CZB's Chart, Month 405 (May) - 8 new breakers, 4 new hits !

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Postby CZB » Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:16 pm

irishguy28 wrote:02 05 11 L'AMOUR DE MA VIE Sherisse Laurence (Luxembourg 1986)

I have to admit that I fell in love with this track when I first heard it in the Eurovision previews on RTE that year. Great to hear it again!

Same here - although I saw the show on the BBC, it would have been the same preview video. I chose this clip from Youtube instead of any of the alternatives for that very reason!




irishguy28 wrote:07 02 09 BANDIDO Azucar Moreno (Spain 1990)

I love it. And I love how they shrugged to themselves and walked off indisgust when the poor Yugoslavs couldn't cue their music properly.
Yes indeed - probably the funniest moment in all of the many years I have been watching the contest! :D




irishguy28 wrote: 14 11 13 O JULISSI NI JALINI Ishtar (Belgium 2008) ##

So, it finally dropped off your chart!
Its longevity was the main reason for the continued presence of at least one entry for so many months. But there were a few others in previous years that hung around even longer.




irishguy28 wrote: 29 09 07 NO DREAM IMPOSSIBLE Lindsay Dracass (UK 2001) ##

Again, I'm surprised that this turns out to be your favourite UK entry. Nice enough...
So many of the UK's entries have been of a passable standard - none have really ever stood out as anything truly exceptional, and several have peaked in the lower end of my top 10 / top 15. Yes, this turns out to be my highest-ranking UK entry - but it's only just in my top 1000 of all time, and maybe won't remain there for more than another year or two.




irishguy28 wrote: 37 15 04 NOCTURNE Secret Garden (Norway 1995) ##

I didn't like this so much at the time, but I've since grown to really like it. And the group. The violinist, Fionnuala Sherry, used to have her own music show on RTE in the late 80s/early 90s so was a very familiar face. Was this the track that started Norway on its violin course?

That was the one that, listening through them all yesterday, I felt might have been ranked a little too low. Perhaps it charted at a time when there were a lot of strong new releases, and didn't remain in my chart for as long, or climb as high, as it should have done.

I recall that the very first time I heard this one was on the night of the contest itself, and that my instant reaction was "this is lovely - but it's not a song!!!".




irishguy28 wrote: 71 43 05 GO Scott Fitzgerald (UK 1988)
73 39 03 NE PARTEZ PAS SANS MOI / HAND IN HAND Celine Dion (Switzerland 1988)

I see that Scott Fitzgerald reversed his narrow loss to Celine on your chart! I can't say I liked either track very much, and I remember Bruce Forsyth on the Late Late Show shortly before the contest talking up the song (which his daughter wrote).
I hadn't heard of this, nor of Bruce's daughter. But, following up a hunch, it emerges that she (Julie) was half of Grant and Forsyth, who had several hits in Holland (plus, I now see from consulting one of the Hit Dossier books, a vast number of other releases that ground to a halt in the Tipparade). But none in the UK!




irishguy28 wrote: If I start the "I'm surprised not to see..." line I'll be here for the rest of the week. But I'll just throw in one - "White and Black Blues" by Joëlle (even if it was described on the BBC previews as a "slightly nondescript song"), which at the time would have been my hands-down pick for winner, though I'd now go with Bandido.
There are many, many more Eurovision entries that have reached my top 40 breakers over the years - no others from 1990, though. The Joelle Ursull track didn't really impress me at all, I'm afraid - although I think it did very well indeed in the voting.



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Postby Terence » Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:53 pm

CZB wrote:

01 01 16 FOR EVERYONE / FuR ALLE Wind (Germany 1985) ##
03 02 16 A LITTLE PEACE / EIN BISSCHEN FRIEDEN Nicole (Germany 1982) ##

08 09 17 HALLELUJAH Gali Atari and Milk and Honey (Israel 1979)
09 11 18 HOLD BACK THE RISING SUN/NEKA MI NE SVANE Danijela (Croatia 1998) ##
10 01 10 COME WHAT MAY / APRES TOI Vicky Leandros (Luxembourg 1972)

17 11 07 NOSTALGIJA Magazin and Lidija (Croatia 1995) ##
20 04 06 LASS DIE SONNE IN DEIN HERZ Wind (Germany 1987) ##

22 13 11 ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN Julie and Ludwig (Malta 2004) ##
23 04 06 LADY LADY Bravo (Spain 1984)
24 03 08 JOHNNY BLUE Lena Valaitis (Germany 1981)
26 16 05 FANTASY DREAM Ami Aspelund (Finland 1983)
27 07 05 I TRENI DI TOZEUR Alice / Battiato (Italy 1984)
28 12 06 I WANNA DANCE / JA SAM ZA PLES Novi Fosili (Yugoslavia 1987)
30 10 07 CIAO AMORE Vlado and Isolda (Yugoslavia 1984)
33 12 07 EVERYTHING I HATE Anna Vissi (Greece 2006) ##
36 11 05 YOU CAN COUNT ON ME Luv-Bug (Ireland 1986)
37 15 04 NOCTURNE Secret Garden (Norway 1995) ##
38 22 07 PARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS Baccara (Luxembourg 1978)
43 22 10 IT'S SHOWTIME / THEATER Katja
48 15 05 [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJbXDQncSDU]NO NO NEVER Texas Lightning
(Germany 2006) ##
49 14 06 TWIST OF LOVE Sidsel Ben Semmane (Denmark 2006) ##
51 13 04 HENGAILLAAN Kirka (Finland 1984)
52 17 04 LET IT SWING Bobbysocks (Norway 1985)
53 21 05 INSIEME 1992 Toto Cutugno (Italy 1990)
54 11 04 DO-RE-MI Jahn Teigan and Anita Skorgan (Norway 1983)
55 10 04 SING ME A SONG Bernadette (Netherlands 1983)

59 20 04 BEN-ADAM Yardena Arazi (Israel 1988)

62 23 04 FIRE NIGHT / SATA SALAMAA Vicky Rosti (Finland 1987)
63 15 04 JE OGEN HEBBEN GEEN GEHEIMEN MEER Carola (Sweden 1983)
65 31 05 WATERLOO Abba (Sweden 1974)
67 32 04 A MESSAGE TO YOUR HEART Samantha Janus (UK 1991)
68 30 04 EN LILLE MELODI / A SIMPLE LITTLE SONG Anne-Cathrine (Denmark 1987)
69 33 04 CAPTURED IN A LOVESTORM Carola (Sweden 1991)
70 36 03 WHY ME? Linda Martin (Ireland 1992)
72 34 06 DIVINE Sebastien Tellier (France 2008)
73 39 03 NE PARTEZ PAS SANS MOI / HAND IN HAND Celine Dion (Switzerland 1988)
74 45 04 DET LIGE DET / WAITING IN THE RAIN Hot Eyes (Denmark 1984)
75 43 02 DIGGI LOO DIGGI LEY Herrey's (Sweden 1984)
77 45 01 HOLD ME NOW Johnny Logan (Ireland 1987)
79 47 01 SOLDIERS OF LOVE Liliane St Pierre (Belgium 1987)

Phew! These are my favourites... I'll post my all-time Eurovision chart... someday!

Luv Bug ranks among Ireland's best entries, 'Horoscopes' is among the very worst! 'Soldiers of Love' among Belgium's best.

Agreed with Neil - 'Terminal 3' is a much better entry for Linda!
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Postby Tiger » Fri Jan 22, 2010 12:39 pm

CZB wrote:11 02 07 SOCRATES Beathoven (Iceland 1988)
18 07 10 LAZY BUMS / BUMPER'S SONG (SHIR HABATLANIM) Lazy Bums (Israel 1987)

21 04 08 JE T'ADORE Kate Ryan (Belgium 2006)
22 13 11 ON AGAIN, OFF AGAIN Julie and Ludwig (Malta 2004) ##
29 09 07 NO DREAM IMPOSSIBLE Lindsay Dracass (UK 2001) ##

31 09 09 WHAT'S ANOTHER YEAR? Johnny Logan (Ireland 1980)
32 12 06 FLYING THE FLAG (FOR YOU) Scooch (UK 2007) ##
33 12 07 EVERYTHING I HATE Anna Vissi (Greece 2006) ##
35 15 08 Y ASI Global Kryner (Austria 2005) ##
37 15 04 NOCTURNE Secret Garden (Norway 1995) ##
40 13 07 THE WORRYING KIND Ark (Sweden 2007) ##
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And these were ALL the other song contest entries that reached my monthly charts:
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41 15 07 LOVE SYMPHONY Quartissimo featuring Martina (Slovenia 2009)
42 10 05 WE WILL BE FREE (LONELY SYMPHONY) Frances Ruffelle (UK 1994) ##
45 18 04 ROCK ME BABY Riva (Yugoslavia 1989)
47 14 05 LA VOIX Malena Ernman (Sweden 2009) ##
48 15 05 NO NO NEVER Texas Lightning (Germany 2006) ##
49 14 06 TWIST OF LOVE Sidsel Ben Semmane (Denmark 2006) ##
50 13 04 (OOH AAH) JUST A LITTLE BIT Gina G (UK 1996)

52 17 04 LET IT SWING Bobbysocks (Norway 1985)
56 17 04 FUR DEN FRIEDEN DER WELT Petra Frey (Austria 1994)
57 15 04 CASANOVA Gisela (Andorra 2008) ##
59 20 04 BEN-ADAM Yardena Arazi (Israel 1988)
60 26 05 COME ALONG Duo Datz (Israel 1991)

61 13 05 MAKING YOUR MIND UP Bucks Fizz (UK 1981)

72 34 06 DIVINE Sebastien Tellier (France 2008)
73 39 03 NE PARTEZ PAS SANS MOI / HAND IN HAND Celine Dion (Switzerland 1988)
75 43 02 DIGGI LOO DIGGI LEY Herrey's (Sweden 1984)
77 45 01 HOLD ME NOW Johnny Logan (Ireland 1987)
Aside from the great Israeli pride 8-) I like seeing Frances Ruffelle especially~!
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Postby CZB » Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:04 pm

Time for a brand new chart - and a brand new number one.......




