This is my favourite 40 songs at the moment:

 

thisispop's Top40 - Week 17 2009

 

The weeks of 28 April - 04 May 2009

 

01 Royksopp ft Robyn - The Girl & The Robot (3wks 2-1-1)

02 Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden - Bonkers (2wks 11-2 HIGHEST CLIMBER)

03 U2 - Magnificent (4wks 39-5-2-3)

04 Camera Obscura - French Navy (5wks 34-23-14-7-4)

05 Annie - Anthonio (3wks 11-5-5)

06 Dan Black - HYPNTZ (2wks 6-6)

07 Tommy Sparkes - She's Got Me Dancing (4wks 20-6-4-3-7)

08 Manic Street Preachers - Jackie Collins Existential Question Time (3wks 21-10-8)

09 Ladyhawke - Back Of The Van ((2008)1wk 40-X (2009) 2wks 17-9)

10 Prodigy - Warrior's Dance (6wks 28-22-17-15-12-10)

 

11 Little Boots - New In Town (8wks 1-1-1-1-1-1-4-11)

12 Carolina Liar - Show Me What I'm Looking For (HIGHEST NEW ENTRY)

13 Deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember (3wks 40-21-13)

14 Alessi's Ark - Over The Hill (5wks 40-28-19-16-14)

15 Jazmine Sullivan - Dream Big (6wks 32-25-19-17-14-15)

16 Peaches - Talk To Me (NEW ENTRY)

17 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero (8wks 32-6-3-3-2-3-8-17)

18 Kasabian - Fire (2wks 23-18)

19 Basement Jaxx - Raindrops (2wks 22-19)

20 Lily Allen - Not Fair (6wks 11-4-5-6-9-20)

 

21 Polly Scattergood - Please Don't Touch (5wks 33-27-23-20-21)

22 Ciara ft Justin Timberlake - Love Sex Magic (5wks 31-19-7-13-22)

23 Eminem - We Made You (3wks 16-15-23)

24 AK-Momo - Women To Control (NEW ENTRY)

25 Lady GaGa - Paparazzi (2wks 32-25)

26 Golden Silvers - True Romance (7wks 19-13-9-8-10-18-26)

27 The Killers - The World We Live In (2wks 29-27)

28 Gary Go - Open Arms (2wks 28-28)

29 Alesha Dixon - Let's Get Excited (4wks 12-12-19-29)

30 Green Day - Know Your Enemy (2wks 24-30)

 

31 Alex Cornish - My Word What A Mess (2wks 34-31)

32 Jade Ewen - My Time (ESC: UK) (8wks 11-5-7-14-16-25-26-32)

33 Amanda Palmer - Astronaut (2wks 37-33)

34 Madness - Dust Devil (2wks 35-34)

35 Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People (NEW ENTRY)

36 Eg White - Broken (2wks 36-36)

37 TV On The Radio - Crying (NEW ENTRY)

38 Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum (12wks 21-17-19-8-5-3-2-2-3-13-30-38)

39 Lightning Seeds - Ghosts (NEW ENTRY)

40 Graham Coxon - Sorrow's Army (NEW ENTRY)

 

DROP OUTS:

Placebo - Battle For The Sun (6wks 22-10-6-4-9-25)

Kasabian - Vlad The Impaler (4wks 13-10-8-27)

Passion Pit - The Reeling (Manners) (3wks 37-31-31)

Imelda May - Big Bad Handsome Man (3wks 31-30-33)

A Camp - Love Has Left the Room (3wks 36-32-38)

Bats For Lashes - Daniel (7wks 3-2-3-4-6-11-18-27-39)

Depeche Mode - Wrong (9wks 2-1-2-2-4-5-15-26-40)

 

My Personal #1s of the last 12 months:

 

Apr 22 - May 12 Sara Bareilles - Love Song (3 Wks)

May 13 - Jun 09 Portishead - The Rip (4 Wks)

