{"id":2163,"date":"2013-09-09T21:47:46","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T20:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/?p=2163"},"modified":"2013-09-09T21:47:46","modified_gmt":"2013-09-09T20:47:46","slug":"charts-8-september-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.housetoastonish.com\/?p=2163","title":{"rendered":"Charts &#8211; 8 September 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week: Katy Perry releases her big single, and everybody else steers well clear.<\/p>\n<p><strong>39. \u00a0Starship &#8211; &#8220;Nothing&#8217;s Gonna Stop Us Now&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bBQVrCflZ_E?rel=0\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s being used in an advert for&#8230; you know, I&#8217;ve seen it several times, and I <i>still\u00a0<\/i>can&#8217;t remember what for. \u00a0Google says it&#8217;s Talk Talk.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nothing&#8217;s Gonna Stop Us Now&#8221; was a number 1 hit back in 1987, and started off life as the theme to\u00a0<em>Mannequin<\/em>. \u00a0Perhaps surprisingly, this is its first chart appearance in the download era. \u00a0Starship were a spin-off that emerged from the break-up of Jefferson Starship, the name reflecting the fact that (unlike Jefferson Starship) they didn&#8217;t feature any former members of Jefferson\u00a0<em>Airplane<\/em>. \u00a0They had one other hit in the UK, &#8220;We Built This City&#8221;, which reached number 12 in 1985.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>35. \u00a0Olly Murs &#8211; &#8220;Right Place Right Time&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8lxaNO5V06k?rel=0\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The title track from Olly Murs&#8217; current album is a song in the coffee-table-epic vein. \u00a0This officially came out as a single on 23 August, and it&#8217;s climbing from 41 last week, so it&#8217;s fair to say that it&#8217;s not performing brilliantly. \u00a0That being said, it&#8217;s the fourth single from the album (so its function more to remind people that the album is out there), and at least it&#8217;s better than &#8220;Troublemaker&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/y4gimHC7fKs\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>23. \u00a0Beyonce &#8211; &#8220;Listen&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Used as an X-Factor audition piece. \u00a0Originally made number 8 in 2007. \u00a0Incidentally, this is the first time Beyonce&#8217;s been in the top 40 since the underrated &#8220;Countdown&#8221; crept to 35 two years ago.<\/p>\n<p><strong>17. \u00a0London Grammar &#8211; &#8220;Strong&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6drfp_3823I?rel=0\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The follow-up to &#8220;Wasting My Young Years&#8221;, which got to 31 in June &#8211; so they&#8217;re heading in the right direction. \u00a0 The debut album comes out today. \u00a0The track is a restrained 80s indie throwback, though with stronger vocals &#8211; it&#8217;s not the sort of thing we get very often in the singles chart, perhaps because it doesn&#8217;t have a very obvious home on UK radio, but it&#8217;s nice to see here all the same.<\/p>\n<p><strong>12. \u00a0Neon Jungle &#8211; &#8220;Trouble&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vMIy_PNlAcE?rel=0\" height=\"225\" width=\"400\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In which somebody figures that there might be a gap in the market for a girl band pitched along the lines of Icona Pop, though if we&#8217;re being honest, this could pass with a bit of tweaking for early Girls Aloud. \u00a0Not that that&#8217;s a bad thing. \u00a0The track itself is produced by Anita Blay, who&#8217;s been releasing music as CocknBullKid for a few years but hasn&#8217;t shown up in the chart, and Ben Berry, who sometimes goes by the name Fear Of Tigers. \u00a0I like it, but as a rule, manufactured bands need a really big hit straight out the gate, or the record company gives up awfully quickly. \u00a0And since this is currently outside the top 20 in iTunes, it doesn&#8217;t look set to stick around.<\/p>\n<p><strong>11. \u00a0You Me At Six &#8211; &#8220;Lived a Lie&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VxldtR106Sg?rel=0\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Frontloaded sales at play here &#8211; it&#8217;s already nearly out of the top 40 on iTunes &#8211; but\u00a0even so, it gives You Me At Six their highest placing so far. \u00a0They&#8217;ve had four previous hits, but the highest (&#8220;Rescue Me&#8221;) only got to 21. \u00a0 They&#8217;re a rock band from Surrey, and this is the first single from their upcoming fourth album. \u00a0It has to be said that the production here shows a notable shift towards radio-friendliness.