2004

Top Selling Singles

1. Eamon – F**k It (I Don’t Want You Back)
2. Eric Prydz – Call On Me
3. Anastacia – Left Outside Alone
4. DJ Casper – Cha Cha Slide
5. Usher featuring Lil’ Jon & Ludacris – Yeah!
6. Frankee – FURB (F U Right Back)
7. Kelis – Milkshake
8. Mario Winans featuring Enya & P Diddy – I Don’t Wanna Know
9. 3 Of A Kind – Baby Cakes
10. Michelle McManus – All This Time

Christmas No.1: Band Aid 20 Do They Know Its Christmas

Top Selling Albums

1. SCISSOR SISTERS – SCISSOR SISTERS
2. KEANE – HOPES AND FEARS
3. ROBBIE WILLIAMS – GREATEST HITS
4. MAROON 5 – SONGS ABOUT JANE
5. KATIE MELUA – CALL OFF THE SEARCH
6. ANASTACIA – ANASTACIA
7. USHER – CONFESSIONS
8. NORAH JONES – FEELS LIKE HOME
9. SNOW PATROL – FINAL STRAW
10. IL DIVO – IL DIVO

At the Box Office

1. Shrek 2
2. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
5. The Incredibles
6. Spider-Man 2
7. The Day After Tomorrow
8. Shark Tale
9. Troy
10. I, Robot

Cost of Living

Average house price	£150,000
Average salary	£22,000
Average car price	Toyota Prius £13,000
Petrol	80p / litre
Pint of beer	£1.90
Packet of 20 Cigarettes	£3.59
Pint of milk	35p

In the News

• Prime Minister – Tony Blair (Labour)
• The coroner’s inquest into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales and her lover Dodi Al-Fayed is officially opened.
• Serial killer Dr. Harold Shipman is found dead in his cell one day prior to his fifty-eighth birthday
• A party of Chinese cockle pickers is caught by the tides at night in Morecambe Bay, Lancashire, drowning 23 people. 21 bodies are recove red
• The Summer Olympics are held in Athens with Great Britainwinning a total of 9 gold, 9 silver and 12 bronze medals.
• There are summer floods in Boscastle flood it destroys buildings and washes cars out to sea in Cornwall.
• A Fathers 4 Justice campaigner dressed as Batman breaches security at Buckingham Palace.
• The first parkrun, then known as Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London.
• Parliament passes the Hunting prohibiting fox hunting in England and Wales and also the Civil Partnership Act, granting civil partnerships for same-sex couples
• Thousands of people are killed by the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami across the South and Southeast Asia during a Christmas holiday and Boxing Day celebration
• In Sport – The Euros are held in Portugal

On the Telly

• BBC Two airs The Simpsons for the final time as it moves to Channel 4
• ITV moves the News at Ten to 10.30
• Bradley Walsh joins Coronation Street
• Christopher Eccleston is announced as the ninth actor to play The Doctor in Doctor Who.
• ITV unveils plans for The X Factor, a new music talent contest developed by Pop Idol judge Simon Cowell
• Strictly Come Dancing makes its debut on BBC One
• The Millers move in to Albert Saquare
• Joe Pasquale wins the fourth series of I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!.

Top Selling Christmas Toys

• Robosapien – £74.97 (£111.80)
• iPod Mini – £139.93 (£208.66)
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – £29.99 (£44.72)

Gadgets

• Facebook
• Motorola Razr – £210.25 (£313.52)

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