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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…

Another week’s gone by, and the chart’s fallen apart again.

15 new entries, but after last week’s new entries, four have fallen sharply,ie. Porn Kings (17 to 34), Supergrass (10 to 29), Foxy Brown (9 to 25),and Charlatans (6 to 24). In his third week though, after falling from 4 to 15Jon Bon Jovi has gone down further to 35.

And out of last week’s 16 new entries, the one who fell out of the chart fromthe highest position was the same group who received a lifetime achievementaward at Brits 97. Yes, it’s the Bee Gees, who at the Brits had spent around3 weeks at No.5 with “Alone”. Last week they were No.14 with “I Could Not LoveYou More”. This week, in the Top 40, that single is no more…

Of the new entries this week…

21 Brand New Heavies – You Are The Universe *

Second single from their album, “Shelter”, and another catchy tune from newlead singer, Siedah Garrett. Whether it goes up any higher is doubtfuleven though it deserves it.

16 Primal Scream – Star *

Second single from Primal Scream following the Top 10 hit “Kowalski” whichI don’t recall hearing on the radio. This new track is a slow balladic effort.Well worth a listen.

9 Cast – Guiding Star *

Definitely leading the way lately for singalongable songs is Cast. They couldalmost end up type-“cast” 🙂

8 Echo And The Bunnymen – Nothing Lasts Forever *

First single in a blue moon from Ian McCulloch and the band. Slowish, downbeat,and seemingly depressing, but bloody fantastic.

If you don’t like it, then you can always write to your local MP. If you’rean anarchist and you haven’t got an MP then you can always write to the leadsinger of Echo and The Bunnymen. “Dear Mr. Echo…” 🙂

10 points to anyone who can guess what I’m referring to there 🙂

5 Blur – On Your Own

Third single from Blur‘s self-titled latest album. Not bad, but not half asgood as “Song 2” or “Beetlebum”, and not getting much airplay.

4 Ocean Colour Scene – Hundred Mile High City * !!!

They hardly seem to have been away, but it’s 8 months since OCS were in thecharts, when they made No.6 in October last year with “The Circle”.

Funky, fresh, and shouting out to make you sit up and take notice. I’ve madeit my single of the week, but the competition was very fierce from Brand NewHeavies, Primal Scream, Cast and Echo and the Bunnymen.

2 Verve – Bitter Suite Symphony *

They’ve only had moderate success in the past, but perhaps now their time hascome. Their last chart outings came in 1995 with three hits (This is Music at35, On Your Own at 25, and History at 24).

This new tune is slow but one of the most epic and atmospheric singles inthe chart at the moment.

1 (NEW) Puff Daddy & Faith Evans – I’ll Be Missing You :O === *1st Week at No.1*

Released as a tribute to the late “Notorius B.I.G.” of whom the Top 40 singleschart has heard very little apart from a recent Top 10 record after his death,this new release is nothing more than a bastardisation of the Police‘sexcellent No.1 song from 1983, “Every Breath You Take”, with lyrics alteredso that the “I’ll be watching you” part of the chorus becomes “I’ll be missingyou”. Bleah! Get rid!

This is now the 6th single in a row to go straight in at No.1, the list lookinglike this :

New releases :

(* – my current favourites)

June 16th :

LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME – Abbacadabra
THE AGE OF LOVE – The Age Of Love
JUST BE TONIGHT – BBG
SET IN STONE / FORBIDDEN LOVE – Bedrock
LIKE THIS & LIKE THAT – Lakiesha Berri
DINAH / RISING TO THE TOP – Blacknuss
ON YOUR OWN – Blur
HEAVENLY RAIN – Chris Braide
YOU ARE THE UNIVERSE – The Brand New Heavies
GUIDING STAR – Cast
WHERE HAVE ALL THE COWBOYS GONE? – Paula Cole
I’LL BE MISSING YOU – Sean ‘Puffy’ Combs feat. Faith Evans, 112 & The Lox [Puff Daddy]
WHEN YOU NEED MY LOVIN’ – Richard Anthony Davis
EUPHORIA – Delerium
HOME – Depeche Mode
CALL THE MAN – C=E9line Dion
WOMANCHILD – Duke
NOTHING LASTS FOREVER – Echo & The Bunnymen feat. Liam Gallagher
CASUAL SUB (BURNING SPEAR) – E.T.A.
THE WAY – Funky Green Dogs
FREED FROM DESIRE – Gala
NOT EVEN JESUS – Gold Blade
ALONE – Heartclub & 3 Boys
LITTLE HEAD – John Hiatt
TAKE YOU DOWN (EP) – The Hybrids
GAUTAMA – Innerself
BIG STAR – The Jayhawks
WE TRYING TO STAY ALIVE – Wyclef Jean feat. The Refugee Allstars
STUD BOY – Laguna Meth
DAYS OF YOUTH – Laurnea
BLOW – Libido
IHOP – Luna
RED LINES ARE FINE – Magoo
HURRICANE – Mainstream
UNTIL I FIND YOU AGAIN – Richard Marx
LIKE I DO – Monorail
GO HAVE SOME FUN – Jeanette Murphy
LITTLE STAR – Stina Nordenstam
HUNDRED MILE HIGH CITY – Ocean Colour Scene
SAND – OP8 feat. Lisa Germano
TRAX FOR GHETTO BLASTERS EP – Outsider
HEY HEY YOU SAY – Papas Fritas
MEAN GIRL – Pooka
PORN STAR – Posh
STAR – Primal Scream
UNTOUCHABLE – Rialto
COMING HOME – Rozalla
SLIDE (EP) – Scala
TINSELTOWN IN THE RAIN – DJ Scott
EVERYTHING IS YOU – Charlene Smith
THESE DAYS ARE OLD – Spookey Ruben
WHAT I GOT – Sublime
RITE OF SPRING – System 7
LUCKY [ri] – Lewis Taylor
WE ALL WANT TO BE FREE – Tranquility Bass
ALL WE WANT TO DO IS ROCK – Travis
FAKE FUR – Urusei Yatsura
BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY – The Verve
SHORTY – The Wannadies
2 BECOME 1 – Wildside
I NEED YOU – Wireless

