So here we go with another wild week with a ridiculous number of new entries this week all of them in the lower half of the chart as the top half of our top ten stalled...seriously nothing there changed so let's get to our top ten because for yet another week, it's "Amigos Para Siempre (Friends for Life)" by Jose Carreras and Sarah Brightman at number one but those margins are closing and it's going to be an open question of it can retain number one ahead of the strengthening competition behind it.
"Humpin' Around" by Bobby Brown looks the most likely to take number one should "Amigos Para Siempre (Friends For Life)" falter any further as it retained number two. "Rhythm is a Dancer" by Snap couldn't rein in the margin to the songs ahead of it hence remaining at number three while it was the same case for both '"Life is a Highway" by Tom Cochrane and "Please Don't Go" by K.W.S at number three.
Rising three places to number six is 'Sesame's Treet" by Smart Es up three places to number six...not a good sign that this is heading toward the top five...
Then there's the return to the top ten for "November Rain" by Guns 'n' Roses which rebounded from 41 to number seven...not sure what sparked this but pretty rare a song has that kind of rise after returning to the chart none the less it forced back "Everything's Alright" by John Farnham, Kate Ceberano and Jon Stevens back one to number eight and "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix A Lot to number nine.
Arriving in the top ten this week is "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus up seven to number ten. Looks like this is going to be a thing, folks. Joy.
Gains
So I already spoke about the big gains for "November Rain" and "Achy Breaky Heart" but there were some pretty significant gains outside the top ten this week especially for "Best Things in Life are free" by Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson breaking into the top 20 up from 23 to 17...this will rise further in the weeks ahead.
Then there's also the big gain for Company of Strangers song "Motor City (I Get Lost)" which jumped from it's debut of 48 to 27 this week which is really rather impressive, I am still kind of cold on the song sadly.
What I am not cold on is the excellent gain for "The Day You Went Away' by Wendy Matthews which climbed from 43 to 29...I still stand by this song being excellent however it dragged the not so excellent "Proove" by Radio Freedom up from 42 to 30 this week.
"Just Another Day" by Jon Secada saw a boost up from 47 to 33 while "Breaking the Girl" by Red Hot Chili Peppers climbed from 45 to 39.
Losers
We have a long list of losers this week as well so let's begin where we usually do because "Candyman" by Ratcat lost all it's gains as the candy went sour down from 38 to 50 while "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg" by TLC slumped down from 35 to 47.
"Save the Best for Last" by Vanessa Williams collapsed from 28 to 45 as it's best days on the look well and truly behind it. "Abba esque" by Erasure fell ten places to 44. Michael Jackson is in a sticky situation as "Jam" got stuck in reverse down from 32 to 43.
God also gave "God Gave Rock n Roll to You Part II" by Kiss a nine place fall to 42 while "Baby Don't Cry" by INXS cried it's way down eleven to 41.
Former chart topper "Hazard" by Richard Marx hit a hazard as it plummeted down from 25 to 34 while "Heaven Knows" by Rick Price tumbled seven to 28 as Girlfriend skidded down ten places to 26 with "Girl's Life"
"Too Funky" by George Michael slipped from 15 to 21 while "As Ugly as They Wanna Be" by Ugly Kid Joe finally took a well deserved five place hit to number 11...thank fucking god.
New Entries
Eight new entries this week, beginning with...
49. “Don’t You Want Me” by Felix
No, we don’t need a cover of The Human League’s “Don’t You Want Me”, 1992 has had enough bad covers to last for the rest of the year….okay…it’s not …thank goodness… it’s actually from a British DJ and producer Francis Wright otherwise known as his pseudonym Felix with “Don’t You Want Me” sampling Jomanda’s “Don’t You Want My Love” and is the latest techno/Eurodance dance song to hit the chart but all that aside, how is the song’s quality?
Well as it turns out, I was pleasantly surprised, the song isn’t the ear blasting sack of audio torture that previous hits in this subgenre have been this year, the groove feels more melodic and even if the lyrics do feel like they are being belted into the ground, it’s the same sentence over and over again but the song really pretty short and not all that bad…worth checking out if you are curious.
