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In the last chart of 1997, I posted my Top 50 singles of theyear, picking out the Top 10 first. During 1998, I’ll be going through thelist one by one.
This week : 11 new entries, 2 climbers, 1 non-mover & 26 downers
It’s goodbye to :
And hello to :
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…
11 new entries this week, 2 climbers (Lutricia McNeal from 24 to 22, andSteps from 16 to 15), 1 non-mover (Lighthouse Family at 7), and 26 going down.
Big fallers include Queen (from 13 to 28), Bernard Butler (from 12 to 29),and Rialto (from 20 to 34).
Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…
16 Peter Andre & Warren G – All Night All Right :O ===
What is it with Peter Andre? He thinks that he can revive a flagging careerby teaming up with so-called rap stars to have them guest-ramble over hissongs in the middle, and that it’ll boost his credibility.
It doesn’t. It just makes him look more of a ponce than usual.
12 (10) Natalie Imbruglia – Torn *
One of last year’s biggest hits was promoted by her record company as beingespecially written for her… well it wasn’t. It was a No.1 hit in Norway forone of that country’s top artists. Although I can’t remember the name of theartist, it was sung a little slower and by a woman with a deeper voice.
Perhaps that one will be released over here now too.
5 Ian Brown – My Star *
First single from the ex-Stone Roses lead singer, proving in addition to theSeahorses that there is plenty of life after the Stone Roses.
As a result, it’s a catchy, memorable tune that deserves plenty of airplay.
4 Radiohead – No Surprises * !!!
Third single from their “OK Computer” album, and just a place short of thepeak of its first, “Paranoid Android”.
With the same pace of “Karma Police”, this ballad also has the minimum contentrequired in their promo videos. The first didn’t require anything – they justused a completely unrelated “Robin” cartoon, the series itself getting regularscreenings on the Paramount Channel in the UK. The second was a car drivingafter a man, almost running him down, but before he manages this the man turnson the car, sees the petrol leaking and sets fire to it. Man 1, Car 0.
All I’ve seen of the “No Surprises” promo is lead singer Thom Yorke‘s faceinside what looks like a space helmet with water pouring in so that the levelrises almost drowning him, while the lyrics rise up the screen looking faintand in reverse. That’s as far as the Chart Show got anyway.
2 (1) All Saints – Never Ever *
And so down to No.2 after one week at the top, but it was enough to furthertheir career already.
I’d have thought that with the continued success of this single that they’dhave delayed their release of the cover version of the Red Hot Chili Peppers‘“Under The Bridge”, due out this week. I wish they’d delay it indefinitelyas the cover stinks.
1 (NEW) Oasis – All Around The World *1st Week at No.1*
Third single from “Be Here Now”, with a video that is a direct rip-off ofthe Beatles “Yellow Submarine” film.
As for the song, it’s catchy but very dull, and Liam’s interpretation of theword “shine” as “she-ine” really grates! Bleah!
(* – my current favourites)
January 12th :
