Charting 1996: January 28th 1996. A much calmer week thankfully.

We got a much calmer week this week with a couple of new entries and a couple of songs looking like they may well bust their way into the top ten in the weeks ahead.

But yes for a second week, "Jesus to a Child" by George Michael is the number one song and while it doesn't have any challengers at the moment, it will be looking over its shoulder at a song that's just out of the top ten at the moment....

That challenge isn't going to come from Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's collab "One Sweet Day" which held on at number two

On their way toward maybe challenging for number one are the excruiating "Be My Lover" by La Bouche which wentt up two places to number three.and the pretty good "Wonderwall" by Oasis jumping three places to number 4.

"Boom Boom Boom" by The Outhere Brothers dropped two places to number 5.

Tracy Chapman's excellent "Give Me One Reason" rose two places to number six, it could well be a top 5 hit.

The receding former number one "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio feat. L.V. continues its way down as it slipped to umber 7.

CDB are the lone Aussie act inside the top ten with "Let's Groove" down four places to number 8.

There's a new arrival to the top ten with "Tell Me" by Groove Theory rising five places to number 9.

Finally Swoop's "Apple Eyes" lowered down to number ten.

Gains

If there is a song that is looking like a challenger for number one than it has got to be "Boombastic" by Shaggy which exploded from 37 to number 11 this week. It was a good week for Shaggy with "In the Summertime' feat. Rayvon breaking into the top 20 at 144 up 7 places.

Deep Blue Something has found something at Tiffany's because "Breakfast at Tiffany's" gobbled up ten places up to 20.

TLC isn't just digging on their man but they are digging their way up the charts with a nine place climb to 27 for "Diggin' On You"

Also making a big climb was "Fee Fi Fo Fum" by Candy Girls feat. Sweet Pussy Pauline. which broke into the top 30 at 29 thanks to a ten place climb

"Til You Do Me Right" by After 7 leapt from 49 to 37.

We also had the M People's awful cover of "Itchycoo Park" break into the top 40 as it climbed from 41 to 36...

Re Entries

We got a cluster of re-entries this week as Enya's "Anywhere" returned at 45, "I Luv U Baby" by The Original is back at 48 and Oasis also returned with "Morning Glory" at 49

Losers

Sadly we're losing "Runaway' by Janet Jackson as it fell 12 places to 50...don't worry there's still some Janet to talk about.

Sophie B Hawkins "As I Lay Me down" slipped hard from 31 to 43.  Ouch.

Peter Andre's collab with Bubbler Ranx "Mysterious Girl" slipped from 42 to 35.

"My Friends" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers fell from 29 to 38. It also wasn't a great week for Michael Jackson with the underwhelming "Earth Song" slipping hard to 32 from 23.

Finally "Lie to Me" by Bon Jovi stumbled nine places to 35.

New Entries

The lone new entry this week was "Twenty Foreplay" by Janet  Jackson debuting at 34

So I get the feeling we could be seeing a new number one soon. Find out next week.