ALL-NEW UK Top 40 Prediction League - Week One! (singles released 12/1/04)

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Back in the area, etc. I'm gonna get the picks and rules up in a bit, just have to find a decent list. However, I'm making the thread now cos I'm gonna put the new picks up a bit earlier this time, give people more time to get picks in. Dunno about an ending date this time either - am I really gonna be able to keep it up till Christmas... give it a go anyway.

Back in a tick.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 8 January 2004 22:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Right -

Pick the position (1-75) that the following songs will enter the UK Singles Chart at on Sunday after next (i.e. 18th January). If not on the list, pick the song you think will be at number one in the chart.
Also pick the song you think will be at the randomly selected position in the chart, as denoted at the bottom of the list.

Points are scored as follows:

10 POINTS for predicting the correct position
5 POINTS for being one away (either side)
1 POINT for being one away (either side)
10 BONUS POINTS for correctly predicting the number one
10 BONUS POINTS for correctly predicting the song that is at the random position

OK? Good. Here's the picks:

2-Play featuring Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused
Amy Studt - All I Wanna Do
Beyonce - Me, Myself And I
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Mr. Mental
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out
Grandaddy - I'm On Standby
HIM - Funeral Of Hearts
Liberty X - Everybody Cries
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - Voice Of An Angel
Paul Jackson & Steve Smith - Push (Far From Here)
POD - Will You
Stacie Orrico - I Promise

RANDOM NUMBER: #27

SPECIAL "FORGOTTEN TO TAKE THE TREE DOWN" BONUS ROUND: Which of the following will be highest in the chart:

BO SELECTA! - Proper Crim-bo!
THE DARKNESS - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)
POP IDOLS - Merry Xmas (War Is Over)
KATIE MELUA - Closest Thing To Crazy

DEADLINE FOR PICKS - 7 PM MONDAY 12th JANUARY

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 8 January 2004 22:30 (twenty-two years ago)

OH, and it's 10 points for getting the Special Bonus Round right.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 8 January 2004 22:30 (twenty-two years ago)

2-Play featuring Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused - #26
Amy Studt - All I Wanna Do - #8
Beyonce - Me, Myself And I - #3
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Mr. Mental - #31
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out - #15
Grandaddy - I'm On Standby - #52
HIM - Funeral Of Hearts - #12
Liberty X - Everybody Cries - #5
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - Voice Of An Angel - #36
Paul Jackson & Steve Smith - Push (Far From Here) - #28
POD - Will You - #66
Stacie Orrico - I Promise #6

NUMBER ONE - Michelle

#27 - GIRLS ALOUD - Jump

SPECIAL "FORGOTTEN TO TAKE THE TREE DOWN" BONUS ROUND:
KATIE MELUA - Closest Thing To Crazy

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Thursday, 8 January 2004 22:35 (twenty-two years ago)

2-Play featuring Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused #27
Amy Studt - All I Wanna Do #9 (Bit of a chancer this lady... seems to have little to offer)
Beyonce - Me, Myself And I #3 (Our dear B should make # 3 in the post Xmas and New Year climate, yet I feel she's not going to easily have another hit like "Crazy in Love"... at least not off the slumbering remainder of her album; why doesn't she play to her strengths? And oh, this is NOWHERE NEAR De La Soul's song of the same name, which I've recently absorbed... :))
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Mr. Mental #43 (What sort of band name is that!? :))
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out #18 (With that band name presumably some people remember History lessons... curiously. ;-))
Grandaddy - I'm On Standby #51
HIM - Funeral Of Hearts #15
Liberty X - Everybody Cries #6
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - Voice Of An Angel #41
Paul Jackson & Steve Smith - Push (Far From Here) #34
POD - Will You #64
Stacie Orrico - I Promise #5 (Oh... reasonable, cute 'girl ballad' roughly. Far worse out there, though this doesn't measure up to the laudable "Stuck")

RANDOM NUMBER: #27: 2-Play

SPECIAL "FORGOTTEN TO TAKE THE TREE DOWN" BONUS ROUND: Which of the following will be highest in the chart:

The Darkness, of that misshappen bunch. ;)

― Tom May (Tom May), Friday, 9 January 2004 02:31 (twenty-two years ago)

2-Play featuring Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused #7
Amy Studt - All I Wanna Do #4
Beyonce - Me, Myself And I #13
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Mr. Mental #27
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out #12
Grandaddy - I'm On Standby #41
HIM - Funeral Of Hearts #20
Liberty X - Everybody Cries #9
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - Voice Of An Angel #10
Paul Jackson & Steve Smith - Push (Far From Here) #2
POD - Will You #51
Stacie Orrico - I Promise #6

RANDOM NUMBER: #27 The Darkness

SPECIAL "FORGOTTEN TO TAKE THE TREE DOWN" BONUS ROUND: Which of the following will be highest in the chart:

KATIE MELUA - Closest Thing To Crazy

Number one: Changes - Ozzy/Kelly Osbourne

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 9 January 2004 09:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Just a thought though: How about closing on quarter days, then people can start anew without having to catch up in an impossble stylee...

