Another Year In Pop: 17

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Biggish week this week - lots of Poptimists favourites and non-favourites on show here!

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[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Wiley might face some surprise competition at the top of the charts this Sunday from Peter Norton. "Who?" I hear you chorus.

Well, Peter is the groundsman of Ebbsfleet United Football Club, the team that was taken over by 29,000 internet users from around the globe. Ebbsfleet are playing in the FA Trophy Final on May 10th, and to mark the occasion (and raise funds for a new lawnmower), the groundsman has recorded a single. Bearing in mind that 10,000 sales is usually enough for Top 10, I can see Norton troubling the upper reaches of the chart this week before disappearing without a trace a week later. After all, there are thousands of MyFootballClub members like myself who will probably think that it is worth spending the 79p just to see how high in the charts we can get the song.

Campaigns to raise songs up the charts don't often work without a specific purpose, and often clash with busy weeks for new singles (such as in the run-up to WOBS. This week seems relatively quiet on the singles release front, and I really reckon Norton could make it into the Top 5.

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Incidentally, you can hear the song and watch the video here (http://www.myfootballclub.co.uk/peternorton/qandas.php).