June 15, 201412 yr 40 25 02 Wilkinson Featuring Tom Cane Half Light Lazers Not Included | 2013 http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music4/v4/5b/22/9e/5b229e40-e91f-e880-93b0-5bf05b98a0ad/14UMGIM07318.170x170-75.jpg Chart Run: 25-40 Release date: 01-06-2014 Format: digital single Label: Ram Records Sales: 10k+ Video here: zrX5zrPoZoM Biography Hailing from the leafy suburbs of South West London is Ram Records’ Wilkinson. His first insight into making music came at the age of 9 when his parents bought him a drum kit. Mark ‘Wilkinson’ joined a few bands and was playing at venues as far as the Birmingham NEC and as close as the local old peoples home. This swiftly ended at the age of 14 when Wilkinson discovered his passion for dance music amongst other things. In his final year at college Wilkinson tried his hand at making beats in the college studio, this lead to him buying his first bits of production gear and turning his bedroom into a studio. A few years and part time jobs later, after driving his family mad with large amounts of bass loosening the brickwork of his house, Mark secured himself a studio not far from his home. After fine-tuning his production skills, Wilkinson passed a few songs on to Hospital Records via Cyantific, which led to his first release on Hospital Records’ Sick Music 2 compilation. A few months later Wilkinson sent a folder of tunes to Ram Records and within days received a phone call from Andy C inviting him for a meeting at the Ram Records HQ. October 2010 saw three of Wilkinson’s songs featured on Andy C’s Nightlife 5 album and releases including ‘Moonwalker’/‘Samurai’, ‘Refuge’, ‘Get Into It’ and the mighty ‘Everytime’/‘Overdose’ doing damage across dance-floors worldwide, winning fans from Skream, Mista Jam, Chase & Status and High Contrast in the process. Since then Mark won the ‘Best Breakthrough Producer’ award at the National D&B Awards 2012 and has remixed Chase & Status, Example, Nero, Professor Green, Wiley and Jakwob to much critical acclaim. He’s also currently working on production projects for Relentless, Atlantic and Island Records. 2012 saw Wilkinson up the levels once more, releasing the mighty ‘Automatic’ in the summer, followed by the hit record ‘Need To Know’ feat. Iman which topped the iTunes Electronic chart, was championed by the likes of Zane Lowe, Annie Mac and Nick Grimshaw, was Sara Cox’s daytime Record Of The Week and spent 4 weeks on the Radio 1 playlist. Hotly tipped to do big things across drum & bass and electronica, Wilkinson released ‘Take You Higher’ to much critical acclaim, again topping all D&B charts and receiving numerous daytime Radio 1 spins. Following on from ‘Heartbeat’ feat. P Money & Arlissa which again topped all d&b charts and was playlisted across BBC 1Xtra, Wilkinson releases ‘Afterglow’ ahead of his debut album on Ram Records titled ‘Lazers Not Included’ this Oct 2013. He continues to tour worldwide from Sydney to Berlin, Barcelona to Brighton with his dynamic and energetic DJ sets including festival performances this summer at EDC Las Vegas, Mallorca Rocks, Exit, Nass, Global Gathering & Bestival. One to watch! - Facebook Chart history (Year peak title): Wilkinson 2013 08 Afterglow -1- 2014 55 Too Close (Wilkinson Feat. Detour City) -2- 2014 25 Half Light (Wilkinson Feat. Tom Cane) -3- Tom Cane 2012 34 Through The Night (Drumsound & Bassline Smith Feat. Tom Cane) 2014 25 Half Light (Wilkinson Feat. Tom Cane)
June 15, 201412 yr I wasn't even expecting 'Half Light' to have a second week top 40! It's okay, but not quite the dance anthem that Jameela described it as.
June 15, 201412 yr Yay for Wilkinson staying in the top 40 :cheer: If you love your progressive house, then I recommend the Stadiumx remix of this song which I absolutely love
June 15, 201412 yr 39 35 03 Lana Del Rey West Coast Ultraviolence | 2014 http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music4/v4/e6/56/d1/e656d1a7-251b-9774-dd82-3e8d360c502f/14UMGIM13442.170x170-75.jpg Chart Run: 21-35-39 Release date: 25-05-2014 Format: digital single Label: Polydor Ltd. (UK) Sales: 20k+ Video here: oKxuiw3iMBE Biography Vocalist Lana Del Rey makes atmospheric, orchestral, retro-'60s-sounding pop that showcases her torchy image and sensuous singing style. A native of Lake Placid, New York, Del Rey released the single "Kill Kill" under her given name, Lizzy Grant, in 2009 before remaking herself into the pop femme fatale character Lana Del Rey. A video for the single "Video Games" appeared online in August of 2011 and drew considerable buzz, as did a secret show she performed at Brooklyn's Grasslands Gallery that September. Del Rey's EP, featuring the songs "Video Games" and "Blue Jeans," was released in fall 2011. Amidst a heavy dose of hype, her debut album Born to Die was announced by Interscope for release early the following year. Del Rey cemented the anticipation around the album with an appearance on Saturday Night Live, becoming the first artist since Natalie Imbruglia in 1998 to perform on the show before the release of her debut album. Born to Die hit number one in several European countries, reached number two on the U.S. charts, and eventually sold several million copies worldwide. By the end of 2012, Del Rey had released her next work, a mini-album titled Paradise, with a trailer single called "Ride." - iTunes Chart history (Year peak title): 2011 09 Video Games -1- 2012 09 Born To Die -2- 2012 32 Blue Jeans -3- 2012 60 Blue Velvet -4- 2012 32 Ride -5- 2013 23 Young And Beautiful -OST- 2013 04 Summertime Sadness (Lana Del Rey Vs. Cedric Gervais) -6- 2014 39 Gods And Monsters -AT- 2014 21 West Coast -1- 2014 60 Once Upon A Dream -OST- Album Discussion Here
