8th September 2024

 

It's a return to the top spot for the still-exciting Bernadette as The Four Tops grab another oldie number one in my charts. Bernadette was a favourite oldie in 1967, one which I'd forgotten all about until it was released again in 1972 to become a UK hit. Grandma gave me a record token I think while she was visiting us from Liverpool, and I bought Bernadette with it and it became the first-ever oldie record to top my charts. So now it also becomes the longest-gap between hitting number one and returning again, at 52 and a half years. If Simple Game manages to climb from 6 to 1, that will take over that record, as it was the first Four Tops number one for me in 1971, with 2 others following in 1972 and the 2000's - Walk Away Renee at 56 being the 4th to date previously.

 

Clean Bandit grab a top 10 with Cry Baby, their 4th including Rockabye in 2017 with Anne-Marie, who therefore gets a 2nd with the band, and her 4th in total. David Guetta meanwhile has had 11 as lead artist, number ones galore, and at least as many top 10's with other acts, I should imagine, bearing in mind he has any numner of featuring credits out at any given moment - not least this week as he enters at 82 with Alesso and Madison Love on a new dance track. Kim Wilde first made my top 10 43 years ago, and has added at least another 10 since then, the last one in 2019. Lady Gaga also hits the top 10 with Bruno Mars, her first in 10 years and 13th in total, while Bruno is on his 8th and also first in 10 years. Bruno, Gaga and Kim all have multiple chart-toppers.

 

The highest new entry at 22 is another oldie - Texas are back with chart-topping Halo after I saw them in concert this week. Sharleen and the boys still put an amazing live show, if you get the chance to catch them, it's well worth it, her voice is still flawless at 57, and no-one has done white soul better than Sharleen, bar Dusty Springfield. She's energetic, amusing, engaging and works hard to get the crowd going, and always has. I think the main reason indie-rock fans don't rate Texas is because they really fall into the Soul Music bracket with a drop of Americana. They finished the show with a euphoric Inner Smile, and then Sharleen did Elvis on Suspicious Minds and came of it smelling of roses, as she did with Al Green's Tired Of Being Alone. Amazing show, supported by kt Tunstall and Razorlight's Andy Burrows on Drums n vocals, both of them bunging in some old hits.

 

Coldplay are back, We Pray at 73 with a host of featuring acts, James Bay drops in 9 years after having one week at 75, and Tears For Fears keep the re-birth going well after their last excellent album, as their new track debuts at 83 to extend their chart run to a comforting 42 years.

 

 

1 3 1 2 BERNADETTE - The Four Tops 255000

2 2 1 7 SATURN RETURN - Reve 769550

3 1 1 2 BEACH BABY - The First Class 255000

4 5 1 8 I’LL BE SEEING YOU - Jimmy Durante 748000

5 6 5 5 EDGE OF SATURDAY NIGHT - The Blessed Madonna & Kylie Minogue 194800

6 8 6 2 SIMPLE GAME - The Four Tops 103000

7 9 7 6 WAITING FOR THE CATCH - Shed Seven featuring Issy Ferris 151550

8 11 8 5 CRY BABY - Clean Bandit, Anne-Marie & David Guetta 148650

9 12 9 4 TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION - Kim Wilde 112100

10 17 10 4 DIE WITH A SMILE - Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars 95500

 

11 15 11 5 LIFETIMES - Katy Perry 107850

12 4 3 9 MY OH MY - Kylie Minogue with Bebe Rexha & Tove Lo 336000

13 16 13 5 THE FEELING YOU GET - Empire Of The Sun 100400

14 7 4 7 HIGH IN LOW PLACES - Beach Weather 253500

15 10 8 7 STARBURSTER - Fontaines D.C. 191350

16 26 16 5 NOBODY’S SOLDIER - Hozier 55300

17 13 9 7 ON THE GAME - The Black Keys 184500

18 14 4 20 FEEL - Pet Shop Boys 691800

19 21 19 9 BLACK FRIDAY (PRETTY LIKE THE SUN) - Lost Frequencies & Tom Odell 141900

20 18 3 7 NOWHERE TO GO - Tinlicker featuring Brian Molko 337800

 

21 47 21 2 BABY I NEED YOUR LOVING - The Four Tops 32250

22 NEW 22 1 HALO - Texas 19500

23 29 23 6 BELIEVER - Freemasons featuring Wynter Gordon 84350

24 28 24 5 BRIGHT LIGHTS - The Killers 76850

25 33 25 4 EVERYBODY WILL DANCE - Pet Shop Boys 58150

26 27 26 9 ENDLESSLY - Camelphat & Nadia Ali 131700

27 25 4 13 BARCELONA - Alan Walker & Ina Wroldsen 431750

28 24 4 14 BIRDS OF A FEATHER - Billie Eilish 481200

29 20 1 20 NEW LONDON BOY - Pet Shop Boys 2407200

30 23 3 20 CLOSER - Ben Hemsley featuring Chenai 1230250

 

