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Sunday 21 February 2010

Featured Chart Act Of The Day #6 - Scritti Politti


SCRITTI POLITTI'S E.G. CHART CAREER STATS:

1ST SINGLES CHART ENTRY:
"WOOD BEEZ (PRAY LIKE ARETHA FRANKLIN" - #1 (1 week), APRIL 1984

LAST SINGLES CHART ENTRY:
"THE BOOM BOOM BAP" - #2, JULY 2006

BIGGEST CHART HITS:
"OH PATTI (DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR LOVERBOY" - #1 (3 weeks), JUNE 1988
"FIRST BOY IN THIS TOWN (LOVESICK)" - #1 (2 weeks), SEPTEMBER 1988
"BOOM! (THERE SHE WAS) - #1 (2 weeks), NOVEMBER 1988
"SHE'S A WOMAN" - #1, APRIL 1991
"WOOD BEEZ (PRAY LIKE ARETHA FRANKLIN)" - #1 (1 week), APRIL 1984
"TINSELTOWN TO THE BOOGIEDOWN" - #1 (1 week), JULY 1999

1ST ALBUM CHART ENTRY:
"CUPID AND PSYCHE '85" - #1, JUNE 1985

LAST ALBUM CHART ENTRY:
"WHITE BREAD BLACK BEER" - #2, JUNE 2006

BIGGEST ALBUMS:
"PROVISION" - #1 (4 weeks), JUNE 1988
"ANOMIE & BONHOME" - #1 (4 weeks), JULY 1999
"CUPID AND PSYCHE '85" - #1 (1 week), JUNE 1985


Saturday 20 February 2010

Featured Chart Act Of The Day #5 - Saint Etienne


SAINT ETIENNE'S E.G. CHART CAREER STATS:

1ST SINGLES CHART ENTRY:
"AVENUE" - #7, NOVEMBER 1992

LAST SINGLES CHART ENTRY:
"METHOD OF MODERN LOVE / THIS IS TOMORROW" - #1, FEBRUARY 2009

BIGGEST CHART HITS:
"METHOD OF MODERN LOVE / THIS IS TOMORROW" - #1 (6 weeks), FEBRUARY 2009
"I WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY" - #1 (3 weeks), DECEMBER 1993
"SYLVIE" - #1 (3 weeks), JANUARY 1998


1ST ALBUM CHART ENTRY:
"SO TOUGH", #8 - FEBRUARY 1993

LAST ALBUM CHART ENTRY:
"LONDON CONVERSATIONS" - #1 (10 weeks), MARCH 2009

BIGGEST ALBUMS:
"LONDON CONVERSATION" - #1 (10 weeks), MARCH 2009
"TOO YOUNG TO DIE : THE SINGLES 1990-1995" - #1 (3 weeks), NOVEMBER 1995
"FINISTERRE" - #1 (2 weeks), OCTOBER 2002
"SMASH THE SYSTEM" - #1 (1 week), SEPTEMBER 2001


Thursday 18 February 2010

Featured Chart Act Of The Day #4 - Peter Gabriel


PETER GABRIEL'S E.G. CHART CAREER STATS:

1ST SINGLES CHART ENTRY:
"WALK THROUGH THE FIRE" - #11, MAY 1984

LAST SINGLES CHART ENTRY:
"BURN YOU UP, BURN YOU DOWN" - #13, NOVEMBER 2003

BIGGEST CHART HITS:
"STEAM" - #1 (4 weeks), JANUARY 1993
"MORE THAN THIS" - #1 (3 weeks), JANUARY 2003
"DIGGING IN THE DIRT" - #1 (2 weeks), SEPTEMBER 1992


1ST ALBUM CHART ENTRY:
"SO" - #1, MAY 1986

LAST ALBUM CHART ENTRY:
"HIT" - #1, NOVEMBER 2003

BIGGEST ALBUMS:
"HIT" - #1 (4 weeks), NOVEMBER 2003
"US" - #1 (2 weeks), OCTOBER 1992
"UP" - #1 (2 weeks), OCTOBER 2002
"SO" - #1 (1 week), MAY 1986


Tuesday 16 February 2010

Featured Chart Act Of The Day #3 - George Michael


GEORGE MICHAEL'S E.G. CHART CAREER STATS

1ST SINGLES CHART ENTRY:
"CARELESS WHISPER" - #1, JULY 1984

LAST SINGLES CHART ENTRY:
"DECEMBER SONG" - #6, DECEMBER 2009

BIGGEST CHART HITS:
"CARELESS WHISPER" - #1, JULY 1984
"I WANT YOUR SEX" - #1, JUNE 1987
"FATHER FIGURE" - #1, JANUARY 1988
"MONKEY [REMIX]" - #1, JULY 1988
"PRAYING FOR TIME" - #1, AUGUST 1990
"FASTLOVE" - #1, MAY 1996
"OLDER E.P." - #1, FEBRUARY 1997
"STAR PEOPLE '97" - #1, MAY 1997
"YOU HAVE BEEN LOVED" - #1, SEPTEMBER 1997
"OUTSIDE" - #1, OCTOBER 1998


1ST ALBUM CHART ENTRY:
"FAITH" - #1, NOVEMBER 1987

LAST ALBUM CHART ENTRY:
"PATIENCE" - #1, MARCH 2004

BIGGEST ALBUM:
"LADIES & GENTLEMEN : THE BEST OF GEORGE MICHAEL" - #1, NOVEMBER 1998


Monday 15 February 2010

Featured Chart Act Of The Day #2 - Enya

ENYA'S E.G. CHART CAREER STATS

1ST SINGLES CHART ENTRY:
"ORINOCO FLOW" - #5, OCTOBER 1988

LAST SINGLES CHART ENTRY:
"MY! MY! TIME FLIES!" - #11, MARCH 2009

BIGGEST CHART HIT:
"ONLY TIME" - #3, OCTOBER 2000

1ST ALBUM CHART ENTRY:
"WATERMARK" - #9, OCTOBER 1988

LAST ALBUM CHART ENTRY:
"AND WINTER CAME..." - #2, NOVEMBER 2008

BIGGEST ALBUM:
"AND WINTER CAME..." - #2, NOVEMBER 2008