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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...

Hull, Jonny!

For anyone that likes to actually listen to retro charts, on radio...On KCFM (available on line), On Sundays 5pm - 7pm Shaun Tilley and a dj from the past, countdown 2 vintage Radio Luxembourg charts (60s - 90s). Its much better, and faster moving than Radio 2`s Winton show.

Let`s make a start on BBC number 3 records 57 - 69... 12TH OCT 57 TAMMY - DEBBIE REYNOLDS 4wks at 3 14TH NOV 57 I LOVE YOU BABY/TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME - PAUL ANKA 11TH JAN 58 MY SPECIAL ANGEL - MALCOM VAUGHAN 01ST FEB 58 OH BOY - CRICKETS 15TH FEB 58 AT THE HOP - DANNY AND THE JUNIORS 29TH MAR 58 NAIROBI - TOMMY STEELE 3wks at 3 19TH APR 58 MAYBE BABY - CRICKETS 05TH JUL 58 TULIPS FROM AMSTERDAM/YOU NEED HANDS - MAX BYGRAVES 4wks at 3 06TH DEC 58 TOM DOOLEY - LONNIE DONEGAN 6wks at 3 21ST FEB 59 DOES YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE IT`S FLAVOUR - LONNIE DONEGAN 07TH MAR 59 A PUB WITH NO BEER - SLIM DUSTY 3wks at 3 28TH MAR 59 MY HAPPINESS - CONNIE FRANCIS 25TH APR 59 PETITE FLEUR - CHRIS BARBER`S JAZZBAND 09TH MAY 59 DONNA - MARTY WILDE 23RD MAY 59 IT`S LATE/NEVER BE ANYONE ELSE BUT YOU - RICKY NELSON 4wks at 3 27TH JUN 59 A TEENAGER IN LOVE - MARTY WILDE 3wks at 3 29TH AUG 59 LONELY BOY - PAUL ANKA 4wks at 3 24TH OCT 59 TIL` I KISSED YOU - EVERLY BROTHERS 31ST OCT 59 SEA OF LOVE - MARTY WILDE 14TH NOV 59 RED RIVER ROCK - JOHNNY AND THE HURRICANES 3wks at 3 19TH DEC 59 OH CAROL - NEIL SEDAKA 5wks at 3 12TH MAR 60 DELAWARE - PERRY COMO 3wks at 3 04TH JUN 60 HANDY MAN - JIMMY JONES 16TH JUL 60 AIN`T MISBEHAVIN` - TOMMY BRUCE/BRUISERS 01ST OCT 60 NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN - CLIFF RICHARD 3wks at 3 26TH NOV 60 ROCKING GOOSE - JOHNNY AND THE HURRICANES 03RD DEC 60 MAN OF MYSTERY/THE STRANGER - SHADOWS 09TH FEB 61 RUBBER BALL - BOBBY VEE 09TH MAR 61 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW - SHIRELLES 08TH APR 61 THEME FOR A DREAM - CLIFF RICHARD 20TH APR 61 LAZY RIVER - BOBBY DARIN 11TH MAY 61 ON THE REBOUND - FLOYD KRAMER 25TH MAY 61 FRIGHTENED CITY - SHADOWS 4wks at 3 06TH JUL 61 PASADENA - TEMPERENCE SEVEN 13TH JUL 61 A GIRL LIKE YOU - CLIFF RICHARD 31ST AUG 61 REACH FOR THE STARS/CLIMB EV`RY MOUNTAIN - SHIRLEY BASSEY 23RD NOV 61 BIG BAD JOHN - JIMMY DEAN 01ST FEB 61 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET SIXTEEN - NEIL SEDAKA 10TH MAY 62 SPEAK TO ME PRETTY - BRENDA LEE 16TH AUG 62 GUITAR TANGO - SHADOW 30TH AUG 62 ROSES ARE RED - RONNIE CARROLL 3wks at 3 22ND NOV 62 SWISS MAID - DEL SHANNON 13TH DEC 62 SUN ARISE - ROLF HARRIS 31ST JAN 63 GLOBETROTTER - TORNADOS 28TH FEB 63 THE NIGHT HAS A THOUSAND EYES - BOBBY VEE 14TH MAR 63 LIKE I`VE NEVER BEEN GONE - BILLY FURY 21TH MAR 63 THAT`S WHAT LOVE WILL DO - JOE BROWN 18TH APR 63 BROWN-EYED HANDSOME MAN - BUDDY HOLLY 09TH MAY 63 CAN`T GET USED TO LOSING YOU - ANDY WILLIAMS 15TH AUG 63 TWIST AND SHOUT E.P. - BEATLES 26TH SEPT 63 I WANT TO STAY HERE - STEVE AND EYDIE 24TH MAR 64 JUST ONE LOOK - HOLLIES 07TH JUL 64 HOLD ME - P.J. PROBY 21ST JUL 64 I JUST DON`T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF - DUSTY SPRINGFIELD 11TH AUG 64 CALL UP THE GROUPS - BARRON KNIGHTS 25TH AUG 64 I WON`T FORGET YOU - JIM REEVES 27TH OCT 64 THE WEDDING - JULIE ROGERS 17TH NOV 64 HE`S IN TOWN - ROCKIN` BERRIES 15TH DEC 64 DOWNTOWN - PETULA CLARK 4wks at 3 19TH JAN 65 TERRY - TWINKLE 26TH FEB 65 YOU`VE LOST THAT LOVIN` FEELING - CILLA BLACK (tie with COME TOMORROW - MANFRED MANN 09TH FEB 65 KEEP SEARCHIN` - DEL SHANNON 23RD FEB 65 DON`T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD - ANIMALS 20TH APR 65 HERE COMES THE NIGHT - THEM 29TH JUN 65 LOOKING THROUGH THE EYES OF LOVE - GENE PITNEY 20TH JUN 65 TOSSING AND TURNING - IVY LEAGUE 03RD AUG 65 WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE - ANIMALS 24TH AUG 65 A WALK IN THE BLACK FOREST - HORST JANKOWSKI 18TH JAN 66 SPANISH FLEA - HERB ALPERT 22ND MAR 66 SHAPES OF THINGS - YARDBIRDS 29TH MAR 66 SHAPES OF THINGS (tie with DEDICATED FOLLOWER OF FASHION - KINKS and ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY - BOB LIND 05TH APR 66 ELUSIVE BUTTERFLY - BOB LIND 12TH APR 66 HOLD TIGHT - DAVE DEE DOZY BEAKY MICK AND TICH 07TH JUN 66 MONDAY MONDAY - MAMAS AND PAPAS 3wks at 3 20TH SEP 66 TOO SOON TO KNOW - ROY ORBISON 27TH SEPT 66 YOU CAN`T HURRY LOVE - SUPREMES 17TH JAN 67 HAPPY JACK - WHO 24TH JAN 67 NIGHT OF FEAR - MOVE 18TH APR 67 A LITTLE BIT YOU A LITTLE BIT ME - MONKEES 3wks at 3 20TH JUN 67 CARRIE-ANNE - HOLLIES 18TH JUL 67 IT MUST BE HIM - VIKKI CARR 3wks at 3 08TH AUG 67 DEATH OF A CLOWN - DAVE DAVIES 22ND AUG 67 I WAS MADE TO LOVE HER - STEVIE WONDER 03RD OCT 67 HOLE IN MY SHOE - TRAFFIC 4wks at 3 19TH DEC 67 I`M COMING HOME - TOM JONES 3wks at 3 09TH JAN 68 DAYDREAM BELIEVER - MONKEES 13TH FEB 68 BEND ME SHAPE ME - AMEN CORNER 20TH FEB 68 SHE WEARS MY RING - SOLOMAN KING 05TH MAR 68 FIRE BRIGADE - MOVE 12TH MAR 68 ROSIE - DON PARTRIDGE 16TH APR 68 IF I ONLY HAD TIME - JOHN ROWLES 14TH MAY 68 A MAN WITHOUT LOVE - ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK 4wks at 3 18TH JUN 68 BLUE EYES - DON PARTRIDGE 06TH AUG 68 MRS ROBINSON - SIMON AND GARFUNKEL 20TH AUG 68 HELP YOURSELF - TOM JONES 08TH OCT 68 LITTLE ARROWS - LEAPY LEE 19TH NOV 68 THIS OLD HEART OF MINE - ISLEY BROTHERS 10TH DEC 68 1-2-3 O`LEARY - DES O`CONNER 3wks at 3 21ST JAN 69 FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE - STEVIE WONDER 3wks at 3 That`s it for the number 3s, in the BBC chart.

