Posted August 15, 200816 yr The Weekend Starts Here..No, it`s not Ready Steady Go! It`s the weekly Friday evening round up, of chart action. Top films, dvds, tv, albums, a trip back to the past, and the finally the top up to the minute singles chart..all coming up! Straight on to the top films in the UK: w/k ending 22nd Aug 2008 01 ne The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Empire 02 01 Dark Knight 03 02 Mamma Mia 04 03 Wall.e 05 ne Make It Happen 06 ne Singh Is Kinng 07 05 Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging 08 06 Kung Fu Panda 09 07 Space Chimps 10 04 X Files: I Want To Believe The Mummy pulls in £4,434,650 in a week. Where as Make It Happen gets £505,820, and Singh Is Kingg gets £493,281. Here are the top dvd films: 01 ne In Bruges 02 ne Son Of Ranbow 03 01 Vantage Point 04 02 27 Dresses 05 03 10,000 BC 06 04 Step Up To The Streets 07 ne Rec 08 06 Spiderwick Chronicles 09 05 The Orphanage 10 ne Alvin And The Chipmunks The School holidays mean that all the kids, are watching Alvin! :) Here are the top tv related dvds: 01 ne Terminator: Sarah Conner.. 02 01 Dr Who series 4 vol. 3 03 ne Star Wars: Robot Chicken 04 04 Stargate Atlantis season 4 05 ne V: The Complete Series 06 03 WWE: Backlash 07 02 Heroes season 7 08 08 Top Gear: The Challenges 09 ne Family Guy: Blue Harvest 10 ne Dr Who series 4 vol. 2 No, I wouldn`t buy any of them! :teresa: Here`s the top tv shows: 01 02 New Tricks 8.91m 02 01 Coronation Street 8.72m 03 03 Eastenders 7.79m 04 05 Emmerdale 6.61m 05 06 Heartbeat 6.23m 06 08 10, O Clock News 6.21m 07 10 Casualty 5.96m 08 ne Marple 5.84m 09 12 The Bill 5.33m 10 ne Miss Potter 5.33m No soap, at the top this week! (The top films are compiled by Screen International for UK Box Office, the top dvds are compiled by Sales/Rentals across Britain, and the top tv is compiled by BARB). Here are the top albums, this week: 01 02 MAMMA MIA - OST 02 NE THE SCRIPT - SCRIPT 03 01 NOW 70 - VARIOUS 04 03 GOLD - ABBA 05 06 HARDCORE TIL I DIE - VARIOUS 06 NE PEACEFUL THE WORLD LAYS ME DOWN - NOAH AND THE WHALE 07 04 ROCKFERRY - DUFFY 08 05 VIVA LA VIDA - COLDPLAY 09 07 CHILLED R + B - VARIOUS 10 12 VERY BEST OF EUPHORIC DANCE SUMMER 08 - VARIOUS 11 08 ROCK N` ROLL JESUS - KID ROCK 12 NE JANE - JANE MCDONALD 13 12 100 R + B CLASSIC ANTHEMS - VARIOUS 14 10 WE STARTED NOTHING - TING TINGS 15 11 MELODY - SHARLEEN SPITERI 16 22 R + B THE CLASSICS COLLECTION - VARIOUS 17 14 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - RIHANNA 18 15 ALL THE RIGHT REASONS - NICKELBACK 19 09 NOW YOU`RE GONE - BASSHUNTER 20 NE 101 90s HITS - VARIOUS So, 8 comps in the 20, altogether. Also outside the 20: Levellers are 29, and Late Of The Pier, at the rear of the top 40. (The album chart is compiled from sales/downloads, up to and including Wednesday night) You can see the top 20 artist albums on Chart Show tv, Sundays 1-3pm. Back in time now..This week in 1967, the Marine Offences Act, and the Harold Wilson Government forced all Pirate Radio Stations, off the air. It was on Monday 14th Aug 1967, at 3pm..and Radio London etc, all closed (apart from Radio Caroline, who still continued). The closing of the Pirate stations, paved the way for the BBC, and Radio One. When Radio One began, it was a carbon copy, of the Pirate Station "Radio London". It even used the same type, of jingles. If it hadn`t been for Pirate Radio, there would have been no Radio One (heaven forbid)!! ;) So let`s take a look at the charts, for this week in 1967: The top Albums Aug 67: 01 01 SGT PEPPERS LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND - BEATLES 02 03 SOUND OF MUSIC - OST 03 02 HEADQUARTERS - MONKEES 04 04 ARE YOU EXPEIENCED - JIMI HENDRIX 05 08 BEST OF - BEACH BOYS 06 09 PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN - PINK FLOYD 07 06 FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - LONDON CAST 08 05 LIVE AT THE TALK OF THE TOWN - TOM JONES 09 07 JIGSAW - SHADOWS 10 10 DELIVER - MAMAS AND PAPAS Only a top ten album chart in 67. The Sound Of Music, and Julie Andrews kept the cinema busy, and the chart for the rest of the year. The Beatles "A Day In The Life" was the last record played on Radio London, and of course came from "Sergeant Pepper". Headquarters featured the Monkees hit "Alternate Title" (which was originally called "Randy Scouse Git", after the "Scouse git" character in tv`s "Till Death Us Do Part"). The late Jimi Henrix, gave us many a single from the album..the Beach Boys Best Of, was like it said. Tom Jones gave us a live album. The Shadows had a couple of minor hits from "Jigsaw", as did the Mamas and Papas, featuring the late Mama Cass. The Fiddler On The Roof cast, gave us the single "If I Were A Rich Man", with Topol (also recorded by Roger Whittaker). The BBC (themselves) did not feature the album charts, until February 1969. Here were the top singles in Aug 1967: 01 01 SAN FRANCISCO (BE SURE TO WEAR SOME FLOWERS IN YOUR HAIR) - SCOTT MCKENZIE 02 04 I`LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN - TOM JONES 03 02 ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE - BEATLES 04 03 DEATH OF A CLOWN - DAVE DAVIES 05 06 I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER - STEVIE WONDER 06 07 UP UP AND AWAY - JOHNNY MANN SINGERS 07 09 JUST LOVING YOU - ANITA HARRIS 08 05 IT MUST BE HIM - VIKKI CARR 09 20 HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT - ALAN PRICE SET 10 19 EVEN THE BAD TIMES ARE GOOD - TREMOLOES 11 08 SHE`D RATHER BE WITH ME - TURTLES 12 14 CREEQUE ALLEY - MAMAS AND PAPAS 13 10 ALTERNATE TITLE - MONKEES 14 11 SEE EMILY PLAY - PINK FLOYD 15 21 GIN HOUSE BLUES - AMEN CORNER 16 12 THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING - ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK 17 15 YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE - NANCY SINATRA 18 18 TRAMP - OTIS REDDING/CARLA THOMAS 19 17 007 SHANTY TOWN - DESMOND DEKKER AND THE ACES 20 13 LET`S PRETEND - LULU 21 NE PLEASANT VALLEY SUNDAY - MONKEES 22 NE ITCHYCOO PARK - SMALL FACES 23 28 A BAD NIGHT - CAT STEVENS 24 16 A WHITER SHADE OF PALE - PROCUL HAREM 25 NE EXCERPT FROM A TEENAGE OPERA - KEITH WEST 26 31 TIME SELLER - SPENCER DAVIS GROUP 27 23 RESPECT - ARETHA FRANKLIN 28 NE THE DAY I MET MARIE - CLIFF RICHARD 29 NE YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON - VANILLA FUDGE 30 22 TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND LOVE ME - GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS The Summer of Love, well in progress here. Scott Mckenzie got a small follow up to "San Francisco", but it was so small you`d of missed it! The Beatles were going down with more "Love". "I`ll Never Fall In Love Again", and Tom Jones was doing great (written by Lonnie Donegan). Dave Davies (brother of Ray) had his first solo success. Stevie Wonder scored his first top 3 hit. "Up Up And Away", was big for Johnny Mann Singers, but a hit in the States for the Fifth Dimension. Anita Harris did a lot of work with magician David Nixon (and actually appears on the jukebox, in my local)! The Tremoloes did great (after breaking away from Brian Poole). As did, Alan Price (away from the Animals). Vikki Carr was America`s answer to our own Petula Clark. The Turtles, and Pink Floyd got their first top 10 hits. Nancy Sinatra gave us the latest Bond theme. Andy Fairweather-Low got his first taste of success with Amen Corner. Lulu gave the States the film "To Sir With Love", alongside Sidney Potier. In Britain we favoured "Let`s Pretend", while the