UK Top 75 Singles weekending 22nd May 2005

 

1 (New) Lyla - Oasis

2 (1) Lonely - Akon

3 (New) Don’t Phunk With My Heart – Black Eyed Peas

4 (2) Feel Good Inc – Gorillaz ft De La Soul

5 (3) (Is This The Way To) Amarillo? – Tony Christie

6 (New) Hold You Down – Jennifer Lopez

7 (4) Hate It Or Love It – The Game ft 50 Cent

8 (5) Signs – Snoop Dogg ft Justin Timberlake

9 (New) Owner Of A Lonely Heart – Max Graham vs Yes

10 (New) Everyday I Love You Less and Less – Kaiser Chiefs

11 (New) Lonely No More – Rob Thomas

12 (8) I Like The Way - Bodyrockers

13 (New) In My Arms - Mylo

14 (6) In The Morning – The Coral

15 (10) Switch – Will Smith

16 (9) One Word – Kelly Osbourne

17 (7) Mockingbird - Eminem

18 (New) Touch My Fire - Javine

19 (New) So What’s The Fuss – Stevie Wonder

20 (New) Jet Stream – New Order ft Ana Matronic

21 (11) 1, 2 Step – Ciara ft Missy Elliott

22 (New) So Many Times – Gadjo ft Alexandra Prince

23 (14) Girl – Destiny’s Child

24 (15) Again – Faith Evans

25 (13) Other Side Of The World – K T Tunstall

26 (16) Get Low/Lovers and Friends – Lil’ Jon and East Side Boyz

27 (21) Candy Shop – 50 Cent

28 (20) Let Me Love You - Mario

29 (12) What Car – Cliff Richard

30 (18) Somewhere Else - Razorlight

31 (22) Jerk It Out – The Caesars

32 (New) Fishing For A Dream – Turin Brakes

33 (19) Beverly Hills - Weezer

34 (23) I See Girls – Studio B

35 (24) Shined On Me – Praise Cats ft Andre Love

36 (New) Goodnight, Goodnight – Hot Hot Heat

37 (New) Freak On – Stonebridge ft Ultra Nate

38 (New) Let The Young Girl Do What She Wants To – Ian McNabb

39 (25) Smile Like You Mean It - Gorillaz

40 (29) They - Jem

41 (33) Shiver – Natalie Imbruglia

42 (32) Rich Girl – Gwen Stefani ft Eve

43 (31) It’s Like That – Mariah Carey

44 (New) Hope There’s Someone – Anthony and the Johnsons

45 (New) Hey Man - EELS

46 (34) Half Light - Athlete

47 (39) All About You - McFly

48 (17) Snowden - Doves

49 (36) Time To Grow - Lemar

50 (27) Believe – Chemical Brothers

51 (38) California – Phantom Planet

52 (42) Falling Stars – Sunset Strippers

53 (37) Graffiti – Maximo Park

54 (44) Dakota - Stereophonics

55 (26) Decent Days and Nights - Futureheads

56 (41) So Much Love To Give – Freeloaders ft The Real Thing

57 (46) Giving You Up – Kylie Minogue

58 (47) Adagio For Strings - Tiesto

59 (30) Number One Spot - Ludacris

60 (40) You’re So Right For Me - Rooster

61 (New) Sugar (Gimme Some) – Trick Daddy

62 (63) Insomnia - Faithless

63 (49) Oh My Gosh – Basement Jaxx

64 (35) You’re Speaking My Language – Juliette and the Licks

65 (51) Locked Up - Akon

66 (28) Do It Like You Like It – The Stands

67 (55) Get Right – Jennifer Lopez

68 (50) I Bruise Easily – Natasha Bedingfield

69 (43) Refugees – The Tears

70 (65) Galvanize – Chemical Brothers

71 (New) Sleepwalkers – Modey Lemon

72 (New) Ride Wid Us - Akola

73 (53) Most Precious Love - Blaze

74 (48) A Little Less Conversation – Elvis vs JXL

75 (69) Wires – Athlete

 

UK Top 75 Albums weekending 22nd May 2005

 

