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.