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A brief analysis on the current chart situation…
- 5 new and 0 re-entering and 2 chart entries :
- 30 Razorlight – Wire to Wire
- 28 (46 CH) Ting Tings – Be The One
- 26 (63 CH) Katy Perry – Hot N Cold
- 9 Sash! – Raindrops (Encore Une Fois)
- 5 The Saturdays – Up
- 3 Leon Jackson – Don’t Call This Love
- 2 Geraldine – The Winner’s Song
- 40 Biffy Clyro – Mountains
- 39 Faith Hill – There You’ll Be
- 38 Kings Of Leon – Use Somebody
- 36 Ne-yo – Closer
- 33 Sam Sparro – Black and Gold
- 32 Eric Prydz – Pjanoo
- 36 The Courteeners – That Kiss
- 6 (15) Snow Patrol – Take Back the City
- 11 (14) Kanye West – Love Lockdown
- 20 (21) Mia – Paper Planes
- 23 (34) Keane – Spiralling
- 25 (35) MGMT – Kids
- 29 (30) Jordin Sparks – Tattoo
- 1 Pink – So What
- 10 (3) Sugababes – Girls
- 18 (13) Boyzone – Love You Anyway
- 19 (12) Platinum – Love Shy
- 36 (16) Oasis – Shock of the Tedium
- 41 Kooks – Sway
- 43 Akon – Right Now
- 45 Wiley – Summertime
- 56 Guru Josh – Infinity 2008
- 72 Script – Breakeven
so the following dropped out :
6 climbing :
1 not moving :
and 24 going down. Big fallers include:
New entries from No.41-75 :
[Rockferry]
They say she’s the new Dusty Springfield but it certainly doesn’t work for me.
That’s Not My Name
[We Started Nothing]
Very mediocre.
Click here for the video
Sweet About Me
[Lessons To Be Learned]
Quite a decent, jaunty little track and one that sounds like an old Motown tune.
Click here to see the video
[Sam Sparro]
Funky as hell, this is a wonderful piece of music and the kind of thing that,when it does get released, normally gets overlooked, but here it’s all payingoff in spades.
I’ve never heard of Sam Sparro before, but here’s hoping we hear a lot morefrom him in the near future.
Rather average and, wot, no fit women in much of the video??
[Year of the Gentleman]
Predictable and uninteresting.
Click here for the video
[Rock ‘n’ Roll Jesus]
Lazy dance-ish track to the tune of Warren Zevon’s Werewolves of London.
[Viva La Vida…]
Yaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwn! What a bunch of pompous, stuck-up arseholes!
Shock of the Lightning
[Dig Out Your Soul]
Another typical raucous mess from Manchester’s most tired band.
[Let It Go]
Hmmm… he normally does fairly decent tracks since he shook off the ‘PopIdol’ beginnings, but this track started off okay and then just didn’t seemto know which musical direction to head off in!
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This track made No.1 originally based on downloads alone, but it’s rather mediocre anddidn’t deserve the top slot.
[One of the Boys]
“Oh, look, I’m pretending to be a lesbian”. Bollocks.
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[Chasing Lights]
Ah, The Saturdays. Good to look at, and they were on Something for the Weekend recently. Watch here:
Click here for Part 1
Click here for Part 2
Click here for Part 3
Click here for Part 4
Sex On Fire
[Only By the Night]
Great band. Not a bad track, either and great to see them at the top slot.Certainly more deserved than most things that get there.
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Peter Kay used to be a funny man, but after he finished Phoenix Nights and went onto Max & Paddy’s Road To Nowhere, it’s clearthat the other writers of PN, Dave Spikey and Neil Fitzmaurice, were the ones that wrote all the funny lines so no wonder they’llno longer work with him since he claimed all the credit.
“Britain’s Got the Pop Factor” may be well observed but The X-Factor is a spoof that didn’t need spoofing, since it continuallysends itself up with the way it behaves.
