a1 chart issue 1326/7

ac A1 top 20 singles chart
Week:1326/7
Week Ending : 21st & 28th December 2008

tw lw ti hp title artist
1 1 3 1 we are the people empire of the sun
2 2 6 1 if I know you the presets
3 3 5 2 we're the pet shop boys robbie williams ftg pet shop boys
4 7 5 4 pokerface lady gaga
5 4 3 4 miles away madonna
6 6 4 4 shut up and let me go the ting tings
7 14 5 7 sweet disposition temper trap
8 5 7 5 crimewaves crystal castles
9 8 3 8 circus britney spears
10 19 10 2 save the lies gabriella climi
11 11 10 1 kids mgmt
12 12 5 5 talons bloc party
13 9 7 1 use somebody kings of leon
14 10 5 4 human the killers
15 * new 15 GET SHAKY IAN CAREY PROJECT
16 * new 16 SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT) BEYONCE
17 13 6 9 if I were a boy beyonce
18 20 9 7 dance wiv me dizzee, calvin chromeo
19 15 9 3 another world antony & the johnsons
20 16 9 5 never miss a beat kaiser cheifs

#1 ALBUM: The Fame - Lady GaGa

A1 Chart Issue 1325

ac A1 top 20 singles chart
Week:1325
Week Ending: 14th December 2008

tw lw ti hp title artist
1 New 1 WE ARE THE PEOPLE EMPIRE OF THE SUN
2 1 4 1 if I know you the presets
3 2 3 2 we're the pet shop boys robbie williams ftg pet
shop boys
4 New 4 MILES AWAY MADONNA
5 7 5 5 crimewaves crystal castles
6 4 2 4 shut up and let me go the ting tings
7 15 3 7 pokerface lady ga ga
8 New 8 CIRCUS BRITNEY SPEARS
9 3 5 1 use somebody kings of leon
10 5 3 4 human the killers
11 6 8 1 kids mgmt
12 8 3 5 talons bloc party
13 9 4 9 if I were a boy beyonce
14 10 3 10 sweet disposition the temper trap
15 11 7 3 another world antony & the johnsons
16 12 7 5 never miss a beat kaiser chiefs
17 13 8 4 let it rock kevin rudolf
18 14 3 14 sober pink
19 18 8 2 save the lies gabriella cilmi
20 16 7 7 dance wiv me dizzee rascal calvin harris
chromeo

#1 ALBUM: The Fame - Lady Ga Ga

A1 Chart Issue 1324

ac A1 top 20 singles chartWeek:1324Week Ending: 7th December 2008
tw lw ti hp title artist
1 1 3 1 if I know you the presets
2 2 2 2 we're the pet shop boys robbiewilliams ftg pet shop boys
3 3 4 1 use somebody kings of leon
4 New 4 SHUT UP AND LET ME GO THE TING TINGS
5 4 2 4 human the killers
6 re 7 1 KIDS MGMT
7 9 4 7 crimewaves crystal castles
8 5 2 5 talons bloc party
9 12 3 9 if I were a boy beyonce
10 11 2 10 sweet disposition the tempertrap
11 10 6 3 another world antony & the johnsons
12 6 6 5 never miss a beat kaiser chiefs
13 8 7 4 let it rock kevin rudolf
14 17 2 14 sober pink
15 20 3 15 pokerface lady ga ga
16 7 6 7 dance wiv me dizzee rascal calvinharris chromeo'
17 13 10 5 running back jessica mauboy
18 14 7 2 save the lies gabriella cilmi
19 15 7 6 miss independent ne-yo
20 16 8 3 womanizer britney spears
#1 ALBUM: Oracular Spectacular - MGMT

Artists I Should Post About

Number 846.....  

Sophie Ellis Bextor

New Girls Aloud

Here is the brand spanking new clip for the Girls aloud track The Loving Kind.

