28th September 2014
Sigma get their first number one, and Paloma Faith gets her 3rd, and 2nd of the year, 5 years after New York became her first. Rather shockingly, it also might well be the first drum n bass track to top my chart since 2002’s Kosheen had a 6-week run with Harder. Keeping up the fab female vocalist theme as Kate drops to 3, it’s a new entry at 2 for Cilla, thanks to the fab gear ITV drama, as Anyone Who Had A Heart reactivates in the UK charts, and pops back into my chart for the second time in 2 years – it grabbed a week on top in 2012, 48 years after it would have first topped my chart if I’d been compiling them then. I was 6, and I was mad on the record and Cilla. The record is still brilliant, much better than Dionne Warwick’s smooth original, and the TV show brilliantly captures the times – it’s not understating the case to say that Bobby’s home-life was pretty much what Liverpool was to me and my family in 1964-66 when we lived there and went to 2 schools. We were very poor, and that’s exactly how we lived and how Liverpudlians spoke and acted, it’s spot-on. It also brings Cilla her long-overdue kudos after becoming a mumsy TV host kind of took it all away in popular memory.
Elsewhere, G.R.L.’s great pop track hits 4, Taylor Swift gets a 2nd Top 10 hit, and Hozier gets into the top 20 again with Take Me To Church a year after first doing it. A couple of European biggies enter lower down (Alle Farben and Robin Schulz) courtesy of my week in Sitges, Spain, amongst others climbing as a result. I was very happy to hear Dirty Vegas’ popchartfreak topper from february also getting played, never thought I’d ever hear it anywhere. Hooray!
1 2 1 8 CHANGING – Sigma featuring Paloma Faith 395800
2 NEW 2 1 ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART – Cilla Black 115000
3 1 1 4 HOUNDS OF LOVE – Kate Bush 357000
4 8 4 3 UGLY HEART – G.R.L. 118400
5 3 3 10 ANGEL IN BLUE JEANS – Train 455800
6 12 6 16 SUMMER IN THE CITY – The Lovin’ Spoonful 327250
7 7 6 5 THE CHAMBER – Lenny Kravitz 245000
8 6 1 12 LOVE RUNS OUT – OneRepublic 891800
9 20 9 4 SHAKE IT OFF – Taylor Swift 100600
10 14 10 5 NATURE’S CALL – Shaun Escoffery 108900
11 4 1 8 I’M NOT IN LOVE – 10C.C. 716900
12 11 4 8 LOVERS ON THE SUN – David Guetta featuring Sam Martin 319800
13 5 2 8 COME WITH ME NOW – KONGOS 344200
14 28 14 5 TAKE ME TO CHURCH – Hozier 101900
15 18 15 18 WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE – Billy Joel 261500
16 9 9 6 FORGOTTEN MAN – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 158450
17 10 10 5 DAYS WITH YOU – Snakehips featuring Sinead Harnett 126800
18 13 7 7 RED CASSETTE – Mamas Gun 246400
19 15 4 7 CALL – Francesco Yates 263750
20 16 7 7 WON’T LOOK BACK – Duke Dumont featuring Yolande 208000
21 29 21 2 (I ALWAYS KILL) THE THINGS I LOVE – The Real Tuesday Weld 37950
22 24 22 13 CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU – Frankie Valli 161550
23 19 1 10 ONE – Order Of Era 601450
24 35 24 2 CENTURIES – Fall Out Boy 36500
25 17 17 7 CHIMES – Hudson Mohawke 126050
26 26 26 2 U GOT ALL I’M LOOKING 4 – Summer Heart 37000
27 27 27 2 GAY 4 IT – $WAGGOT 36800
28 33 28 4 CREATION – The Pierces 66950
29 34 29 6 ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) – Rupert Holmes 105400
30 44 30 6 STRANGER – Chris Malinchak featuring Mikky Ekko 72450
31 23 1 13 BECOME – Midge Ure 861150
32 25 1 9 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE – Redbone 520300
33 37 33 17 MISTY BLUE – Dorothy Moore 207250
34 67 34 4 ALL ABOUT THAT BASS – Meghan Trainor 68600
35 21 19 5 SUPERHEROES – The Script 88250
36 36 36 2 SNOWSHIP (THOMAS JACK REMIX) – Benjamin Franklin Leftwich 34800
37 30 1 17 COLOURS IN THE SKY – Miami Horror featuring CLEOPOLD 1575800
38 40 38 3 ACROSS 110TH STREET – Bobby Womack 51200
39 48 39 2 HELP OUR SOULS (URBAN CONTACT REMIX) – NIHILS 29400
40 50 40 2 MOONWALK AWAY (MOONLANDING MIX) – Goldfish 29000
41 22 22 6 I AM THE WORLD – Robin Gibb 94650
42 32 15 9 ELEVATION – Erasure 171950
43 43 43 3 CAN’T BREAK ME DOWN – Billy Idol 39100
44 38 6 13 MY TYPE – Saint Motel 398650
45 31 17 4 POP 101 – Marianas Trench barely featuring Anami Vice 76900
46 49 46 4 BABOOSHKA – Kate Bush 45750
47 42 9 9 SWEETNESS ALIVE – Goldroom featuring Say Lou Lou 177200
48 56 48 3 I ALWAYS KILL THE THINGS I LOVE – The Real Tuesday Weld featuring Claudia Brucken 29500
49 73 49 2 THE MIRACLE (OF JOEY RAMONE) – U2 17500
50 52 50 14 OUR LAST SUMMER – Abba 132250
51 39 39 6 MAPS – Maroon 5 72550
52 NEW 52 1 SHE MOVES (FAR AWAY) – Alle Farben featuring Graham Candy 11500
53 46 1 29 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU – Stealers Wheel 700750
54 41 4 12 HOME – Naughty Boy featuring Sam Romans 429650
55 64 55 3 NEVERMIND – Claudia Brucken 23500
56 53 9 13 OPEN DOORS – Electric Lady Lab 261150
57 NEW 57 1 PRAYER IN C – Robin Schulz and LILLYWOOD 10400
58 57 9 11 DOSES AND MIMOSAS – Cherub 219750
59 63 59 2 IF YOU LET ME GO – Salt Ashes 17300
60 59 1 18 TIME IN A BOTTLE – Jim Croce 870150
61 47 47 3 SLEEP LIKE A BABY TONIGHT – U2 32500
62 66 62 2 LOW – Inna 14200
63 65 63 4 THE MAN WITH THE CHILD IN HIS EYES – Kate Bush 25400
64 60 5 13 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell 252500
65 75 65 2 BLAME IT ON ME – George Ezra 12000
66 69 66 3 SUNLIGHT – The Magician featuring Years and Years 19200
67 NEW 67 1 IN YOUR EYES – Michael Woods featuring Lauren Dyson 6600
68 68 1 58 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – Tears For Fears 1085750
69 NEW 69 1 OH CECILIA (BREAKING MY HEART) – The Vamps featuring Shawn Mendes 6200
70 NEW 70 1 WHY CAN’T I BE YOU – R.A.B.B.I.I. 6000
71 71 1 22 ONLY LOVE CAN HURT LIKE THIS – Paloma Faith 998750
72 72 3 11 MUSIC – John Miles 251350
73 NEW 73 1 GLASS HEART – Eagles For Hands featuring Holly Partridge 5400
74 74 74 2 PLACE WITH NO NAME – Michael Jackson 10400
75 NEW 75 1 BAILANDO – Enrique Iglesias featuring Sean Paul, Descemer Bueno & Gente De Zona 5000
DROP OUTS
45 35 4 FIGURE IT OUT – Royal Blood 46500
51 37 4 LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME – Dolly Parton 59650
54 4 8 FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE – Elvin Bishop 264400
55 6 9 PERFUME – Sparks 210700
58 58 4 BLACK WIDOW – Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora 32000
61 5 12 SUNDREAM – RUFUS 372500
62 18 10 GHOSTCITY – Thomas Azier 147000
70 70 1 WHEN IT’S BUSY EARNING – Jungle 6000
21st September 2014
It’s Kate Bush returning to number one with Hounds Of Love 28 years after dropping off the top slot. Partly it’s the Archive charting of it, but it’s also cos London readers Wyfes played it at Duckies Sitges as “our most favourite record in the world” as is traditional with one great oldie. I sang along like a madman in the opera-house venue and had a fab time dancing till 3am. Yes at my age, outrageous. Smiths, Bowie, Icona Pop, Gossip, Fifth Dimension, Diana Ross, Donna Summer, zillions of others and also the classic song shooting up to 24 which had everyone singing along, and Stealers Wheel going back up to 46.
Bad news for Sigma and Paloma who have to make do with 2, but Paloma’s already had a chart-topper this year, and 2 is pretty good! G.R.L. rocket from 73 to 8 with a great pop song, it’s got actual good lyrics and a great tune, while a bit of rock joins KONGOS in the top 10 as Tom Petty gets one of his rare Top 10 hits. Tom tends not to have big ones but he’s been charting now since 1977 with a long list of lesser hits. In the week that co-writer Bob Crewe died, Frankie Valli’s Can’t take My Eyes Off You hits 24, while The Real Tuesday Weld smooth tune charts twice, once with Claudia Brucken, who also has two on the climb. Fall Out Boy keep up the run of Top 40 hits, running Centuries, and U2 also have 2 from the new album pottering about lower down.
1 5 1 3 HOUNDS OF LOVE Kate Bush
2 16 2 7 CHANGING Sigma featuring Paloma Faith
3 3 3 9 ANGEL IN BLUE JEANS Train
4 1 1 7 I’M NOT IN LOVE 10C.C.
5 2 2 7 COME WITH ME NOW KONGOS
6 4 1 11 LOVE RUNS OUT OneRepublic
7 6 6 4 THE CHAMBER Lenny Kravitz
8 73 8 2 UGLY HEART G.R.L.
