No huge standouts here but nice to be able to give JJ72 a win with their last Top 40.

8	JJ72	Formulae	Already their last Top 40 but I love this: such a powerful vocal in the middle and a gorgeous quiet part towards the end
7	The Wildhearts	Vanilla Radio	Their 1st hit for a while but they began in 1989: this is a very enjoyable relentless rock number perfect for moshing
7	Jakatta Featuring Seal	My Vision	Last big hit for either of these artists and a great combination: Seal's smooth vocals  complement the chilled house style
7	Thick D	Insatiable	Only hit for US DJ Eric Miller: this is a very strong retro sounding track and I particularly enjoy the electric guitar solo
6	No Doubt	Underneath It All	A very different style from their last couple of singles with a gentle ballad, but it's very nice and a sweet performance
6	Feeder	Come Back Around	This is musically quite gentle but it's the 1st single since their drummer's death and the lyrics to this are very poignant
6	The Libertines	Up The Bracket	Their peaks will improve with all their first 5 hits: I found their debut rather messy and this is much more like their sound
5	Holly Valance	Down Boy	As a 1st fully original hit this isn't bad from her: I  like the ebb and flow of the production far more than the song itself
5	LeAnn Rimes	Life Goes On	This was a lead single so its #11 peak will have been a disappointment: it's a very pretty flowing song but unremarkable
4	John Otway	Bunsen Burner	A novelty song based on "Disco Inferno" full of puns and innuendo: it's great fun though doesn't bear that many listens
4	Energy 52	Cafe Del Mar {2002}	A different version reached #12 in 1998: listening to them both side by side I prefer that and can't see what this brings
3	Ian Van Dahl	Try	This is quite a nice tune but it's so obviously an entirely recycled formula at this stage that the enjoyment is diminishing
3	Irv Gotti Presents The INC Featuring Ja Rule, Asha	Down 4 U	This is the only hit directly credited to this US producer who died recently: despite the featured stars it's quite boring
2	Stamford Amp	Anything For You	This band came about as a result of the children's "Saturday Show" on TV: their only Top 40 and a pretty cheesy song

2002 Weeks 42 and 43:

#1531	19/10/2002	Las Ketchup	The Ketchup Song (Asereje)	1	{1}-2-4-4-5-5-6-7-9-8-8-8-9-17-22-29-32-39-53-56-61-72->22
#1532	19/10/2002	S Club Juniors	New Direction	2	{2}-8-9-17-25-33-47-45-51-56-75-72-71->13
#1533	19/10/2002	Foo Fighters	All My Life	5	{5}-12-23-33-48-58-54-64-72->9
#1534	19/10/2002	Richard Ashcroft	Check The Meaning	11	{11}-23-41-60-73R(2)-68->6
#1535	19/10/2002	The Coral	Dreaming Of You	13	{13}-22-32-41-60->5
#1536	19/10/2002	Nick Carter	Help Me	17	{17}-37-57->3
#1537	19/10/2002	Trinity-X	Forever	19	{19}-30-51->3
#1538	19/10/2002	The Vines	Outtathaway	20	{20}-49->2
#1539	19/10/2002	Lemon Jelly	Space Walk	36	{36}-60->2
#1540	26/10/2002	Nelly Featuring Kelly Rowland	Dilemma	1	{1}-1-2-3-2-4-6-10-13-13-11-10-18-21-25-26-30-42-52-59-66->21
#1541	26/10/2002	Big Brovaz	Nu Flow	3	{3}-6-7-9-12-14-20-17-22-27-24-26-37-51-59-64-59-75R(2)->18
#1542	26/10/2002	Samantha Mumba	I'm Right Here	5	{5}-10-19-30-44-62-68R(2)-71->8
#1543	26/10/2002	Manic Street Preachers	There By The Grace Of God	6	{6}-29-45-74R(3)-74->5
#1544	26/10/2002	LL Cool J	Luv U Better	7	{7}-14-21-29-42-63-75->7
#1545	26/10/2002	Badly Drawn Boy	You Were Right	9	{9}-33-49->3
#1546	26/10/2002	Faith Hill	Cry	25	{25}-56->2
#1547	26/10/2002	Doves	Caught By The River	29	{29}-75->2
#1548	26/10/2002	Nakatomi	Children Of The Night {2002}	31	{31}-49->2
#1549	26/10/2002	Syleena Johnson	Tonight I'm Gonna Let Go	38	{38}-62->2
#1550	26/10/2002	PPK	Reload	39	{39}-68->2

I remember 'Bunsen Burner' from other pupils quoting it in chemistry classes when we used bunsen burners when I was at school. The video reminds me of Thomas Dolby.

