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Hi there, standing in for Dave again, and coming to you live from Manchester - well, a hotel room therein :lol: Seeing Grace Jones here tomorrow night - unfortunately she doesn't look like troubling any of our charts today. Anyway, here is this week`s selection of charts via top films/dvds/tv/albums/ the flashback...and of course back for the up to minute singles chart later.

 

The top films: Compiled by Screen International for UK Box Office

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01 02 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

02 NE SEVEN POUNDS

03 01 ROLE MODELS

04 NE MY BLOODY VALENTINE

05 03 BRIDE WARS

06 NE BEVERLEY HILLS CHIHUAHUA

07 04 DEFIANCE

08 NE THE WRESTLER

09 05 YES MAN

10 08 MADAGASCAR: ESCAPE 2 AFRICA

 

As you may have heard, Slumdog Millionaire won 4 Golden Globes last week and has set the record for most sales in the second week, having made £2.6 million this week. Seven Pounds has to settle with number 2 and £1,565,949 (well, it's better than £7!). My Bloody Valentine (not the goth band) makes £1,337,613, the Disney gravy train rolls on with £1,028,983 for Beverley Hills Chihuahua, and Mickey Rourke's big Oscar hope The Wrestler makes £802,277. Guess which two of those I fancy seeing! Milk with Sean Penn and Valkyrie with Tom Cruise should make big debuts next week, fancy seeing those too, for different reasons...

 

The Top Film dvds: Compiled by DTR, based on sales and rentals

01 NE YOU DON`T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN

02 01 PINEAPPLE EXPRESS

03 NE EDEN LAKE

04 02 DARK KNIGHT

05 03 MAMMA MIA

06 NE DISATER MOVIE

07 04 SOMER`S TOWN

08 05 WALL.E

09 06 HANCOCK

10 13 STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE

 

I have never heard of 3, 7 or 10... nice to see Wall E and Mammia Mia sticking around though.

 

The Top tv Related dvds:

01 NE DR WHO: THE NEXT DR

02 NE SCRUBS 2

03 01 DIARY OF ANNE FRANK

04 03 BIG BANG THEORY COMPLETE

05 02 24-REDEMPTION

06 NE PUMP IT UP

07 05 LEE EVAN`S BIG

08 10 GAVIN AND STACEY SEASON 1

09 08 FRANKIE BOYLE LIVE

10 06 MICHAEL MCINTYRE

 

Great news for the Who fans then. No idea why the fitness videos like Pump It Up are listed here but anyway...

 

The top tv programmes (top 20 for a change!): Compiled by BARB (only the top editions of soaps are included)

01 01 CORONATION STREET 11.29

02 03 EASTENDERS 10.13

03 NE DANCING ON ICE 8.83

04 05 EMMERDALE 8.22

05 07 ABOVE SUSPICION 8.00

06 NE WILD AT HEART 7.71

07 16 HARRY HILL`S TV BURP 7.18

08 12 CASUALTY 7.14

09 18 IN IT TO WIN IT 6.89

10 21 YOU`VE BEEN FRAMED 6.59

11 04 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 6.47

12 NE TRIAL AND TRIBULATION 6.29

13 NE HUSTLE 6.26

14 11 LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD 6.13

15 RE THE BILL 5.93

16 22 HOLBY CITY 5.84

17 RE SIX O` CLOCK NEWS (MON) 5.84

18 14 DEMONS 5.58

19 RE 10 O`CLOCK NEWS (THUR) 5.44

20 NE LIFE OF RILEY 5.32

 

Shame not to see the new series of THE KRYPTON FACTOR in there, although up against the Thursday episode of Eastenders, it doesn't really have a hope in hell...

