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If they can't play 40 songs in 3 Hours then there must be something wrong with them. Personally I'd be playing the top 50 in 3 hours & not missing any out. It's all about being slick & using the fader a la Tom Browne & Simon Bates.

Eric....Listen to Jason Scott http://www.thesuperstation.info on Sundays. The complete top 40 plus the 41-50 sneaky peak, & at 7pm the New Releases/Bubblers in the Ones To Watch...a chart show that's 4 hours long & you'll hear some 64 songs, well almost!

I contacted the person responsible for Big Top 40, a few months after it started. He was rather clueless in his answers & said that Independant Radio could never use a chart without including airplay because it represents what the listener wants to hear! This made me laugh because airplay on stations like Capital & Heart etc all try to tell us that we should be listening too, months after it was first released. They were still playing Rule The World a la Take That, 2 years after release! Florence & the Machine are a big no no, they tell us. Then this chap also told me that if I wanted to listen to a sales chart, where they play the complete top 40 then I should tune into Radio One. Another laugh because they haven't played the complete top 40 since 2003. So we can sum up the Independant Radio bods are so out of touch its untrue. Apparently Capital & Heart aim themselves at the average 20 year old nutty female, & ignore everyone else. Then you have this Gold station, where they play the same 200 tracks over & over again 24/7. This one made me laugh, when on a request show the presenter told a listener that they didn't have The Last Waltz on their system...shocking when you think this song was a million seller & the station is apparently for the over 50s! There must be something wrong with people totally, if they actually listen to this rubbish week in, week out. Rather time that the Government closed the lot down for all being the same, when they are supposed to be Independant of what they do, & Local too...which has now all gone & is a former shadow of what Radio by the IBA was set out to be in 1973. Rather harsh here, but when Smooth Radio is the best Independant Station (and isn't very good anyhow) what the hell is there too listen too. You got the 12 year olds at R1 & Celebrity Radio 2 without talent or your regular professional except Ken Bruce of course. Then there's Tony Blackburn on this POTP rubbish...no format in this tired show that should never had returned after 1992's axe. You want to do a Vintage Chart Show? Then have a proper format, where you cycle years over a monthly period & don't play the same old tired out boring biased records.

That happens anyway Robbie. I seem to remember a Pink track spending about 5 weeks at number 11 once because of the airplay. It's stupid because if sales are combined 50/50 with airplay we've seen what happens. A track at #14 in the sales chat, will only turned up at around 34 in this major codswallop, when the stagnant independant radio playlists keep the likes of Olly Murs in the top 15 for like 3 months! In comparison to the old Network Chart it's nothing like it. The airplay element was only about 10% & they didn't use it for fallers outside the top 30. It made more sense & you'd get more new entries rather like the Fresh Hit top 40 today on the Superstation.

Yes ErIc, but the Full week on iTunes is counted down at the start of the show to beat Radio One to the top ten first. It ain't because they do the Live top ten later. When they drop out of their top 10, it's all airplay & the Live version doesn't get much airplay on Independant Radio & they wouldn't play f*** You, would they! Although that chart is rather nonsensical anyway.

Midweeks have always been around in some form. Even NME were doing a separate midweek chart in 1965, & from 1966 it was used by Radio Luxembourg. Although the regular NME chart broke off on Fridays anyway. The Chart show originally ran the Network Chart (MRIB), then switched to a Tuesday chart but this covered the previous Wednesday to the following Tuesday. Then CDUK, carried a Saturday chart although this went up to Friday night only. Today Chart Show TV do the top 20 singles on Saturdays at 9am, but their's is a Wednesday chart & if there is no video for a certain track every other song is moved up one place. So, at times you have the number 25 as number 20!

An Import actually costing about 7 quid.

Last Years Big Top 40 2009...RATM were only 21. 01 I Gotta Feeling 02 Pokerface 03 Just Dance 04 Fight For This Love 05 Boom Boom Pow 06 Bad Boys 07 In For The Kill 08 Sexy Bitch 09 Number One 10 The Fear 11 Use Somebody 12 Meet Me Halfway 13 Bullletproof 14 Broken Strings 15 Right Round 16 Beat Again 17 Paparazi 18 Jai Ho 19 When Love Takes Over 20 Halo 21 RATM 22 Sex On Fire 23 I'm Not Alone 24 Evacuate The Dancefloor 25 Empire State Of Mind 26 I'm Yours 27 Single Ladies 28 Sweet Dreams 29 Red 30 Not Fair 31 Bonkers 32 Break Your Heart 33 Love Story 34 Release Me 35 Supernova 36 Knock You Down 37 Shake It 38 Don't Upset The Rhythm 39 Breathe Slow 40 The Climb Only Peter Kay, Kid Cudi didn't make their chart of the year. So, not as bad as I first thought there.

