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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 28, 2004 13:21:29 GMT 1
I missed doing this last year. But hey, this feature will be back now. Later today I will be switching REP to be playing the top songs of the year but I haven't decided how many will be playing yet - maybe the top 100.
I count down an eighth of the remaining chart at a time. So I start with the first 76. When I get to about #200 I will start adding some commentary for each one.
609 Retreat! Retreat! - 65 Days Of Static
608 Million Pound Note - Trash Money
607 Long Night - Corrs
606 Give It All Away - Natasha Sohl
605 Modern Art / My Little Brother - Art Brut
604 No More Tears - Sandra McCracken
603 Waiting For You - Seal
602 Burning Up - Beach
601 Sacred Heart - Cass McCombs
600 She's The Blade - Sugarcult
599 Oh England (We're Gonna Win The Cup) - Junk TV ft Top Corner
598 Rollover DJ - Jet
597 I Cannot Give You My Love - Cliff Richard
596 Can't Turn Back - Speedway
595 Dance With My Father - Luther Vandross
594 Ladies Night - Atomic Kitten ft Kool & The Gang
593 Rainy Day - Anjali
592 I Promise - Stacie Orrico
591 Room In Brooklyn - John Squire
590 Misfit - Elefant
589 It Looks Like You - Evan Dando
588 Warm Night - Concretes
587 Give U One 4 Christmas - Hot Pantz
586 Nobody's Home - Avril Lavigne
585 Hit The City - Mark Lanegan Band
584 I Refuse - Sense Field
583 Since You're In Love - Jesse Malin
582 Falling Like Stars / Christmas Song - Bird
581 Wonderful Night - Fatboy Slim
580 Somebody Hurt You - A Girl Called Eddy
579 Wouldn't Change A Thing - Haven
578 Down Here - Stateless
577 Breathe Easy - Blue
576 The Rat - Walkmen
575 Barefoot In The Head - A Man Called Adam
574 Up Here - Powder
573 Some Girls - Rachel Stevens
572 Something's Going On (And On) - Lambchop
571 The Hunger - Distillers
570 All I Want - Wet Wet Wet
569 Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
568 You Will You Won't - Zutons
567 Colours In Waves - South
566 Look What You've Done - Jet
565 You Really Got Me [RI] - Kinks
564 Love Life - Performance
563 Let Me Move On - Gene
562 Crickets Sing For Annamaria - Emma Bunton
561 Radio - Ludes
560 Don't Tell Me You're Sorry - S Club 8
559 Helpless - Maupa
558 Take The Box - Amy Winehouse
557 Nighttime Anytime - Constantines
556 Leave It All Behind - Features
555 Luminosity - Empathy
554 What You Waiting For - Gwen Stefani
553 She Came Home For Christmas [RE] - Mew
552 Viva England - Undercover
551 Moviestar - Stereophonics
550 C'mon C'mon - Von Bondies
549 Good Vibrations - Brian Wilson
548 Cold Cold Heart - Woodstar
547 I Love You More Than Rock 'N' Roll - Thunder
546 Close My Eyes - Open
545 Catalyst - Oceansize
544 The Blower's Daughter - Damien Rice
543 Can't Do Right For Doing Wrong - Erin Rocha
542 Smash It Up - Damned
541 (We Wish You) A Protein Christmas - Fall
540 Confusion - Zutons
539 Cinnamon Girl - Prince
538 Don't Steal Our Sun - Thrills
537 Starcrossed - Ash
536 Big Thing Coming - Stranglers
535 Not Me Not I - Delta Goodrem
534 Don't Hurt Yourself - Marillion
A lot of these early ones are singles that spent just 1 week in the chart, many of them in the first chart (having charted in 2003) or in the last chart of 2004 (having just entered).
I have done a "convert" of 2003 to the new formula too, so when we get to the bigger hits which crossed between the years, we can see where it would finish in the chart of each year by adding the points together (though not necessarily its position in 2003 and 2004 combined).
