ALL-NEW UK Top 40 Prediction League - WEEK SIX

50 Cent - If I Can't#14
Agnelli & Nelson - Hold Onto Nothing#21
Elbow - Not A Job#51
Fiery Furnances - Tropical Iceland#16
Jamelia - Thank You#8
JX - Restless#33
Kelly Llorenna - This Time I Know It's For Real#27
Lemar - Another Day#5
Love Inc - Into The Night#13
Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl#1
Placebo - English Summer Rain#62
Space - Suburban Rock 'N' Roll#91
VS - Love You Like Mad#13
Westlife - Obvious#4
Zero 7 - Home#38

Random number: #38 Zero 7 - Hold On

SPECIAL BONUS "IF HE CAN'T DO IT..." ROUND: Will 50 Cent:
A) Chart higher than both MILKSHAKE and HEY YA>

Love Inc - Into The Night.. isn't that track, like, three years old? If I remember it correctly, it sounds like Pure Shores, which means it would have to be from 2001 because that's when doing such a thing would have still been a good idea.

50 Cent - If I Can't #12
Agnelli & Nelson - Hold Onto Nothing #22
Elbow - Not A Job #40
Fiery Furnances - Tropical Iceland #25
Jamelia - Thank You #5
JX - Restless #29
Kelly Llorenna - This Time I Know It's For Real #24
Lemar - Another Day #4
Love Inc - Into The Night #14
Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl #1 (struggles to hold back venom)
Placebo - English Summer Rain #55
Space - Suburban Rock 'N' Roll #74
VS - Love You Like Mad #17
Westlife - Obvious #2
Zero 7 - Home #39

Random number #38 - UD Project - Saturday Night

#1 - the freakish Harrow-born yet still somehow Australian wanker

SPECIAL BONUS "IF HE CAN'T DO IT ..." ROUND: Will 50 Cent:
D) Chart lower than both MILKSHAKE and HEY YA

crikey when did Domino Records become such a chartbound force? is the Fiery Furnaces track that popular?

50 Cent - If I Can't #16
Agnelli & Nelson - Hold Onto Nothing #32
Elbow - Not A Job #37
Fiery Furnances - Tropical Iceland #27
Jamelia - Thank You #5
JX - Restless #25
Kelly Llorenna - This Time I Know It's For Real #21
Lemar - Another Day #9
Love Inc - Into The Night #17
Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl #1
Placebo - English Summer Rain #39
Space - Suburban Rock 'N' Roll #56
VS - Love You Like Mad #20
Westlife - Obvious #2
Zero 7 - Home #47

Random number: #38 = Snow Patrol

SPECIAL BONUS "IF HE CAN'T DO IT..." ROUND: Will 50 Cent:

D) Chart lower than both MILKSHAKE and HEY YA

The Sisters got to #43, Kings Of Leon #61, Syntax #69, John Mayer #72. Yes, the Kings of Leon were outsold by Yeovil Town.

Tee hee hee.

Scores:

Plagenhoef 152
Carmody 135
Jellybean 127
Fishman 118
Alex 116
Grout 110
Flowersdie 109
Ed O 106
Tico 97
Tom May 93
Zappi 92
Me 79
Cis 77
Ian 63
Hobart 45
Stevem 37
Snnap 31
W3ft 25
Jel 20

Wow, is that the JX? And the Space come to think of it? 1996 Revival!

It is the JX. Not a patch on "You Belong To Me", a much-underrated but wonderful single.

Is it THE Space though? I thought they would have given up when they put out a single that went to number 60 or something about 4 years ago..

50 Cent - If I Can't - #11
Agnelli & Nelson - Hold Onto Nothing #19
Elbow - Not A Job - #49
Fiery Furnances - Tropical Iceland #42
Jamelia - Thank You #6
JX - Restless #24
Kelly Llorenna - This Time I Know It's For Real #22
Lemar - Another Day #8
Love Inc - Into The Night #15
Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl #2
Placebo - English Summer Rain #32
Space - Suburban Rock 'N' Roll #66
VS - Love You Like Mad #35
Westlife - Obvious #1
Zero 7 - Home #18

#1 - Westlife
#38 - Clea
50 Cent: D) lower than both

Does "Obvious" by Westlife go like this?

