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Week 20 of 2009. Another set of a charts for a Friday...along with top films, dvds, tv, books, games, albums, the flashback, and back later for the most up to date chart in Britain via those singles.

 

The Top UK Films: compiled by Screen International

01 NE STAR TREK £5,950,203

02 NE CORALINE £2,427,244

03 01 X MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE

04 02 HANNAH MONTANA

05 04 GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST

06 03 STATE OF PLAY

07 05 17 AGAIN

08 06 MONSTERS VS ALIENS

09 08 I LOVE YOU MAN

10 07 FAST AND FURIOUS

 

STAR TREK does amazing (no surprise), and knocks off those X Men.

 

 

The Top Dvd Films: compiled by DTR (based on sales and rentals)

01 NE ROLE MODELS

02 01 AUSTRALIA

03 02 THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL

04 03 MIRRORS

05 04 TWILIGHT

06 05 BEDTIME STORIES

07 NE CLUBBED

08 06 TRANSPORTER 3

09 07 YES MAN

10 08 CITY RATS

 

ROLE MODELS top seller everywhere this week, including being top blu-ray of the week.

 

 

The Top 5 tv related Dvds:

01 01 SUPERNATURAL SEASON 4 PART 1

02 NE CSI MIAMI SEASON 6 PART 1

03 03 AMERICAN DAD SEASON 4

04 04 DEMONS SEASON 1

05 02 SKELLIG

 

 

The Top Books: (based on top selling paperbacks in the UK)

01 NE ANGELS AND DEMONS - DAN BROWN

02 03 THE BUSINESS - MARTINA COLE

03 01 THE RETURN - VICTORIA HISLOP

04 02 DEVIL BONES - KATHY ZEICHS

05 04 FIGHTING TO THE END - JADE GOODY

06 07 THIS CHARMING MAN - MARIAN KEYES

07 NE FRACTURED - KARIN SLAUGHTER

08 NE NOTHING TO LOSE - LEE CHILD

09 NE THE OTHER QUEEN - PHILIPPA GREGORY

10 NE SECRETS - FREYA NORTH

 

Talking about books, I was reading the new James Bond paperback the other day. It`s called "Devil May Care". A bit of a drugs ring in this one. I could actually imagine Roger Moore doing the story in not only Bond, but also The Saint. The very reason he was cast as Bond, four years after he finished the Saint and a couple of years after "The Persuaders" of course. "Devil May Care" is published by Penguin books and priced £7.99. Written by Sebastian Faulks (writing as Ian Fleming). Giving another Saint connection, because Simon Templar used to use the name "Sebastian Tombs" as his nomme de plume.

 

 

The Games Chart:

01 01 GUITAR HERO 3: LEGENDS OF ROCK

02 02 STREET FIGHTER IV

03 03 HALO WARS

04 06 SAMBA DE AMAGO

05 04 MY FITNESS COACH

06 08 Wiii FIT

07 07 FIFA 09

08 NE WWE: LEGENDS OF WRESTLEMANIA

09 05 MANHUNT 2

10 10 LITTLE BIG PLANET

 

Still waiting for Pokemon Platinum...which is already #4 on pre-orders.

 

 

The Top tv programmes: compiled by BARB (only top editions of programmes are noted here)

01 01 BRITAIN`S GOT TALENT 11.30

02 02 CORONATION STREET 9.70

03 03 EASTENDERS 8.54

04 04 THE APPRENTICE 8.29

05 06 EMMERDALE 6.78

06 RE UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 6.76

07 05 ASHES TO ASHES 6.59

08 NE INSPECTOR GEORGE GENTLY 6.47

09 08 CASUALTY 5.90

10 14 HELL`S KITCHEN 5.53

11 06 HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU 5.39

12 09 10 O`CLOCK NEWS 5.28

13 12 PRIMEVAL 5.27

14 13 MY FAMILY 5.15

15 12 HOLBY CITY 5.11

16 16 BBC NEWS ON SUNDAY 5.11

17 10 COUNTRYFILE 5.09

18 NE ISLANDS OF BRITAIN 4.89

19 RE WATCHDOG 4.75

20 13 THE BILL 4.74

21 07 HEARTBEAT 4.67

22 RE TAGGART 4.63

23 17 THE ONE SHOW 4.61

24 21 6 O`CLOCK NEWS 4.48

25 11 REGGIE PERRIN 4.41

26 RE MIDSUMMER MURDERS 4.37

27 RE MR AND MRS 4.31

28 NE BOY MEETS GIRL 3.78

29 22 BEAT THE STAR 3.60

30 29 ITV EVENING NEWS 3.18

 