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Post by TheThorne on Dec 28, 2004 13:33:06 GMT 1
all goodies
609 Retreat! Retreat! - 65 Days Of Static
605 Modern Art / My Little Brother - Art Brut
600 She's The Blade - Sugarcult
598 Rollover DJ - Jet
596 Can't Turn Back - Speedway
589 It Looks Like You - Evan Dando
588 Warm Night - Concretes
586 Nobody's Home - Avril Lavigne
581 Wonderful Night - Fatboy Slim
579 Wouldn't Change A Thing - Haven
576 The Rat - Walkmen
575 Barefoot In The Head - A Man Called Adam
573 Some Girls - Rachel Stevens
572 Something's Going On (And On) - Lambchop
571 The Hunger - Distillers
568 You Will You Won't - Zutons so low!!!
566 Look What You've Done - Jet
565 You Really Got Me [RI] - Kinks
556 Leave It All Behind - Features
554 What You Waiting For - Gwen Stefani
553 She Came Home For Christmas [RE] - Mew
551 Moviestar - Stereophonics
550 C'mon C'mon - Von Bondies
546 Close My Eyes - Open
545 Catalyst - Oceansize
544 The Blower's Daughter - Damien Rice
540 Confusion - Zutons
538 Don't Steal Our Sun - Thrills
537 Starcrossed - Ash
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 29, 2004 12:54:54 GMT 1
ok, here are 67 more. There will be one lot posted each day as long as there is at least one replier in between.
533 Get On Your Life - Black Velvets
532 Insania - Peter Andre
531 A Favor House Atlantic - Coheed & Cambria
530 Butterfly Kisses - Lauren Waterworth
529 You Give You Get - Driscal
528 Misunderstood - Robbie Williams
527 Things Will Go My Way - Calling
526 This Old Skin - Beautiful South
525 The Bottle - Paul Weller
524 Importance Of Being Evil - Barbs
523 Chocolate - Snow Patrol
522 Pieces Of Me - Ashlee Simpson
521 American Idiot - Green Day
520 What About Me - Cribs
519 Changes Are No Good - Stills
518 Teenage Screamers - Tokyo Dragons
517 Our Lives - Calling
516 Processed Beats - Kasabian
515 Strangest Things - Freeform Five
514 The Show - Girls Aloud
513 What Am I To Do - Norah Jones
512 Cry - Kealer
511 50 Grand For Christmas - Paul Holt
510 I'll Stand By You - Girls Aloud
509 Wow Machine - Caves
508 Almost Blue / Alfie - Alison Moyet
507 Rip It Up [RI] - Razorlight
506 Just Like Bruce Lee - Kill City
505 Maybe I've Changed - Daniel Wylie
504 This Is For The Poor - Others
503 In It For The Money - Client
502 Welcome To My Truth - Anastacia
501 Baby You Should Know - Joy Zipper
500 Cry - Alex Parks
499 Ladyflash - Go! Team
498 Break My World - Dark Globe ft Amanda Ghost
497 Say It Isn't So - Gareth Gates
496 Wake Up (Make A Move) - Lostprophets
495 Magic - Nick Drake
494 Across The Wire - Blue States
493 Reptilia - Strokes
492 Starting Five - Dios
491 Lost In The Plot - Dears
490 Santa's List - Cliff Richard
489 Queen Of The Crackwhores - Houston 500
488 Winning Days - Vines
487 Prince Harry - Soho Doll
486 Not A Job - Elbow
485 Beautiful - Fun Lovin' Criminals
484 Last Train Home - Lostprophets
483 Ocean Breathes Salty - Modest Mouse
482 Renegade Cavalcade - Ash
481 I Said Pig On Friday - Eastern Lane
480 Lie In The Sound - Trespassers William
479 Everything I've Got In My Pocket - Minnie Driver
478 Fell In Love With A Boy - Joss Stone
477 Run Run Run - Phoenix
476 Make Love To The World - Daniel Wylie
475 Half Man Half Machine - Goldie Lookin Chain
474 Radio - Client
473 Suburban Rock N Roll - Space
472 Megalomaniac - Incubus
471 Xmas Bloody Xmas - TV Smith
470 Mona Lisa - Jesse Malin
469 Funeral Of Hearts - HIM
468 Broken Mouth Blues - Nic Armstrong
467 Saffron - Eastern Lane
Difficult to explain how come "Butterfly Kisses" got to be in there. The song charted mid-March, i.e. past the very early phase of the year. However I think this was the week I increased to a top 60. Single entered at #57 and peaked at #53. There are times I do look for more diversity, so will often chart something that sounds a bit different to the rest of what is in the chart.
