Charting 1996: 17th November

So this week was interesting especially in terms of two songs that have made an impact in the topten...just not the top four because for a third week, "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls stays at number one, its just dominant at the moment which is not surprising considering how god damn catchy the song manages to be. 

It's well ahead of it's nearest challenger "What's Love got to do with it" by Warren G feat. Adina Howard at number two, it just can't bridge the margin to "Wannabe" right now, that said it's comfortably ahead of "I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis at number three and "Macarena" by Los del Rios at number four.

What looks like being a challenger for number one  is at number five with No Mercy's "Where Do You Go" jumping five places to reach number two, this song is huge right now, folks.

Remaining in their slots from last week are "Sometimes When We touch" by Newton at number six, "Let's Make it a Night to Remember" by Bryan Adams at number seven and "It's All Coming Back to Me now" by Celine Dion at number eight.

Toni Braxton drops four places to number nine with "You're Makin' Me High" and finally Livin' Joy have risen eight places to reach the top ten at number ten with "Don't Stop Movin'"

Gains

Deborah Cox has had one of the biggest gains of the week with "Who Do U Love" up from forty one to twenty four while The Corrs also had a good climb from thirty eight to twenty five.

Michael Jackson's "Stranger in Moscow" is up six places to thirty while Quad City DJs rose from forty two to thirty three with "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)".

Losers

Pearl Jam lost most of their gains this week with "Hail, Hail dropping hard to forty five while George Michael's "The Spinning Wheel EP" dropped to forty six. Eric Clapton's "Change the World" fell to thirty one.

Dead Or Alive's 96 remix of "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" dropped to thirty seven.

New Entries

Just two new entries this week with the highest debut being Toni Braxton's follow up to "You're Makin' Me High" titled "Un-Break My Heart" - a pretty solid ballad that shows off her vocals, it's in at forty one.

Speaking of R & B, Puff Johnson is also back with "Over and Over" at number 50.

A slow week overall, next the ARIA chart for this week in 2019 and it's even more quiet over there except for another record broken by our number one. See ya all soon.

ARIA Singles top ten/Chart Review: 11th November. Another record for Dance Monkey

So this week turned out pretty interesting as the week after an album bomb turns out be especially when the album bomb is as disinteresting and terrible as the Kanye West "Jesus is King" album bomb which we'll discuss a bit later because it wasn't a good week for Kanye but first we have to get the biggest story of the week which lies at number one where "Dance Monkey" spends a fifteenth week at number one equalling the record set by Ed Sheeran's 2017 smash "Shape of You", now whether it actually breaks the record is an open question because it lost the sales lead and streaming is starting to finally waver.

The threat to "Dance Monkey" won't be coming from our returning number two "Circles" by Post Malone, as it spent the week losing ground on both sales and streaming. Same could be said for "Ride it" by Regard back up to number three, a possible challenger for number one could well be "Memories" by Maroon 5 up one place to number four as it took the digital sales lead but I guess it will be a wait and see with this one because it's streaming isn't matching the sales.

Selena Gomez drops three places to number five with "Lose You to Love Me" and again I don't see this song as a serious player for number one right even if it's streaming is still good but it's digital sales are falling away.

Lizzo's "Good as Hell" remains steady at number six mostly due to the remix with Ariana Grande that ARIA aren't giving Ariana credit for.

"10,000 Hours" by Dan and Shay feat. Justin Bieber continues its rather nauseating presence in the top ten up one place to number seven.

Now we get to the highest charting new entry this week and it comes from Dua Lipa, her new single "Don't Start Now" has arrived at number eight and making prediction of replacing Kanye in the top ten correct.

"Hot Girl Bummer" by Blackbear continues to be a toxic and unwelcome presence in the top ten as it rose one place to number nine.

Tones and I has a second appearance in the top ten this week as "Never Seen The Rain" jumps two places to return to number ten.

