58 (51) One Republic – Stop And Stare

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This week: 6 new entries, 1 re-entering, 0 chart, 8 climbing, 3 not moving & 22 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…

6 new and 1 re-entering and 0 chart entries :
• 1 Coldplay – Viva La Vida
• 14 Busta Rhymes Feat. Linkin Park – We Made It
• 16 Jonas Brothers – SOS
• 23 Billiam – My Generation
• 29 (42 RE) Nickelback – Photograph
• 32 Cage The Elephant – Ain’t No Rest For The Wicked
• 40 Weezer – Pork And Beans

so the following dropped out :

• 39 Radiohead – Creep
• 38 The Music – Strength In Numbers
• 37 We Are Scientists – Chick Lit
• 34 The Fratellis – Mistress Mabel
• 33 Snap – Rhythm is a Dancer
• 25 Feeder – We Are The People
• 24 Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down

8 climbing :

• 2 (3) Ne-Yo – Closer
• 4 (5) Sara Bareilles – Love Song
• 5 (8) Chris Brown – Forever
• 10 (22) Jordin Sparks – No Air
• 11 (12) Coldplay – Violet Hill
• 25 (36) Madonna – Give It To Me
• 27 (40) Flo Rida feat. Timbaland – Elevator
• 28 (30) Maroon 5 feat. Rihanna – If I Never See Your Face Again

3 not moving :

• 6 Gabriella Cilmi – Sweet About Me
• 21 Fall Out Boy feat. John Mayer – Beat It
• 26 Duffy – Mercy

and 22 going down. Big fallers include:

• 31 (16) Alex Gaudino feat. Shena – Watch Out
• 36 (28) Scooter – Jumping All Over The World

New entries from No.41-75 :

• 42 Urbnri – Back Me Up
• 43 Snap! – Rhythm Is A Dancer ’08
• 44 The Subways – Alright
• 45 Freemasons – When You Touch Me
• 50 MGMT – Electric Feel
• 52 Infadels – Free Things For Poor People
• 73 Estelle – No Substitute Love

Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…

One Republic: Stop And Stare
[Dreaming Out Loud]

58 (51) One Republic – Stop And Stare

Stop and Bore, morelike. Gordon Bennett, this tedious rubbish never seems to end.

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Duffy: Mercy
[Rockferry]

26 (26) Duffy – Mercy

They say she’s the new Dusty Springfield but it certainly doesn’t work for me.

Estelle & Kanye West:
American Boy
[Shine]

20 (17) Estelle feat. Kanye West American Boy

Apparently this first entered at No.72 and dropped out. It wasn’tmissed and I can’t see what the big deal is.

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Madonna: 4 Minutes
[Hard Candy]

13 (11) Madonna & Justin – 4 Minutes *4th Week at No.1*

Apparently this first entered at No.72 and dropped out. It wasn’tmissed and I can’t see what the big deal is.

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Sam Sparro: Black & Gold
[Sam Sparro]

15 (9) Sam Sparro – Black & Gold

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.

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Coldplay: Violet Hill
[Viva La Vida…]

11 (12) Coldplay – Violet Hill

Well, it was free so I downloaded it. Given how their music’s gone in thelast few years, it’s true that you get what you pay for(!)

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Mint Royale;
Singin in the Rain
[Pop is…]

8 (1) Mint Royale – Singin in the Rain *2nd Week at No.1*

Excellent track, as it was when it was originally released in 2005. It’s afunky remix of the Gene Kelly version of the song, as used in a car advertalso in 2005.

Back then, it only made No.20, but this time it’s reached No.1 as it wasthe track used for the winner of Britain’s Got Talent.

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Gabriella Cilmi:
Sweet About Me
[Lessons To Be Learned]

6 (6) Gabriella Cilmi – Sweet About Me

Quite a decent, jaunty little track and one that sounds like an old Motown tune.

