An exciting week for the chart--14 new singles in the top 40 plus one big mover into the top 10 and a new number one. Number one on the album's chart: the fantastic greatest hits collection from Girls Aloud.
1. Put Your Hands Up For Detroit - Fedde Le Grand
I've written a lot about how poorly dance music has fared on the charts this year. That changes miraculously, as we have two proper club hits at the top of the chart this week. Fedde Le Grand debuted in the top 40 at #2 this week, but with McFly dropping like a stone and no real competition until next week, his single climbs to #1. Classifying Madonna and Scissor Sisters as pop, this is the first true club #1 since Meck's "Thunder in My Heart" hit #1 in February. This actually sounds like it could have come from that late 90s/early 00s era of House music.
2. Yeah Yeah - Bodyrox Featuring Luciana
The dance music continues at #2 with Bodyrox. In at #11 on downloads last week, this looked like it could be #1 this week, but has to settle for #2. The track was originally done as an instrumental, but added the vocals of Luciana a couple of months ago. She's not the greatest of vocalists, but this has an irresistable beat. It's growing on me.
6. The Saints Are Coming - U2 & Green Day
The highest debut of the week comes from the superstar matchup of U2 and Green Day, two of the hottest rock bands around--U2 are arguably legends of rocks--both of which have achieved tremendous international acclaim, many awards, etc, etc. Last time out for U2 was their duet with Mary J Blige, a remake of their classic "One," which hit #2 in April, giving Blige her highest charting UK hit yet. This is U2's 31st top 10 hit, and next week it could become their 7th #1. This is Green Day's 5th top 10 hit, and could become their first #1.
9. Star Girl - McFly
While McFly singles have a consistent history of hitting #1--this was their 6th--they also have an unfortunate history of tumbling quickly thereafter. By falling 8 spots this week, this becomes their biggest tumble from #1. Ouch.
11. Rock Steady - All Saints
Here's a good comeback story. All Saints were the hottest girl group of the very late '90s, becoming the cool alternative to the Spice Girls in 1998. Three years later though and both groups would be finished. All Saints racked up eight top 10 hits over their 4-year run, including five #1 hits. Best known for huge huge hits "Never Ever" and "Pure Shores," the All Saints called it quits amid rumors of infighting and general ugliness. However, their subsquent solo and the Appleton duo project never amounted to much. So back together then 5 years later and they are set to have another hot top 5 hit next week--possibly a 6th #1.
12. Coming Around Again - Simon Webbe
Call it "After All This Time" part 2, as it sounds so much like his last single. This, his first from his forthcoming second album, is a great feel-good pop song. I'm surprised it wasn't top 10. Webbe's got a really great voice, and this is a classy pop production.
13. Martyr - Depeche Mode
This is Depeche Mode's 41st top 40 hit, the advance release from their forthcoming greatest hits album, which I will discuss further in a later post. Typical Depeche Mode stuff--minor key, heavy synths, etc. Pretty good, but not a DM classic.
17. Janie Jones: Strummerville - Babyshambles
This is the Babyshambles third single and the first to debut outside the top 10. Lead singer, playboy Pete Doherty (FYI, it's pronounced "DOCK-er-tee") spends way too much time in the tabloids for his nonsense. He's so boyish looking, like Gareth Gates's evil brother.
18. Runaway - Jamiroquai
Surprised this didn't make the top 10, as it sounds a lot like any other Jamiroquai release, and he usually does well. This is from his greatest hits collection, which was #1 on the albums chart last week (perhaps that's why this is so low, never never have the single come out after the album). Jamiroquai's career spans 12 years; he is best known for "Deeper Underground" (#1), "Virtual Insanity" (#3), "Canned Heat" (#4), and "Little L" (#5).
19. Nothing in My Way - Keane
Even a great new single can't reverse the surprisingly decline in Keane's popularly. "Nothing in My Way" is a beautiful single that perfectly typifies the sound of the band. In my mind, it should have been a reversal over atypical "Crystal Ball," but it only manages to debut one place higher at #19, and given next week's slate of releases there is no way this will be climbing. The album didn't even get a good boost off this; it's up 2 to #27. I'm stil crossing my fingers we get "A Bad Dream" as a fourth single.
22. Herculean - The Good, the Bad and the Queen
This is odd, but not bad. It was released and then deleted on Monday, so copies were probably really limited.
24. P.O.D. - Tenacious D
What is this? Tenacious D? Pod? Weird. This is their second single; "Wonderboy" peaked at #34 four years ago. POD stands for "Pick of Destiny." Whatever.
25. I Write Sins Not Tragedies - Panic at the Disco
This was a huge, huge hit in the US, but didn't break the group's streak of sub-Top 20 hits in the UK. Still, this third single's placing is better than the #39 peak of last single "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have without Taking Off Her Clothes."
26. It's Okay - The Game Featuring Junior Reid
Low placement for The Game's first single from his second album. His highpoint remains the #4 peak last year of "Hate It or Love It." Any rap that opens "Yo Dre" certainly deserves better, doesn't it? This is awful.
29. Magick - Klaxons
First top 40 hit for British group Klaxons. How is it? Well it starts off sounding like an alarm going off. Sounds more like yelling than singing. If you've got some extra-strong hair gel and colorful makeup on, then maybe this is for you, but it's not for me.
30. Easy - Sugababes
The last of the downloads-only tracks to debut in the top 40. I'm betting this will be one of four top 5 debuts next week, but count it out of the three-way contest for #1, which will feature the above two advance releases plus Westlife's "The Rose," which was not sold for downloads this week.
31. (When You Gonna) Give It Up To Me - Sean Paul Featuring Keyshia Cole
The four singles from Sean Paul's first album all made the top 10, but only one single from his second--"We Be Burnin'"--did so. This tepid fifth release featuring singer Keyshia Cole manages to be his lowest-charting single ever.
Outside the top 40, here's where the other downloads-only debuts fared: Jump - Madonna (#59), Self Control - Infernal (#61), Shoot the Runner - Kasabian (#65). Look for those to chart in the top 20 next week and All Saints, Westlife, and U2 & Green Day to duke it out for #1.
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