Gains

Almost everything gained this week with Kanye West's album bomb dying in the arse as it deserved to so I am going to cover the massive gains only, the biggest gain was for Meduza's "Total Control" feat. Becky Hill and Goodboys as it climbed from forty two to twenty eight. This song is quietly gaining momen

As is "Trampoline" by Shaed thanks to an unaccredited remix from Zayn Malik, it jumped thirteen places to number thirty.

"Panini" by Lil Nas X jumped from forty eight to thirty four.

Finally, Miley Cyrus single "Slide Away" rose ten places to thirty nine.

Re-entries

We got a slew of re entries this week and honestly, I wish they were better. The best of them is "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid back at 45 but really it is time that song left the chart for good.

The rest are pretty damn terrible with the biggest return coming from Diplo and Jonas Brother's 'faux ccountry' collaboration "Lonely" back at 41 while the  terrible "Only Human" by Jonas Brothers is back at 44...seriously?

"Post Malone" by Sam Feldt and Rani returns at 42 (a song I just don't care about),

The worst of the returns is probably "Bandit" by Juice WRLD and Youngboy Never Broke Again which returned at 47.

Losses

So not many big losses this week with the biggest fall coming for Selena Gomez song "Look at Her Now" falling from 29 to 37 which I am fine with as the song blows arse and oh "Follow God" by Kanye West dropped seven places to 14.

Drop Outs

Every single song  from Jesus is King other than "Follow God" that charted last week dropped out this week...Good fucking riddance.



New Entries

So apart from "Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa at number eight, what else new did we get this week?

At number 46 is the new Death stranding collaboration from Major Lazer and Khalid called 'Trigger"...its not bad at all check it out.

However the best of the new entries comes from two New Zealand acts collaborating with "Catching Feelings" by Drax Project and Six60 new in at 48,

Sadly, the worst of the new entries is from rappers Young Thug and Gunna with "Hot" arriving at number 49.

That wraps up the week, I think the biggest new arrival might be from Arizona Zervas with "Roxanne", the numbers I'm seeing has it on track for a top five debut possibly, we'll have to see when ARIA releases the updated chart on Saturday at 5pm AEDT

Charting 1996: 10th November

This week saw an epic leap into the top ten and a new Madonna single arrive on the chart along with a slew of other new arrivals but we'll get to all that in second, no mucking around, let's get stuck into the top ten where the Spice Girls remain at number one for a second week with "Wannabe" and honestly, this song looks like being almost as big as the "Macarena" was.

We do have a new number two this week in the form of "What's Love Got to Do With It" by Warren G feat. Adina Howard which blew up three places to number two, I would suggest this song could make a challenge for number one in the weeks ahead.

It's certainly not going to come from "I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis down one place to three or from "Macarena" by Los Del Rios which got pushed back to number four or "You're Making Me HIgh" by Toni Braxton back one place to five.

In fact it's arguable that these three songs are under pressure from their continued unfortunate number six for another week, "Sometimes when we touch" by Newtown which stayed steady for another week.

Also on the way up is "Let's Make a Night to remember" by Bryan Adams which rose one place to number seven and "It's All coming back to me Now" by Celine Dion also up one to number eight.

The Remembrandts were the major losers in the reshuffle as "I'll Be There For You" tumbled two places to number nine.

Finally rounding out the top ten is one of the biggest moves of 1996 I think I've seen with No Mercy's debut hit "Where Do You Go" up FORTY places to number ten. Unbelievable.

Gainers

We've already discussed No Mercy's rise but Underworld's "Born Slippy" rose from thirty eight to twenty four this week. This song could well be a hit.

In good news for Aussie boyband Human Nature, the ballad "Wishes" rose from forty one to twenty eight.

Also a big boost for Pearl Jam's "Hail, Hail" which climbed to thirty one from forty six while Michael Jackson's "Stranger in Moscow" climbed from forty eight to reach thirty six

Re-Entries

Speaking of Michael Jackson, his collaboration with 3T "Why" is back yet again this time at number forty nine.

Losers

Metallica's "Hero of the Day" slipped hard this week to number forty four from thirty one, there was also a bad fall for the Fun Lovin' Criminals hit "Scooby Snacks" which went stale having fallen to forty seven from thirty two last week.

