09 January 2005

Friday

2005-01-09

Charts

 * Singles: NN1/HNE Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock. N2 Steve Brookstein - Against All Odds N3/NE Iron Maiden - the Number of the Beast, N4/NE Erasure - Breathe, N5/NE Scissor Sisters - Filthy/Gorgeous.
 * Note: Jailhous Rock becomes the lowest-selling number one in UK history, although the first to enter at number one twice.


 * Albums: NN1 Scissor Sisters - Scissor Sisters, N2 Killers - Hot Fuss, N3 Green Day - American Idiot.

TV

 * BBC One 10.15 pm The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice - The recent release of Brian Wilson 's long-awaited Smile album has reawakened interest in the Beach Boys. This revealing film, featuring interviews with surviving band members Wilson, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and Al Jardine , charts their now all-too-familiar story: a meteoric rise to worldwide fame tainted by drug abuse, mental breakdown, bitter lawsuits and tragic deaths. Director Matt O'Casey, Executive producer Ricky Kelehar.