Here we go on another Friday night with the weekly look at what`s been hot or not, over the last 5 days. Coming up the top films, dvds, tv, albums, the flashback, and back later for the most up to date singles charts in Britain.

 

Here come`s the top films: Compiled by Screen International for UK Box Office

w/k ending 25th Feb 2009

01 NE BOLT

02 03 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

03 02 HE`S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU

04 01 CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

05 NE HOTEL FOR DOGS

06 NE FRIDAY THE 13TH

07 NE NOTORIOUS

08 NE PINK PANTHER 2

09 NE VICKY CHRISTINA BARCELONA

10 06 MY BLOODY VALENTINE

 

An amazing selection of new films there. Unfortunately a couple of crappy re-makes can be ignored. Steve Martin is no Peter Sellars, like the first film showed! However PINK PANTHER 2 slides in with a revenue of £821,726. NOTORIOUS got £1,119,587. FRIDAY THE 13TH got £1,198,653. HOTEL FOR DOGS £1,500,298, and the number was BOLT with £5,457,438. VICKY CHRISTINA BARCELONA was around last week, but this week increased it`s total considerably.

 

The top dvd films: Compiled by DTR (based on sales & rentals)

01 NE HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3

02 NE RIGHTEOUS KILL

03 04 TAKEN

04 01 BURN AFTER READING

05 NE THICK AS THIEVES

06 02 ROCK N`ROLLA

07 06 TROPIC THUNDER

08 03 STEP BROTHERS

09 08 MAMMA MIA

10 NE MUTANT CHRONICLES

 

The top tv related dvds:

01 NE CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION CSI

02 01 MERLIN SERIES 2

03 NE WHITECHAPEL

04 03 39 STEPS

05 02 THE ROYLE FAMILY

 

The top tv programmes: Compiled by BARB (Only the top episodes of Soaps are noted, otherwise it`d be a Soap chart erghh)!!!

01 01 CORONATION STREET 11.46M

02 03 EASTENDERS 11.05M

03 02 DANCING ON ICE 9.43M

04 NE WHITECHAPEL 9.26M

05 05 EMMERDALE 8.54M

06 06 IN IT TO WIN IT 7.81M

07 04 WILD AT HEART 7.69M

08 07 CASUALTY 7.36M

09 RE 10 O`CLOCK NEWS 7.32M

10 RE 6 O`CLOCK NEWS 7.05M

11 13 TOTAL WIPEOUT 6.80M

12 14 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 6.75M

13 20 THE ONE SHOW 6.71M

14 09 BBC NEWS SUNDAY 6.47M

15 NE WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE 6.44M

16 15 HOLBY CITY 6.37M

17 11 HARRY HILL`S TV BURP 6.15M

18 10 LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD 6.14M

19 RE WATCHDOG 6.06M

20 16 TRIAL AND RETRIBUTION 6.00M

21 18 HUSTLE 5.95M

22 NE BBC LONDON NEWS 5.89M

23 21 YOU`VE BEEN FRAMED 5.64M

24 17 THE BILL 5.43M

25 NE ITV EVENING NEWS 5.12M

 

I incuded the top 25 here, because I was taken aback at the amount of News that was watched. Even more so, when I noticed that a London only regional programme grabbed nearly 6 million viewers at 22! Wow! :teresa:

 

Here are the top albums:

