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The Top Books: Compiled by DTR...Will we ever see a week when Stephenie Meyer does not have a book in the top 10?

01 02 LONG LOST - HARLAN COBEN

02 01 ECLIPSE - STEPHENIE MEYER

03 16 SPHINX - JS LEARNER

04 04 LITTLE STRANGER - SARAH WATERS

05 15 THE ROAD - CORMAC MCCARTHY

06 17 TRUTH ABOUT MELODY BROWNE - LISA JEWELL

07 03 BREAKING DAWN - STEPHENIE MEYER

08 09 JULIET NAKED - NICK HORNBY

09 05 TWILIGHT - STEPHENIE MEYER

10 06 GIRL WITH DRAGON TATTOO - STIEG LARSSON

 

The Top Dvd Films: Compiled by DTR

01 NE 500 DAYS OF SUMMER

02 NE DORIAN GRAY

03 NE GAMER

04 01 TAKING OF PELHAM

05 NE FUNNY PEOPLE

06 03 HARRY POTTER

07 04 THE HANGOVER

08 02 DISTRICT 9

09 09 HURT LOCKER

10 06 INGLOURIUS BASTERDS

Lots of movement in the Dvds, as "A Perfect Getaway" misses the top 10 at #13.

 

The Top Box Office Films: Compiled by Screen International

01 01 AVATAR

02 02 SHERLOCK HOLMES

03 04 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS 2

04 05 ITS COMPLICATED

05 NE UP IN THE AIR

06 NE BOOK OF ELI

07 03 DAYBREAKERS

08 06 THE ROAD

09 07 DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE MORGANS

10 09 ST TRINIANS

 

The Top Games: Based on all formats

01 01 JUST DANCE

02 02 GUITAR HERO ON TOUR

03 04 NEW SUPER MARIO BROTHERS

04 07 SOLUS

05 10 MARIO KART

06 08 SINGSTAR POP EDITION

07 05 GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES FROM LIBERTY CITY

08 06 BEATLES ROCK BAND

09 RE CALL OF DUTY MODERN WARFARE 2

10 RE SINGSTAR TAKE THAT

 

The Top TV Programmes: Compiled by DTR

01 03 CORONATION STREET 11.26

02 01 EASTENDERS 10.96

03 NE DANCING ON ICE 8.95

04 07 EMMERDALE 8.89

05 NE WILD AT HEART 7.78

06 NE SKATE OFF 7.75

07 NE LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD 6.82

08 NE SILENT WITNESS 6.28

09 RE CASUALTY 6.01

10 NE HUSTLE 5.86

11 RE IN IT TO WIN IT 5.85

12 NE LAW AND ORDER UK 5.65

13 08 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE 5.59

14 NE WALLANDER 5.14

15 10 HOLBY CITY 5.08

16 NE FA CUP LIVE 5.01

17 RE MR AND MRS 5.00

18 13 QI 4.89

19 RE TRAFFIC COPS 4.57

20 NE SURVIVORS 4.45

 

The Top Albums: Based on a rota of sales (Thurs-Weds). With adjusted figures for new entries

01 02 LUNGS - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE

02 NE THE BETRAYED - LOST PROPHETS

03 03 SUNNY SIDE UP - PAOLO NUTINI

04 NE MY WORLD - JUSTIN BIEBER

05 05 FAME MONSTER - LADY GAGA

06 09 TURN IT UP - PIXIE LOTT

07 14 VIENNA FOREVER - ANDRE RIEU

08 01 CONTRA - VAMPIRE WEEKEND

09 08 ELEMENT OF FREEDOM - ALICIA KEYS

10 07 SIGH NO MORE - MUMFORD AND SONS

11 11 I DREAMED A DREAM - SUSAN BOYLE

12 10 RUNNING TRAX - VARIOUS

13 16 DO YOU WANT THE TRUTH OR SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL - PALOMA FAITH

14 13 E.N.D. - BLACK EYED PEAS

15 12 CRAZY LOVE - MICHAEL BUBLE

16 19 ONLY REVOLUTIONS - BIFFY CLYRO

17 23 I AM SASHA FIERCE - BEYONCE

18 NE END TIMES - EELS

19 17 THE RESISTANCE - MUSE

20 15 ELECTRONIC 80s - VARIOUS

21 24 ONLY BY THE NIGHT - KINGS OF LEON

22 34 OVERCOME - ALEXANDRA

23 06 ACOLYTE - DELPHIC

24 NE WAKING UP - ONE REPUBLIC

25 36 JLS - JLS

26 18 NOW 74 - VARIOUS

27 22 REALITY KILLED THE VIDEO STAR - ROBBIE WILLIAMS

28 20 ELVIS 75 - ELVIS PRESLEY

29 27 UP TO NOW - SNOW PATROL

30 04 HOLD ME DOWN - YOU ME AT SIX

 