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 9 January 2004 09:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I dont understand this bit WBS:

5 POINTS for being one away (either side)
1 POINT for being one away (either side)

OK I will play this time I think:

2-Play featuring Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused #38
Amy Studt - All I Wanna Do #24
Beyonce - Me, Myself And I #3
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Mr. Mental #10
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out #19
Grandaddy - I'm On Standby #10000000000000 ok #60
HIM - Funeral Of Hearts #31
Liberty X - Everybody Cries #2
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - Voice Of An Angel #15
Paul Jackson & Steve Smith - Push (Far From Here) #34
POD - Will You #39
Stacie Orrico - I Promise #20

No.1 - Michelle

No.27 - Katie Melua

Melua will be highest also.

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Friday, 9 January 2004 11:04 (twenty-two years ago)

Tom - by that I mean if you pick, say, Liberty X for #7 and they enter at #8 or #6, you get 5 points. If they come in at #5 or #9 you get 1 point.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 9 January 2004 11:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh so its one point for 2 away, gotcha!

― Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Friday, 9 January 2004 11:25 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah, typos. Where would we be, etc...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 9 January 2004 11:28 (twenty-two years ago)

2-Play featuring Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused: #10
Amy Studt - All I Wanna Do: #11
Beyonce - Me, Myself And I: #2
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Mr. Mental: #38
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out: #22
Grandaddy - I'm On Standby: #43
HIM - Funeral Of Hearts: #45
Liberty X - Everybody Cries: #12
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - Voice Of An Angel: #35
Paul Jackson & Steve Smith - Push (Far From Here): #29
POD - Will You: #48
Stacie Orrico - I Promise: #7

#1: Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules - Mad World

#27: Kevin Lyttle - Turn me on

Highest in the charts: 'Closest thing to crazy'

― cis (cis), Friday, 9 January 2004 11:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Y'all being really brave picking next week before this week's charts have even come out. The Funeral Of Hearts deserves to be #1, obviously, though the Liberty X single is a corker.

― edward o (edwardo), Friday, 9 January 2004 12:09 (twenty-two years ago)

2-Play featuring Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused = 15
Amy Studt - All I Wanna Do = 4
Beyonce - Me, Myself And I = 6
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Mr. Mental = 30
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out = 13
Grandaddy - I'm On Standby = 42
HIM - Funeral Of Hearts = 27
Liberty X - Everybody Cries = 2
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - Voice Of An Angel = 23
Paul Jackson & Steve Smith - Push (Far From Here) = 26
POD - Will You = 40
Stacie Orrico - I Promise = 8

RANDOM NUMBER: #27 = Outkast

SPECIAL "FORGOTTEN TO TAKE THE TREE DOWN" BONUS ROUND: Which of the following will be highest in the chart:

THE DARKNESS - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)

― stevem (blueski), Friday, 9 January 2004 13:00 (twenty-two years ago)

2-Play featuring Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused - 30
Amy Studt - All I Wanna Do -12
Beyonce - Me, Myself And I -8
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Mr. Mental -38
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out - 20
Grandaddy - I'm On Standby - 45
HIM - Funeral Of Hearts -22
Liberty X - Everybody Cries - 6
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - Voice Of An Angel - not charting
Paul Jackson & Steve Smith - Push (Far From Here) - 70
POD - Will You - 33
Stacie Orrico - I Promise -10

I guess the Darkness will be highest

I guess that Michelle will be number one

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 9 January 2004 18:43 (twenty-two years ago)

oh random number - 27 = mrs beckham

― jel -- (jel), Friday, 9 January 2004 18:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Back with a vengeance. Who won the last one?

