Friday 14th August. The weekly chart selection is here!

 

The Top Books: Based on the top combined sellers in the UK (Neilson)

01 01 TOO CLOSE TO HOME - LINWOOD BARCLAY

02 NE DOORS OPEN - IAN RANKIN

03 03 HEART AND SOUL - MAEVE BINCHY

04 04 MY SISTERS KEEPER - JODI PICOULT

05 05 NEW MOON - STEPHANIE MEYER

06 02 THE BROKEN WINDOW - JEFFERY DEAVER

07 07 ECLIPSE - STEPHANIE MEYER

08 11 TWILIGHT - STEPHANIE MEYER

09 08 THE HOST - STEPHANIE MEYER

10 12 LOVE LIES - ADELE PARKS

 

Stephanie Meyer does well on kids books all the time...Always feel short changed with that, so take her out and Time Travelers Wife - Audrey Vintage Niffenegger, That`s Another Story - Julie Waters, Dear Fatty - Dawn French, and The Girl Who Played With Fire - Steig Larsson would also be in the top 10.

 

The Top Dvd Films: Compiled by DTR

01 NE 17 AGAIN

02 02 KNOWING

03 NE PAUL BLART MALL COP

04 01 WATCHMEN

05 NE FRIDAY THE 13TH

06 05 TWILIGHT

07 NE INGLORIUS bast*rdS

08 03 LET THE RIGHT ONE IN

09 04 LESBIAN VAMPIRE KILLERS

10 07 HE`S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU

11 NE MEGA SHARK VS GIANT OCTOPUS

12 06 HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUTT

13 08 MARLEY AND ME

14 09 SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

15 11 GRAN TORINO

 

Slightly expanded that one, just to include the worse thing I ever saw at #11!

 

The Top 5 TV Related Dvds:

01 01 FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS SERIES 2

02 02 PSYCHOVILLE

03 NE DR WHO BLACK GUARDIAN TRILOGY

04 NE CSI NEW YORK SEASON 5 PART 1

05 NE GOSSIP GIRL SEASON 2 VOL 2

 

The Top UK Box Office Films: Compiled by Screen International

01 NE THE UGLY TRUTH

02 NE G I JOE RISE OF COBRA

03 01 HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE

04 02 G FORCE

05 04 THE PROPOSAL

06 03 THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123

07 05 ICE AGE DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS

08 NE ORPHAN

09 08 THE HANGOVER

10 09 COCO BEFORE CHANEL

 

The Top TV Programmes: Compiled by BARB (Only the top editions of programmes are noted here)

01 01 CORONATION STREET 9.56

02 02 EASTENDERS 8.24

03 04 NEW TRICKS 7.73

04 03 TOP GEAR 7.11

05 06 MIDSOMER MURDERS 6.90

06 05 EMMERDALE 6.68

07 08 CASUALTY 5.77

08 13 RIVERS WITH GRIFF 5.44

09 12 10 O`CLOCK NEWS 5.32

10 09 HOLBY CITY 5.20

11 10 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE 5.19

12 17 GRIMEFIGHTERS 5.01

13 16 COUNTRYFILE 4.96

14 07 THE STREET 4.91

15 23 TOTAL WIPEOUT 4.76

16 11 BBC NEWS SUNDAY 4.63

17 19 THE ONE SHOW 4.57

18 NE SINGLE-HANDED 4.39

19 RE ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 4.37

20 18 THE BILL 4.32

21 RE DOC MARTIN 4.28

22 26 WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE 4.15

23 24 SEND IN THE DOGS 4.13

24 23 6 O`CLOCK NEWS 4.04

25 22 GUESSTIMATION 3.98

26 31 CAR CRIME UK 3.96

27 RE YOU`VE BEEN FRAMED 3.90

28 25 A TOUCH OF FROST 3.63

29 NE BBC LONDON NEWS 3.59

30 30 COAST 3.45

 

The Bill on the slippery slope, but actually average figures for a 9pm show. You always know something is wrong with tv, when a regional programme features in the top 30...BBC London News!

