* NM Top 75 singles, 24 September 2005 *

[Earl Purple]

1 ( 1 ) The Importance Of Being Idle - Oasis < 4th week at #1 >
2 ( 2 ) Long Hot Summer - Helen Love
3 ( 6 ) Fix You - Coldplay
4 ( 4 ) C'Mon Chameleon - Research
5 ( 3 ) Love Me Like You - Magic Numbers (#2[3])
6 ( 11 ) Stranded (In The Middle Of Nowhere) - Mohair
7 ( 5 ) More Soul Than Wigan Casino EP - Comet Gain/Butterflies Of Love/Kicker/Airport Girl (#5)
8 ( 8 ) Martell - Cribs
9 ( 10 ) Don't Cha - Pussycat Dolls
10 ( 17 ) La Breeze [RE] - Simian (#17 in 2003)

11 ( 9 ) Streets Of Love - Rolling Stones (#9)
12 ( -- ) Nine Million Bicycles - Katie Melua
13 ( 14 ) Life Will Be The Death Of Me - Ordinary Boys
14 ( 21 ) Rebellion (Lies) - Arcade Fire
15 ( 7 ) Work Work Work (Pub Club Sleep) - Rakes (#1[2])
16 ( 24 ) Listen To Mama - Walkerman
17 ( 12 ) Get None - Robert Post (#11)
18 ( 19 ) Suddenly I See - KT Tunstall
19 ( 40 ) A Higher Place / I'll Rise - Peyton
20 ( 20 ) Fine Line - Paul McCartney

21 ( 15 ) Sink That Ship / I Predict A Riot [RE] - Kaiser Chiefs (#13)
22 ( 23 ) Cool - Gwen Stefani
23 ( 22 ) Papers For Josie - Beauty Shop (#22)
24 ( 32 ) Everything Sounds Like Coldplay Now - Mitch Benn & The Distractions
25 ( 33 ) Wishing Well - Harrisons
26 ( 26 ) Sweet Kinda Something - Beulah
27 ( 27 ) Dare - Gorillaz
28 ( 18 ) My Doorbell - White Stripes (#16)
29 ( 13 ) Don't Come Running - Hal (#8)
30 ( 46 ) You Can't Fool Me Dennis - Mystery Jets

31 ( 37 ) Home - Simple Minds
32 ( 38 ) Jean City - Trash Money
33 ( -- ) Living For The Weekend - Hard-Fi
34 ( -- ) Change - Tracy Chapman
35 ( 53 ) Lonely - My Computer
36 ( 34 ) Sister Sneaker Sister Soul - My Latest Novel (#34)
37 ( 25 ) The Siren - Nightwish (#22)
38 ( 43 ) All Good People - Nerina Pallot
39 ( -- ) Special - Mew
40 ( 35 ) The Three Degrees - Tara Blaise (#35)

41 ( 44 ) Once In A While - Black Velvets
42 ( 28 ) Don't Lie - Black Eyed Peas (#26)
43 ( -- ) Lucky 6 - Lupen Crook < DEBUT >
44 ( 56 ) Breakdown - Jack Johnson
45 ( 47 ) Stormy Weather - Echo & The Bunnymen
46 ( -- ) Destroy Everything You Touch - Ladytron
47 ( 58 ) No Fear - Rasmus
48 ( 39 ) The One I Love - David Gray (#39)
49 ( 31 ) Business As Usual - Juliet Turner (#28)
50 ( 59 ) The Party Ain't Over Yet - Status Quo

51 ( 50 ) All Ablaze - Ian Brown (#50)
52 ( -- ) Do You Want To - Franz Ferdinand
53 ( 16 ) Dream About Me - Moby (#5)
54 ( 52 ) Black Stacey - Saul Williams (#52)
55 ( -- ) Man I Used To Be - K-Os
56 ( 62 ) Out Of My Reach - Cass
57 ( 63 ) Have A Nice Day - Bon Jovi
58 ( 55 ) Forget Myself - Elbow (#55)
59 ( -- ) Shine - Eliot < DEBUT >
60 ( 45 ) Keep Pushin' On - Yeti (#45)

61 ( -- ) Behind Those Hazel Eyes - Kelly Clarkson
62 ( 66 ) The Comeback - Shout Out Louds
63 ( -- ) Civil Sin - Boy Kill Boy
64 ( 68 ) Make A Wave - Alex McEwan
65 ( -- ) Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo - Bloodhound Gang
66 ( 70 ) Wish I - Jem
67 ( -- ) This Is How A Heart Breaks - Rob Thomas
68 ( 29 ) Nostalgia - Readers Wifes (#10)
69 ( 72 ) Something Beautiful - Letrix
70 ( 42 ) Believe In The Boogie - Mark Owen (#34)
71 ( 51 ) Coming Home - JJ72 (#50)
72 ( -- ) Devil - Stereophonics
73 ( 30 ) It's A Hit - Rilo Kiley (#1[3])
74 ( 74 ) Mathematician - Corporation Blend
75 ( -- ) Good Is Good - Sheryl Crow
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-- ( 36 ) 1  - Joy Zipper (#12)
-- ( 41 ) Counting Down The Days - Natalie Imbruglia (#13)
-- ( 48 ) Bad Day - Daniel Powter (#3)
-- ( 49 ) Joe's Gone Ridin' - Patricia Vonne (#29)
-- ( 54 ) Happy Days Are Here Again - Broken Family Band (#39)
-- ( 57 ) Remain - Kubb (#54)
-- ( 60 ) Something Inside Of Me - Coral (#43)
-- ( 61 ) Maybellene - Chuck Berry (#20)
-- ( 64 ) Lazer Beam - Super Furry Animals (#45)
-- ( 65 ) The Trooper [RI] - Iron Maiden (#30)
-- ( 67 ) Revolution Over The Phone - Mardous (#23)
-- ( 69 ) Summer Of Rock 'N' Roll - Twisted X (#11)
-- ( 71 ) Number One - John Legend ft Kanye West (#50)
-- ( 73 ) The Ocean - Richard Hawley (#54)
-- ( 75 ) Sky Starts Falling - Doves
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-- ( -- ) Get Your Way - Jamie Cullum
-- ( -- ) Whipped - Vanessa Brown
-- ( -- ) I Do Not Fear Jazz - Big Strides
-- ( -- ) Good Day Down - Saucy Monky
-- ( -- ) Wings Of A Butterfly - HIM
-- ( -- ) Welcome To Jamrock - Damian Marley
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[frag]

Could you explain to me why Oasis have had so long at #1?

On the plus side, seven of your new entries made my chart (also as new entries) this week - Juliette and the Licks had the only new entry in mine that wasn't also a new entry in yours.

Good to see Arcade Fire rise into the top 20, but a shame that Elbow couldn't get into the top 50 - could you post Elbow's NM-chart history in the Discography thread of the Elbow forum, please? Assuming you haven't already, of course.

[Earl Purple]

Oasis are still #1 because it's a great song. Having seen off all the competition like Magic Numbers and Helen Love, there hasn't been anything that strong released in the last 4 weeks. If Katie Melua reached #1 it would be the 2nd #1 for Mike Batt - his first was "A Winter's Tale" which reached NM #1 for David Essex right at the beginning of 1983.

As for Elbow, I'd have to check through all my old charts but I will do it when I have time. Their first NM hit was "Any Day Now".

[Thor]

ooh a #1 i know, and a good one!