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Trevs where wopuld they be in the Physicals Chart? Hopefully Top 20 there!

Number 15!

Say Trevs, where would it be without the downloads only? I usually follow Dave Taylor`s other thread, on another forum, but it`s off-line tonight <_<

Oh dear another forum, I thought this one was best! :cry: I worked out that if the downloads that were available only, as a download wre removed, Cascada would be 46. So, blame the downloads, that jump in ahead! :angry:

T-Pain's single is 'Church'. ;)

 

Shame the Utah Saint's have slipped out of the top10. :(

Cheers for that, I did know, but missed it! :)

Do you know where Cascadas EXACT Chart position is?? ^_^ thanks! :D

Sadly John, Cascada only scrape number 56, on the top 60.

Another week flys by, and April approaches. What has been happening in the Albums, singles, films and dvd charts this week? Thanks to Dave Taylor (daverictaylor@yahoo.co.uk), we are going to find out, with the most up to date charts in Britain. Also, we back track to late March 1983.

Firstly this week`s top films...

w/k ending 4th Apr 2008

01 NE HORTON HEARS A WHO

02 NE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES

03 NE STEP UP TO THE STREETS

04 NE MEET THE SPARTANS

05 01 10,000 BC

06 02 VANTAGE POINT

07 03 GAME PLAN

08 04 THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL

09 NE RACE

10 NE EL ORNATO

A good host of new films this week.

Here are the top dvd rentals...

w/k ending 4th Apr 2008

01 NE 30 DAYS OF NIGHT

02 NE BEOWULF

03 NE LIONS FOR LAMBS

04 03 STARDUST

05 04 RUN FAT BOY RUN

06 06 THE BRAVE ONE

07 NE GOOD LUCK CHUCK

08 08 MR BROOKES

09 NE THE INVASION

10 NE THE KINGDOM

Big moves in the dvds, as PLANET TERROR and AMERICAN GANGSTER full out of the top ten, from last week`s no. 1 and 2 respectively.

Here are this week`s top albums...

w/k ending 04/04

01 01 NOW THAT`S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 69 - VARIOUS ARTISTS

02 NE PRETTY ODD - PANIC AT THE DISCO

03 NE ANTIDOTES - FOALS

04 02 ROCKFERRY - DUFFY

05 07 ASHES TO ASHES - VARIOUS ARTISTS/OST

06 03 H.A.R.R.P. - MUSE

07 NE RED - GUILLEMOTS

08 06 DREAMING OUT LOUD - ONE REPUBLIC

09 08 ALL THE RIGHT REASONS - NICKELBACK

10 09 SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS

11 12 BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE

12 10 FLOORFILLERS 08 - VARIOUS ARTISTS

13 13 MASSIVE R + B SPRING COLLECTION 08 - VARIOUS ARTISTS

14 14 BREAKDOWN 08-VERY BEST OF EUPHORIC DANCE - VARIOUS ARTISTS

15 NE HED KANDI-BACK TO LOVE - VARIOUS ARTISTS

Another healthy album chart, with 4 new entries, in the top 15, putting last week`s entries from ELBOW, BRYAN ADAMS, and MIKE OLDFIELD in the bottom, of the top 20.

Let`s slip back 25 years, and look at March 1983...

In the albums then...

w/k ending 2nd April 1983

01 04 THE HURTING - TEARS FOR FEARS

02 03 SWEET DREAMS - EURYTHMICS

03 01 THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON

04 02 WAR - U2

05 35 SCRIPT FOR A JESTERS TEAR - MARILLION

06 08 THE KEY - JOAN ARMATRADING

07 07 TRUE - SPANDAU BALLET

08 05 THUNDER AND LIGHTNING - THIN LIZZY

09 NE INARTICULATE SYSTEM OF THE HEAT - VAN MORRISON

10 10 DEEP SEA SKIVING - BANANARAMA

11 12 TOTO IV - TOTO

12 NE POWER AND THE GLORY - SAXON

13 09 QUICKSTEP AND SIDEKICK - THOMPSON TWINS

14 NE FINAL CUT - PINK FLOYD

15 06 DAZZLE SHIPS - ORCHESTRAL MANOUEVRES IN THE DARK

16 28 CHARTBUSTERS - VARIOUS ARTISTS

17 11 HOTLINE - VARIOUS ARTISTS

18 22 HIGH ROAD - ROXY MUSIC

19 29 HAND CUT - BUCKS FIZZ

20 23 SIN OF PRIDE - UNDERTONES

Album title tracks were selling well, as they were released as singles. Such as SPANDAU BALLET, and the EURYTHMICS....Previously title tracks lifted from albums didn`t always sell too well, as singles. ELTON JOHN`s 1972 album HONKY CHATEAU springs to mind, as HONKY CAT as a single, didn`t make the top 30, in the 70s. More artists had singles from their current albums, in 1983, MARILLION, U2, JOAN ARMATRADING, BANANARAMA, TOTO, and infact most of that week`s top 30 album artists had a single lifted from it. FEARGAL SHARKEY was about to wrap up, the UNDERTONES, to form the ASSEMBLY, with VINCE CLARK (of YAZOO). Keep fit was the big thing, and JANE FONDA`s WORKOUT album was in the top 40, along with FELICITY KENDAL`s SHAPE UP AND DANCE.

1983`s singles chart...

w/k ending 2nd Apr 1983

01 04 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW - DURAN DURAN

02 08 LET`S DANCE - DAVID BOWIE

03 03 SPEAK LIKE A CHILD - STYLE COUNCIL

04 01 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - BONNIE TYLER

05 02 SWEET DREAMS - EURYTHMICS

06 18 DON`T TALK TO ME ABOUT LOVE - ALTERED IMAGES

07 09 RIP IT UP - ORANGE JUICE

08 05 ROCK THE BOAT - FORREST

09 20 DROP THE PILOT - JOAN ARMATRADING

10 07 NA NA HEY HEY KISS HIM GOODBYE - BANANARAMA

11 06 BILLIE JEAN - MICHAEL JACKSON

12 12 YOU CAN`T HIDE YOUR LOVE FROM ME - DAVID JOSEPH

13 26 BOXERBEAT - JO BOXERS

14 22 BLUE MONDAY - NEW ORDER

15 24 GARDEN PARTY - MEZZOFORTE

16 13 VISIONS IN BLUE - ULTRAVOX

17 14 RUN FOR YOUR LIFE - BUCKS FIZZ

18 29 WHISTLE DOWN THE WIND - NICK HEYWARD

19 34 FIELDS OF FIRE - BIG COUNTRY

20 32 ORCHARD ROAD - LEO SAYER

21 10 HIGH LIFE - MODERN ROMANCE

22 19 WAVES - BLANCMANGE

23 36 CRY ME A RIVER - MARI WILSON

24 21 COMMUNICATION - SPANDAU BALLET

25 43 BREAKAWAY - TRACEY ULLMAN

26 NE OOH TO BE AHH - KAJAGOOGOO

27 NE TWO HEARTS BEAT AS ONE - U2

28 23 JOY - BAND AKA

29 11 SHE MEANS NOTHING TO ME - PHIL EVERLY AND CLIFF RICHARD

30 NE I AM I`M ME - TWISTED SISTER

DURAN DURAN bang at number one in 83, and BOWIE not far behind. PAUL WELLER scored with the STYLE COUNCIL after the JAM. The JAM reunion coming soon without Paul, though. EURYTHMICS were doing good, with ANNIE and DAVE...One dodgy person called "me", had the pleasure of actually playing the keyboards on a version, of said song, in a re-working at a Uni gig, a few years back! All the boys favourite singer CLARE GROGAN returned with ALTERED IMAGES...JOAN ARMATRADING lifted DROP THE PILOT from the album, to the top 10 singles. FORREST re-worked the 1974 hit by the HUES CORPORATION...One of the singers with FORREST was SINNITA. NICK HEYWARD went solo, from HAIRCUT 100...NEW ORDER had the big 12 inch version only, of BLUE MONDAY in the chart for the rest of the year!! TRACEY ULLMAN comedienne broke away from tv`s THREE OF A KIND, for a few chart hits, before going stateside...MEZZOFORTE had the catchy instrumental GARDEN PARTY (later used by BBC racing). One MICHELLE COLLINS (of EASTENDERS fame) was singing backing vocals, on the MARI WILSON re-worked 1957 JULIE LONDON smash...BUCKS FIZZ kept going, as Easter approached SWEET DREAMS (the group that is), won the SONG FOR EUROPE to enter the EUROVISION SONG CONTEST for the UK, with NEVER GIVING UP. KENNY EVERETT was back on BBC1, on Thursdays, after TOP OF THE POPS, and actually appeared on TOTP, performing SNOT RAP (which this week sat at 33, in the mrib top 40). While HOPE by the brilliant WAH, could get no higher than 32. I note that DAVID JOSEPH sat at number 12, in this chart, but for the life of me, I can not remember which group he sang with previous to this. So, please remind me someone???

