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Another Saturday, So what`s been happening, since last week? Well, we are about to find out, with the latest Album, Singles, Film and DVD charts...all joined together, with a look at February 1980. All thanks to Dave Taylor, as usual. Contact details on request.

This week`s albums...

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01 01 SLEEP THRU THE STATIC - JACK JOHNSON

02 03 ALL THE RIGHT REASONS - NICKELBACK

03 02 19 - ADELE

04 NE THRILLER 25TH ANNIVERSARY - MICHAEL JACKSON

05 NE GREATEST HITS - MORRISEY

06 12 101 LOVE SONGS - VARIOUS

07 20 REAL LOVE - VARIOUS ARTISTS

08 05 SCOUTING FOR GIRLS - SCOUTING GIRLS

09 NE STARTED A FIRE - ONE NIGHT ONLY

10 04 MADE IN THE DARK - HOT CHIP

11 07 RAISING SAND - PLANT/KRAUS

12 08 THIS IS THE LIFE - AMY MACDONALD

13 09 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - RIHANNA

14 10 ULTIMATE NRG - VARIOUS

15 21 R + B LOVE SONGS - VARIOUS

2 weeks at the top for JACK JOHNSON. Love songs all over the place, sure to plummet next week, with Valentine`s Day out of the way! MICHAEL JACKSON having the highest new entry, with the 25th Anniversary, of Thriller...the first number one single from that (originally) I believe was BILLIE JEAN.

Let`s go back to 1980. What happened then? Well Sunday nights were awash, with Cenral Europe`s most listened too, chart show, on Radio one, with the Sensational Mr TONY BLACKBURN (who had swap places with SIMON BATES 6 months earlier). Tony also introduced JUNIOR CHOICE now that ED STEWART had moved to the ED STEWART REQUEST SHOW on Radio two`s weekday afternoon schedule.

Here`s 1980`s albums...

w/k ending 22nd Feb 1980

01 02 THE LAST DANCE - VARIOUS ARTISTS

02 01 THE PRETENDERS - THE PRETENDERS

03 03 ONE STEP BEYOND - MADNESS

04 04 SHORT STORIES - JON AND VANGELIS

05 06 THE SPECIALS - THE SPECIALS

06 05 REGATTA DE BLANC - POLICE

07 10 KENNY - KENNY ROGERS

08 09 I`M THE MAN - JOE JACKSON

09 13 MATAMATIC - JOHN FOXX

10 08 OFF THE WALL - MICHAEL JACKSON

11 30 GET HAPPY - ELVIS COSTELLO

12 07 PERMANENT WAVES - RUSH

13 NE NOLAN SISTERS - NOLANS

14 32 JUST FOR YOU - DES O, CONNER

15 14 ABBA`S GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 - ABBA

Valentine`s Day reflected even in 1980, with the LAST DANCE topping the chart (featuring hits from DIANA ROSS, JIMMY RUFFIN etc. Most of the albums had singles taken from them, and JACKO`s latest pre-Thriller, "OFF THE WALL". The unstoppable DES O, CONNER with the biggest climber (again Valentine`s Day). Imagine going out today, and buying your loved one a DES O, CONNER album! You would be hit over the head with it! This particular Album featured songs such as JUST FOR YOU (the ALAN PRICE song), and Des having an attempt at CHANSON D` AMOUR (ART and DOTTY TODD 1958, MANHATTEN TRANSFER 1977).

1980`s Singles...

01 01 COWARD OF THE COUNTY - KENNY ROGERS

02 02 TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG - SPECIALS

03 10 AND THE BEAT GOES ON - WHISPERS

04 06 CAPTAIN BEAKY - KEITH MICHELL

05 04 SOMEONE`S LOOKING AT YOU - BOOMTOWN RATS

06 15 CARRIE - CLIFF RICHARD

07 NE ATOMIC - BLONDIE

08 03 I`M IN THE MOOD FOR DANCING - NOLANS

09 13 ROCK WITH YOU - MICHAEL JACKSON

10 20 I CAN`T STAND UP FOR FALLING DOWN - ELVIS COSTELLO

11 21 BABY I LOVE YOU - RAMONES

12 19 SO GOOD TO BE BACK HOME AGAIN - TOURISTS

13 08 I HEAR YOU NOW - JON AND VANGELIS

14 11 SAVE ME - QUEEN

15 14 7TEEN - REGENTS

16 05 ITS DIFFERENT FOR GIRLS - JOE JACKSON

17 22 RIDERS IN THE SKY - SHADOWS

18 07 BABE - STYX

19 16 THREE MINUTE HERO - SELECTOR

20 25 LIVING IN THE PLASTIC AGE - BUGGLES

21 NE TAKE THAT LOOK OFF YOUR FACE - MARTY WEBB

22 12 LIVING BY NUMBERS - NEW MUSIK

23 09 MY GIRL - MADNESS

24 27 TOO HOT - KOOL AND THE GANG

25 23 BUZZ BUZZ A DIDDLE IT - MATCHBOX

26 31 JANE - JEFFERSON STARSHIP

27 NE TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL - FERN KINNEY

28 38 GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS - PETER GABRIEL

29 NE SO LONELY - POLICE

30 NE ON THE RADIO - DONNA SUMMER

What can we say about 1980, well KENNY ROGERS had the surprise number 1. The SPECIALS hit was an EP actually called THE SPECIAL AKA LIVE EP...BLONDIE was about to score another charttopper...NOEL EDMONDS had been playing KEITH MICHELL on his Sunday show (KEITH had recorded the song in 1977), with NOEL spinning it constantly, it became a top 5 hit 3 years on! ELVIS COSTELLO, RAMONES, SHADOWS, MATCHBOX, FERN KINNEY all covered old songs (most noteably the RAMONES virtually, with PHIL SPECTOR totally copied the original of BABY I LOVE YOU from 1964 by the RONETTES, and FERN KINNEY covered a 1979 flop for RICHARD ALLEN all the way to the top, a few weeks later...JON AND VANGELIS (JON ANDERSON from YES), (VANGLELIS ex-APHRODITES CHILD) collaborated for the album SHORT STORIES, and achieved a few singles too....JEFFERSON STARSHIP were originally JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, later of course they became just STARSHIP....My fav of the day, was NEW MUSIK who could just not break the top 10, with any of their brilliant releases....on the bubble at 32 was JOHN FOXX and UNDERPASS (John, an original front man with ULTRAVOX)...ALSO on the bubble were SINGING THE BLUES (a re-make by MR RE-MAKE, DAVE EDMUNDS) and STIFF LITTLE FINGERS had a slow climb into the top 40, with the classic AT THE EDGE.

Here is the top films, this week

w/k ending 22/02/08

01 NATIONAL TREASURE-BOOK OF SECRETS (NEW)

02 JUNO

03 COLOURFIELD

04 SWEENEY TODD-DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET

05 THE WATER HOUSE (NEW)

06 DEFINATELY MAYBE (NEW)

07 OVER HER DEAD BODY

08 PENELOPE

09 NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

10 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS

NATIONAL TREASURE having the edge on JUNO.

