My January 2024 Charts

7th January 2024

It’s 3 weeks on top for Lufthaus and Robbie and Sophie, as Sophie brings her 2001 chart-topper and track of the year back courtesy of a TV series (The Tourist) and a big global movie, Saltburn, Murder On The Dancefloor makes it a third chart run. New in at 2, Lindsey Buckingham topped my early 1982 chart with the fab Trouble, which is selling on itunes, no idea why though. Cyril goes top 10 which means Suzi Quatro gets a top 10 for the first time since Strict Machine in 2011, for a 51-year run of ’em, on and off. Chris Norman last did it in 1977 or so. Stumblin’ In didnt go top 10 first time round, though it should have.

This week we lost Glynis Johns at the age of 100, she was in Mary Poppins back in the day and was already around 40 then! In 1973 she starred in A Little Night Music on Broadway and the song Send In The Clowns was written specifically for her and her uniquely British vocal style. Nobody has done it better than she did. No-one. She wrings emotion out of every word and barely sings. Debuting 50-years-late at 47. David Soul also sadly died, he was huge in 1977, and his two hugest tunes pop back in for the first time in 47 years, Silver Lady and Don’t Give Up On Us.

That leaves 2 Britpop bands returning to my chart, both of them somewhat looked down on at the time and since really, but as I don’t care about Cool, I just know what I like, it’s nice to see them both back – Cast at 72 with Faraway charting for the first time this century after a gap of nearly 25 years, and a chart span of 35 years if we count The La’s (and I do). Kula Shaker have only been absent for a mere 17 years, but nabbed 2 chart-toppers back in the mid-nineties. Natural Magick is quite catchy.

1 1 1 6 IMMORTAL – Lufthaus feat Sophie Ellis-Bextor & Robbie Williams 580850
2 NEW 2 1 TROUBLE – Lindsey Buckingham 115000
3 2 1 7 SEBASTIAN – Cockney Rebel 885000
4 7 2 13 STORY – Kylie Minogue 696900
5 5 5 7 BAD WOMAN – Paloma Faith 256700
6 6 1 8 GOOD AT BREAKING HEARTS – Jungle featuring JNR Williams & 33.3 690000
7 9 7 6 WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? – MisterWives 195500
8 8 8 9 HOUDINI – Dua Lipa 235400
9 10 9 3 LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE – Bucks Fizz 106750
10 22 10 4 STUMBLIN’ IN – CYRIL featuring Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman 73500

11 16 11 5 JAMCOD – The Jesus And Mary Chain 103400
12 4 1 6 GO NOW – The Moody Blues 546000
13 3 3 10 RADIOPHONIC – Pet Shop Boys 411900
14 11 4 10 LOOK AT YOU NOW – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 434400
15 38 15 2 SHADES OF LOVE – The Blessed Madonna featuring The Joy 44200
16 13 1 16 HOLD ON TO NOW – Kylie Minogue 923800
17 12 4 14 VERUSCHKA – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 444200
18 18 18 7 ANGELS CRY TOO – Lucia & The Best Boys 96800
19 25 19 5 ONE ON ONE – The Knocks & SOFI TUKKER 70350
20 19 1 11 NOW AND THEN – The Beatles 874000

21 21 4 13 AEIOU – PNAU & Empire Of The Sun 443300
22 15 4 10 SAVOUR THE MIRACLE OF LIFE – Dario G 352800
23 14 7 10 ALREADY KNOW – Gustaph 297550
24 23 17 10 WE’RE GONNA GET THERE IN THE END – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 142000
25 31 25 6 WORTH IT – RAYE 69900
26 26 26 10 ALARM CLOCK – Sheryl Crow 119450
27 20 14 11 HASS HASS – Diljit Dosanjh X SIA 218600
28 28 28 8 CAN’T CATCH ME NOW – Olivia Rodrigo 108750
29 39 29 6 PRADA – Casso, D-Block Europe and RAYE 66600
30 32 30 6 WONDER EYE – Little Moon 74050

31 24 19 6 ARIA – Argy & Omnya 117150
32 48 32 2 NO CALIFORNIA – Ilsey 30100
33 37 33 5 THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME – ABBA 82800
34 17 17 10 LOVE VOUDOU – Duran Duran 140800
35 35 35 8 GIRL – The Beatles 110100
36 29 12 10 OVERDRIVE – Ofenbach featuring Norma Jean Martine 240600
37 30 7 12 DOPAMINE – Mehro 302800
38 27 27 8 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART – Trevor Horn & Rick Astley 124600
39 34 1 15 SURE ENOUGH – Two Door Cinema Club 783000
40 33 26 8 I’VE BEEN IN LOVE – Jungle featuring Channel Tres 126050

41 44 41 8 THIS BOY – The Beatles 90300
42 36 1 18 SOMETHING ON MY MIND – Purple Disco Machine x Duke Dumont x Nothing But Thieves 943850
43 41 41 6 SOMETIMES (I’M ALONE) – The Kiffness 71300
44 52 44 8 MICHELLE – The Beatles 66550
45 57 45 6 LOVE ME/HATE ME – Mari Bella 54800
46 49 46 8 HEY BULLDOG – The Beatles 77200
47 NEW 47 1 SEND IN THE CLOWNS – Glynis Johns 12500
48 NEW 48 1 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR – Sophie Ellis-Bextor 12300
49 54 49 3 DEAR JESSIE – Madonna 29300
50 42 32 10 PROBLEMZ – Jungle 128800

51 40 40 8 TK421 – Lenny Kravitz 93950
52 69 52 2 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING – Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgrave 17700
53 71 53 2 STRONG ENOUGH – Jonas Brothers featuring Bailey Zimmerman 17050
54 46 19 12 SKIPPING LIKE A STONE – Chemical Brothers featuring Beck 170950
55 43 33 9 HELLO LOVE – Jesse Ware 116100
56 47 17 11 STILL BELIEVE IN LOVE – Mary J. Blige featuring Vado 157450
57 60 57 5 WALKED IN THE ROOM – Channel Tres 40400
58 68 58 2 SPIRIT – The Killers 16600
59 50 50 9 RAINY DAYS IN JUNE – Barbara 74600
60 67 60 4 BLOODLINES – Fay Wildhagen 26800

61 51 18 10 SUPER GRAPHIC ULTRA MODERN GIRL – Chappell Roan 162550
62 55 3 11 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU – ABBA 386200
63 53 53 5 ONE OF US – ABBA 42150
64 58 13 15 MOONLIGHT – Bimini x Girls Of The Internet 280700
65 62 7 15 RAGAZZO SOLA – Annalisa 314350
66 NEW 66 1 DON’T GIVE UP ON US – David Soul 6800
67 65 10 14 MIRAGE – OneRepublic, Assassin’s Creed, Mishaal Tamer 243900
68 61 29 10 EVERY NIGHT – Jungle 143800
69 56 40 9 I KEEP THEM ON THE FLOOR BESIDE MY BED (THE CHRISTMAS EDITION) – Agnetha Faltskog 83700
70 63 63 6 WE CAN HAVE IT ALL – Danny Byrd 38200