Here is the big finish...this week`s singles/tracks...In the physical singles this week it`s 1) ESTELLE, 2) DUFFY 3) FLO RIDA...Downloads are 1) ESTELLE, 2) FLO RIDA, 3) DUFFY.

Put together it`s like this...

w/k ending 04/04

45 40 SWEET ABOUT ME - GABRIELLA CILMI

44 45 NO ONE - ALICIA KEYS

43 35 GREAT DJ - TING TINGS

42 31 BEGINNING OF THE TWIST - FUTUREHEADS

41 26 US AGAINST THE WORLD - WESTLIFE

40 50 CALL THE SHOTS - GIRLS ALOUD

39 51 CHURCH - T-PAIN

38 36 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE

37 NE HEARTBEAT - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

36 NE BREAK THE ICE - BRITNEY SPEARS

35 34 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT

34 28 SUN GOES DOWN - DAVID JORDAN

33 24 ONE NIGHT ONLY - JUST FOR TONIGHT

32 30 PIECE OF ME - BRITNEY SPEARS

31 33 RUN - GNARLS BARKLEY

30 NE SENSUAL SEDUCTION - SNOOP DOGG

29 NE NEW SOUL - YAEL NAIM

28 25 CRANK THAT - SOULJA BOY

27 23 KELLY ROWLAND - WORK

26 29 LOVE LIKE THIS - NATASHA BEDINGFIELD/SEAN KINGSTON

25 22 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC

24 20 GET OVER IT - GUILLEMOTS

23 21 WOW - KYLIE MINOGUE

22 NE CARRY YOU HOME - JAMES BLUNT

21 19 SCREAM - TIMBALAND

20 18 CHASING PAVEMENTS - ADELE

19 NE LOVE IN THIS CLUB - USHER

18 15 DENIAL - SUGABABES

17 14 9 IN THE AFTERNOON - PANIC AT THE DISCO

16 16 RIHANNA - DON`T STOP THE MUSIC

15 12 NOW YOU`RE GONE - BASSHUNTER

14 10 WHAT WE GONNA DO - H TWO O

13 08 SOMETHING GOOD 08 - UTAH SAINTS/VAN SHE

12 13 COME ON GIRLS - TAIO CRUZ

11 09 CAN`T SPEAK FRENCH - GIRLS ALOUD

10 11 FASCINATION - ALPHABEAT

09 17 WITH YOU - CHRIS BROWN

08 05 STOP AND STARE - ONE REPUBLIC

07 06 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK

06 02 BETTER IN TIME/FOOTSTEPS IN THE SAND - LEONA LEWIS

05 04 4 MINUTES - MADONNA

04 27 BLACK AND GOLD - SAM SPARRO

03 03 MERCY - DUFFY

02 07 LOW - FLO RIDA

01 01 AMERICAN BOY - ESTELLE/KANYE WEST

With the physical out, on the 2nd week of ESTELLE`s reign, she easily sells twice as many copies, as FLO RIDA. What will knock her off the top? Will it be MADONNA or SAM SPARRO? Or neither? Maybe USHER will push passed the 2 of them? Outside the 45, The MANICS slip, and PORTISHEAD surprisingly enters at 47, with CASSIE just behind. KANYE WEST clocks up 3 hits simultaneously in the top 75, JORDIN SPARKS, and PLIES/AKON also sit in the top 75.

Don`t forget Next Week`s Chart, will be here on Monday. When we may find new entries from RADIOHEAD, MARIAH CAREY and the COURTEENERS...Will they all make the top 20? Find out Monday at 5pm.

Well, look at Itunes videos chart :

 

01. Girls Aloud - Can't speak french

02. Mariah Carey

03. Nickelback

04. H20

05. Estelle

06. Nickelback

07. Michal Jackson - Thriller

08. Duffy

09. Leona - Better in time

10. Girls Aloud - St Trinian's chant

11. Rihanna

12. Basshunter

13. Chris Brown

14. Mark Ronson - Valerie

 

It's hardly porn.

That`s why they sale though. It`s a gimmick to capture the males attention :puke2:

Music Videos don't count as a single sale, OCC are going to introduce a new chart for videos, but I don't when its happening.

That will be the official video download chart. I believe it`s going to happen before the end of the year.

Intigued I want to hear the Freddie Starr story ;) I saw him in his one man show once, he wasn`t that really funny, and had an arguement with someone in the audience. :o

I wondered at first if you saw him, when I saw him, but then maybe not. I saw him around 1992, in Reading. Least I thought I was going too! We went to his 8pm performance. He came on stage, dressed in army uniform. Then, a member of the audience shouted something out. Freddie mumbled something, went off stage, and refused to come back on, and that was the end of the evening! Asking around I thought maybe the person, in the audience swore at him, but apparently they didn`t. It turned out to be a sideways derogatry remark, that was probably a joke. However Mr Starr did not share his sense of humour.

What a busy morning, and aren`t the towns packed! The weekly Monday trip, brought a few surprises. Even though, we struggle to find shops, that still actually stock singles, in the South East. Anyway, with Peter, Dave, and John`s help, we took a look at what was happening in HMV (mainly for the singles), Woolworths, WH Smiths, Asda, Tesco, and Zavvi. In turn, for 80% of the single info, we went to the download sites/stores, of iTunes, HMV, Tesco, Play.com, and some other one that escapes me!

Here come the albums (that were apparently selling today)

01 01 NOW 69 - VARIOUS ARTISTS

02 02 ROCKFERRY - DUFFY

03 04 DREAMING OUT LOUD - ONE REPUBLIC

04 20 ASHES TO ASHES - OST/VARIOUS

05 NE HED KANDI-BACK TO LOVE - VARIOUS ARTISTS

06 07 BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE

07 05 ALL THE RIGHT REASONS - NICKELBACK

08 NE PRETTY ODD - PANIC AT THE DISCO

09 10 SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS

10 02 H.A.R.R.P. - MUSE

11 NE RED - GUILLEMOTS

12 06 FLOORFILLERS - VARIOUS ARTISTS

13 NE SATURDAY NIGHTS AND SUNDAY MORNINGS - COUNTING CROWS

14 11 SELDOM SEEN KID - ELBOW

15 NE CONSOLERS OF THE LONELY - RACONTEURS

16 08 11 - BRYAN ADAMS

17 14 MASSIVE R + B SPRING COLLECTION - VARIOUS ARTISTS

18 13 BREAKDOWN 08-VERY BEST OF EUPHORIC DANCE - VARIOUS ARTISTS

19 NE ANTIDOTES - FOALS

20 19 MUSIC OF THE SPHERES - MIKE OLDFIELD

21 09 KEEP IT SIMPLE - VAN MORRISON

22 24 LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION - MIKA

23 31 CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE - MICHAEL BUBLE

24 NE DIAMOND HA HA - SUPERGRASS

25 17 THRILLER 25 - MICHAEL JACKSON

26 NE EXCLUSIVE - CHRIS BROWN

27 18 BRAIN THRUST MASTERY - WE ARE SCIENTISTS

28 21 SOUND OF BASSLINE - VARIOUS ARTISTS

29 15 MASH UP MIX 08 - VARIOUS ARTISTS

30 NE VERY BEST OF - DEEP PURPLE

Out go ENEMY to 31, AMY MACDONALD to 32, TEMPTATIONS to 33...meanwhile other new entries today, we found from DAVID GARRETT at 38, CASCADA up to 37, MYSTERY JETS miss the top 40, by 1, and this other bunch called DOES IT OFFEND YOU, YEAH are number 64.

In the singles today, we found...

