Yet Another Year In Pop: 20

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

The Peas finally nab their 2nd number one, Eminem and Shontelle scrape into the top 40. Plus, what do you get when a duck attempts re-entry? Geddit? RE-ENTRY.

[Poll #1402250]

Lower reaches watch: this week's bizarre re-entry is Dizzee Rascal's Fix Up Look Sharp at #78. Any ideas?

Comments

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

Wow, WTF is "Beautiful" doing on the UK charts? I think it's one of the best songs on his new album (one of the few good ones, even) but it's not a single, is it?

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

What would you have had as a single then, beyond 'We Made You' and 'Crack A Bottle'? There's nothing else really chart-friendly on there. Agree that 'Beautiful' is one of the best songs on there though - I'm also really enjoying 'Same Song & Dance'.

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

I thought that "Old Times Sake" was the next US single, plus "3 A.M." was most recently a single.

Only tracks I even particularly like on Relapse are "Beautiful," "Same Song and Dance" (more meta-like than like-like), and maybe "My Mom" or something. Really wish they'd released "Underground" instead of "3 A.M." Not much else I like, though.

[koganbot]

"Same Song & Dance" and that "Baghdad" song make me think he's still got something. Not nearly so sure about this one, which is open and aching but not really... well, not probing, not compelling in the delivery. But I ticked it.