June 23rd :

COPPER GIRL – 3 Colours Red
WHY HAWAII? – Aleem
LUKA – Alexa
RAW POWER – Apollo Four Forty
SOMEONE – Ascension
BIG TIME SENSUALITY / ONE DAY – Bj=F6rk
HYPERBALLAD / ENJOY – Bj=F6rk
I MISS YOU / COVER ME – Bj=F6rk
ISOBEL / HYPERBALLAD – Bj=F6rk
POSSIBLY MAYBE / ENJOY – Bj=F6rk These are 12″-only releases with various remixes
THE BIG WIDE WONDER – Brubaker
MISS AMERICA – David Byrne
IF ALWAYS WERE A PLACE – Clive Carter
SAY GOODBYE – Cheap Trick
AIN’T NOBODY – The Course
E.V.A. – Cubism
DON’T STOP EP – Dirty Beatniks
WAITING HOPEFULLY – D*Note
TIME GOES BY – Charlie Dore
WHAT ABOUT SKY – Luce Drayton
THE BEAT – Dreamon
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW – Ether
THE BLUE MAN EP – Famous Times
REDEMPTION – Floorplay
LIKE I DO – For Real
FLAVA – Freddy Fresh
SCOOBY SNACKS [ri] / I’M NOT IN LOVE [rm] – Fun Lovin’ Criminals
NO GUITARS – Helium
JUST ANOTHER ILLUSION – Hurricane #1
TRY – Innercolours
WALTZING ALONG – James
OXYGENE 10 – Jean Michel Jarre
EVERYBODY JUMP OFF – Jhelisa
PUNKA [ri] – Kenickie
CRUSH ON YOU – Lil’ Kim
MARQUIS – Linoleum
THE WAKE UP SHOW – Tha Mexakinz
I DREAM ABUSED – Moke
I HAVE FOUND MY LOVE IN YOU – Gary Moore
THE GOOD LIFE [rm] – The New Power Generation
JUST A GIRL [ri] – No Doubt
SONIC MOLOTOV EP – Petrol 3
SOMEWHERE – Pet Shop Boys
TAKE A SWIM IN THE KITCHEN SINK – Quaker
INTOXICATION – React II Rhythm
WHATEVER MAN – Redman
2:01 – Remarc
IT MUST BE LOVE – Robin S
ECUADOR – Sash! feat. Rodriguez
GAME OVER – Scarface
JULIA – Silver Sun
ON NIGHTS LIKE THIS – Soraya
WE VIE – Stakka Bo & Titiyo with Fleshquartet & Naid
86’D – Subcircus
MISSION – Amon Tobin
MAXI’S DREAD – The Unsophisticates [or is he dead?]
FEEL WHAT YOU WANT – Kristine W

June 30th :

THE JOURNEY – 911
ROLLING SEVENS – ABC
AIR WE BREATH – Alisha’s Attic
CRAZY ON YOU – Amma
ANGELS GO BALD – Howie B
HOW COME, HOW LONG – Babyface & Stevie Wonder
SLIDING IN (LIKE MCGRAIN) – Big Wednesday
SLOW FLOW – The Braxtons
A CHANGE WOULD DO YOU GOOD – Sheryl Crow
EVERLONG – Foo Fighters
LOVE ALL OVER AGAIN – New Creation
I CONFESS – Posh
ELECTRIC GUITAR – Prefab Sprout
MR. GORGEOUS – Smoke City
LOVE HAS PASSED AWAY – The Supernaturals
AIN’T THAT ENOUGH – Teenage Fanclub
SOMETHING GOING ON – Todd Terry
ONE HEADLIGHT – The Wallflowers
GROOVE ON – Yo Yo Honey feat. Anita Jarrett