01 03 AMERICAN BOY - ESTELLE

02 01 BETTER IN TIME/FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND collection - LEONA LEWIS

03 02 MERCY - DUFFY

04 07 LOW - FLO RIDA

05 NE 4 MINUTES - MADONNA

06 33 BLACK AND GOLD - SAM SPARRO

07 04 STOP AND STARE - ONE REPUBLIC

08 06 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK

09 05 SOMETHING GOOD 08 - UTAH SAINTS/VAN SHE

10 09 CAN`T SPEAK FRENCH - GIRLS ALOUD

11 14 WITH YOU - CHRIS BROWN

12 10 WHAT`S IT GONNA BE - H TWO O

13 13 COME ON GIRLS - TAIO CRUZ

14 15 NOW YOUR`E GONE - BASSHUNTER

15 11 FASCINATION - ALPHABEAT

16 08 9 IN THE AFTERNOON - PANIC AT THE DISCO

17 12 DENIAL - SUGABABES

18 22 CHASING PAVEMENTS - ADELE

19 16 DON`T STOP THE MUSIC - RIHANNA

20 41 LOVE LIKE THIS - NATASHA BEDINGFIELD/SEAN KINGSTON

21 17 SCREAM - TIMBALAND

22 NE CARRY YOU HOME - JAMES BLUNT

23 RE NEW SOUL - YAEL NAIM

24 21 WOW - KYLIE MINOGUE

25 24 WORK - KELLY ROWLAND

26 18 GET OVER IT - GUILLEMOTS

27 30 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC

28 33 CRANK THAT - SOULJA BOY

29 29 JUST FOR TONIGHT - ONE NIGHT ONLY

30 32 RUN - GNARLS BARKLEY

Outside the top 30 singles today, we found SNOOP DOGG at 31, CASCADA at 34, KATE NASH was battling for a top 40 place, with CASSIE....BRITNEY SPEARS was in the 50, with SCOUTING FOR GIRLS. Apart from that there was no sign of BOB SINCLAR, or WHITE STRIPES inside our top 50. We expect ESTELLE to even out sell, DUFFY`s first week, of physical release, and head for about 75,000 this week.

We actually had 7 singles correctly placed last week. We also had 18 in the 20, 24 in the 30, and 37 in the 40...but not actually all in the right order!! In the albums last week we had the top 4 exact, 9 in the 10, 16 in the 20, 26 in the 30...again not all in the correct order!

Finish with a classic chart...I had a couple of emails about the history of Luxembourg`s charts, last week. It of course, was originally a chart started in 1946 (which was the Sheet Music Chart, introduced by Teddy Johnson). This lasted on Radio Luxembourg, until 1959. Then, various presenters introduced the NME top 20 singles countdown, on Sunday nights, until 1966. Then, Radio Luxembourg started their own sales/airplay countdown (this was mainly because, pirate stations like Radio Caroline, and Radio London did their own chart shows).

From 1966, Luxembourg toyed around with a top 30, then quickly returned to a top 20. In 1968/69 Paul Burnett introduced this on Saturday afternoons. By 1974, a top 30, had been introduced again (running on a Wednesday night). It shrunk back to a top 20 in 1976. The programme went to Tuesday nights in 1980, and again increased to a top 30. In Autumn 1987, it went back to a top 20, on a Monday night. In 1990, hosted by Shaun Tilley, it went to a Sunday night. The A.M. transmitter shut down at the end of 1991, but Luxy continued on Satellite. That disappeared a couple of years later, and the owners RTL, ran an oldies station, on the Luxembourg frequencies (as they do today). In 2008, Radio Luxembourg is back, as an internet station. One of the old hosts (Benny Brown) is on there, in an afternoon slot.

As we mentioned 1974, here is the chart that went out on the 27th March 1974 (promoting the chart, for week ending 6th April 74)

01 01 BILLY DON`T BE A HERO - PAPER LACE

02 05 SEASONS IN THE SUN - TERRY JACKS

03 06 EMMA - HOT CHOCOLATE

04 02 MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD - CHARLIE RICHE

05 18 REMEMBER ME THIS WAY - GARY GLITTER

06 04 I GET A LITTLE SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU - NEW SEEKERS

07 13 ANGEL FACE - GLITTER BAND

08 03 THE AIR THAT I BREATHE - HOLLIES

09 12 SEVEN SEAS OF RYE - QUEEN

10 NE EVERYDAY - SLADE

11 11 SCHOOL LOVE - BARRY BLUE

12 16 JAMBAYLAYA - CARPENTERS

13 07 YOUR`E SIXTEEN - RINGO STARR

14 08 JET - WINGS

15 21 YOU ARE EVERYTHING - MARVIN GAYE/DIANA ROSS

16 19 LONG LIVE LOVE - OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN

17 14 CANDLE IN THE WIND - ELTON JOHN

18 24 MA MA BELLE - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA

19 NE GOLDEN AGE OF ROCK N` ROLL - MOTT THE HOOPLE

20 25 LISTEN TO THE MUSIC - DOOBIE BROTHERS

21 09 REMEMBER - BAY CITY ROLLERS

22 10 JEALOUS MIND - ALVIN STARDUST

23 20 EVERLASTING LOVE - ROBERT KNIGHT

24 17 IT`S YOU - FREDDIE STARR

25 30 ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - BILL HALEY

26 NE DOCTOR`S ORDERS - SUNNY

27 22 WOMBLING SONG - WOMBLES

28 26 BURN BABY BURN - HUDSON FORD

29 29 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE - CANDLEWICK GREEN

30 NE I`M GONNA KNOCK ON YOUR DOOR - LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND

Classic stuff indeed in 74 with QUEEN having their first hit...talent shows aghast as PAPER LACE and CANDLEWICK GREEN both won OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS...could actually say FREDDIE STARR came from the same show, but he was actually a comedian (or was he)?! I can tell a story about Freddie but not on this thread. OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN represented the UK in the EUROVISION SONG CONTEST....ABBA won, but that year both GIGIOLA CINQUETTI and also, MOUTH AND MacNEIL entered the UK charts from it afterwards. ROBERT KNIGHT was back with the original of EVERLASTING LOVE. BILL HALEY return with the COMETS...AND fans of DOCTOR WHO just recently may remember hearing BURN BABY BURN get a mention on the programme. HUDSON - FORD broke away from the STRAWBS, and later became the MUNKS in 79, to have a hit with the other classic "NICE LEGS SHAME ABOUT THE FACE". but "BURN BABY BURN" was all about all the damage being done to the planet, and things that we don`t really need in our society (very topical 34 years on).

Thanks Mart!n, here is the combined top 40...

01 NE Various Now That's What I Call Music 69

02 01 duffy - rockferry

03 NE h.a.r.r.p. - muse

04 02 dreaming out loud

05 05 leona - spirit

06 NE seldom seen kid - elbow

07 NE Original TV Soundtrack Ashes To Ashes

08 NE 11 - bryan adams

09 03 all the right reasons - nickelback

10 06 back to black - amy w

11 07 Various Floorfillers 08

12 NE music of the speres - mike oldfield

13 NE keep it simple - van morrison

14 08 Various Massive R&B Spring Collection 2008

15 07 Various The Very Best Of Euphoric Dance

16 NE brain thrust mastery - we are scientists

17 17 life in cartoon motion - mika

18 18 call me irresponsible - michael buble

19 12 thriller 25 - michael jackson

20 10 Various Sound Of Bassline

21 09 Various The Mash Up Mix 2008

22 30 we`ll live and die in these times - enemy

23 13 classic soul - temptations

24 NE departure - taio cruz

25 14 this is the life - amy mcdonald

26 11 seventh tree - goldfrapp

27 21 all the lost souls - james blunt

28 23 Various Ministry Of Sound - Anthems 1991-2008

29 29 scouting for girls - scouting for girls

30 20 19 - adele

31 15 version - mark ronson

32 21 Various Dreamboats & Petticoats

33 24 good girl gone bad - rihanna

34 26 Various NME Classics

35 NE Various Pure Funky House

36 NE Various Aled Jones Pts Good Morning Sunday

37 27 very best of - joe brown

38 NE complete greatest hits - eagles

39 22 as i am - alicia keys

40 25 raising sand - plant/krauss

I think it`s good to post the combined artists and compilations chart. What do the others think?

43 - 50 are...

50 US AGAINST THE WORLD

49 CHANGE

48 GREAT DJ

47 THIS IS THE LIFE

46 JOURNEY CONTINUES

45 WITH YOU

44 UMBRELLA

43 FASCINATION

Strange that the OCC, include Ting Tings, who have had 34,000 takers on Great DJ. But not allowed in their weekly chart, where I now know, it would have peaked at 17, on the week ending March 15th!!!

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Ting Tings are #48 on the OCC Year To Date Chart despite never having actually being in the chart - I'm not quite sure why they are on the YTD chart when they were excluded from the weekly charts...

Really? Isn`t that strange. It seems that Great DJ has had 34,000 takers, since release...whether that means freebies, as well as buyers, is another matter! It went to number 16, in the mrib weekly chart, but as far as I can work out, it would have only made number 21, on the official chart.

