So this week feels like one of those weeks where the chart rakes on a serious influx of new entries and the top ten calms down a little although there's signs of a shift at the top however "Under The Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers remains at number one for another week but those sales margins are getting shaky which leaves it open to the threat that's coming from "To Be With You" by Mr Big up one place to number two this week. Now "To Be With You" has momentum on it's side unfortunately so this could be number one next week.
It was enough to surpass "Way Out West" by James Blundell and James Reyne down one spot to number three, it's coming under pressure from "Stay" by Shakespears Sister stuck at number four.
The next three songs also held their positions this week with " Not A Day Goes By" by Rick Price at number five, "Get Ready for this" by 2 Unlimited at number six and "Be My Baby" by Teen Queens at number seven.
Racing up from 24 all the way to number eight is "I Love Your Smile" by Shanice and yeah I am happy to see this song here. I still like the song a lot and hope it rises higher in the weeks to come.
Also rising into the top ten is "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica which climbed three places to number nine. Now that is just fucking awesome.
Completing the top ten is "Alive" by Pearl Jam which slipped one place to number ten.
Gains
So I already mentioned the big gain for "I Love Your Smile" by Shanice but there were some major gains lower down the chart as well like "Djapana (Sunset Dreaming)" by Yothu Yindi up six to 13 and "That Word (L.O.V.E)" by The Rockmelons feat Cutty Ranks, Nardo Ranks and Deni Hines which climbed 12 places to 14 which is just awesoe.
"Why" by Annie Lennox rose from 21 to break into the top twenty at 17, it brought Girlfriend's "Take It From Me" with it as the girl group's debut single climbed eight spots to number 20.
Sound Unlimited Posse somehow got a ten place boost to number 23 with "Kickin' to the Undersound" while "Sound" by James also got a big boost up from 43 to 28...yay...not.
In really awesome news, "Weather With You" by Crowded House climbed ten places to number 34.
Finally "America: What Time is Love" by The KLF climbed eight places to 40.
Losers
This week was a busy one so let's begin with "Tip Of My Tongue" by Diesel which recoiled down from 27 to 44 this week while "Come As You Are" by Nirvana slipped over from 34 to 41 sadly.
"November Rain" by Guns 'n' Roses is finding the sun shining as it fell nine places to number 39 whie "Diamonds & Pearls" by Prince and The New Power Generation stumbled six places to 37 and Australia isn't giving Kylie Minogue any more time with "Give Me Just a Little more time" collapsing from 29 to 36.
Killing Timr's "Dream alone" lost all it's momentum from last week as it tumbled twelve places to 35 while "I Can't Dance" by Genesis is loosing groove down eleven to 31. "High" by The Cure getting lower as it slipped from 16 to 29.
Bryan Adams nauseating "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" plunged eleven to 25 while "I Think I Love You" by Voice of the Beehive also stumbled eleven to 24 while former top ten hit "Dizzy" by Vic Reeves and The Wonder Stuff slipped ten to 22.
Finally "Marvellous" by The 12th Man feat. MCG Hammer tumbled out of the top ten down from 8 to 15.
New Entries
50. “Kiss Me” by Indecent Obsession
This is the lead single from Brisbane pop/rock band Indecent Obsession’s second album “Indio” and honestly, I am not sure what to make of this…mostly because this sounds confused sound wise, it’s almost as though the song is trapped in the 80s but wanting to take leap into a more conventional 90s route, think of a mix of Glass Tiger’s “Don’t Forget Me When I’m Gone” and Roxette’s material last year. Then there’s the lyrics which are corny as hell…seriously “Excuse me for staring, your looks have me blinded” and then he wants her to kiss him already.
Look, the song is catchy but so are most STDs. If you want to feel like the 80s haven’t gone away than this might be your thing more than it was for me.
49. “Twilight Zone” by 2 Unlimited
I tolerate “You Ready for this?” more because I can see it’s value as a hype anthem for sports events etc and I was kind of interested to hear something new from 2 Unlimited however I wasn’t expecting what we got which was clattering noises, somebody screaming “Woo!” every couple of seconds and rapping that reminded me more of “Pump up the Jam” by Technotronic. Yeah, this can join “James Brown is Dead” by L.A. Style on the audio torture noise pile. Yuck.
48. “Viva Las Vegas” by ZZ Top
In this week’s edition of “Cover Songs in 1992”, we get ZZ Top with a cover of Elvis Presley’s 1964 hit “Viva Las Vegas” which they recorded for their Greatest Hits album and I don’t know what to say about it except the vocals are buried under neath the guitars and the whole cover sounds like it’s rooted in about 1984 or they may as well have asked New Kids On the Block to record a cover. It’s certainly strange and probably not that bad but it’s not something I’m keen on coming back to any time soon.
46. “Mistadobalina” by Del Tha Funky Homosapien
Alright so this song is the second single from American hop hop artist Del Tha Funky Homosapien’s debut album and features a sample of The Monkees song “Zilch” and is about a guy who thinks he is so hip and cool but isn’t and yeah it’s the sort of behaviour that can lead to intense annoyance and frustration however I cannot help but laugh to a degree, it’s the delivery of the lyrics here that cracks me up however I will say it’s the best of the new entries so far mainly because at least he sounds like he is rapping with some taste for the groove of the song and that at least can hook me into the song. Check this out if you are curious.
45. “Make It Happen” by Mariah Carey
Here is the final single from Mariah Carey’s album “Emotions” and honestly while I didn’t like the title track (a cover of Samantha Sang’s “Emotions”), this song is pretty solid as Mariah tells the story of her rise in fame and how her faith in God kept her going in spite of all the struggles she faced. What I also appreciate about the track is that the music is upbeat and includes a mix of pop, r’n’b, dance and even elements of trance to create a vibe. I do wish the backing vocals did not sound like they were whispering but that’s a minor nitpick, I enjoyed this a lot.
21. “In the Closet” by Michael Jackson
So, here’s the third single from Michael Jackson’s album “Dangerous” and while “Remember The Time” is still a darn great song, I’m really not feeling this one and I’m not sure why. I just feel like the song is a little over produced to a degree. Yes, the chorus is catchy but again I think for a song called “In the Closet” there is almost too much happening to the point where the omnipresent beeps and drums overwhelm any sense of melody the song has. It’s not precisely bad but like a couple of other songs, it’s not one I am really all that keen to revisit.
16. “One in a Million” by Euphoria
So here’s the biggest new entry of the week and it’s from Euphoria, the song being their second single from the upcoming debut album and yeah while this does feel pretty generic and standard lyrics about love, there’s none of that screeching that makes “Love You Right” a pain to listen to and credit to the group for attempting a saxophone solo and while I can’t shake the thought that this song sounds like something that could be used for a TV station promo, it’s fine enough.
That wraps up our week and the best and worst fall out easily in the end, the worst of the week is going to 2 Unlimited for “Twilight Zone” an unlistenable dud which is kind of unforgivable. Mariah’s getting the best of the week for “Make It Happen”.
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