Mikey’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #194 – 10/02/2008

 

Chart Commentary

No change at No.1 this week, Goldfrapp hold on to the top spot for a second with ‘A & E’, Mark Brown climbs another place to No.2 with Sarah Cracknell on vocals to ‘The Journey Continues’, which utilises the theme tune to the Lloyds TSB TV commercial.

Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue started out as an actress, working on the TV show Neighbours, whose UK popularity eventuated the young singer taking up with megapop production team Stock, Aitken & Waterman. With that titanic trio behind her, Kylie became the queen of the British pop charts, scoring hit after hit. Though Kylie reigned supreme in the UK, establishing a Madonna-like presence on records and in films, she never took off in America until her 2002 album ‘Fever’ finally made her a US dance-pop diva. In Spring 2005, whilst touring her Greatest Hits, to No.4, taken from her tenth album entitled ‘X’. While her new infectious track ‘Wow’ continues to climb up the chart to No.4.

Laura Marling's new single, Ghosts, climbs 6 places to No.7. The song is a simple tale of a young couple and the baggage of past relationships: "the ghosts that broke my heart before I met you". Marling deftly captures the mixed feelings of trepidation and hope that infuse budding relationships without ever slipping into the trap of poetry. And the weirdly reassuring refrain of "it's not like I believe in ever lasting love" suggests a world-weariness that far exceeds what you might expect from a 17 year old. The deceptively simple lyrics and complex emotions are delivered with a hypnotic guitar line and understated vocal that swells to a heart busting orchestral and choral climax. ‘Ghosts’ is a remarkably affecting song in every respect and sets to win over a new audience of music listeners for 2008.

The highest new entry of 5 comes from Kanye West, first gained fame as an acclaimed hip-hop producer, working with Jay-Z, Foxy Brown, Mase, and others. West's solo debut was delayed due to a serious car accident, but when ‘The College Dropout’ finally appeared in 2004, it took the hip-hop world by storm with its combination of old-school R&B samples, inventive contemporary production, and clever rhymes. His new single Homecoming features vocals from Chris Martin in at No.17, the track can also be found on his ‘Graduation’ LP.

Hard Fi, Amy MacDonald, Alicia Keys and Mark Ronson featuring Alex Greenwald make up the reminder of the new entries in this week’s Top 40 Chart. Will Kylie steal the No.1 position next week, or will Goldfrapp remain for a third week, with Mark Brown kicking his heels one step closer to the No.1 spot, reserve a seat here and tune in next week, same time, same channel and don’t touch that dial.

 

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c182/MickeyGrech/Scorecards/tmpphpAW3ksj1.jpg http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/CDTIVS267.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELCDSRO.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/CDR6754.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELSSDUFS.JPG

 

01 (01) Goldfrapp – A & E [4wks] (5-2-1-1)

02 (03) Mark Brown feat. Sarah Cracknell – The Journey Continues [6wks] (15-4-4-4-3-2)

03 (02) Robyn – Be Mine! [8wks] (9-3-4-3-1-1-2-3)

04 (14) Kylie Minogue – Wow [2wks] (14-4)

05 (05) Duffy – Mercy [3wks] (9-5-5)

06 (04) The Feeling – I Thought It Was Over [4wks] (11-7-4-6)

07 (13) Laura Marling – Ghosts [4wks] (32-20-13-7)

08 (08) Rihanna – Don’t Stop The Music [4wks] (17-10-8-8)

09 (06) Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor [7wks] (30-19-13-8-6-6-9)

10 (09) Biffy Clyro – Who’s Got A Match [5wks] (20-12-11-9-10)

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1761838.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/VSCDT1964.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1762161.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/EM738.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/14FLR29CD.JPG

 

11 (11) One Night Only – Just For Tonight [6wks] (34-24-21-17-11-11)

12 (07) Adele – Chasing Pavements [7wks] (4-2-2-2-3-7-12)

13 (12) 30 Seconds To Mars – From Yesterday [4wks] (28-16-12-13)

14 (10) Amy Winehouse – Love Is A Losing Game [11wks] (14-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-10-14)

15 (18) Kate Rusby - The Village Green Preservation Society [3wks] (24-18-15)

16 (20) Duffy – Rockferry [3wks] (26-20-16)

17 (**) Kanye West feat. Chris Martin – Homecoming [1wk] (17)

18 (15) Amy MacDonald – This Is The Life [10wks] (37-27-22-16-7-5-6-8-15-18)

19 (16) Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos – Superstar [5wks] (37-23-12-16-19)

20 (32) We Are Scientists – After Hours [2wks] (32-20)

 

21 (26) Remi Nicole – Lights Out [3wks] (34-26-21)

22 (17) Sugababes – Change [10wks] (7-2-2-2-3-7-10-15-17-22)

23 (28) Mary J. Blige – Just Fine [3wks] (38-28-23)

24 (21) Bloc Party – Flux [14wks] (20-10-7-4-10-9-7-4-6-6-12-14-19-21-24)

25 (19) British Sea Power – Waving Flags [8wks] (23-12-8-6-9-14-19-25)

26 (35) Kelly Rowland – Work (Freemasons Remix) [2wks] (35-26)

27 (22) Kate Nash – Pumpkin Soup [11wks] (40-31-19-6-7-10-15-13-18-22-27)

28 (**) Hard-Fi – I Shall Overcame [1wk] (28)

29 (23) The Courteneers – What Took You So Long? [4wks] (38-29-23-29)

30 (30) Robyn – Handle Me [18wks] (27-10-4-3-4-4-6-9-13-13-20-25-33-31-36-39-30-30)

 

31 (25) Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse – Valerie [19wks] (5-2-1-1-5-2-2-2-3-5-10-13-17-20-16-16-21-25-31)

32 (33) David Jordan – Sun Goes Down [3wks] (40-33-32)

33 (**) Amy MacDonald – Run [1wk] (33)

34 (**) Alicia Keys - Like You'll Never See Me Again [1wk] (34)

35 (31) Freemasons feat. Bailey Tzuke – Uninvited [18wks] (8-2-2-4-6-9-9-13-15-15-15-21-24-28-31-35-31-35)

36 (38) Marina Topley-Bird – Carnies [2wks] (38-36)

37 (24) Radiohead – Jigsaw Falling Into Place [7wks] (22-11-8-7-13-24-37)

38 (27) Mika – Relax, Take It Easy [9wks] (11-5-5-5-10-15-23-27-38)

39 (29) The Wombats – Moving To New York [7wks] (37-30-32-30-22-29-39)

40 (**) Mark Ronson feat. Alex Greenwald – Just [1wk] (40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

Kylie Minogue – 2 Hearts [15wks] (7-2-1-1-1-1-2-5-7-9-13-18-24-27-34)

Girls Aloud – Call The Shots [12wks] (27-13-2-4-6-8-10-14-19-26-31-36)

Client – Lights Go Out [4wks] (29-29-25-37)

Gwen Stefani – Early Winter [8wks] (28-19-15-12-17-27-33-39)

Lily Allen – Mister Blue Sky [6wks] (31-18-14-20-30-40)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 5 Climbers: 11 Fallers: 19 Non Movers: 5

Highest New Entry: Kanye West feat. Chris Martin – Homecoming (No.17)

Highest Climber: We Are Scientists – After Hours (32->20) up 12 places

Highest Faller: Radiohead – Jigsaw Falling Into Place (24->37) down 13 places

Non Movers: Goldfrapp (1), Duffy (5), Rihanna (8), One Night Only (11), Robyn (30)

Longest Chart Runners: Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse – Valerie (19wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

Taoi Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl

Editors – Push Your Head Towards The Air

One Republic – Stop & Stare

Panic At The Disco! – Nine In The Afternoon

The Ting Tings – Great DJ

Futureheads – Beginning Of The Twist

Alphabeat – Fascination

Hercules & Love Affair – Blind

Sugababes – Denial

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A & E

Mikey’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #195 – 17/02/2008

 

Chart Commentary

Goldfrapp remain at No.1 for a third week with ‘A&E’, while Kylie moves up the chart to No.2 with ‘Wow’ and Duffy secures a top 3 hit at No.3 with ‘Mercy’. The top 10 remains pretty static this week with The Feeling, Rihanna and Hot Chip, spending 2 weeks at the same position. 30 Seconds To Mars fronted by Hollywood actor Jared Leto, leaps inside the top 10 at No.7 with their follow up single to ‘The Kill’ with ‘From Yesterday’ both tracks can be found on their studio album ‘A Beautiful Lie’. Despite harsh scrutiny from the music press, Jared Leto proved himself a writer of thoughtful, cinematic lyrics and compelling, almost prog-like music that drew inspiration from bands like Radiohead, Pink Floyd, and Nine Inch Nails.

The hiighest new entry of 4 comes from Salford’s Ting Tings in at No.21, comprising singer Katie White and drummer Jules De Martino. The elements are all there. Scratchy, Peaches-esque guitar riff? Check. Chorus you’d still be humming after a week in Glasgow with Gallows? Check. Mischievous sense of pop as sonic thrift shop? Check! At its beating heart, peroxide philosopher Katie: "Folks got high at quarter to five/Don’t you feel you’re growing up undone?" she intones cryptically, before gabbling something about "The local DJ" having "some songs to play". At which point Jules triggers the sound of a thousand boxes being hit by a jackhammer and we’re at a chorus that’ll unleash dancefloor serotonin worldwide: "Imagine all the girls/Ah-ah-ah-ah/And the boys/Ah-ah-ah-ah/And the drums/The drums!" They are shaping up nicely as the new band for 2008.

Hercules & Love Affair, Visage (aka 80’s icon Steve Strange, the track was featured on BBC1’s new TV Series ‘Ashes to Ashes’) and One Republic make up the reminder of the new entries in this week’s Top 40 Chart.

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/CDR6754.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELSSDUFS.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/CDTIVS267.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELCDSRO.JPG

 

01 (01) Goldfrapp – A & E [5wks] (5-2-1-1-1)

02 (04) Kylie Minogue – Wow [3wks] (14-4-2)

03 (05) Duffy – Mercy [4wks] (9-5-5-3)

04 (02) Mark Brown feat. Sarah Cracknell – The Journey Continues [6wks] (15-4-4-4-3-2-4)

05 (03) Robyn – Be Mine! [8wks] (9-3-4-3-1-1-2-3-5)

06 (06) The Feeling – I Thought It Was Over [5wks] (11-7-4-6-6)

07 (13) 30 Seconds To Mars – From Yesterday [5wks] (28-16-12-13-7)

08 (08) Rihanna – Don’t Stop The Music [5wks] (17-10-8-8-8)

09 (09) Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor [8wks] (30-19-13-8-6-6-9-9)

10 (07) Laura Marling – Ghosts [5wks] (32-20-13-7-10)

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1761838.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/VUSCD340.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1762161.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/EM738.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/VSCDT1964.JPG

 

11 (20) We Are Scientists – After Hours [3wks] (32-20-11)

12 (14) Amy Winehouse – Love Is A Losing Game [12wks] (14-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-10-14-12)

13 (16) Duffy – Rockferry [4wks] (26-20-16-13)

14 (17) Kanye West feat. Chris Martin – Homecoming [2wks] (17-14)

15 (11) One Night Only – Just For Tonight [7wks] (34-24-21-17-11-11-15)

16 (12) Adele – Chasing Pavements [8wks] (4-2-2-2-3-7-12-16)

17 (10) Biffy Clyro – Who’s Got A Match [6wks] (20-12-11-9-10-17)

18 (15) Kate Rusby - The Village Green Preservation Society [4wks] (24-18-15-18)

19 (28) Hard-Fi – I Shall Overcame [2wks] (28-19)

20 (23) Mary J. Blige – Just Fine [4wks] (38-28-23-20)

 

21 (**) The Ting Tings – Great DJ [1wk] (21)

22 (26) Kelly Rowland – Work (Freemasons Remix) [3wks] (35-26-22)

23 (18) Amy MacDonald – This Is The Life [11wks] (37-27-22-16-7-5-6-8-15-18-23)

24 (24) Bloc Party – Flux [15wks] (20-10-7-4-10-9-7-4-6-6-12-14-19-21-24-24)

25 (32) David Jordan – Sun Goes Down [4wks] (40-33-32-25)

26 (**) Hercules & Love Affair – Blind [1wk] (26)

27 (22) Sugababes – Change [11wks] (7-2-2-2-3-7-10-15-17-22-27)

28 (33) Amy MacDonald – Run [2wks] (33-28)

29 (34) Alicia Keys - Like You'll Never See Me Again [2wks] (34-29)

30 (19) Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos – Superstar [6wks] (37-23-12-16-19-30)

 

31 (**) Visage – Fade To Grey [1wk] (31)

32 (25) British Sea Power – Waving Flags [9wks] (23-12-8-6-9-14-19-25-32)

33 (40) Mark Ronson feat. Alex Greenwald – Just [2wks] (40-33)

34 (27) Kate Nash – Pumpkin Soup [12wks] (40-31-19-6-7-10-15-13-18-22-27-33)

35 (30) Robyn – Handle Me [18wks] (27-10-4-3-4-4-6-9-13-13-20-25-33-31-36-39-30-35)

36 (31) Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse – Valerie [20wks] (5-2-1-1-5-2-2-2-3-5-10-13-17-20-16-16-21-25-31-36)

37 (21) Remi Nicole – Lights Out [4wks] (34-26-21-37)

38 (35) Freemasons feat. Bailey Tzuke – Uninvited [18wks] (8-2-2-4-6-9-9-13-15-15-15-21-24-28-31-35-31-35-38)

39 (29) The Courteneers – What Took You So Long? [5wks] (38-29-23-29-39)

40 (**) One Republic – Stop & Stare [1wk] (40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

Marina Topley-Bird – Carnies [2wks] (38-36)

Radiohead – Jigsaw Falling Into Place [7wks] (22-11-8-7-13-24-37)

Mika – Relax, Take It Easy [9wks] (11-5-5-5-10-15-23-27-38)

The Wombats – Moving To New York [7wks] (37-30-32-30-22-29-39)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 4 Climbers: 14 Fallers: 17 Non Movers: 5

Highest New Entry: The Ting Tings – Great DJ (No.21)

Highest Climber: We Are Scientists – After Hours (20->11) up 9 places

Highest Faller: Remi Nicole – Lights Out (21->37) down 17 places

Non Movers: Goldfrapp (1), The Feeling (6), Rihanna (8), Hot Chip (9), Bloc Party (24)

Longest Chart Runners: Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse – Valerie (20wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

Alphabeat – Fascination

Taoi Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl

Editors – Push Your Head Towards The Air

Panic At The Disco! – Nine In The Afternoon

Futureheads – Beginning Of The Twist

Sugababes – Denial

Girls Aloud – Can’t Speak French

Young Knives – Up All Night

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A & E

 

=====

 

TRACK OF THE WEEK

Visage – Fade To Grey

 

 

 

 

 

Mikey’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #196 – 24/02/2008

 

Chart Commentary

New No.1 this week for Kylie Minogue, with her new infectious single ‘Wow’ taken from her tenth studio album ‘X’. Duffy moves up a place to No.2 with ‘Mercy’ while Goldfrapp slip from No.1 to No.3 with ‘A&E’. We Are Scientists climbs inside the top 10 at No.7 with their brand new single ‘After Hours’ taken from their forthcoming new studio album ‘Brain Thrust Mastery’, the track has got hit written all over it. New band Salford’s Ting Tings move inside the top 10 at No.8 with ‘Great DJ’ stakes an almighty claim to be the year’s first lo-fi dancefloor smash, one band to watch out for in the coming year of 2008 comprising of singer Katie White and drummer Jules De Martino.

New York disco types Hercules and Love Affair know a lot of people, if this first single ‘Blind’ is anything to go by, it screams to be a hit accompanied by Antony Hegarty on vocals inside the top 10 at No.9. Welsh singer Duffy makes another return at the foot of the top 10 at No.10 with ‘Rockferry’ which also features on her debut studio album ‘Rockferry’. Written and produced in collaboration with Bernard Butler, the album is a stunning showcase for her voice, which brings to mind such great singers as Dusty Springfield, Lulu and Sandie Shaw.

The highest new entry of 6 comes from Panic! At The Disco at No.17, with their new single ‘Nine In The Afternoon’, taken from their forthcoming new studio album ‘Pretty Odd’. Editors, Futureheads, MGMT, Janet Jackson and Alphabeat make up the reminder of the new entries in this week’s Top 40 Chart.

