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Chartchat
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So
despite going down last week Beyonce climbed two places
to steal the top spot with ‘If I Were A Boy’.
Her success meant that the previous occupants of the
number one positiong X Factor Finalists 2008 fell a
place to no.2 with their version of Mariah Carey’s
‘Hero’.
Killers
climbed a place to no.3 with ‘Human’ but TI
featuring Rihanna failed to capitalise on the thirty
seven place rise enjoyed last week by ‘Live Your
Life’.
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Katy
Perry rose to her highest position to date with ‘Hot N Cold’
as it climbed two places to no.5 while Alesha Dixon went down a
place to no.6 with ‘The Boy Does Nothing’. Girls Aloud went
down a place to no.7 with ‘The Promise’ and The Guru Josh
Project went back up a place to no.8 with ‘Infinity 2008’.
‘Womanizer’ went down a place to no.9 for Britney Spears and
the top ten was rounded off by Leona Lewis who got a non mover
at no.10 with ‘Forgive Me’.
There
were a further six climbers in the remainder of the top twenty.
P!nk went back up a place to no.11 with ‘So What and Akon
climbed six places to no.14 with ‘Right Now (Na Na Na)’.
Duffy climbed seven places to no.15 with ‘Rain On Your
Parade’ and Pussycat Dolls went up three places to no.16 with
‘I Hate This Part’. Kings Of Leon climbed four places to
no.17 with ‘Use Somebody’ reaching its best position to date
while Nickelback rounded off the top twenty with ‘Gotta Be
Somebody’ going up six places to no.20.
There
were two new entries, two re-entries and four climbers in the
lower half of the chart. The Bellamy Brothers climbed
seven places to no.21 with ‘Let Your Love Flow’ and Katy
Perry went back up four places to no.26 with ‘I Kissed A
Girl’. Also climbing back up four places to no.27 was
‘Disturbia’ by Rihanna while Snow Patrol re-entered at no.28
with ‘Run’ thanks to the interest created by Leona Lewis’s
recent cover version. Christian Falk featuring Robyn got a
new entry with ‘Dream On’ at no.29 while N-Dubz went
straight in at no.30 with ‘Papa Can You Hear Me’. Sugababes
went back up four places to no.33 with ‘Girls’ and the final
re-entry went to Madcon with ‘Beggin’’ at no.38.
Take
That are about to release ‘The Circus’, their second album
since reforming and their fifth in total. To date they
have notched up ten number one hit singles and they will be
hoping to make that eleven with the release of their new single
‘Greatest Day’. It comes released on CD single and features
the bonus track ‘Sleepwalking’ while the video was filmed in
Los Angeles
by renowned producer Meiert Avis who has also directed videos
for Damian Rice, U2, and Bruce Springsteen. It looks like
being a battle at the top end of the chart but Take That have
the biggest fan base and should be able to make that count in
their favour. Just like McFly they performed on the recent
fundraiser Children In Need and have plenty of promotional
appearances booked to boost this release.
McFly
have been chosen to record the official Children In Need single
‘Stay With Me/ Do Ya’. As with the X Factor Finalists
it is a poor single but for a worthy cause. ‘Stay With
Me’ is a truly awful take on the Faces classic while ‘Do Ya’
is another track taken from their current ‘Radio:Active’
album. They are a little behind Take That but have seven number
one hits to their name and have an unbroken run of fifteen top
ten hits. The single comes on CD and DVD formats with the CD
featuring their cover of Katy Perry’s ‘I Kissed A Girl’
alongside a live version of ‘The Last Song’. Fans were
offered the chance to pre-order this following their BBC
performance and that could help to sway the battle at the top in
their favour. Looks like being an interesting week.
‘Womanizer’
is the first single to be taken from Britney Spears forthcoming
‘Circus’ album. She has never enjoyed a number one
album but has reached the no.2 spot on four occasions. Britney
has notched up five number one hits so far and this release has
already become her nineteenth top ten hit in the
UK
. It comes released on CD this week with the bonus track being
the Kaskade mix of the track. Curiously she is most popular in
Israel
where she has already had ten number one hits with her second
most successful return coming from
Ireland
where she has had seven chart toppers. Britney is seems
remains a troubled soul but on this showing her music shows no
sign of suffering. Not quite as good as ‘Piece Of Me’
but very good nonetheless.
George
Sampson won Britains Got Talent earlier this year thanks to his
dancing skills but his mentor Simon Cowell has opted to give him
a music career too. His debut single is ‘Get Up On The
Dancefloor’ and is one of four songs featured on his
forthcoming DVD ‘Access 2 All Areas’ with others included
being ‘Singing In The Rain’, ‘Headz Up’ and ‘Candy
Girl’. The single hits the shops this week on CD format
with the bonus track being ‘Headz Up’. This year has seen
him star in the stage show ‘Into The Hoods’ while next month
will see him perform at the Royal Variety Performance in
London
. It caps a remarkable year for the 14 year old who a year
earlier had failed to make it into the final of Britains Got
Talent. Now it seems the world is truly at his feet.
Despite
being an animated Childrens TV character Bob The Builder has a
100% record when it comes to single releases. His debut
‘Bob The Builder : The Album’ release spawned two hit
singles ‘Can We Fix It’ and ‘Mambo No.5’ both of which
made it to the top spot as soon as they were released.
