Top 10 Singles 1. Sheppard
- A Grade Playa (1) (CR-1-1) 2. Sheppard
- Geronimo (5) (CR-7-OUT-5-2) 3. Sheppard
- Something's Missing (6) (CR-9-8-6-3) 4. Colbie
Caillat - Try (3) (CR-8-6-1-3-4) 5. Lilly
Wood & The Prick And Robin Schulz - Prayer In C (Robin Schulz
Remix) (9) (CR-7-OUT-9-5) 6. The
Madden Brothers - We Are Done (2) (CR-10-8-OUT-10-2-2-6) 7.
Cheryl Cole feat Tinie Tempah - Crazy Stupid Love (NEW) (CR-7) 8. Sheppard -
Lingering (NEW) (CR-8) 9. Idina
Menzel - Let It Go (NEW) (CR-9) 10. Maroon 5
- Maps (NEW) (CR-10) Top 10 Albums 1. Sheppard
- Bombs Away (1) (CR-1-1) 2. Ed
Sheeran - x (2) (CR-1-1-1-1-2-2) 3. Now
88 (NEW) (CR-3) 4. The
Common Linnets - The Common Linnets (3) (CR-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-3-3-3-4) 5.
Ward
Thomas - From Where We Stand (NEW) (CR-5) 6.
Sia
- 1000 Forms Of Fear (4) (CR-2-4-6) 7.
La
Roux - Trouble In Paradise (NEW) (CR-7) 8. Miss
600 - Swing 'Ting (NEW) (CR-8) 9. Sanna
Nielsen - 7 (6) (CR-2-4-6-9) 10. Clean
Bandit - New Eyes (8) (CR-2-2-4-4-4-5-8-10)
Eurovision Central, collaborator and friend of PopLoveDance, is to host a Eurovision club night 'Wir Geben 'Ne Party' (named after Germany's seminal 1994 entry) in Brighton next month. Co-hosted by MDE Radio, the new club night will celebrate 40 years since ABBA won the contest with Waterloo in the seaside resort back in 1974.
The event will take place at The Latest Music Bar, Manchester Street, Brighton from 8pm-2am on Saturday 23rd August with tickets costing £5 in advance or £6 on the door. Tickets are available from www.thelatest.co.uk/musicbar and all profits will go to Brighton Rainbow Fund, which supports Brighton's LGBT groups. DJ's on the night will include Kris & Dom, Mr D'Arcy and DJ Marcia, who will be spinning classic entries and remixes for six colourful hours!
Top 10 Singles 1. Sheppard
- A Grade Playa (NEW) (CR-1) 2. The
Madden Brothers - We Are Done (2) (CR-10-8-OUT-10-2-2) 3. Colbie
Caillat - Try (1) (CR-8-6-1-3) 4. Safari
- I Need You (3) (CR-2-1-1-1-3-4) 5. Sheppard -
Geronimo (Re-entry) (CR-7-OUT-5) 6. Sheppard
- Something's Missing (8) (CR-9-8-6) 7.The
Saturdays - What Are You Waiting For? (4) (CR-9-3-4-7) 8. Ed
Sheeran - Don't (6) (CR-7-3-4-6-8) 9. Lilly
Wood & The Prick And Robin Schulz - Prayer In C (Robin Schulz
Remix) (Re-entry) (CR-7-OUT-9) 10. Ten Walls
- Walking With Elephants (NEW) (CR-10) Top 10 Albums 1. Sheppard
- Bombs Away (NEW) (CR-1) 2. Ed
Sheeran - x (1) (CR-1-1-1-1-2) 3. The
Common Linnets - The Common Linnets (3) (CR-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-3-3-3) 4. Sia
- 1000 Forms Of Fear (2) (CR-2-4) 5.
Clubland
25 (NEW) (CR-5) 6.
Sanna
Nielsen - 7 (4) (CR-2-4-6) 7.
Jason
Mraz - Yes! (NEW) (CR-7) 8. Clean
Bandit - New Eyes (5) (CR-2-2-4-4-4-5-8) 9. Absolute
Summer Hits 2014 (7) (CR-3-6-7-9) 10. Lana
Del Rey - Ultraviolence (9) (CR-3-5-7-9-10)
Top 10 Singles 1. Colbie
Caillat - Try (6) (CR-8-6-1) 2. The
Madden Brothers - We Are Done (10) (CR-10-8-OUT-10-2) 3. Safari
- I Need You (1) (CR-2-1-1-1-3) 4. The
Saturdays - What Are You Waiting For? (3) (CR-9-3-4) 5. Sanna
Nielsen - Trouble (2) (CR-2-5) 6. Ed
Sheeran - Don't (4) (CR-7-3-4-6) 7.
A. G. Cook - Beautiful (NEW) (CR-7) 8. Sheppard -
Something's Missing (9) (CR-9-8) 9. Alcazar
- Good Lovin' (7) (CR-7-9) 10. Sigma
feat Paloma Faith - Changing (NEW) (CR-10) Top 10 Albums 1. Ed
Sheeran - x (1) (CR-1-1-1-1) 2. Sia
- 1000 Forms Of Fear (NEW) (CR-2) 3. The
Common Linnets - The Common Linnets (3) (CR-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-3-3) 4. Sanna
Nielsen - 7 (2) (CR-2-4) 5.
Clean
Bandit - New Eyes (4) (CR-2-2-4-4-4-5) 6.
Example
- Live Life Living (NEW) (CR-6) 7.
