By Roger Nead
April 20, 2004
SAIL AWAY...SAIL AWAY:
More than 15 years after she first made the Billboard Hot 100, Irish singer ENYA scores the biggest hit of her career...Of course, only on a technicality!
The hit that peaks at #2 this week, “I Don’t Wanna Know,” is credited to MARIO WINANS Featuring ENYA & P. DIDDY, due to the fact that it samples “Ready Or Not,” a #69 airplay hit for FUGEES, back in 1996. The FUGEES hit contained an un-licensed sample of “Boadicea,” by ENYA, which prompted a lawsuit, back in 96, and prompted the Bad Boy label to credit ENYA, in order to avoid their own lawsuit. Aw, big bad P. DIDDY, scared of a little ole Irish easy-listening singer!
Anyhow, here is ENYA’S previous pop chart history:
Orinoco Flow (Sail Away), #24, 1989
Caribbean Blue, #79, 1992
Only Time, #10, 2001
U.S. Singles Chart:
Here are this week’s Top 15 singles:
1) Yeah! by USHER Featuring LIL JON & LUDACRIS
2) I Don’t Wanna Know by MARIO WINANS Featuring ENYA & P. DIDDY
3) Tipsy by J-KWON
4) Burn by USHER
5) This Love by MAROON5
6) Naughty Girl by BEYONCE
7) One Call Away by CHINGY Featuring J. WEAV
8) If I Ain’t Got You by ALICIA KEYS
9) Dirt Off Your Shoulder by JAY-Z
10) My Band by D12
11) All Falls Down by KANYE WEST Featuring SYLEENA JOHNSON
12) My Immortal by EVANESCENCE
13) Freek-A-Leek by PETEY PABLO
14) Toxic by BRITNEY SPEARS
15) Overnight Celebrity by TWISTA
U.S. Album Chart:
Here are this week’s Top 15 albums:
1) Confessions by USHER
2) Now 15 by VARIOUS ARTISTS
3) Damita Jo by JANET JACKSON
4) In This Skin by JESSICA SIMPSON
5) Feels Like Home by NORAH JONES
6) Fallen by EVANESCENCE
7) When The Sun Goes Down by KENNY CHESNEY
8) U Gotta Feel Me by LIL’ FLIP
9) Greatest Hits by GUNS N’ ROSES
10) Hood Hop by J-KWON
11) Honkin’ On The Bobo by AEROSMITH
12) Closer by JOSH GROBAN
13) Speakerboxxx/The Love Below by OUTKAST
14) The College Dropout by KANYE WEST
15) Me And Mr. Jordan by ERIC CLAPTON
Top 10 Most Downloaded Tracks:
Here are this week’s Top 10 Hot Digital Tracks:
1) My Band by D12
2) The Reason by HOOBASTANK
3) This Love by MAROON5
4) Toxic by BRITNEY SPEARS
5) I Don’t Wanna Know by MARIO WINANS Featuring ENYA & P. DIDDY
6) Hey Ya! by OUTKAST
7) Roses by OUTKAST
8) Tipsy by J-KWON
9) I Believe In A Thing Called Love by THE DARKNESS
10) Burn by USHER
Modern Rock Tracks:
Here are this week’s Top 10 Modern Rock tracks:
1) Last Train Home by LOSTPROPHETS
2) The Reason by HOOBASTANK
3) Love Song by 311
4) Cold Hard Bitch by JET
5) I Miss You by BLINK-182
6) Lying From You by LINKIN PARK
7) Megalomaniac by INCUBUS
8) The Outsider by A PERFECT CIRCLE
9) Silver And Cold by AFI
10) Heel Over Head by PUDDLE OF MUDD
Top Rap Tracks:
Here are this week’s Top 10 Rap tracks:
1) Tipsy by J-KWON
2) Dirt Off Your Shoulder by JAY-Z
3) All Falls Down by KANYE WEST Featuring SYLEENA JOHNSON
4) Freek-A-Leek by PETEY PABLO
5) Overnight Celebrity by TWISTA
6) One Call Away by CHINGY Featuring J. WEAV
7) Splash Waterfalls by LUDACRIS
8) Game Over (Flip) by LIL’ FLIP
9) Wanna Get To Know You by G-UNIT Featuring JOE
10) Hotel by CASSIDY Featuring R. KELLY
The U.K. Top 10:
Here are this week’s top 10 singles in the U.K.:
1) Five Colours In Her Hair by McFLY
2) Yeah! by USHER Featuring LUDACRIS & LIL JON
3) In The Shadows by THE RASMUS
4) Left Outside Alone by ANASTACIA
5) Cha Cha Slide by DJ CASPER
6) Come With Me by SPECIAL D.
