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But that was easily spotted. Anyway I don't know about iTunes, but I've bought the same things, more than once on Amazon, loads of times, because you tend to lose them, if you change PCs etc.

Multipli accounts? Using their mates? Who knows? But it sure gets on my tits! All then (maybe) most females of that ilk, are just influenced by their mates or crappy tv, that they have no mind of their own. They are hypnotised by what people tell 'em. It other words...Gullible.

But it doesn't answer the question, as to why 5/6 months in it's still be purchased (by likely the same people that already bought it previously). It's like multi-purchasing of the same thing & it really is what the "Tracks Chart" is. It's open to hype on a long term scale. Not really a reflection of the "real" general pubic (abeit your dappy female in the 18 - 30 group i.e. your Heart listener). It's the ones that have a short attention span, that of a moth! It's not really democracy. More like a niche market of the same person(s). It's like only the Conservatives turning up, at the Election...You get the same result, over & over!

The thing that really grates on me, is surely everyone that wanted to buy anything by Adele (God forbid!), such as "Set Fire To Her Brain" has already purchased it by now...So, why do these inferior talent type shows, make people download the damn thing again & again & again? Are they so, mindnumbling boring (like Independant Radio seem to think)?

Thanks Robbie! And I do agree about the Big Top 40. It's a silly gimmick, that doesn't work to the point of (the so called up to date chart at 6pm). It's not up to date, because it's just how iTunes looks at 6pm. Then, anyone can look at iTunes at 6pm & get the same result. It doesn't mean anything, because by 7pm, it's change again. The way airplay is used in the 11 to 40 is quite ridiculous & just reflects, what stagnant producers decide to playlist on Heart or Capital (otherwise known as Global Radio). Mike's Ultimate UK Chart does it better, because you get a full 16 hour sweep plus a small physical element. He adds airplay from Jason Scott's Internet stations (though just climbers & new entries). The result is a pretty much midweek chart on a Sunday. And it is a better chart show (even if I do say so, myself!). I mean if you listen to Radio One, you can guess what's coming next. With Mike's effort, you're pushed to even guess, what's even going to be #1. With Radio One giving midweek information, you'll never gonna have a "Fresh" sound on a Sunday. Perhaps, Radio One should just do a Wednesday Midweek Chart & forget the rest of the week, coz that's as Fresh as they get & with Big Top 40's 2.5 million listeners to Radio One's 900,000...there is definately something a miss here...whatever anyone says.

The Almost Saturday charts were a Mike Robinson Production, based on an average from 5 download sites, iTunes sales & the odd physical at HMV. Top Physicals 01 NE JLS 02 NE MADONNA 03 01 NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS 04 02 PAUL WELLER 05 03 MARCUS COLLINS Top 15 Combined Albums 15 14 MICHAEL BOLTON 14 12 DREAMBOATS & PETTICOATS: THE PETTICOAT COLLECTION - VARIOUS 13 NE SHINS 12 04 MICHAEL KIWANUKA 11 15 COLDPLAY 10 07 NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL RUNNING - VARIOUS 09 06 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 08 05 BE MY BABY - VARIOUS 07 08 + - ED SHEERAN 06 10 BORN TO DIE - LANA DEL REY 05 03 21 - ADELE 04 02 EMELI SANDE 03 11 DAVID GUETTA 02 01 MILITARY WIVES 01 NE PAUL WELLER Top 70 Combined Songs CHER LLOYD COLLEGE ADELE - SLY KATY PERRY CALVIN HARRIS - YNA TAYLOR SWIFT MADONNA 10) REDLIGHT LMFAO - PRA CHRISTINA PERRI 60 ONE DIRECTION - WMYB 9) 59 LISSIE 58 AVICCI 57 BEYONCE - EOT 56 BLACK KEYS 55 CHIDDY BANG 54 GYM CLASS HEROES 53 M.I.A. 52 LABRINTH 51 DAVID GUETTA/USHER 50 ARCTIC MONKEYS 49 TAIO CRUZ 48 ED SHEERAN - LH 8) 47 FLO RIDA - GF 46 OLLY MURS - OMG 45 LANA DEL REY - VG 7inch 7) 44 COLDPLAY - PARADISE 43 WILL I. AM 42 COVER DRIVE 6) 41 LANA DEL REY - BTD 7inch 5) 40 DRAKE/RIHANNA 39 ANGEL/WRETCH 32 38 MAROON FIVE 37 TYGA 36 RIHANNA/CALVIN HARRIS 35 OLLY MURS - DWMT 34 DAPPY/BRIAN MAY 33 PITBULL/CHRIS BROWN 32 FLORENCE & THE MACHINE 31 LLOYD 30 ALYSSA REID 29 LMFAO - SFPR 28 RIHANNA - TTT 27 COLDPLAY - CB 26 LIL' WAYNE 25 AZEALIA BANKS 24 ED SHEERAN - DRUNK 4) 23 MARCUS COLLINS 3) 22 RIZZLE KICKS 21 KELLY CLARKSON 20 LMFAO - SAIKI 19 YOU ME AT SIX 18 TINCHY STRYDER 17 SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA 16 STOOSHE/TRAVIE MCCOY 15 JESSIE J 14 JASON MRAZ 13 DJ FRESH/RITA ORA 12inch 2) 12 JAY Z/KANYE WEST - NIGGAS 11 ALEXANDRA BURKE 10 GUETTA/MINAJ 09 EMELI SANDE 08 FLO RIDA/SIA 07 GUETTA/SIA 06 JLS 1) 05 NICKI MINAJ 04 LABRINTH 03 GOTYE/KIMBRA 02 SEAN PAUL 01 KATY PERRY ) Without downloads alone Cor, that chart looks familiar! Mainly, because it's pretty much the same, as the one Mike broadcasted last Sunday on "The Ultimate UK Chart". You can hear that across the net, every Sunday (of course) on great Internet Stations & RSLs, such as ABCbroadcasting.co.uk & Chase FM. I've got 3 shows. The Classic Retro Countdown plays those original charts of the 50s to the 80s, every Sunday at 2pm with Richard Todd on AtlanticOldies2NG & there's the new show, starting on Saturday 7th April at 3pm "Call Me Number One", where we'll be plaing out Worldwide number one hits, from the 40s to the 2000s...Don't miss that one, & if you end up in Hospital, you can catch me (personally) with the "Double Countdown Show" with those Top Tens (& Records outside the top 10s) from 1960 to 1987, every Sunday at 12pm. That's that for this Chart...never to be seen again! 4 years after MRIB finished the Singles chart. These days I (personally) think the charts, need a good kicking (as they are just shite) & out of date, before they even hit the air of Radio One. Goodness knows, why they even bother with a chart show! The truth is, everyone knows what's going to happen & you still get these dumbos, texting in to idiots (like Yates) as to what might be Number One (when it's a bloody foregone conclusion!!). The real reason that they've lost some 3 million listeners in 10 years. I leave you with a selection of hilariously worded signs, from around the World: (These are all real signs that exist) From: HELEN BENTLEY In a Bangkok Temple: IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ENTER A WOMAN, EVEN A FOREIGNER, IF DRESSED AS A MAN. Cocktail lounge, Norway: LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR. Doctor's office, Rome: SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES. Dry cleaners, Bangkok: DROP YOUR TROUSERS HERE FOR THE BEST RESULTS. In a Nairobi restaurant: CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE, OUGHT TO SEE THE MANAGER. On the main road to Mombasa, leaving Nairobi: TAKE NOTICE: WHEN THIS SIGN IS UNDER WATER, THIS ROAD IS IMPASSABLE. On a poster at Kencom: ARE YOU AN ADULT THAT CANNOT READ? IF SO WE CAN HELP. In a City restaurant: OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND WEEKENDS. In a Cemetery: PERSONS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING FLOWERS, FROM ANY BUT THEIR OWN GRAVES. Tokyo hotel's rules and regulations: GUESTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SMOKE, OR DO OTHER DISGUSTING BEHAVIOURS IN BED. On the menu of a Swiss Restaurant: OUR WINES LEAVE YOU NOTHING TO HOPE FOR. In a Tokyo Bar: SPECIAL COCKTAILS FOR THE LADIES WITH NUTS. Hotel, Yugoslavia: THE FLATTENING OF UNDERWEAR WITH PLEASURE, IS THE JOB OF THE CHAMBERMAID. Hotel, Japan: YOU ARE INVITED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAMBERMAID. In the lobby of a Moscow Hotel, across from a Russian Orthodox Monastery: YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE CEMETERY, WHERE FAMOUS RUSSIAN AND SOVIET COMPOSERS, ARTISTS AND WRITERS ARE BURIED DAILY, EXCEPT THURSDAY. A sign posted in Germany's Black Forest: IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN ON OUR BLACK FOREST CAMPING SITE, THAT PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT SEX, FOR INSTANCE, MEN AND WOMEN, LIVE TOGETHER IN ONE TENT, UNLESS THEY ARE MARRIED WITH EACH OTHER FOR THIS PURPOSE. Hotel, Zurich: BECAUSE OF THE IMPROPRIETY OF ENTERTAINING GUESTS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX IN THE BEDROOM, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE LOBBY BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. Advertisement for donkey rides, Thailand: WOULD YOU LIKE TO RIDE ON YOUR OWN ASS? Airline ticket office, Copenhagen: WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS. A Laundry in Rome: LADIES, LEAVE YOUR CLOTHES HERE AND THEN SPEND THE AFTERNOON HAVING A GOOD TIME. And finally the all time classic Seen in an Abu Dhabi Souk shop window: IF THE FRONT IS CLOSED PLEASE ENTER THROUGH MY BACKSIDE… …. Priceless!

I can confirm that the Dooleys, did infact have 2 weeks at #60 & 4wks in the top 75. It's the published books that are wrong (as usual). I've got the top 75 from Record Mirror for 1978.

Now, most people know that after April 2006. more & more tracks, began to enter the charts on download alone & it became possible to have 4 Singles charts. That is, the main combined Download/Physical chart, the Download Only chart, the Physical Only chart, & the other one, where Singles were only noted on download if they had a physical available i.e. the Chart without downloads alone. I've noted down the "Without Downloads Alone" #1s on the MRIB #1 list. So, what about those Physical Number Ones, then? Here they are from April 2006 onwards: 2nd Apr 06 YOU KILLED ME - MORRISEY not a combined #1 9th Apr 06 CRAZY - GNARLS BARKLEY Note: On the 30th April 2006 "The View From The Afternoon" the title track from an E.P. by the Arctic Monkeys should of topped the Physical chart, & indeed appeared in the ordinary chart at #4. Unfortunately, it was a 5 track E.P. & the powers that be, do not allow that many tracks for an E.P. to count as a single. So, it was disqualified from the chart...Rather stupid I thought, but then who am I? 4th Jun 06 I WISH I WAS A PUNK ROCKER - SANDI THOM 25th Jun 06 SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE - MUSE not a combined #1 2nd Jul 06 HIPS DON'T LIE - SHAKIRA/WYCLEF JEAN 9th Jul 06 SMILE - LILY ALLEN 23rd Jul 06 PLEASE PLEASE/DON'T STOP ME NOW - MCFLY 30th Jul 06 HIPS DON'T LIE - SHAKIRA/WYCLEF JEAN 6th Aug 06 STARS ARE BLIND - PARIS HILTON not a combined #1 13th Aug 06 HIPS DON'T LIE - SHAKIRA/WYCLEF JEAN 20th Aug 06 LEAVE BEFORE THE LIGHTS COME ON - ARCTIC MONKEYS not a combined #1 27th Aug 06 DEJA VOUS - BEYONCE/JAY Z 3rd Sept 06 SEXY BACK - JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 10th Sept 06 DON'T FEEL LIKE DANCIN' - SCISSOR SISTERS 8th Oct 06 COME TO ME - P. DIDDY not a combined #1 15th Oct 06 WELCOME TO THE BLACK PARADE - MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE 29th Oct 06 STAR GIRL - MCFLY 5th Nov 06 PUT YOUR HANDS UP FOR DETROIT - FEDDE LE GRANDE 12th Nov 06 THE ROSE - WESTLIFE 26th Nov 06 PATIENCE - TAKE THAT 17th Dec 06 21ST CENTURY CHRISTMAS - CLIFF RICHARD not a combined #1 24th Dec 06 A MOMENT LIKE THIS - LEONA LEWIS 2007 21st Jan 07 TOO LITTLE TOO LATE - K-CI & JOJO not a combined #1 28th Jan 07 FAMOUS LAST WORDS - MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE not a combined #1 4th Feb 07 MIKA - GRACE KELLY 25th Feb 07 RUBY - KAISER CHIEFS 4th Mar 07 SHINE - TAKE THAY 18th Mar 07 WALK THIS WAY - SUGABABES VS GIRLS ALOUD 25th Mar 07 I'M GONNA BE (500 MILES) - THE PROCLAIMERS/BRIAN POTTER/ANDY PIPKIN 22nd Apr 07 BRAINSTORM - ARCTIC MONKEYS not a combined #1 29th Apr 07 BEAUTIFUL LIAR - BEYONCE/SHAKIRA 6th May 07 YOUR LOVE ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH - MANIC STREET PREACHERS not a combined #1 13th May 07 BABY'S COMING BACK/TRANSYLVANIA - MCFLY 20th May 07 FLYING THE FLAG - SCOOCH not a combined #1 27th May 07 BEAUTIFUL LIAR - BEYONCE/SHAKIRA 3rd Jun 07 UMBRELLA - RIHANNA/JAY Z 17th Jun 07 ICKY THUMP - WHITE STRIPES not a combined #1 24th Jun 07 ANY DREAM WILL DO - LEE MEAD not a combined #1 1st Jul 07 UMBRELLA - RIHANNA/JAY Z 15th Jul 07 FLUORESCENT ADOLESCENCE - ARCTIC MONKEYS not a combined #1 22nd Jul 07 UMBRELLA - RIHANNA/JAY Z 29th Jul 07 THE WAY I ARE - TIMBALAND 12th Aug 07 WITH EV'RY HEARTBEAT - ROBYN 26th Aug 07 BLUE SUEDE SHOES - ELVIS PRESLEY not a combined #1 2nd Sept 07 BEAUTIFUL GIRLS - SEAN KINGSTON 23rd Sept 07 AYO TECHNOLOGY - 50CENT/JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 30th Sept 07 NO U HANG UP - SHAYNE WARD not a combined #1 7th Oct 07 ABOUT YOU NOW - SUGABABES 14th Oct 07 BIG HUNK O' LOVE - ELVIS PRESLEY not a combined #1 21st Oct 07 VALERIE - MARK RONSON/AMY WINEHOUSE not a combined #1 28th Oct 07 BLEEDING LOVE - LEONA LEWIS 16th Dec 07 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD/HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS - KATIE MELUA/EVA CASSIDY (This Record was only available at Tesco) 23rd Dec 07 WHEN YOU BELIEVE - LEON JACKSON 2008 13th Jan 08 NOW YOU'RE GONE - BASSHUNTER 17th Feb 08 SUN GO GOES DOWN - DAVID JORDAN not a combined #1 24th Feb 08 WHAT'S IT GONNA BE - H TWO O not a combined #1 2nd Mar 08 MERCY - DUFFY 16th Mar 08 BETTER IN TIME/FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND - LEONA LEWIS one downfall of downloads is that Double A sides get listed separately, which is what prevented this from being a combined #1 23rd Mar 08 MERCY - DUFFY 30th Mar 08 AMERICAN BOY - ESTELLE/KANYE WEST 6th Apr 08 TOUCH MY BODY - MARIAH CAREY not a combined #1 13th Apr 08 AMERICAN BOY - ESTELLE/KANYE WEST 20th Apr 08 AGE OF THE UNDERSTATEMENT - LAST SHADOW PUPPETS not a combined #1 27th Apr 08 4 MINUTES - MADONNA/JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 11th May 08 IN MY ARMS - KYLIE MINOGUE not a combined #1 18th May 08 THATS NOT MY NAME - TING TINGS 25th May 08 TAKE A BOW - RIHANNA 1st Jun 08 HAVE YOU MADE UP YOUR MIND/ECHOES - PAUL WELLER not a comined 8th Jun 08 ALL YOU NEED IS ME - MORRISEY not a combined #1 15th Jun 08 WATCH OUT - ALEX GAUDINO not a combined #1 22nd Jun 08 FOREVER - CHRIS BROWN not a combined #1 29th Jun 08 CLOSER - NE-YO 13th Jul 08 ALL I EVER WANTED - BASSHUNTER not a combined #1 20th Jul 08 ONE FOR THE RADIO - MCFLY not a combined #1 27th Jul 08 GIVE IT 2 ME - MADONNA not a combined #1 3rd Aug 08 ALL SUMMER LONG - KID ROCK 10th Aug 08 5 YEARS TIME - NOAH & THE WHALE not a combined #1 17th Aug 08 LOVE IS NOISE - VERVE not a combined #1 31st Aug 08 MOUNTAINS - BIFFY CLYRO not a combined #1 7th Sept 08 I KISSED A GIRL - KATY PERRY 14th Sept 08 THANK YOU FOR A LIFETIME - CLIFF RICHARD not a combined #1 21st Sept 08 LIES - MCFLY not a combined #1 28th Sept 08 CHANGES - WILL YOUNG not a combined #1 5th Oct 08 SHOCK OF THE LIGHTNING/FALLIN' DOWN - OASIS not a combined #1 19th Oct 08 WINNERS SONG - GERALDINE MCQUEEN (PETER KAY) not a combined 26th Oct 08 THE PROMISE - GIRLS ALOUD 2nd Nov 08 HERO - X FACTOR FINALISTS 7th Dec 08 I'M OUT OF TIME - OASIS not a combined #1 14th Dec 08 PEACE ON EARTH-LITTLE DRUMMER BOY (MEDLEY) - BANDAGED (TERRY WOGAN & ALED JONES) not a combined #1 21st Dec 08 HALLELUJAH - ALEXANDRA BURKE 2009 1st Feb 09 THE FEAR - LILY ALLEN (the week when Woolworths closed & the Physical died, even more) 8th Feb 09 HALLELUJAH - ALEXANDRA BURKE 15th Feb 09 I'M THROWING MY ARMS AROUND PARIS - MORRISEY not a combined #1 22nd Feb 09 GET ON YOUR BOOTS - U2 not a combined #1 1st Mar 09 WHATCHA THINK ABOUT THAT - PUSSYCAT DOLLS/MISSY ELLIOTT not a combined #1 8th Mar 09 JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH - SATURDAYS sold 11,087 this week, but not a combined #1 15th Mar 09 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM - COMIC RELIEF 5th Apr 09 RIGHT ROUND - FLO RIDA 19th Apr 09 POKER FACE - LADY GAGA 26th Apr 09 FIELDS OF ANFIELD ROAD - LIVERPOOL COLLECTIVE not a combined 3rd May 09 UNTOUCHABLE - GIRLS ALOUD not a combined #1 10th May 09 NUMBER ONE - TINCHY STRYDER/N-DUBZ 17th May 09 WE MADE YOU - EMINEM not a combined #1 24th May 09 BONKERS - DIZZEE RASCAL/ARMAND VAN HELDON 31st May 09 BOOM BOOM POW - BLACK EYED PEAS Dizzee & Armand held on combined 7th Jun 09 DID YOU SEE ME COMING - PET SHOP BOYS not a combined #1 14th Jun 09 BOOM BOOM POW - BLACK EYED PEAS strangely "Mama Do" & Pixie Lott was not a Physical #1 21st Jun 09 RELEASE ME - AGNES not a combined #1 28th Jun 09 HEART BREAK MAKE ME A DANCER - SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR not a combined #1 5th Jul 09 EVACUATE THE DANCEFLOOR - CASCADA 12th Jul 09 PAPARZZI - LADY GAGA not a combined #1 19th Jul 09 BEAT AGAIN - JLS 16th Aug 09 I GOTTA FEELING - BLACK EYED PEAS 6th Sept 09 GET SEXY - SUGABABES not a combined #1 13th Sept 09 UPRISING - MUSE not a combined #1 20th Sept 09 CELEBRATION - MADONNA not a combined #1 4th Oct 09 SINGING THE BLUES - CLIFF RICHARD & THE SHADOWS not a combined #1 11th Oct 09 OOPSY DAISY - CHIPMUNP/DAYO OLATUNJI 18th Oct 09 BAD BOYS - ALEXANDRA BURKE 25th Oct 09 FIGHT FOR THIS LOVE - CHERYL COLE 1st Nov 09 WHAT ABOUT NOW - WESTLIFE not a combined #1 8th Nov 09 EVERYBODY IN LOVE - JLS 15th Nov 09 HAPPY - LEONA LEWIS not a combined #1 22nd Nov 09 YOU ARE NOT ALONE - X FACTOR FINALISTS 29th Nov 09 CHILDREN IN NEED MEDLEY - PETER KAY'S ALL STAR BAND 20th Dec 09 THE CLIMB - JOE MCELDERRY 2010 24th Jan 10 MANY OF HORROR - BIFFY CLYRO not a combined #1 31st Jan 10 THE CLIMB - JOE MCELDERRY 21st Feb 10 EVERYBODY HURTS - HELPING HAITI 14th Mar 10 GAVE IT ALL AWAY - BOYZONE not a combined #1 21st Mar 10 TELEPHONE - LADY GAGA/BEYONCE 11th Apr 10 HOT - INNA not a combined #1 18th Apr 10 WAKE UP THE NATION/NO TEARS TO CRY - PAUL WELLER not a combined #1 25th Apr 10 ONCE - DIANA VICKERS 9th May 10 BITTERSWEET - SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTOR not a combined #1 16th May 10 GOOD TIMES - ROLL DEEP 23rd May 10 LOVE IS A HURRICANE - BOYZONE (2052 physical copies sold in the first week) not a combined #1 6th Jun 10 OVER THE RAINBOW - DANIELLE HOPE not a combined #1 13th Jun 10 IF I CAN DREAM - TERRY VENABLES not a combined #1 20th Jun 10 SHOUT FOR ENGLAND - DIZZEE RASCL/JAMES CORDEN 4th Jul 10 ALL THE LOVERS - KYLIE MINOGUE not a combined #1 25th Jul 10 CLUB IS ALIVE - JLS 1st Aug 10 ALL TIME LOW - THE WANTED 15th Aug 10 MISSING YOU - SATURDAYS not a combined #1 22nd Aug 10 ALL TIME LOW - THE WANTED 29th Aug 10 SLOW - RUMER not a combined #1 5th Sept 10 PLEASE DON'T LET ME GO - OLLY MURS 12th Sept 10 PARTY GIRL - MCFLY not a combined #1 26th Sept 10 START WITHOUT YOU - ALEXANDRA BURKE 3rd Oct 10 GET OUTTA MY WAY - KYLIE MINOGUE not a combined #1 10th Oct 10 SHAME - ROBBIE WILLIAMS/GARY BARLOW not a combined #1 24th Oct 10 HEART VACANCY - THE WANTED not a combined #1 31st Oct 10 PROMISE THIS - CHERYL COLE 14th Nov 10 THE FLOOD - TAKE THAT not a combined #1 21st Nov 10 LOVE YOU MORE - JLS 28th Nov 10 HEROES - X FACTOR FINALISTS 19th Dec 10 WHEN WE COLLIDE (MANY OF HORROR) - MATT CARDLE 2011 23rd Jan 11 ROLLING IN THE DEEP - ADELE not a combined #1 13th Feb 11 WHEN WE COLLIDE (MANY OF HORROR) - MATT CARDLE 20th Feb 11 EYES WIDE SHUT - JLS/TINIE TEMPAH not a combined #1 27th Feb 11 KIDZ - TAKE THAT not a combined #1 13th Mar 11 THAT'S THE TRUTH - MCFLY not a combined #1 20th Mar 11 GOLD FOREVER - THE WANTED not a combined #1 27th Mar 11 I KNOW HIM SO WELL - SUSAN BOYLE/PETER KAY not a combined #1 24th Apr 11 GLAMOROUS GLUE - MORRISEY not a combined #1, only #69 8th May 11 I CAN - BLUE not a combined #1 29th May 11 JUDAS - LADY GAGA not a combined #1 19th Jun 11 BOUNCE - CALVIN HARRIS/KELIS not a combined #1 26th Jun 11 PERFUME - PARADE not a combined #1 3rd Jul 11 EVERY TEARDROP IS A WATERFULL - COLDPLAY not a combined #1 17th Jul 11 GLAD YOU CAME - THE WANTED 31st Jul 11 SHE MAKES ME WANNA - JLS/DEV 7th Aug 11 SWAGGER JAGGER - CHER LLOYD 28th Aug 11 DEATH OF YOU & ME - NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS not a combined #1 4th Sept 11 YOU NEED ME I DON'T NEED YOU - ED SHEERAN not a combined #1 18th Sept 11 WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL - ONE DIRECTION 16th Oct 11 RUN FOR YOUR LIFE - MATT CARDLE not a combined #1 23rd Oct 11 LIGHTNING - THE WANTED not a combined #1 6th Nov 11 WITH YOUR LOVE - CHER LLOYD/MIKE POSNER 7500 not a combined #1 13th Nov 11 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME - JLS not a combined #1 20th Nov 11 GOTTA BE YOU - ONE DIRECTION not a combined #1 4th Dec 11 WISHING ON A STAR - X FACTOR FINALISTS 18th Dec 11 CANNONBALL - LITTLE MIX 20,000+ 25th Dec 11 WHEREVER YOU ARE - MILITARY WIVES 384,000 2012 1st Jan 12 WHEREVER YOU ARE - MILITARY WIVES 45,000 8th Jan 12 WHEREVER YOU ARE - MILITARY WIVES 14,000 15th Jan 12 WHEREVER YOU ARE - MILITARY WIVES 8000 22nd Jan 12 WHEREVER YOU ARE - MILITARY WIVES 4000 5th Feb 12 BORDERS - FEEDER not a combined #1, it only made #52 12th Feb 12 WHEREVER YOU ARE - MILITARY WIVES 19th Feb 12 ONE THING - ONE DIRECTION 5700 not a combined #1 11th Mar 12 SEVEN NATION ARMY - MARCUS COLLINS not a combined #1 18th Mar 12 DREAM ON - NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS not a combined #1, only #52 25th Mar 12 PROUD - JLS

