Posted March 12, 201015 yr Friday 26th March Heading for another weekend, and nearly Easter already. The Top Books: 01 NE 8TH CONFESSION - JAMES PATTERSON 02 01 WOLF HALL - HILARY MANTELL 03 04 ONE DAY AT A TIME - DANIELLE STEELE 04 NE LOVE LETTERS - KATIE FFORDE 05 02 GONE TOMORROW - LEE CHILD 06 05 GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - STIEG LARSSON 07 NE LAST CHILD - JOHN HART 08 09 GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE - STIEG LARSSON 09 NE BLOODLINE - MARK BILLINGHAM 10 NE FOURSOME - JANE FALLON The Top Games: 01 01 JUST DANCE 02 03 FINAL FANTASY Xiii 03 02 GOD OF WAR 3 04 04 HEAVY RAIN 05 05 ALIENS VS PREDATOR 06 NE JUST CAUSE 2 07 06 SOLUS 08 NE POKEMON SOUL SILVER 09 RE LEGO INDIANA JONES 10 NE POKEMAN HEART GOLD The Top Film Dvds 01 NE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON 02 NE PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 03 NE HARRY BROWN 04 02 HURT LOCKER 05 01 ZOMBIELAND 06 04 4TH KIND 07 RE STAR TREK XI 08 07 THIS IS IT 09 05 AN EDUCATION 10 03 SAW VI The Top Box Office Films: Compiled by Screen International 01 01 ALICE IN WONDERLAND 02 NE BOUNTY HUNTER 03 02 SHUTTER ISLAND 04 NE I LOVE YOU PHILLIP MORRIS 05 03 GREEN ZONE 06 NE THE SPY NEXT DOOR 07 04 AVATAR 08 06 GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO 09 05 HACHI-A DOGS TALE 10 09 PRINCESS AND THE FROG The Top TV Programmes: 01 01 CORONATION STREET 10.81 02 02 EASTENDERS 10.21 03 03 DANCING ON ICE 8.28 04 05 EMMERDALE 7.98 05 RE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SOCCER 7.64 06 07 WILD AT HEART 7.32 07 08 LET`S DANCE FOR SPORT RELIEF 7.27 08 14 CASUALTY 6.36 09 11 LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD 6.33 10 17 ONE SHOW 6.32 11 16 WHO DARES WINS 6.27 12 14 COUNTRYFILE 6.05 13 13 HOLBY CITY 5.84 14 19 HARRY HILL`S TV BURP 5.72 15 NE VICTORIA-A ROYAL LOVE STORY 5.57 16 RE RUGBY 5.38 17 12 PUSH THE BUTTON 5.28 18 RE YOU`VE BEEN FRAMED 5.00 19 RE FORMULA ONE 4.84 20 21 BBC NEWS SAT 4.81 21 20 6 0`CLOCK NEWS 4.69 22 18 10 0`CLOCK NEWS 4.64 23 10 LIFE STORIES 4.50 24 22 MASTERCHEF 4.42 25 NE FAMOUS RICH AND JOBLESS 4.24 26 23 MARRIED SINGLE OTHER 4.18 27 28 THE BILL 4.13 28 27 ITV NEWS 3.72 29 26 THE LAKES 3.70 30 RE COME DINE WITH ME 3.52 Shock, horror as ITV axe "The Bill", after 27 years. The Top Albums: Based on a rota of sales Thurs - Weds, with adjusted figures for new entries 01 02 BROTHER - BOYZONE 02 04 THE FAME - LADY GAGA 03 NE MY WORLDS - JUSTIN BIEBER 04 NE I SPEAK BECAUSE I CAN - LAURA MARLING 05 NE HEAD FIRST - GOLDFRAPP 06 01 GLEE VOL. 2 - OST 07 NE BLACK ROCK - JOE BONAMASSA 08 10 MASSIVE R + B 2010 - VARIOUS 09 11 ADDICTED TO BASS 2010 - VARIOUS 10 07 LUNGS - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE 11 05 ELEMENT OF FREEDOM - ALICIA KEYS 12 08 SUNNY SIDE UP - PAOLO NUTINI 13 06 GLEE VOL. 1 - OST 14 12 SIGH NO MORE - MUMFORD AND SONS 15 03 PLASTIC BEACH - GORILLAZ 16 16 MASH UP MIX 90s - VARIOUS 17 18 POP PRINCESSES 2010 - VARIOUS 18 22 3 WORDS - CHERYL COLE 19 09 A CURIOUS THING - AMY MACDONALD 20 20 TURN IT UP - PIXIE LOTT 21 RE NO MATTER WHAT - BOYZONE 22 17 RATED R - RIHANNA 23 36 DO YOU WANT THE TRUTH OR SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL - PALOMA FAITH 24 14 CRAZY LOVE - MICHAEL BUBLE 25 15 FOREVER VIENNA - ANDRE RIEU 26 27 E.N.D. - BLACK EYED PEAS 27 19 LIGHTS - ELLIE GOULDING 28 23 GREATEST HITS - JOURNEY 29 30 I AM SASHA FIERCE - BEYONCE 30 33 REALITY