Well the Saturday, before Christmas, and that means, the Christmas charts. This week, we have the top albums, the top films, the top singles/albums of 1973, the Christmas number 2 hits, and the new singles, all coming up! I would like to thank Dave Taylor, for all the chart info (davericktaylor@yahoo.co.uk).

 

The top albums...

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15 14 DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS - VARIOUS ARTISTS

14 16 MINISTRY OF SOUND ANTHEMS 91 - 06 - VARIOUS ARTISTS

13 21 BEST OF VIVERE - ANDREA BOCCELLI

12 13 BACK TO BLACK-ORIGINAL/DELUXE - AMY WINEHOUSE

11 12 TANGLED UP - GIRLS ALOUD

10 11 X - KYLIE MINOGUE

09 06 LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN - EAGLES

08 07 MOTHERSHIP - LED ZEPPELIN

07 08 REJOICE - KATHERINE JENKINS

06 04 BREATHLESS - SHAYNE WARD

05 09 BEAUTIFUL WORLD-ORIGINAL/DELUXE - TAKE THAT

04 05 CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE - MICHAEL BUBLE

03 03 BACK HOME - WESTLIFE

02 01 NOW 68

01 02 SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS

 

Well, a pure physical album chart will please fans, of KYLIE and GIRLS ALOUD, but the SPICE GIRLS, are just 18, CASCADA at 16, and WHITNEY at 19!!

 

The albums in 1973...

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01 02 STRANDED - ROXY MUSIC

02 01 PIN UPS - DAVID BOWIE

03 03 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - ELTON JOHN

04 04 DREAMS ARE NOTHING MORE THAN WISHES - DAVID CASSIDY

05 05 I`M A WRITER NOT A FIGHTER - GILBERT O` SULLIVAN

06 07 RINGO - RINGO STARR

07 08 AND I LOVE YOU SO - PERRY COMO

08 09 NOW AND THEN - CARPENTERS

09 17 TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS - YES

10 10 MIND GAMES - JOHN LENNON

11 06 QUADROPHENIA - WHO

12 16 BRAIN SALAD SURGERY - EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER

13 27 BAND ON THE RUN - WINGS

14 NE A TIME FOR US - DONNY OSMOND

15 15 SLADEST - SLADE

 

A bit of a connection, with 1973, in the 2007 charts with...SLADE, ELTON, JOHN LENNON, PERRY COMO, and WIZZARD all in this week`s singles top 50!!

 

Here is 1973`s singles top 30...

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01 03 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY - SLADE

02 07 I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY - WIZZARD

03 01 I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE - GARY GLITTER

04 04 YOU WON`T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME - NEW SEEKERS

05 02 MY COO-CA-CHOO - ALVIN STARDUST

06 05 PAPER ROSES - MARIE OSMOND

07 19 THE SHOW MUST GO ON - LEO SAYER

08 06 LAMPLIGHT - DAVID ESSEX

09 08 ROLL AWAY THE STONE - MOTT THE HOOPLE

10 09 STREET LIFE - ROXY MUSIC

11 10 WHY OH WHY OH WHY - GILBERT O` SULLIVAN

12 20 LOVE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP - ROBERT KNIGHT

13 26 GAUDETTE - STEELEYE SPAN

14 12 TRUCK ON (TYKE) - T.REX

15 13 AMOUREUSE - KIKI DEE

16 23 POOL HALL RICHARD/I WISH IT WOULD RAIN - FACES

17 29 FOREVER - ROY WOOD

18 NE DANCE WITH THE DEVIL - COZY POWELL

19 15 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE - DONNY OSMOND

20 NE RADAR LOVE - GOLDEN EARRING

21 22 STEP INTO CHRISTMAS - ELTON JOHN

22 14 LET ME IN - OSMONDS

23 25 VADA VIA - DRUPI

24 11 DYNAMITE - MUD

25 21 KEEP ON TRUCKIN` - EDDIE KENDRICKS

26 27 VAYA CON DIOS - MILLICAN AND NESBITT

27 16 DO YOU WANNA DANCE - BARRY BLUE

28 17 HELEN WHEELS - PAUL MCCARTNEY/WINGS

29 24 FOR THE GOOD TIMES - PERRY COMO

30 18 TOP OF THE WORLD - CARPENTERS

 

Plenty of 2007, in there! And ROY WOOD, having 2 records, in the top 20...one with WIZZARD, and the other solo...Elvis was having problems, because his new release, RAISED ON ROCK failed to make the top 30.

 

Here are this weeks new top 10 films...

