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5pts: Dizzee Rascal - Dance Wiv Me 4: Take That - Rule The World 3: Beyonce - If I Were A Boy 2: Shontelle - T-Shirt 1: N-Dubz - Strong Again

:angry: Hey! I bought Discotheque on the day of it's release! :P I'm incredibly underwhelmed by their latest offering though :( Since hearing it twice in the space of few hours on Radio 1, I've not heard Kelly's new single again. It needs to pick up a heck of a lot more airplay if it's going to achieve anything like the number 1 position that so many here seem certain of.

I agree with Cremey, though I'm tending more towards the flop, because it's just so darned repetitive! I think it lacks substance...and a couple of verses :P Hazarding a guess at top 20

It'll leave a big gap in Castle Mall, which already seems to be struggling against Chapelfields.

I said I was surprised the Norwich store hadn't already gone...it was pretty inevitable :(

On listening to the track, I'd've said number 5 or 6, but Radio 1 seem to be giving it their support so I expect that will push it into the top 3. Unfortunately, I don't think it's a great song, it's not particularly catchy, the lyrics are pretty much absurd and I certainly don't get what one poster said about any comparison to About You Now. I'm also baffled by the claim of the album being as eagerly anticipated as that of U2. Possibly amongst the Kelly Clarkson forum, but the general public appear to have largely forgotten about her. The only thing that may change this is the amount of airplay this receives and how much promotion she does.

I didn't think much of Lily Allen's first album, but I really do like The Fear and it's looking on course to do very well :) I was really shocked to see a big fall for Girls Aloud on the album chart with Out Of Control, then I remembered that you include compilation albums in your list. I thought about asking you to do a list of just artist albums, but then realized I was just being lazy because it's not really that difficult to imagine the positions without them :P Though I did wonder why you do combine all albums, as the official charts haven't listed them like that for (I believe) over 20years now? Even ignoring the compilations, it's still quite a fall for Out Of Control considering both The Loving Kind and The Promise are in the top 40 singles :(

They "get away" with it because no-one is that bothered by it to make a public outcry. When the media refer to the 19 consecutive top tens, they are in error...which is obviously unheard of! :rolleyes: But the Official UK Singles Chart history remains the factual evidence.

I appear to be the one talking to a brick wall. It is written in the history of the charts, "public perception" cannot change that fact.

Then ask the Official UK Charts Company why they gave it a position on the Official UK SINGLES Chart - because that is the reason that the song will appear in the irrefutable Official records. It is in black and white as a fact which cannot be denied. As far as any hypocrisy is concerned...it's more the sycophantic fans refusing to accept the true situation. I have followed the chart for many years and would consider myself a music fan rather than being a fan of any particular artist (if any, possibly the Manic Street Preachers at one point :P ). I like a lot of the material that Girls Aloud have released, but the Official record exists and as I have said previously in another thread: unless the OCC backtrack and rewrite the charts in which the St Trinian's theme appeared the fact is that Girls Aloud's run of top ten hits has already been broken.

Girls Aloud just last week :P Out Of Control #10 album Greatest Hits #6 album

I'm surprised Norwich isn't on the list. It doesn't seem that busy nowadays and it's quite a large store in a mall that I would imagine charges massive rent. Also there are two HMV stores in the city that seem much more busy.

*Sigh* Their consecutive run was already officially ended, but that's a tired old argument... A little late picking up on this thread, would probably have voted that it would scrape a top ten placing had I voted last month, but now I think it'll just miss the top 10.

On a chart of worst song title ever? Probably in the top 10. :P

Quite amusing to see the "Kylie-flop" posts. Which other artists have achieved as high a chart position with a remix album? Admittedly, she will have been helped by the January sales slump, but seriously #28 is very good.

There is a far simpler logic that has to be applied. These "flop" songs are charting on the Official SINGLES Chart.

:lol: I like the Lil Wayne comment. Sounds like you feel the same way about his music as I do; it's mostly awful. But yes, this song is really good :D Went with Top 3.

Voted Take That on the singles front - although I think Britney's Womanizer is the "best" of an astonishingly poor bunch. And The Killers for the albums.

I was a big fan of Duran Duran in the early-mid 80s, so it's definitely A View To A Kill for me!

Nobody Does It Better a close second, but seeing Paul McCartney performing Live And Let Die earlier this year was fantastic and so that gets my vote.

Close call between Viva La Vida and 4 Minutes - went with Viva La Vida in the end. Worst is easily Rihanna's Take A Bow... #Very En-ter-tai-ning# Err, no it ain't, love. Take your bitter whining elsewhere. I hope she never does another ballad.

