March 1, 20187 yr Wait Shakespears Sister was someone from Bananarama??? I somehow never knew that and never would have guessed it. 'Frozen' :wub: I'm not a massive fan of Madonna but that is one of my favourite songs of all time, I actually didn't even know it was a Madonna song for a long time.
March 8, 20187 yr Author This week we go back to 1978, it is now 40 years since this classic made it to #1 (fitting that this coincidences with IWD too, being the first female self-written song to make #1) BW3gKKiTvjs Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights was a big moment in the history of the Official Chart. Not only did it kick off the influential singer-songwriter's career in rather spectacular fashion, she became the first female artist to land at Number 1 single in the UK with a self-written song; proving it wasn't just men who were capable of turning out hit singles. Kate’s debut single was based on the classic novel by Emily Bronte, a violent tale of unrequited love, jealousy and quite a lot of death. Legend has it Kate hadn’t even read the book when she wrote the song, but, unlike us in our English Literature exam, she got away with it. Kate was just 19 when she landed at Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart with Wuthering Heights, knocking Abba's three-week leader Take A Chance On Me off the top. It spent four weeks in pole position and remains her only chart-topping single; the closest she's come since is with 1985's Number 3-peaking Running Up That Hill. It's success endures in the streaming era, racking up 8.6 million plays across all major services since records began in summer 2014. Elsewhere in the Top 40 that week 40 years ago, Blondie were riding high with Denis at Number 5, and Gerry Rafferty's signature soft-rock smash Baker Street entered the Top 10 at Number 8. Further down, future Number 1 Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs by Brian and Michael was the week's high climber at Number 18, a tribute to artist L.S. Lowry. Finally, famous to a newer generation of listener as the theme music to BBC's Mock The Week, The Jam's News of the World made its Top 40 debut at Number 38. Article source: OCC Top 50: 05 - 05 - 01 - Kate Bush - WUTHERING HEIGHTS 06 - 01 - 02 - Abba - TAKE A CHANCE ON ME 07 - 02 - 03 - Darts - COME BACK MY LOVE 09 - 03 - 04 - Rose Royce - WISHING ON A STAR 04 - 11 - 05 - Blondie - DENIS 06 - 04 - 06 - Bee Gees - STAYIN' ALIVE 04 - 15 - 07 - Eruption - I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN 04 - 14 - 08 - Gerry Rafferty - BAKER STREET 07 - 07 - 09 - Electric Light Orchestra - MR BLUE SKY 06 - 08 - 10 - Yellow Dog - JUST ONE MORE NIGHT 04 - 12 - 11 - Free - ALL RIGHT NOW 03 - 17 - 12 - Bob Marley And The Wailers - IS THIS LOVE 09 - 06 - 13 - Brotherhood Of Man - FIGARO 06 - 16 - 14 - Samantha Sang - EMOTIONS 05 - 21 - 15 - Earth Wind And Fire - FANTASY 07 - 09 - 16 - Sweet - LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN 09 - 10 - 17 - Scott Fitzgerald And Yvonne Keely - IF I HAD WORDS 03 - 37 - 18 - Brian And Michael - MATCHSTALK MEN AND MATCHSTALK CATS AND DOGS 06 - 23 - 19 - Stranglers - FIVE MINUTES 07 - 13 - 20 - Rod Stewart - HOT LEGS / I WAS ONLY JOKING 02 - 32 - 21 - Andy Cameron - ALLY'S TARTAN ARMY 03 - 27 - 22 - Elkie Brooks - LILAC WINE 07 - 22 - 23 - Tonight - DRUMMER