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 September 2021 Charts

5th September 2021

It’s been almost 40 years, but Abba have returned with new material and a new hologram tour and a new album, and I’m emotional at the impossible happening. No act has ever the sheer consistency in my charts that Abba have had – Waterloo topped my charts instantly, and from Mamma Mia onwards every single they released topped my charts – so technically they have had 45 years without failing to top my charts now that I Still Have Faith In You, a gorgeous Frida-vocal ballad brimming with emotion and acknowledging the passing of the years, is straight in at 1. Except that Don’t Shut Me Down, Agnetha’s lead poppier track is kept at 2 for now, so that instantly also ruins their record 45-years unless it hits the top eventually. It’s Abba’s 33rd chart-topper including album tracks and rarities, and the quality of the new music surpasses my hopes, and I feel like I’m 16 to 24 again getting excited by a new Abba single. Typical! Just like buses, you wait 40 years and 2 come along at once! 

So that’s bad luck to Majid Jordan and Keane who would otherwise have been battling for the top spot, Majid out-doing The Weeknd on his sound-alike fab track, and Keane’s catalogue oldie giving them a 5th top 5, including 2 chart-toppers. Abba’s stat achievements include a record official singles run of 22 number ones, a record gap of nearly 37 years between new material hitting number one after the last official new material hit number one, though this does exclude solo stuff (Agnetha has topped my charts in the 00’s) old album tracks and re-issues and unreleased material. It also means Abba take the new record for longest span of number ones with new material, stealing Sparks’ thunder, who topped in 1974 and again in 2019. Abba topped just before Sparks and now nearly two years longer than Sparks most-recent number one. Sparks are still big news, though, so they may yet get it back. Prob not though!

Lindsey Buckingham gets his first top 10 in 4 years (with Christine McVie), and first solo top 10 since 1982 when Trouble topped my charts. The year Abba last released a new single. Little Mix, meanwhile, get their first top 10 along with Anne-Marie, after 10 years of trying – their previous highest-placed was Wings at 12 in 2012. Anna Of The North finally goes top 20 on a 5th charting single, her lovely Cher cover, and new entries are thin on the ground: JLS return with a good track after 9 years away, Dorothy Moore’s 1976 soul goodie is back, all Misty Blue, and finally Sneaker Pimps drop back in unexpectedly – They topped my charts in 1997 with the wonderful 6 Underground, had a follow-up, and then nothing for 25 years. I mean, ordinarily that would be noteworthy impressive, but y’know, Abba…

1 NEW 1 1 I STILL HAVE FAITH IN YOU – Abba 170000
2 NEW 2 1 DON’T SHUT ME DOWN – Abba 115000
3 3 3 7 WAVES OF BLUE – Majid Jordan 321700
4 7 4 4 DIRT – Keane 159500
5 1 1 15 YOU – Regard, Troye Sivan & Tate McRae 1051000
6 5 5 4 YOU CAN CALL ME – Texas 181250
7 4 4 7 MOVE WITH ME – Mad Circuit 224200
8 2 1 16 LEAVE BEFORE YOU LOVE ME – Marshmello x Jonas Brothers 1239150
9 24 9 2 ON THE WRONG SIDE – Lindsey Buckingham 64000
10 11 10 7 KISS MY (UH-OH) – Anne-Marie & Little Mix 141300

11 8 8 8 I AM WHAT I AM (COPENHAGEN 2021 WORLDPRIDE ANTHEM) – Aqua 158250elton john
12 6 2 11 MORE THAN A WOMAN (SG’S PARADISE EDIT) – Bee Gees x SG Lewis 839250
13 9 9 4 COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) – Elton John & Dua Lipa 149000
14 12 12 4 PSYCHO – Maisie Peters 87800
15 10 10 7 RED BUTTON – AJA 122500
16 17 16 4 HOPE – Sigma & Carla Marie 72200
17 15 10 9 CALL ON ME – RAYE 199850
18 23 18 7 BELIEVE – Anna Of The North 95650
19 13 3 14 TOO MUCH HISTORY – Jack Savoretti 701600
20 20 20 5 TAKE MY BREATH – The Weeknd 96500

21 29 21 15 DON’T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING – Gerry & The Pacemakers 153350
22 26 22 4 IF SOMETHING’S GONNA KILL ME (IT MIGHT AS WELL BE LOVE) – The Stranglers 61900
23 16 6 12 GOODBYE – The Veronicas 404600
24 14 7 10 NOTHING ELSE MATTERS – Miley Cyrus featuring WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo & Chad Smith 263300
25 19 1 17 GOD ONLY KNOWS – For KING & COUNTRY & Dolly Parton 875050
26 18 1 9 IT MUST BE LOVE – Labi Siffre 583500
27 45 27 2 I DON’T MIND – Lindsey Buckingham 31400
28 28 28 5 SKATE – Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak & Silk Sonic 89400
29 39 29 3 TAKE ME FOR A RIDE – Steps 42500
30 37 30 4 FLY AWAY – Tones And I 51700

31 22 18 8 CHASING KITES – Georgie 140350
32 30 15 8 WAIT AROUND – Kyle Falconer 148150
33 52 33 2 GOODBYE – LP 29200
34 55 34 2 A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELY SQUARE – Tori Amos 28400
35 38 35 2 SUNSHINE – Liam Payne 34700
36 25 25 11 IN MY EYES – Chris Malinchak & Kiesza 172900
37 40 37 2 BITTER TASTE – Billy Idol 34300
38 56 38 7 THE LAKES (ORIGINAL VERSION) – Taylor Swift 60000
39 42 39 5 DON’T GO YET – Camila Cabello 59250
40 49 40 5 GOOD 4 U – Olivia Rodrigo 57650

41 21 5 8 STARLIGHT – Yola 302350
42 53 42 3 LOVE LIKE THAT – Lola Lennox 30800
43 33 1 15 GYPSIES, TRAMPS AND THIEVES – Cher 680350
44 27 1 11 THIS IS YOUR LIFE – Banderas 688150
45 35 1 9 I AM THE ANTICHRIST TO YOU – Kishi Bashi 505400
46 50 46 4 CAN’T LET GO – Alison Krauss & Robert Plant 43350
47 31 8 15 MONSTER – Paloma Faith 390950
48 58 48 4 SAY WHAT YOU MEAN – Raleigh Ritchie 34700
49 32 17 9 TALK ABOUT IT – Jungle 147450
50 57 50 4 PRESSURE MACHINE – The Killers 38400

51 36 36 7 FALLING – McAlmont & Butler 66450
52 34 34 7 RATHER BE – Rat City & Isak Heim 97450
53 63 53 3 SECRET LIFE – Jack Savoretti 24450
54 44 3 16 OUT THE CAGE – Keith Urban featuring Breland & Nile Rodgers 450050
55 48 20 9 BUILD IT BETTER – Natalie Imbruglia 132100
56 41 10 15 SHELLFISH MADEMOISELLE – Roisin Murphy 314250
57 65 57 2 FLYING ON THE GROUND – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 17400
58 54 1 17 SARA – Fleetwood Mac 606000
59 75 59 2 WHILE YOU’RE STILL YOUNG – Sophie Ellis-Bextor & The Feeling 15100
60 73 60 3 WILD HEARTS – Keith Urban 20800

61 67 61 3 THE SECRET HE HAD MISSED – Manic Street Preachers featuring Julia Cumming 20500
62 51 14 11 TOLD YOU SO – Nathan Evans 228450
63 74 63 2 FLASHBACK (COLLRBONE REMIX) – Javiera Mena featuring Collrbone 12400
64 47 19 8 CRYING ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR – Will Young 125500
65 70 65 2 MY HEART GOES (LA DI DA) – Becky Hill & Topic 13000
66 66 66 5 FANTASY – Mariah Carey 31600
67 69 67 4 OUT OUT – Joel Corry x Jax Jones featuring Charli XCX & Saweetie 24000
68 68 68 3 YOU & I – Navos & HARLEE 17800
69 71 69 3 DRIVE – Clean Bandit & Topic featuring Wes Nelson 17200
70 72 70 2 HONKY TONK WOMEN – The Rolling Stones 11600

71 NEW 71 1 ETERNAL LOVE – JLS 5800
72 43 43 7 MENERGY (PURPLE DISCO MACHINE REMIX) – Patrick Cowley & Purple Disco Machine featuring Sylvester 61550
73 76 73 2 ONE NIGHT – Griff 10400
74 80 74 2 MAGICAL – Laura Mvula 9200
75 59 37 10 EXCUSES – Mentis featuring Kate Smith 96800
76 78 76 2 (I CAN’T GET NO) SATISFACTION – The Rolling Stones 9200
77 77 77 2 DO THE TELEVISION – Jake Shears 9200
78 79 78 2 CATHY’S CLOWN – The Everly Brothers 8600
79 NEW 79 1 ALIBIS – Sneaker Pimps 4200
80 NEW 80 1 MISTY BLUE – Dorothy Moore 4000

DROP OUTS
46 8 9 IF YOU LOVE ME (REALLY LOVE ME) – Brenda Lee 194750
60 60 4 IKO IKO (MY BESTIE) – Justin Wellington featuring Small Jam 28700
61 12 16 BELIEVERS – Alan Walker & Conor Maynard 350550
62 28 9 LET THEM KNOW – Mabel 115950
64 1 28 NEED A LITTLE LOVE – The Fratellis 1195600

12th September 2021

It’s two weeks on top for the life-affirming, love-lasting I Still Have Faith In You, Abba equalling weeks on top for SOS, Gimme Gimme, Gimme, I Have A Dream, Head Over Heels, and Under Attack for their official UK singles. That leaves Don’t Shut Me Down at 2, out-peaking only Ring Ring, People Need Love, So Long and I Do I Do I Do amongst official UK singles. Elton & Dua reach a new peak of 7 and Maisie Peters gets a first top 10 with Psycho.

The Stranglers get a first top 20 since 2004, and extends their top 20 chart-span to 44 years since Peaches/Go Buddy Go first did it. LP grabs a 3rd top 20, plus one chart-topper with Morrissey, and there’s a couple of Abba album tracks that have never charted for me, courtesy of Album Chart appearances for Voulez Vous and Arrival following the back catalogue boost last week: Dum Dum Diddle has a silly title but mentions Fiddle, one of my school nicknames (surname related not anything else!) and has a brilliant melody and arrangement, from the days I played Arrival to death, while As Good As New was lined up to be a single at one stage, but they were spoilt for choice on Voulez Vous and chose 4 others instead.

Dermot Kennedy gets a second chart entry with a goodie, James Blunt sneaks in yet another on his long chart list, Stereophonics return for a 24-year chart span, and surprisingly their first since 2013, Ella Henderson adds to her list, and Glass Animals debut. Amongst the oldies are a couple for Girls Aloud following the sad passing of Sarah Harding, another Rolling Stones goodie for Charlie Watts RIP, and The Adventures Broken Land returning as it started selling on itunes top 200 before they chopped it down to 100. Prob just as well as it’ll reduce the number of oldies in my chart…..

1 1 1 2 I STILL HAVE FAITH IN YOU – Abba 340000
2 2 2 2 DON’T SHUT ME DOWN – Abba 230000
3 4 3 5 DIRT – Keane 244400
4 3 3 8 WAVES OF BLUE – Majid Jordan 386700
5 9 5 3 ON THE WRONG SIDE – Lindsey Buckingham 124000
6 6 5 5 YOU CAN CALL ME – Texas 236250
7 13 7 5 COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) – Elton John & Dua Lipa 199000
8 5 1 16 YOU – Regard, Troye Sivan & Tate McRae 1099000
9 14 9 5 PSYCHO – Maisie Peters 132800
10 11 8 9 I AM WHAT I AM (COPENHAGEN 2021 WORLDPRIDE ANTHEM) – Aqua 200250

11 7 4 8 MOVE WITH ME – Mad Circuit 261200
12 10 10 8 KISS MY (UH-OH) – Anne-Marie & Little Mix 176300
13 16 13 5 HOPE – Sigma & Carla Marie 104200
14 20 14 6 TAKE MY BREATH – The Weeknd 125500
15 8 1 17 LEAVE BEFORE YOU LOVE ME – Marshmello x Jonas Brothers 1266150
16 22 16 5 IF SOMETHING’S GONNA KILL ME (IT MIGHT AS WELL BE LOVE) – The Stranglers 86900
17 21 17 16 DON’T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING – Gerry & The Pacemakers 176350
18 18 18 8 BELIEVE – Anna Of The North 117650
19 12 2 12 MORE THAN A WOMAN (SG’S PARADISE EDIT) – Bee Gees x SG Lewis 860250
20 33 20 3 GOODBYE – LP 49200

21 27 21 3 I DON’T MIND – Lindsey Buckingham 51150
22 30 22 5 FLY AWAY – Tones And I 71200
23 29 23 4 TAKE ME FOR A RIDE – Steps 61750
24 15 10 8 RED BUTTON – AJA 141500
25 35 25 3 SUNSHINE – Liam Payne 53450
26 34 26 3 A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELY SQUARE – Tori Amos 46900
27 28 27 6 SKATE – Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak & Silk Sonic 107800
28 17 10 10 CALL ON ME – RAYE 218150
29 19 3 15 TOO MUCH HISTORY – Jack Savoretti 719800
30 37 30 3 BITTER TASTE – Billy Idol 52300

31 26 1 10 IT MUST BE LOVE – Labi Siffre 601400
32 25 1 18 GOD ONLY KNOWS – For KING & COUNTRY & Dolly Parton 892850
33 42 33 4 LOVE LIKE THAT – Lola Lennox 48500
34 38 34 8 THE LAKES (ORIGINAL VERSION) – Taylor Swift 77600
35 39 35 6 DON’T GO YET – Camila Cabello 77750
36 40 36 6 GOOD 4 U – Olivia Rodrigo 75050
37 23 6 13 GOODBYE – The Veronicas 421900
38 31 18 9 CHASING KITES – Georgie 157550
39 48 39 5 SAY WHAT YOU MEAN – Raleigh Ritchie 51800
40 46 40 5 CAN’T LET GO – Alison Krauss & Robert Plant 60350

41 32 15 9 WAIT AROUND – Kyle Falconer 162150
42 50 42 5 PRESSURE MACHINE – The Killers 52150
43 24 7 11 NOTHING ELSE MATTERS – Miley Cyrus featuring WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo & Chad Smith 276800
44 NEW 44 1 DUM DUM DIDDLE – Abba 13250
45 71 45 2 ETERNAL LOVE – JLS 18800
46 43 1 16 GYPSIES, TRAMPS AND THIEVES – Cher 693100
47 36 25 12 IN MY EYES – Chris Malinchak & Kiesza 185400
48 53 48 4 SECRET LIFE – Jack Savoretti 36750
49 69 49 4 DRIVE – Clean Bandit & Topic featuring Wes Nelson 29300
50 57 50 3 FLYING ON THE GROUND – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 29400

51 RE 6 11 FOLLOWING THE SUN – SUPER-HI and Neeka 339750
52 59 52 3 WHILE YOU’RE STILL YOUNG – Sophie Ellis-Bextor & The Feeling 26600
53 44 1 12 THIS IS YOUR LIFE – Banderas 699400
54 60 54 4 WILD HEARTS – Keith Urban 31800
55 63 55 3 FLASHBACK (COLLRBONE REMIX) – Javiera Mena featuring Collrbone 23200
56 65 56 3 MY HEART GOES (LA DI DA) – Becky Hill & Topic 23600
57 68 57 4 YOU & I – Navos & HARLEE 28200
58 41 5 9 STARLIGHT – Yola 312550
59 NEW 59 1 AS GOOD AS NEW – Abba 10100
60 58 1 18 SARA – Fleetwood Mac 616000

61 52 34 8 RATHER BE – Rat City & Isak Heim 104950
62 79 62 2 ALIBIS – Sneaker Pimps 11600
63 77 63 3 DO THE TELEVISION – Jake Shears 16400
64 54 3 17 OUT THE CAGE – Keith Urban featuring Breland & Nile Rodgers 457150
65 NEW 65 1 BETTER DAYS – Dermot Kennedy 7000
66 67 66 5 OUT OUT – Joel Corry x Jax Jones featuring Charli XCX & Saweetie 30800
67 70 67 3 HONKY TONK WOMEN – The Rolling Stones 18200
68 73 68 3 ONE NIGHT – Griff 16800
69 61 61 4 THE SECRET HE HAD MISSED – Manic Street Preachers featuring Julia Cumming 26700
70 74 70 3 MAGICAL – Laura Mvula 15200

71 NEW 71 1 BROKEN LAND – The Adventures 5800
72 NEW 72 1 LOVE UNDER PRESSURE – James Blunt 5600
73 78 73 3 CATHY’S CLOWN – The Everly Brothers 14000
74 NEW 74 1 HANGING ON YOUR HINGES – Stereophonics 5200
75 NEW 75 1 THE PROMISE – Girls Aloud 5000
76 NEW 76 1 RISK IT ALL – Ella Henderson, House Gospel Choir & Just Kiddin’ 4800
77 80 77 2 MISTY BLUE – Dorothy Moore 8600
78 NEW 78 1 HEAT WAVES – Glass Animals 4400
79 NEW 79 1 SHE’S A RAINBOW – The Rolling Stones 4200
80 NEW 80 1 SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND – Girls Aloud 4000

DROP OUTS
45 1 9 I AM THE ANTICHRIST TO YOU – Kishi Bashi 505400
47 8 15 MONSTER – Paloma Faith 390950
49 17 9 TALK ABOUT IT – Jungle 147450
51 36 7 FALLING – McAlmont & Butler 66450
55 20 9 BUILD IT BETTER – Natalie Imbruglia 132100
56 10 15 SHELLFISH MADEMOISELLE – Roisin Murphy 314250
62 14 11 TOLD YOU SO – Nathan Evans 228450
64 19 8 CRYING ON THE BATHROOM FLOOR – Will Young 125500
66 66 5 FANTASY – Mariah Carey 31600
72 43 7 MENERGY (PURPLE DISCO MACHINE REMIX) – Patrick Cowley & Purple Disco Machine featuring Sylvester 61550
75 37 10 EXCUSES – Mentis featuring Kate Smith 96800
76 76 2 (I CAN’T GET NO) SATISFACTION – The Rolling Stones 9200

19th September 2021

It’s a 3rd week on top for Abba – but they replace themselves on top with Don’t Shut Me Down, Agnetha replacing Frida, and her first chart-topper as vocalist since 2004 when If I Thought You’d Ever Change Your Mind spent 2 weeks there. So Agnetha has 1 more chart-topper than the other Abba members’ new total of 34 number ones, and that means their run of chart-topping singles remains complete since late 1975.

Billy Idol makes it 3 top 10’s in a row, following on from his Miley Cyrus feature, and his remix of 1984 chart-topper Eyes Without A Face, and his 11th in total. LP grabs a 3rd top 10 with Goodbye, and Lindsey Buckingham gets 2 simultaneous top 20’s for the first time in his 40-year solo run, or 44-year Mac-included run. Sneaker Pimps have a huge climb for a 3rd top 40, HARLEE gets a 2nd, Rod Stewart gets the highest new entry as he’s back for One More Time at 35, still avoiding the horrible cover versions-pits he plummeted for most of the last 20 years, and making it a very satisfying exactly 50-years since Maggie May kicked it all off.

Talking of Class of 1971, I also didn’t expect Donny Osmond to be making my personal charts 50 years on, yet here he is doing a creditable attempt at recent pop styles of the likes of stars 40 years younger – old Don is the same age as me and it’s 50 years since The Osmonds TV show theme One Bad Apple became a fave. Speaking of veterans, Diane Warren drafts in some help to get her first chart entry as a credited artist after 36 years of hit-making songs, and many a chart-topper like Pet Shop Boys’ Numb.

Talking of veterans, again, Sting is back again, with a pleasant new track extending his solo run to 39 years and his Police-chart-bothering to 42 years since I was buying every new single they released. That leaves Blossoms back again with their lovely tuneful brand of old-fashioned guitar pop that died out about 12 years ago, seemingly never to return to streaming charts success. Their 9th chart entry since Charlemagne.

