From: jamie@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Jamie Scuglia)
Newsgroups: aus.music,rec.music.misc
Subject: CHART: Top 10 singles -> Australia.
Date: 30 Aug 92 00:57:44 GMT
Organization: Monash General Access UNIX Group, Monash Uni, Clayton, Vic.
Originator: int376f@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au


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           || The TOP 10 AUSTRALIAN SINGLES CHART.        ||
           || Including <<CHARTIFACTS OF THE TOP 10>>.    ||
           || For the week ending: Friday 28th AUGUST '92 ||
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1. ( 1) AMIGOS PARA SIEMPRE - Jose Carreras and Sarah Brightman
        (FRIENDS FOR LIFE)                      [3 weeks at #1]
2. ( 2) PLEASE DON'T GO - K.W.S.
3. (10) HUMPIN' AROUND - Bobby Brown
4. ( 4) AS UGLY AS THEY WANNA BE (E.P.) - Ugly Kid Joe
5. ( 5) RHYTHM IS A DANCER - Snap
6. ( 3) HAZARD - Richard Marx 
7. ( 8) EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT - John Farnham, Kate Ceberano, Jon Stevens *
8. ( 7) DAMN, I WISH I WAS YOUR LOVER - Sophie B. Hawkins
9. ( 9) I'LL BE THERE - Mariah Carey
10. (17) LIFE IS A HIGHWAY - Tom Cochrane
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* Denotes Australian/New Zealand Artist
( ) Denotes last week's position
NEW - Indicates single new to top 60 (NOT to top 10)
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These singles were in the top 10 last week:

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      || #6. TOO FUNKY - George Michael                           ||
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CHARTIFACTS OF THE TOP 10:
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(1)---> For the third week in a row, Jose Carreras and Sarah Brightman
are the proud owners of the number one single in Australia - AMIGOS
PARA SIEMPRE (FRIENDS FOR LIFE).  While this single is selling by the
truck-loads here, most (if not all) radio stations in Australia
refuse to play the single - even though it is at number one.  And
countdown shows like TAKE 40 AUSTRALIA and THE ROCK 40 COUNTDOWN
refuse to play more than 15 seconds of the biggest selling song
of the week.  I have never seen such prejudice by radio to a number
one song - excluding it from countdowns is really ridiculous, considering
how popular the song is internationally due to the Olympics at Barcelona.
It is not an "offensive" song, it does not contain explicit lyrics,
and its video is not X-rated, hence the song should not be ignored
due to the fact that it is a bit opera-orientated.  Jose's current
album, FRIENDS FOR LIFE, is one of the biggest selling albums of the week,
and he has also topped the albums charts before, so there are a lot
of people out there that like his work.  The soundtrack to Phantom Of The Opera
(featuring Sarah Brightman) has also sold well, so radio should realize
that there is support for this single and the artists involved.
While I am NOT a big fan of opera myself, I do like AMIGOS PARA SIEMPRE -
and I believe that it *DOES* have wide-spread appeal.  It really
disappoints me to see music like that ignored by radio, to such an extent
that even countdown shows will not play it.

(3)---> Last week, Bobby Brown debuted at number 10 in the charts, with
his new single, HUMPIN' AROUND.  This week, the single bullets up
a massive seven places, all the way up to number 3, looking like a hot
contender for number one next week.  The last top 10 hit Bobby had
was in December 1989, when EVERY LITTLE STEP peaked at number 8.
HUMPIN' AROUND looks like being Bobby's biggest selling single in
Australia.

(5)---> Snap spend a second week at number 5 with their European-wide
number one hit, RHYTHM IS A DANCER.  And it looks like that Turbo B
from Snap has left the group to pursue a solo career - unfortunately
he picked a bad time to leave, since Snap are really doing big business
internationally at the moment.

(6)---> The former number one hit for Richard Marx, titled HAZARD, slips
back three spots to number 6 this week.  Richard's latest release
from RUSH STREET, called TAKE MY HEART, debuts at number 22 this week
in Australia.  The video for TAKE MY HEART is set in an American
baseball field, with Richard fantasizing about hitting the "big one"
there, at the start and end of the video.

(7)---> From the soundtrack to the 1992 Australian performance
of Jesus Christ Superstar comes the number 7 single of the week.
EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT, featuring John Farnham, Kate Ceberano and Jon
Stevens climbs from 8 to 7 this week.  It looks like this production
might go overseas, which would be a big boost for the musical careers
of John, Kate and Jon.

(10)---> Our only new entry into the top 10 this week comes from
Canada's Tom Cochrane.  LIFE IS A HIGHWAY bullets up seven spots to
number 10 this week.  This single went to number one back home in
Canada for Tom, and went top 10 in the U.S.