It happen (mostly because Big Top 40 is nonsense)...but in this case it's because there are no physicals used on Big Top 40 & RATM sold more iTunes downloads at that point, as the Big Top 40 of 2009 only had iTunes sales up to 26th December. With the top ten based purely on iTunes sales & the 11-40 mashed up with the "nonsense airplay" of Britain's boring Independant Radio chiefs. Will we all be tuning in tomorrow at 4pm, for the Big Top 40 Of 2010? I won't for sure, but at least they are doing it in a seperate show...unlike R1!

Well Culture Club & Shakin' Stevens managed to sell some 200,000 that week & were very close to each other, but on the other hand Renee & Renato did sell well over 250,000 copies to get there. This was in a week, when even the number 11 shifted 80,000. Cliff did manage a number 11 peak & David Essex did rise to a top 3 placing in January 1983.

Take Cotton & Yates off of it & put a half decent presenter on it & it would be worth watching. Those are the 2 acts that ruin it. ;)

Capital will be some what National next year, but it just means more buy outs & the loss of more Local Radio. It won't really have any effect on R1, as R1 is aimed at teenagers. Don't expect R1 to return to the Chart Shows, like they used to produce. The Top 40 is aimed at those that actually buy these "so called" hits. And they are 90% of 12 to 25 year olds. The singles chart has a really small audience anyhow, when compared to the 15million that used to listen in the 1967-84 period, which was the hey day of R1. 1.5million now listen to Reggie Yates, over 2million listen to the Big Top 40. So, where have 11million gone? I think they've just grown up, & realise Capital & Radio 1 are pretty naff, along with the songs that go with it. The mentality of these people that listen is pretty low. All you've got is the nutcases that think anything to do with X Factor & charity are great, along with others that think Rihanna has a great voice. Not only are they daft, they actually reply to Yates requests to text in & tell him what they think is going to be number one...If they had any sense, they'd already know, as it's plastered all over the net all week! It's a waste of time complaining about either station, because they don't listen to the average person. Just listen to something else. Future radio lies on the Internet, probably as entertainment in general, not by worn out stations that should've been closed down years ago.

That's when they do 2 charts in one show & miss half of them out. Join Jason Scott, for the top 50 of 2010 on the 2nd at 4pm via theSuperstation http://thesuperstation.info

If I returned to work for the BBC (Not likely, as it's now certified a shower), first of all axe Radio One altogether, change Radio 2's name to reflect a more approriate audience. The R2 Audience age range is about 15-45. Broadcast the Top 40 on the new R2 (think I'd call Radio 2, Family Radio). The host of the Top 40 wouldn't be any of the current gang. It'd would be Sean Tilley, dynamic presenter with lots of Radio experience in his 40s. Lots of fantastic jingles & sound effects denoting fallers/climbers/new entries. Number jingles with the word "Number" included at front, not this blink & you miss "8" stuff. Slick stuff, hardly any chat, all 40 records played in 2 hours & 35minutes, that's all the time you need for 40 songs. Starting at 4-6.35 The Complete no nonsense Top 40 Countdown followed by the Clicks to Pick next Sunday...the 25 mins of New hits/Bubblers. That's it, no stupid texts from 5 year olds, no emails. Just factful info. So, slick it makes your head throb with dynamic presentation.

He's got some true points. If I could actually read the charts without going blind, I might judge a bit better. My major point is the non inclusion about unregistered tracks, not being included. Milward Brown do the research for OCC. This register business, is rather comical. When someone has registered summat or not, is neither here nor there. I mean someone bought the damn thing, didn't they! :lol:

No, I used MRIB. And it was number 15 there. Which was equivalent to some midweek chart at the time. I don't worry to much about this word "Official". It doesn't count for much really. Every chart is correct at some point, depending on how it's compiled. The OCC lot have a lot to answer for as much as any other chart, especially when they to don't always research enough to include everything that has been paid for. It only happens to be a Chart broadcasted by Radio One, & they ain't got hardly any listeners anyway. :lol: Then the thread is based on, & tributed to MRIB's Charts anyway.

Probably the last one, not the 1st or 2nd because it wouldn't have many passengers & would probably overtake the other 2! Although the Number 12 goes to Woodley Airfield & only runs a couple an hour & I've no intention of going there. :lol: It beggars the question how did they manage to catch up with each other in the first place these 3 buses?!

She'll likely knock out Corey Taylor as on Wednesday she was only at number 50.

Probably a case of the 45plus group would back the Songs that are played on Smooth Radio (for the Ladies) & maybe Absolute (for the men). So the likes of Rumer would come up trumps & maybe a touch of Kylie & Akon. Although I don't imagine too many would care for the irritating Akon without Michael Jackson on it! It's a fallacy that over 45s listen to Radio 2 in millions. They should be concentrating on them, but do not. So, all we are left with is Independant Radio. In my case it hads to be Smooth, but it isn't a very good station because of the repetetive playlists. They just try to pull listeners with a line up of Simon Bates, Pat Sharp, Mark Goodier, & Andy Peebles...strange really because at one time or another, all 5 of them have presented Chart Shows.