The top dvds (from Blockbuster)

01 ATONEMENT

02 HEARTBREAK KID

03 WEDDING DAZE

04 THE KINGDOM

05 1408

06 BOURNE ULTIMATUM

07 SUPERBAD

08 KNOCKED UP

09 DISTURBIA

10 I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU CHUCK AND LARRY

This week`s big finish, with the latest top selling Singles/tracks...news on the physical front still has BASSHUNTER in front/at the top...if download tracks not available physically weren`t included NICKELBACK are at the top...so how does it look, when all put together? Here we go...(up to 5pm, last night)

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45 51 ROCKFERRY - DUFFY *

44 28 WHO`S GOT A MATCH - BIFFY CLYRO

43 45 NEW SOUL - YAEL NAIM *

42 NE LOW - FLORIDA *

41 NE C0ME ON GIRL - TAIO CRUZ *

40 32 GIRL IS MINE - JACKSON/WILL I AM

39 39 HEARTBROKEN - T2

38 38 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS

37 27 WHAT HURTS THE MOST - CASCADA

36 13 THATS HOW PEOPLE GROW UP - MORRISEY

35 NE SOMETHING GOOD 08 - UTAH SAINTS *

34 33 SHE`S SO LOVELY - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

33 31 MOVING TO NEW YORK - WOMBATS

32 30 RELAX - MIKA

31 29 CALL THE SHOTS - GIRLS ALOUD

30 26 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT

29 23 HOMECOMING - KANYE WEST *

28 35 SCREAM - TIMBALAND/HILSON/SCHWERZINGER *

27 19 RIDE IT - JAY SEAN

26 NE WHEN I`M GONE - SIMPLE PLAN

25 25 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE

24 24 NO ONE - ALICIA KEYS

23 17 JUST FINE - MARY J. BLIGE

22 20 BE MINE - ROBYN

21 21 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC/TIMBALAND

20 15 ELVIS AIN`T DEAD - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

19 11 JOURNEY CONTINUES - MARK BROWN/SARAH CRACKNELL

18 22 WOW - KYLIE MINOGUE *

17 NE MISERY BUSINESS - PARAMORE

16 16 CRANK THAT - SOULJA BOY

15 07 READY FOR THE FLOOR - HOT CHIP

14 14 JUST FOR TONIGHT - ONE NIGHT ONLY

13 NE STOP AND STARE - ONE REPUBLIC *

12 09 SUPERSTAR - LUPE FIASCO

11 08 PIECE OF ME - BRITNEY SPEARS

10 18 A & E - GOLDFRAPP

09 06 WORK - KELLY ROWLAND

08 12 I THOUGHT IT WAS OVER - FEELING

07 NE WHAT`S IT GONNA BE - H TWO 0 *

06 05 DON`T STOP THE MUSIC - RIHANNA

05 04 SUN GOES DOWN - DAVID JORDAN

04 03 CHASING PAVEMENTS - ADELE

03 01 NOW YOU`RE GONE - BASSHUNTER

02 02 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK

01 NE MERCY - DUFFY *

* Denotes download only

DUFFY scratches in passed NICKLEBACK and BASSHUNTER. If I am correct this is the first time, that a download only track, has made it to the top, with 2 weeks still left until the physical release? It`s probably a fact that the physicals of ROCKSTAR could not push it to stay at the top long enough, to withhold DUFFY who came from nowhere this week. Outside the top 45, are the CORAL the rest of the top 50, have been about for a while...with AMY MACDONALD slipping to 47 with them. The top 60, has entries from REM, CRAIG DAVID, has been taken over by GNARLS BARKLEY (climbed over that is)!!!!

What`s going to happen next week? I think DUFFY will remain a-top until/including the physical release...some think H TWO 0, but I don`t think H TWO 0, will go any higher than number 2...where will KYLIE be physically added next week? I got an inkling, she might miss the top 5.

Don`t forget we will get together for NEXT WEEK`S CHART on Monday from 4.30, and have a preview into the future!

Another old happy new year hit

04/03/2000 Toploader Dancing In The Moonlight {19}-26-29-34-43-62-71-

 

5/11/2000 re entry Toploader Dancing In The Moonlight 11-16-21-26-22-20-23-21-21-21-17-13-8-{7}-12-14-21-22-28-42-48-54-58-70-71->25

Do you remember that the song was originally released by HI BREED in 1970, and KING HARVEST in 1973? KING HARVEST did another great song called A LITTLE BIT LIKE MAGIC in 73 too...Both HI BREED and KING HARVEST were total flops, a bit of a shame really.

Quite a few people, think that DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT when performed by TOPLOADER was a new song, but it was already 30 years old!!!!!!

Say Robbie, thinking about I FOUND LOVIN` with the FATBACK BAND first entered in June 84, although it was reissued about twice, was all over the clubs, for 4 years or so. It took until 1988, to get to number 7.

Have you a complete run on the top 100, for it? I can`t find one at home.

Just thinking about "White Lines", by Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel. It entered the top 75, in Feb 1984, and took 25 weeks or so to get to a high of number 7...now according to Richard Skinner, on the top 40, in 1984, the record spent most of the year, in the top 100.

Infact it entered te top 100, on tues 8th Nov 1983!

The full run: 85 - 60 - 63 - 75 - re - re - re - re - re - 93 - 93 - 77 - 84 - 74 - 59 - 52 - 53 - 52 - 49 - 57 - 55 - 56 - 58 - 55 - 52 - 56 - 52 - 48 - 51 - 52 - 46 - 36 - 21 - 12 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 7 - 10 - 9 - 10 - 13 - 18 - 20 - 23 - 31 - 39 - 41 - 52 - 55 - re - re - 77 - 75 - 77 - 99 - 88 - 96 - 83 - 73 - re - 83 - 85

I don`t think we could beat that run! 38 weeks to get to number 7! It has to be said, it was obviously still in the top 200, when it dropped out of the top 100, and re-entered just like Sinitta!

Can we beat it? I can`t think of anyone, that has????

(Sourced from Record Mirror 1983 - 84)

We all know it`s taken 17 weeks, for Nickelback, to get to number 2. But back in the mid-eighties, when I first got involved in Radio, Sinitta, took a lifetime to get to the number 2 spot.

Every week, I collected Record Mirror, back then. SO MACHO was a double A sided single with CRUISING on the other side. At this period, I was doing a hospital radio thing. SO MACHO was always being requested by the teenagers, who were in at the time. It was released in the February of 1986 and took no less than, 23 weeks to get to number 2, on Tuesday 5th Aug 1986.

Here is the chart run, where it did fall out of the top 100, a couple of times, in the full run.

Entered chart Tuesday 4th March 1986: 59 - 50 - 49 - 49 - 48 - 47 - 49 - 51 - 64 - 59 - 68 - re - 85 - 81 - re - re - 73 - 52 - 46 - 33 - 16 - 5 - 2 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 7 - 9 - 14 - 21 - 32 - 36 - 53

The final week of chart was Tuesday 18th Oct 86, when the following week, it disappeared because Sinitta`s new hit "Feel`s Like The First Time", scraped into the top 50.

Will that run of 23 weeks, to get as high as number 2 ever be beaten? Can anyone think of any other hits, that failed to make number one, that took a long time, to get to their chart zenith?

(Sourced from Record Mirror 1986)

BASSHUNTER sale 35,000 this week

NICKELBACK sale just over 32,000

What`s the Romeo and Juliet theme on the Valentine chart?