I remember Jakatta and Seal's 'My Vision' a lot on the radio at the time; nice track.

Ian van Dahl's 'Try' is better than 'Reason' I think.

Edited May 13May 13 by TheSnake

Nice to see JJ72 get a medal slot, I always liked them but they came and went and that was it, all over. Formulae gets a 7/10 from me. Vanilla Punch is a decent 6/10, The Wildhearts were fun at their best. My Vision is very good track, nice to see Seal still in the charts, 9/10. Thick D I have entirely forgotten but I rated Insatiable 7/10 too. Ditto No Doubt too, I liked Underneath It All and Gwen Stefani is still putting out fab ballads, her recent All Your Fault is up there with the best of No Doubt.

Feeder I'm in agreement too, 6/10, but we diverge over The Libertines, always a bit too shambolic for my tastes, DNC. Holly Valance stretching out her 5 minutes of fame with a 5/10, Life Goes On was an underwhelming LeAnn return indeed - 4/10 from me. Bunsen Burner I remember getting excited over, having John Otway back in the charts was totally unexpected. It was good too! 8/10!

Cafe Del Mar is in my charts right now - for Pete Tong. As this DNC, it's safe to assume it's not as good as Pete's version, that's a strong 7/10. Ian Van Dahl's Try, for once, I liked - maybe I gave in to the formula at this stage, but it grabbed a 6/10. Irv Gotti I also liked and another 7/10, which leaves Stamford Amp. I was 44 and knew nothing of the track, the show or it making the charts! Not even my then-10-year-old nephew ever mentioned anything to do with it. He would have been outside playing! I must mention it later today to him he can play the video for his 6-year old....😄

I love the Thick D track, I liked the LeAnn one at the time but not quite sure I feel the same today, Feeder's is up there with their best and I also love the Holly one despite... well, you know.

'My Vision' is utterly fab, and I remember with 'Try' there was a different remix I used to hear when they played it on Radio 1 that's better than the slightly bland/formulaic main one. I believe it was this one:

I can see why Radio 1 preferred that 'Try' version less hard dance/Clubland sounding!

Right better start catching up!

Week 39:

The aggressive, disturbing lyrics of 'Cleanin' Out My Closet' are a difficult listen so I don't blame you for putting that one last. Eminem has some great darker moments in his catalogue ('Stan' particularly stands out to me) but agree that this one is a miss.

Ooh Busted have arrived! My dad bought their debut album and I used to rinse that CD in my room a lot before school. In 2002 I had two female neighbours who were both a bit older than me and they used to squabble over who could claim Charlie from Busted as their 'boyfriend'. I don't think I was too bothered about whoever they parasocially assigned me from the group as a 5-year-old, lol. Back to the music and 'What I Go To School For' is the weakest link of the singles run for me, agreed it's not too interesting musically and the lyrics are not for me either. But they definitely have better to come!

Today I learned that Oxide & Neutrino sampled Kraftwerk's 'The Man Machine'?! Obviously classic production but I think I need to immediately scrub some of those lyrics from my brain, especially the "slapper" and "Napa" rhyme

I posted this quite recently in the #7s rate thread but I discovered that Aqualung song via 'I've Been Secretly Falling Apart' by Owsey, Jernalism & Resotone, a beautiful song that heavily samples it; this gave Chez a bronze in BJSC a decade ago sadly that version has never been on Spotify, which lead me to the original more, which is also wonderful.