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/CDR6754.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELSSDUFS.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELCDSRO.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/CDTIVS267.JPG

 

01 (02) Kylie Minogue – Wow [4wks] (14-4-2-1)

02 (03) Duffy – Mercy [5wks] (9-5-5-3-2)

03 (01) Goldfrapp – A & E [6wks] (5-2-1-1-1-3)

04 (05) Robyn – Be Mine! [9wks] (9-3-4-3-1-1-2-3-5-4)

05 (04) Mark Brown feat. Sarah Cracknell – The Journey Continues [8wks] (15-4-4-4-3-2-4-5)

06 (06) The Feeling – I Thought It Was Over [6wks] (11-7-4-6-6-6)

07 (11) We Are Scientists – After Hours [4wks] (32-20-11-7)

08 (21) The Ting Tings – Great DJ [2wks] (21-8)

09 (26) Hercules & Love Affair – Blind [2wks] (26-9)

10 (13) Duffy – Rockferry [5wks] (26-20-16-13-10)

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1761838.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/VSCDT1970.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697221632.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/DFAEMI2192CD.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1754106.JPG

 

11 (07) 30 Seconds To Mars – From Yesterday [6wks] (28-16-12-13-7-11)

12 (09) Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor [9wks] (30-19-13-8-6-6-9-9-12)

13 (08) Rihanna – Don’t Stop The Music [6wks] (17-10-8-8-8-13)

14 (19) Hard-Fi – I Shall Overcame [3wks] (28-19-14)

15 (10) Laura Marling – Ghosts [6wks] (32-20-13-7-10-15)

16 (12) Amy Winehouse – Love Is A Losing Game [13wks] (14-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-10-14-12-16)

17 (**) Panic! At The Disco! – Nine In The Afternoon [1wk] (17)

18 (15) One Night Only – Just For Tonight [8wks] (34-24-21-17-11-11-15-18)

19 (31) Visage – Fade To Grey [2wks] (31-19)

20 (14) Kanye West feat. Chris Martin – Homecoming [3wks] (17-14-20)

 

21 (24) Bloc Party – Flux [17wks] (20-10-7-4-10-9-7-4-6-6-12-14-19-21-24-24-21)

22 (16) Adele – Chasing Pavements [9wks] (4-2-2-2-3-7-12-16-22)

23 (17) Biffy Clyro – Who’s Got A Match [7wks] (20-12-11-9-10-17-23)

24 (22) Kelly Rowland – Work (Freemasons Remix) [4wks] (35-26-22-24)

25 (25) David Jordan – Sun Goes Down [5wks] (40-33-32-25-25)

26 (18) Kate Rusby - The Village Green Preservation Society [5wks] (24-18-15-18-26)

27 (28) Amy MacDonald – Run [3wks] (33-28-27)

28 (29) Alicia Keys - Like You'll Never See Me Again [3wks] (34-29-28)

29 (**) Editors – Push Your Head Towards The Air [1wk] (29)

30 (33) Mark Ronson feat. Alex Greenwald – Just [3wks] (40-33-30)

 

31 (40) One Republic – Stop & Stare [2wks] (40-31)

32 (23) Amy MacDonald – This Is The Life [12wks] (37-27-22-16-7-5-6-8-15-18-23-32)

33 (20) Mary J. Blige – Just Fine [5wks] (38-28-23-20-33)

34 (27) Sugababes – Change [12wks] (7-2-2-2-3-7-10-15-17-22-27-34)

35 (**) Futureheads – Beginning Of The Twist [1wk] (35)

36 (35) Robyn – Handle Me [19wks] (27-10-4-3-4-4-6-9-13-13-20-25-33-31-36-39-30-35-36)

37 (**) MGMT – Time To Pretend [1wk] (37)

38 (**) Janet Jackson – Feedback [1wk] (38)

39 (31) Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse – Valerie [21wks] (5-2-1-1-5-2-2-2-3-5-10-13-17-20-16-16-21-25-31-36-39)

40 (**) Alphabeat – Fascination [1wk] (40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos – Superstar [7wks] (37-23-12-16-19-30)

British Sea Power – Waving Flags [9wks] (23-12-8-6-9-14-19-25-32)

Kate Nash – Pumpkin Soup [12wks] (40-31-19-6-7-10-15-13-18-22-27-33)

Remi Nicole – Lights Out [4wks] (34-26-21-37)

Freemasons feat. Bailey Tzuke – Uninvited [18wks] (8-2-2-4-6-9-9-13-15-15-15-21-24-28-31-35-31-35-38)

The Courteneers – What Took You So Long? [5wks] (38-29-23-29-39)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 6 Climbers: 14 Fallers: 18 Non Movers: 2

Highest New Entry: Panic At The Disco! – Nine In The Afternoon (No.17)

Highest Climber: Hercules & Love Affair – Blind (20->11) up 9 places

Highest Faller: Mary J. Blige – Just Fine (20->33) down 13 places

Non Movers: The Feeling (6), David Jordan (25)

Longest Chart Runners: Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse – Valerie (21wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

Taoi Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl

Sugababes – Denial

Girls Aloud – Can’t Speak French

Young Knives – Up All Night

Foals – Cassius

Leona Lewis – Better In Time

Utah Saints – Something Good 2008

The Enemy – This Song

Kate Nash – Merry Happy

Gnarls Barkley – Run

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A & E *3*

[89] 24 Feb Kylie Minogue – Wow

 

 

 

 

Mikey’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #197 – 01/03/2008

 

Chart Commentary

Nice short quick commentary this week, and we have a new No.1 from Duffy with ‘Mercy’ taken from her debut studio album ‘Rockferry’, while after a week at the top, Kylie drops a place to No.2 with ‘Wow’ and Goldfrapp remaining at No.3 for a second week with ‘A&E’. We Are Scientists continue to climb to No.4 with ‘After Hours’, and not far behind, Ting Tings ‘Great DJ’ makes up the top 5 at No.5.

Climbing inside the top 10 this week are Panic! At The Disco, with their new release from their latest new studio album ‘Pretty Odd’ with their lead single from the album ‘Nine In The Afternoon’, at No.8. Literally going down a different route, than their previous material, probably shaking off their emo image along the way with a rather laid back track rather than a loud thumping one, maybe it’s a good thing or a bad thing, I think they have chosen the right path.

The highest new entry of 4 comes from Taio Cruz in at No.16 with a rather infectious, sexy and sultry number ‘Come On Girl’. In fact, this growling, fist-pumping electro-R&B monster is one of the most exciting singles of the year so far and I’m not an avid R&B fan myself. Blessed with brilliantly full, turn-everything-up-to-eleven production, it features its very own "WTF?!" moment when Luciana, the vocalist from Bodyrox' 'Yeah Yeah', turns up for a show-stopping middle 8 cameo.

Utah Saints, Leona Lewis and The Foals make up the reminder of the new entries in this week’s Top 40 Chart. Will Duffy hold on for another week at No.1, notable artists to challenge for the top spot in the next few weeks come from We Are Scientists, Panic! At The Disco, and the new track from Taio Cruz which is really very catchy once its stuck in your head.

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELSSDUFS.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/CDR6754.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/VSCDT1970.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/DFAEMI2192CD.JPG

 

01 (02) Duffy – Mercy [6wks] (9-5-5-3-2-1)

02 (01) Kylie Minogue – Wow [5wks] (14-4-2-1-2)

03 (03) Goldfrapp – A & E [7wks] (5-2-1-1-1-3-3)

04 (07) We Are Scientists – After Hours [5wks] (32-20-11-7-4)

05 (09) Hercules & Love Affair – Blind [3wks] (26-9-5)

06 (08) The Ting Tings – Great DJ [3wks] (21-8-6)

07 (04) Robyn – Be Mine! [10wks] (9-3-4-3-1-1-2-3-5-4-7)

08 (17) Panic! At The Disco – Nine In The Afternoon [2wks] (17-8)

09 (05) Mark Brown feat. Sarah Cracknell – The Journey Continues [9wks] (15-4-4-4-3-2-4-5-9)

10 (10) Duffy – Rockferry [6wks] (26-20-16-13-10-10)

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697221632.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELCDSRO.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/AT0303CD.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/CDTIVS267.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1754106.JPG

 

11 (14) Hard-Fi – I Shall Overcame [4wks] (28-19-14-11)

12 (06) The Feeling – I Thought It Was Over [7wks] (11-7-4-6-6-6-12)

13 (37) MGMT – Time To Pretend [2wks] (37-13)

14 (31) One Republic – Stop & Stare [3wks] (40-31-14)

15 (12) Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor [10wks] (30-19-13-8-6-6-9-9-12-15)

16 (**) Taio Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl [1wk] (16)

17 (16) Amy Winehouse – Love Is A Losing Game [14wks] (14-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-10-14-12-16-17)

18 (18) One Night Only – Just For Tonight [9wks] (34-24-21-17-11-11-15-18-18)

19 (11) 30 Seconds To Mars – From Yesterday [7wks] (28-16-12-13-7-11-19)

20 (19) Visage – Fade To Grey [3wks] (31-19-20)

 

21 (13) Rihanna – Don’t Stop The Music [7wks] (17-10-8-8-8-13-21)

22 (29) Editors – Push Your Head Towards The Air [2wks] (29-22)

23 (15) Laura Marling – Ghosts [7wks] (32-20-13-7-10-15-23)

24 (27) Amy MacDonald – Run [4wks] (33-28-27-24)

25 (21) Bloc Party – Flux [18wks] (20-10-7-4-10-9-7-4-6-6-12-14-19-21-24-24-21-25)

26 (22) Adele – Chasing Pavements [10wks] (4-2-2-2-3-7-12-16-22-26)

27 (30) Mark Ronson feat. Phantom Planet – Just [4wks] (40-33-30-27)

28 (35) Futureheads – Beginning Of The Twist [2wks] (35-28)

29 (**) Utah Saints – Something Good 2008 [1wk] (29)

30 (28) Alicia Keys - Like You'll Never See Me Again [4wks] (34-29-28-30)

 

31 (23) Biffy Clyro – Who’s Got A Match [8wks] (20-12-11-9-10-17-23-31)

32 (20) Kanye West feat. Chris Martin – Homecoming [4wks] (17-14-20-32)

33 (39) Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse – Valerie [22wks] (5-2-1-1-5-2-2-2-3-5-10-13-17-20-16-16-21-25-31-36-39-33)

34 (38) Janet Jackson – Feedback [2wks] (38-34)

35 (24) Kelly Rowland – Work (Freemasons Remix) [5wks] (35-26-22-24-35)

36 (40) Alphabeat – Fascination [2wks] (40-36)

37 (**) Leona Lewis – Better In Time [1wk] (37)

38 (26) Kate Rusby - The Village Green Preservation Society [6wks] (24-18-15-18-26-38

39 (25) David Jordan – Sun Goes Down [6wks] (40-33-32-25-25-39)

40 (**) Foals – Cassius [1wk] (40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

Amy MacDonald – This Is The Life [12wks] (37-27-22-16-7-5-6-8-15-18-23-32)

Mary J. Blige – Just Fine [5wks] (38-28-23-20-33)

Sugababes – Change [12wks] (7-2-2-2-3-7-10-15-17-22-27-34)

Robyn – Handle Me [19wks] (27-10-4-3-4-4-6-9-13-13-20-25-33-31-36-39-30-35-36)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 4 Climbers: 15 Fallers: 18 Non Movers: 3

Highest New Entry: Taio Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl (No.16)

Highest Climber: MGMT – Time To Pretend (37->13) up 24 places

Highest Faller: David Jordan – Sun Goes Down (25->39) down 14 places

Non Movers: Goldfrapp (3), Duffy (10), One Night Only (18)

Longest Chart Runners: Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse – Valerie (22wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

Sugababes – Denial

Girls Aloud – Can’t Speak French

The Enemy – This Song

Kate Nash – Merry Happy

Gnarls Barkley – Run

Arcade Fire – Black Mirror

The Kooks – Always Where I Needed To Be

The Revelations – It’s You

The Guillemots – Get Over It

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A & E *3*

[89] 24 Feb Kylie Minogue – Wow *1*

[90] 01 Mar Duffy – Mercy

 

=====

 

TRACK OF THE WEEK

Taio Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl

 

 

 

 

Mikey’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #198 – 08/03/2008

 

 

Chart Commentary

No move at No.1 for Duffy, with ‘Mercy’, her debut studio album ‘Rockferry’ is released this week, and its bound to score her first No.1 album in the official album chart this Sunday. Kylie is a non-mover for the second week with ‘Wow’ while We Are Scientists climb up a place to No.3 with ‘After Hours’.

This week’s highest climber climbs 12 places to No.4 for Taio Cruz, featuring the vocals of Luciana for a split second towards the end of the track, with ‘Come On Girls’. Its an upbeat, infectious R&B single, once it registers in your brain, you just can’t get the annoying beats out of your head.

One Republic have delivered the goods again, this time going solo without Timbaland, with their infectious track ‘Stop and Stare’. When I first heard the track, I thought nothing special, until it registered after a few more listens; the track just simply grew and grew on me. The track is much better than their previous attempt ‘Apologize’ which was a Timbaland collaboration, and earns a place in this week’s top 10 at No.3.

MGMT are one of the bands of the moment, encapsulating a shift toward intelligent, epic music, of which ‘Time To Pretend’ is the first marker. ‘Time To Pretend’ at No.8, is the sound off a band taking off and leaving everyone else in their vapour trail. Andrew Vanwyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, for they are MGMT, have described their sound as ‘Future 70s’. MGMT are the antidote, the saviours, bringing their accessible, universal sound to bear on a world in need of a kick.

The highest new entry of 6 comes from The Guillemots - Fyfe Dangerfield, Magrao, Aristazabal Hawkes and Greig Stewart, in at No.13, with their new catchy tribal electro pop ‘Get Over It’, the lead single from their forthcoming studio album ‘Red’.

The Sugababes, Girls Aloud, The Enemy, The Revelations and Kate Nash, make up the reminder of this week’s new entries inside the top 40 Chart. Will Duffy hold on for another week or will Taio Cruz or even One Republic go and chase for that elusive No.1.

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELSSDUFS.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/CDR6754.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1763784.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1764408.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/VSCDT1970.JPG

 

01 (01) Duffy – Mercy [7wks] (9-5-5-3-2-1-1)

02 (02) Kylie Minogue – Wow [6wks] (14-4-2-1-2-2)

03 (14) One Republic – Stop & Stare [4wks] (40-31-14-3)

04 (16) Taio Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl [2wks] (16-4)

05 (04) We Are Scientists – After Hours [6wks] (32-20-11-7-4-5)

06 (08) Panic! At The Disco! – Nine In The Afternoon [3wks] (17-8-6)

07 (03) Goldfrapp – A & E [8wks] (5-2-1-1-1-3-3-7)

08 (13) MGMT – Time To Pretend [3wks] (37-13-8)

09 (06) The Ting Tings – Great DJ [4wks] (21-8-6-9)

10 (05) Hercules & Love Affair – Blind [4wks] (26-9-5-10)

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/AT0303CD.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697235412.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697221632.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/DFAEMI2192CD.JPG

 

11 (07) Robyn – Be Mine! [11wks] (9-3-4-3-1-1-2-3-5-4-7-11)

12 (11) Hard-Fi – I Shall Overcame [5wks] (28-19-14-11-12)

13 (**) The Guillemots – Get Over It [1wk] (13)

14 (09) Mark Brown feat. Sarah Cracknell – The Journey Continues [9wks] (15-4-4-4-3-2-4-5-9-14)

15 (10) Duffy – Rockferry [7wks] (26-20-16-13-10-10-15)

16 (12) The Feeling – I Thought It Was Over [8wks] (11-7-4-6-6-6-12-16)

17 (24) Amy MacDonald – Run [5wks] (33-28-27-24-17)

18 (29) Utah Saints – Something Good 2008 [2wks] (29-18)

19 (**) Sugababes – Denial [1wk] (19)

20 (15) Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor [11wks] (30-19-13-8-6-6-9-9-12-15-20)

 

21 (22) Editors – Push Your Head Towards The Air [3wks] (29-22-21)

22 (28) Futureheads – Beginning Of The Twist [3wks] (35-28-22)

23 (17) Amy Winehouse – Love Is A Losing Game [15wks] (14-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-10-14-12-16-17-23)

24 (**) Girls Aloud – Can’t Speak French [1wk] (24)

25 (18) One Night Only – Just For Tonight [10wks] (34-24-21-17-11-11-15-18-18-25)

26 (36) Alphabeat – Fascination [3wks] (40-36-26)

27 (19) 30 Seconds To Mars – From Yesterday [8wks] (28-16-12-13-7-11-19-28)

28 (25) Bloc Party – Flux [19wks] (20-10-7-4-10-9-7-4-6-6-12-14-19-21-24-24-21-25-28)

29 (20) Visage – Fade To Grey [4wks] (31-19-20-29)

30 (37) Leona Lewis – Better In Time [2wks] (37-30)

 

31 (21) Rihanna – Don’t Stop The Music [8wks] (17-10-8-8-8-13-21-31)

32 (**) The Enemy – This Song [1wk] (32)

33 (26) Adele – Chasing Pavements [11wks] (4-2-2-2-3-7-12-16-22-26-33)

34 (23) Laura Marling – Ghosts [8wks] (32-20-13-7-10-15-23-34)

35 (33) Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse – Valerie [23wks] (5-2-1-1-5-2-2-2-3-5-10-13-17-20-16-16-21-25-31-36-39-33-35)

36 (40) Foals – Cassius [2wks] (40-36)

37 (27) Mark Ronson feat. Phantom Planet – Just [5wks] (40-33-30-27-37)

38 (30) Alicia Keys - Like You'll Never See Me Again [5wks] (34-29-28-30-38)

39 (**) The Revelations – It’s You [1wk] (39)

40 (**) Kate Nash – Merry Happy [1wk] (40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

Biffy Clyro – Who’s Got A Match [8wks] (20-12-11-9-10-17-23-31)

Kanye West feat. Chris Martin – Homecoming [4wks] (17-14-20-32)

Janet Jackson – Feedback [2wks] (38-34)

Kelly Rowland – Work (Freemasons Remix) [5wks] (35-26-22-24-35)

Kate Rusby - The Village Green Preservation Society [6wks] (24-18-15-18-26-38)

David Jordan – Sun Goes Down [6wks] (40-33-32-25-25-39)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 6 Climbers: 12 Fallers: 20 Non Movers: 2

Highest New Entry: The Guillemots – Get Over It (No.13)

Highest Climber: Taio Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl (16->4) up 12 places

Highest Faller: Laura Marling – Ghosts (23->34) down 11 places

Non Movers: Duffy (1), Kylie Minogue (2)

Longest Chart Runners: Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse – Valerie (23wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

Gnarls Barkley – Run

Arcade Fire – Black Mirror

The Kooks – Always Where I Needed To Be

Long Blondes – Century

British Sea Power – No Lucifer

Radiohead – Nude

Hot Chip – One Pure Thought

Robyn – Who’s That Girl

Madonna – 4 Minutes To Save The World

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A & E *3*

[89] 24 Feb Kylie Minogue – Wow *1*

[90] 01 Mar Duffy – Mercy

 

 

 

Mikey’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #199 – 15/03/2008

 

 

Chart Commentary

Duffy remains at No.1 for a third week with ‘Mercy’ taken from a well impressive debut studio album ‘Rockferry’ selling 180,000 copies plus in its initial first week release of her album. One Republic move up within a touching distance of home base at the top with ‘Stop & Stare’ at No.2 while Taio Cruz moves up a place to No.3 with ‘Come On Girl’ with the help from bodyrox girl Luciana.

