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HAPPY ENDING re-enters the top 40, and RELAX (TAKE IT EASY) enters for the first time. This single, is already on display, in HMV, on all 3 formats...On the other side of the fence LOVE TODAY becomes the 61st best seller of the year. On reflection, the chart this week, seems to look a bit like Hit40uk`s chart, last Sunday, apart from the top ten, coz the HOOSIERS (GOODBYE MR A.) was in their top 20 still, and HAPPY ENDING was 29, on there, last week.

A lot of lists, this week...along the way, the best selling albums of the year, the best selling singles of the year, a look back to the best sellers of 1988, and a stream lined top 20 singles, and top 10 album chart for this week. And a big, big thanks to Dave Taylor (davericktaylor@yahoo.co.uk) Here are the top 20 albums of 2007... 01 BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE 02 SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS 03 NOW 68 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 04 LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION - MIKA 05 BEAUTIFUL WORLD - TAKE THAT 06 BACK HOME - WESTLIFE 07 LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN - EAGLES 08 HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2 - OST 09 FAVOURITE WORST NIGHTMARE - ARTIC MONKEYS 10 YOURS TRULY ANGRY MOB - KAISER CHIEFS 11 NOW 66 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 12 NOW 67 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 13 EYES OPEN - SNOW PATROL 14 SHOCK VALUE - TIMBALAND 15 LOOSE - NELLY FURTADO 16 VERSION - MARK RONSON 17 FUTURE SEX LOVE SOUNDS - JUSTIN TIMBALAKE 18 ALL THE LOST SOULS - JAMES BLUNT 19 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - RIHANNA 20 EVERYTIME WE TOUCH - CASCADA Remember that top 20, is based purely on physical sales, only. Here are all the number one albums of 2007... BEAUTIFUL WORLD - TAKE THAT 2wks BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE 2WKS HATS OFF TO THE DJs - THE VIEW 1wk NOT TOO LATE - NORAH JONES 1wk LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION - MIKA 3wks YOURS TRULY ANGRY MOB - KAISER CHIEFS 2wks MY WAY - RAY QUINN 1wk BEAUTIFUL WORLD - TAKE THAT 2wks NOW 66 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 2wks BEST DAMN THING - AVRIL LAVIGNE 1wk FAVOURITE WORST NIGHTMARE - ARTIC MONKEYS 3wks MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT - LINKIN PARK 1wk IT WONT BE SOON BEFORE LONG - MAROON 5 2wks GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - RIHANNA 1wk COLLECTION - TRAVELLING WILBURYS 1wk ICKY THUMP - WHITE STRIPES 1wk END HAS A START - EDITORS 1wk WE ARE THE NIGHT - CHEMICAL BROTHERS 1wk WE`RE LIVE AND DIE IN THESE TIMES - ENEMY 1wk ONE CHANCE - PAUL POTTS 1wk NOW 67 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 2wks MADE OF BRICKS - KATE NASH 1wk THE KING - ELVIS PRESLEY 1wk HAND BUILT BY ROBOTS - NEWTON FAULKNER 2wks ONCE UP ON A TIME IN THE WEST - HARD-FI 1wk GRADUATION - KANYE WEST 1wk ALL THE LOST SOULS - JAMES BLUNT 1wk ECHOES, SILENCE, PATIENCE AND GRACE - FOOFIGHTERS 1wk MAGIC - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 1wk CHANGES - SUGABABES 1wk PULL THE PIN - STEREOPHONICS 1wk TRICK TO LIFE - HOOSIERS 1wk LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN - EAGLES 1wk BACK HOME - WESTLIFE 1wk SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS 1wk NOW 68 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 4wks SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS 3wks HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL surprisingly, only managing a number 2 combined chart album, but 11 weeks, in total, in the top 10 albums. Also peaking at number 2, was RADIO ONE ESTABLISHED 1967, and the RADIO ONE LIVE LOUNGE 2. Here were the top 20 albums of 1988... 