11 The Offspring – Hit That

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This week: 8 new entries, 3 climbers, 4 non-movers & 25 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…

    8 new entries:

    • 27 Easyworld – Til the Day
    • 21 Ryan Adams – So Alive
    • 19 The Zutons – Pressure Point
    • 17 Tupac – Runnin
    • 16 Delays – Long Time Coming
    • 13 Maroon 5 – Harder to Breather
    • 11 The Offspring – Hit That
    • 10 Scissor Sisters – Comfortably Numb

    so the following dropped out :

    • 40 Bo Selecta – Proper Crimbo
    • 39 Dido – Life For Rent
    • 38 Simply Red – You Make Me Feel Brand New
    • 37 Flip & Fill – Irish Blue
    • 36 Darkness – Christmas Time
    • 35 Lost Brothers – Cry Little Sister
    • 33 S Club 8 – Don’t Tell Me You’re Sorry
    • 25 Eighties Matchbox – Mister Mental

    3 climbers :

    • 3 (5) Boogie Pimps
    • 4 (9) Outkast
    • 6 (8) 2 Play

    4 non-movers :

    • 1 Michelle
    • 2 Kelis
    • 18 Ultrabeat
    • 24 Katie Melua

    and 25 going down. Big fallers include :

    • 26 (13) Liberty X
    • 31 (22) Stacie Orrico
    • 33 (15) Him
    • 35 (21) Amy Studt

    New entries from No.41-75. See who missed out this time round :

    • 45 Mood II Swing – Can’t Get Away
    • 65 DJ Touche – The Paddle
    • 70 Roy Davis Jr – About Love
    • 74 Funk D’void – Emotional Content

Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…

The Offspring:
Splinter (CD + DVD)

11 The Offspring – Hit That

The first new single in a while, but a rather lazy effort compared to thehi-energy tracks we normally get from them. This is way too poppy to be worthyof repeated listens.

Scissor Sisters:
Scissor Sisters

10 Scissor Sisters – Comfortably Numb

Very weird and not very good, but in a slow week for new releases it becamethe highest new entry. Even Victoria Beckham might’ve made No.1 this week!

Michelle McManus:
The Meaning of Love

1 Michelle McManus – All This Time *3rd Week at No.1*

Oh, good god! I thought this kind of thing was all over once Fame Academy’sAlex Parks failed to make the top slot.

Michelle, will you please give it into your tiny face… er, I mean mind, thatthis is not the start of a progressing career in the music industry. It isguaranteed that within a year your subsequent singles will flop, your impendingalbum will not sell outside your own family, and you’ll be back to yourKaraoke Class with your brash stupid voice!

No wonder Pete Waterman got up and stormed off when you were announced as thewinner. It was a fix!

This is the 53rd single in a row to go straight into the Top 40 at No.1 :

  • 1. Aaliyah – More Than a Woman
  • 2. George Harrison – My Sweet Lord (R)
  • 3. Enrique Iglesias – Hero
  • 4. Westlife – World of Our Own
  • 5. Will Young – Anything is Possible/Evergreen
  • 6. Gareth Gates – Unchained Melody
  • 7. Oasis – The Hindu Times
  • 8. Sugababes – Freak Like Me
  • 9. Holly Valance – Kiss Kiss
  • 10. Ronan Keating – If Tomorrow Never Comes
  • 11. Liberty X – Just a Little
  • 12. Eminem – Without Me
  • 13. Will Young – Light My Fire
  • 14. Elvis – A Little Less Conversation (remix)
  • 15. Gareth Gates – Anyone of Us
  • 16. Darius – Colourblind
  • 17. Sugababes – Round Round
  • 18. Blazin Squad – Crossroads
  • 19. Atomic Kitten – The Tide is High
  • 20. Pink – Just Like a Pill
  • 21. Will & Gareth – The Long and Winding Road/Suspicious Minds
  • 22. Las Ketchup – The Ketchup Song
  • 23. Nelly – Dilemma
  • 24. DJ Sammy – Heaven
  • 25. Westlife – Unbreakable
  • 26. Christina Aguilera – Dirrty
  • 27. Daniel Bedingfield – If You’re Not the One
  • 28. Eminem – Lose Yourself
  • 29. Blue & Elton John – Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word
  • 30. Girls Aloud – Sound of the Underground
  • 31. David Sneddon – Stop Living The Lie
  • 32. t.A.T.u – All The Things She Said
  • 33. Christina Aguilera – Beautiful
  • 34. Gareth Gates and the Kumars – Spirit in the Sky
  • 35. Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham – Make Luv
  • 36. Busted – You Said No
  • 37. Tomcraft – Loneliness
  • 38. R Kelly – Ignition Remix
  • 39. Evanescence – Bring Me To Life
  • 40. Beyonce – Crazy in Love
  • 41. Daniel Bedingfield – Never Gonna Leave Your Side
  • 42. Blu Cantrell – Breathe
  • 43. Elton John – Are You Ready For Love
  • 44. Black Eyed Peas – Where is the Love
  • 45. Sugababes – Hole in the Head
  • 46. Fatman Scoop – Be Faithful
  • 47. Kylie Minogue – Slow
  • 48. Busted – Crashed The Wedding
  • 49. Westlife – Mandy
  • 50. Will Young – Leave Right Now
  • 51. Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne – Changes
  • 52. Michael Andrews & Gary Jules – Mad World
  • 53. Michelle McManus – All This Time

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New releases :

    Emma: Free Me

    January 26th:

      Azure Ray – New Resolution
      Beats For Beginners – When Robots Attack
      Benny Benassi presents The Biz – No Matter What You Do
      Brand Violet – Head
      Celebrity Squares – King For A Day
      Cinnamon – Cakes & Pies
      Clarkesville – Spinning
      Eberg – Plastic Lions
      Emma – I’ll Be There
      Engerica – The Smell
      Fight Club featuring Laurent Conrad – Spread Love
      Five For Fighting – 100 Years
      Freeland – Supernatural Thing
      Hannah Jones – I Am What I Am/Bridge Over Troubled Water
      Incubus – Megalomaniac
      Jaimeson featuring Angel Blu & CK – Take Control
      Jehst – Monotomy
      Joss Stone – Fell In Love With A Boy
      Kid Symphony – Hands On The Money
      LMC vs. U2 – Take Me To The Clouds Above
      Lorna – Papi Chulo… Te Traigo El Mmmm
      Lostprophets – Last Train Home
      Maupa – Helpless
      Me Against Them – Soul Destroyer
      Modey Lemon – Predator
      Mr On vs. Jungle Brothers – Breathe Don’t Stop
      P Diddy featuring Lenny Kravitz – Show Me Your Soul
      Pink – God Is A DJ
      Razorlight – Stumble And Fall
      RMD vs. C & C Music Factory – Gonna Make You Sweat
      Sherbert Antlers – Hikikomorai/Let Yourself Go
      Sheryl Lee Ralph – In The Evening 2004
      Simple Kid – Truck On
      Snow Patrol – Run
      Stateside Hombres – Hard Time Stylee
      Stylus Junkies vs. UB40 – Food For Thought
      Suferosa – Neon Commando
      Tali – Blazin’
      The Mars Volta – Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)
      The Veils – The Wild Son
      Tim Deluxe – Mundaya
      Tracey Brennecke – First To Know
      Tube & Berger featuring Chrissie Hynde – Straight Ahead
      Vinny Peculiar – Replica Shirt
      Voodoo Child – Baby Monkey
      Young Punx – Got Your Number

    February 2nd:

      Biz Markie featuring P Diddy – Turn Back The Hands Of Time
      Black Grass – Going Home
      Blazin’ Squad – Here 4 One
      Blueskins – Change My Mind
      Brancaccio & Aisher – It’s Gonna Be… (A Lovely Day)
      Brand New – Sic Transit Gloria… Glory Fades
      Calvin Richardson – I’ve Got To Move
      Chicane featuring Bryan Adams – Don’t Give Up 2004
      Cleptomaniacs featuring Bryan Chambers – All I Do
      Constantines – Night Time/Any Time
      Finley Quaye – Something To Say
      Funeral For A Friend – Escape Artists Never Die
      G Club featuring Banda Sonara – Pressure Cooker
      Impact – Mad World/If You Come To Me
      John Squire – Room In Brooklyn
      LeAnn Rimes – This Love
      Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz – Get Low
      Love Inc – Into The Night
      Luther Vandross – Dance With My Father
      Minus – Angel In Disguise
      NG3 – Holler
      Norah Jones – Sunrise
      Obie Trice – The Set-Up (You Don’t Know)
      Oceansize – Catalyst
      Ordinary Boys – Maybe Someday
      Plumb – Real
      Puerto Muerto – Stars
      Span – Papa
      Special Needs – Sylvia/Tarts
      The Blueskins – Change My Mind
      The Distillers – The Hunger
      The Fiery Furnaces – Tropical Iceland
      The Stranglers – Big Thing Coming
      Timbaland & Magoo featuring Missy Elliot – Cop That Disc!
      Via Tania – Boltanski
      Von Bondies – C’mon C’mon