Trying to discover if anyone over 45 has actually bought any singles this Christmas!

The Top 75 lowdown. With the top 40 based on a mix of downloads & physicals & the 41-75 based on downloads only. TOP 75 BEATLES -LIB TOP 70 YEO VALLEY BOYZ CHRISTINA AGUILERA RIHANNA - SM BLACK EYED PEAS - IGF JAMES BLAKE TOP 60 CHERYL COLE -THE F (Absolutely)! SLADE OLLY MURS 22) BAND AID PLAIN WHITE Ts 21) WIZZARD SCRIPT - NOTHING AVICIL & SEBASTIEN PROF GREEN CRYSTAL CASTLES TOP 50 50 48 DYNAMITE - TAIO CRUZ 21) 49 44 TURN AROUND - FLO RIDA 48 43 MAGIC - B.O.B. 47 42 HOLD YOU - GYPTIAN 20) 46 40 GAME OVER - TINCHY STRYDER & CO 45 36 HIGHER - SATURDAYS 19) 44 34 TAKE OVER CONTROL - AFROJACK 18) 43 35 PROMISE THIS - CHERYL COLE 17) 42 28 BETTER THAN TODAY - KYLIE 16) 41 41 WRITTEN IN THE STARS - TINIE TEMPAH 40 33 LOSE MY MIND - WANTED 39 NE XM@S - COREY TAYLOR 38 30 LOVE THE WAY - EMINEM/RIHANNA 37 31 CHECK IT OUT - WILL I AM/NICKI MINAJ 15) 36 15 THE SILENCE - ALEXANDRA 35 NE INVINCIBLE - TINIE TEMPAH 34 32 DO IT LIKE A DUDE - JESSIE J (I've never seen an English chappy grab his crotch, am I missing something here?) 33 23 GIRLS - N-DUBZ 14) 32 25 JUST A DREAM - NELLY 31 27 RAISE A GLASS - PINK 13) 30 37 MORE - USHER 29 29 MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE - ADELE 28 22 COOLER THAN ME - MIKE POSNER 27 NE UNFAITHFULL - RIHANNA 26 24 ALL I WANT FOR XMAS - MARIAH 25 16 TURN MY SWAG ON - ALEXA 24 18 SHINE A LIGHT - MCFLY 12) =20 23 NE 4'33'' - JOHN CAGE 22 14 LOVE YOU MORE - JLS 11) =17 21 20 HAPPINESS - ALEXIS =19 20 26 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK - POGUES 19 19 JUST THE WAY - BRUNO MARS 10) =16 18 13 CHRISTMAS LIGHTS - COLDPLAY =18 17 21 f*** YOU - CEE LO GREEN 9) =15 16 10 POISON - NICOLE =14 15 09 WHOS THAT CHICK - RIHANNA 14 08 THINKING OF ME - OLLY 8) =12 13 07 HEROES - X FACTOR FOCKERS 7) =13 12 12 FIREWORK - KATY P =11 11 05 LIKE A G6 - FAR EAST MOVEMENT =10 10 11 HOLD MY HAND - AKON 6) =9 09 02 WHIP MY HAIR - WILLOW 5) =6 08 04 ONLY GIRL - RIHANNA 4) =7 07 RE MANY OF HORROR - BIFFY CLYRO 3) =8 06 17 FLOOD - TAKE THAT 2) =5 05 03 YOUR SONG - ELLIE =3 04 01 TIME - BLACK EYED PEAS =4 03 NE SURFIN BIRD (BIRDS THE WORD-PAPA OOM MOW MOW) - TRASHMEN 02 06 WHATS MY NAME - RIHANNA =2 01 NE MANY OF HORROR - MATT CARDLE 1) =1 ) Position without downloads alone ) Position on Chart Show tv The original of the Trashmen record was the Rivingtons the US R n'B group (when r n'b was r n'b, not by today's standards) & of course Surfin Bird is based on those 2 songs mentioned above. Papa Oom Mow Mow was a hit in the UK for both the Sharonettes & Gary Glitter in 1975. Where as Birds The Word weren't a hit at all in Britain. Probably Matt Cradle is passed some 300,000 copies by now. But who cares?! As I think we are all fed up with this stuff every Christmas. Join me next week & the last time up.

Is it a riddle?! :lol: No, the 2008 version was free, last year's wasn't & this year is supposed to be a re-recording. Here is a proper riddle...Why hasn't Santa got any kids?

