FragChart Week 306 - 26 February

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FragChart ~ Week 306 ~ w.c. 26 February

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

Pos C LW // Title – Artist // Wks // PP
1 ^ 5 Alone, Jealous & Stoned - Secret Machines 3 1 **DEBUT #1**
2 > 2 Sweet Troubled Soul - Stellastarr* 3 2
3 v 1 Funny Little Frog - Belle & Sebastian 7 1
4 > 4 Friend Of The Night - Mogwai 5 3
5 ^ 9 It's A Hit - We Are Scientists 4 5 **2nd Top 5 Hit**
6 > 6 Why Are You Looking Grave? - Mew 5 6
7 ^ 17 In This Home On Ice - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 2 7
8 v 3 Heartbeats - José González 6 1
9 HN Thriller - Michael Jackson 1 9
10 v 8 Lottery Winners On Acid - Crimea 8 2
11 ^ 12 I Want You To Stay - Maximo Park 4 9
12 v 10 Munich - Editors 9 1
13 N Valentine - Delays 1 13 **BIGGEST HIT**
14 v 7 When The Sun Goes Down - Arctic Monkeys 7 1
15 ^ 16 Sugar, We're Going Down - Fall Out Boy 3 15
16 v 13 You Don't Love Me - Kooks 7 8
17 N Crooked Teeth - Death Cab For Cutie 1 17 **BIGGEST HIT**
18 v 11 Where's The Pleasure - Protocol 4 11
19 N Sorry - Madonna 1 19
20 v 15 Ladyflash - Go! Team 5 7
21 v 19 To The Music - Colder 3 19
22 ^ 23 A Million Ways - OK Go 2 22
23 v 14 Honesty - Alex Parks 5 6
24 v 18 Hoppipolla - Sigur Rós 13 1 ;D
25 v 21 Burn - Alkaline Trio 2 21
26 v 20 Dance Me In - Sons And Daughters 8 2
27 N Turn This Thing Around - El Presidente 1 27 **DEBUT**
28 v 22 I See You, You See Me - Magic Numbers 5 20
29 N Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson 1 29
30 N The Other Side Of Mt. Heart Attack - Liars 1 30


Commentary and chart histories coming soon. More chart histories and information available on request.

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[greendemon]

1 ^ 5 Alone, Jealous & Stoned - Secret Machines 3 1 **DEBUT #1**
2 > 2 Sweet Troubled Soul - Stellastarr* 3 2
3 v 1 Funny Little Frog - Belle & Sebastian 7 1
4 > 4 Friend Of The Night - Mogwai 5 3
5 ^ 9 It's A Hit - We Are Scientists 4 5 **2nd Top 5 Hit**
6 > 6 Why Are You Looking Grave? - Mew 5 6
7 ^ 17 In This Home On Ice - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah 2 7
8 v 3 Heartbeats - José González 6 1
9 HN Thriller - Michael Jackson 1 9
10 v 8 Lottery Winners On Acid - Crimea 8 2
11 ^ 12 I Want You To Stay - Maximo Park 4 9
12 v 10 Munich - Editors 9 1
13 N Valentine - Delays 1 13 **BIGGEST HIT** /
14 v 7 When The Sun Goes Down - Arctic Monkeys 7 1
15 ^ 16 Sugar, We're Going Down - Fall Out Boy 3 15
16 v 13 You Don't Love Me - Kooks 7 8
17 N Crooked Teeth - Death Cab For Cutie 1 17 **BIGGEST HIT**
18 v 11 Where's The Pleasure - Protocol 4 11
19 N Sorry - Madonna 1 19
20 v 15 Ladyflash - Go! Team 5 7
21 v 19 To The Music - Colder 3 19
22 ^ 23 A Million Ways - OK Go 2 22
23 v 14 Honesty - Alex Parks 5 6
24 v 18 Hoppipolla - Sigur Rós 13 1
25 v 21 Burn - Alkaline Trio 2 21
26 v 20 Dance Me In - Sons And Daughters 8 2
27 N Turn This Thing Around - El Presidente 1 27 **DEBUT**
28 v 22 I See You, You See Me - Magic Numbers 5 20
29 N Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson 1 29
30 N The Other Side Of Mt. Heart Attack - Liars 1 30