71 75 8 16 TENSION – Kylie Minogue 262650
72 NEW 72 1 FARAWAY – Cast 5600
73 NEW 73 1 SILVER LADY – David Soul 5400
74 64 46 9 CARE – Lucia & The Best Boys 77700
75 NEW 75 1 NATURAL MAGICK – Kula Shaker 5000

DROP OUTS
66 64 7 LEAVING NEW YORK – Micky Dolenz 41800
45 25 11 DJ PLAY A CHRISTMAS SONG – Cher 117650
59 59 2 HEY MR CHRISTMAS – Showaddywaddy 20200
70 47 7 WRAP ME UP – Jimmy Fallon & Meghan Trainor 55000
72 30 9 TRYOUTS FOR THE HUMAN RACE – Stefanie Joosten featuring Giorgio Moroder 126600
73 49 9 FEEL THE LOVE – Bananarama 71200
74 74 1 HAPPY NEW YEAR – ABBA 5200

14th January 2024

It’s 4 weeks on top for Immortal as Sophie Ellis-Bextor is everywhere – just not with this one sadly! There’s not much happening at the top end, but plenty of new entries, the highest from Teddy Swims as Lose Control gets a debut at 49. Others? The Black Keys return with a new goodie, Ella Henderson is never far away from a dance collab, this time Rudimental, ditto Alok with Bebe Rexha and UK Eurovision act Mae Muller is back to guesting.

Shaznay Lewis is back with some All Saints styled new music, that’s 27 years for her in my charts, Bright Light Bright Light keeps his chart run going, Ariane Grande returns, Alicia Keys is knocking on 25 years of action with her new one, and Dizzee Rascal returns to chart activity after a sizeable gap. Call me old fashioned but I will happily take his brand of rap-based music over some of the current big names.

1 1 1 7 IMMORTAL – Lufthaus feat Sophie Ellis-Bextor & Robbie Williams 750850
2 2 2 2 TROUBLE – Lindsey Buckingham 230000
3 3 1 8 SEBASTIAN – Cockney Rebel 970000
4 5 4 8 BAD WOMAN – Paloma Faith 321700
5 6 1 9 GOOD AT BREAKING HEARTS – Jungle featuring JNR Williams & 33.3 750000
6 4 2 14 STORY – Kylie Minogue 751900
7 7 7 7 WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? – MisterWives 245500
8 8 8 10 HOUDINI – Dua Lipa 283400
9 9 9 4 LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE – Bucks Fizz 151750
10 11 10 6 JAMCOD – The Jesus And Mary Chain 145400

11 10 10 5 STUMBLIN’ IN – CYRIL featuring Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman 110500
12 15 12 3 SHADES OF LOVE – The Blessed Madonna featuring The Joy 89200
13 14 4 11 LOOK AT YOU NOW – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 466400
14 18 14 8 ANGELS CRY TOO – Lucia & The Best Boys 125800
15 19 15 6 ONE ON ONE – The Knocks & SOFI TUKKER 97350
16 16 1 17 HOLD ON TO NOW – Kylie Minogue 948800
17 12 1 7 GO NOW – The Moody Blues 569000
18 13 3 11 RADIOPHONIC – Pet Shop Boys 433900
19 37 7 13 DOPAMINE – Mehro 323800
20 29 20 7 PRADA – Casso, D-Block Europe and RAYE 86600

21 17 4 15 VERUSCHKA – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 463950
22 22 4 11 SAVOUR THE MIRACLE OF LIFE – Dario G 372300
23 21 4 14 AEIOU – PNAU & Empire Of The Sun 462550
24 49 24 4 DEAR JESSIE – Madonna 48300
25 20 1 12 NOW AND THEN – The Beatles 893750
26 26 26 11 ALARM CLOCK – Sheryl Crow 137950
27 25 25 7 WORTH IT – RAYE 88300
28 23 7 11 ALREADY KNOW – Gustaph 315850
29 24 17 11 WE’RE GONNA GET THERE IN THE END – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 160200
30 30 30 7 WONDER EYE – Little Moon 92050

31 32 31 3 NO CALIFORNIA – Ilsey 48000
32 33 32 6 THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME – ABBA 100600
33 28 28 9 CAN’T CATCH ME NOW – Olivia Rodrigo 126450
34 44 44 9 MICHELLE – The Beatles 84150
35 35 35 9 GIRL – The Beatles 127600
36 27 14 12 HASS HASS – Diljit Dosanjh X SIA 236000
37 47 37 2 SEND IN THE CLOWNS – Glynis Johns 29800
38 41 38 9 THIS BOY – The Beatles 107500
39 48 39 2 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR – Sophie Ellis-Bextor 29400
40 45 40 7 LOVE ME/HATE ME – Mari Bella 71800

41 31 19 7 ARIA – Argy & Omnya 131150
42 34 17 11 LOVE VOUDOU – Duran Duran 154550
43 39 1 16 SURE ENOUGH – Two Door Cinema Club 796500
44 42 1 19 SOMETHING ON MY MIND – Purple Disco Machine x Duke Dumont x Nothing But Thieves 956100
45 53 45 3 STRONG ENOUGH – Jonas Brothers featuring Bailey Zimmerman 30050
46 46 46 9 HEY BULLDOG – The Beatles 89950
47 36 12 11 OVERDRIVE – Ofenbach featuring Norma Jean Martine 253100
48 57 48 6 WALKED IN THE ROOM – Channel Tres 52700
49 NEW 49 1 LOSE CONTROL – Teddy Swims 12100
50 52 50 3 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING – Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgrave 29700

51 40 26 9 I’VE BEEN IN LOVE – Jungle featuring Channel Tres 137800
52 50 32 11 PROBLEMZ – Jungle 140300
53 60 53 5 BLOODLINES – Fay Wildhagen 38050
54 58 54 3 SPIRIT – The Killers 27600
55 38 27 9 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART – Trevor Horn & Rick Astley 135350
56 43 41 7 SOMETIMES (I’M ALONE) – The Kiffness 81800
57 56 17 12 STILL BELIEVE IN LOVE – Mary J. Blige featuring Vado 167850
58 66 58 2 DON’T GIVE UP ON US – David Soul 17000
59 NEW 59 1 A LITTLE MORE LOST – Georgia Ku 10100
60 NEW 60 1 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (STAY HIGH) – The Black Keys 10000

61 54 19 13 SKIPPING LIKE A STONE – Chemical Brothers featuring Beck 178450
62 51 40 9 TK421 – Lenny Kravitz 101350
63 NEW 63 1 ALIBI – Ella Henderson featuring Rudimental 7200
64 73 64 2 SILVER LADY – David Soul 12500
65 65 7 16 RAGAZZO SOLA – Annalisa 321350
66 NEW 66 1 DEEP IN YOUR LOVE – Alok & Bebe Rexha 6800
67 55 33 10 HELLO LOVE – Jesse Ware 122700
68 72 68 2 FARAWAY – Cast 12000
69 NEW 69 1 LOVE HURT REPEAT – Allen Farben & Lewis Thompson featuring Mae Muller 6200
70 75 70 2 NATURAL MAGICK – Kula Shaker 11000

