* NM Top 60 singles, 7 August 2004 *

[Earl Purple]

Still a week behind.

1 ( 1 ) First Of The Gang To Die - Morrissey < 3rd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Year Of The Rat - Badly Drawn Boy
3 ( 3 ) Remember Me - Zutons
4 ( 5 ) Superhorny - David Wrench
5 ( 17 ) Dry Your Eyes - Streets
6 ( 7 ) Road To Paradise - Shane MacGowan & Kick Horns
7 ( 4 ) Eve The Apple Of My Eye - Bell X1 (#1[4])
8 ( 16 ) Public Enemy No 1 - Hypo Psycho
9 ( 8 ) The Rules - Ben Kweller (#8)
10 ( 6 ) Your Cover's Blown / Wrapped Up In Books - Belle And Sebastian (#2[2])

11 ( 19 ) The Catscratch Crown - Morgan Le Fay
12 ( 14 ) You're Lovely To Me - Lucky Jim
13 ( 9 ) That's All Right - Elvis Presley [OLD] (#9)
14 ( 21 ) Out Is Through - Alanis Morissette
15 ( 25 ) Crawling Up A Hill - Katie Melua
16 ( 39 ) Hold Me Now - Polyphonic Spree
17 ( 12 ) Friday's Child - Will Young (#12)
18 ( 24 ) One Evening - Feist
19 ( 28 ) Float On - Modest Mouse
20 ( 10 ) Pink GR Ease - Pink Grease (#3)

21 ( 29 ) Everytime - Britney Spears
22 ( 11 ) You Can't Hurry Love - Concretes (#6)
23 ( 33 ) Fighting In A Sack - Shins
24 ( 22 ) Never Felt Like This - Shaznay Lewis (#22)
25 ( 13 ) Down To The Sea - Tim Booth (#13)
26 ( 45 ) Keep It Clean - Camera Obscura
27 ( 30 ) Accidentally In Love - Counting Crows
28 ( 26 ) How 'Bout I Love You More - Mull Historical Society (#26)
29 ( 41 ) Hello The End - Alex Lloyd
30 ( 20 ) Woo Hoo - 5678s (#20)

31 ( 48 ) July - Mundy
32 ( 35 ) Satellite Of Love - Lou Reed
33 ( 23 ) Walk Idiot Walk - Hives (#23)
34 ( 15 ) Absent Friends - Divine Comedy (#6)
35 ( 49 ) Try Again Today - Charlatans
36 ( 52 ) Decent Days And Nights - Futureheads
37 ( 43 ) This Boy - Tom Baxter
38 ( 53 ) I Don't Know What It Is - Rufus Wainwright
39 ( 56 ) Maybe I'm A Winner - Grand Drive
40 ( 59 ) Nowhere Again - Secret Machines

41 ( 40 ) Starting Five - Dios (#40)
42 ( 18 ) I'm Shakin' - Rooney (#12)
43 ( 60 ) Light In Her Window - Golden Virgins
44 ( -- ) Peace Sex & Tea - Tat < DEBUT >
45 ( 46 ) The End Of The World - Cure
46 ( 44 ) California - Lenny Kravitz (#44)
47 ( 57 ) Thunderbirds Are Go / 3am - Busted
48 ( -- ) You Are The Generation That Bought More Shoes And You Get What You Deserve - Johnny Boy
49 ( 36 ) Spitting Games - Snow Patrol (#36)
50 ( -- ) Spectacular - Graham Coxon

51 ( -- ) I Wish I Was You - New Rhodes < DEBUT >
52 ( -- ) Another One Down - Candidate < DEBUT >
53 ( -- ) If You See Kay / Extreme - Naked Apes
54 ( -- ) Just Like Bruce Lee - Kill City < DEBUT >
55 ( -- ) We Are - Ana Johnsson < DEBUT >
56 ( -- ) The Ugly And The Beautiful - Real Tuesday Weld < DEBUT >
57 ( 54 ) Don't Hurt Yourself - Marillion (#54)
58 ( -- ) Ten Years Time - Gabrielle
59 ( 58 ) Starcrossed - Ash (#58)
60 ( 27 ) I Love You Cause I Have To [RE] - Dogs Die In Hot Cars (#17- #3 in 2003)

-- ( 31 ) Shoot Your Gun - 22-20s (#20)
-- ( 32 ) Hand In Hand - Beatsteaks (#7)
-- ( 34 ) Something Good - Bic Runga (#17)
-- ( 37 ) Cannonball [RE] - Damien Rice (#24 - #2[1] in 2003)
-- ( 38 ) Obviously - McFly (#15)
-- ( 42 ) Come As You Are - Beverley Knight (#28)
-- ( 47 ) Single Again - Fiery Furnaces (#38)
-- ( 50 ) Strangest Things - Freeform Five (#48)
-- ( 51 ) Lovers Need Lawyers - Good Life (#2[2])
-- ( 55 ) Some Girls - Rachel Stevens (#55)
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-- ( -- ) My Happy Ending - Avril Lavigne
-- ( -- ) Sink 'N' Swim - Plumb
-- ( -- ) Mexican Road Movie - Treliks
-- ( -- ) Topknot - Cornershop ft Bubbley Kaur
-- ( -- ) Painted Pony - Acoustic Love Experience
-- ( -- ) Rocket Ride - Felix Da Housecat
-- ( -- ) Cherry Tree - Grand National
-- ( -- ) Last Goodbye - Sandra McCracken
-- ( -- ) Standing Watching - Cherryfalls
-- ( -- ) Can You Hear Me - Rocks
-- ( -- ) Sick And Tired - Anastacia
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Finally catching up. No change in the top 3, and it was very close for #4 - it was going to be the Streets but I thought it would be a bit unfair if David Wrench had to spend a 4th consecutive week at #5 so he moves up to #4 this week instead.