    February 9th:

      Ana Ann – Children Of The World
      Armin Van Buuren – Blue Fear/Burned With Desire
      Chingy featuring Ludacris & Snoop Dogg – Holidae Inn
      Crackout – This Is What We Do
      Damien Rice – Volcano
      Delerium featuring Nerina Pallot – Truly/Fearless
      Fatman Scoop featuring The Crooklyn Clan – It Takes Scoop
      Ferry Corsten – Rock Your Body Rock
      Hybrid – Higher Than A Skyscraper
      Jagged Edge – Walked Outta Heaven
      Joan Baez – In My Time Of Need
      John Mayer – Bigger Than My Body
      Kates – Suicide Valentine
      Liars – There’s Always Room On The Broom
      Ohm – Forget Who We Are
      Part Chimp – Bring Back The Sound
      Poppyfields – 45rpm
      Ram – For Your Love
      Rapture – Love Is All/I Need Your Love
      Ronan Keating – She Believes (In Me)
      Sam & Mark – With A Little Help From My Friends/Measure Of A Man
      School Of Rock – School Of Rock
      Sia – Don’t Bring Me Down
      So Solid Crew – So Grimey
      Span – Don’t Think The Way They Do
      Speedway – Can’t Turn Back
      Stereophonics – Movie Star
      Summer Matthews – Little Miss Perfect
      The Crystal Method – Born Too Slow
      The Jeevas – Have You Ever Seen The Rain
      The Stands – Here She Comes Again
      The Strokes – Reptilia
      Trespassers William – Different Stars
      UD Project – Saturday Night

    February 16th:

      10,000 Things – Food Chain
      Alex Parks – Cry
      Alfie – No Need
      Belle & Sebastian – I’m A Cuckoo
      Bubba Sparxxx – Back In The Mudd
      Busted – Who’s David?
      Clea – Stuck In The Middle
      Crackout – This Is What We Do
      Cursive – Rescluse
      Death Cab For Cutie – New Year
      Deepest Blue – Give It Away
      Dogs Die In Hot Cars – Man Bites Man EP
      Earl Slick – Believe
      Hundred Reasons – What You Get
      Icarus Line – Up Against The Wall
      Ikara Colt – Wanna Be That Way
      Junior Senior – Shake Your Coconuts
      JX – Restless
      Keane – Somewhere Only We Know
      Kings Of Leon – California Waiting
      Lowgold – Same Way
      Lydia Denker – One Perfect Day
      Mark Joseph – Bringing Back Those Memories
      Martina Topley-Bird – Soul Food
      Mya – Fallen
      Northern Heightz – Look At Us
      Raghav – Can’t Get Enough
      Serge Vegas featuring Technical & Trios – Bad Girl
      Syntax – Message Bliss
      The Stills – Lola Stars And Stripes

    February 23rd:

      50 Cent – If I Can’t
      Agnelli & Nelson – Hold Onto Nothing
      Airbiscuit – Lately
      Antoine featuring Kirsty R – Forever Autumn
      Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Six Barrel Shotgun
      Courtney Love – Mono
      Delta Goodrem – Predictable
      Despina Vandi – Gia
      Eastern Lane – Saffron
      Elbow – Not A Job
      Fiery Furnances – Tropical Iceland
      Jamelia – Thank You
      JC Chasez – Some Girls (Dance With Women)
      Kelly Llorenna – This Time I Know It’s For Real
      Lemar – Another Day
      Master Blaster – Hypnotic Tango
      Republic Of Loose – Girl, I’m Gonna F**k You Up
      Scott Brown – I Would Stay
      Space – Suburban Rock ‘N’ Roll
      Stellastarr* – My Coco
      The Vines – Ride
      Tiffany Gayle – Do You Wanna Dance?
      Velcra – Can’t Stop Fighting
      VS – Love You Like Mad
      Westlife – Obvious
      Zero 7 – Home

