Special post: State chart-only number 1 singles July-December 1989

Here is the third and final instalment of a series of special posts taking a look at singles that topped one or more of the ARIA state charts, but not the national chart, between June 1988 (when ARIA began producing the chart in-house) and December 1989 (before this information was available via subscription to The ARIA Report).  This post takes a look at singles that topped the state charts only, between July 1989 and December 1989.  You can read Part 1, covering June 1988-December 1988, and Part 2, covering January 1989-June 1989, on the hyperlinks embedded here.

 

Jive Bunny was what Western Australians liked in late 1989.

 

State chart-only number one singles - July 1989 to December 1989:

1. "Telephone Booth" by Ian Moss

State(s) that it went to number one in: South Australia/Northern Territory

Known dates it was number one: 7 August 1989

National chart peak: number 7

National chart debut: 19 June 1989

National chart run: 40-20-17-19-22-17-14-12-7-11-17-21-34-51-58-71-98-108

 

We saw 'Mossy' in part 2 of this series of posts, with "Tucker's Daughter", which also topped the South Australia/Northern Territory state chart.  I liked this one more than "Tucker's Daughter" at the time, but now I'd say they're neck and neck.  One thing probably few people would have predicted at the time, though, was that this would be Ian's final top 10 solo single in Australia, after kicking off his solo career with back-to-back top 10 hits and a number one album Matchbook (number 1 for three weeks in August 1989), which actually debuted at number 148 on the national albums chart before climbing to the top spot the following week.

 

Another interesting statistic about "Telephone Booth" is that it peaked outside the top 10 on the two most-populous state charts (NSW/ACT and VIC/TAS), but still went top 10 nationally on the strength of its sales in QLD, SA/NT and WA.

 

 

2. "Right Back Where We Started From" by Sinitta

State(s) that it went to number one in: Victoria/Tasmania

Known dates it was number one: 21 August 1989

National chart peak: number 7

National chart debut: 10 July 1989

National chart run: 130-48-35-24-15-13-10-7-9-7-7-11-13-15-24-34-50-46-52-93-94

 

Despite being thought of as a Stock Aitken Waterman-produced artist, none of Sinitta's singles produced by them peaked higher than number 49 in Australia, that being "Toy Boy" (number 49, December 1987). Instead, her two biggest hits in Australia, "So Macho" (number 14, October 1986) and "Right Back Where We Started From" (number 7 for three non-consecutive weeks in August-September 1989) were produced by others.  Although this one was produced by Pete Hammond, who was part of the Stock Aitken Waterman 'Hit Factory' team.  Almost conversely to "Telephone Booth" above, "Right Back..." peaked within the top 5 in the three most-populous states, and in the teens in SA/NT and WA.

 

3. "Baby I Don't Care" by Transvision Vamp

State(s) that it went to number one in: Western Australia

Known dates it was number one: 21 August 1989

National chart peak: number 3

National chart debut: 29 May 1989

National chart run: 137-54-40-29-24-13-14-8-10-6-5-5-3-4-7-9-17-20-24-42-43-50-68-74-98-98

 

Despite liking Transvision Vamp, and this one being their biggest hit in Australia, "Baby I Don't Care" would not rank among my favourite songs of theirs, though I do like it.  Released in Australia a mere three weeks after the final single from their debut album, "Sister Moon" (number 95, June 1989), "Baby I Don't Care" led the band's second album Velveteen (number 2, July 1989), ripping off the chord structure of The Troggs' "Wild Thing" (number 1 for two weeks in 1966).  Roxette had also recently used the same chord structure with "Dressed for Success" (number 3 for four weeks in September 1989).  It seemed like Transvision Vamp were going to be huge and stick around for some time when this was out - or so I thought - but that was not to be, with the band achieving only one further top 20 single in Australia after this point, before splitting in 1992.

 

 

4. "All I Want Is You" by U2

State(s) that it went to number one in: Victoria/Tasmania and Queensland

Known dates it was number one: 28 August 1989 (VIC/TAS); 9 October 1989 (QLD)

National chart peak: number 2

National chart debut: 21 August 1989

National chart run: 17-12-11-6-2-2-2-4-6-9-9-11-17-22-30-35-48-59-(2 week Xmas break)-47-70-89-78

 

"All I Want Is You" was issued as the fourth and final single from U2's hybrid/live studio album Rattle and Hum (number 1 for five weeks in October-November 1988).  While lead single "Desire" (number 1 for three weeks in October 1988) topped the chart, the second and third singles stalled in the low teens/20s.  The success of "All I Want Is You" was probably helped by the striking video, and also the new B-side, "Everlasting Love", which received so much airplay in Melbourne that I assumed it was their 'new' single.  "All I Want Is You" peaked at number two on the state charts it was not number one on (NSW/ACT, SA/NT, WA).

