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So here's the scores after week 2:

1=) Edward O - 72
1=) James Mitchell - 72
3) Alex In Doncaster - 62
4) Lid - 58
5) Jacob - 55
6) Affectionate SPACK - 54
7) Billy Dods - 44
8=) Joni - 42
8=) Martin Skidmore - 42
10) Siegbran Hetteson - 39
11) Jel - 37
12) Dom Passantino - 34
13) Stevem - 33
14) William Bloody Swygart - 32
15) Tom May - 16

New players still welcome, y'know - here's the rules:

Ten new releases picked each week by me, players predict where they enter the top 40 the following Sunday.

Predicting correctly - 10 points
Predicting one position either side - 5 points
Predicting two positions either side - 1 point

Those only apply for records entering the top 40. However, if you predict the EXACT position a record enters outside the top 40, you score 15 points. However, you don't score anything if it enters at anything other than the predicted positions.

Bonus points:

Correctly predicting the number one (this doesn't have to be one of the selected new releases) - 10 points
Correctly picking the record which enters at a randomly selected position in the top 40 - 10 points.

That should be it...

This week's random position:

#12

And this week's picks are as follows:

BENNY BENASSI - Satisfaction
THE CORAL - Pass It On
D-SIDE - Invisible
APPLETON - Everything Eventually
JANE'S ADDICTION - Just Because
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - Golden Retriever
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE - Soldier Girl
YOMANDA - You're Free
CERYS MATTHEWS - Caught In The Middle
MURDERDOLLS - White Wedding

And, soddit, we'll have two extra picks this week as well, cos I feel a bit wrong leaving them out:

THE BANGLES - I Will Take Care
KILLING JOKE - Loose Cannon

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 13 July 2003 17:12 (twenty-two years ago)

i think i will wait a day or two before posting my predictions. initial speculation tho - Benny Benassi being #1 would be madder than Tomcraft - yet unlikely somehow i feel, i really hate that Yomanda track, Appleton really are shite, The Coral sound worryingly more like Cast, Cerys is still a fox (what effect that has on her chart position remains to be seen)...

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 13 July 2003 17:17 (twenty-two years ago)

If Tomcraft can make it to number one, Benny can do it. I have to admit I haven't heard a single one of the other picks though, so I'll wait a little more too.

― Siegbran (eofor), Sunday, 13 July 2003 17:33 (twenty-two years ago)

lookin at the release schedules, the week after next is even more bereft of huge hits (Triple Eight, Tiga, um Stereophonics...) but after that i hope to see Lumidee sitting at the top of the charts (but Blu Cantrell/Sean Paul appears to be doing even better on import) - but we're getting ahead of ourselves there

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 13 July 2003 17:43 (twenty-two years ago)

I should think D-Side will go top 5, but I'm gonna consult my sources before I predict this week.

Is Benny Benassi the one with the girls using power tools in the video?

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 13 July 2003 17:48 (twenty-two years ago)

yeah thats it

― Ronan (Ronan), Sunday, 13 July 2003 17:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Bahhh, yeh wusses.

BENNY BENASSI - Satisfaction - 1
THE CORAL - Pass It On - 6
D-SIDE - Invisible - 3
APPLETON - Everything Eventually - 14
JANE'S ADDICTION - Just Because - 8
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - Golden Retriever - 19
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE - Soldier Girl - 14
YOMANDA - You're Free - 17
CERYS MATTHEWS - Caught In The Middle - 32
MURDERDOLLS - White Wedding - 29
THE BANGLES - I Will Take Care - 36
KILLING JOKE - Loose Cannon - 66

Javine at #12.

Can people try and get them in before Tuesday lunchtime plz...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 13 July 2003 17:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Sorry, the Spree should read 24. It'll go in at 14 now, obviously...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 13 July 2003 17:55 (twenty-two years ago)

oh sod it, here ya go

BENNY BENASSI - #1
THE CORAL - #26
D-SIDE - #6
APPLETON - #7
JANE'S ADDICTION - #23
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - #14
POLYPHONIC SPREE - #19
YOMANDA - #4
CERYS MATTHEWS - #31
MUDERDOLLS - #40