w/k ending Wednesday 25th Feb 2009

01 NE YEARS OF REFUSAL - MORRISEY

02 01 IT`S NOT ME IT`S YOU - LILY ALLEN

03 02 ONLY BY THE NIGHT - KINGS OF LEON

04 05 THE FAME - LADY GAGA

05 11 BEST BETTE - BETTE MIDLER

06 20 THE ALESHA SHOW - ALESHA DIXON

07 07 MOTOWN 50 - VARIOUS

08 21 THE BRITS - VARIOUS

09 NE WARCHILD-HEROES - VARIOUS

10 NE WALKING ON A DREAM - EMPIRE OF THE SUN

11 14 DAY AND AGE - KILLERS

12 19 I AM SASHA FIERCE - BEYONCE KNOWLES

13 37 I STARTED WITH NOTHING - SEASICK STEVE

14 06 FLEET FOXES - FLEET FOXES

15 12 SONGS FOR YOU TRUTHS FOR ME - JAMES MORRISON

16 03 THE FRAY - THE FRAY

17 08 R + B LOVE SONGS - VARIOUS

18 22 GOLDEN AGE - ROGER WHITAKER

19 15 VERY BEST OF - BUDDY HOLLY

20 27 ROCKFERRY - DUFFY

21 32 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD RELOADED ETC - RIHANNA

22 NE MASH UP MIX EUPHORIA - VARIOUS

23 09 STEVE WRIGHT`S SUNDAY CUT UP LOVE SONGS - VARIOUS

24 21 LOVE SONGS - UB40

25 04 WORKING ON A DREAM - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

26 25 FUNHOUSE - PINK

27 16 SATURDAY NIGHT CLUB CLASSICS - VARIOUS

28 13 ULTIMATE NRG - VARIOUS

29 33 ORACULAR SPECTACULAR - MGMT

30 30 THE CIRCUS - TAKE THAT

 

Lily Allen will almost certainly be at the top on Sunday, but maybe Kings Of Leon will do it? Morrisey certainly will not, clever as he is! ;) Although, when we compiled the album chart on Wednesday Afternoon, it was that close! Brits or no Brits! ;) Duffy back in the top 3 next week, and highest entry will be Prodigy, yeah?

 

Time for the flashback to...February 1993:

The Albums, back then

01 01 THE BODYGUARD - OST

02 12 AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE - R.E.M.

03 NE WORDS OF LOVE-22 CLASSIC HITS - BUDDY HOLLY

04 09 THE AWARDS 93 - VARIOUS

05 10 HITS 93 - VARIOUS

06 NE DURAN DURAN - DURAN DURAN

07 NE WALTHAMSTOW - EAST 17

08 14 DIVA - ANNIE LENNOX

09 15 TAKE THAT AND PARTY - TAKE THAT

10 02 PURE CULT-FOR ROCKERS, RAVERS, LOVERS, SINNERS - THE CULT

11 03 CONSCIENCE - THE BELOVED

12 07 3 YEARS FIVE MONTHS AND 2 DAYS IN THE LIFE - ARRESTED DEVELOPEMENT

13 08 FUNKY DIVAS - EN VOGUE

14 17 SO CLOSE - DINA CARROLL

15 13 CONNECTED - STEREO MCs

16 16 GORECKI: SYMPHONY NO. 3 - DAWN UPSHAW, LONDON SINFONIETTA, DAVID ZINMAN

17 RE STARS - SIMPLY RED

18 05 WANDERING SPIRIT - MICK JAGGER

19 NE BEST OF VOL. 2 - VAN MORRISON

20 23 LOVE MAKES NO SENSE - ALEXANDER O`NEAL

 

WHITNEY HOUSTON ruling the movie world, and album world in `93. The album totalled 8 weeks at the top of the chart, beating off GENESIS, CULT, R.E.M, but not LENNY KRAVITZ in the middle of March! BUDDY HOLLY remembered (just like every February). DURAN DURAN reminding us that in February 1981, TONY BLACKBURN introduced them as DURRAN DURRAN! EAST 17 scoring a top 3 album. Up and down for ANNIE LENNOX. Still quite early for the one and only TAKE THAT, and no signs of the quitting of one ROBBIE WILLIAMS! Whatever happened to ARRESTED DEVELOPEMENT? DINA CARROLL spent most of the time up and down the album chart in 93 like ANNIE LENNOX too. Classical albums were bashing it out, under the likes of GORECKI: SYMPHONY No. 3. SIMPLY RED were on their 3rd year of STARS. MICK JAGGER smashed down with a bang. VAN MORRISON (look out for the new one, next week) was flushed with continued success. ALEXANDER O`NEAL was selling minor, and unfortunately MICHAEL JACKSON`s "DANGEROUS" was re-climbing to 21! :teresa:

 

The Singles in 1993:

01 01 WHY CAN`T I WAKE UP WITH YOU - TAKE THAT

02 02 NO LIMIT - 2UNLIMITED

03 03 LOVE SONG FOR A VAMPIRE/LITTLE BIRD - ANNIE LENNOX

04 04 I`M EVERY WOMAN - WHITNEY HOUSTON

05 NE I FEEL YOU - DEPECHE MODE

06 NE GIVE IN TO ME - MICHAEL JACKSON

07 07 DEEP - EAST 17

08 05 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - WHITNEY HOUSTON

09 13 ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY - LENNY KRAVITZ

10 06 THE LOVE I LOST - WESTEND AND SYBIL

11 08 STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - ROLF HARRIS

12 09 ORDINARY WORLD - DURAN DURAN

13 24 OH CAROLINA - SHAGGY

14 20 RUBY TUESDAY - ROD STEWART

15 22 SIDEWINDER SLEEPS TONIGHT - R.E.M.

16 16 HOW CAN I LOVE YOU MORE - M. PEOPLE

17 11 IF I EVER LOSE MY FAITH IN YOU - STING

18 39 IN YOUR CARE - TASMIN ARCHER

19 NE STICK IT OUT - RIGHT SAID FRED

20 12 SWEET HARMONY - BELOVED

21 48 FOR WHAT IT`S WORTH - OUI 3

22 18 YOU`RE IN A BAD WAY - ST ETIENNE

23 19 BEAUTIFUL GIRL - INXS

24 26 GROUND LEVEL - STEREO MCs

25 16 OPEN YOUR MIND - USURA

26 NE THIS TIME - DINA CARROLL

27 27 SAD BUT TRUE/NOTHING ELSE MATTERS - METALLICA

28 NE TOOK MY LOVE - BIZZARE INC.

29 31 LOVE HURTS - PETER POLYCARPOU

30 14 EXTERMINATE - SNAP!

31 34 TELL ME WHY - GENESIS

32 23 ANGEL - JON SECADA

33 NE IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT - BOYS II MEN#

34 35 NAMELESS ONE - WENDY JAMES

35 NE REMINISCE - MARY J. BLIGE

36 NE KILLING IN THE NAME - RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE

37 17 VIENNA - ULTRAVOX

38 47 NEW YORK CITY - CHARLES AND EDDY

39 15 BETTER MAN - THUNDER

40 30 WILL WE BE LOVERS - DEACON BLUE

41 NE BROTHER LOUIE - QUIRE BOYS

42 NE HARVEST MOON - NEIL YOUNG

43 NE WALK - PANTERA

44 29 HERE COMES THE WAR - NEW MODEL ARMY

45 36 LEAVE IT ALONE - LIVING COLOUR

46 RE NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO - MADNESS

47 21 INDEPENDANCE - LULU

48 28 WE ARE FAMILY 93 - SISTER SLEDGE

49 41 EMOTIONAL TIME - HOTHOUSE FLOWERS

50 NE MY 16TH APOLOGY - SHAKESPEARS SISTER

 

