* NM Top 75 singles, 22 January 2005 *

[Earl Purple]

This chart was compiled on Thursday as usual, but I didn't get to broadcast it on REP until last night, and I insist it has to be broadcast on REP before it gets posted.

1 ( 1 ) I Have Forgiven Jesus - Morrissey < 2nd week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) I Believe In You - Kylie Minogue (#1[1])
3 ( 3 ) Boulevard Of Broken Dreams - Green Day
4 ( 4 ) Mexico - Mundy
5 ( 8 ) Sacred Heart - Cass McCombs
6 ( 5 ) Renegade Cavalcade - Ash (#5)
7 ( 10 ) Warm Night - Concretes
8 ( 15 ) New Kind Of Medicine - Sheila Ferguson
9 ( 9 ) Misunderstood - Robbie Williams
10 ( 6 ) Right To Be Wrong - Joss Stone (#6)

11 ( 12 ) Leave It All Behind - Features
12 ( 23 ) Filthy / Gorgeous - Scissor Sisters
13 ( 16 ) Give It All Away - Natasha Sohl
14 ( 7 ) So What Could I Do / Trouble Is - Cranebuilders ( #1[5])
15 ( 17 ) Love Life - Performance
16 ( 14 ) Misfit - Elefant (#14)
17 ( 19 ) Burning Up - Beach
18 ( 40 ) Strip - Pink Grease
19 ( 29 ) Jailhouse Rock

 - Elvis Presley 
20 ( 11 ) She Wants To Be Me - Busted (#9)

21 ( 21 ) No More Tears - Sandra McCracken 
22 ( 42 ) Empty Souls - Manic Street Preachers 
23 ( 33 ) Evil - Interpol 
24 ( 25 ) Lesbia / Hallelujah / Somewhere Up Ahead - Lucky Jim 
25 ( 22 ) This Old Skin - Beautiful South (#22)
26 ( 35 ) All Shook Up 
 - Elvis Presley 
27 ( 47 ) One Night 
 - Elvis Presley 
28 ( 37 ) The Number Of The Beast [RI] - Iron Maiden 
29 ( 24 ) Million Pound Note - Trash Money (#24)
30 ( 50 ) Thru The Glass [RE] - Thirteen Senses (#3 in 2004)

31 ( 38 ) Cutt Off - Kasabian 
32 ( 53 ) Pornography - Client 
33 ( 52 ) Tom Hark (We Want Falmer) - Seagulls Ska
34 ( 41 ) Breathe - Erasure 
35 ( 55 ) Coming Down / When You Sleep [RE] - Longview 
36 ( 43 ) TKO - Le Tigre 
37 ( 26 ) Retreat! Retreat! - 65 Days Of Static (#26)
38 ( 13 ) Interstate 5 - Wedding Present (#2[5])
39 ( 58 ) Breakin' - Music 
40 ( 62 ) Police Dogs Bonfire - Lazyboy

41 ( 48 ) You'll Never Guess Who Died - Kinison 
42 ( 32 ) Molly's Disco / Shellshock - Headland (#32)
43 ( -- ) Goods (All In Your Head) - Mates Of State < DEBUT >
44 ( 34 ) Ewan - Radio Dept (#34)
45 ( 30 ) Always - Blink 182 (#30)
46 ( -- ) In A Funny Way - Mercury Rev 
47 ( 18 ) Almost Blue / Alfie - Alison Moyet (#11)
48 ( -- ) Invisible Girl - Minnie Driver 
49 ( 20 ) Persimmon Tree - Midnight Movies (#13)
50 ( -- ) Wires - Athlete 

51 ( 68 ) Four Kicks - Kings Of Leon 
52 ( 71 ) Live Twice - Darius 
53 ( 27 ) Sunday Morning - Maroon 5 (#17)
54 ( 74 ) A Favor House Atlantic [RE] - Coheed & Cambria (#53 in 2004)
55 ( 64 ) Somebody Told Me [RE] - Killers (#7 in 2004)
56 ( 28 ) Let Me Move On - Gene (#21)
57 ( -- ) E Talking - Soulwax 
58 ( 65 ) Sad And Lonely - Secret Machines 
59 ( 31 ) She's The Blade - Sugarcult (#23)
60 ( -- ) Time Is My Everything - Ian Brown 

