Posted July 9, 201015 yr Friday 16th July The Unofficial look at what's been happening this week, some based on averages from various sources, others with seasonly adjusted figures...all put together by DTR. The Top Books: 01 04 PICTURE PERFECT - JODI PICOULT 02 01 THE RETURN JOURNEY - MAEVE BINCHY 03 02 PLAY DEAD - HARLEN COBEN 04 03 I ALEX CROSS - JAMES PATTERSON 05 05 SILENT SCREAM - LYNDA LA PLANTE 06 06 GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST - STEIG LARRSON 07 07 GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE - STEIG LARRSON 08 08 SCARPETA FACTOR - PATRICIA CORNWELL 09 09 THE HELP - KATHRYN STOCKETT 10 10 GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - STEIG LARRSON The Top Games: 01 03 CRACKDOWN 2 02 01 SUPER MARIO GALAXY 2 03 02 RED DEAD REDEMPTION 04 RE FOOTBALL MANAGER 2010 05 NE DEMON'S SOULS: BLACK PHANTOM EDITION 06 NE DANCE ON BROADWAY 07 04 JUST DANCE 08 05 SIMS 3: AMBITIONS 09 07 PRINCE OF PERSIA: FORGOTTEN SANDS 10 10 LEGO INDIANA JONES The Top Dvd Films: 01 NE GREEN ZONE 02 03 LIGHTNING THIEF 03 06 TWILIGHT SAGA 04 NE VALENTINE'S DAY 05 02 SOLOMAN KANE 06 NE LEAP YEAR 07 01 LOVELY BONES 08 04 PRINCESS AND THE FROG 09 05 ALICE IN WONDERLAND 10 07 SHERLOCK HOLMES All of a sudden February appears in July? What! :lol: The Top Box Office Films: courtesy of Screen International 01 NE TWILIGHT SAGA ECLIPSE 02 01 SHREK FOREVER AFTER 03 NE PREDATORS 04 02 GET HIM TO THE GREEK 05 03 KILLERS 06 04 SEX AND THE CITY 2 07 06 HEARTBREAKER 08 05 I HATE LUV STORIES 09 07 PRINCE OF PERSIA 10 NE MILENAGE MILENAGE The Top TV Programmes: 01 05 EASTENDERS 7.90 02 06 CORONATION STREET 7.78 03 NE GERMANY V ARGENTINA 6.97 04 NE SPAIN V PORTUGAL 6.86 05 11 EMMERDALE 6.83 06 NE WIMBLEDON 2010 6.54 07 NE GHANA V URAGUAY 6.36 08 NE PARAGUAY V SPAIN 6.01 09 13 TOP GEAR 6.00 10 21 COUNTRYFILE 5.74 11 NE BRAZIL V CHILE 12 NE DIY SOS 4.41 13 NE FOX ATTACK TWINS 4.10 14 17 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 4.08 15 29 LEWIS 4.06 15 NE HOMES FROM HELL 4.06 17 RE MIDSOMER MURDERS 4.04 18 NE ANIMAL 24/7 3.94 19 RE WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE 3.54 20 NE JIMMY'S FOOD FACTORY 3.52 The Top Albums: 01 02 RECOVERY - EMINEM 02 01 APHRODITE - KYLIE 03 NE ELIZA DOOLITTLE - ELIZA DOOLITTLE 04 04 DEFAMATION OF STRICKLAND BANKS - PLAN B 05 03 CLUBLAND 17 - VARIOUS 06 06 MOS R + B ANTHEMS - VARIOUS 07 NE FLAWS - BOMBAY MOTORCYCLE CLUB 08 12 SIGH NO MORE - MUMFORD & SONS 09 09 THE FAME - LADY GAGA 10 07 ELEMENT OF FREEDOM - ALICIA KEYS 11 NE BUTTERFLY HOUSE - THE CORAL 12 05 NIGHT WORK - SCISSOR SISTERS 13 08 EUPHORIA - ENRIQUE 14 10 ESSENTIAL R + B 2010 - VARIOUS 15 11 TIME FLIES - OASIS 16 12 AMERICAN ANTHEMS - VARIOUS 17 NE MAYA - MIA 18 21 LUNGS - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE 19 14 WON'T GO QUIETLY - EXAMPLE 20 24 SUNNY SIDE UP - PAOLO NUTINI 21 RE JLS - JLS 22 20 MY WORLD - JUSTIN BIEBER 23 16 ONE LOVE - DAVID GUETTA 24 18 CRAZY LOVE - MICHAEL BUBLE 25 27 THE RESISTANCE - MUSE 26 NE EPIC - VARIOUS 27 19 DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS SUMMER - VARIOUS 28 22 JASON DERULO - JASON DERULO 29 25 TWILIGHT SAGA-ECLIPSE - OST/VARIOUS 30 RE SCOUTING FOR GIRLS - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS The Flashback Charts to July 1979: Compiled by Record Business Magazine The Top TV back then 01 CORONATION STREET MON 13.10...Gail Potter is hanging around Brian Tilsley. What will Ivy & Bert say? Is Suzie Birchall jealous? 02 CORONATION STREET WEDS 12.70 03 IN LOVING MEMORY 12.10...dire funeral sitcom with the late Thora Hird 04 THE MALLENS 11.90...a series based on Catherine Cookson's book characters starring James Hallam 05 MR HORN 11.80..a tv film series about the life of Tom Horn portrayed here by David Carradine 06 WINNER TAKES ALL 11.80...the gambling Friday night quiz with Jimmy Tarbuck & Geoffrey Wheeler as contestants aim to win £1000+ 07 NEWS AT TEN MON 11.70 08 YOU'RE ONLY YOUNG TWICE 11.60...the late Peggy Mount & Pat Coombs star in the Old Peoples Home sitcom 09 CROSSROADS MON 11.30 10 OH! BOY 11.20...a revivalof the 1950s show. New for 1979 with the likes of Shakin Stevens, Alvin Stardust, Joe Brown, & Fumble. The show was introduced by Billy Hartman (the Scotsman) 11 CROSSROADS TUES 11.00 12 CROSSROADS WEDS 11.00 13 THEY CALL ME MR TIBBS 10.80...an ITV showing of the 1970 sequel to In The Heat Of The Night starring Sidney Poitier as Detective Virgil Tibbs 14 CROSSROADS THURS 10.70 15 THE LOVERS 10.30...a repeat of the ITV sitcom, showing as a tribute to Richard Beckinsale (who died from a massive heart attack during a night's sleep in March 1979) 16 NEWS AT TEN TUES 10.00 17 CELEBRITY SQUARES 10.00...Bob Monkhouse in the final series of the original Big Box Game, that returned in 1993 18 GEORGE AND MILDRED 9.90...a repeat of series 2 of the sitcom with the late Yootha Joyce & the great Brian Murphy 19 DON`T JUST SIT THERE 9.70...science based facts on Wednesdays at 7pm with Dr Miriam Stoppard 19 MR HORN 9.70 The Top Albums in July 1979: Gary Numan at the top, but that Best Disco Album In The World was about to claim a 5 week reign at the top 01 02 REPLICAS - TUBEWAY ARMY 02 03 DISCOVERY - ELO 03 04 I AM - EARTH WIND & FIRE 04 01 PARALLEL LINES - BLONDIE 05 07 VOULEZ VOUZ - ABBA 06 11 BRIDGES - JOHN WILLIAMS 07 16 LIVE KILLERS - QUEEN 08 09 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA - SUPERTRAMP 09 05 LAST THE WHOLE NIGHT THROUGH - JAMES LAST 10 06 COMMUNIQUE - DIRE STRAITS 11 08 BACK TO THE EGG - WINGS 12 10 NIGHT OWL - GERRY RAFFERTY 13 26 BEST DISCO ALBUM IN THE WORLD - VARIOUS 14 14 RICKIE LEE JONES - RICKIE LEE JONES 