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I was sorry to see Neil edited out of yesterday evenings edition of TOTP. If they need to edit a song out for timing purposes, I wish they'd pick a video instead of a stage performance. In any case, I like the Neil song

I was just about to turn over, nearly an hour into it, then the Portuguese song came on, and I thought it stood out! Lovely. Turned over during the next song. So, delighted this morning to see it win. And his sentiment about throw away pop, yep, I agree.

Ah, I've found the off switch ;) :lol:

I just wonder how TOTP's would have handled this? I might have put down my thoughts on the chart, but sadly, I don't think I can be bothered. I used to find it so much fun. Now I just mostly switch off.

I voted for the download era chart, but if there had been an option for a pre 1994 physical era chart, I think I'd have voted for that instead.

I believe Abba Gold had a gap of nearly 16 years between it's debut at #1 and it's last time atop the charts. Is Bowie's album, a record (pardon the pun) for the slowest climb to reach #1?

It's great re-living TOTP and such a variety of music. I enjoy the majority of songs and that can include, shall I say the more "quirky" songs and performances, which makes me and my other half have a chat and laugh about.

I was going to ask, if any act's number 1 single wasn't from the number 1 album, but then I noticed The Beatles, as Sgt Pepper I believe had no singles released from it.

I think a limit would be nice, like 100 or something, but perhaps over let's say 180 day period or something. That would help a song that's popular once again in the future have another chart run.

Sad to hear the news about David Bowie passing away. I was only saying last month that I wish Blackstar was heading for the top of the (singles) charts. Nice to hear some of his records once again, but sadly, following his death. RIP

I think the NHS Choir song's quite nice, but as for some people perhaps being motivated to download the song for reasons beyond just purely liking the song, well, call me a cynic, lol, but I thought that's always been quite common place.

I thought that streams were attributed to the parent album somehow, so how come this extraordinary singles chart domination? I like "Love Yourself".

I wish it was David Bowie with "Blackstar" and also Sparks with "Christmas Without a Prayer", that were heading for the top of the charts.

Glad I caught up with this weeks TOTP, rather than watched it during transmission. I cut short MOST of the songs. Only Gary Numan and Bowie, especially Bowie's, I liked.

I like the BBC and yes there's a licence fee, which is plain to see. So, I wonder: How do the commercial TV networks pay to run themselves? I'll hazard a guess (to cut a long story short) that one way would be that, a part of the price of some products would be to cover costs for TV ads

This is great. I don't tend to watch much drama, but this is good drama. Also, I think worth a mention is, The Saboteurs on More 4 another great drama. I know, sounds like a watch a bit more drama than I let on, lol

I was just gonna say the I thought series 1 was simply brilliant, a must see. Series 2 was decent. Series 3 was ok. and series 4, put it this way, I didn't persevere watching after I think the 2nd episode.

Having the chart at the start of the weekend, rather than at the fag end of the weekend, sounds like a good idea to me. I'll probably give it a quick check out, but tbh I don't follow the charts much any more. I suspect the album chart will be on the same day as the singles chart. But I think that would be a shame, as having it on a different day, I would have thought, would be good idea.

Wasn't the New Musik TOTP performance, This World of Water and not Living By Numbers?

Just thought; had this move taken place last year, then assuming Band Aid 30 was still released on the Monday morning, it might have held the #1 spot for 2 weeks and perhaps had a better chart run following on from that

Heard about the date change on the news. I haven't checked out the chart for a couple of months now. The last one I checked out, I believe had only 1 new entry in the top 40. The thing is, 3 hours felt too long to me. An abridged top 40 appeals more to me. Even 2 hours is pushing it, lol I remember listening to the new chart on a Tuesday lunchtime. They played the top 5 plus others during a 75 minute show, now that sort of length would appeal to me, but I've kind of drifted off from it now. I think much more interesting music is played on R3 Late Junction and on World On 3.

Geraldine McQueen, Once Upon A Christmas Song, top 5 in 2008

I have to say, this is in my opinion a better version, and yep I'd agree, it's more punchier

Just looked it up. I had always thought the tune was based on Tchaikovsky, but apparently it's Prokofiev Anyway, "I Believe In Father Christmas" not Santa Claus, quite right! :lol: has always been one of my Favourites "Joel The Lump Of Coal" sounds really quite good. A decent new Christmas song. Hope it goes top 40 I voted for The Pogues

It'd be nice to think that the physical release next week would push Band Aid 30 back to #1 and possibly be the Xmas #1 as well, but I think unfortunately, that is going to be far less likely. Sadly, the least likely scenario does appear to be, it going back to #1 this Sunday!