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Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart on BBC Radio 1; Official UK Top 40 Album Chart on BBC Radio 1 
Released 7th March 2005 (LAUNCH Music on Yahoo, March 13, 2005) Comic Relief week is upon us once again, or at least it was - Red Nose Day having taken place last Friday. Originally conceived as a one-off famine relief fundraiser in 1986, the Comic Relief charity has now evolved into a biannual televised appeal, each year featuring the cream of British comedy and one or two entertainment stars as well. Also part of the tradition is the concept of an official single promoted by the event which sees all proceeds going to the charity. Originally these singles had a comic theme to them but for the past few years the Comic Relief singles have been little more than colour by numbers cover versions of classic 80s hits, done by some of the biggest acts of the time. Thus in 1999 we had Boyzone doing 'When The Going Gets Tough', Westlife covering 'Uptown Girl' in 2001 and most recently in 2003 Gareth Gates brought a comedy element back to proceedings by teaming up with The Kumars on 'Spirit In The Sky'. All were good enough pop records in their own right (all topped the charts), but all were ultimately rather forgettable. Thus it is actually a welcome sight to see the 2005 Comic Relief single not only topping the charts once more but doing so as much on its own merits as because of the exposure given to it as part of the appeal. McFly's fifth single is double-sided. First track 'All About You' is easily their most mainstream yet, a gorgeous ballad available in both acoustic and orchestral mixes that deserves to catapult "Busted-lite" into the mainstream in a big way. ... So now to the Elvis single of the week which reverses his recent decline and slips nicely into (an admittedly distant) runners up slot. 'Good Luck Charm' was the King's second release of 1962 and was part of his last brief flowering of stardom before the Merseybeat boom reduced him to little more than an irrelevance. For the moment however there was no stopping him and every one of his singles that year soared to the top of the charts. 'Good Luck Charm' spending five weeks at the top as his 11th Number One single. Back to the present and this release means that Elvis has had 10 Top 3 hits in 10 successive weeks. ... (CBBC Newsround, March 13, 2005) McFly have gone straight in at number one with the double-A side official Comic Relief 2005 song All About You/ You've Got a Friend. The boys fought off competition from Elvis's Good Luck Charm, and Falling Stars from Brighton's Sunset Strippers, who went in at numbers two and three. ... (contactmusic.com, March 13, 2005) British boyband McFLY have soared to the top of the UK singles chart with their star-studded charity song ALL ABOUT YOU/ YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND. The sexy four-piece recorded the pop anthem for the 20th anniversary of annual fundraiser COMIC RELIEF, which raises money for charitable causes in Britain and Africa. The band's backing musicians for the track included comedian JOHNNY VEGAS playing the harp, funnywoman RUBY WAX on the tambourine and GRAHAM NORTON as a sound engineer. The song held off competition from late rocker ELVIS PRESLEY, whose single GOOD LUCK CHARM claimed the number two slot, followed by the SUNSET STRIPPERS' hit FALLING STARS, a remix of 1980s ballad WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL. ... (Yahoo! News / Press Association, March 13, 2005) The Halifax's singing former bank clerk, Howard Brown, burst into the charts. His charity single, a cover of Barry White's You're The First, The Last, My Everything, came in at number 13. It's raising money for the NSPCC/Children 1st charity. Brown used to work in the Sheldon, West Midlands branch, and still works for Halifax Bank of Scotland promoting the brand throughout the country. ... Boy band McFly went straight in at number one with All About You/You've Got A Friend. McFly's single is also raising money for charity - Comic Relief. Elvis Presley's Good Luck Charm went straight to number two, continuing the King's string of successful re-releases. ... (ABC News / Reuters, March 13, 2005) The combination of McFly and a red nose proved irresistible to singles buyers, who pushed the band's double-A side "All About You/You've Got a Friend" to No. 1, the Official UK Charts Company said Sunday. ... The track held off "Good Luck Charm," the latest weekly release in a long series from the late Elvis Presley, in at two. ... (keralanext.com, March 13, 2005) The official song for this year's Comic Relief fundraiser has reached the top of the charts. All About You by teen band McFly beat the latest Elvis Presley release, Good Luck Charm, to the number two spot. The Elvis song was the sixth reissue in a long chart campaign to mark the 70th anniversary of Elvis's birth which has failed to top the chart. ... (BBC News, March 13, 2005) The official song for this year's Comic Relief fundraiser has reached the top of the charts. All About You by teen band McFly beat the latest Elvis Presley release, Good Luck Charm, to the number two spot. The Elvis song was the sixth reissue in a long chart campaign to mark the 70th anniversary of Elvis's birth which has failed to top the chart. ... (Yahoo! News / Reuters, March 13, 2005) The combination of McFly and a red nose proved irresistible to singles buyers, who pushed the band's double-A side "All About You/You've Got a Friend" to No. 1, the Official UK Charts Company said Sunday. ... The track held off "Good Luck Charm," the latest weekly release in a long series from the late Elvis Presley, in at two. ...
