Well, well this week probably give`s us the most exciting chart of the year, even more so than Christmas! So, with thanks to Peter Jay, and John McManus at HMV, and all those other instore charts at all major stockists/download sites. We bring the info. I found it quite alarming that ill-fated Woolworths, had Rhydian just below Now 71! And in their combined top 30..both Guns n`Roses, & Killers only just scraped the top 30 at all! :o

 

Here is the album/average preview:

01 01 NOW 71 - VARIOUS

02 NE DAY AND AGE - KILLERS

03 NE CHINESE DEMOCRACY - GUNS N`ROSES

04 08 SPIRIT DELUXE EDITION - LEONA

05 01 SAFE TRIP HOME - DIDO

06 NE RHYDIAN - RHYDIAN

07 NE THE ALESHA SHOW - ALESHA DIXON

08 12 DARK HORSE - NICKELBACK

09 NE 808s AND HEARTACHES - KANYE WEST

10 06 DECADE IN THE SUN - STEREOPHONICS

11 NE PRIESTS - PRIESTS

12 10 ONLY BY THE NIGHT - KINGS OF LEON

13 NE ROCKFERRY DELUXE EDITION - DUFFY

14 NE THE REASON - LEMAR

15 07 OUT OF CONTROL - GIRLS ALOUD

16 09 FUNHOUSE - PINK

17 11 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 - OST

18 04 I AM SASHA FIERCE - BEYONCE

19 03 THE PROMISE - IL DIVO

20 NE R + B THE COLLECTION 09 - VARIOUS

21 21 UNCLE B - N-DUBZ

22 NE GREATEST HITS - CRAIG DAVID

23 05 CLUBLAND 14 - VARIOUS

24 18 POP PARTY 6 - VARIOUS

25 NE MUSIC MUSIC MUSIC - JOHN BARROWMAN

26 17 GREATEST HITS - ENRIQUE

27 NE ONLY MEN ALOUD - ONLY MEN ALOUD

28 23 DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS 2 - VARIOUS

29 28 GREATEST HITS - SIMPLY RED

30 15 MY LOVE - CELINE DION

 

Outside the 30 are COLDPLAY - PROSPEKTS MARCH 31, SNOW PATROL 32, FRON VALLEY MALE VOICE CHOIR 33, ENYA 34, AC/DC 35, ANTHEMS 2 36, SALVATION ARMY 37, TAKE THAT 38, DIVAS 39, HARDCORE CLASSICS 09 40.

Further down other entries for LINKIN PARK, CONNIE TALBOT, NOW XMAS, LESLEY GARRETT, DAVID COOKE, BRITTANIA HIGH OST, and TOTP NO`1s.

 

The exciting Singles Preview:

01 NE GREATEST DAY - TAKE THAT

02 04 IF I WERE A BOY - BEYONCE

03 02 HUMAN - KILLERS

04 01 HERO - X FACTOR FINALISTS

05 03 LIVE YOUR LIFE - T.I.

