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A new single released between albums. Or a new single that doesn't have an album following it very quickly. Razorlight released 'Somewhere Else' the summer after their first album. Then the next single and album didn't come out for another year after it.

08 When The Sun Goes Down - Arctic Monkeys 01 Nasty Girl - The Notorious B.I.G Feat. P. Diddy, Jaggered Edge, Nelly and Avery Storm 02 Thunder In My Heart Again - Meck Feat. Leo Sayer 06 Sorry - Madonna 01 It's Chico Time - Chico 04 No Tomorrow - Orson 06 So Sick - NeYo 06 Crazy - Gnarls Barkley 07 I Wish I Was A Punk-Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair) - Sandi Thom 09 Maneater - Nelly Furtado 10 Hips Don't Lie - Shakira Feat. Wyclef Jean 08 Smile - Lily Allen 03 Please, Please \ Don't Stop Me Now - McFly 07 Deja Vu - Beyonce Feat. Jay Z 10 SexyBack - Justin Timberlake -1 I Don't Feel Like Dancin' - Scissor Sisters 08 America - Razorlight 06 Welcome To The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance 08 Star Girl - McFly 07 Put Your Hands Up For Detroit - Fedde Le Grand 02 The Rose - Westlife 02 Smack That - Akon Feat. Eminem 07 Patience - Take That 09 A Moment Like This - Leona Lewis 2007 08 Grace Kelly - Mika 07 Ruby - Kaiser Chiefs 08 Shine - Take That 08 Walk This Way - Sugababes Vs Girls Aloud -1 I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers Feat. Brian Potter & Andy Pipkin 07 Give It To Me - Timbaland Feat. Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake 07 Beautiful Liar - Beyonce & Shakira 04 Baby's Coming Back \ Transylvania - McFly 08 Umbrella - Rihanna Feat. Jay Z 07 The Way I Are - Timbaland Feat. Keri Hilson & D.O.E 06 With Every Heartbeat - Robyn 05 Stronger - Kanye West 05 Beautiful Girls - Sean Kingston 07 About You Now - Sugababes 11 Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis 03 What a Wonderful World - Eva Cassidy & Katie Melua 02 When You Believe - Leon Jackson 2008 06 Now You're Gone - Basshunter 07 Mercy - Duffy 05 American Boy - Estelle Feat. Kanye West 07 4 Minutes - Madonna Feat. Justin Timberlake 06 That's Not My Name - The Ting Tings 04 Take A Bow - Rihanna 07 Singin' In The Rain - Mint Royale ?? Viva La Vida - Coldplay 01 Closer - NeYo 08 Dance Wiv Me - Dizzee Rascal & Calvin Harris Feat. Chrome 01 All Summer Long - Kid Rock 07 I Kissed A Girl - Katy Perry

2004 01 All This Time - Michelle McManus 01 Take Me To The Clouds Above - LMC Vs. U2 01 With A Little Help From My Friends \ Measure of A Man - Sam and Mark 01 Who's David - Busted 03 Mysterious Girl - Peter Andre Feat. Bubbler Ranx 10 Toxic - Britney Spears -1 Cha Cha Slide - DJ Casper 04 Yeah! - Usher Feat. Lil' Jon 06 Five Colours In Her Hair - McFly 03 F**k It (I Don't Want You Back) - Eamon 05 F.U.R.B (F U Right Back) - Frankee 08 I Don't Wanna Know - Mario Winans Feat. P. Diddy & Enya 08 Everytime - Britney Spears 01 Obviously - McFly 01 Burn - Usher 01 Lola's Theme - Shapeshifters 04 Dry Your Eyes - The Streets 06 Thunderbirds \ 3AM - Busted -1 Baby Cakes - 3 Of A Kind -1 These Words - Natasha Bedingfield 05 My Place \ Flap Your Wings - Nelly 06 Real To Me - Brian McFadden 08 Call On Me - Eric Prydz 07 Radio - Robbie Williams 01 Wonderful - Ja Rule Feat. R. Kelly & Ashanti 02 Just Lose It - Eminem 05 Vertigo - U2 06 I'll Stand By You - Girls Aloud 03 Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid 20 2005 01 Against All Odds - Steve Brookstein 10 Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley ?? One Night \ I Got Stung - Elvis Presley 08 Goodies - Ciara Feat. Petey Pablo 07 It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley 08 Like Toy Soldiers - Eminem 01 Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own - U2 08 Get Right - Jennifer Lopez 02 Over and Over - Nelly feat. Tim McGraw 07 Dakota - Stereophonics 02 All About You \ You Got A Friend - McFly 05 (Is This The Way To) Amarillo - Tony Christie Feat. Peter Kay 04 Lonely - Akon 02 Lyla - Oasis -1 Axel F - Crazy Frog 03 Ghetto Gospel - 2Pac Feat. Elton John 08 You're Beautiful - James Blunt 02 I'll Be Ok - McFly 06 The Importance Of Being Idle - Oasis 08 DARE - Gorillaz 08 Don't Cha - Pussycat Dolls Feat. Busta Rhymes 10 Push The Button - Sugababes 10 I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys 06 You Raise Me Up - Westlife 11 Hung Up - Madonna 08 Stickwitu - Pussycat Dolls 08 The JCB Song - Nizlopi 07 That's My Goal - Shanye Ward

