Yet Another Year In Pop: 29

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I know this is going to come as a shock to all of you, but X Factor runners-up JLS are at number 1. Cascada's down to 2 and the Black Indie Peas are up to 3.

[Poll #1432261]

Jacko watch: you might have forgotten that some old popstar died last month but the general public haven't - Jacko still has 18 songs in the top 100.

Poll reminder: you have until tomorrow lunchtime to vote in Heat #1 of 2001.

Comments

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

this was what was annoying me, WHO was buying the songs anyway? i guess it was a combo of enough kids actually paying (who'da thunk) and people over 30 who were like 'oh wait i don't actually OWN (m)any of his songs and what better way to pay respect than one-click online transactions'. anyone looking to play his stuff out at parties should've already had them!

i also think MJ songs would've done better had they not already been re-released a couple of years back, to less success than Elvis. Jacko really has relatively underperformed in the UK charts traditionally - looks like that will continue for better/worse.