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so the following dropped out :

1 climbers :

1 non-movers :

and 25 going down.

Big fallers include :

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

Of this week's highlights and lowlights...

58 Clock - Sunshine Day

Finally the single-buying public of the UK have seen sense and decided against purchasing this derivative junk in bulk.

46 Scritti Politti - Tinseltown To The Boogiedown *

A very good song this, and one for the dance-music-brigade. I thought it would have gone in the Top 10, but I'm very surprised to see that Green Garside's comeback track has flopped.

22 James - I Know What I'm Here For *

A different departure for James too, as they verge on dance-music territory, with a song that also sounds like something from the early 80's given the way the vocals are used. A great promo video too so, again, I'm surprised this one hasn't done so well.

19 Elvis Costello - She *

The newspapers were touting this as Elvis' first ever No.1, but despite it being very good, I couldn't quite see the teeny-boppers buying it in bulk.

This cover of the Charles Aznavour classic is taken from Hugh Grant's big blockbuster, Notting Hill, in which he falls in love with big-mouthed, hairy-armpitted Julia Roberts. For what it's worth, a special edition DVD is planned for November in this country.

15 Pet Shop Boys - I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More * !!!

No.'s 4, 19 and 22 were all possible contenders for single-of-the-week this week, but it wasn't to be as the Pet Shop Boys should always win that accolade.

With one of the longest song titles ever written, this is another classic slice of PSB which will be loved by all their fans, including me, but largely ignored by everyone else.

10 Madness - Lovestruck

The first track from Madness in an age probably comes because the solo careers of all the band have come to little or nothing, with only Suggs making an appearance a few years ago in the singles chart and as regular presenter on Channel 5's cheesy karaoke show.

It was in the early 80's when they made regular appearances in the Top 10, but then disbanded and some of them became The Madness later on with the flop, "I Pronounce You".

Quite why "Lovestruck" should sell so well is a mystery because it's rather dull and just about the weakest thing that the 'Nutty' boys have ever made. Still, let's see what they come up with next to pay the bills.

4 DJ Jurgen presents Alice Deejay - Better off Alone *

This is one of those dance tunes, like ATB's "9pm (Till I Come)", which focuses more on the tune than the lyrics and also a tune that I've heard many-a-time without knowing who it was, but then telling me wouldn't have made much impact anyway.

A combination of a dance beat, minimal lyrics and a tune that sounds like a car alarm on the fritz and you're all set for a Top 5 hit.

1 Ricky Martin - Livin' La Vida Loca *3rd Week at No.1*

Energetic Latino music and the sort of thing that sells a lot of records in summer, and in the past week it's really grown on me. The reason? It sounds exactly like the sort of thing Wax were doing around 12 years ago with their "American English" album. Anyone not familiar with Wax should note that they, Andrew Gold and Graham Gouldman, made up half of 10CC.

He's being sold over here as the next Big Thing to hit the UK, but if that's the case then why did he disappear off the face of the planet after his previous (and before this single, only) single, "Un, Dos, Tres, Maria" made No.6 in September 97. Why couldn't his record company have spared us the pain?

This is the 20th single to go straight in at No.1.

New releases :

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

July 19th :

	Basement Jaxx                 Rendez-Vu
	Brown, Jennifer               Alive
	Clock                         Sunshine Day
	Eminem                        Guilty Conscience
	Grooves, Scott/Parliament     Mothership Reconnection
	James                         TBC
	Keating, Ronan                When You Say Nothing At All
	Martin, Billy Ray             Honey
	Masters At Work & India       To Be In Love
	Morisson, Mark                My Best Friend
	Pet Shop Boys                 I Don't Know What You Want
	Planet Perfecto Feat          Not Over Yet '99
	Richard, Cliff                The Miracle
	Smash Mouth                   All Star
	Tyrese                        Nobody Else

July 26th :

	Animal House                  Animal House EP
	Costello, Elvis               She
	De-Ryus                       Grass Aint Greener
	Dope Smugglaz                 Double Double Dutch
	Space Raiders                 (I Need The) Disko Doktor

2nd August :

	All Seeing I                  1st Man In Space
	Blackstreet                   Think About You
	Brand New Heavies             Saturday Night
	Monica                        Angel Of Mine
	Westlife                      If I Let You Go

9th August :

	Salt N Pepa                   Gitty Up

16th August :

	La's, The                     There She Goes

Top 75 ALBUM chart analysis :

This week there are new entries for

The top 5 goes like this :

New releases :

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

Other forthcoming releases

JULY :

[tba] - Aqua (Universal)
[tba] - No Doubt (Interscope)

AUGUST :

[tba] - Johnson Brothers (WEA)
[tba] - Tom Jones (Gut)

SEPTEMBER :

[tba] - Mary Jane Lamond (Wicklow/BMG Classics)
[tba] - Bill Laswell (Wicklow/BMG Classics)
[tba] - Laurel MacDonald (Wicklow/BMG Classics)
[tba] - Varttina (Wicklow/BMG Classics)

OCTOBER :

[tba] - Metallica w/San Francisco Symphony Orch. (Vertigo/Mercury)
[tba] - Oasis (Creation)
[tba] - Radiohead (Parlophone)
[tba] - U2 (Island)

Dominator's Top 50 of 1998

31. Kenickie: Stay In The Sun

Taken from their last album before splitting up, Get In (No.32, Sept 98), this single missed the charts making No.43 in August last year, but it's an energetic track which summed up the summer perfectly. Just a shame that the single-buying public didn't take it in.

Also charting last year was "I Would Fix You" which made No.36 in June.

The end bit :

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Bye for now,

Dominator

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