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Update: Michael Jackson, Cascada, Lady GaGa
Published Wednesday, Jul 1 2009, 11:25 BST | By Nick Levine | 28 comments
Right then, here's today's update from the MJ-dominated midweeks.
'Man In The Mirror' is still in pole position, but Cascada's 'Evacuate The Dancefloor' has leapfrogged La Roux's 'Bulletproof' to become its nearest challenger.
There's one fewer Jacko track in the top 40 today - for the record, it's 'Ben' that's slipped out - but those that remain are in roughly the same positions as yesterday.
Lady GaGa's 'Paparazzi' has slipped a place since Sunday but is still in the top five.
Jamie T's 'Sticks 'N Stones' has now climbed into the top 15.
Jordin Sparks's 'Battlefield' is a couple of places outside the top 20 - we know, we feel the same way you do.
Oh, and 'Work' by The Saturdays is stuck between the 25 and 30 posts.
So, is there anyone else you'd like to know about on Friday?
So, is there anyone else you'd like to know about on Friday?
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Aah, Lancs, on July 4th, 2009
what the hell is wrong with people??? battlefiels should definitely get into the top 10 and i think it should be number 1!! get buying or downloading it people jordin sparks deserves better!! how can cascada get to number 2 and jordin only reach a peak of 11?? disgraceful!!
what the hell is wrong with people??? battlefiels should definitely get into the top 10 and i think it should be number 1!! get buying or downloading it people jordin sparks deserves better!! how can cascada get to number 2 and jordin only reach a peak of 11?? disgraceful!!
Kayleigh, Manchester, on July 2nd, 2009
imo, that jls song is just plain s**t.. but sadly, it probably will hit the top 10 but it certainly won't go to #1 cuz tbh, its shit and the tvs and radios are already killing it..
imo, that jls song is just plain s**t.. but sadly, it probably will hit the top 10 but it certainly won't go to #1 cuz tbh, its shit and the tvs and radios are already killing it..
Grace, on July 2nd, 2009
**sits back and watches JLS Beat Again storm the charts in two weeks**
**sits back and watches JLS Beat Again storm the charts in two weeks**
Ben, London, on July 2nd, 2009
lets hope battlefield does better next week with it's cd release im gonna buy a copy
lets hope battlefield does better next week with it's cd release im gonna buy a copy
EmmaDx, on July 2nd, 2009
Whats wrong with the people who bye music these days :O if any of those tracks deserve the number 1...it should be jordan sparks battlefield!!...underated if you ask me!! and as for chavscada...dont get me started!! and mj...no coment!!
Whats wrong with the people who bye music these days :O if any of those tracks deserve the number 1...it should be jordan sparks battlefield!!...underated if you ask me!! and as for chavscada...dont get me started!! and mj...no coment!!
Dave, Derby, on July 2nd, 2009
@James & all the other musically challenged Chavs posting here! Why do Chavcada deserve to be number 1? What have they given to the world of music other than cheap tacky covers, a Lady GaGa rip-off, rubbish videos & a big lass who can't dance or sing live & looks like Hulk Hogan in a dress? Michael Jackson 'The King of Pop' v Chavcada "The Queen of Chavs!! If Chavcada do make number 1, it really will be the Day That Music Died!!!!!
@James & all the other musically challenged Chavs posting here! Why do Chavcada deserve to be number 1? What have they given to the world of music other than cheap tacky covers, a Lady GaGa rip-off, rubbish videos & a big lass who can't dance or sing live & looks like Hulk Hogan in a dress? Michael Jackson 'The King of Pop' v Chavcada "The Queen of Chavs!! If Chavcada do make number 1, it really will be the Day That Music Died!!!!!
James, Manchester, on July 2nd, 2009
Cascada for Number 1! C'mon Natalie, Manian and Yanou... You can do it! Cascada are the only group that truly deserve number 1 on sunday. Michael Jackson has died, very sad, but why should he go to number 1 for that?
Cascada for Number 1! C'mon Natalie, Manian and Yanou... You can do it! Cascada are the only group that truly deserve number 1 on sunday. Michael Jackson has died, very sad, but why should he go to number 1 for that?
Rich, Glasgow, on July 1st, 2009
We want an mj song to go to no1
We want an mj song to go to no1
SAM, United Kingdom, on July 1st, 2009
On Friday can you tell us where Battlefeild (Jordin Sparks) Evacuate The Dancefloor (Cascada) Work (Saturdays) Never Forget You (Noisettes) I Gotta Feeling (Black Eyed Peas) Heartbreak (Freemasons) Rabbit Heart (Florence and the Machine) Paparazzi (Lady GaGa) Bulletproof (La Roux) Dirty Diana/Man In The Mirror (Michael Jackson) is Also are Heavy Cross (The Gossip) and Waking Up In Vegas (Katy Perry) still in the chart.
On Friday can you tell us where Battlefeild (Jordin Sparks) Evacuate The Dancefloor (Cascada) Work (Saturdays) Never Forget You (Noisettes) I Gotta Feeling (Black Eyed Peas) Heartbreak (Freemasons) Rabbit Heart (Florence and the Machine) Paparazzi (Lady GaGa) Bulletproof (La Roux) Dirty Diana/Man In The Mirror (Michael Jackson) is Also are Heavy Cross (The Gossip) and Waking Up In Vegas (Katy Perry) still in the chart.