My favourite tracks from the above chart

Can't believe that year it was Mother's Day Weekend when on the same Weekend this year its Easter :o

Yeah Mart!n, Easter in 80, was well into April! Looks like Estelle, is repeating just what Duffy did, and quite smashing in on Downloads alone, I think she can keep Madonna out, of the number one spot, in weeks to come :lol:

Late Good Friday, but still charts thanks to Dave Taylor, as usual (daverictaylor@yahoo.co.uk). This week, the albums, the singles/tracks, films, dvds, and a trip back to March 1980.

Let`s be different this week, and start with the films, and dvds...

UK Films w/k ending 28th Mar 2008

01 NE 10,000 BC

02 01 VANTAGE POINT

03 03 THE GAME PLAN

04 02 THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL

05 04 THE BANK JOB

06 NE THE COTTAGE

07 NE IN BRUGES

08 05 THE ACCIDENTAL HUSBAND

09 NE HANNAH MOTANA/MILEY CYRUS THE CONCERT TOUR

10 10 THERE WILL BE BLOOD

Some good films this week.

The dvd offline rentals top 10

w/k ending 28th Mar 2008

01 NE PLANET TERROR

02 NE AMERICAN GANGSTER

03 03 STARDUST

04 04 RUN FAT BOY RUN

05 NE DARK IS MISSING

06 05 THE BRAVE ONE

07 NE INTO THE WILD

08 07 MR BROOKES

09 08 HEARTBREAK KID

10 01 SAW IV

Here`s the album chart

w/k ending 28/03

01 NE NOW 69 - VARIOUS ARTISTS

02 01 ROCKFERRY - DUFFY

03 NE H.A.R.R.P. - MUSE

04 NE SELDOM SEEN KID - ELBOW

05 NE 11 - BRYAN ADAMS

06 02 DREAMING OUT LOUD - ONE REPUBLIC

07 NE ASHES TO ASHES - VARIOUS ARTISTS

08 03 ALL THE RIGHT REASONS - NICKELBACK

09 12 SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS

10 04 FLOORFILLERS 08 - VARIOUS ARTISTS

11 NE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES - MIKE OLDFIELD

12 05 BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE

13 07 BREAKDOWN 08-EUPHORIC DANCE - VARIOUS ARTISTS

14 08 MASSIVE R + B SPRING COLLECTION 08 - VARIOUS ARTISTS

15 NE BRAIN THRUST MASTERY - WE ARE SCIENTISTS

16 12 THRILLER 25 - MICHAEL JACKSON

17 09 MASH UP MIX 08 - VARIOUS ARTISTS

18 10 SOUND OF BASSLINE - VARIOUS ARTISTS

19 06 SEVENTH TREE - GOLDFRAPP

20 17 CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE - MICHAEL BUBLE

This Easter brings us, one of the fastest moving album charts, in ages. As NOW 69, smashes well above everyone in the chart.

Who remembers the albums in 1980?...

w/k ending 29th March 1980

01 01 TEARS AND LAUGHTER - JOHNNY MATHIS

02 02 TELL ME ON A SUNDAY - MARTI WEBB

03 03 GOLD - ROSE ROYCE

04 05 REGATTA DE BLANC - POLICE

05 04 STRING OF HITS - SHADOWS

06 25 GLASS HOUSES - BILLY JOEL

07 06 GET HARRY - ELVIS COSTELLO

08 08 NOBODY`S HERO - STIFF LITTLE FINGERS

09 12 HEARTBROKEN - MATT MONRO

10 28 12 GOLD BARS - STATUS QUO

11 16 OUTLANDOS D`AMOUR - POLICE

12 22 SINGLES ALBUM - CRYSTAL GAYLE

13 07 LAST DANCE - VARIOUS ARTISTS

14 19 DOWN ON EARTH - RAINBOW

15 09 OFF THE WALL - MICHAEL JACKSON

16 11 EAT TO THE BEAT - BLONDIE

17 18 THE SPECIALS - THE SPECIALS

18 15 GOLDEN COLLECTION - CHARLEY PRIDE

19 NE LOUD AND CLEAR - SAMMY HAGAR

20 10 THE PRETENDERS - PRETENDERS

A right mix bag in 1980, in what would have been the Mothers Day week. With easy listening meets rock! Would it be impossible for JOHNNY MATHIS to have a number one album 28 years on? THE SHADOWS return also, to the singles chart. BILLY JOEL struggled with singles from GLASS HOUSES (DON`T ASK ME WHY was the first single from it, that flopped, followed by ALL FOR LEYNA that just scraped the top 40). STIFF LITTLE FINGERS did well for an alternative act The POLICE were also becoming the biggest sellers of 1980, and had 2 albums in the top 15, again. Further down the album chart, later 80s sucess followed for PSYCADELIC FURS at 24, and DEF LEPPARD, and ON THROUGH THE NIGHT was 21.

1980`s singles...

w/k ending 29th March 1980

01 01 GOING UNDERGROUND - THE JAM

02 02 TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL - FERN KINNEY

03 08 DANCE YOURSELF DIZZY - LIQUID GOLD

04 06 TURNING JAPANESE - VAPORS

05 03 TAKE THAT LOOK OFF YOUR FACE - MARTI WEBB

06 12 WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU - DETROIT SPINNERS

07 05 GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS - PETER GABRIEL

08 07 DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME - CAPTAIN AND TENNILLE

09 14 STOMP - BROTHERS JOHNSON

10 16 ECHO BEACH - MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS

11 10 ALL NIGHT LONG - RAINBOW

12 13 CUBA - GIBSON BROTHERS

13 04 ATOMIC - BLONDIE

14 11 HANDS OFF SHE`S MINE - THE BEAT

15 18 SPIRT OF RADIO - RUSH

16 09 SO LONELY - POLICE

17 23 POISON IVY - LAMBRETTAS

18 27 TURN IT ON AGAIN - GENESIS

19 33 JANUARY FEBRUARY - BARBARA DICKSON

20 25 HAPPY HOUSE - SIOUXIE AND THE BANSHES

21 22 ANOTHER NAIL IN MY HEART - SQUEEZE

22 24 AT THE EDGE - STIFF LITTLE FINGERS

23 43 KING/FOOD FOR THOUGHT - UB40

24 30 DON`T PUSH IT DON`T FORCE IT - LEON HAYWOOD

25 36 LET`S DO ROCK STEADY - BODYSNATCHERS

26 15 AND THE BEAT GOES ON - WHISPERS

27 26 HOT DOG - SHAKIN` STEVENS

28 34 LOVE PATROL - DOOLEYS

29 NE LIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT - JUDAS PRIEST

30 29 TONIGHT I`M ALRIGHT - NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN

The 2nd week at the top for the JAM in 1980. FERN KINNEY had been to the top with TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL which had been a very minor hit in 79, for RICHARD ALLAN. LIQUID GOLD had problems after DANCE YOURSELF DIZZY when all follow ups sounded alike (but they did go into SONG FOR EUROPE in 1981, when they were beaten by BUCKS FIZZ). The VAPORS struck, and also had 2 minor follow ups. DETROIT SPINNERS went retro, with an olf FOUR SEASONS cover. MARTI WEBB was also in the stage version of TELL ME ON A SUNDAY consequencely getting a number 3 single. 6 years later she added the words for the HOWERDS WAY theme. CAPTAIN and TENNILLE kept TERRY WOGAN laughing as he referred to them as "CAPTAIN and TOENAIL". PETER GABRIEL finished with GENESIS years before, but here they were both in the top 20 seperately! RUSH had a surprise top 20 hit. GIBSON BROTHERS (they came from Martinique) re-issued CUBA as a double A with BETTER DO IT SALSA. Ska type reggae with the BEAT, and the BODYSNATCHERS. The LAMBRETTAS covered the COASTERS "POISON IVY". SQUEZZE, SIOUXIE and STIFF LITTLE FINGERS (all the s`s) had minor top 20 hits. SHAKIN` STEVENS had been around for years with the SUNSETS, here had his first hit. The DOOLEYS chart career was at an end, and JUDAS PRIEST wasn`t far to follow. Outside the 30, were some of my favs from, SECRET AFFAIR (MY WORLD) at 31, B.A. ROBERTSON was KOOL IN THE KAFTAN at 32, SAD CAFE had MY OH MY at 35, TONY RALLO was HOLDIN` ON at 34, and JOHN FOXX (formerly of ULTRAVOX) had NO ONE DRIVIN` at 36. As PRIMA DONNA won SONG FOR EUROPE this week in 1980, they later missed the top 40, and in EUROVISION got well beaten by JOHNNY LOGAN for Ireland (who himself, was born in Australia)!

