Posted September 23, 201212 yr I've said it before, but I've been doing this chart lark for 44 years, age 10. Pop comes n goes, ebbs n flows, good times and not so good times. The first half of the year wasn't that great overall, bar some gigantic singles, but it's picked up massively lately. The entire Top 10 would have been number one in my chart earlier in the year, spread out over 6 months, so it's tough theyve all collided! Even lower down the chart, Ive had to dump some oldies to make way for new stuff, with some still waiting, and the oldies waiting to get in are going to have to wait a while yet...! Some which otherwise might be in (Edwyn Collins, Etta James and Gerry & The Pacemakers, all in the UK Top 75) have already had long runs in my charts, so they're not getting back in! So, 4 weeks at 1, for the fabulous fun record, and 4 at 2 for the nearly-as-fabulous Of Monsters & Men. Gemma Ray gets her 2nd Top 3 of the year, Sparks get their biggest hit since the mid-90's, Deacon Blue get the biggest of their career (since the late 80's). Keane get the highest new entry, I'm mystified by the continuing poor chart performances for the consistently good run of singles they have. Pet Shop still flood my chart with new singles, album & EP tracks, the new album is lovely. Robbie has a high climber, and Joe Cocker enters, joining Jeff Lynne for new stuff from 60's veterans. There are quite a few songs in my chart I've youtubed and nicked from other people's charts, so thanks everyone for the heads-up! Some I will buy, Cheers:) 1 1 9 SOME NIGHTS fun. 713500 2 2 8 LITTLE TALKS Of Monsters And Men 605400 3 3 4 HOW DO I GET TO CARNEGIE HALL? Gemma Ray/ Sparks 189300 4 4 3 THE HIPSTERS Deacon Blue 155000 5 3 10 BLOW ME (ONE LAST KISS) P!nk 358600 6 6 6 CELEBRATE Mika/Pharrell Williams 206000 7 4 8 GOOD TIMES Owl City/ Carly Rae Jepson 279400 8 8 2 SHE WOLF (FALLING TO PIECES) David Guetta/ SIA 73000 9 9 1 DISCONNECTED Keane 45000 10 10 4 LEAVING Pet Shop Boys 85700 11 11 6 TAKING OVER ME Lawson 149900 12 12 5 WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER Taylor Swift 110200 13 7 4 MADNESS Muse 127000 14 3 11 RUNAWAYS The Killers 371750 15 15 3 THE SWEET HELLO, THE SAD GOODBYE Roxette 59500 16 3 11 FOREIGN FIELDS Elton John vs Pnau 493800 17 17 6 THE WAY THROUGH THE WOODS Pet Shop Boys 117600 18 18 2 CANDY Robbie Williams 39100 19 19 1 A FACE LIKE THAT Pet Shop Boys 21000 20 20 12 UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack 146200 21 1 48 PRINCESS OF CHINA Coldplay/ Rihanna 3320350 22 12 5 WINGS Little Mix 118500 23 8 4 SUMMER PARADISE Simple Plan/ Sean Paul 141250 24 24 3 ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN Ellie Goulding 54000 25 1 7 I STARTED A JOKE Pet Shop Boys 536750 26 26 2 EVERYBODY TALKS Neon Trees 37000 27 27 2 HALL OF FAME The Script/will.i.am 35700 28 24 4 WILLIAMS BLOOD Grace Jones 73400 29 29 1 FIRE IT UP Joe Cocker 18200 30 10 15 OUR HOUSE Madness 305450 31 20 4 FIRES Ronan Keating 74900 32 32 3 AT LAST Jeff Lynne 38200 33 1 11 UNDER THE WESTWAY Blur 503450 34 4 18 WHEN THEY FIGHT, THEY FIGHT The Generationals 611700 35 35 3 INVISIBLE Pet Shop Boys 40200 36 36 2 NEVER CLOSE OUR EYES Adam