01 KYLIE - KYLIE MINOGUE 02 PRIVATE COLLECTION - CLIFF RICHARD 03 BAD - JACKSON 04 PUSH - BROS 05 NOW 13 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 06 POPPED IN SOULED OUT - WET WET WET 07 TRACEY CHAPMAN - TRACEY CHAPMAN 08 INTRODUCING THE HARDLINE - TERENCE TRENT DARBY 09 TANGO IN THE NIGHT - FLEETWOOD MAC 10 MONEY FOR NOTHING - DIRE STRAITS 11 RATTLE AND HUM - U2 12 NOW 12 - VARIOUS ARISTS 13 NOW 11 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 14 DIRTY DANCING - OST 15 KICK - INXS 16 WHITNEY - WHITNEY HOUSTON 17 PREMIERE COLLECTION - LLOYD WEBBER/VARIOUS 18 CHRISTIANS - CHRISTIANS 19 HEAVEN ON EARTH - BELINDA CARLISLE 20 GREATEST HITS COLLECTION - BANANARAMA Kylie, ousting everyone else in 88, and selling many more, than this years X, disapointment...we also had a repackage of DIRTY DANCING in 2007, but not doing as well, as the 1988, number one album. WHITNEY in there too, again not making 2007`s top 20 best sellers. The top 30 singles of 2007... 30 PATIENCE - TAKE THAT 29 SAY IT RIGHT - NELLY FURTADO 28 WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND - JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 27 CUPIDS CHOKEHOLD - GYM CLASS HEROES 26 PING PONG SONG - ENRIQUE IGLESIAS 25 AYO TECHNOLOGY - 50CENT/TIMBERLAKE/TIMBALAND 24 WITH EV`RY HEARTBEAT - ROBYN 23 STARS IN YOUR EYES - JUST JACK 22 GIVE IT TO ME - TIMBALAND 21 BIG GIRLS DON`T CRY - FERGIE 20 GIRLFRIEND - AVRIL LAVIGNE 19 STRONGER - KANYE WEST 18 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC/TIMBALAND 17 SHINE - TAKE THAT 16 FOUNDATIONS - KATE NASH 15 HEY THERE DELILAH - PLAIN WHITE Ts 14 BEAUTIFUL GIRLS - SEAN KINGSTON 13 SWEET ESCAPE - GWEN STEFANI/AKON 12 BEAUTIFUL LIAR - BEYONCE/SHAKIRA 11 RUBY - KAISER CHIEFS 10 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE 09 HOW TO SAVE A LIFE - FRAY 08 WAY I ARE - TIMBALAND/KERI HILSON/D.O.E. 07 ABOUT YOU NOW - SUGABABES 06 500 MILES - PROCLAIMERS AND CO. 05 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT 04 WHEN YOU BELIEVE - LEON JACKSON 03 GRACE KELLY - MIKA 02 UMBRELLA - RIHANNA/JAY Z 01 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS Not very often, that a single, from the beginning of the year, ends up, in the year end, top 3, with MIKA...another that springs to mind, was DAVID SOUL in 1977, who had a number one in Jan 77, with DON`T GIVE UP ON US, and managed to take the year`s best seller. 2007 and mrib`s number ones... A MOMENT LIKE THIS - LEONA LEWIS 3WKS GRACE KELLY - MIKA 5WKS RUBY - KAISER CHIEFS 1WK SHINE - TAKE THAT 2WKS WALK THIS WAY - GIRLS ALOUD/SUGABABES 1WK 500 MILES - PROCLAIMERS AND CO. 3WKS GIVE IT TO ME - TIMBALAND/FURTADO 1WK BEAUTIFUL LIAR - BEYONCE/SHAKIRA 3WKS BABYS COMING BACK/TRANSYLVANIA - MCFLY 1WK IT MAKES ME WONDER - MAROON 5 1WK UMBRELLA - RIHANNA/JAY Z. 2WKS ICKY THUMP - WHITE STRIPES 1WK UMBRELLA - RIHANNA/JAY Z. 5WKS FOUNDATIONS - KATE NASH 1WK WAY I ARE - TIMBALAND 1WK WITH EV`RY HEARTBEAT - ROBYN 1WK STRONGER - KANYE WEST 2WKS BEAUTIFUL GIRLS - SEAN KINGSTON 4WKS ABOUT YOU NOW - SUGABABES 4WKS BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS 7WKS WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD/HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS - KATIE AND EVA WHEN YOU BELIEVE - LEON JACKSON On mrib`s physical only chart these other hits, topped the chart... DON`T MATTER - AKON REAL GIRL - MUTYA BUENA ANY DREAM WILL DO - LEE MEAD NO U HANG UP/IF THATS OK - SHAYNE WARD They had one week, at the top, on a physical chart, but on a physical chart, MCFLY did not have a number one single!! Here are the top 30 singles of 1988... 