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25TH JULY Jimmy Nail digs his heels in at the top of the charts shifted another 76,860 copies as he was easily ahead of the field without any real challenge, Snap! manoeuvre dangerously 3-2 (37,860) but are too far away to pose a threat at present, “Rhythm Is A Dancer” is already their second biggest hit behind “The Power” which made No 1 two years ago. The highest new entry of the week is predictably Madonna with her 16th single to debut inside the top 10 and her 26th top ten single in 8 years- an outstanding feat. “This Used To Be My Playground” is taken from her new film “A League Of Their Own” for which she hasn’t received a universal panning so things are looking up in that respect. It is planned to be a standalone single and won’t form part of her new album which is due for release in the autumn. It smashes in at No 5 (25,140) and is her 23rd straight Top ten single (excluding re-issues) which equals the record currently held by Cliff Richard for his run between 1960-65, and it’s an 8th top 10 single in the 90s drawing her level with New Kids On The Block as the record holders for the decade. Culled together from demo’s and sessions Roy Oribison did before his death in 1988 and produced by Jeff Lynne “King Of Hearts” is the new album by the late star which will be released in a few weeks, and taken from it a song that you may remember being done by Cyndi Lauper in 89 “I Drove All Night”. The song was intended by the writers (Steinberg & Kelly) to be given to Orbison who did record it in 1988 but with Lauper releasing her version the label decided to sit on the recording until now. With a promo featuring “Beverley Hills 90210” star Jason Priestley and film actress Jennifer Connelly it certainly has enough fans, the song lifts 11-8 (19,515) to become his 12th top 10 hit. Was (Not Was) have only been in the top 10 once, back in 1987 with “Walk The Dinosaur” which perhaps reflected the fact that their greatest hits album “Hello Dad…I’m In Jail” could only make No 66 when it was released last month and has since vanished. It’s going to be re-issued next month now because “Shake Your Head” has turned into a surprise hit for the group floating 13-10 (17,940). It was originally a single for the group in 1983 though it failed to chart here and featured the vocals of Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne but before he got the gig an unknown singer called Madonna auditioned for the part but was unsuccessful. The proposal was that her vocals be restored for this version but the lady herself refused consent so the group turned to actress Kim Basinger who duly obliged and is now credited. It’s remixed by Steve “Silk” Hurley who is himself on a bit of a hot streak at present. Elsewhere the Smart E’s drop 2-3 (36,210) as Prince sprints 7-4 (28,875) whilst Urban Hype hold at No 6 (22,110). Better news for the Shamen who lift 9-7 (21,255) but it’s all over for Erasure who slump 4-9 (18,450). 1- AIN’T NO DOUBT- Jimmy Nail (76,860) 2- RHYTHM IS A DANCER- Snap! (37,860) 3- SESAME’S TREET- Smart E’s (36,210) 4- SEXY MF/ STROLLIN- Prince/ NPG (28,875) 5- THIS USED TO BE MY PLAYGROUND- Madonna (25,140) 6- A TRIP TO TRUMPTON- Urban Hype (22,110) 7- L.S.I- The Shamen (21,255) 8- I DROVE ALL NIGHT- Roy Orbison (19,515) 9- ABBA-ESQUE E.P- Erasure (18,450) 10- SHAKE YOUR HEAD- Was (Not Was Featuring Kim Basinger & Ozzy Osborne (17,940)

Combining Kids with drugs should really have caused moral outrage in 1992 but it seemed to pass by largely uncommented on at the time!