Lambert 29400 37 10 8 FIRST STEPS Elbow 171050 38 20 8 ISN'T IT TIME The Beach Boys 128700 39 39 7 HEROES David Bowie 82400 40 40 1 I'M SHAKIN' Jack White 17000 41 32 4 HARDER THAN YOU THINK Public Enemy 55600 42 1 14 SAD Elton John vs Pnau 844750 43 1 7 A CERTAIN "JE NE SAIS QUOI" Pet Shop Boys 355650 44 34 7 SLEEP ALONE Two Door Cinema Club 71150 45 5 12 THAT GIRL Noisettes 387300 46 1 6 RUNNING UP THAT HILL (DEAL WITH GOD 2012 REMIX) Kate Bush 277650 47 47 2 TEENAGE ICON The Vaccines 19300 48 38 3 WONDERFUL Angel 42500 49 1 28 ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART Cilla Black 826550 50 50 7 (I'M NOT YOUR) STEPPIN' STONE The Monkees 68100 51 36 3 JAMMING (BENNY BENASSI REMIX) Bob Marley & The Wailers 46550 52 52 1 STANDING IN THE DARK Lawson 11500 53 1 21 SOLDIERS Abba 883650 54 54 3 SO WONDERFUL Emilia Mitiku 29200 55 1 17 ANOTHER DAY Paul McCartney 676850 56 56 1 ENOUGH SAID Aaliyah/ Drake 10600 57 3 26 DRIVE BY Train 772950 58 32 7 UNDER THE SUN Cheryl 87100 59 1 69 GOD ONLY KNOWS The Beach Boys 1600250 60 60 1 YOU BRING ME JOY Amelia Lily 10000 61 1 89 BAKER STREET Gerry Rafferty 1937950 62 2 18 50 WAYS TO SAY GOODBYE Train 781500 63 1 35 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW Gotye/Kimbra 1623500 64 64 1 FEEL AGAIN Onerepublic 7100 65 65 1 NEVER TEAR US APART Paloma Faith 7000 66 4 12 WINNER Pet Shop Boys 310900 67 67 3 I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM Yvonne Elliman 19200 68 68 2 I WILL WAIT Mumford & Sons 11800 69 69 1 SUMMERTIME SADNESS Lana Del Ray 6200 70 70 1 GANGNAM STYLE PSY 6000 71 28 4 SETTLE DOWN No Doubt 53600 72 72 4 WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen 21400 73 73 3 BOM BOM Sam + The Womp 15800 74 74 1 YOUR WILDEST MOMENT Jessie Ware 5200 75 75 1 VIVA LA VIDA Coldplay 5000
September 23, 201212 yr Hi John My faves from the top 40: 1 1 9 SOME NIGHTS fun. 713500 2 2 8 LITTLE TALKS Of Monsters And Men 605400 5 3 10 BLOW ME (ONE LAST KISS) P!nk 358600 7 4 8 GOOD TIMES Owl City/ Carly Rae Jepson 279400 8 8 2 SHE WOLF (FALLING TO PIECES) David Guetta/ SIA 73000 9 9 1 DISCONNECTED Keane 45000 11 11 6 TAKING OVER ME Lawson 149900 12 12 5 WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER Taylor Swift 110200 13 7 4 MADNESS Muse 127000 14 3 11 RUNAWAYS The Killers 371750 18 18 2 CANDY Robbie Williams 39100 20 20 12 UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack 146200 21 1 48 PRINCESS OF CHINA Coldplay/ Rihanna 3320350 22 12 5 WINGS Little Mix 118500 23 8 4 SUMMER PARADISE Simple Plan/ Sean Paul 141250 24 24 3 ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN Ellie Goulding 54000 26 26 2 EVERYBODY TALKS Neon Trees 37000 27 27 2 HALL OF FAME The Script/will.i.am 35700 30 10 15 OUR HOUSE Madness 305450 33 1 11 UNDER THE WESTWAY Blur 503450 36 36 2 NEVER CLOSE OUR EYES Adam Lambert 29400 37 10 8 FIRST STEPS Elbow 171050 39 39 7 HEROES David Bowie 82400 4 weeks at number 1 for fun. and 4 weeks for Of Monsters And Men at number 2. :o :wub: They are both amazing. I don't like that Robbie Williams video. The song is OK though. ^_^ Neon Trees are still huge in the USA. I thought they would be the next fun. in the UK charts. It looks unlikely now. :P
