Good Evening/Morning/Afternoon, your "old" mate Dave here, with the weekly look at the most up todate chart in Britain. Along with the Films, Dvds, Albums, and Singles this week. Along the way, I will pay homeage to this week in 1989.

 

Starting with the top films

w/k ending 18th April 08

01 01 27 DRESSES

02 NE SON OF RANBOW

03 02 STEP UP TO THE STREETS

04 NE NEVER BACK DOWN

05 03 SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES

06 04 HORTON HEARS A WHO

07 NE AWAKE

08 NE ONE MISSED CALL

09 05 DRILL BIT TAYLOR

10 08 VANTAGE POINT

 

Another lot of healthy films, again this week. And 27 DRESSES hangs on to the top, for a 2nd week.

 

Here are the top dvd rentals

w/k ending 18th Apr 08

01 NE ASSASINATION OF JESSE JAMES

02 01 STARDUST

03 NE HITMAN

04 03 THE BRAVE ONE

05 02 RUN FAT BOY RUN

06 04 BEOWULF

07 06 MR BROOKES

08 05 30 DAYS OF NIGHT

09 07 THE INVASION

10 08 THE KINGDOM

 

Best dvd, I would say is HITMAN, but the public think not!

 

Here come`s the top 15 albums. (This might be extended, depending whether I get the info, or not)

w/k ending 18th Apr 08

01 01 NOW 69 -VARIOUS

02 02 CLUBLAND CLASSIX - VARIOUS

03 NE ST JUDE - COURTEENERS

04 04 ROCKFERRY - DUFFY

05 NE SHINE A LIGHT - ROLLING STONES

06 03 ACCELERATE - R.E.M.

07 NE DAVE PEARCE PRESENTS TRANCE ANTHEMS 08 - VARIOUS

08 06 GARAGE CLASSICS (MINISTRY OF SOUND) - VARIOUS

09 05 SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS

10 07 ASHES TO ASHES - VARIOUS

11 NE HEY MA - JAMES

12 08 ALL THE RIGHT REASONS - NICKELBACK

13 09 DREAMING OUT LOUD - ONE REPUBLIC

14 NE DANCE PARTY 2 - VARIOUS

15 10 SHINE - ESTELLE

 

Compilations selling very well again, I put them in, because you have a right to know, that Duffy, Courteeners, and the Rolling Stones, are all being beaten by those Various Artists. Must have a word with Mart!n, and ask him to put up, the official combined chart on BJ every week. Sometimes I never see it.

 

Shall we "pop" back to 1989? Here we go!!!!!

the albums, w/k ending 15th Apr 1989

01 02 NOW 14 - VARIOUS

02 01 LIKE A PRAYER - MADONNA

03 NE WHEN THE WORLD KNOWS YOUR NAME - DEACON BLUE

04 05 A NEW FLAME - SIMPLY RED

05 03 ANYTHING FOR YOU - GLORIA ESTEFAN

06 04 DON`T BE CRUEL - BOBBY BROWN

07 08 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION - GUNS N` ROSES

08 21 RAW AND THE COOKED - FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS

09 NE HEADLESS CHILDREN - WE ARE SEXUAL PERVERTS (W.A.S.P.)

10 06 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - S` EXPRESS

11 11 SINGULAR ADVENTURES OF - THE STYLE COUNCIL

12 07 MYSTERY GIRL - ROY ORBISON

13 10 SOUTHSIDE - TEXAS

14 09 UNFORGETTABLE 2 - VARIOUS

15 20 CHEEK TO CHEEK - VARIOUS

16 15 ANCIENT HEART - TANITA TIKARUM

17 35 TECHNIQUE - NEW ORDER

18 14 BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON

19 16 STOP - SAM BROWN

20 24 KICK - INXS

 

In 1989, Trevs and the gang started the Next Week Chart show, on Student radio, so a very rememberble time for me, dodging around radio and tv, in those youthful days!!!! Now 14 outselling Madonna then. BOBBY BROWN had his first solo album success (originally he was a member of black vocal group, NEW EDITION, having a number one in 1983 with CANDY GIRL. Of course later, he married WHITNEY HOUSTON. GUNS N` ROSES also had their first album top 10 hit. FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS went up and down the chart, all year, as indeed did Bobby (whom I mentioned). UNFORGETTABLE 2 was a follow up to UNFORGETTABLE (featuring 50s hits). CHEEK TO CHEEK was a love songs album.