1 2 1 3 DON’T SHUT ME DOWN – Abba 400000
2 1 1 3 I STILL HAVE FAITH IN YOU – Abba 455000
3 4 3 9 WAVES OF BLUE – Majid Jordan 471700
4 5 4 5 ON THE WRONG SIDE – Lindsey Buckingham 189000
5 3 3 6 DIRT – Keane 300400
6 30 6 4 BITTER TASTE – Billy Idol 107300
7 7 7 6 COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) – Elton John & Dua Lipa 249000
8 8 1 17 YOU – Regard, Troye Sivan & Tate McRae 1147000
9 6 5 6 YOU CAN CALL ME – Texas 281250
10 20 10 4 GOODBYE – LP 91200

11 9 9 6 PSYCHO – Maisie Peters 169800
12 21 12 4 I DON’T MIND – Lindsey Buckingham 86150
13 13 13 6 HOPE – Sigma & Carla Marie 136200
14 14 14 7 TAKE MY BREATH – The Weeknd 154500
15 17 15 17 DON’T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING – Gerry & The Pacemakers 203350
16 16 16 6 IF SOMETHING’S GONNA KILL ME (IT MIGHT AS WELL BE LOVE) – The Stranglers 111900
17 26 17 4 A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELY SQUARE – Tori Amos 69900
18 25 18 4 SUNSHINE – Liam Payne 75450
19 10 8 10 I AM WHAT I AM (COPENHAGEN 2021 WORLDPRIDE ANTHEM) – Aqua 221250
20 11 4 9 MOVE WITH ME – Mad Circuit 281200

21 12 10 9 KISS MY (UH-OH) – Anne-Marie & Little Mix 196050
22 15 1 18 LEAVE BEFORE YOU LOVE ME – Marshmello x Jonas Brothers 1285650
23 23 23 5 TAKE ME FOR A RIDE – Steps 81000
24 62 24 3 ALIBIS – Sneaker Pimps 30600
25 19 2 13 MORE THAN A WOMAN (SG’S PARADISE EDIT) – Bee Gees x SG Lewis 879000
26 27 26 7 SKATE – Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak & Silk Sonic 126300
27 18 18 9 BELIEVE – Anna Of The North 136050
28 22 22 6 FLY AWAY – Tones And I 89500
29 57 29 5 YOU & I – Navos & HARLEE 46400
30 35 30 7 DON’T GO YET – Camila Cabello 95750

31 33 31 5 LOVE LIKE THAT – Lola Lennox 66400
32 51 6 12 FOLLOWING THE SUN – SUPER-HI and Neeka 357550
33 24 10 9 RED BUTTON – AJA 159200
34 36 34 7 GOOD 4 U – Olivia Rodrigo 92650
35 NEW 35 1 ONE MORE TIME – Rod Stewart 17500
36 31 1 11 IT MUST BE LOVE – Labi Siffre 618800
37 44 37 2 DUM DUM DIDDLE – Abba 30550
38 42 38 6 PRESSURE MACHINE – The Killers 69350
39 48 39 5 SECRET LIFE – Jack Savoretti 53850
40 54 40 5 WILD HEARTS – Keith Urban 49800

41 28 10 11 CALL ON ME – RAYE 232150
42 29 3 16 TOO MUCH HISTORY – Jack Savoretti 733550
43 32 1 19 GOD ONLY KNOWS – For KING & COUNTRY & Dolly Parton 906350
44 45 44 3 ETERNAL LOVE – JLS 32050
45 49 45 5 DRIVE – Clean Bandit & Topic featuring Wes Nelson 42300
46 68 46 4 ONE NIGHT – Griff 29550
47 38 18 10 CHASING KITES – Georgie 170050
48 55 48 4 FLASHBACK (COLLRBONE REMIX) – Javiera Mena featuring Collrbone 35500
49 46 1 17 GYPSIES, TRAMPS AND THIEVES – Cher 705200
50 52 50 4 WHILE YOU’RE STILL YOUNG – Sophie Ellis-Bextor & The Feeling 38600

51 59 51 2 AS GOOD AS NEW – Abba 21850
52 34 34 9 THE LAKES (ORIGINAL VERSION) – Taylor Swift 89100
53 39 39 6 SAY WHAT YOU MEAN – Raleigh Ritchie 63050
54 72 54 2 LOVE UNDER PRESSURE – James Blunt 16600
55 56 55 4 MY HEART GOES (LA DI DA) – Becky Hill & Topic 34400
56 65 56 2 BETTER DAYS – Dermot Kennedy 17600
57 41 15 10 WAIT AROUND – Kyle Falconer 172550
58 63 58 4 DO THE TELEVISION – Jake Shears 26600
59 74 59 2 HANGING ON YOUR HINGES – Stereophonics 15300
60 37 6 14 GOODBYE – The Veronicas 431900

61 40 40 6 CAN’T LET GO – Alison Krauss & Robert Plant 67850
62 50 50 4 FLYING ON THE GROUND – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 36800
63 60 1 19 SARA – Fleetwood Mac 623200
64 66 64 6 OUT OUT – Joel Corry x Jax Jones featuring Charli XCX & Saweetie 37900
65 67 65 4 HONKY TONK WOMEN – The Rolling Stones 25200
66 47 25 13 IN MY EYES – Chris Malinchak & Kiesza 192200
67 69 61 5 THE SECRET HE HAD MISSED – Manic Street Preachers featuring Julia Cumming 33300
68 NEW 68 1 SEASIDE – Diane Warren, Rita Ora, Sofia Reyes & Reik 6400
69 70 69 4 MAGICAL – Laura Mvula 21400
70 53 1 13 THIS IS YOUR LIFE – Banderas 705400

71 71 71 2 BROKEN LAND – The Adventures 11600
72 78 72 2 HEAT WAVES – Glass Animals 10000
73 76 73 2 RISK IT ALL – Ella Henderson, House Gospel Choir & Just Kiddin’ 10200
74 NEW 74 1 WHO – Donny Osmond 5200
75 77 75 3 MISTY BLUE – Dorothy Moore 13600
76 NEW 76 1 ON MY WAY – Natalie Imbruglia 4800
77 61 34 9 RATHER BE – Rat City & Isak Heim 109550
78 NEW 78 1 IF IT’S LOVE – Sting 4400
79 79 79 2 SHE’S A RAINBOW – The Rolling Stones 8400
80 NEW 80 1 CARE FOR – Blossoms 4000

DROP OUTS
43 7 11 NOTHING ELSE MATTERS – Miley Cyrus featuring WATT, Elton John, Yo-Yo Ma, Robert Trujillo & Chad Smith 276800
58 5 9 STARLIGHT – Yola 312550
64 3 17 OUT THE CAGE – Keith Urban featuring Breland & Nile Rodgers 457150
73 73 3 CATHY’S CLOWN – The Everly Brothers 14000
75 75 1 THE PROMISE – Girls Aloud 5000
80 80 1 SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND – Girls Aloud 4000

26th September 2021

It’s 2 weeks on top for Don’t Shut Me Down, equalling the 2 on top for I Still Have Faith In You, giving Abba 4 weeks in a row in the top spot for the first time since 1992 when Dancing Queen grabbed 8 weeks in a row. Billy Idol gets his highest charting solo track since 1984, and Tori Amos gets a 2nd top 10 and highest-ever chart-placing since 1994 with her gorgeous version of a very old classic British song. Liam Payne gets his second top 10 as lead artist, his first since his Rita Ora duet 3 years ago.

Sneaker Pimps get a 2nd top 20 23 years on from chart-topper 6 Underground, and highest new entry is Coldplay back on form at 18 with BTS along for a ride on their biggest-chart entry to date. My Universe is Coldplay’s first top 20 in 2 years. Debuting at 39, Great Van Fleet with a very Glam Prog Rock track, Heat Above, and Duran Duran get a second Anniversary entry of 2021 40 years on from Planet Earth. Kacey Musgraves returns, Johnny Marr extends his chart career to 38 years, and Lil Nas X belatedly gets a follow-up to Old Town Road with album track That’s What I Want.

1 1 1 4 DON’T SHUT ME DOWN – Abba 570000
2 2 1 4 I STILL HAVE FAITH IN YOU – Abba 570000
3 5 3 7 DIRT – Keane 385400
4 6 4 5 BITTER TASTE – Billy Idol 172300
5 3 3 10 WAVES OF BLUE – Majid Jordan 531700
6 4 4 6 ON THE WRONG SIDE – Lindsey Buckingham 244000
7 17 7 5 A NIGHTINGALE SANG IN BERKELY SQUARE – Tori Amos 119900
8 12 8 5 I DON’T MIND – Lindsey Buckingham 134150
9 10 9 5 GOODBYE – LP 136200
10 18 10 5 SUNSHINE – Liam Payne 117450

11 7 7 7 COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX) – Elton John & Dua Lipa 286000
12 16 12 7 IF SOMETHING’S GONNA KILL ME (IT MIGHT AS WELL BE LOVE) – The Stranglers 146900
13 8 1 18 YOU – Regard, Troye Sivan & Tate McRae 1179000
14 24 14 4 ALIBIS – Sneaker Pimps 59600
15 15 15 18 DON’T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING – Gerry & The Pacemakers 230350
16 9 5 7 YOU CAN CALL ME – Texas 306250
17 11 9 7 PSYCHO – Maisie Peters 192800
18 NEW 18 1 MY UNIVERSE – Coldplay x BTS 22000
19 13 13 7 HOPE – Sigma & Carla Marie 157200
20 20 4 10 MOVE WITH ME – Mad Circuit 301200

21 14 14 8 TAKE MY BREATH – The Weeknd 174250
22 19 8 11 I AM WHAT I AM (COPENHAGEN 2021 WORLDPRIDE ANTHEM) – Aqua 240750
23 21 10 10 KISS MY (UH-OH) – Anne-Marie & Little Mix 215300
24 54 24 3 LOVE UNDER PRESSURE – James Blunt 35600
25 29 25 6 YOU & I – Navos & HARLEE 65150
26 22 1 19 LEAVE BEFORE YOU LOVE ME – Marshmello x Jonas Brothers 1304150
27 27 18 10 BELIEVE – Anna Of The North 154450
28 28 22 7 FLY AWAY – Tones And I 107800
29 40 29 6 WILD HEARTS – Keith Urban 68000
30 30 30 8 DON’T GO YET – Camila Cabello 113750

31 31 31 6 LOVE LIKE THAT – Lola Lennox 84300
32 37 32 3 DUM DUM DIDDLE – Abba 48350
33 23 23 6 TAKE ME FOR A RIDE – Steps 98700
34 34 34 8 GOOD 4 U – Olivia Rodrigo 110250
35 35 35 2 ONE MORE TIME – Rod Stewart 35000
36 44 36 4 ETERNAL LOVE – JLS 49450
37 25 2 14 MORE THAN A WOMAN (SG’S PARADISE EDIT) – Bee Gees x SG Lewis 896300
38 48 38 5 FLASHBACK (COLLRBONE REMIX) – Javiera Mena featuring Collrbone 52700
39 NEW 39 1 HEAT ABOVE – Greta Van Fleet 17100
40 56 40 3 BETTER DAYS – Dermot Kennedy 34600

41 26 26 8 SKATE – Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak & Silk Sonic 140300
42 36 1 12 IT MUST BE LOVE – Labi Siffre 632550
43 32 6 13 FOLLOWING THE SUN – SUPER-HI and Neeka 371050
44 45 44 6 DRIVE – Clean Bandit & Topic featuring Wes Nelson 55550
45 33 10 10 RED BUTTON – AJA 172200
46 46 46 5 ONE NIGHT – Griff 42300
47 51 47 3 AS GOOD AS NEW – Abba 34350
48 68 48 2 SEASIDE – Diane Warren, Rita Ora, Sofia Reyes & Reik 18700
49 55 49 5 MY HEART GOES (LA DI DA) – Becky Hill & Topic 46500
50 58 50 5 DO THE TELEVISION – Jake Shears 38600

51 43 1 20 GOD ONLY KNOWS – For KING & COUNTRY & Dolly Parton 918100
52 41 10 12 CALL ON ME – RAYE 243650
53 59 53 3 HANGING ON YOUR HINGES – Stereophonics 26550
54 49 1 18 GYPSIES, TRAMPS AND THIEVES – Cher 716200
55 42 3 17 TOO MUCH HISTORY – Jack Savoretti 744350
56 72 56 3 HEAT WAVES – Glass Animals 20600
57 38 38 7 PRESSURE MACHINE – The Killers 80750
58 NEW 58 1 ANNIVERSARY – Duran Duran 10200
59 39 39 6 SECRET LIFE – Jack Savoretti 63950
60 80 60 2 CARE FOR – Blossoms 14000

61 50 50 5 WHILE YOU’RE STILL YOUNG – Sophie Ellis-Bextor & The Feeling 46100
62 47 18 11 CHASING KITES – Georgie 177450
63 76 63 2 ON MY WAY – Natalie Imbruglia 12000
64 64 64 7 OUT OUT – Joel Corry x Jax Jones featuring Charli XCX & Saweetie 45000
65 65 65 5 HONKY TONK WOMEN – The Rolling Stones 32200
66 78 66 2 IF IT’S LOVE – Sting 11200
67 63 1 20 SARA – Fleetwood Mac 629800
68 71 68 3 BROKEN LAND – The Adventures 18000
69 69 69 5 MAGICAL – Laura Mvula 27600
70 53 39 7 SAY WHAT YOU MEAN – Raleigh Ritchie 69050

71 67 61 6 THE SECRET HE HAD MISSED – Manic Street Preachers featuring Julia Cumming 39100
72 73 72 3 RISK IT ALL – Ella Henderson, House Gospel Choir & Just Kiddin’ 15800
73 57 15 11 WAIT AROUND – Kyle Falconer 177950
74 74 74 2 WHO – Donny Osmond 10400
75 75 75 4 MISTY BLUE – Dorothy Moore 18600
76 62 50 5 FLYING ON THE GROUND – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds 41600
77 NEW 77 1 JUSTIFIED – Kacey Musgraves 4600
78 79 78 3 SHE’S A RAINBOW – The Rolling Stones 12800
79 NEW 79 1 SPIRIT POWER AND SOUL – Johnny Marr 4200
80 NEW 80 1 THAT’S WHAT I WANT – Lil Nas X 4000

DROP OUTS
52 34 9 THE LAKES (ORIGINAL VERSION) – Taylor Swift 89100
60 6 14 GOODBYE – The Veronicas 431900
61 40 6 CAN’T LET GO – Alison Krauss & Robert Plant 67850
66 25 13 IN MY EYES – Chris Malinchak & Kiesza 192200
70 1 13 THIS IS YOUR LIFE – Banderas 705400
77 34 9 RATHER BE – Rat City & Isak Heim 109550

My 2017 Charts – April – June

Gran Canaria mountain scenery

 

25th June 2017

It’s a second week on top for some classic Summer Wine – I should have had some in Copenhagen for the Midsummer Festival partying last week, but I was mainly walking round streets of old buildings, oops! I did note the music scene had become tropical housed, poor dears seem to have caught the bug. Even Drake’s Passionfruit had been covered and lost a lot of it’s fruityness. So not many new entries as I’ve been starved of the UK music scene. I also did Sweden, but it was Sunday and it was closed.

Main chart stat: OMD scrape in with a new track, for 37 years of entries…

1 1 1 2 SUMMER WINE Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood 340000
2 6 2 9 BUSTED AND BLUE Gorillaz 637000
3 2 1 4 SHE’S LEAVING HOME The Beatles 435000
4 3 1 7 INTO THE FIRE VINAI featuring Anjulie 945000
5 12 5 2 THE MAN The Killers 95000
6 11 6 6 CRYING IN THE CLUB Camila Cabello 171100
7 8 7 7 CLASSIC The Knocks featuring Powers 325000
8 4 2 6 THE FIGHTER Keith Urban featuring Carrie Underwood 463000
9 5 5 6 FEEL IT STILL Portugal. The Man 297000
10 16 10 4 WALL OF GLASS Liam Gallagher 106200

11 14 11 7 AVERDAVGI Agy 173800
12 7 2 10 BEAUTIFUL ONES Hurts 732000
13 9 9 7 BATMAN & ROBIN Cazzie Opeia & Jin x Jin 232800
14 17 14 7 YOUNG RICH AND RADICAL Club Cheval 133650
15 15 5 10 HURRICANE Drones Club 408000
16 32 16 8 APOCALYPSE Cigarettes After Sex 106200
17 20 17 5 THIS MOMENT Chase & Status and Blossoms 96300
18 13 7 7 ONE AND ONE Robert Miles featuring Maria Naylor 252000
19 24 19 6 SWISH SWISH Katy Perry featuring Nicki Minaj 95300
20 39 20 8 DESPACITO (REMIX) Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber 96850

21 19 3 11 IN MY WORLD Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 482750
22 21 10 10 WHAM BANG SHANG-A-LANG Silver 232950
23 23 5 9 WAY BACK TLC featuring Snoop Dogg 321800
24 33 24 2 THE WAY YOU USED TO DO Queens Of The Stone Age 36700
25 25 1 14 CHARIOTS Paper Route 737750
26 26 13 10 PASSIONFRUIT Drake 212350
27 22 1 12 FEELS LIKE SUMMER Weezer 739900
28 29 28 6 KISSING STRANGERS DNCE featuring Nicki Minaj 84100
29 40 29 5 SHOULD’VE BEEN YOU Imelda May 63500
30 38 30 5 MALIBU Miley Cyrus 67050

31 31 31 9 DOUBLE BARREL Dave & Ansel Collins 159500
32 27 27 4 ALL ALONE AT THE GREAT TIMES DANCE Ourselves On TV 64100
33 18 18 7 OCCIDENTALI’S KARMA Francesco Gabbani 104100
34 35 34 5 ADIOS Glen Campbell 75900
35 30 30 8 BON APPETIT Katy Perry featuring Migos 112400
36 66 36 2 OH WOMAN OH MAN London Grammar 24200
37 28 17 6 KRYPTONITE George Maple 119600
38 50 38 3 EVERYBODY’S TALKING Glen Campbell 35600
39 45 39 6 CITY LIGHTS Blanche 68850
40 46 40 4 SLOW HANDS Niall Horan 43050

41 37 5 14 LOST ON YOU LP 475800
42 36 5 14 TRUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING London Grammar 452700
43 34 29 5 LOVE AIN’T SOMETHING YOU CAN GET FOR FREE Elkie Brooks 71900
44 10 10 9 SOUTHERN NIGHTS Glen Campbell 170450
45 59 45 3 DREAMS OF THE EVERYDAY HOUSEWIFE Glen Campbell 30200
46 48 46 8 THE CHAIN Fleetwood Mac 82050
47 47 1 15 ALONE AGAIN OR Love 790450
48 41 24 9 CRAVING YOU Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris 129400
49 44 1 14 WE GOT THE POWER Gorillaz featuring Jehnny Beth 841150
50 71 50 3 SWERLK MNDR & Scissor Sisters 23000

51 53 51 5 JESSICA The Allman Brothers Band 46800
52 60 52 3 CARNIVAL BEGIN Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 26300
53 51 34 11 IT’S ALRIGHT Pet Shop Boys 157000
54 58 54 4 LAST CHANCE TO DANCE Ekkah 36500
55 57 55 3 RED SUN Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 28000
56 49 2 11 CRAZY (ASH HOWES RADIO EDIT) Bird 395000
57 55 1 20 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley 1345200
58 42 25 10 THE CURE Lady Gaga 137200
59 68 59 2 CAME HERE FOR LOVE Sigala & Ella Eyre 16500
60 54 36 7 REASONS Jillian Jacqueline 91000

61 43 24 6 PAPER Svala 94500
62 52 20 10 STORY OF A HEART Steps 144900
63 67 63 3 ROULETTE Katy Perry 19400
64 63 1 35 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU Abba 1076700
65 NEW 65 1 OK Robin Schulz featuring James Blunt 7000
66 75 66 2 UNPREDICTABLE Olly Murs & Louisa Johnson 11800
67 62 50 5 THUNDER Imagine Dragons 42400
68 61 5 14 WAITING FOR THE STARS Vitalic featuring David Shaw and The Beat 383400
69 NEW 69 1 STRIP THAT DOWN Liam Payne featuring Quavo 6200
70 NEW 70 1 DISCONNECT Clean Bandit & Marina And The Diamonds 6000

71 73 71 3 LIVE FOREVER Oasis 16600
72 74 72 2 TOO FAR GONE Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 10800
73 NEW 73 1 DON’T MATTER NOW George Ezra 5400
74 65 1 15 SEASONS (WAITING ON YOU) Future Islands 690900
75 NEW 75 1 ISOTYPE Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 5000

DROP OUTS
56 10 13 LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS) The Hollies 222400
64 64 3 CURIOUS Alison Valentine 19100
69 57 4 PRAY WITH ME Rick Astley 29200
70 70 5 BLACK HOLE SUN Soundgarden 27800
72 35 6 GRAVITY Hovig 82800

18th June 2017

Straight in from nowhere (because it’s topping the US advert music charts, and I follow Nancy on twitter – legend!) it’s Summer Wine from the same summer as Sgt Pepper, 50 years ago. Nancy & Lee just have a brilliant trippie back catalogue, cult faves over the decades without ever being huge as a duo – Lee was the gravel-voiced songwriter and producer, Nancy the sweet voice and groovy image. The song has topped my charts before, for The Corrs and Bono back in 2003, but the original is still the best, and gives them a first number one since Some Velvet Morning topped as an oldie in 2007 – I heard it blaring out from a boat at sea off the coast of Crete just after Lee died. Did You Ever was their first hit in 1971 in my charts, topping in 1977 as part of an EP, and Nancy also topped with her dad Frank (Somethin’ Stupid), with a Lee song (Boots), and a Bond theme (You Only Live Twice).