01 THE ONLY WAY IS UP - YAZZ 02 I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY - KYLIE 03 MISLETOE AND WINE - CLIFF 04 I THINK WERE ALONE NOW - TIFFANY 05 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU - KYLIE AND JASON 06 NOTHINGS GONNA CHANGE MY LOVE FOR YOU - GLENN MADEIROS 07 WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS/SHE`S LEAVING HOME - WET WET WET/BILLY BRAGG 08 LOCOMOTION - KYLIE 09 HE AINT HEAVY HE`S MY BROTHER - HOLLIES 10 TEARDROPS - WOMACK AND WOMACK 11 FIRST TIME - ROBIN BECK 12 A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE - PHIL COLLINS 13 ORINOCHO FLOW - ENYA 14 JE NE SAIS PAS POURQUOI - KYLIE 15 PEFECT - FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION 16 PUSH IT/TRAMP - SALT AND PEPA 17 HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH - BELINDA CARLISLE 18 THEME FROM S`EXPRESS - S`EXPRESS 19 GOT TO BE CERTAIN - KYLIE 20 ONE MOMENT IN TIME - WHITNEY 21 I OWE YOU NOTHING - BROS 22 HARDER I TRY - BROTHER BEYOND 23 NOTHING CAN DIVIDE US - JASON DONAVAN 24 HEART - PET SHOP BOYS 25 DESIRE - U2 26 TELL IT TO MY HEART - TAYLOR DAYNE 27 DON`T TURN AROUND - ASWAD 28 BEAT DIS - BOMB THE BASS 29 GET OUTTA MY DREAMS - BILLY OCEAN 30 TOGETHER FOREVER - RICK ASTLEY Well done to KYLIE in 1988, ohh, and JASON!! PHIL COLLINS did not make number one, on mrib in 1988, and U2`s DESIRE, achieved more airplay, than the sales. Funnily mrib, tell us that MISTLETOE AND WINE has sold 980,000, BUT it only shows at number 3, for 1988!! Mind you, CLIFF himself tells us that it was his second million seller too!! He also, gave us the full sales to MILLENIUM PRAYER as to 1.5 million... The week`s latest albums... w/k ending 4th Jan 2008 10 10 X - KYLIE MINOGUE 09 09 LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN - EAGLES 08 08 MOTHERSHIP - LED ZEPPELIN 07 12 BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE 06 06 BREATHLESS - SHAYNE WARD 05 04 CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE - MICHAEL BUBLE 04 02 NOW 68 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 03 03 BACK HOME - WESTLIFE 02 05 BEAUTIFUL WORLD - TAKE THAT 01 01 SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS Get the feeling this, is becoming, the KYLIE thread...I have typed it more than I did with Christmas, last week! Top release next week, of course...RADIOHEAD, even though SAINSBURYS, and WOOLWORTHS messed up, this week! Here are the top 20 singles.... w/k ending 4th Jan 2008 20 23 ELVIS AIN`T DEAD - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 19 24 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK 18 31 GOODBYE MR A. - HOOSIERS 17 20 ABOUT YOU NOW - SUGABABES 16 17 HOME - WESTLIFE 15 NE SOME KINDA RUSH - BOOTY LUV 14 15 BREATHLESS - SHAYNE WARD 13 14 NO ONE - ALICIA KEYS 12 13 CHANGE - SUGABABES 11 10 CALL THE SHOTS - GIRLS ALOUD 10 12 WHAT HURTS THE MOST/LAST CHRISTMAS - CASCADA 09 11 HEARTBROKEN - T2/JODIE AYSHA 08 08 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC/TIMBALAND 07 03 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK - POGUES/KIRSTY MACCOLL 06 09 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE 05 07 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT 04 05 CRANK THAT - SOULJA BOY 03 04 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS 02 02 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD/HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS - KATIE MELUA/EVA CASSIDY 01 01 WHEN YOU BELIEVE - LEON JACKSON Here are some tips, for early Jan... REINFORCED LOVE - LEE RYAN WORST CASE SCENARIO - HOOSIERS WORK - KELLY ROWLAND PIECE OF ME - BRITNEY SPEARS That`s it, I think...