 

The Top Albums:

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01 NE TO LOSE MY LIFE - WHITE LIES

02 01 THE SCRIPT - SCRIPT

03 04 THE FAME - LADY GAGA

04 02 ONLY BY THE NIGHT - KINGS OF LEON

05 05 SONGS FOR YOU TRUTHS FOR ME - JAMES MORRISON

06 09 MOTOWN 50 - VA

07 NE CRYING LIGHT - ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS

08 04 ROCKFERRY - DUFFY

09 10 I AM SASHA FIERCE - BEYONCE

10 25 CHASING LIGHTS - SATURDAYS

11 NE SOUND OF BASSLINE 2 - VA

12 08 MAMMA MIA - OST

13 06 THE CIRCUS - TAKE THAT

14 22 FUNHOUSE - PINK

15 15 NOW 1 THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - VA

16 14 WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THINGS - JASON MRAZ

17 RE I STARTED WITH NOTHING - SEASICK STEVE

18 07 SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS

19 11 DAY AND AGE - KILLERS

20 18 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - RIHANNA

21 38 GOLDEN AGE OF - ROGER WHITTAKER

22 17 SOUND OF - GIRLS ALOUD

23 19 MOS ANTHEMS 2 91-08 - VA

24 24 SELDOM SEEN KID - ELBOW

25 14 ORACULAR SPECTACULAR - MGMT

26 12 NOW 71 - VA

27 23 FLEET FOXES - FLEET FOXES

28 30 808s AND HEARTBREAKS - KANYE WEST

29 26 ONE OF THE BOYS - KATY PERRY

30 21 A DECADE IN THE SUN - STEREOPHONICS

 

We did note someone asked last week...Why do we keep the Compilations in when Gallup/CIN dropped them from the main chart in 1989? Answer: We thoroughly believe an album to be an album, and the OCC Artist Album Chart misinterprets the "proper" Album chart. Half the time VA Compilations do just as well as the artists. Why go to all the trouble of doing two charts, when you can work it out from one? Why even iTunes list all the albums together! In the words of "Old Blue Eyes"...We do it our way! Anyway, If we did leave out the Compilations, then it would not agree with the "Vintage" Album Charts.

 

Now let's go back to the old school. Flashback...to January 1981. Well I wasn't at school then, but Dave might have been ;) The charts compiled by MRIB for Independent Radio.

The Singles back then:

01 01 IMAGINE - JOHN LENNON

02 11 WOMAN - JOHN LENNON

03 02 ANT MUSIC - ADAM AND THE ANTS

04 06 IN THE AIR TONIGHT - PHIL COLLINS

05 18 RAPTURE - BLONDIE

06 12 YOUNG PARISIANS - ADAM AND THE ANTS

07 05 I AM THE BEAT - THE LOOK

08 10 DON`T STOP THE MUSIC - YARBOROUGH AND PEOPLES

09 03 DO NOTHING/MAGGIE`S FARM - SPECIALS

10 19 VIENNA - ULTRAVOX

11 08 I AIN`T GONNA STAND FOR IT - STEVIE WONDER

12 04 TOO NICE TO TALK TO - THE BEAT

13 07 FLASH - QUEEN

14 27 FADE TO GREY - VISAGE

15 16 RUNAROUND SUE - RACEY

16 20 SCARY MONSTERS - DAVID BOWIE

17 38 A LITTLE IN LOVE - CLIFF RICHARD

18 09 HAPPY CHRISTMAS WAR IS OVER - PLASTIC ONO BAND

19 31 ROMEO AND JULIET - DIRE STRAITS

20 46 RETURN OF THE LAS PALMAS SEVEN - MADNESS

21 25 IT`S MY TURN - DIANA ROSS

22 30 GANGSTERS OF THE GROOVE - HEATWAVE

23 26 LORRAINE - BAD MANNERS

24 13 STARTING OVER - JOHN LENNON

25 15 RABBIT - CHAS N`DAVE

26 21 OVER THE RAINBOW-YOU BELONG TO ME - DARTS

27 14 WHO`S GONNA ROCK YOU - NOLANS

28 NE THE FREEZE - SPANDAU BALLET

29 29 BURN RUBBER ON ME - GAP BAND

30 22 LIES/DON`T DRIVE MY CAR - STATUS QUO

31 44 TWILIGHT CAFE - SUSAN FASSBENDER

32 17 STOP THE CAVALRY - JONA LEWIE

33 NE I SURRENDER - RAINBOW

34 24 EMBARRASSMENT - MADNESS

35 NE SGT ROCK IS GONNA HELP ME - XTC

36 34 IT`S HARD TO BE HUMBLE - MAC DAVIS

37 RE GIVE PEACE A CHANCE - PLASTIC ONO BAND

38 NE HANG TOGETHER - ODYSSEY

39 28 THIS WRECKAGE - GARY NUMAN

40 49 I SHOT THE SHERIFF - LIGHT OF THE WORLD

 

