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In the last chart of 1996, I posted my Top 50 singles of the year, picking out the Top 10 first. During 1997, I’ll be going through the list one by one. I’ve finished the Top 10, and have now moved onto the rest.
This week : 12 new entries, 4 re-entries, 2 climbers, 1 non-movers &21 downers
It’s goodbye to :
And hello to :
(* – my current favourites)
(!!! – Single Of The Week!!!)
(:O === the current all-time hate that makes even my smilie want to hurl!)
( (R) – Repeat., ie. a re-release)
A brief analysis on the current chart situation…
Only a mere 12 new entries this week, but there’s 4 re-entries too.
More fast fallers this week from The Eels (9 to 25), Brownstone (12 to 29), Mary J Blige (15 to 31) and Primal Scream (8 to 38 !)
30 (NEW) Beck – Sissyneck *
Another excellent tune from Beck, but it’s a shame it was such a low entry.
28 (RE-ENTRY) Maxwell – Ascension (R) *
Last seen at No.39 in August 1996, this makes a re-entry this week. It’sgrown on me since, but I don’t think it’ll stay around longer. I hope I’mproved wrong though.
24 (26) Suggs & Co featuring Chelsea Team – Blue Day
Chelsea go up in the charts, and beat Middlesborough in the FA Cup Finallast Saturday (2-0 I think, but I’m prepared to be corrected on that 🙂
Middlesborough’s song, a version of Chris Rea’s “Let’s Dance” sung by ChrisRea (well, using the same vocal track), Bob Mortimer, and the football team,hasn’t made a dent anywhere in the Top 40, just like in the football leagueas they’ve been relegated.
23 (NEW) Hal featuring Gillian Anderson – Extremis
A one-off from the X-Files star apparently, although it doesn’t seem to bemuch more than a few spoken lines above a dance track.
21 (NEW) Duran Duran – Out of my Mind
Duran Duran‘s first appearance in the Top 40 in almost 2 years when fromtheir covers album, “White Lines (Don’t Do It)” made No.17 in June 1995.
This new track is taken from the soundtrack from “The Saint” starring ValKilmer (he turned down Batman 4 to do The Saint? Doh!!), and it’s quite agood tune, but not one to put DD back to the top of the pile again.
14 (NEW) Placebo – Bruise Pristine
I’ve only heard a bit of this. Is the singer male or female???
13 Elvis Presley – Always On My Mind (R)
Why’s this been re-released?
11 Rembrandts – I’ll Be There For You (R)
Again, why’s this been re-released? In this case, The Rembrandts have doneother songs such as the excellent “That’s Just The Way It Is Baby” but perhapstheir record company don’t know that…
4 No Mercy – Please Don’t Go :O ===
No Mercy? PLEASE DON’T! GO!!! Jeez, do we need another crap cover of this??
3 (13) Katrina and the Waves – Love Shine a Light
As predictable as day follows night, so a UK Eurovision winner shoots up thecharts. It’s quite an average song, but is getting plenty of airplay.
2 Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli – Time To Say Goodbye(Con Te Partiro)
The name of the blind tenor singing with Sarah Brightman, reminds me of theYoung Ones sketch in “Summer Holiday” when they played a game of “Botticelli”when you had to guess the name of the famous person.
Rik: “I’m A”
Vyvyan: “Andrea?”
Aah, 13 years ahead of its time…
Still, I preferred the game of “Jelly Botty” where you have to eat 18 curries!
1 Olive – You’re Not Alone (R) *2nd Week at No.1*
Bucking the trend of the singles market by staying at No.1, no doubt thissingle will appear in the end of year Top 10 now!
