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Post by Panda on Oct 17, 2004 9:10:07 GMT 1
I begin compiling it in 50 days!!
So in the style of the Ceefax's Olympic countdown, I'm going to attempt (and probably fail miserably) to post a fascinating fact relating to my top 100s from past years, EVERY day!
50 DAYS TO GO: In 1999, Le Tigre's 'Hot Topic' was #50 in my chart. The song namechecked a number of different acts, including Sleater-Kinney. A year later, Sleater-Kinney themselves also made #50 with 'You're No Rock & Roll Fun'.
Another fascinating fact tomorrow!
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Post by Admin on Oct 17, 2004 9:32:19 GMT 1
lol, cant wait! Congrats on the 300 posts mate, loving your posts! Are you in Prince Harry for celebdaq by the way...
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Post by Panda on Oct 17, 2004 11:15:57 GMT 1
lol, cant wait! Congrats on the 300 posts mate, loving your posts! Are you in Prince Harry for celebdaq by the way... Not yet. I've got someone else and I was waiting until after the charts to sell them and I can't bare to get rid of my Jennifer Ellison shares...
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Post by Earl Purple on Oct 17, 2004 12:23:25 GMT 1
The top 50 I always await more than any other at the end of the year is John Peel's Festive 50.
Still loads of stuff I don't know that is played in there, and a lot of it is rubbish (in my opinion) but always some great tunes in there, including a few that did well in my chart and the JP festive 50 but otherwise nobody seems to have heard of.
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Post by Panda on Oct 17, 2004 13:30:54 GMT 1
The top 50 I always await more than any other at the end of the year is John Peel's Festive 50. Yeah, there's always a bit of everything in there. Haven't been able to listen to it the last couple of years but hopefully I will this time.
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Post by Panda on Oct 18, 2004 18:27:49 GMT 1
49 DAYS TO GO: 49 is the number Coldplay reached with their first entry in my chart. The song was 'Bigger Stronger' taken from the 'Blue Room' EP, which now fetches about £49!
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Post by Panda on Oct 19, 2004 14:12:03 GMT 1
48 DAYS TO GO: Moby's album 'Play' was a huge worldwide success but the only song from it to make my end-of-year chart was the first single, 'Honey', which made #48 in 1998.
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Post by Earl Purple on Oct 19, 2004 22:08:52 GMT 1
49 DAYS TO GO:49 is the number Coldplay reached with their first entry in my chart. The song was 'Bigger Stronger' taken from the 'Blue Room' EP, which now fetches about £49! Damn if I'd known I'd have bought more copies at the time. I have one but don't want to sell it.
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Post by Panda on Oct 20, 2004 15:47:41 GMT 1
47 DAYS TO GO: Canadian madwoman Alanis Morissette has had 2 songs in the end-of-year charts, both in 1995. 'You Oughta Know' reached #47 and she hasn't troubled the chart since.
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Post by Panda on Oct 21, 2004 13:29:31 GMT 1
46 DAYS TO GO: Two acts who've been #1 have had songs at #46 in the chart. 'So Why So Sad' was #46 for Manic Street Preachers in 2001 and 'Who Needs Enemies?' was #46 for the Cooper Temple Clause the following year, the same year 'Film-Maker' was #1.
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Post by Earl Purple on Oct 21, 2004 17:38:01 GMT 1
You Oughta Know finished #2 in mine of 1995.
I just discovered I have a CD single worth even more than the Coldplay one - my original of Darkness "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" is now worth £150. I paid 2.99 for it.
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Post by Panda on Oct 22, 2004 20:32:11 GMT 1
I just discovered I have a CD single worth even more than the Coldplay one - my original of Darkness "I Believe In A Thing Called Love" is now worth £150. I paid 2.99 for it. Good work! I've got a few valuable ones. 'Svefn G Englar' by Sigur Ros is worth a bit. The one I regret not getting was the very first release of 'Muscle Museum' by Muse. It was a hand-numbered limited edition EP, which cost about £6 in the shops. It now goes for over £100, I believe. 45 DAYS TO GO:#45 was the position reached in 2001 by the longest ever song to reach the chart, 'My Father My King' by Mogwai, which is just over 20 minutes long. That record will be broken this year if the Super Furry Animals' live version of 'The Man Don't Give A F*ck' makes the chart.
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Post by Panda on Oct 23, 2004 14:21:39 GMT 1
44 DAYS TO GO: #44 marked the debut of one of the most successful bands in my chart. 'Shorley Wall' by Ooberman reached that position in 1998. It was the first of 9 Ooberman singles to reach the chart between '98 and 2002, placing them joint 10th on the all-time list for number of chart entries.
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Post by Earl Purple on Oct 24, 2004 10:45:10 GMT 1
I have the 1999 release of Muscle Museum but that got to about #45 in the UK chart so I am surprised if it's worth that much.
Maybe there was an even earlier release.
I got the Shorley Wall CD in 1998 but it wasn't eligible for my chart then, as it is 7-track and my chart allows only a maximum of 4 songs.
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Post by Panda on Oct 24, 2004 11:22:42 GMT 1
I have the 1999 release of Muscle Museum but that got to about #45 in the UK chart so I am surprised if it's worth that much. Maybe there was an even earlier release. I got the Shorley Wall CD in 1998 but it wasn't eligible for my chart then, as it is 7-track and my chart allows only a maximum of 4 songs. There was an earlier release of Muscle Museum. It may also have been 1999, but it was earlier in the year.
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Post by Panda on Oct 24, 2004 12:42:21 GMT 1
43 DAYS TO GO: Since 1995, 43 acts have made the chart that didn't come from the UK or the USA (or have at least 1 British or American member). 361 acts have come from either the UK or USA, or had at least 1 British or American member.
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Post by Panda on Oct 25, 2004 22:24:50 GMT 1
42 DAYS TO GO: The Libertines made their debut in 2002, when 'I Get Along' reached #42. They also featured in last year's chart, and have a chance of making it 3 years in a row this year.
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Post by Earl Purple on Oct 26, 2004 15:24:54 GMT 1
The Libertines made their debut in my chart with "What A Waster" and that was in 2002.
Presumably there will be no festive 50 anymore...
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Post by Panda on Oct 26, 2004 15:27:19 GMT 1
The Libertines made their debut in my chart with "What A Waster" and that was in 2002. Presumably there will be no festive 50 anymore... 'What A Waster' was a double A-side with 'I Get Along'. No idea what will happen with Peel's show or the festive 50...
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Post by Panda on Oct 26, 2004 16:11:03 GMT 1
41 DAYS TO GO: Dance tracks are a bit of a rarity in my end of year chart, but there was a classic at #41 in 1995. 'Higher State Of Consciousness' by Josh Wink (the proper version, not the remix) is the track in question. Few dance acts have been as high since then...
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