 

The Top Games: Based on all platforms

01 01 GUITAR HERO 3 LEGENDS OF ROCK

02 03 SIMS 3

03 02 wii SPORTS RESORT

04 04 EA SPORTS ACTIVE

05 NE YOU`RE IN THE MOVIES

06 06 wii FIT

07 05 POKEMON PLATINUM

08 07 LEGO STAR WARS THE COMPLETE SAGA

09 08 MARIO KART

10 09 CALL OF DUTY 4 MODERN WARFARE

 

The Top Albums: Based on sales Thurs - Weds, with adjusted figures for new entries

01 01 NOW 73 - VARIOUS

02 02 BIG TUNES BACK 2 THE 90s - VARIOUS

03 02 ESSENTIAL - JACKSON

04 05 E.N.D. - BLACK EYED PEAS

05 07 I AM SASHA FIERCE - BEYONCE

06 04 LUNGS - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE

07 NE SPECIAL EDITION - STONE ROSES

08 06 SUNNY SIDE UP - PAOLO NUTINI

09 12 LA ROUX - LA ROUX

10 08 THE FAME - LADY GAGA

11 10 MASH UP MIX NEW 09 - VARIOUS

12 16 KERRANG THE ALBUM 09 - VARIOUS

13 09 GATECRASHER TRANCE ANTHEMS - VARIOUS

14 18 WILD YOUNG HEARTS - NOISETTES

15 14 BEST OF - CHICANE

16 15 WEST RYDER PAUPER LUNATIC ASYLUM - KASABIAN

17 13 BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON

18 21 IT`S NOT ME IT`S YOU - LILY ALLEN

19 20 ONLY BY THE NIGHT - KOL

20 23 THRILLER - JACKSON

21 25 RELAPSE - EMINEM

22 22 IBIZA - VARIOUS

23 NE DON`T WORRY BE HAPPY - VARIOUS

24 24 ESSENTIAL - ALISON KRAUSS

25 RE SONGS FOR YOU TRUTHS FOR ME - JAMES MORRISON

26 20 MOTOWN YEARS - JACKSON/5

27 29 BOUNCE MANIA - VARIOUS

28 30 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN - GREEN DAY

29 19 FOOT OF THE MOUNTAIN - A-HA

30 33 DAY AND AGE - KILLERS

 

Nearly the end for the Jackson as the top artist. But NOW 73, and Big Tunes still selling bucket loads. Talking of the Jackson, there I was on Wednesday talking to a radio colleague in the States. He was telling me this rather long story of how the MJ death was actually a fraud. Apparently, (and I think I heard similar about Elvis, years ago) when the ambulance took "Michael" away it was actually someone else. All the events were carried out by Michael`s doctor. Michael is still alive and well, and due to under go more plastic surgery to make him look less like Michael Jackson. This apparently will enable him to walk the streets without being recognised, and lead a quiet life with a never ending bank account in a different name....So, what did I think of this story? Well, who knows...put the facts together, and you have a typical U.S. Celebrity "death". Just like Elvis before...only a close handful of people would have seen Michael in the coffin. It may have not been him (with many look alikes around). The answer will never be proved either way.

 

Time for the Flashback...to August 1993:

The Top TV, back then

01 CORONATION STREET 16.10

02 EASTENDERS 13.10

03 WHEEL OF FORTUNE 11.60...Nicky Campbell`s big prize wheel spinning quiz

04 MEN`S 100m FINAL 11.50...Athletics

05 THE BILL 11.50...doing some what better at Tues/Thurs 8pm

06 COLUMBO 10.80...where we find out the killer first!

07 THE COOK REPORT 10.60...Roger Cook exposing criminals et al

08 POT OF GOLD 10.20...Des O`Conner`s mind numbing talent/game show

09 THROUGH THE KEYHOLE 10.20...Friday at 7 had to be David Frost/Lloyd Grossman

10 FALSE ARREST 10.00...TV Movie with Donna Mills, uncovered as a mastermind of a triple homicide

11 WORLD IN ACTION 9.80...had to be ITV`s "Panorama" at 8.30 on Monday nights

12 POIROT 9.70...David Suchet as Agatha Christie`s detective. David, of course the brother of newsreader John

13 EMMERDALE 9.70

14 THROUGH THE KEYHOLE 9.70...2 in a week!

15 OPEN ALL HOURS 9.60...Roy Clarke`s mind numbing sitcom, as usual!

16 BIRDS OF A FEATHER 9.50...More shenanigans with Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson (never apart those two), and Lesley Joseph

17 ALWAYS 9.40...Film directed by Spielberg with Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, and the final appearance of Audrey Hepburn. The plot blows your mind...Pilot dies and returns as an Angel...everyday stuff then!