'Just Like A Pill' is my top pick of this section as well and my favourite P!nk song overall 😍 I remember discovering it while at a sleepover, we played SingStar and I was immediately hooked on the electric feel of this song. I soon realised that my parents owned the M!ssundaztood album and it became an early highlight of my music listening. It's surprising that 'Just Like A Pill' was as late as single #3 in the campaign but better late than never, an excellent second U.K. #1 for her *.* love the vulnerability and inner strength on display throughout. That determined chorus packs such a punch!

Week 40 catch-up:

I'm a huge Beatles fan of course but I've always struggled to get into 'The Long and Winding Road', mostly not sold on the Spector production. Unsurprisingly, the Will and Gareth version does not do much to convert me! Agreed that the Gareth take on 'Suspicious Minds' is preferable.

'Little By Little' is ageing brilliantly. It is another from this era that is eclipsing 'The Hindu Times' for me now, on top of 'Stop Crying Your Heart Out'. I think I gravitated towards 'The Hindu Times' so instantly because I'm a sucker for that psychedelic sitar sound, but the emotional pull of the other two is hooking me in more long term, as much as I still enjoy that.

Let Go was the first ever studio album that I bought I'm only realising now that my initial music taste was very pop-rock heavy - with Avril, Busted and P!nk's 2002 albums all being the earliest examples of full projects that piqued my interest. I'm glad that Avril and her production team The Matrix found a way to hone her pop-punk intentions successfully, after initial label disapproval of her guitar sound, as this two-faced anthem is a strong debut.

I am aware of 'Silver Screen Shower Scene' as Rollo sent the Thin White Duke mix of it to BJSC way back in 2017, where it criminally DNQed! Love the electroclash production and Miss Kittin's vocals, who also appears as a feature on Golden Boy's 'Rippin Kittin' in 2002, but that sadly only gets to #67!

Week 41

'Down Boy' is good enough but it's not one I was ever really massive on. 'Bunsen Burner' is quirky to say the least. 'My Vision' is lush and Seal sounds great on vocals and also find the LeAnn Rimes track to be fairly decent as well.

'Come Back Around' is a nice track and tribute to their drummer and another top song from No Doubt. 3/3 this era for me. 'Formulae' is a interesting little discovery and 'Vanilla Radio' is sounding enjoyable indeed.

Lots to enjoy in this bumper group. Very occasionally a pop song captures something utterly magical and “The Ketchup Song” does that, though it’s topped by my favourite Coral song. But there’s also Foos and Manics at their best and a very intriguing Lemon Jelly track that took a few listens to click for me.

9	The Coral	Dreaming Of You	This is where they really found their sound I think: it has an infectious rhythm and the vocals have a raw hopeless energy
9	Las Ketchup	The Ketchup Song (Asereje)	936th #1: the only his for this Spanish group and a stupendously catchy song with a delightful nonsense Spanish chorus
8	Foo Fighters	All My Life	One of their biggest and most commercial hits: the almost whispered verses and explosive chorus work brilliantly well
8	Lemon Jelly	Space Walk	1st hit for this UK electronic duo: a beautifully experimental and other worldly with NASA space mission voice snippets
8	Manic Street Preachers	There By The Grace Of God	The Rich guitar sound here reminds me of Depeche Mode: the lyrics are great and the chorus is emotionally powerful
7	Richard Ashcroft	Check The Meaning	The lead from his 2nd solo album and one of my favourites of his: it feels like he's basking in the rich orchestral texture
7	The Vines	Outtathaway	Their biggest hit to date and it's great: this could almost be early Beatles with its retro feel and slightly scratchy vocals
7	Trinity-X	Forever	Only hit for this UK DJ act: a very enjoyable trance track and the auto-tuned, slightly tortured female vocals work well
6	PPK	Reload	Their 2nd and last hit: the style is very similar to "ResuRection" but it's still good, and I like the slightly foreboding strings
6	Badly Drawn Boy	You Were Right	His only Top 10: the storytelling is beautiful and makes it, but musically it's a little like a washing machine going round
6	S Club Juniors	New Direction	Their most interesting track for me with elements of Erasure and Kylie "Can't Get You…": I almost forget their age here
5	Doves	Caught By The River	This has a very nice serene feel,  but it passes me by quite easily: it doesn't have the punchy quality of their last 2 hits
5	Big Brovaz	Nu Flow	1st hit for this UK RnB group: this is a catchy poppy tune with bouncy production and works well though I don't love it
4	Nelly Featuring Kelly Rowland	Dilemma	937th #1: I admire it when someone reads the market perfectly and nails a worldwide smash but it's such a basic chorus
4	LL Cool J	Luv U Better	He's already on his 9th album; this samples Notorious BIG and is unremarkable but has quite a pleasant chilled out feel
3	Samantha Mumba	I'm Right Here	Her 6th straight big hit and now she vanishes from the charts forever: another catchy one but it's lacking in substance
3	Faith Hill	Cry	Her last hit here: she certainly gives the performance plenty of welly but it's quite a beige and charmless power ballad
2	Nakatomi	Children Of The Night {2002}	Only hit for this Dutch happy hardcore act, originally from 1996, and it's really naff to my ears but fun to see it here
2	Syleena Johnson	Tonight I'm Gonna Let Go	Only solo hit for this US RnB singer who'll appear on a much bigger Kanye hit: quite dull and bog standard for its genre
2	Nick Carter	Help Me	Only solo hit for this Backstreet Boys member: it's quite limp pop and feels like something they might have rejected