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. \u00a0Katy Perry &#8211; &#8220;Roar&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CevxZvSJLk8?rel=0\" height=\"300\" width=\"400\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The fourth number 1 hit for Katy Perry, following &#8220;I Kissed A Girl&#8221;, &#8220;California Gurls&#8221; (sic) and &#8220;Part of Me&#8221;. \u00a0It&#8217;s the lead single from her upcoming album, and it&#8217;s a huge seller, shifting just under 180K in its first week. \u00a0The chart compilers have duly anointed it as the third-biggest seller of the year, behind &#8220;Blurred Lines&#8221; and &#8220;Wake Me Up&#8221; (though I suspect they&#8217;re calculating this by first-week sales, in which case &#8220;Get Lucky&#8221; is effectively stymied by its midweek release).<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s one of those all-purpose empowerment anthems that turn up so frequently at the top of the charts &#8211; were there\u00a0<em>always<\/em> so many songs along these lines? &#8211; and to be honest, I&#8217;d rate it as a good pop single but nothing especially out of the ordinary. \u00a0But everyone else has run a mile from releasing against it (and the same goes for next week&#8217;s chart), and it&#8217;s flying off the virtual shelves. \u00a0And I do find myself humming it, even though I don&#8217;t really\u00a0<em>like<\/em> it very much. \u00a0It&#8217;s going to be around for a good while, I think.<\/p>\n<p>Over on the album chart, an unusually busy week.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8220;The 1975&#8221; by the 1975<\/strong> at 1. \u00a0A rare case of an indie band that still makes the singles chart, the debut album follows the singles &#8220;Chocolate&#8221;, &#8220;The City&#8221; and &#8220;Sex&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Hesitation Marks&#8221; by Nine Inch Nails<\/strong> at 2. \u00a0You won&#8217;t be surprised to hear that that&#8217;s Trent Reznor&#8217;s highest placing album, though you might be\u00a0<em>more<\/em> surprised to learn that &#8220;With Teeth&#8221; reached number 3 in 2005. \u00a0Lead single: <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/1RN6pT3zL44\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Come Back Haunted&#8221;<\/a>. \u00a0(Caution: they&#8217;re not kidding about the epileptic warning.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Roaring &#8217;20s&#8221; by Rizzle Kicks<\/strong> at 3. \u00a0The pop-rap duo&#8217;s single &#8220;Lost Generation&#8221; is still in the top 10. \u00a0Previous album &#8220;Stereo Typical&#8221; peaked at 5.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Yours Truly&#8221; by Ariana Grande<\/strong>\u00a0at 7. \u00a0Ariana Grande was the star of the Nickelodeon sitcom\u00a0<em>Victorious<\/em> until turning her hand to singing. \u00a0Two singles have failed to make the top 40 in the UK, but the album&#8217;s done OK. \u00a0(Here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/_sV0S8qWSy0\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;The Way&#8221;<\/a>, which did respectably well in her native US, and had some middling success on mainland Europe. \u00a0Oh, and it topped the chart in Ukraine.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Sequel to the Prequel&#8221; by Babyshambles<\/strong> at 10. \u00a0A third top ten album for Pete Doherty&#8217;s outfit. \u00a0There was a single, <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/PqVZlR48v2U\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Nothing Comes to Nothing&#8221;<\/a>, but it didn&#8217;t chart.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Young Kingz&#8221; by Krept &amp; Konan<\/strong> at 19. \u00a0London rap duo. \u00a0Their YouTube channel doesn&#8217;t actually call this an album, it prefers &#8220;mix tape&#8221;. \u00a0Hmm. \u00a0Here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/tHioEC9itTg\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Don&#8217;t Waste My Time&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong>&#8220;The 50 Greatest Tracks&#8221; by Luciano Pavarotti<\/strong> <\/strong>at 20. \u00a0Self-explanatory, really.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Love in the Future&#8221; by John Legend<\/strong> at 28. \u00a0His fifth appearance on the album chart (and the lowest down). \u00a0Here&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/nRpjsFcb2uo\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Made to Love&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Getting Over the Storm&#8221; 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