ARIA Top 50 Top Ten/Chart Review. 11th April: As It Was In My Hurtless Head When You're Gone

 So this week feels pretty significant mostly and it all comes back to our new number one, our first 2022 song to go to number one in fact so let's jump right into the top ten because our new number one is "As It Was" by Harry Styles, now this song was dominant on sales and streaming, it also did well on Youtube...it completely outstreamed all of it's closest rivals.

All it did was push the next eight songs down one so "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals back to number two, "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran to number three, "Stay" by Justin Bieber and Justin Bieber back to number four, "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)" by Elton John and Dua Lipa to number five, "Where Are You Now" by Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott to number six, "Shivers" by Ed Sheeran at number seven, "Abcdefu" by Gayle at number eight and "Starlight" by Dave to number nine.

Finally "Industry Baby" by Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow rebounded two places to number ten.

Gains

The remix featuring Mariah Carey and DJ Khaled saw "Big Enetgy" by Latto gain a massive 22 places to 13 (unfortunately)

"Bam Bam" by Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran rose two places to number 14. (I expect this song to get a boost into the top ten thanks to the release of Camila's new album "Familia"

Billie Eilish's "Happier Than Ever" got a three place boost to 40 likely to due to that incredible performance at the Grammys.

Re-Entries

Two returns this week with "Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles back at 44 and "Drivers License" by Olivia Rodrigo at 43, the former likely off the back of people hearing the current number one while the latter probably returned on the back of being performed at the Grammys.

   

Losers. 

"Freaky Deaky" by Tyga and Doja Cat slipped nine places to 50 while "Sweetest Pie" by Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa collapsed thirteen places to 49 (Would have thought this one would have more staying power)

Not surprisingly "Everlong" by Foo Fighters tumbled eleven spots to 39...should leave the chart next week but we'll see. 

The virality is wearing off for "Lost" by Frank Ocean as it slipped six places to 35 but the loss that did surprise me was for "The Motto" by Tiesto and Ava Max which got hit with a nine place plunge to 32...again, like "Sweetest Pie", I thought this was going to have staying power and be a hit for awhile.

What I am actually thrilled about is the ten place fall for "Down Under" by Luude feat. Colin Hay...this remix of a classic song sucks and I am glad to see it going away...just a shame it's probably made the year end with how slow the year has been.

The hype around Encanto seems to be falling away hard because "We Don't Talk About Bruno" by The Cast of Encanto fell six places to 15.

Drop Outs

Six drop outs this week with none that I am overly surprised about with Jack Harlow's "Nail Tech" not really having a great run despite it's big debut. "Surface Pressure" by Jessica Darrow will likely make the year end though.

Then we have "Maybe" by Machine Gun Kelly and Bring Me The Horizon,  "Chaotic" by Tate McRae and "Something in the Way" by Nirvana leaving along with "Say Nothing" by Flume feat. MAY-A.

New Entries

Four new entries this week, beginning with...

29. "Hurtless" by Dean Lewis 

Starting off with the lead single from Dean Lewis's sophomore album, I wasn't looking forward to this song as "Be Alright" has only soured on me over time and yet... am I the only getting "Be Alright" part 2 vibes from this? Dean Lewis sounds less like a teenage simp whining petualantly about what his friends say about letting his ex go on "Hurtless" but this song seems like the moment where he finds out she is cheating on him after they had a fight and the chorus just seems really needlessly bitter...I do think it's better than "Be Alright" but runs the risk of souring on me hard if it sticks around.

27. "In My Head" by Lil Tjay

New single from Lil Tjay that samples Iyaz's 2008 hit "Replay" with some sparse piano and trap production with Lil Tjay rapping about being in love and his feelings for this young lady which I thought was pretty sweet until I realized that the song doesn't really have much actual groove behind it and the Iyaz sample of a more memorable song does a lot of heavy lifting. It's fine but I don't see this sticking around.

