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Subject: CHART: UK Top 40 analysis: Week ending 21st November 1992
Date: 16 Nov 92 20:44:14 GMT
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PREAMBLE:

On Saturday 14th November 1992, the newly-established music newspaper
New Musical Express published for the first time a list of the 12 10"
75rpm gramophone discs that, according to its research, represented the
best selling records in the UK that week. A new era in musical
tabulations in the United Kingdom had been born. Thus this week's chart
represents the 40th anniversary of that first listing. On the chart this
week there are 13 new entries, 7 records go up and there is 1 non-mover.

No. 40: NEW ENTRY. TC 1992 - Funky Guitar. And so the dance boom
	manifests itself once more with another entry from a faceless
	unknown dance act that has crossed over from the clubs with
	little or no radio airplay. Little really I can say about this
	aside from noting it is the longest single in the chart this
	week, clocking in at well over 7 minutes.

No. 38: NEW ENTRY. Faith No More - Everything's Ruined. Third chart
	entry of the year for them and the first single of their new
	album. Faith No More do not have a concentrated following over
	here and their records chart according to how they are
	marketed. Their last single Midlife Crisis achieved the
	somewhat bizarre achievement of occupying Nos 67 and 68 on one
	chart last September due to the rule that prevents remixes of a
	record being included in its chart tabulations.

No. 36: NEW ENTRY. Neil Diamond - Morning Has Broken. I kid you not.
	Neil Diamond continues his return to public prominence this
	year with this, his first UK hit since 'Heartlight' peaked at
	47 in November 1982. It follows his series of sell out concerts
	back in July and a Greatest Hits Album which topped the LP
	charts around the same time. 'Morning Has Broken' was of course
	a No.9 hit for cat Stevens in January 1972. This version is
	unlikely to beat that though, given the current musical climate.

No. 32: NEW ENTRY. EMF - It's You. How are the mighty fallen. The band
	that took America by storm in the summer of 1991 find
	themselves struggling back home to regain their lost momentum.
	With a teen fan base gone all they can hope is to sell to the
	dance/rock crossover market. This track has gone down well in
	the clubs, hence its entry here but sales are unlikely to
	improve. EMF are simply not cool any more.

No. 31: FALLER. Rotterdam Termination Source - Poing. The record that
	drove the Dutch up the wall fails to catch the public
	imagination over here. Strange really considering the British
	penchant for obscure novelty hits. Nothing in the charts is
	predictable though.

No. 29: NEW ENTRY. Enya - The Celts. Probably the only Irish New Age
	artist to have an alt.* group named after her. This is the
	followup to 'Book Of Days' which made the Top 10 earlier this
	year, following its inclusion in the film 'Far and Away'.

No. 28: HIGHEST CLIMBER. East 17 - Gold. The successors to EMFs mantle
	climb 11 this week. By the standards of this chart that is a
	pretty small leap. I have not seen the exact figures but I
	would guess that it does not represent a significant increase
	in sales. The record may gain further momentum with a Top of
	the Pops performance this week so do not write it off yet.

No. 26: NEW ENTRY. Cathy Dennis - How Does It Feel. She has never had
	the success over here like she has in the states where she is
	seen as a modern-day Sheena Easton. Second single from her
	latest Shep Pettibone produced album finds Cathy in a very
	poppy feel - almost sounding like an early Madonna track and
	may possibly fare well than 'You Lied To Me' which surprised
	many people by stalling outside the Top 20.

No. 24: NEW ENTRY. Pasadenas - Let's Stay Together. The song that made
	Al Green a legend and made Tina Turner's comeback is given a
	startlingly loyal treatment by the London soul group. Their
	decision to record an album of covers this year paid off at
	first when 'I'm Doing Fine Now' became a Top 3 hit in March and
	one of the biggest sellers of the year. Later singles fared
	less well, this being the first to venture into the Top. 30

No. 14: NEW ENTRY. Prodigy - Out Of Space. Whereas a few months ago most
	dance acts were one hit wonders, recent months have seen many
	establish long lasting chart careers. None more so that
	hardcore rave group Prodigy who first rose to prominence with
	the track 'Charly' which went Top 3 in the summer of 1991. This
	track is by far their most commerical yet. It may not progress
	much further but is their 4th Top 20 entry this year, not a
	feat to be sniffed at.

No. 12: NEW ENTRY. Yesterdays - Guns n' Roses. Now here is a surprise.
	GNR songs always enter high yet this one is the first of the
	Use Your Illusions to enter outside the Top 10. Chances of it
	emulating the Top 5 success of all the others thus look pretty
	slim. Interestingly though the title may sound common, aside
	from the Beatles song only the Four Tops, Chad Stuart & Jeremy
	Clyde and Madness have sung about Yesterday's Dreams,
	Yesterday's Gone and Yesterday's Men before...

No. 11: NEW ENTRY. Simply Red - Montreaux EP. Proof I suppose that if
	the name is big enough people will buy whatever comes out with
	it on. Many said it was commercial suicide to release a live EP
	of Jazz songs but that is what Mick Hucknall's band have done.
	This may well go Top 10 next week to become Simply Red's 3rd of
	the year.

No. 9: NEW ENTRY. Heaven 17 - Temptation (Brothers in Rhythm Remix). Now
	here is an oddity. In advance, I assume of their greatest hits,
	Heaven 17 enter with a remix of their biggest ever hit. The
	original made No.2 in April 1983 and the strong debut of this
	means it may well go Top 3. Purists will be relieved that the
	remix is not that drastic and some would say goes a long way to
	proving that the influence of the early 80s generation of
	British synth bands has yet to go away.

No. 7: NEW ENTRY. Genesis - Invisible Touch (Live). The highest honours
	this week go to Genesis. IT is the first track off their new
	live album 'The Way We Walk' recorded at their concerts this
	summer. One of Genesis' most well-known hits, this live version
	becomes their highest chart entry to date eclipsing the No.9
	entry of 'No Son of Mine' almost exactly a year ago. Expect
	both this and the album to sell well even if it does feature
	one of the most lacklustre vocal performances from Phil Collins
	heard in a while. I would not like to suggest people only
	bought it due to a live version of ABACAB on the flip ;)

No. 4: CLIMBER. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You. So much for
	what I said last week then. An 8 place climb gives Whitney her
	biggest UK hit since 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' back in
	1987. Small statistical point: The first singles of her first
	two albums both made No.1. 'I'm your baby tonight' bucked the
	trend by peaking at 5. Which pattern will this follow?

No. 2: DOWN. Boyz II Men - End Of The Road. Their spell of glory was
	brief (3 weeks) but enough to make them a name to watch over
	the next year. Like so many other groups and artists though,
	the achievement of this track may well overshadow many followups.

No. 1: FIRST WEEK AT NO.1. Charles and Eddie - Would I Lie To You. Few
	would have doubted in and it goes. Midweek it was clear that
	this record would sweep all opposition aside. Thus it is that
	two consecutive No.1 records have been soul ballads in the
	classic mould with the previous one (Tasmin Archer's 'Sleeping
	Satellite') being a classy ballad from a new new
	singer-songwriter. The shape of things to come perhaps.
	Incidentally this is the 683rd UK No.1 since 1952 but only the
	10th this year for reasons which I will account next week...
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Finally, now is the time of year when the record industry in Britain
starts to play its annual game of guessing who will have the Christmas
No.1. Although it is early days yet, speculation has begun with Lionel
Richie's "Love Oh Love" looking strong. I'll keep you informed.
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			James Masterton - 16/11/92
		All comments and questions welcomed
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