Still, there’s one born every minute. A lot of people bought the single by Katy Perry in which she pretended to be a lesbian,and now lots of people have bought this joke-free song. God knows why.
The only plus is that it got higher than the single from X-Factor Leon “where has he been?” Jackson.
[Funhouse]
So what, indeed?
New releases :All the new releases info comes courtesy ofHaven Forum.co.uk
[Out of Control]
Oct 20th:
- AC/DC – Rock ‘N’ Roll Train
Anastacia – I Can Feel You
Bloc Party – Talons
Chairlift – Bruises
Charlatans – Oh Vanity
Computerclub – Before The Walls Came Down
Cut Off Your Hands – Happy As Can Be (EP)
Dee Grees Vs The Real Booty Babes – Apologize
Fall Out Boy – I Don’t Care
Fight Like Apes – Jake Summers
Foo Fighters – tba
Frank Turner – Long Live The Queen
The Game feat Lil Wayne – My Life
Goldfrapp – Clowns
Hot Leg – Trojan Guitar
James Fox – Higher
Jeremy Warmsley – Dancing With The Enemy
Jordin Sparks – Tattoo
Keane – Lovers Are Losing
The Last Shadow Puppets – My Mistakes Were Made For You
Morning Call – A Little Late
Noah & The Whale – Shape Of My Heart
Pigeon Detectives – Say It Like You Mean It
Ra Ra Riot – Ghost Under Rocks
Ramzi – Say Goodnight
Sam Taylor Wood with Pet Shop Boys – I’m In Love With A German Film Star
Sky Larkin – Fossil, I
Oct 27th:
- Adele – Make You Feel My Love
Ava Leigh – La La La
Buzz Junkies feat Alison Limerick – Where Love Lives
Connected feat Max C – A Feeling
David Guetta – Tomorrow Can Wait
Dido – Don’t Believe In Love
Eugene McGuinness – Moscow State Circus (7”)
Girls Aloud – The Promise
The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
Katie Melua – Two Bare Feet
Laura Marling – Night Terror
Little Jackie – The Stoop
Lykke Li – Little Bit
The Paddingtons – Whats The Point In Anything New?
Primal Scream – Uptown
Razorlight – Wire To Wire
Robin Thicke – Magic
Roots Manuva – Let The Spirit
Stereophonics – You’re My Star
Stone Gods – DonÂ’t Drink The Water
Sugars – Gossip / Way To My Heart (7”)
Team Water Polo – So Called Summer (7”) [Limited]
Tommy Sparks – I’m A Rope
Twisted Wheel – Lucy In The Castle
The Verve – Rather Be
The View – 5Rebbeccas
The Virgins – One Week Of Danger
Wave Machines – The Greatest Escape We Ever Made
Nov 3rd:
- Alesha Dixon – The Boy Does Nothing
Beyonce – If I Was A Boy
Christina Aguilera – Keeps Gettin’ Better
David Jordan – Only Living Soul
Enter Shikari – We Can Breathe In Space, They Just Don’t Want Us To Escape
Farley Jack Master Funk – Love Can’t Turn Around 2008
Filthy Dukes – Tupac Robot Club Rock
Herve feat Plastic Little – Cheap Thrills
Ida Maria – Oh My God
Kardinal Offishal feat Akon – Dangerous
Leona Lewis – Forgive Me
Madcon – Liar
Paul Carrack feat The Eagles – I DonÂ’t Want To Hear Any More
Paul Weller – Sea Spray / 22 Dreams
Scouting For Girls – I Wish I Was James Bond
The Shortwave Set – Glitches ‘N’ Bugs
Sneaky Sound System – UFO
Tony Christie – Born To Cry
Tracy Chapman – Sing For You
VV Brown – Crying Blood (7”)
Youthmovies – Polyp (EP)
Nov 10th:
- The Automatic – Magazines
Coldplay – Lost
Emmy The Great – We Almost Had A Baby
Enya – Trains and Winter Rains
Frankmusik – 3 Little Words (EP)
Gabriella Cilmi – Sanctuary
Grace Jones – William’s Blood
James Blunt – Love Love Love
The Kills – Tape Song
Liam Finn – Better To Be
Miley Cyrus – 7 Things
Nickelback – If Today Was Your Last Day
Oasis – I’m Outta Time
Same Difference – We R One
The Script – Break Even
Taio Cruz – I Just Wanna Know
Tom Jones – If He Should Ever Leave You
Twisted Wheel – Lucy The Castle
Nov 17th:
- Alphabeat – What Is Happening
Asobi Seksu – Me & Mary (7”)
Chris Brown – Superhuman
Daniel Powter – The Best Of Me
Death Cab For Cutie – No Sunlight
John Barrowman – What About Us?