Well if you know Simon Bates` "Our Tune", you would recognise it as the piece of music that Simon, talks over when he does it! For that music is, the Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet, and was a U.S. number one single in 1969.

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Wasn't it K.W.S.???

It was in 92, but KC and the Sunshine Band had the original in 1979. But the KWS hit, was a rip off, of a song (already around) for a chap called DOUBLE YOU.

Another week bombs by. Here is the selection of chart action, courtesy of Dave Taylor (davericktaylor@yahoo.co.uk). This week, the new album chart, a look back to 1992, this week`s films, the new singles/track chart, and ending up with a lovey dovey Valentine selection of some 30 favourite love songs circa 1955 - 2008.

Here are the week`s albums

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01 NE SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC - JACK JOHNSON

02 01 19 - ADELE

03 NE MADE IN THE DARK - HOT CHIP

04 05 ALL THE RIGHT REASONS - NICKELBACK

05 02 SCOUTING FOR GIRLS - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

06 NE GROWING PAINS - MARY J. BLIGE

07 04 RAISING SAND - PLANT/KRAUSS

08 06 THIS IS THE LIFE - AMY MACDONALD

09 09 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - RIHANNA

10 NE ULTIMATE NRG - VARIOUS ARTISTS

11 10 BIG TUNES - VARIOUS ARTISTS

12 NE 101 LOVE SONGS - VARIOUS ARTISTS

13 11 MINISTRY OF SOUND ANTHEMS 91 - 08 - VARIOUS ARTISTS

14 07 TRICK TO LIFE - HOOSIERS

15 08 HAND BUILT BY ROBOTS - NEWTON FAULKNER

Compilations dominating the combined chart this week. Mostly Valentine related. Also in the top 30 are WITH LOVE X, REAL LOVE, POWER OF LOVE, DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS (goes back up), R + B LOVE SONGS goes down. Will ONE NIGHT ONLY go to number one next week? Or will it be other new entries from MORRISEY, LAURA MARLING, or a VA Compilation?

Who remembers 1992, and the albums...

w/k ending 15th Feb 1992

01 01 HIGH ON THE HAPPY SIDE - WET WET WET

02 02 STARS - SIMPLY RED

03 03 WE CAN`T DANCE - GENESIS

04 08 NO REGRETS 65 - 76 - WALKER BROTHERS

05 05 REAL LOVE - LISA STANSFIELD

06 14 DANGEROUS - MICHAEL JACKSON

07 04 GREATEST HITS II - QUEEN

08 06 ULTIMATE RAVE - VARIOUS ARTISTS

09 11 FINALLY - CE CE PENNISTON

10 07 NEVER MIND - NIRVANA

11 09 SIMPLY THE BEST - TINA TURNER

12 13 EMOTIONS - MARIAH CAREY

13 10 SPOOKY - LUSH

14 NE KAOS THEORY - VARIOUS ARTISTS

15 17 TIME LOVE AND TENDERNESS - MICHAEL BOLTON

The Wets proving the case in 92. Valentine movement for the WALKER BROTHERS (funnily enough NO REGRETS, as a single was a cover of a 1968 song). LISA STANSFIELD, MARIAH CAREY, MICHAEL BOLTON again moving with 14th Feb! But a lack of Compilations (maybe a week too early).

1992`s singles chart...

w/k ending 15th Feb 1992

01 04 I`M DOIN FINE NOW - PASADENAS

02 01 GOODNIGHT GIRL - WET WET WET

03 06 STAY - SHAKESPEARS SISTER

04 03 TWILIGHT ZONE - 2UNLIMITED

05 05 I WONDER WHY - CURTIS STIGERS

06 NE REMEMBER THE TIME - MICHAEL JACKSON

07 02 GIVE ME JUST A LITTLE MORE TIME - KYLIE MINOGUE

08 08 THE BOUNCER - KICKS LIKE A MULE

09 16 FOR YOUR BABIES - SIMPLY RED

10 11 DIXIE-NARCO E.P. - PRIMAL SCREAM

11 10 BORN ON FRUSTRATION - JAMES

12 27 STEEL BARS - MICHAEL BOLTON

13 09 EVERYBODY IN THE PLACE E.P. (HERE WE GO) - PRODIGY

14 13 I CAN`T DANCE - GENESIS

15 07 WELCOME TO THE CHEAPSEATS E.P. - WONDER STUFF

16 NE LEAVE THEM ALL BEHIND - RIDE

17 21 CAN YOU HANDLE IT 92 - DNA/SHARON REDD

18 24 LOVE MOVES IN MYSTERIOUS WAYS - JULIA FORDHAM

19 31 LOVE IS EVERYWHERE - CICERO

20 NE GO-GO DANCER - WEDDING PRESENT

21 14 GOD GAVE ROCK N` ROLL TO YOU II - KISS

22 20 YOU LOVE US - MANIC STREET PREACHERS

23 NE REVERANCE - JESUS AND MARY CHAIN

24 12 BOHEMION RHAPSODY/THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES - QUEEN

25 15 WE GOT A LOVE THING - CE CE PENNISTON

26 41 I`LL CRY FOR YOU - EUROPE

27 25 FEEL SO REAL - DREAM FREQUENCY

28 NE ALIVE - PEARL JAM

29 26 HIGHWAY 5 92 - BLESSING

30 18 CAN`T LET GO - MARIAH CAREY

31 RE MY GIRL - TEMPTATIONS

32 39 ALONE WITH YOU - TEXAS

33 NE DREAM COME TRUE - BRAND NEW HEAVIES/N`DEA DAVENPORT

34 36 DIAMANTE - ZUCCHERO/RANDY CRAWFORD

35 35 SO WHAT - RONNY JORDAN

36 NE FORCE BEHIND THE POWER - DIANA ROSS

37 NE LOVE THING - TINA TURNER

38 19 FEEL SO HIGH - DES`REE

39 NE MUTATIONS - ORBITAL

40 NE MOIRA JANE`S CAFE - DEFINITION OF SOUND

What a lot of forgotten pieces, in the bottom 9, of the 40! Probably not even heard since 92. The PASADENAS only made the top, on the MRIB chart and of course, was a re-make of the 1973 top 20 hit, for NEW YORK CITY. WET WET WET had a bit of a surprise charttopper with GOODNIGHT GIRL. SHAKESPEARS SISTER seemed to be there forever with STAY (an apt title). MICHAEL JACKSON scoring with another hit from the DANGEROUS album. KYLIE covering a CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD top 5 hit from 1970 (when Kylie herself, was just 2 years old). "You`re Not on the list, you`re not coming in", was the taunt by THE BOUNCER at 8. E.Ps everywhere with PRODIGY, PRIMAL SCREAM and the WONDER STUFF. Lots of album material, being released as singles, for SIMPLY RED, MICHAEL BOLTON, and CE CE PENNISTON. The WEDDING PRESENT were on there second monthly hit with GO-GO DANCER (they released a single every month, for the whole of 1992). In 92, the MANIC STREET PREACHERS singles used to stay around longer, than just one week! MY GIRL failed to sell well, in the 1965 period (being covered by OTIS REDDING at the time). Here the song all over a tv ad, finally hit the top 3, in 92. GOD GAVE ROCK N` ROLL TO YOU, originally hit the top 30, in 1973 for ARGENT. CURTIS STIGERS was all over radio 2, with the likes of BRIAN HAYES, KEN BRUCE, ED STEWART and JOHN DUNN playing him constantly. Also in 1992 on Radio 2, ED STEWART launched the short lived easy listening album chart, on a Monday afternoon.

