This week’s Top 40. Listen here:
Rank. Artist, Title (Last Week, Peak Position, Weeks On Chart)
1. Franz Ferdinand, No You Girls (2, 1, 6)
2. Bat For Lashes, Daniel (1, 1, 8)
3. Handsome Furs, I’m Confused (4, 3, 6)
4. La Roux, In For The Kill (6, 4, 6)
5. Official Secrets Act, The Girl From The BBC (10, 5, 4)
6. Lady GaGa, Love Game (8, 6, 4)
7. Depeche Mode, Wrong (3, 1, 9)
8. Girls Aloud, Untouchable (13, 8, 4)
9. Lily Allen, Not Fair (7, 7, 5)
10. Hockey, Too Fake (14, 10, 6)
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Stream the show here, or check out an archive later. This week in addition to the top 40 I’m taking a look at the history of female pop duos. Yay!
Rank. Artist, Title (Last Week, Peak Position, Weeks On Chart)
1. Bat For Lashes, Daniel (3, 1, 7)
2. Franz Ferdinand, No You Girls (2, 2, 5)
3. Depeche Mode, Wrong (1, 1, 8)
4. Handsome Furs, I’m Confused (6, 4, 5)
5. Britney Spears, If U Seek Amy (4, 4, 7)
6. La Roux, In For The Kill (8, 6, 5)
7. Lily Allen, Not Fair (9, 7, 4)
8. Lady GaGa, Love Game (12, 8, 3)
9. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Zero (5, 1, 7)
10. Official Secrets Act, The Girl From The BBC (15, 10, 3)
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1. Depeche Mode, Wrong (1, 1, 7)
2. Franz Ferdinand, No You Girls (6, 2, 4)
3. Bat For Lashes, Daniel (7, 3, 6)
4. Britney Spears, If You Seek Amy (4, 4, 6)
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Zero (2, 1, 6)
6. Handsome Furs, I’m Confused (11, 6, 4)
7. Noisettes, Don’t Upset The Rhythm (3, 3, 6)
8. La Roux, In For The Kill (13, 8, 4)
9. Lily Allen, Not Fair (14, 9, 3)
10. Elouise, Since You’ve Been Gone (10, 10, 6)
11. Fever Ray, When I Grow Up (15, 11, 5)
12. Lady GaGa, Love Game (24, 12, 2)
13. Marmaduke Duke, Kid Gloves (5, 1, 9)
14. Lykke Li, Tonight (8, 4, 7)
15. Official Secrets Act, The Girl From The BBC (26, 15, 2)
16. John Parish & PJ Harvey, Black Hearted Love (25, 16, 2)
17. Hockey, Too Fake (23, 17, 4)
18. Girls Aloud, Untouchable (29, 18, 2)
19. Camera Obscura, French Navy (20, 19, 3)
20. New Sins, Feelings Have Changed (9, 9, 7)
21. Jenny Wilson, The Wooden Chair (18, 18, 6)
22. Pet Shop Boys, Love Etc. (12, 5, 8)
23. Chrisette Michele, Epiphany (28, 23, 3)
24. Telepathe, So Fine (17, 5, 9)
25. Joker’s Daughter, Worm’s Head (32, 25, 3)
26. Annie, Anthonio (NEW) HIGHEST DEBUT
27. Keri Hilson, Return The Favor (NEW)
28. Gliss, Sad Eyes (30, 28, 4)
29. Pink, Please Don’t Leave Me (34, 29, 3)
30. Keri Hilson, Turnin’ Me On (21, 3, 11)
31. Saint Etienne, Method of Modern Love (16, 1, 8)
32. Metro Station, Seventeen Forever (19, 1, 12)
33. The Kills, Black Balloon (22, 11, 9)
34. Alesha Dixon, Let’s Get Excited (NEW)
35. Jem, It’s Amazing (38, 35, 3)
36. John & Jehn, Oh My Love (NEW)
37. A Place To Bury Strangers, Missing You (NEW)
38. The Raconteurs, Salute Your Solution (NEW)
39. frYars, Visitors (feat. David Gahan) (33, 33, 2)
40. Kelly Clarkson, My Life Would Suck Without You (31, 1, 12)
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This week’s top 40, along with a look back at the top 10 singles of 1989.
Rank. Artist, Title (Last Week, Peak Position, Weeks On Chart)
1. Depeche Mode, Wrong (2, 1, 6)
2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Zero (1, 1, 5)
3. Noisettes, Don’t Upset The Rhythm (6, 3, 5)
4. Britney Spears, If You Seek Amy (5, 4, 5)
5. Marmaduke Duke, Kid Gloves (3, 1, 8)
6. Franz Ferdinand, No You Girls (12, 6, 3)
7. Bat For Lashes, Daniel (9, 7, 5)
8. Lykke Li, Tonight (4, 4, 6)
9. New Sins, Feelings Have Changed (9, 9, 6)
10. Elouise, Since You’ve Been Gone (14, 10, 5)
11. Handsome Furs, I’m Confused (17, 11, 3)
12. Pet Shop Boys, Love Etc. (7, 5, 7)
13. La Roux, In For The Kill (18, 13, 3)
14. Lily Allen, Not Fair (24, 14, 2) GREATEST GAIN
15. Fever Ray, When I Grow Up (20, 15, 4)
16. Saint Etienne, Method of Modern Love (8, 1, 7)
17. Telepathe, So Fine (11, 5, 8)
18. Jenny Wilson, The Wooden Chair (21, 18, 5)
19. Metro Station, Seventeen Forever (13, 1, 11)
20. Camera Obscura, French Navy (29, 20, 2)
21. Keri Hilson, Turnin’ Me On (15, 3, 10)
22. The Kills, Black Balloon (16, 11, 8)
23. Hockey, Too Fake (25, 23, 3)
24. Lady GaGa, Love Game (NEW) HIGHEST DEBUT
25. John Parish & PJ Harvey, Black Hearted Love (NEW)
26. Official Secrets Act, The Girl From The BBC (NEW)
27. Peter Bjorn and John, Nothing To Worry About (19, 15, 8)
28. Chrisette Michele, Epiphany (34, 38, 2)
29. Girls Aloud, Untouchable (NEW)
30. Gliss, Sad Eyes (33, 30, 3)
31. Kelly Clarkson, My Life Would Suck Without You (22, 1, 11)
32. Joker’s Daughter, Worm’s Head (39, 32, 2)
33. frYars, Visitors (feat. David Gahan) (NEW)
34. Pink, Please Don’t Leave Me (37, 34, 2)
35. The Parlotones, I’m Only Human (27, 21, 6)
36. Little Dragon, Fortune (29, 11, 9)
37. Franz Ferdinand, Ulysses (26, 1, 11)
38. Jem, It’s Amazing (40, 38, 2)
39. Royksopp, Happy Up Here (32, 32, 4)
40. Del Marquis, Character Assassination (NEW)
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The year’s 25% over already, which is nuts. Here’s the 40 biggest-charting singles on The Pop Chart thusfar. Not surprisingly, the #1 song is by the only group to have made #1 for more than one week since the countdown started mid-January.
