Another Year In Pop: 19

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Madge is still at the top, and Coldplay get into the top 10 despite giving their single away for free! Some people have no sense when it comes to economics, do they?

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Comments

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

GOOD

Ne-Yo - pick of the week, I absolutely love this and indeed it has been on poptimists before (http://community.livejournal.com/poptimists/575729.html) - don't be afraid to click on that link if you're even contemplating "not heard any", new music doesn't bite you know...anyway it's rapidly becoming one of my favourite singles of the year, Balearic bliss teetering on a high wire, paranoia and pleasure.

Wideboys & Shaznay - hurrah bassline. I don't think I love this quite as much as T2/H2O/Delinquent/TS7 etc but it's terrific anyway, whomp whomp propulsive.

Santogold - this finally grew on me once I started thinking of it as another version of 'Outta My Head' (which is one place above it!), and I like the Karen O tinge to her vox (the comparison is fairly meaningless otherwise though). Downloaded the album at the weekend, looking forward to it...

BAD

Kylie - completely unmemorable and blah. lazy.

Coldplay - this isn't THAT bad, but it is still bad. wtf is with that awful guitar riff which seems completely out of place?

Sara Bareilles - this IS that bad. shudder. when I checked it out a couple of weeks ago it really reminded of something really terrible but I can't even remember what that was now.

Pigeon Detectives - this is pretty certain to be that bad, so didn't bother

BENEATH MY DIGNITY TO EVEN MENTION

The disgusting football one

NB

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Ne-Yo's impending album is called YEAR OF THE GENTLEMAN and I cannot wait.

[koganbot]

Have you had a chance to listen to LiLo's "Bossy" yet? (Written by Ne-Yo and Stargate.) Is being bad-mouthed even by Lohan fans, but I like it.

Depressed that Ashlee is slipping down the charts after only three weeks (though that's three more weeks than "Outta My Head" ever got here in the U.S.).

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

No it's still really impressive - the physical release (which normally triggers the biggest climb for a single, eg the Kylie from No 49 to No 10 this week) isn't until the 19th so the fact that it's charting on downloads alone so far in advance is fantastic. I'd expect Ashlee to bibble around her current position next week, and then climb the week after. To where, who knows - I've no idea how much support 'Outta My Head' is getting - but I'd guess top 20.

I listened to 'Bossy' once and didn't really feel it one way or the other, a couple more listens will reveal all I guess. I was a bit alarmed by the Hilarity Duff track though and am glad it is only in character.