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The Ting Tings:
That’s Not My Name
[We Started Nothing]

7 (4) The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name

Very mediocre.

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Rihanna: Take A Bow
[Good Girl Gone Bad]

3 (2) Rihanna – Take A Bow

YAWN! What a tedious ballad!

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Coldplay: Viva La Vida
[Viva La Vida…]

1 Coldplay – Viva La Vida *1st Week at No.1*

Yaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwn! What a bunch of pompous, stuck-up arseholes!

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Charlatans: Mis-Takes
[You Cross My Path]

June 23rd:

Athlete – The Outsiders (EP)
Audio Bullys – Gimme That Punk (12”)
Black Kids – Hurricane Jane
Buy Now – Body Crash
Courteeners – No You Didn’t No You Don’t
Dirty Pretty Things – Tired Of England
Donna Summer – I’m A Fire
Edwyn Collins – Home Again (7”)
Elle Milano – Laughing All The Way To The Plank (7”)
Elliott Minor – Time After Time
Estelle – No Substitute Love
Filly – Sweat (The Drip Drop Song)
Five O Clock Heroes feat Agyness Deyn – Who (7”) [Limited]
Flo Rida feat Timbaland – Elevator
Frank Turner – Reasons Not To Be An Idiot
Glasvegas – Geraldine
Hadouken! – Crank It Up
Heloise & The Savoir Faire – Illusions (Hot Tonight!)
Hercules & Love Affair – You Belong
Katie Melua – Ghost Town
Kid Sister – Pro Nails
Leila – Deflect (12”)
Leon Jean Marie – Bring It On
Mara Carlyle – Ancient & Modern (EP)
MGMT – Electric Feel
Moby – I Love To Move In Here
Ne-Yo – Closer
Nickelback – Photograph
Radiohead – Bodysnatchers
Tegan And Sara – Back In Your Head
Tokyo Police Club – In A Cave (7”)
Tricky – Council Estate
Weezer – Pork And Beans

June 30th:

Alan Braxe feat Killa Kela & Fallon – Nightwatcher (Show Me)
Ava Leigh – Mad About The Boy
Blood Red Shoes – This Is Not For You
Boogaloo Stu – Magnetic Heart
Busta Rhymes & Linkin Park – We Made It
Charlatans – Mis-Takes
The Dodos – Red And Purple (7”)
Freemasons – When You Touch Me
Goldfrapp – Caravan Girl
Innercity Pirates – Cockney Sparra
Ironik – Stay With Me
Ivy Rise – Disguise
Jess Carroll – Without You
Joseph Arthur – tba (EP)
Ladyhawke – Paris Is Burning
Long Blondes – Guilt (7”)
Maroon 5 & Rihanna – If I Never See Your Face Again
Natty – July
Oh Laura – Release Me
Operator Please – Just A Song About Ping Pong
Paul Heaton – Mermaids & Slaves
Rosie Oddie and the Odd Squad – Cola Coka (7”)[Limited]
Wild Beasts – The Devil’s Crayon (7”)

July 7th:

Annie – I Know Ur Girlfriend Hates Me
Attic Lights – Bring You Down
Basshunter – All I Ever Wanted
Blakes – Don’t Want That Now
Cajun Dance Party – The Colourful Life
Christopher D Ashley – Sugar Coated Lies (12”)
The Displacements – Down & Out
Dizzee Rascal – Dance Wiv Me
The Feeling – Turn It Up
Funeral For A Friend – Waterfront Dance Club
Kid Rock – All Summer Long
Kitty Daisy & Lewis – Going Up The Country
Kooks – Shine On
Last Shadow Puppets – Standing Next To Me
Laura Critchley – Today’s Another Day
Madonna – Give It 2 Me
Make Model – Just Another Folk Song
Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful Of Sunshine
Natasha Panas – Kennington
N.E.R.D – Everybody Nose
One Night Only – You And Me
Sharleen Spiteri – All The Times I Cried
She & Him – This Is Not A Test
thecocknbullkid – On My Own Again
Those Dancing Days – Run Run
The Whip – Blackout
Wombats – Kill The Director