Absolute
Summer Hits 2014 (6) (CR-3-6-7) 8. Safari
- Thank You (NEW) (CR-8) 9. Lana
Del Rey - Ultraviolence (7) (CR-3-5-7-9) 10. Beautiful
Small Machines - The DJ Stayed Home (NEW) (CR-10)
Top 10 Singles 1. Safari
- I Need You (1) (CR-2-1-1-1) 2. Sanna
Nielsen - Trouble (NEW) (CR-2) 3. The
Saturdays - What Are You Waiting For (9) (CR-9-3) 4. Ed
Sheeran - Don't (3) (CR-7-3-4) 5. Ella
Henderson - Ghost (2) (CR-10-OUT-6-7-4-2-5) 6. Colbie
Caillat - Try (8) (CR-8-6) 7.
Alcazar - Good Lovin' (NEW) (CR-7) 8. Rae
Morris - Do You Even Know? (4) (CR-8-3-4-1-2-4-8) 9. Sheppard -
Something's Missing (NEW) (CR-9) 10. The
Madden Brothers - We Are Done (Re-entry) (CR-10-8-OUT-10) Top 10 Albums 1. Ed
Sheeran - x (1) (CR-1-1-1) 2. Sanna
Nielsen - 7 (NEW) (CR-2) 3. The
Common Linnets - The Common Linnets (2) (CR-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-3) 4. Clean
Bandit - New Eyes (4) (CR-2-2-4-4-4) 5.
5
Seconds of Summer - 5 Seconds of Summer (NEW) (CR-5) 6.
Absolute
Summer Hits 2014 (3) (CR-3-6) 7.
Lana
Del Rey - Ultraviolence (5) (CR-3-5-7) 8. Now
That's What I Call Summer (7) (CR-7-8) 9. Robin
Thicke - Paula (NEW) (CR-9) 10. Mariah
Carey - Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse (8) (CR-2-3-4-7-8-10)
Top 10 Singles 1. Safari
- I Need You (1) (CR-2-1-1) 2. Ella
Henderson - Ghost (4) (CR-10-15-OUT-16-6-7-4-2) 3. Ed
Sheeran - Don't (7) (CR-7-3) 4. Rae
Morris - Do You Even Know? (2) (CR-8-3-4-1-2-4) 5. Andreas
Bourani - Auf Uns (3) (CR-20-1-1-3-3-5) 6. Colbie
Caillat - If You Love Me Let Me Go (9) (CR-11-9-6) 7.Lilly
Wood & The Prick And Robin Schulz - Prayer In C (Robin Schulz
Remix) (NEW) (CR-7) 8. Colbie
Caillat - Try (NEW) (CR-8) 9. The
Saturdays - What Are You Waiting For (NEW) (CR-9) 10. Ariana
Grande feat Iggy Azalea - Problem (NEW) (CR-10) Top 10 Albums
1. Ed
Sheeran - x (1) (CR-1-1) 2. The
Common Linnets - The Common Linnets (2) (CR-1-1-1-1-1-2-2) 3. Absolute
Summer Hits 2014 (NEW) (CR-3) 4. Clean
Bandit - New Eyes (4) (CR-2-2-4-4) 5.
Lana
Del Rey - Ultraviolence (3) (CR-3-5) 6.
Jennifer Lopez - A.K.A. (5) (CR-5-6) 7.
Now
That's What I Call Summer (NEW) (CR-7) 8. Mariah
Carey - Me. I Am Mariah…The Elusive Chanteuse (7) (CR-2-3-4-7-8) 9. Shakira
- Shakira. (9) (CR-1-1-2-3-2-3-4-7-6-10-9-8-9-9) 10. Kim
Cesarion - Undressed (NEW) (CR-10)
During a random browse of various global iTunes charts a couple of weeks ago I stumbled across a song that sounded rather lovely in Norway's top 100. The 90 second clip of I Need You was enough to persuade me to download the full song and for the small expense of 99p I was treated to a beautiful gospel/soul song featuring some of the most beautiful harmonies and one of the most timless melodies I've heard since the 90s.
I Need You is a brilliant building ballad that almost sounds like a lost Mariah Carey or 90s girlband classic in parts. Gospel and religious music is something that I generally have little interest in but many pop singles have been improved with a gospel choir aided key change towards the end. And the odd gem still surfaces from the genre, like Caroldene's Time Is A Healer or the catchy new Destiny's Child (technically!) single Say Yes.
The Madden Brothers - We Are Done
American pop punk band Good Charlotte ruled the early 00s with their unrivalled run of earworms including Girls And Boys, The Anthem and Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous. I was never a particular fan myself but the brothers Madden have clearly always had a way with a tune and their new venture displays this in spades. Joel and Benji, the twin brothers from the group, are back with a new single under the moniker The Madden Brothers, and We Are Done is an unexpected but rather fantastic sonic departure.
The sweet summery song features an irresistible whistling hook and rather subdued but effective verses that lead into a glorious 1960s style anthemic chorus reminiscent of the Beach Boys. But you can still hear the voices and charisma that made Good Charlotte such a success and if there's any justice this will become a huge hit single for the duo. It's already reached the business end of the charts in Australia, where Joel has been a judge on The Voice since 2011, and all bodes well for other territories to soon follow suit.
5 Seconds Of Summer - Rejects
Australian pop/rock boyband 5 Seconds Of Summer have proved an instant hit in the wake of the international success of the likes of One Direction and The Wanted over the past few years. 5SOS have a slightly harder sound than even the rockier leanings from 1D and the group already have Kerrang on side, which is unusual for a boyband. Their two hit singles so far, She Looks So Perfect and Don't Stop, have been perfectly serviceable pop tunes, the former being a strong statement of a debut single, but Rejects, the b-side to Don't Stop, displays far more future potential. A punchy air guitar intro smashes into an instantly memorable rock song about social rejection with verses and a middle eight that recall Busted and a chorus that has the hallmarks of Sum 41 stamped all over it. Frankly, Rejects should have been the single and Don't Stop the b-side.