Glen goes up with all of his tracks, notably 1977 hit, Guardians soundtrack, Southern Nights finally breaking into the top 10 (the ragtime retro track peaked at 17). The Killers are back with a fab single, new in at 12, love it, and also Queens Of The Stone Age, back after a gap of 14 years, and with only their 3rd (and highest-charting) best-to-date track. Also new: Sigala & Ella Eyre, London Grammar, Olly & Louisa.

1 NEW 1 1 SUMMER WINE Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood 170000
2 1 1 3 SHE’S LEAVING HOME The Beatles 350000
3 2 1 6 INTO THE FIRE VINAI featuring Anjulie 880000
4 3 2 5 THE FIGHTER Keith Urban featuring Carrie Underwood 415000
5 6 5 5 FEEL IT STILL Portugal The Man 252000
6 4 2 8 BUSTED AND BLUE Gorillaz 522000
7 5 2 9 BEAUTIFUL ONES Hurts 697000
8 8 8 6 CLASSIC The Knocks featuring Powers 275000
9 9 9 6 BATMAN & ROBIN Cazzie Opeia & Jin x Jin 200800
10 20 10 8 SOUTHERN NIGHTS Glen Campbell 157200

11 16 11 5 CRYING IN THE CLUB Camila Cabello 116100
12 NEW 12 1 THE MAN The Killers 35000
13 7 7 6 ONE AND ONE Robert Miles featuring Maria Naylor 230000
14 14 14 6 AVERDAVGI Agy 136800
15 11 5 9 HURRICANE Drones Club 381000
16 19 16 3 WALL OF GLASS Liam Gallagher 64200
17 22 17 6 YOUNG RICH AND RADICAL Club Cheval 104650
18 36 18 6 OCCIDENTALI’S KARMA Francesco Gabbani 86400
19 15 3 10 IN MY WORLD Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 463000
20 26 20 4 THIS MOMENT Chase & Status and Blossoms 73300

21 12 10 9 WHAM BANG SHANG-A-LANG Silver 213450
22 18 1 11 FEELS LIKE SUMMER Weezer 721500
23 13 5 8 WAY BACK TLC featuring Snoop Dogg 302550
24 39 24 5 SWISH SWISH Katy Perry featuring Nicki Minaj 74300
25 23 1 13 CHARIOTS Paper Route 719000
26 21 13 9 PASSIONFRUIT Drake 193850
27 37 27 3 ALL ALONE AT THE GREAT TIMES DANCE Ourselves On TV 46300
28 17 17 5 KRYPTONITE George Maple 102300
29 42 29 5 KISSING STRANGERS DNCE featuring Nicki Minaj 65800
30 33 30 7 BON APPETIT Katy Perry featuring Migos 94900

31 31 31 8 DOUBLE BARREL Dave & Ansel Collins 141600
32 32 32 7 APOCALYPSE Cigarettes After Sex 81200
33 NEW 33 1 THE WAY YOU USED TO DO Queens Of The Stone Age 17700
34 29 29 4 LOVE AIN’T SOMETHING YOU CAN GET FOR FREE Elkie Brooks 58400
35 38 35 4 ADIOS Glen Campbell 58300
36 27 5 13 TRUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING London Grammar 438950
37 30 5 13 LOST ON YOU LP 461800
38 46 38 4 MALIBU Miley Cyrus 49050
39 48 39 7 DESPACITO (REMIX) Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber 76850
40 47 40 4 SHOULD’VE BEEN YOU Imelda May 45300

41 24 24 8 CRAVING YOU Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris 117100
42 25 25 9 THE CURE Lady Gaga 127000
43 28 24 5 PAPER Svala 87000
44 35 1 13 WE GOT THE POWER Gorillaz featuring Jehnny Beth 829050
45 51 45 5 CITY LIGHTS Blanche 51750
46 61 46 3 SLOW HANDS Niall Horan 26050
47 45 1 14 ALONE AGAIN OR Love 777950
48 49 48 7 THE CHAIN Fleetwood Mac 69300
49 40 2 10 CRAZY (ASH HOWES RADIO EDIT) Bird 384400
50 68 50 2 EVERYBODY’S TALKING Glen Campbell 18400

51 34 34 10 IT’S ALRIGHT Pet Shop Boys 145750
52 41 20 9 STORY OF A HEART Steps 137500
53 56 53 4 JESSICA The Allman Brothers Band 35050
54 43 36 6 REASONS Jillian Jacqueline 81000
55 53 1 19 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley 1334800
56 10 10 13 LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS) The Hollies 222400
57 66 57 2 RED SUN Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 17200
58 59 58 3 LAST CHANCE TO DANCE Ekkah 25500
59 64 59 2 DREAMS OF THE EVERYDAY HOUSEWIFE Glen Campbell 17200
60 75 60 2 CARNIVAL BEGIN Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 15000

61 52 5 13 WAITING FOR THE STARS Vitalic featuring David Shaw and The Beat 377000
62 50 50 4 THUNDER Imagine Dragons 35800
63 63 1 34 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU Abba 1069600
64 65 64 3 CURIOUS Alison Valentine 19100
65 54 1 14 SEASONS (WAITING ON YOU) Future Islands 685700
66 NEW 66 1 OH WOMAN OH MAN London Grammar 6800
67 72 67 2 ROULETTE Katy Perry 12200
68 NEW 68 1 CAME HERE FOR LOVE Sigala & Ella Eyre 6400
69 57 57 4 PRAY WITH ME Rick Astley 29200
70 70 70 5 BLACK HOLE SUN Soundgarden 27800

71 74 71 2 SWERLK MNDR & Scissor Sisters 11000
72 44 35 6 GRAVITY Hovig 82800
73 73 73 2 LIVE FOREVER Oasis 10800
74 NEW 74 1 TOO FAR GONE Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 5200
75 NEW 75 1 UNPREDICTABLE Olly Murs & Louisa Johnson 5000

DROP OUTS
55 55 4 DIG DOWN Muse 33500
58 48 5 HEY MAMMA Sunstroke Project 56350
60 60 5 YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH A PSYCHO Kasabian 34200
62 62 2 TO THE DOOR HMLTD 14800
67 23 5 AMAR PELOS DOIS Salvador Sobral 75600
69 69 3 IN THE NAME OF MAN Plan B 17600
71 38 4 PLASTIC MACHINERY The Charlatans featuring Johnny Marr 43050

11th June 2017

I was too young to have started my charting 50 years ago – but had there been streaming available to me it’s pretty sure that The Beatles would have dominated both the real world and personal singles charts with Sgt Pepper. So it’s only fitting that She’s Leaving Home returns to number one 9 years since the last time it was on top, the best track on the classic album that can still top the UK album chart half a century on. Just to put that in some sort of perspective that would have been unthinkable in 1967, not least because recorded music didn’t stretch back half a century in any lastingly popular sense. Songs did, but not recorded music as an art form.

The Hollies finally get that Black Dress into my top 10 after 45 years patiently waiting, and in a quiet week for movement the highest new track is a Glen Campbell classic 60’s track that has never charted, but is on his new album Adios/Hits double-pack: Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife was on the first album that I owned, This Is Glen Campbell, I was mad on him as a kid. He also enters with a song that I loved at that period, a cover of the Nilsson hit, Everybody’s Talking from the movie Midnight Cowboy, and is one of the last tracks Glen recorded for his final album.

Fleetwood Mac have 2 new tracks joining their Rumours classic (The Chain) though they are labelled Buckingham/McVie. Don’t trust labels, the Mac did some of them at their last concert at the O2 – I was there! And finally, Scissor Sisters pop back (with MNDR) after being away a while, hooray! 13 years since they first topped my chart….

1 4 1 2 SHE’S LEAVING HOME The Beatles 235000
2 1 1 5 INTO THE FIRE VINAI featuring Anjulie 795000
3 2 2 4 THE FIGHTER Keith Urban featuring Carrie Underwood 350000
4 3 2 7 BUSTED AND BLUE Gorillaz 467000
5 5 2 8 BEAUTIFUL ONES Hurts 647000
6 6 6 4 FEEL IT STILL Portugal The Man 192000
7 7 7 5 ONE AND ONE Robert Miles featuring Maria Naylor 198000
8 8 8 5 CLASSIC The Knocks featuring Powers 227000
9 10 9 5 BATMAN & ROBIN Cazzie Opeia & Jin x Jin 155800
10 20 10 12 LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS) The Hollies 211800

11 11 5 8 HURRICANE Drones Club 354000
12 13 10 8 WHAM BANG SHANG-A-LANG Silver 193700
13 9 5 7 WAY BACK TLC featuring Snoop Dogg 283300
14 14 14 5 AVERDAVGI Agy 107800
15 15 3 9 IN MY WORLD Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 442000
16 17 16 4 CRYING IN THE CLUB Camila Cabello 79100
17 19 17 4 KRYPTONITE George Maple 84000
18 12 1 10 FEELS LIKE SUMMER Weezer 702000
19 29 19 2 WALL OF GLASS Liam Gallagher 39200
20 22 20 7 SOUTHERN NIGHTS Glen Campbell 115200

21 16 13 8 PASSIONFRUIT Drake 175350
22 23 22 5 YOUNG RICH AND RADICAL Club Cheval 81650
23 18 1 12 CHARIOTS Paper Route 700250
24 26 24 7 CRAVING YOU Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris 103100
25 30 25 8 THE CURE Lady Gaga 113250
26 33 26 3 THIS MOMENT Chase & Status and Blossoms 53300
27 21 5 12 TRUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING London Grammar 421550
28 24 24 4 PAPER Svala 73500
29 34 29 3 LOVE AIN’T SOMETHING YOU CAN GET FOR FREE Elkie Brooks 40800
30 25 5 12 LOST ON YOU LP 444500

31 31 31 7 DOUBLE BARREL Dave & Ansel Collins 123700
32 38 32 6 APOCALYPSE Cigarettes After Sex 63400
33 36 33 6 BON APPETIT Katy Perry featuring Migos 76900
34 37 34 9 IT’S ALRIGHT Pet Shop Boys 134000
35 28 1 12 WE GOT THE POWER Gorillaz featuring Jehnny Beth 815800
36 54 36 5 OCCIDENTALI’S KARMA Francesco Gabbani 64400
37 56 37 2 ALL ALONE AT THE GREAT TIMES DANCE Ourselves On TV 27900
38 43 38 3 ADIOS Glen Campbell 40800
39 40 39 4 SWISH SWISH Katy Perry featuring Nicki Minaj 55300
40 32 2 9 CRAZY (ASH HOWES RADIO EDIT) Bird 372300

41 27 20 8 STORY OF A HEART Steps 126000
42 50 42 4 KISSING STRANGERS DNCE featuring Nicki Minaj 47600
43 39 36 5 REASONS Jillian Jacqueline 70000
44 35 35 5 GRAVITY Hovig 77200
45 41 1 13 ALONE AGAIN OR Love 765450
46 49 46 3 MALIBU Miley Cyrus 31850
47 58 47 3 SHOULD’VE BEEN YOU Imelda May 28300
48 53 48 6 DESPACITO (REMIX) Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber 59750
49 51 49 6 THE CHAIN Fleetwood Mac 57000
50 60 50 3 THUNDER Imagine Dragons 28400

51 55 51 4 CITY LIGHTS Blanche 38750
52 46 5 12 WAITING FOR THE STARS Vitalic featuring David Shaw and The Beat 369500
53 52 1 18 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley 1324000
54 47 1 13 SEASONS (WAITING ON YOU) Future Islands 678700
55 59 55 4 DIG DOWN Muse 33500
56 65 56 3 JESSICA The Allman Brothers Band 23800
57 67 57 3 PRAY WITH ME Rick Astley 23000
58 48 48 5 HEY MAMMA Sunstroke Project 56350
59 74 59 2 LAST CHANCE TO DANCE Ekkah 15300
60 66 60 5 YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH A PSYCHO Kasabian 34200

61 71 61 2 SLOW HANDS Niall Horan 13300
62 62 62 2 TO THE DOOR HMLTD 14800
63 63 1 33 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU Abba 1062400
64 NEW 64 1 DREAMS OF THE EVERYDAY HOUSEWIFE Glen Campbell 7100
65 75 65 2 CURIOUS Alison Valentine 12000
66 NEW 66 1 RED SUN Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 6800
67 42 23 5 AMAR PELOS DOIS Salvador Sobral 75600
68 NEW 68 1 EVERYBODY’S TALKING Glen Campbell 6400
69 69 69 3 IN THE NAME OF MAN Plan B 17600
70 73 70 4 BLACK HOLE SUN Soundgarden 21800

71 44 38 4 PLASTIC MACHINERY The Charlatans featuring Johnny Marr 43050
72 NEW 72 1 ROULETTE Katy Perry 5600
73 NEW 73 1 LIVE FOREVER Oasis 5400
74 NEW 74 1 SWERLK MNDR & Scissor Sisters 5200
75 NEW 75 1 CARNIVAL BEGIN Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 5000

DROP OUTS
45 45 3 DON’T TAKE THE MONEY Bleachers 30400
57 48 4 FLY WITH ME Artsvik 47100
61 21 7 LONG TIME Blondie 109200
64 4 11 CAN I SIT NEXT TO YOU Spoon 396500
68 44 4 I CAN’T GO ON Robin Bengtsson 46150
70 58 5 SYSTEMAGIC Goldfrapp 42000
72 2 17 BETTER MAN Little Big Town 663150

4th June 2017

It’s Vinai for a 4th week on top, firing off a fighting challenge from Keith Urban, not to mention the best track on Sgt Pepper, back on top of the UK charts a record breaking 50 years on. there aren’t enough superlatives to cover The Beatles achievements, suffice to say She’s Leaving Home topped my chart on one of the album’s regular revivals, it was a fave in 1977 when Bryan Ferry covered it, and when I bought Sgt Pepper for the first time (vinyl of course). A music expert was on telly last night explaining the melody style is a centuries-old tradition, with roots in European folk music. Whatever, it’s one of the most glorious melodies ever written, and attached to some heart-breakingly touching lyrics. About time it was covered tropical-Alan-Walker-stylee and became a hit.

Guess who’s the highest new entry just behind Noel Gallagher guest on Gorillaz Power? Yes, bruv Liam has a solo record (most likely his best song) in at 29. Elkie Brooks rockets into the 40 with her best track since Gasoline Alley back in 1983, and Cigarettes After Sex sound like they should be on the new Twin Peaks soundtrack, and into the 40.

1 1 1 4 INTO THE FIRE VINAI featuring Anjulie 680000
2 3 2 3 THE FIGHTER Keith Urban featuring Carrie Underwood 265000
3 2 2 6 BUSTED AND BLUE Gorillaz 402000
4 NEW 4 1 SHE’S LEAVING HOME The Beatles 65000
5 4 2 7 BEAUTIFUL ONES Hurts 587000
6 6 6 3 FEEL IT STILL Portugal The Man 137000
7 11 7 4 ONE AND ONE Robert Miles featuring Maria Naylor 148000
8 8 8 4 CLASSIC The Knocks featuring Powers 179000
9 5 5 6 WAY BACK TLC featuring Snoop Dogg 251300
10 14 10 4 BATMAN & ROBIN Cazzie Opeia & Jin x Jin 110800

11 7 5 7 HURRICANE Drones Club 317000
12 9 1 9 FEELS LIKE SUMMER Weezer 680000
13 10 10 7 WHAM BANG SHANG-A-LANG Silver 158700
14 17 14 4 AVERDAVGI Agy 78800
15 12 3 8 IN MY WORLD Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 415000
16 13 13 7 PASSIONFRUIT Drake 155600
17 24 17 3 CRYING IN THE CLUB Camila Cabello 54100
18 16 1 11 CHARIOTS Paper Route 681000
19 19 19 3 KRYPTONITE George Maple 61000
20 22 20 11 LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS) The Hollies 169800

21 15 5 11 TRUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING London Grammar 403150
22 29 22 6 SOUTHERN NIGHTS Glen Campbell 95200
23 27 23 4 YOUNG RICH AND RADICAL Club Cheval 62150
24 26 24 3 PAPER Svala 55200
25 21 5 11 LOST ON YOU LP 426500
26 28 26 6 CRAVING YOU Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris 84100
27 20 20 7 STORY OF A HEART Steps 112000
28 18 1 11 WE GOT THE POWER Gorillaz featuring Jehnny Beth 798300
29 NEW 29 1 WALL OF GLASS Liam Gallagher 18200
30 30 30 7 THE CURE Lady Gaga 94500

31 31 31 6 DOUBLE BARREL Dave & Ansel Collins 105800
32 25 2 8 CRAZY (ASH HOWES RADIO EDIT) Bird 355300
33 39 33 2 THIS MOMENT Chase & Status and Blossoms 34800
34 75 34 2 LOVE AIN’T SOMETHING YOU CAN GET FOR FREE Elkie Brooks 22600
35 35 35 4 GRAVITY Hovig 63950
36 40 36 5 BON APPETIT Katy Perry featuring Migos 59200
37 37 37 8 IT’S ALRIGHT Pet Shop Boys 116400
38 60 38 5 APOCALYPSE Cigarettes After Sex 45600
39 36 36 4 REASONS Jillian Jacqueline 56500
40 47 40 3 SWISH SWISH Katy Perry featuring Nicki Minaj 38200

41 41 1 12 ALONE AGAIN OR Love 752450
42 23 23 4 AMAR PELOS DOIS Salvador Sobral 69000
43 59 43 2 ADIOS Glen Campbell 23600
44 38 38 3 PLASTIC MACHINERY The Charlatans featuring Johnny Marr 37250
45 54 45 3 DON’T TAKE THE MONEY Bleachers 30400
46 32 5 11 WAITING FOR THE STARS Vitalic featuring David Shaw and The Beat 358000
47 33 1 12 SEASONS (WAITING ON YOU) Future Islands 667700
48 50 48 4 HEY MAMMA Sunstroke Project 46150
49 65 49 2 MALIBU Miley Cyrus 19100
50 53 50 3 KISSING STRANGERS DNCE featuring Nicki Minaj 33850

51 51 51 5 THE CHAIN Fleetwood Mac 44900
52 46 1 17 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley 1312750
53 57 53 5 DESPACITO (REMIX) Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber 47450
54 45 45 4 OCCIDENTALI’S KARMA Francesco Gabbani 47000
55 56 55 3 CITY LIGHTS Blanche 27000
56 NEW 56 1 ALL ALONE AT THE GREAT TIMES DANCE Ourselves On TV 10600
57 48 48 4 FLY WITH ME Artsvik 47100
58 72 58 2 SHOULD’VE BEEN YOU Imelda May 15800
59 67 59 3 DIG DOWN Muse 22700
60 68 60 2 THUNDER Imagine Dragons 16400

61 34 21 7 LONG TIME Blondie 109200
62 NEW 62 1 TO THE DOOR HMLTD 7400
63 61 1 32 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU Abba 1055200
64 43 4 11 CAN I SIT NEXT TO YOU Spoon 396500
65 69 65 2 JESSICA The Allman Brothers Band 13200
66 66 66 4 YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH A PSYCHO Kasabian 24200
67 70 67 2 PRAY WITH ME Rick Astley 12600
68 44 44 4 I CAN’T GO ON Robin Bengtsson 46150
69 74 69 2 IN THE NAME OF MAN Plan B 11400
70 58 58 5 SYSTEMAGIC Goldfrapp 42000

71 NEW 71 1 SLOW HANDS Niall Horan 5800
72 62 2 17 BETTER MAN Little Big Town 663150
73 73 73 3 BLACK HOLE SUN Soundgarden 15800
74 NEW 74 1 LAST CHANCE TO DANCE Ekkah 5200
75 NEW 75 1 CURIOUS Alison Valentine 5000

DROP OUTS
42 9 10 BECAUSE The Beatles 246900
49 19 9 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson 141750
52 18 7 THUMBS Sabrina Carpenter 119100
55 29 6 INDIGO Moment 80600
63 59 3 MAMA Jonas Blue featuring William Singe 24500
64 23 5 THIS OLD HOUSE Rick Astley 76050
71 71 2 HARD TIMES Paramore 11600

28th May 2017

It’s Vinai for a 3rd week on top, holding off Gorillaz from a second chart-topper, as Portugal The Man hits a new chart peak for him at 6. Steps hit the exact chart position the original Benny Andersson Band hit with the same song, at 20, and highest new entry is the closing track from the FA Cup BBC coverage, it’s Chase & Status and Blossoms together on a goodie.