Today, I spoke to the manager, of the entertainment section, at our local Woolworths. It seems there was a c**k-up in both Woolies, and Sainsbury. Both have album charts printed with Radiohead, at number one. Both stores, have been supplied copies, of the cd. However Radiohead`s record distributor, made a mistake of telling stores, that the album was released on 24th Dec. Radiohead`s management, told the distributers yesterday, to remove all, of the copies, from the shelfs. On display now are all empty boxes of the new cd!! With the charts, in the stores, still showing the album, at number one!!! Wow, could that have lost sells, if more copies got out early!! I wonder if anyone, actually managed, to take a copy, out of a store!!!

If they have...why have they got it in their album charts? And would Woolworths, and Sainsbury, both make the same mistake? Or is the mistake, in the stores, chart, and that`s why it`s on display? I suppose we will have to wait, until we see, a proper compiled chart. Not sure, whether I will see an mrib chart, this Saturday... Maybe Woolworths, and Sainsbury, have just restricted it to, the Southern area of England?

I think that Katie Melua, wll be still in the top 5 though Mikey...remembering Tesco etc!!! Maybe the Christmas singles, that are available physically, might still hang around, too?

The top 20 albums in Woolworths... 01 IN RAINBOWS - RADIOHEAD 02 SPIRIT - LEONA 03 TRICK TO LIFE - HOOSIERS 04 SCOUTING FOR GIRLS - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 05 SHOCK VALUE - TIMBALAND 06 LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN - EAGLES 07 CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE - MICHAEL BUBLE 08 BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE (BOTH VERSIONS) 09 CHANGE - SUGABABES 10 MOTHERSHIP - LED ZEPPELIN 11 HOME - WESTLIFE 12 LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION - MIKA 13 RAISING SAND - PLANT/KRAUSS 14 THIS IS THE LIFE - AMY MACDONALD 15 MADE OF BRICKS - KATE NASH 16 SPIRIT OF THE GLEN - ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS 17 BREATHLESS - SHAYNE WARD 18 SOUP - HOUSEMARTINS/BEAUTIFUL SOUTH 19 ALL THE LOST SOULS - JAMES BLUNT 20 X - KYLIE

It`s all over the stores, in Reading. Number one in Sainsbury`s and Woolworths. HMV still go with a release of 31st December. Very Strange!!!

I was quite surprised by Hit40uk yesterday, because the whole top 40 was played in full. I`m sure Lucio hasn`t done that before. I wrote it down, as he went along, so I definately got the chart that was played, on air.

I listen to Hit40uk yesterday, and it was not the same chart as that...Lucio played them like this... 11 - 40 40 IDA CORR/FEDDE LE GRAND 39 KELLY ROWLAND 38 WIZZARD 37 AYO TECHNOLOGY - 50CENT 36 BRITNEY SPEARS - GIMME MORE 35 CHASING CARS 34 KATE NASH - PUMPKIN SOUP 33 TAKE THAT - SHINE 32 FREEMASONS - UNINVITED 31 PERRY COMO 30 BOOTY LUV - SOME KINDA RUSH 29 MIKA - HAPPY ENDING 28 SHE` SO LOVELY 27 NICKELBACK 26 SHAYNE WARD - BREATHLESS 25 AMY MCDONALD 24 WESTLIFE - HOME 23 CASCADA 22 PLAIN WHITE Ts - HEY THERE DELILAH 21 2 HEARTS - KYLIE 20 BAND AID 19 LOST - MICHAEL BUBLE 18 RIHANNA/NE`YO 17 ELVIS AIN`T DEAD 16 T2 15 GOODBYE MR A. 14 WHAM 13 CHANGE - SUGABABES 12 ABOUT YOU NOW - SUGABABES 11 ALICIA KEYS The other one, must be a mistake, by Music Week...

