Posted October 21, 201212 yr Apologies up front for the overload of numbers, let me know if there's a preference to lose any of them. I've added the new second column showing last week's chart postions, 3rd one is now highest position, 4th weeks on chart, last figures are "sales" so far in my points system. Coldplay and Rihanna have just overtaken Billie Jean in the all-time "sales" after exactly one year on my chart, only 60's and 70's classics are above it now. Stats: Keane finally get a Number One after many close calls over 8 years, and only just keep off the rocketing exciting Woodkid minor hit (deserves to be big). I've been downloading a lot this week... Meanwhile lots of 80's acts with new stuff, Kylie shoots up to the Top 10 for the umpteenth time in 24 years. Pet Shop Boys for the treble umpteenth time in 27 years:) Oldie John Denver (who taught everyone that flying your own private jet is a bad idea) returns to the Top 20 for the first time in 38 years thanks to the power of adverts. I always liked it but I was sweet 16 and too cool (hah! as if!) for it to make my Top 10. Maybe now it will:) Highest new entry Pnau (having had Elton John-related hits, plus some as Empire Of The Sun), just ahead of Bananarama's cover of Maroon 5, who rocket up to 16 with their new one, 3 goodies in a row from them, who'd-a thought it! T.Rex return with a new unreleased track now a proper single. I say new, it's a more laid-back early version of the mighty Jeepster. Marc Bolan was a teen hero of mine (but who taught everyone not to buy small cars. I've visited the offending tree) And the original chart battling bands, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles both enter the chart to keep on the battle after 50 years, The Stones with first new material in a few years, it's actually got a decent riff for the first time in a while. The Beatles enter thanks to the Magical Mystery Tour re-promotion entering the album chart - this is one of the few tracks not to have made my charts, it's sweet. I Owned the EP back in 1972 but I didnt let random oldies in my charts back then, so it's overdue! cheers! 1 2 1 5 DISCONNECTED Keane 435000 2 13 2 2 RUN BOY RUN Woodkid 147000 3 1 1 12 LITTLE TALKS Of Monsters And Men 1125400 4 3 1 13 SOME NIGHTS fun. 1053500 5 4 3 14 BLOW ME (ONE LAST KISS) P!nk 613600 6 5 3 8 HOW DO I GET TO CARNEGIE HALL? Gemma Ray/ Sparks 479300 7 14 7 3 SKYFALL Adele 96200 8 10 8 16 UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack 294200 9 11 9 2 REQUIEM IN DENIM AND LEOPARDSKIN Pet Shop Boys 82000 10 58 10 4 FLOWER (ABBEY ROAD SESSION) Kylie Minogue 69000 11 7 4 12 GOOD TIMES Owl City/ Carly Rae Jepson 476400 12 6 4 7 THE HIPSTERS Deacon Blue 355000 13 12 8 6 SHE WOLF (FALLING TO PIECES) David Guetta/ SIA 236000 14 18 14 2 BLUE VELVET Lana Del Ray 51000 15 32 15 3 ANNIE'S SONG John Denver 61800 16 72 16 4 ONE MORE NIGHT Maroon 5 41800 17 8 7 8 MADNESS Muse 275000 18 24 18 6 HALL OF FAME The Script/will.i.am 113600 19 28 19 3 BACKTRACK Rebecca Ferguson 57600 20 20 20 11 HEROES David Bowie 159400 21 15 10 8 LEAVING Pet Shop Boys 188450 22 9 9 5 A FACE LIKE THAT Pet Shop Boys 151500 23 16 16 7 ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN Ellie Goulding 143250 24 23 12 9 WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER Taylor Swift 193450 25 25 25 4 PUSH AND SHOVE No Doubt/Busy Signal/Major Lazer 74300 26 NEW 26 1 SOLID GROUND (TOO MUCH WORTH LIVING FOR) Pnau 18500 27 17 10 7 AT LAST Jeff Lynne 140350 28 NEW 28 1 MOVES LIKE JAGGER Bananarama 18300 29 NEW 29 1 DON'T YOU WORRY CHILD Swedish House Mafia/ John Martin 18200 30 30 30 11 (I'M NOT YOUR) STEPPIN' STONE The Monkees 138600 31 22 6 10 CELEBRATE Mika/Pharrell Williams 312400 32 NEW 32 1 BRUISES Train 17800 33 19 19 5 NEVER TEAR US APART Paloma Faith 74950 34 39 34 5 STANDING IN THE DARK Lawson 80400 35 37 35 4 LOVING THE SOUND The Overtones 52100 36 36 36 2 CARRY ON fun 34800 37 49 37 2 TROUBLE Leona Lewis/ Childish Gambino 29400 38 NEW 38 1 PUT YOUR HANDS UP Matchbox 20 17200 39 NEW 39 1 CHILDLIKE MEN (JEEPSTER) T.Rex 17100 40 55 40 2 DIAMONDS Rihanna 27800 41 31 1 52 PRINCESS OF CHINA Coldplay/ Rihanna 3390000 42 21 14 6 CANDY Robbie Williams 126600 43 26 1 11 I STARTED A JOKE Pet Shop Boys 607750 44 44 44 2 RIDE Lana Del Ray 26500 45 34 4 22 WHEN THEY FIGHT, THEY FIGHT The Generationals 677500 46 27 15 7 THE SWEET HELLO, THE SAD GOODBYE Roxette 144650 47 65 47 2 SWEET NOTHING Calvin Harris/ Florence Welch 19500 48 29 18 5 GANGNAM STYLE PSY 79500 49 50 49 4 NEVER TEAR US APART INXS 36300 50 NEW 50 1 LET'S HAVE A KIKI Scissor Sisters 12000 51 45 1 11 A CERTAIN "JE NE SAIS QUOI" Pet Shop Boys 406900 52 43 10 10 TAKING OVER ME Lawson 236400 53 53 53 7 I DON'T KNOW HOW TO LOVE HIM Yvonne Elliman 60050 54 52 1 32 ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART Cilla Black 872900 55 51 1 18 SAD Elton John vs Pnau 893300 56 56 1 25 SOLDIERS Abba 926650 57 61 57 8 WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen 53100 58 38 38 4 FEEL AGAIN Onerepublic 41600 59 NEW 59 1 LIGHT UP THE WORLD Steps 10100 60 NEW 60 1 DOOM AND GLOOM The Rolling Stones 10000 61 59 1 73 GOD ONLY KNOWS The Beach Boys 1638050 62 62 1 93 BAKER STREET Gerry Rafferty 1967750 63 60 1 21 ANOTHER DAY Paul McCartney 714650 64 67 64 4 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE The Police 24900 65 NEW 65 1 PILLOW TALK Joss Stone 7000 66 69 66 2 VAVA VOOM Nicki Minaj 13000 67 66 1 39 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW Gotye/Kimbra 1650900 68 NEW 68 1 BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW (ABBEY ROAD SESSIONS) Kylie Minogue 6400 69 42 3 15 FOREIGN FIELDS Elton John vs Pnau 543000 70 NEW 70 1 SINGLE TEAR Tyler James 6000 71 71 71 3 HELP ME RHONDA The Beach Boys 17400 72 NEW 72 1 WONDER Naughty Boy/ Emeli Sande 5600 73 NEW 73 1 BURN MONEY BURN Morten Harket 5400 74 NEW 74 1 DJ Saint Etienne 5200 75 NEW 75 1 YOUR MOTHER SHOULD KNOW The Beatles 5000
October 21, 201212 yr Hi John... from your top 40 this week 2 13 2 2 RUN BOY RUN Woodkid 147000 Nice climb 3 1 1 12 LITTLE TALKS Of Monsters And Men 1125400 4 3 1 13 SOME NIGHTS fun. 1053500 5 4 3 14 BLOW ME (ONE LAST KISS) P!nk 613600 7 14 7 3 SKYFALL Adele 96200 8 10 8 16 UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack 294200 10 58 10 4 FLOWER (ABBEY ROAD SESSION) Kylie Minogue 69000 11 7 4 12 GOOD TIMES Owl City/ Carly Rae Jepson 476400 13 12 8 6 SHE WOLF (FALLING TO PIECES) David Guetta/ SIA 236000 14 18 14 2 BLUE VELVET Lana Del Ray 51000 15 32 15 3 ANNIE'S SONG John Denver 61800 16 72 16 4 ONE