1. Metro Station, Seventeen Forever
2. Franz Ferdinand, Ulysses
3. Kelly Clarkson, My Life Would Suck Without You
4. A Camp, Stronger Than Jesus
5. Miley Cyrus, Fly On The Wall
6. Keri Hilson, Turnin Me On
7. Saint Etienne, Method of Modern Love
8. Vistoso Bosses, Delirious
9. Marmaduke Duke, Kid Gloves
10. Telepathe, So Fine
11. Taylor Swift, Love Story
12. Empire of the Sun, Walking On A Dream
13. Girls Aloud, The Loving Kind
14. The Kills, Black Balloon
15. Morrissey, I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris
16. Little Dragon, Fortune
17. Pet Shop Boys, Love Etc
18. Sahara Hotnights, In Private
19. The Killers, Spaceman
20. Draytones, Summer’s Arrived
21. Lykke Li, Tonight
22. Bloc Party, One Month Off
23. Depeche Mode, Wrong
24. An Experiment On A Bird In An Air Pump, Lights Out
25. Fever Ray, If I Had A Heart
26. Low Frequency In Stereo, Starstruck
27. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Zero
28. Kindness, Swinging Party
29. Peter Bjorn and John, Nothing To Worry About
30. Lily Allen, The Fear
31. Helen Love, Calm Down Dad
32. Sugababes, No Can Do
33. Kanye West, Heartless
34. New Sins, Feelings Have Changed
35. Noisettes, Don’t Upset The Rhythm
36. XRABIT & DMG$, Follow The Leader
37. Raveonettes, Blush
38. Britney Spears, If You Seek Amy
39. Lorie, 1 Garcon
40. Mando Diao, Dance With Somebody
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I promise to actually be on the air next week.
Rank. Artist, Title (Last Week, Peak Position, Weeks On Chart)
1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Zero (4, 1, 5)
2. Depeche Mode, Wrong (2, 2, 5)
3. The Marmaduke Duke, Kid Gloves (1, 1, 7)
4. Lykke Li, Tonight (6, 4, 5)
5. Britney Spears, If You Seek Amy (10, 5, 4)
6. Noisettes, Don’t Upset The Rhythm (11, 6, 4)
7. Pet Shop Boys, Love Etc. (5, 5, 6)
8. Saint Etienne, Method of Modern Love (3, 1, 6)
9. New Sins, Feelings Have Changed (14, 9, 5)
10. Bat For Lashes, Daniel (19, 10, 4)
11. Telepathe, So Fine (8, 5, 7)
12. Franz Ferdinand, No You Girls (28, 12, 2)
13. Metro Station, Seventeen Forever (7, 1, 10)
14. Elouise, Since You’ve Been Gone (29, 14, 4)
15. Keri Hilson, Turnin’ Me On (9, 3, 9)
16. The Kills, Black Balloon (12, 11, 7)
17. Handsome Furs, I’m Confused (30, 17, 2) GREATEST GAIN
18. La Roux, In For The Kill (29, 18, 2)
19. Peter Bjorn and John, Nothing To Worry About (15, 15, 7)
20. Fever Ray, When I Grow Up (26, 20, 3)
21. Jenny Wilson, The Wooden Chair (27, 21, 4)
22. Kelly Clarkson, My Life Would Suck Without You (13, 1, 10)
23. Lorie, 1 Garcon (16, 16, 5)
24. Lily Allen, Not Fair (NEW) HIGHEST DEBUT
25. Hockey, Too Fake (32, 25, 2)
26. Franz Ferdinand, Ulysses (17, 1, 10)
27. The Parlotones, I’m Only Human (21, 21, 5)
28. Camera Obscura, French Navy (NEW)
29. Little Dragon, Fortune (22, 11, 8)
30. Lady Sovereign, Human (20, 20, 5)
31. VV Brown, Leave (25, 25, 4)
32. Royksopp, Happy Up Here 34, 34, 3)
33. Gliss, Sad Eyes (40, 33, 2)
34. Chrisette Michele, Epiphany (NEW)
35. A Camp, Stronger Than Jesus (18, 3, 10)
36. West End Girls, Little Black Dress (31, 31, 4)
37. Pink, Please Don’t Leave Me (NEW)
38. The Vistoso Bosses, Delirious (23, 5, 9)
39. Joker’s Daughter, Worms Head (NEW)
40. Jem, It’s Amazing (NEW)
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