9 14 9 5 FORGOTTEN MAN Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
10 11 10 4 DAYS WITH YOU Snakehips featuring Sinead Harnett
11 8 4 7 LOVERS ON THE SUN David Guetta featuring Sam Martin
12 12 12 15 SUMMER IN THE CITY The Lovin’ Spoonful
13 9 7 6 RED CASSETTE Mamas Gun
14 20 14 4 NATURE’S CALL Shaun Escoffery
15 15 4 6 CALL Francesco Yates
16 7 7 6 WON’T LOOK BACK Duke Dumont featuring Yolande
17 22 17 6 CHIMES Hudson Mohawke
18 18 18 17 WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE Billy Joel
19 10 1 9 ONE Order Of Era
20 27 20 3 SHAKE IT OFF Taylor Swift
21 19 19 4 SUPERHEROES The Script
22 23 22 5 I AM THE WORLD Robin Gibb
23 13 1 12 BECOME Midge Ure
24 44 24 12 CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU Frankie Valli
25 21 1 8 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE Redbone
26 NEW 26 1 U GOT ALL I’M LOOKING 4 Summer Heart
27 NEW 27 1 GAY 4 IT $WAGGOT
28 28 28 4 TAKE ME TO CHURCH Hozier
29 NEW 29 1 (I ALWAYS KILL) THE THINGS I LOVE The Real Tuesday Weld
30 25 1 16 COLOURS IN THE SKY Miami Horror featuring CLEOPOLD
31 17 17 3 POP 101 Marianas Trench barely featuring Anami Vice
32 24 15 8 ELEVATION Erasure
33 33 33 3 CREATION The Pierces
34 34 34 5 ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) Rupert Holmes
35 NEW 35 1 CENTURIES Fall Out Boy
36 NEW 36 1 SNOWSHIP (THOMAS JACK REMIX) Benjamin Franklin Leftwich
37 38 37 16 MISTY BLUE Dorothy Moore
38 30 6 12 MY TYPE Saint Motel
39 39 39 5 MAPS Maroon 5
40 40 40 2 ACROSS 110TH STREET Bobby Womack
41 29 4 11 HOME Naughty Boy featuring Sam Romans
42 32 9 8 SWEETNESS ALIVE Goldroom featuring Say Lou Lou
43 49 43 2 CAN’T BREAK ME DOWN Billy Idol
44 36 36 5 STRANGER Chris Malinchak featuring Mikky Ekko
45 35 35 4 FIGURE IT OUT Royal Blood
46 60 1 28 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU Stealers Wheel
47 47 47 2 SLEEP LIKE A BABY TONIGHT U2
48 NEW 48 2 HELP OUR SOULS (URBAN CONTACT REMIX) NIHLS
49 55 49 3 BABOOSHKA Kate Bush
50 NEW 50 1 MOONWALK AWAY (MOONLANDING MIX) Goldfish
51 37 37 4 LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME Dolly Parton
52 52 52 13 OUR LAST SUMMER Abba
53 26 9 12 OPEN DOORS Electric Lady Lab
54 31 4 8 FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE Elvin Bishop
55 43 6 9 PERFUME Sparks
56 67 56 2 (I ALWAYS KILL) THE THINGS I LOVE The Real Tuesday Weld featuring Claudia Brucken
57 48 9 10 DOSES AND MIMOSAS Cherub
58 58 58 4 BLACK WIDOW Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora
59 54 1 17 TIME IN A BOTTLE Jim Croce
60 46 5 12 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
61 42 5 12 SUNDREAM RUFUS
62 50 18 10 GHOSTCITY Thomas Azier
63 NEW 63 1 IF YOU LET ME GO Salt Ashes
64 72 64 2 NEVERMIND Claudia Brucken
65 71 65 3 THE MAN WITH THE CHILD IN HIS EYES Kate Bush
66 NEW 66 1 LOW Inna
67 57 40 3 ALL ABOUT THAT BASS Meghan Trainor
68 68 1 57 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD Tears For Fears
69 69 69 2 SUNLIGHT The Magician featuring Years and Years
70 NEW 70 1 WHEN IT’S BUSY EARNING Jungle
71 62 1 21 ONLY LOVE CAN HURT LIKE THIS Paloma Faith
72 63 3 10 MUSIC John Miles
73 NEW 73 1 THE MIRACLE (OF JOEY RAMONE) U2
74 NEW 74 1 PLACE WITH NO NAME Michael Jackson
75 NEW 75 1 BLAME IT ON ME George Ezra
DROP OUTS
41 27 5 STARING AT THE SUN Anastacia
45 45 4 I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE Sam Smith
51 14 7 PROBLEM Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea
53 30 7 YOUR LOVE Nicole Scherzinger
56 36 5 SILHOUETTE Ali Campbell
59 10 6 UNITED KIDS OF THE WORLD Headhunterz featuring Krewella
61 39 11 WRONG CLUB The Ting Tings
64 33 4 MUST BE LOVE Christina Grimmie
65 65 2 DOWN THE WRONG WAY Chrissie Hynde and Neil Young
66 10 9 BOOM CLAP Charli XCX
70 25 6 CHERRY BOMB The Runaways
74 74 1 AS GOOD AS GONE Andy Burrows
75 75 1 PLEASE DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD Jamie Cullum featuring Gregory Porter
14th September 2014
It’s a 2nd week for classic 10CC on top, 3rd in total, and well deserved. KONGOS is fab too though just edging out Train this week which Ive yet to download and Kate Bush which I may well hear on my holiday in a week in an 80’s club that lurves Kate Bush.
Big climbs for Snakehips, very smooth, and The Script also go top 20 (not The Call as I mistyped for some reason) with Superheroes joining all the Guardians Of The Galaxy oldies! Appropriate. Talking of oldies, highest new entry is the late Bobby Womack’s 1972 minor US hit, which I only heard for the first time the other week, incredibly, as it’s featured in 2 movies (neither of which I’ve seen). It’s fab.
Meanwhile rock veterans return, U2 courtesy of a free album download, and the best track on it, and Billy Idol, back after a couple of decades away, and 35 years after his Generation X charting days. U2, in comparison have a mere 33 years of chart hits. Pah! Finally Claudia Brucken pops in with 2 new tracks, greedy girl, one with someone claiming to be the Real Tuesday Weld, I’m fairly sure that’s not true as she was a pin-up actress over 50 years ago…
1 1 1 6 I’M NOT IN LOVE – 10C.C. 614900
2 5 2 6 COME WITH ME NOW – KONGOS 252200
3 3 3 8 ANGEL IN BLUE JEANS – Train 310800
4 2 1 10 LOVE RUNS OUT – OneRepublic 788800
5 10 5 2 HOUNDS OF LOVE – Kate Bush 102000
6 8 6 3 THE CHAMBER – Lenny Kravitz 145000
7 9 7 5 WON’T LOOK BACK – Duke Dumont featuring Yolande 163000
8 4 4 6 LOVERS ON THE SUN – David Guetta featuring Sam Martin 247800
9 11 7 5 RED CASSETTE – Mamas Gun 192400
10 6 1 8 ONE – Order Of Era 561200
11 32 11 3 DAYS WITH YOU – Snakehips featuring Sinead Harnett 61800
12 16 12 14 SUMMER IN THE CITY – The Lovin’ Spoonful 237350
13 13 1 11 BECOME – Midge Ure 824000
14 19 14 4 FORGOTTEN MAN – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 88250
15 7 4 5 CALL – Francesco Yates 215750
16 20 16 6 CHANGING – Sigma featuring Paloma Faith 110800
17 17 17 2 POP 101 – Marianas Trench barely featuring Anami Vice 46000
18 21 18 16 WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE – Billy Joel 212500
19 30 19 3 SUPERHEROES – The Script 51000
20 26 20 3 NATURE’S CALL – Shaun Escoffery 37900
21 14 1 7 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE – Redbone 483750
22 18 18 5 CHIMES – Hudson Mohawke 84300
23 24 23 4 I AM THE WORLD – Robin Gibb 61150
24 15 15 7 ELEVATION – Erasure 140400
25 25 1 15 COLOURS IN THE SKY – Miami Horror featuring CLEOPOLD 1540500
26 35 9 11 OPEN DOORS – Electric Lady Lab 239300
27 38 27 2 SHAKE IT OFF – Taylor Swift 35600
28 28 28 3 TAKE ME TO CHURCH – Hozier 54600
29 34 4 10 HOME – Naughty Boy featuring Sam Romans 404650
30 12 6 11 MY TYPE – Saint Motel 368200
31 22 4 7 FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE – Elvin Bishop 253400
32 23 9 7 SWEETNESS ALIVE – Goldroom featuring Say Lou Lou 150950
33 44 33 2 CREATION – The Pierces 30950
34 36 34 4 ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) – Rupert Holmes 69600
35 54 35 3 FIGURE IT OUT – Royal Blood 33500
36 57 36 4 STRANGER – Chris Malinchak featuring Mikky Ekko 41200
37 39 37 3 LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME – Dolly Parton 47900
38 41 38 15 MISTY BLUE – Dorothy Moore 172250
39 55 39 4 MAPS – Maroon 5 43700
40 NEW 40 1 ACROSS 110TH STREET – Bobby Womack 17000
41 27 27 5 STARING AT THE SUN – Anastacia 74900
42 33 5 11 SUNDREAM – RUFUS 365000
43 29 6 8 PERFUME – Sparks 199900
44 45 44 11 CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU – Frankie Valli 123050
45 47 45 4 I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE – Sam Smith 43600
46 31 5 11 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell 235400
47 NEW 47 1 SLEEP LIKE A BABY TONIGHT – U2 12500
48 48 9 9 DOSES AND MIMOSAS – Cherub 199150
49 NEW 49 1 CAN’T BREAK ME DOWN – Billy Idol 12100
50 50 18 9 GHOSTCITY – Thomas Azier 139600
51 37 14 7 PROBLEM – Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea 129450
52 53 52 12 OUR LAST SUMMER – Abba 108750
53 49 30 7 YOUR LOVE – Nicole Scherzinger 76950
54 52 1 16 TIME IN A BOTTLE – Jim Croce 850050
55 59 55 2 BABOOSHKA – Kate Bush 20900
56 43 36 5 SILHOUETTE – Ali Campbell 60850
57 40 40 2 ALL ABOUT THAT BASS – Meghan Trainor 44400
58 70 58 3 BLACK WIDOW – Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora 21800
59 42 10 6 UNITED KIDS OF THE WORLD – Headhunterz featuring Krewella 145350
60 60 1 27 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU – Stealers Wheel 676750
61 46 39 11 WRONG CLUB – The Ting Tings 97500
62 58 1 20 ONLY LOVE CAN HURT LIKE THIS – Paloma Faith 987150
63 63 3 9 MUSIC – John Miles 240150
64 51 33 4 MUST BE LOVE – Christina Grimmie 54250
65 75 65 2 DOWN THE WRONG WAY – Chrissie Hynde and Neil Young 12000
66 66 10 9 BOOM CLAP – Charli XCX 170550
67 NEW 67 1 I ALWAYS KILL THE THINGS I LOVE – The Real Tuesday Weld featuring Claudia Brucken 6600
68 68 1 56 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – Tears For Fears 1072950
69 NEW 69 1 SUNLIGHT – The Magician featuring Years and Years 6200
70 64 25 6 CHERRY BOMB – The Runaways 79050
71 73 71 2 THE MAN WITH THE CHILD IN HIS EYES – Kate Bush 11200
72 NEW 72 1 NEVERMIND – Claudia Brucken 5600
73 NEW 73 1 UGLY HEART – G.R.L. 5400
74 NEW 74 1 AS GOOD AS GONE – Andy Burrows 5200
75 NEW 75 1 PLEASE DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD – Jamie Cullum featuring Gregory Porter 5000
DROP OUTS
56 48 4 ONE DAY (VANDAAG) – Bakermat 41400
61 26 4 MEANT TO BE KIND – Hannah Grace 58250
62 62 3 CRY FOR FREEDOM – Jay Dabhi and Moises Modesto 21600
65 18 4 STRANGE ENOUGH – VERITE 59600
67 67 3 I DIDN’T BELIEVE – Flight Facilities featuring Elizabeth Rose 19400
69 19 6 LOVING YOU – Michael Jackson 85600
71 37 3 SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT – Maria Hazell 40400
72 72 1 RIGHT HERE – Jess Glynne 5600
74 74 2 ULTRAVIOLENCE – Lana Del Ray 10400
7th September 2014
A little late this week, but not as late as I’m Not In Love, the first song in Guardians Of The Galaxy, and ending a 39-year wait for 10CC to get that second week at number one, their 3rd of 5 number ones, and a multi-tracked harmony classic. Godley and Creme featured on 4 of the number ones, but grabbed a further two for themselves in the 80’s. All 4 members were brilliant.
A very competitive chart this week, any of the top 10 could have been a contender to top, really, but biggest mover is KONGOS, sons of John Kongos now matching their dad in grabbing a top 5 hit a few months after it peaked at 19, but now on full release and the tribal rock charms bang on my car cd beautifully. Another number one pops in at 10 for Kate Bush, 1986 number one, and one of three (The Man With The Child In His Eyes, and Babooshka being lower). The only reason there isn’t a Kate invasion is a) I didn’t get tickets and b) the other UK charting tracks have already had extra chart runs in the last few years.
In at 17, Canadian rockers Marianas Trench do a great hatchet job on formula, mass-produced, record company cash-making, committee-designed dance pop. That’s not to say there aren’t great pop songwriters about (see Ryan Tedder at 2), but really, it’s all becoming a bit incestuous and back-scratching now. You know, artist can’t write a decent pop song, so hires rentasongwriter to spruce it up a bit while making sure they get songwriting royalties. Anyway, it’s a very funny track.
At 24, the late Robin Gibb’s poignant reworking of a 50-year-old very 1960’s Bee Gees song leaps up, and Taylor Swift pops into the Top 40 with one of her catchiest popsongs.
