Post by Tom on Jul 24, 2006 9:14:33 GMT 1
Here's JM's commentary for this week, think I've said this before but JM seemed to care more about the chart back then. I've also included the schedule for TOTP this week which was presented by Meatloaf.
Preamble:
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A slow chart this week with the usual glut of new hits reduced to a
trickle, which does at least make from some interesting action in the
upper reaches. 9 new entries, 9 climbers and 3 non-movers.
Analysis:
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No. 40: NEW ENTRY. Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You
Sneaking in just behind a huge run of falling records comes the
second hit for the Gin Blossoms, hot on the heels of 'Hey
Jealousy' which belied its initial lowly entry of No.37 to peak
at No.24. Will the same happen to this hit?
No. 39: FALLER. K7 - Hi De Ho
No. 38: FALLER. EYC - The Way You Work It
No. 37: FALLER. Little Angels - Ten Miles High
No. 36: FALLER. Cranberries - Linger
In what is almost certainly their last week on the chart, the
Cranberries have bucked the trend of fast moving hits, spending
10 weeks in the Top 40 without ever climbing above No.14.
No. 35: FALLER. Bon Jovi - Dry County
No. 34: FALLER. Worlds Apart - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
No. 33: FALLER. Roxette - Sleeping In My Car
No. 32: FALLER. Marcella Detroit - I Believe
No. 31: FALLER. Enigma - Return To Innocence
No. 30: NEW ENTRY. Bee Gees - How To Fall In Love Part 1
The years seemed to have passed the Bee Gees by at Christmas
when they scored yet another Top 10 hit with 'For Whom The Bell
Tolls'. The fact that that hit charted at all over Christmas
was a surprise given that they had not had two consecutive hits
from one album since the late 1970s. Now they are back again
with the third single from 'Size Isn't Everything', their 24th
Top 30 hit in a career that stretches back to 1967.
No. 29: NEW ENTRY. Taylor Dayne - I'll Wait
Taylor Dayne ended a dry spell in the charts almost a year ago
when her version of Barry White's 'Can't Get Enough Of Your
Love' peaked at No.14. Now she charts yet again, leaving 70s
disco behind for a up-to-date dance track that may stand a
chance of giving her another Top 20 hit.
No. 28: NEW ENTRY. Kate Bush - The Red Shoes
In the time I've been writing these articles it has become
clear to me that for the masses of usenet there are some sacred
cows which you are not allowed to criticise. Not least of which
is this particular cow, scoring a third hit with the title
track of her current album, two places behind the peak of
'Moments Of Pleasure' back in November.
No. 27: FALLER. Paul Weller - Hung Up
No. 26: FALLER. Blur - Girls And Boys
No. 25: NEW ENTRY. Frances Ruffelle - Lonely Symphony
It's that time of year again. The annual media circus that is
the Eurovision Song Contest has reared its head upon the chart
landscape once more. The premise of the annual event is that
each European country selects by various means a song which is
then entered in a televised contest for the winner to be voted
on by juries from each country represented. As a barometer of
popular music trends it fails miserably but yet is somehow
compulsive viewing. This year's contest is held in Ireland for
the second year running thanks to the success of Niamh Kavanagh
last year, who beat the British entry by Sonia by a whisker.
Britain's 1994 entry is this one, sung by West End star Frances
Ruffelle, a poppy ballad that perversely is actually a pretty
good record but which may fail to find favour with audiences in
the contest which is live from Dublin on April 30th.
No. 24: CLIMBER. Ice-T - Gotta Lotta Love
No. 23: NEW ENTRY. Daniel O'Donnell - Singing The Blues
It seems the Irish country singer notches up one hit a year,
his last chart appearance being the No.21 hit 'Good Old
Fashioned Love' in August 1993. This years bland piece of
crooning takes the 1950s for its inspiration being a cover of
the song taken to No.1 by Guy Mitchell in 1956 and covered the
following year by Tommy Steele. The song has charted more
recently than that though, with a version by Dave Edmunds
peaking at No.28 in 1980.
No. 22: FALLER. Roachford - Only To Be With You
No. 21: NEW ENTRY. Terrorvision - Oblivion
Quite why it took such a massive promotional campaign to make
this a hit is beyond me really. Terrorvision confirm their
status as this years crossover successes with the followup to
January's 'My House' which peaked at No.29. By far their most
commercial offering ever, 'Oblivion' combines an almost pop
flavour with a chorus that owes as much to 1950s Doo-Wop as it
does to anything else. If this fails to climb next week I am
leaving.
No. 20: CLIMBER. Des'ree - You Gotta Be
The more I listen to this the more I am convinced it is a
simple rewrite of her first hit 'Feel So High'. Nonetheless it
makes a strong climb, up 13 places to give her a second solo
Top 20 hit and her third overall.
