O C T O B E R 5 T H 2 0 0 2

The initial bit :

For my last chart of 2000, I've posted my Top 50 singles of the year, starting with the Top 10. During 2001, I'll be going through the list one by one starting with the Top 10 in alphabetical order.

This week: 12 new entries, 2 climbers, 2 non-movers & 24 downers.

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...

12 new entries :

• 40 Puressence - Walking Dead
• 39 Felix da Housecat - Silver Screen Shower Scene
• 35 Trucks - It's Just Porn Mum
• 32 Cosmos - Take Me With You
• 31 Ludacris - Saturday
• 27 Strokes - Someday
• 25 Datsuns - In Love
• 20 Garbage - Shut Your Mouth
• 6 Eve & Alicia Keys - Gangsta Lovin'
• 3 Avril Lavigne - Complicated
• 2 Oasis - Little By Little/She Is Love
• 1 Will & Gareth - The Long and Winding Road/Suspicious Minds

so the following dropped out :

• 40 Enrique Iglesias - Love To See You Cry
• 39 Nickelback - Too Bad
• 38 Hundred Reasons - Falter
• 37 Ryan Adams - Nuclear
• 36 Gareth Gates - Anyone of Us
• 35 P.Diddy - I Need A Girl
• 34 Tweenies - Have Fun Go Mad
• 33 Romeo - Romeo Dunn
• 32 Abs - What You Got
• 31 Disturbed - Prayer
• 20 David Bowie - Everyone Says Hi
• 16 Suede - Positivity

2 climbers :

• 21 (22) Ms Dynamite
• 22 (26) Shakira

2 non-movers :

• 12 Sarah Whatmore
• 14 Puddle of Mudd

and 24 going down.

Big fallers include :

• 16 (5) Bon Jovi
• 17 (10) Oxide & Neutrino
• 30 (13) Supergrass

New entries from No.41-75. See who missed out this time round :

• 49 Cassius - Sound of Violence
• 54 Safri Duo & Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom
• 55 Push - Strange World
• 65 Timo Mass - Help Me

Of this week's highlights and lowlights...

35 Trucks - It's Just Porn Mum

Imagine Sum 41 doing a really terrible and pointless song as they whinge about their Mum finding their stash under the bed. This is it.

1 Will & Gareth - The Long and Winding Road/Suspicious Minds *1st Week at No.1*

Utterly pointless, and apparently pretty bad.

This is the 21st single in a row to go straight in at No.1 :

• 1. Aaliyah - More Than a Woman
• 2. George Harrison - My Sweet Lord (R)
• 3. Enrique Iglesias - Hero
• 4. Westlife - World of Our Own
• 5. Will Young - Anything is Possible/Evergreen
• 6. Gareth Gates - Unchained Melody
• 7. Oasis - The Hindu Times
• 8. Sugababes - Freak Like Me
• 9. Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss
• 10. Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes
• 11. Liberty X - Just a Little
• 12. Eminem - Without Me
• 13. Will Young - Light My Fire
• 14. Elvis - A Little Less Conversation (remix)
• 15. Gareth Gates - Anyone of Us
• 16. Darius - Colourblind
• 17. Sugababes - Round Round
• 18. Blazin Squad - Crossroads
• 19. Atomic Kitten - The Tide is High
• 20. Pink - Just Like a Pill
• 21. Will & Gareth - The Long and Winding Road/Suspicious Minds

New releases :

September 23rd:

Athlete - Beautiful
Benefit - What's It Gonna Be?
David Bowie - Everyone Says Hi
The Datsuns - In Love
DJ Encore - I See Right Through To You
Electric Soft Parade - Same Way Every Day
Elisa - Come Speak To Me
Eve featuring Alicia Keys - Gangsta Lovin'
Frou Frou - Must Be Dreaming
Garbage - Shut Your Mouth
Ja Rule & Ashanti featuring Charli Baltimore - Down 4 U
JJ72 - Formulae
Diana Krall - Just The Way You Are
Avril Lavigne - Complicated
Timo Maas featuring Kelis - Help Me
John Mayer - Your Body Is A Wonderland
Oasis - Little By Little/She Is Love
Outkast - Complicated
Reef - Gimme Your Love
The Strokes - Someday
Will Young & Gareth Gates - The Long & Winding Road/Suspicious Minds

September 30th:

Sarah Connor featuring Wyclef - One Nite Stand
Dirty Vegas - Days Go By
DJ Shadow - Six Days
Dreamcatcher - Twisted
Energy 52 - Cafe Del Mar 2002
Feeder - Come Back Around
Gemma Hayes - Back Of My Hand
Jakatta featuring Seal - My Vision
Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song (Asereje)
Sondre Lerche - Sleep On Needles
Paul Masterson - Earth Shaker
Naughty By Nature - Feels Good
No Doubt - Underneath It All
PPK - Reload
Nicole Russo - Better Day
Stamford Amp - Anything For You
Vincent Stormfield - Sweet Harmony
Holly Valance - Down Boy
Ian Van Dahl - Try
The Wildhearts - Vanilla Radio

October 7th:

Add N To (X) - Take Me To Your Leader
Tori Amos - A Sorta Fairytale
Richard Ashcroft - Check The Meaning
Badly Drawn Boy - You Were Right
Big Brovaz - Nu Flow
Bless'd - Booo!
Turin Brakes - Long Distance
Nick Carter - Help Me
Coral - Dreaming Of You
DJ Aligator Project - Lollipop
Foo Fighters - All My Life
Whitney Houston - Whatchulookinat?
Wyclef Jean - Oh What A Night
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
Karaja - She Moves (La La La)
New Found Glory - Head On Collision
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Zephyr Song
Sash! - Ganbareh
S Club Juniors - New Direction
Soil - Halo
Nada Surf - The Way You Wear Your Head
Trinity X - Forever
The Vines - Outtathaway

October 14th:

Bryan Adams - I Will Always Return
The Calling - Adrienne
Chicane - Love On The Run
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Wood - U Shine On
Gigi D'Agostino - Bla Bla Bla
Doves - Caught By The River
Hermes House Band & DJ Otzi - Live Is Life
Manic Street Preachers - There By The Grace Of God
Monica - All Eyez On Me
Samantha Mumba - I'm Right Here
Natural - Let Me Count The Ways
Nelly & Kelly Rowland - Dilemma
Papa Roach - Time & Time Again
Pet Shop Boys - London
P.O.D. - Satellite
Rosie Ribbons - Blink
The Streets - Don't Mug Yourself
Toploader - Some Kind Of Wonderful
Jan Wayne - Because The Night

October 21st:

3LW - Close To You
Christina Aguilera - Dirrty
Alex C featuring Yasmin K - Rhythm Of The Night
Blue - One Love
DJ Sammy & Yanou featuring Do - Heaven
DJ Quicksilver presents Base Unique - Always On My Mind
Hell Is For Heroes - Night Vision
Idlewild - Live In A Hiding Place
Beverley Knight - Whatever's Clever (TBC)
Tom Jones - Tom Jones International
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet
Mad'House - Holiday
McAlfie - Party Starter
Moloko - Familiar Feelings
Beth Orton - Anywhere
Primal Scream - Autobahn 66
Rammstein - Mutter
Romeo & Christina Milian - It's All Gravy
Shaggy - Hey, Sexy Lady
Smoke2Seven - Envy
Justin Timberlake - Like I Love You
U2 - Electrical Storm

October 28th:

ATC - My Heart Beats Like A Drum (Dam Dam Dam)
Apollo - Dance
Athlete - Beautiful
Bowling For Soup - Emily
Craig David - What's Your Flava?
Darren Hayes - I Miss You
Kelly Llorenna - Heart Of Gold
McAlmont & Butler - Bring It Back
Dannii Minogue - Put The Needle On It
Moby - In This World
TLC - Quickie
Westlife - Unbreakable

November 4th:

Alexia - Ring
Aurora featuring Marcella Detroit - If You Could Read My Mind
BBMak - Out Of My Heart (Into Your Head)
Coldplay - Scientist
Darius - Better Than That
Sophie Ellis Bextor - Music Gets The Best Of Me
H & Claire - Beauty & The Beast
Alicia Keys - Girlfriend
Kylie Minogue - Come Into My World
Missy Elliot - Work It
Mis-Teeq - TBA
Queens Of The Stone Age - No One Knows
Shakira - Objection (Tango)
Britney Spears - I Love Rock 'N' Roll
Third Edge - TBA

November 11th:

Abs - TBA
Blazin' Squad - Love On The Line
Mariah Carey - Through The Rain
Vanessa Carlton - Ordinary Day
Lasgo - Pray
Madonna - Die Another Day
Rikki & Daz featuring Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy (Giddy Up!)
Steps - Baby Don't Dance

November 18th:

Alanis Morrisette - Surrending
Anastacia - You'll Never Be Alone
Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not The One
Beyonce - Dangerously In Love
Drunkenmunkey - E
Mis-Teeq - TBA
Ms Dynamite - Put Him Out
S Club - Alive
Will Young - Don't Let Me Down

November 25th:

Atomic Kitten - Walking On The Water
Ronan Keating & Lulu - We've Got Tonight
Liberty X - Holding On For You
Pink - Family Portrait

December 2nd:

TBA

December 9th:

David Gray - The Other Side
Avril Lavigne - Sk8er Boi
Scooter - Posse (I Need You On The Floor)
Holly Valance - TBA
Robbie Williams - Feel

December 16th:

Russell Watson - Nothing Is Sacred Anymore
Gareth Gates - TBA
Popstars: The Rivals (Boyband) - TBA
Popstars: The Rivals (Girlband) - TBA

Yet to be confirmed...

