Yet Another Year In Pop: 11

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Comic Relief dudes have nabbed the top spot, Oasis just scrape into the top ten. But even more horrifyingly, Annie Lennox has muscled her way in to the top 40 after some weeks of lower-reaches-bothering (argh I was desperately hoping this wouldn't chart).

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Week of re-entries, retreads, old stuff from elsewhere, and general weariness.

Jenkins, West, Jones, Gibb "Islands In The Stream": Nice song, they can't sing, OK when Tom Jones shows up. NO TICK.

Oasis "Falling Down": Vocals do a slow grind, drums carry the rhythm, not enough to sustain its mood, but is tuneful. TICK.

September "Can't Get Over": New UK mix ramps up the energy on what sounds like a retread of "She Drives Me Crazy." In general I like how September layers raw drama onto dance prettiness, but this isn't one of her better efforts. BORDERLINE NONTICK.

Katy Perry "Thinking Of You": Weeper about kissing one boy, missing another, plays up the raggedy-ann aspects of her voice; tune is dullsville. Agony. NO TICK.

Metro Station "Shake It": Rockin' out on a catchy track that in its heart longs to be synthpop. Miley bro barely adequate at putting a superior attitude in his talk voice, relying on Oliver bro to bring the emo emotion, which he does. TICK.

Annie Lennox "Shining Light": Jaunty ode to bright beacon ends up clompy and blah. NO TICK.