Just for clarification, we have already explained that the Official Chart started, when DEREK CHINNERY etc, formed an alliance with the BRITISH MARKET RESEARCH BUREAU, in 1969 (when Record Retailer, also put some money in) to begin a more accurate chart on 11th Feb 69. There is no point of talking about official charts before 1969, when there wasn`t one (it just happened to be that the GUINESS Team, JO RICE, TIM RICE and PAUL GAMBACCINI just decided to use Record Retailer from 1960, because it`s chart used a top 50, when all the others at the time, were only using a top 20, or 30. So, I am not going to enter, into an argument, about non-existent official charts. It`s surposed to be a thread on BBC Charts, after all.

Hey there Mikey, is it true that Shane Ward, has gone back into the top 20? And have the Freemasons, fallen from the top 10? Thank you, sir.

As I noticed our very good friend Mykka, has updated the number 2s recently, I thought, why don`t I list the number 2s from the original BBC charts? So, here are the records that only made number 2, on the PICK OF THE POPS/TOP OF THE POPS charts, from 1957 - 1969... 05TH OCT 57 LAST TRAIN TO SAN FERNANDO - JOHNNY DUNCAN/BLUE GRASS BOYS 22ND OCT 57 LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND/BERNADINE - PAT BOONE 02ND NOV 57 LET`S HAVE A PARTY/GOT A LOT OF LIVIN` TO DO - ELVIS PRESLEY 30TH NOV 57 BE MY GIRL - JIM DALE 07TH DEC 57 WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE - EVERLY BROTHERS 29TH MAR 58 DON` T/I BEG OF YOU - ELVIS PRESLEY 03RD MAY 58 SWINGIN` SHEPHERD BLUES/TEQUILA - TED HEATH 17TH MAY 58 A WONDERFUL TIME UP THERE(GOSPEL BOOGIE)/IT`S TOO SOON TO KNOW - PAT BOONE 07TH JUN 58 TOM HARK - ELIAS AND HIS ZIG ZAG JIVE FLUTES 28TH JUN 58 ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE - VIC DAMONE 19TH JUL 58 BIG MAN - FOUR PREPS 02ND AUG 58 HARD HEADED WOMAN - ELVIS PRESLEY 06TH SEPT 58 RETURN TO ME - DEAN MARTIN 04TH OCT 58 VOLARE - DEAN MARTIN 18TH OCT 58 KING CREOLE - ELVIS PRESLEY 15TH NOV 58 IT`S ALL IN THE GAME - TOMMY EDWARDS 17TH JAN 59 THE DAY THE RAINS CAME - JANE MORGAN 24TH JAN 59 TO HIM IS TO LOVE HIM - TEDDY BEARS 31ST JAN 59 BABY FACE - LITTLE RICHARD 11TH JUL 59 BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS - LONNIE DONEGAN 17TH OCT 59 MACK THE KNIFE - BOBBY DARIN 6WKS AT 2 06TH FEB 60 A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS - CLIFF RICHARD 09TH APR 60 FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU/WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE - CLIFF RICHARD 16TH APR 60 STUCK ON YOU - ELVIS PRESLY 14TH MAY 60 SOMEONE ELSE`S BABY - ADAM FAITH 28TH MAY 60 CRADLE OF LOVE - JOHNNY PRESTON 25TH JUN 60 MAMA/ROBOT MAN - CONNIE FRANCIS 02ND JUL 60 THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN - EDDIE COCHRAN 06TH AUG 60 SHAKIN` ALL OVER - JOHNNY KIDD/PIRATES 13TH AUG 60 MESS OF BLUES/GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND - ELVIS PRESLEY 10TH SEPT 60 BECAUSE THEY`RE YOUNG - DUANE EDDY 29TH OCT 60 AS LONG HAS HE NEEDS ME - SHIRLEY BASSEY 26TH NOV 60 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME - DRIFTERS 17TH DEC 60 I LOVE YOU - CLIFF RICHARD 5WKS AT 2 11TH FEB 61 SAILOR - PETULA CLARK 4WKS AT 2 21ST SEPT 61 WILD IN THE COUNTRY/I FEEL SO BAD - ELVIS PRESLEY 28TH SEPT 61 KON-TIKI - SHADOWS 19TH OCT 61 WILD WIND - JOHN LEYTON 04TH JAN 62 LET THERE BE DRUMS - SANDY NELSON 25TH JAN 62 I`D NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU - BILLY FURY 01ST FEB 62 LET`S TWIST AGAIN - CHUBBY CHECKER 22ND MAR 62 TELL ME WHAT HE SAID - HELEN SHAPIRO 3WKS AT 2 12TH APR 62 DREAM BABY - ROY ORBISON 26TH APR 62 HEY BABY - BRUCE CHANNEL 31ST MAY 62 I`M LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW/DO YOU WANNA DANCE - CLIFF RICHARD 3WKS AT 2 02ND AUG 62 SPEEDY GONZALES - PAT BOONE 5WKS AT 2 06TH SEPT 62 THINGS - BOBBY DARIN 20TH SEPT 62 IT`LL BE ME - CLIFF RICHARD 11TH OCT 62 SHEILA - TOMMY ROE 18TH OCT 62 THE LOCO-MOTION - LITTLE EVA 3WKS AT 2 01ST NOV 62 LET`S DANCE - CHRIS MONTEZ 6WKS AT 2 14TH FEB 63 WAYWARD WIND - FRANK IFIELD 3WKS AT 2 11TH APR 63 FROM A JACK TO A KING - NED MILLER 16TH MAY 63 SCARLET O` HARA - JET HARRIS/TONY MEEHAN 20TH JUN 63 IF YOU GOTTA MAKE A FOOL OF SOMEBODY - FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS 04TH JUL 63 ATLANTIS - SHADOWS 18TH JUL 63 DEVIL IN DISGUISE - ELVIS PRESLEY 29TH AUG 63 I`M TELLING YOU NOW - FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS 19TH SEPT 63 IT`S ALL IN THE GAME - CLIFF RICHARD 10TH