Once again there was more rap and R&B entering the Top 40 in November than indie/garage rock. Does this mean the charts were better then than in 2005?
One thing is for sure, if it wasn't for the rap and R&B it would be a very low score indeed. Let's begin with the best record then which goes to Ja Rule, R Kelly and Ashanti with "Wonderful". After a more underground album Ja Rule returned to the formula that made him successful in the first place.
R Kelly also features on "So Sexy" by Twista which is another record getting full marks. Other rappers getting full marks were Nas with "Bridging The Gap" and Fabolous with Breathe whilst Ching gets half marks for "Balla Baby".
A strong contender for best record was a rap and rock crossover record from Steriogram with "Walkie Talkie Man". At the time I remember having this down as one of the best records of the moment.
Usher did possibly the best tunes he's ever done with "My Boo" which was part of a double a-side with the not so good "Confessions Part II". It was also the time when British singer Jay Sean was quite good with the record "Stolen".
However the worst record of the month is also an R&B record. British group The 411 broke through 6 months prior with "On My Knees", but by this point they were on the verge of getting dropped and were begging us to buy their final single "Teardrops" to save them. It heavily samples "Sour Times" by Portishead and completely ruins it, a terrible record.
Not much in the way of dance music but what we did have was mostly cheese including the god awful "The Weekend" by Michael Gray. I did however manage to find half a point for UNKLE & Ian Brown with "Reign".
Elsewhere I've given half a mark to an indie record in "Stan Bowles" by The Others and I also thought the final proper single from Tina Turner, "Open Arms", wasn't bad.
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: 17%
Here's a look at the chart:
Well we may not be better than 2005 yet but we're consistent.
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