Week 26

The first three hits here are the best for me by far. 'Stop Crying Your Heart', 'When You Look At Me' and 'Hot In Herre' were all brilliant in their own ways and Mis-teeq's is fine but yeah one of their weakest for sure.

'Get Free' sounds solid too and am sure I've heard it before as it sounds familiar. The Athlete track is quite good as well.

Catching up on the last two sections... 🩷

'Get Me Off' is a quirky, layered banger as per usual from Basement Jaxx *.* I recall reading that the song was originally intended for Janet Jackson, so would've been interesting to hear her take on it too. Agreed that it deserved better in the chart!

I remember 'Hot In Herre' from the time but was definitely too young for those lyrics it has aged well anyway... that Neptunes production is suitably sizzling.

'Stop Crying Your Heart Out' has emerged as my favourite Heathen Chemistry single now, definitely one of their best 2000s songs overall I agree that it shares similar lyrical DNA with 'Don't Look Back In Anger'. It's a refreshing vocal delivery from Liam and I love how the instrumentation progresses within the piano intro, drums and outro riff.

I vaguely remember Bill & Ben being a thing but don't recall the song. Those verse melodies are reminding me of 'Livin' La Vida Loca'! It's like Bob the Builder having a crack at that.

I'm not a huge fan of Taylor Dayne's voice so prefer the Kelly version by default. My clubbercise instructor recently added that cover to our exercise class playlist, the impact.

The version of 'I'm Gonna Be Alright' that I know is the one Rich mentioned with the same sample as 'I Got 5 On It', unfortunately that does most of the heavy lifting. I know times have changed (still pretty recently - Iggy's 'Fancy' and Eminem's 'Rap God' got away with it a decade ago off the top of my head) but I hate hearing the r-word slur in a song.

I watched Preeya Kalidas' entire stint on EastEnders at the time (2009 - 2012) but my knowledge of her singing was limited to 2010's 'Shimmy' (got some music channel airplay and was sent to BJSC five years later in my debut contest ) and her feature on Skepta's 'Cross My Heart' (Shakespeare has been awfully quiet since "I never had a pen but I made a mark") for years. 'Shakalaka Baby' only entered my life two months ago while watching a TOTP-style 'Eastenders Sings at the BBC' programme for the 40th anniversary and it is admittedly an earworm

Crazy that Amy Studt's team waited an entire year to follow up 'Just A Little Girl' unlucky that Avril swooped in during that interim.

'Baby's Got A Temper' is a rare Prodigy miss for me but thankfully their next chart stint is a triumph and one I did follow at the time 🥰

I wasn't familiar with 'American English' until it popped up in a competition on here (I'd like to say favourite non-top 10 hits of the 2000s or something), a good'un indeed.

Cool for Gary Numan to have his own modern chart moment post-'Freak Like Me' as Rich mentioned - but also after being sampled in 'Where's Your Head At' the previous year! I wasn't familiar with this specific song and your assessment was correct - I'm rather into its dark and twisted sound on first listen 🖤

I feel like I should be into Red Hot Chili Peppers more than I actually am, judging by people with similar taste on here, but 'By The Way' is fantastic and their best song for me!

Nice top pick - 'Clubbed to Death' is an iconic, atmospheric piece of music

Absolutely love 'Reckless Girl', so aggrieved it still hasn't turned up on streaming!

Another big 2 week bunch and once again it’s packed with good stuff with the duds in a small minority. And once again I’ve put 2 very contrasting tracks at the top. RIP of course to Angie.

