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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: 9 new entries, 1 re-entry, 2 climbers, 1 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...

9 new entries and 1 re-entry :

• 38 (50 RE) S Club 7 - You
• 34 Drowning Pool - Bodies * !!!
• 30 Streets - Let's Push Things Forward
• 27 Pulp - Bad Cover Version
• 24 LFO - Every Other Time
• 15 New Order - Here To Stay
• 13 Pay As U Go - Champagne Dance
• 3 Doves - There Goes The Fear
• 2 Nsync - Girlfriend
• 1 Oasis - The Hindu Times :O ===

so the following dropped out :

• 40 Agent Sumo - Why
• 39 Ryan Adams - Answering Bell
• 38 Travis - Flowers in the Window
• 37 Cliff Richard
• 36 Galleon - So I Begin
• 35 Aurora - Dreaming
• 34 Aaron Carter - Leave It Up To Me
• 33 Outkast - The Whole World
• 32 Vines - Highly Evolved
• 27 Garbage - Breaking Up the Girl

2 climbers :

• 12 (13) Darren Hayes
• 16 (17) Jennifer Lopez

1 non-movers :

• 14 Lasgo

and 27 going down.

Big fallers include :

• 17 (10) Matt Darey
• 21 (6) Faithless & Dido
• 22 (16) Usher
• 26 (11) 3SL
• 33 (19) So Solid Crew
• 37 (25) Barthezz

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

• 44 Alice Band - Now That You Love Me
• 48 Oceanlab - Clear Blue Water
• 54 Adam F - Metrosound
• 55 Remy Zero - Save Me
• 57 CRW - Like a Cat
• 69 Jhay Palmer - Hello
• 73 D Note - Shed My Skin
• 74 Hoggboy - Shouldn't Let The Side Down

Of this week's highlights and lowlights...

34 Drowning Pool - Bodies * !!!

"Let the bodies hit the floor" chants this rock anthem loudly and often. It's bloody brilliant and gets many a play on MTV2 with a bizarre "12 Monkeys" style feel to the video.

27 Pulp - Bad Cover Version

And a bad record. It's a spoof of charity records that's worth a look once but not after that.

15 New Order - Here To Stay

Another first rate tune from New Order and used in the "24 Hour Party People" film, but still severely lacking in originality.

3 Doves - There Goes The Fear

I'm all for this Manchester band getting into the Top 3, but this is the most uninspired track I've ever heard from them. It contains none of the passion from "Catch the Sun" or "The Man Who Told Everything" and sounds like something by the Stone Roses circa 1990.

1 Oasis - The Hindu Times :O === *1st Week at No.1*

If in doubt, just rehash old ideas to the point where they sound tired and boring, and the clueless drones who bought your last album will buy this anyway and you'll cash in.

This is the 7th 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

New releases :

April 15th:

Aim - No Restrictions
The Alice Band - Now That You Love Me
Beverlei Brown - Gonna Get Over You
Doves - There Goes The Fear
Drowning Pool - Bodies
Haven - Till The End
KMC feat. Dhany - I Feel So Fine
Kosheen - Hungry
LFO - Every Other Time
*NSYNC feat. Nelly - Girlfriend
New Order - Here To Stay
New Pornographers feat. Neko Case - Letter From An Occupent
Nigel & Marvin - Follow Da Leader
Oasis - The Hindu Times
Pay As U Go Cartel - Champagne Dance
Pulp - Bad Cover Version
Remy Zero - Save Me
Royce Da 5'9" - Rock City
Jamie Lynn Sigler - Cry Baby
Simple Kid - I Am Rock
The Streets - Let's Push Things Forward
Timbaland & Magoo - For All Y'All
Wilt - Take Me Home

April 22nd:

