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Certainly, an early one! I remember that although Independant radio stations, still broadcasted DAVID JENSEN`s NETWORK CHART, Capital Radio`s Capital countdown(hosted by, later PEPSI CHART presenter NEIL FOX) began to include records, that had not yet been released. Early example MICHAEL JACKSON and BLACK OR WHITE, which entered the CAPITAL COUNTDOWN at number 10, a week before the physical release, on airplay.

It has to be said that neither single, stayed around that long. BO SELECTA and THE IDOLS were right next to each other, in 2003, at number 4 and 5 respectively. Cliff, only had 3 weeks, in the top 50, although achieving a physical number one. S. CLUB JUNIORS didn`t hang around long with the double A side SLEIGH RIDE/PUPPY LOVE in 2002...splitting, the same sort of figure, as a minor 1965, top 10 hit, for the BARRON KNIGHTS, along with the CRAZY FROG`s JINGLE BELLS in 2005.

So, from today, and into next week, the most played Christmas songs on Independant radio 1973 - 2007. On this chart, all versions of a particular song have been listed together, i.e. SANTA BABY, MARY`S BOY CHILD etc. So, here is 30 - 21... 30 BLUE CHRISTMAS - SHAKIN` STEVENS, ELVIS PRELEY 29 2000 MILES - PRETENDERS 1983, number 15 28 SANTA BABY - MADONNA, KYLIE MINOGUE, EARTHA KITT 27 THANK GOD IT`S CHRISTMAS - QUEEN 1984, number 21 26 DRIVIN` HOME FOR CHRISTMAS - CHRIS REA 1988, number 5 25 STEP INTO CHRISTMAS - ELTON JOHN 1973 number 21 24 KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE - FREIHEIGHT 1988, number 12 23 CHRISTMAS WRAPPING - WAITRESSES 1982, number 47 22 CHESTNUTS ROASTING ON AN OPEN FIRE (THE CHRISTMAS SONG) - NAT KING COLE 60, ALEXANDER O` NEIL 89 21 SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN` TO TOWN - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, DARLENE LOVE etc. More on this soon...

I don`t think it actually got released. It was due to be released at the end of November 1975, as a follow up to DREAMY LADY. The catalogue number should have been MARC 12, fitting in after DREAMY LADY, and before LONDON BOYS, both minor hits. I have no idea, why the release was cancelled...Anyone???

1 IT`S GONNA BE A COLD COLD CHRISTMAS - DANA 2 DECEMBER WILL BE MAGIC AGAIN - KATE BUSH 3 2000 MILES - PRETENDERS 4 BLUE CHRISTMAS - SHAKIN` STEVENS 5 HAZY SHADE OF WINTER - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL 6 ANOTHER ROCK N` ROLL CHRISTMAS - GARY GLITTER 7 I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS - GREG LAKE 8 IN DULCI JUBILO/ON HORSEBACK - MIKE OLDFIELD 9 WHEN A CHILD IS BORN - JOHNNY MATHIS 10 WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME - PAUL MCCARTNEY

Right then, the top ten is imminent...but first here are some songs bubbling under the top 60, 2000 - 2006... I WISH IT COULD BE A WOMBLING MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY - WIZZARD/WOMBLES 2000 number 22 that year I BELIEVE IN CHRISTMAS - TWEENIES 2001 number 9 that year SANTA`S LIST - CLIFF RICHARD 2003 number 5 that year (HAVE A) CHEEKY CHRISTMAS - CHEEKY GIRLS 2003 number 10 that year LAST CHRISTMAS - CRAZY FROG 2006 number 16 that year Here is the top 10... 10 HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER) - JOHN LENNON/PLASTIC ONO BAND 1972/80 09 WHEN A CHILD IS BORN (SOLEADO) - JOHNNY MATHIS 1976 08 MISTLETOE AND WINE - CLIFF RICHARD 1988 07 WHITE CHRISTMAS - BING CROSBY 1942 - 77 06 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY - SLADE 1973/83/06 05 DO THEY KNOW IT`S CHRISTMAS - BAND AID 20 2004 04 MARY`S BOY CHILD - HARRY BELAFONTE 1957/8 03 LAST CHRISTMAS - WHAM 1984/5 02 MARY`S BOY CHILD - BONEY M 1978 01 DO THEY KNOW IT`S CHRISTMAS - BAND AID 1984/5 Not many surprises in the top 10, although people forget HARRY BELAFONTE, was the first million seller, of the 50s. WHAM! of course, with the biggest selling number 2 hit, of all time. Tomorrow, we will look at the most played Christmas singles, on Radio 1973 - 2007. For now, here are a dozen, or so, records that were played on Radio, that never even graced any chart... CHRISTMAS STORY/SILVER BELLS - DORIS DAY 1950 SANTA BABY - EARTHA KITT 1953 SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN - FRANK SINATRA 1953 CHRISTMAS ALPHABET - MCGUIRE SISTERS 1955 ON A CHRISTMAS DAY - LONNIE DONEGAN 1956 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN - RONETTES 1963 LITTLE SAINT NICK - BEACH BOYS 1964 SLEIGH RIDE - VENTURES 1965 SIX WHITE BOOMERS - ROLF HARRIS 1964 MARY HAD A BABY - MARY HOPKIN 1972 WHO`S STUFFING YOUR TURKEY THIS CHRISTMAS - LARRY GRAYSON 1975 TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS - BILL BARCLAY 1975 PIPE TUNE - MIKE OLDFIELD 1977 DISCO SANTA - CHRIS HILL 1978 GRANDMA GOT RUNOVER BY A REINDEER - DR ELMO 1979 ALL STUCK UP - HOORAY AND THE HENRYS 1983 RUN RUDOLPH RUN - BRYAN ADAMS 1987 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS - SAMANTHA MUMBA 2000 Join us tomorrow for part one, of the most played...

I believe that, you are correct Robbie. Certainly, remember Noel Edmonds, saying that it was going to be released on Friday 24th Oct. It was also played by Dale Winton, back in October this year (2007), as a new release on Pick of the Pops! So, you could well be right, with that info. Think it`s pretty obvious that if John Lennon, had not been shot, Jona, would have had an Official number one, on Tuesday 6th Jan 1981! Can you remember, when singles ceased to be released on Fridays? Late 80s, was it?

It`s March of the Mods, by Joe Loss, which went to number 30, in the EMI chart in November 1964.

