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“Beautiful Things” increasing again. Much as I don’t think it should be on SCR its stability is incredible - everything else that was big around the same time has fallen away.
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Wasn’t DLBIA chosen over “Live Forever” last week too? They seem to never really consider what they’ve played and skipped in previous weeks.
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Belatedly wrapping up 2002: thanks all for commenting and I hope to be back with 2003 before long!
Average score in 2002 was 5.39, down from 5.46 in 2000 and 5.50 in 2001.
17 tracks received the dreaded 1, compared to 11 in 2001 and 20 in 2000.
Worst hit of the year: Billy Bragg - Take Down The Union Jack
Exactly 40 tracks received 9 or higher, with 3 receiving 10s.
My Top 40 of the year:
1 Shakira - Whenever Wherever
2 Mercury Rev - The Dark Is Rising
3 Coldplay - The Scientist
4 Eminem - Lose Yourself
5 Rob Dougan - Clubbed To Death
6 Robbie Williams - Feel
7 Doves - There Goes The Fear
8 Garbage - Cherry Lips
9 Red Hot Chili Peppers - By The Way
10 The Coral - Dreaming Of You
11 Fischerspooner - Emerge
12 Alizée - Moi… Lolita
13 Puretone - Addicted To Bass
14 Pink - Just Like A Pill
15 Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You
16 The White Stripes - Fell In Love With A Girl
17 Roykssop - Remind Me / So Easy
18 Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
19 N*E*R*D - Rockstar
20 DJ Shadow - You Can’t Go Home Again
21 Aqualung - Strange And Beautiful
22 Badly Drawn Boy - Silent Sigh
23 Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out
24 Nelly - Hot In Herre
25 Liberty X - Just A Little
26 Queens Of The Stone Age - No One Knows
27 Paul Oakenfold - Southern Sun / Ready Steady Go
28 Girls Aloud - Sound Of The Underground
29 Chemical Brothers - Come With Us / The Test
30 No Doubt - Hella Good
31 The Music - Take The Long Road And Walk It
32 Christina Aguilera - Dirrrty
33 The Cooper Temple Clause - Who Needs Enemies?
34 Aaliyah - More Than A Woman
35 The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar
36 Angie Stone - Wish I Didn’t Miss You
37 Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song (Asereje)
38 Nickelback - How U Remind Me
39 Felix Da Housecat - Silver Screen Shower Scene
40 The Electric Soft Parade - Silent To The Dark II
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9th: Robbie Williams - Supreme 14/33 votes (42%)
10th: Wu-Tang Clan - Gravel Pit 14/32 votes (44%)
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Paris has been sent to jail again. This was the former model’s only Top 40 hit, reaching #5 in August 2006. The follow up could only make #55 in November.
6th: Paris Hilton - Stars Are Blind 10/31 votes (32%)
7th: Ian Van Dahl - Reason 8/30 votes (27%)
8th: Friday Hill - Baby Goodbye 14/31 votes (45%)
9th: Stuntmasterz - The Ladyboy Is Mine 14/30 votes (47%)
10th: Ronan Keating & LeAnn Rimes - Last Thing On My Mind 13/35 votes (37%)
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Some voters may have cause to riot as the Kaisers’ ship sinks in Round 8. “I Predict A Riot” originally reached #22 in November 2004 as a stand-alone release. After they’d had 2 Top 10s it was re-released as this double A side, which had a 29 week Top 75 run in the early download era after reaching #9 in August 2005.
3rd: Kaiser Chiefs - I Predict A Riot / Sink That Ship 12/32 votes (38%)
4th: Cascada - Everytime We Touch 12/31 votes (39%)
5th: Fountains Of Wayne - Stacy’s Mom 11/35 votes (31%)
6th: Pixie Lott - Cry Me Out 16/31 votes (52%)
7th: Beyoncé - Work It Out 14/34 votes (41%)
8th: Scooter - Weekend! 10/33 votes (30%)
9th: Artful Dodger featuring Lifford - Please Don’t Turn Me On 11/33 votes (33%)
10th: Hermes House Band - Country Roads 11/31 votes (35%)
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This is the 1st time I’m reviewing an ABBA track here. As I was about 4 when I was introduced to ABBA’s hits it’s quite hard for me to be totally objective about them. But I really think “The Winner Takes It All” deserves its 10: it’s an incredible performance from Agnetha and also the others in the midst of their real life emotional turmoil.
