Posted September 11, 200618 yr UK Top 75 Singles weekending 12th September 2004 1 (New) Real To Me – Brian McFadden 2 (1) My Place/Flap Your Wings – Nelly ft Jaheim 3 (New) That Girl - McFly 4 (2) Leave (Get Out) - Jo-Jo 5 (5) Babycakes – 3 Of A Kind 6 (3) Sunshine - Twista 7 (4) These Words – Natasha Bedingfield 8 (9) She Will Be Loved – Maroon 5 9 (8) You Should Really Know – The Pirates ft Shola Ama 10 (6) Dumb – The 411 11 (New) I Like That – Houston ft Chingy 12 (7) Gravity - Embrace 13 (10) Guns Don’t Kill People, Rappers Do – Goldie Lookin’ Chain 14 (New) The Right Way – Peter Andre 15 (New) Freedom Fighters – The Music 16 (13) Is It Cos I’m Cool? – Mousse T ft Emma Lanford 17 (15) MyMyMy – Armand Van Helden 18 (14) Thunderbirds Are Go/3 AM - Busted 19 (11) Wishing On A Star – Paul Weller 20 (16) Jesus Walks – Kanye West 21 (24) Lola’s Theme - Shapeshifters 22 (20) Stand Up Tall – Dizzee Rascal 23 (25) Put ‘Em High – Stonebridge 24 (17) Caught In A Moment - Sugababes 25 (New) Chocolate (Choco Choco) – Soul Control 26 (27) Sick and Tired - Anastacia 27 (21) Dry Your Eyes – The Streets 28 (23) Better Than Life - Ultrabeat 29 (12) Popular – Darren Hayes 30 (31) Bedshaped - Keane 31 (28) My Happy Ending – Avril Lavigne 32 (18) All These Things That I’ve Done – The Killers 33 (22) Whatever Happened To Corey Haim? – The Thrills 34 (New) Cold Hard b**ch - Jet 35 (19) Girls – The Prodigy 36 (30) Dragostei Din Tei – O-Zone 37 (New) Nature Boy – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 38 (37) Some Girls – Rachel Stevens 39 (33) Last Summer - Lostprophets 40 (34) Shining – Kristian Leonitou 41 (32) Tipsy – J-Kwon 42 (New) You Really Got Me – The Kinks 43 (29) Slide Along Side - Shifty 44 (26) Can’t Say Goodbye – POP! 45 (New) Getting Away With Murder – Papa Roach 46 (36) How Come – D12 47 (39) Burn - Usher 48 (45) See It In A Boy’s Eyes - Jamelia 49 (40) Guilty – The Rasmus 50 (New) That Extra Mile - Ricky 51 (52) Everytime – Britney Spears 52 (49) Move Ya Body – Nina Sky 53 (38) Hip To Hip/Can You Feel It - V 54 (46) On Fire – Lloyd Banks 55 (56) LSF - Kasabian 56 (48) We Are – Ana Johnsson 57 (New) Hey Julie – Fountains Of Wayne 58 (35) Let’s Work It Out – Raghav ft Jahaziel 59 (43) King Of The Dancehall – Beenie Man 60 (51) Headsprung – LL Cool J 61 (New) Absolute Affirmation – Radio 4 62 (47) Can’t Stand Me Now – The Libertines 63 (60) Never Felt Like This Before – Shaznay Lewis 64 (42) I Want More - Faithless 65 (New) Ocean Avenue - Yellowcard 66 (58) Michael – Franz Ferdinand 67 (New) Everybody Come Down – The Delgados 68 (59) Obviously - McFly 69 (New) Burn Your Youth – Johnny Panic 70 (New) Kinda New - Spektrum 71 (New) I’m Blue – 5,6,7,8’s 72 (44) Never Really Was – Mario Winans 73 (New) Racing Green – High Contrast 74 (New) Colossus/Hooded – Fresh BC 75 (55) Make It Up With Love – ATL
September 11, 200618 yr UK Top 75 Albums weekending 12th September 2004 1 (New) Unwritten – Natasha Bedingfield 2 (2) Songs About Jane – Maroon 5 3 (3) Hopes and Fears – Keane 4 (New) Kasabian – Kasabian 5 (28) Up All Night – Razorlight 6 (1) The Libertines – The Libertines 7 (New) Voice – Alison Moyet 8 (New) Show Time – Dizzee Rascal 9 (5) Anastacia – Anastacia 10 (15) Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand 11 (7) A Grand Don't Come For Free – The Streets 12 (4) Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned – The Prodigy 13 (8) Final Straw – Snow Patrol 14 (6) Scissor Sisters – Scissor Sisters 15 (11) Confessions – Usher 16 (12) The College Dropout – Kanye West 17 (19) Hot Fuss – The Killers 18 (13) Room On The 3rd Floor – McFly 19 (16) Greatest Hits – Alexander O'Neal 20 (17) Some Day Soon – Kristian Leonitou 21 (22) The Soul Sessions – Joss Stone 22 (New) Jo-Jo – Jo-Jo 23 (23) Who Killed The Zutons? – The Zutons 24 (14) Under My Skin – Avril Lavigne 25 (New) Dino: The Essential – Dean Martin 26 (21) O – Damien Rice 27 (18) Genius Loves Company – Ray Charles 28 (31) Kamikaze – Twista 29 (20) Live In Hyde Park – Red Hot Chili Peppers 30 (29) Greatest Hits – Guns `n' Roses 31 (24) Happy People/U Saved Me – R. Kelly 32 (New) Classified – Bond 33 (10) High – Blue Nile 34 (25) Three – Sugababes 35 (34) Get Born – Jet 36 (New) Storyteller – Raghav 37 (9) Medulla – Bjork 38 (27) Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol 2 – Jill Scott 39 (33) The Platinum Collection – Phil Collins 40 (37) Start Something – Lost Prophets 41 (38) Feels Like Home – Norah Jones 42 (Re) Rewired: The Hits – Mike and the Mechanics 43 (New) Ella and Louis Together – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong 44 (26) Everyone Is Here – Finn Brothers 45 (Re) Definitely Maybe - Oasis 46 (35) Love and Affection: Classics 75-83 – Joan Armatrading 47 (41) Elephunk – Black Eyed Peas 48 (40) A Present For Everyone - Busted 49 (32) The Platinum Collection – Frank Sinatra 50 (45) Contraband – Velvet Revolver 51 (46) Speakerboxxx/The Love Below - Outkast 52 (43) Call Off The Search – Katie Melua 53 (30) Getting Away With Murder – Papa Roach 54 (53) Life For Rent - Dido 55 (47) Tasty - Kelis 56 (44) D12 World – D12 57 (51) Friday's Child – Will Young 58 (39) Dead Letters – The Rasmus 59 (New) Una Mattina – Ludovico Einaudi 60 (49) No Roots - Faithless 61 (36) The Very Best Of – Macy Gray 62 (New) Rubber Factory – The Black Keys 63 (48) You Are The Quarry - Morrissey 64 (50) Thank You - Jamelia 65 (New) 50 Cent Is The Future – 50 Cent & G-Unit 66 (61) Frank – Amy Winehouse 67 (Re) (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis 68 (New) The Handler – Har Mar Superstar 69 (71) Absolution - Muse 70 (63) Number Ones – Michael Jackson 71 (69) Live At Knebworth – Robbie Williams 72 (42) Straight Outta Cashville – Young Buck 73 (Re) The Diary Of – Alicia Keys 74 (54) The Best Of Both Worlds – Van Halen 75 (65) In The Zone – Britney Spears
September 11, 200618 yr CHART COMMENTARY from JAMES MASTERTON 12/09/04 from uk.launch Something relatively unusual happened this week. The single said to be leading the pack by the middle of the week ended up failing to reach the top slot - and not only that landed a few places down the chart, its sales simply failing to keep up with the rest as the weekend approaches. All this was very good news for former Westlife star Brian McFadden who saw his first ever solo single struggling at Number 2 for much of the week, ascending to the top only when the final sales figures were compiled. The chart-topping success of 'Real To Me' will come as vindication of McFadden's decision to quit the group with which he has had a record-breaking string of Number One hits in order to forge a solo career. Confessing that being in the group had left him on the verge of a breakdown, he has now emerged slimmer, more confident, with a changed first name (he claims that the Bryan spelling he has always used before was a showbiz affectation) and a firm belief he is set to become the next Ronan Keating. The single helps him to the top of the charts for the first time since Westlife's 'Mandy' hit the summit in November last year. As for the single that was set to top the charts at the start of the week, well that was the one by McFly, 'That Girl' being their third hit single of the year. In truth they never really had a commanding lead at the top of the charts, one report suggesting that at one stage during the week their lead over Brian McFadden was as little as one copy. Even so it is rather a comedown for the boy band who saw their first two singles charge easily to the Number One position to end up with little more than the third biggest seller of the week. Just for a change the full story isn't actually told by the chart positions themselves as the sales clocked up by 'Five Colours In Her Hair' and 'Obviously' when they topped the charts in April and July were among the lowest totals of the year. Appealing though McFly are, their loyal fanbase possibly isn't quite big enough to guarantee them the Number One position when the competition in the charts is stronger than usual. That said, if ever there was an "easy" chart week then this is the one, the McFadden and McFly singles the only ones to enter the Top 10 this week. For the third biggest new single we have to look way down at Number 11. 