15March
Chart-watchers across Europe will be paying close attention to the new Danish singles listing to-morrow, for a piece of chart history looks set to be made. Since its first release at the beginning of 2005, Trine Dyrholm's song Avenuen
(Mr Nice Guy
) has been ever-present in the top 30 in Denmark. Though it took a couple of months to establish itself in the upper echelons of the slow-moving chart, Avenuen
reached the top in June 2005, and stayed there. And stayed there some more. The country's biggest seller in 2005 retained its title in 2006, and managed to spend the majority of the year at number one.
It is actually quite difficult to figure out the attraction of the song on first listen, though it should become clear in time. There are some close harmonies, a rather nice DESH effect, some minor fifths and augmented sevenths, and that always sounds good to us. Whether we'd want this song - or any song - to spend a non-consecutive calendar year as the national best-seller is another matter.
Yes, to-morrow's Danish chart should see Avenuen
spend it's 52nd week (yes, one complete year) at the number one position. This feat has never before been achieved in any European chart; indeed, Trine has left Elton John's record of 45 weeks at number one in Canada for dead.