On the last legs of the Original Network Chart in 1993 (so much better than the terrible Hit40uk). TAKE THAT having 2 weeks a-top that chart. You either loved or loathed 2UNLIMITED! Either way we did get a bit tired of the electro-pop thing by the end of 1993. Though saying that I utterly loathed this "re-hashed reggae type thing", with SHAGGY et al! The BODYGUARD kept 2 singles on the go for the HOUSTON. ROLF HARRIS really surprised us with the LED ZEPPELIN take, and got to number 8. Remember the FAR CORPORATION`s version in 1985? SYBIL covered the 1974 HAROLD MELVIN hit. DEPECHE MODE just nudged the top 5...a difficult feat for them since day one in 1981. ROD STEWART covered the ROLLING STONES/MELANIE hit...now if you ever hated RUBY TUESDAY, then you`d hate it even more if you heard TINA CHARLES sing it! She managed to warble her way through singing "Goodbye Ruby Tuesdee", which drove me nuts in 1971! Enough said about SHAGGY. RIGHT SAID FRED were doing the Comic Relief song...stalling at number 7. TASMIN ARCHER, BOYS II MEN, and CHARLES EDDY did well in Autumn 1992, but could not get a sizeable follow up hit between them. SNAP were not happy, as Exterminate did not happen to the WHITNEY HOUSTON chart-topper! STING, and INXS were all over Independant Radio, thus showing higher than the early days of MILWARD BROWN`s Radio One chart. ST ETIENNE were doing ok then. A lot of hardly ever heard songs today in 2009 from 1992...coming from the likes of BIZZARE INC, USURA, PETER POLYCARPOU (remember him off the telly)? OUI 3 covered a 60s classic by BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD. WENDY JAMES solo from TRANSVISION VAMP. PANTERA, LIVING COLOUR, NEW MODEL ARMY all well followed are well forgotten by radio today. Re-issues by ULTRAVOX, and MADNESS reminded us that the 80s were really quite good, and again so were HOTHOUSE FLOWERS but apart from "Don`t Go", they just dried up. Am I the only one struggling to remember SHAKESPEAR`s SISTER and "MY 16TH APOLOGY?"

 

The oldies supplied by MRIB for Independant Radio in Feb 1993.

 

Here are the pre-order lists for this week in 2009:

The Singles

01 UP ALL NIGHT - TAKE THAT 2nd Mar

02 JUST CAN`T GET ENOUGH - SATURDAYS 2nd Mar

03 LOVE STORY - TAYLOR SWIFT 2nd Mar

04 FALLIN`DOWN - OASIS 9th Mar

05 LET IT GO - WILL YOUNG 2nd Mar

06 DEAD AND GONE - T.I.

07 MY LIFE WOULD SUCK - KELLY CLARKSON 2nd Mar

08 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM - COMIC RELIEF 9th Mar

09 LOVE ETC - PET SHOP BOYS 16th Mar

10 REVELRY - KINGS OF LEON 2nd Mar

 

DEPECHE MODE meets COMIC RELIEF...won`t Sunday 8th March be exciting!

 

The top pre-order albums:

01 NO LINE ON THE HORIZON - U2 2nd Mar

02 INVADERS MUST DIE - PRODIGY 23rd Feb

03 RELAPSE - EMINEM 13th Apr

04 BALLAD OF JOHN HENRY - JOE BONAMASSA 23rd Feb

05 ALL I EVER WANTED - KELLY CLARKSON 9th Mar

06 FINE FASCINATION - RED LIGHT COMPANY 2nd Mar

07 ALL THE PLANS - STAR SAILOR 9th Mar

08 GRACE/WASTELANDS - PETE DOHERTY 16th Mar

09 JUNIOR - ROYKSOPP 23rd Mar

10 HED KANDI: TWISTED DISCO - VARIOUS 23rd Feb

 

Wondering if the STAR SAILOR album can push the new single "Tell Me It`s Not Over" to not to be the case?!

 

Hang around for the up to the minute singles....coming soon

Thanks Dave, great retro, about the time I started being seriously into music. The Beloved - Sweet Harmony is in my top 10 best ever :wub:

Let`s tackle the singles then.

 

Starting with the top physicals, this week:

w/k ending Fri 27th Feb 2009

01 NE U2

02 NE PRODIGY

03 01 MORRISEY

04 NE BRITNEY SPEARS

05 NE BEYONCE

06 03 ALESHA DIXON

07 NE MILEY CYRUS

08 02 LADY GAGA

09 05 KID CUDI

10 NE RUDENKO

 

U2 are the highest of 6 new entries in the top 10, pushing LILY ALLEN down 7 places to 11 and Alexandra, Tinchy Stryder, Daniel Merriweather, Girls Aloud, and The Saturdays lay directly below her in the top 16.