1 2 1 5 I’M NOT IN LOVE – 10C.C. 444900
2 1 1 9 LOVE RUNS OUT – OneRepublic 723800
3 3 3 7 ANGEL IN BLUE JEANS – Train 235800
4 5 4 5 LOVERS ON THE SUN – David Guetta featuring Sam Martin 199800
5 RE 5 5 COME WITH ME NOW – KONGOS 137200
6 4 1 7 ONE – Order Of Era 519200
7 6 4 4 CALL – Francesco Yates 188750
8 10 8 2 THE CHAMBER – Lenny Kravitz 90000
9 14 9 4 WON’T LOOK BACK – Duke Dumont featuring Yolande 113000
10 NEW 10 1 HOUNDS OF LOVE – Kate Bush 42000
11 7 7 4 RED CASSETTE – Mamas Gun 147400
12 8 6 10 MY TYPE – Saint Motel 350200
13 12 1 10 BECOME – Midge Ure 792000
14 9 1 6 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE – Redbone 464000
15 17 15 6 ELEVATION – Erasure 121400
16 18 16 13 SUMMER IN THE CITY – The Lovin’ Spoonful 202350
17 NEW 17 1 POP 101 – Marianas Trench barely featuring Anami Vice 23000
18 29 18 4 CHIMES – Hudson Mohawke 64800
19 22 19 3 FORGOTTEN MAN – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 59250
20 20 20 5 CHANGING – Sigma featuring Paloma Faith 85800
21 31 21 15 WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE – Billy Joel 190500
22 13 4 6 FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE – Elvin Bishop 235500
23 11 9 6 SWEETNESS ALIVE – Goldroom featuring Say Lou Lou 133150
24 55 24 3 I AM THE WORLD – Robin Gibb 41900
25 19 1 14 COLOURS IN THE SKY – Miami Horror featuring CLEOPOLD 1521750
26 32 26 2 NATURE’S CALL – Shaun Escoffery 17900
27 27 27 4 STARING AT THE SUN – Anastacia 60900
28 30 28 2 TAKE ME TO CHURCH – Hozier 36300
29 16 6 7 PERFUME – Sparks 186400
30 50 30 2 SUPERHEROES – The Call 30000
31 21 5 10 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell 222650
32 65 32 2 DAYS WITH YOU – Snakehips featuring Sinead Harnett 24800
33 23 5 10 SUNDREAM – RUFUS 351250
34 34 4 9 HOME – Naughty Boy featuring Sam Romans 386450
35 35 9 10 OPEN DOORS – Electric Lady Lab 220800
36 36 36 3 ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) – Rupert Holmes 52000
37 24 14 6 PROBLEM – Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea 117700
38 NEW 38 1 SHAKE IT OFF – Taylor Swift 17200
39 43 39 2 LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME – Dolly Parton 30600
40 40 40 2 ALL ABOUT THAT BASS – Meghan Trainor 34000
41 41 41 14 MISTY BLUE – Dorothy Moore 155050
42 15 10 5 UNITED KIDS OF THE WORLD – Headhunterz featuring Krewella 135250
43 42 36 4 SILHOUETTE – Ali Campbell 50250
44 NEW 44 1 CREATION – The Pierces 13250
45 45 45 10 CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU – Frankie Valli 109800
46 39 39 10 WRONG CLUB – The Ting Tings 90000
47 47 47 3 I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE – Sam Smith 30600
48 44 9 8 DOSES AND MIMOSAS – Cherub 186850
49 49 30 6 YOUR LOVE – Nicole Scherzinger 65700
50 RE 18 8 GHOSTCITY – Thomas Azier 127600
51 33 33 3 MUST BE LOVE – Christina Grimmie 47150
52 46 1 15 TIME IN A BOTTLE – Jim Croce 839050
53 54 53 11 OUR LAST SUMMER – Abba 97250
54 75 54 2 FIGURE IT OUT – Royal Blood 16000
55 56 55 3 MAPS – Maroon 5 26600
56 48 48 4 ONE DAY (VANDAAG) – Bakermat 41400
57 66 57 3 STRANGER – Chris Malinchak featuring Mikky Ekko 23800
58 52 1 19 ONLY LOVE CAN HURT LIKE THIS – Paloma Faith 979750
59 NEW 59 1 BABOOSHKA – Kate Bush 10100
60 59 1 26 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU – Stealers Wheel 666750
61 26 26 4 MEANT TO BE KIND – Hannah Grace 58250
62 64 62 3 CRY FOR FREEDOM – Jay Dabhi and Moises Modesto 21600
63 60 3 8 MUSIC – John Miles 232950
64 25 25 5 CHERRY BOMB – The Runaways 73050
65 28 18 4 STRANGE ENOUGH – VERITE 59600
66 51 10 8 BOOM CLAP – Charli XCX 163750
67 68 67 3 I DIDN’T BELIEVE – Flight Facilities featuring Elizabeth Rose 19400
68 67 1 55 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – Tears For Fears 1066550
69 38 19 6 LOVING YOU – Michael Jackson 85600
70 72 70 2 BLACK WIDOW – Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora 11600
71 37 37 3 SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT – Maria Hazell 40400
72 NEW 72 1 RIGHT HERE – Jess Glynne 5600
73 NEW 73 1 THE MAN WITH THE CHILD IN HIS EYES – Kate Bush 5400
74 74 74 2 ULTRAVIOLENCE – Lana Del Ray 10400
75 NEW 75 1 DOWN THE WRONG WAY – Chrissie Hynde and Neil Young 5000
DROP OUTS
53 45 3 WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING – Within Temptation featuring Dave Pirner 34450
57 15 9 HERE FOR YOU – Gorgon City featuring Laura Walsh 152000
58 52 3 CIRCLES – Vanic x Machineheart 31700
61 61 3 FIVE HOURS – Deorro 22500
62 62 5 GIANT IN MY HEART – Kiesza 34600
63 24 7 ME AND MY BROKEN HEART – Rixton 94650
69 69 2 THE SHIP – Black Rivers 12400
70 70 2 I BELIEVE IN YOU (2013) – Kylie Minogue 12000
71 71 2 FADED – Zhu 11000
73 73 2 I WANT IT THAT WAY – Backstreet Boys 10400
31st August 2014
It’s OneRepublic for a 2nd week on top, though 10CC’s summer love classic holds at 2 as Guardians Of The Galaxy charts all over Europe, and the soundtrack is in a lot of cinema lobbies. Train get yet another Top 3 hit, but have yet to top the chart – it’s looking good though as it’s not available yet and this is on radio plays alone.
Highest new entry is Lenny Kravitz at 10, a cracking new single that is also not yet available to buy in the UK, and his biggest hit for 15 years, and his 4th Top 10 in 24 years. Big climb for Sigma and Paloma Faith, and that will also one day be available to buy, along with Duke Dumont next week’s UK number one. Hozier is back a year on with the great Take Me To Church. It would be nice if it was a hit this time but I won’t hold my breath as you can’t dance to it and it doesn’t have Ed Sheeran on the credit.
enjoy:)
1 1 1 8 LOVE RUNS OUT – OneRepublic 608800
2 2 2 4 I’M NOT IN LOVE – 10C.C. 274900
3 20 3 6 ANGEL IN BLUE JEANS – Train 160800
4 3 1 6 ONE – Order Of Era 464200
5 5 5 4 LOVERS IN THE SUN – David Guetta featuring Sam Martin 134800
6 4 4 3 CALL – Francesco Yates 138750
7 10 7 3 RED CASSETTE – Mamas Gun 110400
8 6 6 9 MY TYPE – Saint Motel 315200
9 7 1 5 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE – Redbone 435000
10 NEW 10 1 THE CHAMBER – Lenny Kravitz 42000
11 9 9 5 SWEETNESS ALIVE – Goldroom featuring Say Lou Lou 113900
12 8 1 9 BECOME – Midge Ure 760000
13 14 4 5 FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE – Elvin Bishop 216000
14 22 14 3 WON’T LOOK BACK – Duke Dumont 68000
15 12 10 4 UNITED KIDS OF THE WORLD – Headhunterz featuring Krewella 121500
16 13 6 6 PERFUME – Sparks 168200
17 17 17 5 ELEVATION – Erasure 94400
18 21 18 12 SUMMER IN THE CITY – The Lovin’ Spoonful 177350
19 15 1 13 COLOURS IN THE SKY – Miami Horror featuring CLEOPOLD 1503000
20 57 20 4 CHANGING – Sigma featuring Paloma Faith 65800
21 11 5 9 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell 204750
22 25 22 2 FORGOTTEN MAN – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 38250
23 16 5 9 SUNDREAM – RUFUS 333550
24 19 14 5 PROBLEM – Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea 100400
25 27 25 4 CHERRY BOMB – The Runaways 65950
26 26 26 3 MEANT TO BE KIND – Hannah Grace 50750
27 35 27 3 STARING AT THE SUN – Anastacia 42500
28 18 18 3 STRANGE ENOUGH – VERITE 52600
29 29 29 3 CHIMES – Hudson Mohawke 42800
30 NEW 30 1 TAKE ME TO CHURCH – Hozier 18000
31 34 31 14 WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE – Billy Joel 170750
32 NEW 32 1 NATURE’S CALL – Shaun Escoffrey 17800
33 33 33 2 MUST BE LOVE – Christina Grimmie 35400
34 23 4 8 HOME – Naughty Boy featuring Sam Romans 368850
35 31 9 9 OPEN DOORS – Electric Lady Lab 203300
36 38 36 2 ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) – Rupert Holmes 34600
37 37 37 2 SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT – Maria Hazell 34600
38 24 19 5 LOVING YOU – Michael Jackson 79400
39 46 39 9 WRONG CLUB – The Ting Tings 77250
40 NEW 40 1 ALL ABOUT THAT BASS – Meghan Trainor 17000
41 41 41 13 MISTY BLUE – Dorothy Moore 141050
42 36 36 3 SILHOUETTE – Ali Campbell 36750
43 NEW 43 1 LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME – Dolly Parton 13500
44 28 9 7 DOSES AND MIMOSAS – Cherub 174550
45 47 45 9 CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU – Frankie Valli 96800
46 43 1 14 TIME IN A BOTTLE – Jim Croce 827550
47 72 47 2 I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE – Sam Smith 18100
48 48 48 3 ONE DAY (VANDAAG) – Bakermat 30800
49 30 30 5 YOUR LOVE – Nicole Scherzinger 53600
50 NEW 50 1 SUPERHEROES – The Call 12000
51 32 10 7 BOOM CLAP – Charli XCX 156950
52 42 1 18 ONLY LOVE CAN HURT LIKE THIS – Paloma Faith 969550
53 45 45 3 WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING – Within Temptation featuring Dave Pirner 34450
54 56 54 10 OUR LAST SUMMER – Abba 86000
55 49 49 2 I AM THE WORLD – Robin Gibb 22900
56 RE 56 2 MAPS – Maroon 5 15800
57 39 15 9 HERE FOR YOU – Gorgon City featuring Laura Walsh 152000
58 52 52 3 CIRCLES – Vanic x Machineheart 31700
59 58 1 25 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU – Stealers Wheel 656750
60 54 3 7 MUSIC – John Miles 225750
61 61 61 3 FIVE HOURS – Deorro 22500
62 62 62 5 GIANT IN MY HEART – Kiesza 34600
63 44 24 7 ME AND MY BROKEN HEART – Rixton 94650
64 64 64 2 CRY FOR FREEDOM – Jay Dabhi and Moises Modesto 14200
65 65 65 3 NO OTHER WAY EP – Sinead Harnett featuring Snakehips 19000
66 67 66 2 STRANGER – Chris Malinchak featuring Mikky Ekko 13400
67 66 1 54 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – Tears For Fears 1060150
68 68 68 2 I DIDN’T BELIEVE – Flight Facilities featuring Elizabeth Rose 12800
69 69 69 2 THE SHIP – Black Rivers 12400
70 70 70 2 I BELIEVE IN YOU (2013) – Kylie Minogue 12000
71 74 71 2 FADED – Zhu 11000
72 NEW 72 1 BLACK WIDOW – Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora 5600
73 75 73 2 I WANT IT THAT WAY – Backstreet Boys 10400
74 NEW 74 1 ULTRAVIOLENCE – Lana Del Ray 5200
75 NEW 75 1 FIGURE IT OUT – Royal Blood 5000
DROP OUTS
40 3 11 CHANDELIER – SIA 376250
50 18 7 GHOSTCITY – Thomas Azier 115600
51 35 5 CRAZY STUPID LOVE – Cheryl Cole featuring Tinie Tempah 56700
53 38 5 I WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN – Rita Ora 56650
55 5 8 ONE MORE DAY (STAY WITH ME) – Example 194100
59 40 4 WOULD YOU FIGHT FOR MY LOVE – Jack White 51400
60 39 7 AM I WRONG – Nico And Vinz 79500
63 36 4 TRY – Dolly Parton 51900
71 71 2 TELL HER – Rizzle Kicks 11600
73 1 31 THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE – Percy Faith 1002500
24th August 2014
A bit late this week, as I was bank holidaying it in Kent.
After 8 Top 10 attempts, Onerepublic finally get that elusive chart-topper, with the stomping thumping Love Runs Out, just keeping off 1975 Number One I’m Not In Love at 2 for 10CC. That song is from Guardians Of The Galaxy, of course, as a 7th track enters at 38 for Rupert Holmes, a Top 10 hit from 1979 for me, Escape (The Pina Colada Song) was a huge American hit while I was on my first adventure holiday in the States that year. The album of the soundtrack has done very well, and despite all the hoopla about Ed Sheeran having weeks at number one, it wasn’t the best selling album for the last few weeks: the latest Now album was, and at one point it was out-sold by Guardians Of The Galaxy, and several of the tracks were in the Archive Top 40 last week, amongst all those Streaming-dominated tracks older than 12 months which make up most of the chart. So there!