Highest climber are The Charlatans with some fab guitar from Johnny Marr, who’s been working his magic for 34 years now, and most recently at the Royal Albert Hall for the Pet Shop Boys charity gig. Fab. Glen Campbell’s Guardians Of The Galaxy oldie from 1977 goes up, as his new lead track from his final album, Adios, recorded before his alzheimers reached the final stages, enters at 59. You can hear it in his voice, but Glen is a legend for me.

Another lost musician brings in The Allman Brothers Band to my charts for the first time, I think, rather shockingly, and it’s their instrumental great Jessica which pays tribute to Cher’s ex Greg Allman. Miley Cyrus is back after a break, Plan B is back after an even longer break, and Elkie Brooks is back after an even longer longer break – well over 20 years since she released something new that impressed me, and extends her chart run here to 40 years. Not bad.

1 1 1 3 INTO THE FIRE VINAI featuring Anjulie 510000
2 3 2 5 BUSTED AND BLUE Gorillaz 317000
3 4 3 2 THE FIGHTER Keith Urban featuring Carrie Underwood 150000
4 2 2 6 BEAUTIFUL ONES Hurts 527000
5 6 5 5 WAY BACK TLC featuring Snoop Dogg 206300
6 15 6 2 FEEL IT STILL Portugal The Man 82000
7 7 5 6 HURRICANE Drones Club 280000
8 8 8 3 CLASSIC The Knocks featuring Powers 131000
9 5 1 8 FEELS LIKE SUMMER Weezer 645000
10 12 10 6 WHAM BANG SHANG-A-LANG Silver 126700

11 14 11 3 ONE AND ONE Robert Miles featuring Maria Naylor 88000
12 10 3 7 IN MY WORLD Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 388000
13 16 13 6 PASSIONFRUIT Drake 130600
14 18 14 3 BATMAN & ROBIN Cazzie Opeia & Jin x Jin 68800
15 13 5 10 TRUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING London Grammar 383400
16 11 1 10 CHARIOTS Paper Route 659000
17 20 17 3 AVERDAVGI Agy 49800
18 17 1 10 WE GOT THE POWER Gorillaz featuring Jehnny Beth 780000
19 24 19 2 KRYPTONITE George Maple 40000
20 25 20 6 STORY OF A HEART Steps 93600

21 19 5 10 LOST ON YOU LP 407750
22 22 22 10 LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS) The Hollies 149800
23 30 23 3 AMAR PELOS DOIS Salvador Sobral 55250
24 49 24 2 CRYING IN THE CLUB Camila Cabello 31100
25 21 2 7 CRAZY (ASH HOWES RADIO EDIT) Bird 337500
26 33 26 2 PAPER Svala 36200
27 36 27 3 YOUNG RICH AND RADICAL Club Cheval 42900
28 39 28 5 CRAVING YOU Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris 65600
29 32 29 5 SOUTHERN NIGHTS Glen Campbell 75700
30 35 30 6 THE CURE Lady Gaga 76500

31 34 31 5 DOUBLE BARREL Dave & Ansel Collins 87900
32 23 5 10 WAITING FOR THE STARS Vitalic featuring David Shaw and The Beat 345250
33 26 1 11 SEASONS (WAITING ON YOU) Future Islands 655200
34 31 21 6 LONG TIME Blondie 101700
35 38 35 3 GRAVITY Hovig 46450
36 40 36 3 REASONS Jillian Jacqueline 39400
37 37 37 7 IT’S ALRIGHT Pet Shop Boys 99100
38 66 38 2 PLASTIC MACHINERY The Charlatans featuring Johnny Marr 24000
39 NEW 39 1 THIS MOMENT Chase & Status and Blossoms 17100
40 50 40 4 BON APPETIT Katy Perry featuring Migos 41800

41 29 1 11 ALONE AGAIN OR Love 738450
42 9 9 10 BECAUSE The Beatles 246900
43 27 4 10 CAN I SIT NEXT TO YOU Spoon 389400
44 44 44 3 I CAN’T GO ON Robin Bengtsson 39750
45 52 45 3 OCCIDENTALI’S KARMA Francesco Gabbani 36000
46 41 1 16 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley 1301250
47 61 47 2 SWISH SWISH Katy Perry featuring Nicki Minaj 21200
48 48 48 3 FLY WITH ME Artsvik 36700
49 28 19 9 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson 141750
50 53 50 3 HEY MAMMA Sunstroke Project 33850

51 55 51 4 THE CHAIN Fleetwood Mac 33150
52 43 18 7 THUMBS Sabrina Carpenter 119100
53 56 53 2 KISSING STRANGERS DNCE featuring Nicki Minaj 21850
54 68 54 2 DON’T TAKE THE MONEY Bleachers 17400
55 42 29 6 INDIGO Moment 80600
56 72 56 2 CITY LIGHTS Blanche 16200
57 57 57 4 DESPACITO (REMIX) Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber 36200
58 58 58 4 SYSTEMAGIC Goldfrapp 36000
59 NEW 59 1 ADIOS Glen Campbell 10100
60 63 60 4 APOCALYPSE Cigarettes After Sex 28400

61 60 1 31 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU Abba 1048000
62 51 2 16 BETTER MAN Little Big Town 657550
63 59 59 3 MAMA Jonas Blue featuring William Singe 24500
64 45 23 5 THIS OLD HOUSE Rick Astley 76050
65 NEW 65 1 MALIBU Miley Cyrus 7000
66 73 66 3 YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH A PSYCHO Kasabian 17400
67 70 67 2 DIG DOWN Muse 12600
68 NEW 68 1 THUNDER Imagine Dragons 6400
69 NEW 69 1 JESSICA The Allman Brothers Band 6200
70 NEW 70 1 PRAY WITH ME Rick Astley 6000

71 71 71 2 HARD TIMES Paramore 11600
72 NEW 72 1 SHOULD’VE BEEN YOU Imelda May 5600
73 75 73 2 BLACK HOLE SUN Soundgarden 10400
74 NEW 74 1 IN THE NAME OF MAN Plan B 5200
75 NEW 75 1 LOVE AIN’T SOMETHING YOU CAN GET FOR FREE Elkie Brooks 5000

DROP OUTS
46 10 10 UNDER YOUR SKIN SeeB and R. City 247150
47 17 9 ON MY MIND Disciples 171100
54 27 7 BHANGRA PAUNDI PBN featuring Sharky and Manpreet Toor 98500
62 22 5 HIGH AND LOW Oliver Moldan 74100
64 40 4 WE ARE BOUND Jack Savoretti 51300
65 33 5 GREAT ROMANCES Texas 76300
67 42 4 LONG LONG ROAD Paul Weller 44500
69 69 1 GRAB THE MOMENT Jowst 6200
74 1 21 A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael 1352450

 

21st May 2017

It’s VINAI still at one for a second week, holding off Hurts who have spent 2 weeks at 2, a second Gorillaz top 3 of the year, utterly different to the last one, and the highest new entry in at 4 for Keith Urban with Carrie Underwood. Both are huge in Country music, and neither of them has ever made my charts. If ya gonna do it, do it big!

The Beatles Abbey Road track goes top 10 – it would be quicker to list the ones that havent made my top 10 than have, but they topped my first ever chart with Hey Jude almost 49 years ago, when I was a foetus. Portugal The Man is back with a bang, his second top 20, at 15 with the retro-sounding Feel It Still. Batman & Robin rocket into the top 20 – and look they are being chased by Kryptonite at 24. Good thing Superman isn’t on the record too! Agy has a 46 place sprint into the 20, Thomas Rhett gets a 3rd top 40, and Nicki Minaj gets 2 new entries! Actually she does lends a quick rap to DNCE’s 3rd hit, and Katy Perry’s 3rd hit in this week’s chart.

The Charlatans are back! 27 years on since they brought their brand of fab 60’s infused Madchester Britpop into the charts, while Muse and Paramore also return after a much less long lay-off. 11 years away from my charts for the Charlatans, in fact. Finally, the late Chris Cornell joins Robert Miles in my chart in what I hope is not a 90’s pop star trend, both were not old, with Soundgarden sneaking in with their classic record.

1 1 1 2 INTO THE FIRE VINAI featuring Anjulie 340000
2 2 2 5 BEAUTIFUL ONES Hurts 462000
3 8 3 4 BUSTED AND BLUE Gorillaz 202000
4 NEW 4 1 THE FIGHTER Keith Urban featuring Carrie Underwood 65000
5 3 1 7 FEELS LIKE SUMMER Weezer 600000
6 10 6 4 WAY BACK TLC featuring Snoop Dogg 146300
7 5 5 5 HURRICANE Drones Club 230000
8 12 8 2 CLASSIC The Knocks featuring Powers 83000
9 11 9 9 BECAUSE The Beatles 233150
10 6 3 6 IN MY WORLD Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 353000

11 4 1 9 CHARIOTS Paper Route 659000
12 17 12 5 WHAM BANG SHANG-A-LANG Silver 84700
13 7 5 9 TRUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING London Grammar 356400
14 18 14 2 ONE AND ONE Robert Miles featuring Maria Naylor 51000
15 NEW 15 1 FEEL IT STILL Portugal The Man 27000
16 16 16 5 PASSIONFRUIT Drake 98600
17 9 1 9 WE GOT THE POWER Gorillaz featuring Jehnny Beth 758000
18 32 18 2 BATMAN & ROBIN Cazzie Opeia & Jin x Jin 39800
19 15 5 9 LOST ON YOU LP 388000
20 66 20 2 AVERDAVGI Agy 26800

21 13 2 6 CRAZY (ASH HOWES RADIO EDIT) Bird 318750
22 28 22 9 LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS) The Hollies 130300
23 14 5 9 WAITING FOR THE STARS Vitalic featuring David Shaw and The Beat 327450
24 NEW 24 1 KRYPTONITE George Maple 19000
25 25 25 5 STORY OF A HEART Steps 73600
26 20 1 10 SEASONS (WAITING ON YOU) Future Islands 637500
27 22 4 9 CAN I SIT NEXT TO YOU Spoon 375900
28 19 19 8 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson 129650
29 23 1 10 ALONE AGAIN OR Love 724450
30 30 30 2 AMAR PELOS DOIS Salvador Sobral 36000

31 21 21 5 LONG TIME Blondie 84100
32 36 32 4 SOUTHERN NIGHTS Glen Campbell 57500
33 NEW 33 1 PAPER Svala 17700
34 34 34 4 DOUBLE BARREL Dave & Ansel Collins 70000
35 38 35 5 THE CURE Lady Gaga 58500
36 64 36 2 YOUNG RICH AND RADICAL Club Cheval 24500
37 37 37 6 IT’S ALRIGHT Pet Shop Boys 81800
38 51 38 2 GRAVITY Hovig 28950
39 47 39 4 CRAVING YOU Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris 48300
40 75 40 2 REASONS Jillian Jacqueline 22000

41 26 1 15 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley 1288500
42 29 29 5 INDIGO Moment 69800
43 24 18 6 THUMBS Sabrina Carpenter 107600
44 44 44 2 I CAN’T GO ON Robin Bengtsson 26500
45 33 23 4 THIS OLD HOUSE Rick Astley 68950
46 27 10 10 UNDER YOUR SKIN SeeB and R. City 247150
47 31 17 9 ON MY MIND Disciples 171100
48 49 48 2 FLY WITH ME Artsvik 24400
49 NEW 49 1 CRYING IN THE CLUB Camila Cabello 12100
50 65 50 3 BON APPETIT Katy Perry featuring Migos 24800

51 43 2 15 BETTER MAN Little Big Town 650150
52 52 52 2 OCCIDENTALI’S KARMA Francesco Gabbani 23000
53 56 53 2 HEY MAMMA Sunstroke Project 21850
54 45 27 7 BHANGRA PAUNDI PBN featuring Sharky and Manpreet Toor 98500
55 73 55 3 THE CHAIN Fleetwood Mac 21400
56 NEW 56 1 KISSING STRANGERS DNCE featuring Nicki Minaj 10600
57 57 57 3 DESPACITO (REMIX) Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber 25800
58 58 58 3 SYSTEMAGIC Goldfrapp 25800
59 63 59 2 MAMA Jonas Blue featuring William Singe 17300
60 59 1 30 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU Abba 1040500

61 NEW 61 1 SWISH SWISH Katy Perry featuring Nicki Minaj 7500
62 35 22 5 HIGH AND LOW Oliver Moldan 74100
63 72 63 3 APOCALYPSE Cigarettes After Sex 18400
64 40 40 4 WE ARE BOUND Jack Savoretti 51300
65 39 33 5 GREAT ROMANCES Texas 76300
66 NEW 66 1 PLASTIC MACHINERY The Charlatans 6800
67 42 42 4 LONG LONG ROAD Paul Weller 44500
68 NEW 68 1 DON’T TAKE THE MONEY Bleachers 6400
69 NEW 69 1 GRAB THE MOMENT Jowst 6200
70 NEW 70 1 DIG DOWN Muse 6000

71 NEW 71 1 HARD TIMES Paramore 5800
72 NEW 72 1 CITY LIGHTS Blanche 5600
73 74 73 2 YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH A PSYCHO Kasabian 10600
74 71 1 21 A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael 1352450
75 NEW 75 1 BLACK HOLE SUN Soundgarden 5000

DROP OUTS
41 41 4 STANDING WHEN IT ALL FALLS DOWN John De Sohn featuring Roshi 39200
46 9 9 YOU WANT IT DARKER (PAUL KALKBRENNER REMIX) Leonard Cohen 229200
48 3 13 TOI ET MOI Paradis 604850
50 38 4 ULTRALIFE Oh Wonder 54950
53 20 7 SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen 115650
54 54 4 LUST FOR LIFE Lana Del Ray featuring The Weeknd 38800
55 31 5 FALCON EYE Off Bloom 69300
60 60 3 DAMN I WISH I WAS YOUR LOVER Sophie B. Hawkins 25600
61 1 16 LOVE LIKE WE USED TO Captain Cuts featuring Nateur 825350
62 62 3 MONKEY SPANNER Dave & Ansel Collins 20800
67 67 1 BOY K.I.D. featuring CupcakKe 6600
68 68 5 LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES (SUPER VERSION) Pet Shop Boys 29200
69 9 11 GENTLE ON MY MIND Alison Krauss 242650
70 70 1 CHILDREN Robert Miles 6000

14th May 2017

In from nowhere a belting 2016 track from an Italian production duo I’ve never heard of: Vinai. maybe that makes up for Italy not winning Eurovision as expected by the bookies. Their track is in at 52 here, along with a host of Euro-tracks, headed up by the winner, the lovely ballad by the Portugal brother-sister singer-writer low-key and non-manufactured charm of Salvador Sobral in at 30. Had I compiled a top 200 current fave tracks (too much hard work!) the UK entry would not feature in it…

Another electronic music duo are in at 12, The Knocks, with a goodie. Knock Knock Who’s There, as Mary Hopkin once said in her 1970 UK Eurovision song (now I could hum that one!) – answer: no-one, just The Knocks. The late Robert Miles has his 2 great singles enter my chart, topped by One And One in at 18, still lovely. Highest climber is a mid-70’s American hit from Guardians Of The Galaxy, I’m very into Wham Bang Shang-A-Lang right now. In fact I’d rate it higher than both Bang Shang-A Lang by The Archies (1968) and Shang A Lang by The Bay City Rollers (1974) but not quite up to Wham! standards.

There aren’t enough songs about superheroes. There just aren’t. We’ve had Supergirl (Graham Bonney) and Donovan’s Sunshine Superman (which also mentioned Green Lantern), Batdance (Prince’s movie theme mash-up), well at long last there’s another goodie to add: Batman & Robin, all about a naughty dream. Fun n fab, and in at 32 for the wonderfully puntastically-named Cazzie Opeia & Jin x Jin (a swedish/kpop hookup) a singalong a la Charli X.

