Here is the weekly salute to the days of Radio Luxembourg`s idea "Next Week`s Chart".

 

The day of the week, when our pals at HMV (Peter Jay and John Mcmanus) take a look at what`s been selling, and the pre-ordered bunch of today`s releases. All joined together, with chart info from Woolworths, WhSmith, Tesco, Sainsburys, Asda, Play.com, and Amazon.co.uk. Along with download sites, including the mighty iTunes.

 

So, on today`s preview of what may happen next Sunday in Britain`s charts, we find the following...

 

Today`s Albums apparently selling...

 

01 NE BEST OF - RADIOHEAD

02 NE YOU CAN DO ANYTHING - ZUTONS

03 02 ROCKFERRY - DUFFY

04 03 HERE I STAND - USHER

05 NE 22 DREAMS - PAUL WELLER

06 NE TOP GEAR ANTHEMS 08 - VARIOUS

07 05 CHILLED 91 - 08 - VARIOUS

08 04 HOME BEFORE DARK - NEIL DIAMOND

09 NE THIS IS ALPHABEAT - ALPHABEAT

10 NE CLUBBERS GUIDE SUMMER 2008 - VARIOUS

11 01 WE STARTED NOTHING - TING TINGS

12 06 EMERGENCY - PIGEON DETECTIVES

13 08 R + B THE COLLECTION - VARIOUS

14 16 CHANT - CISTERCIAN MONKS

15 07 JUMPING ALL OVER THE WORLD - SCOOTER

16 14 BEST OF - NEIL DIAMOND

17 NE GOOD GIRL GONE BAD-RELOADED - RIHANNA

18 NE GREATEST HITS - GUNS N` ROSES

19 28 101 DRIVING SONGS - VARIOUS

20 09 IN SILICO - PENDULUM

21 NE FOOTAPPERS - VARIOUS

22 12 LITTLE DREAMER - BETH ROWLEY

23 17 SCOUTING FOR GIRLS - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

24 10 CLUBLAND CLASSIX - VARIOUS

25 13 NOW 69 - VARIOUS

26 15 SEX AND THE CITY - OST/VARIOUS

27 11 HARD CANDY - MADONNA

28 27 LESSONS TO BE LEARNED - GABRIELLA CILMI

29 24 BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE

30 NE ESSENTIAL - PAUL SIMON

 

Outsiide the 30 today we found newies from EDDIE COCHRAN at 32, DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES at 35, ALANIS MORRISETTE at 36, TOM PETTY at 39, CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL at 40, ROYWORLD at 41. Other entries further down for...BABYSHAMBLES, CARLY SIMON, DISTURBED, ANDY ABRAHAM, OPETH, and AIMEE MANN...URIAH HEAP, and MUD HONEY were hoping to get a top 75 entry on the edge today.

 

Previewing the singles...

 

Today we found this outlook

 

01 01 TAKE A BOW - RIHANNA

02 02 THAT`S NOT MY NAME - TING TINGS

03 03 WARWICK AVENUE - DUFFY

04 RE SINGIN` IN THE RAIN - MINT ROYALE

05 05 4 MINUTES - MADONNA

06 06 CLOSER - NE YO

07 04 HEARTBREAKER - WILL I. AM

08 08 BLACK AND GOLD - SAM SPARRO

09 19 SWEET ABOUT ME - GABRIELLA CILMI

10 15 LOVE SONG - SARA BAREILLES

11 09 CRY FOR YOU - SEPTEMBER

12 76 FOREVER - CHRIS BROWN

13 10 LOVE IN THIS CLUB - USHER

14 11 VIOLET HILL - COLDPLAY

15 07 WEARING MY ROLEX - WILEY

16 NE ALL YOU NEED IS ME - MORRISEY

17 13 LOW - FLO RIDA

18 12 AMERICAN BOY - ESTELLE

19 14 10,000 NIGHTS - ALPHABEAT

20 16 I CAN BE - TAIO CRUZ

21 18 PROPANE NIGHTMARES - PENDULUM

22 25 MERCY - DUFFY

23 22 HEARBEAT - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

24 23 FASCINATION - ALPHABEAT

25 NE TWO DOORS DOWN - MYSTERY JETS

26 17 PARTY PEOPLE - NELLY/FERGIE

27 43 SHUT UP AND LET ME GO - TING TINGS

28 29 BEAT IT - FALL OUT BOY

29 20 MISTRESS MABEL - FRATELLIS

30 24 WITH YOU - CHRIS BROWN

31 37 RYTHM IS A DANCER - SNAP!