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CZB'S TOP FORTY -------------- Month 366 -------------- FEBRUARY 2010
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01 06 02 I THINK I LIKE IT Fake Blood
02 05 02 BAD ROMANCE Lady GaGa
03 03 03 STEREO LOVE Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina ##
04 02 05 BRUISES Chairlift
05 08 02 GRRRR David Guetta
06 01 05 REMEDY Little Boots
07 07 03 LOVE KILLS Little Boots
08 18 02 ON AND ON Agnes ##
09 04 06 POPPIHOLLA Chicane ##
10 ---- 01 LIFE'S TOO SHORT Ron Van Den Beuken vs MdJong [Highest New Entry]

11 11 03 EVERY WORD Ercola featuring Daniella
12 09 05 NEVER FORGET YOU Noisettes
13 10 05 CELEBRATION Madonna
14 16 06 NEVER ALONE DJ Rebel
15 15 06 NOT FAIR Lily Allen
16 14 06 HAUS AM SEE Peter Fox
17 ---- 01 LOVE KEEPS CALLING AnnaGrace ##
18 12 05 SHE WOLF / LOBA Shakira
19 26 03 LEMON TREE Citrus Hill
20 34 02 22 Lily Allen

21 13 07 THAT LOOK YOU GIVE THAT GUY Eels
22 21 08 LET THE FEELINGS GO AnnaGrace
23 17 08 HEARTBREAK (MAKE ME A DANCER) Freemasons and Sophie Ellis-Bextor
24 40 02 LOST Lasgo [Rapid Riser]
25 24 07 BACK TO THE 80'S Aqua ##
26 19 04 CHILDREN Escala ##
27 20 09 I REMEMBER Deadmau5 featuring Kaskade
28 23 09 RELEASE ME / RÉALISE Agnes ##
29 25 05 BLACKOUT Milk Inc. ##
30 28 08 WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland

31 30 10 IT'S AMAZING Jem ##
32 ---- 01 EARTHQUAKE Little Boots
33 22 09 F*** YOU Lily Allen [Fastest Faller]
34 27 08 EH EH (NOTHING ELSE I CAN SAY) Lady GaGa
35 ---- 01 AZURE Paul Kalkbrenner
36 29 11 SKY AND SAND Paul and Fritz Kalkbrenner [Longest Laster] ##
37 ---- 01 RAIN Mika
38 38 03 IF YOU KNEW Chris Lake featuring Nastala
39 ---- 01 1000 DREAMS Miss Kittin And The Hacker
40 ---- 01 FIREFLIES Owl City
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TOP 40 BREAKERS:
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01 [ 00 ] WAITING Dash Berlin featuring Emma Hewitt [Chartbuster] ##
02 [ 02 ] THE GIRL AND THE ROBOT Röyksopp featuring Robyn
03 [ 05 ] RUN Amy MacDonald
04 [ 07 ] WE BELONG Ferry Corsten featuring Maria Nayler
05 [ 08 ] MOONLIGHT SHADOW Lysark
06 [ 06 ] LOVE ETC. Pet Shop Boys
07 [ 10 ] DID YOU SEE ME COMING Pet Shop Boys
08 [ 09 ] VOYAGE VOYAGE Bananarama
09 [ 17 ] WALK THE LINE Laurent Wolf
10 [ 11 ] NEVER SAY NEVER Armin Van Buuren featuring Jacqueline Govaert

11 [ 36 ] HELLO Jan Wayne
12 [ 16 ] EVACUATE THE DANCEFLOOR Cascada
13 [ 18 ] FOR AN ANGEL Paul Van Dyk
14 [ 22 ] ETERNITY Guru Josh featuring DJ Igor Blaska
15 [ 15 ] ALWAYS THE SUN Richard Durand
16 [ 20 ] QUICKSAND La Roux
17 [ 23 ] ESCAPE ME Tiesto featuring C.C. Sheffield
18 [ 24 ] ONE LOVE David Guetta featuring Estelle
19 [ 19 ] HOOKED ON INFINITY Kyau and Albert
20 [ 40 ] OVER YOU Lasgo

21 [ 21 ] RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
22 [ 25 ] POISON PRINCE Amy MacDonald
23 [ 27 ] LAMBADA 3000 Gregor Salto featuring Kaoma
24 [ 00 ] CHASING PIRATES Norah Jones[url=http]
25 [ 38 ] SWEET DISPOSITION Temper Trap
26 [ 31 ] TAKE ON ME Topmodelz
27 [ 30 ] TI SENTO Scooter
28 [ 28 ] POKER FACE Real Booty Babes
29 [ 29 ] UNTIL I DIE September
30 [ 00 ] BETTER RUN Tocadisco featuring Nadia Ali

31 [ 00 ] LOVESONG Jes
32 [ 32 ] U GOT 2 KNOW DJ Rebel
33 [ 33 ] PALE HORSES Moby
34 [ 39 ] OUTTA HERE Esmee Denters
35 [ 00 ] FOREVER YOUNG Alphaville
36 [ 00 ] TELEPHONE Lady GaGa featuring Beyonce
37 [ 00 ] FEVER Cascada
38 [ 00 ] WHO'D HAVE KNOWN Lily Allen
39 [ 00 ] TIK TOK Ke$ha
40 [ 00 ] RIVERSIDE (LET'S GO) Sidney Samson featuring Wizard Sleeve
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Number one eleven years ago: PRAY Tina Cousins
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Number one twenty-two years ago: RED ROSE CAFE The Fureys and Davey Arthur
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In January 2010, Lady GaGa had four simultaneous hits in my top forty - but now two of those drop out, and the biggest share of the action goes to two British singer/songwriters, who have three appearances each. Lily Allen has one of just eight climbers, as “22” races up fourteen places to number 20; one of five non-movers with “Not Fair” at 15; and the fastest faller for the second month in a row with “F--k You”, diving down another eleven places to 33. And Little Boots has one of seven new entries with “Earthquake”, just above that at number 32; a non-mover at number seven with her version of “Love Kills”; and another of the twenty hits moving down with the former number one “Remedy”, which slides five places to number six. In the early part of the month, it looked as if Lady GaGa was on her way to a second number one in my chart - but “Bad Romance” ultimately ended up climbing three places to number two. Instead, my 176th chart-topper in thirty and a half years is the electro-frentic “I Think I like It” by Fake Blood - which, according to one recent reviewer, “could pass for a Eurovision entry circa 1976”! Its chart success across the continent has been somewhat limited so far - but there’s always hope......

Other climbers this month include a third top five hit for David Guetta with “Grrrr”, and a second top ten hit for Agnes with “On And On” - while Lasgo have the Rapid Riser with “Lost”, leaping sixteen places to number 24. Meanwhile, the longest laster, down seven places to number 36 in its eleventh month in my chart, is the former Chartbuster and former number one from the film “Berlin Calling” - “Sky And Sand”. And this is just below another track from that film, the instrumental “Azure”. This now becomes the second top forty entry for Paul Kalkbrenner - while four of the other new arrivals are also by acts doubling their tally of hits, and the highest of these is also an instrumental. Ron van den Beuken could only reach number 26 last year with “Far Away“, sung by Nicole Tyler - but now he has teamed up with Maarten De Jong for “Life‘s Too Short“, straight in at number ten. AnnaGrace’s first solo hit, “Let The Feelings Go”, slides just one place to number 22 in its eighth month - and her second, last month’s Chartbuster “Love Keeps Calling”, arrives at number 17. The only previous hit for Miss Kittin was my Chartbuster in July 2002 - that was “Rippin Kittin”, which went on to reach my top five. Now, after a long absence, she is back in my top forty with “1000 Dreams”, at number 39. Two places higher is Mika - his only previous entry was “Happy Ending”, which peaked at number 34, so he now only needs to climb three places to match that with “Rain”. And the only act making a chart debut this month is Owl City - the current UK number one, “Fireflies”, comes in at number 40.

Returning to my top forty breakers this month is a former hit by Alphaville, “Forever Young” - as the current UK success of a new version of that composition has reminded me of how much better it was without somebody (c)rapping over it. However, two other recent major UK hits have just begun to impress me (even though I have been hearing them both for months!) and now arrive in the top 40 breakers - Sidney Samson with “Riverside” and Ke$ha with “Tik Tok”. Among seven other new potential future hits this time, four acts with former and current successes could be about to add more - Lily Allen, Cascada, Lady GaGa and Tocadisco - while the other three are from acts impressing me for the first time. Jes Brieden was formerly with the group Motorcycle, and could chart with “Lovesong”, a single from her upcoming solo album “Highglow”; while the rather more well-known 30-year-old American singer-songwriter Norah Jones has the second most impressive new breaker of the month with “Chasing Pirates”. But the Chartbuster, guaranteed a place in my March 2010 top forty, is a Eurodance/Trance project of Jeff X. Sutorius, a 30-year-old Dutch producer and DJ. From the album “New Daylight”, and with vocals by Emma Hewitt, my Record of the Month for February 2010 is Dash Berlin, with “Waiting”.