Diana’s classic deserved highlighting here too: this may be the only time she gets as high as 9 from me with a solo hit, and I think it’s one of the best ever tracks of its genre.
10
Abba
463rd #1: melodically incredibly simple yet with extraordinary depth and each verse conveying a slightly different emotion
9
Diana Ross
Written by Nile Rodgers and his bandmate, this has an effortless brilliance to it and every line seems to slide into place
8
Ultravox
1st hit for this UK new wave band and an excellent synth laden track: I love the repeated rhythmic whispering of the title
8
George Benson
1st big hit for this US RnB singer with another of the best soul disco tracks of its time: effortlessly compelling again
7
John Foxx
His 3rd hit to peak in the 30s, and it's another quite sparse but very strong track with really arresting synth elements
7
Grace Jones
1st hit for her with a Pretenders cover: it's a great song and this version gives more emphasis to some of the spoken parts
6
New Musik
Last hit for them and it doesn't reach the level of the last 2 but it's still very charming and has an enjoyable and catch tune
6
Dexy's Midnight Runners
A Top 10 follow up to "Geno": it's very much their usual style with a hint of reggae, brass instruments and thumping energy
5
Roxy Music
It's not hard to see why this was another big hit for them and it indeed works well on the radio, but it's nothing remarkable
5
Sheena Easton
Biggest hit for this Scottish star: it's a catchy stompy tune and all in all a fun listen, but does veer towards the cheesy side
5
Hot Chocolate
A track with a less other worldly theme from them: not such a memorable track but I enjoy the rhythm of the accompaniment
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The Gap Band
Quite an odd record with nursery rhyme and other strange lyrics, but it has some merit and has been widely covered
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George Duke
Only hit for this all round US musician: it's pleasant jazzy background noise but certainly not something I would seek out
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Tom Browne
Only Top 40 for this US jazz trumpeter: the vocal parts on this sung by Toni Smith are nice but I don't get much from the rest
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Gene Chandler
"Can you set me up with a friend of your girlfriend?" isn't the most endearing of themes, and this is quite a plodding track
2
The Whispers
The Temptations version wasn't yet a Top 40 at this point though Otis had made it: this cover doesn't bring much that's new
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The Gibson Brothers
Their last Top 40 which mystifyingly out peaked their previous double A: the main melody doesn't work and is quite grating
1980 Group 14:
#199
26/07/1980
Jermaine Jackson
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48-{32}-32-42-47-65->6
#200
19/07/1980
Amii Stewart And Johnny Bristol
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61-41-{39}-41-59->5
#201
02/08/1980
Electric Light Orchestra
11
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#202
02/08/1980
The Piranhas
6
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#203
02/08/1980
Kelly Marie
1
61-29-16-8-5-3-{1}-1-4-7-12-27-34-50-58-69->16
#204
02/08/1980
Mike Berry
9
48-37-22-13-10-{9}-11-12-18-30-43-61->12
#205
02/08/1980
Roger Daltrey
39
68-{39}-39-42-58-65->6
#206
02/08/1980
Sue Wilkinson
25
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#207
16/08/1980
David Bowie
1
4-{1}-1-2-3-7-15-36-57-71->10
#208
09/08/1980
Village People
11
64-27-21-17-{11}-14-13-23-39-58-75->11
#209
09/08/1980
The Clash
12
60-31-24-19-{12}-13-16-26-50-66->10
#210
09/08/1980
Billy Joel
14
68-33-30-20-20-15-15-{14}-16-28-46->11
#211
26/07/1980
Bow Wow Wow
34
75-47-47-{34}-36-42-62->7
#212
05/04/1980
Sheena Easton
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60-62-56-74R(16)-35-25-18-13-10-{8}-9-15-29-38-56->15
#213
02/08/1980
Nick Straker Band
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#214
23/08/1980
The Jam
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3-2-{1}-2-5-11-32-51->8
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2 minutes ago, EmailsICantChase said: Where do yall think Time Flies will end up?