Guillemots move inside the top 10 at No.4 with their highly pop charged infectious single ‘Get Over It’ taken from their soon to be released studio album ‘Red’ is an album of pure, attention-grabbing pop songs that marks a directional departure for them.

Heidi, Keisha, Amelle, better known as the Sugababes continue to charge into the top 10 at No.8 with yet again another infectious single ‘Denial’ following on from their previous top 3 attempts of ‘About You Now’ and ‘Change’ in my personal chart last year. These 3 girls really can’t put a foot wrong in the music industry, they have had at least 5 No.1s to their career and continue to make sassy, classy and infectious tunes and survived the emotional changes of different line-ups in their career to date, only Keisha is the longest surviving original member of the group, losing Siobhan and Mutya on the way.5

The highest new entry of 6 comes from the eagerly long awaited band The Kooks, with their new single ‘Always Where I Needed To Be’ and resides at No.20, taken from their soon to be release second sohomore studio album ‘Konk’, named after the London studio where the band have been recording the follow-up to 2006's 'Inside In/Inside Out'.

Mystery Jets featuring Laura Marling, Leona Lewis (Footprints In The Sand), Gnarls Barkley, Neon Neon and The Long Blondes make up the rest of this week’s new entries inside the top 40. Will One Republic touch home base next week, or will Duffy hold on for a fourth week, Taio Cruz is still in with a chance, but the Guillemots are coming on strong for a challenge as well, tune in next week, same time, do not touch that dial.

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELSSDUFS.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1763784.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1764408.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1760834.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/CDR6754.JPG

 

01 (01) Duffy – Mercy [8wks] (9-5-5-3-2-1-1-1)

02 (03) One Republic – Stop & Stare [5wks] (40-31-14-3-2)

03 (04) Taio Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl [3wks] (16-4-3)

04 (13) The Guillemots – Get Over It [2wks] (13-4)

05 (02) Kylie Minogue – Wow [7wks] (14-4-2-1-2-2-5)

06 (06) Panic! At The Disco! – Nine In The Afternoon [4wks] (17-8-6-6)

07 (05) We Are Scientists – After Hours [7wks] (32-20-11-7-4-5-7)

08 (19) Sugababes – Denial [2wks] (19-8)

09 (07) Goldfrapp – A & E [9wks] (5-2-1-1-1-3-3-7-9)

10 (08) MGMT – Time To Pretend [4wks] (37-13-8-10)

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/AT0303CD.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/VSCDT1970.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1765355.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697235412.JPG

 

11 (11) Robyn – Be Mine! [12wks] (9-3-4-3-1-1-2-3-5-4-7-11-11)

12 (18) Utah Saints – Something Good 2008 [3wks] (29-18-12)

13 (22) Futureheads – Beginning Of The Twist [4wks] (35-28-22-13)

14 (09) The Ting Tings – Great DJ [5wks] (21-8-6-9-14)

15 (10) Hercules & Love Affair – Blind [5wks] (26-9-5-10-15)

16 (12) Hard-Fi – I Shall Overcame [6wks] (28-19-14-11-12-16)

17 (24) Girls Aloud – Can’t Speak French [2wks] (24-17)

18 (26) Alphabeat – Fascination [4wks] (40-36-26-18)

19 (14) Mark Brown feat. Sarah Cracknell – The Journey Continues [10wks] (15-4-4-4-3-2-4-5-9-14-19)

20 (**) The Kooks – Always Where I Needed To Be [1wk] (20)

 

21 (15) Duffy – Rockferry [8wks] (26-20-16-13-10-10-15-21)

22 (16) The Feeling – I Thought It Was Over [9wks] (11-7-4-6-6-6-12-16-22)

23 (30) Leona Lewis – Better In Time [3wks] (37-30-23)

24 (**) Mystery Jets feat. Laura Marling – Young Love [1wk] (24)

25 (32) The Enemy – This Song Is About You [2wks] (32-25)

26 (20) Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor [12wks] (30-19-13-8-6-6-9-9-12-15-20-26)

27 (17) Amy MacDonald – Run [6wks] (33-28-27-24-17-27)

28 (23) Amy Winehouse – Love Is A Losing Game [16wks] (14-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-10-14-12-16-17-23-28)

29 (25) One Night Only – Just For Tonight [11wks] (34-24-21-17-11-11-15-18-18-25-29)

30 (21) Editors – Push Your Head Towards The Air [4wks] (29-22-21-30)

 

31 (36) Foals – Cassius [3wks] (40-36-31)

32 (**) Leona Lewis – Footprints In The Sand [1wk] (32)

33 (40) Kate Nash – Merry Happy [2wks] (40-33)

34 (28) Bloc Party – Flux [20wks] (20-10-7-4-10-9-7-4-6-6-12-14-19-21-24-24-21-25-28-34)

35 (27) 30 Seconds To Mars – From Yesterday [8wks] (28-16-12-13-7-11-19-27-35)

36 (**) Neon Neon – I Lust You [1wk] (36)

37 (**) Long Blondes – Century [1wk] (37)

38 (33) Adele – Chasing Pavements [12wks] (4-2-2-2-3-7-12-16-22-26-33-38)

39 (**) Gnarls Barkley – Run [1wk] (39)

40 (35) Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse – Valerie [24wks] (5-2-1-1-5-2-2-2-3-5-10-13-17-20-16-16-21-25-31-36-39-33-35-40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

Visage – Fade To Grey [4wks] (31-19-20-29)

Rihanna – Don’t Stop The Music [8wks] (17-10-8-8-8-13-21-31)

Laura Marling – Ghosts [8wks] (32-20-13-7-10-15-23-34)

Mark Ronson feat. Phantom Planet – Just [5wks] (40-33-30-27-37)

Alicia Keys - Like You'll Never See Me Again [5wks] (34-29-28-30-38)

The Revelations – It’s You [1wk] (39)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 6 Climbers: 12 Fallers: 19 Non Movers: 3

Highest New Entry: The Kooks – Always Where I Needed To Be (No.20)

Highest Climber: Sugababes – Denial (19->8) up 11 places

Highest Faller: Amy MacDonald – Run (17->27) down 10 places

Non Movers: Duffy (1), Panic! At The Disco (6), Robyn (11)

Longest Chart Runners: Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse – Valerie (24wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

Arcade Fire – Black Mirror

Radiohead – Nude

Hot Chip – One Pure Thought

Robyn – Who’s That Girl

Madonna – 4 Minutes To Save The World

Sam Sparro – Black & Gold

The Courteeners – Not Nineteen Forever

Fragma – Toca’s Miracle 2008

The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A & E *3*

[89] 24 Feb Kylie Minogue – Wow *1*

[90] 01 Mar Duffy – Mercy

 

 

 

Mikey’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #200 – 22/03/2008

 

Chart Commentary

My 200th Personal Chart :cheer: Currently no change at the top for Duffy in her 4th week at No.1 with ‘Mercy’ taken from the best selling album of the year so far ‘Rockferry’, and it deserves to be there, some of her album tracks ‘Warwick Avenue’ and ‘Serious’ deserve to be future singles along with ‘Delayed Devotion’. No more at No.2 for a second week for OneRepublic, with their infectious ballad ‘Stop & Stare, while the Sugababes climb a further 5 place jump to No.3 with ‘Denial’.

Futureheads continue to climb inside the top 10 this week at No.8, with ‘The Beginning Of The Twist’. It sounds much like a pop song, the chorus especially, simple lyrics to a catchy melody. Here we have the ‘Heads at their energetic, harmonic and downright Punk best. The music industry is a cruel and unforgiving beast. The Futureheads' 2006 release ‘News and Tributes’ was a brooding masterpiece that should have seen their star rise above their copycat peers. Instead, it was snubbed by the public and the Sunderland four-piece found themselves without a label come the end of the year.

Utah Saints march inside the top 10 at No.10, their big hit came in 1992 with 'Something Good' – a song that featured a Kate Bush sample and the pounding, explosive, stupidly simple intro: "Utah Saints, U-U-U Utah Saints!" 16 years later Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt have decided to re-release it. With Bush's warbling vocals spliced between the tub-thumbing Utah beats, the chorus remains a prime slab of blissful dance music genius.

The highest new entry of 4 comes in at No.7 for The Last Shadow Puppets - a side-project formed by Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner and The Rascals' Miles Kane, with their debut single ‘The Age Of The Understatement’. A furious gallop of drums, guitars and strings from start to finish, this stands shoulder to shoulder and head up high as one of the best singles of the year so far. If the Broccolis are still looking for someone to do the James Bond theme tune, they need look no further.

The Courteneers, Arcade Fire and Radiohead make up the reminder of the new entries in this week’s top 40 Chart. Will Duffy secure another week at the top, or will The Last Shadow Puppets secure their first No.1 single with their debut track next week. Only time will tell… you have 7 days to wait, so grab a pew, put your feet up and tune in, same time same place next week.

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELSSDUFS.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1763784.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1765355.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/AT0303CD.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1760834.JPG

 

01 (01) Duffy – Mercy [9wks] (9-5-5-3-2-1-1-1-1)

02 (02) One Republic – Stop & Stare [2wks] (40-31-14-3-2-2)

03 (08) Sugababes – Denial [3wks] (19-8-3)

04 (06) Panic! At The Disco! – Nine In The Afternoon [5wks] (17-8-6-6-4)

05 (04) The Guillemots – Get Over It [3wks] (13-4-5)

06 (03) Taio Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl [4wks] (16-4-3-6)

07 (**) The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement [1wk] (7)

08 (13) Futureheads – Beginning Of The Twist [5wks] (35-28-22-13-8)

09 (05) Kylie Minogue – Wow [8wks] (14-4-2-1-2-2-5-9)

10 (12) Utah Saints – Something Good 2008 [4wks] (29-18-12-10)

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1764408.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/RUG288.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/NUL01CD.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/CDR6754.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/DATA183CDS.JPG

 

11 (17) Girls Aloud – Can’t Speak French [3wks] (24-17-11)

12 (20) The Kooks – Always Where I Needed To Be [2wks] (20-12)

13 (07) We Are Scientists – After Hours [8wks] (32-20-11-7-4-5-7-13)

14 (09) Goldfrapp – A & E [10wks] (5-2-1-1-1-3-3-7-9-14)

15 (11) Robyn – Be Mine! [13wks] (9-3-4-3-1-1-2-3-5-4-7-11-11-15)

16 (10) MGMT – Time To Pretend [5wks] (37-13-8-10-16)

17 (24) Mystery Jets feat. Laura Marling – Young Love [2wks] (24-17)

18 (21) Duffy – Rockferry [9wks] (26-20-16-13-10-10-15-21-18)

19 (25) The Enemy – This Song Is About You [3wks] (32-25-19)

20 (23) Leona Lewis – Better In Time [4wks] (37-30-23-20)

 

21 (14) The Ting Tings – Great DJ [6wks] (21-8-6-9-14-21)

22 (15) Hercules & Love Affair – Blind [6wks] (26-9-5-10-15-22)

23 (**) The Courteeners – Not Nineteen Forever [1wk] (23)

24 (19) Mark Brown feat. Sarah Cracknell – The Journey Continues [11wks] (15-4-4-4-3-2-4-5-9-14-19-24)

25 (16) Hard-Fi – I Shall Overcame [7wks] (28-19-14-11-12-16-25)

26 (32) Leona Lewis – Footprints In The Sand [2wks] (32-26)

27 (18) Alphabeat – Fascination [5wks] (40-36-26-18-27)

28 (39) Gnarls Barkley – Run [2wks] (39-28)

29 (33) Kate Nash – Merry Happy [3wks] (40-33-29)

30 (37) Long Blondes – Century [2wks] (37-30)

 

31 (22) The Feeling – I Thought It Was Over [10wks] (11-7-4-6-6-6-12-16-22-31)

32 (28) Amy Winehouse – Love Is A Losing Game [17wks] (14-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-10-14-12-16-17-23-28-32)

33 (36) Neon Neon – I Lust You [2wks] (36-33)

34 (26) Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor [13wks] (30-19-13-8-6-6-9-9-12-15-20-26-34)

35 (**) Arcade Fire – Black Mirror [1wk] (35)

36 (31) Foals – Cassius [4wks] (40-36-31-36)

37 (29) One Night Only – Just For Tonight [12wks] (34-24-21-17-11-11-15-18-18-25-29-37)

38 (34) Bloc Party – Flux [21wks] (20-10-7-4-10-9-7-4-6-6-12-14-19-21-24-24-21-25-28-34-38)

39 (**) Radiohead – Nude [1wk] (39)

40 (27) Amy MacDonald – Run [7wks] (33-28-27-24-17-27-40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

Editors – Push Your Head Towards The Air [4wks] (29-22-21-30)

30 Seconds To Mars – From Yesterday [8wks] (28-16-12-13-7-11-19-27-35)

Adele – Chasing Pavements [12wks] (4-2-2-2-3-7-12-16-22-26-33-38)

Mark Ronson feat. Amy Winehouse – Valerie [24wks] (5-2-1-1-5-2-2-2-3-5-10-13-17-20-16-16-21-25-31-36-39-33-35-40)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 4 Climbers: 12 Fallers: 19 Non Movers: 2

Highest New Entry: The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement (No.7)

Highest Climber: Gnarls Barkley – Run (39->28) up 11 places

Highest Faller: Amy MacDonald – Run (27->40) down 13 places

Non Movers: Duffy (1), OneRepublic (2)

Longest Chart Runners: Bloc Party - Flux (21wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

Hot Chip – One Pure Thought

Robyn – Who’s That Girl

Madonna – 4 Minutes To Save The World

Sam Sparro – Black & Gold

Fragma – Toca’s Miracle 2008

Estelle feat. Kanye West – American Boy

Yael Naim – New Soul

Foo Fighters – Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A & E *3*

[89] 24 Feb Kylie Minogue – Wow *1*

[90] 01 Mar Duffy – Mercy

 

 

 

 

Mikey’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #201 – 29/03/2008

 

 

Chart Commentary

After 4 weeks at the top for Duffy, ‘Mercy’ falls to No.4, in that case we have a new No.1 for The Last Shadow Puppets, with their debut single ‘The Age Of The Understatement’ - a side-project formed by Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner and The Rascals' Miles Kane. OneRepublic stall at No.2 for a third week running with ‘Stop & Stare’.

Breaking inside the top 10 with a small climb of 2 places at No.10 are The Kooks with their brand new release ‘Always Where I Need To Be’ taken from their second sophomore studio album ‘Konk’ named after the London studio where the band have been recording the follow-up to 2006's 'Inside In/Inside Out'.

The highest of 2 new entries inside the top 10, firstly comes from the queen of music – Madonna, on her brand new single ‘4 Minutes’ in at No.3, featuring the vocals of Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, taken from her eleventh studio album ‘Hard Candy’ is anticipated to be released in late Spring 2008, and will be the last studio album released under Madonna's contract with Warner Bros. The album features collaborations and contributions from Pharrell Williams, Timbaland, Danja and Justin Timberlake. As for the track itself, its very different again, she has gone into the R&B genre, its catchy, different from her usual standard of her previous material, she is always re-inventing herself after a 3 year break from her Confessions album.

The other new entry inside the top 10 is Estelle with ‘American Boy’ in at No.7 featuring the vocals of Kanye West, its very addictive after a few listens once its lodged in your brain, at first I didn’t think nothing much of it, but it grew on me after a few more listens, the track can also be found on her new album ‘Shine’.

Sam Sparro, Yael Naim and Adele make up the rest of the new entries inside this week’s top 40 chart. Onto next week will Madonna grab the elusive No.1 or will The Last Shadow Puppets keep their foothold at the top, will Estelle improve on her peak position of No.7, it be tight very tight, grab a coffee and your slippers and wait another 7 days to find out.