1 NEW 1 1 INTO THE FIRE VINAI featuring Anjulie 170000
2 3 2 4 BEAUTIFUL ONES Hurts 347000
3 1 1 6 FEELS LIKE SUMMER Weezer 540000
4 2 1 8 CHARIOTS Paper Route 622000
5 7 5 4 HURRICANE Drones Club 180000
6 4 3 5 IN MY WORLD Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 311000
7 5 5 8 TRUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING London Grammar 324400
8 10 8 3 BUSTED AND BLUE Gorillaz 117000
9 6 1 8 WE GOT THE POWER Gorillaz featuring Jehnny Beth 735000
10 13 10 3 WAY BACK TLC featuring Snoop Dogg 91300

11 12 11 8 BECAUSE The Beatles 188150
12 NEW 12 1 CLASSIC The Knocks featuring Powers 35000
13 11 2 5 CRAZY (ASH HOWES RADIO EDIT) Bird 299000
14 8 5 8 WAITING FOR THE STARS Vitalic featuring David Shaw and The Beat 308200
15 9 5 8 LOST ON YOU LP 367000
16 16 16 4 PASSIONFRUIT Drake 73600
17 49 17 4 WHAM BANG SHANG-A-LANG Silver 49700
18 NEW 18 1 ONE AND ONE Robert Miles featuring Maria Naylor 22000
19 24 19 7 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson 111350
20 14 1 9 SEASONS (WAITING ON YOU) Future Islands 619000

21 25 21 4 LONG TIME Blondie 66200
22 15 4 8 CAN I SIT NEXT TO YOU Spoon 357500
23 17 1 9 ALONE AGAIN OR Love 706250
24 18 18 5 THUMBS Sabrina Carpenter 94100
25 29 25 4 STORY OF A HEART Steps 54850
26 21 1 14 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley 1274500
27 20 10 9 UNDER YOUR SKIN SeeB and R. City 234400
28 28 28 8 LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS) The Hollies 111050
29 35 29 4 INDIGO Moment 56050
30 NEW 30 1 AMAR PELOS DOIS Salvador Sobral 18000

31 19 17 8 ON MY MIND Disciples 158600
32 NEW 32 1 BATMAN & ROBIN Cazzie Opeia & Jin x Jin 17800
33 23 23 3 THIS OLD HOUSE Rick Astley 55950
34 34 34 3 DOUBLE BARREL Dave & Ansel Collins 52400
35 22 22 4 HIGH AND LOW Oliver Moldan 66700
36 37 36 3 SOUTHERN NIGHTS Glen Campbell 39700
37 39 37 5 IT’S ALRIGHT Pet Shop Boys 64500
38 50 38 4 THE CURE Lady Gaga 41000
39 33 33 4 GREAT ROMANCES Texas 69300
40 40 40 3 WE ARE BOUND Jack Savoretti 44200

41 52 41 4 STANDING WHEN IT ALL FALLS DOWN John De Sohn featuring Roshi 39200
42 42 42 3 LONG LONG ROAD Paul Weller 37900
43 36 2 14 BETTER MAN Little Big Town 638400
44 NEW 44 1 I CAN’T GO ON Robin Bengtsson 13250
45 27 27 6 BHANGRA PAUNDI PBN featuring Sharky and Manpreet Toor 87500
46 26 9 9 YOU WANT IT DARKER (PAUL KALKBRENNER REMIX) Leonard Cohen 229200
47 47 47 3 CRAVING YOU Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris 31200
48 32 3 13 TOI ET MOI Paradis 604850
49 NEW 49 1 FLY WITH ME Artsvik 12100
50 38 38 4 ULTRALIFE Oh Wonder 54950

51 NEW 51 1 GRAVITY Hovig 11750
52 NEW 52 1 OCCIDENTALI’S KARMA Francesco Gabbani 11500
53 30 20 7 SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen 115650
54 54 54 4 LUST FOR LIFE Lana Del Ray featuring The Weeknd 38800
55 31 31 5 FALCON EYE Off Bloom 69300
56 NEW 56 1 HEY MAMMA Sunstroke Project 10600
57 75 57 2 DESPACITO (REMIX) Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber 15400
58 73 58 2 SYSTEMAGIC Goldfrapp 15600
59 55 1 29 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU Abba 1030500
60 60 60 3 DAMN I WISH I WAS YOUR LOVER Sophie B. Hawkins 25600

61 48 1 16 LOVE LIKE WE USED TO Captain Cuts featuring Nateur 825350
62 62 62 3 MONKEY SPANNER Dave & Ansel Collins 20800
63 NEW 63 1 MAMA Jonas Blue featuring William Singe 7200
64 NEW 64 1 YOUNG RICH AND RADICAL Club cheval 7100
65 71 65 2 BON APPETIT Katy Perry featuring Migos 12800
66 NEW 66 1 AVERDAVGI Agy 6800
67 NEW 67 1 BOY K.I.D. featuring CupcakKe 6600
68 68 68 5 LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES (SUPER VERSION) Pet Shop Boys 29200
69 43 9 11 GENTLE ON MY MIND Alison Krauss 242650
70 NEW 70 1 CHILDREN Robert Miles 6000

71 63 1 20 A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael 1347250
72 72 72 2 APOCALYPSE Cigarettes After Sex 11200
73 74 73 2 THE CHAIN Fleetwood Mac 10600
74 NEW 74 1 YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH A PSYCHO Kasabian 5200
75 NEW 75 1 REASONS Jillian Jacqueline 5000

DROP OUTS
41 20 5 LET ME OUT Gorillaz featuring Mavis Staples & Pusha T 72900
44 30 5 CAVE Future Islands 72950
45 45 3 SIGN OF THE TIMES Harry Styles 38500
46 14 8 WATERFALL Stargate featuring P!nk and Sia 146200
51 27 4 NAKED Christopher 54250
53 15 7 NEW DAY Take That 146550
56 12 12 HARD AS DIAMONDS NUSSY 237600
57 6 14 FIRE IN MY SOUL Walk Off The Earth 368300
58 58 1 MR. BLUE SKY Electric Light Orchestra 10200
59 28 7 SCARED OF THE DARK Steps 96800
61 23 8 HOME Schwarz 115450
64 5 16 BEAUTIFUL CRIME Tamer 575650
65 65 2 STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER The Beatles 13800
66 10 12 GIANTS Take That 240500
67 34 8 iT Christine And The Queens 82350
69 69 1 LAST DANCE Rhys 6200
70 5 11 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers and Coldplay 253150

7th May 2017

2 weeks on top for Weezer, just holding a revived Paper Route, both very exciting tracks, as is Drones Club into the 10. Lush Gorillaz also hits 10 for 2 consecutive top 10’s, Busted & Blue showing they have got the power (and were on Graham Norton singing that track to prove it). TLC and Snoop shoot up into the 20, yay! Drake overcomes my usual ambivalence and also grabs a 3rd or 4th top 20, Passionfruit is actually quite understated and non-annoying.

Steps take that Bjorn & Benny song back into the 40 5 years on, and keep the 20-years-run going, as Mr Blue Sky (a former chart topper) returns along with The Chain (a former top 20) both dating from 1976/7 and both featuring in fab scenes in Guardians Of The Galaxy, along with already charting 1977 hit Southern Nights, and the only track I’ve never charted before (as I’d never heard of it) Wham Bam from Silver.

1 1 1 5 FEELS LIKE SUMMER Weezer 455000
2 5 1 7 CHARIOTS Paper Route 557000
3 2 2 3 BEAUTIFUL ONES Hurts 232000
4 3 3 4 IN MY WORLD Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 256000
5 8 5 7 TRUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING London Grammar 274400
6 4 1 7 WE GOT THE POWER Gorillaz featuring Jehnny Beth 690000
7 12 7 3 HURRICANE Drones Club 120000
8 6 5 7 WAITING FOR THE STARS Vitalic featuring David Shaw and The Beat 279200
9 9 5 7 LOST ON YOU LP 340000
10 15 10 2 BUSTED AND BLUE Gorillaz 69000

11 7 2 4 CRAZY (ASH HOWES RADIO EDIT) Bird 267000
12 14 12 7 BECAUSE The Beatles 151150
13 37 13 2 WAY BACK TLC featuring Snoop Dogg 49300
14 10 1 8 SEASONS (WAITING ON YOU) Future Islands 599000
15 11 4 7 CAN I SIT NEXT TO YOU Spoon 338000
16 34 16 3 PASSIONFRUIT Drake 48600
17 13 1 8 ALONE AGAIN OR Love 687000
18 18 18 4 THUMBS Sabrina Carpenter 75100
19 17 17 7 ON MY MIND Disciples 140700
20 19 10 8 UNDER YOUR SKIN SeeB and R. City 216000

21 16 1 13 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley 1256000
22 29 22 3 HIGH AND LOW Oliver Moldan 49200
23 24 23 2 THIS OLD HOUSE Rick Astley 38250
24 25 24 6 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson 90350
25 39 25 3 LONG TIME Blondie 46450
26 21 9 8 YOU WANT IT DARKER (PAUL KALKBRENNER REMIX) Leonard Cohen 216450
27 28 27 5 BHANGRA PAUNDI PBN featuring Sharky and Manpreet Toor 74500
28 32 28 7 LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS) The Hollies 92750
29 47 29 3 STORY OF A HEART Steps 36100
30 20 20 6 SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen 104400

31 33 31 4 FALCON EYE Off Bloom 58500
32 26 3 12 TOI ET MOI Paradis 592550
33 35 33 3 GREAT ROMANCES Texas 52200
34 38 34 2 DOUBLE BARREL Dave & Ansel Collins 34800
35 44 35 3 INDIGO Moment 37850
36 31 2 13 BETTER MAN Little Big Town 624900
37 75 37 2 SOUTHERN NIGHTS Glen Campbell 22300
38 42 38 3 ULTRALIFE Oh Wonder 42950
39 49 39 4 IT’S ALRIGHT Pet Shop Boys 47200
40 58 40 2 WE ARE BOUND Jack Savoretti 27200

41 22 20 5 LET ME OUT Gorillaz featuring Mavis Staples & Pusha T 72900
42 57 42 2 LONG LONG ROAD Paul Weller 24150
43 43 9 10 GENTLE ON MY MIND Alison Krauss 236450
44 30 30 5 CAVE Future Islands 72950
45 46 45 3 SIGN OF THE TIMES Harry Styles 38500
46 40 14 8 WATERFALL Stargate featuring P!nk and Sia 146200
47 69 47 2 CRAVING YOU Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris 18700
48 48 1 15 LOVE LIKE WE USED TO Captain Cuts featuring Nateur 817850
49 62 49 3 WHAM BANG SHANG-A-LANG Silver 26700
50 67 50 3 THE CURE Lady Gaga 23800

51 27 27 4 NAKED Christopher 54250
52 64 52 3 STANDING WHEN IT ALL FALLS DOWN John De Sohn featuring Roshi 25200
53 36 15 7 NEW DAY Take That 146550
54 60 54 3 LUST FOR LIFE Lana Del Ray featuring The Weeknd 27800
55 54 1 28 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU Abba 1020400
56 56 12 12 HARD AS DIAMONDS NUSSY 237600
57 45 6 14 FIRE IN MY SOUL Walk Off The Earth 368300
58 NEW 58 1 MR. BLUE SKY Electric Light Orchestra 10200
59 41 28 7 SCARED OF THE DARK Steps 96800
60 72 60 2 DAMN I WISH I WAS YOUR LOVER Sophie B. Hawkins 15600

61 23 23 8 HOME Schwarz 115450
62 70 62 2 MONKEY SPANNER Dave & Ansel Collins 13400
63 59 1 19 A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael 1341450
64 53 5 16 BEAUTIFUL CRIME Tamer 575650
65 66 65 2 STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER The Beatles 13800
66 51 10 12 GIANTS Take That 240500
67 50 34 8 iT Christine And The Queens 82350
68 71 68 4 LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES (SUPER VERSION) Pet Shop Boys 22800
69 NEW 69 1 LAST DANCE Rhys 6200
70 55 5 11 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers and Coldplay 253150

71 NEW 71 1 BON APPETIT Katy Perry featuring Migos 5800
72 NEW 72 1 APOCALYPSE Cigarettes After Sex 5600
73 NEW 73 1 SYSTEMAGIC Goldfrapp 5400
74 NEW 74 1 THE CHAIN Fleetwood Mac 5200
75 NEW 75 1 DESPACITO (REMIX) Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber 5000

DROP OUTS
52 4 12 ANOTHER CHANCE Above And Beyond presenting Oceanlab 350050
61 27 5 HIPPOPOTAMUS Sparks 79800
63 59 4 I DON’T KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME Mike + The Mechanics 30600
65 16 10 LOVE Lana Del Ray 174600
68 10 11 KALEIDOSCOPE Fenech-Soler 198950
73 73 2 FIRE Beth Ditto 10400
74 74 1 AUTOMATIC Amy MacDonald 5200

 

30th April 2017

It’s Weezer on top. They took Buddy Holly to 10 in 1995, Hash Pipe to 5, and Island In The Sun to 8 in 2001, and last charted in 2008, but 22 years late they finally get a number one with fab hooky inspirational Feels Like Summer. Hurts have topped twice before, in 2013 with Calvin Harris, and in 2015 with song Wings. Band Wings topped my charts in 1972, Emeli Sande topped last year with the song Hurts, so will the band Hurts get a 3rd to bring it full circle? At the mo they are up at 2.

Highest new entry is a 3rd top 20 in a few weeks for Gorillaz, a gorgeous album track called Busted and Blue. Busted and Blue are also bands, though only Blue has topped my chart (Fly By II), spoiling my theme…! This Ole House was a Shakin Stevens hit. Happily, Rick Astley hasn’t covered that one, he’s done a very Ragnbone Man styled track which is possibly his best record since Never Gonna Give You Up. Rick on a roll! In at 24.

Drake shoots up to 34 with Passionfruit. Yes, I know, his first top 40 here for 2 or 3 years after I went right off his mega-autotuning-based recent over-rated drones. 5 years on since he hit 4 with Rihanna – Take Care. TLC are back! With Snoop filling in for the late lamented Left-Eye, and like Weezer, debuting in the mid-90’s. TLC only had to wait 5 years to top my chart though (Waterfalls, 1999). Good to have ’em back, it’s been a gap of 15 years!

Record Store day has an influx of oldie faves this week, while Guardians Of The Galaxy adds another soundtrack oldie – and I’ve yet to see the film I expect to be my top film of 2017 till Star Wars (no expectations to live up to then!) – Glen Campbell’s Southern Nights, originally hit my top 10 in 1977. Paul Weller is back, for a smooth 40 years of chart success since The Jam popped in, also in 1977. Amy MacDonald is also back, but she’s only had a mere 10 years of chart entries.

1 7 1 4 FEELS LIKE SUMMER Weezer 285000
2 13 2 2 BEAUTIFUL ONES Hurts 147000
3 3 3 3 IN MY WORLD Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 191000
4 2 1 6 WE GOT THE POWER Gorillaz featuring Jehnny Beth 635000
5 1 1 6 CHARIOTS Paper Route 442000
6 5 5 6 WAITING FOR THE STARS Vitalic featuring David Shaw and The Beat 231200
7 4 2 3 CRAZY (ASH HOWES RADIO EDIT) Bird 230000
8 6 6 6 TRUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING London Grammar 214400
9 9 5 6 LOST ON YOU LP 295000
10 8 1 7 SEASONS (WAITING ON YOU) Future Islands 570000

11 10 4 6 CAN I SIT NEXT TO YOU Spoon 311000
12 12 12 2 HURRICANE Drones Club 70000
13 11 1 7 ALONE AGAIN OR Love 664000
14 18 14 6 BECAUSE The Beatles 116150
15 NEW 15 1 BUSTED AND BLUE Gorillaz 27000
16 15 1 12 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley 1236250
17 17 17 6 ON MY MIND Disciples 119700
18 19 18 3 THUMBS Sabrina Carpenter 53100
19 14 10 7 UNDER YOUR SKIN SeeB and R. City 196000
20 25 20 5 SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen 86400

21 16 9 7 YOU WANT IT DARKER (PAUL KALKBRENNER REMIX) Leonard Cohen 197950
22 20 20 4 LET ME OUT Gorillaz featuring Mavis Staples & Pusha T 58900
23 24 23 7 HOME Schwarz 107950
24 NEW 24 1 THIS OLD HOUSE Rick Astley 19000
25 30 25 5 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson 71350
26 21 3 11 TOI ET MOI Paradis 573250
27 31 27 3 NAKED Christopher 42500
28 29 28 4 BHANGRA PAUNDI PBN featuring Sharky and Manpreet Toor 56100
29 52 29 2 HIGH AND LOW Oliver Moldan 29700
30 32 30 4 CAVE Future Islands 59700

31 27 2 12 BETTER MAN Little Big Town 607500
32 39 32 6 LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS) The Hollies 74450
33 33 33 3 FALCON EYE Off Bloom 40600
34 70 34 2 PASSIONFRUIT Drake 23600
35 40 35 2 GREAT ROMANCES Texas 34500
36 26 15 6 NEW DAY Take That 135300
37 NEW 37 1 WAY BACK TLC featuring Snoop Dogg 17300
38 NEW 38 1 DOUBLE BARREL Dave & Ansel Collins 17200
39 56 39 2 LONG TIME Blondie 27700
40 22 14 7 WATERFALL Stargate featuring P!nk and Sia 133450

41 28 28 6 SCARED OF THE DARK Steps 86700
42 50 42 2 ULTRALIFE Oh Wonder 25750
43 23 9 9 GENTLE ON MY MIND Alison Krauss 222950
44 64 44 2 INDIGO Moment 20350
45 38 6 13 FIRE IN MY SOUL Walk Off The Earth 357900
46 46 46 2 SIGN OF THE TIMES Harry Styles 25500
47 73 47 2 STORY OF A HEART Steps 17900
48 47 1 14 LOVE LIKE WE USED TO Captain Cuts featuring Nateur 805550
49 55 49 3 IT’S ALRIGHT Pet Shop Boys 30100
50 34 34 7 iT Christine And The Queens 75750

51 36 10 11 GIANTS Take That 233700
52 37 4 12 ANOTHER CHANCE Above And Beyond presenting Oceanlab 350050
53 42 5 15 BEAUTIFUL CRIME Tamer 568550
54 53 1 27 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU Abba 1009600
55 45 5 10 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers and Coldplay 247150
56 48 12 11 HARD AS DIAMONDS NUSSY 227000
57 NEW 57 1 LONG LONG ROAD Paul Weller 10400
58 NEW 58 1 WE ARE BOUND Jack Savoretti 10200
59 54 1 18 A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael 1334250
60 66 60 2 LUST FOR LIFE Lana Del Ray featuring The Weeknd 16800

61 35 27 5 HIPPOPOTAMUS Sparks 79800
62 63 62 2 WHAM BANG SHANG-A-LANG Silver 14600
63 59 59 4 I DON’T KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME Mike + The Mechanics 30600
64 67 64 2 STANDING WHEN IT ALL FALLS DOWN John De Sohn featuring Roshi 13700
65 41 16 10 LOVE Lana Del Ray 174600
66 NEW 66 1 STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER The Beatles 6800
67 74 67 2 THE CURE Lady Gaga 11800
68 51 10 11 KALEIDOSCOPE Fenech-Soler 198950
69 NEW 69 1 CRAVING YOU Thomas Rhett featuring Maren Morris 6200
70 NEW 70 1 MONKEY SPANNER Dave & Ansel Collins 6000

71 72 71 3 LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES (SUPER VERSION) Pet Shop Boys 16400
72 NEW 72 1 DAMN I WISH I WAS YOUR LOVER Sophie B. Hawkins 5600
73 75 73 2 FIRE Beth Ditto 10400
74 NEW 74 1 AUTOMATIC Amy MacDonald 5200
75 NEW 75 1 SOUTHERN NIGHTS Glen Campbell 5000

DROP OUTS
43 11 11 CLOUDBUSTING Just Us 240550
44 35 7 BEST BEHAVIOUR Louisa Johnson 107100
49 2 14 BE THE ONE Dua Lipa 672350
57 1 24 WHEN YOU KNOW Robbie Williams 2086650
58 58 4 RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE Creedence Clearwater Revival 33900
60 60 4 BARTENDER James Blunt 30600
61 40 7 WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES Nancy Sinatra 90500
62 26 8 LOSING YOU Alison Krauss 124700
65 38 6 CLOUD 9 Jamiroquai 72050
68 20 8 LET’S WORK IT OUT Texas 121900
69 40 6 GREEN LIGHT Lorde 55300
71 71 2 AWOO Sofi Tukker featuring Betta Lemme 11600

 

23rd April 2017

It’s Paper Route, a Nashville band that sound nothing Country at all, and not unlike The Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy at their peak, on top with the fab Chariots. Love that climax. That knocks off Gorillaz fab Power and holds off Buckingham-McVie aka Fleetwood Mac as shoulda-been at 3, back at their melodic best. Highest new entry is Drone Club, an anonymous British band (presumably) at 12, just ahead of Hurts, powering back with another epic EDM track, albeit this one with a tinge of current Tropical/EDM vibes (obviously learnt from Gaga – back at the lower end of the chart – and Maroon 5, that adopting new music sounds is a way of getting attention).

