FragChart ~ Week 415 ~ 30 March

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FragChart ~ Week 415 ~ Sunday 30 March 2008

Elbow take the #1 spot, with Futureheads surprisingly close behind. That song has really grown on me this week. Not many new entries, but the La's get straight into the top 10.

Pos C LW Title Artist Wks PP
1 ^ 2 Grounds For Divorce – Elbow 3 1 **THIRD #1**
2 ^ 9 Beginning Of The Twist – Futureheads 3 2[/color]
3 v 1 The State Of Massachusetts – Dropkick Murphys 7 1
4 ^ 8 Cassius – Foals 3 4 **FIRST TOP 5 HIT**
5 v 4 Supernatural Superserious – R.E.M. 5 1
6 v 3 The Con – Tegan & Sara 5 3
7 v 6 You Bring Me Down – Blood Red Shoes 7 2
8 HN There She Goes – The La's 1 8 **debut**
9 ^ 14 Young Love – Mystery Jets 3 9 **debut top 10**
10 ^ 23 Time To Pretend – MGMT 2 10 **debut top 10**
11 v 5 Up All Night – Young Knives 5 3
12 v 7 Fascination – Alphabeat 4 7
13 v 11 Mr. Understanding – Pete & The Pirates 7 4
14 ^ 22 Leftovers – Johnny Flynn 2 14
15 N America – Indelicates 1 15 **debut**
16 ^ 20 Get Over It – Guillemots 2 16
17 N Photosynthesis – Frank Turner 1 17
18 ^ 19 Woodchuck – gO:AUdio 4 13
19 v 10 Patty Lee – Les Savy Fav 5 10
20 v 15 Always Be – Jimmy Eat World 4 8
21 v 13 Who's Got A Match? – Biffy Clyro 9 1 ;D
22 v 12 New Soul – Yael Naim 5 6
23 ^ 27 Bad Blood – Supergrass 2 23
24 v 21 Party – Envelopes 7 8
25 > 25 Promises – Boy Kill Boy 2 25
26 v 18 Nine In The Afternoon – Panic! At The Disco 2 18
27 v 24 Lonely Buoy – Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong 3 21
28 v 26 Wait For The Weekend – White Light Parade 8 1
29 v 16 Put The Sun Back – Coral 7 8
30 N Wake Up – Lo-Star 1 30 **debut**

DROPPING OUT
-- 17 After Hours – We Are Scientists, 3 wks, PP #15, Run: 15-20-17
-- 28 I'm A Realist – Cribs, 4, 10, 20-10-22-28
-- 29 No Lucifer – British Sea Power, 2, 24, 24-29
-- 30 Letting Go – Team Waterpolo, 4, 9, 14-9-28-30

BUBBLERS
01 03 Nude - Radiohead (pre-release) (3 weeks)
02 -- Do You Think It's Right - Look See Proof
03 -- In One Ear - Cage The Elephant
04 -- I Lust U - Neon Neon
05 02 Something Good 2008 - Utah Saints (2 weeks)
06 07 Cheer Up Boys (Your Make Up Is Running) - Foo Fighters (pre-release) (2 weeks)
07 -- Say Something Say Anything - Blood Red Shoes (pre-release)
08 -- Strange Times - Black Keys
09 06 This Song Is About You - The Enemy (2 weeks)
10 08 Britney's Tears - Steeples (2 weeks)

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COMMENTARY

It was a close battle, but Elbow edge out Futureheads for their third #1. The latter song has really grown on me, so it could change next week. Mystery Jets rise into the top 10, along with MGMT, this week's big mover.
Another week of few new entries, but there are three good ones, including the return of Frank Turner. Promising new band The Indelicates go straight in at #15, and look set to rise further next week.


NEW BANDS

> The La's - I hesitate to call them a "new" band, but this is their first appearance in my chart. "There She Goes" needs no introduction.
> The Indelicates: promising political rock
> Lo-Star have another political song, this time about Burma.


NEW ENTRIES - CHART HISTORIES[/i]

Frank Turner
22 WOC, 3 hits, 2 top 10, best: #3
Nashville Tennessee, Jun-06, 9 wks, PP #4, YEC #55
Vital Signs, Dec-06, 5 wks, PP #9, YEC #236 [2006], #145 [2007]
The Real Damage, Apr-07, 8 wks, PP #3, YEC #54


FragChart welcomes: The Indelicates, Lo-Star, The La's (new artists in 2008: 43*)

* - not including The La's... well they're not really "new" are they?

[yeahyeahtron]

Pos C LW Title Artist Wks PP
1 ^ 2 Grounds For Divorce – Elbow 3 1 **THIRD #1**
3 v 1 The State Of Massachusetts – Dropkick Murphys 7 1
6 v 3 The Con – Tegan & Sara 5 3
7 v 6 You Bring Me Down – Blood Red Shoes 7 2
8 HN There She Goes – The La's 1 8 **debut**
9 ^ 14 Young Love – Mystery Jets 3 9 **debut top 10**
10 ^ 23 Time To Pretend – MGMT 2 10 **debut top 10**
16 ^ 20 Get Over It – Guillemots 2 16
19 v 10 Patty Lee – Les Savy Fav 5 10
20 v 15 Always Be – Jimmy Eat World 4 8
21 v 13 Who's Got A Match? – Biffy Clyro 9 1 ;D
24 v 21 Party – Envelopes 7 8
26 v 18 Nine In The Afternoon – Panic! At The Disco 2 18
29 v 16 Put The Sun Back – Coral 7 8


BUBBLERS
01 03 Nude - Radiohead (pre-release) (3 weeks)
04 -- I Lust U - Neon Neon
05 02 Something Good 2008 - Utah Saints (2 weeks)
06 07 Cheer Up Boys (Your Make Up Is Running) - Foo Fighters (pre-release) (2 weeks)
07 -- Say Something Say Anything - Blood Red Shoes (pre-release)


Love these

[Jonny]

Great chart as always Frag! Glad to see Neon Neon on the Bubblers.

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jonny said:

Great chart as always Frag! Glad to see Neon Neon on the Bubblers.

That track seems pretty popular round these parts

Cheers for the comments

[Smurfie]

Great Top 10 Frag! And sharing the same number one!

[Earl Purple]

I'm not bothering with the La's. My current policy is not to chart re-issues. If that had been my policy 5 years ago then "Can U Dig It" by the Mock Turtles would never have reached NM #1 and Readers Wifes would have got there instead with "b**** At The Brits".

Your other new entries though: Indelicates have my highest new entry this week and could well be an NM #1 and Frank Turner I think was my 2nd highest entry.

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earlpurple said:

I'm not bothering with the La's. My current policy is not to chart re-issues. If that had been my policy 5 years ago then "Can U Dig It" by the Mock Turtles would never have reached NM #1 and Readers Wifes would have got there instead with "b**** At The Brits".

A lot of re-issues didn't get a chance to chart (or weren't done justice) first time around, so my policy is to let them chart. 'There She Goes' won't be eligible for the Year-End Chart, though.

Your other new entries though: Indelicates have my highest new entry this week and could well be an NM #1 and Frank Turner I think was my 2nd highest entry.

Glad to hear it

[Earl Purple]

By the way America is the Indelicates' 3rd hit in my chart after "Julia We Don't Live In The 80s" and "Sixteen"