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Looking ahead to Mother`s Day...what`s going to happen? With thanks to Peter Jay, and John McManus, we might find out. They checked all the stores, and download sites and came up with these previews. Based on a quota of sales/pre-orders Tues - Mon.

 

The Album Preview:

01 NE SONGS FOR MY MOTHER - RONAN KEATING

02 01 NO LINE ON THE HORIZON - U2

03 04 ONLY BY THE NIGHT - KINGS OF LEON

04 11 THE ANNIE LENNOX COLLECTION - ANNIE LENNOX

05 03 ALL I EVER WANTED - KELLY CLARKSON

06 40 101 HOUSEWORK SONGS - VARIOUS

07 02 FEARLESS - TAYLOR SWIFT

08 10 FARYL - FARYL SMITH

09 05 INVADERS MUST DIE - PRODIGY

10 06 THE FAME - LADY GAGA

11 23 TO MUM LOVE MOTOWN - VARIOUS

12 14 THE CIRCUS - TAKE THAT

13 08 IT`S NOT ME IT`S YOU - LILY ALLEN

14 07 ADDICTED TO BASS 09 - VARIOUS

15 24 BREAKDOWN VERY BEST OF EUPHORIC DANCE - VARIOUS

16 NE BEWARE - BONNIE PRINCE BILLY

17 NE GRACE/WASTELANDS - PETE DOHERTY

18 42 MUM OF THE YEAR - VARIOUS

19 39 POP PRINCESSES - VARIOUS

20 13 WE STARTED NOTHING - TING TINGS

21 17 FLEET FOXES - FLEET FOXES

22 12 MASSIVE R + B SPRING COLLECTION 09 - VARIOUS

23 NE CHASING LIGHTS - SATURDAYS (NEW EDITION)

24 09 ROCKFERRY - DUFFY

25 18 I AM SASHA FIERCE - BEYONCE

26 37 FREEDOM - AKON

27 27 PAST AND PRESENT - MICHAEL BALL

28 28 BEST BETTE - BETTE MIDLER

29 20 SOLID SILVER 60s - VARIOUS

30 31 MOTOWN 50TH ANNIVERSARY - VARIOUS

 

Outside this lot (in no particular order) new entries from MARIANNE FAITHFUL - EASY COME EASY GO, BARRY MANILOW - GREATEST SONGS OF THE 80s, LIONEL RICHIE - JUST GO, MELODY GARDOT - MY ONE AND ONLY THRILL . Back up for THE SCRIPT, WHITE LIES, MICHAEL JACKSON, and LEONA LEWIS. Other VA Compilations come via FOREVER FRIENDS THANK YOU MUM, MUM ROCKS, HOME 40 UPLIFTING SONGS, THOSE WERE THE DAYS, PENNIES FROM HEAVEN, and DEFECTED IN THE HOUSE MIAMI 09.

 

The Singles Preview:

01 01 RIGHT ROUND - FLO RIDA

02 02 POKERFACE - LADY GAGA

03 03 JUST CAN`T GET ENOUGH - SATURDAYS

04 19 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM - COMIC RELIEF

05 05 LOVE STORY - TAYLOR SWIFT

06 06 DEAD AND GONE - T.I.