4 weeks for Imagine in 1981... and loads of Lennon, following his tragic death in Dec 1980. This prevented some great stuff like JONA LEWIE, ADAM AND THE ANTS, PHIL COLLINS, and ULTRAVOX from having the BBC number one... however JONA, PHIL, and ULTRAVOX did get the MRIB number one, on other weeks. Even JOE DOLCE couldn`t stop Midge and the gang! BLONDIE racing up the charts with one of the first (and weirdest) rap tracks... what were they on when she wrote the lyrics? One hit wonders THE LOOK slip a little with the fanatastic JAM takeoff I am The Beat... STEVIE WONDER not standing but falling at 11, with one of his best 80s tracks, later covered by Eric Clapton... VISAGE's immortal synth-pop classic Fade To Grey climbs a massive 13 spots. VISAGE's musical core were Midge Ure and Billy Currie of Ultavox - infact they were recording their first album when Midge was asked to join Ultravox. Proving that no era is safe from him, CLIFF climbs an even bigger 21 spots. We call it MADNESS twice in the top 20, with one of their instumentals jetting top 20-wards (I liked them better that way). Whereas the hugely underrated NOLANS (Tom speaking here) slip as much as VISAGE climbed. We remember MAC DAVIS on the MUPPET SHOW in 1980, and that`s why he scored in the singles chart. The late SUSAN FASSBENDER was everywhere, but did not get a follow up hit. DAVID BOWIE did better with the album, and spare a thought for the CLASH, as "HITSVILLE" just missed the MRIB Top 40, by a point! I suddenly thought of the Double A side of the SPECIALS and MAGGIES FARM...this reminded me of a tv series, on BBC2 in 1981 called "MAGGIE", all about the aguish of one Scottish Lass. BBC2 had quite an early evening following then, with the likes of TUCKERS LUCK, THE ADVENTURE GAME, HAROLD LLOYD, CHARLIE CHAPLIN, and LAUREL AND HARDY. The other series that began on BBC2 on Tuesdays was "NO LIMITS" with JENNY POWELL, and a Jonathon King invention...well not Jenny, anyway!

 

The top albums in Jan 1981:

01 05 KINGS OF THE WILD FRONTIER - ADAM AND THE ANTS

02 02 VERY BEST OF - DAVID BOWIE

03 03 GREATEST HITS - DR HOOK

04 01 DOUBLE FANTASY - JOHN LENNON/YOKO ONO

05 06 IMAGINE - JOHN LENNON

06 04 SUPER TROUPER - ABBA

07 07 GUILTY - BARBRA STRIESAND

08 10 MANILOW MAGIC - BARRY MANILOW

09 09 FLASH GORDON - QUEEN

10 NE MONDO BONGO - BOOMTOWN RATS

11 19 MAKIN` MOVIES - DIRE STRAITS

12 12 BARRY - BARRY MANILOW

13 15 HOTTER THAN JULY - STEVIE WONDER

14 21 SHAVED FISH - JOHN LENNON

15 08 ZENYATTA MONDATTA - THE POLICE

16 NE PARADISE THEATER - STYX

17 20 ARC OF A DIVER - STEVE WINWOOD

18 13 ABSOLUTE - MADNESS

19 11 NOT THE NINE O` CLOCK NEWS - TV CAST

20 25 THE JAZZ SINGER - NEIL DIAMOND

 

It took ADAM AND THE ANTS two months to hit the top of the chart...because Antmania took off. K-TEL licensed a package of familiar DAVID BOWIE material from RCA. Like the singles chart, the albums were dominated by LENNON material...he had 3 albums in the top 20. BOOMTOWN RATS (and Mr Bob Geldof) gave us the highest new entry, with STYX not far behind...STYX only having that one single hit in the UK with "Babe", in Jan 1980...UFO were just outside the top 20 with "THE WILD, THE WILLING, & THE INNOCENT". Compilations were lacking in early 1981, as only "NIGHT LIFE" (another K-TEL package) featured in the top 30.