 

The top downloads:

01 01 LILY ALLEN

02 02 LADY GAGA

03 12 KINGS OF LEON

04 03 ALESHA DIXON

05 09 SHONTELLE

06 04 EMINEM

07 06 JAMES MORRISON

08 10 PRODIGY

09 05 TINCHY STRYDER

10 15 PUSSYCAT DOLLS/MISSY ELLIOT

 

Spot the difference in the download chart, as Beyonce fell out of the top 10!

 

Add it all together, and here is the full combined physical/download top 50:

50 59 UP ALL NIGHT - TAKE THAT -

49 29 HALLELUJAH - ALEXANDRA BURKE 36) =39

48 58 THE PROMISE - GIRLS ALOUD 35)

47 61 TIME TO PRETEND - MGMT 34)

46 28 ONE STEP AT A TIME - JORDIN SPARKS - =38

45 35 HEARTLESS - KANYE WEST - =36

44 19 I`M THROWING MY ARMS AROUND PARIS - MORRISEY 33)

43 38 LOVING KIND - GIRLS ALOUD 32) =43

42 30 MAD - NE-YO - =34

41 34 BOY DOES NOTHING - ALESHA DIXON 31) =35

 

40 41 SPACEMAN - KILLERS 30) =40

39 55 LOVE LOCKDOWN - KANYE WEST 29) =32

38 27 UP - SATURDAYS 28) =31

37 36 KIDS - MGMT 27)

36 RE ONE DAY LIKE THIS - ELBOW 26)

35 32 RUN - LEONA LEWIS - =29

34 NE FLY AWAY - HONEY RYDER -

33 33 PAPER PLANES - MIA 25) =28

32 26 IF I WERE A BOY - BEYONCE 24) =26

31 12 CHANGE - DANIEL MERRIWEATHER 23) =25

 

30 19 SOBER - PINK 22) =24

29 23 HOT N`COLD - KATY PERRY 21) =27

28 47 VIVA LA VIDA - COLDPLAY - =30

27 25 STRONG AGAIN - N-DUBZ - =23

26 NE EVERYBODY - RUDENKO 20) =21

25 NE LOVE STORY - TAYLOR SWIFT - =33

24 16 ISSUES - SATURDAYS 19) =19

23 31 DEAD AND GONE - T.I. - =22

22 NE WONDERFUL - GARY GO 18) =20

21 18 GIVES YOU HELL - ALL AMERICAN REJECTS 18)

 

20 14 I`M YOURS - JASON MRAZ 17)

19 24 HUMAN - KILLERS 16) =18

18 11 LET IT ROCK - KEVIN RUDOLF 15) =16

17 17 CIRCUS - BRITNEY SPEARS 14) =14

16 22 POKER FACE - LADY GAGA - =15

15 21 SEX ON FIRE - KINGS OF LEON 13) =17

14 48 FLY ON THE WALL - MILEY CYRUS 12) =13

13 07 DAY N`NITE - KID CUDI 11) =12

12 15 WHATCHA THINK ABOUT THAT - PUSSYCAT DOLLS - =11

11 NE GET ON YOUR BOOTS - U2 10) =10

 

10 05 TAKE ME BACK - TINCHY STRYDER/TAIO CRUZ 9) =9

09 08 SINGLE LADIES - BEYONCE 8) =7

08 06 BROKEN STRINGS - JAMES MORRISON/NELLY FURTADO 7) =8

07 04 CRACK A BOTTLE - EMINEM 6)

06 10 T-SHIRT - SHONTELLE - =6

05 03 BREATHE SLOW - ALESHA DIXON 5) =4

04 13 USE SOMEBODY - KINGS OF LEON 4) =5

03 09 OMEN - PRODIGY 3) =3

02 02 JUST DANCE - LADY GAGA 2) =2

01 01 THE FEAR - LILY ALLEN 1) =1

 

) Position without downloads alone. Also without downloads alone are 37 FRAY, 38 AKON, 39 SCRIPT, 40 BRITNEY SPEARS - WOMANIZER.

