31ST MARCH

Becoming the first song to leap to No 1 from outside the top 10 since Glenn Mederios back in 1988, Snap! are the new chart toppers with their track “The Power” which debuted at No 12 last week. Essentially a German production duo of Luca Anzilotti and Michael Münzing and fronted by rapper Turbo B, “The Power” is their first single under the Snap! Moniker and features the vocals of Penny Smith, though keeping with recent traditions in the dance genre, the video features a different singer miming the vocals (Jackie Harris) as Smith is apparently media shy. The song features a mash up of Jocelyn Brown’s “Love’s Gonna Get You”, Mantronix’s “King Of The Beats Lesson 1” and Chill Rob G’s “Let The Words Flow” which have come together to convince 53,380 buyers last week including a strong show on 12” to top that chart as well.

Former Chart topper from Beats International was never in the running for a 5th week at the top, it falls 1-5 (35,190) the biggest fall since Simple Minds last year, it was overtaken by The B-52’s who are bridesmaids again on 46,053 and early week chart toppers before TOTP threw the No 1 spot Snap’s way. Candy Flip advance 6-3 (37,944) and Erasure slip a spot 3-4 (36,601) despite increasing sales.





The only other new hit in the top 10 comes from They Might Be Giants with “Birdhouse In Your Soul”. There can’t be many songs which are essentially about a nightlight but that’s what this hit is all about sung from the perspective of the night light itself, the band have a quirky background (as you might expect) and this is the first single from their second album “Flood” which is due next week, in the meantime “Birdhouse” climbs 17-8 (24,565).

David A Stewart & Candy Dulfer continue inch ever nearer to the top 5 as they climb 7-6 (34,493) but it’s certainly all over for the chart topping bids by New Kids On The Block who fall 5-7 (25,007) and Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers as they dive 4-9 (22,270), Michael Bolton completes the ten as he dips 8-10 (20,094).

Next week sees the release of new singles by Jason Donovan and Madonna who go head to head with new releases not available on their albums yet- could they make the top 2 next week?


1- THE POWER- Snap! (53,380)
2- LOVE SHACK- The B-52’s (46,053)
3- STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER- Candy Flip (37,944)
4- BLUE SAVANNAH- Erasure (36,601)
5- DUB BE GOOD TO ME- Beats International Ft Lindy Layton (35,190)
6- LILY WAS HERE- David A Stewart Ft Candy Dulfer (34,493)
7- I’LL BE LOVING YOU (FOREVER)- New Kids On The Block (25,007)
8- BIRDHOUSE IN YOUR SOUL- They Might Be Giants (24,565)
9- THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME- Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers (22,270)
10- HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU- Michael Bolton (20,094)

Birdhouse is cool, but like more than love

Huge climb there for The Power, cannot deny it was a huge hit