MORE NIGHT Maroon 5 41800 17 8 7 8 MADNESS Muse 275000 18 24 18 6 HALL OF FAME The Script/will.i.am 113600 19 28 19 3 BACKTRACK Rebecca Ferguson 57600 21 15 10 8 LEAVING Pet Shop Boys 188450 22 9 9 5 A FACE LIKE THAT Pet Shop Boys 151500 23 16 16 7 ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN Ellie Goulding 143250 27 17 10 7 AT LAST Jeff Lynne 140350 29 NEW 29 1 DON'T YOU WORRY CHILD Swedish House Mafia/ John Martin 18200 31 22 6 10 CELEBRATE Mika/Pharrell Williams 312400 33 19 19 5 NEVER TEAR US APART Paloma Faith 74950 36 36 36 2 CARRY ON fun 34800 37 49 37 2 TROUBLE Leona Lewis/ Childish Gambino 29400 40 55 40 2 DIAMONDS Rihanna 27800
October 22, 201212 yr Author Hi John... from your top 40 this week 2 13 2 2 RUN BOY RUN Woodkid 147000 Nice climb 3 1 1 12 LITTLE TALKS Of Monsters And Men 1125400 4 3 1 13 SOME NIGHTS fun. 1053500 5 4 3 14 BLOW ME (ONE LAST KISS) P!nk 613600 7 14 7 3 SKYFALL Adele 96200 8 10 8 16 UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack 294200 10 58 10 4 FLOWER (ABBEY ROAD SESSION) Kylie Minogue 69000 11 7 4 12 GOOD TIMES Owl City/ Carly Rae Jepson 476400 13 12 8 6 SHE WOLF (FALLING TO PIECES) David Guetta/ SIA 236000 14 18 14 2 BLUE VELVET Lana Del Ray 51000 15 32 15 3 ANNIE'S SONG John Denver 61800 16 72 16 4 ONE MORE NIGHT Maroon 5 41800 17 8 7 8 MADNESS Muse 275000 18 24 18 6 HALL OF FAME The Script/will.i.am 113600 19 28 19 3 BACKTRACK Rebecca Ferguson 57600 21 15 10 8 LEAVING Pet Shop Boys 188450 22 9 9 5 A FACE LIKE THAT Pet Shop Boys 151500 23 16 16 7 ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN Ellie Goulding 143250 27 17 10 7 AT LAST Jeff Lynne 140350 29 NEW 29 1 DON'T YOU WORRY CHILD Swedish House Mafia/ John Martin 18200 31 22 6 10 CELEBRATE Mika/Pharrell Williams 312400 33 19 19 5 NEVER TEAR US APART Paloma Faith 74950 36 36 36 2 CARRY ON fun 34800 37 49 37 2 TROUBLE Leona Lewis/ Childish Gambino 29400 40 55 40 2 DIAMONDS Rihanna 27800 Thanks mart!n and ta for the 007 countdown, it looks good:) Edited October 22, 201212 yr by popchartfreak
October 22, 201212 yr Hi From your Top40: 2 13 2 2 RUN BOY RUN Woodkid 147000 3 1 1 12 LITTLE TALKS Of Monsters And Men 1125400 4 3 1 13 SOME NIGHTS fun. 1053500 5 4 3 14 BLOW ME (ONE LAST KISS) P!nk 613600 7 14 7 3 SKYFALL Adele 96200 8 10 8 16 UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack 294200 10 58 10 4 FLOWER (ABBEY ROAD SESSION) Kylie Minogue 69000 11 7 4 12 GOOD TIMES Owl City/ Carly Rae Jepson 476400 13 12 8 6 SHE WOLF (FALLING TO PIECES) David Guetta/ SIA 236000 15 32 15 3 ANNIE'S SONG John Denver 61800 16 72 16 4 ONE MORE NIGHT Maroon 5 41800 17 8 7 8 MADNESS Muse 275000 18 24 18 6 HALL OF FAME The Script/will.i.am 113600 19 28 19 3 BACKTRACK Rebecca Ferguson 57600 20 20 20 11 HEROES David Bowie 159400 23 16 16 7 ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN Ellie Goulding 143250 24 23 12 9 WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER Taylor Swift 193450 27 17 10 7 AT LAST Jeff Lynne 140350 29 NEW 29 1 DON'T YOU WORRY CHILD Swedish House Mafia/ John Martin 18200 31 22 6 10 CELEBRATE Mika/Pharrell Williams 312400 34 39 34 5 STANDING IN THE DARK Lawson 80400 36 36 36 2 CARRY ON fun 34800 37 49 37 2 TROUBLE Leona Lewis/ Childish Gambino 29400 40 55 40 2 DIAMONDS Rihanna 27800 Great Chart!