Time for the Flashback too...January 1976:

The Top TV, back then (Figures are homes rather than individuals)

01 THIS IS YOUR LIFE 8.30...the late Geoff Love (UK Orchestra leader & father of late DJ Adrian Love) is Eamonn Andrews victim of the big red book

02 MORCAMBE AND WISE SHOW 8.20...Eric & Ern still at the BBC in 1976

03 SALE OF THE CENTURY 8.00...Nicholas Parsons in the Saturday "Quiz Of The Week" from Norwich and Anglia tv, of course

04 CROSSROADS MON 7.80...all 4 episodes of the soap appearing in the top 10, was a regular thing, but some ITV showed this week`s episodes in the wrong order! But only one viewer complained. This happen on Granada, Southern, HTV, & Scottish tv...they all showed the soap at 5.20pm, where as the other channels showed it at 6.35pm. The missing episode was dropped in, into the following week`s bunch!

05 CROSSROADS TUES 7.60

06 OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS 7.60...Hughie Greene residing in the Monday 6.45pm talent show, that brought the likes of Su Pollard, Freddie Starr etc

07 CROSSROADS WEDS 7.50

08 CORONATION STREET MON 7.40...Mike Baldwin (Johnny Briggs) first appeared in early 1976, as Baldwins Casuals was about to open

09 CORONATION STREET WEDS 7.40

10 CROSSROADS THURS 7.40

11 HAPPY EVER AFTER 7.30...Terry Scott, June Whitfield & Beryl Cooke as the Fletchers in the original "Terry & June"

12 CELEBRITY SQUARES 7.30...the late Bob Monkhouse in the Sunday 4.45pm, 45 minute slot of the original Big Box Game

13 YUS MY DEAR 7.30...the sequel sitcom to "Romany Jones", that saw the late Arthur Mullard & late Queenie Watts move from a caravan to a house. This one also starred their new neighbours, the late Mike Reid & Valerie Walsh

14 LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR 7.30...racially charged in the sitcom with the white honky (Jack Smethurst) vs the nig nog (Rudolph Walker)

15 NEW FACES 7.00...Derek Hobson introduces the talent show, that unfortunately gave us Jim Davidson

16 LIFE AND DEATH OF PENELOPE 6.70...Antony Brown, Matthew Long, Sheila Ruskin, Bernice Stegers in the drama about police retracing the steps of a dead girl washed up on a beech

17 TOP OF THE POPS 6.40...Thursday had to be TOTP. This one introduced by Dave Lee Travis

18 WHEN THE BOAT COMES IN 6.40...James Bolam & Susan Jameson as the Seatons (the Geordie family) in the Tyneside drama, set in the Depression

19 IT AIN`T HALF HOT MUM 6.40...sitcom fun with the concert party in Burma, along with Windsor Davies, Don Estelle, Melvyn Hayes and co

20 BOUQUET OF BARBED WIRE 6.40...Gavin Sorenson as the American stirring up problems for the Mansons in the drama, being re-made for 2010

 

In Jan 1976, an early Philips or Sony Video recorder, would have cost £500. But the video tapes to record on were quite short in length. So, you need about 3 to record a whole film!

 

The Top Albums in Jan 1976: 6 straight weeks for Queen...as the Drifters stalled at 2, later followed by 10CC. It took Bob Dylan to knock Queen down in Feb 1976

01 01 A NIGHT AT THE OPERA - QUEEN

02 04 24 ORIGINAL HITS - THE DRIFTERS

03 03 OMMADAWN - MIKE OLDFIELD

04 19 BEST OF - ROY ORBISON

05 02 40 GREATEST HITS - PERRY COMO

06 05 ATLANTIC CROSSING - ROD STEWART

07 20 STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS - PAUL SIMON

08 NE HOW DARE YOU - 10CC

09 06 WOULDN`T YOU LIKE IT - BAY CITY ROLLERS

10 07 MAKE THE PARTY LAST - JAMES LAST

11 15 WISH YOU WERE HERE - PINK FLOYD

12 11 ROLLED GOLD - ROLLING STONES

13 10 BEST OF - THE STYLISTICS

14 NE DESIRE - BOB DYLAN

15 08 40 GOLDEN GREATS - JIM REEVES

16 09 ALL AROUND MY HAT - STEELEYE SPAN

17 13 ALL THE FUN OF THE FAIR - DAVID ESSEX

18 12 GET RIGHT INTAE HIM - BILLY CONNOLLY

19 17 ONE OF THESE NIGHTS - EAGLES

20 18 CRISIS WHAT CRISIS - SUPERTRAMP

 

