ALL NEW UK TOP 40 PREDICTION LEAGUE - Week 23

Nobody up yet? OK, down to me then...

GIRLS ALOUD – The Show #13
USHER – Burn #22
KYLIE MINOGUE – Chocolate #1
BLUE – Bubblin’ #3
THE ORDINARY BOYS – Talk Talk Talk #25
RYAN ADAMS – Wonderwall #38
22-20’s – Shoot Your Gun #19
THE WALKMEN – Little House Of Savages #15
BLACK EYED PEAS – Let’s Get It Started #7
EIGHTIES MATCHBOX B-LINE DISASTER – I Could Be An Angle #36
NAILA BOSS – La La La #18
SCOOTER – Jigga Jigga #40
FERRY CORSTEN – It’s Time #11
GEORGE MICHAEL – Flawless (Go To The City) #2
TIM BOOTH – Down To The Sea #53
RANDOM NUMBER – NOT THIS WEEK – INSTEAD:

BONUS “TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF SCHMEICHEL” ROUND: Basement Jaxx are re-releasing ‘Good Luck’, which charted at #13 earlier this year, off the back of it being the BBC’s Euro 2004 theme. Will it chart HIGHER or LOWER than previously? 10 points if correct. lower

EXTRA-EH BONUS-EH ROUND-EH: Will ‘Sparta FC Pt. 2’ by The Fall make the top 75? 10 points if correct. Yes-ah (It is quite wonderful too)

GIRLS ALOUD – The Show #1
USHER – Burn #2
KYLIE MINOGUE – Chocolate #8
BLUE – Bubblin’ #5
THE ORDINARY BOYS – Talk Talk Talk #26
RYAN ADAMS – Wonderwall #34
22-20’s – Shoot Your Gun #22
THE WALKMEN – Little House Of Savages #24
BLACK EYED PEAS – Let’s Get It Started #7
EIGHTIES MATCHBOX B-LINE DISASTER – I Could Be An Angle #33
NAILA BOSS – La La La #20
SCOOTER – Jigga Jigga #32
FERRY CORSTEN – It’s Time #15
GEORGE MICHAEL – Flawless (Go To The City)#10
TIM BOOTH – Down To The Sea #46
RANDOM NUMBER – NOT THIS WEEK – INSTEAD:

BONUS “TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF SCHMEICHEL” ROUND: Basement Jaxx Will it chart HIGHER or LOWER than previously? 10 points if correct.

LOWER

EXTRA-EH BONUS-EH ROUND-EH: Will ‘Sparta FC Pt. 2’ by The Fall make the top 75? 10 points if correct.

Yes

GIRLS ALOUD – The Show #4
USHER – Burn #5
KYLIE MINOGUE – Chocolate #1
BLUE – Bubblin’ #3
THE ORDINARY BOYS – Talk Talk Talk #22
RYAN ADAMS – Wonderwall #31
22-20’s – Shoot Your Gun #24
THE WALKMEN – Little House Of Savages #39
BLACK EYED PEAS – Let’s Get It Started #9
EIGHTIES MATCHBOX B-LINE DISASTER – I Could Be An Angle #37
NAILA BOSS – La La La #11
SCOOTER – Jigga Jigga #17
FERRY CORSTEN – It’s Time #15
GEORGE MICHAEL – Flawless (Go To The City) #2
TIM BOOTH – Down To The Sea #53
RANDOM NUMBER – NOT THIS WEEK – INSTEAD:

BONUS “TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF SCHMEICHEL” ROUND: lower

EXTRA-EH BONUS-EH ROUND-EH: Will ‘Sparta FC Pt. 2’ by The Fall make the top 75? 10 points if correct. Yes. Just.

GIRLS ALOUD – The Show #1
USHER – Burn #5
KYLIE MINOGUE – Chocolate #9
BLUE – Bubblin’ #13
THE ORDINARY BOYS – Talk Talk Talk #21
RYAN ADAMS – Wonderwall #15
22-20’s – Shoot Your Gun #37
THE WALKMEN – Little House Of Savages #39
BLACK EYED PEAS – Let’s Get It Started #4
EIGHTIES MATCHBOX B-LINE DISASTER – I Could Be An Angle #25
NAILA BOSS – La La La #24
SCOOTER – Jigga Jigga #28
FERRY CORSTEN – It’s Time #23
GEORGE MICHAEL – Flawless (Go To The City) #16
TIM BOOTH – Down To The Sea #55

RANDOM NUMBER – NOT THIS WEEK – INSTEAD:

BONUS “TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF SCHMEICHEL” ROUND: Basement Jaxx: LOWER

EXTRA-EH BONUS-EH ROUND-EH: Will ‘Sparta FC Pt. 2’ by The Fall make the top 75? 10 points if correct. no

GIRLS ALOUD – The Show - 1
USHER – Burn - 3
KYLIE MINOGUE – Chocolate - 8
BLUE – Bubblin’ - 5
THE ORDINARY BOYS – Talk Talk Talk - 28
RYAN ADAMS – Wonderwall - 19
22-20’s – Shoot Your Gun - 37
THE WALKMEN – Little House Of Savages - 43
BLACK EYED PEAS – Let’s Get It Started - 4
EIGHTIES MATCHBOX B-LINE DISASTER – I Could Be An Angle - 33
NAILA BOSS – La La La - 56
SCOOTER – Jigga Jigga - 20
FERRY CORSTEN – It’s Time - 49
GEORGE MICHAEL – Flawless (Go To The City) - 2
TIM BOOTH – Down To The Sea - 38

BONUS “TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF SCHMEICHEL” ROUND: LOWER

EXTRA-EH BONUS-EH ROUND-EH: NO

Oh yeh, and the scores - Alarm #45, Undercover #49, Rikrok #57, Sheryl #73:

Alex 698
Jellybean 637
Ed O 627
Cis 626
Flowersdie 549
Me 541
Fishman 534
Zappi 526
Plagenhoef 520
Grout 408
Hobart 403
Tom May 295
Stevem 230
Carmody 186
Tico 142
Ian 109
Snnap 31
W3ft 25
Jel 20

God damn you, Ed O, this means war.