The Reason i post this is

A) i don't mind a bit of Girls Aloud and

B) Neil Tennant from The Pet Shop Boys wrote the track

Amendments

Sorry guys.. amendments version 1.0 have been completed... more to come i just know it!

My EP

So this is was a dream come true, my first EP Love Anthems, Actually. Over the next few days i will bring you all the tracks from the EP.... so let's start with track 1 Our Space...

Artwork will be updated tomorrow

Click here to download Our Space

This Week In Music 1985

So what was the number 1 song exactly 23 years ago to the day? ....... it was Wham with I'm Your Man,  of course!

here's a great article about this slice of musical history....

The song was long-awaited, as Wham! had spent much of 1985 touring and then resting. A groundbreaking appearance in China had been followed by a stint at Live Aid, but there had been no new Wham! material until November and the release of "I'm Your Man", a straightforward song of seduction through personality.

The video was similar to that of previous hit "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" (which had been a huge success the previous year), in that it was essentially an "as live" performance of the song in front of a crowd of fans, although the occasional appearance of a counter clock revealed George's lyrical thinking with the word SEX appearing instead of SIX. It was also shot in black and white rather than colour.

"I'm Your Man" became Wham!'s third #1 but did not feature on a studio album, and was essentially an isolated single which was only followed up by a re-issue of the previous year's Christmas hit, "Last Christmas". Already the signs were there that George, now bearded, was ready to move his career into an adult market. The song also reached #3 in the US singles chart.

Within six months of "I'm Your Man", Wham! had announced their split. They had a fourth and final number one and released a farewell album, prior to a concert at Wembley Stadium, at which "I'm Your Man" was the last song George performed with partner Andrew Ridgeley, who has since drifted into relative obsecurity while George has achieved further high profile success as a solo artist.

An extended mix of the song was released on Wham!'s 1986 album Music from the Edge of Heaven (the U.S. version of their final album The Final). Added to the song are tape effects (including several repeating words and phrases), a bass solo at the halfway mark, and a segment based on Andrew Ridgeley's race car driving hobby: an announcer saying, "He's brave! He's tough! Mr. Ridgeley, do your stuff!", racing cars zooming past, the sounds of a car crashing, maniacal laughing from Ridgeley, and Ridgeley saying "Now where's the bar?" in a high-pitched voice. Furthermore, the 12-inch version (see below) features even more new material added, with dialogue between a man and a woman (really Michael and Ridgeley with their voices altered), with the man trying to persuade the woman in a "magic car", replacing an entire verse in the song.

"I'm Your Man" was subsequently covered by Lisa Moorish in 1995. Shane Richie also covered the song in 2003 as a fundraising song for the BBC charity Children in Need. In addition, George Michael re-recorded the song in a funkier style in 1996; "I'm Your Man '96" appeared on the "Fastlove" CD single.

it stayed in the number 1 position on the U.K charts for 2 weeks from 30 November 1985 - 13 December 1985 but only managed to make the number 3 position in both Australia and The U.S

here is the unedited full length version of the clip for I'm Your Man.....

Ray of Light

Well what's a blog without a Madonna post. i have given you George Michael & The Pet Shop Boys so it's only fair i introduce you to the other artist in my top 3.... Miss Ciccone.

Obviously her catalogue goes back further , more on that later!!! but i choose this track, the longest #1 hit for Madonna..ever! 9 weeks!! and was tied #1 with another of her hits "Cherish" ..as the longest running #1 ever on the A1 charts,...... until Yog took 11 weeks with "Amazing"in 2004...anywya back to RAY OF LIGHT further this was a personal turning point in my life, one i will forever remember and continue to delight in today ;)

..and i feel...

Madonna - Ray Of Light

Australia's Best Male Artist

The often underrated Darren Hayes released a brilliant album back in 2004 called "The Tension and the Spark" unfortunately he is often overlooked with his music being labelled "ahead of it's time"

Darren Writes, Produces, and does both lead and backing vocals for this album. it is a shame he isn't recognised more for being a true talent

so sit back, relax and enjoy this forgotten gem "Darkness"..although "pop!ular" was the definitive pop hit!