2002 Week 44:

#1551 02/11/2002 Justin Timberlake Like I Love You 2 {2}-5-8-11-15-18-22-28-31-31-28-39-49-61-60-57->16

#1552 02/11/2002 Blue One Love 3 {3}-6-11-15-20-22-24-37-39-40-49-67->12

#1553 02/11/2002 U2 Electrical Storm 5 {5}-12-23-36-52-59-54-47-48-61-57-63-74->13

#1554 02/11/2002 Red Hot Chili Peppers The Zephyr Song 11 {11}-25-34-40-48-56-53-57-74-74->10

#1555 02/11/2002 Rosie Ribbons Blink 12 {12}-27-42-69->4

#1556 02/11/2002 Who Da Funk Featuring Jessica Eve Shiny Disco Balls 15 {15}-23-33-49-66->5

#1557 02/11/2002 The Calling Adrienne 18 {18}-35-57->3

#1558 02/11/2002 The Streets Don't Mug Yourself 21 {21}-42-64->3

#1559 02/11/2002 Turin Brakes Long Distance 22 {22}-66->2

#1560 02/11/2002 Idlewild Live In A Hiding Place 26 {26}-65->2

#1561 02/11/2002 DJ Shadow Six Days 28 {28}-55->2

#1562 02/11/2002 Paul Masterson Presents Sushi The Earthshaker 35 {35}-52->2

#1563 02/11/2002 Groove Armada Purple Haze 36 {36}-67->2

#1564 02/11/2002 Hell Is For Heroes Night Vision 38 {38}->1

#1565 02/11/2002 The Polyphonic Spree Hanging Around 39 {39}->1

Dreaming Of You was my first top 10 for The Coral, with 3 bigger ones in following years, I'd rate it a strong 8/10, so more or less agree, but I lean more towards the sheer cheesy joy of Ketchup Song, still sounds great played loud in a bar or club on a rowdy alcohol-fuelled holiday. 9/10. Ditto Foo Fighters first top 10 for me and another 8/10. Space Walk sounds like I would go for it - yet DNC!

Manic Street Preachers more of a middling track for me, 6/10, but Richard Ashcroft is a great one, Verve-tastic monster number one for me, 10/10. I'm in agreement with The Vines, 7/10, but Trinity-X a more modest 5/10, and PPK an even more modest 4/10. Badly Drawn Boy often passed me by, and did so here here, and I'm shocked to find out New Direction was an actual good record for the S Club Juniors - an easy 8/10 from me. It's what's in the grooves counts....😮

Doves mildly pleasant 4/10, and I'm with the 5/10 for Nu Flow, having expected it would have been lower. Nelly & Kelly's Dilemma grabbed a 9/10 at the time, having heard it now and again over the years I'm knocking it down to 8/10. LL Cool J scrapes a 3/10, but Samantha Mumba delivered her best record for me with I'm Right Here - it grabbed the number one spot and a 9/10 rating. The rest all DNC so would all feature presumably a similarly low-end slot!