Released 28th February 2005 (Launch Music on Yahoo, March 7, 2005) What a week. Three bits of chart-related news come to mind before we start this week. First, we have to wait a bit longer for the arrival of downloaded sales into the main chart, the independent labels finally managing to make enough noise about the fact that they find it hard to get onto the likes of Napster and iTunes and persuading the OCC to put integration day back a month for the issue to be resolved . ... Odds on any further Elvis re-releases making the top must surely have lengthened as 'Rock A Hula Baby/Can't Help Falling In Love' becomes the second release in a row to chart at Number 3. In a way this is a shame as the single is easily one of his most famous. 'Can't Help Falling In Love' was originally just the b-side of the single but after a month on the chart the single was listed as a double a-side and before long the credits were reversed. The single shot to Number One in February 1962 and swiftly became an Elvis standard, for years being the song with which he closed concert performances (prior to the famous "Elvis has left the building" announcements). Sadly the single also marked the start of Elvis' crap period when almost every one of his singles came from the soundtrack of the series of increasingly feeble movies that he made throughout the mid 1960s. Both 'Rock-A-Hula Baby' and 'Can't Help Falling In Love' were taken from Blue Hawaii, a film which actually makes later offerings look like masterpieces. 'Can't Help Falling In Love' is one of Elvis' most covered songs, most recently by UB40 who took the track back to Number One in 1993. ... (contactmusic.com, March 7, 2005) Welsh rockers STEREOPHONICS are sitting at the top of the UK singles chart for the first time, after their new single DAKOTA went straight in at number one. NELLY's duet with country singer TIM McGRAW, OVER AND OVER, has fallen from the top spot to number two, while legendary singer ELVIS PRESLEY is new entry at number three with the re-release of his song ROCK-A-HULA BABY. .. (Ananova, March 6, 2005) Welsh rockers the Stereophonics have announced their comeback to the UK music scene by going straight in at number one. The band's single Dakota comes from their new album Language, Sex, Violence, Other. Their last major hit was Handbags & Gladrags way back in 2001. US rap star Nelly's track Over and Over, featuring country singer Tim McGraw, slipped to number two after spending just one week at the top of the singles chart. Elvis Presley's Rock-A-Hula Baby went straight to number three, continuing the King's string of successful re-releases. ... (Sky Showbiz, March 6, 2005) Welsh rockers the Stereophonics have announced their comeback to the UK music scene by going straight in at number one. ... Elvis Presley's Rock-A-Hula Baby went straight to number three, continuing the King's string of successful re-releases. ... (stereoboard.com, March 6, 2005) Stereophonics have a very good excuse to celebrate tonight as new single 'Dakota' gives the band their first ever UK number one single. The release has faced tough competition all week going neck to neck in single sales with both Elvis Presley and previous week's No1 Nelly for the top spot. ... (BBC News, March 6, 2005) The debut album by quartet G4 has gone straight in at number one, overcoming their disappointment at losing on talent show X-Factor. The news of their success was unveiled on the revamped BBC Radio 1 chart rundown, hosted by DJs JK and Joel. The pair took over from Wes Butters as part of a shake-up at the station. The first of the new look singles charts was led by Stereophonics with Dakota, which went debuted at number one and knocked Nelly to number two. Elvis Presley's Rock-a-Hula Baby entered at number three as his record company continue to roll out new releases of his hits every week. Presley now has three singles in the top 40. ... (Sound Generator, March 6, 2005) Sterophonics return with their first UK number one this week as 'Dakota' leads this week's new entries to the top. The new look Welsh act last hit the top five in February 2004 with 'Moviestar' and three new entries into the top five. Elvis Presley's re-released 'Rock-A-Hula Baby' settles for a number three position, behind last week's chart topper, Nelly ft. Tim McGraw's 'Over and Over', and Cabin Crew's dance hit 'Star To Fall' bags a new entry at four. ... (Yahoo! News / Reuters, March 6, 2005) Welsh band the Stereophonics have rocked their way to the top of the pop charts to score their first number one hit with "Dakota", according to the Official UK Charts Company. The single, taken from their upcoming album "Language. Sex. Violence. Other?", pushed last week's chart-topper "Over And Over" from American rapper Nelly and country artist Tim McGraw into second place. Back from the dead for another week, Elvis Presley was a new entry at number three with his latest re-release "Rock-A-Hula Baby", while dance track "Star To Fall" from Australia's Cabin Crew was another debut in fourth place. ... (stereoboard.com, March 4, 2005) Stereophonics are set to announce an arena tour for September. ... In other phonics news, Dakota looks like it will enter the UK charts at Number 1 this Sunday. Sales so far have been neck to neck with the Elvis Presley release but it now looks like Stereophonics' return to form single has overtaken the sales of Elvis and will become the band's first number one single.