theme to "To Sir With Love", was on it`s "B" Side. The late Otis Redding joined forces with Carla Thomas for a classic "Tramp". Desmond Dekker gave us reggae, for the first time. Small Faces, provided the late Steve Marriot with another top 3 hit. The Monkees had 2 hits in the top 30. The Spencer Davis Group were pretty much finished chart wise. Englebert Humperdinck (formerly Gerry Dorsey) had a tro of top 3 hits in 67, and was bigger than the Beatles! Gary Brooker gave us "A Whiter Shade Of Pale", with Procol Harem (based on Air On a G String). Cat Stevens was drying up on hits. Keith West promised us a Stage performance on "Excerpt From A Teenage Opera", but it never happened (the song often referred to as "Grocer Jack"). Cliff Richard scored a no`11, with "The Day I Met Marie". Vanilla Fudge managed no`20 with the re-working of "You Keep Me Hanging On". Soul from Aretha Franklin, and Gladys Knight both slid to the bottom of the chart. That was 1967. Wasn`t it rather strange that the BBC increased their top 20, to a top 30 exactly the week after the Pirate stations shut down! "Pick Of The Pops", and Alan Freeman, on the then Light Programme was increased to 90 minutes from Sunday 26th Aug 67 4.30 - 6pm, featuring the new entries in the 30 - 11 positions, the new releases, an album track, and the complete top ten (in the run up to the start of Radio 1). Even more strange when EMI, had started a chart exactly the same time as the BBC, 10 years before in 1957! (The vintage charts tonight were compiled by EMI in 1967 equivalent to the later Record Business/MRIB Charts). Hang on for the Latest Singles top 50 coming soon..
August 15, 200816 yr thanks Dave! some good songs from that chart in 1967 even though it was before my time. You mentioned Aretha Franklin's "Respect" - sadly, the producer of that song, Jerry Wexler, died this morning. Not only was he a producer (of classics like Respect, When A Man Loves A Woman by Percy Sledge and In the Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett) but he was also co-owner of Atlantic Records and signed the likes of Led Zeppelin to the label.
August 15, 200816 yr I can't believe the Mummy is #1 in the movies over The Dark Knight And I must get the Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles
August 15, 200816 yr A great choice of 1967 considering a true musical legend like Jerry Wexler has died. A man who did more good for music than the Simon Cowell's & Louis Walsh's of the world could do in a 1000 lifetimes. 2_QTKyIP_mE Aretha Franklin - Respect ^ That makes Leona Lewis sound like Leon Jackson in comparison. :lol:
August 15, 200816 yr Author Our thoughts, and memories go out to the sad passing, of Jerry Wexler. Indeed, a great talent, who will be missed. Let`s complete. Starting with the top physicals this week: w/k ending 22nd Aug 2008 01 ne Verve 02 02 Kid Rock 03 ne Bloc Party 04 03 Ironik 05 04 Jordin Sparks 06 01 Noah And The Whale 07 ne Nelly 08 ne Madcon 09 07 Madonna 10 09 Ne Yo 11 05 Dizzee Rascal 12 ne Solange 13 ne Cure 14 08 Saturdays 15 12 Script 16 10 Basshunter 17 11 Ting Tings - Shut Up 18 06 Cascada 19 ne Go: Audio 20 ne Spoon and Co. 8 new in the physical top 20, with The Music entering at 23. Santogold and the Delays don`t do so well. Here is the combined Download/Physical top 50: 50 41 SHINE ON - KOOKS 43) =45 49 37 ALL THE TIMES I CRIED - SHARLEEN SPITERI 42) =41 48 58 KISS FROM A FIST - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE - =44 47 39 4 MINUTES - MADONNA 41) =43 46 34 CRY FOR YOU - SEPTEMBER 40) =42 45 70 BOYFRIEND - ALPHABEAT 39) =49 44 38 IT`S NOT ABOUT YOU - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 38) =40 43 NE SHE LEFT ME - GO: AUDIO 37) =36 42 32 LOW - FLO RIDA 36) =35 41 36 AMERICAN