All 4 1994: 3rd April. Dry Sign Since I Lost The County

 Let's just jump straight into this week because yeah, it's really not all that interesting apart from a few shifts in the top ten because for yet another week, "It's Alright" by East 17, it's now spent five weeks at the top and doesn't look like slowing down any.

Remaining at number two is "The Power of Love" by Celine Dion because it's just doing steady on sales but will be a decent threat to top spot should "It's Alright' sales start to slow down or stumble.

Also in decent position is Mariah Carey's howling "Without You" up one to number three, it pushed past "Whatta Man" by Salt 'N' Pepa feat. En Vogue which slipped to number four...frankly I am surprised this really isn't making a bigger push for number one, it's got number one hit written all over it. 

Up one to number five is the grading "Sing Halleluljah" by Dr Alban, its just making steady gains and should continue to improve it's position.

The most pleasing news in our top ten this week is that Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia" had an eleven place rise to number six! I know it's because of the movie but I am just thrilled that this song is here. It's a great song. 

Melodie MC's remaining at number seven with "Dum Da Dum" while thankfully Michael Bolton's rising tide of ass "Said I Loved You...But I Lied" fell three to number eight...thank goodness for that!

Finally I have mixed feelings on our two new arrivals to the top ten with "Things Can Only Get Better" by D:Ream up four places to number nine. Fine song so reasonably happy to see it here.

Wish I could say the same for "Loser" by Beck which also rose four places to round out our top ten at number ten. 

Losers

Not as many losers this week and what of our losers, most of them were just continued losses of momentum like "Feels Like Heaven" by Urban Cookie Collective down from thirty eight to forty three while "What is Love" by Haddaway down from thirty seven to forty two. 

"Shoop" by Salt 'n' Pepa just utterly collapsed from twenty five to bit thirty eight...ouch!

Former top ten hit "Stay (Faraway, So Close!" by U2 slipped from twenty eight to thirty four while former number one "All For Love" by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting copped a nine place dump down to thrty. 

"Hey Mr D.J" by Zhane slipped nine places to twenty nine. 

Gains

This week was an incredibly busy one for gains and while I am not thrilled that "Twist and Shout" by Chaka Demus & Pliers with Jack Radics and Taxi Gang got a ten place boost to seventeen, we did see "Cornflake Girl" by Tori Amos jump from twenty six to nineteen and Chocolate Starfish climbed twelve spots to 21 with "Mountain" 

Right behind all of that is "Breathe Again" by Tori Braxton which jumped eight places to twenty two, I can see this breathy r'n'b song being a top ten hit and it's on it's way to becoming one.

Also not thrilled that "Let Me Show You" by K-Klass got a seven place boot to twenty eight however "I Can See Clearly Now" by Jimmy Cliff jumped nine spots to twenty seven which I am absolutely delighted about. 

Finally "Helping Hand" by The Screaming Jets jumped from forty one to thirty six because Aussie pub rock apparently still has a place on the charts.

New Entries

Thankfully a much lighter week in terms of new entries with just three new songs this week starting with

49. "Since i Don't Have You" by Guns 'N' Roses

I think it needs to be said that I have a mixed at best relationship with Guns 'N' Roses music. Sure "Sweet Child of Mine" is great but damn they have some absolute stinkers as well and I wasn't expecting much given they  are covering a 1958 song by The Skyliners that was also covered by Don McLean in 1981 and then by country singer Ronnie Millsap in 1991. Also seems like this ballad about having lost love and trying to move on from a lost relationship is just a good excuse for a guitar solo from Slash and Axl Rose to turn crooner. It's not terrible but this is just a little odd from Guns 'n' Roses.

41. "The Sign" by Ace of Base

So here we have the lead single from Swedish pop group Ace Base, it's from their debut album called "The Sign" and fuck, I don't know if I have heard a catchier pop song in a while! That hook is sticky as hell and combines a lot of sounds from reggae and europop. The song hits on themese of exploring the moment that a couple realizes that this relationship is probably over and yeah it does so maybe the catchiest and kind of fun way yet. Expect this to be heard everywhere!.

39. "Dry County" by Bon Jovi

Sixth and final single from Keep the Faith and it's a long song for sure clocking in at six minutes and thiry seven seconds where over gentle piano, guitar and drums, Bon Jovi laments the then decline of the US oil industry and how the decline affected thoses who relied on the income that the industry provided them in order to support their families. It's certainly an impassioned performance from Jon Bon Jovi. This is good but I am not sure that I will ever come back to it. 

