26 Lil Kim – In The Air Tonite

S E P T E M B E R 2 2 N D 2 0 0 1 [This week’s digest] [New Singles Release Info]

[Album Charts] [New Albums Release Info]

[Last week’s chart]

The initial bit :

For my last chart of 2000, I’ve posted my Top 50 singles of the year,starting with the Top 10. During 2001, I’ll be going through the list one byone starting with the Top 10 in alphabetical order.

This week: 10 new entries, 0 climbers, 1 non-movers & 29 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…

10 new entries :
• 30 Eels – Souljacker Part 1
• 26 Lil Kim – In The Air Tonite
• 19 Manic Street Preachers – Let Robeson Sing
• 18 Barthezz – On the Move
• 17 Dido – Hunter
• 12 AllStars – Things That Go Bump In The Night
• 8 Chemical Brothers – It Began in Afrika
• 5 Samantha Mumba – Baby Come On Over
• 4 N Trance – Set You Free
• 1 DJ Otzi – Hey Baby :O ===

so the following dropped out :

• 40 3LW – Playas Gon’ Play
• 39 American Hi-Fi – Flavour of the Weak
• 38 Maxwell D – Serious
• 37 Weekend Players – 21st Century
• 36 Lifehouse – Hanging By a Moment
• 35 DJ Luck & MC Neat – I’m All About You
• 34 Marilyn Manson – The Nobodies * !!!
• 30 Fatboy Slim – A Song for Shelter
• 29 Ed Case & Sweetie Irie – Who
• 28 Nelly – Batter Up

0 climbers : 1 non-movers :

• 10 Louise

and 29 going down. Big fallers include :

• 13 (6) Melanie Blatt
• 20 (15) Staind
• 22 (11) Redman
• 24 (13) Darude
• 37 (23) Macy Gray
• 38 (18) Spiritualized

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

• 41 Svenson & Gielen – The Beauty of Silence
• 43 Neil Finn – Hole in the Ice
• 57 Sunshine Anderson – Lunch or Dinner
• 58 Gay Dad – Transmission
• 60 Konkrete – Law Unto Myself
• 67 Lil’ Romeo – My Baby
• 69 Stanton Warriors – Da Antidote
• 72 Haven – Let It Live

Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…

26 Lil Kim – In The Air ToniteDreadful cover of the Phil Collins track

20 (15) Staind – It’s Been A While *Still an excellent song, but did anyone see it on Top of the Pops lastweek? Okay, so it’s got some swearing in it, but they could’ve asked them tosubstitute the lyrics. As it was, they BLEEPED them out(!)

19 Manic Street Preachers – Let Robeson SingI couldn’t care less who Robeson is, but it makes for a rather dull songthat shouldn’t been left as an album track and not released as a single.

12 AllStars – Things That Go Bump In The NightITV’s answer to S Club 7, because they also have a TV series, release anothersingle and it’s crap.

4 N Trance – Set You FreeAgain?

1 DJ Otzi – Hey Baby :O === *1st Week at No.1*

A dire cover of someone’s old tune, but apparently this has been a Europeansmash hit. Can’t think why as it’s shite.

This is the 12th single in a row to go straight in at No.1 :

• 1. DJ Pied Piper – Do You Really Like It
• 2. Shaggy feat. Rayvon – Angel
• 3. Moulin Rouge – Lady Marmalade
• 4. Hear’Say – The Way To Your Love
• 5. Roger Sanchez – Another Chance
• 6. Robbie Williams – Eternity / The Road to Mandalay
• 7. Atomic Kitten – Eternal Flame
• 8. So Solid Crew – 21 Seconds
• 9. Five – Let’s Dance
• 10. Blue – Too Close
• 11. Bob The Builder – Mambo No.5
• 12. DJ Otzi – Hey Baby

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New releases :

September 10th :