7) Slow Jamz by TWISTA
8) Breathe Easy by BLUE
9) I Like It by NARCOTIC THRUST
10) Naughty Girl by BEYONCE
My Own Personal Top 30 Chart:
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1) Beautiful Stones by GOLD CASH GOLD
2) It’s All The Same by REVERIE SOUND REVUE
3) Spitting Games by SNOW PATROL
4) Before We Arrive by THE MELIGROVE BAND
5) Blind Pilots by COOPER TEMPLE CLAUSE
6) Self-Fulfilling Prophecy by BLUE-EYED SON
7) Vaporize by YEAR OF THE RABBIT
8) In Your Sea by THE GET UP KIDS
9) Speed Dial No. 2 by ZERO 7
10) Wear You Out by TV ON THE RADIO
11) Parallel Lives by LE CONCORDE
12) Every Inambition by THE TREWS
13) Ready For You by SLOAN
14) Laura by SCISSOR SISTERS
15) Somebody Told Me by THE KILLERS
16) Careful by GUSTER
17) Float On by MODEST MOUSE
18) Girl You Shout by DRESSY BESSY
19) Rescue Me by ZEBRAHEAD
20) Come On Closer by JEM
21) Psalm For The Elks Lodge Last Call by THE WEAKERTHANS
22) Marvelous Error by THE FARAWAY PLACES
23) Cherry Blossom Girl by AIR
24) Favorite Scar by THE VANISHED
25) Snowflakes by JUST JACK
26) Allowed Loud by DESOTO REDS
27) Stakeout by FREEZEPOP
28) 1979 Semi-Finalist by THE BAD PLUS
29) From California by THE NEW AMSTERDAMS
30) Back In Black by STERIOGRAM
#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 = Confessions by USHER
#1 on the Country Singles Chart = When The Sun Goes Down by KENNY CHESNEY & UNCLE KRACKER
#1 on the Country Albums Chart = When The Sun Goes Down by KENNY CHESNEY
#1 on the Latin Singles Chart = Tengo Ganas by VICTOR MANUELLE
#1 on the Latin Albums Chart = Pacto De Sangre by LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE
#1 on the Dance Music Club Play Chart = Amazing by GEORGE MICHAEL
#1 on the Mainstream Rock Chart = Cold Hard Bitch by JET
#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 = BROTHER BEAR
#1 on the Top Video Rentals Chart = SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE
#1 on the Top Music Videos Chart = In The Zone by BRITNEY SPEARS
#1 on the Top Video Game Rentals Chart = XBOX-TOM CLANCY’S SPLINTER CELL: PANDORA
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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 Billboard’s Hot 100 Chart, April 20, 1995:
This Is How We Do It by MONTELL JORDAN
#1 Song on Billboard’s Modern Rock Chart, April 20, 1990:
Enjoy The Silence by DEPECHE MODE
#1 Song on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Chart, April 20, 1985:
Don’t You (Forget About Me) by SIMPLE MINDS
#1 Song on Billboard’s R&B Chart, April 20, 1980:
Don’t Say Goodnight (It’s Time For Love) by THE ISLEY BROTHERS
#1 Song on the U.K Chart, April 20, 1975:
Bye Bye Baby by THE BAY CITY ROLLERS
#1 Song on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Chart, April 20, 1970:
Let It Be by THE BEATLES
#1 Album on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart, April 20, 1965:
MARY POPPINS – ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
#1 Song on Billboard’s Country & Western Chart, April 20, 1960:
He’ll Have To Go by JIM REEVES
REMEMBER THESE?:
Here are the official Top Ten Charts, 11, 21, 31, and 41 years ago this week:
APRIL 20, 1993:
1) Informer by SNOW
2) Freak Me by SILK
3) Nuthin’ But A “G” Thang by DR. DRE
4) I Have Nothing by WHITNEY HOUSTON
5) Don’t Walk Away by JADE
6) Love Is by VANESSA WILLIAMS & BRYAN McKNIGHT
7) I’m So Into You by SWV
8) Two Princes by SPIN DOCTORS
9) Cats In The Cradle by UGLY KID JOE
10) Ditty by PAPERBOY
APRIL 20, 1983:
1) Come On Eileen by DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS
2) Beat It by MICHAEL JACKSON
3) Mr. Roboto by STYX
4) Jeopardy by GREG KIHN BAND
5) Billie Jean by MICHAEL JACKSON
6) Der Kommissar by AFTER THE FIRE
7) One On One by DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
8) Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) by JOURNEY
9) Let’s Dance by DAVID BOWIE
10) She Blinded Me With Science by THOMAS DOLBY
APRIL 20, 1973:
1) Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree by DAWN Featuring TONY ORLANDO
2) The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia by VICKI LAWRENCE
3) Sing by THE CARPENTERS
4) The Cisco Kid by WAR
5) Ain’t No Woman (Like The One I’ve Got) by FOUR TOPS
6) Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) by GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
7) Little Willy by SWEET
8) Masterpiece by THE TEMPTATIONS
9) Danny’s Song by ANNE MURRAY
10) The Twelfth Of Never by DONNY OSMOND
APRIL 20, 1963:
1) He’s So Fine by THE CHIFFONS
2) Can’t Get Used To Losing You by ANDY WILLIAMS
3) I Will Follow Him by LITTLE PEGGY MARCH
4) Puff The Magic Dragon by PETER, PAUL & MARY
5) Baby Workout by JACKIE WILSON
6) Young Lovers by PAUL & PAULA
7) South Street by THE ORLONS
8) Don’t Say Nothin’ Bad (About My Baby) by THE COOKIES
9) Pipeline by CHANTAY’S
10) Do The Bird by DEE DEE SHARP
ROCK & ROLL TRIVIA QUESTION:
THIS WEEK’S QUESTION:
Below I’ve listed the five highest grossing films of 1977. On one of these classic films, all five of the top billed stars charted singles on Billboard’s pop singles chart. Which one?
1) STAR WARS
2) CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND
3) SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
4) SMOKEY AND THE BANDIT
5) THE GOODBYE GIRL
Answer next week!
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