July 7th :

SO HELP ME GIRL – Gary Barlow
FLAMING JUNE – B.T.
RISINGSON / SUPER PREDATORS – Massive Attack
D’YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN – Oasis
COWBOYS – Portishead

July 14th :

EVERYBODY – Backstreet Boys
KISS YOU ALL OVER – No Mercy
THE INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE OF SCREAMING – Super Furry Animals
LAZY DAYS – Robbie Williams

July 21st :

THE SANDMAN [ri] – The Blue Boy [diff. version!]
PICTURE OF YOU – Boyzone
ALL I WANNA DO – Dannii Minogue
GET UP! GO INSANE – Stretch & Verne
TRIUMPH – Wu-Tang Clan

July 28th :

YOU BRING ME UP – KC & Jo Jo

September 8th :

LOVE ANYWAY – Mike Scott

Other forthcoming releases

JUNE

I’M HERE TO CHILL – Absurd
WHERE IS THE LOVE / THE WAY THAT YOU FEEL – Adeva
MOMENT OF MY LIFE [imp] – Bobby d’Ambrosio
MY DESIRE – Amira
FUTURE’S OVERRATED – Arkarna
TOO HANDSOME TO BE HOMELESS – Baby Bird
PARTAY FEELING – B-Crew
CORNCIRCLE – Bliss
ZEPHYR / BOFF – Boff
ATAND & DELIVER – Barry Boom
IT’S A SIN – Miquel Brown
[tba] – Joanna Bryant
GIVE IT UP – Victor Calderone
ANSWER MY PRAYER – Danny Campbell
THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG (IT’S IN HIS KISS) ’97 – Cher
BE WITH YOU – Cherry Orchard
REACH OUT FOR LOVE – Claudia Chin
CLUBLAND REFUGEES – Clubland Refugees
WILD WORLD – Cath Coffey
YOU AIN’T NEVER LIED – Da Funk Shun
DIRT [rm] – Death In Vegas
BE WITH ME – Deep Breath
GIVE ME LOVE – Diddy
SHAKE IT – D*Influence
PLAYMATE PUZZLE – Discotecs
ANCIENT PERSON OF MY HEART – Divine Works
THE EARTH IS YOURS – Dominion
YODEL IN THE CANYON OF LOVE – Do Re Mi feat. Kerry
FLOAT ON – Dream Warriors
TOP OF THE WORLD [rm] – Dudearella feat. Shelley Nelson
THE MORE I GET – East West Connection
SOMEBODY LIKE YOU – Elate
RIGHT HERE – Eros Euphony
SEEIN’ IS BELIEVING – Adriana Evans
TREMBLE UNDER BOOM LIGHTS – Fire*Eater
BLACKEYE – Fluffy
SUBMISSION – The Freak & Mac Zimms
CLAP YA HANDS – Funk Dog
BAD COFFEE – Funk D’Void
PEOPLE MAY COME – Gabrielle
IN THE GHETTO – Ghetto People feat. L-Viz
ALL THAT I GOT IS YOU – Ghostface Killah
DO I – Gifted
THE DOUBLER EP – Green Flame & Mr. G
MY SWEET JANE – G.U.N.
SATISFIED (TAKE ME HIGHER) [rm] – H2O feat. Billie
DISCOKING – Hacienda
BELO HORIZONTI – The Heartists
SOMEPLACE, SOMEWHERE – The Hormones
HARVEST FOR THE WORLD – Terry Hunter
STAY (TONIGHT) [rm] – Isha-D
REACH FOR THE MELODY – Victoria Wilson James
BASTARD – J.A.M. In Deep
I PULLED MY GUN ONCE – Jam & Spoon
SOULFLY – Joshua
GOTHAM CITY – R. Kelly
SCREAMERS – K+M Project
INVADER [rm] – Koolworld
MUST HAVE BEEN – L.A.’s Finest
LATINOS DEL MUNDO – Latin Thing
COME ON – Billy Lawrence
MEGAMIX – Livin’ Joy
LOVE, PEACE & HAPPINESS – The Lost Boy
GET UP – The Lost Boyz
PANTHER PARTY – Mad Moses
YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE – Kym Mazelle
GHETTO GIRL / WORK IT WORK IT – The Mighty Dub Katz
MOVIN’ ON – Moodlife feat. Sonya Rogers
TURN ME ON – CAN’T GET HIGH WITH YOU – Joey Negro
CLOUDBURST – Niagra
LIFE AFTER DEATH – The Notorious B.I.G.
FREEDOM – Martin Okasili
THE VAMP (REVAMPED) – Outlander
ROK DA FLOOR – Pimp
THE AWAKENING – P.O.B.
SMACK MY BITCH UP – MINEFIELDS – The Prodigy
OYE COMO VA [rm] – Tito Puente Jr. & The Latin Rhythm feat. Tito Puente, India & Cali Aleman
ONE MORE TIME – The Real McCoy
NEVER GIVE UP – Serena
THE MEN IN BLACK – Will Smith
YOU CAN’T HIDE FROM YOU BUD – DJ Sneak
COME GIVE ME YOUR LOVE / GIRLS GALORE – Richie Stephens feat. General Degree
[tba] – Strangelove
YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING – Subway
CATCH – Sunscreem
STILL A THRILL – Sybil
WORK IT OUT – Tara
EL TREN – T-era
STUNTED EP – The Stuntmen
OPEN SPACE – Universal
AIN’T IT A SHAME – Urban Cookie Collective
NO ONE BUT YOU – Veronica feat. Craig Mack
TIMELESS – Versace & Rocco
THE FRESHMAN – The Verve Pipe
DANCE HALL DAYS [rm] – Wang Chung
HEAVY SOUL (PT. 1) – Paul Weller
TESTIFY – Urban Blues Project feat. Jay Williams