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01 01 GOLDEN COMPASS

02 NE ENCHANTED

03 NE BEE MOVIE

04 02 FRED CLAUS

05 NE MR MAGORIUMS WONDER EMPORIUM

06 NE WE OWN THE NIGHT

07 03 HITMAN

08 04 AMERICAN GANGSTER

09 05 BEOWULF

10 08 ASSANINATION OF JESSE JAMES

 

The Christmas number 2s, on the EMI, RECORD BUSINESS/MRIB chart 1957 - 2006...

Some of these Christmas number 2s, did actually make number one, but not on the Christmas chart

1957 MA HE`S MAKING EYES AT ME - JOHNNY OTIS SHOW

1958 HOOT`S MON - LORD ROCKINGHAM`S XI

1959 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR - EMILE FORD

1960 I LOVE YOU - CLIFF RICHARD

1961 MOON RIVER - DANNY WILLIAMS

1962 THE NEXT TIME - CLIFF RICHARD

1963 SHE LOVES YOU - BEATLES

1964 I`M GONNA BE STRONG - GENE PITNEY

1965 CARNIVAL IS OVER - SEEKERS

1966 MORNINGTOWN RIDE - SEEKERS

1967 IF THE WHOLE WORLD STOPPED LOVIN` - VAL DOONICAN

1968 AIN`T GOT NO I GOT LIFE - NINA SIMONE

1969 RUBY DON`T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN - KENNY ROGERS

1970 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING - DAVE EDMUNDS

1971 JEEPSTER - T.REX

1972 GUDBUY T` JANE - SLADE

1973 I WISH IT COULD BE XMAS EVERYDAY - WIZZARD

1974 STREETS OF LONDON - RALPH MACTELL

1975 I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS - GREG LAKE

1976 UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE - SHOWADDYWADDY

1977 FLORAL DANCE - BRIGHOUSE AND RASTRICK BRASS BAND

1978 YMCA - VILLAGE PEOPLE

1979 I HAVE A DREAM - ABBA

1980 STOP THE CALVARY - JONA LEWIE

1981 ONE OF US - ABBA

1982 TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART) - CULTURE CLUB

1983 MY OH MY - SLADE

1984 LAST CHRISTMAS - WHAM

1985 SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU - WHITNEY HOUSTON

1986 REET PETITE - JACKIE WILSON

1987 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE - RICK ASTLEY

1988 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU - KYLIE AND JASON

1989 LET`S PARTY - JIVE BUNNY

1990 YOU`VE LOST THAT LOVIN` FEELING - RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS

1991 DONT LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME - ELTON AND GEORGE

1992 HEAL THE WORLD - JACKSON

1993 BABE - TAKE THAT

1994 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU - MARIAH CAREY

1995 WONDERWALL - MIKE FLOWERS POPS

1996 KNOCKIN` ON HEAVEN`S DOOR - DUNBLAINE

1997 TOO MUCH - SPICE GIRLS

1998 CHOCOLATE SALTED BALLS - CHEF

1999 MILLENIUM PRAYER - CLIFF RICHARD

2000 WHAT MAKES A MAN - WESTLIFE

2001 HOW WONDERFUL YOU ARE - GORDON HASKELL

2002 SACRED TRUST - ONE VOICE

2003 MAD WORLD - MICHAEL ANDREWS/GARY JULES

2004 FATHER AND SON - RONAN KEATING/YUSUF ISLAM

2005 JCB SONG - NIZLOPI

2006 PATIENCE - TAKE THAT

 

Some differences there, compared to other charts!

 

The new top 50 singles...

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50 36 AYO TECHNOLOGY - 50CENT/TIMBALAKE

49 34 HOT STUFF (LET`S DANCE) - CRAIG DAVID

48 38 HOME - MICHAEL BUBLE

47 RE WHEN YOU BELIEVE - MARIAH AND WHITNEY

46 RE MARY`S BOY CHILD - BONEY M

45 29 UNINVITED - FREEMASONS

44 RE WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME - PAUL MCCARTNEY

43 53 WHITE CHRISTMAS - BING CROSBY

42 43 HERE COME THE GIRLS - ERNIE K. DOE

41 46 HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER) - JOHN LENNON

40 33 FLUX - BLOC PARTY

39 51 UMBRELLA - RIHANNA/JAY Z.