A huge sprint for Thumbs, as Sabrina Carpenter tales a very Black & Gold-ish/Aguilera-ish dance track into the 20, just ahead of a 2nd Gorillaz track, giving Mavis Staples her first top 30 since 1974. That’s a helluva chart gap! Texas get a new top 40, very 60’s girl-group, off the new album as the first single exits the 40. Harry Styles grabs a solo entry, following where Zayn trail-blazed, albeit with a power rock ballad. Blondie extend their run of hits this year to 2, some 37 years on from debuting in 1978. Talking of oldies, a track that never charted in the UK (or my charts) pops in off the new Guardians Of The Galaxy soundtrack. I’m sure I’ll love it, and Silver’s song, even more – I didn’t know the track. Drake’s back. I swore I wouldn’t, but I have! Also, Steps get a second entry with an Abba-related song which previously charted in 2009 and peaked at 20 for The Benny Andersson Band, who wrote it. Steps always were wannabe Abba’s…

1 4 1 5 CHARIOTS Paper Route 382000
2 1 1 5 WE GOT THE POWER Gorillaz featuring Jehnny Beth 570000
3 19 3 2 IN MY WORLD Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 106000
4 2 2 2 CRAZY (ASH HOWES RADIO EDIT) Bird 180000
5 7 5 5 WAITING FOR THE STARS Vitalic featuring David Shaw and The Beat 176200
6 8 6 5 TRUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING London Grammar 166400
7 9 7 3 FEELS LIKE SUMMER Weezer 115000
8 3 1 6 SEASONS (WAITING ON YOU) Future Islands 528000
9 5 5 5 LOST ON YOU LP 250000
10 10 4 5 CAN I SIT NEXT TO YOU Spoon 274000

11 6 1 6 ALONE AGAIN OR Love 632000
12 NEW 12 1 HURRICANE Drones Club 35000
13 NEW 13 1 BEAUTIFUL ONES Hurts 32000
14 17 10 6 UNDER YOUR SKIN SeeB and R. City 175000
15 12 1 11 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley 1211250
16 11 9 6 YOU WANT IT DARKER (PAUL KALKBRENNER REMIX) Leonard Cohen 178200
17 21 17 5 ON MY MIND Disciples 96700
18 18 18 5 BECAUSE The Beatles 87150
19 59 19 2 THUMBS Sabrina Carpenter 31100
20 45 20 3 LET ME OUT Gorillaz featuring Mavis Staples & Pusha T 39400

21 13 3 10 TOI ET MOI Paradis 554750
22 14 14 6 WATERFALL Stargate featuring P!nk and Sia 116950
23 16 9 8 GENTLE ON MY MIND Alison Krauss 209450
24 26 24 6 HOME Schwarz 88700
25 25 25 4 SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen 66400
26 15 15 5 NEW DAY Take That 117900
27 20 2 11 BETTER MAN Little Big Town 589600
28 28 28 5 SCARED OF THE DARK Steps 72700
29 48 29 3 BHANGRA PAUNDI PBN featuring Sharky and Manpreet Toor 37800
30 39 30 4 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson 52600

31 69 31 2 NAKED Christopher 24100
32 37 32 3 CAVE Future Islands 41700
33 73 33 2 FALCON EYE Off Bloom 22900
34 46 34 6 iT Christine And The Queens 63750
35 27 27 4 HIPPOPOTAMUS Sparks 72300
36 24 10 10 GIANTS Take That 221950
37 23 4 11 ANOTHER CHANCE Above And Beyond presenting Oceanlab 338550
38 29 6 12 FIRE IN MY SOUL Walk Off The Earth 344900
39 47 39 5 LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS) The Hollies 56650
40 NEW 40 1 GREAT ROMANCES Texas 17000

41 22 16 9 LOVE Lana Del Ray 167600
42 32 5 14 BEAUTIFUL CRIME Tamer 557300
43 31 11 11 CLOUDBUSTING Just Us 240550
44 35 35 7 BEST BEHAVIOUR Louisa Johnson 107100
45 49 5 9 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers and Coldplay 236350
46 NEW 46 1 SIGN OF THE TIMES Harry Styles 12750
47 41 1 13 LOVE LIKE WE USED TO Captain Cuts featuring Nateur 793250
48 36 12 10 HARD AS DIAMONDS NUSSY 216400
49 42 2 14 BE THE ONE Dua Lipa 672350
50 NEW 50 1 ULTRALIFE Oh Wonder 12000

51 44 10 10 KALEIDOSCOPE Fenech-Soler 192550
52 NEW 52 1 HIGH AND LOW Oliver Moldan 11500
53 53 1 26 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU Abba 998600
54 51 1 17 A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael 1324150
55 63 55 2 IT’S ALRIGHT Pet Shop Boys 18000
56 NEW 56 1 LONG TIME Blondie 10600
57 52 1 24 WHEN YOU KNOW Robbie Williams 2086650
58 58 58 4 RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE Creedence Clearwater Revival 33900
59 61 59 3 I DON’T KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME Mike + The Mechanics 23400
60 62 60 4 BARTENDER James Blunt 30600

61 40 40 7 WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES Nancy Sinatra 90500
62 30 26 8 LOSING YOU Alison Krauss 124700
63 NEW 63 1 WHAM BANG SHANG-A-LANG Silver 7200
64 NEW 64 1 INDIGO Moment 7100
65 38 38 6 CLOUD 9 Jamiroquai 72050
66 NEW 66 1 LUST FOR LIFE Lana Del Ray featuring The Weeknd 6800
67 NEW 67 1 STANDING WHEN IT ALL FALLS DOWN John De Sohn featuring Roshi 6600
68 33 20 8 LET’S WORK IT OUT Texas 121900
69 50 40 6 GREEN LIGHT Lorde 55300
70 NEW 70 1 PASSIONFRUIT Drake 6000

71 71 71 2 AWOO Sofi Tukker featuring Betta Lemme 11600
72 75 72 2 LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES (SUPER VERSION) Pet Shop Boys 10600
73 NEW 73 1 STORY OF A HEART Steps 5400
74 NEW 74 1 THE CURE Lady Gaga 5200
75 NEW 75 1 FIRE Beth Ditto 5000

DROP OUTS
34 29 6 NO MORE SAD SONGS Little Mix featuring Machine Gun Kelly 106800
43 5 11 THE LAST OF THE SECRET AGENTS Nancy Sinatra 319000
54 28 9 GIVE ME A BREAK STOP NOW REOL 130400
55 26 5 THINKING OF YOU Sister Sledge 79600
56 38 5 YOU’RE A f***ING JOKE Bec Sandridge 66200
57 8 13 MOVING ON AND GETTING OVER John Mayer 308400
60 37 7 SAVING LIGHT Gareth Emery & Standerwick featuring HALIENE 96950
64 2 21 SECRETS The Weeknd featuring Tears For Fears 992000
65 65 3 CIAO ADIOS Anne-Marie 21000
66 66 6 SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE Soft Cell 37200
67 16 7 ONLY YOU Jack Savoretti 111550
68 68 3 HARVEST MOON Neil Young 18400
70 57 4 A NIGHT AND A DAY Pepe Deluxe 31900
72 72 3 NO PARTICULAR PLACE TO GO Chuck Berry 15600
74 35 5 TURBO KILLER Carpenter Brut 59300

 

16th April 2017

Gorillaz grab a second chart-topper over a decade on from the last one, Dare – that time it was Shaun Ryder giving a helping hand, this time it’s old rival Noel Gallagher and Jehnny Beth on support. Noel has had 4 chart-toppers with Oasis, and another on support for the Chemical Brothers. Highest new entry in at 2, and a record and act I’d never heard of 24 hours ago, is Bird – if you like Sugababes circa Round Round thumping dance then this may be one for you – and a new female act debut single.

Vitalic 80’s-influenced dance fabbie goes top 10, and London Grammar’s best record to date gives them a first top 10 track, while Weezer hit 9, and a 4th top 10, 9 years since they last charted and 21 years since they first did it. In at 19 it’s a new duo. I say new – it’s Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie with a brand new tuneful Mac-ish track. By rights it should be the new Fleetwood Mac single lead for a new Fleetwood Mac album featuring the classic Rumours line-up for the first time in nearly 30 years as Christine returns to the fold. Sadly, Stevie Nicks seems to have decided it’s not really a combined group effort (presumably as she has no songs or contribution) so we have instead an elderly duo debut. Lindsey, Stevie’s ex, first charted with Mac back in 1976 and as a duo with Stevie (Buckingham Nicks), while Christine was lead vocalist with Chicken Shack who hit with I’d Rather Go Blind in 1969 – so a whopping 48 year span of chart success with new material after a gap of 20 years. Christine is the ex-wife of John McVie, of Fleetwood Mac. Any mention of Mac leads to a massive list of soap opera references…!

Future Islands oldie is knocked off the top of my chart, but the newie (Cave) enters the 40, and JK aka Jamiroquai gets a second one this year, he must be on Cloud 9. Ditto Clean Bandit, and Nancy Sinatra with another oldie. Following a fabulous concert at the Royal Albert Hall with Johnny Marr and the London Symphony Orchestra, chock-fulla lush strings, Pet Shop Boys pop back with the 2 most-effective tracks, It’s Alright in it’s original single form (very different from the album version) from 1989, and Left To My Own Devices, the epic orchestral delight that kicked off the evening, here in a new Super-Tour version due out any day now.

1 2 1 4 WE GOT THE POWER Gorillaz featuring Jehnny Beth 455000
2 NEW 2 1 CRAZY (ASH HOWES RADIO EDIT) Bird 115000
3 1 1 5 SEASONS (WAITING ON YOU) Future Islands 480000
4 6 4 4 CHARIOTS Paper Route 212000
5 5 5 4 LOST ON YOU LP 205000
6 3 1 5 ALONE AGAIN OR Love 595000
7 13 7 4 WAITING FOR THE STARS Vitalic featuring David Shaw and The Beat 116200
8 12 8 4 TRUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING London Grammar 111400
9 20 9 2 FEELS LIKE SUMMER Weezer 65000
10 4 4 4 CAN I SIT NEXT TO YOU Spoon 232000

11 9 9 5 YOU WANT IT DARKER (PAUL KALKBRENNER REMIX) Leonard Cohen 153200
12 7 1 10 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley 1184250
13 8 3 9 TOI ET MOI Paradis 535000
14 19 14 5 WATERFALL Stargate featuring P!nk and Sia 97450
15 15 15 4 NEW DAY Take That 99400
16 11 9 7 GENTLE ON MY MIND Alison Krauss 190200
17 10 10 5 UNDER YOUR SKIN SeeB and R. City 146000
18 21 18 4 BECAUSE The Beatles 65150
19 NEW 19 1 IN MY WORLD Lindsey Buckingham & Christine McVie 21000
20 14 2 10 BETTER MAN Little Big Town 571200

21 25 21 4 ON MY MIND Disciples 73700
22 16 16 8 LOVE Lana Del Ray 153600
23 17 4 10 ANOTHER CHANCE Above And Beyond presenting Oceanlab 321250
24 18 10 9 GIANTS Take That 204550
25 28 25 3 SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen 47650
26 33 26 5 HOME Schwarz 69700
27 27 27 3 HIPPOPOTAMUS Sparks 54800
28 34 28 4 SCARED OF THE DARK Steps 54400
29 24 6 11 FIRE IN MY SOUL Walk Off The Earth 327700
30 26 26 7 LOSING YOU Alison Krauss 117300

31 23 11 10 CLOUDBUSTING Just Us 227050
32 22 5 13 BEAUTIFUL CRIME Tamer 543550
33 30 20 7 LET’S WORK IT OUT Texas 115500
34 29 29 6 NO MORE SAD SONGS Little Mix featuring Machine Gun Kelly 106800
35 36 35 6 BEST BEHAVIOUR Louisa Johnson 93850
36 31 12 9 HARD AS DIAMONDS NUSSY 204100
37 67 37 2 CAVE Future Islands 23900
38 49 38 5 CLOUD 9 Jamiroquai 65050
39 59 39 3 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson 34600
40 42 40 6 WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES Nancy Sinatra 83000

41 39 1 12 LOVE LIKE WE USED TO Captain Cuts featuring Nateur 780750
42 35 2 13 BE THE ONE Dua Lipa 660250
43 32 5 11 THE LAST OF THE SECRET AGENTS Nancy Sinatra 319000
44 43 10 9 KALEIDOSCOPE Fenech-Soler 180800
45 68 45 2 LET ME OUT Gorillaz featuring Mavis Staples & Pusha T 19400
46 54 46 5 iT Christine And The Queens 46150
47 53 47 4 LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS) The Hollies 39550
48 63 48 2 BHANGRA PAUNDI PBN featuring Sharky and Manpreet Toor 19600
49 40 5 8 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers and Coldplay 223350
50 50 40 5 GREEN LIGHT Lorde 49100

51 47 1 16 A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael 1313150
52 51 1 23 WHEN YOU KNOW Robbie Williams 2076250
53 52 1 25 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU Abba 987350
54 37 28 9 GIVE ME A BREAK STOP NOW REOL 130400
55 41 26 5 THINKING OF YOU Sister Sledge 79600
56 38 38 5 YOU’RE A f***ING JOKE Bec Sandridge 66200
57 46 8 13 MOVING ON AND GETTING OVER John Mayer 308400
58 64 58 3 RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE Creedence Clearwater Revival 23700
59 NEW 59 1 THUMBS Sabrina Carpenter 10100
60 44 37 7 SAVING LIGHT Gareth Emery & Standerwick featuring HALIENE 96950

61 71 61 2 I DON’T KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME Mike + The Mechanics 13300
62 62 62 3 BARTENDER James Blunt 20600
63 NEW 63 1 IT’S ALRIGHT Pet Shop Boys 7200
64 58 2 21 SECRETS The Weeknd featuring Tears For Fears 992000
65 65 65 3 CIAO ADIOS Anne-Marie 21000
66 66 66 6 SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE Soft Cell 37200
67 45 16 7 ONLY YOU Jack Savoretti 111550
68 70 68 3 HARVEST MOON Neil Young 18400
69 NEW 69 1 NAKED Christopher 6200
70 57 57 4 A NIGHT AND A DAY Pepe Deluxe 31900

71 NEW 71 1 AWOO Sofi Tukker featuring Betta Lemme 5800
72 75 72 3 NO PARTICULAR PLACE TO GO Chuck Berry 15600
73 NEW 73 1 FALCON EYE Off Bloom 5200
74 48 35 5 TURBO KILLER Carpenter Brut 59300
75 NEW 75 1 LEFT TO MY OWN DEVICES (SUPER VERSION) Pet Shop Boys 5000

DROP OUTS
55 17 4 MAJOR TOM (VOLLIG LOSGELOST) Peter Schilling 66000
56 8 10 BLACK TEARS Imelda May featuring Jeff Beck 241850
60 60 4 HYPNOTISED Coldplay 30400
61 17 7 LOVE ON Dave Ramone featuring Minelli 115650
69 8 11 MOVE Saint Motel 250100
72 72 2 DEAR ADELAIDE Breanne Duren 11200
73 51 4 THAT’S WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars 34350
74 4 25 CLOSER The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey 701600

 

9th April 2017

Its Future Islands on top as I get to see that amazing live performance from David Lettermans show a few years back – and coincidentally the band are back with a new album, and enter The Cave from it as well. Gorillaz also grab another entry with soul legend Mavis Staples and her second entry of 2017 as guest vocalist her last song oddly had the same title as the track held at 2 for Gorillaz. Exactly 45 years since she grabbed a number 3 in my charts with her dad and sister I’ll Take You There.

Not much movement this week as im on holiday in Gran Canaria but Vitalic leap up, as does London Grammar, into the 20, and Martin Jensen into the 40. Highest new entry is 90’s veteran act Weezer, well over 20 years since Buddy Holly debuted, now it Feels Like Summer. Mike + The Mechanics are also back after years away, and 32 years since Silent Running hit my top 10 – though if you count Mike Rutherford’s career in Genesis he first charted in 1974 when he knew what he liked in my wardrobe. I should probably rephrase that…! That leaves a bit of banging bhangra popping in at 63. I like to be varied…

1 3 1 4 SEASONS (WAITING ON YOU) Future Islands 395000
2 2 2 3 WE GOT THE POWER Gorillaz featuring Jehnny Beth 285000
3 1 1 4 ALONE AGAIN OR Love 540000
4 4 4 3 CAN I SIT NEXT TO YOU Spoon 190000
5 7 5 3 LOST ON YOU LP 145000
6 6 6 3 CHARIOTS Paper Route 147000
7 12 7 2 LOST ON YOU LP 85000
7 5 1 9 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley 1149250
8 8 3 8 TOI ET MOI Paradis 503000
9 12 9 4 YOU WANT IT DARKER (PAUL KALKBRENNER REMIX) Leonard Cohen 116200
10 10 10 4 UNDER YOUR SKIN SeeB and R. City 123000

11 9 9 6 GENTLE ON MY MIND Alison Krauss 165200
12 28 12 3 TRUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING London Grammar 63400
13 39 13 3 WAITING FOR THE STARS Vitalic featuring David Shaw and The Beat 66200
14 11 2 9 BETTER MAN Little Big Toiwn 551200
15 15 15 3 NEW DAY Take That 72400
16 16 16 7 LOVE Lana Del Ray 134100
17 14 4 9 ANOTHER CHANCE Above And Beyond presenting Oceanlab 302000
18 17 10 8 GIANTS Take That 185550
19 25 19 4 WATERFALL Stargate featuring P!nk and Sia 68450
20 NEW 20 1 FEELS LIKE SUMMER Weezer 20000

21 27 21 3 BECAUSE The Beatles 43150
22 13 5 12 BEAUTIFUL CRIME Tamer 525750
23 19 11 9 CLOUDBUSTING Just Us 209150
24 21 6 10 FIRE IN MY SOUL Walk Off The Earth 309500
25 34 25 3 ON MY MIND Disciples 53950
26 32 26 6 LOSING YOU Alison Krauss 99300
27 30 27 2 HIPPOPOTAMUS Sparks 36400
28 56 28 2 SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen 28900
29 29 29 5 NO MORE SAD SONGS Little Mix featuring Machine Gun Kelly 89200
30 20 20 6 LET’S WORK IT OUT Texas 97800

31 22 12 8 HARD AS DIAMONDS NUSSY 186700
32 18 5 10 THE LAST OF THE SECRET AGENTS Nancy Sinatra 305500
33 44 33 4 HOME Schwarz 51200
34 48 34 3 SCARED OF THE DARK Steps 36100
35 24 2 12 BE THE ONE Dua Lipa 646500
36 46 36 5 BEST BEHAVIOUR Louisa Johnson 76350
37 61 28 8 GIVE ME A BREAK STOP NOW REOL 119500
38 38 38 4 YOU’RE A f***ING JOKE Bec Sandridge 55600
39 31 1 11 LOVE LIKE WE USED TO Captain Cuts featuring Nateur 766750
40 36 5 7 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers and Coldplay 211250

41 26 26 4 THINKING OF YOU Sister Sledge 68800
42 42 42 5 WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES Nancy Sinatra 66250
43 33 10 8 KALEIDOSCOPE Fenech-Soler 167550
44 37 37 6 SAVING LIGHT Gareth Emery & Standerwick featuring HALIENE 84950
45 23 16 6 ONLY YOU Jack Savoretti 104950
46 40 8 12 MOVING ON AND GETTING OVER John Mayer 298000
47 43 1 15 A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael 1301400
48 35 35 4 TURBO KILLER Carpenter Brut 54100
49 50 49 4 CLOUD 9 Jamiroquai 47850
50 54 50 4 GREEN LIGHT Lorde 37100

51 49 1 22 WHEN YOU KNOW Robbie Williams 2064750
52 52 1 24 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU Abba 976100
53 60 53 3 LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS) The Hollies 27050
54 57 54 4 iT Christine And The Queens 33400
55 41 17 4 MAJOR TOM (VOLLIG LOSGELOST) Peter Schilling 66000
56 45 8 10 BLACK TEARSImelda May featuring Jeff Beck241850
57 59 57 3 A NIGHT AND A DAY Pepe Deluxe 25900
58 55 2 20 SECRETS The Weeknd featuring Tears For Fears 984900
59 62 59 2 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson 17500
60 63 60 4 HYPNOTISED Coldplay 30400

61 53 17 7 LOVE ON Dave Ramone featuring Minelli 115650
62 71 62 2 BARTENDER James Blunt 13200
63 NEW 63 BHANGRA PAUNDI PBN featuring Sharky P and Manpreet Toor 7300
64 68 64 2 RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE Creedence Clearwater Revival 13500
65 65 65 2 CIAO ADIOS Anne-Marie 14000
66 66 66 5 SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE Soft Cell 30400
67 NEW 67 1 CAVE Future Islands 6600
68 NEW 68 1 LET ME OUT Gorillaz featuring Mavis Staples 6400
69 58 8 11 MOVE Saint Motel 250100
70 70 70 2 HARVEST MOON Neil Young 12000

71 NEW 71 1 DON’T KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME Mike + The Mechanics 5800
72 72 72 2 DEAR ADELAIDE Breanne Duren 11200
73 51 51 4 THAT’S WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars 34350
74 64 4 25 CLOSER The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey 701600
75 75 75 2 NO PARTICULAR PLACE TO GO Chuck Berry 10000

DROP OUTS
69 4 13 COWBOYS AND ANGELS George Michael 355250
74 74 1 NIRVANA Ryder 5200
67 67 2 REMEMBER ME Jennifer Hudson 13000
47 38 2 LIKE I LOVE YOU Greta Zazza 29700
73 73 1 MAMA NEVER TOLD ME Sister Sledge 5400

2nd April 2017

It’s Love for a second week on top just holding off Gorillaz lyrics for the moment and a storming track that needs to be a single ASAP, leaving them just one short of grabbing a second Number One (Dare was the last one). Gentle On My Mind makes my top 10 for Alison Krauss, the third version to do that since Dean Martin first did it in 1969. A pop track that should be getting some Spotify love (but isnt) is at 10, it gets Under Your Skin.