MAN 02 - 28 - 24 - Nottingham Forest And Paper Lace - WE'VE GOT THE WHOLE WORLD 05 - 19 - 25 - Billy Joel - JUST THE WAY YOU ARE 04 - 18 - 26 - Tom Robinson Band - DON'T TAKE NO FOR AN ANSWER 02 - 36 - 27 - Hot Chocolate - EVERY 1'S A WINNER 03 - 30 - 28 - Donna Summer - RUMOUR HAS IT 09 - 20 - 29 - Baccara - SORRY I'M A LADY 07 - 24 - 30 - Stargard - THEME FROM 'WHICH WAY IS UP' 02 - 44 - 31 - Real Thing - WHENEVER YOU WANT MY LOVE 03 - 39 - 32 - Player - BABY COME BACK 1 - NEW - 33 - Nick Lowe - I LOVE THE SOUND OF BREAKING GLASS 03 - 40 - 34 - Queen - SPREAD YOUR WINGS 03 - 45 - 35 - Manhattan Transfer - WALK IN LOVE 06 - 25 - 36 - Rita Coolidge - WORDS 02 - 35 - 37 - Clash - CLASH CITY ROCKERS 1 - NEW - 38 - Jam - NEWS OF THE WORLD 03 - 50 - 39 - Dan Hill - SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH 17 - 33 - 40 - Wings - MULL OF KINTYRE / GIRL'S SCHOOL 02 - 46 - 41 - Andrea True Connection - WHAT'S YOUR NAME WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER 1 - NEW - 42 - Genesis - FOLLOW YOU FOLLOW ME 1 - NEW - 43 - Tina Charles - I'LL GO WHERE YOUR MUSIC TAKES ME 1 - NEW - 44 - Commodores - TOO HOT TO TROT / ZOOM 04 - 47 - 45 - Kellee Patterson - IF IT DON'T FIT DON'T FORCE IT 1 - NEW - 46 - Fleetwood Mac - RHIANNON 1 - NEW - 47 - David Essex - STAY WITH ME BABY 1 - NEW - 48 - Sheila And B Devotion - SINGIN' IN THE RAIN 1 - NEW - 49 - Generation X - READY STEADY GO 1 - NEW - 50 - Elvis Costello And The Attractions - (I DON'T WANNA GO TO) CHELSEA Text source: UKMIX +++ A few of those songs have aged very well for being 40 years old, 'Wuthering Heights' of course but also 'Mr Blue Sky', 'Baker Street', 'Take A Chance On Me', 'Denis', 'Stayin Alive', 'All Right Now', 'Fantasy' and as a Mock The Week fan, 'News Of The World'!
March 8, 20187 yr This is also the chart for the week I was born. #old Some greats in there though. Obviously Wuthering Heights, Baker Street, Every 1's A Winner, Love Is Like Oxygen, Follow You Follow Me. And All Right Now although of course that was already an old song then. Pity Shot By Both Sides and Lovely Day had just dropped out of the chart really.
March 9, 20187 yr This is also the chart for the week I was born. #old Happy 40th Birthday! Yes, loads of classics in there - I very much doubt the same will be said in 2058 about today's chart.
May 24, 20187 yr Author time to bring this thread back... http://www.officialcharts.com/media/654822/liberty-x-just-a-little-single-cover.jpg 58O8SVBxLDQ http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/o...-little__22990/ With years of keen TV talent show viewing behind us, we know only too well that very often, the runners-up can go on to have a more successful career. Back in 2002, however, not being picked as the winner was seen as the kiss of death. When Popstars finalists Kelli, Michelle, Tony, Kevin, and Jessica weren't selected to be in the handpicked pop group Hear'Say, it looked like the end of the road. They didn't give up, however, and came together to form Liberty, and all was going pretty well as they went Top 5 with debut hit Thinking It over, until yet another setback – the name Liberty was already taken by a different band. The dream appeared to be over, until the plucky quintet whacked an X on the end of their bandname, donned some of the tightest PVC ever seen on the face