OCT 63 THEN HE KISSED ME - CRYSTALS 14TH NOV 63 SUGAR AND SPICE - SEARCHERS 28TH NOV 63 DON`T TALK TO HIM - CLIFF RICHARD 5TH DEC 63 YOU WERE MADE FOR ME - FREDDIE AND THE DREAMERS 14TH JAN 64 HIPPY HIPPY SHAKE - SWINGING BLUE JEANS 3WKS AT 2 04TH FEB 64 I`M THE ONE - GERRY AND THE PACEMAKERS 25TH FEB 64 DIANE - BACHELORS 03RD MAR 64 BITS AND PIECES - DAVE CLARK FIVE 23RD APR 64 I BELIEVE - BACHELORS 05TH MAY 64 MY BOY LOLLIPOP - MILLIE 23RD JUN 64 SOMEONE SOMEONE - BRIAN POOLE/TREMOLOES 07TH JUL 64 IT`S ALL OVER NOW - ROLLING STONES 4WKS AT 2 22ND SEPT 64 RAG DOLL - FOUR SEASONS 29TH SEPT 64 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO - SUPREMES 17TH NOV 64 ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT - KINKS 24TH NOV 64 LITTLE RED ROOSTER - ROLLING STONES 08TH DEC 64 I`M GONNA BE STRONG - GENE PITNEY 3WKS AT 2 23RD FEB 65 GAME OF LOVE - WAYNE FONTANA/MINDBENDERS 23RD MAR 65 SILHOUETTES - HERMAN`S HERMITS 06TH APR 65 THE MINUTE YOU`RE GONE - CLIFF RICHARD 3WKS AT 2 27TH APR 65 KING OF THE ROAD - ROGER MILLER 3WKS AT 2 11TH MAY 65 WORLD OF OUR OWN - SEEKERS 3WKS AT 2 15TH JUN 65 THE PRICE OF LOVE - EVERLY BROTHERS 13TH JUL 65 HEART FULL OF SOUL - YARDBIRDS 03RD AUG 65 YOU`VE GOT YOUR TROUBLES - FORTUNES 3WKS AT 2 05TH OCT 65 IF YOU GOTTA GO GO NOW - MANFRED MANN 12TH OCT 65 ALMOST THERE - ANDY WILLIAMS 09TH NOV 65 YESTERDAY MAN - CHRIS ANDREWS 23RD NOV 65 1-2-3 - LEN BARRY 30TH NOV 65 MY GENERATION - WHO 28TH DEC 65 THE RIVER - KEN DODD 08TH FEB 66 YOU WERE ON MY MIND - CHRISPIAN ST. PETERS 08TH MAR 66 GROOVY KIND OF LOVE - MINBENDERS 15TH MAR 66 I CAN`T LET GO - HOLLIES 3WKS AT 2 26TH APR 66 BANG BANG - CHER 10TH MAY 66 DAYDREAM - LOVIN` SPOONFUL 17TH MAY 66 SLOOP JOHN B - BEACH BOYS 24TH MAY 66 WILD THING - TROGGS 12TH JUL 66 NOBODY NEEDS YOUR LOVE - GENE PITNEY 26TH JUL 66 BLACK IS BLACK - LOS BRAVOS 23RD AUG 66 GOD ONLY KNOWS - BEACH BOYS 27TH SEPT 66 I`M A BOY - WHO 11TH OCT 66 BEND IT - DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK AND TICH 25TH OCT 66 I CAN`T CONTROL MYSELF - TROGGS 01ST NOV 66 STOP STOP STOP - HOLLIES 15TH NOV 66 SEMI-DETACHED SURBURBAN MR JAMES - MANFRED MANN 22ND NOV 66 GIMME SOME LOVIN` - SPENCER DAVIS GROUP 06TH DEC 66 WHAT WOULD I BE - VAL DOONICAN 20TH DEC 66 MORNINGTOWN RIDE - SEEKERS 3WKS AT 2 10TH JAN 67 SUNSHINE SUPERMAN - DONOVAN 24TH JAN 67 MATTHEW AND SON - CAT STEVENS 07TH FEB 67 LET`S SPEND THE NIGHT TOGETHER/RUBY TUESDAY - ROLLING STONES 28TH FEB 67 PENNY LANE/STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER - BEATLES 3WKS AT 2 21ST MAR 67 EDELWEISS - VINCE HILL 28TH MAR 67 THIS IS MY SONG - HARRY SECOMBE 16TH MAY 67 DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE - MAMAS AND PAPAS 23RD MAY 67 WATERLOO SUNSET - KINKS 13TH JUN 67 THERE GOES MY EVERYTHING - ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK 4WKS AT 2 11TH JUL 67 ALTERNATE TITLE - MONKEES 22ND AUG 67 I`LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN - TOM JONES 4WKS AT 2 19TH SEPT 67 EXCERPT FROM A TEENAGE OPERA - KEITH WEST 03RD OCT 67 FLOWERS IN THE RAIN - MOVE 14TH NOV 67 ZABADAK - DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK AND TICH 28TH NOV 67 EVERYBODY KNOWS - DAVE CLARK FIVE 19TH DEC 67 IF THE WHOLE WORLD STOPPED LOVIN` - VAL DOONICAN 02ND JAN 68 MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR E.P. - BEATLES 16TH JAN 68 WALK AWAY RENEE - FOUR TOPS 30TH JAN 68 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET - ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK 05TH MAR 68 LEGEND OF XANADU - DAVE DEE, DOZY, BEAKY, MICK AND TICH 3WKS AT 2 26TH MAR 68 DELILAH - TOM JONES 30TH APR 68 SIMON SAYS - 1910 FRUITGUM COMPANY 07TH MAY 68 LAZY SUNDAY - SMALL FACES 21ST MAY 68 HONEY - BOBBY GOLDSBORO 3WKS AT 2 09TH JUL 68 SON OF HICKORY HOLLER`S TRAMP - O.C. SMITH 23RD JUL 68 I PRETEND - DES O` CONNER 06TH AUG 68 FIRE - CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN 3WKS AT 2 08TH OCT 68 JESAMINE - CASUALS 12TH NOV 68 ELOISE - BARRY RYAN 3WKS AT 2 17TH DEC 68 AIN`T GOT NO-I GOT LIFE - NINASIMONE 31ST DEC 68 BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP - FOUNDATIONS 04TH FEB 68 BLACKBERRY WAY - MOVE The poor MOVE not getting a BBC number one, because of the decision to join up with the BRITISH MARKET RESEARCH BUREAU, on the 11th Feb 1969. That`s the BBC number 2s. Maybe I might go on to the number 3s, at some point...then work all the way through to the BBC number 30s, then we have a full list of hits, that ever made the BBC/RADIO ONE chart!