The late Leonard Cohen gets his biggest ever chart hit here, Take That add to their numerous top 20 tracks, Lana Del Ray grabs another, too, and so do Texas, who have had more than the pair of them put together. Probably. Veteran sixty-somethings Sparks are also back in at 30 with new quirky track Hippopotamus, for a sweet 43 years of being different from anyone else, right from the day they entered my charts in on high from nowhere on one hearing with This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us, one of those “Eh what was that!?” showstopper moments.

Lower down, a batch of current chart hits finally find a gap to sneak in, along with some oldies, CCR feature in the Kong movie, along with the Hollies CCR copycat track (the best thing about the film by far!), the late Chuck Berry and Joannie Sledge enter with some fave oldies, and The Beatles rocket into the top 30 with the gorgeous Abbey Road harmony track Because: beacuse the album’s just charted again, and because it’s featured effectively in a current advert and because I’ve never charted it before, and if it’s OK for Drake to stuff the singles chart with 22 album tracks, it’s more than OK for me to stuff my chart with non-Drake album tracks. So there!

1 1 1 3 ALONE AGAIN OR Love 455000
2 6 2 2 WE GOT THE POWER Gorillaz featuring Jehnny Beth 170000
3 3 3 3 SEASONS (WAITING ON YOU) Future Islands 225000
4 5 4 2 CAN I SIT NEXT TO YOU Spoon 125000
5 2 1 8 CHAINED TO THE RHYTHM Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley 1099250
6 11 6 2 CHARIOTS Paper Route 92000
7 12 7 2 LOST ON YOU LP 85000
8 4 3 7 TOI ET MOI Paradis 455000
9 15 9 5 GENTLE ON MY MIND Alison Krauss 128200
10 22 10 3 UNDER YOUR SKIN SeeB and R. City 81000

11 7 2 8 BETTER MAN Little Big Town 522200
12 24 12 3 YOU WANT IT DARKER (PAUL KALKBRENNER REMIX) Leonard Cohen 71200
13 13 5 11 BEAUTIFUL CRIME Tamer 506250
14 9 4 8 ANOTHER CHANCE Above And Beyond presenting Oceanlab 279000
15 27 15 2 NEW DAY Take That 45400
16 26 16 6 LOVE Lana Del Ray 109100
17 10 10 7 GIANTS Take That 163550
18 8 5 9 THE LAST OF THE SECRET AGENTS Nancy Sinatra 287600
19 14 11 8 CLOUDBUSTING Just Us 189900
20 25 20 5 LET’S WORK IT OUT Texas 79800

21 18 6 9 FIRE IN MY SOUL Walk Off The Earth 290500
22 17 12 7 HARD AS DIAMONDS NUSSY 167800
23 16 16 5 ONLY YOU Jack Savoretti 91950
24 19 2 11 BE THE ONE Dua Lipa 629000
25 33 25 3 WATERFALL Stargate featuring P!nk and Sia 47450
26 28 26 3 THINKING OF YOU Sister Sledge 54800
27 75 27 2 BECAUSE The Beatles 23400
28 59 28 2 TRUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING London Grammar 28400
29 32 29 4 NO MORE SAD SONGS Little Mix featuring Machine Gun Kelly 71000
30 NEW 30 1 HIPPOPOTAMUS Sparks 18000

31 21 1 10 LOVE LIKE WE USED TO Captain Cuts featuring Nateur 749650
32 36 32 5 LOSING YOU Alison Krauss 80800
33 20 10 7 KALEIDOSCOPE Fenech-Soler 154050
34 34 34 2 ON MY MIND Disciples 35200
35 37 35 3 TURBO KILLER Carpenter Brut 41800
36 23 5 6 SOMETHING JUST LIKE THIS The Chainsmokers and Coldplay 194250
37 40 37 5 SAVING LIGHT Gareth Emery & Standerwick featuring HALIENE 71700
38 56 38 3 YOU’RE A f***ING JOKE Bec Sandridge 38400
39 39 39 2 WAITING FOR THE STARS Vitalic featuring David Shaw and The Beat 34200
40 30 8 11 MOVING ON AND GETTING OVER John Mayer 285250

41 29 17 3 MAJOR TOM (VOLLIG LOSGELOST) Peter Schilling 55200
42 42 42 4 WHEN I LOOK IN YOUR EYES Nancy Sinatra 52500
43 41 1 14 A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael 1288900
44 46 44 3 HOME Schwarz 33500
45 31 8 9 BLACK TEARS Imelda May featuring Jeff Beck 228250
46 49 39 4 BEST BEHAVIOUR Louisa Johnson 58950
47 38 38 2 LIKE I LOVE YOU Greta Zazza 29700
48 64 48 2 SCARED OF THE DARK Steps 19400
49 44 1 21 WHEN YOU KNOW Robbie Williams 2053000
50 50 50 3 CLOUD 9 Jamiroquai 35750

51 60 51 3 THAT’S WHAT I LIKE Bruno Mars 28950
52 51 1 23 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU Abba 964600
53 35 17 6 LOVE ON Dave Ramone featuring Minelli 108150
54 61 54 3 GREEN LIGHT Lorde 25100
55 52 2 19 SECRETS The Weeknd featuring Tears For Fears 974700
56 NEW 56 1 SOLO DANCE Martin Jensen 10600
57 70 57 3 iT Christine And The Queens 22400
58 47 8 10 MOVE Saint Motel 243900
59 73 59 2 A NIGHT AND A DAY Pepe Deluxe 15500
60 71 60 2 LONG COOL WOMAN (IN A BLACK DRESS) The Hollies 15800

61 43 28 7 GIVE ME A BREAK STOP NOW REOL 102200
62 NEW 62 1 SYMPHONY Clean Bandit featuring Zara Larsson 7400
63 66 63 3 HYPNOTISED Coldplay 20400
64 57 4 24 CLOSER The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey 696400
65 NEW 65 1 CIAO ADIOS Anne-Marie 7000
66 69 66 4 SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE Soft Cell 23600
67 68 67 2 REMEMBER ME Jennifer Hudson 13000
68 NEW 68 1 RUN THROUGH THE JUNGLE Creedence Clearwater Revival 6400
69 54 4 13 COWBOYS AND ANGELS George Michael 355250
70 NEW 70 1 HARVEST MOON Neil Young 6000

71 NEW 71 1 BARTENDER James Blunt 5800
72 NEW 72 1 DEAR ADELAIDE Breanne Duren 5600
73 NEW 73 1 MAMA NEVER TOLD ME Sister Sledge 5400
74 NEW 74 1 NIRVANA Ryder 5200
75 NEW 75 1 NO PARTICULAR PLACE TO GO Chuck Berry 5000

DROP OUTS
45 14 8 FUN Blondie 144000
48 8 12 SHAPE OF YOU Ed Sheeran 322000
53 5 10 YOU’RE GONNA LIVE FOREVER IN ME John Mayer 298150
55 34 5 SHOW YOU THE WAY Thundercat featuring Michael McDonald & Kenny Loggins 71000
58 7 12 CALL ON ME (RYAN RIBACK REMIX) Starley 335200
62 62 4 PINNACLE Tone Damli 25700
63 50 3 BEYOND MEMORY Nina 29800
65 23 6 PAPER GAMES Kaneholler 86250
67 67 2 HIGHS AND LOWS Emeli Sande 12800
72 48 6 DO IT AGAIN SOLDOUT featuring GOOSE 46900
74 26 5 A KIND OF LOVE Marc Almond 72850

 

My 1984 Charts – September

Lower Gardens Bournemouth

4th September 1984

Stevie gets his 4th Number One, and keeps on with the tradition of those topping my chart not actually being his best records. Ah well, it’s still very popular though I’m well over it now. At 3, fluttering up the charts, it’s Malcolm McLaren getting his biggest hit to date, and at 7 Bucks Fizz return to the top 10 for a 3-year run of great pop singles. Elton also adds to his massive haul of Top 10 hits with another record I’m largely over these days, more annoying than fun.

Highest new entry at 19 is Depeche Mode getting well into bondage, presumably of the industrial-sounding type, and sneaking up on a high-flying Spandau track. The Smiths climb 28 places to 22, Morrissey claiming it was really nothing, but it actually was something – it stays ahead of Agadoo! Morrissey’s announcement he has been having cancer treatment explains a lot, such as the cancelled show I had tickets for, and I wish him well as soon as possible.

At 24, Heaven 17 are all about Sunset Now, one that sounded good enough for a high new entry, and then got promptly forgotten. The Jacksons join Michael, and mate Rockwell, inside the Top 40, and it really looks like Torture. Depeche I’m sure would approve. At 53, The Specials deliciously sly What I Like Most About You, so sweet-sounding, so back-stabbing! Lyndsey Buckingham has a solo break again, after his 1982 Number 1 with the gorgeous Trouble, and much like Jameela feels a bit insane. Junior’s back with somebody at 59 – no not Kim Wilde, that’s in the future. OMD keep up the run of great singles at 67 with T T T Tesla Girls, and The Bluebells get a good follow-up with Cath, and Sade’s Smooth Operator slides smoothly in at 74. oooerrr missus!

On TV, Star Trek delight, and a new TV series called The Black Adder, with Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson and Brian Blessed, and which I really liked! Oldies? Laurel & Hardy. If you’re under 35 you may not be familiar with them as they were from the 1930’s, slapstick galore, and loveable. Once upon a time they were all over TV, but they were filmed in black and white and as such have now been banished all television stations along with all other black and white product. Youngsters whinge about it not being coloured, I say they are just racist!

In the miserable real world, hypochondria continued as part of my depression symptoms. I started writing up my 1979 American holiday diaries which I’d never got round to finishing – some of it was still fairly clear in my memory, some of it not so. Considered doing a one-year teaching course, made investigations, though not really suited to be a teacher I was well out of options. On Pop Quiz, old clips from 1974 led me to the conclusion that “my” era was 1971 to 1974, age 13 through 16 – I think that’s everybody’s era age-wise. That’s my theory, what is mine, that is the theory that, cough, is mine, and which is my theory, cough. cough. Sorry, Python movie this week on TV.

1 ( 2 ) I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU Stevie Wonder
2 ( 1 ) CARELESS WHISPER George Michael
3 ( 35 ) MADAME BUTTERFLY Malcolm McLaren
4 ( 6 ) BIG IN JAPAN Alphaville
5 ( 4 ) TWO TRIBES Frankie Goes To Hollywood
6 ( 27 ) TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP Bucks Fizz
7 ( 8 ) SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Rod Stewart
8 ( 3 ) WHATEVER I DO (WHEREVER I GO) Hazell Dean
9 ( 5 ) SELF CONTROL Laura Branigan
10 ( 17 ) PASSENGERS Elton John

11 ( 13 ) DR. BEAT Miami Sound Machine
12 ( 12 ) THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA Astrud Gilberto
13 ( 7 ) LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU WELL Howard Jones
14 ( 9 ) THE MORE YOU LIVE THE MORE YOU LOVE A Flock Of Seagulls
15 ( 26 ) GHOSTBUSTERS Ray Parker Junior
16 ( 11 ) EYES WITHOUT A FACE Billy Idol
17 ( 10 ) LOVE SONGS ARE BACK AGAIN Band Of Gold
18 ( 45 ) I’LL FLY FOR YOU Spandau Ballet
19 ( NEW ) MASTER AND SERVANT Depeche Mode
20 ( 21 ) I NEED YOU The Pointer Sisters

21 ( 14 ) WHEN DOVES CRY Prince
22 ( 50 ) WILLIAM IT WAS REALLY NOTHING The Smiths
23 ( 33 ) AGADOO Black Lace
24 ( NEW ) SUNSET NOW Heaven 17
25 ( 16 ) CLOSEST THING TO HEAVEN The Kane Gang
26 ( 19 ) WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT Tina Turner
27 ( 15 ) JUST THE WAY YOU LIKE IT SOS Band
28 ( 46 ) TAXMAN Rockwell
29 ( 47 ) GIRL YOU’RE SO TOGETHER Michael Jackson
30 ( 18 ) SHE’S THE ONE Jamie Rae

31 ( 22 ) DOWN ON THE STREET Shakatak
32 ( 20 ) SUNGLASSES Tracey Ullman
33 ( 30 ) WHITE LINES (DON’T DON’T DO IT) Grandmaster Flash And Melle Mel
34 ( 48 ) ARE YOU READY Break Machine
35 ( NEW ) TORTURE The Jacksons
36 ( 23 ) EVERYBODY’S LAUGHING Phil Fearon and Galaxy
37 ( 24 ) IT’S A HARD LIFE Queen
38 ( 41 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
39 ( 28 ) STUCK ON YOU Trevor Walters
40 ( 34 ) YOUNG AT HEART The Bluebells

41 ( 25 ) HOLE IN MY SHOE neil
42 ( 36 ) BREAKIN’…THERE’S NO STOPPIN’ US Ollie and Jerry
43 ( 32 ) A HARD DAY’S NIGHT The Beatles
44 ( 37 ) COME BACK The Mighty Wah!
45 ( 40 ) WAITING IN VAIN Bob Marley And The Wailers
46 ( 58 ) MOTHER’S TALK Tears For Fears
47 ( 31 ) TOSSING AND TURNING Windjammer
48 ( 72 ) SHE BOP Cyndi Lauper
49 ( 54 ) DON’T TAKE MY COCONUTS Kid Creole And The Coconuts
50 ( 44 ) LIFE ON YOUR OWN Human League

51 ( 43 ) LOVE RESURRECTION Alison Moyet
52 ( 42 ) JUMP (FOR MY LOVE) The Pointer Sisters
53 ( NEW ) WHAT I LIKE MOST ABOUT YOU (IS YOUR GIRLFRIEND) The Special AKA
54 ( 49 ) I WANNA BE LOVED Elvis Costello
55 ( 29 ) VIDEO Jeff Lynne
56 ( 52 ) THINKING OF YOU Sister Sledge
57 ( 39 ) TOUR DE FRANCE Kraftwerk
58 ( NEW ) I GO INSANE Lyndsey Buckingham
59 ( NEW ) SOMEBODY Junior
60 ( 60 ) BILLIE JEAN Michael Jackson

61 ( 38 ) YOU THINK YOU’RE A MAN Divine
62 ( 57 ) TALKING LOUD AND CLEAR OMD
63 ( 53 ) TIME AFTER TIME Cyndi Lauper
64 ( 56 ) I WON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Nik Kershaw
65 ( 66 ) THE ONLY FLAME IN TOWN Elvis Costello
66 ( 65 ) THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME Abba
67 ( NEW ) TESLA GIRLS OMD
68 ( 64 ) THE LEBANON Human League
69 ( NEW ) CATH The Bluebells
70 ( 61 ) SMALLTOWN BOY Bronski Beat

71 ( 71 ) LET’S DANCE David Bowie
72 ( 62 ) INFATUATION Rod Stewart
73 ( 63 ) DANCE ME UP Gary Glitter
74 ( NEW ) SMOOTH OPERATOR Sade
75 ( 70 ) WHEN AM I GOING TO MAKE A LIVING Sade

TV
1 Star Trek: Menagerie Part 1
1 Star Trek: The Motion Picture
3 And Now For Something Completely Different.. : film
4 The Black Adder
5 Rhoda
6 The Mary Tyler Moore Show
7 Laurel & Hardy
8 Soap
9 Pop Quiz
10 Taxi
11 Top Of The Pops
12 The Invaders
13 WKRP In Cincinatti
14 The Rockford Files
15 Upstairs Downstairs

11th September 1984

A new number one and it’s Malcolm McLaren doing what the Sex Pistols never managed – and with rap opera, sort-of. I’ve sat through Madame Butterfly, performed by a Russian opera group, and was bored witless at the inanity of the lyrics, the plot and the lack of tunes. This record is all you need, trust me. Highest new entry, exactly 5 years after peaking at 5, and it’s back at 5: it’s Sister Sledge following up their own B Side Top 10 with the classic A Side. Lost In Music? Too right!

The Smiths get another Top 10, hooray, and Astrud Gilberto and Miami Sound Machine keep a double-latin presence high joining them in the 10. A big leap for Kraftwerk, a year after charting first, up to 17 – obviously all that cycling gives it stamina. Lyndsey Buckingham gets another solo Top 20, as he goes insane at 19, up 39 places. Pity it wasn’t a hit. Highest new record to enter is The Adventures with their 2nd hit, Another Silent Day – another silent non-hit, sadly. Ditto The Specials at 29, as my chart starts to depart from the hits a little. Robin Gibb had a few big chart hits (for me) so here’s Barry with his own, Shine Shine at 33. Bowie follows up his Chic-tastic dance hat-trick of number ones with the more Bowie-esque Blue Jean at 40, thought to be disappointing at the time, but I liked it!

Level 42 are back at 42, Sade’s up to 43, Diana Ross has another minor hit (15 years into her run), Black Uhuru pose a serious question, to which I reply, don’t ask me! Prince’s signature dirge, I mean, TUNE, follows up the sublime When Doves Cry and plugs his movie nicely. I still don’t get the appeal…! Animal Nightlife were a smooth jazzsoul Brit band who had posters for the single splashed everywhere. Or rather posters of the fetching lead singer showing his asset off. A good record regardless, if largely forgotten these days. The Associates keep up the chart entries, Tom Robinson covers Steely Dan, and U2 enter with a top-notch passionate epic, the one that catapulted them from indie rock to stadium rock: Pride (In The Name Of Love) is classic. No less.

In my life: baby Vicki keeping me awake in the middle of the night (poorly), striking miner brother working where he could, dentist (a nightmare! Total dentist coward, that’s me, childhood traumas), friends Paul & Sheila invited me to Rotherham for their engagement do. NAAFI interview at Amesbury, popped into Stonehenge on the way. As you do. They wanted me to move to Amesbury (said I would, my body language prob said I wouldn’t). Family argument, drinking in the pub and lack of money the root cause, everyone upset. Not happy times at all…..