Jonas Brothers – Lovebug
Kid Rock – Roll On
Killers – Human
Koopa – Gimme It Back
Lemar – If She Knew
Santogold – Say A-ha
Skint & Demoralised – The Thrill Of 30 Seconds (7”)[Limited]
Usher feat Will I Am – What’s Your Name
Nov 24th:
- Britney Spears – Womanizer
Christian Falk feat Robyn – Dream On
Clinic – Planetarium Of The Soul
Ladyhawke – My Delirium
Dec 1st:
- HEARTSREVOLUTION – Ultraviolence
Pussycat Dolls – I Hate This Part
TBA:
- Amy Studt – Nice Boys
Annagrace – You Make Me Feel
Atlanta – 5 Star Lover
Audio Bullys – Flickery Vision
Beat Players feat Lara McAllen – Piece Of Heaven
Black Affair – Japanese Happening
The Black Angels – Doves [8th Dec]
Blue Lagoon – Break My Stride
Captain – Echoes Of Fashion
Caramell – Caramelldansen
Cassie – Official Girl
Celine Dion – My Love
Champagne Riot – Paris & I (EP)
Christian Silva – Great To Begin
Clocks – She Wants Something Else
Cold War Kids – I’ve Seen Enough [8th Dec]
Coldplay – Prospekts March (EP) [26th Dec]
Constantines – Hard Feelings
Danny Bond feat Jennifer Jones – 3 Is Family
David Rubato – Deep Inside
Dizzee Rascal feat Lily Allen – Wannabe
Doug Walker – Obstacles
Duffy – Enough Love
E-Type – True Believer
Echo & The Bunnymen – Think I Need It Too
Eve feat Sean Paul – Give It To You
Everlast – Folsom Prison Blues
Eye Witness feat Charlene Oliver – I’ve Never Been To Me
Foxboro Hot Tubs – The Pedestrian
Fugative – It’s Summertime
Gianluca Motta feat Molly – Not Alone
The Great Northwestern Hoboes – Won’t Let This Love
Hey Negrita – Room Service / The Last Thing That I Do
James Morrison & Nelly Furtado – Broken Strings [15th Dec]
Jamie Scott & The Town – Stare Into The Sun [Oct]
Jason Donovan – Dreamboats & Petticoats
Jem – It’s Amazing
Jim Noir – Don’t You Worry
K-Klass – Getting Ready
Katy Perry – Hot N Cold
Kenna – Say Goodbye To Love
Kerry Leatham – Run Dry [Sep]
The Kic Pimpz – No Stopping Us
Kidda – Under The Sun
Killers – Joseph, Better You Than Me [Dec]
Kim Leoni – Medicine
Kings Of Leon – tba [Dec[
Kush – Wanna Be Your Girl (Bittersweet)
Laura – Your Loving Arms
The Lazarus Plot – Do You Want To Be Someone?