Ah, the regions are so different. Just like TV shows, used to be. Hence, ITV regions, playing out different shows at the same times. Especially across the Weekend in the 70s & 80s. Some regions preferred "Hart To Hart" to "A Man Called Sloane" & "Hawaii Five O" to "Simon & Simon". 1995 15th Jan 95 COTTON-EYE JOE - REDNEX MRIB, a week late, with this one, though on the 8th Jan 1995, the London chart had Celine Dion at the top early, but Cotton-Eye Joe did make the London #1 29th Jan 95 THINK TWICE - CELINE DION 19th Mar 95 JULIA SAYS - WET WET WET not an Official #1. Radio One had "Love Can Build A Bridge" at the top. This could have been due to MRIB, not polling Woolworths, but it was also the London #1 26th Mar 95 DON'T STOP - OUTHERE BROTHERS on the London chart "Love Can Build A Bridge" went to the top late, instead 2nd Apr 95 BACK FOR GOOD - TAKE THAT 7th May 95 SOME MIGHT SAY - OASIS MRIB were a week late, again & this meant that "Dreamer" & Living Joy only made #2 for MRIB, though Living Joy were a London #1, & Oasis weren't 14th May 95 UNCHAINED MELODY - ROBSON & JEROME 9th Jul 95 BOOM BOOM BOOM - OUTHERE BROTHERS MRIB, a week late again 30th Jul 95 NEVER FORGET - TAKE THAT 20th Aug 95 COUNTRY HOUSE - BLUR 10th Sept 95 YOU ARE NOT ALONE - MICHAEL JACKSON MRIB, a week late again, but the London chart had it there, the week before 17th Sept 95 BOOMBASTIC - SHAGGY not a London #1. Michael Jackson held on 24th Sept 95 FAIRGROUND - SIMPLY RED On 1st Oct, according to Official reports "Sorted For E's & Whizzz/Mis Shapes & Pulp was a Tuesday midweek #1 22nd Oct 95 GANGSTA'S PARADISE - COOLIO in London, Simply Red held on for an extra week 5th Nov 95 I BELIEVE - ROBSON & JEROME 3rd Dec 95 EARTH SONG - MICHAEL JACKSON 10th Dec 95 FREE AS A BIRD - THE BEATLES not an Official #1, but definately midweek, but not a London #1 either 17th Dec 95 EARTH SONG - MICHAEL JACKSON 1996 14th Jan 96 JESUS TO A CHILD - GEORGE MICHAEL 21st Jan 96 SPACEMAN - BABYLON ZOO 18th Feb 96 ANYTHING - 3T not an Official #1, but a close week & a midweek #1 & also a London #1. According to Official reports "Children" & Robert Miles was a Tuesday midweek #1 25th Feb 96 DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER - OASIS 3rd Mar 96 HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE - TAKE THAT 24th Mar 96 FIRESTARTER - PRODIGY in London, Take That held on for a week, & then Mark Morrison took over 7th Apr 96 X FILES - MARK SNOW not an Official #1, a definate midweek, but Mark Morrison was the London #1 14th Apr 96 THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT US - MICHAEL JACKSON not an Official #1. It was a close top 4 that week, it was a definate midweek #1, but only made #4 an Radio One. While on MRIB, "Return Of The Mac" only made #2 this week, but was again, #1 in London & Michael wasn't 21st Apr 96 DESIGN FOR LIFE - MANIC STREET PREACHERS not an Official #1, but again a midweek #1, & a close call with Mark Morrison, & Mark was still #1 in London 28th Apr 96 FAST LOVE - GEORGE MICHAEL 5th May 96 RETURN OF THE MAC - MARK MORRISON he finally made it, on MRIB, but over on Radio One, George Michael remained at the top in a close week, & George was also the London #1 12th May 96 FAST LOVE - GEORGE MICHAEL 19th May 96 OOH AH JUST A LITTLE BIT - GINA G. 26th May 96 THREE LIONS - LIGHNING SEEDS 8th Jun 96 KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONG - FUGEES a week late, for MRIB. "Three Lions" returned to the top on Radio One on 30th June 1996, but not on MRIB & the Fugees topped the London chart from the 1st June & then on 30th June, "Three Lions" returned for London for a week 14th Jul 96 FORVER LOVE - GARY BARLOW 21st Jul 96 WANABEE - SPICE GIRLS On 25th Aug, according to Official reports "Spinning The Wheel" & George Michael was a Tuesday midweek #1 8th Sept 96 FLAVA - PETER ANDRE 15th Sept 96 READY OR NOT - FUGEES 29th Sept 96 BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S - DEEP BLUE SOMETHING 6th Oct 96 SETTING SUN - CHEMICAL BROTHERS in London, Deep Blue Something had a 2nd week at the top 13th Oct 96 WORDS - BOYZONE 20th Oct 96 SAY YOU'LL BE THERE - SPICE GIRLS 3rd Nov 96 WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKEN HEARTED - ROBSON & JEROME 17th Nov 96 BREATHE - PRODIGY on 24th Nov, "No Woman No Cry" & the Fugees was the London #1 1st Dec 96 I FEEL YOU - PETER ANDRE 8th Dec 96 DIFFERENT BEAT - BOYZONE 15th Dec 96 KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR - DUNBLAINE 22nd Dec 96 2 BECOME ONE - SPICE GIRLS 1997 12th Jan 97 2 BECOME ONE - SPICE GIRLS "Professional Widow" & Tori Amos was not a MRIB #1, though it was on Radio One in a close week of small sales, with the Tuesday midweek #1 going to "Quit Playing Games With My Heart" & Back Street Boys. On the London chart "People Hold On" & Lisa Stansfield went to the top & according to Official reports, that was actually a midweek Wednesday #1 19th Jan 97 YOUR WOMAN - WHITE TOWN 26th Jan 97 BEETLEBUM - BLUR 2nd Feb 97 AIN'T NOBODY - L.L. COOL J in London, White Town returned to the top 9th Feb 97 DISCOTHEQUE - U2 16th Feb 97 DON'T SPEAK - NO DOUBT On 2nd Mar, according to Official reports "Hush" & Kula Shaker was a midweek Tuesday #1 9th Mar 97 MAMA/WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE - SPICE GIRLS On 16th Mar, according to Official reports "Isn't It A Wonder" & Boyzone was a Tuesday midweek #1 30th Mar 97 BLOCK ROCKIN' BEATS - CHEMICAL BROTHERS in London, the Spice Girls held on for an extra week 6th Apr 97 RICHARD III - SUPERGRASS not an Official #1, a definate midweek. R. Kelly got the Official #1 & London #1 13th Apr 97 SONG 2 - BLUR not an Official #1, another midweek, & R. Kelly was still the Official & London #1 20th Apr 97 I BELIEVE I CAN FLY - R. KELLY 2 weeks late for MRIB in close weeks. According to Official reports "Old Before I Die" & Robbie Williams was a Tuesday midweek#1 27th Apr 97 BLOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR - MICHAEL JACKSON 4th May 97 LOVE WON'T WAIT - GARY BARLOW in London "Star People" & George Michael went to the top & according to Official reports, was a Tuesday midweek #1 11th May 97 YOU'RE NOT ALONE - OLIVE 25th May 97 I WANNA BE THE ONLY ONE - ETERNAL 1st Jun 97 MMMBOP - HANSON in London, Eternal returned to the top on 15th June for a week 22nd Jun 97 I'LL BE MISSING YOU - PUFF DADDY in London, on 29th July 97, "Ecuador" & Sash went to the top for a week. According to Official reports "Bitter Sweet Symphony" & the Verve was a Tueday midweek #1 13th Jul 97 DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN - OASIS it was #1 for 2 weeks on MRIB & London, but only one on Radio One, as Puff Daddy returned on 20th July for Radio One 27th Jul 97 I'LL BE MISSING YOU - PUFF DADDY according to Official reports "Picture Of You" & Boyzone was a Tuesday midweek #1 10th Aug 97 MEN IN BLACK - WILL SMITH 7th Sept 97 DRUGS DON'T WORK - THE VERVE 14th Sept 97 YOU HAVE BEEN LOVED E.P. - GEORGE MICHAEL not an Official #1 or a London #1, though a definate midweek 21st Sept 97 CANDLE IN THE WIND 97 - ELTON JOHN a week late MRIB, because I believe it wasn't released until the Friday, after that Diana's death 19th Oct 97 SPICE UP YOUR LIFE - SPICE GIRLS 2nd Nov 97 BARBIE GIRL - AQUA a week late for MRIB. In London, on 9th Nov, "Torn" & Natalie Imbruglia went to the top for 2 weeks 23rd Nov 97 PERFECT DAY - VARIOUS ARTISTS 7th Dec 97 SAY 'EH OH - TELETUBBIES the Teletubbies were the MRIB Christmas #1 of 1997, in a close week with "Too Much" & the Spice Girls, but the London #1 did go to the Spice Girls No MRIB chart on 28th Dec 07, but the Spice Girls would of taken the #1 1998 4th Jan 98 TOO MUCH - SPICE GIRLS "Perfect Day" returned to top the Radio One chart this week, in a close week 11th Jan 98 BAMBOOGIE - BAMBOO not an Official #1. They had "Never Ever" & All Saints in a close week & low sales. Bamboo a definate midweek #1, but All Saints were also #1 on the London chart 18th Jan 98 ALL AROUND THE WORLD - OASIS 25th Jan 98 YOU MAKE ME WANNA - USHER 8th Feb 98 DOCTOR JONES - AQUA a week late for MRIB & the London chart had "All I Have To Give" & the Back Street Boys at the top 15th Feb 98 MY HEART WILL GO ON - CELINE DION 22nd Feb 98 BRIMFUL OF ASHA - CORNERSHOP 1st Mar 98 FROZEN - MADONNA 8th Mar 98 MY HEART WILL GO ON - CELINE DION 15th Mar 98 IT'S LIKE THAT - RUN DMC/JASON NEVINS 12th Apr 98 TURN IT UP - BUSTA RYMES not an Official #1, or a London #1, though it was another of those Official midweek #1s 19th Apr 98 IT'S LIKE THAT - RUN DMC/JASON NEVINS 26th Apr 98 ALL THAT I NEED - BOYZONE 3rd May 98 UNDER THE BRIDGE/LADY MARMALADE - ALL SAINTS it remained at the top for MRIB for 3 weeks, thus "If Only I Could Turn Back Time" & Aqua only made #2 on MRIB, though Aqua did make it in London 24th May 98 FEEL IT - THE TAMPERER 31st May 98 C'EST LA VIE - BEWITCHED 14th Jun 98 THREE LIONS - LIGHTNING SEEDS it stayed at #1, for 4 weeks on MRIB this time, preventing "Because We Want To" & Billie from going to the top, though she did on the London chart 12th Jul 98 FREAK ME - ANOTHER LEVEL 19th Jul 98 DEEPER UNDERGROUND - JAMERIQUAI 26th Jul 98 VIVA FOREVER - SPICE GIRLS 9th Aug 98 NO MATTER WHAT - BOYZONE 16th Aug 98 MUSICS BETTER WITH YOU - STARDUST not an Official #1, but both MRIB & the London chart, a definate midweek #1 officially, though 23rd Aug 98 NO MATTER WHAT - BOYZONE 30th Aug 98 IF YOU TOLERATE THIS (YOUR CHILDREN WILL BE NEXT) - MANIC STREET PREACHERS 6th Sept 98 BOOTIE CALL - ALL SAINTS 13th Sept 98 MILLENIUM - ROBBIE WILLIAMS 20th Sept 98 I WANT YOU BACK - MEL B. & MISSY ELLIOT 27th Sept 98 ROLLERCOASTER - BEWITCHED 11th Oct 98 GIRLFRIEND - BILLIE 18th Oct 98 GYM& TONIC - SPACEDUST on the London chart, they had "More Than A Woman" & 911 at the top, which according to Official reports, was a Tuesday midweek #1 25th Oct 98 BELIEVE - CHER according to Official reports "Outside" & George Michael was a Tuesday midweek #1 29th Nov 98 I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE ME - BOYZONE not an Official #1, but MRIB & also on the London chart & a definate midweek #1 officially 6th Dec 98 IT'S A HARDKNOCK LIFE - JAY Z not an Official #1, but definate midweek. Both Radio One & the London chart had Cher at the top this week 13th Dec 98 TO YOU I BELONG - BEWITCHED 20th Dec 98 GOODBYE - SPICE GIRLS 1999 3rd Jan 99 CHOCOLATE SALTY BALLS - THE CHEF 10th Jan 99 PRAISE YOU - FATBOY SLIM 17th Jan 99 A LITTLE BIT MORE - 911 24th Jan 99 PRETTY FLY FOR WHITE GUY - OFFSPRING 31st Jan 99 YOU DON'T KNOW ME - ARMAND VAN HELDON 7th Feb 99 MARIA - BLONDIE 14th Feb 99 FLY AWAY - LENNY KRAVITZ in London, Blondie held on for a 2nd week 21st Feb 99 BABY ONE MORE TIME - BRITNEY SPEARS On 28th Feb, according to Official reports "Tender" & Blur was a Tuesday midweek #1 7th Mar 99 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH - BOYZONE in London, Britney held on for a 3rd week, followed by "Better Best Forgotten" & Steps (which was a Tuesday midweek #1 officially), with Boyzone doing it on 21st March. Note: "Blame It On The Weatherman" & Bewitched miss the MRIB #1 & the London #1 as well 28th Mar 99 FLATBEAT - MR OZIO 11th Apr 99 PERFECT MOMENT - MARTINE MCCUTCHEON 25th Apr 99 SWEAR IT ALL OVER AGAIN - WESTLIFE 9th May 99 I WANT IT THAT WAY - BACK STREET BOYS 16th May 99 YOU NEEDED ME - BOYZONE according to Officiall reports "Look At Me" & Geri Halliwell was a Tuesday midweek #1 23rd May 99 SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE - SHANKS & BIGFOOT 6th Jun 99 SUNSCREEN - BAZ LURRMAN 13th Jun 99 BRING IT ALL BACK - S. CLUB 7 20th Jun 99 BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM - VENGA BOYS in London, S. Club remained at the top for a 2nd week 27th Jun 99 9PM (TIL' I COME) - A.T.B. 11th Jul 99 LA VIDA LOCA - RICKY MARTIN 18th Jul 99 LOVE'S GOTTA HOLD OF ME - STEPS not an Official #1 or London #1. It was a midweek #1 officially, though 25th Jul 99 IF YOU'RE GETTIN' DOWN - FIVE not an Official #1 or London #1. It was a midweek #1 officially, though 1st Aug 99 WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL - RONAN KEATING 15th Aug 99 IF I LET YOU GO - WESTLIFE 22nd Aug 99 MY CHICO LATINO - GERI HALLIWELL 29th Aug 99 MAMBO NO' 5 - LOU BEGA On the 12th Sept, "We're Going To Ibiza" & the Venga Boys was the Official #1. It never made it for MRIB, but was a London #1 19th Sept 99 BLUE - EIFFEL 65 10th Oct 99 GENIE IN A BOTTLE - CHRISTINA AGUILERA 24th Oct 99 FLYING WITHOUT WINGS - WESTLIFE 31st Oct 99 KEEP ON MOVIN' - FIVE 7th Nov 99 LIFT ME UP - GERI HALLIWELL 14th Nov 99 SHE'S THE ONE/IT'S ONLY US - ROBBIE WILLIAMS 21st Nov 99 KING OF THE CASTLE - WAMDUE PROJECT 28th Nov 99 MILLENIUM PRAYER - CLIFF RICHARD in London on the 28th Nov, "Everyday I Love You" & Boyzone was a #1 19th Dec 99 WE HAVE A DREAM - WESTLIFE 2000 16th Jan 00 MASSES FOR CLASSES - MANIC STREET PREACHERS 23rd Jan 00 BORN TO MAKE YOU HAPPY - BRITNEY SPEARS 6th Feb 00 RISE - GABRIELLE a week late for MRIB, but on time in London 13th Feb 00 GO LET IT OUT - OASIS 20th Feb 00 PURE SHORES - ALL SAINTS 5th Mar 00 AMERICAN PIE - MADONNA 12th Mar 00 DON'T GIVE UP - CHICANE & BRYAN ADAMS 19th Mar 00 BAG IT UP - GERI HALLIWELL 26th Mar 00 NEVER BE THE SAME AGAIN - MEL C & LEFTEYE 2nd Apr 00 FOOL AGAIN - WESTLIFE 9th Apr 00 FILL ME IN - CRAIG DAVID 16th Apr 00 TOKA'S MIRACLE - FRAGMA & COCO 30th Apr 00 BOUND FOR DA RELOAD - OXIDE & NEUTRINO 7th May 00 OOPS I DID IT AGAIN - BRITNEY SPEARS 14th May 00 DON'T CALL ME BABY - MADISON AVENUE 21st May 00 DAY & NIGHT - BILLIE 28th May 00 IT FEELS SO GOOD - SONIQUE 18th Jun 00 YOU SEE THE TROUBLE WITH ME - BLACK LEGEND 25th Jun 00 SPINNING AROUND - KYLIE MINOGUE 2nd Jul 00 REAL SLIM SHADY - EMINEM according to Official reports "Gotta Tell You" & Samantha Mumba was a Tuesday midweek #1 16th Jul 00 ROLLERCOASTER - RONAN KEATING 23rd Jul 00 WE WILL ROCK YOU - FIVE & QUEEN 30th Jul 00 7 DAYS - CRAIG DAVID 6th Aug 00 ROCK DJ - ROBBIE WILLIAMS 13th Aug 00 I TURN TO YOU - MEL C. 20th Aug 00 OUT OF YOUR MIND - TRUESTEPPERS not an Official #1, although a midweek #1 & a London #1 too. "Groove Jet" & Spiller was not a MRIB #1 or a London #1 27th Aug 00 MUSIC - MADONNA 3rd Sept 00 TAKE ON ME - A1 10th Sept 00 LADY - MODJO 24th Sept 00 AGAINST ALL ODDS - MARIAH CAREY & WESTLIFE 8th Oct 00 BLACK COFFEE - ALL SAINTS 15th Oct 00 BEAUTIFUL DAY - U2 22nd Oct 00 STOMP - STEPS 29th Oct 00 HOLLER - SPICE GIRLS 5th Nov 00 MY LOVE - WESTLIFE 12th Nov 00 SAME OLD BRAND NEW YOU - A1 19th Nov 00 CAN'T FIGHT THE MOONLIGHT - LEANNE RIMES 26th Nov 00 INDEPENDANT WOMAN - DESTINY'S CHILD 3rd Dec 00 NEVER HAD A DREAM COME TRUE - S. CLUB 7 10th Dec 00 STAN - EMINEM 17th Dec 00 CAN WE FIX IT - BOB THE BUILDER 2001 7th Jan 01 TOUCH ME - RUI DE SILVA 14th Jan 01 LOVE DOESN'T COST A THING - JENNIFER LOPEZ 21st Jan 01 ROLLIN' - LIMP BIZKIT In London, on 28th Jan "Pop My Collar" & Usher topped the chart for a week 4th Feb 01 WHOLE AGAIN - ATOMIC KITTEN 11th Feb 01 TEENAGE DIRTBAG - WHEATUS not an Official #1, only MRIB & London, but a definate midweek #1 officially 18th Feb 01 WHOLE AGAIN - ATOMIC KITTEN 4th Mar 01 IT WASN'T ME - SHAGGY 11th Mar 01 UPTOWN GIRL - WESTLIFE 18th Mar 01 PURE & SIMPLE - HEARSAY 8th Apr 01 WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG - EMMA BUNTON On 15th Apr, according to Official reports "All For You" & Janet Jackson was a Tuesday midweek #1 22nd Apr 01 SURVIVOR - DESTINY'S CHILD 29th Apr 01 DON'T STOP MOVIN' - S. CLUB 7 6th May 01 IT'S RAINING MEN - GERI HALLIWELL 20th May 01 DON'T STOP MOVIN - S. CLUB 7 27th May 01 DO YOU REALLY LIKE IT - DJ PIED PIPER 3rd Jun 01 ANGEL - SHAGGY 24th Jun 01 LADY MARMALADE - CHRISTINA AGUILERA/LIL' KYM/MYA/PINK 1st Jul 01 WAY TO YOUR LOVE - HEARSAY 8th Jul 01 ANOTHER CHANCE - ROGER SANCHEZ 15th Jul 01 ETERNITY - ROBBIE WILLIAMS 29th Jul 01 ETERNAL FLAME - ATOMIC KITTEN 12th Aug 01 21 SECONDS - SO SOLID CREW 19th Aug 01 LET'S DANCE - FIVE 2nd Sept 01 TOO CLOSE - BLUE 9th Sept 01 MAMBO NO' 5 - BOB THE BUILDER according to Official reports "Supermen Lovers" & Starlight was a Tuesday midweek #1. Note: "Hey Baby" & DJ Otzi was not a MRIB or London #1 on 16th Sept, as it was on the Official chart 23rd Sept 01 CAN'T GET YOU OUT OF MY HEAD - KYLIE MINOGUE 14th Oct 01 YOU ROCK MY WORLD - MICHAEL JACKSON not an Official #1, only MRIB & London, though a definate midweek #1 officially 21st Oct 01 I WANNA BE HIGH - AFROMAN 11th Nov 01 QUEEN OF MY HEART - WESTLIFE 18th Nov 01 IF YOU COME BACK - BLUE 25th Nov 01 HAVE YOU EVER - S. CLUB 7 2nd Dec 01 GOTTA GET THRU THIS - DANIEL BEDINGFIELD 16th Dec 01 SOMETHING STUPID - ROBBIE WILLIAMS/NICOLE KIDMAN 2002 6th Jan 02 SOMETHING STUPID - ROBBIE WILLIAMS/NICOLE KIDMAN On the Official Chart, Daniel Bedingfield returned to the top, as it did in London, too 13th Jan 02 MORE THAN A WOMAN - AALIYAH 20th Jan 02 MY SWEET LORD - GEORGE HARRISON 27th Jan 02 HERO - ENRIQUE 24th Feb 02 WORLD OF OUR OWN - WESTLIFE 3rd Mar 02 EVERGREEN - WILL YOUNG 24th Mar 02 UNCHAINED MELODY - GARETH GATES 21st Apr 02 HINDU TIMES - OASIS 28th Apr 02 FREAK LIKE ME - SUGABABES according to Official reports "One Step Closer" & S. Club Juniors was a Tuesday midweek #1 5th May 02 KISS KISS - HOLLY VALANCE 12th May 02 WHEN TOMORROW COMES - RONAN KEATING 19th May 02 JUST A LITTLE - LIBERTY X 26th May 02 WITHOUT ME - EMINEM 2nd Jun 02 LIGHT MY FIRE - WILL YOUNG 16th Jun 02 A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION - ELVIS PRESLEY On 23rd Jun, according to Official reports "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" & Oasis was a Tuesday midweek #1 14th Jul 02 ANYONE OF US - GARETH GATES 4th Aug 02 COLOURBLIND - DARIUS 18th Aug 02 ROUND ROUND - SUGABABES 25th Aug 02 CROSSROADS - BLAZIN' SQUAD 1st Sept 02 THE TIDE IS HIGH - ATOMIC KITTEN On 15th Sept, according to Official reports "Got To Have Your Love" & Liberty X was a Tuesday midweek #1 22nd Sept 02 JUST LIKE A PILL - PINK according to Official reports "Everyday" & Bon Jovi was a Tuesday midweek #1 29th Sept 02 LONG & WINDING ROAD - GARETH GATES/WILL YOUNG 13th Oct 02 KETCHUP SONG - LAS KETCHUP 20th Oct 02 DILEMMA - NELLY/R. KELLY 3rd Nov 02 HEAVEN - DJ SAMMY 10th Nov 02 UNBREAKABLE - WESTLIFE 17th Nov 02 DIRTY - CHRISTINA AGUILERA 24th Nov 02 YOU & I/DON'T LET ME DOWN - WILL YOUNG not an Official #1, only MRIB & London, but a definate midweek #1 officially 1st Dec 02 IF YOU'RE NOT THE ONE - DANIEL BEDINGFIELD 8th Dec 02 LOSE YOURSELF - EMINEM 15th Dec 02 SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD - BLUE/ELTON JOHN 22nd Dec 02 SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND - GIRLS ALOUD 2003 After 12th Jan 2003, the London Chart ceased 19th Jan 03 STOP LIVING THE LIE - DAVID SNEDDON 2nd Feb 03 ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID - TATU 9th Feb 03 SONGBIRD - OASIS not an Official #1, only MRIB, but a definate midweek #1 16th Feb 03 ALL THE THINGS SHE SAID - TATU 2nd Mar 03 BEAUTIFUL - CHRISTINA AGUILERA 16th Mar 03 SPIRIT IN THE SKY - GARETH GATES 30th Mar 03 MAKE LUV - ROOM 5 20th Apr 03 AMERICAN LIFE - MADONNA not an Official #1, only MRIB, but a definate midweek #1 27th Apr 03 YOU SAID NO - BUSTED 4th May 03 RISE & FALL - CRAIG DAVID/STING not an Official #1, only MRIB, but a definate midweek #1. It was beaten by "Loneliness" & Tomkraft in the end, & that did not make the MRIB #1 11th May 03 IGNITION - R. KELLY 1st Jun 03 SAY GOODBYE - S. CLUB 7 not an Official #1, only MRIB & London, but a definate midweek #1 8th Jun 03 BRING ME TO LIFE - EVANESCENCE On 29th Jun, according to Official reports "We Just Be Dreamin" & Blazin Squad was a Tuesday midweek #1 6th Jul 03 CRAZY IN LOVE - BEYONCE on the 27th July, "Never Gonna Leave You" & Daniel Bedingfield was the Official #1 & also the London #1. It never made the MRIB #1, & peaked at #3 3rd Aug 03 BREATHE - BLU CANTRELL On 17th Aug, according to Official reports "Sleeping With The Lights On" & Busted were a Tuesday midweek #1 31st Sept 03 DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE - ELTON JOHN 7th Sept 03 WHERE IS THE LOVE - BLACK EYED PEAS 21st Sept 03 SWEET DREAMS - RACHEL STEVENS not an Official #1, only MRIB, but a definate midweek #1 28th Sept 03 WHERE IS THE LOVE - BLACK EYED PEAS 19th Oct 03 HOLE IN THE HEAD - SUGABABES 26th Oct 03 BE FAITHFUL - FATMAN SCOOP On Chart Show TV, on the 26th "Jumpin" & Liberty X was #1, which was a probable Tuesday Chart 9th Nov 03 STOP - KYLIE MINOGUE 16th Nov 03 CRASH THE WEDDING - BUSTED 23rd Nov 03 MANDY - WESTLIFE 30th Nov 03 I'M YOUR MAN - SHANE RITCHIE not an Official #1, but a definate midweek. Will beat him in the end 7th Dec 03 LEAVE RIGHT NOW - WILL YOUNG 14th Dec 03 CHANGES - KELLY & OZZY OSBOURNE 21st Dec 03 CHRISTMAS TIME (DON'T LET THE BELLS END) - THE DARKNESS not an Official #1, only MRIB, though a definate midweek No MRIB chart on 28th Dec 03, though Gary Jules/Michael Andrews would of took #1 2004 6th Jan 04 MAD WORLD - GARY JULES/MICHAEL ANDREWS 11th Jan 04 ALL THIS TIME - MICHELLE 1st Feb 04 TAKE ME TO THE CLOUDS ABOVE - LMC VS U2 15th Feb 04 WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS - SAM & MARK 22nd Feb 04 WHO'S DAVID - BUSTED 29th Feb 04 MYSTERIOUS GIRL - PETER ANDRE 7th Mar 04 TOXIC - BRITNEY SPEARS 14th Mar 04 CHA CHA SLIDE - DJ JASPER 21st Mar 04 YEAH - USHER 4th Apr 04 BRIGHT COLOURS IN HER HAIR - MCFLY 18th Apr 04 DON'T WANT HER BACK - EAMON 16th May 04 FRANKEE - F.U.R.B. 6th Jun 04 I DON'T WANT TO KNOW - MARIO WINANS 20th Jun 04 EVERYTIME - BRITNEY SPEARS 27th Jun 04 OBVIOUSLY - MCFLY 4th Jul 04 BURN - USHER 18th Jul 04 LOLA'S THEME - SHAPESHIFTERS 25th Jul 04 DRY YOUR EYES - THE STREETS 1st Aug 04 THUNDERBIRDS - BUSTED 15th Aug 04 BABYCAKES - 3 OF A KIND 22nd Aug 04 THESE WORDS - NATASHA BEDINGFIELD 5th Sept 04 FLAP YOUR WINGS - NELLY 12th Sept 04 REAL TO ME - BRYAN MCFADDEN according to Official reports "That Girl" & McFly were a Tuesday midweek #1 19th Sept 04 CALL ON ME - ERIC PRYDZ 10th Oct 04 RADIO - ROBBIE WILLIAMS 17th Oct 04 I BELIEVE MY HEART - DUNCAN JAMES not an Official #1, only MRIB, but a definate midweek #1 24th Oct 04 LOVE OF RICHARD NIXON - MANIC STREET PREACHERS not an Official #1, only MRIB, but a definate midweek #1 31st Oct 04 WONDERFUL - JA RULE 7th Nov 04 JUST LOSE IT - EMINEM 14th Nov 04 VERTIGO - U2 21st Nov 04 I'LL STAND BY YOU - GIRLS ALOUD 5th Dec 04 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS - BAND AID 20 2005 2nd Jan 04 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS - BAND AID 20 "Against All Odds" & Steve Brookstein was not a MRIB #1 9th Jan 05 JAILHOUSE ROCK - ELVIS PRESLEY 16th Jan 05 ONE NIGHT/I GOT STUNG - ELVIS PRESLEY 23rd Jan 05 A FOOL SUCH AS I/I NEED YOUR LOVE TONIGHT - ELVIS PRESLEY not an Official #1, though a definate midweek . He was beaten by "Goodies" & Ciara, which did not top the MRIB chart 30th Jan 05 IT'S NOW OR NEVER - ELVIS PRESLEY 6th Feb 05 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT - ELVIS PRESLEY not an Official #1, though a definate midweek. He was beaten by "Like Toy Soldiers" & Eminem, which did not top the MRIB chart 13th Feb 05 WOODEN HEART - ELVIS PRESLEY not an Official #1, though a definate midweek. He got beat by "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" & U2, which did not top the MRIB chart 20th Feb 05 SURRENDER - ELVIS PRESLEY not an Official #1, though another definate midweek. He was beaten, in the end by "Get Right" & Jennifer Lopez 27th Feb 05 HIS LATEST FLAME/LITTLE SISTER - ELVIS PRESLEY not an Official #1, though another definate midweek. He was beaten, in the end by "Over & Over" & Nelly/Tim McGraw which did not top the MRIB chart 6th Mar 05 ROCK-A-HULA BABY/CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE - ELVIS PRESLEY not an Official #1, though another definate midweek. This time he got beat by "Dakota" & Stereophonics 13th Mar 05 ALL ABOUT YOU - MCFLY 20th Mar 05 AMARILLO - TONY CHRISTIE From this point Downloads were included in the chart, however they were not in the Sunday People or Mail On Sunday charts 24th Apr 05 WAY DOWN - ELVIS PRESLEY not an Official #1, only midweek. "Amarillo" beat him in the end 1st May 05 A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION - ELVIS PRESLEY/JLX not an Official #1, though midweek. He, once again got beat by "Amarillo". According to Official reports "Signs" & Snoop Dogg/Justin Timberlake/Charlie Wilson was a Thursday midweek #1 8th May 05 LONELY - AKON 22nd May 05 LYLA - OASIS 29th May 05 AXEL F - CRAZY FROG 26th Jun 05 GHETTO GOSPEL - 2PAC/ELTON JOHN 10th Jul 05 WE BELONG TOGETHER - MARIAH CAREY not an Official #1 (though it would of been, without 2Pac's downloads. It was a definate midweek #1, though 17th Jul 05 ELECTRICITY - ELTON JOHN not an Official #1, though a definate midweek 24th Jul 05 YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL - JAMES BLUNT 21st Aug 05 I'LL BE OK - MCFLY 28th Aug 05 IMPORTANCE OF BEING IDLE - OASIS 4th Sept 05 DARE - GORILLAZ From this week, the MRIB sales top 10 was featured on Emap Radio Stations "Smash Hits Chart" with Mark Goodier. Previously, the show had featured sales/airplay & votes from Smash Hits TV & The Hits TV (2003 - 2005), but this element of compilation was dropped from Sept 2005 & the MRIB sales top 10 was re-introduced. This did differ to the top 10s, that were printed in the Sunday People & Mail On Sunday. Mainly because they printed a Wednesday chart, & the Smash Hits Chart was a Friday chart. It did not affect the #1s, though. 11th Sept 05 DON'T CHA - PUSSYCAT DOLLS 2nd Oct 05 PUSH THE BUTTON - SUGABABES 23rd Oct 05 I BET YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR - ARCTIC MONKEYS 30th Oct 05 YOU RAISE ME UP - WESTLIFE 13th Nov 05 HUNG UP - MADONNA 4th Dec 05 LET THERE BE LOVE - OASIS not an Official #1, though a definate midweek 11th Dec 05 STICK WIT U - PUSSYCAT DOLLS 18th Dec 05 JCB SONG - NIZLOPI 24th Dec 05 THAT'S MY GOAL - SHAYNE WARD 2006 22nd Jan 06 WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN - ARCTIC MONKEYS 5th Feb 06 NASTY GIRL - NOTORIOUS B.I.G. 12th Feb 06 THUNDER IN MY HEART - MECK/LEO SAYER 26th Feb 06 SORRY - MADONNA 5th Mar 06 IT'S CHICO TIME - CHICO 12th Mar 06 NO TOMORROW - ORSON 26th Mar 06 NATURE'S LAW - EMBRACE not an Official #1, but a definate midweek 2nd Apr 06 CRAZY - GNARLS BARKLEY From this point, the top 10s in the Sunday People & Mail On Sunday differed immensly, because Downloads were not included in the charts in the Newspapers that took MRIB's chart, although the Smash Hits Chart did include them 4th Jun 06 I WISH I WAS A PUNK ROCKER - SANDI THOM 11th Jun 06 MANEATER - NELLY FURTADO 9th Jul 06 SMILE - LILY ALLEN 23rd Jul 06 PLEASE PLEASE/DON'T STOP ME NOW - MCFLY 30th Jul 06 HIPS DON'T LIE - SHIKARA 20th Aug 06 DEJA VOUS - BEYONCE 27th Aug 06 SEXY BACK - JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 10th Sept 06 DON'T FEEL LIKE DANCIN' - SCISSOR SISTERS The Smash Hits Chart ceased on 1st Oct 2006. Though I will still list those #1s. 1st Oct 06 AMERICA - RAZORLIGHT 22nd Oct 06 WELCOME TO THE BLACK PARADE - MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE 29th Oct 06 STARGIRL - MCFLY 5th Nov 06 PUT YOUR HANDS UP FOR DETROIT - FEDDE LE GRANDE 12th Nov 06 THE ROSE - WESTLIFE 19th Nov 06 SMACK THAT - AKON/EMINEM 26th Nov 06 PATIENCE - TAKE THAT 24th Dec 06 A MOMENT LIKE THIS - LEONA LEWIS The charts in the Sunday People & Mail On Sunday also had these #1s in 2006, because they did not include downloads (without a Physical release): 2nd Mar 06 YOU HAVE KILLED ME - MORRISEY 19th Nov 06 STOP THE CLOCKS E.P. - OASIS disqualified from the Official chart for having the equivalent to 3 B sides. It was a Japanese Import. It should of been #4 (had it been included) 17th Dec 06 21ST CENTURY CHRISTMAS - CLIFF RICHARD 2007 7th Jan 07 A MOMENT LIKE THIS - LEONA LEWIS 21st Jan 07 GRACE KELLY - MIKA in the Sunday Papers & also the MSN shown charts, Leona had another week at the top, because the first week of release for Mika, was on downloads only 25th Feb 07 RUBY - KAISER CHIEFS 4th Mar 07 SHINE - TAKE THAT 18th Mar 07 WALK THIS WAY - GIRLS ALOUD/SUGABABES 25th Mar 07 500 MILES - BRIAN POTTER/PROCLAIMERS 15th Apr 07 GIVE IT TO ME - TIMBALAND/NELLY FURTADO 22nd Apr 07 BEAUTIFUL LIAR - BEYONCE/SHIKIRA 6th May 07 Apr 07 YOUR LOVE ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH - MANIC STREET PREACHERS not an Official #1, but a definate midweek. So, Beyonce/Shakira remained the Official #1 13th May 07 BABY'S COMING BACK/TRANSYLVANIA - MCFLY 20th May 07 MAKE'S ME WONDER - MAROON FIVE not an Official #1, but a definate midweek. Rihanna beat them 27th May 07 UMBRELLA - RIHANNA/JAY Z 10th Jun 07 REAL GIRL - MUTYA BUENA not an Official #1 17th Jun 07 ICKY THUMP - WHITE STRIPES not an Official #1, but a definate midweek #1. Rihanna beat them, in the end 24th Jun 07 UMBRELLA - RIHANNA/JAY Z On Sunday 1st July, the Sunday Papers had "Any Dream Will Do" & Lee Mead at #1. This was very srange, as it had been the Physical #1, on 24th June & was also #1 on Chart Show TV on 24th. Also, in the Sunday Papers curiously "I'd Wait For Life" & Take That were listed as #2! Maybe a mix up, had meant that they only printed the Physical MRIB chart, that week... 29th Jul 07 FOUNDATION - KATE NASH not an Official #1, but a definate midweek & also #1 on Chart Show TV. Rihanna beat her 5th Aug 07 THE WAY I ARE - TIMBALAND 19th Aug 07 WITH EV'RY HEARTBEAT - ROBYN a week late for MRIB, & both the Official chart & Chart Show TV had "Stronger" & Kanye West at the top 26th Aug 07 STRONGER - KANYE WEST 2nd Sept 07 BEAUTIFUL GIRLS - SEAN KINGSTON 30th Sept 07 NO U HANG UP/IF THAT'S OK - SHAYNE WARD not an Official #1, but a definate midweek #1, missing out because Sugababes were on downloads only this week 7th Oct 07 ABOUT YOU NOW - SUGABABES 28th Oct 07 BLEEDING TIME - LEONA LEWIS 16th Dec 07 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD/HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS - KATIE MELUA 23rd Dec 07 WHEN YOU BELIEVE - LEON JACKSON 2008 13th Jan 08 NOW YOU'RE GONE - BASSHUNTER/DJ MENTAL 27th Jan 08 CHASING PAVEMENTS - ADELE not an Official #1 3rd Feb 08 NOW YOU'RE GONE - BASSHUNTERDJ MENTAL 17th Feb 08 ROCKSTAR - NICKELBACK not an Official #1, but a definate midweek. Duffy beat them, in the end 24th Feb 08 MERCY - DUFFY the Sunday Papers & MSN had "What's It Gonna Be & H Two 0 & they were not an Official #1, mainly because Duffy was on downloads only for her first 2 weeks of release 2nd Mar 08 MERCY - DUFFY 30th Mar 08 AMERICAN BOY - ESTELLE/KANYE WEST MRIB ceased to compile Music Charts from this week. They continued to compile Video charts for another year & then went into recievership Had MRIB continued, they'd of been using a Wednesday/Thursday chart & these would have been, so called Midweek #1s 6th Apr 08 AMERICAN BOY -ESTELLE/KANYE WEST 20th Apr 08 FOUR MINUTES - MADONNA/TIMBALAND/JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE the first week at #1 was on downloads only. So, without downloads alone Estelle would've had 4th week at the top 18th May 08 THAT'S NOT MY NAME - TING TINGS 25th May 08 TAKE A BOW - RIHANNA 8th Jun 08 SINGIN' IN THE RAIN - MINT ROYALE a re-issue on download only. So, without downloads alone, Rihanna would've stayed at the top for 2 more weeks 22nd Jun 08 VIVA LA VIDA - COLDPLAY on downloads only. So, without downloads alone "Love Song" & Sara Bareilles would've topped the chart. 29th Jun 08 CLOSER - NE-YO 6th Jul 08 DANCE WIV ME - DIZZEE RASCAL/CALVIN HARRIS on downloads only for the first week at #1. So, without downloads alone, Ne-Yo would've stayed at the top 20th Jul 08 ONE FOR THE RADIO - MCFLY only a midweek #1.Dizzee Rascal beat them, in the end 27th Jul 08 DANCE WIV ME - DIZZEE RASCAL/CALVIN HARRIS 3rd Aug 08 ALL SUMMER LONG - KID ROCK 10th Aug 08 I KISSED A GIRL - KATY PERRY the first 4 weeks at #1 were on downloads only. So, without downloads alone, Kid Rock would've had 2 more weeks at the top, followed by "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" & the Script for another 2 weeks 7th Sept 08 I KISSED A GIRL - KATY PERRY 14th Sept 08 SEX ON FIRE - KINGS OF LEON on downloads only for the first week. So, without downloads alone, Katy Perry would've had another week at the top 5th Oct 08 SO WHAT - PINK 26th Oct 08 THE PROMISE - GIRLS ALOUD 2nd Nov 08 HERO - X FACTOR FINALISTS 23rd Nov 08 IF I WERE A BOY - BEYONCE 30th Nov 08 GREATEST DAY - TAKE THAT 7th Dec 08 RUN - LEONA LEWIS never released in Physical format in the UK. So, without downloads alone, Take That would've had another week at the top, followed by "Use Somebody" & Kings Of Leon 21st Dec 08 HALLELUJAH - ALEXANDRA BURKE 2009 11th Jan 09 JUST DANCE - LADY GAGA on the 4th Jan 2009, Independant Radio adopted a download only chart. This makes no odds to us, because I'm not touch that chart! But previously "Hit40UK" had been sponsored by Woolworths 1st Feb 09 THE FEAR - LILY ALLEN (This was the week that Woolworths closed down) 1st Mar 09 MY LIFE WOULD SUCK WITHOUT YOU - KELLY CLARKSON the first week was on downloads only, so Lily Allen had another week at the top without downloads alone. Subsequently, Kelly only made #2 without downloads alone & never got any higher 8th Mar 09 RIGHT ROUND - FLORIDA/KESHA not released in Physical Format until 22nd March. So, "Just Can't Get Enough" & the Saturdays was on top, without downloads alone. Though, the Saturdays were actually a Tuesday overall midweek #1, but not from the Wednesday onwards 15th Mar 09 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM - VANESSA JENKINS/BRYN WEST/COMIC RELIEF 2009 22nd Mar 09 POKERFACE - LADY GAGA not released on Physical format until 12th April, making it peak at #3 without downloads alone, so Flo Rida finally went to #1 without downloads alone for a week, followed by "Don't Upset The Rhythm" & the Noisettes 12th Apr 09 I'M NOT ALONE - CALVIN HARRIS on download only, for the first week. So, the Noisettes got a 2nd week at the top, without downloads alone 26th Apr 09 NUMBER ONE - TINCHY STRYDER on the 3rd May "In For The Kill" & La Roux were a Tuesday midweek #1, but not from Wednesday onwards 17th May 09 BOOM BOOM BOOM - BLACK EYED PEAS not released in Physical format until 24th May, so it only made #2 without downloads alone at this point. This meant, Tinchy Stryder got a 4th week at the top, without downloads alone 24th May 09 BONKERS - DIZZEE RASCAL/ARMAND VAN HELDON On 31st May, Independant Radio began "Big Top 40" totally based on iTunes. So, worth a mention, even though i'm not listing that! 7th Jun 09 09 BOOM BOOM BOOM - BLACK EYED PEAS finally an overall number one 14th Jun 09 MAMA DO - PIXIE LOTT 21st Jun 09 WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER - DAVID GUETTA/KELLY ROWLAND 28th Jun 09 BULLETPROOF - LA ROUX 5th Jul 09 MAN IN THE MIRROR - MICHAEL JACKSON a midweek only #1 & on download only. Cascada was #1 without downloads alone 12th Jul 09 EVACUATE THE DANCEFLOOR - CASCADA 19th Jul 09 BEAT AGAIN - JLS 2nd Aug 09 GOT A FEELING - BLACK EYED PEAS the first 2 weeks in the chart, was on downloads only. JLS got a 3rd week on top without downloads alone 9th Aug 09 NEVER LEAVE YOU - TINCHY STRYDER/AMELLE 16th Aug 09 GOT A FEELING - BLACK EYED PEAS finally an overall #1 23rd Aug 09 SEXY CHICK - DAVID GUETTA/AKON never released on Physical format in the UK. So, without downloads alone, Black Eyed Peas remained at the top, for another week 30th Aug 09 HOLIDAY - DIZZEE RASCAL not released in Physical form until 6th Oct, so Black Eyed Peas had yet another week at the top without downloads alone 6th Sept 09 GET SEXY - SUGABABES only a midweek #1. "Run This Town" & Jay Z/Rihanna/Kanye West beat it in the end & were another never released in Physical format in the UK. So, "Get Sexy" & the Sugababes were #1 without downloads alone, anyway 13th Sept 09 BOYS & GIRLS - PIXIE LOTT 20th Sept 09 BREAK YOUR HEART - TAIO CRUZ 11th Oct 09 OOPSY DAISY - CHIPMUNK 18th Oct 09 BAD BOYS - ALEXANDRA BURKE/FLO RIDA 25th Oct 09 FIGHT FOR THIS LOVE - CHERYL COLE 8th Nov 09 EVERYBODY IN LOVE - JLS 15th Nov 09 HAPPY - LEONA LEWIS only a midweek #1. She was beaten by "Meet Me Halfway" & the Black Eyed Peas in the end 22nd Nov 09 YOU ARE NOT ALONE - X FACTOR FINALISTS 29th Nov 09 CHILDREN IN NEED MEDLEY - PETER KAY'S ALL STAR BAND on the download only chart, Black Eyed Peas went back to the top, followed by "Russian Roulette" as Peter hardly sold at all on downloads, mainly because the video version sold more than the CD! 13th Dec 09 BAD ROMANCE - LADY GAGA 20th Dec 09 KILLING IN THE NAME - RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE a re-issue on download alone & a campaign to stop X Factor from taking the Christmas #1. Though without downloads alone, Joe McElderry was #1 anyway & finally made it overall, the next week 27th Dec 09 THE CLIMB - JOE MCELDERRY 2010 3rd Jan 10 BAD ROMANCE - LADY GAGA 10th Jan 10 RIVERSIDE - SYDNEY SAMPSON only a midweek #1. "Replay" & Iyaz beat it in the end & that was never released in Physical format in the UK, so Sydney was on top without downloads alone, anyway 17th Jan 10 REPLAY - IYAZ Sydney Sampson had a further 2 weeks on top without downloads alone 31st Jan 10 FIREFLIES - OWL CITY again never released on Physical format in the UK. On 7th Feb, "Won't Go Quietly" & Example was #1 without downloads alone, despite only being #10 in the combined midweek chart...the shape of things to come 14th Feb 10 EVERYBODY HURTS - HELPING HAITI 28th Feb 10 YOU GOT THE DIRTEE LOVE - FLORENCE & THE MACHINE/DIZZEE RASCAL only a midweek #1. "In My Head" & Jason Derulo beat it in the end. Both of those were on download only. So, "Starry-Eyed" & Ellie Goulding was #1 without downloads alone 7th Mar 10 PASS OUT - TINIE TEMPAH again on downloads only. So, Ellie Goulding had another 2 weeks on top without downloads alone, followed by "Telephone" & Lady GaGa/Beyonce 14th Mar 10 TELEPHONE - LADY GAGA/BEYONCE 4th Apr 10 THIS AIN'T A LOVE SONG - SCOUTING FOR GIRLS 18th Apr 10 OMG - USHER/WILL I. AM never released in Physical format in the UK. So, Scouting For Girls got a 3rd week on top without downloads alone 25th Apr 10 ONCE - DIANE VICKERS 2nd May 10 GOOD TIMES - ROLL DEEP 23rd May 10 NOTHING ON YOU - B.O.B/BRUNO MARS 30th May 10 DIRTEE DISCO - DIZZEE RASCAL never released on Physical format in the UK. So, without downloads alone, B.OB./Bruno Mars had another week on top 6th Jun 10 NOTHING ON YOU - B.O.B./BRUNO MARS this went back to the top for the midweek #1 only. "Gettin' Over You" & David Guetta/Chris Willis beat it, in the end, but was another one of those, that never had a Physical release in the UK 13th Jun 10 FRISKY - TINIE TEMPAH only a midweek #1. "Shout For England" & James Corden/Dizzee Rascal beat it, in the end 20th Jun 10 SHOUT FOR ENGLAND - JAMES CORDEN/DIZZEE RASCAL 27th Jun 10 CALIFORNIA GURLS - KATY PERRY/SNOOP DOGG 11th Jul 10 CLUB IS ALIVE - JLS 18th Jul 10 AIRPLANES - B.O.B./HAYLEY WILLIAMS/EMINEM never released in Physical format in the UK. So, "Bang Bang Bang" & Mark Ronson/Business International was #1 without downloads alone, though it was only #6 on the combined midweek chart 25th Jul 10 WE NO SPEAK AMERICANO - YOLANDA B COOL/D CUP again not released in Physical format in the UK. So, Katy Perry/Snoop Dogg returned to #1 without downloads alone 1st Aug 10 ALL TIME LOW - THE WANTED 8th Aug 10 BEAUTIFUL MONSTER - NE-YO again not released in Physical format. So, The Wanted had a 2nd week at #1, without downloads alone 15th Aug 10 MISSING YOU - THE SATURDAYS only a midweek #1. "Club Can't Handle Me" & Flo Rida beat them in the end, but were another not released Physically. So, The Saturdays were also #1, without downloads alone 22nd Aug 10 LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - EMINEM/RIHANNA only a midweek #1, never released in Physical format & it was beaten by "Green Light" & Roll Deep in the end, which was also #1 without downloads alone 29th Aug 10 DYNAMITE - TAIO CRUZ 5th Sept 10 PLEASE DON'T LET ME GO - OLLY MURS 12th Sept 10 START WITHOUT YOU - ALEXANDRA BURKE 26th Sept 10 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - BRUNO MARS not released in Physical format until 3rd Oct. So, Taio Cruz returned to the top, without downloads alone 3rd Oct 10 WRITTEN IN THE STARS - TINIE TEMPAH another never released in Physical format in the UK. So, "Let The Sunshine" & Labrinth was #1 without downloads alone, midweek because at the end of the week Bruno Mars did it 10th Oct 10 FORGET YOU - CEE LO GREEN 24th Oct 10 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - BRUNO MARS 31st Oct 10 PROMISE THIS - CHERYL COLE 7th Nov 10 ONLY GIRL IN THE WORLD - RIHANNA on 14th Nov "The Flood" & Take That were the Tuesday midweek #1, but were down to #2, by the Wednesday 21st Nov 10 LOVE YOU MORE - JLS 28th Nov 10 HEROES - X FACTOR FINALISTS 12th Dec 10 WHIP MY HAIR - WILLOW SMITH only a midweek #1. She got beaten by "The Time" & the Black Eyed Peas in the end, but that was never released Physically. So, Willow was #1 without downloads alone, anyway 19th Dec 10 WHEN WE COLLIDE (MANY OF HORROR) - MATT CARDLE 2011 9th Jan 11 WHAT'S MY NAME - RIHANNA/DRAKE never released in Physical format in the UK. So, Matt Cardle got another week at #1, without downloads alone 16th Jan 11 GRENADE - BRUNO MARS never released in Physical format in the UK. So, "Lights On" & Katy B/Ms Dynamite was #1, without downloads alone 23rd Jan 11 ROLLING IN THE DEEP - ADELE only a midweek #1. It got beaten by Bruno Mars in the end, but it was #1 on downloads alone, anyway 30th Jan 11 WE R WHO WE R - KESHA only released on import in the UK, from 6th Feb. So, Adele had another week at #1, on downloads alone 6th Feb 11 PRICE TAG - JESSIE J/B.O.B. not released on Physical format, until 6th March. So, Adele had yet another week at #1, without downloads alone 13th Feb 11 CHAMPION - CHIPMUNK/CHRIS BROWN only a midweek #1. Jessie J/B.O.B. beat them in the end. It was #1, without downloads alone, anyway 20th Feb 11 BORN THIS WAY - LADY GAGA only a midweek #1. It was beat by "Someone Like You" & Adele in the end. Adele was never released on Physical format in the UK & was a combination of the studio & live version (from the Brits). Lady GaGa wasn't released Physically, until 13th March. Chipmunk/Chris Brown remained at #1, without downloads alone 27th Feb 11 SOMEONE LIKE YOU - ADELE "Rolling In The Deep" returned to #1, without downloads alone for 2 weeks. On 13th March, "Price Tag" & Jessie J finally made it to #1, without downloads alone 20th Mar 11 DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH - NICOLE SCHERZINGER never released in Physical format in the UK. "Gold Forever" & The Wanted were #1, without downloads alone 27th Mar 11 SOMEONE LIKE YOU - ADELE The Wanted remained at #1, without downloads alone 3rd Apr 11 ON THE FLOOR - JENNIFER LOPEZ/PITBULL never released on Physical format in the UK. "Price Tag" & Jessie J returned to #1 for 2 weeks, without downloads alone 17th Apr 11 PARTY ROCK ANTHEM - LMFAO never released in Physical format in the UK. So, Jessie J had a further 2 weeks at #1, without downloads alone, followed by "Guilt" & Nero on 12 inch only, & then "I Can" & Blue 24th Apr 11 PARTY ROCK ANTHEM - LMFAO on this week, the Tuesday midweek #1 was "Unorthadox" & Wretch 32, but it was down by the Wednesday 15th May 11 WHERE THEM GIRLS AT - DAVID GUETTA/FLO RIDA/NICKI MINAJ only a midweek #1, never released in Physical format in the UK. It got beat by "Lazy Song" & Bruno Mars in the end & Bruno was also #1, without downloads alone 22nd May 11 GIVE ME EVERYTHING - PITBULL/NE-YO/AFROJACK/NAYER never released in Physical format in the UK. So, Bruno Mars remained at #1, without downloads alone for another 3 weeks 12th Jun 11 CHANGED THE WAY YOU KISSED ME - EXAMPLE never released in Physical format in the UK. So, Bruno Mars got a 4th week at #1, without downloads alone 19th Jun 11 BOUNCE - CALVIN HARRIS/KELIS only a midweek #1. Example beat them in the end, but it was #1, without downloads alone, anyway 26th Jun 11 DON'T WANNA GO HOME - JASON DERULO 10th Jul 11 LOUDER - DJ FRESH/SIAN EVANS 17th Jul 11 GLAD YOU CAME - THE WANTED 31st Jul 11 SHE MAKES ME WANNA - DEV/JLS 7th Aug 11 SWAGGER JAGGER - CHER LLOYD 14th Aug 11 PROMISES - NERO only available in Physical format on 12 inch 21st Aug 11 DON'T GO - WRETCH 32 never released in Physical format in the UK. So, Nero got another week at #1, without downloads alone 28th Aug 11 HEART SKIPS A BEAT - OLLY MURS/RIZZLE KICKS 4th Sept 11 STAY AWAKE - EXAMPLE only available in Physical format on 12inch 11th Sept 11 ALL ABOUT TONIGHT - PIXIE LOTT never released in Physical format in the UK. So, "All Fired Up" & the Saturdays was #1 without downloads alone 18th Sept 11 WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL - ONE DIRECTION 25th Sept 11 NO REGRETS - DAPPY never released in Physical format in the UK. So, One Direction remained at #1, without downloads alone 2nd Oct 11 LOCA PEOPLE - SAK NOEL never released in Physical format in the UK. So, One Direction remain at #1 for a 3rd week, without downloads alone 9th Oct 11 MOVES LIKE JAGGER - MAROON FIVE/CHRISTINA AGUILERA only a midweek #1 & never released in Physical format in the UK Rihanna/Calvin Harris beat it in the end. So, One Direction got a 4th week at #1, without downloads alone 16th Oct 11 WE FOUND LOVE - RIHANNA/CALVIN HARRIS never released in Physical format in the UK. So, "Run For Your Life" & Matt Cardle was #1, without downloads alone 23rd Oct 11 LIGHTNING - THE WANTED only a midweek #1. Rihanna/Calvin Harris beat it in the end, but it was #1, without downloads alone, anyway 30th Oct 11 READ ALL ABOUT IT - PROFESSOR GREEN/EMELI SANDE never released in Physical format in the UK. So, The Wanted got a 2nd at #1, without downloads alone 6th Nov 11 WITH UR LOVE - CHER LLOYD/MIKE POSNER only a midweek #1. Professor Green beat them, in the end, but they were #1, without downloads alone, anyway 13th Nov 11 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME - JLS only a midweek #1. They were beat by Rihanna/Calvin Harris in the end, who return to the top. JLS were #1, without downloads alone, though 20th Nov 11 GOTTA BE YOU - ONE DIRECTION only a midweek #1. They were beaten by Rihanna/Calvin Harris in the end, & "Good Feeling" & Flo Rida was #2, pushing One Direction to #3, but they were #1, without downloads alone, anyway 4th Dec 11 WISHING ON A STAR - X FACTOR FINALISTS it got 2 weeks as midweek #1 & without downloads alone. "Dance With Me Tonight" & Olly Murs losing out twice midweek, & Olly was never released Physically 18th Dec 11 CANNONBALL - LITTLE MIX 25th Dec 11 WHEREVER YOU ARE - MILITARY WIVES The Midweek #1s of 2012 1st Jan 12 PARADISE - COLDPLAY never released in Physical format in the UK. Military Wives were still the Tuesday midweek #1, & also #1, without downloads alone 8th Jan 12 GOOD FEELING - FLO RIDA the Big Top 40 would be bragging on this one, because they had it at #1 at the beginning of December 2011! It was never released in Physical format in the UK. So, "Lego House" & Ed Sheeran was #1, without downloads alone 15th Jan 12 DOMINO - JESSIE J never released in Physical format in the UK. So, "Video Games" & Lana Del Rey was #1, without downloads alone & only available Physically on 7 inch vinyl 29th Jan 12 TWILIGHT - COVER DRIVE 5th Feb 12 ALONE AGAIN - ALYSSA REID only a midweek #1. "Titanium" & David Guetta/Sia beat it in the end. Neither were released in Physical format in the UK. So, Cover Drive remained at #1, without downloads alone 12th Feb 12 TITANIUM - DAVID GUETTA/SIA Gotye overtook by the end of the week. Cover Drive remained at #1 for a 3rd week, without downloads alone 19th Feb 12 HOT RIGHT NOW - DJ FRESH/KIMBRA only available in Physical format on 12 inch 26th Feb 12 SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW - GOTYE/KIMBRA never released in Physical format in the UK. So, DJ Fresh remained at #1, for 2 more weeks, without downloads alone 11th Mar 12 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW - GOTYE/KIMBRA this week "Seven Nation Army" & Marcus Collins was #1, without downloads alone 18th Mar 12 SOMEBODY THAT I USED TO KNOW - GOTYE/KIMBRA this week, DJ Fresh/Rita Ora return to #1, without downloads alone 25th Mar 12 PART OF ME - KATY PERRY this week "Proud" & JLS are #1, without downloads alone Starting to get confusing now, & we've got to tackle Physical #1s, yet!

