ChartLife – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome to ChartLife! Juliet and Ed count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart from 20th August 1995 - a.k.a. The Battle of Britpop, when Blur and Oasis duked it out for Number One!

Also featuring new entries from Madonna, Björk, Clock, The Charlatans, Real McCoy and loads more!

Each week we count down the Top 40 in its entirety, casting judgments and side-eyes at every single new entry, from the bangers to the clangers.

Check out the entire chart via our Spotify playlist (except Happy Clappers and Ali Campbell!) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7fU13rzrPUEoXQAienFGRe

Chartlife returns! Juliet and Ed count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart from 3rd September 1995 - Blur and Oasis reigned supreme last week, but there are new entries from Celine Dion, Donna Summer, The Chemical Brothers and *shudder* Michael Bolton looking to dislodge it. Or, will it be a song rising in the charts from last week...?

Each week we count down the Top 40 in its entirety, casting judgments and side-eyes at every single new entry, from the bangers to the clangers.

Check out the entire chart from this week via our Spotify playlist (except Smokie ft. Roy Chubby Brown) here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7oXA8AUwnVCaZDrVLwRxef?si=Ex2Kid89QJ6fFR2ENxAjsQ

Welcome back to ChartLife! Juliet and Ed count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart from 27th August 1995 - Michael Jackson, De'lacy and the theme from 'Friends' are new entries attempting to dislodge Blur and Oasis from the top two!

Also featuring new entries from Echobelly, Montell Jordan and the late, great Scatman John!

Each week we count down the Top 40 in its entirety, casting judgments and side-eyes at every single new entry, from the bangers to the clangers.

Check out the entire chart via our Spotify playlist (except Blair and Ali Campbell!) here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7xnOfp0qyruXuVQLQDRtnu?si=pMAB3Lg2QdeFN7ZQjDepow

Get rolled with the fever on the dancefloor - N-Trance's preposterous and hugely enjoyable 'Stayin' Alive', featuring Ricardo Da Force, attempts to topple Michael Jackson from the summit thirty years ago this week on the UK Top 40 Singles Chart of 10th September 1995!

There's new entries from Foo Fighters, Jam & Spoon, Vanessa Williams and Inspiral Carpets as Juliet and Ed count down the chart in full.

There's also references to 'Trainspotting', Parappa The Rapper, Mrs. Mills, Miles Davis fusion classics, Jack Grealish, and somehow loads more!

Check out the entire chart from this week via our Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1s7DAyDOlOPRTsnmLAOHKT

What you want is some boombastic fantastic romantic lover - yes, Mr Rovver Rovver himself is attempting to topple Michael Jackson from the top of the UK Singles Chart, as Juliet and Ed count down the Top 40 as it was thirty years ago on 17th September 1995.

There's also new songs from Mariah Carey, David Bowie, Erasure, Prince and even Michael's own sister Janet on a busy week with 15 new entries!

Juliet and Ed also chat Scooby Doo, Jerry Springer and South Park and propose a Grand Unified Field Theory of Nineties Dance.

Check out the entire chart from this week via our Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Ji5xd3GBDCIIc4DdVnhgN?si=xFI4uhByTG6_H5VEsJzWsQ

Shaggy's stoopid and hilarious 'Boombastic' faces competition from Simply Red and Wet Wet Wet for the top spot as Juliet and Ed count down the Top 40 Singles Chart as it was thirty years ago on 24th September 1995.

There's also new entries from Bon Jovi, Paul Weller, Garbage, The Verve and Mary J Blige in another stacked week.

Check out the entire chart from this week via our Spotify playlist here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0i7Lhv033dQ5urBwrbTZww?si=yn9g_iaSSLW0OiCoe_Tyiw

Having seized the top spot with 'Fairground' last week, Mick Hucknall and Simply Red look to fight off challenges from Pulp, Iron Maiden and a freshly launched solo career from ex-Eternal star Louise, as Juliet and Ed count down the Top 40 Singles Chart as it was thirty years ago on 1st October 1995.

There's also new entries from Green Day, Sleeper, Boo Radleys, Cypress Hill and Tears For Fears.

Check out the entire chart from this week via our Spotify playlist here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Pu6tJZyxfoDh2V8hbRcx6?si=qSA2iS6fRcm1M_eVWbuymA

Plenty of new entries this week as Juliet and Ed count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart from 8th October 1995, and we see whether Mick Hucknall and Simply Red continue their reign of terror at the top.

We run the rule over new singles from M People, Suggs, PJ & Duncan, Def Leppard and an all-Australian affair from Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue. Oh, and a cover of 'American Pie' that simply has to be heard to be believed.

Check out the entire chart from this week via our Spotify playlist here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2QF6FZunHpoNYhFbjjr553?si=GmvA9w8ASCiNXuyEhwDYyQ

Can anybody dislodge Mick Hucknall and Simply Red from the top spot? Join Juliet and Ed as they count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart from 15th October 1995!

Have a listen to all the new entries from this week, including new singles from Eternal, Ash, Lightning Seeds, Red Hot Chili Peppers and (sigh) Scooter.

Check out the entire chart from this week via our Spotify playlist here:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1igce6ufT6dAyhR6jxfetT

After a seemingly interminable month of 'Fairground' at number one, surely it's time for something new at the top? Find out as Juliet and Ed count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart from 22nd October 1995, featuring new entries from Meat Loaf, Everything But The Girl, Smashing Pumpkins, Alanis Morissette and Coolio.

Check out the full Top 40 in our Spotify playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ysv2kPdO4MAmX6IIa3Dfz?si=mnhDAItmRRSq4RmUF-mIew