95. SO WHAT- Pink (491,560) YEAR: 2008 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS ON CHART: 27 Breaking the Sugababes record for a climb to No 1 as it shifted 38-1 (that new entry position down to a Friday release), this was Pink’s 3rd chart topper and was co-penned by Max Martin with lyrics to reflect her (then) recent separation from husband Carey Hart (who actually has a cameo in the promo)

96. NOW YOU’RE GONE- Basshunter Featuring DJ Mental Theo’s Bazzheadz (490,100) YEAR: 2008 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS ON CHART: 32 If you have a decent enough track then why let a language barrier deny you a hit? First released in his native Sweden in 2006 under the title “Boten Anna” it made the top spit in a few European countries but never got a full release here. Lyrically it was actually a mildly interesting tale of a man who interacts with what he believes to be a chat bot but actually transpires to a very attractive woman, shame then that when the lyrics were changed to English (by DJ Mental Theo) the story changed into rather a straight forward tale of love lost. It didn’t affect the sales at any rate, and in a quiet January is topped our charts for a month

97. CLINT EASTWOOD- Gorillaz (486,800) YEAR: 2001 PEAK POSITION: 4 WKS ON CHART: 17 Side project (initially at least) of Blur’s Damon Albarn, much was made of the virtual group before they launched with collaboration acts being teased pre album release. The first single “Clint Eastwood” may only have made No 4 but it stuck around in the top 10 for 8 weeks- pretty impressive for 2001. Incidentally it’s titled so due to the similarity of the track (and indeed sample at the beginning) to the theme from “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly” which starred Eastwood- in case you wondered.

18TH JULY Britain has a new No 1 and surprisingly it belongs to Jimmy Nail, “Ain’t No Doubt” increased sales by 135% to 51,495 as it swept all before it and outstripped the Smart E’s who also move 3-2 on a sales hike of their own of 59% to 41,715 enough to take No 1 last week but no cigar this week. The rest of the top 5 are lagging way behind these two, Snap! bound 6-3 (32,010) above the outgoing chart topper by Erasure 1-4 (28,725) and Mariah Carey 2-5 (26,835) though her album “MTV unplugged” does debut at No 3. Onto the new hits and what is now being termed “Toytown Techno”, yes we’ve had the Prodigy, shaft, then Smart E’s and now we have Urban Hype, a duo who have sampled the theme to kids TV show “Trumpton” which flies 11-6 (24,930). It is the group’s 5th release but the first to chart, we’ll see if the fad can last out the year but for now we’re all reliving our youth! Fresh from a world tour Prince is nothing if not prolific, he’s already working on a new album with an October release date and first single “Sexy MF” which bows at No 7 (24,420) this week. It’s actually a double A-Side with “Strollin” a track you may be familiar with if you already own a copy of his “Diamonds & Pearls” album and a song picked in case radio wasn’t keen on playing its sexier A side, the package is a quick starter with only two of his previous singles having debuted higher “Batdance” (No 3) and “Gett Off” (No 5), but this is now his 11th top 10 single. Released just last month U2’s “Even Better Than The Real Thing” peaked at No 12 as the fourth cut from the “Achtung Baby” album, during its pre-release it was farmed out to various producers to remix the song and when Island serviced the remixes to DJ’s they got so much feedback and demand for the Perfecto Remix they decided to make it a separate release and it now outdoes the original by moving 13-8 (21,945). It’s also hastened the fall of the original which has fallen 18-42-55 over the past three weeks. The Shamen finally hit the big time last year with “Move Any Mountain- Progen 91” which became a No 4 hit for them in the aftermath of the death of one its members Will Sinnott. They’re back with a new single from a new album and “L.S.I” (which stands for Love, Sex, Intelligence) and it debuts at exactly the same position “Move Any Mountain” did last year- No 9 (19,920) with improved sales though! Richard Marx completes the top 10 as he slides 4-10 (19,470) on his way out of the big sellers. Next week sees the release of a new single by an act which has debuted in the top 10 fifteen times in the last 8 years- Madonna- be prepared, and a new Michael Jackson single! 1- AIN’T NO DOUBT- Jimmy Nail (51,495) 2- SESAME’S TREET- Smart E’s (41,715) 3- RHYTHM IS A DANCER- Snap! (32,010) 4- ABBA-ESQUE EP- Erasure (28,725) 5- I’LL BE THERE- Mariah Carey (26,835) 6- A TRIP TO TRUMPTON- Urban Hype (24,930) 7- SEXY MF/ STROLLIN- Prince/ NPG (24,420) 8- EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING (REMIX)- U2 (21,945) 9- L.S.I- The Shamen (19,920) 10- HAZARD- Richard Marx (19,470)

98. DO YOU REALLY LIKE IT- DJ Pied Piper & The Masters Of Ceremonies (486,500) YEAR: 2001 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS ON CHART: 14 A massive toon in Agia napa in the summer of 2000, this was picked up by Channel 4 show “Fantasy Island” later in the year but didn’t get a full release for some reason. Fast forward to spring 2001 and bingo it finally hit the shops to great demand.