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/RUG288.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1763784.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELMADGE.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELSSDUFS.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1765355.JPG

 

01 (07) The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement [2wks] (7-1)

02 (02) One Republic – Stop & Stare [7wks] (40-31-14-3-2-2-2)

03 (**) Madonna And Justin – 4 Minutes [1wk] (3)

04 (01) Duffy – Mercy [10wks] (9-5-5-3-2-1-1-1-1-4)

05 (03) Sugababes – Denial [4wks] (19-8-3-5)

06 (04) Panic! At The Disco! – Nine In The Afternoon [6wks] (17-8-6-6-4-6)

07 (**) Estelle feat. Kanye West – American Boy [1wk] (7)

08 (06) Taio Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl [5wks] (16-4-3-6-8)

09 (05) The Guillemots – Get Over It [4wks] (13-4-5-9)

10 (12) The Kooks – Always Where I Need To Be [3wks] (20-12-10)

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/AT0303CD.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/AT0304CDX.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1764408.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1760834.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/VSCDT1967.JPG

 

11 (11) Girls Aloud – Can’t Speak French [4wks] (24-17-11-11)

12 (08) Futureheads – Beginning Of The Twist [6wks] (35-28-22-13-8-12)

13 (17) Mystery Jets feat. Laura Marling – Young Love [3wks] (24-17-13)

14 (09) Kylie Minogue – Wow [9wks] (14-4-2-1-2-2-5-9-14)

15 (10) Utah Saints – Something Good 2008 [5wks] (29-18-12-10-15)

16 (19) The Enemy – This Song Is About You [4wks] (32-25-19-16)

17 (23) The Courteeners – Not Nineteen Forever [2wks] (23-17)

18 (14) Goldfrapp – A & E [11wks] (5-2-1-1-1-3-3-7-9-14-18)

19 (13) We Are Scientists – After Hours [9wks] (32-20-11-7-4-5-7-13-19)

20 (15) Robyn – Be Mine! [14wks] (9-3-4-3-1-1-2-3-5-4-7-11-11-15-20)

 

21 (**) Sam Sparro – Black And Gold [1wk] (21)

22 (30) Long Blondes – Century [3wks] (37-30-22)

23 (16) MGMT – Time To Pretend [6wks] (37-13-8-10-16-23)

24 (29) Kate Nash – Merry Happy [4wks] (40-33-29-24)

25 (18) Duffy – Rockferry [10wks] (26-20-16-13-10-10-15-21-18-25)

26 (35) Arcade Fire – Black Mirror [2wks] (35-26)

27 (22) Hercules & Love Affair – Blind [7wks] (26-9-5-10-15-22-27)

28 (33) Neon Neon – I Lust U [3wks] (36-33-28)

29 (28) Gnarls Barkley – Run [3wks] (39-28-29)

30 (20) Leona Lewis – Better In Time [5wks] (37-30-23-20-30)

 

31 (24) Mark Brown feat. Sarah Cracknell – The Journey Continues [12wks] (15-4-4-4-3-2-4-5-9-14-19-24-31)

32 (39) Radiohead – Nude [2wks] (39-32)

33 (21) The Ting Tings – Great DJ [7wks] (21-8-6-9-14-21-33)

34 (32) Amy Winehouse – Love Is A Losing Game [18wks] (14-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-10-14-12-16-17-23-28-32-34)

35 (**) Yael Naim – New Soul [1wk] (35)

36 (27) Alphabeat – Fascination [6wks] (40-36-26-18-27-36)

37 (**) Adele – Cold Shoulder [1wk] (37)

38 (25) Hard-Fi – I Shall Overcame [8wks] (28-19-14-11-12-16-25-38)

39 (34) Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor [14wks] (30-19-13-8-6-6-9-9-12-15-20-26-34-39)

40 (26) Leona Lewis – Footprints In The Sand [3wks] (32-26-40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

The Feeling – I Thought It Was Over [10wks] (11-7-4-6-6-6-12-16-22-31)

Foals – Cassius [4wks] (40-36-31-36)

One Night Only – Just For Tonight [12wks] (34-24-21-17-11-11-15-18-18-25-29-37)

Bloc Party – Flux [21wks] (20-10-7-4-10-9-7-4-6-6-12-14-19-21-24-24-21-25-28-34-38)

Amy MacDonald – Run [7wks] (33-28-27-24-17-27-40)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 5 Climbers: 10 Fallers: 23 Non Movers: 2

Highest New Entry: Madonna And Justin – 4 Minutes (No.3)

Highest Climber: Arcade Fire – Black Mirror (35->26) up 9 places

Highest Faller: Leona Lewis – Footprints In The Sand (26->40) down 14 places

Non Movers: OneRepublic (2), Girls Aloud (11)

Longest Chart Runners: Amy Winehouse – Love Is A Losing You (18wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

Hot Chip – One Pure Thought

Fragma – Toca’s Miracle 2008

Foo Fighters – Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running)

The Feeling – Without You

Goldfrapp – Happiness

Portishead – Machine Gun

The Wombats – Backfire At The Disco

Young Knives – Turn Tail

Robyn – Who’s That Girl

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A & E *3*

[89] 24 Feb Kylie Minogue – Wow *1*

[90] 01 Mar Duffy – Mercy *4*

[91] 29 Mar The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement

Mikey’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #202 – 05/04/2008

 

Chart Commentary

No change at No.1 this week, Last Shadow Puppets remain at No.1 for a second week with ‘The Age Of The Understatement’. Madonna moves up a spot to No.2 with ‘4 Minutes’ featuring the vocals of Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, while OneRepublic drop a spot to #3 with ‘Stop & Stare’.

The highest climber of the week climbs 17 places to No.4 for Sam Sparro with ‘Black And Gold’. Whether it be first, young, unrequited, lost or sexual, pop songs have a funny habit of talking about love. However, Sydney-born, LA-based Sam Sparro clearly has grander ambitions than the average chart wannabe, describing his debut single 'Black and Gold' as "pretty much existential". Sparro slowly unleashes the full power of his deep, soulful voice, pondering the meaning of life while staring into the black (the night sky, apparently) and gold (the stars). On this evidence, Sparro has more than enough talent to fulfil those grand ambitions.

The highest new entry of 5 in at No.10 comes from Portishead, with their eagerly long awaited single ‘Machine Gun’ taken from their brand new studio album ‘Third’. What has been roughly ten years in the making finally sees release in the form of Third, the aptly titled release from the Bristol-based trio known in part for helping standardize trip hop in the mid ’90s. Magnificent exploitation of textures and ambient leading Portishead standard sound into new directions! A perfect return!

Goldfrapp, Foo Fighters, The Feeling, Spencer Davis Group and Fragma make up the rest of this week’s new entries in this week’s top 40 chart. Will Sam Sparro nip Madonna to No.1 next week, by a whisker, is the most likeable contender for the top, unless The Last Shadow Puppets stick to their guns and remain rooted to the No.1 spot for a third week, tune in next week, don’t touch the channel.

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/RUG288.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELMADGE.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1763784.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1766841.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/AT0304CDX.JPG

 

01 (01) The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement [3wks] (7-1-1)

02 (03) Madonna And Justin – 4 Minutes [2wks] (3-2)

03 (02) One Republic – Stop & Stare [8wks] (40-31-14-3-2-2-2-3)

04 (21) Sam Sparro – Black And Gold [2wks] (21-4)

05 (07) Estelle feat. Kanye West – American Boy [2wks] (7-5)

06 (10) The Kooks – Always Where I Need To Be [4wks] (20-12-10-6)

07 (04) Duffy – Mercy [11wks] (9-5-5-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-7)

08 (05) Sugababes – Denial [5wks] (19-8-3-5-8)

09 (06) Panic At The Disco – Nine In The Afternoon [7wks] (17-8-6-6-4-6-9)

10 (**) Portishead – Machine Gun [1wk] (10)

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/VSCDT1967.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELSSDUFS.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1765355.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/AT0303CD.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1766095.JPG

 

11 (**) Goldfrapp – Happiness [1wk] (11)

12 (08) Taio Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl [6wks] (16-4-3-6-8-12)

13 (12) Futureheads – Beginning Of The Twist [7wks] (35-28-22-13-8-12-13)

14 (11) Girls Aloud – Can’t Speak French [5wks] (24-17-11-11-14)

15 (17) The Courteeners – Not Nineteen Forever [3wks] (23-17-15)

16 (09) The Guillemots – Get Over It [5wks] (13-4-5-9-16)

17 (**) Foo Fighters – Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running) [1wk] (17)

18 (14) Kylie Minogue – Wow [10wks] (14-4-2-1-2-2-5-9-14-18)

19 (13) Mystery Jets feat. Laura Marling – Young Love [4wks] (24-17-13-19)

20 (15) Utah Saints – Something Good 2008 [6wks] (29-18-12-10-15-20)

 

21 (26) Arcade Fire – Black Mirror [3wks] (35-26-21)

22 (18) Goldfrapp – A & E [12wks] (5-2-1-1-1-3-3-7-9-14-18-22)

23 (32) Radiohead – Nude [3wks] (39-32-23)

24 (20) Robyn – Be Mine! [15wks] (9-3-4-3-1-1-2-3-5-4-7-11-11-15-20-24)

25 (16) The Enemy – This Song Is About You [5wks] (32-25-19-16-25)

26 (19) We Are Scientists – After Hours [10wks] (32-20-11-7-4-5-7-13-19-26)

27 (22) Long Blondes – Century [4wks] (37-30-22-27)

28 (28) Neon Neon – I Lust U [4wks] (36-33-28-28)

29 (23) MGMT – Time To Pretend [7wks] (37-13-8-10-16-23-29)

30 (35) Yael Naim – New Soul [2wks] (35-30)

 

31 (25) Duffy – Rockferry [11wks] (26-20-16-13-10-10-15-21-18-25-31)

32 (27) Hercules & Love Affair – Blind [8wks] (26-9-5-10-15-22-27-32)

33 (**) The Feeling – Without You [1wk] (33)

34 (29) Gnarls Barkley – Run [4wks] (39-28-29-34)

35 (37) Adele – Cold Shoulder [2wks] (37-35)

36 (24) Kate Nash – Merry Happy [5wks] (40-33-29-24-36)

37 (34) Amy Winehouse – Love Is A Losing Game [19wks] (14-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-10-14-12-16-17-23-28-32-34-37)

38 (**) Spencer Davis Group – I’m A Man [1wk] (38)

39 (39) Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor [15wks] (30-19-13-8-6-6-9-9-12-15-20-26-34-39-39)

40 (**) Fragma – Toca’s Miracle 2008 [1wk] (40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

Mark Brown feat. Sarah Cracknell – The Journey Continues [12wks] (15-4-4-4-3-2-4-5-9-14-19-24-31)

The Ting Tings – Great DJ [7wks] (21-8-6-9-14-21-33)

Leona Lewis – Better In Time [5wks] (37-30-23-20-30)

Alphabeat – Fascination [6wks] (40-36-26-18-27-36)

Hard-Fi – I Shall Overcame [8wks] (28-19-14-11-12-16-25-38)

Leona Lewis – Footprints In The Sand [3wks] (32-26-40)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 6 Climbers: 9 Fallers: 22 Non Movers: 3

Highest New Entry: Radiohead – Machine Gun (No.10)

Highest Climber: Sam Sparro – Black And Gold (21->4) up 17 places

Highest Faller: Kate Nash – Merry Happy (24->36) down 12 places

Non Movers: Last Shadow Puppets (1), Neon Neon, (28), Hot Chip (39)

Longest Chart Runners: Amy Winehouse – Love Is A Losing Game (19wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

Hot Chip – One Pure Thought

The Wombats – Backfire At The Disco

Young Knives – Turn Tail

Robyn – Who’s That Girl

One Night Only – It’s About Time

Kylie Minogue – In My Arms

Paramore – That’s What You Get

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A & E *3*

[89] 24 Feb Kylie Minogue – Wow *1*

[90] 01 Mar Duffy – Mercy *4*

[91] 29 Mar The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement

 

 

 

Mikey’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #203 – 12/04/2008

 

 

Chart Commentary

This week sees a different chain of command at the top featuring the sultry vocals of Alison Frapp along with Will Gregory otherwise known as Goldfrapp, but how do you follow up the brilliant ‘A&E’ quite easily for Alison the follow up single ‘Happiness’ is a gem with an awe inspiring track. With a succession of critically lauded albums, the duo honed their approach and utilised an assortment of influences ranging from traditional soundtrack themes and vintage pop to '80s synth sounds, disco, and glam rock to create one of the most intriguing and satisfying electronica hybrids to emerge from the genre since its inception.

The Last Shadow Puppets slip a place to No.2 with ‘The Age Of The Understatement’ taken from their debut album of the same name, while Sam Sparro peaks at No.3 with ‘Black & Gold’. Who is poised to introduce the world to his innovative music and style, with his debut album ‘Sam Sparro’ with a brilliant mix of old-school vocals and futuristic beats with synthesized 70s and 80s pop, rock and soul.

Unfortunately Madonna has started spirally downwards already to No.5, with ‘4 Minutes’ as the track finally lost its charm and energy, hopefully might climb in the coming weeks once it starts migrating on the ears more.

The highest new entry of 5 surfaces at No.9 for Swedish born Robyn and releases another infectious follow up track to ‘Be Mine’ with ‘Who’s That Girl’ taken from her studio album ‘Robyn’. Further down the chart ’Be Mine!’ spends its 16th week in the chart sitting nicely at No.29.

Black Kids, The Wombats, Young Knives and One Night Only make up the reminder of the new entries in this week’s top 40 chart. Will Madonna do a funny turn up the chart next week, or will Goldfrapp remain at No.1 for a second week, unless The Last Shadow Puppets take a step back up the chart, so pull a chair, grab the remote and pause for another week. Look behind you, the doggie has got a leash in his mouth…. walkies!!!!!!!!!!

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/MUTE392.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/RUG288.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1766841.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1763784.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELMADGE.JPG

 

01 (11) Goldfrapp – Happiness [2wks] (11-1)

02 (01) The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement [4wks] (7-1-1-2)

03 (04) Sam Sparro – Black And Gold [2wks] (21-4)

04 (03) One Republic – Stop & Stare [9wks] (40-31-14-3-2-2-2-3-4)

05 (02) Madonna And Justin – 4 Minutes [3wks] (3-2-5)

06 (10) Portishead – Machine Gun [2wks] (10-6)

07 (06) The Kooks – Always Where I Need To Be [5wks] (20-12-10-6-7)

08 (05) Estelle feat. Kanye West – American Boy [3wks] (7-5-8)

09 (**) Robyn – Who’s That Girl [1wk] (9)

10 (04) Duffy – Mercy [12wks] (9-5-5-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-7-10)

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1766095.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/VSCDT1967.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/AT0304CDX.JPG http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/enduranceben/whosthatgirl1.jpg http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELSSDUFS.JPG

 

11 (17) Foo Fighters – Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running) [2wks] (17-11)

12 (12) Taio Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl [7wks] (16-4-3-6-8-12-12)

13 (08) Sugababes – Denial [6wks] (19-8-3-5-8-13)

14 (09) Panic At The Disco – Nine In The Afternoon [8wks] (17-8-6-6-4-6-9-14)

15 (23) Radiohead – Nude [4wks] (39-32-23-15)

16 (13) Futureheads – Beginning Of The Twist [8wks] (35-28-22-13-8-12-13-16)

17 (21) Arcade Fire – Black Mirror [4wks] (35-26-21-17)

18 (**) Black Kids – I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You [1wk] (18)

19 (14) Girls Aloud – Can’t Speak French [6wks] (24-17-11-11-14-19)

20 (15) The Courteeners – Not Nineteen Forever [4wks] (23-17-15-20)

 

21 (16) The Guillemots – Get Over It [6wks] (13-4-5-9-16-21)

22 (**) The Wombats – Backfire At The Disco [1wk] (22)

23 (30) Yael Naim – New Soul [3wks] (35-30-23)

24 (18) Kylie Minogue – Wow [11wks] (14-4-2-1-2-2-5-9-14-18-24)

25 (20) Utah Saints – Something Good 2008 [7wks] (29-18-12-10-15-20-25)

26 (19) Mystery Jets feat. Laura Marling – Young Love [5wks] (24-17-13-19-26)

27 (22) Goldfrapp – A & E [13wks] (5-2-1-1-1-3-3-7-9-14-18-22-27)

28 (**) Young Knives – Turn Tail [1wk] (28)

29 (24) Robyn – Be Mine! [16wks] (9-3-4-3-1-1-2-3-5-4-7-11-11-15-20-24-29)

30 (38) Spencer Davis Group – I’m A Man [2wks] (38-30)

 

31 (40) Fragma – Toca’s Miracle 2008 [2wks] (40-31)

32 (35) Adele – Cold Shoulder [3wks] (37-35-32)

33 (33) The Feeling – Without You [2wks] (33-33)

34 (26) We Are Scientists – After Hours [11wks] (32-20-11-7-4-5-7-13-19-26-34)

35 (29) MGMT – Time To Pretend [8wks] (37-13-8-10-16-23-29-35)

36 (25) The Enemy – This Song Is About You [6wks] (32-25-19-16-25-36)

37 (28) Neon Neon – I Lust U [5wks] (36-33-28-28-37)

38 (**) One Night Only – It’s About Time [1wk] (38)

39 (31) Duffy – Rockferry [12wks] (26-20-16-13-10-10-15-21-18-25-31-39)

40 (32) Hercules & Love Affair – Blind [9wks] (26-9-5-10-15-22-27-32-40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

Long Blondes – Century [4wks] (37-30-22-27)

Gnarls Barkley – Run [4wks] (39-28-29-34)

Kate Nash – Merry Happy [5wks] (40-33-29-24-36)

Amy Winehouse – Love Is A Losing Game [19wks] (14-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-10-14-12-16-17-23-28-32-34-37)

Hot Chip – Ready For The Floor [15wks] (30-19-13-8-6-6-9-9-12-15-20-26-34-39-39)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 5 Climbers: 9 Fallers: 24 Non Movers: 2

Highest New Entry: Robyn – Who’s That Girl (No.9)

Highest Climber: Goldfrapp – Happiness (11->1) up 10 places

Highest Faller: The Enemy – This Song Is About You (25->36) down 11 places

Non Movers: Taio Cruz feat. Luciana (12), The Feeling (33)

Longest Chart Runners: Robyn – Be Mine! (16wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

Hot Chip – One Pure Thought

Kylie Minogue – In My Arms

Paramore – That’s What You Get

Wiley – Wearing My Rolex

Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A & E *3*

[89] 24 Feb Kylie Minogue – Wow *1*

[90] 01 Mar Duffy – Mercy *4*

[91] 29 Mar The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement *2*

[92] 12 Apr Goldfrapp – Happiness

 

 

 

Mikey’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #204 – 19/04/2008

 

Chart Commentary

The top 3 records remain unchanged this week, Goldfrapp remain at #1 for a second week with ‘Happiness’, The Last Shadow Puppets at No.2 with ‘The Age Of The Understatement’ while Sam Sparro at No.3 with ‘Black and Gold’. Madonna is back on the up at No.48 with ‘4 Minutes’ featuring the vocals of Justin Timberlake and sound effects from Timbaland.