Big falls for Heartbeat, Reggie Perrin (losing nearly a million viewers after the 2nd episode). Beat The Star falls too, as we people get sick of Vernon Kaye! Haven`t ITV got any other hosts? ;)

 

 

The Top Albums: based on a rota of info (Thurs to Weds), and adjusted figures for new entries

01 NE 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN - GREEN DAY released Friday 15th

02 NE QUICKEN THE HEART - MAXIMO PARK

03 03 THE FAME - LADY GAGA

04 04 IT`S NOT ME IT`S YOU - LILY ALLEN

05 02 NOW 72 - VARIOUS

06 08 HANNAH MONTANA - OST

07 07 DANCE NATION VOL. 1 - VARIOUS

08 06 FUNHOUSE - PINK

09 NE R + B COLLECTION SUMMER 2009 - VARIOUS

10 05 I AM SASHA FIERCE - BEYONCE

11 13 INVADERS MUST DIE - PRODIGY

12 01 TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE - BOB DYLAN

13 09 SKA MANIA - VARIOUS

14 NE DUKE PANDEMONIUM - MARMADUKE DUKE

15 14 ONLY BY THE NIGHT - KOL

16 22 FEARLESS - TAYLOR SWIFT

17 RE THE ALESHA SHOW - ALESHA DIXON

18 17 SONGS FOR YOU TRUTHS FOR ME - JAMES MORRISON

19 NE 40 SING-A-LONG DRIVETIME ANTHEMS - VARIOUS

20 NE BONKERS-THE ORIGINAL HARDCORE - VARIOUS

21 10 MUSIC FOR THE PEOPLE - ENEMY

22 15 FANTASY RIDE - CIARA

23 12 ROADSINGER - YUSUF

24 18 TIME TO SAY GOODBYE - VARIOUS

25 20 FREEDOM - AKON

26 16 DOLL DOMINATION: THE MINI ALBUM - PUSSYCAT DOLLS

27 19 FLOORFILLERS 80`s CLASSICS - VARIOUS

28 21 ASHES TO ASHES 2 - OST

29 24 HALLELUJAH - VARIOUS

30 NE VERY BEST OF - JIM REEVES

 

Figures suggest that GREEN DAY will sell, well over double and some more than MAXIMO PARK by Sunday. MAXIMO PARK will probably not even settle for 2nd place, as LILY ALLEN & LADY GAGA are neck and neck, Lily will get the #2 artist album, as MAXIMO PARK slip into 3rd place by then. All in a Combined chart, that is full to the brim with compilations yet again. On the JIM REEVES front...We are awaiting a re-release of "Welcome To My World". Yes, truthfully...There will ba a physical release of it. Currently relinquishing in an advert. This will tie in with the 45th Anniversary of Jim`s untimely passing in a private plane, flown by Jim (himself) and accompanied by business partner Dean Manuel. They were travelling to Nashville from Arkansas to secure a property deal. During a violent thunderstorm over Brentwood (Tennessee), Jim got very disorientated and actually flew the plane upside down, in order to combat the the storm, while increasing altitude. The one engined plane was found 42 hours later, with both Jim and Dean`s bodies buried in the plane`s wreckage, where both nose and engine hit the ground with the impact. In strange unhappy circumstances, Jim Reeves was trained by the same instructor as the man who flew the ill-fated plane of Patsy Cline & Randy Hughes...some 16 months before. Jim`s death actually occured around early evening on the 31st July 1964.

 

 

Here come`s the Flashback...to May 1984.

The Top TV:

01 MISSING FROM HOME 12.80

02 CORONATION STREET 12.50

03 THE PRICE IS RIGHT 11.60

04 DALLAS 11.60

05 PORRIDGE 11.00

06 THE TWO RONNIES 11.00

07 THAT`S LIFE 11.00

08 THAT`S MY BOY 10.80

09 IT`S MIKE YARWOOD 10.70

10 JUST AMAZING 10.60

11 A QUESTION OF SPORT 10.40

12 CROSSROADS 10.30

13 EMMERDALE FARM 10.20

14 TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED 9.80

15 TOP OF THE POPS 9.50

16 GIVE US A CLUE 9.40

17 THE PYRAMID GAME 9.30

18 SURPRISE SURPRISE 9.10

19 WE GOT IT MADE 8.90

20 WORLD SNOOKER 8.80

 

