This song sounds so weird censored. :lol:

Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj NOT in the top 30. Interesting. :coffee:

 

Song's pretty crap. Plus, I know I had enough of Chris Brown and especially Nicki Minaj.

Gold Digger :D

Gold Digger :wub: Surprised it's been top 40 for three weeks, was only expexting one!

33 (from 36) Kanye West Feat. Jamie Foxx - Gold Digger [D]

 

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Chart Run 2005/06: 2-4-6-7-6-10-16-17-25-31-31-42-45-49-29-28-27-34-44-46-50-36-28-39-38-46-51-60-51-55-65-60-59-66-69-70-68-xx(7 wks)-62-57-69 [40 wks]

Chart Run 2007: 65-xx(5 wks)-59-49-71 [4 wks]

Chart Run: 2012: 73-xx(5 wks)-71-65 [3 wks]

 

Chart Run: 40-36-33 [3 wks]

 

Release date: 19-09-2005

Format: download only track

Label: Mercury Records

 

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Biography

Kanye Omari West (/ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977) is an American hip hop musician, songwriter, record producer, film director, and fashion designer.

 

West first gained prominence as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records; he achieved recognition for his work on rapper Jay-Z's The Blueprint (2001), as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used high-pitched vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. He later broadened his influences to include '70s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, industrial, and classical music.

 

West was raised in a middle-class household in Chicago, Illinois and began rapping in the third grade, becoming involved in the city's hip hop scene. West attended art school for one semester before dropping out to pursue music entirely in the late 1990s. Although his real desire was to become a rapper, record executives did not take West seriously, viewing him as a producer first and foremost. After being signed to Roc-A-Fella in 2002, West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004 to commercial and critical acclaim. The baroque-inspired Late Registration followed in 2005, and Graduation in 2007. West switched rapping for singing on his dark 2008 effort 808's & Heartbreak, and embraced maximalism on 2010's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Following several collaborations, West released his sixth album, Yeezus, in 2013.

 

West is one of the best-selling and among the most awarded artists in popular music. Several of his studio albums, most prominently Late Registration and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, have been ranked by music critics as among the greatest records of all-time. West's background and style, upon his debut, deviated from the then-dominant "gangster" persona in hip hop, but he would later alter the genre stylistically as rappers adopted his alternative aesthetic. An outspoken and controversial celebrity, West has often been the source of incidents at award shows, and his dapper and flamboyant fashion sense has also attracted media attention and set West apart from other rappers. West runs his own record label, GOOD Music, has directed several short films, and is also a fashion designer. - Wikipedia

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

Kanye West

2004 09 Through The Wire -1-

2004 03 Slow Jamz (Twista Feat. Kanye West & Jamie Foxx)

2004 35 This Way (Dilated Peoples Feat. Kanye West)

2004 10 All Falls Down (Kanye West Feat. Sleena Johnson) -2-

2004 06 Talk About Our Love (Brandy Feat. Kanye West)

2004 16 Jesus Walks -3-

2005 08 Diamonds From Sierra Leone -1-

2005 02 Gold Digger (Kanye West Feat. Jamie Foxx) -2-

2005 22 Heard 'em Say (Kanye West Feat. Adam Levine) -3-

2006 32 Brand New (Rhymefest Feat. Kanye West)

2006 06 Touch The Sky (Kanye West Feat. Lupe Fiasco) -4-

2006 43 Extravaganza (Jamie Foxx Feat. Kanye West)

2006 31 Number One (Pharrell Williams Feat. Kanye West)

2007 01 Stronger -1-

2007 23 Good Life (Kanye West Feat. T-Pain) -2-

2008 09 Homecoming (Kanye West Feat. Chris Martin) -3-

2008 01 American Boy (Estelle Feat. Kanye West)

2008 29 Flashing Lights (Kanye West Feat. Dwele) -4-

2008 33 Swagga Like Us (Jay-Z & T.I. Feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne)

2008 08 Love Lockdown -1-

2008 10 Heartless -2-

2009 05 Knock You Down (Keri Hilson Feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo)