Could end up at #3 at this rate, maybe even #2 if the boost lasts long enough. Worst case probably #4 if Fleetwood Mac do have some sort of comeback.
I guess I’m assuming we also don’t get anything absolutely huge from the likes of Taylor or Sabrina.
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Week 29:
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Alex Warren
Ordinary
1,256,000
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Lola Young
Messy
1,070,000
1,250,000
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Rosé and Bruno Mars
APT.
1,006,000
1,360,000
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Chappell Roan
Pink Pony Club
904,000
1,350,000
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Gracie Abrams
That's So True
880,000
1,320,000
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6
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
Die With A Smile
808,000
1,440,000
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Chrystal
The Days
737,000
900,000
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Benson Boone
Beautiful Things
722,000
2,510,000
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Billie Eilish
Birds Of A Feather
703,000
1,920,000
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10
Chappell Roan
Good Luck, Babe!
672,000
1,870,000
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Ravyn Lenae
Love Me Not
630,000
640,000
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Teddy Swims
Lose Control
617,000
2,450,000
13
11
Gigi Perez
Sailor Song
615,000
1,210,000
14
13
Sabrina Carpenter
Espresso
614,000
2,370,000
15
15
Sabrina Carpenter
Taste
602,000
1,390,000
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Teddy Swims
Bad Dreams
576,000
820,000
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17
Tate McRae
Sports Car
560,000
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Teddy Swims
The Door
559,000
1,230,000
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Myles Smith
Nice To Meet You
554,000
660,000
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Myles Smith
Stargazing
530,000
1,540,000
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21
Shaboozey
A Bar Song (Tipsy)
519,000
1,860,000
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22
Hozier
Too Sweet
494,000
1,960,000
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24
WizTheMc & Bees & Honey
Show Me Love
493,000
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23
Alex Warren
Carry You Home
485,000
780,000
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Noah Kahan
Stick Season
475,000
3,000,000
26
25
Kendrick Lamar
Not Like Us
473,000
1,090,000
27
28
Sonny Fodera, Jazzy & D.O.D.
Somedays
454,000
930,000
28
27
Lady Gaga
Abracadabra
452,000
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Sabrina Carpenter
Please Please Please
448,000
1,590,000
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30
Sabrina Carpenter
Busy Woman
425,000
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31
Sabrina Carpenter
Bed Chem
424,000
810,000
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Ed Sheeran
Azizam
424,000
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33
The Killers
Mr Brightside
420,000
6,480,000
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32
Doechii
Anxiety
416,000
35
36
Sombr
Undressed
414,000
36
35
Chappell Roan
Hot To Go!
403,000
1,060,000
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38
Goo Goo Dolls
Iris
395,000
4,210,000
38
42
Fleetwood Mac
Dreams
389,000
3,610,000
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37
Gracie Abrams
I Love You, I'm Sorry
389,000
870,000
40
39
Kendrick Lamar & Sza
Luther
388,000
480,000
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48
Sombr
Back To Friends
381,000
63
69
Moliy, Silent Addy, Skillibeng, Shenseea
Shake It To The Max (FLY) - Remix
299,000
66
68
Morgan Seatree featuring Florence + The Machine
Say My Name (Remix)
294,000
70
87
Calvin Harris And Clementine Douglas
Blessings
283,000
75
93
Sabrina Carpenter
Manchild
278,000
93
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Skye Newman
Family Matters
252,000
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Oasis
Don't Look Back In Anger
245,000
3,950,000
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Benson Boone
Mystical Magical
243,000
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Wheatus
Teenage Dirtbag
240,000
2,860,000
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Tom Odell
Another Love
240,000
3,620,000
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Mark Ambor
Belong Together
239,000
980,000
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Week 29:
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Sabrina Carpenter
Short n' Sweet
376,000
750,000
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Ed Sheeran
+-=÷x (Tour Collection)
241,000
340,000
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3
Sam Fender