2-Play featuring Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused #20
Amy Studt - All I Wanna Do #9
Beyonce - Me, Myself And I #6
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Mr. Mental #43
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out #32
Grandaddy - I'm On Standby #44
HIM - Funeral Of Hearts #22
Liberty X - Everybody Cries #3
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - Voice Of An Angel #16
Paul Jackson & Steve Smith - Push (Far From Here)
POD - Will You #15
Stacie Orrico - I Promise #7

#27 = SOPHIE

Highest = Darkness

#1 = Popstar woman

― Ian SPACK (Ian SPACK), Friday, 9 January 2004 20:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Steve has not picked anything for #1, unless I misread.

Peeps may change their predictions before the deadline also. WHich, for number one, might be handy.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Friday, 9 January 2004 20:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Isn't my single of the year (Richard X and Javine) supposed to be out on Monday?

― Barima (Barima), Saturday, 10 January 2004 14:22 (twenty-two years ago)

William can i delay my #1 until Monday/Tuesday?

― stevem (blueski), Saturday, 10 January 2004 14:24 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh, and #1: Mad World most likely.

― Tom May (Tom May), Sunday, 11 January 2004 09:46 (twenty-two years ago)

2-Play featuring Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused - #23
Amy Studt - All I Wanna Do - #10
Beyonce - Me, Myself And I - #1
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Mr. Mental - #25
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out - #22
Grandaddy - I'm On Standby - #40
HIM - Funeral Of Hearts - #17
Liberty X - Everybody Cries - #4
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - Voice Of An Angel - #35
Paul Jackson & Steve Smith - Push (Far From Here) - #26
POD - Will You - #50
Stacie Orrico - I Promise - #13

NUMBER ONE: Beyonce - Me, Myself And I

RANDOM NUMBER: #27 Shane Richie - I'm Your Man

SPECIAL "FORGOTTEN TO TAKE THE TREE DOWN" BONUS ROUND: Which of the following will be highest in the chart:

THE DARKNESS - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)

― Snnap Dragon (snnap dragon), Sunday, 11 January 2004 14:27 (twenty-two years ago)

Thought: as a control condition, how about someone pops into Woolworth's each Monday to see what the Woolworth's chart is? Are we as good as Woolworth's workers as predicting the charts?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 11 January 2004 14:44 (twenty-two years ago)

If I get a chance to pop in during monday I usually factor the Woolworth's chart into my predictions, unless they're being all krazy and predicting Big Things for Kym Marsh or someone. Alternatively, the Asda one. I will hold off making my picks until tomorrow I think.

― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Sunday, 11 January 2004 16:22 (twenty-two years ago)

Steve - get it in by 7 PM tomorrow and stuff will be kushti.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 11 January 2004 16:41 (twenty-two years ago)

2-Play featuring Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused: #8
Amy Studt - All I Wanna Do: #6
Beyonce - Me, Myself And I: #3
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Mr. Mental: #34
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out: #15
Grandaddy - I'm On Standby: #43
HIM - Funeral Of Hearts: #26
Liberty X - Everybody Cries: #2
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - Voice Of An Angel: #28
Paul Jackson & Steve Smith - Push (Far From Here): #35
POD - Will You: #49
Stacie Orrico - I Promise: #10

RANDOM NUMBER: #27: Sugababes

SPECIAL "FORGOTTEN TO TAKE THE TREE DOWN" BONUS ROUND: Which of the following will be highest in the chart:
KATIE MELUA - Closest Thing To Crazy

#1: Michelle

― scott pl. (scott pl.), Sunday, 11 January 2004 18:57 (twenty-two years ago)

2-Play featuring Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused - #18
Amy Studt - All I Wanna Do - #5
Beyonce - Me, Myself And I - #2
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Mr. Mental - #24
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out - #29
Grandaddy - I'm On Standby - #40
HIM - Funeral Of Hearts - #69
Liberty X - Everybody Cries - #4
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - Voice Of An Angel - #31
Paul Jackson & Steve Smith - Push (Far From Here) - #17
POD - Will You - #32
Stacie Orrico - I Promise #9

RANDOM NUMBER: #27 - Ellis-Bextor

SPECIAL "FORGOTTEN TO TAKE THE TREE DOWN" BONUS ROUND:

BO SELECTA! - Proper Crim-bo!