The Chemical Brothers - Come With Us
Faith Evans - You Gets No Love
Jessica Garlick - Come Back
Heist - That's The Kind Of Man I Am
Idlewild - You Held The World In Your Arms
Timo Maas - Shifter
Mach 747 - Invading Privately
Mad Donna - The Wheels On The Bus
Nivea - Don't Mess With The Radio
Push - Tranzy State Of Mind
S Club Juniors - One Step Closer
Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Sister Surround

April 29th:

Dot Allison - Substance
allSTARS* - Back When
Craig Armstrong - Wake Up In New York
Bellefire - All I Want Is You
Mary J. Blige - No More Drama
Terry Callier & Paul Weller - Brother To Brother
The Cooper Temple Clause - Who Needs Enemies
Different Stripes - Tribute To The White Stripes
Jaheim - Just In Case
MC Alistair - Step Step Slide
Moby - We Are All Made Of Stars
P.O.D. - Youth Of The Nation
Scumfrog Vs David Bowie - Loving The Alien
Sugababes - R Freaks Electric
Sweetbox - For The Lonely
Tiga & Zyntherius - Sunglasses At Night
Tweet - Oops! (Oh My)
Holly Valance - Kiss Kiss

May 6th:

Aaliyah - Rock The Boat
Sarah Connor - From Sarah With Love
H & Claire - DJ
The Hives - Main Offender
Hundred Reasons - Silver
Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes
Rhianna - Oh Baby
Busta Rhymes - Pass The Courviosier
Russell Watson with Faye Tozer - Someone Like You

May 13th:

A - Starbucks
A1 - Make It Good
Atomic Kitten - You're Not Here (It's OK)
Brandy - Full Moon
Ferry Corsten - Punk
Enrique - Escape
Ian Van Dahl - Reason
Liberty X - Just A Little
Milk Inc - In My Eyes
Miss Dynamite - It Takes More
Pink - Don't Let Me Get Me
Rammstein - Ich Will
Reel - You Take Me Away

May 20th:

Alien Ant Farm - Attitude
Victoria Beckham & Robbie Craig - I Wish
Bell & Spurling - Sven Sven Sven (World Cup 2002 Remix)
Fragma - Embrace Me
Korn - Here To Stay
Alanis Morissette - Precious Illusions
Shakira - Underneath Your Clothes
Bubba Sparxxx - TBA
Angie Stone - Wish I Didn't Miss You
Sylver - Turn The Tide
Westlife - Bop Bop Baby

May 27th:

Goo Goo Dolls - Here Is Gone
Kylie Minogue - Love At First Sight
Mis-Teeq - This Is How We Do It/Roll On
Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen
Will Young - Light My Fire

June 3rd:

Wyclef Jean - One More Chance
Muse - Dead Star/In Your World
No Doubt - Hella Good
SIX - There's A Whole Lot Of Loving (Irish Popstars)
Will Smith - Nod Your Head
Nikki Webster - Strawberry Kisses

June 10th:

Nelly - It's Hot In Here
Papa Roach - TBA

June 17th:

Jimmy Eat World - Sweetness
Christina Milian - When You Look At Me
Puddle Of Mudd - Blurry

June 24th:

Nelly Furtado - Hey Man

July 1st:

Slipknot - My Plague

July 8th:

Pet Shop Boys - I Get Along

Top 75 ALBUM chart analysis :

This week there are new entries for

• 17 Elvis Costello - When I Was Cruel
• 18 Petula Clark - Ultimate Collection
• 54 Michelle Branch - Spirit Room
• 61 Craig Armstrong - As If To Nothing

The top 5 goes like this :

• 1 Celine Dion - A New Day Has Come
• 2 Blue - All Rise
• 3 Nickelback - Silver Side Up
• 4 Sheryl Crow - C'Mon C'Mon
• 5 Anastacia - Freak of Nature

New releases :

Need a new source for info.

Dominator's Top 50 of 2001

17. Cake - Short Skirt Long Jacket

There only other recent song of note was "The Distance".

Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2002.

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