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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: 14 new entries, 0 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...

14 new entries:

• 38 Royksopp - Poor Leno
• 32 Sound Bluntz - Billie Jean
• 29 Suede - Obsessions
• 27 Snoop Dogg - From Tha Chuuuch to Da Place
• 26 Music - Getaway
• 23 Paul Weller - Leafy Mysteries
• 19 Kelly Llorenna - Heart of Gold
• 17 Lasgo - Pray
• 16 Sum 41 - Still Waiting
• 12 Rikki & Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy
• 8 Mariah Carey - Through the Rain
• 5 S Club - Alive
• 3 Jennifer Lopez - Jenny from the Block
• 2 Will Young - Don't Let Me Down/You & I

so the following dropped out :

• 40 Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Zephyr Song
• 39 Eminem - Cleanin out my Closet
• 38 De Nuit - All that Mattered
• 37 Will & Gareth - Long and Winding Road
• 36 U2 - Electrical Storm
• 35 Rammstein - Feuer Frei
• 34 Tenacious D - Wonderboy
• 33 S Club Juniors - New Direction
• 32 Atomic Kitten - The Tide is High
• 31 Avril Lavigne - Complicated
• 30 Pink - Just Like a Pill
• 29 Darren Hayes - I Miss You
• 28 Jan Wayne - Because the Night
• 26 Sophie - Music Get the Best of Me

0 climbers :

2 non-movers :

• 1 Christina Aguilera
• 18 Madonna

and 24 going down.

Big fallers include :

• 13 (6) Blazin Squad
• 22 (8) Kylie Minogue
• 24 (13) Ashanti
• 25 (10) Coldplay
• 28 (16) Santana
• 30 (17) Shakira
• 34 (19) Shy FX

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

• 50 Crazy Town - Drowning
• 51 A - Something's Going On
• 53 Vanessa Carlton - Ordinary Day
• 56 Tiesto - Obsession
• 64 Arthur Baker/New Order - Confusion
• 70 Xpansions - Move Your Body 2002

Of this week's highlights and lowlights...

27 Snoop Dogg - From Tha Chuuuch to Da Place

Come off it, Snoop, buy a bloody dictionary.

3 Jennifer Lopez - Jenny from the Block

Jenny from what block? Is she pretending to be from some backward part of America and no kind of priviliged background that's got her where she is today?

2 Will Young - Don't Let Me Down/You & I

Oh, what a shame he didn't make No.1. Well, No.2 is more suitable for him, given that it combines both his talent with his habits.

1 (1) Christina Aguilera - Dirrty *2nd Week at No.1*

Crrap.

This is the 26th single in a row to go straight into the Top 40 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
• 22. Las Ketchup - The Ketchup Song
• 23. Nelly - Dilemma
• 24. DJ Sammy - Heaven
• 25. Westlife - Unbreakable
• 26. Christina Aguilera - Dirrty

New releases :

November 18th:

A - Something's Going On
Ashanti - Happy
Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not The One
Toni Braxton - Hit The Freeway
Vanessa Carlton - Ordinary Day
Crazy Town - Drowning
Drunkenmunkey - E
Lasgo - Pray
Kelly Llorenna - Heart Of Gold
Jennifer Lopez - Jenny From The Block
Liam Lynch - United States Of Whatever
Masai - Do That Thang
Mona Lisa Overdrvie - Born To Synthesize
The Music - Getaway
Rikki & Daz featuring Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy (Giddy Up Giddy Up!)
Royksopp - Poor Leno
S Club - Alive
Snoop Dogg - From The Church To Da Palace
Sound Bluntz - Billie Jean
Suede - Obsessions
Sum 41 - Still Waiting
Paul Weller - Leafy Mysteries
Xpansions - Move Your Body 2002
Will Young - Don't Let Me Down/You And I

November 25th:

Anastacia - You'll Never Be Alone
Atomic Kitten - The Last Goodbye/Be With You
Bjork - It's In Our Hands
BK - Revolution
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - U Shine On
Darius - Rushes
Celine Dion - Goodbye's The Saddest Word
Wyclef Jean & Tom Jones - Pussycat
Ronan Keating & Lulu - We've Got Tonight
Alicia Keys - Girlfriend
Liberty X - Holding On For You
Milky - In My Mind
Nickelback - Never Again
Oxide & Neutrino - They Think It's Easy
Pascale featuring Karen Parry - I Think We're Alone Now
Scooter - Posse (I Need You On The Floor)

December 2nd:

Aqualung - Good Times Gonna Come
Bon Jovi - Misunderstood
The Cheeky Girls - The Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)
DJ Quicksilver presents Base Unique - Always On My Mind
Eminem - Lose Yourself
Enrique Iglesias - Maybe
Ms Dynamite - Put Him Out
Milk Inc - Land Of The Living
Pedro vs Kathryn Williams - EP
Will Smith - A Thousand Kisses
Supergrass - Seen The Light
TLC - Girl Talk

December 9th:

Flip & Fill - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Gareth Gates - What My Heart Wants To Say
David Gray - The Other Side
Hermes House Band & DJ Otzi - Live Is Life
Pink - Family Portrait
S Club Juniors - Puppy Love
Holly Valance - Naughty Girl
Robbie Williams - Feel

December 16th:

Russell Watson - Nothing Is Sacred Anymore
Popstars: The Rivals (Boyband) - TBA
Popstars: The Rivals (Girlband) - TBA/Stay Another Day
Westlife - Miss You Nights

December 16th:

Russell Watson - Nothing Is Sacred Anymore
Popstars: The Rivals (Boyband) - TBA
Popstars: The Rivals (Girlband) - TBA/Stay Another Day
Westlife - Miss You Nights

January 6th:...:

Zoe Birkett - Treat Me Like A Lady
Busted - Year 3000
Clipse - Grindin'
InMe - Crushed Like Fruit
Avril Lavigne - Sk8er Boi
More Fire Crew - Back Then
O-Town - These Are The Days
Smoke 2 Seven - Envy
Spunge - Oliver's Army
Who Da Funk - Sting Me Red

January 13th:...:

Audioslave - Cochise
Foo Fighters - Times Like These
Mario - Just A Friend
Reef - Give Me Your Love
t.A.T.u - All The Things She Said

January 20th:...:

ATC - My Heart Beats Like A Drum (Dam Dam Dam)
Hell Is For Heroes - You Drove Me To It
Alanis Morrisette - Surrending
Kelly Osbourne - Shut Up
Sarah Whatmore - Automatic

January 27th:...:

Darren Hayes - Crush
Kelly Rowland - Stole

February 3rd:...:

Appleton - Don't Worry
Sash! - Ganbareh
Sugababes featuring Sting - Shape

Top 75 ALBUM chart analysis :

This week there are new entries for

• 1 Robbie Williams - Escapology
• 4 Shania Twain - Up
• 8 Rod Stewart - It Had To Be You
• 13 Russell Watson - Reprise
• 14 Ja Rule - The Last Temptation
• 17 Jools Holland - Small World Big Band 2
• 20 Kylie Minogue - Greatest Hits 87-92
• 23 Lighthouse Family - Greatest Hits
• 30 Barbra Streisand - Duets
• 36 Marti Pellow - Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile
• 37 Ryan & Rachel O'Donnell - The Celtic Chillout Album
• 46 Audioslave - Audioslave
• 52 George Harrison - Brainwashed
• 56 Jay-Z - Blueprint 2
• 58 H & Claire - Another You Another Me
• 63 Natalie Cole - Ask a Woman Who Knows
• 71 Pulp - Hits

The top 5 goes like this :

• 1 Robbie Williams - Escapology
• 2 Westlife - Unbreakable (best of)
• 3 Blue - One Love
• 4 Shania Twain - Up
• 5 Elton John: Greatest Hits 1970-2002

New releases :

November 18th:

H & Claire - Another You, Another Me
George Harrison - Brainwashed
Lighthouse Family - Greatest Hits
Madonna/Various Artists - Die Another Day OST
Kylie Minogue - Greatest Hits: 1987-1992
Shania Twain - Up
Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music! 53
Robbie Williams - Escapology

November 25th:

Blazin' Squad - In The Beginning
Toni Braxton - More Than A Woman
Celine Dion - A New Day Has Come
Kelly Llorenna - All Clubbed Up
Jennifer Lopez - This Is Me
S Club - Alive
Steps - The Last Dance
Sum 41 - Does This Look Infected?
Various Artists - Best Of KISS Smooth Grooves
Various Artists - Smash Hits 2003

December 2nd...:

Darius - Dive In

December 9th...:

Whitney Houston - Just Whitney...
Alanis Morrisette - Feast On Scraps

Dominator's Top 50 of 2001

48. System of a Down: Chop Suey

Making No.17 in October last year, this was a great slice of American Indie rock that had plenty of MTV2 airplay and went through several different changes in direction in the four or five minutes it ran for. Took a while to get used to but it was worth it.

The track was followed up by the excellent Toxicity (No.25, March 2002) and Aerials (No.34, July 2002).

Review copyright © Dominic Robinson, 2002.

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