1 Gnarls Barkley – Crazy *3rd Week at No.1*

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This week: 9 new entries, 2 re-entries, 1 chart entry, 3 climbing, 2 not moving & 23 downers. new entry re-entry climber faller non moverCHART 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, 2 re-entering, 1 chart entry :
• 36 (67 RE) Shayne Ward – That’s My Goal
• 34 Infernal – From Paris To Berlin
• 29 Lorraine – I Feel It
• 28 Studio B – C’Mon Get It On
• 27 Gorillaz – Kids with Guns/El Manana
• 26 Fall Out Boy – Dance Dance
• 19 (RE) Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal
• 16 Jamie Foxx/Ludacris – Unpredictable
• 15 (65 CH) Trina/Kelly Rowland – Here We Go
• 14 Hard-Fi – Better Do Better
• 5 Rihanna – SOS
• 2 Shayne Ward – No Promises

so the following dropped out :

• 40 Girls Aloud – Whole Lotta History
• 39 Royal Ballet Sinfonia – Radio 4 UK Theme
• 37 Editors – All Sparks
• 36 James Blunt – Wisemen
• 35 Fall Out Boy – Sugar We’re Goin Down
• 34 Source/Candi Staton – You Got The Love
• 29 D4L – Laffy Taffy
• 28 The Charlatans – Blackened Blue Eyes
• 25 Belle & Sebastian – The Blues are Still Blue
• 20 Morrissey – You Have Killed Me
• 17 Michael Jackson – Dirty Diana
• 14 Franz Ferdinand – The Fallen

3 climbing :

• 10 (11) Corinne Bailey Rae
• 13 (26) Chico
• 22 (23) Meck/Leo Sayer

2 not moving :

• 1 Gnarls Barkley
• 4 Orson

and 23 going down. Big fallers include :

• 20 (9) The Zutons
• 33 (18) Mish Mash

New entries from No.41-75. See who missed out this time round :

• 46 Mark Morrison – Innocent Man
• 47 Duels – Animal
• 51 Crimea – White Russian Galaxy
• 54 Natasha Thomas – Skin Deep
• 56 Flaming Lips – The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song
• 60 Filterfunk – SOS (Message in a Bottle)
• 69 Crooked Teeth – Death Cat For Cutie

Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…

Gnarls Barkley: Crazy
[St. Elsewhere]

1 Gnarls Barkley – Crazy *3rd Week at No.1*

Soulful-sounding single, used on BBC’s trails for Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show, which – just after a few weeksof downloads counting towards a chart place one week before the physical single release – has made charthistory by going straight to No.1 based on the download sales alone.

I could say this is the first single in a row, so to speak, to go straightin at No.1, but I doubt this is something that’s going to become a regularthing just yet.

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New releases :

A-Ha: Cosy Prisons
[Analogue]

April 17th:

A-Ha! – Cosy Prisons
The Aliens – Alienoid Starmonica
Blaze feat. Barbara Tucker – Most Precious Love
Brakes – All Night Disco Party
Coldcut feat. Roots Manuva – True Skool
Crazy P – Sun Science
Cujo – Do You Know What It Means?
Damien “Jr Gong” Marley feat. Bobby Brown – Beautiful
Daniel Powter – Lie To Me
Deep Dish feat. Stevie Nicks – Dreams
Faders – Look At Me Now
Fall Out Boy – Dance, Dance
The Flaming Lips – Yeah Yeah Yeah Song
Flies – Temptress
Idle Hands – Loaded
Infernal – From Paris To Berlin
Jessica Moon – Eyes On You
Juanes – La Camisa Negra
Kalev – Cutting At Nothing
Karine Polwart – I’m Gonna Do It All
Katie Melua – Spider’s Web
Marshals – Make Her Cry
MC Lars – Download This Song
Mew – Zoo Keepers Boy
Michael Jackson – Leave Me Alone
Nobody & The Mystic Chords Of Memory – Broaden A New Sound
Natascha Sohl – Naked
Paul Oakenfold feat. Brittany Murphy – Faster Kill Pussycat
Polysics – I Me Mine
Polytechnic – Won’t You Come Around/Let Me Down
Primrose Hill – Shearer’s Magnificent 11
Rcola feat. Bass Nacho – My Town Raver Girl
Rebus – Red EP
Richard Ashcroft – Music Is Power
Rihanna – S.O.S. (Rescue Me)
Rob Boskamp – In The Evening
Russell Watson – Can’t Help Falling In Love
Soundbwoy Ent. feat. Doctor – Never Wanna Say
Spank Rock – Sweet Talk [Ltd]
Story Of The Year – Take Me Back EP
Tim McGraw – When The Stars Go Blue
Tina Dico – Losing
Union Of Knives – I Decline
Will Tang feat. Andy Votel – Love Bites
Wolfmother – Dimension
Wonderland Avenue – White Horse