18 DR QUINN: MEDICINE WOMAN 9.20...Jane Seymour up the jungle

19 SECOND THOUGHTS 9.10...Friday at 8.30, had to be Linda Bellingham/James Bolam/Julia SawalhaMark Denham in the sitcom. Based on the Radio sitcom. Bill Macgregor works on a magazine along with ex-wife Liza. There he meets Faith, who works as a freelance illustrator. She and Bill get off, but the kids & the dog always come first

20 NEIGHBOURS 8.8...shouldn`t really be in, because these episodes were both added together! Truth is Neighbours (like today) had a minority of viewers all along

 

 

The Top Albums in Aug 1993: The one where Now 25 struggled for the top spot, and UB40 and U2 wouldn`t budge!

01 01 PROMISES AND LIES - UB40

02 02 ZOOROPA - U2

03 NE NOW 25 - VARIOUS

04 04 BIGGER BETTER FASTER MORE - FOUR NON BLONDES

05 07 AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE - R.E.M.

06 NE RIVER OF DREAMS - BILLY JOEL

07 05 BEST DANCE ALBUM IN THE WORLD EVER - VARIOUS

08 06 POCKETFUL OF KRYPTONITE - SPIN DOCTORS

09 03 ALWAYS - MICHAEL BALL

10 12 TAKE THAT AND PARTY - TAKE THAT

 

The Top Singles in Aug 1993:

01 01 LIVING ON MY OWN - FREDDIE MERCURY...the re-mixed version of a 1985 song

02 04 THE KEY - URBAN COOKIE COLECTIVE...all over the air in 1993, along with Rohan Heath (who previously worked with A Guy Called Gerald)

03 16 IT KEEP`S RAINING - BITTY MACLEAN...rain everywhere in the Summer of 1993, and gales. Rather like "Umbrella", 14 years later!

04 07 RIVER OF DREAMS - BILLY JOEL...Billy`s comeback really, and don`t call him Billy Jo-EL...it`s not correct!

05 08 BOOM SHACK-A-LACK - APACHE INDIAN...Steven Kapur was the real name. He was from Birmingham

06 02 PRAY - TAKE THAT...the previous #1

07 03 WHAT`S UP - FOUR NON BLONDES...airplay a must, forming in 1989. American Rock from San Francisco

08 18 MR VAIN - CULTURE BEAT...German Euro dance, and a future #1

09 05 TEASE ME - CHAKA DEMUS...John Taylor, Kingston, Jamaica. A long chart run for this one

10 NE HIGHER GROUND - UB40...Independant Radio loved this, thus the Pepsi Chart overplay!

11 06 DREAMS - GABRIELLE...originally contained a sample of Tracey Chapman`s "Fast Car", but later removed due to copyright. Only got to #2 in Ireland

12 09 RAIN - MADONNA...maybe slightly less played track

13 14 LOOKIN` UP - MICHELLE GAYLE...Eastenders Hattie, waiting for the biggie in 1994 "Sweetnes" of course

14 23 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - SARAH WASHINGTON...Capital Radio pushed this re-make, poor dancey version

15 NE DREAM LOVER - MARIAH CAREY...the one that finally gave Mariah a large boost

16 08 ALMOST UNREAL - ROXETTE...the bubble was about to burst

17 11 LOVE FOR LOVE - ROBIN S...could`ve been "Show Me Love" again

18 10 WHAT IS LOVE - HADDAWAY...Trinidad and Tobago, and a large slice of fame for Alexander Nestor Haddaway

19 15 THIS IS IT - DANNI MINOGUE...Poor old Danni, couldn`t match big sis!