71 NEW 71 1 MIRACLE – Shaznay Lewis 5800
72 NEW 72 1 YOU WANT MY – Bright Light Bright Light 5600
73 NEW 73 1 LIFELINE – Alicia Keys 5400
74 NEW 74 1 WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT – Dizzee Rascal featuring Jme & Double E 5200
75 NEW 75 1 YES, AND? – Ariane Grande 5000

DROP OUTS
74 46 9 CARE – Lucia & The Best Boys 77700
67 10 14 MIRAGE – OneRepublic, Assassin’s Creed, Mishaal Tamer 243900
68 29 10 EVERY NIGHT – Jungle 143800
69 40 9 I KEEP THEM ON THE FLOOR BESIDE MY BED (THE CHRISTMAS EDITION) – Agnetha Faltskog 83700
70 63 6 WE CAN HAVE IT ALL – Danny Byrd 38200
71 8 16 TENSION – Kylie Minogue 262650
61 18 10 SUPER GRAPHIC ULTRA MODERN GIRL – Chappell Roan 162550
62 3 11 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU – ABBA 386200
63 53 5 ONE OF US – ABBA 42150
64 13 15 MOONLIGHT – Bimini x Girls Of The Internet 280700
59 50 9 RAINY DAYS IN JUNE – Barbara 74600

21st January 2024

It’s 5 weeks on top for Immortal amongst a static top end, but there’s loads if new dance tracks jostling for attention and The Black Keys rocket up to 8 with Stay High. Kaiser Chiefs are straight in at 19 with an unusual single, Shades Of Love, love the strings on it. 20 years 9f top 20s for Ricky and co. New at 20 leapfrogging her alarm clock, Sheryl Crow makes it 30 years of top 20s with the sprawling rock fabness of Am I Getting Through.

Bananarama make it 43 years of chart entries as Supernova is new at 40, outpeaking the first single from their latest compilation album, very Pet Shop Boys I think. At 45 Jennifer Lopez is back to have 26 years since I first bought one of her CD singles in Florida, Can’t Get Enough sounds not unlike an old single from 20 odd years back I can’t put my finger on. It might be I Wish Skee Lo or something similar.

X Ambassadors add to their run of entries with No Strings at 53, kings do a collab with David guetta and Izzy Bizu, all have charted before but this Cathy Dennis revamp gives monsieur guetta an extended run pushing 20 years or more. Bryn Christopher is back with a goodie, High, Johnny Mart knows The Answer – over 40 years of hits since This Charming Man!

Becky Hill adds to her back catalogue, Justin Timberlake returns low key and a bit Selfish for 25 years of chart entries since he was first NSync, which just leaves oldies back from pop star losses from Frank Farian Boney M mastermind and voice on the tracks returning here 45 years on, plus Nightflight To Venus the title track from the monster album my mum bought for her 40th birthday party, and which charts for the first time as album tracks were banned then. Folk singer Melanie topped my chart in 1972 with Brand New Key but I’ve opted for her best 2 ballads following her sad passing, and the lead singer if The Shangri Las has died, letting me debut the oddly dark Past Present and Future.

1 1 1 8 IMMORTAL – Lufthaus feat Sophie Ellis-Bextor & Robbie Williams 920850
2 2 2 3 TROUBLE – Lindsey Buckingham 345000
3 3 1 9 SEBASTIAN – Cockney Rebel 1055000
4 4 4 9 BAD WOMAN – Paloma Faith 386700
5 5 1 10 GOOD AT BREAKING HEARTS – Jungle featuring JNR Williams & 33.3 810000
6 8 6 11 HOUDINI – Dua Lipa 338400
7 7 7 8 WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? – MisterWives 295500
8 60 8 2 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (STAY HIGH) – The Black Keys 58000
9 12 9 4 SHADES OF LOVE – The Blessed Madonna featuring The Joy 134200
10 10 10 7 JAMCOD – The Jesus And Mary Chain 187400

11 11 10 6 STUMBLIN’ IN – CYRIL featuring Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman 147500
12 6 2 15 STORY – Kylie Minogue 786900
13 15 13 7 ONE ON ONE – The Knocks & SOFI TUKKER 129350
14 20 14 8 PRADA – Casso, D-Block Europe and RAYE 115600
15 24 15 5 DEAR JESSIE – Madonna 75300
16 13 4 12 LOOK AT YOU NOW – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 491400
17 37 17 3 SEND IN THE CLOWNS – Glynis Johns 52800
18 16 1 18 HOLD ON TO NOW – Kylie Minogue 970800
19 NEW 19 1 BURNING IN FLAMES – Kaiser Chiefs 21000
20 NEW 20 1 AM I GETTING THROUGH PARTS 1 & 2 – Sheryl Crow 20000

21 14 14 9 ANGELS CRY TOO – Lucia & The Best Boys 145550
22 9 9 5 LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE – Bucks Fizz 171250
23 23 4 15 AEIOU – PNAU & Empire Of The Sun 481800
24 17 1 8 GO NOW – The Moody Blues 588000
25 21 4 16 VERUSCHKA – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 482700
26 18 3 12 RADIOPHONIC – Pet Shop Boys 452500
27 27 25 8 WORTH IT – RAYE 106700
28 40 28 8 LOVE ME/HATE ME – Mari Bella 90100
29 31 29 4 NO CALIFORNIA – Ilsey 66200
30 34 30 10 MICHELLE – The Beatles 102150

31 19 7 14 DOPAMINE – Mehro 341700
32 32 32 7 THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME – ABBA 118400
33 25 1 13 NOW AND THEN – The Beatles 911450
34 22 4 12 SAVOUR THE MIRACLE OF LIFE – Dario G 389900
35 29 17 12 WE’RE GONNA GET THERE IN THE END – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 177700
36 38 36 10 THIS BOY – The Beatles 124900
37 59 37 2 A LITTLE MORE LOST – Georgia Ku 37400
38 28 7 12 ALREADY KNOW – Gustaph 333050
39 49 39 2 LOSE CONTROL – Teddy Swims 29200
40 NEW 40 1 SUPERNOVA – Bananarama 17000

41 46 41 10 HEY BULLDOG – The Beatles 103950
42 45 42 4 STRONG ENOUGH – Jonas Brothers featuring Bailey Zimmerman 43800
43 50 43 4 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING – Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgrave 43200
44 30 30 8 WONDER EYE – Little Moon 105300
45 NEW 45 1 CAN’T GET ENOUGH – Jennifer Lopez 13000
46 36 14 13 HASS HASS – Diljit Dosanjh X SIA 248750
47 26 26 12 ALARM CLOCK – Sheryl Crow 150450
48 75 48 2 YES, AND? – Ariane Grande 17300
49 35 35 10 GIRL – The Beatles 139700
50 33 28 10 CAN’T CATCH ME NOW – Olivia Rodrigo 138450