Here comes part 4...into the top 20! 20 SAVIOURS DAY - CLIFF RICHARD 1990 19 CHRISTMAS ALPHABET - DICKIE VALENTINE 1955 18 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU - MARIAH CAREY 1994 17 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE - SHAKIN` STEVENS 1985 16 STOP THE CALVARY - JONA LEWIE 1980 * 15 LET`S PARTY - JIVE BUNNY AND THE MASTERMIXERS 1989 14 I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY - WIZZARD 1973 13 I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS - GREG LAKE 1975 12 DO THEY KNOW IT`S CHRISTMAS - BAND AID II 1989 11 LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS - MUD 1974 *Why have I got an asterix, by JONA LEWIE? Well, I remember Jona, being interviewed on the MULTI-COLOURED SWAP SHOP in 1980. He stated that this was not a Christmas record. It was a story, of the 2nd World War..."Hey Mr Churchill come`s over here", being the opening lyric. An anti-war song infact. The only mention of Christmas, is the line, "Wish I was at home for Christmas". It was not included, in the 1984 countdown, with Roy Castle, or the Capital Gold shows, with Paul Burnett. However, a local station in the Berkshire/Hampshire area, did feature it in 1991. I could argue, with Dave Taylor, that it probably still shouldn`t really be in there! Another radio station, in the Surrey/Sussex area used to play the record, all year round, too! To comment further, the record was released in October 1980. So, it was maybe not actually meant to hang around into Christmas, at all! Although, it is heavily featured on Christmas compilations, and was the MRIB/RECORD BUSINESS number one on the 20th Dec 1980. Should it be included, or not? What does the team think? By the way, we think that the GENE AUTRY 1950 hit should be around number 12, but we have no complete figures, to confirm that. The top ten tomorrow! Here are some records bubbling under the top 60, from the 1980s and 1990s... NEVER MIND THE PRESENTS - BARRON KNIGHTS 1980 number 17 (I reckon, the best Christmas comedy record) LITTLE TOWN - CLIFF RICHARD 1982 number 11 (the 62nd biggest seller) SINGALONG-A-SANTA - SANTA CLAUS AND THE CHRISTMAS TREES 1982 number 19 2000 MILES - THE PRETENDERS 1983 number 15 THANK GOD IT`S CHRISTMAS - QUEEN 1984 number 21 SANTA CLAUS IS ON THE DOLE - SPITTING IMAGE 1986 number 22 THE BEST CHRISTMAS OF THEM ALL - SHAKIN` STEVENS 1990 number 19 WE SHOULD BE TOGETHER (FOR CHRISTMAS) - CLIFF RICHARD 1991 number 10 LAST CHRISTMAS - WHIGFIELD 1995 number 21 YOUR CHRISTMAS WISH - THE SMURFS 1996 number 13 NAUGHTY CHRISTMAS - FAT LES 1998 number 21 A CHRISTMAS KISS - DANIEL O` DONNELL 1999 number 20

My favourite too, Chris. It brings back memories of 1975, for me, because I remember, it was the first time, my sister had a cassette recorder, and she recorded the BBC top 20, with Tom Browne. I remember Dana, going from 18 - 4, then she got stuck, behind Queen, Greg Lake, and Laurel and Hardy! I have never seen it, on any compilation, apart from Dana`s Greatest hits. I still have the original single. What a great song, to download too.

JINGLE BELLS if I remember correctly, was BING CROSBY and the ANDREWS SISTERS (who used to pop up, in many early Abbott and Costello films, in the 40s). The song was recorded by Bing in 1943. So, your Grandad, had a very old 78, there! Here are some other Christmas records from 1935 - 1950... SILENT NIGHT - BING CROSBY 1935 I`LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS - BING CROSBY 1943 HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS - JUDY GARLAND 1944 LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW LET IT SNOW - VAUGHN MONRO 1945 CHRISTMAS ISLAND - GUY LOMBARDO AND THE ROYAL CANADIANS 1946 CHRISTMAS SONG (CHESTNUTS ROASTING) - NAT KING COLE 1946 HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS - GENE AUTRY 1947 MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY - CHARLES BROWN 1947 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MY TWO FRONT TEETH - SPIKE JONES/CITY SLICKERS 1948 BOOGIE WOOGIE SANTA CLAUS - MABEL SCOTT 1948 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN - GENE AUTRY 1949 I YUST GO NUTS AT CHRISTMAS - YOGI YORGESON 1949 SLEIGH RIDE - ARTHUR FIEDLER/BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA 1949 CHRISTMAS IN KILLARNEY - BING CROSBY 1950 SANTA CLAUS GOT STUCK IN MY CHIMNEY - ELLA FITZGERALD 1950 I have never heard CHARLES BROWN, or YOGI YORGESON. We used to sing the ELLA FITZGERALD one, at school! Here are some hits, that bubble under our top 60, from the 60s and 70s... BAMBINO - THE SPRINGFIELDS 1961 number 25 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS A BEATLE - DORA BRYAN 1963 number 19 LITTLE DRUMMER BOY - ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS 1972 number 13 HEY MISTER CHRISTMAS - SHOWADDYWADDY 1974 number 13 CHRISTMAS IN DREADLAND - JUDGE DREAD 1975 number 14 MAKE A DAFT NOISE FOR CHRISTMAS - THE GOODIES 1975 number 20 CHRISTMAS IN SMURFLAND - FATHER ABRAHAM/THE SMURFS 1978 number 19 IT WON`T SEEM LIKE CHRISTMAS WITHOUT YOU - ELVIS PRESLEY 1979 number 13 A bit of a shortage of Christmas hits 1967 - 71!

Let`s go to the top 30... 30 ROCKIN` AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE - MEL SMITH, KIM WILDE and GRIFF RHYS JONES 1987 29 LONELY PUP (IN A CHRISTMAS SHOP) - ADAM FAITH 1960 28 WONDERFUL CHRISTMASTIME - PAUL MCCARTNEY 1979 27 IT`S GONNA BE A COLD COLD CHRISTMAS - DANA 1975 26 LITTLE DONKEY - NINA AND FREDERICK 1960 25 PEACE ON EARTH-LITTLE DRUMMER BOY - DAVID BOWIE AND BING CROSBY 1982 24 CHRISTMAS TIME - THE DARKNESS 2003 23 BLUE CHRISTMAS E.P. - SHAKIN` STEVENS 1982 22 WOMBLING MERRY CHRISTMAS - WOMBLES 1974 21 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK - POGUES/KIRSTY MCCOLL 1987/94/07

Thanks for that one Fiesta. If I remember correctly, RUDOLPH had a 6 week run at the top, from November 1950 to early January 1951. How about a December top 10, from 1951? It may fill a gap in the fifties charts. If you have them from the late 40s too, it would be even more interesting

Let`s carry on with numbers 40 - 31... 40 FATHER CHRISTMAS DO NOT TOUCH ME - THE GOODIES 1974 39 SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 1985 38 SANTA BRING MY BABY BACK TO ME - ELVIS PRESLEY 1957 37 ROCKIN` AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE - BRENDA LEE 1962 36 SILENT NIGHT - BROS 1988 35 ANOTHER ROCK N` ROLL CHRISTMAS - GARY GLITTER 1984 34 PRETTY PAPER - ROY ORBISON 1964 33 LITTLE DRUMMER BOY - BEVERLY SISTERS 1958/9 32 SANTO NATALE - DAVID WHITFIELD 1954 31 MR HANKY (THE CHRISTMAS POO) - SOUTH PARK/ISAAC HAYES 1999 What a nice way to end that selection! We will carry on with the first part of the top 30, tomorrow...but let`s go through some more Christmas hits that just missed the top 60 of all time, starting with 1950 - 59.... JINGLE BELLS ETC. - SINGING DOGS 1955, got to number 15, that year LITTLE DONKEY - BEVERLY SISTERS 1959 got to number 13, that year LITTLE DRUMMER BOY - HARRY SIMEONE CHORALE 1959 number 14, in February! WINTER WONDERLAND/SLEIGH RIDE - JOHNNY MATHIS 1958 number 16, that year THE SON OF MARY - HARRY BELAFONTE 1958 number 17, that year CHRISTMAS ISLAND - DICKIE VALENTINE 1956 number 16, that year THE VERY FIRST CHRISTMAS OF ALL - RUBY MURRAY 1955 number 12, that year I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS - BILLY COTTON 1953 number 11, that year WHITE CHRISTMAS - MANTOVANI 1952 number 6, that year RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER - GENE AUTRY 1950, number 1, that year Note: the GENE AUTRY record is the biggest selling version, of RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER, but it was released before the record charts, began. It was a sheet music number one, and would almost certainly, been a 78rpm single number one, as well. As it it is very difficult, to get accurate sells, of the record, we can`t include it in the top 60. This is a shame because, it would, most certainly, be up in the top 15, biggest sellers.