Right, back up to date, here are this week`s top films...

w/k ending 15/02

01 NE CLOVERFIELD

02 01 SWEENEY TODD DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET

03 NE OVER HER DEAD BODY

04 NE PENELOPE

05 04 NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

06 03 PS I LOVE YOU

07 07 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS

08 05 ST TRINIANS

09 NE UNDERDOG

10 02 ALIEN VS PREDATOR

No surprise, for much talked about CLOVERFIELD. Never a fan of films like ALIEN VS PREDATOR, utter nonsense, for my money. Down an 8 place fall to number 10!

The dvd chart is missing this week, so straight to the singles.

Here`s the top 45, this week...

w/k ending 15/02

45 NE NEW SOUL - YAEL NAIM

44 37 DREAM CATCH ME - NEWTON FAULKNER

43 35 GOODBYE MR A - HOOSIERS

42 34 ABOUT YOU NOW - SUGABABES

41 33 THIS IS THE LIFE - AMY MACDONALD

40 31 SOME KINDA RUSH - BOOTY LUV

39 27 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS

38 29 HEARTBROKEN - T2/JODIE AYSHA

37 17 STILL FIGURING OUT - ELLIOT MINOR

36 32 HOMETOWN GLORY - ADELE

35 28 SHE`S SO LOVELY - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

34 NE FROM YESTERDAY - 30 SECONDS FROM MARS

33 49 THE GIRL IS MINE 08 - MICHAEL JACKSON/WILL I AM

32 NE SCREAM - TIMBALAND/KERI HILSON/NICOLE SCHWERZINGER

31 24 MOVING TO NEW YORK - WOMBATS

30 25 RELAX-TAKE IT EASY - MIKA

29 23 CALL THE SHOTS - GIRLS ALOUD

28 NE WHO`S GOT A MATCH - BILLY CLYRO

27 26 WHAT HURT`S THE MOST - CASCADA

26 19 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT

25 20 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE

24 21 NO ONE - ALICIA KEYS

23 14 HOMECOMING - KANYE WEST

22 22 WOW - KYLIE MINOGUE

21 18 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC

20 13 BE MINE - ROBYN

19 15 RIDE IT - JAY SEAN

18 16 JUST FINE - MARY J. BLIGE

17 12 CRANK THAT - SOULJA BOY

16 NE A & E - GOLDFRAPP

15 11 ELVIS AIN`T DEAD - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

14 07 JUST FOR TONIGHT - ONE NIGHT ONLY

13 NE THAT`S HOW PEOPLE GROW UP - MORRISEY

12 30 JOURNEY CONTINUES - MARK BROWN/SARAH CRACKNELL

11 NE I THOUGHT IT WAS OVER - THE FEELING

10 NE WEIGHTLESS - WET WET WET

09 05 READY FOR THE FLOOR - HOT CHIP

08 08 SUPERSTAR - LUPE FIASCO

07 07 PIECE OF ME - BRITNEY SPEARS

06 04 WORK - KELLY ROWLAND

05 06 DON`T STOP THE MUSIC - RIHANNA

04 10 SUN GOES DOWN - DAVID JORDAN

03 02 CHASING PAVEMENTS - ADELE

02 03 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK

01 01 NOW YOU`RE GONE - BASSHUNTER/DJ MENTAL THEO

5 weeks, for BASSHUNTER. Can it possibly make 6? Will GOLDFRAPP or THE FEELING knock it off next week? Well done to WET WET WET, not equaling the 1992 number one! But a top 10 entry for something with virtually no downloads, must be something. Outside the top 45, mainly songs that have been around forever, but in the top 60, there is DUFFY, FLO RIDA, VAMPIRE WEEKEND, CRAIG DAVID and the dowloads keep BLOOD RED SHOES out, of the top 50! Look out for future new hits from, ONE REPUBLIC, SUGABABES, and ADDICTIVE with T2.

Here is the download only chart...

01 01 BASSHUNTER

02 03 NICKELBACK

03 02 ADELE

04 05 RIHANNA

05 08 DAVID JORDAN

06 06 BRITNEY SPEARS

07 07 LUPE FIASCO

08 04 KELLY ROWLAND

09 09 LUPE FIASCO

10 NE THE FEELING

11 NE MARK BROWN

12 10 ONE NIGHT ONLY

13 11 SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

14 NE GOLDFRAPP

15 21 KYLIE MINOGUE

16 12 SOULJA BOY

17 16 MARY J. BLIGE

18 15 JAY SEAN

19 14 ROBYN

20 17 ONE REPUBLIC

Let`s end today, with the Valentine`s Day tribute, for next Thursday....

01 LOVE IS IN THE AIR - JOHN PAUL YOUNG 78

02 LOVERS OF THE WORLD UNITE - DAVID AND JONATHAN 1966

03 SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU - WHITNEY HOUSTON 85

04 LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDOURED THING - FOUR ACES 1955

05 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS - MARY MACGREGOR 1977

06 CUPID - SAM COOKE 1961

07 LOVE IS ALL AROUND - TROGGS 1967

08 I CAN`T STOP LOVING YOU - RAY CHARLES 1962

09 EVERYTHING I DO - BRYAN ADAMS 1991

10 GIVE A LITTLE LOVE - BAY CITY ROLLERS 1975

11 CAN`T HELP FALLING IN LOVE - ANDY WILLIAMS 1970

12 LET THERE BE LOVE - NAT KING COLE/GEORGE SHEARING 1962

13 LOVE IS LIKE A VIOLIN - KEN DODD 1960

14 LOVE HURTS - JIM CAPALDI 1975

15 LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING - MICHAEL BALL 1989

16 PUPPY LOVE - PAUL ANKA 1960

17 IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE - ROXETTE 1990

18 I LOVE YOU - CLIFF RICHARD 1960

19 CRADLE OF LOVE - JOHNNY PRESTON 1960

20 MY LOVE - WINGS 1973

21 MY LOVE - JULIO IGLESIAS/STEVIE WONDER 1988

22 ISN`T SHE LOVELY - DAVID PARTON 1977

23 AMOR - BEN E. KING 1961

24 THIS OLD HEART OF MINE - ROD STEWART 1975

25 2 HEARTS - PHIL COLLINS 1988

26 WITHOUT YOU - MARIAH CAREY 1994

27 I`LL STAND BY YOU - PRETENDES 1994

28 SUDDENLY - BILLY OCEAN 1985

29 I DO I DO I DO IO I DO - ABBA 1975

30 LOVE THEME FROM ROMEO AND JULIET - HENRY MANCINI 1969

Notice we missed out VALENTINO by CONNIE FRANCIS, VALENTINE by T`PAU and not forgetting the ST. VALENTINES DAY MASSACRE E.P. by MOTORHEAD (that featured the song, "PLEASE DON`T TOUCH", which was a cover of the 1959 top 20 hit, for JOHNNY KIDD!!

Don`t forget Next Week`s Chart, Monday at 4pm, and we will discover why Michael Jackson, did not make it in the national chart top 30, this week!