The Top Singles in Jan 1976:

01 01 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - QUEEN...the final week on top for Queen, and the first of 2 records featuring the words "Mamma Mia"

02 02 GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE - SAILOR...In it`s top position, and just missed knocking Queen off by a handful of copies

03 03 MAMMA MIA - ABBA...another also close, in a very close top 3. With around just 200 between the whole 3

04 07 ON HORSEBACK - MIKE OLDFIELD...Mike flipped after Christmas, with In Dulci Jubilo on t`other side, and heavily featured on Fanny Craddock`s Show

05 09 KING OF THE COPS - BILL HOWARD...Bill doing his take on the like`s of McCloud/Columbo/Ironside/Cannon & Kojak inspired the record

06 18 LOVE MACHINE - MIRACLES...without Smokey Robinson, the comeback on Motown

07 19 WE DO IT - R & J STONE...Russell Oliver & the late Joanne Stone. Russell beat alcohol abuse in 1993. The single was re-released in 1991

08 06 WIDE EYED AND LEGLESS - ANDY FAIRWEATHER-LOW...still touring Andy formerly of Amen Corner/Fairweather

09 05 ART FOR ARTS SAKE - 10CC...born from the Whirlwinds/Mindbenders & even a 1969 Ohio Express recording/Doctor Father/New Wave Band

10 15 LET THE MUSIC PLAY - BARRY WHITE...the late and well missed Soul man died of Kidney failure in 2003, just 58

11 12 ITCHYCOO PARK - SMALL FACES...a re-issue for Steve Marriott/Ronnie Lane and co

12 23 MIDNIGHT RIDER - PAUL DAVIDSON...he was a producer/engineer but scored a top ten hit

13 29 EVIL WOMAN - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA...Jeff Lynne lacking singles in 1975, came back with this top ten smash

14 42 FOREVER AND EVER - SLIK...Midge Ure/Jim McGinley & co, following in the Bay City Rollers footsteps with this #1

15 04 LET`S TWIST AGAIN/THE TWIST - CHUBBY CHECKER...another re-issue. Only because John Asher (a TISWAS regualar) did a version of "Let`s Twist Again"

16 10 GOLDEN YEARS - DAVID BOWIE...David following up the re-issue of "Space Oddity"

17 40 LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY - DONNA SUMMER...getting her first UK hit, and ban. No airplay on TV or Radio

18 21 DO THE BUS STOP - FATBACK BAND...the first uk hit for this funk/disco group. Waited for a bus lately? No fun is it!

19 25 MILKY WAY - SHEER ELEGANCE...featured on talent show "New Faces" in 1975, the first of 2 top 20 hits

20 44 ANSWER ME - BARBARA DICKSON...Brabara with her first hit, and appearing with the Two Ronnies in 1976

21 14 CAN I TAKE YOU HOME LITTLE GIRL - DRIFTERS...the 70s line up, that faired better here than the states asking an arresting question here!

22 11 HAPPY TO BE ON AN ISLAND IN THE SUN - DEMIS ROUSOS...over to Greece, with Demis seemingly wanting to visit Spain!

23 08 TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE - LAUREL AND HARDY...Way Out West was the 1930s film, and Christmas novelty of 1975

24 34 NO REGRETS - WALKER BROTHERS...returning to the charts. Scott and co, though not really brothers of course

25 27 BOTH ENDS BURNING - ROXY MUSIC...Bryan Ferry in his suit. This time a white one, actually looking like an Ice Cream Seller!

26 47 SUNSHINE DAY - OSIBISA...British/Afro pop from the team who formed in London circa 1969

27 13 IF I COULD - DAVID ESSEX...David (tongue in cheek as always, with the accent)!

28 26 GET IT TOGETHER - CRISPY AND COMPANY...try finding this one on CD...Impossible!

29 33 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER - PAUL SIMON...Paul telling us to slip out the back Jack/make a new plan Stan & best one...hop off the bus Gus!

