Band Of Gold chart: 2000
Chris Brown
anniversary so what better way to celebrate than post the chart from that
time?
Well, pretty much any way, by the looks of the chart, but I hadn't done a
chart from 2000 before, so you're getting it anyway. Thanks as ever to
Chartstats;
http://www.chartstats.com/chart.php?week=20000520
Chart dated 20th May 2000.
01.(NE) Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby [re-issue]
02.(1) Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
03.(NE) Tom Jones And Mousse T - Sex Bomb
04.(NE) Armand Van Helden - Koochy
05.(2) Oxide And Neutrino - Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)
06.(3) Watergate - Heart Of Asia
07.(NE) Paul Van Dyk Featuring Saint Etienne - Tell Me Why (The Riddle)
08.(5) Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch
09.(NE) Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man
10.(4) Fragma - Toca's Miracle
11.(6) Sisqo - Thong Song
12.(NE) Shaft - Mambo Italiano
13.(7) Craig David - Fill Me In
14.(9) Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough
15.(8) Toploader - Achilles Heel
16.(NE) Heather Small - Proud
17.(10) Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers
18.(NE) The Bluetones - Autophilia (Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And
Love My Car)
19.(NE) Donell Jones - Shorty (Got Her Eyes On Me)
20.(12) MJ Cole - Crazy Love
21.(11) True Steppers Featuring Dane Bowers - Buggin
22.(14) Lock 'n' Load - Blow Ya Mind
23.(NE) Utah Saints - Funky Music
24.(16) Ricky Martin Featuring Meja - Private Emotion
25.(13) Mandy Moore - Candy
26.(17) Melanie C Featuring Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes - Never Be The Same Again
27.(15) Made In London - Dirty Water
28.(20) Destiny's Child - Say My Name
29.(19) Sash! - Just Around The Hill
30.(32) Lonestar - Amazed
31.(18) Lolly - Per Sempre Amore (Forever In Love)
32.(23) Steps - Deeper Shade Of Blue
33.(NE) Faith Hill - Breathe
34.(21) Precocious Brats/Kevin And Perry - Big Girl
35.(NE) Conductor And The Cowboy - Feeling This Way
36.(26) Jessica Simpson - I Wanna Love You Forever
37.(NE) N-Trance - Shake Ya Body
38.(30) Richard Ashcroft - A Song For The Lovers
39.(29) System F - Cry
40.(34) Santana Featuring Rob Thomas - Smooth
41.(27) Cypress Hill - Rap Superstar/Rock Superstar
42.(25) Scooch - The Best Is Yet To Come
43.(52) Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants
44.(36) Moloko - The Time Is Now
45.(39) Geri Halliwell - Bag It Up
46.(34) Blink 182 - All The Small Things
47.(58) A1 - Like A Rose
48.(40) Eagle-Eye Cherry - Are You Still Having Fun?
49.(35) Mary J. Blige - Give Me You
50.(41) All Saints - Pure Shores
51.(33) TQ - Daily
52.(44) Chicane Featuring Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up
53.(28) Oasis - Who Feels Love?
54.(37) Westlife - Fool Again
55.(NE) Stella Browne - Every Woman Needs Love
56.(22) Pearl Jam - Nothing As It Seems
57.(24) Rhythm Of Life - You Put Me In Heaven With Your Touch
58.(51) Madonna - American Pie
59.(46) Dr Dre Featuring Snoop Dogg - Still DRE
60.(67) Shania Twain - Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)
61.(NE) Incubus - Pardon Me
62.(NE) Black Legend - You See The Trouble With Me {Import}
63.(NE) Tina Arena - Live For The One I Love
64.(50) Lene Marlin - Sitting Down Here
65.(47) Shola Ama - Imagine
66.(NE) Lambchop - Up With People
67.(43) Point Break - Freakytime
68.(NE) Mirwais - Disco Science
69.(RE) Macy Gray - Still
70.(31) Dark Star - I Am The Sun
71.(RE) Mariah Carey - Thank God I Found You
72.(49) Hanson - If Only
73.(75) Aqua - Cartoon Heroes
74.(63) Five - Don't Wanna Let You Go
75.(RE) Kelis - Caught Out There
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Col
"Chris Brown" <extreme...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Another self-indulgent choice here; this coming Sunday is my wedding
> anniversary so what better way to celebrate than post the chart from that
> time?
>
> Well, pretty much any way, by the looks of the chart, but I hadn't done a
> chart from 2000 before, so you're getting it anyway. Thanks as ever to
> Chartstats;
> http://www.chartstats.com/chart.php?week=20000520
>
> Chart dated 20th May 2000.
>
Oh dear......
I've heard of just 4 of these.
02.(1) Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
03.(NE) Tom Jones And Mousse T - Sex Bomb
10.(4) Fragma - Toca's Miracle
58.(51) Madonna - American Pie
That's the lot!
Madison Aveneue at no.1?
Never heard of it!
Col
Robbie
> Another self-indulgent choice here; this coming Sunday is my wedding
> anniversary so what better way to celebrate than post the chart from that
> time?
Happy wedding anniversary!
>
> Well, pretty much any way, by the looks of the chart, but I hadn't done a
> chart from 2000 before, so you're getting it anyway. Thanks as ever to
> Chartstats;
> http://www.chartstats.com/chart.php?week=20000520
>
> Chart dated 20th May 2000.
There won't be as many comments from me this time as there are great
swathes of the chart that I either haven't heard or don't remember.
>
> 01.(NE) Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby [re-issue]
Great number one
> 02.(1) Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
but this was an awful number one. And it has a very corny spoken middle bit.
> 03.(NE) Tom Jones And Mousse T - Sex Bomb
I remember him being all sweaty performing this on some TV programme at
the time. Positively dripping he was. Most disgusting. A big climber, up
from #164.
> 04.(NE) Armand Van Helden - Koochy
Heard but can't recall
> 05.(2) Oxide And Neutrino - Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)
Dreadful
> 06.(3) Watergate - Heart Of Asia
This was good though. Inventive use of Forbidden Colours / Merry
Christmas Mr Lawrence theme
> 07.(NE) Paul Van Dyk Featuring Saint Etienne - Tell Me Why (The Riddle)
again, heard but can't recall. I think I may have this on some Ibiza
compilation album that I've not played for a few years
> 08.(5) Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch
OK but rather overplayed so got fed up of it.
> 09.(NE) Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man
Vaguely recall it. OK
> 10.(4) Fragma - Toca's Miracle
Good song, very popular at the time
> 11.(6) Sisqo - Thong Song
awful song that seemed to be all over radio at the time
> 12.(NE) Shaft - Mambo Italiano
Fun song
> 13.(7) Craig David - Fill Me In
I wish someone would! He was full of himself at the time and was
something of a media darling back in the day until Bo Selecta ruined his
career
> 14.(9) Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough
vaguely remember, pretty bland
> 15.(8) Toploader - Achilles Heel
Heard but can't recall but I remember I didn't care much for it. Radio
was still playing Dancing In the Moonlight at the time and so
overshadowed this track.
> 16.(NE) Heather Small - Proud
Hideous song that my local oldies station picked up on at the time for
some reason and was still playing it a few years later. Early M People =
very good. Later M People / Small solo = annoying and bland.
> 17.(10) Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers
I heard this the other day, the first time for quite sometime. Quit
liked it.
> 18.(NE) The Bluetones - Autophilia (Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And
> Love My Car)
> 19.(NE) Donell Jones - Shorty (Got Her Eyes On Me)
> 20.(12) MJ Cole - Crazy Love
don't remember all three
> 21.(11) True Steppers Featuring Dane Bowers - Buggin
awful song
> 22.(14) Lock 'n' Load - Blow Ya Mind
not bad
> 23.(NE) Utah Saints - Funky Music
not heard
> 24.(16) Ricky Martin Featuring Meja - Private Emotion
I had a bit of a soft spot for this but usually ran a mile from anything
connected with Ricky Martin
> 25.(13) Mandy Moore - Candy
don't remember how it sounds but I know I didn't care much for it
> 26.(17) Melanie C Featuring Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes - Never Be The Same Again
bland, inoffensive song
> 27.(15) Made In London - Dirty Water
not heard
> 28.(20) Destiny's Child - Say My Name
not very good
> 29.(19) Sash! - Just Around The Hill
can't remember
> 30.(32) Lonestar - Amazed
sold almost 200,000 copies despite a lowly #21 peak, though it did spend
4 months in the top 40. Chart run, from polyhex:
24-23-30-36-32-30-28-26-{21}-23-22-22-21-26-30-35-37-42-51-57-64-73->22
One of a small handful of songs to reach silver sales status despite not
reaching the top 20.
