Well next Sunday we will find it difficult to find a weekly countdown because the Gruesome Twosome (Fanny and Johnny) will be messing about with a Year End Chart. But it`s only the 28th December! 3 days left! It doesn`t stop Peter Jay and John McManus from giving the weekly preview though. So, here is that info from stores/download sites/pre-order info for the week ahead.

 

The Albums Preview:

01 01 CIRCUS - TAKE THAT

02 02 SPIRIT - LEONA

03 03 NOW 71 - VARIOUS

04 04 ONLY BY THE NIGHT - KINGS OF LEON

05 05 DAY AND AGE - KILLERS

06 06 OUT OF CONTROL - GIRLS ALOUD

07 08 A DECADE IN THE SUN - STEREOPHONICS

08 11 PRIESTS - PRIESTS

09 13 ROCKFERRY - DUFFY

10 07 THE PROMISE - IL DIVO

11 18 I AM SASHA FIERCE - BEYONCE

12 09 FUNHOUSE - PINK

13 10 SOUL - SEAL

14 12 RHYDIAN - RHYDIAN

15 21 GREATEST HITS - SIMPLY RED

16 23 MOS ANTHEMS 2 91-08 - VARIOUS

17 15 MY LOVE - CELINE DION

18 16 THE SCRIPT - SCRIPT

19 14 A HUNDRED MILLION SUNS - SNOW PATROL

20 26 MOTOWN 50 - VARIOUS

21 17 UNCLE B - N-DUBZ

22 20 GREATEST HITS - ENRIQUE

23 42 SONGS FOR YOU TRUTHS FOR ME - JAMES MORRISON

24 25 MAMMA MIA - OST

25 32 DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS 2 - VARIOUS

26 22 POP PARTY 6 - VARIOUS

27 31 BEST BETTE - BETTE MIDLER

28 34 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - RIHANNA

29 44 JACKIE 2 - VARIOUS

30 41 COLLECTION - JOSH GROBAN

31 37 BEST OF - SASH

32 19 CIRCUS - BRITNEY SPEARS

33 46 R + B THE COLLECTION 08 - VARIOUS

34 28 ONLY MEN ALOUD - ONLY MEN ALOUD

35 33 RADIO ONE LIVE LOUNGE 3 - VARIOUS

36 24 CHINESE DEMOCRACY - GUNS N`ROSES

37 39 ONE OF THE BOYS - KATY PERRY

38 43 AND WINTER CAME - ENYA

39 45 SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK - ROD STEWART

40 29 TOGETHER - SALVATION ARMY

 

No new entries this week so: 41 NOW XMAS, 42 HSM3, 43 NE-YO, 44 CHRISTMAS HITS, 45 WILL YOUNG, 46 OASIS, 47 AKON, 48 AC/DC, 49 BOYZONE, 50 KEANE.

 

The Singles Preview:

01 01 HALLELUJAH - ALEXANDRA BURKE

02 04 HALLELUJAH - JEFF BUCKLEY

03 02 RUN - LEONA

04 09 ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS SONG - GERALDINE

05 06 GREATEST DAY - TAKE THAT

06 03 IF I WERE A BOY - BEYONCE

07 07 BROKEN STRINGS - JAMES MORRISON

08 05 USE SOMEBODY - KINGS OF LEON

09 15 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK - POGUES

10 13 HUMAN - KILLERS

11 08 WOMANIZER - BRITNEY

12 19 WARM THIS WINTER - GABRIELLA CILMI

13 10 HOT N`COLD - KATY PERRY

14 20 HERO - X FACTOR FINALISTS

15 17 BOY DOES NOTHING - ALESHA DIXON

16 12 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU - MARIAH

17 22 THE PROMISE - GIRLS ALOUD

18 21 SEX ON FIRE - KINGS OF LEON

19 16 RIGHT NOW - AKON

20 11 LISTEN - BEYONCE

21 23 SINGLE LADIES - BEYONCE

22 14 LIVE YOUR LIFE - T.I.