99. THE FEAR- Lily Allen (485,980) YEAR: 2009 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS ON CHART: 20 Funny the amount of tracks on this list that weren’t originally planned to be first releases! Another one here, “Everyone’s At It” was the song first pencilled in single from “It’s Not Me, It’s You” but got changed to this song which debuted at No 168 on leaked CD sales powering to No 1 on full release and staying there for 4 weeks- the longest chart topper of 2009.

100. THE PROMISE- Girls Aloud (484,000) YEAR: 2008 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS ON CHART: 23 Seems only apt after the Sugababes that we get Girls Aloud, this is the first time we’ve heard from them in the form of their 4th chart topper and another Xenomania production. Lead single to the “Out Of Control” campaign it eventually provided them with their first BRIT award just before they called it a day….on Mk I at any rate.

11TH JULY Erasure doggedly hold the top spot for a fifth week but “ABBA-Esque” is in serious trouble pulling in just 36,000 buyers as it sails past the Wets in the YTD chart. It struggled to keep ahead of Mariah Carey through much of the week only stretching out as the weekend approached, Carey sold 33,090 in the end and could easily become the next No 1 next week if current projections are repeated. For that to happen there are two big obstacles in the form of two new entries in the top 5 but she was, at points only a few hundred nehind them. Rave trio Smart E’s smash straight into the No 3 position equaling the best start ever for a new act (collaborations apart), Vanilla Ice in 1990 and Crystal Waters in 1991 both managed to enter as high but only one went on to make No 1. Taking their lead from the Prodigy in terms of turning Childhood programes into rave anthems their track samples the theme from “Sesame Street” renaming it “Sesame’s Treet” and clearly tying in with their name as puns on recreational drug taking. The song sold 26,220 last week and must be favourite to make the top if Carey falters. We last saw Jimmy Nail in 1985 when his cover of Rose Royce’s “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore” peaked at No 3, since then he’s been focusing on his acting and a hit on his hands with “Spender” which returned him to the limelight and he’s used that to relaunch his pop career with “Ain’t No Doubt” which duly debuts at No 5 (22,065). Nail’s second album is due next month. There was much surprise in the industry when Snap!’s first single from a new album faded out at No 54 as it got lost in the Christmas market, “Colour Of Love” looks like just a blip in their career however as new single “Rhythm Is A Dancer” powers 13-6 (21,990) to become their 6th top 10 single from 7 releases. Some have questioned the rather dubious lyrics but there is little doubt it’s doing the business in the clubs even if radio is rather slow to support it at present. It benefited from a full airing on TOTP after a scheduled appearance from Carter USM was cancelled due to ill health, they fall 22-34….. Continuing its rather bizarre chart run Richard Marx has either climbed or held his chart position on continuing decreasing sales for the last three weeks but this week he actually increases his sales to 25,590 and naturally drops 3-4 in the process! Also falling are Utah Saints 5-7 (17,265), Electronic 6-8 (17,205) and Nick Berry 4-9 (15,135) with Diana Ross holding the anchor position on 14,805. 1- ABBA-ESQUE EP- Erasure (36,000) 2- I’LL BE THERE- Mariah Carey (33,090) 3- SESAME’S TREET- Smart E’s (26,220) 4- HAZARD- Richard Marx (25,590) 5- AIN’T NO DOUBT- Jimmy Nail (22,065) 6- RHYTHM IS A DANCER- Snap! (21,990) 7- SOMETHING GOOD- Utah Saints (17,265) 8- DISAPPOINTED- Electronic (17,205) 9- HEARTBEAT- Nick Berry (15,135) 10- ONE SHINING MOMENT- Diana Ross (14,805)

1999 marks the point where record sales start to reverse so it is really the last year of the expansion of the CD Single as a format. It is also deceptive to some degree as sales in the top 10 continue to look great but they start to really taper off lower down as the threshold for a top 40 hit and a top 75 single start to dip and overall sales start to dip. It will become more pronounced as the 00s dawn.