51 44 1 20 SOMETHING ON MY MIND – Purple Disco Machine x Duke Dumont x Nothing But Thieves 967850
52 39 39 3 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR – Sophie Ellis-Bextor 40900
53 NEW 53 1 NO STRINGS – X Ambassadors 11250
54 54 54 4 SPIRIT – The Killers 38600
55 43 1 17 SURE ENOUGH – Two Door Cinema Club 807300
56 48 48 7 WALKED IN THE ROOM – Channel Tres 63300
57 73 57 2 LIFELINE – Alicia Keys 15800
58 NEW 58 1 ALL NIGHT LONG – Kungs, David Guetta & Izzy Bizu 10200
59 NEW 59 1 HIGH – Bryn Christopher 10100

60 NEW 60 1 THE OTHERSIDE – Ross Quinn 10000
61 53 53 6 BLOODLINES – Fay Wildhagen 45550
62 63 62 2 ALIBI – Ella Henderson featuring Rudimental 14600
63 NEW 63 1 THE ANSWER – Johnny Marr 7200
64 66 64 2 DEEP IN YOUR LOVE – Alok & Bebe Rexha 13900
65 NEW 65 1 NEVER BE ALONE – Becky Hill & Sonny Fodera 7000
66 69 66 2 LOVE HURT REPEAT – Allen Farben & Lewis Thompson featuring Mae Muller 13000
67 70 67 3 NATURAL MAGICK – Kula Shaker 17600
68 68 68 3 FARAWAY – Cast 18400
69 71 69 2 MIRACLE – Shaznay Lewis 12000
70 NEW 70 1 WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO MY SONG MA – Melanie 6000

71 NEW 71 1 RASPUTIN – Boney M 5800
72 72 72 2 YOU WANT MY – Bright Light Bright Light 11200
73 74 73 2 WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT – Dizzee Rascal featuring Jme & Double E 10600
74 NEW 74 1 SELFISH – Justin Timberlake 5200
75 NEW 75 1 GOTTA GO HOME – Boney M 5000
76 42 17 12 LOVE VOUDOU – Duran Duran 159350
77 41 19 8 ARIA – Argy & Omnya 135750
78 NEW 78 1 RUBY TUESDAY – Melanie 4400
79 NEW 79 1 NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS – Boney M 4200
80 NEW 80 1 PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE – The Shangri-Las 4000

DROP OUTS
47 12 11 OVERDRIVE – Ofenbach featuring Norma Jean Martine 253100
51 26 9 I’VE BEEN IN LOVE – Jungle featuring Channel Tres 137800
52 32 11 PROBLEMZ – Jungle 140300
55 27 9 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART – Trevor Horn & Rick Astley 135400
56 41 7 SOMETIMES (I’M ALONE) – The Kiffness 81900
57 17 12 STILL BELIEVE IN LOVE – Mary J. Blige featuring Vado 167850
58 58 2 DON’T GIVE UP ON US – David Soul 17000
61 19 13 SKIPPING LIKE A STONE – Chemical Brothers featuring Beck 178450
62 40 9 TK421 – Lenny Kravitz 101350
64 64 2 SILVER LADY – David Soul 12500
65 7 16 RAGAZZO SOLA – Annalisa 321350
67 33 10 HELLO LOVE – Jesse Ware 122700

28th January 2024

It’s a mass top 10 clearout as Nero grabs a first chart-topper in 13 years of charting and 7 years on since the last top 10, with vocal assistance from Alana Watson on the drum n bass Blame You, straight in from nowhere holding off a challenge from WE ARE ONE an a banging Spitfire new in at 2, a debut for them. Nothing But Thieves topped my chart on Purple Disco Machine’s Something On My Mind, and both of them debut this week, the former at 4 on the exciting Oh No :: He Said What? A 4th chart entry for them while PDM’s Beat Of Your Heart at 73 are pushing 10 chart entries in just 5 years.

Kaiser Chiefs leap to 5 Burning In Flames, the same position How 2 Dance peaked at in 2023, for a 19th chart hit in 19 years, 10 of them top 10, 12 of them top 12. I find those stats pleasingly appropriate. Sheryl Crow gets a first top 10 since 2018, 30 years of charting, but never got higher than number 5, Summer Day in 2010. X Ambassadors grab a 3rd top 10 since Renegades debuted in 2015, No Strings, and Cathy Dennis’ All Night Long gets revamped at 10 for Kungs (4th top 10 in 8 years) David Guetta (at least 12 top 10’s in 21 years) and Izzy Bizu (2nd top 10 in 7 years).

Rita Ora has a fab return with Shape Of Me, hooking up with Keith Urban, who’s rarely out of my charts the last 2 or 3 years. She’s been away as lead artist for 7 years, on her 7th lead artist track since 2012, and her highest-peaking with Shape Of Me. Highest climber is Justin Timberlake for 22 years of solo charting, that’s just Selfish! Pet Shop Boys have a new single out ahead of an album in April, and have a very lowkey debut at 60 for Loneliness, thought Rent is also back after a gap of 37 years lower down thanks to Saltburn. No other act has as many new tracks charting for me in 56 years of personal charts, though, so I doubt they are too fussed, but it extends their run to 39 years.

Other newies: current UK chart-topper Noah kahan finally drops in with his 2nd chart hit, The Zutons return after a gap of 16 years for a 5th chart entry in 18 years, Elbow are back after a 7-year break for a chart span of 22 years, and Sparks chart another oldie that has never charted before. They don’t like to Dick Around.

1 NEW 1 1 BLAME YOU – Nero featuring Alana Watson 170000
2 NEW 2 1 SPITFIRE – WE ARE ONE 115000
3 1 1 9 IMMORTAL – Lufthaus feat Sophie Ellis-Bextor & Robbie Williams 1005850
4 NEW 4 1 OH NO :: HE SAID WHAT? – Nothing but Thieves 65000
5 19 5 2 BURNING IN FLAMES – Kaiser Chiefs 81000
6 8 6 3 BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (STAY HIGH) – The Black Keys 113000
7 9 7 5 SHADES OF LOVE – The Blessed Madonna featuring The Joy 184200
8 20 8 2 AM I GETTING THROUGH PARTS 1 & 2 – Sheryl Crow 68000
9 53 9 2 NO STRINGS – X Ambassadors 56250
10 58 10 2 ALL NIGHT LONG – Kungs, David Guetta & Izzy Bizu 52200

11 14 11 9 PRADA – Casso, D-Block Europe and RAYE 152600
12 NEW 12 1 SHAPE OF ME – Rita Ora featuring Keith Urban 35000
13 3 1 10 SEBASTIAN – Cockney Rebel 1087000
14 4 4 10 BAD WOMAN – Paloma Faith 415700
15 5 1 11 GOOD AT BREAKING HEARTS – Jungle featuring JNR Williams & 33.3 837000
16 17 16 4 SEND IN THE CLOWNS – Glynis Johns 77800
17 39 17 3 LOSE CONTROL – Teddy Swims 52200
18 7 7 9 WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? – MisterWives 317500
19 6 6 12 HOUDINI – Dua Lipa 359400
20 74 20 2 SELFISH – Justin Timberlake 25200