 

Here are 1989`s singles

w/k ending 15th April 89

01 01 LIKE A PRAYER - MADONNA

02 05 ETERNAL FLAME - BANGLES

03 03 STRAIGHT UP - PAULA ABDUL

04 06 I BEG YOUR PARDON - KON KAN

05 02 THIS TIME I KNOW IT`S FOR REAL - DONNA SUMMER

06 NE IF YOU DON`T KNOW ME BY NOW - SIMPLY RED

07 04 TOO MANY BROKEN HEARTS - JASON DONOVAN

08 17 AMERICANOS - HOLLY JOHNSON

09 07 KEEP ON MOVIN` - SOUL II SOUL

10 29 BABY I DON`T CARE - TRANSVISION VAMP

11 35 MYSTIFY - INXS

12 09 I HAVEN`T STOP DANCING YET - PAT SHARP/MICK BROWN

13 08 PARADISE CITY - GUNS N` ROSES

14 NE WHEN LOVE COMES TO TOWN - U2 AND BB KING

15 11 DON`T BE CRUEL - BOBBY BROWN

16 25 CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET - BROTHER BEYOND

17 18 THE BEATEN GENERATION - THE THE

18 10 PEOPLE HOLD ON - COLDCUT/LISA STANSFIELD

19 15 FIREWOMAN - THE CULT

20 24 SHE`S A MYSTERY TO ME - ROY ORBISON

21 12 I`D RATHER JACK - REYNOLDS GIRLS

22 NE GOOD THING - FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS

23 27 MUSICAL FREEDOM MOVING ON UP - PAUL SIMPSON/ADEVA

24 14 CAN`T STAY AWAY FROM YOU - GLORIA ESTEFAN

25 13 INTERNATIONAL RESCUE - FUZZBOX

26 19 SLEEPTALK - ALYSON WILLIAMS

27 28 OF COURSE I`M LYING - YELLO

28 20 ONE MAN - CHANELLE

29 39 WHAT DOES IT TAKE - THEN JERICHO

30 42 DEVOTION - TEN CITY

31 40 GOT TO KEEP ON - COOKIE CREW

32 16 HELP - BANANARAMA/FRENCH AND SAUNDERS

33 43 BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP - ASWAD

34 34 ONLY THE LONELY - T`PAU

35 38 BEDS ARE BURNING - MIDNIGHT OIL

36 22 STOP - SAM BROWN

37 41 REQUIEM - LONDON BOYS

38 NE ONLY THE MOMENT - MARC ALMOND

39 21 FAMILY MAN - ROACHFORD

40 37 ROUND AND ROUND - NEW ORDER

 

In 89 the singles had SIMPLY RED heading for the MRIB number one. The joke going around concerned JASON DONOVAN. Remember the joke??? "Where does Jason get his Kebabs, from?"....................................The answer was "From Jason`s DONER VAN!!!!!!!!!!"

HOLLY JOHNSON went solo away from FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD, we eagerly awaited the album, "BLAST". WENDY JAMES was the big pin-up in TRANSVISION VAMP, looking a little like DEBBIE HARRY. BROTHER BEYOND were nearly finished. DONNA SUMMER made her big come back with STOCK AITKEN AND WATERMAN, and this was the second of a 2 week, all female top 3. KON KAN sampled ROSE GARDEN by LYNN ANDERSON (a 1971 hit, also for NEW WORLD, and a minor one for SANDIE SHAW). FUZZBOX were originally called WE`VE GOT A FUZZBOX AND WE`RE GONNA USE IT. LISA STANSFIELD (real name LISA FIELDS) had her first hit (with COLDCUT, previously COLDCUT sang on the YAZZ hit "THE ONLY WAY IS UP". It was a re-make for ASWAD of a TEMPTATIONS 1966 hit. Both MIDNIGHT OIL, and the LONDON BOYS were slowly on their way to the top ten. I am slightly miffed and disappointed that poor BARRY MANILOW had just scraped into the top 50, with "PLEASE DON`T BE SCARED". Why, am I disappointed, you ask? Well, in 1989, our very own Trevs, recorded a single of Barry`s "CAN`T SMILE WITHOUT YOU". Now, whatever you do if you ever hear it (very unlikely)!!! Close your ears!!!!!

