Singles:
1. JCB Song - Nizlopi
Coming seemingly out of nowhere, Nizlopi nabs the top spot this week with "JCB Song," a lovely, memory-like song told from the perspective of a 5 year-old remembering a fond day of riding around on the family JCB (a type of tractor) with his dad. It's a lovely little song, perfect for holidays. As for the band itself, its two members (Luke and John) met at school in England when they were 13, collaborating on various musical ventures before dedicating themselves to Nizlopi and producing their first album, Half These Songs Are About You.
2. When You Tell Me That You Love Me - Westlife (Featuring Diana Ross)
Once tipped as the frontrunner from Christmas #1, Westlife must settle for #2 this week, only their 6th of 19 singles not to reach #1. The song is of course a remake of Ms. Ross's 1991 hit, which spent two weeks at #2 on the UK chart, and features Ross herself, who sounds lovely alongside the boys. In what appears to be standard policy at 19 Entertainment, this is not the first of their artists to use this song, as the Season 4 American Idol finalists released this track in the spring, taking it to #39 on the Billboard Hot 100. They've recycled songs before: Westlife's 2001 album track "Evergreen" became Will Young's debut single in 2002, Westlife's 1999 #1 single "Flying Without Wings" became American Idol winner Ruben Studdard's debut single in 2003. It's not bad, if you go in for this sort of thing (which I do), but if the thought of still listening to boy bands 6 years after their heyday makes you ill, then skip it.
5. Jingle Bells / U Can't Touch This - Crazy Frog
BARRRFFFF!
8. Advertising Space - Robbie Williams
A somewhat low placing for Robbie Williams' second Intensive Care single, a sweeping dramatic ballad in the vein of "Angels" (but certainly not as classic). "Advertising Space" is Williams' 24th top 40 single (25th if you count the featured appearance on 1 Giant Leap), all but 1 of which have reached the top 10. It's also his third to enter at #8; last year at this time he hit #8 with "Misunderstood."
9. Ultraviolet / The Ballad of Paul K - McFly
McFly's 8th single becomes their first to miss the top 5. The double-A side fails to generate much interest, and I would agree that these two tracks are fine, but not their best work, and cannot compete with the current slate of high-powered pre-Christmas releases.
10. You Raise Me Up - Westlife
Worth noting here is that for the first time Westlife has 2 singles in the top 10 at once, a rare achievement for any act. You Raise Me Up also extends its run in the top 10 to 8 weeks, the longest top 10 run of any Westlife track.
11. Don't Forget About Us - Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey's fourth Emancipation of Mimi single becomes the first to miss the top 10--surprisingly, as the track is not available on the original version of the album, having been added to the Platinum Edition that came out last month. It's a decent track, very much like her comeback smash "We Belong Together."
15. A Pain That I'm Used To - Depeche Mode
An underwhelming choice for second single from Playing the Angel, although there are some cool remixes by Telex, Goldfrapp, and Madonna's producer Stuart Price (aka Jacque LuCont).
Albums:
Not much going on here. Eminem's Curtain Call - The Hits is #1 for a third week, while Robbie Williams and Westlife hold at #2 and #3. Gorillaz and Katie Melua return to the top 10 at #9 and #10 respectively.
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