It`s Monday, so the preview of what`s been selling around the shops, and what`s being download since yesterday. We went around town with our spies, took sales info, and national stores chart info, from the likes of HMV, WOOLWORTHS, and 2 other smaller shops, added in 4 download sites info...took in radio/tv airplay (which works 40/40/20%), added it all together, to come up with these charts.

 

Last week, when compared to last night`s official chart we had 18 records correctly in the album top 20 (though not exactly all in the right order), but the top 10 was nearly right!

 

The albums today, looked this way...

01 SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC - JACK JOHNSON (NEW)

02 19 - ADELE (1)

03 ALL THE RIGHT REASONS - NICKELBACK (5)

04 SCOUTING FOR GIRLS - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS (2)

05 RAISING SAND - PLANT/KRAUSS (3)

06 MADE IN THE DARK - HOT CHIP (NEW)

07 THIS IS THE LIFE - AMY MACDONALD (4)

08 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - RIHANNA (11)

09 GROWING PAINS - MARY J. BLIGE (NEW)

10 LOVE SONGS - PAVAROTTI (NEW)

11 101 LOVE SONGS - VARIOUS (NEW)

12 WITH LOVE X - VARIOUS (NEW)

13 BIG TUNES 2008 - VARIOUS (9)

14 HAND BUILT BY ROBOTS - NEWTON FAULKNER (6)

15 ULTIMATE HITS - GARTH BROOKS (18)

16 ROBYN - ROBYN (15)

17 BEAUTIFUL WORLD - TAKE THAT (8)

18 MINISTRY OF SOUND ANTHEMS 91 - 08 - VARIOUS (16)

19 REAL LOVE - VARIOUS ARTISTS (NEW)

20 ULTIMATE NRG - VARIOUS (NEW)

21 R + B LOVE SONGS - VARIOUS (13)

22 GUIDE TO LOVE LOSS AND DESPERATION - WOMBATS (14)

23 POWER OF LOVE - VARIOUS ARTISTS (23)

24 LOVE COLLECTION - DIONNE WARWICK (NEW)

25 SCREAM AIM FIRE - BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE (10)

26 LATER WITH JOOLS HOLLAND - VARIOUS (12)

27 LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION - MIKA (19)

28 SET THE MOOD - DAVID JORDAN (28)

29 CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE - MICHAEL BUBLE (29)

30 HIS WONDROUS STORY - BILLY FURY (25)

 

Ready for Valentine`s Day? The album chart is! With 9 various artist compilations in! Other new entries today are, KENNY ROGERS at 34, DUKE SPIRIT at 35, LAURA MARLING 36, MORCHEEBA 43, LENNY KRAVITZ 44, ALEXANDER O, NEIL 46, CHARLIE LANSBOROUGH 47, and RASCAL FLATTS at 48.

 

Last week on the singles, we had 18 in the 20, 22 in the 25, and 29 in the 30, but again not nessecerily in the right order! HOT CHIP grew threw the week, squeezing into the mids low top 20, on Tuesday, and finished right up in the top 10, last night. Sales were not so good last Monday, that`s why it was only 29.

 

Today we got this, for the singles...

01 05 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK

02 01 NOW YOU`RE GONE - BASSHUNTER

03 09 SUN GOES DOWN - DAVID JORDAN

04 04 DON`T STOP THE MUSIC - RIHANNA

05 03 WORK - KELLY ROWLAND

06 38 JOURNEY CONTINUES - MARK BROWN

07 NE THAT`S HOW PEOPLE GROW UP - MORRISEY

08 02 CHASING PAVEMENTS - ADELE

09 40 THE GIRL IS MINE 08 - JACKSON/WILL I AM

10 NE I THOUGHT IT WAS OVER - THE FEELING

11 29 READY FOR THE FLOOR - HOT CHIP

12 07 PIECE OF ME - BRITNEY

13 06 SUPERSTAR - LUPE FIASCO

14 14 CRANK THAT - SOULJA BOY

15 11 BE MINE - ROBYN

16 27 WOW - KYLIE MINOGUE

17 12 RIDE IT - JAY SEAN

18 13 HOMECOMING - KANYE WEST

19 10 ELVIS AIN`T DEAD - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

20 16 JUST FINE - MARY J. BLIGE

21 08 JUST FOR NIGHT - ONE NIGHT ONLY

22 15 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC

23 19 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT

24 18 VALERIE - MARK RONSON

25 17 NO ONE - ALICIA KEYS

26 NE WHO`S GOT A MATCH - BIFFY CLYRO

27 23 CALL THE SHOTS - GIRLS ALOUD

28 22 MOVING TO NEW YORK - WOMBATS

29 26 WHAT HURT`S THE MOST - CASCADA

30 25 RELAX TAKE IT EASY - MIKA

 

