So here we are the final chart week of the year before the chart goes into a recess over the Christmas/New Year period ahead of 1997 and for yet another week "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls remains at number one, now this song looks to be losing ground but it's not under any threat from pur returning number two "Where Do You Go?" by No Mercy which is slowly also starting to lose steam especially as it is a close race for number two but it held off "What's Love Got to Do With It" by Warren G feat. Adina Howard which slipped back to number three.
Savage Garden remained steady at number four with "To the Moon and Back", this song is still on track to be a number one hit next year, you watch.
Then we have a surprise at number five, because the "Macarena" won't go the hell away, we have "Macarena Christmas" by Los Del Rio up from thirty seven. Did anyone really want or NEED this in the top ten. Geez.
At number six is Shania Twain's "(If You're Not In it for Love) I'm Outta Here" which is up three places this week. Good. I really like this song and am glad to see it doing well, it helped to push "Breathe" by The Prodigy back two places to number seven (I am surprised it's still in the top ten)
It also had the same effect on "Wishes" by Human Nature which dropped one place to number eight. Again another good song, just a shame it lost ground this week.
Toni Braxton climbs one place to number nine with "Un-Break My Heart", this song looks to be on track to achieving similar success to "You're Makin' Me High";
Finally the big loser is "Don't Stop Movin'' by Livin' Joy which dropped four places to number ten. Good.
Gains
The gains this week outside of "Macarena Christmas" in the top five are mostly new songs set to be hits in 1997 with Whigfield's "Sexy Eyes" up 12 to 38, "Lemon Tree" by Fool's Garden up to 35 from 47 and Unique II's "Break My Stride" up to 26 from 45 and looks to be the big mover of the week.
The only other big gainer is a case of continued momentum and that came for "Twisted" by Keith Sweat which broke into the top 20 at number 19 this week.
Re-Entries
Two re-entries this week and honestly I am not sure why with the best of them being "You Spin Me Around (Like a Record) ('96 Remix)" by Dead or Alive back at 46 and "Down" by 311 back at 48.
Losers
Former top ten hit "I'll be There For You" by The Remembrandts dropped from 35 to 44 while Tori Amos hit 42 from 34 with "Hey Jupiter/Professional Widow".
However, they weren't the biggest losers this week with "Mama Said" by Metallica dropping hard from 24 to 39. Ouch.
The Symbol (Prince) dropped from 18 to 30 this week with "Betcha by Golly Wow!" while "I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis fell eight places to 20.
New Entry
It's a fairly muted week on the new entry side of things with just one new song entering the top 50 with No Doubt's new single "Don't Speak" in at number 50 and considering how big "Just A Girl" was in 1996, I wouldn't be surprised if this song is huge in 1997
That wraps up the final edition of Charting 1996, don't forget you can check out my top ten worst hit songs of 1996 here. My top ten best hit songs are coming soon as is this week's ARIA Chart top ten/review which should be on here sometime today.
As far as retro chart reviews go? I believe I am going to be covering the year of the Sydney Olympics and the turn of the millennium next year so that is going to be fun!.
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Thursday, 26 December 2019
Friday, 20 December 2019
Charting 1996: 15 December.
It’s the penultimate week of the charting year and it looks
like we’re going to end it on a turbulent note at least within our top ten
apart from the number one which yet again is “Wannabe” by the Spice Girls, it
still rules on sales.
It also helps that there’s a complete bunfight going on for
number two with “What’s Love Got to Do With It” by Warren G feat. Adina Howard
retaking the second spot ahead of “Where Do You Go” by No Mercy at number
three.
Now what could overtake the pair of them is “To the Moon and
Back” by Savage Garden which climbed two places to number four, this song has
momentum on its side, I expect this could be number two soon.
It pushed “Breathe” by The Prodigy back to number five, I’d
be surprised if this song really hangs around in the top ten.
Climbing three places to number six is “Don’t Stop Movin’”
by Livin’ Joy, I really am not sure what the appeal of this song is but hey it
got a boost on the back of some strong sales.
Human Nature rise one place to number seven with “Wishes”, a
ballad that has gotten the attention of some people which is good thing because I like the song and also
because it helped push “Sometimes When We Touch” by Newton down three places to
number eight.
American country star Shania Twain has her first top ten hit
as “(If You’re Not In it for Love) I’m Outta Here” rises from 13 to 9 while
Toni Braxton has yet another top ten hit with “Un-Break My Heart” rising 7
places to ten.
Gains
Fugees cover of Bob Marley’s “No Woman, No Cry” is up 18
places to 20 while Metallica’s “Mama Said” rose 12 places to 24.
Also continuing to show the fact that it’s going to be BIG
in 1997 is Blackstreet with “No Diggity’ feat. Dre up to 39.
Losers
Couple of big losers this week with “Many Rivers to Cross” by
Toni Childs hitting 44 from 25. “Mach S” by The Presidents of the United States
down to 41 from 35.
“Crazy” by Mark Morrison fell hard to 46 from 37 while “Child”
by Mark Owen fell from 24 to 33.
Former chart topper and likely year end number one “Macarena”
by Los Del Rio dropped to 32 from 15.
New Entries
The Symbol otherwise known as Prince has landed the highest
new entry of the week at number 18 with a cover of The Stylistics “Betcha By
Golly Wow”.
Bush’s latest entry on the ARIA singles chart is at number
36 called “Swallowed”. Believe it or not Los Del Rio can’t let us forget “Macarena”
because “Macarena Christmas” enters at 37.
We have another cover new this week, it comes from Austrian Eurodance
artist Unique II who has arrived on the ARIA singles chart with a cover of
Matthew Wilders 80s hit “Break My Stride” at number 45
German band Fool’s Garden are in at number 47 with “Lemon
Tree” and finally Danish singer Whigfield is new at 50 with “Sexy Eyes”
Friday, 13 December 2019
Charting 1996: 8th December.Busy week as The Prodigy Breathe into top 5
Boom. We have a really busy week here as 1996 continues to wind
down, we're not far from the chart year finishing, there are plenty of changes
to the top ten including a new entry in the top 5 and a slew of new entries
further down the charts however what wasn't affected by any change was the
number one which for yet another week is "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls
and look, there's just nothing getting near it right now.
It's closest competition is
"Where Do You Go?" by No Mercy which climbed one place to number two
but its close for that number two spot as "What's Love Got to Do With
it" by Warren G feat. Adina Howard dropped one place to number three.
There's a new entry at number
four coming from The Prodigy with "Breathe". A good sales week
ensured a strong debut for this song.
"Sometimes When We
Touch" by Newton remains at number five (unfortunately) while one of the
big climbers this week is Savage Garden's "To the Moon and Back"
which jumped ten places to number six, it could be a contender for number one
soon.
What won't be contending for
number one is "I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis as it
slipped down three places to number seven.
The second song to reach the
top ten this week comes from Human Nature as "Wishes" rises from 11
to 8, it's the band's first top ten hit.
Slipping down two places is
"Don't Stop Movin'" by Livin' Joy at number 9 while “It’s All Coming
Back to Me Now” by Celine Dion wraps up the top ten by remaining at number ten.
Gains
Shania Twain looks set for a stint in the top ten as her single “(If
You’re not in it for Love) I’m Outta Here” rocketed up 11 places to number 13.
Dead Or Alive move up ten places with “You Spin Me Round (Like A
Record) (’96 Remix” at number 28.
Interestingly Puff Johnson’s “Over and Over” rose hard to 29…this
kind of rhythm and blues is very radio friendly so keen to see if this continues
to have traction going forward.
Tori Amos continues her rise with “Hey Jupiter/Professional Widow”
rising to 34 from 43.
Keith Sweat’s “Twisted” rose seven places to 30
Re-Entries
“Macarena” by Los Del Mar feat. Pedro Castano is back at 47 for
some strange reason.
Losers
A lot of former hits lost ground hard this week with “Lover Lover”
by Jimmy Barnes dropping from 25 to 42 and “I Want You” by Savage Garden falling
from 30 to 41.
“I’ll be There for You” by The Remembrandts took a plunge from 20
to 33 as this song dies off naturally while Mark Morrison’s follow up “Crazy”
isn’t charting the same course as “Return of the Mack” as it plunged from 22 to
37 this week.
“Macarena” by Los Del Rio fell out of the top ten to 15 (Good).
New Entries
So we have a slew of new entries aside from The Prodigy’s “Breathe”
which as mentioned earlier debuted at number four.
We must go all the way down to 36 to find the next new entry
though which is “Mama Said” by hard rock stars Metallica. British pop outfit Deuce
are in at 44 with “On the Bible”
American rock rap band 311 have entered the chart at 45 with “Down”.
Honestly it’s pretty awful so I don’t expect it to stick around.
Gina G is finally following up “Ooh Ahh…(Just A Little Bit)” with
another high energy dance song reminiscent of Kylie Minogue called “I Belong to
You’ which entered the ARIA chart at number 48.
Finally a song that I think might do well well into 1997 is “No
Diggity” by Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre which entered at 50. It has potential
to be huge.
Thursday, 5 December 2019
Charting 1996: 1st December. Big gains for Savage Garden and Toni Braxton
So the year is winding down and we're seeing a real bun fight for spots on the year end list as the songs that will likely be hits in 1997 start rising up the charts however let's start with the top ten wher the Spice Girls spend yet another week at number one with "Wannabe" and there is nothing getting even vaguely close to this song right now.
Not even "What's Love Got to Do With Love It" by Warren G and Adina Howard which defied my prediction last week to stay at number two but that challenge from No Mercy's "Where Do You Go?" which remains at number three but there's definitely a likelihood that this will move to number two.
"I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis remains at number four and looks set to start falling away.
Unfortunately what has finally broken into the top five is the awful cover of Dan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch" by Newton which climbed one place to number five. Ugh
However it did push the MUCH worse "Macarena" by Los Del Rios down one place to number six, this song is on the way out gracefully and will finish the year as the number one song for the year. (Wait to see my worst list for my views on this song).
"Don't Stop Movin'" by Livin' Joy moved up two places to number seven on the back of a decent week, it pushed back "Lets make a Night to Remember" by Bryan Adams to numer eight.
"I Live for You" by Chynna Phillips is up one place to number nine (I honestly do not understand the appeal of this song), pushing "It's All Coming Back to me Now" by Celine Dion back to number ten.
Gains
Savage Garden have had a huge gain this week with "To the Moon and Back" up to 16 from 38 while Toni Braxton rose ten places to 18 with "Un-Break My Heart"
Rising country star Shania Twain rose from 37 to 24 with "(If You're Not in it for Love) I'm Outta Here"...a song that I actually really like.
Keith Sweat's "Twisted" rose ten places to 37 while Puff Johnson's "Over and Over" leapt nine places to 41. Babybird's "Gorgeous" jumped nine places to 34.