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Post by Sofie on Dec 29, 2004 21:17:19 GMT 1
I like:
609 Retreat! Retreat! - 65 Days Of Static
599 Oh England (We're Gonna Win The Cup) - Junk TV ft Top Corner
590 Misfit - Elefant
582 Falling Like Stars / Christmas Song - Bird
581 Wonderful Night - Fatboy Slim
580 Somebody Hurt You - A Girl Called Eddy
576 The Rat - Walkmen
575 Barefoot In The Head - A Man Called Adam
573 Some Girls - Rachel Stevens
570 All I Want - Wet Wet Wet
569 Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
568 You Will You Won't - Zutons
565 You Really Got Me [RI] - Kinks
564 Love Life - Performance
563 Let Me Move On - Gene
561 Radio - Ludes
556 Leave It All Behind - Features
554 What You Waiting For - Gwen Stefani
553 She Came Home For Christmas [RE] - Mew
549 Good Vibrations - Brian Wilson
547 I Love You More Than Rock 'N' Roll - Thunder
544 The Blower's Daughter - Damien Rice
540 Confusion - Zutons
534 Don't Hurt Yourself - Marillion
533 Get On Your Life - Black Velvets
532 Insania - Peter Andre
531 A Favor House Atlantic - Coheed & Cambria
529 You Give You Get - Driscal
527 Things Will Go My Way - Calling
526 This Old Skin - Beautiful South
525 The Bottle - Paul Weller
523 Chocolate - Snow Patrol
522 Pieces Of Me - Ashlee Simpson
521 American Idiot - Green Day
520 What About Me - Cribs
516 Processed Beats - Kasabian
515 Strangest Things - Freeform Five
512 Cry - Kealer
510 I'll Stand By You - Girls Aloud
509 Wow Machine - Caves
508 Almost Blue / Alfie - Alison Moyet
507 Rip It Up [RI] - Razorlight
506 Just Like Bruce Lee - Kill City
504 This Is For The Poor - Others
503 In It For The Money - Client
501 Baby You Should Know - Joy Zipper
499 Ladyflash - Go! Team
498 Break My World - Dark Globe ft Amanda Ghost
495 Magic - Nick Drake
494 Across The Wire - Blue States
491 Lost In The Plot - Dears
487 Prince Harry - Soho Doll
486 Not A Job - Elbow
483 Ocean Breathes Salty - Modest Mouse
479 Everything I've Got In My Pocket - Minnie Driver
477 Run Run Run - Phoenix
474 Radio - Client
469 Funeral Of Hearts - HIM
468 Broken Mouth Blues - Nic Armstrong
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Post by dandyhighwayman on Dec 29, 2004 21:23:39 GMT 1
Soho Dolls "Prince Harry"!!!! ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 30, 2004 13:25:25 GMT 1
Today's installment - 59 more:
466 Glitter And Trauma - Biffy Clyro
465 Week In Week Out - Ordinary Boys
464 Sylvia - Special Needs
463 Sunday Morning - Maroon 5
462 Taste You - Auf Der Maur
461 Agnes Queen Of Sorrow - Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
460 I Don't Care - Roots
459 Good Day For The Hopeless - Ben Christophers
458 The River - Breed 77
457 Hold On - Good Charlotte
456 Love Is All - Rapture
455 Lock Up Ya Daughters - Noise Next Door
454 I'd Rather Dance With You - Kings Of Convenience
453 G-d Is A DJ - Pink
452 Volcano - Damien Rice
451 Wasn't Even Looking - Jukes
450 All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful) - Elton John
449 Beauty - David Mead
448 Smile - Mad Action
447 These Are Your Friends - Adem
446 I Have Forgiven Jesus - Morrissey
445 Ether Radio - Chikinki
444 Hey Mrs - I Monster
443 How Does It Feel - Koreans
442 Summer - Charlotte Hatherley
441 Miss Take - Horrorpops
440 Fever - Pink Grease
439 Love Your Way - Powderfinger
438 Single Again - Fiery Furnaces
437 The Birds And The Bees - Patrick & Eugene
436 The Same Way - Lowgold
435 Spitting Games - Snow Patrol
434 Talk Shows On Mute - Incubus
433 Toxic - Britney Spears
432 Angels From The Ashes - Blair Douglas
431 Hide - Twen2y 4 Se7en
430 Heaven - Los Lonely Boys
429 Maybe - N.E.R.D
428 Breathe Me - Sia
427 Horsemen - Bees
426 Don't Leave Home - Dido
425 One Moment More - Mindy Smith
424 Your Game - Will Young
423 Michael - Franz Ferdinand
422 Orpheus - Ash
421 The Sun Has Come Your Way - Sam & Mark
420 Cha Cha Twist - Detroit Cobras
419 Mexico - Mundy
418 Not In Love - Enrique Iglesias ft Kelis
417 London Bridge / End Of An Era - Dogs
416 Killamangiro - Baby Shambles
415 Come With Me - Special D
414 The Song Rides - Do Me Bad Things
413 Come Clean - Hilary Duff
412 All Over This Town - Upper Room
411 Still Standing - Engine
410 Renaissance Kid - Golden Virgins
409 Pop 'N' Roll - Scott 4
408 Lucky Lipstick - Surferosa
Some of those songs are still in the chart (eg Baby Shambles with Killamangiro) so would be higher once their chart run is finished.