 

Let`s get back to 2008, and before the full new chart, here are the top 10 physical singles

01 mariah carey

02 sam sparro

03 estelle

04 black kids

05 elliot minor

06 fragma

07 florida

08 chris brown

09 kooks

10 duffy

 

Poor Mariah ay!! But it show`s us why Flo rida was let down physically, and Mariah herself was let down by the downloads.

 

Here is the full top hits, of downloads and physicals (hard to find, as they are)

w/k ending 18/04

50 45 CARRY YOU HOME - JAMES BLUNT 41)

49 44 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE 40)

48 NE YAHHH! - SOULJA BOY/TELL `EM 39)

47 47 SWEET LIKE ME - GABRIELLA CILMI 38)

46 32 NEW SOUL - YAEL NAIM 37)

45 39 JUST FOR TONIGHT - ONE NIGHT ONLY 36)

44 NE TRIPPIN` ON YOU - CAHILL -

43 38 PIECE OF ME - BRITNEY 35)

42 36 WOW - KYLIE MINOGUE 34)

41 21 NUDE - RADIOHEAD 33)

 

40 48 FLASHING LIGHTS - KANYE WEST -

39 RE HOMETOWN GLORY - ADELE -

38 30 WORK - KELLY ROWLAND 32)

37 35 CHURCH - T-PAIN 31)

36 33 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC 30)

35 34 CRANK THAT - SOULJA BOY 29)

34 28 SCREAM - TIMBALAND AND CO. 28)

33 24 CHASING PAVEMENTS - ADELE 27)

32 25 SENSUAL SEDUCTION - SNOOP DOGG 26)

31 17 NOT 19 FOREVER - COURTEENERS 25)

 

30 22 DENIAL - SUGABABES 24)

29 23 DON`T STOP THE MUSIC - RIHANNA 23)

28 50 HEARTBREAKER - WILL I. AM -

27 20 9 IN THE AFTERNOON - PANIC AT THE DISCO 22)

26 16 COME ON GIRLS - TAIO CRUZ 21)

25 18 NOW YOU`RE GONE - BASSHUNTER 20)

24 26 BREAK THE ICE - BRITNEY SPEARS -

23 NE AGE OF UNDERSTATEMENT - LAST SHADOW PUPPETS -

22 15 WHAT WE GONNA DO - H TWO O 19)

21 29 LOVE LIKE THIS - NATASHA BEDINGFIELD 18)

 

20 14 CAN`T SPEAK FRENCH - GIRLS ALOUD 17)

19 NE PARALLEL WORLDS - ELLIOT MINOR 16)

18 27 HEARTBEAT - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 15)

17 13 SOMETHING GOOD 08 - UTAH SAINTS VS VAN SHE 14)

16 19 LOVE IN THIS CLUB - USHER -

15 31 TOCA`S MIRACLE - FRAGMA 13)

14 12 STOP AND STARE - ONE REPUBLIC 12)

13 10 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK 11)

12 NE CRY FOR YOU - SEPTEMBER -

11 11 FASCINATION - ALPHABEAT 10)

 

10 NE I`M NOT GONNA TEACH YOUR BOYFRIEND HOW TO DANCE WITH YOU - BLACK KIDS 9)

09 09 WITH YOU - CHRIS BROWN 8)

08 06 BETTER IN TIME/FOOTSTEPS - LEONA LEWIS 7)

07 03 ALWAYS WHERE I NEED TO BE - KOOKS 6)

06 05 MERCY - DUFFY 5)

05 07 TOUCH MY BODY - MARIAH CAREY 4)

04 04 BLACK AND GOLD - SAM SPARRO 3)

03 08 4 MINUTES - MADONNA AND CO. -

02 02 LOW - FLORIDA 2)

01 01 AMERICAN BOY - ESTELLE/KANYE WEST 1)

 

) Is the position without downloads only.