September 23, 201212 yr Author Hi John 4 weeks at number 1 for fun. and 4 weeks for Of Monsters And Men at number 2. :o :wub: They are both amazing. I don't like that Robbie Williams video. The song is OK though. ^_^ Neon Trees are still huge in the USA. I thought they would be the next fun. in the UK charts. It looks unlikely now. :P Thanks Jason, good choices:) I havent seen the Robbie video, I like the song too though. And yes, Neon Trees deserve to breakthrough here, they need radio 1 behind them I think, so it's a shame they arent that well known! American pop has really revived lately, full of energy:) cheers for the comment & chart choices! john
September 23, 201212 yr Hi John 1 1 9 SOME NIGHTS fun. 713500 2 2 8 LITTLE TALKS Of Monsters And Men 605400 5 3 10 BLOW ME (ONE LAST KISS) P!nk 358600 6 6 6 CELEBRATE Mika/Pharrell Williams 206000 7 4 8 GOOD TIMES Owl City/ Carly Rae Jepson 279400 8 8 2 SHE WOLF (FALLING TO PIECES) David Guetta/ SIA 73000 10 10 4 LEAVING Pet Shop Boys 85700 13 7 4 MADNESS Muse 127000 14 3 11 RUNAWAYS The Killers 371750 17 17 6 THE WAY THROUGH THE WOODS Pet Shop Boys 117600 18 18 2 CANDY Robbie Williams 39100 19 19 1 A FACE LIKE THAT Pet Shop Boys 21000 20 20 12 UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack 146200 21 1 48 PRINCESS OF CHINA Coldplay/ Rihanna 3320350 24 24 3 ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN Ellie Goulding 54000 25 1 7 I STARTED A JOKE Pet Shop Boys 536750 27 27 2 HALL OF FAME The Script/will.i.am 35700 30 10 15 OUR HOUSE Madness 305450 33 1 11 UNDER THE WESTWAY Blur 503450 35 35 3 INVISIBLE Pet Shop Boys 40200 39 39 7 HEROES David Bowie 82400 41 32 4 HARDER THAN YOU THINK Public Enemy 55600 42 1 14 SAD Elton John vs Pnau 844750 43 1 7 A CERTAIN "JE NE SAIS QUOI" Pet Shop Boys 355650 44 34 7 SLEEP ALONE Two Door Cinema Club 71150 45 5 12 THAT GIRL Noisettes 387300 46 1 6 RUNNING UP THAT HILL (DEAL WITH GOD 2012 REMIX) Kate Bush 277650 47 47 2 TEENAGE ICON The Vaccines 19300 56 56 1 ENOUGH SAID Aaliyah/ Drake 10600 63 1 35 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW Gotye/Kimbra 1623500 65 65 1 NEVER TEAR US APART Paloma Faith 7000 66 4 12 WINNER Pet Shop Boys 310900 68 68 2 I WILL WAIT Mumford & Sons 11800 69 69 1 SUMMERTIME SADNESS Lana Del Ray 6200 70 70 1 GANGNAM STYLE PSY 6000 71 28 4 SETTLE DOWN No Doubt 53600 75 75 1 VIVA LA VIDA Coldplay 5000
September 24, 201212 yr Author Hi John 1 1 9 SOME NIGHTS fun. 713500 2 2 8 LITTLE TALKS Of Monsters And Men 605400 5 3 10 BLOW ME (ONE LAST KISS) P!nk 358600 6 6 6 CELEBRATE Mika/Pharrell Williams 206000 7 4 8 GOOD TIMES Owl City/ Carly Rae Jepson 279400 8 8 2 SHE WOLF (FALLING TO PIECES) David Guetta/ SIA 73000 10 10 4 LEAVING Pet Shop Boys 85700 13 7 4 MADNESS Muse 127000 14 3 11 RUNAWAYS The Killers 371750 17 17 6 THE WAY THROUGH THE WOODS Pet Shop Boys 117600 18 18 2 CANDY Robbie Williams 39100 19 19 1 A FACE LIKE THAT Pet Shop Boys 21000 20 20 12 UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack 146200 21 1 48 PRINCESS OF CHINA Coldplay/ Rihanna 3320350 24 24 3 ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN Ellie Goulding 54000 25 1 7 I STARTED A JOKE Pet Shop Boys 536750 