Previously, this single only made No.42 in September last year, and its followup“Miracle” only made No.41 in March this year. At least things are put right toa point, although with the way the charts are run now, even Eddie (The Eagle)Edwards could get a No.1 on his first week out…
(* – my current favourites)
May 12th :
IF YOUR GIRL ONLY KNEW / ONE IN A MILLION.Aaliyah (Blackground/Atlantic) SKYSCRAPING……………………………ABC (Blatant/Deconstruction) MADDENING SHROUD……………………………………..Acacia (WEA) FOREVER AND A DAY………………………….Active Force (Clubscene) MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND [rm]……………………..Sandy B (Champion) SISSYNECK…………………………………………..Beck (Geffen) THE NEW POLLUTION………………………….Beck (Play It Again Sam) LUNAR……………………………..The Beekeepers (Beggars Banquet) DOG ON WHEELS (EP)……………………..Belle & Sebastian (Jeepster) WHEN MARTIN MET MARTINE…………………The Bigger The God (Outdigo) STAY ALIVE IN A BIG COUNTRY…….Mr. Blank meets Big Country (RCR/Ripe) I DON’T WANT TO………………………..Toni Braxton (LaFace/Arista) TIME TO SAY GOODBYE (CON TE PARTIRO)……………………………… ……………………….Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli (Coalition) LOVEFOOL………………………………….Natalie Brown (Almighty) HAVE YOU SEEN THAT GIRL AGAIN?………….Peter Bruntnell (Almo Sounds) GREEDY FLY………………………………..Bush (Trauma/Interscope) I WILL SURVIVE…………………………….Cake (Capricorn/Mercury) SUMMERTIME…………………………………Cicero (Academy Street) MANY TEARS……………………….David Coverdale & Whitesnake (EMI) CHANNEL HOPPER……………………..The Dharmas (Rhythm King/Arista) IN AN OCEAN OF JOY…………………………….Dreamcatcher (Mango) WESTWAY…………………………………….Dub Pistols (Concrete) OUT OF MY MIND………………………………..Duran Duran (Virgin) NOTHING TO LOSE…………………………………….Elcka (Island) MAN DON’T CRY…………………….Espiritu (Heavenly/Deconstruction) ARMED & EXTREMELY DANGEROUS…………………..First Choice (Minimal) UNIQUE………………………………………..General Levy (Renk) TRANQULIZER…………………………………………Geneva (Nude) TELL ME DO U WANNA…………………………………Ginuwine (Epic) GENIUS…………………………………………..Groupie (Sacred) EXTREMIS………………………..Hal feat. Gillian Anderson (Virgin) ARGENTINA…………………………..Jeremy Healey & Amos (Positiva) ALONE…………………………..Heartclub & 3 Boys (Academy Street) ME OR THE PAPES……………………….Jeru The Damaja (Payday/ffrr) WHO WILL SAVE YOUR SOUL?…………………………..Jewel (Atlantic) CUPID………………………………Phil Joseph & Banton (RCR/Ripe) BRAIN…………………………..The Jungle Brothers (Gee Street/V2) YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE / WHAT IS KAHUNA?……..FC Kahuna (Kahuna Cuts) SAY WHAT YOU WANT…………….Kamouflage feat. Louise Ennis (Branded) WET ROADS GLISTEN…………………………Lionrock (Deconstruction) MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES……………………….Marillion (Raw Power) DON’T U WANT SOME MORE………………………..Matter (Higher State) ASCENSION NO ONE’S GONNA LOVE YOU, SO DON’T EVEN WONDER [ri]………… ………………………………………………Maxwell (Columbia) YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE…………………………….Kym Mazelle (EMI) ONE GOOD REASON………………………………..Gary Moore (Virgin) STRAIGHT TO YOU…………………………….Howard New (Parlophone) PLEASE DON’T GO………………………………….No Mercy (Arista) GIVE HER WHAT SHE WANTS………………Frankie Oliver (Island Jamaica) ASYLUM…………………………………………..The Orb (Island) LOVE WILL FIND A WAY……………….Robert Owens (Musical Directions) BRUISE PRISTINE………………………..Placebo (Elevator Music/Hut) LOSE NO TIME……………………………….Darren Price (Novamute) YOUR SUMMERTIME…………………………………..Raissa (Polydor) I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU [ri]………………..The Rembrandts (East West) FOUL MOUTH PUNTER……………………………….Rude Club (Sacred) ELO……………………………………………Scarfo (Deceptive) SEIGMAN EP: GIVE……………………………………Seigman (Epic) BRAZEN (WEEP)……………………..Skunk Anansie (One Little Indian) TIME FOR YOU………………………….Speedy (Boiler House!