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CHART: Australian top 50 singles (12/10/1997)

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CONTENTS:
1. Australian/New Zealand artist chart performance overseas
2. Number one singles from this time of year since 1989
3. Australian top 50 singles chart: Big Movers
4. Australian top 50 singles chart: Veteran Single
5. Australian top 50 singles chart: New Entries
6. Australian top 50 singles chart: Singles leaving the chart
7. Australian top 50 singles chart: Number 1 to 50
8. Western Australian top 10 singles chart
9. Australian top 10 albums chart
10. This week's feature song lyrics


1. How Australian/New Zealand acts are doing overseas this week.
`TW' = this week's chart position
`HP' = highest chart position ever reached on that chart

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Country Week TW HP TITLE/ARTIST
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Germany 04/10/1997 82 82 TO THE MOON AND BACK - Savage Garden
New Zealand 06/10/1997 37 28 ALL ABOUT US - Peter Andre
New Zealand 06/10/1997 41 34 EVEN WHEN I'M SLEEPING - Leonardo's Bride
Singapore 04/10/1997 5 5 BURN - Tina Arena
Switzerland 05/10/1997 49 21 I WANT YOU - Savage Garden
Sweden 06/10/1997 11 11 TO THE MOON AND BACK - Savage Garden
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2. Number one singles at this time of year from past years:
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| 1989: IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME - Cher |
| 1990: BLAZE OF GLORY - Jon Bon Jovi |
| 1991: LOVE...THY WILL BE DONE - Martika |
| 1992: ACHY BREAKY HEART - Billy Ray Cyrus |
| 1993: I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT) - Meatloaf |
| 1994: CONFIDE IN ME - Kylie Minogue * |
| 1995: STAYIN' ALIVE - N-Trance |
| 1996: MACARENA - Los Del Rio |
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3. This week's big movers:
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| Number 9 to 3: BARBIE GIRL - Aqua |
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4. This week's veteran single:
/------------------------------------------------------------------------\
| Number 43: TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY - Savage Garden * |
| Debut date: 16/3/1997 |
| Peak position: number 1 |
| Weeks at peak: 8 weeks |
| Weeks in chart: 31 weeks |
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5. New records into the top 50 Australian singles chart this week:
/------------------------------------------------------------------------\
| 6. EVERYTIME YOU CRY - John Farnham and Human Nature * |
| 27. SOME KIND OF BLISS - Kylie Minogue * |
| 32. (RE) WHISPER YOUR NAME - Human Nature * |
| 44. (RE) SUNNY CAME HOME - Shawn Colvin |
| 47. (RE) EVERYTHING TO EVERYONE - Everclear |
| 48. (RE) COCO JAMBOO - Mr. President |
| 49. PUSH - Matchbox 20 |
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6. Records leaving the top 50 Australian singles chart this week:
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| (41) EVEN WHEN I'M SLEEPING - Leonardo's Bride * |
| (43) FOREVER - Damage |
| (45) WONDERFUL TONIGHT - Damage |
| (46) ALL MINE - Portishead |
| (48) STAND BY ME - Oasis |
| (49) SUNDAY MORNING - No Doubt |
| (50) ST. KILDA FOOTBALL CLUB SONG - Various * |
\------------------------------------------------------------------------/


7. This week's top 50:

Elton John spends a second week at number one with his tribute to Lady
Diana, "Candle In The Wind 1997". Already acreditted with sales of 11
times platinum in Australia, this is definitely going to be the biggest
selling single of all time with accumulated world-wide sales of around
30 million copies at this moment. It is currently number one in Australia,
New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the U.S., Canada, and scores of other
countries especially in Europe. This is Elton's first top 10 hit in
Australia since "Can You Feel The Love Tonight", from the Lion King
soundtrack, peaked at number 9 for him back in September 1994.

It's a welcome return for John Farnham back into the charts this week.
Crowned "King of Pop" and given the past title of "Australian Of The
Year", John Farnham has been a truly Australian icon of musical success
not only in terms of record sales, but also in some of his stunning
live performances as a musician and entertainer. "Everytime You Cry"
is the Australian collaboration of the year as John Farnham and Human
Nature get together on this recording. Well, almost together - John
and Human Nature weren't even in the same studio, let alone the same
country, when they recorded this song. Due to the wonders of modern
music production, John Farnham was able to record his part of the
song in Melbourne while Human Nature recorded their portion in England
while they were on tour with Michael Jackson. They got together later
to film the music video which is set in the 60's and simulates a TV
pop show. In the light-hearted music video you'll recognize Philip Brady
and Bruce Mansfield who are long running veterans of Australian TV and
radio. The single debuts at number 6 this week and may even topple the
impressive peak of John's number 3 hit from March last year, "Have A
Little Faith (In Us)". This week, John also makes an assault on the
Australian Albums chart. "Anthology 1", which features his hits from
1986 to 1997, including his current single, debuts at number 2. Sadly
missing from this collection of his charting singles is "Beyond The Call"
(Age Of Reason album), "In Days To Come" (Chain Reaction album), and one
of his other collaborations, the 1989 Drug Offensive promotional single he
recorded with Dani'elle titled "Communication". John also managed to earn
the number 16 album of the week with "Anthology 2" - a live album
containing his hits from 1967 to 1985. And if you thought that wasn't
enough, wait for his third album release, "Anthology 3". It's out next
month and features B-sides and rare tracks.

For the first time in well over 5 years, both the Minogue sisters have
top 50 singles in Australia at the same time. Dannii's "All I Wanna Do"
slides back to number 18 this week while her older sister, 29 year-old
Kylie, enjoys the second highest debut on the Australian singles chart
this week. "Some Kind Of Bliss" crashes in at number 27, spurred on
by good radio support and the upcoming visit of Kylie back home to
Australia at the end of this month. Kylie's music style has certainly
changed from the early, sweet bubble-gum pop days of the late 80's, into
a sound that now has people calling her "Indie-Kylie". "Some Kind Of
Bliss" builds upon her changed musical direction, which was certainly
highlighted by her 1994 Australian chart topper, "Confide In Me".
Ironically, that single was at number one exactly three years ago to this
very day, and her duet with Nick Cave, "Where The Wild Roses Grow", was at
number 2 exactly two years ago. Whether she can emulate the success
of those singles remains to be seen, but regardless of that, after more
that 10 years of being on charts around the world, she is winning over
new fans all the time with her new styles and musical directions.

What a week for re-entries! 7 new-comers to the top 50 this week, with 4
of them already previous top 50 hits. The stagnant nature of the charts
is highlighted by only one big climber within the top 50 - Aqua's "Barbie
Girl" which bullets from number 9 to 3 this week. Possibly a contender
for the number 1 spot after Elton John relinquishes that position, however
given the novelty value of "Barbie Girl" and its large initial sales, it
will probably only have a relatively short chart history.

The final new entry into the charts at number 49 this week comes from
Matchbox 20 with their hit "Push". Based in the U.S., Matchbox 20
consists of Rob Thomas (lead vocals and songwriter), Kyle Cook (lead
guitar), Adam Gaynor (rhythm guitar), Brian Yale (bass) and Paul Doucette
(drums). Their debut album, "Yourself Or Someone Like You" was produced
by Matt Serletic who has co-produced a number of Collective Soul albums.

/-------------------------------------\
| The top 50 Australian singles chart |
/---------------| 12th October 1997 |----------------\
/ \-------------------------------------/ \
TW LW HP WI
1. ( 1) #1 { 5} SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT /
CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997 - Elton John [2 weeks at #1]
2. ( 2) #1 {10} MEN IN BLACK - Will Smith
3. ( 9) #3 { 3} BARBIE GIRL - Aqua
4. ( 3) #1 {14} I'LL BE MISSING YOU
- Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112
5. ( 4) #3 { 9} HOW DO I LIVE - Trisha Yearwood
6. (--) #6 { 1} EVERYTIME YOU CRY - John Farnham and Human Nature *
7. ( 7) #7 { 7} I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER - Diana King
8. ( 6) #2 {14} BITCH - Meredith Brooks
9. ( 5) #2 { 9} WHERE'S THE LOVE - Hanson
10. (11) #7 { 9} C U WHEN U GET THERE - Coolio

11. (10) #8 { 7} HONEY - Mariah Carey
12. ( 8) #5 {14} HOW COME, HOW LONG - Babyface featuring Stevie Wonder
13. (13) #13 { 2} GOT 'TIL IT'S GONE - Janet Jackson
14. (12) #7 {16} ALONE - Bee Gees *
15. (14) #8 {13} SEMI-CHARMED LIFE - Third Eye Blind
16. (15) #12 { 7} BITTER SWEET SYMPHONY - The Verve
17. (20) #17 { 6} EVERYBODY (BACKSTREET'S BACK) - Backstreet Boys
18. (16) #11 { 6} ALL I WANNA DO - Dannii *
19. (18) #14 {18} ONE HEADLIGHT - The Wallflowers
20. (21) #17 { 7} HOW DO I LIVE - LeAnn Rimes

21. (27) #21 { 5} FOOLISH GAMES - Jewel
22. (17) #5 {16} HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY - Az Yet
23. (19) #11 {12} AROUND THE WORLD - Daft Punk
24. (26) #24 { 2} 4 SEASONS OF LONLINESS - Boyz II Men
25. (23) #3 {14} WHEN DOVES CRY - Quindon Tarver
26. (33) #26 { 3} MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS
- Notorious B.I.G. featuring Puff Daddy and Mase
27. (--) #27 { 1} SOME KIND OF BLISS - Kylie Minogue *
28. (31) #14 {12} NIGHTMARE - Brainbug
29. (25) #12 { 7} RUNNIN' - 2 Pac and Notorious B.I.G.
30. (22) #2 {13} BURN - Tina Arena *