Here is the part everyone's waiting for. The Top 75 lowdown, compiled thus: The top 40 based on some Physical & download averages, falling scales with the 41-75 based on mainly download averages. All put together by DTR (a non-profitting Radio Group). Top 75 BLACK EYED PEAS - IGF Top 70 GLEE - DSB N-DUBZ - SO ALIVE LABRINTH/DEVLIN - LIG PLAN B 26) KOL DRE DRE PROFESSOR GREEN TINIE TEMPAH/KELLY ROWLAND Top 60 TIM BERG 25) CHERYL COLE - FLOOD FYFE DANGERFIELD BRITNEY SLADE PLAIN WHITE Ts 24) WHAM! BAND AID 84 FLO RIDA - TURN AROUND JAMES BLAKE Top 50 50 46 MIAMI 2 IBIZA - SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA 23) 49 43 DYNAMITE - TAIO CRUZ 22) 48 39 BARBRA STREISAND - DUCKSAUCE 21) 47 52 I WISH IT COULD BE THE SAME OLD SONGS EVERYDAY - WIZZARD 46 48 NOTHING - SCRIPT 45 41 PLEASE DON'T LET ME GO - OLLY MURS 20) 44 RE CHASING CARS - SNOW PATROL 43 37 HOLD YOU - GYPTIAN 19) 42 35 WRITTEN IN THE STARS - TINIE TEMPAH 41 32 MAGIC - B.O.B/RIVERS CUOMO 40 34 GAME OVER - TINCHY STRYDER 39 54 HOLLYWOOD - BUBLE 18) 38 NE SOME KIND OF NOTHINGNESS - MANIC STREET PREACHERS 17) 37 36 MORE - USHER 36 31 HIGHER - SATURDAYS 16) 35 26 PROMISE THIS - CHERYL COLE 15) 34 20 TAKE OVER CONTROL - AFROJACK 14) 33 28 LOSE MY MIND - WANTED 32 30 DO IT LIKE A DUDE - JESSIE J 31 25 CHECK IT OUT - WILL I. AM/NICKI MINAJ 13) 30 41 LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - EMINEM/RIHANNA 29 21 MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE - ADELE 28 RE BETTER THAN TODAY - KYLIE 12) 27 22 RAISE A GLASS - PINK 11) 26 27 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK - POGUES 25 18 JUST A DREAM - NELLY 24 24 ALL I WANT CHRISTMAS IS THE SAME AS LAST YEAR - MARIAH CAREY 23 23 GIRLS - N-DUBZ =20 22 15 COOLER THAN ME - MIKE POSNER =19 21 13 f*** YOU - CEE LO GREEN 10) =17 20 17 HAPPINESS - ALEXIS =16 19 14 JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - BRUNO MARS 9) =15 18 16 SHINE A LIGHT - MCFLY/TAIO CRUZ 8) =14 17 12 FLOOD - TAKE THAT 7) =12 16 29 TURN MY SWAG ON - ALEXA 15 NE SILENCE - ALEXANDRA =18 14 10 LOVE YOU MORE - JLS 6) =11 13 19 CHRISTMAS LIGHTS - COLDPLAY =10 12 11 FIREWORK - KATY PERRY =9 11 09 WHO'S THAT CHICK - GUETTA/RIHANNA 10 02 POISON - NICOLE =8 09 NE HOLD MY HAND - AKON 5) =14 08 08 WHATS MY NAME - DRAKE/RIHANNA 07 04 THINKING OF ME - OLLY MURS 4) =7 06 05 LIKE A G6 - FAR EAST MOVEMENT =6 05 01 HEROES - X FACTOR FINALISTS 3) =5 04 07 ONLY GIRL - RIHANNA 2) =4 03 03 YOUR SONG - ELLIE GOULDING =3 02 NE WHIP MY HAIR - WILLOW SMITH 1) =1 01 06 THE TIME - BLACK EYED PEAS =2 ) Position without downloads = Position on Chart Show tv It's no contest as Black Eyed Peas do it on the 4th week. There on Wednesday they were all saying Willow is the youngest person to achieve a UK number one...um, no I don't think so.

