Charting 1996: March 31st: Cover songs do well as Joan Osborne hangs on

So this week feels a little two paced as for a fourth week, Joan Osborne remains at number one with "One Of Us" and really I am not seeing what could knock this song off the top spot. Sure there's "Missing" by Everything But Girl which remains stuck at number two but it's showing signs  that it can't much "One of Us"

Babylon Zoo's "Spaceman" looks a contender in the weeks ahead as it jumped one place to number three. but it's starting to get some serious hit from "How Bizarre" by OMC which jumped three places to number four, now maybe this song looks a shot for the top spot soon.

Peter Andre feat. Past to Present remains steady at number 5 with "Get Down on It" while some people appear to have lost the faith in John Farnham's "Have a Little Faith in us" which slipped three places to number six.

The one of the biggest movers of the week came from United Kingdom boy band Boyzone with their cover of Cat Stevens "Father and Son" jumping from 24 all the way into the top ten at number 7...really, Australia? Really?

Former chart topper "Boombastic" by Shaggy slips two places to number eight but then we have British girl group Eternal jump from 17 to number 9 with "Power of Aa Woman". Now granted I like the song but for it to rise this suddenly says a lot about 1996 so far as does that Boyzone "Father and Son" cover ahead of it.

Completely the top ten is "Anything" by 3T which jumped five places to reach number 10.

Gains

Alanis Morissette looks set to have another huge hit with "Ironic" busting up from 40 to number 27 while Tracy Chapman has rebounded from 21 to 15.

Alex Party breaks into the top 20 at number 17 courtesy of a 9 place gain.

The Corrs are running away up six places to 30 with "Runaway" while Bjork has gained 12 spots with "Hyperballad to 33.

Madonna's "One More Chance" jumped from 43 to 35,

Losers

Oasis slip from 9 to 13 this week with "Wonderwall" as that song begins a pretty natural descent down the chart. Not worried as it will likely make the year end list.

"Real Love" by The Beatles continues to lose all its traction as it slips ten places to number 22 whle LL Cool J's "Hey Lover" did the slippery slide down from 13 to 21.

Also having a big slide is Bjork's former top ten hit "It's Oh So Quiet" which dropped 12 places to 26 while La Bouche's "Be My Lover" slid 14 places to 36 (thank goodness, the sooner this song is gone the better)

Groove Theory's  "Tell Me" stumbled down from 22 to 29.

New Entries

It must the week for covers because the biggest debut of the week belongs to Take That's cover of the Bee Gee's 1977 song "How Deep is Your Love" at number 14. I'll stick with the Bee Gees version, thank you very much!

Speaking of boy bands, we need to go all the way down to 48 where we find Australian boy band Human Nature with their debut single "Got It Goin' on" and I got to be honest here, this song is really something quite catchy even if that bridge is a little yikes!

Canadian singer songwriter Deborah Cox snares number 49 with "Sentimental" which isn't a bad song I guess. Heard worse R'n'B elsewhere.

Finally at number 50 is a Croatin singer and model Tatjana with "Santa Maria". A song that would have sounded good in 1991 not in 1996!