'I Like Dat' marks the UK debut of hot new rapper Houston, clocking in at barely 20 years old but able to command a guest list on his debut single that includes the likes of Chingy and Nate Dogg. The track is one of those rap singles which can stand a second listen by the casual fan but I suspect only true hip-hop fans will appreciate it properly. Good for a first effort but he can probably do better. The unlikeliest comeback of the year continues with Peter Andre's latest single 'The Right Way' oozing in at Number 14 - a comedown admittedly from the Number 3 peak of the much hyped 'Insania' which was released back in June. The track demonstrates that Andre's new career is about to suffer the same fate as his first back in the mid- 90s for whilst he works great as a pop star singing lighthearted songs such as 'Mysterious Girl', deep down he wants to be seen as a serious R&B talent - at which point we lose our ability to take him seriously. A more welcome chart return is at Number 15 as Leeds rockers The Music unveil their brand new single 'Freedom Fighters'. The group had a trio of Top 30 singles in 2002 and 2003, the biggest being 'Take The Long Road And Walk It' which hit Number 14. Their trademark style was tracks with big looping guitar figures of the kind that steadily get under your skin until you are humming them for days. This new single from their second album picks up where past hits left off - their only challenge will be proving that they still have something to say with the likes of Franz Ferdinand and Kasabian having overtaken them as the coolest bands around while they were away in the studio. Down in the Top 30 there is a Number 25 new entry for Europop act Soul Control who I suspect are set to annoy a great many people with the soca flavoured 'Chocolate (Choco Choco)'. An instant smash hit had it been released at the start of the summer, the single I suspect will have missed the boat here arriving just as the nights start to draw in. In years gone by there was a huge market for UK autumn releases of summertime Euro smashes but these days you need to hit the summer dead on to capitalise on any feel-good feeling that a summertime hit generates. It is a shame as I've have loved this to have been a smash, as it stands the single is unlikely to be around longer than a week. At Number 34 are Jet, still struggling for that big hit single that will propel them into the mainstream. They came pretty close back in June when a timely re-release of their first chart single 'Are You Gonna Be My Girl' saw them land inside the Top 20 for the very first time. 'Cold Hard b**ch' is their fourth chart single and fifth Top 40 hit but regrettably it winds up as their joint smallest, matching the peak of 'Rollover DJ' which was a hit almost 12 months ago. Finally to bring up the rear in a week which has frankly been dead, dead, deader than dead is something which is nothing less than a very pleasant surprise. The career of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds stretches back over 20 years, in which time the group have remained very much a cult success. The presence of 'Nature Boy' at Number 37 marks only the third time the group have ever penetrated the Top 40 with a single release. This is in fact their first Top 40 single in over 8 years, not since the PJ Harvey guesting track 'Henry Lee' reached Number 36 in 1996 have they had cause to trouble the producers of the Top 40 show. Nick Cave's biggest ever hit came from the most bizarre of sources - a 1995 duet with none other than Kylie Minogue saw 'Where The Wild Roses Grow' soar to Number 11. As for the download chart, it continues to surprise and delight and to be, well, utter bollocks frankly. At Number One is a "new entry" for Natasha Bedingfield's month old 'These Words' - putting the latest technology several paces behind the supposedly old fashioned stuff. The top 3 new entries on the sales chart: Brian McFadden, McFly and Houston are all available on iTunes according to my quick scan - yet none appear on the download chart, at least not for this week.
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