A little delayed (but not, sadly, by the Delays, who seem to pop up in almost every post these days!), here are my top 20 favourite singles of April 2006 and where they are being released:
1. BWO – We Could Be Heroes (Sweden)
2. Gavin Degraw – Chariot (UK)
3. Dixie Chicks – Not Ready To Make Nice (USA)
4. Annie – The Crush (UK?)
5. Rogue Traders – Voodoo Child (UK)
6. Sylvia Knott – Congratulations (Iceland)
7. The Feeling – Fill My Little World (UK)
8. Vanilla Ninja – Dangerzone (Europe)
9. Marie Serneholt – I Need A House (Sweden)
10. Pet Shop Boys – I’m With Stupid (UK)
11. Lily Allen – LDN (UK)
12. Captain – Broke (UK)
13. Imogen Heap – Goodnight & Go (UK)
14. Joanna Pacitti – Let It Slide (USA)
15. Matt Willis – Up All Night (UK)
16. Ashley Parker Angel – Let U Go (USA)
17. Primal Scream – Country Girl (UK)
18. A Studio ft. Polina – S.O.S (UK)
19. The Automatic – Monster (UK)
20. Dannii Minogue – Under Pressure (UK)
So how does this affect my chart of the year so far? Let’s see…
1. BWO – Temple Of Love
2. Will Young – Who Am I
3. Delays – Valentine
4. Rihanna – S.O.S (Rescue Me)
5. Kate Ryan – Je t’adore
6. Infernal – From Paris To Berlin
7. Will Young – All Time Love
8. The Veronicas – When It All Falls Apart
9. September – It Doesn’t Matter
10. Fefe Dobson – As A Blonde
11. Protocol – Where’s The Pleasure
12. Morningwood – Nth Degree
13. BWO – We Could Be Heroes
14. Delays – Hideaway
15. The Veronicas – Everything I’m Not
16. Najoua Belyzel – Gabriel
17. Elisa – Swan
18. The Research – Lonely Hearts Still Beat The Same
19. All American Rejects – Move Along
20. Gavin Degraw – Chariot
So, not very much really. April has not been the greatest month for singles, but this could be due to the BWO album taking up so much aceness there just wasn’t any left for anyone else.