MAYBE I’M AMAZED / GHOST IN MY BED…….Carleen Anderson (Circa/Virgin) ALL NIGHT ALL RIGHT…………….Peter Andre feat. Warren G (Mushroom) MY STAR……………………………………….Ian Brown (Polydor) EVERY STEP OF THE WAY [ri]rsch……………………..Celtus (Sony S2) NON SEQUITUR………………………………………Cuckoo (Geffen) DAY CALLED ZERO…………………………..Day Called Zero (Gravity) WONDER WHERE YOU ARE……………………….Sandi Edwards (Ripe/RCR) MASQUERADE………………………………………The Fall (Artful) LOSING MY HEROES……………………..Foo Fighters (Roswell/Capitol) TEMPER TEMPER……………………………..Goldie (Metalheadz/ffrr) THE NIGHT THE EARTH CRIED…………….The Gravediggaz (Gee Street/V2) OVERTHROWN………………………………………….Libido (Fire) EXPLORE…………………………………………..Lovebabies (V2) EVER REST………………………………..Mystica (Perfecto Fluoro) ALL AROUND THE WORLD………………………………Oasis (Creation) STORY OF LOVE………………………………………….OTT (Epic) PLANET LOVE [imp]…………………………DJ Quicksilver (Underdog) NO SURPRISES………………………………..Radiohead (Parlophone) DUST IT DON’ BUST IT……………………Regular Fries (Rabid Badger) I FEEL DIVINE…………………………………………S-J (React) THA DOGFATHER…………………………Snoop Doggy Dogg (Interscope) I REFUSE (WHAT YOU WANT)………………………Somore (Locked On/XL) FREE [rm]………………………..Ultra Nate (Strictly Rhythm/AM:PM) YETI………………………………………..Union Jack (Platipus) USSR RECONSTRUCTION (PART 1) (EP)………………DJ Vadim (Ninja Tune) THE TWISTER [rm]……………………………….Viper (Hooj Choons) ALANE……………………………….Wes Madiko (Saint George/Epic)
January 19th :
UNDER THE BRIDGE……………………………….All Saints (London) AMNESIA…………………………………………Chumbawamba (EMI) RIDE ON THE RHYTHM…………Little Louie & Marc Anthony (Perfecto Red) PUSH……………………………………….Matchbox 20 (Atlantic) ALL FALL DOWN………………………..Midget (Pet Sounds/Radarscope) SYLVIE……………………………………Saint Etienne (Heavenly) CARRY ON………………………………………Spacehog (Sire/WEA) (YOU MAKE ME FEEL) MIGHTY REAL…………….Byron Stingily (Manifesto)
January 26th :
DR. JONES………………………………………..Aqua (Universal) I WILL BE YOUR GIRLFRIEND………………….Dubstar (Food/Parlophone) ADVENTURES IN FREESTYLE (REVENGE OF THE B-BOY) EP: B-BOY STANCE / FEEL DA PANIC / BREAKER BEATS……..Freestylers feat. Tenor Fly (Freskanova) EVERYDAY I FALL APART……………………..Superstar (Camp Fabulous) BUTTERFLY………………………………..Tilt feat. Zee (Perfecto) ROCK…………………………………………..Utah Saints (Echo)
February 2nd :
KEEP THAT DREAM………………………………………..Akin (WEA) MARBLES………………………………….Black Grape (Radioactive) DON’T STOP………………………………NA No Authority (MJJ/Epic) SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE…………………….Chris Rea (East West) Y (HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE)………………..DJ Scott Project (Perfecto)
February 9th :
SEXY BOY…………………………………………….Air (Virgin) ONLY THE STROGEST WILL SURVIVE………………………Hurricane #1 () ENERVATE………………………………….Transa (Perfecto Fluoro)
February 16th :
SOLOMON BITES THE WORM…………..The Bluetones (Superior Quality/A&M) BRIMFUL OF ASHA [rm] [ri]……………………….Cornershop (Wiiija) GOT MY HAND IN YOUR HEAD [rm]……………………Money Mark (Mo Wax) SHOW ME LOVE………………………………………….Robyn (RCA)
February 23rd :
BIG MISTAKE………………………………..Natalie Imbruglia (RCA) STREETLIGHT………………………………………Pelvis (Setanta)
March 2nd :
LOVE THEME FROM SPARTACUS………………..Terry Callier (Talkin Loud) MY OWN SUMMER (SHOVE IT)………………………………Deftones (-) CHURCH OF NOISE…………………………………….Therapy? (A&M)
March 23rd :
SUPERSTAR [ri]……………………………Superstar (Camp Fabulous)
Other forthcoming releasesJANUARY :
BLACK HOLE……………………………………………16B (Eye-Q) THE BOTTLE………………………………7th District Inc. (Exit 8) LOOPS OF LIFE………………………………………….Acme (Tag) MAGNIFICENT…………………………………….Agent 00 (Inferno) WOMAN ROLLS……………………………………Aladdin (Aphrodite) MUCH LOVE………………………………Shola Ama (Freakstreet/WEA) BLUE FEAR…………………………………Armin (Xtravaganza/Edel) [tba]……………………………Asian Dub Foundation (ffrr/London) AUTOPSY IN B FLAT…………………………………..Attaboy (Toko) A PESSIMIST IS NEVER DISAPPOINTED………The Audience (eLLeFFe/Mercury) BABY……………………………………………………Baby (-) OFF THE ROCKS……………………………Beatnuts (Relativity/Epic) I’M NOT A PLAYER……………………………Big Punisher (Loud/RCA) DANCE………………………………..Black