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34 42 (RE) Mariah Carey - Butterfly new entry re-entry climber faller non mover

CHART TIME !

(* - my current favourites)
(!!! - Single Of The Week!!!)
(:O === the current all-time hate that makes even my smilie want to hurl!)
( (R) - Repeat., ie. a re-release)

A brief analysis on the current chart situation...

Given that it's Xmas, the charts tend to stagnate with many more singles being sold and very few shooting into the Top 10.

0 new entries this week, 3 re-entries, 16 climbers (Robbie Williams from 7 to 6, Elton John from 11 to 10, Steven Houghton from 12 to 11, Barbra Streisand & Celine Dion from 13 to 12, Lutricia McNeal from 17 to 13, Celine Dion from 16 to 14, Five from 19 to 15, Backstreet Boys from 23 to 21, The Verve from 27 to 24, PF Project featuring Ewan Mcgregor from 28 to 26, Propellerheads featuring Miss Shirley Bassey from 30 to 28, Spice Girls from 37 to 29, Gala from 31 to 30, Will Smith from 39 to 32, Levellers from 35 to 33, and Blackstreet from 40 to 38), 9 non-movers (Spice Girls at 1, Teletubbies at 2, Perfect Day at 3, All Saints at 4, Janet Jackson at 5, Natalie Imbruglia at 8, Boyzone at 9, Red United at 18, and Steps at 20), and 12 going down.

Big fallers include Paul McCartney (from 25 to 37).

Of this week's highlights and lowlights...

39 Aaron Carter - Crush On You
35 Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
34 Mariah Carey - Butterfly

The slowest chart of the year, so much so that three of last week's low new entries make way for three old songs to re-enter the chart.

1 (1) Spice Girls - Too Much *2nd Week at No.1*

And so they make it six singles hitting the top slot in a row, with all but "Wannabe" actually going straight into the top slot on their first week out, to be followed on Boxing Day by the UK release of their first feature film, "Spiceworld".

But what next for the girls? The first two singles, "Wannabe" and "Say You'll Be There" hit No.1, while they were beefed up by the press, but the third, "2 Become 1" was a Xmas single, and the fourth was a double-header combination of a Comic Relief charity track, "Who Do You Think You Are?" and a Mother's Day song, "Mama".

More recently, the first single from the new album, "Spice Up Your Life", was a hi-energy track and a sure-fire No.1, but doubts were cast over the future of the band after they sacked their manager, Simon Fuller, and the press backlash began. Their luck has held out by scooping the Xmas No.1 single for the second year in a row, but the track being played on the TV ad for the album, "Stop", sounding like something that even Boyzone would reject, is probably their next single and I doubt very much will hit the top slot.

This is now the third single to go straight in at No.1 in a row :

New releases :

(* - my current favourites)

December 22nd

   [tba]......................................................Aphrodite (-)
   HEAVEN'S GATE....................................Scott Brown (Evolution)
   DISKO ALIEN (XELON ESCAPES)......................Depth Charge (DC Recs.)
   HAVE YOU SEEN HER......................................Ray Hayden (Opaz)
   IF WE ARE EVER................................Virginia MacNaughton (MI7)
   SUMMATION EP: HOPE / DISCOVERIES / THE DRIFT / OFFSIDE....Tipple (Limbo)
   IT'S LIKE THAT.......................................DJ Zinc (Frontline)

December 29th :

   I WONDER IF HEAVEN'S GOT A GHETTO..........2pac feat. Maxee (Amaru/Jive)
   ALL CRIED OUT / HEAD OVER HEELS............Allure feat. 112 (Crave/Epic)
   TUBTHUMPING / LA BAMBA...........................Bianca & Co. (Almighty)
   ONE CENSORE BEER COASTER...............Bloodhound Gang (Bloodhound Gang)
   SHELTER..............................The Brand New Heavies (ffrr/London)
   FLAMING JUNE [rm]........................................B.T. (Perfecto)
   CHANGE [rm]?.............................................Daphne (Stress)
   NO WAY.......................................Freakpower (Southern Fried)
   PURE PLEASURE.............................................Freebass (CNR)
   DON'T DIE JUST YET [rm]...........................David Holmes (Go.Beat)
   INDUSTRY STANDARD VOL. 1 (WHAT YOU WANT)................................
   .............................Industry Standard (Satellite/Northwestside)
   GOOD GIRLS....................................................Joe (Jive)
   HIGH...............................Lighthouse Family (Wild Card/Polydor)
   SATAN REJECTED MY SOUL................................Morrissey (Island)
   HORNY / BAD BOY...............................Mousse T. (Peppermint Jam)
   TRYIN' TIMES..........Courtney Pine feat. Jhelisa Anderson (Talkin Loud)
   WELCOME TO THE FUTURE.........................Shimmon & Woolfson (React)
   AVENGING ANGELS..............................................Space (Gut)
   HEALING DREAM.......................................Sunday Club (Stress)
   STILL............................................Ultraviolence (Earache)