The others are Freebird EP by Lynyrd Skynyrd and Shame by Evelyn
"Champagne" King. Those 2 managed it when
250,000 sales were needed for silver.
> 31.(18) Lolly - Per Sempre Amore (Forever In Love)
poor song
> 32.(23) Steps - Deeper Shade Of Blue
not bad. Steps were cheesy but did release some good pop songs
> 33.(NE) Faith Hill - Breathe
OK song from the gorgeous country singer
> 34.(21) Precocious Brats/Kevin And Perry - Big Girl
> 35.(NE) Conductor And The Cowboy - Feeling This Way
> 36.(26) Jessica Simpson - I Wanna Love You Forever
> 37.(NE) N-Trance - Shake Ya Body
nope, don't recall any of them
> 38.(30) Richard Ashcroft - A Song For The Lovers
I didn't realise it was 9 years ago that this was released. Good song
> 39.(29) System F - Cry
can't recall. System F is the son of Alvin Stardust!
> 40.(34) Santana Featuring Rob Thomas - Smooth
overplayed song that spent 10 weeks at #1 in the US. OK at first but I
got sick of hearing it.
> 41.(27) Cypress Hill - Rap Superstar/Rock Superstar
> 42.(25) Scooch - The Best Is Yet To Come
> 43.(52) Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants
can't recall any of these either
> 44.(36) Moloko - The Time Is Now
still used on Sky Sports News. Good song but again suffered from over
exposure
> 45.(39) Geri Halliwell - Bag It Up
dreadful record from the talentless has been
> 46.(34) Blink 182 - All The Small Things
again, an overplayed song. OK but nothing special
> 47.(58) A1 - Like A Rose
> 48.(40) Eagle-Eye Cherry - Are You Still Having Fun?
> 49.(35) Mary J. Blige - Give Me You
don't recall
> 50.(41) All Saints - Pure Shores
very good song that was heading to be the best selling record of 2000
until Bob The Builder came along!
> 51.(33) TQ - Daily
> 52.(44) Chicane Featuring Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up
> 53.(28) Oasis - Who Feels Love?
> 54.(37) Westlife - Fool Again
> 55.(NE) Stella Browne - Every Woman Needs Love
> 56.(22) Pearl Jam - Nothing As It Seems
> 57.(24) Rhythm Of Life - You Put Me In Heaven With Your Touch
> 58.(51) Madonna - American Pie
Dreadful cover version, Madonna spoiled her revitalised career by
releasing this dirge.
> 59.(46) Dr Dre Featuring Snoop Dogg - Still DRE
> 60.(67) Shania Twain - Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)
> 61.(NE) Incubus - Pardon Me
> 62.(NE) Black Legend - You See The Trouble With Me {Import}
I think this version may actually feature Barry White on vocals and not
the dreadful soundalike they had to eventually use on the UK version.
Still, a poor song and not a patch on the original Bazza version.
> 63.(NE) Tina Arena - Live For The One I Love
> 64.(50) Lene Marlin - Sitting Down Here
another overplayed song that got a bit annoying as a result
> 65.(47) Shola Ama - Imagine
> 66.(NE) Lambchop - Up With People
> 67.(43) Point Break - Freakytime
> 68.(NE) Mirwais - Disco Science
> 69.(RE) Macy Gray - Still
> 70.(31) Dark Star - I Am The Sun
> 71.(RE) Mariah Carey - Thank God I Found You
> 72.(49) Hanson - If Only
> 73.(75) Aqua - Cartoon Heroes
> 74.(63) Five - Don't Wanna Let You Go
> 75.(RE) Kelis - Caught Out There
>
> Chris
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Robbie
Mark Goodge
and typed:
>Another self-indulgent choice here; this coming Sunday is my wedding
>anniversary so what better way to celebrate than post the chart from that
>time?
>
>Well, pretty much any way, by the looks of the chart, but I hadn't done a
>chart from 2000 before, so you're getting it anyway. Thanks as ever to
>Chartstats;
>http://www.chartstats.com/chart.php?week=20000520
>
>Chart dated 20th May 2000.
Wasn't exactly a vintage year, was it? There are only a few here that
I'd listen to again, or even remember.
>01.(NE) Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby [re-issue]
I can't remember this at all.
>02.(1) Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
Memorable for the wrong reasons, really.
>03.(NE) Tom Jones And Mousse T - Sex Bomb
From the Reload album, one of the few musical highlights of the year.
>10.(4) Fragma - Toca's Miracle
A minor classic, in its way.
>13.(7) Craig David - Fill Me In
This sort of registers in my memory, but that's about it.
>44.(36) Moloko - The Time Is Now
I don't remember this from the time, but any football fan who
subscribes to Sky Sports will have the hook from the chorus burned
into their brain by now.
>46.(34) Blink 182 - All The Small Things
The high water mark for the Green Day soundalikes. I liked this, and
the album it came from, but they've done nothing of note since.
>58.(51) Madonna - American Pie
Bit of a Marmite cover version this - you either loved it or hated it.
I can't remember any of the rest at all.
Mark
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Jan Buxton
> Another self-indulgent choice here; this coming Sunday is my wedding
> anniversary so what better way to celebrate than post the chart from that
> time?
>
> Well, pretty much any way, by the looks of the chart, but I hadn't done a
> chart from 2000 before, so you're getting it anyway. Thanks as ever to
> Chartstats;
> http://www.chartstats.com/chart.php?week=20000520
>
> Chart dated 20th May 2000.
>
> 01.(NE) Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby [re-issue]
Bobbins.
> 02.(1) Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
Back when she was still doing the faux innocent thing, and made decent
pop records.
> 03.(NE) Tom Jones And Mousse T - Sex Bomb
I *hate* this record. Awful.
> 04.(NE) Armand Van Helden - Koochy
Don't remember this. Not especially great "Cars" based track it turns out.
> 05.(2) Oxide And Neutrino - Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)
Another terrible record.
> 06.(3) Watergate - Heart Of Asia
Another mediocre dance record I don't remember.
> 07.(NE) Paul Van Dyk Featuring Saint Etienne - Tell Me Why (The Riddle)
A boring dance record I don't remember.
> 08.(5) Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch
I own another Bloodhound Gang single, and I have to admit I like this.
> 10.(4) Fragma - Toca's Miracle
A better dance record.
> 11.(6) Sisqo - Thong Song
Another song like Sex Bomb, I really *hate*.
> 13.(7) Craig David - Fill Me In
One of those artists where I find the person much easier to like than
the music. This is not bad.
> 15.(8) Toploader - Achilles Heel
Rather drab AOR fodder.
> 18.(NE) The Bluetones - Autophilia (Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And
> Love My Car)
I guess one of my favourite bands, given I've seen them live 3 times
now. Good record. I own this on Science + Nature which is probably my
favourite Bluetones album.
> 21.(11) True Steppers Featuring Dane Bowers - Buggin
Very 'buggin'.
> 28.(20) Destiny's Child - Say My Name
I don't know if 27yo men are meant to like Destiny's Child, but I do
like quite a lot of their singles, including this one.
> 38.(30) Richard Ashcroft - A Song For The Lovers
Brilliant song. Possibly, along with History, my favourite Richard
Ashcroft penned song ever. I own the single.
> 41.(27) Cypress Hill - Rap Superstar/Rock Superstar
Good record(s).
> 44.(36) Moloko - The Time Is Now
Decent record. Still used by Sky for their Premiership football coverage.
> 46.(34) Blink 182 - All The Small Things
I like when they went serious (I Miss You is gorgeous), but prior to
that had little time for them. This is serviceable pop-punk though.
> 48.(40) Eagle-Eye Cherry - Are You Still Having Fun?
Blast from the past. His last top 40 single, not as bad as I feared when
relistening to it.
> 50.(41) All Saints - Pure Shores
The sort of song I imagine to be a staple of commercial radio. Decent song.
> 52.(44) Chicane Featuring Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up
Bryan Adams in bad record shocker.
> 53.(28) Oasis - Who Feels Love?
Rather leaden effort. Own it on Standing on the Shoulders of Giants.
> 58.(51) Madonna - American Pie
There always seems to be a Madonna record in these charts. Awful.
> 59.(46) Dr Dre Featuring Snoop Dogg - Still DRE
Great record. Own it on 2001.
> 62.(NE) Black Legend - You See The Trouble With Me {Import}
Really like this record still.
> 69.(RE) Macy Gray - Still
I love Macy Gray's voice. Good song.
> 75.(RE) Kelis - Caught Out There
Good song.
--
Jan
Paul Hyett
in uk.music.charts :
>> Chart dated 20th May 2000.
>> 01.(NE) Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby [re-issue]
>
>Bobbins.
Is that good or bad?
>
>> 06.(3) Watergate - Heart Of Asia
>
>Another mediocre dance record I don't remember.
