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Here we go again, as Friday Evening rolls round..a look at the state of play in top films, dvds, tv, albums, a flashback to 1980, and then i`ll be back later for the up to minute singles chart. :thumbup:

 

Top top films:

w/k ending 19th Nov 2008 Compiled by Screen International for UK Box Office.

01 01 QUANTUM OF SOLACE

02 02 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3

03 04 GHOST TOWN

04 03 SAW V

05 NE PRIDE AND GLORY

06 NE W

07 05 BURN AFTER READING

08 NE EASY VIRTUE

09 06 IGOR

10 10 HUNGER

 

Pretty quiet film week, in general..and Bond takes a 2nd week.

 

The top dvds: Compiled by DTR

01 NE INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL

02 01 IRON MAN

03 02 JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH

04 03 WANTED

05 NE SPEED RACER

06 04 THE HAPPENING

07 05 THE HULK

08 NE THE MIST

09 NE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM

10 06 SEX AND THE CITY

 

The top tv related dvds:

01 FAMILY GUY SEASON 7

02 SHARPE: SHARPE`S PERIL

03 GAVIN AND STACEY SEASON 2

04 CORONATION STREET - OUT OF AFRICA

05 FRANKIE BOYLE

06 DANCING ON ICE

07 FRANK SKINNER

08 STRICTLY COME DANCING

09 COLOUR OF MAGIC

10 RED DWARF COMPLETE

 

Top tv programmes: Compiled by BARB (only the top soap episodes are noted in this thread)

01 02 X FACTOR 11.65M

02 01 CORONATION STREET 10.41M

03 03 STRICTLY COME DANCING 9.79M

04 04 EASTENDERS 9.56M

05 NE GRAND PRIX 9.08M

06 05 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 9.03M

07 RE TOP GEAR 7.74M

08 07 EMMERDALE 7.55M

09 11 FAMILY FORTUNES 6.55M

10 RE MERLIN 6.45

 

BBC 2 in the top 10, with TOP GEAR..a rare occurence for the channel! ;)

 

Here are the top albums: Compiled by DTR

w/k ending 19th Nov 2008

01 NE PROMISE - IL DIVO

02 NE A DECADE IN THE SUN - STEREOPHONICS

03 01 OUT OF CONTROL - GIRLS ALOUD

04 02 FUNHOUSE - PINK

05 03 HSM 3 - VARIOUS

06 06 ONLY BY THE LIGHT - KINGS OF LEON

07 07 GREATEST HITS - ENRIQUE

08 NE CLUBLAND 14 - VARIOUS

09 11 DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS 2 - VARIOUS

10 NE AND WINTER CAME - ENYA

11 05 HUNDRED MILLION SUNS - SNOW PATROL

12 08 MY LOVE - CELINE DION

13 NE DECADE OF HITS - CHRISTINA AGUILERA

14 RE BALLADS - MARIAH CAREY

15 12 BEST OF - SASH

16 04 SLIPWAY FIRES - RAZORLIGHT

17 13 PICTURES - STATUS QUO

18 NE HOME - FRON MALE VOICE CHOIR

19 16 POP PARTY 6 - VARIOUS

20 10 LIVE LOUNGE 3 - VARIOUS

21 NE SOUL - SEAL

22 18 SACRED ARIAS - KATHERINE JENKINS

23 NE SOUND OF THE - SMITHS

24 14 LET IT GO - WILL YOUNG

25 17 ANNUAL 2008 - VARIOUS

26 19 INCANTO - ANDREA BOCCELLI

27 20 NOW 25 YEARS - VARIOUS

28 NE 101 POWER BALLADS - VARIOUS

29 24 YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN - NE-YO

30 15 50TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM - CLIFF RICHARD

 

IL DIVO do the job, just like I said last week. Short-lived though, for next week...Dido vs Now 71, or Nickelback. We will look at the top pre-orders later.

 

Back in 1980, this was the album chart: Compiled by Record Business Magazine

01 09 HOTTER THAN JULY - STEVIE WONDER

02 02 GUILTY - BARBRA STRIESAND

03 01 ZENYATTA MONDATTA - THE POLICE

04 07 GOLD - THREE DEGREES

05 NE ACE OF SPADES - MOTORHEAD

06 03 ORGANIZATION - OMD

07 08 FACES - EARTH WIND AND FIRE

08 06 THE RIVER - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

09 10 MANILOW MAGIC - BARRY MANILOW

10 NE LIVE IN THE HEART OF THE CITY - WHITESNAKE

11 04 JUST SUPPOSIN`- STATUS QUO

12 NE LEVITATION - HAWKWIND

13 13 SCARY MONSTERS AND SUPER CREEPS - DAVID BOWIE

14 NE NOT THE 9 O`CLOCK NEWS - TV CAST

15 17 MAKIN`MOVIES - DIRE STRAITS

16 11 NEVER FOR EVER - KATE BUSH

17 12 TRIUMPH - JACKSONS

18 05 LOVE ALBUM - VARIOUS

19 14 ABSOLUTELY - MADNESS

20 20 VERY BEST OF - ELTON JOHN

 