Released 21st February 2005 Edited By Jonathan Cohen (Teen Music, March 1, 2005) Country and western singer Tim Mcgraw made his first ever entry into the UK chart with his crossover duet with Nelly. The American singer is a massive star in his native America, but had failed to break through in Britain - where he was until recently a virtual unknown - until he teamed up with the smooth-talking hip-hop star for the track Over And Over. McGraw and Nelly knocked Jennifer Lopez's Get Right off the top spot, and beat off competition from other new entries Elvis Presley, Akon and LL Cool J to become British number one. ... Edited By Jonathan Cohen (Billboard, February 28, 2005) The U.K. charts have new leaders, as "Over & Over" by Nelly featuring Tim McGraw debuted at No. 1 yesterday (Feb. 27), while U.K. rock trio Doves went straight to No. 1 on the album chart with its third Heavenly/EMI set, "Some Cities." "Over & Over" is Nelly's third British chart-topper, following "Dilemma" featuring Kelly Rowland in 2002 and "My Place"/"Flap Your Wings" last September, but it's McGraw's first-ever appearance on the U.K. bestsellers. After three consecutive No. 2 entries, RCA's series of Elvis Presley single reissues showed slight signs of waning, as the re-release of the King's 1961 No. 1 hit, "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" bowed at No. 3. Last week's No. 1, Jennifer Lopez's "Get Right" (Epic), fell to No. 2. British female pop trio Girls Aloud scored its latest top five single with "Wake Me Up" (Polydor) at No. 4, while "Locked Up" (Universal) by U.S. R&B discovery Akon entered at No. 5. ... (uk.launch.yahoo.com, February 27, 2005) Now let's not beat about the bush, the first couple of months of any year are characterised by pop music being a bit shit. Sales are always down as people recover financially from holiday excesses, the grim weather doesn't help either and most people in the industry will cheerfully admit that immediately after Christmas few record companies are in a hurry to race out their best product. ... A measure of just how things are gradually starting to improve is the sight of this weeks' Elvis single making a mere Number 3 as the King is outsold for the second week running by Jennifer Lopez' 'Get Right'. 'His Latest Flame' dates from November 1961 and after the MOR stodge he had been churning out since leaving the army represented a much welcome return to form for Elvis Presley. A more contemporary song, it had originally been given to Del Shannon to sing but when he passed on releasing it as a single, Elvis steamed in and proved that there was life in the old dog yet, the single becoming his ninth Number One hit. It gets even better next week with the re-release of one of his all time classics and a song which was last seen on top of the charts 12 years ago. ... (BBC, February 27, 2005) ... R&B star Nelly has the new number one single with Over and Over, which sees him team up with Tim McGraw. Girls Aloud, Akon and Kaiser Chiefs all have new singles in the top ten, as do Futureheads and Usher. The latest Elvis Presley re-release, (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame, entered the chart at number three, one place ahead of Girls Aloud's Wake Me Up. Hip-hop performer Akon's Locked Up is at number five, while hotly-tipped Leeds band Kaiser Chiefs have their second chart hit at number six with Oh My God. ... (Yahoo! News / Press Association, February 27, 2005) US rap star Nelly's latest release has gone straight to the top of the UK singles chart. His track Over and Over features country singer Tim McGraw and is taken from his new album Suit. Diva Jennifer Lopez only managed one week in the number one spot with her catchy dance track Get Right and has slipped to number two. Elvis Presley's His Latest Flame went straight to number three, continuing the King's string of successful re-releases. ... (soundgenerator.com, February 27, 2005) Nelly is the UK's number one this week with his latest single 'Over and Over' ft. Tim McGraw. The St. Lois rapper takes over from Jennifer Lopez at the top of the charts, as her latest hit 'Get Right' falls one place after a solitary week at no. 1. The latest Elvis Presley re-release - 'Marie's The Name/His Latest Flame' - enters at three, followed by Girls Aloud's 'Wake Me Up' at four and Akon's 'Locked Up' at five. ... (Reuters, February 27, 2005) Nelly and Tim McGraw have mixed a country and rap surprise to go straight to the top of the singles charts, brushing aside Jennifer Lopez with their cross-over track "Over and Over" J-Lo managed just a week at the top with her up-tempo dance number "Get Right", the first single taken from her new album "Rebirth", due out on Monday. The singer kept out the week's Elvis Presley offering, "Marie's The Name/His Latest Flame", the latest of 18 Elvis number ones being re-issued before a 50-year copyright protection expires in most European countries. Elvis held off Girls Aloud with their single "Wake Me Up" and singer-songwriter Akon at five, whose jail tale "Locked Up" was one of seven new entries in the top 10. ...
