007 Chart Commentary - 27th Jan 2013

Bingo Players feat Far East Movement - Get Up (Rattle) enters at #1

Dutch dance duo Bingo Players the year's first big selling new chart topper, as Get Up (Rattle) debuts at #1. Since their formation in 2006, the duo have released many singles which have charted across Europe. One of those singles is Cry (Just A Little), which uses a sample from Piano In The Dark by US singer songwriter Brenda Russell, but was only a #44 hit in the UK. Said sample is also used by Flo Rida for his #3 hit I Cry, more on Mr Rida later. Rattle was another one of those singles, which has now been reworked with vocals from Asian-American hip hop quartet Far East Movement, as Get Up (Rattle). This knocks Scream & Shout off the top after a fortnight, and keeps Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Calvin Harris at #3, #4 and #5 respectively.

Conor Maynard - Animal climbs to #6

20 year old English singer and former model Conor Paul Maynard gets his 4th straight top 10 hit this week, an Animal climbs a massive 28 places to #6 after being released as a single. Conor debuted last year with #2 hit Can't Say No, then #4 with Vegas Girl, before hitting #1 with his debut album Contrast. He then peaked at #8 with post-album single Turn Around, featuring US singer Neyo. Animal is another track from that album, however there was also a version of the track released featuring grime rapper Wiley for the single. It is this and increasing airplay which have propelled the track to #6, to beat Turn Around's peak b y 2 places.

Amelia Lily - Shut Up (And Give Me Whatever You Got) enters at #11

X Factor conestant Amelia Lily gets her second UK top 40 hit this week as Shut Up (And Give Me Whetever You Got) debuts at #11, just missing out on a top 10 placing. 18 year old Amelia made #2 with her debut You Bring Me Joy last year, after finishing 3rd in 2011's X Factor. She is due to release her debut album later this year, she said of the album "There's a bit of dubstep on there as well which I think will surprise people! The sound is all over the place but I think the record works because we've only included songs that I really connected with." ... we'll see!

Climbs from Lawson, Flo Rida and Dizzee Rascal

Lawson climb to #15 with their 4th (and 1st post-album) single Learn To Love Again, following on form last year's trio of top 10's - #4 When She Was Mine, #3 Taking Over Me, and #6 Standing In The Dark. Flo Rida climbs to #23 with his 5th single from this era, Let It Roll, following his last 4 - #1 Good Feeling, #4 Wild Ones, #2 Whistle and #3 I Cry. Dizzee Rascal continues to climb, reaching #25 with his mix tape track Bassline Junkie.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat Wanz - Thrift Shop enters at #24

Now for a track which has been tipped by many to be this year's Gangnam Style in terms of sales, Thrift Shop by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. 29 year old US rapper Ben Haggerty first teamed up with 24 year old US producer Ryan Lewis last year to get 4 minor US hits. Then the video for 5th single Thrift Shop went viral worldwide, as the duo teamed up with 51 year old Seattle-based singer Wanz. Thrift shop has been #1 in Australia and New Zealand as well as America and makes its UK debut at #24, with the likelihood of becoming a big hit here as well.

Rita Ora - Radioactive enters at #32

22 year old Kosovar singer Rita Ora gets her 5th UK top 40 hit this week as Radioactive debuts inside the top 40 at #32, as her 5th single. This follows on from her trio of #1s RIP, Hot Right Now (DJ Fresh) and How We Do as well as #10 Shine Ya Light. Debut album Ora was released last year and went straight to #1, whilst track Young, Single & Sexy charted at #54 as a cherry picked album track. This is the second single entitled Radioactive to appear in the top 40, as the Imagine Dragons track of the same name re-enters at #38.

Ellie Goulding - Explosions enters at #33

26 year old English singer songwriter Elena Jane Goulding gets her 7th top 40 hit this week as the track Explosions debuts at #33. The track appears on a series of ITV drama commercials and is not actually a single as such, so charts as an album track. Ellie Goulding first came on the scene in 2010 with #4 single Starry Eyed, followed by #26 Guns & Horses and #19 the Writer. This was followed by her highest peaking single to date which was a cover of Elton John's Your Song, making #2 in 2010. This was followed by Lights, which got to #2 in America but could only make #49 here in the UK. Anything Could Happen hit #5 last year as the lead single to her second album Halcyon, followed by #33 single Figure 8. Explosions thus matches that peak by entering at #33, with a very high likelihood of beating it in the next few weeks.

Little Mix - Change Your Life enters at #36

UK girl group Little Mix get their 4th top 40 hit single this week as Change Your Life debuts at #36, after an appearence on Johnathan Ross last week. The group were 2011's X Factor winners, and have had 2 #1s in the form of winner's cover of Damien Rice's Cannonball and their own song Wings. DNA was released as the title track to their debut album, hitting #4 last November. Change Your Life is likely to climb in the coming weeks and time will tell if it can make the top 5 like its predecessors.

Les Miserables remains the #1 album

The Les Mis soundtrack remains at #1 this week in the albums chart, with Emeli Sande remaining at #2. Calvin Harris swaps places with Jake Bugg at #3 and #4 respectively. The highest new entry comes from indie rockers I Am Kloot with their 6th studio album Let It All In, their highest charting at #10. There is very little action elsewhere, with returns to the top 20 for Ellie Goulding, Niel Diamond, Madness and David Guetta. Other new entries are from Mallory Knox, Adam Ant, Joy Formidable and Blackout.

Opinion

It's a case of rubbish replacing rubbish at the top of the charts, as the awful Scream & Shot is replaced by the equally awful Get Up (Rattle) from those Bingo Players. Conor Maynard's Animal is not bad, it is far better than Can't Say No and Vegas Girl at least. Amelia Lily's 2nd single is not as good as You Bring Me Joy but still ok. Lawson's Learn To Love Again is their best by come distance, very good song indeed. I really do not like Thrift Shop or that Bassline Junkie rubbish from Dizzee Rascal. I love Ellie Goulding's Explosions though, not quite as much as her last 2 singles but still brilliant. Both Radioactive's are OK, with a preference towards the Imagine Dragons one but neither are great. Little Mix's Change Your Life is quite good, as is Wings but I still think they are average at best.