15 12 DO IT YOURSELF - IAN DURY 16 16 LODGER - DAVID BOWIE 17 17 MANILOW MAGIC - BARRY MANILOW 18 13 MANIFESTO - ROXY MUSIC 19 15 SKY - SKY 20 NE RUST NEVER SLEEPS - NEIL YOUNG The Top Singles in July 1979: With Janet Kay, making that midweek number one. Beach Boys taking on Jesu Of Man`s Desiring. Dave Edmunds going Elvis Costello. Thom Pace doing the theme to tv's Grizzly Addams. Fat Larry`s instrumental section had a hit as Slick. Quantum Jump had a re-release due to Kenny Everett. The Police got into the big time & remember the Deerhunter theme with John Williams, which was also used for the Gallery on BBC Kids show "Take Hart". 01 02 SILLY GAMES - JANET KAY 02 01 ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC - TUBEWAY ARMY 03 05 C`MON EVERYBODY - SEX PISTOLS 04 11 GOOD TIMES - CHIC 05 04 LIGHT MY FIRE-137 DISCO HEAVEN - AMII STEWART 06 12 LADY LYNDA - BEACH BOYS 07 21 GIRLS TALK - DAVE EDMUNDS 08 06 NIGHT OWL - GERRY RAFFERTY 09 03 UP THE JUNCTION - SQUEEZE 10 10 BABYLON BURNING - RUTS 11 22 WANTED - DOOLEYS 12 09 LIVING ON THE FRONT LINE - EDDY GRANT 13 28 BREAKFAST IN AMERICA - SUPERTRAMP 14 13 MAYBE - THOM PACE 15 17 GO WEST - VILLAGE PEOPLE 16 18 DO ANYTHING YOU WANT TO - THIN LIZZY 17 16 SPACE BASS - SLICK 18 24 MY SHARONA - KNACK 19 27 BORN TO BE ALIVE - PATRICK HERNANDEZ 20 07 THE LONE RANGER - QUANTUM JUMP 21 25 BAD GIRLS - DONNA SUMMER 22 43 CAN`T STAND LOSING YOU - POLICE 23 30 DEATH DISCO - PUBLIC IMAGE LTD 24 NE I DON`T LIKE MONDAYS - BOOMTOWN RATS 25 08 RING MY BELL - ANITA WARD 26 38 IF I HAD YOU - KORGIS 27 35 CHUCK E`S IN LOVE - RICKIE LEE JONES 28 NE ANGEL EYES - ABBA 29 40 PLAYGROUND TWIST - SIOUXIE AND THE BANSHEES 30 NE DJ - DAVID BOWIE 31 15 BOOGIE WONDERLAND - EARTH WIND & FIRE/EMOTIONS 32 14 WHO WERE YOU WITH IN THE MOONLIGHT - DOLLAR 33 18 HAPPY RADIO - EDWIN STARR 34 33 STRANGLE HOLD - UK SUBS 35 29 SUNDAY GIRL - BLONDIE 36 36 MARRIED MEN - BONNIE TYLER 37 20 CAVATINA - JOHN WILLIAMS 38 44 I`M A SUCKER FOR YOUR LOVE - TEENA MARIE 39 45 SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU - ART GARFUNKEL 40 NE STAY WITH ME TILL DAWN - JUDIE TZUKE The Top Pre-Order Singles this week: 01 PLEASE DON'T LET ME GO - OLLY MURS 30th Aug 02 ALL TIME LOW - THE WANTED 26th July 03 SATURDAY - BASSHUNTER 19th July 04 THIS PRETTY FACE - AMY MACDONALD 19th July The Top Pre-Order Albums this week: 01 NOW 76 - VARIOUS 19th July 02 FINAL FRONTIER - IRON MAIDEN 16th Aug 03 SUBURBS - ARCADE FIRE 2nd Aug 04 TEENAGE DREAM - KATY PERRY 30th Aug 05 HEARTS AND MINDS - SETH LAKEMAN 19th July Hang on for the Top 75...but first the top physicals this week: 01 01 KYLIE 02 02 JLS 03 03 KATY P 04 04 K`NAAN 05 05 LADY GAGA 06 07 SHOUT FOR ENGLAND 07 06 LEE RYAN 08 NE PROF GREEN/LILY ALLEN 09 08 SCISSOR SISTERS 10 09 ENRIQUE Don`t touch the pack...I'll be right back...