That wraps up the week and I am going to give worst of the week to "Since I Don't Have You" by Guns 'n' Roses as that song probably just doesn't hit me as much as the other two do.

Best of the week is going to "The Sign" by Ace of Base and that's not even a contest. It has the potential to be a massive hit going forward in 1994. We'll see what happens next week and whether East 17 can hang on to the top spot. 

ARIA Singles Top 50 Chart Review: 31st March

So we have a comedown week albeit one that is still incredibly interesting because yet again we have a new number one and a first for the artist involved so let's dive straight into our top ten where "Ordinary" by Alex Warren climbed three  places to take number one, it's streaming that got this song over the line for number one because while it's got consistent sales, it's the streaming margins that got this song over the line.

It put it ahead of "APT" by Rose and Bruno Mars which held steady at number rwo thanks to still being a good sized player on streaming with formr number one "Anxiety" by Doechii which slipped two places to number three while "That's So True" by Gracie Abrams down one to number four.

Remaining at number five is "Pink Pony Club" by Chappell Roan while holding at six is "Messy" by Lola Young.

Up two places to number seven is "Die with a Smile" by Lady  Gaa and Bruno Mars because people aren't sick of this song somehow while "Luther" by Kendrick Lamar and SZA held at number eight.

Unfortunately with the receding of the Playboi Carti album bomb, it allowed for the mass that is "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone to return to the top ten up two to number nine.

Finally holding on at number ten for another week is "Birds of a Feather" by Billie Eilish at number ten.

Gains

So there were a tonne of gains mostly smaller ones that were because the Playboi Carti album bomb however most of the big gains this week belonged to Teddy Swims with "Bad Dreams" up eighteen to twenty seven while "The Door" is up ten to twenty six and "Lose Control" rebounding eight places to fourteen.

It was a good week for Alex Warren with "Carry You Home" rising eight to break into the top twenty at number twenty. 

Re - Entries

Three returns this week with Zach Bryan the main beneficiary with "Something In the Orange" at number forty eight and "Pink Skies"  at forty six. 

The other new entry is "Stargazing" by Myles Smith at fifty

Losers

So lets get past the big losses for Playboi Carti with "Evil J0rdan" down twenty six spots to thirty three and "Rather Lie" featuring The Weeknd down twenty to thirty six.

"The Giver" by Chappell Roan fell fourteen to twenty eight which was to be expected considering it is a detour from Chappell in terms of her sound. 

Outside of that, "TV Off" by Kendrick Lanar slid down nine places to 43 while "Abracadabra" by Lady Gaga tumbled eight to number thirty nine. 

Drop Outs

Look, I am not complaining that we lost all but two of the Playboi Carti entries from last week nor "Emergence" by Sleep Token. 

A little disappointed that "A N X I E T Y" by Sleepy Hallow and Doechii.

New Entries

47. "Burning Down" by Alex Warren

A third Alex Warren single hitting the charts and this one is probably the best of the three to the point that I am surprised that this song didn't hit the chart earlier this year especially with the popularity of both "Ordinary" and "Carry You Home" but yeah, this song has a fire about it which makes it work for me as Warren is singing about how a person in his life isn't who he thought they were and as a result the relationship is burning down around him and he is left to pick up the pieces. All up good song but he is up against some competition for best of the week because...

37. "Love Me Not" by Ravyn Lenae

So we finally get American R ' n' B singer Ravyn Lenae on the Australian singles chart and I have to be honest, I didn't pay a lot of heed to her album "Birds Eye' from last year although after having heard this song in particular...I am left wishing I had because this song is damn great! Yeah, I love how Ravyn's spy vocals bounce along with the rather strong groove of the track, it reminds me a lot of what Amy Winehouse was doing before she passed. If this goes on to become a hit, it will be high on my year end best list.

22. "Dark Thoughts" by Little Tecca

Long time no hear from Little Tecca until now with this song hitting the charts and really there is not a lot to be said given that I do get the appeal of a song like this,it carries a solid energy that does work and the production does feel decent. Shame the content doesn't rise much above Lil Tecca's shameless bragging and his relationship woes with this girl. All up, I don't think this song is outright bad as the beat saves a lot but it is certainly not anything I am going to be coming back to.

That wraps the week and yeah "Dark Thoughts" by Little Tecca gets worst of the week although it's not really that bad. Best of the week goes to "Love Me Not" by Ravyn Lenae.