However neither matched the twenty place fall suffered by Neneh Cherry's "Woman" which crash landed at forty five or that of the twenty place fall for "Macarena" by Los Del Mar feat. Pedro Castano to thirty four.

"Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony dropped ten places to thirty three.

New Entries

The biggest debut of the week comes from Madonna this week, she's arrived at number eleven with "You MMust Love Me" which comes from the soundtrack to her upcoming movie "Evita"

Back on the chart with a new single are The Presidents of the United States of America and they are in at number thirty two with "Mach 5"

Quad City DJs want us to help them "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" up the chart as it debuted at number forty two.

American singer-songwriter Tori Amos has hit the chart with "Professional Widow" at number forty three,

Garbage have landed at number forty eight with their new single "Milk" and finally La Bouche's latest single "Fallin' in Love' jumps in at number fifty.

I'll be surprised if many or any of the new entries stick arund but we'll have to wait and see.

Kulcha's "Do You Like it?" slipped nine places to thirty seven while "That Girl" by Maxi Priest feat. Shaggy slumped nine to 46.

Charting 1996: 3rd November: A NEW NUMBER ONE!!!!

It finally happened, we finally have a change at the very top of the charts and numerous shifts up and down the top 50 this week but straight to the big news after nine long weeks at number one "Macarena" by Los Del Rios has finally been unseated by British all girl pop group..vb .yes, the Spice Girls have taken the number one spot with "Wannabe" and this song looks like it might have some staying power at number one with strong sales. The song is certainly catchy enough to be a long term number one hit.

The strength of our new number one is bad news for our number two for another week "I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis which got overtaken by "Wannabe" on sales. I don't see this going to number one however the rise of "Wannabe" and the strength of "I Love You Always Forever" pushed "Macarena" by Los Del Rios back to number three as it lost ground on sales and just couldn't match it with the two songs ahead of it. 

However "Macarena" still had the strength to stay above "You're Makin' Me High" by Toni Braxton which couldn't bridge the gap so remained at number four for another week.

The big mover into the top ten is "What's Love Got to Do With It" by Warren G feat. Adina Howard which leapt from thirteen to number five this week. I don't mind this, sure Adina Howard hasn't anything on Tina Turner's vocals but she sings the chorus well.

Unfortunately Newton's "Sometimes When We touch" cover reminds at number six. CAN WE GET RID OF THIS SHIT ALREADY?

The Remembrandts fall two places to number seven with I'll Be There for You" while "Let's Make A Night to Remember" by Bryan Adams and "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" by Celine Dion stay at eight and nine respectively.

Finally we have "Lover Lover" by Jimmy Barnes falling three places to number ten.

Gains

So Livin' Joy's "Don't Stop Movin'" jumped big from thirty six to eighteen this week in one of the big moves of the week. Also making gains is Sheryl Crow's "If It Makes You Happy" as it jumped from 34 to 23 this week.
Belinda Carlisle might also be set for a shift into the top ten next week as "In Too Deep" jumped from 20 to 11



Losses

Jewel's 'Who will Save Your Soul" continued its slide down ten places to forty seven. BoDeans Party of Five theme 'Close.r to Free" slid nine places to 39. Former top ten hit "That Girl" by Maxi Priest feat. Shaggy collapsed ten spots to 37 while "Mother Mother" by Tracy Bonham stumbled twelve places to thirty five.

Also taking a fall was Metallica's "Hero of the Day" which plunged from 16 to 31.

New Entries

We have a slew of new entries this week with the biggest coming from American singer songwriter Tonu Childs whose single "Many Rivers To Cross" became the highest charting new single this week at number 12. Not really a fan of it but I guess good for Toni.


"Dance Into the Light" by Phil Collins has found it's way onto the chart at number 36 to notch another charting hit in Australia for Collins.

Another singer - songwriter but this time Canadian Deborah Cox is in at number 42 with "Who Do U Love".