Friday 24th December Seasons Greetings & Happy Commercialised-Mas! The Top Books 01 01 JAMIE'S 30 MINUTE MEALS - JAMIE OLIVER 02 03 A SIMPLE'S LIFE - ALEKSANDR ORLOV 03 02 GUINESS WORLD RECORDS 04 04 KITCHEN - NIGELLA LAWSON 05 05 LIFE AND LAUGHING 06 11 A TINY BIT MARVELLOUS - DAWN FRENCH 07 06 THE FAMILY - MARTINA COLE 08 07 DEAD OR ALIVE - TOM CLANCY 09 08 ZERO HOUR - ANDY MCNAB 10 09 HOUSE RULES - JODI PICOULT The Top Games 01 01 CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 02 02 FIFA 11 03 03 GRAN TURISMO 5 04 05 JUST DANCE 2 05 04 SMACKDOWN VS RAW 06 06 HALO: REACH 07 07 PROF LAYTON & THE LOST FUTURE 08 08 FOOTBALL MANAGER 2011 09 09 NEED FOR SPEED: HOT PURSUIT 10 10 LET'S DRAW A bit stuck there! But I found it slightly amusing & rather sick of me, as Dead Rising 2 is just outside the top 10 closely followed by Michael Jackson: The Experience. Can you tell the difference?! :o The Top Dvd Films 01 01 ECLIPSE 02 02 INCEPTION 03 03 EXPENDABLES 04 06 SALT 05 04 SHREK FOREVER AFTER 4 06 05 SEX AND THE CITY 2 07 07 KNIGHT AND DAY 08 08 A TEAM 09 10 LAST AIRBENDER 10 09 TOY STORY 3 The Top Box Office Films 01 NE TRON: LEGACY 02 01 CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER 03 02 HARRY POTTER/DEATHLY HALLOWS PT 1 04 03 TOURIST 05 04 MEGAMIND 06 NE BURLESQUE 07 NE ANIMALS UTD 08 NE FRED 09 05 UNSTOPPABLE 10 06 DUE DATE The Top TV Programmes 01 01 X FACTOR 2010 FINAL 16.55 02 04 CORONATION STREET 14.10 03 02 STRICTLY COME DANCING 12.04 04 05 EASTENDERS 10.22 05 06 EMMERDALE 8.50 06 09 APPRENTICE 7.53 07 03 I'M A CELEBRITY 7.84 08 08 COUNTRYFILE 6.81 09 NE 50 YEARS/MOMENTS OF CORONATION ST 6.75 10 RE TAKE ME OUT 5.96 11 18 10 O'CLOCK NEWS 5.84 12 10 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW 5.82 13 21 HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU 5.73 14 RE LIFE STORIES 5.72 15 13 6 O'CLOCK NEWS 5.54 16 12 ONE SHOW 5.45 17 17 CASUALTY 5.22 18 NE CORONATION ST BIG 50 5.20 19 NE LIVE AT THE APOLLO 4.67 20 18 TURN BACK TIME 4.47 21 11 HOLBY 4.31 22 24 ITV NEWS 4.15 23 NE UEFA CHAMPION LEAGUE SOCCER 4.12 24 RE TONIGHT 4.09 25 NE FILM: ELF 3.99 26 22 FAMILY FORTUNES 3.97 27 RE COUNTRYWISE 3.72 28 25 MIRANDA 2.85 29 29 COME DINE WITH ME 2.79 30 27 UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE 2.77 The Top Albums 01 01 PROGRESS - TAKE THAT 02 03 LOUD - RIHANNA 03 02 NOW 77 - VA 04 05 CRAZY LOVE - MICHAEL BUBLE 05 06 OLLY MURS - DITTO 06 09 GIFT - SUSAN BOYLE 07 04 MICHAEL - JACKSON 08 08 OUTTA THIS WORLD - TAKE THAT 09 12 GH - BON JOVI 10 10 BEGINNING - BLACK EYED PEAS 11 11 COME AROUND SUNDOWN - KOL 12 13 ELECTRONIC 80s - VA 13 07 IN AND OUT - ROBBIE WILLIAMS 14 16 GH SO FAR - PINK 15 15 TEENAGE DREAM - KATY PERRY 16 20 SCIENCE AND FAITH - SCRIPT 17 17 GRAVITY - WESTLIFE 18 14 MOONLIGHT SERENADE - ANDRE RIEU 19 21 CHRISTMAS CORNUCOPIA 20 23 LOVE LIVE LIFE - N-DUBZ 21 18 MESSY LITTLE RAINDROPS - CHERYL COLE 22 22 SEASONS OF MY SOUL - RUMER 23 19 NOW XMAS - VA 24 25 ULTIMATE COLL - BARBRA STREISAND 25 26 MOS ANTHEMS DISCO - VA 26 24 POP PARTY 8 - VA 27 27 LIGHTS - ELLIE GOULDING 28 28 DEFAMATION OF STRICKLAND BANKS - PLAN B 29 31 DREAMBOATS AND PETTICOATS 4 - VA 30 30 ENDLESSLY - DUFFY There was I a few months back, thinking Duffy...Christmas number one contender! Not a chance. :cry: The top pains in the arse: i.e annoyances 01 THE BBC 02 ITV 03 INDEPENDANT RADIO (What Independant Radio?) 