It's so obvious, it's here, it's there
It's not just the colour, it must be more, at least 17+3 score
This is 77, nearly heaven.
It's black, white, and pink, just think
There's more to come, hum hum hum hum, it's so obvious
Well it's alright, just listen,
can't wait for 78
God those RPM,
can't wait for them,
don't just watch, hours happen,
get in there kid and snap them

or not?

i think the fiery furnaces are on rough trade, rather than domino. they're getting marketed quite hard. which i don't mind, because i like them.

50 Cent - If I Can't #9
Agnelli & Nelson - Hold Onto Nothing ..err..who?..err.. #18
Elbow - Not A Job #37
Fiery Furnances - Tropical Iceland #14
Jamelia - Thank You #4
JX - Restless #11
Kelly Llorenna - This Time I Know It's For Real ugh.. #27
Lemar - Another Day #10
Love Inc - Into The Night #17
Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl #2
Placebo - English Summer Rain #23
Space - Suburban Rock 'N' Roll #76
VS - Love You Like Mad #22
Westlife - Obvious #1
Zero 7 - Home #29

Random number: #38 lost prophets

SPECIAL BONUS "IF HE CAN'T DO IT..." ROUND: Will 50 Cent:

C) Chart higher than HEY YA but not MILKSHAKE

Pick one. 10 points if correct.

50 Cent - If I Can't #10
Agnelli & Nelson - Hold Onto Nothing #28
Elbow - Not A Job #11
Fiery Furnances - Tropical Iceland #36
Jamelia - Thank You #5
JX - Restless #17
Kelly Llorenna - This Time I Know It's For Real #20
Lemar - Another Day #15
Love Inc - Into The Night #19
Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl #1
Placebo - English Summer Rain #29
Space - Suburban Rock 'N' Roll #64
VS - Love You Like Mad #27
Westlife - Obvious #4
Zero 7 - Home #35

Random number: #38 Speedway - Can't turn back

SPECIAL BONUS "IF HE CAN'T DO IT..." ROUND: Will 50 Cent:

D) Chart lower than both MILKSHAKE and HEY YA

50 Cent - If I Can't - 7
Agnelli & Nelson - Hold Onto Nothing - 45
Elbow - Not A Job - 22
Fiery Furnances - Tropical Iceland - 50
Jamelia - Thank You - 5
JX - Restless - 8
Kelly Llorenna - This Time I Know It's For Real - 12
Lemar - Another Day - 9
Love Inc - Into The Night - 35
Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl - 1
Placebo - English Summer Rain - 27
Space - Suburban Rock 'N' Roll - 60
VS - Love You Like Mad - 6
Westlife - Obvious - 2
Zero 7 - Home - 31

Random number: #38 - Snow Patrol

SPECIAL BONUS "IF HE CAN'T DO IT..." ROUND: Will 50 Cent:

D) Chart lower than both MILKSHAKE and HEY YA

50 Cent - If I Can't - #16
Agnelli & Nelson - Hold Onto Nothing - #34
Elbow - Not A Job - #35
Fiery Furnances - Tropical Iceland - #31
Jamelia - Thank You - #5
JX - Restless - #21
Kelly Llorenna - This Time I Know It's For Real - #18
Lemar - Another Day - #6
Love Inc - Into The Night - #29
Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl - #1
Placebo - English Summer Rain - #26
Space - Suburban Rock 'N' Roll - #68
VS - Love You Like Mad - #27
Westlife - Obvious - #2
Zero 7 - Home - #40

#1: Peter Andre

Random number: #38: Stereophonics

50 Cent will: D) Chart lower than both MILKSHAKE and HEY YA

50 Cent - If I Can't - #19
Agnelli & Nelson - Hold Onto Nothing - #28
Elbow - Not A Job - #22
Fiery Furnances - Tropical Iceland - #30
Jamelia - Thank You - #2 (I may be placing too much trust in Tooting Woolworths here)
JX - Restless - #39
Kelly Llorenna - This Time I Know It's For Real - #12
Lemar - Another Day - #6
Love Inc - Into The Night - #25
Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl - #5
Placebo - English Summer Rain - #42
Space - Suburban Rock 'N' Roll - #88
VS - Love You Like Mad - #10
Westlife - Obvious - #1
Zero 7 - Home - #20

#1: Ver 'Life
#38 oh god knows, Melua.