Magic (Strictly Rhythm) LOVE SHY……………………………………….Kristine Blond (-) DEATH OF A PARTY…………………………….Blur (Food/Parlophone) DEADWOOD STAGE……………………………….Becky Brown (Optical) LET ME SHOW YOU……………………………………Camisra (white) MOLLY…………………………………………….Carrie (Island) CASTRO EP……………………………………….Castro (Handmade) MULDER & SCULLY………………………….Catatonia (Blanco Y Negro) NO CHORUS………………………..Michael John Charles (Good Groove) ESCAPE FROM THE BOX EP……………………………….Chaser (Quad) COMBAT ASSAULT……………………………..Combat Force (Sub Zero) EVERYBODY…………………………..Continental Trash (Continental) NIGHTBIRD……………………………………..Convert (Wonderboy) GIRL TALK…………………………..Cosa Nostra (Anthrob/Coalition) RAIDERS…………………………………..Lara Croft (Dance Naked) OHH BABY / CRAZY…………………………………Da Stylus (Mecca) HERO……………………………………….Suzanne Dee (Energise) WOMAN IN LOVE FUNNY GIRL / RIGHT BESIDE YOU…….Suzanne Dee (Energise) HIDEAWAY [rm]………………….De’Lacy (Slip’n’Slide/Deconstruction) FIRST DEGREE FUNK………Desert Eagle Discs (Boiler House!/Rhythm King) NO NO NO………………………………..Destiny’s Child (Columbia) CONTAGIOUS LOVE………………………….Charles Dockins (Fatt Boy) HAPPY SONG……………………………..Charles Dockins (Groove On) COSMIC FUNK………………………………….Joey Ducane (Montana) WHAT TIME IS IT………………………………Dust Junkys (Polydor) COME TASTE MY MIND…………………….Earl Brutus (Fruition/Island) LE DISC-JOCKEY……………………………………Encore! (Tasted) MIGHT AS WELL BE ME………………………….Eternal (1st Ave./EMI) THE MIX……………………………..Eternal vs. DMC (1st Ave./EMI) [tba]………………………………Faith Evans (Puff Daddy/Arista) MUSIC IN MY MIND………………………Adam F. (Feverpitch/Positiva) RECORD SHOP EP………………..Funky DL & DJ Stix (Wild Card/Polydor) TIME OF YOUR LIFE (GOOD RIDDANCE)………………..Green Day (Reprise) YOU2NITE……………………………………Green Fridge (Estereo) [tba]………………………………..Lynden David Hall (Cooltempo) BELO HORIZONTI [rm]……………………………..The Heartists (VC) IS IT SCARY……………………………..Michael Jackson (MJJ/Epic) SOLID GROUND……………………….Jasper Street Company (Basement) SUNSHINE…………………….Jay-Z feat. Gwen Dickey (Northwestside) WHEN SHE SHAKES HER THING……………………………Jeff (Polydor) FOOLISH GAMES…………………………………….Jewel (Atlantic) BUSINESS……………………………………….Kinane (Coalition) YOU EITHER LIKE IT OR YOU DON’T………………………………….. ……………………….Christine Levine (Boiler House!/Rhythm King) IF YOU THINK I’M JUGGY…………………..The Lox (Puff Daddy/Arista) SCHANEBERG [rm]………………………….Marmion (Hooj Choons/ffrr) MASSIVE………………………………………………Massive (-) HOT STUFF…………………………………..Men Of Steel (Branded) LYING IN THE HALL…………………………..Monkey Mafia (Heavenly) FEELS REAL………………………………….The Mudmen (Extatique) SO FLY………………………………….Myron (Island Black Music) BEACHBALL [rm]……………………………..Nalin & Kane (Superfly) MOURN YOU TILL I JOIN YOU………………Naughty By Nature (Tommy Boy) THE BEST……………………………………..NTT (Academy Street) THE VAMP [rm]……………………………………..Outlander (R&S) GIVEN TO FLY……………………………………..Pearl Jam (Epic) SOMEBODY ELSE’S GUY……………………………Ce Ce Peniston (A&M) [tba]……………………………………..Photek (Science/Virgin) PING PONG (YOU SERVE)………………..Mrs. Ping & Mr. Pong (Enriched) NEW YEAR’S DAY………………………………………Prima (Klone) THAT’S HARDCORE……………………………………..Pulp (Island) THE TRUTH………………………………………Qattara (Positiva) PLANET LOVE…………………….DJ Quicksilver (Dos Or Die/Positiva) GOING TO VEGAS…………………………………Jimmy Ray (Sony S2) SOME DAY……………………………………..Roachford (Columbia) SO GOOD……………………………..Juliet Roberts (Delirious/RCA) SAINT OF ME…………………………….The Rolling Stones (Virgin) LOVE, LOVE, LOVE – HERE I COME [rm]………..Rollo Goes Mystic (Cheeky) BREAKOUT………………………………….Seventh Sense (Domestic) [tba]……………………………………………The Smiles (A&M) GETTIN’ JIGGY WIT IT………………………….Will Smith (Columbia) I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU…………………………….Solid Harmony (-) MY LOVE IS SHHH!