That top 2 is perfect, easily the standouts of this group.

Dreaming of you is a perfect upbeat slice of this genre, fun, short and snappy.

Ketchup song is just pure cheese and joy, very infectious and has always been my guilty pleasure. Remember going out to buy the single

Lithuanian version of "Asereje"

My favourites since I last commented: 'Little By Little' - I prefer this one to SCYHO which I liked at first but found it dragged a bit after a while - 'Someday' - all the singles from The Strokes' debut were great, including sub-Top 40 'The Modern Age' - and 'Dreaming Of You' - a fine revival of the 60s Merseybeat sound. Lots of good stuff coming in the next batch, including another of my top 10 of the year...

My mum loved Big Brovaz - Nu Flow at the time and I think its a great track, much of the lyrics though are just them boasting about themselves and their record sales!

Las Ketchup was iconic because of the dance I don't know if its been mostly forgotten now.

Dilemma with Nelly and Kelly also iconic at the time.

Trinity X is a good eurodance track.

I detest 'Dilemma', I think use of the word "boo" is probably a big part of it. It makes me heave.

15 hours ago, TheSnake said:

Las Ketchup was iconic because of the dance I don't know if its been mostly forgotten now.

I'd hardly say so? It's still well-known and one of those songs people immediately recognise if it comes on.

I know the follow up is probably better regarded hit I’ve always loved “Like I Love You”. It drew Jacko comparisons at the time but I find it very authentic. There’s some other great stuff entering towards the bottom of the chart but none of it quite beats JT.

9	Justin Timberlake	Like I Love You	His 1st solo hit and a wonderfully punchy, well composed statement of intent with excellent vocal range and charisma
8	DJ Shadow	Six Days	His last Top 40 sampling the anguished vocal from Colonel Bagshot's "Six Day War": another very atmospheric track
8	Paul Masterson Presents Sushi	The Earthshaker	Only hit for this DJ and a very hypnotic and effective  8 minute dance track that builds up over a repeated spoken line
8	The Polyphonic Spree	Hanging Around	1st hit for this US band known for combining orchestral and choral styles with rock: this is a joyous and charming track
7	Who Da Funk Featuring Jessica Eve	Shiny Disco Balls	1st hit for this DJ act with a really intriguing dance track with a spoken hook that builds up to a shout: it is very catchy
7	U2	Electrical Storm	One of my favourite U2 tracks from this time, with lovely lyrics linking emotions to the weather and natural beauty
6	Hell Is For Heroes	Night Vision	1st Top 40 after a couple of misses for this UK band with an emotive heavy rock track that's good but quite intense
6	Blue	One Love	The lead from their 2nd album missing #1 in a competitive week: nothing new but a strong song in their usual style
6	Groove Armada	Purple Haze	Sampling a Status Quo song, a reggae style track with a ritualistic hook that's slightly repetitive but well produced
5	Red Hot Chili Peppers	The Zephyr Song	By far the lowest score I've given a Chilies hit: it's still good but feels a little flat and lacking their usual panache for me
5	Idlewild	Live In A Hiding Place	The follow up to the excellent "American English" this is nice but feels too much like a slightly lesser version of that
4	The Streets	Don't Mug Yourself	Very different in style from their other singles so far and feels like the precursor to "Fit But You Know It": jolly but silly
4	Turin Brakes	Long Distance	This was the lead from their 2nd album: the follow up will be much bigger and this feels like it's lacking a proper tune
3	The Calling	Adrienne	Their 2nd single: unlike the 1st which is certainly well remembered, this is so nondescript that there's not much to say
2	Rosie Ribbons	Blink	1st hit for this "Pop Idol" 6th place contestant with a very uninspiring and  slice of typical early '00s style RnB pop

2002 Week 45:

#1566 09/11/2002 DJ Sammy And Yanou Featuring Do Heaven 1 {1}-2-3-7-11-12-20-26-20-24-31-38-36-47-46-54-59-54-56-69R(244)-65R(29)-71-63-67->24