Note: I will be updating weekly for 2008, in tribute to Trevs last year (Starting on page 3<No Page 3 girls, though)!!!...Dave (23rd Nov 2008) As we are now well into Advent, lets take this whole week, to feature the best selling Christmas singles of all time. This used to be compiled every Christmas from 1984 - 1992. In 1984, the late Roy Castle, counted them down on Radio 2, in a Christmas Eve special. Then, over following years, the Independant Radio network, were supplied the list by MRIB. Paul Burnett did a countdown, of this every year between 1990 - 92, on Capital Radio. Also, various other independant stations, did their own local countdowns, similar to the Network Chart, over the Christmas period. Some records may not feature here, if they are not directly Christmas related, for instance although EAST 17, had a number one, in 1994, and it had bells on it. it wasn`t directly Christmas related. If that makes sense! We have also excluded MARY HAD A LITTLE BOY - SNAP 1990, WALKING IN THE AIR - ALED JONES 1985, A WINTER`S TALE - DAVID ESSEX 1982, ALL AROUND MY HAT - STEELEYE SPAN 1975, SAM - KEITH WEST 1967, and SNOW COACH - RUSS CONWAY 1959. They were all December hits but, although there are references to Winter and snow, and somebody else called Mary, they are not exactly Christmas hits. Here are numbers 60 - 41, all based on over the counter sales...This was last year (2007) remember, the update for 2008 starts on page 3! 60 GAUDETTE - STEELEYE SPAN 1973 59 THE CHRISTMAS SONG (I`M NOT DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS) - GILBERT O` SULLIVAN 1974 58 BLUE CHRISTMAS - ELVIS PRESLEY 1964 57 RENTA SANTA - CHRIS HILL 1975 56 BIONIC SANTA - CHRIS HILL 1976 55 WHITE CHRISTMAS/WINTER WONDERLAND/SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN` TO TOWN (MEDLEY) - JANE MCDONALD 1998 54 IF EVERY DAY WAS LIKE CHRISTMAS - ELVIS PRESLEY 1966 53 JINGLE BELL ROCK - MAX BYGRAVES 1959 52 THE GIFT OF CHRISTMAS - CHILDLINERS 1995 51 I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS - BEVERLY SISTERS 1953 50 I SAW MOMMY KISSING SANTA CLAUS - JIMMY BOYD 1953 49 CHRISTMAS THROUGH YOUR EYES - GLORIA ESTEFAN 1995 48 JINGLE BELLS - CRAZY FROG 2005 47 SLEIGH RIDE - S. CLUB JUNIORS 2002 46 MERRY GENTLE POPS - BARRON KNIGHTS 1965 45 21ST CENTURY CHRISTMAS - CLIFF RICHARD 2006 44 HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER) - THE IDOLS 2003 43 PROPER CRIMBO - BO SELECTA 2003 42 PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS - BON JOVI 1994 41 I`M WALKING BACKWARDS FOR CHRISTMAS - GOONS 1956

Where did you get the info from Iain, mate? On the combined chart NOW 68 is still way ahead, of Leona! May overtake on the combined chart of the year, and even beat HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2. Nice to see the artists though!

Not many well known ones Brian, how can you say that! The Drifters are well played today, and the other day even my bus driver was whistling Strawberry Fair, singing singing Buttercups and Daisies!!!! By the way Brian, actually on the more publicised charts of the day, I LOVE YOU only got to number 2! The BBC and MELODY MAKER and NME had ITS NOW OR NEVER as the correct number one. I think you have put the Record Retailer chart of the wrong week, up there, you`ve posted the one dated 31st Dec, so it didn`t come out to Weds 27th Dec 1960!! :D