1 (New) Forever Faithless: The Greatest Hits - Faithless

2 (New) Mesmerize – System Of A Down

3 (New) Magic Time – Van Morrison

4 (2) Trouble - Akon

5 (1) Heart and Soul – Steve Brookstein

6 (4) Love, Angel, Music, Baby – Gwen Stefani

7 (9) Eye To The Telescope – K T Tunstall

8 (5) Tourist - Athlete

9 (7) Employment – Kaiser Chiefs

10 (3) The Singles – Basement Jaxx

11 (16) Back To Bedlam – James Blunt

12 (8) The Massacre – 50 Cent

13 (New) Elvis By The Presleys – Elvis Presley

14 (6) I Feel Free: Ultimate Cream - Cream

15 (New) A Certain Trigger – Maximo Park

16 (15) The Definitive Collection – Tony Christie

17 (14) Hot Fuss – The Killers

18 (10) Devils and Dust – Bruce Springsteen

19 (12) Mighty Rearranger – Robert Plant & Strange Sensation

20 (24) American Idiot – Green Day

21 (27) Hopes and Fears - Keane

22 (New) The First Lady – Faith Evans

23 (19) The Collection – Shakin’ Stevens

24 (13) R&G: The Masterpiece – Snoop Dogg

25 (22) Scissor Sisters – Scissor Sisters

26 (21) The Documentary – The Game

27 (23) Language, Sex, Violence, Other - Stereophonics

28 (29) Touch - Amerie

29 (18) Up All Night – Razorlight

30 (35) The Emancipation Of Mimi – Mariah Carey

31 (39) Destroy Rock ‘n’ Roll - Mylo

32 (17) The Antidote - Morcheeba

33 (11) Make Believe - Weezer

34 (30) Time To Grow – Lemar

35 (--) Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge – My Chemical Romance

36 (28) The Definitive Singles Collection – A-ha

37 (38) Ultimate Kylie – Kylie Minogue

38 (25) Breathe In – Lucie Silvas

39 (40) Star Wars: Episode III Revenge Of The Sith – John Williams

40 (New) Cuts Across The Land – Duke Spirit

41 (20) With Teeth – Nine Inch Nails

42 (26) Rooster - Rooster

43 (32) Kasabian - Kasabian

44 (31) G4 – G4

45 (65) Funeral – Arcade Fire

46 (33) Counting Down The Days – Natalie Imbruglia

47 (43) Get Lifted – John Legend

48 (56) Finally Woken - Jem

49 (41) Encore - Eminem

50 (Re) (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis

51 (44) The Futureheads - Futureheads

52 (New) Crunk Juice – Lil’ Jon and the Eastside Boyz

53 (New) Showbiz Kids: The Steely Dan Story – Steely Dan

54 (36) Destiny Fulfilled – Destiny’s Child

55 (61) Some Cities - Doves

56 (New) Sweat & Suit - Nelly

57 (45) Push The Button – Chemical Brothers

58 (49) It’s Time - Michael Buble

59 (37) The Italian – Patrizio Buanne

60 (73) Second Nature – Katherine Jenkins

61 (47) Mind, Body and Soul – Joss Stone

62 (46) Goodies – Ciara

63 (50) Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand

64 (48) Turning Point - Mario

65 (54) O – Damien Rice

66 (52) Songs About Jane – Maroon 5

67 (51) Lost and Found – Will Smith

68 (64) Best Of – The Doors

69 (58) The Bravery – The Bravery

70 (55) Silent Alarm – Bloc Party

71 (57) Blinking Lights and Other Revelations - EELS

72 (62) Greatest Hits I, II & III – Queen

73 (66) How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb – U2

74 (59) Unwritten – Natasha Bedingfield

75 (60) International Superhits – Green Day

 

UK Airplay Top 50 weekending 22nd May 2005

 

