Chart 357

Chart 357
(28 April, 2002)


1.- REM - I've Been High (3)
2.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood (3)
3.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)
4.- Stereophonics - Mr. Writer
5.- Third Day - 40 Days
6.- Kevin Max - Dead End Moon (8)
7.- Björk - Cocoon
8.- Tori Amos - Heart Of Gold
9.- Chris Isaak - Worked It Out Wrong
10.- Kevin Max - If I Could Make It Work In Life (DEBUT)
11.- Audio Adrenaline - Lift (DEBUT)
12.- Robbie Williams - Mr. Bojangles
13.- Steven Curtis Chapman - Magnificent Obsession (DEBUT)
14.- Within Temptation - Ice Queen
15.- Stereophonics - Piano For A Stripper / Heart Of Gold (DEBUT)
16.- Howie Day - Morning After
17 - Semisonic - Act Naturally (DEBUT)
18.- Third Day - When The Rain Comes (DEBUT)
19.- Paul Alan - Have A Little Hope (DEBUT)
20.- Goo Goo Dolls - Here Is Gone (DEBUT)

I love weeks like this. Full of debuts! The highest of them being a Kevin Max song called If I Could Make It Work In Life, which came out before Kevin became a solo artist. Then at 11, Audio Adrenaline, another christian artist, a good band, with a song that deserved to be a single, Lift. At 13, yet another christian artist, Steven Curtis Chapman with a larger than life song, it's really epic, Magnificent Obsession. At 15, another double song, two b sides from Stereophonics: Piano For A Stripper and Heart Of Gold. Which is funny, cause Tori is also in this same chart with her version of Heart of Gold. At 17, Semisonic with Act Naturally. They left the chart with El Matador but replaced their abscense with another wonderful song. At 18, yet another christian band, Third Day, with a nice song called When The Rain Comes. To this day, they haven't made an album as strong as Come Together where the song is included. And... yes, you guessed right, another christian artist debuts this week, this time it's the turn for Paul Alan. This guy released his album Falling Awake and left for many years, finally coming back in 2008. Have a Little Hope remains my favorite song by him. And finally at 20 Goo Goo Dolls with a nice song I would say, though nothing to write home about.

Chart 356

Chart 356
(21 April, 2002)


1.- REM - I've Been High (2)
2.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood (3)
3.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)
4.- Third Day - 40 Days
5.- Kevin Max - Dead End Moon (8)
6.- Björk - Cocoon
7.- Stereophonics - Mr. Writer (DEBUT)
8.- Within Temptation - Ice Queen
9.- Chris Isaak - Worked It Out Wrong
10.- Robbie Williams - Mr. Bojangles
11.- Tori Amos - Heart Of Gold (DEBUT)
12.- Semisonic - El Matador
13.- Gary Allan - The One
14.- Toby Mac - Irene / In The Air
15.- Duncan Sheik - Blasphemous Rumours
16.- dEUS - Nothing Really Ends
17 - Howie Day - Morning After
18.- Chris Isaak - Let Me Down Easy
19.- Dave Matthews Band - Everyday
20.- Kevin Max - Return Of The Singer / Be (4)

Two high debuts! At 7, the amazing and still to this day, best song Stereophonics have made, Mr Writer. First single from Just Enough Education To Perform. And at 11, Tori Amos with what could be her louder song to date, Heart Of Gold, a cover of Neil Young's original. Tori transformed it into a hard rock number and it works perfectly!

Chart 355

Chart 355
(14 April, 2002)


1.- REM - I've Been High (1)
2.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood (3)
3.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)
4.- Kevin Max - Dead End Moon (8)
5.- Third Day - 40 Days
6.- Björk - Cocoon
7.- Toby Mac - Irene / In The Air
8.- Within Temptation - Ice Queen
9.- Dave Matthews Band - Everyday
10.- Semisonic - El Matador
11.- Gary Allan - The One
12.- Chris Isaak - Worked It Out Wrong
13.- Robbie Williams - Mr. Bojangles
14.- Chris Isaak - Let Me Down Easy
15.- Eros Ramazzotti - Per Me Per Sempre
16.- Duncan Sheik - Blasphemous Rumours
17 - Kevin Max - Return Of The Singer / Be (4)
18.- dEUS - Nothing Really Ends (DEBUT)
19.- Jonathan Wilkes - Just Another Day
20.- Howie Day - Morning After (DEBUT)

I have never been able to get into dEUS that much, but Nothing Really Ends is gorgeous, and it's addictive. As for Howie Day, I remember liking him before he became famous, so I am proud of that.