Here we go again, with the first set of charts, for December! Where has the year gone?! Thanks to Dave Taylor, as always (davericktaylor@yahoo.co.uk). The top albums first... w/k ending 7th Dec 20 12 TAKING CHANCES - CELINE DION 19 11 AS I AM - ALICIA KEYS 18 15 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 - O.S.T. 17 18 DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS - VARIOUS ARTISTS 16 16 BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE 15 14 BEST OF VIVERE - ANDREA BOCELLI 14 NE OUTSIDE IN - RUSSELL WATSON 13 10 SAWDUST - KILLERS 12 09 BEAUTIFUL WORLD - TAKE THAT 11 13 POP PARTY 5 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 10 08 MOTHERHOOD - LED ZEPPELIN 09 03 TANGLED UP - GIRLS ALOUD 08 04 GREATEST HITS - SPICE GIRLS 07 07 LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN - EAGLES 06 06 REJOICE - KATHERINE JENKINS 05 05 BACK HOME - WESTLIFE 04 NE X - KYLIE MINOGUE 03 NE BREATHLESS - SHAYNE WARD 02 01 SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS 01 02 NOW THAT`S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 68 - VARIOUS ARTISTS Pretty static album chart this week, apart from KYLIE and SHAYNE, and there was me, last week wrongly predicting a number one for Ms Minogue! Foiled again!! So let`s go right back 31 years to 1976, is there anyone old enough to remember? the albums w/k ending 3rd Dec 76... 01 03 20 GOLDEN GREATS - GLEN CAMPBELL 02 08 ARRIVAL - ABBA 03 01 SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE - STEVIE WONDER 04 07 100 GOLDEN GREATS - MAX BYGRAVES 05 04 22 GOLDEN GUITAR GREATS - BERT WEEDON 06 02 SONG REMAINS THE SAME - LED ZEPPELIN 07 05 SOUL MOTION - VARIOUS ARTISTS 08 06 BLUE MOVES - ELTON JOHN 09 10 GREATEST HITS - ABBA 10 17 GREATEST HITS - HOT CHOCOLATE 11 14 20 ORIGINAL HITS - DEAN MARTIN 12 09 THE WHO STORY - WHO 13 23 GREATEST HITS - FRANKIE VALLI/FOUR SEASONS 14 15 BEST OF - THE STYLISTICS 15 11 FRAMPTON COMES ALIVE - PETER FRAMPTON Definately, showing a complete mixed bag in 76, with BERT WEEDON and MAX BYGRAVES back to back with LED ZEPPELIN!! Hang around for the new singles, here`s 1976`s top 30... w/k ending 3rd Dec 76 01 02 UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE - SHOWADDYWADDY 02 01 IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW - CHICAGO 03 11 SOMEBODY TO LOVE - QUEEN 04 03 YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING - LEO SAYER 05 15 MONEY MONEY MONEY - ABBA 06 09 LIVIN` THING - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA 07 13 LOVE ME - YVONNE ELLIMAN 08 04 IF NOT YOU - DR HOOK 09 05 LOST IN FRANCE - BONNIE TYLER 10 12 ROCK N` ME - STEVE MILLER BAND 11 19 GET BACK - ROD STEWART 12 21 SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD - ELTON JOHN 13 06 MISSISIPPI - PUSSYCAT 14 27 WHEN A CHILD IS BORN - JOHNNY MATHIS 15 08 PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC - WILD CHERRY 16 NE LEAN ON ME - MUD 17 14 BEAUTIFUL NOISE - NEIL DIAMOND 18 07 SUBSTITUTE - WHO 19 33 LITTLE DOES SHE KNOW - KURSAAL FLYERS 20 18 COULDN`T GET IT RIGHT - CLIMAX BLUES BAND 21 24 SO SAD THE SONG - GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS 22 10 DON`T TAKE AWAY THE MUSIC - TAVARES 23 25 STOP ME IF YOU`VE HEARD IT ALL BEFORE - BILLY OCEAN 24 23 DON`T MAKE ME WAIT TOO LONG - BARRY WHITE 25 26 FAIRYTALE - DANA 26 22 SPINNING ROCK BOOGIE - HANK C. BURNETTE 27 NE PORTSMOUTH - MIKE OLDFIELD 28 16 HURT - MANHATTENS 29 17 LOVE AND AFFECTION - JOAN ARMATRADING 30 NE YOU`LL NEVER GET TO HEAVEN E.P. - STYLISTICS There are a lot of records in there, that you don`t hear much today, which is a shame. YVONNE ELLIMAN is my favourite female singer, of all time. Here she was doing the original of a later MARTINE MCCUTCHEON hit. JOHNNY MATHIS and WHEN A CHILD IS BORN, was actually a cover of an instrumental (with added words), origina;lly record by the ST ANDREWS CHORALE (CLOUD 99) earlier in 76, but based on a traditional tune entititled SOLEADO. MUD covered the BILL WITHERS classic "LEAN ON ME". The HANK C. BURNETTE piece is absolutely fantastic, and FAIRYTALE by DANA, spent nearly 4 months in the charts, but only just squeezed into the top 15! This week for a change, the complete top 50... w/k ending 7th Dec 2007 50 NE PULL THE GHOSTS - THE TWANG 49 39 HEATER - SAMIM 48 RE FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK - POGUES/KIRSTY MACCOLL 47 37 UMBRELLA - RIHANNA/JAY Z. 46 49 WORRIED ABOUT RAY - HOOSIERS 45 36 STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - LED ZEPPELIN 44 43 BIG GIRLS DON`T CRY - FERGIE 43 32 HANDLE ME - ROBYN 42 35 BABY LOVE - NICOLE 41 31 STARING AT THE RUDE BOIS - GALLOWS 40 42 STRONGER - KANYE WEST 39 34 GOOD LIFE - KANYE WEST/T-PAIN 38 38 THE PRETENDER - FOOFIGHTERS 37 33 SHE`S O LOVELY - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 36 NE CHANGE - SUGABABES 35 NE ME LOVE - SEAN KINGSTON 34 RE ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU - MARIAH CAREY 33 48 GRANITE - PENDULUM 32 17 LOCH LOMOND - RUNRIG/TARTAN ARMY 31 30 THE WAY I ARE - TIMBALAND 30 27 HAPPY ENDING - MIKA 29 28 HEY THERE DELILAH - PLAIN WHITE Ts 28 RE HURT - CHRISTINA AGUILERA 27 24 IN THE AIR TONIGHT - PHIL COLLINS 26 23 NO U HANG UP/IF THAT`S OK WITH YOU - SHAYNE WARD 25 26 LET ME THINK ABOUT IT - IDA CORR/FEDDE LE GRAND 24 22 AYO TECHNOLOGY - 50CENT/TIMBALAND 23 25 FLEX - DIZZEE RASCAL 22 NE RACING RATS - EDITORS 21 09 HEADLINES - SPICE GIRLS 20 21 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK 19 20 GOODBYE MR A. - HOOSIERS 18 19 GIMME MORE - BRITNEY SPEARS 17 29 CRANK IT UP - SOULJA BOY 16 16 HATE THAT I LOVE YOU - RIHANNA/NE`YO 15 15 HOT STUFF (LET`S DANCE) - CRAIG DAVID 14 18 UNINVITED - FREEMASONS 13 11 FLUX - BLOC PARTY 12 10 ABOUT YOU NOW - SUGABABES 11 13 HOME - WESTLIFE 10 NE AMERICAN TRILOGY - ELVIS PRESLEY 09 08 2 HEARTS - KYLIE MINOGUE 08 07 NO ONE - ALICIA KEYS 07 06 BREATHLESS - SHAYNE WARD 06 05 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE 05 03 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT 04 04 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC/TIMBALAND 03 02 HEARTBROKEN - T2/JODIE AYSHA 02 14 CALL THE SHOTS - GIRLS ALOUD 01 01 BLEEDING LOVE- LEONA LEWIS 6 weeks for LEONA, and 6 weeks, at number 4, for TIMBALAND/ONE REPUBLIC...ELVIS scrapes the top ten, with the 1972 hit, written in 71, by MICKEY NEWBURY...UNITING NATIONS miss the 50, at 57, with download only tracks, pushing them out! Christmas classics from WHAM!, ANDY WILLIAMS, are not far behind them...and on the bubble are DAVID GUETTA, JUSTIN/BEYONCE, PETER GELDERBLOM, NEWTON FAULKNER, AMY MACDONALD, and one CONNIE TALBOT with OVER THE RAINBOW!! Here is the top 10 physical sales only chart... 10 09 NO ONE - ALICIA KEYS 09 12 BREATHLESS - SHAYNE WARD 08 NE AMERICAN TRILOGY - ELVIS PRESLEY 07 07 2 HEARTS - KYLIE MINOGUE 06 06 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE 05 02 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT 04 05 APOLOGISE - TIMBALAND/ONE REPUBLIC 03 03 HEARTBROKEN - T2/JODIE AYSHA 02 NE CALL THE SHOTS - GIRLS ALOUD 01 01 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS Not much different to the combined sales/downloads chart! This weeks top 10 films... 01 01 AMERICAN GANGSTER 02 02 BEOWULF 03 04 STARDUST 04 03 RATATOUILLE 05 05 GOOD LUCK CHUCK 06 NE THE DARJEELING LTD 07 NE AUGUST RUSH 08 NE SHROONS 09 06 ELIZABETH-THE GOLDEN AGE 10 07 30 DAYS OF NIGHT The top dvd rentals... 01 SPIDERMAN 3 02 300 03 28 WEEKS LATER 04 DIE HARD 4 05 HARRY POTTER/ORDER OF THE PHOENIX 06 SHOOTER 07 NEXT 08 FANTASTIC 4-RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER 09 OCEAN`S 13 10 DEJA VU That`s it `til next Saturday!!