#1567 09/11/2002 Madonna Die Another Day 3 {3}-12-18-18-16-20-24-32-34-29-43-56-63-63-47-52->16

#1568 09/11/2002 Craig David What's Your Flava? 8 {8}-18-24-36-41-48-54-58-52-55->10

#1569 09/11/2002 Romeo Featuring Christina Milian It's All Gravy 9 {9}-16-23-35-46-59->6

#1570 09/11/2002 Shaggy Hey Sexy Lady 10 {10}-19-25-40-53-63-72R(2)->7

#1571 09/11/2002 Whitney Houston Whatchulookinat 13 {13}-32-50->3

#1572 09/11/2002 Jan Wayne Because The Night 14 {14}-21-28-43-72->5

#1573 09/11/2002 Soda Club Featuring Hannah Alethea Take My Breath Away 16 {16}-27-41-69->4

#1574 09/11/2002 Mad'house Holiday 24 {24}-43-74->3

#1575 09/11/2002 Pearl Jam I Am Mine 26 {26}-53->2

#1576 09/11/2002 Tom Jones Tom Jones International 31 {31}-61->

#1577 09/11/2002 McAlmont And Butler Bring It Back 36 {36}-69->2

#1578 09/11/2002 Amerie Featuring Ludacris Why Don't We Fall In Love 40 {40}-66->2

Like I Love You is a great debut track, I liked the untypical song structure and beats, and sort of carries on from the later NSync hits which added in funk/rnb into the mix. 9/10. DJ Shadow had me rushing to my A to Z: to no avail DNC. Paul Masterson ditto. Polyphonic Spree I very much liked though, Hanging Around, a quirky top 10 8/10 from me. Electrical Storm was a U2 goodie, 9/10, I still rated a lot of their singles in the early 2000's.

One Love is decent Blue and a strong 8/10. Purple Haze is a Groove Armada track I missed out on, but I like the description of it so playing it now: well, that's an oddity! Toastin/rap reggae-rock, deserves a 5/10 for being different. Never would have guessed the Quo sample. Zephyr Song was during peak Red Hot Chili Peppers for me, I think I got a copy of the album off a workmate fan of them. 9/10 though I think I over-rated it a bit. More of an 8 really.

I always liked Turin Brakes stuff, especially the slower tracks, 7/10 for Long Distance. Went to see them at a gig a couple of years back at the Bournemouth Firestation on a mate's recommendation, they were really kicking it, bought the previous album , downloaded the new song, and we got tickets for November. Their songs often take a while to click but they have class and musicianship on their side. The Calling, snap, 3/10. Blink got a 4/10, so marginally better.

'Electrical Storm' was the track to make my top 10 of 2002 from that batch - U2 could still come up with some gems in the early 2000s and William Orbit's production gives it that awake-at-4am feel before it bursts out in the second chorus. 'Like I Love You' was a great solo debut with one of the best Neptunes productions, and I like 'The Zephyr Song' a lot - I do get that it might feel overshadowed by some of their other singles, but the Chili Peppers rarely put a foot wrong around this time. I was less bothered by the Idlewild one so concur with the middling score there. Lots of guitar based stuff that week though, and hardly any the following week, funny how the release schedules ended up like that.

A rather poor week here though I do like the 2 new entries in the Top 3 in different ways. The Pearl Jam track was written after a tragedy at one of their gigs in 2000, and is a lovely poignant composition.