06 06 HOT N`COLD - KATY PERRY

07 05 BOY DOES NOTHING - ALESHA DIXON

08 09 WOMANIZER - BRITNEY SPEARS

09 07 THE PROMISE - GIRLS ALOUD

10 16 RIGHT NOW - AKON

11 10 INFINITY - GURU JOSH

12 11 FORGIVE ME - LEONA

13 NE DO YA/STAY WITH ME - MCFLY

14 NE SAME DIFFERENCE - WE R ONE

15 13 LOVE LOCKDOWN - KANYE

16 14 SEX ON FIRE - KINGS OF LEON

17 21 I HATE THIS PART - PUSSYCAT DOLLS

18 12 SO WHAT - PINK

19 22 USE SOMEBODY - KINGS OF LEON

20 08 RAIN ON YOUR PARADE - DUFFY

21 18 DANGEROUS - KARDINAL OFFISHALL

22 19 IF SHE KNEW - LEMAR

23 RE RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT

24 15 ANOTHER WAY TO DIE - ALICIA/JACK

25 26 LET YOUR LOVE FLOW - BELLAMY BROTHERS

26 NE PAPA CAN YOU HEAR ME - N-DUBZ

27 23 BREAK EVEN - SCRIPT

28 28 DISTURBIA - RIHANNA

29 52 DREAM ON - CHRISTIAN FALK

30 32 GIRLS - SUGABABES

31 NE REHAB - RIHANNA

32 20 UP - SATURDAYS

33 17 GOTTA BE SOMEBODY - NICKELBACK

34 30 I KISSED A GIRL - KATY PERRY

35 24 SPOTLIGHT - JENNIFER HUDSON

36 25 RUN - SNOW PATROL

37 43 BEGGIN`- MADCON

38 41 SUPER HUMAN - CHRIS BROWN

39 NE GET ON THE DANCEFLOOR - GEORGE SAMPSON

40 NE MILES AWAY - MADONNA

 

Ooh, What`s happened to some of the promising singles of T.I, KATY PERRY, BRITNEY et al? Seems the download tracks have been around too long! The top physicals today belong to TAKE THAT, MCFLY and X FACTOR FINALISTS, ALESHA DIXON, and KATY PERRY (Katy being 5).

Outside are combined top 40 are CRAIG DAVID, CHRISTINA, MARIAH CAREY, TAKE THAT (NEVER FORGET), SASH, NE-YO, SCRIPT, RAZORLIGHT, PUSSYCAT DOLLS, BOB THE BUILDER...POGUES hit top 60 again, NICKELBACK have "IF TODAY WAS YOUR LAST DAY" in the 60 too...as ALPHABEAT, and SOLANGE have had it!

 

Last week we got 37 in the top 40 singles, and 28 in the top 30 combined albums.

 

Back in November 1981, this was the Radio Luxembourg crystal ball:

01 02 UNDER PRESSURE - QUEEN/DAVID BOWIE

02 06 FAVOURITE SHIRTS - HAIRCUT 100

03 01 BEGIN THE BEGUINE - JULIO IGLESIAS

04 12 I GO TO SLEEP - PRETENDERS

05 10 PHYSICAL - OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN

06 19 BEDSITTER - SOFT CELL

07 14 LET`S GROOVE - EARTH WIND AND FIRE

08 09 TONIGHT I`M YOURS - ROD STEWART

09 05 EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC - POLICE

10 11 AY AY AY MOOSEY - MODERN ROMANCE

11 03 WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL - FOUR TOPS

12 04 JOAN OF ARC - ORCHESTRAL MANOUEVRES IN THE DARK

13 13 STEPPIN`OUT - KOOL AND THE GANG

14 NE DADDY`S HOME - CLIFF RICHARD

15 15 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - DIANA ROSS

16 28 TEARS ARE NOT ENOUGH - ABC

17 NE FLASHBACK - IMAGINATION

18 08 LABELLED WITH LOVE - SQUEEZE

19 30 YES TONIGHT JOSEPHINE - JETS

20 16 IT`S MY PARTY - DAVE STEWART/BABERA GASKIN

21 18 THE VOICE - ULTRAVOX

22 07 HAPPY BIRTHDAY - ALTERED IMAGES

23 17 GOOD YEAR FOR THE ROSES - ELVIS COSTELLO

24 22 LOVE ME TONIGHT - TREVOR WALTERS

25 27 MIRROR MIRROR - DOLLAR

26 NE CAMBODIA - KIM WILDE

27 NE ME AND MR SANCHEZ - BLUE RONDO A LA TURK

28 NE TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND - GEORGE BENSON

29 21 WHEN YOU WERE SWEET SIXTEEN - FUREYS/DAVEY ARTHUR

30 NE WEDDING BELLS - GODLEY AND CREME

 