21 10 10 8 JAMCOD – The Jesus And Mary Chain 207150
22 11 10 7 STUMBLIN’ IN – CYRIL featuring Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman 167000
23 18 1 19 HOLD ON TO NOW – Kylie Minogue 990050
24 12 2 16 STORY – Kylie Minogue 805900
25 28 25 9 LOVE ME/HATE ME – Mari Bella 108850
26 48 26 3 YES, AND? – Ariana Grande 35800
27 2 2 4 TROUBLE – Lindsey Buckingham 363400
28 45 28 2 CAN’T GET ENOUGH – Jennifer Lopez 31300
29 13 13 8 ONE ON ONE – The Knocks & SOFI TUKKER 147550
30 30 30 11 MICHELLE – The Beatles 120150

31 40 31 2 SUPERNOVA – Bananarama 34900
32 15 15 6 DEAR JESSIE – Madonna 93100
33 37 33 3 A LITTLE MORE LOST – Georgia Ku 55100
34 16 4 13 LOOK AT YOU NOW – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 509000
35 29 29 5 NO CALIFORNIA – Ilsey 83700
36 63 36 2 THE ANSWER – Johnny Marr 24600
37 43 37 5 I REMEMBER EVERYTHING – Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgrave 60500
38 23 4 16 AEIOU – PNAU & Empire Of The Sun 499000
39 NEW 39 1 LIL BOO THANG – Paul Russell 17100
40 57 40 3 LIFELINE – Alicia Keys 32800

41 41 41 11 HEY BULLDOG – The Beatles 117950
42 24 1 9 GO NOW – The Moody Blues 601750
43 32 32 8 THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME – ABBA 131900
44 25 4 17 VERUSCHKA – Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 495950
45 69 45 3 MIRACLE – Shaznay Lewis 25000
46 21 14 10 ANGELS CRY TOO – Lucia & The Best Boys 158300
47 64 47 3 DEEP IN YOUR LOVE – Alok & Bebe Rexha 26400
48 65 48 2 NEVER BE ALONE – Becky Hill & Sonny Fodera 19300
49 36 36 11 THIS BOY – The Beatles 137000
50 62 50 3 ALIBI – Ella Henderson featuring Rudimental 26600

51 59 51 2 HIGH – Bryn Christopher 21850
52 27 25 9 WORTH IT – RAYE 118200
53 31 7 15 DOPAMINE – Mehro 352950
54 60 54 2 THE OTHERSIDE – Ross Quinn 21000
55 33 1 14 NOW AND THEN – The Beatles 922250
56 51 1 21 SOMETHING ON MY MIND – Purple Disco Machine x Duke Dumont x Nothing But Thieves 978350
57 34 4 13 SAVOUR THE MIRACLE OF LIFE – Dario G 400200
58 38 7 13 ALREADY KNOW – Gustaph 343250
59 66 59 3 LOVE HURT REPEAT – Alle Farben & Lewis Thompson featuring Mae Muller 23100
60 NEW 60 1 LONELINESS – Pet Shop Boys 10000

61 67 61 4 NATURAL MAGICK – Kula Shaker 25100
62 73 62 3 WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT – Dizzee Rascal featuring Jme & Double E 18000
63 75 63 2 GOTTA GO HOME – Boney M 12200
64 42 42 5 STRONG ENOUGH – Jonas Brothers featuring Bailey Zimmerman 50900
65 35 17 13 WE’RE GONNA GET THERE IN THE END – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 184700
66 79 66 2 NIGHTFLIGHT TO VENUS – Boney M 11000
67 54 54 5 SPIRIT – The Killers 45200
68 68 68 4 FARAWAY – Cast 24800
69 70 69 2 WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO MY SONG MA – Melanie 12200
70 NEW 70 1 STICK SEASON – Noah Kahan 6000

71 71 71 2 RASPUTIN – Boney M 11600
72 72 72 3 YOU WANT MY – Bright Light Bright Light 16800
73 NEW 73 1 BEAT OF YOUR HEART – Purple Disco Machine & ASDIS 5400
74 NEW 74 1 CREEPING ON THE DANCEFLOOR – The Zutons 5200
75 NEW 75 1 LOVER’S LEAP – Elbow 5000
76 78 76 2 RUBY TUESDAY – Melanie 9200
77 46 14 14 HASS HASS – Diljit Dosanjh X SIA 253350
78 80 78 2 PAST PRESENT AND FUTURE – The Shangri-Las 8400
79 NEW 79 1 RENT – Pet Shop Boys 4200
80 NEW 80 1 DICK AROUND – Sparks 4000

DROP OUTS
22 9 5 LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE – Bucks Fizz 171250
26 3 12 RADIOPHONIC – Pet Shop Boys 452500
44 30 8 WONDER EYE – Little Moon 105300
47 26 12 ALARM CLOCK – Sheryl Crow 150450
49 35 10 GIRL – The Beatles 139700
50 28 10 CAN’T CATCH ME NOW – Olivia Rodrigo 138450
52 39 3 MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR – Sophie Ellis-Bextor 40900
55 1 17 SURE ENOUGH – Two Door Cinema Club 807300
56 48 7 WALKED IN THE ROOM – Channel Tres 63300
61 53 6 BLOODLINES – Fay Wildhagen 45550
76 17 12 LOVE VOUDOU – Duran Duran 159350
77 19 8 ARIA – Argy & Omnya 135750

My 1994 Charts – September

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4th September 1994

So much competition for the top spot that absolute classics are just grabbing one week, so poor Sophie drops down to make room for Seal’s Kiss From A Rose, a track that didn’t really take off for another year in the UK. It had a gorgeous Middle-Ages vibe to it, and that’s not something you can say very often. Seal’s first solo topper, or his second if including Killer in 1990 (with Adamski), though Crazy had a long run at 2. Pet Shop Boys new single has to make do with runner-up, though Blur get another Top 10 with Park Life, Prince replaces himself in the Top 10 with Letitgo, Oasis get their first with Live Together, Lulu extends her run of Top 10’s to 26 years, and Robert Palmer has another of his occasional Top 10’s up a whopping 62 places. Phew!

Michelle Gayle is pure Sweetness, highest new entry at 24, while Jackson Browne returns at 27, just ahead of Terrorvision’s Pretend Best Friend at 31, keeping up their manic pop metal run of hits. Shawn Colvin covers The Police at 38, and debuts, while Shara Nelson is Inside Out at 47, Eternal claim to be So Good at 48 (hmmm) and Inner Circle reggae back with a cover at 53. A bunch of veterans claim entries in the bottom 5 (after D:Ream’s latest) as daryl Hall keeps his solo entries going, Peter gabriel has a live EP, Crowded House invent a new fruit-based insult, Oi, Pineapple Head, and Billy Idol’s theme from the fab new movie Speed pops in 15 years since Gen X.

