We have a LONG week here...seven new entries and the top ten continues to be whatever it is mostly because the top two didn't change with "Baby, One More Time" by Britney Spears keeping the number one slot ahead of "That Don't Impress Me Much" by Shania Twain at number two.
However a new player for the top is emerging in the firm of "Why Don't You Get a Job" by The Offspring which jumped from eleven to number three, this has momentum on it's side big time as it blasted past "Anthem for the Year 2000" by Silverchair which slipped one to number four,
"Touch It" by Monifah continues to climb much to my disgust, it's back up one spot to number five this week.
The Vengabus has stalled! "We Like to Party (The Vengabus)" by Vengaboys is stuck in neutral at number six and is facing a threat from "Changes" by 2Pac which climbed two spots to number seven.
The rest of the top ten took dips this week with "The Animal Song" by Savage Garden down three to number eight, "This Kiss" by Faith Hill down two to number nine and finally "No Matter What" by Boyzone sliding five spots to number ten.
Losers
"Big Big World" by Emilia took a big big dump down eleven to be on the cusp of leaving the chart at number fifty.
Chef's "Chocolate Salty Balls" have hit their used by date so they down ten slots to forty three wbile people have realized that "Nothing Really Matters" by Madonna doesn't really matter so it dived seven to forty two.
Nobody's got the feeling with Five as "Got the Feelin'" just utterly collapsed from twenty eight to forty one.
"Whiskey in the Jar" by Metallica is nearly three quarters empty in the chart jar as it dived nine spots to forty.
People are tired of hearing about "Miami" from Will Smith clearlly as it skidattled eleven to thity eight.
"When You're Gone" by Bryan Adams and Mel C is done as it slipped nine to thirty four while "How Do I Deal" by Jennifer Love Hewitt slipped nine to twenty six.
Gains
We didn't have all that many major gains with the biggest gain of the week belonging to "Smile 'n' Shine" rising, smiling and shining all the way from forty seven to twenty nine.
Honeyz follow up "End of the Line" rose six to twenty four.
Re-Entries
Just the one return with George Michael and Mary J. Blige collab "As" back at forty nine.
New Entries
Seven new entries this week, beginning with...
46. "Cigarettes Will Kill You" by Ben Lee
So I am going to be honest here...i am not a huge Bwn Lee fan, his voice can come off a little abrasive but here it does kind of work for the song especially wuth that repettive piano loop and Ben sliding closer to grunge in his vocal tone. The thing that is probably the most interesting about this song is the content where Lee frames the song around toxic relationships throough the lense of having a cigarette and how too much of a toxic habit will eventually kill you much like how a toxic relationship kills the people within it. Good song.
39. "Electricity" by Something for Kate
Keeping the Australian flavour going, we have the latest for Something for Kate and this song is pretty dang great! I love the lyrics that focus on the breaking the limits of what humans can do in terms of wishing to move faster and find more energy and speed rather than be constrained being human, I guess it's more a thought of being more than a human being with superpowers? I also love the energy in the production that just radiates from the guitarwork here. Damn brilliant song, check it out!.
33. "Freak On A Leash" by Korn
Was not expecting Korn, of all bands, to show up on the charts but here we are. "Freak on a Leash" is a single from the album 'Follow the Leader" and yeah, this is about as nu metal as it gets. I am not really a fan of distortion in music generally but it works fine here for what it is and the lyrics from Jonathan Davis that go into not allowing others comments and opinions to shape who he is or what he can be in the world. It's not really to my taste but hey, if nu metal and crunchy guitars that shred are your thing than check this out.
27. "Tearin' Up My Heart" by NSync
The firsr of two boy band songs to appear in the new entries this week with this one being the second single from NSync's debut album and I actually like this one more than "I Want You Back" more because the hook feels catchy and there's a resonance to the lyrics about where he is confused by this relationship which he knows is in trouble but he is unsure about whether to stay or go and it's slowly tearing him apart while she's witholding a decision on the relationship. It's a solid enough song that's got a better foundaton than "I Want You Back" so I'll take it.
22. "Strong Enough" by Cher
The follow up to "Believe" has arrived and sadly i am not really as much of a fan of this as I would like to be, the production feels way too elegant in some ways for a woman saying she's strong enough to move on without a deadbeat man who is sleeping with another woman in her life. At least, "Believe" worked for the dancefloor, this one feels more like an empowerment anthem that sounds scarcely believeable., not buying it.
15. "Until the Time is Through" by Five
The latest single from Five and I think this one might be the best of the singles so far, it's less brash or abrasive as "If Ya Gettin' Down" and there's no forced rapping to be seen here, it's a gorgeous ballad wheree the group for a change sound great and there's none of that ridiculous rapping that has made them sound awful on previous singles but this hits the spot for its earnestness even if the idea of a couple staying together forever is a bit over reaching to some degree, still this is pretty cute.
11. "No Scrubs" by TL,
We fimish off the week with the latest single from American R'n'B group TLC and they are back with a message for all those lazy blancmage men who are sponging off them, they are done with "scrubs" llke them and they won't tolerate getting with a guy who doesn't have a bit of cash to flash in his wallet and all three ladies can sell the attitude convincingly however Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes really is the best part of this song with her rap verse, it's punchy and nails the point. I also love the strings on this song. Good song, check it out.
That wraps our week and what a long week it is. Worst of the week is going to "Strong Enough" by Cher...it's the weakest of the songs here. Best is going to "Electricity" by Something for Kate. I really did like that song.
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