Lacking compilations of the Various kind in 1980. MOUNTING EXCITEMENT was the only other top 30 VA Comp in. MONTY PYPHON`S FLYING CIRCUS was also another TV Cast album, as well as NOT THE 9 O`CLOCK NEWS. STEVIE WONDER was the champion of the week..and many a hit single came from the album. BARBRA STRIESAND waited at 2, for 9 weeks..not matching the single chart topper "WOMAN IN LOVE". THE POLICE had both te biggest album, and single in 1980. THREE DEGREES provided the GOLD album, as we awaited ABBA`s "SUPER TROUPER" album. MOTORHEAD were doing good both album, and single. OMD had their first year of chart success. EARTH WIND AND FIRE were on the go with the album, but still waited the singles chart comeback for 1981. BARRY MANILOW was sandwiched between rock greats SPRINGSTEEN, STATUS QUO, WHITESNAKE, and BOWIE!

 

The top singles in Nov 1980:

01 01 WOMAN IN LOVE - BARBRA STRIESAND

02 13 TIDE IS HIGH - BLONDIE

03 03 SPECIAL BREW - BAD MANNERS

04 02 WHAT YOU`RE PROPOSING - STATUS QUO

05 05 DOG EAT DOG - ADAM AND THE ANTS

06 08 FASHION - DAVID BOWIE

07 06 ENOLA GAY - OMD

08 26 I COULD BE SO GOOD FOR YOU - DENNIS WATERMAN/GERARD KENNY

09 04 WHEN YOU ASK ABOUT LOVE - MATCHBOX

10 09 IF YOU`RE LOOKING FOR A WAY OUT - ODYSSEY

11 22 NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS - STEPHANIE MILLS

12 16 SUDDENLY - OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN/CLIFF RICHARD

13 30 SAME OLD SCENE - ROXY MUSIC

14 14 ONE MAN WOMAN - SHEENA EASTON

15 31 STARTING OVER - JOHN LENNON

16 11 ALL OUT OF LOVE - AIR SUPPLY

17 28 ACE OF SPADES - MOTORHEAD

18 23 EARTH DIES SCREAMING/DREAM A LIE - UB40

19 12 GOTTA PULL MYSELF TOGETHER - NOLANS

20 07 D.I.S.C.O - OTTAWAN

21 NE SUPER TROUPER - ABBA

22 37 PASSION - ROD STEWART

23 10 BAGGY TROUSERS - MADNESS

24 20 LOVING JUST FOR FUN - KELLY MARIE

25 32 CELEBRATION - KOOL AND THE GANG

26 17 ARMY DREAMERS - KATE BUSH

27 18 LOVE X LOVE - GEORGE BENSON

28 15 DON`T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME - THE POLICE

29 29 LOVELY ONE - JACKSONS

30 25 WHY DO LOVERS BREAK EACH OTHERS HEARTS - SHOWADDYWADDY

31 21 WHAT`S IN A KISS - GILBERT O`SULLIVAN

32 NE I LIKE WHAT YOU`RE DOING TO ME - YOUNG AND CO.

33 19 CASANOVA - COFFEE

34 NE THE NIGHT THE WINE AND THE ROSES - LIQUID GOLD

35 NE MILES AWAY - JOHN FOXX

36 NE BOURGIE BOURGIE - GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS

37 NE I`M COMING OUT - DIANA ROSS

38 24 AND THE BIRDS WERE SINGING - SWEET PEOPLE

39 27 YOU`RE LYING - LINX

40 NE WOMEN IN UNIFORM - IRON MAIDEN

 