October 23, 201212 yr Author Hi From your Top40: 2 13 2 2 RUN BOY RUN Woodkid 147000 3 1 1 12 LITTLE TALKS Of Monsters And Men 1125400 4 3 1 13 SOME NIGHTS fun. 1053500 5 4 3 14 BLOW ME (ONE LAST KISS) P!nk 613600 7 14 7 3 SKYFALL Adele 96200 8 10 8 16 UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack 294200 10 58 10 4 FLOWER (ABBEY ROAD SESSION) Kylie Minogue 69000 11 7 4 12 GOOD TIMES Owl City/ Carly Rae Jepson 476400 13 12 8 6 SHE WOLF (FALLING TO PIECES) David Guetta/ SIA 236000 15 32 15 3 ANNIE'S SONG John Denver 61800 16 72 16 4 ONE MORE NIGHT Maroon 5 41800 17 8 7 8 MADNESS Muse 275000 18 24 18 6 HALL OF FAME The Script/will.i.am 113600 19 28 19 3 BACKTRACK Rebecca Ferguson 57600 20 20 20 11 HEROES David Bowie 159400 23 16 16 7 ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN Ellie Goulding 143250 24 23 12 9 WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER Taylor Swift 193450 27 17 10 7 AT LAST Jeff Lynne 140350 29 NEW 29 1 DON'T YOU WORRY CHILD Swedish House Mafia/ John Martin 18200 31 22 6 10 CELEBRATE Mika/Pharrell Williams 312400 34 39 34 5 STANDING IN THE DARK Lawson 80400 36 36 36 2 CARRY ON fun 34800 37 49 37 2 TROUBLE Leona Lewis/ Childish Gambino 29400 40 55 40 2 DIAMONDS Rihanna 27800 Great Chart! Thanks Ken, appreciate the comment & choices:) cheers john
October 23, 201212 yr Hi 1 2 1 5 DISCONNECTED Keane 435000 2 13 2 2 RUN BOY RUN Woodkid 147000 3 1 1 12 LITTLE TALKS Of Monsters And Men 1125400 4 3 1 13 SOME NIGHTS fun. 1053500 7 14 7 3 SKYFALL Adele 96200 8 10 8 16 UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack 294200 9 11 9 2 REQUIEM IN DENIM AND LEOPARDSKIN Pet Shop Boys 82000 13 12 8 6 SHE WOLF (FALLING TO PIECES) David Guetta/ SIA 236000 14 18 14 2 BLUE VELVET Lana Del Ray 51000 16 72 16 4 ONE MORE NIGHT Maroon 5 41800 17 8 7 8 MADNESS Muse 275000 20 20 20 11 HEROES David Bowie 159400 23 16 16 7 ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN Ellie Goulding 143250 25 25 25 4 PUSH AND SHOVE No Doubt/Busy Signal/Major Lazer 74300 29 NEW 29 1 DON'T YOU WORRY CHILD Swedish House Mafia/ John Martin 18200 31 22 6 10 CELEBRATE Mika/Pharrell Williams 312400 36 36 36 2 CARRY ON fun 34800 41 31 1 52 PRINCESS OF CHINA Coldplay/ Rihanna 3390000 42 21 14 6 CANDY Robbie Williams 126600 43 26 1 11 I STARTED A JOKE Pet Shop Boys 607750 44 44 44 2 RIDE Lana Del Ray 26500 49 50 49 4 NEVER TEAR US APART INXS 36300 50 NEW 50 1 LET'S HAVE A KIKI Scissor Sisters 12000 51 45 1 11 A CERTAIN "JE NE SAIS QUOI" Pet Shop Boys 406900 57 61 57 8 WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen 53100 61 59 1 73 GOD ONLY KNOWS The Beach Boys 1638050 62 62 1 93 BAKER STREET Gerry Rafferty 1967750 64 67 64 4 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE The Police 24900 67 66 1 39 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW Gotye/Kimbra 1650900 71 71 71 3 HELP ME RHONDA The Beach Boys 17400 72 NEW 72 1 WONDER Naughty Boy/ Emeli Sande 5600 That top 4 is amazing, nice to see Keane at #1 somewhere