Here are the BBC charts for Nov 57, Nov 62, and Nov 67...based on an average from NME, MM, RM, and Disc. w/k ending 30th Nov 57... 01 01 MARY`S BOY CHILD - HARRY BELAFONTE 02 05 BE MY GIRL/JUST BORN - JIM DALE 03 02 PARTY/GOT A LOTTA LIVIN TO DO - ELVIS PRESLEY 04 03 THAT`LL BE THE DAY - CRICKETS 04 04 I LOVE YOU BABY/TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME - PAUL ANKA 04 08 WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE - EVERLY BROTHERS 07 05 REMEMBER YOU`RE MINE/VELVET GOLDMINE - PAT BOONE 08 07 GOTTA HAVE SOMETHING IN THE BANK FRANK - FRANKIE VAUGHAN/KAYE SISTERS 09 08 TAMMY - DEBBIE REYNOLDS 10 16 MA HE`S MAKING EYES AT ME - JOHNNY OTIS SHOW 10 12 SANTA BRING MY BABY BACK TO ME - ELVIS PRESLEY 12 25 HE`S GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN HIS HANDS - LAURIE LONDON 13 11 WANDERIN` EYES/MAN ON FIRE - FRANKIE VAUGHAN 14 13 ALONE - PETULA CLARK 15 10 DIANA - PAUL ANKA 16 17 ALONE - SHEPHERD SISTERS 17 13 MY DIXIE DARLING - LONNIE DONEGAN 18 19 REET PETITE - JACKIE WILSON 19 21 ALONE - SOUTHLANDERS 20 NE MY SPECIAL ANGEL - MALCOM VAUGHAN What can we say about 1957? It was a mixed bag...Christmas started early, with HARRY BELAFONTE, and the 2nd week of 7 at the top. Elvis, opening a Christmas album classic. Two songs (well 3 with the double A, from the multi-talented late Mr FRANKIE VAUGHAN. The original outing for REET PETITE, and JACKIE WILSON...3 versions of ALONE (with PET CLARK winning the battle), the SOUTHLANDERS better known for their tongue in cheek I AM A MOLE AND I LIVE IN A HOLE!! w/k ending 1st Dec 62... 01 01 LOVESICK BLUES/SHE TAUGHT ME TO YODEL - FRANK IFIELD 02 02 LETS DANCE - CHRIS MONTEZ 03 03 SWISS MAID - DEL SHANNON 04 04 BOBBYS GIRL - SUSAN MAUGHAN 05 08 DEVIL WOMAN - MARTY ROBBINS 06 05 TELSTAR - TORNADOS 07 12 DANCE WITH THE GUITAR MAN - DUANE EDDY 08 13 SUN ARISE - ROLF HARRIS 09 06 VENUS IN BLUE JEANS - MARK WYNTER 10 07 SHERRY - FOUR SEASONS 11 10 NO ONE CAN MAKE MY SUNSHINE SMILE - EVERLY BROTHERS 12 09 LOCO-MOTION - LITTLE EVA 13 11 RAMBLIN` ROSE - NAT KING COLE 14 18 JAMES BOND THEME - JOHN BARRY 15 NE RETURN TO SENDER - ELVIS PRESLEY 16 16 OH LONESOME ME - CRAIG DOUGLAS 17 17 LOVE ME TENDER - RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN 17 23 A FOREVER KIND OF LOVE - BOBBY VEE 19 25 THE MAIN ATTRACTION - PAT BOONE 20 19 MUST BE MADISON - JOE LOSS 21 15 IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER - CAROLE KING 22 14 SHEILA - TOMMY ROE 23 27 DESAFINADO - STAN GETZ/CHARLIE BYRD 24 28 IT ONLY TOOK A MINUTE - JOE BROWN 25 20 BECAUSE OF LOVE - BILLY FURY 26 21 WHAT NOW MY LOVE - SHIRLEY BASSEY 26 21 I REMEMBER YOU - FRANK IFIELD 28 NE ROCKIN` AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE - BRENDA LEE 29 26 LOVE ME DO - BEATLES 30 NE SUSIE DARLIN` - TOMMY ROE A lot of the stars of 57, still around in 62. LITTLE EVA, was CAROLE KING`s babysitter (a well known fact, today). Although FRANK IFIELD, spent a bit of time in Australia, he was originally from Coventry. ROLF HARRIS is definately Australian! I suddenly remember a KENNY EVERETT quip on the SHIRLEY BASSEY song. In the radio station, DAVE CASH said to KENNY, "Go on Ken play Shirley Bassey"....Kenny replied, "What now my love!" w/k ending 28th Nov 67... 01 01 LET THE HEARTACHES BEGIN - LONG JOHN BALDRY 02 03 EVERYBODY KNOWS - DAVE CLARK 5 03 10 IF THE WHOLE WORLD STOPPED LOVIN` - VAL DOONICAN 04 NE HELLO GOODBYE - BEATLES 05 02 BABY NOW THAT I`VE FOUND YOU - FOUNDATIONS 06 04 LOVE IS ALL AROUND - TROGGS 07 07 THE LAST WALTZ - ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK 08 17 SOMETHINGS GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART - GENE PITNEY 09 15 ALL MY LOVE - CLIFF RICHARD 10 14 CARELESS HANDS - DES O` CONNER 11 05 ZABADAK - DAVE DEE DOZY BEAKY MICK AND TICH 12 09 THERE IS A MOUNTAIN - DONOVAN 13 29 I`M COMING HOME - TOM JONES 14 16 I FEEL LOVE COMIN` ON - FELICE TAYLOR 15 26 WORLD - BEE GEES 16 08 AUTUMN ALMANAC - KINKS 17 06 MASSACHUSETTS - BEE GEES 18 23 DAYDREAM BELIEVER - MONKEES 19 13 I CAN SEE FOR MILES - WHO 20 12 THERE MUST BE A WAY - FRANKIE VAUGHAN 21 11 SAN FRANCISCAN NIGHTS - ERIC BURDON 22 24 SO TIRED - FRANKIE VAUGHAN 23 20 BIG SPENDER - SHIRLEY BASSEY 24 NE KITES - SIMON DUPREE AND THE BIG SOUND 25 NE THANK YOU VERY MUCH - THE SCAFFOLD 26 22 YOU`VE NOT CHANGED - SANDIE SHAW 27 21 HOLE IN MY SHOE - TRAFFIC 28 30 SOUL MAN - SAM AND DAVE 29 NE IN AND OUT OF LOVE - SUPREMES 30 18 FROM THE UNDERWORLD - HERD There we had FRANKIE VAUGHAN proving that his career was still strong. The chart another mixed bag, but enthasizing the big easy listening sound, with VAL, DES, ENGLEBERT, CLIFF, DAVE CLARK, LONG JOHN BALDRY, TOM JONES, FRANKIE VAUGHAN, and SHIRLEY BASSEY yet again! So, who was listening to radio one, with all those radio two, artists?