BARBRA STRIESAND ruling in 1980, for the final week. BLONDIE waiting. BAD MANNERS couldn`t move, but BUSTER BLOODVESSEL could! ADAM ANT striking a first top 5 hit. 12 Bars for the Quo. DAVID BOWIE was getting FASHION conscious. OMD with a first top tenner. DENNIS WATERMAN teaming up with GERARD KENNY and writing the theme to MINDER. Gerard also did a solo version of this, but I haven`t heard that since GLORIA HUNNIFORD played this in an interview in 1989. MATCHBOX had their only top ten single..the rock-a-billy group. STEPHANIE MILLS struck for her first, with an intro that sounded similar to a later MADONNA hit. ROXY MUSIC took another hit from the album "FLESH AND BLOOD". JOHN LENNON was smashing up the chart, for the comeback that destroyed him. AIR SUPPLY came from Australia. OTTAWAN got slightly cheesey. MOTORHEAD rocked again. UB40 were on quite early days with a double A. SHEENA EASTON was a ONE MAN WOMAN. ROD STEWART has a GH out next week, in 1980 he was still having PASSION. THE NOLANS were at their best..their best year. MADNESS were still doing great, another early year. KELLY MARIE couldn`t follow up her number one, that was meant for ELVIS. KATE BUSH should have done better. ABBA smashed in with another number one. GLADYS KNIGHT was side by side DIANA ROSS. SWEET PEOPLE gave us the latest bird songs from Belgium. IRON MAIDEN started out, as SIMON BATES introduced them on TOP OF THE POPS. THE JACKSONS had a forgotten hit, have a look at that while I add up the latest singles charts...

 

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Hey Dave! Thanks for this. Sad to see Mamma Mia out of the top 10 films At least you've given us some amazing retros :) Bourgie Bourgie by Gladys Knight = amazing :wub: IMHO The Nolans' best song is Attention To Me though. Quite edgy for them :)

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Dave - in the 'Official' Charts of 1980, (by the BMRB), The Police did not have the

No.1 Single & No.1 Album of the Year.

 

'Zenyatta Mondatta' was the No.1 Album of the Year until Mid December, & then

'Super Trouper' by ABBA overtook it. The 3rd time that ABBA had, had the Best Selling

UK Album of the Year. ('Greatest Hits - 1976, 'Arrival' - 1977, & 'Super Trouper' - 1980).

 

The BMRB put out '1980's Best Sellers' Charts in late December 1980, & they showed

The Police Album as No.1 for the Year, & 'Super Trouper' - Album - in 4th place. But, it

only counted Sales until the W/E 6th December. In January 1981 they put out 1980's

Charts that included all of December, & the ABBA Album had risen to No.1 for 1980

- and The Police Album fell from 1st to 2nd place. (The 'Super Trouper' Single

rose from 28th place for 1980, to 4th place).

 

TomKay, 'Mamma Mia!' hasn't fallen far out of the Top 10 UK Films - only from No.9

to No.11. From tonight, (14th November), to Sunday 23rd November, you can see it on

a 'Buy 1 Ticket Get 1 Free' basis, at UK Cinemas.

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Thank`s Colin..all correct. Record Business (the forerunner to MRIB) did list the Police as top album, and single. Which like you say, was again an early December cut off point, for the end of year chart countdown on Independant Radio...which of course was pretty much cut off for the Tony Blackburn top 40 of 1980 broadcasted over on Radio One, on 4th Jan 1981. Independant Radio did their 1980 Year end chart across the 27th/28th December Weekend, though.

 

Let`s go to the top singles, here in November 2008.

 

Starting as ever Physically..This week nothing like the combined chart:

01 01 HERO

02 NE ALESHA DIXON

03 NE BEYONCE

04 02 GIRLS ALOUD

05 03 LEONA

06 04 GURU JOSH

07 NE LEMAR

08 05 KANYE

09 06 PINK

10 07 ALICIA/JACK

11 NE PUDSEYS DREAM/TARTAN ARMY

12 09 KARDINAL OFFISHALL

13 NE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

14 NE SCRIPT - BREAK EVEN

15 14 SATURDAYS

16 12 MILEY

17 13 SASH

18 16 KINGS OF LEON

19 11 RAZORLIGHT

20 08 PAUL WELLER

21 10 GERALDINE

22 18 BOYZONE

23 NE TWISTED WHEEL - LUCY THE CASTLE

24 16 LEON

25 15 ADELE

26 19 PLATNUM

27 NE SIMPLY RED - GO NOW

28 20 DIDO

29 26 SUGABABES

30 NE CHARLATANS - OH VANITY

31 24 VIEW

32 25 GAME

33 27 SNOW PATROL

34 NE ENYA

35 29 FALL OUT BOY

36 28 PUSSYCAT DOLLS

37 31 WILL YOUNG

38 35 OASIS

39 21 FIGHTSTAR

40 30 SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

 

That tells us that Alesha is more popular physically than Beyonce. Although Beyonce has the album out next week, I predict her singles will never make the number one again.