Francesco Yates is an 18-year-old Canadian with a gorgeous pop record, and leaps up to 4 with Call, just ahead of one mighty leap for David Guetta as he returns yet again to the top 5, up a whopping 57 places with Sam Martin. David has had 2 previous chart-toppers. Mamas Gun also leap into the Top 10, the London band’s fab retro Red Cassette up 17 places. Train get a 7th Top 20 hit, while Tom Petty is highest new entry at 25 with his 2nd Top 40 hit of the year, 37 years of hits and counting. The late Robin Gibb, meanwhile is in at 49 with one of his last recordings, giving him an amazing 45 years of chart entries solo, 46 years as a Bee Gee, including my first chart in 1968.
1 2 1 7 LOVE RUNS OUT – OneRepublic 438800
2 15 2 3 I’M NOT IN LOVE – 10C.C. 159900
3 1 1 5 ONE – Order Of Era 399200
4 25 4 2 CALL – Francesco Yates 83750
5 62 5 3 LOVERS IN THE SUN – David Guetta featuring Sam Martin 74800
6 11 6 8 MY TYPE – Saint Motel 267200
7 3 1 4 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE – Redbone 390000
8 8 1 8 BECOME – Midge Ure 725000
9 9 9 4 SWEETNESS ALIVE – Goldroom featuring Say Lou Lou 76900
10 27 10 2 RED CASSETTE – Mamas Gun 60400
11 5 5 8 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell 185000
12 10 10 3 UNITED KIDS OF THE WORLD – Headhunterz featuring Krewella 94500
13 6 6 5 PERFUME – Sparks 143200
14 4 4 4 FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE – Elvin Bishop 184000
15 12 1 12 COLOURS IN THE SKY – Miami Horror featuring CLEOPOLD 1482000
16 13 5 8 SUNDREAM – RUFUS 314300
17 17 17 4 ELEVATION – Erasure 71400
18 48 18 2 STRANGE ENOUGH – VERITE 34300
19 14 14 4 PROBLEM – Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea 81400
20 29 20 5 ANGEL IN BLUE JEANS – Train 85800
21 21 21 11 SUMMER IN THE CITY – The Lovin’ Spoonful 155350
22 22 22 2 WON’T LOOK BACK – Duke Dumont 39000
23 7 4 7 HOME – Naughty Boy featuring Sam Romans 351250
24 19 19 4 LOVING YOU – Michael Jackson 62200
25 NEW 25 1 FORGOTTEN MAN – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 18750
26 42 26 2 MEANT TO BE KIND – Hannah Grace 32250
27 30 27 3 CHERRY BOMB – The Runaways 47200
28 16 9 6 DOSES AND MIMOSAS – Cherub 161300
29 68 29 2 CHIMES – Hudson Mohawke 24600
30 59 30 4 YOUR LOVE – Nicole Scherzinger 41500
31 26 9 8 OPEN DOORS – Electric Lady Lab 185800
32 20 10 6 BOOM CLAP – Charli XCX 145200
33 NEW 33 1 MUST BE LOVE – Christina Grimmie 17700
34 37 34 13 WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE – Billy Joel 152850
35 67 35 2 STARING AT THE SUN – Anastacia 24100
36 72 36 2 SILHOUETTE – Ali Campbell 23000
37 NEW 37 1 SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT – Maria Hazell 17300
38 NEW 38 1 ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) – Rupert Holmes 17200
39 18 15 8 HERE FOR YOU – Gorgon City featuring Laura Walsh 141600
40 23 3 11 CHANDELIER – SIA 376250
41 43 41 12 MISTY BLUE – Dorothy Moore 127050
42 34 1 17 ONLY LOVE CAN HURT LIKE THIS – Paloma Faith 958050
43 41 1 13 TIME IN A BOTTLE – Jim Croce 814800
44 31 24 6 ME AND MY BROKEN HEART – Rixton 87450
45 58 45 2 WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING – Within Temptation featuring Dave Pirner 23200
46 50 46 8 WRONG CLUB – The Ting Tings 60150
47 49 47 8 CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU – Frankie Valli 83800
48 69 48 2 ONE DAY (VANDAAG) – Bakermat 18500
49 NEW 49 1 I AM THE WORLD – Robin Gibb 12100
50 24 18 7 GHOSTCITY – Thomas Azier 115600
51 35 35 5 CRAZY STUPID LOVE – Cheryl Cole featuring Tinie Tempah 56700
52 60 52 2 CIRCLES – Vanic x Machineheart 21500
53 38 38 5 I WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN – Rita Ora 56650
54 44 3 6 MUSIC – John Miles 215750
55 28 5 8 ONE MORE DAY (STAY WITH ME) – Example 194100
56 56 56 9 OUR LAST SUMMER – Abba 75000
57 33 33 3 CHANGING – Sigma featuring Paloma Faith 45800
58 57 1 24 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU – Stealers Wheel 646650
59 40 40 4 WOULD YOU FIGHT FOR MY LOVE – Jack White 51400
60 39 39 7 AM I WRONG – Nico And Vinz 79500
61 61 61 2 FIVE HOURS – Deorro 15000
62 63 62 4 GIANT IN MY HEART – Kiesza 27200
63 36 36 4 TRY – Dolly Parton 51900
64 NEW 64 1 CRY FOR FREEDOM – Jay Dabhi and Moises Modesto 7100
65 74 65 2 NO OTHER WAY – Sinead Harnett featuring Snakehips 12000
66 65 1 53 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – Tears For Fears 1053550
67 NEW 67 1 STRANGER – Chris Malinchak featuring Mikky Ekko 6600
68 NEW 68 1 I DIDN’T BELIEVE – Flight Facilities featuring Elizabeth Rose 6400
69 NEW 69 1 THE SHIP – Black Rivers 6200
70 NEW 70 1 I BELIEVE IN YOU (2013) – Kylie Minogue 6000
71 71 71 2 TELL HER – Rizzle Kicks 11600
72 NEW 72 1 I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE – Sam Smith 5600
73 73 1 31 THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE – Percy Faith 1002500
74 NEW 74 1 FADED – Zhu 5200
75 NEW 75 1 I WANT IT THAT WAY – Backstreet Boys 5000
DROP OUTS
32 5 6 BULLIT – Watermat 257800
45 20 8 UPTIGHT DOWNTOWN – La Roux 117200
46 8 7 GOOD KISSER – Usher 184550
47 26 5 URL BADMAN – Lily Allen 66100
51 18 4 GATES – Speak 52700
52 52 3 JUNGLE (REMIX) – X Ambassadors and Jamie N Common featuring Jay-Z 28500
53 30 6 COMING OF AGE – Foster The People 76850
54 54 4 RUDE – MAGIC! 38000
55 55 2 DON’T – Ed Sheeran 17400
64 64 1 MILLION QUESTIONS – Urban Contact 7100
66 34 4 WHEN I LOOK – Bobmo featuring Shaun J. Wright 55000
70 70 2 LOUDER – Neon Jungle 12000
75 75 1 IT’S MY BIRTHDAY – will.i.am featuring Cody 5000
17th August 2014
It’s OneRepublic vs Guardians Of The Galaxy vs AXE advert.
It’s the advert! If you’ve been to the cinema there’s an epic advert showing a couple through the ages fated to meet in the modern world. It’s terrific, sells male deodorant and features a cover version of a brilliant Harry Nilsson record that is just as good as the original, One (Is The Loneliest Number). I presume the estate of Nilsson weren’t playing ball…
There are 5 tracks in the Top 30, and 3 in the top 5, from Guardians Of The Galaxy, the soundtrack was outselling all albums on itunes last week, bar the Now album, and that includes Sheeran, so hooray for good taste and a great compilation album that shows invention and love for less-obvious oldies. The only other place in my top 5 is for OneRepublic, stopping at 2, and frustratingly close to that elusive number one with a record that easily deserves to be on top, it’s stomping, stonking, tuneful and fab.
Sparks go up to 6, their equal 5th biggest hit, and 8 years late. better late than never! Goldroom and Say Lou Lou, join Headhunterz and Krewella inside the top 10, which seems to cover USA, Australia, Sweden and the Netherlands in one fell swoop. How very cosmopolitan! 10CC bide their time, up to 15, Erasure keep the run of top 20 entries at 28 years (Vince 33 years), Michael Jackson, very late, but still getting new Top 20 hits 45 years on.
Highest new entry is Duke Dumont, with a Black Box-a-like track that even has a vocalist sounding uncannily like Loleatta Holloway. Pity there’s no featuring credit. Rita Ora and Cheryl Cole finally go top 40, OK I give in! They’re in! Lower down Anastacia, Rizzle Kicks, will.i.am and Ali Campbell all return. Ali was the lead singer of UB40 who had an unbroken run of chart entries till he left the band really, starting in 1980. The band, now his brother on lead, returned earlier in the year, and now Ali (with a couple of UB40 mates) returns, giving him a 19-year-span as solo “hit”-maker, and 34 years as chart-er.