2002 10 More Than A Woman - Aayliah ? My Sweet Lord - George Harrison 02 Hero - Enrique Iglesias 05 World Of Our Own - Westlife 02 Anything Is Possible \ Evergreen - Will Young 01 Unchained Melody - Gareth Gates 01 The Hindu Times - Oasis 11 Freak Like Me - Sugababes 10 Kiss Kiss - Holly Valance 01 If Tomorrow Never Comes - Ronan Keating 10 Just A Little - Liberty X 10 Without Me - Eminem 02 Light My Fire - Will Young 08 A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Vs. JXL 01 Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake) - Gareth Gates 05 Colourblind - Darius 04 Round Round - Sugababes 01 Crossroads - Blazin' Squad 07 The Tide Is High - Atomic Kitten 10 Just Like A Pill - P!nk 01 The Long and Winding Roads \ Suspicious Minds - Will Young & Gareth Gates 05 The Ketchup Song (Asereje) - Las Ketchup 07 Dilema - Nelly and Kelly Rowland 06 Heaven - DJ Sammy Feat. Yanou and Do 04 Unbreakable - Westlife 10 Dirrty - Christina Aguilera Feat. Redman 08 If You're Not The One - Daniel Bedinfield 03 Lose Yourself - Eminem 04 Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - Blue Feat. Elton John 10 Sound Of The Underground - Girls Aloud 2003 01 Stop Living The Lie - David Sneddon 06 All The Things She Said - t.A.T.u 05 Beautiful - Christina Aguilera 01 Spirit In The Sky - Gareth Gates Feat. The Kumars 01 Make Luv - Room 5 Feat. Oliver Cheatham 02 You Said No - Busted 09 Loneliness - Tom Craft 07 Ignition (Remix) - R. Kelly 05 Bring Me To Life - Evanescence 09 Crazy In Love - Beyonce Feat. Jay Z 01 Never Gonna Leave Your Side - Daniel Bedingfield 09 Breathe - Blu Cantrell Feat. Sean Paul 05 Are You Ready For Love - Elton John 02 Where Is The Love? - Black Eyed Peas 10 Hole In The Head - Sugababes 08 Be Faithful - Fatman Scoop Feat. The Crooklyn Clan 08 Slow - Kylie Minogue 02 Crashed The Wedding - Busted 01 Mandy - Westlife 10 Leave Right Now - Will Young 04 Changes - Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne 04 Mad World - Michael Andrews Feat. Gary Jules