    March 1st:

      Beenie Man – Dude
      Blink-182 – I Miss You
      Britney Spears – Toxic
      DJ Casper – Cha-Cha Slide
      Elton John – The Heart Of Everything
      Fountains Of Wayne – Stacy’s Mom
      FYA featuring Smujji – Must Be Love’
      George Michael – Amazing
      Gomez – Catch Me Up
      Ilya – Bellissimo
      Kylie Minogue – Red Blooded Woman
      Nelly Furtado – Forca
      Starsailor – Four To The Floor
      Tezla – All Night
      The Black Eyed Peas – Hey Mama
      The Mars Volta – Televators
      The Shins – So Say I

    March 8th:

      Chikinki – Like It Or Leave It
      Cypress Hill – What’s Your Number
      Haven – Wouldn’t Change A Thing
      Holly Valance – Desire
      Jet – Look What You’ve Done
      Laura Veirs – Cloud Room
      Marques Houton – Clubbin’
      My Red Cell – Knock Me Down
      NERD – She Wants To Move
      Phixx – Love Revolution
      Seraphim Suite – Heart
      Special D – Come With Me
      Three Doors Down – Here Without You

    March 15th:

      Anastacia – Left Outside Alone
      B3 – Night Fever/I.O.I.O.
      Bell X1 – Alphabet Soup
      Dido – Don’t Leave Home
      Four Tet – My Angel Rocks Back And Forth
      Katie Melua – Call Off The Search
      Kid Symphony – Meet You On The Other Side
      Kraftwerk – AĂ©ro Dynamik
      Outkast – The Way You Move
      Will Young – Your Game

    March 22nd:

      G-Unit – Poppin’ Them Things
      Missy Elliot – I’m Really Hot
      Sugababes – In The Middle

    March 29th:

      Beyonce featuring Lil’ Kim – Naughty Girl
      McFly – 5 Colours In Her Hair
      Pet Shop Boys – Flamboyant

    April 5th:

      Alanis Morrisette – Everything
      Pink – Catch Me While I’m Sleeping

    April 12th:

      Ashanti – Break Up 2 Make Up
      Busted – Air Hostess

    Dates to be confirmed:

      Alistair Griffin – You And Me (Tonight)
      D-Side – Pushin’ Me Out
      Evanescence – Whisper
      Gareth Gates – All Cried Out
      Hayley Westenra – Wuthering Heights
      Hilary Duff – Why Not?
      Holly James – Touch It
      Maria Willson – Tonight
      Muse – Butterflies And Hurricanes
      N-Trance – I’m In Heaven
      Rachel Stevens – Breathe In, Breathe Out
      The Darkness – Love Is Only A Feeling
      The Streets – You’re Fit And You Know It

Top 75 ALBUM chart analysis :

Gary Jules:
Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets
This week there are new entries for :

  • 12 Gary Jules – Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets
  • 59 Maroon 5 – Songs About Jane
  • 69 Him – Love Metal

The top 10 goes like this :

Katie Melua:
Call Off The Search

  • 1 Katie Melua – Call Off The Search
  • 2 Dido – Life For Rent
  • 3 Black Eyed Peas – Elephunk
  • 4 Will Young – Friday’s Child
  • 5 Evanescence – Fallen
  • 6 Tears For Fears – Tears Roll Down: Greatest Hits 1982-1992
  • 7 No Doubt – The Singles 1992-2003
  • 8 Outkast – Speakboxxx
  • 9 Michael Jackson – Number Ones
  • 10 Red Hot Chili Peppers – Greatest Hits

New releases :

Air: Walkie Talkie

January 26th:

    10,000 Maniacs – Campfire Songs: The Popular, Obscure & Unknown Recordings
    Air – Walkie Talkie (limited edition with 5 live track bonus cd)
    The Coral – Nightfreaks And The Sons Of Becker (only 75.000 copies)
    The Cure – Join the Dots (4cd)
    Death In Vegas & VA – back to mine
    Fun Lovin’ Criminals – A’s B’s And Rarities (3cd)
    Astrud Gilberto – Astrud for Lovers
    Green Day – 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours Remastered (Bonus tracks)
    Bruce Hornsby – Greatest Radio Hits
    Sophia – People are like seasons
    OST – The Big Fish (includes ‘Man Of The Hour by Pearl Jam)
    VA – Oh! From the Girls
    VA – Rough Trade Shops Counter Culture 3

February 2nd:

    Bros – Best of Bros
    Coldcut – People Hold On: The Best of Coldcut
    Five For Fighting – The Battle for Everything
    Harry Connick Jr – Only You
    Incubus – A Crow Left of the Murder
    Stereolab – Margerine Eclipse (2 vynil limited edition: only 3500 copies pressed)

February 9th:

    Courtney Love – America’s sweetheart
    Michelle McManus – Love Songs
    Probot (Dave Grohl) – Probot
    John Squire – Marshall’s house
    Stereolab – Margerine Eclipse
    OST – Queer Eye for the Straight Guy: What’s That Sound
    VA – Brits 2004

February 16th:

    Babybird – Best Of
    Destiny’s Child – TBA
    Norah Jones – Feels like home
    Turin Brakes & VA – Late Nigth Tales
    OST – Cold Mountain

February 23rd:

    Garbage – TBA
    Lambchop – Aw Cmon
    Lambchop – No You Cmon
    Emmylou Harris – Pieces of the Sky (Remastered with bonus tracks)
    Emmylou Harris – Luxury Liner (Remastered with bonus tracks)
    Emmylou Harris – Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town (Remastered with bonus tracks)
    Emmylou Harris – Blue Kentucky Gir (Remastered with bonus tracks)
    Glenn Lewis – Back for more
    Stands – All years leaving

March 1st:

    JC Chasez (‘N Sync) – Schizophrenic
    Cypress Hill – Til Death Do Us Part
    Lostprophets – Start Something
    Melissa auf der Maur (ex Smashing Pumpkins) – Melissa auf der Maur
    Zero 7 – When it falls
    VA – Decade: Ten Years of Fierce Panda*

March 8th:

    Bob Dylan – Bootleg Series Volume 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964 – Concert at Philharmonic Hall
    Judas Priest – Metalogy Boxset
    Sondre Lerche – Two Way Monologue
    Vines – Winning Days

March 15th:

    George Harrison – Cloud 9 (Remastered with Bonus tracks)
    George Harrison – George Harrison (Remastered with Bonus track)
    George Harrison – Somewhere in England (Remastered with Bonus track)
    George Harrison – Thirty-Three and 1/3(Remastered with Bonus track)
    George Michael – Patience
    N.E.R.D. – Fly or die
    Lou Reed – Animal Serenade
    Spiritualized – The Complete Works Volume Two

March 22nd:

    Babyface – A Love Story
    Eric Clapton – Me & Mr. Johnson
    Eurythmics – Be yourself tonight Remastered Deluxe (includes bonus tracks)
    Eurythmics – In the garden Remastered Deluxe (includes Never gonna cry again)
    Eurythmics – Peace Remastered Deluxe (includes bonus tracks)
    Eurythmics – Revenge Remastered Deluxe (includes bonus tracks)
    Eurythmics – Savage Remastered Deluxe (includes bonus tracks)
    Eurythmics – Sweet dreams Remastered Deluxe (includes bonus tracks)
    Eurythmics – Touch Remastered Deluxe (includes bonus tracks)
    Eurythmics – We Too Are One Remastered Deluxe (includes bonus tracks)
    PJ Harvey – TBA
    Lenny Kravitz – Funk
    Mazzy Starr – The Mazzy Starr Anthology
    Ricky Martin – TBA
    Method Man – Tical 0: The Prequel
    Usher – Confessions

March 29th:

    Aerosmith – Honkin’ on Bobo
    Anastacia – Anastacia
    The Corrs – Borrowed heaven
    The Divine Comedy – Absent Friends
    Janet Jackson – TBA

Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2004.

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