of the Earth, and released an instant pop classic. Just A Little was fortunate to come when edgier pop was beginning to dominate: Sugababes had just scored a huge comeback Number 1 with Freak Like Me and Holly Valance had scored a smash with the quirky Kiss Kiss, and the public were looking for songs that had, well, just a little bit more… First-week sales were huuuuuge, with 153,000 copies flying off the shelves – Just A Little has sold 530,000 copies, and amassed 3.47 million streams since we started counting in 2014. Elsewhere in the Top 40, Enrique was highest new entry at 3 with Escape, Fat Joe and Ashanti's What's Luv was new at 4, and Pink's Don't Let Me Get Me was new at 6, while trance outfit Milk Inc were in at 9. Other new entries included A1 at 11, Eurovision hopeful Jessica Garlick – herself a graduate of TV talent show Pop Idol – at 13, and Luck & Neat at 31. That's a total of 564,700 chart units by the way. Quite like the song myself and it gets bonus points for kicking Ronan Keating off #1. :D Top 75 (text sourced from UKMIX) 1 - NEW - 01 - Liberty X - JUST A LITTLE 02 - 01 - 02 - Ronan Keating - IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES 1 - NEW - 03 - Enrique Iglesias - ESCAPE 1 - NEW - 04 - Fat Joe featuring Ashanti - WHAT'S LUV 03 - 02 - 05 - Holly Valance - KISS KISS 1 - NEW - 06 - Pink - DON'T LET ME GET ME 04 - 04 - 07 - S Club Juniors - ONE STEP CLOSER 02 - 05 - 08 - Nigel and Marvin - FOLLOW DA LEADER 1 - NEW - 09 - Milk Inc. - IN MY EYES 04 - 06 - 10 - Sugababes - FREAK LIKE ME 1 - NEW - 11 - a1 - MAKE IT GOOD 02 - 03 - 12 - H and Claire - DJ 1 - NEW - 13 - Jessica Garlick - COME BACK 12 - 08 - 14 - Nickelback - HOW YOU REMIND ME 05 - 07 - 15 - 'N Sync featuring Nelly - GIRLFRIEND 1 - NEW - 16 - Reelists - FREAK MODE 03 - 09 - 17 - Tweet - OOPS (OH MY) 12 - 11 - 18 - Shakira - WHENEVER WHEREVER 06 - 14 - 19 - X-Press 2 featuring David Byrne - LAZY 03 - 13 - 20 - Shakedown - AT NIGHT 1 - NEW - 21 - Heartless Crew - THE HEARTLESS CREW THEME 08 - 17 - 22 - Missy Elliott - 4 MY PEOPLE 02 - 10 - 23 - Russell Watson And Faye Tozer - SOMEONE LIKE YOU 03 - 16 - 24 - Mary J Blige - NO MORE DRAMA 09 - 20 - 25 - Darren Hayes - INSATIABLE 02 - 12 - 26 - Aaliyah - ROCK THE BOAT 03 - 21 - 27 - 4 Strings - TAKE ME AWAY (INTO THE NIGHT) 09 - 19 - 28 - Gareth Gates - UNCHAINED MELODY 1 - NEW - 29 - Green Velvet - LA LA LAND 1 - NEW - 30 - Rammstein - ICH WILL 1 - NEW - 31 - Luck and Neat - IRIE 02 - 18 - 32 - Bellefire - ALL I WANT IS YOU 1 - NEW - 33 - KMC featuring Dhany - I FEEL SO FINE 07 - 26 - 34 - Britney Spears - I'M NOT A GIRL, NOT YET A WOMAN 1 - NEW - 35 - R Kelly and Jay Z - HONEY 12 - 31 - 36 - Lasgo - SOMETHING 05 - 23 - 37 - Oasis - THE HINDU TIMES 09 - 34 - 38 - Blue - FLY BY II 10 - 29 - 39 - Jennifer Lopez - AIN'T IT FUNNY 17 - 33 - 40 - Enrique Iglesias - HERO 10 - 30 - 41 - Shaggy and Ali G - ME JULIE 12 - 32 - 42 - Will Young - ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE / EVERGREEN 02 - 15 - 43 - Hundred Reasons - SILVER 09 - 39 - 44 - Marilyn Manson - TAINTED LOVE 03 - 27 - 45 - Moby - WE ARE ALL MADE OF STARS 08 - 37 - 46 - Anastacia - ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE 08 - 38 - 47 - Shy FX and T Power featuring DI - SHAKE UR BODY 02 - 24 - 48 - Hives - MAIN OFFENDER 02 - 28 - 49 - Lost Witness - DID I DREAM (SONG OF THE SIREN) 03 - 25 - 50 - Lisbon Lions featuring Martin O'Neil - THE VERY BEST DAY OF OUR LIVES 1 - NEW - 51 - 29 Palms - TOUCH THE SKY 04 - 35 - 52 - Maddonna - THE WHEELS ON THE BUS 02 - 22 - 53 - Cooper Temple Clause - WHO NEEDS ENEMIES 1 - NEW - 54 - Aly-Us - FOLLOW ME 13 - 50 - 55 - Kylie Minogue - IN YOUR EYES 07 - 53 - 56 - Sheryl Crow - SOAK UP THE SUN 02 - 36 - 57 - POD - YOUTH OF THE NATION 04 - 40 - 58 - Kosheen - HUNGRY 1 - NEW - 59 - Norah Jones - DON'T KNOW WHY 1 - NEW - 60 - Lisa Pin Up - TURN UP THE SOUND 09 - 54 - 61 - George Michael - FREEEK! 1 - NEW - 62 - Gemma Hayes - HANGING AROUND 07 - 56 - 63 - X-Ecutioners - IT'S GOIN' DOWN 10 - 46 - 64 - Celine Dion - A NEW DAY HAS COME 06 - 41 - 65 - One Giant Leap featuring Maxi Jazz and Robbie Williams - MY CULTURE 1 - NEW - 66 - Alien Ant Farm - ATTITUDE 04 - 45 - 67 - Idlewild - YOU HELD THE WORLD IN YOUR ARMS 06 - 42 - 68 - Usher - U-TURN 14 - 62 - 69 - S Club 7 - YOU 03 - 44 - 70 - Tiga and Zyntherius - SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT 03 - 47 - 71 - Cosmic Gate - EXPLORATION OF SPACE 06 - 48 - 72 - Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - BEAUTIFUL 06 - 61 - 73 - So Solid Crew - RIDE WIT US 13 - 60 - 74 - Westlife - WORLD OF OUR OWN 03 - 43 - 75 - Allstars - BACK WHEN / GOING ALL THE WAY
May 24, 20187 yr The OCC also revealed on their twitter that 'If Tomorrow Never Comes' sold 561,000 copies (presumably excluding streams, of which there can't be too many because the song hasn't been certified Platinum yet). 'Just a Little' is such a throwback jam, still listen to it a lot today and holds a lot of nostalgia. :wub:
May 31, 20187 yr Author k85mRPqvMbE http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/n...-the-top__9493/ There was a time when the UK record-buying public were known for their fondness for a novelty record. It’s one of the few places in the world where a cartoon character can score a million-seller or a huge foam monster with googly eyes can land a Christmas Number 1. Further proof of Brits’ sense of humour came in summer 2005, when one of the biggest rock acts in the world had Number 1 snatched from them by… well, an animated frog. But this was no ordinary frog. Instead of a lily pad and a penchant for eating flies, Crazy Frog was more into wearing a motorcycle helmet and proudly letting his wedding tackle hang out for all to see. Originally known as The Annoying Thing – which less kind people would say was a stunningly accurate name – Crazy Frog advertised ringtones for sale (hello 2000s!) and his own inimitable siren’s call. “A ring ding ding…” and so it continued into all eternity. To capitalise on Crazy Frog’s cult status, he launched a pop career, starting off with a new version of Axel F, originally a Number 2 hit for Harold Faltermeyer in 1985 and reappearing in the Top 10 once more in 1995 for dance outfit Clock (7). Only Crazy Frog could take it to Number 1, however, which he did today in 2005, and very likely totally ruining Coldplay’s weekend. Coldplay were staging their big comeback after a couple of years away following the huge success of second album A Rush Of Blood To The Head. Their opener was Speed Of Sound, which would have been a cert for the top spot any other week of the year, and while they’d topped the Official Albums Chart, the