Doctor Blind
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So just like Reggie Yates then? (more or less)
Quite sad that I was too young to ever experience the Mark Goodier era of the chart show, it was Reggie solo when I started listening.
Bruno Brookes was also brilliant at the Top 40 - he really brought a sense of excitement and occasion to the chart that just doesn't exist now sadly.
Here he is on his 1st chart back in charge in March 1992 when they extended the chart show to 3 hours for the first time: https://www.mixcloud.com/1869300/uk-top-40-...kes-15-03-1992/
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No images please!Doctor Blind Chart - 15th October 2017
TW - LW / Artist / “Song” // Chart Run (Wks on Chart)
01 - 01 The Horrors “Something To Remember Me By” *4 weeks at #1* // 40-22-11-05-01-01-01-01 (8 weeks)
02 - 06 Kate Tempest “Tunnel Vision” // 38-28-19-11-06-02 (6 weeks)
03 - 03 Confidence Man “Boyfriend (Repeat)” // 49-37-25-14-08-04-02-03-03 (9 weeks)
04 - 02 TR/ST “Bicep” // 37-27-17-08-04-02-04 (7 weeks)
05 - 08 Rae Morris “Do It” // 36-24-15-08-05 (5 weeks)
06 - 04 Ride “Cali” // 48-39-27-19-14-10-07-04-06 (9 weeks)
07 - 12 Ariel Pink “Feels Like Heaven” // 44-30-21-17-12-07 (6 weeks)
08 - 05 LCD Soundsystem “Tonite” // 34-24-15-09-04-02-03-05-08 (9 weeks)
09 - 14 Lamb “Illumina” // 46-31-21-14-09 (5 weeks)
10 - 07 Nadine Shah “Holiday Destination” // 45-32-24-18-12-07-05-07-10 (9 weeks)
11 - 16 Classixx “Possessive” // 40-32-26-20-16-11 (6 weeks)
12 - 19 Wolf Alice “Don’t Delete The Kisses” // 48-38-29-23-19-12 (6 weeks)
13 - 10 Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile “Over Everything” // 43-31-23-17-13-10-13 (7 weeks)
14 - 23 Rostam “Bike Dream” // 40-32-23-14 (4 weeks)
15 - 11 Indian Wells “Cascades” // 49-35-23-14-07-03-01-01-01-02-02-05-08-11-15 (15 weeks)
16 - 18 Sofi Tukker “F*ck They” // 47-35-26-18-16 (5 weeks)
17 - 09 The National “Guilty Party” // 49-32-15-08-04-03-03-01-01-03-06-09-17 (13 weeks)
18 - 26 The xx “Dangerous” // 38-26-18 (3 weeks)
19 - 22 Perfume Genius “Wreath” // 42-35-28-25-22-19 (6 weeks)
20 - 25 Daughter “Burn It Down” // 37-30-25-20 (4 weeks)
21 - 15 Gorillaz ft. Peven Everett “Strobelite” // 35-25-16-10-06-03-06-10-15-21 (10 weeks)
22 - 29 Los Planetas “Islamabad” // 49-37-29-22 (4 weeks)
23 - 13 Steven Wilson ft. Ninet Tayeb “Pariah” // 46-33-24-16-13-09-13-23 (8 weeks)
24 - 40 St. Vincent “Los Ageless” // 40-24 (2 weeks)
25 - 32 Rationale “Loving Life” // 46-33-32-25 (4 weeks)
26 - 17 Bicep “Glue” // 41-31-23-19-14-12-17-26 (8 weeks)
27 - 31 Superorganism “Something For Your M.I.N.D.” // 40-31-27 (3 weeks)
28 - 35 Omni “Southbound Station” // 42-35-28 (3 weeks)
29 - 20 The War on Drugs “Holding On” // 41-30-22-13-08-06-04-03-06-09-14-20-29 (13 weeks)
30 - 24 Four Tet “Two Thousand And Seventeen” // 37-26-19-12-05-02-02-04-07-12-18-24-30 (13 weeks)
31 - 21 Sink Ya Teeth “Glass” // 45-37-29-23-19-21-31 (7 weeks)
32 - 46 Yaeji “Drink I’m Sippin On” // 46-32 (2 weeks)
33 - 27 MUNA “In My Way” // 43-32-28-27-33 (5 weeks)
34 - 44 Ibeyi “I Wanna Be Like You” // 44-34 (2 weeks)
35 - 37 Jorja Smith & Preditah “On My Mind” // 44-37-35 (3 weeks)
36 - 43 Sparks “Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)” // 50-43-36 (3 weeks)
37 - NE King Krule “Dum Surfer” *Highest New Entry*
38 - NE Django Django “Tic Tac Toe” *New Entry*
39 - 30 Charli XCX “Boys” // 31-18-15-11-07-06-08-11-16-22-30-39 (12 weeks)
40 - NE Beck “Up All Night” *New Entry*
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You do actually realise that er, he's not a real person...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Pie
Tom Walker 'plays' him.