22. "When You're Gone" by Shawn Mendes

I am going to be honest here, I am shocked Shawn Mendes is actually back on the charts after "Wonder" was a complete disaster for him but anyway he is back with a new song all about his break up with Camila Cabello and colour me shocked, it's a more upbeat synthpop song  that kind of reminds me of late 80s Richard Marx somehow. Now I do think this is a good pop song but not great, the verses are a little too short and there's really not much depth in the writing but it's probably one of the better singles Shawn Mendes has released. Check it out.

1. "As It Was" by Harry Styles

So finally we're talking about the big lead single from Harry Styles from his upcoming album called "Harry's House" and well...seems Harry has turned toward the kind of pop that Niall Horan made on "Heartbreak Weather" except with a indie edge to it and you know what? It's pretty damn great as Harry reflects on his relationship and how nothing feels the same as it did in the past eg: when the relationship first began. Also I will also say the production on this song is absolutely gorgeous especially when the bells kick in. I thought this song was merely good a few days ago but now I am starting to think this might be great,

"As It Was" is also the obvious best of the week. As for the worst of the week...nothing to egregious for once this week but it is going to "Hurtless" by Dean Lewis only because I think that song has the potential to really sour on me in the weeks and months ahead.

Next week, we may well get a new number one for the second week in a round when Jack Harlow turns up but we'll find out next week when the chart updates at 5pm AEST on Friday

Lookin' Fine '89/ 9th April. Wild Flame Veronica Stuck in Paradise City A Mystery To Me

 Oh boy, another busy week with a tonne of new arrivals but let's deal with what is not openly insane this week and that's the the top ten where "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals remains at number one for a second week mostly through having a better sales week than it's closest rival.

That closest rival being "Like a Prayer" by Madonna which remained at two this week but it still stands a good chance of taking the number one should "She Drives Me Crazy" show any kind of weakness. 

All that comes with another song chasing the top spot that being "The Living Years" by Mike + The Mechanics up two places to number three...I am delighted about this surge personally.

Former number one "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers got pushed back one place to number four but their most recent single "I'm On My Way" is up one to number five.

All of this meant "Tucker's Daughter" by Ian Moss slipped two places to number six while "Too Many broken Hearts" by Jason Donovan climbed one place to number seven because apparently we've decided this clingy sort of pop nonsense is okay,.

"You Got It" by Roy Orbison fell one place to number eight as its run seems to be coming to a graceful end.

"Soul Revival" by Jjohnny Diesel & The Injectors remain glued to number nine whle "Stop!" by Sam Brown lived up to it's name stopping at number ten.

Gains.

In good news, "Chained to the Wheel" by The Black Sorrows broke into the top twenty by rising nine places to number 16 but it dragrged "Where Did I Go Wrong" by UB40 with it up from 24 to 17...WHY?

The sme could be asked of why "Like The Way I Do" by Melissa Etheridge broke into the top twenty up from 25 to 19. Ugh.

I'm mostly fine with "Now You're in Heaven" by Julian Lennon having a monster gain from 43 to 26...hit in the making

What also might be a hit in the making unfortunately is "Ring My Bell" by Collette which jumped ten places to 27.

"Lost In Your Eyes" by Debbie Gibson jumped ten places to 30 this week. 

Losers

So I am a bit disappointed that "Waiting for a Star to Fall" by Boy Meets Girl slipped from 38 to 45 this week. It's a genuinely sweet song that I wanted to see do well.

"She Makes My Day" by Robert Palmer fell ten places to 44 while "Don't Need love" by Johnny Diesel & The Injectors fell twelve places to 42.

"Rock and Roll Music" by Mental As Anything got rocked down ten places to 37 while "Real Gone Kid" by Deacon Blue is real gone slipping six places to 28.

Finally former top ten hit "Kiss" by The Art of Noise feat. Tom Jones got ejected ten places to number 25.

New Entries

Seven new entries this week beginning with...

