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Explanatory note- this chart is based on the official UK top 40 so as to prevent "Hysteria" by Muse and "Bridge to Your Heart" by Wax sharing the no.1 spot until the end of time L T Artist- Song (Chart run) (Weeks on chart) NE 1 Train- Hey Soul Sister! (1) (1) NE 2 Scissor Sisters- Fire with Fire (2) (1) NE 3 B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams- Airplanes (3) (1) NE 4 Lady Gaga- Alejandro (4) (1) NE 5 Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg- California Gurls (5) (1) NE 6 Alexandra Burke ft. Pitbull- All Night Long (6) (1) NE 7 Mark Ronson and the Business International ft. MNDR and Q-Tip- Bang Bang Bang (7) (1) NE 8 David Guetta and Chris Willis ft. Fergie and LMFAO- Gettin' Over You (8) (1) NE 9 B.o.B ft. Bruno Mars- Nothin' on You (9) (1) NE 10 Kylie Minogue- All the Lovers (10) (1)

I was thinking of starting my own personal chart. Is that OK? Where do I post it?

Shine- by a country mile. It was the song that originally got me into Take That back in 2007

What's going on with this? "Do You Mind?" was definitely my favourite on RKTVS and was quietly hoping it would get a single release so was quite pleased to see this thread. But theres been no more news for nearly two months and what with the Take That re-union it seems unlikely it will get a release.

This was a really tough one to decide but I eventually settled on Makes Me Wonder

1. Bad Romance 2. Just Dance 3. Poker Face 4. Telephone

I Gotta Feeling

Rock That Body

The E.N.D. is the only BEP album I own so I'd have to go for that

1. I Gotta Feeling 2. One Tribe 3. Where is the Love? 4. Now Generation 5. Rock That Body 6. Imma Be 7. Rockin' to the Beat 8. Alive 9. Meet Me Halfway 10. Pump it Yes, a "The E.N.D." fan, you might have noticed

For me: Highlights: Rock That Body I Gotta Feeling Now Generation One Tribe Bad songs: Boom Boom Pow Electric City Showdown Mare

I know I'm probably gonna get blazed for saying this because it has a reputation, but: TWILIGHT

Current series only: 1. Doctor Who 2. Torchwood 3. The Thick of it 4. Spooks 5. Hustle 6. The IT Crowd 7. Peep Show 8. Not Going Out 9. Shameless 10. Outnumbered Honourable mentions: The Inbetweeners, EastEnders Past series: Fawlty Towers, Only Fools and Horses, Blackadder, Red Dwarf, Father Ted, NightanDay, Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes

Really, it depends on which charts he is indeed speaking of- the American or the British, the singles or the albums etc. I assume he is talking about the American singles charts. In which case he is correct- there has been a lack of rock music in the US singles charts for almost exactly a decade. IIRC, the last rock song to hit no.1 on Billboard was "Bent" by Matchbox Twenty (one of my all time favourites, as it happens) in July 2000. Arguably, "Viva la Vida" by Coldplay (US no.1 in June 2008) more accurately fits this description but Coldplay have always sounded more MOR/AC/pop to my ears. If were talking about the British singles charts then there is also a case to be made but the UK charts tend to go in cycles- we are currently in the midst of an electro/hip-hop cycle but were in the midst of a rock cycle around 2003-7 and I predict well enter the rock cycle again around 2012 (maybe even earlier?). If were talking about the album charts then, no. Far from a lack, rock dominates the album charts on both sides of the Atlantic and always has

Ah yes, MSP have a track record of releasing on unfortunate dates and entering at number 2. Empty Souls was beaten to no.1 by Elvis in 2005 and Your Love Alone is Not Enough was beaten by Shakira and Beyonce in 2007