I thought something was afoot when Chartbreakers did not feature, on Sun. I read that Lucio bloke, on Capital say the Hit40 has twice as many listeners now. Probably coz they play 43 songs in 3 hours, and have cut the chat. Although that chart is nonsensical :lol: When did you reckon there could be a major change, Trevs or anyone?

I would say that when the gruesome twosome, were employed as hosts, it would have been on a yearly contract. So, that would take it to next October. Most of the time these days, when a presenter/s are employed they take up a 12 month contract. It used to be a minimum of 2 years, but it doesn`t happen much today. Going back to 1979, when Simon Bates was doing the show (he took over, from Tom Browne in April 78), obviously, Simon already had a Radio one contract, as he did the morning show anyway. Simon was taken off when Radio one bosses needed to give Tony Blackburn another job, (meaning Simon only did it for 18 months). Reggie and Fearne newcomers/new contract....probably minimum of 1 year. The bosses at Radio one, may of known Fearne would move on, hence 2 presenters!

Of course Mikey and co, are exactly correct. You only need one presenter. I am informed that Lucio, has had a big wave of extra listeners, since these 2 were put on Radio one. Hence Hit40uk, playing all the songs, and featuring a couple of new releases, the number one album, and rundown of the top ten album chart at 6pm. After which Lucio plays the top ten, non stop and commercial free, until 7.00. Just imagine the number of complaints, that go to Radio one, every Sunday, when Amy MacDonald`s, "This is the Life", has been in the top 40, for something like 10 weeks, and these 2 nutters, have only played it about 4 times, at the most (even missing it out, when it went up 12 places, a few weeks back....even though all 3 of Rihanna`s songs were played, week after week! The total number of complaints to the producer must be astronomical! Most of all, the programme is the worst, it`s ever been...since the top 40 began in 1978!

Apparently she's moving to the US and already quit the X-Factor Xtra show.

Fingers crossed she'll quit the chart show soon...leaving Reggie all on his

lonesome.

Insider info tells us that both will be on their bikes, very soon!

Only 500 copies behind Basshunter! :unsure:

I`ll tell you, when we did the weekly run of shops yesterday for next week`s chart, the closeness, was very apparent. The Physical version of Rockstar, had diminished, but now the shops, are well stocked, with the single again. 2weeks ago, on MRIB`s physical chart, Rockstar shot up, from 22 to number 6. Number 4 physically last week, and growing. When we added airplay it pushes, passed Basshunter, very easily....so it`s possible, it could do it, by Sunday.

I must add, Ultravox were really gutted by missing out on a #1 that week,Vienna is one of my favourite 80's hits all time, Joe Dolce has a lot to answer to for ruining Ultravox's chances.

Absolutely. Joe Dolce, wasn`t even Italian. He was Australian, and a good friend of Jasper Carrott...Whats a matter you, Hey, gotta no respect, whata d`you think you do, why you looking so sad, it`s a nicer place...ahh Shuddup o` ya face!!

Funny thing was Ultravox, sold more copies, and became the 5th best seller of 81, so it sold better than some number ones did, in 81!

34 years! :D :cheer:

Here is another fact on Tony Christie...round about 1973, his pop career took a nose-dive. Neil Sedaka offered Tony, a song called Solitaire. Tony and his management turned it down.

Surprise Surprise, Andy Williams snapped it up at the end of 73, and he took the same song into the top 5, in Jan 1974. Poor Tony, bet he felt bad!

Well sure if Basshunter drop another 6k this week to 32k and Nickelback gain another 5k to 35k then they could be well placed for this weeks No1!

 

Yes Celine Dion shares the honours with Jennifer Rush taking 15 weeks to climb to No1!

 

Think Twice 53-42-52-30-28-22-20-9-8-5-6-4-2-2-2-1-

The Power Of Love 65-49-51-45-44-47-46-44-43-47-49-42-36-15-2-1-

Yep, I forgot Jennifer! How about the longest time taken to get to number 2? I think it must be Sinitta and "So Macho"..it hit the top 200, in Feb 86, I think...but didn`t get to number 2, until August 86.

Back in the day, when I was young :lol: I remember Charlene in 1982, with "I`ve Never Been too Me", that (at that point) was the longest time to make it to the top, from May to June. It took 7 weeks! But it is definately Celine Dion who wins the prize! Ever growing airplay on Think Twice, meant it was first played in October, by the Pepsi Chart, on Independant Radio, in 94!

But if you are very good, you would remember that Space Oddity, by David Bowie (originally released in 1969), took 6 years to make it to number one in Oct 1975! Unchained Melody - the Righteous Brothers, took 25 years 1965 - 1990!

I be surprised if Nickelback do go to #1, personally I hate the track, but chart statistically it be great having a track at #1 after 17 weeks in the chart, I can't remember any other track that spend more than 17 weeks and suddenly it peaked at No.1

 

Actually it be great to see, if there was any other acts that spend so many weeks in the chart and than peaking at #1, but of the top of my head I can't think of anyone at the moment apart from James Blunt.

Well THINK TWICE by CELINE DION took a long time to go to number one, how many weeks did that take, Mikey?

It`s Monday, so the preview of what`s been selling around the shops, and what`s being download since yesterday. We went around town with our spies, took sales info, and national stores chart info, from the likes of HMV, WOOLWORTHS, and 2 other smaller shops, added in 4 download sites info...took in radio/tv airplay (which works 40/40/20%), added it all together, to come up with these charts.

Last week, when compared to last night`s official chart we had 18 records correctly in the album top 20 (though not exactly all in the right order), but the top 10 was nearly right!

The albums today, looked this way...

01 SLEEP THROUGH THE STATIC - JACK JOHNSON (NEW)

02 19 - ADELE (1)

03 ALL THE RIGHT REASONS - NICKELBACK (5)

04 SCOUTING FOR GIRLS - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS (2)

05 RAISING SAND - PLANT/KRAUSS (3)

06 MADE IN THE DARK - HOT CHIP (NEW)

07 THIS IS THE LIFE - AMY MACDONALD (4)

08 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - RIHANNA (11)

09 GROWING PAINS - MARY J. BLIGE (NEW)

10 LOVE SONGS - PAVAROTTI (NEW)

11 101 LOVE SONGS - VARIOUS (NEW)

12 WITH LOVE X - VARIOUS (NEW)

13 BIG TUNES 2008 - VARIOUS (9)

14 HAND BUILT BY ROBOTS - NEWTON FAULKNER (6)

15 ULTIMATE HITS - GARTH BROOKS (18)

16 ROBYN - ROBYN (15)

17 BEAUTIFUL WORLD - TAKE THAT (8)

18 MINISTRY OF SOUND ANTHEMS 91 - 08 - VARIOUS (16)

19 REAL LOVE - VARIOUS ARTISTS (NEW)

20 ULTIMATE NRG - VARIOUS (NEW)

21 R + B LOVE SONGS - VARIOUS (13)

22 GUIDE TO LOVE LOSS AND DESPERATION - WOMBATS (14)

23 POWER OF LOVE - VARIOUS ARTISTS (23)

24 LOVE COLLECTION - DIONNE WARWICK (NEW)

25 SCREAM AIM FIRE - BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE (10)

26 LATER WITH JOOLS HOLLAND - VARIOUS (12)

27 LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION - MIKA (19)

28 SET THE MOOD - DAVID JORDAN (28)

29 CALL ME IRRESPONSIBLE - MICHAEL BUBLE (29)

30 HIS WONDROUS STORY - BILLY FURY (25)

Ready for Valentine`s Day? The album chart is! With 9 various artist compilations in! Other new entries today are, KENNY ROGERS at 34, DUKE SPIRIT at 35, LAURA MARLING 36, MORCHEEBA 43, LENNY KRAVITZ 44, ALEXANDER O, NEIL 46, CHARLIE LANSBOROUGH 47, and RASCAL FLATTS at 48.

