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The beginning of another week. With thanks to John McManus, and Peter Jay here is the Monday preview, as to what may happen in next Sunday`s (exicting or not) countdown. We took info, and pre-order info of this week`s new releases, from HMV, WOOLWORTHS, ASDA, ZAVVI, SAINSBURY, TESCO and all the download sites, and averaged the lot out, and came up with this...

 

The top 40 singles preview...

01 02 ALL SUMMER LONG - KID ROCK (Just beating Dizzee, after being a-top HMV`s Download Chart, all last week, even before iTunes)!

02 01 DANCE WIV ME - DIZZEE RASCAL

03 NE MAN WHO CAN`T BE MOVED - THE SCRIPT

04 04 NO AIR - JORDIN SPARKS

05 06 CLOSER - NE-YO

06 03 SHUT UP AND LET ME GO - TING TINGS

07 NE IF THIS IS LOVE - SATURDAYS

08 05 ALL I EVER NEEDED - BASSHUNTER

09 11 SWEET ABOUT ME - GABRIELLA CILMI

10 09 STAY WTH ME - IRONIK

11 20 BLACK AND GOLD - SAM SPARRO

12 07 GIVE IT 2 ME - MADONNA

13 19 5 YEARS TIME - NOAH AND THE WHALE

14 12 TAKE A BOW - RIHANNA

15 16 WARWICK AVENUE - DUFFY

16 18 THAT`S NOT MY NAME - TING TINGS

17 10 FOREVER - CHRIS BROWN

18 15 VIVA LA VIDA - COLDPLAY

19 13 WE MADE IT - BUSTA RHYMES

20 14 I LIKE YOU SO MUCH BETTER - IDA MARIA

21 41 DISCO LIGHTS - DARREN STYLES

22 23 HOMETOWN GLORY - ADELE

23 21 LOVE SONG - SARA BAREILLES

24 29 AMERICAN BOY - ESTELLE/KANYE WEST

25 17 LOW - FLO RIDA

26 24 HEARTBREAKER - WILL I. AM

27 22 PHOTOGRAPH - NICKELBACK

28 NE JULY - NATTY

29 28 CRY FOR YOU - SEPTEMBER

30 26 4 MINUTES - MADONNA

31 40 10,000 NIGHTS - ALPHABEAT

32 27 MOVING MOUNTAINS - USHER

33 25 WEARING MY ROLEX - WILEY

34 42 HEARTBEAT - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

35 34 WITH YOU - CHRIS BROWN

36 43 SINGIN` IN THE RAIN - MINT ROYALE

37 31 ALL THE TIMES I CRIED - SHARLEEN SPITERI

38 30 SHINE ON - KOOKS

39 NE 21ST CENTURY LIFE - SAM SPARRO

40 33 MERCY - DUFFY

 

Outside the 40 today we found FALL OUT BOY at 41 DISTURBIA and RIHANNA at 42, 43 was USHER - LOVE IN THIS CLUB, MCFLY at 44, LYNYRD SKYNYRD at 45, NICKI BLISS at 46. The PIGEON DETECTIVES, and PENDULUM sneak into the top 50, too. LLOYD is in at 52, BWO fight for life at 58, KYLIE, and DAN LE SAC fight for the top 75.

 

Here is the album combined top 30 preview...

01 01 NOW 70 - VARIOUS

02 02 MAMMA MIA - OST

03 04 VIVA LA VIDA - COLDPLAY

04 05 GOLD - ABBA

05 NE ROCK N` ROLL JESUS - KID ROCK

06 03 NOW YOU`RE GONE - BASSHUNTER

07 07 ROCKFERRY - DUFFY

08 10 WE STARTED NOTHING - TING TINGS

09 06 MELODY - SHARLEEN SPITERI

10 12 ULTIMATE STREET DANCE - VARIOUS

11 NE MASSIVE WEEKEND - VARIOUS

12 NE FORTRESS ROUND MY HEART - IDA MARIA

13 NE GARAGE CLASSICS VOL. 2 - VARIOUS

14 14 EXCLUSIVE - CHRIS BROWN

15 13 MASSIVE REGGAE - VARIOUS

16 NE 100 HITS: R + B CLASSICS - VARIOUS

17 11 PUT YOUR HANDS UP - VARIOUS

18 15 VERY BEST OF - BACHELORS

19 NE ULTIMATE HOLIDAY PARTY - VARIOUS

20 NE ALONG CAME A SPIDER - ALICE COOPER

21 25 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - RIHANNA

22 08 CLUBLAND 13 - VARIOUS

23 16 ALL THE RIGHT REASONS - NICKELBACK

24 24 BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE

25 22 PIANO MAN - BILLY JOEL

26 18 MY SONGS - VARIOUS

27 27 SUNRISE TO SUNSET - VARIOUS

28 20 R + B THE LOVE COLLECTION - VARIOUS

29 NE SOULFLY - CONQUER

30 23 SKY DIVIN` - DARREN STYLES

 

Outside this top 30, we found JUSTIN FLETCHER - SING SOMETHING SPECIAL...Back up for the FEELING, and PENDULUM...MELEE - DEVILS AND ANGELS (all in the top 40). Further down other entries for other VA Comps...100 HITS CLUB CLASSICS, 100 HITS DANCE ANTHEMS, 100 HITS ROCK N` ROLL, and 100 HITS KIDS, as well as HED KANDI BEACH HOUSE...NINE INCH NAILS hit the 50, and GAVIN DE GRAW doesn`t (he hits the top 100).

 

Last week, we got 8 in the 10, 18 in the 20, and 28 in the top 30 (for the albums). In the singles we had 8 in the 10, 18 in the 20, 29 in the 30, and 36 in the top 40 (the re-entries, and the Script appearing quickly, surprised us)...But it has been months, since we got the number one single wrong. We said McFly wouldn`t do it, and today even Kid Rock, has the top selling physical too. The only contest, is The Saturdays (who entered a physical chart today at 6). The Script, do not look good on physicals today, as they miss a physical top 10.