July 14th:

Avenged Sevenfold – Dear God
Bob Sinclar presents Fireball – What I Want
CSS – Left Behind
The Cure – tba [Sun 13th]
Def Leppard –C’mon C’mon
Echo & The Bunnymen – Think I Need It Too
Ed Zealous – Pretty Face
Hot Chip – Touch Too Much
Jack McManus – You Think I Don’t Care
Jordin Sparks feat Chris Brown – No Air
The Little Ones – Morning Tide
McFly – One For The Radio
Melee – Built To Last
Neon Neon – I Told Her On Alderaan / Trick For Treat
Phil Campbell – Cold Engines
Primal Scream – Can’t Go Back
Rifles – I Could Never Lie
Sam Beeton – What You Look For
Sergeant – Sunshine
The Strange Death Of Liberal England – Angelou (7”) [Limited]
Ting Tings – Shut Up And Let Me Go

July 21st:

Captain – Echoes Of Fashion
Cut Copy – Hearts On Fire
Death Cab For Cutie – Cath (7”)
Delays – Keep It Simple
Doug Walker – Obstacles
Gavin Degraw – In Love With A Girl
Ida Maria – I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked
Noah & The Whale – 5 Years Time
Roisin Murphy – Movie Star
Sam Sparro – 21st Century Life
Usher – Moving Mountains

July 28th:

Bromheads Jacket – Speaker Box
Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip – Letter From God To Man
Johnny Flynn – Brown Trout Blues
Late Of The Pier – Heartbeat Flicker
Pussycat Dolls – When I Grow Up
The Saturdays – If This Is Love
The Script – The Man Who Can’t Be Moved

Aug 4th:

Ashlee Simpson – Little Miss Obsessive
David Jordan – Set The Mood
Jay Sean – Stay
Kelly Rowland – Broken

TBA:

Albert Hammond Jr – GfC
Alex C feat Y-Ass – The Sweetest Ass In The World
Amesha – I’ll Be There
Asa – Jailer
The Automatic – Steve McQueen [18th Aug]
Beat Players feat Lara McAllen – Piece Of Heaven
Biffy Clyro – Teeth Or Mountains [25th Aug]
Black Affair – Japanese Happening [Jun]
Bon Iver – Skinny Love
Boyzone – We Can’t Stop Thinking About You [Sep]
Britney Spears – Radar
Bryn Christopher – Smilin’ [18th Aug]
Cascada – Because The Night
Champagne Riot – Paris & I (EP)
Christian Silva – Great To Begin
Coheed & Cambria – Feathers
The Cure – tba [13th Aug]
Daniel Merriweather – Chainsaw (12”)
David Guetta feat Tara McDonald – Delirious
David Rubato – Deep Inside
DC Roc – Buffalo Stance
Dirty Pretty Things – Plastic Hearts [1st Sep]
DJ NG feat Katy B & MC Versatile – Tell Me
Duffy – Serious [25th Aug]
Duran Duran – Skin Divers
Eric Prydz – Pjanno
Eve feat Sean Paul – Give It To You
Example – Me & Mandy
Eye Witness feat Charlene Oliver – I’ve Never Been To Me
Frankmusik – In Step
Gabriella Cilmi – Save The Lies [11th Aug]
Grammatics – New Franchise
The Great Northwestern Hoboes – tba [Jun]
Gutter Twins – God’s Children [11th Aug]
Hamfatter – Do Something Stupid Tonight
Herve – Cheap Thrills [Jun]
Janet Jackson – Luv
Jem – It’s Amazing
Jerry Ropero feat Cozi – The Storm
Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong – Lucio Starts Fires [18th Aug]
Junkie XL – Cities Of Dust
K-Klass – Getting Ready
Kenna – Say Goodbye To Love [Jul]
Keren Ann – Lay Your Head Down
Keyshia Cole feat Missy Elliott & Lil Kim – Let It Go
The Kic Pimpz – No Stopping Us
Kirsty Hawkshaw Vs Kinky Roland – Fine Day 2008
KLM Music feat Coco Star – I Need A Miracle
Kristine W – The Boss
Lady Gaga feat Akon & Colby O’Donis – Just Dance [Aug]
Lily Allen – Everyone’s At It
Little Boots – Stuck On Repeat
Little Jackie – The World Should Revolve Around Me [Jun]
LoveShy – Gotta Love For U
Malakai – Snowflake
Manda Rin – DNA
Meck feat Dino – So Strong
Mihai – Tornero [Jun]
Minnie Driver – Beloved
Missy Elliott – Best Best
Moby – Ooh Yeah
Mogwai – Batcat [8th Sep]
Mystery Jets – Half In Love With Elizabeth [25th Aug]
Neils Children – What Am I Supposed To Do?
Nono feat Huski – Three More Days
Palladium – White Lady
Peyton – A Higher Place ‘08
Poppy & The Jezebels – UFO (7”)
Private – Crucify My Heart
Pulse – tba
Red Blooded Women – You Made Your Bed
The Revelations – Its You
Rickrollerz – Never Gonna Give You Up
Rihanna – Rehab [11th Aug]
Rooney – I Should’ve Been After You
Rubies – Stand In A Line
Same Difference – Breaking Free
Sash! feat Tina Cousins – Mysterious Times ’08
Seal – The Right Life
Sean Kingston feat Juelz Santana and Élan Of The D.E.Y. – There’s Nothing
Sergey – Girlfriend
Sergio Mendes feat Fergie – The Look Of Love
The Streets – The Escapist
SugaRush Beat Company – They Said I Said [11th Aug]
Toyah – Sensational
Will Young – Changes

Top 75 ALBUM chart analysis :

Sara Bareilles:
Little Voice

This week there are new entries for :
• 4 Darren Styles – Sky Divin’
• 8 Feeder – Silent Cry
• 9 Sara Bareilles – Little Voice
• 11 Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes
• 16 Dennis Wilson – Pacific Ocean Blue
• 17 Petula Clark – Then & Now Very Best Of
• 19 The Music – Strength In Numbers
• 21 Weezer – Weezer
• 30 Judas Priest – Nostradamus
• 39 The Offspring – Rise And Fall Rage And Grace

Coldplay: Viva La Vida…

The top 10 goes like this :
• 1 Coldplay – Viva La Vida
• 2 Duffy – Rockferry
• 3 Neil Diamond – Home Before Dark
• 4 Darren Styles – Sky Divin’
• 5 Paul Weller – 22 Dreams
• 6 The Fratellis – Here We Stand
• 7 Radiohead – Best Of
• 8 Feeder – Silent Cry
• 9 Sara Bareilles – Little Voice
• 10 Rihanna – Good Girl Gone Bad

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Billy Idol: Idolize Yourself

June 23rd:

Andy Fairweather Low – The Low Rider: The Very Best Of
Ben Onono – Native Stranger
Billy Idol – Idolize Yourself: The Very Best Of
Cage The Elephant – Cage The Elephant
Camper Van Beethoven – Popular Songs Of Great Enduring Strength And Beauty
Chris Brown – Exclusive [Forever Edition]
Cortes – When You Say You Love Me
Donna Summer – Crayons
Doug Walker – Fear Together
Durutti Column – Sunlight To Blue… Blue To Blackness
Eliza Carthy – Dreams Of Breathing Underwater
Glissando – With Our Arms Wide Open We March Towards The Burning Sea
Herman’s Hermits – Best Of
Jonas Brothers – Jonas Brothers
Jyrojets – Jyrojets
Lazenby – The Loft Years
Less Than Jake – GNV FLA
Natasha Marsh – Natasha Marsh
The Postmarks – The Postmarks
Presets – Apocalypso
Quireboys – Homewreckers And Heartbreakers
Rascals – Rascalize
Ry Cooder – I Flathead
Sergio Mendes – Encanto
Sigur Ros – Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust
Terry Callier – Welcome Home
White Denim – Workout Holiday
X-Press 2 – Raise Your Hands: Best Of
Yeti – The Legend Of Yeti Gonzales
Clubland 13