 

Coming soon...What you've all been waiting for... The Brand New Up To The Minute Singles Chart!

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:o Brilliant to see 'Eden Lake' do well on DVD :o I thought it would miss the Top 10 TBH! It feel's like it's a slow-burner...

One of my favourite retro charts from the 80s, Ultravox, Blondie, Visage, David Bowie, Susan Fassbender Twilight Cafe :wub: so many great tracks.

 

Thanks for posting Tom

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No prob Mart!n :)

 

:o Brilliant to see 'Eden Lake' do well on DVD :o I thought it would miss the Top 10 TBH! It feel's like it's a slow-burner...

 

Glad someone's happy. Like I said, I've never heard of it :teresa:

No prob Mart!n :)

Glad someone's happy. Like I said, I've never heard of it :teresa:

A Decent British film actually! It's about these Youths who terrorise this couple after they're camping out. I tell you now, I WILL NEVER Camp Outside AGAIN! :lol:
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:lol: Me neither, although I could have all of that in my back garden if I wanted! :lol:

:puke2: I cant believe "Dont mess with the Zohan" is number 1 its truly awful worst fiver I have ever spent at the cinema.

 

Adam Sandler has lost it.

 

Loved the wedding singer though.

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The Wedding Singer is a modern comedy classic. I never saw Zohan to be honest I have eard it isn't great - I only really want to see it because of the Europop soundtrack!
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Sooooo... now for the big reveal, the denoument, the grande finale! How about the physicals to start, a top 30 this week.

 

The Physical Singles

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01 01 ALEXANDRA

02 NE ULYSSES - FRANZ

03 NE BLOOD BANK - BON IVER

04 03 KID CUDI

05 04 LADY GAGA

06 02 LOVING KIND - GA

07 NE SOBER - PINK

08 NE TINCHY/TAIO

09 06 SATURDAYS

10 07 WHITE LIES

11 08 ALESHA DIXON - BOY DOES NOTHING

12 05 JAMES MORRISON

13 09 T.I.

14 11 BEYONCE - IF I WERE A BOY

15 15 KEVIN RUDOLF

16 14 BRITNEY - WOMANIZER

17 13 X FACTOR FINALISTS

18 17 KOL - USE SOMEBODY

19 10 THE GAME/NE-YO

20 12 BOYZONE - BETTER

21 18 THE PROMISE - GA

22 16 TAKE THAT

23 20 GURU JOSH

24 22 PUSSYCAT DOLLS - I HATE THIS PART

25 RE SUGABABES - GIRLS

26 28 DUFFY - RAIN ON YOUR PARADE

27 24 LEONA - FORGIVE ME

28 27 AKON - RIGHT NOW

29 19 TIMMY VEGAS

30 23 BASSHUNTER - I MISS YOU

 

Alexandra holds on physically for another week...Lily next, or not?

 

Just ahead of the Combined physical/download singles, here is the Download top 40, check the difference to Hit40uk`s made up airplay rubbish:

The Download Chart

01 01 LADY GAGA

02 02 KID CUDI

03 03 JAMES MORRISON

04 NE TINCHY/TAIO

05 04 SATURDAYS - ISSUES

06 05 KEVIN RUDOLF

07 06 BEYONCE - SINGLE LADIES

08 07 KOL - USE SOMEBODY

09 09 KANYE - HEARTLESS

10 08 LEONA - RUN

11 25 PINK - SOBER

12 12 BEYONCE - IF I WERE

13 13 KILLERS

14 23 ALESHA - BREATHE SLOW

15 11 GIRLS ALOUD - LOVING KIND

16 10 ALEXANDRA

17 17 BRITNEY - CIRCUS

18 14 KOL - SEX ON FIRE

19 15 KATY PERRY - HOT N`

20 18 NE-YO - MAD

21 26 JASON MRAZ

22 16 AKON - RIGHT NOW

23 28 LADY GAGA - POKER FACE

24 33 SATURDAYS - UP

25 21 T.I.