KILLED THE VIDEO STAR - ROBBIE WILLIAMS Time to Flashback to...March 1985: Charts compiled by MRIB The Top TV, back then 01 CORONATION STREET MON 18.00...Audrey Potter (Sue Nicholls) moves into the Street, assisting Alf Roberts in the Corner Shop 02 CORONATION STREET WEDS 17.90 03 LAST OF THE SUMMER WINE 16.30...Foggy finds a discarded matress, and decides it`s time to Keep Britain Tidy 04 THE TWO RONNIES 16.30...the penultimate new series for the twosome. With guest Elaine Paige 05 MISS MARPLE 15.60...Joan Hickson plays the sleuth in part one of "Pocketful Of Rye" 06 QED 14.50...a series of science-based documentaries, ranging from Armageddon to Human Combustion 07 MISS MARPLE 14.30...Part 2 of the a-fore mentioned 08 THAT`S LIFE 14.30...Esther Rantzen, along with Bill Buckley, Gavin Campbell, Adrian Mills, Doc Cox, & Maev Alexander pondering consumer affairs 09 ONE BY ONE 14.10...the true-based vet series on Donald Turner (although in real life it wasn`t Donald Turner, it was my namesake David Taylor) 10 COVER HER FACE 14.10...a mini Adam Dalgliesh story with Roy Marsden, investigating the murder of Alice Liddell, who ran a home for unwed mothers 11 WISH YOU WERE HERE 14.00...Judith Chalmers and Chris Kelly still on holiday 12 ARE YOU BEING SERVED 14.00...the final series of the Department store sitcom. Mr Spooner becomes a singer...strange stuff because Mike Berry was! 13 EASTENDERS 13.80...early days, and Leslie Grantham all over the press, because of his murder of a Taxi Driver, some 11 years earlier in real life 14 THAT`S MY BOY 13.80...Mollie Sugden in this dire Yorkshire tv sitcom, where it appears the son has 2 mothers 15 DEMPSEY & MAKEPEACE 13.40...Michael Brandon/Glynis Barber star in New York cop meets British one drama series 16 ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES 13.30...Series 4, and Rodney & Del look after Boycie & Marlene`s great dane "Duke" 17 QUINCY 13.30...Jack Klugman stars as the sleuth/pathologist 18 BUSMAN`S HOLIDAY 13.00...Julian Pettifer hosts, as 3 teams from 3 careers compete to win an exotic holiday, where they also have to work. Interesting only to those who took part. Sarah Kennedy took over in 1989, and Elton Welsby hosted the final series in 1993. It took them 8 years before they realised it was garbage! 19 THE PRACTICE 13.00...Dylan McDermott as Bobby Donnell in the court based series 20 NEWS/WEATHER SPORT BBC SAT 12.80 The Top Albums in March 1985, and 5 ex-number one albums in the top 10 via Phil, Howard, Tears For Fears, Bruce, & Meat Loaf 01 02 NO JACKET REQUIRED - PHIL COLLINS 02 01 DREAMS INTO ACTION - HOWARD JONES 03 04 ALF - ALSON MOYET 04 03 SONGS FROM THE BIG CHAIR - TEARS FOR FEARS 05 NE REQUIEM - LLOYD WEBBER/BRIGHTMAN/DOMINGO/MAAZEL 06 05 BORN IN THE USA - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 07 08 HITS OUT OF HELL - MEAT LOAF 08 22 BEHIND THE SUN - ERIC CLAPTON 09 06 ELIMINATOR - ZZ TOP 10 07 LIKE A VIRGIN - MADONNA 11 10 PURPLE RAIN - PRINCE 12 13 PRIVATE DANCER - TINA TURNER 13 09 MAKE IT BIG - WHAM! 14 15 MEAT IS MURDER - SMITHS 15 14 NIGHTSHIFT - COMMODORES 16 18 BEVERLY HILLS COP - OST 17 12 RECKLESS - BRYAN ADAMS 18 32 FIRST AND LAST AND ALWAYS - SISTERS OF MERCY 19 20 BUILDING THE PERFECT BEAST - DON HENLEY 20 25 NO PARLEZ - PAUL YOUNG The Top Singles in March 1985, brought to you by the Network & Nescafe! 