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THE ACTS WITH THE MOST NUMBER ONE WEEKS IN THE UK ALBUM CHART (To W/E 3rd October 2009) (No.1 Albums in Brackets) 1) THE BEATLES - 174 (15) 2) ELVIS PRESLEY - 63 (11) 3) ABBA - 57 (9) 4) THE ROLLING STONES - 44 (10) 5) THE SHADOWS - 42 (Includes 21 Weeks with Cliff Richard) (7) 6) SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 40 (2) 7)=CLIFF RICHARD - 30 (7) 7)=MICHAEL JACKSON - 30 (9) (Including 3 Weeks as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five - In 1983) 9)=THE CARPENTERS - 29 (3) 9)=MADONNA - 29 (11)

These Decade Lists are based on the UK Top 10 Singles Chart. They are courtesy of a Poster called Taizu, at CHC Media Forums. Only a few Acts have made the Top 20 List for more than one Decade. And, only Elvis Presley, (1950's - 1970's), & Madonna, (1980's - 2000's), have been Listed for as many as 3 Decades. Notice that in the 1990's & 2000's, the Decade's No.1 Act Scored far less Points, than those from the 1950's to the 1980's. Here is how Taizu introduces his Lists:, This is based on the top 10 singles charts, with one point for each week at number ten, and ten points for each week at number one: 1950s: 20 Eddie Calvert 289 19 Winifred Atwell 305 18 Connie Francis 305 17 Ruby Murray 306 16 Frank Sinatra 340 15 Everly Brothers 343 14 Eddie Fisher 347 13 Nat King Cole 352 12 Dean Martin 353 11 Bill Haley & his Comets 369 10 Mantovani 402 9 Perry Como 419 8 Doris Day 452 7 Jonnie Ray 456 6 Lonnie Donegan 497 5 Pat Boone 504 4 David Whitfield 532 3 Guy Mitchell 681 2 Elvis Presley 861 1 Frankie Laine 1081 1960s: 20 Billy Fury 260 19 Seekers 265 18 Beach Boys 267 17 Del Shannon 276 16 Gerry & the Pacemakers 277 15 Helen Shapiro 278 14 Kinks 291 13 Adam Faith 307 12 Manfred Mann 333 11 Tom Jones 356 10 Frank Ifield 366 9 Hollies 372 8 Everly Brothers 373 7 Engelbert Humperdinck 408 6 Roy Orbison 414 5 Rolling Stones 536 4 Shadows 562 3 Elvis Presley 1022 2 Cliff Richard 1162 1 Beatles 1386 1970s: 20 10CC 255 19 John Travolta 257 18 Bee Gees 260 17 Mud 261 16 David Bowie 271 15 Bay City Rollers 279 14 Wings 282 13 Queen 285 12 Donny Osmond 292 11 New Seekers 303 10 Olivia Newton-John 313 9 Elvis Presley 317 8 Boney M 329 7 Sweet 332 6 Showaddywaddy 345 5 Gary Glitter 413 4 Rod Stewart 480 3 T.Rex 499 2 Slade 502 1 ABBA 666 (!) 1980s: 20 Jam 210 19 George Michael 221 18 Jason Donovan 234 17 UB40 238 16 Adam & the Ants 246 15 Duran Duran 272 14 Paul McCartney 274 13 Culture Club 287 12 Pet Shop Boys 287 11 Stevie Wonder 296 10 Madness 300 9 Cliff Richard 301 8 David Bowie 313 7 Frankie Goes To Hollywood 345 6 Phil Collins 347 5 Michael Jackson 349 4 Kylie Minogue 366 3 Wham! 370 2 Shakin' Stevens 378 1 Madonna 668 1990s: 20 KLF 185 19 All Saints 185 18 Prodigy 203 17 Oasis 225 16 East 17 232 15 2Unlimited 236 14 Snap! 245 13 Cher 247 12 Mariah Carey 254 11 Elton John 254 10 Whitney Houston 261 9 George Michael 277 8 Wet Wet Wet 295 7 Celine Dion 366 6 Bryan Adams 373 5 Spice Girls 377 4 Michael Jackson 382 3 Madonna 394 2 Take That 428 1 Boyzone 445 2000-2008: 20 Atomic Kitten 219 19 Pink 224 18 Take That 224 17 S Club 7 232 16 Kylie Minogue 235 15 Black-Eyed Peas 238 14 Akon 249 13 Robbie Williams 260 12 Nelly 287 11 Sugababes 297 10 Shakira 298 9 Madonna 301 8 Beyonce 305 7 Britney Spears 327 6 Timbaland 350 5 Girls Aloud 352 4 Justin Timberlake 361 3 Eminem 383 2 Westlife 419 1 Rihanna 447