04 READING TRANSPORT/COUNCIL 05 DEPARTMENT STORES 06 GLOBAL WARMING 07 THE BRING YOUR OWN CARRIER BAG SUPERMARKET THING 08 SELF-SERVIICE CHECKOUTS 09 THICK/NON EDUCATED PEOPLE i.e. Reggie Yates 10 TEENAGE PREGNANCIES i.e. Girls that don't pay rent/council tax/go to work & nick our tax every month All those things make this Country what it is today...which accounts for a lot of the garbage, we have to get through every year. Feel the same? If you don't, ignore this bit. The top detested Celebrities (or not, but a complete bunch of tossers on an ego trip, who probably got the job by knowing a friend of a friend) 01 SIMON COWELL 02 STEVE WRIGHT 03 MARK LAMARR 04 CHRIS MOYLES 05 WES BUTTERS (REAL RADIO) 06 JIM DAVIDSON 07 JOHNNY VAUGHAN 08 STEVE SCRUTTON (BBC ESSEX) 09 PHILIP SWERN (RADIO 2 PRODUCER) 10 CHRIS EVANS The top Celebrities that should feature on TV & Radio more often (who don't have an ego problem) 01 TIM VINE 02 LEE EVANS 03 TONY HAWKES 04 PAUL DANIELS 05 PAT SHARP 06 KEN BRUCE 07 HYWEL BENNETT 08 DAVID HAMILTON 09 ED STEWART 10 VAL DOONICAN The Flashback to December 1982: Charts supplied by Record Business Magazine The Top TV back then 01 CORONATION ST MON 16.00 02 THIS IS YOUR LIFE 15.60 Eamonn Andrews springs the Big Red Book on singer Marty Wilde 03 CORONATION ST WEDS 14.00 04 TENKO 13.50 the Drama series focusing on the fall of Singapore with the Japs in 1942 05 THE PROFESSIONALS 13.10 Saturday night action with Bodie & Doyle...oh and Cowley! 06 LITTLE & LARGE SHOW 12.50 Sid & Eddie providing early evening entertainment at its best on BBC's Saturday line up 07 CROSSROADS TUES 12.40 08 BRUCE FORSYTH'S PLAY YOUR CARDS RIGHT 12.40 Friday night with Bruce & the fixed card game 09 HI-DE-HI! 12.40 the Maplins Holiday Camp sitcom with Simon Cadell, Ruth Madoc, Paul Shane, Jeffrey Holland & Su Pollard 10 THE GENTLE TOUCH 12.20 Jill Gascoigne & the crimebusting drama on Fridays on ITV at 9pm 11 CROSSROADS WEDS 12.10 12 THREE OF A KIND 12.10 David Copperfield, Lenny Henry & Tracey Ullman in the Saturday night comedy sketch show on BBC 13 CARRY ON LAUGHING 12.10 Clips from the Carry On films on Thursday at 8pm on ITV 14 RUSSIAN ROULETTE 11.90 an ITV showing of the 1975 film with George Segal in a KGB conspiracy to kill Alexei Kosygin the Russian premier 15 CROSSROADS MON 11.60 16 WORLD'S STRONGEST MAN 11.60 the BBC attempt to find the 1982 Strongest Man 17 CROSSROADS THUR 11.30 18 SHOGUN 10.70 the BBC showing of the mini series with Richard Chamberlain shipwrecked on the Japanese coast in the 17th century 19 LATE LATE BREAKFAST SHOW 10.50 Noel Edmonds & Mike Smith host the Saturday evening host of rubbish 20 DALLAS 10.30 JR & the gang Top Of The Pops captured some 10million on Thursdays at 7.20 in 1982 & Channel 4 was 7 weeks old with Brookside scraping 4million viewers The Top Albums in Dec 1982: John knocked off Abba. No contest! And as Barry Manilow's biggest male fan...Shame he doesn't seem to want to perform "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter" these days, as it has to be one of his best. Then there was Lionel Richie's first solo outing, since the Commodores. 01 02 JOHN LENNON COLLECTION - JOHN LENNON 02 01 SINGLES-FIRST TEN YEARS - ABBA 03 NE DIG THE NEW BREED - JAM 04 03 RIO - DURAN DURAN 05 04 PEARLS - ELKIE BROOKS 06 06 LOVE SONGS - DIANA ROSS 07 08 HEARTBREAKER - DIONNE WARWICK 08 09 GREATEST LOVE SONGS - NAT KING COLE 09 07 KIDS FOM FAME - KIDS FROM FAME 10 10 FROM THE MAKERS OF - STATUS QUO 11 22 RICHARD CLAYDERMAN - RICHARD CLAYDERMAN 12 14 KISSING TO BE CLEVER - CULTURE CLUB 13 NE FRIENDS - SHALAMAR 14 15 THE RISE AND FALL - MADNESS 15 16 I WANNA DO IT WITH YOU - BARRY MANILOW 16 17 LIONEL RICHIE - LIONEL RICHIE 17 05 CODA - LED ZEPPELIN 18 13 HELLO I MUST BE GOING - PHIL COLLINS 19 20 GIVE ME YOUR HEART TONIGHT - SHAKIN STEVENS 20 11 CHART HITS 82 - VARIOUS The Top Singles in Dec 1982: With a half decent Christmas chart...well almost! Although there was something a little heart warming about Save You Love, wasn't there? And how Culture Club & Shakin' Stevens were so close behind those 2 on that Friday. Richard Allinson certainly thought so on his UK Top 30 on Capital. Shame about Tommy Vance wasn't it? Did Radio One miss a trick there in 1982, they could've reinstated Alan Freeman on the Top 40, as his Pick Of The Pops-Take Two became Capital's biggest listened too show at this point. Where as some of Radio One's audience of the Top 40 were not too happy. Hardly surprising! 01 03 SAVE YOUR LOVE - RENEE AND RENATO 02 02 TIME CLOCK OF THE HEART - CULTURE CLUB 03 11 BLUE CHRISTMAS E.P. - SHAKIN STEVENS 04 13 PEACE ON EARTH-LITTLE DRUMMER BOY - DAVID BOWIE 05 06 OUR HOUSE - MADNESS 06 01 BEAT SURRENDER - JAM 07 05 TRULY - LIONEL RICHIE 08 09 BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES - MODERN ROMANCE 09 19 YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE - PHIL COLLINS 10 07 YOUNG GUNS - WHAM! 11 16 FRIENDS - SHALAMAR 12 04 MIRROR MAN - HUMAN LEAGUE 13 25 LITTLE TOWN - CLIFF RICHARD 14 35 A WINTER'S TALE - DAVID ESSEX 15 20 BUFFALO GALS - MALCOM MCLAREN 16 08 HYMN - ULTRAVOX 17 14 LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT FROM THE START - DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS 18 29 ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD - DIONNE WARWICK 19 17 THE OTHER SIDE OF LOVE - YAZOO 20 12 LIVING ON THE CEILING - BLANCMANGE 21 10 RIO - DURAN DURAN 22 22 IF YOU CAN'T STAND THE HEAT - BUCK'S FIZZ 23 24 I FEEL LOVE (RE-MIX) - DONNA SUMMER 24 30 SING-A-LONG-A-SANTA - SANTA CLAUS AND THE CHRISTMAS TREES 25 26 UNDER ATTACK - ABBA 26 15 WISHING I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU - A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS 27 47 THEME FROM E.T. - JOHN WILLIAMS 28 18 WHERE THE HEART IS - SOFT CELL 29 31 HI DE HI-HI DE HO - KOOL AND THE GANG 30 39 DEAR ADDY - KID CREOLE 31 43 CACHARPAYA - INCANTATION 32 27 IT'S RAINING AGAIN - SUPERTRAMP 33 NE ORVILLE'S SONG - KEITH HARRIS 34 21 I DON'T WANNA DANCE - EDDY GRANT 35 23 YOUTH OF TODAY - MUSICAL YOUTH 36 41 NIGHTPORTER - JAPAN 37 36 TALK TALK - TALK TALK 38 42 I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN & WRITE MYSELF A LETTER - BARRY MANILOW 39 32 SEXUAL HEALING - MARVIN GAYE 40 47 HEARTACHE AVENUE - MAISONETTES The Top Pre-Order Albums this week 01 01 21 - ADELE 24th Jan 02 02 DOO WOPS & HOOLIGANS - BRUNO MARS 31st Jan 03 NE MATT CARDLE - TBA 24th Oct 2010 (don't people make you sick, it's 10 focking months away)!!!! 04 03 RITUAL - WHITE LIES 17th Oct 05 05 STAND STILL - EMMA'S IMAGINATION 10th Jan 06 04 BRING HIM HOME - ALFIE BOE/VA 27th Dec 07 RE WORLD IS YOURS - MOTORHEAD 17th Jan 08 06 LIVE FROM AMSTERDAM - ALTER BRIDGE 17th Jan 09 12 DIFFERENT GEAR STILL SPEEDING - BEEDY EYE 28th Feb 10 NE VISITATION - MAGNUM 17th Jan Bit of solid rock there, apart from solid cack! The Top Pre-Order Singles this week 01 01 THE FLOOD - CHERYL COLE 3rd Jan 02 03 ROLLING IN THE DEEP - ADELE 17th Jan 03 02 LOSE MY MIND - WANTED 27th Dec 04 04 ON MY OWN - YASMIN 31st Jan 05 05 BIGGER THAN US - WHITE LIES 3rd Jan The Top Physicals 01 01 MATT CARDLE 02 02 X FACTOR FINALISTS 03 05 AKON 04 04 KYLIE MINOGUE 05 03 RUMER 06 08 WILLOW SMITH 07 10 JLS 08 11 TAKE THAT 09 06 MANICS 10 07 JOE MCELDERRY We're