Chart 354

Chart 354
(7 April, 2002)


1.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood (3)
2.- Kevin Max - Dead End Moon (8)
3.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)
4.- Third Day - 40 Days
5.- REM - I've Been High
6.- Björk - Cocoon
7.- Toby Mac - Irene / In The Air
8.- Eros Ramazzotti - Per Me Per Sempre
9.- Semisonic - El Matador
10.- Chris Isaak - Let Me Down Easy
11.- Dave Matthews Band - Everyday
12.- Within Temptation - Ice Queen
13.- Gary Allan - The One
14.- Kevin Max - Return Of The Singer / Be (4)
15.- Jonathan Wilkes - Just Another Day
16.- Chris Isaak - Worked It Out Wrong (DEBUT)
17 - Robbie Williams - Mr. Bojangles (DEBUT)
18.- Cher - Song For The Lonely
19.- Duncan Sheik - Blasphemous Rumours (DEBUT)
20.- Steve Wariner / Garth Brooks - Burning The Roadhouse Down

Well, as predicted, 3 songs I was considering from last week ended up debuting this.

Chart 353

Chart 353
(31 March, 2002)


1.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood (2)
2.- Kevin Max - Dead End Moon (8)
3.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)
4.- Third Day - 40 Days
5.- REM - I've Been High
6.- Eros Ramazzotti - Per Me Per Sempre
7.- Semisonic - El Matador
8.- Chris Isaak - Let Me Down Easy
9.- Björk - Cocoon
10.- Toby Mac - Irene / In The Air
11.- Kevin Max - Return Of The Singer / Be (4)
12.- Jonathan Wilkes - Just Another Day
13.- Dave Matthews Band - Everyday
14.- Good Friday Experiment - Surface To Air
15.- Gary Allan - The One
16.- Within Temptation - Ice Queen (DEBUT)
17 - Cher - Song For The Lonely
18.- Steve Wariner / Garth Brooks - Burning The Roadhouse Down
19.- Soulwax - Much Against Everyone's Advice
20.- Shawn Camp - Falling Never Felt So Good

Ice Queen is a fantastic song. Since then, I have listened songs with climaxes more urgent but still this song remains one of the most intense in its genre at least. And just for kicks, these were the songs that were being considered for debuting: Chris Isaak - Worked It Out Wrong / Natalie Imbruglia - Satellite / Robbie Williams - Mr Bojangles / Sting - Until / Shelby Lynne - Killin' Kind / Duncan Sheik - Blasphemous Rumours / Jars Of Clay - The Widowing Field / Steve Wariner - Katie Wants A Fast One /

Chart 352

Chart 352
(24 March, 2002)


1.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood (1)
2.- Kevin Max - Dead End Moon (8)
3.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)
4.- Semisonic - El Matador
5.- Chris Isaak - Let Me Down Easy
6.- Eros Ramazzotti - Per Me Per Sempre
7.- Third Day - 40 Days
8.- Good Friday Experiment - Surface To Air
9.- Björk - Cocoon
10.- REM - I've Been High
11.- Steve Wariner / Garth Brooks - Burning The Roadhouse Down
12.- Jonathan Wilkes - Just Another Day
13.- Kevin Max - Return Of The Singer / Be (4)
14.- Soulwax - Much Against Everyone's Advice
15.- Dave Matthews Band - Everyday
16.- Toby Mac - Irene / In The Air
17 - Gary Allan - The One (DEBUT)
18.- Cher - Song For The Lonely (DEBUT)
19.- Newsboys - Who?
20.- Shawn Camp - Falling Never Felt So Good (DEBUT)

Oh, I remember having a slow internet connection and trying to watch Gary Allan's The One video, I managed to get it incomplete, but I loved it. Cher? Well, the song is a bit catchy, so I guess that made me debut her. And the Shawn Camp is a country song that I don't have anymore, and honestly, don't remember it.