BOY - ESTELLE 35) =39 40 33 WEARING MY ROLEX - WILEY 34) =38 39 30 PHOTOGRAPH - NICKELBACK 33) =34 38 28 MOVING MOUNTAINS - USHER 32) =33 37 25 DISCO LIGHTS - ULTRABEAT/DARREN STYLES 31) =29 36 26 WE MADE IT - BUSTA RHYMES/LINKIN PARK 30) =31 35 55 WE CRY - SCRIPT 29) =bubbler 34 29 LOVE SONG - SARA BAREILLES 28) =28 33 27 BECAUSE THE NIGHT - CASCADA 27) =32 32 NE SPIRALLING - KEANE - =bubbler 31 31 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK 26) =26 30 47 SHE`S LIKE A STAR - TAIO CRUZ - =37 29 35 BADITUDE - SPOON HARRIS OBERNIK 25) =25 28 NE I DECIDED - SOLANGE 24) =30 27 22 HOMETOWN GLORY - ADELE 23) =26 26 NE THE WORLD SHOULD REVOLVE AROUND ME - LITTLE JACKIE - =27 25 24 WARWICK AVENUE - DUFFY 22) =23 24 19 THAT`S NOT MY NAME - TING TINGS 21) =22 23 21 BLACK AND WHITE - SAM SPARRO 20) =21 22 20 FOREVER - CHRIS BROWN 19) =20 21 17 GIVE IT 2 ME - MADONNA 18) =18 20 18 TAKE A BOW - RIHANNA 17) =19 19 13 IF THIS IS LOVE - SATURDAYS 16) =17 18 14 SWEET ABOUT ME - GABRIELLA CILMI 15) =16 17 11 STAY WITH ME - IRONIK 14) =13 16 23 BODY ON ME - NELLY AND CO. 13) =15 15 NE MERCURY - BLOC PARTY 12) =14 14 10 SHUT UP - TING TINGS 11) =12 13 16 I LIKE YOU SO MUCH BETTER - IDA MARIA 10) =not playlisted 12 09 ALL I EVER WANTED - BASSHUNTER 9) =11 11 08 CLOSER - NE YO 8) =10 10 15 VIVA LA VIDA - COLDPLAY - =not playlisted 09 06 NO AIR - JORDIN SPARKS 7) =7 08 07 5 YEARS TIME - NOAH AND THE WHALE 6) =8 07 NE BEGGIN` - MADCON 5) =9 06 11 DISTURBIA - RIHANNA - =6 05 03 DANCE WIV ME - DIZZEE RASCAL 4) =5 04 05 LOVE IS NOISE - VERVE 3) =4 03 02 ALL SUMMER LONG - KID ROCK 2) =2 02 04 MAN WHO CAN`T BE MOVED - SCRIPT 1) =3 01 01 I KISSED A GIRL - KATY PERRY - =1 ) Position without downloads alone. = Is the chart show tv position. The runaway winner is Katy! The Script falling physically, but the new album pushes the song itself, back up. Will Oasis pass enough downloads, to make the top 75 by Sunday though? Outside the top 50, the Cure hit the 75. Santogold, The Music, and The Delays don`t, and the winning losers this week are Meccano - Red Light Company, and also the Ryes - How Come Loretta. The Verve have 2 songs in the top 75 as well as Love Is Noise, they have Bitter Sweet Symphony, Flo Rida strikes in the top 60 with "In The Ayer", and Ray J. with "Sexy Can I", in the top 70. Next week look out for singles from: Fratellis, Magistrates, The Automatic, David Jordan, Cut Your Hands Off, Gabriella Cilmi, Miley Cyrus, Shapeshifters, Will I. Am, and Vampire Weekend. Albums will come from: Monkey (really Gorillaz, Damon Albarn), Brown Stone Cherry, and compilations Mash Up Mix Old Skool, and Essential R+ B Hit Selection..how about some proper 50s/60s R + B then?! NOTE: This chart is not the Official Chart/Milward Brown, but as regulars know, it will be similar come Sunday. It is based on the Chart Show tv`s chart, but bought up to date, with extra sales, minus airplay. The Chart Show tv top 40 sales chart is shown on Saturdays 10am-12.30pm, with the top 40 airplay chart between 4-6.30pm, and a reminder that the Chart Show itself (formerly the ITV Chart Show), featuring the latest charts, such as the Rock, Dance, Urban, Album, Singles top tens, and new releases, can be seen on Monday nights at 7pm, on Chart Show tv (Sky Channel 365). That one, pretty good if you still miss "Top Of The Pops". Well it is on at 7pm, after all! :lol: Similarly, you can see the complete Top 20 Download Chart on Mondays at 8pm, Top 20 Artist Albums on Tues at 8, Top 20 Urban Chart on Weds at 8, Top 20 Hiphop Chart on Thurs at 8pm, and The Top 20 Airplay Chart on Fridays at 8. All that sounds like an advert! Other Music channels are available. With the Hits doing Hit40uk on Saturdays at 11am, and the Official chart goes out on MTV, and VH1.