BANGLES - #43
KILLING JOKE - #48

#12 - Wayne Wonder

Goldfrapp could've been on this list, 'Strict Machine' is fab - i reckon it'll come in at #34 (i know its not included but this predicting lark is so dam addictive)

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 13 July 2003 18:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Once more, I have heard none of these at all. I note that despite this being constantly the case, I am right in the middle of the league table.
BENNY BENASSI - Satisfaction - #2
THE CORAL - Pass It On - #9
D-SIDE - Invisible - #6
APPLETON - Everything Eventually - #7
JANE'S ADDICTION - Just Because - #20
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - Golden Retriever - #33
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE - Soldier Girl - #12
YOMANDA - You're Free - #15
CERYS MATTHEWS - Caught In The Middle - #8
MURDERDOLLS - White Wedding - #21
THE BANGLES - I Will Take Care - #30
KILLING JOKE - Loose Cannon - #55
I'm tipping Beyonce for another week at the top.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 13 July 2003 18:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Is Goldfrapp out tomorrow? Could've sworn it was August, cos if I'd've seen it I'd've had it on there like a shot - corker of a tune...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 13 July 2003 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

It's out the 21st. Phew.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 13 July 2003 18:33 (twenty-two years ago)

Goldfrapp isn't listed on http://www.dotmusic.com/reviews/releases/

but it is on http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=5182 along with The Cardigans, Fabolous, Harry and INSPIRAL CARPETS

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 13 July 2003 18:35 (twenty-two years ago)

I would say that Killing Joke have no chance of charting higher than 52, this being their average chart position throughout the 1980's, this average is a little high given that they had one top 20 single in this period (Love Like Blood #16 Feb 1985).

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 13 July 2003 18:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Steve - I'm pretty certain Goldfrapp aren't out tomorrow, cos HMV aren't selling it online. The Carpets are up there, though, as are Cardigans and Alkaline Trio. And thinking about it, at least one of those ought to be on the list, most likely the Alkies...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 13 July 2003 18:54 (twenty-two years ago)

I'll post my predictions tomorrow but I can't see Appleton going top 10. Other than being rock spouses par excellence is anyone really interested any more?

― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Sunday, 13 July 2003 18:56 (twenty-two years ago)

BENNY BENASSI - Satisfaction #2 (this is really bad.)
THE CORAL - Pass It On - #9
D-SIDE - Invisible - #5 (won't deserve it, but slow week. ish)
APPLETON - Everything Eventually #12 (the Appleton album is quite good. This, though, is very bad.)
JANE'S ADDICTION - Just Because - #29
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - Golden Retriever - #13 (Love to see them hit the top 10, but this won't do it.)
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE - Soldier Girl - #35
YOMANDA - You're Free - #8 (this is that twat that did Synth N Strings, isn't it?)
CERYS MATTHEWS - Caught In The Middle - #23 (I miss Catatonia. Nobody else does, but I do.)
MURDERDOLLS - White Wedding - #16 (novelty hits are great!)
THE BANGLES - I Will Take Care - #39
KILLING JOKE - Loose Cannon - outside top 40, #66

Beyonce to stay at #1. I love that Cardigans single. I reckon it'll go #21 as it's their best single in years and the B-side is spectacularly good too. Goldrapp for top 20 when it actually comes out!

― edward o (edwardo), Sunday, 13 July 2003 19:10 (twenty-two years ago)

fair enough on Goldfrapp William, was just going by that top40singles site - and the equally brilliant video is getting some good rotation now (if you like to watch MTV at 4 in the morning that is)

opinion seems divided on Benny Benassi - some love it, some hate it - i think its Ok, total throwaway dance track tho - EVERYONE will be sick of it by September (the video is of course, much more enjoyable)

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 13 July 2003 19:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Does everyone know something about the Polyphonic Spree that I don't?

― edward o (edwardo), Sunday, 13 July 2003 19:19 (twenty-two years ago)

They've been getting a lot of coverage lately, including the BBC's Glasto shows. That's why I guessed they might do quite well.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 13 July 2003 19:26 (twenty-two years ago)

well 'Soldier Girl' has a very catchy chorus and its kinda likeable

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 13 July 2003 19:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Soldier Girl is their best tune by a street, catchy as hell, the only time on record that the Spree realise their potential. Plus the aforementioned media push, and they were on CD:UK and were rather good... it should break the top thirty, very possibly the top twenty.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 13 July 2003 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)

isn't soldier girl a re-issue?