Re-Entries
Garbage's "Milk" is the biggest return this week at 44 while La Bouche's "Fallin' In Love" is back at 45.
Losers
Unfortunately "Change the World" by Eric Clapton slumped from 31 to 50 this week however I think it will make the year end list. Fugees "Ready Or Not" plunged to 46 from 33.
Toni Braxton may have had one of the week's biggest gainers but she also had one of the week's biggest losers with 'You're Makin' Me High" plunging hard to 35 from 13
Several songs dropped ten places this week including Mack Morrison's"Return of the Mack" to 49, New Edition's "Hit Me Off" to 42 and B.B.E's "Seven Days and One Week" to 36
New Entries
Three new entries this week with Amber's euro-dance single "This is Your Night' the biggest debut of the week at number 32.
Former Take That member Mark Owen has released his debut solo single called "Child" and it's debuted at number 33.
In a year that's already been dominated by covers, Fugees new entry at umber 39 is a cover of Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry"
Rounding out the new entries are The Cranberries at number 48 with 'When You're Gone"
Not even "What's Love Got to Do With Love It" by Warren G and Adina Howard which defied my prediction last week to stay at number two but that challenge from No Mercy's "Where Do You Go?" which remains at number three but there's definitely a likelihood that this will move to number two.
"I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis remains at number four and looks set to start falling away.
Unfortunately what has finally broken into the top five is the awful cover of Dan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch" by Newton which climbed one place to number five. Ugh
However it did push the MUCH worse "Macarena" by Los Del Rios down one place to number six, this song is on the way out gracefully and will finish the year as the number one song for the year. (Wait to see my worst list for my views on this song).
"Don't Stop Movin'" by Livin' Joy moved up two places to number seven on the back of a decent week, it pushed back "Lets make a Night to Remember" by Bryan Adams to numer eight.
"I Live for You" by Chynna Phillips is up one place to number nine (I honestly do not understand the appeal of this song), pushing "It's All Coming Back to me Now" by Celine Dion back to number ten.
Gains
Savage Garden have had a huge gain this week with "To the Moon and Back" up to 16 from 38 while Toni Braxton rose ten places to 18 with "Un-Break My Heart"
Rising country star Shania Twain rose from 37 to 24 with "(If You're Not in it for Love) I'm Outta Here"...a song that I actually really like.
Keith Sweat's "Twisted" rose ten places to 37 while Puff Johnson's "Over and Over" leapt nine places to 41. Babybird's "Gorgeous" jumped nine places to 34.
Re-Entries
Garbage's "Milk" is the biggest return this week at 44 while La Bouche's "Fallin' In Love" is back at 45.
Losers
Unfortunately "Change the World" by Eric Clapton slumped from 31 to 50 this week however I think it will make the year end list. Fugees "Ready Or Not" plunged to 46 from 33.
Toni Braxton may have had one of the week's biggest gainers but she also had one of the week's biggest losers with 'You're Makin' Me High" plunging hard to 35 from 13
Several songs dropped ten places this week including Mack Morrison's"Return of the Mack" to 49, New Edition's "Hit Me Off" to 42 and B.B.E's "Seven Days and One Week" to 36
New Entries
Three new entries this week with Amber's euro-dance single "This is Your Night' the biggest debut of the week at number 32.
Former Take That member Mark Owen has released his debut solo single called "Child" and it's debuted at number 33.
In a year that's already been dominated by covers, Fugees new entry at umber 39 is a cover of Bob Marley's "No Woman, No Cry"
Rounding out the new entries are The Cranberries at number 48 with 'When You're Gone"
Monday, 18 November 2019
Charting 1996: 17th November
So this week was interesting especially in terms of two songs that have made an impact in the topten...just not the top four because for a third week, "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls stays at number one, its just dominant at the moment which is not surprising considering how god damn catchy the song manages to be.
It's well ahead of it's nearest challenger "What's Love got to do with it" by Warren G feat. Adina Howard at number two, it just can't bridge the margin to "Wannabe" right now, that said it's comfortably ahead of "I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis at number three and "Macarena" by Los del Rios at number four.
What looks like being a challenger for number one is at number five with No Mercy's "Where Do You Go" jumping five places to reach number two, this song is huge right now, folks.
Remaining in their slots from last week are "Sometimes When We touch" by Newton at number six, "Let's Make it a Night to Remember" by Bryan Adams at number seven and "It's All Coming Back to Me now" by Celine Dion at number eight.
Toni Braxton drops four places to number nine with "You're Makin' Me High" and finally Livin' Joy have risen eight places to reach the top ten at number ten with "Don't Stop Movin'"
Gains
Deborah Cox has had one of the biggest gains of the week with "Who Do U Love" up from forty one to twenty four while The Corrs also had a good climb from thirty eight to twenty five.
Michael Jackson's "Stranger in Moscow" is up six places to thirty while Quad City DJs rose from forty two to thirty three with "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)".
Losers
Pearl Jam lost most of their gains this week with "Hail, Hail dropping hard to forty five while George Michael's "The Spinning Wheel EP" dropped to forty six. Eric Clapton's "Change the World" fell to thirty one.
Dead Or Alive's 96 remix of "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" dropped to thirty seven.
New Entries
Just two new entries this week with the highest debut being Toni Braxton's follow up to "You're Makin' Me High" titled "Un-Break My Heart" - a pretty solid ballad that shows off her vocals, it's in at forty one.
Speaking of R & B, Puff Johnson is also back with "Over and Over" at number 50.
A slow week overall, next the ARIA chart for this week in 2019 and it's even more quiet over there except for another record broken by our number one. See ya all soon.
Thursday, 14 November 2019
Charting 1996: 10th November
This week saw an epic leap into the top ten and a new Madonna single arrive on the chart along with a slew of other new arrivals but we'll get to all that in second, no mucking around, let's get stuck into the top ten where the Spice Girls remain at number one for a second week with "Wannabe" and honestly, this song looks like being almost as big as the "Macarena" was.
We do have a new number two this week in the form of "What's Love Got to Do With It" by Warren G feat. Adina Howard which blew up three places to number two, I would suggest this song could make a challenge for number one in the weeks ahead.
It's certainly not going to come from "I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis down one place to three or from "Macarena" by Los Del Rios which got pushed back to number four or "You're Making Me HIgh" by Toni Braxton back one place to five.
In fact it's arguable that these three songs are under pressure from their continued unfortunate number six for another week, "Sometimes when we touch" by Newtown which stayed steady for another week.
Also on the way up is "Let's Make a Night to remember" by Bryan Adams which rose one place to number seven and "It's All coming back to me Now" by Celine Dion also up one to number eight.
The Remembrandts were the major losers in the reshuffle as "I'll Be There For You" tumbled two places to number nine.
Finally rounding out the top ten is one of the biggest moves of 1996 I think I've seen with No Mercy's debut hit "Where Do You Go" up FORTY places to number ten. Unbelievable.
Gainers
We've already discussed No Mercy's rise but Underworld's "Born Slippy" rose from thirty eight to twenty four this week. This song could well be a hit.
In good news for Aussie boyband Human Nature, the ballad "Wishes" rose from forty one to twenty eight.
Also a big boost for Pearl Jam's "Hail, Hail" which climbed to thirty one from forty six while Michael Jackson's "Stranger in Moscow" climbed from forty eight to reach thirty six
Re-Entries
Speaking of Michael Jackson, his collaboration with 3T "Why" is back yet again this time at number forty nine.
Losers
Metallica's "Hero of the Day" slipped hard this week to number forty four from thirty one, there was also a bad fall for the Fun Lovin' Criminals hit "Scooby Snacks" which went stale having fallen to forty seven from thirty two last week.
However neither matched the twenty place fall suffered by Neneh Cherry's "Woman" which crash landed at forty five or that of the twenty place fall for "Macarena" by Los Del Mar feat. Pedro Castano to thirty four.
"Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony dropped ten places to thirty three.
New Entries
The biggest debut of the week comes from Madonna this week, she's arrived at number eleven with "You MMust Love Me" which comes from the soundtrack to her upcoming movie "Evita"
Back on the chart with a new single are The Presidents of the United States of America and they are in at number thirty two with "Mach 5"
Quad City DJs want us to help them "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" up the chart as it debuted at number forty two.
American singer-songwriter Tori Amos has hit the chart with "Professional Widow" at number forty three,
Garbage have landed at number forty eight with their new single "Milk" and finally La Bouche's latest single "Fallin' in Love' jumps in at number fifty.
I'll be surprised if many or any of the new entries stick arund but we'll have to wait and see.
Kulcha's "Do You Like it?" slipped nine places to thirty seven while "That Girl" by Maxi Priest feat. Shaggy slumped nine to 46.
We do have a new number two this week in the form of "What's Love Got to Do With It" by Warren G feat. Adina Howard which blew up three places to number two, I would suggest this song could make a challenge for number one in the weeks ahead.
It's certainly not going to come from "I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis down one place to three or from "Macarena" by Los Del Rios which got pushed back to number four or "You're Making Me HIgh" by Toni Braxton back one place to five.
In fact it's arguable that these three songs are under pressure from their continued unfortunate number six for another week, "Sometimes when we touch" by Newtown which stayed steady for another week.
Also on the way up is "Let's Make a Night to remember" by Bryan Adams which rose one place to number seven and "It's All coming back to me Now" by Celine Dion also up one to number eight.
The Remembrandts were the major losers in the reshuffle as "I'll Be There For You" tumbled two places to number nine.
Finally rounding out the top ten is one of the biggest moves of 1996 I think I've seen with No Mercy's debut hit "Where Do You Go" up FORTY places to number ten. Unbelievable.
Gainers
We've already discussed No Mercy's rise but Underworld's "Born Slippy" rose from thirty eight to twenty four this week. This song could well be a hit.
In good news for Aussie boyband Human Nature, the ballad "Wishes" rose from forty one to twenty eight.
Also a big boost for Pearl Jam's "Hail, Hail" which climbed to thirty one from forty six while Michael Jackson's "Stranger in Moscow" climbed from forty eight to reach thirty six
Re-Entries
Speaking of Michael Jackson, his collaboration with 3T "Why" is back yet again this time at number forty nine.
Losers
Metallica's "Hero of the Day" slipped hard this week to number forty four from thirty one, there was also a bad fall for the Fun Lovin' Criminals hit "Scooby Snacks" which went stale having fallen to forty seven from thirty two last week.
However neither matched the twenty place fall suffered by Neneh Cherry's "Woman" which crash landed at forty five or that of the twenty place fall for "Macarena" by Los Del Mar feat. Pedro Castano to thirty four.
"Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony dropped ten places to thirty three.
