Paddington James

Love Inc. No, not the Sugababes.

The Proclaimers I love Dance With Me, hopefully it can survive this round.

I’ve only just turned this. Arch on. Is this a surprise result for Senegal?

I wonder if Katy Perry can hold on to a top 10 place in the Albums chart.

I do t think I’d heard this before this rate. It was ok but I’m not too sad to see it go this early.

13 – Heart Skips a Bit – Olly Murs ft Rizzle Kicks 1 Week at #1 / Weekly Sales – 109,151 #21 in EOY 2011 – Total Sales of 503,500 Olly Murs rose to fame after finishing as the runner-up in the sixth series on The X Factor in 2009 and released his debut self titled album in 2010 which peaked at #2 on the UK Albums Charts. Debut single Please Don’t Let Me Go debuted at #1 but follow up singles Thinking Of Me, Heart On My Sleeve and Busy each saw diminishing returns peaking at #4, #20 and #45 across the rest of 2010 and first half of 2011. So when it came to launching his follow up album I’m sure there would’ve been discussions on whether or not Olly would follow the path of most pervious X Factor acts and fizzle out or would he defy the odds and have a successful sophomore campaign. That question was answered in August when the lead single Heart Skips A Beat from the second album In Case You Didn’t Know debuted at #1 with sales of 109,151. Despite spending just the one week at the top it would spend 6 weeks in the top 10 and 10 weeks in the top 20, the longest running of Olly’s singles to date. The #2 that week was also a new entry, Calvin Harris’s single Feel So Close which fell short by 21,306 copies. Also in the charts that weeks Bruno Mars fourth single Marry You peaked at #11, Jessie J’s Who’s Laughing Now peaked at #16 and the Adele’s monster hit Someone Like You dropped out of the top 40 for the first time since mid February. On the song itself it’s one I loved at the time but over the years I’ve found myself going back to it less and less, particularly as Olly continued to release more music in the years that followed.

Hahaha brilliant. It's even got the green reflecting pool with the fence.

Ooh two batches to catch up on. Step Back In Time and Never Too Late = ❤️ Also Shocked is one that has grown on me a bit, I quite like it now.

Top 5 time, thank you everyone for following along with this rapid fire top 25 count down. 🙂 ❤️ 5 - Better Best Forgotten 4 - Tragedy 3 - Last Thing On My Mind 2 - Deeper Shade Of Blue 1 - One For Sorrow Better Best Forgotten jumps from #7 to #5. Tragedy jumps from #5 to #4. Last Thing On My Mind jumps from outside the top 10 at #13 to #3. Deeper Shade Of Blue is a non mover at #2. One For Sorrow remains at #1 as my favourite Steps Song.

The next song will be revealed soon and it's an artist who had 2 #1's in 2011.

And both Group C teams remain if I’m not mistaken.

Mexico win 2-0.

Just got home and it’s half time. Mexico in control, leading 2-0.

Very convincing in the end for France. They look to be the favourites for me at this stage.

France had been firing their shots and finally one goes in.

It wouldn’t be my last pick but probably more middle of the road for me.

I really hope she goes back to the classic Kelly sound too, but I’m not sure she will. I’m still looking forward to this regardless.

I slept through the first game, but I’m happy that Norway progressed.

What Kind Of Fool and Did It Again, two wonderful mid 90’s Kylie songs. Slow has grown on me over the past 23 years, I actually enjoy it now.

14 – Promises - Nero 1 Week at #1 / Weekly Sales – 46,700 #135 in EOY 2011 – Total Sales of 164,200 Promises is up next and follows on from Louder before it, being songs that both have dubstep influences. Released as the fourth single from British dubstep group Nero’s debut album Welcome Reality it would have the lowest first week sales for a #1 when it sold 46,700 copies. This is another one of the songs I have no memory of hearing before starting this rank but started to get into the more I listened to it, for me it wouldn’t have sounded out of place on Katy B’s album from around the same time. Elsewhere in the charts that week Titanium by David Guetta and Sia debuted at #16, though it would be another five months before that song would really catch on.

I wasn't a big watcher of football before today but penalty shoot outs alone are brilliant!

10 - Say You'll Be Mine 9 - 5,56,7,8 8 - Chain Reaction 7 - Scared Of The Dark 6 - Loves Got A Hold On My Heart Say You'll Be Mine jumps from #23 to #10, quite a big jump. 5,6,7,8 jumps from #17 to #9. Chain Reaction is a non mover at #8. Scared Of The Dark falls from 4 to #7. Loves Got A Hold On My Heart is a non mover at #6.

I loved To The Beat Of My Heart in 2020/21, I really started to come back around to it this last twelve months.

Todays song will be revealed soon and it's one of the 10 successive one week #1's.

2012