April 24th:

Aeroplanes – This Is My Love
Aliens – Alienoid Starmonica EP
Arctic Monkeys – Who The **** Are The Arctic Monkeys? EP
Attack & Defend – Owl EP
Big Brovaz – Hangin’ Around
The Boy Least Likely To – Be Gentle With Me
Brigade – Magneto
Cardigans – Don’t Blame Your Daughter (Diamonds)
Charlotte Cooper – Lucky Guy
Chicane feat. Tom Jones – Stoned In Love
Chris Brown – Yo (Excuse Me Miss)
Copyright feat. Song Williamson – He Is
Czar Creek – Get Gone EP
Delays – Hideaway
Demeter – Addict
Director – Reconnect
Doctor Who – TBC
Dirty Pretty Things – Bang Bang You’re Dead
Druw & Perez feat. Don E – Bonafide
Elin Ruth – When It Comes To You
Eminem feat. Nate Dogg – Shake That [Download Only]
Gary Numan – In A Dark Place
Giant Drag – This Isn’t It
H.I.M. – Killing Loneliness
Jackson Analogue – West Of Here EP
Killer Kela – Secrets
King Biscuit Time – Kwangchow
Ladytron – International Dateline
Lynden David Hall – Day Off/Stay Faithful
Matt Costa – Cold December
Michael Jackson – Black Or White
N.F.D. – Light My Way
Nina Simone vs Groovefinder – Ain’t Got No, I Got Life
Notorious B.I.G. – Spit Your Game, Hold Ya Head
One Hit Wonders – Grace Of God
Raconteurs – Steady As She Goes
Ralfe Band – Women Of Japan
The Rasmus – Shot
Ron Hall & Muthafunkaz – The Way You Love Me
Silver Jews – Tennessee
Snow Patrol – You’re All I Have
Terri Walker – Alright With Me
Tiga – (Far From) Home
Ultrabeat vs Scott Brown – Elysium (I Go Crazy)
Warren G feat. Snoop Dogg & Ice Cube – Get U Down
Will Young – Who Am I?

May 1st:

Aurora feat. Lizzy Pattinson – Summer Son
Beatfreakz – Somebody’s Watching Me
Bob Sinclar – World Hold On
Captain – Broke
Daz Sampson – Teenage Life
Feeder – Lost & Found
¡Forward Russia! – Nine
Goldfrapp – Fly Me Away
Grasp – Breaking Down The Walls
Hilary Duff – Beat Of My Heart/Someone’s Watching Over Me
Jamie Cullum – Photograph
Joseph Arthur – Can’t Exist
Kubb – Remain
LL Cool J feat. Jennifer Lopez – Control Myself
Michael Jackson – Remember The Time
Muse – A Crying Shame
Panic! At The Disco – But It’s Better If We Do
Pawn Shop – Shot Away
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Dani California
Shack – Tie Me Down
Shane – Weight Of This/I Am The Man
Shelly Poole – Lost In You
Sigur Rós – Saeglopur
This Is Seb Clarke – Fall