48. “Without You” by Girlfriend
So after two really rather perky and bright pop songs, Girlfriend have flipped the switch and gone with a piano ballad where Robyn Loau takes lead vocals on the verses and the group singing the chorus together. It’s your pretty standard pop piano ballad about how they’d be lost without their significant other and how heartbroken they’d be but the harmonies are probably the most on point they have been since they debuted and Robyn taking the lead vocal here is a good fit. I kind of like it, check it out if you are curious
46. “Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad” by Def Leppard
A new single from Def Leppard’s latest album and wow…I can’t be the only one who isn’t impressed at all, this song is trying to be all desperate and begging for somebody to keep them company and let the vocals sound relaxed and well honestly kind of horny and the production is pretty limp to, there’s no portraying of any urgency or desperation in their plight to not be alone, it feels like a rather desperate attempt to keep bad 80s hair metal alive well into the 1990s. I’m skipping this.
40. “Who Is It” by Michael Jackson
Kind of surprised we got a new single so soon from Michael Jackson especially so late in from his album “Dangerous’ and honestly I am kind of digging this even if Michael sounds odd vocally here like he is lacking the usual fire in his delivery but might make sense given the lyrics? The song plays to a man’s despair over his partner leaving him, he then learns she cheated on him and as result wants to know she was playing around with behind his back…the song doesn’t answer those questions and the production makes the song haunting because you just know the questions over who she cheated with and why she cheated on him in the first place will haunt this man. Yeah, this is pretty good.
38. “Lead Me to Water” by Southern Sons
Lead single from Southern Sons second album called “Nothing But the Truth” and honestly this is nothing special, he wants this girl to lead him to water which I am guessing is a metaphor for love or something. At least the guitar sounds pretty great on the middle eight but otherwise this is pretty disappointing and it kind of reminds me of a bad John Farnham B side.
37. “Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home” by Sinead O’Connor
What is with the song titles this week? Well none the less, here’s Sinead O’Connor with a cover of a song that was originally recorded and released as a single in 1962 and eventually became a hit for Lynn in the US country scene going on to peak at number six on the Billboard Hot Country songs chart. O’Connor has made the cover the lead off single for her third album “Am I Not Your Girl?” so how is this cover?
Honestly it only made me want to go back and hear Loretta Lynn’s version because my god why is Sinead O’Connor singing so bloody soft over orchestral arrangement, at least with the original I understood what Lynn is singing about but with the cover, I had to literally strain to understand what O’Connor is singing here especially as the song is reflecting on how success outside of the home is making life at home an absolute failure. I’m passing on this one but go back and hear the Loretta Lynn original…really good.
36. “White Men Can’t Jump” by Riff
Alright so here we have a song for a comedy film of the same name as the song from R’n’B group Riff and honestly, I’m fairly indifferent to this, it’s got a solid and pretty memorable groove and the production really is what makes the song work here but again it’s the vocals, the vocal delivery here is pretty darn forgettable until the rap verse kicks in, you can almost listen to the music and forget that any lyrics come attached with the song! I don’t hate this but I certainly don’t love it either.
35. “Digging in the Dirt” by Peter Gabriel
So not going to lie here, I don’t mind Peter Gabriel’s music, the guy has a solid knack for some solid hooks and memorable melodies so with “Digging in the Dirt’ being the lead single for his sixth album called “Us” I was curious to see what Gabriel would come up with and well…this is a pretty interesting art rock track where Gabriel explores his darker instincts and emotions, finding out what makes a person act the way they do and peeling back the layers within yourself, it’s a definitely a fascinating song that’s kind of grounded in a guitar that could have probably afforded to be more distorted but hey it’s not bad.
However, it’s only getting the honourable mention this week because best goes to “Who Is It” by Michael Jackson…I just love the production a little more on “Who Is It”
As for the worst? Ughh, I am giving to Southern Sons for “Lead Me to Water’…that song just didn’t do anything for me. Sinead O’Connor nets dishonourable mention for the cover of ‘Success has Made a Failure of Our Home” because its got absolutely nothing on the original which is a great song.
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