Chart Watch

All the chart information you could ever need from two expert musicologists, radio's Daryl Denham and Music Week's James Masterton. Amazing facts from the music charts of today and years gone by. Text us 07520 633818 if you want to interact with the podcast. How difficult is it for UK acts to find success in the USA? Check out the acts who made it and surprisingly those who didn't. Did you know that EMF, Jesus Jones and Right Said Fred all had No1s in America? James tries not to offend Status Quo fans!

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All the chart facts for the week, predictions for next week and Daryl Denham gets tested by the chart maestro James Masterton. Weeknd is No1 and the guys are predicting that Noel Gallagher or Demi Levato could be the highest new entry next week. Plus there's news about Katy Perry. The retro chart looks at Madonna and others.

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Daryl and James run down the chart and challenge your chart history knowledge.

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Daryl and James explore this week's UK singles chart. Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande have dropped a place meaning there's a new No1 on this week's chart but the Lady has two new entries. Sir Tom Jones gets a big birthday mention and a salute for many many years in the music business who until a few weeks ago was the oldest person to have a number 1. 1995 is the year in question on the retro chart and the guys discuss big songs that were kept off the top by other songs.

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James Masterton from Music Week and radio's Daryl Denham boldly explore the inner and outer reaches of this week's UK Chart. Not only chart facts about this week's music but amazing chart facts from across the decades and a return to 1982 with the retro chart feature. 5 new entries this week and there's a new No1. And what's happened to Katy Perry?

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From Poo Fighters to Wet Wet Wee - Daryl and James throw up their single letter change bands before getting into this week's UK Chart action. Music Week's James Masterton and radio's Daryl Denham run the rule over a chart week which sees Katy Perry back in the chart with a track called Daisies from her forthcoming album. Regard & Raye have the highest new entry this week with Secrets. Despite the competition being cancelled, the Eurovision favourite has entered the charts at No43 could it go further? What song remarkably continues to do business week after week since it first came out in 1981? All you'd ever need to know about the chart is right here, right now.

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Daryl and James explore this week's Top 40 and celebrate the Eurovision Song Contest that didn't happen with some amazing Eurovision stats. There's a new No1 and a top 5 new entry which was correctly predicted by James last week. Three songs called Rockstar have made it into the chart - can you name the three artists?

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James Masterton from Music Week and radio's Daryl Denham run the rule over this week's UK Chart and in the retro chart feature it's 1996. Also, which artist has had the most No1s on the Alum Chart? We have a new No1 on the singles Chart this week and the whole Top 5 has changed. Drake uses up his entire chart allocation this week. AJ Tracy featuring Mostack is a Dinner Guest with the highest new entry this week.

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Charity singles a-go-go as James Masterton and Daryl Denham forensically analyse this week's UK Chart. BBC Radio 1 claim the first BBC No1 in 23 years with the Foo Fighters "Times Like These" by Live Lounge Allstars. However, it's a very close run thing at the top. KSI, boxer/rapper/YouTuber is back with his biggest hit to date and the highest new entry. Captain Tom Moore plummets down the chart but it isn't the biggest fall from No1 - what was that?

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Daryl Denham and James Masterton explore a remarkable week of UK Chart action and full credit James he predicted this on the Chart Watch podcast weeks ago.There's a new record breaking No1 which is one of two new entries in the Top 5. The retro chart takes us back and for musicologists - what was the highest grossing UK tour? And why are they talking about Bob Dylan? Britain's Got Talent nurse Beth Porch has made the chart this week. Sam Smith and Demi Lovato's single is a new entry and James says he needed it after his last single flopped.

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