People Watching
197,000
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4
Fleetwood Mac
50 Years: Don't Stop
196,000
1,660,000
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5
The Weeknd
The Highlights
187,000
1,420,000
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Oasis
Time Flies... 1994-2009
181,000
2,210,000
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6
Chappell Roan
The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess
170,000
470,000
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SZA
SOS
168,000
650,000
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8
Elton John
Diamonds
166,000
1,820,000
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10
Charli XCX
Brat
160,000
450,000
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11
Billie Eilish
Hit Me Hard And Soft
154,000
500,000
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12
Tate McRae
So Close To What
152,000
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13
Noah Kahan
Stick Season
147,000
620,000
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14
Taylor Swift
The Tortured Poets Department
140,000
920,000
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15
ABBA
Gold: Greatest Hits
140,000
6,040,000
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16
Lady Gaga
Mayhem
136,000
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17
Michael Jackson
The Essential
136,000
1,970,000
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Central Cee
Can't Rush Greatness
132,000
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Oasis
(What's The Story) Morning Glory
131,000
5,440,000
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19
Arctic Monkeys
AM
131,000
2,230,000
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20
Eminem
Curtain Call: The Hits
128,000
3,440,000
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22
Fleetwood Mac
Rumours
126,000
2,670,000
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21
Gracie Abrams
The Secret Of Us
124,000
260,000
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24
Olivia Rodrigo
Guts
118,000
610,000
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25
Linkin Park
Papercuts
117,000
290,000
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26
Olivia Rodrigo
Sour
116,000
1,170,000
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27
Alex Warren
You'll Be Alright Kid (Chapter 1)
107,000
130,000
28
36
Oasis
Definitely Maybe
100,000
2,900,000
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31
Calvin Harris
96 Months
100,000
170,000
30
32
Benson Boone
Fireworks & Rollerblades
99,000
220,000
31
29
Ariana Grande
Eternal Sunshine
99,000
280,000
32
30
Kendrick Lamar
GNX
99,000
160,000
33
28
The Weeknd
Hurry Up Tomorrow
99,000
34
33
Queen
Greatest Hits
97,000
3,140,000
35
34
Pitbull
Greatest Hits
96,000
560,000
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35
PartyNextDoor & Drake
$ome $exy $ongs 4 U
94,000
37
38
Ed Sheeran
÷
91,000
4,420,000
38
37
Post Malone
The Diamond Collection
91,000
420,000
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39
Billy Joel
Piano Man: The Very Best Of Billy Joel
88,000
1,630,000
40
40
Fontaines D.C.
Romance
87,000
200,000
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7 minutes ago, gasman449 said: Don't believe I've commented in this thread before, brilliant work Julian!
I believe What Did I Miss is missing from this week?
Thanks - knew you’d be troubled by Drake’s absence.
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24/7:
1 1 Ordinary (1)
2 2 Dior (2)
3 4 Love me not (2)
4 3 Manchild (1)
5 7 Blessings (5)
6 - Daisies (6)
7 6 Pink pony club (2)
8 11 Sapphire (8)
9 9 Victory lap (5)
10 10 Undressed (4)
11 5 Survive (1)
12 15 Messy (1)
13 8 Back to friends (7)
14 18 Show me love (4)
15 26 Golden (15)
16 17 Nice to each other (16)
17 18 Family matters (5)
18 12 Rein me in (7)
19 14 Beautiful things (1)
20 19 Azizam (3)
21 16 Just keep watching (6)
22 21 APT. (2)
23 20 Mystical magical (18)
24 27 Birds of a feather (2)
25 38 No broke boys (25)
26 24 Don’t look back in anger (1)
27 - Jump (27)
28 47 High on me (28)
29 28 Shake it to the max (26)
30 25 Live forever (8)
31 31 The days (5)
32 23 Acquiesce (23)
33 - Your idol (33)
34 22 That’s so true (1)
35 30 Wonderwall (2)
36 35 Stargazing (6)
37 36 One thing (23)
38 34 Lose control (2)
39 29 Can’t decide (15)
40 42 Dreams (22)
41 33 Illegal (32)
42 37 Good luck, babe! (2)
43 - Slide away (43)
44 48 Nice to meet you (12)
45 32 Espresso (1)
46 46 Bad dreams (13)
47 43 What did I miss? (43)
48 - How it’s done (48)
49 41 Die with a smile (3)
50 - The door (13)
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It’s not unusual to see over the top reactions in here but really… Alex won’t have become a diehard fanbase act overnight. His sales are pretty normal for someone releasing in 2025 and it isn’t the sort of album that will be defined by how it performs this week anyway.