9	Fischerspooner	Emerge	Only Top 40 for this duo and a very special dance track: I feel like the vocals emerge out of the throbbing instrumental
9	Angie Stone	Wish I Didn't Miss You	One of my favourite soul tracks of this kind: it has a retro class and the raw emotion from the gorgeous vocals hits so hard
8	Jamiroquai	Corner Of The Earth	The forgotten 4th single from "A Funk Odyssey", but I absolutely love the serene lyrics and the gentle bossa nova style
8	Dee Dee	Forever	Biggest hit for the Belgian trance band: a simple track but the vocals are so present and vulnerable that it works beautifully
8	Tim Deluxe Featuring Sam Obernik	It Just Won't Do	Biggest hit for both the DJ and the vocalist: delightful retro dance with a trumpet riff that's a chart breath of fresh air
7	The Coral	Goodbye	1st hit from the debut album for this UK band: this has a lovely slightly folky feel with the layered vocals and a switch up
7	DJ Shog	This Is My Sound	Only hit for this German DJ that just scraped the Top 40: a classic slice of trance and a really euphoric energetic track
7	My Vitriol	Moodswings/The Gentle Art Of Choking	Their last Top 40 before going on a hiatus: "Moodswings" is full of raw guitar energy but I like the other side even more
6	Ashanti	Foolish	Her 1st solo hit after some features: a huge US #1 and it's a nice smooth and gentle RnB record, though not remarkable
6	Pet Shop Boys	I Get Along	The 2nd Top 20 from "Release" that comments on the Blair-Mandelson relationship: a good track with a singalong chorus
5	DJ Marky And XRS Featuring Stamina MC	LK (Carolina Carol Bela)	Only Top 40 for this collection of DJs: a good and very summery drum and bass track that samples a 1969 Brazilian song
5	Gareth Gates	Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)	930th #1: a very well crafted pop track and certainly one of his best songs, though I still don't love his vocal performance
5	Beyonce	Work It Out	Her 1st solo hit: I feel like the song itself doesn't have enough to it but the rhythmic brass led instrumental is enjoyable
4	Bryan Adams	Here I Am	This will be Bryan's last Top 20 hit: the lyrics are a little cheesy and it's musically very safe, but still it is a rather nice tune
4	System Of A Down	Aerials	Last of their 3 Top 40s with their usual Greek influenced sound and angst ridden style, but the least  compelling of them
4	Alicia Keys	How Come You Don't Call Me	I'd be very happy to listen to this in a jazz club sipping a Martini and the vocals are great, but as a single it's not that catchy
3	Flip And Fill	Shooting Star	Their highest peaking hit following the steength of "True Love Never Dies": I find this quite a cheesy example of the style
3	Darren Hayes	Strange Relationship	I like the mysterious instrumental opening to this with the strings but it quickly develops into a fairly dull and slushy song
2	Dmac	The World She Knows	Only solo hit for Derek McDonald who had been part of the Simon Cowell band Mero: this is standard early '00s pop RnB
1	Demi Holborn	I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing	Only hit for this Welsh singer who became one of the youngest ever Top 40 acts with this cover, but it's not very listenable

2002 Weeks 31 and 32:

#1406	03/08/2002	S Club Juniors	Automatic High	2	{2}-5-9-15-20-22-27-35-41-48-51-67-71->13
#1407	03/08/2002	Shakira	Underneath Your Clothes	3	{3}-6-7-11-12-13-16-19-26-22-34-35-34-45-61->15
	03/08/2002	Ja Rule Featuring Case	Livin' It Up {2002}	5	{5}-11-16-22-31-38-43-52->8
#1408	03/08/2002	Vanessa Carlton	A Thousand Miles	6	{6}-9-11-16-18-18-18-18-23-26-42-54-62->13
#1409	03/08/2002	Linkin Park	H! Vltg3/Pts.Of.Athrty	9	{9}-25-36-49-58-64->6
#1410	03/08/2002	Doves	Pounding	21	{21}-39-59->3
#1411	03/08/2002	Primal Scream	Miss Lucifer	25	{25}-52->2
#1412	03/08/2002	Natalie Imbruglia	Beauty On The Fire	26	{26}-49->2
#1413	03/08/2002	The Streets	Weak Become Heroes	27	{27}-46-69->3
#1414	03/08/2002	New Found Glory	My Friends Over You	30	{30}-42-68->3
#1415	03/08/2002	Dirty Vegas	Ghosts	31	{31}-45-74->3
#1416	03/08/2002	Michelle Branch	All You Wanted	33	{33}-56->2
#1417	10/08/2002	Darius	Colourblind	1	{1}-1-2-5-6-8-14-25-28-38-39-50-58-54-46-57->16
#1418	10/08/2002	Will Smith Featuring Tra-Knox	Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)	3	{3}-5-10-13-19-23-38-53-57-69->10
#1419	10/08/2002	P Diddy Featuring Usher And Loon	I Need A Girl (Part One)/U Don't Have To Call	4	{4}-6-12-16-23-24-29-35-41-60-68->11
#1420	10/08/2002	Britney Spears Featuring Pharrell Williams	Boys	7	{7}-14-24-35-43-55-65-75->8
#1421	10/08/2002	George Michael	Shoot The Dog	12	{12}-35-54-69-73R(2)->5
#1422	10/08/2002	N*E*R*D	Rock Star	15	{15}-31-45-74->
#1423	10/08/2002	McAlmont And Butler	Falling	23	{23}-39-51->3
#1424	10/08/2002	Narcotic Thrust	Safe From Harm	24	{24}-40-57->3
#1425	10/08/2002	Natural	Put Your Arms Around Me	32	{32}-58->2