Most curiously though, there's new boy band from out of the US and they look to be set to notch world wide success, the Backstreet Boys debut single "Get Down (You're The One" for me) enters at number 44.

Pearl Jam are back this time with a single called "Hail, Hail" at number 46 and finally an American/German boy band called No Mercy have their debut single "Where Do You Go?" on the ARIA chart at number 50

ARIA Singles Chart Top Ten/ Chart Review: 4th November

I am switching things this week, normally I do Charting 1996 first but because I want to get in and deal with this pain in the neck of a crappy Jesus is King album bomb from Kanye West, I wanted to get this week's ARIA chart wrap up done first and Kanye isn't even the only one with a new arrival in the top ten so speaking of the top ten, let's start at the very top where for a fourteenth week, "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I reigns supreme at number one making it the longest number one of the year surpassing Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road" and leaving it a week away from equalling Ed Sheeran's 2017 smash "Shape Of You" for the record of longest number one of the decade.

I would normally say the closest challenger is at number two but that isn't the case with that number two being a new entry from Selena Gomez called "Lose You to Love Me" and the reason I say I don't believe the song can challenge for number one, it's already losing ground to other songs on both streaming and sales. I'm not even sure anyone will remember this song in a week or two, it's that bland and boring.

It's in a vulnerable position to Post Malone's "Circles" which got pushed back to number three this week but it's still very strong on sales and streaming and will possibly return to number two next week.

"Ride It' by Regard remains at number four this week and I actually see this song making a run for number two soon as it's got strength across the board.

"Memories" by Maroon 5 dropped two places to number five but I suspect that may have been due to the strength of above songs rather than any weakness so this song ain't going away any time soon.

What was a nice surprise was the arrival of Lizzo's "Good As Hell" to the top ten as the biggest gainer of the week up from 15 to 6 following the release of a remix with Ariana Grande however Ariana is not credited on the song by ARIA this week.

We've reached the second of the new entries to the top ten and the first of ten new Kanye West songs debuting in the ARIA top 50 this week, "Follow God" at number seven and really I'd be surprised if this song stayed in the top ten, I expect it to be replaced by Dua Lipa's new single "Don't Start Now" when that song arrives on the chart next week. Hey, it'd be a great song replacing a god damn shit one.

"10,000 Hours" by Dan and Shay feat. Justin Bieber drops three places to number eight (I hope people are growing tired of that nauseating load of trash. Dan and Shay are capable of so much better. I've given up on expecting better from Bieber)

Travis Scott also suffered a three place fall to number nine with "Highest in the Room" mostly due to the song being underwhelming in the first place.

Finally "Hot Girl Bummer" by Blackbear fell two places to number ten but because it's holding steady on streaming, this junk won't be leaving the top ten any time soon. Ewww.

Gains

Apart from Lizzo's "Good As Hell" jumping into the top ten, there were very little in the way of gains this week which is the norm in an album bomb week.

Losers

While not many gains there were some massive losers with the biggest being "Goodbyes" by Post Malone and Young Thug which plunged from 31 to 47 while "Panini" by Lil Nas X stumbled hard from 33 to 48. "Slide Away" by Miley Cyrus lived up to its name by sliding from 35 to 49 and Kygo and Whitney Houston's "Higher Love" just went lower as it hit 50 from 34.

However there were more big losers with "Motivation" by Normani dropping from 28 to 41...ouch.

"Sunflower" by Post Malone and Young Thug finally dropped off the Billboard Hot 100 in the US this week after a full year on the American charts, it's still hanging on in Australia despite falling 11 places to 38.
Finally "It's You" by Ali Gatie dropped ten places to 35.

