Top 40 Singles Of 2006 Pol #8: August

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

Ah September. The sun is back (Back! BACK!) in earnest and we can look ahead to the Autumn release schedule after a somewhat disappointing Summer in terms of chart-friendly bangers and anthems (sure threre's been a few but look at the leaderboard below and you'll notice the dearth so far). Anyway, time to review August's collection of top 40 hits:

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2006 leaderboard to date:
1. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy ( 28 : 87.5)
2. Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man ( 26 : 76.5)
3. Nelly Furtado - Maneater ( 26 : 96.3)
4. Lily Allen - Smile ( 24 : 66.7)
5. Rihanna - S.O.S. ( 24 : 77.4)
6. Pipettes - Pull Shapes ( 23 : 65.7)
7. Justice vs Simian - We Are Your Friends ( 22 : 62.9)
8. Sugababes - Red Dress ( 19 : 79.2)
9. Gnarls Barkley - Smiley Faces ( 18 : 52.9)
10. The Go Team - Ladyflash ( 18 : 75)

Comments

OVERLOOKED

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Cassie! Minimal r&b! Cello grind on chorus = sound of the year.

Re: OVERLOOKED

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Yeah I love Cassie. Go Cassie!

R&B is "back" isn't it - two #1 records in two weeks.

Re: OVERLOOKED

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Yes, the theme of the past month or so really has been the biggest names coming through. Has Kelis released her single yet? 'Bossy' is an odd choice of lead (esp considering what else is on the album) but it's much better than one thinks on first listen.

Trend bucked

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

According to skillextric over on the ILM UK charts thread, Kelis available to download this past week and missed the Top 40! So don't expect a particularly high placing for it next Sunday.

Re: OVERLOOKED

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

I really, really like that song but the rest of her album is a bit 'meh,' innit?

Re: OVERLOOKED

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I love the album! Only got it on Sunday but 'Long Way 2 Go' is spoken word and AWESOME, and there is another song with a HARP on it. It's really succinct as r&b albums go, and on one listen I was pretty much into every song, even if I expected it to be less...inviting? It's overall quite warm, where 'Me & U' is glacial.