band had yet to score a Number 1 single. And to be honest, it wasn’t really a close race. Crazy Frog trounced his chart rivals, outselling Coldplay by over 113,000 copies. We’re sure Chris and the gang’s concern was only brief – their new album X&Y was a smash soon after. Axel F spent an astonishing four weeks at Number 1, and has now sold over 588,000 copies, finally deposed by 2Pac and Elton John’s Ghetto Gospel. Since 2014, Axel F has been streamed 2.1 million times, tipped its sales total to over 600,000, meaning it is now a Platinum certified single. Coldplay would have to wait three more years until their first Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart when Viva La Vida would do the biz for them. Crazy Frog would go on to have four more Top 40 hits – honestly, this really happened – last gracing the charts in 2006 with a cover (read: decimation) of Wham’s Last Christmas. See where all of Crazy Frog's singles charted here. Elsewhere on the Top 40 this week in 2005, Amerie (now Ameriie) landed her first UK Top 10 with 1 Thing, and Gwen Stefani's fourth solo single Hollaback Girl was new at Number 8, breaking a run of Number 4 peaks achieved by her previous releases. Meanwhile, Nancy Sinatra bagged her first Top 40 for over 30 years as a guest feature on Audio Bullys re-working of Shot You Down, and further down, there were new entries from pop-rockers The Magic Numbers, My Chemical Romance, Arcade Fire and more. I do kinda enjoy 'Axel F'. :ph34r: Over a billion YouTube views tho. *_* The whole top ten here is rather brilliant, particularly 'Feel Good Inc' and 'Shot You Down'! Top 75 (text sourced from UKMIX) 1 ( NE) Axel F (By Crazy Frog) 1 Wk 2 ( NE) Speed Of Sound (By Coldplay) 1 Wk 3 ( 2 ) Lonely (By Akon) 4 Wks 4 ( NE) 1 Thing (By Amerie) 1 Wk 5 ( 4 ) Feel Good Inc (By Gorillaz) 7 Wks 6 ( 1 ) Lyla (By Oasis) 2 Wks 7 ( 3 ) Don't Phunk With My Heart (By Black Eyed Peas) 2 Wks 8 ( NE) Hollaback Girl (By Gwen Stefani) 1 Wk 9 ( NE) Shot You Down (By Audio Bullys Featuring Nancy Sinatra) 1 Wk 10 ( 5 ) (Is This The Way To) Amarillo (By Tony Christie Featuring Peter Kay) 11 Wks 11 ( 7 ) Hate It Or Love It (By Game Featuring 50 Cent) 3 Wks 12 ( 8 ) Signs (By Snoop Dogg Featuring Charlie Wilson And Justin Timberlake) 5 Wks 13 ( 12) I Like The Way (By Bodyrockers) 6 Wks 14 ( 6 ) Hold You Down (By Jennifer Lopez Featuring Fat Joe) 2 Wks 15 ( NE) Forever Lost (By Magic Numbers) 1 Wk 16 ( 9 ) Owner Of A Lonely Heart (By Max Graham vs Yes) 2 Wks 17 ( 15) Switch (By Will Smith) 10 Wks 18 ( 14) In The Morning (By Coral) 3 Wks 19 ( 11) Lonely No More (By Rob Thomas) 2 Wks 20 ( NE) Helena (By My Chemical Romance) 1 Wk 21 ( 16) One Word (By Kelly Osbourne) 3 Wks 22 ( 10) Everyday I Love You Less And Less (By Kaiser Chiefs) 2 Wks 23 ( 13) In My Arms (By Mylo) 2 Wks 24 ( 17) Mockingbird (By Eminem) 4 Wks 25 ( NE) Star Wars Episode III - Battle Of The Heroes (By John Williams conducting the London Symphony Orchestra) 1 Wk 26 ( NE) Neighborhood #3 (Power Out) (By Arcade Fire) 1 Wk 27 ( 18) Touch My Fire (By Javine) 2 Wks 28 ( NE) Demons (By Brian McFadden) 1 Wk 29 ( 21) 1, 2 Step (By Ciara Featuring Missy Elliott) 7 Wks 30 ( 19) So What The Fuss (By Stevie Wonder) 2 Wks 31 ( NE) Not Everyone (By Nine Black Alps) 1 Wk 32 ( 23) Girl (By Destiny's Child) 5 Wks 33 ( 25) Other Side Of The World (By KT Tunstall) 3 Wks 34 ( NE) Please Stand Up (By British Sea Power) 1 Wk 35 ( 22) So Many Times (By Gadjo Featuring Alexandra Prince) 2 Wks 36 ( 27) Candy Shop (By 50 Cent) 10 Wks 37 ( 28) Let Me Love You (By Mario) 10 Wks 38 ( 26) Get Low / Lovers And Friends (By Lil Jon And The East Side Boyz Featuring Ying Yang Twins) 4 Wks 39 ( 24) Again (By Faith Evans) 4 Wks 40 ( NE) Dance Me In (By Sons And Daughters) 1 Wk 41 ( NE) The Way (By Daniel Bedingfield) 1 Wk 42 ( 30) Somewhere Else (By Razorlight) 7 Wks 43 ( NE) Fearless (By Bravery) 1 Wk 44 ( 34) I See Girls (By Studio B) 9 Wks 45 ( NE) Heartbreaker (By Glitterati) 1 Wk 46 ( 31) Jerk it Out (By Caesars) 6 Wks 47 ( 33) Beverly Hills (By Weezer) 4 Wks 48 ( NE) Another Fine Mess (By Chesney Hawkes) 1 Wk 49 ( 20) Jetstream (By New Order Featuring Ana Matronic) 2 Wks 50 ( 40) They (By Jem) 11 Wks 51 ( 35) Shined On Me (By Praise Cats Featuring Andrea Love) 3 Wks 52 ( 29) What Car (By Cliff Richard) 3 Wks 53 ( 47) All About You / You've Got A Friend (By McFly) 13 Wks 54 ( 46) Half Light (By Athlete) 5 Wks 55 ( 39) Smile Like You Mean It (By Killers) 4 Wks 56 ( 49) Time To Grow (By Lemar) 9 Wks 57 ( 43) It's Like That (By Mariah Carey And Fatman Scoop) 9 Wks 58 ( 32) Fishing For A Dream (By Turin Brakes) 2 Wks 59 ( NE) California Soul (By Riot Act) 1 Wk 60 ( NE) Ice Cream Guerilla (By Wolfman) 1 Wk 61 ( 54) Dakota (By Stereophonics) 13 Wks 62 ( NE) Harvey Nicks (By Mitchell Brothers Featuring Sway) 1 Wk 63 ( NE) If I Die Tomorrow (By Motley Crue) 1 Wk 64 ( 41) Shiver (By Natalie Imbruglia) 10 Wks 65 ( 42) Rich Girl (By Gwen Stefani Featuring Eve) 12 Wks 66 ( 52) Falling Star (By Sunset Strippers) 12 Wks 67 ( 58) Adagio For Strings (By Tiesto) 7 Wks 68 ( 62) Insomnia (By Faithless) 6 Wks 69 ( 51) California (By Phantom Planet) 12 Wks 70 ( NE) Drawing Shapes (By Morning Runner) 1 Wk 71 ( 36) Goodnight Goodnight (By Hot Hot Heat) 2 Wks 72 ( 56) So Much Love To Give (By Freeloaders) 7 Wks 73 ( 50) Believe (By Chemical Brothers) 4 Wks 74 ( 37) Freak On (By Stonebridge Vs Ultra Nate) 2 Wks 75 ( 63) Oh My Gosh (By Basement Jaxx) 11 Wks
May 31, 20187 yr I remember listening to the chart show on that particular week in 2005, they exceptionally mentioned the #41 at the beginning and played a clip on it just to rip the piss out of Daniel Bedingfield. :lol:
May 31, 20187 yr Love the songs by BLack Eyed Peas Gorillaz, Magic Numbers, Oasis Audio Bullys, Will Smith Coral, Rob Thomas, Kaiser Cheifs.. So much good music
May 31, 20187 yr 'Axel F' is a bit of a guilty pleasure for me as well :kink: gosh it was so inescapable at the time! I wasn't aware that it had so many YouTube views though :o that enduring impact *_* this was a great time for music, my second favourite song of all time ('Feel Good Inc.') is in the top 10 for starters *.* also love 'Speed Of Sound', 'Lyla', 'Shot You Down', 'Don't Phunk With My Heart', 'Signs', 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart', 'Switch', 'Everyday I Love You Less And Less', 'In My Arms', 'Touch My Fire' and 'Other Side Of The World' from the top 40 :heart: (maybe we could have plug sessions counting back from 40-1 for some of these chart flashbacks en el futuro when the Now sessions are complete ;o)
May 31, 20187 yr I didn’t realise ‘one step closer’ outperformed ‘Freak Like Me’ with its chart run !
