March 30, 201114 yr I didn't like 2003 at all, dance in the charts pretty much died off completely apart from Ultrabeat and XTM, maybe a couple of others. Hence why I moved my attentions over to Delta Goodrem, the saving grace of a diabolical year for me. I didn't feel like I really enjoyed a calendar year's music again until 2006. 2004 and 2005 had their highlights (Delta again, The Corrs comeback and a few others) but mainly the charts were completely diabolical, in the UK at least - the low sales era didn't help as there were undeserved one week wonder fanbase top 5/10 hits all over the place.
March 30, 201114 yr Author 2005 and 2008 for me are the worst years of the 2000s. Much prefer 2003 and 2004 to those years. Dance in 2003 was good but didnt chart well in the 2nd half of the year. However R&B was excellent at the time imo. Pop had its moments too, but nothing compared to early 00s obviously. I'd rank the years something like this: 2000 2001 2002 2009 2003 2004 2006 2007 2005 2008
March 30, 201114 yr 2005 and 2008 for me are the worst years of the 2000s. Much prefer 2003 and 2004 to those years. Dance in 2003 was good but didnt chart well in the 2nd half of the year. However R&B was excellent at the time imo. Pop had its moments too, but nothing compared to early 00s obviously. I'd rank the years something like this: 2000 2001 2002 2009 2003 2004 2006 2007 2005 2008 I wasn't into R&B much at all back in 2003, I just remember being very disillusioned that it was completely taking over the UK charts at the time. I guess I'm used to it these days though :lol: For me: 2006 2001 2009 2000 2002 2007 ----- 2005 2004 2008 2003 Big gulf between the top six and bottom four, 2008 was very bland overall, but 2003 was still worse for me, I seriously remember thinking in about March that year 'wow, maybe I'm going off music', it was THAT bad, everything sounded unoriginal, and like a rehash of something else and I liked almost nothing in the charts. It slowly improved in the following couple of years, but if it wasn't for 3 or 4 acts (Delta, Kelly Clarkson and The Corrs mainly - my three favourite albums of the decade came from 2003-2005 oddly enough), those years would have been just as dire. 2006 was a massive improvement, so many good memories from that year, music and personal life wise. And 2009 was pretty special for me too music wise, really high quality all year, even Eurovision - which was the highest quality it's probably ever been.
March 30, 201114 yr Author Heh for me nothing comes close to 2000-2, music wise it was very late 90s, and my favorite genres dominated. Plus european music was thriving all over the continent
March 30, 201114 yr Heh for me nothing comes close to 2000-2, music wise it was very late 90s, and my favorite genres dominated. Plus european music was thriving all over the continent True. I think a lot of me loving 2006 is owed to me being rather nostalgic about it, it was quite possibly my favourite year of my life so far in general, so naturally the music soundtracking it (namely Shakira/Lily Allen/Nelly Furtado/Infernal/Cascada/The Pipettes/Rogue Traders/Take That/All Saints) takes me right back. At the very least, it marked something of a return of Eurodance to the charts, with Infernal, Cascada, Micky Modelle vs. Jessy etc...not many, but far better than the three dire years that preceded it in that respect. I felt like there was a really nice mix of good music around in 2006. It's strange just HOW different music became in 2003 isn't it, maybe the big change is why I disliked the year so much, I found it hard to adapt to everything suddenly evolving and R&B taking over for the first time. I often wonder how much the likes of Xtina's Stripped, Justin's Justified and Pink's Missundaztood changed the pop scene in late 2002, leading into 2003 - they were all so boundary pushing in comparison to the other stuff around at the time and surely had an influence.