Last week on the singles, we had 18 in the 20, 22 in the 25, and 29 in the 30, but again not nessecerily in the right order! HOT CHIP grew threw the week, squeezing into the mids low top 20, on Tuesday, and finished right up in the top 10, last night. Sales were not so good last Monday, that`s why it was only 29.

Today we got this, for the singles...

01 05 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK

02 01 NOW YOU`RE GONE - BASSHUNTER

03 09 SUN GOES DOWN - DAVID JORDAN

04 04 DON`T STOP THE MUSIC - RIHANNA

05 03 WORK - KELLY ROWLAND

06 38 JOURNEY CONTINUES - MARK BROWN

07 NE THAT`S HOW PEOPLE GROW UP - MORRISEY

08 02 CHASING PAVEMENTS - ADELE

09 40 THE GIRL IS MINE 08 - JACKSON/WILL I AM

10 NE I THOUGHT IT WAS OVER - THE FEELING

11 29 READY FOR THE FLOOR - HOT CHIP

12 07 PIECE OF ME - BRITNEY

13 06 SUPERSTAR - LUPE FIASCO

14 14 CRANK THAT - SOULJA BOY

15 11 BE MINE - ROBYN

16 27 WOW - KYLIE MINOGUE

17 12 RIDE IT - JAY SEAN

18 13 HOMECOMING - KANYE WEST

19 10 ELVIS AIN`T DEAD - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

20 16 JUST FINE - MARY J. BLIGE

21 08 JUST FOR NIGHT - ONE NIGHT ONLY

22 15 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC

23 19 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT

24 18 VALERIE - MARK RONSON

25 17 NO ONE - ALICIA KEYS

26 NE WHO`S GOT A MATCH - BIFFY CLYRO

27 23 CALL THE SHOTS - GIRLS ALOUD

28 22 MOVING TO NEW YORK - WOMBATS

29 26 WHAT HURT`S THE MOST - CASCADA

30 25 RELAX TAKE IT EASY - MIKA

A combination of downloads, and airplay pushes NICKELBACK to the top, after 17 weeks! The physical of it, has also grown. 30 SECONDS TO MARS enter at 31, there are is another new entry on downloads alone in the 40, for CRAIG DAVID. WET WET WET are down the bottom, of the top 50, along with DUFFY. We put 3 charts together today, one combined Physical/Downloads/Airplay (as above)...the 2nd one pure physical, had Rihanna at the top, Basshunter 2, Kelly Rowland 3...the third chart based on just downloads and physicals, that one had Basshunter at number 1, and Nickelback 2, Rihanna 3, and David Jordan 4.

How will it compare to next Sunday`s chart, and the mids? Time will tell!

Am I gonna add an old Luxembourg chart? Yep, see how they did then...

This chart was announced on Radio Luxembourg on Tues 3rd Feb 1981, supposibly the chart for week ending 14th Feb 81.

01 NE SHADDUP YOU FACE - JOE DOLCE

02 04 VIENNA - ULTRAVOX

03 01 WOMAN - JOHN LENNON

04 13 THE OLDEST SWINGER IN TOWN - FRED WEDLOCK

05 10 ROMEO AND JULIET - DIRE STRAITS

06 02 IN THE AIR TONIGHT - PHIL COLLINS

07 20 I SURRENDER - RAINBOW

08 12 FADE TO GREY - VISAGE

09 03 RAPTURE - BLONDIE

10 19 ELEPHANTS GRAVEYARD - BOOMTOWN RATS

11 14 RETURN OF THE LAS PALMAS 7 - MADNESS

12 05 DON`T STOP THE MUSIC - YARBOROUGH AND PEOPLES

13 18 ITS MY TURN - DIANA ROSS

14 16 THE FREEZE - SPANDAU BALLET

15 30 WE`LL BRING THE HOUSE DOWN - SLADE

16 17 SGT ROCK IS GONNA HELP ME - XTC

17 06 A LITTLE IN LOVE - CLIFF RICHARD

18 NE I`M IN LOVE WITH A GERMAN FILMSTAR - PASSIONS

19 07 IMAGINE - JOHN LENNON

20 24 TWILIGHT CAFE - SUSAN FASSBENDER

21 08 YOUNG PARISIANS - ADAM AND THE ANTS

22 11 ANT MUSIC - ADAM AND THE ANTS

23 NE CAR TROUBLE - ADAM AND THE ANTS

24 15 I AM THE BEAT - THE LOOK

25 09 I AINT GONNA STAND FOR IT - STEVIE WONDER

26 13 GANGSTERS OF THE GROOVE - HEATWAVE

27 NE JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MOST - BARBARA JONES

28 NE ROCK THIS TOWN - STRAY CATS

29 27 HANG TOGETHER - ODDYSSEY

30 NE SOUTHERN FREEZ - FREEEZ

They had 26 in the 30 correctly in 81, but yep, not in the right order, and the top 3 reversed! But they had JOE DOLCE at number 1, two weeks before those slow coaches, on Radio one! And just look at number 12, and definately not the same song, as Rihanna!

I heard on the grapevine, that Great DJ by the Tings Tings was disqualified from the chart because, there were a lot of free downloads given away. Can anyone confirm this? :unsure:

I haven`t been able to confirm this at all. I have spoken to Dave Taylor, but he doesn`t know either, but tells me that there was a printing error on yesterdays mrib chart. It should be that URBNRI record at 36, not The Ting Tings, he thinks. As Great DJs is at 26, at the moment on iTunes, I would expect it to be in the top 75 singles chart. Looking round the web, it doesn`t say anything, about the song being disqualified. The physical release is on the 3rd March. So, we will have to wait, and see what happens, in the meantime. The download has 2 tracks on it, and is declared an e.p.

Trevs you were on about the Reynolds Girls. I remembet that song when I started school. When was it released in 89 coz I am sure it came out in 88? :huh:

It may have been played in 1988, it certainly hung around the bottom of the chart, for a few weeks, before it hit the top 40. I reckon it was released around the first, or second week of Feb 1989 possibly the 6th or 13th. An anti-oldies song, with lines such as, "Rock n`Roll Radio, Music From the Past, We Don`t Want Them Back, I`d Rather Jack". The British female duo, took the song to number 8, on both MRIB and GALLUP charts in March 89. I first heard it on the ED STEWART show, on Radio Mercury in Sussex. ED wasn`t listening to the lyrics, because he stated that they sang, "I`d Rather Jack, WITH Fleetwood Mac!" At the time, oldies started being played, more frequently, when the Gold stations, such as CAPITAL GOLD (London), FIRST GOLD RADIO (Guildford) began. Even Radio one, were playing older hits on shows such as, SIMON BATES playing songs, as far back as 1958. Like I said, Radio 2, were playing 40s records, back in 89, and hardly any chart singles, at all.

