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    I have thought further about this and have decided that for now the manipulated published chart must (and in all reality probably will) remain as-is, for all its faults, but ideally, someone somewhere should start obtaining the 'real' Top 200 tracks charts from OCC dating back to July 2017 and leak them to us!

    Yes please Gambo. I’d pay very good money for that chart! ;)

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    I’m not expecting most of my top picks to be so obscure, but this is thoroughly recommended if you enjoy moody and deep guitar music.

     

    8 Dark Star Graceadelica 1st of 2 Top 40s for this intriguing band and it's a wonderful 6 minute foray into neo-psychedelic rock with great poetic lyrics

    8 Pet Shop Boys You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk Quite a subtle track without a big hook or chorus, but lovingly produced and with a beautiful melancholy running through it

    7 Manic Street Preachers The Masses Against The Classes 845th #1: their standard anti establishment subject matter in a bracing powerhouse of a song that's heavy by their standards

    7 Scooch More Than I Needed To Know You might think it was Steps if you didn't know, but I think this is a first rate pop song with strong lyrics and good production

    6 Donell Jones U Know What's Up This has a really good tune and a smoothness that I like, and Lisa's rap is really good, but overall it feels quite unremarkable

    6 Point Break Stand Tough This boy band's biggest hit and much more enjoyable than you might expect with a rocky edge and a nice grittiness about it

    5 Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott Hot Boyz This lacks the catchy hook of some of her future hits that will make them big hits but it's enjoyable with an infectious rhythm

    5 Choo Choo Project Hazin' And Phazin' I can certainly see this working brilliantly in a club with its steady build and mesmerising riff, but not so much for home listening

    4 Eddie Amador Rise Bigger of 2 hits for this US DJ; I'm not keen on the street preacher section but like the sung chorus and the track's pretty good

    3 Bob Marley Vs Funkstar De Luxe Rainbow Country An attempt by this producer to re-create the magic of "Sun Is Shining", and it's pleasant to listen to but mainly thanks to Bob

    3 Nas Nastradamus I know he's regarded as one of the greatest ever rappers but I find the chorus and beat to this plodding and I can't get into it

    2 *NSync And Gloria Estefan Music Of My Heart A film title track giving Gloria her last hit, but there isn't very much of her and it's a drippy song with whiny boyband vocals

    1 Justin Let It Be Me Last hit for this Scottish singer with a Jackson 5 style Everly Brothers cover complete with panpipes: cheesy and fairly ghastly

     

     

    2000 Week 4:

     

    #14 29/01/2000 Britney Spears Born To Make You Happy 1 {1}-2-4-6-9-15-24-30-36-46-54-68->12

    #15 29/01/2000 Scanty Sandwich Because Of You 3 {3}-7-16-23-35-47-71-72->8

    #16 29/01/2000 Des Mitchell (Welcome) To The Dance 5 {5}-13-21-29-46->5

    #17 29/01/2000 Hi-Gate Pitchin' (In Every Direction) 6 {6}-12-19-28-47-71->6

    #18 29/01/2000 Nu Generation In Your Arms (Rescue Me) 8 {8}-10-15-17-27-35-53-74->8

    #19 29/01/2000 Sting Featuring Cheb Mami Desert Rose 15 {15}-21-22-27-36-51->6

    #20 29/01/2000 Super Furry Animals Do Or Die 20 {20}-42->2

    #21 29/01/2000 New Vision (Just) Me And You 23 {23}-51->2

    #22 29/01/2000 Roger Sanchez Featurng Cooly's Hot Box I Never Knew 24 {24}-53->2

    #23 29/01/2000 Space Manoeuvres Stage One 25 {25}-58->2

    #24 29/01/2000 The Brand New Heavies Apparently Nothing 32 {32}-71->2

    Seems like that's the year end #1 sewn up already unless we get another Bad Habits level hit. Stick Season is on track to do similar numbers to Flowers last year if it drops off at a similar rate. Chuffed for Noah, but it's sad how this is usually decided by the end of Q1 these days!

    Yes 2021 was a real exception to the rule regarding being quite exciting for the YE #1, as we had Drivers License with a huge early lead but being surpassed firstly by Olivia herself and then by a June release.

     

    I think Stick Season is going to wind up as a bigger hit than Flowers overall given that it had done more than 500k before the year even started. I think it could also eventually surpass As It Was become the biggest hit since Bad Habits.