32 46 LOLLIPOP - LIL` WAYNE

33 26 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK

34 21 ALWAYS RIGHT BEHIND YOU - ZUTONS

35 31 THIS IS AN EMERGENCY - PIGEON DETECTIVES

36 NE SAY ALL I NEED - ONE REPUBLIC

37 NE ONE DAY LIKE THIS - ELBOW

38 44 OXFORD COMMA - VAMPIRE WEEKEND

39 75 RUN THE SHOW - KAT DELUNA/BUSTA RYMES

40 28 DAYLIGHT - KELLY ROWLAND

 

Outside the top 40, in this preview...we find R.E.M. scraping the top 50. FERGIE is also in the 50. TIGERSPY is top 60, with JENNIFER HUDSON, SHANNON/EARL. BYE BYE (MARIAH CAREY) slips a bit. JESSE MCCARTNEY is in there, too.

 

Last week we got a had a good preview, because the top 3 singles were (again) spot on. We had 10 in the top 10, 18 in the 20, 26 in the 30, and 34 in the top 40. As usual download alone tracks, messed us up, later in the week!

In the album preview last week, we had 9 in the 10, 18 in the 20, and 28 in the top 30. Even though, we missed getting the number one album last week (well it was Bank Holiday!)

 

Let`s take a look at the Radio Luxembourg "Next Week`s Top 30", from June 1st 1982...

01 03 FANTASY ISLAND - TIGHT FIT

02 02 LOOK OF LOVE - ABC

03 01 HOUSE OF FUN - MADNESS

04 04 TORCH - SOFT CELL

05 06 MAMA USED TO SAY - JUNIOR GISCOMBE

06 05 GOODY TWO SHOES - ADAM ANT

07 08 ISLAND OF LOST SOULS - BLONDIE

08 07 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF - DURAN DURN

09 26 WORK THAT BODY - DIANA ROSS

10 12 PAPERLATE - GENESIS

11 16 MEANING OF LOVE - DEPECHE MODE

12 10 ONLY YOU - YAZOO

13 13 FORGET-ME-NOTS - PATRICE RUSHEN

14 17 PINKY BLUE - ALTERED IMAGES

15 20 I`VE NEVER BEEN TO ME - CHARLENE

16 09 A LITTLE PEACE - NICOLE

17 22 BACK OF LOVE - ECHO AND THE BUNYMEN

18 30 BECAUSE YOU`RE YOUNG - CLASSIX NOUVEAU

19 14 CLUB COUNTRY - ASSOCIATES

20 NE I WANT CANDY - BOW WOW WOW

21 21 BRAVE NEW WORLD - TOYAH WILCOX

22 24 I`M A WONDERFUL THING BABY - KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS

23 25 AFTER THE GOLDRUSH - PRELUDE

24 16 NUMBER OF THE BEAST - IRON MAIDEN

25 NE FACE DANCES - PETE TOWNSEND

26 15 LOVE IS ALL IS ALRIGHT - UB40

27 18 CANTONESE BOY - JAPAN

28 19 WE HAVE A DREAM - SCOTTISH WORLD CUP SQUAD

29 NE LAS PALABRAS DE AMOUR - QUEEN

30 NE GOING TO A GO-GO - ROLLING STONES

 

Radio Luxembourg, had 8 in the top 10, 15 in the 20, and 23 in the top 30. In those days, their chart was heavily laid, with airplay...sometimes it payed off. It has to be said that, they had ADAM ANT at number one, 2 weeks before anyone else. As did ALAN FREEMAN`s "PICK OF THE POPS-TAKE TWO", on Capital Radio, that same week.

Luxembourg over-estimated the popularity, of singles with Classix Nouveau, and Pete Townsend.

your job must be much harder now...there is no way you could have predicted the re-entry last week for Mint Royale...downloads really do throw up some surprises every now and then!

 

I do think Mint Royale will have the No.1 single this week though...

your job must be much harder now...there is no way you could have predicted the re-entry last week for Mint Royale...downloads really do throw up some surprises every now and then!

 

I do think Mint Royale will have the No.1 single this week though...

Very much harder. Obviously, pre-order physicals are easy enough (with the guys, at HMV). The download factor, is worked out by a mean-average from 4 download sites, and divided by 4! This is then, added to the main chart, by examining dropping physical-alone sales gaps! Add in an equation, of a download with a physical release, divided by 3.

 

Instore Album charts, are easier than singles, but it used to be the other way round.

 

Yep, it does make your brain hurt! :lol:

I do think Mint Royale will have the No.1 single this week though...

 

So do I... they need at least 30k plus, as I don't think Rihanna will do no more than 28k this week, as her reloaded album is out this week

 

And I think Paul Weller will be #1 in the albums tomorrow, he turned 50 last week.

 

That Radiohead album is such a rip off by their old record company - I am not buying it as it offers nothing new. I hope Alphabeat end up higher though.

 

As for Mint Royale, if it eneters high tomorrow in the midweeks then exposure over the week could nudge it to number 1 ^_^ Gabriella Cilmi should end up higher too I reckon - which is a result as well!