23 27 LAST CHRISTMAS - WHAM

24 18 PEACE ON EARTH-LITTLE DRUMMER BOY - BANDAGED

25 30 SO WHAT - PINK

26 28 INFINITY - GURU JOSH

27 24 REHAB - RIHANNA

28 26 I HATE THIS PART - PUSSYCAT DOLLS

29 37 BREAK EVEN - SCRIPT

30 45 RAIN ON YOUR PARADE - DUFFY

31 29 CASH IN MY POCKET - WILEY

32 33 I WISH IT COULD BE XMAS EVERYDAY - WIZZARD

33 35 BETTER - BOYZONE

34 44 LOVING KIND - GIRLS ALOUD

35 42 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE - SHAKIN`STEVENS

36 34 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY - SLADE

37 25 CRACK THE SHUTTERS - SNOW PATROL

38 31 LOVE LOCKDOWN - KANYE WEST

39 46 HALLELUJAH - LEONARD COHEN

40 39 I MISS YOU - BASSHUNTER

41 32 PAPA - N-DUBZ

42 41 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT

42 56 DO THEY KNOW IT`S CHRISTMAS - BAND AID

43 57 DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS - CHRIS REA

44 43 MAD - NE-YO

45 47 ISSUES - SATURDAYS

46 36 JINGLE BELLS - BASSHUNTER

47 51 DISTURBIA - RIHANNA

48 49 IT`S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS - PERRY COMO

49 47 MY DELIRIUM - LADYHAWKE

50 50 I KISSED A GIRL - KATY PERRY

 

So, don`t expect big new entries this week. Although Duffy spins back up with Mercy, and Warwick Avenue. Mercy is just outside the 50, and MGMT`s Kids is also back up. Heartless and Kanye West is at 51. It is a low entry for Hot Chip/Robert Wyatt in the top 60, as is Kevin Rudolf...and Fratellis are much, much lower...struggling for the 75. On certain download sites New Found Friends "Listen To Your Friends" appears to be doing a bit of shifting, but it doesn`t appear in a combined top 75. Neither does 50Cent "Get Up". But may do later in the week. Here`s a thought...As Gabriella Cilmi climbs, is there anyone that remembers/knows the original which came from Connie Francis in 1962? If you ever get a chance, have a listen to it. It is great, and much faster than Gabriella`s.

 

Last week we had 36 in the 40 on the Singles, and 37 in the Combined Albums. Back on Tues 21st December 1976, Radio Luxembourg came up with this top 30:

01 01 WHEN A CHILD IS BORN - JOHNNY MATHIS (1)

02 04 PORTSMOUTH - MIKE OLDFIELD (4)

03 06 MONEY MONEY MONEY - ABBA (3)

04 18 DR LOVE - TINA CHARLES (7)

05 10 LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE - SMOKIE (6)

06 09 BIONIC SANTA - CHRIS HILL (9)

07 29 DON`T GIVE UP ON US - DAVID SOUL (10)

08 02 UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE - SHOWADDYWADDY (2)

09 11 LITTLE DOES SHE KNOW - KURSAAL FLYERS (16)

10 14 GRANDMA`S PARTY - PAUL NICHOLAS (13)

11 13 WILD SIDE OF LIFE - STATUS QUO (17)

12 03 LIVIN`THING - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA (11)

13 21 FAIRYTALE - DANA (14)

14 22 THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE - 10CC (15)

15 05 SOMEBODY TO LOVE - QUEEN (5)

16 08 LOVE ME - YVONNE ELLIMAN (12)

17 28 I WISH - STEVIE WONDER (18)

18 26 HAITIAN DIVORCE - STEELY DAN (24)

19 15 GET BACK - ROD STEWART (20)

20 07 LEAN ON ME - MUD (8)

21 25 SIDESHOW - BARRY BIGGS (23)

22 30 DADDY COOL - BONEY M (31)

23 NE YOU`RE MORE THAN A NUMBER IN MY LITTLE RED BOOK - THE DRIFTERS (25)

24 27 KEEP IT COMIN`LOVE - KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND (32)

25 NE EVERY MAN MUST HAVE A DREAM - LIVERPOOL EXPRESS (33)

26 NE DON`T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA - JULIE COVINGTON (28)

27 24 IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW - CHICAGO (22)