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*THIRD WEEK AT NUMBER ONE* - The Horrors “Something To Remember Me By”
Southend-On-Sea's The Horrors make it to a third week on top with “Something To Remember Me By” which holds pole position amongst some very strong competition in the Top 3. Despite a career that spans more than a decade and with five studio albums under their belt the group have only had two #1s on my chart - the other being 2011's “Still Life” which spent a fortnight at number 1 in July 2011. Six years later and they finally match their biggest hit but have in the intervening time chalked up a further 5 Top 20 hits - the most recent “Machine” peaked at #17 back in August.
Narrowly missing out on chart champion honours are Brisbane's Confidence Man - a collective from a variety of bands including The Belligerents, Moses Gunn Collective and the Jungle Giants - whose incredibly catchy “Boyfriend (Repeat)” dips slightly from 2-3 this week. It is overtaken by Canadian group TR/ST, the project of Toronto resident Robert Alfons. Last in the Top 10 back in 2014 with “Rescue, Mister” (#6), a new standalone single entitled “Bicep” (not related to the recent Belfast electronic dance duo of the same name) continues to ascend 4-2 and makes a strong challenge for the #1.
The remainder of the chart is becalmed with only one song posting a double-digit position increase and just 5 new entries. The biggest climber of the week comes from The xx, who follow-up recent #1 “I Dare You” (down 41-50) with “Dangerous” leaping 38-26. Highest debut is from St. Vincent who releases 2nd single “Los Ageless” from forthcoming 5th LP MASSEDUCTION out on Friday - it debuts at 40. Returning to the chart are Haim at 48 with “Little Of Your Love” and there are chart debuts for Ibeyi (with “I Wanna Be Like You” at 44), Yaeji (with “Drink I’m Sippin On” at 46) and CamelPhat & Elderbrook (with “Cola” at 49).
Full chart below ~
Doctor Blind Chart - 8th October 2017
http://i.imgur.com/M6Hn5m0.png
TW - LW / Artist / “Song” // Chart Run (Wks on Chart)
01 - 01 The Horrors “Something To Remember Me By” *3 weeks at #1* // 40-22-11-05-01-01-01 (7 weeks)
02 - 04 TR/ST “Bicep” // 37-27-17-08-04-02 (6 weeks)
03 - 02 Confidence Man “Boyfriend (Repeat)” // 49-37-25-14-08-04-02-03 (8 weeks)
04 - 07 Ride “Cali” // 48-39-27-19-14-10-07-04 (8 weeks)
05 - 03 LCD Soundsystem “Tonite” // 34-24-15-09-04-02-03-05 (8 weeks)
06 - 11 Kate Tempest “Tunnel Vision” // 38-28-19-11-06 (5 weeks)
07 - 05 Nadine Shah “Holiday Destination” // 45-32-24-18-12-07-05-07 (8 weeks)
08 - 15 Rae Morris “Do It” // 36-24-15-08 (4 weeks)
09 - 06 The National “Guilty Party” // 49-32-15-08-04-03-03-01-01-03-06-09 (12 weeks)
10 - 13 Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile “Over Everything” // 43-31-23-17-13-10 (6 weeks)
http://i.imgur.com/Op8Wxpq.png
http://i.imgur.com/lACA1jk.png
http://i.imgur.com/UoiueHc.png11 - 08 Indian Wells “Cascades” // 49-35-23-14-07-03-01-01-01-02-02-05-08-11 (14 weeks)
12 - 17 Ariel Pink “Feels Like Heaven” // 44-30-21-17-12 (5 weeks)
13 - 09 Steven Wilson ft. Ninet Tayeb “Pariah” // 46-33-24-16-13-09-13 (7 weeks)
14 - 21 Lamb “Illumina” // 46-31-21-14 (4 weeks)
15 - 10 Gorillaz ft. Peven Everett “Strobelite” // 35-25-16-10-06-03-06-10-15 (9 weeks)
16 - 20 Classixx “Possessive” // 40-32-26-20-16 (5 weeks)
17 - 12 Bicep “Glue” // 41-31-23-19-14-12-17 (7 weeks)
18 - 26 Sofi Tukker “F*ck They” // 47-35-26-18 (4 weeks)
19 - 23 Wolf Alice “Don’t Delete The Kisses” // 48-38-29-23-19 (5 weeks)
20 - 14 The War on Drugs “Holding On” // 41-30-22-13-08-06-04-03-06-09-14-20 (12 weeks)
21 - 19 Sink Ya Teeth “Glass” // 45-37-29-23-19-21 (6 weeks)
22 - 25 Perfume Genius “Wreath” // 42-35-28-25-22 (5 weeks)
23 - 32 Rostam “Bike Dream” // 40-32-23 (3 weeks)
24 - 18 Four Tet “Two Thousand And Seventeen” // 37-26-19-12-05-02-02-04-07-12-18-24 (12 weeks)