Now top programme in May 84, was MISSING FROM HOME...This was a mini drama series focusing on the events of a housewife who`s husband suddenly goes missing. Judy Loe played wife "Alison Reynolds", and the missing hubby was played by Gawn Granger as "Jerry Reynolds". A repeat of "Porridge" beat Ronnie Barker`s/Ronnie Corbett`s new series/new credits of THE TWO RONNIES. Esther Rantzen was still pulling them in on Sunday nights with "THAT`S LIFE"...the weekly consumer show, that mixed true life stories with comic songs/odd looking fruit/newspaper print errors. "THAT`S MY BOY" was Yorkshire tv`s rather bad sitcom on Fridays at 8.30pm, starring Mollie Sugden (who later appeared in THAT`S LIFE) as a Mother who lives with her son and daughter in law. Christopher Blake and the actress Jennifer Lonsdale, played the son and daughter. It got even worse when it turned out the the Christopher Blake character "Dr Robert Price" had another mother in the series played by Clare Richards (she was the proper mother, while Mollie Sugden`s character was the adopted mother. Deddie Davies played Price`s secretary "Miss Parfitt"...and ITV managed to drag this nonsense out for 5 years! MIKE YARWOOD turned up on ITV for a while, after years at the BBC on Saturdays. Mike had a battling career combined with Alcoholism/Nerve problems...despite being the best impressionist tv ever saw. The late motorbiking ace, Barry Sheene teamed up with Kenny Lynch on ITV`s Saturday evenings with a kind of early version of "You Bet/Don`t Try This At Home"...in which people came on and did amazing stunts, such as jumping over buses/eating slugs and all that lovely stuff! TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED was originally written by the late Roald Dahl...but by 1984, the programme had a host of writers. It continued until 1988, by then most of it was filmed in the States. TOP OF THE POPS was introduced by the great twosome of John Peel/David Jensen this week, and the show opened with Eurovision UK flop BELLE AND THE DEVOVIONS performing LOVE GAMES. That year was the 29th Eurovision, held in Luxembourg. We came 7th, with just 63 points. The Contest was won by Sweden, and HERREYS (who sung DIGGI-LOO DIGGI-LEY). They got 145 points, as 19 Countries took part. Michael Parkinson hosted GIVE US A CLUE...the charades based celebrity game. The great Steve Jones ex-Radio 2 DJ, hosted the spin off of his 1980 show "The Steve Jones Game Show"...which was a re-working of Bruce Forsyth`s Big Night flop. Steve didn`t do so well on the Game Show either, but did much better when THE PYRAMID GAME was given it`s own 30 minute Saturday 5.45pm slot. Members of the public teamed up with celebrities such as Suzi Quatro, and Keith Barron and had to describe phrases/words to each other in order to play for a £1,000. Suzi Q got a lot of stick when she appeared on the show, for making little mistakes and dropping in the odd "F" and S**t words! WE GOT IT MADE was a U.S. sitcom, that BBC1 showed in a peaktime slot...also known as one of America`s worst shows! It starred the stunning Teri Copley as Micky McKenzie, who moves in with 2 bachelor fellas as a housekeeper...who also have 2 girlfriends. A kind of role reversal of THREE`S COMPANY/MAN ABOUT THE HOUSE becoming Woman About The House. The series did manage to run until 1988. Whether the BBC showed them all, is open to question. I believe it was shown at peak time because they thought it might do as well as TAXI had cicra 1979 - 83. World Snooker was still very popular, and Steve Davis was still around...

 

The Albums in May 1984:

01 01 NOW THAT`S WHAT I CALL MUSIC II - VARIOUS

02 NE HYSTERIA - HUMAN LEAGUE

03 13 FOOTLOOSE - OST

04 NE LEGEND - BOB MARLEY

05 NE OCEAN RAIN - ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN

06 03 THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON

07 NE JUNK CULTURE - OMD

08 02 CAN`T SLOW DOWN - LIONEL RICHIE

09 NE THE TOP - THE CURE

10 06 GRACE UNDER PRESSURE - RUSH

11 05 THE WORKS - QUEEN

12 08 BANANARAMA - BANANARAMA

13 04 INTO THE GAP - THOMPSON TWINS

14 20 AND I LOVE YOU SO - HOWARD KEEL

15 15 BODY AND SOUL - JOE JACKSON

16 07 HUMAN`S LIB - HOWARD JONES

17 19 AGAINST ALL ODDS - VARIOUS

18 38 SEVEN AND THE RAGGED TIGER - DURAN DURAN

19 10 THE SMITHS - SMITHS

20 09 ALCHEMY - DIRE STRAITS

 

