By Roger Nead
March 16, 2004
OOPS...SHE DID IT AGAIN!:
That loveable BRITNEY SPEARS collects the fourth Top 10 hit of her 5-year chart career this week. I know it’s hard to believe with all the talk she’s generated over the last half-decade, Spears has had so few hits, but consider the artists who were in the Top 10 back when Britney appeared there for the first time: SHAWN MULLINS, FAITH EVANS, 98 DEGREES, LAURYN HILL, DIVINE, BACKSTREET BOYS, EAGLE-EYE CHERRY, CELINE DION, and DEBORAH COX. When was the last time any of these artists were making news?
Here is BRITNEY SPEARS four Top 10’ers:
“...Baby One More Time,” #1, 1999
“(You Drive Me) Crazy,” #10, 1999
“Oops...I Did It Again,” #9, 2000
And “Toxic,” #10 (so far), 2004
OH!...SHEILA’S BACK!:
READY FOR THE WORLD’S #1 hit from 1985, “Oh Sheila” is back on the Billboard Hot 100 this week, with a new version called: “Love Me Right (Oh Sheila)” performed by ANGEL CITY Featuring LARA McALLEN, which debuts at #97.
“Oh Sheila” is the second remake of a #1 hit from 1985 to resurface on the Hot 100 this decade, following DJ SAMMY’S cover of BRYAN ADAMS first chart topper “Heaven.” Sammy’s “Heaven,” which featured YANOU & DO, peaked at #8 back in August of 2002.
I think the time is right for LUDACRIS & CHINGY to release their take on PHIL COLLINS’ “Sussudio!”
U.S. Singles Chart:
Here are this week’s Top 15 singles:
1) Yeah! by USHER Featuring LIL JON & LUDACRIS
2) One Call Away by CHINGY Featuring J. WEAV
3) Slow Jamz by TWISTA Featuring KANYE WEST & JAMIE FOXX
4) Tipsy by J-KWON
5) Hotel by CASSIDY Featuring R. KELLY
6) Splash Waterfalls by LUDACRIS
7) The Way You Move by OUTKAST Featuring SLEEPY BROWN
8) Dirt Off Your Shoulder by JAY-Z
9) My Immortal by EVANESCENCE
10) Toxic by BRITNEY SPEARS
11) Sorry 2004 by RUBEN STUDDARD
12) Hey Ya! by OUTKAST
13) Me, Myself And I by BEYONCE
14) With You by JESSICA SIMPSON
15) Numb by LINKIN PARK
U.S. Album Chart:
Here are this week’s Top 15 albums:
1) Feels Like Home by NORAH JONES
2) In This Skin by JESSICA SIMPSON
3) Fallen by EVANESCENCE
4) The College Dropout by KANYE WEST
5) When The Sun Goes Down by KENNY CHESNEY
6) Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OUTKAST
7) Closer by JOSH GROBAN
8) The Very Best Of Sheryl Crow by SHERYL CROW
9) Kamikaze by TWISTA
10) I Don’t Want You Back by EAMON
11) Songs About Jane by MAROON5
12) Tough Luv by YOUNG GUNZ
13) Cee-Lo Green...Is The Soul Machine by CEE-LO
14) Jackpot by CHINGY
15) In The Zone by BRITNEY SPEARS
Top 10 Most Downloaded Tracks:
Here are this week’s Top 10 Hot Digital Tracks:
1) This Love by MAROON5
2) Toxic by BRITNEY SPEARS
3) Hey Ya! by OUTKAST
4) Tipsy by J-KWON
5) I Believe In A Thing Called Love by THE DARKNESS
6) F**K It (I Don’t Want You back) (Dirty Version) by EAMON
7) 100 Years by FIVE FOR FIGHTING
8) With You by JESSICA SIMPSON
9) Are You Gonna Be My Girl by JET
10) The Way You Move by OUTKAST Featuring SLEEPY BROWN
Modern Rock Tracks:
Here are this week’s Top 10 Modern Rock tracks:
1) Megalomaniac by INCUBUS
2) I Miss You by BLINK-182
3) Last Train Home by LOSTPROPHETS
4) Figured You Out by NICKELBACK
5) One Thing by FINGER ELEVEN
6) Love Song by 311
7) The Reason by HOOBASTANK
8) Numb by LINKIN PARK
9) I Believe In A Thing Called Love by THE DARKNESS