going straight to the Top 75 lowdown...but firstly may I thank everyone who followed the thread regularly over the last 3 years & I regret to tell everyone that this has to be the last regular one. This is due to reasons beyond my control & the other fact that i'm moving in the New Year to pastures new, & I can't guarantee that I'd be able to get to a PC on a Friday to post it. Sorry Folks. So for the very last regular time, here's how the chart looks at this point with thanks to DTR & the rest of the gang for putting it all together: Top 75 Lowdown JOHN LENNON TOP 70 #1 BRUNO MARS TRIBUTE BAND CHRIS REA BLACK EYED PEAS - IGAF KOL - PYRO TOP 60 DUCK SAUCE 21) OLLY MURS - PDLMG 20) KATY B 19) B.O.B - MAGIC JAMES BLAKE TINCHY STRYDER & CO RIHANNA - UNFAITHFUL SCRIPT - NOTHING IT'S OK - CEE LO GREEN 6 FOOT 7 FOOT - LIL WAYNE/CORY GUNZ 50 RE LAST XMAS - WHAM! 49 NE JUNGLE - PROFESSOR GREEN 48 RE DO THEY KNOW IT'S XMAS - BAND AID 47 36 SILENCE - ALEXANDRA 46 44 WRITTEN IN THE STARS - TINIE TEMPAH 45 45 HIGHER - SATURDAYS 18) 44 41 TURN AROUND - FLO RIDA 43 42 PROMISE THIS - CHERYL COLE 17) 42 49 DYNAMITE - TAIO CRUZ 16) 41 RE MERRY XMAS EVERYBODY - SLADE 40 37 CHECK IT OUT - WILL I. AM 15) 39 25 TURN YOUR SWAG ON - ALEXA 38 38 LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - EMINEM/RIHANNA 37 RE I WISH IT COULD BE XMAS EVERY DAY - WIZZARD 36 32 JUST A DREAM - NELLY 35 31 RAISE A GLASS - PINK 14) 34 16 POISON - NICOLE 33 40 LOSE MY MIND - WANTED 32 03 SURFIN BIRD - TRASHMEN 31 28 COOLER THAN ME - MIKE POSNER 30 30 MORE - USHER 29 NE FLOOD - CHERYL COLE 28 29 MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE - ADELE 27 33 GIRLS - N-DUBZ 13) 26 21 HAPPINESS - ALEXIS 25 24 SHINE A LIGHT - MCFLY 12) =19 24 NE LONELY SKY - BEN AND JAMIE HAZELBY 23 22 LOVE YOU MORE - JLS 11) =20 22 34 DO IT LIKE A DUDE - JESSIE J 21 07 MANY OF HORROR - BIFFY CLYRO 10) =13 20 26 ALL I WANT FOR XMAS - MARIAH CAREY 19 19 JUST THE WAY - BRUNO MARS 9) =18 18 18 CHRISTMAS LIGHTS - COLDPLAY =17 17 17 FORGET YOU - CEE LO GREEN 8) =16 16 35 INVINCIBLE - TINIE TEMPAH/KELLY ROWLAND 15 15 HEROES - X FACTOR FINALISTS 7) =14 14 20 FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK - POGUES =15 13 14 THINKING OF ME - OLLY MURS 6) =12 12 10 HOLD MY HAND - AKON 5) =11 11 15 WHO'S THAT CHICK - RIHANNA 10 09 WHIP MY HAIR - WILLOW 4) =9 09 11 LIKE A G6 - FAR EAST MOVEMENT =10 08 12 FIREWORK - KATY PERRY =8 07 08 ONLY GIRL - RIHANNA =7 06 06 FLOOD - TAKE THAT 3) =6 05 05 YOUR SONG - ELLIE =5 04 04 THE TIME - BLACK EYED PEAS =4 03 NE LIGHTS ON - KATY B/MS DYNAMITE 12inch 2) =2 02 02 WHATS MY NAME - DRAKE/RIHANNA =3 01 01 WHEN WE COLLIDE - MATT CARDLE 1) =1 ) Position without downloads alone = Position on Chart Show tv Matt does it for a 2nd week, & in another week or 2 could well pass the million mark. Don't forget to listen to the 50 Biggest Christmas Singles of all time with Richard Todd on Sunday at 11am on AtlanticOldies2NG & of course the best Top 40 show via tne Net on http://www.thesuperstation.info with Jason Scott at 4pm, where there's more Chart than Chat every Sunday followed by the Ones To Watch at 7. I'll leave you with a toucn of tongue in cheek via Paddy Roberts (that might go down well with the state of the media & the hype of today) o5BQBKClJeY

It doesn't sound dumb at all. I not quite sure how that system works. Possibly if there is someone who sells better physicals, they are slid in between the rest of the other songs that are included just on downloads to show how they might be doing. But I'll check it out.