Kylie, Leona and Now 68, difficult battle...but this week Now 68, knocked Leona off the top anyway on the combined chart! Kylie is top in ASDA, and WHSMITH. I think it can do it.

This was the week that OASIS - STOP THE CLOCKS E.P. was disqualified from the chart. AKON went to the number one spot because downloads outweighed the physical. If a physical only chart was still in practice OASIS would have been number one! And disqualified due to the number of tracks! But if it was allowed to chart, it would have just scraped the top 5, on the combined downloads and physicals.

Well you know Chart Show tv!!! Freddie Parrot Face Davis, is a comedian (who mainly appealed to kids) in the 60s and 70s. He had an ITV series in the 70s (Samuel Tweet). He was mostly noted by the way he slurped his voice by sticking his tongue through his mouth. I don`t even know, if he is still alive. I think he is. Last time I saw him, he was on shows like BLANKETY BLANK, and the GENERATION GAME.

Here we go again with another selection of charts, courtesy of mrib. Thanks to Dave Taylor (davericktaylor@yahoo.co.uk). The albums first, w/k ending 30/11... 15 18 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 - O.S.T. VARIOUS 14 09 BEST OF VIVERE - ANDREA BOCCELLI 13 11 POP PARTY 5 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 12 05 TAKING CHANCES - CELINE DION 11 NE AS I AM - ALICIA KEYS 10 06 SAWDUST - KILLERS 09 07 BEAUTIFUL WORLD - TAKE THAT 08 08 MOTHERSHIP - LED ZEPPELIN 07 04 LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN - EAGLES 06 NE REJOICE - KATHERINE JENKINS 05 03 BACK HOME - WESTLIFE 04 02 GREATEST HITS - SPICE GIRLS 03 NE TANGLED UP - GIRLS ALOUD 02 NE NOW THAT`S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 68 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 01 01 SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS Second week, for Leona. Now 68, quite a bit behind in sales, but a lot in front of Girls Aloud. High School Musical, going up again. In sales of the year, its neck and neck with Take That`s Beautiful World. Back to 1997, the albums... 01 NE NOW THATS WHAT I CALL MUSIC 38 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 02 NE LET`S TALK ABOUT LOVE - CELINE DION 03 01 SPICE WORLD - SPICE GIRLS 04 02 URBAN HYMS - VERVE 05 03 ANNUAL III - VARIOUS ARTISTS 06 NE RELOAD - METALLICA 07 04 GREATEST HITS - ETERNAL 08 07 LIKE YOU DO - LIGHTNING SEEDS 09 06 PAINT THE SKY WITH STARS - ENYA 10 05 GREATEST HITS OF 1997 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 11 08 WHITE ON BLONDE - TEXAS 12 19 PERFECT LOVE - VARIOUS ARTISTS 13 13 BACK STREETS BACK - BACK STREET BOYS 14 10 LEGEND - JOHN LENNON 15 09 HUGE HITS 97 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 97, had Celine Dion, battling the Spice Girls, and winning!! Coming up this weeks chart, but first 97`s singles... 01 NE PERFECT DAY - LOU REED/VARIOUS 02 01 BARBIE GIRL - AQUA 03 02 TORN - NATALIE IMBRUGLIA 04 03 NEVER EVER - ALL SAINTS 05 NE SMACK MY b**ch UP - PRODIGY 06 NE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS - STEVEN HOUGHTON 07 05 CANDLE IN THE WIND 97/WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT - ELTON JOHN 08 04 TELL HIM - BARBRA STRIESAND/CELINE DION 09 NE AIN`T THAT JUST THE WAY - LUTRICIA MACNEAL 10 NE LET`S GO ROUND AGAIN - LOUISE 11 11 YOU SEXY THING - HOT CHOCOLATE 12 NE CRUSH ON YOU - AARON CARTER 13 06 I WILL COME TO YOU - HANSON 14 NE WHO`S LOVING MY BABY - SHOLA AMA 15 15 AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME - BACK STREET BOYS 16 NE FREEDOM - ROBERT MILES 17 07 SPICE UP YOUR LIFE - SPICE GIRLS 18 12 CHOOSE LIFE - P.F. PROJECT 19 13 BETTER DAY - OCEAN COLOUR SCENE 20 08 HELP THE AGED - PULP 21 20 5,6,7,8 - STEPS 22 09 STAY - SASH/LE TREC 23 NE FIRM BIZZ - FIRM/DENISE ROBERTSON 24 NE MISSING YOU - MARY J. BLIGE 25 16 JAMES BOND - MOBY 26 NE ARE YOU READY - SALT N` PEPA 27 NE LINE DANCE PARTY - WOOLPACKERS 28 18 OPEN ROAD - GARY BARLOW 29 19 TUBTHUMPING - CHUMBAWUMBA 30 14 EARTHBOUND - CONNER REEVES The Children in Need single, paying well, at the top in 97. The top 10, that week including 5 of the years biggest sellers. This week`s chart... w/k ending 30/11 30 33 THE WAY I ARE - TIMBALAND 29 NE CRANK THAT - SOULJA BOY 28 29 HEY THERE DELILAH - PLAIN WHITE Ts 27 24 HAPPY ENDING - MIKA 26 20 LET ME THINK ABOUT IT - IDA CORR/FEDDE LE GRAND 25 NE FLEX - DIZZIE RASCAL 24 30 IN THE AIR TONIGHT - PHIL COLLINS 23 17 NO U HANG UP/IF THAT`S OK WITH YOU - SHAYNE WARD 22 23 AYO TECHNOLOGY - 50CENT/TIMBALAND 21 28 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK 20 18 GOODBYE MR A. - HOOSIERS 19 15 GIMME MORE - BRITNEY SPEARS 18 12 UNINVITED - FREEMASONS 17 14 LOCH LOMOND - RUNRIG/TARTAN ARMY 16 13 HATE THAT I LOVE YOU - RIHANNA/N`EYO 15 10 HOT STUFF (LET`S DANCE) - CRAIG DAVID 14 NE CALL THE SHOTS - GIRLS ALOUD 13 08 HOME - WESTLIFE 12 NE ALWAYS ON MY MIND - ELVIS PRESLEY 11 07 FLUX - BLOC PARTY 10 09 ABOUT YOU NOW - SUGABABES 09 25 HEADLINES - SPICE GIRLS 08 03 2 HEARTS - KYLIE MINOGUE 07 08 NO ONE - ALICIA KEYS 06 NE BREATHLESS - SHAYNE WARD 05 05 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE 04 04 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC/TIMBALAND 03 02 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT 02 16 HEARTBROKEN - T2/JODIE AYSHA 01 01 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS 5 weeks for Leona, at the top, and 5 weeks at number 4, for One Republic! The Spice Girls, show us that time has not been good to them. Elvis, enters at 12, with a top 10 hit from Jan 73, a small top 40 hit for Willlie Nelson in 82, and a big number 1, for the Pet Shop Boys in 87. Out of the 30, goes KANYE WEST to 34, NICOLE to 35, ROBYN to 32, SAMIM to 39, and AMY WINEHOUSE (BACK TO BLACK), to 40. The GALLOWS/LETHAL BIZZLE enters at 31, LED ZEPPELIN is 36, KATIE TUNSTALL is 46, MICHAEL BUBLE is 47, PENDULUM at 48. On the bubble outside the 50, are DAVID GUETTA, and JUSTIN/BEYONCE. On a pure physicals only MRIB chart, the top 10 singles sales chart, would look like this... 01 01 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS 02 03 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT 03 NE HEARTBROKEN - T2/JODIE AYSHA 04 NE HEADLINES - SPICE GIRLS 05 05 APOLOGISE - TIMBALAND/ONE REPUBLIC 06 04 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE 07 02 2 HEARTS - KYLIE MINOGUE 08 NE ALWAYS ON MY MIND - ELVIS PRESLEY 09 08 NO ONE - ALICIA KEYS 10 06 HOME - WESTLIFE So, if it weren`t for the added download singles, the SPICE GIRLS would still have a top 5 hit. Good, or not? The featured charts this week... the top 10 films 01 AMERICAN GANGSTER 02 BEOWULF 03 RATATOUIELLE 04 STARDUST 05 GOOD LUCK CHUCK 06 ELIZABETH - THE GOLDEN AGE 07 30 DAYS OF NIGHT 08 OM SHANTI OM 09 LIONS FOR LAMBS 10 BRICK LANE With Christmas a month away, we have raided the music press, of yesteryear and come up with 30 releases of a Christmas nature, that failed to make the top twenty, in the uk... 01 THANK GOD IT`S XMAS - QUEEN 84 02 MERRY XMAS DARLING - CARPENTERS 72 03 SUNBURST AND SNOWLIND - COCTEAU TWINS 83 04 THERE AIN`T NO SANITY CLAUS - DAMNED 83 05 COLD AS XMAS - ELTON JOHN 83 06 XMAS COUNTDOWN - FRANK KELLY 83 07 WHAT WE GONNA GET `ER INDOORS - GEORGE COLE/DENNIS WATERMAN 83 08 CHRISTMAS SPECTTRE - JINGLE BELLS 83 09 PIPE TUNE - MIKE OLDFIELD 77 10 CHRISTMAS TIME - BRYAN ADAMS 85 11 A SPACEMAN CAME TRAVELLIN - CHRIS DE BURGH 75 12 SANTA FACE IS GONNA GET ME A BUDGIE - FREDDIE "PARROTFACE" DAVIS 66 13 CHRISTMAS WRAPPING - WAITRESSES 82 14 XMAS MY ARSE - RICKY TOMLINSON 06 15 I WANT AN ALIEN FOR XMAS - FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE 97 16 NAUGHTY XMAS - FAT LES 98 17 MERRY XMAS YOU SUCKERS - PADDY ROBERTS 62 18 DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR - BING CROSBY 63 19 I WAS BORN ON XMAS DAY - ST ETIENNE 93 20 SILENT NIGHT - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL 66/91 21 CHRISTMAS WRAPPIN - KURTIS BLOW 79 22 SANTA CLAUS IS ON THE DOLE - SPITTIN` IMAGE 86 23 DECEMBER WILL BE MAGIC AGAIN - KATE BUSH 80 24 RING OUT SOSTICE BELLS - JETHRO TULL 76 25 HERE`S TO LOVE - JOHN CHRISTIE 76 26 SNOWBOUND FOR XMAS - DICKIE VALENTINE 57 27 CHRISTMAS AND YOU - DAVE KING 56 28 CHRISTMAS IN HOLLIS - RUN DMC 87 29 ALONE ON CHRISTMAS - DARLENE LOVE 64/92 30 UNDER THE TREE - WATERBABIES 05 Lots of dodgy stuff, in there. It apparently means that the best year, for the number of Christmas singles, was 1983. Tht`s it `til next Saturday!!