1 2 1 4 ONE – Order Of Era 314200
2 3 2 6 LOVE RUNS OUT – OneRepublic 268800
3 1 1 3 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE – Redbone 340000
4 4 4 3 FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE – Elvin Bishop 155000
5 8 5 7 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell 148000
6 10 6 4 PERFUME – Sparks 111200
7 11 4 6 HOME – Naughty Boy featuring Sam Romans 332000
8 5 1 7 BECOME – Midge Ure 677000
9 28 9 4 SWEETNESS ALIVE – Goldroom featuring Say Lou Lou 76900
10 35 10 2 UNITED KIDS OF THE WORLD – Headhunterz featuring Krewella 59500
11 13 7 7 MY TYPE – Saint Motel 212200
12 6 1 11 COLOURS IN THE SKY – Miami Horror featuring CLEOPOLD 1455000
13 7 5 7 SUNDREAM – RUFUS 289300
14 19 14 3 PROBLEM – Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea 60400
15 31 15 2 I’M NOT IN LOVE – 10C.C. 44900
16 9 9 5 DOSES AND MIMOSAS – Cherub 143000
17 27 17 3 ELEVATION – Erasure 48400
18 15 15 7 HERE FOR YOU – Gorgon City featuring Laura Walsh 124500
19 40 19 3 LOVING YOU – Michael Jackson 43200
20 14 10 5 BOOM CLAP – Charli XCX 127400
21 21 21 10 SUMMER IN THE CITY – The Lovin’ Spoonful 135600
22 NEW 22 1 WON’T LOOK BACK – Duke Dumont 19500
23 12 3 10 CHANDELIER – SIA 359250
24 18 18 6 GHOSTCITY – Thomas Azier 103600
25 NEW 25 1 CALL – Francesco Yates 18750
26 23 9 7 OPEN DOORS – Electric Lady Lab 167900
27 NEW 27 1 RED CASSETTE – Mamas Gun 18400
28 16 5 7 ONE MORE DAY (STAY WITH ME) – Example 183300
29 RE 29 4 ANGEL IN BLUE JEANS – Train 65800
30 55 30 2 CHERRY BOMB – The Runaways 28800
31 24 24 5 ME AND MY BROKEN HEART – Rixton 74200
32 17 5 6 BULLIT – Watermat 257800
33 33 33 2 CHANGING – Sigma featuring Paloma Faith 35400
34 32 1 16 ONLY LOVE CAN HURT LIKE THIS – Paloma Faith 944300
35 53 35 4 CRAZY STUPID LOVE – Cheryl Cole featuring Tinie Tempah 44950
36 38 36 3 TRY – Dolly Parton 44700
37 42 37 12 WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE – Billy Joel 135250
38 50 38 4 I WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN – Rita Ora 45400
39 39 39 6 AM I WRONG – Nico And Vinz 69500
40 48 40 3 WOULD YOU FIGHT FOR MY LOVE – Jack White 41300
41 41 1 12 TIME IN A BOTTLE – Jim Croce 801300
42 NEW 42 1 MEANT TO BE KIND – Hannah Grace 13750
43 46 43 11 MISTY BLUE – Dorothy Moore 113050
44 22 3 5 MUSIC – John Miles 204750
45 20 20 8 UPTIGHT DOWNTOWN – La Roux 117200
46 29 8 7 GOOD KISSER – Usher 184550
47 26 26 5 URL BADMAN – Lily Allen 66100
48 NEW 48 1 STRANGE ENOUGH – VERITE 12300
49 52 49 7 CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU – Frankie Valli 71300
50 RE 50 7 WRONG CLUB – The Ting Tings 47400
51 25 18 4 GATES – Speak 52700
52 54 52 3 JUNGLE (REMIX) – X Ambassadors and Jamie N Common featuring Jay-Z 28500
53 30 30 6 COMING OF AGE – Foster The People 76850
54 56 54 4 RUDE – MAGIC! 38000
55 67 55 2 DON’T – Ed Sheeran 17400
56 60 56 8 OUR LAST SUMMER – Abba 64400
57 57 1 23 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU – Stealers Wheel 636450
58 NEW 58 1 WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING – Within Temptation featuring Dave Pirner 10200
59 63 59 3 YOUR LOVE – Nicole Scherzinger 23500
60 NEW 60 1 CIRCLES – Vanic x Machineheart 10000
61 NEW 61 1 FIVE HOURS – Deorro 7500
62 62 62 2 LOVERS IN THE SUN – David Guetta featuring Sam Martin 14800
63 66 63 3 GIANT IN MY HEART – Kiesza 19800
64 NEW 64 1 MILLION QUESTIONS – Urban Contact 7100
65 64 1 52 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – Tears For Fears 1046750
66 34 34 4 WHEN I LOOK – Bobmo featuring Shaun J. Wright 55000
67 NEW 67 1 STARING AT THE SUN – Anastacia 6600
68 NEW 68 1 CHIMES – Hudson Mohawke 6400
69 NEW 69 1 ONE DAY (VANDAAG) – Bakermat 6200
70 70 70 2 LOUDER – Neon Jungle 12000
71 NEW 71 1 TELL HER – Rizzle Kicks 5800
72 NEW 72 1 SILHOUETTE – Ali Campbell 5600
73 72 1 30 THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE – Percy Faith 997100
74 NEW 74 1 NO OTHER WAY – Sinead Harnett featuring Snakehips 5200
75 NEW 75 1 IT’S MY BIRTHDAY – will.i.am featuring Cody 5000
DROP OUTS
36 6 5 HURRICANE – Chassio 186400
37 26 5 TIME – Jungle 89100
43 19 8 CLASSIC – MKTO 108250
44 5 9 ALL THESE ROADS – Sultan and Ned Shepard featuring Zella Day and Sam Martin 259050
45 25 5 ONE IN A MILLION – Paul Carrack 64000
47 6 11 WASTED – Tiesto featuring Matthew Koma 328450
49 24 4 FOOL – Pamela Myburgh 56100
51 10 3 THE SWEET SONG (FUKUSHIMA MON AMOUR) – The Penelopes 74750
58 58 2 THERE’S A BEAST AND WE ALL FEED IT – Jake Bugg 16800
59 2 12 SING – Ed Sheeran 497000
61 20 5 U GET ME HIGH – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 81800
65 40 4 ARGENTINA (PARTS I, II, III) – Tokyo Police Club 52250
68 68 2 HITTING THE FAN – David Buckley 11800
69 69 2 TWO WEEKS – FKA twigs 11400
71 71 2 OVERDRIVE – Oliver Heldens X Becky Hill 10800
73 73 1 TROUBLE WITH MY BABY – Paloma Faith 5400
74 74 1 MAPS – Maroon 5 5200
75 75 1 ISTANBUL – Morrissey 5000
10th August 2014
It’s Redbone, from Guardians Of The Galaxy which I saw again, and enjoyed even more. As a result, Elvin Bishop’s gorgeous 1976 oldie is 4, 10CC’s 1975 number one I’m Not In Love is in at 31 and The Runaways (aka Joan Jett) are in at 55 with Cherry Bomb, first time to chart. Redbone have one previous Number One, Witch Queen Of New Orleans, which charted in 1971 and then topped my chart in 1977. Come And Get Your Love has had to wait 40 years to finally get there after charting in 1974, one of the longest waits in my charts.
My charts meanwhile go mad with big climbers and fallers, leading with the Harry Nilsson track One, used in advert as recorded by Order Of Era. Fab, One is the loneliest number… Onerepublic keep on with the top 5 hits, but have yet to go all the way, but 3 is pretty good! Marvin & Tammi finally get a Top 10 hit 45 years after their first, and 44 years since Tammi died tragically of a brain tumor and 31 years since Marvin was tragically shot dead by his father. Sparks, meanwhile, go top 10 yet again with a fairly recent oldie that I somehow missed, so Ive put that right! 40 years of top 10 hits, pretty much throughout the decades.
Other advert and film tracks: Hercules (X Ambassadors), ads: Lovin Spoonful, Goldroom,
1 3 1 2 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE – Redbone 255000
2 38 2 3 ONE – Order Of Era 144200
3 20 3 5 LOVE RUNS OUT – OneRepublic 153800
4 16 4 2 FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE – Elvin Bishop 90000
5 1 1 6 BECOME – Midge Ure 629000
6 2 1 10 COLOURS IN THE SKY – Miami Horror featuring CLEOPOLD 1420000
7 9 5 6 SUNDREAM – RUFUS 257300
8 29 8 6 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell 88000
9 14 9 4 DOSES AND MIMOSAS – Cherub 118000
10 64 10 3 PERFUME – Sparks 56200
11 4 4 5 HOME – Naughty Boy featuring Sam Romans 282000
12 8 3 9 CHANDELIER – SIA 340000
13 7 7 6 MY TYPE – Saint Motel 175200
14 10 10 4 BOOM CLAP – Charli XCX 107400
15 15 15 6 HERE FOR YOU – Gorgon City featuring Laura Walsh 102500
16 5 5 6 ONE MORE DAY (STAY WITH ME) – Example 165000
17 6 5 5 BULLIT – Watermat 240000
18 28 18 5 GHOSTCITY – Thomas Azier 84600
19 57 19 2 PROBLEM – Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea 31400
20 33 20 7 UPTIGHT DOWNTOWN – La Roux 104200
21 27 21 9 SUMMER IN THE CITY – The Lovin’ Spoonful 115850
22 11 3 4 MUSIC – John Miles 191500
23 17 9 6 OPEN DOORS – Electric Lady Lab 149400
24 39 24 4 ME AND MY BROKEN HEART – Rixton 56300
25 18 18 3 GATES – Speak 40950
26 32 26 4 URL BADMAN – Lily Allen 53600
27 65 27 2 ELEVATION – Erasure 25400
28 66 28 3 SWEETNESS ALIVE – Goldroom featuring Say Lou Lou 31900
29 12 8 6 GOOD KISSER – Usher 171800
30 35 30 5 COMING OF AGE – Foster The People 65600
31 NEW 31 1 I’M NOT IN LOVE – 10C.C. 17900
32 22 1 15 ONLY LOVE CAN HURT LIKE THIS – Paloma Faith 926700
33 NEW 33 1 CHANGING – Sigma featuring Paloma Faith 17700
34 34 34 3 WHEN I LOOK – Bobmo featuring Shaun J. Wright 48200
35 NEW 35 1 UNITED KIDS OF THE WORLD – Headhunterz featuring Krewella 17500
36 13 6 5 HURRICANE – Chassio 186400
37 26 26 5 TIME – Jungle 89100
38 59 38 2 TRY – Dolly Parton 27300
39 48 39 5 AM I WRONG – Nico And Vinz 52400
40 RE 40 2 LOVING YOU – Michael Jackson 22200
41 37 1 11 TIME IN A BOTTLE – Jim Croce 787300
42 43 42 11 WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE – Billy Joel 117950
43 30 19 8 CLASSIC – MKTO 108250
44 23 5 9 ALL THESE ROADS – Sultan and Ned Shepard featuring Zella Day and Sam Martin 259050
45 25 25 5 ONE IN A MILLION – Paul Carrack 64000
46 47 46 10 MISTY BLUE – Dorothy Moore 99550
47 21 6 11 WASTED – Tiesto featuring Matthew Koma 328450
48 50 48 2 WOULD YOU FIGHT FOR MY LOVE – Jack White 24300
49 24 24 4 FOOL – Pamela Myburgh 56100
50 58 50 3 I WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN – Rita Ora 28200
51 19 10 3 THE SWEET SONG (FUKUSHIMA MON AMOUR) – The Penelopes 74750
52 52 52 6 CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU – Frankie Valli 59200
53 55 53 3 CRAZY STUPID LOVE – Cheryl Cole featuring Tinie Tempah 27450
54 70 54 2 JUNGLE (REMIX) – X Ambassadors and Jamie N Common featuring Jay-Z 17000
55 NEW 55 1 CHERRY BOMB – The Runaways 10800
56 56 56 3 RUDE – MAGIC! 27000
57 54 1 22 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU – Stealers Wheel 626050
58 67 58 2 THERE’S A BEAST AND WE ALL FEED IT – Jake Bugg 16800
59 36 2 12 SING – Ed Sheeran 497000
60 60 60 7 OUR LAST SUMMER – Abba 53800
61 31 20 5 U GET ME HIGH – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 81800
62 NEW 62 1 LOVERS IN THE SUN – David Guetta featuring Sam Martin 7400
63 69 63 2 YOUR LOVE – Nicole Scherzinger 13400
64 63 1 51 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – Tears For Fears 1039750
65 40 40 4 ARGENTINA (PARTS I, II, III) – Tokyo Police Club 52250
66 71 66 2 GIANT IN MY HEART – Kiesza 12600
67 NEW 67 1 DON’T – Ed Sheeran 6600
68 73 68 2 HITTING THE FAN – David Buckley 11800
69 74 69 2 TWO WEEKS – FKA twigs 11400
70 NEW 70 1 LOUDER – Neon Jungle 6000
71 75 71 2 OVERDRIVE – Oliver Heldens X Becky Hill 10800
72 72 1 29 THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE – Percy Faith 991700
73 NEW 73 1 TROUBLE WITH MY BABY – Paloma Faith 5400
74 NEW 74 1 MAPS – Maroon 5 5200
75 NEW 75 1 ISTANBUL – Morrissey 5000
41 14 8 HALF LIGHT – Wilkinson Featuring Tom Cane 154700
42 17 7 I’M ALIVE (LIFE SOUNDS LIKE) – Michael Franti and Spearhead 114500
44 30 4 SUNSHINE – The Teddybears 54250
45 37 3 ANGEL IN BLUE JEANS – Train 47600
46 39 4 USED TO BE MY FRIEND – Odysseus featuring Ruby Goe 53150
49 38 4 LOST YOU – Zeds Dead featuring Twin Shadow and D’Angelo Lacy 49000
51 26 4 SHATTER ME – Lindsey Sterling featuring Lzzy Hale 55750
53 20 5 HERO – Family Of The Year 78000
61 2 9 DARK DARK IN THE NIGHT – Hang The DJ 434500
62 10 9 LIVING WITHOUT YOU – Monarchy 182200
68 4 20 HIDEAWAY – Kiesza 568700
3rd August 2014
It’s Midge for a second week on top, a synthpop return to form most welcome. Highest new entry at 3 though is native american band Redbone and the terrific 1974 hit and US smash hit (in my charts peaking at 27 or so) Come And Get Your Love. It’s their second Top 10 following the even-better smash-UK hit from 1971 Witch Queen Of New Orleans. Featured in the “Guardians Of The Galaxy” movie, I’m really getting into these great obscure 70’s and 80’s revivals in blockbuster movies – Blue Swede and Jim Croce have already charted from 1974 alone this year. Joining them, Elvin Bishop and Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell’s singles as featured in the same movie, Ain’t No Mountain having previously topped for Diana Ross, and been a minor 2010 reissued hit at 55 in my chart for the original Marvin & Tammi version. Elvin also charted back in 1976 or so.
Saint Motel is among the tracks still not available to download, as Nico and Vinz is finally out today after hitting it big in every single country in the world long ago. I like it but I’m not buying it in protest as the tosspot record companies holding back music from the UK and no other nation. They can piss off as far as I’m concerned. It’s a pity everyone else doesn’t follow suit as it’s guaranteed to be number one after years of being held back.
Jack White is the highest new track to chart, but lots of advert-related stuff, and chart hits lower down, while Erasure extend their run of hits and Dolly Parton does the same, since debuting in 1976 with Jolene.
