The lady and the frog
Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 11:28AM NZDT by Andrew Miller in Chartalec
She's done it! Yonkers-born Joanne Stefani Germanotta is the very first act to make double-digits at number one on the singles chart in 3½ years as "Poker Face" gives Lady Gaga a tenth consecutive frame at the summit.
The ring-tone Crazy Frog's debut remake of Harold Faltermeyer's "Axel F" was the last tune to post double figures. From late July 2005 the amphibian ruled for 11 weeks although not all in a row.
Prior to that Christchurch-based Scribe's double-sided "Stand Up/Not Many" made 12 non-consecutive weeks in 2002.
New Zealand's all-time chart-leading number one is the West German-based Boney M's 14-week 1978 "Rivers Of Babylon/Brown Girl In The Ring" marathon.
Back to the 22-year-old Lady Gaga, her debut album "The Fame" makes an all-time high on the albums list, rising to number three. Previous hit "Just Dance" is at number 27 making it a full half-year on the chart.
The track that made number three here is new to the top of the UK singles list this week. And to top it all off, she's due here as support to the Pussycat Dolls at the Vector Arena very shortly.
Jason Mraz looks like the only serious challenger for Lady Gaga and "Poker Face" for the singles crown next week. His "I'm Yours" holds the runners-up slot for another time and is also the most played song on NZ radio again.
Elsewhere in the singles chart there're three brand new entries by three first-time acts celebrating their debut NZ hits.
Firstly Empire Of The Sun's "Walking On A Dream" is the highest new entry of the week at number 30. The Aussie duo who make up the outfit have been around for a while, Luke Steele in The Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore of Pnau.
Their name comes from the J.G. Ballard book "Empire Of The Sun". Being titlely economic, "Walking On A Dream" is also the title of their debut set which made number eight in their homeland on its release last October.
Auckland band Midnight Youth is Jeremy Redmore, Simon Oscroft, Matt Wharman, Aidan Bartlett and Nick Campbell. Together since early 2006, they've enjoyed radio support from an early stage in their careers picking up the 2006 Rock FM Scholarship.
And it's been radio and TV play that's been driving the early success of "The Letter" which makes the Top 40 at number 34. The track also moves up to number eight on the Radioscope 100. The song along with the rest of their debut album was recorded in New York in April-May last year. (Midnight Youth's "The Letter" shares its title with The Box-Tops' 1967 number four.)
Former American Idol finalist Jennifer Hudson is no stranger to the spotlight having won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in the 2007 flick "Dreamgirls".
After further film-work including "Sex And The City" a track from the Chicago-born Hudson's self-titled debut set lands at number 37. "Spotlight" is the third of the debutant new entries this week.
The very first new number one of 2009 happens this week. It's on the compilations chart. That list is led by "My Songs 2", which follows last January's first edition to the top. And like its predecessor it features a batch of current and re-current radio favourites.
Elsewhere it's still steady as she goes with Billy T James's "The Comic Genius Of Billy T James making it a five-week haul on top of the Albums list. Dutch violinist Andre Rieu's "Live In Australia" is the top selling DVD of the week.
There's a 50th birthday this week, however it's not a person. It's a record label. The Berry Gordy-founded Motown label has just turned 50. It's original home was Detroit, Michigan, hence the contraction of that metropolis's Motor City moniker.
Here in New Zealand releases were originally on the Tamla-Motown imprint, being an amalgamation of the company's two main labels.
The very first Motown NZ number one came 40 years back in January 1969, when The Supremes hit with "Love Child".
There've been an even dozen chart-toppers from the label here, with Boyz II Men almost making it 13. (They shared billing with Mariah Carey on "One Sweet Day" with that track issued on Columbia.)
Stevie Wonder and Boyz II Men have three penthouse dwellers apiece making them the most-capped Motown acts here.
Wonder's "I Just Called To Say I Love You" with an eight-week streak is the longest running number one. Five Motown covers have made the top here.
