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With thanks to Peter Jay, and John McManus as ever. Here is the weekly preview, as we go through all major stores, and download sites for the info.

 

Starting with Next Week`s Album Chart:

01 NE NOW 71 - VARIOUS

02 NE SAFE TRIP HOME - DIDO

03 01 PROMISE - IL DIVO

04 NE I AM SASHA FIERCE - BEYONCE

05 07 CLUBLAND 14 - VARIOUS

06 02 BEST OF - STEREOPHONICS

07 04 OUT OF CONTROL - GIRLS ALOUD

08 NE SPIRIT DELUXE EDITION - LEONA

09 05 FUNHOUSE - PINK

10 11 ONLY BY THE LIGHT - KINGS OF LEON

11 03 HSM 3 - VARIOUS

12 NE DARK HORSE - NICKELBACK

13 NE MOS ANTHEMS 2 - VARIOUS

14 06 AND WINTER BEGINS - ENYA

15 14 MY LOVE - CELINE DION

16 09 HUNDRED MILLION SUNS - SNOW PATROL

17 13 GREATEST HITS - ENRIQUE

18 19 POP PARTY 6 - VARIOUS

19 NE SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK - ROD STEWART

20 18 BALLADS - MARIAH CAREY

21 NE UNCLE B - N-DUBZ

22 17 BLACK ICE - AC/DC

23 10 DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS 2 - VARIOUS

24 NE PEOPLE GET READY - RUSSELL WATSON

25 08 A DECADE OF HITS - CHRISTINA AGUILERA

26 NE R + B YEARBOOK - VARIOUS

27 17 BEST OF - SASH

28 NE GREATEST HITS - SIMPLY RED

29 15 HOME - FRON MALE VOICE CHOIR

30 NE 24 HOURS - TOM JONES

 

Outside this 30 are other entries from: Script, Katy Perry, Scooter, Take That, Elvis, Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, Jackie 2..all top 40. Pussycat Dolls go back up, T.I. has his Bonus Edition of Paper Trail, and don`t forget Jools Holland, and Belle And Sebastian, Hed Kandi Mix 09, and Top Gear Sub-Zero.

 

Want a boring singles chart preview then?!

01 01 HERO - X FACTOR FINALISTS

02 10 HUMAN - KILLERS

03 03 LIVE YOUR LIFE - T.I.

04 02 IF I WERE A BOY - BEYONCE

05 07 BOY DOES NOTHING - ALESHA DIXON

06 06 HOT N` COLD - KATY PERRY

07 04 PROMISE - GIRLS ALOUD

08 40 RAIN ON YOUR PARADE - DUFFY

09 05 WOMANIZER - BRITNEY

10 09 INFINITY - GURU JOSH

11 08 FORGIVE ME - LEONA

12 12 SO WHAT - PINK

13 11 LOVE LOCKDOWN - KANYE

14 15 SEX ON FIRE - KINGS OF LEON

15 13 ANOTHER WAY TO DIE - JACK AND ALICIA

16 19 RIGHT NOW - AKON

17 51 GOTTA BE SOMEBODY - NICKELBACK

18 18 DANGEROUS - KARDINAL OFFISHALL

19 14 IF SHE KNEW - LEMAR

20 16 UP - SATURDAYS

21 21 I HATE THIS PART - PUSSYCAT DOLLS

22 22 USE SOMEBODY - KINGS OF LEON

23 30 BREAK EVEN - SCRIPT

24 20 SPOTLIGHT - JENNIFER HUDSON

25 NE RUN - SNOW PATROL

26 29 LET YOUR LOVE FLOW - BELLAMY BROTHERS

27 17 KEEPS GETTIN`BETTER - CHRISTINA

28 23 DISTURBIA - RIHANNA

29 25 WIRE TO WIRE - RAZORLIGHT

30 27 I KISSED A GIRL - KATY PERRY

31 46 CHINESE DEMOCRACY - GUNS N`ROSES

32 34 GIRLS - SUGABABES

33 26 RAINDROPS - SASH

34 28 WHEN I GROW UP - PUSSYCAT DOLLS

35 24 MISS INDEPENDANT - NE-YO

36 32 TAKE BACK THE CITY - SNOW PATROL

37 31 7 THINGS - MILEY CYRUS

38 33 COOKIE JAR - GYM CLASS HEROES

39 NE CREATIVE - LEON JACKSON

40 45 GRACE - WILL YOUNG

 

Said it was boring. Outside this 40, Coldplay, and Boyzone go back up. Only other entries into the top 75 are Christian Falk/Robyn, James Blunt, The Verve, Delirious, Tom Jones. Take That and Rule The World goes back up. Coldplay re-enter with Yellow. Mariah Carey brings Christmas ever closer to the top 50.

