Singles:
1. Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
It's a 4th glorious week at #1 for Gnarls Barkley, now the longest-running #1 hit of the year by 2 weeks. A 5th week is a strong possibility, unless Snow Patrol can score their first #1.
2. S.O.S (Rescue Me) - Rihanna
She debuted at #5 last week on digital sales, and looked like a strong challenger for #1 this week, but has to settle for #2, the same peak as her first single, last year's "Pon Da Replay." It's a great track, and also top 5 at radio. Unlike her previous dancehall sound, this is pure dance pop, and listening to her album, it sounds like she's branched out quite a bit--next single, "Unfaithful" is a nice, traditional pop ballad.
4. From Paris to Berlin - Infernal
Breaking the House music curse this week are Danish group Infernal, storming up 30 spots to #4 with "From Paris to Berlin," a pulsing dance club track in the vein of '90s dance act Vengaboys. Great to see some dance in the UK top 10 again.
8. Dance Dance - Fall Out Boy
U.S. rock band Fall Out Boy scores their second consecutive #8 single with "Dance Dance," which rises 18 spots this week upon its physical single release. It's a better track than "Sugar, We're Going Down," but still not winning me over.
14. Dreams - Deep Dish Featuring Stevie Nicks
Deep Dish remakes Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" with new vocals from Stevie Nicks. It's a decent, but not very original house rendition of the popular song, remade memorably 8 years ago by The Corrs.
15. Leave Me Alone - Michael Jackson
Okay, I've been addressing these Michael Jackson re-releases with pithy comments lately, but this one deserves a bit more. "Leave Me Alone" was the 8th single released from Bad in the UK (the U.S. officially got only 7, although MTV did air this song's video), and reached #2, the highest peak of any of the album's 9 singles. The track was added a bonus cut to only the CD versions of the album, and had a pretty innovative stop motion video. As with every other of these re-releases, it manages to land in the 'teens.
16. The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song - The Flaming Lips
I gave this track a mixed review a few weeks ago, but I've actually heard it on Radio 1 a few times since then, and have grown to like it. By making #16, it becomes their biggest hit (it's a travesty that "Do You Realize?" only made #32). It's the first release from their new album At War With the Mystics, which apparently is not a violent declaration against the Washington, D.C. women's basketball team.
17. Most Precious Love - Blaze Featuring Barbara Tucker
This is actually a remix by the Freemasons of a year-old dance track, but they managed to make it fresh and significantly improve upon its peak last year of #44.
20. Music is Power - Richard Ashcroft
His last single, "Break The Night With Colour" made #3, but despite being in the top 5 for airplay last week, "Music is Power" makes a measly #20. It's a okay song, but kind of bland, and too repetitive. It also seems to hark back to "Bitter Sweet Symphony," but isn't nearly as impressive of a song.
30. You're All I Have - Snow Patrol
Debuting at #30 on digital only sales is a great new track from Snow Patrol, and could be the highest entry in the top 10 next week.
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