(* - 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
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
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 :
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