09 Masses Against The Classes - Manic Street Preachers 10 Born To Make You Happy - Britney Spears 10 Rise - Gabrielle 01 Go Let It Out - Oasis 08 Pure Shores - All Saints 09 American Pie - Madonna 05 Don't Give Up - Chicane Feat. Bryan Adams 07 Bag It Up - Geri Halliwell 08 Never Be The Same Again - Melanie C Feat. Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes 05 Fool Again - Westlife 07 Fill Me In - Craig David 10 Toca's Miracle - Fragma Feat. Coco -1 Bound 4 Da Reload - Oxide & Neutrino 09 Oops! ... I Did It Again - Britney Spears 06 Don't Call Me Baby - Madison Avenue 08 Day & Night - Billie Piper 05 It Feels So Good - Sonique 02 You See Trouble With Me - Black Legend 09 Spinning Around - Kylie Minogue 08 The Real Slim Shady - Eminem 04 Breathless - The Corrs 05 Life Is A Rollercoaster - Ronan Keating 02 We Will Rock You - Five & Queen 02 7 Days - Craig David 06 Rock DJ - Robbie Williams 08 I Turn To You - Melanie C 09 Groovejet (If This Is Love) - Spiller Feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor 07 Music - Madonna 06 Take On Me - A1 01 Lady (Hear Me Tonight) - Modjo 04 Against All Odds - Mariah Carey & Westlife 07 Black Coffee - All Saints 02 Beautiful Day - U2 07 Stomp - Steps 09 Holler \ Let Love Lead The Way - Spice Girls 06 My Love - Westlife 04 Same Old Brand New You - A1 10 Can't Fight The Moonlight - LeAnn Rimes 10 Independent Woman Pt 1 - Destiny's Child 10 Never Had A Dream Come True - S Club 7 09 Stan - Eminem Feat. Dido 01 Can We Fix It? - Bob The Builder 2001 02 Touch Me - Rui Da Silva Feat. Cassandra 07 Love Don't Cost A Thing - Jennifer Lopez 08 Rollin' - Limp Bizkit 09 Whole Again - Atomic Kitten 01 It Wasn't Me - Shaggy Feat. Rikrok 03 Uptown Girl - Westlife 04 Pure & Simple - Hear'Say 10 What Took You So Long? - Emma Bunton 08 Survivor - Destiny's Child 11 Don't Stop Movin' - S Club 7 02 It's Raining Men - Geri Halliwell -1 Do You Really Like It? - DJ Pied Piper and the Master of Ceremonies 02 Angel - Shaggy Feat. Rayvon 11 Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera, Lil Kim, Mya and P!nk 01 The Way To Your Love - Hear'Say 02 Another Chance - Roger Sanchez 03 Eternity \ Road To Mandalay - Robbie Williams 07 Eternal Flame - Atomic Kitten 01 21 Seconds - So Solid Crew 03 Let's Dance - Five 05 Too Close - Blue 01 Mambo No. 5 - Bob The Builder -1 Hey Baby - DJ Otzi 10 Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Kylie Minogue -1 Because I Got High - Afroman 04 Queen Of My Heart - Westlife 07 If You Come Back - Blue 03 Have You Ever - S Club 7 09 Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Bedingfield 01 Somethin' Stupid - Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman

No no no. The charts are the fairest reflection of the songs people buy that they've been for years. Yes, it's annoying that the same songs overstay their welcome but people are still buying them. We all complained when songs were excluded from the charts because they were download-only or because they had a free poster (for shame!). Now we complain because nothing's excluded. Basically, it's up to record companies to supply a wider range interesting product - and for radio stations to play them rather than playing 'Sweet About Me' AGAIN. That way, the charts still reflect what people buy - it's just people are buying a bigger range of stuff and the charts are more interesting again.

R.E.M. for the singles chart?

Kid Rock - All Summer Long (5 pts) Ting Tings - Shut Up & Let Me Go Ne Yo - Closer Busta Rhymes - We Made It Rihanna - Take A Bow

Even in the run-up to Christmas?

My All 26 Forever 10 Underneath The Stars 13+ Thank God I Found You 9 Can't Take That Away 11 Loverboy 5 Through The Rain 15 Bringin' On The Heartbreak 12- It's Like That 16 We Belong Together 22 Shake It Off 14 Don't Forget About Us 2 Touch My Body 9 I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time 96

Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go (5 pts) Kid Rock - All Summer Long Ne Yo - Closer Usher - Love In This Club Ultrabeat - Disco Lights

My All 22 Forever 10 Underneath The Stars 10 When You Believe 7 Heartbreaker 11 Thank God I Found You 10 Can't Take That Away 12+ Crybaby 5 Loverboy 10 Through The Rain 13 Bringin' On The Heartbreak 12- It's Like That 14 We Belong Together 13 Shake It Off 15 Get Your Number 21 Don't Forget About Us 11 Touch My Body 8 Bye Bye 6 I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time 50

I don't love it yet. I think it's the lyrics - they seem very simplistic, like you can predict the rhyme before it comes. The production seems a bit of a throwback to Full Moon as well. Afrodisiac was a fantastic album though so I'm still excited about hearing more new material. I didn't like 'Talk About Our Love' at all but I loved every other song on the album.

