Dominator's UK Top 40 Chart Analysis (w/e July 15th 1995)
The Dominator
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This week : 12 New entries, 2 Re-Entries, 3 climbers, 2 non-movers,
21 going down.
All new release info, and the details for positions 41-75 and anything
marked "[@]" courtesy of Chris Dunford(cdun...@dunford.demon.co.uk)
CHART TIME! :
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(* - my current favourites)
(!!! - Single Of The Week!!!)
(:O === the current all-time hate that makes even my smilie want to hurl!)
( (R) - Repeat., ie. a re-release)
40 NEW ENTRY : Sister Bliss with Collette - Oh What a World
39 (30) FALLER : Bon Jovi - This Ain't A Love Song
38 (28) FALLER : Wet Wet Wet - Don't Want To Forgive Me Now
37 (22) FALLER : Del Amitri - Roll To Me *
The third single from Del Amitri's album "Twisted" is a more upbeat affair
than "Here And Now" and "Driving With The Brakes On", and curiously has been
recorded like one of the old Beatles records with all the vocals coming out of
one speaker and most of the instruments coming out of the other. Bizarre, but
it's a top tune.
36 (25) FALLER : Menswear - Daydreamer *
35 (15) FALLER : Blondie - Heart of Glass (R)
Another remixed song, and another remix album soon to be released. I'll
be interested to see what's on it as Blondie had such an album released a few
years ago with a title like "Once More Into The Bleach", and I can still
remember the remix of Denis that was released then. Wonder if it's the same
album...
34 (29) FALLER : Scatman John - Scatman (Ski-Bass-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)
33 NEW ENTRY : All-4-One - I Can Love You Like That
About a year ago All-4-One were kept off the top slot for weeks on end with
the dire "I Swear", by the even worse "Love is All Around". They had a follow-up
single which flopped, and only now have got back into the Top 40, but it's at
a position which may not get the chance to climb next week.
32 (16) FALLER : Jamiroquai - Stillness In Time *
31 (20) FALLER : Jam & Spoon featuring Plavka - Right In The Night
30 NEW ENTRY : Soul Asylum - Misery
29 NEW ENTRY : Rolling Stones - I Go Wild *
28 (19) FALLER : Michael & Janet Jackson - Scream
27 NEW ENTRY : La Bouche - Be My Lover
26 (27) CLIMBER : Amy Grant - Big Yellow Taxi :O ===
Apparently Joni Mitchell is one of Amy Grant's favourite singer-songwriters.
If that's the case, then why did she choose to murder this all-time classic?
She's turned it into the sort of mindless, twee pap that one would expect from
this God-loving, "all is wonderful" popster. AND....after the line,
"They took all the trees, put 'em in a tree museum", she changed the line :
"and they charged the people a dollar-and-a-half just to see 'em"
to :
"and they charged the *PUBLIC 25 DIMES* just to see 'em"
Pass the sick bag.
25 (17) FALLER :M-People - Search for the Hero :O ===
24 RE-ENTRY : Bassheads - Is There Anybody Out There? (R)
23 (18) FALLER : A.D.A.M. featuring Amy - Zombie
22 NEW ENTRY : Junior Vasquez - Get Your Hands Off My Man!
21 (12) FALLER : Baby D -(Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime)I Need Your Loving *
20 (14) FALLER : Liquid - Sweet Harmony/One Love Family
19 NEW ENTRY : Dana Dawson - 3 is Family *
18 (13) FALLER : Pulp - Common People *
17 NEW ENTRY : Cast - Finetime
16 NEW ENTRY : Brownstone - Grapevyne :O ===
15 (11) FALLER : Whigfield - Think Of You
14 RE-ENTRY : Seal - Kiss From A Rose (R)
Re-released due to its appearance in the film "Batman Forever" released in
the UK theatrically on July 14th.
13 (8) FALLER : Bobby Brown - Humpin' Around :O === (R)
Another remixed re-release, another Top 10 hit for Bobby Brown who's basing
his career these days on re-releases, with a remix album on the way.
The only time I like hearing this one is when it was part of a Beavis and
Butthead episode.
Butthead : "*Humpin'* around?"
Beavis and Butthead : Huh-huh-huh-huh-huh-huh!
12 (7) FALLER : D:Ream - Shoot Me With Your Love :O ===
11 NEW ENTRY : Jinny - Keep Warm (Remix)
10 (6) FALLER : U2 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me *
Just when you thought this was going to be a cover of Gloria Estefan's "Hold/
Thrill/Kiss Me", gladly it's not. Taken from the soundtrack of the third Batman
film "Batman Forever", released July 14th in cinemas, and stars a different
Batman (Val Kilmer), and has a different director (Joel Schumacher). Also
starring are Jim Carrey as the Riddler, Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face,
Chris O'Donnell as Robin and Nicole Kidman as the love interest.