Number 1: Pop Idol Michelle

― w3ft, Sunday, 11 January 2004 19:56 (twenty-two years ago)

2-Play featuring Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused #20
Amy Studt - All I Wanna Do #9
Beyonce - Me, Myself And I #2
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Mr. Mental #32
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out #19
Grandaddy - I'm On Standby #46
HIM - Funeral Of Hearts #24
Liberty X - Everybody Cries #3
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - Voice Of An Angel #31
Paul Jackson & Steve Smith - Push (Far From Here) #36
POD - Will You #45
Stacie Orrico - I Promise #10

#1: Michelle - All This Time

RANDOM NUMBER: #27 Sophie Ellis Bextor - I Won't Change You

SPECIAL "FORGOTTEN TO TAKE THE TREE DOWN" BONUS ROUND: Which of the following will be highest in the chart:

KATIE MELUA - Closest Thing To Crazy

― flowersdie (flowersdie), Sunday, 11 January 2004 20:15 (twenty-two years ago)

2-Play featuring Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused # 22
Amy Studt - All I Wanna Do #12
Beyonce - Me, Myself And I #3
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Mr. Mental #41
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out #38
Grandaddy - I'm On Standby #47
HIM - Funeral Of Hearts #36
Liberty X - Everybody Cries #4
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - Voice Of An Angel #19
Paul Jackson & Steve Smith - Push (Far From Here) #31
POD - Will You #34
Stacie Orrico - I Promise #9

RANDOM NUMBER: #27 Atomic Kitten

SPECIAL "FORGOTTEN TO TAKE THE TREE DOWN" BONUS ROUND: Which of the following will be highest in the chart:

KATIE MELUA - Closest Thing To Crazy

#1 Michelle

― Fishman, Sunday, 11 January 2004 20:50 (twenty-two years ago)

I want to play! but I guess I'm going to do very badly at this

2-Play featuring Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused #25
Amy Studt - All I Wanna Do #9
Beyonce - Me, Myself And I #3
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Mr. Mental #35
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out #23
Grandaddy - I'm On Standby #53
HIM - Funeral Of Hearts #42
Liberty X - Everybody Cries #5
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - Voice Of An Angel #19
Paul Jackson & Steve Smith - Push (Far From Here) #24
POD - Will You #34
Stacie Orrico - I Promise #12

27 Evanescence - My Immortal

Randomness: The Darkness

No. 1 Pop Idol girl.

― jellybean (jellybean), Sunday, 11 January 2004 21:07 (twenty-two years ago)

2-Play featuring Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused #18
Amy Studt - All I Wanna Do #6 (ugh. note to Amy's people: LADDER. IN. MY. TIGHTS. morons!)
Beyonce - Me, Myself And I #8
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Mr. Mental #28
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out #24
Grandaddy - I'm On Standby #40
HIM - Funeral Of Hearts #24 (go and buy it now. it is awesome)
Liberty X - Everybody Cries #4 (this is also awesome)
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - Voice Of An Angel #35
Paul Jackson & Steve Smith - Push (Far From Here) #32
POD - Will You #37
Stacie Orrico - I Promise #12

#1: Michelle's (literally) 15 minutes again.

RANDOM NUMBER: #27 Evanescence - My Immortal

SPECIAL "FORGOTTEN TO TAKE THE TREE DOWN" BONUS ROUND: Which of the following will be highest in the chart:

The Darkness, sadly.

― edward o (edwardo), Monday, 12 January 2004 00:27 (twenty-two years ago)

2-Play featuring Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused #19
Amy Studt - All I Wanna Do #9
Beyonce - Me, Myself And I #3
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Mr Mental #29
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out #23
Grandaddy - I'm On Standby #42
HIM - Funeral Of Hearts #21
Liberty X - Everybody Cries #2
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - Voice Of An Angel #34
Paul Jackson & Steve Smith - Push (Far From Here) #39
P.O.D. - Will You #68
Stacie Orrico - I Promise #10

RANDOM NUMBER #27: Sophie Ellis Bextor - I Won't Change You

SPECIAL "FORGOTTEN TO TAKE THE TREE DOWN" BONUS ROUND: Which of the following will be highest in the chart?