October 24, 201212 yr Author Hi 1 2 1 5 DISCONNECTED Keane 435000 2 13 2 2 RUN BOY RUN Woodkid 147000 3 1 1 12 LITTLE TALKS Of Monsters And Men 1125400 4 3 1 13 SOME NIGHTS fun. 1053500 7 14 7 3 SKYFALL Adele 96200 8 10 8 16 UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack 294200 9 11 9 2 REQUIEM IN DENIM AND LEOPARDSKIN Pet Shop Boys 82000 13 12 8 6 SHE WOLF (FALLING TO PIECES) David Guetta/ SIA 236000 14 18 14 2 BLUE VELVET Lana Del Ray 51000 16 72 16 4 ONE MORE NIGHT Maroon 5 41800 17 8 7 8 MADNESS Muse 275000 20 20 20 11 HEROES David Bowie 159400 23 16 16 7 ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN Ellie Goulding 143250 25 25 25 4 PUSH AND SHOVE No Doubt/Busy Signal/Major Lazer 74300 29 NEW 29 1 DON'T YOU WORRY CHILD Swedish House Mafia/ John Martin 18200 31 22 6 10 CELEBRATE Mika/Pharrell Williams 312400 36 36 36 2 CARRY ON fun 34800 41 31 1 52 PRINCESS OF CHINA Coldplay/ Rihanna 3390000 42 21 14 6 CANDY Robbie Williams 126600 43 26 1 11 I STARTED A JOKE Pet Shop Boys 607750 44 44 44 2 RIDE Lana Del Ray 26500 49 50 49 4 NEVER TEAR US APART INXS 36300 50 NEW 50 1 LET'S HAVE A KIKI Scissor Sisters 12000 51 45 1 11 A CERTAIN "JE NE SAIS QUOI" Pet Shop Boys 406900 57 61 57 8 WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen 53100 61 59 1 73 GOD ONLY KNOWS The Beach Boys 1638050 62 62 1 93 BAKER STREET Gerry Rafferty 1967750 64 67 64 4 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE The Police 24900 67 66 1 39 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW Gotye/Kimbra 1650900 71 71 71 3 HELP ME RHONDA The Beach Boys 17400 72 NEW 72 1 WONDER Naughty Boy/ Emeli Sande 5600 That top 4 is amazing, nice to see Keane at #1 somewhere Thanks! I wish that Keane & Woodkid had made the Top 40, it's a shame they arent better known...and only a few on buzzjack seem to like Keane, so I'm glad you said,cheers!:) john
October 25, 201212 yr Hi John! Nice to see Kylie making a big jump into Top10! Not that i'm a Kylie's fan, but Flower is a nice track, her best in ages... I'm in the mood for seeing 007 this weekend (even though my wife is going to take me to Hotel Transylvania). I love Bond's film series. Irrelatively of music. But this time, i also want to sense how Adel's song will be sounding through the big dynamics and with surround sound. A lovely theme, which has got the Bond's 60s retro feeling. Glad to see The Rolling Stones among the new entries. Hope Number 60 is not the highest place they'll reach.