June 15, 201412 yr Afternoon! Other New Entries in the Top 40 from on this day in: 1999 37. My Life Story – It’s A Girl Thing A wonderful song from a criminally underrated band who played their last ever gig last week :(
June 15, 201412 yr ooh an unexpected but very welcome second week in the top40 for wilkinson :) my retro faves~ 2013 1- BLURRED LINES- Robin Thicke Ft T.I/ Pharrell (193,783) 2- LA LA LA- Naughty Boy Ft Sam Smith (85,978) :heart: 4- GET LUCKY- Daft Punk Ft Pharrell (60,599) :heart: 5- DEAR DARLIN- Olly Murs (51,305) 10- ANTENNA- Fuse ODG (31,756) 2009 2- BOOM BOOM POW- Black Eyed Peas (47,521) :heart: 3- RELEASE ME- Agnes (41,138) 4- BONKERS- Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden (39,268) :heart: 6- KNOCK YOU DOWN- Keri Hilson Ft Kanye West & Ne-Yo (32,803) 7- WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER- David Guetta Ft Kelly Rowland (25,440) :heart: 2004 1- I DON’T WANNA KNOW- Mario Winans Ft Enya & P Diddy (47,770) :heart: 4- TRICK ME- Kelis (19,300)* 7- HOTEL- Cassidy ft R Kelly (15,400)* 8- f*** IT (I DON’T WANT YOU BACK)- Eamon (14,700)* :heart: 10- ALL FALLS DOWN- Kanye West Ft Syleena Johnson (11,900)* 1999 1- BRING IT ALL BACK- S Club 7 (190,000) 2- BEAUTIFUL STRANGER- Madonna (136,000) 3- EVERYBODY’S FREE (TOO WEAR SUNSCREEN)- Baz Lurhman (97,000) :wub: 4- THAT DON’T IMPRESS ME MUCH- Shania Twain (65,000)* 5- SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE- Shanks & Bigfoot (63,000)* :wub: 6- HEY BOY HEY GIRL- Chemical Brothers (59,000)* :wub: 9- OOH LA LA- Wise Guys (41,000)* 10- KISS ME- Sixpence None The Richer (40,000)*
June 15, 201412 yr 'West Coast' is so boring. I love Lana as a person but her songs are so depressing and slow. Although I am liking Brooklyn Baby atm
June 15, 201412 yr I'll be concentrating more on the football today. That - and the possibility that the albums chart won't be posted on the BBC website - may delay the commentary a little.
June 15, 201412 yr Surprised this hung on. I cannot wait to get the album tomorrow. 'West Coast', 'Shades Of Cool', 'Ultraviolence' and 'Brooklyn Baby' have all been super so far.
June 15, 201412 yr After peaking at #21, I wasn't even expecting 'West Coast' to have 2 weeks top 40, let alone 3, so I'm pleasantly surprised with that! Lol at Jameela almost saying that this was her highest peaking single! Oddly some woman on the music channels the other day said it was too... she's had 3 peak higher!
June 15, 201412 yr I will still give the album a go, but Lana isn't doing much to capture my attention or excite me this time around.
June 15, 201412 yr A wonderful song from a criminally underrated band who played their last ever gig last week :( I preferred their 97 era!
June 15, 201412 yr I always start singing the chorus of 'Gods & Monsters' part way through the chorus here. Really growing on me now and the album sounds like a grower too but not quite as out there as the debut.
June 15, 201412 yr 38 29 17 Sam Smith Money On My Mind In The Lonely Hour | 2014 http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Music/v4/d3/d8/86/d3d88692-1d87-3501-7121-e4b0bf9b38b6/13UAEIM19781.170x170-75.jpg Chart Run: 1-2-5-10-10-12-14-16-18-22-25-29-36-30-26-29-38 Release date: 16-02-2014 Format: digital single Label: Capitol Records Sales: 400k+ Video here: K0G9T5Bnjlc Biography Although the first solo single from soul-inspired, London-born artist Sam Smith was issued in early 2013, it was his soaring vocal contribution to Disclosure's October 2012 U.K. garage track "Latch" which brought him to most people's attention. For most of his teens, Smith balanced study with music, soaking in the raw and passionate approach to performance exemplified by his favorite artists at that time such as Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, and Chaka Khan. "Latch" hit the upper reaches of the U.K. singles chart when Smith was 21, and many were surprised when his debut solo track took a more tempered path. The production on February 2013's "Lay Me Down" — also courtesy of the ordinarily dancefloor-focused duo Disclosure — recalled the stripped-back material that had proved successful for Adele in the preceding years. Next, Shahid Khan — aka Naughty Boy — decided to follow his Emeli Sandé-fronted U.K. Top Ten hit "Wonder" with the infectious, Bollywood sample-driven "La La La." Featuring Smith's powerful lead vocal, it became an instant May 2013 U.K. number one single following his spring tour in support of Sandé. - iTunes Chart history (Year peak title): 2012 11 Latch (Disclosure Feat. Sam Smith) 2013 01 La La La (Naughty Boy Feat. Sam Smith) MILLION SELLER 2014 01 Money On My Mind -2- 2014 46 Lay Me Down -1- 2014 01 Stay With Me -3- Album Discussion Here
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