March 30, 201114 yr Author Well the change was gradual, R&B grew from 2000 onwards, I'm sure you can recall many R&B top10 hits from the early 00s. However by 2003, with another big increase in popularity, the genre became overwhelmingly big. Although it was mostly nearer the Summer that it took over when R Kelly's "Ignition" became #1. Before that you'd still see dance performing decently with Jurgen Vries, Kira, DJ Sammy, Dannii, Jaimeson, Divine Inspiration, etc... But there was a lot of pop I did like from that year though. I think you're being overly harsh with the year in general. Even if you dont like R&B, I think 2003's RnB was original, fresh and funky, oriental and carribean inspired which I loved. I think 2004 and 2005 which were big years for R&B were a lot more insipid and duller, with Eamon and Frankee crap, Akon, Eminem, 50 Cent, The Streets, etc... with exceptions obviously (2004 did have some great moments, 2005 not really). 2006 was definitely an improvement, but with the indie takeover happening soon it quickly dwindled into crap, 2007 and 2008 in particular.
March 31, 201114 yr :mellow: Dont get the third version of E.T. just extra expense with the kanye version already done and video shot :wacko:
March 31, 201114 yr Well the change was gradual, R&B grew from 2000 onwards, I'm sure you can recall many R&B top10 hits from the early 00s. However by 2003, with another big increase in popularity, the genre became overwhelmingly big. Although it was mostly nearer the Summer that it took over when R Kelly's "Ignition" became #1. Before that you'd still see dance performing decently with Jurgen Vries, Kira, DJ Sammy, Dannii, Jaimeson, Divine Inspiration, etc... But there was a lot of pop I did like from that year though. I think you're being overly harsh with the year in general. Even if you dont like R&B, I think 2003's RnB was original, fresh and funky, oriental and carribean inspired which I loved. I think 2004 and 2005 which were big years for R&B were a lot more insipid and duller, with Eamon and Frankee crap, Akon, Eminem, 50 Cent, The Streets, etc... with exceptions obviously (2004 did have some great moments, 2005 not really). 2006 was definitely an improvement, but with the indie takeover happening soon it quickly dwindled into crap, 2007 and 2008 in particular. Not really, it's my own opinion after all :lol: There are only four songs from 2003 that I'd count amongst my all time favourites, and they were all by Delta Goodrem! The next best for me was Puretone's Stuck In A Groove, but I wouldn't really say that was one of my all time favourites although I do still like it a lot. Seriously though, if Delta hadn't emerged, I may have given up on listening to the charts altogether - there were a lot of songs I liked in the year but nothing that I loved.
April 1, 201114 yr German chart comments - Issue date - 1.04.2011 Lady Gaga has to retreat from the number one in Germany two weeks after reaching it as Bruno Mars' "Grenade" regains strength and bounces back to the summit. The song, whose sales were boosted by performances on the DSDS show, has now five non-consecutive weeks as the German number one. Video The highest and for sure the most surprising new entry comes in at #3. Belgian singer Milow was extremely successful in 2009 with his take on 50 Cent's "Ayo Technology", which reached #2 in Germany. The song was followed by the #15 peak of "You Don't Know" and the #19 of "Out of My Hands". At that time, Milow was destined to be a one-hit wonder but now this all changes as his "You and Me (In My Pocket)", the lead single from his new album, enters directly at #3 in Germany. Video Milow even manages to outscore superstar Rihanna, whose "S&M" finally charts in Germany. Strangely, the singles from Rihanna's latest album have a somewhat delayed release schedule in the country, but you'd never know what's going on in the heads of these record companies. So the scandalous song shoots in at #5 this week, and deservingly becomes more successful than her previous "What's My Name" (peak #12). "S&M" is the 13th top 10 single of the singer in Germany. Video Further down the top 10, Jennifer Lopez advances to #6 from #10 and if "On the Floor" doesn't move further up, it would be her third single to peak at #6 in the country. Video In the top 20, new peaks for Usher's "More" at #14 and Die Atzen/Nena's "Strobo Pop" at #15, while Caro Emerald's "A Night Like This" is gaining pace and reaches #24. Before Caro, however, we have a third new entry at #18. With only a promo video until yesterday, "E.T." is the fourth single of Katy Perry's latest album and despite for now her least successful, expect it to soar in the upper reaches of the countdown as the song promotion gets a boost. The track is so good that it has to be among her best ones in chart terms. Video New peaks to be observed also at #29 by Beth Ditto's "I Wrote The Book" and at #31 by Bullmeister's "Girls Beautiful". And the remaining new entries with videos: 41 Jessie J - Do It Like A Dude - As it is often the case, to be extremely successful in UK doesn't translate directly in a success abroad. Still, follow-up "Price Tag" may have better chances... Video 43 Medina - Gutter Video 46 Guano Apes - Oh What A Night - Despite not so successful, it is always good to see the great German band back in the top 50. Video 57 Alexis Jordan - Happiness Video 58 Plastik Funk - Everybody Dance Now! Video 82 Andrea Renzullo - Heal - Andrea ranked fourth at the last year Supetalent casting, where his take on "Run" of Leona Lewis triggered the enormous interest in the song observed towards the end of 2010. Video 94 RLP And Barbara Tucker - R.E.S.P.E.C.T Video The Album Chart This week's LP chart is flooded by seven new entries in the top 20. The highlights are once again set on Herbert Grönemeyer, whose 13th album "Schiffsverkehr" goes straight at #1. The German legend now has a total of 69! weeks atop of the LP charts and it's certain that this number will go up in the next weeks. Since his fifth album in 1984, Grönemeyer has never missed the number one slot - that's quite a record to be jealous of. Another German veteran, Udo Jürgens, brings his latest album "Der ganz normale Wahnsinn" at #3, while Green Day's live compilation "Awesome As F**k" is at #5. New entries also for Joe Bonamassa's "Dust Bowl" at #10, Die Atzen's "Party Chaos" at #14, The Strokes' "Angles" at #15 and Avantasia's live LP "The Flying Opera - Around The World in 20 Days" at #18. Video links active here: http://yantk.blogspot.com/2011/03/german-c...ue-date_31.html
April 1, 201114 yr Funny that 2003 is one of my favourite years in music... :D But I did like a lot of the Urban stuff back then and also listened to a lot of European music, too. And I had a really great time back then, I guess that matters, too... ^_^
April 2, 201114 yr When I think of 2003, I think of "dancehall" and the domination of Sean Paul being everywhere. It's not like he had that many decent songs, his own best being 'Get Busy' (that doesn't say much) but 'Breathe' by Blu Cantrell was "his" best song that year. Overall, 2003 had it's good points but it was an underwhelming year in general especially in the UK charts. I dread to think what my personal chart might've looked like had I been compiling one that year. Best of 2003 (UK #1s): t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said - First heard this in September 2002 when it became a massive European hit. Christina Aguilera - Beautiful - No doubt a classic track from a very strong album. Room 5 feat. Oliver Cheatham - Make Luv - It was good for about 2 weeks then got boring fast (thank you Lynx) Tomcraft - Loneliness - Another track I first heard in late 2002 when it was top 10 in Germany Evanescence - Bring Me To Life - Probably the biggest surprise hit of 2003? Was already doing well in Europe but didn't think it'd catch on in the UK. Beyonce feat. Jay Z - Crazy In Love - Anthem of 2003 Blu Cantrell feat. Sean Paul - Breathe - It was ok, didn't think it'd be #1 yet alone remain there for 4 weeks. Elton John - Are You Ready For Love? - Gotta love a bit of musical fromage ^_^ Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? - Another track that ended up doing far better than I expected. It's ok, but nothing remarkable. Sugababes - Hole In The Head - Loved this at the time :wub: (still do actually) ** then we had 5 weeks of hell - thank you Grate Britain ** Will Young - Leave Right Now - Easily one of the best UK #1s of 2003, to think it nearly went to Shane Ritchie ** shudders ** Michael Andrews & Gary Jules - Mad World - It was definitely unique to see this beat The Darkness to #1, I honestly thought The Darkness had Xmas #1 in the bag.
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