27 27 2 HALL OF FAME The Script/will.i.am 35700 30 10 15 OUR HOUSE Madness 305450 33 1 11 UNDER THE WESTWAY Blur 503450 35 35 3 INVISIBLE Pet Shop Boys 40200 39 39 7 HEROES David Bowie 82400 41 32 4 HARDER THAN YOU THINK Public Enemy 55600 42 1 14 SAD Elton John vs Pnau 844750 43 1 7 A CERTAIN "JE NE SAIS QUOI" Pet Shop Boys 355650 44 34 7 SLEEP ALONE Two Door Cinema Club 71150 45 5 12 THAT GIRL Noisettes 387300 46 1 6 RUNNING UP THAT HILL (DEAL WITH GOD 2012 REMIX) Kate Bush 277650 47 47 2 TEENAGE ICON The Vaccines 19300 56 56 1 ENOUGH SAID Aaliyah/ Drake 10600 63 1 35 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW Gotye/Kimbra 1623500 65 65 1 NEVER TEAR US APART Paloma Faith 7000 66 4 12 WINNER Pet Shop Boys 310900 68 68 2 I WILL WAIT Mumford & Sons 11800 69 69 1 SUMMERTIME SADNESS Lana Del Ray 6200 70 70 1 GANGNAM STYLE PSY 6000 71 28 4 SETTLE DOWN No Doubt 53600 75 75 1 VIVA LA VIDA Coldplay 5000 Thanks Mart!n!:) good to see you like some of the new entries!
September 24, 201212 yr Hi 1 1 9 SOME NIGHTS fun. 713500 2 2 8 LITTLE TALKS Of Monsters And Men 605400 5 3 10 BLOW ME (ONE LAST KISS) P!nk 358600 6 6 6 CELEBRATE Mika/Pharrell Williams 206000 7 4 8 GOOD TIMES Owl City/ Carly Rae Jepson 279400 8 8 2 SHE WOLF (FALLING TO PIECES) David Guetta/ SIA 73000 11 11 6 TAKING OVER ME Lawson 149900 12 12 5 WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER Taylor Swift 110200 13 7 4 MADNESS Muse 127000 14 3 11 RUNAWAYS The Killers 371750 18 18 2 CANDY Robbie Williams 39100 20 20 12 UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack 146200 21 1 48 PRINCESS OF CHINA Coldplay/ Rihanna 3320350 22 12 5 WINGS Little Mix 118500 23 8 4 SUMMER PARADISE Simple Plan/ Sean Paul 141250 24 24 3 ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN Ellie Goulding 54000 27 27 2 HALL OF FAME The Script/will.i.am 35700 30 10 15 OUR HOUSE Madness 305450 33 1 11 UNDER THE WESTWAY Blur 503450 35 35 3 INVISIBLE Pet Shop Boys 40200 36 36 2 NEVER CLOSE OUR EYES Adam Lambert 29400 37 10 8 FIRST STEPS Elbow 171050 39 39 7 HEROES David Bowie 82400 41 32 4 HARDER THAN YOU THINK Public Enemy 55600 42 1 14 SAD Elton John vs Pnau 844750 43 1 7 A CERTAIN "JE NE SAIS QUOI" Pet Shop Boys 355650 45 5 12 THAT GIRL Noisettes 387300 47 47 2 TEENAGE ICON The Vaccines 19300 48 38 3 WONDERFUL Angel 42500 49 1 28 ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART Cilla Black 826550 50 50 7 (I'M NOT YOUR) STEPPIN' STONE The Monkees 68100 51 36 3 JAMMING (BENNY BENASSI REMIX) Bob Marley & The Wailers 46550 56 56 1 ENOUGH SAID Aaliyah/ Drake 10600 57 3 26 DRIVE BY Train 772950 58 32 7 UNDER THE SUN Cheryl 87100 59 1 69 GOD ONLY KNOWS The Beach Boys 1600250 60 60 1 YOU BRING ME JOY Amelia Lily 10000 61 1 89 BAKER STREET Gerry Rafferty 1937950 62 2 18 50 WAYS TO SAY GOODBYE Train 781500 63 1 35 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW Gotye/Kimbra 1623500 64 64 1 FEEL AGAIN Onerepublic 7100 66 4 12 WINNER Pet Shop Boys 310900 68 68 2 I WILL WAIT Mumford & Sons 11800 70 70 1 GANGNAM STYLE PSY 6000 71 28 4 SETTLE DOWN No Doubt 53600 72 72 4 WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen 21400 75 75 1 VIVA LA VIDA Coldplay 5000 Great Chart!
