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19th November 2017

 

It's straight in at 1 for OMD's best record, Maid Of Orleans peaked at 2 in my charts in 1982, but was still the star moment at the concert last week, so following a sort-of request to include it (Hi Simon!) it's overdue getting to number one, as Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark make it an 8th time on top. It's about Joan Of Arc, that old pop song cliche subject matter that everyone writes about all the time...

 

That means Sufjan Stevens gorgeous and touching gentle movie song is at 2 for now, as by contrast the exciting Written By Wolves packs it up to 4 and Led Zep's hard rocking Immigrant Song is up to 7 - just behind The Fizz. I do enjoy being perverse in my music tastes :lol: Golden Slumbers is in twice - Elbow's new cover, and advert song, pops in, but the short and very sweet original Abbey Road track is in at 24 - The final short track of the trilogy (really they are a medley) The End, entered my chart earlier in the year, so that only leaves Carry that Weight to go. As itunes doesn't sell them together though, they don't qualify, but The Beatles Golden Slumbers does as it has also made the UK sales chart.

 

Alma's back, going through Phases as she pushes herself out the 40, Pnau shoot up into the 40 for the second time this year, followed closely by a subtle remix of the new Empire Of The Sun - Pnau's partner-act, really - which I prefer to the single mix. Speaking of new mixes, or new versions, Yazoo are back again with a delicious 2017 version of Only You which should push it over a "million" in my sales soon - 1982 rules this week! - which slows it down and removes the blippety-blop synths which detract from the quality of the song.

 

Another Roy O track enters from his new album. Most of the classic oldies have already had good chart runs, but Blue Angel is a doo-wop 50's styled delight that I've never really noticed before, but sounds quite lush with the LSO on hand. Katie Melua is back, well over a decade into her chart career, with Sting's golden fields oldie, Fall Out Boy and Paloma Faith pop back fairly quickly with new ones, and an old Kate Bush album track, and Jeff Lynne's live version of his 1980 chart-topper (minus luvverly Livvie) sneaks in.

 

1 NEW 1 1 MAID OF ORLEANS (THE WALTZ JOAN OF ARC) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 170000

2 3 2 3 MYSTERY OF LOVE Sufjan Stevens 242000

3 1 1 6 I LOVE YOU BUT I’M LOST Tears For Fears 483500

4 26 4 3 TIMEBOMBS HURRICANES Written By Wolves 101900

5 4 3 6 BETWEEN TWO ISLANDS Pet Shop Boys 332000

6 2 2 3 AMEN The Fizz 285000

7 11 7 4 IMMIGRANT SONG Led Zeppelin 170000

8 7 1 12 CRYBABY Paloma Faith 868000

9 5 1 8 WAIT UP Hurts 638000

10 43 10 2 THE CALLING TheFatRat featuring Laura Brehm 55500

 

11 6 1 8 MAGNIFICENT Hurts 792000

12 8 3 8 READY TO GO Hurts 473000

13 15 13 15 BOTH SIDES NOW Glen Campbell 294000

14 9 1 11 MY KINGDOM (WILLIAM BLACK REMIX) Evangeline 809650

15 16 15 2 COMIN’ UP Tungevaag & Raaban featuring Victor Crone 52000

16 14 4 7 GO 2.0 Burak Yeter & Ryan Rybak 278300

17 21 17 3 ANYWHERE Rita Ora 56000

18 18 18 4 ULTRA LOVE Marlon Roudette 88000

19 13 10 6 SEXY NORTHERNER Pet Shop Boys 168750

20 17 17 3 YOU WERE RIGHT RUFUS 62750

 

21 12 12 11 LIFE WITH THE MACBETHS Sparks 201350

22 23 20 6 LOVE HURTS Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 110650

23 25 23 11 DO IT AGAIN Steely Dan 177500

24 NEW 24 1 GOLDEN SLUMBERS The Beatles 19000

25 NEW 25 1 ONLY YOU (2017 VERSION) Yazoo 18750

26 36 26 6 OH, PRETTY WOMAN Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 93450

27 24 1 11 FOOTSTEPS Pet Shop Boys 852400

28 20 16 4 HOLY MOUNTAIN Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 82550

29 32 29 2 ELECTRICITY Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 36000

30 19 8 9 BEST FRIEND Sofi Tukker featuring NERVO, The Knocks & Alisa Ueno 267150

 

31 10 10 11 THE PUNISHMENT OF LUXURY Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 185400

32 22 22 4 COMIC LIFE Matt Maltese 74600

33 33 6 14 GET LOW Zedd & Liam Payne 402900

34 34 34 5 ROBOT MAN Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 66000

35 NEW 35 1 BLUE ANGEL Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 17500

36 NEW 36 1 PHASES Alma & French Montana 17400

37 35 35 3 JEALOUS (I AIN’T WITH IT) Chromeo 52000

38 31 31 3 DRIVEWAY culpriit 53000

39 30 30 6 EVERYTHING IS NEVER ENOUGH (VIDEO MIX) Goldfrapp 86700

40 68 40 2 GO BANG PNAU 23400

 

41 28 3 11 CLOSER TO HEAVEN Pet Shop Boys 424250

42 29 9 10 EDITH PIAF (SAID IT BETTER THAN ME) Sparks 239300

43 38 13 11 DUSK TILL DAWN ZAYN featuring Sia 222900

44 47 44 3 DEADLY VALENTINE Charlotte Gainsbourg 36750

45 52 45 2 (DON’T FEAR) THE REAPER Blue Oyster Cult 24500

46 37 14 12 ALL STARS Martin Solveig featuring Alma 221950

47 NEW 47 1 WAY TO GO (GOMEZ & TRITTER REMIX) Empire Of The Sun 12500

48 39 3 15 DRINK UP Train 632900

49 27 27 10 ISOTYPE Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 125300

50 62 50 4 HOW LONG Charlie Puth 32200

 