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 13 July 2003 19:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Yes - came out this time last year on Fierce Panda, and it ought to have gone top 40 - however, for no apparent reason FP put three mixes and a b-side with it, making it ineligible for the charts.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 13 July 2003 20:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm sick of that Benny Benassi tune already, I've been hearing it in the clubs since april. The remixes prolonged the enjoyment a bit though. Reminds me a lot of Oizo Flat Beat, also built on edgy/annoying synth stabs.

― Siegbran (eofor), Sunday, 13 July 2003 20:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Hmm. Well it is catchy, no argument there.. #25, then, instead of #35.

― edward o (edwardo), Sunday, 13 July 2003 20:31 (twenty-two years ago)

that's because fierce panda are anti-establishment maaaaan

or possibly just a little dim

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Sunday, 13 July 2003 22:03 (twenty-two years ago)

(i love fp by the way)

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Sunday, 13 July 2003 22:03 (twenty-two years ago)

now i know who D-Side are, can i change my prediction from #6 to #3?

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 13 July 2003 23:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Reminds me a lot of Oizo Flat Beat

exactly what i thought too - if it does make #1 then it would be the 'harshest' dance track at #1 SINCE Mr Oizo himself. Tomcraft had a nice hard sound but also felt a bit too polished, and it had slightly more developed lyrics.

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 13 July 2003 23:02 (twenty-two years ago)

That Benassi tune's been round for so long, hard to believe it's only now hitting the charts - but it's a definite number one.

Polyphonic Spree - should go top 10 I reckon - the media buzz on them is massive.

When's that Goldfrapp single released?

― russ t, Monday, 14 July 2003 11:50 (twenty-two years ago)

next Monday according to William

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 14 July 2003 11:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Somehow... somehow, I just can't quite see the Spree top-tenning. Top twenty, yes, but not quite top ten.

The Coral, on the other hand, are going to do very well. They have a lot of post-Glasto buzz, plus their last single got to #10 despite being monotonous to the verge of unlistenability, AND it's the only single out this week other than Benny Benassi to be on the Radio 1 A-List.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 14 July 2003 12:23 (twenty-two years ago)

As I said to William on the phone, The Spree did themselves a massive favour with their CD:UK appearance. That alone will probably send them up another five places in the charts at least (qf "Mr E's Beautiful Blues"

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 14 July 2003 12:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, and 4 predictions in 33 posts... you guyyyyyyyyyysss...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 14 July 2003 12:37 (twenty-two years ago)

BENNY BENASSI - Satisfaction #2
THE CORAL - Pass It On #14
D-SIDE - Invisible #6
APPLETON - Everything Eventually #9
JANE'S ADDICTION - Just Because #25
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - Golden Retriever #15
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE - Soldier Girl #22
YOMANDA - You're Free #7
CERYS MATTHEWS - Caught In The Middle #28
MURDERDOLLS - White Wedding #17

And, soddit, we'll have two extra picks this week as well, cos I feel a bit wrong leaving them out:

THE BANGLES - I Will Take Care #37
KILLING JOKE - Loose Cannon #59

Beyonce for #1 again, please. I'll predict Wayne Wonder for the #12 spot.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Monday, 14 July 2003 12:52 (twenty-two years ago)

BENNY BENASSI - Satisfaction - #1 (the tune you love to hate)
THE CORAL - Pass It On - #23 (reminds me of "Lemon Tree")
D-SIDE - Invisible - #4 (a back to the 80s boyband...well it worked back then)
APPLETON - Everything Eventually - #18 (completely forgettable & uninspired. The Sander Kleinenberg remix is nice though, apart from the vocals of course)
JANE'S ADDICTION - Just Because - #25 (rocks like any lame LA hair band, ie not much)
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - Golden Retriever - #30 (doesn't leave any lasting impression)
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE - Soldier Girl - #10 (I can't possibly imagine this being a hit anywhere else but the UK. Great song!)
YOMANDA - You're Free - #9 (formulaic retro-1995 eurodance. But then again, well produced, effective, etc)
CERYS MATTHEWS - Caught In The Middle - #15 (this is rather good, actually)
MURDERDOLLS - White Wedding - #16 (this sounds suspiciously like Alice Cooper "Poison")
THE BANGLES - I Will Take Care - #31 (resembles a really bad Heather Nova ballad)
KILLING JOKE - Loose Cannon - #70 (god this is bad. With such a glorious past, why are they so willing to embarrass themselves this way? it sounds like a Rob Zombie B-side...)