61 ( 36 ) Radio - Ludes (#30)
62 ( -- ) Long Way From Home - Asia 
63 ( -- ) (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I - Elvis Presley 
64 ( -- ) Tumble And Fall - Feeder 
65 ( 56 ) Father And Son - Ronan Keating ft Yusuf (#56)
66 ( 49 ) Long Night - Corrs (#47)
67 ( -- ) Searching - Jamie Scott < DEBUT >
68 ( -- ) Staring At The Sun - Rooster < DEBUT >
69 ( 39 ) Irish Son - Brian McFadden (#7)
70 ( 44 ) Ashes - Embrace (#4)
71 ( 45 ) A Pattern / Tape 23 - Fans Of Kate (#5)
72 ( -- ) Lackey - Others 
73 ( 46 ) Paint The Moon - Czars (#3)
74 ( -- ) Sovay - Andrew Bird < DEBUT >
75 ( 51 ) Soda Pop - Bo Selecta (#46)
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-- ( 54 ) Angels From The Ashes - Blair Douglas (#29)
-- ( 57 ) Confusion - Zutons (#32)
-- ( 59 ) The Blower's Daughter - Damien Rice (#34)
-- ( 60 ) Unconditional - Bravery (#37)
-- ( 61 ) Party For Two - Shania Twain ft Mark McGrath (#12)
-- ( 63 ) Room On The 3rd Floor - McFly (#18)
-- ( 66 ) Ring Out Solstice Bells - Ian Anderson & Jethro Tull (#9)
-- ( 67 ) Rumours Of Rain - Folk For Peace (#63)
-- ( 69 ) Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield (#44)
-- ( 70 ) I Cannot Give You My Love - Cliff Richard (#47)
-- ( 72 ) Rip It Up [RI] - Razorlight (#43)
-- ( 73 ) Wonderful Night - Fatboy Slim (#48)
-- ( 75 ) Akira The Don's First EP - Akira The Don (#1[5])
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-- ( -- ) Mountain Snow - Candidate 
-- ( -- ) Alive And Amplified - Mooney Suzuki 
-- ( -- ) Serious - Pop! 
-- ( -- ) Circus / Everything - Sights 
-- ( -- ) Breathe In - Lucie Silvas 
-- ( -- ) Galvanize - Chemical Brothers 
-- ( -- ) Take Me Away - Stonebridge ft Therese 
-- ( -- ) When The Dawn Breaks - Narcotic Thrust 
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The top 4 are now static - I do think it is taking a while for the year to take shape. Once again, none of the new releases from the first 3 weeks of the year have really impressed me that much, it just seems artists are reluctant to release their best singles at this time, perhaps a bit of laziness in that they know they will chart anyway.

At least of the 13 entries this week, 12 of them are new songs. Four are by acts making their first chart appearance. I'd never heard of Mates Of State before this single, which is a 4-song EP thus was not eligible for the UK chart. I'd never heard of Andrew Bird before either. Jamie Scott and Rooster's names have appeared on the chart listing before but only in the bubblers section, with "Just" and "Come Get Some" last year.

The one that is not, of course, is Elvis, who now has 4 singles in the chart, a joint record with John Lennon who had 4 in the chart on 24 January 1981, exactly 24 years ago. He had all of his in the top 18, as the chart was then, holding positions 1, 2, 6 and 17 on that week. Meanwhile none of Elvis's singles are in the top 18, the highest one currently at #19, though that may change next week, and he's expected also a 5th entry.

Of those who have charted before, the Others have their second NM hit, the first one was "This One's For The Poor", then their first UK chart hit "Stan Bowles" did not reach the NM chart. Minnie Driver charted last year with "Everything I Have In My Pocket". I don't know why her singles are not sellling.

Mercury Rev and Feeder have both had singles that were #1 early in the year, Mercury Rev in 2002 and Feeder in 2003. 

Asia have not been in the NM chart since the early 1980s, and I'm not sure they even charted then. Steve Howe though has been in the chart with Yes, GTR (having a #1) and also played Spanish guitar on Queen's "Innuendo" (another #1).

Soulwax were one of the only few indie/rock acts to break the UK chart in 2000. They only just managed it though with "Too Many DJs". Their first NM hit was "Conversation Intercom" in 1999. Athlete had their first UK top 40 and NM hit in 2002 with "You Got The Style". They hadn't got higher than #31 though with "El Salvador" before this single, which has charted at UK #4.

[TheThorne]

Earl said:

Asia have not been in the NM chart since the early 1980s, and I'm not sure they even charted then. Steve Howe though has been in the chart with Yes, GTR (having a #1) and also played Spanish guitar on Queen's "Innuendo" (another #1).

Same story as me for Asia, I charted this last week, great track but it coulda came out 20 years ago the style is very dated, but I love it tho hehe.

Put it this way if I had a chart in teh early 80s both 'Only time Will Tell' & 'Heat Of The Moment' would have been number ones for me. Just loved their 1st 2 albums