01 01 EASY LOVER - PHIL COLLINS/PHILIP BAILEY Mr Bailey (the Earth, Wind, & Fire singer) joins with old Phil Collins 02 03 THAT OLE DEVIL CALLED LOVE - ALISON MOYET Alf sings Billie Holliday 03 07 EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY - PAUL YOUNG the ex-Q-Tips and Streetband singer, covering another oldie! 04 27 PIE JESU - SARAH BRIGHTMAN/PAUL MILES KINGSTON Merciful Jesus it means, well covered and even appears in Monty Python & The Holy Grail 05 05 MATERIAL GIRL - MADONNA welded to number 5, for the then almost Mrs Penn...but 1985 was definately her year 06 19 BETWEEN THE WARS - BILLY BRAGG Stephen William Bragg to be precise, and much higher on the Network Top 30, than Radio One`s Top 40 07 11 WE CLOSE OUR EYES - GO WEST Peter Cox & Richard Drummie formed the band in 1982, but this was their first slice of success 08 02 YOU SPIN ME AROUND - DEAD OR ALIVE Pete Burns and co, providing SAW with their first number 1 09 09 WIDE BOY - NIK KERSHAW He was 52 on 1st March, comes from Bristol...and famous for "The One And Only" as in Chesney Hawkes, 6 years after 10 NE WELCOME TO THE PLEASURE DOME - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD Holly and the boys, breaking their stride in the number 1 race, although "The Power Of Love" (their previous hit) did not top the Network Top 30! 11 08 DO WHAT YOU DO - JERMAINE JACKSON Michael & Janet`s older brother, who had his biggest hit in 1980 with a bit of help from Stevie Wonder on "Let`s Get Serious" 12 04 KISS ME - STEPHEN TIN TIN DUFFY the original Duran Duran singer, who quit before they were big. Here with "Those Callers, Like It Was Christmas Eve" 13 13 BELLE OF ST MARK - SHEILA E Sheila Escovedo from California, best known for working with Prince & Ringo Starr 14 31 SOME LIKE IT HOT - POWER STATION Robert Palmer with the Supergroup consiting of Andy & John Taylor with Tony Thompson & Bernard Edwards 15 06 LAST KISS - DAVID CASSIDY the 80s comeback for the lovely David, all over the girls walls in the 70s 16 17 HANGING ON A STRING - LOOSE ENDS their early stuff written by Chris & Eddie of the Real Thing, they formed in 1980 17 NE EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD - TEARS FOR FEARS up to Bath, and also appearing at Live Aid in July 1985 18 10 NIGHTSHIFT - COMMODORES the one without Lionel, but with Heatwave singer JD Nicholas 19 30 DANCING IN THE DARK EP - BIG DADDY not the late wrestler, but the Californian parody group. On this EP covering such delights as the title track, and a brilliant rendition of "I Write The Songs" 20 22 MR TELEPHONE MAN - NEW EDITION the 6 piece from Boston, that included the likes of Bobby Brown & Ralph Tresvant 21 29 WON`T YOU HOLD MY HAND NOW - KING Paul King getting a somewhat smaller follow up to "Love & Pride" 22 22 MOVE CLOSER - PHYLLIS NELSON the late lady from Los Angeles, who died of Breast Cancer in 1998. This was her only major UK hit, but it only peaked at number 2 on the Network Top 30, although topped the Gallup Chart. It was re-ssued in 1994, after being used in some deoderant commercial 23 12 I KNOW HIM SO WELL - ELAINE PAIGE/BARBARA DICKSON the Lloyd Webber combi, that couldn`t go wrong, and it came from the musical "Chess" 24 20 DANCING IN THE DARK - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Bruce`s re-issue from 1984, and 1985 turned out to be his year in the UK, after a string of flops 25 42 COVER ME - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN beside himself with joy, then! 26 15 METHOD OF MODERN LOVE - DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES the Philadelphia duo, who deserved so much more in the UK, and never really got it. It was hard being a male Yankee, in Britain wasn`t it? 27 NE SHAKESPEARE`S SISTER - SMITHS Morrisey and the gang, and getting radioplay on Independant Stations! 