You have a lot of goodies in Jonny...know them all, but how come you`ve got 2 number 6s? Me thinks it might be a mistake?

Charls where have you been, over the last 2 months...I have emailed you personally! Thanks for your enquiry.

Its whats called Contempory...in the early 80s, SOUNDS (a music paper, similar to NME) featured the charts in the same way also from MRIB. SOUNDS itself broke away from the usual charts until April 84, when it began to print the pop charts from MRIB itself. It should be noted though that the actual albums and singles charts, in SOUNDS did not match with independant radio`s NETWORK CHART because there wasn`t any airplay data used in the SOUNDS chart.

The new singles chart, coming soon, first the singles in 88... 12th Nov 1988...the top 30... 01 01 ORINOCHO FLOW - ENYA 02 02 JE NE SAIS PAS POURQUOI - KYLIE 03 03 STAND UP FOR YOUR LOVE RIGHTS - YAZZ 04 06 GIRL YOU KNOW ITS TRUE - MILLI VANILLI 05 05 KISS - TOM JONES/ART OF NOISE 06 19 FIRST TIME - ROBYN BECK 07 08 SHE MAKES MY DAY - ROBERT PALMER 08 04 WE CALL IT ACIEED - D MOB 09 13 REAL GONE KID - DEACON BLUE 10 11 CAN YOU PARTY - ROYAL HOUSE 11 21 1 2 3 - GLORA ESTEFAN 12 10 ONE MOMENT IN TIME - WHITNEY HOUSTON 13 09 A LITTLE RESPECT - ERASURE 14 07 HARVEST FOR THE WORLD - CHRISTIANS 15 39 HE AINT NO COMPETITION - BROTHER BEYOND 16 12 DON`T WORRY BE HAPPY - BOBBY MCFERRIN 17 32 LETS STICK TOGETHER 88 - BRYAN FERRY 18 NE MISSING YOU - CHRIS DE BURGH 19 15 WEE RULE - WEE PAPA GIRL RAPPERS 20 20 TWIST IN MY SOBRIETY - TANITA TIKARAM 21 25 WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE/NIGHT TRAIN - GUNS N` ROSES 22 17 TEARDROPS - WOMACK AND WOMACK 23 14 BURN IT UP - BEATMASTERS/P.P. ARNOLD 24 29 I WISH U HEAVEN - PRINCE 25 NE NEED YOU TONIGHT - INXS 26 18 NEVER TRUST A STRANGER - KIM WILDE 27 23 ACID MAN - JOLLY ROGER 28 24 THE PARTY - KRAZE 29 16 I`LL HOUSE YOU - RICHIE RICH MEETS THE JUNGLE BROTHERS 30 28 A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE - PHIL COLLINS Acid House all over the chart in 88, 5 singles in the 30, and a further 2 in the top 50, CAN YOU PARTY, sounding like PUMP UP THE JAM, and THE PARTY by KRAZE sounding like the pair put together...with cries of AC-IEED and a riff on the JOLLY ROGER hit of ACID MAN ACID MAN ACID MAN repeated over and over again!! But it didn`t stop D MOB from getting to the top with WE CALL IT ACIEED!! WHITNEY did the 88 Olymic theme down to 12, BRYAN FERRY`s re-mixed version of LETS STICK TOGETHER sounded exactly the same as the 76 version, and ENYA slipped out of CLANNAD for a solo number one. I remember that KIM WILDE`s NEVER TRUST A STRANGER was heard a lot at the time in the Cafe in Coronation Street, played by Rita`s foster daughter (Jenny Bradley). Right eyes down, for this weeks brand new top 30... w/k ending 16th Nov 30 35 HOT - AVRIL LAVIGNE 29 22 SHE`S SO LOVELY - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 28 NE GOOD LIFE - KANYE WEST/T-PAIN 27 23 SORRY BLAME IT ON ME - AKON 26 21 WAY I ARE - TIMBALAND 25 18 IF THATS OK WITH U/NO U HANG UP - SHANE WARD 24 19 IN THE AIR TONIGHT - PHIL COLLINS 23 20 HEY THERE DELILAH - PLAIN WHITE Ts 22 NE HEADLINES - SPICE GIRLS 21 16 AYO TECHNOLOGY - 50CENT/TIMBALAND 20 09 HEART NEVER LIES - MCFLY 19 14 HEATER - SAMIM 18 17 HANDLE ME - ROBYN 17 13 HAPPY ENDING - MIKA 16 27 HATE THAT I LOVE YOU - RIHANNA 15 NE 2 HEARTS - KYLIE MINOGUE 14 12 LET ME THINK ABOUT IT - IDA CORR/LE GRAND 13 NE BABY LOVE - NICOLE SCHWERZINGER 12 11 GOODBYE MR A - HOOSIERS 11 NE IN THE GHETTO - ELVIS PRESLEY 10 08 UNINVITED - FREEMASONS 09 07 GIMME MORE - BRITNEY SPEARS 08 41 NO ONE - ALICIA KEYES 07 31 HOT STUFF (LET`S DANCE) - CRAIG DAVID 06 06 ABOUT YOU NOW - SUGABABES 05 03 HOME - WESTLIFE 04 04 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC/TIMBALAND 03 05 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE 02 02 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT 01 01 BLEEDING TIME - LEONA LEWIS 3 weeks for LEONA, easily done for her. Without downloads ELVIS would again have a top 10 entry. Outside the 30, are FERGIE, CELINE DION at 32, CHRIS BROWN, NICKELBACK and WET WET WET are in a row at 34, 35, and 36, the WOMBATS and JAMES BLUNT hold on to the 40 by a whisker. While RIHANNA and SHUT UP AND DRIVE is just outside the 40 (take away downloads, it would still be in the top 30)! Lurking at the bottom of the 50, are BOYS II MEN, DAVID GRAY and PAUL MCCARTNEY. A couple of featured charts this week, the Contempory Rock Chart, and the top box office films... The Rock top 10 singles... 01 HEY THERE DELILAH - PLAIN WHITE Ts 02 SHE`S SO LOVELY - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 03 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK 04 PRETENDER - FOOFIGHTERS 05 YOUR THE WORLD TO ME - DAVID GRAY 06 EVER PRESENT PAST - PAUL MCCARTNEY 07 NO CONVERSATION - BOY KILL BOY 08 DON`T YOU WANNA BE RELEVANT - CRIBS 09 AMAZING - SEAL 10 PALLADIUM - HIGH 5 The top films... 01 RATATOUILLE 02 30 DAYS OF NIGHT 03 STARDUST 04 ELIZABETH THE GOLDEN AGE 05 SAW IV 06 EASTERN PROMICES 07 DREAM AT A FUNERAL 08 RENDITION 09 THE HEARTBREAK KID 10 RUN FAT BOY RUN Thats it until next Saturday!!

That means you`ve got a mistake on the Thursday update...on there you have it at 6! Robert Plant/Alison Krauss, are they in the top 20.

On the album front elsewhere it says Britney has dropped out of the top 10, with Blackout...that can`t be true can it, Mikey?

Mikey mate...Alicia Keyes is she in the top 7? Thanks.

I had some info, on this yesterday, but I forgot to put it on the MRIB info...KEANE should have been 23, on that chart, but we try to stay most upto date as possible, so we took it out. It seems a fore-gone conclusion, that it should be somewhere between 19 and 27, in the Official chart...thats what we have come up with, anyway!!