 

Here is the combined physical/download chart: Based on Chart Show tv`s chart, but with added sales for today by DTR

50 48 NO AIR - JORDIN SPARKS 31) =47

49 42 LOVE SHY - PLATNUM 30) =46

48 49 DANCE WIV ME - DIZZEE RASCAL 29) =45

47 NE YOU`RE MY STAR - STEREOPHONICS -

46 44 IN THIS CITY - IGLU AND HARTLEY 28) =44

45 33 GRACE - WILL YOUNG - =43

44 37 I WISH I WAS JAMES BOND - SFG 27) =42

43 38 TATTOO - JORDIN SPARKS - =41

42 26 MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE - ADELE 26) =39

41 39 KIDS - MGMT 25) =40

 

40 35 BEGGIN`- MADCON 24) =38

39 30 GIRLS - SUGABABES 23) =37

38 36 MAN WHO CAN`T - SCRIPT 22) =36

37 27 WHEN I GROW UP - PUSSYCAT DOLLS 21) =34

36 29 COOKIE JAR - GYM CLASS HEROES 20) =32

35 28 7 THINGS - MILEY CYRUS 19) =31

34 32 SUPERHUMAN - CHRIS BROWN - =33

33 22 TAKE BACK THE CITY - SNOW PATROL 18) =30

32 20 MISS INDEPENDANT - NE-YO - =28

31 25 I KISSED A GIRL - KATY PERRY 17) =26

 

30 23 DISTURBIA - RIHANNA - =25

29 31 LET YOUR LOVE FLOW - BELLAMY BROTHERS - =not playlisted

28 NE GOTTA BE SOMEBODY - NICKELBACK - =35

27 18 RAINDROPS - SASH 16) =24

26 NE CHINESE DEMOCRACY - GUNS N`ROSES - =27

25 NE RAIN ON YOUR PARADE - DUFFY - =29

24 15 WIRE TO WIRE - RAZORLIGHT 15) =22

23 16 SPOTLIGHT - JENNIFER HUDSON - =21

22 34 BREAK EVEN - SCRIPT 14) =20

21 19 RIGHT NOW - AKON - =23

 

20 21 I HATE THIS PART - PUSSYCAT DOLLS - =19

19 24 USE SOMEBODY - KINGS OF LEON - =not playlisted

18 14 KEEPS GETTIN`BETTER - CHRISTINA AGUILERA - =18

17 13 UP - SATURDAYS 13) =16

16 17 DANGEROUS - KARDINAL OFFISHALL 12) =17

15 08 ANOTHER WAY TO DIE - ALICIA KEYS/JACK WHITE 11) =15

14 NE IF SHE KNEW - LEMAR 10) =14

13 11 SO WHAT - PINK 9) =12

12 10 SEX ON FIRE - KINGS OF LEON 8) =13

11 12 LOVE LOCKDOWN - KANYE WEST 7) =11

 

10 05 FORGIVE ME - LEONA LEWIS 6) =9

09 06 INFINITY - GURU JOSH 5) =10

08 04 WOMANIZER - BRITNEY SPEARS - =8

07 03 THE PROMISE - GIRLS ALOUD 4) =5

06 09 BOY DOES NOTHING - ALESHA DIXON 3) =7

05 07 HOT N`COLD - KATY PERRY - =6

04 NE HUMAN - KILLERS - =4

03 02 IF I WERE A BOY - BEYONCE 2) =3

02 NE LIVE YOUR LIFE - T.I. - =2

01 01 HERO - X FACTOR FINALISTS 1) =1

 

) Position without downloads alone.

 

=Position on Chart Show tv.

 

3 Weeks for Hero. Can it make 4? I think so. Outside the 50: ROLF HARRIS/FRON VALLEY CHOIR, JEFF BUCKLEY, PUDSEY`S BEAUTIFUL DREAM..all top 60. CRAIG DAVID, TOM JONES, MARIAH CAREY has an early Christmas in the top 70. Spare a thought (or not) for New Kids On The Block...sorry boys in the top 75, you are flop of the week!

 

Don`t forget Chart Show`s top 20 Saturday at 9am (Sky 365).

 

Shall we end with the top pre-orders?

The singles:

01 T.I. 24th

02 TAKE THAT 24th

03 KATY PERRY 24th

03 MADONNA 24th

05 BRITNEY 24th

06 WILL YOUNG 1st

07 PUSSYCAT DOLLS 24th

08 KINGS OF LEON 8th

09 CHRIS BROWN 17th

10 DUFFY 17th

 

Outside those, as 24th Nov will be quite exciting...there is Nickelback 17th, Oasis 1st, McFly 24th, Same Difference 24th. What`s going to happen on the 24th? T.I. at the top? Take That? Definately not Britney, what about McFly? What`s happening to them? There are also two Miracles released in the next 2 weeks: Tom Baxter, of course...and Medieval Babes. It is very likely to say that those 2 singles, both need a miracle!