By Paul Cashmere (Undercover, February 21, 2005) Where are we at with Elvis Presley on the English charts so far this year? His record label Sony-BMG plans to re-issue his 18 chart toppers one week at a time. The releases are strictly limited to 20000 copies each. After sold, they are being deleted. It is enough to send Elvis fans in for a weekly buy-up of the collectible singles. This week Presley's 1961 hit 'Surrender' debuted at number 2. Elvis also debuted at number 2 last week with 'Wooden Heart' but it fell 22 places to No. 24 this week. The previous single dating back three weeks was 'Are You Lonesome Tonight'. It likewise debuted at No. 2, then fell to No. 20 and this week fell to No. 40. The other three releases this year were 'It's Now Or Never', 'One Night' and 'Jailhouse Rock' which all debuted at No. 1. The Elvis schedule to date is: Jailhouse Rock (January 1) One Night (January 10) A Fool Such As I (January 17) It's Now Or Never (January 24) Are You Lonesome Tonight (January 31) Wooden Heart (February 7) Surrender (February 14) Marie's The Name of His Latest Flame (February 21) Rock-a-Hula Baby (February 28) Good Luck Charm (March 7) She's Not You (March 14) Return To Sender (March 21) Crying In The Chapel (April 4) The Wonder of You (April 11) Way Down (April 18) A Little Less Conversation (April 25) You're The Devil In Disguise (July 4) 
Released 14th February 2005 (Press Association via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News, February 20, 2005) Diva Jennifer Lopez has gone straight to the top of the UK singles charts with 'Get Right'. The catchy dance track is the first to be taken from her forthcoming album Rebirth. Elvis Presley's Surrender went straight in at number two, continuing the King's string of successful re-releases. The single Hush by LL Cool J featuring Aurelius was number three, completing a hat trick of new entries. ... (curlio.com / BBC NEWS, February 20, 2005) Jennifer Lopez has been able to take the No. 1 spot on the UK singles charts with her newest single "Get Right." Elvis Presley's Surrender, which was number one in 1961, failed to make it to the top again on being reissued. It was at number two with US rapper LL Cool J at three with Hush. ... (BBC News, February 20, 2005) Jennifer Lopez scored her second UK number one hit on Sunday when her song Get Right went straight to the top. Elvis Presley's Surrender, which was number one in 1961, failed to top the chart again after being reissued. It was at number two with US rapper LL Cool J's Hush at three. ... (Yahoo! News / Reuters, February 20, 2005) Jennifer Lopez boogied to the top of the pop charts on Sunday with her new single "Get Right," fending off Elvis Presley's latest re-release to claim the number one spot. ... It leapfrogged over the re-release of Presley's 1961 chart-topper "Surrender," the latest of 18 Elvis number ones being re-issued before the 50-year copyright protection on sound recordings expires in most European countries, affecting his earlier hits. Three former hits by the King now hold spots in the top 40, according to the Official UK Charts Company. ... (Kings Lynn Today, February 15, 2005) Girl band Atomic Kitten could top the charts this week - thanks to a 44-year-old music teacher from West Norfolk. Peter Strudwick, of Springwood High School, Lynn, has co-written the group's new love ballad, Cradle. Industry insiders believe it may beat new releases from U2, Elvis Presley and Jennifer Lopez in the race for Sunday's prized number one spot. ... 
(They hit #10 spot) By "MauriceinIreland" (Xtvworld.Com, February 14, 2005) "The BBC for reasons not explained, have submitted the following question to the young viewers of their popular "News Round, programme on CBBC TV, for children. "Are You Sick of seeing Elvis at Number 1?" It would be funny if children were not involved. Is this a blatant attempt to undermine Elvis Presley's amazing success in the Official British music chart recently? BBC Radio announce the top CD single Sunday evening. Tonight Elvis is up against Irish group U2. Bono not having a, "Wooden Heart", may have to admit, "Elvis U1". Good news for St Valentine's Day. BBC staff choose the answers to post on the CBBC website. news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4260000/newsid_4262600/4262667.stm. (BBC, February 13, 2005) It looks like Elvis is going to be number one in the charts again this weekend with Wooden Heart. It'll be his fourth number one this year and there could be more chart toppers over the coming weeks as 18 songs are being re-released to commemorate his life. Are you sick of 'the King' being number one? Are you buying his singles? Do you know anyone who is? E-mail and tell us what you think! [mixed reaction in the comments - mostly from young teenagers] Go to earlier articles |
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