NOTE:  Unfortunately, I don't have the UK and US top 10 singles charts
       for you this week, so I'll include the top 60 Aussie singles for
       you this week to make up for it.  Numbers 1 to 10 are at the top
       of this article, so here are numbers 11 to 60:

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Singles #11-#60, for the week ending:
Friday, 28th August, 1992.
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11. ( 6) TOO FUNKY - George Michael
12. (16) BABY GOT BACK - Sir Mix-A-Lot
13. (11) THIS USED TO BE MY PLAYGROUND - Madonna
14. (14) KNOCKING ON HEAVEN'S DOOR - Guns 'N' Roses
15. (12) HEAVEN KNOWS - Rick Price *
16. (15) GIRL'S LIFE - Girlfriend *
17. (13) SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST - Vanessa Williams
18. (21) GOD GAVE ROCK 'N' ROLL TO YOU II - Kiss
19. (29) DO FOR YOU - Euphoria *
20. (30) HOW DO YOU DO - Roxette
21. (18) JAM - Michael Jackson
22. (--) TAKE THIS HEART - Richard Marx
23. (23) EVEN BETTER THAN THE REAL THING - U2
24. (20) ABBA-ESQUE (E.P.) - Erasure
25. (31) IT'S NOT OVER - The Rockmelons with Deni Hines *
26  (19) SEXY M.F. - Prince and The New Power Generation
27. (26) I CAN FEEL IT - Radio Freedom *
28. (27) BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson
29. (22) CRY - Lisa Edwards *
30. (--) ACHY BREAKY HEART - Billy Ray Cyrus
31. (56) SESAME'S TREET - The Smart E's
32. (32) I DON'T CARE - Shakespear's Sister
33. (33) TEAR ME APART - The Angels *
34. (42) TENNESSEE - Arrested Development
35. (40) BABY DON'T CRY - INXS *
36. (41) IT'S PROBABLY ME - Sting with Eric Clapton
37. (37) SHE'S GOT THAT VIBE - R. Kelly and Public Announcement
38. (49) ALL I WANT IS YOU - Bryan Adams
39. (45) BOY IN THE MOON - Margaret Urlich
40. (24) WARM IT UP - Kris Kross
41. (28) AIN'T 2 PROUD 2 BEG - T.L.C.
42. (36) MY LOVIN' (YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GET IT) - En Vogue
43. (25) JUMP - Kris Kross
44. (--) CANDYMAN - Ratcat *
45. (48) LIVE AND LEARN - Joe Public
46. (35) THE ONE - Elton John
47. (38) I DON'T CARE AS LONG AS WE BEAT NEW ZEALAND - Andrew Denton & 
                                                 The Live And Sweaty Team *
48. (39) CLUNK (E.P.) "ORDINARY ANGELS" - Frente *
49. (43) THAT WORD (L.O.V.E.) - The Rockmelons with Deni Hines *
50. (44) JUST TAKE MY HEART - Mr. Big
51. (50) THE DISAPPOINTED - XTC
52. (46) WORKAHOLIC - 2 Unlimited
53. (--) LOVE IS IN THE AIR - John Paul Young
54. (34) I CAN'T HELP MYSELF - The Teen Queens *
55. (52) PRETEND WE'RE DEAD - L7
56. (--) INDIO - Indecent Obsession *
57. (--) MOTOR CITY (I GET LOST) - Company Of Strangers *
58. (47) DEEPLY DIPPY - Right Said Fred
59. (--) STING ME - The Black Crowes
60. (--) ONE MORE TIME - Diesel *

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New into the top 60 this week:
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22.      TAKE THIS HEART - Richard Marx
30.      ACHY BREAKY HEART - Billy Ray Cyrus
44.      CANDYMAN - Ratcat *
53.      LOVE IS IN THE AIR - John Paul Young
56.      INDIO - Indecent Obsession *
57.      MOTOR CITY (I GET LOST) - Company Of Strangers *
59.      STING ME - The Black Crowes
60.      ONE MORE TIME - Diesel *

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Leaving the top 60 this week:
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    (51) TAKE IT FROM ME - Girlfriend *
    (53) BARCELONA - Freddie Mercury and Monserrat Cabelle
    (54) MAKE LOVE LIKE A MAN - Def Leppard
    (55) TWILIGHT ZONE - 2 Unlimited
    (57) YOU WON'T SEE ME CRY - Wilson Phillips
    (58) ALWAYS THE LAST TO KNOW - Del Amitri
    (59) LOVE IS HOLY - Kim Wilde
    (60) STEP IN STEP OUT -  Weddings Parties Anything *


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HOT MUSIC:
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PROVE - Radio Freedom *
BRING ME ON - K.I.C. *
WHAT KIND OF FOOL (HEARD ALL THAT BEFORE) - Kylie Minogue *
KEEP IT COMING - C & C Music Factory
WALKING ON BROKEN GLASS - Annie Lennox
MY DESTINY - Lionel Ritchie
BULLET PROOF - Pop Will Eat Itself
MOVIN' ON - Bananarama
ALL SHOOK UP - Billy Joel
YOU LIED TO ME - Cathy Dennis
ROCK YOUR BABY - K.W.S.
AIN'T NO DOUBT - Jimmy Nail


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