The Almost Saturday charts are a Mike Robinson production, based on an average from 5 download sites, iTunes sales & the odd physical from HMV. A couple of weeks of this to go, then. Some said we went wrong last week. Did we? No. The iTunes Top 10 of the entire week (last Sunday) finished like this: (with the Almost Saturday position in brackets (at the end) plus the average & physical final position. The final outcome, depends on how track(s) are lumped together (or not). (For us) E.P. versions can not be called tracks. So, separate bundles (as E.P.s) are not included. Well, you wouldn't put an L.P. in the tracks chart, would you? 10 NE Marcus Collins (8) plus average & physicals 09 11 David Guetta/Nicki Minaj (10) plus average 08 07 David Guetta/Sia (9) plus average 07 NE StooShe/Travie McCoy (6) plus average 06 06 DJ Fresh/Rita Ora (7) plus average & 12 inch 05 NE Tinchy Stryder/Pixie Lott (5) plus average 04 05 Flo Rida/Sia (4) plus average 03 03 Emeli Sande (2) plus average 02 04 Nicki Minaj (3) plus average 01 01 Gotye/Kimbra (1) plus average On to today (& if you put your money on Synchronised in the Cheltenham Gold Cup & not the over-priced favourite (or the knackered Kauto Star)...Well done! This week's Top Physicals 01 NE DREAM ON - NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS 02 NE THIS DANGEROUS AGE - PAUL WELLER 03 01 SEVEN NATION ARMY - MARCUS COLLINS 04 02 ONE THING - ONE DIRECTION 05 04 WHEREVER YOU ARE - MILITARY WIVES Top 10 Albums 10 10 COLDPLAY 09 09 NOW RUNNING - VARIOUS 08 05 ED SHEERAN 07 06 LANA DEL REY 06 NE MARCUS COLLINS 05 01 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 04 04 ADELE 03 NE MICHAEL KIWANUKA 02 03 EMELI SANDE 01 02 MILITARY WIVES Combined Top 70 Songs SNIFFY DOG BON JOVI CALVIN HARRIS (I'M NOT ALONE) PAUL WELLER 9) Top 60 ADELE (SOMEONE LIKE YOU) BLACK KEYS REDLIGHT CHRISTINA PERRI NADIA ALI LISSIE NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS 8) OLLY MURS (OH MY GOODNESS) CHER LLOYD LMFAO (PARTY ROCK ANTHEM) Top 50 50 AVICCI 49 ARCTIC MONKEYS 48 MADEON 47 JASON DERULO 46 TYGA 45 LABRINTH 44 ED SHEERAN (LEGO HOUSE) 7) 43 FLO RIDA (GOOD FEELING) 42 DAVID GUETTA/USHER 41 DRAKE/RIHANNA 40 M.I.A. 39 WILL I. AM 38 RIHANNA/CALVIN HARRIS 37 MAROON 5 36 COLDPLAY (PARADISE) 35 GYM CLASS HEROES 34 COVER DRIVE 6) 33 LANA DEL REY (BORN TO DIE) 5) 32 CHIDDY BANG 31 LMFAO (SORRY FOR PARTY ROCKIN') 30 OLLY MURS 29 LLOYD 28 RIHANNA/JAY Z 27 DAPPY 26 LANA DEL REY (VIDEO GAMES) 4) 25 TAIO CRUZ 24 AZEALIA BANKS (DOES SHE?) 23 ALYSSA REID 22 COLDPLAY (CHARLIE BROWN) 21 PITBULL 20 RIZZLE KICKS 19 LMFAO (SEXY & I KNOW IT) 18 ED SHEERAN (DRUNK 3)) 17 LIL' WAYNE 16 JASON MRAZ 15 KELLY CLARKSON 14 JAY Z/KANYE WEST 13 JESSIE J 12 TINCHY STRYDER 11 SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA 10 MARCUS COLLINS 2) 09 STOOSHE/TRAVIE MCCOY 08 DAVID GUETTA/NICKI MINAJ 07 DJ FRESH/RITA ORA 12 inch 1) 06 DAVID GUETTA/SIA 05 FLO RIDA/SIA 04 ALEXANDRA BURKE/ERIC 03 EMELI SANDE 02 NICKI MINAJ 01 GOTYE/KIMBRA ) Without downloads alone Thought For The Week: Remember War doesn't determine, who is right. It determines, who is left....