January 5th :

   ALL NIGHT, ALL RIGHT...............Peter Andre feat. Warren G (Mushroom)
   LADY KILLER......................................Bad Street Boy (Pharma)
   BAMBOOGIE....................................................Bamboo (VC)
   DESIRE....................................................BBE (Positiva)
   STAY...........................................Bernard Butler (Creation)
   THAT'S THE WAY (I LIKE IT).........Clock (Power Station/Media/Universal)
   BEST PART OF ME...........................................Cookie (Azuli)
   PERSONAL DEFECTS EP...............................Digital Monkeys (Quad)
   ASHES TO ASHES [ri].........................Faith No More (Slash/London)
   GHETTO HEAVEN [rm]...........................Family Stand (Perfecto Red)
   TEMPER TEMPER...................................Goldie (Metalheadz/ffrr)
   HALLS OF ILLUSION...........................Insane Clown Possee (Island)
   BREAK MY HEART........................................Marradonna (Soopa)
   TALKIN' ABOUT....................................Nalin & Kane (Superfly)
   SKIRT................................................Nightnurse (Better)
   ON MY OWN [ri]..............................................Peach (Mute)
   NO-ONE BUT YOU (ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG)..............Queen (Parlophone)
   UNTOUCHABLE [ri]......................................Rialto (East West)
   WHAT DOES YOUR SOUL LOOK LIKE [rm]....................DJ Shadow (Mo Wax)
   I FEEL DIVINE................................................S-J (React)
   DREAMS..............................Smokin' Beats feat. Lyn Eden (AM:PM)
   RENEGADE MASTER [rm].........................Wildchild (Hi-Life/Polydor)

January 12th :

   MY STAR..............................................Ian Brown (Polydor)
   LOSING MY HEROES..........................Foo Fighters (Roswell/Capitol)
   OVERTHROWN.................................................Libido (Fire)
   EVER REST......................................Mystica (Perfecto Fluoro)
   ALL ROUND THE WORLD.....................................Oasis (Creation)
   STORY OF LOVE.................................................OTT (Epic)
   NO SURPRISES......................................Radiohead (Parlophone)

January 19th :

   AMNESIA................................................Chumbawamba (EMI)
   RIDE ON THE RHYTHM............Little Louie & Marc Anthony (Perfecto Red)
   ALL FALL DOWN.............................Midget (Pet Sounds/Radarscope)
   SYLVIE..........................................Saint Etienne (Heavenly)
   CARRY ON.............................................Spacehog (Sire/WEA)
   (YOU MAKE ME FEEL) MIGHTY REAL................Byron Stingily (Manifesto)

January 26th :

   MAYBE I'M AMAZED / GHOST IN MY BED.............Carleen Anderson (Virgin)
   DR. JONES...............................................Aqua (Universal)
   I WILL BE YOUR GIRLFRIEND......................Dubstar (Food/Parlophone)
   ADVENTURES IN FREESTYLE (REVENGE OF THE B-BOY) EP: B-BOY STANCE / FEEL 
   DA PANIC / BREAKER BEATS........Freestylers feat. Tenor Fly (Freskanova)
   EVERYDAY I FALL APART..........................Superstar (Camp Fabulous)
   BUTTERFLY......................................Tilt feat. Zee (Perfecto)
   ROCK..................................................Utah Saints (Echo)

February 2nd :

   KEEP THAT DREAM...............................................Akin (WEA)
   MARBLES........................................Black Grape (Radioactive)
   DON'T STOP....................................NA No Authority (MJJ/Epic)
   SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE.........................Chris Rea (East West)
   Y (HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE)....................DJ Scott Project (Perfecto)

February 9th :

   SEXY BOY....................................................Air (Virgin)
   ENERVATE........................................Transa (Perfecto Fluoro)

February 16th :

   SOLOMON BITES THE WORM..............The Bluetones (Superior Quality/A&M)
   SHOW ME LOVE.................................................Robyn (RCA)

February 23rd :

   BIG MISTAKE......................................Natalie Imbruglia (RCA)
   STREETLIGHT.............................................Pelvis (Setanta)

March 23rd :

   SUPERSTAR [ri].................................Superstar (Camp Fabulous)

Other forthcoming releases

JANUARY :