31 22 7 18 FOREVER - Loreen 435800

32 41 32 6 I ADORE YOU - HUGEL, Topic & Arash featuring Daecolm 65450

33 37 33 6 ES VEDRA - Armin van Buuren 60900

34 39 34 5 CARRY YOU HOME - Alex Warren featuring Ella Henderson 67550

35 34 34 9 DEATH VALLEY HIGH - Orville Peck & Beck 119100

36 19 4 12 INTO GOLD - London Grammar 392850

37 30 18 8 SMILE - Martin Garrix featuring Carolina Liar 139550

38 38 38 5 FLOATING PARADE - Michael Kiwanuka 55800

39 32 6 14 IT’S NOT A CRIME - Pet Shop Boys 456150

40 46 40 5 ANGEL OF SATISFACTION - Rose Gray 56850

 

41 50 41 3 BLOOM - Good Neighbours 36100

42 40 8 12 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE - Sabrina Carpenter 332650

43 43 43 8 I WANNA BE LOVED (JUST A LITTLE BETTER) - Alison Goldfrapp 64500

44 79 44 2 THE UNLOVING PLUM - Haircut 100 17450

45 36 1 22 COMING BACK TO ME GOOD - Kasabian 1304400

46 44 1 22 GOOD MOURNING - Shaznay Lewis featuring Shola Ama & General Levy 1263900

47 53 47 2 PIYA PIYA CALLING - Karpe, Kaifi Khalil & Delara featuring The Quick Style 23750

48 69 48 2 LET’S GO BACK - Jungle 18500

49 49 49 3 OOH CHILD - Levitation Room 31400

50 52 50 6 DIRTY LITTLE SECRET - Artemas 48400

 

51 56 6 21 GOOD LUCK, BABE! - Chappell Roan 676250

52 42 5 21 ESPRESSO - Sabrina Carpenter 656150

53 45 7 14 LOST IN SPACE - Foster The People 356100

54 48 12 14 FIND A WAY - Vintage Culture 302300

55 60 55 6 I CAN DO IT WITH A BROKEN HEART - Taylor Swift 41600

56 73 56 2 WALK AWAY RENEE - The Four Tops 16000

57 63 57 6 WILDFLOWER - Billie Eilish 40600

58 59 58 4 SCHLAGER-HITPARADE (DEUTSCHE DEMO) - Pet Shop Boys 30700

59 68 59 3 SAILOR SONG - Gigi Perez 21700

60 57 1 25 ECSTASY - Rose Gray 1145900

 

61 35 15 12 SLOW IT DOWN - Benson Boone 203250

62 51 15 12 LIFE’S A SHOCKING MIRACLE - James 172250

63 55 37 8 DARKEST LULLABY - Kasabian 82600

64 76 64 2 COINCIDENCE - Sabrina Carpenter 11900

65 74 65 2 FREEFALL - HAYLA 12200

66 62 62 7 HELLO WORLD - Gwen Stefani x Anderson .Paak 42400

67 77 67 2 LIKE YOU DO - The Frontier 11200

68 78 68 2 ALIVE - Travis 10800

69 54 19 10 I’VE GOT PLANS (INVOLVING YOU) - Pet Shop Boys 161750

70 70 70 3 GOT TO LET GO - Shaznay Lewis 17600

 

71 80 71 2 DECLINE & FALL - Manic Street Preachers 9800

72 88 72 2 FLASHBACK - ASDIS 8000

73 NEW 73 1 WE PRAY - Coldplay featuring Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna and Tini 5400

74 86 74 2 JAVELIN - Rizzle Kicks 8000

75 82 75 2 HER - JVKE 8600

76 84 76 2 THAT’S HOW I’M FEELING - Jack White 8000

77 81 77 2 THE CRAVING - Twenty One Pilots 8400

78 87 78 2 POP SEEDS - The Jesus And Mary Chain 7000

79 83 79 2 AIN’T NO WOMAN (LIKE THE ONE I’VE GOT) - The Four Tops 7600

80 90 80 2 THE FUN OF IT - Public Service Broadcasting featuring Andreya Casablanca 6000

 

81 85 81 2 STANDING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE - The Four Tops 6800

82 NEW 82 1 NEVER GOING HOME TONIGHT - David Guetta & Alesso featuring Madison Love 3600

83 NEW 83 1 THE GIRL THAT I CALL HOME - Tears For Fears 3400

84 89 84 2 REACH OUT I’LL BE THERE - The Four Tops 5400

85 NEW 85 1 EASY DISTRACTION - James Bay 3000

 