No, Richard. The airplay element didn't affect the top 10. It was the just the 11-75 part. Though it was included iin the top 10, through 84/85. 1988 10th Jan 88 HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH - BELINDA CARLISLE 24th Jan 88 I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW - TIFFANY 14th Feb 88 I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY - KYLIE MINOGUE On the 27th Feb & 5th March, Bomb The Bass & "Beat Dis" was #1 on Alan's London Chart, followed by Rick Astley's "Together Forever" on the 12th March 20th Mar 88 DON'T TURN AROUND - ASWAD according to Gallup reports "Can I Play With Madness" & Iron Maiden had a Tuesday midweek #1, on this week 10th Apr 88 HEART - PET SHOP BOYS 24th Apr 88 THEME FROM S'EXPRESS - S'EXPRESS 8th May 88 PERFECT - FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION 22nd May 88 WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS/SHE'S LEAVING HOME - WET WET WET/BILLY BRAGG On 5th June, according to Gallup reports "Got To Be Certain" & Kylie Minogue, was a Tuesday midweek #1 12th June 88 DOCTORIN' THE TARDIS - TIMELORDS 19th June 88 I OWE YOU NOTHING - BROS 3rd July 88 TWIST (YO TWIST) - FAT BOYS & CHUBBY CHECKER not a Gallup #1 10th July 88 NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE MY LOVE FOR YOU - GLENN MEDEIROS On 31st July, according to Gallup reports "The Locomotion" & Kylie Minogue was a Tuesday midweek #1 7th Aug 88 THE ONLY WAY IS UP - YAZZ & THE PLASTIC POPULATION 11th Sept 88 HE AIN'T HEAVY HE'S MY BROTHER - THE HOLLIES Phil Collins & "A Groovy Kind Of Love" did not topped the Network Chart, or the London Chart 2nd Oct 88 DESIRE - U2 16th Oct 88 ONE MOMENT IN TIME - WHITNEY HOUSTON 23rd Oct 88 WE CALL IT ACIEED - D'MOB not a Gallup #1 30th Oct 88 ORINOCHO FLOW - ENYA 13th Nov 88 FIRST TIME - ROBYN BECK 4th Dec 88 MISTLETOE & WINE - CLIFF RICHARD on Alan's London chart, Bros & "Cat Amongst The Pigeon's" had a week at the top on the 4th Dec On David Jensen's Top 30 of 1988 on 1st Jan 1989, he announced Yazz had the biggest seller of 1988, with "The Only Way Is Up". Whilst Radio One said it was Cliff. 1989 8th Jan 89 ESPECIALLY FOR YOU - KYLIE & JASON On Pat Sharp's London Top 30, Erasure's "Cracker's International E.P" topped the chart for a week 22nd Jan 89 LIVING YEARS - MIKE & THE MECHANICS not a Gallup #1, though a definate midweek 29th Jan 89 SOMETHING'S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART - MARC ALMOND & GENE PITNEY 19th Feb 89 BELFAST CHILD - SIMPLE MINDS it went their a week earlier on the London chart 5th Mar 89 LEAVE ME ALONE - MICHAEL JACKSON not a Gallup #1 12th Mar 89 TOO MANY BROKEN HEARTS - JASON DONOVAN not a London Chart #1, Madonna got there a week early 19th Mar 89 LIKE A PRAYER - MADONNA 16th Apr 89 IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW - SIMPLY RED not a Gallup #1 23rd Apr 89 ETERNAL FLAME - BANGLES 7th May 89 HAND ON YOUR HEART - KYLIE MINOGUE it got there the week before on the London chart 21st May 89 FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY - HILLSBOROUGH DISASTER FUND it got ther the week before on the London chart On 3rd June 89, the London chart had Cliff's "The Best Of Me" at the top for 3 weeks 11th June 89 SEALED WITH A KISS - JASON DONOVAN not #1 on the London chart on 24th June 89, the London chart had Prince's "Batdance" at the top for a week 25th June 89 BACK TO LIFE - SOUL II SOUL 16th July 89 YOU'LL NEVER STOP ME LOVING YOU - SONIA On 23rd July, according to Gallup reports "Too Much" & Bros was a Tuesday midweek #1 30th July 89 SWING THE MOOD - JIVE BUNNY according to Gallup reports "Wouldn't Change A Thing" & Kylie Minogue, was a Tuesday midweek #1 3rd Sept 89 RIDE ON TIME - BLACKBOX it got there, the week before on the London chart 15th Oct 89 THAT'S WHAT I LIKE - JIVE BUNNY on the the London Chart, Technotronic's "Pump Up The Jam" was at the top for a week 5th Nov 89 ALL AROUND THE WORLD - LISA STANSFIELD it went there, the week before on the London chart 26th Nov 89 YOU GOT IT (THE RIGHT STUFF) - NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK on the London chart, Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville with "Don't Know Much" was at the top for a week & according to Gallup reports, was a Tuesday midweek #1 3rd Dec 89 EVE OF THE WAR - BEN LIEBRAND & JEFF WAYNE not a Gallup #1 10th Dec 89 GET A LIFE - SOUL II SOUL not a Gallup #1 Jive Bunny's "Let's Party" did not make the Network chart or London chart #1 17th Dec 89 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS - BAND AID II 1990 14th Jan 90 HANGIN' TOUGH - NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK 21st Jan 90 TEARS ON MY PILLOW - KYLIE MINOGUE 28th Jan 90 NOTHING COMPARES 2 U - SINEAD O'CONNOR 25th Feb 90 DUB BE GOOD TO ME - BEATS INTERNATIONAL it went there, the week before on the London chart 25th Mar 90 LOVE SHACK - B52'S not a Gallup #1, or the London chart, they had Snap! a week early 1st Apr 90 THE POWER - SNAP! 15th Apr 90 VOGUE - MADONNA 13th May 90 KILLER - ADAMSKI 3rd June 90 WORLD IN MOTION - ENGLAND/NEW ORDER on the London chart, Chad Jackson's "Hear The Drummer (Get Wicked)" was top for a week 24th June 90 SACRIFICE/HEALING HANDS - ELTON JOHN 22nd July 90 TURTLE POWER - PARTNERS IN KRYME 12th Aug 90 TOM'S DINER - DNA & SUZANNE VEGA it went there, a week earlier on the London chart 26th Aug 90 ITSY BITSY TEEN WEEN YELLOW POLKA DOT BIKINI - BOMBALURINA on 1st Sept, on the London chart, Deacon Blue's "Four Bacharach & David Songs E.P." went to the top for a week 9th Sept 90 GROOVE IS IN THE HEART - DEEE-LIGHT not a Gallup #1, but the closest week ever & a definate midweek 16th Sept 90 THE JOKER - STEVE MILLER BAND 30th Sept 90 SHOW ME HEAVEN - MARIA MCKEE not a London chart #1, Bobby Vinton went there, a week early 7th Oct 90 BLUE VELVET - BOBBY VINTON not a Gallup #1 21st Oct 90 THE ANNIVERSARY WALTZ - STATUS QUO not a Gallup #1 28th Oct 90 UNCHAINED MELODY - RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS 25th Nov 90 ICE ICE BABY - VANILLA ICE on 15th Dec, Madonna's "Justify My Love" topped the London chart for a week 23rd Dec 90 SAVIOUR'S DAY - CLIFF RICHARD 1991 6th Jan 91 SADNESS PART 1 - ENIGMA on 19th Jan 91, C & C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat" went to the top for a week on the London chart, now hosted by Neil Fox Iron Maiden's "Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter" did not make either the Network chart #1 or the London chart's. It peaked at #2 on the Network chart, & only #5 on the London chart 27th Jan 91 INNUENDO - QUEEN 3rd Feb 91 3AM ETERNAL - KLF 17th Feb 91 DO THE BARTMAN - SIMPSONS 3rd Mar 91 SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO - CLASH on the London chart, Madonna's "Crazy For You" topped the chart for a week & according to Gallup reports, was a Tuesday midweek #1 17th Mar 91 THE STONK - HALE & PACE not a London chart #1, they had the Clash there for the 1st week & Rod Stewart's "Rhythm Of My Heart" for the next week 31st Mar 91 THE ONE & ONLY - CHESNEY HAWKES 7th Apr 91 SIT DOWN - JAMES not a Gallup #1 14th Apr 91 WHOLE OF THE MOON - WATERBOYS not a Gallup #1 21st Apr 91 RESCUE ME - MADONNA not a Gallup #1 28th Apr 91 THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG - CHER 19th May 91 GYPSY WOMAN (LA DEE DAH) - CRYSTAL WATERS not a Gallup #1 2nd June 91 I WANNA SEX YOU UP - COLOR ME BAD 23rd June 91 ANY DREAM WILL DO - JASON DONOVAN 14th July 91 EVERYTHING I DO - BRYAN ADAMS it went there, the week before in London & this is where it gets interesting! on 5th Oct 91, the London chart had The Scorpions "Wind Of Change" at the top for 2 weeks 20th Oct 91 WORLD IN UNION - KIRI TE KANAWA not a Gallup #1 27th Oct 91 THE FLY - U2 3rd Nov 91 DIZZY - VIC REEVES & THE WONDER STUFF 17th Nov 91 BLACK OR WHITE - MICHAEL JACKSON 8th Dec 91 DON'T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME - GEORGE MICHAEL & ELTON JOHN 15th Dec 91 BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY - QUEEN During 1991, Capital FM launched the first Midweek chart on a Wednesday evening at 7.30 with Neil Fox (who also took over the Saturday London chart), & his regular stand in was Clive Warren, who also stood in for Mark Goodier on R1 later on. The Midweek chart for Capital had previously had a 12pm slot, during 1990. 1992 26th Jan 92 GOODNIGHT GIRL - WET WET WET 9th Feb 92 I'M DOIN' FINE NOW - PASADENAS not a Gallup #1 16th Feb 92 STAY - SHAKESPEARS SISTER on the 22nd Feb, on the London chart, Michael Jackson's "Remember The Time" went to the top for a week, followed by The Temptations "My Girl". Then Shanice's "I Love Your Smile" went there for 2 weeks, followed by Ce Ce Penniston's "Finally" for a week 29th Mar 92 TO BE WITH YOU - MR BIG not a Gallup #1 12th Apr 92 DEEPLY DIPPY - RIGHT SAID FRED On 19th Apr, according to Gallup reports "Be Quick Or Be Dead" & Iron Maiden was a Tuesday midweek #1 10th May 92 PLEASE DON'T GO - KWS On 24th May, according to Gallup reports "Raving I'm Raving" & Shut Up & Dance was a Tuesday midweek #1 7th June 92 ABBAESQUE E.P. - ERASURE 5th July 92 I'LL BE THERE - MARIAH CAREY not a Gallup #1 12th July 92 AIN'T NO DOUBT - JIMMY NAIL on the 18th July 92, Capital broadcasted their final London Top 40 & axed the Midweek chart. The Network Chart ran for one more year under that name. Capital did still run the London top 10 on Saturdays at 10am. 9th Aug 92 RHYTHM IS A DANCER - SNAP! 13th Sept 92 EBENEEZER GOODE - SHAMEN 11th Oct 92 SLEEPING SATELLITE - TASMIN ARCHER 1st Nov 92 END OF THE ROAD - BOYZ II MEN 15th Nov 92 WOULD I LIE TO YOU - CHARLES & EDDIE 29th Nov 92 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - WHITNEY HOSTON Towards the end of July 1992, basically the airplay factor was dropped from the Network chart & it was just a midweek only chart, though continued until July 1993 with MRIB continuing there after, with their charts being still featured on ITV's Teletext & being printed in the Sunday People & Mail On Sunday. 1993 7th Feb 93 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - WHITNEY HOUSTON (REMAINING AT THE TOP) In London "Love Song For A Vampire" & Annie Lennox was #1 14th Feb 93 WHY CAN'T I WAKE UP WITH YOU - TAKE THAT not an Official #1, but a definate midweek. In London, "I'm Every Woman" & Whitney Houston was #1 21st Feb 93 WHY CAN'T I WAKE UP WITH YOU - TAKE THAT a 2nd week at the top for MRIB & it them became the London #1, too & still never made it officially 28th Feb 93 NO LIMIT - 2UNLIMITED 14th Mar 93 OH CAROLINA - SHAGGY 4th Apr 93 YOUNG AT HEART - BLUEBELLS 25th Apr 93 SOMEBODY TO LOVE - GEORGE MICHAEL/QUEEN 16th May 93 ALL THAT SHE WANTS - ACE OF BASE 13th June 93 CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE - UB40 a week late for MRIB & London, as well 20th June 93 DREAMS - GABRIELLE 11th July 93 PRAY - TAKE THAT The Network Chart in this form, stopped on the 25th July 1993. David Jensen was dropped & Neil Fox took over, with the MRIB chart also dropped. The show was renamed the Pepsi Chart & was basically so full of airplay it was just nonsense. The top 10, they now used was the Official one, with the 11 - 40 "made up" of 50% of sales & airplay. That continued into the days of "Hit40uk" & became the even more silly "BigTop40" of today. I will continue with the MRIB number ones though, as they still appeared in Sunday newspapers & Teletext, as well as the NME & Melody Maker. 8th Aug 93 LIVING ON MY OWN - FREDDIE MERCURY 29th Aug 93 MR VAIN - CULTURE BEAT 19th Sept 93 GO WEST - PET SHOP BOYS not an Official #1, but definately midweek & also a London #1 26th Sept 93 BOOM BOOM SHAKE THE ROOM - JAZZY JEFF in London, "Movin On Up" & M People were #1 3rd Oct 93 RELIGHT MY FIRE - TAKE THAT & LULU 17th Oct 93 I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT) - MEAT LOAF in London, on 17th Oct, Take That had a 3rd week at the top. Meat Loaf went there on 24th, & "Please Forgive Me" & Bryan Adams went there on 31st Oct for 3 weeks, followed by "True Love" & Elton John & Kiki Dee on 21st & 28th Nov 5th Dec 93 MR BLOBBY - MR BLOBBY in London, Elton & Kiki had a 3rd & final week at the top 12th Dec 93 BABE - TAKE THAT 19th Dec 93 MR BLOBBY - MR BLOBBY in London, Take That remained at the top on the 19th & 26th Dec 1994 9th Jan 94 TWIST & SHOUT - CHAKA DEMUS & PLIERS it went to #1 in London on 2nd Jan 16th Jan 94 THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER - DEE'REAM on 6th Feb in London, "Breathe Again" & Toni Braxton went to the top for 2 weeks 13th Feb 94 WITHOUT YOU - MARIAH CAREY 13th Mar 94 DOOP - DOOP in London, on 13th Mar "Streets Of Philadelphia" & Bruce Springsteen went to the top for a week & returned for another week on 27th Mar 3rd Apr 94 EVERYTHING CHANGES - TAKE THAT 17th Apr 94 ALWAYS - ERASUE not an Official #1, though maybe midweek 24th Apr 94 MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL - SYMBOL it went to #1 in London on 17th Apr, as it did on the Official chart 1st May 94 MMM MMM MMM - CRASH TEST DUMMIES not an Official #1, though again maybe midweek, where as "The Real Thing" & Toni De Bart was not an MRIB #1, but it was in London & on the Official chart 8th May 94 INSIDE - STILTSKIN in London, Toni De Bart held on for an extra week & Stiltskin made it on 15th May 22nd May 94 COME ON YOU REDS - MAN UTD FC MRIB were a week late, with it. It never made it in London & Wet Wet Wet went there, a week early 29th May 94 LOVE IS ALL AROUND - WET WET WET in London on 19th June, "You Don't Love Me" & Dawn Penn went to the top for 2 weeks & on 3rd July, "I Swear" & All For One had a week at the top. Then, Wet Wet Wet returned to the top, until "I'll Make Love To You" & Boys II Men took a week at the top in London on 4th Sept 11th Sept 94 SATURDAY NIGHT - WHIGFIELD 16th Oct 94 SURE - TAKE THAT MRIB were a week late, again, but London had it the week before, like the Official chart 23rd Oct 94 BABY COME BACK - PATO BANTON in London, Take That had an extra week at the top, as Whigfield climbed back to #2, as Pato Banton were #3 27th Nov 94 LET ME BE YOUR FANTASY - BABY D MRIB, a week late, again. According to Official reports "Love Spreads" & Stone Roses was a Tuesday midweek #1 4th Dec 94 STAY ANOTHER DAY - EAST 17

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I noticed that. Also, I see that Dr Hook got that the Record Business (week early) #1, during that "mistake" that BMRB had between Lena Martell & the former. This kind of tells us, that on the midweek scale, Dr Hook may well have been ahead anyway. Do we know, what caused the mis-hap, Robbie?

It's not on Singles, though. It's all Records & the Tape market, too. Though, that split is possibly some time between 80 & 84, when "Our Price" was the 2nd largest retailer of Records & Tapes. It's not from my figures (I nicked it from another)! Someone called Brian at Haven Forums in the "Lost Number Ones" Thread. He just happened to mention a few percentages of people, going into various shops. Either way, the figures are meaningless in regards to MRIB or Record Business, as bother never used info from Woolworths, or WHSmiths. More, like a big push towards HMV, again. Quite funny that Independant Radio (for Hit40UK) used Woolworths, as their sponsor! Though, Our Price definately was bigger in popularity to HMV in the early 80s, before WHSmith bought them in 1986. Then, in the late 80s Thorn-EMI owned "HMV" overtook it. Some of the managers of Our Price, left to form MVC (they were bought by Woolworths). WHSmith, then bought some Virgin Stores. So, Smiths had some Virgn & Our Price brands under their belt. These were sold to another division of the Virgin group in the 90s.