Some 'X Factor' connected Singles & Albums sell better than others. But, few of them would really get to No.1, if it wasn't for the hype & publicity that the Show gives them. Leona Lewis released the best ever 'X Factor' connected Single, with 'Bleeding Love', in my view. But, the fact that she'd Won the Show, a Year earlier, gave that Single an extra boost. (It didn't work for some other 'X Factor' Winners - they, & their Singles, just weren't good enough, to keep giving them big Hits). Kylie was already famous when she had her first UK Hits in 1988, but by the late 1990's she'd not had a truly huge Hit for a while. 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' got to No.1 on merit. It was her best Single in ages. People realised that, & it sold a UK Million. (Her resurgence really began in 2000 - 2001 was just even better for her). Susan Boyle may well have a Million Selling Album, & maybe a No.1 Single - due to the hype over 'Britain's Got Talent'. However, I don't think that she will be a long term Act. She will have a big 1st Album, maybe a less big 2nd one - but, I think the novelty will have worn off by Album No.3. (The novelty being that looking at her, you don't expect her voice to be as good as it is. But, Acts based on novelty & surprise, never last - they soon become 'Last Year's Thing', to most people). I hope to see more Acts getting Million Sellers, due to merit, in the future - and not just because they got attention & fame via UK Talent Shows..... I'm an ABBA Fan, & they got to No.1 with the 1974 ESC Winner. However, they had to fight to get back into the UK Top 10, (the Top 30, even), & their Singles had to get stronger & better, before 'SOS' got to No.6, 18 Months later. So, ABBA carried on having Hits, due to merit - not because they Won Eurovision in 1974. (Anyhow, 'Waterloo' got to No.6 in the USA - due to merit. The fact that it had Won the ESC meant nothing in the USA).

I know that this will be virtually impossible to get right, but I was curious to know what people estimate the Top 20 UK SINGLES ACTS of the 1950's were? Then the Top 20 Acts of the 1960's, 1970's, & 1980's? (Singles Acts only). Can anyone come up with any Lists? I realise that they have to be estimated. (And it may be going a step too far, to see if people can show actual estimated Singles Sales Totals, for the Top 20 Acts of those 4 Decades). For example - would Frankie Laine be the biggest UK Singles Act of the 1950's - or would it be Elvis Presley? Where would Guy Mitchell be? Or Pat Boone? The Beatles were easily THE Singles Act of the 1960's - but who was 2nd? Was it Elvis or Cliff? Or neither? Where would The Shadows be on their own? Where, with the Cliff Richard & The Shadows Sales added to their own? The 1970's? ABBA in first place? But, who would be 2nd? Rod Stewart? Slade? Queen? 1980's - Madonna? Followed by Shakin' Stevens, perhaps? Or would it be Michael Jackson in 1st or 2nd place? Where would Queen be? And Madness? What do YOU think?

The last time 2 UK Singles sold a Million in the UK, because people simply liked them, (rather than hype & publicity, through TV Shows & Charities), was in 2001:, 'It Wasn't Me' - Shaggy Feat. RikRok 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' - Kylie Minogue

Loudjamesbond - Madonna has released 67 Singles in the UK, not 66. 2 didn't make the Top 20 - 'Miles Away', (No.39 in 2008), & 'Everybody' - which was her first UK Single, & failed to Chart. (October 1982).