October 25, 201212 yr Author Hi John! Nice to see Kylie making a big jump into Top10! Not that i'm a Kylie's fan, but Flower is a nice track, her best in ages... I'm in the mood for seeing 007 this weekend (even though my wife is going to take me to Hotel Transylvania). I love Bond's film series. Irrelatively of music. But this time, i also want to sense how Adel's song will be sounding through the big dynamics and with surround sound. A lovely theme, which has got the Bond's 60s retro feeling. Glad to see The Rolling Stones among the new entries. Hope Number 60 is not the highest place they'll reach. Thanks Andrey, Flower is a lovely version, its a shame its not going to be a hit... I'm looking forward to Skyfall but will wait till its less busy, Adele's theme is one of the best Bond's. I saw Hotel Transylvania last night, great for little kids, perhaps a little manic at times for big (old) kids like me, but its charming enough and fun to try and recognise a few of the famous voices before the end credits. I only recognised the pop star oddly enough!:) Rolling Stones will def go up, heard it again and the riffs are fab, even if the lyrics not their best ever, it may even be their best single since 1983...
October 25, 201212 yr I saw Hotel Transylvania last night, great for little kids, perhaps a little manic at times for big (old) kids like me, This is exactly what my wife likes. :D She loves Ice Age and Madagascar and when she saw Transylvania's trailer on TV she said we can't miss one :D I don't mind. Rolling Stones will def go up, heard it again and the riffs are fab, even if the lyrics not their best ever, it may even be their best single since 1983... Nice stuff indeed. First of all I was surprised by the production. These old chaps sound pretty energetically and fresh. Not the thing i've expected from them after Bridges to Babylon and A Bigger Bang. Best single since 1983...? Well, maybe. But doesn't Harlem Shuffle count? I also loved Mixed Emotions when it first came out in 1989.
October 26, 201212 yr Must agree with Andrey, "Flower" is the very nice song. "Better The Devil You Know" is the one from some songs, which could be my # 1 twice (another version is Steps), also "The Land Of Make Believe" was # 1 with Bucks Fizz (in 1982) and AllSTARS* (in 2002) Sad, that most singles in last 10 years from 2 huge female 80s superstars Madonna and Kylie Minogue are bad. I like only "Your Disco Needs You" and "Flower" (for Kylie), "Love Profussion" and "American Pie" (for Madonna). John, sad that Steps (maybe my favourite all-time # 1 group) is only # 59 here, you are not their fan. Is it a peak for Taylor Swift in your chart ? Where was "Love Story" ?
October 26, 201212 yr Author This is exactly what my wife likes. :D She loves Ice Age and Madagascar and when she saw Transylvania's trailer on TV she said we can't miss one :D I don't mind. Nice stuff indeed. First of all I was surprised by the production. These old chaps sound pretty energetically and fresh. Not the thing i've expected from them after Bridges to Babylon and A Bigger Bang. Best single since 1983...? Well, maybe. But doesn't Harlem Shuffle count? I also loved Mixed Emotions when it first came out in 1989. I enjoyed Mixed Emotions, though I havent heard it for over 20 years (maybe I'll buy Grrr which has everything on it), Harlem Shuffle was OK but I tend to prefer original versions of songs and the Bob & Earl version is superb (nicked by House of Pain for Jump Around) I'm sure your wife will enjoy Hotel T, it's sweet:) cheers! john
October 26, 201212 yr Author Must agree with Andrey, "Flower" is the very nice song. "Better The Devil You Know" is the one from some songs, which could be my # 1 twice (another version is Steps), also "The Land Of Make Believe" was # 1 with Bucks Fizz (in 1982) and AllSTARS* (in 2002) Sad, that most singles in last 10 years from 2 huge female 80s superstars Madonna and Kylie Minogue are bad. I like only "Your Disco Needs You" and "Flower" (for Kylie), "Love Profussion" and "American Pie" (for Madonna). John, sad that Steps (maybe my favourite all-time # 1 group) is only # 59 here, you are not their fan. Is it a peak for Taylor Swift in your chart ? Where was "Love Story" ? Hi Alex, thankls for that:) Better The Devil You Know was the song that made me change my mind about Kylie, but it only peaked at 4 or 5 (and should have been a No. 1!). The Land Of make Believe was a Number One in My chart (Bucks Fizz had 5 of 'em!), the covers I didn't like as much as the originals. I still love Kylie & Madonna (though Ive yet to buy Madonna's last album after the disappointing singles), but I never really was a fan of Steps, they had some Top 10's with Last Thing On My Mind and a couple of others, but they usually have to work hard to convince me. The new Steps song went straight in my chart (which means I like it) after only one listen, something they havent done for a looong time, I hope it's a hit. I really enjoyed Claire on the TV show "Pop Star To Opera Star" where she showed she could sing well and was a lovely person! It may well go higher when I hear it again:) Yes that's Taylor Swift's biggest hit by far, Love Story made my Top 40 but I dont think it got far into the 20 if at all. That still means I like it though (Top 75 = like, Top 60 = like quite a bit, Top 40 = like a lot, Top 20 = great stuff, Top 10 = fab stuff, Top 5= wonderful/classic stuff:) cheers! john
October 26, 201212 yr That still means I like it though (Top 75 = like, Top 60 = like quite a bit, Top 40 = like a lot, Top 20 = great stuff, Top 10 = fab stuff, Top 5= wonderful/classic stuff:) Hmmm, very interesting qualification, John! I think my love for the record ranks as follows: Top50=it has something that touches me, Top30=like quite a bit, Top20=like a lot, Top10=great stuff, No.2= fab stuff, No.1=classic!