A combination of downloads, and airplay pushes NICKELBACK to the top, after 17 weeks! The physical of it, has also grown. 30 SECONDS TO MARS enter at 31, there are is another new entry on downloads alone in the 40, for CRAIG DAVID. WET WET WET are down the bottom, of the top 50, along with DUFFY. We put 3 charts together today, one combined Physical/Downloads/Airplay (as above)...the 2nd one pure physical, had Rihanna at the top, Basshunter 2, Kelly Rowland 3...the third chart based on just downloads and physicals, that one had Basshunter at number 1, and Nickelback 2, Rihanna 3, and David Jordan 4.

 

How will it compare to next Sunday`s chart, and the mids? Time will tell!

 

Am I gonna add an old Luxembourg chart? Yep, see how they did then...

This chart was announced on Radio Luxembourg on Tues 3rd Feb 1981, supposibly the chart for week ending 14th Feb 81.

01 NE SHADDUP YOU FACE - JOE DOLCE

02 04 VIENNA - ULTRAVOX

03 01 WOMAN - JOHN LENNON

04 13 THE OLDEST SWINGER IN TOWN - FRED WEDLOCK

05 10 ROMEO AND JULIET - DIRE STRAITS

06 02 IN THE AIR TONIGHT - PHIL COLLINS

07 20 I SURRENDER - RAINBOW

08 12 FADE TO GREY - VISAGE

09 03 RAPTURE - BLONDIE

10 19 ELEPHANTS GRAVEYARD - BOOMTOWN RATS

11 14 RETURN OF THE LAS PALMAS 7 - MADNESS

12 05 DON`T STOP THE MUSIC - YARBOROUGH AND PEOPLES

13 18 ITS MY TURN - DIANA ROSS

14 16 THE FREEZE - SPANDAU BALLET

15 30 WE`LL BRING THE HOUSE DOWN - SLADE

16 17 SGT ROCK IS GONNA HELP ME - XTC

17 06 A LITTLE IN LOVE - CLIFF RICHARD

18 NE I`M IN LOVE WITH A GERMAN FILMSTAR - PASSIONS

19 07 IMAGINE - JOHN LENNON

20 24 TWILIGHT CAFE - SUSAN FASSBENDER

21 08 YOUNG PARISIANS - ADAM AND THE ANTS

22 11 ANT MUSIC - ADAM AND THE ANTS

23 NE CAR TROUBLE - ADAM AND THE ANTS

24 15 I AM THE BEAT - THE LOOK

25 09 I AINT GONNA STAND FOR IT - STEVIE WONDER

26 13 GANGSTERS OF THE GROOVE - HEATWAVE

27 NE JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST - BARBARA JONES

28 NE ROCK THIS TOWN - STRAY CATS

29 27 HANG TOGETHER - ODDYSSEY

30 NE SOUTHERN FREEZ - FREEEZ

 

They had 26 in the 30 correctly in 81, but yep, not in the right order, and the top 3 reversed! But they had JOE DOLCE at number 1, two weeks before those slow coaches, on Radio one! And just look at number 12, and definately not the same song, as Rihanna!

Edited February 4, 200817 yr by trevs

 

i'm so confused by this chart

I be surprised if Nickelback do go to #1, personally I hate the track, but chart statistically it be great having a track at #1 after 17 weeks in the chart, I can't remember any other track that spend more than 17 weeks and suddenly it peaked at No.1

 

Actually it be great to see, if there was any other acts that spend so many weeks in the chart and than peaking at #1, but of the top of my head I can't think of anyone at the moment apart from James Blunt.

I be surprised if Nickelback do go to #1, personally I hate the track, but chart statistically it be great having a track at #1 after 17 weeks in the chart, I can't remember any other track that spend more than 17 weeks and suddenly it peaked at No.1

 

Actually it be great to see, if there was any other acts that spend so many weeks in the chart and than peaking at #1, but of the top of my head I can't think of anyone at the moment apart from James Blunt.

Well THINK TWICE by CELINE DION took a long time to go to number one, how many weeks did that take, Mikey?

Celine Dion was in the chart for 15 weeks before reaching #1 Not sure if it's the longest?

