20 Catatonia – Londinium *

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The initial bit :

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, 0 climbers, 2 non-movers & 29 downers.

new entry re-entry climber faller non mover

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:

  • 38 Moby – Bodyrock
  • 25 Daniel O’Donnell – Uno Mas
  • 20 Catatonia – Londinium *
  • 18 Blockster – Grooveline
  • 17 The Cardigans – Hanging Around *
  • 13 Dina Carroll – Without Love :O ===
  • 8 Yomanda – Synth and Strings
  • 6 Destiny’s Child – Bills, Bills, Bills
  • 2 Steps – Love’s Got a Hold on my Heart so the following dropped out :
  • 40 Chicane featuring Maire Brennan of Clannad – Saltwater
  • 39 Gomez – Bring it On
  • 38 Suede – She’s in Fashion
  • 37 TLC – No Scrubs
  • 36 Mase – Get Ready
  • 34 Justin – It’s All About You
  • 32 Orbital – Nothing Left
  • 27 Three Amigos – Louie Louie
  • 26 The Goo Goo Dolls – Iris 0 climbers : 2 non-movers :
  • 1 Ricky Martin
  • 5 Vengaboys and 29 going down. Big fallers include :
  • 31 (11) Manic Street Preachers
  • 40 (16) Gary Barlow New entries from No.41-75. See who missed out this time round :
  • 41 Def Leppard – Promises
  • 45 Freestylers – Here We Go
  • 52 Barenaked Ladies – Call and Answer
  • 56 Marlo – How Do I Know?
  • 59 Sea Fruit – Hello World
  • 71 Jon The Dentist Vs Ollie Jaye – Imagination
  • 75 Luminaire – Flower Duet

    Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…

    20 Catatonia – Londinium *

    Following up April’s “Dead From The Waist Down” which made No.7, is a song whichdeclares “London sucks”. So, no love lost there then.

    17 The Cardigans – Hanging Around *

    Third single from Nina and the band and another good track with a peformance inplace of a decent video, so no expense spent.

    13 Dina Carroll – Without Love :O ===

    New Dina Carroll song. Dire. Avoid. Still, at least it didn’t get in the Top 10,although is that down to a complete cockup on CIN’s part again? Who knows? Ifthey do you can be sure they won’t be owning up to it.

    1 Ricky Martin – Livin’ La Vida Loca *2nd Week at No.1*

    Energetic Latino music and the sort of thing that sells a lot of records insummer, and in the past week it’s really grown on me. The reason? It soundsexactly like the sort of thing Wax were doing around 12 years ago with their”American English” album. Anyone not familiar with Wax should note that they,Andrew Gold and Graham Gouldman, made up half of 10CC.

    He’s being sold over here as the next Big Thing to hit the UK, but if that’s thecase then why did he disappear off the face of the planet after his previous(and before this single, only) single, “Un, Dos, Tres, Maria” made No.6 inSeptember 97. Why couldn’t his record company have spared us the pain?

    This is the 20th single to go straight in at No.1.

  • 1. Fatboy Slim – Praise You
  • 2. 911 – A Little Bit More
  • 3. Offspring – Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
  • 4. Armand Van Helden featuring Duane Harden – You Don’t Know Me
  • 5. Blondie – Maria
  • 6. Lenny Kravitz – Fly Away
  • 7. Britney Spears – Baby One More Time
  • 8. Boyzone – When The Going Gets Tough
  • 9. B*witched – Blame It On The Weatherman
  • 10. Mr Oizo – Flat Beat
  • 11. Martine McCutcheon – Perfect Moment
  • 12. Westlife – Swear It Again
  • 13. Backpassage Boys – I Like It That Way
  • 14. Boyzone – You Needed Me
  • 15. Shanks and Bigfoot – Sweet Like Chocolate
  • 16. Baz Luhrmann – Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
  • 17. S Club 7 – Bring It All Back
  • 18. Vengaboys – Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
  • 19. ATB – 9pm (Till I Come)
  • 20. Ricky Martin – Livin’ La Vida Loca

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    New releases :

    If anyone knows of a good site for new release info, please let me know

    July 12th :Art Of Trance Madagascar (Remix)Blue Nature A Life So ChangedCaprice Oh YeahCassius TBCCast Magic HourDoolally Straight From The HeartFreestylers Here We GoHell CopaMadness TBCMarlo How Do I KnowOrton, Beth Central ReservationShanice When I Close My EyesVan Helden, Armand Boogie MonstersYomanda Synth & Strings

    July 19th :Basement Jaxx Rendez-VuBrown, Jennifer AliveClock Sunshine DayEminem Guilty ConscienceGrooves, Scott/Parliament Mothership ReconnectionJames TBCKeating, Ronan When You Say Nothing At AllMartin, Billy Ray HoneyMasters At Work & India To Be In LoveMorisson, Mark My Best FriendPet Shop Boys I Don’t Know What You WantPlanet Perfecto Feat Not Over Yet ’99Richard, Cliff The MiracleSmash Mouth All StarTyrese Nobody Else

    July 26th :Animal House Animal House EPCostello, Elvis SheDe-Ryus Grass Aint GreenerDope Smugglaz Double Double DutchSpace Raiders (I Need The) Disko Doktor

    2nd August :All Seeing I 1st Man In SpaceBlackstreet Think About YouBrand New Heavies Saturday NightMonica Angel Of MineWestlife If I Let You Go

    9th August :Salt N Pepa Gitty Up

    16th August :La’s, The There She Goes

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    Top 75 ALBUM chart analysis :

    This week there are new entries for

  • 13 Belle & Sebastian – Tigermilk
  • 19 Semisonic – Feeling Strangely Fine
  • 20 Gipsy Kings – Volare: Best of
  • 47 Mase – Double Up
  • 50 Tina Cousins – Killing Time
  • 59 Witness – Before the Calm
  • 69 Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On? The top 5 goes like this :
  • 1 Boyzone – By Request
  • 2 Shania Twwain – Come On Over
  • 3 Ricky Martin – Ricky Martin
  • 4 Whitney Houston – My Love is Your Love
  • 5 Abba – Gold

    New releases :

    If anyone knows of a good site for new release info, please let me know

    Other forthcoming releases

    JULY :

      [tba] – Aqua (Universal)
      [tba] – No Doubt (Interscope)

    AUGUST :

      [tba] – Johnson Brothers (WEA)
      [tba] – Tom Jones (Gut)

    SEPTEMBER :

      [tba] – Mary Jane Lamond (Wicklow/BMG Classics)
      [tba] – Bill Laswell (Wicklow/BMG Classics)
      [tba] – Laurel MacDonald (Wicklow/BMG Classics)
      [tba] – Varttina (Wicklow/BMG Classics)

    OCTOBER :

      [tba] – Metallica w/San Francisco Symphony Orch. (Vertigo/Mercury)
      [tba] – Oasis (Creation)
      [tba] – Radiohead (Parlophone)
      [tba] – U2 (Island)

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    Dominator’s Top 50 of 1998

    30. James – Runaground

    Last year James released their greatest hits album, two of the new tracks beingreleased as singles namely, “Destiny Calling” (No.17, Mar 98) and one just pippingit to the post as being the best, “Runaground” (No.29, June 98), a more sombrenumber.

    They also released a dreadful remix of one of two songs I couldn’t care less for,”Sit Down”, which made No.7 in November 98. The other song I’m tired of is “ComeHome”.

    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

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