New Entries
The biggest debut of the week comes from Madonna this week, she's arrived at number eleven with "You MMust Love Me" which comes from the soundtrack to her upcoming movie "Evita"
Back on the chart with a new single are The Presidents of the United States of America and they are in at number thirty two with "Mach 5"
Quad City DJs want us to help them "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" up the chart as it debuted at number forty two.
American singer-songwriter Tori Amos has hit the chart with "Professional Widow" at number forty three,
Garbage have landed at number forty eight with their new single "Milk" and finally La Bouche's latest single "Fallin' in Love' jumps in at number fifty.
I'll be surprised if many or any of the new entries stick arund but we'll have to wait and see.
Kulcha's "Do You Like it?" slipped nine places to thirty seven while "That Girl" by Maxi Priest feat. Shaggy slumped nine to 46.
Saturday, 9 November 2019
Charting 1996: 3rd November: A NEW NUMBER ONE!!!!
It finally happened, we finally have a change at the very top of the charts and numerous shifts up and down the top 50 this week but straight to the big news after nine long weeks at number one "Macarena" by Los Del Rios has finally been unseated by British all girl pop group..vb .yes, the Spice Girls have taken the number one spot with "Wannabe" and this song looks like it might have some staying power at number one with strong sales. The song is certainly catchy enough to be a long term number one hit.
The strength of our new number one is bad news for our number two for another week "I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis which got overtaken by "Wannabe" on sales. I don't see this going to number one however the rise of "Wannabe" and the strength of "I Love You Always Forever" pushed "Macarena" by Los Del Rios back to number three as it lost ground on sales and just couldn't match it with the two songs ahead of it.
However "Macarena" still had the strength to stay above "You're Makin' Me High" by Toni Braxton which couldn't bridge the gap so remained at number four for another week.
The big mover into the top ten is "What's Love Got to Do With It" by Warren G feat. Adina Howard which leapt from thirteen to number five this week. I don't mind this, sure Adina Howard hasn't anything on Tina Turner's vocals but she sings the chorus well.
Unfortunately Newton's "Sometimes When We touch" cover reminds at number six. CAN WE GET RID OF THIS SHIT ALREADY?
The Remembrandts fall two places to number seven with I'll Be There for You" while "Let's Make A Night to Remember" by Bryan Adams and "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" by Celine Dion stay at eight and nine respectively.
Finally we have "Lover Lover" by Jimmy Barnes falling three places to number ten.
Gains
So Livin' Joy's "Don't Stop Movin'" jumped big from thirty six to eighteen this week in one of the big moves of the week. Also making gains is Sheryl Crow's "If It Makes You Happy" as it jumped from 34 to 23 this week.
Belinda Carlisle might also be set for a shift into the top ten next week as "In Too Deep" jumped from 20 to 11
Losses
Jewel's 'Who will Save Your Soul" continued its slide down ten places to forty seven. BoDeans Party of Five theme 'Close.r to Free" slid nine places to 39. Former top ten hit "That Girl" by Maxi Priest feat. Shaggy collapsed ten spots to 37 while "Mother Mother" by Tracy Bonham stumbled twelve places to thirty five.
Also taking a fall was Metallica's "Hero of the Day" which plunged from 16 to 31.
New Entries
We have a slew of new entries this week with the biggest coming from American singer songwriter Tonu Childs whose single "Many Rivers To Cross" became the highest charting new single this week at number 12. Not really a fan of it but I guess good for Toni.
"Dance Into the Light" by Phil Collins has found it's way onto the chart at number 36 to notch another charting hit in Australia for Collins.
Another singer - songwriter but this time Canadian Deborah Cox is in at number 42 with "Who Do U Love".
Most curiously though, there's new boy band from out of the US and they look to be set to notch world wide success, the Backstreet Boys debut single "Get Down (You're The One" for me) enters at number 44.
Pearl Jam are back this time with a single called "Hail, Hail" at number 46 and finally an American/German boy band called No Mercy have their debut single "Where Do You Go?" on the ARIA chart at number 50
Unfortunately Newton's "Sometimes When We touch" cover reminds at number six. CAN WE GET RID OF THIS SHIT ALREADY?
The Remembrandts fall two places to number seven with I'll Be There for You" while "Let's Make A Night to Remember" by Bryan Adams and "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" by Celine Dion stay at eight and nine respectively.
Finally we have "Lover Lover" by Jimmy Barnes falling three places to number ten.
Gains
So Livin' Joy's "Don't Stop Movin'" jumped big from thirty six to eighteen this week in one of the big moves of the week. Also making gains is Sheryl Crow's "If It Makes You Happy" as it jumped from 34 to 23 this week.
Belinda Carlisle might also be set for a shift into the top ten next week as "In Too Deep" jumped from 20 to 11
Losses
Jewel's 'Who will Save Your Soul" continued its slide down ten places to forty seven. BoDeans Party of Five theme 'Close.r to Free" slid nine places to 39. Former top ten hit "That Girl" by Maxi Priest feat. Shaggy collapsed ten spots to 37 while "Mother Mother" by Tracy Bonham stumbled twelve places to thirty five.
Also taking a fall was Metallica's "Hero of the Day" which plunged from 16 to 31.
New Entries
We have a slew of new entries this week with the biggest coming from American singer songwriter Tonu Childs whose single "Many Rivers To Cross" became the highest charting new single this week at number 12. Not really a fan of it but I guess good for Toni.
"Dance Into the Light" by Phil Collins has found it's way onto the chart at number 36 to notch another charting hit in Australia for Collins.
Another singer - songwriter but this time Canadian Deborah Cox is in at number 42 with "Who Do U Love".
Most curiously though, there's new boy band from out of the US and they look to be set to notch world wide success, the Backstreet Boys debut single "Get Down (You're The One" for me) enters at number 44.
Pearl Jam are back this time with a single called "Hail, Hail" at number 46 and finally an American/German boy band called No Mercy have their debut single "Where Do You Go?" on the ARIA chart at number 50
Friday, 1 November 2019
Charting 1996; October 27th
It feels like the chart is on the verge of something changing at the very top of the chart because as I look this week, our current number one "MacarTHena" by Los Del Rios is looking vulnerable to challengers for the first time in awhile.
The first of those challengers is :"I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis which held steady at number two thi as it is doing consistently well on sales as is "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls which rose two places to number three, this song has some solid momentum behind it and looks the mostly liely challenger for number one, it pushed back "You're Makin' Me High" by Toni Braxton to number three and "I'll Be There for You" by The Remembrandts back to number five.
Then we hit the first of two songs new to the top ten this week and unfortunately the first is Newton's "cover of Dan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch" which jumped five places to number six because we need something painfully tepid and sappy in the top ten right now.
Jimmy Barnes top ten hit "Lover Lover" dropped one place to number seven and is showing signs that it may well collapse, it's facing a challenge from "Let's Make A Night to Remember" by Bryan Afams which rose two places to number eight.
The second song arriving in the top ten and is the latest hit for Celine Dion, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" jumped from sixteen to nine this week.
Finally heading out of the top ten is Savage Garden's "I Want You" after dropping from seven to ten.
Gains
A massive gain for Warren G and Adina Howard's "What's Love Got to Do With It" sky rocketing to thirteen from forty eight! WOW.
Alanis Morissette got a nine place gain with "Head over Feet" to fourteen.
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony break into the top twenty up to eighteen from twenty five while B.B.E gained eleven places to twenty one.
Re Entry
Republica return at number forty with "Ready to Go" while 3T's underwhelming collaboration effort "Why" with Michael Jackson is back at forty seven.
Losers
So we have a slew of big losers but let's start with the surprise drop from twelve to twenty three for Tracy Bonham's "Mother Mother". Would have thought this would have more staying power.
George Michael's "The Spinning Wheel EP" drops ten places to thirty two while Kulcha's "Do You Like it?" slips to thirty one from twenty four and "Who Will Save Your Soul" by Jewel drops six places to thirty seven.
"Woman" by Neneh Cherry dropped nine to twenty nine.
New Entries
All the new entries this week are in the 40s this week with the highest debut of the week going to Human Nature with their new single from "Telling Everybody" called "Wishes" at number forty three.
The Corrs are looking to follow up the success of previous singles with "Love to Love You" in at forty four.
Underworld's "Born Slippy" enters at number 45 and finally, Michael Jackson's "Stranger in Moscow" is in at number forty nine.
The first of those challengers is :"I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis which held steady at number two thi as it is doing consistently well on sales as is "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls which rose two places to number three, this song has some solid momentum behind it and looks the mostly liely challenger for number one, it pushed back "You're Makin' Me High" by Toni Braxton to number three and "I'll Be There for You" by The Remembrandts back to number five.
Then we hit the first of two songs new to the top ten this week and unfortunately the first is Newton's "cover of Dan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch" which jumped five places to number six because we need something painfully tepid and sappy in the top ten right now.
Jimmy Barnes top ten hit "Lover Lover" dropped one place to number seven and is showing signs that it may well collapse, it's facing a challenge from "Let's Make A Night to Remember" by Bryan Afams which rose two places to number eight.
The second song arriving in the top ten and is the latest hit for Celine Dion, "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" jumped from sixteen to nine this week.
Finally heading out of the top ten is Savage Garden's "I Want You" after dropping from seven to ten.
Gains
A massive gain for Warren G and Adina Howard's "What's Love Got to Do With It" sky rocketing to thirteen from forty eight! WOW.
Alanis Morissette got a nine place gain with "Head over Feet" to fourteen.
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony break into the top twenty up to eighteen from twenty five while B.B.E gained eleven places to twenty one.
Re Entry
Republica return at number forty with "Ready to Go" while 3T's underwhelming collaboration effort "Why" with Michael Jackson is back at forty seven.
Losers
So we have a slew of big losers but let's start with the surprise drop from twelve to twenty three for Tracy Bonham's "Mother Mother". Would have thought this would have more staying power.
George Michael's "The Spinning Wheel EP" drops ten places to thirty two while Kulcha's "Do You Like it?" slips to thirty one from twenty four and "Who Will Save Your Soul" by Jewel drops six places to thirty seven.
"Woman" by Neneh Cherry dropped nine to twenty nine.
New Entries
All the new entries this week are in the 40s this week with the highest debut of the week going to Human Nature with their new single from "Telling Everybody" called "Wishes" at number forty three.
The Corrs are looking to follow up the success of previous singles with "Love to Love You" in at forty four.
Underworld's "Born Slippy" enters at number 45 and finally, Michael Jackson's "Stranger in Moscow" is in at number forty nine.
Monday, 21 October 2019
Charting 1996: October 20th.
So this week was interesting to say the least especially as there's turbulence in the air within the top ten, there's signs that the current number one is starting to look shaky so let's talk about that top ten where "Macarena" by Los Del Rios keeps the number one spot for another week but that margin on sales is narrowing and while it may hold on for another week, it maybe close.