07 04 MY LIFE WOULD SUCK - KELLY CLARKSON

08 07 USE SOMEBODY - KOL

09 NE LOVE ETC - PET SHOP BOYS

10 12 BEAUTIFUL - AKON

11 09 JUST DANCE - LADY GAGA

12 17 BROKEN STRINGS - JAMES MORRISON

13 28 HALO - BEYONCE

14 16 UP ALL NIGHT - TAKE THAT

15 NE IN FOR THE KILL - LA ROUX

16 15 BREATHE SLOW - ALESHA DIXON

17 08 THE FEAR - LILY ALLEN

18 46 CAN`T GET OVER - SEPTEMBER

19 10 T-SHIRT - SHONTELLE

20 NE NO YOU GIRLS - FRANZ FERDINAND

21 29 FALLIN DOWN - OASIS

22 13 OMEN - PRODIGY

23 11 WHATCHA THINK ABOUT THAT - PUSSYCAT DOLLS/MISSY ELLIOT

24 14 SINGLE LADIES - BEYONCE

25 22 DAY N`NITE - KID CUDI

26 23 HUMAN - KILLERS

27 18 CRACK A BOTTLE - EMINEM/DR DRE/50 CENT

28 20 SEX ON FIRE - KOL

29 39 SHAKE IT - METRO STATION

30 21 TAKE ME BACK - TINCHY STRYDER/TAIO CRUZ

31 24 CHIP DIDDY CHIP - CHIPMUNK

32 31 I`M YOURS - JASON MRAZ

33 36 ISSUES - SATURDAYS

34 30 RUN - LEONA LEWIS

35 27 THINKING OF YOU - KATY PERRY

36 26 HOT N`COLD - KATY PERRY

37 25 GIVES YOU HELL - ALL AMERICAN REJECTS

38 45 SHINING LIGHT - ANNIE LENNOX

39 35 REVELRY - KOL

40 32 STRONG AGAIN - N-DUBZ

41 34 CIRCUS - BRITNEY SPEARS

42 RE GREATEST DAY - TAKE THAT

43 48 BOY DOES NOTHING - ALESHA DIXON

44 NE THE GARDEN - TAKE THAT

45 33 LET IT ROCK - KEVIN RUDOLF

46 NE RUNNIN`- DOMAN AND GOODING

47 44 IF I WERE A BOY - BEYONCE

48 47 VIVA LA VIDA - COLDPLAY

49 50 UP - SATURDAYS

50 RE THE PROMISE - GIRLS ALOUD

 

Outside that lot are: ADELE - MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE, U2, MIA, ENRIQUE, MGMT - KIDS, PINK - SOBER, LAURA IZIBOR (Who has problems), ELBOW, AR RAHMAN/PUSSYCAT DOLLS, JENNIFER HUDSON, SATURDAYS - WORK. Flop of the week goes to GOLDIE LOOKIN CHAIN, ROLL DEEP, GASLIGHT ANTHEM, and ROYKSOPP.

 

We did great last week with 38 in the 40, and 49 in the 50 on the singles front (even though we only had Islands In The Stream at 19)! In the combined albums we had 24 in the 30, and 36 in the 40.

 

Back in March 1975, Radio Luxembourg came up with this:

01 01 BYE BYE BABY - BAY CITY ROLLERS

02 03 ONLY YOU CAN - FOX

03 05 WHAT AM I GONNA DO - BARRY WHITE

04 06 THERE`S A WHOLE LOT OF LOVING - GUYS AND DOLLS

05 04 PICK UP THE PIECES - AVERAGE WHITE BAND

06 16 FANCY PANTS - KENNY

07 02 IF - TELLY SAVALAS

08 12 GIRLS - MOMENTS AND WHATNAUTS

09 17 I CAN DO IT - RUBETTES

10 14 SWEET MUSIC - SHOWADDYWADDY

11 15 PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM - ELTON JOHN

12 23 PLAY ME LIKE YOU PLAY YOUR GUITAR - DUANE EDDY AND THE REBELETTES

13 09 SECRETS THAT YOU KEEP - MUD

14 08 MANDY - BARRY MANILOW

15 29 FOX ON THE RUN - THE SWEET

16 07 PLEASE TELL HIM THAT I SAID HELLO - DANA

17 13 DREAMER - SUPERTRAMP

18 11 COME UP AND SEE ME MAKE ME SMILE - COCKNEY REBEL

19 10 MY EYES ADORED YOU - FRANKI VALLI

20 20 HAVING A PARTY - OSMONDS FEATURING SIMON AND GARFUNKEL

21 22 YOUNG AMERICANS - DAVID BOWIE

22 26 REACH OUT I`LL BE THERE - GLORIA GAYNOR

23 28 FUNKY GIBBON/SICK MAN BLUES - GOODIES

24 NE SWING YOUR DADDY - JIM GILSTRAP

25 NE SKIING IN THE SNOW - WIGAN`S OVATION

26 30 WHAT IN THE WORLD`S COME OVER YOU - TAM WHITE

27 27 LET ME BE THE ONE - SHADOWS

28 NE THE UGLY DUCKLING - MIKE REID

29 NE L.O.V.E. - AL GREEN

30 NE LADY MARMALADE - LABELLE

 

So, in 1975 Radio Luxembourg got 27 in the 30. The only major miss, was PETER SHELLEY and "Love Me Love My Dog". Although (of course), it was in on the next week.