NOW 2 reigning supreme for the 3rd week in 1984. The HUMAN LEAGUE sharing a title with a later DEF LEPPARD song. The League got stuck at #2 with this album. FOOTLOOSE was the big movie. No surprises, as BOB MARLEY took over #1 on the following week with the long running, well titled "Legend". ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN were doing well, but we didn`t expect them to hear them on Radio 2, and of course did not! THRILLER was still hanging about, forever it seemed. The super sound of those Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark continued. Why, they even had their own Carrier Bag in HMV...Landfilled sites ay! Tip: We have an incinerator in our house...the bags soon disappear! :lol: LIONEL RICHIE slipped with "Can`t Slow Down" after 3 weeks at #1, a similar story on the single front. The CURE smashed in at #9, but no higher. RUSH peaked at #6...If you ever get to see them live, don`t miss the chance. We all thought that QUEEN`s "The Works" was a #1, but the THOMPSON TWINS kept them off. Who else would call a LP "Bananarama", but BANANARAMA?! :lol: Everyone went out to get the HOWARD KEEL album...or not! This Warwick Keel`s LP featured lot`s of other people`s songs including the title track "And I Love You So". HOWARD JONES on the other hand had topped the chart for 2 weeks, with Human`s Lib. AGAINST ALL ODDS was the Soundtrack LP. JOE JACKSON had a great album, but failed to make the top ten and peaked at a disappointing #12. DURAN DURAN were up and down all over the place with "The Ragged Tiger", but they only peaked at #2! "Alchemy"..the DIRE STRAIT`s record was a Live recording that had peaked at #3.

 

The Top Singles in May 1984 (slightly different via MRIB)

01 43 FOOTLOOSE - KENNY LOGGINS

02 14 AUTOMATIC - POINTER SISTERS

03 02 THE REFLEX - DURAN DURAN

04 25 ONE LOVE/PEOPLE GET READY - BOB MARLEY

05 03 I WANT TO BREAK FREE - QUEEN

06 06 WHEN YOU`RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE - FLYING PICKETS

07 NE LET`S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY - DENIECE WILLIAMS

08 26 THE LEBANON - HUMAN LEAGUE

09 07 LOCOMOTION - OMD

10 27 LOVE GAMES - BELLE AND THE DEVOTIONS

11 01 AGAINST ALL ODDS - PHIL COLLINS

12 38 SOMEBODY ELSE`S GUY - JOCELYN BROWN

13 22 TO ALL THE GIRLS I`VE LOVED BEFORE - JULIO IGLESIAS/WILLIE NELSON

14 11 JUST BE GOOD TO ME - SOS BAND

15 04 HELLO - LIONEL RICHIE

16 13 THIEVES LIKE US - NEW ORDER

17 09 WHEN YOU SAY YOU LOVE SOMEBODY (IN THE HEART) - KOOL AND THE GANG

18 NE GOING DOWN TONIGHT - STATUS QUO

19 05 YOU TAKE ME UP - THONPSON TWINS

20 NE ASSASSING - MARILLION

21 18 I`M FALLING - BLUEBELLS

22 08 SILVER - ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN

23 15 DANCING GIRLS - NIK KERSHAW

24 33 STAY WITH ME TONIGHT - JEFFREY OSBOURNE

25 NE I`LL BE AROUND - TERRI WELLS

26 42 LOVE WARS - WOMACK AND WOMACK

27 12 PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE - DEPECHE MODE

28 NE SEARCIN`- HAZELL DEAN

29 32 HAND IN GLOVE - SMITHS

30 50 I FEEL LIKE BUDDY HOLLY - ALVIN STARDUST

31 10 GLAD IT`S ALL OVER - CAPTAIN SENSIBLE

32 17 WOOD BEEZ - SCRITTI POLITTI

33 NE DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES - ULTRAVOX

34 37 PEARLY DEWDROPS`DROPS - COCTEAU TWINS

35 49 LONGEST TIME - BILLY JOEL

36 16 ROBERT DE NIRO`S WAITING - BANANARAMA

37 19 AIN`T NOBODY - RUFUS/CHAKA KHAN

38 35 DON`T TELL ME - BLANCMANGE

39 39 PEACE IN OUR TIME - THE IMPOSTER

40 NE BREAK DANCE PARTY - BREAK MACHINE

41 20 HEAVEN - PSYCHEDELIC FURS

42 NE EMERGENCY (DIAL 999) - LOOSE ENDS

43 NE EACH AND EVERYONE - EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL

44 30 THE CATERPILLAR - THE CURE

45 34 LUCKY STAR - MADONNA

46 45 SOMEDAY - THE GAP BAND

47 NE WHAT PRESENCE - ORANGE JUICE

48 NE ROMANCING THE STONE - EDDY GRANT

49 23 PYT - MICHAEL JACKSON

50 NE SNEAKING OUT THE BACK DOOR (WITH A GRIN) - MATT BIANCO

 