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Postby irishguy28 » Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:15 pm

My only previous brush with Fake Blood was their fantastic remake of The Gossip's "Love Long Distance".

To play on the title - I'm not sure I like it - but it seems like it could be a grower. And no, it definitely doesn't sound like a Eurovision entry circa 1976.

Great to see Paul Kalkbrenner's Azure and Owl City's Fireflies enter your chart. I think at least one of them is set for a long stay on your chart!

Somewhat disappointed to see Jes Brieden's version of Lovesong in your breakers. In case you've not heard it (and you might not have, as it finally was only ever released in Australia after EMI:Chrysalis managed to throw away several good chances to score hits with the singles from her third album), try Naimee Coleman's version from 2000. And if you're prepared to sit through the entire 10 minutes, I'm sure you'll be rewarded by listening to the Brothers In Rhythm Remix.
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Postby jszmiles » Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:19 pm

And I must check new (last year's) Miss Kittin & The Hacker album!!!

Great to see them charting on someone's list :)

I see you like Lady Gaga when the world is tired of "Bad Romance"... I finally got into this track as well. Too catchy to resist. :wink:
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Postby Marius » Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:46 pm

CZB wrote:Returning to my top forty breakers this month is a former hit by Alphaville, “Forever Young” - as the current UK success of a new version of that composition has reminded me of how much better it was without somebody (c)rapping over it.
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Postby irishguy28 » Tue Feb 02, 2010 12:14 am

I have many fond memories of your number 1 of 22 years ago...and probably haven't heard it in well over 20 years!
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Postby Tiger » Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:12 pm

CZB wrote:02 05 02 BAD ROMANCE Lady GaGa
03 03 03 STEREO LOVE Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina ##
04 02 05 BRUISES Chairlift
06 01 05 REMEDY Little Boots
07 07 03 LOVE KILLS Little Boots
08 18 02 ON AND ON Agnes ##
09 04 06 POPPIHOLLA Chicane ##

11 11 03 EVERY WORD Ercola featuring Daniella
12 09 05 NEVER FORGET YOU Noisettes
13 10 05 CELEBRATION Madonna
15 15 06 NOT FAIR Lily Allen
17 ---- 01 LOVE KEEPS CALLING AnnaGrace ##
18 12 05 SHE WOLF / LOBA Shakira
20 34 02 22 Lily Allen

21 13 07 THAT LOOK YOU GIVE THAT GUY Eels
22 21 08 LET THE FEELINGS GO AnnaGrace
25 24 07 BACK TO THE 80'S Aqua ##
26 19 04 CHILDREN Escala ##
30 28 08 WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland

31 30 10 IT'S AMAZING Jem ##
32 ---- 01 EARTHQUAKE Little Boots
34 27 08 EH EH (NOTHING ELSE I CAN SAY) Lady GaGa
40 ---- 01 FIREFLIES Owl City
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TOP 40 BREAKERS:
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02 [ 02 ] THE GIRL AND THE ROBOT Röyksopp featuring Robyn
03 [ 05 ] RUN Amy MacDonald
04 [ 07 ] WE BELONG Ferry Corsten featuring Maria Nayler
10 [ 11 ] NEVER SAY NEVER Armin Van Buuren featuring Jacqueline Govaert

12 [ 16 ] EVACUATE THE DANCEFLOOR Cascada
13 [ 18 ] FOR AN ANGEL Paul Van Dyk
16 [ 20 ] QUICKSAND La Roux
17 [ 23 ] ESCAPE ME Tiesto featuring C.C. Sheffield
18 [ 24 ] ONE LOVE David Guetta featuring Estelle

22 [ 25 ] POISON PRINCE Amy MacDonald
24 [ 00 ] CHASING PIRATES Norah Jones[url=http]
25 [ 38 ] SWEET DISPOSITION Temper Trap
29 [ 29 ] UNTIL I DIE September

33 [ 33 ] PALE HORSES Moby
34 [ 39 ] OUTTA HERE Esmee Denters
35 [ 00 ] FOREVER YOUNG Alphaville
38 [ 00 ] WHO'D HAVE KNOWN Lily Allen
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Number one eleven years ago: PRAY Tina Cousins
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Postby CZB » Wed Feb 03, 2010 1:26 pm

irishguy28 wrote:My only previous brush with Fake Blood was their fantastic remake of The Gossip's "Love Long Distance".

To play on the title - I'm not sure I like it - but it seems like it could be a grower.
Maybe it's one of those songs with a kind of subliminal message in the main lyric - like "Irlande Douze Points"!




jszmiles wrote:I see you like Lady Gaga when the world is tired of "Bad Romance"... I finally got into this track as well. Too catchy to resist. :wink:
I'm often a bit behind the times with such hits - but it's still charting high in the UKmixParade with votes from a few others too!

I recall that you have had a number one recently in your chart by Nadia Ali - the new breaker "Better Run" is the first track of hers that I have heard getting airplay in Western Europe. I had no idea where she was from - apparently it's Libya.




irishguy28 wrote:I have many fond memories of your number 1 of 22 years ago...and probably haven't heard it in well over 20 years!
"Red Rose Cafe" is one of fifteen tracks that have reached my chart for the Fureys, and the lowest of five of them that are in my top hundred of all-time! Despite only peaking at number nine, the original Dutch version by Vader Abraham currently ranks at number 185, the highest of five hits for him.

I was reasonably sure that Pierre Kartner also originally wrote the song, but less certain whether the English lyrics were by him. Internet searches do at least suggest, however, that he probably wrote or co-wrote both versions.
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Postby irishguy28 » Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:46 pm

CZB wrote:
Maybe it's one of those songs with a kind of subliminal message in the main lyric - like "Irlande Douze Points"!
I think "subliminal" is hardly the right adjective for both of those examples!

CZB wrote:I recall that you have had a number one recently in your chart by Nadia Ali - the new breaker "Better Run" is the first track of hers that I have heard getting airplay in Western Europe. I had no idea where she was from - apparently it's Libya.
Yes - she is from Libya. I presume you know that she was the voice of iio (Rapture, At The End)? She's also the voice of the lead single from German act Schillers new album ("Try" and "Atemlos", respectively - click the link in my signature)

CZB wrote:I was reasonably sure that Pierre Kartner also originally wrote the song, but less certain whether the English lyrics were by him. Internet searches do at least suggest, however, that he probably wrote or co-wrote both versions.
I had no idea that "Red Rose Cafe" was originally a Dutch - let alone Abraham/Kartner - song! Thanks!
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Postby CZB » Sun Feb 07, 2010 12:30 am

irishguy28 wrote:Nadia Ali

Yes - she is from Libya. I presume you know that she was the voice of iio (Rapture, At The End)?

No - I never realised this at all! :oops:

In that case, she has already made appearances in my chart with those two tracks - with peaks rather closer together (#17 and #24 respectively) than their best placings in the UK chart.

I hadn't remembered ever even seeing the name prior to recent months - but, having checked just now, I see that it is mentioned (minus the last "A"!) under the entry for Iio in one of the UK chart books published a few years ago.
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Postby CZB » Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:26 am

I wrote:The only previous hit for Miss Kittin was my Chartbuster in July 2002
That's the excuse I need to pick another year for a retro top forty as this month's additional special feature!

So, what kind of music was I listening to eight years ago? ( I must have been watching quite a lot of VIVA tv, that's for sure.....)

Exactly how many of 2002's releases made it into my monthly top forty?

Who charted with new versions of old hits by Cyndi Lauper, Pat Benatar, Nena, Mike Oldfield, Desireless, Tiffany - and quite a few others?

Which one of the hits is nowhere to be found on YouTube? :evil: That's easy - the only one without a link in the list below. But it's a cover version of this former number one!!

Which three former or future Eurovision Song Contest participants charted this year with other songs?

Which four of that year's Records of the Month went on to reach number one in my chart?

But which act with six previous number ones had the least successful Chartbuster of the year?!

Finally, as this was the year in which it was the least popular type of vinyl release, before more and more hits gradually began to reappear again in that format - what were the only two tracks from 2002 that I was able to buy on seven-inch single?

(That last one is maybe quite difficult - so the answer appears at the end!!)