50. "Veronica" by Elvis Costello

So we are leading off this week's new entries with a song from Elvis Costello's album "Spike" and was co-written with Sir Paul McCartney so I was curious as to what they come up with here and yeah this is actually a really pretty soft rock song with lyrics focusing on an elderly woman suffering from memory loss which is said to have been inspired by Costello's grandmother. I really like how the song ebbs and flows telling the story of this woman, it's got this timeless feel to it and doesn't feel as washed out as many other songs do. Nice!

49. "Stuck On You" by Paul Norton

So here we have the frontman of the band Runners launching his solo career with "Stuck on You" being the lead single for an album to be released next year and well it's interesting that this song seems like an amalgamation of Bruce Springsteen's heartland rock and the sing along of INXS which maybe why I like this a far bit as the hook is really catchy and that melody does tend to get stuck in my head a far bit. This is pretty good, check it out!.

48. "Paradise City" by Guns 'n' Roses

Well we're now out and out jamming with the latest single from Guns 'n' Roses from their 1987 album "Appetite For Destruction" even if Axl Rose's verses are somewhat unintelligible, the guitars and that god damn hook are the stars of the show here, I love how the song supports the weaker sides of Axl Rose's vocals, this is one monster rock song to end the 80s with. Again another really damn good song. 

45. "Twist In My Sobriety" by Tanita Tikaram

Oof, here's a bit of tonal whiplash because from Axl Rose, we go to British singer/songwriter Tanita Tikaram with "Twist In My Sobriety" being the second single from her album "Ancient Heart" and well...I think I respect what this song is trying to do rather than outright liking or loving it. Sure it's nice to hear a change from the outdated synth inflected sound that has been absolutely cut to ribbons in the latter half of the 80s with the oboe being a prominent feature but I don't know there's something so cold and distant about the song that just doesn't quite work for me...although maybe that is the whole point of the song where Tikaram indicates the song is about teenagers hitting adulthood and the world suddently feeling cold and distant. Objectively it's a good song but not one I'm eager to revisit...that's all

39. "Eternal Flame" by The Bangles

The Bangles return to the charts with their latest single from "Everything" and it's a ballad which was written by lead vocallist Susanna Hoffs, Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg (Steinberg was apart writing some of the biggest hits of the 80s including "Like A Virgin" for Madonna, "True Colours" by Cyndi Lauper, "Alone" for Heart and "So Emotional" for Whitney Houston) so this could well and yeah, this is a really pretty ballad with Hoffs taking the lead vocals and the rest providing backing vocals with some pretty strings and a nice guitar in there. Pretty sweet but intense for a love song where she's wanting to know if this guy understands the depth of the feelings she has for him. Great song!

38. "Wild Thing" by Sam Kinison

So far so good with the great to good as far as the quality of the entries go but then we get to this...a cover of The Troggs memorable 1966 smash hit and wow, this is the kind of headache inducing novelty  cover that gives me a headache, for one thing The Troggs made the song sound reasonably sexy but Kinison is screaming the lyrics to the point where if I did the same, I'd have no voice at all by bed time, it's genuinely hard to listen to so yeah I am not ever revisiting this again. 

33. "She's A Mystery To Me" by Roy Orbison

Well this is a nice way to end things off with a nice jangling posthumous single from Roy Orbison that was written by U2's Bono and this one doesn't leave me with much to say except that it's gorgeously produced and Roy Orbison sounds absolutely wonderful and it captures this love affair really well where the narrator is caught up in the mystique of this mystery girl who is the target of his affections even he does feel enclosed with this girl cold and brooding during the day but a warm lover at night. Really nice song. Well worth checking it out.

That ends a week where best of the week is tough! I'm going to give a tie..."Eternal Flame" by The Bangles and "She's A Mystery to Me" by Roy Orbison share it. 

As for the worst...yeah...that's going to "Wild Thing" by Sam Kinison.

ARIA Top 50 Singles Top Ten/Chart Review. 4th April. Tom's Chaotic Big Energy Role Modelz

 I really don't know what to say when I open up to write about the ARIA singles chart in 2022 anymore, this week is one of the worst on the ARIA sSingles chart since I began the blog...yes, even worse than the entirety of 2018 because not only is the top ten stagnant but we've got some abssolute garbage in the new enttries.