Ah, but on the PICK OF THE POPS top 20, it peaked at number 16, on the 2nd Apr 64!

Remember in the Official chart last weekend, the LIVE LOUNGE sold over 64,000, more than the HOOSIERS, who were on 55,000+. So, the LIVE LOUNGE sales a little less than half that in MRIB`s albums. We obviously won`t find out if it beats Britney, on the official chart, until we get details of the compilations, from Mikey and co, on Monday. Personally, I curse the day that compilations were excluded from the main chart, (these days they are virtually ignored by MUSIC WEEK and RADIO ONE :angry:

Here we go then, with this weeks new MRIB charts, back to back with 1982`s. Thanks to Dave Taylor, as usual (davericktaylor@yahoo.co.uk), and also to Rich`ard Mackiewitz, for the oldies in 82. The Albums first. The top 15... w/k ending 9th Nov 2007 15 06 PULL THE PIN - STEREOPHONICS 14 07 COMPLETE CLAPTON - ERIC CLAPTON 13 09 BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE 12 NE ANNUAL 2008 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 11 10 VERSION - MARK RONSON 10 04 CHANGES - SUGABABES 09 NE TOGETHER AGAIN - DANIEL O` DONNELL/MARY DUFF 08 03 STILL ON TOP - VAN MORRISON 07 05 RADIO 1 ESABLISHED 1967 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 06 NE ULTIMATE COLLECTION - WHITNEY HOUSTON 05 01 TRICK TO LIFE - HOOSIERS 04 NE RAISING SAND - ROBERT PLANT/ALISON KRAUSS 03 NE BLACKOUT - BRITNEY SPEARS 02 02 RADIO 1 LIVE LOUNGE 2 - VARIOUS ARTISTS 01 NE LONG ROAD OUT OF EDEN - EAGLES Not many sales, between numbers 2, 3, and 4...But the LIVE LOUNGE is around 2,000, ahead of the other 2. A big week for Compilations, with 6 of them in the top 25...JUST GREAT SONGS is just outside the top 15, and NOW 80s and HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2, sit outside the 20. HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL becomes the biggest selling Compilation, of the year...with NOW 67, in 2nd place. The BACK STREET BOYS squeeze into the 20, and AVENGED SEVENFOLD just miss it by a couple. Remember the Albums in 82... w/k ending 6th Nov 1982 01 03 LOVE OVER GOLD - DIRE STRAITS 02 01 KIDS FROM FAME AGAIN - KIDS FROM FAME 03 02 KIDS FROM FAME - KIDS FROM FAME 04 04 KISSING TO ME CLEVER - CULTURE CLUB 05 09 SKY`S GONE OUT - BAUHAUS 06 07 REFLECTIONS - VARIOUS ARTISTS 07 14 TROPICAL GANGSTERS - KID CREOLE AND THE COCONUTS 08 21 20 GREATEST HITS - BEATLES 09 22 GREATEST HITS - OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN 10 06 QUARTET - ULTRAVOX 11 08 GIVE ME YOUR HEART TONIGHT - SHAKIN STVENS 12 NE FAMOUS LAST WORDS - SUPERTRAMP 13 NE 45s AND UNDER - SQUEEZE 14 16 AMOR - JULIO IGLESIAS 15 05 FRIEND OR FOE - ADAM ANT The KIDS FROM FAME doing a HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL thing in 82, with the tv series all over the place. Again though, the top 3 positions were close, apart. Coming very soon the new singles chart... But first the top 30 in 82, when out went...IMAGINATION, ABBA, MARI WILSON, CARLY SIMON and ROCKERS REVENGE. W/K ending 6th Nov 1982 30 32 AMOR - JULIO IGLESIAS 29 19 SHULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO - CLASH 28 18 LOVE COME DOWN - EVELYN KING 27 25 FRIEND OR FOE - ADAM ANT 26 NE MANEATER - DARYL HALL/JOHN OATES 25 NE SEXUAL HEALING - MARVIN GAYE 24 26 NEVER GIVE YOU UP - SHARON REDD 23 17 JACKIE WILSON SAID - DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS 22 13 DANGER GAMES - PINKEES 21 24 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG - PRETENDERS 20 11 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN - ANIMALS 19 30 ZAMBESI - PIRAHNAS 18 12 REAP THE WILD WIND - ULTRAVOX 17 NE CAROLINE (LIVE AT THE N.E.C.) - STATUS QUO 16 15 ZIGGY STARDUST - BAUHAUS 15 23 LOVE`S COMIN` AT YA - MELBA MOORE 14 06 ZOOM - FAT LARRY`S BAND 13 09 HARD TO SAY I`M SORRY - CHICAGO 12 16 I`LL BE SATISFIED - SHAKIN` STEVENS 11 22 OOH LA LA LA (LET`S GO DANCING) - KOOL AND THE GANG 10 05 PASS THE DUTCHIE - MUSICAL YOUTH 09 31 HEARTBREAKER - DIONNE WARWICK 08 08 I WANNA DO IT WITH YOU - BARRY MANILOW 07 07 LIFELINE - SPANDAU BALLET 06 04 LOVE ME DO - BEATLES 05 03 ANNIE I`M NOT YOUR DADDY - KID CREOLE/COCONUTS 04 14 I DON`T WANNA DANCE - EDDY GRANT 03 10 MAD WORLD - TEARS FOR FEARS 02 02 STARMAKER - KIDS FROM FAME 01 01 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME - CULTURE CLUB The 3rd week at the top, for CULTURE CLUB in 82...and lots of re-releases and remakes...the Beatles records began to be re-released in the same order, that they were originally released 20 years earlier, and BARRY MANILOW had his only uk top ten hit with the cheekily titled I WANNA DO IT WITH YOU!! Deep Breath for the brand new top 30... W/K ending 9th Nov 2007 30 NE DON`T YOU WANNA BE RELEVANT - CRIBS 29 23 LET`S DANCE TO JOY DIVISION - WOMBATS 28 21 BEAUTIFUL GIRLS - SEAN KINGSTON 27 28 HATE THAT I LOVE YOU - RIHANNA 26 09 LORD DON`T SLOW ME DOWN - OASIS 25 22 BIG GIRLS DON`T CRY - FERGIE 24 NE WHITE ONE IS EVIL - ELLIOT MINOR 23 27 SORRY BLAME IT ON ME - AKON 22 18 SHE`S SO LOVELY - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 21 20 THE WAY I ARE - TIMBALAND 20 16 HEY THERE DELILAH - PLAIN WHITE Ts 19 17 IN THE AIR TONIGHT - PHIL COLLINS 18 14 NO U HANG UP/IF THATS OK - SHAYNE WARD 17 NE HANDLE ME - ROBYN 16 15 AYO TECHNOLOGY - 50CENT/TIMBALAND 15 NE CRASH - KOOPA 14 35 HEATER - SAMIM 13 13 HAPPY ENDING - MIKA 12 12 LET ME THINK ABOUT IT - IDA CORR/FEDDE LE GRAND 11 10 GOODBYE MR A - HOOSIERS 10 NE VIVA LAS VEGAS - ELVIS PRESLEY 09 03 HEART NEVER LIES - MCFLY 08 07 UNINVITED - FREEMASONS 07 05 GIMME LOVE - BRITNEY SPEARS 06 04 ABOUT YOU NOW - SUGABABES 05 06 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE 04 08 APOLIGISE - ONE REPUBLIC/TIMBALAND 03 NE HOME - WESTLIFE 02 02 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT 01 01 BLEEDING TIME - LEONA LEWIS LEONA beats everybody else easily, for a 2nd week...from last weeks 30, out went JAMES BLUNT, ORSON, RIHANNA (SHUT UP AND DRIVE)...they`re still all top 40..N`DUBZ and BACK STREET BOYS take a big tumble into the lower reaches of the top 50...Just outside the top 30 are, CRAIG DAVID, HOOSIERS, AVRIL LAVIGNE, CLIFF RICHARD (scrapes in at number 40)...further down at 42 is ONE NIGHT ONLY...and Jonny, YOUNG KNIVES are at 43. Here is our Firework 30... 01 FIRESTARTER - PRODIGY 96 02 FIREWORKS - SIOUXIE AND THE BANSHEES 82 03 FIRE - CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN 68 04 FIREPOWER - HOT FORTIES 79 05 BURN - DR AND THE MEDICS 86 06 BURN BABY BURN - HUDSON FORD 74 07 LIGHT MY FIRE - JOSE FELICIANO 68 08 LIGHT UP MY FIRE - SHEILA B. DEVOTION 78 09 FLASH - QUEEN 80 10 FLASH BANG WALLOP - TOMMY STEELE 60 11 JUMPIN JACK FLASH - ROLLING STONES 68 12 THIS WHEELS ON FIRE - JULIE DRISCOLL, BRIAN AUGER/TRINITY 68 13 ASHES TO ASHES - DAVID BOWIE 80 14 FIRE IT UP - BUSTA RHYMES 93 15 THERE`LL BE A HOT TIME IN THE TOWN TONIGHT - CHRIS BARBER`S JAZZBAND 59 16 HOT SHOT - BARRY BLUE 74 17 BANG BANG - B.A. ROBERTSON 18 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES - PLATTERS 59 19 CRASH - PRIMITIVES 87 20 CRASH BOOM BANG - ROXETTE 94 21 CRASH - PROPELLERHEADS 2001 22 SONG FOR GUY - ELTON JOHN 23 BOOM BOOM - JOHN LEE HOOKER 63/93 24 BANGERS AND MASH - PETER SELLERS/SOPHIA LOREN 61 25 FIREWORKS - ROXETTE 94 26 FIREBALL - DEEP PURPLE 71 27 BOTH ENDS BURNING - ROXY MUSIC 75 28 CUM ON FEEL THE NOISE - SLADE 73 29 BIG SKY - KATE BUSH 91 30 BANG - BLUR 92 Bubblers in that section include...SHOOTING STAR - DOLLAR, DIAMOND LIGHTS - GLEN AND CHRIS, STARS - SIMPLY RED, HIGH FLY - JOHN MILES, HIGH IN THE SKY - AMEN CORNER and just to put a dampener on it, NOVEMBER RAIN - GUNS N` ROSES!!!! Have a safe Bonfire night! Same time next week!!