Aerosmith – Fly Away From Here
Dido – Hunter
Jemima Price – Denis
Roxette – Milk And Toast And Honey
Samantha Mumba – Baby Come On Over (This Is Our Night)
Spineshank – New Disease
StarGate – Wilder
Steps – Chain Reaction

September 17th :

Alien Ant Farm – Smooth Criminal
Aurora – Dreaming
Ben & Jason – The Wild Things
Blink 182 – First Date
Elbow – Newborn
Jo Breezer – Venus & Mars
Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out Of My Head
Shaznay Lewis – No Hooks
Starsailor – Alcoholic
Stereophonics – Step On My Old Size Nines
Travis – Side
Victoria Beckham – Not Such An Innocent Girl

September 24th :

Ash – Candy
Basement Jaxx – Jus 1 Kiss
Blu Cantrell – Hit ‘Em Up Style
City High – What Would You Do
Cuban Sluts – Bossa Nova Baby
Garbage – Androgyn
Jeans Jacques Smoothie – 2 People
Lil Kim – In The Air Tonight
LeAnn Rimes – But I Do Love You
Liberty – Thinkin’ It Over
Lonestar – I’m Already There
Mary J. Blige – Family Affair
P. Diddy & The Bad Boy Family – Bad Boy For Life
Peppercorn – Nice To You
Right Said Fred – You’re My Mate
Steps – Chain Reaction
Sum 41 – Fat Lip

October 1st :

Barrington Levy – Here I Come
No Angels – Daylight In Your Eyes
PJ Harvey – You Said Something
Relish – Rainbow Zephyr
Sunscreem vs Push – Please Save Me
Two Day Rule – Space

October 8th :

Afroman – Because I Got High
Alcazar – Crying At The Discotheque
Alicia Keys – Fallin’
Alsou – He Loves Me
BBMak – Unpredictable
Ben Onono – Tattoo Blue
Daddy DJ – Daddy DJ
Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes – The Block Party
Michael Jackson – You Rock My World
Shelby Lynne – Killin’ Kind
System Of A Down – Chop Suey
Viaiio – Rapture
Weezer – Island In The Sun

October 15th :

Rainstar – Breakdown

October 22nd :

Geri Halliwell – Calling
Gorillaz – Rock The House

October 29th :

E’voke – Arms Of Loren (Ferry Corsten Remix)

November 12th :

S Club 7 – Have You Ever?
Wheatus – Wannabe Gangster

Top 75 ALBUM chart analysis :

This week there are new entries for

• 2 Charlatans – Wonderland
• 3 Bob Dylan – Love and Theft
• 5 Groove Armada – Goodbye Country
• 9 Louise – Changing Faces: Best Of
• 10 Mariah Carey – Glitter
• 16 Alison Moyet – The Essential
• 29 Bronski Beat – Very Best Of
• 31 Slayer – God Hates Us All
• 40 Gene Pitney – Ultimate Collection
• 41 Uncle Kracker – Double Wide
• 44 Adam F – Kaos
• 46 Maxwell – Now
• 71 Yes – Magnification

The top 5 goes like this :

• 1 Jamiroquai – A Funk Odyssey
• 2 Charlatans – Wonderland
• 3 Bob Dylan – Love and Theft
• 4 Nelly Furtado – Whoa Nelly
• 5 Groove Armada – Goodbye Country

New releases :

September 2001 :

Wonderland – The Charlatans (MCA/Universal-Island)
Wonderland – Kelis (Virgin)
[tba] – Massive Attack (Wild Bunch/Virgin)
[tba] – William Orbit (WEA)

October 2001 :

[tba] – Portishead (Go.Beat/Polydor)

November 2001 :

[tba] – Oasis (Big Brother)

Dominator’s Top 50 of 2000

38. Moloko: The Time Is NowMaking No.2 in April last year, this is their biggest hit to date and stillstands up as a top dance track, but none of their other output should beignored.

It was succeeded by Pure Pleasure Seeker (No.21, Aug 2000), Indigo (No.51,Nov 2000). They also released an album, “Things to Make and Do”.

Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2001.

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