Jun 10 - Jun 16 Annie - I Know UR Girlfriend Hates Me (1 Wk)

Jun 17 - Jul 14 Coldplay - Viva La Vida (4 wks)

Jul 15 - Aug 04 Noah & The Whale - 5 Years Time (3 Wks)

Aug 05 - Aug 25 Cyndi Lauper - Into The Nightlife (3 Wks)

Aug 26 - Sep 15 Ladyhawke - Dusk To Dawn (3 Wks)

Sep 16 - Sep 22 M.I.A. - Paper Planes (1 Wk)

Sep 23 - Oct 27 Suzie McNeil - Lonely (5 Wks)

Oct 28 - Nov 24 The Killers - Human (4 Wks)

Nov 25 - Dec 15 Lisa Miskovsky - Still Alive (3 Wks)

 

Dec 16 - Dec 29 Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (2 Wks)

Dec 30 - Jan 12 Jem - It's Amazing (2 Wks)

Jan 13 - Feb 16 Kelly Clarkson - My Life Would Suck Without You (5 Wks)

Feb 17 - Mar 02 Oasis - Falling Down (2 Wks)

Mar 03 - Mar 09 Depeche Mode - Wrong (1 Wk)

Mar 10 - Apr 20 Little Boots - New In Town (6 Wks)

Apr 21 - ????? Rokysopp ft Robyn - The Girl & The Robot (2 Wks)

 

 

ThisisPops - this week I've been mostly listening to ...(new & old)

 

My Album Chart - Top20 28 April - 04 May 2009

 

1 (6) Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

2 (1) Amanda Palmer - Who Killed Amanda Palmer?

3 (3) Lady GaGa - The Fame

4 (4) Bat For Lashes - Two Suns

5 (2) Depeche Mode - Sounds Of The Universe

6 (7) Ladyhawke - Ladyhawke

7 (8) The Killers - Day & Age

8 (5) Lily Allen - Its Not Me, Its You

9 (10) The Prodigy - Invaders Must Die

10 (9) Royksopp - Junior

11 (11) A Camp - Colonia

12 (12) Jazmine Sullivan - Fearless

13 (15) MGMT - Oracular Spectacular

14 (16) Keane - Perfect Symmetry

15 (13) Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid

16 (14) Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

17 (Re) U2 - No Line On The Horizon

18 (17) Pet Shop Boys - Yes

19 (18) Britney Spears - Circus

20 (19) Kate Bush - Never For Ever

 

Apologies for being too busy to post on other threads as much as normal. So here is a post from the recently transmitted 1979 BBC Special "Kate" that was shown on BBC4 last week to celebrate Kate Bush topping the public poll to find the "Queen of British Pop":

 

Kate Bush - The Man With The Child In His Eyes (Live 1979)

01 Royksopp ft Robyn - The Girl & The Robot (3wks 2-1-1)

02 Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden - Bonkers (2wks 11-2 HIGHEST CLIMBER)

03 U2 - Magnificent (4wks 39-5-2-3)

09 Ladyhawke - Back Of The Van ((2008)1wk 40-X (2009) 2wks 17-9)

10 Prodigy - Warrior's Dance (6wks 28-22-17-15-12-10)

11 Little Boots - New In Town (8wks 1-1-1-1-1-1-4-11)

12 Carolina Liar - Show Me What I'm Looking For (HIGHEST NEW ENTRY)

13 Deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember (3wks 40-21-13)

15 Jazmine Sullivan - Dream Big (6wks 32-25-19-17-14-15)

17 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero (8wks 32-6-3-3-2-3-8-17)