1 1 1 5 BECOME – Midge Ure 569000
2 2 1 9 COLOURS IN THE SKY – Miami Horror featuring CLEOPOLD 1365000
3 NEW 3 1 COME AND GET YOUR LOVE – Redbone 85000
4 4 4 4 HOME – Naughty Boy featuring Sam Romans 245000
5 9 5 5 ONE MORE DAY (STAY WITH ME) – Example 140000
6 5 5 4 BULLIT – Watermat 217000
7 12 7 5 MY TYPE – Saint Motel 143200
8 7 3 8 CHANDELIER – SIA 305000
9 11 5 5 SUNDREAM – RUFUS 207300
10 14 10 3 BOOM CLAP – Charli XCX 78400
11 3 3 3 MUSIC – John Miles 172000
12 8 8 5 GOOD KISSER – Usher 153600
13 6 6 4 HURRICANE – Chassio 169000
14 15 14 3 DOSES AND MIMOSAS – Cherub 73000
15 33 15 5 HERE FOR YOU – Gorgon City featuring Laura Walsh 75500
16 NEW 16 1 FOOLED AROUND AND FELL IN LOVE – Elvin Bishop 25000
17 21 9 5 OPEN DOORS – Electric Lady Lab 130150
18 58 18 2 GATES – Speak 32200
19 10 10 2 THE SWEET SONG (FUKUSHIMA MON AMOUR) – The Penelopes 63000
20 41 20 4 LOVE RUNS OUT – OneRepublic 68800
21 13 6 10 WASTED – Tiesto featuring Matthew Koma 315950
22 16 1 14 ONLY LOVE CAN HURT LIKE THIS – Paloma Faith 908900
23 17 5 8 ALL THESE ROADS – Sultan and Ned Shepard featuring Zella Day and Sam Martin 245800
24 24 24 3 FOOL – Pamela Myburgh 44000
25 25 25 4 ONE IN A MILLION – Paul Carrack 51000
26 28 26 4 TIME – Jungle 71800
27 29 27 8 SUMMER IN THE CITY – The Lovin’ Spoonful 96100
28 32 28 4 GHOSTCITY – Thomas Azier 62600
29 RE 29 5 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell 40000
30 19 19 7 CLASSIC – MKTO 94750
31 20 20 4 U GET ME HIGH – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 74300
32 48 32 3 URL BADMAN – Lily Allen 35100
33 27 27 6 UPTIGHT DOWNTOWN – La Roux 84200
34 45 34 2 WHEN I LOOK – Bobmo featuring Shaun J. Wright 30600
35 35 35 4 COMING OF AGE – Foster The People 47600
36 22 2 11 SING – Ed Sheeran 486900
37 23 1 10 TIME IN A BOTTLE – Jim Croce 773300
38 50 38 2 ONE – Order Of Era 29200
39 59 39 3 ME AND MY BROKEN HEART – Rixton 37300
40 40 40 3 ARGENTINA (PARTS I, II, III) – Tokyo Police Club 45250
41 34 14 8 HALF LIGHT – Wilkinson Featuring Tom Cane 154700
42 31 17 7 I’M ALIVE (LIFE SOUNDS LIKE) – Michael Franti and Spearhead 114500
43 44 43 10 WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE – Billy Joel 104200
44 30 30 4 SUNSHINE – The Teddybears 54250
45 37 37 3 ANGEL IN BLUE JEANS – Train 47600
46 39 39 4 USED TO BE MY FRIEND – Odysseus featuring Ruby Goe 53150
47 49 47 9 MISTY BLUE – Dorothy Moore 86800
48 66 48 4 AM I WRONG – Nico And Vinz 35300
49 38 38 4 LOST YOU – Zeds Dead featuring Twin Shadow and D’Angelo Lacy 49000
50 NEW 50 1 WOULD YOU FIGHT FOR MY LOVE – Jack White 12000
51 26 26 4 SHATTER ME – Lindsey Sterling featuring Lzzy Hale 55750
52 56 52 5 CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU – Frankie Valli 47700
53 42 20 5 HERO – Family Of The Year 78000
54 53 1 21 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU – Stealers Wheel 615650
55 73 55 2 CRAZY STUPID LOVE – Cheryl Cole featuring Tinie Tempah 16200
56 71 56 2 RUDE – MAGIC! 16400
57 NEW 57 1 PROBLEM – Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea 10400
58 70 58 2 I WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN – Rita Ora 16200
59 NEW 59 1 TRY – Dolly Parton 10100
60 65 60 6 OUR LAST SUMMER – Abba 43800
61 43 2 9 DARK DARK IN THE NIGHT – Hang The DJ 434500
62 54 10 9 LIVING WITHOUT YOU – Monarchy 182200
63 62 1 50 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – Tears For Fears 1032650
64 64 64 2 PERFUME – Sparks 14200
65 NEW 65 1 ELEVATION – Erasure 7000
66 67 66 2 SWEETNESS ALIVE – Goldroom featuring Say Lou Lou 13600
67 NEW 67 1 THERE’S A BEAST AND WE ALL FEED IT – Jake Bugg 6600
68 57 4 20 HIDEAWAY – Kiesza 568700
69 NEW 69 1 YOUR LOVE – Nicole Scherzinger 6200
70 NEW 70 1 JUNGLE – XAmbassadors featruing Jamie N Common 6000
71 NEW 71 1 GIANT IN MY HEART – Kiesza 5800
72 72 1 28 THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE – Percy Faith 986100
73 NEW 73 1 HITTING THE FAN – David Buckley 5400
74 NEW 74 1 TWO WEEKS – FKA twigs 5200
75 NEW 75 1 OVERDRIVE – Oliver Heldens X Becky Hill 5000
DROP OUTS
18 18 5 ANOTHER STAR – Stevie Wonder 97400
36 36 4 DIRTY CASH (ALAN FITZPATRICK JADED VOCAL MIX) – The Adventures Of Stevie V 54500
46 4 8 CRYSTALLIZE – Kylie Minogue 264500
47 6 9 GHOST – Ella Henderson 195150
51 27 8 NICE AND SLOW – Boy George 93650
52 6 12 DO IT AGAIN – Royksopp and Robyn 304400
55 6 10 JUBEL – Klingande 326700
60 60 2 MAKE BELIEVE – Meghan And Lucas 16000
61 38 4 MEANWHILE UP IN HEAVEN – Kaiser Chiefs 48100
63 63 6 WRONG CLUB – The Ting Tings 35400
68 68 1 DANGEROUS LOVE – Fuse ODG featuring Sean Paul 6400
69 69 2 I BELIEVE – Bright Light Bright Light 11800
74 74 1 WIGGLE – Jason Derulo featuring Snoop Dogg 5200
75 75 1 MOLDING OF A FOOL – Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbot 5000
27th July 2014
It’s Midge Ure, getting his second solo number one 29 years after his last one. That’s got to be one of the biggest gaps between chart-toppers of all-time (with new material) – Pet Shop Boys started their run of 40 number ones just after If I Was in late 1985, by way of comparison.
John Miles gets his 3rd Top 3 (oldie) hit, and Example gets a top 10 hit again, his first since his Pet Shop Boys duet hit the top last year. In at 10, it’s back again for The Penelopes, after they went Top 40 in 2013, thanks to being runner-up in Unknown Pleasures song comp, while Charli XCX (kisses not a bad Roman Numeral) gets her first solo Top 20 hit. MKTO get their 2nd, and Tom Petty gets his umpteenth. Paul Carrack’s run of Top 40 hits extends to almost 40 years. How Long? Not ‘Arf!
Foster The People get another Top 40 hit, while in at 50, and from an advert, a cover of the great Harry Nilsson’s One Is The Loneliest Number. A Sparks (fairly recent) oldie also pops in thanks to another Buzzjacker, while a clutch of UK chart hits finally pop into the chart after bubbling under for ages. Just not enough room for them till now!
1 2 1 4 BECOME – Midge Ure 399000
2 1 1 8 COLOURS IN THE SKY – Miami Horror featuring CLEOPOLD 1250000
3 7 3 2 MUSIC – John Miles 135000
4 4 4 3 HOME – Naughty Boy featuring Sam Romans 180000
5 5 5 3 BULLIT – Watermat 162000
6 6 6 3 HURRICANE – Chassio 137000
7 3 3 7 CHANDELIER – SIA 257000
8 10 8 4 GOOD KISSER – Usher 118600
9 34 9 4 ONE MORE DAY (STAY WITH ME) – Example 80000
10 NEW 10 1 THE SWEET SONG (FUKUSHIMA MON AMOUR) – The Penelopes 42000
11 8 5 4 SUNDREAM – RUFUS 162300
12 12 12 4 MY TYPE – Saint Motel 93200
13 9 6 9 WASTED – Tiesto featuring Matthew Koma 296200
14 62 14 2 BOOM CLAP – Charli XCX 36400
15 40 15 2 DOSES AND MIMOSAS – Cherub 44000
16 15 1 13 ONLY LOVE CAN HURT LIKE THIS – Paloma Faith 889400
17 14 5 7 ALL THESE ROADS – Sultan and Ned Shepard featuring Zella Day and Sam Martin 226550
18 19 18 5 ANOTHER STAR – Stevie Wonder 97400
19 25 19 6 CLASSIC – MKTO 76750
20 29 20 3 U GET ME HIGH – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 56400
21 13 9 4 OPEN DOORS – Electric Lady Lab 107150
22 16 2 10 SING – Ed Sheeran 469500
23 21 1 9 TIME IN A BOTTLE – Jim Croce 756000
24 70 24 2 FOOL – Pamela Myburgh 25000
25 64 25 3 ONE IN A MILLION – Paul Carrack 32250
26 26 26 3 SHATTER ME – Lindsey Sterling featuring Lzzy Hale 44000
27 39 27 5 UPTIGHT DOWNTOWN – La Roux 66500
28 35 28 3 TIME – Jungle 53300
29 31 29 7 SUMMER IN THE CITY – The Lovin’ Spoonful 77700
30 30 30 3 SUNSHINE – The Teddybears 41000
31 17 17 6 I’M ALIVE (LIFE SOUNDS LIKE) – Michael Franti and Spearhead 100750
32 44 32 3 GHOSTCITY – Thomas Azier 44300
33 57 33 4 HERE FOR YOU – Gorgon City featuring Laura Walsh 48500
34 18 14 7 HALF LIGHT – Wilkinson Featuring Tom Cane 140700
35 67 35 3 COMING OF AGE – Foster The People 30100
36 36 36 4 DIRTY CASH (ALAN FITZPATRICK JADED VOCAL MIX) – The Adventures Of Stevie V 54500
37 37 37 2 ANGEL IN BLUE JEANS – Train 34600
38 47 38 3 LOST YOU – Zeds Dead featuring Twin Shadow and D’Angelo Lacy 36900
39 48 39 3 USED TO BE MY FRIEND – Odysseus featuring Ruby Goe 40400
40 53 40 2 ARGENTINA (PARTS I, II, III) – Tokyo Police Club 28250
41 33 33 3 LOVE RUNS OUT – OneRepublic 48800
42 20 20 4 HERO – Family Of The Year 66750
43 22 2 8 DARK DARK IN THE NIGHT – Hang The DJ 427000
44 46 44 9 WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE – Billy Joel 90700
45 NEW 45 1 WHEN I LOOK – Bobmo featuring Shaun J. Wright 13000
46 24 4 8 CRYSTALLIZE – Kylie Minogue 264500
47 23 6 9 GHOST – Ella Henderson 195150
48 75 48 2 URL BADMAN – Lily Allen 17300
49 50 49 8 MISTY BLUE – Dorothy Moore 74300
50 NEW 50 1 ONE – Order Of Era 12000
51 27 27 8 NICE AND SLOW – Boy George 93650
52 28 6 12 DO IT AGAIN – Royksopp and Robyn 304400
53 52 1 20 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU – Stealers Wheel 604650
54 45 10 8 LIVING WITHOUT YOU – Monarchy 174800
55 43 6 10 JUBEL – Klingande 326700
56 56 56 4 CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU – Frankie Valli 36200
57 49 4 19 HIDEAWAY – Kiesza 562300
58 NEW 58 1 GATES – Speak 10200
59 59 59 2 ME AND MY BROKEN HEART – Rixton 20200
60 RE 60 2 MAKE BELIEVE – Meghan And Lucas 16000
61 38 38 4 MEANWHILE UP IN HEAVEN – Kaiser Chiefs 48100
62 61 1 49 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – Tears For Fears 1025450
63 71 63 6 WRONG CLUB – The Ting Tings 35400
64 NEW 64 1 PERFUME – Sparks 7100
65 65 65 5 OUR LAST SUMMER – Abba 33800
66 55 55 3 AM I WRONG – Nico And Vinz 23000
67 NEW 67 1 SWEETNESS ALIVE – Goldroom featuring Say Lou Lou 6600
68 NEW 68 1 DANGEROUS LOVE – Fuse ODG featuring Sean Paul 6400
69 72 69 2 I BELIEVE – Bright Light Bright Light 11800
70 NEW 70 1 I WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN – Rita Ora 6000
71 NEW 71 1 RUDE – MAGIC! 5800
72 68 1 27 THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE – Percy Faith 980500
73 NEW 73 1 CRAZY STUPID LOVE – Cheryl Cole featuring Tinie Tempah 5400
74 NEW 74 1 WIGGLE – Jason Derulo featuring Snoop Dogg 5200
75 NEW 75 1 MOLDING OF A FOOL – Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbot 5000
DROP OUTS
11 1 4 A HORSE WITH NO NAME – America 276000
32 19 6 PILLS ‘N’ POTIONS – Nicki Minaj 111900
41 12 6 AROUND TOWN – The Kooks 142650
42 3 9 LET ME DOWN EASY – Paolo Nutini 389250
51 36 6 BUDAPEST – George Ezra 90650
54 10 10 MOVING ON – James 225100
58 58 2 SOMEBODY TO YOU – The Vamps featuring Demi Levato 17300
60 10 12 LOVE NEVER FELT SO GOOD – Michael Jackson featuring Justin Timberlake 251450
63 16 7 COLD – Rae Morris featuring Fryars 114950
66 66 1 LAY ME DOWN – Avicii 6800
69 17 7 LIAR LIAR – Cris Cab 112100
73 1 19 CHILDREN OF THE UNIVERSE – Molly 1259400
74 74 1 LOVING YOU – Michael Jackson 5200
20th July 2014
Back up to 1 for a 6th week for Miami Horror and CLEOPOLD, it’s such a toon. Which means it’s runner-up for Midge Ure, his second-biggest solo single after If I Was hit 1 in 1985. His other toppers were with Visage, Ultravox and Band Aid, and you should know which ones they are….if not, google Midge Ure!