This could fall to the advantage of Donna Lewis who moved up two places to number two this week with "I Love You Always Forever", it's making major gains on sales but whether or not it's enough to dislodge "Macarena" from number one remains to be seen but it was enough to dislodge "You're Makin' Me High" by Toni Braxton which fell back to number two and "I'll Be There for You" by The Remembrants back to number four.
All of this however ignores that Spice Girls have climbed five places to number five this week with "Wannabe" and I guess of any song in the top five that looks likely to take down "Macarena", it's this slice of in your face Euro dance pop.
A one place gain to number six for Jimmy Barnes "Lover Lover" as it moved past Savage Garden's "I Want You" which fell back to number seven.
The first of two songs arriving in the top ten is at number eight and I actually think this is an excllent song, it's Eric Clapton's "Change The World" which moved up five spots. Nice.
Dropping four places to number nine though is Los Del Mar feat. Pedro Castano's version of "Macarena"
Finally rounding out the top ten is the second of the new songs within it that being the rather lame "Let's Make It A Night to Remember" by Bryan Adams which moved up two places.
Gains
New Edition's strange run on the charts continues with "Hit Me off" leaping eleven places to 17.
"That Girl" by Maxi Priest feat. Shaggy has rebounded eight place places to eighteen.
Belinda Carlisle's "In Too Deep" enters the top twenty rising from thirty one to nineteen.
Dead or Alive's remix of "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record" moved up big this week from forty four to twenty nine.
Sheryl Crow's "If It Makes You Happy" has springboarded from forty one to thirty four off it's return last week.
Losers
So as usual we have got some big losers down the lower end of the chart like "Blue" from LeAnn Rimes hitting forty five and "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" by The Corrs dropping ten places to forty six.
BoDeans "Closer to Free" dropped from seventeen to thirty this week while former number one "Killing Me Softly" by Fugees dropped from twenty nine to thirty seven.
American chart topper "Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thug-N-Harmony took a detour from sixteen to twenty five.
New Entries
An Italian-French trance music act called B.B.E have this week's highest new entry witth "Seven Days and One Week" at number thirty two,
Australian band Spiderbait have their second ARIA charting single with "Buy Me A Pony" in at forty seven.
Finally wrapping up this week is Warren G feat. Adina Howard with
"What's Love Got to Do With It?" which does indeed sample Tina Turner's 1984 hit "What's Love Got to Do With It?". I actually don't mind it to be honest!
This could fall to the advantage of Donna Lewis who moved up two places to number two this week with "I Love You Always Forever", it's making major gains on sales but whether or not it's enough to dislodge "Macarena" from number one remains to be seen but it was enough to dislodge "You're Makin' Me High" by Toni Braxton which fell back to number two and "I'll Be There for You" by The Remembrants back to number four.
All of this however ignores that Spice Girls have climbed five places to number five this week with "Wannabe" and I guess of any song in the top five that looks likely to take down "Macarena", it's this slice of in your face Euro dance pop.
A one place gain to number six for Jimmy Barnes "Lover Lover" as it moved past Savage Garden's "I Want You" which fell back to number seven.
The first of two songs arriving in the top ten is at number eight and I actually think this is an excllent song, it's Eric Clapton's "Change The World" which moved up five spots. Nice.
Dropping four places to number nine though is Los Del Mar feat. Pedro Castano's version of "Macarena"
Finally rounding out the top ten is the second of the new songs within it that being the rather lame "Let's Make It A Night to Remember" by Bryan Adams which moved up two places.
Gains
New Edition's strange run on the charts continues with "Hit Me off" leaping eleven places to 17.
"That Girl" by Maxi Priest feat. Shaggy has rebounded eight place places to eighteen.
Belinda Carlisle's "In Too Deep" enters the top twenty rising from thirty one to nineteen.
Dead or Alive's remix of "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record" moved up big this week from forty four to twenty nine.
Sheryl Crow's "If It Makes You Happy" has springboarded from forty one to thirty four off it's return last week.
Losers
So as usual we have got some big losers down the lower end of the chart like "Blue" from LeAnn Rimes hitting forty five and "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" by The Corrs dropping ten places to forty six.
BoDeans "Closer to Free" dropped from seventeen to thirty this week while former number one "Killing Me Softly" by Fugees dropped from twenty nine to thirty seven.
American chart topper "Tha Crossroads" by Bone Thug-N-Harmony took a detour from sixteen to twenty five.
New Entries
An Italian-French trance music act called B.B.E have this week's highest new entry witth "Seven Days and One Week" at number thirty two,
Australian band Spiderbait have their second ARIA charting single with "Buy Me A Pony" in at forty seven.
Finally wrapping up this week is Warren G feat. Adina Howard with
"What's Love Got to Do With It?" which does indeed sample Tina Turner's 1984 hit "What's Love Got to Do With It?". I actually don't mind it to be honest!
Thursday, 17 October 2019
Charting 1996: 13th October: Spice Girls Wannabe in Top Ten
So I cannot help but think the chart is on the verge of some kind of major shift soon although lately it does feel like the chart has stalled especially when you look at our top ten where for yet another week "Macarena" by Los Del Rio remains at number one.
I would say "You're Makin' Me High" by Toni Braxton, which is stuck at number two, has a chance at number one but it is losing ground on sales and is coming under threat from "I'll be There for You" by The Remembrandts which went up one place to number three this week and could well go number two next week but it's also got competition from Donna Lewis who rode up two places to number four with "I Love You Always Forever"
All of this pushed back Los Del Mar feat Pedro Castano's version of "Macarena" back two places to number five.
Savage Garden's "I Want You" regained some lost ground moving up one place to number six meanwhile in some good news Jimmy Barnes also got a two place gain for "Lover Lover" to number seven.
Metallica have stabilised at number eight with "Hero of the Day" which is not the case for Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack" which collapsed from five to nine.
Finally in one of the biggest moves of the week, "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls moved up from twenty four to break into the top ten at number ten, this song is going to be huge, mark my words. It's a gain that also feels pretty stereotypical of 1996 as a whole.
Gains
So outside of the Spice Girls landing in the top ten, what else gained big this week? Kulcha's "Do You Like It?" jumped from thirty nine to eighteen while "Head over Feet" by Alanis Morisette climbed to twenty two from thirty five.
Celine Dion looks set for another hit with "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" jumping from twenty nine to twenty one.
"In Too Deep" by Belinda Carlisle climbed ten places to thirty one.
Re-Entries
So the returns come from Sheryl Crow's "If It Makes You Happy" at number forty one and Fun Loving Criminals song "Scooby Snacks" at forty six.
Losers
Unfortunately "Blue" by LeAnn Rimes slipped hard from twenty one to thirty eight while The Pet Shop Boys suffered an eight place drop with "Se a Vida e (That's the Way Life is)" to thirty four.
"I Love to Love" by La Bouche collapsed to forty, former chart topper "Killing Me Softly" by Fugees slumped nine places to twenty nine and "Hit Me Off" by New Edition smacked down twelve places to twenty eight.
Finally "That Girl" by Maxi Priest featuring Shaggy hit number twenty.
New Entries
All three new entries are down the lower end of the chart this week with the best of them being Everclear's "Heartspark Dollarsign" entering at number forty three.
Eighties band Dead or Alive are back at forty three with a 1996 remix of "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)"
Finally English alternative rock group Republica have their first ARIA charting song with "Ready to Go" entering at number forty eight
I would say "You're Makin' Me High" by Toni Braxton, which is stuck at number two, has a chance at number one but it is losing ground on sales and is coming under threat from "I'll be There for You" by The Remembrandts which went up one place to number three this week and could well go number two next week but it's also got competition from Donna Lewis who rode up two places to number four with "I Love You Always Forever"
All of this pushed back Los Del Mar feat Pedro Castano's version of "Macarena" back two places to number five.
Savage Garden's "I Want You" regained some lost ground moving up one place to number six meanwhile in some good news Jimmy Barnes also got a two place gain for "Lover Lover" to number seven.
Metallica have stabilised at number eight with "Hero of the Day" which is not the case for Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack" which collapsed from five to nine.
Finally in one of the biggest moves of the week, "Wannabe" by the Spice Girls moved up from twenty four to break into the top ten at number ten, this song is going to be huge, mark my words. It's a gain that also feels pretty stereotypical of 1996 as a whole.
Gains
So outside of the Spice Girls landing in the top ten, what else gained big this week? Kulcha's "Do You Like It?" jumped from thirty nine to eighteen while "Head over Feet" by Alanis Morisette climbed to twenty two from thirty five.
Celine Dion looks set for another hit with "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" jumping from twenty nine to twenty one.
"In Too Deep" by Belinda Carlisle climbed ten places to thirty one.
Re-Entries
So the returns come from Sheryl Crow's "If It Makes You Happy" at number forty one and Fun Loving Criminals song "Scooby Snacks" at forty six.
Losers
Unfortunately "Blue" by LeAnn Rimes slipped hard from twenty one to thirty eight while The Pet Shop Boys suffered an eight place drop with "Se a Vida e (That's the Way Life is)" to thirty four.
"I Love to Love" by La Bouche collapsed to forty, former chart topper "Killing Me Softly" by Fugees slumped nine places to twenty nine and "Hit Me Off" by New Edition smacked down twelve places to twenty eight.
Finally "That Girl" by Maxi Priest featuring Shaggy hit number twenty.
New Entries
All three new entries are down the lower end of the chart this week with the best of them being Everclear's "Heartspark Dollarsign" entering at number forty three.
Eighties band Dead or Alive are back at forty three with a 1996 remix of "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)"
Finally English alternative rock group Republica have their first ARIA charting song with "Ready to Go" entering at number forty eight
Thursday, 10 October 2019
Charting 1996: 6th October
So the top ten had something of a shake up this week or at the very least the arrival of Metallica at number two last triggered some instability within the top ten however it didn't trigger anything at the top where to nobody's suprise "Macarena" by Los Del Rio remains at number one for another week and its under no threat from "You're Makin' Me High" by Toni Braxton which moved up to number two dragging "Macarena" by Los Del Mar feat. Pedro Castanno up to three, "I'll be There for You" by The Remembrandts up to four and "Return of the Mack" which rebounded two placeys to number five, all of these songs gained ground mostly due to a reason we'll get to shortly.
First week in the top ten for Donna Lewis and her single "I Love You Always Forever" which jumped from thirteen to six this week, it blew past "I Want You" by Savage Garden which slipped one place to number seven as a result/
Now we get to reason for the moves inside the top five...the collapse of Metallica's "Hero of the Day" down from 2 to 8 this week which is not surprising as it followed the typically high debut of their last single.
Jimmy Barnes has earned himself a top ten debut with his latest single and the biggest new arrival this week with "Lover Lover" debuting at number nine.