Radio Luxembourg got 26 in the top 30 singles in 1981..and they were all great! Infact it was so good that JULIO IGLESIAS got to number 1, 2 weeks before Radio 1! SOFT CELL were all alone in BedSit Land...HAIRCUT 100 had some FAVOURITE SHIRTS..A typical mistake by Mr Tony Blackburn (on Radio One`s top 40) had him say "FAVOURITE SKIRTS"..to which 1 million listeners informed him it was actually SHIRTS! Tony told us it was his one track mind! Christmas was not far away, and if it hadn`t been for the HUMAN LEAGUE later, Cliff would have topped the chart. How we remember the New Year`s Eve party, when we all started to salsa with MODERN ROMANCE, and Flashed back to the days when the nights were young with IMAGINATION...got PHYSICAL with Olivia, and Grooved with EARTH WIND AND FIRE...The JETS sung a 1957 hit by JOHNNY RAY...Personally BLUE RONDO A LA TURK, got me..have a listen:

 

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=n5SFhEQX_iM

Come on GNR, you can do it! They were No. 1 in my local HMV in Belfast. :cheer:

If George Sampson gets #39 on the official chart I will be pleased, looks about right for McFly though, it makes me wonder if it be their first single that will miss the top 10 :rofl:

Madonna :cry:

Dido still top 5. :heart:

 

Alesha top 10. :cheer:

 

Britney barely moving up. :cry:

 

And I really hope that Madonna doesn't bomb that badly. :blink:

Thanks Dave Wow, Madonna's flopping bad...

Madonna has a new song out? :/

 

Hope GnR can get to #1.

As I am a little lost between soo many charts, can somebody tell me what kind of chart is this one ? :wacko:

 

What is the name of Madonna's single?

What is the name of Madonna's single?

 

It's #1 on the radio airplay chart where you live. :P

It's #1 on the radio airplay chart where you live. :P

 

Serves me right to hear only a retro-radio :naughty:

Just noticed Kim Wilde :wub: with Cambodia, if I remember rightly off the top of my head the track peaked at No,12

 

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic :magic:

 

Bed$h!tter :wub: :lol:

 

Physical :wub: wicked video :wub: :lol:

Well, well this week probably give`s us the most exciting chart of the year, even more so than Christmas! So, with thanks to Peter Jay, and John McManus at HMV, and all those other instore charts at all major stockists/download sites. We bring the info. I found it quite alarming that ill-fated Woolworths, had Rhydian just below Now 71! And in their combined top 30..both Guns n`Roses, & Killers only just scraped the top 30 at all! :o

 

Woolies have clearly given up caring and are now just a vehicle for X Factor products...Rhydian at No.1 album, they always sell Leon's singles and I saw Same Difference's single in their today along with 'Hero' of course...

 

why doesn't Simon Cowell just buy them out :arrr:

 

Physical :wub: wicked video :wub: :lol:

 

Yes, as wicked as Diana Ross' video for Muscles, Marty. ;)

 

Woolies have clearly given up caring and are now just a vehicle for X Factor products...Rhydian at No.1 album, they always sell Leon's singles and I saw Same Difference's single in their today along with 'Hero' of course...

 

why doesn't Simon Cowell just buy them out :arrr:

Quite. In Reading today they were stocking McFly in a "special" cheap chart. That consisted of all those you mentioned and the Coldplay CD.

Yes, as wicked as Diana Ross' video for Muscles, Marty. ;)

 

;)

 

Wouldn't mind getting physical with her :lol:

I love 1981 - my fave ever year. Good to see Mr David Van Day's Dollar in there at #25 :D

 

Re the Woolworths positions for Killers and GNR (#18 and #19 respectively) I think it may something to do with the problems between the record companies and the EUK wholesalers?

 

I know record companies effectively "buy" their shelf space and chart positions for new releases: I suspect there's little or no communication here at the moment due to these issues?

 

Just my take anyway.

 

Cheers for the chart Dave!

 

:wub: :wub: OMD - Joan Of Arc

 

 

 

Soft Cell - Bedsitter :wub:

 

 

 

Yes Mart!n, Olivia was the original Kylie of the '70s-early 1980's. And to think that video was banned in Asia and certain parts of America in comparison to Kylie's naughtier '90s videos. :kink:

 

Olivia was the original Good Girl Gone Bad. ^_^