On that edition of the Two Ronnies....originally, the BBC recorded a 50 minute version, of that show, but it was cut to 43 minutes, to be broadcasted on Christmas Day 1982. The 50 minute show, has never been shown, by the BBC, but in 1997, UK GOLD showed the full unedited programme, it hasn`t been shown since. The BBC showed another edited show, around 1998, where a sketch, from a 70s show, was added. On the original programme, there was a Christmas song medley, at the end, including David Esses, joining in...when Corbett/Baker sign off Ronnie B. says we won`t be with you again until next year. I have not seen that version of the show, since 1982! There is also, a 1980 series, that has never been repeated. It went out in Jan/Feb 1980, Barbera Dickson, was the guest. The series only ran for 6 editions, at 35 minutes, a programme. Wonder why, it has never been repeated on BBC, or Gold channels? On the 1983 Christmas show Elton John sing Cold as Christmas...a line in this song goes, "As cold as Christmas in the middle of the year"...apt, when the show was shown again, in Jul 1984!

It would be good to see some from the 70s, and 80s...

I think the top 6, will be the same, there apparently is a closeness between Take That and One Republic/Timbaland, and also Girls Aloud and T2, and Wizzard and Michael Buble.

Thanks Mikey, I will correct...mis-prints everywhere!

Yep, here it is...I actually mixed them up, on typing them out, and suddenly thought, where`s Mariah? Of course, she hasn`t got aphysical release to supprt it. May be if she had she would be beating the Pogues... 01 NE WHEN YOU BELIEVE - LEON JACKSON 02 01 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD/HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS - KATIE/EVA 03 02 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS 04 03 CRANK THAT - SOULJA BOY 05 10 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK - POGUES/KIRSTY MACCOLL 06 06 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT 07 07 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC/TIMBALAND 08 08 VALERIE - WINEHOUSE/RONSON 09 04 HEARTBROKEN - T2/JODIE AYSHA 10 05 CALL THE SHOTS - GIRLS ALOUD Not a lot, of difference, apart from Mariah, although the Pogues, are doing slightly better, on downloads, that`s how they have overtaken Leona Lewis.