Also Tina Cousins "Killin Time" remains incredible!

27TH MARCH Open the record books again, we have another entry! They may owe more to Boyzone’s sales collapsing then their own magnificent selling power but regardless B*Witched are the new UK No 1 today with “Blame It On The Weatherman”. In hitting the top it becomes the first instance where siblings replace each other (Boyzone contains Shayne Lynch and B*Witched contain his sisters Edele and Keavy) and for B*Witched it marks the first time that any band have debuted at No 1 with each of their first 4 singles, indeed only one act has ever hit the top with their first 4 releases, naturally that’s the Spice Girls. As you might expect though with the song being the forth release from their album it opened with a sale of just 90,000- their lowest tally to date and the third lowest of the year so far. As noted Boyzone lost 56% week on week to end with 87,000 copies sold as they move 1-2 but only lost their crown at the death, even Britney Spears (who holds at No 3) sold 81,000 and wasn’t far off the pace of course “Baby One More Time” has now sold 1,067,000 to become our newest million seller, the 6th by a female soloist but at 17 she is by far the youngest artist ever to make the gold standard. It’s also the 25th biggest seller of the 90s to date. Backed with his BRITS performance of “Let Me Entertain You”, Robbie Williams’ new single “Strong” slips straight in at No 4 (62,000). It’s Williams’ 8th top 10 single in under three years and there can be no doubt now that he is an established solo star, parent album “I’ve Been Expecting You” is already 6 x platinum after just 21 weeks charted equaling his debut. New at No 8 (36,000) meanwhile is the second single from Kele Le Roc. “My Love” follows in the footsteps of debut “A Little Bit Of Lovin” (#8) and gained some notoriety this weekend when her performance on CD:UK was interrupted by a stage invasion to promote the band “The Womb” prompting a second take. “Music To Watch Girls Go By” started out life as a jingle to a Pepsi ad way back in the mid 60s and became an instrumental hit in the US by Bob Crewe Generation. Lyrics were then written for it and it became a hit for Andy Williams a year later (#33) and now becomes a top 10 hit all over again at No 9 (33,000). The reason?- it’s used in the new fiat ad of course, it becomes his 9th top 10 single, the last one came 26 years ago! Vengaboys prove consistent dipping yet another place 4-5 (60,000) while Steps are rather more transitory falling back 2-6 (47,000). Whitney Houston fades 6-7 (41,000) whilst Blur round off 9-10 (31,000) and claim the new No 1 album! 1- BLAME IT ON THE WEATHERMAN- B*Witched (90,000) 2- WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH- Boyzone (87,000) 3- BABY ONE MORE TIME- Britney Spears (81,000) 4- STRONG- Robbie Williams (62,000) 5- WE LIKE TO PARTY- Vengaboys (60,000) 6- BETTER BEST FORGOTTEN- Steps (47,000) 7- IT’S NOT RIGHT BUT IT’S OKAY- Whitney Houston (41,000) 8- MY LOVE- Kele Le Roc (36,000) 9- MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS BY- Andy Williams (33,000) 10- TENDER- Blur (31,000)