Drop outs

So while Kanye in flicked a lot of crummy music on the chart this week he also did a good job cleaning out crap that won't make year end list like "Harleys in Hawaii" by Katy Perry, "Takeaway" by The Chainsmokers feat. Illennium and Lennon Stella, "F*** I'm Lonely" by Lauv and Anne-Marie,  "Only Human" by Jonas Brothers and "Bandit by Juice WRLD and Young Boy Never Broke Again (although "Bandit" could return but I sure as hell hope not)

Also utter crap but will make the year end list and most likely my worst hits of the year list "No Guidance" by Chris Brown and Drake and "Lalala" by Y2K and bbno$

Songs gone that I really don't care about or are underwhelming: "Don't Call Me Angel" by Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey and "Post Malone" by Sam Feldt and Rani

Long time hits that finally took their exit but will make year end: "Eastside" by Benny Blanco feat. Halsey and Khalid, "Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.

Finally the only song that I am sad to see gone is "Lover" by Taylor Swift, its genuinely a good song, who knows, it might make the year end list.

Keep in mind some of these drop outs will likely be back next week.

New Entries

Let's blow through the other nine Kanye West songs to hit the chart this week beginning with "Selah" at 19, "Closed on Sunday" (his garbage dedication to Chick Fil A) at 19, "On God" at 21, "Everything We Need" at 26,  "Every Hour" at 33, "Use This Gospel" at 36, "Water" at 37, "God Is" at 39 and finally, "Hands On" at 46. I expect most of this to be gone next week and good riddance to all of it.

Kanye wasn't the only one with new music on the chart this week with Selena Gomez second release in this cycle "Look At Her Now" debuting at 29 (that song isn't good at all).

It's saying something that "Total Control" by Meduza feat. Becky Hill and Goodboys is the best of the new entries at number 42.

That wraps up a pretty crummy album bomb week, hopefully not much of this Kanye mess sticks around and we see Dua Lipa land a top ten debut for "Don't Start Now" next week. ARIA will update the chart at 5pm on Saturday

ARIA Singles chart review: October 28th. Top ten turns to pot.

So for the last couple of weeks I have been ignoring the signs that the top ten is starting to look really awful especially as what has been arriving in the top ten has been...yikes...the issues aren't at number one where "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I spends a thirteenth week at number one however there's signs that this song's time at number one might soon be over as it wavered on digital sales this week and that gap on streaming is closing that said it did equal "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X for most weeks spent at number one this year.

"Circles" by Post Malone is that song closing the gap on streaming as it remained at number two this week. I wouldn't mind if this song went to number one...just a pity the digital sales aren't better.

"Memories" by Maroon 5 keeps its bland and boring presence at number three, we really want a "Girls Like You" retread in the top 5, Australia?

"Ride It" by Regard, a song I think could be a future number one, rose two places to number four this week as it got boosts on streaming, it pushed "10,000 Hours" by Dan and Shay feat. Justin Bieber back to number five (Such a shame this nauseating mess of a song is Dan and Shay's breakthrough hit in Australia), I suspect given Selena Gomez looks on track for at least a top five debut and is likely to bring Kanye with her that this song will fall out of the top five which given what Selena and Kanye are bringing, I'll take the nauseating over the plain bad.

Speaking of plain bad and awful we have a trifecta of absolute garbage infectng positions seven through nine with "One Thing Right" by Marshmello and Kane Brown one place to seven, "Hot Girl Bummer" by Blackbear up two to number eight and "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi returning to the top ten at number nine.

Our biggest gainer of the week is the new arrival tno the top ten that being "Never Seen The Rain" by Tones and I which jumped from twenty one to ten most likely on the back of "Dance Monkey" being number one and people curious about what other music Tones and I has released.

Gains

Already mentioned our biggest gainer so what else gained big? Well, "Castles" by Freya Ridings jumped from thirty six to twenty nine as that song seems to have plenty of traction right now but that's about it for the big gains.

Losers 

So the Charlie's Angels movie soundtrack got released today which means "Don't Call Me Angel" by Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey should get a boost soon and boy it needs that boost because it fell ten places to forty nine although I do suspect people feel Ariana is a little over exposed this year.

Also joining the crap that lost hard this week is "F*** I'm Lonely" by Lauv and Anne-Marie which feel from thirty five to forty four.