Then how do you know it was a dance record? :p
>
>> 52.(44) Chicane Featuring Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up
>
>Bryan Adams in bad record shocker.
>
At least we didn't have to put up with it for 16 weeks...
--
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Paul Hyett
in uk.music.charts :
>> Chart dated 20th May 2000.
>
>There won't be as many comments from me this time as there are great
>swathes of the chart that I either haven't heard or don't remember.
>> 01.(NE) Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby [re-issue]
>
>Great number one
We actually agree!
>
>> 02.(1) Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
>
>but this was an awful number one. And it has a very corny spoken middle bit.
But some very tight PVC... :)
>
>> 10.(4) Fragma - Toca's Miracle
>
>Good song, very popular at the time
Usually true of songs that had been #1...
>
>> 30.(32) Lonestar - Amazed
>
>sold almost 200,000 copies despite a lowly #21 peak, though it did
>spend 4 months in the top 40. Chart run, from polyhex:
>
>24-23-30-36-32-30-28-26-{21}-23-22-22-21-26-30-35-37-42-51-57-64-73->22
>
>One of a small handful of songs to reach silver sales status despite
>not reaching the top 20.
Though there may be more of them now in the download era.
>> 43.(52) Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants
>
>can't recall any of these either
Surprised you can't remember the Christina one.
>
>> 45.(39) Geri Halliwell - Bag It Up
>
>dreadful record from the talentless has been
Agree about this record - but she wasn't a 'has-been' at the time, of
course - she did have 4 solo #1's, after all. I only like the first &
last of them though.
She looked incredibly HOT in the 'Mi Chico Latino' video!
>
>> 58.(51) Madonna - American Pie
>
>Dreadful cover version, Madonna spoiled her revitalised career by
>releasing this dirge.
Am I the *only* person who prefers this to DM's original?
>> 64.(50) Lene Marlin - Sitting Down Here
>
>another overplayed song that got a bit annoying as a result
Very hard to make out lyrics, I think.
Paul Hyett
in uk.music.charts :
>>
>> Chart dated 20th May 2000.
>>
>Oh dear......
>
>I've heard of just 4 of these.
>
>02.(1) Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
>03.(NE) Tom Jones And Mousse T - Sex Bomb
>10.(4) Fragma - Toca's Miracle
>58.(51) Madonna - American Pie
>
>That's the lot!
>
>Madison Aveneue at no.1?
>Never heard of it!
And I thought *I* was the one who missed out on this period...!
Paul Hyett
wrote in uk.music.charts :
>
>Chart dated 20th May 2000.
>
>01.(NE) Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby [re-issue]
One of the best songs of the 00's
>02.(1) Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
Title could refer to almost anything about her, recently. :p
>03.(NE) Tom Jones And Mousse T - Sex Bomb
Who bought this crap, though?
>10.(4) Fragma - Toca's Miracle
Never been sure WTF the video had to do with the song.
Don't know *any* of these, offhand.
>36.(26) Jessica Simpson - I Wanna Love You Forever
>43.(52) Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants
>44.(36) Moloko - The Time Is Now
>45.(39) Geri Halliwell - Bag It Up
Should be less surprising I know these, given they're all by attractive
girls... :p
>46.(34) Blink 182 - All The Small Things
>50.(41) All Saints - Pure Shores
>58.(51) Madonna - American Pie
Most people seem to compare this negatively to Don McLean's version.
>60.(67) Shania Twain - Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)
>64.(50) Lene Marlin - Sitting Down Here
Love this song!
>75.(RE) Kelis - Caught Out There
Surely one of the angriest songs ever. :)
Robbie
> On Fri, 15 May 2009 at 18:50:35, Chris Brown <extreme...@yahoo.com>
> wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>
>> Chart dated 20th May 2000.
>>
>> 01.(NE) Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby [re-issue]
>
> One of the best songs of the 00's
I agree with this
>
>> 02.(1) Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
>
> Title could refer to almost anything about her, recently. :p
>
>> 03.(NE) Tom Jones And Mousse T - Sex Bomb
>
> Who bought this crap, though?
whoever it was wants shooting!
>
>> 10.(4) Fragma - Toca's Miracle
>
> Never been sure WTF the video had to do with the song.
well, to be fair the video had to be hastily assembled and the song is
in fact two songs!
>
>
>> 58.(51) Madonna - American Pie
>
> Most people seem to compare this negatively to Don McLean's version.
that's the polite way of putting it!
--
Robbie
Nick
> Another self-indulgent choice here; this coming Sunday is my wedding
> anniversary so what better way to celebrate than post the chart from that
> time?
>
> Well, pretty much any way, by the looks of the chart, but I hadn't done a
> chart from 2000 before, so you're getting it anyway. Thanks as ever to
> Chartstats;http://www.chartstats.com/chart.php?week=20000520
>
> Chart dated 20th May 2000.
Not the best time ever for pop music, but I did listen to the charts
many weeks then so do know many of them. And surprisingly perhaps, I
did like quite a few.
> 01.(NE) Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby [re-issue]
OK, pleasant enough, but never one of my favourites. One interesting
thing though about the charts of this time is how complete unknowns
could enter at number one, it did make up to some extent for the
complete lack of climbers in the charts at this period.
> 02.(1) Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
"Oops.... Same Song Again!" Not bad, but a very cheesy middle bit.
> 03.(NE) Tom Jones And Mousse T - Sex Bomb
Fun in a way, but not actually one of my favourites.
> 04.(NE) Armand Van Helden - Koochy
Based on "Cars". OK, but not as good as his earlier "U Don't Know Me"
which was one of my favourites of this era. Strangely I heard said
song twice last weekend, for the first time in about 5 years.
> 05.(2) Oxide And Neutrino - Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)
Bromide and Mogadino more like. Hated this at the time. Haven't heard
it much recently, thankfully.
> 06.(3) Watergate - Heart Of Asia
Liked this. Seemed to fit in well with this time of year too.
> 07.(NE) Paul Van Dyk Featuring Saint Etienne - Tell Me Why (The Riddle)
I must have heard this at the time but can't recall it now.
> 08.(5) Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch
Got fed up of this fairly quickly.
> 09.(NE) Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man
Can't remember.
> 10.(4) Fragma - Toca's Miracle
Liked this, though I do recall some people absolutely hating it.
> 11.(6) Sisqo - Thong Song
Hmmm... I suspect the innuendo sold it more than the actual song which
was absolute rubbish if I remember correctly.
> 12.(NE) Shaft - Mambo Italiano
TIresome.
> 13.(7) Craig David - Fill Me In
I was never Craig David's greatest fan though I can appreciate why
people like him.
> 14.(9) Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough
Pleasant enough.
> 15.(8) Toploader - Achilles Heel
Vaguely remember, bit boring IIRC.
> 16.(NE) Heather Small - Proud
Robbie's comments about M People and Heather Small sum up my views
precisely.
> 17.(10) Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers
Quite liked this, even though I often don't like this kind of music.
> 18.(NE) The Bluetones - Autophilia (Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And
> Love My Car)
Despite the interesting title I have no recollection of this at all.
They seemed to have two good songs in the form of "Bluetonic" and
"Slight Return", and then everything else afterwards was bland.
> 19.(NE) Donell Jones - Shorty (Got Her Eyes On Me)
Don't recall.
> 20.(12) MJ Cole - Crazy Love
OK
> 21.(11) True Steppers Featuring Dane Bowers - Buggin
Must have heard this at the time, but I can't remember it now.
> 22.(14) Lock 'n' Load - Blow Ya Mind
?
> 23.(NE) Utah Saints - Funky Music
?
> 24.(16) Ricky Martin Featuring Meja - Private Emotion
OK
> 25.(13) Mandy Moore - Candy
Think this was rubbish.
> 26.(17) Melanie C Featuring Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes - Never Be The Same Again
OK but "I Turn To You" was better.
> 27.(15) Made In London - Dirty Water
Girlband IIRC. Don't remember it though
> 28.(20) Destiny's Child - Say My Name
OK
> 29.(19) Sash! - Just Around The Hill
?
> 30.(32) Lonestar - Amazed
A bit bland, but do recall it being on the charts (low down) most of
the summer.
> 31.(18) Lolly - Per Sempre Amore (Forever In Love)
Was this our Eurovision entry that year?
> 32.(23) Steps - Deeper Shade Of Blue
So so.
> 33.(NE) Faith Hill - Breathe
Don't remember.
> 34.(21) Precocious Brats/Kevin And Perry - Big Girl
Piss take of your typical club record, wasn't it?
> 35.(NE) Conductor And The Cowboy - Feeling This Way
The turn of the millennium was characterised by entries like this. One
week wonders that would go in in the thirties then be gone (and
forgotten) forever.