Here, then, is my complete chart of the year 2002:





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01 01 11 DESTROY SHE SAID Circ ##
02 01 12 SOMEDAY 4 Clubbers
03 11 17 LIGAYA Gouryella ##
04 02 09 TU ES FOUTU / YOU PROMISED ME In-Grid
05 08 16 FREEDOM TO MOVE Denim Project
06 06 14 WORDS Dance Nation
07 04 11 DESENCHANTEE Kate Ryan
08 08 16 REALITY S Boys
09 05 12 TRAVEL TIME Starsplash
10 04 10 OVERLOAD Voodoo and Serano

11 02 09 THE KETCHUP SONG (ASEREJE) Las Ketchup ##
12 03 12 RIPPIN' KITTIN Golden Boy featuring Miss Kittin ##
13 20 16 HEAVEN ABOVE Future Breeze
14 01 09 LET THIS PARTY NEVER END Mark'Oh ##
15 01 08 ALWAYS ON MY MIND DJ Quicksilver presents Base Unique ##
16 06 09 I BEGIN TO WONDER JCA
17 01 10 TIME 2 WONDER DJs @ Work featuring Alexandra Prince ##
18 05 09 HIGHWAY TO THE SKY Klubbingman
19 01 08 YOU Noemi
20 03 08 TIME AFTER TIME Novaspace

21 01 08 WHEREVER YOU ARE (I FEEL LOVE) Laava
22 12 10 THIS FEELING Kid Q
23 08 09 DAY OF MINE (LUDICROUS IDIOTS) Tok Tok vs Soffy O
24 16 11 SISTER GOLDEN HAIR Floorfilla
25 12 12 DREAMER Phoenix 2003
26 17 12 ON AND ON Yanou featuring Do
27 05 07 IN MY PLACE Coldplay
28 12 10 WHEN THE RAIN BEGINS TO FALL Future Pop
29 09 07 REASON Ian Van Dahl
30 03 06 GUARDIAN ANGEL Novaspace

31 12 08 GEISHA DREAMS Rollergirl ##
32 05 06 IT'S OK Atomic Kitten
33 16 07 SILENT HEART Green Court featuring Lina Rafn
34 15 10 WE BELONG Kiki
35 06 06 HAND IN HAND SMP Presents DJ T-Kay
36 10 06 THE SKY AIN'T THE LIMIT La Vallee
37 18 09 GOTTA GETCHA Whigfield
38 03 05 TOUCH MY BUM (THE CHEEKY SONG) Cheeky Girls ##
39 14 06 SKIN ON SKIN Sarah Connor ##
40 14 07 DESIRE Blank and Jones
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And these were ALL the other 2002 tracks that reached my monthly charts:
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41 13 05 FUEGO Bond ##
42 11 05 BECAUSE I LOVE YOU Mark'Oh Meets Digital Rockers
43 07 04 RHINESTONE COWBOY (GIDDY UP GIDDY UP) Rikki and Daz
44 13 06 HOME AND DRY Pet Shop Boys
45 09 05 TIME AND TIME AGAIN Fragma
46 11 04 BEAUTIFUL MORNING Ace of Base ##
47 17 05 THE HARDEST HEART Blank and Jones
48 08 05 HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN Secret Tunes
49 18 06 MOONLIGHT SHADOW Groove Coverage
50 19 06 COME WITH ME Special D

51 20 05 GANBAREH Sash
52 22 08 WHEN I GET YOU ALONE Thicke
53 16 04 SMS Barcode Brothers
54 23 04 SHE MOVES (LA LA LA) Karaja
55 25 04 NEVER ENDING DREAM Mythos / Watergate
56 32 07 ONE MORE TRY DJ Boozywoozy
57 23 04 IMPOSSIBLE Edyta Górniak
58 27 04 WHEN ANGELS KISS Noemi

59 28 04 RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Alex C featuring Yasmin K
60 28 05 PERFECT LOVE Lutricia MacNeal
61 29 04 VOYAGE VOYAGE Base Unique
62 30 04 JUST MORE Miss Shiva featuring K
63 35 03 I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW Pascal featuring Karen Parry
64 38 04 ONE STEP CLOSER S Club Juniors
65 33 03 I NEED A LOVER TONIGHT Masterboy
66 39 03 HEAVEN IS CLOSER (FEELS LIKE HEAVEN) Dario G / Mythos / DJ Cosmo
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Finally, to bring the total up to 70, the four breakers that came closest to the chart::
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67 55 ---- DON'T SAY GOODBYE Paulina Rubio
68 60 ---- GOD IS A GIRL Groove Coverage
69 62 ---- DAMN Baracuda
70 62 ---- FLY ME TO THE MOON Tokyo Ghetto Pussy
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Postby Tiger » Sun Feb 14, 2010 7:55 am

Wow lots of random dance and on the other hand loads of all time favourites of mine! Those are Paulina Rubio, S Club Juniors, Barcode Brothers, Laava, Groove Coverage, Ace of Base, Special D and Pet Shop Boys!
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Postby irishguy28 » Sun Feb 14, 2010 3:30 pm

I spent 2002 backpacking around Australia, so most of these Eurodance/pop numbers passed me by! I did, however, buy Ian Van Dahl's "Reason" on my travels (it was a double A side down under with "Will I" - and I'm listening to the fantastic Lange Remix right now) but today is the first time I've seen the video - thanks for that!

Although it would be another 2 years before I first heard the track, Kate Ryan's "Desenchantee" is far away the best track listed, in my opinion.

I also didn't hear "Come With Me" until 2004 - I hadn't realised there was such a gap between its initial success and its UK run.

I was disappointed that neither the "Hand in Hand" or "Skin on Skin" tracks related to the tracks of the same name released by Grace.

It's my first time hearing Base Unique's take of "Voyage Voyage". Also first time hearing Masterboy's "I Need A Lover Tonight" - and frankly, I'm surprised it's not a Ken-Doh cover!
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Postby jszmiles » Sun Feb 14, 2010 3:34 pm

04 02 09 TU ES FOUTU / YOU PROMISED ME In-Grid
06 06 14 WORDS Dance Nation
07 04 11 DESENCHANTEE Kate Ryan
11 02 09 THE KETCHUP SONG (ASEREJE) Las Ketchup ##
12 03 12 RIPPIN' KITTIN Golden Boy featuring Miss Kittin ## WOW
16 06 09 I BEGIN TO WONDER JCA
21 01 08 WHEREVER YOU ARE (I FEEL LOVE) Laava
22 12 10 THIS FEELING Kid Q
23 08 09 DAY OF MINE (LUDICROUS IDIOTS) Tok Tok vs Soffy O
27 05 07 IN MY PLACE Coldplay
38 03 05 TOUCH MY BUM (THE CHEEKY SONG) Cheeky Girls

those I loved back then. :wink:
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Postby CZB » Thu Feb 18, 2010 2:34 pm

irishguy28 wrote:I did, however, buy Ian Van Dahl's "Reason" on my travels (it was a double A side down under with "Will I"...)
I recall once seeing either a CD or 12" single with both of those tracks in the sales listings of one of my regular music suppliers (most likely from Germany) at some point back then - and wondering where it originated! So it was probably an Australian import - I think "Reason" and "Will I" were always separate singles when released anywhere in Europe.
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Postby CZB » Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:50 pm

It's already time for a new chart.......






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CZB'S TOP FORTY ---------------- Month 367 --------------- MARCH 2010
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01 01 03 I THINK I LIKE IT Fake Blood
02 02 03 BAD ROMANCE Lady GaGa
03 03 04 STEREO LOVE Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina ##
04 08 03 ON AND ON Agnes ##
05 10 02 LIFE'S TOO SHORT Ron Van Den Beuken vs Maarten de Jong
06 05 03 GRRRR David Guetta
07 06 06 REMEDY Little Boots
08 07 04 LOVE KILLS Little Boots
09 04 06 BRUISES Chairlift
10 11 04 EVERY WORD Ercola featuring Daniella

11 09 07 POPPIHOLLA Chicane ##
12 17 02 LOVE KEEPS CALLING AnnaGrace ##
13 14 07 NEVER ALONE DJ Rebel
14 12 06 NEVER FORGET YOU Noisettes
15 13 06 CELEBRATION Madonna
16 24 03 LOST Lasgo
17 20 03 22 Lily Allen
18 15 07 NOT FAIR Lily Allen
19 19 04 LEMON TREE Citrus Hill
20 ---- 01 WAITING Dash Berlin featuring Emma Hewitt [Highest New Entry] ##

21 35 02 AZURE Paul Kalkbrenner [Rapid Riser]
22 16 07 HAUS AM SEE Peter Fox
23 22 09 LET THE FEELINGS GO AnnaGrace
24 18 06 SHE WOLF / LOBA Shakira
25 25 08 BACK TO THE 80'S Aqua ##
26 40 02 FIREFLIES Owl City [Rapid Riser]
27 21 08 THAT LOOK YOU GIVE THAT GUY Eels
28 23 09 HEARTBREAK (MAKE ME A DANCER) Freemasons and Sophie Ellis-Bextor
29 26 05 CHILDREN Escala ##
30 39 02 1000 DREAMS Miss Kittin And The Hacker

31 32 02 EARTHQUAKE Little Boots
32 31 11 IT'S AMAZING Jem ##
33 37 02 RAIN Mika
34 ---- 01 HELLO Jan Wayne
35 30 09 WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland
36 ---- 01 CHASING PIRATES Norah Jones
37 33 10 F*** YOU Lily Allen
38 27 10 I REMEMBER Deadmau5 featuring Kaskade [Fastest Faller]
39 36 12 SKY AND SAND Paul and Fritz Kalkbrenner [Longest Laster] ##
40 ---- 01 RUN Amy MacDonald
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TOP 40 BREAKERS:
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01 [ 00 ] A NIGHT LIKE THIS Caro Emerald [Chartbuster] ##
02 [ 04 ] WE BELONG Ferry Corsten featuring Maria Nayler
03 [ 05 ] MOONLIGHT SHADOW Lysark
04 [ 09 ] WALK THE LINE Laurent Wolf
05 [ 14 ] ETERNITY Guru Josh featuring DJ Igor Blaska
06 [ 07 ] DID YOU SEE ME COMING Pet Shop Boys
07 [ 10 ] NEVER SAY NEVER Armin Van Buuren featuring Jacqueline Govaert
08 [ 08 ] VOYAGE VOYAGE Bananarama
09 [ 36 ] TELEPHONE Lady GaGa featuring Beyonce
10 [ 13 ] FOR AN ANGEL Paul Van Dyk

