JANUARY 2004 CHARTS

 

Back to the old monthly format for the 2000's as I'm getting behind as february approaches (the weekly charts take much longer to sort). Dance still rules, fairly obviously as Nelly Furtado's fab banjo dance continues at the top into the new year, with basement Jaxx and that amazing Lisa Kekaula vocal takes over at the end of the month. Simon & Garfunkel's 60's classic interrupts at the top, Paul Simon wrote it on a dull British railway station (points for naming it...) it certainly made me homesick for America - and I'd never been there (just grew up with it on TV).

 

Jay-Z, Kylie and R Kelly in the Top 10 (is this my 2014 chart!?), look at that Pink Floyd dance cover rocket up to 3 (Scissor Sisters debut hit) and new band Franz Ferdinand with a new classic rock hit - hooray! Rock is back! Highest new entry of the month is Sugababes at 11. Who'da thought it!? Quiz-time, the title is clearly wrong (I think) so what's the real title Sugababe fans?

 

No personal chit chat this time as it was a year of family tragedy and loss in Feb and May and it sort of wiped out a lot of stuff in my mind.

 

4th Jan chart

weekly chart positions for January follow the track)

 

 

 

POWERLESS (SAY WHAT YOU WANT) Nelly Furtado 1 3 3 5

DIFFERENT DRUM Linda Ronstadt/Stone Ponies 2 4 4 4

GOOD LUCK Basement Jaxx/ Lisa Kekaula 3 2 2 1

TO SIR WITH LOVE Lulu 4 5 5 14

CHOCOLATE Kylie Minogue 5 10 17 27

MIRACLES Pet Shop Boys 6 9 9 16

CHANGES Kelly & Ozzy Osbourne 7 7 12 19

INSTANT KARMA John & Yoko/ Plastic Ono Band 8 16 24 28

I'LL SEE IT THROUGH Texas 9 20 31 51

CHANGE CLOTHES Jay-Z 10 18 26 43

 

 

 

MATTHEW AND SON Cat Stevens 11 11 11 13

CAN'T DO RIGHT FOR DOING WRONG Erin Rocha 12 8 8 8

YOU DON'T KNOW MY NAME Alicia Keys 13 24 19 26

SUPERSTAR Jamelia 14 13 13 15

HEY YA Outkast 15 15 15 17

STEP IN THE NAME OF LOVE/ THOIA THONG R Kelly 16 6 6 18

SAND IN MY SHOES Dido 17 17 22 39

IT'S MY LIFE No Doubt 18 30 33 46

CRY LITTLE SISTER Lost Brothers/ G Tom Mac 19 14 14 23

THE CLOSEST THING TO CRAZY Katie Melua 20 12 10 9

 

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

I WON'T CHANGE YOU Sophie Ellis-Bextor 22 35 36 56

HOMEWARD BOUND Simon & Garfunkel 23 1 1 2

STAND BACK Linus Loves/Sam Obernik 24 32 46 61

LOVE PROFUSION Madonna 25 37 48 57

PEACEMAKER Fleetwood Mac 26 22 27 47

MAD WORLD Michael Andrews/Gary Jules 27 27 32 52

LIFE FOR RENT Dido 28 28 28 33

REPTILIA The Strokes 29 26 20 31

LADIES NIGHT Atomic Kitten/ Kool & The Gang 30 25 25 25

 

HURT Johnny Cash 31 31 38 53

SLOW Kylie Minogue 32 34 45 45

STATE OF MIND Holly Valance 33 33 37 49

THE BEAUTIFUL OCCUPATION Travis 34 23 23 38

CHRISTMAS TIME (DON'T LET THE BELLS END) The Darkness 35 46 59

JUMPING JACK FLASH The Rolling Stones 36 19 7 7

HYSTERIA Muse 37 47 58

HOW DID YOU KNOW Kurtis Mantronix/ Chamonix 38 44 44 44

JUMP Girls Aloud 39 29 47 71

I'M LOVIN IT Justin Timberlake 40 40 53

 

YOU'RE MY WORLD Cilla Black 41 41 41 41

DISTANT DRUMS Jim Reeves 42 42 42 42

SURRENDER (YOUR LOVE) Javine 43 45 52 67

ONE MORE CHANCE Michael Jackson 44 54 63

MIXED UP WORLD Sophie Ellis-Bextor 45 51 61 72

SEXED UP Robbie Williams 46 49 57

PLAN A The Dandy Warhols 47 38 30 22

ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE Elton John 48 48 51 54

THANK YOU BABY (FOR MAKING SOMEDAY COME SO SOON)! Shania Twain 49 52 54 60

THE VOICE WITHIN Christina Aguilera 50 39 35 35

 

PROPER CRIMBO Bo Selecta 51

LEAVE RIGHT NOW Will Young 52 61

WHITE FLAG Dido 53 53 56 59

BORN AGAIN Starsailor 54 56 71

WALK ON BY Dionne Warwick 55 55 55 55

WATERLOO SUNSET/ NEVER GET OLD David Bowie 56 62

SWING LOW UB40/ United Colours Of Sound 57 72

BILL MCCAI The Coral 58 67

YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW Simply Red 59 68

IF YOU COME TO ME Atomic Kitten 60 60 70

 

GOOD BOYS Blondie 61 64 68

GET IT TOGETHER Seal 62 63 67

BREATHE Blu Cantrell/ Sean Paul 63 71

TOO LOST IN YOU Sugababes 64

REFLECTIONS Diana Ross & The Supremes 65 65 65 65

SOMEBODY TO LOVE Boogie Pimps/ Jefferson Airplane 66 66 66

THE HARDEST BUTTON TO BUTTON The White Stripes 67

THIS GROOVE/ LET YOUR HEAD GO Victoria Beckham 68 57 50 36

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

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE Ocean Colour Scene 70 70

 

SANTA'S LIST Cliff Richard 71

BABY I LOVE YOU Jennifer Lopez 72 50 49 29

GOD ONLY KNOWS Beach Boys 73 73 73 73

MY IMMORTAL Evanescence 74 59 34 48

FEELIN' FINE Ultrabeat 75 58 62 62

 

11th Jan new entries

 

DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE SORRY S Club 8 36 16 12

YOU DON'T MISS YOUR WATER Craig David 43 43 58

FELL IN LOVE WITH A BOY Joss Stone 74 64 64

SAY IT ISN'T SO Gareth Gates 75

 

18th Jan new entries

 

 

ALL THIS TIME Michelle McManus 18 6

COMFORTABLY NUMB Scissor Sisters 29 3

I'LL BE THERE Emma Bunton 39 24

TAKE ME OUT Franz Ferdinand 40 10

AS THE RUSH COMES Motorcycle 60 20

I'M ON STANDBY Grandaddy 72 68

ANIMAL REM 74 34

HIT THAT EPIC The Offspring 75 70

25th Jan new entries

 

 

I'M SO CRAZY Sugababes 11

RED BLOODED WOMAN Kylie Minogue 30

AMAZING George Michael 32

DON'T LEAVE HOME Dido 37

KICK IT Peaches/ Iggy Pop 40

CHERRY BLOSSOM GIRL Air 50

MILKSHAKE Kelis 63

ME MYSELF & I Beyonce 66

I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Sean Paul/ Sasha 74

ALL I WANNA DO Amy Studt 75

Edited January 29, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

FEBRUARY CHARTS 2004

 

Still with the monthly format due to lack of time, and also a family suicide tragedy this month has left the charts all a bit odd to me, still, from the last week of the month onwards. I kept on with charts to keep my mind off stuff, but things were very emotional, and still are.

 

A quick review, Scissor Sisters become my band of that period, all retro and perfect on record and live, appropriately on top with their first single hit a la Pink Floyd. Katy Melua gently sings her way into the top 10, charming stuff. Kylie gets another Top 10 with one I've mostly forgotten, and Cathy Dennis' Toxic gives Britney another chart-topper, one of the best records of the decade, and possibly my fave dance track of the decade. Awesome!

 

The Offspring return to the 20, ditto Dido, and The Strokes belatedly get a Number One with a record fairly obscure and after the event for their big debut. I think it fitted my mind-set that week, angry and forlorn. Snow Patrol get a famous record into my Top 20, though not generlly a fan of theirs, fab Chrissie Hynde comes back with a dance track (Tube & Berger) and it's great, and Pet Shop Boys are Flamboyant at 23.

 

1st Feb Chart

 

COMFORTABLY NUMB Scissor Sisters 1 1 2 4 4

GOOD LUCK Basement Jaxx/ Lisa Kekaula 2 2 4 7 9

TAKE ME OUT Franz Ferdinand 3 5 8 6 3

DIFFERENT DRUM Linda Ronstadt/Stone Ponies 4 9 10 11 11

JUMPING JACK FLASH The Rolling Stones 5 14 19 33 42

ALL THIS TIME Michelle McManus 6 11 14 17 22

HOMEWARD BOUND Simon & Garfunkel 7 22 41 51 61

CAN'T DO RIGHT FOR DOING WRONG Erin Rocha 8 8 11 23 34

THE CLOSEST THING TO CRAZY Katie Melua 9 6 9 12 15

POWERLESS (SAY WHAT YOU WANT) Nelly Furtado 10 10 5 8 8

 

I'M SO CRAZY Sugababes 11 31 38

LONG TIME COMING The Delays 12 12 12 9 13

HEY YA Outkast 13 13 6 3 5

MATTHEW AND SON Cat Stevens 14 16 16 16 16

DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE SORRY S Club 8 15 19 23 35 51

SUPERSTAR Jamelia 16 24 24 34 40

I'LL BE THERE Emma Bunton 17 15 21 37 44

AS THE RUSH COMES Motorcycle 18 34 39 55 71

CHERRY BLOSSOM GIRL Air 19 17 17 13 21

LADIES NIGHT Atomic Kitten/ Kool & The Gang 20 23 30 53 66

 

TO SIR WITH LOVE Lulu 21 25 25 25 28

MIRACLES Pet Shop Boys 22 30 31 31 36

HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART? The Bee Gees 23 26 26 26 31

AMAZING George Michael 24 21 15 14 14

RED BLOODED WOMAN Kylie Minogue 25 18 13 10 7

STEP IN THE NAME OF LOVE R Kelly 26 44 51 68

CHANGES Kelly & Ozzy Osbourne 27 33 33 42 50

TOXIC Britney Spears 28 4 1 1 2

I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Sean Paul/ Sasha 29 7 7 5 6

LET YOUR HEAD GO/THIS GROOVE Victoria Beckham 30 41 47 72

 

INSTANT KARMA John & Yoko/ Plastic Ono Band 31 46 46 50 53

HIT THAT The Offspring 32 20 18 15 25

CHOCOLATE Kylie Minogue 33 57

ANIMAL REM 34 29 29 48 55

THE VOICE WITHIN Christina Aguilera 35 61

YOU DON'T KNOW MY NAME Alicia Keys 36 49 53 66 74

DON'T LEAVE HOME Dido 37 35 35 43 20

CRY LITTLE SISTER Lost Brothers/ G Tom Mac 38 48 57

PLAN A The Dandy Warhols 39

MILKSHAKE Kelis 40 55 55

 