#12: R Kelly

― Siegbran (eofor), Monday, 14 July 2003 12:57 (twenty-two years ago)

BENNY BENASSI - Satisfaction - 7
THE CORAL - Pass It On - 28
D-SIDE - Invisible - 4
APPLETON - Everything Eventually - 9
JANE'S ADDICTION - Just Because - 48
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - Golden Retriever - 17
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE - Soldier Girl - 12
YOMANDA - You're Free - 10
CERYS MATTHEWS - Caught In The Middle - 26
MURDERDOLLS - White Wedding - 29

THE BANGLES - I Will Take Care - 37
KILLING JOKE - Loose Cannon - 68

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 14 July 2003 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)

oh and I guess BK to stay at number one.

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 14 July 2003 15:17 (twenty-two years ago)

This week's random position:

#12

BENNY BENASSI - Satisfaction - 1
THE CORAL - Pass It On - 26
D-SIDE - Invisible - 3
APPLETON - Everything Eventually - 9
JANE'S ADDICTION - Just Because - 24
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - Golden Retriever - 32
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE - Soldier Girl - 13
YOMANDA - You're Free - 6
CERYS MATTHEWS - Caught In The Middle - 17
MURDERDOLLS - White Wedding - 37
THE BANGLES - I Will Take Care - 15
KILLING JOKE - Loose Cannon - 44

12 will be Fast Food Rockers...

― Jacob (Jacob), Monday, 14 July 2003 18:20 (twenty-two years ago)

starting to think The Coral will do better than i thought, but i will stick with my prediction now.

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 14 July 2003 20:04 (twenty-two years ago)

BENNY BENASSI - Satisfaction #2
THE CORAL - Pass It On #15
D-SIDE - Invisible #5
APPLETON - Everything Eventually #8
JANE'S ADDICTION - Just Because #29
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - Golden Retriever #32
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE - Soldier Girl #26
YOMANDA - You're Free #9
CERYS MATTHEWS - Caught In The Middle #12
MURDERDOLLS - White Wedding #18
THE BANGLES - I Will Take Care #23
KILLING JOKE - Loose Cannon #73

cerys at #12, beyonce hangs on at #1 for one more week.
the coral song makes me smile. ah jangly guitars in summer....

― joni, Monday, 14 July 2003 22:07 (twenty-two years ago)

It's 9.12am and I am hopefully in plenty of time...

BENNY BENASSI - Satisfaction - #2
THE CORAL - Pass It On - #7
D-SIDE - Invisible - #5
APPLETON - Everything Eventually - #19
JANE'S ADDICTION - Just Because - #22
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - Golden Retriever - #15
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE - Soldier Girl - #25
YOMANDA - You're Free - #8
CERYS MATTHEWS - Caught In The Middle - #40
MURDERDOLLS - White Wedding - #23
THE BANGLES - I Will Take Care - #50
KILLING JOKE - Loose Cannon - #70

Beyonce for #1, Eminem at #12

I barely know any of these so this is brimful of stabs-in-the-dark. People really think that Soldier Girl is likely to go top 10? I agree that it's their best track by a galaxy-sized margin.

― Alex in Rotherham (Alex in Doncaster), Tuesday, 15 July 2003 07:11 (twenty-two years ago)

BENNY BENASSI - Satisfaction - #2
THE CORAL - Pass It On - #9
D-SIDE - Invisible - #6
APPLETON - Everything Eventually - #15
JANE'S ADDICTION - Just Because - #28
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - Golden Retriever - #29
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE - Soldier Girl - #12
YOMANDA - You're Free - #10
CERYS MATTHEWS - Caught In The Middle - #32
MURDERDOLLS - White Wedding - #33
THE BANGLES - I Will Take Care - #41
KILLING JOKE - Loose Cannon - #71

I reckon Beyonce will stay at the top again.