Chart 351

Chart 351
(17 March, 2002)


1.- Kevin Max - Dead End Moon (8)
2.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood
3.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)
4.- Chris Isaak - Let Me Down Easy
5.- Semisonic - El Matador
6.- Eros Ramazzotti - Per Me Per Sempre
7.- Good Friday Experiment - Surface To Air
8.- Third Day - 40 Days
9.- Kevin Max - Return Of The Singer / Be (4)
10.- Björk - Cocoon
11.- Steve Wariner / Garth Brooks - Burning The Roadhouse Down
12.- Newsboys - Who?
13.- Jonathan Wilkes - Just Another Day
14.- REM - I've Been High (DEBUT)
15.- Soulwax - Much Against Everyone's Advice
16.- Robbie Williams / Nicole Kidman - Somethin' Stupid
17 - Dave Matthews Band - Everyday
18.- Garth Brooks - Wrapped Up In You (1)
19.- Toby Mac - Irene / In The Air (DEBUT)
20.- 'N Sync - Girlfriend

REM debuts with what is possibly their best song. And I was kinda fond of DC Talk around this time, so I had to debut Toby Mac as well, those two songs are still good.

Chart 350

Chart 350
(10 March, 2002)


1.- Kevin Max - Dead End Moon (7)
2.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)
3.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood
4.- Chris Isaak - Let Me Down Easy
5.- Semisonic - El Matador
6.- Kevin Max - Return Of The Singer / Be (4)
7.- Newsboys - Who?
8.- Steve Wariner / Garth Brooks - Burning The Roadhouse Down
9.- Eros Ramazzotti - Per Me Per Sempre
10.- Good Friday Experiment - Surface To Air
11.- Third Day - 40 Days
12.- Garth Brooks - Wrapped Up In You (1)
13.- Björk - Cocoon
14.- Jonathan Wilkes - Just Another Day
15.- Robbie Williams / Nicole Kidman - Somethin' Stupid
16.- Soulwax - Much Against Everyone's Advice
17 - REM - I'll Take The Rain
18.- 'N Sync - Girlfriend
19.- Tori Amos - Famous Blue Raincoat (3)
20.- Dave Matthews Band - Everyday (DEBUT)

Ugh, Everyday debuts and replaces Fool To Think, another DMB song, which is so much better! Oh well.

Chart 349

Chart 349
(3 March, 2002)


1.- Kevin Max - Dead End Moon (6)
2.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)
3.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood
4.- Chris Isaak - Let Me Down Easy
5.- Newsboys - Who?
6.- Kevin Max - Return Of The Singer / Be (4)
7.- Garth Brooks - Wrapped Up In You (1)
8.- Steve Wariner / Garth Brooks - Burning The Roadhouse Down
9.- Semisonic - El Matador
10.- Eros Ramazzotti - Per Me Per Sempre
11.- Good Friday Experiment - Surface To Air
12.- REM - I'll Take The Rain
13.- Tori Amos - Famous Blue Raincoat (3)
14.- Third Day - 40 Days
15.- Robbie Williams / Nicole Kidman - Somethin' Stupid
16.- Jonathan Wilkes - Just Another Day
17 - Björk - Cocoon (DEBUT)
18.- Soulwax - Much Against Everyone's Advice (DEBUT)
19.- 'N Sync - Girlfriend (DEBUT)
20.- Dave Matthews Band - Fool To Think

Cocoon is a wonderful song, but still no wonder it didn't go anywhere. But kudos to Björk for releasing such a song as a single. Also, Soulwax was new to me at the time, and Much Against Everyone's Advice was a cool song to chart. And well, we all make mistakes, that Girlfriend song is not awful, but didn't deserve a spot in my top 20.