July 16, 201014 yr 'Bombay Motorcycle Club' :kink: I think you got Bombay Bicycle Club a bit mixed up with Black Rebel Motorcycle Club there
July 16, 201014 yr 01 02 REPLICAS - TUBEWAY ARMY 02 03 DISCOVERY - ELO 04 01 PARALLEL LINES - BLONDIE 05 07 VOULEZ VOUZ - ABBA 16 16 LODGER - DAVID BOWIE 18 13 MANIFESTO - ROXY MUSIC These albums I have in my collection from that year On a different Kylie #1 physical again :o And do I get a Brucie Bonus :P
July 16, 201014 yr Author The Top 75 lowdown put together thus: The top 40 based on an average of download & physical charts with sales figures based on an average for this time of year. With the 41-74 based on an entire average of download charts, too long to list here. With thanks to our friends at DTR, a non-profit making unit. TOP 75 TRAVIE MCCOY/BRUNO MARS TOP 70 PENDULUM - WITCHCRAFT 30 SECONDS TO MARS CHRIS BROWN - DEUCES ESMEE DENTERS 32) LADY GAGA - BAD ROMANCE 31) KATIE PRICE (61) 30) TOP 60 BIG BOI ROLL DEEP 29) DAVID GUETTA - MEMORIES TREY SONGZ 28) ELIZA DOOLITTLE - SKINNY GENES DIZZEE RASCAL & JAMES CORDEN 27) BLACK EYED PEAS 26) JOURNEY MUMFORD & SONS (7 inch) 25 JUSTIN BIEBER - BABY TOP 50 50 NE BOY WHO MURDERED LOVE - DIANA VICKERS 49 NE SELF MACHINE - I BLAME COCO (10 inch) 24) 48 RE NEED YOU TONIGHT - PROFESSOR GREEN 23) 47 NE IVY & GOLD - BOMBAY BICYCLE CLUB 46 NE WHAT IF - JASON DERULO 45 46 TELEPHONE - LADY GAGA 22) 44 43 SOLO - IYAZ 43 39 PASS OUT - TINIE TEMPAH 42 50 FAMOUS - SFG 41 35 TURN IT UP - PIXIE LOTT 40 44 NEUTRON STAR - MUSE 39 33 CANDY - AGGRO SANTOS 38 38 WE DANCE ON - N-DUBZ 37 34 4TH OF JULY - KELIS 21) 36 37 SOMEBODY TO LOVE - JUSTIN BIEBER/USHER 35 31 YOUR LOVE IS MY DRUG - KESHA (import) 20) 34 28 ALL NIGHT LONG - ALEXANDRA BURKE 19) 33 24 EENIE MEENIE - SEAN KINGSTON/JUSTIN BIEBER 32 27 TE AMO - RIHANNA 31 29 SHE SAID - PLAN B 18) 30 30 HEY SOUL SISTER - TRAIN 17) 29 NE XXX0 - MATHANGI ARULPRAGASAM 28 22 NOTHIN ON YOU - B.O.B/BRUNO MARS 16) 27 36 FEEL YOUR LOVE - DRAKE 26 21 TRY SLEEPING - ALICIA KEYS =20 25 23 STEREO LOVE - EDWARD MAYA 15) 24 20 OMG - USHER =19 23 19 RESCUE ME - SKEPTA 14) =18 22 17 FIRE WITH FIRE - SCISSOR SISTERS 13) 21 25 WAKA WAKA - SHAKIRA 20 18 RIDIN SOLO - JASON DERULO =17 19 15 FRISKY - TINIE TEMPAH 12) =15 18 16 GETTIN OVER YOU - GUETTA & CO =16 17 13 WAVIN FLAG - K'NAAN 11) =14 16 26 PRAYIN - PLAN B 15 11 COMMANDER - KELLY ROWLAND =13 14 14 NOT AFRAID - EMINEM 10) =12 13 10 KICK STARTS - EXAMPLE 9) =11 12 08 ALEJANDRO - LADY GAGA 8) 11 09 ALL THE LOVERS - KYLIE 7) =10 10 07 MY FIRST KISS - 3OH!3 6) =9 09 12 PACK UP - ELIZA DOOLITTLE =8 08 06 I LIKE IT - ENRIQUE 5) =7 07 01 CLUB IS ALIVE - JLS 4) =6 06 NE BANG BANG BANG - MARK RONSON/BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL 3) =2 05 02 CALIFORNIA GURLS - KATY PERRY 2) =5 04 NE JUST BE GOOD TO GREEN - PROFESSOR