Chart 370

Chart 370
(28 July, 2002)


1.- Duncan Sheik - Varying Degrees Of Con-Artistry (2)
2.- Tori Amos - Enjoy The Silence
3.- Duncan Sheik - Requiescat / Sad Stephen's Song
4.- Duncan Sheik - November
5.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood (4)
6.- Westlife - Bop Bop Baby
7.- Dolly Parton - Stairway To Heaven
8.- Stereophonics - Mr. Writer (8)
9.- Kevin Max - If I Could Make It Work In Life (2)
10.- Travis - Dear Diary
11.- Duncan Sheik - House Full Of Riches (DEBUT)
12.- Tori Amos - Heart Of Gold
13.- Paul Alan - Have A Little Hope
14.- Björk - An Echo, A Stain
15.- Howie Day - Slow Down
16.- Emiliana Torrini - Dead Things
17 - Stereophonics - Handbags & Gladrags / Fiddler's Green
18.- Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles
19.- Doves - Pounding (DEBUT)
20.- Stereophonics - Not Up To You / Same Size Feet

More Duncan into the chart! This time, the epic and intense House Full Of Riches debuts at 11. And at 19, Doves debut with the catchy Pounding from their album The Last Broadcast

Chart 369

Chart 369
(21 July, 2002)


1.- Duncan Sheik - Varying Degrees Of Con-Artistry (1)
2.- Tori Amos - Enjoy The Silence
3.- Duncan Sheik - Requiescat / Sad Stephen's Song (DEBUT)
4.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood (4)
5.- Stereophonics - Handbags & Gladrags / Fiddler's Green
6.- Stereophonics - Mr. Writer (8)
7.- Kevin Max - If I Could Make It Work In Life (2)
8.- Duncan Sheik - November (DEBUT)
9.- Tori Amos - Heart Of Gold
10.- Westlife - Bop Bop Baby
11.- Paul Alan - Have A Little Hope
12.- Travis - Dear Diary
13.- Dolly Parton - Stairway To Heaven (DEBUT)
14.- Stereophonics - Not Up To You / Same Size Feet
15.- Björk - An Echo, A Stain (DEBUT)
16.- Howie Day - Slow Down (DEBUT)
17 - Emiliana Torrini - Dead Things (DEBUT)
18.- Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles (DEBUT)
19.- Garth Brooks - Don't Cross The River / The Storm
20.- Steven Curtis Chapman - Magnificent Obsession

7 debuts, no less! The highest debuts go to Duncan Sheik, and it's easy to guess I was rediscovering his amazing music. At 13, the diva of country music Dolly Parton with a cover of a classic (and just because of it's a classic, doesn't mean I like it) Stairway To Heaven, a very nice rendition. At 15, a very dark song by Björk from her album Vespertine, the song is An Echo, A Stain. At 16, Howie Day leaves the chart, but returns with another song from his album Australia, the song Slow Down. At 17, I was discovering Emiliana Torrini, and the song that grabbed me was Dead Things which enters at 17. The lowest debut is at 18, Vanessa Carlton with the song that brought her fame, A Thousand Miles. Sad to know she never reached again those levels of fame. But let'0s be honest, she never made strong enough material after her debut.

Chart 368

Chart 368
(14 July, 2002)


1.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood (4)
2.- Stereophonics - Handbags & Gladrags / Fiddler's Green
3.- Stereophonics - Mr. Writer (8)
4.- Kevin Max - If I Could Make It Work In Life (2)
5.- Tori Amos - Heart Of Gold
6.- Tori Amos - Enjoy The Silence
7.- Duncan Sheik - Varying Degrees Of Con-Artistry (DEBUT)
8.- Stereophonics - Not Up To You / Same Size Feet
9.- Paul Alan - Have A Little Hope
10.- Audio Adrenaline - Lift
11.- Steven Curtis Chapman - Magnificent Obsession
12.- Robbie Williams & Jonathan Wilkes - Me And My Shadow
13.- Sigur Rós - Hjartað Hamast
14.- Travis - Dear Diary (DEBUT)
15.- Westlife - Bop Bop Baby
16.- Howie Day - Morning After
17 - Garth Brooks - Don't Cross The River / The Storm
18.- Björk - Heirloom
19.- REM - I've Been High (3)
20.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)

