NOVEMBER 2003

 

Yet again, my charts dominated by Pet Shop Boys and 60's classics, this time childhood mega-fave Cat Stevens (a bit of a corker) and 1977 minor hit reissue of a cover of Monkees Mike Nesmith song and 1967 US hit The Stone Poneys (as sometimes spelled) aka Linda Ronstadt. As the years went by I grew to love this song more and more, it's a classy little-known gem. A gem the size of a small boulder. In the current scene, another Robbie hit, Craig David still doing fine, and Aqualung and Holly Valance doing somewhat better in my charts, I think (than the Official ones)....

 

2nd November chart

 

MIRACLES Pet Shop Boys 1 3 2 2 2

MATTHEW AND SON Cat Stevens 2 1 3 4 6

DIFFERENT DRUM Linda Ronstadt/Stone Ponies 3 2 1 1 1

MIXED UP WORLD Sophie Ellis-Bextor 4 6 11 19 23

SUPERSTAR Jamelia 5 4 5 6 13

GET IT TOGETHER Seal 6 8 19 31 34

WORLD FILLED WITH LOVE Craig David 7 11 25 25 42

SEXED UP Robbie Williams 8 5 8 8 16

THANK YOU BABY (FOR MAKING SOMEDAY COME SO SOON)! Shania Twain 9 7 12 22 31

BRIGHTER THAN SUNSHINE Aqualung 10 14 28 42 56

 

YOU'RE MY WORLD Cilla Black 11 13 16 24 33

HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART? The Bee Gees 12 12 13 13 14

MAYBE Emma Bunton 13 21 24 27 39

THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST Sheryl Crow 14 26 34 45 63

TURN ME ON Kevin Lyttle 15 15 22 28 38

GOOD BOYS Blondie 16 23 31 43 49

BORN AGAIN Starsailor 17 9 9 11 19

WHITE FLAG Dido 18 22 30 40 46

SLOW Kylie Minogue 19 19 17 17 24

HOLE IN THE HEAD Sugababes 20 18 18 14 27

 

MISS PERFECT Abs 21 31 45 57

CARNIVAL GIRL Texas 22 36 57

ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE Elton John 23 32 37 39 43

STATE OF MIND Holly Valance 24 20 14 9 8

OH L'AMOUR Erasure 25 25 36 52

FOUR MINUTE WARNING Mark Owen 26 34 44 53 62

SWEET DREAMS MY LA EX Rachel Stevens 27 39 42 54 58

BREATHE Blu Cantrell/ Sean Paul 28 38 38 38 47

12:51" The Strokes 29 35 58

BAD DAY REM 30 28 35 51

 

I BELIEVE IN A THING CALLED LOVE The Darkness 31 43 66

SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL (REMIX) The Rolling Stones 32 42 60

JUMPIN' Liberty X 33 33 47 47

DON'T KNOW WHY Norah Jones 34 45 51 61

RAIN ON ME Ashanti 35 27 27 21 36

GOOD SONG Blur 36 44 61

HEY YA Outkast 37 16 7 3 3

GOOD DANCERS The Sleepy Jackson 38 58

ONE MORE CHANCE Michael Jackson 39 29 23 23 15

SILENCE IS EASY Starsailor 40 46 64

 

DISTANT DRUMS Jim Reeves 41 41 41 41 41

JUST A LITTLE MORE LOVE David Guetta/ Chris Willis 42 53

WHERE IS THE LOVE Black Eyed Peas/ Justin Timberlake 43 47 52 67

HOW DID YOU KNOW Kurtis Mantronix/ Chamonix 44 51 53 63 51

SEND YOUR LOVE Sting 45 54

YOU SEND ME Sam Cooke 46 30 21 18 18

UP ON THE ROOF The Drifters 47 52 54 58 61

STEP IN THE NAME OF LOVE/ THOIA THONG R Kelly 48 40 10 16 25

I NEED YOU The Stands 49 63

TROUBLE Pink 50 37 33 44 44

 

SUMMER JAM UD Project 51 62

BRIGHT LIGHTS Matchbox 20 52 66

5 MILE (THESE ARE THE DAYS) Turin Brakes 53 64

BARCELONA D Kay & Epsilon/ Stamina MC 54 56

WALK ON BY Dionne Warwick 55 55 55 55 55

SUNDOWN S Club 8 56

TRAIN ON A TRACK Kelly Rowland 57 61

TIME OF OUR LIVES Paul van Dyk/ Vega 4 58

LOVE'S DIVINE Seal 59 48 32 30 52

CHIHUAHUA DJ Bobo 60

 

STARS Morjac/ Raz Conway 61

FAKE Simply Red 62 68

I'M COMING WITH YA Matt Goss 63 57 40 33 53

YOU WERE THE LAST HIGH The Dandy Warhols 64 71

REFLECTIONS Diana Ross & The Supremes 65 65 65 65 65

JUST A FEW THINGS THAT I AIN'T The Beautiful South 66

I'M GONNA BE STRONG Gene Pitney 67 67 68 69 69

GUILTY Blue 68

LIFE FOR RENT Dido 69 10 15 15 20

STAND BACK Linus Loves/Sam Obernik 70 70 26 10 7

 

BE FAITHFUL Fatman Scoop 71 60 63

I'M IN HEAVEN Jason Nevins/ UKNY/ Holly James 72

GOD ONLY KNOWS Beach Boys 73 73 73 73 73

CANNONBALL Damien Rice 74

ME AGAINST THE MUSIC Britney Spears/ Madonna 75 75 71 70

 

9th Nov new entries

 

POWERLESS (SAY WHAT YOU WANT) Nelly Furtado 17 6 5 4

WATERLOO SUNSET David Bowie 24 20 20 30

SURRENDER (YOUR LOVE) Javine 49 29 12 12

VIVA LAS VEGAS Elvis Presley 50 43 34 21

LOVE ME RIGHT Angel City feat Lara McAllen 59 39 32 32

PASS THAT DUTCH Missy Elliott 69 59 59

FLIP REVERSE Blazin Squad 72 49 36 54

CRASHED THE WEDDING Busted 74 70 68 68

 

16th Nov new entries

 

HURT Johnny Cash 4 7 11

STEP INTO MY OFFICE BABY Belle & Sebastian 46 46 40

THE ONLY THING THAT'S MISSING IS YOU Aretha Franklin 48 48 64

IF YOU COME TO ME Atomic Kitten 50 37 35

TWIST Goldfrapp 56 56

SOME GOT TEETH Obie Trice 62 62

THERE'S GOTTA BE MORE TO LIFE Stacy Orrico 67

SO YESTERDAY Hilary Duff 69

MELT Melanie C 72 50

THE HARDEST BUTTON TO BUTTON The White Stripes 74 49 37

STYLE Mis-Teeq 75 35 45

23rd Nov new entries

 

I'LL SEE IT THROUGH Texas 26 26

SWING LOW UB40/ United Colours Of Sound 29 29

FORTUNE FADED Red Hot Chili Peppers 60 50

YOU DON'T KNOW MY NAME Alicia Keys 64 60

LUCKY STAR Basement Jaxx/ Dizzee Rascal 66 66

LOST FOR WORDS Ronan Keating 71

BLIND PILOTS The Cooper temple Clause 72

JUMP Girls Aloud 74 57

MANDY Westlife 75 67

30th Nov new entries

 

TO SIR WITH LOVE Lulu 5

IT'S MY LIFE No Doubt 9

PEACEMAKER Fleetwood Mac 10

CHOCOLATE Kylie Minogue 17

SAND IN MY SHOES Dido 22

MAD WORLD Michael Andrews/Gary Jules 28

LOVE PROFUSION Madonna 48

LEAVE RIGHT NOW Will Young 59

TOO LOST IN YOU Sugababes 70

UP! Shania Twain 71

YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW Simply Red 72

MAYBE THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES Alex Parks 74

SIGNED SEALED DELIVERED (I'M YOURS) Blue/ Stevie Wonder/ Angie Stone 75

 

DECEMBER 2003

 

Sorry for the format change-back, ran out of time for November charts, need to crack on with December. Me? I was on holiday in Gran canaria for the first time, with a couple of new mates. Lots of pubs, clubs, got blind drunk for the first time ever (I'm a good boy!) and met someone who I'm going on holiday there again with 10 years on next week. The net effect was no new chart from for the 12th Dec, I was too busy, so it's just a repeat of 5th Dec!

 

In the pop world, 60's ruled still, Lulu gets a topper with her movie theme American chart-topper (for some dumb reason a B side in the UK), while Outkast's retro-funk delight hovers near the top, as does Nelly Furtado's 21st century dancepop - January beckons for both! No Doubt do a good cover of Talk Talk, Dido and Kylie sound poppily great to me, and back in the UK Ozzy & Darkness have popped up from nowhere for xmas! I choose to stick with John & Yoko over (just) Ozzy & Kelly....

 

5th Dec chart

 

DIFFERENT DRUM Linda Ronstadt/Stone Ponies 1 1 2 1

MIRACLES Pet Shop Boys 2 2 4 6

HEY YA Outkast 3 3 6 12

POWERLESS (SAY WHAT YOU WANT) Nelly Furtado 4 4 3 2

TO SIR WITH LOVE Lulu 5 5 1 3

STAND BACK Linus Loves/Sam Obernik 6 6 12 15

IT'S MY LIFE No Doubt 7 7 7 5

ONE MORE CHANCE Michael Jackson 8 8 17 26

MATTHEW AND SON Cat Stevens 9 9 11 11

PEACEMAKER Fleetwood Mac 10 10 18 18

 

SAND IN MY SHOES Dido 11 11 10 10

CHOCOLATE Kylie Minogue 12 12 22 8

YOU SEND ME Sam Cooke 13 13 33

SUPERSTAR Jamelia 14 14 13 14

STATE OF MIND Holly Valance 15 15 20 23

HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART? The Bee Gees 16 16 21 21

MAD WORLD Michael Andrews/Gary Jules 17 17 15 27

YOU DON'T KNOW MY NAME Alicia Keys 18 18 8 13

STEP IN THE NAME OF LOVE/ THOIA THONG R Kelly 19 19 23 16

LIFE FOR RENT Dido 20 20 19 19

 

VIVA LAS VEGAS Elvis Presley 21 21 16 29

HURT Johnny Cash 22 22 25 25

SEXED UP Robbie Williams 23 23 35 35

SLOW Kylie Minogue 24 24 24 24

SURRENDER (YOUR LOVE) Javine 25 25 31 34

I'LL SEE IT THROUGH Texas 26 26 26 9

BORN AGAIN Starsailor 27 27 37 49

PLAN A The Dandy Warhols 28 28 32 43

SWING LOW UB40/ United Colours Of Sound 29 29 29 57

THE HARDEST BUTTON TO BUTTON The White Stripes 30 30 43 54

 

HOW DID YOU KNOW Kurtis Mantronix/ Chamonix 31 31 9 31

LOVE ME RIGHT Angel City feat Lara McAllen 32 32 47 64

MIXED UP WORLD Sophie Ellis-Bextor 33 33 45 45

BILL MCCAI The Coral 34 34 34 51

IF YOU COME TO ME Atomic Kitten 35 35 28 50

LOVE PROFUSION Madonna 36 36 30 28

WATERLOO SUNSET/ NEVER GET OLD David Bowie 37 37 49 52

YOU'RE MY WORLD Cilla Black 38 38 41 41

CHANGE CLOTHES Jay-Z 39 39 27 17

THANK YOU BABY (FOR MAKING SOMEDAY COME SO SOON)! Shania Twain 40 40 44 47

 

DISTANT DRUMS Jim Reeves 41 41 42 42

HOLE IN THE HEAD Sugababes 42 42 63 74

MAYBE Emma Bunton 43 43 52 67

GET IT TOGETHER Seal 44 44 58 58

STYLE Mis-Teeq 45 45 51 71

ME AGAINST THE MUSIC Britney Spears/ Madonna 46 46 46

TURN ME ON Kevin Lyttle 47 47 67

ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE Elton John 48 48 48 48

WHITE FLAG Dido 49 49 53 53

LEAVE RIGHT NOW Will Young 50 50 36 36

 

STEP INTO MY OFFICE BABY Belle & Sebastian 51 51

RAIN ON ME Ashanti 52 52

BREATHE Blu Cantrell/ Sean Paul 53 53 56 56

FLIP REVERSE Blazin Squad 54 54

WALK ON BY Dionne Warwick 55 55 55 55

GOOD BOYS Blondie 56 56 59 59

JUMP Girls Aloud 57 57 54 63

SWEET DREAMS MY LA EX Rachel Stevens 58 58 70 75

TROUBLE Pink 59 59

LOST FOR WORDS Ronan Keating 60 60

 

LUCKY STAR Basement Jaxx/ Dizzee Rascal 61 61

NOT TODAY Mary J. Blige/ Eve 62 62

UP ON THE ROOF The Drifters 63 63

BEAUTIFUL OCCUPATION Travis 64 64 64 44

REFLECTIONS Diana Ross & The Supremes 65 65 65 65

ADDICTED Enrique Iglesias 66 66 66

MANDY Westlife 67 67 62 62

WORLD FILLED WITH LOVE Craig David 68 68

I'M GONNA BE STRONG Gene Pitney 69 69 69 69

TOO LOST IN YOU Sugababes 70 70 68 68

 

YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW Simply Red 71 71 39 38

SHUT UP Black Eyed Peas 72 72 57 61

GOD ONLY KNOWS Beach Boys 73 73 73 73

I WON'T CHANGE YOU Sophie Ellis-Bextor 74 74 38 22

LADIES NIGHT Atomic Kitten/ Kool & The Gang 75 75 75 39

 

19th Dec new entries

 

HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER)/ INSTANT KARMA John & Yoko/ Plastic Ono Band 5 4

CHANGES Kelly & Ozzy Osbourne 14 7

REPTILIA The Strokes 40 32

CHRISTMAS TIME (DON'T LET THE BELLS END) The Darkness 50 46

I'M LOVIN IT Justin Timberlake 60 60

PROPER CRIMBO Bo Selecta 61 40

I'M YOUR MAN Shane Richie 71

THE VOICE WITHIN Christina Aguilera 72 72

FUNKY DORY Rachel Stevens 74

26th Dec new entries

 

GOOD LUCK Basement Jaxx/ Lisa Kekaula 20

HOMEWARD BOUND Simon & Garfunkel 30

CAN'T DO RIGHT FOR DOING WRONG Erin Rocha 33

HYSTERIA Muse 37

SOMEBODY TO LOVE Boogie Pimps/ Jefferson Airplane 66

THE CLOSEST THING TO CRAZY Katie Melua 70