Chassio goes Top 10, singalong pop for the summer, while a TV show on BBC for the Commonwealth Games lets the show-closer back into the Top 10 for the first time in 38 years, Music, at 7. If a song ever had lyrics that summed up my life, it’s that one. A bit of an epic, and it’s great to have John Miles back and sounding in great voice.
Usher gets his 4th Top 10 hit, with Good Kisser, one of his best records, and I’m not generally a fan, much less so his earlier stuff. Saint Motel isn’t out for some weeks (like numbers 4, 5, 6, 14 and many many more in my chart) but it leaps to 12 on radio play. Shatter Me cracks up to 26, Sunshine lights up at 30, while Train keep up the run of consecutive Top 40 hits with new song Angel In Blue Jeans at 37. That’s 8 or so hits over 14 years, not that many, but 7 of them were top 10’s, so they tend to be biggies.
1 2 1 7 COLOURS IN THE SKY – Miami Horror featuring CLEOPOLD 1135000
2 3 2 3 BECOME – Midge Ure 229000
3 4 3 6 CHANDELIER – SIA 207000
4 7 4 2 HOME – Naughty Boy featuring Sam Romans 115000
5 10 5 2 BULLIT – Watermat 102000
6 15 6 2 HURRICANE – Chassio 82000
7 NEW 7 1 MUSIC – John Miles 50000
8 5 5 3 SUNDREAM – RUFUS 125300
9 6 6 8 WASTED – Tiesto featuring Matthew Koma 264200
10 34 10 3 GOOD KISSER – Usher 70600
11 1 1 4 A HORSE WITH NO NAME – America 276000
12 32 12 3 MY TYPE – Saint Motel 58200
13 9 9 3 OPEN DOORS – Electric Lady Lab 87400
14 8 5 6 ALL THESE ROADS – Sultan and Ned Shepard featuring Zella Day and Sam Martin 203550
15 12 1 12 ONLY LOVE CAN HURT LIKE THIS – Paloma Faith 864400
16 16 2 9 SING – Ed Sheeran 450000
17 21 17 5 I’M ALIVE (LIFE SOUNDS LIKE) – Michael Franti and Spearhead 82850
18 14 14 6 HALF LIGHT – Wilkinson Featuring Tom Cane 123100
19 24 19 4 ANOTHER STAR – Stevie Wonder 75400
20 22 20 3 HERO – Family Of The Year 53000
21 13 1 8 TIME IN A BOTTLE – Jim Croce 736750
22 11 2 7 DARK DARK IN THE NIGHT – Hang The DJ 413500
23 17 6 8 GHOST – Ella Henderson 182650
24 18 4 7 CRYSTALLIZE – Kylie Minogue 251750
25 30 25 5 CLASSIC – MKTO 55750
26 65 26 2 SHATTER ME – Lindsey Sterling featuring Lzzy Hale 25500
27 27 27 7 NICE AND SLOW – Boy George 81900
28 20 6 11 DO IT AGAIN – Royksopp and Robyn 292900
29 29 29 2 U GET ME HIGH – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 36400
30 75 30 2 SUNSHINE – The Teddybears 23000
31 48 31 6 SUMMER IN THE CITY – The Lovin’ Spoonful 59500
32 19 19 6 PILLS ‘N’ POTIONS – Nicki Minaj 111900
33 39 33 2 LOVE RUNS OUT – OneRepublic 34800
34 56 34 3 ONE MORE DAY (STAY WITH ME) – Example 35000
35 35 35 2 TIME – Jungle 35000
36 43 36 3 DIRTY CASH (ALAN FITZPATRICK JADED VOCAL MIX) – The Adventures Of Stevie V 37100
37 NEW 37 1 ANGEL IN BLUE JEANS – Train 17300
38 40 38 3 MEANWHILE UP IN HEAVEN – Kaiser Chiefs 40600
39 45 39 4 UPTIGHT DOWNTOWN – La Roux 48100
40 NEW 40 1 DOSES AND MIMOSAS – Cherub 17000
41 23 12 6 AROUND TOWN – The Kooks 142650
42 25 3 9 LET ME DOWN EASY – Paolo Nutini 389250
43 33 6 9 JUBEL – Klingande 315900
44 44 44 2 GHOSTCITY – Thomas Azier 26500
45 26 10 7 LIVING WITHOUT YOU – Monarchy 163500
46 50 46 8 WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE – Billy Joel 77450
47 63 47 2 LOST YOU – Zeds Dead featuring Twin Shadow and D’Angelo Lacy 19700
48 54 48 2 USED TO BE MY FRIEND – Odysseus featuring Ruby Goe 23300
49 41 4 18 HIDEAWAY – Kiesza 551900
50 55 50 7 MISTY BLUE – Dorothy Moore 62200
51 36 36 6 BUDAPEST – George Ezra 90650
52 51 1 19 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU – Stealers Wheel 593400
53 NEW 53 1 ARGENTINA (PARTS I, II, III) – Tokyo Police Club 11250
54 38 10 10 MOVING ON – James 225100
55 73 55 2 AM I WRONG – Nico And Vinz 16200
56 61 56 3 CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU – Frankie Valli 25600
57 57 57 3 HERE FOR YOU – Gorgon City featuring Laura Walsh 30800
58 64 58 2 SOMEBODY TO YOU – The Vamps featuring Demi Levato 17300
59 NEW 59 1 ME AND MY BROKEN HEART – Rixton 10100
60 58 10 12 LOVE NEVER FELT SO GOOD – Michael Jackson featuring Justin Timberlake 251450
61 60 1 48 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – Tears For Fears 1018050
62 NEW 62 1 BOOM CLAP – Charli XCX 7400
63 28 16 7 COLD – Rae Morris featuring Fryars 114950
64 68 64 2 ONE IN A MILLION – Paul Carrack 13500
65 67 65 4 OUR LAST SUMMER – Abba 26800
66 NEW 66 1 LAY ME DOWN – Avicii 6800
67 RE 67 2 COMING OF AGE – Foster The People 12600
68 66 1 26 THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE – Percy Faith 974900
69 31 17 7 LIAR LIAR – Cris Cab 112100
70 NEW 70 1 FOOL – Pamela Myburgh 6000
71 71 71 5 WRONG CLUB – The Ting Tings 28200
72 NEW 72 1 I BELIEVE – Bright Light Bright Light 5600
73 52 1 19 CHILDREN OF THE UNIVERSE – Molly 1259400
74 NEW 74 1 LOVING YOU – Michael Jackson 5200
75 NEW 75 1 URL BADMAN – Lily Allen 5000
DROP OUTS
37 37 5 WORLD OF DREAMS – Galavant featuring Mary Jane Smith 60700
42 20 6 LET ME DOWN (TUBE & BERGER REMIX) – Daniel Steinberg 100750
46 8 6 ON MY MIND – Somethingalamode featuring DWNTWN 168250
47 47 3 CHANGE – Mapei 29600
49 20 6 LET IT GO – Felix Cartal featuring Lily Elise 90850
53 33 5 NOW – Chicago 69150
59 8 11 KISS THE DEVIL – Bel Heir 234800
62 23 4 BREAK OF DAWN – Out Of Office 70450
69 6 9 MY SILVER LINING – First Aid Kit 242300
70 70 1 MAKE BELIEVE – Meghan And Lucas 6000
72 72 4 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell 21800
74 1 12 STAY HIGH – Tove Lo featuring Hippie Sabotage 535050
13th July 2014
It’s a 43-year-old oldie at the top. Hang on that can’t be right….2014 minus 1971 equals errr agghhhh! Yes 43 years. It’s a record that nicked Neil Young’s sweet folk sound, by a band of American teens in the UK with their USAF fathers, so they happened in the UK first, and I recall seeing them on Top Of The Pops for the first time around New Year 1972. They went on to make some great records for over a decade, none of them big in the UK, but the USA took to them more. Anyway, thanks to an advert it re-charted in 2014, hooray, and it finally beats it’s original number 5 peak to top my charts.
The rest of the chart goes frantic, with massive clear-outs and chart jumps, Midge Ure gets his first Top 10 since 2001’s Under A Spielberg Sky, and his biggest hit since topping in 1985 (If I Was). SIA gets her first solo Top 5 hit since 2000 when Taken For Granted peaked at 4, though in the interim she’s had several with others including massive Number One (twice) with Titanium (David Guetta). Dance act RUFUS go top 10, and Naughty Boy is the highest new entry at 7, chasing his 2013 classic Number One La La La.
Lots of new dancepop new entries and climbers, some 2013 biggies are back (Family Of The Year, Thomas Azier) and MKTO get their second Top 40 hit, after the great Top 5 single Thank You. Fingers-crossed it gets reissued cos it deserves to be a UK hit. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, meanwhile, get their first (Beatles-sounding) chart entry for 20 years, and now stretch back to 1977 for 37 years of hits. eek! Talking of long chart runs, Paul Carrack’s back, he’s never far away from my charts or Radio 2 airplay, first gracing my charts in 1974 with How Long (as singer-writer for band Ace), so 40 years of hits, official!