26 NE TONIGHT - JAY SEAN

27 22 BRITNEY - WOMANIZER

28 20 GURU JOSH

29 24 SCRIPT - BREAK EVEN

30 19 MGMT - KIDS *

31 NE ULYSSES - FRANZ FERDINAND

32 20 ALESHA - BOY DOES

33 32 PUSSYCAT DOLLS - I HATE

34 37 JORDIN SPARKS

35 35 PINK - SO WHAT

36 31 RIHANNA - REHAB

37 27 50 CENT *

38 30 TAKE THAT

39 41 WHITE LIES *

40 34 KANYE - LOVE LOCKDOWN

 

* Songs not featuring on Hit40uk...However do expect to hear: Sugababes, Jennifer Hudson, Kardinal Offishall...oh, and Rule The World! The reason that makes Hit40, ridiculous!!!! My, does Franz Ferdinand need the physical boost...Don`t try to compare this overall download top 40 to iTunes. Remember there are other download sites, as well! This is compiled from them all, over the week.

 

Here is our combined physical/downloads up to the minute top 76:

76 NE AMERICA`S SWEETHEARTS - FALL OUT BOY -

75 70 MISS INDEPENDANT - NE-YO -

74 69 7 THINGS - MILEY CYRUS 48)

73 68 BLACK AND GOLD - SAM SPARRO 47)

72 re TAKE A BOW - RIHANNA 46)

71 NE MYKONOS - FLEET FOXES -

70 56 DECODE - PARAMORE -

69 66 A-PUNK - VAMPIRE WEEKEND -

68 63 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT 45)

67 67 TIME TO PRETEND - MGMT 44)

66 60 MERCY - DUFFY 43)

65 49 CRACK THE SHUTTERS - SNOW PATROL 42)

64 51 CASH IN MY POCKET - WILEY 41)

63 47 PAPA CAN YOU HEAR ME - N-DUBZ 40)

62 40 GANGSTAS PARADISE - COOLIO -

61 55 VIVA LA VIDA - COLDPLAY

60 53 SPOTLIGHT - JENNIFER HUDSON -

59 59 BEAUTIFUL - AKON -

58 44 NO CAN DO - SUGABABES 39)

57 42 I KISSED A GIRL - KATY PERRY 38)

56 57 STRONG AGAIN - N-DUBZ -

55 NE THINKING OF YOU - KATY PERRY

54 39 HALLELUJAH - JEFF BUCKLEY

53 52 DISTURBIA - RIHANNA -

52 47 LISTEN - BEYONCE 37)

51 50 CAMERA PHONE - GAME/NE-YO 36)

 

50 49 DANCE WITH ME - DIZZEE RASCAL/CALVIN HARRIS 35)

49 RE BEVERLY HILLS - WEEZER -

48 45 MAN WHO CAN`T BE MOVED - SCRIPT 34)

47 44 DANGEROUS - KARDINAL OFFISHALL 33) =41

46 37 THE PROMISE - GIRLS ALOUD 32) =39

45 54 PAPER PLANES - MIA 31) =40

44 61 YOU FOUND ME - FRAY -

43 NE GIVES YOU HELL - ALL AMERICAN REJECTS -

42 34 LOVE LOCKDOWN - KANYE WEST 30) =38

41 NE T-SHIRT - SHONTELLE -

 

40 31 REHAB - RIHANNA - =34

39 33 TO LOSE MY LIFE - WHITE LIES 29) =36

38 29 GREATEST DAY - TAKE THAT 28) =35

37 27 GET UP - 50 CENT - =37

36 36 SO WHAT - PINK 27) =32

35 NE BLOOD BANK - BON IVER 26)

34 32 I HATE THIS PART - PUSSYCAT DOLLS 25) =30

33 38 ONE STEP AT A TIME - JORDIN SPARKS - =31

32 23 BREAK EVEN - SCRIPT 24) =29

31 19 KIDS - MGMT 23)