20 NE SLAVE TO THE VIBE - AFTERSHOCK...Electronica again

21 13 SLEEP WHEN I`M DEAD - BON JOVI...Awaiting "Always"

22 29 DON`T TALK ABOUT LOVE - BAD BOYS INC...Ian Levine produced this boy band from London. They won best international newcomer in Finland and Denmark

23 28 LITTLE MISS CAN`T BE WONG - SPIN DOCTORS...Not such a biggie as "Two Prince`s".

24 25 OLD FASIONED LOVE - DANIEL O`DONNELL...Radio One/Independant Radio no-no, from the ever popular Irish lad.

25 24 IF I WAS YOUR LOVER - JANET JACKSON...Janet first appeared on TV in 1976 age 7. Later she was on a few episodes of ill fated U.S. sitcom "Diff`rent Strokes"

26 27 GIVE IT UP - GOOD MEN...Independant Radio no-no

27 17 RUN TO YOU - WHITNEY HOUSTON..."I Will Always Love You" was definately a hard one to follow

28 20 YOU`RE THE ONE THAT I WANT - CRAIG MCLAUGLAIN/DEBBIE GIBSON...dodgy Grease re-make

29 19 ONE NIGHT IN HEAVEN - M PEOPLE...probably the best by Heather and co

30 NE TUESDAY MORNING - POGUES...Nobody ever sings about Thursday!

31 21 CAN`T HELP FALLING IN LOVE - UB40...the big for Ali and co

32 31 ANARCHY IN THE UK - GREEN JELLY...Sex Pistols eat your heart out! Over to New York, for Comic/Rock...actually pronounced Green Jello

33 34 EMERGENCY ON PLANET EARTH - JAMERIQUAI...still loving Stevie Wonder

34 NE PAYING THE PRICE OF LOVE - BEE GEES...the boys still pumping them out, with Radio 2 airplay

35 35 HOW LONG - YAZZ/ASWAD...a re-make of the Paul Carrick classic, who himself currently has a reggae type single himself

36 22 DOWN THAT ROAD - SHARA NELSON...best known for her vocals on the Massive Attack "Unfinished Sympathy"

37 NE ARIANNE - TASMIN ARCHER...Sleeping Satelllite could not be followed

38 NE TILTED - SUGAR...slightly forgotten 16 years on

39 NE LUSH - ORBITAL...the Seven Oaks duo, back in 2009

40 41 UPTOWN TOP RANKING - ALI/FRAZIER...pretty ropey re-make

41 44 IF WE WERE LOVERS - GLORIA ESTEFAN...Glo doing well. Oh, how we miss David Jensen`s mention "Gloria Es-tefun"

42 50 CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE - JULIET ROBERTS...originally calling herself "Julie". In 1983, she performed with the Funkmasters on "It`s Over"

43 45 OUT OF SPACE GIRL - BELOVED...Jon Marsh and co

44 NE NEVER GIVE UP - MONIE LOVE...Simone Wilson or was it Gooden?

45 26 I WILL SURVIVE - GLORIA GAYNOR...re-release time, originally a B side. As the A side was Gloria`s version of the Clout hit "Substitute"

46 NE AIN`T NO CASANOVA - SINCLAIR...more forgotten stuff

47 47 ROCKIN`TO THE MUSIC - BLACKBOX...on their last legs

48 39 CHECK YOURSELF (THE MESSAGE) - ICECUBE...African/America Shea Jackson rapper

49 30 WILL YOU BE THERE - MICHAEL JACKSON...from the Dangerous album

50 NE U GOT 2 KNOW (REVISITED) - CAPPELLA...Italian Eurodance

 

 

Back up to date.