 

 

5. "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" by New Kids on the Block

State(s) that it went to number one in: Western Australia

Known dates it was number one: 4 September 1989

National chart peak: number 4

National chart debut: 31 July 1989

National chart run: 131-23-19-7-8-4-5-4-6-12-12-12-22-19-25-27-31-40-43-51-57-(2 week Xmas break)-61-68-83-82-87

 

American boy band New Kids on the Block burst onto the Australian chart earlier in 1989 with the second single from their second album Hangin' Tough (number 7 for four non-consecutive weeks in November 1989 and December 1989-January 1990), "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" (number 1 for three weeks in August 1989).  They almost seemed 'cool' or slightly 'street' to me with that release - that image would be shattered permanently with the incredibly sappy "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)".  Sounding more like a follow-up to Glenn Medeiros' "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (number 10, February 1988), "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" was schmaltz in the extreme.

 

It was around this point I realised that I didn't actually like New Kids on the Block.  They would redeem themselves somewhat with the lead single from their next album, "Step by Step" (number 8 for two weeks in June 1990), but the damage had been done.  Any 'cool' factor the group had was further diminished by their hyper-commercialism, with bubblegum cards and an animated TV series - a model that Spice Girls would look to for inspiration later in the 90s.

 

 

6. "I Don't Want a Lover" by Texas

State(s) that it went to number one in: Western Australia

Known dates it was number one: 11 September 1989

National chart peak: number 4

National chart debut: 5 June 1989

National chart run: 121-104-86-58-61-42-38-28-17-14-6-9-5-8-4-8-13-14-24-23-27-32-36-45-54-54-65-83-95-(2 week Xmas break)

 

'Texas' is not the name you expect of a band hailing from Glasgow, Scotland.  My dad, who was born in Scotland, was quite the fan of this one, and I'm pretty sure got the Southside (number 14, November 1989) album it's taken from.  Interestingly, "I Don't Want a Lover" peaked at number 5 or lower on the non-Western Australia state charts, but peaked at number 4 nationally.  Texas wouldn't land another decent-sized hit single in Australia for nearly another eight years, with "Say What You Want" (number 11 for two weeks in June 1997), which sounds quite different to "I Don't Want a Lover"... so much so that I was not certain it was the same 'Texas' when I first heard it!

 

 

 

7. "That's What I Like" by Jive Bunny and The Mastermixers

State(s) that it went to number one in: Western Australia

Known dates it was number one: 27 November 1989

National chart peak: number 4

National chart debut: 20 November 1989

National chart run: 62-4-4-4-5-(2 week Xmas break)-7-12-23-33-44-93-92

 

Jive Bunny and The Mastermixers were father and son duo John and Andrew Pickles, fronted by a... cartoon bunny named Jive.  A novelty phenomenon you kind of had to be there at the time to understand.  Their medleys of 'golden oldies', mainly from the 1950s and 1960s - some tracks were re-recorded with the original vocalists, or with soundalikes - were briefly popular in Australia towards the end of 1989.  Their debut single "Swing the Mood" (number 1 for three weeks in October 1989) topped the Australian chart, as did their album The Album (number 1 for four weeks in December 1989-January 1990).  "That's What I Like", their second release, wasn't quite as popular, but a top 5 hit nonetheless.  It would be their last top 50 single in Australia.

 

One interesting piece of trivia about this single's chart run is that it debuted at number 101 on the Western Australia state chart, before climbing to number 1 the following week!  Also, while researching this post, I found an article where the DJ behind Jive Bunny's first hit, "Swing the Mood", who was also involved with several of their later releases, claims he has only ever made £100 from their hits!

 

I lost my first music videos YouTube channel in 2009 after receiving three unexpired (I don't they ever expired back then) copyright strikes, the third of which was from Music Factory, the record label Jive Bunny's releases were on, for uploading one of their videos!  I thought that was a bit rich, coming from an act whose entire body of work was based on sampling other people's songs.

 

 

8. "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy Joel

State(s) that it went to number one in: Queensland and Western Australia

Known dates it was number one: 4 December 1989 (QLD and WA)

National chart peak: number 2

National chart debut: 23 October 1989

National chart run: 20-10-5-3-3-2-2-2-2-(2 week Xmas break)-4-6-11-15-25-32-42-44-57-67-86-100

 

"We Didn't Start the Fire" was Billy Joel's first Australian single release since January 1988, preceding his Storm Front (number 1 for two weeks in November 1989) album.  Similar to Ian Moss's Matchbook above, the Storm Front album debuted at number 136 in Australia, before climbing to number 2 the following week.  I was not a fan of this one at all at the time, though I don't mind it now.  It was a weird period, looking back, where artists your parents liked could score major hit singles.  I can't see that happening now.

 

 

You can read part 1 and part 2 of this series of posts on the hyperlinks embedded here.