YOU'RE MY WORLD Cilla Black 41 42 44 44 46

DISTANT DRUMS Jim Reeves 42 43 45 45 45

SAND IN MY SHOES Dido 43

REPTILIA The Strokes 44 3 3 2 1

BABY I LOVE YOU Jennifer Lopez 45 52 52

IT'S MY LIFE No Doubt 46 36 36 41 41

CHANGE CLOTHES Jay-Z 47 51 59

HOW DID YOU KNOW Kurtis Mantronix/ Chamonix 48 54 54 57 57

GIVE IT AWAY Deepest Blue 49 58 70 60 49

FRIDAY NIGHT The Darkness 50 53 63

 

KICK IT Peaches/ Iggy Pop 51 28 28 47 54

LIFE FOR RENT Dido 52

MY IMMORTAL Evanescence 53 27 20 28 39

STATE OF MIND Holly Valance 54

WALK ON BY Dionne Warwick 55 56 56 56 56

ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE Elton John 56 59 61 64 64

HARDER TO BREATHE Maroon 5 57 40 43 62

SLOW Kylie Minogue 58

I'LL SEE IT THROUGH Texas 59

ME MYSELF & I Beyonce 60

 

PEACEMAKER Fleetwood Mac 61

MAD WORLD Michael Andrews/Gary Jules 62

WHITE FLAG Dido 63 68 71

FELL IN LOVE WITH A BOY Joss Stone 64

REFLECTIONS Diana Ross & The Supremes 65 65 65 65 65

THE BEAUTIFUL OCCUPATION Travis 66 66

THANK YOU BABY (FOR MAKING SOMEDAY COME SO SOON)! Shania Twain 67

PRESSURE POINT The Zutons 68 63

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

ALL I WANNA DO Amy Studt 70 70 60

 

I WON'T CHANGE YOU Sophie Ellis-Bextor 71

MOVIE STAR Stereophonics 72 67 67

GOD ONLY KNOWS Beach Boys 73 73 73 73 73

RUNNIN' (DYING TO LIVE) 2Pac/ Notorious B.I.G. 74 38 42 61

SO ALIVE Ryan Adams 75

 

 

8th FEB 2004 New Entries

 

REAL Plumb 32 32 19 33

TAKE CONTROL Jamieson/ Angel Blu/ CK 37 37 52 63

RUN Snow Patrol 39 27 21 18

BREATHE DON'T STOP Mr Ron vs The Jungle 45 40 40 58

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN The Jeevas 47 22 22 35

STRAIGHT AHEAD Tube & Berger/ Chrissie Hynde 50 34 20 12

SO CONFUSED 2Play / Raghav/ Jucxi 60 48 58 67

EVERYBODY CRIES Liberty X 62 62

TAKE ME TO THE CLOUDS ABOVE LMC vs U2 64 64

SHINE YOUR LIGHT The Mavericks 71

OBVIOUS Westlife 72 58 29 29

GOD IS A DJ Pink 74

SUBURBAN ROCK 'N' ROLL Space 75

 

15th FEB 2004 New Entries

 

BIG THING COMING The Stranglers 49 36 48

YOUR GAME Will Young 50 30 30

FOUR TO THE FLOOR Starsailor 66 46 19

DA HYPE Junior Jack/ Robert Smith 68 38 38

THANK YOU Jamelia 72 18 10

HERE 4 ONE Blazin' Squad 74 59 59

BLACK CHERRY Goldfrapp 75 75

 

22nd FEB 2004 New Entries

 

CLOSEST THING TO HEAVEN Tears For Fears 24 24

TRUCK ON Simple Kid 27 27

I CAN'T STOP Al Green 32 32

WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS Sam & Mark 39 43

NOT IN LOVE Enrique Iglesias/ Kelis 49 26

FALLEN Sarah McLachlan 54 47

SUNRISE Norah Jones 63 17

CAN'T TURN BACK Speedway 67 60

SATURDAY NIGHT UD Project 70 70

THE REAL SLIM SHADY Eminem 71

WHO'S DAVID? Busted 74 62

 

29th FEB 2004 New Entries

 

FLAMBOYANT Pet Shop Boys 23

MYSTERIOUS GIRL Peter Andre 37

LAST TRAIN HOME Lostprophets 52

HOME Zero 7 68

CRY Alex Parks 72

FEELIN' WAY TOO DAMN GOOD Nickelback 75

 

MARCH 2004 CHARTS

 

I was living through a traumatic funeral and aftermath this month, and my chart-toppers showed my mixed-up state of mind a bit: The Strokes brittle rock at 1, Tube & Berger dance with Chrissie Hynde (her first chart-topper since 1980!), and taking refuge in a Dusty classic, the epic 1968 single I Close My Eyes, her best record and emotions on the max setting.

 

Britney got knocked a bit by events, then recovered cos it's just soooo classic. Keane peak at 4 (and then came back in 2013 to top my chart), Starsailor are strong, Pet Shop Boys are Flamboyant, and George Michael Amazing. George was the last song played at my sister-in-laws funeral (Careless Whisper) cos she loved George.

 

The charts, it must be said, were a damn sight more varied than the 2014 charts are, genres galore, a sign of a healthy music scene

 

7th March Chart

 

REPTILIA The Strokes 1 4 12 17

TOXIC Britney Spears 2 5 4 2

FOUR TO THE FLOOR Starsailor 3 3 5 11

SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW Keane 4 8 11 15

TAKE ME OUT Franz Ferdinand 5 11 21 31

FLAMBOYANT Pet Shop Boys 6 6 6 10

RED BLOODED WOMAN Kylie Minogue 7 15 29 42

DON'T LEAVE HOME Dido 8 14 17 12

STRAIGHT AHEAD Tube & Berger/ Chrissie Hynde 9 2 1 7

COMFORTABLY NUMB Scissor Sisters 10 10 18 18

 

NOT IN LOVE Enrique Iglesias/ Kelis 11 7 9 5

DIFFERENT DRUM Linda Ronstadt/Stone Ponies 12 19 24 24

LONG TIME COMING The Delays 13 13 26 40

POWERLESS (SAY WHAT YOU WANT) Nelly Furtado 14 31 68

GOOD LUCK Basement Jaxx/ Lisa Kekaula 15 22 43 64

HEY YA Outkast 16 32 32 35

I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Sean Paul/ Sasha 17 17 31 44

RUN Snow Patrol 18 42 42 52

CLOSEST THING TO HEAVEN Tears For Fears 19 12 19 32

MATTHEW AND SON Cat Stevens 20 23 27 27

 

CHERRY BLOSSOM GIRL Air 21 27 47 57

OBVIOUS Westlife 22 20 36 47

THANK YOU Jamelia 23 35 35 45

TRUCK ON Simple Kid 24 21 33 49

HIT THAT The Offspring 25 41 61

DA HYPE Junior Jack/ Robert Smith 26 48

AMAZING George Michael 27 9 8 6

MYSTERIOUS GIRL Peter Andre 28 25 48 67

SUNRISE Norah Jones 29 26 45 55

YOUR GAME Will Young 30 30 30 20

 

TO SIR WITH LOVE Lulu 31 38 38 41

I CAN'T STOP Al Green 32 28 28 51

HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART? The Bee Gees 33 43 44 46

ALL THIS TIME Michelle McManus 34 34 52

THE CLOSEST THING TO CRAZY Katie Melua 35 51 69 69

CAN'T DO RIGHT FOR DOING WRONG Erin Rocha 36 52

CAN'T TURN BACK Speedway 37 29 39 56

MIRACLES Pet Shop Boys 38 44 54 61

GIVE IT AWAY Deepest Blue 39 36 57 19

ENGLISH SUMMER RAIN Placebo 40 40 73

 

IT'S MY LIFE No Doubt 41 24 41 43

REAL Plumb 42 59

WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS Sam & Mark 43 60

JUMPING JACK FLASH The Rolling Stones 44 56

DISTANT DRUMS Jim Reeves 45 46 49 50

YOU'RE MY WORLD Cilla Black 46 49 53 54

FALLEN Sarah McLachlan 47 47 15 21

BIG THING COMING The Stranglers 48

SUPERSTAR Jamelia 49 62

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN The Jeevas 50

 

DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE SORRY S Club 8 51 68

LAST TRAIN HOME Lostprophets 52

LITTLE MISS PERFECT Summer Matthews 53 53

MY IMMORTAL Evanescence 54

LOVE YOU LIKE MAD Vs 55 39 51

WALK ON BY Dionne Warwick 56 57 59 59

WHO'S DAVID? Busted 57

LOVE IS ONLY A FEELING The Darkness 58 37 25 16

HERE 4 ONE Blazin' Squad 59

HOW DID YOU KNOW Kurtis Mantronix/ Chamonix 60 64

 

I'LL BE THERE Emma Bunton 61

INSTANT KARMA John & Yoko/ Plastic Ono Band 62

HOME Zero 7 63 63 63

ANIMAL REM 64

REFLECTIONS Diana Ross & The Supremes 65 65 66 66

CHANGES Kelly & Ozzy Osbourne 66

KICK IT Peaches/ Iggy Pop 67

ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE Elton John 68 70

I'M GONNA BE STRONG Gene Pitney 69 69 72 72

THE WAY YOU MOVE Outkast/ Sleepy Brown 70 61 60 38

 

CRY Alex Parks 71

TRY Nelly Furtado 72 72 64 26

GOD ONLY KNOWS Beach Boys 73

NOT A JOB Elbow 74

JUST FOR YOU Lionel Richie 75 33 20 33

 

14th March new entries

 

I CLOSE MY EYES AND COUNT TO TEN Dusty Springfield 1 2 1

LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE Jet 16 7 9

TAKE YOUR MAMA OUT Scissor Sisters 18 14 14

COME HOME BILLY BIRD The Divine Comedy 45 34 34

LEFT OUTSIDE ALONE Anastacia 50 16 8

LOVE WILL COME THROUGH Travis 54 46 28

IT MUST BE LOVE FYA/ Smujji 55 55

BLACK CHERRY Goldfrapp 58 58 71

LONESOME Shelby Lynne 66 62 62

I MISS YOU Blink 182 67 67 53

THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL Kelly Llorenna 71 71

STACY'S MOM Fountains Of Wayne 73 50 29

HOME Simply Red 74 74 63

IF I CAN'T 50 Cent 75 75

 

21st March new entries

 

IF I THOUGHT YOU'D EVER CHANGE YOUR MIND Agnetha Faltskog 3 3

HEARTBEAT ACCELERATING Linda Onstadt 10 13

NEARER THAN HEAVEN The Delays 13 4

SUNG LOW Erin McKewan 22 22

BORDER SONG Elton John 23 23

LOVE REVOLUTION Phixx 37 37

RIDE The Vines 40 36

CALL OFF THE SEARCH Katie Melua 56 25

BROKE WINDOW Gary Jules 65 65

THERE'S NO HOME FOR YOU HERE The White Stripes 70 70

 

28th March new entries

 

YEAH Usher/L'il Jon/ Ludacris 30

THIS DAY The Sleepy Jackson 39

PLUG IT IN Basement Jaxx 48

HEART Seraphim Suite 58

CREEPIN' IN Norah Jones/ Dolly Parton 60

MY BAND D12/ Eminem 68

IN THE MIDDLE Sugababes 73

SHE WANTS TO MOVE NERD 74

FRONTIN' Jamie Cullum 75

 

 

 

 

APRIL 2004

 

Well, 10 years ago, and what a gay gay gay Top 10. Dido gets her 2nd chart topper, Agnetha gets her first ever solo chart-topper to add to her zillions with Abba - and it's with a Cilla Black song! Who'da thunk it?! Both are, however, gorgeous.