Katie Melua - The Closest Thing To Crazy

― robin carmody (robin carmody), Monday, 12 January 2004 11:25 (twenty-two years ago)

2-Play featuring Raghav & Jucxi - So Confused - #20
Amy Studt - All I Wanna Do - #7
Beyonce - Me, Myself And I - #5
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster - Mr. Mental - #30
Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out - #15
Grandaddy - I'm On Standby - #42
HIM - Funeral Of Hearts - #18
Liberty X - Everybody Cries - #4
Matt Darey featuring Marcella Woods - Voice Of An Angel - #21
Paul Jackson & Steve Smith - Push (Far From Here) - #31
POD - Will You - #38
Stacie Orrico - I Promise - #11

#1 - Michelle
RANDOM NUMBER: #27 - Sophie

SPECIAL "FORGOTTEN TO TAKE THE TREE DOWN" BONUS ROUND: Which of the following will be highest in the chart: The Darkness

― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Monday, 12 January 2004 16:39 (twenty-two years ago)

is the Liberty X track new? if so i'll go for that at #1 this Sunday

― stevem (blueski), Monday, 12 January 2004 16:43 (twenty-two years ago)

Number one: Changes - Ozzy/Kelly Osbourne

Sorry, got my weeks mixed up thought it was This week.

Can I change it to Michelle McManus?

Cheers....

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 12 January 2004 16:48 (twenty-two years ago)

We close in two minutes, Robin Carmody still hasn't picked a #1.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 12 January 2004 18:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Aaand we're done.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 12 January 2004 19:01 (twenty-two years ago)

William, are there prizes up for grabs this time? Party hats? Funsize milky ways? Everyone likes prizes.

― Alex in Doncaster (Alex in Doncaster), Monday, 12 January 2004 19:02 (twenty-two years ago)

I was thinking about this.

What I Will Do Or At Least Attempt To Do - go down M&VE once a week and get something from their £1 rack. Bundle is prize at the end. Bear in mind I will buy these albums on the assumption I won't have to listen to them.

Failing that I might bundle some CDs of my own together. These will be bundled on the assumption I won't want to listen to them.

It's all a way away, though.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 12 January 2004 19:06 (twenty-two years ago)

I clearly couldn't bring myself to predict (through gritted teeth) that Michelle will stay at #1, albeit mainly by default ...

― robin carmody (robin carmody), Monday, 12 January 2004 19:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Let's hope there aren't any worse No. 1s in the rest of 2004... it doesn't quite seem likely from this juncture; dear me, it's woeful. :)

― Tom May (Tom May), Monday, 12 January 2004 20:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Heyyy, be so jealous. I haven't even heared it.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 09:54 (twenty-two years ago)

HOLYSHITTINGFUCKYFUCKYFUCKINGHELLJESUSFUCKINGCHRISTOHMYSHITTINGGOD

Mr Swygart has just seen the midweek predictions. On current form, it would seem that everyone is going to be scoring somewhere in the region of SWEET FUCK ALL.

Lemme put it this way. FRANZ FERDINAND are the nearest challengers for #1.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 11:51 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't want to say much more than that, but with that and some of the other stuff, we are on course for Wrexham-Arsenal upset proportions here...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 11:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Heck, I'll buy one...

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 11:54 (twenty-two years ago)

As i will only be 11 places out, do I get 1/11th of a point?

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 11:55 (twenty-two years ago)

No.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 11:57 (twenty-two years ago)

There is also a shock top 10 entry that will make a certain Aussie very chuffed indeed.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 12:02 (twenty-two years ago)

One imagines both those songs will droop a little as there's only been one day of sales. But re: those figures (not really midweeks as only one day of data in them, right?) are amazing.

― edward o (edwardo), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 12:11 (twenty-two years ago)

I didn't know Rolf Harris had a single out...

(predictable funny no.242)

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 12:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Probably. I've no idea what the gap between the two singles is, FF might make top 5 but could equally miss it.

However. If news leaks to the indie kids of this, then things could well be gettin' kinda hectic.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 12:14 (twenty-two years ago)

I got the power.

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 12:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Nah, if the indie kids hear, there'll be some kind of campaign to buy extra copies, jinxing the whole thing and such. (precedent can be cited, but can't be arsed)

― edward o (edwardo), Tuesday, 13 January 2004 12:17 (twenty-two years ago)

Right, we're underway in a wee bit.

We aren't changing the deadline to Tuesday because I do not want any possibility of the midweeks interfererising with the predictions.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:03 (twenty-two years ago)

TUESDAY IS NOT MIDWEEK

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:14 (twenty-two years ago)

most people are reluctant to post before the new chart is announced, so only getting an evening and very early morning to post is a bit of a stifler on the game i think. oh dear what a pity never mind.