I am not sure, on that one. I would think it was a different day. I believe the album chart, breaks off around Wednesdays, but does take into account the previous Saturday`s sales i.e. running from the end of the previous week, into this one. I shall have to have a word with Dave, to confirm the physical singles only chart. He was only down here yesterday too. The chart we use would be equivalent to that of the old Network Chart, including a small percentage of airplay, as well as sales. The downloads were included when the Smash Hits Chart, used mrib data. That breaks off into the Friday, but does not include sales of the previous Saturday (otherwise it would slow the chart down, and be behind a bit). The physical only, singles chart, still had the KOOPA single, in their top 15, last Saturday (and it wasn`t even sighted in the official chart, at all). I did find out about the chart on Chart Show tv. When ITV ran the chart show, its sales ran from Wednesday to Tuesday. Obviously, as we know, these days the chart on Chart Show tv, is a bit doctored around the channel`s playlist. No re-releases, are shown, and non-playlist tracks, are not included either. That programme`s chart breaks off, on a Tuesday. So, some of the download only tracks, will not yet be downloading enough copies, to show in the chart anyway. Looking at the chart today, Chart Show tv`s singles chart, would not have included the T2 track, for a start, as well as ELVIS. Doubt they would`ve played RUNRIG either. So I expect they had ROBYN, 50CENT and either NICOLE, MIKA or the SPICE GIRLS in their top 20. Well doctored!! Come to think of it, they probably had AMY WINEHOUSE in, because if I remember correctly, she was around 23, on Tuesday. Similarly, I think I explained previously when SOUNDS used mrib`s chart for it`s paper, from 1984 onwards, the SOUNDS chart broke off midweek, and was only physical sales, and didn`t include any airplay (so it differed from the Network Chart).