20TH MARCH Another week that didn’t quite go to a plan where Steps debuted at the top, instead (and somewhat understandably) Comic Relief last Friday gave the necessary impetus to Boyzone’s “When The Going Gets Tough” to soar past Steps and retain the top spot for a second week. They saw their sales only diminish by 7% in the end with another 197,500 copies fly into people’s homes giving the single gold status after just a fortnight but with the big day now past surely a third week is beyond it? So onto Steps then and the single “Better Best Forgotten” the fifth single to be lifted from “Step One”. It burst into a midweek lead which it couldn’t sustain even though it sold an impressive 139,000 copies by Saturday. The group were of course involved in a recent BRITS controversy when it was claimed that what amounted to a conspiracy had resulted in them missing out on the award for best newcomers to Belle & Sebastian after a public vote, no matter as they can’t do much wrong commercially and this weekly figure has only ever been bettered in their personal discography by “One For Sorrow”’s 140,000 sold last year. To celebrate “Step One” passed the million mark this week, their last single “Tragedy/ Heartbeat” also remains top 20 having sold 1,063,000 to date, and indeed the release of this single was pushed back twice due to the ongoing success of the double A-side! Talking of “One For Sorrow” it lost out on the top spot to the Manic Street Preachers “If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next” last September, and history repeated this week as the two went head to head. This time Steps made No 2 (again) whilst the new Manics single “You Stole The Sun From My Heart” makes its presence felt at No 5 (64,000) an improvement on the performance of last single “The Everlasting” (#11). The band have clearly benefited from performing the single at the BRITS as well as picking up two gongs for best British album and Best British group. Another group releasing a third single from an album and seeing it perform much better than the second are R.E.M. Apparently an attempt to write something in the vein of the Beach Boys “At My Most Beautiful” is new at No 10 (36,000) a far better showing than “Lotus” managed when released back in December (#26) though of course that was in a crowded Christmas market. It’s only a 7th top 10 single of their long career but it means that “Up” is the first REM album to deliver two top 10 singles since “Monster” 5 years ago. Britney Spears drops 2-3 (122,000) which gives sales of “Baby One More Time” to a total of 986,000- an incredible tally for a record still just a month old and in the face of her debut album arriving at No 8. Vengaboys bus 3-4 (79,000) and Whitney slips 5-6 (63,000) as her album reaches a new peak 10-5, George Michael and Mary J Blige are falling 4-7 (53,000). Like Whitney, Cher’s album surges 15-7 to reach a new peak but her new single “Strong Enough” manages to hold at No 8 (40,000), and Blur fall 6-9 (37,000) as their attention shifts to the album market with new album “13” out now. This week sees a new B”Witched single released- can the girls make it four out of four? 1- WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH- Boyzone (197,500) 2- BETTER BEST FORGOTTEN- Steps (139,000) 3- BABY ONE MORE TIME- Britney Spears (122,000) 4- WE LIKE TO PARTY- Vengaboys (79,000) 5- YOU STOLE THE SUN FROM MY HEART- Manic Street Preachers (64,000) 6- IT’S NOT RIGHT BUT IT’S OKAY- Whitney Houston (63,000) 7- AS- George Michael / Mary J Blige (53,000) 8- STRONG ENOUGH- Cher (40,000) 9- TENDER- Blur (37,000) 10- AT MY MOST BEAUTIFUL- R.E.M (36,000)

