January 31, 20196 yr As if Scissor Sisters' first album was 15 years ago?! Still such a great record. I remember seeing Ana and Jake being interviewed on Popworld towards the end of 2003 when they originally released 'Laura' and thought 'They're brilliant but I suspect they'll never catch on'. So glad I was proved wrong on that one!
January 31, 20196 yr Michelle beat Maroon 5 by two weeks! This was her third week at the top... Shhhh, don't ruin my invented reality
January 31, 20196 yr As I have it to hand, here's a Spotify playlist of the Top 100 (or as much as possible anyway). My favourite NE is Long Time Coming by Delays. I still have my signed 7" of it.
January 31, 20196 yr Unusually for a 2004 (i.e. pre downloads) chart, 3 tracks in the top 10 were climbing to new peaks (Somebody To Love, Hey Ya, So Confused). Obviously this was helped by being an unusually quiet week (no new entries in the top 9) - in fact the Scissor Sisters' sales at #10 were the lowest for that position in several years (and note that this chart came only 5 weeks after we had had two tracks selling over 220k).
February 14, 20196 yr Hat1Hc9SNwE 25 years ago this week, @MariahCarey scored her first UK Number 1 single with Without You 💔 To date, it's UK combined sales are 553,758. 01 (NE) Mariah Carey - Without You 02 (01) D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better 03 (02) Toni Braxton - Breathe Again 04 (03) Enigma - Return to Innocence 05 (04) Celine Dion - The Power of Love 06 (05) Aretha Franklin - A Deeper Love 07 (NE) Cappella - Move On Baby 08 (06) Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting - All For Love 09 (NE) 2 Unlimited - Let the Beat Control Your Body 10 (09) Reel 2 Reel feat. Mad Stuntman - Like to Move It
March 7, 20196 yr LOZuxwVk7TU 15 years go this week in UK chart history: Britney Spears' Toxic debuted at Number 1. It's now certified Platinum with combined sales of 740,000. Top 10 01 (NE) Britney Spears - Toxic 02 (NE) DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide 03 (01) Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl 04 (NE) George Michael - Amazing 05 (NE) Kylie Minogue - Red Blooded Woman 06 (02) Jamelia - Thank You 07 (NE) Beenie Man ft. Ms. Thing - Dude 08 (NE) Blink-182 - I Miss You 09 (06) Outkast - Hey Ya! 10 (03) Westlife - Obvious Top 40 New Entries 13 (NE) Fya ft. Smujji - Must Be Love 17 (NE) No Doubt - It's My Life / Bathwater 22 (NE) Timbaland, Magoo & Missy Elliott - Cop That Shit 24 (NE) Starsailor - Four to the Floor 28 (NE) Goldfrapp - Black Cherry 33 (NE) MC Jig - Cha Cha Slide
March 7, 20196 yr That chart is so nostalgic for me. I was in Year 10 and had just started three weeks' work experience, and 'Toxic' seemed to be constantly on the radio at the estate agents I was doing mine at - also the Kylie and George Michael singles, 2Play's 'So Confused' and N*E*R*D 'She Wants To Move' which charted a couple of weeks after this. Great memories!
March 7, 20196 yr Author This was around the time I started getting into pop music - Toxic and Cha Cha Slide were both big childhood faves. I also enjoy Amazing, Red Blooded Woman, I Miss You, It's My Life and Four to the Floor (the remix!) from the newies. Lol at that other version of Cha Cha Slide making it in too (and the import made it to 37 the week before, why were people buying that instead of DJ Casper?!)
March 7, 20196 yr Lol at that other version of Cha Cha Slide making it in too (and the import made it to 37 the week before, why were people buying that instead of DJ Casper?!) I guess it was preempting the whole 'People impatiently buying ropey cover versions off iTunes in place of the actual release of the original hit' phenomena of 7 years later? :D
March 7, 20196 yr Author It did remind me of that, but usually the 'fake' version swiftly exited the chart as soon as the original was available, yet in this case the MC Jig version effectively climbed the week the DJ Casper version was out!