31. (28) #13 {12} MAMA / WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? - Spice Girls
32. (RE) #32 { 5} WHISPER YOUR NAME - Human Nature *
33. (30) #7 {16} BREAK ME, SHAKE ME - Savage Garden *
34. (29) #3 {23} YOU WERE MEANT FOR ME - Jewel
35. (37) #34 { 8} IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE - Tonic
36. (24) #24 { 5} ADELAIDE CROWS FOOTBALL CLUB SONG - The Fable Singers *
37. (32) #32 { 6} DOWN AGAIN - The Superjesus *
38. (36) #28 { 9} THE FRESHMEN - The Verve Pipe
39. (34) #28 { 9} GOOD TIMES - C.D.B. *
40. (42) #38 { 3} SICK WITH LOVE - Robyn Loau *

41. (38) #16 {16} INSOMNIA - Faithless
42. (44) #1 {20} MMM BOP - Hanson
43. (35) #1 {31} TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY - Savage Garden *
44. (RE) #44 { 2} SUNNY CAME HOME - Shawn Colvin
45. (39) #4 {25} SONG 2 - Blur
46. (47) #5 {14} CEMETERY - Silverchair *
47. (RE) #40 { 3} EVERYTHING TO EVERYONE - Everclear
48. (RE) #37 { 2} COCO JAMBOO - Mr. President
49. (--) #49 { 1} PUSH - Matchbox 20
50. (40) #40 { 4} BUDDHA BABY - Leonardo's Bride *
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* - Denotes Australian/New Zealand Artist
Australian/New Zealand content this week: 14/50 singles (28%)
TW - Denotes chart position this week
LW - Denotes chart position last week
HP - Denotes highest position ever reached on the chart
WI - Denotes the total weeks spent in the chart
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8. Western Australian top 10 singles chart (12/10/1997)
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1. ( 1) SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT /
CANDLE IN THE WIND 1997 - Elton John
2. ( 4) BARBIE GIRL - Aqua
3. ( 3) MEN IN BLACK - Will Smith
4. ( 2) I'LL BE MISSING YOU - Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112
5. ( 6) WHERE'S THE LOVE - Hanson
6. ( 5) HOW DO I LIVE - Trisha Yearwood
7. ( 9) I SAY A LITTLE PRAYER - Diana King
8. (10) HOW COME, HOW LONG - Babyface featuring Stevie Wonder
9. ( 8) BITCH - Meredith Brooks
10. (--) EVERYTIME YOU CRY - John Farnham with Human Nature *
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9. Australian top 10 albums chart (12/10/1997)
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1. ( 1) SAVAGE GARDEN - Savage Garden *
2. (--) ANTHOLOGY 1 - John Farnham *
3. ( 3) MIDDLE OF NOWHERE - Hanson
4. ( 2) IN DEEP - Tina Arena *
5. ( 5) THE BIG PICTURE - Elton John
6. (--) HOMOGENIC - Bjork
7. ( 4) BUTTERFLY - Mariah Carey
8. (--) MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING - Soundtrack
9. ( 6) MEN IN BLACK - Soundtrack
10. ( 7) PIECES OF YOU - Jewel
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10. This week's feature song lyrics

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EVERYTIME YOU CRY - John Farnham and Human Nature
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Never before have I seen you look so blue
I can't find a cure and nothing comforts you
But the light at the end of the tunnel
Doesn't shine at the end of the day

CHORUS:
Every time you cry
Save up all your tears
I will be your rainbow when it disappears
Wash away the pain
'Til you smile again
I will be the laughter in your eyes
Every time you cry

Time has a way of wounding what has healed
What can I say? I know just how you feel
Your soul is dark and troubled
Like a river running wild

(REPEAT CHORUS)

Well, you know that's what I'm here for
I will give you what you need, more
There will be no hesitation
I will reap no reward


(REPEAT CHORUS AD LIB TILL END)

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SICK WITH LOVE - Robyn Loau
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Everytime I'm making love with you
Kind of makes me feel like I hate you
Everytime I'm lying in your arms
I try to ignore you but I can't

I'm not alone
But I am lonely
I'm insatiable and I can't get enough
But.. you know I'm only

Sick with love
Sick with love
Sick with love
Sick with love

Everytime I'm making love with you
Kind of makes me feel like I hate you
I'm not alone
But I am lonely
It's a deep rooted fear that I can't rise above
But.. you know I'm only

CHORUS:
Sick with love (love, hate, generate)
Sick with love (love, hate, radiate)
Sick with love (love, hate, generate)
Sick with love (love, hate, radiate)

(REPEAT CHORUS SEVERAL TIMES)

Everytime I'm making love with you
Kind of makes me feel like I hate you
I'm not alone
But I am lonely
I'm insatiable and I can't get enough
But.. you know I'm only

(REPEAT CHORUS SEVERAL TIMES)

Sick with love
Sick with love


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