Second re-cap 150-101 150. SHINE- Take That (393,800) 149. CHRISTMAS TIME (DON’T LET THE BELLS END)- The Darkness (394,500) 148. WHAT MAKES A MAN- Westlife (394,600) 147. SEXYBACK- Justin Timberlake (394,900) 146. WOMANIZER- Britney Spears (395,765) 145. LIFE IS A ROLLERCOASTER- Ronan Keating (398,700) 144. RUBY- Kaiser Chiefs (402,300) 143. MUSIC- Madonna (404,100) 142. BAD DAY- Daniel Powter (405,900) 141. LONELY- Akon (406,300) 140. HOW TO SAVE A LIFE- The Fray (406,700) 139. THE LOGICAL SONG- Scooter (407,400) 138. KISS KISS- Holly Valance (409,200) 137. NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN- Melanie C Featuring Lisa “Left-Eye” Lopes (409,600) 136. CLOSER- Ne-Yo (409,700) 135. THE OFFICIAL CHILDREN IN NEED MEDLEY- Peter Kay’s Animated All Star Band (415,475) 134. JAI HO (YOU ARE MY DESTINY)- The Pussycat Dolls & A.R Rahman Featuring Nicole Scherzinger (415,500) 133. THE TIDE IS HIGH (GET THE FEELING)- Atomic Kitten (417,200) 132. FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK- The Pogues Featuring Kirsty McColl (417,400) 131. YEAH!- Usher Featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris (418,300) 130. DISTURBIA- Rihanna (419,700) 129. YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND/ ALL ABOUT YOU- McFly (421,300) 128. YOU RAISE ME UP- Westlife (422,800) 127. PUSH THE BUTTON- The Sugababes (423,750) 126. SANDSTORM- Darude (428,000) 125. HALO- Beyonce (428,295) 124. BULLETPROOF- La Roux (429,790) 123. VIVA LA VIDA- Coldplay (432,900) 122. I’M NOT ALONE- Calvin Harris (434,680) 121. IT’S RAINING MEN- Geri Halliwell (435,100) 120. SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT)- Beyonce (435,700) 119. RIGHT ROUND- Flo Rida Featuring Ke$ha (436,215) 118. 7 DAYS- Craig David (439,200) 117. THE BAD TOUCH- Bloodhound Gang (439,400) 116. THE WAY I ARE- Timbaland Featuring Kerry Hilson & D.O.E. (442,700) 115. CALL ON ME- Eric Prydz (444,900) 114. INDEPENDENT WOMEN PART ONE- Destiny’s Child (445,300) 113. PAPARAZZI- Lady Gaga (458,555) 112. WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER- David Guetta Featuring Kelly Rowland (447,855) 111. OOPS…I DID IT AGAIN- Britney Spears (451,468) 110. BAD ROMANCE- Lady Gaga (458,555) 109. BEAT AGAIN- JLS (459,430) 108. 4 MINUTES- Madonna Featuring Justin Timberlake (461,900) 107. RISE- Gabrielle (462,400) 106. JCB SONG- Nizlopi (465,600) 105. LADY (HEAR ME TONIGHT)- Modjo (474,100) 104. BONKERS- Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden (480,305) 103. THE REAL SLIM SHADY- Eminem (480,700) 102. CHANGES- Kelly & Ozzy Osbourne (481,300) 101. ABOUT YOU NOW- The Sugababes (482,600)

101. ABOUT YOU NOW- The Sugababes (482,600) YEAR: 2007 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS ON CHART: 32 Sixth chart topper for the girls and a second on this list, it created a bit of chart history as the biggest climber to No 1 at the time shifting 35-1 (this is within the official cannon of top 75 and honourable mention to DJ Otzi who we may cover later on….) but coming from the pen from Dr Luke and Cathy Dennis then you know it was going to be good! It’s appearance at No 35 incidentally was due to the pre-release of the Spencer & Hill Remix on i-Tunes.

102. CHANGES- Kelly & Ozzy Osbourne (481,300) YEAR: 2003 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS ON CHART: 16 A fine example of sibling rivalry! Ozzy had already written songs for his other children but not to this point about Kelly. To assist in her burgeoning pop career he agreed to re-writing the lyrics to Black Sabbath’s 1972 album track “Changes” to reflect their relationship (the original was written about Drummer Bill Ward’s separation from his wife). It was a success topping the charts the week before Christmas and was only the second father/ daughter duet to make the top after Frank and Nancy Sinatra in 1967