 

Elswhere Enrique and Kelis, Scissor Sisters (gayyyy!), The Rasmus (not gay!) and oldies The Stranglers bounce back along with Linda Ronstadt all into the Top 10. In the UK charts it's that naughty, and in retrospect not that great, Eamon having 5 minutes of fame. Sadly, it was a line-crossed and now it's effing obligatory to get that effing word into every effing song in an effing attempt to sound cool cos effing 14-year-olds think it's effing daring. Cliched! (say it in a gay high-pitched voice, sweetie...)

 

4th April Chart

 

DON'T LEAVE HOME Dido 1 1 2 3

TOXIC Britney Spears 2 2 5 8

IF I THOUGHT YOU'D EVER CHANGE YOUR MIND Agnetha Faltskog 3 3 1 1

I CLOSE MY EYES AND COUNT TO TEN Dusty Springfield 4 4 4 4

NOT IN LOVE Enrique Iglesias/ Kelis 5 5 10 13

NEARER THAN HEAVEN The Delays 6 6 6 11

LEFT OUTSIDE ALONE Anastacia 7 7 11 5

HEARTBEAT ACCELERATING Linda Ronstadt 8 8 8 19

FALLEN Sarah McLachlan 9 12 12 7

AMAZING George Michael 10 11 13 18

 

STRAIGHT AHEAD Tube & Berger/ Chrissie Hynde 11 14 20 22

TAKE YOUR MAMA Scissor Sisters 12 10 7 14

LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE Jet 13 13 19 24

FLAMBOYANT Pet Shop Boys 14 16 16 21

FOUR TO THE FLOOR Starsailor 15 15 21 25

IN THE SHADOWS The Rasmus 16 9 9 6

CALL OFF THE SEARCH Katie Melua 17 22 28 41

COMFORTABLY NUMB Scissor Sisters 18 18 24 29

REPTILIA The Strokes 19 24 26 30

YEAH Usher/L'il Jon/ Ludacris 20 17 14 10

 

TAKE ME OUT Franz Ferdinand 21 23 25 28

SUNG LOW Erin McKewan 22 19 33 54

BORDER SONG Elton John 23 21 3 2

LONG BLACK VEIL The Stranglers 24 20 17 9

LOVE WILL COME THROUGH Travis 25 38 18 31

TRY Nelly Furtado 26 29 44 61

LOVE IS ONLY A FEELING The Darkness 27 27 27 43

THIS DAY The Sleepy Jackson 28 28 38 16

STACY'S MOM Fountains Of Wayne 29 33 50

SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW Keane 30 37 42 68

 

DIFFERENT DRUM Linda Ronstadt/Stone Ponies 31 31 31 32

MATTHEW AND SON Cat Stevens 32 32 32 33

CLOSEST THING TO HEAVEN Tears For Fears 33 44 52

COME HOME BILLY BIRD The Divine Comedy 34 47 57

YOUR GAME Will Young 35 35 39 59

RIDE The Vines 36 36 36 64

GIVE IT AWAY Deepest Blue 37 52

THE WAY YOU MOVE Outkast/ Sleepy Brown 38 34 34 47

HOME Simply Red 39 25 15 15

HEY YA Outkast 40 40 40 44

 

TO SIR WITH LOVE Lulu 41 41 41 42

RED BLOODED WOMAN Kylie Minogue 42 42 48 72

IT'S MY LIFE No Doubt 43 43 43 49

I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU Sean Paul/ Sasha 44 51 55

JUST FOR YOU Lionel Richie 45 53 58

LONESOME Shelby Lynne 46 39 35 26

HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART? The Bee Gees 47 48 49 52

LONG TIME COMING The Delays 48 69

TRUCK ON Simple Kid 49 56 56

DISTANT DRUMS Jim Reeves 50 50 51 51

 

I CAN'T STOP Al Green 51 55 61

LOVE REVOLUTION Phixx 52 70

I WANNA GET BACK WITH YOU Mary Griffin 53 49 47

YOU'RE MY WORLD Cilla Black 54 54 54 55

RUN Snow Patrol 55 61

CAN'T TURN BACK Speedway 56 58 62

CHERRY BLOSSOM GIRL Air 57 64 69

HEART Seraphim Suite 58

WALK ON BY Dionne Warwick 59 59 59 60

CREEPIN' IN Norah Jones/ Dolly Parton 60 46 46 36

 

SUNRISE Norah Jones 61 30 23 35

OBVIOUS Westlife 62 62 68

I MISS YOU Blink 182 63 63 63

MIRACLES Pet Shop Boys 64 73

SHE WANTS TO MOVE NERD 65 65 64 58

REFLECTIONS Diana Ross & The Supremes 66 66 66 66

MYSTERIOUS GIRL Peter Andre 67 74

MY BAND D12/ Eminem 68 60 60 53

PLUG IT IN Basement Jaxx 69

THANK YOU Jamelia 70

 

JUST A LITTLE WHILE Janet Jackson 71 57 53 34

I'M GONNA BE STRONG Gene Pitney 72 72 72 73

THE CLOSEST THING TO CRAZY Katie Melua 73

SURFING ON A ROCKET Air 74 67 67 56

HEY MAMA Black Eyed Peas 75

11th April new entries

 

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY Ennio Morricone 26 22 17

RELEASE ME Engelbert Humperdinck 45 37 37

IF I AIN'T GOT YOU Alicia Keys 68 65 40

THIS LOVE Maroon 5 71 29 12

MUSICOLOGY Prince 75 74 72

 

18th April new entries

 

SATURDAY NIGHT Bay City Rollers 30 23

F*CK IT (I DON'T WANT YOU BACK) Eamon 45 20

SINGLE Natasha Bedingfield 70 39

NAUGHTY GIRL Beyonce 71 71

ORPHEUS Ash 73 57

THE MEANING OF LOVE Michelle 75 50

25th April new entries

 

MATINEE Franz Ferdinand 27

LAST TO KNOW Pink 38

FLAWLESS George Michael 45

SOMEONE LIKE ME Atomic Kitten 46

I LIKE IT Narcotic Thrust 48

COME CLEAN Hilary Duff 62

SAY SOMETHING ANYWAY Bellefire 63

CHOCOLATE Snow Patrol 65

FOR LOVERS Wolfman/ Pete Doherty 67

AERODYNAMIC Kraftwerk 69

BLOWIN' ME UP JC Chasez 70

SUPER DUPER LOVE Joss Stone 74

COME WITH ME Special D 75

Edited April 7, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

May 2004

 

Another bad month this year as my grandad died suddenly on Bank Holiday Saturday night while I was in London. My parents had driven up to Mansfield to stay with grandma by the time I got home. I went up the following weekend and as I’d already booked a holiday for the middle of May, with a friend who wouldn’t have gone on his own, grandma told me to go rather then the funeral, and instead I went to the memorial service the week after. Didn’t stop me feeling bad though.

 

That’s why I was again opting for oldies in my charts again, Elton John’s non-UK hit from 1970, the soaring gospel gorgeous Border Song, and The Shadows best record, the lovely Wonderful Land instrumental, the oldest recording to top my chart to that date at 42 years. Finally, the Supremes 60’s classic You Keep Me Hangin’ On topped the chart at the end of the month for the second time (the 80’s was the last time) and their 4th re-issued topper (the Diana Ross line-up) or 5th (for the Mary Wilson line-up). Other oldies from Lou Read (remixed) and Abba (30th anniversary re-issue of Waterloo) join them in the top 10.

 

Current songs that unfairly got knocked further down the chart: The Rasmus, Sarah McLachlan, Anastacia (2 weeks at 3 with Left Outside Alone, and would otherwise have had a number one), Goldfrapp’s Strict Machine at 9, Usher’s Yeah (at 4), Maroon 5’s This Love at 8, Christina Milian’s Dip It Low with a 3-week run at 4, Jet’s fabulous Are You Gonna Be My Girl (peaked at 2, would have topped the chart), Scissor Sisters Laura (at 7). At least all the oldies kept Lostprophets out of my Top 40, with their least-bad record. They were consistently crap, and it turns out one of them was morally far worse than any of their records.

 

2nd May Chart

 

BORDER SONG Elton John 1 7 14 21 21

IF I THOUGHT YOU'D EVER CHANGE YOUR MIND Agnetha Faltskog 2 3 7 14 18

I CLOSE MY EYES AND COUNT TO TEN Dusty Springfield 3 2 2 9 11

DON'T LEAVE HOME Dido 4 11 24 29 33

IN THE SHADOWS The Rasmus 5 5 13 13 13

FALLEN Sarah McLachlan 6 6 11 23 32

LEFT OUTSIDE ALONE Anastacia 7 13 3 3 8

TOXIC Britney Spears 8 17 12 12 16

STRICT MACHINE Goldfrapp 9 9 15 27 28

YEAH Usher/L'il Jon/ Ludacris 10 4 6 11 14

 

TAKE YOUR MAMA Scissor Sisters 11 16 26 35 44

THIS LOVE Maroon 5 12 12 8 8 12

MATINEE Franz Ferdinand 13 10 16 26 37

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY Ennio Morricone 14 38 56

LONG BLACK VEIL The Stranglers 15 24 27 40 52

f*** IT (I DON'T WANT YOU BACK) Eamon 16 14 10 22 27

NEARER THAN HEAVEN The Delays 17 25 38 43 43

AMAZING George Michael 18 31 41 54 58

YOU WILL BE MY AIN TRUE LOVE Alison Krauss 19 19 19 25 25

NOT IN LOVE Enrique Iglesias/ Kelis 20 26 34 47 56

 

HOME Simply Red 21 41 45 45 47

SATURDAY NIGHT Bay City Rollers 22 22 22 15 10

THIS DAY The Sleepy Jackson 23 46

HEARTBEAT ACCELERATING Linda Ronstadt 24 32 40 44 49

FLAMBOYANT Pet Shop Boys 25 42 46 59 69

DIP IT LOW Christina Milian 26 8 4 4 4

EVERYBODY'S CHANGING Keane 27 20 20 20 20

TAKE ME OUT Franz Ferdinand 28 28 32 32 35

COMFORTABLY NUMB Scissor Sisters 29 29 31 39 39

LAST TO KNOW Pink 30 21 18 34 51

 

SINGLE Natasha Bedingfield 31 23 23 19 22

DIFFERENT DRUM Linda Ronstadt/Stone Ponies 32 36 36 36 36

MATTHEW AND SON Cat Stevens 33 35 35 38 38

JUST A LITTLE WHILE Janet Jackson 34 34 51

STRAIGHT AHEAD Tube & Berger/ Chrissie Hynde 35 44 21 33 41

SOMEONE LIKE ME Atomic Kitten 36 48 48 41 29

RELEASE ME Engelbert Humperdinck 37 37 28 28 23

I LIKE IT Narcotic Thrust 38 30 30 30 48

ORPHEUS Ash 39 27 17 24 26

REPTILIA The Strokes 40 43 25 31 42

 

LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE Jet 41 50 58 72

FOUR TO THE FLOOR Starsailor 42 51 54 68 70

LONESOME Shelby Lynne 43 63

TO SIR WITH LOVE Lulu 44 47 47 52 53

FLAWLESS (GO TO THE CITY) George Michael 45 45 33 17 17

SUPER DUPER LOVE Joss Stone 46 33 29 18 15

IF I AIN'T GOT YOU Alicia Keys 47 67

LOVE WILL COME THROUGH Travis 48 65

SUNRISE Norah Jones 49 70 70

THE MEANING OF LOVE Michelle 50 68

 

HEY YA Outkast 51 61 53 65 65

DISTANT DRUMS Jim Reeves 52 62 62 62 62

MY BAND D12/ Eminem 53 53 44 56

THE WAY YOU MOVE Outkast/ Sleepy Brown 54 54 63

HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART? The Bee Gees 55 58 61 63 67

YOU'RE MY WORLD Cilla Black 56 57 57 58 59

CHOCOLATE Snow Patrol 57 39 39 53

SHE WANTS TO MOVE NERD 58 55

COME CLEAN Hilary Duff 59 52 52 67

WALK ON BY Dionne Warwick 60 60 60 60 60

 

CALL OFF THE SEARCH Katie Melua 61

FOR LOVERS Wolfman/ Pete Doherty 62

SAY SOMETHING ANYWAY Bellefire 63 71

YOU'RE GONE Marillion 64 64 64 64

RIDE WIT U Joe/ G-Unit 65 56 43 51

REFLECTIONS Diana Ross & The Supremes 66 66 66 66

CREEPIN' IN Norah Jones/ Dolly Parton 67

MUSICOLOGY Prince 68 59 59

AERODYNAMIC Kraftwerk 69 69 69

IT'S MY LIFE No Doubt 70

 

NAUGHTY GIRL Beyonce 71 40 42 61

LOVE IS ONLY A FEELING The Darkness 72

I'M GONNA BE STRONG Gene Pitney 73 74 74 74 74

AIR HOSTESS Busted 74 73 55 55 55

HOLD ON TO OUR LOVE James Fox 75 75 75 73

 

9th May New Entries

 

WONDERFUL LAND The Shadows 1 1 1 2

ARE YOU GONNA BE MY GIRL Jet 15 5 2 5

LAURA Scissor Sisters 18 9 7 7

BLOWIN' ME UP JC Chasez 49 49 49 61

SATELLITE Oceanlab 72 72

 

16th May New Entries

 

HAPPY JACK The Who 37 37 31

SHUT UP Black Eyed Peas 50 42 57

SHE'S SO HIGH Kurt Nilsen 65 10 9

KISS OF LIFE Supergrass 67 48 34

SUNNY Boogie Pimps 68 50 45

STOLEN CAR Sting 71 71

LAST THING ON MY MIND Ronan Keating/ LeAnn Rimes 73 57 40

 

23rd May New Entries

 

SATELLITE OF LOVE (REMIX) Lou Reid 5 3

WATERLOO Abba 6 24

STORY OF MY LIFE Kristian Leontiou 16 6

WAKE UP (MAKE A MOVE) Lostprophets 46 46

DING DONG SONG Gunther & the Sunshine Girls 69 64

IRISH BLOOD ENGLISH HEART Morrissey 70 30

STAY THE SAME Gabrielle 75

 

30th May New Entries

 

YOU KEEP ME HANGIN ON The Supremes 1

MAGIC Nick Drake 19

I DON'T WANNA KNOW Mario Winans/ Enya/ P Diddy 50

OUR LIVES The Calling 54

ROSES Outkast 63

BURN Usher 66

TRICK ME Kelis 68

SUMMER SUNSHINE The Corrs 71

FIT BUT YOU KNOW IT The Streets 72

THE LETTER PJ Harvey 73

DON'T TELL ME Avril Lavigne 75

Edited June 1, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

I loved Nelly's Powerless and Try. They really got my interested in her. It was a decent time for music with no clear direction, which I like. All the indie guitar bands were on the up - Bloc Party and The Killers in particular.

I loved Nelly's Powerless and Try. They really got my interested in her. It was a decent time for music with no clear direction, which I like. All the indie guitar bands were on the up - Bloc Party and The Killers in particular.

 

Hi Anthony, yes I agree, I thought the music scene in 2004 really picked up and the guitar band revival was an extra to add to pop and dance which had dominated for a few years, and I went mad on The Killers from their second hit really. I still think they are the top American band of the 21st Century so far. B-)

I lost interested in The Killers during their second album. Somebody Told Me is still my fave.

JUNE 2004

 

Number Ones this month: a Motown classic from The Supremes at long last tops my chart, I’d known it since I was a nought but a kiddie, and it’s a great record, still the definitive version. Then the danced-up version of Lou Reed’s Satellite Of Love gets to the top 30 years on since I first went a bit mad on the original (but which didn’t qualify to chart oddly). Finally, Will Young gets a chart-topper, his one and only, and it’s none of his famous ones, it’s the delicate Friday’s Child which did the trick. Subtle and lovely.

 

Bad news for Christina Milian who gets stuck at 3 for most of the month with the good Dip It Low, and Scissor Sisters Laura which peaks at 4. George Michael is Flawless at 8, 22 years into his career, and the very late uncharted great Nick Drake gets a top 20 Magic hit. Natashe Bedingfield gets another Top 10 Single, and Britney’s Number 1 follow-up, the sublime haunting Everything is at 5.

 

The Divine Comedy get yet another Top 10 hit (in my charts, at least) with their Absent Friends, and Helicopter Girl also flies up to 9 with Angel City. In at 4 from nowhere, though, it’s Polyphonic Spree and Hold Me Now, never as big as it deserved. One of the most unlikely duets? Nancy Sinatra and Morrissey, he even gave away a great song for her new fab album, Let Me Kiss You. The Streets Dry Your Eyes mate, at 14, and that song used in a recent jail parody amusing mini-movie (Drogostea Din Tei) yodels in at 16 just ahead of Bowie’s last material for a decade, Rebel Never gets Old, and sneaking in it’s Pharrell, Maybe, N.E.R.D.

 

6th July Chart

 

YOU KEEP ME HANGIN ON The Supremes 1 6 6 7

WONDERFUL LAND The Shadows 2 7 7 11

SATELLITE OF LOVE (REMIX) Lou Reed 3 1 2 2

DIP IT LOW Christina Milian 4 3 3 3

ALLTOGETHERNOW 2004 The Farm 5 5 15 22

FRIDAY'S CHILD Will Young 6 2 1 1

LAURA Scissor Sisters 7 4 8 6

STORY OF MY LIFE Kristian Leontiou 8 8 20 32

YOU WILL BE MY AIN TRUE LOVE Alison Krauss 9 19 31 47

ARE YOU GONNA BE MY GIRL Jet 10 18 23 23

 

I CLOSE MY EYES AND COUNT TO TEN Dusty Springfield 11 11 11 12

LEFT OUTSIDE ALONE Anastacia 12 20 27 33

FLAWLESS (GO TO THE CITY) George Michael 13 13 13 8

YEAH Usher/L'il Jon/ Ludacris 14 14 18 18

SUPER DUPER LOVE Joss Stone 15 15 17 21

THIS LOVE Maroon 5 16 22 28 35

SHE'S SO HIGH Kurt Nilsen 17 17 21 25

IF I THOUGHT YOU'D EVER CHANGE YOUR MIND Agnetha Faltskog 18 21 25 31

MAGIC Nick Drake 19 12 12 19

RELEASE ME Engelbert Humperdinck 20 28 51

 

IN THE SHADOWS The Rasmus 21 16 22 24

SINGLE Natasha Bedingfield 22 10 16 17

LAST TO KNOW Pink 23 23 35

TOXIC Britney Spears 24 32 36 46

IRISH BLOOD ENGLISH HEART Morrissey 25 24 24 44

BORDER SONG Elton John 26 31 32 43

HAPPY JACK The Who 27 41

STRICT MACHINE Goldfrapp 28 53 49

ORPHEUS Ash 29 52

I LIKE IT Narcotic Thrust 30 25 42

 

SATURDAY NIGHT Bay City Rollers 31

FALLEN Sarah McLachlan 32 47

DON'T LEAVE HOME Dido 33 48 55

KISS OF LIFE Supergrass 34 44

SURFING ON A ROCKET Air 35 62

DIFFERENT DRUM Linda Ronstadt/Stone Ponies 36 37 37 41

CINNAMON GIRL Prince 37 51

MATTHEW AND SON Cat Stevens 38 39 39 42

TAKE ME OUT Franz Ferdinand 39 49 53 55

LAST THING ON MY MIND Ronan Keating/ LeAnn Rimes 40 35 47

 

EVERYBODY'S CHANGING Keane 41 34 44 71

COMFORTABLY NUMB Scissor Sisters 42 42 45 48

NEARER THAN HEAVEN The Delays 43 33 43 51

f*** IT (I DON'T WANT YOU BACK) Eamon 44

WATERLOO Abba 45

REPTILIA The Strokes 46 55 65 65

STRAIGHT AHEAD Tube & Berger/ Chrissie Hynde 47 56 66

SATELLITE Oceanlab 48 43 63

SURRENDER Lasgo 49 65

I DON'T WANNA KNOW Mario Winans/ Enya/ P Diddy 50 36 62

 

TAKE YOUR MAMA Scissor Sisters 51 64

LONG BLACK VEIL The Stranglers 52 27 41 53

SOMEONE LIKE ME Atomic Kitten 53

OUR LIVES The Calling 54

EVERYTHING Britney Spears 55 9 5 5

WASH IN THE RAIN The Bees 56 45

ROSES Outkast 57 54 54 27

TO SIR WITH LOVE Lulu 58 58 60 63

YOU'RE MY WORLD Cilla Black 59 59 59 62

TRICK ME Kelis 60 60 34 34

 

WALK ON BY Dionne Warwick 61 61 61 61

WAKE UP (MAKE A MOVE) Lostprophets 62

DISTANT DRUMS Jim Reeves 63 63 64 64

DING DONG SONG Gunther & the Sunshine Girls 64

MATINEE Franz Ferdinand 65

SUNNY Boogie Pimps 66

HEARTBEAT ACCELERATING Linda Ronstadt 67

COME AS YOU ARE Beverley Knight 68 29 29 20

FLAMBOYANT Pet Shop Boys 69

THIS DAY The Sleepy Jackson 70 46 46

 

AMAZING George Michael 71

HEY YA Outkast 72

ON MY KNEES The 411/ Ghostface Killa 73 72 72

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' Bobby Womack 74 68 40 40

99 PROBLEMS Jay-Z 75

 

13th June New Entries

 

CRICKETS SING FOR ANA-MARIA Emma Bunton 26 26 26

WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM Agnetha Faltskog 30 10 10

