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In the last chart of 1998, I posted my Top 50 singles of the year, pickingout the Top 10 first. During 1999, I’ll be going through the list one by onestarting with the Top 10 in alphabetical order.
This week : 9 new entries, 4 climbers, 3 non-movers & 24 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…
9 new entries :
Third single from their “Fin De Siecle” and another good track, but with adaft and elongated name.
3 Bran Van 3000 – Drinking in LA :O ===Currently being used in the advert for “Rolling Rock” bottled lager, this wasalways bound to sell loads, despite being nearly three years old.
Anyway, in similar fashion to Babylon Zoo’s “Spaceman” (No.1, Jan 96), thisis a song taken from an advert which sounds very good ON THE ADVERT, but outsideof that it sounds completely shite because it’s been speeded-up and choppedaround for the advert.
The actual track sounds much slower by comparison and very disjointed, becausethe advert has taken different lines from different verses and stuck themtogether. Oh, and the lager sucks too. Just flat and tasteless.
1 Westlife – If I Let You Go :O === *1st Week at No.1*Second single from the Oirish boy-band managed by Ronan Keating.
This is the 22nd single to go straight in at No.1.
If anyone knows of a good site for new release info, please let me know
9th August :Add N To X Revenge Of The Black RegentAll Blue PrisonerAmbassador The FadeAquasky Bulletproof (remix)Aswad Follow’99ATB Don’t StopBenet, Eric Spend My Life With YouBrown, Jennifer AliveCrawford, Billy Mary LopezDivine Comedy Pop Singers Fear The PollenGarnier, Laurent Sound Of The Big BobouGinuwine Same Ol’ GGrooves, Scott/Parliament Mothership ReconnectionHalliwell, Geri Mi Chico LatinoKravitz, Lenny American WomanLimp Bizkit NookieMartin, Billy Ray HoneyOrzox, Tommy My DesireSuper Furry Animals Fire In My HeartWestlife If I Let You Go 16th August :All Seeing I 1st Man In SpaceApollo 440 Stop The RockBen & Jason EmoticonsBinary Finary 1999Brand New Heavies Saturday NightHepburn BugsLuhrman, Baz When Doves CryMercury Rev Goddess On A Hi WayNine Yards Always Find A WayOrton, Beth Central ReservationSalt N Pepa Gitty UpTexas Summer SonTin Tin Out 11 To FlyTLC UnprettyToutes Les Filles Thats What Love Can DoUnderworld King Of SnakeYazoo Only You 23rd August :A Teens Mama MiaAdams, Bryan Inside OutAmira My DesireArab Strap CherubsAyla AylaBamboo BamboogieBig Room Girl Raise Your HandsBuck Cherry Lit UpCamisra Let Me Show YouCamisra Feel The BeatCandy Girls Fee Fi Fo FumCandy Girls Wham BamCosmos Summer In SpaceCrow, Sheryl Sweet Child O’MineEthics La LunaHeartists Belo HorizontiLa’s, The There She GoesLeftfield Afrika Shox/Phat PlanetLlama Farmers YellowMcCutcheon Martine I Got YouOcean Colour Scene I Am The NewsRaissa Walk Right ThroughShrink Nervous BreakdownSixpence None The Richer There She GoesStereophonics I Wouldn’t BelieveSuede Everything Will FlowSummer Daze Samba MagicSylvian, David God ManTall Paul Rok Da HouseThunderbugs Friends ForeverTin Tin Out All I Wanna DoTin Tin Out Dance With MeTin Tin Out Strings For JasminTin Tin Out Here’s Where The Story EndsYounger Younger 28’s Next Big Thing 30th August :95 North The RequestHell CopaJamiroquai SupersonicRegular Fries Dust It (Don’t Bust it)Supergrass Movin’Twain, Shania Man I Feel Like A Woman 6th September :Cole, Andy OutstandingJones, Tom TBCRoss, Diana Not Over You Yet 13th September :Everything But The Girl Five Fathoms 20th September :Bowie, David TBCC, Melanie TBCThis week there are new entries for
Dominator’s Top 50 of 1998
34. Manic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be NextThis had one of the longest titles for a single and easily made the best singleof the week, accompanied by a widescreen promo video. Making No.1 in Septemberlast year, it was the first track to be taken from the album, “This Is My Truth,Tell Me Yours”.
I can’t remember the specifics of the politics behind the song, but the endresult was what seemed to happen to the ‘people’ in the video, as well as theband by the end of it (even the Paul Merton look-a-like), hence if you tolerateall that, then it’ll happen to your kids too.
The track has been followed up by “The Everlasting” (No.11, Dec 98),”You Stole The Sun From My Heart” (No.5, Mar 99) and “Tsunami” (No.11, July 99)
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
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.