Let's blow through the top ten which barely changed at all, "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals spent another week at number one mostly because it's still leading on streaming (I expect that to change next week...I hope)

It held up somehow over "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran somehow still at number two ahead of "Stay" by The Kid Laroi feat. Justin Bieber stuck at number three and "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)" by Elton John and Dua Lipa glued to number four.

The lone move in the top ten this week sees :"Where Are You Now" by Lost Frequencies feat Calum Scott up one place to number five, it caused "Shivers" by Ed Sheeran to move down one place to number six.

"abcdefu" by Gayle remains at number seven (honestly I am glad this didn't get to number one.. Still not a fan of the song at all)

Dave remains at number eight with "Starlight" despite strong streaming through the week...mostly because sales have really not done much for this song.

"We Don't Talk About Bruno" by The Cast of Enacanto remains at number nine and "That's What I Want" by Lil Nas X is stuck at number ten.

Gains

Not much in the way of gains this week with the biggest being for "Let's Trot!" by Brothers feat. Joel Fletcher which rose fourteen places to 26 while "She's All I Wanna Be" by Tate McRae up four spots to 27.

Re- Entries

Following the awful death of drummer Taylor Hawkins, the chart saw the return of Foo Fighters hit "Everlong" at number 28.

Losses

It was a busy week here with the biggest loser this week being "Say Nothing" by Flume feat MAY-A to 44. "Nail tech" by Jack Harlow is a bit of a non entity down twelve spots to 48. 

"Surface Pressure" By Jessica Darrow dow eight to 47 as the Encanto hype wears off. 

Unsurprisingly "Something in the Way" by Nirvana fell twelve spots to 42.and "Freaky Deaky" by Doja Cat slipped seven spots to 41 and also down twelve is "Sweetest Pie" by Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa to 36

Drop outs

"My Universe" by Coldplay feat. BTS dropped out taking with it "Infinity" by Jaymes Young, "Without Me" by Eminem, "Better Days" by NEIKED and Mae Muller (feat. Polo G) and "Love Tonight" by Shouse.

New Entries

Four new entries this week, brace yourselves because this is going to get ugly amd mpt just because we're starting with...

50. "No Role Modelz" by J Cole

Ughh. I am going to keep this short. The fact this is a new entry this week kind of grosses me out because this song is plain awful, okay, the instrumental is fine but J Cole disrespect of Martin Luther King is infuriating...dude, Martin Luther King had more important things to do, like fighting for black Americans rights, also J Cole , your claim is pretty damn shallow which is ironic considering you spend parts of the song bitching about how shallow women are...this song sucks...next!

39. "Chaotic" by Tate McRae

It's kind of surprising to me that Tate McRae is now lodging singles regularly on the singles chart with this one being a piano ballad about how this person grew up and is now wanting to make changes in their life for the better  after being hit with some worries about the future and how they'd rather not cut the problematic people out of their life because the loneliness of losing the friends as awful as they are would be a much worse feeling than continuing to keep those friends. It's a sad and really reflective song that probably could have done without the voice mods at the end of the hook and Tate McRae's vocals still don't impress me but on a week like this one...I'll take it.

35. "Big Energy" by Latto

Life, death, taxes and another female rapper trying to knock off Doja Cat.which isn't a surprise when you realize both Latto and Doja Cat are connected via being produced bgy Dr Luke with this song sampling Tom Tom Club's 1981 song "Genius of Love" along with an interpolation of Mariah Carey's 1995 smash "Fantasy" and really this doesn't impress me at all especially when this song just feels like another generic song in the same vein as others that do this sort of pop/rap sound better. Also I'm not buying the lyrics at all which make this song sound like a stereotypical sex rap that isn't anywhere near as sexy as it thinks it is so yeah not a fan.