 

= Position on Chart Show tv.

 

Lily makes a clear lead here, and can not be beaten. Kings Of Leon can only do a best of number 3 for Sunday. Outside the top 50 lurks KATY PERRY - THINKING OF YOU that`s 51. FRAY, AKON, SCRIPT, BRITNEY, GURU JOSH, TAKE THAT, PINK, T.I, AKON again., PUSSYCAT DOLLS..all line up the top 61. Then it`s the bunch of Brits re-climbers with DUFFY x 3, TING TINGS x 2, more MGMT, FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE, ENRIQUE, and WEST END GIRLS along with those PTBs (The PET SHOP BOYS).

 

NOTE: These are not Official Charts. They are based on Chart Show tv, but with added sales to make them the most up to date charts at this point in time.

Thanks Dave. Knew KOL would not make number 1. Will it get a new peak though? Time will tell :)

Thanks Dave. Knew KOL would not make number 1. Will it get a new peak though? Time will tell :)

 

The only new peak it could get is #1 surely? :lol:

The only new peak it could get is #1 surely? :lol:

 

I thought it got to 4, but then I realised that was Bullboard :lol:

 

Anyway, :o but :w00t: that Spaceman is still top 40!

 

Pleased Bolt is no.1. Great film :D

i am lovin Spaceman right now.

U2 #1 on physicals :o ouch and they are #11 in the official chart, physicals must be dire.

 

And a brilliant retro chart Ordinary World :wub:

U2 #1 on physicals :o ouch and they are #11 in the official chart, physicals must be dire.

 

And a brilliant retro chart Ordinary World :wub:

 

 

Surely you mean downloads must be dire Martin? :P

no he means that the physicals aren't helping them too much.

Cheers Dave excellent stuff. :)

 

I hope the Prodigy can hold onto No3 but fear Use Somebody will push them down a place.

Shame! Looks like KOL won't do it afterall! Wll be interesting come Sunday though to see.

Thanks Dave!

 

5.89m for a BBC London news programme? I assume it was from the day the snow fell - everyone at home stuck in front of the TV, same with those other news programmes countrywide. But almost 6m for a news programme in one area is a bit surprising.

 

1993 was a strange year and reflected in those charts, some good songs (Ordinary World) but some tripe - including the Take That song. I have the 1981 gaffe by Tony Blackburn on tape, Durran Durran indeed!

 

Up to date, I wonder how much U2 have been held back by the lack of outlets for physical product? It has certainly underperformed (and underwhelmed, it's not a very good song) and I wonder just how many copies are actually out there for people to get and can everyone who wants to buy a copy get to a record store that still sells singles?

 

As you indicated, the albums chart will look very different by the weekend, the Brits effect began to kick in yesterday and should last until the weekend. With downloads, the singles chart has probably peaked as far as the Brits effect goes and sales from tomorrow (Saturday) may see some of these songs sliding back down the chart, albeit still higher than they were last Sunday.

Circus really doesn't deserve to do this bad, it's much better than Womanizer and I thought it would peak Top 3. :(

Circus really doesn't deserve to do this bad, it's much better than Womanizer and I thought it would peak Top 3. :(

Well Aidan, like it`s been said had Circus not been available to download for the previous 11 weeks anyway, it would have almost certainly have been a top 10 hit, as in the physical top 5!

 

One day the companies might get it right, and release those physicals at the same time as those ever growing downloads!

Well Aidan, like it`s been said had Circus not been available to download for the previous 11 weeks anyway, it would have almost certainly have been a top 10 hit, as in the physical top 5!

 

One day the companies might get it right, and release those physicals at the same time as those ever growing downloads!

plus Circus has sold over 100,000 copies, one of the biggest selling non top 10 hits of recent years and Britney's biggest selling non top 10 hit. The record label made a mess of this release, had they timed it right it could have been top 5 quite easily.

 

By the time it falls out of the top 75 it should have sold close to 150,000 copies - quite an achievement.

Edited February 21, 200916 yr by Robbie