 

Here are the pre-order albums for Mon 17th:

01 NOW 71

02 DIDO - SAFE TRIP HOME

03 BEYONCE - I AM SASHA FIERCE

04 MINISTRY OF SOUND ANTHEMS 2 - VARIOUS

05 SPIRIT DELUXE EDITION - LEONA LEWIS

06 N-DUBZ - UNCLE B.

07 DARK HORSE - NICKELBACK

08 HED KANDI MIX 08 - VARIOUS

09 NEVER FORGET ULTIMATE COLLECTION - TAKE THAT

10 PAPER TRAIL - T.I. BONUS EDITION

 

Add TOM JONES, ROD STEWART, JOOLS HOLLAND, JACKIE 2, BELLE AND SEBASTIAN, and TOP GEAR SUB ZERO to those, and you have most of the entries for next week`s album chart.

Thanks Dave. Great stuff as usual. Dissapointed Tom Jones' single isn't top 50 but hey.

 

As for Mamma Mia thanks for the info, might see it again, as I loved the film and although I've pre-ordered the DVD, apparently it's just not as fun on the small screen.

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Here are the pre-order albums for Mon 17th:

 

09 NEVER FORGET ULTIMATE COLLECTION - TAKE THAT

 

Eh? Wassis?

 

Surely the world and his dog already have this?

 

Norma

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I'm delighted to see the truly awful New Kids On The Block have flopped so badly even with a physical single release and help from Ne-Yo.

 

Doing an interview in Heat magazine and slagging off both Take That & Robbie Williams will surely go down as a contender for the stupidest PR act by a Pop act in 2008.

I'm delighted to see the truly awful New Kids On The Block have flopped so badly even with a physical single release and help from Ne-Yo.

 

Doing an interview in Heat magazine and slagging off both Take That & Robbie Williams will surely go down as a contender for the stupidest PR act by a Pop act in 2008.

 

The article on Take That in last Sunday's Observer Music Monthly was a really good read. Everyone from Alex James to Mark Frith commented on how likeable and genuinely friendly Take That were the first time round - and is probably why they've had a lot of good-will to give them a jump start this time round - you know the old saying 'be nice to everyone on the way up because you may need them on the way down'. Say what you like about Nigel Martin-Smith ... he taught those boys well! :lol:

 

However, Mark Frith's comment on NKOTB was that even back then ... they were just 'vile'.

 

Norma

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Eh? Wassis?

 

Surely the world and his dog already have this?

 

Norma

You know Norma...I don`t know why it is actually listed in pre-orders. First I thought it was a mistake, and should be the new album, but apparently Never Forget will once again re-enter the top 40 albums.

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Thanks Dave. Great stuff as usual. Dissapointed Tom Jones' single isn't top 50 but hey.

 

As for Mamma Mia thanks for the info, might see it again, as I loved the film and although I've pre-ordered the DVD, apparently it's just not as fun on the small screen.

Yep, I believe the film doesn`t feature "Lay All Your Love On Me" in it. Where as the Stage Productions do.

Yep, I believe the film doesn`t feature "Lay All Your Love On Me" in it. Where as the Stage Productions do.

 

Actually I think it's The Name Of The Game you're thinking of. LAYLOM (as we fans call it) is quite a big scene in the movie :)

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I really hope that Queen Dido sells atleast over 150,000 copies next week! :thumbup: :thumbup:

It`s very likely Karen. Now 71 will be taking 300,000 though!

It`s very likely Karen. Now 71 will be taking 300,000 though!

 

Always trust your favorite two hit wonders, that's what I always say. ;)

Thanks Dave. Looks like a no.1 artist album for Dido :D I love her voice. Good to see Will go up the pre-order chart too.
I do reckon Pudsey Beautiful Dreamers might just scrape the top 40 come Sunday :heehee:
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I do reckon Pudsey Beautiful Dreamers might just scrape the top 40 come Sunday :heehee:

You know Martin, I have not even heard the song at all. I know it is based on the Scottish World Cup Squad 1982 hit..but other than that! :teresa:

You know Norma...I don`t know why it is actually listed in pre-orders. First I thought it was a mistake, and should be the new album, but apparently Never Forget will once again re-enter the top 40 albums.

 

That's weird! Good news like for its total sales but weird nonetheless!

 

Thanks by the way! :)

 

Norma

BBC 2 in the top 10, with TOP GEAR..a rare occurence for the channel!

 

Wonder if a certain young man drew in more viewers. ;)

 

Thanks for all the charts Dave :thumbup:

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