Yeah the chorus of 'Shooting Star' is a bit too shrill and high pitched for my liking. This was a problem with a few of the 2011-12 dance/ dancepop songs too.

Dee Dee's 'Forever' is my favourite of the 2002 eurotrance songs really good and one of the less cheesy ones.

'Foolish' has such a nice piano in the production.

I found 'Just Won't Do' a bit annoying at the time because it was everywhere at the time!

I don't remember the Angie Stone song from the time sadly, but I love the mashup KDA did a few years ago featuring the original vocal 'The Human Stone'.

Edited April 21Apr 21 by TheSnake

Unfortunately 'Work It Out' is a Neptunes production that I'm not so fond of, a bit of a mess. Not too keen on the vocal delivery either. Thankfully Beyoncé's next dabble with brass is a lot more up my street... *.*

There's a home video from this time where I'm dressed up as a fairy playing in the garden with my brother and 'Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)' is blasting on the radio, a fun time capsule! I agree that it's a well crafted pop song and definitely a step forward for him after that mediocre 'Unchained Melody' cover.

'LK' is one of those songs I couldn't put a name to for years but definitely recognised as Kisstory rinsed it when I regularly tuned in. Stamina MC's two hits both make me want to be on a summer holiday, alas a rainy Bank Holiday Monday indoors will have to do! I loved his collab with Shy FX and Lily Allen, 'Roll The Dice'. 2018 was very late for all artists involved to get together, so sadly no chart impact, but a D&B banger nonetheless.

I really like the piano loop of 'Foolish'. Incredible that it spent 10 weeks at #1 in the U.S.

I've never heard either of those My Vitriol songs before but they're sounding good on first listen, some shoegaze influences in there

Interesting that the Coral's introductory track is called 'Goodbye' I don't think I'm familiar with this one either but I'm enjoying the 60s feel of it.

'It Just Won't Do' was another great One Hit Wonders of the Millennium discovery - uplifting Latin-inspired house with a fun trumpet riff indeed.

Ooh I was wondering why 'Wish I Didn't Miss You' felt so familiar when I checked out some Angie songs after her recent passing and I think Snake has just solved that for me, I know KDA's 2019 update 'The Human Stone' from the time. Great source material anyway - #30 feels too low a peak for it!

Fischerspooner are a brilliant top pick *.* I first discovered them when the also fab 'TopBrazil' was sent to BJSC in 2018 and was pleasantly surprised to later discover that they had a top 40 hit!

Week 27 & 28

'By The Way' a strong return for the Chili's but I think I did prefer a couple of others over it from this era. Was great listening to the album a couple of years ago in this forum too. 'Just A Little Girl' is a pop rock classic for me too and the album was also rather good as well. 'I'm Gonna Be Alright' is great as well in the version radio pushed.

'Wherever You Will Go' is a great MOR rock song and have some added association with it via college. 'American English' is pleasant as is 'Tell It To My Heart'.

'Clubbed To Death' is really strong so a good choice for top song. 'The Day It Rained Forever' is nice enough. Enjoying the production for The Prodigy also, less keen on the lyrics as stated by others.