38 59 PUMPKIN SOUP - KATE NASH

37 23 HATE THAT I LOVE YOU - RIHANNA/NE`YO

36 35 DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS - CHRIS REA

35 NE ANTHEM - FILO AND PERRY

34 30 THIS IS THE LIFE - AMY MCDONALD

33 42 DON`T SHOOT ME SANTA - KILLERS

32 52 DON`T STOP THE MUSIC - RIHANNA

31 31 GOODBYE MR A. - HOOSIERS

30 22 LIFE`S A TREAT - SHAUN THE SHEEP

29 NE WOW - KYLIE MINOGUE

28 27 DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS - BAND AID

27 NE WE`RE ALL GOING TO DIE - MALCOM MIDDLETON

26 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE - SHAKIN` STEVENS

25 16 2 HEARTS - KYLIE MINOGUE

24 24 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK

23 32 ELVIS AIN`T DEAD - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

22 20 THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR - ANDY WILLIAMS

21 21 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY - SLADE

20 14 ABOUT YOU NOW - SUGABABES

19 18 I WISH IT COULD BE XMAS EVERYDAY - WIZZARD

18 17 LOST - MICHAEL BUBLE

17 19 HOME - WESTLIFE

16 15 LAST CHRISTMAS - WHAM

15 13 BREATHLESS - SHAYNE WARD

14 12 NO ONE - ALICIA KEYS

13 26 CHANGE - SUGABABES

12 09 WHAT HURTS THE MOST/LAST CHRISTMAS - CASCADA

11 08 HEARTBROKEN - T2/JODIE AYSHA

10 05 CALL THE SHOTS - GIRLS ALOUD

09 11 VALERIE - WINEHOUSE/RONSON

08 07 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC/TIMBALAND

07 06 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT

06 04 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU - MARIAH CAREY

05 03 CRANK THAT - SOULJA BOY

04 02 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS

03 10 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK - POGUES/KIRSTY MACCOLL

02 01 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD/HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS - KATIE AND EVA

01 NE WHEN YOU BELIEVE - LEON JACKSON

 

Many Christmas songs, going down, apart from the POGUES, SLADE, BING CROSBY, PAUL MCCARTNEY and BONEY M....outside the top 50 are PERRY COMO at 51, JONA LEWIE at 53, ELTON JOHN at 54, NAT KING COLE at 55...and BOOTY LUV has SOME KINDA RUSH at 52...further down the top 60, go AMY WINEHOUSE, DAVID GUETTA, LED ZEPPELIN, and TIMBALAND`s THE WAY I ARE is down at 60.

 

Have a Happy Christmas one and all, and we will be back next Saturday, for the top sellers of 2007, and another retro chart, and a streamlined new chart...

Edited December 28, 200717 yr by trevs

Wow wonder if Bing will be into the 40 by tomorrow :mellow: and Leona out of the top 3 :rolleyes:

 

Have you got the physical chart Trevs?

Edited December 22, 200717 yr by abc1

Wow wonder if Bing will be into the 40 by tomorrow :mellow: and Leona out of the top 3 :rolleyes:

 

Have you got the physical chart Trevs?

Yep, here it is...I actually mixed them up, on typing them out, and suddenly thought, where`s Mariah? Of course, she hasn`t got aphysical release to supprt it. May be if she had she would be beating the Pogues...

01 NE WHEN YOU BELIEVE - LEON JACKSON

02 01 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD/HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS - KATIE/EVA

03 02 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS

04 03 CRANK THAT - SOULJA BOY

05 10 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK - POGUES/KIRSTY MACCOLL

06 06 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT

07 07 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC/TIMBALAND

08 08 VALERIE - WINEHOUSE/RONSON

09 04 HEARTBROKEN - T2/JODIE AYSHA

10 05 CALL THE SHOTS - GIRLS ALOUD

 

Not a lot, of difference, apart from Mariah, although the Pogues, are doing slightly better, on downloads, that`s how they have overtaken Leona Lewis.

Edited December 23, 200717 yr by trevs

Just a little nit-pick Trevs, please don't shoot me

 

The Killers tracks is called "Don't Shoot Me Santa"

 

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And Hitman is a good movie surprisingly, I saw the movie the other day

Just a little nit-pick Trevs, please don't shoot me

 

The Killers tracks is called "Don't Shoot Me Santa"

 

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And Hitman is a good movie surprisingly, I saw the movie the other day

Thanks Mikey, I will correct...mis-prints everywhere!

Edited December 22, 200717 yr by trevs

Is it likely that the Pogues, could overtake Katie Melua?

Is it likely that the Pogues, could overtake Katie Melua?

I think the top 6, will be the same, there apparently is a closeness between Take That and One Republic/Timbaland, and also Girls Aloud and T2, and Wizzard and Michael Buble.

Edited December 22, 200717 yr by trevs