30 45 WALK AWAY FROM LOVE - DAVID RUFFIN...former Temptations singer, but his only uk solo hit

31 43 DEEP PURPLE - DONNY AND MARIE OSMOND...covers all the way from the Mormon twosome

32 20 YOU SEXY THING - HOT CHOCOLATE...Errol heading down for the first time with this one

33 22 FIRST IMPRESSIONS - THE IMPRESSIONS...forming in Chicago circa 1958, this the only UK Single entry for the boys, but good advice in the song

34 NE BABY FACE - WING AND A PRAYER FIFE AND DRUM CORPS...American Disco put together by Harold Wheeler. One singer called Linda November...

35 41 TEARS ON THE TELEPHONE - CLAUDE FRANCOIS...Over to France for real dodgy sounding song!

36 46 DRIVE SAFELY DARLIN`- TONY CHRISTIE...Tony was born in Yorkshire. This was a disaster song about someone being killed in a car accident

37 NE HOW HIGH THE MOON - GLORIA GAYNOR...Glo nicking other people`s hits, as usual. This one associated with Les Paul & Mary Ford, though came from the musical in 1940 called "Two For The Show", sung by Alfred Drake & Frances Comstock

38 NE LOW RIDER - WAR...originally singing with Eric Burdon. This became the Californian`s first UK hit

39 NE LIES IN YOUR EYES - THE SWEET...a good song for The Sweet, who were losing on the hits front originally formed as Wainwrights`s Gentleman in 1965, with Ian Gillan

40 48 GOD`S GONNA PUNISH YOU - THE TYMES...Philadelphia formed in 1956. This was the last of just 4 hits in Britain, ans got no further

 

The Top Physical Singles, this week:

01 NE BIFFY CLYRO

02 01 JOE MCELDERRY

03 NE ALEXANDRA BURKE (BROKEN HEELS)

04 02 PETER KAY

05 NE GIRLS CAN`T CATCH

06 03 SATURDAYS

07 04 CHERYL COLE/WILL I AM

08 NE N-DUBZ/MR HUDSON

09 06 LADY GAGA

10 05 SIDNEY SAMPSON

11 07 BLACK EYED PEAS (MMH)

12 08 WILEY

13 10 ROBBIE WILLIAMS

14 12 LOST PROPHETS

15 13 KESHA

16 11 CHIPMUNK

17 NE MADNESS

18 NE EXAMPLE

19 14 FYFE DANGERFIELD

20 15 PLAN B

 

The Pre-Order Singles: Not including downloads all ready available i.e. JLS, Calvin Harris et al

01 ON A MISSION - GABRIELLA CILMI 8th Mar

02 HURTFUL - ERIK HASSLE 8th Feb

03 HOLLYWOOD - MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS 1st Feb

04 GAVE IT ALL AWAY - BOYZONE 8th Mar

05 ICH TU DIR WEH - RAMMSTEIN 8th Feb

 

The Pre-Order Albums:

01 REBIRTH - LIL`WAYNE 1st Feb

02 HELIOGOLAND - MASSIVE ATTACK 8th Feb

03 GREATEST HITS - JOURNEY 1st

04 SCRATCH MY BACK - PETER GABRIEL 15th Feb

05 SOLDIER OF LOVE - SADE 8th Feb

Looking a bit thin on the ground there for 25th Jan!

 

Hang on for the up to minute singles chart...While you wait, have a listen to a Radio One countdown from mid 1976 with Tom Browne:

http://www.mediafire.com/file/y3umm2hz2dj/...Remastered).mp3

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Here comes the big finish, and the low down of the Top 75...compiled by DTR (Data & Technical Research). With the Top 40 based on Downloads & Physicals, and the 41-75 based on just downloads.

 

Bubblers:

Top 75

Timbaland (If We Ever Meet Again)

So Solid

 

Top 70

Justin Bieber (Favourite Girl)...he spells it Favorite, but i'm British & we don`t! :lol:

Paolo Nutini (10/10)

 

Top 60

Justin Bieber (OLLG)

Young/Money/Lloyd

Paolo Nutini (PFOL) 33)

JLS 32)

KOL (SOF) 31)

Miley Cyrus 30)

Glee Cast (Bust Your Windows)

Rihanna (Rude Boys)

Sub Focus 29)

Lady GaGa (Telephone)

 

Top 50

50 39 DOWN - JAY SEAN 28)

49 45 WHERE WE BELONG - LOST PROPHETS 27)

48 34 LET THE BASS KICK IN MIAMI GIRL - CHUCKIE/LMFAO 26)

47 41 HAVEN`T MET YOU YET - MICHAEL BUBLE

46 NE DROP THE WORLD - LIL`WAYNE/EMINEM

45 NE SUPAFLY - FUGATIVE

44 40 FOREVER - DRAKE AND CO

43 37 KINGS AND QUEENS - 30 SECONDS TO MARS 25)