Lightning striking twice for the Smokey Robinson-penned "Cruisin'". Smokey took it to number one for four frames in May 1981, with Huey Lewis & Gwyneth Paltrow's "Duets" movie remake going one better with a five-week run in January 2001.
The ring-tone Crazy Frog's debut remake of Harold Faltermeyer's "Axel F" was the last tune to post double figures. From late July 2005 the amphibian ruled for 11 weeks although not all in a row.
Prior to that Christchurch-based Scribe's double-sided "Stand Up/Not Many" made 12 non-consecutive weeks in 2002.
New Zealand's all-time chart-leading number one is the West German-based Boney M's 14-week 1978 "Rivers Of Babylon/Brown Girl In The Ring" marathon.
Back to the 22-year-old Lady Gaga, her debut album "The Fame" makes an all-time high on the albums list, rising to number three. Previous hit "Just Dance" is at number 27 making it a full half-year on the chart.
The track that made number three here is new to the top of the UK singles list this week. And to top it all off, she's due here as support to the Pussycat Dolls at the Vector Arena very shortly.
Jason Mraz looks like the only serious challenger for Lady Gaga and "Poker Face" for the singles crown next week. His "I'm Yours" holds the runners-up slot for another time and is also the most played song on NZ radio again.
Elsewhere in the singles chart there're three brand new entries by three first-time acts celebrating their debut NZ hits.
Firstly Empire Of The Sun's "Walking On A Dream" is the highest new entry of the week at number 30. The Aussie duo who make up the outfit have been around for a while, Luke Steele in The Sleepy Jackson and Nick Littlemore of Pnau.
Their name comes from the J.G. Ballard book "Empire Of The Sun". Being titlely economic, "Walking On A Dream" is also the title of their debut set which made number eight in their homeland on its release last October.
Auckland band Midnight Youth is Jeremy Redmore, Simon Oscroft, Matt Wharman, Aidan Bartlett and Nick Campbell. Together since early 2006, they've enjoyed radio support from an early stage in their careers picking up the 2006 Rock FM Scholarship.
And it's been radio and TV play that's been driving the early success of "The Letter" which makes the Top 40 at number 34. The track also moves up to number eight on the Radioscope 100. The song along with the rest of their debut album was recorded in New York in April-May last year. (Midnight Youth's "The Letter" shares its title with The Box-Tops' 1967 number four.)
Former American Idol finalist Jennifer Hudson is no stranger to the spotlight having won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in the 2007 flick "Dreamgirls".
After further film-work including "Sex And The City" a track from the Chicago-born Hudson's self-titled debut set lands at number 37. "Spotlight" is the third of the debutant new entries this week.
The very first new number one of 2009 happens this week. It's on the compilations chart. That list is led by "My Songs 2", which follows last January's first edition to the top. And like its predecessor it features a batch of current and re-current radio favourites.
Elsewhere it's still steady as she goes with Billy T James's "The Comic Genius Of Billy T James making it a five-week haul on top of the Albums list. Dutch violinist Andre Rieu's "Live In Australia" is the top selling DVD of the week.
There's a 50th birthday this week, however it's not a person. It's a record label. The Berry Gordy-founded Motown label has just turned 50. It's original home was Detroit, Michigan, hence the contraction of that metropolis's Motor City moniker.
Here in New Zealand releases were originally on the Tamla-Motown imprint, being an amalgamation of the company's two main labels.
The very first Motown NZ number one came 40 years back in January 1969, when The Supremes hit with "Love Child".
There've been an even dozen chart-toppers from the label here, with Boyz II Men almost making it 13. (They shared billing with Mariah Carey on "One Sweet Day" with that track issued on Columbia.)
Stevie Wonder and Boyz II Men have three penthouse dwellers apiece making them the most-capped Motown acts here.
Wonder's "I Just Called To Say I Love You" with an eight-week streak is the longest running number one. Five Motown covers have made the top here.
Lightning striking twice for the Smokey Robinson-penned "Cruisin'". Smokey took it to number one for four frames in May 1981, with Huey Lewis & Gwyneth Paltrow's "Duets" movie remake going one better with a five-week run in January 2001.
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