    Week 11:

     

    1 1 108,000 Noah Kahan - Stick Season (230k)

    2 2 97,000 The Weeknd - The Highlights (920k)

    3 3 69,000 Taylor Swift - 1989 (Taylor’s Version (370k)

    4 4 60,000 Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits (3.10m)

    5 8 59,000 Fleetwood Mac - 50 Years: Don’t Stop (1.23m)

    6 6 58,000 ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits (5.71m)

    7 7 58,000 Elton John - Diamonds (1.44m)

    8 5 58,000 Olivia Rodrigo - Guts (260k)

    9 9 56,000 Taylor Swift - Midnights (810k)

    10 11 53,000 Taylor Swift - Folklore (680k)

     

    11 12 53,000 Taylor Swift - Lover (710k)

    12 10 52,000 The Last Dinner Party - Prelude To Ecstasy

    13 13 51,000 Olivia Rodrigo - Sour (880k)

    14 14 51,000 Taylor Swift - Reputation (810k)

    15 15 48,000 Lewis Capaldi - Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent (260k)

    16 17 47,000 Arctic Monkeys - AM (1.93m)

    17 18 46,000 Kanye West - Vultures 1

    18 19 46,000 Post Malone - The Diamond Collection (190k)

    19 20 45,000 Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend (3.15m)

    20 23 45,000 Liam Gallagher & John Squire - Liam Gallagher & John Squire

     

    21 21 44,000 Queen - Greatest Hits (2.89m)

    22 16 44,000 Green Day - Saviors

    23 24 43,000 Michael Jackson - The Essential Michael Jackson (1.64m)

    24 25 42,000 Sza - SOS (330k)

    25 27 42,000 Rod Stewart With Jools Holland - Swing Fever

    26 22 42,000 D-Block Europe - Rolling Stone

    27 26 41,000 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (2.38m)

    28 28 39,000 Oasis - Time Flies: 1994-2009 (1.79m)

    29 - 38,000 Ariana Grande - Eternal Sunshine

    30 29 37,000 21 Savage - American Dream

     

    31 30 36,000 Lewis Capaldi - Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent (1.66m)

    32 31 36,000 Ed Sheeran - Divide (4.22m)

    33 32 34,000 Eminem - Curtain Call 2 (250k)

    34 45 34,000 Raye - My 21st Century Blues (90k)

    35 35 34,000 Maroon 5 - Singles (720k)

    36 33 34,000 Lana Del Ray - Born To Die (1.57m)

    37 34 33,000 Drake - For All The Dogs (130k)

    38 36 33,000 Travis Scott - Utopia (150k)

    39 38 33,000 50 Cent - Best Of 50 Cent (510k)

    40 39 32,000 Taylor Swift - Evermore (410k)

    Week 11:

     

    1 1 759,000 Noah Kahan - Stick Season (1.28m)

    2 2 427,000 Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Murder On The Dancefloor (1.43m)

    3 3 405,000 Teddy Swims - Lose Control (500k)

    4 4 356,000 Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me (680k)

    5 5 320,000 Cassö with Raye & D Block Europe - Prada (920k)

    6 7 309,000 Ariana Grande - Yes, And?

    7 9 302,000 Benson Boone - Beautiful Things

    8 6 301,000 Tate McRae - Greedy (760k)

    9 8 279,000 Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer (1.47m)

    10 10 274,000 Beyoncé - Texas Hold ‘Em

     

    11 11 238,000 Kenya Grace - Strangers (760k)

    12 12 227,000 Dua Lipa - Houdini (380k)

    13 13 214,000 Olivia Rodrigo - Vampire (970k)

    14 14 209,000 Tyler - Water (570k)

    15 15 204,000 YG Marley - Praise Jah In The Moonlight

    16 16 201,000 Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten (1.38m)

    17 17 193,000 The Weeknd featuring Playboi Carti & Madonna - Popular (580k)

    18 18 181,000 Billy Gillies featuring Hannah Boleyn - DNA (430k)

    19 19 180,000 Fred Again… and Baby Keem - Leavemealone (210k)

    20 20 179,000 Noah Kahan and Sam Fender - Homesick (270k)

     

    21 22 174,000 Zach Bryan featuring Kacy Musgraves - I Remember Everything (370k)