10) I Am The Highway by AUDIOSLAVE
Top Rap Tracks:
Here are this week’s Top 10 Rap tracks:
1) One Call Away by CHINGY Featuring J. WEAV
2) Tipsy by J-KWON
3) Splash Waterfalls by LUDACRIS
4) Slow Jamz by TWISTA Featuring KANYE WEST & JAMIE FOXX
5) Hotel by CASSIDY Featuring R. KELLY
6) Dirt Off Your Shoulder by JAY-Z
7) Salt Shaker by YING YANG TWINS Featuring LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ
8) Through The Wire by KANYE WEST
9) Wanna Get To Know You by G-UNIT Featuring JOE
10) I’m Still In Love With You by SEAN PAUL Featuring SASHA
The U.K. Top 10:
Here are this week’s top 10 singles in the U.K.:
1) Toxic by BRITNEY SPEARS
2) Cha Cha Slide by DJ CASPER
3) Mysterious Girl by PETER ANDRE
4) Amazing by GEORGE MICHAEL
5) Red Blooded Woman by KYLIE MINOGUE
6) Thank You by JAMELIA
7) Dude by BEENIE MAN Featuring MR. THING
8) I Miss You by BLINK-182
9) Hey Ya! by OUTKAST
10) Obvious by WESTLIFE
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1) Favorite Scar by THE VANISHED
2) Float On by MODEST MOUSE
3) Operation Big Beat by FROM BUBBLEGUM TO SKY
4) Run by SNOW PATROL
5) Before We Arrive by THE MELIGROVE BAND
6) People Together by DJ ME DJ YOU
7) I’m So L.A. by MYNX
8) Psalm For The Elks Lodge Last Call by THE WEAKERTHANS
9) Beautiful Stones by GOLD CASH GOLD
10) Vanilla Radio by WILDHEARTS
11) Runaway by ZEBRAHEAD
12) Fooled With The Wrong Guy by BEULAH
13) Don’t Steal Our Sun by THE THRILLS
14) Red Right Ankle by THE DECEMBERISTS
15) Moviestar by STEREOPHONICS
16) In Your Sea by THE GET UP KIDS
17) The New Face Of Zero And One by THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
18) Misfit by ELEFANT
19) Speed Dial No. 2 by ZERO 7
20) Marvelous Error by THE FARAWAY PLACES
21) Reconstruction Site by THE WEAKERTHANS
22) High As The Ceiling by STEREOPHONICS
23) We Dreamt In Heist by ANBERLIN
24) Blind Pilots by COOPER TEMPLE CLAUSE
25) Last Defense by YEAR OF THE RABBIT
26) Any Given Day by MUDMEN
27) Self-Fulfilling Prophecy by BLUE-EYED SON
28) Still Here Waiting by EVE 6
29) Far Star Lover by PINE*am
30) Not Ready To Go by THE TREWS
#1 ON BILLBOARD’S CHARTS
Here’s a look at what topping all the various pop culture charts this week:
#1 on the R&B Singles Chart = Yeah! by USHER Featuring LIL JON & LUDACRIS
#1 on the R&B Albums Chart = The College Dropout by KANYE WEST
#1 on the Country Singles Chart = Watch The Wind Blow By by TIM McGRAW
#1 on the Country Albums Chart = When The Sun Goes Down by KENNY CHESNEY
#1 on the Latin Singles Chart = Te Quise Tanto by PAULINA RUBIO
#1 on the Latin Albums Chart = Intimamente: En Vivo Live by INTOCABLE
#1 on the Dance Music Club Play Chart = Face To Face by DAFT PUNK
#1 on the Mainstream Rock Chart = Figured You Out by NICKELBACK
#1 on the Adult Contemporary Chart = You Raise Me Up by JOSH GROBAN
#1 on the Top Internet Album Sales Chart = Feels Like Home by NORAH JONES
#1 on the Top DVD Sales Chart = SPY KIDS 3: GAME OVER
#1 on the Top Video Rentals Chart = RUNAWAY JURY
#1 on the Top Music Videos Chart = Live In Texas by LINKIN PARK
#1 on the Top Video Game Rentals Chart = PS2-MAFIA
FUN & GAMES:
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This week: Hear the official weekly Billboard Top 50 chart from 29 years ago, March 16th, 1975!