Remember - Suedehead2 - The Shadows only get 3 Albums in the Top 10, if we count Cliff Richard & The Shadows Albums as Shadows Albums. (As well as being Cliff Richard Albums). They never actually managed it as simply The Shadows. However, Virgin Books, Guinness, & The OCC, count Cliff & The Shadows Albums as Shadows Albums too - so I do also. (Otherwise my Stats would not match theirs). THE SHADOWS 20th July 1963 - 17th August 1963 - 5 WEEKS No.2/No.2/No.2/No.2/No.3 - GREATEST HITS No.3/No.3/No.7/No.8/No.10 - SUMMER HOLIDAY (OST) - (CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS) No.5/No.5/No.3/No.3/No.2 - CLIFFS HIT ALBUM - (CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS) 7th September 1963 No.3 - GREATEST HITS No.4 - CLIFFS HIT ALBUM - (CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS) No.8 - SUMMER HOLIDAY (OST) - (CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS) 5th October - 19th October 1963 - 3 WEEKS No.3/No.3/No.4 - GREATEST HITS No.8/No.5/No.9 - CLIFFS HIT ALBUM - (CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS) No.10/No.9/No.8 - WHEN IN SPAIN - (CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS)

BEATLES UK CHART RECORDS IN THE CHART OF W/E 19th SEPTEMBER:, THE FIRST GROUP TO HAVE 4 TOP 10 ALBUMS IN THE SAME CHART 1) They are the first Group - ever - to have 4 Top 10 Albums, in the same Week. The only other Act to manage 4 - or more - was Michael Jackson - earlier in 2009. He had 5 Top 10 Albums in the Chart of W/E 11th July. Then 6 in the W/E 18th July Chart. Then 5 in the W/E 25th July Chart. (Until 2009, no Act had ever managed more than 3 Top 10 Albums at once). THE FIRST GROUP SINCE 1967 TO HAVE MORE THAN TWO TOP 10 ALBUMS AT ONCE:, 2) The last time, (by a Group), was just over 42 Years ago:, THE MONKEES W/E 15th July 1967 No.2 - HEADQUARTERS No.4 - MORE OF THE MONKEES No.6 - THE MONKEES Only 10 Acts have ever managed it. Until now, The Beatles had yet to achieve it. The only other Groups to manage 3 Top 10 Albums - George Mitchell Minstrels, (3 Weeks - 1962 - 1963), The Shadows, (9 Weeks - 1963), The Beach Boys, (2 Weeks - 1966), & The Monkees, (1 Week - 1967). THE MOST TOP 60 ALBUMS BY THE SAME ACT 3) Elvis Presley had a record 14 Top 60 Albums in the Chart of W/E 10th September 1977. (3 of them in the Top 10). The Beatles have now beaten that. They have 16 Albums in the current Top 60. (Michael Jackson had 9 Top 60 Albums in the Charts of W/E 18th July, (all Top 20), W/E 25th July, (all Top 40), W/E 1st August, (all Top 50), W/E 8th August, (all Top 50), & W/E 15th August, (all Top 60 - 11 in the Top 75, that Week).

The Beatles Albums, (Thursday Mid Weeks), are where they are on ONE DAY'S SALES. The Albums above & below them have FOUR DAYS SALES, (Sunday to Wednesday). We will see where The Beatles Albums are after 2, 3, & 4 Days Sales..... QUESTION IF The Beatles Stereo Box Set is still in the Top 20 on Sunday - or even in the Top 10 - will it be the first Box Set, with more than 3 CD's in it, to ever get so high in the UK Album Chart? In 1986 Bruce Springsteen reached No.4 with 'Live 1975 -1985' - which came in 3 Formats. It was 5 Vinyl LP's, 3 CD's, & 3 Cassettes. But, I THINK that The Beatles are the first Act to reach the Top 20 with a Box Set of more than 3 CD's. Or a Box Set with more than 5 Disks, (of any kind), in it. Am I right?