28 35 THE HEAT IS ON - GLEN FREY the Detrot born Eagles member, on a solo trip, a la Don Henley 29 54 COULD IT BE I`M FALLING IN LOVE - DAVID GRANT/JAKI GRAHAM Hackney meets Birmingham, with David (ex-Linx) and Jaki getting her first hit. A cover of "Ain`t Nobody" swelled her career in the U.S. in 1994 30 24 FALLEN ANGELS RIDING - DAVID ESSEX David Cooke the Actor/Singer/Superstar from Godspell to Evita, who released his first single in 1963. What was it called, you say? "And The Tears Came Tumblin`Down" is the answer. He was just 16, and this year he`s 63...and very tongue in cheek, as ever! Only the top 30 aired on the Network Chart in 1985, as David smoothey Jensen glanced into his Crystal Ball to predict 3 entries in the following week`s show. Those were "Now That We Found Love" from Third World, "Spend The Night" from the Cool Notes, & "Love Is A Battlefield" with Pat Benatar. All of them cracked the top 30, the next week. Wasn`t the programme so much better, than Radio One`s dire Richard Skinner, and the week behind chart?! Actually from memory...I believe this week in 1985, Timmy Mallet did the Network Top 30, and not the Kid...I was not listening to either show, mainly because there was a Wednesday Countdown on Radio Mercury with Pat Sharp, and quite superior. Strange how Pat, became the Kid`s stand in from 1989-1993! And Pat (of course) had previously worked for Radio One, between 82/83, and also presented Top Of The Pops. This Mercury Top 40, actually featured a midweek chart...possibly the first broadcasted, and lasted well into the 90s. An idea poached by Capital Radio in 1991, when all of a sudden Neil Fox presented a Wednesday show between 7.30 & 10pm. Clive Warren was his stand-in. And (of course) he became Mark Goodier`s stand in, around 1995...before the not so good Scott Mills. Clive Warren returned to local radio in the late 1990s, turning up around the Berkshire areas, and last heard on Reading 107fm. The Top Pre-Order Singles this week: 01 ONCE - DIANA VICKERS 19th April 02 NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY - PAUL WELLER 12th April 03 I`M NOT MAD - ALEX GARDNER 29th March 04 THIS AIN`T A LOVE SONG - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 29th March 05 SHE SAID - PLAN B 29th March The Top Pre-Order Albums this week: 01 NOW 75 - VARIOUS 29th March 02 WAKE UP THE NATION - PAUL WELLER 19th April 03 DEFAMATION OF STRICKLAND BANKS - PLAN B 12th April 04 EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE ON TV - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 12th April 05 STICKY AND SWEET - MADONNA 29th March The Top Physicals: 01 01 GAGA/BEYONCE 02 03 BOYZONE 03 02 CHERYL COLE 04 04 BLACK EYED PEAS RTB 05 NE YOUNG MONEY 06 07 JLS 07 06 JEDWARD 08 05 HELPING HAITI 09 10 ELLIE GOULDING 10 08 TIMBALAND/KATY PERRY The only other new entry in the top 20 is the quite "Amazing Grace" of that ex-con Boy George! Hang on for the up to minute Top 75 lowdown...coming soon
March 26, 201015 yr Alex Gardner to beat Plan B & Scouting For Girls next week pls. I'm not even huge on the song but it's better than both 'She Said' and 'This Ain't A Love Song'.
