Charty Chart Chat: Julie Doiron Wakes Up At #1

02/06/07 4:00pm

by Chris Burland (CHARTattack)

In honour of Super Bowl XLI MVP Peyton Manning finally losing the choker label that he's been saddled with, the week's charts are dedicated to the Indianapolis Colts.

The top 50 chart for the week ending Feb. 2 is interesting because of the number of debut and longevity records either tied or set. First of all, let's look at the top 10, which features a new #1, two back-to-back debuts and the largest turnover in recent memory.

There are six new titles in the top 10. Julie Doiron's Woke Myself Up is one of only four albums to remain there from last week and moves up two places to the coveted #1 spot in only its second week. Woke Myself Up is the first Doiron album to reach the top. Her last album, Goodnight Nobody, reached #2 in October 2004. Heart & Crime peaked at #7 in June 2002, Desormais reached #6 in November 2001 and Will You Still Love Me? hit #2 in May 1999.

The Chart Sizzler Award goes to Of Montreal's Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? at #2, which is the highest debut since Broken Social Scene's self-titled album entered at #1 in October 2005. Tricky Woo's Sometimes I Cry also debuted at #1 in June 1999. Deerhoof's Friend Opportunity enters at #3. This is the first time that two albums have debuted in the top three. Neko Case's Live From Austin TX drops two places to #4.

Last week's #1, Swan Lake's Beast Moans, drops four places to #5. Clinic's Visitations jumps eight places to #6, The Shins' Wincing The Night Away moves up 10 spots to #7, and Camera Obscura's If Looks Could Kill EP rockets up 15 positions to #8. Sonic Youth's The Destroyed Room: B-Sides And Rarities slips five places to #9, with Boo Hoo's self-titled album rising 17 places to #10.

There are some major records being set and tied in the longevity department this week, as there are four releases with 19 or more weeks of service on the charts. Hidden Cameras' Awoo has hung around for 21 weeks, and jumps 23 places to #27. TV On The Radio's Return To Cookie Mountain, which sits at #43, has lasted 20 weeks. It's only the second non-Canadian release to achieve this. In February 2002, The (International) Noise Conspiracy's A New Morning, Changing Weather became the first album from a foreign band to remain on the chart for 20 weeks. Emily Haines & Soft Skeleton's Knives Don't Have Your Back rises 11 positions to #14 in its 19th week, while The Dears' Gang Of Losers drops 14 places to #42 in its 19th week.

The specialty charts have finally settled down somewhat this week after a month of upheaval. Three #1s remain in that position: the 8-Bit Operators: Music Of Kraftwerk compilation on the Electronic top 10; Martyr's Feeding The Abscess on Metal/Punk; and the eponymous release by Zapato Negro on Jazz/Blues. DJ Co-Op's Co-Operation Vol. 3 moves up four places to grab the top spot on the Hip-Hop chart, while Yabby You's Deliver Me From My Enemies rises three positions to assume the mantle of king of the World/Folk top 10.