2007: The End? - July

Once again approximately a third of the new entries for the month come from the indie/garage rock genre. It can't be long until the quantity significantly reduces. Not that this will have a negative impact on the quality. However this month we have a half mark from the genre which goes to Hadouken with "Liquid Lives". To be honest I've now forgotten how it goes but enjoyed it enough to give it half mark immediately after listening.

What may perhaps negatively impact the quality of Top 40 hits is the end of the Galaxy Chart on MTV Dance at the end of the year. Many of the points this month come from records I remember being on the show.

One thing the 3 records from the Galaxy Chart which get full marks have in common is they're great tunes but have iffy vocals. Picking the best is tough on that basis but I've decided to go with "Counting Down the Days" by Sunfreakz on the simple fact I listen to it more than the other tunes. 

The other 2 records from the Galaxy chart getting full marks are "Song 4 Mutya (Out Of Control)" by Groove Armada which was their final Top 40 hit to date and "Bigger Than Big" by Super Mal which if anything gives me a bit of Galaxy Chart nostalgia.

Elsewhere in the dance music world we have "Sexual Healing" by Alibi vs Rockefeller which is generic commercial nonsense and "Ice Cream" by New Young Pony Club which just strikes me as posh celebrities jumping on the bandwagon.

In the rap and R&B world it's once again R Kelly coming up with the goods with "Same Girl" which sounds better than I remember it. This would be his final Top 40 hit as lead artist. The rest are all crap.

Four Seasons had a new entry with "Beggin" which wasn't a Top 40 hit the first time round so counts as a new entry and gets full marks.

Onto the worst record then which goes to Amy Macdonald with "Mr Rock And Roll". She's one of those artists I know the name but don't know the music and based on this it sounds like I'm not missing out.

Here's a list of the records with the best on top, worst at the bottom and the good ones in green, OK ones in amber and rubbish ones in red (and in no particular order):

Score: 19%

Here's a look at the chart:

Better than any month in 2006, there's little consistency in 2007.