She was in the older category. There were lots of references to her dead dad in the interview packages

2001-21 Blue - Too Close - 4 2001-27 Blue - If You Come Back - 2 2001-28 S Club 7 - Have You Ever - 2 2001-29 Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This - 4 2002-08 Sugababes - Freak Like Me - 3 2002-09 Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss - 0 2002-11 Liberty X - Just A Little - 2 2002-17 Sugababes - Round Round - 4

Ultrabeat - Disco Lights (5 pts) Kid Rock - All Summer Long Ne Yo - Closer Cascada - Because The Night Busta Rhymes - We Made It

2001-19 So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds - 1 2001-20 Five - Let's Dance - 0 2001-21 Blue - Too Close - 0 2001-27 Blue - If You Come Back - 1 2001-28 S Club 7 - Have You Ever - 0 2001-29 Daniel Beddingfield - Gotta Get Thru This - 0 2002-01 Aaliyah - More Than a Woman - 0 2002-02 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord - 1 2002-04 Westlife - World Of Our Own - 0 2002-05 Will Young - Anything Is Possible/Evergreen - 1 2002-06 Gareth Gates - Unchained Melody - 2 2002-07 Oasis - The Hindu Times - 5 2002-08 Sugababes - Freak Like Me - 0 2002-09 Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss - 0 2002-10 Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes - 4 2002-11 Liberty X - Just A Little - 0 2002-12 Eminem - Without Me - 1 2002-13 Will Young - Light My Fire - 2 2002-14 Elvis vs JXL - Little Less Conversation - 2 2002-16 Darius - Colourblind - 2 2002-17 Sugababes - Round Round - 2

2001-19 So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds - 1 2001-20 Five - Let's Dance - 0 2001-21 Blue - Too Close - 0 2001-23 DJ Otzi - Hey Baby - 5 2001-25 Afroman - Because I Got High - 2 2001-26 Westlife - Queen Of My Heart - 3 2001-27 Blue - If You Come Back - 1 2001-28 S Club 7 - Have You Ever - 0 2001-29 Daniel Beddingfield - Gotta Get Thru This - 0 2001-30 Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Something Stupid - 3 2002-01 Aaliyah - More Than a Woman - 0 2002-02 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord - 1 2002-04 Westlife - World Of Our Own - 0 2002-05 Will Young - Anything Is Possible/Evergreen - 1 2002-06 Gareth Gates - Unchained Melody - 2 2002-07 Oasis - The Hindu Times - 0 2002-08 Sugababes - Freak Like Me - 0 2002-09 Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss - 0 2002-10 Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes - 4 2002-11 Liberty X - Just A Little - 0 2002-12 Eminem - Without Me - 0 2002-13 Will Young - Light My Fire - 2 2002-14 Elvis vs JXL - Little Less Conversation - 0 2002-16 Darius - Colourblind - 1 2002-17 Sugababes - Round Round - 2

I think that's right too. A lot of Grannys bought Candle In The Wind and - though it's a generalisation - I can't see many of them shopping on iTunes.

My All 17+ Forever 10 Underneath The Stars 10 When You Believe 10 I Still Believe 8 Heartbreaker 11 Thank God I Found You 10 Can't Take That Away 11 Crybaby 10 Loverboy 10 Never Too Far 7 Through The Rain 13 Bringin' On The Heartbreak 12 It's Like That 13 We Belong Together 13 Shake It Off 14 Get Your Number 20 Don't Forget About Us 11 Say Somethin' 1- Touch My Body 9 Bye Bye 8 I'll Be Lovin' U Long Time 32

One Sweet Day. #1 for 16 weeks. It's Like That. #16 for 1 week. Not that chart positions mean anything of course.

Legal downloads will go up if people are forced to stop illegally downloading. That's the next logical step. I don't think physical singles will benefit really.