WORLD ON FIRE Sarah McLachlan 38 33 28

CHOCOLATE Kylie Minogue 40 19 15

ABSENT FRIENDS The Divine Comedy 50 14 9

LOVE COMES AGAIN Tiesto/ BT 57 57 57

EVERYBODY'S FOOL Evanescence 66 30 30

OBVIOUSLY McFly 67 67 67

BUBBLIN' Blue 69 69 69

NEVER FELT LIKE THIS BEFORE Shaznay Lewis 70 70 60

ANGEL CITY Helicopter Girl 71 9 13

SING FOR ABSOLUTION Muse 73

LAST DROP Kevin Lyttle 74 56 56

TALK ABOUT OUR LOVE Brandy/ Kanye West 75 RE 59

 

20th June new entries

 

HOLD ME NOW Polyphonic Spree 4 4

LET ME KISS YOU Nancy Sinatra & Morrissey 38 38

DRY YOUR EYES The Streets 48 14

ALL NITE (DON'T STOP) Janet Jackson 49 45

PUSHIN' ME OUT D-Side 50 58

LOLA'S THEME Shapeshifters 52 52

MASS DESTRUCTION Faithless 58 36

IN & OUT Speedway 68

NOW WE ARE FREE Gladiator/ Izzy 71

TAKE MY HAND Jurgen Vries 73

MISREAD Kings Of Convenience 74

CH-CHECK IT OUT Beastie Boys 75 73

 

27th June new entries

 

DROGOSTEA DIN TEI O-Zone 16

REBEL NEVER GETS OLD David Bowie 29

SOME GIRLS Rachel Stevens 37

BEST OF MY LOVE Javine 39

WALK IDIOT WALK The Hives 50

GOLDEN TOUCH Razorlight 54

LIGHT IN YOUR EYES Sheryl Crow 66

CANNONBALL Damien Rice 68

FORCA Nelly Furtado 70

TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Angel City 72

I LOVE U CAUSE I HAVE TO Dogs Die In Hot Cars 74

MAYBE N.E.R.D. 75

Edited July 10, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

JULY 2004

 

Britney gets her 4th and final Number One with the gorgeous Everytime, though Will Young’s gorgeous Friday’s Child pops back up again too before Anastacia’s Sick And Tired goes one higher than I’m Outta Love to give her a chart-topper. Hmmm. All gay icons on top.....

 

Kylie gets to 9 with some Chocolate, 16 years of hits, while Nancy & Morrissey go top 10 for 33 years and 21 years of hits each. That’s over half a century! But that’s not all, Nancy Sinatra is also back with Lee Hazelwood 33 years since their last new duet charted, with the whimsical Is making A Little Love Out Of The Question. Morrissey’s also back with his best single in a decade, First Of The Gang To Die at 26.

 

Shaznay Lewis, meanwhile, brings another Top 10 for ex-All Saints acts, and Shapeshifter’s excellent Lola’s Theme sits at 2.

 

4th July Charts

 

EVERYTIME Britney Spears 1 2 5 3

FRIDAY'S CHILD Will Young 2 1 4 4

SATELLITE OF LOVE (REMIX) Lou Reed 3 3 3 5

HOLD ME NOW Polyphonic Spree 4 4 6 6

DIP IT LOW Christina Milian 5 8 12 20

SICK AND TIRED Anastacia 6 5 1 1

DROGOSTEA DIN TEI O-Zone 7 7 17 23

FLAWLESS (GO TO THE CITY) George Michael 8 11 15 15

ABSENT FRIENDS The Divine Comedy 9 9 19 22

YOU KEEP ME HANGIN ON The Supremes 10 10 11 11

 

LAURA Scissor Sisters 11 16 16 19

I CLOSE MY EYES AND COUNT TO TEN Dusty Springfield 12 12 13 13

ANGEL CITY Helicopter Girl 13 13 14 14

WONDERFUL LAND The Shadows 14 21 23 27

CHOCOLATE Kylie Minogue 15 15 9 21

WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM Agnetha Faltskog 16 25 31 31

BEST OF MY LOVE Javine 17 17 26 12

LET ME KISS YOU/ ANYWAY YOU CAN Nancy Sinatra & Morrissey 18 18 18 8

NEVER FELT LIKE THIS BEFORE Shaznay Lewis 19 14 8 7

CALIFORNIA DREAMIN' Bobby Womack 20 24 32 52

 

LOLA'S THEME Shapeshifters 21 6 2 2

CRICKETS SING FOR ANA-MARIA Emma Bunton 22 32 49 49

ROSES Outkast 23 22 27 35

SOME GIRLS Rachel Stevens 24 19 10 10

YEAH Usher/L'il Jon/ Ludacris 25 33 35 48

SINGLE Natasha Bedingfield 26 34 53

ARE YOU GONNA BE MY GIRL Jet 27 38 34 34

WORLD ON FIRE Sarah McLachlan 28 28 40 40

REBEL NEVER GETS OLD David Bowie 29 29 39

IS MAKING A LITTLE LOVE OUT OF THE QUESTION Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood 30 30 30 18

 

MAGIC Nick Drake 31 44 54

DRY YOUR EYES The Streets 32 43 43 57

COME AS YOU ARE Beverley Knight 33 36 44 56

IN THE SHADOWS The Rasmus 34 51 57 71

ALL RIGHT NOW Lemonescent 35 35 29 42

LEFT OUTSIDE ALONE Anastacia 36 52 60 61

THIS LOVE Maroon 5 37 37 37 39

IF I THOUGHT YOU'D EVER CHANGE YOUR MIND Agnetha Faltskog 38 46 52 60

PUSHIN' ME OUT D-Side 39 54 63

WALK IDIOT WALK The Hives 40 40 36 46

 

DIFFERENT DRUM Linda Ronstadt/Stone Ponies 41 41 41 41

MATTHEW AND SON Cat Stevens 42 42 42 43

BORDER SONG Elton John 43 45 45 45

ALLTOGETHERNOW 2004 The Farm 44

SHE'S SO HIGH Kurt Nilsen 45 69

STORY OF MY LIFE Kristian Leontiou 46 55 72

TRICK ME Kelis 47 47 47 58

GOLDEN TOUCH Razorlight 48 48 64

MASS DESTRUCTION Faithless 49 56

FORCA Nelly Furtado 50 50 50 38

 

SUPER DUPER LOVE Joss Stone 51 66

EVERYBODY'S FOOL Evanescence 52 72

PUSH UP Freestylers 53 53 46 64

COMFORTABLY NUMB Scissor Sisters 54 59 59 68

TOXIC Britney Spears 55 64 73 74

STRICT MACHINE Goldfrapp 56

ALL NITE (DON'T STOP) Janet Jackson 57 57

OBVIOUSLY McFly 58 70 58

TALK ABOUT OUR LOVE Brandy/ Kanye West 59 26 20 16

BUBBLIN' Blue 60 58 38 33

 

WALK ON BY Dionne Warwick 61 61 61 62

YOU'RE MY WORLD Cilla Black 62 62 62 63

WHEN YOU GET OUT OF JAIL Fried 63 63

TO SIR WITH LOVE Lulu 64 65 65 67

I LOVE U CAUSE I HAVE TO Dogs Die In Hot Cars 65 27 25 32

LET'S GET IT STARTED Black Eyed Peas 66 31 22 25

BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS V 67 67 67

MAYBE N.E.R.D. 68 60 48 53

WITH YOU Jessica Simpson 69 68 68

INSANIA Peter Andre 70

 

WILD BOYS Phixx 71

TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Angel City 72 71 71

BOOKS Belle & Sebastian 73

WOO HOO The 5678's 74 73 69 59

THE BOTTLE Paul Weller 75

 

11th July new entries

 

THAT'S ALRIGHT MAMA Elvis Presley 20 7 9

GOOD LUCK Basement Jaxx/ Lisa Kekaula 23 21 17

LAST DROP Kevin Lyttle 39 51 51

THE SHOW Girls Aloud 49 33 30

WHAT AM I TO YOU? Norah Jones 74 74 65

CALIFORNIA Lenny Kravitz 75

 

18th July new entries

 

GEORGIA ON MY MIND Ray Charles 24 24

LONG TRAIN RUNNING Doobie Brothers 28 28

SEE IT IN A BOY'S EYES Jamelia 55 55

THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO Busted 56 36

CANNONBALL Damien Rice 66

HAPPY Max Sedgley 70

THE REASON Hoobastank 75

 

25th July new entries

 

FIRST OF THE GANG TO DIE Morrissey 26

SPITTING GAMES Snow Patrol 29

CRY Kealer 37

BEYOND THE SEA Bobby Darin 44

IN & OUT Speedway 47

HOW 'BOUT I LOVE YOU MORE Mull Historical Society 50

ACCIDENTALLY IN LOVE Counting Crows 54

CALL U SEXY Vs 66

DON'T HURT YOURSELF Marillion 69

ONE PERFECT SUNRISE Orbital 70

WON'T GIVE IN The Finn Brothers 72

TIPSY J-Kwon 73

THESE WORDS Natasha Bedingfield 75

Edited July 10, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

John, which Divine Comedy had the highest position in your charts ?

"I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten" would be my vintage # 1 very soon. Didn't heard these Nancy Sinatra's duets.

Never was a fan of "Everytime". If my memory is good enough "The Show" was my # 1 ten years ago.

 

It's my first comment here. :o :o

John, which Divine Comedy had the highest position in your charts ?

"I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten" would be my vintage # 1 very soon. Didn't heard these Nancy Sinatra's duets.

Never was a fan of "Everytime". If my memory is good enough "The Show" was my # 1 ten years ago.

 

It's my first comment here. :o :o

 

Hi Alex,

 

thanks for the comment! B-)

National Express and Absent Friends both peaked at 9 for Divine Comedy, ahead of Generation Sex at 10, but National Express had a longer chart run than both B-)

 

The Show only peaked at 30 in mine, though it was good. I ADORE that Dusty record :yahoo:

 

cheers!

john

AUGUST 2004

 

A Motown double-sided reissue campaign dominates my charts this month, knocking off Anastacia, who’s mighty Sick And Tired of it - but I don’t care, that BRILLIANT Isley Brothers pair of classics, This Old Heart Of Mine and Behind A Painted Smile get a 3rd chart run, from the 60’s, 1976 (when they hit the top together) and returning to Number 1 23 years later. Smile needs to be heard LOUD in a club, so exciting. Bung in 2 Four Tops classics at 3, Jimmy Ruffin at 8, Temptations at 15, Smokey Robinson at 25, Stevie Wonder 29, Edwin Starr at 12, Martha Reeves at 17, The Supremes at 3, and most of all, the Northern Soul double-pairing R. Dean Taylor classics There’s A Ghost In My House and Gotta See Jane, both returning to the top spot 30 years on, even though they were 60’s tracks and R. Dean was white, they hit the spot.