/Arista) PARALLEL LIFE……………………………The Starseeds (Millennium) I HAVE PEACE……………………………………….Strike (Fresh) HERMANN LOVES PAULINE…………………Super Furry Animals (Creation) SEMI-CHARMED LIFE…………………………Third Eye Blind (Elektra) WORRYING ABOUT YOUR LIFE……………………….Velvet Jones (Naked) UNDRESSED…………………………White Town (Brilliant!/Chrysalis) 2 BECOME 1……………………………….Wildside (Academy Street) TO THE SEA……………………Yello feat. Stina Nordenstam (Mercury) DO ANYTHING YOU WANT TO DO……………………….Zion Train (China)
May 19th :
STAY RIGHT HERE………………………………………..Akin (WEA) FLY LIFE………………………………….Basement Jaxx (Multiply) JUST BE TONIGHT………………………………BBG (Hi-Life/Polydor) MIDNIGHT IN CHELSEA……………………Jon Bon Jovi (Jambco/Mercury) THE BIRDS……………………………………….Carrie (LaLaLand) ARE YOU THE ONE I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR…Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (Mute) CAN WE TALK…………………………………….Code Red (Polydor) YODEL IN THE CANYON OF LOVE…………Do Re Mi feat. Kerry (PolyGramTV) OH YEAH, BABY……………………………….Dweeb (Blanco Y Negro) I WANNA BE THE ONLY ONE………Eternal feat. Bebe Winans (1st Ave./EMI) ASHES TO ASHES…………………………Faith No More (Slash/London) FAITHFULL…………………………………..Fantom (Source/Virgin) HOPELESS………………………………….Dionne Farris (Columbia) ABSURD……………………………………….Fluke (Circa/Virgin) EVERYBODY DANCE…………………………….Freakstreet (East West) FREED FROM DESIRE………………………………….Gala (Big Life) FREAKSHOW……………………………..Grass-Show (Food/Parlophone) IT’S ALRIGHT…………………………………Deni Hines (Mushroom) EVERYTHING…………………………………………InXS (Mercury) TRIALS OF LIFE……………………………………..Kaleef (Unity) HEAVENLY DAUGHTER………………………………….Kwesi (Sony S) SWEET LIPS……………………………………….Monaco (Polydor) SHE CRIES YOUR NAME [ri]………………………Beth Orton (Heavenly) PORN STAR………………………………………Posh (Rhythm King) SUNDAY SHINING……………………………Finlay Quaye (Haiku/Epic) GIRL IN A SPORTS CAR [ri]……………………..Chris Rea (East West) IT MUST BE LOVE………………………………..Robin S (East West) POPCORN………………………DJ Scott’s Outer Rhythm (Steppin’ Out) SHARE THE FALL [rm] / NEW FORMS……Roni Size / Reprazent (Talkin Loud) CHOCOLATE…………………………………..Snowpony (See No Evil) MORE LIFE IN A TRAMPS VEST……………………….Stereophonics (V2) THE ANSWER WHY I HATE YOU…………………….Symposium (Infectious) GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU NOW [rm]…………Viola Wills (Radio Wave)
May 26th :
MMMBOP…………………………………………..Hanson (Mercury) GOOD GOD……………………………………..Korn (Immortal/Epic) THE BEAUTIFUL PLACE……………………..Marilyn Manson (Interscope) THE 4 SATIN EP………………………..Mogwai (Chemikal Underground) STAR……………………………………..Primal Scream (Creation) PARANOID ANDROID…………………………….Radiohead (Parlophone) SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE……………………..Steve Winwood (Virgin) BEAUTIFUL DREAM…………………………….World Party (Chrysalis)
June 2nd :
IF YOU REALLY WANNA KNOW…………………………Ether (Parlophone)
June 9th :
