1. Hips Don't Lie - Shakira Featuring Wyclef Jean
Shakira spends a 3rd week atop the UK chart this week, tying Nelly Furtado's "Maneater" for second-longest running #1 hit of the year. Both are a long way from frontrunner Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy," which spent an amazing 9 weeks at #1. Here's an interesting fact: Despite being the #1 single in the country for a third week, BBC Radio 1, the nation's most popular (and public) top 40 station refuses to add the track to their playlist. Too cool? Maybe. But not so cool that Paris Hilton isn't getting some spins on air. Seems like someone at the BBC has it in for Colombia's hottest export since Cocaine.
2. Unfaithful - Rihanna
The chart's a bit slow this week, so Rihanna rebounds to her peak position from a fortnight ago. Still unlikely to become her first chart-topper though.
4. Everytime We Touch - Cascada
Whoa! Here's an oddity. A by-the-numbers house dance track becomes a UK top 5 hit. Nevermind the fact that plenty of cool house tracks have charted pretty poorly this year in a country that's embraced dance music for years. Even odder is the fact that not only has the UK embraced this song, but that it was a huge HUGE hit in the US--the country that completely turned it's back on house. Well almost. House music is a regular on the UK top 40, but appears maybe 3 or 4 times a year in the US. Lately it's been the sort of hi-NRG stuff that DJ Sammy made big with "Heaven," (Although he clearly wasn't the first, just the most successful). This was a top 10 US hit in December 2005 and now it does top 5 in the UK. It's okay stuff, but there's much more interesting work being done in house and dance music these days.
5. Stars Are Blind - Paris Hilton
I used to make fun of this, until I listened to it for awhile and realized it's actually not bad. Of course Paris Hilton is rediculous, and famous only because 1) her father is an American institution and 2) she'll give it up on camera, but still "Stars Are Blind" is a fun dose of reggae-influenced summer pop. Enjoy it with an iced team or a margarita.
13. Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol inches up a couple of notches to #13 with their latest, the cool ballad "Chasing Cars," which has actually managed to crack the US top 40 airplay chart. Crazy! Snow Patrol's albums, Eyes Open, is really quite good and I highly recommend it.
20. All This Love - Similou
This is an okay song, but I don't see much here to distinguish from stuff like The Postal Service or Hot Chip. It's all in the same vein me thinks.
30. Glorious - Captain
This is a really cool song. It's in the retro/rock territory dominated by the Killers. Good stuff.
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