TOP O’ THE CHARTS:
Let’s go through time and see what was at #1 this week on the various popular music charts!
#1 Song on the U.K. Chart, March 16, 1995:
Think Twice by CELINE DION
#1 Song on Billboard’s Modern Rock Chart, March 16, 1990:
Cuts You Up by PETER MURPHY
#1 Song on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Chart, March 16, 1985:
Radioactive by THE FIRM
#1 Song on Billboard’s R&B Chart, March 16, 1980:
And The Beat Goes On by THE WHISPERS
#1 Song on Billboard’s Country & Western Chart, March 16, 1975:
Before The Next Teardrop Falls by FREDDY FENDER
#1 Song on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Chart, March 16, 1970:
Bridge Over Troubled Water by SIMON & GARFUNKEL
#1 Album on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart, March 16, 1965:
GOLDFINGER – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
#1 Song on Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart, March 16, 1960:
Theme From “A Summer Place” by PERCY FAITH
REMEMBER THESE?:
Here are the official Top Ten Charts, 6, 16, 26, and 36 years ago this week:
MARCH 16, 1998:
1) Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It by WILL SMITH
2) Nice & Slow by USHER
3) My Heart Will Go On by CELINE DION
4) No, No, No by DESTINY’S CHILD
5) Truly Madly Deeply by SAVAGE GARDEN
6) What You Want by MASE Featuring TOTAL
7) Gone Till November by WYCLEF JEAN
8) Frozen by MADONNA
9) Together Again by JANET
10) Swing My Way by K.P. & ENVYI
MARCH 16, 1988:
1) Never Gonna Give You Up by RICK ASTLEY
2) I Get Weak by BELINDA CARLISLE
3) Father Figure by GEORGE MICHAEL
4) Man In The Mirror by MICHAEL JACKSON
5) Endless Summer Nights by RICHARD MARX
6) She’s Like The Wind by PATRICK SWAYZE Featuring WENDY FRASER
7) Out Of The Blue by DEBBIE GIBSON
8) Just Like Paradise by DAVID LEE ROTH
9) I Want Her by KEITH SWEAT
10) Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car by BILLY OCEAN
MARCH 16, 1978:
1) Night Fever by BEE GEES
2) Stayin’ Alive by BEE GEES
3) Emotion by SAMANTHA SANG
4) Lay Down Sally by ERIC CLAPTON
5) (Love Is) Thicker Than Water by ANDY GIBB
6) Can’t Smile Without You by BARRY MANILOW
7) I Go Crazy by PAUL DAVIS
8) Sometimes When We Touch by DAN HILL
9) Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) by CHIC
10) Just The Way You Are by BILLY JOEL
MARCH 16, 1968:
1) (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay by OTIS REDDING
2) (Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls by DIONNE WARWICK
3) Love Is Blue by PAUL MAURIAT
4) Simon Says by 1910 FRUITGUM CO.
5) Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) by KENNY ROGERS & THE FIRST EDITION
6) I Wish It Would Rain by THE TEMPTATIONS
7) La-La Means I Love You by THE DELFONICS
8) Valleri by THE MONKEES
9) (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone by ARETHA FRANKLIN
10) I Thank You by SAM & DAVE
POP CULTURE CALENDAR:
Here’s a look at some of the popular movies & TV shows that premiered this week:
MARCH 16TH:
(1979) THE CHINA SYNDROME, Columbia Pictures, Directed by JAMES BRIDGES.
MARCH 17TH:
(1978) THE FURY, 20TH Century Fox, Directed by BRIAN DePALMA.