SPECIAL BONUS "IF HE CAN'T DO IT..." ROUND: Will 50 Cent:

D) Chart lower than both MILKSHAKE and HEY YA

Five hours left.

50 Cent - If I Can't - #10
Agnelli & Nelson - Hold Onto Nothing - #31
Elbow - Not A Job - #28
Fiery Furnaces - Tropical Iceland - #19
Jamelia - Thank You - #6
JX - Restless - #16
Kelly Llorenna - This Time I Know It's For Real - #25
Lemar - Another Day - #8
Love Inc - Into The Night - #20
Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl - #1
Placebo - English Summer Rain - #58
Space - Suburban Rock 'N' Roll - #45
VS - Love You Like Mad - #13
Westlife - Obvious - #2
Zero 7 - Home - #35

#38 snow patrol

D) lower than both MILKSHAKE and HEY YA

50 Cent - If I Can't 11
Agnelli & Nelson - Hold Onto Nothing 23
Elbow - Not A Job 17
Fiery Furnances - Tropical Iceland 35
Jamelia - Thank You 5
JX - Restless 15
Kelly Llorenna - This Time I Know It's For Real 19
Lemar - Another Day 8
Love Inc - Into The Night 12
Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl 1
Placebo - English Summer Rain 35
Space - Suburban Rock 'N' Roll 43
VS - Love You Like Mad 21
Westlife - Obvious 2
Zero 7 - Home 18

Random number: #38
#1 Peter Andre
SPECIAL BONUS "IF HE CAN'T DO IT..." ROUND: Will 50 Cent:

B) Chart higher than MILKSHAKE but not HEY YA

Picks:
50 Cent - If I Can't #13
Agnelli & Nelson - Hold Onto Nothing #26
Elbow - Not A Job #34
Fiery Furnances - Tropical Iceland #30
Jamelia - Thank You #4
JX - Restless #22
Kelly Llorenna - This Time I Know It's For Real #11
Lemar - Another Day #9
Love Inc - Into The Night #31
Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl #1
Placebo - English Summer Rain #32
Space - Suburban Rock 'N' Roll #69
VS - Love You Like Mad #18
Westlife - Obvious #2
Zero 7 - Home #35

Random number: #38 Snow Patrol

SPECIAL BONUS "IF HE CAN'T DO IT..." ROUND: Will 50 Cent:

D) Chart lower than both MILKSHAKE and HEY YA

50 Cent - If I Can't # 16
Agnelli & Nelson - Hold Onto Nothing #29
Elbow - Not A Job #28
Fiery Furnances - Tropical Iceland #27
Jamelia - Thank You #12
JX - Restless #19
Kelly Llorenna - This Time I Know It's For Real #26
Lemar - Another Day #10
Love Inc - Into The Night #36
Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl #6
Placebo - English Summer Rain #33
Space - Suburban Rock 'N' Roll #57
VS - Love You Like Mad #40
Westlife - Obvious #1
Zero 7 - Home # 37

Random number: #38 Speedway

SPECIAL BONUS "IF HE CAN'T DO IT..." ROUND: Will 50 Cent:
D) Chart lower than both MILKSHAKE and HEY YA

50 Cent - If I Can't #6
Agnelli & Nelson - Hold Onto Nothing #34
Elbow - Not A Job #22
Fiery Furnances - Tropical Iceland #13
Jamelia - Thank You #4
JX - Restless #23
Kelly Llorenna - This Time I Know It's For Real #15
Lemar - Another Day #9
Love Inc - Into The Night #24
Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl #1
Placebo - English Summer Rain #30
Space - Suburban Rock 'N' Roll #40
VS - Love You Like Mad #18
Westlife - Obvious #2
Zero 7 - Home #20

Random number: #38 Snow Patrol

SPECIAL BONUS "IF HE CAN'T DO IT..." ROUND: Will 50 Cent:

A) Chart higher than both MILKSHAKE and HEY YA

oh missed #38. snow patrol

50 Cent - If I Can't #14
Agnelli & Nelson - Hold Onto Nothing #28
Elbow - Not A Job #30
Fiery Furnances - Tropical Iceland #25
Jamelia - Thank You #6
JX - Restless #17
Kelly Llorenna - This Time I Know It's For Real #20 (is this the SAW Donna Summer This Time I Know It's For Real? say it ain't so! or is)
Lemar - Another Day #10
Love Inc - Into The Night #33
Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl #1
Placebo - English Summer Rain #24
Space - Suburban Rock 'N' Roll #60
VS - Love You Like Mad #21
Westlife - Obvious #2
Zero 7 - Home #23

Random number: #38 Snow Patrol

SPECIAL BONUS "IF HE CAN'T DO IT..." ROUND: Will 50 Cent:

D) Chart lower than both MILKSHAKE and HEY YA

In the neighbourhood of half an hour left...

BETTING ENDS.

can i just creep into admittance this week? Isn't it usually midnight anyway? :)

50 Cent - If I Can't #7
Agnelli & Nelson - Hold Onto Nothing #27
Elbow - Not A Job #35
Fiery Furnances - Tropical Iceland #31
Jamelia - Thank You #5
JX - Restless #21
Kelly Llorenna - This Time I Know It's For Real #16
Lemar - Another Day #9
Love Inc - Into The Night #29
Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl #1
Placebo - English Summer Rain #27
Space - Suburban Rock 'N' Roll #59
VS - Love You Like Mad #20
Westlife - Obvious #3
Zero 7 - Home #32

#1: Lamentably, P. Andre.
Random number: #38: Snow Patrol

SPECIAL BONUS "IF HE CAN'T DO IT..." ROUND: Will 50 Cent:

C) Chart higher than HEY YA but not MILKSHAKE

Tom - yeah, go on then.

No Wes! :)

No, but it's Scott Mills. And I am in a fucking horrible mood. I've only just been able to get on the computer.

Kelly Llorenna was just #14 there... there've been some other new entries as well. Placebo #23, Elbow #26, JX #22, Love Inc #39 being the only ones on the docket.

Why did everyone put the Fiery Furnaces in the top 40, by the way?

Oh, and #38 - Bernie Nolan.

Milkshake has just come in at #11, and neither Fiddy nor Outkast have made an appearance yet.

Fiddy is ten, so the correct answer was:

B) Chart higher than MILKSHAKE but not HEY YA

Jellybean the only one to get that right, there...

Lemar is #9.

Dear christ. Chris Moyles and Comedy Dave have recorded a good luck message for the Peter Andre single. Someboady please give me a reason not to put my foot through the radio right now.

I've forgotten what was #19.

VS #7.

That is the worst 'uh-oh' ever.

this is truly awful

Jamelia higher than Westlife ... that has to be worthy of praise.

There is a new cultural nadir at number one, though.

is it really true that this is P**** A****'s 3rd no. 1 single, as Mills said? I remember him being entirely flash-in-the-pan back in '96.

Appalling really that we have seeming nostalgia [however ironic it may be for some people; they're almost worse] for such a weedy, crap summer single... from less than 8 years ago, too. This, combined with the obsession it seems many have with allowing an irritating TV genre to cross-polinate into other areas... the man Moyles and his cretinous 'Comedy' Dave symbolise so much that is just plain wrong in our culture.

I did think Scott Mills was preferable to Wes; a bit less of the omnipresent, attention-seeking attitude that Wes conveys throughout his shows. SM was hardly particularly great, but it was a pleasant change to have someone more unobtrusive in style. However... one had to sigh when he mimicked the same pronunciation of 'B*u*sted' that Wes also does.

Overall: the Jamelia single was really quite something... I focused on the music rather than lyrics when listening today. Rather evocative; definitely a step up from more run of the mill r&b. Nicely uncertain, hovering quality about its background sound.

Flava and I Feel For You (I think) were Andre's other number one singles. He was quite the star for a while.

I Feel You. Another devilish pub quiz qn bites the dust.