18. "Tom's Diner" by AnnenMayKantereut & Giant Rooks

Ugh..feels like I am doing an upside of "Lookin' fine '89" (granted that has been a lot more interesting than the current charts lately) amd for our final new entry of the week, we have two German groups atttempting to cover a classic Suzanne Vega song that was released as a sinlg in 1987 before before becoming a wider hit in 1990 thanks to a remix by DNA which brings us to this cover and dear god this not good the 'do do dos" sound like drunk frat guys who are struggling to remember to anything other than that and the singing on the rest of the song makes :Beggin'" by Maneskin sound like a flock of angels descended from heaven so yeah this is absolute garbage as well.

It's also the worst of the week just edging out "no Role Modelz" by J Cole. "Chaotic" by Tate McRae while flawed takes the best of the week easily.

Next week, likely Harry Styles will make a big play for the number one and we'll probably get new entries from Shawn Mendes, Lil Tjay and Dean Lewis...surely some of those have to better than the crap we got this week, find out on Friday at 5pm when ARIA updates the charts.

Lookin' Fine '89. 2nd April. Now She Drives Me Crazy at number one In Heaven

 Well this is an interesting development because it now has emerged we have got a serious battle for number one on the chart and it's the most interesting thing on an otherwise pretty quiet week so let's start with the top ten where "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals has taken the number one thanks to outrageous sales momentum that it's pretty much carried for most of it's run on the chart so far.

This meant "Like A Prayer" by Madonna got pushed back to number two but remains a strong player to re take the number one sspot which "She Drives Me Crazy" show any kind of weakness at all.

Then there's "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers sticks around at number three and "Tuckers Daughter" by Ian Moss hangs on for another week at number four.

Rising one place to number five is "The Living Years" by Mike + The Mechanics....nice to see however up two places to number six is "I'm On My Way" by The Proclaimers which I am not so thrilled about but anyway...

All of this caused 'You Got It" by Roy Orbison to slide down two places to number seven while "Too Many Broken Hearts" by Jason Donovan fell one place to number eight.

"Soul Revival" by Johnny Diesel & The Injectors climbed one to number nine on the back of a sales boost while making it's first appearance in the top ten this week is "Stop" by Sam Brown which jumped seven places to get here.

Gains

So let's look outside the top ten, there was a five place gain for Daryl Braithwate's "One Summer" to 18 and a seven place gain to 21 for "Buffalo Stance" by Neneh Cherry. Both of which I am pretty happy about.

But I would question why "So Good" by Wa Wa Nee got a five place push to 29...it's not a particularly good song. 

The sappy "Lost In Your Eyes" by Debbie Gibson is up seven to 40. I kind of expect this song to be a hit here for some reason.

Re Entries 

Two returns this week with "Every Rose Has It's Thorn" by Poison back at 42 and "Love Bites" by Def Leppard returning at 44.

Losses

"The Music Goes Round My Head" by The Saints fell ten to 50 while "Fine Time" by New Order slipped from 41 to 49. 

"Two Hearts" by Phil Collins is experiencing heartbreak as it tumbled from 33 to 41.

New Entries

Just the one new entry this week, let's talk about...

43. "Now You're In Heaven" by Julian Lennon

The lead single from Julian Lennon's third album "Mr. Jordan" and well, this actually a really fun song! I love how the drums get the song before the guitars make their way in and yeah it sounds like a song INXS could have made. As for the lyrics, it's basically Julian Lennon wanting to hook up with this girl and make her happy, it definitely makes ful use of it's run time and doesn't feel like a slog to listen to. Good job from Julian Lennon. 

ARIA Singles Top 50 Top Ten. 28th March Let's Maybe Trot

 So full confession, this would have been done sooner had the charrt been interesting this week...well okay maybe the top half is still incredibly dull but at least we did get a new song in the top ten...it's not a good song but still it's a change to the top ten so let's dive straight in where for a tenth week "Heat Waves" by Glass Animals rules the chart.but it's starting to waver a bit particularly on streaming, it's really waiting for something to be strong enough to knock it off.

"Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran returns to number twi likely off the back of a boost following the Australian tour announcement as I don't see this lasting which means there's every possibility that "Stay" by The Kid Laroi feat.Justin Bieber rebounds to number two next week after it got pushed back to number three this week.

Same goes for "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)" by Elton John and Dua Lipa which slipped one to number four. 

Then there's "Shovers" by Ed Sheeran which basically got the boost that "Bad Habits" did as it rose two spots to number five.

It was enough to push down the song that's performing well on sales which is "Where Are You Now" by Lost Frequencies feat. Calum Scott back to number six, Mostly because it's performance on Spotify is not matching that of songs of above it. 

This is also the case for "abcdefu" by Gayle which is .losing strength right across the board, it's probably a song that is weak rnough to exit the top ten in the weeks ahead.

At number eight is "Starlight" by Dave having climbed three spots to seal Dave's first top ten hit in Australia.

It pushed "We Don't Talk About Bruno" by The Cast of Encanto and "That's What I Want" by Lil Nas X back to nine and ten respectively.

Gains

A slew of songs rose two or three places this week, the only song to have a major gain this week was "Say Nothing" by Flume feat.MAY-A which jumped eleven places to 29 but that was about it this week.

Re-Entries

Two returns with one of those being "My Universe" by Coldplay feat. BTS at number 44 while "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran returns at 47 mostly again due to tour announcement.but yeah I do think it's beyond time for recurrency rules on the ARIA singles chart.

Losers

Most of the losers are a case of continued losses with "Surface Pressure" by Jessica Darrow down nine to 39.

"Nail Tech" by Jack Harlow down five to 37 however "Something in the Way" by Nirvana slipped eight places off it's debut to number 30 and Dove Cameron's "Boyfriend took a five place slide to number 25.

Drop Outs.

Four songs fell out this week with the only one I'm disappointed about being "Edamame" by bbno$ and Rich Brian...that song is just plain stupid fun so I'm sad it's gone.

Gowever it took "I'm Tired" by Labrinth and Zendaya, "Missing Piece" by Vance Joy and "To The Moon" by Jnr Choi and I ain't complaining about losing those!

New Entries

40. "Let's Trot!" by Brothers feat. Joel Fletcher

Well this is going to take some explaining...Brothers are a rap duo hailing from Western Sydney, they've teamed up with Joel Fletcher who was last on the charts in 2013 alongside Seany B with a song called "Loco" so I was a bit concerned going into this song and it turns out my concerns were justified because oh man, this song isn't any good. The rap flow is weak and the bars are a homogenous mix of sports references before this squealing annoying breakdown interpersed with "let's fucking trot"

If this is what drill in Australia plans to sound like then fuck it, maybe we were better off with "Body" after all

38. "Maybe" by Machine Gun Kelly feat. Bring Me the Horizon.

So Machine Gun Kelly released "Mainstream Sellout" on Friday and I'll say it now...it's a mess of an album but luckily we did get one of the better songs from it on the singles chart this week with the song dipping into the darkness that seems to embody a lot of the album as MGK and BMTH frontman Oli Sykes contemplate letting this other person go over roaring guitars and Sykes actually screaming during the middle section of the song. All up, I don't mind this.

And really it's the best of the week with "Let's Trot" by Brothers feat. Joel Fletcher taking the worst.

Next week could be a quiet one so we'll have to see when the chart updates on Friday at 5pm AEDST

Lookin' Fine '89. 26th March: Too Many Ring My Bell Lost and Celebrate The Broken Hearts World

 Well, this feels like a pretty significant week even if the changes were somewhat expected so let's dive straight into the top ten where as expected "Like a Prayer" by Madonna took the number one spot, I'd say it's mostly because of the attention that's been on the song due to the religious controversy around the music video but sales for this song have been excellent.

We also have a new number two with "She Drives Me Crazy" by Fine Young Cannibals rising to be the closxest threat to Madonna but I am wondering if sales have peaked for this song.

All of this pushed last week's number one "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers back two places to number three as sales fell hard and couldn't compete with the top two. As I expected, sales are falling away for "Tucker's Daughter" by Ian Moss back two number four.