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Julian rates every Top 40 hit: the 1980s edition
in 20th Century Retro
“Ashes To Ashes” is right up there with Bowie’s best and I hadn’t realised that the lyrics continue the story of Major Tom.
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David Bowie
Ashes To Ashes
464th #1: the lyrics are a sequel to "Space Oddity" and it's a stunning song with the most wonderful riff, rhythm and structure
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Bow Wow Wow
C30, C60, C90, Go
1st hit for this new wave band and the 1st ever cassette single: a powerful track with tribal style drums and hypnotic rapping
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The Clash
Bankrobber
A #12 peak actually makes this one of their biggest: a great song and the backing track with the mesmerising "ah" makes it
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Nick Straker Band
A Walk In The Park
Only hit for this UK group whose membership overlapped with New Musik: a great track with a pre- Pet Shop Boys feel
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Billy Joel
It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
A US #1 but here he still hasn't had a Top 10: as usual the lyrics are thoughtful and it's well performed with a retro charm
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Roger Daltrey
Free Me
Last solo Top 40 for The Who lead singer: this is a big, passionate and dynamic rock track and he pulls it off very well
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Sue Wilkinson
You Gotta Be A Hustler If You Wanna Get On
Only hit for this UK singer songwriter and a total one off with slapstick style lines and twinkling piano: it is rather enjoyable
6
Electric Light Orchestra
All Over The World
Another from "Xanadu: I don't feel like this is a standout in their discography but has all their usual sparkling elements
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Mike Berry
The Sunshine Of Your Smile
His last hit was back in 1963 as Mike Berry And The Outlaws: this gentle ballad could be from much earlier but it is lovely
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The Jam
Start
465th #1: they've only had re-releases since their last #1 and this lacks a big melody but has a strong rhythm and bassline
5
The Piranhas
Tom Hark
I love the chaotic 1958 hit version: this adds vocals and is less all over the place: enjoyable but missing the original charm
5
Amii Stewart And Johnny Bristol
My Guy/My Girl
An intriguing mash up of the classic songs "My Girl" and "My Guy" done as a boy-girl duet, but it doesn't entirely work
4
Kelly Marie
Feels Like I'm In Love
466th #1: this has been intended for Elvis before he died and it's a very catchy high octane number but really quite naff
4
Village People
Can't Stop The Music
Their last new Top 40 hit after quite a brief successful period: this is also on the naff side but it's quite an enjoyable tune
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Sheena Easton
Modern Girl
Originally missed the Top 40 but became big on the back of the catchy "9 To 5": this one is rather prim and proper
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Jermaine Jackson
Burnin' Hot
He won't have another Top 40 for a while: this has decent disco elements but is repetitive to the point of being grating
1980 Group 15 (quite the timing for a re-issue of “Paranoid” to come up, which received a 9 in my 1970 reviews).
Paranoid {1980}
1471-37-27-24-17-{14}-19-19-30-39-58-70->12Biko
38
{38}-40-47->3
Circus Games
32
44-39-33-33-{32}-40-52->7
Summer Fun
37
68-40-{37}-37-48-72->6
I Die, You Die
6
8-{6}-12-18-34-58-68->7
Magic
32
56-{32}-34-34-60-51-73->7
It's Only Love/Beyond The Reef
3
34-17-7-{3}-6-9-20-31-49-75->10
I Got You
12
69-43-38-35-27-25-22-{12}-18-28-45->11
I Want To Be Straight
22
39-25-25-{22}-28-35-73->7
One Day I'll Fly Away
2
55-26-4-{2}-2-5-8-19-30-42-62->11
United
26
57-49-31-{26}-29-39-56-72->8
I Owe You One
13
50-32-24-23-16-{13}-21-30-39-63->10
The Whisper
36
63-44-{36}-44-61->5