September 25, 201212 yr Author Hi 1 1 9 SOME NIGHTS fun. 713500 2 2 8 LITTLE TALKS Of Monsters And Men 605400 5 3 10 BLOW ME (ONE LAST KISS) P!nk 358600 6 6 6 CELEBRATE Mika/Pharrell Williams 206000 7 4 8 GOOD TIMES Owl City/ Carly Rae Jepson 279400 8 8 2 SHE WOLF (FALLING TO PIECES) David Guetta/ SIA 73000 11 11 6 TAKING OVER ME Lawson 149900 12 12 5 WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER Taylor Swift 110200 13 7 4 MADNESS Muse 127000 14 3 11 RUNAWAYS The Killers 371750 18 18 2 CANDY Robbie Williams 39100 20 20 12 UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack 146200 21 1 48 PRINCESS OF CHINA Coldplay/ Rihanna 3320350 22 12 5 WINGS Little Mix 118500 23 8 4 SUMMER PARADISE Simple Plan/ Sean Paul 141250 24 24 3 ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN Ellie Goulding 54000 27 27 2 HALL OF FAME The Script/will.i.am 35700 30 10 15 OUR HOUSE Madness 305450 33 1 11 UNDER THE WESTWAY Blur 503450 35 35 3 INVISIBLE Pet Shop Boys 40200 36 36 2 NEVER CLOSE OUR EYES Adam Lambert 29400 37 10 8 FIRST STEPS Elbow 171050 39 39 7 HEROES David Bowie 82400 41 32 4 HARDER THAN YOU THINK Public Enemy 55600 42 1 14 SAD Elton John vs Pnau 844750 43 1 7 A CERTAIN "JE NE SAIS QUOI" Pet Shop Boys 355650 45 5 12 THAT GIRL Noisettes 387300 47 47 2 TEENAGE ICON The Vaccines 19300 48 38 3 WONDERFUL Angel 42500 49 1 28 ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART Cilla Black 826550 50 50 7 (I'M NOT YOUR) STEPPIN' STONE The Monkees 68100 51 36 3 JAMMING (BENNY BENASSI REMIX) Bob Marley & The Wailers 46550 56 56 1 ENOUGH SAID Aaliyah/ Drake 10600 57 3 26 DRIVE BY Train 772950 58 32 7 UNDER THE SUN Cheryl 87100 59 1 69 GOD ONLY KNOWS The Beach Boys 1600250 60 60 1 YOU BRING ME JOY Amelia Lily 10000 61 1 89 BAKER STREET Gerry Rafferty 1937950 62 2 18 50 WAYS TO SAY GOODBYE Train 781500 63 1 35 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW Gotye/Kimbra 1623500 64 64 1 FEEL AGAIN Onerepublic 7100 66 4 12 WINNER Pet Shop Boys 310900 68 68 2 I WILL WAIT Mumford & Sons 11800 70 70 1 GANGNAM STYLE PSY 6000 71 28 4 SETTLE DOWN No Doubt 53600 72 72 4 WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen 21400 75 75 1 VIVA LA VIDA Coldplay 5000 Great Chart! thanks Ken, appreciate the work!
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