The album I was thinking was Electronic by Electronic which features "Getting Away With It", which was Bernard Sumner collabotating with Johnny Marr

Oh yeah, remember now. The track of "Getting Away With It", featured guest vocals by Neil Tennant (of the Pet Shop Boys)!!

I haven't played that album in yonkers, its awesome, but was it under Etectronic not New Order, unless I'm thinking of the wrong album.

 

Forgive me, I just looked it up, it was New Order, I was thinking of the wrong album

What album were you thinking of Mikey? You confused me, I was thinking Electronic was a Pet Shop Boys thing, as in "Getting Away With It", later in 1989???

Here is another selection of Saturday chart action, with great thanks to Dave Taylor (davericktaylor@yahoo.co.uk). Today, back to 1989 with the Albums & Singles, a slice of the same with this week`s charts, and much more as usual.

The albums 08/02...

15 NE LATER LIVE WITH JOOLS HOLLAND - VARIOUS

14 16 POWER OF LOVE - VARIOUS

13 05 COOL - LUPE FIASCO

12 10 LIFE IN CARTOON MOTION - MIKA

11 11 MINISTRY OF SOUND ANTHEMS 91 - 08 - VARIOUS

10 09 BIG TUNES 2008 - VARIOUS

09 13 GOOD GIRL GONE BAD - RIHANNA

08 04 HAND BUILT BY ROBOTS - NEWTON FAULKNER

07 08 TRICK TO LIFE - HOOSIERS

06 02 THIS IS THE LIFE - AMY MCDONALD

05 12 ALL THE RIGHT REASONS - NICKELBACK

04 03 RAISING SAND - PLANT/KRAUSS

03 NE SCREAM AIM FIRE - BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE

02 01 SCOUTING FOR GIRLS - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

01 NE 19 - ADELE

Valentines Day looms and next week, will be littered with those slushy, love song type albums...R & B LOVE SONGS is already in the top 20, but WITH LOVE X, REAL LOVE, and wait for it....PHIL COLLINS LOVE SONGS, are all tipped to slide into the chart, next week!

The albums in 1989...

w/k beggining 4th Feb 89

01 NE TECHNIQUE - NEW ORDER

02 NE MYSTERY GIRL - ROY ORBISON

03 01 THE LEGENDRY - ROY ORBISON

04 03 LIVING YEARS - MIKE AND THE MECHANICS

05 23 THE MARQUEE 30 LEGENDARY YEARS - VARIOUS

06 15 ANCIENT HEART - TANITA TIKARUM

07 02 THE INNOCENTS - ERASURE

08 07 WATERMARK - ENYA

09 05 ANYTHING FOR YOU - GLORIA ESTEFAN

10 04 GREATEST HITS - FLEETWOOD MAC

11 06 PREMIERE COLLECTION/LLOYD WEBBER - VARIOUS

12 NE AFTER THE WAR - GARY MOORE

13 27 LOVE SUPREME - SUPREMES/DIANA ROSS

14 08 ULTIMATE COLLECTION - BRYAN FERRY/ROXY MUSIC

15 09 KYLIE - KYLIE MINOGUE

Nice set of new entries in the album chart in 89. ROY ORBISON sadly passed away in Dec 88, so 2 albums in the top 5. Of course ROY was also a member of the TRAVELLING WILBURYS and their Album was at 23, as well...and was the FLEETWOOD MAC GREATEST HITS collection, what inspired the REYNOLDS GIRLS to sing "I`D RATHER JACK, THAN FLEETWOOD MAC?"...

1989`s Singles chart...

w/k beginning 4th Feb 89

01 01 SOMETHINGS GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART - MARC ALMOND/GENE PITNEY

02 06 LOVE TRAIN - HOLLY JOHNSON

03 04 CUDDLY TOY - ROACHFORD

04 02 LIVING YEARS - MIKE AND THE MECHANICS

05 03 YOU GOT IT - ROY ORBISON

06 10 THATS THE WAY LOVE IS - TEN CITY

07 07 WAIT - ROBERT HOWERD/KYM MAZELLE

08 NE LAST OF THE INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOYS - MORRISEY

09 05 SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY - FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS

10 20 MY PREROGATIVE - BOBBY BROWN

11 35 LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING - MICHAEL BALL

12 22 LOVER IN ME - SHEENA EASTON

13 29 FINE TIME - YAZZ

14 17 BIG AREA - THEN JERICHO

15 08 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU - KYLIE AND JASON

16 27 ITS ONLY LOVE - SIMPLY RED

17 13 STOP - ERASURE

18 09 BE MY TWIN - BROTHER BEYOND

19 11 BUFFALO STANCE - NENEH CHERRY

20 26 I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU - SAMANTHA FOX

21 15 BABY DONT FOGET MY NUMBER - MILLI VANILLI

22 30 LOOKING FOR LINDA - HUE AND CRY

23 12 BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY-FREBIRD - WILL TO POWER

24 18 RESPECT - ADEVA

25 14 WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL - BOY MEETS GIRL

26 NE SHE WON`T TALK TO ME - LUTHER VANDROSS

27 24 BREAK 4 LOVE - RAZE

28 NE EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN - POISON

29 16 WHERE IS THE LOVE - MICA PARIS/WILL DOWNING

30 33 FISHERMAN`S BLUES - WATERBOYS

In 89, MARC ALMOND had a solo version of SOMETHINGS GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART on an album. This was created exactly like the 1967 original number 5 hit for GENE PITNEY. Marc, and his record company (Parlophone), persuaded GENE PITNEY to add his vocals, for the single release. HOLLY JOHNSON spun away from FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD for his first solo outing...MIKE RUTHERFORD teamed up, with PAUL CARRICK, for the LIVING YEARS, dedicated to his own father. How many other people had PAUL CARRICK sung with? Well, he had sung on many other records, and his first group, as such, was ACE (who had a top 20 hit in 74, with HOW LONG), later covered by ROD STEWART in 1982. MORRISEY scored another top 10 hit, away from the SMITHS (next week we expect MORRISEY back in the top 10, with the new single). There was BOBBY BROWN pre-marriage to who?...WHITNEY HOUSTON of course! MICHAEL BALL sang LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING from ASPECTS OF LOVE (the latest ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER production), helped by Radio 2 airplay (this about the only song in the singles chart, to be played by the station, at that time) along with presenters DEREK JAMESON, KEN BRUCE, JIMMY YOUNG, GLORIA HUNNIFORD, the late ADRIAN LOVE, and the late JOHN DUNN...SAMANTHA FOX sung DUSTY SPRINGFIELD...I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU also got to number 4 for BAY CITY ROLLERS, and the TOURISTS, unfortunately SAM FOX stalled at number 16! MILLI VANILLI had a BONEY M connection, same production team etc, and also we discovered MILLI VANILLI didnt sing on their records! Finally on 89, WILL TO POWER scored with the medley BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY and FREEBIRD....BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY (a PETER FRAMPTON song circa 76, from the live album, and FREEBIRD twice a hit for LYNYRD SKYNYRD in 76 and 83.