Tracy Bonham's "Mother Mother" continues to cling to it's place in the top ten but it's down one place to number ten and with what's coming below it, I expect this to be out of the top ten sooner rather than later.
Gains
So the big gains came unfortunately for Newton's "Sometimes when we touch" which jumped nine places to number 18 (WHY?!)
K's Choice recovered ground this week to also have a nine place gain with "No An Addict".
Now a gain I am keeping an eye on is from new British all girl pop group the Spice Girls, their debbut single "Wannabe" is up from 31 to 24, this song looks to have some significant momentum behind it and given how catchy this song is, I wouldn't be surprised if this song becomes a hit.
Celine Dion's "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" is up from 36 to 29.
Mark Morrison's "Crazy" jumped from 35 to 30 while The Corrs also got a good boost to 31 for "Forgiven, Not Forgotten"
Re-Entries
Two returns this week with the best of them coming from Umboza at number 44 with "Sunshine" while John Farnham is also back at number 50 with "Heart's On Fire"
Losers
Two big falls this week especially for No Doubt's top 5 hit with "Just A Girl" taking a huge hit from 14 to 40 which in a way reflects how quick a lot of hits have fallen off the chart this year. More No Doubt when we reach our new entries.
Jewel's "Who Will Save Your Soul" wasn't spared as it tumbled from 27 to 38.
New Entries
So Jimmy Barnes debuted in the top ten but we have to go all the way to the other end of the chart to find the other new entries with a 3T collaboration with Michael Jackson called "Why?" being the best of the rest at number 46.
Oasis are back with their new single "Roll With It" and it's in at number 47.
I promised some No Doubt and their new single "Spiderwebs" wraps up the week by entering at number 48.
Thursday, 3 October 2019
Charting 1996; 29th September. Star studded new arrivals can't end Macarena's reign
Well, this week seemed same old, same old until Metallica turned up and made this somewhat more interesting but it didn't stop "Macarena" by Los Del Rios from taking another week at number one and right now nothing is challenging it.
Metallica's new single "Hero of the Day" is the highest new entry of the week at number two, just not strong enough sales to challenge for number one.
It kept "You're Makin' Me High" by Toni Braxton at number three and pushed push "Macarena" by Los Del Mar feat. Pedro Castano back to number four.
The Remembrandts break into the top five up a place to number five this week with "I'll be There for You" while Savage Garden's "I Want You" dropped two places to number six and Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack" dropped two places to number seven.
Fomer chart topper "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion stayed where it is at number nine as did "Mother Mother" by Tracy Bonham.
Arriving in the top ten this week is "Change the World" by Eric Clapton which rose one place to number ten.
Gains
Donna Lewis was among the big gains this week with "I Love You Always Forever" jumping from 34 to 13 this week. This song has some serious traction and looks set to reach the top ten as unfortunately does Bryan Adams song "Let's Make A Night to Remember" which jumped ten places to number 16.
Fugees are also on a big climb with "Ready Or not" leaping from 37 to 24 this week,
2Pac's "How Do U Want It" feat. KC and Jojo rose seven places to 33.
Losers
Some big losers across the board this week Puff Johnson running out of puff with "Forever More" sliding from 30 to 46 while R.E.M's "E-Bow The Letter" dropping from 32 to 43
Also taking a sizeable hit is Primitive Radio Gods song "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" which fell to 42 and Midnight Oil's "Underwater" which dropped nine places to 38.
The Corr's suffered a pretty harsh drop with "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" taking a huge nosiedive to 37 from 21. while K's Choice "Not An Addict" slips ten to 32.
New Entries
So there are several big new entries this week not even just Metallica's big debut in the top ten. Mark Morrison is looking to follow up "Return of the Mack" success with "Crazy" entering at number 35.
Celine Dion is eyeing another huge hit with "It's All Comng Back to Me Now" arriving at number 36.
Alanis Morisette is "Head over Feet" new at number 40 while You Am I are greeting "Good Mornin'" at umber 44.
Finally Sheryl Crow is asking "If it Makes You Happy" which enters at number 49.
Metallica's new single "Hero of the Day" is the highest new entry of the week at number two, just not strong enough sales to challenge for number one.
It kept "You're Makin' Me High" by Toni Braxton at number three and pushed push "Macarena" by Los Del Mar feat. Pedro Castano back to number four.
The Remembrandts break into the top five up a place to number five this week with "I'll be There for You" while Savage Garden's "I Want You" dropped two places to number six and Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack" dropped two places to number seven.
Fomer chart topper "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion stayed where it is at number nine as did "Mother Mother" by Tracy Bonham.
Arriving in the top ten this week is "Change the World" by Eric Clapton which rose one place to number ten.
Gains
Donna Lewis was among the big gains this week with "I Love You Always Forever" jumping from 34 to 13 this week. This song has some serious traction and looks set to reach the top ten as unfortunately does Bryan Adams song "Let's Make A Night to Remember" which jumped ten places to number 16.
Fugees are also on a big climb with "Ready Or not" leaping from 37 to 24 this week,
2Pac's "How Do U Want It" feat. KC and Jojo rose seven places to 33.
Losers
Some big losers across the board this week Puff Johnson running out of puff with "Forever More" sliding from 30 to 46 while R.E.M's "E-Bow The Letter" dropping from 32 to 43
Also taking a sizeable hit is Primitive Radio Gods song "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" which fell to 42 and Midnight Oil's "Underwater" which dropped nine places to 38.
The Corr's suffered a pretty harsh drop with "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" taking a huge nosiedive to 37 from 21. while K's Choice "Not An Addict" slips ten to 32.
New Entries
So there are several big new entries this week not even just Metallica's big debut in the top ten. Mark Morrison is looking to follow up "Return of the Mack" success with "Crazy" entering at number 35.
Celine Dion is eyeing another huge hit with "It's All Comng Back to Me Now" arriving at number 36.
Alanis Morisette is "Head over Feet" new at number 40 while You Am I are greeting "Good Mornin'" at umber 44.
Finally Sheryl Crow is asking "If it Makes You Happy" which enters at number 49.
Sunday, 22 September 2019
Charting 1996. 22nd September. The Remembrandts there for you in the top ten
We got a reasonably quiet week, yeah no kidding, this week was a slow one with a small amount of new entries but we've still got plenty of moves including within the top ten so let's start there where Los Del Rios maintains the number one spot for a fourth week. There's just nothing to challenge it right now especially with Los Del Mar's version of "Macarena" feat. Pedro Castano at number two but that looks to be facing a challenge to remain there as sales are slipping.
"You're Making Me High" by Toni Braxton remains at number three this week and looks the most likely challenger for the number two spot, heck it's comfortable over "I Want You" by Savage Garden which remained at number four and "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison which remains at number five.
We have a new arrival into the top ten that being The Remembrandt's Friends theme "I'll Be There For You" which jumped five places to number six, I can see this getting bigger given that show is really taking off.
Maxi Priest feat. Shaggy remained at number seven again with "That Girl" as "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion fell two places to number eight.
Tracy Bonham's "Mother Mother" rebounded one place to number nine, it effectively switched with "Just A Girl" by No Doubt which dropped to number ten.
Gains
The biggest gain this week is the unfortunate Newton cover of Dan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch" which got a rise of 12 places to 33. Seriously, we don't need another remember of that that song.
Girl groups had a good week this week with Eternal rising 11 places to 27 with "Someday" an the Spice Girls breaking the top 40 up from 41 to 36 this week with "Wannabe"
Everything but the Girl clicked into gear in going the right direction up 11 places with "Wrong" to 39 while Donna Lewis also broke into the top 40 with "I Love You Always Forever" up to 34 from 42 last week.
Re-Entry
One re-entry this week coming from Bush with "Comedown" at number 45.
Losses
Most of the big losses come in the lower end of the chart with Belinda Carlisle's "In Too Deep" down ten places to 41 while Umboza's "Sunshine" slipped eleven places to 47.
Gary Barlow's "Forever Love" also suffered a big ten place fall to 38 while Midnight Oil dropped from 22 to 29 with "Underwater"
New Entries
Only three new entries to deal with this week with John Mellencamp landing the highest debut of the week with "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" in at number 25.
Aussie R'n'B act Past to Present bring a cover of Earth, Wind and Fire's "September" to the chart at number 48.
Finally maybe the best of the three new songs is John Farnham's new song "Heart's on Fire" at number 50
"You're Making Me High" by Toni Braxton remains at number three this week and looks the most likely challenger for the number two spot, heck it's comfortable over "I Want You" by Savage Garden which remained at number four and "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison which remains at number five.
We have a new arrival into the top ten that being The Remembrandt's Friends theme "I'll Be There For You" which jumped five places to number six, I can see this getting bigger given that show is really taking off.
Maxi Priest feat. Shaggy remained at number seven again with "That Girl" as "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion fell two places to number eight.
Tracy Bonham's "Mother Mother" rebounded one place to number nine, it effectively switched with "Just A Girl" by No Doubt which dropped to number ten.
Gains
The biggest gain this week is the unfortunate Newton cover of Dan Hill's "Sometimes When We Touch" which got a rise of 12 places to 33. Seriously, we don't need another remember of that that song.
Girl groups had a good week this week with Eternal rising 11 places to 27 with "Someday" an the Spice Girls breaking the top 40 up from 41 to 36 this week with "Wannabe"
Everything but the Girl clicked into gear in going the right direction up 11 places with "Wrong" to 39 while Donna Lewis also broke into the top 40 with "I Love You Always Forever" up to 34 from 42 last week.
Re-Entry
One re-entry this week coming from Bush with "Comedown" at number 45.
Losses
Most of the big losses come in the lower end of the chart with Belinda Carlisle's "In Too Deep" down ten places to 41 while Umboza's "Sunshine" slipped eleven places to 47.
Gary Barlow's "Forever Love" also suffered a big ten place fall to 38 while Midnight Oil dropped from 22 to 29 with "Underwater"
New Entries
Only three new entries to deal with this week with John Mellencamp landing the highest debut of the week with "Key West Intermezzo (I Saw You First)" in at number 25.
Aussie R'n'B act Past to Present bring a cover of Earth, Wind and Fire's "September" to the chart at number 48.
Finally maybe the best of the three new songs is John Farnham's new song "Heart's on Fire" at number 50
Tuesday, 17 September 2019
Charting 1996: 15th September. Toni Braxton getting high
So not a lot changed this week within the top ten apart from some positional changes, as for the rest of the chart, we got our usual slew of new arrivals but unfortunately for a third week, "Macarena" by Los Del Rios remains at number one, this is pretty much settling itself in for a long stint at the top of the charts which is not good news.
I don't see "Macarena" by Los Del Mar feat. Pedro Castano which stayed at number two but it looks a safe number two for now especially as it's unlikely to knock the Los Del Rios version of "Macarena" off top spot.