2009 02 Supernova (Mr. Hudson Feat. Kanye West)

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

2009 67 Make Her Say (Kid Cudi Feat. Kanye West & Common)

2009 42 Forever (Drake Feat. Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem)

2010 36 Power (Kanye West Feat. Dwele) -1-

2010 58 Erase Me (Kid Cudi Feat. Kanye West)

2010 56 Runaway (Kanye West Feat. Pusha T) -2-

2011 30 H•A•M (Kanye West & Jay-Z) -1-

2011 15 All Of The Lights (Kanye West Feat. Rihanna And Various Artists) -3-

2011 03 E.T. (Katy Perry Feat. Kanye West)

2011 28 Otis (Jay-Z And Kanye West Feat. Otis Redding) -2-

2011 48 Lift Off (Jay-Z And Kanye West Feat. Beyonce) -3-

2011 25 Talk That Talk (Rihanna Feat. Jay-Z)

2012 10 Ni***s In Paris (Jay-Z And Kanye West) -4-

2012 37 No Church In The Wild (Jay-Z And Kanye West Feat. Frank Ocean) -5-

2012 22 Clique (Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean) -2-

2013 55 Mercy (Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz) -1-

2013 34 Black Skinhead -1-

 

Jamie Foxx

2005 02 Gold Digger (Kanye West Feat. Jamie Foxx)

2006 16 Unpredictable (Jamie Foxx Feat. Ludacris) -1-

2006 43 Extravaganza (Jamie Foxx Feat. Kanye West) -2-

Gold Digger actually climbing on its third week back in the chart :o :dance: #ClassicTune

'Gold Digger' :cheer:

A classic. I'm a bit up and down with Kanye West in general, but I can't deny him this.

Edited September 15, 201313 yr by Chez Wombat

Woot at Chris Brown...

 

I'm listening to the Big Top 40 whilst following this... Yeeehh for multi-tasking.

Caught up now so will still be able to post all the recaps yay.

 

Really liking 'Love More' on first listen! Better than 'Fine China' (which was his best since 'Beautiful People' IMO). Chris definitely back on the up musically this era. WOO for 'Gold Digger' climbing again as well, at the start of the week it looked certain to drop out.

 

Was expecting Ben Pearce to just scrape into the top 40 but looks like he might be top 30 :o

32 (from 32) Le Youth - C O O L [D]

 

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Chart Run: 62-49-35-28-26-33-32-32 [8 wks]

 

Release date: 30-06-2013

Format: download only single

Label: Sign Of The Times Records.

 

Sales: 60k+

 

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01. C O O L

02. C O O L (ColeCo Remix)

03. C O O L (Lane 8 Remix)

04. C O O L (Henry Krinkle Remix)

 

Biography

Wes James, better known by his stage name Le Youth, is an American electronic musician, DJ, and producer. He is known for combining R&B with 90's house music. James was raised in Ohio and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. - Wikipedia

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

2013 26 C O O L -NAS-

C O O L :wub: :wub:

Absolute TUNE.

Le Youth :wub:

I'm still loving C O O L lots. Such a breath of fresh air in the charts :heart:

Still C O O L :yahoo:

Le Youth appears to be growing on me. Quite a funky tune :dance:

Radio 1 must still be playing this quite a lot despite dropping it from their playlist if it's still holding up this well!

Still loving this :wub: never gets old.

TUNE!! Awesome.

31 (from 27) Calvin Harris Feat. Ayah Marar - Thinking About You [D]

 

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Chart Run: 49-28-14-9-8-13-18-21-27-31 [10 wks]

 

Release date: 04-08-2013

Format: download only single

Label: Columbia

 

Sales: 100k+

 

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1. Thinking About You (Laidback Luke Remix)

2. Thinking About You (Manufactured Superstars Remix)

3. Thinking About You (Firebeatz remix)

4. Thinking About You (GTA Remix)

5. Thinking About You (Jesse Rose Remix)

6. Thinking About You (Michael Brun Remix)

 

Biography

Favoring a naughty schoolboy look that makes him seem even younger than his already tender years (22 when his first major-label album was released), Scottish artist, producer, and remixer Calvin Harris has a similarly youthful and forward-looking approach to his music. Skipping the usual apprenticeship in the clubs or on indie labels, Harris went from posting his own D.I.Y. electroclash music online through MySpace and similar sites, to signing with the multinational giant EMI almost in a single step. A short time later, he was producing material for Kylie Minogue, Dizzee Rascal, and Rihanna.

 

Born on January 17, 1984, in the southern Scotland city of Dumfries, Harris was first attracted to electronic music in his teens and was recording bedroom demos by 1999. Two of these songs, "Da Bongos" and "Brighter Days," were released as a 12" club single and CD-EP by the Prima Facie label in early 2002 under the artist name Stouffer. With that single to his credit, the still teenaged Harris moved from Scotland to London, but as a very small fish in one of the world's largest and most competitive ponds, Harris floundered; only one of his songs was released during his time in London, "Let Me Know" with vocalist Ayah on the Unabombers' 2004 live-mix CD Electric Soul, Vol. 2.

 

Returning home to Dumfries, Harris began posting homemade solo recordings to his MySpace page. An A&R representative from EMI liked what he heard and signed Harris to the label in 2006. Following a pair of successful singles, Harris released his debut album, I Created Disco, in the summer of 2007. It featured two Top Ten hits ("Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls"), and climbed high in the album charts. Along with his work as a solo artist, including touring in front of a full live band, Harris quickly became an in-demand remixer — working on singles by Jamiroquai, Groove Armada, All Saints, and CSS. He also wrote and produced songs for Kylie Minogue's 2007 comeback album, and collaborated with Dizzee Rascal on "Dance wiv Me," which reached number one in the U.K.

 

"I'm Not Alone," the first single from his second album, also hit number one upon release in April 2009, as did the album when it appeared that August. That album, Ready for the Weekend, topped the U.K. album chart and peaked at number 12 on Billboard's U.S. dance/electronic chart. Through 2011, Harris took on production work for Example, Tinchy Stryder, and Rihanna ("We Found Love," a quadruple-platinum hit in the U.S.), while he also issued two more of his own singles (the Kelis collaboration "Bounce" and "Feel So Close"). Harris' third solo album, 18 Months, was a collaboration-filled affair that featured "We Found Love" and "Bounce" plus vocal spots from Ellie Goulding, Florence Welch, and Ne-Yo, among others. It was released in October of 2012. - iTunes

 

Chart history (Year peak title):

 

Calvin Harris

2007 10 Acceptable In The 80s -1-

2007 03 The Girls -2-

2007 43 Merrymaking At My Place -3-

2008 01 Dance Wiv Me (Dizzee Rascal Featuring Calvin Harris And Chrome)

2009 01 I'm Not Alone -1-

2009 03 Ready For The Weekend (Calvin Harris Feat. Mary Pearce) -2-

2009 18 Flashback -3-

2010 27 You Used To Hold Me -4-

2011 02 Bounce (Calvin Harris Feat. Kelis) -1-

2011 02 Feel So Close -2-

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

2011 24 Off The Record (Tinchy Stryder Feat. Calvin Harris & Burns)

2012 02 Let's Go (Calvin Harris Feat. Ne-Yo) -3-

2012 02 We'll Be Coming Back (Calvin Harris Feat. Example) -4-

2012 01 Sweet Nothing (Calvin Harris Feat. Florence Welch) -5-

2012 05 Drinking From The Bottle (Calvin Harris Feat. Tinie Tempah) -6-

2013 04 I Need Your Love (Calvin Harris Feat. Ellie Goulding) -7-

2013 08 Thinking About You (Calvin Harris Feat. Ayah Marar) -8-

 

Ayah Marar

2013 08 Thinking About You (Calvin Harris Feat. Ayah Marar)

 

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