The top pre-order singles:

01 GET SEXY - SUGABABES 31st Aug

02 GET SHAKY - IAN CAREY PROJECT 24th Aug

03 WE ARE GOLDEN - MIKA 7th Sept

04 HOLIDAY - DIZZEE RASCAL 31st Aug

05 BIRTHDAY SEX - JEREMIH 17th Aug

06 WHERE DID ALL THE LOVE GO - KASABIAN 17th Aug

07 TAKE ME TO THE HOSPITAL - PRODIGY 31st Aug

08 REMEDY - LITTLE BOOTS 17th Aug

09 FIRE BURNING - SEAN KINGSTON 17th Aug

10 I`LL GO CRAZY IF I DON`T GO CRAZY TONIGHT - U2 7th Sept

 

Am I tempting fate, by saying Sugababes could be heading to a #1 on Sunday 6th Sept? If we don`t "Get Sexy", we might "Get Shaky". They may well be knocked down by Mika on Sunday 13th Sept. Biggest growers on pre-order are Taio Cruz (Break Your Heart) released 14th Sept, Yeah Yous (Getting Up With You) another 14th Sept release.

 

The top pre-order albums:

01 HUMBUG - ARCTIC MONKEYS 24th Aug

02 READY FOR THE WEEKEND - CALVIN HARRIS 17th Aug

03 CELEBRATION - MADONNA 28th Sept

04 THE RESISTANCE - MUSE 14th Sept

05 CATCH 22 - TINCHY STRYDER 17th Aug

06 NEW BEGINNING - PETER ANDRE 14th Sept

07 ONE LOVE - DAVID GUETTA 24th Aug

08 STRAIGHT NO CHASER - MR HUDSON 5th Oct

09 BACKSPACER - PEARL JAM 21st Sept

10 PORCUPINE TREE - THE INCIDENT 14th Sept

 

Hang on for the week`s up to minute singles....including the top physicals, the Hit40uk TV Chart, a special request for the complete week`s iTunes top 50, and of course the complete top 50 Combined physical/downloads. They`re coming soon...

Lol at the top 2 single preorders.

Also, Mr Hudson finally returns to album pres.

 

By the way, why do you always post and later delete a post saying 'Edit.'?

Edited August 14, 200916 yr by B-rye

Lol at the top 2 single preorders.

Also, Mr Hudson finally returns to album pres.

 

By the way, why do you always post and later delete a post saying 'Edit.'?

He prepares this thread in our hidden chart prep forum :heehee:

 

(The "edit" post was deleted by me actually)

Thanks Dave

 

I guess there is no truth in the rumour that Madonna's new GH has been moved til November?

Here cometh the finish...

 

Starting with the Top Physicals:

01 ne BLACK EYED PEAS

02 01 JLS

03 ne BEYONCE

04 02 TINCHY/AMELLE

05 ne CALVIN HARRIS

06 03 PITBULL

07 04 EMINEM

08 06 LADY GAGA (PAPARAZZI)

09 08 CASCADA

10 09 KERI/KANYE/NE-YO

11 10 CHIPMUNK

12 05 GIRLS CAN`T CATCH

13 07 PINK

14 11 CHICANE

15 13 LA ROUX (BULLETPROOF)

16 12 DAVID GUETTA/KELLY ROWLAND

17 ne PAOLO NUTINI

18 14 AGNES

19 ne KILLERS

20 15 JORDIN SPARKS

 

6 new entries in the Physical Top 30...the other one from Miike Snow.

 

Here is the Hit40uk Chart Top 20 (as seen all over the music channels):

20 30 PINK

19 15 BLACK EYED PEAS (BOOM BOOM POW)

18 13 KERI/KANYE/NE-YO

17 14 AGNES

16 23 SEAN KINGSTON

15 20 FLO RIDA/NELLY FURTADO

14 12 CHIPMUNK

13 16 EMINEM

12 11 JORDIN SPARKS

11 09 DAVID GUETTA/KELLY ROWLAND

10 ne IAN CAREY

09 08 LADY GAGA

08 07 LA ROUX

07 05 CASCADA

06 04 PITBULL

05 06 BEYONCE

04 02 JLS

03 03 MR HUDSON

02 01 BLACK EYED PEAS

01 ne TINCHY/AMELLE

 

Now, Brian Hankin emailed me earlier in the week after he contacted steve.higgins@thisisglobal.com complaining about the Big Top 40...We are all complaining Brian! Actually, the reply Brian got stated that Big Top 40 could not possibly play all the Big Top 40 because of the current "play it safe" playlists of Independant Stations, that would never play Florence, the Prodigy, or Pendulum. Steve also did say that he agrees with Brian, and Commercial Stations doesn`t offer a good variety of music. Of course, Steve is right...but only when talking about stations that take the Big Top 40. There are a handful of stations available that do not take that excuse for a chart show, and if they do not take the programme, then they probably are better Radio Stations...i.e. Reading 107, KCFM, Radio Jackie, and various others, if you can find them!