I do get where Graham's basis comes from. It's based on a "fact" that many an independant record shop wasn't included in sales info for Gallup, or whoever. Then on many a shipment that wasn't actually bought up. It actually edges more to the Indie charts, & a more rock chart. Something simliar did appear in Sounds, when MRIB did an alternative kind of chart, before giving their name to the "actual" run of the mill pop chart...though Graham has a few points. They can't be proven & we have to take it with a pinch of salt, Richard...Just like you say. Back to those Network Chart #1s: 1986 5th Jan 86 WEST END GIRLS - PET SHOP BOYS 19th Jan 86 THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV - A-HA 2nd Feb 86 ONLY LOVE - NANA MOUSKOURI not a Gallup #1, though close 9th Feb 86 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH - BILLY OCEAN 2nd Mar 86 CHAIN REACTION - DIANA ROSS 23rd Mar 86 LIVIN' DOLL - CLIFF RICHARD & THE YOUNG ONES 13th Apr 86 A DIFFERENT CORNER - GEORGE MICHAEL Falco's "Rock Me Amadeus" was not a Network Chart #1 4th May 86 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY - JANET JACKSON not a Gallup #1 11th May 86 ON MY OWN - PATTI LABELLE & MICHAEL MCDONALD not a Gallup #1, though close 18th May 86 THE CHICKEN SONG - SPITTING IMAGE On the week of 25th May, "Sledgehammer" & Peter Gabriel topped Alan Freeman's London chart 1st June 86 SPIRIT IN THE SKY - DR & THE MEDICS 8th June 86 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS - SIMPLY RED not a Gallup #1, but it was a close 2 weeks with Dr & The Medics, anyway 22nd June 86 EDGE OF HEAVEN E.P. - WHAM! 13th July 86 PAPA DON'T PREACH - MADONNA 27th July 86 LADY IN RED - CHRIS DE BURGH 24th Aug 86 I WANT TO WAKE UP WITH YOU - BORIS GARDINER 7th Sept 86 DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY - COMMUNARDS Now while ths was going on. On TV, that show called "The Chart Show" had begun. At first they were using the Network Chart, but then switched to a Tuesday chart. On "The Chart Show", Five Star's "Rain Or Shine" went to the top for a week 5th Oct 86 TRUE BLUE - MADONNA 12th Oct 86 EVERY LOSER WINS - NICK BERRY 9th Nov 86 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - BERLIN Note: "The Final Countdown" & Europe was not a Network Chart #1 7th Dec 86 SOMETIMES - ERASURE not a Gallup #1, though close 14th Dec 86 CARAVAN OF LOVE - HOUSEMARTINS on the following week, Christmas proved sales were very close, as "Reet Petite" took the Gallup #1, but the Housemartins stayed at the top for Christmas on the Network Chart with the chart unveiled by Alan Freeman on the 21st December on the Independant Radio Network & what a great show, he did that week...a great early Xmas present for all On the 28th December 1986, David Jensen counted down the top 30 of 1986 & revealed Nick Berry's "Every Loser Wins" as the best seller of the year, confusing because Radio One & Bruno "I'm Shouting" Brookes revealed The Communards as the best seller of the year! So, was it that close in 1986? 4th Jan 87 REET PETITE - JACKY WILSON 18th Jan 87 JACK YOUR BODY - STEVE "SILK" HURLEY 1st Feb 87 I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING - ARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE MICHAEL 22nd Feb 87 STAND BY ME - BEN E. KING 15th Mar 87 EVERYTHING I OWN - BOY GEORGE 22nd Mar 87 RESPECTABLE - MEL & KIM 29th Mar 87 LET IT BE - FERRY AID 19th Apr 87 LA ISLA BONITA - MADONNA On Alan Freeman's London chart, "Judy Boucher's "Can't Be With You Tonight" was #1 on the 2nd May 10th May 87 NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW - STARSHIP 31st May 87 I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY - WHITNEY HOUSTON 21st June 87 STAR TREKKIN' - THE FIRM 5th July 87 IT'S A SIN - PET SHOP BOYS 19th July 87 WHO'S THAT GIRL - MADONNA 2nd Aug 87 LA BAMBA - LOS LOBOS 16th Aug 86 I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU - MICHAEL JACKSON & SIEADAH GARRETT 23rd Aug 87 NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP - RICK ASTLEY 20th Sept 87 PUMP UP THE VOLUME - M/A/R/R/S On 10th Oct on Alan Freeman's London Chart "Full Metal Jacket" with Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding was #1 for a week 18th Oct 87 YOU WIN AGAIN - BEE GEES 8th Nov 87 WHENEVER YOU NEED SOMEBODY - RICK ASTLEY not a Gallup #1 15th Nov 87 CHINA IN YOUR HAND - T'PAU 13th Dec 87 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE - RICK ASTLEY not a Gallup #1, but a close week 20th Dec 87 ALWAYS ON MY MIND - PET SHOP BOYS

Looking at what you say, yep. I forgot about that Saturday of the 28th. I would have said it was more likely to have been a case of 21, 10, 2 in that case & possibly Wings were denied the #1 slot, because of it, as they Paul & the gang did go to #1 in Melody Maker.

I didn't know about the Feb/March 77 one. Hardly surprised though. Talking about the "Dancing Queen" 23 to 16. We can surmise, what may have happened had Saturday sales, be included (that week). If we look at the top 20 section, from the same week of EMI' compiled chart & comparing it. EMI (27th Aug 76) 01 01 Elton & Kiki (#1 BMRB) 02 07 Wings (#2 BMRB) 03 04 Johnny Wakelin (#5 BMRB) 04 02 Dr Hook (#3 BMRB) 05 03 David Dundas (#4 BMRB) 06 08 Bee Gees (#6 BMRB) 07 05 Jimmy James (#10 BMRB) 08 16 Billie Jo Spears (#13 BMRB) 09 09 5000 Volts (#8 BMRB) 10 11 Steve Harley (#15 BMRB) 11 06 Tavares (#7 BMRB) 12 14 Chi-lites (#9 BMRB) 13 10 Bryan Ferry (#14 BMRB) 14 27 ABBA (#16 BMRB) 15 19 Stylistics (#12 BMRB) 16 13 Status Quo (#17 BMRB) 17 28 Rod Stewart (#18 BMRB) 18 18 Lou Rawls (#11 BMRB) 19 12 Dorothy Moore (#19 BMRB) 20 25 Jesse Green (#22 BMRB) Now we see that EMI put ABBA at #14. This is the divide: NME #12, Melody Maker #18 + 10% EMI sales quota (Mon to Thur) = #14. If we then, compare BMRB to the final EMI list, we notice the top 6 is hardly any different. The bigger difference (further down) are Billie Jo Spears & Steve Harley (mainly because of the sales days of NME & MM differ i.e. Thursday & Friday sales of the week before). We're pretty safe in saying ABBA would not have gone from 23 to 1 (that goes without saying). Especially considering on 4th Sept in NME & MM "Dancing Queen" only went up to #7. Plus I do know that on 4th Sept, there was only a handful of copies, seperating the 1, 2, & 3 anyway. ABBA were #3 on the EMI Chart, that week. So, we're looking at somewhere between 7 to 14 for 28th Aug. Sales are apparently very near to that of Steve Harley/Bryan Ferry/Billie Jo Spears & on not really overly far from Stylistics & Lou Rawls, but not that near Chi-lites...So, we can plump for a "real" #10/11 position. Jimmy James is listed for #10 for BMRB that week, but takes a big tumble to #20 on 4th Sept. So, likely ABBA would have gone up to #10 for 28th Aug 76. 30th Aug 76 was the Late August Bank Holiday, but that would appear on 11th Sept, as the sales period was 28th Aug to 3rd Sept. I Think! Interesting point to note: "Let 'Em In" & Wings was #1 on the airplay chart, the week BMRB put ABBA at #1.

Here comes the MRIB #1s (again, though this time) from start to the very end (1984 - 2008). The Network Chart was a re-creation of the defunct Record Business Magazine chart for Independant Radio. It started on 30th September 1984 (although it was trialed out from August 1984 onwards). Just like Record Business had done, MRIB (Media Research & Information Bureau) compiled local area charts too. This included the chart that Alan Freeman played out on his POTP-Take Two from 29th Sept 1984. The charts were compiled from Monday - Weds/Thursday sales from 300 stores (excluding Woolworths), plus an added 10% of airplay to take into account, what might of sold on Fri/Sat. The Network Chart went out on Sundays at 5pm & was way ahead of Radio One's out of date Tuesday chart. Over time, the Network Chart got more listeners than Richard Skinner's fledging top 40 show. These were the number ones from the Network Chart, right through it's existence & until the very end of MRIB in April 2008. 30th Sept 84 I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU - STEVIE WONDER 5th week at the top 7th Oct 84 THE WAR SONG - CULTURE CLUB not a Gallup #1 14th Oct 84 FREEDOM - WHAM! 4th Nov 84 I FEEL FOR YOU - CHAKA KHAN 2nd Dec 84 I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER - JIM DIAMOND Frankie Goes To Hollywood's "The Power Of Love" was not a Network chart #1 9th Dec 84 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS - BAND AID 1985 13th Jan 85 I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS - FOREIGNER 27th Jan 85 1999/LITTLE RED CORVETTE - PRINCE not a Gallup #1 10th Feb 85 I KNOW HIM SO WELL - ELAINE PAIGE & BARBARA DICKSON 3rd Mar 85 YOU SPIN ME ROUND - DEAD OR ALIVE 17th Mar 85 EASY LOVER - PHIL COLLINS & PHILLIP BAILEY 21st Apr 85 WE ARE THE WORLD - USA FOR AFRICA 5th May 85 NINETEEN - PAUL HARDCASTLE 16th June 85 YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE - THE CROWD 23rd June 85 FRANKIE - SISTER SLEDGE 21st July 85 THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL - EURYTHMICS 4th Aug 85 INTO THE GROOVE - MADONNA 1st Sept 85 DANCING IN THE STREET - DAVID BOWIE & MICK JAGGER 29th Sept 85 PART TIME LOVER - STEVIE WONDER not a Gallup #1 & on Alan Freeman's London Chart, Bonnie Tyler was at the top with "Holding Out For A Hero" Midge Ure's "If I Was" was not a Network Chart #1 6th Oct 85 The Power Of Love - Jennifer Rush 17th Nov 85 I'M YOUR MAN - WHAM! it reached #1, two weeks before Gallup even thought about having at the top & on Alan Freeman's London chart, Feargal Sharkey's "A Good Heart" did make #1, but Feargal was not a Network chart #1 8th Dec 85 SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU - WHITNEY HOUSTON 22nd Dec 85 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE - SHAKIN' STEVENS the top 2 was very close at Christmas 1985 & on Alan Freeman's London chart, Shakin Stevens did not make #1 at all, as Whitney stayed there until the New Year

Sorry. Confusion with "In The Navy" at #2 that week! Arghh! :lol: I'm gonna carry on now (& hopefully not do that again)!! Of course, to Note: the RB UK Top 30 or 40, was ahead of Radio One on a Sunday (a la Network Chart). Yes, some records wouldn't have made a midweek charttopper, as Baker Street obviously wasn't, but many were actually midweek charttoppers. The chart being compiled from Monday-Thursday sales. You can talk about the word "Official", but even the BBC didn't start using the word to the mid eighties. Don't get me wrong I'm not knocking the BBC R1 chart, but in actual fact it can't really be taken as real "fact" until Gallup took it over in 1983 & remember that the Radio One chart didn't actually take in Northern Ireland sales until 1984, where as both Record Business Magazine & Melody Maker did...So did Baker Street actually sell more in Northern Ireland than England, Scotland & Wales? Possibly, yes. As well, as not including Northern Ireland sales, BMRB used Chart Panel Sales, not over the counter sales, but Record Business did for their top 30. BMRB alternated their shops from week to week, which messed up many a chart week on with some records springing up the chart, then springing down again only to shoot back up again. For instance Manhattan Transfer's "On A Little Street In Singapore" in 1978. BMRB were supposed to take sales from 300 chart panels, when infact it was little more than 200. It was also the Record Business act of compiling a top 120, that pushed BMRB to increase to a top 75. With the competion growing on various Independant Radio Stations that were playing top 30s & 40s...is reasonably why Radio One increase the speedy top 20 to a top 40 on a Sunday evening. Gallup got their act together in 1983, by getting sales from well over 1000 shops. We don't even have to mention the fact, that RB certainly had some better number ones along the way! 1980 13th Jan 80 BRASS IN POCKET - PRETENDERS 27th Jan 80 MY GUY - MADNESS not a BMRB #1 3rd Feb 80 TOO MUCH TOO YOUNG - SPECIALS 10th Feb 80 COWARD OF THE COUNTY - KENNY ROGERS 24th Feb 80 ATOMIC - BLONDIE 16th Mar 80 TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL - FERN KINNEY 23rd Mar 80 GOING UNDERGROUND - JAM 6th Apr 80 DANCE YOURSELF DIZZY - LIQUID GOLD not a BMRB #1 20th Apr 80 CALL ME - BLONDIE 4th May 80 GENO - DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS 11th May 80 WHAT'S ANOTHER YEAR - JOHNNY LOGAN 25th May 80 NO DOUBT ABOUT IT - HOT CHOCOLATE not a BMRB #1 1st June 80 THEME FROM MASH - THE MASH 15th June 80 CRYING - DON MACLEAN 6th July 80 XANADU - ELO & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 27th July 80 USE IT UP & WEAR IT OUT - ODDYSEY 3rd Aug 80 UPSIDE DOWN - DIANA ROSS not a BMRB #1 10th Aug 80 WINNER TAKES IT ALL - ABBA 24th Aug 80 ASHES TO ASHES - DAVID BOWIE 7th Sept 80 START - JAM 14th Sept 80 ONE DAY I'LL FLY AWAY - RANDY CRAWFORD not a BMRB #1 & on RB & most others, it prevented Kelly Marie from reaching the top...so we presume a close couple of weeks 28th Sept 80 DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME - THE POLICE 26th Oct 80 WOMAN IN LOVE - BARBRA STREISAND 16th Nov 80 THE TIDE IS HIGH - BLONDIE 30th Nov 80 SUPER TROUPER - ABBA 14th Dec 80 STOP THE CAVALRY - JONA LEWIE not a BMRB #1, though it would have done it later, had John Lennon not been shot 21st Dec 80 STARTING OVER - JOHN LENNON the good news was that the St Winifred's School Choir did not make the top for RB, let alone NME or MM...So, who were these non chalants buying records in Woolworths? Was it kids buying records for Granny?! There wasn't a chart for 28th Dec 1980, as RB did a top 120 of the year & like BMRB, the Police took the honours with "Don't Stand So Close To Me". 4th Jan 81 IMAGINE - JOHN LENNON 25th Jan 81 IN THE AIR TONIGHT - PHIL COLLINS not a BMRB #1 8th Feb 81 WOMAN - JOHN LENNON 15th Feb 81 VIENNA - ULTRAVOX not a BMRB #1 & the truth is (although, later Joe Dolce stopped it), if John Lennon had not been killed, it would of been #1, anyway. For it was "Woman" that stopped it, before "Shaddup Your Face". 22nd Feb 81 SHADDUP YOUR FACE - JOE DOLCE no matter what we can't argue that these weeks must have been very close indeed. In a point that the late Roger Scott made on Capital at the time. On Melody Maker, Vienna actually returned to the top in March 8th Mar 81 JEALOUS GUY - ROXY MUSIC 22nd Mar 81 THIS OLE HOUSE - SHAKIN' STEVENS 5th Apr 81 MAKING YOUR MIND UP - BUCK'S FIZZ 26th Apr 81 CHI MAI - ENNIO MORRICONE not a BMRB #1 3rd May 81 STARS ON 45 - STARSOUND not a BMRB #1 10th May 81 STAND & DELIVER - ADAM & THE ANTS 7th June 81 BEING WITH YOU - SMOKEY ROBINSON 21st June 81 ONE DAY IN YOUR LIFE - MICHAEL JACKSON 12th July 81 GHOST TOWN - SPECIALS 26th July 81 CHANT NO' 1 - SPANDAU BALLET not a BMRB #1 2nd Aug 81 GREEN DOOR - SHAKIN' STEVENS 30th Aug 81 JAPANESE BOY - ANEKA 6th Sept 81 TAINTED LOVE - SOFT CELL 13th Sept 81 PRINCE CHARMING - ADAM & THE ANTS 18th Oct 81 IT'S MY PARTY - DAVE STEWART & BARBARA GASKIN 1st Nov 81 HAPPY BIRTHDAY - ALTERED IMAGES not a BMRB #1 8th Nov 81 EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC - THE POLICE 22nd Nov 81 UNDER PRESSURE - QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE 6th Dec 81 BEGIN THE BEGUINE - JULIO IGLESIAS 13th Dec 81 DON'T YOU WANT ME - HUMAN LEAGUE 1982 10th Jan 82 LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE - BUCKS FIZZ 24th Jan 82 THE MODEL/COMPUTER LOVE - KRAFTWERK 7th Feb 82 TOWN CALLED MALICE/PRECIOUS - JAM 7th Mar 82 THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT - TIGHT FIT It was round about now that the British Market Research Bureau, switched their chart compilation to a Saturday to Friday sales cut off, for economic reasons & to ensure they got their chart panel diaries in time. In actually meant that Record Business Magazine, was now more ahead in their Mon to Thurs sales cut off, which shows later with Adam Ant going to the top, a week before BMRB. 21st Mar 82 SEVEN TEARS - GOOMBAY DANCE BAND 11th Apr 82 MY CAMERA NEVER LIES - BUCKS FIZZ 25th Apr 82 EBONY & IVORY - PAUL MCCARTNEY & STEVIE WONDER 9th May 82 A LITTLE PEACE - NICOLE 23rd May 82 HOUSE OF FUN - MADNESS 6th June 82 GOODY TWO SHOES - ADAM ANT 27th June 82 I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME - CHARLENE 4th July 82 HAPPY TALK - CAPTAIN SENSIBLE 11th July 82 FAME - IRENE CARA 1st Aug 82 COME ON EILEEN - DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS 29th Aug 82 EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR 3rd Oct 82 PASS THE DUTCHIE - MUSICAL YOUTH 24th Oct 82 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME - CULTURE CLUB 7th Nov 82 I DON'T WANNA DANCE - EDDY GRANT 28th Nov 82 BEAT SURRENDER - JAM 19th Dec 82 TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART) - CULTURE CLUB not a BMRB #1 26th Dec 82 SAVE YOUR LOVE - RENEE & RENATO The 2nd Jan 1983 saw the best sellers of 1982 countdown & like BMRB, "Come On Eileen" was the biggest seller of the year. Then Record Business Magazine folded. Although I gather the late Barry Lazell (who formed MRIB in 1981) took over the chart portion. Barry (of course) brought us the very first Indie Chart in 1980. Now I'm not 100% certain if Capital Radio were still running the UK Top 30 in 1983 (as I was in Australia back then). If you know whether or not it was still running, do let me know! I know that Alan Freeman switched to using the NME chart for hit POTP-Take Two show, as the London Chart was no longer in play with Record Business defunct. The 1983 number ones were as follows: 9th Jan 83 YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE - PHIL COLLINS 23rd Jan 83 DOWN UNDER - MEN AT WORK 13th Feb 83 TOO SHY - KAJAGOOGOO 27th Feb 83 BILLIE JEAN - MICHAEL JACKSON 12th Mar 83 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - BONNIE TYLER 26th Mar 83 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW - DURAN DURAN 3rd Apr 83 LET'S DANCE - DAVID BOWIE 1st May 83 TRUE - SPANDAU BALLET 29th May 83 CANDY GIRL - NEW EDITION 5th June 83 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE POLICE 19th June 83 CHINA GIRL - DAVID BOWIE not a Gallup #1 26th June 83 BABY JANE - ROD STEWART 10th July 83 WHEREVER I LAY MY HAT - PAUL YOUNG 14th Aug 83 GIVE IT UP - K.C. AND THE SUNSHINE BAND 21st Aug 83 GOLD - SPANDAU BALLET not a Gallup #1 4th Sept 83 RED RED WINE - UB40 2nd Oct 83 KARMA CHAMELEON - CULTURE CLUB 6th Nov 83 UPTOWN GIRL - BILLY JOEL 27th Nov 83 NEVER NEVER - THE ASSEMBLY not a Gallup #1 4th Dec 83 ONLY YOU - FLYING PICKETS 1984 15th Jan 84 PIPES OF PEACE - PAUL MCCARTNEY 22nd Jan 84 RELAX - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 26th Feb 84 99 RED BALLOONS - NENA 25th Mar 84 HELLO - LIONEL RICHIE From this point this point the chart appeared in the music paper "Sounds" & from then on was credited to MRIB 22nd Apr 84 YOU TAKE ME UP - THOMPSON TWINS not a Gallup #1 29th Apr 84 AGAINST ALL ODDS - PHIL COLLINS not a Gallup #1 12th Apr 84 THE REFLEX - DURAN DURAN 19th May 84 FOOTLOOSE - KENNY LOGGINS not a Gallup #1 26th May 84 LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY - DENIECE WILLIAMS not a Gallup #1 3rd June 84 WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO GO - WHAM! 17th June 84 TWO TRIBES - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD 12th Aug 84 CARELESS WHISPER - GEORGE MICHAEL 9th Sept 84 I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU - STEVIE WONDER From the point that George Michael reached #1, MRIB were doing some dummy runs for the new Independant Radio Network Top 30, which began on Sunday 30th Sept 1984 with Kid Jensen of course. The chart in "Sounds" music paper differed from this point, as The Network Chart was a Friday chart & featured airplay. The number ones in Sounds all matched the Network chart (as did most of the top 3s), but the rest of the chart differed greatly.

I will re-list the MRIB #1s, soon. But first (to stay in step with dates), here's the Record Business Magazine #1s. Record Business was a Magazine that ran from April 1978 to January 1983. It grew out of the ashes of chart that was compiled by EMI & another paper "Music Business". Record Business Magazine compiled a chart for Independant Radio Stations. Not only did they do National Charts, but they also did Local Charts for areas up & down the Country. The National chart was a top 120 based on a poll of 150 shops. The top 30 section was based on pure sales, but did not included sales from Woolworths. The rest of the chart...the 31-120 positions were based on sales & airplay with Records being dropped altogether, if they went down continuously for 2 weeks or more on a sliding scale. This National chart appeared on Radio Stations across the weekends, such as Capital Radio's UK Top 30 with Richard Allinson on Sundays at 2pm. Peter Young did the London Capital Countdown on Saturdays at 9am. Other Independant Radio Stations did their own versions of both shows, with their own local area chart in various places too. A Berkshire Radio Station featured the National Top 40 with Pete Drummond (former Radio One presenter) on Sundays between 5 & 8pm during 1979, right up against Simon Bates Top 40 show. The number ones on the National Record Business charts from 1978-1983 were as follows: Sunday 2nd April 1978 BAKER STREET - GERRY RAFFERTY strange that this made #1, as it on the BMRB chart it only made #3. Though on both NME & MM it made #2. Possibly the non inclusion of Woolworths sales affected this, hence Brian & Michael's "Matchstick Men & Matchstalk Cats & Dogs" did not get to #1 on Record Business. Though it never made it on NME or MM either. 16th April 78 NIGHT FEVER - BEE GEES 14th May 78 RIVERS OF BABYLON - BONEY M 11th June 78 YOUR'E THE ONE THAT I WANT - jOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 13th Aug 78 THREE TIMES A LADY - COMMODORES 17th Sept 78 DREADLOCK HOLIDAY - 10CC 24th Sept 78 SUMMER NIGHTS - JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN 12th Nov 78 RAT TRAP - BOOMTOWN RATS 3rd Dec 78 DO YA THINK I'M SEXY - ROD STEWART 17th Dec 78 MARY'S BOY CHILD-OH MY LORD - BONEY M 1979 7th Jan 79 YMCA - VILLAGE PEOPLE 21st Jan 79 HIT ME WITH YOUR RHTHYM STICK - IAN DURY 4th Feb 79 HEART OF GLASS - BLONDIE 4th Mar 79 OLIVER'S ARMY - ELVIS COSTELLO not a BMRB #1 11th Mar 79 TRAGEDY - BEE GEES 18th Mar 79 I WILL SURVIVE - GLORIA GAYNOR 8th Apr 79 BRIGHT EYES - ART GARFUNKEL 13th May 79 POP MUSIK - M not a BMRB #1 20th May 79 DANCE AWAY - ROXY MUSIC not a BMRB #1 27th May 79 SUNDAY GIRL - BLONDIE 10th June 79 RING MY BELL - ANITA WARD 1st July 79 ARE FRIENDS ELECTRIC - TUBEWAY ARMY 15th July 79 SILLY GAMES - JANET KAY not a BMRB #1 29th July 79 I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS - BOOMTOWN RATS 26th Aug 79 WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE - CLIFF RICHARD 16th Sept 79 CARS - GARY NUMAN 30th Sept 79 MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE - THE POLICE 14th Oct 79 VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR - BUGGLES 28th Oct 79 ONE DAY AT A TIME - LENA MARTELL 4th Nov 79 WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL - DR HOOK 2nd Dec 79 WALKING ON THE MOON - THE POLICE 9th Dec 79 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL - PINK FLOYD More soon...