11 [ 12 ] EVACUATE THE DANCEFLOOR Cascada
12 [ 16 ] QUICKSAND La Roux
13 [ 17 ] ESCAPE ME Tiesto featuring C.C. Sheffield
14 [ 30 ] BETTER RUN Tocadisco featuring Nadia Ali
15 [ 15 ] ALWAYS THE SUN Richard Durand
16 [ 20 ] OVER YOU Lasgo
17 [ 22 ] POISON PRINCE Amy MacDonald
18 [ 18 ] ONE LOVE David Guetta featuring Estelle
19 [ 19 ] HOOKED ON INFINITY Kyau and Albert
20 [ 25 ] SWEET DISPOSITION Temper Trap

21 [ 23 ] LAMBADA 3000 Gregor Salto featuring Kaoma
22 [ 38 ] WHO'D HAVE KNOWN Lily Allen
23 [ 26 ] TAKE ON ME Topmodelz
24 [ 35 ] FOREVER YOUNG Alphaville
25 [ 37 ] FEVER Cascada
26 [ 31 ] LOVESONG Jes
27 [ 27 ] TI SENTO Scooter
28 [ 28 ] POKER FACE Real Booty Babes
29 [ 29 ] UNTIL I DIE September
30 [ 34 ] OUTTA HERE Esmee Denters

31 [ 39 ] TIK TOK Ke$ha
32 [ 40 ] RIVERSIDE (LET'S GO) Sidney Samson featuring Wizard Sleeve
33 [ 00 ] TRY SLEEPING WITH A BROKEN HEART Alicia Keys
34 [ 00 ] EVERYBODY HURTS R.E.M.
35 [ 00 ] HOLLYWOOD Marina and the Diamonds
36 [ 00 ] STARRY EYED Ellie Goulding
37 [ 00 ] DO YOU WANT THE TRUTH OR SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL Paloma Faith
38 [ 00 ] DID IT AGAIN Shakira
39 [ 00 ] DON'T TELL ME THAT IT'S OVER Amy MacDonald
40 [ 00 ] I NEED YOU NOW Agnes
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Number one 15 years ago: SISTER GOLDEN HAIR Spanic
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Number one 30 years ago: DO YOU WANT YOUR OLD LOBBY WASHED DOWN Brendan Shine
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Five non-movers in my March 2010 top forty include the whole of last month’s top three - Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina spend a third month at number three with “Stereo Love”, Lady GaGa has a second month at number two with “Bad Romance”, and Fake Blood’s “I Think I Like It” remains at number one. Completing the top five, two of this month’s twelve climbers look like possible challengers for the top spot in April - Agnes moves up another four places to number four with “On And On”, beating the number six peak she achieved with “Release Me”, and Ron van den Beuken vs Maarten de Jong now have the highest of five instrumental tracks in the chart, up five at five with “Life’s Too Short”. Another of those five instrumentals is one of two joint Rapid Risers this month, both going up fourteen places - Paul Kalkbrenner races up to number 21 with “Azure”, while Owl City’s “Fireflies” is now at number 26. Eighteen hits move down this time - the fastest faller is Deadmau5 featuring Kaskade with “I Remember”, tumbling eleven places to number 38, and that’s just above the longest laster, as Paul and Fritz Kalkbrenner slide another three places with “Sky And Sand”, the former Chartbuster which has now spent a whole year in the top forty. And there are four new entries - the highest of which is February’s Chartbuster. “Waiting” by Dash Berlin, featuring vocals by Emma Hewitt, crashes in at number 20, well ahead of the other three newcomers. At number 32, Jan Wayne notch up a fifth hit with “Hello”, their take on the Shakespear’s Sister song which was riding high in my chart seventeen years ago.
“1, 2, 3” was their only previous hit that wasn’t a cover version - the others being “Total Eclipse Of The Heart”, “Mad World” and “Wish You Were Here”. Norah Jones enters my top forty for the first time ever at number 36 with “Chasing Pirates”; and after a very slow climb through the top forty breakers, Amy MacDonald earns a third hit with “Run”, in at number 40.
A new recording of “Everybody Hurts” by a variety of artists has recently been a major hit in the UK and Ireland - reminding me of the original by R.E.M.. Previously a breaker for five months in 1993, peaking at number 63, that may yet become a hit - as it now returns to the top forty breakers. Meanwhile, there are eight brand new potential hits, all of which feature female vocalists. Three of them are by ladies who already appear in the chart - Agnes, Amy MacDonald and Shakira - while the other five are impressing me for the first time. The oldest of these is a twenty-nine-year-old American. Alicia Keys has been having worldwide hits for nearly nine years, but only now has she recorded a song that I liked enough to want to buy - “Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart”. Twenty-three-year-old Hereford-born Ellie Goulding is currently in the top five of the UK singles chart with “Starry Eyed”, while Marina and the Diamonds have spent a few weeks in the top twenty with “Hollywood”. Marina, born in Wales, is twenty-four years old - as is London-born Paloma Faith, who could also be on the way into my top forty with the title track from her recent album, “Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful”. And the Chartbuster this time is from an album with almost as long a title - “Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor”. That album has been the top seller for the last four weeks in the country in which its performer was born - the Netherlands - and her current single has spent the last three weeks at number five in the Dutch top forty, having sold more copies in Holland than any other for one week in January. It is also featured in an advertsing campaign for Martini - and is now guaranteed a place in my April top forty. The jazz singer born as Caroline van der Leeuw in Amsterdam on 26th April 1981 has my Record of the Month for March 2010. It’s Caro Emerald, with “A Night Like This”.






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Postby Tiger » Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:00 pm

CZB wrote:02 02 03 BAD ROMANCE Lady GaGa
03 03 04 STEREO LOVE Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina ##
04 08 03 ON AND ON Agnes ##
07 06 06 REMEDY Little Boots
09 04 06 BRUISES Chairlift
10 11 04 EVERY WORD Ercola featuring Daniella

11 09 07 POPPIHOLLA Chicane ##
14 12 06 NEVER FORGET YOU Noisettes
15 13 06 CELEBRATION Madonna
16 24 03 LOST Lasgo
17 20 03 22 Lily Allen
18 15 07 NOT FAIR Lily Allen
19 19 04 LEMON TREE Citrus Hill

23 22 09 LET THE FEELINGS GO AnnaGrace
24 18 06 SHE WOLF / LOBA Shakira
25 25 08 BACK TO THE 80'S Aqua ##
26 40 02 FIREFLIES Owl City [Rapid Riser]
27 21 08 THAT LOOK YOU GIVE THAT GUY Eels
29 26 05 CHILDREN Escala ##

31 32 02 EARTHQUAKE Little Boots
32 31 11 IT'S AMAZING Jem ##
35 30 09 WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland
36 ---- 01 CHASING PIRATES Norah Jones
40 ---- 01 RUN Amy MacDonald
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TOP 40 BREAKERS:
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02 [ 04 ] WE BELONG Ferry Corsten featuring Maria Nayler
10 [ 13 ] FOR AN ANGEL Paul Van Dyk

11 [ 12 ] EVACUATE THE DANCEFLOOR Cascada
12 [ 16 ] QUICKSAND La Roux
13 [ 17 ] ESCAPE ME Tiesto featuring C.C. Sheffield
16 [ 20 ] OVER YOU Lasgo
17 [ 22 ] POISON PRINCE Amy MacDonald
18 [ 18 ] ONE LOVE David Guetta featuring Estelle
20 [ 25 ] SWEET DISPOSITION Temper Trap

24 [ 35 ] FOREVER YOUNG Alphaville
29 [ 29 ] UNTIL I DIE September
30 [ 34 ] OUTTA HERE Esmee Denters

31 [ 39 ] TIK TOK Ke$ha
33 [ 00 ] TRY SLEEPING WITH A BROKEN HEART Alicia Keys
34 [ 00 ] EVERYBODY HURTS R.E.M.
35 [ 00 ] HOLLYWOOD Marina and the Diamonds
37 [ 00 ] DO YOU WANT THE TRUTH OR SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL Paloma Faith
38 [ 00 ] DID IT AGAIN Shakira
40 [ 00 ] I NEED YOU NOW Agnes
Your chart is good but there's a general feeling (for me) of oldness since it's only monthly. Why not make it weekly?
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Postby CZB » Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:05 am

I wrote:The jazz singer born as Caroline van der Leeuw in Amsterdam on 26th April 1981 has my Record of the Month for March.....
And there's the randomly-chosen year for which I have prepared another full retro year countdown (well, as full as YouTube permits!) as this month's extra feature.

Although I discovered some excellent continental hits from that year later on, the only charts I was following regularly back then were those of the UK and Ireland - hence the vast majority of the singles that reached my monthly chart were hits of those countries. Some could probably be quite reasonably described as obscure - but, remarkably, sixty-seven of the top 81 of 1981 are available on YouTube. Including a few I certainly didn't expect to find there!

