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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: 10 new entries, 0 climbers, 3 non-movers & 27 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...

10 new entries :

• 38 4 Strings - Diving
• 34 Incubus - Are You In
• 29 Weezer - Keep Fishin'
• 25 White Stripes - Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
• 20 Tweenies - Have Fun Go Mad
• 13 Jurgen Vries - The Theme
• 12 Underworld - Two Months Off
• 7 Paul Weller - It's Written in the Stars
• 6 N-Trance - Forever
• 2 Appleton - Fantasy

so the following dropped out :

• 40 JamX and Deleon - Can U Dig It
• 39 Ashanti - Foolish
• 38 Ja Rule - Livin It Up
• 37 Hear'Say - Lovin is Easy
• 36 Mary J Blige - Rainy Dayz
• 35 Tweet - Call Me
• 34 Snap - Do You See The Light
• 32 Music - Take the Long Road
• 24 Harvey - Get Up and Move
• 21 Ash - Envy :O ===

0 climbers :

3 non-movers :

• 1 Atomic Kitten
• 3 Sugababes
• 18 Vanessa Carlton

and 27 going down.

Big fallers include :

• 10 (5) Ms Dynamite
• 17 (9) Nickelback
• 26 (12) Enrique
• 35 (20) Mint Royale
• 36 (16) 3SL

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

• 41 Rhianna - Word Love
• 45 4 Clubbers - Children
• 47 Solid Sessions - Janeiro
• 50 Styles - The Life
• 51 Jameson & Viper - Selecta
• 52 Shining - Young Again
• 53 Joe - What if a Woman
• 62 Dark Monks - Insane
• 72 Breeders - Son of Three

Of this week's highlights and lowlights...

36 (16) 3SL - Touch Me Tease Me

Since their lacklustre No.16 placing last week, the three brothers of Steps' Lisa Scott-Lee have been dumped by their record company. Shame(!)

20 Tweenies - Have Fun Go Mad

A cover for children of the track originated by Blair in September 1995 which only made No.37. Who was Blair? The lanky ginger kid in the Oxo adverts with Lynda Bellingham. Where's he been since?

2 Appleton - Fantasy

Nicole and Natalie Appletop have finally got their duo project underway after years of messing about, but it's a shame it's so pedestrian and predictable. Pass.

1 Atomic Kitten - The Tide is High *2nd Week at No.1*

A rather poor cover of the Blondie track. Nuff said.

This is the 19th 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

New releases :

September 2nd:

Appleton - Fantasy
Brandy - Come A Little Bit Closer
DJ Aligator Project - Lollipop
Hundred Reasons - Falter
Joe - What If A Woman
Ronan Keating - I Love It When We Do
Kelly Osbourne - Papa Don't Preach
Milk Inc - Walk On Water
Alison Moyet - Should I Feel That It's Over?
Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Zephyr Song
Underworld - Two Months Off
Weezer - Keep Fishing
Sarah Whatmore - When I Lost You

September 9th:

A1 - When I'm Missing You
Alcazar - Don't You Want Me
KoRn - Thoughtless
Melody Brown - Naked
David Charvet - Leap Of Faith
Hampenburg - Duck Toy
Monica - All Eyes On Me
Oxide & Neutrino - Dem Girlz (I Don't Know Why)
Scooter - Nessaja
SIX - There's A Whole Lot Of Loving
Ian Van Dahl - Try

September 16th:

Busted - That's Why I Go To School
Nick Carter - TBA
Avril Lavigne - Complicated
Cosmos - Take Me Away With You
dmac - Reason For Breathing
Liberty X - Got To Have Your Love
No Doubt - Underneath It All
O-Town - TBA
Puddle Of Mudd - She Hates Me
Riva - Time Is A Healer
Supergrass - Grace
Trust Company - Downfall

September 23rd:

Athlete - Beautiful
Eminem - Cleaning Out My Closet
Samantha Mumba - I'm Right Here
S Club Juniors - New Direction
Safri Duo & Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom 2002
TLC - TBA
Holly Valance - Down Boy
Will Young & Gareth Gates - The Long And Winding Road/Suspicious Minds

September 30th:

Aurora - If You Could Read My Mind
The Calling - Adrienne
Whitney Houston - What'cha Looking At?
Paulina Rubio - Don't Say Goodbye
Santana - TBA
Vines - Out Of The Way

October 7th:

Christina Aguilera - TBA
Foo Fighters - TBA
Dannii Minogue - Put The Needle On It

October 14th:

Artful Dodger - Ruffneck Sound
Manic Street Preachers - TBA
Shaggy - TBA
Westlife - TBA

October 21st:

Mad'House - Holiday
Beth Orton - Anywhere
U2 - The Hands That Built America

October 28th:

Blue - One Love
Westlife - TBA

November 4th:

Doves - Caught By The River
Alicia Keys - Girlfriend

November 11th:

Abs - TBA
Craig David - What's Your Name?

November 18th:

Will Young - TBA

Yet to be confirmed...

Ace Of Base - Beautiful Morning
Alex C feat. Yasmin K - Rhythm Of The Night
Ashley - Falling For You
BBMak - Out Of My Heart (Into Your Head)
Bless'd - Booo
DJ Encore - I See Right Through to You
DJ Sammy & Yanou feat. Do - Heaven
Sophie Ellis Bextor - Music Gets The Best Of Me
Hermes House Band & DJ Otzi - Live Is Life
Interactive - Forever Young
Charlie Lownoise presents Starsplash - Wonderful Days
Madonna - Die Another Day
Kylie Minogue - Fever
Mya - Why You Gotta Look So Good
Pluto - Can I Get A
Porn Kings vs Flip & Fill feat. 740 Boyz - Shake Ya Shimmy
LeAnn Rimes - Life Goes On
Rosie Ribbons - Blink
Sash! - Ganbareh
Shakira - Objection (Tango)

Top 75 ALBUM chart analysis :

This week there are new entries for

• 4 The Music - The Music
• 11 The Chicago Story (best of)
• 16 Rick Astley - Greatest Hits
• 24 Catatonia - Greatest Hits
• 47 Nightmares on Wax - Mind Elevation
• 72 Aimee Mann - Lost in Space

The top 5 goes like this :

• 1 Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
• 2 Eva Cassidy - Imagine
• 3 Sugababes - Angels with Dirty Faces
• 4 The Music - The Music
• 5 Pink - Missundaztood

New releases :

September 2nd:

Bjork - Greatest Hits
Catatonia - Greatest Hits
Various Artists - Smash Hits: Let's Party!

September 23rd:

Elvis Presley - ELV1S Number Ones

October 7th:

Will Young - TBA

October 28th:

Gareth Gates - TBA
David Gray - TBA
Manic Street Preachers - Forever Delayed: Greatest Hits
Westlife - Greatest Hits

November 11th:

U2 - The Best Of: Volume Two

Yet to be confirmed...:

Richard Ashcroft - TBA
Beatles - 40th Anniversary Collection
David Bowie - TBA
Radiohead - TBA
Rolling Stones - Best Of
Shaggy - TBA
Supergrass - TBA

Dominator's Top 50 of 2001

37. Neil Finn: Wherever You Are

Making only No.32 in April last year, this was the only Top 40 track for the lead singer of Crowded House from his solo album "One Nil", although "Hole in the Ice" just missed out (No.43, Sept 2001)

Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2002.

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