TOYS…………………………………………..Posh (Rhythm King)
June 16th :
NOTHING LOST FOREVER………………………..Echo & The Bunnymen (-)
June 30th :
I CONFESS………………………………………Posh (Rhythm King)
July 7th :
SO HELP ME GIRL………………………………….Gary Barlow (RCA) D’YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN…………………………….Oasis (Creation)
Other forthcoming releasesMAY
NEW AGE OF LOVE…………………………….The Age Of Love (React) BLACK IS BLACK………………………….The Allnighters (Tidy Trax) HEAD OVER HEELS……………………………Allure feat. Nas (Crave) DEEP……………………………………………Ariel (Wonderboy) THE ULTIMATE………………………………….Artifacts (Atlantic) TEACH ME………………………………..Art Of Silence (Axiomatic) TUNING UP…………………………….Ballistic Brothers (Soundboy) VIRGINIA……………………………Beat Foundation (Skinnymalinky) LIKE THIS & LIKE THAT……………………….Lakiesha Berri (A-Dept) DINAH / RISINMG TO THE TOP…………………Blacknuss (Word Of Mouth) CORNCIRCLE………………………..Bliss (Future Underground Nation) WALTZ AWAY DREAMING………….Toby Bourke with George Michael (Aegean) IT’S A SIN…………………………………Miquel Brown (Infinity) I FORGIVE YOU……………………………………Sam Brown (Demon) [tba]………………………………………Joanna Bryant (Aegean) GET IT TOGETHER…………………Celeda & The Heavy Hitters (Twisted) EVERY STEP OF THE WAY……………………………..Celtus (Sony S) BE WITH YOU…………………………Cherry Orchard (Cleveland City) SHOW ME HEAVEN………………………………….Chimera (Neoteric) FUNK ME……………………………………………Clank (Faze-2) [tba]…………………………….Dave Clarke (Bush/Deconstruction) CLUBLAND REFUGEES…………………..Clubland Refugees (Wild England) WILD WORLD………………………………………..Cath Coffey (-) FUNNY WALKER…………………………………The Difference (ffrr) CALL THE MAN……………………………………Cline Dion (Epic) INTERSPACE…………………………………….Discodroids (Slate) PLAYMATE PUZZLE…………………………………..Discotecs (Heat) TIME GOES BY………………………………..Charlie Dore (Sony S) R.I.P. GROOVE………………………………..Double 99 (Satellite) FLOAT ON……………………………………..Dream Warriors (EMI) CASUAL SUB………………………………………..EFA (East West) B.E.T.A…………………………………………….Empirion (XL) VIBE TO THE 7″…………………………….Evangelists (Contagious) BLACKEYE…………………………………………Fluffy (Enclave) EVERYBODY DANCE………………………..Freakhouse (East West Dance) GONNA MAKE A TRIP………………………………..Freezz (Bay City) THE WAY…………………………..Funky Green Dogs (Twisted UK/MCA) TI AMO……………………………………….Gina G (Eternal/WEA) SMOKIN’ ME OUT……………………………Warren G (DefJam/Mercury) PEOPLE MAY COME………………………………..Gabrielle (Go.Beat) I FOUND SOMEONE……………………………Billy & Sarah Gaines (-) BAREFOOT IN THE HEAD………………………..Gat Decor (Way Of Life) THE LOST CITY……………………………….Graham Gold (Moonlite) BIG DADDY………………………………………..Heavy D (Uptown) MAKE IT REAL / RICH BITCH……Heliotropic feat. Danny Campbell (Skyway) JUST THE WAY YOU LIKE IT………………………..Tasha Holiday (MCA) DON’T WANNA BE A PLAYER…………………………………Joe (Jive) YOU SHOULD KNOW………………………..Donell Jones (LaFace/Arista) WATCHA GONNA DO………………………………Joy For Life (Stress) GUIDANCE………………………………………….Kamilian (Worx) STARBURST………………………………….K-Groove (Juice Groove) BLACK HILL…………………………………..Little Jam (Additive) GO WITH THE FLOW…………………………..Loop Da Loop (Manifesto) GET UP……………………………….The Lost Boyz (Universal/MCA) READY OR NOT…………………………..Manbreak (One Little Indian) FEELS LIKE HEAVEN………………………..Kerry Anne Martin (Almost) BERGKAMP………………………………………Midfield General () WHAT KIND OF MAN…………………………Mint Condition (Wild Card) YOU CAN DO MAGIC……………..The Mojams