A blast from the past! Duncan Sheik debuts at number 7 with one of his most overlooked songs, from his album Humming, the song Varying Degrees Of Con-Artistry. Such beautiful strings in that song. And a little lower, we have Travis replacing themselves in the chart with the gentle sounds of Dear Diary coming in at 14.

Chart 367

Chart 367
(7 July, 2002)


1.- Stereophonics - Mr. Writer (8)
2.- Kevin Max - If I Could Make It Work In Life (2)
3.- Tori Amos - Heart Of Gold
4.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood (3)
5.- Stereophonics - Handbags & Gladrags / Fiddler's Green
6.- Audio Adrenaline - Lift
7.- Steven Curtis Chapman - Magnificent Obsession
8.- Tori Amos - Enjoy The Silence
9.- Paul Alan - Have A Little Hope
10.- Howie Day - Morning After
11.- Stereophonics - Not Up To You / Same Size Feet
12.- Robbie Williams & Jonathan Wilkes - Me And My Shadow
13.- REM - I've Been High (3)
14.- Garth Brooks - Don't Cross The River / The Storm
15.- Björk - Heirloom
16.- Travis - Flowers In The Window
17 - Sigur Rós - Hjartað Hamast
18.- Doves - There Goes The Fear
19.- Westlife - Bop Bop Baby (DEBUT)
20.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)

This week, Kevin Max's Existence reached the 40 weeks on chart, pretty impressive. Only one debut by my boys Westlife with the song Bop Bop Baby. Ahhh that song brings back a lot of memories ajajajjaja

Chart 366

Chart 366
(30 June, 2002)


1.- Kevin Max - If I Could Make It Work In Life (2)
2.- Stereophonics - Mr. Writer (7)
3.- Tori Amos - Heart Of Gold
4.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood (3)
5.- Audio Adrenaline - Lift
6.- Stereophonics - Handbags & Gladrags / Fiddler's Green
7.- Steven Curtis Chapman - Magnificent Obsession
8.- REM - I've Been High (3)
9.- Tori Amos - Enjoy The Silence
10.- Howie Day - Morning After
11.- Paul Alan - Have A Little Hope
12.- Stereophonics - Not Up To You / Same Size Feet
13.- Robbie Williams & Jonathan Wilkes - Me And My Shadow
14.- Garth Brooks - Don't Cross The River / The Storm
15.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)
16.- Björk - Heirloom
17 - Travis - Flowers In The Window
18.- Doves - There Goes The Fear
19.- Sigur Rós - Hjartað Hamast
20.- Lifehouse - Cling And Clatter

No debuts!! But to say something, a year before this week, we had Live at number one with the song We Walk In The Dream, for a second week!

Chart 365

Chart 365
(23 June, 2002)


1.- Kevin Max - If I Could Make It Work In Life (1)
2.- Stereophonics - Mr. Writer (7)
3.- Tori Amos - Heart Of Gold
4.- Audio Adrenaline - Lift
5.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood (3)
6.- REM - I've Been High (3)
7.- Steven Curtis Chapman - Magnificent Obsession
8.- Stereophonics - Handbags & Gladrags / Fiddler's Green (DEBUT)
9.- Howie Day - Morning After
10.- Paul Alan - Have A Little Hope
11.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)
12.- Stereophonics - Not Up To You / Same Size Feet
13.- Lifehouse - Cling And Clatter
14.- Garth Brooks - Don't Cross The River / The Storm
15.- Robbie Williams & Jonathan Wilkes - Me And My Shadow
16.- Björk - Heirloom
17 - Travis - Flowers In The Window
18.- Doves - There Goes The Fear
19.- Sigur Rós - Hjartað Hamast
20.- Tori Amos - Enjoy The Silence (DEBUT)

