18th July is today’s date and we go back to 1967 for today’s ditties for your enjoyment
On This Day – The Beatles were number 1 in the singles chart with “All You Need Is Love”
On This Day – The Beatles were number 1 in the album chart with “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”
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Today is July 17 and we go back to 1987 for today’s walk down pop’s memory lane
On This Day – Pet Shop Boys were number 1 in the singles chart with “It’s A Sin”
On This Day – Whitney Houston was number 1 in the album chart with “Whitney”
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Today is July 16th and we travel back to the start of the swinging 60′s for today’s pop history look back.
On This Day – Jimmy Jones was number 1 in the singles chart with “Good Timin’”
On This Day – The Original Soundtrack to the film “South Pacific” was number 1 in the album chart
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Today is 15th July and we are going back to 1971 for today’s trip down pop’s memory lane.
On This Day – Middle Of The Road were number 1 in the singles chart with “Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep”
On This Day – Simon & Garfunkel were number 1 in the album chart with “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
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OK – Here is this week’s Top 10 Mid-Week chart as announced on BBC Radio 1 today with Gregg James
01 – (03) – B.o.B. & Hayley Williams – Airplanes
02 – (04) – Eminem & Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie
03 – (NE) – Mark Ronson & The Business International – Bang Bang Bang
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Today is July 14 and my daughter has chosen the year 1991 – so here for you “Hump Day Delight” is today’s pop nostalgia
On This Day – Bryan Adams was number 1 in the singles chart with “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You”
On This Day – Cher was number 1 in the album chart with “Love Hurts”
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Today is 13th July and thanks to my wife, we are going back to 1981 for today’s pop nostalgia.
On This Day – The Specials were number 1 in the singles chart with “Ghost Town”
On This Day – Cliff Richard was number 1 in the album chart with “Love Songs”
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So as today is 12th July, we are going all turning the clocks back just 1 year to 2009 on this fine Monday afternoon.
On This Day – Cascada were Number 1 in the singles chart with “Evacuate The Dancefloor”
On This Day – Michael Jackson was Number 1 in the Album Chart with “The Essential Michael Jackson”
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TW LW Artist Title
01 – (NE) – JLS – The Club Is Alive
02 – (01) – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg – California Gurls
03 – (02) – B.o.B. & Hayley Williams – Airplanes
04 – (06) – Eminem & Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie
05 – (NE) – Yolanda B Cool vs D CUP – We No Speak Americano
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TW LW Artist Title
01 – (NE) – Kylie Minogue – Aphrodite
02 – (01) – Eminem – Recovery
03 – (04) – Plan B – The Defamation Of Strickland Banks
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New Entries in this week’s Top 100 are (entry number are in brackets):
Lee Ryan – I Am Who I Am (33)
Florence & The Machine – Cosmic Love (51)
Ash – Instinct (65)
Frank Sidebottom – Guess Who’s Been On Match Of The Day (66)
Twenty Twenty – World’s Apart (72)
Ciara & Ludacris – Ride (75)
Diana Vickers – The Boy Who Murdered Love (79)
Eliza Doolittle – Skinny Genes (RE) (93)
Warren G & Nate Dogg – Regulate (96)
Bombay Bicycle Club – Ivy & Gold/Flaws (98)
3OH3 & Katy Perry – Starstrukk (RE) (99)
Today is July 11th 2010 and today we go back to the year 2000, so here is some sunny information for your Sunday.
On This Day – The Corrs and “Breathless” was number 1 in the singles chart.
On This Day – Eminem and “The Marshall Mathers LP” was number 1 in the album chart.
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Today is July 10th 2010 and here are a few little ditties for your Saturday afternoon.
On This Day – Johnny Nash was Number 1 in the singles chart with “Tears On My Pillow”
On This Day – The Carpenters were Number 1 in the album chart with “Horizon”
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OK – so BBC Radio 1 recently announced that they would be telling the UK Nation what the Top 40 songs are each Wednesday in readiness for the Official Chart on Sundays.
I’ve been deliberating on whether to publish the Top 10 each Wednesday. Reason being is that I don’t want any of the readers of my blog to get excited or spoil the surprise of the announcement of what actually is number 1. Well – the jury has returned their verdict of – YES – so each Wednesday I will be announcing the top 10 songs in the Official Mid Week Chart, and here is the 1st.
01 – (NE) – JLS – The Club Is Alive
02 – (01) – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg – California Gurls
03 – (02) – B.o.B. & Hayley Williams – Airplanes
04 – (06) – Eminem & Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie
05 – (NE) – Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP – We No Speak Americano
06 – (04) – Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull – I Like It
07 – (03) – Kylie Minogue – All The Lovers
08 – (07) – Lady Gaga – Alejandro
09 – (NE) – 3 OH 3 & Kesha – My First Kiss
10 – (08) – Example – Kickstarts
You can listen to the full Top 40 Mid-Week Chart every Wednesday on BBC Radio 1 from 3pm and then listen to the official top 40 every Sunday with Reggie Yates on BBC Radio 1.
Chart information is supplied by BBC Radio 1 in conjunction with The Official Charts Company.