Bonnie "Prince" Billy was a favourite of John Peel - I haven't heard this song yet in the Festive 50 but certainly it might be there.
"Not In Love" is the only appearance by Kelis in the chart in 2004. Perhaps she was a bit unlucky with "Trick Me" - I seem to remember I chopped it from the CD playlist but it may have remained on the radio one. "Milkshake" was just crap though.
Some of the aritsts in there had much bigger hits in 2004 that appear higher up. Pink Grease and Dido both had top 5 hits.
#439 should appeal to Andy - does he still like them?
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Post by TheThorne on Dec 30, 2004 16:01:58 GMT 1
The best of this bunch are
466 Glitter And Trauma - Biffy Clyro
465 Week In Week Out - Ordinary Boys
463 Sunday Morning - Maroon 5
462 Taste You - Auf Der Maur
458 The River - Breed 77
457 Hold On - Good Charlotte
456 Love Is All - Rapture
453 G-d Is A DJ - Pink
452 Volcano - Damien Rice
446 I Have Forgiven Jesus - Morrissey
445 Ether Radio - Chikinki
442 Summer - Charlotte Hatherley
440 Fever - Pink Grease
436 The Same Way - Lowgold
!!!!435 Spitting Games - Snow Patrol
!!!!434 Talk Shows On Mute - Incubus
433 Toxic - Britney Spears
427 Horsemen - Bees
426 Don't Leave Home - Dido
424 Your Game - Will Young
423 Michael - Franz Ferdinand
422 Orpheus - Ash
417 London Bridge / End Of An Era - Dogs
416 Killamangiro - Baby Shambles
2 of my real faves in the list way down
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Post by TheThorne on Dec 30, 2004 16:06:37 GMT 1
oh and these...
533 Get On Your Life - Black Velvets
528 Misunderstood - Robbie Williams
527 Things Will Go My Way - Calling
!!!!523 Chocolate - Snow Patrol
!!!!521 American Idiot - Green Day
!!!!519 Changes Are No Good - Stills
517 Our Lives - Calling
516 Processed Beats - Kasabian
514 The Show - Girls Aloud
507 Rip It Up [RI] - Razorlight
501 Baby You Should Know - Joy Zipper
499 Ladyflash - Go! Team
496 Wake Up (Make A Move) - Lostprophets
493 Reptilia - Strokes
!!!!491 Lost In The Plot - Dears
488 Winning Days - Vines
486 Not A Job - Elbow
485 Beautiful - Fun Lovin' Criminals
484 Last Train Home - Lostprophets
483 Ocean Breathes Salty - Modest Mouse
482 Renegade Cavalcade - Ash
481 I Said Pig On Friday - Eastern Lane
478 Fell In Love With A Boy - Joss Stone
477 Run Run Run - Phoenix
475 Half Man Half Machine - Goldie Lookin Chain
473 Suburban Rock N Roll - Space
472 Megalomaniac - Incubus
469 Funeral Of Hearts - HIM
467 Saffron - Eastern Lane
amazed at how low Snow Patrol were with Chocolate just incredible. There were 522 songs better than it this year no way howzay, points year ends dont work I know they are tuff otherwise but they really dont work when you get results like this.
Anyway whine over maybe you are just mad! hehe
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 30, 2004 16:32:20 GMT 1
I know points-based are never accurate because some weeks of the year are much stronger than others.
The only other option would be for me to keep scores as the chart is being compiled which would be similar to sales and then at the end of the year to compile the sums of these. That would make chart compilation very very hard to do.
American Idiot by Green Day did do surprisingly badly in the chart. I don't know why, though I do seem to recall there were quite a few songs out like that at the time including the My Chemical Romance single which was riding high in the chart. At least the new Green Day single is doing a lot better, currently at #10 and will probably go top 5 at least.