 

4 weeks at the top, for ESTELLE. Madonna at 3, will it be that way on the official chart on Sunday? ESTELLE sells almost 10,000 more than FLO RIDA. MADONNA and SAM SPARRO are neck and neck. As there is a slight equation of airplay taken into consideration, that maybe why. Possibly Sam, could be at 3, on Sunday. But I have said it before, and will say it again, on physical release, Madonna will most certainly, be number one.

 

So, outside the top 45, lurks SOULJA BOY (YAHHH!) at 48 (physically alone, it is in the top 20), JORDIN SPARKS is 53, ELVIS AIN`T DEAD (SFG) is up to 54!!! QUEEN (DON`T STOP ME NOW) is 55, SWEET FEMALE ATTITUDE are 59. GUNS N` ROSES back from 89, are number 60. ADELE (COLD SHOULDER) is 70. HOOSIERS, NEWTON FAULKNER and BLOOD RED SHOES are in the top 70 (BLOOD RED SHOES is physical and at 67. Losers this week are FORWARD RUSSIA and COUNT AND SINDEN (who miss the top 75, due to downloads).

 

Trevs will be back next week, after a good rest near the sea.

 

I will attempt Next Week Chart, on Monday from 5pm. When SEPTEMBER, BRITNEY and LAST SHADOW PUPPETS may be top ten, I would say. Also watch out for SCOOTER, and the FEELING may chart on downloads alone, in the top 20.

 

If you want any other info, about today`s chart, you are welcome ask! :D

Edited April 14, 200817 yr by davetaylor

1989 was a great, but was #6 by Simply Red

 

Like A Prayer is a CLASSIC, especially for its controversial video

Count and Sinden was released last week though wasn`t it the 31st?

Natasha Bedingfield not top 20 :o :cry:

Count and Sinden was released last week though wasn`t it the 31st?

Bleeper was actually properly released on the 7th, but some lurked into HMV last week. Where it made number 69 last Sunday. This week, along with Forward Russia, it would be in the physical top 40.

thanks for this!

 

Best song from that chart in 1989 was Musical Freedom by Paul Simpson and Adeva. The popular club mix of the song (and lead track on the 12" remix version) was called "Musical Freedom (You Got the Love Mix)" which shows its origins in the Candi Staton song which finally charted in its own right a couple of years later.

 

I remember on the Chart Show Simply Red's IYDKMBN being #1 for what I recall as being 4 weeks, with The Bangles always stuck behind it at #2. Perhaps I'm imagining it and it wasn't #1 for that long. Was the Chart Show using the MRIB chart at this time? Being that this is the chart of 15/04/89 I assume it was on that day that Simply Red reached #1 on The Chart Show. 15/04/89 is also (sadly) infamous for Hillsborough and it really is one of those "I can recall what I was doing when..." events.

 

Getting back to the present, how are sales in the top 10? I have visions of them being close from #3 down to perhaps #7 or #8.

Edited April 12, 200817 yr by Robbie

Simply Red might only have been #1 on MRIB for 3 weeks - for the Bangles' 4th week at #1 (officially), Kylie entered at #2 with Hand On Your Heart (despite being the biggest seller that week), so it seems likely that HOYH was an MRIB #1.

Simply Red might only have been #1 on MRIB for 3 weeks - for the Bangles' 4th week at #1 (officially), Kylie entered at #2 with Hand On Your Heart (despite being the biggest seller that week), so it seems likely that HOYH was an MRIB #1.

Hi there Paul, Simply Red only had 1 week, a-top of the MRIB chart w/k of the 22nd Apr.