Special post: State chart-only number 1 singles January-June 1989

In the second instalment of this series of special posts, I will be taking a look at singles that reached number one on one or more of the five Australian state charts that were not national number ones.  In case you missed the first part, you can read it here.

 

The Proclaimers: (not quite) Twin peaks in Australia.

 

State chart-only number one singles - January 1989 to June 1989:

 

1. "Teardrops" by Womack & Womack

State(s) that it went to number one in: New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory and Victoria/Tasmania

Known dates it was number one: 6 February 1989 (NSW/ACT and VIC/TAS)

National chart peak: number 2

National chart debut: 7 November 1988

National chart run: 80-56-50-23-21-13-8-(2 week Xmas break)-7-3-3-2-2-2-2-4-4-6-9-11-14-19-34-36-48-48-70-72-106-117

 

American husband and wife duo Linda and Cecil Womack started out as a songwriters for other artists in the 1970s, before releasing their own recordings in 1983.  Despite landing a top 20 hit in the UK with "Love Wars" in 1984, "Teardrops", the lead single from their fourth album Conscience (number 11, February 1989), was their first Australian release.  Oddly, "Love Wars" was released in New Zealand, though!  "Teardrops" was a national number one on the Australian Music Report singles chart, and often seems to be referred to as a number one hit, but it only peaked at number 2 on the national ARIA chart.  At the time, I was convinced that Linda was a man with a high-pitched voice, based on her appearance in the "Teardrops" video, and even had an argument about whether she was a man or a woman with my sister.

 

One interesting fact is that "Teardrops" was number one in the two most-populous states of Australia, Victoria (and Tasmania) and New South Wales (and Australian Capital Territory) during the same week.  Yet, this wasn't enough to dislodge The Beach Boys' "Kokomo" from the number one position, even though another single, The Proclaimers' "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", was number one that week in the third most-populous state, Queensland.  The competition must have been tight that week.

 

Another interesting fact is that the blonde woman singing back-up in the video went on to lip sync in the 1994 video for JX's "Son of a Gun" (number 6, August 1994).

 

 

2. "Tucker's Daughter" by Ian Moss

State(s) that it went to number one in: South Australia/Northern Territory

Known dates it was number one: 13 March 1989

National chart peak: number 2

National chart debut: 16 January 1989

National chart run: 94-37-9-8-5-5-2-2-2-4-4-6-6-7-15-17-28-25-35-41-68-66-84-77-72-84-92

 

Former Cold Chisel guitarist/sometime lead singer Ian Moss launched his solo career with this song, which was an Australian Music Report singles chart number one, but only reached number 2 nationally on the ARIA chart.  I didn't like this one at all at the time, but have since grown to not mind it.

 

 

3. "I'm on My Way" by The Proclaimers

State(s) that it went to number one in: South Australia/Northern Territory and Western Australia

Known dates it was number one: 24 April 1989 (SA/NT); 17 April 1989 (WA)

National chart peak: number 3

National chart debut: 6 March 1989

National chart run: 36-16-8-6-5-3-4-4-4-7-13-16-30-42-61-75-85-79

 

In Australia, "I'm on My Way" was the follow-up to Scottish twins The Proclaimers' massive number one hit, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)".  In the UK, however, it was the third single released from their second album Sunshine on Leith (number 2, April 1989).  "I'm on My Way" saved the twin brothers from one-hit wonder status in Australia; nothing else they released troubled the top 50.  With a Scottish-born father (who spoke with an Australian accent) and a Scottish grandmother and great uncle who retained their Scottish accents, The Proclaimers' brogue was somewhat endearing to me.  Stupidly, the music video for "I'm on My Way" appears to be blocked on YouTube, so I've had to resort to uploading my own copy of it below:

 

4. "Stop!" by Sam Brown

State(s) that it went to number one in: South Australia/Northern Territory and Western Australia

Known dates it was number one: 15 May 1989 (SA/NT); 1 May 1989 (WA)

National chart peak: number 4

National chart debut: 7 November 1988

National chart run: 72-94

Re-entered 30 January 1989: 89-83-57-39-37-28-21-17-10-10-8-6-5-5-4-4-7-10-18-25-24-42-45-47-59-61-70-55-75-101-95

 

Released in Australia in August 1988, Sam Brown's "Stop!" sure took its time to take off, peaking 8 and a half months later at number 4 nationally in May 1989.  It was a similar story in Sam's native UK, where "Stop!" originally peaked at number 58 in June 1988 before being re-issued and climbing to number 4 in February 1989, after topping the Flemish chart in Belgium in September 1988.  "Stop!" topped two of the ARIA state charts during a turbulent time at the top of the national chart, where there was a different number one every week for 9 consecutive weeks (some were previous number ones returning to the top spot).