The Network Chart was still in the wings in May 84, but what a difference there, as KENNY LOGGINS smashed up 42 places to top the chart. Even DURAN DURAN did not manage it! Unfortunately QUEEN could not break #3! As the POINTER SISTERS went over them with "Automatic". BOB MARLEY certainly was charging up, but "One Love" peaked at #4. FLYING PICKETS covered the MARVELETTES 1967 hit, and took it into the top ten. DENIECE WILLIAMS had a lot in common with KENNY LOGGINS because "Let`s Hear It For The Boy" also featured in FOOTLOOSE. The HUMAN LEAGUE could only get a #11 on the Official chart, here they got "The Lebanon" to #8. A similar thing for BELLE AND THE DEVOTIONS...Official #11, MRIB #10. PHIL COLLINS surprisingly fell from 1 to 11...and Officially peaked at #2. JOCELYN BROWN only peaked one position higher at 12. Pigeon English from JULIO IGLESIAS teaming up with WILLIE NELSON...Good job Enrique speaks better English! The SOS BAND did the original of that 1990 cover, again peaking higher on MRIB. NEW ORDER also peaked higher, Official 18, MRIB 13. STATUS QUO even entered much higher, even getting airplay on Independant Radio. The THOMPSON TWINS achieved their biggest hit. MARILLION entered and peaked the same week. The BLUEBELLS were "Falling", on which I thought was so much better than "Young At Heart". ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN only peaked at #30 Officially...and got a MRIB #8! NIK KERSHAW brought on the "Dancing Girls", as he waited for the rerelease of "I Won`t Let The Sun Go Down On Me". TERRI WELLS originally worked with CULTURE CLUB..."I`ll Be Round" was a soul classic, which was covered very well. WOMACK AND WOMACK sprung in...LINDA WOMACK is the daughter of SAM COOKE...She married Cecil, to have all those hits. HAZELL DEAN kicked off her career in the 70s, not doing very well. Her hits came courtesy of Stock, Aitken, & Waterman. The SMITHS teamed up with SANDIE SHAW on "Hand In Glove". ALVIN STARDUST returned to the charts. "I Feel Like Buddy Holly" was penned by MIKE BATT...and was made a hit with the help of Radio 2, who actually first featured it as "Guess who the singer is", in a competition run by DAVID HAMILTON on his drivetime show in April 1984. ROBIN GUTHRIE & WILL HEGGIE teamed up with vocalist ELIZABETH FRASER and became the COCTEAU TWINS (they formed in 1979), hailing from Grangemouth in Scotland. If you lived in the Crawley area in 1984, you would remember BILLY JOEL`s "The Longest Time" became a jingle for the "Timbo Show" on new station Radio Mercury. THE IMPOSTER was the assumed name for ELVIS COSTELLO, and he got 2 single hits under that name...both were deleted in a few week`s of release. BREAK MACHINE followed up "Street Dance" in similar vein with "Break Dance Party". LOOSE ENDS, EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL, EDDY GRANT, and ORANGE JUICE graced the top 50 with minor forgotten pretty good tunes...My major favourite was certainly MATT BIANCO`s "Sneaking Out The Back Door, With A Grin". It should have been as big as "Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed" easily...When things are going wrong, you can always find me sneaking out the back door, with a grin! Maybe it was just to good for Radio One, although much played on Fab Radio 2 at the time. The Radio 2 line-up in 1984 was Ray Moore, Terry Wogan, Jimmy Young, Steve Jones, Gloria Hunniford, David Hamilton, and John Dunn...those were the days, and the weekends with Keith Fordyce on the original Sounds Of The 60s...losing out in the London area to ALAN FREEMAN (smashing the London listening figures for Saturday mornings with "Pick Of The Pops-Take Two"...Alright, not `arf!! On Radio One, Sundays was the big day for "Jimmy Savile`s Old Record Club"...he got 13 million for that every Sunday lunchtime. The top 40 was on it`s last legs with SIMON BATES at this point, but still pulling in over 14 million listeners. Simon always said he did not enjoy doing the show, for having to stick to playing records, that he didn`t actually want to play. We were only a few months away from Capital launching the Network Top 30 a la DAVID "THE KID" JENSEN...then things changed forever, as RICHARD SKINNER took over Radio One`s top 40.

 

 

Whilst awaiting the up to date singles charts, here come the top pre-orders...