DROP OUTS

31 1 7 ANGEL OF THE MORNING - Juice Newton 507900

58 40 6 DAISY CHAINS - Aimee 67800

61 17 6 LIKE A PRAYER (BATTLE ROYALE MIX) - Madonna 80400

64 35 6 BYE BYE BYE - *NSYC 80200

65 41 6 HAPPY WORLD - Debbii Dawson 61400

66 46 6 COWBOY GANGSTER POLITICIAN - Goldie Boutilier 57650

67 50 6 IOU - Gavin Turek 59000

71 51 3 UPTOWN GIRL - Billy Joel 39000

72 26 10 THESE WALLS - Dua Lipa 121050

75 75 2 CHAMPAGNE SUPERNOVA - Oasis 10000

Hey John!

 

Edge of Saturday night top 5 yassss slay Kylie.

Cry baby is actually growing old on me already :lol:

Nobody's Soldier is good isn't it. I was really close to pulling it from my playlist though. In still listening to too sweet as well and it really shows just how nobody's soldier isn't anywhere near as strong.

Espresso do be sounding so good still :cheer:

We pray is pretty decent though my initial reaction wasn't anywhere near as accepting of it lol.

 

Fab chart ^_^

Hey John,

 

Nice to see The Four Tops several times in your chart again and at the top :dance:

 

The Blessed Madonna/Kylie, Clean Bandit, Kim Wilde and Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars all Top 10 :cheer:

 

Hozier, Lost Frequencies Top 20, Pet Shop Boys Top 30, Hugel and Rose Gray Top 40 :yahoo:

 

Best new tracks bubbling under ; Coldplay, David Guetta/Alesso/Madison Love and Tears For Fears :w00t:

ohhhh great to see We Pray debut ^_^

Good seeing new peak positions for Katy Perry, Chappell Roan, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish :D

 

New debuts for Coldplay and David Guetta :D

Hi there John!

 

Glad that you like "Edge Of Saturday Night" in the top 5, "Cry Baby" and "Die With A Smile" going to the top 10, the big gains for "Flashback" and "Javelin" and the debuts for "We Pray", "Never Going Home Tonight" and "Easy Distraction".

 

Great chart!

Take care.

Hey John!

 

Edge of Saturday night top 5 yassss slay Kylie.

Cry baby is actually growing old on me already :lol:

Nobody's Soldier is good isn't it. I was really close to pulling it from my playlist though. In still listening to too sweet as well and it really shows just how nobody's soldier isn't anywhere near as strong.

Espresso do be sounding so good still :cheer:

We pray is pretty decent though my initial reaction wasn't anywhere near as accepting of it lol.

 

Fab chart ^_^

 

Hey James! :)

 

Hope all is great with you! Cry Baby is slightly dropping a bit for me this week, but I still think it's one of their top 5 singles to date - but just me thinks that :lol: Too Sweet is universally loved so Nobody's Soldier was never going to live up to that, but it's pretty good anyway :D Espresso so sweet sounding, so Summer 2024 (if you could call it a summer!) :o :lol: i agree We Pray seemed a bit mundane on inititial hearings but it grew on me - though neither single rank among Coldplay classics, don't even come close :teresa:

 

Cheers! B-)

Hey John,

 

Nice to see The Four Tops several times in your chart again and at the top :dance:

 

The Blessed Madonna/Kylie, Clean Bandit, Kim Wilde and Lady Gaga/Bruno Mars all Top 10 :cheer:

 

Hozier, Lost Frequencies Top 20, Pet Shop Boys Top 30, Hugel and Rose Gray Top 40 :yahoo:

 

Best new tracks bubbling under ; Coldplay, David Guetta/Alesso/Madison Love and Tears For Fears :w00t:

 

Hey Sven! :)

 

Thanks for liking the Four Tops invasion! :dance: only one of yor likes is dropping this week, so that's good! :lol:

 

cheers! B-)

ohhhh great to see We Pray debut ^_^

thanks for liking Coldplay :D B-)

Good seeing new peak positions for Katy Perry, Chappell Roan, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish :D

 

New debuts for Coldplay and David Guetta :D

 

Hi SSP! :)

thanks for the picks! B-)

Hi there John!

 

Glad that you like "Edge Of Saturday Night" in the top 5, "Cry Baby" and "Die With A Smile" going to the top 10, the big gains for "Flashback" and "Javelin" and the debuts for "We Pray", "Never Going Home Tonight" and "Easy Distraction".

 

Great chart!

Take care.

 

Hi there Sergej! Hope all is good! :)

 

thanks for the picks and take care too B-)