Toni Braxton moves up three places to number three with "You're Makin' Me High" after a good sales week while Savage Garden remained steady at number four with "I Want You"
The same cannot be said of "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison which slipped two places to number 5 or for "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion which slipped one place to number six.
"That Girl" by Maxi Priest feat; Shaggy remains stuck at number seven while former chart topper "Killing Me Softly" by Fugees also remains where it is at number eight.
"Just A Girl" by No Doubt swapped places with Tracy Bonham's "Mother Mother" with "Just a Girl" up to number nine and "Mother Mother" down to number 10.
Gains
New Edition's 'Hit Me Off" has risen from 37 to 23 this week and is one of the big gainers this week along with Belinda Carlisle's "In too Deep" which has rocketed to 31 from 49 while Jewel's "Who will Save Your Soul" climbed to 33 from 46 last week.
Kulcha also gained big with people showing they do like "Do You Like It?" as it climbed to 35.
Losers
Some massive losers mostly down around the lower end of the chart especially for Everything But the Girl which slipped 14 places to 50 with 'Wrong" which seems awfully wrong to me as that song isn't bad.
Powderfinger dropped eight spots to 48 with "D.A.F" while a song that should make the year end list "Ooh Ahh...Just A little Bit" by Gina G dropped from 33 to 47 this week.
Also falling hard are Pearl Jam's "Who You Are" to 46 and Robbie Williams "Freedom" to 46. The Corrs "Runaway" dropped eight places to 40
New Entries
Let's crash through these new entries and we start at number 30 with the biggest new entry of the week coming from crooner Bryan Adams with "Lets Make a Night to Remember".
The Fugees have hit the charts with their follow up single " Ready or Not" debuting at number 34.
It's then to number 37 where we find Crowded House with their new single "Not the Girl You Think You Are", it's set to be be on the band's greatest hits album called "Recurring Dream: The Very Best of Crowded House"
Eternal are back with "Someday" at number 38.
Welsh singer songwriter Donna Lewis has her first chart entry in Australia with "I Love You Always Forever" in at 42.
UK dance singer Newton has recorded a cover of Dan Hill's hit "Sometimes When We touch" ( a song I do not like AT ALL for the record in the first place) and it's in at number 45 to wrap up the week.
Thursday, 5 September 2019
Charting 1996: 1st September. AAAYYY MACARENA!
It finally happened, the writing has been on the wall for the past few weeks with the undeniable momentum of "Macarena" by Los Del Rio that it would go number one which it did this week leaping four places to number 1, it was a case of timing and with the dance craze to boot, I don't see how this annoying craze is going to get booted off the top spot any time soon.
It muscled its way past "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison which remain steady at number two this week but ahead of last week's chart topper "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion which fell two places to number three and I don't see it going back there given slowing sales.
Same csn be said for "Killing Me Softly" by Fugees which dropped one place to number four.
One of the biggest gainers of the week is the Los Del Mar feat Pedro Castano version of "Macarena" which leapt from 13 to 5 this week. (We do not need two versions of the same annoying song in the top five, Australia).
"I Want You" by Savage Garden and "That Girl" by Maxi Priest feat Shaggy remained stagnant at six and seven respectively.
No Doubt's "Just a Girl" tumbled four places to number eight triggered by the big rise of Los Del Mar's version of "Macarena". Same could be said for the one place fall of "Mother Mother' by Tracy Bonham to number nine.
Finally the second song making it's arrival to the top ten is "You're Making Me High" by Tonni Braxton at number ten.
Gains
Eric Clapton's "Change The World" jumped from 40 to 24 this week which is great because it's a good song, hope it goes higher in the weeks ahead.
It was also a good week for TV theme songs with The Remembrandts "I'll Be There for You" up from 43 to 25 while Bodeans "Closer to Free" went from 20 to 12.
Powderfinger's "D.A.F" rose from 46 to 39 this week.
Losses.
Gloria Estefan's "Reach" continues it's strange run by dropping from 31 to 47 this week. Seriously. where's the consistency here?
A hit on the way out is "Mission Impossible Theme" by Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen which slipped from 36 to 22 this week.
"You Learn" by Alanis Morissette unfortunately tumbled from 26 to 37 while Marilyn Manson's "Sweet Dreams" stumbled nine places to 41 as did The Presidents of the United States of America with "Dune Buggy" dropping to 33.
New Entries
The biggest new entry this week arives at number 19 with George Michael's "The Spinning the wheel" ep. Not expecting this to be as big as "Fastlove" was earlier this year.
Midnight Oil are back on the charts with new single called "Underwater" at number 23, the song comes from their forthcoming album "Breathe"
It's all the way down to 43 where we find Belinda Carlisle's new single "In Too Deep". Hope this does well for her to be quite honest. It's a decent song.
Primitive Radio Gods win the award for the longest song title I have seen in some time while debuting at number 45 with "Standing Outside A Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" (seriously!)
Bush's follow up to "Glycerine" has charted with "Comedown" arriving at 48 while rockers AC/DC turn up at 49 with "Bailbreaker"
Finally Coolio gets the last of the debuts this week with "It's All the Way Live (Now)" at number 50.
Tuesday, 27 August 2019
Charting 1996: 25th August: Macarena and TV themes.
So there's a certain turbulence to the chart this week that suggests a shake up ain't far away and looking at this week's top ten, it seems clear that something is on the way.
Celine Dion remains for a third week at number one with "Because You Loved Me" but I am not certain that it will get a fourth week given its slowing on sales and Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack" is snapping at its heels at number two but whether its a contender for number one is uncertain.
What isn't a contender is "Killing Me Softly" by Fugees which got dumped back to number three but its still got strength enough to stay in the top 5 although in 1996...who can tell?
No Doubt stays at number four with "Just A Girl", I can see this falling away.
But the song with the biggest momentum and is presenting itself as a threat to the number one spot is Los Del Rios with "Macarena" which climbed seven places to number five this week and unfortunately, while being very catchy, is set to get annoying very quickly.
Savage Garden continue to be the lone Australian act in the top ten with "I Want You" remaining at number six.
Maxi Priest gets a two place jump for "That Girl" feat. Shaggy to number seven. Potential for this song to go top five.
"Mother Mother" by Tracy Bonham drops three places to number eight. This song has become a bit of a critical love lately.
"I Love to Love" by La Bouche dropped one place to number nine while Gary Barlows "Forever Love" remains at number ten.
Gains
So moving into the gains and BoDeans 'Party of Five' theme "Closer to Free" which jumped 15 places to number 20. Also a good seven place gain for "Macarena" by Los Del Mar feat. Pedro Castao to number 13.
"I Live for You" by Chynna Phillips breaks into the top 20 with a nine place jump to 19.
Robert Miles might have another hit on his hands with "Fable" up to 29 from 37.
Also a big gain for "How Do U Want It" by 2Pac feat. KC and Jojo up to 33 from 49.
Finally in positive news "Change the World" by Eric Clapton gained ten places to 40, positive in that I really like that song so am happy to see it doing well.
Losses
Let's start a little lower down with "Glycerine" by Bush going sour down to 45 from 32 last week.
Human Nature's "Tellin' Everybody" has slumped from 31 to 41 while Everclear's "Santa Monica (Watch The World Die)" dropped thirteen places to 38 this week.
Gloria Estefan has had to "Reach" down this week as "Reach" hit 31 from 23 this week and finally "Theme from Mission Impossible" by Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen fell from 14 to 22.
New Entries
The biggest new entry of the week comes from the Pet Shop Boys with "Se a vida e (That's the eay Life is)" debuting at number 12.
Another TV theme new this week comes from The Rembrandts and their song "I'll Be There for You" from the US TV sitcom "Friends" arrives at 43
Thankfully Powderfinger are back on the charts with "DAF" at 46 and finally a Dutch singer who goes by the stage name Daisy Dee is in at number 50 with "Crazy '96"...honestly the sooner that is gone the better.
That wraps up the week. Can "Macarena" leap to nnumber one? That question and more will be answered next week
Celine Dion remains for a third week at number one with "Because You Loved Me" but I am not certain that it will get a fourth week given its slowing on sales and Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack" is snapping at its heels at number two but whether its a contender for number one is uncertain.
What isn't a contender is "Killing Me Softly" by Fugees which got dumped back to number three but its still got strength enough to stay in the top 5 although in 1996...who can tell?
No Doubt stays at number four with "Just A Girl", I can see this falling away.
But the song with the biggest momentum and is presenting itself as a threat to the number one spot is Los Del Rios with "Macarena" which climbed seven places to number five this week and unfortunately, while being very catchy, is set to get annoying very quickly.
Savage Garden continue to be the lone Australian act in the top ten with "I Want You" remaining at number six.
Maxi Priest gets a two place jump for "That Girl" feat. Shaggy to number seven. Potential for this song to go top five.
"Mother Mother" by Tracy Bonham drops three places to number eight. This song has become a bit of a critical love lately.
"I Love to Love" by La Bouche dropped one place to number nine while Gary Barlows "Forever Love" remains at number ten.
Gains
So moving into the gains and BoDeans 'Party of Five' theme "Closer to Free" which jumped 15 places to number 20. Also a good seven place gain for "Macarena" by Los Del Mar feat. Pedro Castao to number 13.
"I Live for You" by Chynna Phillips breaks into the top 20 with a nine place jump to 19.
Robert Miles might have another hit on his hands with "Fable" up to 29 from 37.
Also a big gain for "How Do U Want It" by 2Pac feat. KC and Jojo up to 33 from 49.
Finally in positive news "Change the World" by Eric Clapton gained ten places to 40, positive in that I really like that song so am happy to see it doing well.
Losses
Let's start a little lower down with "Glycerine" by Bush going sour down to 45 from 32 last week.
Human Nature's "Tellin' Everybody" has slumped from 31 to 41 while Everclear's "Santa Monica (Watch The World Die)" dropped thirteen places to 38 this week.
Gloria Estefan has had to "Reach" down this week as "Reach" hit 31 from 23 this week and finally "Theme from Mission Impossible" by Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen fell from 14 to 22.
New Entries
The biggest new entry of the week comes from the Pet Shop Boys with "Se a vida e (That's the eay Life is)" debuting at number 12.
Another TV theme new this week comes from The Rembrandts and their song "I'll Be There for You" from the US TV sitcom "Friends" arrives at 43
Thankfully Powderfinger are back on the charts with "DAF" at 46 and finally a Dutch singer who goes by the stage name Daisy Dee is in at number 50 with "Crazy '96"...honestly the sooner that is gone the better.
