UK Top 100 Music chart summary & my views: w/e November 9th 2013

As such, Lorde drops to No.2 with Royals and it’s a heavily-produced song for this 16-year-old singer from New Zealed and… it’s okay, but No.1? Really? Someone’s hype machine has been working overtime.

The rest of the Top 10 isn’t much to shout about with a lacklustre Fatboy Slim track at No.3, where Riva Starr & Beardyman join him for Eat Sleep Rave Repeat, which is rambling nonsense set to a drumbeat .

Then there’s One Direction, Tinie Tempah and The Wanted – No thanks to any of them.

A better bet is at No.12: Foxes with Youth, and you can see that video here:

Meanwhile, there are new entries in the Top 40 for:

• 3 Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr feat. Beardyman – Eat Sleep Rave Repeat
  
• 4 One Direction – Story Of My Life
  
• 6 Tinie Tempah feat. John Martin – Children Of The Sun
  
• 8 The Wanted – Show Me Love (America)
  
• 12 Foxes – Youth
  
• 28 Justin Bieber – Recovery
  
• 37 M.A.D – Toyboy
  

• 45 (RE) Lou Reed – Perfect Day
  
• 53 (RE) Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side
  
• 68 Avril Lavigne – Rock N Roll
  
• 97 Bruno Mars – Gorilla

• 1 Arcade Fire – Reflektor
  
• 4 Lorde – Pure Heroine
  
• 6 Union J – Union J
  
• 11 Matt Cardle – Porcelain
  
• 12 Linkin Park – Recharged
  
• 21 Paul Potts – The Greatest Hits
  
• 25 Chas & Dave – That’s What Happens
  
• 33 Boy George – This Is What I Do
  
• 35 (RE) Lou Reed – Transformer
  
• 46 Wilkinson – Lazers Not Included
  
• 65 White Denim – Corsicana Lemonade
  
• 77 Steeleye Span – Wintersmith
  
• 83 Just Dance Kids – Halloween Party For Kids 2013 & Mini
  
• 86 Robert Glasper – Experiment Black Radio 2
  
• 89 David Essex – Reflections