Posted May 19, 200817 yr Monday, and the boys have been busy checking what could happen next Sunday by adding pre-orders, Sun/Mon Sales locally in the South-East to come up with some idea. We checked out the likes of HMV, Woolworths, Smiths, Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda, Play.com, Amazon.co.uk. Starting with the albums (last week, we had 27 in the 30, 18 in the 20 and 9 in the 10). So today, we found this preview... 01 NE WE STARTED NOTHING - TING TINGS 02 01 HOME BEFORE DARK - NEIL DIAMOND 03 03 ROCKFERRY - DUFFY 04 06 JUMPING ALL OVER THE WORLD - SCOOTER 05 04 IN SILICO - PENDULUM 06 05 HARD CANDY - MADONNA 07 NE BETH ROWLEY - LITTLE DREAMER 08 NE TRIBUTE TO BOBBY - MICK HUCKNALL 09 NE DEFINITIVE OSMONDS COLLECTION - OSMONDS 10 07 CLUBLAND CLASSIX - VARIOUS 11 NE MINISTRY OF SOUND PRESENTS CHILLED - VARIOUS 12 13 SCOUTING FOR GIRLS - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 13 08 NOW 69 - VARIOUS 14 09 CREAM 15 YEARS - VARIOUS 15 26 LESSONS TO BE LEARNED - GABRIELLA CILMI 16 NE R + B COLLECTION - VARIOUS 17 11 DAVE PEARCE TRANCE ANTHEMS - VARIOUS 18 12 SAM SPARRO - SAM SPARRO 19 NE CHANT - CISTERCIAN MONKS 20 14 MY OWN WAY - JAY SEAN 21 NE VERY BEST OF - JOHNNY RAY 22 22 BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE 23 NE STOP DROP AND ROLL - FOXBORO HOTTUBS 24 NE BEST OF - NEIL DIAMOND 25 18 SMASH HITS 80s - VARIOUS 26 23 VERY BEST OF - PLATTERS 27 33 RAISING SAND - PLANT/KRAUSS 28 25 19 - ADELE 29 19 NOTHING BUT THE BEST - FRANK SINATRA 30 17 VERY BEST OF - THE SEARCHERS New outside the 30 are THEA GILMORE in the top 40, and ANDY ABRAHAM and SCARLET JOHANSSON both grace the lower part of a top 75. The OSMONDS proving popular with up and coming dates. Also good to see the late JOHNNY RAY, a greatest hits collection was long in happening. Johnny passed away some years ago. The deaf singer shared his birthday with both Rod Stewart and me. I can not sing though! What do you mean, neither can Rod?!!! Actually, on the trivia front JOHNNY RAY`s last hit "I`LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN" spent over 2 months in the chart in 1959/60, and only ever got to number 26! (Bearing in mind there was only a top 30, this is some feat, to be beaten. On the singles front, last week we had 10 in the 10, 18 in the 20, 27 in the 30, and 36 in the 40...again 4 downloads alone surprised us! So, today the preview thus... 01 10 TAKE A BOW - RIHANNA 02 03 THAT`S NOT MY NAME - TING TINGS 03 01 4 MINUTES - MADONNA 04 06 HEARTBREAKER - WILL I. AM 05 04 BLACK AND GOLD - SAM SPARRO 06 02 WEARING MY ROLEX - WILEY 07 12 WARWICK AVENUE - DUFFY 08 07 LOVE IN THIS CLUB - USHER 09 08 AMERICAN BOY - ESTELLE 10 05 VIOLET HILL - COLDPLAY 11 09 CRY FOR YOU - SEPTEMBER 12 11 LOW - FLO RIDA 13 21 PARTY PEOPLE - NELLY/FERGIE 14 NE DISCO`S REVENGE - GUSTO 15 32 OUTTA MY HEAD - ASHLEE SIMPSON 16 24 LOVE SONG - SARA BAREILLES 17 18 CLOSER - NE YO 18 16 PROPANE NIGHTMARES - PENDULUM 19 26 SWEET ABOUT ME - GABRIELLA CILMI 20 20 DAYLIGHT - KELLY ROWLAND 21 15 THIS IS AN EMERGENCY - PIGEON DETECTIVES 22 13 IN MY ARMS - KYLIE MINOGUE 23 NE I CAN BE - TAIO CRUZ/ESTELLE 24 17 HEARTBEAT - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 25 22 WITH YOU - CHRIS BROWN 26 19 ALPHABEAT - FASCINATION 27 14 MERCY - DUFFY 28 23 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK 29 NE DUST - ROYWORLD 30 38 LES ARTISTES - SANTOGOLD 31 NE DEVILS BEAT - SANDI THOM 32 NE GIVE ME WHAT I WANT - KIDS IN GLASS HOUSES 33 30 COLD SHOULDER - ADELE 34 33 BETTER/FOOTSTEPS - LEONA LEWIS 35 RE BEAT IT - FALL OUT BOY 36 42 LIL` WAYNE - LOLLIPOP 37 35 ALWAYS WHERE I WANT TO BE - KOOKS 38 29 WE CRY - SCRIPT 39 34 TOUCH MY BODY - MARIAH CAREY 40 NE ANDY ABRAHAM - EVEN IF ANDY ABRAHAM has the worst ever betting for the Eurovision at 66-1, shall we take a chance? Definately not! Outside the top 40, in the 50 there are a lot of downloads alone, with ALPHABEAT, INDINA MENZEL, FRATELLIS, and ZUTONS. The FUTUREHEADS, JUSTICE and AMY MACDONALD look like flopping in the top 75. Top tip for FRATELLIS "MISTRESS MABEL", on pre-orders alone already would be number 9! Let us finish with a look back to Radio Luxembourg`s Next Week`s Top 30, in 1974. As I see an OSMOND tribute, a-foot... Weds 22nd May 1974 01 01 SUGAR BABY LOVE - RUBETTES 02 06 THIS TOWN AIN`T BIGGER ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF US - SPARKS 03 04 SHANG-A-LANG - BAY CITY ROLLERS 04 05 NIGHT CHICAGO DIED - PAPER LACE 05 02 DON`T STAY AWAY TOO LONG - PETERS AND LEE 06 16 THERE`S