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:16 (twenty-two years ago)

TUESDAY IS WHEN THE MIDWEEKS COME OUT.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:27 (twenty-two years ago)

I might nix next week's one, cos there's a slight yet important rule change. I also forgot to pick a random number.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Also - I should have opened picks for week two earlier, like Thursday or something. That's what I'm trying to do now...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:29 (twenty-two years ago)

But never mind. The album chart seems to have been as thrilling as ever. Dido is #1, Tears For Fears' best of was #5 or something, tuned in too late to hear where Fat Ally Griffin came in, as if I care or something...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:29 (twenty-two years ago)

how accurate have the midweeks been lately then? as in exact matches or matches within point-scoring region generally? not enough to take the edge off too much i wouldn't have thought. are Franz Ferdinand really going to be number one later? i'd be absolutely flabberghasted if so.

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Midweeks are usually pretty accurate, to within about four or five places on average. Their main function is for rooting out surprises, e.g. Franz F, most of the rest of this week's chart.

Bo Selecta got to #40.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually, they're probably a good deal more accurate than that, about two or three places.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:37 (twenty-two years ago)

except with 'Good Luck' and 'Milshake' - actually, what WERE their midweek positions? do you know?

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:38 (twenty-two years ago)

Darkness 36.

Good Luck was about #12, Milkshake #4.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Today's top 40 guest is Lemar. I like Lemar.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:44 (twenty-two years ago)

I don't think I've missed any new entries yet.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Good Luck was about #12, Milkshake #4.

why BBC Radio 1's website claimed Jaxx were battling for #1 and not Kelis is a real mystery then.

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:47 (twenty-two years ago)

BBC Radio 1 are currently trying to interest people as to whether or not Edith Bowman fancies Colin Murray. Trust 'em as far as you can throw 'em...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:48 (twenty-two years ago)

in the albums chart, Tasty entered at #21.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Lordy, Blue are dull.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Wee Kev is #31.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 16:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Girls Aloud #29.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

And #27 is Sophie Ellis-Bextor. 10 for - Ian, W3ft, Flowers, Alex and Robin.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 17:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Crumbs!

― Snnap Dragon (snnap dragon), Sunday, 18 January 2004 17:08 (twenty-two years ago)

The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster #25 - 10 for Snnap, 5 for W3ft (who sets the early pace), 1 for Grout.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 17:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Katie Melua is #24, so she's likely to win the Taking Down The Tree Challenge...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 17:15 (twenty-two years ago)

Stacie Orrico #22 - 1 for Tico.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 17:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Amy Studt #21. No points for anyone.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 17:23 (twenty-two years ago)

HIM #15 - 10 for Tom May, 1 for Snnap.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 17:47 (twenty-two years ago)

What was that god-awful eurotrancepopbynumbers thing at #16? I'd never even heard that before. Probably for a good reason, but still.

And is this the Beckham record at #14? Fuck me, I'm out of touch.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Sunday, 18 January 2004 17:53 (twenty-two years ago)

That was Motorcycle.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 17:54 (twenty-two years ago)

Liberty X #13 - 5 for Cis.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 17:56 (twenty-two years ago)

Beyonce #11 - 1 point for Grout.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 18:05 (twenty-two years ago)

He he... that girl sounded entirely non-plussed by Wes' insistence on Busted being pronounced in his cod-Mancunian manner.

― Tom May (Tom May), Sunday, 18 January 2004 18:27 (twenty-two years ago)

2Play got to #8. 10 for Mr Plagenhoef, 5 for Grout, 1 for Cis.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 18:29 (twenty-two years ago)

I used up all my predictive power on Wolves vs Man U.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 18 January 2004 18:40 (twenty-two years ago)

Franz Ferdinand at #3.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Sunday, 18 January 2004 18:40 (twenty-two years ago)

No points for anyone, obv...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 18 January 2004 18:41 (twenty-two years ago)

I suppose that means I've got to revise me (still in progress) Rough Guide to Domino to include FF. B*gger.

― Snnap Dragon (snnap dragon), Sunday, 18 January 2004 18:43 (twenty-two years ago)

And I thought Wes wasn't allowed to mention Coca-Cola?

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Sunday, 18 January 2004 18:47 (twenty-two years ago)

he is for the moment but the rules will change later in the year and the Coke namecheck will go - the U-turn is basically because the BBC are wary of seeming too commercial in the run-up to charter renewal, especially now that the Tories have got right back on their "privatise anything remotely populist the BBC does and reduce it to the level of PBS/NPR in America" track of 10 years ago, and New Labour have their own reasons to BBC-bash.

― robin carmody (robin carmody), Sunday, 18 January 2004 18:55 (twenty-two years ago)

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