Shooting up 10 places to No.8 from the Florida five-piece band – The Black Kids, featuring the fantastically-named frontman, Reggie Youngblood. Everything except the tongue-twisting title - 'I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You', what a mouthful! - is pristinely-executed, with lo-fi production values and plenty of effortless, minimalist cool. Youngblood's breathy vocals exude sexual tension as he sings "You're biting my tongue. I'm kissin' on you. Is he better than me?" With splendid B-sides to boot, Black Kids look like they could be a little bit special.

The highest new entry of 5 comes from the very cute, little cuddly thing by the name of Kylie, with her new contagious single ‘In Your Arms’ sitting pretty at No.6. The single can also be found on her tenth studio album ‘X’. This could be considered as one of her best tracks from the album, ‘In My Arms’ production is strong, catchy and fun, spoken lyrics mashed over sung lyrics, sexy and seductive... 'How do you describe a feeling? I've only ever dreamt of this...' Calvin Harris has certainly brought the magic to the track.

September, Infadels, Cahill feat. Nikki Belle, and Wiley make up the rest of the new entries in this week’s top 40 chart. Will Madonna do the unspeakable and peak at No.1 next week, snapping on her heels are the new tracks from Robyn and Kylie all vying for the important spot of the number one next week, unless Golfrapp manage another week at the top, tune in next week and find out, don’t go changing the channel.

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/MUTE392.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/RUG288.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1766841.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELMADGE.JPG http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/enduranceben/whosthatgirl1.jpg

 

01 (01) Goldfrapp – Happiness [3wks] (11-1-1)

02 (02) The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement [5wks] (7-1-1-2-2)

03 (03) Sam Sparro – Black And Gold [3wks] (21-4-3)

04 (05) Madonna feat Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes [4wks] (3-2-5-4)

05 (09) Robyn – Who’s That Girl [2wks] (9-5)

06 (**) Kylie Minogue – In Your Arms [1wk] (6)

07 (04) One Republic – Stop & Stare [10wks] (40-31-14-3-2-2-2-3-4-7)

08 (18) Black Kids – I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You [2wks] (18-8)

09 (06) Portishead – Machine Gun [3wks] (10-6-9)

10 (10) Duffy – Mercy [13wks] (9-5-5-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-7-10-10)

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/R6756.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1763784.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/AGUK001S.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1766095.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELSSDUFS.JPG

 

11 (08) Estelle feat. Kanye West – American Boy [4wks] (7-5-8-11)

12 (07) The Kooks – Always Where I Need To Be [6wks] (20-12-10-6-7-12)

13 (15) Radiohead – Nude [5wks] (39-32-23-15-13)

14 (11) Foo Fighters – Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running) [3wks] (17-11-14)

15 (22) The Wombats – Backfire At The Disco [2wks] (22-15)

16 (14) Panic At The Disco – Nine In The Afternoon [9wks] (17-8-6-6-4-6-9-14-16)

17 (12) Taio Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl [8wks] (16-4-3-6-8-12-12-17)

18 (13) Sugababes – Denial [7wks] (19-8-3-5-8-13-18)

19 (**) September – Cry For You [1wk] (19)

20 (16) Futureheads – Beginning Of The Twist [9wks] (35-28-22-13-8-12-13-16-20)

 

21 (17) Arcade Fire – Black Mirror [5wks] (35-26-21-17-21)

22 (28) Young Knives – Turn Tail [2wks] (28-22)

23 (23) Yael Naim – New Soul [4wks] (35-30-23-23)

24 (31) Fragma – Toca’s Miracle 2008 [3wks] (40-31-24)

25 (30) Spencer Davis Group – I’m A Man [3wks] (38-30-25)

26 (19) Girls Aloud – Can’t Speak French [7wks] (24-17-11-11-14-19-26)

27 (33) The Feeling – Without You [3wks] (33-33-27)

28 (**) Infadels – Make Mistakes [1wk] (28)

29 (21) The Guillemots – Get Over It [7wks] (13-4-5-9-16-21-29)

30 (32) Adele – Cold Shoulder [4wks] (37-35-32-30)

 

31 (24) Kylie Minogue – Wow [12wks] (14-4-2-1-2-2-5-9-14-18-24-31)

32 (20) The Courteeners – Not Nineteen Forever [5wks] (23-17-15-20-32)

33 (38) One Night Only – It’s About Time [2wks] (38-33)

34 (27) Goldfrapp – A & E [14wks] (5-2-1-1-1-3-3-7-9-14-18-22-27-34)

35 (29) Robyn – Be Mine! [17wks] (9-3-4-3-1-1-2-3-5-4-7-11-11-15-20-24-29-35)

36 (**) Cahill feat. Nikki Belle – Trippin’ On You [1wk] (36)

37 (26) Mystery Jets feat. Laura Marling – Young Love [6wks] (24-17-13-19-26-37)

38 (25) Utah Saints – Something Good 2008 [8wks] (29-18-12-10-15-20-25-38)

39 (**) Wiley – Wearing My Rolex [1wk] (39)

40 (34) We Are Scientists – After Hours [12wks] (32-20-11-7-4-5-7-13-19-26-34-40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

MGMT – Time To Pretend [8wks] (37-13-8-10-16-23-29-35)

The Enemy – This Song Is About You [6wks] (32-25-19-16-25-36)

Neon Neon – I Lust U [5wks] (36-33-28-28-37)

Duffy – Rockferry [12wks] (26-20-16-13-10-10-15-21-18-25-31-39)

Hercules & Love Affair – Blind [9wks] (26-9-5-10-15-22-27-32-40)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 5 Climbers: 11 Fallers: 19 Non Movers: 5

Highest New Entry: Kylie Minogue – In Your Arms (No.9)

Highest Climber: I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (18->8) up 10 places

Highest Faller: The Courteeners – Not Nineteen Forever (20->32) down 21 places

Non Movers: Goldfrapp (1), Last Shadow Puppets (2), Sam Sparro (3), Duffy (10), Yael Naim (23)

Longest Chart Runners: Robyn – Be Mine! (17wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

Hot Chip – One Pure Thought

Paramore – That’s What You Get

Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down

Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful Of Sunshine

The Script – We Cry

The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name

Captain – Keep An Open Mind

Pigeon Detectives – This Is An Emergency

Raconteurs – Salute Your Solution

Futureheads – Radio Heart

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A & E *3*

[89] 24 Feb Kylie Minogue – Wow *1*

[90] 01 Mar Duffy – Mercy *4*

[91] 29 Mar The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement *2*

[92] 12 Apr Goldfrapp – Happiness

 

 

 

 

Mikey’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #205 – 27/04/2008

 

Chart Commentary

No much happening in the chart this week, apart from The Last Shadow Puppets reclaiming the top spot again with ‘The Age Of The Understatement’, I don’t really like doing old No.1s returning back to No.1, but their album is awesome, I love it to bits, so on the strength of the album Last Shadow Puppets are back on top, while Madonna has to settle for No.2 with ‘4 Minutes’, and Goldfrapp with ‘Happiness’ slip to No.3. The Kooks return to the top 10 again, on the strength of the album ‘Konk’ which I bought this week, the single climbs to No.7.

The other climber in the top 10 this week is September, at No.10, with ‘Cry For You’ the beat is strong and the lyric direct. Petra Markland the singer and chief creative force behind September has a full and rich voice as she carries the song with best intentions, its one of those dance tracks that’s grows on you after a few listens.

The highest new entry of 5 comes in at No.17 for Hot Chip with ‘One Pure Thought’ it’s the band’s second single from their third studio album ‘Made In The Dark’. The tracks starts off with some messy and some keyboard sampling around. Then the song starts to bounce and the beat gets introduced and the falsetto vocal kicks in. This song is one of my favourites on their album, the track is nicely bottled up in a neat package.

The Ting Tings, Raconteurs, Pigeon Detectives and Paramore make up the rest of the new entries in this week’s top 40 chart. Will Madonna edge its way to the top next week, or will The Last Shadow Puppets sustain another week at the top, hang on Robyn and Kylie are also in contention for a quick jump, you just have to tune in… in 7 days time, don’t go changing that channel.

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/RUG288.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELMADGE.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/MUTE392.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/R6756.JPGhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/enduranceben/whosthatgirl1.jpg

 

01 (02) The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement [6wks] (7-1-1-2-2-1)

02 (04) Madonna feat Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes [5wks] (3-2-5-4-2)

03 (01) Goldfrapp – Happiness [4wks] (11-1-1-3)

04 (06) Kylie Minogue – In Your Arms [2wks] (6-4)

05 (05) Robyn – Who’s That Girl [3wks] (9-5-5)

06 (03) Sam Sparro – Black And Gold [4wks] (21-4-3-6)

07 (12) The Kooks – Always Where I Need To Be [7wks] (20-12-10-6-7-12-7)

08 (08) Black Kids – I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You [3wks] (18-8-8)

09 (07) One Republic – Stop & Stare [11wks] (40-31-14-3-2-2-2-3-4-7-9)

10 (19) September – Cry For You [2wks] (19-10)

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1766841.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/VSCDT1967.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/AGUK001S.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1763784.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/H2B03CDS.JPG

 

11 (11) Estelle feat. Kanye West – American Boy [5wks] (7-5-8-11-11)

12 (09) Portishead – Machine Gun [4wks] (10-6-9-12)

13 (15) The Wombats – Backfire At The Disco [3wks] (22-15-13)

14 (10) Duffy – Mercy [14wks] (9-5-5-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-7-10-10-14)

15 (22) Young Knives – Turn Tail [3wks] (28-22-15)

16 (23) Yael Naim – New Soul [5wks] (35-30-23-23-16)

17 (**) Hot Chip – One Pure Thought [1wk] (17)

18 (25) Spencer Davis Group – I’m A Man [4wks] (38-30-25-18)

19 (16) Panic At The Disco – Nine In The Afternoon [10wks] (17-8-6-6-4-6-9-14-16-19)

20 (17) Taio Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl [9wks] (16-4-3-6-8-12-12-17-20)

 

21 (28) Infadels – Make Mistakes [2wks] (28-21)

22 (27) The Feeling – Without You [4wks] (33-33-27-22)

23 (**) The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name [1wk] (23)

24 (18) Sugababes – Denial [8wks] (19-8-3-5-8-13-18-24)

25 (20) Futureheads – Beginning Of The Twist [10wks] (35-28-22-13-8-12-13-16-20-25)

26 (36) Cahill feat. Nikki Belle – Trippin’ On You [2wks] (36-26)

27 (14) Foo Fighters – Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running) [4wks] (17-11-14-27)

28 (21) Arcade Fire – Black Mirror [6wks] (35-26-21-17-21-28)

29 (30) Adele – Cold Shoulder [5wks] (37-35-32-30-29)

30 (13) Radiohead – Nude [6wks] (39-32-23-15-13-30)

 

31 (33) One Night Only – It’s About Time [3wks] (38-33-31)

32 (26) Girls Aloud – Can’t Speak French [8wks] (24-17-11-11-14-19-26-32

33 (**) Raconteurs – Salute Your Solution [1wk] (33)

34 (24) Fragma – Toca’s Miracle 2008 [4wks] (40-31-24-34)

35 (29) The Guillemots – Get Over It [8wks] (13-4-5-9-16-21-29-35)

36 (31) Kylie Minogue – Wow [13wks] (14-4-2-1-2-2-5-9-14-18-24-31-36)

37 (34) Goldfrapp – A & E [15wks] (5-2-1-1-1-3-3-7-9-14-18-22-27-34-37)

38 (**) The Pigeon Detectives – This Is An Emergency [1wk] (38)

39 (39) Wiley – Wearing My Rolex [2wks] (39-39)

40 (**) Paramore – That’s What You Get [1wk] (40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

The Courteeners – Not Nineteen Forever [5wks] (23-17-15-20-32)

Robyn – Be Mine! [17wks] (9-3-4-3-1-1-2-3-5-4-7-11-11-15-20-24-29-35)

Mystery Jets feat. Laura Marling – Young Love [6wks] (24-17-13-19-26-37)

Utah Saints – Something Good 2008 [8wks] (29-18-12-10-15-20-25-38)

We Are Scientists – After Hours [12wks] (32-20-11-7-4-5-7-13-19-26-34-40)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 5 Climbers: 14 Fallers: 17 Non Movers: 4

Highest New Entry: Hot Chip - One Pure Thuoght (No.17)

Highest Climber: Cahill feat. Nikki Belle – Trippin’ On You (36->26) up 10 places

Highest Faller: Radiohead – Nude (13->30) down 17 places

Non Movers: Robyn (5). Black Kids (8), Estelle feat Kanye West (11), Wiley (39)

Longest Chart Runners: Goldfrapp – A&E (15wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down

Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful Of Sunshine

The Script – We Cry

Captain – Keep An Open Mind

Futureheads – Radio Heart

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A & E *3*

[89] 24 Feb Kylie Minogue – Wow *1*

[90] 01 Mar Duffy – Mercy *4*

[91] 29 Mar The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement *2*

[92] 12 Apr Goldfrapp – Happiness *2*

[XX] 27 Apr The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement

Mikey’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #206 – 04/05/2008

 

Chart Commentary

The top 2 remain unchanged The Last Shadow Puppets spending their fourth week at the top after a 2 week break with ‘The Age Of The Understatement’ while Madonna is safely perched at No.2 with ‘4 Minutes’ aided by Justin Timberlake & Timbaland, while Kylie moves up a place to No.3 with her new infectious track ‘In My Arms’.

After a series of highly rated singles from the Wombats, their new single ‘Backfire At The Disco’ creeps inside the top 10 at No.8, taken from their debut studio album ‘Guide To Love Loss & Desperation’. In essence it’s a top notch banging indie pop song for this musical age where you certainly need some degree of quirkiness and exuberance to get your vocal chords heard. This latest single is bound to keep this Liverpool quartet on the airwaves, for some time to come.

The highest new entry of 6 comes from Dublin-based The Script, which conists of Danny O’Donoghue on keys and vocals, Mark Sheehan on guitar and Glen Power on drums. This group is going to be the next best thing to come out of Dublin, their debut single ‘We Cry’ enters the chart at No.19, they have recently supported the Hoosiers and tipped to be one of the best new breakthrough acts of 2008.

Futureheads, Yazoo, Natasha Bedingfield, Coldplay and Hadouken!, make up the rest of the new entries in this week’s Top 40 chart. Will Madonna climb an extra inch next week to the top, Kylie is also biting at Madonna’s heels for her third consecutive No.1, the only place to find out is to pull up a chair and wait another 7 days.