Kayleigh, Manchester, on July 1st, 2009
im gutted that gaga's falling a place but when the physical release takes place, it should reach #1 hopefully coz i dont really like the cascada or la roux songs and im sick to death of MJ.. also, how are "rabbit heart (raise it up) - florence and the machine" and "heartbreak make me a dancer" doing?
im gutted that gaga's falling a place but when the physical release takes place, it should reach #1 hopefully coz i dont really like the cascada or la roux songs and im sick to death of MJ.. also, how are "rabbit heart (raise it up) - florence and the machine" and "heartbreak make me a dancer" doing?
London, on July 1st, 2009
I GOTTA FEELING PLEASE
I GOTTA FEELING PLEASE
Bradley, Redhill, on July 1st, 2009
Are you all serious?! CASCADA deserves number one more than Michael Jackson??? SERIOUSLY?!!
Are you all serious?! CASCADA deserves number one more than Michael Jackson??? SERIOUSLY?!!
Landon, Swansea, on July 1st, 2009
i hope cascada get to number 1. ive bought the cd single and downloaded it on itunes. "evacuate the dancefloor" !
i hope cascada get to number 1. ive bought the cd single and downloaded it on itunes. "evacuate the dancefloor" !
Samantha, London, on July 1st, 2009
Yeah I agree with One&Only, What about 'I Gotta Feeling'?
Yeah I agree with One&Only, What about 'I Gotta Feeling'?
Daniel, Birmingham, on July 1st, 2009
Come on Cascada one more spot to go.
Come on Cascada one more spot to go.
Nick, on July 1st, 2009
where is stone cold sober? and i gotta feeling?
where is stone cold sober? and i gotta feeling?
One&Only X, on July 1st, 2009
So my question isn't answered for today. Nick Levine, what's wrong with you? All I want to know is where the Black Eyed Peas' I Gotta Feeling and Pitbull's I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho). PLEASE NICK I WANT TO KNOW BY FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So my question isn't answered for today. Nick Levine, what's wrong with you? All I want to know is where the Black Eyed Peas' I Gotta Feeling and Pitbull's I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho). PLEASE NICK I WANT TO KNOW BY FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alex, Streatham, on July 1st, 2009
Battlefield is a good song but it has several factors going against it. The first is its similarity to other recent Ryan Tedder produced singles, namely ‘Halo’ and the far superior ‘Bleeding Love’. People are beginning to tire of Tedder’s over produced, grandiose, pseudo dramatic sound and while it worked brilliantly on Bleeding Love, the trick is not quite repeated on Battlefield. Secondly, Jordin Sparks does not have the personality to carry off the ‘battlefield as a metaphor for a painful relationship’ lyrics. She has marginally more edge than a Disney pop star and it is hard to believe she has ever experienced pain, let alone the bloodbath of a battlefield. Thirdly the video is extremely poor. A good video can take a song to new avenues and transform people’s perceptions but this video does neither. Early singles ‘Tattoo’ and ‘No Air’ suited her ‘good girl’ persona while Battlefield serves only to highlight Jordin’s limitation. She simply cannot create the image the song projects. In the hands of a more capable artist, Battlefield would be number one.
Battlefield is a good song but it has several factors going against it. The first is its similarity to other recent Ryan Tedder produced singles, namely ‘Halo’ and the far superior ‘Bleeding Love’. People are beginning to tire of Tedder’s over produced, grandiose, pseudo dramatic sound and while it worked brilliantly on Bleeding Love, the trick is not quite repeated on Battlefield. Secondly, Jordin Sparks does not have the personality to carry off the ‘battlefield as a metaphor for a painful relationship’ lyrics. She has marginally more edge than a Disney pop star and it is hard to believe she has ever experienced pain, let alone the bloodbath of a battlefield. Thirdly the video is extremely poor. A good video can take a song to new avenues and transform people’s perceptions but this video does neither. Early singles ‘Tattoo’ and ‘No Air’ suited her ‘good girl’ persona while Battlefield serves only to highlight Jordin’s limitation. She simply cannot create the image the song projects. In the hands of a more capable artist, Battlefield would be number one.
Mark, Amsterdam, on July 1st, 2009
I want Cascada to be #1. I'm sorry, but it's not fair now that Jackson dies he gets to be #1 again.. that ruins Cascada's position.
I want Cascada to be #1. I'm sorry, but it's not fair now that Jackson dies he gets to be #1 again.. that ruins Cascada's position.
cascada deserve no1? really? chavvy britney wannabe, its soooo unbelievably manufactured "feels like an overdose" oh, is that a good feeling? cos last time i checked, an overdose wasn't a good thing as for MJ songs...love them and all but no comment on the chart domination. I actually like gaga's new song; i like the lyrics! it's not very functional as a dance record like her previous releases but that's a good thing! i'm sick of hearing La Roux. I must be one of the only people who thinks "bulletproof" just isn't no1 material. Tbh, i'm over BEP cos when they first came out with "where is the love" there was a lotta promise for them to deliver better than the last few singles. where are all the acoustic acts?! Brett Dennen and Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly deserve no1s respectively but you can't really dance to them and they have proper meaning so i guess they don't fit the criteria.