Leon Jean Marie – You Must Know
Madonna – Miles Away [Oct]
Mara Carlyle – Weird Girl
Maroon 5 – Goodnight Goodnight
Micky Modelle vs Samantha Mumba – Gotta Tell You
Mihai – Tornero
Missy Elliott – Best Best
Mongrel – Silence Is Talking
N-Dubz – Papa
N*E*R*D – Sooner Or Later
N-Force – All My Life
Nono feat Huski – Three More Days
Oh Atoms – Sugar Mouse
One eskimO – Kandi
Out Of Office – Insatiable
Panic At The Disco – Northern Downpour
Pendulum – Granite [Oct]
Plain White Ts – Natural Disaster
Poppy & The Jezebels – Rhubarb & Custard
Private – My Secret Lover
Raconteurs – Many Shades Of Black
The Rasmus – Livin’ In A World Without You
Razorlight – Hostage Of Love [22nd Dec]
The Revelations – Its You
Rihanna – Rehab
R.I.O. – Shine On
Sam Sparro – Pocket
Sandi Thom – Pink & The Lily
Scarlet BLONDE – Bedroom Superstar
Scooter vs Status Quo – Jump That Rock (Whatever You Want) [Oct]
Scratch – Let’s Go
Simply Red – Go Now [Nov]
Sirens – Dreams
Slipknot – Dead Memories
Snow Patrol – Crack The Shutters [22nd Dec]
Travis – Song To Self
Vampire Weekend – A Punk
Vines – He’s A Rocker
Vogue – Another Night
Weezer – Troublemaker
Will Young – Grace [15th Dec]
Wombats – Is It Christmas? [15th Dec]
Back Again No Matter What
- This week there are new entries for :
- 1 Keane – Perfect Symmetry
- 4 Boyzone – Back Again… No Matter What
- 15 Dave Clark Five – The Hits
- 17 Funeral for a Friend – Memory and Humanity
- 23 Ray Lamontagne – Gossip in the Grain
- 34 Boyzone – B-Sides & Rarities
- 49 Chase & Status – More than a Lot
- 51 Lucinda Williams – Little Honey
- 54 Idina Menzel – I Stand
- 55 Buena Vista Social Club – At Carnegie Hall
- 68 Nitin Sawhney – London Undersound
- The top 10 goes like this :
- 1 Keane – Perfect Symmetry
- 2 Oasis – Dig Out Your Soul
- 3 Kings of Leon – Only By The Night
- 4 Boyzone – Back Again… No Matter What
- 5 Ne-Yo – Year Of The Gentleman
- 6 Will Young – Let It Go
- 7 Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad
- 8 Bette Midler – The Best Of Bette
- 9 James Morrison – Songs For You, Truths For Me
- 10 Duffy – Rockferry
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Original Soundtrack
Oct 20th:
- AC/DC – Black Ice
Bonnie Prince Billy – Is It The Sea?
Connie Fisher – From Connie With Love
The Dears – Missiles
Imelda May – Love Tattoo
John Legend – Evolver
Kaiser Chiefs – Off With Their Heads
Katherine Jenkins – Sacred Arias
The King Blues – Save The World, Get The Girl
Laura Critchley – Laura
Leon Jackson – Right Now
The Long Blondes – Singles
Lou Reed – Berlin: The Soundtrack
Mariah Carey – The Ballads
Marillion – Happiness Is The Road
Mesh 29 – Secret Traffic
Paul Carrack – I Know That Name
Plain White T’s – Big Bad World
Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Live In Japan
Sash! – 10th Anniversary Best Of
Saturdays – Chasing Lights
Scratch – Loss 4 Wordz
The Stills – Oceans Will Rise
Sugababes – Catfights And Spotlights
High School Musical 3 (OST)
Live Lounge 3
Oct 27th:
- Anastacia – Heavy Rotation
Barlowgirl – Home For Christmas
Bloc Party – Intimacy
Cardinals – Cardinology
Celine Dion – My Love: Essential Collection
Chairlift – Does You Inspire You?
