Posted November 28, 20177 yr 26th November 2017 It's the sadly late David Cassidy belatedly topping my chart 45 years on with his best record, the fab version of The Young Rascals How Can I Be Sure topped the UK chart but was more modestly appreciated by me at the time. By 1987 I had loved it enough to top it in a live version, but the original remains the best and it was one of my "broken-heart turn to" tracks in the noughties, guaranteed to cry bucketloads to it. I loved The Partridge Family records as 13-year-old, and this track sums up his teen appeal to the girls: sensitive boy-next-door just looking for the right one. Teens couldn't resist. In at 10, I'm A Clown is his other best solo record, with a sprinkling of others lower down the chart, though not I Think I Love You and his other 4 chart-toppers in my charts as they have had great chart runs already. That's bad news for Sufjan Stevens stuck at 2 again behind an oldie, but there are big climbs into the 20 for Cola and Phases. Fall Out Boy also bound into the 30, and Paloma Faith the 40, while U2 out-peak the previous single in one week on the chart already. Craig David's chart revival has left me feeling unmoved until this joint Bastille record. Neither of them have been what you call chart fave regulars for me (though Craig has topped my chart), but I was persuaded by the Friday TV spot when his response to a nasty prank involving a fake mean-spirited granny was just so admirable. A man you can trust your granny with! 1 NEW 1 1 HOW CAN I BE SURE David Cassidy 170000 2 2 2 4 MYSTERY OF LOVE Sufjan Stevens 357000 3 6 2 4 AMEN The Fizz 370000 4 4 4 4 TIMEBOMBS HURRICANES Written By Wolves 166900 5 1 1 2 MAID OF ORLEANS (THE WALTZ JOAN OF ARC) Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 230000 6 3 1 7 I LOVE YOU BUT I’M LOST Tears For Fears 538500 7 8 1 13 CRYBABY Paloma Faith 918000 8 10 8 3 THE CALLING TheFatRat featuring Laura Brehm 103500 9 9 1 9 WAIT UP Hurts 683000 10 NEW 10 1 I’M A CLOWN David Cassidy 42000 11 5 3 7 BETWEEN TWO ISLANDS Pet Shop Boys 369000 12 12 3 9 READY TO GO Hurts 508000 13 13 13 16 BOTH SIDES NOW Glen Campbell 326000 14 14 1 12 MY KINGDOM (WILLIAM BLACK REMIX) Evangeline 838650 15 7 7 5 IMMIGRANT SONG Led Zeppelin 197000 16 23 16 12 DO IT AGAIN Steely Dan 202500 17 11 1 9 MAGNIFICENT Hurts 815000 18 24 18 2 GOLDEN SLUMBERS The Beatles 41000 19 62 19 2 COLA CamelPhat & Elderbrook 28400 20 36 23 2 PHASES Alma & French Montana 37400 21 22 20 7 LOVE HURTS Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 130400 22 15 15 3 COMIN’ UP Tungevaag & Raaban featuring Victor Crone 71500 23 25 23 2 ONLY YOU (2017 VERSION) Yazoo 38000 24 18 18 5 ULTRA LOVE Marlon Roudette 107000 25 26 25 7 OH, PRETTY WOMAN Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 112200 26 17 17 4 ANYWHERE Rita Ora 74500 27 16 4 8 GO 2.0 Burak Yeter & Ryan Rybak 296700 28 59 28 2 HOLD ME TIGHT OR DON’T Fall Out Boy 28400 29 35 29 2 BLUE ANGEL Roy Orbison & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 35700 30 19 10 7 SEXY NORTHERNER Pet Shop Boys 186750 31 20 17 4 YOU WERE RIGHT RUFUS 80650 32 27 1 12 FOOTSTEPS Pet Shop Boys 870200 33 40 33 3 GO BANG PNAU 41100 34 34 34 6 ROBOT MAN Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 83600 35 21 12 12 LIFE WITH THE MACBETHS Sparks 218850 36 NEW 36 1 I CAN FEEL YOUR HEARTBEAT The Partridge Family featuring David Cassidy & Shirley Jones 17400 37 30 8 10 BEST FRIEND Sofi Tukker featuring NERVO, The Knocks & Alisa Ueno 284450 38 67 38 2 GOLDEN SLUMBERS Elbow 23800 39 75 39 2 GUILTY Paloma Faith 22100 40 47 40 2 WAY TO GO (GOMEZ & TRITTER REMIX) Empire Of The Sun 29500 41 45 41 3 (DON’T FEAR) THE REAPER Blue Oyster Cult 38500 42 28 16 5 HOLY MOUNTAIN Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 96300 43 29 29 3 ELECTRICITY Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 49500 44 33 6 15 GET LOW Zedd & Liam Payne 416150 45 39 30 7 EVERYTHING IS NEVER ENOUGH (VIDEO MIX) Goldfrapp 99700 46 32 22 5 COMIC LIFE Matt Maltese 87350 47 38 31 4 DRIVEWAY culpriit 65500 48 41 3 12 CLOSER TO HEAVEN Pet Shop Boys 436550 49 50 49 5 HOW LONG Charlie Puth 44300 50 55 50 2 FIELDS OF GOLD Katie Melua 22800 51 31 10 12 THE PUNISHMENT OF LUXURY Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 197150 52 37 35 4 JEALOUS (I AIN’T WITH IT) Chromeo 63500 53 NEW 53 1 GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY U2 11250 54 NEW 54 1 COULD IT BE FOREVER David Cassidy 11000 55 54 1 21 DREAMS Grace Slick 666700 56 48 3 16 DRINK UP Train 643500 57 53 29 6 