01 (01) Coldplay - Speed Of Sound

02 (02) The Coral - In The Morning

03 (03) Snoop Dogg ft. Charlie Watkins & Justin Timberlake - Signs

04 (07) KT Tunstall - Other Side Of The World

05 (09) The Black Eyed Peas - Don't Phunk With My Heart

06 (04) Natalie Imbruglia - Shiver

07 (06) Rob Thomas - Lonely No More

08 (08) Destiny's Child - Girl

09 (13) Gorillaz ft. De La Soul - Feel Good Inc

10 (12) Amerie - 1 Thing

11 (11) Oasis - Lyla

12 (28) Kaiser Chiefs - Everyday I Love You Less And Less

13 (14) Stevie Wonder - So What The Fuss

14 (21) Gwen Stefani - Hollaback Girl

15 (19) The Game ft. 50 Cent - Hate It Or Love It

16 (05) Athlete - Half Light

17 (15) Mario - Let Me Love You

18 (34) Gadjo ft. Alexandra Price - So Many Times

19 (NE) Jem - Just A Ride

20 (20) Mylo - In My Arms

21 (17) Bodyrockers - I Like The Way

22 (46) Cliff Richard - What Car

23 (39) Foo Fighters - Best Of You

24 (38) James Blunt - You're Beautiful

25 (10) Akon - Lonely

26 (48) Daniel Bedingfield - The Way

27 (45) Max Graham vs. Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart

28 (18) The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It

29 (25) Beverley Knight - Keep This Fire Burning

30 (NE) U2 - City Of Blinding Lights

31 (29) Lemar - Time To Grow

32 (27) New Order ft. Ana Matronic - Jetstream

33 (31) Keane - This Is The Last Time

34 (16) Faith Evans - Again

35 (24) Razorlight - Somewhere Else

36 (RE) Praise Cats ft. Andre Love - Shined On Me

37 (44) Jamiroquai - Feels Just Like It Should

38 (49) Stereophonics - Dakota

39 (NE) Javine - Touch My Fire

40 (36) Ciara/Missy Elliott - 1,2 Step

41 (NE) Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends

42 (NE) Ben Folds - Landed

43 (40) Basement Jaxx - Oh My Gosh

44 (32) Studio B - I See Girls

45 (50) Usher - Caught Up

46 (30) Scissor Sisters - Filthy/Gorgeous

47 (43) The White Stripes - Blue Orchid

48 (33) Gwen Stefani ft. Eve - Rich Girl

49 (NE) Kelly Osbourne - One Word

50 (NE) Brian McFadden - Demons

 

CHART COMMENTARY from JAMES MASTERTON

23/05/05

 

from uk.launch

 

Ten years is a long time, whichever way you look at it. Musically speaking it is a whole world away, the summer of 1995 now regarded as the golden summer of Britpop, when the likes of Pulp, Supergrass, Blur and of course Oasis battled it out side by side at the top of a revitalised singles chart. Ten years on, the game has changed apparently forever but it seems one thing remains consistent - a new Oasis release is awaited with fevered anticipation.

 

Of course every new Oasis album seems to follow the same pre-release pattern. One or both of the Gallagher brothers will admit that the previous one didn't live up to expectations, the new single hints at a return to old inspiration and the album itself is greeted with ambivalent reviews that suggest they just aren't as good as they used to be. Consistently however the singles always rocket up the charts and true to form 'Lyla' explodes upon release to give the boys yet another Number One single. They are amazingly consistent, new album 'Don't Believe The Truth' becomes their fifth official release in a row to see its lead single fly to the top of the charts, 'Morning Glory', 'Be Here Now', 'Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants' and 'Heathen Chemistry' all having their promotion kicked off by a Number One single, the latter of course spawning 'TheHinduTimes' which was Oasis' last Number One single in April 2002. Overall 'Lyla' is their seventh Number One hit, a total which reaffirms their status as one of the most successful British acts of all time. Their next target is the total of 8 chart-toppers notched up by both Take That and the Rolling Stones although there may be a wait for this as their last album to spawn two Number One hits was 1997s 'Be Here Now' which saw both 'D'You Know What I Mean' and 'All Around The World' hit the top.

 

Oh yes, and to complete the consistency 'Lyla' does indeed hint at past glories as well as suggesting new inspiration with Noel Gallagher admitting that they are now borrowing elements of classic Who tracks as well as their usual Beatle-esque undertones. The single is nothing less than very very good, but you can hear the reviewers sharpening their pencils ready for when the album itself hits their desks.