51 46 46 4 LOVING IS EASY Rex Orange County featuring Benny Sings 46800

52 49 1 19 TRUE FEELING Galantis 966450

53 41 29 5 A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael 78750

54 55 1 20 DREAMS Grace Slick 655900

55 NEW 55 1 FIELDS OF GOLD Katie Melua 10800

56 40 19 8 BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA P!nk 135500

57 50 1 18 STILL FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME Zoot Woman featuring Kylie Minogue 874000

58 44 19 7 WORD UP The BossHoss 119850

59 NEW 59 1 HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T Fall Out Boy 10100

60 42 34 5 PRAYING FOR TIME George Michael 69950

 

61 57 1 21 TWO FUX Adam Lambert 1071500

62 NEW 62 1 COLA CamelPhat & Elderbrook 7400

63 64 63 3 WHEN WE WERE HIGH LP 19900

64 45 10 8 CLOSE TO YOU ARLE 187000

65 58 10 15 WHAT ABOUT US P!nk 295300

66 65 1 36 ALONE AGAIN OR Love 984750

67 NEW 67 1 GOLDEN SLUMBERS Elbow 6600

68 61 6 13 LIKE AN ANGEL PASSING THROUGH MY ROOM Madonna 320350

69 71 69 2 GALAXY Dannii Minogue 12000

70 59 59 4 SAVOIR FAIRE Beth Ditto 29700

 

71 74 71 2 LET YOU DOWN NF 11000

72 72 72 2 I MISS YOU Clean Bandit featuring Julia Michaels 11200

73 NEW 73 1 XANADU (LIVE AT WEMBLEY) Jeff Lynne’s ELO 5400

74 NEW 74 1 JIG OF LIFE Kate Bush 5200

75 NEW 75 1 GUILTY Paloma Faith 5000

 

DROP OUTS

48 30 6 SPENT THE DAY IN BED Morrissey 90300

51 39 3 RISING COST OF LOVE Elkie Brooks 41600

53 37 5 SAY A PRAYER TIEKS featuring Chaka Khan & Popcaan 55750

54 8 14 I HEAR YOU CALLING DJ Licious 315350

56 33 8 ILL RAY (THE KING) Kasabian 86300

60 60 2 PART X1V Prequell featuring Rae Morris 20000

63 10 13 RUN FOR COVER The Killers 261600

66 44 8 HAVANA Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug 66050

67 67 2 SPACE AGE LOVE SONG A Flock Of Seagulls 11600

69 12 11 TALL THIN MEN Pet Shop Boys 248200

70 1 22 SUMMER WINE Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood 829900

73 7 14 NEW RULES Dua Lipa 311250

75 75 1 TAKE ME HOME Delta Goodrem 5000

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classic #1, nice!

good climbs for written by wolves and the fatrat...

see two versions of golden slumbers charting, will dua make it 3?!

wasn't sure on the yazoo reworking at first, so much love for the original, but it is growing on me...

katie melua can't compare to the eva cassidy version of this song, but it's a fair effort...

and cola finally makes it to your chart!!

 

good stuff!

 

4 26 4 3 TIMEBOMBS HURRICANES Written By Wolves 101900
!!!! :heart: :heart:

 

I actually have yet to listen to the new Fall Out Boy song! :P

Really nice to see many iconic names in music in your chart!

I like the new entries from The Beatles, Alma, Empire Of The Sun, Katie Melua, CamelPhat and Paloma Faith!

Also good gains from Pnau and Charlie Puth here!

Great chart overall!

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classic #1, nice!

good climbs for written by wolves and the fatrat...

see two versions of golden slumbers charting, will dua make it 3?!

wasn't sure on the yazoo reworking at first, so much love for the original, but it is growing on me...

katie melua can't compare to the eva cassidy version of this song, but it's a fair effort...

and cola finally makes it to your chart!!

 

good stuff!

 

Hi Toffo,

 

glad you like OMD, a bit random to chart it I know :lol:

 

Dua Lipa has a version of Golden Slumbers? Ooh! Playing it next...yes it's good.

 

Katie Melua is pretty much a carbon copy of Eva Cassidy, but sweet enough.

 

Cola making bounds up my next chart :cheer:

 

cheers!

john

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!!!! :heart: :heart:

 

I actually have yet to listen to the new Fall Out Boy song! :P

 

Hi Cody,

 

FOB is pretty much Sia's backing track for Cheap Thrills mixed with a more normal FOB backdrop :)

 

Still loving Wolves...!

 

cheers

john

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Really nice to see many iconic names in music in your chart!

I like the new entries from The Beatles, Alma, Empire Of The Sun, Katie Melua, CamelPhat and Paloma Faith!

Also good gains from Pnau and Charlie Puth here!

Great chart overall!

 

Hi Sergej,

 

thanks for dropping by and commenting!

 

Yes, loads of classic names at the mo - there's usually a few but not quite so many as lately!

 

All of the ones you like have gone up in my new chart, so that's good news :lol:

 

cheers!

john

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What a fantastic number one :wub:

 

Thanks Simon, all down to you, I wasn't going to rechart it, but it's time it was pushed into the million "seller" lists (another 150k to go) :lol:

 

cheers!

john

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