28 NE RING OUT SOLSTICE BELLS - JETHRO TULL (34)

29 NE HERE`S TO LOVE - JOHN CHRISTIE (40)

30 NE WINTER MELODY - DONNA SUMMER (41)

 

It was quite well worked out for Radio Luxembourg in 1976, because Radio One didn`t announce a corresponding chart, due to the Christmas Holiday. So, Radio Luxembourg were well ahead. I remember hearing this as a vintage countdown on Luxembourg in December 1984, with Peter Anthony on a Sunday night, backed with the top 30 from December 1966. Although Radio One didn`t do a chart, there was one available. I don`t believe it was ever published anywhere. But just for interest I have included that in brackets. It didn`t affect much, apart from Chris Hill who made number 9, and gets a number 10 rating the whole time! Johnny Mathis, and Showaddywaddy were content in their positions. Abba`s "Money Money Money", possibly their best hit became their biggest seller in Holland. Where it is one of the best sellers of all time, up there with the likes of Elton John, Band Aid, and Bing Crosby. In 1976, they became Sweden`s biggest export. At Christmas 76, they were featured in that special interview on Radio One with Tom Browne (a cassette copy, I still posess). Quite a few less heard hits in the chart in 76 too. With Dana, Paul Nicholas, Kursaal Flyers (who couldn`t get the follow up hit, despite radio airplay). Rod Stewart`s "Get Back" never get`s played these days. A very long record, with a bit of the National Anthem featured on it. If you were around in 1969, when the Beatles performed it, on a certain rooftop, you might have thought it strange that Amen Corner went and cut a single version of it, in the early Summer of 69...Guess what? Yep, it became Andy Fairweather-Low`s first flop in 2 years! Best song in the 1976 chart, for me is Liverpool Express and "Everyman Must Have A Dream"...a touch of class, and they came from ATV`s talent show "New Faces".

On certain download sites New Found Friends "Listen To Your Friends" appears to be doing a bit of shifting, but it doesn`t appear in a combined top 75. Neither does 50Cent "Get Up". But may do later in the week.

 

50 Cent is already up to #41 on iTunes so he could well be challenging for a top10 place by the end of the week.

Thanks for posting. Don't know why MGMT's singles become such long runners:

MGMT Time To Pretend 35 54-49-61-{35}R(4)-41-49-72-60R(8)-72-75R(13)->10

MGMT Kids 25 60-39-35-{25}-27-33-38-43-49-58-72-71->12

 

Anyway great for them :D . And why for Duffy too?

Thanks for posting. Don't know why MGMT's singles become such long runners:

Anyway great for them :D . And why for Duffy too?

The "Rockferry" effect. As the Deluxe version starts to shift a bit.

Duffy was also on two big shows this week - Royal Variety Performance and the final of Strictly Come Dancing.

The "Rockferry" effect. As the Deluxe version starts to shift a bit.

Ah yes, similar to Rockferry when the standard version was released (which i suppose you were referring to)

Actually i quite expect for TT to get out of Top 10. Also I expect that Geraldine and Buckley will lose some places...

Actually i quite expect for TT to get out of Top 10. Also I expect that Geraldine and Buckley will lose some places...

Both Take That, and Peter Kay are gaining sales. Although Jeff might slip with a slight push. Unlike last New Year week, it will be quite static really. So maybe we won`t miss the weekly top 40 this week, as it won`t be broadcasted much, certainly not on Radio One on Sunday.

Thanks Dave I think we will see more old songs climb through the week though.

Thanks as always, looks a bit samey to me, hope Snow Patrol cracks the top 40 this week, cracks geddit :P :D

Thanks as always, looks a bit samey to me, hope Snow Patrol cracks the top 40 this week, cracks geddit :P :D

 

Yes :rolleyes: :lol:

Edited December 22, 200816 yr by ChristmasRobot

Dave, you have a couple of typos in there with Take That's album title and Snow Patrol's single title.

 

Looks like the "Best Of The Year" lists are taking an early effect with Duffy and MGMT's climbs. "Mercy" will also be due to its airing on Strictly. I think all three MGMT singles could reach new peaks over the next two weeks...