20 Lily Allen - Not Fair (6wks 11-4-5-6-9-20)

22 Ciara ft Justin Timberlake - Love Sex Magic (5wks 31-19-7-13-22)

23 Eminem - We Made You (3wks 16-15-23)

25 Lady GaGa - Paparazzi (2wks 32-25)

27 The Killers - The World We Live In (2wks 29-27)

28 Gary Go - Open Arms (2wks 28-28)

29 Alesha Dixon - Let's Get Excited (4wks 12-12-19-29)

30 Green Day - Know Your Enemy (2wks 24-30)

32 Jade Ewen - My Time (ESC: UK) (8wks 11-5-7-14-16-25-26-32)

35 Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People (NEW ENTRY)

Edited May 1, 200916 yr by FMbassador11

01 Royksopp ft Robyn - The Girl & The Robot (3wks 2-1-1)

03 U2 - Magnificent (4wks 39-5-2-3)

10 Prodigy - Warrior's Dance (6wks 28-22-17-15-12-10)

13 Deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember (3wks 40-21-13

15 Jazmine Sullivan - Dream Big (6wks 32-25-19-17-14-15)

17 Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero (8wks 32-6-3-3-2-3-8-17)

19 Basement Jaxx - Raindrops (2wks 22-19)

20 Lily Allen - Not Fair (6wks 11-4-5-6-9-20)

22 Ciara ft Justin Timberlake - Love Sex Magic (5wks 31-19-7-13-22)

23 Eminem - We Made You (3wks 16-15-23)

25 Lady GaGa - Paparazzi (2wks 32-25)

27 The Killers - The World We Live In (2wks 29-27)

29 Alesha Dixon - Let's Get Excited (4wks 12-12-19-29)

30 Green Day - Know Your Enemy (2wks 24-30)

32 Jade Ewen - My Time (ESC: UK) (8wks 11-5-7-14-16-25-26-32)

35 Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People (NEW ENTRY)

^_^

Hi Rich

 

I like:

 

Royksopp ft Robyn - The Girl & The Robot (3wks 2-1-1)

03 arrow down.gif U2 - Magnificent (4wks 39-5-2-3)

04 arrow up.gif Camera Obscura - French Navy (5wks 34-23-14-7-4)

05 arrow right.gif Annie - Anthonio (3wks 11-5-5)

08 arrow up.gif Manic Street Preachers - Jackie Collins Existential Question Time (3wks 21-10-8)

09 arrow up.gif Ladyhawke - Back Of The Van ((2008)1wk 40-X (2009) 2wks 17-9)

11 arrow down.gif Little Boots - New In Town (8wks 1-1-1-1-1-1-4-11) :wub:

12 ne.gif Carolina Liar - Show Me What I'm Looking For (HIGHEST NEW ENTRY)

13 arrow up.gif Deadmau5 & Kaskade - I Remember (3wks 40-21-13)

16 ne.gif Peaches - Talk To Me (NEW ENTRY)

17 arrow down.gif Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero (8wks 32-6-3-3-2-3-8-17)

18 arrow up.gif Kasabian - Fire (2wks 23-18)

20 arrow down.gif Lily Allen - Not Fair (6wks 11-4-5-6-9-20)

 

22 arrow down.gif Ciara ft Justin Timberlake - Love Sex Magic (5wks 31-19-7-13-22)

24 ne.gif AK-Momo - Women To Control (NEW ENTRY)

25 arrow up.gif Lady GaGa - Paparazzi (2wks 32-25)

27 arrow up.gif The Killers - The World We Live In (2wks 29-27)

28 arrow right.gif Gary Go - Open Arms (2wks 28-28)

30 arrow down.gif Green Day - Know Your Enemy (2wks 24-30)

32 arrow down.gif Jade Ewen - My Time (ESC: UK) (8wks 11-5-7-14-16-25-26-32)

34 arrow up.gif Madness - Dust Devil (2wks 35-34)

35 ne.gif Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People (NEW ENTRY)

38 arrow down.gif Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum (12wks 21-17-19-8-5-3-2-2-3-13-30-38)

39 ne.gif Lightning Seeds - Ghosts (NEW ENTRY)