TW LW Artist Title
01 – (01) – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg – California Gurls
02 – (12) – B.o.B. & Hayley Williams – Airplanes
03 – (06) – Kylie Minogue – All The Lovers
04 – (NE) – Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull – I Like It
05 – (02) – K’Naan – Wavin’ Flag
06 – (07) – Eminem & Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie
07 – (08) – Lady Gaga – Alejandro
08 – (04) – Emaxple – Kickstarts
09 – (13) – Kelly Rowland & David Guetta – Commander
10 – (05) – Eminem – Not Afraid
11 – (09) – Tinie Tempah – Frisky
12 – (11) – Scissor Sisters – Fire With Fire
13 – (10) – David Guetta & Chris Willis & Fergie – Gettin’ Over You
14 – (NE) – Skepta – Rescue Me
15 – (03) – Dizzee Rascal & James Corden – Shout (For England)
16 – (14) – Jason Derulo – Ridin’ Solo
17 – (15) – Usher & Will I Am – OMG
18 – (17) – B.o.B. & Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You
19 – (20) – Alicia Keys – Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart
20 – (18) – Sean Kingston & Justin Bieber – Eenie Meenie
Chart Information is supplied by BBC Radio 1 in conjunction with The Official Charts Company.
TW LW Artist Title
01 – (01) – Eminem – Recovery
02 – (NE) – Scissor Sister – Night Work
03 – (06) – Alicia Keys – The Element Of Freedom
04 – (07) – Plan B – The Defamation Of Strickland Banks
05 – (02) – Oasis – Time Flies 1994-2009
06 – (03) – The Black Eyed Peas – The END
07 – (05) – Lady Gaga – The Fame
08 – (10) – Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
09 – (04) – Example – Won’t Go Quietly
10 – (13) – David Guetta – One Love
11 – (09) – Michael Buble – Crazy Love
12 – (24) – Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
13 – (RE) – Muse – The Resistance
14 – (26) – Florence & The Machine – Lungs
15 – (32) – Jay-Z – The Blueprint 3
16 – (NE) – Stevie Wonder – The Definitive Collection
17 – (18) – Justin Bieber – My World
18 – (19) – Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up
19 – (08) – Miley Cyrus – Can’t Be Tamed
20 – (21) – AC/DC – Iron Man 2 – OST
New Entries in this week’s Top 100 are (Entry Numbers are in brackets):
Dan Balan – Chica Bomb (44)
Muse – Uprising (RE) (63)
Stevie Wonder – Superstition (64)
Vusi Mahlasela – When You Come Back 2010 (70)
Adam Lambert – Whataya Want From Me (71)
Gorillaz – On Melancholy Hill (78)
Five For Nothing – Superman (It’s Not Easy) (80)
Inna – Hot (RE) (81)
Kelis – 4th Of July (Fireworks) (82)
Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – Somewhere Over The Rainbow (RE) (85)
30 Seconds To Mars – Closer To The Edge (90)
Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man (RE) (93)
Rusko & Amber Coffman – Hold On (96)
Scouting For Girls – Famous (97)
David Guetta & Akon – Sexy Chick (RE) (99)
Muse – Supermassive Black Hole (RE) (100)
TW LW Artist Title
01 – (NE) – Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg – California Gurls
02 – (02) – K’Naan – Wavin’ Flag
03 – (01) – Dizzee Rascal & James Corden – Shout (For England)
04 – (03) – Example – Kickstarts
05 – (06) – Eminem – Not Afraid
06 – (04) – Kylie Minogue – All The Lovers
07 – (NE) – Eminem & Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie
08 – (10) – Lady Gaga – Alejandro
09 – (05) – Tinie Tempah – Frisky
10 – (07) – David Guetta & Chris Willis & Fergie – Gettin’ Over You
11 – (NE) – Scissor Sisters – Fire With Fire
12 – (25) – B.o.B. & Hayley Williams – Airplanes
13 – (17) – Kelly Rowland & David Guetta – Commander
14 – (09) – Jason Derulo – Ridin’ Solo
15 – (11) – Usher & Will I Am – OMG
16 – (08) – Robyn – Dancing On My Own
17 – (12) – B.o.B. & Bruno Mars – Nothin’ On You
18 – (16) – Sean Kingston – Eenie Meenie
19 – (14) – Kesha – Your Love Is My Drug
20 – (15) – Alicia Keys – Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart
Chart Information supplied by BBC Radio 1 in conjunction with The Official Charts Company.
New Entries in This Week’s Top 100 are (Entry Numbers are in brackets):
Diddy-Dirty Money – Hello Good Morning (22)
Big Boi – Shutterbugg (31)
Marco Calliari – We No Speak Americano (43)
Plan B – Prayin’ (46)
Lissee – When I’m Alone (55)
Example – Watch The Sun Come Up (RE) (65)
Eminem & Lil Wayne – No Love (77)
Eminem & Pink – Won’t Back Down (82)
Plan B – Stay Too Long (RE) (83)
Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition (RE) (88)
Ash – Spheres (91)
Jason Mraz – I’m Yours (RE) (96)
Michael Buble – Haven’t Met You Yet (RE) (98)
Justin Bieber – Somebody To Love (99)
TW LW Artist Title
01 – (NE) – Eminem – Recovery
02 – (01) – Oasis – Time Flies – 1994-2009
03 – (40) – The Black Eyed Peas – The END
04 – (NE) – Example – Kickstarts
05 – (08) – Lady Gaga – The Fame
06 – (06) – Alicia Keys – The Element Of Freedom
07 – (09) – Plan B – The Defamation Of Strickland Banks
08 – (NE) – Miley Cyrus – Can’t Be Tamed
09 – (03) – Michael Buble – Crazy Love
10 – (10) – Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
11 – (02) – Glee Cast – Glee – The Music – Volume 3 – Road To Regionals
12 – (NE) – Ozzy Osborne – Scream
13 – (NE) – David Guetta – One Love
14 – (13) – Glee Cast – Glee – The Music – Showstoppers
15 – (07) – Billy Joel – Piano Man – The Very Best Of
16 – (05) – RAF Squadronaires – In The Mood
17 – (04) – Glenn Miller – The Very Best Of
18 – (26) – Justin Bieber – My World
19 – (17) – Paolo Nutini – Sunny Side Up
20 – (NE) – Kele – The Boxer