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Post by Earl Purple on Dec 31, 2004 13:19:18 GMT 1
51 more:
407 New Home New Life - Alarm
406 Satellite Of Love - Lou Reed
405 Rocket - Num
404 Just Want To Live - Open
403 The End Of The World - Cure
402 Mister Mental - Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
401 45 rpm - Poppy Fields
400 California - Lenny Kravitz
399 Pressure / Cow Cow Yicky - Neville Staple
398 Come On England - 4-4-2 <br>397 Boom Like That - Mark Knopfler
396 What Ya Crying For - Landaus
395 Silence - Gomez
394 Televators - Mars Volta
393 Seems Fine - Concretes
392 Ready For You Now - Six By Seven
391 That's How Heartaches Are Made - Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings
390 One For Sorrow Two For Joy - Innocence Mission
389 Nothing Wrong With You - Finn Brothers
388 All This Time - Michelle
387 Rain Down On Me - Kane
386 First Day Of My Life - Rasmus
385 Ten Years Time - Gabrielle
384 Change Your Tune - Great Northwestern Hoboes
383 I'll See It Through - Texas
382 Still In Love Song - Stills
381 Modern Feeling - Ikara Colt
380 This Is What We Do - Crackout
379 Here She Comes Again - Stands
378 If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind - Agnetha Fältskog
377 Neon Commando - Surferosa
376 All Day Long I Dream About Sex - JC Chasez
375 Love Machine - Girls Aloud
374 Super Duper Love - Joss Stone
373 Dragostea Din Tei - O-Zone
372 Meet You On The Other Side - Kid Symphony
371 Breathless / There She Goes My Beautiful World - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
370 This Boy - Tom Baxter
369 Persimmon Tree - Midnight Movies
368 Psycho Killer - Rico
367 There's A Million Ways To Sing The Blues - Features
366 Unconditional - Bravery
365 The Ugly And The Beautiful - Real Tuesday Weld
364 She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5
363 Formed A Band - Art Brut
362 Walking Through Walls - Tim Arnold
361 Left Outside Alone - Anastacia
360 The Sound Of Settling - Death Cab For Cutie
359 We Are - Ana Johnsson
358 My Girlfriend's Boyfriend - Her Space Holiday
357 R.P.M - Age Of Jets
Disappointingly low showing for Nick Cave's "There She Goes My Beautiful World". This was one of the many entries in November which was such a strong month I had to increase the size of the chart.
Also disappointingly low showing for Mars Volta with Televators. Don't know why it's so low.
Covers don't chart that often so Agnetha Faltzkog's return was perhaps a surprise. I really don't know why she returned with an album of cover versions though. Maybe it's ok for the Beautiful South to do one, because it's not so long since they released an album of original material, but it's hardly the way to make a comeback.
Michelle's appearance comes courtesy of being in a month with very little else. And of all those Euro 2004 songs, that cover of "Come On Eileen" makes its appearance here. The original was an NM #1 and remains a classic, in spite of comments I have seen others make on it. This version, however, deserves no better than its placing, if it even deserves that.
I will state that this list is mainly singles peaking in the 20s or 30s. Those that peaked in the 20s seemed to manage 4-week runs, those in the 30s managed 5-week runs.