Just for Brian, who wanted to compare Big Top 40/Radio One`s Top 40 to the complete iTunes Top 40 of the entire week...here it is (courtesy of John at Apple...who was pretty co-operative after a few drinks!)

01 02 BLACK EYED PEAS

02 01 TINCHY/AMELLE

03 NE CALVIN HARRIS

04 NE PETER ANDRE

05 03 MR HUDSON

06 04 BEYONCE

07 05 JLS

08 10 IAN CAREY

09 12 LITTLE BOOTS

10 06 PITBULL

11 09 LADY GAGA

12 NE BLOC PARTY

13 08 LA ROUX

14 15 SEAN KINGSTON

15 07 CASCADA

16 NE JEREMIH

17 14 BLACK EYED PEAS

18 19 FLO RIDA

19 11 GUETTA/ROWLAND

20 20 NOISETTES

 

The rest of the week`s iTunes Top 40 is thus...

21 JORDIN SPARKS

22 CHIPMUNK

23 CHICANE

24 DANIEL MERRIWEATHER

25 EMINEM

26 KERI HILSON

27 LILY ALLEN (22)

28 FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE

29 PUSSYCAT DOLLS

30 30H!3

31 FRANKMUSIK

32 LA ROUX (IN FOR....)

33 AGNES

34 LADY GAGA (POKERFACE)

35 PINK

36 TINCHY/N-DUBZ

37 JLS (UMBRELLA)

38 DIZZEE/ARMAND

39 IAN BROWN

40 PIXIE LOTT

 

That is the chart that should be played on Independant Radio! The best thing to do is give all Independant Radio bosses a hard time. Keep emailing all stations. Most of all don`t even think of listening to Big Top 40...The Sales/Airplay method is ghastly (it always has been, since 1993). All airplay does is push over played Independant Radio songs up 50% more than they should be, and push the sales of Florence etc, 50% further down than they should be. It`s nonsense.

 

Anyway, let`s get back to the proper chart for this evening...The Combined Top 50 Singles Chart:

50 42 NOT FAIR - LILY ALLEN 36) =48

49 41 NEW DIVIDE - LINKIN PARK

48 43 HALO - BEYONCE 35) =46

47 48 I`M YOURS - JASON MRAZ 34)

46 22 KEEP YOUR HEAD UP - GIRLS CAN`T CATCH 33) =42

45 40 21 GUNS - GREEN DAY 32) =46

44 51 S** ON FIRE - KOL 31) =45

43 37 FIRE - KASABIAN 30) =43

42 34 UNTOUCHED - VERONICAS =41

41 38 I`M NOT ALONE - CALVIN HARRIS 29) =39

 

40 35 MAMA DO - PIXIE LOTT 28) =40

39 33 MAN IN THE MIRROR - MICHAEL JACKSON

38 36 DON`T TRUST ME - 30H!3 27) =37

37 46 22 - LILY ALLEN =36

36 32 NUMBER ONE - TINCHY STRYDER/N-DUBZ 26) =35

35 30 BONKERS - DIZZEE/ARMAND 25) =34

34 31 POKERFACE - LADY GAGA 24) =33

33 29 FUNHOUSE - PINK 23) =32

32 NE STELLIFY - IAN BROWN

31 28 HUSH HUSH; HUSH HUSH - PUSSYCAT DOLLS =31

 

