Mark

Alex Fletcher has quit https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a70226175/hollyoaks-alex-fletcher-quits/

Nice to see Glenda McKay who played Rachel Hughes in Emmerdale before falling off a cliff in today's episode.

If that Holly Valance track made the Top 40 it will be the 2nd Top 40 hit containing the word "Arse" the other was Ricky Tomlinson's Christmas My Arse in 2006.

Mark's Top 40 weekending 30th January 2026 1 (02) Sienna Spiro - Die On This Hill 2 (01) Miley Cyrus - Dream As One 3 (03) Boy George And Culture Club - Letting Things Go 4 (05) Bruno Mars - I Just Might 5 (04) Raye - Where Is My Husband 6 (10) Scarlet Fantastic - Cowboy Guardian Angel 7 (06) Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) 8 (09) Mumford And Sons - The Banjo Song 9 (13) Sienna Spiro - You Stole The Show 10 (14) Olivia Dean - A Couple Minutes 11 (11) Morrissey - Make-Up Is A Lie 12 (20) Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas 13 (17) Mika - Immortal Love 14 (16) Jack Savoretti - We Will Always Be The Way We Were 15 (19) Diana Vickers - Pretty Boys 16 (07) Sam Fender And Olivia Dean - Rein Me In 17 (08) Olivia Dean - Man I Need 18 (21) Taylor Swift - Opalite 19 (33) Jessie Ware - I Could Get Used To This 20 (36) Peter Andre - Rock U Right 21 (27) Appleton - Falling Into You 22 (32) The Damned - See Emily Play 23 (18) Shakira - Zoo 24 (12) Jessie J - Happy 25 (38) Arctic Monkeys - Opening Night 26 (New) Olivia Dean - Baby Steps 27 (30) Arlo Parks - Hurt 28 (29) Robyn - Talk To Me 29 (31) Mariah Carey - My Love 30 (New) Harry Styles - Aperture 31 (15) Olivia Dean - Nice To Each Other 32 (New) Jazzy - Can't Deny It 33 (New) Hayley Williams - Good Ol' Days 34 (25) Myles Smith - Stay (If You Wanna Dance) 35 (New) Sam Fender - The Treadmill 36 (New) Debby Campbell And Bobby Wilson - Shoulder To Shoulder 37 (New) John Carr - Celebration 38 (New) Korgis - Coffee In New York 39 (22) Fontaines DC - Starburster 40 (New) South Arcade - Blood Run Warm

Mark's Album Chart - 30/01/2026 1. (01) Robbie Williams - Britpop 2. (02) Olivia Dean - The Art Of Loving 3. (03) Blue - Reflection 4. (04) Jessie J - Don't Tease Me With A Good Time 5. (05) Mariah Carey - Here For It All 6. (06) Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Perimenopop 7. (07) Taylor Swift - The Life Of A Showgirl 8. (08) Miley Cyrus - Something Beautiful 9. (09) Fairground Attraction - Beautiful Happening 10. (10) The Cure - Songs From A Lost World 11. (11) Pulp - More 12. (12) Perrie - Perrie 13. (13) Bryan Adams - Roll With The Punches 14. (14) LeAnn Rimes - Greatest Hits Christmas 15. (15) Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend 16. (16) Lady Gaga - Mayhem 17. (17) Kim Wilde - Closer 18. (18) Louise - Confessions 19. (19) Belinda Carlisle - Once Upon A Time In California 20. (20) Bon Jovi - Legendary

Never had that at all with HMVs i've been to, guess it depends on the branch and the staff member. Actually i did have rude response some years ago , think it was HMV Pavillions in Birmingham which is long gone now. It was nothing like above just the female cashier being annoyed it's that long ago i can't quite remember what happened just i remember her being a bit ratty. But overall i've had no trouble at all with staff.

Seeing Olly Murs as a guest judge reminded me of another guess the singer show a few years ago which i had completely forgot about, trying to remember the name then found the thread in here..... Starstruck! Remember Sheridan Smith being a judge also mentioned tonight....and Shania on it. Think it only lasted two series. Updated: Found it on ITVX, it's ordinary people being madeover as singers Olly Murs host, with judges Sheridan Smith, Adam Lambert, Jason Manford and Beverley Knight. Shania replaced Sheridan later.

You can vote for Opening Night in the Heritage Chart https://uk.surveymonkey.com/r/522BLGP

Mark's Top 40 weekending 23rd January 2026 1 (01) Miley Cyrus - Dream As One 2 (06) Sienna Spiro - Die On This Hill 3 (10) Boy George And Culture Club - Letting Things Go 4 (02) Raye - Where Is My Husband 5 (09) Bruno Mars - I Just Might 6 (04) Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) 7 (05) Sam Fender And Olivia Dean - Rein Me In 8 (03) Olivia Dean - Man I Need 9 (15) Mumford And Sons - The Banjo Song 10 (22) Scarlet Fantastic - Cowboy Guardian Angel 11 (14) Morrissey - Make-Up Is A Lie 12 (07) Jessie J - Happy 13 (26) Sienna Spiro - You Stole The Show 14 (28) Olivia Dean - A Couple Minutes 15 (08) Olivia Dean - Nice To Each Other 16 (20) Jack Savoretti - We Will Always Be The Way We Were 17 (18) Mika - Immortal Love 18 (16) Shakira - Zoo 19 (21) Diana Vickers - Pretty Boys 20 (30) Ella Langley - Chasin' Texas 21 (27) Taylor Swift - Opalite 22 (13) Fontaines DC - Starburster 23 (17) Madonna - La Bambola 24 (11) Jessie J - I'll Never Know Why 25 (12) Myles Smith - Stay (If You Wanna Dance) 26 (32) Kideva - Power Of Love 27 (35) Appleton - Falling Into You 28 (33) Zach Bryan - Plastic Cigarette 29 (36) Robyn - Talk To Me 30 (38) Arlo Parks - Hurt 31 (24) Mariah Carey - My Love 32 (New) The Damned - See Emily Play 33 (New) Jessie Ware - I Could Get Used To This 34 (19) Cat Burns - There's Something About Her 35 (Re) The Cure - Boys Don't Cry 36 (New) Peter Andre - Rock U Right 37 (25) Susannah Hoffs And Rufus Wainwright - Happy Together 38 (New) Arctic Monkeys - Opening Night 39 (29) Haircut 100 - Dynamite 40 (34) Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Orphelia