'Rip' is really intense but in a positive way and 'Shakalaka Baby' sounds like Eurovision mixed with Holly Valance's material lol. On the messy side for me though unforch.

That Fisherspooner song with its throbbing instrumental sounds definitely like an influence for one of 2003's #1s!

My Friends Over You is an absolute classic, I love it. Easily a solid 10 for me, a fun intro to the genre for anyone not totally into this kind of stuff.

Natalie Imbruglia's music was always so enjoyable, "Beauty..." builds really nicely to a climax.

Michelle Branch I love her music, this one didn't hit as hard as her other stuff but still a solid 7.5.

A Thousand Miles is just iconic and referenced still to this day, 4 weeks at #18 is a fun little stat.

At the time “Underneath Your Clothes” was my favourite by miles. I still do love it - I rarely enjoy soppy ballads but there’s something about Shakira’s touch that makes it special. But these days I’m falling slightly more for the manic charm of “Rockstar” with the hard hitting rap and some early Pharrell sung vocals. Sorry Viper - not feeling “My Friends Over You” at all.

9	N*E*R*D	Rock Star	I prefer the high octane Jason Nevins remix of this but the original is great too: a bracing and powerful rock hip hop track
8	Shakira	Underneath Your Clothes	I love this ballad: the endearing 2nd language lyrics, the way her voice breaks up in places and gentle instrumental touches
8	Dirty Vegas	Ghosts	They won't have any more Top 40s apart from a re-release of "Days Go By": this is another gorgeous atmospheric track
8	Linkin Park	H! Vltg3/Pts.Of.Athrty	Impressive that this 5th single reached the Top 10: like all of "Hybrid Theory" both these are marvellous rap metal songs
7	Vanessa Carlton	A Thousand Miles	Only Top 40 for this US singer songwriter: it may not be remarkable musically but this is a classic with an iconic piano riff
7	Darius	Colourblind	931st#1: all the "Pop Idol" medalists now have #1s and this is the best of them: a soulful and lyrically imaginative number
7	Narcotic Thrust	Safe From Harm	1st hit for this duo whose name is an anagram of one of theirs: I really enjoy the atmosphere and driving energy of this
6	Will Smith Featuring Tra-Knox	Black Suits Comin' (Nod Ya Head)	From the "Men In Black II" soundtrack: I prefer this to most of Will's hits with its slick rap and the way it builds to a frenzy
6	Doves	Pounding	The instruments definitely are pounding here: it's really good but doesn't have the magic of "There Goes The Fear" for me
6	McAlmont And Butler	Falling	1st hit in 5 years for the duo, but their sound hasn't changed much: nothing amazing but lovely vocals and orchestration
5	Natalie Imbruglia	Beauty On The Fire	Her 7th hit but 1st to miss the Top 20: this has lovely warm production and lyrics but it somehow lacks a bit of oomph
5	Primal Scream	Miss Lucifer	Their 1st hit for a while with a very stark and intense, slightly demonic sounding electronic sound: I don't entirely love it
5	Michelle Branch	All You Wanted	This doesn't quite have the soaring chorus of "Everywhere" but it's another enjoyable bit of proto-Avril style rock pop
4	The Streets	Weak Become Heroes	Another Streets song that nails the urban poetry side and has a nice chilled atmosphere but otherwise doesn't grab me
4	P Diddy Featuring Usher And Loon	I Need A Girl (Part One)/U Don't Have To Call	I like the shimmering production on "I Need A Girl", but it is a little repetitive and "U Don't Have To Call" is quite boring
3	George Michael	Shoot The Dog	A song mocking the Blair-Bush relationship and sampling The Human League's "Love Action": it's sorely in need of a hook
3	S Club Juniors	Automatic High	Like the debut it has some nice retro pop production but melodically it's less strong and again they sound too young for it
2	Britney Spears Featuring Pharrell Williams	Boys	A 2nd vastly inferior appearance from Pharrell in this group: this has the bare production of "I'm A Slave 4 U" but it's dull
2	New Found Glory	My Friends Over You	They'll have 6 Top 75s but this is the only Top 40 for this US rock band: this seems and big standard example of its genre
2	Natural	Put Your Arms Around Me	Only hit for this US boyband: this seems like a Backstreet Boys imitation and pop has already moved on from that sound