30 27 CONFUSION GIRL - FRANKMUSIK 22) =30

29 23 RELEASE ME - AGNES 21) =29

28 18 RABBIT HEART - FLORENCE AND THE MACHINE 20) =28

27 21 RED - DANIEL MERRIWEATHER 19) =26

26 24 IN FOR THE KILL - LA ROUX 18) =25

25 20 KNOCK YOU DOWN - KERI/KANYE/NE-YO 17) =27

24 17 BATTLEFIELD - JORDIN SPARKS 16) =23

23 26 JUMP - FLO RIDA =24

22 15 DIAMOND RINGS - CHIPMUNK 15) =22

21 12 POPPIHOLLA - CHICANE 14) =19

 

20 25 NEVER FORGET YOU - NOISETTES =21

19 13 BEAUTIFUL - EMINEM 13) =20

18 16 BOOM BOOM POW - BLACK EYED PEAS 12) =18

17 10 WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER - GUETTA/ROWLAND 11) =16

16 NE BIRTHDAY S** - JEREMIH =17

15 19 FIRE BURNING - SEAN KINGSTON =15

14 09 PAPARAZZI - LADY GAGA 10) =13

13 07 EVACUATE THE DANCEFLOOR - CASCADA 9) =12

12 08 BULLETPROOF - LA ROUX 8) =11

11 NE ONE MORE CHANCE - BLOC PARTY 7) =10

 

10 14 REMEDY - LITTLE BOOTS =14

09 11 GET SHAKY - IAN CAREY PROJECT =9

08 06 I KNOW YOU WANT ME - PITBULL 6) =8

07 04 BEAT AGAIN - JLS 5) =7

06 03 SUPERNOVA - MR HUDSON =6

05 05 SWEET DREAMS - BEYONCE 4)=5

04 NE BEHIND CLOSE DOORS - PETER ANDRE =4

03 NE READY FOR THE WEEKEND - CALVIN HARRIS 3) =2

02 01 NEVER LEAVE YOU - TINCHY/AMELLE 2) =3

01 02 I GOTTA FEELING - BLACK EYED PEAS 1) =1

 

) Position without downloads alone.

 

= Position on Chart Show tv

 

Note: JLS "Umbrella" should be at #39, but the Official Chart Company won`t include it because they are nuts!

 

Well, Martin got it correct the other week, by saying "I Gotta Feeling" would return to the #1 spot! He`s not as daft as I look! :lol: This week the Peas, take in 12,000 more than Tinchy...as it looks Calvin will not get higher than #3. But those two are very close. Soulja Boy slips to 51 this week, as the Freemasons are 52, it`s 53 for Taylor Swift. Keri Hilson is 55 "Energy". GG should be 56 but won`t be. Look out as Guetta/Akon heads into the top 75. Use Somebody is 57, Temper Trap at 58, Shontelle behind. 61 is Paolo Nutini. The top 70 also contains the other Pitbull song "Hotel Room Service", and another Guetta track "I Wanna Go Crazy".

 

NOTE: These are not Official Charts. They are based on Chart Show TV`s, but with added sales minus airplay. The most up to date chart in Britain at this point. The Chart Show Top 20 Videos features at 9am on Saturdays (Sky Ch365, and Freeview Ch500).

 

Fans of Retro Charts might like to listen to Richard Todd on Sundays at 2pm, on the internet via Atlantic Oldies 2NG...Richard plays most of the top 40 from this week in the past from the late 60s to the late 80s, even using old Radio One jingles from Richard Skinner/Bruno Brookes period...much better than Dale Winton!

Nice to see the new U2 single already Top 10 in preorders. I can see it getting pre-ordered more in the coming weeks.

Thanks Dave, great for Boots :) Hope she can stay top 10.

Thanks Dave, great for Boots :) Hope she can stay top 10.

Anytime Tom! Ain`t the iTunes Top 40 of the week, so close to the proper chart?! It does tell us that Little Boots could be #9 by Sunday.

Shockingly yeah, which proves that the Big Top 40 is kind of good in theory, but will never work on commercial radio :(

Thanks Dave, great for Boots :) Hope she can stay top 10.

 

I don't think Bloc Party will be knocking her out somehow. :lol: Plus she keeps ascending iTunes, she's definitely safe.