Let`s go to this weeks film chart...

w/k ending 8th Feb 08...

10 NE IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH

09 08 ENCHANTED

08 05 CHARLIE WILSONS WAR

07 07 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS

06 04 I AM LEGEND

05 06 ST TRINIANS

04 02 NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

03 03 PS I LOVE YOU

02 01 ALIEN VS PREDATOR REQUIEM

01 NE SWEENEY TODD

The top off-line dvd rentals...

10 RE 28 WEEKS LATER

09 10 NEXT

08 06 300

07 08 SIMPSONS MOVIE

06 07 SHREK THE THIRD

05 04 OCEANS 13

04 05 PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN-AT WORLDS END

03 03 TRANSFORMERS

02 02 DIE HARD 4.0

01 01 BOURNE ULTIMATUM

Let`s go straight to the top tracks/singles this week...6 new, 4 up, 27 down and 3 stay the same...

w/k ending 8th Feb

40 38 CHANGE - SUGABABES

39 32 PUMPKIN SOUP - KATE NASH

38 37 UMBRELLA - RIHANNA

37 35 DREAM CATCH ME - NEWTON FAULKNER

36 NE GREAT DJ - URBNRI

35 30 GOODBYE MR A. - HOOSIERS

34 28 ABOUT YOU NOW - SUGABABES

33 31 THIS IS THE LIFE - AMY MACDONALD

32 NE HOMETOWN GLORY - ADELE *

31 20 SOME KINDA RUSH - BOOTY LUV

30 NE JOURNEY CONTINUES - MARK BROWN/SARAH CRACKNELL *

29 19 HEARTBROKEN - T2/JODIE AYSHA

28 16 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS

27 23 SHE`S SO LOVELY - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

26 22 WHAT HURT`S THE MOST - CASCADA

25 24 RELAX-TAKE IT EASY - MIKA

24 18 MOVING TO NEW YORK - WOMBATS

23 21 CALL THE SHOTS - GIRLS ALOUD

22 25 WOW - KYLIE MINOGUE *

21 15 NO ONE - ALICIA KEYS

20 14 VALERIE - RONSON/WINEHOUSE

19 17 RULE THE WORLD - TAKE THAT

18 13 APOLOGISE - ONE REPUBLIC/TIMBALAND

17 NE STILL FIGURING OUT - ELLIOT MINOR

16 29 JUST FINE - MARY J. BLIGE

15 11 RIDE IT - JAY SEAN

14 12 HOMECOMING - KANYE WEST *

13 10 BE MINE - ROBYN

12 09 CRANK THAT - SOULJA BOY

11 08 ELVIS AIN`T DEAD - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS

10 05 SUPERSTAR - LUPE FIASCO

09 06 PIECE OF ME - BRITNEY SPEARS

08 26 SUN GOES DOWN - DAVID JORDAN *

07 NE JUST FOR TONIGHT - ONE NIGHT ONLY

06 04 DON`T STOP THE MUSIC - RIHANNA *

05 NE READY FOR THE FLOOR - HOT CHIP

04 05 WORK - KELLY ROWLAND

03 03 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK

02 02 CHASING PAVEMENTS - ADELE

01 01 NOW YOU`RE GONE - BASSHUNTER/DJ MENTAL THEO

* Denotes download only. There are 16 download only tracks, in this week`s top 75.

Looks like DAVID JORDAN is about to smash the top 3 next week. We tipped it for number one, on next week`s chart, last Monday! Can BASSHUNTER hold on for 5 weeks? This week NICKELBACK finally entered the physical top 15, expect them to go down next week, when MARK BROWN, MORRISEY, MICHAEL JACKSON will hit the top 10, and expect the FEELING to enter the top 10, on downloads alone. What about BJORK can she make the top 20, with EARTH INTRUDERS? Outside this week`s 40 we have PLAIN WHITE T`s (HEY THERE DELILAH, could be back in the 40, tomorrow) LEON JACKSON is 42, alongside ROBYN 43 (WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT), STRONGER - KANYE 44, GIMME MORE - BRITNEY 45, HTILY - RIHANNA, TIMBALAND, 50CENT, BLOC PARTY, DUFFY *and MICHAEL JACKSON*...in the top 60, its entries for URBNRI*, CRAIG DAVID*, BIFFY CLYRO*. CHASING CARS and SNOW PATROL goes to 51, and ROBYN and HANDLE ME is 52. ATOMIC KITTEN*, THE FEELING*, JAY Z/LINKIN PARK* and ISRAEL KAMIKAWAWOO`LE* are other entries in the full chart.

Won`t add a download chart, there wasn`t one on Smash Hits tv today, so can`t put that up either, but we have seen the iTunes thread anyway. Looking around other download charts, we see RIHANNA is number one in Woolworths downloads, MICHAEL JACKSON is in the top 30, on Tesco`s chart at 26, meanwhile DAVID JORDAN is number 4, in Tesco, but only 27 on Woolworths! NICKELBACK slip on HMV`s, and Tesco, and KELLY ROWLAND is at 3 in one, and 4 on another.

Look out in coming weeks for new releases from CASCADA, ALICIA KEYS, and DELINQUENT. Don`t forget Next Week`s Chart, on Monday from 4ish, where there will be battles in the albums with JACK JOHNSON, MARY J. BLIGE, HOT CHIP, ADELE (going for 2nd week at the top), and PAVOROTTI. Will RIHANNA`s physical release of DON`T STOP THE MUSIC head the singles? I shouldn`t think so, but ADELE could take a big tumble.

I believe downloads would make the chart, more exciting if the download was available only from the same day, as the physical release. I don`t like the chart being cluttered by old material. So, if an "old" recording becomes popular years later...such as Mariah Carey last December, then it should also be made available, as a physical single.

It is very apparent that many titles in the chart, lose there physical availability...such as at the moment, try to find a physical version of any of these, in single form...Rockstar - Nickelback, Relax-Take it Easy - Mika, She`s So Lovely - SFG, Goodbye Mr A - Hoosiers, Hey There Delilah - PWT`s, Umbrella - Rihanna, Dream Catch Me - Newton Faulkner, Gimme More - Britney Spears, With Every Heartbeat - Robyn, Hate That I Love You - Rihanna...these are all still in the top 40, but it is increasingly difficult, (why would you want to anyway, because they are months old) to get physical copies today. So, they should either be topped up by more supplys, or thrown out of the chart, to make way for newer hits, that may appear further down the top 200. As those titles are from albums (in the album chart anyway), then they have lost the appeal of the original single (when it was available). At the rate of this moment the download chart, will soon be exactly the same as the combined singles chart.

Totally off-topic, but did MRIB ever compile an airplay chart in the '80s? I'm curious as to how the airplay charts looked pre-October 1990!

Not directly. But of course during the 1984 - 93 period Airplay was included in the weekly chart, on Independant Radio, abeit 5% of airplay. To which, at the time was stated, "by using airplay in the main chart, it means our chart, is nearly 2 weeks ahead, of the rest". It is possible to work out some airplay, by looking at the Network Chart, from those days. Certainly, Wham`s "I`m Your Man" was an airplay number one, well in front of Feargal Sharkey`s "A Good Heart" in November 1985. Which put Wham as a new entry at number one, the week of release (ahead of Radio one`s top 40).