    22 21 173,000 Drake featuring Sexy Redd & Sza - Rich Baby Daddy (330k)

    23 23 171,000 The Killers - Mr Brightside (5.46m)

    24 28 168,000 Ella Henderson featuring Rudimental - Alibi

    25 24 160,000 Dave and Central Cee - Sprinter (1.38m)

    26 25 160,000 Sonny Fodera and MK featuring Clementine Douglas - Asking (520k)

    27 26 159,000 Mitski - My Love Mine All Mine (380k)

    28 27 158,000 Miley Cyrus - Flowers (1.81m)

    29 37 158,000 Billie Eilish - What Was I Made For? (700k)

    30 29 157,000 Flo Milli - Never Lose Me

     

    31 35 155,000 21 Savage - Redrum

    32 30 154,000 Doja Cat - Paint The Town Red (800k)

    33 31 154,000 Zara Larsson & David Guetta - On My Love (310k)

    34 36 153,000 Tate McRae - Exes (230k)

    35 32 153,000 Vance Joy - Riptide (3.74m)

    36 34 153,000 Dua Lipa - Dance The Night (860k)

    37 39 152,000 Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (1.75m)

    38 38 151,000 Chase & Status and Bou featuring Irah, Flowdan, Trigga and Takura - Baddadan (590k)

    39 33 151,000 Taylor Swift - Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s version) (380k)

    40 61 150,000 Djo- End Of Beginning

     

    45 132,000 Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign - Carnival

    55 120,000 Kygo and Ava Max - Whatever

    56 119,000 Michael Marcagi - Scared To Start

     

    58 118,000 Dua Lipa - Training Season

    81 97,000 Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners - Evergreen

    95 90,000 Becky Hill & Sonny Fodera - Never Be Alone

    21/3:

     

    1 2 Stick season (1)

    2 1 Texas hold ‘em (1)

    3 3 Beautiful things (3)

    4 - We can’t be friends (4)

    5 5 End of beginning (5)

    6 4 Lose control (3)

    7 15 Yes, and? (2)

    8 6 Carnival (6)

    9 8 Greedy (3)

    10 7 Prada (2)

    11 11 Murder on the dancefloor (2)

    12 10 Training season (5)

    13 12 Cruel summer (3)

    14 9 Praise jah in the moonlight (6)

    15 14 Alibi (14)

    16 - Bye (16)

    17 13 Lovin on me (1)

    18 24 Scared to start (18)

    19 16 Unwritten (6)

    20 - Supernatural (20)

    21 - The boy is mine (21)

    22 - What was I made for? (2)

    23 28 Whatever she wants (23)

    24 17 Strangers (1)

    25 18 Houdini (2)

    26 - Eternal sunshine (26)

    27 22 Vampire (1)

    28 - Don’t wanna break up again (28)

    29 21 Water (5)

    30 - True story (30)

    31 - Act II: date @ 8 (31)

    32 - I wish I hated you (32)

    33 20 Lovers in a past life (18)

    34 23 Whatever (23)

    35 - Imperfect for you (35)

    36 31 I remember everything (19)

    37 - Intro (37)

    38 19 Escapism (1)

    39 44 iamspamspamamistove (39)

    40 32 Saturn (21)

    41 25 Redrum (13)

    42 - Austin (42)

    43 29 Mr Brightside (10)

    44 30 Flowers (1)

    45 35 Anti-hero (1)

    46 33 DNA (12)

    47 40 Exes (19)

    48 37 Never lose me (17)

    49 40 Home (39)

    50 27 Leavemealone (16)

    And so I was 15 at this point. I had followed the charts from ‘94-‘97 but then stopped until now. I think it was by coincidence I had Radio 1 on for the first chart of January 2000, and began listening every week from then. If not for that I probably wouldn’t be here now.

     

    The New Year charts were always quite slow moving in this period, but particularly this year: not sure if that was because everyone had expected the world to implode at midnight on 31/12/1999. It didn’t.