Predictions/Hype over The Beatles Re-Masters:, 'NME' are doing 13 different Covers! http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090908/tuk-f...on-6323e80.html

Despite ASDA, WH Smith, Tesco, & Sainsbury's ALL haviing Beatles Re-Masters in their In-Store Charts, it turns out that they really are not on Sale until Tomorrow! So, they've put Albums in their Sales Chart that cannot - yet - be bought! (What that says about those In-Store Charts, is another matter!).

Despite ASDA, WH Smith, Tesco, & Sainsbury's ALL haviing Beatles Re-Masters in their In-Store Charts, it turns out that they really are not on Sale until Tomorrow! So, they've put Albums in their Sales Chart that cannot - yet - be bought! (What that says about those In-Store Charts, is another matter!).

But - as the 'Physical' Singles Market has died out, it stands to reason that a big Selling Act, (like Lady GaGa), would have massive Download Sales. Just as MANY Hits will overtake 'Poker Face', in Downloads, as the Years go by. There will be 800,000 Selling Download Hits, & 900,000, & 1 Million+..... I'm sure that there was a Hit Single that had the Most Sales on CD at one stage, (when Vinyl was dying out) - but, who recalls which Hit it was now? You always get 'The Biggest Sellers' in a New Format, when an old one dies out.....

The Beatles Albums are already on Sale in UK Super Markets, & in their In-Store Charts:, TESCO CHART 1 - Sgt Pepper 12 - Revolver 31 - Help 32 - Magical Mystery Tour SAINSBURY'S CHART 1 - Sgt Pepper 2 - Revolver 3 - Abbey Road 4 - Rubber Soul 5 - Help! ASDA & WH SMITH CHARTS 1) Sgt Pepper - 19 in WH Smith Chart - 29 in the ASDA Artist Chart 2) Revolver - 24 in WH Smith - 42 in ASDA 3) Help! - 35 in WH Smith - Not in the ASDA Chart 4) Magical Mystery Tour - 31 in WH Smith - Not in the ASDA Chart 'Abbey Road' is at No.23 in ASDA, but it isn't in the other Stores Charts. (Except for being No.3 in Sainsbury's). 'Rubber Soul' is at 24 in ASDA, but not in the other Stores Charts. (Except for being No.4 in Sainsbury's). 'Past Masters' is at No.47 in ASDA, but not in the other Stores Charts. From BILLBOARD:, The Beatles' "1" is the best-selling album of the decade so far, with 11.5 million copies sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The band has sold 28.2 million albums since 2000, second only to Eminem (with 32 million), who they could well pass before the end of the year. and for Rock Band, The Beatles will allow fans to buy at least a portion of their music in digital form as extra downloadable content for the game, starting with "Abbey Road" Oct. 20 and followed by "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "Rubber Soul" in November and December, respectively. Sales expectations are high. Wedbush Morgan Securities videogame analyst Michael Pachter estimates the game will sell 5 million copies by year's end, with the disc-only version moving 3.5 million and the deluxe and standard versions selling 1.5 million between them. Each downloadable Beatles album will cost $17, with individual songs going for $2. MTV typically keeps about 70% of the price of downloadable content purchased through "Rock Band." Although the Beatles are believed to have received a better deal, this is still a very profitable business.

Dave, you said this about the 1984 Donna Summer Cover:, 47 50 THERE GOES MY BABY - DONNA SUMMER...A cover of a Walker Brothers 1965 song. In fact, The Walker Brothers only Covered it in 1965. It is actually Song by The Drifters, from 1959 - a USA No.2 Hit.

Dave, 'Dance Little Lady Dance' was Tina Charles 3rd Solo Hit of 1976, not her 2nd. After 'I Love To Love', she had a No.31 hit with 'Love Me Like A Lover'. I haven't a clue if it Charted in the Radio Luxembourg Chart. (In a Magazine Interview, a few Years back, Tina claimed that 'I Love To Love' sold 29 Million copies Globally! LOL! It wasn't even a USA Hit, & I doubt if it even sold 4 Million copies).

The 'Mother' has no chance of 'redemption', in my view. She watched as the Baby Boy was tortured. She watched as his 2 Year old Sister was raped. (She has admitted these things). No matter how scared you are, you do not watch Babies being tortured & raped, & do nothing except smoke, leave the room, cover your ears, go on The Internet, seeking sex chats on Face Book, & so on. It is well documented that she did those things. She helped hide Baby P's Torture, by covering the wounds on his face with chocolate. She deliberately did that to stop Social Workers seeing that he'd been punched in the face. She is as bad as the 2 'Men' who beat the Child. I'm not a 'Barbarian', but I cannot forgive how she neglected her duties as a Mother, & how - by hiding the Baby's wounds - she made sure that the stupid 'Authorities' would remain clueless - and that the 2 'Men' would carry on terrorising a little Baby Boy, who could hardly talk, could not fight back, had harmed no-one, & must have been in pain, & fear every Second of every Day, for the last few Months of his Life. I'd have rather given my life, than allow such abuse & cruelty to go on - & she just helped to cover up the Baby's wounds. It is well documented what torture that Baby went through - the Media took it from Coroners Reports, what the 3 'People' admitted' in Statements, & what a 15 Year old Girl witnessed, whilst she was staying at the House, as the 'Lover' of the Step Dad's Brother. She admitted that she was too scared to tell the Police what was going on. 15 or not, she SHOULD have told the Police. Too many people are scared by Savages in this Country - scared of doing the right thing. Too many people are so Barbaric, that they no longer even know what the 'right thing' is. Like those Yobs who set a Female Swedish Teacher's hair on fire, on a Train the other day - in THIS Country, & the 2 Boys who held a 5 Year Old Girl down - who has Cancer - the other Day, & tried to set her face on fire with an Aerosol Can, & matches or a lighter. Yes! These things happen in THIS Country - every Day - and the World knows - it can read our 'Papers on The Internet. At least Americans have Sentences to fit these Crimes - we don't! Baby P was so tortured - and so let down by 'The Authorities' - that it is a wonder that all the Stars in the Sky did not turn red - as they wept tears of blood. It was as if all the pain & torture on Earth were visited on one 17 Month Old Baby. I can never, ever forgive his 'Mother', or the 2 'Men' who put him through that. Why should we care if the 'Mother' is 'Redeemed'? She showed no care, or mercy to the Baby - so why should we be 'Civilised', & care a damn, that she becomes a 'Better Person'? Just keep her locked up - and throw away the key. She has given up her right to mix in Society. And the 2 'Men' are 100% evil, cruel, cowardly, worthless, pieces of excrement, & I hope that their Souls suffer for Eternity for what they did to Baby P, & his Sister.....Both 'Men' are Sub-Human Slime......