October 26, 201212 yr Author Hmmm, very interesting qualification, John! I think my love for the record ranks as follows: Top50=it has something that touches me, Top30=like quite a bit, Top20=like a lot, Top10=great stuff, No.2= fab stuff, No.1=classic! Thanks Andrey, interesting stuff, too. I think your rating is probably about the norm for music enthusiasts, I've always been a bit freakishly obsessive about music from age 6 onwards (or as I like to see it, endlessly enthusiastic about music old and new:) Ive never understood why friends tended to stop being enthusiastic about new music when they hit 30/35, but they often do and I see the same process happening with some current 30-year-olds (buzzjack apart of course)...! cheers! john
October 26, 201212 yr I see what you mean, John. There are lot of my peers next to me which stopped listening to new music at the age of 30/35. I'm glad i still have interest for some new stuff. I'm not into all music that out today. I don't like most of Radio 1 Top40 fillers. I find them boring all the way. But still there are plenty of good music on 6Music and NME. Every week i'm puzzled over dilemma how to place 15-20 terrific records in my Top10, 10 glorious stuff into Top 5 and 3 killer tracks on the top spot. I think i wouldn't even faced such a problem had i compiled my Charts back in the 80's, when i was a teen. Music is still able to surprise me. Not the albums anymore (no one is makin' new Ziggy Stardust and The Dark Side Of The Moon nowadays), but singles surely do.
October 28, 201212 yr Author I see what you mean, John. There are lot of my peers next to me which stopped listening to new music at the age of 30/35. I'm glad i still have interest for some new stuff. I'm not into all music that out today. I don't like most of Radio 1 Top40 fillers. I find them boring all the way. But still there are plenty of good music on 6Music and NME. Every week i'm puzzled over dilemma how to place 15-20 terrific records in my Top10, 10 glorious stuff into Top 5 and 3 killer tracks on the top spot. I think i wouldn't even faced such a problem had i compiled my Charts back in the 80's, when i was a teen. Music is still able to surprise me. Not the albums anymore (no one is makin' new Ziggy Stardust and The Dark Side Of The Moon nowadays), but singles surely do. I agree with most of what you say Andrey, thanks, and also Radio One needs a slap. They are so obsessively focused on making the playlist appeal to 12-year-olds (trying to force anyone over 30 to switch over to Radio 2, which admittedly has a much more varied and interesting playlist) that they are often willing to play any old nondescript "current-sounding" release rather than play something well-made and exciting/interesting that happens to be made by someone who's pushing 40 or 50. There was a time, not long ago, when Radio One was perfectly happy to play current pop dance sounds by women approaching middle age (that'll be Cher) as long as it was good. I know when I was 12 I might have preferred younger pop stars, but that didnt mean I automatically hated records by anyone over 30. I didn't. I judged the record only by how good it was or wasn't. I have yet to hear Radio One playlist exciting stuff like Woodkid, hardly old popstars, either..:)
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