June 8, 20187 yr Author 3YxaaGgTQYM http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/o...-to-life__4536/ Summer 2003 may have been a scorcher, but a mighty chill was being felt across the Official Singles Chart. The cause? American band Evanescence, whose spooky goth-rock-pop stomper Bring Me To Life swooped in at Number 1. Evanescence were an unlikely proposition - the Arkanas group's brand of Christian rock wasn't exactly a regular occurrence on the UK charts - but their unique blend of singer Amy Lee's ethereal soprano with head-bashing serrated guitar crunches turned out to be the perfect antidote to the scorching weather. Appetite for the single was so great that Bring Me To Life spent three weeks in the lower end of the Top 100 on import sales alone, before charging to Number 1 on its official UK release week, shifting 57,000 copies. The climb ended R Kelly's four-week stint at the top with his global smash Ignition (Remix), which had seen off fierce challenges from Girls Aloud’s No Good Advice, Justin Timberlake’s Rock Your Body and S Club’s Say Goodbye, who all had to settle for Number 2. Thanks in part to its inclusion on the Daredevil soundtrack, Evanescence's Bring Me To Life proved too strong for R Kelly. To date, its sales stand at 745,000, and it's racked up 21 million plays on streaming services since records began in 2014. Elsewhere in the Official Singles Chart this week in 2003, formidable duo Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey were at Number 3 with the surprise summer hit I Know What You Want (Mariah's first Top 3 hit in three years), S Club were at Number 4 with their double A-side swansong Say Goodbye/Love Ain’t Gonna Wait For You, and the Top 5 was completed by a new entry from Michigan comedy rockers Electric Six with Gay Bar - the follow-up to their Number 2 hit Danger! High Voltage. There were also new entries in the Top 10 for Shania Twain's Forever And For Always (6), and Popstars: The Rivals winners (also also losers) One True Voice entered at 10 with what would be their final single, Shakespeare's (Way With) Words. That's 955k combined units for it. On its way to a million. Good to hear, I always liked that song. Top 75 (text sourced from UKMIX) 1 - NEW - 01 - Evanescence - BRING ME TO LIFE 05 - 01 - 02 - R Kelly - IGNITION REMIX 02 - 03 - 03 - Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey - I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT 02 - 02 - 04 - S Club - SAY GOODBYE / LOVE AIN'T GONNA WAIT FOR YOU 1 - NEW - 05 - Electric Six - GAY BAR 1 - NEW - 06 - Shania Twain - FOREVER AND FOR ALWAYS 04 - 07 - 07 - Sean Paul - GET BUSY 02 - 09 - 08 - XTM and DJ Chucky presents Annia - FLY ON THE WINGS OF LOVE 03 - 06 - 09 - Justin Timberlake - ROCK YOUR BODY 1 - NEW - 10 - One True Voice - SHAKESPEAR'S (WAY WITH) WORDS 02 - 05 - 11 - Emma Bunton - FREE ME 05 - 08 - 12 - Big Brovaz - FAVOURITE THINGS 1 - NEW - 13 - Marilyn Manson - MOBSCENE 1 - NEW - 14 - Melanie C - ON THE HORIZON 02 - 10 - 15 - Abs - STOP SIGN 13 - 12 - 16 - 50 Cent - IN DA CLUB 04 - 11 - 17 - Girls Aloud - NO GOOD ADVICE 06 - 13 - 18 - Tomcraft - LONELINESS 02 - 04 - 19 - Radiohead - THERE THERE 1 - NEW - 20 - Iio - AT THE END 03 - 16 - 21 - Love Inc - BROKEN BONES 1 - NEW - 22 - Kings Of Leon - WHAT I SAW 1 - NEW - 23 - Granddaddy - NOW ITS ON 07 - 20 - 24 - DMX - X GON' GIVE IT TO YA 05 - 17 - 25 - Cheeky Girls - TAKE YOUR SHOES OFF 03 - 14 - 26 - t.A.T.u. - NOT GONNA GET US 1 - NEW - 27 - Ashley Hamilton - WIMMIN' 06 - 19 - 28 - Craig David featuring Sting - RISE AND FALL 05 - 23 - 29 - Good Charlotte - GIRLS AND BOYS 05 - 22 - 30 - Bhangra Knights featuring Husan - HUSAN 04 - 24 - 31 - Lisa Scott-Lee - LATELY 08 - 65 - 32 - D-Side - SPEECHLESS 07 - 25 - 33 - Busted - YOU SAID NO 04 - 28 - 34 - Mr Redz Vs DJ Skribble - EVERYBODY COME ON (CAN YOU FEEL IT) 1 - NEW - 35 - Ono - WALKING ON THIN ICE 03 - 21 - 36 - Stereophonics - MADAM HELGA 03 - 33 - 37 - Sonique - CAN'T MAKE UP MY MIND 15 - 38 - 38 - Junior Senior - MOVE YOUR FEET 02 - 15 - 39 - Jemini - CRY BABY 10 - 45 - 40 - Atomic Kitten - LOVE DOESN'T HAVE TO HURT 1 - NEW - 41 - Hot Action Cop - FEVER FOR THE FLAVA 04 - 32 - 42 - Bon Jovi - ALL ABOUT LOVIN' YOU 02 - 27 - 43 - Ginuwine - HELL YEAH 1 - NEW - 44 - Zwan - LYRIC 11 - 37 - 45 - Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham - MAKE LUV 02 - 18 - 46 - Dave Gahan - DIRTY STICKY FLOORS 07 - 31 - 47 - Lisa Maffia - ALL OVER 1 - NEW - 48 - Basement - SLAIN THE TRUTH (AT THE ROADHOUSE) 02 - 29 - 49 - Dizzee Rascal - I LOVE YOU 06 - 36 - 50 - Kelly Rowland - CAN'T NOBODY 1 - NEW - 51 - Mull Historical Society - AM I WRONG 06 - 41 - 52 - Ronan Keating - THE LONG GOODBYE 08 - 39 - 53 - Plumite - DAMAGED 08 - 46 - 54 - Robbie Williams - COME UNDONE 1 - NEW - 55 - Simian - LA BREEZE 05 - 40 - 56 - Androids - DO IT WITH MADONNA 09 - 47 - 57 - Kym Marsh - CRY 02 - 30 - 58 - Skin - TRASHED 13 - 53 - 59 - Gareth Gates Featuring The Kumars - SPIRIT IN THE SKY 02 - 34 - 60 - Shy FX and T Power / Kele La Roc - FEELING YOU 09 - 58 - 61 - Daniel Bedingfield - I CAN'T READ YOU 12 - 67 - 62 - Blue - YOU MAKE ME WANNA 07 - 61 - 63 - David Sneddon - DON'T LET GO 02 - 26 - 64 - Biffy Clyro - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 10 - 51 - 65 - Avril Lavigne - I'M WITH YOU 11 - 62 - 66 - Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell - BEAUTIFUL 08 - 50 - 67 - Madonna - AMERICAN LIFE 04 - 43 - 68 - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony / Phil Collins - HOME 1 - NEW - 69 - I Kamanchi - NEVER CAN TELL / SOUL BEAT CALLING 1 - NEW - 70 - Hidden Camera - A MIRACLE 03 - 44 - 71 - Audio Bullies - THE THINGS / TURNED AWAY 13 - 49 - 72 - Delta Goodrem - BORN TO TRY 06 - 70 - 73 - Lil' Kim featuring Mr Cheeks - THE JUMP OFF 02 - 35 - 74 - Turin Brakes - AVERAGE MAN 13 - 48 - 75 - Jennifer Lopez featuring LL Cool J - ALL I HAVE
June 8, 20187 yr On The Horizon is it not top ten worthy ? I quite enjoy this summer bop . What a hideous video tho !!
June 8, 20187 yr "Bring Me To Life" is such a classic, I remember when I wanted to purchase the single but could only find the album "Fallen" so I bought that instead. One of the first albums I bought and had ZERO regrets. I just remember summer 2003 being really hot and just rocking out to the album.
June 8, 20187 yr God I loved 2003 great summer too, I remember hearing Blu cantrell's breathe months before and no one knowing what I was going on about. It was a surprise number one if I recall but I was so happy!
June 8, 20187 yr Yeh it was a surprise no1 for me, did radio 1 playlist it before release?? Sean a Paul unending relevancy!!
June 9, 20187 yr God I loved 2003 great summer too, I remember hearing Blu cantrell's breathe months before and no one knowing what I was going on about. It was a surprise number one if I recall but I was so happy! I actually don't remember if radio 1 played it that much prior to its release I don't think so, but I remember seeing the video a lot on kiss TV music channel back when you had to call up for your fav videos. I remember reading the midweeks and being shocked at how well it was doing. I genuinely though it would peak at number #17 or something. LOL Yeah maybe Sean Paul had a lot to do with it's success, but it was still amazing the how well it did. I certainly didn't expect it to stay at No. 1 for a month, so maybe airplay on Radio 1 did increase. Lumidee was number 2 behind it, another surprise hit.
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