It`s Saturday, mrib chart time, with thanks to Dave Taylor, for all the charts, as usual (davericktaylor@yahoo.co.uk) for the info from mrib. Firstly, the new album chart (this weeks album chart, is solely based on physical sales). Top 15 Albums w/k ending 23/11 01 NE SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS 02 NE GREATEST HITS - SPICE GIRLS 03 01 BACK HOME - WESTLIFE 04 02 LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN - EAGLES 05 NE TAKING CHANCES - CELINE DION 06 NE SAWDUST - KILLERS 07 RE BEAUTIFUL WORLD - TAKE THAT 08 NE MOTHERSHIP - LED ZEPPELIN 09 NE BEST OF VIVERE - ANDREA BOCCELLI 10 NE LOVE ALBUM - CLIFF RICHARD Who remembers the albums in 1994... w/k ending 19th Nov 1994 01 NE NOW THATS WHAT I CALL MUSIC 29 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 02 01 CROSSROAD - BON JOVI 03 02 FIELDS OF GOLD - STING 04 03 CARRY ON UP THE CHARTS - BEAUTIFUL SOUTH 05 04 UNPLUGGED IN NEW YORK - NIRVANA 06 NE BIZZARE FRUIT - M. PEOPLE 07 19 LABOUR OF LOVE PTS 1 AND 2 - UB40 08 05 GREATEST HITS - INXS 09 13 ALWAYS AND FOREVER - ETERNAL 10 08 BEST OF SADE - SADE 11 15 HIT LIST - CLIFF RICHARD 12 06 BIG ONES - AEROSMITH 13 11 MONSTER - R.E.M. 14 09 BEDTIME STORIES - MADONNA 15 07 NO QUARTER - JIMMY PAGE/ROBERT PLANT So, in 94, the latest NOW album was released a week earlier. CLIFF RICHARD and ROBERT PLANT both in this weeks chart, two survivors today! And the delux UB40 double album, doing a TAKE THAT type of thing with its position 13 years ago. Coming up the new singles chart first 94s top 30... w/k ending 19th Nov 1994 01 01 BABY COME BACK - PATO BANTON 02 03 LET ME BE YOUR FANTASY - BABY D. 03 02 ANOTHER NIGHT - REAL MCCOY 04 24 ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD - LOUIS ARMSTONG 05 07 ALL I WANNA DO - SHERYL CROW 06 06 OH BABY - ETERNAL 07 10 SIGHT FOR SORE EYES - M. PEOPLE 08 05 SHE`S GOT THAT VIBE - R. KELLY 09 04 TRUE FAITH 94 - NEW ORDER 10 NE SPIN THE BLACK CIRCLE - PEARL JAM 11 08 ALWAYS - BON JOVI 12 NE PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE - KYLIE MINOGUE 13 09 SWEETNESS - MICHELLE GAYLE 14 12 SATURDAY NIGHT - WHIGFIELD 15 NE YOU WANT THIS - JANET JACKSON 16 11 IF I ONLY KNEW - TOM JONES 17 NE CROCODILE SHOES - JIMMY NAIL 18 26 HALF THE MAN - JAMERIQUOI 19 30 THINK TWICE - CELINE DION 20 13 WELCOME TO TOMORROW - SNAP 21 16 END OF A CENTURY - BLUR 22 14 THIS DJ - WARREN G. 23 NE THANK YOU FOR HEALING ME - SINEAD O` CONNER 24 17 ONE LAST LOVE SONG - BEAUTIFUL SOUTH 25 20 CIRCLE OF LIFE - ELTON JOHN 26 15 SOME GIRLS - ULTIMATE KAOS 27 NE ON BENDED KNEE - BOYS II MEN 28 39 LET`S GET TATOOS - CARTER (THE UNSTOPPABLE SEX MACHINE) 29 NE HAPPINESS - ROGER TAYLOR 30 NE SHORT DICK MAN - 20 FINGERS 1994, with one of the slowest climbing number one`s ever, with CELINE DION taking over three months, to get to the top (this week only up to 19)! The LION KING, providing a hit for ELTON JOHN at 25. The first return of BOYS II MEN at 27, ROGER TAYLOR taking a small break from QUEEN at 29, dodgy stuff with CARTER USM at 28, and even dodgier with 20 FINGERS, with a slight change of lyric, so it could be played on radio! This weeks Singles (sales and downloads)... w/k ending 23/11 30 24 IN THE AIR TONIGHT - PHIL COLLINS 29 23 HEY THERE DELILAH - PLAIN WHITE Ts 28 35 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK 27 28 GOOD LIFE - KANYE WEST/T-PAIN 26 RE BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE 25 22 HEADLINES - SPICE GIRLS 24 17 HAPPY ENDING - MIKA 23 21 AYO TECHNOLOGY - 50CENT/TIMBALAND 22 13 BABY LOVE - NICOLE SCHWERZINGER 21 18 HANDLE ME - ROBYN 20 14 LET ME THINK ABOUT IT - IDA CORR/FEDDE LE GRAND 19 12 GOODBYE MR A - HOOSIERS 18 NE IN THE CITY - LAHAYNA 17 25 IF THATS OK WITH YOU/NO U HANG UP - SHAYNE WARD 16 NE HEARTBROKEN - T2 15 09 GIMME MORE - BRITNEY SPEARS 14 NE LOCH LOMOND - RUNRIG 13 16 HATE THAT I LOVE YOU - RIHANNA/N`YO 12 10 UNINVITED - FREEMASONS 11 NE YOU DON`T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME - ELVIS PRESLEY 10 07 HOT STUFF (LET`S DANCE) - CRAIG DAVID 09 06 ABOUT YOU NOW - SUGABABES 08 05 HOME - WESTLIFE 07 NE FLUX - BLOC PARTY 06 08 NO ONE - ALICIA KEYS 05 03 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE 04 04 APOLIGISE - ONE REPUBLIC/TIMBALAND 03 15 2 HEARTS - KYLIE MINOGUE 02 02 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT 01 01 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS 4 easy weeks for LEONA at the top, and 4 weeks at 2 for TAKE THAT. 3 weeks at 4 for ONE REPUBLIC...ELVIS entering at 11 again, with a hit from 71 (which was a charttopper for DUSTY SPRINGFIELD in 66, and a number 5 in 76, for GUYS AND DOLLS (who included DAVID and THERESE BAZZARE of DOLLAR fame, and also JULIE FORSYTH (Bruce`s daughter). Once again ELVIS would have a top ten hit without downloads. Where as (is it a good thing?) CRAIG DAVID without downloads, would have stalled at number 11, last week! Outside the top 30 this week...down go SCOUTING FOR GIRLS, SAMIM, TIMBALAND, MCFLY, AKON, and the WOMBATS (thats 31 -36)...FERGIE, HOOSIERS and UMBRELLA are at the end of the 40...DARREN HAYES is 42, DURAN DURAN, PIGEON DETECTIVES, HARD FI, and PENDULUM line up 45 - 48, a upward spiral, for CHASING CARS, 1973 and JAMES BLUNT is down at top 50 waterline...LINKIN PARK miss the 50, as do VINCENT VINCENT AND THE VILLAINS and ON MY OWN (what a shame). Featured Charts this week, the top selling singles and albums of the year, so far... top 10 singles... 01 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS 02 GRACE KELLY - MIKA 03 UMBRELLA - RIHANNA 04 500 MILES - PROCLAIMERS/PETER KAY ETC. 05 HOW TO SAVE A LIFE - THE FRAY 06 RUBY - KAISER CHIEFS 07 WAY I ARE - TIMBALAND/TIMBERLAKE 08 BEAUTIFUL LIAR - BEYONCE/SHAKIRA 09 SWEET ESCAPE - GWEN STEFANI 10 ABOUT YOU NOW - SUGABABES top 10 albums... 01 BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE 02 LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION - MIKA 03 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 - OST 04 BEAUTIFUL WORLD - TAKE THAT 05 FAVOURITE WORST NIGHTMARE - ARTIC MONKEYS 06 YOURS TRULY ANGRY MOB - KAISER CHIEFS 07 NOW 67 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 08 EYES OPEN - SNOW PATROL 09 LOOSE - NELLY FURTADO 10 NOW 66 - VARIOUS ARTISTS With NOW 68, out next week, and the climbing sales of LEONA`s SPIRIT, it will soon change!!! Finally the top 10 films... w/k ending 23/11 01 NE GOOD LUCK CHUCK 02 O3 STARDUST 03 01 RATATOUIELLE 04 04 ELIZABETH-THE GOLDEN AGE 05 02 30 DAYS OF NIGHT 06 NE LIONS FOR LAMBS 07 NE OM SHANTI OM 08 05 SAW IV 09 06 EASTERN PROMISES 10 NE INTO THE WILD That`s it `til next Saturday at 1ish...