 

Yet more oldies, though, as the Big O gets an instant hits album number one, as the timeless It’s Over grabs 2 weeks on top 44 years late. If you ever want a break-up record to express how miserable you feel - play this loudly and cry along with it. Awesome! All these oldies, of course, mean contemporary records suffer much lower chart peaks, sadly, but there’s still plenty to mention:

 

Nancy Sinatra is back with Morrissey at 8, on his Let Me Kiss You, so good he released his own version after nancy unfairly didn’t get that comeback hit she deserved - this was her first new material to chart in an incredible 28 years. Morrissey, to double the unfairness of it all, would have had his first chart-topper with his best record in a decade, First Of The Gang To Die, first track off his terrif album, just as Nancy’s was off her terrif album. 4’s not bad, but what a pity, as he’s yet to top my chart. Nancy, meanwhile, is back with Lee Hazelwood on the album, and at 16 in my chart, cos he did all her classic records, bar one.

 

Natasha Bedingfield has These Words at 10, and shockingly Brian McFadden gets to 3 with the forgotten Real To Me, and that’s higher than any Westlife record. Dido’s Sand In My Shoes is ingrained (ouch!) at 5, it’s a great catchy pop track, while Maroon 5 meander in the 30’s. My advice is do a duet with Christina Aguilera! Straight in at 7, it’s the brilliant Jesus Walks, Kanye West at his best, and I’m shocked to see Kasabian at 45. Crikey is it really 10 years they’ve been having hits! Wow!

 

 

2nd August chart

 

THIS OLD HEART OF MINE/ BEHIND THE PAINTED SMILE The Isley Brothers 1 4 9 20 33

SICK AND TIRED Anastacia 2 2 3 5 6

REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE/ BERNADETTE The Four Tops 3 3 6 13 21

LOLA'S THEME Shapeshifters 4 5 5 6 11

GEORGIA ON MY MIND Ray Charles 5 9 22 43 56

EVERYTIME Britney Spears 6 12 13 14 18

FRIDAY'S CHILD Will Young 7 11 11 11 14

LET ME KISS YOU/ ANYWAY YOU CAN Nancy Sinatra & Morrissey 8 8 14 16 20

BEST OF MY LOVE Javine 9 21 29 52 62

FIRST OF THE GANG TO DIE Morrissey 10 10 7 4 4

 

 

HOLD ME NOW Polyphonic Spree 11 16 21 27 43

NEVER FELT LIKE THIS BEFORE Shaznay Lewis 12 22 32 59

TALK ABOUT OUR LOVE Brandy/ Kanye West 13 27 39 49 64

ANGEL CITY Helicopter Girl 14 14 18 25 36

YOU KEEP ME HANGIN ON The Supremes 15 26 41 41 41

IS MAKING A LITTLE LOVE OUT OF THE QUESTION Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood 16 15 15 15 19

FLAWLESS (GO TO THE CITY) George Michael 17 17 17 21 39

DROGOSTEA DIN TEI O-Zone 18 18 26 33 49

LAURA Scissor Sisters 19 19 19 22 27

SOME GIRLS Rachel Stevens 20 31 37 46 63

 

I CLOSE MY EYES AND COUNT TO TEN Dusty Springfield 21 24 31 32 34

ABSENT FRIENDS The Divine Comedy 22 34 48 57 65

CHOCOLATE Kylie Minogue 23 23 23 28 44

SPITTING GAMES Snow Patrol 24 20 20 18 31

THAT'S ALRIGHT MAMA Elvis Presley 25 42 52

WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED/FAREWELL IS A LONELY SOUND Jimmy Ruffin 26 13 10 8 8

SATELLITE OF LOVE (REMIX) Lou Reed 27 45 45 51 61

LONG TRAIN RUNNING Doobie Brothers 28 6 8 31 53

LET'S GET IT STARTED Black Eyed Peas 29 46 54 69

ACCIDENTALLY IN LOVE Counting Crows 30 30 30 55

 

DIP IT LOW Christina Milian 31 50 50 56 60

BUBBLIN' Blue 32 32 42 65

CRY Kealer 33 29 24 24 24

THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO Busted 34 36 36 61 67

MY GIRL/ AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG The Temptations 35 35 34 30 15

THE SHOW Girls Aloud 36 51 59 70

I LOVE YOU 'CAUSE I HAVE TO Dogs Die In Hot Cars 37 43 62

FORCA Nelly Furtado 38 62

TEARS OF A CLOWN/ TRACKS OF MY TEARS Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 39 37 33 29 25

WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM Agnetha Faltskog 40 55 66

 

WONDERFUL LAND The Shadows 41 41 44 44 47

DIFFERENT DRUM Linda Ronstadt/Stone Ponies 42 44 46 48 51

GOOD LUCK Basement Jaxx/ Lisa Kekaula 43 47 49

BEYOND THE SEA Bobby Darin 44 64

ARE YOU GONNA BE MY GIRL Jet 45 58 64 75

MATTHEW AND SON Cat Stevens 46 49 51 53 55

IN & OUT Speedway 47 70

THESE WORDS Natasha Bedingfield 48 28 16 10 10

THIS LOVE Maroon 5 49 59 72 72 72

HOW 'BOUT I LOVE YOU MORE Mull Historical Society 50 40 53 67

 

BORDER SONG Elton John 51 53 61

ROSES Outkast 52

ALL RIGHT NOW Lemonescent 53 63

YEAH Usher/L'il Jon/ Ludacris 54 65 69 74 74

LAST DROP Kevin Lyttle 55

CRICKETS SING FOR ANA-MARIA Emma Bunton 56

WORLD ON FIRE Sarah McLachlan 57 39 47 47 57

TRICK ME Kelis 58 65

DON'T HURT YOURSELF Marillion 59 38 43 62

IF I THOUGHT YOU'D EVER CHANGE YOUR MIND Agnetha Faltskog 60 61

 

LEFT OUTSIDE ALONE Anastacia 61 69

DRY YOUR EYES The Streets 62

SEE IT IN A BOY'S EYES Jamelia 63 57 57 66

WALK IDIOT WALK The Hives 64

CALL U SEXY Vs 65

WOO HOO The 5678's 66 54 71

MAYBE N.E.R.D. 67

COMFORTABLY NUMB Scissor Sisters 68 72

1980" Estelle 69 60 58 54 58

ONE PERFECT SUNRISE Orbital 70

 

TIPSY J-Kwon 71

WON'T GIVE IN The Finn Brothers 72 56 56 26 26

END OF THE WORLD The Cure 73 73

STARCROSSED Ash 74 68 68

FLY Matt Goss 75 25 25 35 54

 

8th August new entries

 

THERE'S A GHOST IN MY HOUSE/ GOTTA SEE JANE R. Dean Taylor 1 2 2 1

REAL TO ME Brian McFadden 7 4 3 9

DANCING IN THE STREET/ FORGET ME NOT Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 33 27 19 17

BABY LOVE/ WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO The Supremes 48 12 9 3

LEAVE (GET OUT) Jojo 52 28 23 13

CANNONBALL Damien Rice 66 63

LOVE WON'T LET YOU DOWN Swing Out Sister 67 67

SHINING Kristian Leontiou 71 60 58 35

LOVE IS GONNA GET YA Macy Gray 74

DON'T WALK AWAY Javine 75 55 39 28

 

15th August new entries

 

IT'S OVER Roy Orbison 1 1 2

SAND IN MY SHOES Dido 35 17 5

SHE WILL BE LOVED Maroon 5 38 37 37

IS IT COS I'M COOL? Mousse T/ Emma Lanford 40 40 30

WHATEVER I CHOOSE I LOSE Fried 70 50 23

BEDSHAPED Keane 73 73 38

GET UP STAND UP Stellar Project/ Brandi Emma 74 68

SUNSHINE Duran Duran 75 60 22

 

22nd August new entries

 

 

JESUS WALKS Kanye West 7 7

WAR Edwin Starr 12 12

HELP YOURSELF Amy Winehouse 34 42

YESTER-ME YESTER-YOU YESTERDAY/ UPTIGHT Stevie Wonder 36 29

UP AND DOWN Scent 38 48

WALK AWAY RENEE/ I CAN'T HELP MYSELF The Four Tops 42 32

LSF Kasabian 45 45

PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE/ CLOUD 9 The Temptations 63 59

I WANT YOU BACK/ DOCTOR MY EYES Jackson 5 64 50

MORE MORE MORE Rachel Stevens 71 71

 

29th August new entries

 

FREE Beth Nielsen Chapman 16

PUT 'EM HIGH Stonebridge/ Therese 40

OPEN ROAD Bryan Adams 46

NEHEMIAH Hope Of The States 52

I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE/WHAT'S GOING ON Marvin Gaye 66

WE ARE Ana Johnsson 68

MICHAEL Franz Ferdinand 69

WISHING ON A STAR Paul Weller 70

LEAVING NEW YORK REM 73

HOW COME D12/ Eminem 75

Edited September 12, 201410 yr by popchartfreak

SEPTEMBER 2004

 

 

Edited September 12, 201410 yr by popchartfreak

SEPTEMBER 2004

 

The 60’s oldies continue to dominate my chart, R Dean Taylor grabbing another 3 weeks on top, which leaves Morrissey peaking at 3 and denied a 3-week run on top, and Jojo, who declares “Leave (Get Out)” also at 3 as she is also denied a chart-topper for the same reason. Happily, Robbie Williams is a bit more assertive as he tunes his Radio in at 1, his 9th number one (or 11th including Take That) and a good pop romp.

 

Kanye West peaks at 4 with the record of the month, the one that really SHOULD have been a number one, while Duran Duran have a proper comeback (again) reaching up for the Sunrise at 6, 23 years on from Planet Earth. That’s nowt though, Brian Wilson, genius of the Beach Boys hits 5 with a new solo track Soul Searching, his first actual new Top 5 material err, ever, cos the Brian Wilson Beach Boys tracks pre-date my charts. Yikes!

 

I Monster get a top 10 entry with Hey Missus, always was partial to them, while The Killers get a proper hit with All These Things That I’ve Done, which reminded me a bit of Queen as I heard it on the radio passing through Bath at the time. 12 is under-rating, though, due to oldies, it really should be Top 3. Alison Krauss, the woman that convinced me country music had a heart again, bluegrasses her way to 7, ain’t she the Lucky One!

 

Rocketing to 18 it’s Jamie Scott. Just. Actually not just Jamie Scott, it’s the start of a pretty big career. Who he? The man behind future number 2 (in my charts) Annie You Save Me (as Graffiti6), and the man behind hits for Enrique (Heartbeat), Matt Cardle (Loving You), The Vamps (Wild Heart), and most of One Direction’s Midnight Memories album.