Say Mikey...is Craig David, in the top 25??? Cheers...

Cribs were stuck at (turn number 13 around) yesterday!

Being 12 years younger than you Rob, old boy!! I know all but 2, I`m vague on AUTUMN CONCERTO,(which was a instrumental I believe) and I seem to have forgotten the Donegan double A side! Did you regularly listen to JIMMY SAVILE circa 1973 - 84 (all the charts between 56 - 59, were featured), so we must have heard them, even being to young/not born the first time around!

I agree with everything you say, Naomi. I think writers/tv bosses, are too way scared, incase (the non-existent pc brigade) complain. Its nice too know, they are still laughing down under. UK comedies, certainly did well in Australia, Many versions, of uk comedies...were remade there such as, DOCTOR DOWN UNDER, FATHER DEAR FATHER, LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR in the late 70s, even THE TWO RONNIES, DAVE ALLEN, PETER COOK and DUDLEY MOORE, BENNY HILL did their own new series there, when dumped by BBC/ITV. I believe JOHN INMAN did a different series based around ARE YOU BEING SERVED (the story being he transferred to an Aussie store)...and scripts for BLESS THIS HOUSE, were reworked for HOME SWEET HOME. Long live the greats! Did you get ITV shows like KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY and FULL HOUSE over there? Both were JOHNNIE MORTIMER/BRIAN COOKE comedies 1980 - 84.