Now he is back with a brand new album entitled ‘Never Mind The
Breezeblocks’ and a single to accompany it in the shape of
‘Big Fish Little Fish’. The video comes with a series
of actions for children to learn and it is a bound to be a hit
at childrens Christmas parties across the land! Bob is voiced by
actor Neil Morrissey who will be delighted to secure Bob another
hit. It will be interesting to see if Bob can topple the
big name acts who have singles out this week!
What
can you say about Madonna? She has enjoyed forty four top
five hits over the last twenty five years including thirteen
number ones. Add to that sixteen top five albums of which ten
made number one and you have an amazing career. Hoping to
add to that tally is her new single ‘Miles Away’ which is
the third single to be taken from her current ‘Hard Candy’
album. It comes released on CD and 12” with the CD featuring
the Thin White Duke mix with the 12” vinyl format also
featuring the Demo Rebirth and the Johnny Vicious Club Mix.
It follows hot on the heels of ‘Give It 2 Me’ which became
her sixty second top ten hit. Recently she has been in the
papers for her divorce from Guy Ritchie so she will be glad that
this release will turn the spotlight back on her music career.
Katy
Perry burst onto the scene earlier this year with ‘I Kissed A
Girl’ which made number one over the Summer. Now her second
single ‘Hot N Cold’ gets its full physical release this week
having already made the top ten in the
UK
on download sales. It has reached the top three in the
US
,
Ireland
and
Netherlands
and has made the top in
Canada
. It’s also the second single to be taken from her ‘One Of
The Boys’ album which made the top ten in the US and Canada
but has yet to make the top ten here, stalling at no.11 so far.
It comes released on CD format and features the Innerpartysystem
Main Mix as the bonus track. There is no confirmation yet
on the follow up single though the title track to her album has
charted in the lower reaches of
Australias
top 100.
Pussycat
Dolls release their latest single ‘I Hate This Part’ this
week and it has already edged up to no.16 on download sales.
It gets a full release on CD this week with the bonus track
being a Moto Blanco mix of the main track. Their first six
singles made the top ten with the first two going all the way to
the top spot. Their current album ‘Doll Domination’
made no.4 which is a four place improvement on their ‘PCD’
debut so things are looking good for the band. As usual its
Nicole Scherzinger who takes the lead and despite her clearly
being the force behind the Dolls singing and songwriting her own
solo career failed to take off. She is tipped to return
with another solo album though and if that does hit the big time
it might finally spell the end of the band.
Leon
Jackson has now released his debut album following his X Factor
win last year while the runner up Rhydian is also about to
release his album. Also featured in last years show were
brother / sister duo Same Difference and it is their turn to
release a single ‘We R One’ this week followed by an album
‘Pop’ next week. Both acts returned to the show this week to
showcase their new material and both received excellent reviews.
The single is released on CD with the bonus track ‘Like A
Miracle’ while the album includes the High School Musical
classic ‘Breaking Free’ and the Stock Aitken Waterman song
‘Turn It Into Love’ which has previously been recorded by
Kylie Minogue and Hazell Dean. With even Louis Walsh now
convinced anything is looking possible.
Other
singles released this week include ‘Right Now (Na Na Na)’ by
Akon, ‘What Is Happening’ by Alphabeat, ‘Crocodiles &
Prostitutes (EP)’ by Andy J Gallagher, ‘Seattle’ by BPA
featuring Emmy The Great, ‘Morning Rain (EP)’ by Chocolate
Puma, ‘Superhuman’ by Chris Brown, ‘Tomorrow’ by Clinic,
‘Friday Night’ by Envy, ‘3 Little Words (EP)’ by
Frankmusik, ‘The Christmas Tree Ship (EP)’ by I Like Trains,
‘Who Is It’ by Jayess, ‘Tape Song’ by The Kills,
‘Gimme It Back’ by Koopa, ‘Better To Be’ by Liam Finn,
‘Miracle’ by Mediaeval Babies, ‘Busy Bein’ Born’ by
Middle Class Rut, ‘Papa’ by N-Dubz, ‘Something Special’
by Nick Harrison, ‘My Kinda Girl / Humarahee’ by Raghav
featuring Redman, ‘Fabulous’ by Sister Love, ‘How Soon Is
Now’ by The Smiths, ‘William It Was Really Nothing’ by The
Smiths, ‘Sandcastle Disco’ by Solange, ‘Being Here’ by
The Stills, ‘Live Your Life’ by TI featuring Rihanna and
‘Infinitys Lobby’ by The Wow Signal. Download only releases
include ‘Mommas Boy’ by Chromeo, ‘Play’ by Dirty Diegos,
‘Love Can’t Turn Around 2008’ by Farley Jackmaster Funk,
‘Catch A Falling Star’ by Nina Wall and ‘Better Days’ by
The Wolfmen.
I’m
not sure Beyonce will hold on with the smart money being on Take
That though expect McFly to run them close. Don’t forget to
stop by next week when artists releasing new singles will
include Oasis, Will Young, Status Quo and The Streets.
Until then have yourself a good week.