Highest new entry goes to Tat - a girl punk group, but it's the Johnny Boy title that grabs the attention. This is not their debut, they had a hit in February 2003 with the Johnny Boy theme, though on the chart I incorrectly credited it to Boobytrap, which was actually the record label. It is, however, this group, who have actually changed labels now and got into the top 75 with this song (possibly helped by James Bradfield of the Manics producing it? Do you remember he also once co-wrote and produced a song for Kylie?).

A number of other debuts lower down, but the Naked Apes had a top 10 hit last year with "Wasted". If you read out the title of their song (the first one listed) you will notice the pun.

[baskerville]

I must be growing up because as each month passes, I recognize more of your songs. I'm a biggie boy, with biggie boy pants!!!

I think your top 3 is excellent. I'm still trying to download Superhorny and Shane MacGowan.

[Earl Purple]

Superhorny is a great song. David Wrench had a run-in with Radiohead because they wouldn't let him record a cover of "Creep" for an anti-war compilation. (They didn't like his version).

[Sofie]

baskerville said:

I think your top 3 is excellent. I'm still trying to download Superhorny and Shane MacGowan.

Agreed. Actually, most of Neil's chart is excellent (don't think I've heard everything)

I can send you the two songs you've mentioened if you like?

Will comment on this chart later.

[Sofie]

3 ( 3 ) Remember Me - Zutons - quite like this one
4 ( 5 ) Superhorny - David Wrench - love this one
5 ( 17 ) Dry Your Eyes - Streets - don't like this one, have heard it far too much
6 ( 7 ) Road To Paradise - Shane MacGowan & Kick Horns - love this one, entered my chart quite high last week
7 ( 4 ) Eve The Apple Of My Eye - Bell X1 (#1[4]) - [random useless fact]this is the number which this song débuted at in my chart[/random useless fact]
8 ( 16 ) Public Enemy No 1 - Hypo Psycho - like this one. And Andy - they sound nothing like Busted
9 ( 8 ) The Rules - Ben Kweller (#8) - nice to see this one high
10 ( 6 ) Your Cover's Blown / Wrapped Up In Books - Belle And Sebastian (#2[2]) - bit bored of this, but it's good

12 ( 14 ) You're Lovely To Me - Lucky Jim - good to see this one doing well
13 ( 9 ) That's All Right - Elvis Presley [OLD] (#9) - not sure yet
16 ( 39 ) Hold Me Now - Polyphonic Spree - this is better than 'Light and day'
19 ( 28 ) Float On - Modest Mouse - great song!
20 ( 10 ) Pink GR Ease - Pink Grease (#3) - like this one, but I've heard it too much

21 ( 29 ) Everytime - Britney Spears - like this one
22 ( 11 ) You Can't Hurry Love - Concretes (#6) - good song
28 ( 26 ) How 'Bout I Love You More - Mull Historical Society (#26) - like this one, would be nice for it to be higher though
30 ( 20 ) Woo Hoo - 5678s (#20) - repetitive and annoying

39 ( 56 ) Maybe I'm A Winner - Grand Drive - quite like this one

42 ( 18 ) I'm Shakin' - Rooney (#12) - bored of this one
44 ( -- ) Peace Sex & Tea - Tat < DEBUT > - not sure about this one, tbh
47 ( 57 ) Thunderbirds Are Go / 3am - Busted - 'Thunderbirds...' is crap, but '3am' is quite good

53 ( -- ) If You See Kay / Extreme - Naked Apes - like this
56 ( -- ) The Ugly And The Beautiful - Real Tuesday Weld < DEBUT > - good song. Why on your radio station are they known as 'Tuesday Weld'?
57 ( 54 ) Don't Hurt Yourself - Marillion (#54) - good song, would be nice for it to be higher though

Highest new entry goes to Tat - a girl punk group, but it's the Johnny Boy title that grabs the attention. This is not their debut, they had a hit in February 2003 with the Johnny Boy theme, though on the chart I incorrectly credited it to Boobytrap
why?

(possibly helped by James Bradfield of the Manics producing it? Do you remember he also once co-wrote and produced a song for Kylie?).
When was this?

[Earl Purple]

The missing of the word "Real" on the Tuesday Weld single was because it was written in very small writing on the CD cover and HMV missed out the word "Real" as well and I was following their site. But their name is The Real Tuesday Weld. I miss out the leading "the" as usual. On Amazon they are credited as Real Tuesday Weld as on the chart here. You will find they are now also credited as such on the radio.

The Johnny Boy theme was also a misreading of the CD label - the name Boobytrap appeared prominantly on the cover and so I assumed it was the name of the band. Didn't realise that was the record label.

[Sofie]

Earl said:

The missing of the word "Real" on the Tuesday Weld single was because it was written in very small writing on the CD cover and HMV missed out the word "Real" as well and I was following their site. But their name is The Real Tuesday Weld. I miss out the leading "the" as usual. On Amazon they are credited as Real Tuesday Weld as on the chart here. You will find they are now also credited as such on the radio.

Ah, that would be why then...

The Johnny Boy theme was also a misreading of the CD label - the name Boobytrap appeared prominantly on the cover and so I assumed it was the name of the band. Didn't realise that was the record label.

That makes sense...

[Earl Purple]

The Real Tuesday Weld are playing on my radio now.

[Sofie]

Which I'm not listening to, because of all the awful communicating problem I keep having 9Neil, I explained this to you sometime last week, I think)