1994 keeps rolling on and I have to be honest despite the fact a few mediocre songs have gone to number one, I think overall it's been a pretty solid year so far with more good weeks than bad and while some baaad songs are around, the truly excellent songs have also shone. The top ten is a case of that because while the mediocre "It's Alright" by East 17 remains at number one for a seventh week but I doubt it's going to get an eighth week as it's losing sales.
All that means is "The Power of Love" by Celine Dion while stuck at number two again this week, it's looking the early favourite to take top spot if things for "It's Alright" fall even further but let's not discount "Without You" by Mariah Carey at number three, it's got good enough sales to also be a contender here.
Up two to number four is "Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen which had a good sales week but just couldn't quite mount a challenge to unshake the top three however it was good enough to move past "Dum Da Dum" by Melodie MC which remained at number five and unseat "Whatta Man" by Salt 'N' Pepa feat. En Vogue which slipped two to number six.
A song which I think could be a player for number one soon is "The Sign" by Ace of Base which climbed two places to number seven pushing past "Sing Hallelujah" by Dr Alban down one to number eight.
Up three to number nine is Toni Braxton's "Breathe Again" giving Toni her first Australian top ten hit while also nabbing their first Australian top ten hit is D:Ream with "Things Can Only Get Better" up one spot to number ten.
Losers
Let's move to look at the rest of the top starting off with those that lost ground in a major way this week and we're starting with Haddaway's underwhelming "Life" which slipped eleven places to forty five while Heart's "Will You Be There (In The Morning" fell from forty two to thirty six.
Bit sad that Janet Jackson's "Because of Love" tumbled so bad this week, falling from twenty nine to forty one, it's a good song and deserves a whole lot better.
Sliding seven is Zhane's "Hey Mr D.J." to number 40 (More on Zhane in our new entries this week) while Richard Marx gooey "Now and Forever" got blasted down from twenty seven to thirty eight.
Down seven to twenty is "Asshole" by Denis Leary, it's pretty much falling away gracefully, the song is still very funny to me.
Down nine to twenty six for former number one hit "Give It Up" by Cut 'n' Move while other hits like "Feelin' Alright" by EYC stumbled from sixteen to twenty three and "Slave to the Music" by Twenty 4 Seven feat Stay-C and Nance fell from thirteen to twenty two.
Gains
Our gains are a mixed set this week because while I am not impressed that "Can We Talk?" by Tevin Campbell continued it's rise up six places to twelve (geezus, we can do better than this shit), or that "Twist and Shout" by Chaka Demus & Pliers with Jack Radics and Taxi Gang climbed five places to thirteen. I will say that i am pleased that "I Can See Clearly Now" by Jimmy Cliff got a good jump from twenty six to nineteen and that "Mountain" by Chocolate Starfish got a four place gain to sixteen.
That said we continue to indulge Tevin Campbell because his other single on the chart this week "I'm Ready" got one of the biggest gains of the week up from his debut last week at forty six to twenty one this week! Why?
Then there's K-Klass getting a decent boost up from twenty three to eighteen however I am happy that "Feel Like Making Love" by Pauline Henry got a sizeable boost up from forty three to twenty seven.
Twenty 4 Seven feat Stay-C and Nance jumped eleven places with "Is It Love" to sit at twenty nine.
Up eight to thirty seven is "Hush Sweet Lover" by K.D Lang.
New Entries
Four new entries this week beginning with...
49. "Stepping On Remix" by Sexing The Cherry
Oh get your minds out of the gutter, I know Sexing The Cherry sounds quite rude but considering it's actually an Australian group which first released this song as a single in 1993 before being re released in 1994 and included on the Heartbreak High soundtrack and look, I do think this song has it's momentums where it reminds me of Mixmaster Bunny's hits in the late 80s but I really am not sure what I am supposed to get out of this other than the group name sounding like it's out to seduce virgins and making clunky eurodance beats that have become pretty typical of the 90s so far...next!
47. "The Way You Work It" by EYC
Okay so with "Feelin' Alright" being a hit, EYC are back with another single and wow, is this a blind knock off "It's Alright" with less charm and even more annoying vocals and terrible outdated early 90s production because this sounds terrible even the bratty lead vocals and that noise that's somehow prominent in the mix on the bridge that makes me think a fire alarm had gone off in the studio while they were recording this nightmare. Yeah...this is junk...toss it.
43. "Groove Thang" by Zhane
Oh thank god, something that isn't complete garbage for a change and coming from Zhane, I am actually really impressed by this particular song because "Groove Thang" has something of a solid r'n'b melody that actually sounds modern and actually groovy which makes it live up to the title of the song, the harmonies also are infectious and the hook is absolutely sticky and will get stuck in your head for quite awhile. I dug this, check it out if you are curious.
31. "Right In the Night (Fall in Love With the Music" by Jam & Spoon feat. Plavka
And your regularly scheduled Eurodance/techno new song for the week with this one actually being a lot better especially as Plavka's vocals on the hook are actually really pretty and I will say that quicker tempo driving guitar and piano groove does a lot when Plavka isn't singing and the bass groove also does a decent job. Yeah, I hope this does well, pretty good.
However best of the week is going to Zhane for surprising me with "Groove Thang". Worst of the week...that belongs to the utterly obnoxious "The Way You Work It" by EYC.
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