Well the Saturday, before Christmas, and that means, the Christmas charts. This week, we have the top albums, the top films, the top singles/albums of 1973, the Christmas number 2 hits, and the new singles, all coming up! I would like to thank Dave Taylor, for all the chart info (davericktaylor@yahoo.co.uk). The top albums... w/k ending 28/12 15 14 DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS - VARIOUS ARTISTS 14 16 MINISTRY OF SOUND ANTHEMS 91 - 06 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 13 21 BEST OF VIVERE - ANDREA BOCCELLI 12 13 BACK TO BLACK-ORIGINAL/DELUXE - AMY WINEHOUSE 11 12 TANGLED UP - GIRLS ALOUD 10 11 X - KYLIE MINOGUE 09 06 LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN - EAGLES 08 07 MOTHERSHIP - LED ZEPPELIN 07 08 REJOICE - KATHERINE JENKINS 06 04 BREATHLESS - SHAYNE WARD 05 09 BEAUTIFUL WORLD-ORIGINAL/DELUXE - TAKE THAT 04 05 CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE - MICHAEL BUBLE 03 03 BACK HOME - WESTLIFE 02 01 NOW 68 01 02 SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS Well, a pure physical album chart will please fans, of KYLIE and GIRLS ALOUD, but the SPICE GIRLS, are just 18, CASCADA at 16, and WHITNEY at 19!! The albums in 1973... w/k ending 28th Dec 73 01 02 STRANDED - ROXY MUSIC 02 01 PIN UPS - DAVID BOWIE 03 03 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - ELTON JOHN 04 04 DREAMS ARE NOTHING MORE THAN WISHES - DAVID CASSIDY 05 05 I`M A WRITER NOT A FIGHTER - GILBERT O` SULLIVAN 06 07 RINGO - RINGO STARR 07 08 AND I LOVE YOU SO - PERRY COMO 08 09 NOW AND THEN - CARPENTERS 09 17 TALES FROM TOPOGRAPHIC OCEANS - YES 10 10 MIND GAMES - JOHN LENNON 11 06 QUADROPHENIA - WHO 12 16 BRAIN SALAD SURGERY - EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER 13 27 BAND ON THE RUN - WINGS 14 NE A TIME FOR US - DONNY OSMOND 15 15 SLADEST - SLADE A bit of a connection, with 1973, in the 2007 charts with...SLADE, ELTON, JOHN LENNON, PERRY COMO, and WIZZARD all in this week`s singles top 50!! Here is 1973`s singles top 30... w/k ending 28th Dec 1973 01 03 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY - SLADE 02 07 I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERYDAY - WIZZARD 03 01 I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE - GARY GLITTER 04 04 YOU WON`T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME - NEW SEEKERS 05 02 MY COO-CA-CHOO - ALVIN STARDUST 06 05 PAPER ROSES - MARIE OSMOND 07 19 THE SHOW MUST GO ON - LEO SAYER 08 06 LAMPLIGHT - DAVID ESSEX 09 08 ROLL AWAY THE STONE - MOTT THE HOOPLE 10 09 STREET LIFE - ROXY MUSIC 11 10 WHY OH WHY OH WHY - GILBERT O` SULLIVAN 12 20 LOVE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP - ROBERT KNIGHT 13 26 GAUDETTE - STEELEYE SPAN 14 12 TRUCK ON (TYKE) - T.REX 15 13 AMOUREUSE - KIKI DEE 16 23 POOL HALL RICHARD/I WISH IT WOULD RAIN - FACES 17 29 FOREVER - ROY WOOD 18 NE DANCE WITH THE DEVIL - COZY POWELL 19 15 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE - DONNY OSMOND 20 NE RADAR LOVE - GOLDEN EARRING 21 22 STEP INTO CHRISTMAS - ELTON JOHN 22 14 LET ME IN - OSMONDS 23 25 VADA VIA - DRUPI 24 11 DYNAMITE - MUD 25 21 KEEP ON TRUCKIN` - EDDIE KENDRICKS 26 27 VAYA CON DIOS - MILLICAN AND NESBITT 27 16 DO YOU WANNA DANCE - BARRY BLUE 28 17 HELEN WHEELS - PAUL MCCARTNEY/WINGS 29 24 FOR THE GOOD TIMES - PERRY COMO 30 18 TOP OF THE WORLD - CARPENTERS Plenty of 2007, in there! And ROY WOOD, having 2 records, in the top 20...one with WIZZARD, and the other solo...Elvis was having problems, because his new release, RAISED ON ROCK failed to make the top 30. Here are this weeks new top 10 films... w/k ending 28th Dec 2007 01 01 GOLDEN COMPASS 02 NE ENCHANTED 03 NE BEE MOVIE 04 02 FRED CLAUS 05 NE MR MAGORIUMS WONDER EMPORIUM 06 NE WE OWN THE NIGHT 07 03 HITMAN 08 04 AMERICAN GANGSTER 09 05 BEOWULF 10 08 ASSANINATION OF JESSE JAMES The Christmas number 2s, on the EMI, RECORD BUSINESS/MRIB chart 1957 - 2006... Some of these Christmas number 2s, did actually make number one, but not on the Christmas chart 1957 MA HE`S MAKING EYES AT ME - JOHNNY OTIS SHOW 1958 HOOT`S MON - LORD ROCKINGHAM`S XI 1959 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR - EMILE FORD 1960 I LOVE YOU - CLIFF RICHARD 1961 MOON RIVER - DANNY WILLIAMS 1962 THE NEXT TIME - CLIFF RICHARD 1963 SHE LOVES YOU - BEATLES 1964 I`M GONNA BE STRONG - GENE PITNEY 1965 CARNIVAL IS OVER - SEEKERS 1966 MORNINGTOWN RIDE - SEEKERS 1967 IF THE WHOLE WORLD STOPPED LOVIN` - VAL DOONICAN 1968 AIN`T GOT NO I GOT LIFE - NINA SIMONE 1969 RUBY DON`T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN - KENNY ROGERS 1970 