Posted February 5, 201015 yr Friday 19th February The Top Books: 01 NE ONE DAY - DAVID NICHOLLS 02 01 TWENTIES GIRL - SOPHIE KINSELLA 03 NE FRIENDS LOVERS AND OTHER INDESCRETIONS - FIONA NEILL 04 02 TEATIME FOR THE TRADITIONALLY BUILT - ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH 05 03 THE LOVELY BONES - ALICE SEBOLD 06 04 DON`T TELL - KAREN ROSE 07 08 GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - STIEG LARSSON 08 05 LONG LOST - HARLAN COBEN 09 10 ECLIPSE - STEPHENIE MEYER 10 11 BREAKING DAWN - STEPHENIE MEYER The Top Games: 01 01 JUST DANCE 02 NE ALIEN VS PREDATOR: HUNTER 03 02 NEW SUPER MARIO BROTHERS 04 03 SOLUS 05 04 SONGSTAR POP EDITION 06 06 MARIO KART 07 05 GUITAR HERO ON TOUR 08 10 LEGO INDIANA JONES 09 12 FIFA 10 10 13 MARIO AND SONIC AT THE WINTER OLYMPICS The Top Dvd Films: 01 01 TIME TRAVELER`S WIFE 02 04 HURTLOCKER 03 02 FIRM 04 08 TERMINATOR 4: SALVATION 05 NE PANDORUM 06 03 UGLY TRUTH 07 05 HANGOVER 08 NE ONG BAK-THE BEGINNING 09 06 COUPLES RETREAT 10 10 HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE Now, some fine chappy said to me (the other day) "Dave, where was Cloudy With A Touch Of Meatballs in the Dvd chart a couple of weeks back?" Well, it is of course a disney animated kids film...and we don`t include them in the chart. Just like we didn`t include "Up" this week. Overall if included "Up" would be number 2, and those "Meatballs" would be number 10, this week after peaking in the top 5, two weeks back. I would call it an adult chart, but then people get the wrong impression! ;) The Top UK Box Office Films: Courtesy of Screen International 01 NE VALENTINE`S DAY 02 01 AVATAR 03 NE THE WOLFMAN 04 02 PRINCESS AND THE FROG 05 NE PERCY JACKSON AND THE LIGHTNING THIEF 06 NE MY NAME IS KHAN 07 04 INVICTUS 08 NE A SINGLE MAN 09 08 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS II 10 03 ASTRO BOY The Top TV Programmes: Only the Top episodes of Soaps are noted the rest aren`t! 01 01 CORONATION STREET 11.40 02 02 EASTENDERS 10.77 03 03 EMMERDALE 8.90 04 04 DANCING ON ICE 8.80 05 06 WILD AT HEART 8.09 06 NE HELPING HAITI 7.37 07 05 HARRY HILL`S TV BURP 7.35 08 07 LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD 6.98 09 10 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 6.93 10 11 SILENT WITNESS 6.85 11 09 CASUALTY 6.53 12 12 IN IT TO WIN IT 6.48 13 13 COUNTRYFILE 6.35 14 RE LAW AND ORDER UK 6.06 15 15 HUSTLE 5.95 16 RE RUGBY 5.92 17 08 HOLBY 5.92 18 RE FA CUP SOCCER 5.65 19 16 ONE SHOW S.58 20 14 TAKE ME OUT 5.42 21 19 MR AND MRS 5.29 22 21 BBC NEWS/SPORT/WEATHER SATURDAY 5.26 23 18 SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE 5.21 24 22 6 O`CLOCK NEWS 5.05 25 20 QI 4.67 26 RE 10 O`CLOCK NEWS 4.63 27 RE YOU`VE BEEN FRAMED 4.62 28 23 7 AGES OF BRITAIN 4.61 29 RE ITV WEEKEND NEWS SUNDAY 4.59 30 24 THE BILL 4.13 The Top Albums: Based on rotas of Sales (Thurs to Weds) with adjusted figures for new entries 01 NE GLEE VOL. 1 - VARIOUS 02 06 FAME MONSTER/FAME - LADY GAGA 03 02 ELEMENT OF FREEDOM - ALICIA KEYS 04 08 LUNGS - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE 05 01 FOREVER VIENNA - ANDRE RIEU 06 05 SUNNY SIDE UP - PAOLO NUTINI 07 NE OCEAN EYES - OWL CITY 08 14 E.N.D. - BLACK EYED PEAS 09 04 SOLDIER OF LOVE - SADE 10 NE SCRATCH MY BACK - PETER GABRIEL 11 25 BRIT AWARDS 2010 - VARIOUS 12 09 CRAZY LOVE - MICHAEL BUBLE 13 12 TURN IT UP - PIXIE LOTT 14 07 R + B LOVE SONGS - VARIOUS 15 03 HELIGOLAND - MASSIVE ATTACK 16 10 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS - VARIOUS 17 