> 36.(26) Jessica Simpson - I Wanna Love You Forever
Rubbish IIRC
> 37.(NE) N-Trance - Shake Ya Body
Don't remember, in 1995 "Set You Free" quickly became annoying and
their dire version of "Stayin' Alive" is one of the worst covers of
all time.
> 38.(30) Richard Ashcroft - A Song For The Lovers
Quite good. For some reason I thought this came out in June 2001, but
maybe I just heard it on the radio a lot then.
> 39.(29) System F - Cry
Don't remember.
> 40.(34) Santana Featuring Rob Thomas - Smooth
Quite good.
> 41.(27) Cypress Hill - Rap Superstar/Rock Superstar
> 42.(25) Scooch - The Best Is Yet To Come
So that's when they appeared first time round....
> 44.(36) Moloko - The Time Is Now
> 50.(41) All Saints - Pure Shores
> 52.(44) Chicane Featuring Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up
Liked this quite a lot.
> 58.(51) Madonna - American Pie
One of the local radio stations actually does quite interesting
"Golden Hours" in which they play songs from given years which you
don't hear much these days, rather than the tiresome usual suspects.
And so, the other day, I heard this for the first time since probably
about 2002. I thought it was OK, goodish even, then but really didn't
like it much when I heard it the other day.
And that's it. Must get round to commenting on that 1979 chart too...
Nick
Robbie
> On Fri, 15 May 2009 at 20:18:03, Robbie <ngrob...@hotmail.com> wrote
> in uk.music.charts :
>
>>> Chart dated 20th May 2000.
>>
>> There won't be as many comments from me this time as there are great
>> swathes of the chart that I either haven't heard or don't remember.
>
>>> 01.(NE) Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby [re-issue]
>>
>> Great number one
>
> We actually agree!
>>
>>> 02.(1) Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
>>
>> but this was an awful number one. And it has a very corny spoken
>> middle bit.
>
> But some very tight PVC... :)
I suppose something has to make up for the dreadful song!
>>
>>> 10.(4) Fragma - Toca's Miracle
>>
>> Good song, very popular at the time
>
> Usually true of songs that had been #1...
I don't know... 2000 was slap bang in the middle of the period when the
number one spot was often filled with one week wonders selling to the
fans and not much else. This song seemed to cross over to the mainstream
and certainly was popular at radio
>>
>>> 30.(32) Lonestar - Amazed
>>
>> sold almost 200,000 copies despite a lowly #21 peak, though it did
>> spend 4 months in the top 40. Chart run, from polyhex:
>>
>> 24-23-30-36-32-30-28-26-{21}-23-22-22-21-26-30-35-37-42-51-57-64-73->22
>>
>> One of a small handful of songs to reach silver sales status despite
>> not reaching the top 20.
>
> Though there may be more of them now in the download era.
In time there will be, I'm not sure if any have made it as yet.
>
>>> 43.(52) Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants
>>
>> can't recall any of these either
>
> Surprised you can't remember the Christina one.
I've probably heard it but have no recollection of it.
>>> 45.(39) Geri Halliwell - Bag It Up
>>
>> dreadful record from the talentless has been
>
> Agree about this record - but she wasn't a 'has-been' at the time, of
> course - she did have 4 solo #1's, after all. I only like the first &
> last of them though.
>
> She looked incredibly HOT in the 'Mi Chico Latino' video!
4 number ones in the era of instant number ones does not require much
talent ;). 2000 was the year that saw a mind boggling 42 records reach
number one, 41 of which entered at the top. There was a new number one
almost every week.
>>> 58.(51) Madonna - American Pie
>>
>> Dreadful cover version, Madonna spoiled her revitalised career by
>> releasing this dirge.
>
> Am I the *only* person who prefers this to DM's original?
seemingly you are!
>
>>> 64.(50) Lene Marlin - Sitting Down Here
>>
>> another overplayed song that got a bit annoying as a result
>
> Very hard to make out lyrics, I think.
--
Robbie
Jan Buxton
> On Fri, 15 May 2009 at 21:45:07, Jan Buxton <ja...@eidosnet.co.uk> wrote
> in uk.music.charts :
>
>>> Chart dated 20th May 2000.
>>> 01.(NE) Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby [re-issue]
>>
>> Bobbins.
>
> Is that good or bad?
Bad.
>>
>>> 06.(3) Watergate - Heart Of Asia
>>
>> Another mediocre dance record I don't remember.
>
> Then how do you know it was a dance record? :p
Youtube :-)
--
Jan
Col
"Paul Hyett" <vidc...@invalid83261.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 15 May 2009 at 19:26:02, Col <reddw...@btinternet.com> wrote in
> uk.music.charts :
>>>
>>> Chart dated 20th May 2000.
>>>
>>Oh dear......
>>
>>I've heard of just 4 of these.
>>
>>02.(1) Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
>>03.(NE) Tom Jones And Mousse T - Sex Bomb
>>10.(4) Fragma - Toca's Miracle
>>58.(51) Madonna - American Pie
>>
>>That's the lot!
>>
>>Madison Aveneue at no.1?
>>Never heard of it!
>
> And I thought *I* was the one who missed out on this period...!
My equivalent to your 'blank' period would be 1999-2006.
I can never quite remember what your period was but wasn't it *much*
longer than mine, mid 80's to mid 00's something like that?
Col
Paul Hyett
in uk.music.charts :
>>>
>>>Madison Aveneue at no.1?
>>>Never heard of it!
>>
>> And I thought *I* was the one who missed out on this period...!
>
>My equivalent to your 'blank' period would be 1999-2006.
>I can never quite remember what your period was but wasn't it *much*
>longer than mine, mid 80's to mid 00's something like that?
>
Roughly mid-80's to 2003, though some of the gap has been filled through
watching the Sky music channels.
Chris Brown
"Robbie" <ngrob...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Chris Brown wrote:
>> Another self-indulgent choice here; this coming Sunday is my wedding
>> anniversary so what better way to celebrate than post the chart from that
>> time?
>
> Happy wedding anniversary!
Thanks.
>> Chart dated 20th May 2000.
>
> There won't be as many comments from me this time as there are great
> swathes of the chart that I either haven't heard or don't remember.
This is one reason I'm not planning to go much further into this present
decade.
>> 01.(NE) Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby [re-issue]
>
> Great number one
I always thought it rather generic.
>> 02.(1) Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
>
> but this was an awful number one. And it has a very corny spoken middle
> bit.
That is the low point of it. I thought the rest was OK though.
>> 03.(NE) Tom Jones And Mousse T - Sex Bomb
>
> I remember him being all sweaty performing this on some TV programme at
> the time. Positively dripping he was. Most disgusting.
Eww...
> A big climber, up
> from #164.
Leaks, I presume.
>> 04.(NE) Armand Van Helden - Koochy
>
> Heard but can't recall
Looped riff from 'Cars' by Gary Numan, plus Armand talking through a vocoder
about female ejaculation. Every bit as good as that description suggests.
>> 05.(2) Oxide And Neutrino - Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)
>
> Dreadful
I sort of liked it, but partly because I knew other people wouldn't.
>> 06.(3) Watergate - Heart Of Asia
>
> This was good though. Inventive use of Forbidden Colours / Merry Christmas
> Mr Lawrence theme
I don't remember it at all.
>> 07.(NE) Paul Van Dyk Featuring Saint Etienne - Tell Me Why (The Riddle)
>
> again, heard but can't recall. I think I may have this on some Ibiza
> compilation album that I've not played for a few years
Only Top 10 hit for either of them.
>> 08.(5) Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch
>
> OK but rather overplayed so got fed up of it.
I remember reading in an MW commentary that this had sold progressively less
each week but still bounced up and down the chart.
>> 11.(6) Sisqo - Thong Song
>
> awful song that seemed to be all over radio at the time
Hasn't aged well.
>> 12.(NE) Shaft - Mambo Italiano
>
> Fun song
For some people, maybe.
>> 13.(7) Craig David - Fill Me In
>
> I wish someone would! He was full of himself at the time and was something
> of a media darling back in the day until Bo Selecta ruined his career
Wasn't he just? I think in some ways he still is.
>> 14.(9) Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough
>
> vaguely remember, pretty bland
I think this might have been her last hit.
>> 15.(8) Toploader - Achilles Heel
>
> Heard but can't recall but I remember I didn't care much for it. Radio was
> still playing Dancing In the Moonlight at the time and so overshadowed
> this track.
Guess what the B-side of this release was!
>> 16.(NE) Heather Small - Proud
>
> Hideous song that my local oldies station picked up on at the time for >
> some reason and was still playing it a few years later. Early M People =
> very good. Later M People / Small solo = annoying and bland.
Every commercial station seems to play this as if it had been much more
popular than it actually was.