2002 Week 33:

#1426	17/08/2002	Coldplay	In My Place	2	{2}-13-24-31-39-45-45-52-71-71->10
#1427	17/08/2002	Mad'house	Like A Prayer	3	{3}-5-7-8-11-15-30-33-41-52-54->11
#1428	17/08/2002	Bowling For Soup	Girl All The Bad Guys Want	8	{8}-19-22-28-30-42-63-70->8
#1429	17/08/2002	Cam'ron Featuring Juelz Santana	Oh Boy	13	{13}-21-30-33-40-46-71->7
#1430	17/08/2002	ATC	Around The World (La La La La La)	15	{15}-23-34-47->4
#1431	17/08/2002	Status Quo	Jam Side Down	17	{17}-25-44->3
#1432	17/08/2002	Toploader	Time Of My Life	18	{18}-33-51-71-74-66-72->7
#1433	17/08/2002	Royksopp	Remind Me/So Easy	21	{21}-38-54->3
#1434	17/08/2002	Intenso Project	Luv Da Sunshine	22	{22}-47->2
#1435	17/08/2002	Def Leppard	Now	23	{23}-53->2
#1436	17/08/2002	Raven Maize	Fascinated	37	{37}-59->2

'Safe From Harm' is a very good dance track mixing house and trance influences.

'Underneath Your Clothes' melodically reminds me a lot of Bangles - 'Eternal Flame'

'A Thousand Miles' is lovely.

'Colourblind' is a good song but I prefer the follow-up!

Edited April 23Apr 23 by TheSnake

Some really good ones this week!

Love Shakira, Narcotic Thrust, Michelle Branch, Natalie Imbruglia, Darius, Doves, New Found Glory and Primal Scream. What a week!

There was a really good remix of that Streets track kicking around at the time which improved it.

That's one of Britney's worst for sure, I'm still baffled why it was chosen as a single. I guess she could get top 10 with anything at this point.

Wow the Neptunes really were everywhere right now! I don't mind 'Boys', I found the album version a bit limp but enjoy the slick remix more. Not a Britney classic though.

'Automatic High' is a bit of a guilty pleasure I don't remember it from 2002 but it was on my Pop Party 3 CD a few years later which I absolutely rinsed as a kid. I do agree that the themes are a bit too old for them, but that chorus does still give me pangs of nostalgia.

Wow this George campaign has been pretty head-scratching so far with 'Freeek!' and now this. I love the original Human League song but agreed that 'Shoot the Dog' feels a bit undercooked.

Screamadelica is an all-time great record but I don't know much other Primal Scream material. I'm quite liking 'Miss Lucifer' on first listen - particularly the relentless electro-industrial synths. That Natalie Imbruglia track is also new to me and similarly has interesting production, an enjoyable downtempo sound.

'Falling' is a big standout for me this week! What a shame that it fell short of a top 20 chart placing. It has quite a 60s wall of sound-esque charm.

Darius will forever remind me of BuzzJack *.* it's sweet that he had enough dedicated fans on here to keep an Artist Forum going for so long after his commercial peak. As mentioned before, I watched Popstars on YouTube for the first time last year so have seen Darius' stint on there quite recently, infamous '...Baby One More Time' performance and all on the show he said something along the lines of wanting to achieve a #1 hit within the next 5 years - which seemed a bit deluded after Britney-gate, but he did just that! Hopefully Pop Idol in full turns up on YouTube one day so I can witness what the shift in the tide was like for him, from laughing stock to pop star. I can see that his image obviously got an overhaul. Anyway, 'Colourblind' is a solid pop song and kudos to him for the song-writing passion too, shame he passed away so young.

I loved 'A Thousand Miles' when I was younger, not quite as crazy about it nowadays but do still think the piano riff is lovely.