BAY CITY ROLLERS all over the shop, and at their peak. NOOSHA FOX and the gang including KENNY YOUNG. GUYS AND DOLLS featuring the twosome of DOLLAR and others, including JULIE FORSYTH...Bruce`s daughter. AVERAGE WHITE BAND...Scotland`s finest. KENNY had their 2nd hit following "The Bump". Their was a band called KENNY in 1973, but they came from Ireland...a different kettle of fish! KOJAK was in the chart via TELLY SAVALAS covering a BREAD song. MOMENTS AND WHATNAUTS struck...then lost their WHATNAUTS! The RUBETTES had almost dried up, but they still appeared on TOTP with their hats. SWEET MUSIC gave SHOWADDYWADDY...an over predicted Luxembourg toptenner. ELTON JOHN had the American number one, but didn`t make the top ten with "Philadelphia Freedom", in the UK. DUANE EDDY returned, and suddenly sounded like the theme to CROSSROADS...was that why Paul McCartney re-did the theme to said tv show? BARRY MANILOW scored a first. THE SWEET slightly changed direction, and just missed a number one. SUPERTRAMP also scored a first hit. FRANKI VALLI escaped the FOUR SEASONS. Big group THE OSMONDS teamed up with SIMON AND GARFUNKEL. DAVID BOWIE praised the Yanks! GLORIA GAYNOR did her usual...nicked someone elses song! THE GOODIES got a 2nd hit. Get well soon Bill. JIM GILSTRAP confused us, with his name! WIGAN`S OVATION covered a 60s northern soul piece. Wigan, the home to that Northern Soul sound. Ever been on Wigan pier?! TAM WHITE sung in similar vain. THE SHADOWS could not win the Eurovision Song Contest...they were beat by the Netherlands offering by TEACH-IN. During the Song For Europe on the BBC, in February 1975...the SHADOWS performed six songs, "Let Me Be The One" was the chosen song, but they also performed "Don`t Throw It All Away"....this became a hit, 6 months later for GARY BENSON. MIKE REID was "Terr-if-ic", and took the old Danny Kaye song "The Ugly Duckling", into the top ten. The right Reverand AL GREEN scored another top 30 hit, as LABELLE got a first, and also first version of "LADY MARMALADE" into the top 20.

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very static singles chart apart from PSB. I hope they can enter in the top 10! :cheer:

Only By the Night passes Kelly and Annie! :cheer:

I knew that would happen. :P

They'll overtake U2 soon enough... hopefully

 

Absolutely amazing for La Roux :o

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very static singles chart apart from PSB. I hope they can enter in the top 10! :cheer:

 

Me too. Thanks Dave :thumbup:

Oh, if Flo Rida does make it back to the top of the pile he'll only be the second act ever to do it in his third week on the chart following All Saint's Under The Bridge which moved 1-2-1- in 1998!
Oh, if Flo Rida does make it back to the top of the pile he'll only be the second act ever to do it in his third week on the chart following All Saint's Under The Bridge which moved 1-2-1- in 1998!

 

Is that true? There must be more...

Is that true? There must be more...

 

Yep. Nearest would be these which climbed back to No1 in 4 weeks:

 

Mr Blobby 3-1-2-1-

Céline Dion 1-2-2-1-

S Club 7 1-2-2-1-

Yep. Nearest would be these which climbed back to No1 in 4 weeks:

 

Mr Blobby 3-1-2-1-

Céline Dion 1-2-2-1-

S Club 7 1-2-2-1-

 

 

And

 

Daniel Bedinginafield

Shakira

Wow :o Didn't know that...
And

 

Daniel Bedinginafield

Shakira

 

 

These were 1-2-3-2-1 and 54-3-2-1-2-2-3-1 though (more than a 4-week period)

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