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O C T O B E R 3 0 T H 1 9 9 9

The initial bit :

In the last chart of 1998, I posted my Top 50 singles of the year, picking out the Top 10 first. During 1999, I'll be going through the list one by one starting with the Top 10 in alphabetical order.

This week : 15 new entries, 1 climbers, 0 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...

15 new entries :

  • 40 M3 - Bailamos
  • 38 Russell Watson - Swing Low 99
  • 32 Triple X - Feel the Same
  • 31 Brainchild - Symmetry C
  • 30 Tal Bachman - She's So High
  • 26 Barbra Streisand and Vince Gill - If You Ever Leave Me
  • 21 Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly
  • 16 Eternal - What'cha Gonna Do
  • 14 Simply Red - Ain't That a Lot of Love
  • 11 Onephatdeeva - In and Out of my Life
  • 10 Tina Turner - When The Heartache is Over :O ===
  • 9 Destiny's Child - Bug a Boo
  • 5 Backpassage Boys - Larger Than Life
  • 3 R Kelly - Turn Back Hands of Time
  • 1 Westlife - Flying Without Wings

    so the following dropped out :

  • 40 TLC - Unpretty
  • 39 LCD - Zorba's Dance
  • 38 Enrique Inglesias - Bailamos
  • 37 Alice Deejay - Better Off Alone
  • 36 Kid Rock - Cowboy
  • 35 Shirley Bassey/Bryn Terfel - World In Union :O ===
  • 34 Paul Johnson - Get Get Down
  • 33 York - The Awakening
  • 32 Charlatans - Forever
  • 31 Tom Jones & the Cardigans - Burning Down the House
  • 30 Mel C - Goin' Down
  • 29 James - Just Like Fred Astaire
  • 25 Liquid Child - Diving Faces
  • 23 Wyclef Jean & Bono - New Day
  • 22 Big Time Charlie - On The Run

    1 climbers :

  • 8 (9) Macy Gray

    0 non-movers :

    and 24 going down.

    Big fallers include :

  • 12 (5) Steps
  • 19 (7) Honeyz
  • 20 (6) Buffalo Tom
  • 29 (16) Moby
  • 35 (13) 911
  • 39 (21) Chemical Brothers

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

  • 44 Donna Summer - I Will Go With You
  • 46 Counting Crows - Hanginaround
  • 56 Sneaker Pimps - Ten To Twenty
  • 58 My Life Story - Empire Line
  • 60 Les Rhythmes Digitales - Jacques Your Body
  • 62 Miss Jane - It's A Fine Day
  • 70 Minky - The Weekend Has Landed

    Of this week's highlights and lowlights...

    10 Tina Turner - When The Heartache is Over :O ===

    First new single from Tina in a while, but it's incredibly dull and lifeless, just like all the rest of the new entries this week.

    9 Destiny's Child - Bug a Boo

    What's this? A single based on a ZX Spectrum game?

    1 Westlife - Flying Without Wings *1st Week at No.1*

    Third single for the Oirish boy-band managed by Ronan Boyzone and another instant No.1.

    This is the 28th single to go straight in at No.1.

  • 1. Fatboy Slim - Praise You
  • 2. 911 - A Little Bit More
  • 3. Offspring - Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)
  • 4. Armand Van Helden featuring Duane Harden - You Don't Know Me
  • 5. Blondie - Maria
  • 6. Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away
  • 7. Britney Spears - Baby One More Time
  • 8. Boyzone - When The Going Gets Tough
  • 9. B*witched - Blame It On The Weatherman
  • 10. Mr Oizo - Flat Beat
  • 11. Martine McCutcheon - Perfect Moment
  • 12. Westlife - Swear It Again
  • 13. Backpassage Boys - I Like It That Way
  • 14. Boyzone - You Needed Me
  • 15. Shanks and Bigfoot - Sweet Like Chocolate
  • 16. Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
  • 17. S Club 7 - Bring It All Back
  • 18. Vengaboys - Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
  • 19. ATB - 9pm (Till I Come)
  • 20. Ricky Martin - Livin' La Vida Loca
  • 21. Ronan Keating - When You Say Nothing At All
  • 22. Westlife - If I Let You Go
  • 23. Geri Halliwell - Mi Chico Latino
  • 24. Lou Bega - Mambo No.5
  • 25. Vengaboys - We're Going To Ibiza
  • 26. Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)
  • 27. Christina Aguilera - Genie in a Bottle
  • 28. Westlife - Flying Without Wings