Soundtrack album is available now.
9 (9) NON-MOVER : Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You *
Woohoo! I didn't expect this one to go up this week as it's actually a
damn good record. This is an absolute classic and deserves to be heard 10
times in a row...at least. I wonder if they'll re-release "Rip It Up" from
his days in Orange Juice in 1983, one of my all-time favourites.
8 NEW ENTRY : MN8 - Happy :O ===
7 (10) *HIGHEST CLIMBER* : Shaggy featuring Rayvon - In The Summertime
Two years ago, Shaggy hit the No.1 spot with the infectious "Oh Carolina".
After a flop or two inbetween, his first hit in two years is a cover of the
Mungo Jerry classic. Not a complete disaster, but I would prefer the original.
6 (5) FALLER : Clock - Whoomp! (There It Is)
5 (3) FALLER : EMF/Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer - I'm A Believer *
It only seems like yesterday when Vic Reeves teamed up with Wonderstuff to
record a cover of "Dizzy". More of the same looms over us with a cover of the
Monkees classic "I'm A Believer". Like Shaggy, this isn't a complete disaster
but I still prefer the original.
4 (2) FALLER : Robson Greene and Jerome Flynn - Unchained Melody/
White Cliffs of Dover
3 (4) CLIMBER : Diana King - Shy Guy
2 *HIGHEST NEW ENTRY* : Supergrass - Alright/Time * !!!
1 (1) NON-MOVER : Outhere Brothers - Boom Boom Boom :O ===
Those that fell out...
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43 Ladysmith Black Mazambo featuring China Black - Swing Low Sweet Chariot
44 Live - Selling the Drama
48 Fever featuring Tippa Irie - Staying Alive '95
50 Boy George - Il Adore
51 Haddaway - Fly Away
52 Vanessa Williams - the Way That You Love
53 the Nightcrawlers featuring John Reid - Surrender Your Love
55 Space Baby - Free Your Mind
57 Njoi - Bad Things
58 Sean Maguire - Now I've Found You
59 Oasis - Supersonic
61 Oasis - Whatever
62 Oasis - Live Forever
63 Moby - Into the Blue
64 Oasis - Cigarettes and Alcohol
66 Dodgy - Staying Out for the Summer '95
67 Oasis - Shakermaker
68 Shut Up and Dance - I Love U
69 Jaki Graham - Absolute E-Sensual
70 Black Grape - Reverend Black Grape
71 the Beatles - Baby It's You
72 D'Bora - Going Round
73 Celine Dion - Only One Road
74 the Chemical Brothers - Leave Home
75 Kreuz - Party All Night
The rest of the chart from 41 to 75...
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41 32 -9 Ali Campbell - That Look In Your Eye
42 31 -11 Perez 'Prez' Prado and his Orchestra - Guaglione
43 N Total Featuring Notorious BIG - Can't You See
44 35 -9 Billie Ray Martin - Your Loving Arms
45 33 -12 East 17 - Hold My Body Tight
46 N Ann-Marie Smith - (You're My One and Only) True Love
47 24 -23 Boyz II Men - Water Runs Dry
48 26 -22 Duran Duran - White Lines (Don't Do It)
49 N Spearhead - People In Tha Middle
50 34 -16 Ultimate Kaos - Right Here
51 21 -30 Foo Fighters - This is a Call
52 23 -29 Soul For Real - Candy Rain
53 N Whale - I'll Do Ya
54 40 -14 Dubstar - Stars
55 N Nicki French - Did You Ever Really Love Me?
56 N Newton - Sky High
57 37 -20 House of Pain - Over There (I Don't Care)
58 39 -19 Ugly Kid Joe - Milkman's Son
59 36 -23 Zig and Zag - Hands Up! Hands Up!