 

30 18 INFINITY 08 - GURU JOSH PROJECT 22) =28

29 25 BOY DOES NOTHING - ALESHA DIXON 21) =27

28 35 UP - SATURDAYS 20) =25

27 22 WOMANIZER - BRITNEY SPEARS 19) =26

26 NE TONIGHT - JAY SEAN - =33

25 30 POKER FACE - LADY GAGA -

24 21 LIVE YOUR LIFE - T.I/RIHANNA 18) =24

23 16 RIGHT NOW - AKON 17) =23

22 28 I`M YOURS - JASON MRAZ 16) =22

21 20 MAD - NE-YO - =21

 

20 NE ULYSSES - FRANZ FERDINAND 15) =20

19 14 HOT N`COLD - KATY PERRY 14) =19

18 15 SEX ON FIRE - KINGS OF LEON 13) =18

17 17 CIRCUS - BRITNEY SPEARS - =17

16 13 HUMAN - KILLERS 12) =15

15 24 BREATHE SLOW - ALESHA DIXON - =16

14 10 LOVING KIND - GIRLS ALOUD 11) =14

13 12 IF I WERE A BOY - BEYONCE 10) =13

12 08 RUN - LEONA LEWIS - =11

11 11 HEARTLESS - KANYE WEST - =9

 

10 26 SOBER - PINK 8) =12

09 07 HALLELUJAH - ALEANDRA BURKE 8) =10

08 09 USE SOMEBODY - KINGS OF LEON 7) =8

07 06 SINGLE LADIES - BEYONCE - =7

06 05 LET IT ROCK - KEVIN RUDOLF 6) =6

05 04 ISSUES - SATURDAYS 5) =4

04 41 TAKE ME BACK - TINCHY STRYDER/TAIO CRUZ 4) =5

03 03 BROKEN STRINGS - JAMES MORRISON/NELLY FURTADO 3) =3

02 02 DAY N` NITE - KID CUDI 2) =2

01 01 JUST DANCE - LADY GAGA 1) =1

 

) Position without Downloads alone.

 

= Position on Chart Show tv.

 

The 3rd week for Lady GaGa (she`s already number 2, if we

'Blood Bank' :cheer:

 

It's the fist song I've really loved by him, find him over-rated. Hope it can stay top 40! :D

 

Cheers for this, always an interesting read even if I rarely reply!

Thanks for the info Tom! :D

 

Shocked to see Franz at 2 in Physicals :mellow: and Tinchy only number 8. I wish they'd swap though :(

 

Also Bon Iver at 3 :o Sorry but... Who?? :lol:

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No probs Jon. I agree Frazn is amazingly high on physicals.

 

'Blood Bank' :cheer:

 

It's the fist song I've really loved by him, find him over-rated. Hope it can stay top 40! :D

 

Cheers for this, always an interesting read even if I rarely reply!

 

No problem. I haven't heard it yet to be honest!

I'm glad Franz' physical helped them get top 20
I guess it could be down to the fact they had the Any 3 for £3 or £5 (Can't remember which) offer ;) :lol:

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As Girls Aloud sold 3.4K last week on physicals, I'm estimating that Franz sold about 2.5K physicals this week.

Cheers Tom. :)

 

Another static singles week only Tinchy making a noticeable splash. Great for the White Lies hope they can hold on over the weekend and poor Kanye he deserves to go top10 with Heartless. :(

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Cheers Tom. :)

 

Another static singles week only Tinchy making a noticeable splash. Great for the White Lies hope they can hold on over the weekend and poor Kanye he deserves to go top10 with Heartless. :(

 

No probs EJ. Yes, quite static. Lily should shake things up a little next week, and it should be back to normal in a week or two. Personally I thought that Love Lockdown was a better song than Heartless, but I know that people love or hated that...

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No probs Mark :)
Poor Pink, Sober deserve more than So What :(, Good to see Womanizer still in top 30, and Circus im really afraid about Circus. :(

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