And just like that there's chaos on the chart this week including in the top ten, we got a new number one and a whole slew of new entries but let's begin with the new big story...the brand new number one..."Marvellous" by The 12th Man feat. MCG Hammer, thanks mainly to good sales that saw it push "Saltwater" back to number two as it couldn't go with "Marvellous" in the sales battle.
That puts "Dizzy" by Vic Reeves & The Wonderstuff, stuck at number three, in an awkward place, it's not got the sales to challenge the top two but its now got challengers for it's spot below it, same goes for U2's "One" glued to the number four spot for another week...which is good news...would like to see it move up though!
New in at number five is "High" by The Cure, I'll talk more about this song later but it's got here through strong sales...the question is if it will stick around in the top ten.
Rising four places to number six is "Get Ready For This" by 2 Unlimited which has some pretty significant traction and could climb higher in the weeks ahead, it held off a second debut in the top ten this time from Def Leppard's new single called "Let's Get Rocked" which had good sales to debut so high.
All of this pushed "Tip of My Tongue" by Diesel down three places to number eight. It's likely made the year end list...kind of not surprised it's fallen back a little.
Also pushed back a bit is 'I Can't Dance" by Genesis which took a two place drop to number nine and it's going to come under threaten from one of the week's big gains because "Way Out West" by James Blundell and James Reyne has raced all the way from 28 into the top ten at number ten which is great because it's a good song.
Gains
So let's talk about what happened outside of the top ten here given one of the biggest gains of the week was the aforementioned "Way Out West" and really it was more good news because "Under the Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers continues its rise up eight places to number 11, it's headed for the top ten while "Not a Day Goes by" Rick Price climbed nine places to 13 and "Come As You Are" by Nirvana climbed from 31 to 25.
Guns 'n' Roses epic "November Rain" rose eight places to 26 which again is really good because the song is AWESOME.
Unfortunately, "Stay" by Shakespears Sister jumped ten places to 20...I just don't see the appeal of this song at all...it only gets interesting in the second half of the song and by then I've tuned out and "Insanity" by Oceanic jumped into the top 40 climbing from 45 to 39.
Losses
So unfortunately, "It's Only Natural" by Crowded House collapsed down from 40 to 25 and is in danger of not making the year end list which to me is a disaster, it's a great song and deserves to be there.
Unsurprisingly "Colored Kisses" by Martika also took a hit down from 39 to 4t6 while "Dream Alone" by Killing Tme stumbled six places to 48 taking "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Jimmy Barnes with it down six to 49.
Then there are the hits that are falling like "Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me" by George Michael and Elton John which skidded eight places to 35 while "Don't Talk Just Kiss" by Right Said Fred took a nine place plunge to 33,, in the case of the latter...good.
"Finally" by CeCe Peniston plunged nine places to 29 because its running out of steam while the same could be said of "Foreplay (EP)" by Candy Harlots as it sputter down eight to 34.
Prince and the New Power Generation suffered a five place drop with "Diamonds & Pearls" down five to 28...again...not surprising given Prince lacks his usual spark and energy on this song.
Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" took an eleven place hit to 27, "The Globe" by Big Audio Dynamite II collapsed six places to 24 while "Lets Talk About Sex" by Salt 'n' Pepa slumped nine to 22 and "Justified & Ancient" by The KLF slid eight to 19
Former chart topper "Love You Right" by Euphoria was the big victim of all the hijinks in the top ten as it fell down ten to 16 while "Rocket Man (I Think it's Going to be a Long Long Time)" dropped six places to 14.
New Entries
Seven new entries this week...beginning with...
50. "Good Night Girl" by Wet Wet Wet
Okay, this is Wet Wet Wet's third single that was released two days before Christmas in 1991 from their fourth album and is only just now hitting the Australian singles chart (sometimes the fact they are so late in chart can make me worry about the quality of the song we're getting). Honestly? This is a pretty forgettable piano pop ballad with tasteful strings and backing vocals.
The lyrics play into this territory of this guy having a secret girlfriend who he promises her he won't tell anyone about his goodnight girl. It's not exactly anything offensive or anything but my god...it's pretty forgettable so yeah let's move on.
47. "It Ain't Heavy" by Melissa Etheridge
Oh let's wake up now with a little pop/rock from Melissa Etheridge...now believe it or not I kind of like her sound, "Bring Me Some Water" is a damn good song as is "Similar Features" so I had high hopes for this song coming from her album "Never Enough" and yeah this meets my expectations but doesn't blow me away...it's what you'd exactly expect from Melissa Etheridge...a guitar driven song where Melissa's vocals be the star of the show.
The lyrics tell the story of a woman trying to find some peace and quiet in amongst the noise of the night in the middle of a busy city. Look, it's good and will scratch that itch for you but that's about it.
45. "Why" by Annie Lennox
So Annie Lennox is back as a solo artist with this song coming from her debut solo album "Diva" and holy shit...I don't have the words for this...the production on this song is GORGEOUS, for one thing it's enough for all the elements in the instrumentation to shine but also puts Annie Lennox's incredible vocals front and centre that give the song this stirring quality that just makes you pay attention to Annie and the lyrics which detail the moment Lennox dealing with the grief stage over the end of a relationship and is questioning why and how the relationship fell apart before the first seeds of accepting the end of the relationship come through...this is by far one of the best songs of 1992 so far. CHECK THIS OUT.
42. "Cold Day in Hell" by Gary Moore
Ahh so this is Gary Moore does the blues and look this is fairly catchy with spikes of guitar through out. I will say I like the placement of the backing vocals here and the song has a great energy about it. The guitar solo is also pretty solid as Moore is trying to warn his ex lover that they could go from being friends to enemies if the person doesn't be more careful and that there is no god damn way he'll go back to her regardless of what she tries to do. I don't mind this at all. Better than a LOT of songs I've heard so far in 1992. Check it out if you are curious.
32. "To Be With You" by Mr Big.
Oh dear god. We're really doing this? Really? A cornball song about a guy wanting this girl to be with him because this other guy is either immature or a jerk so this guy thinks he can slide right into this girl's life after the relationship with the other guy is over...I don't know...maybe she wants a break from men for a bit. The song isn't really all that offensive but it's aggressively corny and Mr Big have managed to make their first ARIA charting single sound like they are desperate and dateless.,pass.
7. "Let's Get Rocked" by Def Leppard.
Oh this is more like it and considerably more fun than the entry before it but what the hell is with the lead vocal production that is down lower than the instrumentation and the backing vocals in the mix. The rest of the song is fine, the chorus is catchy but having the lead vocals down almost so low you can barely make out what's being song feels like a mistake. A little disappointing because this could have been great.
5. "High" by The Cure"
Final new song of the week and we end it with an interesting lead single from The Cure. The song has this playful quality to it similar to the previous song I wrote about it except "High" finds an ability to be subtly playful in a different way and honestly it's a better written love song than a couple of the other new entries this week so yeah I like this a lot.
However best of the week is going to Annie Lennox for "Why" with honourable mention to "Cold Day in Hell" by Gary Moore.
"Goodnight Girl" by Wet Wet Wet nets dishonourable mention for being such an obviously wet song but worst of the week is going to the utterly corny and really useless "To Be With You" by Mr Big.
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