. Will Young – Leave Right Now
- 51. Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne – Changes
- 52. Michael Andrews & Gary Jules – Mad World
- 53. Michelle McManus – All This Time
- 54. LMC vs U2 – Take Me To The Clouds Above :O ===
- 55. Sam & Mark – With a Little Help From My Friends/Measure of a Man
Do You Imagine Things
February 16th:
- 10,000 Things – Food Chain
Alex Parks – Cry
Alfie – No Need
Ana Ann – Children Of The World
Anjali – Rainy Day
Belle & Sebastian – I’m A Cuckoo
Bubba Sparxxx – Back In The Mudd
Busted – Who’s David?
Cinnamon – Cakes And Pies
Clea – Stuck In The Middle
Crackout – This Is What We Do
Cribs – You Were Always The One
Cursive – Recluse
Death Cab For Cutie – New Year
Deepest Blue – Give It Away
Delerium featuring Nerina Pallot – Truly/Fearless
Dogs Die In Hot Cars – Man Bites Man EP
Dub Pistols – Soul Shaking
Earl Slick – Believe
Fun Lovin’ Criminals – Beautiful
Hundred Reasons – What You Get
Ikara Colt – Wanna Be That Way
Jaga Jazzist – Day
John Mayer – Bigger Than My Body
Junior Senior – Shake Your Coconuts
Keane – Somewhere Only We Know
Kings Of Leon – California Waiting
Luther Vandross – Dance With My Father
Lydia Denker – One Perfect Day
Martina Topley-Bird – Soul Food
Mya – Fallen
Raghav – Can’t Get Enough
Serge Vegas featuring Technical & Trios – Bad Girl
Slab – Fade Into You
Summer Matthews – Little Miss Perfect
Syntax – Message Bliss
The Stills – Lola Stars And Stripes
Tresspassers William – Lie In The Sound
Woodstar – Cold Cold Heart
February 23rd:
- 50 Cent – If I Can’t
Agnelli & Nelson – Hold Onto Nothing
Airbiscuit – Lately
Antoine featuring Kirsty R – Forever Autumn
Archie Bronson Outfit – Kangaroo Heart
Autamata – Jellyman
Black Grass – Going Home
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Six Barrel Shotgun
Blonde Redhead – Elephant Woman
Cribs – You Were Always The One
Despina Vandi – Gia
Eastern Lane – Saffron
Elbow – Not A Job
Fiery Furnances – Tropical Iceland
Her Space Holiday – My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend
Icarus Line – Up Against The Wall
Jamelia – Thank You
John Frusciante – Shadows Collide With People
JX – Restless
Kelly Llorenna – This Time I Know It’s For Real
Lautrec featuring Terry Hall – Things
Lemar – Another Day
Love Inc – Into The Night
Lowgold – Same Way
Master Blaster – Hypnotic Tango
Nic Armstrong – Broken Mouth Blues EP
Peter Andre – Mysterious Girl
Placebo – English Summer Rain
Republic Of Loose – Girl, I’m Gonna F**k You Up
Rude Rkade – Beautiful
Scott Brown – I Would Stay
Space – Suburban Rock ‘N’ Roll
Stellastarr* – My Coco
Stylus Junkies – Food For Thought
Tejo, Black Alien & Speed – Follow Me, Follow Me
Tiffany Gayle – Do You Wanna Dance?
VS – Love You Like Mad
Wayne Williams – All About The Sex
Westlife – Obvious
Wilshire – Special
Zero 7 – Home
March 1st:
- Acoustic Love Experience – Painted Pony
Beenie Man – Dude
Blink-182 – I Miss You
Britney Spears – Toxic
Chicks On Speed – Wordy Rappinghood
Delta Goodrem – Predictable/Throw It Away
DJ Casper – Cha-Cha Slide
Elton John – The Heart Of Every Girl
Features – Way It’s Meant To Be
Fountains Of Wayne – Stacy’s Mom
FYA featuring Smujji – Must Be Love
George Michael – Amazing
Goldfrapp – Black Cherry
Gomez – Catch Me Up
Ilya – Bellissimo
Kylie Minogue – Red Blooded Woman
No Doubt – Bathwater/It’s My Life
Northern Heightz – Look At Us
Paddy Casey – Saints And Sinners
Sarah McLachlan – Fallen
Starsailor – Four To The Floor
Tezla – All Night
The Mars Volta – Televators
The Shins – So Say I
Timbaland & Magoo featuring Missy Elliot – Cop That Disc
Velcra – Can’t Stop Fighting
Weevil – No Harm EP
March 8th:
- Aloud – Bob O’Lean
B2K – Badaboom
Chikinki – Like It Or Leave It
Counting Crows – Hanginaround
Cypress Hill – What’s Your Number
Enrique Iglesias featuring Kelis – Not In Love
Evanescence – Imaginary
Graham Coxon – Freakin’ Out
Haven – Wouldn’t Change A Thing
Jamie Cullum – These Are The Days
Jennifer Lopez featuring R Kelly – Baby I Love U
Jet – Look What You’ve Done
Kurt Nilsen – She’s So High
Laura Veirs – Cloud Room
Marques Houston featuring Joe Budden – Clubbin’
Moneybrother – Reconsider Me
My Red Cell – Knock Me Down
NERD – She Wants To Move
Nickelback – Feelin’ Way Too Damn Good
Phixx – Love Revolution
Seraphim Suite – Heart
Special D – Come With Me
The Black Eyed Peas – Hey Mama
The Vines – Rides
Three Doors Down – Here Without You
March 15th:
- Alistair Griffin – You And Me (Tonight)
Anastacia – Left Outside Alone
Atomic Kitten – Someone Like Me
B3 – Night Fever/I.O.I.O.
