* NM Top 75 singles, 5 February 2005 *

[Earl Purple]

1 ( -- ) I'm From Further North Than You - Wedding Present < 5th #1 hit >
2 ( 2 ) It's Now Or Never - Elvis Presley
3 ( 1 ) I Have Forgiven Jesus - Morrissey (#1[3])
4 ( 7 ) Strip - Pink Grease
5 ( 3 ) Sacred Heart - Cass McCombs
6 ( 4 ) Mexico - Mundy
7 ( 10 ) Filthy / Gorgeous - Scissor Sisters
8 ( 20 ) Goods (All In Your Head) - Mates Of State
9 ( 13 ) Empty Souls - Manic Street Preachers
10 ( 23 ) In A Funny Way - Mercury Rev

11 ( 15 ) One Night

 - Elvis Presley 
12 ( 5 ) Boulevard Of Broken Dreams - Green Day (#3)
13 ( 19 ) Pornography - Client 
14 ( 25 ) Wires - Athlete 
15 ( 16 ) Evil - Interpol 
16 ( 14 ) Jailhouse Rock 
 - Elvis Presley (#14)
17 ( 6 ) I Believe In You - Kylie Minogue (#1[1])
18 ( 8 ) Warm Night - Concretes (#7)
19 ( 36 ) The Journey / Stop Knocking The Walls Down - Amsterdam / Ricky 
20 ( 18 ) Thru The Glass [RE] - Thirteen Senses (#3 in 2004)

21 ( 9 ) New Kind Of Medicine - Sheila Ferguson (#8)
22 ( 30 ) E Talking - Soulwax 
23 ( 32 ) Time Is My Everything - Ian Brown 
24 ( 26 ) Coming Down / When You Sleep [RE] - Longview 
25 ( 28 ) Breakin' - Music 
26 ( 12 ) Leave It All Behind - Features (#11)
27 ( 49 ) What A Lovely Dance - Hal 
28 ( 29 ) Police Dogs Bonfire - Lazyboy 
29 ( 11 ) Renegade Cavalcade - Ash (#5)
30 ( 21 ) Tom Hark (We Want Falmer) - Seagulls Ska (#21)

31 ( 53 ) Cash Machine - Hard-Fi 
32 ( 47 ) Long Way From Home - Asia 
33 ( 65 ) Alive And Amplified - Mooney Suzuki 
34 ( 56 ) Mirage - Midnight Movies 
35 ( 54 ) Lackey - Others 
36 ( 50 ) (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I / I Need Your Love Tonight - Elvis Presley 
37 ( -- ) The Libertine - Patrick Wolf < DEBUT >
38 ( 55 ) Sovay - Andrew Bird 
39 ( 37 ) Invisible Girl - Minnie Driver (#37)
40 ( 67 ) Free Salute - Little Barrie 

41 ( 60 ) Circus / Everything - Sights 
42 ( -- ) So Here We Are - Bloc Party < DEBUT >
43 ( 73 ) La La - Ashlee Simpson 
44 ( 63 ) Mountain Snow - Candidate 
45 ( 45 ) A Favor House Atlantic [RE] - Coheed & Cambria (#53 in 2004)
46 ( 75 ) Bullets - Editors 
47 ( 41 ) Four Kicks - Kings Of Leon (#41)
48 ( 17 ) Misunderstood - Robbie Williams (#9)
49 ( -- ) Such A Fool - 22-20s 
50 ( 71 ) Penny And Me - Hanson 

51 ( 22 ) Right To Be Wrong - Joss Stone (#6)
52 ( 74 ) Do This Do That - Freefaller 
53 ( 24 ) Give It All Away - Natasha Sohl (#13)
54 ( -- ) What Happens Tomorrow - Duran Duran 
55 ( 51 ) Tumble And Fall - Feeder (#51)
56 ( 57 ) Searching - Jamie Scott 
57 ( 27 ) Love Life - Performance (#15)
58 ( 59 ) Staring At The Sun - Rooster 
59 ( -- ) I Just Wanna Live - Good Charlotte 
60 ( 33 ) All Shook Up 
 - Elvis Presley (#26)