Stereophonics manage to score another double song and this time right into the top ten at 8. The Handbags & Gladrags song is a cover, and better than the original in my opinion. I coupled it with Fiddler's Green, another cover, also better than the original. I don't know, I like Stereophonics... or well, liked them, now they changed so much and much more throwaway. And at the bottom, we have Tori entering the chart with Enjoy The Silence... another cover! I prefer her cover to original as well. What I think could be corrected, and she did live, is towards the end, she should have gone for a more high pitched sound in the last chorus, yet, on the album is all deep voiced and it kinda defeats any intent of highlighting the ending. Oh well, I like it a lot anyway.

Chart 364

Chart 364
(16 June, 2002)


1.- Stereophonics - Mr. Writer (7)
2.- Kevin Max - If I Could Make It Work In Life
3.- Tori Amos - Heart Of Gold
4.- Audio Adrenaline - Lift
5.- REM - I've Been High (3)
6.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood (3)
7.- Steven Curtis Chapman - Magnificent Obsession
8.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)
9.- Howie Day - Morning After
10.- Paul Alan - Have A Little Hope
11.- Stereophonics - Not Up To You / Same Size Feet
12.- Lifehouse - Cling And Clatter
13.- Garth Brooks - Don't Cross The River / The Storm
14.- Robbie Williams & Jonathan Wilkes - Me And My Shadow
15.- Semisonic - Act Naturally
16.- Björk - Heirloom
17 - Travis - Flowers In The Window
18.- Bush - Inflatable
19.- Doves - There Goes The Fear (DEBUT)
20.- Sigur Rós - Hjartað Hamast (DEBUT)

Nothing much going on, two debuts, being the Doves one the most interesting. In the possible songs to debut we had Stereophonics, Dave Matthews Band, Kenny Chesney, Radiohead, Tori Amos, Lonestar and Remy Zero.

Chart 363

Chart 363
(9 June, 2002)


1.- Stereophonics - Mr. Writer (6)
2.- Tori Amos - Heart Of Gold
3.- Kevin Max - If I Could Make It Work In Life
4.- REM - I've Been High (3)
5.- Audio Adrenaline - Lift
6.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood (3)
7.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)
8.- Steven Curtis Chapman - Magnificent Obsession
9.- Howie Day - Morning After
10.- Paul Alan - Have A Little Hope
11.- Semisonic - Act Naturally
12.- Bush - Inflatable
13.- Stereophonics - Not Up To You / Same Size Feet
14.- Lifehouse - Cling And Clatter
15.- Third Day - 40 Days
16.- Garth Brooks - Don't Cross The River / The Storm
17 - Robbie Williams & Jonathan Wilkes - Me And My Shadow
18.- Björk - Heirloom (DEBUT)
19.- Travis - Flowers In The Window (DEBUT)
20.- Kevin Max - Dead End Moon (8)

How come Jars Of Clay didn't debut yet with Fly??? Something was wrong with me back then. However, Björk and Travis debut. Not that it's any consolation... but yeah.

Chart 362

Chart 362
(2 June, 2002)


1.- Stereophonics - Mr. Writer (5)
2.- Tori Amos - Heart Of Gold
3.- Kevin Max - If I Could Make It Work In Life
4.- REM - I've Been High (3)
5.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood (3)
6.- Audio Adrenaline - Lift
7.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)
8.- Semisonic - Act Naturally
9.- Steven Curtis Chapman - Magnificent Obsession
10.- Howie Day - Morning After
11.- Paul Alan - Have A Little Hope
12.- Third Day - 40 Days
13.- Bush - Inflatable
14.- Stereophonics - Not Up To You / Same Size Feet
15.- Lifehouse - Cling And Clatter
16.- Björk - Cocoon
17 - Kevin Max - Dead End Moon (8)
18.- Tori Amos - Yes, Anastasia
19.- Garth Brooks - Don't Cross The River / The Storm (DEBUT)
20.- Robbie Williams & Jonathan Wilkes - Me And My Shadow (DEBUT)