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/RUG288.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELMADGE.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/R6756.JPG http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/enduranceben/whosthatgirl1.jpg http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/MUTE392.JPG

 

01 (01) The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement [7wks] (7-1-1-2-2-1-1)

02 (02) Madonna feat Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes [6wks] (3-2-5-4-2-2)

03 (04) Kylie Minogue – In Your Arms [3wks] (6-4-3)

04 (05) Robyn – Who’s That Girl [4wks] (9-5-5-4)

05 (03) Goldfrapp – Happiness [5wks] (11-1-1-3-5)

06 (06) Sam Sparro – Black And Gold [5wks] (21-4-3-6-6)

07 (10) September – Cry For You [3wks] (19-10-7)

08 (13) The Wombats – Backfire At The Disco [4wks] (22-15-13-8)

09 (09) One Republic – Stop & Stare [12wks] (40-31-14-3-2-2-2-3-4-7-9-9)

10 (11) Estelle feat. Kanye West – American Boy [6wks] (7-5-8-11-11-10)

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1766841.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/H2B03CDS.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/14FLR30CDX.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1763784.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/AT0304CDX.JPG

 

11 (17) Hot Chip – One Pure Thought [2wks] (17-11)

12 (08) Black Kids – I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You [4wks] (18-8-8-12)

13 (07) The Kooks – Always Where I Need To Be [8wks] (20-12-10-6-7-12-7-13)

14 (15) Young Knives – Turn Tail [4wks] (28-22-15-14)

15 (21) Infadels – Make Mistakes [3wks] (28-21-15)

16 (16) Yael Naim – New Soul [6wks] (35-30-23-23-16-16)

17 (23) The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name [2wks] (23-17)

18 (14) Duffy – Mercy [14wks] (9-5-5-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-7-10-10-14-18)

19 (**) The Script – We Cry [1wk] (19)

20 (33) The Raconteurs – Salute Your Solution [2wks] (33-20)

 

21 (26) Cahill feat. Nikki Belle – Trippin’ On You [3wks] (36-26-21)

22 (19) Panic At The Disco – Nine In The Afternoon [11wks] (17-8-6-6-4-6-9-14-16-19-22)

23 (20) Taio Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl [10wks] (16-4-3-6-8-12-12-17-20-23)

24 (18) Spencer Davis Group – I’m A Man [5wks] (38-30-25-18-24)

25 (12) Portishead – Machine Gun [5wks] (10-6-9-12-25)

26 (29) Adele – Cold Shoulder [6wks] (37-35-32-30-29-26)

27 (31) One Night Only – It’s About Time [4wks] (38-33-31-27)

28 (**) Futureheads – Radio Heart [1wk] (28)

29 (38) The Pigeon Detectives – This Is An Emergency [2wks] (38-29)

30 (25) Futureheads – Beginning Of The Twist [11wks] (35-28-22-13-8-12-13-16-20-25-30)

 

31 (24) Sugababes – Denial [9wks] (19-8-3-5-8-13-18-24-31)

32 (**) Yazoo – Nobody’s Diary (2008 Remixes) [1wk] (32)

33 (40) Paramore – That’s What You Get [2wks] (40-33)

34 (22) The Feeling – Without You [5wks] (33-33-27-22-34)

35 (**) Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful Of Sunshine [1wk] (35)

36 (39) Wiley – Wearing My Rolex [3wks] (39-39-36)

37 (28) Arcade Fire – Black Mirror [7wks] (35-26-21-17-21-28-37)

38 (**) Coldplay – Violet Hill [1wk] (38)

39 (**) Hadouken! – Declaration Of War [1wk] (39)

40 (30) Radiohead – Nude [7wks] (39-32-23-15-13-30-40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

Foo Fighters – Cheer Up, Boys (Your Make Up Is Running) [4wks] (17-11-14-27)

Girls Aloud – Can’t Speak French [8wks] (24-17-11-11-14-19-26-32)

Fragma – Toca’s Miracle 2008 [4wks] (40-31-24-34)

The Guillemots – Get Over It [8wks] (13-4-5-9-16-21-29-35)

Kylie Minogue – Wow [13wks] (14-4-2-1-2-2-5-9-14-18-24-31-36)

Goldfrapp – A & E [15wks] (5-2-1-1-1-3-3-7-9-14-18-22-27-34-37)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 6 Climbers: 16 Fallers: 13 Non Movers: 5

Highest New Entry: The Script – We Cry (No.20)

Highest Climber: The Raconteurs – Salute Your Solution (33->20) up 13 places

Highest Faller: Portishead – Machine Gun (12->25) down 13 places

Non Movers: Last Shadow Puppets (1), Madonna & Justin (2), Sam Sparro (6), One Reupblic (9), Yael Naim (16)

Longest Chart Runners: Duffy - Mercy (14wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down

Sara Bareilles – Love Song

We Are Scientists – Chick Lit

One Republic – Say (All I Need)

Panic At The Disco – That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)

Duran Duran – Skin Lovers

Duffy – Warwick Avenue

Fratellis – Mistress Mabel

The Guillemots – Falling Out Of Reach

Hercules & Love Affair – You Belong

The Zutons – Always Right Behind You

Kraak & Smaak – Squeeze Me

MGMT’s – Electric Feel

Foals – Red Sox Pugie

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A & E *3*

[89] 24 Feb Kylie Minogue – Wow *1*

[90] 01 Mar Duffy – Mercy *4*

[91] 29 Mar The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement *2*

[92] 12 Apr Goldfrapp – Happiness *2*

[XX] 27 Apr The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement

 

 

 

Mart!n’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #207 – 11/05/2008

 

Chart Commentary

After 6 weeks of hanging around in the top 5, Madonna finally peaks at No.1 this week with ‘4 Minutes’ collaborating with Justin Timberlake & Timbaland, taken from her No.1 album ‘Hard Candy’. The album features a highly infectious track ‘Give It 2 Me’ as a firm favourite of mine on the album, other memorable tracks on the album are ‘Heartbeat’, ‘Miles Away’ and ‘Incredible’, but in all it’s a great album.

The Script are a three-piece Irish band from Dublin, Danny (vocals and keys), Glen (drums), and Mark (guitar), having supported The Hoosiers on their nationwide tour. This is a whole new brand of Celtic Soul, blending hip hop lyrical flow with pop melodies, state of the art R'n'B production with anthemic rock dynamics, classic song construction with gritty contemporary narratives. The single ‘We Cry’ climbs 14 places to No.5 this week.

While Hot Chip were one of many bands from the early 2000s to have adopted an electro-pop sound, they stand apart from the pack both for their melodic and for their fully live, band-oriented approach to the indie genre. Their latest offering ‘One Pure Though’ climbs a place to No.10 this week, taken from their studio album ‘Made In The Dark’

The highest new entry of 4 comes from Glaswegian three-piece The Fratellis who make a welcome return to the chart at No.8 with ‘Mistress Mabel’ ready to tinker with the winning pop formula as ever with frantic keys and flange pedal guitar hooks raced around a blistering chorus. The track can also be found on their forthcoming second studio album ‘Here We Come’, following on the back of their debut album ‘Costello Music’ of 2006.

Duffy, Sara Bareilles and Hercules & Love Affair make up the reminder of the new entries in this week’s top 40 chart, next week should see a lot of the deadwood falling out. Could Kylie or The Fratellis climb to No.1, Duffy’s new single will be a serious contender for the top in a few weeks’ time, its very catchy and it’s my firm favourite track on the album.

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELMADGE.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/R6756.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/RUG288.JPG http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/enduranceben/whosthatgirl1.jpg http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697291572.JPG

 

01 (02) Madonna feat Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes [7wks] (3-2-5-4-2-2-1)

02 (03) Kylie Minogue – In Your Arms [4wks] (6-4-3-2)

03 (01) The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement [8wks] (7-1-1-2-2-1-1-3)

04 (04) Robyn – Who’s That Girl [5wks] (9-5-5-4-4)

05 (19) The Script – We Cry [2wks] (19-5)

06 (06) Sam Sparro – Black And Gold [6wks] (21-4-3-6-6-6)

07 (05) Goldfrapp – Happiness [6wks] (11-1-1-3-5-7)

08 (**) The Fratellis – Mistress Mabel [1wk] (8)

09 (07) September – Cry For You [4wks] (19-10-7-9)

10 (11) Hot Chip – One Pure Thought [3wks] (17-11-10)

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1766841.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/MUTE392.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1773068.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/H2B03CDS.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/CDEM748.JPG

 

11 (17) The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name [3wks] (23-17-11)

12 (09) One Republic – Stop & Stare [13wks] (40-31-14-3-2-2-2-3-4-7-9-9-12)

13 (16) Yael Naim – New Soul [7wks] (35-30-23-23-16-16-13)

14 (08) The Wombats – Backfire At The Disco [5wks] (22-15-13-8-14)

15 (15) Infadels – Make Mistakes [4wks] (28-21-15-15)

16 (20) The Raconteurs – Salute Your Solution [3wks] (33-20-16)

17 (10) Estelle feat. Kanye West – American Boy [7wks] (7-5-8-11-11-10-17)

18 (**) Duffy – Warwick Avenue [1wk] (18)

19 (12) Black Kids – I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You [5wks] (18-8-8-12-19)

20 (28) Futureheads – Radio Heart [2wks] (28-20)

 

21 (13) The Kooks – Always Where I Need To Be [9wks] (20-12-10-6-7-12-7-13-21)

22 (14) Young Knives – Turn Tail [5wks] (28-22-15-14-22)

23 (29) The Pigeon Detectives – This Is An Emergency [3wks] (38-29-23)

24 (18) Duffy – Mercy [15wks] (9-5-5-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-7-10-10-14-18-24)

25 (38) Coldplay – Violet Hill [2wks] (38-25)

26 (**) Sara Bareilles – Love Song [1wk] (26)

27 (32) Yazoo – Nobody’s Diary (2008 remixes) [2wks] (32-27)

28 (33) Paramore – That’s What You Get [3wks] (40-33-28)

29 (35) Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful Of Sunshine [2wks] (35-29)

30 (22) Panic At The Disco – Nine In The Afternoon [12wks] (17-8-6-6-4-6-9-14-16-19-22-30)

 

31 (23) Taio Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl [11wks] (16-4-3-6-8-12-12-17-20-23-31)

32 (24) Spencer Davis Group – I’m A Man [6wks] (38-30-25-18-24-32)

33 (27) One Night Only – It’s About Time [5wks] (38-33-31-27-33)

34 (25) Futureheads – Beginning Of The Twist [12wks] (35-28-22-13-8-12-13-16-20-25-30-34)

35 (21) Cahill feat. Nikki Belle – Trippin’ On You [4wks] (36-26-21-35)

36 (39) Hadouken! – Declaration Of War [2wks] (39-36)

37 (25) Portishead – Machine Gun [6wks] (10-6-9-12-25-37)

38 (31) Sugababes – Denial [10wks] (19-8-3-5-8-13-18-24-31-38)

39 (26) Adele – Cold Shoulder [7wks] (37-35-32-30-29-26-39)

40 (**) Hercules & Love Affair – You belong [1wk] (40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

The Feeling – Without You [5wks] (33-33-27-22-34)

Wiley – Wearing My Rolex [3wks] (39-39-36)

Arcade Fire – Black Mirror [7wks] (35-26-21-17-21-28-37)

Radiohead – Nude [7wks] (39-32-23-15-13-30-40)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 4 Climbers: 13 Fallers: 20 Non Movers: 3

Highest New Entry: Fratellis – Mistress Mabel (No.8)

Highest Climber: The Script – We Cry (19->5) up 14 places

Highest Faller: Cahill feat. Nikki Belle – Trippin’ On You (21->35) down 14 places

Non Movers: Robyn (4), Sam Sparro (6), Infadels (15)

Longest Chart Runners: Duffy - Mercy (15wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down

We Are Scientists – Chick Lit

One Republic – Say (All I Need)

Panic At The Disco – That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)

Duran Duran – Skin Divers

The Guillemots – Falling Out Of Reach

The Zutons – Always Right Behind You

Kraak & Smaak – Squeeze Me

MGMT’s – Electric Feel

Foals – Red Sox Pugie

The Kooks – Sway

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A & E *3*

[89] 24 Feb Kylie Minogue – Wow *1*

[90] 01 Mar Duffy – Mercy *4*

[91] 29 Mar The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement *2*

[92] 12 Apr Goldfrapp – Happiness *2*

[XX] 27 Apr The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement *2* (4wks in total)

[93] 11 May Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes

Mart!n’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #208 – 18/05/2008

 

 

Chart Commentary

No change at the top this week, Madonna maintains her No.1 position for the second week with ‘4 Minutes’ featuring the vocals of Justin Timberlake, the single can also be found on her studio album ‘Hard Candy’.

Welsh born Duffy (Aimee Anne) climbs inside the top 10 at No. 4 with ‘Warwick Avenue’ it’s the third single to be lifted from her ‘Rockferry’ album, ‘Warwick Avenue’ is a firm favourite track of mine with a touch of retro soul 70s sound, which is on course for a future No.1 in my chart.

The highest new entry of 7 comes from The Mystery Jets, with their new single ‘Two Doors Down’ at No.14, continue to grace us with such sublime, joyous and good old fashioned pop songs as this. What better way to welcome in the summer than with this track from one the UK’s most talented bunch of young men as they continue to grace us with such sublime, joyous and good old fashioned pop songs as this. On the flip side to the 7” of Two Doors Down is an inspired cover of Aztec Camera’s smash ‘Somewhere In My Heart’ advancing on those 80’s inspired influences, ‘Two Doors Down, can also be found on their forthcoming new studio album ‘Twenty-One’.

One Republic, The Guillemots, Gabriella Cilmi, The Zutons, The Foals and Sandi Thom make up the rest of the new entries this week inside the top 40. Will Duffy edge her way to the top spot next week or will The Fratellis beat Duffy to the post, all will be reveal next week.

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELMADGE.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/R6756.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1773068.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1766149.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697291572.JPG

 

01 (01) Madonna feat Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes [7wks] (3-2-5-4-2-2-1-1)

02 (02) Kylie Minogue – In Your Arms [5wks] (6-4-3-2-2)

03 (08) The Fratellis – Mistress Mabel [2wks] (8-3)

04 (18) Duffy – Warwick Avenue [2wks] (18-4)

05 (05) The Script – We Cry [3wks] (19-5-5)

06 (03) The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement [9wks] (7-1-1-2-2-1-1-3-6)

07 (10) Hot Chip – One Pure Thought [4wks] (17-11-10-7)

08 (04) Robyn – Who’s That Girl [6wks] (9-5-5-4-4-8)

09 (06) Sam Sparro – Black And Gold [7wks] (21-4-3-6-6-6-9)

10 (25) Coldplay – Violet Hill [3wks] (38-25-10)

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/RUG288.JPG http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/CDEM748.JPG http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v335/enduranceben/whosthatgirl1.jpg http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1766841.JPG http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k313/davidobowie/Single%20Covers%202008/Coldplay-VioletHill.png

 

11 (11) The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name [4wks] (23-17-11-11)

12 (07) Goldfrapp – Happiness [7wks] (11-1-1-3-5-7-12)

13 (20) Futureheads – Radio Heart [3wks] (28-20-13)

14 (**) Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down [1wk] (14)

15 (26) Sara Bareilles – Love Song [2wks] (26-15)

16 (09) September – Cry For You [5wks] (19-10-7-9-16)

17 (12) One Republic – Stop & Stare [14wks] (40-31-14-3-2-2-2-3-4-7-9-9-12-17)

18 (23) The Pigeon Detectives – This Is An Emergency [4wks] (38-29-23-18)

19 (16) The Raconteurs – Salute Your Solution [4wks] (33-20-16-20)

20 (13) Yael Naim – New Soul [8wks] (35-30-23-23-16-16-13-20)

 

21 (**) One Republic – Say (All I Need) [1wk] (21)

22 (17) Estelle feat. Kanye West – American Boy [8wks] (7-5-8-11-11-10-17-22)

23 (27) Yazoo – Nobody’s Diary (2008 remixes) [3wks] (32-27-23)

24 (19) Black Kids – I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You [6wks] (18-8-8-12-19-24)

25 (29) Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful Of Sunshine [3wks] (35-29-25)

26 (14) The Wombats – Backfire At The Disco [6wks] (22-15-13-8-14-26)

27 (15) Infadels – Make Mistakes [5wks] (28-21-15-15-27)

28 (**) Guillemots – Falling Out Of Reach [1wk] (28)

29 (24) Duffy – Mercy [16wks] (9-5-5-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-7-10-10-14-18-24-29)

30 (**) Gabriella Cilmi – Sweet Like Me [1wk] (30)

 

31 (**) The Zutons – Always Right Behind You [1wk] (31)

32 (21) The Kooks – Always Where I Need To Be [10wks] (20-12-10-6-7-12-7-13-21-32)

33 (28) Paramore – That’s What You Get [4wks] (40-33-28-33)

34 (30) Panic At The Disco – Nine In The Afternoon [13wks] (17-8-6-6-4-6-9-14-16-19-22-30-34)

35 (22) Young Knives – Turn Tail [6wks] (28-22-15-14-22-35)

36 (40) Hercules & Love Affair – You belong [2wks] (40-36)

37 (**) The Foals – Red Sox Pugie [1wk] (37)

38 (31) Taio Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl [12wks] (16-4-3-6-8-12-12-17-20-23-31-38)

39 (**) Sandi Thom – The Devil’s Beat [1wk] (39)

40 (36) Hadouken! – Declaration Of War [3wks] (39-36-40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

Spencer Davis Group – I’m A Man [6wks] (38-30-25-18-24-32)

One Night Only – It’s About Time [5wks] (38-33-31-27-33)

Futureheads – Beginning Of The Twist [12wks] (35-28-22-13-8-12-13-16-20-25-30-34)

Cahill feat. Nikki Belle – Trippin’ On You [4wks] (36-26-21-35)

Portishead – Machine Gun [6wks] (10-6-9-12-25-37)

Sugababes – Denial [10wks] (19-8-3-5-8-13-18-24-31-38)

Adele – Cold Shoulder [7wks] (37-35-32-30-29-26-39)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 7 Climbers: 10 Fallers: 19 Non Movers: 4

Highest New Entry: Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down (No.14)

Highest Climber: Coldplay – Violet Hill (25->10) up 25 places

Highest Faller: Young Knives – Turn Tail (22->35) down 13 places

Non Movers: Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake (1), Kylie Miinogue (2), The Script (5), Ting Tings (11)

Longest Chart Runners: Duffy - Mercy (16wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

We Are Scientists – Chick Lit

Panic At The Disco – That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed)

Duran Duran – Skin Divers

Kraak & Smaak – Squeeze Me

MGMT’s – Electric Feel

The Kooks – Shine On

Ne’Yo – Closer

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A&E *3*

[89] 24 Feb Kylie Minogue – Wow *1*

[90] 01 Mar Duffy – Mercy *4*

[91] 29 Mar The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement *2*

[92] 12 Apr Goldfrapp – Happiness *2*

[XX] 27 Apr The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement *2* (4wks in total)

[93] 11 May Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes

 

 

 

Mart!n’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #209 – 25/05/2008

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1766149.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1773068.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELMADGE.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/R6756.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697293787.JPG

 

01 (04) Duffy – Warwick Avenue [3wks] (18-4-1)

02 (03) The Fratellis – Mistress Mabel [3wks] (8-3-2)

03 (01) Madonna feat Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes [8wks] (3-2-5-4-2-2-1-1-3)

04 (02) Kylie Minogue – In Your Arms [6wks] (6-4-3-2-2-4)

05 (11) The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name [5wks] (23-17-11-11-5)

06 (14) Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down [2wks] (14-6)

07 (13) Futureheads – Radio Heart [4wks] (28-20-13-7)

08 (10) Coldplay – Violet Hill [4wks] (38-25-10-8)

09 (06) The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement [10wks] (7-1-1-2-2-1-1-3-6-9)

10 (05) The Script – We Cry [4wks] (19-5-5-10)

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/679L156CD.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/NUL02CD.JPGhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k313/davidobowie/Single%20Covers%202008/Coldplay-VioletHill.pnghttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/RUG288.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697291572.JPG