No. 19: FALLER. Degrees Of Motion - Shine On
No. 18: FALLER. JX - Son Of A Gun
No. 17: CLIMBER. Black Machine - How Gee
The dancefloor smash at the moment is this one, the driving
saxophone rhythms of 'How Gee' making it a favourite backing
track for TV programmes at present, the resultant exposure
propelling the single upwards.
No. 16: NEW ENTRY. Loveland vs Darlene Lewis - Let The Music (Lift You Up)
The 'Loveland vs Darlene Lewis' tag on this latest crossover
smash is really a bit misleading as it is certainly Ms Lewis
that carries this track off, bringing back memories of 1988
when dance music meant more than just bleeps but instead relied
on singers who could really sing over a cracking piece of pop.
No. 15: CLIMBER. Toni Braxton - Another Sad Love Song
Upwards once more for Toni Braxton in a similar manner to
'Breathe Again' which started slowly but was to eventually
reach No.2.
No. 14: NEW ENTRY. Pet Shop Boys - Liberation
In a relatively quiet week for new hits the highest new entry
comes from Tennant and Lowe with the fourth hit from the 'Very'
album, following on from 'I Wouldn't Normally...' which peaked
at No.13 just before Christmas. The single makes a strong
showing, not least due to the fact that the gorgeous ballad is
one of the best tracks from the album. What gives it an extra
boost is the innovating virtual reality video, currently
touring the country in a roadshow whereby punters can climb
into a booth and experience the state of the art computer
graphics at first hand. Even the standard 2D version is a
wonder to behold, whatever happens to the single it is surely a
candidate for video of the year.
No. 13: FALLER. Mariah Carey - Without You
No. 12: CLIMBER. Bitty McLean - Dedicated To The One I Love
No. 11: FALLER. Salt n' Pepa featuring En Vogue - Whatta Man
No. 10: FALLER: D:Ream - U R The Best Thing
No. 9: CLIMBER. Haddaway - Rock My Heart
How wrong it was to write him off. Despite slipping a place
last week, Haddaway's fourth hit bounces back to give him a
100% strike rate of Top 10 hits.
No. 8: FALLER. Madonna - I'll Remember
No such luck for Madonna as 'I'll Remember' becomes the first
completely new single from her to peak outside the Top 5 since
the start of her career.
No. 7: CLIMBER. Reel 2 Real - I Like To Move It
Can nothing stop this bloody record? Now 10 weeks in the charts
and still refusing to die, climbing the chart for a third time
and yet to drop beneath No.12.
No. 6: CLIMBER. Tony Di Bart - The Real Thing
Making an impact as big as Haddaway's 'What Is Love' this time
last year the debut hit from Tony Di Bart vaults into the Top
10 and is a strong candidate for Top 3 next week.
No. 5: NON-MOVER. Ace Of Base - The Sign
No. 4: FALLER. Doop - Doop
No. 3: NON-MOVER. Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Philadelphia
No. 2: CLIMBER. Prince - The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
Tantalisingly shut out by Take That, Prince settles into the
runners up position for the third time, following '1999' in
1985 and 'Batdance' in 1989. If this fails to progress any
further it will mean he has had 14 Top 10 hits without ever
reaching the top of the charts, beating the record of 13 held
by Nat King Cole and The Who.
No. 1: SECOND WEEK. Take That - Everything Changes
For the moment though there is no stopping Take That as they
remain on top for a second week. 'Everything Changes' is their
fourth No.1 hit in a row which pushes them further up yet
another distinguished table. The only other acts to have 4
chart toppers in a row are T.Rex in 1971/2 and Elvis Presley in
1960/1. Elvis also managed a run of 5 in 1961/2 as did the
Rolling Stones in 1964/5. The ultimate champions of consecutive
chart topping runs are the Beatles (who else?) who not only had
a run of 6 between 1967 and 1969 but had an incredible 11
consecutive No.1 hits between 'From Me To You' in 1963 and
'Yellow Submarine' in 1966. The boys from Manchester have a
little way to go yet...
Frances Ruffelle Lonely Symphony 14th April, 1994 Performance
Garth Brooks Standing Outside The Fire 14th April, 1994 Performance
Loveland Vs Darlene Lewis Let The Music(Lift You Up) 14th April, 1994 Performance
Meat Loaf Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer 14th April, 1994 Performance
Pet Shop Boys Liberation 14th April, 1994 Promo Video
Reel 2 Real With The Mad Stuntman I Like To Move It 14th April, 1994 Performance
Take That Everything Changes 14th April, 1994 Performance
Terrorvision Oblivion 14th April, 1994 Performance
Toni Braxton Another Sad Love Song 14th April, 1994 Performance
Preamble:
--------
A slow chart this week with the usual glut of new hits reduced to a
trickle, which does at least make from some interesting action in the
upper reaches. 9 new entries, 9 climbers and 3 non-movers.
