This is DULL. Shoe in for a pre-xmas #1.

This is DULL. Shoe in for a pre-xmas #1.

 

It's released on the same week as Teardrop so fingers crossed the charity peeps get it.

Hmm...it's no What Makes You Beautiful, can't see it selling anywhere near as well...

40 (from 35) Rihanna - Cheers (Drink To That) [D]

 

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Chart Run: 67-44-26-15-17-15-21-26-35-40 [10 wks]

 

Format: download only track

 

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Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2005 02 Pon De Replay

2005 11 If It's Lovin' That You Want

2006 02 S.O.S.

2006 02 Unfaithful

2006 17 We Ride

2007 01 Umbrella (Rihanna Feat. Jay-Z)

2007 05 Shut Up And Drive

2007 15 Hate That I Love You (Rihanna Feat. Ne-Yo)

2007 04 Don't Stop The Music

2008 01 Take A Bow

2008 03 Disturbia

2008 28 If I Never See Your Face Again (Maroon 5 Feat. Rihanna)

2008 02 Live Your Life (T.I. Feat. Rihanna)

2008 16 Rehab (Rihanna Feat. Justin Timberlake)

2009 01 Run This Town (Jay-Z feat. Rihanna & Kanye West)

2009 02 Russian Roulette

2009 45 Wait Your Turn

2010 42 Hard (Rihanna Feat. Young Jeezy)

2010 02 Rude Boy

2010 41 Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour) (Jay-Z Feat. Bono, The Edge & Rihanna)

2010 14 Te Amo

2010 02 Love The Way You Lie (Eminem Feat. Rihanna)

2010 01 Only Girl (In The World)

2010 01 What's My Name? (Rihanna Feat. Drake)

2010 03 S&M

2010 06 Who's That Chick? (David Guetta Feat. Rihanna)

2011 15 All Of The Lights (Kanye West Feat. Rihanna & Various Artists)

2011 08 California King Bed

2011 54 Man Down

2011 15 Cheers (Drink To That)

2011 16 Fly (Nicki Minaj Feat. Rihanna)

2011 01 We Found Love (Rihanna Feat. Calvin Harris)

 

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The One Direction song was what I was expecting their first single to sound like. TYPICAL Boyband crap! :lol: At least their first single was good!

 

Rihanna :wub: Cheers >>>> We Found Love

My Retro Top Ten this week is from 1982

 

1 (1) - Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

Boy George and his colleagues had released a few singles prior to “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me”, but increasing coverage of the singer in the popular media (much of it based around his sexuality and outfits rather than the music) saw this track rise all the way to the top of the charts where it clocked up three weeks at Number One. With some reggae influences in evidence and emphasising the importance of style from the New Romantic movement, Culture Club went on make the best seller of 1983 (“Karma Chameleon”) and a string of other hits. After the band broke, Boy George had a solo number one, a handful of hits as “Jesus Loves You” and an increasingly troubled personal life. A short-lived reunion followed but the huge success had gone (although it did yield one top ten single) and the band broke up again in 2002, although a “30th Anniversary” tour and album have been rumoured.

 

2 (11) - Eddy Grant - I Don’t Wanna Dance

Previously recording a number one single as a member of The Equals (“Baby Come Back” in 1968), the Guyanese Grant had been having solo hits for a couple of years but none of them had taken off like this. The record entered at a fairly normal number 63 in mid-October, and four weeks later gave him his only solo number one. It was a light reggae sound with his voice overlaid on itself several times to produce a rather bland vocal. The follow-up, “Electric Avenue”, reached Number 2 in both the UK & the US.

 

3 (6) - Tears For Fears - Mad World

Although they had had a couple of singles released before “Mad World”, this was the song that introduced most of us to Roland Orzabal & Curt Smith, a simple haunting pop song which this week was reaching what was to be it’s peak position which it held for three weeks. The song also made John Peel’s Festive Fifty at the end of the year based on votes compiled from listeners to his radio show, highly unusual for such a commercially successful song. An even more stripped-down cover version by Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules featured in the film “Donnie Darko” was the Christmas Number 1 in 2003.

 

4 (3) - Kids From Fame - Starmaker

The movie and the subsequent TV show “Fame” had been the popular cultural phenomenon of 1982. Irene Cara’s film theme tune made number one in July although she did not appear in the TV series. Based around the New York School of the Performing Arts, this song (their second hit) was a tribute to one of the older teachers who according to the story had been responsible for creating generations of stars. With each cast member singing one line at a time before becoming almost choral towards the end, the record lacked any continuity but still managed to collect 5 weeks in the top ten, with a peak of number three. The most recent comparison would be the three singles released by various generations of X-Factor finalists. Fame was a short-lived success and after only two more minor, hits, the whole thing disappeared from view until the movie was remade in 2009 with the theme, now sung by Naturi Naughton, making the Top 40 again.

 

5 (29) - Dionne Warwick - Heartbraker

Dionne first entered the British chart in 1964, with “Anyone Who Had A Heart”, just a week after Cilla Black’s version, which went all the way to number one. Her next single was the seminal version of “Walk On By”, but her British hitmaking record was patchy to say the least. In 1982, she linked up with Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees for the “Heartbreaker” album which brought her success on both sides of the Atlantic, the title song becoming her highest single placing ever when she reached Number 2. She had changed her surname to Warwicke in 1971 on the advice of an astrologer, but reverted to the original version in 1975.

 

6 (2) - Kid Creole & the Coconuts - Annie I’m Not Your Daddy

Originally signed to the seminal American “Ze” label, August Darnell and co had three top ten hits in 1982 all with a rather summery, Latin American feeling behind them. “Kid Creole” was not, as was thought at the time, an alternative name for Darnell but a composite character to represent the central character in a musical carnival. The second male member of the band, Coati Mundi, was given a credit on their first minor hit “Me No Pop I”. while the Coconuts, three female backing singers including Darnell’s then wife, had one number 60 hit on their own the next year. Their last appearance in the singles chart was a remix of “I’m A Wonderful Thing Baby” which spent a fortnight on the listings in 1993.

 

7 (4) - Beatles - Love Me Do

1982 was the 20th anniversary of “Love Me Do”’s original release, and to celebrate the occasion EMI released all the Fab Four’s singles exactly 20 years after their original issue, including on very collectable picture disks. It certainly worked with “Love Me Do” which reached Number 4 giving the Beatles their second top ten hit of the year (“Beatles Movie Medley” having achieved that in early July). The law of diminishing returns saw virtually of the other re-releases peak lower than their predecessors. Still, the programme added nearly 50 weeks to the Beatles’ weeks-on-chart total. “Love Me Do” was re-released again to mark the 30th anniversary in 1992, but that time all it could manage was a solitary week at number 53. Paul McCartney wrote most of the song while he was just 16 and to be honest, it shows. He, and the group, of course went on to much bigger and better things!

 

8 (10) - Barry Manilow - I Wanna Do It With You

Despite being a constant figure of fun for many, at his peak Manilow had one of the most dedicated fanbases for his piano-based MOR songs and ballads. “I Wanna Do It With You” was an attempt at a more uptempo number in an attempt to expand his appeal, and incredibly remains his only top ten UK single despite the singer having many more well known songs on his resume. He has continued to be a major live attraction, and since 2005 has had residencies at two major Las Vegas hotels showrooms.

 

9 (7) - Spandau Ballet - Lifeline

After their original emergence as part of the New Romantic movement, Spandau Ballet had become fairly regular entrants to the charts by late 1982. “Lifeline” became their fifth top single, peaking at Number 7. They were to achieve their biggest success six months later when the ballad “True” sailed all the way to Number One. Like most 1980s bands seem to have, they split in acrimony towards the end of the decade with the Kemp brothers both taking up acting, but again like most of their contemporaries the inevitable reunion took place in 2009 with the band selling out three nights at the O2 arena in London.

 

10 (19) - Shakin’ Stevens - I’ll Be Satisfied

The Welsh rock’n’roll revivalist was one of the most consistent hitmakers of the first half of the 1980s, amassing 16 top tens including four number ones - covers of “This Ole House” and “Green Door”, plus “Oh Julie” and “Merry Christmas Everyone” which has crept back into the lower regions of the chart in each of the last few Christmases. “I’ll Be Satisfied” had to make do with a single week at number 10, although that was slightly better than it’s predecessor “Give Me Your Heart Tonight” which had to settle for being stuck at number 11 for three consecutive weeks. The main trouble with Shaky his is that they did tend to merge into each other, with large parts of his catalogue sounding very simple - he’d hit on a successful formula and quite naturally exploited that. He returned to the public eye in 2007 on the reality TV Series “Hit Me Baby One More Time” alongside other former big names, eventually winning the competition.

 

Other New Entries to top 75

33 - Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney - The Girl Is Mine

46 - Clannad - Theme From Harry’s Game

52 - Donna Summer - State Of Independence

62 - A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)

65 - Whitesnake - Here I Go Again/Bloody Luxury

66 - Shakatak - Stranger

67 - Gary’s Gang - Knock Me Out

69 - Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science

71 - Thompson Twins - Lies

73 - Phil Everly - Louise

75 - America - You Can Do Magic

 

It's released on the same week as Teardrop so fingers crossed the charity peeps get it.

I'm not sure I like that either - though I would prefer Teardrop for #1 even if it is just a rehash of Everybody's Free To Wear Suncreeen with the lyrics from Teardop.

C(DTT) just feels so old already. I guess that's what you get for releasing a single from a new album just a few weeks after the last one from the previous album...

Rihanna :wub: Cheers >>>> We Found Love

 

Agree with this!

 

I'm impressed Cheers managed to hang on though. Rihanna will have 4 songs in the top 40 this week! :o When was the last time she managed that? I think Only Girl, Love the Way You Lie, Who's That Chick? and What's My Name? were all in the top 40 together.

Hopefully last week of this crap Cheers in the top 40.

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I'm not sure I like that either - though I would prefer Teardrop for #1 even if it is just a rehash of Everybody's Free To Wear Suncreeen with the lyrics from Teardop.

 

I hadn't actually considered the similarity to Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) :o Good call.

Geez, you guys are giving me an age complex....Lionel Richie's "Hello" was number 1 on my 15th birthday!!!! :rolleyes:

Agree with this!

 

I'm impressed Cheers managed to hang on though. Rihanna will have 4 songs in the top 40 this week! :o When was the last time she managed that? I think Only Girl, Love the Way You Lie, Who's That Chick? and What's My Name? were all in the top 40 together.

I just haven't clicked with "We Found Love" as much I did with "Only Girl (In the World)". And Rihanna really does well around this time of the year. Her red hair brightens up our dark days :lol:

Cheers is really overplayed and sounds dated already. She shouldn't have released it, Fading or Complicated are much better, or she could have not released anything and waited for We Found Love.

Teardrop reminded me more of Choose Life by PF Project feat Ewan McGregor than it does Sunscreen :o

Countdown :cheer: Didn't expect this to be top 40 today!

39 (from 49) Beyonce - Countdown [D]

 

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Chart Run: 49-39 [2 wks]

 

Format: download only track

 

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Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2002 07 Work It Out

2003 02 '03 Bonnie & Clyde (Jay-Z Feat. Beyonce Knowles)

2003 01 Crazy In Love (Beyonce Feat. Jay-Z)

2003 02 Baby Boy (Beyonce Feat. Sean Paul)

2004 11 Me, Myself And I

2004 10 Naughty Girl

2006 03 Check On It (Beyonce Feat. Slim Thug)

2006 01 Deja Vu (Beyonce Feat. Jay-Z)

2006 04 Irreplaceable

2007 08 Listen

2007 01 Beautiful Liar (Beyonce And Shakira)

2007 12 Green Light

2008 01 If I Were A Boy

2008 07 Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)

2009 04 Halo

2009 72 Diva

2009 05 Sweet Dreams

2009 27 Broken-Hearted Girl

2009 01 Telephone (Lady Gaga Feat. Beyonce)

2010 58 Video Phone (Beyonce Feat. Lady GaGa)

2010 60 Ego (Beyonce Feat. Kanye West)

2010 51 Why Don't You Love Me?

2011 11 Run The World (Girls)

2011 03 Best Thing I Never Had

2011 33 Irreplaceable (Live At Glastonbury)

2011 62 End Of Time

2011 48 Lift Off (Jay-Z & Kanye West Feat. Beyonce)

2011 75 Love On Top

2011 71 1+1

2011 39 Countdown

 

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Woo! Beyonce makes the top 40 :wub: I'm so confused with her release schedule though. She's released videos for Countdown, Party and Love On Top. Which song is suppose to actually be charting?

Yes! Countdown made the Top40.

Teardrop reminded me more of Choose Life by PF Project feat Ewan McGregor than it does Sunscreen :o

Yeah, I guess it could be compared to that too.