 

5th Sept 2004

 

THERE'S A GHOST IN MY HOUSE/ GOTTA SEE JANE R. Dean Taylor 1 1 1 2

IT'S OVER Roy Orbison 2 2 2 3

WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED/FAREWELL IS A LONELY SOUND Jimmy Ruffin 3 11 19 21

FIRST OF THE GANG TO DIE Morrissey 4 3 13 19

SAND IN MY SHOES Dido 5 5 15 25

JESUS WALKS Kanye West 6 4 9 8

WAR Edwin Starr 7 7 18 33

LEAVE (GET OUT) Jojo 8 6 3 4

SICK AND TIRED Anastacia 9 13 26 34

THESE WORDS Natasha Bedingfield 10 19 34 46

 

REAL TO ME Brian McFadden 11 22 25 35

LOLA'S THEME Shapeshifters 12 16 16 16

BABY LOVE/ WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO The Supremes 13 25 41 53

FREE Beth Nielsen Chapman 14 14 14 12

MAKING MUSIC Chungking 15 10 11 11

(REACH UP FOR THE ) SUNRISE Duran Duran 16 9 6 10

DANCING IN THE STREET/ FORGET ME NOT Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 17 17 4 22

IS IT COS I'M COOL? Mousse T/ Emma Lanford 18 18 22 13

IS MAKING A LITTLE LOVE OUT OF THE QUESTION Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood 19 31 58

TEARS OF A CLOWN/ TRACKS OF MY TEARS Smokey Robinson & The Miracles 20 8 45

 

WALK AWAY RENEE/ I CAN'T HELP MYSELF The Four Tops 21 21 21 9

FRIDAY'S CHILD Will Young 22 28 49 51

WHATEVER I CHOOSE I LOSE Fried 23 34

PUT 'EM HIGH Stonebridge/ Therese 24 24 20 15

EVERYTIME Britney Spears 25 35 52 73

SHINING Kristian Leontiou 26 26 31 42

SOUL SEARCHING Brian Wilson 27 20 5 5

HELP YOURSELF Amy Winehouse 28 23 17 23

YESTER-ME YESTER-YOU YESTERDAY/ UPTIGHT Stevie Wonder 29 29 29 26

BEDSHAPED Keane 30 49 59

 

REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE/ BERNADETTE The Four Tops 31 43 44 45

LET ME KISS YOU/ ANYWAY YOU CAN Nancy Sinatra & Morrissey 32 55 35 31

LAURA Scissor Sisters 33 33 36 36

WON'T GIVE IN The Finn Brothers 34 62

I CLOSE MY EYES AND COUNT TO TEN Dusty Springfield 35 36 38 41

ANGEL CITY Helicopter Girl 36 50 61

SHE WILL BE LOVED Maroon 5 37 54 62

I WANT YOU BACK/ DOCTOR MY EYES Jackson 5 38 32 63

RADIO Robbie Williams 39 39 8 1

OPEN ROAD Bryan Adams 40 38 23 20

 

YOU KEEP ME HANGIN ON The Supremes 41 41 42 43

THIS OLD HEART OF MINE/ BEHIND THE PAINTED SMILE The Isley Brothers 42 42 43 52

HOLD ME NOW Polyphonic Spree 43 61

DON'T WALK AWAY Javine 44

CRY Kealer 45

SPITTING GAMES Snow Patrol 46

PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE/ CLOUD 9 The Temptations 47 47 47 38

WONDERFUL LAND The Shadows 48 53 56 56

HEY MISSUS I Monster 49 44 10 6

MY GIRL/ AIN'T TOO PROUD TO BEG The Temptations 50

 

DIFFERENT DRUM Linda Ronstadt/Stone Ponies 51 52 55 55

DROGOSTEA DIN TEI O-Zone 52 65

THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO Busted 53 66

FLY Matt Goss 54 15 32 44

CHOCOLATE Kylie Minogue 55

MATTHEW AND SON Cat Stevens 56 59 64

I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE/WHAT'S GOING ON Marvin Gaye 57 57 57 50

UP AND DOWN Scent 58

GRAVITY Embrace 59 48 28 17

I'M STILL WAITING/ TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross 60 60 60 54

 

LSF Kasabian 61 45 40 61

BEST OF MY LOVE Javine 62

NEHEMIAH Hope Of The States 63

MARY Scissor Sisters 64 51 51 40

LONG TRAIN RUNNING Doobie Brothers 65

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO COREY HAIM? The Thrills 66 46 46 64

GEORGIA ON MY MIND Ray Charles 67 67

WE ARE Ana Johnsson 68

WISHING ON A STAR Paul Weller 69 68 54 30

ALL THESE THINGS THAT I'VE DONE The Killers 70 12 12 28

 

THIS ONE'S FOR YOU Ed Harcourt 71

LEAVING NEW YORK REM 72 64 39 39

CAUGHT IN A MOMENT Sugababes 73 72

YEAH Usher/L'il Jon/ Ludacris 74

DUMB The 411 75 75

 

12th Sept new entries

 

LUCKY ONE Alison Krauss/ Union Station 27 7 7

GET UP STAND UP Stellar Project/ Brandi Emma 30 30 14

LIVIN THING The Beautiful South 37 37 47

MOVE...NOW Mark B/ Tommy Evans 40 24 24

LOVE MACHINE Girls Aloud 56 48 32

MOMMA'S CRY Loretta Lynn 58 53 37

YOU REALLY GOT ME The Kinks 63 33

WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE/ PLEASE MR POSTMAN The Marvelettes 69

YOU HAD ME Joss Stone 70

I WANNA THANK YOU Angie Stone/Snoop Dogg 71

I WANT MORE Faithless 73 67

SUNSHINE Twista 74 68 68

 

19th Sept 2004

 

JUST Jamie Scott 27 18

INTO THE FIRE Thirteen Senses 50 29

I LIKE THAT Houston 65 57

LET'S WORK IT OUT Raghav/ Jahaziel 66 49

YOU SHOULD REALLY KNOW The Pirates/ Enya/ Shola Ama/ Naila Boss/ Ishani 67 27

MY MY MY Armand Van Helden 69 48

NATURE BOY Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 70

MORE MORE MORE Rachel Stevens 71 58

MY PLACE Nelly 72 65

FREEDOM FIGHTERS The Music 73

ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN The Finn Brothers 74 74

EVERYTHING I'VE GOT IN MY POCKET Minnie Driver 75

26th Sept 2004

 

VELOCITY U2 59

SLOW HANDS Interpol 60

LOVE THEM HO'S Eamon/ Ghostface 62

WE ALL STAND TOGETHER Paul McCartney 63

YOU'LL COME 'ROUND Status Quo 66

PERSONAL JESUS Marilyn Manson 69

IN FRANCE THEY KISS ON MAIN STREET Joni Mitchell 70

PIECES OF ME Ashlee Simpson 71

BREEZE ON BY Donny Osmond 72

CALL ON ME Eric Prydz/ Steve Winwood 75

Edited September 14, 201410 yr by popchartfreak

October 2004

 

More oldies chart-toppers of previously uncharted tracks, courtesy album-chart compilations: The Four Tops classic version of Walk Away Renee from 1967 featuring the voice of one of the greatest singers of all-time, Levi Stubbs just breaks my heart when he sings, and John Denver’s 1975 ode to undersea explorer Jacques Cousteau, Calypso, both terrific singles. That leaves only one 2004 track from Embrace, Gravity on top. Other biggies come from Jojo, I Monster, U2, Gwen Stefani, The Beautiful South covering ELO, Scissor Sisters and Girls Aloud, but most are overshadowed somewhat by the Motown double-A-side reissue campaign which continues to dominate the chart and pushes the new stuff down a few places lower than they ought to be.

 

3rd October chart

 

 

WALK AWAY RENEE The Four Tops 1 2 2 2 4

GRAVITY Embrace 2 1 1 4 7

RADIO Robbie Williams 3 3 3 3 8

IT'S OVER Roy Orbison 4 4 4 11 11

THERE'S A GHOST IN MY HOUSE/ GOTTA SEE JANE R. Dean Taylor 5 6 11 13 13

HEY MISSUS I Monster 6 5 14 21 28

LEAVE (GET OUT) Jojo 7 7 7 17 36

SOUL SEARCHING Brian Wilson 8 13 23 33 33

MAKING MUSIC Chungking 9 9 9 18 22

JESUS WALKS Kanye West 10 11 17 25 38

 

 

 

FREE Beth Nielsen Chapman 11 23 33 49 53

IS IT COS I'M COOL? Mousse T/ Emma Lanford 12 10 27 44

LUCKY ONE Alison Krauss/ Union Station 13 15 24 42 30

YOU SHOULD REALLY KNOW The Pirates/ Enya/ Shola Ama/ Naila Boss/ Ishani 14 14 30 36 37

PUT 'EM HIGH Stonebridge/ Therese 15 27 38 30 44

JUST Jamie Scott 16 16 21 26 34

OPEN ROAD Bryan Adams 17 31 52

LOVE MACHINE Girls Aloud 18 18 18 10 29

INTO THE FIRE Thirteen Senses 19 19 29 37 42

(REACH UP FOR THE ) SUNRISE Duran Duran 20 17 15 28 43

 

GET UP STAND UP Stellar Project/ Brandi Emma 21 32 37 47 62

LOLA'S THEME Shapeshifters 22 22 22 22 27

FIRST OF THE GANG TO DIE Morrissey 23 26 34 38 40

WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED/FAREWELL IS A LONELY SOUND Jimmy Ruffin 24 24 25 31 31

HAPPY PEOPLE R Kelly 25 21 13 12 10

YESTER-ME YESTER-YOU YESTERDAY/ UPTIGHT Stevie Wonder 26 12 12 7 24

WONDERFUL Brian Wilson 27 20 26 35 35

DANCING IN THE STREET/ FORGET ME NOT Martha Reeves & The Vandellas 28 43 56

WE ALL STAND TOGETHER/ TROPIC ISLAND HUM Paul McCartney 29 53 73

WISHING ON A STAR Paul Weller 30 54

 

LET ME KISS YOU/ ANYWAY YOU CAN Nancy Sinatra & Morrissey 31 25 19 19 21

HELP YOURSELF Amy Winehouse 32 44 64

VERTIGO U2 33 8 8 16 25

THIS IS THE WORLD WE LIVE IN Alcazar 34 34 44 14 23

MARY Scissor Sisters 35 30 5 5 14

BREEZE ON BY Donny Osmond 36 36 36 43 20

MOVE...NOW Mark B/ Tommy Evans 37 56

PAPA WAS A ROLLING STONE/ CLOUD 9 The Temptations 38 37 35 8 32

LEAVING NEW YORK REM 39 60

LAURA Scissor Sisters 40 42 42 45 47

 

 

I CLOSE MY EYES AND COUNT TO TEN Dusty Springfield 41 41 41 41 41

SAND IN MY SHOES Dido 42 49 49 63

LOVE THEM HO'S Eamon/ Ghostface 43 35 54 62

YOU KEEP ME HANGIN ON The Supremes 44 45 45 48 49

REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE/ BERNADETTE The Four Tops 45 46 47 51 51

ALL THESE THINGS THAT I'VE DONE The Killers 46 67

REAL TO ME Brian McFadden 47 52 57 72

SICK AND TIRED Anastacia 48 51 51 56 58

MORE MORE MORE Rachel Stevens 49 47 40 53

I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE/WHAT'S GOING ON Marvin Gaye 50 40 31 27 2

 

SHINING Kristian Leontiou 51

FLY Matt Goss 52 64

WAR Edwin Starr 53

I'M STILL WAITING/ TOUCH ME IN THE MORNING Diana Ross 54 50 46 46 3

MOMMA'S CRY Loretta Lynn 55

MY MY MY Armand Van Helden 56

DIFFERENT DRUM Linda Ronstadt/Stone Ponies 57 59 59 59 60

ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN The Finn Brothers 58 58 58