― russ t, Tuesday, 15 July 2003 11:14 (twenty-two years ago)

That D-Side tune would be stalker-tastic if it wasn't for being rubbish.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Tuesday, 15 July 2003 11:22 (twenty-two years ago)

OK, let's go...

BENNY BENASSI - Satisfaction - #2
THE CORAL - Pass It On - #9
D-SIDE - Invisible - #3
APPLETON - Everything Eventually - #10
JANE'S ADDICTION - Just Because - #19
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - Golden Retriever - #24
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE - Soldier Girl - #11
YOMANDA - You're Free - #6
CERYS MATTHEWS - Caught In The Middle - #32
MURDERDOLLS - White Wedding - Where did AFI chart? Wherever that got to. #21 I think.
THE BANGLES - I Will Take Care - #43
KILLING JOKE - Loose Cannon - #68

This week's #12.... "Business" by Eminem

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 15 July 2003 13:19 (twenty-two years ago)

BENNY BENASSI - Satisfaction - #1 (shoo-in for top spot. but the video is just wrong!)
THE CORAL - Pass It On - #5
D-SIDE - Invisible - #3
APPLETON - Everything Eventually - #17
JANE'S ADDICTION - Just Because - #14
SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - Golden Retriever - #21 (HATE)
THE POLYPHONIC SPREE - Soldier Girl - #24
YOMANDA - You're Free - #6
CERYS MATTHEWS - Caught In The Middle - #26
MURDERDOLLS - White Wedding - #39
THE BANGLES - I Will Take Care - #52
KILLING JOKE - Loose Cannon - #32

#12- R kelly ignition.

― lid, Tuesday, 15 July 2003 14:11 (twenty-two years ago)

...in the papers today that Appleton will be lucky to get to number 35 - only 650 copies sold. Ouch.

― russ t, Wednesday, 16 July 2003 08:30 (twenty-two years ago)

We got midweeks yet?

― Jacob (Jacob), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 10:01 (twenty-two years ago)

you only have to sell 650 to get in the top 40? thats outrageous

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 16 July 2003 10:08 (twenty-two years ago)

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Odder and odder - Killing Joke #25! No points for anyone though.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 15:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I think i am the only one to have predicted Killing Joke to go top 40! i am pleased.

― lid, Sunday, 20 July 2003 15:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Coming thick and fast now - Murderdolls in at #24, and Alex in Rotherham scores 5 to go joint top...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 15:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Realistically waiting on six more - Cerys and the Bangles look to have missed the 40.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 15:18 (twenty-two years ago)

And Yomanda enters at #22... no-one scores anything off it.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 15:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Ha Killing Joke comeback with an average single [there are far superior tracks on the new album, such as Implant] and manage to beat a NME/Bang front covered media hyped band, those ghastly sickly uptempo americana smock wearing chancers Polyphonic Spree !

Killing Joke are back ! stick that you none believers !

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Sunday, 20 July 2003 15:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Busta and Mariah leave the top 20! FINALLY!

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 15:26 (twenty-two years ago)

good lord, this is a disaster

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 July 2003 15:49 (twenty-two years ago)

only Wayne Wonder can save me now

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 July 2003 15:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Aww, thanks a bunch to jane's addiction for giving me 10 points. The song has totally grown on me too. that first "just beca-u-zze" in the chorus hits the sweet spot.

― lid, Sunday, 20 July 2003 15:56 (twenty-two years ago)

NO! Furries are #13... THE MAN IS A CUNT.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 15:57 (twenty-two years ago)

woo, i get 5 points for SFA at #13, woo

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 July 2003 15:57 (twenty-two years ago)

has Wayne Wonder been and gone yet? i really hope he's next...

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 July 2003 15:58 (twenty-two years ago)

But this retro-hit montage of theirs is lovely, thanks. Now Wes talks over the snatch of Juxtapozed With U, he is a knob. Points to follow.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 15:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Lid scores ten off Jane's, and no-one else gets owt there...

Furries at #13 (BECAUSE THE MAN I.E. WES IS A CUNT) - 10 for Ed, five for Steve, 1 each for Mitchell and Alex.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:00 (twenty-two years ago)

12 is...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:00 (twenty-two years ago)

R Kelly!

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

R Kelly at 12! 10 points to lid!

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:01 (twenty-two years ago)

i am on FIYAH! toot toot r kelly!!