Speed made a fave of Sandra Bullock, and a new buffed-up Keanu Reeves set himself up as leading man material. Nonsense plot of course, but great fun. On TV, I was well into Deep Space 9, X Files, and Newhart – Bob Newhart’s latest sitcom with the terrific Henry Mancini theme tune.

1 ( 3 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
2 ( 4 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
3 ( 1 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
4 ( 2 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
5 ( 6 ) CONFIDE IN ME Kylie Minogue
6 ( 11 ) PARK LIFE Blur
7 ( 19 ) LETITGO Prince
8 ( 18 ) LIVE FOREVER Oasis
9 ( 14 ) GOODBYE BABY AND AMEN Lulu
10 ( 72 ) KNOW BY NOW Robert Palmer

11 ( 5 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
12 ( 28 ) STAY (I MISS YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
13 ( 9 ) HOT HOT HOT (CARNIVAL EDIT) Arrow
14 ( 7 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N’Dour and Neneh Cherry
15 ( 25 ) GO INTO THE LIGHT (LOVE SHINES) Ian McNabb
16 ( 8 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds
17 ( 13 ) LOVE IN A PEACEFUL WORLD Level 42
18 ( 38 ) HEART OF STONE Dave Stewart
19 ( 21 ) SUGAR SUGAR Duke Baysee
20 ( 35 ) FIREWORKS Roxette

21 ( 26 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians
22 ( 12 ) THE SIMPLE THINGS/ SUMMER IN THE CITY Joe Cocker
23 ( 10 ) LOVESIGN Prince and Nona Gaye
24 ( NEW ) SWEETNESS Michelle Gayle
25 ( 16 ) SEARCHING China Black
26 ( 15 ) LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU Swing Out Sister
27 ( RE ) EVERYWHERE I GO Jackson Browne
28 ( 17 ) BLACK BOOK EYC
29 ( 32 ) BOP GUN (ONE NATION) Ice Cube featuring George Clinton
30 ( 23 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince

31 ( NEW ) PRETEND BEST FRIEND Terrorvision
32 ( 27 ) THIS GENERATION Roachford
33 ( 44 ) THE PRETTIEST EYES The Beautiful South
34 ( 47 ) JOKE (I’M LAUGHING) Eddi Reader
35 ( 29 ) COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR KISS Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold
36 ( 22 ) TAKE ME AWAY (I’LL FOLLOW YOU) Bad Boys Inc
37 ( 56 ) 18 STRINGS Tinman
38 ( NEW ) EVERY LITTLE THING HE DOES IS MAGIC Shawn Colvin
39 ( 24 ) SHINE Aswad
40 ( 20 ) MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS Brand New Heavies

41 ( 31 ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
42 ( 42 ) (HEY NOW) GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper
43 ( 33 ) GHETTO DAY Crystal Waters
44 ( 34 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose
45 ( 65 ) GAL WINE Chaka Demus and Pliers
46 ( 60 ) WILD NIGHT John Mellencamp featuring Me’Shelle Nageocello
47 ( NEW ) INSIDE OUT Shara Nelson
48 ( NEW ) SO GOOD Eternal
49 ( 43 ) STANDING AT THE ALTAR Margie Cox
50 ( 74 ) SOMEONE TO LOVE Sean Maguire

51 ( 37 ) EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT (UPTIGHT) C.J. Lewis
52 ( 71 ) TROUBLE Shampoo
53 ( NEW ) GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Inner Circle
54 ( 48 ) LET’S GET READY TO RHUMBLE PJ & Duncan
55 ( 39 ) BLACK HOLE SUN Soundgarden
56 ( 41 ) B GOOD 2 ME Ronni Simon
57 ( 54 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
58 ( 58 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
59 ( 36 ) CRAZY Aerosmith
60 ( 59 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson

61 ( 50 ) SWAMP THING The Grid
62 ( 40 ) THE WAY SHE LOVES ME Richard Marx
63 ( 30 ) INTERLUDE Morrissey and Siouxsie
64 ( 64 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
65 ( 61 ) I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS The Boomtown Rats
66 ( 66 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
67 ( 75 ) WARRIORS Aswad
68 ( 68 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
69 ( 62 ) TO THE END Blur
70 ( 73 ) THE RIGHT KINDA LOVER Patti Labelle

71 ( NEW ) BLAME IT ON ME D:Ream
72 ( NEW ) WILDFIRE Daryl Hall
73 ( NEW ) SW LIVE EP Peter Gabriel
74 ( NEW ) SPEED Billy Idol
75 ( NEW ) PINEAPPLE HEAD Crowded House

[b]11th September 1994[/b]

It’s an amazing 18th Number One in almost 9 years for Pet Shop Boys, and the 5th in a row from album Very, albeit remixed. Mad? Yesterday When I Was Mad on them, that is. Still am. Tough on Kylie, as her exotic confiding has to make do with a peak at 2 just short of that elusive number one. Prince and Lightning Seeds both add to the list of Top 5’s, Lisa Loeb gets her only Top 10 hit, and Dave Stewart shows he doesn’t need Annie to grab a top 10 hit either, 15 years on from The Tourists.

Highest new entry is Tom Robinson’s Days That Changed The World, a mellow track that you’ll be lucky to find anywhere online. I’ve tried. Shara and Cyndi get another top 40 each, while The Wonder Stuff claim to be unbreakable at 36, REM pose a query about frequencies to Kenneth at 39, and an inferior remix of Atomic brings Blondie back 14 years on from hitting my top spot, at 38.

At 52 it’s a great dance track from Corona, Rhythm Of The Night, which should have been bigger (though it did well in the Uk charts), and at 67 a massive US hit record that you’ll find in the dictionary linked to the word “overrated”. Or is it “Over-rated”? Either way, it’s BoyzIIMen’s End Of The Road part 2. Talking of huge hits, it’s Saturday Night at 72, about to knock off Wet Wet Wet from the top of the UK singles chart. Of the two, I’d rather listen to Whigfield. Deedee nananana.