61 ( 31 ) Burning Up - Beach (#17)
62 ( -- ) Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis Presley 
63 ( 35 ) The Number Of The Beast [RI] - Iron Maiden (#28)
64 ( 38 ) Cutt Off - Kasabian (#31)
65 ( 34 ) So What Could I Do / Trouble Is - Cranebuilders ( #1[5])
66 ( -- ) Your Place Or Mine - Chocolate Monday < DEBUT >
67 ( 39 ) Lesbia / Hallelujah / Somewhere Up Ahead - Lucky Jim (#24)
68 ( -- ) Every Sunday Sky - Autumns < DEBUT >
69 ( 46 ) TKO - Le Tigre (#36)
70 ( 42 ) Breathe - Erasure (#34)
71 ( 43 ) This Old Skin - Beautiful South (#22)
72 ( 40 ) Misfit - Elefant (#14)
73 ( -- ) Spell (Under Her) - Hugh Cornwell < SOLO DEBUT >
74 ( -- ) The Shouty Track - Lemon Jelly 
75 ( 44 ) No More Tears - Sandra McCracken (#21)
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-- ( 48 ) She Wants To Be Me - Busted (#9)
-- ( 52 ) Live Twice - Darius (#52)
-- ( 58 ) Million Pound Note - Trash Money (#24)
-- ( 61 ) Somebody Told Me [RE] - Killers (#55 - #7 in 2004)
-- ( 62 ) You'll Never Guess Who Died - Kinison (#41)
-- ( 64 ) Retreat! Retreat! - 65 Days Of Static (#26)
-- ( 66 ) Molly's Disco / Shellshock - Headland (#32)
-- ( 68 ) Interstate 5 - Wedding Present (#2[5])
-- ( 69 ) Sad And Lonely - Secret Machines (#58)
-- ( 70 ) Ewan - Radio Dept (#34)
-- ( 72 ) Always - Blink 182 (#30)
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-- ( -- ) Almost Here - Brian McFadden & Delta Goodrem 
-- ( -- ) Strange Love - Phixx 
-- ( -- ) Beating Heart Baby - Head Automatica 
-- ( -- ) Sex - Ga Gas 
-- ( -- ) Coulda Been - Kimberley Locke 
-- ( -- ) Hey Now (Mean Muggin') - Xzibit 
-- ( -- ) Grief Never Grows Old - One World Project 
-- ( -- ) Plan Of My Own - Deeyah 
-- ( -- ) Show Me What Love Is - Puscha 
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In the UK chart Elvis has been the undisputed "king" with more #1s than anyone else. Another record has belonged to the Wedding Present, that of the most hit singles in a year. Elvis is now, however, after both records, although the Wedding Present will still hold the record of the most new hits in a year, as Elvis's are all re-issues.

In the NM chart, Elvis was chasing a different record - the biggest gap between #1 hits, a record which currently belongs to a different Elvis, Elvis Costello, with a 20 year gap between 1979 and 1999. (Don Henley had a bigger gap, 1977 to 1998, but returned with a re-issue and his first #1 was with the Eagles). Meanwhile David Gedge has been long time chasing the record of having 10 NM #1s with his two bands, the Wedding Present and Cinerama.

Well this week David Gedge achieves his record and Elvis fails to achieve his, although he does have the record of the most singles in the chart at a time, now numbering 6.

David Gedge has had to be patient. After "Health & Efficiency" became #1 in 2001, he had two #3s in 2002 and then two #2s, which spent a total of 9 weeks in the #2 position, but couldn't quite get that #1. Meanwhile, Morrissey added himself to the list of those who have had 9. Note that purists will claim that Morrissey's total is 8, as one of his was with the Smiths, that Brian May has just 1 and it's Queen who have 8. George Michael also has 8 as one of his was with Wham! and Blondie have 8 so those acts are all tied, and David Gedge whose split is 5-5 is way down the list.
Either way, David Gedge did write or co-write and sing lead vocals on all his #1s.

Elsewhere - a high debut for Patrick Wolf, who reminds me a lot of Marc Almond. Anything with "Libertine" in it might be popular right now or may some confused music fans though it was a Libertines single.

Bloc Party get in the chart - they had two singles last year neither of which even reached the bubblers.

Hugh Cornwell was lead singer of the Stranglers.

[TheThorne]

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1 ( -- ) I'm From Further North Than You - Wedding Present < 5th #1 hit >


Good stuff prefered 'Interstate 5' tho

37 ( -- ) The Libertine - Patrick Wolf < DEBUT >

Just cant get into this dunno wot it is maybe its just his voice or the tune or maybe everything I dunno

42 ( -- ) So Here We Are - Bloc Party < DEBUT >

Their 1st number one in my chart but not their best by any means.

49 ( -- ) Such A Fool - 22-20s

This is good 2 and a surprising top 40 hit

54 ( -- ) What Happens Tomorrow - Duran Duran

another good song

59 ( -- ) I Just Wanna Live - Good Charlotte

The best track on the Good Charlotte album and that aint saying much most of it is very dire.

62 ( -- ) Are You Lonesome Tonight - Elvis Presley

never liked this one

66 ( -- ) Your Place Or Mine - Chocolate Monday < DEBUT >
68 ( -- ) Every Sunday Sky - Autumns < DEBUT >
73 ( -- ) Spell (Under Her) - Hugh Cornwell < SOLO DEBUT >

havent heard these 3

74 ( -- ) The Shouty Track - Lemon Jelly

Love this great sample such a brilliant riff.

Earl said:

Bloc Party get in the chart - they had two singles last year neither of which even reached the bubblers.

3 actually Banquet, Little Thoughts & Helicopter

[Earl Purple]

Banquet somehow never made its way onto my playlist.

[ManicKangaroo]

Hugh Cornwell track is actually (Under Her) Spell

[Earl Purple]

[ManicKangaroo]

Whilst I agree that the cover art is misleading, the track title on the inside artwork and the single itself is (Under Her) Spell

[Admin]

Come on Hal and Hardfi! ;D