June 30th:

David Bowie – Live Santa Monica ’72
Dirty Pretty Things – Romance At Short Notice
Don Henley – Very Best Of
Donnie Munro – An Turas: The Journey (Live At Celtic Connections 2008)
Eddy Grant – Road To Reparation: The Very Best Of
Five O Clock Heroes – Speak Your Language
Fonda 500 – Je M’Appelle Stereo
Gary Numan – Jagged Edge
Go West – Futurenow
Kid Carpet – Casio Royale
Leon Jean Marie – Bent Out Of Shape
Madness – The Liberty Of Norton Folgate
Mara Carlyle – Nuzzle
My Chemical Romance – The Black Parade Is Dead: Live
Nas – Untitled
One Little Plane – Until
Seth Lakeman – Poor Man’s Heaven
Sparkadia – Postcards
Subways – All Or Nothing
Watson Twins – Fire Songs

July 7th:

Albert Hammond Jr – Como Te Llama
Apache – Boomtown Gems
Biffy Clyro – Singles 2001-2005
Black Ghosts – Black Ghosts
Black Kids – Partie Traumatic
The Bug – London Zoo
Busta Rhymes – Blessed
Circuits – Bright As Midnight
Corrections – Repeat After Me
The Dodos – Visiter
The Game – L.A.X. (Los Angeles Times)
Leila – Bloods Looms and Blooms
Patti Smith and Kevin Shields – The Coral Sea
Paul Heaton – The Cross Eyed Rambler
Ratatat – LP3
Robin Thicke – Somethin’ Else
Stone Gods – Silver Spoons
Sugars – The Curse Of The Sugars
Tricky – Knowle West Boy

July 14th:

Andy Yorke – Simple
Black Affair – Pleasure Pressure Point
Blakes – The Blakes
Bobby Digital – Digi Snax
The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
Jakob Dylan – Seeing Things
Micah P Hinson – The Red Empire Orchestra
Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful Of Sunshine
Natty – Man Like I
Pop Levi – Never Never Love
Sharleen Spiteri – Melody
She And Him – Volume One
Soil & Pimp Sessions – Album 3
Thomas White – I Dream Of Black
Walter Becker – Circus Money

July 21st:

Candlebox – Into The Sun
Carla Bruni – Comme Si De Rien N’Etait
CSS – Donkey
The Little Ones – Morning Tide
McFly – Radioactive
Melee – Devils & Angels
Primal Scream – Beautiful Future
Ron Sexsmith – Exit Strategy Of The Soul
XX Teens – Welcome To Goon Island
Now 70

July 28th:

Charlatans – The Best Of The BBC Recordings 1999-2006
Dandy Warhols – Earth To Dandy Warhols
Dinosaur Jr – Hand It Over
Erykah Badu – New Amerykah Part Two
Gavin Degraw – Gavin Degraw
Ida Maria – Fortress Around My Heart
Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong – Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong
Kitty Daisy & Lewis – Kitty Daisy & Lewis
Sam Beeton – tba
Simian Mobile Disco – Sample And Hold

Aug 4th:

Ali Eskandarian – Nothing To Say
Captain – Distraction
Conor Oberst – Conor Oberst
Late Of The Pier – Fantasy Black Channel
Noah & The Whale – Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down
Pussycat Dolls – To Those Who Wait
The Splendour – The Best Way To Make Money

Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2008.

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