I adore 'Days Go By' but have not been familiar with Dirty Vegas' work otherwise. I should give their self-titled album a go as 'Ghosts' is sounding pretty good!

It's all about the Jason Nevins remix of 'Rock Star' for me as well I remember discovering it on an old 2002 chart show and immediately adding it to my playlists. It's like a whirlwind of rap, rock and dance all in one.

Angie Stone classic ❤️ 9/10. The original Backstabbers is 10/10, love it. Fischerspooner rings no electronic bell with me. Corner Of The Earth is very much a forgotten one with me not heard it since, but it got a top 30 rating from me (7/10) for Jamiroquai. Dee Dee I agree with an 8/10, though it's another I dont recall. It Just Won't Do was a dance club hit, though, so thats stayed with me, even though oddly it peaked lower (7/10 but it feels more like an 8/10 these days).

Foolish I rated a lot, I liked Ashanti stuff for the most part and this one was the biggest, 9/10. Pet Shop Boys go a bit guitar-y shock album! This is my least-favourite of their albums (Release) and the singles were also a bit low-key, though obv they went top 10 for me. I Get Along gets an official 9/10 rating of the time, but TBH I'd knock it down to 7/10 I think. The video is much better than Home And Dry, though, rats roaming the Underground a truly bizarre choice. You can see them for free in any city if you go for a walk at night. I actually bought the video-DVD-version with the video for that one.

The Gareth Gates/Beyonce and Bryan Adams tracks are all pleasant enough, I give 'em all a rating of 7/10, Bryan's the most forgettable with the Gareth Gates one the more memorable, I liked the tune. Alicia Keys, again pleasant enough but very much a 5/10 sort a thing. That leaves the also pleasant Darren Hayes for scraping a 6/10. That's a lot of mildly pleasant going on. The rest all DNC. 😲

always liked NERD stuff, and Rockstar is no exception, though a mere 7/10 as opposed to Shakira grabbing an 8/10, not quite up there with breasts like mountains. I always feel there's a hint of Cilla Black in the back of the throat-ness which will probably horrify! 😇 Dirty Vegas I generally love, I entered 2014 flop Let The Night into BJSC as it was fab, and Ghosts is a definite 9/10 not quite up with Days Go By but a goodie.

A Thousand Miles is hugely memorable and got a 7/10 from me, but I got a bit too much airplay of it over the years, which is ironic as most of the tracks from this era dont. Poor Darius still famous, as is Colourblind, though as I didnt watch Pop Idol I was never that fussed of the hits coming off the talent shows and rated this a mere 4/10. Narcotic Thrust dance choon though, dancefloor goodie and still sounds fab 9/10.

Pretty much usually liked anything Will Smith from the 80's to the 00's, Men In Black II a fun film, still very watchable and Black Suits a fine 8/10. This mid-section is doing it for me, Doves a decent 7/10, Natalie Imbruglia and McAlmont/Butler (also a recent BJSC entry but not from me) both rate an 8 or 9/10, probably closer to 8. David McAlmont's voice is amazing when used on the right song, and the right song is Yes. Classic and stunning. The rest of the batch DNC bar Michelle Branch (3/10), Diddy (4/10) and George Michael's Human League revamp which I utterly loved. The video is hilarious, the sample terrific and yes there is no hook whatsoever, but I kinda like the animated journey and the teasing of thinking you are going to get a hook but don't really. 10/10.

Week 29 & 30

'Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)' defintely Gareth's best song, not that that's hard exactly. 'Foolish' is a solid R'n'b number and a fan of 'Here I Am' which I bought the CD of. There's been several versions that aren't the same on Spotify/Youtube that are on said CD though. 'Forever' is a banger.

'Strange Relationship' is okay and 'This Is My Sound' I wasn't sure if I heard it before but as it goes on I must've done as it sounds a little familiar. Sounding good nonetheless.

'Shooting Star' is another banger but 'True Love Never Dies' is ahead of it for sure. 'Work It Out' is annoying, it's okay in the context of the Austin Movie but as a song not a fan. Like the Angie, System Of A Down songs and 'The Gentle Art of Choking' is the superior of the two My Vitriol tracks for me.

