Live and Unplugged Top 40 Chart – Week #1

Welcome to the first week of the L&U Top 40 Chart! All chart entries are based on the songs I’ve listened to over the past week, uploaded to Last.fm. There will be a Top 40 Singles Chart, Top 40 Album Chart and Top 40 Artists Chart.

Rules and guidelines:

• Should any artist top all three charts in the same week, they will be certified with a Tristar Award.
• 50 Artist or Album plays equates to a Gold certification
• 100 Artist or Album plays equates to a Platinum certification
• 10 track plays equates to a Gold certification
• 20 plays equates to a Platinum certification
  
  

Top 40 Singles Chart

Somersault by Zero 7 becomes L&U’s first Number 1 with 17 plays. Little L by Jamiroquai comes in at number 2, with N*E*R*D’s Everyone Nose debuting at number 3.

Top 40 Albums Chart

Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation just misses Gold in her first week, but manages to take top spot in the Albums chart, followed closely by her 2004 album Damita Jo. Seal’s Human Being enters at number 3 and When it Falls by Zero 7 enters at 4.

Top 40 Artists Chart

Janet Jackson becomes the first Number 1 Artist of the Week, thanks mainly to her showing in the Albums chart. Her brother, Michael comes in at number 2, with Jamiroquai and Seal at 3 and 4, respectively.

Back after hiatus

Hi to everyone that reads my blog. I’ve been “busy” revising for exams, scraping them and subsequently getting into my uni of choice (Nottingham Trent, to study Computer Science), but I’m free until at least 4th October (when I move in). I’m shocked that I’ve passed the 10,000 mark; didn’t expect that at all.

A few updates: firstly, I don’t think I’ll be finishing that top 100 songs list, as I have over 3000 songs on my iPod, and every week I find a new amazing song I’ve never heard before. Instead, I shall be doing an Artist/Song of the Week and Artist/Song of the Month feature and by December, there’ll be an Artist/Song of the Year. But be aware, this won’t necessarily be for new songs, as I personally think older music is significantly better than the crap that’s churned out these days. Quite an ironic opinion, considering I’m only 18 years of age and I am pop music’s target demographic. Also, before I forget, there will be plenty more Hall of Famers in the coming weeks and months, so stay tuned.

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My Top 100 Songs

I stumbled upon a site called 43 Things, where you can write a list of 43 things you wnt to accomplish in your life before you die. Naturally, I signed up and wrote my list, with two musically based goals included:

• Compile a top 100 songs list
• Make my own album

Now, the latter will take quite a bit of experience, time, etc., so I’ll be leaving that until a later date, but the top 100 songs list is something that can be achieved pretty soon, so I’ll be posting the list here, in staggered parts over the next few weeks. I have a rough idea of who I think will make it into the list, and I know the number 1 and 2 slots already, as they are by far my favourite songs ever. Please note, these are my top 100, not the top 100, so don’t be surprised by the lack of the Beatles, Bob Dylan and Radiohead in my list.

Billie Jean, resung?

http://www.givememyremote.com/remote/david-cook-singing-billie-jean-watch/

I haven’t been watching American Idol, nor have I heard David Cook’s rendition, but from the phrase “power ballad”, I can tell it was massacred. If you heard it, tel me what you thought of it.

EDIT: I’ve just heard it, and it’s a good attempt. Gave me flittering goosebumps. He’s got a good voice.

Inductee #2 – Led Zeppelin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin 

While I’ve never actually listened to their music, I’m well aware of the impact they have left on rock music and music in general. Many rock fans call Led Zeppelin the greatest rock band ever, and even though the genre that they categorized under is heavy metal, all fans of music who know who Led Zeppelin are and have heard their music will tell you of their admiration for the band. Besides, it’s not any dogs-body that can appear in an episode of The Simpsons, is it?

For those who would like to start listening to Led Zeppelin, try these albums:

Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II, Led Zeppelin IV, Physical Graffiti and Mothership.