I hate all this political correctness. Prick isn't a swear word such as F**K or anything like that - it has a genuine natural meaning.

 

"Bitch" also has a 'genuine natural meaning', because it's the term for a female dog, but that doesn't mean it can be said on the radio :P

 

(it's annoying that Lilly Wood & The Prick have had to change their name but it's understandable why...)

"Bitch" also has a 'genuine natural meaning', because it's the term for a female dog, but that doesn't mean it can be said on the radio :P

 

(it's annoying that Lilly Wood & The Prick have had to change their name but it's understandable why...)

 

I know it's absolutely crazy the word has a genuine inoffensive meaning.

Why do we have to change things because of the warp mindedness of a minority.

 

I was listening to Irish radio the other day and they said the bands full name.

I know it's absolutely crazy the word has a genuine inoffensive meaning.

Why do we have to change things because of the warp mindedness of a minority.

 

I was listening to Irish radio the other day and they said the bands full name.

 

And if you'd actually read the post you replied to and other previous posts you'd understand why. A word having an inoffensive meaning doesn't negate the fact that it also has a more unpleasant meaning and that meaning is more prevalent in the UK. Unless it personally offends you that radio DJs don't say 'prick' a few times a day I really do not see why this is an issue (I'm assuming you do understand why it's been changed because otherwise I worry for your reading comprehension abilities).

And if you'd actually read the post you replied to and other previous posts you'd understand why. A word having an inoffensive meaning doesn't negate the fact that it also has a more unpleasant meaning and that meaning is more prevalent in the UK. Unless it personally offends you that radio DJs don't say 'prick' a few times a day I really do not see why this is an issue (I'm assuming you do understand why it's been changed because otherwise I worry for your reading comprehension abilities).

Well what would they do if there was a hit by a guy called Dick or a woman called Fanny or a band called the Blue Tits (which is a bird of course).

Well what would they do if there was a hit by a guy called Dick or a woman called Fanny or a band called the Blue Tits (which is a bird of course).

 

Nothing, because those are all still clearly different. The first two are real names (one of which is pretty archaic so the likelihood of any musician being called that is very low) and the other is the same deal as Pussycat Dolls where it's clearly not being used to refer to the sexual meaning.

Singles:

 

New entries ([#] = number of chart singles for artist(s) in order listed):

#1 Lilly Wood & The Prick and Robin Schulz - Prayer In C [1; 1]

#2 Maroon 5 - Maps [16]

#11 Lethal Bizzle feat. Jme and Tempa T - Rari WorkOut [15^[A]; 9^[B]; 2]

#20 Ariana Grande feat. Zedd - Break Free [5; 3] ^[C]

#49 M.O - Dance On My Own [1]

#76 Saint Raymond - I Want You [2]

#89 Indiana - Heart On Fire [2]

 

Re-entries:

#51 Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) [start of new live shows]

#56 A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera - Say Something [performed on The X Factor]

#57 Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights [start of new live shows]

#80 Kate Bush - This Woman's Work [start of new live shows]

#85 Royal Blood - Little Monster [release of album 'Royal Blood']

#94 Disclosure feat. Sam Smith - Latch [performed on The X Factor]

#98 Bruno Mars - Locked Out Of Heaven

#99 Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z - Drunk In Love [performed at MTV Video Music Awards]

 

New peaks within the top 100:

#7 Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora - Black Widow [from #15]

#9 Sam Smith - I'm Not The Only One [from #17]

#38 Katy Perry - This Is How We Do [from #58]

#43 George Ezra - Blame It On Me [from #56]

#45 5 Seconds Of Summer - Amnesia [from #61]

#55 Paolo Nutini - Iron Sky [from #59]

 

Dropping out (* = for the first time since entering):

#43 The Mega Giants - Prayer In C *

#45 Chris Malinchak feat. Mikky Ekko - Stranger *

#57 Cliff Richard - I Still Believe In You

#72 Twin Atlantic - Brothers And Sisters *

#74 Nicole Scherzinger - Your Love *

#83 Klangkarussell - Netzwerk (Falls Like Rain) *

#85 Mallory Knox - Ghost In The Mirror *

#87 Pharrell - Come Get It Bae *

#91 Nickelback - Edge Of A Revolution *

#94 The Killers - Mr. Brightside

#95 Coldplay - Magic *

#97 Foxes - Glorious *

#98 Ella Eyre - If I Go *

#99 Kristen Bell, Agatha Lee Monn and Katie Lopez - Do You Want To Build A Snowman? *

#100 Hot Natured - Benediction

 

Artists reaching new career peaks this week:

Lilly Wood & The Prick [**-1]

M.O [**-49]

Robin Schulz [**-1]

Tempa T [70-11]

 

Albums:

 

New entries ([#] = number of chart albums for artist(s) in order listed):

#1 Royal Blood - Royal Blood [1]

#3 Ariana Grande - My Everything [2]