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING - DAVE EDMUNDS 1971 JEEPSTER - T.REX 1972 GUDBUY T` JANE - SLADE 1973 I WISH IT COULD BE XMAS EVERYDAY - WIZZARD 1974 STREETS OF LONDON - RALPH MACTELL 1975 I BELIEVE IN FATHER CHRISTMAS - GREG LAKE 1976 UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE - SHOWADDYWADDY 1977 FLORAL DANCE - BRIGHOUSE AND RASTRICK BRASS BAND 1978 YMCA - VILLAGE PEOPLE 1979 I HAVE A DREAM - ABBA 1980 STOP THE CALVARY - JONA LEWIE 1981 ONE OF US - ABBA 1982 TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART) - CULTURE CLUB 1983 MY OH MY - SLADE 1984 LAST CHRISTMAS - WHAM 1985 SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU - WHITNEY HOUSTON 1986 REET PETITE - JACKIE WILSON 1987 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE - RICK ASTLEY 1988 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU - KYLIE AND JASON 1989 LET`S PARTY - JIVE BUNNY 1990 YOU`VE LOST THAT LOVIN` FEELING - RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS 1991 DONT LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME - ELTON AND GEORGE 1992 HEAL THE WORLD - JACKSON 1993 BABE - TAKE THAT 1994 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU - MARIAH CAREY 1995 WONDERWALL - MIKE FLOWERS POPS 1996 KNOCKIN` ON HEAVEN`S DOOR - DUNBLAINE 1997 TOO MUCH - SPICE GIRLS 1998 CHOCOLATE SALTED BALLS - CHEF 1999 MILLENIUM PRAYER - CLIFF RICHARD 2000 WHAT MAKES A MAN - WESTLIFE 2001 HOW WONDERFUL YOU ARE - GORDON HASKELL 2002 SACRED TRUST - ONE VOICE 2003 MAD WORLD - MICHAEL ANDREWS/GARY JULES 2004 FATHER AND SON - RONAN KEATING/YUSUF ISLAM 2005 JCB SONG - NIZLOPI 2006 PATIENCE - TAKE THAT Some differences there, compared to other charts! The new top 50 singles... w/k ending 28/12 50 36 AYO TECHNOLOGY - 50CENT/TIMBALAKE 49 34 HOT STUFF (LET`S DANCE) - CRAIG DAVID 48 38 HOME - MICHAEL BUBLE 47 RE WHEN YOU BELIEVE - MARIAH AND WHITNEY 46 RE MARY`S BOY CHILD - BONEY M 45 29 UNINVITED - FREEMASONS 44 RE WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS TIME - PAUL MCCARTNEY 43 53 WHITE CHRISTMAS - BING CROSBY 42 43 HERE COME THE GIRLS - ERNIE K. DOE 41 46 HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER) - JOHN LENNON 40 33 FLUX - BLOC PARTY 39 51 UMBRELLA - RIHANNA/JAY Z. 38 59 PUMPKIN SOUP - KATE NASH 37 23 HATE THAT I LOVE YOU - RIHANNA/NE`YO 36 35 DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS - CHRIS REA 35 NE ANTHEM - FILO AND PERRY 34 30 THIS IS THE LIFE - AMY MCDONALD 33 42 DON`T SHOOT ME SANTA - KILLERS 32 52 DON`T STOP THE MUSIC - RIHANNA 31 31 GOODBYE MR A. - HOOSIERS 30 22 LIFE`S A TREAT - SHAUN THE SHEEP 29 NE WOW - KYLIE MINOGUE 28 27 DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS - BAND AID 27 NE WE`RE ALL GOING TO DIE - MALCOM MIDDLETON 26 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE - SHAKIN` STEVENS 25 16 2 HEARTS - KYLIE MINOGUE 24 24 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK 23 32 ELVIS AIN`T DEAD - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 22 20 THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR - ANDY WILLIAMS 21 21 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY - SLADE 20 14 ABOUT YOU NOW - SUGABABES 19 18 I WISH IT COULD BE XMAS EVERYDAY - WIZZARD 18 17 LOST - MICHAEL BUBLE 17 19 HOME - WESTLIFE 16 15 LAST CHRISTMAS - WHAM 15 13 BREATHLESS - SHAYNE WARD 14 12 NO ONE - ALICIA KEYS 13 26 CHANGE - SUGABABES 12 09 WHAT HURTS THE MOST/LAST CHRISTMAS - CASCADA 11 08 HEARTBROKEN - T2/JODIE AYSHA 10 05 CALL THE SHOTS - GIRLS ALOUD 09 11 VALERIE - WINEHOUSE/RONSON 08 07 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC/TIMBALAND 07 06 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT 06 04 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU - MARIAH CAREY 05 03 CRANK THAT - SOULJA BOY 04 02 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS 03 10 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK - POGUES/KIRSTY MACCOLL 02 01 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD/HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS - KATIE AND EVA 01 NE WHEN YOU BELIEVE - LEON JACKSON Many Christmas songs, going down, apart from the POGUES, SLADE, BING CROSBY, PAUL MCCARTNEY and BONEY M....outside the top 50 are PERRY COMO at 51, JONA LEWIE at 53, ELTON JOHN at 54, NAT KING COLE at 55...and BOOTY LUV has SOME KINDA RUSH at 52...further down the top 60, go AMY WINEHOUSE, DAVID GUETTA, LED ZEPPELIN, and TIMBALAND`s THE WAY I ARE is down at 60. Have a Happy Christmas one and all, and we will be back next Saturday, for the top sellers of 2007, and another retro chart, and a streamlined new chart...