Mark's Album Chart - 23/01/2026 1. (New) Robbie Williams - Britpop 2. (01) Olivia Dean - The Art Of Loving 3. (02) Blue - Reflection 4. (03) Jessie J - Don't Tease Me With A Good Time 5. (04) Mariah Carey - Here For It All 6. (05) Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Perimenopop 7. (06) Taylor Swift - The Life Of A Showgirl 8. (07) Miley Cyrus - Something Beautiful 9. (08) Fairground Attraction - Beautiful Happening 10. (09) The Cure - Songs From A Lost World 11. (10) Pulp - More 12. (11) Perrie - Perrie 13. (12) Bryan Adams - Roll With The Punches 14. (13) LeAnn Rimes - Greatest Hits Christmas 15. (14) Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend 16. (15) Lady Gaga - Mayhem 17. (16) Kim Wilde - Closer 18. (17) Louise - Confessions 19. (18) Belinda Carlisle - Once Upon A Time In California 20. (19) Bon Jovi - Legendary

He sounds like a typical brat having tantrums cos he didn't get his own way, she's probably another Megan Quite similar to Megan and Harry in a way both couples estranged from their family. Anyway it's the family's business for them to deal with, should be no concern for others but that's celebrity for you.

Mark's Top 40 weekending 16th January 2026 1 (01) Miley Cyrus - Dream As One 2 (02) Raye - Where Is My Husband 3 (04) Olivia Dean - Man I Need 4 (05) Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall In Love) 5 (12) Sam Fender And Olivia Dean - Rein Me In 6 (19) Sienna Spiro - Die On This Hill 7 (03) Jessie J - Happy 8 (07) Olivia Dean - Nice To Each Other 9 (31) Bruno Mars - I Just Might 10 (30) Boy George And Culture Club - Letting Things Go 11 (06) Jessie J - I'll Never Know Why 12 (09) Myles Smith - Stay (If You Wanna Dance) 13 (13) Fontaines DC - Starburster 14 (38) Morrissey - Make-Up Is A Lie 15 (33) Mumford And Sons - The Banjo Song 16 (21) Shakira - Zoo 17 (25) Madonna - La Bambola 18 (22) Mika - Immortal Love 19 (08) Cat Burns - There's Something About Her 20 (39) Jack Savoretti - We Will Always Be The Way We Were 21 (11) Diana Vickers - Pretty Boys 22 (New) Scarlet Fantastic - Cowboy Guardian Angel 23 (10) Lola Young - Post Sex Clarity 24 (14) Mariah Carey - My Love 25 (15) Susannah Hoffs And Rufus Wainwright - Happy Together 26 (New) Sienna Spiro - You Stole The Show 27 (16) Taylor Swift - Opalite 28 (New) Olivia Dean - A Couple Minutes 29 (18) Haircut 100 - Dynamite 30 (New) Ella Langley - Chasin' Texas 31 (17) Deniece Pearson - I Didn't Know 32 (Re) Kideva - Power Of Love 33 (New) Zach Bryan - Pink Cigarette 34 (20) Taylor Swift - The Fate Of Orphelia 35 (New) Appleton - Falling Into You 36 (New) Robyn - Talk To Me 37 (40) Tony Christie And Tony Hadley - Avenues And Alleyways 38 (New) Arlo Parks - Hurt 39 (36) Peter Gabriel - Been Undone 40 (34) Mumford And Sons And Hozier - Rubber Band Man

Mark's Album Chart - 16/01/2026 1. (New) Olivia Dean - The Art Of Loving 2. (New) Blue - Reflection 3. (01) Jessie J - Don't Tease Me With A Good Time 4. (02) Mariah Carey - Here For It All 5. (03) Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Perimenopop 6. (04) Taylor Swift - The Life Of A Showgirl 7. (07) Miley Cyrus - Something Beautiful 8. (10) Fairground Attraction - Beautiful Happening 9. (09) The Cure - Songs From A Lost World 10. (11) Pulp - More 11. (06) Perrie - Perrie 12. (08) Bryan Adams - Roll With The Punches 13. (05) LeAnn Rimes - Greatest Hits Christmas 14. (12) Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend 15. (13) Lady Gaga - Mayhem 16. (14) Kim Wilde - Closer 17. (15) Louise - Confessions 18. (16) Belinda Carlisle - Once Upon A Time In California 19. (17) Bon Jovi - Legendary 20. (18) Chappell Roan - The Fall And Rise Of A Midwest Princess

A bit late sharing this as there was a big push before Christmas but still worth sharing as all proceeds go to Dementia UK. He's a local DJ from the midlands, also a Dance recording artist. https://youtu.be/AhgE30r8tyQ?si=4FpSTzgHPUWB7rfZ Video here explaining why he recorded the track. https://www.facebook.com/reel/864988509562817 https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-power-of-love-single/1853914669

Yes they have quite happy with that tracklist. Good they have the rights to Heart again.