25 - 30 Daughter “Burn It Down” // 37-30-25 (3 weeks)
26 - 38 The xx “Dangerous” // 38-26 (2 weeks) *Biggest Climber*
27 - 28 MUNA “In My Way” // 43-32-28-27 (4 weeks)
28 - 16 Julien Baker “Appointments” // 39-28-21-16-13-11-16-28 (8 weeks)
29 - 37 Los Planetas “Islamabad” // 49-37-29 (3 weeks)
30 - 22 Charli XCX “Boys” // 31-18-15-11-07-06-08-11-16-22-30 (11 weeks)
31 - 40 Superorganism “Something For Your M.I.N.D.” // 40-31 (2 weeks)
32 - 33 Rationale “Loving Life” // 46-33-32 (3 weeks)
33 - 36 Oscar & the Wolf “Runaway” // 49-42-36-33 (4 weeks)
34 - 24 Grizzly Bear “Neighbors” // 37-23-14-08-05-05-09-15-24-34 (10 weeks)
35 - 42 Omni “Southbound Station” // 42-35 (2 weeks)
36 - 27 The Killers “Run For Cover” // 40-27-15-11-08-07-10-18-27-36 (10 weeks)
37 - 44 Jorja Smith & Preditah “On My Mind” // 44-37 (2 weeks)
38 - 34 Phoebe Bridgers “Motion Sickness” // 50-44-38-34-38 (5 weeks)
39 - 29 Bicep “Aura” // 37-21-13-08-05-02-02-04-07-10-15-20-29-39 (14 weeks)
40 - NE St. Vincent “Los Ageless” *Highest New Entry*
41 - 47 Special Request “Brainstorm” // 47-41 (2 weeks)
42 - 35 UNKLE ft. Liela Moss “Sunrise (Always Comes Around)” // 41-27-19-18-13-20-25-35-42 (9 weeks)
43 - 50 Sparks “Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me)” // 50-43 (2 weeks)
44 - NE Ibeyi “I Wanna Be Like You” *New Entry*
45 - 31 Beck “Dear Life” // 49-39-34-26-22-31-45 (7 weeks)
46 - NE Yaeji “Drink I’m Sippin On” *New Entry*
47 - 43 Seamus Fogarty “Heels Over Head” // 43-47 (2 weeks)
48 - NE Haim “Little Of Your Love” *New Entry*
49 - NE CamelPhat & Elderbrook “Cola” *New Entry*
50 - 41 The xx “I Dare You” // 40-25-17-08-04-02-01-01-03-05-09-15-22-30-41-50 (16 weeks)
*HIGHEST NEW ENTRY* - St. Vincent “Los Ageless” at #40
*SECOND HIGHEST NEW ENTRY* - Ibeyi “I Wanna Be Like You” at #41
*HIGHEST CLIMBER - UP TWELVE PLACES* - The xx “Dangerous” at #26
#01s of 2017
01-01-17 Bonobo “Kerala”
08-01-17 Bonobo “Kerala”
15-01-17 Bonobo “Kerala”
22-01-17 Run The Jewels “Legend Has It”
29-01-17 Run The Jewels “Legend Has It”
05-02-17 Sampha “(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano”
12-02-17 Sampha “(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano”
19-02-17 Sampha “(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano”
26-02-17 Sampha “(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano”
05-03-17 Young Fathers “Only God Knows”
12-03-17 Young Fathers “Only God Knows”
19-03-17 Young Fathers “Only God Knows”
26-03-17 Young Fathers “Only God Knows”
02-04-17 Sylvan Esso “Kick Jump Twist”
09-04-17 Sylvan Esso “Kick Jump Twist”
16-04-17 Lorde “Green Light”
23-04-17 Lorde “Green Light”
30-04-17 alt-J “3WW”
07-05-17 Perfume Genius “Slip Away”
14-05-17 Perfume Genius “Slip Away”
21-05-17 Danny Brown “Ain't It Funny”
28-05-17 Danny Brown “Ain't It Funny”
04-06-17 Danny Brown “Ain't It Funny”
11-06-17 LCD Soundsystem “Call The Police / American Dream”
18-06-17 LCD Soundsystem “Call The Police / American Dream”
25-06-17 The War on Drugs “Thinking Of A Place”
02-07-17 The War on Drugs “Thinking Of A Place”
09-07-17 The War on Drugs “Thinking Of A Place”
16-07-17 The War on Drugs “Thinking Of A Place”
23-07-17 Arcade Fire “Everything Now”
30-07-17 Arcade Fire “Everything Now”
06-08-17 The xx “I Dare You”
13-08-17 The xx “I Dare You”
20-08-17 Indian Wells “Cascades”
27-08-17 Indian Wells “Cascades”
03-09-17 Indian Wells “Cascades”
10-09-17 The National “Guilty Party”
17-09-17 The National “Guilty Party”
24-09-17 The Horrors “Something To Remember Me By”
01-10-17 The Horrors “Something To Remember Me By”
08-10-17 The Horrors “Something To Remember Me By”
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Which is why it's a particularly cataclysmic omen for the Tories that Labour was more popular with voters in their 30s and 40s at the last election. More and more of them don't have mortgages and are still renting. The crossover age where Tories start to be more popular than Labour was 47 in June.Yep. A bit worrying because in 2015 it was 34.