great #1, great chart

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~~~Bitesize Commentary~~~
> LOADS of new entries this week! The first two of the Michael Jackson season have differing fortunes - "Thriller" being the highest new entry, and "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" just scraping in at #29.
> Are you wondering whether there will be some record drops from these MJ songs? Unlikely to get the overall record - that's TWENTY-SIX places (astonishing in a top 30 chart), by Underworld's Born Slippy/Nuxx. Because I had trouble getting hold of the new version, I charted the old version at #2 for a few weeks, assuming the two would be quite similar. Then I found the new version, and the song plummeted straight to #28.
> Also, a new number one - the first for the Secret Machines, with the epic, beautiful first single from their forthcoming album. Just keeping Stellastarr* off the top - they put up with #2 for another week.
> Very big rise for Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - could they even snatch #1 next week?
> Madonna returns to my chart with her 9th hit... she's had two #1s and five top 5 hits since her debut in 2000.
> Delays and Death Cab For Cutie also have good entry positions... watch their progress here every week ;D


~~~ New Entries: Chart Histories~~~
Please note that 2005 year-end chart positions are statistical ONLY.

Death Cab For Cutie
New Year, Feb-04, 4 wks, PP #19

Delays
Nearer Than Heaven, Mar-04, 6 wks, PP #20

Liars
There's Always Room On The Broom, Feb-04, 7 wks, PP #15

Madonna
8 previous hits, five top 5, two #1s, WOC: 42
American Pie, Mar-00, 2 wks, PP #3, YEC #81
Music, Sep-00, 7 wks, PP #1, YEC #19
Don't Tell Me, Dec-00, 8 wks, PP #4, YEC #94 [2000], 60 [2001]
Die Another Day, Nov-02, 10 wks, PP #1, YEC #28 [2002]
American Life, Apr-03, 3 wks, PP #21
Hollywood, Jul-03, 6 wks, PP #2
Love Profusion, Dec-03, 3 wks, PP #23
Hung Up, Nov-05, 3 wks, PP #11, YEC #68

Michael Jackson
You Rock My World, Oct-01, 4 wks, PP #7, YEC #107

El Presidente have never been in my chart before.

And last week...
Alkaline Trio
We've Had Enough, Jul-03, 6 wks, PP #16
All On Black, Oct-03, 2 wks, PP #23
Time To Waste, Jul-05, 3 wks, PP #10, YEC #91

Boy Kill Boy
Civil Sin, 2005, 1 wk, PP #30

OK Go
Get Over It, Mar-03, 13 wks, PP #1 (4 wks)
A Million Ways, Oct-05, (I don't have the info for this here, which means it failed to reach top 20...)

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have never been in my chart before.

~~~Dropping Out~~~
Walking With A Ghost - White Stripes, 8 wks, PP#3, Run: 13-5-3-4-6-15-23-24
La Lune - Sons And Daughters, 7, 8, 18-14-9-8-11-19-25
The 32nd Of December - Babyshambles, 2, 26, 26-26
Back Again - Boy Kill Boy, 1, 27, 27
Burn The Witch - Queens Of The Stone Age, 8, 10 17-14-11-10-11-14-21-28
No Goodbyes - Subways, 10, 7, 16-11-7-9-8-12-19-22-24-29
Area - Futureheads, 12, 2, 10-3-2-3-2-2-6-11-15-17-25-30

[TheThorne]

wahey n1 Secret Machines reached #2 in my chart held off by Fall Out Boy, which I'm not so sure was the right decision

Like most stuff in your chart as usual although not charting any of the MJ reissues most of them are brilliant of course and theres a coupleof indie tracks that I am not sold on yet. Still dont really like The Liars & I found Mew's latest not up to the standard of any of their last singles.

BTW dont know why Mogwai are struggling they have been going for years and its their 1st hit for me also but its nice and that but instrumentals just dont do that well in my chart usually.