Ace Of Base - Beautiful Morning
Michelle Branch - Goodbye To You
Brandy - Come A Little Bit Closer
Lexy & K-Paul - Let's Play
Mandy Moore - Cry
Kym Marsh - Cry
Mya - Why You Gotta Look So Good
Porn Kings vs Flip & Fill featuring 740 Boyz - Shake Ya Shimmy
Kate Ryan - Scream For More
Silverblue - Do You...?
Six - This Is It
Sugababes featuring Sting - Shape

Top 75 ALBUM chart analysis :

This week there are new entries for

• 1 Elvis - 30 Number One Hits
• 2 Bon Jovi - Bounce
• 7 Paul Weller - Illumination
• 11 Peter Gabriel - Up
• 15 Status Quo - Heavy Traffic
• 20 Beck - Sea Change
• 22 Ryan Adams - Demolition
• 41 Disturbed - Believe
• 44 Declan - Declan
• 47 Milk Inc - Milk Inc
• 53 Underworld - Dubnobasswithmyheadman

The top 5 goes like this :

• 1 Elvis - 30 Number One Hits
• 2 Bon Jovi - Bounce
• 3 Pink - Missundaztood
• 4 Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
• 5 Nelly - Nellyville

New releases :

September 23rd:

Ryan Adams - Demolition
Beck - Sea Change
Bon Jovi - Bounce
India.Arie - Voyage To India
Milk Inc - Milk Inc
Oxide & Neutrino - 2 Steps Ahead
Elvis Presley - ELV1S Number Ones
Various Artists - New Woman Love Songs 2003

September 30th:

Busted - Busted
JJ72 - I To The Sky
Rolling Stones - Forty Licks: The Best Of
Saint Etienne - Finisterre
Soft Cell - Cruelty Without Beauty
Suede - A New Morning
Supergrass - Life On Other Planets

October 7th:

Ace Of Base - The Collection
Carpenters - Essential Collection
LeAnn Rimes - Twisted Angel
Will Young - From Now On

October 14th:

Fleetwood Mac - The Very Best Of
INXS - Definitive
Level 42 - The Ultimate Collection
Santana - Shamen
Holly Valance - Footprints

October 21st:

Christina Aguilera - Stripped
Richard Ashcroft - Human Conditions
Badly Drawn Boy - Have You Fed The Fish?
David Bowie - Best Of
Feeder - Comfort In Sound
Foo Fighters - One By One
S Club Juniors - Together

October 28th:

Tori Amos - Scarlet's Walk
Bjork - Greatest Hits
Nick Carter - Now Or Never
Eminem - 8 Mile OST
Gareth Gates - TBA
David Gray - A New Day At Midnight
Manic Street Preachers - Forever Delayed: Greatest Hits
Samantha Mumba - I'm Right Here

November 4th:

Blue - TBA
Enya - Only Time: The Collection
Tom Jones - Mr Jones
Shaggy - Lucky Day
U2 - Best Of 1990-2000

November 11th:

Craig David - Slicker Than Your Average
Justin Timberlake - Justified
TLC - 3D
Shania Twain - Up
Westlife - Greatest Hits

November 18th:

BBMak - Out Of My Heart
Darius - TBA
Lighthouse Family - Greatest Hits
Madonna - Die Another Day OST
Robbie Williams - Escapology

November 25th:

Blazin' Squad - In The Beginning
Pulp - The Best Of
S Club - TBA
Steps - The Last Dance

December 2nd...:

TBA

December 9th...:

TBA

December 16th...:

TBA

Dominator's Top 50 of 2001

40. Radiohead - Pyramid Song

Making No.5 in June last year, Radiohead defied convention yet again with a constant series of notes that seemed to contradict each other, such is the way the track was written.

With Thom Yorke's meandering vocals, I haven't the first idea what he was on about but, coupled with the video, if it didn't evoke any emotion within you, you weren't human.

It was followed up in August last year with Knives Out (No.13).

Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2002.

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