1 11 1 3 A HORSE WITH NO NAME – America 239000
2 1 1 6 COLOURS IN THE SKY – Miami Horror featuring CLEOPOLD 965000
3 14 3 2 BECOME – Midge Ure 29000
4 25 4 5 CHANDELIER – SIA 122000
5 37 5 2 SUNDREAM – RUFUS 77300
6 9 6 7 WASTED – Tiesto featuring Matthew Koma 219200
7 NEW 7 1 HOME – Naughty Boy featuring Sam Romans 50000
8 5 5 5 ALL THESE ROADS – Sultan and Ned Shepard featuring Zella Day and Sam Martin 174550
9 57 9 2 OPEN DOORS – Electric Lady Lab 55400
10 NEW 10 1 BULLIT – Watermat 42000
11 3 2 6 DARK DARK IN THE NIGHT – Hang The DJ 394000
12 7 1 11 ONLY LOVE CAN HURT LIKE THIS – Paloma Faith 837400
13 2 1 7 TIME IN A BOTTLE – Jim Croce 717000
14 24 14 5 HALF LIGHT – Wilkinson Featuring Tom Cane 101100
15 NEW 15 1 HURRICANE – Chassio 27000
16 4 2 8 SING – Ed Sheeran 425000
17 6 6 7 GHOST – Ella Henderson 163400
18 8 4 6 CRYSTALLIZE – Kylie Minogue 232750
19 22 19 5 PILLS ‘N’ POTIONS – Nicki Minaj 94100
20 10 6 10 DO IT AGAIN – Royksopp and Robyn 274600
21 26 21 4 I’M ALIVE (LIFE SOUNDS LIKE) – Michael Franti and Spearhead 59850
22 42 22 2 HERO – Family Of The Year 33000
23 15 12 5 AROUND TOWN – The Kooks 128650
24 28 24 3 ANOTHER STAR – Stevie Wonder 54400
25 13 3 8 LET ME DOWN EASY – Paolo Nutini 375500
26 12 10 6 LIVING WITHOUT YOU – Monarchy 150500
27 39 27 6 NICE AND SLOW – Boy George 63500
28 16 16 6 COLD – Rae Morris featuring Fryars 107750
29 NEW 29 1 U GET ME HIGH – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 18200
30 RE 30 4 CLASSIC – MKTO 37000
31 17 17 6 LIAR LIAR – Cris Cab 105900
32 73 32 2 MY TYPE – Saint Motel 23200
33 21 6 8 JUBEL – Klingande 302450
34 54 34 2 GOOD KISSER – Usher 28600
35 NEW 35 1 TIME – Jungle 17500
36 38 36 5 BUDAPEST – George Ezra 78900
37 RE 37 5 WORLD OF DREAMS – Galavant featuring Mary Jane Smith 60700
38 18 10 9 MOVING ON – James 214100
39 NEW 39 1 LOVE RUNS OUT – OneRepublic 17100
40 68 40 2 MEANWHILE UP IN HEAVEN – Kaiser Chiefs 23400
41 31 4 17 HIDEAWAY – Kiesza 539800
42 29 20 6 LET ME DOWN (TUBE & BERGER REMIX) – Daniel Steinberg 100750
43 69 43 2 DIRTY CASH (ALAN FITZPATRICK JADED VOCAL MIX) – The Adventures Of Stevie V 19700
44 NEW 44 1 GHOSTCITY – Thomas Azier 13250
45 50 45 3 UPTIGHT DOWNTOWN – La Roux 31000
46 19 8 6 ON MY MIND – Somethingalamode featuring DWNTWN 168250
47 RE 47 3 CHANGE – Mapei 29600
48 58 48 5 SUMMER IN THE CITY – The Lovin’ Spoonful 41600
49 20 20 6 LET IT GO – Felix Cartal featuring Lily Elise 90850
50 52 50 7 WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE – Billy Joel 64700
51 49 1 18 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU – Stealers Wheel 581900
52 34 1 18 CHILDREN OF THE UNIVERSE – Molly 1254000
53 33 33 5 NOW – Chicago 69150
54 NEW 54 1 USED TO BE MY FRIEND – Odysseus featuring Ruby Goe 11000
55 55 55 6 MISTY BLUE – Dorothy Moore 50200
56 66 56 2 ONE MORE DAY (STAY WITH ME) – Example 17400
57 60 57 2 HERE FOR YOU – Gorgon City featuring Laura Walsh 20400
58 46 10 11 LOVE NEVER FELT SO GOOD – Michael Jackson featuring Justin Timberlake 241450
59 41 8 11 KISS THE DEVIL – Bel Heir 234800
60 59 1 47 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – Tears For Fears 1010550
61 61 61 2 CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU – Frankie Valli 15000
62 23 23 4 BREAK OF DAWN – Out Of Office 70450
63 NEW 63 1 LOST YOU – Zeds Dead featuring Twin Shadow and D’Angelo Lacy 7200
64 NEW 64 1 SOMEBODY TO YOU – The Vamps featuring Demi Levato 7100
65 NEW 65 1 SHATTER ME – Lindsey Sterling featuring Lzzy Hale 7000
66 64 1 25 THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE – Percy Faith 968500
67 67 67 3 OUR LAST SUMMER – Abba 19800
68 NEW 68 1 ONE IN A MILLION – Paul Carrack 6400
69 27 6 9 MY SILVER LINING – First Aid Kit 242300
70 NEW 70 1 MAKE BELIEVE – Meghan And Lucas 6000
71 71 71 4 WRONG CLUB – The Ting Tings 22400
72 72 72 4 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell 21800
73 NEW 73 1 AM I WRONG – Nico And Vinz 5400
74 51 1 12 STAY HIGH – Tove Lo featuring Hippie Sabotage 535050
75 NEW 75 1 SUNSHINE – The Teddybears 5000
DROP OUTS
30 19 8 WILD WOMAN – Imelda May 114000
32 10 4 I WANT U – Alison Wonderland 114550
35 7 17 KINGS – The Pierces 392700
36 36 5 EEZ-EH – Kasabian 68200
40 40 2 SILVER LADY – David Soul 34000
43 14 5 I TRY TO TALK TO YOU – Hercules and Love Affair featuring John Grant 90700
44 29 6 SALUTE – Little Mix 78700
45 16 5 THE LAST SLED – Tuomas Holopainen 100600
47 47 13 IT DON’T COME EASY – Ringo Starr 100800
48 11 4 YOUR SOUL – RHODES 100050
53 43 5 GOLDEN – Brett 43750
56 46 3 BLOOD – Archis 30550
62 7 20 HAPPY – Pharrell Williams 397400
63 63 3 FEELS GOOD – Healyum 20600
65 65 2 TAKE A MINUTE – Sharon Corr 12400
70 70 1 COMING OF AGE – Foster The People 6000
74 74 1 BAILANDO – Enrique Iglesias 5200
75 75 2 PRETTY FLY (FOR A WHITE GUY) – The Offspring 10000
6th July 2014
5 weeks on top for Miami Horror, and another BJSC entry goes top 5 – Sultan and Ned Shepard. I’m on holiday in Sitges, Spain till tomorrow (weekend break) and all of the wall-to-wall Kylie tracks in the bars here have had an effect – she’s dropped! Hey ho… Not that many current dance tracks on show in the clubs, which is a pity.
Highest new entry is Midge Ure in 80’s vogue, his biggest hit for some years, and stretches his run of hits to 38 years when he first charted as singer of boyband Slik (Forever And Ever) in 1976. He then had Rich Kids power-pop, New Romantic Visage (number 1 Fade To Grey) and Ultravox, Band Aid, and of course solo hits including number one If I Was. Good to have him back with a pretty current-sounding track, of sorts.
Others: SIA goes top 40 again, she’s had a surprisingly long span of hits too for someone who’s suddenly hot again (thanks to Titanium). Ditto Usher, back 19 years into his run of hits. Family Of The Year and Pharrell oldies from 2013 pop back again, both still popular on radio.
1 1 1 5 COLOURS IN THE SKY Miami Horror
2 2 1 6 TIME IN A BOTTLE Jim Croce
3 3 2 5 DARK DARK IN THE NIGHT Hang The DJ
4 5 2 7 SING Ed Sheeran
5 14 5 4 ALL THESE ROADS Sultan and Ned Shepard featuring Zella Day and Sam Martin
6 8 6 6 GHOST Ella Henderson
7 7 1 10 ONLY LOVE CAN HURT LIKE THIS Paloma Faith
8 4 4 5 CRYSTALLIZE Kylie Minogue
9 9 9 6 WASTED Tiesto featuring Matthew Koma
10 6 6 9 DO IT AGAIN Royksopp and Robyn
11 13 11 2 A HORSE WITH NO NAME America
12 10 10 5 LIVING WITHOUT YOU Monarchy
13 11 3 7 LET ME DOWN EASY Paolo Nutini
14 NEW 14 1 BECOME Midge Ure
15 12 12 4 AROUND TOWN The Kooks
16 22 16 5 COLD Rae Morris featuring Fryars
17 35 17 5 LIAR LIAR Cris Cab
18 16 10 8 MOVING ON James
19 17 8 5 ON MY MIND Somethingalamode featuring DWNTWN
20 25 20 5 LET IT GO Felix Cartal featuring Lily Elise
21 15 6 7 JUBEL Klingande
22 26 22 4 PILLS ‘N’ POTIONS Nicki Minaj
23 28 23 3 BREAK OF DAWN Out Of Office
24 18 18 4 HALF LIGHT Wilkinson Featuring Tom Cane
25 44 25 4 CHANDELIER SIA
26 54 26 3 I’M ALIVE (LIFE SOUNDS LIKE) Michael Franti and Spearhead
27 24 6 8 MY SILVER LINING First Aid Kit
28 39 28 2 ANOTHER STAR Stevie Wonder
29 20 20 5 LET ME DOWN (TUBE & BERGER REMIX) Daniel Steinberg
30 19 19 8 WILD WOMAN Imelda May
31 23 4 16 HIDEAWAY Kiesza
32 21 10 4 I WANT U Alison Wonderland
33 33 33 4 NOW Chicago
34 31 1 17 CHILDREN OF THE UNIVERSE Molly
35 32 7 17 KINGS The Pierces
36 36 36 5 EEZ-EH Kasabian
37 NEW 37 1 SUNDREAM RUFUS
38 38 38 4 BUDAPEST George Ezra
39 50 39 5 NICE AND SLOW Boy George
40 40 40 2 SILVER LADY David Soul
41 30 8 10 KISS THE DEVIL Bel Heir
42 NEW 42 1 HERO Family Of The Year
43 27 14 5 I TRY TO TALK TO YOU Hercules and Love Affair featuring John Grant
44 29 29 6 SALUTE Little Mix
45 34 16 5 THE LAST SLED Tuomas Holopainen
46 37 10 10 LOVE NEVER FELT SO GOOD Michael Jackson featuring Justin Timberlake
47 49 47 13 IT DON’T COME EASY Ringo Starr
48 42 11 4 YOUR SOUL RHODES
49 48 1 17 STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU Stealers Wheel
50 70 50 2 UPTIGHT DOWNTOWN La Roux
51 47 1 11 STAY HIGH Tove Lo featuring Hippie Sabotage
52 55 52 6 WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE Billy Joel
53 43 43 5 GOLDEN Brett
54 NEW 54 1 GOOD KISSER Usher
55 57 55 5 MISTY BLUE Dorothy Moore
56 46 46 3 BLOOD Archis
57 NEW 57 1 OPEN DOORS Electric Lady Lab
58 61 58 4 SUMMER IN THE CITY The Lovin’ Spoonful
59 58 1 46 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD Tears For Fears
60 NEW 60 1 HERE FOR YOU Gorgon City featuring Laura Walsh
61 NEW 61 1 CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU Frankie Valli
62 RE 7 20 HAPPY Pharrell Williams
63 63 63 3 FEELS GOOD Healyum
64 62 1 24 THEME FROM A SUMMER PLACE Percy Faith
65 RE 65 2 TAKE A MINUTE Sharon Corr
66 NEW 66 1 ONE MORE DAY (STAY WITH ME) Example
67 67 67 2 OUR LAST SUMMER Abba
68 NEW 68 1 MEANWHILE UP IN HEAVEN Kaiser Chiefs
69 NEW 69 1 DIRTY CASH (ALAN FITZPATRICK JADED VOCAL MIX) The Adventures Of Stevie V
70 NEW 70 1 COMING OF AGE Foster The People
71 73 71 3 WRONG CLUB The Ting Tings
72 72 72 3 AIN’T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
73 NEW 73 1 MY TYPE Saint Motel
74 NEW 74 1 BAILANDO Enrique Iglesias
75 75 75 2 PRETTY FLY (FOR A WHITE GUY) The Offspring
DROP OUTS
41 35 7 YOU OR NO ONE Chrissie Hynde
45 45 4 WORLD OF DREAMS Galavant featuring Mary Jane Smith
51 3 8 CALM AFTER THE STORM (NETHERLANDS) The Common Linnets
52 52 4 KID FROM LONDON Ulla Nova
53 53 3 SNAP OUT OF IT The Arctic Monkeys
56 30 4 SMOKE Lisa Lois
59 20 6 STAY WITH ME Sam Smith
60 60 2 CHANGE Mapei
64 4 11 I WAS GONNA CANCEL Kylie Minogue
65 65 3 CLASSIC MKTO
66 26 11 ADDICTED TO YOU Avicii
68 68 1 STOLEN DANCE Milky Chance
69 6 8 UNDO (SWEDEN) Sanna Nielsen
71 5 12 I WANT YOU TO BE MY BABY Billie Davis
74 74 1 LOVE IS A CAMERA Sophie Ellis-Bextor