This week in 1956, were any Buzzjack members, actually born? Here are the averaged top 20 records... 01 01 A WOMAN IN LOVE - FRANKIE LAINE 3wks at the top 02 02 HOUND DOG/DON`T BE CRUEL 03 05 JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN - JOHNNY RAY 04 03 LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS - ANNE SHELTON 05 06 ROCKIN THRU THE RYE - BILL HALEY/COMETS 06 NE MY PRAYER - THE PLATTERS 07 04 GIDDY UP A DING DONG - FREDDIE BELL/BELLBOYS 08 08 ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - BILL HALEY/COMETS 08 14 MORE - JIMMY YOUNG 10 10 WHEN MEXICO GAVE UP THE RHUMBA - MITCHELL TOROK 11 07 WHATEVER WILL BE WILL BE - DORIS DAY 12 19 ROCK WITH THE CAVEMAN - TOMMY STEELE 13 12 MORE/GLENDORA - PERRY COMO 14 12 YING TONG SONG/BLOODNOK`S ROCK `N` ROLL CALL - GOONS 15 10 ONLY YOU/GREAT PRETENDER - PLATTERS 15 18 LOVE ME AS THOUGH THERE WERE NO TOMORROW - NAT KING COLE 17 19 AUTUMN CONCERTO - GEORGE MELACHRINO ORCHESTRA 18 09 BRING A LITTLE WATER SYLVIE/DEAD OR ALIVE - LONNIE DONEGAN 18 15 SEE YA LATER ALLIGATOR - BILL HALEY/COMETS 18 24 MAKE IT A PARTY - WINIFRED ATWELL A 3-way tie at 18...3 hits for BILL HALEY, and rock`n`roll finishing off WINIFRED ATWELL. The Bubblers... THE GREEN DOOR - JIM LOWE got to 11 BLUE JEAN BOP - GENE VINCENT got to 17 I`M IN LOVE AGAIN - FATS DOMINO got to 17 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOUSE - ALMA COGAN got to 26 WOMAN IN LOVE - FOUR ACES got to 21 A HOUSE WITH LOVE IN IT - VERA LYNN got to 22 VERA LYNN also heading the way of WINIFRED ATWELL. New Releases... GREEN DOOR - MAPLE LEAF FOUR GREEN DOOR - FRANKIE VAUGHAN RIP IT UP - BILL HALEY/COMETS RIP IT UP - LITTLE RICHARD BLUE MOON/I DON`T CARE IF THE SUN DON`T SHINE - ELVIS PRESLEY TRUE LOVE - BING CROSBY AND GRACE KELLY ST THERESE OF THE ROSES - BILLY WARD AND THE DOMINOES RED LIGHT GREEN LIGHT - MITCHELL TOROK 4 versions of GREEN DOOR around also the version by GLEN MASON...FRANKIE VAUGHAN won the race and went to number 2. RIP IT UP, was won by BILL HALEY. BING CROSBY and GRACE KELLY came straight from the film HIGH SOCIETY, and the birth of rock `n` roll didn`t stop them!! BILLY WARD lost out to MALCOM VAUGHAN (who`s version of ST THERESE OF THE ROSES) was releasesd the following week. And A FLOP follow up for MITCHELL TOROK. Does anyone remember 56`s tv??... 01 SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE PALLADIUM 75% of all viewers 02 ARMCHAIR THEATRE 73% 03 THE 64,OOO QUESTION 70% 04 ASSIGNMENT FOREIGN LEGION 69% 04 TAKE YOUR PICK 06 DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS PRESENTS 67% 06 ROY ROGERS AND TRIGGER 08 ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD 65% 08 THIS WEEK 08 WYART EARP TOMMY TRINDER presented SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE PALLADIUM...BRUCE SETON guarded the questions in 64,000 QUESTION...RICHARD GREENE was ROBIN HOOD...MERLE OBERON was a rovering reported in ASSIGNMENT FOREIGN LEGION (filmed in ALGERIA and MOROCCO, and also BEACONSFIELD)!!!...DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS PRESENTS was made in th uk, for NBC in the states, dramas with a theme of average people caught in unusual situations (FAIRBANKS only starred in a few himself)!! ALL the above shows were on ITV, while the BBC were turning out WAKEY WAKEY (BILLY COTTON), HANCOCK, and WHACK-O (JIMMY EDWARDS as the head at CHISLEBURY BOYS SCHOOL). There was also WHATS MY LINE on BBC with GILBERT HARDING. ANDY PANDY was doing it for kids tv, along with ALL YOUR OWN (a show where kids came on, to show their "special" talents, and there was also RICHARD HEARNE as MR PASTRY. The Prime Minister was ANTHONY EDEN...who`s gonna be first to tell me who he replaced???

Thanks Jonny, the two charts were very close, this week (well the top 25, anyway, apart from N`DUBZ, who`s sales slipped through the week. The Courteeners, also suffered a sales slip, through the week, starting out in the top 30, on Mikey`s midweek info. Will lookout for Young Knifes, next week. Got the retro chart to double up with too, thanks to an email that came quickly through. What year were you born Jonny? We might slip it in, one week! Is it 1994? If so, what month?

I kept trying to post this afternoon, but kept getting the error mesage even though, I was signed in. I started a topic, popped out for a couple of hours, came back in, completed...tried to post, then got the error has occured page! Is there a timed-out thing that causes this, anyone?