This time last year..

ac A1 top 20 singles chart

Week:1272 Week Ending: 8th December 2007

tw lw ti hp title artist

1 3 2 1 flux bloc party

2 1 5 1 apologize timbaland ftg one republic

3 2 5 2 get lucky new young pony club

4 6 3 4 ovepowered roisin murphy

5 NEW 5 WON'T GO HOME.. MAROON 5

6 NEW 6 ME, MYSELF & I DARREN HAYES

7 4 6 1 no one alicia keys

8 16 2 8 rule the world take that

9 7 3 7 charmer kings of leon

10 8 4 8 sipping on da sweet nectar jens lekman

11 NEW 11 LIVING MATTAFIX

12 NEW 12 HOT AVRIL LAVIGNE

13 17 2 11 hate that I love you so rihanna / neyo

14 NEW 14 DO IT NELLY FURTADO

15 5 6 5 hey there delilah plain white t's

16 20 8 1 about you now sugababes

17 19 2 17 rock it gorillaz

18 9 4 9 clumsy fergie

19 12 6 4 someone great lcd soundsystem

20 11 4 1 integral (remix) pet shop boys

#1 ALBUM: Kings of Leon - Because of the times

this week in music a year ago.... Bloc Party held the top position with flux, pet shop boys and Kings of leon also charted with strong tracks. Kings of leon also held the position of number 1 album.

the girls also fare well with entries from Fergie, The Sugababes, Roisin Murphy, Alicia Keys, Nelly Furtado, Rihanna and Avril Lavigne thats 35% of entries held by women

also interesting is 5 new entries are charted. the same week one year later i also have 5 new entries.

bloc party, kings of leon and pet shop boys are back in the chart exactly one year later with new tracks.

and perhaps most interesting is that kings of leon hold the number 1 album position exactly one year later with their new album Only By The Night

It's odd that on some levels the charts one year apart are quite similar

here's the video for PSB integral....

A1 Chart Issue 1323

        Week Ending : 30th November 2008

tw      lw      ti      hp      title   artist

1       1       2       1       if I know you   the presets

2       *       new    2       WE'RE THE PET SHOP BOYS ROBBIE WILLIAMS FTG PET SHOP BOYS

3       2       3       1       use somebody    kings of leon

4       *      new    4       HUMAN   THE KILLERS

5       *      new    5       TALONS  BLOC PARTY

6       5       5       5       never miss a beat       kaiser cheifs

7       8       5       7       dance wiv me    dizzee, calvin chromeo

8       4       6       4       let it rock     kevin rudolph

9       10     3       9       crimewaves      crystal castles

10      3      5       3       another world   antony & the johnsons

11      *    new     11      SWEET DISPOSITION       TEMPER TRAP

12      20      2     12      if I were a boy beyonce

13      17      9       5       running back    jessica mauboy

14      9       6       2       save the lies   gabriella cilmi

15      6       6       6       miss independent        ne*yo

16      7       7       3       womanizer       britney spears

17      *     new     17      SOBER   PINK

18      12      5       6       into the nightlife      cyndi lauper

19      13      7       8       love lockdown   kanye west

20      19      2       19      poker face      lady gaga

                                #1 ALBUM:Only by the night - Kings Of Leon

The Hampdens / Croupier

This is the song Croupier by The Hampdens and it is taken from their very first EP Brightness Falls

This is one of those songs Shaun my BFF and I instantly Fell in love with, you can check out his blog by clicking here. i must warn you it contains profanity and it's not for the faint hearted.

heres the video for Croupier i know you will enjoy it as much as i do.....

Song Of The Year 2004

George Michael's Amazing was my number 1 song of the year in 2004.

i am going to share with you the songs that have over the years bought me a lot of great memories and sometimes the songs that have been there for the not so great memories.

So let's start it with a bang shall we..... ENJOY!!!