August 15, 200816 yr Bloc Party did better than expected. :D #13 by Sunday I predict. And is the airplay chart you compile a precursor to Sunday's? And based on spins rather than audience I presume?
August 15, 200816 yr Go Audio are in but missed the top 40? What a weird midweek run:- Tue: 35 Wed: 38 Thu: 28 Fri: ?? Almost Sat charts: 43 Did Music Week get Thursday's position wrong? The rest all look consistent with each other.
August 15, 200816 yr Author Go Audio are in but missed the top 40? What a weird midweek run:- Tue: 35 Wed: 38 Thu: 28 Fri: ?? Almost Sat charts: 43 Did Music Week get Thursday's position wrong? The rest all look consistent with each other. I rather think Music Week may have made a mistake on Thursday. I was looking at a printout that suggested it should have been at 38. The number 40s were missing on the mids all week too, as Cascada was printed twice. The no`40s through the week were: Tues Scouting For Girls Weds Wiley Thurs Flo Rida - Low Fri Go: Audio So, yep I do think there was a mistake yesterday!
August 15, 200816 yr Author And is the airplay chart you compile a precursor to Sunday's? And based on spins rather than audience I presume? The Airplay chart just doesn`t feature songs, that are not on the playlist. A similar chart used to be broadcasted on Capital Radio. My cousin was involved with it. That was based on Sales, but again did not feature songs, that were not on the playlist, e.g. the latest chart was viewed, and then the singles not playlisted were removed, and subsequently all the records below the removed songs, were moved up a place. Chart Show tv`s Airplay chart is similar. That one only covers sales, up to Wednesday evening. So, the Almost Saturday Chart is nearly 48 hours ahead, of it.
August 15, 200816 yr I rather think Music Week may have made a mistake on Thursday. I was looking at a printout that suggested it should have been at 38. The number 40s were missing on the mids all week too, as Cascada was printed twice. The no`40s through the week were: Tues Scouting For Girls Weds Wiley Thurs Flo Rida - Low Fri Go: Audio So, yep I do think there was a mistake yesterday! Thanks Dave! Music Week is incredibly annoying as their database has listed a song twice on numerous occasions, and everytime it lists a song twice we lose a position at the back end of the top 40 :( Interesting that Go: Audio were #40 on the Friday mids - is this the official mids (despite what Music Week posted)? If so, why would Music Week put them @ #28? 35-38-38-40-43(almost Sats) definitely makes sense :) Edited August 15, 200816 yr by spiidey
August 15, 200816 yr Author Thanks Dave! Music Week is incredibly annoying as their database has listed a song twice on numerous occasions, and everytime it lists a song twice we lose a position at the back end of the top 40 :( Interesting that Go: Audio were #40 on the Friday mids - is this the official mids (despite what Music Week posted)? If so, why would Music Week put them @ #28? 35-38-38-40-43(almost Sats) definitely makes sense :) I believe a sales mix up between Go: Audio, Little Jackie, and The Script (We Cry) took place, on Thursday. Go: Audo definately at 40, on Friday official mids. Wiley were 41, although through the week, Wiley went 37, 40, 41, 41..then Almost Sat, 40!
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