     

    This first group covers the first 3 chart weeks of the year:

     

    #1 08/01/2000 *NSync And Gloria Estefan Music Of My Heart 34 {34}-38-52->3

    #2 15/01/2000 Pet Shop Boys You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk 8 {8}-17-35-59->4

    #3 15/01/2000 Choo Choo Project Hazin' And Phazin' 21 {21}-36-56->3

    #4 15/01/2000 Nas Nastradamus 24 {24}-34-50->3

    #5 15/01/2000 Dark Star Graceadelica 25 {25}-43-71->3

    #6 22/01/2000 Manic Street Preachers The Masses Against The Classes 1 {1}-4-20-39-57-73-70R(5)->7

    #7 22/01/2000 Donell Jones U Know What's Up 2 {2}-2-5-8-15-23-28-40-44-52-67->11

    #8 22/01/2000 Scooch More Than I Needed To Know 5 {5}-14-30-43-62->5

    #9 22/01/2000 Point Break Stand Tough 7 {7}-18-34-49-67->5

    #10 22/01/2000 Bob Marley Vs Funkstar De Luxe Rainbow Country 11 {11}-21-35-48-61-70->6

    #11 22/01/2000 Justin Let It Be Me 15 {15}-26-43-71->4

    #12 22/01/2000 Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott Hot Boyz 18 {18}-29-47->3

    #13 22/01/2000 Eddie Amador Rise 19 {19}-39-63->3

     

    The Kinks really were great weren’t they, and it’s impressive looking over their discography how diverse in style it is.

     

    8 The Kinks Apeman The last of their 13 Top 10s; a brilliantly fun and catchy calypso style song about escaping humanity and returning to nature

    8 Gilbert O'Sullivan Nothing Rhymed His debut with a month locked at #8: the lyrics here are incredibly poetic and beautiful and the performance is very intimate

    7 The Equals Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys Their last hit and perhaps their best with its infectious driving energy, gritty hard hitting anti-war subject and funky style

    7 McGuinness Flint When I'm Dead And Gone Debut hit for this UK rock band; it's commercial but also has some really clever instrumental effects with mandolin and kazoo

    6 John Paul Joans The Man From Nazareth A real oddity: a British comedian with a spoken hit about the life of Christ, but the track is very interesting with a great build

    6 Bee Gees Lonely Days A very intriguing one from them with tempo changes and a slightly Beatles-esque style: can't decide if it's brilliant or a mess

    5 Johnny Johnson And The Bandwagon (Blame It On The) Pony Express Last hit for these guys and as usual it's catchy, well delivered and slickly produced but somehow doesn't quite move me

    5 Andy Williams Home Lovin' Man Andy showing a serious side and in 1970 this certainly isn't breaking the mould but it's a rather lovely and sincere ballad

    4 Jackie Lee Rupert Same singer who did the wonderful "White Horses" TV theme: being for children this has less replay value but it's good

    4 Freda Payne Deeper And Deeper Her only other Top 40 after the big one and this is one of those pleasant but bland songs that hardly leaves any impression

    3 Frankie Valli You're Ready Now One of those coming of age songs that hasn't aged well and sounds rather menacing: the track itself is pretty good though

    3 Judy Collins Amazing Grace Huge chart run for this rendition of a 19th century hymn tune: her voice is beautiful but as a hit single I can't really enjoy it

    2 Ken Dodd Broken Hearted All his hits blend into one at this point: another very dreary olde-worlde song but not offensive on the ears like what's below

    1 Clive Dunn Grandad 295th #1: a novelty hit for this "Dad's Army" actor; musically it's very drippy and the whole affair has a condescending feel

     

    Average score already over 20 for 48th must mean we’re in for some close results again!

     

    Only Love Can Hurt Like This >> Where Have You Been so that’s a shame.

     

    Cha Cha Cha is brilliant but not surprised to see such an off the wall hit near the bottom.

     

    I do like Anastacia’s voice and it’s a really great song but not as great as most of the rest.

    It’s not that often great covers come along but we’ve had 2 chart topping ones with “Woodstock” and now “I Hear You Knocking”!

     

    9 Dave Edmunds I Hear You Knocking 294th #1: debut hit from this Welsh singer and guitarist with a rockier cover of this 50s R&B hit; a fabulous addictive version

    8 The Motown Spinners It's A Shame Debut hit here for this group who will become The Detroit Spinners; a Motown classic with so much soul running through it

    8 The Jackson Five I'll Be There Another great song from them and their 4th straight US #1: slightly soppy perhaps but works beautifully with Michael's voice

    7 Neil Diamond Cracklin' Rosie His debut and biggest UK hit with a month at #3: a jaunty and very lovely song with a freshness and sweet innocence about it

