THE OFFICIAL UK SINGLES CHART TOP 75.

OFFICIAL UK SINGLES CHART

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TITLES A-Z 
 
911                                               42 
All Hooked Up                                     28 
All I Do                                          23 
Beautiful Day                                     73 
Believe                                           69 
Blood Is Pumpin'                                  19 
Boom Selection                                    12 
Boys                                              15 
Buck Rogers                                       21 
Camels                                            34 
Can We Fix It                                     20 
Can't Fight The Moonlight                         26 
D'ya Wanna Go Faster                              58 
Dancing In The Moonlight                          17 
Demons                                            51 
Don't Tell Me                                     49 
Dream To Me                                        9 
Everything You Need                               52 
Everytime You Need Me                              5 
Falling                                           25 
Fields Of Love, The                               36 
Freet                                             67 
Gravel Pit                                        39 
Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)                    66 
Holler/Let Love Lead The Way                      54 
I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)                71 
I Put A Spell On You                              60 
If I Ever Feel Better                             65 
Incomplete                                        61 
Independent Women Part 1                          32 
Inner Smile                                       27 
It's The Way You Make Me Feel/Too Busy Thinking   13 
Komodo (Save A Soul)                              43 
Love Don't Cost A Thing                            8 
Love Has Come Again                               53 
Mas Que Nada                                      57 
Ms Jackson                                        72 
Music                                             63 
Needin' You II                                    37 
Never Had A Dream Come True                       29 
New Year                                          62 
Next Episode, The                                  3 
Nitro                                             74 
No Good 4 Me                                      40 
Not That Kind                                     11 
Number 1                                          45 
Oh No                                             24 
On The Radio                                       7 
One More Time                                     59 
One Step Closer                                   41 
Operation Blade (Bass In The Place)               35 
Pistol Whip                                       47 
Played A Live (The Bongo Song)                     6 
Please Stay                                       70 
Pop Ya Collar                                      2 
Rollin'                                            1 
She Bangs                                         64 
Spaced Invader                                    33 
Stan                                              18 
Stronger                                          48 
Sunset (Bird Of Prey)                             75 
Supreme                                           46 
Things I've Seen                                  10 
To Be Free                                        44 
Touch Me                                           4 
Tracey in My Room                                 56 
Walking Away                                      50 
Wassuup                                           55 
Way You Make Me Feel, The                         68 
What Makes A Man                                  38 
Who Let The Dogs Out                              30 
Why                                               16 
With Arms Wide Open                               31 
You All Dat                                       14 
You Make Me Sick                                  22 

CHART COMMENTARY

by ALAN JONES

Despite registering fewer sales last week than any number one single for more than a year, Limp Bizkit's Rollin' is the nation's choice for the second week in a row. The single sold 47,435 copies -- an insignificant 4% decline over its debut week but fewer than any number one since Westlife's I Have A Dream/Seasons In The Sun sold 34,739 copies in its fourth and last week in pole position in January 2000. Fewer than 15% of the last 50 chart toppers have managed to spend more than one week at number one, so although Limp Bizkit's sales are low, it is a notable achievement, particularly as their Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water is simultaneously the number one album.

Although there is no change at the top, there's a massive shake-up in the rest of the singles chart, with half of the Top 20 made up of new entries. The last time there were more was nearly five years ago, on 1 June 1996, when 11 singles made their debut in the Top 20. Since then, and before this week, we have had 10 new entries on no fewer than 11 occasions, most recently on 17 June last year. It is noticeable that the overwhelming proportion of new entries -- to the Top 75, not just the Top 20 -- are dance or urban records, with just three (Martine McCutcheon, Anastacia and Bon) out of 19 qualifying as mainstream pop records (all with dance mixes), and no rockers in sight.