1 SANDI THOM - great smash finally triumphs or major label signing new MD spends a fortune to get phyrric victory - you tell us.
2 GNARLS
3 (15) KEANE
4 INFERNAL
5 (19) PINK
6 LL & J LO
7 NEW RONAN & KATE RUSBY
8 (37) OAKENFOLD FT.BRITTANY MURPHY
9 PRIMAL SCREAM
10 RIHANNA

21 NEW WACKO
26 NEW TONY CHRISTIE
27 NEW STAN BOARDMAN


ALBUMS

1 NEW ORSON - huge demand or Mercury superhype?
9 NEW FUTUREHEADS

..much leaping around and screaming has just been heard down here by that news.
I am at the studio tonight, but got the first call in because of your post.
Brilliant.

Any other new entries between 31 to 40, just out of curosity.

Only a couple of climbers from Paul Simon & LeAnne Rimes

wouldn't it be more satisfying if my number one hadn't come the week the biggest record of the year is deleted and only slips due to stock shortage?
Still a great result but is it a SMASH or just a major label created UK hit?

Really surprised Corinne Bailey Rae didn't make the top 40, thanks for the added info.

Who is buying the Sandi track?

Nobody I have spoken to has heard of her or the song??!!

My guess is the latter JK. Not sure if I like the song, some of the lyrics are good but it does seem to have been written to appeal to certain people.

BTW, I don't remember Punk Rockers with flowers in their hair, do you? Or is that supposed to be a blend of.... ah f*** it, I don't want to waste my time discussing this.. I don't even like it!