March 7, 20196 yr The following week was notable in that DJ Casper would climb to #1, becoming the first #1 since Bob The Builder in 2000 (although DJ Otzi was listed as a climber rather than a new entry due to a catalogue number 'glitch' in 2001) not to enter at #1 (excluding songs that returned to #1). #17 was bizarre, as It's My Life had originally charted just 3 months earlier at #20 but was swiftly re-issued for some reason. Timbaland, Missy Elliott & Magoo had previously collaborated on Here We Come, which charted at #43 exactly 5 years to the day before this chart.
March 7, 20196 yr Author #17 was bizarre, as It's My Life had originally charted just 3 months earlier at #20 but was swiftly re-issued for some reason. The re-issue was billed as a double A-side with 'Bathwater', originally it was a single-A. They must've thought 'Bathwater' would get a higher chart position if they re-released 'It's My Life' alongside it.
March 8, 20196 yr Top 10 sales SINGLES 102576 Britney Spears 78666 DJ Casper 69685 Peter Andre 41508 George Michael 39812 Kylie Minogue 31033 Jamelia 25700 Beenie Man 18045 Blink 182 12016 Outkast 11718 Westlife ALBUMS 70027 Katie Melua 52530 Norah Jones 36904 Zero 7 34693 Jamelia 30031 Jamie Cullum 22422 Black Eyed Peas 21482 No Doubt 20483 Outkast 19060 Duran Duran 18901 Will Young 11501 Hundred Reasons (20) 9068 Dusty Springfield (25) 5500 Kylie Minogue (41) BUDGET ALBUMS 29517 Peter Andre Peter Andre's album was eligible for the Budget Albums chart due to its low price. It's one of the biggest (possibly the biggest?) sale recorded by an album on that chart.
March 8, 20196 yr Always found it interesting that Red Blooded Woman only sold a couple of thousand below what Slow sold on its first week, despite the former peaking at #5 compared to #1 for the latter.
March 21, 20196 yr 79fzeNUqQbQ https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/o...is-week__25817/ Three decades ago, Madonna was already one of the biggest, most controversial pop stars on the planet, but things went next-level with Like A Prayer, the first single to be taken from her fourth studio album of the same name. Madonna hadn't been doing much in the way of music for a couple of years, concentrating on the Who’s That Girl world tour, her movie career, and even made her Broadway debut, starring in David Mamet’s play Speed-the-Plow in 1988. Plus, she was starring in a very personal drama: the breakdown of her marriage to actor Sean Penn. The first taste anyone got of Like A Prayer was a snippet in the primetime TV premiere of a multi-million dollar Pepsi commercial. So far, so straightforward marketing. But when Madonna unveiled Like A Prayer’s video – a cautionary tale about prejudices, presumptions, racism and violence with some then-shocking religious imagery thrown in – the whole ad campaign was pulled. Madonna kept the million, though. Soon, the video's imagery of Madonna kissing what many termed a "black Jesus" but was actually St Martin de Porres, and breezily dancing in front of a few burning crosses became iconic, almost overshadowing the song itself. Not that Madonna would allow that to happen. Like A Prayer saw Madonna go introspective for the first time, from the intro – an angry, powerful guitar riff played by none other than Prince – it was clear we were in new territory. If the chart was a battle, Madonna