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Post by TheThorne on Dec 31, 2004 13:43:05 GMT 1
ok my picks are
406 Satellite Of Love - Lou Reed
404 Just Want To Live - Open
403 The End Of The World - Cure
402 Mister Mental - Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster
395 Silence - Gomez
394 Televators - Mars Volta
393 Seems Fine - Concretes
392 Ready For You Now - Six By Seven
389 Nothing Wrong With You - Finn Brothers
387 Rain Down On Me - Kane
386 First Day Of My Life - Rasmus
382 Still In Love Song - Stills
381 Modern Feeling - Ikara Colt
380 This Is What We Do - Crackout
379 Here She Comes Again - Stands
375 Love Machine - Girls Aloud
374 Super Duper Love - Joss Stone
367 There's A Million Ways To Sing The Blues - Features
366 Unconditional - Bravery
364 She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5
363 Formed A Band - Art Brut
360 The Sound Of Settling - Death Cab For Cutie
359 We Are - Ana Johnsson
nuthin brilliant here, best song probably 'Televators' or 'She Will Be Loved'
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Post by dandyhighwayman on Dec 31, 2004 13:53:19 GMT 1
403 The End Of The World - Cure 359 We Are - Ana Johnsson Fab choice in the Cure, awful one in Ana Johnsson!  Also agree with your comments on Nick Cave, I'd have liked to have seen it higher. Will comment more as the song numbers get higher... |
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Post by Sofie on Jan 1, 2005 20:17:08 GMT 1
I like:
465 Week In Week Out - Ordinary Boys
462 Taste You - Auf Der Maur
460 I Don't Care - Roots
459 Good Day For The Hopeless - Ben Christophers
458 The River - Breed 77
455 Lock Up Ya Daughters - Noise Next Door
454 I'd Rather Dance With You - Kings Of Convenience
453 G-d Is A DJ - Pink
452 Volcano - Damien Rice
451 Wasn't Even Looking - Jukes
450 All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful) - Elton John
449 Beauty - David Mead
448 Smile - Mad Action
447 These Are Your Friends - Adem
446 I Have Forgiven Jesus - Morrissey
445 Ether Radio - Chikinki
444 Hey Mrs - I Monster
442 Summer - Charlotte Hatherley
440 Fever - Pink Grease
439 Love Your Way - Powderfinger
438 Single Again - Fiery Furnaces
433 Toxic - Britney Spears
432 Angels From The Ashes - Blair Douglas
431 Hide - Twen2y 4 Se7en
429 Maybe - N.E.R.D
426 Don't Leave Home - Dido
424 Your Game - Will Young
423 Michael - Franz Ferdinand
422 Orpheus - Ash
421 The Sun Has Come Your Way - Sam & Mark
420 Cha Cha Twist - Detroit Cobras
419 Mexico - Mundy
418 Not In Love - Enrique Iglesias ft Kelis
417 London Bridge / End Of An Era - Dogs
416 Killamangiro - Baby Shambles
415 Come With Me - Special D
413 Come Clean - Hilary Duff
411 Still Standing - Engine
407 New Home New Life - Alarm
406 Satellite Of Love - Lou Reed
400 California - Lenny Kravitz
399 Pressure / Cow Cow Yicky - Neville Staple
397 Boom Like That - Mark Knopfler
396 What Ya Crying For - Landaus
391 That's How Heartaches Are Made - Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings
390 One For Sorrow Two For Joy - Innocence Mission
389 Nothing Wrong With You - Finn Brothers
387 Rain Down On Me - Kane
385 Ten Years Time - Gabrielle
384 Change Your Tune - Great Northwestern Hoboes
382 Still In Love Song - Stills
381 Modern Feeling - Ikara Colt
378 If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind - Agnetha Fältskog
377 Neon Commando - Surferosa
375 Love Machine - Girls Aloud
373 Dragostea Din Tei - O-Zone
371 Breathless / There She Goes My Beautiful World - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
370 This Boy - Tom Baxter
369 Persimmon Tree - Midnight Movies
368 Psycho Killer - Rico
367 There's A Million Ways To Sing The Blues - Features
365 The Ugly And The Beautiful - Real Tuesday Weld
362 Walking Through Walls - Tim Arnold
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 2, 2005 1:45:31 GMT 1
The next 45:
356 Don't Ever Think Too Much - Zutons
355 Air Hostess - Busted
354 Don't Bring Me Down - Sia
353 You Don't Know My Name - Alicia Keys
352 Cannonball [RE] - Damien Rice
351 Vertigo - U2
350 No Big Ting - Skinnyman
349 The Lady Wants To Know - Gordon Haskell
348 Over The Hill - Polly Paulusma
347 Take You High - Willis
346 I Won't Change You - Sophie Ellis-Bextor
345 Sick City Sometimes - Buzzcocks
344 Too Lost In You - Sugababes
343 Sing For Absolution - Muse
342 Everybody Cries - Liberty X
341 Turn The Radio Up - Loose Salute
340 In & Out - Speedway
339 (Reach Up For The) Sunrise - Duran Duran
338 For Lovers - Wolfman ft Peter Doherty
337 Up At The Lake - Charlatans
336 Can You Feel It - Slides
335 Stare - Marjorie Fair
334 Nowhere Again - Secret Machines
333 High - James Blunt
332 Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid 20
331 Talk Talk Talk - Ordinary Boys
330 Yellow Car - Cinnamon
329 Home - Simply Red
328 Another One Down - Candidate
327 Come As You Are - Beverley Knight
326 Hard Hand To Hold - Willy Mason
325 Walking In The Sun - Travis
324 Shining - Kristian Leontiou
323 These Words - Natasha Bedingfield
322 The Bucket - Kings Of Leon
321 All I Wanna Do - Amy Studt
320 Home - Zero 7
319 Maybe That's What It Takes - Alex Parks
318 Before I Hit The Wall - Mendoza Line
317 Hysteria - Muse
316 Your Love Goes On - Hothouse Flowers
315 Leaving New York - REM
314 Four To The Floor - Starsailor
313 Day After Day - Ben Taylor Band
312 She Wants To Be Me - Busted
The songs are supposedly getting better now. There are quite a lot of good songs in there - some of these were top 25 hits but had relatively short chart runs. I'm a bit surprised to see the Charlatans so low - I thought that song had done better in my chart. They do have another single in the top 100 of the year, and Travis have 2 in there.