Analysis:
--------
No. 40: NEW ENTRY. Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You
Sneaking in just behind a huge run of falling records comes the
second hit for the Gin Blossoms, hot on the heels of 'Hey
Jealousy' which belied its initial lowly entry of No.37 to peak
at No.24. Will the same happen to this hit?
No. 39: FALLER. K7 - Hi De Ho
No. 38: FALLER. EYC - The Way You Work It
No. 37: FALLER. Little Angels - Ten Miles High
No. 36: FALLER. Cranberries - Linger
In what is almost certainly their last week on the chart, the
Cranberries have bucked the trend of fast moving hits, spending
10 weeks in the Top 40 without ever climbing above No.14.
No. 35: FALLER. Bon Jovi - Dry County
No. 34: FALLER. Worlds Apart - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love
No. 33: FALLER. Roxette - Sleeping In My Car
No. 32: FALLER. Marcella Detroit - I Believe
No. 31: FALLER. Enigma - Return To Innocence
No. 30: NEW ENTRY. Bee Gees - How To Fall In Love Part 1
The years seemed to have passed the Bee Gees by at Christmas
when they scored yet another Top 10 hit with 'For Whom The Bell
Tolls'. The fact that that hit charted at all over Christmas
was a surprise given that they had not had two consecutive hits
from one album since the late 1970s. Now they are back again
with the third single from 'Size Isn't Everything', their 24th
Top 30 hit in a career that stretches back to 1967.
No. 29: NEW ENTRY. Taylor Dayne - I'll Wait
Taylor Dayne ended a dry spell in the charts almost a year ago
when her version of Barry White's 'Can't Get Enough Of Your
Love' peaked at No.14. Now she charts yet again, leaving 70s
disco behind for a up-to-date dance track that may stand a
chance of giving her another Top 20 hit.
No. 28: NEW ENTRY. Kate Bush - The Red Shoes
In the time I've been writing these articles it has become
clear to me that for the masses of usenet there are some sacred
cows which you are not allowed to criticise. Not least of which
is this particular cow, scoring a third hit with the title
track of her current album, two places behind the peak of
'Moments Of Pleasure' back in November.
No. 27: FALLER. Paul Weller - Hung Up
No. 26: FALLER. Blur - Girls And Boys
No. 25: NEW ENTRY. Frances Ruffelle - Lonely Symphony
It's that time of year again. The annual media circus that is
the Eurovision Song Contest has reared its head upon the chart
landscape once more. The premise of the annual event is that
each European country selects by various means a song which is
then entered in a televised contest for the winner to be voted
on by juries from each country represented. As a barometer of
popular music trends it fails miserably but yet is somehow
compulsive viewing. This year's contest is held in Ireland for
the second year running thanks to the success of Niamh Kavanagh
last year, who beat the British entry by Sonia by a whisker.
Britain's 1994 entry is this one, sung by West End star Frances
Ruffelle, a poppy ballad that perversely is actually a pretty
good record but which may fail to find favour with audiences in
the contest which is live from Dublin on April 30th.
No. 24: CLIMBER. Ice-T - Gotta Lotta Love
No. 23: NEW ENTRY. Daniel O'Donnell - Singing The Blues
It seems the Irish country singer notches up one hit a year,
his last chart appearance being the No.21 hit 'Good Old
Fashioned Love' in August 1993. This years bland piece of
crooning takes the 1950s for its inspiration being a cover of
the song taken to No.1 by Guy Mitchell in 1956 and covered the
following year by Tommy Steele. The song has charted more
recently than that though, with a version by Dave Edmunds
peaking at No.28 in 1980.
No. 22: FALLER. Roachford - Only To Be With You
No. 21: NEW ENTRY. Terrorvision - Oblivion
Quite why it took such a massive promotional campaign to make
this a hit is beyond me really. Terrorvision confirm their
status as this years crossover successes with the followup to
January's 'My House' which peaked at No.29. By far their most
commercial offering ever, 'Oblivion' combines an almost pop
flavour with a chorus that owes as much to 1950s Doo-Wop as it
does to anything else. If this fails to climb next week I am
leaving.
No. 20: CLIMBER. Des'ree - You Gotta Be
The more I listen to this the more I am convinced it is a
simple rewrite of her first hit 'Feel So High'. Nonetheless it
makes a strong climb, up 13 places to give her a second solo
Top 20 hit and her third overall.
