Chart Commentary 14/11/09
Paul Hyett
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The XF effect struck again, taking the bloody awful JLS to #1. :(
New Entries/New Peaks
---------------------
Top 10 : BEP #3, Kesha #6, Chase & Status #9, Lady Gaga (BR) #10
Top 20 : Snow Patrol #15, Paolo Nutini #17, Calvin Harris #18, Journey
#19
Top 30 : Bon Jovi #25, Beyonce #27 (finally!), Chris Brown #29
Top 40 : Laura White #32
Re-entries T40 : none
New Entries outside the top 40 (plus new peaks) : Pixie Lott (CME) #45,
Jamie Cullum #55, Sean Kingston #56, Pink #62, Oasis #71
Re-entries T75 : Bon Jovi (LOAP) #52, Beyonce (SL) #72, (Halo) #74, G&R
(SCOM) #75
Albums
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Cheryl, surprisingly, comes from well behind to push Bon Jovi into 2nd.
New Entries/New Peaks
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Top 10 : Bon Jovi #2, Foo Fighters #4, Katherine Jenkins (UC) #9
Big climb : Beyonce 53-8.
Top 20 : Sting #15, Bee Gees #19
New entries/new peaks outside the top 20 : FGTH #27, Nirvana #32, Rod
Stewart #35, Slayer #41, Julian C #46, Flight OTC #47, Skunk Anansie
#74, Joss Stone #75
Re-entries : Bon Jovi (CR) #43
Next Week
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Singles
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Leona inevitably #1
Top 5 : Kesha, Britney
Top 10 : Sugababes
Top 20 : Bandaged, N-Dubz, Peter Andre, Will Young
Top 30 :
Top 40 : Athlete,
As always, there are bound to be download releases I don't know about.
Albums
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In the Robbie v JLS battle, I expect the former to prevail.
Top 10 NE : JLS, Biffy Clyro, Jamie Cullum, Snow Patrol
Top 20 NE : Donnie & Marie Osmond, Killers, Miley Cyrus, Rod Stewart,
Shirley Bassey
Others : Amerie, Howard Jones, Martha Wainwright
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> Singles
> -------
> The XF effect struck again, taking the bloody awful JLS to #1. :(
Although lest we forget, they didn't actually win.
I suppose it's good of them to set off that siren at the start as if to say
"Warning: generic RnB approaching".
> New Entries/New Peaks
> ---------------------
> Top 10 : BEP #3,
Impressively, they managed to find a live recording of this that sounded
even worse than the record.
> Kesha #6,
Or Ke$ha, if you prefer. I don't.
Out on CD on the 30th.
>Chase & Status #9,
Featuring the vocals of Plan B, which is notable as it's the first Top 40
hit for either of them and crashes into the Top 10. Presumably this is as a
result of promotion for the film, although I've only seen the posters so
far.
>Lady Gaga (BR) #10
Now I've heard the Kesha record, I think Gaga should be even more annoyed.
> Top 20 : Snow Patrol #15,
A song apparently written by Gary Lightbody and Jacknife Lee for Gwen
Stefani. She obviously didn't like it, so it's been reclaimed as a
promotional tool for a best-of compilation. It's grown on me somewhat since
I first heard it, but
still isn't the side of them I'm most interested in.
> Paolo Nutini #17,
Something rather more distinctive than the Snow Patrol single, despite his
history of blandness.
>Calvin Harris #18,
And only 18 months ago his career seemed dead and buried. Now he can claim a
second album with four Top 20 hits on it. This is deservedly the smallest
though.
> Journey #19
Now, here's something remararkable. Not the record, obviously, which is just
drab, turgid, self-important bobbins of the first water, but the fact that
this is the first track to be propelled into the Top 20 after a performance
by an X-Factor contestant (not counting records by the contestants
themselves, obviously). It's also the first ever UK Top 40 hit by this lot,
although they somehow managed a Top 10 album as long ago as 1983.
> Top 30 : Bon Jovi #25,
'We Weren't Born To Follow' is the title, although as time goes on it's
harder to believe that Bon Jovi were actually born at all and not just
cloned in some lab somewhere.
>Beyonce #27 (finally!),
Already the sixth charting track from the album.
>Chris Brown #29
Earlier this week, Ian Brown was arrested over an alleged assault. I'm
starting to think my brother had the right idea by changing his surname.
> Top 40 : Laura White #32
Debut solo single from the singer who was voted out of last year's X-factor
in the earlier rounds, although she may have been on that awful version of
'Hero'.Whether her talents deserved better is hard to tell behind the
low-budget Rihanna production.
> New Entries outside the top 40 (plus new peaks) : Pixie Lott (CME) #45,
Next single, of course.
> Jamie Cullum #55,
He is indeed 'All Over It Now'. If "it" is Radio 2.
>Sean Kingston #56,
Still haven't heard this, or indeed seen any evidence beyond the chart that
it exists. I'm fine with that though.
>Pink #62,
Boring ballad.
> Oasis #71
And speaking of boring ballads... Mind you, this peaked at 2 in 2002, so
it's a re-entry.
I think somebody died in one of the soaps, that's probably it.
> Re-entries T75 : Bon Jovi (LOAP) #52,
Seems to have gained almost as much from their recent promotional tour as
the single they were trying to publicise.
> Beyonce (SL) #72, (Halo) #74,
See above and below. Unless people are just downloading 'Halo' because they
can't tell it apart from the new one.
>G&R (SCOM) #75
I needn't tell you where this song was featured last weekend. Although
apparently it was sung by a woman - I don't know if Sheryl Crow's
disappointed.
> Albums
> ------
> Cheryl, surprisingly, comes from well behind to push Bon Jovi into 2nd.
Apparently it was pretty close though.
Maybe all their fans are saving up for their London concerts next summer?
Only �1300 for a front-row seat.
> New Entries/New Peaks
> ---------------------
> Top 10 : Bon Jovi #2,
Apparently, Bon Jovi were only required to supply a couple of new songs for
a best-of album, but "luckily" they were feeling so inspired they made a
whole album. Indeed, Richie Sambora might be the only person left in the
world who could say "I think people are going to dig it, man. And it rocks
hard." with a straight face. Tracks like 'Work For The Working Man' and
'Brokenpromisedland' are apparently Bon Jovi's own response to the credit
crunch.
>Foo Fighters #4,
A long-awaited Greatest Hits package, for once. So long, in fact, that
they've had more hits than will fit on the CD, so the hard-to-find single
version of 'Walking After You' is one notable omission. They did find space
for three new tracks, including the current hit 'Wheels' and an acoustic
'Everlong'.
The deluxe version adds a DVD with most of the videos (including the
aforementioned 'Walking After You' but apparently not 'Breakout') and a
couple of live tracks from their old DVDs.
>Katherine Jenkins (UC) #9
Possibly cashing in, Universal follow her debut for another label by
assembling 14 (or 17 in this country) tracks from the catalogue they already
own. There seem to be a lot of duets with Rhys Meirion, whoever he is.
The special edition adds a live mini-album including "unreleased songs" -
they mean unreleased by her, obviously.
> Big climb : Beyonce 53-8.
By far the most successful of several deluxe editions this week, although I
suppose Pitbull could have set a new peak for all I know. Just in case you
missed the previous two versions of the album, the "Platinum" edition of the
album adds three new tracks, a remix of 'Ego' with Kanye West and a bonus
DVD that has videos for seven of the tracks plus a "fan exclusive" video of
'Ego' What, does it jump out of the player if you only like her a bit or
something?
> Top 20 : Sting #15,
Far be it from me to suggest that Sting has in any way run out of ideas, but
If On A Winter's Night is his album of music for this time of year, mostly
traditional tunes but with a two re-workings of his own material.
A deluxe hardback version has two extra songs and a making-of DVD.
> Bee Gees #19
Supposedly timed for the fiftieth anniversary of their formation, Ultimate
Bee Gees has most of the same tracks on it that have been on their other
compilations, although I don't think they normally include 'Fanny, Be Tender
With My Love' for some reason...
The bait for fans is a DVD with 18 songs on it.
> New entries/new peaks outside the top 20 : FGTH #27,
Frankie Say Greatest - Chris says Relax, Don't Do It! - is their third
compilation, which of course outnumbers their studio albums. And of course,
most of the songs that casual listeners know are from the first album
anyway, so this follows the pattern of the previous two retrospectives by
including most of that album with a couple of songs from the second album
and the obligatory remixes.
The deluxe format has a bonus CD with a few more remixes and three cover
versions.
Apparently Holly Johnson only agreed to promote this on condition that the
record company re-release his first two solo albums.
>Nirvana #32,
A second mention for Dave Grohl this week, with a live CD (and DVD for an
extra few quid) of their famous performance at the 1992 Reading Festival,
which Kerrang! apparently once voted the most important gig of all time.
It's a career-spanning set, and has obviously been available on bootlegs
since, well, 1992 but this is apparently the first legitimate release of the
whole show.
Fifteen years ago this week, they were at Number One with the Unplugged In
New York album, and they also had a second charting live set with 1996's
From The Muddy Banks Of The Wishkah.
>Rod Stewart #35,
Actually, neither a new entry nor a new peak - this entered and peaked at 19
about 50 weeks ago.
I suppose it's gained from publicity for his new album.
>Slayer #41,
The tenth studio album from the thrash pioneers, but apparently the first
one they've written entirely in the studio. Are they sure they want to boast
about that?
The extra DVD in the deluxe version is apparently a 20-minute animated
graphic novel.
> Julian C #46,
Debut solo album from the lead singer and writer of The Strokes. Of course,
all three of their albums to date have gone Top 2, but this is said to be a
more experimental project.
> Flight OTC #47,
Second studio album from the New Zealand comedy folk act who I have to
assume are funny in context.
>Skunk Anansie #74,
Rather after-the-event Greatest Hits collection from the Nineties political
rockers who have in fact reunited to promot this and even released two new
singles to little reaction. There's a special edition version with the
videos on DVD and a pricey box set with loads of remixes and TV
performances.
>Joss Stone #75
Just about scraping in after all, despite what may well be the worst album
cover of 2009 (so bad, in fact, that the American record company refused to
use it). There are certainly an eclectic range of guest stars on here,
including Raphael Saadiq, Nas, David Sanborn, Jeff Beck and Jamie Hartman of
Ben's Brother semi-fame. In fact, that track was released as a Ben's
Brother/Anastacia single last week, so it's managed to flop twice in a
fortnight.
> Re-entries : Bon Jovi (CR) #43
May contain music that's not terrible.
> Next Week
> ---------
> Singles
> -------
> Leona inevitably #1
Agreed.
> Top 5 : Kesha,
Looks like it must be in with a chance of Number 2.
>Britney
Don't even think I've heard this.
> Top 10 : Sugababes
Mind you, 'Get Sexy' did better than we expected.
> Top 20 : Bandaged,
Because it's second time around and not Christmas? Yep, I think I'd agree.
> N-Dubz,
I suppose they have an outside chance of Top 10. But it seems a busy week.
>Peter Andre,
Not sure about this one.
> Will Young
About the best he could hope for.
> Top 40 : Athlete,
Again, I presume you're allowing for its being a charity record?
> As always, there are bound to be download releases I don't know about.
There is some odd YouTube thing for Children in Need that might get to
Number 40...
And whilst you obviously do know about it, Pixie Lott might climb.
> Albums
> ------
> In the Robbie v JLS battle, I expect the former to prevail.
So do I, but then two weeks ago it never even crossed my mind that that
could be a question.
> Top 10 NE : JLS, Biffy Clyro, Jamie Cullum, Snow Patrol
Difficult to argue with any of those.
> Top 20 NE : Donnie & Marie Osmond,
I know nothing about this record except that it exists. But that's probably
enough.
>Killers,
Hmm... seems about right.
>Miley Cyrus,
Not a whole album, but I presume it's priced accordingly.
>Rod Stewart,
Yep, although it looks like there's been more promo than I'd expect.
> Shirley Bassey
On balance, yes.
> Others : Amerie,
Is she really that popular?
>Howard Jones,
In 2009?
>Martha Wainwright
Hard to know - it is all in foreign and stuff.
Also, Neil Diamond is one act who might have a chance of charting a
Christmas album in the UK.
Chris
Paul Hyett
wrote in uk.music.charts :
>> Singles
>> -------
>> The XF effect struck again, taking the bloody awful JLS to #1. :(
>
>Although lest we forget, they didn't actually win.
>I suppose it's good of them to set off that siren at the start as if to
>say "Warning: generic RnB approaching".
They only managed 40% of Cheryl's first week sales, too.
>
>> New Entries/New Peaks
>> ---------------------
>> Top 10 : BEP #3,
>
>Impressively, they managed to find a live recording of this that
>sounded even worse than the record.
Grin.
>
>> Kesha #6,
>
>Or Ke$ha, if you prefer. I don't.
>Out on CD on the 30th.
If there's any point, by then.
>
>>Lady Gaga (BR) #10
>
>Now I've heard the Kesha record, I think Gaga should be even more annoyed.
How so?
>
>> Top 20 : Snow Patrol #15,
>
>A song apparently written by Gary Lightbody and Jacknife Lee for Gwen
>Stefani. She obviously didn't like it, so it's been reclaimed as a
>promotional tool for a best-of compilation. It's grown on me somewhat
>since I first heard it, but
>still isn't the side of them I'm most interested in.
It's OK, but it's no 'Run' or 'Chasing Cars'
>
>> Journey #19
>
>Now, here's something remararkable. Not the record, obviously, which is
>just drab, turgid, self-important bobbins of the first water,
Grin.
> but the fact that this is the first track to be propelled into the Top
>20 after a performance by an X-Factor contestant (not counting records
>by the contestants themselves, obviously).
Of course, it's been a steady seller for quite a while, so unlike most
such songs, it wasn't starting from virtually nothing.
> It's also the first ever UK Top 40 hit by this lot, although they
>somehow managed a Top 10 album as long ago as 1983.
So I saw, in Guinness.
>
>> Top 30 : Bon Jovi #25,
>
>'We Weren't Born To Follow' is the title, although as time goes on it's
>harder to believe that Bon Jovi were actually born at all and not just
>cloned in some lab somewhere.
Grin.
>
>>Beyonce #27 (finally!),
>
>Already the sixth charting track from the album.
Rather fewer than normal from her, then. :p
>
>>Chris Brown #29
>
>Earlier this week, Ian Brown was arrested over an alleged assault. I'm
>starting to think my brother had the right idea by changing his surname.
Ahem...
>
>> Top 40 : Laura White #32
>
>Debut solo single from the singer who was voted out of last year's
>X-factor in the earlier rounds
On a related subject, I see Lucie Jones was voted out of XF last night,
in favour of those appalling twins. :(
>
>> New Entries outside the top 40 (plus new peaks) :
>
>>Pink #62,
>
>Boring ballad.
As opposed to the usual thrilling kind? :p
>
>> Oasis #71
>
>And speaking of boring ballads... Mind you, this peaked at 2 in 2002,
>so it's a re-entry.
>I think somebody died in one of the soaps, that's probably it.
While listening to Oasis, presumably...
>
>> Re-entries T75 :
>
>> Beyonce (SL) #72, (Halo) #74,
>
>See above and below. Unless people are just downloading 'Halo' because
>they can't tell it apart from the new one.
I couldn't possibly comment...
>
>
>> Albums
>> ------
>> Cheryl, surprisingly, comes from well behind to push Bon Jovi into 2nd.
>
>Apparently it was pretty close though.
Just 284 copies!
Cheryl 75399, and, well you can work out Bon Jovi's sales... :P
>Maybe all their fans are saving up for their London concerts next
>summer? Only �1300 for a front-row seat.
Shit!
>
>> New Entries/New Peaks
>> ---------------------
>> Top 10 : Bon Jovi #2,
>
>Apparently, Bon Jovi were only required to supply a couple of new songs
>for a best-of album, but "luckily" they were feeling so inspired they
>made a whole album.
Why did they bother?
>
>>Foo Fighters #4,
>
>A long-awaited Greatest Hits package, for once. So long, in fact, that
>they've had more hits than will fit on the CD, so the hard-to-find
>single version of 'Walking After You' is one notable omission.
Not even downloadable?
>
>>Katherine Jenkins (UC) #9
>
>Possibly cashing in, Universal follow her debut for another label by
>assembling 14 (or 17 in this country) tracks from the catalogue they
>already own. There seem to be a lot of duets with Rhys Meirion, whoever
>he is.
This did much better than I was expecting, given the sales of their
parent albums.
>
>> Top 20 : Sting #15,
>
>Far be it from me to suggest that Sting has in any way run out of ideas
Perish the thought...
>
>> New entries/new peaks outside the top 20 : FGTH #27,
>Apparently Holly Johnson only agreed to promote this on condition that
>the record company re-release his first two solo albums.
So they'll sell a couple of dozen more copies, then?
>
>>Nirvana #32,
>
>A second mention for Dave Grohl this week, with a live CD (and DVD for
>an extra few quid) of their famous performance at the 1992 Reading
>Festival, which Kerrang! apparently once voted the most important gig
>of all time. It's a career-spanning set, and has obviously been
>available on bootlegs since, well, 1992 but this is apparently the
>first legitimate release of the whole show.
Yawn.
>
>>Rod Stewart #35,
>
>Actually, neither a new entry nor a new peak - this entered and peaked
>at 19 about 50 weeks ago.
>I suppose it's gained from publicity for his new album.
Must be more than that, surely?
>
>>Slayer #41,
>
>The tenth studio album from the thrash pioneers, but apparently the
>first one they've written entirely in the studio. Are they sure they
>want to boast about that?
They presumably thought no-one would care either way.
>
>> Julian C #46,
>
>Debut solo album from the lead singer and writer of The Strokes. Of
>course, all three of their albums to date have gone Top 2, but this is
>said to be a more experimental project.
Not one likely to be repeated, from this.
>
>>Joss Stone #75
>
>Just about scraping in after all, despite what may well be the worst
>album cover of 2009 (so bad, in fact, that the American record company
>refused to use it).
Didn't even see it on the shelves.
>
>> Next Week
>> ---------
>> Singles
>> -------
>> Leona inevitably #1
>
>Agreed.
Though, unless there are issues with iTunes updating, hardly dominating
so far.
>
>> Top 5 : Kesha,
>
>Looks like it must be in with a chance of Number 2.
I hope so.
>
>>Britney
>
>Don't even think I've heard this.
I've seen the video.
>
>> Top 10 : Sugababes
>
>Mind you, 'Get Sexy' did better than we expected.
This *is* but better than that (IMO).
>
>> Top 20 :
>
>> N-Dubz,
>
>I suppose they have an outside chance of Top 10. But it seems a busy week.
If this is new material, than maybe T10.
>
>>Peter Andre,
>
>Not sure about this one.
His fans usually push his songs this high.
>
>> Will Young
>
>About the best he could hope for.
Preferably completely bombing, though,
>
>> Albums
>> ------
>> In the Robbie v JLS battle, I expect the former to prevail.
>
>So do I, but then two weeks ago it never even crossed my mind that that
>could be a question.
In favour of which artist, though?
Chris Brown
> On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 at 01:48:11, Chris Brown <extrem...@yahoospam.com>
> wrote in uk.music.charts :
>
>>> Singles
>>> -------
>>> The XF effect struck again, taking the bloody awful JLS to #1. :(
>>
>>Although lest we forget, they didn't actually win.
>>I suppose it's good of them to set off that siren at the start as if to
>>say "Warning: generic RnB approaching".
>
> They only managed 40% of Cheryl's first week sales, too.
True, although that is a tough yardstick. Perhaps a fairer comparison would
be with their own 'Beat Again'.
Which reminds me that they're apparently the eighth act to claim two
chart-topping singles in 2009.
>>> New Entries/New Peaks
>>> ---------------------
>>> Top 10 : BEP #3,
>>
>>Impressively, they managed to find a live recording of this that sounded
>>even worse than the record.
>
> Grin.
And even that was more coherent than the version of 'I Gotta Feeling' I
heard this morning.
>>> Kesha #6,
>>
>>Or Ke$ha, if you prefer. I don't.
>>Out on CD on the 30th.
>
> If there's any point, by then.
If there ever was, for that matter.
>>>Lady Gaga (BR) #10
>>
>>Now I've heard the Kesha record, I think Gaga should be even more annoyed.
>
> How so?
It seems like a bit of a spin on her style.
>>> Top 20 : Snow Patrol #15,
>>
>>A song apparently written by Gary Lightbody and Jacknife Lee for Gwen
>>Stefani. She obviously didn't like it, so it's been reclaimed as a
>>promotional tool for a best-of compilation. It's grown on me somewhat
>>since I first heard it, but
>>still isn't the side of them I'm most interested in.
>
> It's OK, but it's no 'Run' or 'Chasing Cars'
Agreed on that.
Apparently Nicole Sherzinger recorded it for her solo album too.
>>> Journey #19
>>
>>Now, here's something remararkable. Not the record, obviously, which is
>>just drab, turgid, self-important bobbins of the first water,
>
> Grin.
You wouldn't be if you had to listen to it.
>> but the fact that this is the first track to be propelled into the Top 20
>> after a performance by an X-Factor contestant (not counting records by
>> the contestants themselves, obviously).
>
> Of course, it's been a steady seller for quite a while, so unlike most
> such songs, it wasn't starting from virtually nothing.
True, although obviously few of the songs done on there are genuinely
obscure.
>> It's also the first ever UK Top 40 hit by this lot, although they somehow
>> managed a Top 10 album as long ago as 1983.
>
> So I saw, in Guinness.
I bet that didn't say why either.
>>>Chris Brown #29
>>
>>Earlier this week, Ian Brown was arrested over an alleged assault. I'm
>>starting to think my brother had the right idea by changing his surname.
>
> Ahem...
Not that my brother's name is Ian.
>>> Top 40 : Laura White #32
>>
>>Debut solo single from the singer who was voted out of last year's
>>X-factor in the earlier rounds
>
> On a related subject, I see Lucie Jones was voted out of XF last night, in
> favour of those appalling twins. :(
So did I, not that I care.
>>> New Entries outside the top 40 (plus new peaks) :
>>
>>>Pink #62,
>>
>>Boring ballad.
>
> As opposed to the usual thrilling kind? :p
Well, some are at least powerful. This is so dull I'm not sure they could
even bring themselves to make a video.
>>> Oasis #71
>>
>>And speaking of boring ballads... Mind you, this peaked at 2 in 2002, so
>>it's a re-entry.
>>I think somebody died in one of the soaps, that's probably it.
>
> While listening to Oasis, presumably...
Or to avoid it?
>>> Albums
>>> ------
>>> Cheryl, surprisingly, comes from well behind to push Bon Jovi into 2nd.
>>
>>Apparently it was pretty close though.
>
> Just 284 copies!
>
> Cheryl 75399, and, well you can work out Bon Jovi's sales... :P
MW says 75114, which would make a margin of 285 I think.
>>Maybe all their fans are saving up for their London concerts next summer?
>>Only �1300 for a front-row seat.
>
> Shit!
Well, yes, it probably would be.
>>> New Entries/New Peaks
>>> ---------------------
>>> Top 10 : Bon Jovi #2,
>>
>>Apparently, Bon Jovi were only required to supply a couple of new songs
>>for a best-of album, but "luckily" they were feeling so inspired they made
>>a whole album.
>
> Why did they bother?
I suppose they thought it would be good.
>>>Foo Fighters #4,
>>
>>A long-awaited Greatest Hits package, for once. So long, in fact, that
>>they've had more hits than will fit on the CD, so the hard-to-find single
>>version of 'Walking After You' is one notable omission.
>
> Not even downloadable?
Not officially, at least not anywhere I've ever looked.
>>>Katherine Jenkins (UC) #9
>>
>>Possibly cashing in, Universal follow her debut for another label by
>>assembling 14 (or 17 in this country) tracks from the catalogue they
>>already own. There seem to be a lot of duets with Rhys Meirion, whoever he
>>is.
>
> This did much better than I was expecting, given the sales of their parent
> albums.
You'd know better than I whether any of it was new, of course.
>>> Top 20 : Sting #15,
>>
>>Far be it from me to suggest that Sting has in any way run out of ideas
>
> Perish the thought...
Of course, that would require the assumption that he had ideas in the first
place.
>>> New entries/new peaks outside the top 20 : FGTH #27,
>
>>Apparently Holly Johnson only agreed to promote this on condition that the
>>record company re-release his first two solo albums.
>
> So they'll sell a couple of dozen more copies, then?
Perhaps, but on this occasion I can see his point. It's not really that good
of the record company to be holding them back in this day and age,
especially when they keep rehashing the same FGTH material.
Coincidentally, I heard an East German on the radio today who was dancing to
Johnson's hit 'Americanos' when the news came through about the Berlin Wall.
>>>Nirvana #32,
>>
>>A second mention for Dave Grohl this week, with a live CD (and DVD for an
>>extra few quid) of their famous performance at the 1992 Reading Festival,
>>which Kerrang! apparently once voted the most important gig of all time.
>>It's a career-spanning set, and has obviously been available on bootlegs
>>since, well, 1992 but this is apparently the first legitimate release of
>>the whole show.
>
> Yawn.
And if that's not enough, there was also a re-release of Bleach with a whole
live album.
>>>Rod Stewart #35,
>>
>>Actually, neither a new entry nor a new peak - this entered and peaked at
>>19 about 50 weeks ago.
>>I suppose it's gained from publicity for his new album.
>
> Must be more than that, surely?
Maybe hearing his new stuff just underlines how good he used to be?
A colleague of mine has just bought one of the many other Rod compilations.
>>>Slayer #41,
>>
>>The tenth studio album from the thrash pioneers, but apparently the first
>>one they've written entirely in the studio. Are they sure they want to
>>boast about that?
>
> They presumably thought no-one would care either way.
Why would they have told people then?
>>> Julian C #46,
>>
>>Debut solo album from the lead singer and writer of The Strokes. Of
>>course, all three of their albums to date have gone Top 2, but this is
>>said to be a more experimental project.
>
> Not one likely to be repeated, from this.
Well, it's done better than any of the other members' solo albums.
>>>Joss Stone #75
>>
>>Just about scraping in after all, despite what may well be the worst album
>>cover of 2009 (so bad, in fact, that the American record company refused
>>to use it).
>
> Didn't even see it on the shelves.
HMV Harrow have a few copies in the Urban section.
>>> Next Week
>>> ---------
>>> Singles
>>> -------
>>> Leona inevitably #1
>>
>>Agreed.
>
> Though, unless there are issues with iTunes updating, hardly dominating so
> far.
Is this why you haven't posted an update today?
As of now it's at Number One (ahead of BEPs, JLS and Kesha in that order).
>>>Britney
>>
>>Don't even think I've heard this.
>
> I've seen the video.
Oh yeah, I'm not denying it exists.
>>> Top 10 : Sugababes
>>
>>Mind you, 'Get Sexy' did better than we expected.
>
> This *is* but better than that (IMO).
It is but better?
I think I agree with that even if it wasn't quite what you meant.
>>> Top 20 :
>>
>>> N-Dubz,
>>
>>I suppose they have an outside chance of Top 10. But it seems a busy week.
>
> If this is new material, than maybe T10.
It is, but then I suppose this is a busy week.
>>>Peter Andre,
>>
>>Not sure about this one.
>
> His fans usually push his songs this high.
Usually, yes, but most of his career has been in the physical singles era.
It'll probably be more difficult to persuade them to download this track
they already have, unless he's got a lot of remixes or something.
>>> Albums
>>> ------
>>> In the Robbie v JLS battle, I expect the former to prevail.
>>
>>So do I, but then two weeks ago it never even crossed my mind that that
>>could be a question.
>
> In favour of which artist, though?
If that sentence means what I think, Robbie.
Chris
Jan Buxton
>
> "Paul Hyett" <vidc...@invalid83261.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:Xh8DMuBk...@blueyonder.co.uk...
>
> Second studio album from the New Zealand comedy folk act who I have to
> assume are funny in context.
I think plenty of their earlier stuff is funny without context, Business
Time, Jenny, Issues, Albi the Racist Dragon etc...it had to work as part
of a stand up (well sit down) show after all.
This record probably does rely on the context of the TV show a bit more,
and the investment made in the characters. Although some of the
pastiches are good enough to pass as the real thing. Carol Brown is
arguably as good as 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover for instance.
--
Jan
Paul Hyett
>>
>>>> Singles
>>>> -------
>>>> ---------------------
>>>> Journey #19
>>>
>>>Now, here's something remararkable. Not the record, obviously, which is
>>>just drab, turgid, self-important bobbins of the first water,
>>
>> Grin.
>
>You wouldn't be if you had to listen to it.
I did - last Sunday.
>
>>>> Top 40 : Laura White #32
>>>
>>>Debut solo single from the singer who was voted out of last year's
>>>X-factor in the earlier rounds
>>
>> On a related subject, I see Lucie Jones was voted out of XF last night, in
>> favour of those appalling twins. :(
>
>So did I, not that I care.
Well, ISTM if those twins go on to win it, they'll be another 'Leon
Jackson', as they'll lack the wide appeal of Leona or Alex. If that's
the case, then Lady G will not be threatened for YTD #1.
>
>>>> Albums
>>>> ------
>>>> New Entries/New Peaks
>>>> ---------------------
>>>>Katherine Jenkins (UC) #9
>>
>> This did much better than I was expecting, given the sales of their parent
>> albums.
>
>You'd know better than I whether any of it was new, of course.
Actually I wouldn't, since I didn't buy it. :p
>
>>>>Rod Stewart #35,
>>>
>>>Actually, neither a new entry nor a new peak - this entered and peaked at
>>>19 about 50 weeks ago.
>>>I suppose it's gained from publicity for his new album.
>>
>> Must be more than that, surely?
>
>Maybe hearing his new stuff just underlines how good he used to be?
No, that can't be it. :p
>
>>>>Joss Stone #75
>>>
>>>Just about scraping in after all, despite what may well be the worst album
>>>cover of 2009 (so bad, in fact, that the American record company refused
>>>to use it).
>>
>> Didn't even see it on the shelves.
>
>HMV Harrow have a few copies in the Urban section.
I wouldn't have looked for it there.
>
>>>> Next Week
>>>> ---------
>>>> Singles
>>>> -------
>>>> Leona inevitably #1
>>>
>>>Agreed.
>>
>> Though, unless there are issues with iTunes updating, hardly dominating so
>> far.
>
>Is this why you haven't posted an update today?
No.
I don't know if you got my email about having to use an old computer,
but I can't properly access the usual iTunes chart website with it.
>
>>>>Britney
>>>
>>>Don't even think I've heard this.
>>
>> I've seen the video.
>
>Oh yeah, I'm not denying it exists.
>
>>>> Top 10 : Sugababes
>>>
>>>Mind you, 'Get Sexy' did better than we expected.
>>
>> This *is* but better than that (IMO).
>
>It is but better?
'Much'
Chris Brown
> On Mon, 9 Nov 2009 at 19:27:36, Chris Brown <extrem...@yahoospam.com>
> wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>>
>>>>> Singles
>>>>> -------
>>>>> New Entries/New Peaks
>>>>> ---------------------
>>>>> Journey #19
>>>>
>>>>Now, here's something remararkable. Not the record, obviously, which is
>>>>just drab, turgid, self-important bobbins of the first water,
>>>
>>> Grin.
>>
>>You wouldn't be if you had to listen to it.
>
> I did - last Sunday.
Good point.
Incidentally, there was a rumour this might be the X-Factor winner's single
but that now seems off the agenda.
>>>>> Top 40 : Laura White #32
>>>>
>>>>Debut solo single from the singer who was voted out of last year's
>>>>X-factor in the earlier rounds
>>>
>>> On a related subject, I see Lucie Jones was voted out of XF last night,
>>> in
>>> favour of those appalling twins. :(
>>
>>So did I, not that I care.
>
> Well, ISTM if those twins go on to win it, they'll be another 'Leon
> Jackson', as they'll lack the wide appeal of Leona or Alex.
You mean, they'll be male?
>If that's the case, then Lady G will not be threatened for YTD #1.
It doesn't really matter though, when they're not going to win anyway.
>>>>> Albums
>>>>> ------
>>>>> New Entries/New Peaks
>>>>> ---------------------
>>>>>Katherine Jenkins (UC) #9
>>>
>>> This did much better than I was expecting, given the sales of their
>>> parent
>>> albums.
>>
>>You'd know better than I whether any of it was new, of course.
>
> Actually I wouldn't, since I didn't buy it. :p
Well, if you read the cover you'd know which tracks were on there.
>>>>>Rod Stewart #35,
>>>>
>>>>Actually, neither a new entry nor a new peak - this entered and peaked
>>>>at
>>>>19 about 50 weeks ago.
>>>>I suppose it's gained from publicity for his new album.
>>>
>>> Must be more than that, surely?
>>
>>Maybe hearing his new stuff just underlines how good he used to be?
>
> No, that can't be it. :p
Believe me, I've heard some of his new stuff.
>>>>>Joss Stone #75
>>>>
>>>>Just about scraping in after all, despite what may well be the worst
>>>>album
>>>>cover of 2009 (so bad, in fact, that the American record company refused
>>>>to use it).
>>>
>>> Didn't even see it on the shelves.
>>
>>HMV Harrow have a few copies in the Urban section.
>
> I wouldn't have looked for it there.
You don't even live in Harrow. ;-)
She'd probably be pleased enough though.
>>>>> Next Week
>>>>> ---------
>>>>> Singles
>>>>> -------
>>>>> Leona inevitably #1
>>>>
>>>>Agreed.
>>>
>>> Though, unless there are issues with iTunes updating, hardly dominating
>>> so
>>> far.
>>
>>Is this why you haven't posted an update today?
>
> No.
>
> I don't know if you got my email about having to use an old computer, but
> I can't properly access the usual iTunes chart website with it.
Ah, OK.
>>>>> Top 10 : Sugababes
>>>>
>>>>Mind you, 'Get Sexy' did better than we expected.
>>>
>>> This *is* but better than that (IMO).
>>
>>It is but better?
>
> 'Much'
Yes, I did agree moer the first time!
Chris
Paul Hyett
>>>>
>>>>>> Singles
>>>>>> -------
>>>>>> New Entries/New Peaks
>>>>>> ---------------------
>>>> in
>>>> favour of those appalling twins. :(
>>>
>>>So did I, not that I care.
>>
>> Well, ISTM if those twins go on to win it, they'll be another 'Leon
>> Jackson', as they'll lack the wide appeal of Leona or Alex.
>
>You mean, they'll be male?
>
>>If that's the case, then Lady G will not be threatened for YTD #1.
>
>It doesn't really matter though, when they're not going to win anyway.
Are you sure? Cowell's already had 2 chances to kill them off, yet
despite what he's said about them, hasn't seized the chance...
Chris Brown
> On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 at 20:25:11, Chris Brown <extrem...@yahoospam.com>
> wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Singles
>>>>>>> -------
>>>>>>> New Entries/New Peaks
>>>>>>> ---------------------
>>>>> On a related subject, I see Lucie Jones was voted out of XF last
>>>>> night,
>>>>> in
>>>>> favour of those appalling twins. :(
>>>>
>>>>So did I, not that I care.
>>>
>>> Well, ISTM if those twins go on to win it, they'll be another 'Leon
>>> Jackson', as they'll lack the wide appeal of Leona or Alex.
>>
>>You mean, they'll be male?
>>
>>>If that's the case, then Lady G will not be threatened for YTD #1.
>>
>>It doesn't really matter though, when they're not going to win anyway.
>
> Are you sure? Cowell's already had 2 chances to kill them off,
I was only aware of one, but I'll take your word for that...
>yet despite
> what he's said about them, hasn't seized the chance...
But at the moment, it's entirely in his interest to have them on the show
because of all the publicity they're generating for the programme.
Chris
Paul Hyett
<extrem...@yahoospam.com> wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>yet despite
>> what he's said about them, hasn't seized the chance...
>
>But at the moment, it's entirely in his interest to have them on the
>show because of all the publicity they're generating for the programme.
>
losing out. It's also been suggested that if it were his *own* acts that
were threatened by the twins, he'd boot them without a second thought...
Chris Brown
> On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 at 18:55:06, Chris Brown <extrem...@yahoospam.com>
> wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>>yet despite
>>> what he's said about them, hasn't seized the chance...
>>
>>But at the moment, it's entirely in his interest to have them on the show
>>because of all the publicity they're generating for the programme.
>>
> Gaining publicity, but losing *credibility*, since better singers are
> losing out.
Er, what credibility?
>It's also been suggested that if it were his *own* acts that
> were threatened by the twins, he'd boot them without a second thought...
Yeah, I don't really think I believe that. I don't think anyone cares that
much which are which.
Chris
Paul Hyett
<extrem...@yahoospam.com> wrote in uk.music.charts :
>>>But at the moment, it's entirely in his interest to have them on the show
>>>because of all the publicity they're generating for the programme.
>>>
>> Gaining publicity, but losing *credibility*, since better singers are
>> losing out.
>
>Er, what credibility?
Exactly... :p
Gill Smith
show?
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Jan Buxton
> my comment is: what happened to the female co-presenter on the BBC R1 chart
> show?
Fearne Cotton got a daily weekday show, the old Jo Whiley slot, all by
herself.
--
Jan
Chris Brown
"Jan Buxton" <ja...@eidosnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:eoednQDm-Yw5F53W...@brightview.co.uk...
...Which was, oddly, promoted by a trail with her saying that as a child she
used to record her own chart shows.
My wife asked whether she'd actually turned up for those.
Chris