60 38 -22 Asha - JJ Tribute
61 N 88.3 featuring Lisa May - Wishing On a Star
62 54 -8 Oasis - Some Might Say
63 41 -22 Portrait - How Deep Is Your Love
64 N Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Stuck
65 N Cabana - Bailando Con Lobos
66 49 -17 Jodeci - Freak 'n You
67 60 -7 Livin' Joy - Dreamer
68 56 -12 Annie Lennox - a Whiter Shade of Pale
69 N Electroset - Sensation
70 N the Jayhawks - Bad Time
71 42 -29 Rappin' 4-Tay (featuring the Spinners) - I'll Be Around
72 46 -26 Mike and the Mechanics - a Beggar on a Beach of Gold
73 65 -8 Craig McLachlan and the Culprits - Everyday
74 45 -29 McAlmont and Butler - Yes
75 47 -28 Bitty McLean - We've Only Just Begun
New releases :
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(* - my current favourites)
July 10th :
Credit To The Nation - Liar, Liar
Dreadzone - Captain Dread
Gene - Olympian
Isha D - Stay
Gary Kemp - Inexperienced Man
Lightning Seeds - Perfect
Soul II Soul - Love Enuff
Paul Weller - You Do Something To Me
July 17th :
Boo Radleys - It's Lulu
Connells - 74-75
Felix - Don't You Want Me (R)
Fluke - Bullet
Hyperlogic - Only Me
Method Man & Mary J Blige - I'll Be There For You
Monica - Don't Take It Personal
New Order - Blue Monday (R)
Public Enemy - So Watcha Gonna Do Now
Take That - Never Forget
July 24th :
Black Grape - In The Name of the Father
Blind Melon - Galaxie
Connells - 74-75
Cranberries - Ridiculous Thoughts
JX - Son of a Gun (R)
Masters at Work featuring India - I Can't Get No Sleep
Mozaic - Sing it (The Hallelujah Song)
Reef - Weird
TLC - Waterfalls
July 31st :
Tina Arena - Heaven Help My Heart :O ===
Ash - Girl From Mars
Julian Cope - Try Try Try *
Felix - Don't You Want Me (R)
JX - Son of a Gun (R)
Levellers - Hope Street
Top 10 ALBUM chart :
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10 (4) FALLER : Neil Young - Mirror Ball
9 (7) FALLER : Bjork - Post
8 (10) CLIMBER : Pink Floyd - Pulse *
7 (13) CLIMBER : Supergrass - I Should Coco
6 (3) FALLER : Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters
5 (8) FALLER : Wet Wet Wet - Picture This
4 (5) CLIMBER : Celine Dion - The Colour Of My Love
3 (6) CLIMBER : Alison Moyet - Singles
2 (2) NON-MOVER : Michael Jackson - HIStory : Past, Present and Future Book 1
1 (1) NON-MOVER : Bon Jovi - These Days
New releases :
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July 10th :
Buffalo Tom - Sleepy Eyed
Edywn Collins - Gorgeous George (R)
July 17th :
Blondie - Beautiful : The Remix Album
Ben Harper - Fight For Your Mind
Cafe Del Mar Volumen Dos - Various
Jodeci - The Show, The After Party, The Hotel
Bitty McLean - Natural High
Pink Floyd - Pulse (Special Vinyl Format)
Judge Dredd - Original Soundtrack
July 24th :
Bobby Brown - Remix Album
Liquid - Culture
A Retrospective of House 91-95 - Various
Todd Terry - A Day in the Life of
July 31st :
Aswad - Greatest Hits
Cafe Del Mar Ibiza Volumen Dos - Various
Julio Iglesias - La Carretera
Diana King - Tougher Than Love
Now 31 - Various
Rebirth of Cool Phive - Various
Soul II Soul - Volume V
August 7th :
Black Grape - It's Great When You're Straight
Blind Melon - Soup
D:Ream - World
Fluke - OTO
Goldie - Timeless
New Order - The Rest of New Order
Pet Shop Boys - Alternative
- anyone have any more info on this one?
Music group WWW sites :
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"The Allman Brothers Band" from Bruce Anderson (band...@emr.ca) :
http://pubweb.acns.nwu.edu/~slee/allman/abb.html
"The Cocteau Twins" from Heather Weir :
http://garnet.berkeley.edu:8080/cocteau.html
"Morrissey" from Jack Stefani (jste...@indiana.edu) :
http://copper.ucs.indiana.edu/~jstefani
"Bjork" from "Gideon Overhead, Amiga User" <amig...@cix.compulink.co.uk> :
http://www.centrum.is/bjork/
"Morrissey/The Smiths" and "Shelter" from Christian Arvidson
<s94...@student.adb.gu.se> :
http://w3.adb.gu.se/~s94moz/Mozpage.html
http://w3.adb.gu.se/~s94moz/Shelter.html
"Suzanne Vega" from Hugo Westerlund ipm <Hugo.We...@ipm.ki.se> :
http://www.vega.net/vega/
Dom Hulewicz (d...@intanet.com) adds :
Don't forget the general home of hardcore/jungle/breakbeat music which is:
http://www.intanet.com/breaks/
I have plenty of links to other sites and bands from there.
Tony Bowden (P949...@queens-belfast.ac.uk) gives us :
Manic Street Preachers : http://boris.qub.ac.uk/tony/manics/
Plus... Ewan Brown (E.B...@roe.ac.uk) says :
Take a look at:
http://www.music.indiana.edu/misc/music_resources.html
in the "Artist-specific sites" section.
This is full of links for artists from ABBA to ZZ Top.
So, if anyone has anymore WWW sites for bands, please mail them to me, and
I'll make this a regular feature.
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