I've added a 2nd & 3rd Paragraph to my Post -below - so that all can see everything that Baby P went through..... The Mother used to go into the Garden - smoking - while Baby P was being tortured. She said that she could not stand to hear the Baby's screams. She didn't do a thing about any of it. The Step Dad trained his Rottweiler to open its jaws wide, & he'd then put the Baby's head in the Dogs mouth. He then encouraged the Dog to bite down on the Baby's head. The Coroner found the Dog's teeth marks on the Baby's head. Basically the Step Dad was just constantly thinking of new ways to torture the Baby - Baby P - Peter Connolly. So he trained the Rottweiler to attack the Baby. He also sliced off the tips of some of the Baby's fingers - using a Stanley Knife. It is better that these things are known - so that all can see what they did to that Baby. Even though it makes me want to vomit. Even though I see his face when I go to sleep every Night, & feel haunted by his pain, & his fate. A Woman in the USA has very recently been given 99 Years in Jail, for cutting her Baby Boy's genitals off - whilst she was off her head on Drugs. But, the 3 Savages who tortured Baby P, get next to nothing, for what they did to that little Baby. He was 17 Months old when he Died, & he'd been tortured for at least the last 3 to 5 Months of his short life. He never knew love - just torture & pain. Even Satan would not want such vile, Sub-Human creatures in Hell. I want all 3 of them to be cast down so far, that even Satan has to look down, to see where they are - using a telescope. And I hope that if there is an Heaven, that Baby P is being loved & looked after, as if he is the most precious Baby in the entire Universe. I am not Religious, but I can only find comfort in this matter, by the thought that Baby P is in a better place - & that his 3 tormentors have a fate worse than Hell waiting for them, when they die. The Baby was made to do 'Sieg Heils' by his Step Dad - or he got beaten up. If his Step Dad clicked his fingers, the Baby had to get into a pose, where he was sat on the floor with his head touching the ground. He was not allowed to lift his head again until his Step Dad clicked his fingers. He was made to stay in that pose for 20 Minutes at a time - sometimes longer. The Step Dad also lay him on his back, naked, & would punch the Baby in the testicles - over and over. He would sit him on a Computer Chair, & whirl it around - punching the Baby, as it turned. The Baby would fall off, & be put back on the Chair, for more torture. The Baby's ribs were broken, & his finger nails were pulled out with Pliers. His toe nails were also tortured. The Baby would scream & scream & scream, & not one of those 3 'People' gave a damn. His real Father had custody of him, every Weekend or so. The last time the Father saw him, he delivered him back to the 'Mother', & the Baby screamed 'Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!', because he did not want to go back. He knew that as soon as that evil Bitch got him indoors, he'd be beaten & tortured again - and that even his real Father did not seem to care. Baby P would scream - in terror - everytime the Step Dad came into the Room. One of the 2 Brothers in the House, broke the Baby's back. The Coroner said that the Baby had either been put over someones knee, & had his back bent like a twig - or he'd had his back slammed down on something like a Bannister on the Stairs. (So, even had he lived he'd have never been able to walk again). He was finally killed, when one of the 'Men' punched him in the face so hard that one of his teeth was knocked down his throat. He slowly Died - in his Cot - that Night. There was blood over his clothes. Someone had also swung him about - by his Ears - so that one of them was hanging off. I do not like violence, but I cannot bear what they did to that Baby, & I think that all 3 of them deserve to Die - slowly. It is even said that the Step Dad filmed himself torturing the Baby, via his Mobile, & that he's buried the 'phone in some Woods - hoping that no-one ever sees what he filmed. There are not enough tears on Earth to weep enough for Baby P - and not enough pain in the World for the 3 'People' behind it, to endure.