feat. Debbie Currie (Gotham) FLOWTATION……………………………………Vincent de Moor (XL) ANYWAY YOU LOOK AT IT…………………….Northern Uproar (Heavenly) LIFE AFTER DEATH…………………..The Notorious B.I.G. (Puff Daddy) SHINE………………………………………..Obsession (Almighty) SQUARE BIZ……Paintin’ By Numbers feat. Jai Frances (Koch Dance Force) SMILE’N’SHINE………………………………….Pandora (Universal) HOUSE OF PHUN EP……………………….Phunhouse Inc. (Golden Gate) 9INE MM…………………………………Pigforce (Fourth&Broadway) DISCO MIRROR…………………………………..Plastica (Additive) TROUBLED GIRL…………………………….Karen Ramirez (Manifesto) WHAT I GOTTA DO…………………………………….Raw Book (MML) SCENT OF LOVE…………………………………….Redanka (Whoop!) MUEVA LA CADERA – MOVE YOUR BODY REMIXES……….Reel 2 Real (Positiva) – NEW FORMS………………………………….Reprazent (Talkin Loud) COMING HOME…………………………………………Rozalla (RMR) LEGENDS…………………………………….Sacred Spirit (Virgin) THE HONG KONG AFFAIR…………………………….Sergioi (Additive) SPIRIT…………The Sounds Of Blackness feat. Craig Mack (Perspective) GONNA MAKE IT………………………………..Stateside (Moonshine) LOSE CONTROL…………………………………….DJ Steel (Almost) HIGH ENERGY………………………………….Strategy (Rainforest) SUN HITS THE SKY……………………………Supergrass (Parlophone) STILL A THRILL…………………………………..Sybil (East West) THE LETTER…………………………………Pauline Taylor (Cheeky) REFLECT [rm]……………………………………Three’n’One (ffrr) FREE…………………………………………..Ultra Nate (AM:PM) GIRL DON’T COME……………………..Unit 28 feat. Quinelle (Almost) BIRDS…………………………………………….Ventura (Mocca) I’M COMING HOME [imp]………..Vice Versa feat. Michael Watford (Azuli) FEEL WHAT YOU WANT……………………………Kristine W (Champion) BORN TO BANG………………………………….Westbam (Low Spirit) CAN YOU FEEL THE HEAT……………..The Carl Younge Project (Timewave)
JUNE
TOO HANDSOME TO BE HOMELESS………………………..Baby Bird (Echo) SOMEPLACE, SOMEWHERE……………………….The Hormones (Banana/V2) KISS YOU ALL OVER………………………………..No Mercy (Arista) [tba]……………………………………………Oasis (Creation) [tba]………………………………..Strangelove (Food/Parlophone) [tba]……………………………………………Subcircus (Echo) WANTED……………………………White Town (Brilliant!/Chrysalis)
JULY
[tba] EP……………………………………..Embrace (Hut/Virgin) KISS YOU ALL OVER………………………………..No Mercy (Arista) KARMA POLICE………………………………..Radiohead (Parlophone) MOFO………………………………………….U2 & Underworld (-) WANTED……………………………White Town (Brilliant!/Chrysalis) URGE………………………………The Wildhearts (Round/East West)
Not a lot to report in the Top 10. There’s three new entries from MichaelJackson (Blood on the Dance Floor, 1), Foo Fighters (The Colour and the Shape,3), and Kenickie (At The Club, 9), while George Michael climbs back in(Older, from 14 to 10).
Elsewhere there’s new entries from Ant and Dec (The Cult of Ant and Dec, 15),3 Colours Red (Pure, 16), Silver Sun (Silver Sun, 30), Gun (0141 632 6326, 32),and Bentley Rhythm Ace (Bentley Rhythm Ace, 40).
21. Eg – Stay Home
The first of three singles released last year, along with “Turn Me On, I’m aRocket Man” and “Made My Baby Cry”, “Stay Home” was the only one I heard, butnone of them made the Top 40. There’s no justice.
The end bit :
Well, that’s it for now. If you want to be added to the list, just mailme at Charts Request to tell me, but please specify whether you want the music charts and/or the widescreen video and laserdisc lists.
Bye for now,
Dominator
Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.