The Top Pre-Order Singles:

01 NE BONKERS - DIZZEE RASCAL/ARMAND VAN HELDON 18th May

02 06 IT`S MY TIME - JADE EWEN 18th May

03 05 CANDY - PAOLO NUTINI 18th May

04 04 DID YOU SEE ME COMING - PET SHOP BOYS 1st June

05 07 I DO NOT HOOK UP - KELLY CLARKSON 1st June

06 12 FOR WHAT IT`S WORTH - PLACEBO 1st June

07 21 ARMA GODDAMN MOTHER f***IN`GEDDON - MARILYN MANSON 18th May

08 17 BULLETPROOF - LA ROUX 15th June

09 16 RED - DANIEL MERRIWEATHER 18th May

10 18 MAMA DO - PIXIE LOTT 8th June

11 14 HEARTBREAK MAKE ME A DANCER - FREEMASONS/SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR 22nd June

12 22 IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT - STARPILOTS 18th May

13 RE LONGING FOR LULLABIES - KLEERUP 18th May

14 10 NEW IN TOWN - LITTLE BOOTS 25th May

15 NE OPEN ARMS - GARY GO 18th May

16 11 FIRE - KASABIAN 1st June

17 NE THE WORLD WE LIVE IN - KILLERS 18th May

18 NE CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT - BLACKOUT 18th May

19 NE MAKE LOVE - PATRIZIO BUANNE 22nd June

20 NE ENTER SHIKARI - JUGGERNAUTS 1st June

 

Note: On the Single pre-orders this week, I have not included Black Eyed Peas, or Flo Rida...I could`ve but didn`t, because they are doing well enough on downloads alone. If I do include them, Dizzee Rascal still beats the Black Eyed Peas. Flo Rida`s "Sugar" would slide in just above those Pet Shop Boys. Ones to watch are SHINEDOWN & "Second Chance" released 15th June, DATAROCK "Give It Up" released 15th June, and the physical release of DEMI LOVATO on 1st June, and don`t forget JIM REEVES. Will it happen? DIZZEE RASCAL will almost certainly let BLACK EYED PEAS have just one week at #1...

 

The Top Pre-Order Albums:

01 01 RELAPSE - EMINEM 18th May

02 03 WEST RYDER LUNATIC ASYLUM - KASABIAN 8th June

03 05 JOURNAL FOR PLAGUE LOVERS - MANIC STREET PREACHERS 18th May

04 13 FLIGHT 666 - IRON MAIDEN/SOUNDTRACK 25th May

05 09 SUNNY SIDE UP - PAOLO NUTINI 1st June

06 NE MOS CHILLED VOL. 2 1991-09 - VARIOUS 18th May

07 14 ESCALA - ESCALA 25th May

08 NE LIBERTY OF NORTON FOLGATE - MADNESS 18th May

09 11 ABNORMALLY ATTRACTED TO SIN - TORI AMOS 18th May

10 NE FURTHER COMPLICATIONS - JARVIS COCKER 18th May

 

A lot of album releases on Monday, as STEVE EARLES "Townes" (also released on Mon) bubbles at #11 on the pre-order chart. Will EMINEM knock off GREEN DAY, next week???

 

 

Hang on for those singles in The Fastest Chart on the Planet....coming soon.

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Brilliant for Dizzee. I really hope Bonkers can get to #1 next week. :wub:
@ Star Trek :o £5,950,203

Surprising for a remake :o

 

And Angels & Demons topping the books chart. :o

Thanks Dave :thumbup:

 

Any idea where the Eurovision compilation is on the albums Dave? Also where did The Smiths peak on MRIB with Hand In Glove? That didn't chart at all on the official chart IIRC, only the Sandie Shaw cover a couple of years later...

 

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Pet Shop Boys are doing very well on pre-orders. Where would you say it's likely to chart when released? I'm not expecting it to do much, but I think it's their best single in years.
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On to the big finish then. The top selling singles/songs.

 

Starting with the ever popular Physical Singles Top 20:

01 NE EMINEM - WE MADE YOU

02 NE LILY ALLEN - NOT FAIR

03 01 TINCHY STRYDER/N-DUBZ

04 NE PRODIGY - WARRIOR`S DANCE

05 NE ALESHA DIXON - LET`S GET EXCITED

06 07 LADY GAGA - POKERFACE

07 03 CIARA

08 06 LIVERPOOL COLLECTIVE

09 11 IRONIK

10 NE MADNESS - DUST DEVIL

11 02 BRITNEY SPEARS

12 05 GIRLS ALOUD

13 04 GREEN DAY

14 08 U2

15 13 CALVIN HARRIS

16 14 LA ROUX

17 12 PINK

18 10 MORRISEY

19 15 MILEY CYRUS - THE CLIMB

20 20 BEYONCE - HALO

 

A bit of a surprise for Eminem. Also, entering the Physical Top 30 is ANTHONIO & "Annie".