The Mother used to go into the Garden - smoking - while Baby P was being tortured. She said that she could not stand to hear the Baby's screams. She didn't do a thing about any of it. The Step Dad trained his Rottweiler to open its jaws wide, & he'd then put the Baby's head in the Dogs mouth. He then encouraged the Dog to bite down on the Baby's head. The Coroner found the Dog's teeth marks on the Baby's head. Basically the Step Dad was just constantly thinking of new ways to torture the Baby - Baby P - Peter Connolly. So he trained the Rottweiler to attack the Baby. It is better that these things are known - so that all can see what they did to that Baby. Even though it makes me want to vomit. Even though I see his face when I go to sleep every Night, & feel haunted by his pain, & his fate. A Woman in the USA has very recently been given 99 Years in Jail, for cutting her Baby Boy's gentials off - whilst she was off her head on Drugs. But, the 3 Savages who tortured Baby P, get next to nothing, for what they did to that little Baby. He was 17 Months old when he Died, & he'd been tortured for at least the last 3 to 5 Months of his short life. He never knew love - just torture & pain. Even Satan would not want such vile, Sub-Human creatures in Hell. I want all 3 of them to be cast down so far, that even Satan has to look down, to see where they are - using a telescope. And I hope that if there is an Heaven, that Baby P is being loved & looked after, as if he is the most precious Baby in the entire Universe. I am not Religious, but I can only find comfort in this matter, by the thought that Baby P is in a better place - & that his 3 tormentors have a fate worse than Hell waiting for them, when they die. The Baby was made to do 'Sieg Heils' by his Step Dad - or he got beaten up. If his Step Dad clicked his fingers, the Baby had to get into a pose, where he was sat on the floor with his head touching the ground. He was not allowed to lift his head again until his Step Dad clicked his fingers. He was made to stay in that pose for 20 Minutes at a time - sometimes longer. The Step Dad also lay him on his back, naked, & would punch the Baby in the testicles - over and over. He would sit him on a Computer Chair, & whirl it around - punching the Baby, as it turned. The Baby would fall off, & be put back on the Chair, for more torture. The Baby's ribs were broken, & his finger nails were pulled out with Pliers. His toe nails were also tortured. The Baby would scream & scream & scream, & not one of those 3 'People' gave a damn. His real Father had custody of him, every Weekend or so. The last time the Father saw him, he delivered him back to the 'Mother', & the Baby screamed 'Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!', because he did not want to go back. He knew that as soon as that evil Bitch got him indoors, he'd be beaten & tortured again - and that even his real Father did not seem to care. Baby P would scream - in terror - everytime the Step Dad came into the Room. One of the 2 Brothers in the House, broke the Baby's back. The Coroner said that the Baby had either been put over someones knee, & had his back bent like a twig - or he'd had his back slammed down something like a Bannister on the Stairs. (So, even had he lived he'd have never been able to walk again). He was finally killed, when one of the 'Men' punched him in the face so hard that one of his teeth was knocked down his throat. He slowly Died - in his Cot - that Night. There was blood over his clothes. Someone had also swung him about - by his Ears - so that one of them was hanging off. I do not like violence, but I cannot bear what they did to that Baby, & I think that all 3 of them deserve to Die - slowly. It is even said that the Step Dad filmed himself torturing the Baby, via his Mobile, & that he's buried the 'phone in some Woods - hoping that no-one ever sees what he filmed. There are not enough tears on Earth to weep enough for Baby P - and not enough pain in the World for the 3 'People' behind it, to endure.

From the 'Bizarre' Page, in today's UK Newspaper, 'The Sun':, (See the Comments beneath his Article). http://smurl.name/9hv6 IS MADONNA A MA-GONER? By Gordon Smart COULD this be the beginning of the end of MADONNA's reign as the Queen Of Pop? The powers that be at Radio 1 have snubbed Madge by failing to playlist her new single Celebration. The track, which sees the pop-skeleton collaborate with dance legend PAUL OAKENFOLD, has not made the A, B or C list for the UK's most popular and influential station. And after some digging through chart history, that's the first time one of her singles has not made the playlist. Madonna can console herself in the knowledge that at least Radio 2 have found a place for the song and have been playing it for the past two weeks. This has been coming for a while. Her Madgesty's last album, Hard Candy, didn't do as well as expected. Probably because it was rubbish. I'm also sick of the sight of her parading around in her undercrackers. On September 29 Madge will release her latest Greatest Hits compilation, also called Celebration. I think I'll celebrate when she finally puts her feet up and calls it a day.