Surprisingly holding steady is "You Go It" by Roy Orbison while "The Living Years" by Mike + The Mechanics rose one to number six.

Then we have a new entry at number seven, it comes courtesy of "Too Many Broken Hearts" by Jason Donovan, I'll have more to say about the quality of the song later but solid sales propelled this song to debut in the top ten....I'm not sure that's a good thing by the way...

Then we have the second top ten entry for The Proclaimers as "I'm On My Way" climbed from 16 to reach number eight likely because of how well "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" has been doing which raised some public curiosity about the new song.

Falling three places is "Teardrops" by Womack & Womack to number nine while "Soul Revival" by Johnny Diesel & The Injectors suffered the biggest fall of any song in the top ten this week down four places to number ten.

Gains

The big story this week is that "Stop" by Sam Brown broke into the top twenty by climbing four places to 17...jooyy.

In much better news "Chained to the Wheel" by The Black Sorrows climbed ten places to 27. I'm happy about that while "Cumb Things" by Paul Kelly and The Coloured Girls rose from 42 to 36 and "voice of Reason" by Noise Works jumped from 50 to 43. 

Losers

New Order's "Fine Time" is having a rough time on the chart as it tumbled eight spots to 41. Phil Collins "Two Hearts" is finally on it's way out as it tumbled from 20 to 33 this week.

Finally falling out of the top ten is "Kikomo" by The Beach Boys which fell from 8 to 15...I ain't complaining about that!

New Entries

50. "Over Tomorrow" by Pseudo Echo

So this is the second single from Pseudo Echo's second album "Race" and man, this song feels like it's trying to be a combination of Bon Jovi, INXS and the hair metal rock craze in the instrumentation and it doesn't really work here especially as lead vocallist Brian Canham sounds buried under the guitars here. I would also question what the song going for because by about the middle of the song it sounds like a ballad! Either way, it's pretty generic stuff that I am not going to remember down the track. I'm moving on...

47. "Lost In Your Eyes" by Debbie Gibson

So here we have the lead single for American singer/songwriter Debbie Gibson ahead of her new album "Electric Youth"  and while lyrically it's your pretty standard love song, I do like it does not just stick to being a piano ballad by introducing a guitar on the second verse which made the song somewhat interesting even if there's something weirdly dispassionate about Debbie Gibson's delivery. Look, I'll take this...even if it's just for now., it's okay.

46. "Celebrate The World" by Womack & Womack

Ooh this is the follow up single I have been waiting for for awhile, There's not that much info out there about this song which is a bit of a shame because it's a pretty good song even if the chorus sounds a bit repetitive lyrically but it's a cute song aimed at celebrating people's differences and how the world can be in harmony in spite of the differences people have. It's not quite as sharply written as "Teardrops" but it goes down smooth so yeah, I'll take it!

45. "So Good" by Wa Wa Nee

So a new single from Wa Wa Nee as the follow up to 1988's "Can't Control Myself" and comes from the album called "Blush" and yeah "So Good" is a very Wa Wa Nee sounding song even if the sound has matured more from 1986's "Stimulation" but wow that introduction is long for a song that is basically about this girl looking 'so good' and when the vocals sound oddly weedy...yeah I am not a fan of this at all. 

39. "Ring My Bell" by Collette

And here's your regularly scheduled cover for the week...this time it's New Zealand born, Australia based singer Collette covering Anita Ward's 1979 disco classic which peaked at number three on Australia's Kent Music Report charts and dear god, this is by any standard of music,,,a mess, I may not like the original all that much but why does Collete's version feature what sounds a like woman grunting in the background with only what can be described as a very generic eighties dance beat over it, this is the sort of cover that leaves somebody reaching for the headache relief...ugh.

7. "Too Many Broken Hearts" by Jason Donovan

A new single from Jason Donovan, it being the third from "Ten Good Reasons" and yeah this one is a fairly  cut and paste Stock, Aitken and Waterman song in that Rick Astley or any other male star on that label could have recorded the song. It's all about how this girl wants to finish this relationship and leave but Donovan doesn't want her to leave and vows to continue to fight for her to stay because there's  already "too many broken hearts in the world", dude, if she wants to leave let her, don't let yourself get painted into being an abusive asshole so yeah this isn't all that good....

That wraps up a pretty underwhelming week with the worst going to "Ring My Bell" by Collette for being the worst kind of noise to be called 'music'.

The best...tough call...but it's going to "Celebrate The World" by Womack and Womack because the song works more often than not.

ARIA Singles top 50 Top Ten/ Chart Review: 21st March. Sweetest Pie in the Way

 Can I just go back to 1989? Seriously "Lookin' Fine '89" is more interesting then the current day ARIA singles chart, take for example the top ten where for yet another week, "Heatwaves" by Glass Animals remains at number one however there are signs that this could change as it's not completely dominant on sales, streaming or Youtube, it's more likely that Spotify streaming is keeping it at number one.

And from there the top four also remained the same with "Stay" by The Kid Laroi feat. Justin Bieber at number two, "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)" at number three and "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran at number four

Then there's the next likely number one "Where are You Now" by Lost Frequencies and Calum Scott up one place to number five as it leads on sales, is doing well on streaming, I suspect this might challenge for number one soon enough.

It pushed "abcdefu" by Gayle back to number six while "Shivers" held steady at number seven while "We Don't Talk About Bruno" by The Cast of Encanto remains at number eight,

Then we've the two Lil Nas X songs with "That's What I Want" up one place to number nine, it effectively swapped with "Industry Baby" feat Jack Harlow which slipped back to number ten and looks like it might be gone next week

Gains

The biggest gain by far this week is "Starlight" by Dave which climbed twenty four places to number eleven this week and looks like it might well leap into the top ten with the momentum it has on streaming.

"Boyfriend" by Dove Cameron broke into the top twenty up three places to number twenty while "Following the Sun" by SUPER-Hi featuring Neeka rose four places to 23.

Re-Entries

The one re entry that does prove how stale the chart is right now is that of "Love Tonight" by Shouse which come back in at number 47.

Losses

Not really complaining about most of the major ones here when it's considered "To The Moon" by Jnr Choi down eleven to 50 or "I'm Tired" by Labrinth down seventeen to 38...both songs aren't good.

"Surface Pressure" by Jessica Darrow down eight to 30.

Drop Outs

Our drop outs really aren't that much to complain about either,...I mean when "Pushin' P" by Gunna and Future feat. Young Thug is gone...I'm not about to complain, it did take "The Family Madrigal" by The Cast of Encanto with it. 

The only drop out I am sort of upset about is "My Universe" by Coldplay feat. BTS...I can only hope that it's done enough now to make the the year end for 2022.

New Entries

Just the two new entries this week, startung with...

27. "Sweetest Pie" by Megan Thee Stallion feat. Dua Lipa

Ohh I was so looking forward to hearing this collab the moment that it was announced that Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa would be collaborating and well the result of their collaboration is "Sweetest Pie" and...it's exactly what you'd expect a collab between Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa to sound like as the song does sound like something straight off "Future Nostalgia" and Megan's verses are basically hot girl shit and really not anything that we haven't heard from her before. All up the song is a bit lame but for what it is...I'll take it. 

22. "Something in the Way" by Nirvana

This was something of a surprise for me as after covering 1992, I didn't expect to be covering Nirvana again but as it turns out it's on the soundtrack of the new "The Batman" and look I get why it has been included in the film, it does sound like a song for the new It's also a short song with it being the same verse and chorus repeated with the song apparently about Kurt Cobain living under a bridge after being kicked out of home. it's actually a pretty chilling song, recommend giving it a listen.

It's also the best of the week. No worst this week as "Sweetest Pie" is a bit lame but it's not that bad. Next week hopefully some big changes to the top ten to break up the monotony, the chart updates at 5pm AEDST on Friday