 

Also making their long-awaited chart return this week are the Black Eyed Peas who after years of steady slog found themselves turned into superstars thanks to their 2003 album 'Elephunk' and its lead single 'Where Is The Love' which topped the charts for an impressive six weeks two years ago. Three more hits and two futher Top 10 singles followed and this now sets the stage for brand new single 'Don't Phunk With My Heart' to debut at Number 3 on the new chart. It becomes their third Top 3 hit single, just short of the Number 2 peak of 'Shut Up' which charted in December 2003 as the followup to 'Where Is The Love'.

 

The Top 10 domination of rap and hip hop is maintained this week as although Will Smith and Eminem slip down the listings they are replaced by the Black Eyed Peas and also the new single from Jennifer Lopez which features a guest rap from Fat Joe. J-Lo is of course following up a Number One single here, last single 'Get Right' being one of the parade of singles that all took it in turn to top the charts at the start of the year. The second single from the 'Rebirth' album is 'Hold You Down' and it duly gives the latino superstar her third successive Top 10 single. In truth the gentle duet is a far better single than the whiney mess that was 'Get Right' even if ideas wise it is about as original as, well an Oasis single. This is Fat Joe's second appearance on a Jennifer Lopez single, the rapper having contributed to 'Feelin' So Good' which became her third chart hit when it peaked at Number 15 in April 2000. His biggest ever chart hit was 2002 single 'What's Luv' which featured the dulcet tones of Ashanti. That single made Number 4 and in terms of musical style bears more than a passing resemblance to 'Hold You Down'. Funny that.

 

The dreaded curse of the looping house track strikes us again at Number 9 with the drive to rework 1980s hits hitting on its strangest target yet. Although best known as 70s prog rock legends, rock band Yes had their biggest ever commercial hit in 1984 following a nostalgic reunion some years after the band fell apart. 'Owner Of A Lonely Heart' topped the US charts and got to No.28 over here in 1983, the track created one of rock's most famous guitar riffs and guaranteeing the band royalties for all eternity thanks to TV-advertised compilation albums. The track was always pretty club friendly to begin with thanks to the vogue at the time for adding synths and breakbeats to rock singles so producer Max Graham had to only sprinkle a little bit of 21st century magic on the track to bring it up to date and straight into the Top 10. This doesn't really count as a remix, thanks to the discarding of most of the verses (which brings the running total of the radio edit down to a miserly 2.5 minutes) so we can count this as a reworking, Max Graham and Yes getting co-credit on the single. As a result it becomes Yes' second ever Top 10 single, although by no means their biggest. The equally classic 'Wondrous Stories' still wins out having peaked at Number 7 back in 1977.

 

The fifth Top 10 entry of the week goes to the Kaiser Chiefs who finally see live favourite 'Every Day I Love You Less And Less' become a major hit single. The Leeds band made their big chart breakthrough back in March when 'Oh My God' stormed the charts at Number 6 and indeed it was one of a handful of hits which arrived back in the charts at the end of April when downloaded sales were factored in, the track loitering around the bottom end of the Top 75 for five weeks thanks to the survey picking up its still constant sales at some of the online stores. Really their new single deserved to be bigger with its na-na-na chorus and the effortless way it harks back to a golden age of 70s new wave. Yes, there seems something slightly wrong about heaping praise on an act who take so much of their inspiration from the past, but as we've seen it has never done Oasis any harm.

 

Just missing out on the Top 10 at Number 11 is a man whose voice may well be familiar even if his name isn't. Rob Thomas began his musical career as the lead singer of rock band Matchbox 20 whose chart career in this country is less than stellar. Indeed it is one of life's great mysteries as to why the acknowledged classic 'Push' was never more than a minor (Number 38) hit in this country and indeed to this day despite several other releases it remains their one and only Top 40 hit in this country. His greatest international fame of course came thanks to his guest turn on Santana's 'Smooth' for which he supplied lead vocals and which helped the song to become a worldwide smash hit, even if it had to have two bites at the cherry over here, finally reaching Number 3 upon its second release in April 2000. Now Thomas makes the chart as a solo artist for the first time, albeit with a track that appears to be trying to push him in a totally different musical direction, the production of 'Lonely No More' stirring in enough latino elements to make it sound more like an Enrique Iglesias offcut than a worthy solo release. Rob Thomas' great selling point is his voice of course which he can use to turn even the most average sounding ballad into a tear-jerker. Hopefully there are more of those on his forthcoming album, for the moment the single is actually a bit of a disappointment.