B-rye, you said this was misleading:, 'David Whitfield - "Answer Me" First reached #1 for 1wk Interrupted for 8wks by Frankie Laine with "Answer Me" Returned to #1 for 1wk ^I think this info is misleading though. Frankie spent 8 weeks at #1 after David, and David was joint #1 in one of those 8 weeks. I think'. I don't think it is misleading. David Whitfield's 'Answer Me', reached No.1 in the Chart of W/E 7th November 1953. It was there for 1 Week. Then, 'Answer Me' by Frankie Laine, went to No.1 on W/E 14th November 1953. On W/E 12th December 1953, 'Answer Me', by David Whitfield, returned to No.1 for 1 Week. It was tied at No.1 with the Frankie Laine version - which was on its 5th Week at No.1. (It spent 3 more there). There is nothing misleading about it - the David Whitfield Single returned to No.1. The fact that it was equal No.1, with Frankie Laine, when it did so, does not alter that fact. Also, it was not interupted for 8 Weeks, by the Frankie Laine version. It was for 4 Weeks. The David Whitfield Hit did this, in its 2 Runs at No.1:, 1 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 5 - 1 The Black Eyed Peas will be one of only 3 Acts, to have 2 Singles that returned to No.1. The other 2 are Cliff Richard & The Shadows, in both 1960 & 1963. But, BEP's will be the 1st Act to do it twice in a Calendar Year. The closest any any previous Acts have come to managing it, were in 1953 & 1957. In 1953 Frankie Laine returned to No.1, twice, with 'I Believe', & Guy Mitchell did the same in 1957, with 'Singing The Blues'. But, BEP's are the first Act to manage it with different Singles.....

This is no surprise - Ireland has about 4.2 Million people. The UK has about 61 Million people.....

You can see all the Billboard No.1 Singles here:, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_numbe...(United_States) And the Billboard No.1 Albums here:, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_numbe...(United_States) And MANY USA - Billboard - USA Chart Archives here:, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Billboard_charts And Cashbox USA Charts here:, http://www.cashboxmagazine.com/archives.htm And Record World USA Charts here - NOT a very easy on the eye Site! http://us.geocities.com/muggy59/index.html

As I understand OCC Chart Rules, this Album should be in the Main/Artist Album Chart - not in the Compilation Chart:, 8 7 Ball/ Barber/ Bilk Boaters Bowlers & Bowties - The Best

It is very hard to write a Chart Commentary, & NOT add opinons. I couldn't do it. Suedehead2, I don't mind you expressing your views - at all. After all, it is your Thread. However, Barry Manilow isn't so bad. I like a lot of his Songs. Some of his best ones did nothing in, the UK - 'Weekend In New England', (1976), 'Somewhere In The Night', (1978). 'Can't Smile Without You', (1977), & 'Copacabana', (1978), weren't bad either. He was/is good at his genre of Music - Romantic Songs - mainly slow Ballads. I'm not a Heavy Metal Fan, (for example), but that does not mean that I can't appreciate Groups who do that sort of Music. MOST WEEKS AT NUMBER 1 - UK ALBUMS ACTS Where there is a 'Tie' - as in 9th place - I've put the Acts in the order that they first Charted in the UK - and Michael Jackson first entered the UK Singles Chart, with the Jackson Five, in January 1970 - a Year before Elton John. (To W/E 8th August 2009) 1) THE BEATLES - 174 2) ELVIS PRESLEY - 63 3) ABBA - 57 4) THE ROLLING STONES - 44 5) THE SHADOWS - 42 (Includes 21 Weeks with Cliff Richard) 6) SIMON & GARFUNKEL - 40 7) CLIFF RICHARD - 30 8) THE CARPENTERS - 29 9)=MICHAEL JACKSON - 28 (Including 3 Weeks as Michael Jackson Plus The Jackson Five - In 1983) 9)=ELTON JOHN - 28 9)=MADONNA - 28 9)=ROBBIE WILLIAMS - 28 13) ROD STEWART - 27 14) SIMPLY RED - 26 15) PHIL COLLINS - 25 16) BOB DYLAN - 24 17)=DAVID BOWIE - 22 17)=DIRE STRAITS - 22 19)=QUEEN - 21 19)=TAKE THAT - 21 21) OASIS - 20