came fully armed, harnessing killer hooks, simple – and thus memorable lyrics – and, the crowning glory: a full gospel choir and some of the most recognisable ad-libs in pop. No surprise, then, that it was Madonna’s sixth Number 1 in the UK, staying there for three weeks. In total, it’s sold 628,000 copies – it was the 11th bestselling single of 1989 – and has amassed almost 18 million audio streams in the UK since Official Charts started counting in 2014. Look back at Madonna's complete Official Chart history. Madonna's album of the same name debuted at Number 1 the following week, and featured future Top 5 hits Express Yourself (which was remixed for its single release), Cherish and Dear Jessie. A 30th anniversary edition of the record has been released this week to mark its anniversary, featuring 12" and extended remixes of songs, plus a slightly tweaked tracklist. Elsewhere in the UK Singles Chart 30 years ago this week, disco legend Donna Summer was back in the Top 3 for the first in almost ten years with the Stock Aitken Waterman-produced This Time I Know It’s For Real, Paula Abdul was enjoying her very first Top 5 hit with Straight Up, and Soul II Soul scored their first Top 10 hit with Keep On Movin featuring Caron Wheeler. Further down, Lisa Stansfield was scoring her first hit with Coldcut, on People Hold On, and future Number 1 Eternal Flame – the original version by the Bangles – was a new Top 40 entry. Top 10 01 (02) Madonna - Like a Prayer 02 (01) Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts 03 (04) Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's For Real 04 (06) Paula Abdul - Straight Up 05 (15) Soul II Soul feat. Caron Wheeler - Keep On Movin' 06 (03) Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo - Help! 07 (07) Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Can't Stay Away From You 08 (21) Guns N Roses - Paradise City 09 (05) Sam Brown - Stop 10 (12) Reynolds Girls - I'd Rather Jack This is what I put in the Madonna AF: Puts its total at ~808k (I say approximately, the ratio for premium and ad-funded streams are different and that's not been differentiated. Also, no video streaming total) which is 15k more than the previous total of 793k given last August.
March 21, 20196 yr What a beast of a song! :wub: One of her absolute best, instantly spirit-lifting and has the ability to unite the room. Those final choruses of the song where the choir intensifies and the clapping beat is prominent... it's just electrifying. 'This Time I Know It's For Real' is one of my favourite Donna Summer singles and I've discovered 'Straight Up' recently which I'm addicted too. So slick and groovy.
March 28, 20196 yr Author This week marks 20 years since 'Flat Beat' entered at #1, helped by its appearance on an advert for Levis. The song also appeared at #98 in the same week (probably due to the max number of formats rule). :lol: qmsbP13xu6k Flat Beat, You Get What You Give, No Scrubs, Out of the Blue, Windowlicker are my faves of the week's new entries. Witch Doctor is a decent bit of novelty too. 1 - NEW - 01 - Mr Oizo - FLAT BEAT 1 - NEW - 02 - Cartoons - WITCH DOCTOR 1 - NEW - 03 - Billie Piper - HONEY TO THE BEE 06 - 03 - 04 - Britney Spears - BABY ONE MORE TIME 1 - NEW - 05 - New Radicals - YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE 04 - 02 - 06 - Boyzone - WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH 1 - NEW - 07 - TLC - NO SCRUBS 04 - 05 - 08 - Vengaboys - WE LIKE TO PARTY! (THE VENGABUS) 02 - 01 - 09 - B*Witched - BLAME IT ON THE WEATHERMAN 1 - NEW - 10 - Des'ree - YOU GOTTA BE 03 - 06 - 11 - Steps - BETTER BEST FORGOTTEN 05 - 07 - 12 - Whitney Houston - IT'S NOT RIGHT, BUT IT'S OKAY 02 - 04 - 13 - Robbie Williams - STRONG 1 - NEW - 14 - System F - OUT OF THE BLUE 1 - NEW - 15 - Sash! - COLOUR THE WORLD 1 - NEW - 16 - Aphex Twin - WINDOWLICKER 02 - 08 - 17 - Kele Le Roc - MY LOVE 02 - 09 - 18 - Andy Williams - MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY 05 - 11 - 19 - Cher - STRONG ENOUGH 05 - 10 - 20 - Blur - TENDER 04 - 13 - 21 - George Michael And Mary J Blige - AS 07 - 18 - 22 - 2Pac - CHANGES 06 - 17 - 23 - Corrs - RUNAWAY 20 - 23 - 24 - Steps - HEARTBEAT / TRAGEDY 03 - 14 - 25 - Manic Street Preachers - YOU STOLE THE SUN FROM MY HEART 02 - 15 - 26 - Tina Cousins - KILLIN' TIME 02 - 12 - 27 - Underworld - PUSH UPSTAIRS 03 - 19 - 28 - Roxette - WISH I COULD FLY 05 - 27 - 29 - Shawn Mullins - LULLABY 08 - 26 - 30 - Blondie - MARIA 1 - NEW - 31 - Feeder - DAY IN DAY OUT 03 - 21 - 32 - Travis - WRITING TO REACH YOU 03 - 25 - 33 - Beautiful South - HOW LONG'S A TEAR TAKE TO DRY? 1 - NEW - 34 - Brian Setzer Orchestra - JUMP JIVE AN' WAIL 04 - 24 - 35 - Madonna - NOTHING REALLY MATTERS 07 - 29 - 36 - Lenny Kravitz - FLY AWAY 05 - 30 - 37 - Cardigans - ERASE / REWIND 05 - 31 - 38 - Stereophonics - JUST LOOKING 09 - 35 - 39 - Armand Van Helden featuring Duane Harden - YOU DON'T KNOW ME 07 - 32 - 40 - DJ Sakin And Friends - PROTECT YOUR MIND (FOR THE LOVE OF A PRINCESS) 03 - 28 - 41 - REM - AT MY MOST BEAUTIFUL 1 - NEW - 42 - Ellie Campbell - SWEET LIES 1 - NEW - 43 - Hurricane #1 - THE GREATEST HIGH 02 - 16 - 44 - Delirious? - SEE THE STAR 03 - 33 - 45 - Orbital - STYLE 02 - 20 - 46 - Spacedust - LET'S GET DOWN 1 - NEW - 47 - DJ Rap - EVERYDAY GIRL 1 - NEW - 48 - Christian Fry - WON'T YOU STAY 06 - 41 - 49 - Lauryn Hill - EX-FACTOR 17 - 42 - 50 - Bryan Adams featuring Melanie C - WHEN YOU'RE GONE 02 - 22 - 51 - Echo And The Bunnymen - RUST 1 - NEW - 52 - Lamb - B LINE 1 - NEW - 53 - Mount Rushmore presents The Knack - YOU BETTER 07 - 47 - 54 - Barenaked Ladies - ONE WEEK 04 - 39 - 55 - E17 - BETCHA CAN'T WAIT 02 - 34 - 56 - Take 5 - NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD 08 - 52 - 57 - A+ - ENJOY YOURSELF 1 - NEW - 58 - Jark Prongo - MOVIN' THRU YOUR SYSTEM 10 - 60 - 59 - Offspring - PRETTY FLY (FOR A WHITE GUY) 07 - 49 - 60 - 'N Sync - I WANT YOU BACK 15 - 37 - 61 - Spice Girls - GOODBYE 23 - 48 - 62 - Cher - BELIEVE 05 - 55 - 63 - Elton John And LeAnn Rimes - WRITTEN IN THE STARS 03 - 38 - 64 - Daniel O'Donnell - THE WAY DREAMS ARE 1 - NEW - 65 - Black Dog featuring Ofra Haza - BABYLON 02 - 36 - 66 - Men Of Vizion - DO YOU FEEL ME? (..FREAK YOU) 14 - 64 - 67 - B*witched - TO YOU I BELONG 10 - 67 - 68 - Terrorvision - TEQUILLA 08 - 61 - 69 - Tatyana Ali Featuring Will Smith - BOY YOU KNOCK ME OUT 13 - 68 - 70 - Mariah Carey And Whitney Houston - WHEN YOU BELIEVE 04 - 50 - 71 - Ginuwine - WHAT'S SO DIFFERENT? 12 - 66 - 72 - Fatboy Slim - PRAISE YOU 02 - 45 - 73 - Moloko - SING IT BACK 02 - 44 - 74 - Capriccio - EVERYBODY GET UP 02 - 40 - 75 - David Sylvian - I SURRENDER Text from UKMix.
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