Now everyone knows about there not being an Official chart in the 50s & 60s, but was there a more definitive list than the average BBC charts? (The BBC Averaged Chart was just Melody Maker/NME/Disc/Record Mirror/Retailer positions added together) Yes, there was another. EMI produced a chart from 1957 to 1978, which did pop up in various HMV outlets. EMI produced their chart similar to the BBC, but also included a 10% sales quota & so did not have any tied positions. There was a downside though, EMI seperated all Double A sided singles until 1964. I'm going to attempt a complete list of averaged number ones starting here & will be contrasting them to both EMI & the BBC. Before we start though, I must expain a mis-comprehension. Some people seem to think that charts in Music Papers/Mags were based on actual sales from 1952 - 69. This is nonsense. All the Music papers did was recieve a top 50, of what was selling in various stores. Like, (say) NME would get top 50s from 100 shops or so, & just add all the positions, of those 100 charts, together to make their own chart. Every single paper did it the same way, but with varying numbers of stores charts. The BBC took (the finished charts in the 4 papers) & added those together too. EMI did the same, & then added in their 50 shop sample. From that, we can variably work, as to what was really #1 in a given week. Going to start in 1955, with a specially made averaged number one, based on Record Mirror & NME plus a combi from the Sheet Music chart. It is a fallacy that NME were the first to produce a Record Sales chart. Infact it was actually Melody Maker who first tried one, before the War, though we're not going back that far! So starting in 1955, these were the averaged number ones week on: 8th Jan 1955 FINGER OF SUSPICION - DICKIE VALENTINE 22nd Jan 55 MAMBO ITLIANO - ROSEMARY CLOONEY 19th Feb 55 SOFTLY SOFTLY - RUBY MURRAY 19th Mar 55 GIVE ME YOUR WORD - TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD 7th May 55 STRANGER IN PARADISE - TONY BENNETT 11th Jun 55 CHERRY PINK & APPLE BLOSSOM WHITE - EDDIE CALVERT 25th June 55 UNCHAINED MELODY - AL HIBBLER 9th July 55 DREAMBOAT - ALMA COGAN 30th July 55 ROSEMARIE - SLIM WHITMAN 8th Oct 55 THE MAN FROM LARAMIE - JIMMY YOUNG 12th Nov 55 ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - BILL HALEY 24th Dec 55 CHRISTMAS ALPHABET - DICKIE VALENTINE Record Mirror printed it's first Record chart in January 1955, though some of it was open to question with one record on one week, at least being clumpt together with other versions as Various Artists...that record was Dickie Valentine's version of "A Blossom Fell". So, they were leaning to the Sheet Music Chart still. Another record that apparently got to the top in Record Mirror was "The Naughty Lady Of Shady Lane". Again it looks like Dean Martin's version was clump with at least some other versions, giving a false impression. The same could be said of "Happy Days & Lonely Nights" i.e. the Suzi Miller version! So, we define 1955 with a dozen number ones, & find that Al Hiddler did really sell more with Unchained Melody than Jimmy Young...though it may have been close. The tune came from the film "The Unchained" with Les Baxter's version being in the film itself. Another film "The Pyjama Game" was also about in 1955, inspiring Double A sides by the Johnston Brothers & Johnny Ray. They were "Hernando's Hideaway & "Hey There". According to NME, the Johnston Brothers sold enough to make number one, although both sides were seperated on it's chart. The record did not even make the top 3 on Record Mirror, & so it couldn't possibly had made it. Jimmy Young finally scored with "The Man From Laramie" another film, & this time the Al Hibbler version missed in the UK. Dickie Valentine turn the year into a sandwich, by starting the year at the top & finishing it too. With Slim Whitman achieving 10 weeks at the top between July & October making it an early version of Bryan Adams...well almost! 1956 7th Jan 56 ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK - BILL HALEY 14th Jan 56 SIXTEEN TONS - TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD 18th Feb 56 MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS - DEAN MARTIN 17th Mar 56 IT'S ALMOST TOMORROW - THE DREAMWEAVERS 14th Apr 56 POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS - WINIFRED ATWELL 12th May 56 NO OTHER LOVE - RONNIE HILTON 9th June 56 I'LL BE HOME - PAT BOONE 21st July 56 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - FRANKIE LYMON & THE TEENAGERS 11th Aug 56 WHATEVER WILL BE WILL BE - DORIS DAY 22nd Sep 56 LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS - ANNE SHELTON 20th Oct 56 A WOMAN IN LOVE - FRANKIE LAINE 10th Nov 56 JUST WALKING IN THE RAIN - JOHNNY RAY So 1956 came along & Bill Haley went back to the top. In April 56, the Melody Maker printed a top 20 singles chart & The British Forces Broadcasting Network started an averaged top 20, for use on their own Top 20 show. This was actually the very first time a UK list of best selling singles, was played on Radio. Radio Luxembourg were still broadcasting a Top 20 based on Sheet Music Sales & was introduced by Teddy Johnson from 1949, with Pete Murray taking over by 1956. The British Forces Network were 2 years ahead of the BBC's later copied style shows. The Melody Maker chart actually did something that no other did. They polled shops in Northern Ireland. No official chart did this, until Gallup from 1984 onwards. The NME did try to tell us that Kay Starr made the top with "Rock N' Roll Waltz", though this was unlikely because when Record Mirror & Melody Makers polls are added together, the shops tally double that the amount of NME. So, Kay gets an overall number 2 for a few weeks. Johnny Ray gets the biggest number of weeks at the top, 8 in total & the Christmas number one too. 1957: 5th Jan 57 SINGING THE BLUES - GUY MITCHELL 2nd Feb 57 GARDEN OF EDEN - FRANKIE VAUGHAN 23rd Feb 57 YOUNG LOVE - TAB HUNTER 13th Apr 57 CUMBERLAND GAP - LONNIE DONEGAN 18th May 57 BUTTERFLY - ANDY WILLIAMS 8th June 57 YES TONIGHT JOSEPHINE - JOHNNY RAY 6th July 57 PUTTIN' ON THE STYLE - LONNIE DONEGAN 13th July 57 ALL SHOOK UP - ELVIS PRESLEY 31st Aug 57 DIANA - PAUL ANKA Going to split 1957, because EMI started their chart on the week of the 28th September 1957. Strangely the same week that Alan Dell & Denys Jones introduced a current chart section on POTP. Actually POTP that week played 10 records in the same order that Record Mirror had them printed for the week of the 7th September...So, what they were really trying to do, I don't know! The EMI chart though, was compiled in a strange way. Yes, they took the Average from Melody Maker, NME, & Record Mirror. Then did a sales sweep of up to 50 shops, with a big percentage from HMVs around the Country, & still managed to list all Double A sided singles separately. Considered rather difficult by now, because from July 1957, Record Mirror listed them as one! So, we continue with 57 & Diana remain at the top until November: 2nd Nov 57 THAT'LL BE THE DAY - BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETS 23rd Nov 57 MARY'S BOY CHILD - HARRY BELAFONTE Only 11 number ones in 1957 then. We do note, that NME & Record Mirror listed Tommy Steele's "Singing The Blues" at the top, though on neither chart we're they together, as they were not listed on the same weeks! Melody Maker say Tommy didn't make it at all. Points suggest it didn't, though it may have surpassed Guy Mitchell on some days at least, though not full weeks. Paul Anka won the year, with a total of 9 weeks at the top, most noteably keeping Pat Boone's "Love Letters In The Sand" pinned to the number 2 spot for at least 6 weeks. Harry Belafonte rounding off the year, with an early Christmas present in November & 6 weeks at the top. Jumping into 1958 4th Jan 58 MARY'S BOY CHILD - HARRY BELAFONTE 11th Jan 58 MA, HE'S MAKING EYES AT ME - JOHNNY OTIS SHOW 18th Jan 58 GREAT BALLS OF FIRE - JERRY LEE LEWIS 25th Jan 58 JAILHOUSE ROCK - ELVIS PRESLEY 15th Feb 58 STORY OF MY LIFE - MICHAEL HOLLIDAY 1st Mar 58 MAGIC MOMENTS - PERRY COMO Drawing breath, to say POTP started their top 20 on 29th March 1958. Though only played new entries, climbers & the top 3 plus the usual new releases, as David Jacobs took over the show for a 2nd stint. Strange but true...the Jackie Dennis record "La Dee Dah" was never, ever played on the show during 1958. Despite going right up in the top 5! Now continuing with those EMI number ones, & the first difference with the BBC: 19th Apr 58 WHOLE LOTTA WOMAN - MARVIN RAINWATER the BBC say there was a tie this week with Perry Como. EMI say no! 17th May 58 WHO'S SORRY NOW - CONNIE FRANCIS 28th June 58 ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM - EVERLY BROTHERS 23rd Aug 58 WHEN - KALIN TWINS 27th Sept 58 STUPID CUPID - CONNIE FRANCIS 1st Nov 58 BIRD DOG - EVERLY BROTHERS 22nd Nov 58 HOOT'S MON - LORD ROCKINGHAM'S XI 20th Dec 58 IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE - CONWAY TWITTY So, 14 number ones in 1958. Now if you own a copy of the Tony Jasper Top 20 Book series...I'll note that all the charts from the 9th Aug 58 onwards are all a week behind. This is because (for some strange reason) Tony Jasper says that there wasn't a chart in Record Mirror on the 2nd August. This is nonsense & it was not a repeat of the week before, as he states. This goes all the way up to December 1958, when actually the 27th December dated chart, is actually the 20th Dec. Tony then, misses the actual 27th Dec chart totally. There by missing a top 20 entry by Martinas & His Orchestra with "Cha Cha Momma Brown", which was a cha cha number based on "Knees Up Mother Brown". Again, I note that NME had both Vic Damone with "On The Street Where You Live" at the top, & also Tommy Edwards & "It's All In The Game". Neither of those topped any other chart, & so says the EMI poll as well. Neither of them made it to the top. 1959 3rd Jan 59 IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE - CONWAY TWITTY 31st Jan 59 ONE NIGHT - ELVIS PRESLEY 21st Feb 59 AS I LOVE YOU - SHIRLEY BASSEY 7th Mar 59 SMOKE GETS IN YOU EYES - PLATTERS another EMI chart differing with the BBC. BBC listed Shirley Bassey & the Platters as a joint number one this week 14th Mar 59 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES - PLATTERS 28th Mar 59 SIDESADDLE - RUSS CONWAY again BBC listed a joint number one with Russ & the Platters 4th Apr 59 SIDESADDLE - RUSS CONWAY 25th Apr 59 IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE - BUDDY HOLLY 16th May 59 A FOOL SUCH AS I - ELVIS PRESLEY again a differ, BBC listed Elvis & Buddy Holly in a tie 23rd May 59 A FOOL SUCH AS I - ELVIS PRESLEY 20th June 59 ROULETTE - RUSS CONWAY 27th June 59 DREAM LOVER - BOBBY DARIN again a differ, BBC listed Bobby in a tie with Russ 4th July 59 DREAM LOVER - BOBBY DARIN 1st Aug 59 LIVIN' DOLL - CLIFF RICHARD 5th Sept 59 ONLY SIXTEEN - CRAIG DOUGLAS 10th Oct 59 HERE COMES SUMMER - JERRY KELLER another differ, BBC listed Craig & Jerry in a tie 17th Oct 59 HERE COMES SUMMER - JERRY KELLER 24th Oct 59 TRAVELLIN' LIGHT - CLIFF RICHARD 5th Dec 59 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR - EMILE FORD 12th Dec 59 WHAT DO YOU WANT - ADAM FAITH 15 number ones in 1959. Note that NME had Jane Morgan's "Day That The Rains Came" & Bobby Darin's "Mack The Knife" at the top, but no other chart did, as the poll of EMI confirms, they were not #1s! Cliff got 6 weeks at the top with "Travellin' Light" giving him 2 number ones in 1959. Other points to note: A huge Newspaper strike put Record Mirror, Melody Maker, & Disc out of action from June to August. Though all the papers still managed to get charts out on a special sheet. So, both EMI & the BBC still managed to compile a chart. 1960 2nd Jan 60 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR - EMILE FORD 30th Jan 60 STARRY EYED - MICHAEL HOLLIDAY 6th Feb 60 WHY - ANTHONY NEWLEY 5th Mar 60 POOR ME - ADAM FAITH 19th Mar 60 RUNNING BEAR - JOHNNY PRESTON 2nd Apr 60 MY OLD MAN'S A DUSTMAN - LONNIE DONEGAN 30th Apr 60 DO YOU MIND - ANTHONY NEWLEY 7th May 60 CATHY'S CLOWN - EVERLY BROTHERS 2nd July 60 GOOD TIMIN' - JIMMY JONES 23rd July 60 PLEASE DON'T TEASE - CLIFF RICHARD 20th Aug 60 APACHE - THE SHADOWS 1st Oct 60 TELL LAURA I LOVE HER - RICKY VALENCE 22nd Oct 60 ONLY THE LONELY - ROY ORBISON 5th Nov 60 IT'S NOW OR NEVER - ELVIS PRESLEY So, no differs from EMI to BBC in 1960. 14 number ones & we find that Eddie Cochran didn't get there with "Three Steps To Heaven" (he only made number 3 in some charts, with a #2 on EMI & the BBC). The same with Johnny Kidd's "Shakin All Over" (again number 3 on some charts, & #2 on EMI & BBC). Then at the end of the year Cliff's "I Love You" also missed #1 & got stuck at #2. Elvis getting the biggest seller in years, with "It's Now Or Never". Jimmy Savile's first played record on Luxembourg, was "Cathy's Clown" & 1960 was the year, when Radio Luxembourg began to use NME for it's Sunday top 20 show. They used that until 1966. Record Retailer's weekly chart started in March, with a miserly 30 shop poll. 23rd July 1960 saw Melody Maker increase it's shop poll to 110, from 60 with NME on 80 shops, Record Mirror changed their date of compilation...making it ahead, though they only polled 60 shops & it couldn't be used in an averaged chart anymore, because it didn't hit the stands until Fridays. Though in the 1950s, Record Mirror had had the biggest amount of polls at 60plus, & NME was around 50. Disc was polling 50 shops by mid 1960. So, overall an averaged chart was now based on 240 shops, plus for EMI a further 10% putting it at 264, again beating the BBC averaged chart. Though 9 times that of Record Retailer's very ignored dull, out of date top 50 where they ironed out lots of ties each week, by comparing falling sales figures, for the previous week! Yep, Record Retailer's early years were that bad, & it didn't improve much either. To make matters worse, if you saw the way that they used to deal with tied positions, then you'd immediately reach for the waste paper basket. It even happened with many number ones, along the way. Record Retailer's tie separation, involved looking at the previous week's positions i.e. "Stranger On The Shore" missed the number one in RR, although it was involved with Cliff Richard's "The Young Ones" in a tie on the 13th Jan 62! They gave Cliff, the edge because he was a new entry. 1961 7th Jan 61 POETRY IN MOTION - JOHNNY TILLOTSON 4th Feb 61 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT - ELVIS PRESLEY 4th Mar 61 WALK RIGHT BACK - EVERLY BROTHERS 25th Mar 61 WOODEN HEART - ELVIS PRESLEY 22nd Apr 61 ARE YOU SURE - THE ALLISONS 29th Apr 61 WOODEN HEART - ELVIS PRESLEY 6th May 61 YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY - TEMPERENCE SEVEN EMI differing to BBC here, because BBC had a tie with the Temperence Seven & the Marcels 13th May 61 BLUE MOON - MARCELS 27th May 61 RUNAWAY - DEL SHANNON 3rd June 61 SURRENDER - ELVIS PRESLEY 24th June 61 RUNAWAY - DEL SHANNON 15th July 61 TEMPTATION - EVERLY BROTHERS 29th July 61 WELL I ASK YOU - EDEN KANE 5th Aug 61 YOU DON'T KNOW - HELEN SHAPIRO 26th Aug 61 JOHNNY REMEMBER ME - JOHN LEYTON 7th Oct 61 MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT - HIGHWAYMEN 21st Oct 61 WALKIN' BACK TO HAPPINESS - HELEN SHAPIRO 11th Nov 61 HIS LATEST FLAME - ELVIS PRESLEY 2nd Dec 61 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY BABY - BOBBY VEE 9th Dec 61 TOWER OF STRENGTH - FRANKIE VAUGHAN 30th Dec 61 MOON RIVER - DANNY WILLIAMS 19 number ones in 1961! Some record & we find that Petula Clark's "Sailor" & the Shadows "Kon Tiki" never made it, along with "Reach For The Stars" & Shirley Bassey. The Shadows & Shirley both struggled to make the top 3 on some charts plus the EMI polls, so none of them could of possibly made it to the top. Jimmy Savile persuaded the record companies to switch the Everly Brothers A side. Originally "Ebony Eyes" got the A side, but he managed to get "Walk Right Back" promoted. Then in November, Jimmy went to the States to give Colonel Parker the Gold disc, for Elvis & "His Latest Flame" Frankie Vaughan got the Christmas number one, with Danny Williams "Breakfast At Tiffany's" blockbuster taking him out of 1961, into the New Year. Do I need to mention Alan Freeman's takeover of POTP in Trad Tavern on 23rd Sept 1961? David Jacobs stepped down on his own accord, after 3 & a half years continous editions. Though, he already fronted the show in new release form, from Sept 1956 to Sept 1957. 1962 6th Jan 62 STRANGER ON THE SHORE - MR ACKER BILK 13th Jan 62 THE YOUNG ONES - CLIFF RICHARD 24th Feb 62 ROCK-HULA-BABY - ELVIS PRESLEY 3rd Mar 62 THE YOUNG ONES - CLIFF RICHARD 10th Mar 62 MARCH OF THE SIAMESE CHILDREN - KENNY BALL 17th Mar 62 WONDERFUL LAND - THE SHADOWS slight difference with EMI, & the BBC, as BBC had a tie with Kenny Ball & the Shadows 24th Mar 62 WONDERFUL LAND - THE SHADOWS 12th May 62 NUTROCKER - B. BUMBLE & THE STINGERS 19th May 62 GOOD LUCK CHARM - ELVIS PRESLEY 30th June 62 COME OUTSIDE - MIKE SARNE 7th July 62 A PICTURE OF YOU - JOE BROWN 14th July 62 I CAN'T STOP LOVIN' YOU - RAY CHARLES 28th July 62 I REMEMBER YOU - FRANK IFIELD 15th Sept 62 SHE'S NOT YOU - ELVIS PRESLEY on this week the BBC had Frank Ifield & Elvis in a tie, where as EMI did not 22nd Sept 62 SHE'S NOT YOU - ELVIS PRESLEY 6th Oct 62 TELSTAR - TORNADOES 10th Nov 62 LOVESICK BLUES - FRANK IFIELD 15th Dec 62 RETURN TO SENDER - ELVIS PRESLEY 29th Dec 62 THE NEXT TIME - CLIFF RICHARD EMI differing this week, as the BBC had Elvis at the top for a 3rd week 16 number ones in 1962, with 8 weeks at the top for the Shadows. Acker Bilk took the best seller of the year, with Stranger On The Shore being used for a kids tv show, & Acker himself being Eamonn Andrews victim on "This Is Your Life" during May. POTP got it's first Sunday teatime show. Record Mirror started to use a version of the IPC Record Retailer chart because of cost cutting measures. A downward fall for them, because Record Mirror used to poll 60 shops, & Record Retailer were still only using 30 for their top 50. By the end of 1962, not only were EMI, & the BBC using an averaged based chart...so was a newly launched magazine called Pop Weekly, & also Cashbox Magazine (the US Based one) for a weekly published UK Top 30. Up in Merseyside, a paper called "Mersey Beat" launched & it was the first paper to publish a UK Top 100. This changed it's name to "Music Echo" in 1963 & was taken over by Disc in April 1966. Mersey Beat/Music Echo polled 50 shops each week. From Sept - Dec 62, David Jacobs returned to POTP, with Alan returning in January 1963. 1963 5th Jan 63 THE NEXT TIME - CLIFF RICHARD 12th Jan 63 BACHELOR BOY - CLIFF RICHARD EMI had all double A sides listed separately, so Cliff knocked himself off the top. Though the BBC listed all double A's together... 26th Jan 63 DANCE ON - THE SHADOWS EMI differed to the BBC again, as the BBC had a tie at the top with both Cliff & the Shadows! 2nd Feb 63 DIAMONDS - JET HARRIS & TONY MEEHAN 23rd Feb 63 PLEASE PLEASE ME - THE BEATLES 9th Mar 63 SUMMER HOLIDAY - CLIFF RICHARD EMI again differed to the BBC, as BBC had a joint number one with Cliff & the Beatles 16th Mar 63 SUMMER HOLIDAY - CLIFF RICHARD 30th Mar 63 FOOT TAPPER - THE SHADOWS 6th Apr 63 HOW DO YOU DO IT - GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS 4th May 63 FROM ME TO YOU - THE BEATLES 8th June 63 DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET - BILLY J. KRAMER EMI differing to the BBC again. BBC had a tie with the Beatles & Billy 15th June 63 I LIKE IT - GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS 20th July 63 CONFESSIN' - FRANK IFIELD 10th Aug 63 SWEETS FOR MY SWEET - THE SEARCHERS 24th Aug 63 BAD TO ME - BILLY J. KRAMER 7th Sept 63 SHE LOVES YOU - THE BEATLES 5th Oct 63 DO YOU LOVE ME - BRIAN POOLE & THE TREMOLOES differing again here, as the BBC had Brian in a tie with the Beatles 12th Oct 63 DO YOU LOVE ME - BRIAN POOLE & THE TREMOLOES 26th Oct 63 YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE - GERRY & THE PACEMAKERS 23rd Nov 63 SHE LOVES YOU - THE BEATLES differing again for EMI, because BBC had a tie with both Gerry & the Beatles 30th Nov 63 SHE LOVES YOU - THE BEATLES 7th Dec 63 I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND - THE BEATLES EMI again differing here, because BBC still had "She Loves You" at the top with "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" at number 2 14th Dec 63 I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND - THE BEATLES 17 number ones in 1963. I note that both Frank Ifield's "Wayward Wind" & Elvis's "Devil In Disguise" missed the number one slots. No way could Elvis had been number one, because he only made #3 on some charts. Frank Ifield did make it in NME & RR, but not on the same weeks in total. NME had Frank in a tie on one week with the Beatles. He didn't make it at all in Disc or Melody Maker. By now NME polled 100 shops, MM also polled 100, Disc were on 70, & RR was still only on 30...hence the difference in number one positions! In August 1963, a new pop show begun on ITV. It was "Ready Steady Go" on a Friday evening. Then Don Moss took over POTP from Sept - Dec. 1964 4th Jan 64 I WANNA HOLD YOUR HAND - THE BEATLES 11th Jan 64 GLAD ALL OVER - DAVE CLARK FIVE EMI differed, as BBC had a tie with Dave & the Beatles 18th Jan 64 GLAD ALL OVER - DAVE CLARK FIVE 1st Feb 64 NEEDLES & PINS - THE SEARCHERS 22nd Feb 64 ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART - CILLA BLACK 21st Mar 64 LITTLE CHILDREN - BILLY J. KRAMER 28th Mar 64 CAN'T BUY ME LOVE - THE BEATLES 18th Apr 64 A WORLD WITHOUT LOVE - PETER & GORDON 2nd May 64 DON'T THROW YOUR LOVE AWAY - THE SEARCHERS 16th May 64 JULIET - THE FOUR PENNIES 30th May 64 YOU'RE MY WORLD - CILLA BLACK 19th June 64 IT'S OVER - ROY ORBISON 4th July 64 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN - THE ANIMALS 18th July 64 A HARD DAY'S NIGHT - THE BEATLES 15th Aug 64 DO WAH DIDDY DIDDY - MANFRED MANN 29th Aug 64 HAVE I THE RIGHT - THE HONEYCOMBS 12th Sept 64 YOU REALLY GOT ME - THE KINKS BBC differed, as they had a tie with the Honeycombs 19th Sept 64 YOU REALLY GOT ME - THE KINKS 26th Sept 64 I'M INTO SOMETHING GOOD - HERMAN'S HERMITS 10th Oct 64 OH PRETTY WOMAN - ROY ORBISON 31st Oct 64 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME - SANDIE SHAW 14th Nov 64 BABY LOVE - THE SUPREMES 5th Dec 64 I FEEL FINE - THE BEATLES 21 number ones, & we found out that the Beatles were far popular than the Rolling Stones, because twice they beat them as "It's All Over Now" & "Little Red Rooster" only actually made #2! The Bachelors with "Diane" only made number 3 in some charts, so they were not number one either. Radio Caroline began at Easter 1964 & started to countdown the Melody Maker Top 50 on Saturday lunchtimes with Tom Lodge. It was only Roy Orbison, who prevented another year of complete British number ones...Roy being the only Yankee, of course! Record Retailer suddenly decided that it would poll 85 shops, instead of 30...had they done it before the Spring of 64, then maybe "Please Please Me" would have top their chart in 63! Though 85 shops still was feeble for a top 50 chart. Melody Maker polled 150 for it's top 50 now, NME were also doing 150 for their top 30, & even Disc beat RR, with 100 shops. Probably the biggest TV event of 1964, was of course the start of Top Of The Pops on Wednesday 1st January, as the BBC drafted in Radio Luxembourg presenter Jimmy Savile...a strange feat, because he didn't actually work for BBC radio, until 1968! 1965 2nd Jan 65 I FEEL FINE - THE BEATLES 16th Jan 65 YEH YEH - GEORGIE FAME 23rd Jan 65 GO NOW - MOODY BLUES 6th Feb 65 YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN FEELIN' - RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS 13th Feb 65 TIRED OF WAITING FOR YOU - THE KINKS 20th Feb 65 I'LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER YOU - THE SEEKERS 6th Mar 65 IT'S NOT UNUSUAL - TOM JONES 13th Mar 65 THE LAST TIME - ROLLING STONES 10th Apr 65 CONCRETE & CLAY - UNIT 4 PLUS 2 17th Apr 65 TICKET TO RIDE - THE BEATLES 22nd May 65 WHERE ARE YOU NOW MY LOVE - JACKIE TRENT 29th May 65 LONG LIVE LOVE - SANDIE SHAW 19th June 65 CRYING IN THE CHAPEL - ELVIS PRESLEY 3rd July 65 I'M ALIVE - THE HOLLIES 17th July 65 MR TAMBOURINE MAN - THE BYRDS 31st July 65 HELP - THE BEATLES 28th Aug 65 I GOT YOU BABE - SONNY AND CHER 11th Sept 65 SATISFACTION - ROLLING STONES 25th Sept 65 MAKE IT EASY ON YOURSELF - WALKER BROTHERS 2nd Oct 65 TEARS - KEN DODD 6th Nov 65 GET OFF MY CLOUD - ROLLING STONES 27th Nov 65 THE CARNIVAL IS OVER - THE SEEKERS 11th Dec 65 DAYTRIPPER/WE CAN WORK IT OUT - THE BEATLES an EMI difference here, because BBC had The Seekers at the top for a 3rd week & the Beatles at #2 The Rolling Stones finally got their records before the Beatles new releases, & so got 3 their first real #1s! Cliff Richard missed out with "The Minute Your Gone". As, it got stuck at #2 for weeks. As did Roger Miller's "King Of The Road". Where as, Ken Dodd proved he was the king of the easy listening sound, much too Alan Freeman's annoyance! It gave 1965, a total of 23 number 1s. The NME chart was cited for hype, with Bob Dylan records entering their chart much higher up, than in other charts. The pirate Radio flag began for Radio London as BigL started. 1966 1st Jan 66 WE CAN WORK IT OUT/DAYTRIPPER - THE BEATLES 15th Jan 66 KEEP ON RUNNING - SPENCER DAVIS GROUP 29th Jan 66 MICHELLE - THE OVERLANDERS 12th Feb 66 THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN' - NANCY SINATRA 19th Feb 66 NINETEENTH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN - ROLLING STONES 12th Mar 66 I CAN'T LET GO - THE HOLLIES EMI differ to BBC, as BBC have SHA LA LA LA LA LA LEE - SMALL FACES at #1. This is probably the closest ever top 3 of the 60s. 200 Shops say it was the Hollies, & on the hand it's the same equation for the Small Faces. Though Melody Maker & Disc agree it was indeed the Small Faces...the average say Small Faces, but the 50 shops of EMI when added make it The Hollies. I took it a step further to iron it out totally by looking at Music Echo. That only makes it worse, because the Small Faces were number one on their chart, & as they also polled 50 shops, the whole business ends in a tie anyway! Suppose you could got to Record Retailer to settle it, but they only list Small Faces at #6, & Hollies at #7. So taking that in the Small Faces get the edge. NOTE: Since I put this list together, likely evidence has come to light that Record Retailer mixed up Nancy Sinatra & the Small Faces sales on this week of 12th March, & it so works out, that the Small Faces should have been #1 on that week, & Nancy Sinatra should have been #6. This explains, how EMI had the Hollies at the top. A fault of Record Retailer & there were many others too, it seems. So, it means that the Small Faces should definately have come off top at EMI. 19th Mar 66 SUN AIN'T GONNA SHINE ANYMORE - WALKER BROTHERS 16th Apr 66 SOMEBODY HELP ME - SPENCER DAVIS GROUP 23rd Apr 66 YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY YOU LOVE ME - DUSTY SPRINGFIELD 7th May 66 PRETTY FLAMINGO - MANFRED MANN 28th May 66 PAINT IT BLACK - ROLLING STONES 4th June 66 STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT - FRANK SINATRA 25th June 66 PAPERBACK WRITER - THE BEATLES 9th July 66 SUNNY AFTERNOON - THE KINKS 23rd July 66 GET AWAY - GEORGIE FAME 30th July 66 OUT OF TIME - CHRIS FARLOWE 6th Aug 66 WITH A GIRL LIKE YOU - THE TROGGS 20th Aug 66 YELLOW SUBMARINE/ELEANOR RIGBY - THE BEATLES 10th Sept 66 ALL OR NOTHING - SMALL FACES EMI disagree with the BBC, as BBC had a tie with the Small Faces & the Beatles 17th Sept 66 ALL OR NOTHING - SMALL FACES 24th Sept 66 DISTANT DRUMS - JIM REEVES 22nd Oct 66 REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE - FOUR TOPS 19th Nov 66 GOOD VIBRATIONS - BEACH BOYS 3rd Dec 66 GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME - TOM JONES Another 23 number ones in 1966. A year when it was a close week, when "Sha La La La La La Lee" took the top for the BBC, Melody Maker & Disc, because NME had "I Can't Let Go" & the Hollies at the top that week & in many HMV stores, "A Groovy Kind Of Love" & the Mindbenders took the helm & we've already discussed the EMI switcheroo! What was it with Record Retailer & the keeping Nancy Sinatra at the top for so long? The Rolling Stones, most certainly had one over her! 450 shops, over Record Retailer's small 85...Yep the Stones must have been #1. Also in 1966, Disc swallowed the Merseybeat paper "Music Echo" in April. Meaning Disc increased their chart to a top 50, though "Music Echo" had printed a top 100. Disc also started to print a top 10 album chart, & from that point no albums featured in the singles chart. Though NME still included them in it's listings. Radio Luxembourg got together with NME, to broadcast a new Saturday chart...this was slightly different to the one appearing in NME itself. Though the lists for it, did appear in Monday & Tuesdays local press, up & down the Country. Barry Alldis was the host on Luxembourg for that. Radio Caroline started their own averaged Top 40 (which ran until the end of 1968), & on TV "Ready Steady Go" was axed in December. 1967 7th Jan 67 GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME - TOM JONES 21st Jan 67 I'M A BELIEVER - THE MONKEES 18th Feb 67 THIS IS MY SONG - PETULA CLARK 4th Mar 67 RELEASE ME - ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK 15th Apr 67 SOMETHING STUPID - FRANK & NANCY SINATRA 22nd Apr 67 PUPPET ON A STRING - SANDIE SHAW EMI disagree with BBC, as BBC have a tie with Frank & Nancy & Sandie 29th Apr 67 PUPPET ON A STRING - SANDIE SHAW 20th May 67 SILENCE IS GOLDEN - THE TREMOLOES 10th June 67 A WHITER SHADE OF PALE - PROCOL HARUM 22nd July 67 ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE - THE BEATLES 12th Aug 67 SAN FRANCISCO - SCOTT MCKENZIE 9th Sept 67 THE LAST WALTZ - ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINCK 21st Oct 67 MASSACHUSETTES - BEE GEES 11th Nov 67 BABY NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU - THE FOUNDATIONS 25th Nov 67 LET THE HEARTACHES BEGIN - LONG JOHN BALDRY 9th Dec 67 HELLO GOODBYE - THE BEATLES Just 15 number ones in 1967. Including, Englebert twice & the first being when he managed to put a stop to the Beatles....Some feat! Though some weeks were that close. As 1967, became a very easy listening year. Radio Luxembourg changed their chart, to something that was more Airplay related with new host, Paul Burnett during the Spring. Hype hit Melody Maker & Disc, with Jimi Hendrix records & others, so both papers shrank their charts to a top 30 only. Both papers were owned by Spotlight publications (who were later responsible for Music Week) & from 2nd Sept 67, both papers began to use the same top 30. Melody Maker & Disc increasing their shop poll to 280 shops. NME will now on 200 shops, & cor blimey Record Retailer way behind & still on just 85! With EMI's own poll of 50 shops, it meant that their sweep cover over 600 shops in total....Wow! Oh, yeah & the Pirate Radio Stations were shutdown, apart from Radio Caroline who went into new waters. Then this thing called "Radio One" started. By 1968, this was the percentage of shops polled, by each Music paper/magazine: Melody Maker 48% NME 40% Disc & Music Echo 6% Record Retailer 6% This rather outlines, the daftness of books, like Guiness Hit Singles et al in using Record Retailer charts, for the 1960 - 69 period. A 6% poll, that really didn't mean much at all, & a rather naff way of seperating tied positions, for them 1968 6th Jan 68 HELLO GOODBYE - THE BEATLES 20th Jan 68 BALLAD OF BONNIE & CLYDE - GEORGIE FAME 27th Jan 68 EVERLASTING LOVE - LOVE AFFAIR 17th Feb 68 THE MIGHTY QUINN - MANFRED MANN 2nd Mar 68 CINDERELLA ROCKEFELLA - ESTHER & ABI OFARIM 30th Mar 68 LADY MADONNA - THE BEATLES 13th Apr 68 CONGRATULATIONS - CLIFF RICHARD 20th Apr 68 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD/CABARET - LOUIS ARMSTRONG 18th May 68 YOUNG GIRL - UNION GAP 22nd June 68 JUMPING JACK FLASH - ROLLING STONES 6th July 68 BABY COME BACK - THE EQUALS 27th July 68 MONY MONY - TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS during the run at the top in NME...NME compilers put "Help Yourself" & Tom Jones at the top, for 2 weeks. Likely evidence, suggests that Tom Jones, was mixed up with Tommy James....same initials, see! The same kind of thing, that probably happened with Nancy Sinatra & the Small Faces for Record Retailer in 1966. This was because the list was in alphabetical order, with figures entered into different columns. Put them in the wrong column (by human error) & you get a totally different outcome. 31st Aug 68 THIS GUY'S IN LOVE WITH YOU - HERB ALPERT this is the big one & settles the BBC joint number one, where BBC had Herb in a tie, with the Bee Gees "I've Gotta Get A Message To You" & the Beach Boys "Do It Again". The Beach Boys were a Record Retailer #1, so 85 shops to over 600 couldn't be right. Another chart mag of the time "Top Pops" Magazine had the Bee Gees at the top this week. "Top Pops" itself was teen mag that made a chart from 12 branches of WH Smith. It lasted from 1968 to March 1971 NOTE: Since I put this list together, evidence seems to suggest that Record Retailer actually had a unlisted joint number one on 31st Aug 68, with both the Beach Boys & the Bee Gees. Which changes things a bit, because it means that the BBC average, should of showed the Bee Gees as sole number one, with Herb & the Beach Boys at joint #2. With EMI, a change to the Bee Gees at the top also, but Herb at #2 & the Beach Boys at #3. 7th Sept 68 I'VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU - BEE GEES 14th Sept 68 HEY JUDE - THE BEATLES 5th Oct 68 THOSE WERE THE DAYS - MARY HOPKIN 9th Nov 68 WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MY FRIENDS - JOE COCKER 16th Nov 68 THE GOOD THE BAD & THE UGLY - HUGO MONTENEGRO 14th Dec 68 LILY THE PINK - THE SCAFFOLD 19 number ones in 1968. I note that Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick, & Tich & "The Legend Of Xanadu" never did overtake Esther & Abi Ofarim. Then neither did Des O' Connor "Pretend" that he hit the top, or that the Crazy World Of Arthur Brown & "Fire" overtook Tommy James & the Shondells, because they just couldn't of. We've discussed the non happening tie at the top, & it's sorted. The Bee Gees never hit the top of Melody Maker/Disc's chart at all, as the Beatles "Hey Jude" went straight in at #1 with them...I put that down to a case of advanced orders being included, if not a touch of the hype. On the last 2 weeks of September 68, Pete Murray hosted POTP, with Alan in the States (who told us about the U.S. scene) 1969 4th Jan 69 LILY THE PINK - THE SCAFFOLD 11th Jan 69 OB-LA-DI OB-LA-DA - MARMALADE 1st Feb 69 ALBATROSS - FLEETWOOD MAC That's about it for comparing EMI to BBC, because the British Market Research Bureau began the first computerised chart for the BBC on the w/k of the 15th Feb 69. Though the media did not fully except that chart until 1971. You can some up the previous years to the beginning of the Computerised charts, by saying that quite easily Record Retailer could never be taken seriously, as it polled so few shops from the start of the 60s right to the end, when they rubbished their own charts to publish the BBC/BMRB charts instead. EMI did continue to produce a chart until April 1978. I'm going to continue with it's number ones, but I've got to say that as Melody Maker & NME both cut down their polls to 100 shops by the end of 1969, & were compiled on Thursdays/Fridays & the new BMRB chart was Saturday chart, it pushes the EMI charts into a Midweek type of thing. BMRB were supposed to collate info from 300 stores each week, but didn't it was actually no more than 200 on some weeks. So in actual fact, you were getting less shops info, than you did for the BBC charts of before! EMI then got 400 shops in an average poll, with 50 more in their own poll but the compilation dates of Melody Maker & NME meant you lost Friday & Saturday sales by over 50%. 15th Feb 69 BLACKBERRY WAY - THE MOVE this one just missed number one for the BBC in the quick change to the BMRB chart, so fore didn't make it, though did for EMI & the rest 22nd Feb 69 HALF AS NICE - AMEN CORNER 1st Mar 69 WHERE DO YOU GO TO MY LOVELY - PETER SARSTEDT 29th Mar 69 I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE - MARVIN GAYE 19th Apr 69 THE ISRAELITES - DESMOND DEKKER 3rd May 69 GET BACK - BEATLES it hit #1 the week before for BMRB 7th June 69 DIZZY - TOMMY ROE 21st June 69 BALLAD OF JOHN & YOKO - BEATLES it hit #1 the week before for BMRB 5th July 69 SOMETHING IN THE AIR - THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN 19th July 69 IN THE GHETTO - ELVIS certainly must've been a close call on this one & definately a midweek charttopper that did not make it for BMRB 26th July 69 HONKY TONK WOMEN - ROLLING STONES 30th Aug 69 IN THE YEAR 2525 - ZAGER & EVANS 20th Sept 69 BAD MOON RISING - CREEDANCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL 11th Oct 69 I'LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN - BOBBIE GENTRY Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg for #1 for BMRB this week, so another close one 1st Nov 69 SUGAR SUGAR - ARCHIES it hit #1 the week before for BMRB 13th Dec 69 RUBY DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN - KENNY ROGERS another BMRB miss, they had "Sugar Sugar" for an 8th week. It may have been a close one, because NME had Kenny at the top & MM had Stevie Wonder. 20th Dec 69 TWO LITTLE BOYS - ROLF HARRIS 3 extra's for EMI in 1969 then...though with those couple of days missing, they were surely Midweek number ones. 1970 31st Jan 70 REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE - MARMALADE another almost certain Midweek number one, with it being pipped by Edison Lighthouse 7th Feb 70 LOVE GROWS (WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES) - EDISON LIGHTHOUSE 28th Feb 70 I WANT YOU BACK - JACKSON FIVE another one to miss BMRB, they had Love Grows again, but strangely that was only #3 on NME, MM, & EMI. It tells us that the whole top 4 for BMRB was very tight that week 7th Mar 70 WANDERIN' STAR - LEE MARVIN 28th Mar 70 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER - SIMON & GARFUNKEL 25th Apr 70 SPIRIT IN THE SKY - NORMAN GREENBAUM number one a week early for EMI, NME, & MM. Dana did not make #1 for any of them, only BMRB...very strange because MM polled Northern Ireland 9th May 70 BACK HOME - ENGLAND WORLD CUP SQUAD this one a week early for EMI, MM, NME & now I'm starting to doubt BMRB's sales... 30th May 70 QUESTION - MOODY BLUES not #1 for BMRB 6th June 70 YELLOW RIVER - CHRISTIE 13th June 70 IN THE SUMMERTIME - MUNGO JERRY 18th July 70 ALL RIGHT NOW - FREE another miss for BMRB 1st Aug 70 LOLA - KINKS another miss for BMRB because Elvis took the honours 8th Aug 70 WONDER OF YOU - ELVIS 29th Aug 70 TEARS OF A CLOWN - SMOKEY ROBINSON #1 2 weeks before BMRB. Now I really doubt BMRB at this point 26th Sept 70 BAND OF GOLD - FREDA PAYNE BMRB beat them, as they had it on the 19th Sept 31st Oct 70 BLACK NIGHT - DEEP PURPLE only #5 that week on BMRB...was it a tight top 5 that week? Who knows! BMRB had "Woodsock" 7th Nov 70 WOODSTOCK - MATTHEWS SOUTHERN COMFORT 28th Nov 70 VOODOO CHILE - JIMI HENDRIX this must of been quite tight. Dave Edmunds topped BMRB, Jimi on NME, Don Fardon on MM 5th Dec 70 I HEAR YOU KNOCKING - DAVE EDMUNDS 19th Dec 70 WHEN I'M DEAD & GONE - MCGUINESS FLINT this ones bugged me for years & was definately the closest Christmas of all & for 2 weeks, as Dave Edmunds held on for BMRB 1971 2nd Jan 71 GRANDAD - CLIVE DUNN BMRB certainly lost out this week, because a chart was never published 30th Jan 71 MY SWEET LORD - GEORGE HARRISON 13th Mar 71 BABY JUMP - MUNGO JERRY it reached #1 the week before for BMRB, & it was about this point that BMRB were now really excepted as the #1 chart, which had followed a Postal Strike...So we were finally there & WHSmiths axed their "Top Pops" Magazine (which had been renamed "Music Now" in 1970). So, now Smiths, provided information, to the British Market Research Bureau, for the first time. 20th Mar 71 ANOTHER DAY - PAUL MCCARTNEY not a BMRB #1. That was T.REX 27th Mar 71 HOT LOVE - T.REX 1st May 71 DOUBLE BARREL - DAVE & ANSELL COLLINS 15th May 71 BROWN SUGAR - ROLLING STONES not #1 for BMRB. It was Dawn 22nd May 71 KNOCK THREE TIMES - DAWN 19th June 71 I DID WHAT I DID FOR MARIA - TONY CHRISTIE not #1 for BMRB 26th June 71 CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP - MIDDLE OF THE ROAD 31st July 71 GET IT ON - T.REX 21st Aug 71 NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE - NEW SEEKERS not a BMRB #1, & MM had it as a tie with Diana Ross 28th Aug 71 I'M STILL WAITING - DIANA ROSS 18th Sept 71 HEY GIRL DON'T BOTHER ME - TAMS 2nd Oct 71 MAGGIE MAY - ROD STEWART beating BMRB by a week 13th Nov 71 COZ I LUV YOU - SLADE 4th Dec 71 ERNIE - BENNY HILL beating BMRB by a week 1972 8th Jan 72 I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING - NEW SEEKERS 5th Feb 72 TELEGRAM SAM - T.REX 19th Feb 72 SON OF MY FATHER - CHICORY TIP 11th Mar 72 AMERICAN PIE - DON MCLEAN this was another close one topping MM & EMI, with Nilsson topping BMRB & on POTP that week, Ed Stewart did his one & only show 18th Mar 72 WITHOUT YOU - NILSSON 22nd Apr 72 AMAZING GRACE - ROYAL SCOTS DRAGOON GUARDS 20th May 72 METAL GURU - T.REX 17th June 72 VINCENT - DON MACLEAN 8th July 72 TAKE ME BACK 'OME - SLADE another close call here. Donny Osmond topped BMRB, Slade topped NME, & Gary Glitter on MM 15th July 72 PUPPY LOVE - DONNY OSMOND 12th Aug 72 SCHOOL'S OUT - ALICE COOPER 2nd Sept 72 YOU WEAR IT WELL - ROD STEWART 16th Sept 72 MAMA WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW - SLADE 30th Sept 72 CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION - T.REX not a BMRB #1, though close 7th Oct 72 HOW CAN I BE SURE - DAVID CASSIDY 14th Oct 72 MOULDY OLD DOUGH - LIEUTENANT PIGEON 11th Nov 72 CLAIR - GILBERT O' SULLIVAN 25th Nov 72 MY DING-A-LING - CHUCK BERRY 23rd Dec 72 LONG HAIRED LOVER FROM LIVERPOLL - LITTLE JIMMY OSMOND 1973 20th Jan 73 THE JEAN GENIE - DAVID BOWIE not a BMRB #1, though close with Jimmy Osmond. David at number one in NME, MM, & EMI 27th Jan 73 BLOCKBUSTER - THE SWEET 24th Feb 73 PART OF THE UNION - STRAWBS not a BMRB #1, but NME, MM, & EMI 10th Mar 73 CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE - SLADE 31st Mar 73 THE TWELTH OF NEVER - DONNY OSMOND 14th Apr 73 GET DOWN - GILBERT O' SULLIVAN 21st Apr 73 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON - DAWN 26th May 73 SEE MY BABY JIVE - WIZZARD 9th June 73 CAN THE CAN - SUZI QUATRO beating BMRB, by a week 30th June 73 RUBBER BULLETS - 10CC 7th July 73 SKWEEZE ME PLEEZE ME - SLADE 21st July 73 WELCOME HOME - PETERS AND LEE 4th Aug 73 I'M THE LEADER OF THE GANG - GARY GLITTER 1st Sept 73 YOUNG LOVE - DONNY OSMOND over in MM at this time, The Carpenters spent 3 weeks at #1 with "Yesterday Once More" starting from 18th Aug. 15th Sept 73 ANGEL FINGERS - WIZZARD a difference of opinion here. BMRB had Donny still at the top, but MM preffered Barry Blue...Possibly a close top 4 29th Sept 73 BALLROOM BLITZ - SWEET not #1 for BMRB, but NME, MM, & EMI 6th Oct 73 EYE LEVEL - SIMON PARK ORCHESTRA 3rd Nov 73 DAYDREAMER - DAVID CASSIDY 24th Nov 73 I LOVE YOU LOVE ME LOVE - GARY GLITTER 22nd Dec 73 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY - SLADE 1974 5th Jan 74 YOU WON'T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME - NEW SEEKERS in these early weeks of 1974, the Country was knocked back by about a million strikes, the 3 day week & Edward Heath! So, BMRB chart returns were definately affected. So, it's quite easy to say that Slade didn't really manage to stay at #1 through January! 19th Jan 74 THE SHOW MUST GO ON - LEO SAYER not a BMRB #1, only NME, MM, & EMI 26th Jan 74 TEENAGE RAMPAGE - SWEET not a BMRB #1, just NME, & EMI 2nd Feb 74 TIGER FEET - MUD 23rd Feb 74 DEVIL GATE DRIVE - SUZI QUATRO 9th Mar 74 JEALOUS MIND - ALVIN STARDUST 23rd Mar 74 BILLY DON'T BE A HERO - PAPER LACE 13th Apr 74 SEASONS IN THE SUN - TERRY JACKS 27th Apr 74 THE CAT CREPT IN - MUD not a BMRB #1, it was NME, MM, & EMI 4th May 74 WATERLOO - ABBA 18th May 74 SUGAR BABY LOVE - RUBETTES 15th June 74 THE STREAK - RAY STEVENS MM, had Showaddywaddy at the top this week with "Hey Rock N" Roll" & on the 8th June, they had R. Dean Taylor! 29th June 74 ALWAYS YOURS - GARY GLITTER 6th July 74 SHE - CHARLES AZNAVOUR 27th July 74 ROCK YOUR BABY - GEORGE MCCRAE 17th Aug 74 WHEN WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN - THREE DEGREES 7th Sept 74 LOVE ME FOR A REASON - OSMONDS 21st Sept 74 KUNG FU FIGHTING - CARL DOUGLAS 19th Oct 74 SAD SWEET DREAMER - SWEET SENSATION NME had Peter Shelley at the top with "Gee Baby" 26th Oct 74 EVERYTHING I OWN - KEN BOOTHE 9th Nov 74 GONNA MAKE YOU A STAR - DAVID ESSEX on MM from the 16th Nov, "Killer Queen" went to the top for 2 weeks & on 7th Dec, Gary Glitter with "Oh Yes You're Beautiful" 14th Dec 74 YOU'RE THE FIRST THE LAST MY EVERYTHING - BARRY WHITE 21st Dec 74 LONELY THIS CHRISTMAS - MUD We note that John Denver's "Annie's Song" never made #1 apart from BMRB. In all the rest it was a #2. 1975 11th Jan 75 STREETS OF LONDON - RALPH MCTELL not a BMRB #1, it went to #1 in MM on the 18th Jan. This was the first week, that Woolworths, provided information to BMRB. Though, were never used by EMI. If you like percentages. Here was the scale of Record sales, through various Record shops towards the end of the 70s (According to Brian Hankin at Haven Forums on the "Lost Number Ones thread: Woolworths 35% Our Price 30% HMV 25% Others 10% 25th Jan 75 DOWN DOWN - STATUS QUO 1st Feb 75 MS GRACE - THE TYMES 8th Feb 75 JANUARY - PILOT 22nd Feb 75 MAKE ME SMILE - STEVE HARLEY & COCKNEY REBEL 8th Mar 75 IF - TELLY SAVALAS 22nd Mar 75 BYE BYE BABY - BAY CITY ROLLERS 3rd May 75 HONEY - BOBBY GOLDSBORO not #1 on BMRB, only NME, MM, & EMI 10th May 75 LOVING YOU - MINNIE RIPERTON not #1 on BRB, only NME, MM & EMI 17th May 75 STAND BY YOUR MAN - TAMMY WYNETTE on MM, Minnie Riperton stayed at the top for a 2nd & final week. Mud's "Oh Boy" did not go to #1 on NME, MM or EMI 7th June 75 WHISPERING GRASS - WINDSOR DAVIES & DON ESTELLE on NME, Showaddywaddy's "Three Steps To Heaven" went to the top for one week on the 14th June 28th June 75 I'M NOT IN LOVE - 10CC 12th July 75 TEARS ON MY PILLOW - JOHNNY NASH on MM, 10cc remained at the top for a 3rd & final week 26th July 75 GIVE A LITTLE LOVE - BAY CITY ROLLERS 2nd Aug 75 BARBADOS - TYPICALLY TROPICAL it went to the top before BMRB, on NME, MM & EMI 16th Aug 75 I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT MY LOVE - STYLISTICS 6th Sept 75 SAILING - ROD STEWART it went to the top on NME on the 30th Aug 4th Oct 75 HOLD ME CLOSE - DAVID ESSEX on the 27th Sept on NME, Leo Sayer's "Moonlighting" went to the top for a week 25th Oct 75 I ONLY HAVE EYES FOR YOU - ART GARFUNKEL 8th Nov 75 SPACE ODDITY - DAVID BOWIE it went to the top on the 1st Nov, on MM 22nd Nov 75 D.I.V.O.R.C.E - BILLY CONNOLLY on MM, David Bowie had a 4th week at the top 29th Nov 75 YOU SEXY THING - HOT CHOCOLATE not #1 on BMRB, only NME, MM & EMI 6th Dec 1975 BOHEIMIAN RHAPSODY - QUEEN 1976 24th Jan 1976 GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE - SAILOR not #1 on BMRB or MM, only NME & EMI. MM had Abba at the top, a week early. So, a close top 3 that week 31st Jan 76 MAMMA MIA - ABBA 14th Feb 76 FOREVER & EVER - SLIK 21st Feb 76 DECEMBER 63 - FOUR SEASONS on MM, Abba returned to the top & on the 28th Feb, "Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto" went to the top 6th Mar 76 I LOVE TO LOVE - TINA CHARLES 27th Mar 76 SAVE YOUR KISSES FOR ME - BROTHERHOOD OF MAN on MM, Tina stayed at the top for a 4th & final week 1st May 76 FERNANDO - ABBA It has to be said, that during the Spring & Summer of 1976, BMRB were cutting costs of shipping chart panel diaries to their offices, & so switched to a Saturday to Friday chart, which answers some of the questions, as to why certain records did not top, other charts, or went to the top earlier. It also made BMRB's chart erratic, with some singles, bombing up & down the chart inconsistently. Another fault in the reliability of it. This also occured again around March 1982, for a while, which atcually cost BMRB to lose the chart to GALLUP in 1983. 5th June 76 NO CHARGE - J.J. BARRIE on NME, Abba had a 7th & final week at the top & on the 12th over on MM, The Wurzels went to the top 19th June 76 YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING - REAL THING on NME, "Silly Love Songs" & Wings went to the top & The Wurzels never made it on NME or EMI 10th July 76 YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE - CANDI STATON not a BMRB #1, only NME, MM & EMI. Could've been a close week 17th July 76 FOREVER & EVER - DEMIS ROUSSOS on MM, Candi Staton stayed at the top for a 2nd & final week 24th July 76 DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART - ELTON JOHN & KIKI DEE 11th Sept 76 DANCING QUEEN - ABBA on the 4th Sept on MM, "Let 'Em In" & Wings went to the top for a week 16th Oct 76 MISSISIPPI - PUSSYCAT 6th Nov 76 IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW - CHICAGO on MM, it went to the top on the 30th Oct 4th Dec 76 UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE - SHOWADDYWADDY 25th Dec 76 WHEN A CHILD I S BORN - JOHNNY MATHIS 1977 15th Jan 77 DON'T GIVE UP ON US - DAVID SOUL on MM, Showaddywaddy returned to the top for a week 29th Jan 77 DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA - JULIE COVINGTON getting to the top a couple of weeks early on NME, MM & EMI in what was definately a very close top 3 5th Feb 77 DON'T GIVE UP ON US - DAVID SOUL on MM, Julie stayed at the top for a 2nd & final week 12th Feb 77 DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA - JULIE COVINGTON on MM, Leo Sayer went to the top 19th Feb 77 WHEN I NEED YOU - LEO SAYER on NME, Julie staye at the top for another week 12th Mar 77 CHANSON D'AMOUR - MANHATTAN TRANSFER on MM, Heatwave's "Boogie Nights" went to the top for a week 2nd Apr 77 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU - ABBA on NME, it went to the top on the 26th March & on MM, David Soul's "Going In With My Eyes Open" went to the top for a week on the 9th April 7th May 77 FREE - DENIECE WILLIAMS on the 14th May, MM had Rod Stewart at the top early 21st May 77 I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT/FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST - ROD STEWART on NME, Deniece had a 3rd & final week at the top & on MM, "Ain't Gonna Bump No More" & Joe Tex went to the top on the 4th June for a week 25th June 77 SHOW YOU THE WAY TO GO - THE JACKSONS in NME on the 18th June, the Sex Pistols went to the top when it was down to #9 on MM, & down to #4 on BMRB. "Lucille" & Kenny Rogers never topped NME, MM or EMI 9th July 77 SO YOU WIN AGAIN - HOT CHOCOLATE on NME, Boney M's "Ma Baker" went to the top on the 16th July 23rd July 77 I FEEL LOVE - DONNA SUMMER 27th Aug 77 FLOAT ON - THE FLOATERS on NME, Brotherhood Of Man's "Angleo" went to the top, but it never made #1 on MM or EMI 3rd Sept 77 WAY DOWN - ELVIS PRESLEY 10th Sept 77 MAGIC FLY - SPACE not a BMRB #1, only NME, MM & EMI in a couple of close weeks 24th Sept 77 WAY DOWN - ELVIS PRESLEY on NME, Space remained at the top for a 3rd & final week & MM had Jean Michel Jarre's "Oxygene" at the top for a week, with Space going back to the top on the 1st Oct for another week 15th Oct 77 SILVER LADY - DAVID SOUL on MM, La Belle Epoque's "Black Is Black" went to the top for 2 weeks 22nd Oct 77 YES SIR I CAN BOOGIE - BACCARA 29th Oct 77 YOU'RE IN MY HEART - ROD STEWART not a BMRB #1, only NME, MM & EMI 5th Nov 77 YES SIR I CAN BOOGIE - BACCARA on MM, Rod Stewart remained at the top for a 2nd & final week 12th Nov 77 NAME OF THE GAME - ABBA 26th Nov 77 ROCKIN' ALL OVER THE WORLD - STATUS QUO not a BMRB #1, only NME, MM & EMI 3rd Dec 77 MULL OF KINTYRE - WINGS 1978 4th Feb 78 UPTOWN TOP RANKING - ALTHIA & DONNA it went to the top on MM, on the 28th Jan & during these week's Brotherhood Of Man's "Figaro" never made the top on NME, MM or EMI 18th Feb 78 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME - ABBA 11th Mar 78 WUTHERING HEIGHTS - KATE BUSH on MM, Rose Royce's "Wishing On A Star" went to the top for a week 1st Apr 78 DENIS - BLONDIE not a BMRB #1 & it went to the top on MM, starting from the 25th March. These must have been close weeks That's it for the EMI number ones. At the start of April 1978, some of the people responsible for EMI & another old paper "Music Business" that ran between 1969 & 1971, started a new trade paper "Record Business Magazine". They compiled charts for Independant Radio. Actually they compiled a top 120, which was a top 30 sales chart & the 31-120 included airplay too, with sales on a sliding scale. I'll list the Record Business number ones in another thread. Many of the EMI & Record Business number ones, were heard on Alan Freeman's Pick Of The Pops-Take Two during the 1982-89 run on Capital FM. For interests sake here are the other records that made number one on either NME or Melody Maker from April 1978 to May 1988 but didn't make it on the "Official Chart": 8th Apr 78 DENIS - BLONDIE both NME & MM 15th Apr 78 I WONDER WHY - SHOWADDYWADDY NME & MM. MM had it there another week, but NME got in early with "Night Fever" 11th Nov 78 SANDY - JOHN TRAVOLTA was a MM #1 17th Feb 79 CHIQUITITA - ABBA was a NME #1 10th Mar 79 OLIVER'S ARMY - ELVIS COSTELLO was a MM #1 & went there on the 17th on NME 7th Apr 79 IN THE NAVY - VILLAGE PEOPLE was a NME #1 19th May 79 POP MUSIK - M was a NME & MM #1 26th May 79 DANCE AWAY - ROXY MUSIC was a MM #1 & went there on the 9th June on NME 21st June 79 SILLY GAMES - JANET KAY was a NME & MM #1 24th Nov 79 ETON RIFLES - JAM was a MM #1 for 2 weeks 2nd Feb 80 MY GIRL - MADNESS was a NME & MM #1 12th Apr 80 DANCE YOURSELF DIZZY - LIQUID GOLD was a NME #1 for 2 weeks 31st May 80 NO DOUBT ABOUT IT - HOT CHOCOLATE was a NME & MM #1 21st June 80 FUNKY TOWN - LIPPS INC was a NME #1 5th July 80 SIMON TEMPLAR/TWO PINTS OF LAGER - SPLOGDENESSABOUNDS was a MM #1 9th Aug 80 UPSIDE DOWN - DIANA ROSS was a NME & MM #1 20th Sept 80 ONE DAY I'LL FLY AWAY was a NME & MM #1 for 2 weeks 20th Dec 80 STOP THE CAVALRY - JONA LEWIE was a NME & MM #1. Staying at the top for 2 weeks on MM The 3rd Jan 1981 threw up a few surprises. Now, the BMRB chart was never made public that week (with the usual New Year chart, a repeat of Christmas). It is said that John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over" did actually out sell "St Winifred's School Choir" that week. Funny thing was, NME claim that "Starting Over" was at #2 on 10th Jan 1981, with "Happy Christmas (War Is Over" at #6. With MM saying that "Starting Over" went back to the top on 10th Jan. Did both papers mix up "Starting Over" with "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"? All is that the latter didn't really make it to the top, as people think it probably did? I've seen sales for the missing w/k ending 3rd Jan 1981 chart, & they seem to be very close with St Winifred's, Happy Xmas, Jona Lewie, & Starting Over. Those sales would of only covered 22nd/23rd/24th/27th Dec 1980, with the Christmas chart being sales of 15th/16th/17th/18th/19th/20th Dec & announced on Radio One on Tuesday 23rd Dec. So, you've got a missing chart covering 4 days only. I personally think that Starting Over, Grandma, & Stop The Calvary were very closely placed, but I don't reckon that "Happy Xmas" did really make it, as some reckon it did & so did only go to #2 on 10th Jan 1981. That missing chart (of my opinion) would have still had Grandma at the top, followed by Starting Over & Stop The Calvary in the 2nd & 3rd spots, with "Imagine" up to #4 & "Happy Xmas" slipping to 5, only to go back up to #2 the following week. "Imagine" sold over 300,000 in total over those first 3 weeks of re-entry. 24th Jan 81 ANT MUSIC - ADAM & THE ANTS was a MM #1 31st Jan 81 IN THE AIR TONIGHT - PHIL COLLINS was a MM #1 for 2 weeks. It went there on NME on the 7th Feb for 2 weeks 14th Feb 81 VIENNA - ULTRAVOX was a MM #1. It went there on the 21st Feb on NME 7th Mar 81 VIENNA - ULTRAVOX returning to the top on MM for a week 28th Mar 81 KIDS IN AMERICA - KIM WILDE was a MM #1 2nd May 81 CHI MAI - ENNIO MORRICONE was a #1 on NME & MM 9th May 81 STARS ON 45 - STARSOUND was a #1 on NME & MM 1st Aug 81 CHANT NO.1 - SPANDAU BALLET was an NME #1 1st Aug 81 HAPPY BIRTHDAY - STEVIE WONDER was a MM #1 15th Aug 81 HAPPY BIRTHDAY - STEVIE WONDER was a NME #1 22nd Aug 81 HOOKED ON CLASSICS - ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA was a MM #1 10th Oct 81 INVISIBLE SUN - POLICE was a MM #1 7th Nov 81 HAPPY BIRTHDAY - ALTERED IMAGES was a NME & MM #1 2nd Jan 82 ONE OF US - ABBA was a NME #1 6th Feb 82 GOLDEN BROWN was a MM #1 10th Apr 82 JUST AN ILLUSION - IMAGINATION was a MM #1 17th Apr 82 AIN'T NO PLEASING YOU - CHAS N' DAVE was a MM #1 15th May 82 I WON'T LET YOU DOWN - PHD was a NME #1 29th May 82 ONLY YOU - YAZOO was a MM #1 26th June 82 TORCH - SOFT CELL was a MM #1 17th July 82 ABRACADABRA - STEVE MILLER BAND was a NME #1 18th Sept 82 PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS - DIRE STRAITS was a MM #1 25th Sept 82 PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS - DIRE STRAITS was a NME & MM #1 2nd Oct 82 THE BITTEREST PILL - JAM was a NME & MM #1 27th Nov 82 HEARTBREAKER - DIONNE WARWICK was an NME #1 4th Dec 82 MIRROR MAN - HUMAN LEAUGE was a NME #1 25th Dec 82 TIME - CULTURE CLUB was a NME & MM #1 19th Feb 83 CHANGE - TEARS FOR FEARS was a MM #1 26th Mar 83 SPEAK LIKE A CHILD - STYLE COUNCIL was a MM #1 25th June 83 CHINA GIRL - DAVID BOWIE was a NME & MM #1 13th Aug 83 I.O.U - FREEEZ was a MM #1 27th Aug 83 GOLD - SPANDAU BALLET was a NME & MM #1 for 2 weeks 5th Nov 83 ALL NIGHT LONG - LIONEL RICHIE was a MM #1 26th Nov 83 SAY SAY SAY - PAUL MCCARTNEY & MICHAEL JACKSON was a MM #1 3rd Dec 83 NEVER NEVER - ASSEMBLY was a NME & MM #1 10th Dec 83 LOVE OF THE COMMON PEOPLE - PAUL YOUNG was a NME #1 18th Feb 84 RADIO GAGA - QUEEN was a NME & MM #1 28th Apr 84 AGAINST ALL ODDS - PHIL COLLINS was a MM #1 5th May 84 AGAINST ALL ODDS - PHIL COLLINS was a NME & MM #1 12th May 84 AGAINST ALL ODDS - PHIL COLLINS was a MM #1 for 2 weeks 26th May 84 AUTOMATIC - POINTER SISTERS was a NME & MM #1 2nd June 84 AUTOMATIC - POINTER SISTERS was a NME #1 13th Oct 84 THE WAR SONG - CULTURE CLUB was a MM #1 20th Oct 84 THE WAR SONG - CULTURE CLUB was a NME #1 19th Jan 85 EVERYTHING SHE WANTS - WHAM! was a NME & MM #1 2nd Feb 85 1999/LITTLE RED CORVETTE - PRINCE was a MM #1 9th Feb 85 LOVE & PRIDE - KING was a MM #1 16th Feb 85 LOVE & PRIDE - KING was a NME & MM #1 13th Apr 85 WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD was a NME #1 20th Apr 85 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD - TEARS FOR FEARS was a NME & MM #1 for 2 weeks 4th May 85 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD - TEARS FOR FEARS stayed at the top on NME for a 3rd & final week 29th June 85 CRAZY FOR YOU - MADONNA was a NME & MM #1 13th July 85 AXEL F - HAROLD FALTERMEYER was a MM #1 2nd Nov 85 TAKE ON ME - A-HA was a NME & MM #1 9th Nov 85 TAKE ON ME - A-HA stayed at the top on MM for a 2nd & final week 16th Nov 85 NIKITA - ELTON JOHN was a NME #1 8th Feb 86 ONLY LOVE - NANA MOUSKOURI was a MM #1 for 2 weeks 29th Mar 86 ABSOULTE BEGINNERS - DAVID BOWIE was a NME #1 10th May 86 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY - JANET JACKSON was a MM #1 17th May 86 ON MY OWN - PATTI LABELLE & MICHAEL MCDONALD was a MM #1 7th June 86 SLEDGEHAMMER - PETER GABRIEL was a MM #1 14th June 86 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS - SIMPLY RED was a MM #1 21st June 86 I CAN'T WAIT - NU SHOOZ was a MM #1 13th Dec 86 SOMETIMES - ERASURE was a MM #1 31st Jan 87 C'EST LA VIE - ROBBIE NEVIL was a NME #1 25th Apr 87 LEAN ON ME - CLUB NOUVEAU was a MM #1 17th Oct 87 FULL METAL JACKET - ABIGAL MEAD & NIGEL GOULDING was a NME #1 7th Nov 87 FAITH - GEORGE MICHAEL was a NME & MM #1 14th Nov 87 FAITH - GEORGE MICHAEL stayed at the top on MM for a 2nd & final week 19th Dec 87 WHEN I FALL IN LOVE - RICK ASTLEY was a NME #1 5th Mar 88 BEAT DIS - BOMB THE BASS was a NME & MM #1 12th Mar 88 BEAT DIS - BOMB THE BASS stayed at the top on NME for a 2nd & final week 19th Mar 88 TOGETHER FOREVER - RICK ASTLEY was a NME #1 From 21st May 1988, both NME & MM began to use the MRIB Top 50 (The Network Chart). Which has been covered before, but we might do it again, on this thread... To sum up, this bit: By 1983, Melody Maker was slightly in front of NME because their chart was a Thursday chart & NME was a Wednesday chart. MM's chart was closer to the MRIB chart, than NME was...though both differed much of the time.