 

Last week we got 37 in the top 40 singles, and 27 in the combined albums.

 

Back in 1986, Radio Luxembourg, and Peter Anthony came up with this:

01 07 FINAL COUNTDOWN - EUROPE

02 15 FRENCH KISSIN IN THE USA - DEBBIE HARRY

03 01 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - BERLIN

04 04 DON`T GIVE UP - PETER GABRIEL

05 06 THROUGH THE BARRICADES - SPANDAU BALLET

06 09 LIVIN ON A PRAYER - BON JOVI

07 08 FOR AMERICA - REDBOX

08 18 EACH TIME YOU BREAK MY HEART - NICK KAMEN

09 03 YOU KEEP ME HANGIN ON - KIM WILDE

10 11 GHOST DANCING - SIMPLE MINDS

11 02 BREAK OUT - SWING OUT SISTER

12 14 BECAUSE I LOVE YOU - SHAKIN STEVENS

13 22 SOMETIMES - ERASURE

14 19 WARRIORS OF THE WASTELAND - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD

15 NE IF I SAY YES - FIVE STAR

16 05 SHOWING OUT - MEL AND KIM

17 10 WAITING FOR THE GHOST TRAIN - MADNESS

18 30 SWEET LOVE - ANITA BAKER

19 NE SHAKE YOU DOWN - GREGORY ABBOTT

20 NE STRANGER IN A STRANGELAND - IRON MAIDEN

21 NE LAND OF CONFUSION - GENESIS

22 24 DON`T FORGET ME WHEN I`M GONE - GLASS TIGER

23 21 WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN - BANGLES

24 NE ANYTHING - DAMNED

25 NE LOVE IS THE SLUG - FUZZBOX

26 NE ALL FALL DOWN - ULTRAVOX

27 NE IS THIS LOVE - ALISON MOYET

28 NE I`VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE - CUTTING CREW

29 NE STEP RIGHT UP - JAKI GRAHAM

30 12 IN THE ARMY NOW - STATUS QUO

 

Radio Luxembourg managed to get 24 in the 30 in 1986. They also had EUROPE at the top before anyone else. They didn`t like DES O`CONNER/ROGER WHITTAKER because THE SKYE BOAT SONG failed to chart on Luxembourg! The only major slip up was DEBBIE HARRY as FRENCH KISSING peaked at 8 on the Radio One top 40. 2 songs that should have done better in 1986, were ULTRAVOX and "ALL FALL DOWN", and GLASS TIGER`s "DON`T FORGET ME WHEN I`M GONE". Lots of airplay all over the dial, but only minor sales success. FUZZBOX "LOVE IS THE SLUG", was a bit of a flop...and I can`t say it made the grade on any playlists, apart from Luxembourg.

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Thanks Dave! See the Bullboard chart yet? Blimey though, that is a boring singles chart. Serves Leona right for pulling Run... Can you tell me where Tom Jones is on singles? Great song.

 

Fantastic news that Bouncy is behind Il Divo.

 

Bouncy :rofl:

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Thanks Dave! See the Bullboard chart yet? Blimey though, that is a boring singles chart. Serves Leona right for pulling Run... Can you tell me where Tom Jones is on singles? Great song.

Bouncy :rofl:

Tom, Tom Jones hits in at 66.

I so hope those predictions are right and Dido gets to #1, her album is fantastic :wub:
Thanks for this Dave :thumbup: Do You know where Christian Falk & Robyn - Dream On is? :o I was sure before last night that it had at least Top 20 written over it :cry:

Do you know where Will is in the albums Dave?

 

Good news for Dido - I wonder what the sales are like :)

Wow that's a very static singles chart apart from 2 download entries from Leon Boring Jackson and Snow Patrol.

 

 

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You Keep Me Hanging On by Kim Wilde :wub: fit as :D

Leon boring Jackson but not Snow boring Patrol?
Christian Falk & Robyn - low top 75 --------> biggest crime of 2008

I'm still denying that Robyn & Christian Falk are flopping :cry:

 

Wow at Duffy :o

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