 

11 (08) Robyn – Who’s That Girl [7wks] (9-5-5-4-4-8-11)

12 (09) Sam Sparro – Black And Gold [8wks] (21-4-3-6-6-6-9-12)

13 (15) Sara Bareilles – Love Song [3wks] (26-15-13)

14 (07) Hot Chip – One Pure Thought [5wks] (17-11-10-7-14)

15 (18) The Pigeon Detectives – This Is An Emergency [5wks] (38-29-23-18-15)

16 (21) One Republic – Say (All I Need) [2wks] (21-16)

17 (12) Goldfrapp – Happiness [8wks] (11-1-1-3-5-7-12-17)

18 (28) Guillemots – Falling Out Of Reach [2wks] (28-18)

19 (25) Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful Of Sunshine [4wks] (35-29-25-19)

20 (**) Panic At The Disco – That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed) [1wk] (20)

 

21 (30) Gabriella Cilmi – Sweet Like Me [2wks] (30-21)

22 (31) The Zutons – Always Right Behind You [2wks] (31-22)

23 (17) One Republic – Stop & Stare [15wks] (40-31-14-3-2-2-2-3-4-7-9-9-12-17-23)

24 (16) September – Cry For You [6wks] (19-10-7-9-16-25)

25 (23) Yazoo – Nobody’s Diary (2008 remixes) [4wks] (32-27-23-25)

26 (**) Kraak & Smaak – Squeeze Me [1wk] (26)

27 (20) Yael Naim – New Soul [9wks] (35-30-23-23-16-16-13-20-27)

28 (**) Gusto – Disco’s Revenge 2008 [1wk] (28)

29 (37) The Foals – Red Sox Pugie [2wks] (37-29)

30 (19) The Raconteurs – Salute Your Solution [5wks] (33-20-16-19-30)

 

31 (22) Estelle feat. Kanye West – American Boy [9wks] (7-5-8-11-11-10-17-22-31)

32 (29) Duffy – Mercy [17wks] (9-5-5-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-7-10-10-14-18-24-29-32)

33 (39) Sandi Thom – The Devil’s Beat [2wks] (39-33)

34 (24) Black Kids – I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You [7wks] (18-8-8-12-19-24-34)

35 (**) Will.I.Am feat. Cheryl Cole – Heartbreaker [1wk] (35)

36 (26) The Wombats – Backfire At The Disco [7wks] (22-15-13-8-14-26-36)

37 (27) Infadels – Make Mistakes [6wks] (28-21-15-15-27-37)

38 (38) Taio Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl [13wks] (16-4-3-6-8-12-12-17-20-23-31-38-38)

39 (**) We Are Scientists – Chick Lit [1wk] (39)

36 (40) Hercules & Love Affair – You Belong [3wks] (40-36-40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

The Kooks – Always Where I Need To Be [10wks] (20-12-10-6-7-12-7-13-21-32)

Paramore – That’s What You Get [4wks] (40-33-28-33)

Panic At The Disco – Nine In The Afternoon [13wks] (17-8-6-6-4-6-9-14-16-19-22-30-34)

Young Knives – Turn Tail [6wks] (28-22-15-14-22-35)

Hadouken! – Declaration Of War [3wks] (39-36-40)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 5 Climbers: 15 Fallers: 19 Non Movers: 1

Highest New Entry: Panic At The Disco – That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed) (No.20)

Highest Climber: The Raconteurs – Salute Your Solution (28->18) up 10 places

Highest Faller: Young Knives – Turn Tail (19->30) down 11 places

Non Movers: Taio Cruz feat. Luciana (38)

Longest Chart Runners: Duffy - Mercy (17wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

Duran Duran – Skin Divers

MGMT’s – Electric Feel

The Kooks – Shine On

Ne’Yo – Closer

Taio Cruz feat. Estelle – I Can Be

Laura Marling – Cross Your Fingers

Weezer – Pork And Beans

Feeder – We Are The People

Madonna – Give It 2 Me

Goldfrapp – Caravan Girl

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A&E *3*

[89] 24 Feb Kylie Minogue – Wow *1*

[90] 01 Mar Duffy – Mercy *4*

[91] 29 Mar The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement *2*

[92] 12 Apr Goldfrapp – Happiness *2*

[XX] 27 Apr The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement *2* (4wks in total)

[93] 11 May Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes *2*

[94] 25 May Duffy – Warwick Avenue

Mart!n’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #210 – 01/06/2008

 

 

Chart Commentary

I didn’t have time for a chart commentary last week, now its back, no change at the top, Duffy remains at No.1 with ‘Warwick Avenue’ and The Fratellis remain at No.2 for a second week with ‘Mistress Mabel’, while the Mystery Jets move up 3 places to No.3 with ‘Two Doors Down’.

LA pop rockers One Republic are on the move upwards with their follow up single to ‘Stop & Stare’ with ‘Say All I Need’ up to No.7, taken from their debut album ‘Dreaming Out Loud’. Incidentally ‘Stop & Stare’ is at No.28 this week, in its sixteenth week. The band formed way back in 2003 and have been going strong for 5 years stateside, while their music was only unleashed on this side of the water late last year, its been an incredible roller coaster ride for them in the past 12 months churning out a hit after hit.

Sara Bareilles, a singer/songwriter from the brilliantly-named town of Eureka, California unleashes her debut single ‘Love Song’ moves up the chart to No.8, its already a top 5 smash across the pond a bounding piano-pop romp that sounds great while you are waiting for a bus to come along. The track has been around for a long time since late last year, its only now the track is getting recognition on this side of the pond that truly deserves and it’s a gem, easy catchy number to listen to.

The Zutons are back, after Mark Ronson did a cover version of their original hit ‘Valerie’ their new single ‘Always Right Behind You’ is a rock and roll blinder, with a touch of Status Quo influences, and just beyond the horizon, album number three is waiting to be unleashed under the title of ‘You Can Do Anything’. The single climbs 12 places to the foot of the top 10 at No.10.

The highest new entry of 6 comes from Multi-talented R&B artist, songwriter and producer, Taio Cruz with his follow up single to ‘Come On Girl’ with ‘I Can Be’ this time collaborating on vocals with Estelle, both tracks can be found on his debut studio album ‘Departure’. The track earns itself the position of No.15 this week.

Feeder, Snap!, Portishead, Julian Velard and the Long Blondes make up the rest of the new entries in this week’s top 40 Chart. Will Duffy remain at No.1 next week for a third week, or will the Fratellis snatch victory over Duffy unless other singles from Sara Bareilles, One Republic or the Mystery Jets can do the deed, check back in 7 days time.

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1766149.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1773068.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/679L156CD.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/NUL02CD.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELCDTING.JPG

 

01 (01) Duffy – Warwick Avenue [4wks] (18-4-1-1)

02 (02) The Fratellis – Mistress Mabel [4wks] (8-3-2-2)

03 (06) Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down [3wks] (14-6-3)

04 (07) Futureheads – Radio Heart [5wks] (28-20-13-7-4)

05 (05) The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name [6wks] (23-17-11-11-5-5)

06 (03) Madonna feat Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes [9wks] (3-2-5-4-2-2-1-1-3-6)

07 (16) One Republic – Say (All I Need) [3wks] (21-16-7)

08 (13) Sara Bareilles – Love Song [3wks] (26-15-13-8)

09 (04) Kylie Minogue – In Your Arms [7wks] (6-4-3-2-2-4-9)

10 (22) The Zutons – Always Right Behind You [3wks] (31-22-10)

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELMADGE.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1772305.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697315932.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/R6756.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/DLT076.JPG

 

11 (18) Guillemots – Falling Out Of Reach [3wks] (28-18-11)

12 (09) The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement [11wks] (7-1-1-2-2-1-1-3-6-9-12)

13 (20) Panic At The Disco – That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed) [2wks] (20-13)

14 (21) Gabriella Cilmi – Sweet Like Me [3wks] (30-21-14)

15 (**) Taio Cruz feat. Estelle – I Can Be [1wk] (15)

16 (10) The Script – We Cry [5wks] (19-5-5-10-16)

17 (11) Robyn – Who’s That Girl [8wks] (9-5-5-4-4-8-11-17)

18 (08) Coldplay – Violet Hill [5wks] (38-25-10-8-18)

19 (19) Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful Of Sunshine [5wks] (35-29-25-19-19)

20 (12) Sam Sparro – Black And Gold [9wks] (21-4-3-6-6-6-9-12-20)

 

21 (26) Kraak & Smaak – Squeeze Me [2wks] (26-21)

22 (17) Goldfrapp – Happiness [9wks] (11-1-1-3-5-7-12-17-22)

23 (14) Hot Chip – One Pure Thought [6wks] (17-11-10-7-14-23)

24 (**) Feeder – We Are The People [1wk] (24)

25 (15) The Pigeon Detectives – This Is An Emergency [6wks] (38-29-23-18-15-25)

26 (29) The Foals – Red Sox Pugie [3wks] (37-29-26)

27 (**) Snap! – Rhythm Is A Dancer [1wk] (27)

28 (23) One Republic – Stop & Stare [16wks] (40-31-14-3-2-2-2-3-4-7-9-9-12-17-23-28)

29 (35) Will.I.Am feat. Cheryl Cole – Heartbreaker [2wks] (35-29)

30 (33) Sandi Thom – The Devil’s Beat [3wks] (39-33-30)

 

31 (**) Portishead – The Rip [1wk] (31)

32 (39) We Are Scientists – Chick Lit [2wks] (39-32)

33 (25) Yazoo – Nobody’s Diary (2008 remixes) [5wks] (32-27-23-25-33)

34 (32) Duffy – Mercy [18wks] (9-5-5-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-7-10-10-14-18-24-29-32-34)

35 (**) Julian Velard – Jimmy Dean and Steve McQueen [1wk] (35)

36 (31) Estelle feat. Kanye West – American Boy [10wks] (7-5-8-11-11-10-17-22-31-36)

37 (40) Hercules & Love Affair – You Belong [4wks] (40-36-40-37)

38 (25) September – Cry For You [7wks] (19-10-7-9-16-25-38)

39 (27) Yael Naim – New Soul [10wks] (35-30-23-23-16-16-13-20-27-39)

40 (**) Long Blondes – Guilt [1wk] (40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

Gusto – Disco’s Revenge 2008 [1wk] (28)

The Raconteurs – Salute Your Solution [5wks] (33-20-16-19-30)

Black Kids – I’m Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You [7wks] (18-8-8-12-19-24-34)

The Wombats – Backfire At The Disco [7wks] (22-15-13-8-14-26-36)

Infadels – Make Mistakes [6wks] (28-21-15-15-27-37)

Taio Cruz feat. Luciana – Come On Girl [13wks] (16-4-3-6-8-12-12-17-20-23-31-38-38)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 6 Climbers: 14 Fallers: 16 Non Movers: 4

Highest New Entry: Taio Cruz feat. Estelle – I Can Be (No.15)

Highest Climber: The Zutons – Always Right Behind You (22->10) up 12 places

Highest Faller: September – Cry For You (25->38) down 13 places

Non Movers: Duffy (1), Fratellis (2), Ting Tings (5), Natasha Bedingfield (19)

Longest Chart Runners: Duffy - Mercy (18wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

MGMT’s – Electric Feel

The Kooks – Shine On

Ne’Yo – Closer

Laura Marling – Cross Your Fingers

Weezer – Pork And Beans

Madonna – Give It 2 Me

Goldfrapp – Caravan Girl

Last Shadow Puppets – Standing Next To Me

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A&E *3*

[89] 24 Feb Kylie Minogue – Wow *1*

[90] 01 Mar Duffy – Mercy *4*

[91] 29 Mar The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement *2*

[92] 12 Apr Goldfrapp – Happiness *2*

[XX] 27 Apr The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement *2* (4wks in total)

[93] 11 May Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes *2*

[94] 25 May Duffy – Warwick Avenue

Mart!n’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #211 – 08/06/2008

 

 

Chart Commentary

No stopping Duffy this week, she remains at No.1 for a third week with ‘Warwick Avenue’, her closest challenger seems to be Mystery Jets as they move up a place to No.2 with ‘Two Doors Down’ taken from their second studio album ‘Twenty One’ while the Ting Tings earn themselves a new peak at No.3 with ‘That’s Not My Name’.

Not much movement inside the top 10, but singer, producer and songwriter Taio Cruz continues to cruise up 8 places to No.15 with ‘I Can Be’ which is the follow up single to ‘Come On Girl’ both tracks can be found on his debut studio album ‘Departure’.

The highest new entry of 4 comes from singer, songwriter Ne’Yo with his brand new release ‘Closer’ in at No.9. This song is hot and on point and the lyrics are great with a touch of a summer vibe to it. Vocally he always sounds the same in every song he does, but this is my absolute favourite song of his. It's definitely going to be a top 10 smash if not No.1, taken from his third studio album ‘Year Of The Gentlemen’.

Mint Royale enter the chart at No.16 this week, purely as a classic tune, the track was featured in the final of ITV’s Saturday Reality TV Series Britain’s Got Talent where the winner George Sampson, danced his way to victory by using the Mint Royale track ‘Singin’ In The Rain’ as his sound bed to his dance routine. MGMT and Laura Marling make up the reminder of this week’s new entries in this week’s top 40 chart. Will Duffy maintain her position next week, or will Ne’Yo catapult himself to No.1, unless Mint Royale put a spanner in the works and climb all the way to the top, tune in 7 days time to find out.

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1766149.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/679L156CD.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELCDTING.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1772305.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1773068.JPG

 

01 (01) Duffy – Warwick Avenue [5wks] (18-4-1-1-1)

02 (03) Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down [4wks] (14-6-3-2)

03 (05) The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name [7wks] (23-17-11-11-5-5-3)

04 (07) One Republic – Say (All I Need) [4wks] (21-16-7-4)

05 (02) The Fratellis – Mistress Mabel [5wks] (8-3-2-2-5)

06 (08) Sara Bareilles – Love Song [4wks] (26-15-13-8-6)

07 (15) Taio Cruz feat. Estelle – I Can Be [2wks] (15-7)

08 (04) Futureheads – Radio Heart [6wks] (28-20-13-7-4-8)

09 (**) Ne’Yo – Closer [1wk] (9)

10 (06) Madonna feat Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes [11wks] (3-2-5-4-2-2-1-1-3-6-10)

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697315932.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1772004.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/NUL02CD.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELCDNEY.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELMADGE.JPG

 

11 (13) Panic At The Disco – That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed) [3wks] (20-13-11)

12 (14) Gabriella Cilmi – Sweet About Me [4wks] (30-21-14-12)

13 (09) Kylie Minogue – In Your Arms [8wks] (6-4-3-2-2-4-9-13)

14 (24) Feeder – We Are The People [2wks] (24-14)

15 (12) The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement [13wks] (7-1-1-2-2-1-1-3-6-9-12-15)

16 (**) Mint Royale – Singin’ In The Rain [1wk] (16)

17 (10) The Zutons – Always Right Behind You [4wks] (31-22-10-17)

18 (19) Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful Of Sunshine [6wks] (35-29-25-19-19-18)

19 (11) Guillemots – Falling Out Of Reach [4wks] (28-18-11-19)

20 (27) Snap! – Rhythm Is A Dancer [2wks] (27-20)

 

21 (21) Kraak & Smaak – Squeeze Me [3wks] (26-21-21)

22 (16) The Script – We Cry [6wks] (19-5-5-10-16-22)

23 (17) Robyn – Who’s That Girl [9wks] (9-5-5-4-4-8-11-17-23)

24 (31) Portishead – The Rip [2wks] (31-24)

25 (20) Sam Sparro – Black And Gold [10wks] (21-4-3-6-6-6-9-12-20-25)

26 (35) Julian Velard – Jimmy Dean and Steve McQueen [2wks] (35-26)

27 (18) Coldplay – Violet Hill [6wks] (38-25-10-8-18-27)

28 (**) MGMT – Electric Feel [1wk] (28)

29 (32) We Are Scientists – Chick Lit [3wks] (39-32-29)

30 (22) Goldfrapp – Happiness [10wks] (11-1-1-3-5-7-12-17-22-30)

 

31 (23) Hot Chip – One Pure Thought [7wks] (17-11-10-7-14-23-31)

32 (37) Hercules & Love Affair – You Belong [5wks] (40-36-40-37-32)

33 (28) One Republic – Stop & Stare [16wks] (40-31-14-3-2-2-2-3-4-7-9-9-12-17-23-28-33)

34 (26) The Foals – Red Sox Pugie [4wks] (37-29-26-34)

35 (**) Laura Marling – Cross Your Fingers [1wk] (35)

36 (25) The Pigeon Detectives – This Is An Emergency [7wks] (38-29-23-18-15-25-36)

37 (29) Will.I.Am feat. Cheryl Cole – Heartbreaker [3wks] (35-29-37)

38 (34) Duffy – Mercy [19wks] (9-5-5-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-7-10-10-14-18-24-29-32-34-38)

39 (30) Sandi Thom – The Devil’s Beat [3wks] (39-33-30-39)

40 (40) Long Blondes – Guilt [2wks] (40-40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

Yazoo – Nobody’s Diary (2008 remixes) [5wks] (32-27-23-25-33)

Estelle feat. Kanye West – American Boy [10wks] (7-5-8-11-11-10-17-22-31-36)

September – Cry For You [7wks] (19-10-7-9-16-25-38)

Yael Naim – New Soul [10wks] (35-30-23-23-16-16-13-20-27-39)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 4 Climbers: 14 Fallers: 19 Non Movers: 3

Highest New Entry: Ne’Yo – Closer (No.9)

Highest Climber: Snap! – Rhythm Is A Dancer (27->1) up 11 places

Highest Faller: The Pigeon Detectives – This Is An Emergency (25->36) down 11 places

Non Movers: Duffy (1), Kraak & Smaak (21), Long Blondes (40)

Longest Chart Runners: Duffy - Mercy (19wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

The Kooks – Shine On

Weezer – Pork And Beans

Madonna – Give It 2 Me

Goldfrapp – Caravan Girl

Last Shadow Puppets – Standing Next To Me

Black Kids – Hurricane Jane

Dirty Pretty Things – Tired Of England

Elliott Minor – Time After Time

Those Dancing Days – Run Run

Sharleen Spiteri – All The Times I Cried

Ting Tings – Shut Up And Let Me Go

Ironik – Stay With Me

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A&E *3*

[89] 24 Feb Kylie Minogue – Wow *1*

[90] 01 Mar Duffy – Mercy *4*

[91] 29 Mar The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement *2*

[92] 12 Apr Goldfrapp – Happiness *2*

[XX] 27 Apr The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement *2* (4wks in total)

[93] 11 May Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes *2*

[94] 25 May Duffy – Warwick Avenue

Mart!n’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #212 – 15/06/2008

 

 

Chart Commentary

Duffy remains at No.1 for a fourth week with ‘Warwick Avenue’ and it matches the 4 week chart run at No.1 with ‘Mercy’, actually ‘Mercy’ is still enjoying its 20th week in the chart both singles can be found on her debut album ‘Rockferry’ which is currently the top selling album of 2008. Ne’Yo climbs a further 7 places to No.2 with his summer infectious anthem R&B hit ‘Closer’ taken from his third studio album ‘Year Of The Gentleman’.

