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This week: 14 new entries, 1 climbers, 0 non-movers & 25 downers.
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(* – 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…

    14 new entries :

    • 37 Cooper Temple Clause – Blind Pilots
    • 31 Linus Loves – Stand Back
    • 29 Elephant Man – Pon De River Pon De Bank
    • 27 Melanie C – Melt/Yeh Yeh Yeh
    • 23 Basement Jaxx – Lucky Star
    • 16 Stereophonics – Since I Told You It’s Over
    • 15 Javine – Surrender
    • 14 Ludacris – Stand Up
    • 11 Red Hot Chili Peppers – Fortune Faded
    • 10 Missy Elliott – Pass That Dutch
    • 9 Ronan Keating – Lost For Words
    • 6 Outkast – Hey Ya
    • 2 Britney Spears & Madonna – Me Against The Music
    • 1 Busted – Crashed The Wedding

    so the following dropped out :

    • 40 Big Brovaz – Baby Boy
    • 39 Johnny Cash – Hurt/Personal Jesus
    • 38 Blu Cantrell – Breathe
    • 37 Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Mixed Up World
    • 36 Ashanti – Rain on Me
    • 35 Rachel Stevens – Sweet Derams My LA Ex
    • 34 Jet – Rollover DJ
    • 33 Fabolos – Into You
    • 32 UB40 – Swing Low
    • 31 Goldfrapp – Twist
    • 30 Mark Ronson – Ooh Wee
    • 29 Hundred Reasons – The Great Test
    • 26 Wildhearts – Top of the World
    • 22 Matt Goss – I’m Comin With Ya

    1 climbers :

    • 3 (4) Kevin Lyttle

    0 non-movers : and 25 going down. Big fallers include :

    • 7 (2) Blazin Squad
    • 26 (10) Robbie Williams
    • 34 (14) R Kelly
    • 40 (17) Lostprophets

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

    • 42 Razorlight – Rip It Up
    • 53 Boysterous – Up & Down
    • 55 Plastic Boy – Live Another Life
    • 59 Marti Pellow – A Lot of Love
    • 60 Dashboard Confessional – Hands Down
    • 67 Hazzards – Gay Boyfriend
    • 68 Seal – Love’s Divine
    • 69 All-American Rejects – The Last Song

Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…

Britney Spears:
In The Zone

2 Britney Spears & Madonna – Me Against The MusicOnce again she’s trying to reinvent herself, but it’s just not workingfor this listener.

Busted:
A Present for Everyone

1 (NEW) Busted – Crashed The Wedding *1st Week at No.1*

Either this was released a long time ago by this band, or just feels likeit because their music is getting more bland with each release.

This is the 48th 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

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New releases :

    Pet Shop Boys:
    The Hits

    November 17th:

      Blink 182 – Feeling This
      Bon Jovi – Wanted Dead Or Alive 2003
      Breed – La Ultima Hora
      Broken Social Scene – Cause=Time
      Chemical Brothers – Get Yourself High
      Evan Dando – It Looks Like You
      Flip & Fill – Irish Blue
      Enrique Iglesias – Addicted
      Wyclef Jean & Missy Elliot – Party To Damascus
      John The White Boy Rapper – Put Your Hands Up
      Klonhertz – Three Girl Rhumba
      Lemar – 50/50
      Limp Bizkit – Behind Blue Eyes
      Linkin Park – From The Inside
      Linus Loves featuring Sam Obernik – Stand Back
      Ludacris – Stand Up
      Lumidee – Crashing The Party
      John Mayer – Bigger Than My Body
      Meat Loaf – Man Of Steel
      Mis-Teeq – Style
      Alanis Morrisette – Eight Easy Steps
      Alex Parks – Maybe That’s What It Takes/Beautiful
      Pet Shop Boys – Miracles
      Liz Phair – Why Can’t I
      Radiohead – 2+2=5
      The Rapture – Sister Saviour
      Busta Rhymes & Pharrell – Light Your Ass On Fire
      Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham – Music And You
      Starsailor – Born Again
      Shania Twain – When You Kiss Me/Up
      Solex – Close To The Edge
      CJ Stone – Don’t Look Back
      The Original – I Luv U Baby
      Westlife – Mandy
      The White Stripes – The Hardest Button To Button

    November 24th:

      Kelly Clarkson – Low/The Trouble With Love Is
      The Coral – Bill McCai
      D-Side – Real World
      Dizzee Rascal – Just A Rascal
      Jennifer Ellison – Bye Bye Boy
      Delta Goodrem – Not Me, Not I
      Iron Maiden – Rain Maker
      Michael Jackson – One More Chance
      Alicia Keys – U Don’t Know My Name
      Kira – Two Hearts
      Lisa Maffia – Women Of The World
      Cass McCombs – Not The Way
      Moloko – Cannot Contain This
      Muse – Hysteria
      No Doubt – It’s My Life
      Offspring – Hit That
      P.O.D. – Will You
      Radical Noiz featuring Adeva – In And Out
      S Club 8 – Tears On My Pillow/DonÂ’t Tell Me YouÂ’re Sorry
      Shane Ritchie – I’m Your Man
      Studio B featuring Romeo – I See Girls
      The Thrills – Don’t Steal Our Sun
      Despina Vandi – Gia
      Will Young – Leave Right Now
      Zutons – Pressure Point

    December 1st:

      Blu Cantrell featuring Ian Lewis – Make Me Wanna Scream
      The Cheeky Girls – Cheeky Christmas
      Harry Diamond & Lost Boys – I Need You Now
      Dido – Life For Rent
      Evanescence – My Immortal
      Gareth Gates – Say It Isn’t So
      Gary Jules – Mad World
      Alistair Griffin – Bring It On
      Summer Matthews – Little Miss Perfect
      Rachel Stevens – Funky Dory

    December 8th:

      Christina Aguilera – The Voice Within
      Big Brovaz – It Ain’t What You Do
      Blue featuring Stevie Wonder & Angie Stone – Signed, Sealed, Delivered
      David Bowie – Never Get Old
      Nelly Furtado – Powerless (Say What You Want)
      Good Charlotte – Hold On/The Young And The Hopeless
      Love Inc – Into The Night
      Cliff Richard – Santa’s List
      Simply Red – You Make Me Feel Brand New
      Texas – I’ll See It Through
      Justin Timberlake – I’m Lovin’ It
      Luther Vandross – Dance With My Father

    December 15th:

      Atomic Kitten – Ladies Night
      The Darkness – Christmas Time (Don’t Let The Bells End)/Friday Night
      Craig David – You Don’t Miss Your Water
      Different Darkness – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Darkness
      Four Poofs And A Piano – Camp Up Your Christmas
      Robin Gibb featuring Alistair Griffin – Lover’s Prayer
      Billy Mack – Christmas Is All Around
      Avid Merrion – Little Drummer Boy/Proper Crim-bo!
      Pop Idol Finalists – Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
      Sugababes – Too Lost In You
      Travis – Beautiful Occupation

    January 5th:

      Emma Bunton – I’ll Be There
      Mya – Fallen
      Maria Willson – TBA
      Jay-Z & Pharell Williams – Change Clothes And Go

    January 12th:

      Beyonc̩ РNaughty Girl
      Fatman Scoop – It Takes Two
      Sean Paul featuring Sasha – I’m Still In Love With You

    January 19th:

      Clea – Stuck In The Middle
      Jamelia – Thank You

Top 75 ALBUM chart analysis :

Pink: Try This
This week there are new entries for :

  • 3 Pink – Try This
  • 5 Atomic Kitten – Ladies Night
  • 10 Lionel Richie & The Commodores – The Definitive Collection
  • 28 Bruce Springsteen – The Essential
  • 32 Bruce Springsteen – The Essential (3 disc limited edition)
  • 35 Lulu – The Greatest Hits
  • 60 Holly Valance – State Of Mind
  • 62 Tupac – Resurrection OST

The top 5 goes like this :

Dido: Life For Rent

  • 1 Dido – Life For Rent
  • 2 REM – In Time: Best Of 1988-2003
  • 3 Pink – Try This
  • 4 Blue – Guilty
  • 5 Atomic Kitten – Ladies Night

New releases :

Kylie Minogue:
Body Language

November 17th:

    Blazin’ Squad – Now Or Never
    Busted – A Present For Everyone
    Michael Jackson – Ones
    Ronan Keating – Turn It Up
    Kylie Minogue – Body Language
    Red Hot Chili Peppers – Greatest Hits
    Cliff Richard – Cliff At Christmas
    Britney Spears – In The Zone
    Various Artists – Now That’s What I Call Music! 56

November 24th:

    Nelly Furtado – Folklore
    Enrique Iglesias – Seven
    Javine – Surrender
    Lemar – Dedicated
    Alex Parks – Introduction To Me
    Pet Shop Boys – PopArt (1985-2003)
    Westlife – Turn Around

December 1st:

    Alicia Keys – The Diary Of Alicia Keys
    Will Young – Friday’s Child

Dominator’s Top 50 of 2002

Check the music chart fromw/e January 4th 2003for this list.

Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2003.

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