 

A resume of the Jukebox Top 10:

01 01 POKERFACE

02 02 SEX ON FIRE

03 05 NUMBER 1

04 07 IN FOR THE KILL

05 03 USE SOMEBODY

06 08 HALO

07 04 BEAUTIFUL - AKON

08 11 NOT FAIR

09 10 LOVE SEX & MAGIC

10 06 RIGHT ROUND

 

That bring`s us to the full Physical/Download Top 50:

50 46 SINGLE LADIES - BEYONCE 37) =45

49 NE I DO NOT HOOK UP - KELLY CLARKSON - =47

48 42 SEX ON FIRE - KOL 36) =43

47 38 BROKEN STRINGS - JAMES MORRISON/NELLY FURTADO 35) =42

46 37 DEAD AND GONE - T.I. 34) =41

45 45 BREATHE SLOW - ALESHA DIXON 33) =40

44 NE KNOCK YOU DOWN - KERI HILSON, KANYE WEST, NE-YO - =48

43 51 DANCE WIV ME - DIZZEE RASCAL/CALVIN HARRIS 32) =37

42 52 WAKING UP IN VEGAS - KATY PERRY - =49

41 NE AIN`T NO SUNSHINE - BILL WITHERS -

 

40 36 USE SOMEBODY - KOL 31) =38

39 32 KNOW YOUR ENEMY - GREEN DAY 30) =36

38 31 THE FEAR - LILY ALLEN 29) =34

37 NE BEAUTIFUL - EMINEM -

36 49 STUCK WITH EACH OTHER - SHONTELLE/AKON - =39

35 33 MY LIFE WOULD SUCK WITHOUT YOU - KELLY CLARKSON 28) =33

34 19 UNTOUCHABLE - GIRLS ALOUD 27) =32

33 26 RIGHT ROUND - FLO RIDA 26) =31

32 40 OMEN - PRODIGY 25) =35

31 34 I`M YOURS - JASON MRAZ 24)

 

30 23 RETURN THE FAVOUR - KERI HILSON 23) =30

29 25 LOVE STORY - TAYLOR SWIFT 22) =28

28 24 JUST DANCE - LADY GAGA 21) =29

27 27 BEAUTIFUL - AKON 20) =27

26 35 I LOVE COLLEGE - ASHER ROTH 19) =26

25 22 SHE`S GOT ME DANCING - TOMMY SPARKS 18) =25

24 20 IF U SEEK AMY - BRITNEY SPEARS 17) =24

23 18 HOEDOWN THROWDOWN - MILEY CYRUS - =21

22 16 DON`T UPSET THE RHYTHM - NOISETTES 16) =23

21 29 SUGAR - FLO RIDA - =22

 

20 15 TAKIN` BACK MY LOVE - ENRIQUE/CIARA - =20

19 14 SHAKE IT - METRO STATION 15) =16

18 12 PLEASE DON`T LEAVE ME - PINK 14) =17

17 17 RUBBER LOVER - MARMADUKE DUKE - =18

16 30 KISS ME THROUGH THE PHONE - SOULJA BOY - =19

15 21 I REMEMBER - DEADMAU5 AND KASKADE 13) =15

14 10 HALO - BEYONCE 12) =14

13 28 LET`S GET EXCITED - ALESHA DIXON 11) =13

12 11 THE CLIMB - MILEY CYRUS 10) =12

11 08 JAI HO - A R RAHMAN/PUSSYCAT DOLLS - =11

 

10 06 LOVE SEX MAGIC - CIARA 9) =9

09 04 POKERFACE - LADY GAGA 8) =8

08 13 WARRIOR`S DANCE - PRODIGY 7) =10

07 05 I`M NOT ALONE - CALVIN HARRIS 6) =7

06 03 TINY DANCER - IRONIK ETC 5) =6

05 07 WE MADE YOU - EMINEM 4) =5

04 09 NOT FAIR - LILY ALLEN 3) =4

03 02 IN FOR THE KILL - LA ROUX 2) =3

02 01 NUMBER 1 - TINCHY STRYDER/N-DUBZ 1) =2

01 NE BOOM BOOM POW - BLACK EYED PEAS - =1

 

) Position without downloads alone. Also without downloads alone are 38 Madness, 39 Steve Angello, 40 Kid Cudi.

 

= Position on Chart Show tv. Some info was missing here, but I have updated now (8pm, Friday).