We are on to the big finish, the singles chart...physically this week...LEONA is 1, DUFFY is 2, ONE REPUBLIC are 3, UTAH SAINTS, and GIRLS ALOUD follow...On downloads it`s...ESTELLE at 1, DUFFY at 2, MADONNA at 3, FLO RIDA at 4, ONE REPUBLIC at 5...Put it together, and the following is arrived at, in the most up to date chart in Britain...

w/k ending 28/03

40 NE SWEET LIKE ME - GABRIELLA CILMI

39 27 MY DESTINY - DELINQUENT

38 NE THIS SONG IS ABOUT YOU - THE ENEMY

37 22 CASSIUS - FOALS

36 32 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE

35 25 GREAT DJ - TING TINGS

34 50 RUN - GNARLS BARKLEY

33 34 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT

32 18 BEGINNING OF THE TWIST - FUTUREHEADS

31 17 GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE - ELBOW

30 29 PIECE OF ME - BRITNEY SPEARS

29 NE LOVE LIKE THIS - NATASHA AND SEAN

28 NE BLACK AND GOLD - SAM SPARRO

27 20 SUN GOES DOWN - DAVID JORDAN

26 30 CRANK THAT - SOULJA BOY

25 23 US AGAINST THE WORLD - WESTLIFE

24 28 JUST FOR TONIGHT - ONE NIGHT ONLY

23 24 WORK - KELLY ROWLAND

22 26 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC

21 19 WOW - KYLIE MINOGUE

20 NE GET OVER IT - GUILLEMOTS

19 12 SCREAM - TIMBALAND

18 21 CHASING PAVEMENTS - ADELE

17 11 DON`T STOP THE MUSIC - RIHANNA

16 14 WITH YOU - CHRIS BROWN

15 15 DENIAL - SUGABABES

14 13 9 IN THE AFTERNOON - PANIC AT THE DISCO

13 08 COME ON GIRLS - TAIO CRUZ

12 10 NOW YOUR`E GONE - BASSHUNTER

11 05 FASCINATION - ALPHABEAT

10 04 WHAT`S IT GONNA BE - H TWO 0

09 16 CAN`T SPEAK FRENCH - GIRLS ALOUD

08 09 SOMETHING GOOD - UTAH SAINTS VS VAN SHE

07 07 LOW - FLO RIDA

06 05 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK

05 03 STOP AND STARE - ONE REPUBLIC

04 NE 4 MINUTES - MADONNA

03 02 MERCY - DUFFY

02 01 BETTER IN TIME/FOOTSTEPS IN THE SAND (all downloads/single version tracks)

01 NE AMERICAN BOY - ESTELLE

ESTELLE does it, with a single song, first heard on HIT40uk in January! She is 7,000 ahead of LEONA`s combination, and 11,000 ahead of DUFFY. Outside the chart further down... MANIC STREET PREACHERS are 47, ADDICTIVE/T2 are only 48 (what happened)? YAEL NAIM is 51, SCOUTING FOR GIRLS have 3 hits in this week, with SHE`S SO LOVELY and HEARTBEAT both top 60. BRITNEY, as well has 2, she is at 63 too. WILL I. AM, as well as CASSIE are both at the bottom of the top 75...all that, and the WOMBATS go back up the top 60, as well. Here to note, TING TINGS are actually the 48th biggest seller, of the year, so far (all though, relagated by the OCC)! But not mrib.

Don`t forget Monday, may be a bank holiday, but we all work on Mondays whatever, so we will look into the future again, with NEXT WEEK`S CHART, when last week we told you first that ESTELLE, would be top 3, and GUILLEMOTS would be in the top 20!

The end of the single, was imminent unfortunately. Woolworths did announce that in most towns, they would no longer stock singles, from this month also. Zavvi follow, so the end is virtually here.

Historically, in March 1956, Melody Maker first published their Singles chart. In March 1958, the BBC increased their averaged singles chart, to a top 20. Also, in March 1978, Tom Browne quit the BBC sunday chart countdown. So, March is turning into a random Spring clean!

Is there a good side to the end of the single? Could mean the finish for, Westlife and the like, in never getting in the top 3, ever again!

Ouch at Woolworth's not carrying the physicals. One of the prevalent nails on that coffin!

 

And you forgot Madonna - unforunately there's no way she WON'T make top 15. :(

We couldn`t put Madonna in, because she ain`t released until tomorrow on Download alone. We need something to go on, and download guess work, isn`t an option :D

Off we go, on another Monday. Woolworths sign the death of the single today, as they will no longer, have singles in store. So, it get`s increasingly difficult to buy a physical single release. Anyway off we weht to HMV, ZAVVI, TESCO, ASDA, and a couple of smaller back street stockists, and for today Dave, Peter, and myself came up with the following:

On the albums...

01 NE NOW 69 - VARIOUS

02 01 ROCKFERRY - DUFFY

03 NE H.A.R.R.P - MUSE

04 02 DREAMING OUT LOUD - ONE REPUBLIC

05 04 ALL THE RIGHT REASONS - NICKELBACK

06 27 FLOORFILLERS 08 - VARIOUS

07 03 BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE

08 NE 11 - BRYAN ADAMS

09 NE KEEP IT SIMPLE - VAN MORRISON

10 15 SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS

11 NE SELDOM SEEN KID - ELBOW

12 NE DEPARTURE - TAIO CRUZ

13 05 BREAKDOWN 08-EUPHORIC DANCE - VARIOUS

14 21 MASSIVE R + B SPRING COLLECTION 08 - VARIOUS

15 08 MASH UP MIX 08 - VARIOUS

16 14 SEVENTH TREE - GOLDFRAPP

17 10 THRILLER 25 - MICHAEL JACKSON

18 NE BRAIN THRUST MASTERY - WE ARE SCIENTISTS

19 NE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES - MIKE OLDFIELD

20 NE ASHES TO ASHES - VARIOUS/OST

21 09 SOUND OF BASSLINE - VARIOUS

22 06 VERSION - MARK RONSON

23 13 THIS IS THE LIFE - AMY MACDONALD

24 12 LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION - MIKA

25 11 19 - ADELE

26 36 CHANGES - SUGABABES

27 41 TANGLED UP - GIRLS ALOUD

28 33 ALL THE LOST SOULS - JAMES BLUNT

29 40 WE`LL LIVE AND DIE IN THESE TOWNS - ENEMY

30 07 ORACULAR SPECTACULAR - MGMT

All the major new entries in the top 20, it look`s this week! Last week we had 28 out of the 30 in, 8 in the top 10, and 18 in the 20. So, not bad.

Here is what we found in today`s single/track list...

01 01 BETTER IN TIME/FOOTSTEPS IN THE SAND - LEONA

02 02 MERCY - DUFFY

03 NE AMERICAN BOY - ESTELLE

04 03 STOP AND STARE - ONE REPUBLIC

05 08 SOMETHING GOOD 08 - UTAH SAINTS VS VAN SHE

06 09 FASCINATION - ALPHABEAT

07 07 LOW - FLO RIDA

08 41 9 IN THE AFTERNOON - PANIC AT THE DISCO

09 15 CAN`T SPEAK FRENCH - GIRLS ALOUD

10 04 WHAT`S IT GONNA BE - H TWO 0

11 05 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK

12 18 DENIAL - SUGABABES

13 06 COME ON GIRLS - TAIO CRUZ

14 12 WITH YOU - CHRIS BROWN

15 10 NOW YOU`RE GONE - BASSHUNTER

16 14 DON`T STOP THE MUSIC - RIHANNA

17 11 SCREAM - TIMBALAND

18 NE GET OVER IT - GUILLEMOTS

19 NE SWEET ABOUT ME - GABRIELLA CILMI

20 NE GONNA BE MINE - ADDICTIVE/T2

21 19 WOW - KYLIE MINOGUE

22 17 CHASING PAVEMENTS - ADELE

23 16 SUN GOES DOWN - DAVID JORDAN

24 22 WORK - KELLY ROWLAND

25 25 GREAT DJ - TING TINGS

26 13 US AGAINST THE WORLD - WESTLIFE

27 27 GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE - ELBOW

28 23 BEGINNING OF THE TWIST - FUTUREHEADS

29 21 JUST FOR TONIGHT - ONE NIGHT ONLY

30 30 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC/TIMBALAND

Other new entries outside today`s top 30, included THE ENEMY, GNARLS BARKLEY in the top 40, and SAM SPARRO, the MANICS, and MOBY in the top 50. SUPERGRASS, and BOY KILL BOY were in a top 100 position.