WONDERFUL LAND The Shadows 59 61 61 61 61

SLOW HANDS Interpol 60 69

 

THESE WORDS Natasha Bedingfield 61

THIS OLD HEART OF MINE/ BEHIND THE PAINTED SMILE The Isley Brothers 62 73

WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO/ BABY LOVE The Supremes 63 48 48 52 52

FRIDAY'S CHILD Will Young 64

MY PLACE/FLAP YOUR WINGS Nelly 65 65 63

YOU'LL COME 'ROUND Status Quo 66

I WANT MORE Faithless 67

PERSONAL JESUS Marilyn Manson 68 38 16 23 39

AFRODISIAC Brandy 69 63 32 32 48

IN FRANCE THEY KISS ON MAIN STREET Joni Mitchell 70 57 53 34

 

PIECES OF ME Ashlee Simpson 71 55 55 70

THE RIGHT WAY Peter Andre 72

LET'S WORK IT OUT Raghav/ Jahaziel 73

MY PREROGATIVE Britney Spears 74 74 72 68 56

CAR WASH Christina Aguilera/ Missy Elliott 75 75 65 65

 

 

10th October new entries

 

WHAT YOU WAITING FOR? Gwen Stefani 28 28 24 5

1985" Bowling For Soup 29 20 20 26

LIVIN THING The Beautiful South 33 6 6 6

EVERYTHING I'VE GOT IN MY POCKET Minnie Driver 39 43 55 55

JUST LOSE IT Eminem 62 62 50 46

WALK INTO THE SUN Dirty Vegas 66 66

THE LOVE OF RICHARD NIXON Manic Street Preachers 68 65 60 19

YOU HAD ME Joss Stone 70 67

I HOPE YOU DANCE Ronan Keating 71 71 66

I SEE YOU BABY Groove Armada 72

 

17th OCTOBER new entries

 

TITS ON THE RADIO Scissor Sisters 10 15 15

LET ME KISS YOU Morrissey 39 29 17

MILLIONAIRE Kelis/ Andre 3000 50 40 16

PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN Status Quo 60 57 50

WHATEVER U WANT Christina Milian/ Joe Budden 68 54

WALKING IN THE SUN Travis 69 39 18

WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF Lucie Silvas 70 67

FREE Estelle 74 73

ALL THAT I'M ALLOWED Elton John 75 58 45

 

24th October new entries

 

 

 

CALYPSO John Denver 1 1

BULERIA David Bisbal 9 9

FLASHDANCE Deep Dish 64 64

LOSE MY BREATH Destiny's Child 69 63

MAKE IT HOT Vs 71

PROCESSED BEATS Kasabian 74 72

VOLARE (NEL BLU DIPINTO DI BLU) Dean Martin 75 67

 

31st October new entries

 

I BELIEVE IN YOU Kylie Minogue 12

NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU The Finn Brothers 54

A PITCHER TO GO Loretta Lynn 57

ENJOY THE SILENCE 04 Depeche Mode 59

RIOT RADIO The Dead 60's 66

YOURS FATALLY Big Brovaz 68

STILL PRETENDING Tiff Merritt 69

FRENCH KISSES Jentina 70

I GO CRAZY (DO YOU KNOW) Angel City 71

STOP/DJ Jamelia 73

KEEP WHAT YOU GOT Ian Brown/ Noel Gallagher 74

THEY DON'T GIVE A f*** Super Furry Animals 75

Edited November 23, 201410 yr by popchartfreak

 

NOVEMBER 2004

 

Gwen Stefani hit the top spot, going where No Doubt couldn’t quite, with the fabulous What You Waiting For. She just keeps Kylie off yet another chart-topper as her Scissor Sisters track I Believe In You settles for 2 before both tracks are shoved aside by my 1969 Number One anthem, the 3rd single I ever bought (in Singapore) Something In The Air by Thunderclap Newman. Once upon a time very famous, it needs another boost for new generations. Tyler James, friend of Amy Winehouse, gets a top 10 debut hit, as Jamie Scott (future One Direction hit songwriter) falls.

 

Hard to believe, but R Kelly is in the top 5 again, seems to be in there for Autumn every 5 years going back to 1994. Happy People, apparently. Kelis and Andre 3000 have a millionaire at 9, Morrissey does what he did for Nancy Sinatra, and takes Let Me Kiss You into the top 10, and Dannii Minogue gets one of her periodic dance hits, this time with Flower Power at 5 helping You Won’t Forget About Me peak. Scissor Sisters also pop back at 3 with an album track that’s better than almost all of the official singles, the gorgeous It Can’t Come Quickly Enough.

 

 

7th November chart

 

 

 

WHAT YOU WAITING FOR? Gwen Stefani 1 2 2 2

I BELIEVE IN YOU Kylie Minogue 2 3 4 5

SOMETHING IN THE AIR Thunderclap Newman 3 1 1 1

CALYPSO John Denver 4 11 21 27

WALK AWAY RENEE The Four Tops 5 10 13 13

HAPPY PEOPLE R Kelly 6 4 8 11

GRAVITY Embrace 7 13 15 17

RADIO Robbie Williams 8 8 11 18

MILLIONAIRE Kelis/ Andre 3000 9 9 14 19

LET ME KISS YOU Morrissey 10 18 23 35

 

IT'S OVER Roy Orbison 11 12 12 12

LIVIN THING The Beautiful South 12 17 19 22

THERE'S A GHOST IN MY HOUSE/ GOTTA SEE JANE R. Dean Taylor 13 16 16 16

BULERIA David Bisbal 14 23 36 36

TITS ON THE RADIO Scissor Sisters 15 15 43

STOLEN Jay Sean 16 7 5 8

YOU WON'T FORGET ABOUT ME Dannii Minogue vs Flower Power 17 5 6 9

WALKING IN THE SUN Travis 18 26 38 38

MARY Scissor Sisters 19 27 27 34

ENJOY THE SILENCE 04 Depeche Mode 20 6 3 6

 

 

LET ME KISS YOU/ BOSSMAN Nancy Sinatra & Morrissey 21 28 39 51

LOLA'S THEME Shapeshifters 22 22 22 25

I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE/WHAT'S GOING ON Marvin Gaye 23 32 32 33

MAKING MUSIC Chungking 24 24 37 43

VERTIGO U2 25 25 25 20

THE LOVE OF RICHARD NIXON Manic Street Preachers 26 35 70

THIS IS THE WORLD WE LIVE IN Alcazar 27 38 65

HEY MISSUS I Monster 28 36 56 68

BREEZE ON BY Donny Osmond 29 51

LUCKY ONE Alison Krauss/ Union Station 30 30 61

 

WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED/FAREWELL IS A LONELY SOUND Jimmy Ruffin 31 31 33 37

PICTURES OF MATCHSTICK MEN Status Quo 32 21 7 4

SOUL SEARCHING Brian Wilson 33 33 45 62

1985" Bowling For Soup 34 44 9 7

CINNAMON GIRL Prince 35 29 29 28

LEAVE (GET OUT) Jojo 36 40 42 45

JUST LOSE IT Eminem 37 37 26 26

JESUS WALKS Kanye West 38 48 48 54

ALL THAT I'M ALLOWED Elton John 39 39 52 61

FIRST OF THE GANG TO DIE Morrissey 40 45 51 53

 

I CLOSE MY EYES AND COUNT TO TEN Dusty Springfield 41 41 41 41

WONDERFUL Brian Wilson 42

JUST Jamie Scott 43 43 62

YESTER-ME YESTER-YOU YESTERDAY/ UPTIGHT Stevie Wonder 44

YOU SHOULD REALLY KNOW The Pirates/ Enya/ Shola Ama/ Naila Boss/ Ishani 45 57

I'M STILL WAITING Diana Ross 46

RIDE IT Geri Halliwell 47 47 46 46

AFRODISIAC Brandy 48 64

YOU KEEP ME HANGIN ON The Supremes 49 49 47 32

LOSE MY BREATH Destiny's Child 50 20 18 15

 

LAURA Scissor Sisters 51 56 72

WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO/ BABY LOVE The Supremes 52 52 35 31

REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE/ BERNADETTE The Four Tops 53 53 53 52

NOTHING WRONG WITH YOU The Finn Brothers 54 19 17 21

LOVE MACHINE Girls Aloud 55

MY PREROGATIVE Britney Spears 56 34 28 39

A PITCHER TO GO Loretta Lynn 57

PERSONAL JESUS Marilyn Manson 58

RIOT RADIO The Dead 60's 59

DIFFERENT DRUM Linda Ronstadt/Stone Ponies 60 60 60 60

 

SICK AND TIRED Anastacia 61

WONDERFUL LAND The Shadows 62 62 64 64

YOURS FATALLY Big Brovaz 63

VOLARE (NEL BLU DIPINTO DI BLU) Dean Martin 64 42 20 57

FRENCH KISSES Jentina 65

FREE Beth Nielsen Chapman 66

FREE Estelle 67

STILL PRETENDING Tiff Merritt 68 68

THIS FIRE Franz Ferdinand 69 69 69 69

OLD HABITS DIE HARD Mick Jagger/ Dave Stewart 70 70

 

STOP/DJ Jamelia 71 50 30 30

PROCESSED BEATS Kasabian 72

I'LL STAND BY YOU Girls Aloud 73 73 54 40

FREAKIN' OUT Graham Coxon 74 59

THIS IS THE LAST TIME Keane 75

 

14th November new entries

 

WHY DO I DO? Tyler James 14 10 10

DON'T WORRY BABY Beach Boys 46 31 14

CURTAIN FALLS Blue 54 34 23

FLASHDANCE Deep Dish 55 55 55

CAR WASH Christina Aguilera/ Missy Elliott 58

SUNNY AFTERNOON Kinks 61 44 44

DESERT DRIVE Brian Wilson 63 63 42

WALKIE TALKIE MAN Steriogram 65 24 24

BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS Green Day 66 49 49

NOTHING HURTS LIKE LOVE Daniel Bedingfield 67 67 63

WONDERFUL Ja Rule/ R Kelly/ Ashanti 71 57 48

OPEN ARMS Tina Turner 72

BRIDGING THE GAP Nas/ Olu Dara 74

THE BLOWERS DAUGHTER Damien Rice 75

 

21st November new entries

 

THINKING OF YOU Paul Weller 40 29

DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? Band Aid 20 50 50

IF THERE'S ANY JUSTICE Lemar 58 58

BURNIN' DOWN THE SPARK Nancy Sinatra 59 47

LIKE TOY SOLDIERS Eminem 66 66

UNWRITTEN Natasha Bedingfield 68 65

PUMP IT UP Danzel 71 67

BABY IT'S YOU Jo Jo 73 70

WELCOME TO MY TRUTH Anastacia 74 74

RIGHT TO BE WRONG Joss Stone 75 73

 

28th November new entries

 

IT CAN'T COME QUICKLY ENOUGH Scissor Sisters 3

LET'S GET IT STARTED Black Eyed Peas 56

YE MI CANTO N.O.R.E. 59

SHE WILL BE LOVED Maroon 5 71

MY BOO Usher/ Alicia Keys 72

NOBODY'S HOME Avril Lavigne 75

Edited November 23, 201410 yr by popchartfreak