GREEN/LILY ALLEN 1) =4 03 05 WE NO SPEAK AMERICAN - YOLANDA BE COOL/D CUP =3 02 04 LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - EMINEM/RIHANNA 01 03 AIRPLANES - B.O.B/HAYLEY WILLIAMS/EMINEM =1 ) Position without downloads alone = Position on Chart Show tv Airplanes takes off with ease & will be flying at a height of 80,000ish. Looks like it`ll be a Billionaire next week! ;) Don't forget Sunday 4pm, Jason Scott way ahead with the complete top 40 http://www.thesuperstation.info plus from 7pm the Ones To Watch, featuring the bubblers & new releases. Sunday at 2pm on AtlanticOldies2ng for Richard Todd's Retro Top 40. This week, back to July 1979.
July 16, 201014 yr Author These albums I have in my collection from that year On a different Kylie #1 physical again :o And do I get a Brucie Bonus :P Well you don`t get anything for a pair...Not in this game! :lol:
July 16, 201014 yr I'm hoping there's some drastic changes by Sunday as in Yolanda Be Cool will go to #2 & Mark Ronson will go top 5 at least. :lol: at you using M.I.A.'s real name. :lol:
July 16, 201014 yr Thanks Dave Glad Olly is #1 on pre-orders. Do you think Yolanda is safe for top 3 on Sunday?
July 16, 201014 yr Do you think Yolanda is safe for top 3 on Sunday? I'm gonna answer this for you. Yes, it definitely is. It's already benefitting from the weekend effect. The real question is if it can make #2 this week. (And hopefully #1 next week if Travie doesn't properly release Billionaire :o) Edited July 16, 201014 yr by Bray
July 16, 201014 yr MATHANGI ARULPRAGASAM Is that really M.I.A. 's real name it sounds like an italian pasta dish :heehee:
July 16, 201014 yr Author I'm gonna answer this for you. Yes, it definitely is. It's already benefitting from the weekend effect. The real question is if it can make #2 this week. (And hopefully #1 next week if Travie doesn't properly release Billionaire :o) Well said! Couldn't put it better.
July 16, 201014 yr Thanks Dave, brilliant to see Airplanes number 1- it thoroughly deserves it :) Wow at Olly Murs! could be a number 1 for him! :o Hope Yolanda can overtake Emanna come sunday
July 16, 201014 yr Delighted to see Kylie holding onto to the phyisical number 1 for a 3rd week and EastEnders back at the top of the ratings.
July 16, 201014 yr Thanks as usual Dave! Great to look back to 1979 - I had the top 4 singles as well as a further 8 from the top 40. On the BMRB / Radio 1 chart this week in 1979 we had an event happen that wouldn't occur again inside the top 40 until August 1991, some 12 years later - two records occupying the same position. At #35 were both We Don't Talk Anymore by Cliff Richard and Sunday Girl by Blondie.
July 17, 201014 yr Olly Murs top of pre-orders. :o I'm much more interested in the number 2 The Wanted! :wub:
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