How will it look, next Sunday??? Time will tell. Last week, in the singles, we had the top 10 pretty accurate (with no seperation of the controversial, Leona business). 18 in the 20, 26 in the 30, and 37 in the 40.

Back in 1986, on Tues 18th March, Radio Luxembourg, came up with this, for the week ending 29th March 1986...

01 NE LIVING DOLL - CLIFF AND THE YOUNG ONES

02 03 ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS - DAVID BOWIE

03 08 KISS - PRINCE

04 05 HI HO SILVER - JIM DIAMOND

05 07 MOVE AWAY - CULTURE CLUB

06 01 CHAIN REACTION

07 20 HARLEM SHUFFLE - ROLLING STONES

08 02 MANIC MONDAY - BANGLES

09 13 DIGGING YOUR SCENE - BLOW MONKEYS

10 12 KYRIE - MR MISTER

11 15 NO ONE IS TO BLAME - HOWERD JONES

12 29 YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING 86 - REAL THING

13 18 ROCK ME TONIGHT - FREDDIE JACKSON

14 16 THE HONEY THIEF - HIPSWAY

15 04 THEME FROM NEW YORK NEW YORK

16 10 DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE - HUEY LEWIS

17 06 LOVE MISSILE F1 11 - SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNICK

18 22 LOVE COMES QUICKLY - PET SHOP BOYS

19 07 NOTHING SERIOUS JUST BUGGIN` - WHISTLE

20 NE TOUCH ME - SAMANTHA FOX

21 NE PETER GUNNE - ART OF NOISE/DUANE EDDY

22 NE WONDERFUL WORLD - SAM COOKE

23 09 IF YOU WERE HERE TONIGHT - ALEXANDER O` NEIL

24 NE SECRET LOVERS - ATLANTIC STARR

25 26 CANDYMAN - SIOUXIE AND THE BANSHEES

26 NE OVERJOYED - STEVIE WONDER

27 NE UNDER A RAGING MOON - ROGER DALTRY

28 25 DON`T WASTE MY TIME - PAUL HARDCASTLE

29 28 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH - BILLY OCEAN

30 17 BURNING HEART - SURVIVOR

They had 18 in the 20 in 86, and 26 in the top 30. ROGER DALTRY only got to 43 in the Radio one chart. Luxembourg missed on this particular week and did not have QUEEN, FALCO or NEW ORDER in the 30. A pretty classic chart in all with Comic Relief and CLIFF AND THE YOUNG ONES...DAVID BOWIE and ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS, from the film (where ALAN FREEMAN played God)!! Re-issues galore with SAM COOKE and also the re-mix of the REAL THING`s 1976 hit (that was also covered in EASTENDERS by LETITIA DEAN and PAUL J. MEDFORD, calling themselves the Band). SIGUE SIGUE SPUTNICK caused problems at their gig, and promptly did not last that long!

I read somewhere else that in 86, Lulu had both copies of her Shout song listed as one on the Radio 1 chart. So why the sudden decision of the Leona saga?

It`s certainly true about Lulu. Then, back further in September 1969. they listed 2 record labels, versions of the same banned record "Je`taime Moi Non Plus" seperately. This was exactly the same song, but one was on the Major Minor label, after Fontana, dropped it. All other charts, apart from that of Radio one, listed them together. A very similar story, with Ms Lewis.

Did I actually post that post last night, I must have been well tired :blink: , I think the best idea is not to release double A sides no more, I can't see the point to be honest. As you said you might as well release 2 physical singles, but that will seem pointless, if both of them are for charity, as they only end up #1 and #2 and the week after #2 might knock the same artist of.

There was a case of that happening in January 1963. When on EMI`s own compiled chart, they listed all double A sides seperately. Cliff Richard knocked his self off, when the Next Time, was replaced by Bachelor Boy!!

Haha at Mart!ns post lol

 

But like many people have said if they were to count the whole lot together then artists may as well release the whole album as a single :lol: then they will have like 12 number 1's in one go! (Not to that extent but you catch my drift yeah?? lol)

Yeah but, how can the officials actually tell what side of said single, the public prefer? In our record shop on Tuesday....a couple came in saying "We must buy, Footsteps in the Sand, it`s a good charity single". Obviously, they prefer that side, of the single. If, to be fair, it was seperate on the chart, they would have to decipher how many preferred FOOTSTEPS, and how many preferred BETTER IN TIME!! How can that be deciphered? It can`t!!

Anyway, if you compare it to other famous double A sides, i.e ROD STEWART and I DON`T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT/FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST...and you seperated sides, it would have denied ROD and anyone else, a number one!! Obviously, in the 50s and 60s, it was easy to seperate sides, because people, would have to go to the record shop, and ask for the title, over the counter. Definately, can`t be decided today.

If a fair option, was viable, then a double A, should maybe not allowed to be released. Why not put out 2 physicals, instead? But, that said, as the physical single, is practically finished anyway, it will obvious to tell which side is preferred, because singles, will soon be totally download.

My favourite song of the year, and the video scared the pants of me, when I first saw it

 

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On a further note regaring next week's #1

 

I don't think Panic will be the next #1, I think it will hit top 3 at the beginning of the week, but it will trail off by the end of the week to around 5 or 6. We should be seeing a lot of deadwood leaving the top 10

What are your feelings on Leona, Mart!n? Do you think that the OCC, should also, list the lot together? It looks very like, she will lose out by the seperation of OCC, by around 2,000+!!

Late Friday night, early Saturday charts, thanks to Dave Taylor (daverictaylor@yahoo.co.uk). This week, we have the latest album chart, film and DVD charts, the most up to date singles chart in Britain, all back to back, with a look back to March 1992.

So here are this week`s albums...

w/k ending 21/03

01 01 ROCKFERRY - DUFFY

02 NE DREAMING OUT LOUD - ONE REPUBLIC

03 04 ALL THE RIGHT REASONS - NICKELBACK

04 NE FLOORFILLERS 08 - VARIOUS

05 03 BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE

06 06 BREAKDOWN 08-VERY BEST OF EUPHORIC DANCE - VARIOUS

07 NE MASSIVE R + B SPRING COLLECTION 08 - VARIOUS

08 08 MASH UP MIX 08 - VARIOUS

09 07 SOUND OF BASSLINE - VARIOUS

10 05 SEVENTH TREE - GOLFRAPP

11 NE ORACULAR SPECTACULAR - MGMT

12 25 SPIRIT - LEONA LEWIS

13 12 THRILLER 25 - MICHAEL JACKSON

14 10 VERSION - MARK RONSON

15 14 THIS IS THE LIFE - AMY MACDONALD

16 11 LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION - MIKA

17 08 19 - ADELE

18 16 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - RIHANNA

19 13 CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE - MICHAEL BUBLE

20 02 DIG LAZURUS DIG - NICK CAVE/BAD SEEDS

The albums, are swamped with dance compilations, pushing the TEMPTATIONS, GET CAPE WEAR CAPE FLY, and YOUNG KNIVES and HERCULES/LOVE AFFAIR to the bottom, of the top 30.

Meanwhile, back in 1992...

w/k ending 21st Mar 92

01 02 DIVINE MADNESS - MADNESS

02 01 TEARS ROLL DOWN - TEARS FOR FEARS

03 03 STARS - SIMPLY RED

04 NE AFTER HOURS - GARY MOORE

05 NE GOING BLANK AGAIN - RIDE

06 NE SOUL EMOTION - VARIOUS

07 04 HORMONALLY YOURS - SHAKESPEARS SISTER

08 05 SEVEN - JAMES

09 NE DOPPELGANGER - CURVE

10 08 HIGH ON THE HAPPY SIDE - WET WET WET

11 09 ULTIMATE HARDCORE - VARIOUS

12 NE TECHNOSTATE - VARIOUS

13 NE WOODFACE - CROWDED HOUSE

14 22 ACTUNG BABY - U2

15 11 HEAVENLY HARDCORE - VARIOUS

16 16 REAL LOVE - LISA STANSFIELD

17 13 FROM THE HEART - ELVIS PRESLEY

18 12 SIMPLY THE BEST - TINA TURNER

19 14 TENDER LOVE-17 ROMANTIC LOVE SONGS - VARIOUS

20 24 NEVER MIND - NIRVANA

A lot of long-stayers in the top 20 albums in 1992, with the return of MADNESS, dethroning other 80s favourites TEARS FOR FEARS (coincidently compared to ONE REPUBLIC, 16 years on). CROWDED HOUSE and WOODFACE contained the single "WEATHER WITH YOU"...."Walking round the room, singing Stormy Weather, at 57 Mount Pleasant Street, etc"...SHAKESPEARS SISTER`s album contained the smash hit single "STAY", featuring one ex-member of BANANARAMA. At this point there were a lot of left overs from Valentines Day, still hanging in, with ELVIS, and also the TENDER LOVE comp. The Hardcore series, was also doing well...the Brits, pushed NIRVANA and also U2 back up the chart, and whatever happened to RIDE, and CURVE? They both released E.P. singles, as well as these 2 albums.