Here, then, is my complete chart of the year 1981:




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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CZB'S TOP FORTY OF 1981 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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01 01 07 MAMMA TOLD ME Fantastique
02 01 14 WHEN YOU WERE SWEET SIXTEEN The Furey Brothers and Davey Arthur
03 01 10 A SONG FOR LIBERTY Nana Mouskouri
04 07 16 DON'T FLY TOO HIGH, MY LITTLE BIRD Nicole
05 01 10 THERE'S A GUY WORKS DOWN THE CHIP SHOP Kirsty MacColl
06 08 21 CHRISTMAS ON 45 Holly and the Ivy's
07 03 07 SONS AND DAUGHTERS Kerri and Mick
08 02 09 THE LITTLE SHIRT MY MOTHER MADE FOR ME The Bards
09 02 07 MAID OF ORLEANS Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
10 02 12 HOROSCOPES Sheeba

11 11 09 MAGGIE (SO FAR SO GOOD) B.A. Robertson
12 02 10 LABELLED WITH LOVE Squeeze
13 13 17 JAPANESE BOY Aneka
14 01 10 CAN CAN Bad Manners
15 11 15 THE STAR SPANGLED MOLLY (MY IRISH MOLLY-O) De Danann
16 04 08 TEARS ON THE TELEPHONE Glen Curtin and Debbie
17 09 07 DER ALTE MANN UND DAS MEER Nicole
18 23 13 THE OLD CALAHAN BZN
19 03 08 JOHNNY BLUE Lena Valaitis
20 05 08 CAMBODIA Kim Wilde

21 01 05 IN FOR A PENNY Arabesque
22 04 09 IT'S MY PARTY Dave Stewart with Barbara Gaskin
23 08 09 BEER BEER BEER The Furey Brothers and Davey Arthur
24 12 07 MAGGIE De Danann
25 06 04 ROSE OF CASTLEREA Brendan Shine
26 05 04 SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE Soft Cell
27 05 09 BIRDIE SONG (BIRDIE DANCE) The Tweets
28 22 05 A PLACE IN THE CHOIR Brendan Shine
29 14 05 JOAN OF ARC Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
30 06 07 I BELIEVE IN MARRIAGE Brendan Shine

31 26 09 ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE Monty Python
32 03 06 CAPSTICK COMES HOME Tony Capstick/Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band
33 05 05 STARS ON 45 VOLUME II (MORE STARS) Stars on 45
34 10 04 SHOUT! SHOUT! KNOCK YOURSELF OUT! Rocky Sharpe and the Replays
35 05 05 LET'S ALL SING LIKE THE BIRDIES SING The Tweets
36 05 06 I WANT TO BE FREE Toyah
37 13 06 SEVEN TEARS Goombay Dance Band
38 06 07 HOOKED ON CLASSICS Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
39 10 05 GO WILD IN THE COUNTRY Bow Wow Wow
40 18 11 STREETS OF NEW YORK The Wolfe Tones
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And these were ALL the other 1981 tracks that reached my monthly charts:
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41 16 04 THEN HE KISSED ME/BE MY BABY Rachel Sweet
42 06 07 (SI SI) JE SUIS UN ROCK STAR Bill Wyman
43 09 03 D-DAYS Hazel O'Connor
44 08 05 HOKEY COKEY The Snowmen
45 13 05 MAKING YOUR MIND UP Bucks Fizz
46 07 04 YOU DRIVE ME CRAZY Shakin' Stevens
47 10 06 MORE AND MORE Joe Dolan
48 14 08 UPSIDE DOWN Vanessa
49 26 03 IT'S NEVER TOO LATE Gali Atari and Menny Berger
50 06 05 HOOKED ON A CAN CAN Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

51 09 02 SILENT NIGHT/STILLE NACHT BZN
52 11 03 THE SWORDS OF A THOUSAND MEN Ten Pole Tudor
53 10 04 STARS ON 45 Stars On 45
54 24 03 BETTE DAVIS' EYES Kim Carnes
55 30 03 JAPANESE BOY Andrea Jurgens
56 37 04 CHANSON D'AMOUR BZN
57 13 03 THE THIRD MAN The Shadows
58 16 03 DRUNKEN SAILOR Gina, Dale Haze and the Champions
59 12 05 CARRIBEAN DISCO SHOW Lobo

60 15 04 STARS OVER 45 Chas and Dave
61 17 03 PLATINUM POP This Year's Blonde
62 20 04 MICKEY Toni Basil
64 15 03 AIN'T NO STOPPING (DISCO MIX 81) Enigma
63 15 03 GHOST TOWN The Specials
65 18 05 GIVE ME BACK MY LOVE Gina, Dale Haze and the Champions
66 14 04 HANDS UP (GIVE ME YOUR HEART) Ottowan
67 36 03 SOUVENIR Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
68 20 06 DOOGEENS Brendan Shine

69 21 03 THE BLACKSMITH Foster and Allen
70 20 03 STARS ON 45 (VOLUME III) Stars On 45
71 20 03 WUNDERBAR Ten Pole Tudor
72 34 05 PLANXTY MAGUIRE The Bards
73 24 03 BOTTLER ON CB Brendan Grace
74 28 01 CHARIOTS OF FIRE (TITLES) Vangelis
75 36 02 ADIOS AMIGO Raffaella Carra
76 38 02 IT'S YOU, IT'S YOU, IT'S YOU Joe Dolan
77 48 01 THEME FROM "BERGERAC" George Fenton
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Finally, to complete a Top 81 of '81, the four breakers that came closest to the chart:
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78 54 ---- VLIEG NOOIT TE HOOG Bonnie St Clair
79 65 ---- TAINTED LOVE Soft Cell
80 66 ---- I'LL FIND MY WAY HOME Jon and Vangelis
81 69 ---- DON'T YOU WANT ME The Human League
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Postby irishguy28 » Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:45 am

Oh my word. I can't believe that "Molly-O" and "Maggie" are both in your Top 30. The latter track in particular means a lot to me, as it was one of my Mum's favourite songs. And I've only just recently been listening to Maura O'Connell's latest album.

"Sweet Sixteen" is also a track that brings floods of memories back. Easily the best track by the Fureys.

I never did really watch "Sons and Daughters" but know the theme song very well - though I'm surprised to find it in your top 10!

I would have been gobsmacked to see "Horoscopes" so high in the chart too, except your recent Eurovision countdown prepared me for the shock. Really, "Making Your Mind Up" is too low on this list!

I'm also surprised to see Brendan Shine charting so well - and even Brendan Grace getting a look in!

I used to really like "Japanese Boy" at the time, but I don't think as much of it any more.

"Say Hello Wave Goodbye", "Bette Davis Eyes", "Chariots of Fire", "Tainted Love", "Don't You Want Me" and possibly "Mickey" all seem far, far too low.

Gina, Dale Haze and the Champions! There's a blast from the past!!!
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Postby Tiger » Fri Mar 19, 2010 6:40 am

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Postby CZB » Thu Apr 01, 2010 10:07 pm

Time for the fourth chart of 2010.....






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CZB'S TOP FORTY ---------------- Month 368 --------------- APRIL 2010
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01 20 02 WAITING Dash Berlin featuring Emma Hewitt [Rapid Riser] ##
02 02 04 BAD ROMANCE Lady GaGa
03 03 05 STEREO LOVE Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina ##
04 04 04 ON AND ON Agnes ##
05 ---- 01 TELEPHONE Lady GaGa featuring Beyonce [Highest New Entry]
06 05 03 LIFE'S TOO SHORT Ron Van Den Beuken vs Maarten de Jong
07 01 04 I THINK I LIKE IT Fake Blood
08 06 04 GRRRR David Guetta
09 10 05 EVERY WORD Ercola featuring Daniella
10 08 05 LOVE KILLS Little Boots

11 12 03 LOVE KEEPS CALLING AnnaGrace ##
12 16 04 LOST Lasgo
13 26 03 FIREFLIES Owl City
14 ---- 01 A NIGHT LIKE THIS Caro Emerald ##
15 34 02 HELLO Jan Wayne [Rapid Riser]
16 21 03 AZURE Paul Kalkbrenner
17 17 04 22 Lily Allen
18 ---- 01 STARRY EYED Ellie Goulding
19 19 05 LEMON TREE Citrus Hill
20 07 07 REMEDY Little Boots

21 09 07 BRUISES Chairlift
22 11 08 POPPIHOLLA Chicane ##
23 30 03 1000 DREAMS Miss Kittin And The Hacker
24 ---- 01 BETTER RUN Tocadisco featuring Nadia Ali
25 13 08 NEVER ALONE DJ Rebel
26 14 07 NEVER FORGET YOU Noisettes
27 ---- 01 HOLLYWOOD Marina and the Diamonds
28 25 09 BACK TO THE 80'S Aqua ##
29 15 07 CELEBRATION Madonna [Fastest Faller]
30 36 02 CHASING PIRATES Norah Jones

31 18 08 NOT FAIR Lily Allen
32 22 08 HAUS AM SEE Peter Fox
33 32 12 IT'S AMAZING Jem [Longest Laster] ##
34 23 10 LET THE FEELINGS GO AnnaGrace
35 24 07 SHE WOLF / LOBA Shakira
36 31 03 EARTHQUAKE Little Boots
37 33 03 RAIN Mika
38 40 02 RUN Amy MacDonald
39 28 10 HEARTBREAK (MAKE ME A DANCER) Freemasons and Sophie Ellis-Bextor
40 ---- 01 ETERNITY Guru Josh featuring DJ Igor Blaska
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TOP 40 BREAKERS:
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01 [ 00 ] GYPSY Shakira [Chartbuster] ##
02 [ 02 ] WE BELONG Ferry Corsten featuring Maria Nayler
03 [ 03 ] MOONLIGHT SHADOW Lysark
04 [ 04 ] WALK THE LINE Laurent Wolf
05 [ 10 ] FOR AN ANGEL Paul Van Dyk
06 [ 06 ] DID YOU SEE ME COMING Pet Shop Boys
07 [ 07 ] NEVER SAY NEVER Armin Van Buuren featuring Jacqueline Govaert
08 [ 08 ] VOYAGE VOYAGE Bananarama
09 [ 12 ] QUICKSAND La Roux
10 [ 11 ] EVACUATE THE DANCEFLOOR Cascada