Bell X1 – Alphabet Soup
Courtney Love – Mono
Cypress Hill – What’s Your Number?
Daniel Wylie – Make Love To The World
Dead Prez – Hell Yeah
Dido – Don’t Leave Home
Four Tet – My Angel Rocks Back And Forth
Janet Jackson – Just A Little While
Katie Melua – Call Off The Search
Keisha White – Watcha Gonna Do
Kid Symphony – Meet You On The Other Side
Kraftwerk РA̩ro Dynamik
Mark Joseph – Bringing Back Those Memories
Nelly Furtado – Try
Simply Red – Home
The Killers – Somebody Told Me
Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris – Yeah
Will Young – Your Game
March 22nd:
- Amen – California’s Bleeding
Blue – Breathe Easy
G-Unit – Poppin’ Them Things
Hayley Westenra – Wuthering Heights
KoRn – Y’all Want A Single
Missy Elliot – I’m Really Hot
Outkast – The Way You Move
So Solid Crew – So Grimey
Sugababes – In The Middle
The Darkness – Friday Night/Love Is Only A Feeling
Travis – Love Will Come Through
March 29th:
- Beyonce featuring Lil’ Kim – Naughty Girl
McFly – 5 Colours In Her Hair
Michelle – The Meaning Of Love
Ohm – Forget Who We Are
Pet Shop Boys – Flamboyant
Wiley – Wot Do U Call It?
April 5th:
- Agnetha Faltskog – If I Thought You’d Change Your Mind
Alanis Morrisette – Everything
Bandits – No Shoes On My Feet
D-Side – Pushin’ Me Out
Muse – Sing For Absolution
Ordinary Boys – Week In, Week Out
Pink – Catch Me While I’m Sleeping
April 12th:
- Ashanti – Break Up 2 Make Up
Busted – Air Hostess
April 26th:
- The Streets – You’re Fit And You Know It
Dates to be confirmed:
- Alicia Keys – If I Ain’t Got You
Avril Lavigne – Don’t Tell Me
Gareth Gates – All Cried Out
Hilary Duff – Why Not?
Holly Valance – Desire
Michelle Gayle – Don’t Want It
N-Trance – I’m In Heaven
Oceanlab – Satellite
Plummet – Cherish The Day
Rachel Stevens – Breathe In, Breathe Out
Franz Ferdinand
- 1 Norah Jones – Feels Like Home
- 3 Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
- 7 Emma Bunton – Free Me
- 36 Von Bondies – Pawn Shoppe Heart
- 42 Jaimeson – Think On Your Feet
- 45 Lambchop – Aw C’Mon/No You C’Mon
- 56 Courtney Love – America’s Sweetheart
The top 10 goes like this :
Feels Like Home
- 1 Norah Jones – Feels Like Home
- 2 Katie Melua – Call Off The Search
- 3 Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand
- 4 Leann Rimes – Best Of
- 5 Snow Patrol – Final Straw
- 6 Joss Stone – Soul Sessions
- 7 Emma Bunton – Free Me
- 8 Dido – Life For Rent
- 9 Tears For Fears – Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82-92)
- 10 Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk
February 16th:
- 10000 Maniacs – Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure & Unknown Recordings
Babybird – Best Of babybird
Blondie – Blonde & Beyond (rarities)
David Bowie – Reality (remastered with bonus DVD)
George Clinton – 500,000 Kilowatts of P-Funk Power
Miles Davis – Best Of Capitol/Blue Note Years
Deep Forest – The essence of deep forest
Firewater – Songs We Should Have Written
G3 – G3: live rockin’ in the free world
Grant Lee Phillips – Virginia Creeper
Joy Division – No More Ceremonies (Live At The Lyceum 1980)
Paul Kelly – Ways And Means (2 cd)
Michelle Mcmanus – Meaning Of Love
Liza Minnelli – When It Comes Down To It 1968-1977
Randy Newman – Songbook: Vol1
Plumb – Beautiful Lumps Of Coal
Simple Kid – Simple Kid #1
John Squire – Marshall’s house
Turin Brakes & VA – Late Nigth Tales
UFO – You are here
OST – Cold Mountain
OST – Mona lisa smile
VA – Un occhio di riguardo
February 23rd:
- Bros – Best of Bros
Eagles of Death Metal – Peace, Love, Death Metal
En Vogue – Soul Flower
Rosie Gaines – You Gave Me Freedom
Emmylou Harris – Pieces of the Sky (Remastered with bonus tracks)
Emmylou Harris – Luxury Liner (Remastered with bonus tracks)
Emmylou Harris – Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town (Remastered with bonus tracks)