1 ( 2 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
2 ( 5 ) CONFIDE IN ME Kylie Minogue
3 ( 3 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
4 ( 7 ) LETITGO Prince
5 ( 16 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds
6 ( 6 ) PARK LIFE Blur
7 ( 4 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
8 ( 1 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
9 ( 18 ) HEART OF STONE Dave Stewart
10 ( 12 ) STAY (I MISS YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories

11 ( 15 ) GO INTO THE LIGHT (LOVE SHINES) Ian McNabb
12 ( 19 ) SUGAR SUGAR Duke Baysee
13 ( 11 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
14 ( 14 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N’Dour and Neneh Cherry
15 ( 8 ) LIVE FOREVER Oasis
16 ( 10 ) KNOW BY NOW Robert Palmer
17 ( 20 ) FIREWORKS Roxette
18 ( 21 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians featuring Barry White
19 ( 17 ) LOVE IN A PEACEFUL WORLD Level 42
20 ( 9 ) GOODBYE BABY AND AMEN Lulu

21 ( 24 ) SWEETNESS Michelle Gayle
22 ( NEW ) DAYS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Tom Robinson
23 ( 13 ) HOT HOT HOT (CARNIVAL EDIT) Arrow
24 ( 37 ) 18 STRINGS Tinman
25 ( 22 ) THE SIMPLE THINGS/ SUMMER IN THE CITY Joe Cocker
26 ( 42 ) (HEY NOW) GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper
27 ( RE ) LUCAS WITH THE LID OFF Lucas
28 ( 25 ) SEARCHING China Black
29 ( 34 ) JOKE (I’M LAUGHING) Eddi Reader
30 ( 31 ) PRETEND BEST FRIEND Terrorvision

31 ( 47 ) INSIDE OUT/ DOWN THAT ROAD Shara Nelson
32 ( 35 ) COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR KISS Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold
33 ( 45 ) GAL WINE Chaka Demus and Pliers
34 ( 32 ) THIS GENERATION Roachford
35 ( 53 ) GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Inner Circle
36 ( NEW ) UNBREAKABLE The Wonder Stuff
37 ( 26 ) LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU Swing Out Sister
38 ( NEW ) ATOMIC (REMIX) Blondie
39 ( NEW ) WHAT’S THE FREQUENCY KENNETH REM
40 ( 50 ) SOMEONE TO LOVE Sean Maguire

41 ( 38 ) EVERY LITTLE THING HE DOES IS MAGIC Shawn Colvin
42 ( 30 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
43 ( 28 ) BLACK BOOK EYC
44 ( 23 ) LOVESIGN Prince and Nona Gaye
45 ( 41 ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
46 ( 29 ) BOP GUN (ONE NATION) Ice Cube featuring George Clinton
47 ( 44 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose
48 ( 27 ) EVERYWHERE I GO Jackson Browne
49 ( 39 ) SHINE Aswad
50 ( 36 ) TAKE ME AWAY (I’LL FOLLOW YOU) Bad Boys Inc

51 ( 33 ) THE PRETTIEST EYES The Beautiful South
52 ( NEW ) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Corona
53 ( 43 ) GHETTO DAY Crystal Waters
54 ( 48 ) SO GOOD Eternal
55 ( NEW ) DON’T SAY IT’S OVER Gun
56 ( 71 ) BLAME IT ON ME D:Ream
57 ( 58 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
58 ( 64 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
59 ( 60 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
60 ( 57 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma

61 ( 61 ) SWAMP THING The Grid
62 ( 67 ) WARRIORS Aswad
63 ( 55 ) BLACK HOLE SUN Soundgarden
64 ( 75 ) PINEAPPLE HEAD Crowded House
65 ( NEW ) LOVE HERE I COME Bad Boys Inc
66 ( 66 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
67 ( NEW ) I’LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU BoyzIIMen
68 ( 68 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
69 ( 74 ) SPEED Billy Idol
70 ( 51 ) EVERYTHING’S ALRIGHT (UPTIGHT) C.J. Lewis

71 ( 46 ) WILD NIGHT John Mellencamp featuring Me’Shelle Nageocello
72 ( NEW ) SATURDAY NIGHT Whigfield
73 ( 69 ) TO THE END Blur
74 ( NEW ) YESTERDAY ONCE MORE Redd Kross
75 ( NEW ) BODY AND SOUL Anita Baker

18th September 1994

2 weeks for Chris n Neil on top, and Cyndi takes the reworking of Girls Just Want To Have Fun to 4, beating (bizarrely) it’s original peak a decade earlier. I’m sure everyone recalls Bad Boys Inc second top 10, Love Here I Come? No, me neither! How embarrassing to see it shoot up from 65 to 8 and have no memory of it. Just Youtubed it, still drawing a blank! Roxette meanwhile bring Fireworks back to the top 10, exploding for a 5th year into the heights.

Aswad and Crowded House have big leaps into the 30, Corona and D:Ream into the 40, and the highest new entry is Terry Hall’s own version of his Lightning Seeds number one, the glorious Sense at 38, giving him 15 years of hits (with The Specials, Fun Boy 3, Colourfield and solo). East 17 Steam into 52, and Saint Etienne Hug My Soul at 58, reliably good at any stage of their career. Bon Jovi’s monster hit Always pops in at 70, while the Stones grab bottom place, but hey 75 is better than nothing.

1 ( 1 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
2 ( 3 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
3 ( 2 ) CONFIDE IN ME Kylie Minogue
4 ( 26 ) (HEY NOW) GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper
5 ( 6 ) PARK LIFE Blur
6 ( 4 ) LETITGO Prince
7 ( 10 ) STAY (I MISS YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
8 ( 65 ) LOVE HERE I COME Bad Boys Inc
9 ( 9 ) HEART OF STONE Dave Stewart
10 ( 17 ) FIREWORKS Roxette

11 ( 18 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians featuring Barry White
12 ( 11 ) GO INTO THE LIGHT (LOVE SHINES) Ian McNabb
13 ( 7 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
14 ( 13 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
15 ( 5 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds
16 ( 16 ) KNOW BY NOW Robert Palmer
17 ( 8 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
18 ( 24 ) 18 STRINGS Tinman
19 ( 21 ) SWEETNESS Michelle Gayle
20 ( 14 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N’Dour and Neneh Cherry

21 ( 12 ) SUGAR SUGAR Duke Baysee
22 ( 22 ) DAYS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Tom Robinson
23 ( 62 ) WARRIORS Aswad
24 ( 64 ) PINEAPPLE HEAD Crowded House
25 ( 15 ) LIVE FOREVER Oasis
26 ( 36 ) UNBREAKABLE The Wonder Stuff
27 ( RE ) EVERYBODY’S GOT SUMMER Atlantic Starr
28 ( 19 ) LOVE IN A PEACEFUL WORLD Level 42
29 ( 38 ) ATOMIC (REMIX) Blondie
30 ( 20 ) GOODBYE BABY AND AMEN Lulu

31 ( 52 ) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Corona
32 ( 32 ) COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR KISS Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold
33 ( 39 ) WHAT’S THE FREQUENCY KENNETH REM
34 ( 56 ) BLAME IT ON ME D:Ream
35 ( 35 ) GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Inner Circle
36 ( 25 ) THE SIMPLE THINGS/ SUMMER IN THE CITY Joe Cocker
37 ( 30 ) PRETEND BEST FRIEND Terrorvision
38 ( NEW ) SENSE Terry Hall
39 ( 28 ) SEARCHING China Black
40 ( 54 ) SO GOOD Eternal

