From: jakubec@mprgate.mpr.ca (Trent J Jakubec)
Newsgroups: rec.music.info
Subject: CHART: Vancouver BC Canada: 31 Dec 92
Date: 5 Jan 93 10:01:13 GMT
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Thursday, 31 December 1992
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada


                       THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT TOP 50 
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TW = This Week; LW = Last Week; WOC = Weeks on Chart; Con Date = Concert Date
* = Canadian Artist

TW LW WOC | Artist                Title                           | Con Date
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 1  2 18  | Eric Clapton          Unplugged                       |
 2  1  6  | Various               Music from 'My Bodyguard'       |
 3  3 13  | R.E.M.                Automatic For The People        |
 4  5 13  |*Tragically Hip        Fully Completely                |
 5  4 14  | Various Artists       X-Tendamix: Dance Mix '92       |
 6  6  5  | Leonard Cohen         The Future                      |
 7  9  8  |*Neil Young            Harvest Moon                    |
 8  8  5  | Harry Connick Jr.     25                              |
 9 10 12  | Queen                 Greatest Hits                   |
10 21  2  | The Smiths            The Best of The Smiths...2      |
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11 16  6  | Kenny G               One Breath                      |
12 17  5  | Erasure               Pop! First 20 Hits              |
13 18  7  | Sade                  Love Deluxe                     |
14 13 13  | Peter Gabriel         Us                              |
15 20 11  |*Alannah Myles         Rockinghorse                    |
16 12 22  |*Barenaked Ladies      Gordon                          | 15 Feb
17 25  3  | Wreckz-N-Effect       Hard or Smooth                  |
18  7  6  | Various               A Very Special Christmas 2      |
19 27 36  | Annie Lennox          Diva                            |
20 14 16  | House of Pain         Fine Malt Lyrics                |
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21 19 13  | Michael Bolton        Timeless                        |
22 15 11  | Alice In Chains       Dirt                            |
23 34  7  | Bon Jovi              Keep The Faith                  |
24 26 57  | U2                    Achtung Baby!                   |
25 23 43  | Pearl Jam             Ten                             | 
26 22  5  | Ice Cube              The Predator                    |
27 24 10  | Madonna               Erotica                         |
28 28  8  |*Jeff Healey Band      Feel This                       |
29 11  3  | Neil Diamond          Christmas Album                 |
30  -  1  | Simple Minds          Glittering Prize                |
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31 29 14  | Red Hot Chili Peppers What Hits?!                     |
32 32  7  | Bob Dylan             Good As I Been To You           |
33 33 20  | Ministry              Psalm 69                        |
34 38  5  | Screaming Trees       Sweet Oblivion                  |
35 35 25  |*Blue Rodeo            Lost Together                   |
36 48  8  |*Northern Pikes        Neptune                         |
37 45 10  | Keith Richards        Main Offender                   | 19 Jan
38 36  7  | The Police            Greatest Hits                   |
39 31  6  | Amy Grant             Home For Christmas              |
40 44 41  | Queen                 Classic Queen                   |
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41 47 13  | The Smiths            The Best of The Smiths          |
42 30  2  | Various               Allstar Christmas               |
43 43  5  | Spin Doctors          Pocket Full Of Kryptonite       |
44 39 25  | Various Artists       Music from 'Singles'            |
45 42  5  | Yanni                 Dare To Dream                   |
46 41  8  | AC/DC                 Live               e            |
47 37  2  | Various               Music from 'Dracula'            |
48 40  6  | Genesis               Live: The Way We Walk           |
49 50  4  | Mary J. Blige         What's the 411?                 |
50 49  6  | John Lee Hooker       Boom Boom                       |
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                           UPCOMING CONCERTS 
                           =================

          | Artist(s)                                             | Con Date
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          |*Colin James / The Grames Brothers                     | 31 Dec
          | Sweaty Nipples                                        | 09 Jan
          | Strunz & Farah                                        | 08 Jan
          | Dead or Alive                                         | 12 Jan
          | Toad The Wet Sprocket                                 | 13 Jan
          | Richard Thompson                                      | 13 Jan
          | Faith No More                                         | 14 Jan
          | Bad Religion / Coffin Break / Chrome Dog              | 15 Jan
          |*Doug and the Slugs                                    | 16 Jan
          | Jeffrey Gaines                                        | 16 Jan
          | Keith Richards & X-Pensive Winos / Soul Asylum        | 19 Jan
          | B.B. King                                             | 22 Jan
          |*Jane Siberry                                          | 22 Jan
          | Life, Sex and Death                                   | 27 Jan
          | Maxi Priest                                           | 29 Jan
          | Suzanne Vega / Kitchens of Distinction                | 10 Feb
          |*The Barenaked Ladies                                  | 15 Feb
          | Bobby Brown / Shabba Ranks / TLC / Mary J. Blige      | 16 Feb
          | Little Richard                                        | 27 Feb
          | Guns N' Roses / The Brian May Band                    | 30 Mar
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NOTES:

Concerts still unconfirmed:

Robert Palmer (with 24 piece orchestra) - Jan
Television - Jan
Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Feb
Paul Weller - Feb
Jesus Jones - May
Paul McCartney - spring
The The (acoustic tour featuring Matt Johnson, Johnny Marr) - spring

New concerts announced this week:

Dead or Alive 12 Jan
Toad The Wet Sprocket 13 Jan
*Doug and the Slugs 16 Jan
Keith Richards & X-Pensive Winos / Soul Asylum 19 Jan
Jane Siberry 22 Jan
Life, Sex and Death 27 Jan
Maxi Priest 29 Jan
Suzanne Vega / Kitchens of Distinction 10 Feb

Dropping out of the charts this past week:

Pink Floyd            Shine On

Happy New Year

Trent

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Dislaimer:  Republished Without Permission
            Concert Information Added From The Georgia Straight's "TIME OUT
            MUSIC" section and various advertisements.

THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT TOP 50 is a weekly survey of the best-selling albums in
the Greater Vancouver area,  based primarily on record sales charts provided 
by major  retailers,  and modified  by chart  trend indicators  such as  new
singles,  releases,  radio  airplay charts  and add-ons,  and trade magazine 
charts.
Trent J Jakubec  MPR Teltech Ltd.  Burnaby, BC, Canada (604)293-5379            jakubec@mprgate.mpr.ca (134.87.131.13)           Fax: (604)293-6100