FragChart v2 - CHRISTMAS CHART

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And so, amongst the thick long reeds (sic) of the year-end chart season, a small top 30 tries to gain purchase...

FragChart v2 ~ Week 26 ~ w.c. 25 December

;D = longest runner
= biggest rise
= biggest drop
= weeks at #1

Pos C LW // Title – Artist // Wks // PP (if not current)
1 HN Fairytale Of New York – Pogues & Kirsty Macoll 1 1 **DEBUT #1**[/color]
2 ^ 5 The Denial Twist – The White Stripes 5 2 **EQUALS ARTIST PEAK**
3 v 2 Area – Futureheads 4 2
4 ^ 9 JCB Song – Nizlopi 2 4
5 v 1 Hoppipolla – Sigur Rós 4 1
6 N Talk – Coldplay 1 6
7 v 3 Walk Away – Franz Ferdinand 3 3
8 v 4 Wake Up – The Arcade Fire 6 1
9 ^ 19 Under The Weather – KT Tunstall 3 9
10 v 6 Leaders Of The Free World – Elbow 7 1
11 ^ 16 No Goodbyes – Subways 2 11
12 v 8 Jesus Of Suburbia – Green Day 6 3
13 v 12 Juicebox – The Strokes 3 12
14 ^ 17 Advertising Space – Robbie Williams 2 14
15 v 7 Ever Fallen In Love – Various Artists 4 5
16 v 11 What Else Is There? - Royksopp 3 11
17 ^ 18 Not Now – Blink 182 4 17
18 v 10 The Great Escape – We Are Scientists 12 1
19 v 13 Doesn't Remind Me – Audioslave 8 1
20 v 15 Apply Some Pressure – Maximo Park 9 4
21 N Under The Tree – Water Babies 1 21 **DEBUT**
22 ^ 23 Rebellion (Lies) – The Arcade Fire 16 1 ;D
23 v 14 Just Friends – Nine Black Alps 8 3
24 v 22 Ghostfaced Killer – Dead 60s 5 16
25 v 21 Tarred And Feathered – Dogs 4 19
26 > 26 You're Gonna Lose Us – The Cribs 3 21
27 v 20 Modern Way – Kaiser Chiefs 7 4
28 v 24 Arms Around Me – The Departure 10 4
29 v 27 The Wrong Way To Be – The Cribs 3 25
30 v 25 Resolve – Foo Fighters 5 13

Commentary and chart histories on request or boredom, or when sufficient interest is shown.

[greendemon]

1 HN Fairytale Of New York – Pogues & Kirsty Macoll
2 ^ 5 The Denial Twist – The White Stripes
3 v 2 Area – Futureheads
4 ^ 9 JCB Song – Nizlopi
5 v 1 Hoppipolla – Sigur Rós
6 N Talk – Coldplay
7 v 3 Walk Away – Franz Ferdinand
8 v 4 Wake Up – The Arcade Fire
9 ^ 19 Under The Weather – KT Tunstall
10 v 6 Leaders Of The Free World – Elbow
11 ^ 16 No Goodbyes – Subways
12 v 8 Jesus Of Suburbia – Green Day
13 v 12 Juicebox – The Strokes
14 ^ 17 Advertising Space – Robbie Williams
15 v 7 Ever Fallen In Love – Various Artists
16 v 11 What Else Is There? - Royksopp
17 ^ 18 Not Now – Blink 182
18 v 10 The Great Escape – We Are Scientists
19 v 13 Doesn't Remind Me – Audioslave
20 v 15 Apply Some Pressure – Maximo Park
21 N Under The Tree – Water Babies
22 ^ 23 Rebellion (Lies) – The Arcade Fire
23 v 14 Just Friends – Nine Black Alps
24 v 22 Ghostfaced Killer – Dead 60s
25 v 21 Tarred And Feathered – Dogs
26 > 26 You're Gonna Lose Us – The Cribs
27 v 20 Modern Way – Kaiser Chiefs
28 v 24 Arms Around Me – The Departure
29 v 27 The Wrong Way To Be – The Cribs
30 v 25 Resolve – Foo Fighters

[Panda]

Have you managed to hear the Ladyfuzz single yet?