Chart 348

Chart 348
(24 February, 2002)


1.- Kevin Max - Dead End Moon (5)
2.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)
3.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood
4.- Newsboys - Who?
5.- Chris Isaak - Let Me Down Easy
6.- Garth Brooks - Wrapped Up In You (1)
7.- Kevin Max - Return Of The Singer / Be (4)
8.- Steve Wariner / Garth Brooks - Burning The Roadhouse Down
9.- Semisonic - El Matador
10.- Tori Amos - Famous Blue Raincoat (3)
11.- Lifehouse - Unknown / Breathing
12.- REM - I'll Take The Rain
13.- Good Friday Experiment - Surface To Air
14.- Eros Ramazzotti - Per Me Per Sempre
15.- Dave Matthews Band - Fool To Think
16.- Tim McGraw - Angry All The Time
17 - Robbie Williams / Nicole Kidman - Somethin' Stupid
18.- Jonathan Wilkes - Just Another Day (DEBUT)
19.- Third Day - 40 Days (DEBUT)
20.- Tori Amos - Carnival (6)

Jonathan Wilkes had a bromance with Robbie Williams back then, before bromances acquired a name jajajaja. That was what made me notice Jonathan, nice song. And the christian rock band Third Day debuts with their rocking song 40 Days, I still like to play it and rock out!

Chart 347

Chart 347
(17 February, 2002)


1.- Kevin Max - Dead End Moon (4)
2.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)
3.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood
4.- Newsboys - Who?
5.- Garth Brooks - Wrapped Up In You (1)
6.- Chris Isaak - Lay Me Down Easy
7.- Tori Amos - Famous Blue Raincoat (3)
8.- Kevin Max - Return Of The Singer / Be (4)
9.- Lifehouse - Unknown / Breathing
10.- REM - I'll Take The Rain
11.- Dave Matthews Band - Fool To Think
12.- Steve Wariner / Garth Brooks - Burning The Roadhouse Down
13.- Semisonic - El Matador
14.- Tim McGraw - Take Me Away From Here
15.- Tim McGraw - Angry All The Time
16.- Good Friday Experiment - Surface To Air (DEBUT)
17 - Tori Amos - Carnival (6)
18.- Natalie Imbruglia - Wrong Impression
19.- Eros Ramazzotti - Per Me Per Sempre (DEBUT)
20.- Robbie Williams / Nicole Kidman - Somethin' Stupid (DEBUT)

The Good Friday Experiment song, I actually found randomly in some forum. I don't really know anything about it, just that it was a cool song and that's it. In 19, Eros Ramazzotti debuts with a pretty ballad that i think was the final single from his Stile Libero album. And at 20, a laughable song by Robbie teaming up with actress Nicole Kidman. This was the beginning of the end for Robbie and his music.

Chart 346

Chart 346
(10 February, 2002)


1.- Kevin Max - Dead End Moon (3)
2.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)
3.- Newsboys - Who?
4.- Garth Brooks - Wrapped Up In You (1)
5.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood
6.- Tori Amos - Famous Blue Raincoat (3)
7.- Chris Isaak - Lay Me Down Easy
8.- Kevin Max - Return Of The Singer / Be (4)
9.- REM - I'll Take The Rain
10.- Dave Matthews Band - Fool To Think
11.- Tim McGraw - Take Me Away From Here
12.- Lifehouse - Unknown / Breathing
13.- Tim McGraw - Angry All The Time
14.- Tori Amos - Cool On Your Island
15.- Tori Amos - Carnival (6)
16.- Steve Wariner / Garth Brooks - Burning The Roadhouse Down
17 - Sigur Rós - Viðrar Vel Til Loftárása
18.- Semisonic - El Matador (DEBUT)
19.- Natalie Imbruglia - Wrong Impression
20.- Tori Amos - Strange Little Girl (1)

Ahhh how I miss Semisonic!