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    New releases :

    If anyone knows of a good site for new release info, please let me know

    18th October :

    	Adams, Bryan                TBC
    	Amos, Tori                  Glory Of The 80's
    	Brooks, Garth               Lost In You
    	Carey, Mariah Feat Jay Z    Heartbreaker
    	Carlisle, Belinda           TBC
    	Hill, Lauryn & Bob Marley   Turn The Lights Down Low
    	Savage Garden               I Knew I Loved You
    	Simply Red                  Ain't That A Lotta Love
    	Skunk Anansie               TBC
    	Spencer, Tracie             It's All About You
    	Travis                      Coming Around
    	Turner, Tina                When The Heartache Is Over
    	Westlife                    Fly Without Wings
    

    25th October :

    	21st Century Girls          Teenage Attack
    	Beck                        TBC
    	Blacque Ivory               I Do
    	Brown, Ian                  Love Like A Fountain
    	Coldplay                    Shiver
    	Culture Club                TBC
    	Dixie Chicks                Ready To Run
    	Five                        Get On Up
    	Flaming Lips                Waitin' For Superman
    	Hepburn                     Here Comes Napoleon
    	Martin, Ricky               She's All I Ever Had
    	McCartney, Paul             Brown Eyed Handsome Man
    	Smith, Will                 Freakin It
    

    1st November :

    	Alice Dee Jay               Want You Back
    	Another Level               Bomb Diggy
    	Death In Vegas              Aisha
    	Dion, Celine                TBC
    	Ferry, Bryan                As Time Goes By
    	Halliwell, Geri             Lift Me Up
    	Kravitz, Lenny              Black Velveteen
    	Lightning Seeds             Life's Too Short
    	Primal Scream               TBC
    	Tin Tin Out                 What I Am
    

    8th November :

    	Blur                        No Distance LeftTo Run
    	Fun Lovin' Criminals        Up On The Hill
    	Williams, Robbie            She's The One/It's Only Us
    

    15th November :

    	Boyzone                     TBC
    	Eminem                      Role Model
    

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    Top 75 ALBUM chart analysis :

    This week there are new entries for

  • 2 Charlatans - Us and Only Us
  • 4 Eurythmics - Peace
  • 5 B*Witched - Awake and Breathe
  • 10 Melanie C - Northern Star
  • 11 Eric Clapton - Clapton Chronicles: The Best Of
  • 21 Christina Aguilera - Christina Aguilera
  • 25 Gabrielle - Rise
  • 41 Adam Rickitt - Good Times
  • 53 Marillion - Marillion.com
  • 61 Therapy? - Suicide Pact: You First
  • 71 Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Rock Art and the X-Ray Style

    The top 5 goes like this :

  • 1 Shania Twwain - Come On Over
  • 2 Charlatans - Us and Only Us
  • 3 Travis - The Man Who
  • 4 Eurythmics - Peace
  • 5 B*Witched - Awake and Breathe

    If anyone knows of a good site for new album release info, please let me know

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    Dominator's Top 50 of 1998

    44. Robbie Williams - No Regrets

    Have I gone totally senile, or was Robbie Williams deserved of the "Single Of The Week" award in December 98 when this single made No.4 ? It's the latter, although this slow moody song has the Pet Shop Boys influence, with backing vocals from Neil Tennant himself and it had a very good video to boot.

    It followed his No.1 hit Millennium which I hated, as well as most of his other songs including Angels so it must be something good to feature in this Top 50.

    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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