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I'm trying to soulseek them, but not getting very far...

[dandyhighwayman]

1 HN Fairytale Of New York – Pogues & Kirsty Macoll 1 1 **DEBUT #1**
2 ^ 5 The Denial Twist – The White Stripes 5 2 **EQUALS ARTIST PEAK**
3 v 2 Area – Futureheads 4 2
4 ^ 9 JCB Song – Nizlopi 2 4
5 v 1 Hoppipolla – Sigur Rós 4 1
6 N Talk – Coldplay 1 6
7 v 3 Walk Away – Franz Ferdinand 3 3
8 v 4 Wake Up – The Arcade Fire 6 1
9 ^ 19 Under The Weather – KT Tunstall 3 9
10 v 6 Leaders Of The Free World – Elbow 7 1
11 ^ 16 No Goodbyes – Subways 2 11
12 v 8 Jesus Of Suburbia – Green Day 6 3
13 v 12 Juicebox – The Strokes 3 12
14 ^ 17 Advertising Space – Robbie Williams 2 14
15 v 7 Ever Fallen In Love – Various Artists 4 5
16 v 11 What Else Is There? - Royksopp 3 11
17 ^ 18 Not Now – Blink 182 4 17
18 v 10 The Great Escape – We Are Scientists 12 1
19 v 13 Doesn't Remind Me – Audioslave 8 1
20 v 15 Apply Some Pressure – Maximo Park 9 4
21 N Under The Tree – Water Babies 1 21 **DEBUT**
22 ^ 23 Rebellion (Lies) – The Arcade Fire 16 1
23 v 14 Just Friends – Nine Black Alps 8 3
24 v 22 Ghostfaced Killer – Dead 60s 5 16
25 v 21 Tarred And Feathered – Dogs 4 19
26 > 26 You're Gonna Lose Us – The Cribs 3 21
27 v 20 Modern Way – Kaiser Chiefs 7 4
28 v 24 Arms Around Me – The Departure 10 4
29 v 27 The Wrong Way To Be – The Cribs 3 25
30 v 25 Resolve – Foo Fighters 5 13

Brilliant chart - the top 6 are all faultless.

That Futureheads track is a real surprise for me, love it to bits and is easily their best song yet.

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Boredom and Interest prevail!


~~~Bitesize Commentary~~~
> It's a Christmas #1 for Pogues - but how long can the festive hit stick around for?
> The White Stripes just miss out on at last getting their first-ever #1. They have another song coming in next week.
> Many songs jump up the chart, including Nizlopi, Subways and KT Tunstall
> An impressively high entry for Coldplay: the band's 50th week on the chart.
> Royksopp and The Strokes fail to break into the top 10...
> 3 songs went platinum in 2005, including the current #18 and #22.
> Year-end chart coming soon!

~~~ New Entries: Chart Histories~~~[/b]
Coldplay
6 hits, all top 10, 4 top 5, 1 number one, WOC: 49
Yellow, Jul-00, 2 wks, PP #7
Trouble, Dec-00 3 wks, PP #10
In My Place, Aug-02 7 wks, PP #1
The Scientist, Nov-02 14 wks, PP #2
Clocks, Apr-03 9 wks, PP #4
God Put A Smile Upon My Face Sep-03 14 wks, PP #2

Pogues and Water Babies have not been in the chart before.

~~~Dropping Out~~~
Rewind – Stereophonics, 4 wks, PP #18, Run: 18-21-24-28
Just Like Heaven – Katie Melua, 2 wks, PP #22, Run: 22-29
Hung Up – Madonna, 6 wks, PP #11, Run: 21-14-11-14-26-30

~~~Coming Next Week~~~
Cash Machine - Hard-Fi
Munich - Editors
Pledge Of Allegiance - Louis XIV
Reasons (Saturday Night) - Faithless *
Walking With A Ghost - White Stripes
* = 3rd and final attempt