    7 Elvis Presley I've Lost You I prefer this follow up to "The Wonder Of You" which feels less turgid and more emotionally authentic: he's a great storyteller

    6 Mick Jagger Memo From Turner His debut solo hit with an unusual mostly spoken song that has some really interesting guitar playing: enjoyable not essential

    5 Peter Noone And Herman's Hermits Lady Barbara Another 60s act bowing out here with the last of their 20 hits: this feels very old fashioned but it's also sweet and good fun

    5 Chairmen Of The Board You've Got Me Dangling On A String This doesn't quite have the rhythmic magic of their debut but it's another strong and catchy soul song very skilfully delivered

    4 Stevie Wonder Heaven Help Us All Steve has gone gospel on us with a very rousing happy clappy number: well done and pleasant but not exactly my cup of tea

    4 Status Quo In My Chair A folky feel from them again with some very nice instrumentation, but I doubt this would make anyone get out of their chair

    3 Pickettywitch Baby I Won't Let You Down Their 3rd and final hit: I really enjoyed the other 2 which were lovely tunes very well sung, but this one just washes over me

    2 Glen Campbell It's Only Make Believe A 50s cover, the point of which I struggle to see: he attempts to make the big climax dramatic but it doesn't really suit him

    1 The Dave Clark Five More Good Old Rock 'N' Roll Last of their 22 hits with another very boring medley; the perfunctory "Blueberry Hill" rendition is especially unfortunate

    1 Gerry Monroe My Prayer A doo wop song being annihilated here: the top notes ought to soar and convey emotion and instead are being walloped

     

     

    1970 Group 14:

     

    #3647 21/11/1970 Freda Payne Deeper And Deeper 33 43-44-37-39-{33}-33-36-37-46->9

    #3648 21/11/1970 Andy Williams Home Lovin' Man 7 45-17-17-{7}-7-7-7-10-9-15-27-24->12

    #3649 21/11/1970 McGuinness Flint When I'm Dead And Gone 2 46-24-6-{2}-2-2-3-3-3-3-17-16-26-25->14

    #3650 28/11/1970 Johnny Johnson And The Bandwagon (Blame It On The) Pony Express 7 45-27-22-15-15-11-{7}-8-11-11-20-27->12

    #3651 28/11/1970 Clive Dunn Grandad 1 47-32-17-6-6-2-{1}-1-1-2-4-9-9-12-18-16-22-25-25-24-28-36-39-46-45-46-50-50R(4)->28

    #3652 28/11/1970 Gilbert O'Sullivan Nothing Rhymed 8 48-30-11-{8}-8-8-8-10-17-21-27->11

    #3653 05/12/1970 Ken Dodd Broken Hearted 15 35-30-18-18-17-{15}-16-20-35-38R(2)->10

    #3654 05/12/1970 Bee Gees Lonely Days 33 44-40-36-36-44-34-{33}-35-40->9

    #3655 05/12/1970 Judy Collins Amazing Grace 5 49-42-34-34-30-21-19-8-8-6-{5}-5-6-7-9-13-6-19-18-23-24-23-29-37-30-42-38-46-38-47-49-45-48R(2)-47R(6)-47-41-41-47-40-49-50R(5)-48R(4)-48-31R(17)-46-24-23-20-21-21-22-26-32-29-31-31-38-40-37-42-37-42-46R(2)-50-49R(14)-49-49->67

    #3656 12/12/1970 Frankie Valli You're Ready Now 11 29-50-50-21-25-13-18-12-{11}-12-15-35-40->13

    #3657 12/12/1970 The Kinks Apeman 5 32-32-32-20-12-11-{5}-5-8-8-11-17-24-29->14

    #3658 19/12/1970 The Equals Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys 9 45-45-31-18-15-10-{9}-15-17-24-34->11

    #3659 19/12/1970 John Paul Joans The Man From Nazareth 25 46-46-41-30R(2)-{25}-28-25->7

    #3660 02/01/1971 Jackie Lee Rupert 14 45-39-29-31-22-30-16-16-{14}-14-27-20-36-31-44-45-46->17

    Funnily enough a decade ago I’d have said exactly that - the sales and streaming charts should be kept separate and over time we can decide which we give more weight. But now I think incorporating streaming points when they did was actually one thing the OCC got right. I do think it’s important to have a single official chart to present to the public who don’t take a mega interest like us.