>> 17.(10) Sweet Female Attitude - Flowers
>
> I heard this the other day, the first time for quite sometime. Quit liked
> it.
I can't remember the last time I heard it. I suppose it was OK though.
>> 18.(NE) The Bluetones - Autophilia (Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And
>> Love My Car)
Bit of synchonicity with Armand Van Helden here?
>> 19.(NE) Donell Jones - Shorty (Got Her Eyes On Me)
>> 20.(12) MJ Cole - Crazy Love
>
> don't remember all three
The only one I don't remember is Donell Jones, although I must have heard
that at the time.
>> 21.(11) True Steppers Featuring Dane Bowers - Buggin
>
> awful song
They later worked with Donel Jones too.
>> 24.(16) Ricky Martin Featuring Meja - Private Emotion
>
> I had a bit of a soft spot for this but usually ran a mile from anything
> connected with Ricky Martin
I remember some of her other stuff being quite bad too.
>> 26.(17) Melanie C Featuring Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes - Never Be The Same
>> Again
>
> bland, inoffensive song
I think I quite liked it then. Maybe I was trying too hard.
>> 27.(15) Made In London - Dirty Water
>
> not heard
I have.
>> 28.(20) Destiny's Child - Say My Name
>
> not very good
No, I never much liked it either. But everyone was raving about it then.
>> 29.(19) Sash! - Just Around The Hill
>
> can't remember
No, I'd struggle too.
>> 31.(18) Lolly - Per Sempre Amore (Forever In Love)
>
> poor song
To say the least.
>> 32.(23) Steps - Deeper Shade Of Blue
>
> not bad. Steps were cheesy but did release some good pop songs
I think this was one of their best.
>> 33.(NE) Faith Hill - Breathe
>
> OK song from the gorgeous country singer
There's an awful remix.
>> 39.(29) System F - Cry
>
> can't recall. System F is the son of Alvin Stardust!
Actually that's Adam F. Apparently System F is Ferry Corsten.
>> 44.(36) Moloko - The Time Is Now
>
> still used on Sky Sports News. Good song but again suffered from over
> exposure
Fortunately, I'm the one person here who doesn't watch Sky Sports. Sometimes
I hear this and think it might be the best record ever.
I know it isn't really of course, but it seems hard to improve.
>> 45.(39) Geri Halliwell - Bag It Up
>
> dreadful record from the talentless has been
I wish somebody had bagged it up.
>> 50.(41) All Saints - Pure Shores
>
> very good song that was heading to be the best selling record of 2000
> until Bob The Builder came along!
I wouldn't have admitted it at the time, but this is actually decent. Never
liked the vocal though.
>> 58.(51) Madonna - American Pie
>
> Dreadful cover version, Madonna spoiled her revitalised career by
> releasing this dirge.
From a film, I know, but what was she thinking?
>> 62.(NE) Black Legend - You See The Trouble With Me {Import}
>
> I think this version may actually feature Barry White on vocals and not
> the dreadful soundalike they had to eventually use on the UK version.
I believe that is the case, although I don't suppose the people who bought
it knew that.
> Still, a poor song and not a patch on the original Bazza version.
I suppose the idea of sampling a live record was sort of creative. But
having to use a soundalike rather messes it up.
Chris
Chris Brown
"Mark Goodge" <use...@listmail.good-stuff.co.uk> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 15 May 2009 18:50:35 +0100, Chris Brown put finger to keyboard
> and typed:
>
>>Another self-indulgent choice here; this coming Sunday is my wedding
>>anniversary so what better way to celebrate than post the chart from that
>>time?
>>
>>Well, pretty much any way, by the looks of the chart, but I hadn't done a
>>chart from 2000 before, so you're getting it anyway. Thanks as ever to
>>Chartstats;
>>http://www.chartstats.com/chart.php?week=20000520
>>
>>Chart dated 20th May 2000.
>
> Wasn't exactly a vintage year, was it?
Well not for the music anyway.
>>01.(NE) Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby [re-issue]
>
> I can't remember this at all.
It's that kind of song.
>>02.(1) Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
>
> Memorable for the wrong reasons, really.
With hindsight, yes.
>>03.(NE) Tom Jones And Mousse T - Sex Bomb
>
> From the Reload album, one of the few musical highlights of the year.
And that was released in 1999 anyway.
>>10.(4) Fragma - Toca's Miracle
>
> A minor classic, in its way.
Very slightly ahead of its time.
>>46.(34) Blink 182 - All The Small Things
>
> The high water mark for the Green Day soundalikes. I liked this, and
> the album it came from, but they've done nothing of note since.
I found it annoying. And still do, in fact. I refused to watch the TV show
on principle.
>>58.(51) Madonna - American Pie
>
> Bit of a Marmite cover version this - you either loved it or hated it.
Really? I was under the impression that people either hated it or hated it.
Chris
Paul Hyett
wrote in uk.music.charts :
>
>>> Chart dated 20th May 2000.
>>
>> There won't be as many comments from me this time as there are great
>> swathes of the chart that I either haven't heard or don't remember.
>
>This is one reason I'm not planning to go much further into this present
>decade.
Then I guess I'll have to do so instead.
>
>>> 03.(NE) Tom Jones And Mousse T - Sex Bomb
>>
>> A big climber, up
>> from #164.
>
>Leaks, I presume.
Don't you mean leeks? :p
>
>>> 06.(3) Watergate - Heart Of Asia
>>
>> This was good though. Inventive use of Forbidden Colours / Merry Christmas
>> Mr Lawrence theme
>
>I don't remember it at all.
I think I do, now - and I liked it.
>
>>> 44.(36) Moloko - The Time Is Now
>>
>> still used on Sky Sports News. Good song but again suffered from over
>> exposure
>
>Fortunately, I'm the one person here who doesn't watch Sky Sports.
Not the only one.
>Sometimes
>I hear this and think it might be the best record ever.
>I know it isn't really of course, but it seems hard to improve.
I preferred 'Sing It Back' - one of my fav chill-out tracks.
>
>>> 58.(51) Madonna - American Pie
>>
>> Dreadful cover version, Madonna spoiled her revitalised career by
>> releasing this dirge.
>
>From a film, I know, but what was she thinking?
I don't get why everyone (except me) seems to hate this.
Chris Brown
"Jan Buxton" <ja...@eidosnet.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Chris Brown wrote:
>> Chart dated 20th May 2000.
>>
>> 01.(NE) Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby [re-issue]
>
> Bobbins.
Agreed.
>> 02.(1) Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
>
> Back when she was still doing the faux innocent thing, and made decent pop
> records.
Also agreed, except perhaps that she sings "I'm not that innocent"...
>> 03.(NE) Tom Jones And Mousse T - Sex Bomb
>
> I *hate* this record. Awful.
On so many levels.
>> 05.(2) Oxide And Neutrino - Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)
>
> Another terrible record.
You should have heard the ones they did without TV theme tunes.
>> 08.(5) Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch
>
> I own another Bloodhound Gang single, and I have to admit I like this.
Not for me. Far too overexposed, not that I'd liked it to start with.
>> 11.(6) Sisqo - Thong Song
>
> Another song like Sex Bomb, I really *hate*.
It's nowhere near as bad as that. At least it doesn't imply a mental image
of Tom Jones grinding away.
>> 13.(7) Craig David - Fill Me In
>
> One of those artists where I find the person much easier to like than the
> music.
Which is odd - a lot of people seem to come to the opposite conclusion.
>> 18.(NE) The Bluetones - Autophilia (Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And
>> Love My Car)
>
> I guess one of my favourite bands, given I've seen them live 3 times now.
> Good record. I own this on Science + Nature which is probably my favourite
> Bluetones album.
I'm not sure I'd have gone that far, but it's definitely quite underrated. I
remember I had to buy it in Sainsbury's because I didn't get to a record
shop the week it came out.
I've also got one of the original CD formats, and the Singles album,
although those are still both the album versions.
>> 21.(11) True Steppers Featuring Dane Bowers - Buggin
>
> Very 'buggin'.
By name and by nature.
>> 28.(20) Destiny's Child - Say My Name
>
> I don't know if 27yo men are meant to like Destiny's Child, but I do like
> quite a lot of their singles, including this one.
I thought those were exactly the people who were meant to.
>> 38.(30) Richard Ashcroft - A Song For The Lovers
>
> Brilliant song. Possibly, along with History, my favourite Richard
> Ashcroft penned song ever. I own the single.
I think this is one point where I'm going to have to disagree with the
majority view. I think this is all that's worst about Ashcroft.
>> 41.(27) Cypress Hill - Rap Superstar/Rock Superstar
>
> Good record(s).
Not bad, but I could have done without the sermon in the middle.