18 GREATEST HITS - JOURNEY 18 16 SIGH NO MORE - MUMFORD AND SONS 19 19 I AM SASHA FIERCE - BEYONCE 20 NE NOW 00s - VARIOUS 21 38 REALITY KILLED THE VIDEO STAR - ROBBIE WILLIAMS 22 17 ONLY REVOLUTIONS - BIFFY CLYRO 23 NE PUSH IT - VARIOUS 24 30 BLUEPRINT III - JAY Z 25 20 VERY BEST OF - FLEETWOOD MAC 26 11 UNCONDITIONAL THE LOVE SONGS - PETER ANDRE 27 31 JLS - JLS 28 32 IT`S NOT ME IT`S YOU - LILY ALLEN 29 24 FUNKY HOUSE CLASSICS - VARIOUS 30 39 ONLY BY THE NIGHT - KINGS OF LEON Time for the Flashback charts to February 1985: Charts compiled by MRIB The Top TV, back then 01 CORONATION STREET (MON) 18.90...Audrey Potter moves into the Street, later marrying Alf Roberts, of course 02 LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE 18.80...The Mysterious Feet Of Nora Batty. Compo/Clegg/Foggy go took extreme lengths trying to measure Nora Batty`s feet 03 CORONATION STREET (WEDS) 18.60 04 THAT`S LIFE 16.40...Esther Rantzen resides as host in the consumer come/humour show, with Doc Cox/Maev Alexander/Gavin Campbell/Bill Buckley/Adrian Mills 05 GAME FOR A LAUGH 16.00...Jeremy Beadle/Martin Daniels/Rustie Lee host the wind-up show, actually originally piloted by the BBC (although unshown). It was to be hosted by Paul Daniels/David Copperfield/Pamela Stephenson. The BBC decided it was too vulgar. So, Paul Daniels was given the quiz show "Odd One Out". Strange that Paul`s son, began to co-host Game For A Laugh in this, the 4th of 5 series 06 WISH YOU WERE HERE 15.60...Judith Chalmers still on Holiday 07 NAME THAT TUNE 14.70...Lionel Blair & Maggie Moon invite contestants to do exactly that, and win a car in the final game 08 FAMILY FORTUNES 14.40...at it`s worst, Max Bygraves didn`t have a clue as the host at this point on Friday nights 09 ALL STAR SECRETS 14.30...Celebrities reveal hidden secrets about themselves. A gameshow presented by Michael Parkinson 10 BBC NEWS, SPORT AND WEATHER 14.10...mostly always the top watched bulletin, the late Saturday evening round-up 11 DALLAS 14.00...JR and co, again 12 THIS IS YOUR LIFE 13.90...the late and great Eamonn Andrews pulls the big red book on astrologer Russell Grant 13 FULL HOUSE 13.90...the Thames sitcom by Brian Cooke with Brian Capron & Christopher Strauli 14 ONE BY ONE 13.20...following the career of Donald Turner (the Vet) 15 DYNASTY 12.60...had enough of Dallas? Well similar in vain with the Carringtons and co 16 MASTERMIND 12.60...Sunday night on BBC1 with Magnus Magnusson in the chair 17 ITV NEWS 12.40 18 THAT`S MY BOY 12.40...the dire sitcom where the late Mollie Sugden lives with her Daughter in Law, and son (who appears to have 2 mothers) 19 FRESH FIELDS 12.20...Julia McKenzie and the late Anton Rodgers in ITV`s answer to "Terry & June" 20 DEMPSEY AND MAKEPEACE 12.10...Michael Brandon/Glynis Barber as the Yank meets British cop show I should say that on Tuesday 19th February 1985, saw the death of BBC TV, as Michael Grade decided to spend all our money on a Soap...that led to the likes of Dr Who/The Two Ronnies etc virtually disappear the following year. The amount of money, poured into Eastenders was enormous. Terry Wogan got that thrice weekly show, that carried on for 7 years with hardly any viewers. Unfortunately Michael Grade was nothing like his dad, Lew. So, bad was 1986 that he gave us 10 year old ITV shows from the likes of "The Muppet Show". A slot that would definately been set for Dr Who. Eastenders had less that 8 million viewers, at the start, and then we were conned by a Sunday repeat (that was included in the ratings, with the original weekday episode). Fooling people, that it was getting more viewers than Coronation Street. It hardly ever did. Some nutcase reckoned that during 1986, it had 30 million viewers! No way did it get that for a single showing. When the BBC, originally commisioned Soaps, they wouldn`t show them all year round. Previously "Angels" had been an early evening venture of BBC Soap. That started out in a 13 part, 50 minute series in 1975. It then disappeared, to return as a twice weekly venture from 1978. Again not shown all year round. Strange enough, half the cast of "Angels" (which followed the trials & tribulations of nurses) featured in "Eastenders" at some point. Also very strange that "Walford" sounds a bit like "Weatherfield". The Top Albums in Feb 1985: With Phil Collins getting in, a week before Tears For Fears had their "Songs From The Big Chair" enter. The Smiths & Alison Moyet, reached their peaks. 01 NE NO JACKET REQUIRED - PHIL COLLINS 02 09 MEAT IS MURDER - SMITHS 03 03 ALF - ALISON MOYET 04 01 BORN IN THE USA - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 05 02 AGENT PROVOCATEUR - FOREIGNER 06 10 AGE OF CONSENT - BRONSKI BEAT 07 06 DIAMOND LIFE - SADE 08 04 HITS OUT OF HELL - MEAT LOAF 09 05 STEPS IN TIME - KING 10 11 ELIMINATOR - ZZ TOP 11 15 CHESS - VARIOUS 12 07 20/20 - GEORGE BENSON 13 08 VERY BEST OF - CHRIS DE BURGH 14 14 MAKE IT BIG - WHAM! 15 16 WELCOME TO THE PLEASURE DOME - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 16 13 SONGBOOK - BARBARA DICKSON 17 12 SECRET SECRETS - JOAN ARMATRADING 18 18 17 - CHICAGO 19 23 PRIVATE DANCER - TINA TURNER 20 26 BEVERLY HILLS COP - SOUNDTRACK The Top Singles in Feb 1985: The Network Top 30 brought to you by Nescafe 01 01 I KNOW HIM SO WELL - ELAINE PAIGE/BARBARA DICKSON...from the Musical "Chess" 02 02 LOVE AND PRIDE - KING...Not to be confused with Paul King, who was in Mungo Jerry. This one of course, also featured as a VJ on VH1 et al 03 03 SOLID - ASHFORD AND SIMPSON...Nikolas Ashford/Valerie Simpson around for years as Songwriters/Producers 04 04 DANCING IN THE DARK - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN...the Boss and the re-issue from 1984 05 12 THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER - HOWARD JONES...Howard is 55 on 23rd Feb 06 08 THINKING OF YOU - THE COLOURFIELD...Terry Hall out of the Specials/Fun Boy Three with his new band. He is 51 in March, and from Coventry of course 07 07 CLOSE TO THE EDIT - ART OF NOISE...Trevor Horn/Paul MorleyAnne Dudley/JJ Jeczalik/Gary Langan formed the avant-garde synth-pop band in 1983 08 17 THIS IS NOT AMERICA - DAVID BOWIE...David Jones celebrated his 63rd birthday in January, and currently back in the album chart 09 23 YOU SPIN ME ROUND LIKE A RECORD - DEAD OR ALIVE...Pete Burns etc, from Liverpool and first number one for Stock/Aitken/Waterman 10 11 A NEW ENGLAND - KIRSTY MACOLL...the late Kirsty, biggest solo sucess 11 05 I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS - FOREIGNER...Another back in the album chart, Mick Jones and co 12 16 NIGHTSHIFT - COMMODORES...Skyler Jett providing lead vocals on this top 3 smash 13 06 1999/LITTLE RED CORVETTE - PRINCE...an ex-MRIB number one for the purple one 14 24 HOW SOON IS NOW - SMITHS...Morrisey at his best with Johnny Marr et al 15 25 YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION - CHICAGO...Pete Cetera and co...a long way from the Chicago Transit Authority 16 09 RUN TO YOU - BRYAN ADAMS...over to Canada