FOUR is a very good number for Pet Shop Boys this week:

1. "Did you see me coming?" spends a FOURTH week at #1.

2. "Love etc." also spent FOUR weeks at #1 back in March/April, and it has been
on my chart now for over FOUR months (21 weeks).

3. The "DYSMC?" singles include a total of FOUR new PSB b-sides, and two of
them debut, giving the Boys a total of FOUR songs on this week's chart.

4. And all this occurs the week ending July FOURTH!

Of the four new PSB b-sides, I don't think I'll chart "The Former Enfant
Terrible" or the Richard X remix of "The way it used to be", but the other two
begin their chart runs this week. I don't think either of them will get to #1,
but both will probably peak somewhere within my Top 5.

Next week, look for debuts from P!nk (I'm so glad that "Funhouse" is her next
single!) and The Lemonheads (their new covers album VARSHONS is so good!), and
possibly one more... it all depends on whether or not "Love etc." can make it to
Week 22...

Happy 4th everyone!!

MY TOP 20 for the week ending July 4, 2009:

#20. "After the event" -- Pet Shop Boys (DEBUT)

#19. "Up and down" -- Pet Shop Boys (DEBUT)

#18. "Love etc." -- Pet Shop Boys (down 4)
(former #1 for 4 weeks)

#17. "Love You To Life" -- Grace Jones (down 6)

#16. "Kind Of A Girl" -- Tinted Windows (up 2)

#15. "No You Girls" -- Franz Ferdinand (down 7)

#14. "Science Of Love" -- Donna Summer (up 2)

#13. "When Love Takes Over" -- David Guetta featuring Kelly Rowland (up 2)

#12. "Peace" -- Depeche Mode

#11. "Bad Influence" -- P!nk (up 2)

#10. "Dance 2night" -- Madonna with Justin Timberlake (up 10)

# 9. "She's Not Me" -- Madonna (down 2)
(former #1 for 4 weeks)

# 8. "Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)" -- Freemasons featuring Sophie
Ellis-Bextor (up 2)

# 7. "Cry Cry" -- Oceana (up 2)

# 6. "Here Comes The..." -- Butch Walker with P!nk
(former #1 for 1 week)

# 5. "My Favourite Angel" -- John Wesley Harding (down 3)

# 4. "Dance Your Life Away" -- Jon McLaughlin

# 3. "Rescue Me" -- Sarah Bettens

# 2. "Paparazzi" -- Lady GaGa (up 3)

# 1. "Did you see me coming?" -- Pet Shop Boys


Songs that fell off:

"Please Don't Leave Me" -- P!nk
Peaked at #1 (for 2 weeks) / 19 weeks on chart

"Love Hurts" -- Cher
Peaked at #1 for 8 weeks (7 weeks in 1992, 1 week in 2009) /
38 weeks on chart (27 weeks in 1992, 2 weeks in 2004, 9 weeks in 2009)