Brian, old friend, this is not the Christmas chart...Guiness have missed it out, of the book...I will print the proper missed chart, some time...

Evening Mikey, how many down since Sun, for... SHAUN THE SHEEP HOOSIERS AMY MCDONALD Thanks in advance...

You missed SANTO NATALE - DAVID WHITFIELD out, a number 2, in 1954, an Italian title. MERRY GENTLE POPS - BARRON KNIGHTS 1965 SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN - JACKSON 5 1970 WHITE CHRISTMAS - FREDDIE STARR 1975 LICK A SMURP FOR CHRISTMAS - FATHER ABRAPHART AND THE SMURPS 1978 NEVER MIND THE PRESENTS - BARRON KNIGHTS 1980 I think, there are many more, but that was off the top of my head!

In Dulci Jubilo is actually a traditional carol, with the same tune as Good Christian Men Rejoice...theres the Christmas connection. However, from January 1976, Radio one played the other side, of the record, On Horseback.

It make`s it even more ridiculous, when the song is over 20 years old!! As Eric Idle sang: "Life`s a piece of $h!t, when you look at it!"

Evening Mikey, Compliments of the season to you! How many places down, or up are the following?? Westlife Lost - Michael Buble Shaun the sheep Band Aid Scouting for girls Nickelback Hate that I love you - Rihanna Amy Mcdonald

I will see what I can do. Last year, I got a top 20, only. I can`t see why they find it so difficult, to do one, because it`s all compiled by computer, isn`t it!

They never actually publish or broadcast one. Either way, we will slip in, the 2007 best sellers, that week! So, we will see what happens. Dave Taylor, has given me sketchy, pretty much static charts, in previous years, for those periods. It really depends on the Bank Holidays etc, and getting sales data.

The Box download chart, and other satellite/cable channels charts, all have their info, that breaks off around Wednesday. Remember mrib, go right up to Friday, with their charts...so, on a Saturday, it`s the most up to date chart, you`ll ever find...

It`s true that HAPPY CHRISTMAS (WAR IS OVER) would have topped the chart, but in those days the charts changed on Tuesdays. John Lennon, would not have been the Christmas number one, however. If there had have been a chart with Lennon, at the top, it would have been announced on Tuesday 30th Dec 1980...so it did not affect the Christmas top 40. The first time, a chart was compiled in the new year period, was December/January 84/85...when BAND AID topped the chart for the first time, however that first new year chart, was ignored by Radio one, completely. Even on the following Sunday (6th Jan 1985) Richard Skinner, referered to "last weeks" positions of the 23rd Dec 1984. From Dec 1985, Radio One used the new year chart as well, but until 1987, it was never broadcasted in full. From December 1987, the charts were counted down on the Sunday, and the best selling singles of the year, were counted down, either on New Years Eve, or New Years Day. It was a 1971 postal strike, that meant that certain charts, that year were confined to a top 40 only, affecting postal returns. This did not have anything to do with the not compiling of a new year week chart, in any year at all.