4 hours ago, Popchartfreak said:

Shakira grabbing an 8/10, not quite up there with breasts like mountains.

Forgot about that Whenever Wherever quote - its the kind of song quote that T*kT*k likes to make viral nowadays!

Disappointed you didn't feel "my friends over you", such a simple fun sing a long track.

Mad'house Like a prayer was an absolute bop back in the day and added to my gay awakening at the time, if anyone remembers it you might understand great chart run.

One of Coldplay's best songs too.

Bowling for soup is so much fun, even to this day.

ATC - Around the World is an absolute DELIGHT, wonderful catchy europop.

I really liked that Mad'house song and its beats at the time when I heard it on the radio, I thought it was a remix, didn't know it was a cover or that the style of beats were from the song Black Legend - You See The Trouble With Me!

ATC - Around The World was one eurodance song I did like at the time.

Edited April 25Apr 25 by TheSnake

I was surprised that Roykssop hadn’t had a Top 40 until this point: what a double treat this one is though.

9	Royksopp	Remind Me/So Easy	1st Top 40 for the Norwegian duo: Easy" is based on "Blue On Blue" and is utterly mesmerising; "Remind Me" is fab too
8	ATC	Around The World (La La La La La)	Only hit for Eurodance group "A Touch Of Class" based on the Russian song "Pessenka": this is surprisingly compelling
7	Coldplay	In My Place	Sheer demand for new material giving them a #2: it's lovely but doesn't have the magic of some of their other early hits
6	Bowling For Soup	Girl All The Bad Guys Want	Biggest hit by far for this US band active since 1994: it's a light hearted fun and catchy "Teenage Dirtbag" style song
6	Raven Maize	Fascinated	Last hit for the production group using a Cassius sample with Katherine Ellis singing: it's a good diva style house track
5	Def Leppard	Now	Their 1st Top 40 since 1996: their hits are never ground breaking but this is quite an enjoyable track with a big chorus
4	Intenso Project	Luv Da Sunshine	1st hit for this UK group sampling 10cc: a summery Carribean style dance track that's well done but not really my thing
4	Cam'ron Featuring Juelz Santana	Oh Boy	1st hit for this pair of US rappers: it's a well produced track but the high pitched "oh boy" is slightly grating after a while
3	Mad'house	Like A Prayer	1st of a couple of cover hits for this Eurodance group: this has that tinny Black Legend style beat and could be far worse
3	Status Quo	Jam Side Down	Their 1st Top 20 since 1990, but that doesn't mean the sound has evolved and it sounds similar to most of their others
2	Toploader	Time Of My Life	Last hit for them: I find this incredibly bland, '90s style soft rock and they just sound like they're having quite a nice time

2002 Week 34:

#1437	24/08/2002	Sugababes	Round Round	1	{1}-2-3-3-7-15-18-25-29-36-47-56-72->13
#1438	24/08/2002	Romeo	Romeo Dunn	3	{3}-9-11-15-21-33-47-54-58->9
#1439	24/08/2002	Daniel Bedingfield	James Dean (I Wanna Know)	4	{4}-10-15-22-34-48-53-63->8
#1440	24/08/2002	Hear'Say	Lovin' Is Easy	6	{6}-26-37-56-62R(3)-48-75->7
#1441	24/08/2002	Lasgo	Alone	7	{7}-19-25-31-43-60-64-73->8
#1442	24/08/2002	H And Claire	Half A Heart	8	{8}-29-45-65-59R(3)-50->6
#1443	24/08/2002	Snap! Vs Plaything	Do You See The Light	14	{14}-27-34-49-70->5
#1444	24/08/2002	Mary J. Blige Featuring Ja Rule	Rainy Dayz	17	{17}-28-36-48-69->5
#1445	24/08/2002	B2K	Uh Huh	35	{35}-57->2
#1446	24/08/2002	Amillionsons	Misti Blu	39	{39}-66->2
#1447	24/08/2002	Nukleuz DJ's	DJ Nation	40	{40}-59->2