2001-19 So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds - 0 2001-20 Five - Let's Dance - 0 2001-21 Blue - Too Close - 0 2001-23 DJ Otzi - Hey Baby - 1 2001-24 Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head - 4 2001-25 Afroman - Because I Got High - 0 2001-26 Westlife - Queen Of My Heart - 2 2001-27 Blue - If You Come Back - 0 2001-28 S Club 7 - Have You Ever - 0 2001-29 Daniel Beddingfield - Gotta Get Thru This - 0 2001-30 Robie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Something Stupid - 1 2002-01 Aaliyah - More Than a Woman - 0 2002-02 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord - 0 2002-03 Enrique Iglesias - Hero - 0 2002-04 Westlife - World Of Our Own - 0 2002-05 Will Young - Anything Is Possible/Evergreen - 0 2002-06 Gareth Gates - Unchained Melody - 2 2002-07 Oasis - The Hindu Times - 0 2002-08 Sugababes - Freak Like Me - 0 2002-09 Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss - 0 2002-10 Ronan Keeting - If Tomorrow Never Comes - 1 2002-11 Liberty X - Just A Little - 0 2002-12 Eminem - Without Me - 0 2002-13 Will Young - Light My Fire - 2 2002-14 Elvis vs JXL - Little Less Conversation - 0 2002-15 Gareth Gates - Anyone Of Us(Stupid Mistake) - 3 2002-16 Darius - Colourblind - 0 2002-17 Sugababes - Round Round - 0 2002-18 Blazin Squad - Crossroads - 1

2001-19 So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds - 0 2001-20 Five - Let's Dance - 0 2001-21 Blue - Too Close - 0 2001-22 Bob The Builder - Mambo No.5 - 5 2001-23 DJ Otzi - Hey Baby - 1 2001-24 Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head - 4 2001-25 Afroman - Because I Got High - 0 2001-26 Westlife - Queen Of My Heart - 2 2001-27 Blue - If You Come Back - 0 2001-28 S Club 7 - Have You Ever - 0 2001-29 Daniel Beddingfield - Gotta Get Thru This - 0 2001-30 Robie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Something Stupid - 1 2002-01 Aaliyah - More Than a Woman - 0 2002-02 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord - 0 2002-03 Enrique Iglesias - Hero - 0 2002-04 Westlife - World Of Our Own - 0 2002-05 Will Young - Anything Is Possible/Evergreen - 0 2002-06 Gareth Gates - Unchained Melody - 2 2002-07 Oasis - The Hindu Times - 0 2002-08 Sugababes - Freak Like Me - 0 2002-09 Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss - 0 2002-10 Ronan Keeting - If Tomorrow Never Comes - 1 2002-11 Liberty X - Just A Little - 0 2002-12 Eminem - Without Me - 0 2002-13 Will Young - Light My Fire - 2 2002-14 Elvis vs JXL - Little Less Conversation - 0 2002-15 Gareth Gates - Anyone Of Us(Stupid Mistake) - 0 2002-16 Darius - Colourblind - 0 2002-17 Sugababes - Round Round - 0 2002-18 Blazin Squad - Crossroads - 0

2001-19 So Solid Crew - 21 Seconds - 0 2001-20 Five - Let's Dance - 0 2001-21 Blue - Too Close - 0 2001-22 Bob The Builder - Mambo No.5 - 0 2001-23 DJ Otzi - Hey Baby - 1 2001-24 Kylie Minogue - Can't Get You Out Of My Head - 0 2001-25 Afroman - Because I Got High - 0 2001-26 Westlife - Queen Of My Heart - 0 2001-27 Blue - If You Come Back - 0 2001-28 S Club 7 - Have You Ever - 0 2001-29 Daniel Beddingfield - Gotta Get Thru This - 0 2001-30 Robie Williams & Nicole Kidman - Something Stupid - 0 2002-01 Aaliyah - More Than a Woman - 0 2002-02 George Harrison - My Sweet Lord - 0 2002-03 Enrique Iglesias - Hero - 0 2002-04 Westlife - World Of Our Own - 0 2002-05 Will Young - Anything Is Possible/Evergreen - 0 2002-06 Gareth Gates - Unchained Melody - 1 2002-07 Oasis - The Hindu Times - 0 2002-08 Sugababes - Freak Like Me - 0 2002-09 Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss - 0 2002-10 Ronan Keeting - If Tomorrow Never Comes - 1 2002-11 Liberty X - Just A Little - 0 2002-12 Eminem - Without Me - 0 2002-13 Will Young - Light My Fire - 1 2002-14 Elvis vs JXL - Little Less Conversation - 0 2002-15 Gareth Gates - Anyone Of Us(Stupid Mistake) - 0 2002-16 Darius - Colourblind - 0 2002-17 Sugababes - Round Round - 0 2002-18 Blazin Squad - Crossroads - 0