Ughhh...this week was wild...again...up and down the chart and the turnover as crazy as we got nine new songs in the ARIA top 50 this week but let's begin with the big story in our top ten where to the surprise of absolutely nobody, "Jump" by Kriss Kross get a second week at number one as it has a pretty solid sales margin
Rising one place to number two is "Save the Best for Last" by Vanessa Williams because it's got sales traction...of course it has...it's easy listening dippy doo lovesick schlock that isn't interesting in the slightest but none the less it pushed "Take It From Me" by Girlfriend back to number three as it is starting to lose ground on sales but it did stay ahead of "Clunk (EP)" by Frente which stayed at number four this week.
Rising three places to number five is "Too Funky" by George Michael and it's bringie ng "Hazard" by Richard Marx with it because "Hazard" also climbed three places to number six.
"I Can Feel it" by Radio Freedom rebounded three places to number seven mostly thanks to the collapse of "That Word (L.O.V.E)" by The Rockmelons feat. Cutty Ranks, Nardo Ranks and Deni Hines three places to number eight.
Rising three places into the top ten is "Cry" by Lisa Edwards which I am fine with I guess...I don't hate the song at all however I am not fine with "As Ugly As They Wanna be" by Ugly Kid Joe rising three places to number ten...seriously?
Gains
So outside of the top ten, there was a ten place gain for 'Damn, I wish I was your lover" by Sophie B. Hawkins to 18 this week as it seems like this song is going to be a hit.
Not on the good side of things though is the rise of "Beauty and the Beast" by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson up from 31 to 25...I know 1992 is the year pop blandness but just stop letting this rise please.
In an even worse piece of news, "God Gave Rock n Roll to You II" by KISS jumped eight places to 27 while "Just Take My Heart" by Mr Big is up ten to 28.
Losers
Let's start at the bottom and work our way up...dropping seven places to 50 is "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton while "Senza Una Donna (Without a Woman)" by Zucchero and Paul Young dipped five places to 47.
2 Unlimited' s "Get Ready for this" slipped from 39 to 45 while "Be My Baby" by Teen Queens plunged thirteen to 43.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers suffered losses on both fronts this week with "Suck My Kiss" completely collapsed from 26 to 41 and their number one hit "Under the Bridge" tumbled from 16 to 23
"Viva Las Vegas" by ZZ Top lost it's legs to drop 11 places to 40 while "Stay" by Shakespears Sister dropped 14 places to 34 and "Simply The Best" by Tina Turner and Jimmy Barnes stumbled nine spots to 32.
"In the Closet" by Michael Jackson slipped nine to 24 while "To Be With You" by Mr Big skidded out of the top ten down six to 12.
New Entries
Nine of them this week beginning with
49. "Always the Last to Know" by Del Amitri
So this is the latest single from Del Amitri, it comes from the album "Change Everthing" and I kind of like the production here. I just wish the vocals had a little more power to make the song's story stand out. The lyrics about him being the last to find out his girlfriend is cheating on him before the song twists and it's him cheating on her and her being the last to know but there's no real anger or resentment in the vocals which you would think would be necessary for a song like this especially given the subject matter. It's not precisely bad but it is forgettable.
48. "I'll Be There" by Mariah Carey
So this is an unplugged cover via MTV of the Jackson 5's hit from 1970 and look, this is probably what you would expect from a cover by Mariah Carey, the song is performed well even if I think Mariah is over singing at the end. It's fine, check it out if you are curious but the Jackson 5's original is even better.
46. "You Won't See Me Cry" by Wilson Phillips
Ahh new Wilson Phillips...this song song being the first from the group's second album "Shadows & Light" and well...this is actually darker than what I've heard from this act...for one thing the song is a piano ballad as the lyrics highlight sadness yet strength as this woman vows that her ex won't see her cry over the end of their relationship. Yeah, I like this as fair bit...the harmonies on show here are fantastic and fit the mood of the song...check it out.
42. "The Disappointed" by XTC
Ooh here's a hold over from the 80s I didn't expect to see here but none the less it is the lead single for the album "Nonsuch" and according to the band's lead singer Andy Partridge, the song is about people who have experienced being rejected romantically forming a union called "The Disappointed" (it kind of brings to mind incels and neckbeards and yeah look the song is really catchy which I expect from XTC even if I think the song feels like its trying to stick to a formula that worked in the early to mid 80s and its definitely not out of the ordinary for 1992 in popular music but it's fine, check it out if you are curious
37. "Midlife Crisis" by Faith No More
Time for some rock thanks to Faith No More with this song being the lead single from their fourth album "Angel Dust". Interestingly the band's lead Mike Patton suggested that this song was kind of about Madonna which makes this an interestingly framed track because I am not sure I'd want to be told my heart is menstruating...that's kind of yuck and the vocals sound like they might be a little too close to the microphone at points in the verses. I think I'll nope out of this one.
35. "Please Don't Go" by K.W.S
A British dance act covering a KC and the Sunshine Band classic and wow, this is garbage even by 1992 standards...at least KC sold the song with some sincerity in terms of not wanting this girl to leave him but KWS sound like they are singing this the moments after she left and they have been left crying at the door! The vocal delivery here doesn't sound believable AT ALL combine that with the thumping dance beat and there's a headache for everybody. See this trash on my end of year worst list should it become a hit...next!
31. "Abba Esque" by Erasure
So Erasure have covered Abba's "Take a Chance On Me" and unlike KWS, at least there's some genuine sincerity and belief in what they are singing from Erasure and look this ends up being just a really fun cover of an Abba song that I'm not a huge fan of but hey it's ten times better than whatever it was KWS delivered.
17. "Heaven Knows" by Rick Price
Hey a follow to "Not a Day Goes By" (I still like that song) but this is a heartfelt piano ballad that definitely feels like a follow up to the previous story given the lyrics about a love lost, she's moving on and Rick Price wondering if his love will return and their hearts will find a way somehow and he is leaving that to the heavens but the end of this relationship is hurting Price. Honestly this song is pretty terrific. Hope this is a hit for Rick.
13. "Heaven Sent" by INXS
Well we're ending a very long week with INXS single ahead of their eighth studio album "Welcome to Where Ever You Are" and my expectations were promptly met by roaring guitars that unfortunately almost drown out Michael Hutchence. Apparently it was written as a ballad but they turned it into a rock song which does make a lot of sense given the production here but yeah even with that...this is kind of disappointing.
That was the week and I think Rick Price just takes best of the week for "Heaven Knows" with Wilson Phillips getting honourable mention for "You Won't See Me Cry".
On the other end of the scale, no question that "Please Don't Go" by KWS gets the worst of the week, that song is just a really shitty cover. Faith No More are getting dishonourable mention for "Midlife Crisis"
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