And that's even before we get to the songs! :dance:

 

Chart commentary.

She never managed it as part of her girl-band, but with her second solo single, Alesha Dixon felt sure of reaching number one in the Radio Newtown chart with 'Breathe Slow'. She fought a tight battle all week with St Etienne and their Kylie-esque 'Method of Modern Love', but from being behind all week, a flutter of Sarah Cracknell's eyelashes and the 20-year veterans were eventually able to overhaul their rival, and the divine Sarah is finally the Queen of the Radio Newton Top 20! Not that we're obsessed in any way here at Radio Newtown... :wub:

 

Tina Dico falls to three and last week's chart topper from Kevin Rudolf and Lil Wayne falls to four. But it's celebration time for geeky Gary Go, who chalks up a top five hit with his debut 'Wonderful', far outstripping the current performance of the band he's going to be supporting on tour, Take That, whose new single surprisingly hasn't even cracked the Top Ten.

The biggest climber in the twenty is Miley Cyrus, who takes 'Fly On The Wall' up fourteen places to six. Miley has been hovering around the lower half of the Top 30 on several occasions but this seems to be the single to finally get her the breakthrough in the Radio Newtown chart, and it could well go top three next week.

Amy Studt seems to have been usurped by the new teen wonder, but at least she is able to celebrate a Top Ten hit as well tonight, 'Nice Boys' settling nicely at 7.

Three brand new entries in the 20. Kelly Clarkson might have wondered if she'd reached a peak on this chart when the marvellous 'Since U Been Gone' got to number one in 2005. Maybe 'My Life Would Suck Without You' still can't hope to match that incomparable track, but 13 is a strong debut, and it looks sure fire top ten.

The RAH Band would have been glad of any hit in the last 25 years, 'Clouds Across The Room' and 'The Crunch' having been the only titles of theirs to have troubled the charts, both over two decades ago. But a new sound featuring the voice of the mysterious Susanna, with a smooth disco sound not dissimilar to that which is helping St Etienne right now, has brought them back to the Top 20 at 16, with more success surely around the corner.

And Snow Patrol are back with another epic, entering at 17 with 'If There's A Rocket..', which should be battling at the very top in a couple of weeks.

With Katy Perry and a rejuvinated, award winning Elbow climbing into the Top 20, the charts are becoming lively again,

This week's chart:

 

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1 (5) Method of Modern Love - Saint Etienne (New number one) :wub:

2 (4) Breathe Slow - Alesha Dixon

3 (2) Warm Sand – Tina Dico

4 (1) Let It Rock- Kevin Rudolf feat Lil Wayne

5 (9) Wonderful – Gary Go

 

6 (20) Fly On The Wall – Miley Cyrus

7 (15) Nice Boys – Amy Studt

8 (7) La Soirée - David Ordini

9 (6) Get On Your Boots - U2

10 (3) All You Need Is Love – Beatles

 

11 (8) The Fear- Lily Allen

12 (10) An Eluardian Instance – Of Montreal

13 (NEW) My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson

14 (16) Shining Light - Annie Lennox

15 (11) Up All Night- Take That

16 (NEW) Living For The Nitelife - RAH Band ft Susanna

17 (NEW) If There's a Rocket, Tie Me To It – Snow Patrol

18 (12) We Walk – Ting Tings

19 (23) Thinking of You - Katy Perry

20 (44) One Day Like This – Elbow

 

New number one!

 

In at number sixteen.

Edited February 25, 200916 yr by Kit Curran

Hi Kit - My faves this week -

 

1 (5) Method of Modern Love - Saint Etienne (New number one) :unsure: Haven't heard this

2 (4) Breathe Slow - Alesha Dixon

4 (1) Let It Rock- Kevin Rudolf feat Lil Wayne

5 (9) Wonderful – Gary Go

 

6 (20) Fly On The Wall – Miley Cyrus

7 (15) Nice Boys – Amy Studt

9 (6) Get On Your Boots - U2

10 (3) All You Need Is Love – Beatles :wub: Classic, even like this by Tom Jones ;)

 

11 (8) The Fear- Lily Allen

13 (NEW) My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson

14 (16) Shining Light - Annie Lennox

15 (11) Up All Night- Take That

17 (NEW) If There's a Rocket, Tie Me To It – Snow Patrol

18 (12) We Walk – Ting Tings

19 (23) Thinking of You - Katy Perry

 

:D Great chart

Hi Kit - My faves this week -

 

1 (5) Method of Modern Love - Saint Etienne (New number one) :unsure: Haven't heard this

 

Yep, because the radio stations criminally ignore Saint Eitenne, you can bet if this were by Kylie it would never have been off the radio!

 

The song is what Kylie would sound like if she had a good voice. ;)

 

Thanks for commenting

 

2 (4) Breathe Slow - Alesha Dixon

4 (1) Let It Rock- Kevin Rudolf feat Lil Wayne

6 (20) Fly On The Wall – Miley Cyrus

9 (6) Get On Your Boots - U2

10 (3) All You Need Is Love – Beatles

11 (8) The Fear- Lily Allen

13 (NEW) My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson

14 (16) Shining Light - Annie Lennox

18 (12) We Walk – Ting Tings

19 (23) Thinking of You - Katy Perry

20 (44) One Day Like This – Elbow

 

very good ^_^

Hi Aaron

 

I like

 

1 (5) Method of Modern Love - Saint Etienne (New number one) wub.gif

2 (4) Breathe Slow - Alesha Dixon

5 (9) Wonderful – Gary Go

7 (15) Nice Boys – Amy Studt

9 (6) Get On Your Boots - U2

10 (3) All You Need Is Love – Beatles

11 (8) The Fear- Lily Allen

13 (NEW) My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson

14 (16) Shining Light - Annie Lennox

15 (11) Up All Night- Take That

17 (NEW) If There's a Rocket, Tie Me To It – Snow Patrol

18 (12) We Walk – Ting Tings

19 (23) Thinking of You - Katy Perry

20 (44) One Day Like This – Elbow