May 8th:

Angels & Airwaves – The Adventure
Ashlee Simpson – L.O.V.E.
Boy Kill Boy – Suzie
Boyfriends – Adult Acne
Busta Rhymes – Touch It
Cosmic Rough Riders – In Time
The Darkness – Girlfriend
The Fat Cowboy & DJ Dog – Do Dat Diddly Ding Dang
Fresh BC – Nervous/Matador
LeAnn Rimes – And It Feels Like
McFly – I’ve Got You
Michael Jackson – In The Closet
Spinto Band – Did I Tell You
Towers Of London – Air Guitar
Upper Room – Black & White
Zero 7 – Throw It All Away

May 15th:

Breaks Co-Op – Otherside
Camera Obscura – Lloyd I’m Ready To Be Heartbroken
Christina Milian feat. Young Jeezy – Say I
The Futureheads – Skip To The End
Girls Aloud – Models [Speculation]
Imogen Heap – Goodnight & Go
The Like – What I Say & What I Mean
Lil’ Kim – Whoa!
Mariah Carey feat. Snoop Dogg – Say Something
Michael Jackson – Jam
Royksopp – Beautiful Day Without You
Texas – What About Us

May 22nd:

Clea – Lucky Like That
The Feeling – Fill My Little World
Gavin DeGraw – Chariot
Guillemots – Made Up Love Song
Little Man Tate – What What You Got
Matt Willis – Up All Night
Michael Jackson – Heal The World
Nerina Pallot – Everybody’s Gone To War
The Ordinary Boys & Lady Sovereign – 9 To 5
Pet Shop Boys – I’m With Stupid
Placebo – Song To Say Goodbye
Primal Scream – Country Girl
Prince – Fury
Robbie Williams – Sin Sin Sin
Rocco Deluca – Colourful
Sandi Thom – I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker With Flowers In My Hair

May 29th:

Corinne Bailey Rae – Trouble Sleeping
Duncan James – Sooner Or Later
Keane – Is It Any Wonder
Kelis feat. Too $hort – Bossy
Madonna – Get Together
Mark Joseph – Bringing Back Those Memories
Michael Jackson – You Are Not Alone
The Modern – Seven Oceans
Morrissey – The Youngest Was The Most Loved
Nelly Furtado – Maneater
Pink – Who Knew
Ronan Keating – All Over Again
Starsailor – Keep Us Together

June 5th:

A.F.I. – Miss Murder
The Automatic – Monster
Christina Aguilera – Ain’t No Other Man
Embrace – World At Your Feet/No Use Crying
Liberty X – X
Michael Jackson – Earth Song
Missy Elliott – 123
Ricky – We Are England
Sugababes – Follow Me Home

June 12th:

KoRn – Coming Undone
Michael Jackson – They Don’t Care About Us
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – TBC

June 19th:

All-American Rejects – Dirty Little Secret
Lostprophets – TBC
Michael Jackson – Stranger In Moscow
Mobb Depp – Put ‘Em In Their Place

TBA:

50 Cent & Olivia – Best Friend
Alexis Strum – It Could Be You
Andrew Spencer feat. Pit Bailey – I’m Always Here
Annie – Crush
Antony Costa – Half The World Away
Barefoot – Its Like That
The Beautiful South – Manchester
Black Fras – Moving Into Light
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Weight Of The World
Bon Jovi – Who Says You Can’t Go Home
Cascada – Everytime We Touch
Chris Brown – Gimme That
Danielson Famile – Sloppy Soft
Dannii Minogue – So Under Pressure
Darren Hayes – California
Datsuns – EP (April)
DHT feat. Edmée – Someone
Disturbed – Just Stop
DJ Daz – The Woah Song
Doloroso – High Times In Middle Management (April)
Elbow – My Very Best
Englebert Humperdinck – Totally Amazing
Fall Out Boy – A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More “Touch Me”
Flo’etry – SupaStar
Gavin DeGraw – Just Friends (August)
Gigi D’Agostino – L’Amour Toujours
The Go! Team – Huddle Formation
Javine – I Love Your Smile/I Know What Boys Like
Jet – I Only Like You When I’m High
Josh Rouse – Quiet Town
Kelly Clarkson – Breakaway
Laura Veirs – Secret Someones
Life Like & Kris Menace – Discopolis
Memphis Bleek – Its Like That
Merchants Of Dance – Let Me Be The One (Waterfall)
Michael Gray – Borderline
Michael Jackson – Blood On The Dancefloor (June 26)
Michael Jackson – You Are So Beautiful (August)
Mstrkrft – Easy Love
New Order – Turn
Nickelback – Savin’ Me
Northernbeat feat. Angie Brown – Rockin’ 4 Myself
The Others – Desolate
Pawn Shop – Shot Away
Peter Andre & Jordan – A Whole New World
Pharrell – Mamacita
Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg – Buttons
R Kelly – Burn It Up
Razorlight – TBC (July 3)
Red Kult feat. Mike & The Mechanics – Miracle
Rob Thomas – Ever The Same
Robert Post – Come Home
Rockefeller – Do It 2Nite
Rooster – TBC (June)
Rythme Fatal feat. Redd Angel – Man In The Mirror
Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean – Hips Don’t Lie
Sheryl Crow feat. Sting – Always On Your Side
Stevie Wonder – Shelter In The Rain
Sugababes – Follow Me Home
Sunblock vs Robin Beck – The First Time
Strike – U Sure Do 2006
Taking Back Sunday – Make Damn Sure
t.A.T.u. – Gomenasai
The Vines – Anysound (May)
We Are Scientists – Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt
Westlife – She’s Back/Change Your Mind (May)

Top 75 ALBUM chart analysis :

Hayley Westenra: Odyssey

This week there are new entries for :
• 1 The Streets – The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living
• 16 Hayley Westenra – Odyssey
• 27 Don Williams – The Definitive: His Greatest Hits
• 50 Roberta Flack – The Very Best Of
• 66 Gotan Project – Lunatico

The Streets:
The Hardest Way To
Make An Easy Living

The top 10 goes like this :
• 1 The Streets – The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living
• 2 Massive Attack – Collected: The Best Of
• 3 The Kooks – Inside In/Inside Out
• 4 Jack Johnson – In Between Dreams
• 5 Corinne Bailey Rae – Corinne Bailey Rae(review)
• 6 Morrissey – Ringleader of the Tormentors
• 7 Embrace – This New Day
• 8 Pink – I’m Not Dead
• 9 Beverley Knight – Voice: The Best Of
• 10 Black Eyed Peas – Monkey Business

New releases :

Shayne Ward: Shayne Ward

April 17th:

ALO – Fly Between Falls
Bananarama – Collectables Classics (US)
Charlatans – Simpatico
Chris Botti – To love again [dualdisc]
Dizzee Rascal – Maths And English
Dresden Dolls – Yes, virginia
Eddy Grant – Reparation
Fish – Return To Childhood (EU)
Imogen Heap – Speak For Yourself
Junkie XL – Today
Lady Sovereign – Blah Blah Ep (with bonus dvd)
Last Autumn’s Dream – Winter In Paradise
Lowlife – Diminuendo & Singles
Lowlife – Eternity Road (1985-1995)
Lowlife – Permanent Sleep/Rain (reissue)
Men Women And Children – Men Women And Children
Michael Leviton (They Might Be Giants) – My Favorite
Place to Drown
NOFX – Wolves in wolves’ clothing
Richard Butler – Richard butler
Shayne Ward – Shayne Ward
The Zutons – Tired Of Hangin Around
Tom Jones – Greatest hits
White Rose Movement – Kick
OST – Basic Instinct 2
OST – Big night
OST – Grey’s Anatomy
OST – Hoot
VA – Songs That Inspired The King
VA – Wicked Jazz Sounds 2

