From: jamie@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
Subject: Re: well fuck you baby... -> REPOST: DUE TO HARDWARE FAILURE <-
Originator: int376f@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au
Organization: Monash University
Distribution: aus
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1992 06:39:04 GMT


In article <9227614.19631@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> gifford@krang.vis.citri.edu.au (Jonathan Gifford) writes:

[stuff deleted]

>jamie@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au (Jamie Scuglia) writes:
>
>>(1)---> The Aussie top 10 singles chart is having a major shake up
>>this week!  Rocketing up from number 4 all the way to number one
>>is Billy Ray Cyrus, with his first ever Australian charting single,
>>called ACHY BREAKY HEART.  This single comes from his album,
>>SOME GAVE IT ALL, which crashes in at number 3 on the Australian
>>albums chart this week.
>
>Jamie, you should be in marketing. "Rocketing" up 3 places? What would
>you have said if it had gone up 4, 5, or (shock horror) more places?
>"Crashing" into the charts? Where the hell was it going at the time
>(and why the hell didn't it stay there?).

When a single moves up 3 places when it is near the top of the
charts, it usually means a large increase in sales.  Obviously
if a single moves up 3 places, from number 99 to 96, then that
would be nothing.  

It really seems that you have no idea what you are talking about
in your article, and it really shows!  Check out the A.R.I.A. chart
(from your local record store), and it will have a star next to
Billy Ray Cyrus, indicating the single, ACHY BREAKY HEART, is
a BULLET PERFORMER, even though it moved up only 3 places.
It is because it is near the top of the charts which makes
the move important (i.e. big increase in sales).  Chart date: 4th
October.

>
>>Looks like there will be a battle next week, as Tom and Billy
>>fight for number one!
>
>Looks like another phenomenally boring non-event to me - completely
>unable to be observed, completely uninterseting except to the
>money-makers, and completely forgotten next week...

If you are not interested, then read something else.  You might
have noticed there is a key on your keyboard, sitting between
the 'b' and the 'm'.  It is the 'n' key, and for people using
"rn", it skips to the next article.  May I suggest you 
use this key in future?  That way, *YOU* won't be boring
all us readers to death with your drivel about my charts. Ok?

The rest of Jonathan Gifford's article has been deleted in the
interests of keeping aus.music free from hot-headed, flame-enticing,
way out-of-line and arrogant opinions.

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