4TH JULY Completing a month at No 1 Erasure can’t be stopped at the moment enticing another 42,275 buyers last week. A 34% decline week on week suggests it may have limited time left on it but that depends on how the record at No 2 performs this week. Climbing 11-2 (28,650) is a new track by Mariah Carey, her cover of the Jackson 5 classic “I’ll Be There” is culled from her recent MTV Unplugged session which was filmed in March and aired in May and was a last minute addition to her set list after she was told that at least one cover is normally expected. Her uncredited singer partner on the track is Trey Lorenz who himself has a new record deal and is in the studio at present. For Carey it marks a major turnaround in her career here, her debut single “Vision Of Love” made No 9 but the next six singles all failed to make the top 10 despite most reaching the top spot in her native US. Indeed “I’ll Be There” falls from the No 1 position there this week, her 6th chart topper in just 2 years- a truly remarkable strike rate! Can it become her first No 1 in UK next week? The remainder of the top 5 is just jigged about, Richard Marx holds at No 3 (24,330), Nick Berry Collapses 2-4 (23,475) and Utah Saints slip 4-5 (20,700). Electronic have reunited with Pet Shop Boys frontman Neil Tennant on their new single “Disappointed” which is the highest new entry at No 6 (17,895), you may recall their previous collaboration “Getting Away With It” peaked at No 12 in 1989 and was their first hit. The group have gone on to score a top 10 single with “Get The Message” last year but this is now their biggest hit Experiencing something of an upswing in her career at the moment Diana Ross is enjoying renewed interest in her career with her last two singles making the top 30 including the No 2 hit “When You Tell Me That You Love Me”. “One Shining Moment” is a third single from her “Force Behind The Power” and rises 14-10 (13,740) this week, the album re-enters at No 47 off the back of the European tour. Three other fallers to cover, George Michael falls 6-8 (16,290), Take That reverse 7-9 (14,400) and KWS continue a gentle descent 5-7 (16,560)- Is that enough to launch “Please Don’t Go/ Game Boy” to the top of the YTD chart? Let’s see 1- STAY- Shakespears Sister 482,955 2- PLEASE DON’T GO/ GAME BOY- K.W.S 437,430 3- GOODNIGHT GIRL- Wet, Wet, Wet 317,955 4- ABBA-ESQUE EP- Erasure 294,270 5- DEEPLY DIPPY- Right Said Fred 279,675 6- THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES/ BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY- Queen 240,315 7- ON A RAGGA TIP- SL2 221,940 8- MY GIRL- The Temptations 215,685 9- I LOVE YOUR SMILE (REMIX)- Shanice 214,695 10- TWILIGHT ZONE- 2 Unlimited 187,665 So it really is touch and go whether KWS can now overhaul Shakespears Sister at the top of the YTD list, and indeed it may be defeated by the fast approaching Erasure who should move to third on the list next week. 1- ABBA-ESQUE E.P- Erasure (43,275) 2- I’LL BE THERE- Mariah Carey (28,650) 3- HAZARD- Richard Marx (24,330) 4- HEARTBEAT- Nick Berry (23,475) 5- SOMETHING GOOD- Utah Saints (20,700) 6- DISAPPOINTED- Electronic (17,895) 7- PLEASE DON’T GO/ GAME BOY- KWS (16,560) 8- TOO FUNKY- George Michael (16,290) 9- IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE- Take That (14,400) 10- ONE SHINING MOMENT- Diana Ross (13,740)

103. THE REAL SLIM SHADY- Eminem (480,700) YEAR: 2000 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS ON CHART: 16 Thought we’d get halfway without Eminem appearing? 7 chart toppers in the 00s but this was the first one- coming with another notable promo and a roll call of insults for his fellow celebrities and chart stars. It marked the beginning of his second album which helped solidify his position as one of the most important acts of the decade and established his ability to generate controversy. This track was a last minute inclusion to the album and replaced “Who Knew” as the first single.

104. BONKERS- Dizzee Rascal & Armand Van Helden (480,305) YEAR: 2009 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS ON CHART: 22 After creating some award winning and critic pleasing grime/rap, Dizzee made a deliberate decision to move into the commercial end of the market and yielding immediate results with a brace of chart toppers of which this was his second. In truth it’s more producer Armand Van Helden’s creation which he sent to Dizzee who saw the potential and apparently wrote his verses in 25 minutes.

