Well then...we've got a pretty interesting week to wade through including some rises that are getting disturbing to say the least and some promise in the new entries but first let's talk about the big news in our top ten which is after sitting back and watching the battle raging ahead of it, "The Living Years" by Mike + the Mechanics reached number one thanks to a massive sales surge, it absolutely roared past "Like a Prayer" by Madonna which got pushed back to number two and is starting to look like it's weakening but we'll have to see.
What is most definitely weakening is "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals which remained at number three but it's done as a contender for number one.
Unfortunately that can only mean that "Stop" by Sam Brown can probably continue its rise as it climbed one place to number four this week while the even worse "Ring My Bell" by Collette also jumped one to number five because Australia is fucking confused right now or think it sounds like Anita Ward's version...ugh.
However in much better news, "Stuck on You" by Paul Norton got a two place gain to number six however I think that may have been helped by the three place collapse to number seven by "I'm on My Way" by The Proclaimers.
Then much to no one's surprise is the new arrival to the top ten of "Eternal Flame" by The Bangles up four places to number eight. Happy to see it here!.
Hell, it pushed back the increasingly frustrating ballad "Lost In Your Eyes" by Debbie Gibson back two places to number nine while "Chained to the Wheel" by The Black Sorrows fell back one place to number 10 but I am just happy the latter made the top ten at all.
Gains
The hot streak of 1927 singles doing well continues with "Compulsory Hero" up six to twenty..
Also rising unfortunately like the malodorous fart that hasn't quite unleashed it's full stench yet is "Wind Beneath My Wings" by Bette Midler which climbed from 22 to 17.
Meanwhile breaking into the top ten is "Young Years" by Dragon up three places to 18 and Samantha Fox's awful cover of "I Only Wanna Be With You" leapt six places to 20.
Rising 12 places to 21 is "Hurricane" by James Freud, kind of surprised by this one if I can be honest.
"Fire Woman" by The Cult jumepd seven places to 24 while rising twenty places to 26 is "When Love Comes to Town" by Us with B.B. King. "How'm I Gonna Sleep" by Tim Finn rose nine places to 27 and "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul got a straight boost from 39 to 31.
Finally "Celebrate The World" by Womack & Womack had a nice ten place gain to 39/
Re Entries
Just the one re entry with "So Good" by Wa Wa Nee back at 49.
Losers
"Like the Way I do" by Melissa Etheridge is on the way out having dropped six places to 50 while "My Prerogative" by Bobby Brown also slipped six places to 46.
Poision are finding out their song "Your Mama Don't Dance" is dancing it's way out of the chart and it tangoed down twelve places to 44 while "You'll Never Know" by 1927 slumped from 37 to 43.
Unfortunately "Buffalo Stance" by Neneh Cherry limped down seven places to 41 while former top five hit "You Got It" by Roy Orbison tumbled nine places to 38 and "End of the Line" by Traveling Wilburys is heading for Destination Chart Exit as it slipped eight places to 33.
The same could said for "Too Many Broken Hearts" by Jason Donovan which took a fourteen place hit to 30 while "Tuckler's Daughter" by Ian Moss crumbled eleven places to 27.
New Entries
47. "This Is Your Land" by Simple Minds
Kind of surprised to see a new single from Simple Minds weven with "Belfast Child" still doing reasonably well on the charts and unfortunately this really doesn't do much for me at all. Yeah, the twang of the guitar is pretty but I feel like the song is missing a cohesive melody at some points and it really does put the structure of the song out of complete whack to the point, it's confusing to listen to. I am skipping this.
45. "The Look" by Roxette
Okay so next up a Swedish pop duo with their fourth single from thier second studio album "Look Sharp!" and look, what to do want me to say? This song positively drips with appeal! Its outrageously catchy and an extreme amount of fun...it's almost so infectious it should probably be illegal with that hook allowing call and response. This is a great song, check this out!
40. "Leave Me Alone" by Michael Jackson
Latest single from 1987 album "Bad" and features Michael Jackson taking potshots at tabloid rumours about him over a pretty jaunty piano and weird sound effects which I will admit that I am not a huge fan of but it does allow Jackson to plead with the tabloids to leave him alone and to stop making up stuff about him.even if I think the way 'leave me alone' is sung on the hook can be thought of as a little whiny but overall it is a decent Michael Jackson song just not one of his best.
37. "Iko Iko" by The Belle Stars
Okay so The Belle Stars are a British all girl group and for some ungodly reason we've got their cover of an already much covered song that was originally recorded by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford and Cane Cutters however it failed to chart. It wasn't until jam band the Dixie Cups recorded the song that it became a hit and now we've got this cover from the Belle Stars complete with clanking atonal percussion that makes the song sound like a prolapsed anus, hell the vocals aren't even mixed correctly here. This is flat garbage...next!
25. "Bedroom Eyes" by Kate Ceberano
It's always nice to end a week on an Australian note, this week being the lead single from Kate's third solo album "Brave" and yeah, this is a pretty damn cute song about a woman who despite telling herself that the relationship is over, she's still in love with this guy because of those 'bedroom eyes' he makes and leaves her wanting him. The song has a neat piano line too. Worth checking out.
However it's not the best of the week because that is going to "The Look" by Roxette. Worst of the week in a pretty good week generally is going to "Iko Iko" by The Belle Stars.
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