Jumping 13 places to No.3 belongs to Mint Royale with ‘Singin’ In The Rain’ as a result of its use in the winning performance of Britain's Got Talent, now thanks to a teenage dancer and a rain machine lit in blue, makes its way into my chart. The track originally had special commission from an ad agency and was responsible for a 2005 TV commercial for Volkswagen.

Australian born Gabriella Cilmi has been climbing up the chart very slowly to No.7, and this week has crept inside the top 10 after just 5 weeks, the single ‘Sweet About Me’ is actually a slow burner, and has been growing on me each week, its got a clever hook and after a few listens, it lodges in your brain, the track can also be found on her debut album ‘Lessons To Be Learned’. The track first surfaced as an ad for the TV Commercial ‘Sure’ and has gathered new status as a hit single.

Feeder make a welcome entry to the chart and its their first single to enter my personal chart, the track ‘We Are The People’ climbs inside the top 10 at No.8, taken from their new sixth studio album ‘Silent Cry’. Its an anthemic, slow-build-up ballad in the usual Feeder-style the single stands out well with the likes of ‘Turn’ and ‘Feeling A Moment’.

The highest new entry of 6 comes from the Florida based group Black Kids in at No.22, with their new single ‘Hurricane Jane’ is the perfect example of just why they’re so hotly anticipated – it’s infectious, sweet and just perfect for the summer and taken from their soon to be released new album ‘Partie Traumatic’.

Infadels, Weezer, Vampire Weekend, The Music and Dirty Pretty Things, make up the rest of the new entries in this week’s top 40 chart. Will Ne’Yo edge his way to the top next week, or will Mint Royale snatch victory, tune in 7 days time and find out.

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1766149.JPGhttp://www.freewebs.com/juranamo/Small%20Covers/neyo.jpghttp://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm155/medicatedsoap/singintherain.jpghttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1772004.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/679L156CD.JPG

 

01 (01) Duffy – Warwick Avenue [6wks] (18-4-1-1-1-1)

02 (09) Ne’Yo – Closer [2wks] (9-2)

03 (16) Mint Royale – Singin’ In The Rain [2wks] (16-3)

04 (07) Taio Cruz feat. Estelle – I Can Be [3wks] (15-7-4)

05 (02) Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down [5wks] (14-6-3-2-5)

06 (03) The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name [8wks] (23-17-11-11-5-5-3-6)

07 (12) Gabriella Cilmi – Sweet About Me [5wks] (30-21-14-12-7)

08 (14) Feeder – We Are The People [3wks] (24-14-8)

09 (06) Sara Bareilles – Love Song [6wks] (26-15-13-8-6-9)

10 (07) One Republic – Say (All I Need) [5wks] (21-16-7-4-10)

 

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k313/davidobowie/Single%20Covers%202008/TheTingTings-ThatsNotMyName.pnghttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1775699.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/PRERELCDSFEE.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/88697315932.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1772305.JPG

 

11 (11) Panic At The Disco – That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed) [4wks] (20-13-11-11)

12 (05) The Fratellis – Mistress Mabel [6wks] (8-3-2-2-5-12)

13 (08) Futureheads – Radio Heart [7wks] (28-20-13-7-4-8-13)

14 (20) Snap! – Rhythm Is A Dancer [3wks] (27-20-14)

15 (10) Madonna feat Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes [12wks] (3-2-5-4-2-2-1-1-3-6-10-15)

16 (18) Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful Of Sunshine [7wks] (35-29-25-19-19-18-16)

17 (28) MGMT – Electric Feel [2wks] (28-17)

18 (24) Portishead – The Rip [3wks] (31-24-18)

19 (13) Kylie Minogue – In Your Arms [9wks] (6-4-3-2-2-4-9-13-19)

20 (26) Julian Velard – Jimmy Dean and Steve McQueen [3wks] (35-26-20)

 

21 (15) The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement [14wks] (7-1-1-2-2-1-1-3-6-9-12-15-21)

22 (**) Black Kids – Hurricane Jane [1wk] (22)

23 (29) We Are Scientists – Chick Lit [4wks] (39-32-29-23)

24 (27) Coldplay – Violet Hill [7wks] (38-25-10-8-18-27-24)

25 (19) Guillemots – Falling Out Of Reach [4wks] (28-18-11-19-25)

26 (22) The Script – We Cry [7wks] (19-5-5-10-16-22-26)

27 (**) Infadels - Free Things For Poor People [1wk] (27)

28 (17) The Zutons – Always Right Behind You [5wks] (31-22-10-17-28)

29 (23) Robyn – Who’s That Girl [10wks] (9-5-5-4-4-8-11-17-23-29)

30 (25) Sam Sparro – Black And Gold [10wks] (21-4-3-6-6-6-9-12-20-25-30)

 

31 (35) Laura Marling – Cross Your Fingers [2wks] (35-31)

32 (21) Kraak & Smaak – Squeeze Me [4wks] (26-21-21-32)

33 (34) The Foals – Red Sox Pugie [5wks] (37-29-26-34-33)

34 (30) Goldfrapp – Happiness [11wks] (11-1-1-3-5-7-12-17-22-30-34)

35 (**) Weezer – Pork And Beans [1wk] (35)

36 (**) Vampire Weekend – Oxford Comma [1wk] (36)

37 (**) The Music – Strength In Numbers [1wk] (37)

38 (38) Duffy – Mercy [20wks] (9-5-5-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-7-10-10-14-18-24-29-32-34-38-38)

39 (**) Dirty Pretty Things – Tired Of England [1wk] (39)

40 (33) One Republic – Stop & Stare [17wks] (40-31-14-3-2-2-2-3-4-7-9-9-12-17-23-28-33-40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

Hot Chip – One Pure Thought [7wks] (17-11-10-7-14-23-31)

Hercules & Love Affair – You Belong [5wks] (40-36-40-37-32)

The Pigeon Detectives – This Is An Emergency [7wks] (38-29-23-18-15-25-36)

Will.I.Am feat. Cheryl Cole – Heartbreaker [3wks] (35-29-37)

Sandi Thom – The Devil’s Beat [3wks] (39-33-30-39)

Long Blondes – Guilt [2wks] (40-40)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 6 Climbers: 14 Fallers: 17 Non Movers: 3

Highest New Entry: Black Kids – Hurricane Jane (No.22)

Highest Climber: Mint Royale – Singin’ In The Rain (16->3) up 13 places

Highest Faller: Kraak & Smaak – Squeeze Me (21->32) down 11 places

Non Movers: Duffy (1 & 40) Panic At The Disco (11)

Longest Chart Runners: Duffy - Mercy (20wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

The Kooks – Shine On

Madonna – Give It 2 Me

Goldfrapp – Caravan Girl

Last Shadow Puppets – Standing Next To Me

Elliott Minor – Time After Time

Those Dancing Days – Run Run

Sharleen Spiteri – All The Times I Cried

Ting Tings – Shut Up And Let Me Go

Ironik – Stay With Me

Ladyhawke – Paris Is Burning

Coldplay – Viva La Vida

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A&E *3*

[89] 24 Feb Kylie Minogue – Wow *1*

[90] 01 Mar Duffy – Mercy *4*

[91] 29 Mar The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement *2*

[92] 12 Apr Goldfrapp – Happiness *2*

[XX] 27 Apr The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement *2* (4wks in total)

[93] 11 May Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes *2*

[94] 25 May Duffy – Warwick Avenue

Mart!n’s Top 40 Reload Chart

Chart #213 – 22/06/2008

 

 

Chart Commentary

This week is all change at the top after 4 weeks at No.1 Duffy slips to No.3 with ‘Warwick Avenue’ while Ne’Yo edges up a place to No.1 with his infectious R&B number ‘Closer’ which gives a nice summer vibe to the top spot, while Mint Royale edge another place to No.2 with ‘Singin’ In The Rain’. This week sees Coldplay climbing 20 places back up the chart with ‘Violet Hill’ on the back of a brilliant album Viva La Vida And Death To All His Friends’, the album is truly remarkable and you really have to appreciate their music and their lyrics. Also further down the chart at No.25 ‘Viva LA Vida’ makes a welcome addition to this week’s top 40 chart, I have to say this track is one of the highlights on the album and comes across truly meaningful, along with ‘Cemeteries Of London’ and ‘Strawberry Swings’.

Las Vegas emo band Panic At The Disco follow the last single ‘Nine In The Afternoon’ with ‘That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed’ which resides insides the top 10 at No.7, taken from their studio album ‘Pretty. Odd’.

Black Kids' debut single ‘I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You’ was a breakthrough hit from the young group from Florida. It was going to be a tough to follow up a song like that but ‘Hurricane Jane’ has one of the most recognizable guitar intros of recent times, both tracks can be found on their forthcoming debut album ‘Partie Traumatic’ due out on July 8.

The highest new entry of 7 comes from The Last Shadow Puppets with their new release of ‘Standing Next To Me’, in at No.13. Alex Turner's side project, The Last Shadow Puppets are taking us right back to the 60s in a way that recalls early era-Bowie and more-prominently the often overlooked Scott Walker. Teaming up with The Rascals frontman Miles Kane, they release the second single from 'The Age Of The Understatement'. Differing immensely from the galloping 'Knights of Cydonia' strings and epic overtones of the first single, 'Standing Next To Me' simply rolls along with class and grace that would be somewhat out of place on 'Favourite Worst Nightmare'.

Ladyhawke, Goldfrapp, The Kooks, Those Dancing Days and Elliot Minor make up the reminder of this week’s new entries inside the top 40. What’s in store for next week, will Ne’Yo remain at No.1 for a second or will Mint Royale edge their way up another place to No.1, or will Coldplay finally peak at No.1 after 8 weeks in the chart.

 

http://www.freewebs.com/juranamo/Small%20Covers/neyo.jpghttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1766149.JPGhttp://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm155/medicatedsoap/singintherain.jpghttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k313/davidobowie/Single%20Covers%202008/Coldplay-VioletHill.pnghttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1775699.JPG

 

01 (02) Ne’Yo – Closer [3wks] (9-2-1)

02 (01) Duffy – Warwick Avenue [7wks] (18-4-1-1-1-1-2)

03 (03) Mint Royale – Singin’ In The Rain [3wks] (16-3-3)

04 (24) Coldplay – Violet Hill [8wks] (38-25-10-8-18-27-24-4)

05 (07) Gabriella Cilmi – Sweet About Me [6wks] (30-21-14-12-7-5)

06 (04) Taio Cruz feat. Estelle – I Can Be [4wks] (15-7-4-6)

07 (11) Panic At The Disco – That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed) [5wks] (20-13-11-11-7)

08 (05) Mystery Jets – Two Doors Down [6wks] (14-6-3-2-5-8)

09 (06) The Ting Tings – That’s Not My Name [9wks] (23-17-11-11-5-5-3-6-9)

10 (22) Black Kids – Hurricane Jane [2wks] (22-10)

 

http://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/1772004.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/AT0314CD1.JPGhttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/679L156CD.JPGhttp://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k313/davidobowie/Single%20Covers%202008/TheTingTings-ThatsNotMyName.pnghttp://www3.hmv.co.uk/hmv/Large_Images/HMV/AGUK2CDS.JPG

 

11 (17) MGMT – Electric Feel [3wks] (28-17-11)

12 (09) Sara Bareilles – Love Song [7wks] (26-15-13-8-6-9-12)

13 (**) The Last Shadow Puppets – Standing Next To Me [1wk] (13)

14 (14) Snap! – Rhythm Is A Dancer [4wks] (27-20-14-14)

15 (27) Infadels - Free Things For Poor People [2wks] (27-15)

16 (**) Ladyhawke – Paris Is Burning [1wk] (16)

17 (08) Feeder – We Are The People [4wks] (24-14-8-17)

18 (18) Portishead – The Rip [4wks] (31-24-18-18)

19 (10) One Republic – Say (All I Need) [6wks] (21-16-7-4-10-19)

20 (12) The Fratellis – Mistress Mabel [7wks] (8-3-2-2-5-12-20)

 

21 (16) Natasha Bedingfield – Pocketful Of Sunshine [8wks] (35-29-25-19-19-18-16-21)

22 (15) Madonna feat Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes [13wks] (3-2-5-4-2-2-1-1-3-6-10-15-22)

23 (13) Futureheads – Radio Heart [8wks] (28-20-13-7-4-8-13-23)

24 (36) Vampire Weekend – Oxford Comma [2wks] (36-24)

25 (**) Coldplay – Viva La Vida [1wk] (25)

26 (19) Kylie Minogue – In Your Arms [10wks] (6-4-3-2-2-4-9-13-19-26)

27 (35) Weezer – Pork And Beans [2wks] (35-27)

28 (21) The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement [15wks] (7-1-1-2-2-1-1-3-6-9-12-15-21-28)

29 (**) Goldfrapp – Caravan Girl [1wk] (29)

30 (20) Julian Velard – Jimmy Dean and Steve McQueen [4wks] (35-26-20-30)

 

31 (23) We Are Scientists – Chick Lit [5wks] (39-32-29-23-31)

32 (37) The Music – Strength In Numbers [2wks] (37-32)

33 (26) The Script – We Cry [8wks] (19-5-5-10-16-22-26-33)

34 (30) Sam Sparro – Black And Gold [11wks] (21-4-3-6-6-6-9-12-20-25-30-34)

35 (29) Robyn – Who’s That Girl [11wks] (9-5-5-4-4-8-11-17-23-29-35)

36 (25) Guillemots – Falling Out Of Reach [6wks] (28-18-11-19-25-36)

37 (**) The Kooks – Shine On [1wk] (37)

38 (**) Those Dancing Days – Run Run [1wk] (38)

39 (**) Elliot Minor – Time After Time [1wk] (39)

40 (28) The Zutons – Always Right Behind You [6wks] (31-22-10-17-28-40)

 

=====

 

DROPOUTS

Laura Marling – Cross Your Fingers [2wks] (35-31)

Kraak & Smaak – Squeeze Me [4wks] (26-21-21-32)

The Foals – Red Sox Pugie [5wks] (37-29-26-34-33)

Goldfrapp – Happiness [11wks] (11-1-1-3-5-7-12-17-22-30-34)

Duffy – Mercy [20wks] (9-5-5-3-2-1-1-1-1-4-7-10-10-14-18-24-29-32-34-38-38)

Dirty Pretty Things – Tired Of England [1wks] (39)

One Republic – Stop & Stare [17wks] (40-31-14-3-2-2-2-3-4-7-9-9-12-17-23-28-33-40)

 

=====

 

TOP 40 CHART STATS

New Entries: 7 Climbers: 10 Fallers: 20 Non Movers: 3

Highest New Entry: The Last Shadow Puppets – Standing Next To Me (No.13)

Highest Climber: Coldplay – Violet Hill (24->4) up 20 places

Highest Faller: The Zutons – Always Right Behind (28->40) down 12 places

Non Movers: Mint Royale (3), Snap! (14), Portishead (18)

Longest Chart Runners: The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement (15wks)

 

=====

 

FUTURE TRACKS

Madonna – Give It 2 Me

Sharleen Spiteri – All The Times I Cried

Ironik – Stay With Me

Potbellez – Don’t Hold Back

Ting Tings – Shut Up And Let Me Go

Hot Chip – Touch Too Much

Katy Perry – I Kissed A Girl

Five O'Clock Heroes ft Agyness Dean - Who

Metronomy – Holiday

 

=====

 

HALL OF FAME 2008

[87] 20 Jan Robyn – Be Mine! *2*

[88] 03 Feb Goldfrapp – A&E *3*

[89] 24 Feb Kylie Minogue – Wow *1*

[90] 01 Mar Duffy – Mercy *4*

[91] 29 Mar The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement *2*

[92] 12 Apr Goldfrapp – Happiness *2*

[XX] 27 Apr The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement *2* (4wks in total)

[93] 11 May Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake – 4 Minutes *2*

[94] 25 May Duffy – Warwick Avenue *4*

[95] 22 Jun Ne’Yo – Closer