 

Electronics wizard Mylo continues to make commercial strides as his third single becomes his biggest to date, 'In My Arms' hitting Number 13 as the followup to the rather harder edged 'Destroy Rock And Roll'. Easily one of the standout tracks from the album, 'In My Arms' cutely samples not only Kim Carnes' 'Bette Davies Eyes' but also spookily Boy Meets Girl's 'Waiting For A Star To Fall' which has of course been the subject of no less than two Top 10 singles already this year. Needless to say the Mylo single has rather more artistic merit than anything Cabin Crew or Sunset Strippers managed to excrete.

 

So to Number 18 and the wonder that is the Eurovision Song Contest, the annual television jamboree that sees almost 40 countries across the continent link up for a competition to see which nation has performed the best pop song on the night. The UK may claim that we don't take it quite as seriously as some countries appear to do but nonetheless there is the issue of national pride at stake - we want our songs to win at all costs dammit. This year I actually say through the whole thing for the first time in ages, owing to the fact that Kyiv is the birthplace of Mrs Masterton and the fact that she discovered she was at university with the female presenter who kept shouting at us. I was thus one of the millions who witnessed UK entry Javine come perilously close to repeating the Nul Points fiasco of two years ago, ultimately coming third from bottom in one of our worst showings ever. This doesn't of course bode well for the chart prospects of 'Touch My Fire' which slips neatly into the Top 20 in an attempt to cash in on the contest. Ordinarily Eurovision entries can at least expect a small chart filip as a result of the television broadcast (which came too late to have an effect on the chart this week) but despite her best efforts Javine's performance was poor compared to many others and the likelihood of the single rising to give her a second Top 10 single to follow 'Real Things' from 2003 is slim. She doesn't even have the satisfaction of beating last years UK entry 'Hold On To Our Love' by James Fox which made Number 13. Heck, even Jemini's 'Cry Baby' made Number 15 in 2003 despite coming last in the contest overall.

 

It has actually been some considerable time since Eurovision spawned a major chart hit. The UK entry hasn't spawned a Top 10 hit since Precious' 'Say It Again' hit Number 6 in 1999 (the group featuring a certain Jenny Frost among their number who would later join Atomic Kitten and top the charts several times) and the last time any Eurovision song topped the charts was Gina G's 'Ooh Ah Just A Little Bit' in 1996. The song didn't win the contest but did at least come from an era when the UK actually stood a fighting chance. Come back Jonathan King, all is forgiven.

 

There is a return for a genuine chart legend at Number 19 as Stevie Wonder clocks up his first solo hit for quite some time. His last Top 40 appearance came at Christmas 2003 when he teamed up with Blue on a remake of 'Signed Sealed Delivered I'm Yours' which made Number 11. Although he had a Top 10 hit back in 1997 when teaming up with Babyface on the memorable 'How Come How Long' his last solo Top 40 hit of any kind was just over ten years ago, 'For Your Love' hitting Number 23 in February 1995. The new single isn't going to spark off a Stevie Wonder revival just yet (although how nice would that be) but it is nice all the same to see a genuine legend back in the upper reaches of the UK charts. Stevie Wonder is now pushing for his 40th anniversary of chart hits, his first single being 'Uptight (Everything's Alright)' which was a Number 14 hit in early 1966.

 

To round off the Top 20 this week there is a welcome new entry for New Order, the followup to 'Krafty' which hit Number 8 back in March. New single 'Jetstream' was always one of the standout tracks from their current album thanks to a guest turn from the Scissor Sisters' Ana Matronic. Times must be changing, Englandneworder aside this is the first time a New Order single has featured a guest star.