105. LADY (HEAR ME TONIGHT)- Modjo (474,100) YEAR: 2000 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS ON CHART: 20 The first French group to top the UK Charts- it’s true (though we have had soloists before), the duo took an extensive sample from Chic’s “Soup For One” and turned it into one of the dance anthems of 2000. It also did an unusual thing for 2000- stayed at No 1 for more than just 1 week though it was pretty much the only thing they did of note, Maybe that decision to remain anonymous (or at least attempt to) ultimately backfired!

27TH JUNE Erasure must be counting their lucky stars that the idea of doing an EP of ABBA covers occurred to them. With four tracks getting airplay and four promo videos available for TV they’ve effectively been offering punters a 4-4-1 bargain in purchasing the “Abba-Esque EP”. With 66,570 partakers last week the EP has sold 250,995 in just 3 weeks and next week we’ll see where it places on the half yearly round up but it is already their personal 3rd biggest seller behind “Sometimes” and “Crackers International EP”. With only one new hit in the top 10 is was again a quiet week on the charts, the challenge of Nick Berry hasn’t quite materialised, he holds at No 2 for a second week selling a promising 39,810 but he’ll have to up the ante if he wants to depose Erasure. Richard Marx looks like a future contender for a chart topper on paper, but he again loses sales and again moves up the chart 4-3 (26,745) he’s now selling 20% less than he was a fortnight when “Hazard” stood at No 5, the charts can sometimes be deceiving! So to for Utah Saints who are 6-4 (25,005) but weakening at retail, and even Take That who climb 8-7 (20,115) are in reality losing fans. Elton John holds at No 10 (16,380) whilst the album “The One” debuts at No 2 behind Lionel Richie, and fallers this week include KWS 3-5 (24,720), George Michael 5-6 (21,105) and Kris Kross 7-9 (16,650). Formed in 1988 by Alex Paterson and the KLF’s Jimmy Cauty, The Orb have accrued a steadily rising reputation in the ambient music field over the last few years despite a changing line up (Cauty left in 1990) but their new single “Blue Room” comes in at 39 minutes long in its unedited form and thusly becomes the longest song to chart in the UK though its heavily edited on the 7” version naturally. The group were on TOTP last week in space suits playing chess in a typically off the wall PR stunt but it does the job as the song moves 12-8 (17,955), their second album will be in shops next month. 1- ABBA-ESQUE EP- Erasure (66,570) 2- HEARTBEAT- Nick Berry (39,810) 3- HAZARD- Richard Marx (26,745) 4- SOMETHING GOOD- Utah Saints (25,005) 5- PLEASE DON’T GO/ GAME BOY- KWS (24,720) 6- TOO FUNKY- George Michael (21,105) 7- IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE- Take That (20,115) 8- BLUE ROOM- The Orb (17,955) 9- JUMP- Kris Kross (16,650) 10- THE ONE- Elton John (16,380)

106. JCB SONG- Nizlopi (465,600) YEAR: 2005 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS ON CHART: 15 Peaking at No 160 in the summer of 2005 this was a small independent release that got a much fancier promo than that position would suggest and continued to be viewed and linked to over the following months. Finally with a major distribution deal and growing public demand the track was released and put up against Westlife, very much painted as a David Vs Goliath moment in chart terms. Naturally they won and scored a week at the top before the X Factor finalist single got released and then we promptly forgot about Nizlopi again.

107. RISE- Gabrielle (462,400) YEAR: 2000 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS ON CHART: 15 7 years after her first No 1 Gabrielle returned to the top in early 2000 with this track which sampled Bob Dylan’s “Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door”. Dylan was so impressed with the version that not only did he grant permission to use the sample but also waived his share of the royalties!

108. 4 MINUTES- Madonna Featuring Justin Timberlake (461,900) YEAR: 2008 PEAK POSITION: 1 WKS ON CHART: 27 Lead track from “Hard Candy” and Madonna’s final chart topper (to date) came with some help from both Justin Timberlake and Timbaland. It became her 13th chart topper (still a record to this day for a female solo act) but pottered about the top 10 for a month as a download release before making the top, no single (to that point) had spent 4 weeks in the top 10 as download only before making the top spot, her span of 23 years between first and current no 1’s was a record at the time as well!