THE FRIDAY FIVE – 13.7.2018

1. The Lightning Seeds – All I Want
2. The Lightning Seeds – Pure
3. The Lightning Seeds – Sense
4. The Lightning Seeds – Lucky You
5. The Lightning Seeds – What If

Oh, I see you’re all Lightning Seeds fans these days. You should really check out their back catalogue if you only know that song everybody has been singing the last few weeks.

Annoyingly, they’ve done plenty of festivals and supported Madness on tour, but haven’t been to Belfast in ages.

On a World Cup theme, France will be there, the day after Bastille Day. Sounds like a good excuse for some French tunes.

FIVE SONGS BY FRENCH ACTS

1. Daft Punk – Da Funk
2. Desireless – Voyage Voyage
3. Phoenix – Entertainment
4. Daft Punk – Robot Rock
5. Air – Sexy Boy

THE FRIDAY FIVE – 14.7.2017

1. The Killers – The Man
2. Foo Fighters – Run
3. The Weeknd – Secrets
4. Liam Gallagher – Chinatown
5. Dagny – Wearing Nothing

Today, is Bastille Day. I think you know what is coming next. Yes, that’s right, not one, but two charts for you.

FIVE SONGS BY BASTILLE

1. Blame
2. Pompeii
3. Send Them Off
4. Laura Palmer
5. The Things We Lost In The Fire

FIVE SONGS BY FRENCH ACTS

1. Daft Punk – Da Funk
2. Phoenix – Entertainment
3. Desireless – Voyage Voyage
4. Daft Punk – Robot Rock
5. Air – Sexy Boy

Meanwhile, The Killers have announced a concert in Belfast in November. The bad news is, tickets don’t go on sale for another week. Wish me luck when they do go on sale.

To get you in the mood, here’s a Killers based chart.

FIVE SONGS BY THE KILLERS

1. Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine
2. Ultraviolet
3. The Man
4. Spaceman
5. Shot At The Night

THE FRIDAY FIVE – 15.7.2016

1. Chvrches ft Hayley Williams – Bury It
2. Primal Scream – 100% Or Nothing
3. Bastille – Good Grief
4. Charles Trenet – La Mer
5. Izzy Bizu & the BB Orchestra – La Foule

So, yesterday was Bastille day. I could do a chart of songs by the band Bastille, but they’re already on the main chart. How about a French Top Five instead?

FIVE SONGS BY FRENCH ACTS

1. Daft Punk – Da Funk
2. Desireless – Voyage Voyage
3. Air – Sexy Boy
4. Christine and the Queens – Tilted
5. Justice – D.A.N.C.E

THE FRIDAY FIVE – 17.7.2015

1. Hot Chip – Dancing In The Dark
2. Marina and the Diamonds – Blue
3. Olivia Vessel – Don’t You Forget About Me
4. Everything Everything – Regret
5. What’s Eating Gilbert – Follow Her Around

This week, saw Bastille Day. So, as a treat for French readers, here’s a chart from your country.

FIVE SONGS BY FRENCH ARTISTS

1. Justice – D.A.N.C.E
2. Phoenix – Entertainment
3. Desireless – Voyage Voyage
4. Daft Punk – Robot Rock
5. Air – Sexy Boy

THE FRIDAY FIVE – 18.7.2014

1. Weird Al Yankovic – Word Crimes
2. Royal Blood – Little Monster
3. St Vincent – Digital Witness
4. Nina Nesbitt – I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
5. George Ezra – Budapest

Last Monday, it was Bastille Day, so here’s a five song celebration of all things French, not the band Bastille. (Talking of which, it’s just over a month until I see them play live)

FIVE SONGS BY FRENCH ACTS

1. Daft Punk – Da Funk
2. Desireless – Voyage Voyage
3. Phoenix – Entertainment
4. Air – Sexy Boy
5. Daft Punk – Robot Rock

THE FRIDAY FIVE – 19.7.2013

1. Tom Odell – Another Love
2. Bastille – Things We Lost In The Fire
3. Kings Of Leon – Supersoaker
4. The Killers – I Think We’re Alone Now
5. Jamie N Commons – Have A Little Faith

I had totally forgotten that it was Bastille Day last weekend. How unprofessional of me not to do a chart to commemorate it. Ironically, the band Bastille aren’t on it. Not that ironic, they’re not French so aren’t eligible.

FIVE SONGS BY FRENCH ACTS

1. Daft Punk – Da Funk
2. Desireless – Voyage Voyage
3. Phoenix – Entertainment
4. Daft Punk – Robot Rock
5. Air – Sexy Boy