March 26, 201015 yr Author The big finish, with the completish top 75 lowdown. The chart compiled by the Data & Technical Research company with the top 40 based on a mix of physical & download information, and the 41-75 based on entire downloads. Top 75 Jay Z (OTTNO) Top 70 Jay Z/Mr Hudson (YF) Kids In Glass Houses Goldfrapp 38) Justin Bieber (OT) Paloma Faith 37) Lady GaGa (PF) 36) Example 35) Alexandra (BB) 34) Boyzone (LIAH) Rihanna (RR) Top 60 Glee (Halo etc) Sarah Phillips Marina 33) Alexandra (BH) 32) N-Dubz (SIO) Black Eyed Peas (MMH) 31) Ludacris Plan B (STL) 30) N-Dubz (PWF) 29) Chris Brown Top 50 50 48 I GOTTA FEELING - BLACK EYED PEAS 28) 49 NE ALL NIGHT LONG - ALEXANDRA BURKE 48 42 WAY LOVE GOES - LEMAR 27) 47 NE MORNING SUN - ROBBIE WILLIAMS 46 NE ONLY MAN - AUDIO BULLYS 26) 45 47 EGO - SATURDAYS 25) 44 42 FIGHT FOR THIS LOVE - CHERYL COLE 24) 43 33 TRUE COLOURS - GLEE 42 40 RIVERSIDE - SIDNEY SAMPSON 23) 41 38 TIK TOK - KESHA 22) 40 36 DO YOU REMEMBER - JAY SEAN 21) 39 25 WEAR MY KISS - SUGABABES 20) 38 44 MEMORIES - GUETTA/CUDI 37 50 DOG DAYS - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE 36 30 I GOT YOU - LEONA 19) 35 25 NUMBER ONE ENEMY - DAISY DARES YOU 34 34 STARSTRUCK - 3OH!3/KATY PERRY 33 37 YOU GOT THE LOVE - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE 18) 32 NE CARRY OUT - TIMBALAND/JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 31 35 THE CAVE - MUMFORD AND SONS 17) 30 31 REPLAY - IYAZ 29 21 BAD ROMANCE - LADY GAGA 16) 28 32 EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - JAY Z 15) 27 22 BAD BOY - SKEPTA 14) 26 19 WHY DON`T YOU - GRAMOPHONEDZIE 13) 25 28 DON`T STOP BELIEVIN - GLEE 24 18 NEVER BE YOUR WOMAN - WILEY 12) 23 23 BLAH BLAH BLAH - KESHA 11) 22 20 ONE SHOT - JLS 10) 21 29 DON`T STOP BELIEVIN - JOURNEY =20 20 24 GRAVITY - PIXIE LOTT =19 19 12 MY NAME - MCLEAN 9) =18 18 15 OPPOSITE OF ADULTS - CHIDDY BANG =16 17 13 IF WE EVER MEET AGAIN - TIMBALAND/KATY PERRY 8) =14 16 16 FIREFLIES - OWL CITY =17 15 17 ON A MISSION - GABRIELLA CILMI 7) =15 14 NE OMG - USHER/WILL I AM =29 13 08 EMPIRE STATE OF MIND II - ALICIA KEYS =13 12 11 ROCK THAT BODY - BLACK EYED PEAS 6) =12 11 10 YOU GOT THE DIRTEE LOVE - DIZZEE/FLORENCE =11 10 14 BEDROCK - YOUNG MONEY/LLOYD 5) =10 09 28 GAVE IT ALL AWAY - BOYZONE 4) =9 08 06 IN MY HEAD - JASON DERULO =8 07 05 STARRY EYED - ELLIE GOULDING 3) =7 06 08 PARACHUTE - CHERYL COLE 2) =5 05 07 HOT - INNA =6 04 03 RUDE BOY - RIHANNA =4 03 04 BABY - JUSTIN BIEBER =3 02 02 PASS OUT - TINIE TEMPAH =2 01 01 TELEPHONE - LADY GAGA/BEYONCE 1) =1 ) Position without downloads = Position on Chart Show tv Another week for the GaGa, as the Tinie throws his Tempah at number 2! What will happen next week? Well, Now 75 hits the shops on Monday, so we will have another slow chart, as everything goes back up yet again! Don`t forget to join us in the chart, where we do it better every Sunday at 4pm on the Superstation http://www.thesuperstation.info well ahead of everyone else with those new entries first, and the complete