The Almost Saturday Charts are a Mike Robinson production, & based on an average of positions from 5 download sites, iTunes sales, & the odd physical from HMV. Now, Mike is planning on finishing the Almost Saturday Charts. Mainly because it's run it's course & grown out of date. Mike (of course) did some work for MRIB before they went into recievership & the Almost Sats, have been based around those charts, since April 2008, when they stopped doing Music charts. These days, Mike concentrates on chart based material for Internet Radio & RSL Stations. The new look "Ultimate UK Chart" goes out on about 200 stations around the World & has doubled it's audience in the last few months. Why has that happened? Well, because it's ahead of anything else & Free To Air on any Radio station, without profits. Mike is a professional gambler & can afford to do it all for free, for those that believe in "Free" Radio. So, how does "The Ultimate UK Chart" work? Well, unlike iTunes it uses a partial day's sale & is practically a 16 hour chart based on sales & Internet Radio Airplay. This provides a "real" most up to date chart. Some compare it to iTunes, but iTunes only runs a hour to hour chart. You don't get the full chart in one. "The Ultimate UK Chart" runs over 4 hours & you get 54 songs & an extra rundown of 50 to 41. Now, if you are involved with or run an Internet Radio Station & want to run that chart. Here is an example of last Sunday's script: (as you can see, it's really not far away from any midweek charts) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday 4th March 2012 Week 10 of the Ultimate UK Chart, & if you were listening last week, then you'd of heard Gotye holding off Dappy & Brian May from the top of the chart. Dappy & Brian were our highest new entry at #2. Will they knock Gotye off, today? We'll find out later, but first here comes our 50 to 41 Sneaky Peak: 50 NE ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED? - DOT ROTTEN 49 RE TALK THAT TALK - RIHANNA 48 36 SOMEONE LIKE YOU - ADELE 59WKS 47 44 RAPTURE - NADIA ALI 12WKS 46 NE RACK CITY - TYGA Michael Stevenson is the 27 year old Californian, with his 15th single & first UK hit 45 37 HEAVEN - EMELI SANDE 44 RE PARTY ROCK ANTHEM - LMFAO 43 31 ROLLING IN THE DEEP -ADELE 60WKS 42 41 DEDICATION TO MY X - LLOYD 304,000 in 14WKS 41 33 VIDEO GAMES - LANA DEL REY 21WKS Out of last week's top 40 goes Lana Del Rey, Emeli Sande, Adele x 2, Demi Lovato, Christina Perri, One Direction, & Ed Sheeran. Leaving room for: 6 New Entries, 2 Re-Entries, 9 Up, 18 Down, & 5 Stuck 40 45 TAKE CARE - DRAKE/RIHANNA 16WKS in, & a re-entry this week 39 RE WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR ME - UTAH SAINTS VS DRUMSOUND & BASSLINE SMITH a re-mix of the 1991 #10 single 38 NE MAN OR MUPPET - JASON SEGEL & WALTER from the new Muppet movie, it's Jason Segel, the US actor puppeteer. The last time the Muppets were in the charts, was when "Don't Dilly Dally On The Way" went to #19 in January 1978 37 NE TWENTY SEVEN MILLION - MATT REDMAN/LZ7 arraising awareness of human slave trafficking & supporting the a21 campaign to abolish modern slavery, it's LZ7 (a Christian rap & dance outfit from Manchester) joining Matt Redman (a christian worship leader) 36 30 CHARLIE BROWN - COLDPLAY 20,000 in 2WKS 35 NE R U MINE? - ARCTIC MONKEYS the 14th top 50 single for the Sheffield boys 34 22 ICARUS - MADEON 2WKS 33 28 WANT U BACK - CHER LLOYD 9WKS 32 32 GOOD FEELING - FLO RIDA 389,000 in 17WKS, & back up to #7 in the States 31 39 MOVES LIKE JAGGER - MAROON FIVE 1 million, 1 hundred & 80 thousand IN 30wks In the top 30: 3 New, 8 Up, 15 Down, & 4 Stuck 30 20 LEGO HOUSE - ED SHEERAN 498,000 in 26WKS 29 27 DANCE WITH ME TONIGHT - OLLY MURS 541,000 in 16WKS 28 26 PARADISE - COLDPLAY 730,000 in 25WKS (this week, you're buying the Fedde Le Grande re-mix, so we're playing that version) 27 34 NIGGAS IN PARIS - JAY Z/KANYE WEST 20,000 in 2WKS 26 29 BREATHING - JASON DERULO 6WKS 25 17 BORN TO DIE - LANA DEL REY 139,000 in 7WKS 24 25 WE FOUND LOVE - RIHANNA/CALVIN HARRIS 1 million, 36 thousand in 23wks, & back up to #6 in the States 23 21 TWILIGHT - COVER DRIVE 233,000 in 7WKS 22 19 ALONE AGAIN - ALYSSA REID 192,000 in 6WKS 21 10 T.H.E. - WILL I. AM 140,000 in 5WKS In the top 20: 3 New, 5 Up, 8 Down, & 4 Stuck 20 14 ASS BACK HOME - GYM CLASS HEROES 51,000 in 3WKS 19 12 RAY CHARLES - CHIDDY BANG 2WKS 18 24 MIRROR - LIL' WAYNE 55,000 in 5WKS 17 18 INTERNATIONAL LOVE - PITBULL/CHRIS BROWN 166,000 in 10WKS, & up to #13 in the States 16 16 SEXY AND I KNOW IT - LMFAO 561,000 in 27WKS 15 13 MAMA DO THE HUMP - RIZZLE KICKS 387,000 in 15WKS 14 14 WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER - KELLY CLARKSON 205,000 in 11WKS, & #1 in the States 13 11 DRUNK - ED SHERAN 125,000 in 6WKS 12 02 ROCKSTAR - DAPPY/BRIAN MAY 2WKS 11 08 DOMINO - JESSIE J 460,000 in 14WKS, & up to #14 in the States In the top 10: 3 New, 3 Up, 2 Down, & 2 Stuck 10 NE LOVE ME - STOOSHE/TRAVIE MCCOY Stooshe are a trio from London, joining Gym Class Heroes, Travie McCoy 09 09 TURN ME ON - DAVID GUETTA/NICKI MINAJ 110,000 in 6WKS, & #8 in the States 08 07 TITANIUM - DAVID GUETTA/SIA 10wks in, & 505,000 sold since last year 07 NE BRIGHT LIGHTS - TINCHY STRYDER/PIXIE LOTT Tinchy Stryder gets his 17th top 50 single, as he joins Pixie Lott for her 13th hit 06 04 HOT RIGHT NOW - DJ FRESH 260,000 in 9WKS 05 NE SEVEN NATION ARMY - MARCUS COLLINS 04 05 WILD ONES - FLO RIDA/SIA 275,000 in 7WKS 03 03 NEXT TO ME - EMELI SANDE 260,000 in 4WKS 02 06 STARSHIPS - NICKI MINAJ 105,000 in 4WKS, & down to #10 in the States 01 01 SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW - GOTYE/KIMBRA 450,000 in 9wks, & only #16 in the States TOP TEN ALBUMS 10 11 DREAMBOATS & PETTICOATS: THE PETTICOAT COLLECTION - VARIOUS ARTISTS 09 06 MYLO XYLOTO - COLDPLAY 08 05 MAKING MIRRORS - GOTYE 07 NE SECRET SYMPHONY - KATIE MELUA 06 04 BORN TO DIE - LANA DEL REY 05 03 PLUS - ED SHEERAN 04 01 21 - ADELE 03 02 OUR VERSION OF EVENTS - EMELI SANDE 02 NE IN MY DREAMS - MILITARY WIVES 01 NE WRECKING BALL - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Ones To Watch 01 BETTER THAN I KNOW MYSELF - ADAM LAMBERT the Indiana singer/songwriting actor looks for a 3rd top 50 single. His last was "Can't Let You Go" & that made #34 in 2010 02 ELEPHANT - ALEXANDRA BURKE & ERICK MORILLO Alexandra Burke the winner of series 5 of X Factor, looks for a 7th top 50 single, as she joins up with Colombian, Erick Morillo...who apparently thinks Alexandra is an Elephant! 03 GO IN GO HARD - ANGEL & WRETCH 32 Wretch 32, the grimestar from Tottenham looks for a 6th top 50 single, as he teams up with Angel 04 FILL US WITH FIRE - ERASURE Vince Clark & Andy Bell the synth-pop duo return looking for a 33rd top 50 single. "Be With You" was their last single. It didn't do much, though a few people did buy it, in the shops & it made the physical top 10, but miss the proper top 200 05 DUTY TO THE BEBTOR - HUE & CRY Pat & Greg Kane return. They are the Scottish brothers (of course) & seek to find a 10th top 50 single. They haven't been in the charts, since 1993, when a re-mix of "Labour Of Love" made #25 06 BETTER THAN A DREAM - KATIE MELUA the part Russian come Georgian looks for a 17th top 50 single. "To Kill You With A Kiss" was her last hit & that made #19 in 2010 07 ENDLESS LOVE - LIONEL RICHIE/SHANIA TWAIN Lionel Richie teams up with Country star, Shania Twain & re-hashes his 1981 duet with Diana Ross...So, it looks like flop time for him! 08 FEEL TO FOLLOW - MACCABEES the 6piece Indie band looking for a 5th top 50 single, though the last single, only made #75 & that was "Pelican" in January 09 I'M GETTING READY - MICHAEL KIWANUKA the British-Ugandan fom Muswell Hill seeks a 2nd hit, after "Home Again" made #29 last year 10 PADDLING OUT - MIIKE SNOW not to be confused with the instrumentalist, that performed the theme to the X Files in 1995, this is the Stockholm rock band's 6th single. They always struggle in the UK, but "Black & Blue" did #64 in 2009 11 DREAM ON - NOEL GALLAGHER'S HIGH FLYING BIRDS Noel Gallagher & the Manchester 5some, looking for a 3rd top 20 single 12 THAT DANGEROUS AGE - PAUL WELLER the 53 year old from Woking seeking a 35th solo top 50 single. "Around The Lake" was his last single, but that sunk in November! 13 GOLD ON THE CEILING - BLACK KEYS the Rock duo from Ohio with their 19th Single. They do slightly better with albums usually & their biggest single was "Til I Get My Way" which only made #62 in 2004 14 CHANGING THE RAIN - THE HORRORS the fivepiece post punk sound from Southend, with their 12th single. So far, they've only made the the top 40 once & that was with "Gloves" the #34 in 2007 .............................................................................................. Here comes this week's Almost Sats. Top Physicals 01 NE MARCUS COLLINS 02 01 ONE DIRECTION 03 02 ED SHEERAN (DRUNK) 04 03 MILITARY WIVES 05 04 COVER DRIVE Top 15 Combined Albums 01 NE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 02 NE MILITARY WIVES 03 01 EMELI SANDE 04 02 ADELE 05 NE KATIE MELUA 06 03 + - ED SHEERAN 07 NE LIONEL RICHIE 08 04 LANA DEL REY 09 09 DREAMBOATS & PETTICOATS: THE PETTICOAT COLLECTION - VARIOUS 10 NE POP PRINCESSES 2012 - VARIOUS 11 08 COLDPLAY 12 06 GOTYE 13 NE MINISTRY OF SOUND PRESENTS: ONE R + B - VARIOUS 14 11 BE MY BABY - VARIOUS 15 14 DAVID GUETTA Top 75 Songs TRACEY CHAPMAN Top 70 KASABIAN Top 60 60 LISSIE 59 DAVID GUETTA/USHER 58 ADELE - RITD 57 AVICCI 56 ONE DIRECTION - OT 9) 55 REDLIGHT 54 EMELI SANDE - HEAVEN 53 ADELE - SLY 52 UTAH SAINTS 12inch 8) 51 LMFAO - SFPR 50 CHRISTINA PERRI 49 LMFAO - PRA 48 TAIO CRUZ/FLO RIDA 47 DEMI LOVATO 46 M.I.A. 45 NADIA ALI 44 LLOYD 43 MADEON 42 DOT ROTTEN 41 CHER LLOYD 40 AZEALIA BANKS 39 TYGA 38 COLDPLAY - CB 37 DRAKE/RIHANNA 36 FLO RIDA - GF 35 ARCTIC MONKEYS 34 LABRINTH 33 ED SHEERAN - LEGO HOUSE 7) 32 LANA DEL REY - VG 7inch 6) 31 MAROON FIVE 30 RIHANNA - TTT 29 COLDPLAY - PARADISE 28 JASON DERULO 27 LANA DEL REY - BTD 7inch 5) 26 RIHANNA/CALVIN HARRIS 25 COVER DRIVE 4) 24 OLLY MURS 23 WILL I. AM 22 PITBULL 21 GYM CLASS HEROES 20 CHIDDY BANG 19 ALYSSA REID 18 JAY Z/KANYE WEST 17 LIL' WAYNE 16 RIZZLE KICKS 15 LMFAO 14 ED SHEERAN - DRUNK 3) 13 DAPPY/BRIAN MAY 12 KELLY CLARKSON 11 JESSIE J 10 DAVID GUETTA/SIA 09 DAVID GUETTA/NICKI MINAJ 08 MARCUS COLLINS 2) 07 DJ FRESH 12inch 1) 06 STOOSHE 05 TINCHY STRYDER 04 FLO RIDA/SIA 03 NICKI MINAJ 02 EMELI SANDE 01 GOTYE/KIMBRA ) Without downloads alone Way way ahead for Gotye, though Emeli & Nicki are neck & neck.