JULY

[tba] – Shola Ama
AIN’T NO NEED TO HIDE – Sandy B
CHILD – Baby Blue
LIAR’S BAR – The Beautiful South
[tba] (EP) – Belle & Sebastian
THE SANDMAN [rr] – The Blue Boy
MISSING YOU – DJ Boom
4 A MOMENT OF SILENCE – Boom Boom Satellites
ELEKTROBANK – The Chemical Brothers
THE MAGIC PIPER (OF LOVE) – Collins
SEE YOU WHEN I GET THERE – Coolio
FLAME – Crustation
[tba] – Dubstar
ONE BIG FAMILY EP – Embrace
SHOW ME LOVE – The Fruit Loop
WHERE’S THE LOVE – Hanson
GOSTS / HISTORY – Michael Jackson
THE THEME (IT’S A PARTY) – Tracey Lee
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY – The Levellers
PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME – Alison Limerick
DISCO MACHINE GUN – Lo-Fidelity Allstars
OUT OF MY HEAD ’97 – Marradonna
WHO’S THE MACK – Mark Morrison
ALMA MATTERS – Morrissey
ROLLERBLADE – Moving Melodies
MO MONEY MO PROBLEM – The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Puff Daddy & Mase
OCEANHEAD – Oceanhead feat. Claudia Br=FCcken
OUTLAW – Olive
BABY COME TO ME – Alexander O’Neal & Cherrelle
UNFAIR KIND OF LOVE – The Pastels
GET UP, STAND UP – Phunky Phantom
EXPRESS YOURSELF – Jimi Polo
KARMA POLICE – Radiohead
BLUNTED BEATS EP – Mario Scalambrin feat. Reggie
[tba] – The Seahorses
INFIDELITY (ONLY YOU) – Skunk Anansie
ELECTRICITY – Spiritualized
YOU GOTS TO GO – Structure-Rize
HELLO DARLING – Fuzz Townshend
MOANER – Underworld
WANTED – White Town
URGE – The Wildhearts

AUGUST

[tba] – Genesis
IMAGINATION – Deni Hines
I CAN’T SLEEP BABY (IF I) – R. Kelly
[tba] EP – The Lemonheads
[tba] – The Pastels
FILMSTAR – Suede
DRUGS DON’T WORK – The Verve

SEPTEMBER

VISION INCISION – Lo-Fidelity Allstars
ALL I WANNA DO – Dannii Minogue

Top 40 ALBUM chart analysis :

Not a great deal of activity this week either apart from 4 new entries in theTop 10 from Radiohead (OK Computer, 1), Jon Bon Jovi (Destination Anywhere, 2),Spiritualized (Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In…, 4) andEn Vogue (EV3, 9).

Elsewhere, there are new entries from Delirious? (King of Fools, 13),World Party (Egyptology, 34) and Neil Young and Crazy Horse (Year of theHorse, 36).

Dominator’s Top 50 of 1997

26. Jamiroquai – Virtual Insanity

Almost an easy one this one. Jason Kay and his band only released two singlesas Jamiroquai, this one making No.3, and the second one, “Cosmic Girl”, comingin just before the end of the year at No.6.

Earlier in the year, they teamed up with M-Beat for “Do You Know Where You’reComing From ?” which made No.12 in June. Quite good too.

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