#14 Opeth - Pale Communion [4]

#30 Basement Jaxx - Junto [7]

#31 Dry The River - Alarms In The Heart [2]

#34 Brad Paisley - Moonshine In The Trunk [3]

#35 Avenged Sevenfold - Waking The Fallen [6] ^[D]

#50 The Wytches - Annabel Dream Reader [1]

#67 Amy Lee feat. Dave Eggar - Aftermath - Music From And Inspired By The Film: War Story [1^[E]; 1]

#68 frnkiero andthe cellabration. - .Stomachaches. [1^[F]]

#73 Ty Segall - Manipulator [1]

#92 J Mascis - Tied To A Star [1^[G]]

 

Re-entries:

#37 Kate Bush - The Dreaming [start of new live shows]

#38 Kate Bush - Never For Ever [start of new live shows]

#40 Kate Bush - Lionheart [start of new live shows]

#43 Kate Bush - Aerial [start of new live shows]

#44 Kate Bush - Director's Cut [start of new live shows]

#49 Kate Bush - The Red Shoes [start of new live shows]

#52 Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not [performance at Reading & Leeds Festivals]

#60 Beyoncé - BEYONCÉ [performance at MTV Video Music Awards]

#76 Paramore - Paramore [performance at Reading & Leeds Festivals]

#84 Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare [performance at Reading & Leeds Festivals]

#96 Eagles - The Complete Greatest Hits

#100 One Direction - Midnight Memories

 

New peaks within the top 100:

none

 

Dropping out (* = for the first time since entering):

#35 Blackberry Smoke - Leave A Scar - Live North Carolina *

#40 Imogen Heap - Sparks *

#43 Luke Sital-Singh - The Fire Inside *

#44 DragonForce - Maximum Overload *

#54 Calvin Harris - 18 Months

#55 FKA twigs - LP1 *

#57 The Magic Numbers - Alias *

#60 Sinéad O'Connor - I'm Not Bossy, I'm The Boss *

#65 Kodaline - In A Perfect World

#66 Tom Odell - Long Way Down

#67 Ludovico Einaudi - Islands - Essential Einaudi

#72 Benjamin Booker - Benjamin Booker *

#76 KING 810 - Memoirs Of A Murderer *

#79 Kaiser Chiefs - Education, Education, Education & War *

#85 ACCEPT - Blind Rage *

#86 James Blunt - Moon Landing *

#88 The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream

#89 Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott - What Have We Become *

#92 Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory

#94 Ward Thomas - From Where We Stand *

#95 Laura Mvula and Metropole Orkest - Laura Mvula With Metropole Orkest Conducted By Jules Buckley At Abbey Road Studios *

#96 Bernie Marsden - Shine *

#98 Nicola Benedetti - Homecoming - A Scottish Fantasy *

#99 Neil Diamond - The Very Best Of - The Original Studio Recordings

 

Artists reaching new career peaks this week:

Amy Lee [**-67] ^[H]

Ariana Grande [7-3]

Brad Paisley [69-34]

Dave Eggar [**-67]

frnkiero andthe cellabration. [**-68]

J Mascis [**-92] ^[H]

Opeth [22-14]

Royal Blood [**-1]

Ty Segall [**-73]

The Wytches [**-50]

 

Longest running entries (with an unbroken top 100 run since entering for the first time):

 

Singles:

1 79wks Bastille - Pompeii

2 59wks Avicii - Wake Me Up

3 56wks OneRepublic - Counting Stars

4 42wks Ellie Goulding - How Long Will I Love You

5 40wks Pharrell - Happy

6 38wks Idina Menzel - Let It Go

7 35wks Pitbull feat. Ke$ha - Timber

8 32wks Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne - Rather Be

9 30wks John Legend - All Of Me

10 28wks Sam Smith - Money On My Mind

 

Dropping out:

Kristen Bell, Agatha Lee Monn and Katie Lopez - Do You Want To Build A Snowman? [from #7]

 

Albums:

1 99wks Ellie Goulding - Halcyon

2 78wks Bastille - Bad Blood

3 74wks Imagine Dragons - Night Visions

4 52wks The 1975 - The 1975

=5 51wks Arctic Monkeys - AM

=5 51wks London Grammar - If You Wait

7 50wks Avicii - True

8 48wks HAIM - Days Are Gone

9 45wks Katy Perry - PRISM

10 44wks Lorde - Pure Heroine

 

Dropping out:

James Blunt - Moon Landing [from #9]

 

Notes:

^[A] +2 as a member of More Fire Crew

^[B] +1 as a member of Boy Better Know

^[C] First week of chart eligibility

^[D] 2003 release charting for the first time following a re-release

^[E] +3 as a member of Evanescence

^[F] Frank Iero has also had 6 hits as a member of My Chemical Romance

^[G] +6 as a member of Dinosaur Jr.

^[H] As a solo artist