8	Pearl Jam	I Am Mine	Their last hit to date: a really lovely warm track with strong lyrics about self reassurance and a gentle dance like feel
7	DJ Sammy And Yanou Featuring Do	Heaven	938th #1 and 1st hit for this Spanish DJ: dance covers often take the sparkle out of a track but this one adds sparkle
7	Madonna	Die Another Day	The theme to the Bond film: surprisingly experimental and electronic with heavy auto-tune, but a well produced track
6	McAlmont And Butler	Bring It Back	Their last hit with the usual rich production and smooth soulful vocals: brings a smile to the face but isn't remarkable
5	Romeo Featuring Christina Milian	It's All Gravy	His 2nd and last hit, and after the dreadful 1st this is surprisingly enjoyable, with a strong chorus and piano backing
4	Amerie Featuring Ludacris	Why Don't We Fall In Love	1st hit for this US RnB singer: not very compelling compared to what she'll have to come but I really like the vocals
4	Shaggy	Hey Sexy Lady	His last big hit: I quite like the Latin feel, the trumpets and the intense beat, but overall there isn't a whole lot to it
3	Jan Wayne	Because The Night	1st hit for this German producer: I'll stick with the gorgeous original but this does at least retain some of its charm
3	Craig David	What's Your Flava?	His 2nd album lead and a let down as it only matched the peak of his previous 5th single: it's style over substance
2	Whitney Houston	Whatchulookinat	Her last hit for 7 years, produced by Bobby Brown and aimed at her critics, but the song doesn't have much of a tune
2	Mad'house	Holiday	Exactly the same formula as the "Like A Prayer" cover with the tinny beat; unsurprisingly we won't see them again
1	Soda Club Featuring Hannah Alethea	Take My Breath Away	Another dance cover of an '80s classic: you don't even need to hear it to know that it will sound naff and emotionless
1	Tom Jones	Tom Jones International	His last solo Top 40 with a nursery rhyme style chorus and lines like "5, 6, better lock up your chicks": dreadful song

2002 Week 46:

#1579 16/11/2002 Westlife Unbreakable 1 {1}-4-10-17-27-38-37-37-43-59-70-67R(2)-44-46-26-72->16

#1580 16/11/2002 Shania Twain I'm Gonna Getcha Good 4 {4}-9-11-19-23-31-29-33-36-45-41-47-74-50-69->15

#1581 16/11/2002 Missy Elliott Work It 6 {6}-14-21-27-33-40-47-43-51->9

#1582 16/11/2002 Dannii Minogue Put The Needle On It 7 {7}-20-33-44-55-64-62-48-41-61-75->11

#1583 16/11/2002 H And Claire All Out Of Love/Beauty And The Beast 10 {10}-22-37-51-67-71R(2)-58-53->8

#1584 16/11/2002 Britney Spears I Love Rock 'N' Roll 13 {13}-21-31-40-44-52-68-75R(2)->8

#1585 16/11/2002 Sophie Ellis-Bextor Music Gets The Best Of Me 14 {14}-26-41-60-65-66-55-55-64-70->10

#1586 16/11/2002 Queens Of The Stone Age No One Knows 15 {15}-27-39-54-62-62-69->7

#1587 16/11/2002 Darren Hayes I Miss You 20 {20}-29-44-63-63R(4)->5

#1588 16/11/2002 Phil Collins Can't Stop Loving You 28 {28}-54->2

#1589 16/11/2002 Moby In This World 35 {35}-60->2

#1590 16/11/2002 BBMak Out Of My Heart 36 {36}-70->2

#1591 16/11/2002 Yeah Yeah Yeahs Machine 37 {37}-67->2

#1592 16/11/2002 Xzibit Multiply 39 {39}-61->2

I Am Mine grabbed a week at 66 in my charts, almost certainly based on one listen on the one chart rundown it featured in. It's better than that, though, let's say 5/10 based on a second listen. Don't need to listen to DJ Sammy though, I always preferred the Bryan Adams original, but it was cheesy cheerful enough for a 7/10. Die Another Day was a Bond oddity, and not amongst her better movie songs, but it's still the best track of the week for me at 8/10.

Bring It Back, alwasy enjoy McCalmont Butler, so another 8/10 here, It's All Gravy grabs a 3 from me, Amerie is one thing away from not getting a DNC, and Shaggy is a decent 7/10, I gave a credit to Brian & Tony Gold on Hey Sexy Lady, former hitmakers, Because The Night is worth a 4/10 for the song, and Craig David managed a fulsome 5/10 and lowest-placed track to date from me.

Whitney was at the tail-end of her best era for me, and got a pretty good 8/10 for Whtatchulookingat, Mad'House impressed me not, Soda Club had no fizz, and Tom The Voice could only muster a single week at 75 in my chart, so a 3/10.