YouGov did not include a graphic for the below chart (which is 2015) but I'll predict the division is even more stark now with Labour gaining even more with those 'Privately Renting' (just checked, now 51% Lab and 32% Con). IIRC the ONS predicts that those privately renting will outnumber owner occupiers by the middle of the next decade...
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'no, yes. The fact is I'm not drunk.':lol:
The writing shows incredible foresight - they even managed to put out Episode 3 when this incident made the news!
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I think we can all agree here on one thing: Cameron's referendum was a complete shit show used to try and control divisions within the Conservative party and tackle the surge of UKIP. That it spectacularly backfired is both hilarious but also terrifying. A complete failure of governance. There was no strategy, the team Number 10 were so arrogant and complacent in assuming a narrow victory that no contingency plan was made in the event of a 'Leave' majority being recorded.
Without doubt one of the biggest fails of governance of the 21st Century, and Cameron and the Conservatives will be remembered for it, for a long, long time.
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The original statement was a prediction - therefore, it could not be a lie. The general point - a Leave vote will have severe short-term economic consequences - was true.
The general point does have some truth true of course, but I'm afraid the specific point (which was not a prediction, but a stated fact) was that of a threat of a 'punishment budget' after voting to leave - including the increase of income tax and significant spending cuts to public services. This was presented as such in order to scare people to voting for the status quo and economic stability and was never carried out. It was therefore a lie. Of course the Bank Of England cut interest rates and instigated further QE - they had to look like they were doing something and don't need much excuse to start pumping up debt and the housing market!
A fair amount of the short-term market volatility was caused by the slightly 'overhyped' prediction of doom that Osborne and others in HMG were making prior to the vote, so IMO they were no more virtuous than those in Vote Leave!
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Avoided by allowing the Bank of England to throw billions of pounds at various measures to avoid economic collapse. In other words, the government let the BofE deal with the short term problems rather than introducing a tax-raising budget.
So what, the 'emergency budget' was threatened and it never happened. Therefore that WAS a lie, was it not?
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Probably by quite a lot considering Post Malone is not likely to even be top 5 on sales.
(edit: wait I read this wrong :P but I do wonder if Post Malone might break the record for the lowest sales for a song at #1? Currently held by Drake in one of his later weeks IIRC?)
I think Ed Sheeran holds it 10,514 for his 14th non-consecutive week at #1.
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“Too Good at Goodbyes” was the 3rd lowest selling sales #1 of all-time last week, I wonder if that record will fall again on Friday..
Lowest Sales #1s Ever
*08/09/2017 / 16,245 / Taylor Swift “Look What You Made Me Do”
*21/04/2017 / 16,686 / Harry Styles “Sign of the Times”
*29/09/2017 / 16,826 / Sam Smith “Too Good At Goodbyes”
*11/08/2017 / 17,677 / Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber “Despacito”
19/03/2006 / 17,694 / Orson “No Tomorrow”
iTunes Weekly Thread W/C 20th October 2017
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Going to be?
It already hit #4 back in March!