April 24th:

A Witness – I Am John’s Pancreas
Abba – Greatest Hits:30th anniversary edition
Big Brovaz – Re-Entry
Bruce Springsteen – We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions [dualdisc]
Christina Milian – So Amazin’
Duncan James (Blue member) – TBA (TBC)
Elf Power – Back to the Web
Blind Guardian – TBA
Cult Of Luna – Somewhere Along The Highway
Drive-By Truckers – A Blessing and a Curse
Fish – Return to childhood
Gavin Degraw – Chariot
Gemma Hayes – The Roads Don´t Love You (EU)
Goo Goo Dolls – Let Love In
Jamie Foxx – Unpredictable
k.d. lang – Reintarnation
Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris – All the Road Running
Massimo Di Cataldo – I consigli del cuore (I)
Michel Legrand – Paris Rome Vienna
Natasha Atlas – Mish Maoul
Paul Oakenfold – A lively mind (US)
Rihanna – A girl like me
Snow Patrol – Eyes Open (with bonus dvd)
Teddy Pendergrass – King Biscuit Flower Hour: From
Teddy With Love – Live From Los Angeles, CA, February 14, 2002
The Futureheads – TBA
The Ten Tenors – Tenology (US)
Therapy – One cure fits all
Wolfmother – Wolfmother
OST – Running Scared
OST – Tomb Raider 2
VA – Unexpected Dreams: Songs From the Stars

May 1st:

Amusement Parks On Fire – TBA
Basement Jaxx – TBA
Brian Littrell – Welcome home
Busta Rhymes – Big Bang
Carnie Wilson – A Mother’s Gift: Lullabies From the Heart
Daniel Johnston – Lost And Found
Feeder – The singles (limited edition with bonus dvd)
Fefe Dobson – Sunday love
Gnarls Barkley – St Elsewhere
Gomez – How we operate
Harry Connick Jr. – Harry on Broadway Act 1
Howling Bells – Howling Bells
Jewel – Goodbye Alice in wonderland
Jonas Brothers – It’s About Time
Juana Molina – Son
Laura Michelle Kelly – The Storm Inside
Liberty X – X (Reissue with bonus tracks)
Lil’ Flip – I Need Mine [dualdisc]
Madonna – Confessions remixed (vinyl only)
Ministry – Rio grande blood
Nat “King” Cole – The Very Best of Nat ‘King’ Cole
Pearl Jam – Pearl Jam
Scritti Politti – Album
Steve Tyrell – Songs Of Sinatra
Tears For Feras – Songs from thebig chair:Deluxe Edition
Therapy – One Cure Fits All (EU)
Tool – 10,000 Days
Wolfmother – Wolfmother (US)
VA – Eurovision Song Contest – Athens 2006

May 8th:

Beyond Fear – Beyond Fear (EU)
Bruce Springsteen – The Seeger Sessions
Cam’ron – Killa season
Chris Isaak – Greatest Hits
Grandaddy – Just Like the Fambly Cat
Hope Of The States – Left
India.Arie – Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship
KoRn – Live & Rare
KT Tunstall – Acoustic Extravaganza (with bonus dvd)
Lisa Germano – In the Maybe World
Ludacris – Release Therapy
Matmos – The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast
Nick Lachey – Resolution
Ocean Colour Scene – Live At The Jam House
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Stadium Arcadium
Roddy Frame (Aztec Camera) – Western Skies
The Raconteurs – Broken boy soldiers
The Stills – Without feathers
OST – Charmed: The Final Chapter
OST – Da Vinci Code
OST – Mission: Impossible III
VA – Pure ’80s: #1s

May 15th:

Beautiful South – Superbi
Bic Runga – Birds
Carmen Consoli – TBA
Diana Ross – Blue
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint – The River in Reverse
Fatboy Slim – Greatest Hits (TBC)
Frank Black – Fastman/Raiderman
Grandaddy – Just Like The Fambly Cat
Hanson – 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best of Hanson
Hoobastank – Every Man for Himself
LeAnn Rimes – TBA
Mobb Deep – Blood Money
My Morning Jacket – At Dawn & Tennessee Fire Demos
Orson – Bright Idea
Phoenix – It’s Never Been Like That
Planet Funk – TBA
Roger O’Donnell (The Cure) – The Truth in Me
Sam Moore – Sam Moore: Overnight Sensational
Terri Walker – I am
The Futureheads – News and Tributes
The Raconteurs – Broken Boy Soldiers (US)
Thievery Corporation – Versions
You Am I – Convicts
Zero 7 – The garden

May 22nd:

Angels & Airwaves – We Don’t Need to Whisper
Boy Kill Boy – Boy Kill Boy
Cosmic Rough Riders – Stars Look Different From Down Here
Def Leppard – Yeah!
Dixie Chicks – Taking the Long Way
Donnell Jones – Journey Of The Gemini
Dr. John – Mercernary
Elan – Together As One (US)
Futureheads – News & Tributes
Korn – Live & Rare
Michael Bolton – Bolton Swings Sinatra
Mission of Burma – The Obliterati
Pet Shop Boys – Fundamental (limited edition with bonus cd)
Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex
Pistols (remastered)
T Bone Burnett – The True False Identity
T Bone Burnett – Twenty Twenty: The Essential T Bone Burnett
The Cars – It’s Alive
The Walkmen – A Hundred Miles Off
Tuck & Patti – Pure Tuck & Patti
William Orbit – Cellcloud
OST – Prairie Home Companion

May 29th:

Death From Above 1979 – TBA
Gomez – How We Operate
Juelz Santana – Juelz Santana
Matthew Herbert – Scale
Muse – TBA
Omar Pedrini – TBA (I)
Spiritualized – TBA
The Alarm – TBA
Velvet Underground – Velvet Underground Story

June 5th:

Corinne Bailey Rae – Corinne Bailey Rae (US)
Danny Bhoy – Danny Bhoy
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint – The River in Reverse
Frank Sinatra Jr. – That Face!
Gladys Knight – Before Me
Ice Cube – Laugh Now, Cry Later
Jill Scott – TBA
My Life Story – Sex And Violins: the best of
P Diddy – PD5
Paul Oakenfold – A Lively Mind (US)
Primal Scream – Riot City Blues
Ronan Keating – Bring You Home
The Game – The Dr.’s Advocate

June 12th:

Jane’s Addiction – Up From the Catacombs: The Best of Jane’s Addiction
Keane – Under The Iron Sea
Kelis – Kelis Was Here
Kelly Rowland – Kelly Rowland
Leigh Nash (Six Pence None The Richer) – TBA
Pharrell Williams – In My Mind
Soul Asylum – Silver Lining
OST – Dead Man Walking Soundtrack: Legacy Edition (with bonus dvd)

June 19th:

Air & VA – Late night tales
Andreas Vollenweider – Essential
Angel – Singles Collection Box Pt. 1 (US)
Cradle Of Filth – TBA
Fatboy Slim – Greatest Hits:Why try harder ?
Frank Black – Fastman/Raiderman
James Dean Bradfield – TBA
Keane – Under the Iron Sea (US)
Missy Elliott – Respect Me: Best Of
Mojave 3 – Puzzles Like You
Nelly Furtado – Loose

June 26th:

Dashboard Confessional – TBA
Scissor Sisters – TBA

July 3rd:

Antony Costa – Heartful Of Soul
Christina Aguilera – Back II Basics
Muse – TBA
Peaches – Impeach My Bush
Polyphonic Spree – The Fragile Army

Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2006.

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