No. 19: FALLER. Degrees Of Motion - Shine On
No. 18: FALLER. JX - Son Of A Gun
No. 17: CLIMBER. Black Machine - How Gee
The dancefloor smash at the moment is this one, the driving
saxophone rhythms of 'How Gee' making it a favourite backing
track for TV programmes at present, the resultant exposure
propelling the single upwards.
No. 16: NEW ENTRY. Loveland vs Darlene Lewis - Let The Music (Lift You Up)
The 'Loveland vs Darlene Lewis' tag on this latest crossover
smash is really a bit misleading as it is certainly Ms Lewis
that carries this track off, bringing back memories of 1988
when dance music meant more than just bleeps but instead relied
on singers who could really sing over a cracking piece of pop.
No. 15: CLIMBER. Toni Braxton - Another Sad Love Song
Upwards once more for Toni Braxton in a similar manner to
'Breathe Again' which started slowly but was to eventually
reach No.2.
No. 14: NEW ENTRY. Pet Shop Boys - Liberation
In a relatively quiet week for new hits the highest new entry
comes from Tennant and Lowe with the fourth hit from the 'Very'
album, following on from 'I Wouldn't Normally...' which peaked
at No.13 just before Christmas. The single makes a strong
showing, not least due to the fact that the gorgeous ballad is
one of the best tracks from the album. What gives it an extra
boost is the innovating virtual reality video, currently
touring the country in a roadshow whereby punters can climb
into a booth and experience the state of the art computer
graphics at first hand. Even the standard 2D version is a
wonder to behold, whatever happens to the single it is surely a
candidate for video of the year.
No. 13: FALLER. Mariah Carey - Without You
No. 12: CLIMBER. Bitty McLean - Dedicated To The One I Love
No. 11: FALLER. Salt n' Pepa featuring En Vogue - Whatta Man
No. 10: FALLER: D:Ream - U R The Best Thing
No. 9: CLIMBER. Haddaway - Rock My Heart
How wrong it was to write him off. Despite slipping a place
last week, Haddaway's fourth hit bounces back to give him a
100% strike rate of Top 10 hits.
No. 8: FALLER. Madonna - I'll Remember
No such luck for Madonna as 'I'll Remember' becomes the first
completely new single from her to peak outside the Top 5 since
the start of her career.
No. 7: CLIMBER. Reel 2 Real - I Like To Move It
Can nothing stop this bloody record? Now 10 weeks in the charts
and still refusing to die, climbing the chart for a third time
and yet to drop beneath No.12.
No. 6: CLIMBER. Tony Di Bart - The Real Thing
Making an impact as big as Haddaway's 'What Is Love' this time
last year the debut hit from Tony Di Bart vaults into the Top
10 and is a strong candidate for Top 3 next week.
No. 5: NON-MOVER. Ace Of Base - The Sign
No. 4: FALLER. Doop - Doop
No. 3: NON-MOVER. Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Philadelphia
No. 2: CLIMBER. Prince - The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
Tantalisingly shut out by Take That, Prince settles into the
runners up position for the third time, following '1999' in
1985 and 'Batdance' in 1989. If this fails to progress any
further it will mean he has had 14 Top 10 hits without ever
reaching the top of the charts, beating the record of 13 held
by Nat King Cole and The Who.
No. 1: SECOND WEEK. Take That - Everything Changes
For the moment though there is no stopping Take That as they
remain on top for a second week. 'Everything Changes' is their
fourth No.1 hit in a row which pushes them further up yet
another distinguished table. The only other acts to have 4
chart toppers in a row are T.Rex in 1971/2 and Elvis Presley in
1960/1. Elvis also managed a run of 5 in 1961/2 as did the
Rolling Stones in 1964/5. The ultimate champions of consecutive
chart topping runs are the Beatles (who else?) who not only had
a run of 6 between 1967 and 1969 but had an incredible 11
consecutive No.1 hits between 'From Me To You' in 1963 and
'Yellow Submarine' in 1966. The boys from Manchester have a
little way to go yet...
Frances Ruffelle Lonely Symphony 14th April, 1994 Performance
Garth Brooks Standing Outside The Fire 14th April, 1994 Performance
Loveland Vs Darlene Lewis Let The Music(Lift You Up) 14th April, 1994 Performance
Meat Loaf Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer 14th April, 1994 Performance
Pet Shop Boys Liberation 14th April, 1994 Promo Video
Reel 2 Real With The Mad Stuntman I Like To Move It 14th April, 1994 Performance
Take That Everything Changes 14th April, 1994 Performance
Terrorvision Oblivion 14th April, 1994 Performance
Toni Braxton Another Sad Love Song 14th April, 1994 Performance