So here we are the final chart week of the year before the chart goes into a recess over the Christmas/New Year period ahead of 1997 and for yet another week "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls remains at number one, now this song looks to be losing ground but it's not under any threat from pur returning number two "Where Do You Go?" by No Mercy which is slowly also starting to lose steam especially as it is a close race for number two but it held off "What's Love Got to Do With It" by Warren G feat. Adina Howard which slipped back to number three.
Savage Garden remained steady at number four with "To the Moon and Back", this song is still on track to be a number one hit next year, you watch.
Then we have a surprise at number five, because the "Macarena" won't go the hell away, we have "Macarena Christmas" by Los Del Rio up from thirty seven. Did anyone really want or NEED this in the top ten. Geez.
At number six is Shania Twain's "(If You're Not In it for Love) I'm Outta Here" which is up three places this week. Good. I really like this song and am glad to see it doing well, it helped to push "Breathe" by The Prodigy back two places to number seven (I am surprised it's still in the top ten)
It also had the same effect on "Wishes" by Human Nature which dropped one place to number eight. Again another good song, just a shame it lost ground this week.
Toni Braxton climbs one place to number nine with "Un-Break My Heart", this song looks to be on track to achieving similar success to "You're Makin' Me High";
Finally the big loser is "Don't Stop Movin'' by Livin' Joy which dropped four places to number ten. Good.
Gains
The gains this week outside of "Macarena Christmas" in the top five are mostly new songs set to be hits in 1997 with Whigfield's "Sexy Eyes" up 12 to 38, "Lemon Tree" by Fool's Garden up to 35 from 47 and Unique II's "Break My Stride" up to 26 from 45 and looks to be the big mover of the week.
The only other big gainer is a case of continued momentum and that came for "Twisted" by Keith Sweat which broke into the top 20 at number 19 this week.
Re-Entries
Two re-entries this week and honestly I am not sure why with the best of them being "You Spin Me Around (Like a Record) ('96 Remix)" by Dead or Alive back at 46 and "Down" by 311 back at 48.
Losers
Former top ten hit "I'll be There For You" by The Remembrandts dropped from 35 to 44 while Tori Amos hit 42 from 34 with "Hey Jupiter/Professional Widow".
However, they weren't the biggest losers this week with "Mama Said" by Metallica dropping hard from 24 to 39. Ouch.
The Symbol (Prince) dropped from 18 to 30 this week with "Betcha by Golly Wow!" while "I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis fell eight places to 20.
New Entry
It's a fairly muted week on the new entry side of things with just one new song entering the top 50 with No Doubt's new single "Don't Speak" in at number 50 and considering how big "Just A Girl" was in 1996, I wouldn't be surprised if this song is huge in 1997
That wraps up the final edition of Charting 1996, don't forget you can check out my top ten worst hit songs of 1996 here. My top ten best hit songs are coming soon as is this week's ARIA Chart top ten/review which should be on here sometime today.
As far as retro chart reviews go? I believe I am going to be covering the year of the Sydney Olympics and the turn of the millennium next year so that is going to be fun!.
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