11 [ 37 ] DO YOU WANT THE TRUTH OR SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL Paloma Faith
12 [ 20 ] SWEET DISPOSITION Temper Trap
13 [ 13 ] ESCAPE ME Tiesto featuring C.C. Sheffield
14 [ 17 ] POISON PRINCE Amy MacDonald
15 [ 15 ] ALWAYS THE SUN Richard Durand
16 [ 16 ] OVER YOU Lasgo
17 [ 24 ] FOREVER YOUNG Alphaville
18 [ 18 ] ONE LOVE David Guetta featuring Estelle
19 [ 19 ] HOOKED ON INFINITY Kyau and Albert
20 [ 23 ] TAKE ON ME Topmodelz

21 [ 21 ] LAMBADA 3000 Gregor Salto featuring Kaoma
22 [ 22 ] WHO'D HAVE KNOWN Lily Allen
23 [ 25 ] FEVER Cascada
24 [ 26 ] LOVESONG Jes
25 [ 31 ] TIK TOK Ke$ha
26 [ 33 ] TRY SLEEPING WITH A BROKEN HEART Alicia Keys
27 [ 27 ] TI SENTO Scooter
28 [ 28 ] POKER FACE Real Booty Babes
29 [ 30 ] OUTTA HERE Esmee Denters
30 [ 32 ] RIVERSIDE (LET'S GO) Sidney Samson featuring Wizard Sleeve

31 [ 34 ] EVERYBODY HURTS R.E.M.
32 [ 39 ] DON'T TELL ME THAT IT'S OVER Amy MacDonald
33 [ 00 ] VANILLA TWILIGHT Owl City
34 [ 00 ] LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE Bananarama
35 [ 00 ] HAVEN'T MET YOU YET Michael Buble
36 [ 00 ] HOT Inna
37 [ 38 ] DID IT AGAIN Shakira
38 [ 40 ] I NEED YOU NOW Agnes
39 [ 00 ] ICI AVEC TOI / WHEN I'M HERE WITH YOU Sarah Nixey
40 [ 00 ] OLDEST SWINGER IN TOWN Fred Wedlock
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Number one ten years ago: MORE THAN I NEEDED TO KNOW Scooch
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Number one twenty years ago: LITTLE SISTER LEAVING TOWN Tanita Tikaram
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In February it was the Chartbuster.....in March, it was the highest new entry at number 20.....and now, in April, it is the joint Rapid Riser and the new number one. “Waiting”, by Dash Berlin featuring Emma Hewitt, is only the second of my 177 number ones to climb nineteen places to the top - the other being “Hello (Turn Your Radio On)“ by Shakespear’s Sister, back in February 1992. And it’s a cover version of that song by Jan Wayne that is the other joint Rapid Riser this month. They race up from 34 to 15 - while eight other climbers include Owl City and Paul Kalkbrenner, both also now into the top twenty. However, with three of this month’s five non-movers holding the runner-up positions - Lady GaGa at two, Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina at three, and Agnes at four - perhaps the strongest contender for next month’s number one is the highest of six chart entries. Straight in at number five, it’s a fifth top ten hit for Lady GaGa - the current UK number one, “Telephone”. It features Beyonce, who makes her debut in my top forty - as do Caro Emerald at 14, Ellie Goulding at 18, and Marina and the Diamonds at 27. The other two new hits come from acts that have previously charted, but are now featuring different guest vocalists. Tocadisco peaked at number three with “Morumbi” and at number 33 with “Streetgirls” - and now, along with Libya-born Nadia Ali, they arrive at 24 with “Better Run”. That was the position she previously reached as the vocalist on “At The End” by Iio - and she also took that role on “Rapture”, which went seven places higher. Twenty years ago, Guru Josh reached number five with “Infinity (1990‘s Time For The Guru)” - this month he returns with DJ Igor Blaska and “Eternity”, in at number 40. That leaves nineteen hits moving down, many of which are dropping quite significantly. The fastest faller is Madonna, taking a fourteen-place dive to number 29 with “Celebration” - while the longest laster slides just one place to number 33 after a whole year in the top forty. That’s the former Chartbuster by Jem, “It’s Amazing”.

Fred Wedlock, a popular folk singer from Bristol, died this month at the age of 67. His only major hit, “Oldest Swinger In Town”, peaked at number two in my chart - and now returns to the top forty breakers. Also back in the breakers for a quite different reason is Sarah Nixey, with March 2007’s Chartbuster “When I’m Here With You”. Entirely by chance, this month I discovered a French version of this - “Ici Avec Toi”. Meanwhile, in a poor month for new releases, there are just five new potential future hits. Two are by acts making a rather belated first appearance, as I have been hearing both “Hot” by Inna and “Haven’t Met You Yet” by Michael Buble for several months already. Only now, however, the 23-year-old Romanian-born Elena Alexandra Apostoleanu is enjoying an unexpected top ten hit in the UK - whereas the 34-year-old Canadian singer-songwriter and actor was there last October! But the other new breakers are more current - indeed, upcoming - releases. It now seems quite baffling that the lead single from the recent Bananarama album “Viva” was the somewhat uninspiring “Love Comes” - as there is a considerably more promising track there, which will soon be the follow-up. Although they also remain in the breakers with their version of “Voyage Voyage”, Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward may stand a better chance of returning to my top forty in the months ahead with “Love Don’t Live Here”. Owl City are following up their recent UK number one with “Vanilla Twilight”. Also taken from their album “Ocean Eyes”, this could soon join “Fireflies” in my chart. However, guaranteed a place there in May, with her third Chartbuster, is a 33-year-old singer-songwriter, producer, dancer and actress. She may unfortunately also be about to lose her perfect record of turning every breaker into a hit, as the previous release which made its debut at number 123 last month limps up just one place to number 122 this time! But it’s a considerably better third single from her latest album that is now about to become her seventh success - after four number twos, a number eleven and recently a number six. My Record of the Month for April 2010 is Shakira, with “Gypsy”.






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Postby Tiger » Fri Apr 02, 2010 11:56 am

CZB wrote:02 02 04 BAD ROMANCE Lady GaGa
03 03 05 STEREO LOVE Edward Maya and Vika Jigulina ##
05 ---- 01 TELEPHONE Lady GaGa featuring Beyonce [Highest New Entry]
09 10 05 EVERY WORD Ercola featuring Daniella

11 12 03 LOVE KEEPS CALLING AnnaGrace ##
13 26 03 FIREFLIES Owl City
17 17 04 22 Lily Allen
20 07 07 REMEDY Little Boots

21 09 07 BRUISES Chairlift
22 11 08 POPPIHOLLA Chicane ##
26 14 07 NEVER FORGET YOU Noisettes
27 ---- 01 HOLLYWOOD Marina and the Diamonds
28 25 09 BACK TO THE 80'S Aqua ##
29 15 07 CELEBRATION Madonna [Fastest Faller]

31 18 08 NOT FAIR Lily Allen
33 32 12 IT'S AMAZING Jem [Longest Laster] ##
35 24 07 SHE WOLF / LOBA Shakira
36 31 03 EARTHQUAKE Little Boots
37 33 03 RAIN Mika
38 40 02 RUN Amy MacDonald
40 ---- 01 ETERNITY Guru Josh featuring DJ Igor Blaska
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TOP 40 BREAKERS:
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01 [ 00 ] GYPSY Shakira [Chartbuster] ##
02 [ 02 ] WE BELONG Ferry Corsten featuring Maria Nayler
05 [ 10 ] FOR AN ANGEL Paul Van Dyk
10 [ 11 ] EVACUATE THE DANCEFLOOR Cascada

11 [ 37 ] DO YOU WANT THE TRUTH OR SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL Paloma Faith
12 [ 20 ] SWEET DISPOSITION Temper Trap
13 [ 13 ] ESCAPE ME Tiesto featuring C.C. Sheffield
14 [ 17 ] POISON PRINCE Amy MacDonald
17 [ 24 ] FOREVER YOUNG Alphaville
18 [ 18 ] ONE LOVE David Guetta featuring Estelle

22 [ 22 ] WHO'D HAVE KNOWN Lily Allen
25 [ 31 ] TIK TOK Ke$ha
26 [ 33 ] TRY SLEEPING WITH A BROKEN HEART Alicia Keys
29 [ 30 ] OUTTA HERE Esmee Denters

31 [ 34 ] EVERYBODY HURTS R.E.M.
32 [ 39 ] DON'T TELL ME THAT IT'S OVER Amy MacDonald
33 [ 00 ] VANILLA TWILIGHT Owl City
34 [ 00 ] LOVE DON'T LIVE HERE Bananarama
35 [ 00 ] HAVEN'T MET YOU YET Michael Buble
36 [ 00 ] HOT Inna
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Number one ten years ago: MORE THAN I NEEDED TO KNOW Scooch
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As always I love the commentry. Shakira's song is nice, her best in a while.
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Postby CZB » Mon Apr 12, 2010 4:21 pm

I wrote: “Waiting”, by Dash Berlin featuring Emma Hewitt, is only the second of my 177 number ones to climb nineteen places to the top - the other being “Hello (Turn Your Radio On)“ by Shakespear’s Sister, back in February 1992.
And there's the randomly-chosen year for this month's bonus feature - a complete countdown of the 1992 tracks that reached my monthly chart, or came close.