……………………………………………….. …………Somethin’ For The People feat. Trina & Tamara (Warner Bros.) THE PRESSURE……………….The Sounds Of Blackness (Perspective/A&M) I THINK I’M IN LOVE……………………….Spiritualized (Dedicated) TEMPTATION……………………………………….Staxx (Champion) COVER ME………………………………………Sunscreem (Pulse-8) DJANGO / STANDBY………………………………The Swimmer (Spirit) BREAKBEAT FEVER…………………………………..Thinkhead (ffrr) HERE I COME…………………………………….Thriller U (Adept) WHAT ABOUT US………………………………..Total (LaFace/Arista) SET IT DOWN………………………………….Vitro (Independiente) ~ WOMBLING SONG……………………………………..The Wombles (-) INFECTIOUS………………………………………….X-Cabs (Hook) GOTTA KEEP PUSHIN’……………………………………Z Factor (Z)
FEBRUARY :
[tba]……………………………………………………5 (RCA) [tba]…………………………………………..Gary Barlow (RCA) TIMBER……………………………………….Coldcut (Ninja Tune) REVOLUTION 909……………………………..Daft Punk (Soma/Virgin) CANDLELAND……………………….Dawn Of The Replicants (East West) JAZZIN’ THE HOUSE………………………….Dimitri From Paris (NRK) CASUAL SUB (BURNING SPEAR) [rm]……………..E.T.A. (East West Dance) MUSIC SAVED MY LIFE…………………………….Cevin Fisher (IDNY) [tba]…………………………………………Mansun (Parlophone) MOVE ON UP…………………………………….Curtis Mayfield (-) NOBODY BETTER……………………………Tina Moore (Delirious/RCA) BE MY LOVER…………………………………………..Naomi (Gut) ROCK ME…………………………………………..Pills (Mercury) ONLY YOU………………………………Portishead (Go.Beat/Polydor) IF THEY MOVE KILL ‘EM………………………Primal Scream (Creation) ADRENALIN / POLLEN………………………………Purity (Tommy Boy) DON’T STOP……………………………………………Johan S (-) STAR………………………………………..The Shaker (Ugly Bug) [tba]…………………………………….Simple Minds (Chryslais) SPIN SPIN SUGAR [rm]……………………….Sneaker Pimps (Clean Up) DUBPLATE CULTURE…………………………….Soundscape (Satellite) SAY WHAT YOU WANT [rr]……………………………..Texas (Mercury) FUNNY THING (EP) / LUV / MORE THAN US………….Travis (Independiente) THE FALL…………………………………………Zanzibar (Whoop)
MARCH :
SUMMER WIND……….Echo & The Bunnymen & Fun Lovin’ Criminals (London) [tba]…………………………………………..Eels (Dreamworks) [tba]……………………………….Propellerheads (Wall Of Sound) NAKED WITHOUT YOU……………………………..Roachford (Columbia) SHE LEFT ME ON A FRIDAY………………………..Shed Seven (Polydor) THE BALLAD OF TOM JONES……………..Space feat. Cerys Matthews (Gut) LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU…………………….Robbie Williams (Chrysalis)
APRIL :
LEOPARDS IN THE CASTLE…………………….Carleen Anderson (Virgin) RENDEZ-VOUS……………………………………..Jean Michel Jarre …………………….feat. Apollo Four Forty & Tetsuya Komuro (Sony) LA COUPE DE LA VIE (THE CUP OF LIFE)……………..Ricky Martin (Sony) KISS THE RAIN……………………………..Billie Myers (Universal) LA COUR DES GRANDS (DO YOU MIND IF I PLAY?)……………………….. ………………………………..Youssou N’Dour & Axelle Red (Sony) SERIAL THRILLER…………………………………..The Prodigy (XL)
No new entries in the Top 10 this week, but the Top 5 keeps the Verve atthe top followed by All Saints, Robbie Williams, Lighthouse Family andCeline Dion.
Dominator’s Top 10 of 1997
4. Dubstar – No More Talk
Their first single last year was an absolute stroke of genius, withperfectly-engineered vocals in the soundmix culminating in an excellentchorus, and sung by the gorgeous Sarah Blackwood with the even more gorgeousNewcastle accent (and if either her or Jayne Middlemiss want my personal phonenumber I’ll gladly give it out 🙂
Alas their second release of last year, “Cathedral Park”, released in September,became one of those unfortunates like the Lightning Seeds’ “Say What You Say”,which enters the chart at No.41 and never goes up 🙁
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.