 

The Bangles hit the top on 29th Apr for 2 weeks.

 

Kylie went to the top on 13th May for 2 weeks, knocked off by Ferry Cross The Mersey on 27th May for 3wks

 

Sealed with a Kiss (jason donovan) went to the top on 17th Jun 89, but in the London only produced MRIB chart, Cliff Richard hit the top, with The Best Of Me, for 2 wks, and also in London "Batdance", and Prince had a week at the top.

thanks for this!

 

Best song from that chart in 1989 was Musical Freedom by Paul Simpson and Adeva. The popular club mix of the song (and lead track on the 12" remix version) was called "Musical Freedom (You Got the Love Mix)" which shows its origins in the Candi Staton song which finally charted in its own right a couple of years later.

 

I remember on the Chart Show Simply Red's IYDKMBN being #1 for what I recall as being 4 weeks, with The Bangles always stuck behind it at #2. Perhaps I'm imagining it and it wasn't #1 for that long. Was the Chart Show using the MRIB chart at this time? Being that this is the chart of 15/04/89 I assume it was on that day that Simply Red reached #1 on The Chart Show. 15/04/89 is also (sadly) infamous for Hillsborough and it really is one of those "I can recall what I was doing when..." events.

 

Getting back to the present, how are sales in the top 10? I have visions of them being close from #3 down to perhaps #7 or #8.

Hi Robbie, only one week for Simply Red at no`1 on MRIB. Bangles went to the top for 2 wks. The Chart Show chart always broke off on a Tuesday (equivalent to the chart used in Sounds music paper). So, really the Chart Show top ten, was a midweek chart (which would be the same, as the one on Chart Show TV, in 2008, Saturdays at 1pm).

 

In those days MRIB produced 2 charts (Sounds, and Network Chart). We stick to the Network Chart (more ahead, compiled on Friday pm, including a percentage of airplay).

 

This week`s chart is more close on the 2 - 4 places. With Flo Rida, Sam Sparro and Madonna around 25,000 plus. You are more right that the 5 - 9 spot are pretty close. There ain`t much between 10, and 11 either. Obviously, Saturday`s sales will increase all that substantually.

Edited April 12, 200817 yr by davetaylor

I didn't realise the MRIB chart was still going. Who still publishes it?

I didn't realise the MRIB chart was still going. Who still publishes it?

A version without the downloads only does appear on msn music, but it rarely gets updated/put up. This version comes from a contact. MRIB do a lot of research these days, for msn, Vodaphone, Nokia, and Yahoo. I think that Independant radio, should join forces, with them again and do a better chart, than the rather nonsensical Hit40uk.

Hi Robbie, only one week for Simply Red at no`1 on MRIB. Bangles went to the top for 2 wks. The Chart Show chart always broke off on a Tuesday (equivalent to the chart used in Sounds music paper). So, really the Chart Show top ten, was a midweek chart (which would be the same, as the one on Chart Show TV, in 2008, Saturdays at 1pm).

 

In those days MRIB produced 2 charts (Sounds, and Network Chart). We stick to the Network Chart (more ahead, compiled on Friday pm, including a percentage of airplay).

 

This week`s chart is more close on the 2 - 4 places. With Flo Rida, Sam Sparro and Madonna around 25,000 plus. You are more right that the 5 - 9 spot are pretty close. There ain`t much between 10, and 11 either. Obviously, Saturday`s sales will increase all that substantually.

 

 

Yep, The Chart Show definitely never had The Bangles at #1 - they were #2 behind Madonna, then Simply Red then Kylie. In those days it was very rare for something to debut at #1 on The Chart Show chart - especially if it did so without it being matched by the Gallup chart the following day. The Chart Show chart did seem like a midweek chart, but I think it also picked up sales from the previous Friday and Saturday, thus causing new releases to chart lower in their first week. Throughout 1987-1988 they always had the number of hours and minutes listed since the chart was published (usually about 2-3 hours), thus earning its tag as "The Fastest Chart On Television"!!!