for the rock giant 17 26 LOVE LIKE BLOOD - KILLING JOKE...post-punk from Notting Hill 18 10 SUSSUDIO - PHIL COLLINS...he was 59 on 29th Jan 19 29 CHANGE YOUR MIND - SHARPE AND NUMAN...Gary Webb teaming up with Bill Sharpe (of Shakatak fame) 20 20 THIS HOUSE IS WHERE YOUR LOVE STANDS - BIG SOUND AUTHORITY...Tony Burke used to sing with the Directions. Here he was assigned to Paul Weller`s Respond label 21 19 20/20 - GEORGE BENSON...all over the air in 1985. George is 67 in March 22 13 LOVERBOY - BILLY OCEAN...Leslie Sebastian Charles was 60 on 21st Jan. 23 NE BOYS OF SUMMER - DON HENLEY...from the Eagles, Don`s solo biggest solo success 24 22 WE BELONG - PAT BENATAR...over to Brooklyn for the mezzo-soprano voice of Pat, who was 57 on 10th Jan 25 15 SHOUT - TEARS FOR FEARS...over to Bath, for Roland and co 26 21 YAH MO B THERE - JAMES INGRAM/MICHAEL MCDONALD...James from Ohio was 54 on 16th Feb, a self taught musician. Michael former Doobie Brothers & Steely Dan member, he was 58 on 12th Feb 27 NE MISLED - KOOL AND THE GANG...JT Taylor was the lead on the 70s & 80s hits for the gang 28 14 ATMOSPHERE - RUSS ABBOT...Russ first appeared on tv in 1972, on impressions show "Who Do You Do", with the likes of the annoying Freddie Starr, and went on to be part of the comedian group the Black Abbots, before his "Saturday Madhouse" 29 NE JUST ANOTHER NIGHT - MICK JAGGER...from the album "She`s The Boss" produced by Nile Rodgers & Bill Laswell 30 30 PERSONALITY/LET HER FEEL IT - EUGENE WILDE/SIMPLICIOUS...Ron Broomfield is Eugene from Miami. Simplicious was the name of his group, which he formed in the 70s as "La Voyage" before they became "Tight Connection" Only the Top 30, for the Network Chart in 1985. You may remember, ahead of the top 3, David "Kid" Jensen looked into his crystal ball to pick 3 hits for the following week. On this occasion, he picked Prince "Let`s Go Crazy", Eddie And The Soul Band "Shaft" & Madonna "Material Girl". He got 3 out of 3. Meanwhile on Independant Radio in Feb 1985, they were heavily playing "Tainted Love" & Soft Cell, to which this managed to re-enter the chart at 33. While over on Radio One`s Chart, it managed just 43, that time around. The Top Pre-Order Albums this week: 01 FAMILY JEWELS - MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS 22nd Feb 02 BROTHER - BOYZONE 8th Mar 03 LIGHTS - ELLIE GOULDING 1st Mar 04 FALCON - COURTEENERS 22nd Feb 05 AMERICAN VI - JOHNNY CASH 22nd Feb The Top Pre-Order Singles: 01 GAVE IT ALL AWAY - BOYZONE 1st Mar 02 I GOT YOU - LEONA 22nd Feb 03 ON A MISSION - GABRIELLA CILMI 8th Mar 04 WEAR MY KISS - SUGABABES 22nd Feb 05 RESISTANCE - MUSE 22nd Feb The Top Physicals: 01 01 HELPING HAITI 02 NE JEDWARD 03 NE TIMBALAND/KATY PERRY 04 NE COURTEENERS 05 NE LEMAR 06 02 JOE MCELDERRY 07 NE DEMI LOVATO 08 05 LADY GAGA (BR) 09 06 ALEXANDRA (BH) 10 08 MARINA DIAMANDIS 11 04 CALVIN HARRIS 12 07 N-DUBZ 13 03 PETER KAY 14 09 SIDNEY SAMSON 15 10 CHERYL COLE (3W) 16 12 SATURDAYS 17 11 GIRLS CAN`T CATCH 18 13 BLACK EYED PEAS (MMH) 19 14 NOVELLOS 20 15 ROBBIE WILLIAMS (YKM) Hang on for the full combined singles, coming shortly...While you wait, I dedicate this recording to Mikey...because I seem to remember that 1979, was the first point in time that he started to take a big interest in the singles chart, and used to write them down each week: http://www.mediafire.com/file/jtun2mjl10m/2010.02.14
February 19, 201015 yr Dave, on the pre-orders do you have any idea of the numbers involved, or do you just know positions.
February 19, 201015 yr 03 ON A MISSION - GABRIELLA CILMI 8th Mar 04 WEAR MY KISS - SUGABABES 22nd Feb 05 RESISTANCE - MUSE 22nd Feb I like the look of those single pre-orders B)
February 19, 201015 yr Author The check on the lowdown of the Top 75 singles, compiled by DTR (Data & Technical Research). The top 40 based on a mixture of Downloads/Physical Salles & the 41-75 entirely on Downloads. The Bubblers: TOP 75 Demi Lovato Remady Lady GaGa (Paparazzi) TOP 70 JLS (Beat Again) 32) Owl City (Vanilla Twilight) Drake etc Justin Derulo 31) Jason Mraz 30) Justin Bieber Tiesto Paolo (10/10) Cheryl Cole (3 Words) 29) Lady GaGa (Pokerface) 28) TOP 60 Mumford & Sons (The Cave) Paolo (Pencil Full) 27) Alexandra (Bad Boys) 26) Pitbull/Akon Kasabian (Fire) Glee (Somebody To Love) Michael Buble (HMYY) Florence (Dog Days) Robbie (YKM) 25) Artists For Haiti (WATW) TOP 50 50 40 WILE OUT - DJ ZINC/MS DYNAMITE 49 NE NO AIR - GLEE 48 41 LOOK FOR ME - CHIPMUNK 24) 47 39 MORNING AFTER DARK - TIMBALAND 23) 46 NE TODAY WAS A FAIRYTALE - TAYLOR SWIFT 45 NE KEEP HOLDING ON - GLEE 44 33 STAY TOO LONG - PLAN B 22) 43 NE GRAVITY - PIXIE LOTT 42 NE I GOT YOU - LEONA 41 36 RUSSIAN ROULETTE - RIHANNA 40 35 DOESN`T MEAN ANYTHING - ALICIA 21) 39 43 FIGHT FOR THIS LOVE - CHERYL COLE 20) 38 38 TELEPHONE - LADY GAGA/BEYONCE 37 34 MANY OF HORROR - BIFFY CLYRO 19) 36 27 CRY ME OUT - PIXIE LOTT 35 44 CRAWL - CHRIS BROWN 34 31 MEET ME HALFWAY - BLACK EYED PEAS 18) 33 37 I GOTTA FEELING - BLACK EYED PEAS 17) 32 28 YOU USED TO HOLD ME - CALVIN HARRIS 16) 31 22 PLAYING WITH FIRE - N-DUBZ 15) 30 12 BLAH BLAH BLAH - KESHA/3OH!3 29 23 TIK TOK - KESHA 14) 28 29 BEDROCK - YOUNG MONEY/LLOYD 27 NE YOU OVERDID IT DOLL - COURTEENERS 13) =17 26 24 EGO - SATURDAYS 12) 25 19 YOUNG FOREVER (FOREVER YOUNG) - JAY Z/MR HUDSON 24 21 BROKEN HEELS - ALEXANDRA 11) 23 18 HOLLYWOOD - MARINA DIAMANDAS 10) =20 22 15 IT`S MY LIFE-CONFESSIONS PT 2 - GLEE 21 17 RIVERSIDE - SIDNEY SAMSON 9) =19 20 16 WON`T GO QUIETLY - EXAMPLE 8) =18 19 26 PARACHUTE - CHERYL COLE =16 18 11 DON`T STOP BELIEVIN`- JOURNEY =14 17 25 EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - JAY Z/ALICIA 7) =15 16 13 DO YOU REMEMBER - JAY SEAN/SEAN PAUL/LIL`JON =13 15 20 BAD ROMANCE - LADY GAGA 6) =12 14 30 YOU GOT THE LOVE - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE 5) =11 13 07 ONE SHOT - JLS =10 12 09 REPLAY - IYAZ =9 11 10 UNDER PRESSURE-ICE ICE BABY - JEDWARD 4) =8 10 06 STARSTRUCK - 3OH!3 =7 09 NE WAY LOVE GOES - LEMAR 3) =6 08 08 HALO-WALKING ON SUNSHINE - GLEE 07 05 DON`T STOP BELIEVIN`- GLEE 06 14 RUDE BOY - RIHANNA 05 04 EMPIRE STATE OF MIND II - ALICIA =4 04 03 IF WE EVER MEET AGAIN - TIMBALAND/KATY PERRY 2) =3 03 02 FIREFLIES - OWL CITY =2 02 NE YOU GOT THE DIRTEE LOVE - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE vs DIZZEE RASCAL =5 01 01 EVERYBODY HURTS - HELPING HAITI 1) =1 ) Position without downloads alone = Position on Chart Show tv Helping Haiti not helping as much as last week, but almost at 5.5 thousand after 2 weeks. Now, everyone is going to be asking can Florence & Dizzee over turn them by Sunday? The answer is not likely. The downloads maybe closing in, but physicals can`t so that`s the state of play. By the way Sunday at 4 http://www.thesuperstation.co.uk for the chart that`s always a little ahead and plays 40 hits in 3 hours, and between 7 & 8pm, we feature the bubblers & new releases in the "Ones To Watch". That`s the one, where I guarantee you`ll hear every song, that ever gets into the top 75.
February 19, 201015 yr Author Dave, on the pre-orders do you have any idea of the numbers involved, or do you just know positions. I do know the numbers but, I can`t give them out because I did it once before...and I ended up with a whole lot of people after me! ;) But Boyzone are doing a hell of a lot better than Leona. If that is a clue.
February 19, 201015 yr I do know the numbers but, I can`t give them out because I did it once before...and I ended up with a whole lot of people after me! ;) But Boyzone are doing a hell of a lot better than Leona. If that is a clue. :lol: thanks, I'm just hoping that they will go top 10 at least, but they are getting sod-all airplay so who knows. Hopefully the album will do okay.
February 19, 201015 yr The Top Pre-Order Singles: 01 GAVE IT ALL AWAY - BOYZONE 1st Mar 02 I GOT YOU - LEONA 22nd Feb 03 ON A MISSION - GABRIELLA CILMI 8th Mar 04 WEAR MY KISS - SUGABABES 22nd Feb 05 RESISTANCE - MUSE 22nd Feb Surprised no Top5 for JLS – One Shot Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
February 19, 201015 yr Cheers Dave! For the infamous "30m viewers" Eastenders episode (which was the Angie and Den December 25, 1986 episode) would you know what the actual viewing figures were for the episode broadcast that night? I can't imagine that the Sunday repeat added too many viewers. I know you have a downer on claims made back then for viewing figures for programmes that had a repeat showing (and BARB seemingly did too, as in 1996 they separated figures for each individual showing) but that particular episode must have had an audience on Christmas night well in excess of 20m?
February 19, 201015 yr "While you wait, I dedicate this recording to Mikey...because I seem to remember that 1979, was the first point in time that he started to take a big interest in the singles chart, and used to write them down each week" Hi Dave I'm a bit confused as to the source of these retro charts? The December 1982 one recently was the "official" BMRB one, but the 1981 and 1979 ones aren't. Are these perhaps "hybrid" charts over a two-week period (as he only gives a vague "early Feb" or "mid Feb" date, or are they from another compiler than BMRB? Edited February 19, 201015 yr by eightiespopkid
February 19, 201015 yr Boyzone's album and single are both doing incredibly well on pre-orders. Hopefully two #1's are on the cards there but with the lack of airplay I can't see it. I just don't understand why commercial radio are even avoiding it? They were over Love You Anyway and in particular Better like a rash and Gave It All Away surely has the makings to be bigger than both of those?
February 19, 201015 yr Surprised no Top5 for JLS – One Shot Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind I don't think Alicia Keys has any pre orders tbh. It will most likely be a download only. I couldn't find it on the HMV site to pre order it, I check it every week and nothing.
February 19, 201015 yr Great info as ever. Interestingly, if those Chart predictions turn out to mirror the actual chart then someone is going to win my Singles Prediction Game by a massive 28 points to second place this week!
February 19, 201015 yr Great info as ever. Interestingly, if those Chart predictions turn out to mirror the actual chart then someone is going to win my Singles Prediction Game by a massive 28 points to second place this week! Who?
February 19, 201015 yr Boyzone's album and single are both doing incredibly well on pre-orders. Hopefully two #1's are on the cards there but with the lack of airplay I can't see it. I just don't understand why commercial radio are even avoiding it? They were over Love You Anyway and in particular Better like a rash and Gave It All Away surely has the makings to be bigger than both of those? With the Global Commercial stations I think it is political. Heart, dropped all of Ronan's and Boyzone songs from their playlists the day after Ronan joined Magic 105.4 as a regular DJ. Magic is on the rival network Bauer. Global own half of the nations commercial stations, which include Heart, Capital, BRMB ect. One of the Capital DJ's actually twittered at the very beginning of Jan that he loved the song and would be playing it very soon...then nothing. I don't think its a coincedense that its not being played by these stations. There are album sample on Amazon now - its a completely new sound for them. Edited February 19, 201015 yr by Time out
February 19, 201015 yr Thanks Dave Shame to not see Alphabeat yet in pre-orders, do you still think the single can go top 40 next week?
February 19, 201015 yr Author Cheers Dave! For the infamous "30m viewers" Eastenders episode (which was the Angie and Den December 25, 1986 episode) would you know what the actual viewing figures were for the episode broadcast that night? I can't imagine that the Sunday repeat added too many viewers. I know you have a downer on claims made back then for viewing figures for programmes that had a repeat showing (and BARB seemingly did too, as in 1996 they separated figures for each individual showing) but that particular episode must have had an audience on Christmas night well in excess of 20m? 6 million watched the Sunday episode Robbie. I wonder if anyone did watch it twice!
February 19, 201015 yr Author "While you wait, I dedicate this recording to Mikey...because I seem to remember that 1979, was the first point in time that he started to take a big interest in the singles chart, and used to write them down each week" Hi Dave I'm a bit confused as to the source of these retro charts? The December 1982 one recently was the "official" BMRB one, but the 1981 and 1979 ones aren't. Are these perhaps "hybrid" charts over a two-week period (as he only gives a vague "early Feb" or "mid Feb" date, or are they from another compiler than BMRB? Richard is not allowed to use the BMRB charts, so he sticks to the two week thing. I remember a incident where even Capital was not allowed to use the "Official Charts" as a retro thing, although the late Roger Scott did use the BBC charts of the 50s & 60s on his "Three O`Clock Thrill" spot. I think Roger half-inched them, in early 1973, when he was "Bob Baker" at Radio One.
February 19, 201015 yr Dave, could you tell us something about how well are pre-orders doing for Sugababes 'Sweet 7'?
February 19, 201015 yr Author Thanks Dave Shame to not see Alphabeat yet in pre-orders, do you still think the single can go top 40 next week? As I noticed a decline in orders this week, I think it will miss out Tom.
February 19, 201015 yr Author Dave, could you tell us something about how well are pre-orders doing for Sugababes 'Sweet 7'? Released on 8th March, but not in the top 10 pre-orders yet.
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