― lid, Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:02 (twenty-two years ago)

10 each for Lid and Siegbran, catapulting Lid into second, three behind Ed O.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:02 (twenty-two years ago)

there's clearly some sort of trick to this game that i am oblivious to

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:03 (twenty-two years ago)

4 new entries? Who'd I miss in the picks?

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:06 (twenty-two years ago)

*coughs, subtly indicates that Steve has at least scored some points this week...*

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:07 (twenty-two years ago)

The Cardigans or Harry for the fourth entry left? surely not

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:09 (twenty-two years ago)

ha, he now says 3...and he also said 'can Beyonce hang on for a fourth week?' but surely this would be just her third week at the top?

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Twattiness, thy name is Wes...

XTM and Fast Food Rockers back to back. Jesus.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:15 (twenty-two years ago)

bah, even without that midweek hurdle I'm still a big pile of pap.

― Affectian (Affectian), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:17 (twenty-two years ago)

i'm on for a cool 20 pts if D-Side come in at #6 - dont let me down you wuss-fucks

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:20 (twenty-two years ago)

D-Side in at #7, inevitably...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:22 (twenty-two years ago)

losers

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:22 (twenty-two years ago)

XTM and Fast Food Rockers - who da fuck are those artists ! never listen to the charts !

― DJ Martian (djmartian), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:23 (twenty-two years ago)

5 for Steve, Skidmore, Mitchell and, scoring his first points in the competition, Russ T. 1 each for Ed O, Alex, Ian and Joni.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:24 (twenty-two years ago)

There will be an inquest in the morning, I can't allow my poor predicting run to continue.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:26 (twenty-two years ago)

affectian you're on for 21 points in total ya jammy fecker

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:26 (twenty-two years ago)

it really would've been a lot better for me to play safe with Beyonce at #1 this week and Benassi at #2, thus getting 15 points instead of a poxy 5 - huff

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

eh? I thought I'd biffed it all up? woooo, in your FACE bluey!

― Affectian (Affectian), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:35 (twenty-two years ago)

cool, coral bags me another ten.

"there's clearly some sort of trick to this game that i am oblivious to"

oh young grasshopper, the only true path is to watch Cd:UK, Saturday show, and listen to popular radio. I also find the views of Fearne Cotton from Saturday show to be a v good gauge!

― lid, Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Just hit me like a brick - Satisfaction = Hands Around My Throat by DiV & Adult., no?

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Anyone that's bothered - The Bangles entered at #79. And I've got this horrible feeling Cerys Matthews might not have been out this week after all, cos if it was, then it sold less than Mooney Suzuki. Which seems a bit improbable to say the least.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:52 (twenty-two years ago)

cerys offical website says its out 21st...i demand a recount :)

― joni, Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:55 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah toss.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:56 (twenty-two years ago)

It can go in next week's list then. I hate schedules. They are rubbish.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 16:57 (twenty-two years ago)

In time, there'll be a new thread once I can cobble together enough new releases to make one...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 17:03 (twenty-two years ago)

watch Cd:UK, Saturday show, and listen to popular radio

but they don't speculate on the next week's chart much do they? its no good watching it when you've already made your predictions.

William i already noted that there's a poor selection of singles releases this Monday...no strong challenge for #1 but Bedingfield, Stereophonics, Maria Wilson and dare i say TIGA looking like potential top tenners

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 July 2003 17:08 (twenty-two years ago)

I can't see Tiga or Maria Wilson mentioned on either dotmusic or HMV's schedules... why can't these people just agree once in a while?

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 17:18 (twenty-two years ago)

*fires his source in disgust after this last straw*

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 July 2003 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

i look forward to the next round anyway - i love this game, far too much (esp. considering how crap i am at it)

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 20 July 2003 17:20 (twenty-two years ago)

I went to sleep at about three-ish this afternoon and I had not one but TWO dreams about whether or not Eminem was going to be number 12.

― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Sunday, 20 July 2003 17:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Bah, you mean thing WBS, you didn't count my revised guess for Polyphonic Spree.

― edward o (edwardo), Sunday, 20 July 2003 19:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Whoops... will amend this.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 20 July 2003 19:30 (twenty-two years ago)

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The UK Top 40 Prediction League - Week Three