   BLACK HOLE...................................................16B (Eye-Q)
   THE BOTTLE....................................7th District Inc. (Exit 8)
   LOOPS OF LIFE.................................................Acme (Tag)
   MAGNIFICENT...........................................Agent 00 (Inferno)
   UNDER THE BRIDGE.....................................All Saints (London)
   MUCH LOVE....................................Shola Ama (Freakstreet/WEA)
   BLUE FEAR.......................................Armin (Xtravaganza/Edel)
   AUTOPSY IN B FLAT.........................................Attaboy (Toko)
   A PESSIMIST IS NEVER DISAPPOINTED.........The Audience (eLLeFFe/Mercury)
   BABY............................................................Baby (-)
   OFF THE ROCKS.................................Beatnuts (Relativity/Epic)
   I'M NOT A PLAYER.................................Big Punisher (Loud/RCA)
   DANCE......................................Black Magic (Strictly Rhythm)
   LOVE SHY..............................................Kristine Blond (-)
   DEATH OF A PARTY..................................Blur (Food/Parlophone)
   DEADWOOD STAGE.....................................Becky Brown (Optical)
   LET ME SHOW YOU..........................................Camisra (white)
   CASTRO EP..............................................Castro (Handmade)
   NO CHORUS.............................Michael John Charles (Good Groove)
   ESCAPE FROM THE BOX EP.....................................Chaser (Quad)
   COMBAT ASSAULT...................................Combat Force (Sub Zero)
   EVERYBODY................................Continental Trash (Continental)
   NIGHTBIRD............................................Convert (Wonderboy)
   GIRL TALK................................Cosa Nostra (Anthrob/Coalition)
   RAIDERS.........................................Lara Croft (Dance Naked)
   OHH BABY / CRAZY.......................................Da Stylus (Mecca)
   HERO..............................................Suzanne Dee (Energise)
   WOMAN IN LOVE FUNNY GIRL / RIGHT BESIDE YOU.......Suzanne Dee (Energise)
   HIDEAWAY [rm]......................De'Lacy (Slip'n'Slide/Deconstruction)
   FIRST DEGREE FUNK.........Desert Eagle Discs (Boiler House!/Rhythm King)
   NO NO NO......................................Destiny's Child (Columbia)
   CONTAGIOUS LOVE...............................Charles Dockins (Fatt Boy)
   HAPPY SONG...................................Charles Dockins (Groove On)
   COSMIC FUNK........................................Joey Ducane (Montana)
   COME TASTE MY MIND.........................Earl Brutus (Fruition/Island)
   LE DISC-JOCKEY..........................................Encore! (Tasted)
   MIGHT AS WELL BE ME...............................Eternal (1st Ave./EMI)
   THE MIX...................................Eternal vs. DMC (1st Ave./EMI)
   [tba]....................................Faith Evans (Puff Daddy/Arista)
   MUSIC IN MY MIND...........................Adam F. (Feverpitch/Positiva)
   MASQUERADE................................................The Fall (Jet)
   RECORD SHOP EP....................Funky DL & DJ Stix (Wild Card/Polydor)
   THE RHAPSODY......................Warren G feat. Sissel (DefJam/Mercury)
   TIME OF YOUR LIFE (GOOD RIDDANCE)....................Green Day (Reprise)
   YOU2NITE..........................................Green Fridge (Estereo)
   BELO HORIZONTI [rm]...................................The Heartists (VC)
   IS IT SCARY...................................Michael Jackson (MJJ/Epic)
   SOLID GROUND............................Jasper Street Company (Basement)
   WHEN SHE SHAKES HER THING.................................Jeff (Polydor)
   FOOLISH GAMES...........................................Jewel (Atlantic)
   SANDS OF TIME.............................................Kaleef (Unity)
   BUSINESS..............................................Kinane (Coalition)
   YOU EITHER LIKE IT OR YOU DON'T.........................................
   ............................Christine Levine (Boiler House!/Rhythm King)
   IF YOU THINK I'M JUGGY.......................The Lox (Puff Daddy/Arista)
   ALANE.....................................Wes Madiko (Saint George/Epic)
   SCHANEBERG [rm]...............................Marmion (Hooj Choons/ffrr)
   MASSIVE......................................................Massive (-)
   HOT STUFF.........................................Men Of Steel (Branded)
   FEELS REAL........................................The Mudmen (Extatique)
   SO FLY........................................Myron (Island Black Music)
   BEACHBALL [rm]...................................Nalin & Kane (Superfly)
   MOURN YOU TILL I JOIN YOU..................Naughty By Nature (Tommy Boy)
   THE BEST............................................NTT (Academy Street)
   THE VAMP [rm]............................................Outlander (R&S)
   GIVEN TO FLY............................................Pearl Jam (Epic)
   SOMEBODY ELSE'S GUY.................................Ce Ce Peniston (A&M)
   [tba]............................................Photek (Science/Virgin)
   PING PONG (YOU SERVE)....................Mrs. Ping & Mr. Pong (Enriched)
   NEW YEAR'S DAY.............................................Prima (Klone)
   THE TRUTH.............................................Qattara (Positiva)
   PLANET LOVE.........................DJ Quicksilver (Dos Or Die/Positiva)
   SOME DAY............................................Roachford (Columbia)
   SO GOOD...................................Juliet Roberts (Delirious/RCA)
   SAINT OF ME..................................The Rolling Stones (Virgin)
   LOVE, LOVE, LOVE - HERE I COME [rm]...........Rollo Goes Mystic (Cheeky)
   BREAKOUT........................................Seventh Sense (Domestic)
   [tba]...................................................The Smiles (A&M)
   GETTIN' JIGGY WIT IT...............................Will Smith (Columbia)
   MY LOVE IS SHHH!........................................................
   ............Somethin' For The People feat. Trina & Tamara (Warner Bros.)
   I REFUSE (WHAT YOU WANT)...........................Somore (Locked On/XL)
   THE PRESSURE...................The Sounds Of Blackness (Perspective/A&M)
   I THINK I'M IN LOVE............................Spiritualized (Dedicated)
   TEMPTATION..............................................Staxx (Champion)
   COVER ME.............................................Sunscreem (Pulse-8)
   DJANGO / STANDBY....................................The Swimmer (Spirit)
   BREAKBEAT FEVER.........................................Thinkhead (ffrr)
   HERE I COME...........................................Thriller U (Adept)
   WHAT ABOUT US......................................Total (LaFace/Arista)
   FREE [rm]...................................Ultra Nate (Strictly Rhythm)
   THE TWISTER [rm].....................................Viper (Hooj Choons)
   SET IT DOWN........................................Vitro (Independiente)
   WOMBLING SONG............................................The Wombles (-)
   INFECTIOUS.................................................X-Cabs (Hook)
   GOTTA KEEP PUSHIN'..........................................Z Factor (Z)