 

How did Radio Luxembourg do, in 1975?...

01 05 IF YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE ME - SMOKEY

02 01 GIVE A LITTLE LOVE - BAY CITY ROLLERS

03 04 SEALED WITH A KISS - BRYAN HYLAND

04 02 BARBADOS - TYPICALLY TROPICAL

05 08 JIVE TALKIN` - BEE GEES

06 09 IT`S IN HIS KISS - LINDA LEWIS

07 18 I CAN`T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT MY LOVE - STYLISTICS

08 10 ACTION - THE SWEET

09 07 TEARS ON MY PILLOW - JOHNNY NASH

10 22 DELILAH - SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND

11 03 ROLLIN` STONE - DAVID ESSEX

12 12 I WRITE THE SONGS - DAVID CASSIDY

13 06 MISTY - RAY STEVENS

14 23 HIGHWIRE - LINDA CARR AND THE LOVE SQUAD

15 17 NEW YORK CITY - T.REX

16 21 BLANKET ON THE GROUND - BILLY JO SPEARS

17 20 SHERRY - ADRIAN BAKER

18 13 HAVE YOU SEEN HER - CHILTES

19 16 THE HUSTLE/GET DANCIN` - VAN MCCOY

20 NE DOLLY MY LOVE - MOMENTS

21 26 7-6-5-4-3-2-1 BLOW YOUR WHISTLE - RIMSHOTS

22 11 D.I.V.O.R.C.E. - TAMMY WYNETTE

23 27 IT`S BEEN SO LONG - GEORGE MCCRAE

24 28 LOVE ME BABY - SUSAN CADOGAN

25 NE GET IN THE SWING - SPARKS

26 30 EL BIMBO - BIMBO JET

27 29 I DO I DO I DO ID I DO/ROCK ME - ABBA

28 15 FOOT STOMPIN` MUSIC - HAMILTON BOHANNON

29 NE FAME - DAVID BOWIE

30 NE LOVE WILL KEEP US TOGETHER - CAPTAIN AND TENNILLE

 

Radio Luxembourg had 9 in the 10, in 1975 (but did not include banned records, least of all JUDGE DREAD`s rendition of "COME OUTSIDE"...including lines such as "I don`t fancy you now, s*d off! You`re not even a real woman, you`re one of them fellas dressed up!" Dodgy, but funny stuff :) Luxembourg had 18 in the 20, and 27 in the 30. Now, I would say the the BAY CITY ROLLERS "GIVE A LITTLE LOVE", is the best number one, of the 70s, and never ages. SMOKIE spelt thier name S-M-O-K-E-Y for their early hits. LINDA LEWIS was a bit of a stage musical performer (unfortunately, not the best singer in the world). Here she gave her rendition of "THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG". BRYAN HYLAND returned to the top 10, after 13 years. DAVID CASSIDY wrote the songs, not this one though!! It was written by Bruce Johnston (formerly of the Beach Boys). ALEX HARVEY re-did "DELILAH", as a bit of a send up (another sadily missed showman). ADRIAN BAKER was a bit of a session singer, who formerly sung with ADRIAN GURVITZ (of CLASSIC fame, the 1982 top 10 hit). In the 70s, BAKER and GURVITZ were the BAKER/GURVITZ ARMY. Adrian, was also the voice on the 1981 singles, by GIDEA PARK. JOHHNY NASH did a re-take on "TEARS ON MY PILLOW" (people would say, it wasn`t the same song that Kylie recorded years later, but chiefly it was). RAY STEVENS updated an old JOHNNY MATHIS hit (an ERROL GARNER song from 1958). TAMMY WYNETTE re-released "D.I.V.O.R.C.E", from 1968 (following up the re-issued 1969 hit "STAND BY YOUR MAN". It was the best in soul/dance for the RIMSHOTS, LINDA CARR, and HAMILTON BOHANNON...HAMILTON following up, his other hit "DISCO STOMP" (Unfortunately the 2nd, sounded just like the first). ABBA missed the BBC Top 30, with "I DO I DO I DO I DO I DO". Although some stations, played the "B" side "ROCK ME" (which was also released in 1977, as BRENDON`s follow up, to "GIMME SOME". In all, for me 1975 is one of my favourite years...very varied tastes, of music reflected in the chart...ahh, I remember it well!

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The Saturdays look about right, 4 new entries a bit of improvement, but there's room for improvement in the new entries department.
What an awful #01 that would be! :( I hope either Dizzee or even The Saturdays somehow get there instead!
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trevs, I believe you left out Madonna's Give It 2 Me. :P

I did actually! Sorted now, I got her mixed up with Rihanna! :) Just imagine that...Who`s better of the two?! :teresa:

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BTW, I'm sure gooddelta can't wait to hear Sara Bareilles' version of American Boy? :lol:

Hell! I must be suffering from all the sun! :thumbup:

cheers trevs!

 

That song from the Luxy chart in 1975, El Bimbo by Bimbo Jet - it reminds me of the summer of 1975 and being on holiday with the family! It was an absolutely dreadful song but somehow those awful songs remind me of sunny days as a kid...

 

'I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do' was not a Double 'A' with 'Rock Me' in most

Countries - including the UK. 'Rock Me' was just its 'B' Side here.

The 'A' Side was No.1 in both Australia & New Zealand in 1975, &

in 1976, 'Rock Me' was played by DJ's, & the Single climbed both

Charts again - with 'Rock Me' as the 'A' Side. It reached No.2 in

New Zealand, & No.4 in Australia.

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