1 ( 3 ) MADAME BUTTERFLY Malcolm McLaren
2 ( 1 ) I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU Stevie Wonder
3 ( 2 ) CARELESS WHISPER George Michael
4 ( 4 ) BIG IN JAPAN Alphaville
5 ( NEW ) LOST IN MUSIC Sister Sledge
6 ( 6 ) TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP Bucks Fizz
7 ( 5 ) TWO TRIBES Frankie Goes To Hollywood
8 ( 11 ) DR. BEAT Miami Sound Machine
9 ( 12 ) THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA Astrud Gilberto
10 ( 22 ) WILLIAM IT WAS REALLY NOTHING The Smiths

11 ( 9 ) SELF CONTROL Laura Branigan
12 ( 15 ) GHOSTBUSTERS Ray Parker Junior
13 ( 7 ) SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Rod Stewart
14 ( 10 ) PASSENGERS Elton John
15 ( 8 ) WHATEVER I DO (WHEREVER I GO) Hazell Dean
16 ( 13 ) LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU WELL Howard Jones
17 ( 57 ) TOUR DE FRANCE (REMIX) Kraftwerk
18 ( 19 ) MASTER AND SERVANT Depeche Mode
19 ( 58 ) I GO INSANE Lyndsey Buckingham
20 ( 35 ) TORTURE The Jacksons

21 ( 24 ) SUNSET NOW Heaven 17
22 ( 16 ) EYES WITHOUT A FACE Billy Idol
23 ( NEW ) ANOTHER SILENT DAY The Adventures
24 ( 14 ) THE MORE YOU LIVE THE MORE YOU LOVE A Flock Of Seagulls
25 ( 29 ) GIRL YOU’RE SO TOGETHER Michael Jackson
26 ( 18 ) I’LL FLY FOR YOU Spandau Ballet
27 ( 26 ) WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT Tina Turner
28 ( 21 ) WHEN DOVES CRY Prince
29 ( 53 ) WHAT I LIKE MOST ABOUT YOU (IS YOUR GIRLFRIEND) The Special AKA
30 ( 17 ) LOVE SONGS ARE BACK AGAIN Band Of Gold

31 ( 23 ) AGADOO Black Lace
32 ( 20 ) I NEED YOU The Pointer Sisters
33 ( NEW ) SHINE SHINE Barry Gibb
34 ( 34 ) ARE YOU READY Break Machine
35 ( 28 ) TAXMAN Rockwell
36 ( 67 ) TESLA GIRLS OMD
37 ( 69 ) CATH The Bluebells
38 ( 38 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
39 ( 33 ) WHITE LINES (DON’T DON’T DO IT) Grandmaster Flash And Melle Mel
40 ( NEW ) BLUE JEAN David Bowie

41 ( 25 ) CLOSEST THING TO HEAVEN The Kane Gang
42 ( NEW ) HOT WATER Level 42
43 ( 74 ) SMOOTH OPERATOR Sade
44 ( 27 ) JUST THE WAY YOU LIKE IT SOS Band
45 ( 31 ) DOWN ON THE STREET Shakatak
46 ( 46 ) MOTHER’S TALK Tears For Fears
47 ( 65 ) THE ONLY FLAME IN TOWN Elvis Costello
48 ( 48 ) SHE BOP Cyndi Lauper
49 ( 36 ) EVERYBODY’S LAUGHING Phil Fearon and Galaxy
50 ( 39 ) STUCK ON YOU Trevor Walters

51 ( 30 ) SHE’S THE ONE Jamie Rae
52 ( 42 ) BREAKIN’…THERE’S NO STOPPIN’ US Ollie and Jerry
53 ( 40 ) YOUNG AT HEART The Bluebells
54 ( 44 ) COME BACK The Mighty Wah!
55 ( 45 ) WAITING IN VAIN Bob Marley And The Wailers
56 ( 32 ) SUNGLASSES Tracey Ullman
57 ( NEW ) TOUCH BY TOUCH Diana Ross
58 ( 54 ) I WANNA BE LOVED Elvis Costello
59 ( 43 ) A HARD DAY’S NIGHT The Beatles
60 ( NEW ) WHAT IS LIFE Black Uhuru

61 ( 60 ) BILLIE JEAN Michael Jackson
62 ( 50 ) LIFE ON YOUR OWN Human League
63 ( NEW ) PURPLE RAIN Prince And The Revolution
64 ( 37 ) IT’S A HARD LIFE Queen
65 ( NEW ) MR. SOLITAIRE Animal Nightlife
66 ( 56 ) THINKING OF YOU Sister Sledge
67 ( 66 ) THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME Abba
68 ( NEW ) WAITING FOR THE LOVE BOAT The Associates
69 ( 51 ) LOVE RESURRECTION Alison Moyet
70 ( 52 ) JUMP (FOR MY LOVE) The Pointer Sisters

71 ( 59 ) SOMEBODY Junior
72 ( 41 ) HOLE IN MY SHOE neil
73 ( NEW ) PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) U2
74 ( 71 ) LET’S DANCE David Bowie
75 ( NEW ) RIKKI DON’T LOSE THAT NUMBER Tom Robinson

TV
1 Star Trek: Menagerie Part 2
1 Blackadder
3 The Mary Tyler Moore Show
4 The Addams Family
5 Rhoda
6 Top Of The Pops
7 Taxi
8 The Rockford Files
9 High Anxiety: film
10 The Invaders

18th September 1984

Another week another new number one, this time the 5-year-old Lost In Music, giving Sister Sledge their only number one, and Nile Rodgers first and last chart-topping song for 29 years. No rush then! Ghostbusters goes up to 6 in the first of several chart runs, and Ray Parker Junior’s biggest hit 6 years into his hit-career. Kraftwerk get their 3rd Top 10 9 years after their first (Autobahn), and OMD go up 26 places TTTT Tesla Girls-in with another Top 10 – it’s unusual for them NOT to make my top 10, to be honest, in the 80’s.

Highest new entry is a major classic, Drive, in at 14 for The Cars 6 years on from debut hit My Best Friend’s Girl, and very different: this one is hauntingly gorgeous, with a disturbing video about mental illness which sent shivers up my spine, and still does. Brilliant record. The Bluebells meanwhile take Cath into the 20 for 3 in a row, The Specials make it 5 years of Top 20 hits, and U2 rocket to 24 from 73 with the awesome Pride.

Sade and Animal Nightlife break into the 40, along with Prince and Level 42, and new tracks include Aztec Camera, Shakatak, Nik Kershaw following-up hits, while Shaky gets an occasional chart-entry they tend to be minor ones: A Letter To You is 73. Jethro Tull is 74 in the lap of luxury, but that makes it a nice round 15 years since Living In The Past first hit my charts. Queen keep up the run of hits (never failed to chart in the 10 years since 7 Seas Of Rhye topped my chart in 1974) as Hammer To Fall slams in at 55. Which leaves the 2nd-best new entry: Together In Electric Dreams, Giorgio Moroders hit with Human Leaguer Phil Oakey. I’ve seen Human League do it live 6 or 7 times (always brilliant), and 3 weeks back I was dancing and singing along madly to it in a Spanish Opera House, for Duckies In Sitges. Fab!

TV? Mike Read’s Pop Quiz, two of my all-time classic fave comedies, Mel Brooks Young Frankenstein and James Garner in Support Your Local Sherrif, Star Trek doing a Shakespeare-themed episode (and rather fine too), and brand new sitcom Blackadder continues to delight me. A US mini-series repeat The Martian Chronicles is a poetic and evocatively nostalgic brilliant science fiction Ray Bradbury novel (or rather collection of short stories), the TV series much less-so but it has loads of big stars in it. When I first bought and read the book age 13 in Singapore it was called The Silver Locusts – which I still think suits it more, even though they are stories based on Mars.

Life? Saw Romancing The Stone at the cinema (a good adventure movie). Signed on at the DHSS, as always I was stupidly honest (I’m such a dick) and told the guestapo woman interrogating me about working a few hours at NAAFI. She got snotty, and stopped benefits to the tune of £4.50 when I’d earned a grand total of £4. So, the moral and message given out? Don’t bother trying to get work experience for pay as you’ll be financially worse-off. Still trying to work out the logic of that one…..Lesson learned, there were, I later found, ways around the system. Babysat tantrumming Vicki while Mark & Sue had a pub break, told ‘em to go anyway and she was fine with me till she went to sleep, kids are almost always mellow with me. I must remind of her that later this week Helped at youth club again, after a break away (more adults than kids though, which was more like a social club for grown-ups!) and fumed over a massive gas bill I was having to pay (£172!!) That was an effing fortune in those days and I was unemployed. I turned the heating and hot water off when I was in the house alone.

1 ( 5 ) LOST IN MUSIC Sister Sledge
2 ( 2 ) I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU Stevie Wonder
3 ( 1 ) MADAME BUTTERFLY Malcolm McLaren
4 ( 4 ) BIG IN JAPAN Alphaville
5 ( 3 ) CARELESS WHISPER George Michael
6 ( 12 ) GHOSTBUSTERS Ray Parker Junior
7 ( 8 ) DR. BEAT Miami Sound Machine
8 ( 6 ) TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP Bucks Fizz
9 ( 17 ) TOUR DE FRANCE (REMIX) Kraftwerk
10 ( 36 ) TESLA GIRLS OMD

11 ( 7 ) TWO TRIBES Frankie Goes To Hollywood
12 ( 9 ) THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA Astrud Gilberto
13 ( 11 ) SELF CONTROL Laura Branigan
14 ( NEW ) DRIVE The Cars
15 ( 19 ) I GO INSANE Lindsey Buckingham
16 ( 10 ) WILLIAM IT WAS REALLY NOTHING The Smiths
17 ( 37 ) CATH The Bluebells
18 ( 29 ) WHAT I LIKE MOST ABOUT YOU (IS YOUR GIRLFRIEND) The Special AKA
19 ( 14 ) PASSENGERS Elton John
20 ( 20 ) TORTURE The Jacksons

21 ( 18 ) MASTER AND SERVANT Depeche Mode
22 ( 15 ) WHATEVER I DO (WHEREVER I GO) Hazell Dean
23 ( 16 ) LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU WELL Howard Jones
24 ( 73 ) PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) U2
25 ( 13 ) SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Rod Stewart
26 ( 25 ) GIRL YOU’RE SO TOGETHER Michael Jackson
27 ( 23 ) ANOTHER SILENT DAY The Adventures
28 ( 43 ) SMOOTH OPERATOR Sade
29 ( 26 ) I’LL FLY FOR YOU Spandau Ballet
30 ( 22 ) EYES WITHOUT A FACE Billy Idol

31 ( 27 ) WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT Tina Turner
32 ( 65 ) MR. SOLITAIRE Animal Nightlife
33 ( 33 ) SHINE SHINE Barry Gibb
34 ( 40 ) BLUE JEAN David Bowie
35 ( 21 ) SUNSET NOW Heaven 17
36 ( 28 ) WHEN DOVES CRY Prince
37 ( 63 ) PURPLE RAIN Prince And The Revolution
38 ( 38 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
39 ( 39 ) WHITE LINES (DON’T DON’T DO IT) Grandmaster Flash And Melle Mel
40 ( 42 ) HOT WATER Level 42

41 ( 60 ) WHAT IS LIFE Black Uhuru
42 ( NEW ) ALL I NEED IS EVERYTHING Aztec Camera
43 ( NEW ) DON’T BLAME IT ON LOVE Shakatak
44 ( 34 ) ARE YOU READY Break Machine
45 ( 57 ) TOUCH BY TOUCH Diana Ross
46 ( 24 ) THE MORE YOU LIVE THE MORE YOU LOVE A Flock Of Seagulls
47 ( 31 ) AGADOO Black Lace
48 ( NEW ) HUMAN RACING Nik Kershaw
49 ( 32 ) I NEED YOU The Pointer Sisters
50 ( NEW ) TOGETHER IN ELECTRIC DREAMS Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakey

51 ( 30 ) LOVE SONGS ARE BACK AGAIN Band Of Gold
52 ( 41 ) CLOSEST THING TO HEAVEN The Kane Gang
53 ( 48 ) SHE BOP Cyndi Lauper
54 ( 35 ) TAXMAN Rockwell
55 ( NEW ) HAMMER TO FALL Queen
56 ( 45 ) DOWN ON THE STREET Shakatak
57 ( 68 ) WAITING FOR THE LOVE BOAT The Associates
58 ( 52 ) BREAKIN’…THERE’S NO STOPPIN’ US Ollie and Jerry
59 ( 58 ) I WANNA BE LOVED Elvis Costello
60 ( 54 ) COME BACK The Mighty Wah!

61 ( 55 ) WAITING IN VAIN Bob Marley And The Wailers
62 ( 53 ) YOUNG AT HEART The Bluebells
63 ( 61 ) BILLIE JEAN Michael Jackson
64 ( NEW ) BURNING BUSH Savage Progress
65 ( 59 ) A HARD DAY’S NIGHT The Beatles
66 ( 62 ) LIFE ON YOUR OWN Human League
67 ( 67 ) THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME Abba
68 ( 46 ) MOTHER’S TALK Tears For Fears
69 ( 49 ) EVERYBODY’S LAUGHING Phil Fearon and Galaxy
70 ( 75 ) RIKKI DON’T LOSE THAT NUMBER Tom Robinson

71 ( NEW ) YOU CAN’T GET WHAT YOU WANT Joe Jackson
72 ( 44 ) JUST THE WAY YOU LIKE IT SOS Band
73 ( NEW ) A LETTER TO YOU Shakin’ Stevens
74 ( NEW ) LAP OF LUXURY Jethro Tull
75 ( 74 ) LET’S DANCE David Bowie

TV
1 Star Trek: The Conscience Of The King
1 Young Frankenstein: film
3 Blackadder
4 Support Your Local Sherrif: film
5 The Mary Tyler Moore Show
6 Top Of The Pops
7 The Addams Family
8 The Martian Chronicles
9 The Rockford Files
10 Pop Quiz

25th September 1984

2 weeks for Sister Sledge at 1, and Alphaville finally go top 3 after weeks at 4, but the big news is new at 4 – War War is stupid, and people are stupid: yes Boy George got a lot of stick for those simplistic lyrics, but I loved the sentiment (still do) and the record is sort-of oddly joyous, one of Culture Club’s final goodies as they unexpectedly hit a drug-influenced career-stopping brick wall. Sad!

OMD go top 5, The Cars get a 3rd top 10, and Adam Ant is back with a jolly spaceman tune – how could I not like it?! In at 20 for Apollo 9, the one he did at Live Aid to everyone’s disgust. Freddie Mercury gets his first solo hit with Love Kills at 27, and leapfrogs Queen’s latest rocker with a bit of camp disco. Also grim, politically, UB40 threaten to leave the country if Maggie gets in again: oh yeah? Great record though, and I agreed with every word in at 28, and a 4 years non-stop run of singles.

John Waite’s back at 34 with a well-known MOR rock ballad, Missing You, 6 years after hitting my number one in The Baby’s with Isn’t It Time: that’s a classic record, albeit obscure these days, and Missing You is merely quite good. Glen Frey joins in the solo fray, Sexy Girl at 50 and looking like The Eagles will get back together only when hell freezes over. Hey, it did….! Bronski have a shrill follow-up, can you tell me why? Marc Almond is yet another solo hitster with You Have at 55, Soft Cell sadly no more, Tina Turner’s back at 57 so you better be good to her, or else! One-time Be Bop Deluxe man Bill Nelson accelerates to 58, 8 years since Ships In The Night lit up my charts. The Mighty Wah! keep the hits coming, Frida has another shining solo hit at 71, Abba tragically no-more, though we didn’t know it then. Stephanie Mills get a follow-up hit 4 years late, and finally The Everley Brothers get their first chart hit with new material (being as they pre-dated my charts) thanks to Paul McCartney who donated a song. Thumbs-up Macca!

TV: Must mention Terrahawks again, loved Zelda and her Tina Turner fright-wig, and her idiot son. Loved the great little plot parodies of shakespeare (“a zeaf? a zeaf? My kingdom for a zeaf!”) and The Beatles (the cavern puts in an appearance). Under-rated, and frankly, over the heads of kids, most of the scripts! This was also Tony Blackburn’s last radio 1 show this week, Flowers In The Rain his first and last track – of course he’s still on radio 2 these days.

Life? Well, a big moment turned up in a letter from Dorset County Council: the job I didn’t get surveying highways, turns out someone dropped out before starting and they wanted me to start next week. This was a letter that did actually change my life, actually. It led to me being where I am now, and the start of the end of the depression, but of course it sent me into instant panic. As if that wasn’t enough drove to Winchester, Nottingham, Hucknell to friends Dave & Jane’s to stay, which was great and enjoyed Jane’s new paintings. Saturday was fun, then in the evening with mutual friend Julie off to Paul & Sheila’s in Rotherham for a gathering of fun games with their friends and relations – charades, pass the parcel, a great party and I didn’t want to go back to my life down south. Had to though, first day at work Monday…

1 ( 1 ) LOST IN MUSIC Sister Sledge
2 ( 3 ) MADAME BUTTERFLY Malcolm McLaren
3 ( 4 ) BIG IN JAPAN Alphaville
4 ( NEW ) THE WAR SONG Culture Club
5 ( 10 ) TESLA GIRLS OMD
6 ( 6 ) GHOSTBUSTERS Ray Parker Junior
7 ( 14 ) DRIVE The Cars
8 ( 2 ) I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU Stevie Wonder
9 ( 9 ) TOUR DE FRANCE (REMIX) Kraftwerk
10 ( 24 ) PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) U2

11 ( 5 ) CARELESS WHISPER George Michael
12 ( 7 ) DR. BEAT Miami Sound Machine
13 ( 8 ) TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP Bucks Fizz
14 ( 17 ) CATH The Bluebells
15 ( 12 ) THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA Astrud Gilberto
16 ( 28 ) SMOOTH OPERATOR Sade
17 ( 20 ) TORTURE The Jacksons
18 ( 11 ) TWO TRIBES Frankie Goes To Hollywood
19 ( 13 ) SELF CONTROL Laura Branigan
20 ( NEW ) APOLLO 9 Adam Ant

21 ( 18 ) WHAT I LIKE MOST ABOUT YOU (IS YOUR GIRLFRIEND) The Special AKA
22 ( 34 ) BLUE JEAN David Bowie
23 ( 32 ) MR. SOLITAIRE Animal Nightlife
24 ( 15 ) I GO INSANE Lindsey Buckingham
25 ( 19 ) PASSENGERS Elton John
26 ( 23 ) LIKE TO GET TO KNOW YOU WELL Howard Jones
27 ( NEW ) LOVE KILLS Freddie Mercury
28 ( NEW ) IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN UB40
29 ( 16 ) WILLIAM IT WAS REALLY NOTHING The Smiths
30 ( 40 ) HOT WATER Level 42

31 ( 21 ) MASTER AND SERVANT Depeche Mode
32 ( 22 ) WHATEVER I DO (WHEREVER I GO) Hazell Dean
33 ( 33 ) SHINE SHINE Barry Gibb
34 ( NEW ) MISSING YOU John Waite
35 ( 43 ) DON’T BLAME IT ON LOVE Shakatak
36 ( 29 ) I’LL FLY FOR YOU Spandau Ballet
37 ( 37 ) PURPLE RAIN Prince And The Revolution
38 ( 25 ) SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Rod Stewart
39 ( 41 ) WHAT IS LIFE Black Uhuru
40 ( 50 ) TOGETHER IN ELECTRIC DREAMS Giorgio Moroder and Philip Oakey

41 ( 30 ) EYES WITHOUT A FACE Billy Idol
42 ( 31 ) WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT Tina Turner
43 ( 55 ) HAMMER TO FALL Queen
44 ( 38 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
45 ( 45 ) TOUCH BY TOUCH Diana Ross
46 ( 36 ) WHEN DOVES CRY Prince
47 ( 27 ) ANOTHER SILENT DAY The Adventures
48 ( 48 ) HUMAN RACING Nik Kershaw
49 ( 39 ) WHITE LINES (DON’T DON’T DO IT) Grandmaster Flash And Melle Mel
50 ( NEW ) SEXY GIRL Glen Frey

51 ( 42 ) ALL I NEED IS EVERYTHING Aztec Camera
52 ( 35 ) SUNSET NOW Heaven 17
53 ( NEW ) WHY Bronski Beat
54 ( 26 ) GIRL YOU’RE SO TOGETHER Michael Jackson
55 ( NEW ) YOU HAVE Marc Almond
56 ( 47 ) AGADOO Black Lace
57 ( NEW ) BETTER BE GOOD TO ME Tina Turner
58 ( NEW ) ACCELERATION Bill Nelson
59 ( 59 ) I WANNA BE LOVED Elvis Costello
60 ( NEW ) WEEKENDS The Mighty Wah!

61 ( 46 ) THE MORE YOU LIVE THE MORE YOU LOVE A Flock Of Seagulls
62 ( 58 ) BREAKIN’…THERE’S NO STOPPIN’ US Ollie and Jerry
63 ( 52 ) CLOSEST THING TO HEAVEN The Kane Gang
64 ( 60 ) COME BACK The Mighty Wah!
65 ( 70 ) RIKKI DON’T LOSE THAT NUMBER Tom Robinson
66 ( 63 ) BILLIE JEAN Michael Jackson
67 ( 67 ) THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME Abba
68 ( 74 ) LAP OF LUXURY Jethro Tull
69 ( 73 ) A LETTER TO YOU Shakin’ Stevens
70 ( 56 ) DOWN ON THE STREET Shakatak

71 ( NEW ) SHINE Frida
72 ( 61 ) WAITING IN VAIN Bob Marley And The Wailers
73 ( 65 ) A HARD DAY’S NIGHT The Beatles
74 ( NEW ) ON THE WINGS OF A NIGHTINGALE The Everley Brothers
75 ( NEW ) THE MEDICINE SONG Stephanie Mills

TV
1 Star Trek: Balance Of Terror
2 Black Adder
3 Rhoda
4 The Mary Tyler Moore Show
5 The Addams Family
6 Terrahawks
7 Taxi
8 The Martian Chronicles
9 Top Of The Pops
10 The Rockford Files

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