Shockingly yeah, which proves that the Big Top 40 is kind of good in theory, but will never work on commercial radio :(

And it`s daft really because they would have the future at their finger tips! Fancy missing out songs that don`t fit the playlists...when the chart is half airplay anyway! :o

Shockingly yeah, which proves that the Big Top 40 is kind of good in theory, but will never work on commercial radio :(

 

Actually it's crap in theory and crap in practice.

I don't think it's crap in theory (more advanced than OCC's). But in practice (radio), yeah.

"Nearly the end for the Jackson as the top artist. But NOW 73, and Big Tunes still selling bucket loads. Talking of the Jackson, there I was on Wednesday talking to a radio colleague in the States. He was telling me this rather long story of how the MJ death was actually a fraud. Apparently, (and I think I heard similar about Elvis, years ago) when the ambulance took "Michael" away it was actually someone else. All the events were carried out by Michael`s doctor. Michael is still alive and well, and due to under go more plastic surgery to make him look less like Michael Jackson. This apparently will enable him to walk the streets without being recognised, and lead a quiet life with a never ending bank account in a different name....So, what did I think of this story? Well, who knows...put the facts together, and you have a typical U.S. Celebrity "death". Just like Elvis before...only a close handful of people would have seen Michael in the coffin. It may have not been him (with many look alikes around). The answer will never be proved either way."

 

There's lots about this around the Net. He apparently couldn't face all those concerts and it was making him very ill so he faked his death. Who knows? It's entirely possible. There are reports that only 2 people knew his plan and no family members. All his relatives think he died!

Edited August 14, 200916 yr by Crazy Chris

Actually it's crap in theory and crap in practice.

The theory is wrong by the way it`s compiled though. I mean, if the bosses at Global were rational and put logic in their favour...then they could actually play the full week`s iTunes Chart, but not do it direct against Radio One. Imagine the amount of "nutters" that actually do get taken in by listening on a Sunday. The regular boring/idiotic loon that listens to the "Local" Independant Station. Stations that don`t even broadcast from their hometown i.e. with you and I, Heart (formerly 2TENFM, formerly 210FM, formerly 210 Thames Valley). The same number of listeners would tune in, if Big Top 40 went out on (say) Saturdays. They will never get it right B-rye, because they pull in the same thick listeners (like the people that run these crap Radio Stations).

The theory is wrong by the way it`s compiled though. I mean, if the bosses at Global were rational and put logic in their favour...then they could actually play the full week`s iTunes Chart, but not do it direct against Radio One. Imagine the amount of "nutters" that actually do get taken in by listening on a Sunday. The regular boring/idiotic loon that listens to the "Local" Independant Station. Stations that don`t even broadcast from their hometown i.e. with you and I, Heart (formerly 2TENFM, formerly 210FM, formerly 210 Thames Valley). The same number of listeners would tune in, if Big Top 40 went out on (say) Saturdays. They will never get it right B-rye, because they pull in the same thick listeners (like the people that run these crap Radio Stations).

 

I think you're kind of tarring everyone with the same brush there Dave. A lot of people will listen to commercial radio because it plays more music that they like, or it's what their friends listen to, or etc. etc. And it's not like the Radio 1 chart show. is of such high quality anyway... it's only going to get worse, since they've fired the good presenter, and kept the bad one!

Dave, do you know something about the release of Tina Cousins' Sex On Fire cover?

Dave, do you know something about the release of Tina Cousins' Sex On Fire cover?

Funny you should say that Ben. I was talking to some chap at HMV the other day. He said that we are looking at the end of October for it now. But he couldn`t confirm it.

And it's not like the Radio 1 chart show. is of such high quality anyway... it's only going to get worse, since they've fired the good presenter, and kept the bad one!

 

Don't tell me they've changed their minds and got rid of Reggie and held on to Fearne... :wacko:

Funny you should say that Ben. I was talking to some chap at HMV the other day. He said that we are looking at the end of October for it now. But he couldn`t confirm it.

Her Myspace said it will be released this sommer it looks like they will move it. I'm a bit sad, the further they move it, the less impact it will have... :(