1998 08 All Saints - Never Ever 08 Oasis - All Around The World 08 Usher - You Make Me Wanna 05 Aqua - Doctor Jones 10 Celine Dion - My Heart Will Go On 09 Cornershop - Brimful Of Asha 09 Madonna - Frozen 09 Run DMC Vs Jason Nevins - It's Like That 03 Boyzone - All I Need 09 All Saints - Under The Bridge 08 All Saints - Lady Marmalade 09 Aqua - Turn Back Time 08 The Tamperer Feat. Maya - Feel It 00 B*Witched - C'est La Vie 09 Badiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds - Three Lions 00 Billie - Because We Want To ?? Another Level - Freak Me 08 Jamiroquai - Deeper Underground 08 Spice Girls - Viva Forever 07 Boyzone - No Matter What 11 Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Then Your Children Will Be Next 06 All Saints - Bootie Call 09 Robbie Williams - Millenium 06 Mel B & Missy Elliot - I Want You Back 01 B*Witched - Rollercoaster 00 Billie - Girlfriend 02 Spacedust - Gym & Tonic 10 Cher - Believe 00 B*Witched - To You I Belong 05 Spice Girls - Goodbye 00 Chef - Chocolate Salty Balls (Ps I Love You) 1999 08 Steps - Tradegy 07 Steps - Heartbeat 07 Fatboy Slim - Praise You 05 911 - Little Bit More 10 The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) 10 Armand Van Helden - You Don't Know Me 09 Blondie - Maria 08 Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away 09 Britney Spears - ... Baby One More Time 05 Boyzone - When The Going Gets Tough -1 B*Witched - Blame It On The Weatherman 01 Mr Oizo - Flat Beat 02 Martine McCutcheon - Perfect Moment 06 Westlife - Swear It Again 08 Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way ?? Boyzone - You Needed Me 03 Shanks & Bigfoot - Sweet Like Chocolate -1 Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) 08 S Club 7 - Bring It All Back 03 Vengaboys - Boom Boom Boom Boom -1 ATB - 9PM (Til I Come) 08 Ricky Martin - Livin' La Vida Loca 10 Ronan Keating - When You Say Nothing At All ?? Westlife - If I Let You Go 02 Geri Halliwell - Mi Chico Latino 08 Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of..) 07 Vengaboys - We're Going To Ibiza 00 Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee) 09 Christina Aguilera - Genie In A Bottle 08 Westlife - Flying Without Wings 10 Five - Keep On Movin' 00 Geri Halliwell - Lift Me Up 07 Robbie Williams - She's The One 00 Wamdue Project - King Of My Castle 03 Cliff Richard - The Millenium Prayer 08 Westlife - I Have A Dream 07 Westlife - Seasons In The Sun Damn only being allowed 3 -1's per year...seems 1999 was an awful year for number 1's. Wamdue Project and Eiffel 65 would also have gotten that vote from me! And to the person who said in the 00's results thread that I must be a dance hater...while it isn't my favourite genre, there do seem to have been some gawd-awful dance tracks that have reached number 1. (Some decent ones though, Armand Van Helden and Livin' Joy :D )

1995 03 Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe 10 Celine Dion - Think Twice 08 Cher, Chrissie Hynde, Neneh Cherry & Eric Clapton - Love Can Build a Bridge 04 Outhere Brothers - Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle) 08 Take That - Back For Good 10 Oasis - Some Might Say 09 Livin' Joy - Dreamer 07 Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody 04 Robson & Jerome - White Cliffs Of Dover 08 Outhere Brothers - Boom Boom Boom 10 Take That - Never Forget 10 Blur - Country House 08 Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone 08 Shaggy - Boombastic 07 Simply Red - Fairground 10 Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise 07 Robson & Jerome - I Believe 03 Robson & Jerome - Up On The Roof 11 Michael Jackson - Earth Song 1996 07 George Michael - Jesus To A Child 07 Babylon Zoo - Spaceman 11 Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger 08 Take That - How Deep Is Your Love? 09 The Prodigy - Firestarter -1 Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack 07 George Michael - Fastlove 06 Gina G - Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit 10 Badiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds - Three Lions 08 The Fugees - Killing Me Softly 07 Gary Barlow - Forever Love 06 Spice Girls - Wannabe 06 Peter Andre - Flava 08 The Fugees - Ready Or Not 03 Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's 11 The Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun 09 Boyzone - Words 07 Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There 07 Robson & Jerome - What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted 05 Robson & Jerome - You'll Never Walk Alone 09 The Prodigy - Breathe 05 Peter Andre - I Feel You 09 Boyzone - A Different Beat 04 Dunblane - Knockin' On Heaven's Door 07 Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 1997 10 Tori Amos - Professional Widow 08 White Town - Your Woman 07 Blur - Beetlebum 01 LL Cool J - Ain't Nobody 09 U2 - Discotheque 09 No Doubt - Don't Speak 02 Spice Girls - Who Do You Think You Are 02 Spice Girls - Mama 10 The Chemical Brother - Block Rockin' Beats 09 R Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly 08 Michael Jackson - Blood On The Dancefloor 07 Gary Barlow - Love Won't Wait 08 Olive - You're Not Alone 09 Eternal Feat. Bebe Winans - I Wanna Be The Only One 06 Hanson - Mmm Bop 10 Puff Daddy Feat. Faith Evans - I'll Be Missing You 10 Oasis - D'You Know What I Mean 08 Will Smith - Men In Black 11 The Verve - The Drugs Don't Work 08 Elton John - Candle In The Wind 1997 08 Elton John - Something About The Way You Look Tonight 09 Spice Girls - Spice Up Your Life 00 Aqua - Barbie Girl 09 Various Artists - Perfect Day -1 Teletubbies - Teletubbie Say "Eh-Oh!" 08 Spice Girls - Too Much

:o Heresy! :P But each to their own... :D I like most of what Oasis have done, but this latest track hasn't really caught my attention...at least not so far...could be a grower. I'd expect it only to peak at around #9 or 10.

Alesha's getting a lot of hype at the moment and I think that will set her up for the biggest single of those listed. Leona's latest is surprisingly poor, but an X-Factor performance might just give her the edge. Beyonce's is an awful lyrical mess which has alienated many people. Christina seems to have lost her fanbase, so I think she'll struggle and Dido's is just too bland to have a great impact.