The best two songs on Garth Brook's album Scarecrow debuted this week, but if I remember right, they barely made an impression back in the day. And at 20, Robbie Williams duets with his friend Jonathan Wilkes in the song Me And My Shadow. One of the better songs in a mediocre album called Swing When You're Winning.

Chart 361

Chart 361
(26 May, 2002)


1.- Stereophonics - Mr. Writer (4)
2.- Tori Amos - Heart Of Gold
3.- Kevin Max - If I Could Make It Work In Life
4.- REM - I've Been High (3)
5.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood (3)
6.- Audio Adrenaline - Lift
7.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)
8.- Semisonic - Act Naturally
9.- Third Day - 40 Days
10.- Howie Day - Morning After
11.- Paul Alan - Have A Little Hope
12.- Steven Curtis Chapman - Magnificent Obsession
13.- Björk - Cocoon
14.- Bush - Inflatable
15.- Stereophonics - Not Up To You / Same Size Feet
16.- Lifehouse - Cling And Clatter
17 - Downhere - Calmer Of The Storm
18.- Kevin Max - Dead End Moon (8)
19.- The Mavericks - I Should Have Been True
20.- Tori Amos - Yes, Anastasia (DEBUT)

Tori debuts... again. This time with Yes, Anastasia. This week, the songs that stood a chance to debut the next one were: Travis - Flowers In The Window / Doves - There Goes The Fear / Robbie Williams & Jonathan Wilkes - Me And My Shadow / Björk - Heirloom / Garth Brooks - Don't Cross The River/The Storm / Jars Of Clay - Fly.

Chart 360

Chart 360
(19 May, 2002)


1.- Stereophonics - Mr. Writer (3)
2.- Tori Amos - Heart Of Gold
3.- REM - I've Been High (3)
4.- Kevin Max - If I Could Make It Work In Life
5.- Tori Amos - '97 Bonnie & Clyde / Raining Blood (3)
6.- Audio Adrenaline - Lift
7.- Kevin Max - Existence (11)
8.- Third Day - 40 Days
9.- Semisonic - Act Naturally
10.- Björk - Cocoon
11.- Howie Day - Morning After
12.- Paul Alan - Have A Little Hope
13.- Steven Curtis Chapman - Magnificent Obsession
14.- Stereophonics - Piano For A Stripper / Heart Of Gold
15.- Kevin Max - Dead End Moon (8)
16.- Bush - Inflatable
17 - Downhere - Calmer Of The Storm
18.- Lifehouse - Cling And Clatter (DEBUT)
19.- Stereophonics - Not Up To You / Same Size Feet (DEBUT)
20.- The Mavericks - I Should Have Been True (DEBUT)

Three debuts. Lifehouse kept on giving good songs and they kept on debuting. This time was Cling And Clatter, an awesome song with great lyrics. At 19, Stereophonics debut with a couple songs from their debut album, Not Up To You and Same Size Feet, which are, arguably, among the best songs on that album. And at 20, The Mavericks, with a gorgeous song called I Should Have Been True.

Chart 359

Chart 359
(12 May, 2002)


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

Yet another christian song debuts! It's the turn for the group Downhere with their beautiful song Calmer Of The Storm, coming at 20.

Chart 358

Chart 358
(5 May, 2002)


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

Two new songs to the chart, at 18 we have Bush, with what would be their last studio album Golden State. Inflatable was the second and I think, final single from it. Gorgeous song. And at 20, Westlife debut with a cover of that over played song Angel, original by Sarah McLachlan.