Who remembers the singles chart in 92?

w/k ending 21st Mar 1992

01 01 STAY - SHAKESPEARS SISTER

02 02 I LOVE YOUR SMILE - SHANICE

03 05 AMERICA: WHAT TIME IS LOVE - KLF

04 03 MY GIRL - TEMPTATIONS

05 NE HUMAN TOUCH - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

06 09 WEATHER WITH YOU - CROWDED HOUSE

07 06 IT`S A FINE DAY - OPUS III

08 07 ONE - U2

09 04 NOVEMBER RAIN - GUNS N` ROSES

10 12 COME AS YOU ARE - NIRVANA

11 24 TEARS IN HEAVEN - ERIC CLAPTON

12 31 TO BE WITH YOU - MR BIG

13 NE FINALLY - CE CE PENNISTON

14 28 DEEPER LOVE - CLIVILLES AND COLE

15 13 I KNOW - NEW ATLANTIC

16 08 IT MUST BE LOVE - MADNESS

17 34 WE ARE EACH OTHER - BEAUTIFUL SOUTH

18 30 TIME TO MAKE YOU MINE - LISA STANSFIELD

19 11 I`M DOIN` FINE NOW - PASADENAS

20 23 FEELS LIKE FOREVER - JOE COCKER

21 22 PLACES THAT BELONG TO YOU - BARBRA STRIESAND

22 19 MAKE IT ON MY OWN - ALISON LIMERICK

23 10 THOUGH I`D DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN - BRYAN ADAMS

24 NE DEEPLY DIPPY - RIGHT SAID FRED

25 NE MORE THAN LOVE - WET WET WET

26 32 STEAL YOUR FIRE - GUN

27 35 RAVE GENERATOR - TOXIC TWO

28 16 FOR YOUR BABIES - SIMPLY RED

29 41 WE`VE GOT TO LIVE TOGETHER/WE GONNA GET - RAF

30 NE DO NOT PASS ME BY - HAMMER

31 49 LIFT EVERY VOICE (TAKE ME AWAY) - MASS ORDER

32 17 THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK - EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL

33 NE SWEET HARMONY - LIQUID

34 14 DRAGGING ME DOWN - INSPIRAL CARPETS

35 46 FAR GONE AND OUT - JESUS AND MARY CHAIN

36 40 EVERY KINDA PEOPLE - ROBERT PALMER

37 44 UNDER THE BRIDGE - RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS

38 39 LOST IN YOUR LOVE - TONY HADLEY

39 36 COLOUR MY LIFE - M. PEOPLE

40 15 REMEMBER THE TIME - MICHAEL JACKSON

1992, was the final full year, of DAVID JENSEN and the NETWORK CHART (Being repaced in Aug 93, with NEIL FOX, and the PEPSI CHART, and nothing to do with the NETWORK CHART origins). This was the 5th week at the top for SHAKESPEARS SISTER, and the rather scary video! That kept SHANICE and the MOTOWN label, off the top totally. THE TEMPTATIONS are back in the album chart, this week, but in 92, a re-issue from the MacCauley Culkin film, was at last a UK hit. MADNESS were back in the singles, with a re-issue of a 1981 top 5 hit. OPUS III, told us that it was "Gonna be a fine day today, and a fine day tomorrow"....MR BIG were on their way to a MRIB number one. The chart was a mixed bag all round, with NIRVANA, JOE COCKER and BARBRA STRIESAND. Could WET WET WET follow up, a number one with MORE THAN LOVE? Nope, all they achieved with this was number 19, which of course came from the album HIGH ON THE HAPPY SIDE. NEW ATLANTIC, TOXIC TWO, and LIQUID supplied us, with what was left of the "rave" scene. JESUS AND MARY CHAIN were well supported by NME in the 80s, and early 90s, but by now the hits were drying up...The late ROBERT PALMER supplied us with another re-issue (from 1978). TONY HADLEY went solo, from SPANDAU BALLET, It was first time around for the CHILLIS, and MICHAEL JACKSON, fell a massive 25 places!! Meanwhile outside the 40, so did the WEDDING PRESENT at 43, with THREE (their 3rd release, in 3 months, because they released a single every month, for the whole of 92....anyone collect them alll?

Back up to date, with this week`s films...

w/k ending 21st Mar 2008

01 NE VANTAGE POINT

02 NE THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL

03 NE THE GAME PLAN

04 01 THE BANK JOB

05 04 THE ACCIDENTAL HUSBAND

06 03 JUMPER

07 06 BE KIND REWIND

08 05 JUNO

09 NE SEMI PRO

10 07 THERE WILL BE BLOOD

Lots of new films this week, and very good too.

Here are the off-line dvd rentals...

w/k ending 21st Mar 2008

01 NE SAW IV

02 NE RENDITION

03 01 STARDUST

04 04 RUN FAT BOY RUN

05 06 THE BRAVE ONE

06 NE THE INVASION

07 07 MR BROOKES

08 NE THE HEARTBREAK KID

09 09 THE KINGDOM

10 08 RATATOUILLE

The big finish coming....but how are we doing on the physicals, and downloads alone? Well, the top 5 physicals are 1) LEONA, 2) DUFFY, 3) H TWO 0, 4) ONE REPUBLIC, 5) TAIO CRUZ...The download top 5 thus, 1) DUFFY, 2) ONE REPUBLIC, 3) LEONA, 4) FLO RIDA, 5) ALPHABEAT.

Here comes the combined singles, and download top 50, the most up to date chart, in Britain...

w/k ending 21/03

50 NE RUN - GNARLS BARKLEY *

49 NE GONNA BE MINE - T2/ADDICTIVE *

48 44 CALL THE SHOTS - GIRLS ALOUD

47 51 TIME TO PRETEND - MGMT

46 50 TAKE YOU THERE - SEAN KINGSTON *

45 41 RELAX - MIKA

44 40 ELVIS AIN`T DEAD - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

43 45 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS

42 NE CHURCH - T-PAIN

41 33 SUPERSTAR - LUPE FIASCO

40 34 NO ONE - ALICIA KEYS

39 22 THOUGHT IT WAS OVER - FEELING

38 35 RIDE IT - JAY SEAN

37 NE LONELY BOUY - JOE LEAN

36 24 A & E - GOLDFRAPP

35 46 YOUNG LOVE - MYSTERY JETS/LAURA MARLING

34 26 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT

33 15 AFTER HOURS - WE ARE SCIENTISTS

32 21 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE

31 NE I SHALL OVERCOME - HARD-FI

30 27 CRANK THAT - SOULJA BOY

29 25 PIECE OF ME - BRITNEY SPEARS

28 23 JUST FOR TONIGHT - ONE NIGHT ONLY

27 28 MY DESTINY - DELINQUENT

26 29 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC

25 16 GREAT DJ - TING TINGS

24 18 WORK - KELLY ROWLAND

23 08 US AGAINST THE WORLD - WESTLIFE

22 48 CASSIUS - FOALS

21 13 CHASING PAVEMENTS - ADELE

20 12 SUN GOES DOWN - DAVID JORDAN

19 09 WOW - KYLIE MINOGUE

18 31 BEGINNING OF THE TWIST - FUTUREHEADS

17 NE GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE - ELBOW

16 38 DENIAL - SUGABABES *

15 20 CAN`T SPEAK FRENCH - GIRLS ALOUD *

14 17 WITH YOU - CHRIS BROWN

13 11 DON`T STOP THE MUSIC - RIHANNA

12 19 SCREAM - TIMBALAND/HILSON/SCHWERZINGER

11 06 NOW YOU`RE GONE - BASSHUNTER

10 NE 9 IN THE AFTERNOON - PANIC AT THE DISCO *

09 14 SOMETHING GOOD 08 - UTAH SAINTS VS VAN SHE *

08 07 COME ON GIRLS - TAIO CRUZ

07 10 LOW - FLO RIDA *

06 05 FASCINATION - ALPHABEAT

05 03 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK

04 02 WHAT`S IT GONNA BE - H TWO 0

03 04 STOP AND STARE - ONE REPUBLIC

02 01 MERCY - DUFFY

01 30 FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND/BETTER IN TIME (ALL SINGLE/DOWNLOAD VERSIONS) - LEONA LEWIS

* Denotes download only available

LEONA takes the top, in the top 50. Selling 900 more than Duffy. All versions, plus the download of FOOTPRINTS listed together here. For the simple reason, that how can you tell, which song is being bought/played physically? You can`t buy a physical version, without the other side. Will it top, the Official chart? Probabably not, because of the almost understandable rule, they have! PANIC AT THE DISCO, come from nowhere, is that the next number one, at number 10? As WE ARE SCIENTISTS plummet this week, it just coincidently has the same title, as the 1992 album, by GARY MOORE! Outside the 50 this week are, two umbrellas...with the MANICS at 51, and the RIHANNA/JAY Z version is 53...turning GABRIELLA CILMI into an umbrella sandwich, at 52!!, meanwhile the WOMBATS go down to 54, and SCOUTING FOR GIRLS reclaim a top 60 place, with SHE`S SO LOVELY.