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Post by Sofie on Jan 2, 2005 12:15:52 GMT 1
I like:
356 Don't Ever Think Too Much - Zutons
352 Cannonball [RE] - Damien Rice
350 No Big Ting - Skinnyman
349 The Lady Wants To Know - Gordon Haskell
347 Take You High - Willis
343 Sing For Absolution - Muse
341 Turn The Radio Up - Loose Salute
340 In & Out - Speedway
339 (Reach Up For The) Sunrise - Duran Duran
338 For Lovers - Wolfman ft Peter Doherty
337 Up At The Lake - Charlatans
336 Can You Feel It - Slides
334 Nowhere Again - Secret Machines
333 High - James Blunt
332 Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid 20
330 Yellow Car - Cinnamon
328 Another One Down - Candidate
327 Come As You Are - Beverley Knight
326 Hard Hand To Hold - Willy Mason
325 Walking In The Sun - Travis
324 Shining - Kristian Leontiou
323 These Words - Natasha Bedingfield
322 The Bucket - Kings Of Leon
320 Home - Zero 7
318 Before I Hit The Wall - Mendoza Line
317 Hysteria - Muse
316 Your Love Goes On - Hothouse Flowers
315 Leaving New York - REM
314 Four To The Floor - Starsailor
313 Day After Day - Ben Taylor Band
312 She Wants To Be Me - Busted
Some of the songs are getting better and some are getting worse, imo...
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 3, 2005 9:22:29 GMT 1
39 more. Yes, I should have posted these yesterday.
311 How 'Bout I Love You More - Mull Historical Society
310 Covered In Punk - Portabella
309 Los Angeles Is Burning - Bad Religion
308 Stumble And Fall - Razorlight
307 Baby When You Die - Moco
306 Between Catharine And Hope - Great Northwestern Hoboes
305 Accidentally In Love - Counting Crows
304 Why Do I Do - Tyler James
303 Tomorrow Morning - Gretchen Peters
302 This One's For You - Ed Harcourt
301 Mad World - Michael Andrews & Gary Jules
300 Stay The Same - Gabrielle
299 Just For You - Lionel Richie
298 These Are The Days - Jamie Cullum
297 Still - Longview
296 Rebecca - Hazel O'Connor
295 This Love - Maroon 5
294 Black Cherry - Goldfrapp
293 Mushaboom - Feist
292 Call Off The Search - Katie Melua
291 Could Well Be In - Streets
290 20 Million Miles From Earth - Space
289 Sprig Of Thyme - Jim Moray
288 Bill McCai - Coral
287 Walkie Talkie Man - Steriogram
286 You Were Always The One - Cribs
285 Two Thousand Places - Polyphonic Spree
284 Walk Idiot Walk - Hives
283 I Wish I Was You - New Rhodes
282 Spectacular - Graham Coxon
281 Good Luck - Basement Jaxx ft Lisa Kekaula
280 My Happy Ending - Avril Lavigne
279 How Did It Ever Come To This - Easyworld
278 Not For All The Love In The World - Thrills
277 Outside Your Door - Stands
276 Burn Your Youth - Johnny Panic
275 F*** Me Pumps / Help Yourself - Amy Winehouse
274 Foodchain - 10000 Things
273 School Of Rock - School Of Rock
A few of the more uptempo rock songs in here, with Bad Religion at #309, Johnny Panic at #276 and Jack Black teaching his kids to play guitars in the School of Rock at #273.
Hazel O'Connor manages to get #296 in the chart of the year, having finished 295 places higher with her last hit single back in 1981.
