EQ Chart: "My Lonely Valentine" by Dandy Andy ft. Carmen Castro Is Number 1.

Well hello EQs.  It's been awhile since the last EQ chart so I thought I would update you on this lovely and lazy Sunday afternoon with a new top 50 playlist as recommended by yours truly.  I'm still in recovery mode from last Friday's EQ Live too which was a ton of fun and I have to say this - Graffiti6, Johnny Lazer, The Bang Bang Club and Disco Damage are the nicest group of musicians I've ever worked with on a show.  It was a delight to throw a party in their honour - I'll be putting up some pix and notes about the night probably next week along with some new EQ interviews with Ali Love and Sarah Blasko.

I also made another appearance on Larry Flick's show "The Morning Jolt" a few weeks ago which was a lot of fun - Larry Flick and Keith Price are just so hilarious and they make me feel warm and fuzzy when I'm on the show - like a family of music lovers.  I absolutely love sharing my new pop and electronica picks with them.  You can hear a recording of the segment on the Soundcloud below.

What albums am I excited about this week you ask?  Well, fresh from the post and the inbox are new albums from RebekkaMaria (eek!), The Candle Thieves, Goldfrapp, Eliza Doolittle, Mr. Fogg, Coury Palermo and Shakespear's Sister.  Needless to say, I will have a great soundtrack on the morning commute to the office this week.

So on with the countdown - Dandy Andy ft. Carmen Castro is currently riding high at the top spot on my playlist with "My Lonely Valentine" this week and here are the other 49 songs that should be essential on your playlists as well...

1. My Lonely Valentine : Dandy Andy ft. Carmen Castro

2. Momma's Place: Roisin Murphy
3. Rocket: Goldfrapp
4. U R My Girl: Kiss In Cities
5. Moving Parts: Mr. Fogg

6. Bizarre: Marc Lime & K Bastian
7. Starry Eyed: Ellie Goulding
8. Amazing Grace: Boy George
9. Black Cats: Bertie Blackman
10. Will You Be There: MiMó

11. Somebody Tell Me: Muchuu
12. We Won't Run: Sarah Blasko
13. Club Love: The Cataracs
14. Credit Card Babies: Men
15. Whatever Whatever: Rodrigo Moratto
16. Number One Enemy: Daisy Dares You ft. Chipmunk
17. Hole In My Heart: Alphabeat
18. Caesar: I Blame Coco ft Robyn
19. Your Body Is A Machine: The Good Natured [2009 Number 1 of The Year]
20. Threads: Temposhark

21. Take My Picture: Johnny Lazer
22. Mayday: Tinashe [highest debut]
23. We're All Gonna Die (Have Fun) : The Candle Thieves
24. Telephone: Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce [new]
25. The Crackdown: Billie Ray Martin
26. Losing Streak: Computer Club ft. Frankmusik [new]
27. Epileptic: KCAT [new]
28. Love Harder: Ali Love [new]
29. Chemistry - The Bang Bang Club [new]

30. Rich (Fake It Til You Make It): Lolene [new]
31. Corollaceous: RebekkaMaria [new]
32. Oops Do You Love Me: Pandering & The Golddiggers
33. Alarm: Sergey Lazarev [new]
34. These New Knights: Ou Est Le Swimming Pool [new]
35. Stop And Stare: Fenech Soler [new]
36. Fight For You: Morgan Page [new]
37. I'm Not Mad: Alex Gardner [new]
38. The Living: Performance [new]
39. Haunted: Ben Montague [new]
40. Breakdown: The Bleach Works [new]

41. Operator: DJ Dan & Überzone feat. Blake Lewis [new]
42. Dream About You: Mopp [new]
43. The Ruins: Yes Giantess [new]
44. Stone In My Heart - Graffiti6 [new]
45. Paint Your Face: Sliimy [re-entry]
46. Silent Sirens: Max Vernon [new]
47. Pass Out: Tinie Tempah [new]
48. House On The Hil: The Funktuary [new]
49. The Radio: Get Far ft. H-Boogie [new]
50. On Time: Disco Biscuits [new]

EQ Chart: Your Essential Playlist - Erik Hassle Is # 1

 

It's Sunday again EQs and time for another playlist for you of the hottest pop and electronic songs on EQ right now.  Congratulations to Erik Hassle for topping the list of 50 tracks this week, knocking Girls Can't Catch off our top spot this week.  Who doesn't love Erik Hassle right now?  Girls and boys are going crazy for him and his beautiful voice.  Every time "Hurtful" is played on The Box, I can't help but just stop whatever I'm doing and stare into the telly.  It's a gorgeous song and video and I hope it goes to #1 worldwide for Erik. 