Computerclub – Before The Walls Came Down
Courtney Love – Nobody’s Daughter
Cradle Of Filth – Godspeed On The Devil’s Thunder
The Cure – 4:13 Dream
Damien Jurado – Caught In The Trees
Daniel OÂ’Donnell – Country Boy
Das Pop – Das Pop
Deerhunter – Microcastle
Doug Walker – Fear Together
Fron Male Voice Choir – Voices Of The Valley Home
Grace Jones – Hurricane
Jennifer Lopez – Greatest Hits
Joseph Arthur – Temporary People
Katie Melua – The Collection
Los Campesinos – We Are Beautiful We Are Doomed
Mongrel – Better Than Heavy
Neil Young – Sugar Mountain
Nicola Benedetti – Art Of
Pink – Funhouse
Psapp – The Camel’s Back
Red Hot Chilli Pipers – Blast
Snow Patrol – One Hundred Million Suns
Squarepusher – Just A Souvenir
Now Thats What I Call Music: 25 Years
Nov 3rd:
- Andrea Bocelli – Incanto
Ava Leigh – Rollin’
Big Boi – Sir Luscious Left Foot Son Of Chico Dusty
Brian Houston – Three Feet From Gold
Cliff Richard – The 50th Anniversary Album
Dido – Safe Trip Home
Elvis Presley – Christmas Duets
Escala – Escala
Fall Out Boy – Folie A Deux
Flipron – Gravity Calling
Girls Aloud – tba
Hayley Westenra – River Of Dreams: The Very Best Of
Her Space Holiday – XOXO Panda And The New Kid Revival
Herbie Hancock – The Definitive
Mavis Staples – Hope At The Hideout
The Paddingtons – No Mundane Options
Razorlight – Slipway Fires
Satyricon – The Age Of Nero
School Of Seven Bells – Alpinisms
Seal – Soul
Status Quo – Pictures: 40 Years Of Hits
Nov 10th:
- Brandy – Human
Chris Cornell – Scream
Christina Aguilera – Keeps Gettin’ Better: A Decade of Hits
David Byrne & Brian Eno – Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
Enrique Iglesias – Greatest Hits
Enya – And Winter Came
Flaming Lips – Christmas On Mars
Foo Fighters – The Best Of
Il Divo – The Promise
James Fox – Rocking Chairs & Lemonade
Jason Donovan – Let It Be Me
Joan Osborne – Little Wild One
Jonathan Ansell – Forever
Keith – Vice & Virtue
The Smiths – The Sound Of: The Very Best Of
Stereophonics – A Decade In The Sun: The Best Of
T-Pain – Thr33 Ringz
Tony Christie – Made In Sheffield
Tracy Chapman – Our Bright Future
Clubland 14
Nov 17th:
- Alesha Dixon – The Alesha Show
Amadou & Mariam – Welcome To Mali
Belle And Sebastian – The BBC Sessions
Beyonce – tba
The Fireman – Electric Arguments
Jools Holland – The Informer
Josh Groban – Meet Josh Groban
Nickelback – tba
Only Men Allowed – tba
The Priests – The Priests
Rod Stewart – The Definitive
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards – Spirit Of The Glen Encore
Russell Watson – Soul
Same Difference – Pop
Simply Red – 25: The Greatest Hits
Tom Jones – 24 Hours
Now 71
Nov 24th:
- Akon – Freedom
Andrew Bain – Presents Modern Classics
Connie Talbot – Connie’s Christmas Album
Craig David – Greatest Hits
Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Ankh
Jay-Z – Blueprint III
John Barrowman – Music Music Music
Kelli Ali – Rocking Horse
Killers – Day & Age
Lemar – The Reason
Lesley Garrett – Amazing Grace
Pavarotti – The Duets
Rhydian – tba
Heroes (War Child)
Dec 1st:
- Bob The Builder – Never Mind The Breeze Blocks
Britney Spears – Circus
Connie Francis – Very Best Of
Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid – NYC
Natasha Panas – Yellow Flowers
Take That – tba
Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2008.
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.