Basement Jaxx get their only ever chart hit in at #281. This single was only a hit once, when first released in January. Easyworld have a single much higher up.
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Post by Sofie on Jan 3, 2005 10:35:52 GMT 1
I like:
311 How 'Bout I Love You More - Mull Historical Society
309 Los Angeles Is Burning - Bad Religion
307 Baby When You Die - Moco
306 Between Catharine And Hope - Great Northwestern Hoboes
304 Why Do I Do - Tyler James
303 Tomorrow Morning - Gretchen Peters
302 This One's For You - Ed Harcourt
301 Mad World - Michael Andrews & Gary Jules
293 Mushaboom - Feist
292 Call Off The Search - Katie Melua
291 Could Well Be In - Streets
290 20 Million Miles From Earth - Space
289 Sprig Of Thyme - Jim Moray
287 Walkie Talkie Man - Steriogram
285 Two Thousand Places - Polyphonic Spree
283 I Wish I Was You - New Rhodes
282 Spectacular - Graham Coxon
280 My Happy Ending - Avril Lavigne
279 How Did It Ever Come To This - Easyworld
278 Not For All The Love In The World - Thrills
277 Outside Your Door - Stands
276 Burn Your Youth - Johnny Panic
Interesting how some of the songs that reached the Top 40 always seem to do badly...
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 3, 2005 23:59:49 GMT 1
Maybe because radio stations still refuse to play most of the great stuff, simply because they are on small labels?
And maybe the big labels are bent on releasing archetypal indie, i.e. the sort of song that all sound similar?
And, what is probably true too, is that when you are exposed to only a small amount of indie in a sea of rubbish, the indie will often sound better than it really is, i.e. better than it sounds against other indie.
I mentioned that about Alex Parks. She sounded great on Fame Academy against other Fame Academy singers, but her single "Cry" was competing against the likes of Belle & Sebastian etc. and she sounded nothing special.
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Post by Sofie on Jan 4, 2005 11:35:57 GMT 1
Maybe because radio stations still refuse to play most of the great stuff, simply because they are on small labels? Maybe. That's probably why many people discover bands ages after they released their début single... True I think I'll also do proper comments after you've posted the #1.  |
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 4, 2005 12:54:59 GMT 1
34 more:
272 Majesty - Madrugada
271 Lounger - Dogs Die In Hot Cars
270 The Lucky One - Paddy Casey
269 Kick It - Peaches ft Iggy Pop
268 Lost In A Melody / Wanderlust - Delays
267 Bringing Back The Memories - Mark Joseph
266 Eyeliner - Melys
265 I Love You Cause I Have To [RE] - Dogs Die In Hot Cars
264 Solitary Man - HIM
263 What Was Her Name - Dave Clarke
262 Sweet Virginia - Gomez
261 Woo Hoo - 5678s
260 The Tide That Left & Never Came Back - Veils
259 My Coco - Stellastarr
258 Shoot Your Gun - 22-20s
257 Take It Easy (Love Machine) - Bright Eyes
256 Stupid Ones - Blueskins
255 Lola Stars And Stripes - Stills
254 Ring Out Solstice Bells - Ian Anderson & Jethro Tull
253 Born That Way - James Maker & Noko 440
252 Redemption Songs - Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros
251 It'll Be Me - Tom Jones & Jools Holland
250 The Recluse - Cursive
249 Never Felt Like This - Shaznay Lewis
248 F**k It (I Don't Want You Back) - Eamon
247 Born In England - Twisted X
246 Golden Gate Bridge - Ocean Colour Scene
245 This Groove - Victoria Beckham
244 Mysterious Girl [RE] - Peter Andre ft Bubbler Rank
243 I'll Be There - Emma Bunton
242 Dark Days - Skandinavia
241 Truck On - Simple Kid
240 The Love Of Richard Nixon - Manic Street Preachers
239 Old Habits Die Hard - Mick Jagger & Dave Stewart
Melys never charted with Chinese Whispers in 2001 - never even knew the single existed before the John Peel's Festive 50 announced it as the #1. Eyeliner on the other hand got into the chart and is at #266 of the year. I therefore expected it also to feature well in the Festive 50 but it had a disappointingly low position of #38 (I think).
Victoria Beckham's inflated position was due to it being released around this time last year, when not many others are releasing singles. She was hoping for a UK #1 but a #3 was not bad. I think Geri's "Move It" only peaked at #4 (though obviously that was later in the year).
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