A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael 89150 58 71 58 3 LET YOU DOWN NF 21200 59 69 59 3 GALAXY Dannii Minogue 22100 60 42 9 11 EDITH PIAF (SAID IT BETTER THAN ME) Sparks 249300 61 52 1 20 TRUE FEELING Galantis 973950 62 44 44 4 DEADLY VALENTINE Charlotte Gainsbourg 44150 63 43 13 12 DUSK TILL DAWN ZAYN featuring Sia 230100 64 56 19 9 BEAUTIFUL TRAUMA P!nk 142600 65 72 65 3 I MISS YOU Clean Bandit featuring Julia Michaels 18200 66 61 1 22 TWO FUX Adam Lambert 1078300 67 66 1 37 ALONE AGAIN OR Love 991350 68 NEW 68 1 I KNOW YOU Craig David featuring Bastille 6400 69 46 14 13 ALL STARS Martin Solveig featuring Alma 228150 70 51 46 5 LOVING IS EASY Rex Orange County featuring Benny Sings 52800 71 NEW 71 1 BANDALA The Partridge Family featuring David Cassidy & Shirley Jones 5800 72 73 72 2 XANADU (LIVE AT WEMBLEY) Jeff Lynne’s ELO 11000 73 74 73 2 JIG OF LIFE Kate Bush 10600 74 NEW 74 1 LIST OF PEOPLE (TO TRY AND FORGET) Tame Impala 5200 75 NEW 75 1 DAYDREAMER David Cassidy 5000 DROP OUTS 49 27 10 ISOTYPE Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 125300 57 1 18 STILL FEELS LIKE THE FIRST TIME Zoot Woman featuring Kylie Minogue 874000 58 19 7 WORD UP The BossHoss 119850 60 34 5 PRAYING FOR TIME George Michael 69950 63 63 3 WHEN WE WERE HIGH LP 19900 64 10 8 CLOSE TO YOU ARLE 187000 65 10 15 WHAT ABOUT US P!nk 295300 68 6 13 LIKE AN ANGEL PASSING THROUGH MY ROOM Madonna 320350 70 59 4 SAVOIR FAIRE Beth Ditto 29700
November 29, 20177 yr hi john, not surprised david cassidy tops you chart this week! an all time classic... his 80s-ish comeback track 'the last kiss' is also a fave of mine... paloma rebounding, kings & queens is big for me at the mo... cola makes a big jump! u2 are my most played artists according to last fm, but their recent output has been a bit dull for me (save from the kygo remix) , this track passes me by a bit... the craig / bastille collab however is really good... a new tame impala track.. need to check it out! good chart as always!
November 29, 20177 yr Hello John! Sad that David Cassidy passed away, but it's good to see #1 in your chart. That jump for Cola... wow! U2's new song is alright. And it's great to see Tame Impala and especially Craig David & Bastille debuting in your chart! Great chart overall!
December 4, 20177 yr Author hi john, not surprised david cassidy tops you chart this week! an all time classic... his 80s-ish comeback track 'the last kiss' is also a fave of mine... paloma rebounding, kings & queens is big for me at the mo... cola makes a big jump! u2 are my most played artists according to last fm, but their recent output has been a bit dull for me (save from the kygo remix) , this track passes me by a bit... the craig / bastille collab however is really good... a new tame impala track.. need to check it out! good chart as always! Hi Toffo! Glad you like David C's classic, I expect most folk on here dont know it and dont love the teen heart-throb! The Last Kiss was also fab, very George Michael (not surprisingly) and now both tragically gone. Don't know Kings & Queens one to check out! U2 have def lost the magic of late - it makes the right sounds, but all is a bit plodding. They need to go cutting edge again, as they did during the early 90's. cheers! john B-)
December 4, 20177 yr Author Hello John! Sad that David Cassidy passed away, but it's good to see #1 in your chart. That jump for Cola... wow! U2's new song is alright. And it's great to see Tame Impala and especially Craig David & Bastille debuting in your chart! Great chart overall! Thanks Sergej! Yes sad about David C, still a bit unreal for me. Tame Impala is a grower, and Craig & Bastille were never 2 of my most fave artists, so the combination shouldn't have worked - but it does! cheers! john
December 4, 20177 yr Poor Sufjan! I hope only musicians you don't care for die this week and that you don't go to see any more gigs or indeed venture outside at all for fear of hearing a forgotten classic somewhere. You may venture outside again once Sufjan has ruled.
December 5, 20177 yr Author Poor Sufjan! I hope only musicians you don't care for die this week and that you don't go to see any more gigs or indeed venture outside at all for fear of hearing a forgotten classic somewhere. You may venture outside again once Sufjan has ruled. Yes, oops! bad timing! :o I'm hoping for a January boost, if not before, as I have been contemplating how under-appreciated Sufjan is, and that needs to change :)
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