Emmylou Harris – Blue Kentucky Gir (Remastered with bonus tracks)
George Harrison – The Concert for Bangla Desh (1971 concert)
Ilya – They Died For Beauty
Glenn Lewis – Back for more
Cass Mccombs – A
Damien Rice – O (Special edition with bonus DVD)
Ravi Shankar – Rough Guide To Ravi Shankar
Speedway – Save yourself
Stands – All years leaving
Stills – Logic Will Break Your Heart
Tamia – Still
OST – Missing
VA – Bbc Awards For World Music 2004
VA – Buddha Bar: Vol6
March 1st:
- Cypress Hill – Til Death Do Us Part
John Frusciante – Shadows Collide With People
Lostprophets – Start Something
Meja – Mellow
Dominic Miller (Sting’s guitarist) – Shapes
Sissel – My Heart
Zero 7 – When it falls
VA – Decade: Ten Years of Fierce Panda
March 8th:
- Bob Dylan – Bootleg Series Volume 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964 – Concert at
Dubstar – Stars (best of)
Judas Priest – Metalogy (4 cd, 64 tracks)
Philharmonic Hall
N.E.R.D. – Fly or die
Sondre Lerche – Two Way Monologue
March 15th:
- Alice In Chains – The Essential (2 cd)
Eric Clapton – Me & Mr. Johnson
Harry Connick Jnr – Only You
Gipsy Kings – Roots
Graham Coxon – TBA
George Harrison – Cloud 9 (Remastered with Bonus tracks)
George Harrison – George Harrison (Remastered with Bonus track)
George Harrison – Somewhere in England (Remastered with Bonus track)
George Harrison – Thirty-Three and 1/3(Remastered with Bonus track)
JC Chasez (‘N Sync) – Schizophrenic
George Michael – Patience
Polyphonic Spree – Together We’re Heavy
Lou Reed – Animal Serenade
Spiritualized – The Complete Works Volume Two
March 22nd:
- Babyface – A Love Story
Cypress Hill – Till Death Do Us Part
Eurythmics – Be yourse lf tonight Remastered Deluxe (includes bonus tracks)
Eurythmics – In the garden Remastered Deluxe (includes Never gonna cry again)
Eurythmics – Peace Remastered Deluxe (includes bonus tracks)
Eurythmics – Revenge Remastered Deluxe (includes bonus tracks)
Eurythmics – Savage Remastered Deluxe (includes bonus tracks)
Eurythmics – Sweet dreams Remastered Deluxe (includes bonus tracks)
Eurythmics – Touch Remastered Deluxe (includes bonus tracks)
Eurythmics – We Too Are One Remastered Deluxe (includes bonus tracks)
PJ Harvey – TBA
Haven – All for a reason
Lenny Kravitz – Funk
Mazzy Starr – The Mazzy Starr Anthology
Ricky Martin – TBA
Method Man – Tical 0: The Prequel
Usher – Confessions
The Vines – Winning Days
March 29th:
- Aerosmith – Honkin’ on Bobo
Anastacia – Anastacia
The Corrs – Borrowed heaven
Depeche Mode – Singles Box 4
Depeche Mode – Singles Box 5
Depeche Mode – Singles Box 6
The Divine Comedy – Absent Friends
Janet Jackson – Damita Joe
Matt Goss – Face the wind
Hanson – Underneath
April 5th:
- Bjork – Singles Boxset
Delays – Faded Seaside Glamour
April 12th:
- Alanis Morissette – So-Called Chaos
Morrissey – You are the quarry
Stranglers – Norfolk Coast
Zutons – Who Killed The Zutons
April 19th:
- Badly Drawn Boy – One Plus One Is One
Brandy – TBA
Craig David – TBA
Jam & Spoon – Tripomatic Fairytales 3003
Slipknot – TBA
Supergrass – The best of Supergrass
Ash – Meltdown
OST – Kill Bill vol. 2
April 26th:
- Diana Krall – The Girl in the Other Room
The Roots – The Tipping Point
Wiley – Treading On Thin Ice
May 10th:
- Dannii Minogue – TBA
May 17th:
- The Calling – Two
Jermaine Dupri – Greenlight
Green Day – TBA
Notorious B.I.G. – Duets
Linda Ronstadt – TBA
May 24th:
- Beastie Boys – TBA
Phil Collins – Love Songs
Avril Lavigne – TBA
Mission Of Burma – ONoffON
June 7th:
- Angie Stone – 8 balls
OST – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
July 12th:
- Natalie Imbruglia – TBA
August 30th:
- Ray Charles – Duets
Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2004.
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.