42 NE GOLD DIGGER - GLEE CAST

41 NE HARD - RIHANNA/JEEZY

40 30 YOU KNOW ME - ROBBIE WILLIAMS 24)

39 NE SHUT IT DOWN - PITBULL

38 26 THE CLIMB - JOE MCELDERRY 23)

37 32 FIGHT FOR THIS LOVE - CHERYL COLE 22)

36 43 TAKE A BOW - GLEE CAST

35 33 BAD BOYS - ALEXANDRA 21)

34 25 TAKE THAT - WILEY 20)

33 22 DOG DAYS ARE OVER - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE

32 24 WATCHA SAY - JASON DERULO 19)

31 28 I GOTTA FEELING - BLACK EYED PEAS 18)

30 31 CRY ME OUT - PIXIE LOTT

29 27 DOESN`T MEAN ANYTHING - ALICIA KEYS 17)

28 18 3 WORDS - CHERYL COLE/WILL I AM 16)

27 23 MORNING AFTER DARK - TIMBALAND 15)

26 29 ALL THE RIGHT MOVES - ONE REPUBLIC

25 20 EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - JAY Z/ALICIA KEYS 14)

24 17 MEET ME HALFWAY - BLACK EYED PEAS 13) =19

23 19 RUSSIAN ROULETTE - RIHANNA =20

22 16 LOOK FOR ME - CHIPMUNK 12) =18

21 NE DO YOU REMEMBER - JAY/SEAN/LIL`JON

20 38 MANY OF HORROR - BIFFY CLYRO 11) =17

19 NE ECHO - GIRLS CAN`T CATCH 10) =12

18 21 EMPIRE STATE OF MIND II - ALICIA KEYS

17 09 YOU`VE GOT THE LOVE - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE 9) =16

16 14 PLAYING WITH FIRE - N-DUBZ/MR HUDSON 8)

15 08 STAY TOO LONG - PLAN B 7) =14

14 12 TIK TOK - KESHA 6) =13

13 13 YOUNG FOREVER - JA Y Z/MR HUDSON =111

12 15 EGO - SATURDAYS 5) =10

11 35 ONE SHOT - JLS =15

10 11 ONE TIME - JUSTIN BIEBER =9

09 07 BAD ROMANCE - LADY GAGA 4) =8

08 10 BROKEN HEELS - ALEXANDRA 3) =7

07 05 DON`T STOP BELIEVIN' - JOURNEY =6

06 NE WON`T GO QUIETLY - EXAMPLE 2) =5

05 02 RIVERSIDE - SIDNEY SAMPSON 1) =4

04 04 STARSTRUCK - 3OH3! =3

03 05 DON`T STOP BELIEVIN`- GLEE CAST

02 03 FIREFLIES - OWL CITY =2

01 01 REPLAY - IYAZ =1

 

) Position without downloads alone

 

= Position on Chart Show tv

 

Overall Owl City took over as #1 of the week on iTunes today...but all those other sites have other ideas, as Iyaz hangs on with an inch of his life! Indeed Owl City are likely to take over by Sunday, but we will have to wait and see, and no clues either!

Don`t forget if you would like to hear a countdown without lots of chat, and more facts join Jason Scott et moi on Sunday at 4pm on the Superstation thats http://www.thesuperstation.info

Boyzone's single has done well considering it was only put on HMV on Wednesday, there has been no radio airplay yet either. Its out on the 1st of March not the 8th though. Any idea where there album is on pre-release?

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I'm pleasantly surprised that Gabriella's number one pre-order singles :)
Surprised Gabriella Cilmi's doing so well on pre orders! :o

 

I saw it played on 4music today and it's really really catchy. I actually think this is gonna be a big hit and peak higher than 'Sweet About Me'.

Oof I hope 'Hard' can make Top 40 come Sunday! :wub:

 

Gutted for Girls Can't Catch. Really thought it'd go Top 10. :(

Thanks Dave :thumbup:

 

Really hoping that OC is number one for Sunday. As for GCC, they will be lucky to be top 20 :snif: Glad for Erik Hassle second on pre-orders tho :cheer:

If Pitbull and Rihanna end up top 40 on Sunday we can say goodbye to one of the Glee Cast tracks

 

And I also bought the book by Sarah Waters at #4, that really sounds like a good read

Shame Sub Focus This Could Be Real isn't higher. :(
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Shame Sub Focus This Could Be Real isn't higher. :(

Yeah, it took it`s time getting off the ground on iTunes, and unfortunately the physical single only scrapes into the Physical top 30.

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