>> 48.(40) Eagle-Eye Cherry - Are You Still Having Fun?
>
> Blast from the past. His last top 40 single, not as bad as I feared when
> relistening to it.
I wonder whether he is still having fun?
>> 52.(44) Chicane Featuring Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up
>
> Bryan Adams in bad record shocker.
Not his worst Number One, though.
>> 53.(28) Oasis - Who Feels Love?
>
> Rather leaden effort.
Indeed so, and at the time their smallest hit in over five years.
>> 59.(46) Dr Dre Featuring Snoop Dogg - Still DRE
>
> Great record. Own it on 2001.
Much as I dislike Snoop Dog, I have to admit that this is rather good.
>> 69.(RE) Macy Gray - Still
>
> I love Macy Gray's voice. Good song.
Decent voice, but I always thought the song was a bit of a nonentity. In
fact the first time I heard it I thought it was just the middle eight of 'I
Try'
Chris
Jan Buxton
> "Jan Buxton" <ja...@eidosnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:C-6dnbDZZsHMSZDX...@brightview.co.uk...
>> Chris Brown wrote:
>>> 13.(7) Craig David - Fill Me In
>> One of those artists where I find the person much easier to like than the
>> music.
>
> Which is odd - a lot of people seem to come to the opposite conclusion.
I guess most of my exposure to CD has been through his appearances on
Soccer AM where he comes across well, especially as being a genuine
Southampton fan. Also IIRC he was willing to laugh at himself enough to
appear on Bo Selecta.
>>> 38.(30) Richard Ashcroft - A Song For The Lovers
>> Brilliant song. Possibly, along with History, my favourite Richard
>> Ashcroft penned song ever. I own the single.
>
> I think this is one point where I'm going to have to disagree with the
> majority view. I think this is all that's worst about Ashcroft.
The video is certainly annoying.
--
Jan
Robbie
> Chris Brown wrote:
>> "Jan Buxton" <ja...@eidosnet.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:C-6dnbDZZsHMSZDX...@brightview.co.uk...
>>> Chris Brown wrote:
>>>> 13.(7) Craig David - Fill Me In
>>> One of those artists where I find the person much easier to like than
>>> the
>>> music.
>>
>> Which is odd - a lot of people seem to come to the opposite conclusion.
>
> I guess most of my exposure to CD has been through his appearances on
> Soccer AM where he comes across well, especially as being a genuine
> Southampton fan. Also IIRC he was willing to laugh at himself enough to
> appear on Bo Selecta.
Football is a sore point at the moment - come Sunday us Geordies could
be celebrating or commiserating... either way I'm getting drunk!
>
>>>> 38.(30) Richard Ashcroft - A Song For The Lovers
>>> Brilliant song. Possibly, along with History, my favourite Richard
>>> Ashcroft penned song ever. I own the single.
>>
>> I think this is one point where I'm going to have to disagree with the
>> majority view. I think this is all that's worst about Ashcroft.
>
> The video is certainly annoying.
>
I think this is the best song he did as a solo artist.
--
Robbie
Paul Hyett
wrote in uk.music.charts :
>
>>> 28.(20) Destiny's Child - Say My Name
>>
>> I don't know if 27yo men are meant to like Destiny's Child, but I do like
>> quite a lot of their singles, including this one.
>
>I thought those were exactly the people who were meant to.
Grin.
Catriona R
On Fri, 15 May 2009 18:50:35 +0100, "Chris Brown"
>01.(NE) Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby [re-issue]
Really liked this at the time, not as big a fan now but it still sounds
alright.
>02.(1) Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
Annoying...
>03.(NE) Tom Jones And Mousse T - Sex Bomb
Really wasn't a fan of Tom Jones' duets with stars of the day, they were
alright but got very tedious after a while. And this one wasn't very
good as I remember.
>04.(NE) Armand Van Helden - Koochy
Hmm I think I liked this at the time but haven't even heard it since.
>05.(2) Oxide And Neutrino - Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)
Thankfully haven't heard this one since the time either, all I remember
is it being absolutely terrible, vague hint of the Casualty theme tune
running through some awful noise.
>08.(5) Bloodhound Gang - The Bad Touch
Liked it originally but it was overplayed. That and I think I just plain
grew out of it. Can't stand it now.
>10.(4) Fragma - Toca's Miracle
Sounded a lot like their previous one but I liked it well enough.
>11.(6) Sisqo - Thong Song
Another one I'm glad seems to have been forgotten.
>13.(7) Craig David - Fill Me In
Never saw why he was so big for a while, I found him utterly bland,
nothing interesting in his songs for me.
>16.(NE) Heather Small - Proud
Still like this one a lot. Think she's one of the people where you
either love her voice or hate it, I love it.
>24.(16) Ricky Martin Featuring Meja - Private Emotion
Vaguely recall this, I quite liked Ricky Martin at the time but pretty
much forgotten him now.
>26.(17) Melanie C Featuring Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes - Never Be The Same Again
Still like this one from the only Spice Girl who showed signs of having
any talent (I said "any" not "much" ;-))
>38.(30) Richard Ashcroft - A Song For The Lovers
Found this really boring tbh, I was expecting more after what the Verve
acheived.
>44.(36) Moloko - The Time Is Now
I'd forgotten all about this song but really liked it at the time.
>45.(39) Geri Halliwell - Bag It Up
And I'm glad I'd forgotten all about this one... think it was awful but
have no plans to look it up to find out.
>46.(34) Blink 182 - All The Small Things
Liked it at the time, but got very bored of hearing it.
>50.(41) All Saints - Pure Shores
Love this one, beautiful relaxing feel to it.
>52.(44) Chicane Featuring Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up
Interesting mix of artists but it worked for me, at least at the time,
haven't heard it in years - time to find it and seeif I still like it.
>58.(51) Madonna - American Pie
Loved it at the time but it's not aged so well, find it a bit boring
now.
>60.(67) Shania Twain - Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)
Haven't heard this in years but liked it at the time, along with
everything I heard by her. Surprised I never seen to hear her on the
radio or tv any more.
>73.(75) Aqua - Cartoon Heroes
Hehe Aqua... embarassing as it is to admit I actually like pretty much
everything I've heard by them - sure it's cheesy rubbish but it's fun!
>75.(RE) Kelis - Caught Out There
One of the most aggressive songs I've heard, think I did like it at the
time but wow, that is a lot of anger.
Chris Brown
> On Fri, 15 May 2009 at 20:18:03, Robbie <ngrob...@hotmail.com> wrote in
> uk.music.charts :
>
>>> Chart dated 20th May 2000.
>>
>>There won't be as many comments from me this time as there are great
>>swathes of the chart that I either haven't heard or don't remember.
That's the music of 2000 for you.
>>> 01.(NE) Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby [re-issue]
>>
>>Great number one
>
> We actually agree!
Never appealed to me, I have to say. And probably already have said, in
fact.
>>> 10.(4) Fragma - Toca's Miracle
>>
>>Good song, very popular at the time
>
> Usually true of songs that had been #1...
Unless they're by Westlife, I guess.
>>> 30.(32) Lonestar - Amazed
>>
>>sold almost 200,000 copies despite a lowly #21 peak, though it did spend 4
>>months in the top 40. Chart run, from polyhex:
>>
>>24-23-30-36-32-30-28-26-{21}-23-22-22-21-26-30-35-37-42-51-57-64-73->22
>>
>>One of a small handful of songs to reach silver sales status despite not
>>reaching the top 20.
>
> Though there may be more of them now in the download era.
I'm sure of it, considering the potential timespan.
>>> 43.(52) Christina Aguilera - What A Girl Wants
>>
>>can't recall any of these either
>
> Surprised you can't remember the Christina one.
I'm just jealous!
>>> 45.(39) Geri Halliwell - Bag It Up
>>
>>dreadful record from the talentless has been
>
> Agree about this record - but she wasn't a 'has-been' at the time, of
> course - she did have 4 solo #1's, after all.
Of which this was the third... so technically, you could say she had already
passed the peak of her solo fame.
> I only like the first & last
> of them though.
>
> She looked incredibly HOT in the 'Mi Chico Latino' video!
If by "HOT" you mean "Dangerously ill" then I'll agree.
>>> 58.(51) Madonna - American Pie
>>
>>Dreadful cover version, Madonna spoiled her revitalised career by
>>releasing this dirge.
>
> Am I the *only* person who prefers this to DM's original?
I originally read this post rather late at night after consuming alcohol and
for a very brief moment I thought Depeche Mode had done a version of
'American Pie'. Maybe they should have.
>>> 64.(50) Lene Marlin - Sitting Down Here
>>
>>another overplayed song that got a bit annoying as a result
>
> Very hard to make out lyrics, I think.
"But I learned to get revenge/And I swear you'll experience that someday".