(1989) FLETCH LIVES, Universal Pictures, Directed by MICHAEL RITCHIE.
(2000) ERIN BROCKOVICH, Universal Pictures, Directed by STEVEN SODERBERGH.
(2000) FINAL DESTINATION, New Line Cinema, Directed by JAMES WONG.
MARCH 18TH:
(1981) THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO debuts on ABC TV, it would run for three seasons, and it’s theme song would reach #2 on the Hot 100.
(1988) POLICE ACADEMY 5: ASSIGNMENT MIAMI BEACH, Warner Brothers, Directed by ALAN MYERSON.
(1994) NAKED GUN 33 1/3: THE FINAL INSULT, Paramount Pictures, Directed by PETER SEGAL.
MARCH 19TH:
(1982) PORKYS, 20TH Century Fox, Directed by BOB CLARK.
(1984) KATE & ALLIE, starring JANE CURTAIN & SUSAN SAINT JAMES, debuts on CBS TV. It would run on Monday nights for 6 seasons.
MARCH 20TH:
(1981) THE FINAL CONFLICT: OMEN III, 20TH Century Fox, Directed by GRAHAM BAKER.
(1987) RAISING ARIZONA, 20TH Century Fox, Directed by JOEL & ETHAN COHEN.
(1992) BASIC INSTINCT, Tri-Star Pictures, Directed by PAUL VERHOEVEN.
MARCH 21ST:
(1975) ESCAPE TO WITCH MOUNTAIN, Walt Disney Pictures, Directed by JOHN HOUGH.
(1975) THE WHO’S TOMMY, Columbia Pictures, Directed by KEN RUSSELL.
(1980) LITTLE DARLINGS, Paramount Pictures, Directed by RONALD F. MAXWELL.
(1986) 9 1/2 WEEKS, MGM Pictures, Directed by Adrian Lyne.
(1997) LIAR LIAR, Universal Pictures, Directed by TOM SHADYAC.
(1997) SELENA, Warner Brothers, Directed by GREGORY NAVA.
MARCH 22ND:
(1985) FRIDAY THE 13TH PART V: A NEW BEGINNING, Paramount Pictures, Directed by DANNY STEINMANN.
(1985) THE LAST DRAGON, Tri-Star Pictures, Directed by MICHAEL SCHULTZ.
(1991) TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES II: THE SECRET OF THE OOZE, New Line Cinema, Directed by MICHAEL PRESSMAN.
MUSICAL TIME MACHINE:
Ok, I’m resorting to recycling some of my previous pop trivia quizzes. At least you got something to do to pass the time!
I’ve listed a lyric from several well known pop hits from the past. Figure out what song each lyric is from, and then what year all these hits peaked!
1) “I’m alright Jack, keep your hands off of my stack.”
2) “I got a Nikon Camera, I love to take a photograph.”
3) “You’ve been tellin’ me you’re a genius since you were seventeen, and all the time I’ve known you, I still don’t know what you mean.”
4) “It makes a lame man walk, makes a blind man talk about seein’ again.”
5) “I’m a juvenile product of the working class, whose best friend floats in the bottom of a glass.”
6) “Wonder if I’ll find paradise. Somewhere there’s a home, sweet and nice.”
7) “Everybody here is out of sight. They don’t bark and they don’t bite.”
THE ANSWERS:
1) Money by PINK FLOYD, Peaked at #13
2) Kodachrome by PAUL SIMON, Peaked at #2
3) Reeling In The Years by STEELY DAN, Peaked at #11
4) One Of A Kind (Love Affair) by SPINNERS, Peaked at #11
5) Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting by ELTON JOHN, Peaked at #12
6) The World Is A Ghetto by WAR, Peaked at #7
7) Dancing In The Moonlight by KING HARVEST, Peaked at #13
All of these classic hits peaked back in 1973!
ROCK & ROLL TRIVIA QUESTION:
Test your rock IQ and answer my question!
Name the singer, who back in 1970, had two singles peak at #13, one single peak at #5, and one peak at #87, but all four recorded under different artist names!
Answer Next Week
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