That wraps up the week. Can "Macarena" leap to nnumber one? That question and more will be answered next week
Thursday, 22 August 2019
Charting 1996: 18th August: Savage Garden disrupts the top ten
So it was another busy week if you look beyond the top four which remain the same this week although it does feel like the chart is on the verge of a major shake up but anyway "Because You Loved Me" by Celine Dion remains at number one for a second week and at the moment, it seems a lock for number one.
"Killing Me Softly" by Fugees is steady at number two as is "Return of the Mack by Mark Morrison at number three" and "Just A Girl" by No Doubt at number four. Nothing much to say about those songs.
However Tracy Bonham's "Mother Mother" which jumped up three places to number 5, this song seems to have plenty of critical acclaim and traction right now so it will be interesting to see if it can make further inroads.
Savage Garden's "I Want You" rises 5 places to number 6 this week and is one of two songs into the top ten this week.
Pearl Jam's "Who You Are" slipped two places to number seven. I don't expect this song to stay in the top ten much longer.
La Bouche gain two places with "I Love to Love" at number eight while Maxi Priest's "That Girl" with Shaggy is the second song to arrive in the top ten rising four places to number 9.
Finally "Forever Love" by Gary Barlow dropped three places to round out the top ten at number ten.
Gains
The biggest gain of the week comes from Los Del Rios and their Spanish song "Macarena" which jumped from 36 to 12. Expect to see this in the top ten next week.
Also having a huge rise is the version of the "Macarena" by Los Del Mat feat Pedro Castano which rose from 35 to 20 this week!
Huge gains also from Gloria Estefan's "Reach which went from 37 to 23 and "Not An Addict" by K's Choice from 34 to 26.
"Dune Buggy" by The Presidents of the United States of America broke into the top 20 jumping 5 places to 16
Re-Entries
Just one re-entry with You Am I's "Soldiers" back at number 42.
Losses
We have a healthy batch of losers this week mostly songs that were in the top ten in the past like "Sexual Healing" by Max-A-Million down to 45 from 30, "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" by Coolio which slipped from 28 to 43, "Children" by Robert Miles slumped from 22 to 40 and "X-Files Theme (Version Dance)" by Triple X which dropped from 34 to 18.
New Entries
Neneh Cherry has the biggest new entry of the week with "Woman" arriving at nnumber 22.
American rock band BoDeans 'Party of Five' Theme "Closer to Free" is the second of the new entries at number 35.
Puff Johnson makes her debut on the AIA singles chart at number 36 with "Forever More".
UK house duo Umboza have arrived at number 41 with "Sunshine".
2pac has teamed up with KC and Jojo for "How Do U Want It' arriving at number 39 while finally Eric Clapton is back on the chart with "Change the World" at number 50
"Killing Me Softly" by Fugees is steady at number two as is "Return of the Mack by Mark Morrison at number three" and "Just A Girl" by No Doubt at number four. Nothing much to say about those songs.
However Tracy Bonham's "Mother Mother" which jumped up three places to number 5, this song seems to have plenty of critical acclaim and traction right now so it will be interesting to see if it can make further inroads.
Savage Garden's "I Want You" rises 5 places to number 6 this week and is one of two songs into the top ten this week.
Pearl Jam's "Who You Are" slipped two places to number seven. I don't expect this song to stay in the top ten much longer.
La Bouche gain two places with "I Love to Love" at number eight while Maxi Priest's "That Girl" with Shaggy is the second song to arrive in the top ten rising four places to number 9.
Finally "Forever Love" by Gary Barlow dropped three places to round out the top ten at number ten.
Gains
The biggest gain of the week comes from Los Del Rios and their Spanish song "Macarena" which jumped from 36 to 12. Expect to see this in the top ten next week.
Also having a huge rise is the version of the "Macarena" by Los Del Mat feat Pedro Castano which rose from 35 to 20 this week!
Huge gains also from Gloria Estefan's "Reach which went from 37 to 23 and "Not An Addict" by K's Choice from 34 to 26.
"Dune Buggy" by The Presidents of the United States of America broke into the top 20 jumping 5 places to 16
Re-Entries
Just one re-entry with You Am I's "Soldiers" back at number 42.
Losses
We have a healthy batch of losers this week mostly songs that were in the top ten in the past like "Sexual Healing" by Max-A-Million down to 45 from 30, "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" by Coolio which slipped from 28 to 43, "Children" by Robert Miles slumped from 22 to 40 and "X-Files Theme (Version Dance)" by Triple X which dropped from 34 to 18.
New Entries
Neneh Cherry has the biggest new entry of the week with "Woman" arriving at nnumber 22.
American rock band BoDeans 'Party of Five' Theme "Closer to Free" is the second of the new entries at number 35.
Puff Johnson makes her debut on the AIA singles chart at number 36 with "Forever More".
UK house duo Umboza have arrived at number 41 with "Sunshine".
2pac has teamed up with KC and Jojo for "How Do U Want It' arriving at number 39 while finally Eric Clapton is back on the chart with "Change the World" at number 50
Tuesday, 13 August 2019
Charting 1996. 11th August. Becaused Australia Loved Celine, she's number one
So this week took a turn for the dramatic because we have a top ten shake up that I didn't see coming including at the very top so let's get straight to it, we have a new number one that being Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me" finally hitting the top spot after a pretty damn good sales week so much so that after seven weeks at number one "Killing Me Softly" by The Fugees dropped back to number two.
"Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison went up to number 3 switching places with No Doubt's "Just A Girl" which dropped to number four.
Then we have a trio of new entries in the top ten with the first of those being American band Pearl Jam at number five with new song "Who You are"
Take That's resident bad boy Robbie Williams has hit the charts for the first time with his cover of George Michael's "Freedom" at number six, I don't expect this song to stick around but we'll see especially given its a song coming almost straight out of Take That's split.
Speaking of Take That, Williams bandmate Gary Barlow has released his debut single "Forever Love" and lodged it at number seven this week.
All of this meant Tracy Bonham's "Mother Mother" dropped back one place to number eight but the upheaval was most felt by "Theme from Mission Impossible" by Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen which dropped four places to nine and "I Love to Love' by La Bouche slipping four to ten.
Gains
"That Girl" by Maxi Priest feat. Shaggy got an eight place jump off the debut last week to 13 while "I Want You" by Savage Garden rose nine places to 11, both these songs could concievably be in the ten next week.
Toni Braxton has broken into the top twenty with "You're Making Me High" rising six places to number 26.
However big gains were for Chynna Phillips song "I Live for You" which jumped from 44 to 29 and "Dune Bugg" by Presidents of the United States of America which jumped ten places to 21 while "Macarena" by Los Del Mar feat. Pedro Castano jumped from 46 to 35 for some unexplainable reason.
JX's "There's Nothing I won't do" rose nine places to 38.
Re-Entries
Just one re-entry which comes from Kadoc with "The Nighttrain" back at number 50.
Losers
Some former hits took some huge plunges this week, let's start with Triple X's "X-Files Theme (Version Dance)" which dropped out of the top ten to number 18 as did Bush's "Glycerine" which fell from 8 to 19 this week. Ouch. Robert Miles suffered a ten place fall with "Children" to number 22.
Former number one "Fastlove" by George Michael slid from 13 to 27 while Max-A-Million's "Sexual Healing" went from 17 to 30.
Eternal's top twenty hit "I am Blessed" dropped ten places to 24.
Crowded House's "Everythiing is Good for You" dropped ten places to 39 while Mariah Carey's "Open Arms" closed suddenly and plunged from 27 to 41.
Nine place drops were in order for Bryan Adams "Only Thing that looks good on me is you" to number 43 and for Chynna Phillips "Naked and Sacred" to 46.
New Entries
So outside the three new entries in the top ten from Pearl Jam, Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow, there were two other new entries the first of those being Los Del Rios version of "Macarena" at number 36...I have no idea if this is going to be a hit...it's catchy even if that laugh is as obnoxious as all hell.
Finally, Robert Miles returns with his new single "Fable" entering at number 45.
"Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison went up to number 3 switching places with No Doubt's "Just A Girl" which dropped to number four.
Then we have a trio of new entries in the top ten with the first of those being American band Pearl Jam at number five with new song "Who You are"
Take That's resident bad boy Robbie Williams has hit the charts for the first time with his cover of George Michael's "Freedom" at number six, I don't expect this song to stick around but we'll see especially given its a song coming almost straight out of Take That's split.
Speaking of Take That, Williams bandmate Gary Barlow has released his debut single "Forever Love" and lodged it at number seven this week.
All of this meant Tracy Bonham's "Mother Mother" dropped back one place to number eight but the upheaval was most felt by "Theme from Mission Impossible" by Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen which dropped four places to nine and "I Love to Love' by La Bouche slipping four to ten.
Gains
"That Girl" by Maxi Priest feat. Shaggy got an eight place jump off the debut last week to 13 while "I Want You" by Savage Garden rose nine places to 11, both these songs could concievably be in the ten next week.
Toni Braxton has broken into the top twenty with "You're Making Me High" rising six places to number 26.
However big gains were for Chynna Phillips song "I Live for You" which jumped from 44 to 29 and "Dune Bugg" by Presidents of the United States of America which jumped ten places to 21 while "Macarena" by Los Del Mar feat. Pedro Castano jumped from 46 to 35 for some unexplainable reason.
JX's "There's Nothing I won't do" rose nine places to 38.
Re-Entries
Just one re-entry which comes from Kadoc with "The Nighttrain" back at number 50.
Losers
Some former hits took some huge plunges this week, let's start with Triple X's "X-Files Theme (Version Dance)" which dropped out of the top ten to number 18 as did Bush's "Glycerine" which fell from 8 to 19 this week. Ouch. Robert Miles suffered a ten place fall with "Children" to number 22.
Former number one "Fastlove" by George Michael slid from 13 to 27 while Max-A-Million's "Sexual Healing" went from 17 to 30.
Eternal's top twenty hit "I am Blessed" dropped ten places to 24.
Crowded House's "Everythiing is Good for You" dropped ten places to 39 while Mariah Carey's "Open Arms" closed suddenly and plunged from 27 to 41.
Nine place drops were in order for Bryan Adams "Only Thing that looks good on me is you" to number 43 and for Chynna Phillips "Naked and Sacred" to 46.
New Entries
So outside the three new entries in the top ten from Pearl Jam, Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow, there were two other new entries the first of those being Los Del Rios version of "Macarena" at number 36...I have no idea if this is going to be a hit...it's catchy even if that laugh is as obnoxious as all hell.
Finally, Robert Miles returns with his new single "Fable" entering at number 45.