1. Hurtful: Erik Hassle [#1 - 1 week]
2. Momma's Place: Roisin Murphy
3. My Lonely Valentine : Dandy Andy ft. Carmen Castro
4. Rocket: Goldfrapp
5. Thunderbird: The Golden Filter
6. U R My Girl: Kiss In Cities
7. Body To Body: Electric Valentine
8. Oh Solitude: RebekkaMaria
9. I Want It All: Dangerous Muse
10. Will You Be There: MiMó

11. Diablo: Simon Curtis
12. Somebody Tell Me: Muchuu
13. Club Love: The Cataracs
14. Credit Card Babies: Men
15. Moving Parts: Mr. Fogg
16. Boy's Don't Cry: KCAT
17. Number One Enemy: Daisy Dares You ft. Chipmunk
18. Sista: The Dirty Disco
19. Your Body Is A Machine: The Good Natured [2009 Number 1 of The Year]
20. Whatever Whatever: Rodrigo Moratto

21. Halo: Red Blooded Women
22. Hotter: Parralox [#1 - 2 weeks]
23. Suddenly: BT
24. Bizarre: Marc Lime & K Bastian [new - highest debut]
25. I Love You Too: Haberdashry
26. Starry Eyed: Ellie Goulding
27. Raindrops: Hannah Schneider
28. Pick Up The Phone: Dragonette
29. Echo: Girls Can't Catch [#1 - 1 week]
30. Won't Go Quietly: Example

31. We Won't Run: Sarah Blasko
32. Hole In My Heart: Alphabeat
33. Caesar: I Blame Coco ft Robyn
34. Here Comes The Rain Again: Coury Palermo
35. Turn It Up: Stereos
36. Amazing Grace: Boy George [new]
37. Panic: Xuman
38. Threads: Temposhark
39. Whatya Want From Me: Adam Lambert
40. We're All Gonna Die (Have Fun) : The Candle Thieves

41. You've Changed: Sia
42. Who Wants To Be Alone: Tiesto ft. Nelly Furtado
43. Dance With You: The Futhamuckas [new]
44. Situation: Javi [new]
45. Holiday: Never Mind The Stars [new]
46. Take My Picture: Johnny Lazer [new]
47. Party I Provinsen: Hej Matematik [new]
48. The Crackdown: Billie Ray Martin [new]
49. Black Cats: Bertie Blackman [new]
50. My Head: Jason Derulo [new]

EQ Chart: "Echo" by Girls Can't Catch is EQ Number One. Listen To EQ Radio Chat With Larry Flick!

 

There is no doubt that "Echo" has to be THE catchiest tune to start 2010.  It's just one of those glorious pop jams that I HAVE to listen to every day - at least twice.  It's just as important as the morning cup of coffee if you ask me.  It really get's the juices flowing.  

If you didn't have a chance to read my interview with Girls Can't Catch, you can do so on this link.

Download "Echo" on

Also I was extremely honoured to be asked to be a guest on music industry legend Larry Flick's US radio show "The Morning Jolt" on Sirius XM last Thursday.  We had a great time and we played songs by The Good Natured, Juvelen, MaJiKer, The Bleach Works and Parralox.  Larry even loved Parralox's "Hotter" so much that he added it to his rotation and will be playing it again on his show again today!  

If you haven't had a chance to listen to Larry's show yet, you really should check it out.  You can listen to a recording of our chat below as a taster!

Enjoy this week's EQ essential playlist and make sure to seek out all these tracks!

1. Echo: Girls Can't Catch [#1 - 1 week]

2. Pick Up The Phone: Dragonette

3. Panic: Xuman
4. 3 Words: Cheryl Cole ft. Will.I.Am
5. Something About You: The Bleach Works
6. Who Wants To Be Alone: Tiesto ft. Nelly Furtado
7. U R My Girl: Kiss In Cities
8. Oh Solitude: RebekkaMaria
9. Momma's Place: Roisin Murphy [new - highest debut]
10. Thunderbird: The Golden Filter 

11. Diablo: Simon Curtis

12. Somebody Tell Me: Muchuu
13. I Wish: Mini Viva
14. Credit Card Babies: Men
15. Moving Parts: Mr. Fogg
16. Boy's Don't Cry: KCAT
17. Hurtful: Erik Hassle [new]
18. Club Love: The Cataracs

19. Your Body Is A Machine: The Good Natured [2009 Number 1 of The Year]

20. Whatever Whatever: Rodrigo Moratto 

21. Halo: Red Blooded Women

22. Hotter: Parralox [#1 - 2 weeks] 

23. Body To Body: Electric Valentine [new]
24. Rocket: Goldfrapp [new]
25. I Love You Too: Haberdashry
26. I Want It All: Dangerous Muse
27. Raindrops: Hannah Schneider
28. Place For Us: Reni Lane
29. Listen To The Silence: The Snoopy Lads [new]

30. Number One Enemy: Daisy Dares You ft. Chipmunk 

31. My Lonely Valentine : Dandy Andy ft. Carmen Castro [new]
32. Will You Be There: MiMó [new]
33. Sista: The Dirty Disco [new]
34. Starry Eyed: Ellie Goulding [new]
35. Turn It Up: Stereos [new]
36. RondoParisiano: SomethingALaMode ft. Karl Lagerfield [new]

 37. No Coming Back: Stevie Hoang [new]
38. Won't Go Quietly: Example [new]
39. Suddenly: BT [new]
40. We Won't Run: Sarah Blasko [new]

41. Pass Out: Tinie Tempah [new]
42. Caesar: I Blame Coco ft Robyn [new]

43. Hole In My Heart: Alphabeat [new]

44. Dance With Me: Spekrfreks [new]

45. You've Changed: Sia [new]

46. Hollywood: Marina & The Diamonds [new]

47. Threads: Temposhark [new]

48. Here Comes The Rain Again: Coury Palermo [new]

49. We're All Gonna Die (Have Fun) : The Candle Thieves [new]
50. Whatya Want From Me: Adam Lambert [new]