top 40 countdown, followed by a whole hour of those bubblers & new releases....where we don`t ask stupid questions in order to allow us entry to your house to do the chart! My God, has it really come to that Reggie?!!! :lol: If you want to listen again to last week`s Fresh Hit 40, from the Superatation, let me know and i`ll send it to you via email, if you have Realplayer. Also, if you have an equal interest in the U.S. chart via Cashbox (which I prefer, to Billboard, as it`s faster moving), check out http://www.cashboxmagazine.com and follow the links, click on Radio, and hear a full non-stop countdown of the U.S. singles chart, and others too. Especially listening to the Robin Thicke song in their singles top 40...
March 26, 201015 yr Happy to see Boyzone at number 1 in the album chart, I just hope that Lady Ga Ga don't pip them come Sunday :rolleyes:
March 26, 201015 yr Pleased Laura is still at #4 in the albums. Really hope she stays there until Sunday - would be an excellent achievent! Such a brilliant album. :wub:
March 26, 201015 yr Thanks Dave I listened to the Fresh Hot 40 from your link, and it was very good! Obviously the production values aren't as high as for Radio 1, but I like how the chart is the star and the DJ is warm but not too chatty. Will try and listen again next week.
March 26, 201015 yr Author Thanks Dave I listened to the Fresh Hit 40 from your link, and it was very good! Obviously the production values aren't as high as for Radio 1, but I like how the music is the star and the DJ is warm but not too chatty. Will try and listen again next week. Oh good! Yep, I like the way we`ve managed to have David Guetta & Kid Cudi in for 2 weeks, and he`s only just managed the Official Top 40 this week! That 7.5% Airplay on new entries, works well.
March 27, 201015 yr Cheers Dave! I wonder if the #1 single can pass 50k this week, sales were quite low last week. Incidentally, Tears For Fears never played Live Aid in 1985. Geldof added them to the list of acts to play Philidelphia despite them making it clear they didn't want to appear. On the morning of Live Aid they announced they couldn't play as two of the band had quit. After a public spat with Geldof they all made up when Tears For Fears recorded the Race Against Time song the following year.
March 27, 201015 yr Author Cheers Dave! I wonder if the #1 single can pass 50k this week, sales were quite low last week. Incidentally, Tears For Fears never played Live Aid in 1985. Geldof added them to the list of acts to play Philidelphia despite them making it clear they didn't want to appear. On the morning of Live Aid they announced they couldn't play as two of the band had quit. After a public spat with Geldof they all made up when Tears For Fears recorded the Race Against Time song the following year. Do you know Robbie? I`d cean forgotten that! I was looking at the actual publicity sheet for Live Aid. Apparently they should`ve followed Phil Collins`s UK appearance.
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