Tuesday, 6 August 2019
Charting 1996 4th August: Tracy Bonham breaks into top ten and everything's FINE
So I have pretty much given up on trying to predict how the chart is going to play from week to week because right now it is just puire guess work but none the less let's start with the top ten where for yet another week, it's "Killing Me Softly" by Fugees at number one and it still looks pretty rock solid at number one, it's closest challenger is Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me" which moved up one place to number two, there could be a chance this goes to number one if there is a dramatic fall away for "Killing Me Softly"
No Doubt's "Just A Girl" got a one place rise to sit at number three as did Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack" to number, actually these two songs and "Because You Loved Me" benefitted from the sudden three place drop to number five for "Theme from Mission Impossible" by Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen to number five.
La Bouche continue their steady rise up the chart with their single "I Love to Love" rises three places to number six.
One of the biggest movers of the week is Tracey Bonham's "Mother Mother" which climbed a massive eleven places to sit at number seven this week, hell, it meant that Bush's "Glycerine" suffered a two place drop to number eight.
Triple X's "X-Files Theme (Version Dance)" regains some ground by jumping one spot to number nine while Gina G's "Ooh Aah....Just a Little Bit" dropped two places tio number 10.
Gains
Big gains into the top 20 for The Corrs with "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" moving up six places to 15 and Savage Garden up 7 places to 20 with "I Want You"
But biggest gain of the week belongs to Toni Braxton's "You're Makin' Me High" up to 26 from 44 while Everclear climbed from 31 to 25 with "Santa Monica (Watch the World Die)"
Human Nature jumped from 46 to 30 with "Tellin' Everybody" and Tevin Campbell hit 32 from 45 with "Back to the World"
Re-Entries
Two returns this week with the best of them being at number 43 which comes from The Cranberries single "Free to Decide", the other is A.K Soul feat Jocelyn Brown at number 50 with "Show You Love"
Losers
Some big losers this week namely The Tony Rich Project losing all steam and dropping from 12 to 23 with "Nobody Knows".
Bryan Adams rather creepy "The Only thing that looks good on me is You" deservedly fell ten places to 34. Similar for Chynna Phillips with "Naked and Sacred" down ten to 35, there's going to be more about Chynna in a second when we get to the new entries.
Amanda Marshall suffered an eight place drop to 38 with "Let it Rain" while Crowded House slipped six places with "Everything is Good for you" going to 29.
The biggest fall of the week was for Eclipse with "Look of Love" stumbling from 32 to 49.
Finally, Robert Miles hit "Children" fell out of the top ten this week as it tripped over and cried its way down four places to number 11
New Entries
The biggest new entry of the week comes from Maxi Priest who has teamed up with Shaggy for a song called "That Girl" wbich has entered at number 21 thus becoming the biggest new entry of the week,
I mentioned in the losers that Chynna Philliips would pop up in the new entries which she does as her new single "I Live For You" arrives at number 44.
The most interestng of the new entries is a Spanish language song from Los Del Mar feat. Pedro Castano called "Macarena"...I'll be fascinated to see if this dance song catches on in anyway on the Australian charts.
Finally wrapping up the week, JX is in for the first week at number 47 with "There's Nothing I won't do"
No Doubt's "Just A Girl" got a one place rise to sit at number three as did Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack" to number, actually these two songs and "Because You Loved Me" benefitted from the sudden three place drop to number five for "Theme from Mission Impossible" by Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen to number five.
La Bouche continue their steady rise up the chart with their single "I Love to Love" rises three places to number six.
One of the biggest movers of the week is Tracey Bonham's "Mother Mother" which climbed a massive eleven places to sit at number seven this week, hell, it meant that Bush's "Glycerine" suffered a two place drop to number eight.
Triple X's "X-Files Theme (Version Dance)" regains some ground by jumping one spot to number nine while Gina G's "Ooh Aah....Just a Little Bit" dropped two places tio number 10.
Gains
Big gains into the top 20 for The Corrs with "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" moving up six places to 15 and Savage Garden up 7 places to 20 with "I Want You"
But biggest gain of the week belongs to Toni Braxton's "You're Makin' Me High" up to 26 from 44 while Everclear climbed from 31 to 25 with "Santa Monica (Watch the World Die)"
Human Nature jumped from 46 to 30 with "Tellin' Everybody" and Tevin Campbell hit 32 from 45 with "Back to the World"
Re-Entries
Two returns this week with the best of them being at number 43 which comes from The Cranberries single "Free to Decide", the other is A.K Soul feat Jocelyn Brown at number 50 with "Show You Love"
Losers
Some big losers this week namely The Tony Rich Project losing all steam and dropping from 12 to 23 with "Nobody Knows".
Bryan Adams rather creepy "The Only thing that looks good on me is You" deservedly fell ten places to 34. Similar for Chynna Phillips with "Naked and Sacred" down ten to 35, there's going to be more about Chynna in a second when we get to the new entries.
Amanda Marshall suffered an eight place drop to 38 with "Let it Rain" while Crowded House slipped six places with "Everything is Good for you" going to 29.
The biggest fall of the week was for Eclipse with "Look of Love" stumbling from 32 to 49.
Finally, Robert Miles hit "Children" fell out of the top ten this week as it tripped over and cried its way down four places to number 11
New Entries
The biggest new entry of the week comes from Maxi Priest who has teamed up with Shaggy for a song called "That Girl" wbich has entered at number 21 thus becoming the biggest new entry of the week,
I mentioned in the losers that Chynna Philliips would pop up in the new entries which she does as her new single "I Live For You" arrives at number 44.
The most interestng of the new entries is a Spanish language song from Los Del Mar feat. Pedro Castano called "Macarena"...I'll be fascinated to see if this dance song catches on in anyway on the Australian charts.
Finally wrapping up the week, JX is in for the first week at number 47 with "There's Nothing I won't do"
Tuesday, 30 July 2019
Charting 1996: July 28th: Return of the Mack hits the top 5
So this week feels...busier somehow and kind more reflective on how 1996 has been as a whole, sure we've had some long term number ones but the chart otherwise has moved quite viciouslyfrom week to week especially in the top ten where there's no greater example...oh sure not right at the top where Fugees keep the number one spot with "Killing Me Softly" and at this point I am beginning to wonder what is going to challenge it.
The challenge probably won't come from Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen's "Theme from Mission Impossible" stuck at number two unable to bring the gap to "Killing Me Softly". It was the same for Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me" at number three and No Doubt's "Just A Girl" at number five.
The big mover comes from Mark Morrison whose song "Return of the Mack" climbed eight places to reach number five this week, this song has momentum, it will be imteresting to see if it can make further inroads next week.
"Glycerine" by Bush remains at number six as does "Children" by Robert Miles at number seven and "Ooh Aah...Just A little bit" by Gina G at number eight.
La Bouche have a second top ten hit in Australia with "I Love to Love" going from 17 to number nine this week. Wow.
Finally Triple X's "X-Files' Theme (Version Dance)" drops one place to number 10.
Gains
Huge gain off the debut for Tracy Bonham's "Mother Mother" up from 26 to 18 this week. It's a decent song and probably deserves to go top ten.
Also getting a 9 place leap off it's debut is The Corrs new single "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" to 21 this week.
Eclipse's cover of "The Look of Love" jumped from 39 to 32 while "Dune Buggy" by The Presidents of the United States jumped from 42 to 33.
Surprisingly this week, there was a massive gain for Marilyn Manson's cover of "Sweet Dreams" as it climbed from 48 to 35.
Re-Entries
Three returns this week with the best of them at 38 from K's Choice and their single "Not An Addict"
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S-Express are also back at 48 with "Theme from S-Express (The Return Trip)" and "Reach" by Gloria Estefan is back at number 50.
Losses
So there were some big losses this week most notably for "Stepping Stone" by PJ & Duncan which tumbled from 25 to 43 this week and Human Nature's "Tellin' Everybody" which hit the skids to 46 from 32 (unfortunately) also "Nobody Knows" by The Tony Rich Project fell hard out of the top 5 to number 12.
Also taking a hit was Powderfinger's "Pick You Up" down from 35 to 41.
New Entries
So the biggest new arrival this week comes from Brisbane duo Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones otherwise known as Savage Garden with their debut single "I Want You" in at number 27. This song is a pretty darn great pop gem, check it out.
You Am I are back with their newest single "Soldiers" in at number 34
Then we have two R'n' B acts to round out this weeks new arrivals with Toni Braxton in at number 44 with "You're Makin' Me High"...again, this is pretty decent and finally Tevin Campbell is back with a new single called "Back to the World" debuting at number 45.
That wraps up the week, Fugees look to have a serious strange hold on number one right now so we'll see what happens.
The challenge probably won't come from Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen's "Theme from Mission Impossible" stuck at number two unable to bring the gap to "Killing Me Softly". It was the same for Celine Dion's "Because You Loved Me" at number three and No Doubt's "Just A Girl" at number five.
The big mover comes from Mark Morrison whose song "Return of the Mack" climbed eight places to reach number five this week, this song has momentum, it will be imteresting to see if it can make further inroads next week.
"Glycerine" by Bush remains at number six as does "Children" by Robert Miles at number seven and "Ooh Aah...Just A little bit" by Gina G at number eight.
La Bouche have a second top ten hit in Australia with "I Love to Love" going from 17 to number nine this week. Wow.
Finally Triple X's "X-Files' Theme (Version Dance)" drops one place to number 10.
Gains
Huge gain off the debut for Tracy Bonham's "Mother Mother" up from 26 to 18 this week. It's a decent song and probably deserves to go top ten.
Also getting a 9 place leap off it's debut is The Corrs new single "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" to 21 this week.
Eclipse's cover of "The Look of Love" jumped from 39 to 32 while "Dune Buggy" by The Presidents of the United States jumped from 42 to 33.
Surprisingly this week, there was a massive gain for Marilyn Manson's cover of "Sweet Dreams" as it climbed from 48 to 35.
Re-Entries
Three returns this week with the best of them at 38 from K's Choice and their single "Not An Addict"
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S-Express are also back at 48 with "Theme from S-Express (The Return Trip)" and "Reach" by Gloria Estefan is back at number 50.
Losses
So there were some big losses this week most notably for "Stepping Stone" by PJ & Duncan which tumbled from 25 to 43 this week and Human Nature's "Tellin' Everybody" which hit the skids to 46 from 32 (unfortunately) also "Nobody Knows" by The Tony Rich Project fell hard out of the top 5 to number 12.
Also taking a hit was Powderfinger's "Pick You Up" down from 35 to 41.
New Entries
So the biggest new arrival this week comes from Brisbane duo Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones otherwise known as Savage Garden with their debut single "I Want You" in at number 27. This song is a pretty darn great pop gem, check it out.
You Am I are back with their newest single "Soldiers" in at number 34
Then we have two R'n' B acts to round out this weeks new arrivals with Toni Braxton in at number 44 with "You're Makin' Me High"...again, this is pretty decent and finally Tevin Campbell is back with a new single called "Back to the World" debuting at number 45.
That wraps up the week, Fugees look to have a serious strange hold on number one right now so we'll see what happens.
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