AYIP Supplement December 2008: I suppose one must

[anatol-merklich.livejournal.com]

Not much going on here in December, with parts of the lower reaches being taken by the yearly suspects. I'm planning to close 2008 voting (including this one) next weekend, say SUNDAY 11 JANUARY AT 1800 HRS British time, and then hope to have the 2008 results ready in the course of Monday. Vote away!

[Poll #1325434]

Nothing on November's list seems to have grabbed the crowd here; in the lead are Keane ("The Lovers Are Losing") and Craig David ("Insomnia") with 28.6% each. This is a mere 6 votes out of 21. The closest contenders ate T-Pain ft C Brown and Sneaky Sound System, one vote behind. Still, only three voters have voted DON'T LIKE ANY.

BONUS AYIPS FACT: This particular chartstat is rendered a bit unclear & difficult to check due to Featurings etc, but it appears the act with the largest number of sub-40 hits and NO top-40 hits may be Gorky's Zygotic Mynci. They debuted on the charts with "Patio Song" in November 1996, which then dropped out immediately after a week at #41. Up to September 2001 they then charted seven more sub-40 singles, none of which lasted more than one week.

Second place seems to be held by That Petrol Emotion, with seven singles from 1987 to 1991. In third we have Diesel Park West with six and a third (due to a split Christmas EP) from 1989 to 1992, followed by five acts, each with six unsuccessful attempts at breaking the 40 limit: Alfie (2001-2005), dEUS (1995-1999), Frazier Chorus (1989-1991), Love and Money (1986-1991), and Mew (2003-2006; may still climb this list).

New N-Dubz video for Strong Again

[poptasticuk.livejournal.com]

They've gone pop! It sounds very dated to me but I like it all the same, and that's not often a barrier for success anyway.

Only this weird coloured version is embeddable, so here's a link to the proper one. Opinions please?

Edit to add: Just discovered that this song has the same writer as Broken Strings. Explains why I like it, but also loses any coolness they might have had. Have they sold out?

Poptimists Tracks Of 2008 PART ONE

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

THE MAIN EVENT! These are #s 50-42 of the Top 50 as voted for by you (there's a tie at #40 so we'll see those tomorrow). Thanks to the miracle of embedding disabled by request you'll have to investigate some of these away from the comforting womb of LJ - sorry, it's The Man's fault.

( The Tunes! )

Check back tomorrow for #40-31!

Yet Another Year In Pop: 1

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Welcome to YET ANOTHER year in pop! The UK charts were pretty dismal at times in 2008 - let's hope things pick up in 2009 and we can end the decade with a bang (though I expect it will be a while before Alex Burke is knocked off the top). So what sparkling new releases are going to rejuvenate and invigorate the virginal charts this frosty Monday morning?

[Poll #1325705]

Hmmmmm. There are barely any tracks in the top 75 that haven't been hanging around since at least November but patience, people! There's plenty of stuff scheduled for release later in the month (including a new Helen Love single? WTF???).

(Also: you have until 12noon GMT tomorrow to go back and tick any of the 2008 polls that you missed out or have changed your mind about!)