Don`t forget Next Week`s Chart, here on Monday, when we will once again, get out our crystal ball...this week, when compared to today, we had the top 5, spot on!

Hello, Trev on this very stormy windy Monday evening

 

Somehow, I don't see Leona #1 tomorrow, maybe Thursday or Friday when the Sport Relief kicks in, but I think downloads are going to let her down. As I still don't get the rules from OCC concerning double A sides.

Hi Martin, yep the rules, are a bit daft...if you have the physical the double A is there, but if you take the download, it ain`t! Maybe the downloads, should mean that if one song is downloaded, the other should be automatically provided free?

Another Monday, we battled the rain and wind, and from Peter, Dave, John, and moi...the weekly look at what might, or might not happened next Sunday! Today we took a look at what was selling in HMV, Woolies, Whsmiths, Asda, Amazon, Play.com, iTunes, Tesco, Zavvi, and 2 smaller outlets to see what was apparently selling. We added it up, and came up with the following info.

Starting with the albums today...

01 01 ROCKFERRY - DUFFY

02 NE DREAMING OUT LOUD - ONE REPUBLIC

03 02 BACK TO BLACK - AMY WINEHOUSE

04 07 ALL THE RIGHT REASONS - NICKELBACK

05 10 BREAKDOWN 08 VERY BEST OF EUPHORIC DANCE - VARIOUS ARTISTS

06 03 VERSION - MARK RONSON

07 NE ORACULAR SPECTACULAR - MGMT

08 09 MASH UP MIX 08 - VARIOUS ARTISTS

09 08 SOUND OF BASSLINE - VARIOUS ARTITS

10 12 THRILLER 25 - MICHAEL JACKSON

11 06 19 - ADELE

12 05 LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION - MIKA

13 15 THIS IS THE LIFE - AMY MACDONALD

14 04 SEVENTH TREE - GOLDFRAPP

15 16 SPIRIT - LEONA

16 NE NME CLASSICS - VARIOUS ARTISTS

17 NE CELTIC TUNES - CLANNAD

18 NE CLASSIC SOUL HITS - TEMPTATIONS

19 21 AS I AM - ALICIA KEYS

20 11 DIG LAZURUS DIG - NICK CAVE/BAD SEEDS

21 NE MASSIVE R N` B SPRING O8 - VARIOUS ARTISTS

22 18 X - KYLIE MINOGUE

23 34 SHOCK VALUE - TIMBALAND

24 27 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - RIHANNA

25 NE SUPER ABUNDANCE - YOUNG KNIVES

26 25 HIS WONDROUS STORY - BILLY FURY

27 NE FLOORFILLERS 08 - VARIOUS ARTISTS

28 28 VERY BEST OF - JOE BROWN

29 NE GOOD MORNING SUNDAY-ALED JONES - VARIOUS ARTISTS

30 20 JOIN WITH US - THE FEELING

Outside the 30 today, in the top 40, HERCULES and LOVE AFFAIR, KARINE POLWART, KARL JENKINS, and in the top 50, THE KILLS.

01 29 BETTER IN TIME/FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND - LEONA

02 01 MERCY - DUFFY

03 03 STOP AND STARE - ONE REPUBLIC

04 05 WHAT`S IT GONNA BE - H TWO 0

05 04 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK

06 07 COME ON GIRLS - TAIO CRUZ

07 12 LOW - FLO RIDA

08 25 SOMETHING GOOD 08 - UTAH SAINTS

09 14 FASCINATION - ALPHABEAT

10 06 NOW YOU`RE GONE - BASSHUNTER

11 17 SCREAM - TIMBALAND

12 15 WITH YOU - CHRIS BROWN

13 02 US AGAINST THE WORLD - WESTLIFE

14 10 DON`T STOP THE MUSIC - RIHANNA

15 16 CAN`T SPEAK FRENCH - GIRLS ALOUD

16 11 SUN GOES DOWN - DAVID JORDAN

17 09 CHASING PAVEMENTS - ADELE

18 45 DENIAL - SUGABABES

19 08 WOW - KYLIE

20 21 MY DESTINY - DELINQUENT/K. KAT

21 19 JUST FOR TONIGHT - ONE NIGHT ONLY

22 17 WORK - KELLY ROWLAND

23 46 BEGINNING OF THE TWIST - FUTUREHEADS

24 44 AFTER HOURS - WE ARE SCIENTISTS

25 24 GREAT DJ - TING TINGS

26 20 PIECE OF ME - BRITNEY SPEARS

27 NE THE MYSTERY - DOUG WALKER

28 NE CASSIUS - FOALS

29 23 A & E - GOLDFRAPP

30 27 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC

TAKE THAT and SOULJA BOY are 32, and 33 in our survey today. With MYSTERY JETS at 31. Other entries from T-PAIN, HARD FI (at the bottom of the 40)...PANIC AT THE DISCO are just outside in the top 50...What happened to ELBOW? We kept TING TINGS in for interest! Yesterday, they would have been number 21. Seemed to be close with LEONA and DUFFY, but the push is on LEONA, and the Sport Relief charity.

How did we do last week? Well, we had 29 in the 30, but only 3 positions were totally correct!! We missed FUTUREHEADS. In the albums, we had 26 out of 30 in, only 15 out of the combined top 20, again only 3 totally correct!! That makes it sound bad, but at least we were close with so many actually in...Monday is 6 days before Sunday, so, an oversight on the download front.

How do we do it 2004? We did this chart on Monday 8th Mar 2004, for w/k ending the 20th Mar 04...

01 02 TOXIC - BRITNEY SPEARS

02 NE BABY I LOVE YOU - JENNIFER LOPEZ

03 NE HEY MAMA - BLACK EYED PEAS

04 01 CHA CHA SLIDE - DJ CASPER

05 04 MYSTERIOUS GIRL - PETER ANDRE

06 NE FRONTIN` - JAMIE CULLAM

07 03 AMAZING - GEORGE MICHAEL

08 06 RED BLOODED WOMAN - KYLIE MINOGUE

09 NE NOT IN LOVE - ENRIQUE

10 NE LOVE REVOLUTION - PHIXX

11 05 THANK YOU - JAMELIA

12 11 HEY YAH - OUTCAST

13 08 DUDE - BEENIE MAN

14 09 TAKE ME TO THE CLOUDS ABOVE - LMC VS U2

15 21 I MISS YOU - BLINK 182

16 12 I LOVE YOU LIKE MAD - VS

17 07 OBVIOUS - WESTLIFE

18 20 IT MUST BE LOVE - FYA

19 13 SOMEWHERE ONLY WE KNOW - KEANE

20 NE JUNGLE ROCK - JUNGLE BOYS

21 16 MILKSHAKE - KELIS

22 NE JUST FOR YOU - LIONEL RITCHIE

23 NE STACEY`S MUM - FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE

24 NE LOOK WHAT YOU DONE - JET

25 NE RIDE - VINES

26 14 ANOTHER DAY - LEMAR

27 24 IT`S MY LIFE - NO DOUBT

28 10 WHO`S DAVID - BUSTED

29 17 SOMEBODY TO LOVE - BOOGIE PIMPS

30 15 IF I CAN`T - 50CENT

We had the number one a week early in 2004, with DJ CASPER!! We had 27 in the 30, and missed MARQUES HOUSTON, B2K, and NORTHERN LIGHTS who did not show in our top 40.

How will we compare this week? Time, again will tell!