Chris
Chris Brown
"Nick" <nick1...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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On May 15, 6:50 pm, "Chris Brown" <extremespamr...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> 01.(NE) Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby [re-issue]
>OK, pleasant enough, but never one of my favourites. One interesting
>thing though about the charts of this time is how complete unknowns
>could enter at number one, it did make up to some extent for the
>complete lack of climbers in the charts at this period.
In a way, of course they weren't complete unknowns, because this had been a
Top 40 hit in 1999. But really the two things are connected: the weeks of
growth when this record might at another time have been climbing into the
Top 10 effectively happened before the single was released.
>> 02.(1) Britney Spears - Oops!... I Did It Again
>"Oops.... Same Song Again!" Not bad, but a very cheesy middle bit.
Possibly intentional. Well, I hope so.
>> 09.(NE) Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man
>Can't remember.
I remember it being a hit, more than the record itself.
>> 11.(6) Sisqo - Thong Song
>Hmmm... I suspect the innuendo sold it more than the actual song >which was
>absolute rubbish if I remember correctly.
Innuendo? It's not exactly subtle.
He actually had more hits than you might expect.
>> 18.(NE) The Bluetones - Autophilia (Or How I Learned To Stop >Worrying
>> And Love My Car)
>Despite the interesting title I have no recollection of this at all.
>They seemed to have two good songs in the form of "Bluetonic" and
>"Slight Return", and then everything else afterwards was bland.
Actually, I think they had a bit of the opposite problem - after that first
album they sometime seemed to be trying a bit too hard to be quirky.
>> 19.(NE) Donell Jones - Shorty (Got Her Eyes On Me)
>Don't recall.
I don't really either - I just remember it was the follow-up to 'U Know
What's Up'.
>> 20.(12) MJ Cole - Crazy Love
>OK
I think he was supposed to be really big.
>> 23.(NE) Utah Saints - Funky Music
>?
Their last new hit, and I think also the last for Edwin Starr, who's the
uncredited lead vocalist here.
>> 27.(15) Made In London - Dirty Water
>Girlband IIRC. Don't remember it though
Oddly, I do. There seemed to be hundreds of these vaguely RnB-style British
girl-groups around at the time. These ones made the severe tactical error of
spelling their name correctly.
>> 31.(18) Lolly - Per Sempre Amore (Forever In Love)
>Was this our Eurovision entry that year?
No. Although now you come to mention it, I can't remember what was.
>> 34.(21) Precocious Brats/Kevin And Perry - Big Girl
>Piss take of your typical club record, wasn't it?
Sort of, but at least a slightly affectionate one since it was produced by
Judge Jules. Kevin And Perry were of course Harry Enfield and Kathy Burke.
>> 36.(26) Jessica Simpson - I Wanna Love You Forever
>Rubbish IIRC
Really really bad. Little did I suspect she'd be in the chart 9 years later.
>> 37.(NE) N-Trance - Shake Ya Body
>Don't remember, in 1995 "Set You Free" quickly became annoying >and their
>dire version of "Stayin' Alive" is one of the worst covers of
>all time.
There speaks somebody who's never heard their version of 'Da Ya Think I'm
Sexy'!
>> 42.(25) Scooch - The Best Is Yet To Come
>So that's when they appeared first time round....
Yup. Despite the title, this was the follow-up to their only
(pre-Eurovision) Top 10 single.
Chris
Robbie
> "Nick" <nick1...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:959940d1-591c-4253...@v17g2000vbb.googlegroups.com...
>
>>> 31.(18) Lolly - Per Sempre Amore (Forever In Love)
>
>> Was this our Eurovision entry that year?
>
> No. Although now you come to mention it, I can't remember what was.
It was "Don't Play That Song Again" by Niki French.
>
>>> 34.(21) Precocious Brats/Kevin And Perry - Big Girl
>
>> Piss take of your typical club record, wasn't it?
>
> Sort of, but at least a slightly affectionate one since it was produced by
> Judge Jules. Kevin And Perry were of course Harry Enfield and Kathy Burke.
Was it connected with the film they both did as Kevin and Perry?
>
--
Robbie
Chris Brown
> Chris Brown wrote:
>> "Nick" <nick1...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:959940d1-591c-4253...@v17g2000vbb.googlegroups.com...
>
>>
>>>> 31.(18) Lolly - Per Sempre Amore (Forever In Love)
>>
>>> Was this our Eurovision entry that year?
>>
>> No. Although now you come to mention it, I can't remember what was.
>
> It was "Don't Play That Song Again" by Niki French.
She got her wish!
>>>> 34.(21) Precocious Brats/Kevin And Perry - Big Girl
>>
>>> Piss take of your typical club record, wasn't it?
>>
>> Sort of, but at least a slightly affectionate one since it was produced
>> by Judge Jules. Kevin And Perry were of course Harry Enfield and Kathy
>> Burke.
>
> Was it connected with the film they both did as Kevin and Perry?
Yes - I believe the entire plot of the film was about them making this
record and then taking it over to Ibiza and becoming huge stars. Harry
Enfield expressed surprise at the time that he could have claimed 50% of the
publishing for the lyric "All I wanna do is do it, big girl!"
Chris
Paul Hyett
>>
>>>> Chart dated 20th May 2000.
>>>
>
>>
>> She looked incredibly HOT in the 'Mi Chico Latino' video!
>
>If by "HOT" you mean "Dangerously ill" then I'll agree.
Not in *this* video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIYF0v0XidU
You must be thinking of 'Scream If You Wanna Go Faster'.
Of course, merely listening to that song makes you feel as ill as she
looked in the video... :)
Chris Brown
> On Mon, 18 May 2009 at 22:06:02, Chris Brown <extreme...@yahoo.com>
> wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>
>>>> Chart dated 20th May 2000.
>>>
>>> There won't be as many comments from me this time as there are great
>>> swathes of the chart that I either haven't heard or don't remember.
>>
>>This is one reason I'm not planning to go much further into this present
>>decade.
>
> Then I guess I'll have to do so instead.
You can if you like. Obviously I don't think it'd be that interesting to
keep going all the way and ask people what songs they remember from two
years ago.
>>>> 03.(NE) Tom Jones And Mousse T - Sex Bomb
>>>
>>> A big climber, up
>>> from #164.
>>
>>Leaks, I presume.
>
> Don't you mean leeks? :p
Boo!
>>>> 44.(36) Moloko - The Time Is Now
>>>
>>> still used on Sky Sports News. Good song but again suffered from over
>>> exposure
>>
>>Fortunately, I'm the one person here who doesn't watch Sky Sports.
>
> Not the only one.
Fair enough then.
>>Sometimes
>>I hear this and think it might be the best record ever.
>>I know it isn't really of course, but it seems hard to improve.
>
> I preferred 'Sing It Back' - one of my fav chill-out tracks.
I guess the original version of it is quite chilled (in fact, I think I used
to have it on a chillout CD that came free with a magazine) but the hit
version wouldn't strike me as chilled exactly.
Since you mention it though, that does remind me of one of the things I love
about 'The Time Is Now' - the atmosphere of supressed tension.
>>>> 58.(51) Madonna - American Pie
>>>
>>> Dreadful cover version, Madonna spoiled her revitalised career by
>>> releasing this dirge.
>>
>>From a film, I know, but what was she thinking?
>
> I don't get why everyone (except me) seems to hate this.
Well, people who are fans of the original version obviously love the big
scope of it, which is all totally lost in this version: she only sings half
of it and in a stupid happy-clappy way. And people who don't like the song
probably still don't.
Chris
Chris Brown
> Chris Brown wrote:
>> "Jan Buxton" <ja...@eidosnet.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:C-6dnbDZZsHMSZDX...@brightview.co.uk...
>>> Chris Brown wrote:
>>>> 13.(7) Craig David - Fill Me In
>>> One of those artists where I find the person much easier to like than
>>> the
>>> music.
>>
>> Which is odd - a lot of people seem to come to the opposite conclusion.
>
> I guess most of my exposure to CD has been through his appearances on
> Soccer AM where he comes across well, especially as being a genuine
> Southampton fan. Also IIRC he was willing to laugh at himself enough to
> appear on Bo Selecta.
Ah, I suppose that sort of explains things a bit.
>>>> 38.(30) Richard Ashcroft - A Song For The Lovers
>>> Brilliant song. Possibly, along with History, my favourite Richard
>>> Ashcroft penned song ever. I own the single.
>>
>> I think this is one point where I'm going to have to disagree with the
>> majority view. I think this is all that's worst about Ashcroft.
>
> The video is certainly annoying.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention the video, but it really is ghastly. Even worse
than the record.
Chris
Chris Brown
"Catriona R" <catrion...@totalise.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> On Fri, 15 May 2009 18:50:35 +0100, "Chris Brown"
> <extreme...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>01.(NE) Madison Avenue - Don't Call Me Baby [re-issue]
>
> Really liked this at the time, not as big a fan now but it still sounds
> alright.
It's not a terrible record by any means, but I never thought it was in any
way an outstanding one.
I'm guessing nobody remembers their other hits?
>>03.(NE) Tom Jones And Mousse T - Sex Bomb
>
> Really wasn't a fan of Tom Jones' duets with stars of the day, they were
> alright but got very tedious after a while. And this one wasn't very
> good as I remember.
Of course, this was a bit different from the rest of the album because it
wasn't a vocal duet. And it's the only hit from that album that wasn't a
cover.
>>05.(2) Oxide And Neutrino - Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)
>
> Thankfully haven't heard this one since the time either, all I remember
> is it being absolutely terrible, vague hint of the Casualty theme tune
> running through some awful noise.
I have to admit some slight liking for it. IIRC Oxide (the producer) was
quite innovative, but Neutrino let the side down a bit.
>>13.(7) Craig David - Fill Me In
>
> Never saw why he was so big for a while, I found him utterly bland,
> nothing interesting in his songs for me.
'Rewind' I liked, but none of his other stuff has ever come close. This is
definitely more memorable than his more recent solo records.
>>26.(17) Melanie C Featuring Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes - Never Be The Same
>>Again
>
> Still like this one from the only Spice Girl who showed signs of having
> any talent (I said "any" not "much" ;-))
Fair comment I think. Well, for music anyway.
>>38.(30) Richard Ashcroft - A Song For The Lovers
>
> Found this really boring tbh, I was expecting more after what the Verve
> acheived.
Maybe the other members of the band helped keep him in check.
>>45.(39) Geri Halliwell - Bag It Up
>
> And I'm glad I'd forgotten all about this one... think it was awful but
> have no plans to look it up to find out.
Somebody said recently that the title was reminscent of pooper-scoopers.
>>60.(67) Shania Twain - Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)
>
> Haven't heard this in years but liked it at the time, along with
> everything I heard by her.
I was already getting quite tired of her by now.
>Surprised I never seen to hear her on the
> radio or tv any more.
She's presumably counting her money.
>>73.(75) Aqua - Cartoon Heroes
>
> Hehe Aqua... embarassing as it is to admit I actually like pretty much
> everything I've heard by them - sure it's cheesy rubbish but it's fun!
Some of them more than others, I think (my brother had both the albums so I
know them very well). I think this was one of the better ones.
Oh, and I know nobody else has mentioned it, but I wanted to say that I've
got 'I Am The Sun' by Dark Star on clear 5" vinyl.
Chris
Chris
Paul Hyett
wrote in uk.music.charts :
>
>>>60.(67) Shania Twain - Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)
>>
>> Haven't heard this in years but liked it at the time, along with
>> everything I heard by her.
>
>I was already getting quite tired of her by now.
I'm still not. :)
Robbie
> On Thu, 21 May 2009 at 21:31:41, Chris Brown <extreme...@yahoo.com>
> wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>
>>>> 60.(67) Shania Twain - Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)
>>>
>>> Haven't heard this in years but liked it at the time, along with
>>> everything I heard by her.
>>
>> I was already getting quite tired of her by now.
>
> I'm still not. :)
She seems to have vanished off the face of the earth. Like Dido she
seems to have problems recording and releasing an album. Also like Dido
she might find that no-one cares when the album finally gets a release...
--
Robbie
Paul Hyett
in uk.music.charts :
>>>
>>>>>Shania Twain
>>>
>>> I was already getting quite tired of her by now.
>> I'm still not. :)
>
>She seems to have vanished off the face of the earth. Like Dido she
>seems to have problems recording and releasing an album. Also like Dido
>she might find that no-one cares when the album finally gets a release...
What I can't understand is why Dido's record company is letting unsold
copies of her 3rd album sit on the shelves, rather than cutting the
price?
Chris Brown
> On Fri, 22 May 2009 at 10:10:06, Robbie <ngrob...@hotmail.com> wrote in
> uk.music.charts :
>>>>
>>>>>>Shania Twain
>>>>
>>>> I was already getting quite tired of her by now.
>
>>> I'm still not. :)
>>
>>She seems to have vanished off the face of the earth. Like Dido she seems
>>to have problems recording and releasing an album. Also like Dido she
>>might find that no-one cares when the album finally gets a release...
>
> What I can't understand is why Dido's record company is letting unsold
> copies of her 3rd album sit on the shelves, rather than cutting the price?
Because by the time they're on the shelves, it's too late for the record
company to do anything about it. Their only leverage over the retail price
is to cut the dealer price (or, to get around price limits, give some copies
out for free). And retailers a glut of unsold copies aren't going to want to
buy any more.
Chris
Paul Hyett
wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>
>> What I can't understand is why Dido's record company is letting unsold
>> copies of her 3rd album sit on the shelves, rather than cutting the price?
>
>Because by the time they're on the shelves, it's too late for the record
>company to do anything about it. Their only leverage over the retail price
>is to cut the dealer price (or, to get around price limits, give some copies
>out for free). And retailers a glut of unsold copies aren't going to want to
>buy any more.
Then why don't *they* cut the price then. It's clear she's not intending
to release any more singles from it - the only other way of stimulating
further sales.
Chris Brown
> On Thu, 21 May 2009 at 21:31:41, Chris Brown <extreme...@yahoo.com>
> wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>
>>>>60.(67) Shania Twain - Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)
>>>
>>> Haven't heard this in years but liked it at the time, along with
>>> everything I heard by her.
>>
>>I was already getting quite tired of her by now.
>
> I'm still not. :)
Yeah, but you don't listen to the radio, do you?
Chris
Paul Hyett
>>>
>>>>>60.(67) Shania Twain - Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)
>>>>
>>>> Haven't heard this in years but liked it at the time, along with
>>>> everything I heard by her.
>>>
>>>I was already getting quite tired of her by now.
>>
>> I'm still not. :)
>
>Yeah, but you don't listen to the radio, do you?
I'd be surprised if her songs get played much, nowadays?
Robbie
> On Sun, 24 May 2009 at 17:28:08, Chris Brown <extreme...@yahoo.com>
> wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>>>
>>>>>> 60.(67) Shania Twain - Don't Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)
>>>>>
>>>>> Haven't heard this in years but liked it at the time, along with
>>>>> everything I heard by her.
>>>>
>>>> I was already getting quite tired of her by now.
>>>
>>> I'm still not. :)
>>
>> Yeah, but you don't listen to the radio, do you?
>
> I'd be surprised if her songs get played much, nowadays?
she still gets played now and again. Oldies stations tend to have a cut
off point of 1999 (due to licence restrictions) so some of her music
gets played on the Magic type stations but her more recent material is
now probably too old (and not that particularly good) for contemporary
radio stations such as your local ILR station.
--
Robbie
Paul Hyett
in uk.music.charts :
>>>>>
>>>>>>>Shania Twain
>> I'd be surprised if her songs get played much, nowadays?
>
>she still gets played now and again. Oldies stations tend to have a cut
>off point of 1999 (due to licence restrictions)
What licence restrictions??
It's no wonder there's so much music piracy with all this fucking
licensing restriction nonsense around!
Robbie
> On Sun, 24 May 2009 at 20:49:20, Robbie <ngrob...@hotmail.com> wrote
> in uk.music.charts :
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Shania Twain
>
>>> I'd be surprised if her songs get played much, nowadays?
>>
>> she still gets played now and again. Oldies stations tend to have a
>> cut off point of 1999 (due to licence restrictions)
>
> What licence restrictions??
>
> It's no wonder there's so much music piracy with all this fucking
> licensing restriction nonsense around!
Not restrictions in the sense that they can't play music because of some
musicians rule or anything but more when a station applies for a licence
then it has to stipulate the type of output it will carry and it then
has to stick to the terms of that license at the risk of having its
license revoked. Each station has to be licensed by the Radio Authority
(or whatever they are called these days). For example, Radio 2 has to
carry a certain amount of specialist programming aimed at the over 60s,
according to the terms of its license, so that is why you get Friday and
Sunday nights consisting of big band etc music. Classic FM has to carry,
well classical music as well as a certain amount of mainly speech based
programming. And any station that wants to be licensed as an oldies
station aren't going to get a license to play songs from the current top
40. The cut off point is usually songs up to 1999 though it is possible
to hear the odd track from the 2000s now creeping in.
The idea behind the licensing system is to stop all stations turning
into clones of each other and appealing to the lowest common denominator
(to make more money) at the risk of leaving a large % of the population
with little or nothing to listen to.
--
Robbie