Charting 1996: June 30th: Crowded House find everything is good for them in top ten

So this is awkward, this week heralds the debut of a song in the top ten by a band who I have come to completely adore yet this is bittersweet because the band also announced they are disbanding but releasing a greatest hits album but we'll get to all that in second because for a second week, it's "Killing Me Softly" by Fugees at number one, this looks to be a look at number one for awhile, folks!.

"Because You Loved me" by Celine Dion is just not a challenger right now even despite being at number two, it's being dominated by "Killing Me Softly"

Then there's a one place rise for the "Theme from Mission Impossible" by Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen to three. Quite decent sales but yet again not enough to challenge the two songs above it.

"Nobody Knows" by The Tony Rich Project drops to number four. Hoping this doesn't fall away too quick though.

Gina G is breaking into the top 5 with a two place gain for "Ooh Aah...Just Little Bit" at number five while "X-Files The (Version Dance) by Triple X remains where it is at number six.

Robert Miles regained lost ground with "Children" up two places to number seven.

"Fastlove" by George Michael drops three places to number eight, it had a good run at number one though.

"Sexual Healing" by Max-A-Million drops one place to number nine and will hopefully drop out of the top ten sooner rather than later.

Finally, Crowded House, who announced they are disbanding but releasing a greatest hits project, have this week's highest debut with a song from that greatest hits album called "Everything is Good For You" in at number ten.

Gains

No Doubt finally break into the top twenty with "Just A Girl" at number 18, up from 21 last week.

Alanis Morissette's "You Learn" got a big boost from 32 to 24 as did Madonna's "Love Don' Live Here Anymore (remix)" up from 34 to 27 and Oasis "Champagne Supernova" which went from 35 to 28.

Australian dance group Eclipse continued their momentum with "Look of Love" up from 43 to 36 and 3T's "24/7" up six places to 34.


Losers

It wasn't a good week for John Farnham with "A Simple Life" down eleven places to 41. Alex Party's "Wrap Me Up" suffering an even worse plunge down from 29 to 42.

DJ Darren Briais vs DJ Peewee Ferris medium sized hit "I Feel It" got knocked back six places to 39. while Gloria Estefan's "Reach" slipped back to 38 from 31.

Also have a slide was OMC's former chart topper "How Bizarre" down from 16 to 22.

New Entries

I've already mentioned Crowded House's "Everything is Good for You" debuting at number ten but we also got "Fool for You" from Monique Brumby in at 44.

After 7's new single "I Like It Like That" in at 49 and finally Collective Soul's "The World I know" wrapping this week's edition of the chart as a new entry at 50.

So that wraps up this week, it looks as though we may have a long term number one here from Fugees but we'll see what happens next week.



However the biggest gain of the week goes to Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack" which had a ten place gain to number 37, as I said last week, I fully expect this song to be a top ten hit.