FEBRUARY :

   [tba]............................................................5 (RCA)
   [tba]..................................................Gary Barlow (RCA)
   [tba]............................................Daft Punk (Soma/Virgin)
   [tba]................................................Mansun (Parlophone)
   BE MY LOVER..................................................Naomi (Gut)
   IF THEY MOVE KILL 'EM...........................Primal Scream (Creation)
   ADRENALIN / POLLEN....................................Purity (Tommy Boy)
   [tba]...........................................Simple Minds (Chryslais)
   THE BALLAD OF TOM JONES..............Space feat. Cerys [Catatonia] (Gut)
   SAY WHAT YOU WANT [rr]...................................Texas (Mercury)
   FUNNY THING (EP) / LUV / MORE THAN US.............Travis (Independiente)

MARCH :

   [tba]..................................................Eels (Dreamworks)
   NAKED WITHOUT YOU...................................Roachford (Columbia)
   SHE LEFT ME ON A FRIDAY.............................Shed Seven (Polydor)
   LET ME ENTERTAIN YOU.........................Robbie Williams (Chrysalis)

APRIL :

   LEOPARDS IN THE CASTLE.........................Carleen Anderson (Virgin)
   RENDEZ-VOUS............................................Jean Michel Jarre
   .........................feat. Apollo Four Forty & Tetsuya Komuro (Sony)
   LA COUPE DE LA VIE (THE CUP OF LIFE).................Ricky Martin (Sony)
   LA COUR DES GRANDS (DO YOU MIND IF I PLAY?).............................
   ......................................Youssou N'Dour & Axelle Red (Sony)

Top 40 ALBUM chart analysis :

No new entries in the Top 10 this week, but the Top 5 change to put Verve at the top followed by Celine Dion, Spice Girls, Wham and All Saints.

Dominator's Top 10 of 1997

1. Beck - The New Pollution

Beck's career was going from strength to strength 1997.

His first single from the current "Odelay" album, "Where It's At" made No.35 in 1996, followed by a No.22 placing for "Devil's Haircut" and then a No.14 for the best single from the album, the 60's-sounding "The New Pollution". Swing your pants!

This was later followed by Sissyneck (No.30, May) and Deadweight (No.23, November).

The end bit :

Well, that's it for now. If you want to be added to the Widescreen Video and Laserdisc lists, just mail me at Charts Request to tell me.

Bye for now,

Dominator

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