 

Steps took only 7 weeks, James Blunt 6 weeks.

"The slowest climb to the top in a single spell inside the Top 40 is 13 weeks for Celine Dion's "Think Twice" (Nov 1994 to Feb 1995)."

 

That info is from everyhit.co.uk

Back in the day, when I was young :lol: I remember Charlene in 1982, with "I`ve Never Been too Me", that (at that point) was the longest time to make it to the top, from May to June. It took 7 weeks! But it is definately Celine Dion who wins the prize! Ever growing airplay on Think Twice, meant it was first played in October, by the Pepsi Chart, on Independant Radio, in 94!

 

But if you are very good, you would remember that Space Oddity, by David Bowie (originally released in 1969), took 6 years to make it to number one in Oct 1975! Unchained Melody - the Righteous Brothers, took 25 years 1965 - 1990!

Edited February 4, 200817 yr by trevs

 

Well sure if Basshunter drop another 6k this week to 32k and Nickelback gain another 5k to 35k then they could be well placed for this weeks No1!

 

Yes Celine Dion shares the honours with Jennifer Rush taking 15 weeks to climb to No1!

 

Think Twice 53-42-52-30-28-22-20-9-8-5-6-4-2-2-2-1-

The Power Of Love 65-49-51-45-44-47-46-44-43-47-49-42-36-15-2-1-

 

Well sure if Basshunter drop another 6k this week to 32k and Nickelback gain another 5k to 35k then they could be well placed for this weeks No1!

 

Yes Celine Dion shares the honours with Jennifer Rush taking 15 weeks to climb to No1!

 

Think Twice 53-42-52-30-28-22-20-9-8-5-6-4-2-2-2-1-

The Power Of Love 65-49-51-45-44-47-46-44-43-47-49-42-36-15-2-1-

Yep, I forgot Jennifer! How about the longest time taken to get to number 2? I think it must be Sinitta and "So Macho"..it hit the top 200, in Feb 86, I think...but didn`t get to number 2, until August 86.

Its actually 16wks not 17wks, unless I'm missing something

 

Nickelback - Rockstar 64-58-45-34-20-21-19-22-25-25-15-8-4-6-3-[3]>16wks

 

 

Care of Polyhex

But if you are very good, you would remember that Space Oddity, by David Bowie (originally released in 1969), took 6 years to make it to number one in Oct 1975! Unchained Melody - the Righteous Brothers, took 25 years 1965 - 1990!

 

29 years and 1 week for Jackie Wilson's Reet Petite by that logic (1957 #6- 1986 #1) :P

 

29 years and 1 week for Jackie Wilson's Reet Petite by that logic (1957 #6- 1986 #1) :P

 

 

In that case Tony Christie - (Show Me The Way To) Amarillo :dance: :wub:

In that case Tony Christie - (Show Me The Way To) Amarillo :dance: :wub:

 

34 years! :D :cheer:

 

34 years! :D :cheer:

Here is another fact on Tony Christie...round about 1973, his pop career took a nose-dive. Neil Sedaka offered Tony, a song called Solitaire. Tony and his management turned it down.

 

Surprise Surprise, Andy Williams snapped it up at the end of 73, and he took the same song into the top 5, in Jan 1974. Poor Tony, bet he felt bad!

I must add, Ultravox were really gutted by missing out on a #1 that week,Vienna is one of my favourite 80's hits all time, Joe Dolce has a lot to answer to for ruining Ultravox's chances.

I must add, Ultravox were really gutted by missing out on a #1 that week,Vienna is one of my favourite 80's hits all time, Joe Dolce has a lot to answer to for ruining Ultravox's chances.

Absolutely. Joe Dolce, wasn`t even Italian. He was Australian, and a good friend of Jasper Carrott...Whats a matter you, Hey, gotta no respect, whata d`you think you do, why you looking so sad, it`s a nicer place...ahh Shuddup o` ya face!!

 

Funny thing was Ultravox, sold more copies, and became the 5th best seller of 81, so it sold better than some number ones did, in 81!

Edited February 4, 200817 yr by trevs

Absolutely. Joe Dolce, wasn`t even Italian. He was Australian, and a good friend of Jasper Carrott...Whats a matter you, Hey, gotta no respect, whata d`you think you do, why you looking so sad, it`s a nicer place...ahh Shuddup o` ya face!!

 

ha ha :lol: you know the lyrics, my little brother at the time, and I remember him shouting "Shuddup yer face" to everyone, and mother gave him a good ear clipping, it was his catchphrase :lol: