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There
were five new entries, twelve climbers, seven non
movers and just sixteen songs going down on this weeks
chart. The first climber came at the top as Yolanda
Be Cool & D Cup climbed a place to no.1 with 'We Speak
No Americano'. Their nearest rivals this week were Eminem
featuring Rihanna who also went up one to no.2 with 'Love
The Way You Lie'. All this activity meant that last
weeks no.1 'Airplanes' by B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams
fell two places to no.3.
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Katy
Perry featuring Snoop Dogg was a non mover at no.4 with
'California Gurls' while Eliza Doolittle continued her slow climb
as 'Pack Up' went up three to no.5. Mark Ronson and the Business
Intl featuring Q Tip & MNDR were a non mover at no.6 with
'Bang Bang Bang' and Professor Green featuring Lily Allen fell two
to no.7 with 'Just Be Good To Green'. 'I Like It' climbed one to
no.8 for Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull and JLS went down two
to no.9 with 'The Club Is Alive. The top ten was concluded by
3OH!3 featuring Ke$ha who were a non mover at no.10 with 'My First
Kiss'.
A
further four climbers and one new entry were to be found in what
remained of the top twenty. Kelly Rowland featuring David Guetta
edged up one to no.14 with 'Commander' and Plan B climbed one to
no.16 with 'Prayin''. Tinie Tempah featuring Labrinth went back up
two to no.17 with 'Frisky' and Jason Derulo got the weeks highest
climber going up twenty one to no.19 with 'What If'. The
only new entry came at no.20 and went to Usher featuring Pitbull
with 'DJ Got Us Falling In Love'.
There
were four climbers and four new entries in the lower half of the
chart. Basshunter went straight in at no.21 with 'Saturday' while
former no.1 'OMG' by Usher featuring will.i.am climbed back up a
place to no.22. Drake went up four to no.24 with 'Find Your Love'
and Plan B climbed back up eight places to no.25 with 'She Said'.
Pendulum got a new entry at no.29 with 'Witchcraft' and Train went
back up one to no.31 with 'Hey Soul Sister'. Diana Vickers could
only manage no.36 with her second single 'The Boy Who Murdered
Love' while the final new entry went to Scouting For Girls at
no.37 with 'Famous'.
Damon
Albarn's leading project Gorillaz are back this week with 'On
Melancholy Hill', the second track to be taken from their current
musically diverse 'Plastic Beach' album. The album was denied the
top spot by Boyzone, who had seen surge in sales that week
following the publicity around their TV tribute to Stephen
Gately. The opening single 'Stylo' featured Mos Def and was
accompanied by a Bruce Willis video but could still only peak at
no.58. They have enjoyed five top ten hits including their only
number one 'Dare' which saw Shaun Ryder on guest vocals. Their
last top forty appearance came back in 2006 with the double a side
'Kids With Guns / El Manana' though that made just no.27. I think
this may suffer the same fate as its predecessor as I see Gorillaz
as much more of an album project rather than a singles band.
Popular
folk singer Katie Melua's rose to fame partly through her close
collaboration with legendary producer Mike Batt. He has
chosen to take a step back on her new album 'House' and oversaw
former Madonna producer William Orbit taking over at the controls.
'The Flood' was the first single to be taken from it, and it
became her seventh top forty hit, peaking at no.35. The album
peaked at no.4, her lowest position to date, and saw her work with
a variety of songwriters including Rick Nowels and Guy Chambers.
Although not really being a singles artist she has enjoyed two top
five hits including her chart topping duet 'Wonderful World' which
was recorded with vocals from Eva Cassidy. While I like her new
single 'A Happy Place' it's unlikely to win her any new fans and
as such I expect it to miss out on the top forty.
Tom
Jones returns this week with a double a sided single 'Did Trouble
Me / Don't Knock'. It's the second single to be taken from
his new album 'Praise & Blame' and follows on from the limited
edition release of 'Burning Hell / What Good Am I?'. His last
number one came as recently as last year when he featured on the
Comic Relief single 'Islands In The Stream' along with Robin Gibb
and comedians Rob Brydon and Ruth Jones. That came some 44 years
after he first made it to the summit with 'It's Not Unusual'.
He has notched up thirty five seven forty hits although aside
from his Comic Relief appearance it has been eight years since he
last made it there in his own right with 'Tom Jones
International'. It's amazing that he can still produce material
like this at 70 years old although I'm not sure this will see
himreturn to the top ten.
'Billionaire'
is the brand new single from charismatic Gym Class Heroes
frontman Travis McCoy and B.o.B. collaborator Bruno Mars. It's
McCoy's first release as a solo artist and it has already gone on
to make the top five in the US. It is taken from his debut
album 'Lazarus' and hopes to repeat that success over here. His
band enjoyed three top forty hits in the UK with all of them
making the top ten. The band remain very much a unit
and plan to release a new album together in 2010. He also
famously guested on Kelly Rowland's 2008 single 'Daylight'
although he probably gained more column inches for dating Katy
Perry before she hooked up with Russell Brand. This is a fairly
radio friendly track and sounds great with the recent Summer
weather. I think it could well go all the way to the top
of the charts.
Finally
this come the much talked about Canadian duo Crystal Castles who
return with their new single 'Baptism'. Their debut album made
no.47 back in while their follow up managed a respectable no.48
back in May of this year. It's their eighth single with most of
those releases coming on a limited edition vinyl format. They are
about to head off for an extensive US tour but are set to play the
Leeds / Reading festivals later in August and they are then back
again for ten UK dates in October. The limited edition nature of
their singles means they are unlikely to enjoy much in the way of
commercial success but they have been slowly building a following
in the UK. They have however managed to achieve small levels of
fame from supporting Blur at their Hyde Park gigs last year while
their 'Air War' single was used by Toshiba to promote their HD
range of products.
It's
often the most talented who are taken from us most young and that
is certainly the case with former Stereophonics drummer Stuart
Cable. He had kick started his life again following his
sacking from the band and had his own weekly radio show and had
started a new band Killing For Company. This week sees the
posthumous release of the track 'Former Mining Town' by his
new band, and in case anyone thinks they are just cashing in, all
proceeds raised from sales of the single go to the Teenage Cancer
Trust and Ty Hafan, two charities Cable was proud to support.
If you remove the circumstances surrounding its release this is
still a track which makes you sit up and take note. It may
be his final top forty appearance, but it may also be the most
poignant. Rest in peace Stuart.
Plan
B officially releases his latest single 'Prayin'' this week,
and its another track taken from his chart topping 'The
Defamation Of Strickland Banks' album. Already this year he has
seen 'Stay Too Long' make the top ten while 'She Said' performed
even better getting as far as the top three. This track has
been slowly climbing the charts over the past few weeks and could
well become the third top ten hit from the album. His
curious mix of falsetto vocals, northern soul music and aggresive
raps have proved a hit with the record buying public and he is
certainly one of the most original artists around. His
success has even fueled interest in his earlier album 'Who
Needs Actions When You Got Words' which made the top thirty in
2006. That wasn't a patch on his new material though.
Expect to see this continuing to climb next weekend.
Status
Quo frontman Francis Rossi has never really achieved much from his
solo career other than personal satisfaction and that is unlikely
to change with the release of his new single 'One Step At A Time'.
It is only available on download, and with his fan base already
owning the album I don't see the reason for them to buy this
single. To date his biggest single remains 'Give Myself To Love'
which peaked at no.42 in 1996 although the 'King Of The Doghouse'
album from which it was lifted was a commercial failure. He
also released two singles in 1985 though the accompanying 'Flying
Debris' album was never released. Concerned fans of Status Quo
need not worry as they are set to return as a group again later
this year and have a re-recorded version of 'In The Army Now' set
for release as a single in September.
Finally
this week sees the return of the veteran electronic pioneer BT
with his brand new single 'Forget Me'. The track is
taken from his recently released sixth studio album 'These
Hopeful Machines. His biggest hit to date was the 1996 remix of
'Loving You More' which peaked at no.14 having made no.28 the year
before. 'Flaming June' also charted twice for him in successive
years but his last top forty appearance came guesting on Tiesto's
2004 hit 'Love Comes Again' which made just no.30. His success in
the singles chart hasn't translated into album sales as only his
1997 long player 'ESCM' has enjoyed any kind of action making just
no.35. This may do enough to give him a top forty hit but earlier
releases have failed to chart so it is not looking likely that we
will see him visiting next weeks chart.
Also
released this week are 'Bad Girl' by Fugative, 'I Can
Change' by LCD Soundsystem, 'I Need Air' by Magnetic Man featuring
Angela Hunte, 'Love Get Out Of My Way' by Monarchy, 'Tomboy
/ Slow Motion' by Panda Bear, 'One (Your Name)' by Swedish
House Mafia featuring Pharrell, 'All Time Low' by The Wanted
and 'Girls Vs Boys' by Wilder. Download only releases this week
include 'Smoke & Mirrors' by Ali Love, 'G.R.I.N.D' by Asher
Roth, 'Oh Man' by Born Ruffians, 'Your Betrayal' by Bullet
For My Valentine, 'For The Rabbits' by Caitlin Rose, 'Valentino'
by Diane Birch, 'I'm Fly' by Donae'o, 'Find Your Love' by Drake,
'When The Beat Drops' by Ezcapade, 'The Frances Ruffelle EP' by
Frances Ruffelle, 'Born Yesterday' by Gil featuring NY,
'Annie You Save Me' by Graffit6, 'They Are Coming' by Husky
Rescue, 'Stay The Night' by Millionaires, 'Even Though' by
Morcheeba, 'Shimmy' by Preeya featuring Mumzy Stranger,
'Butterflies' by Tone Damli, 'An Idea About Mary' by Wallis
Bird and 'Crystal Clear' by Young Birds.
Don't
forget to stop by next week when artists releasing new singles
look set to include Flo Rida featuring David Guetta, The Hoosiers,
Marina & The Diamonds and Toni Braxton. Until then have
yourself a good week.
JHME Music Correspondent
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