1992 was a year of transition, in a number of ways:

- for me personally, any remote prospects of a long-term career ceased - although I had survived a few rounds of redundancies in the recession of the early 1990s, the powers that were at the major accountancy firm at which I had trained and worked for seven years (often for 15-hour days, seven days a week) since leaving University decided that I had no further potential and was surplus to requirements, and therefore had chosen to leave. But the arrival of satellite dishes meant that, at the age of 28, I could settle down to an early retirement (with just occasional work - typically only about a day a week) and enjoy much more of the television and radio of the UK and Europe -- Germany and the Netherlands especially.

- this was the last year in which the Europarade was broadcasted on Metro Radio and SR-1 - and I was also listening to more of its component charts than even before. Although I had not been able to continue hearing Austrian or German chart programmes for a few years, the Belgian weekly radio chart show had now been added to those of the UK, Ireland and Holland.....and there was even the French one (which a major national UK radio station began to feature - does anyone remember "Le Top", with Marc and La Meche?)

- with the intention that I would cut back on music buying a little, I reduced the size of my monthly chart from the top fifty it had been for several years to a top forty - plus the top forty breakers (new arrivals, climbers and non-movers extracted from positions 41 to 125 - as it remains today). The idea was that I would only buy tracks that reached the top forty - or maybe these on vinyl, if possible, and others on CD (ongoing vinyl releases were then coming to an end, as CD releases began to become more common).....or maybe all on CD. But what it eventually meant was that I actually bought everything that reached my top 125. On CD. And on 12" vinyl - and on 7" vinyl, if available!

So that's an indication of where my chart of 1992 came from.- now, here it is. In the top 100, there are major Europe- or even world-wide sellers.....tracks that many readers will probably never have heard of (but only five are so obscure that I haven't been able to include a Youtube link!).....some Eurovision Song Contest entries, of course......and cover versions of songs originally by Matthias Reim, OMD, Diana Ross, Ten Pole Tudor, and many more! And what a lot of long songs there were that year - many run to over four minutes, several are more than five minutes!





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01 01 11 IMPLORA Jean-Philippe Audin and Diego Modena ##
02 01 10 LAST THING ON MY MIND Bananarama
03 01 09 WITHOUT YOU Ava ##
04 11 20 TELL ME A POEM Papermoon
05 01 08 HEADING FOR A FALL Vaya Con Dios
06 05 12 DREAMS ARE MADE FOR EVERYONE/TRAUME SIND FUR ALLE DA Wind
07 01 08 HAPPY NATION Ace of Base
08 03 12 ALL THAT SHE WANTS Ace Of Base
09 04 08 SOMEBODY DANCE WITH ME DJ Bobo
10 01 09 HOW COULD YOU LET ME GO Brigitte Nielsen ##

11 01 08 UNE FILLE DE TOUS LES PAYS / DOMINIQUE (Medley) Berdien Stenberg
12 06 08 IT'S OK, ALL RIGHT Def Dames Dope
13 02 07 SOAP BUBBLE BOX The Nits ##
14 01 07 HELLO (TURN YOUR RADIO ON) Shakespear's Sister
15 01 07 WENN ICH DICH NICHT LIEBEN WURDE Nicole ##
16 04 07 JE T'EMBRASSE PAR MES CHANSONS/LJUBIM TE PESMANA Extra Nena
17 03 07 SUNDAY MONDAYS Vanessa Paradis
18 11 08 DOLPHINS MAKE ME CRY Martyn Joseph
19 04 07 THE COLOUR OF YOUR EYES Charade
20 07 06 YOU MAKE THE WHOLE WORLD CRY Tanita Tikaram

21 01 06 STARSHIP (RAUMSCHIFF) EDELWEISS Edelweiss ##
22 04 06 BAG PIPE REGGAE Jean-Philippe Audin and Diego Modena ##
23 09 09 MIT DIR VIELLEICHT Nicole
24 15 08 THE BIG ONES GET AWAY Buffy Saint-Marie
25 05 05 PLANET EDELWEISS Edelweiss
26 11 06 BE MY BABY Vanessa Paradis
27 08 05 AMIGOS PARA SIEMPRE (FRIENDS FOR LIFE) Carreras/Brightman
28 10 05 MACH' WAS DU WILLST Nicole
29 16 05 AMIGOS PARA SIEMPRE (FRIENDS FOR LIFE) Los Manolos
30 11 04 HIGHLAND One More Time

31 14 05 TIME FLIES Vaya Con Dios
32 18 05 IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW Chess
33 20 05 NO LIMIT 2 Unlimited ##
34 22 06 LASS DIE STERNE WO SIE STEH'N BZN
35 22 05 THE ONE FOR YOU BZN
36 19 05 LES MARIES DE VENDEE Anais et Didier Barbelivien
37 13 03 CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU Gerard Joling and Tatjana
38 23 04 MORE AND MORE Captain Hollywood Project
39 23 03 S.O.S. Erasure
40 27 03 LAY ALL YOUR LOVE ON ME Erasure
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And these were ALL the other 1992 tracks that reached my monthly charts:
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41 28 04 TETRIS Doctor Spin ##
42 22 04 DANN KUSS MICH DOCH Nicole
43 25 03 SESAME'S TREET Smart E's
44 25 03 SHAME SHAME SHAME Sinitta ##
45 29 03 TAKE A CHANCE ON ME Erasure
46 21 03 NEVER SAY NEVER Jennifer Rush
47 25 03 WORKAHOLIC 2 Unlimited
48 32 03 ALS JE ZACHTJES ZEGT 'IK HOU VAN JOU' Saskia en Serge
49 32 03 SWEAT (A LA LA LA LA LONG) Inner Circle
50 33 03 RHYTHM IS A DANCER Snap

51 36 03 WHY ME? Linda Martin
52 32 04 CONQUEST OF PARADISE Vangelis
53 32 02 WOENDERBAAR Normaal
54 36 02 A TRIP TO TRUMPTON Urban Hype
55 39 04 I JUST WANT TO DANCE WITH YOU Daniel O'Donnell
56 45 04 TIME AFTER TIME Everything But The Girl
57 38 02 EVERY TIME WE TOUCH Maggie Reilly
58 36 03 CANTALOOP US3
59 36 03 I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Whitney Houston

60 38 03 COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN Wendy Moten
61 40 03 THIS USED TO BE MY PLAYGROUND Madonna
62 46 01 YOU WON'T SEE ME CRY Wilson Phillips
63 47 02 CHE SARA BZN
64 44 01 MOVIN' ON Bananarama
65 45 01 LET ME TAKE YOU THERE Betty Boo
66 48 01 WAIT Maggie Reilly
67 48 01 WORKING GIRL Anny Schilder
68 50 01 VOULEZ-VOUS Erasure
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Finally, to complete a Top 100 of 1992, the breakers that came closest to the chart:
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69 44 ---- OPEN YOUR MIND Usura
70 51 ---- U GOT 2 KNOW Cappella
71 54 ---- VOLLE MAAN Leopold 3
72 55 ---- BECAUSE THE NIGHT Co-ro featuring Taleesa
73 59 ---- I'M SO LONESOME I COULD CRY Sara-Beth
74 62 ---- THE LIFE OF RILEY The Lightning Seeds
75 63 ---- LITTLE CHILD Mary Spiteri
76 63 ---- POING Rotterdam Termination Source
77 63 ---- SHAME SHAME SHAME Izabella
78 64 ---- CAPTAIN NEMO Mandy Winter
79 69 ---- SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN Bjorn Again

80 70 ---- THE WORLD IS STONE Cyndi Lauper
81 72 ---- VISION OF YOU Jennifer Rush
82 75 ---- DREAMS Cranberries
83 76 ---- BROKEN Soul Sister
84 80 ---- RENDEZ-VOUS Alpha Blondy
85 80 ---- THE MAGIC FRIEND 2 Unlimited
86 81 ---- JUMP AROUND House of Pain
87 84 ---- IT'S MY LIFE Dr. Alban
88 86 ---- SLEEPING SATELLITE Tasmin Archer
89 86 ---- WHAT IS LOVE Haddaway
90 87 ---- MIAMI HIT MIX Gloria Estefan

91 88 ---- WHEEL OF FORTUNE Ace Of Base
92 90 ---- IT'S A FINE DAY Opus III
93 90 ---- ROCK WITH YOU Inner Circle
94 91 ---- SWEET LULLABY Deep Forest
95 93 ---- JUST ANOTHER DAY / OTRO DIA MAS SIN VERTE Jon Secada
96 93 ---- LET ME BE YOUR UNDERWEAR Club 69
97 94 ---- NA NA N.U.K.E.
98 94 ---- QUEEN OF RAIN Roxette
99 96 ---- SUPERMARIOLAND Ambassadors of Funk
100 97 -- I WANNA BE A KENNEDY U96
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[ Edited on 12th Otcober 2010 - when, in preparing the 1993 top 100, I discovered there two tracks which should have been here in 1992! "Somebody Dance With Me" by DJ Bobo and "Wheel Of Fortune" by Ace of Base - and again on 24th January 2011, after I realised another track that was here should have been in 1990! After these corrections, THESE BOOTS ARE MADE FOR WALKIN' Billy Ray Cyrus just misses out on a place in the 1992 top 100, landing at 101. ]
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