The Almost Saturday Charts are a Mike Robinson Production, based on an average of download sites, iTunes Sales & the odd physical from HMV. The Top Physicals 01 01 ONE THING - ONE DIRECTION 02 NE DRUNK - ED SHEERAN 03 02 MILITARY WIVES Top Ten Combined Albums 10 07 19 - ADELE 09 22 ESSENTIAL - WHITNEY HOUSTON 08 NE DREAMBOATS & PETTICOATS: THE PETTICOAT COLLECTION - VARIOUS 07 06 MYLO XYLOTO - COLDPLAY 06 05 MAKING MIRRORS - GOTYE 05 NE HELL IN A HANDBASKET - MEAT LOAF 04 04 BORN TO DIE - LANA DEL REY 03 03 + - ED SHEERAN 02 01 21 - ADELE 01 02 OUR VERSION OF EVENTS - EMELI SANDE Top 75 Songs JENNIFER LOPEZ - ON THE FLOOR BLACK KEYS BEN HOWARD Top 70 FLORENCE & THE MACHINE - SHAKE IT OUT KANYE WEST - GOLDDIGGER Top 60 60 KATY PERRY 59 MONKEES - DAYDREAM BELIEVER 58 FRICTION 57 AZEALIA BANKS 56 M83 55 VERVE 54 BEYONCE 53 MIA 52 JASON SEGEL & WALDORF 51 ADELE - SFTTR 50 LABRINTH 49 AVICCI 48 ADELE - SLY 47 REDLIGHT 46 ED SHEERAN - A TEAM 9) 45 NADIA ALI 44 TYGA 43 ADELE - RITD 8) 42 EMELI SANDE - HEAVEN 41 ONE DIRECTION - ONE THING 7) 40 DRAKE/RIHANNA 39 LLOYD 38 CHRISTINA PERRI 37 COLDPLAY - CHARLIE BROWN 36 MAROON FIVE 35 CHER LLOYD 34 LANA DEL REY - VIDEO GAMES 7inch 6) 33 FLO RIDA 32 OLLY MURS 31 DEMI LOVATO 30 COLDPLAY - PARADISE 29 JAY Z/KANYE WEST 28 ED SHEERAN - LEGO HOUSE 5) 27 UTAH SAINTS 26 COVER DRIVE 4) 25 RIHANNA/CALVIN HARRIS 24 ARTCIC MONKEYS 23 JASON DERULO 22 LANA DEL REY - BORN TO DIE 7inch 3) 21 LIL' WAYNE 20 ALYSSA REID 19 PITBULL/CHRIS BROWN 18 MADEON 17 LMFAO 16 WILL I. AM 15 GYM CLASS HEROES 14 MATT REDMAN 13 RIZZLE KICKS 12 CHIDDY BANG 11 JESSIE J 10 GUETTA/MINAJ 09 ED SHEERAN - DRUNK 2) 08 KELLY CLARKSON 07 DAVID GUETTA/SIA 06 NICKI MINAJ 05 DJ FRESH 12inch 1) 04 FLO RIDA/SIA 03 EMELI SANDE 02 DAPPY/BRIAN MAY 01 GOTYE/KIMBRA ) Without downloads alone

That's the way they do it. Wouldn't be surprised to see Mills on Radio 2, before long. Well he does a lot on Eurovision, these days & Ken Bruce maybe on his way out on 2, as he fast approaches retirement. Shocking stuff. Obviously, Mr Yates will be put out at some point. Top tip for his replacement has to be Dev. Mainly, because I know the way the BBC work today.

You'll never lose Reggie. With the new Video Top 10, just launched on the top 40, there's no way it's time up. Despite the big mistake (last Sunday) when they put a caption up, before the top 10, telling the #1 an hour early! That's the way to launch a new idea...mess it up, the first week! Personally, can't understand why they aren't bothered that Big Top 40's audience is now larger than ever, with Radio One's 40 dropping below 1 million listeners & losing over 2 million (overall) listeners in 10 years. The equivalent figures for Big Top 40 only show, a 0.3 million lost to it's own equivalent (The Pepsi Chart) in 2002.