The big news in terms of losses was that former chart topper "Senorita" by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello finally fell out of the top ten to number fourteen.  "Lights Up" by Harry Styles which fell from seven to fifteen (not surprising, Songs from One Direction members don't stay high post debut)

Drop Outs

Four drop outs and honestly I am really only sad to lose "Johnny Run Away" by Tones and I, it might ust snare a place on the year end list and maybe a place on my best hits of the year list.

The rest gone are probably no chance of year end with "Boyfriend" by Social House and Ariana Grande, "Writing on the Wall" by French Montana feat. Post Malone and Cardi B and "Saint-tropez" by Post Malone all gone...thank goodness.

New Entries

So the highest debut of the week belongs to Katy Perry's "Harleys in Hawaii" - a song I expect to be gone next week when Kanye West's likely but unfortunate album bomb swings in next week, but anyway it debuted at thirty six.

A song that has been huge in Europe but took it's sweet damn time in reaching the Australian charts has finally entered the ARIA singles chart at forty five that being "Post Malone" by Sam Feldt and Rani

Shaed's "Trampoline" is new in at 47 after becoming the surprise indie pop hit in the US.

Finally, the worst of the new debuts is "Bandit" by Juice WRLD and Young Boy Never Broke Again at number forty eight. Kanye will likely sweep this shit off the chart and while Kanye's album isn't good, getting rid of this crap can only be a good thing.

The chart updates at 5pm AEDT on Saturday, I am expecting a "Jesus is King" album bomb and at least one new song from Selena Gomez.
















Travis Scott's "HIghest in the Room" fell back to number six as people forget this song exists.

Charting 1996; October 27th

It feels like the chart is on the verge of something changing at the very top of the chart because as I look this week, our current number one "MacarTHena" by Los Del Rios is looking vulnerable to challengers for the first time in awhile.

The first of those challengers is :"I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis which held steady at number two thi as it is doing consistently well on sales as is "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls which rose two places to number three, this song has some solid momentum behind it and looks the mostly liely challenger for number one, it pushed back "You're Makin' Me High" by Toni Braxton to number three and "I'll Be There for You" by The Remembrandts back to number five.

Then we hit the first of two songs new to the top ten this week and unfortunately the first is Newton's "cover of Dan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch" which jumped five places to number six because we need something painfully tepid and sappy in the top ten right now.

Jimmy Barnes top ten hit "Lover Lover" dropped one place to number seven and is showing signs that it may well collapse, it's facing a challenge from "Let's Make A Night to Remember" by Bryan Afams which rose two places to number eight.

The second song arriving in the top ten and is the latest hit for Celine Dion, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" jumped from sixteen to nine this week.

Finally heading out of the top ten is Savage Garden's "I Want You" after dropping from seven to ten.

Gains

A massive gain for Warren G and Adina Howard's "What's Love Got to Do With It" sky rocketing to thirteen from forty eight! WOW.

Alanis Morissette got a nine place gain with "Head over Feet" to fourteen.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony break into the top twenty up to eighteen from twenty five while B.B.E gained eleven places to twenty one.

Re Entry

Republica return at number forty with "Ready to Go" while 3T's underwhelming collaboration effort "Why" with Michael Jackson is back at forty seven.

Losers

So we have a slew of big losers but let's start with the surprise drop from twelve to twenty three for Tracy Bonham's "Mother Mother". Would have thought this would have more staying power.

George Michael's "The Spinning Wheel EP" drops ten places to thirty two while Kulcha's "Do You Like it?" slips to thirty one from twenty four and "Who Will Save Your Soul" by Jewel drops six places to thirty seven.

"Woman" by Neneh Cherry dropped nine to twenty nine.


New Entries

All the new entries this week are in the 40s this week with the highest debut of the week going to Human Nature with their new single from "Telling Everybody" called "Wishes" at number forty three.

The Corrs are looking to follow up the success of previous singles with "Love to Love You" in at forty four.

Underworld's "Born Slippy" enters at number 45 and finally, Michael Jackson's "Stranger in Moscow" is in at number forty nine.