GIRLS ALOUD – The Show #1
USHER – Burn #6
KYLIE MINOGUE – Chocolate #4
BLUE – Bubblin’ #9
THE ORDINARY BOYS – Talk Talk Talk #31
RYAN ADAMS – Wonderwall #39
22-20’s – Shoot Your Gun #29
THE WALKMEN – Little House Of Savages #42
BLACK EYED PEAS – Let’s Get It Started #13
EIGHTIES MATCHBOX B-LINE DISASTER – I Could Be An Angle #38
NAILA BOSS – La La La #26
SCOOTER – Jigga Jigga #23
FERRY CORSTEN – It’s Time #36
GEORGE MICHAEL – Flawless (Go To The City) #14
TIM BOOTH – Down To The Sea #53

BONUS “TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF SCHMEICHEL” ROUND: Higher!

EXTRA-EH BONUS-EH ROUND-EH: Will ‘Sparta FC Pt. 2’ by The Fall make the top 75? No.

#1 - Girls Aloud, what.

Don't worry, last week was so good for me I can't replicate.

GIRLS ALOUD – The Show #2
USHER – Burn #1
KYLIE MINOGUE – Chocolate #6
BLUE – Bubblin’ #8
THE ORDINARY BOYS – Talk Talk Talk #37
RYAN ADAMS – Wonderwall #34
22-20’s – Shoot Your Gun #29
THE WALKMEN – Little House Of Savages #62
BLACK EYED PEAS – Let’s Get It Started #9
EIGHTIES MATCHBOX B-LINE DISASTER – I Could Be An Angle #25
NAILA BOSS – La La La #26
SCOOTER – Jigga Jigga #28
FERRY CORSTEN – It’s Time #35
GEORGE MICHAEL – Flawless (Go To The City) #12
TIM BOOTH – Down To The Sea #31

#1 - Usher.
Lower.
Yes.

GIRLS ALOUD – The Show #1
USHER – Burn #2
KYLIE MINOGUE – Chocolate #7
BLUE – Bubblin’ #5
THE ORDINARY BOYS – Talk Talk Talk #27
RYAN ADAMS – Wonderwall #31
22-20’s – Shoot Your Gun #34
THE WALKMEN – Little House Of Savages #50
BLACK EYED PEAS – Let’s Get It Started #14
EIGHTIES MATCHBOX B-LINE DISASTER – I Could Be An Angle #24
NAILA BOSS – La La La #28
SCOOTER – Jigga Jigga #21
FERRY CORSTEN – It’s Time #32
GEORGE MICHAEL – Flawless (Go To The City) #9
TIM BOOTH – Down To The Sea #43

(I don't imagine for a second that GA will actually pip Usher to the post but Woolworths are backing Usher and they have been so magnificently unreliable in recent weeks that I will chance it; also The Show is pretty much the greatest single of all time so I couldn't NOT show my confidence really SUPER BUMPER FAN CD fucking YES)

BONUS “TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF SCHMEICHEL” ROUND: LOWER (this might be the most superfluous rerelease of all time, especially given how it was the only single off the album that didn't plummet out of the top 40 in an eyeblink first time around)

EXTRA-EH BONUS-EH ROUND-EH: Will ‘Sparta FC Pt. 2’ by The Fall make the top 75? YES (just barely, acely)

GIRLS ALOUD – The Show #2
USHER – Burn #1
KYLIE MINOGUE – Chocolate #5
BLUE – Bubblin’ #6
THE ORDINARY BOYS – Talk Talk Talk #28
RYAN ADAMS – Wonderwall #31
22-20’s – Shoot Your Gun #36
THE WALKMEN – Little House Of Savages #54
BLACK EYED PEAS – Let’s Get It Started #7
EIGHTIES MATCHBOX B-LINE DISASTER – I Could Be An Angle #38
NAILA BOSS – La La La #19
SCOOTER – Jigga Jigga #24
FERRY CORSTEN – It’s Time #33
GEORGE MICHAEL – Flawless (Go To The City) #9
TIM BOOTH – Down To The Sea #41

#1 - Usher
basement jaxx - lower
yes, this would be a good thing.

"The Show is pretty much the greatest single of all time" jings, crivvens, help ma boab!!

The Show is great though, and deserves to be #1 ahead of bloody tiny headed Usher and his overrated pabulum. The radio edit of Chocolate is a real piece of shit too, as it cuts out the best bit of the song and doesn't edit the bits that actually go too long grumble grumble missed opportunity grumble.

Blimey, is that Girls Aloud single that good? I haven't heared it yet.

It really is that good.

I can't work out whether I hate the Usher track because it's anaemic whiny tripe, or because it's always on The Box when I want to see the new Busted video.

Usher's new single is the Beyonce-Brandy principle in full effect.

Dear christ but chart forums are fucking scary places. No official midweeks as yet.

I've seen one possible set of midweeks.

Midweeks are now out.

Right, I'm updating the spreadsheet as we speak. The competition will be suspended for the next two weeks - if anyone wants to be reading my thoughts on Girls Aloud, Usher, and the Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster et al., you'll have to be looking at Stylus on Monday.