 

BLACK EYED PEAS crash in, and sell 20k more than Tinchy...clearing a grand 66k, up to this point. Outside the 50 is TAYLOR SWIFT on her Guitar, DEMI LOVATO is 52...then it`s EMPIRE OF THE SUN, JAMES MORRISON, MADNESS, STEVE ANGELLO, and PAPARAZZI is 57. Tom will be pleased to hear that JADE EWEN is 63...DIZZEE appears again, with "Fix Up Look Sharp" in the top 75, along with BEYONCE "Diva", oh and MCFLY. We expect LENKA "The Show" to appear in the top 75 shortly too. On the download only chart...the top 20 is basically the same apart from Ciara, and A R Rahman/Pussycat Dolls (who swap places)...As Richard Clark should reveal on the top 10 downloads on Sunday.

 

NOTE: These charts are not Official. They are based on Chart Show tv`s, but without airplay plus added sales info. The Chart Show Video chart can been seen Saturdays between 9-10.30am, and Sundays 11-12.30 (Sky Channel 365, Freeview 500).

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Pet Shop Boys are doing very well on pre-orders. Where would you say it's likely to chart when released? I'm not expecting it to do much, but I think it's their best single in years.

It is likely to go low top 20, based on the pre-order info.

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Thanks Dave :thumbup:

 

Any idea where the Eurovision compilation is on the albums Dave? Also where did The Smiths peak on MRIB with Hand In Glove? That didn't chart at all on the official chart IIRC, only the Sandie Shaw cover a couple of years later...

 

Tom K

A top 35 position for the Eurovision Album. On the Sandie Shaw front...I think that the MRIB chart just credited the single to the Smiths (Although it was indeed Sandie, herself). Hand In Glove peaked at #29.

Thanks Dave! Good news for the PSBs :thumbup: Thanks for the jade update Dave. Glad that it's unshakably top 75. Do you think with her pre-orders she has a shot at top 10 next week?
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Thanks Dave! Good news for the PSBs :thumbup: Thanks for the jade update Dave. Glad that it's unshakably top 75. Do you think with her pre-orders she has a shot at top 10 next week?

You saw the Fresh Hits Chart midweek, but it will probably be a bit different come tomorrow...as the midweek edition does favour the physical. But following the contest, and the fact that she has been to 22 on HMV Downloads, I would say she will definately make the top 20, if not the top 15.

That's cool :D Thanks Dave!
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I have updated the 37-50 because I was missing some info...So, we now have Eminem in the 40 with "Beautiful", and Bill Withers falls out...with KOL back in, again. Katy Perry may well be in the 40, by Sunday. So, we may get a wapping 4 new entries (shock/horror)!!! With a push, it could be 5...if Hilson, West, & Ne-Yo push forward.
Thanks Dave! Any difference to Jade :kink:
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Thanks Dave! Any difference to Jade :kink:

In a word...No! But on average she is travelling at about 5 positions a day. So, she will be heading towards the top 60 at any rate. For instance on the mids today, she was 69. This evening 63...so it`s ok.

Cool. So, top 40 is unlikely this wee, but as long as she's top 75, and hopefully above #67 (last year's peak for Andy Abraham) then I'm happy :D
On the Sandie Shaw front...I think that the MRIB chart just credited the single to the Smiths (Although it was indeed Sandie, herself). Hand In Glove peaked at #29.
I used to have the single and there's no Smiths credit at all, on either the cover or the record itself. It's a bit strange that MRIB credited it to The Smiths. Here's the cover:

 

http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=118

 

The catalog number is Rough Trade RT130 with The Smith's original being RT131. Perhaps MRIB just combined sales of both versions?

 

I've often wondered - for whom were MRIB compiling their chart at this time? Record Business had closed the previous year and the Network Chart was 5 months away.

 

Terri Wells - I wasn't aware that hse had worked with Culture Club. Are you not thinking of Helen Terry who sings on Church Of The Poisoned Mind?

 

It was about this time in 1984 that I saw the Cocteau Twins live in concert (April 19, to be exact). They were without any doubt the worst act I've ever seen in concert! There was no atmosphere and the audience were pretty bored after half an hour. At the end the band refused to do an encore and Liz Frazer then told us all to "f**k off"! :lol:

 

 

It was about this time in 1984 that I saw the Cocteau Twins live in concert (April 19, to be exact). They were without any doubt the worst act I've ever seen in concert! There was no atmosphere and the audience were pretty bored after half an hour. At the end the band refused to do an encore and Liz Frazer then told us all to "f**k off"! :lol:

 

:rofl:

 

So the Cocteau Twins played live on the day I was born... maybe that explains a lot :lol:

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