41 ( 23 ) HOT HOT HOT (CARNIVAL EDIT) Arrow
42 ( 31 ) INSIDE OUT/ DOWN THAT ROAD Shara Nelson
43 ( 34 ) THIS GENERATION Roachford
44 ( 29 ) JOKE (I’M LAUGHING) Eddi Reader
45 ( 27 ) LUCAS WITH THE LID OFF Lucas
46 ( 69 ) SPEED Billy Idol
47 ( 37 ) LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU Swing Out Sister
48 ( 45 ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
49 ( 55 ) DON’T SAY IT’S OVER Gun
50 ( 42 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince

51 ( 33 ) GAL WINE Chaka Demus and Pliers
52 ( NEW ) STEAM East 17
53 ( 43 ) BLACK BOOK EYC
54 ( 47 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose
55 ( 72 ) SATURDAY NIGHT Whigfield
56 ( 40 ) SOMEONE TO LOVE Sean Maguire
57 ( 57 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
58 ( NEW ) HUG MY SOUL Saint Etienne
59 ( 59 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
60 ( 58 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys

61 ( 60 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
62 ( 71 ) WILD NIGHT John Mellencamp featuring Me’Shelle Nageocello
63 ( 53 ) GHETTO DAY Crystal Waters
64 ( 75 ) BODY AND SOUL Anita Baker
65 ( 49 ) SHINE Aswad
66 ( 67 ) I’LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU BoyzIIMen
67 ( 66 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
68 ( 68 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
69 ( 41 ) EVERY LITTLE THING HE DOES IS MAGIC Shawn Colvin
70 ( NEW ) ALWAYS Bon Jovi

71 ( 61 ) SWAMP THING The Grid
72 ( NEW ) ELEGANTLY AMERICAN: ONE NIGHT/MOVING M People
73 ( 50 ) TAKE ME AWAY (I’LL FOLLOW YOU) Bad Boys Inc
74 ( NEW ) SWEET SENSUAL LOVE Big Mountain
75 ( NEW ) YOU GOT ME ROCKING The Rolling Stones

25th September 1994

3 weeks for the Petties on top, and Edie Brickell gets her biggest hit, the fab Good Times at 3, with more than a bit of a hand from Barry White, who also gets his highest ever chart placing to date after 21 years of hits. Corona take that rhythm to 7, and Michelle takes her sweetness to 9. Saint Etienne are the big climbers though, hugging number 14 from 58.

Suede get the highest new entry, rather modestly claiming they are the pigs. Surely not! East 17 steam up 26, Billy Idol speeds up to 28 and C.J. Lewis has yet another oldie reggae cover in the top 40 at 33. Other newies: Snap! welcome tomorrow at 44, Madonna’s got a Secret (shhh she’s only 48), Seal’s newborn friend arrives at 54, and some well-known biggies plop in lower down: Irish reggae act Pat O’Banton borrows UB40 and covers Eddy Grant – not as well as The Equals, it must be said (and Eddy was in the band so that’s fair) but gets in at 58; The Lion King standard Circle Of Life was just a pleasant Elton John single 20 years ago, in at 59, and Take That seem Sure of going higher than 65 – or will they!? Answer in a few weeks…

1 ( 1 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
2 ( 2 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
3 ( 11 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians featuring Barry White
4 ( 7 ) STAY (I MISS YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
5 ( 3 ) CONFIDE IN ME Kylie Minogue
6 ( 4 ) (HEY NOW) GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper
7 ( 31 ) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Corona
8 ( 8 ) LOVE HERE I COME Bad Boys Inc
9 ( 19 ) SWEETNESS Michelle Gayle
10 ( 6 ) LETITGO Prince

11 ( 5 ) PARK LIFE Blur
12 ( 14 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
13 ( 10 ) FIREWORKS Roxette
14 ( 58 ) HUG MY SOUL Saint Etienne
15 ( 20 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N’Dour and Neneh Cherry
16 ( 9 ) HEART OF STONE Dave Stewart
17 ( 13 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
18 ( 15 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds
19 ( 24 ) PINEAPPLE HEAD Crowded House
20 ( 23 ) WARRIORS Aswad

21 ( 16 ) KNOW BY NOW Robert Palmer
22 ( 12 ) GO INTO THE LIGHT (LOVE SHINES) Ian McNabb
23 ( NEW ) WE ARE THE PIGS Suede
24 ( 32 ) COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR KISS Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold
25 ( 17 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
26 ( 52 ) STEAM East 17
27 ( 25 ) LIVE FOREVER Oasis
28 ( 46 ) SPEED Billy Idol
29 ( 21 ) SUGAR SUGAR Duke Baysee
30 ( 18 ) 18 STRINGS Tinman

31 ( 22 ) DAYS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Tom Robinson
32 ( 28 ) LOVE IN A PEACEFUL WORLD Level 42
33 ( NEW ) BEST OF MY LOVE C.J. Lewis
34 ( 49 ) DON’T SAY IT’S OVER Gun
35 ( 62 ) WILD NIGHT John Mellencamp featuring Me’Shelle Nageocello
36 ( 29 ) ATOMIC (REMIX) Blondie
37 ( 26 ) UNBREAKABLE The Wonder Stuff
38 ( 33 ) WHAT’S THE FREQUENCY KENNETH REM
39 ( 27 ) EVERYBODY’S GOT SUMMER Atlantic Starr
40 ( 30 ) GOODBYE BABY AND AMEN Lulu

41 ( 39 ) SEARCHING China Black
42 ( 38 ) SENSE Terry Hall
43 ( 36 ) THE SIMPLE THINGS/ SUMMER IN THE CITY Joe Cocker
44 ( NEW ) WELCOME TO TOMORROW Snap! featuring Summer
45 ( 70 ) ALWAYS Bon Jovi
46 ( 55 ) SATURDAY NIGHT Whigfield
47 ( 34 ) BLAME IT ON ME D:Ream
48 ( NEW ) SECRET Madonna
49 ( 37 ) PRETEND BEST FRIEND Terrorvision
50 ( NEW ) FOOTSTEPS Stiltskin

51 ( 35 ) GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Inner Circle
52 ( 75 ) YOU GOT ME ROCKING The Rolling Stones
53 ( 48 ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
54 ( NEW ) NEWBORN FRIEND Seal
55 ( 57 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
56 ( 50 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
57 ( 54 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose
58 ( NEW ) BABY COME BACK Pato Banton featuring Ali and Robin Campbell
59 ( NEW ) CIRCLE OF LIFE Elton John
60 ( 59 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson

61 ( 41 ) HOT HOT HOT (CARNIVAL EDIT) Arrow
62 ( 60 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
63 ( 61 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
64 ( 43 ) THIS GENERATION Roachford
65 ( NEW ) SURE Take That
66 ( 47 ) LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU Swing Out Sister
67 ( 67 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
68 ( 68 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
69 ( 42 ) INSIDE OUT/ DOWN THAT ROAD Shara Nelson
70 ( 65 ) SHINE Aswad

71 ( 53 ) BLACK BOOK EYC
72 ( 63 ) GHETTO DAY Crystal Waters
73 ( NEW ) NO-ONE 2 Unlimited
74 ( 64 ) BODY AND SOUL Anita Baker
75 ( 71 ) SWAMP THING The Grid