A GHOST IN MY HOUSE - R. DEAN TAYLOR 07 07 RED DRESS - ALVIN STARDUST 08 12 BREAK THE RULES - STATUS QUO 09 15 IF I DIDN`T CARE - DAVID CASSIDY 10 14 I CAN`T STOP - THE OSMONDS 11 03 WATERLOO - ABBA 12 20 GO - GIGLIOLA CINQUETTI 13 11 SPIDERS AND SNAKES - JIM STAFFORD 14 NE HEY ROCK N` ROLL - SHOWADDYWADDY 15 08 ROCK N` ROLL WINTER - WIZZARD 16 24 I SEE A STAR - MOUTH AND MCNEAL 17 NE THE IN CROWD - BRYAN FERRY 18 09 REMEMBER YOU`RE A WOMBLE - WOMBLES 19 10 HOMELY GIRL - CHI-LITES 20 25 JUDY TEEN - COCKNEY REBEL 21 27 YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON - CLIFF RICHARD 22 13 HE`S MISSTRA KNOW IT ALL - STEVIE WONDER 23 16 YEAR OF DECISION - THREE DEGREES 24 21 LONG LEGGED WOMAN - MUNGO JERRY 25 NE THE STREAK - RAY STEVENS 26 23 TSOP - MFSB 27 NE JARROW SONG - ALAN PRICE 28 NE W.O.L.D. - HARRY CHAPIN 29 26 SEASONS IN THE SUN - TERRY JACKS 30 NE MAN IN BLACK - COZY POWELL Talent show, and Eurovision galore in 1974. PETERS AND LEE (the late LENNY PETERS, DIANE still singing today) won OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS in 73, SHOWADDYWADDY won NEW FACES. Now I`m thinking did the RUBETTES originally appear on a talent show, or did I imagine they did? PAUL DA VINCI did the singing on "SUGAR BABY LOVE", but did not sing it on TOP OF THE POPS. ABBA, MOUTH AND MCNEIL, GIGLIOLA CINQUETTI and indeed our entry by OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN (LONG LIVE LOVE, out of this chart) were all the Eurovision smashes, of 74. THE OSMONDS tv series was on BBC1 Tuesdays at 7pm. I CAN`T STOP is a lesser heard hit. BRYAN FERRY (of ROXY MUSIC) covered a DOBIE GRAY 1965 hit. ALVIN STARDUST was married to actress LIZA GODDARD (who started her career in SKIPPY-THE BUSH KANGAROO). Want a THREE DEGREES joke? No, well hear goes anyway...At the latest THREE DEGREES concert, only SHEILA FERGUSON turned up...In the audience, everyone put on their coats and jackets...Well, It was minus 2 Degrees!!!! In May 74, Radio Luxembourg got 8 in the top 10, 18 in the 20, and 25 in the 30. Missing the ARROWS (who did the original of "I LOVE ROCK N` ROLL, the JOAN JETT hit in 1975), ISLEY BROTHERS, ELTON JOHN. CHARLIE RICH and LIMMIE AND THE FAMILY COOKIN` had already dropped from Luxy`s top 30.
May 19, 200817 yr The Ting Tings for #1 & Duffy for top 10 - that song screams instant #1! :wub: :wub:
May 19, 200817 yr I would love to see Beth Rowley do that good in the album chart but I think she will have to settle for Top 15 at best. I think your Top 10 predictions will not be far away from the truth come Sunday although I think Nelly with Fergie has a better chance of reaching the top 10 than Coldplay, but we will see. While I think Alphabeat, the Fratellis & the Zutons could all be in the lower end of the Top 40 come Sunday on downloads alone.
May 19, 200817 yr I hope the Ting Tings can take the double this week - although Rihanna makes that pretty unlikely :(
May 19, 200817 yr Author I hope the Ting Tings can take the double this week - although Rihanna makes that pretty unlikely :( There was some closeness between Rihanna and Ting Tings today, on the singles front. However downloads for Rihanna, are at a big high for her. With the physical out too, she must take the crown come Sunday.
May 19, 200817 yr ^_^ I dont really get the rihanna ballad at all really. it stormed to the top in the US as well but its a bog standard mid-tempo snooze fest sung with a forgettable vocal. Rihanna should stick to the club tracks ala S.O.S ,Umbrella and Dont stop the music. I think ballads totally unsuit her. I really hope The tings tings do the double with the album and single.
May 19, 200817 yr Author ^_^ I dont really get the rihanna ballad at all really. it stormed to the top in the US as well but its a bog standard mid-tempo snooze fest sung with a forgettable vocal. Rihanna should stick to the club tracks ala S.O.S ,Umbrella and Dont stop the music. I think ballads totally unsuit her. I really hope The tings tings do the double with the album and single. I totally agree. To be honest I think Rihanna, is rather over-rated and as an all-round singer, not exactly that great. Even though good to look at. Though I always struggle to find a decent female singer anyway. I do prefer British girl singers.
May 20, 200817 yr I would love to see Beth Rowley do that good in the album chart but I think she will have to settle for Top 15 at best. Surprisingly Beth has done better than top 15, she is top 10
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