UK Pop Chart - 27 April 2008

Anyone else finding it hard to get excited about music at the moment? For every decent track out there, there’s a moment of utter dirge. For every American Boy, there’s a Heartbeat.

One song I’m loving at the moment is Daddy-O by Wideboys and Shaznay Lewis. It’s a frantic dance track with Shaznay at her most annoyingly catchy - she really was the best thing in All Saints.

As for this week’s chart, it’s a hit and miss affair, so let’s get it started:

1. Madonna ft Justin Timberlake - 4 Minutes: This has grown on me in a big way. While I absolutely can’t stand the sight of Madonna, most of this is Timbaland and JT working their usual magic with an old lady in tow.
2. Sam Sparro - Black & Gold: An irrational wave of hatred comes over me every time I hear this rubbish song. Stop trying to bring the 80’s back, Sam.
3. Estelle ft Kanye West - American Boy: This little number’s in the running for track of the year. I’m still loving Kanye’s rap toward the end, and full praise for working ‘Ribena’ into the lyrics of a song.
4. Wiley - Wearing My Rolex: This. Is. Genius. Been hearing it non-stop on the radio for the last week or so. Love the guy’s voice on the track, so deadpan.
5. September - Cry For You: Painful dance track borrowing the best bits of some Eurythmics song from 20 years ago with some cut-and-paste babe lip synching the vocals. Urgh.
6. Flo Rida ft T-Pain - Low: Switch off brain. Enjoy. Proof that songs don’t need to have intelligent lyrics to be good. Like we didn’t already know that!
7. Usher ft Young Jeezy - Love In This Club: I don’t like Usher. He peddles low-grade R&B designed to get in women’s pants. If you can’t do it with METAL, then you should probably quit. On a positive note, this isn’t a bad song, although the name Young Jeezy seems to creep most people out. Suggest you change it, Jeezy.
8. Will.I.Am ft Cheryl Cole - Heartbreaker: One of my favourite tracks at the moment. Will.I.Am keeps it low key on this lil’ R&B number, and it works well for him. Check out Cheryl’s dancing on the video - you’d really think she came from the streets. Seriously ;)
9. Duffy - Mercy: Let’s put this track behind us, Duffy, and concentrate on your new single. Were you listening to Katie Melua a lot when you recorded it?
10. Scouting For Girls - Heartbeat: You know how I feel about this band. Put it this way, they’re no friends of good music. When the revolution comes, THEY’RE MINE!!! [insert maniacal laughter]

Well, there ya go, pop fans. Another chart over.

I must apologise for the overuse of BLOCK CAPITALS in this post. That’s what happens when your erstwhile music blogger doesn’t have any breakfast in the morning. Bad tempered by the afternoon.

Anyway, share your thought on the chart in the comments below. And any hot tips for next week’s top ten…

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