1. Evacuate the Dancefloor - Cascada
There was much discussion (and disdain) this week about how Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart would not reflect the amazing resurgence in sales of Michael Jackson singles, since older titles are not allowed on the chart. In the UK, however, there are no such rules, so the British music-buying public had the unique opportunity to honor Jackson with his likely final #1 hit. Faced with the choice between downloading "Man in the Mirror," a great track amazing overlooked in the UK when it was released in 1988 and only peaked at #21, or "Evacuate the Dancefloor," a fluffy, disposable piece of Euro-styled dance pop, must have felt something like this: "Hmmm...'Man in the Mirror' or 'Evacuate the Dancefloor.' I suppose I'd rather have 'Evacuate the Dancefloor.' Sounds like a classic in the making if ever there was one."
Hence Michael Jackson misses the chance of having "Man in the Mirror" top the charts one last time. Instead, German dance act Cascada scores its first UK #1. They've proven to be a surprisingly enduring dance act, having first hit #2 in 2006 with "Everytime We Touch," and three subsequent top 10 hits--dance remakes of "Truly Madly Deeply" and "What Hurts the Most" and "Miracle."
2. Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson
10. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
12. Thriller - Michael Jackson
13. Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson
19. Beat It - Michael Jackson
25. Black or White - Michael Jackson
26. Dirty Diana - Michael Jackson
32. They Don't Care About Us - Michael Jackson
33. Earth Song - Michael Jackson
34. The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
35. You Are Not Alone - Michael Jackson
38. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
40. Bad - Michael Jackson
Still, despite not getting #1 (and you can tell I'm irked by it), Jackson lands 13 singles within the UK top 40 this week, surely a record feat. He scores 9 others outside the top 40:
46. Ben - Michael Jackson
54. Rock with You - Michael Jackson
57. Wanna Be Startin' Something - Michael Jackson
60. You Rock My World - Michael Jackson
63. Heal the World - Michael Jackson
66. Leave Me Alone - Michael Jackson
70. Scream - Michael Jackson
73. Off the Wall - Michael Jackson
74. Give in to Me - Michael Jackson
Plus a few with the Jackson5/The Jacksons:
43. I Want You Back - Jackson 5
50. ABC - Jackson 5
55. Blame It on the Boogie - Jacksons
59. Can You Feel It - Jacksons
65. I'll Be There - Jackson 5
In total then, 27 of the 75 entries in the UK singles chart belong to Michael Jackson this week. Truly amazing.
15. Sticks N Stones - Jamie T
In other news, Jamie T scores his fourth UK top 20 hit with "Sticks N Stones." It's the first single from his second album.
22. Work - The Saturdays
The Saturdays' "Work" is fully released, but climbs only 7 spots to land outside the top 20 at #22. It's the band's fifth single, and while decent, single fatigue seems to have set in.
28. I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - Pitbull
Pitbull's "I Know You Want Me" has been a hit in the US this summer, and looks headed to do the same in the UK. It debuts on downloads at #28; physical release comes end of the month.
39. I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas
Black Eyed Peas re-enter at #39 with "I Gotta Feeling," which is surely destined to be a big follow-up to "Boom Boom Pow." It's currently #1 in the US.
2 comments:
well i'd definitely rather have man in the mirror at number one than cascada, although very briefly in the high heat of London i did like that song for a few seconds... I think britain suffered a bit of michael fatigue this week: not that the nation stopped caring or liking his music but he was absolutely everywhere, and the albums sold really well so the singles sales slowed down during the week. And i suppose for for artists like Jamie T and The Saturdays, the onslaught of MJ songs meant their singles were 4-5 places lower than they should have been. But yes. MITM should have been number one :/
Since yesterday, I've gotten to know "Evacuate the Dancefloor," and I actually rather like it, although I still think "Man in the Mirror" should have been #1. I would have thought Michael fatigue to have set in by know, and while it does look to be slowing down, "Man in the Mirror" and "Billie Jean" are still in the US iTunes top 10, and MITM in the UK top 10. I'm sure both of those will be in the top 40 next weekend too, probably along with "Thriller" and "Beat It" at least.
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