 

 

5. "Bedroom Eyes" by Kate Ceberano

State(s) that it went to number one in: New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and Western Australia

Known dates it was number one: 29 May 1989 (NSW/ACT and WA); 12 June 1989 (QLD)

National chart peak: number 2

National chart debut: 24 April 1989

National chart run: 120-56-25-16-11-2-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-4-5-7-8-13-13-20-24-32-44-44-62-80-83-111-99

 

Formerly the lead singer on most of I'm Talking's singles, Kate Ceberano branched out on her own after the band's demise, launching her pop solo career (she had some earlier jazz releases) with "Bedroom Eyes".  As a 10 year-old when this came out, I didn't quite understand what 'bedroom' eyes were.  I wasn't a fan of this one at the time, but it has since grown on me.  Kate would later score a South Australia/Northern Territory state number one in 1992 with "See Right Through", which only peaked at number 33 nationally, in what would have to be one of the largest discrepancies between state and national chart positions (it was number 60 nationally that week).

 

 

6. "Stuck on You" by Paul Norton 

State(s) that it went to number one in: South Australia/Northern Territory

Known dates it was number one: 29 May 1989

National chart peak: number 3

National chart debut: 20 February 1989

National chart run: 159-(unknown)-140-120-93-61-49-20-13-11-8-6-3-4-6-5-11-15-15-27-32-40-52-54-62-92-102

 

"Stuck on You" was Australian singer-songwriter Paul Norton's debut single, although you wouldn't know that from the lyrics, where he mentions making a record that sold 54 (copies, presumably).  "Stuck on You" sold considerably more than that.  It would be his only major hit, although he had two other later singles that peaked in the 30's.

 

7. "Hand on Your Heart" by Kylie Minogue

State(s) that it went to number one in: South Australia/Northern Territory

Known dates it was number one: 5 June 1989

National chart peak: number 4

National chart debut: 29 May 1989

National chart run: 4-4-4-5-6-7-7-17-21-34-46-49-84-101-87-148

 

At the time, a brand new single from Kylie "only" peaking at number 4 in Australia seemed like a bit of a flop for her, given that three of her previous five singles had peaked at number 1, and another at number 2.  But, this one did manage to top the South Australia/Northern Territory state chart, which is something.  Interestingly, "Hand on Your Heart" peaked at number 2 in Victoria/Tasmania, Queensland and Western Australia, and number 3 in New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory - bettering its national peak in all states.  But, as I mentioned earlier, competition at the top of the Australian singles chart was intense during this period.

 

 

Part three of this post will cover the state chart-only number one singles for the second half of 1989.  Stay tuned!

 

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Special post: State chart-only number 1 singles June-December 1988

It has been quite a while since I've made a post outside of the weekly top 150 recaps.  Writing this one has been on my mental 'to do' list for quite a while.  Although this blog normally deals with flops that missed the ARIA top 100, for a change, in this post I will write about singles that went to number one on at least one of the five state charts, but did not top the national chart.

 

Avid collectors of the printed ARIA top 50 charts that used to be available freely in record stores may recall that ARIA started including the state top 10 charts on those on the chart dated week ending 29 April 1990 (which reflects the chart survey conducted 23 April 1990).  Here's a refresher (hopefully it will be at a readable size font if you right click View Image, or open it in a new tab):

 

Then, in December 1991, ARIA switched to posting the state top 50 singles and albums chart on the reverse of the national chart, with each state having their own state chart printed on the back.  I do wonder what happened at/near border towns...  Here's an example I collected at the time, showing the Victoria/Tasmania state chart on the reverse.  I have split the image into two halves so that it (hopefully) displays more clearly below:

 

 

Then, of course the printed top 50 chart underwent a re-design in August 1992.  Here's one with a Queensland state chart, provided by the late Craig MacGregor:

 

 

Top 50 state chart information was also provided in a table within The ARIA Report, with an example below:

 

ARIA state chart data from June 1988 (when ARIA commenced producing the chart in-house) to December 1989 inclusive has never been publicly available.  While I don't have a complete set of state charts, I am reasonably confident that I now have all of the state chart number 1 singles spanning this period.

 

 

State chart-only number one singles - June 1988 to December 1988:

 

1. "Blue Monday 1988" by New Order

State(s) that it went to number one in: Victoria/Tasmania

Known dates it was number one: 6 June 1988

National chart peak: number 3 

National chart debut: 29 May 1988

National chart run: 31-3-4-5-7-7-13-14-14-16-20-28-35-37-54-53-72-75-96

 

Topping the very first Victoria/Tasmania state chart produced by ARIA is New Order's "Blue Monday 1988".  During the same week, it climbed from number 31 to number 3 nationally.  While the English band never scored a national number one single in Australia, "Bizarre Love Triangle" (number 5, March 1987) also topped the Kent Music Report state chart for four weeks in Victoria in 1987.  Excellent taste, Victorians and Tasmanians!

 

 

2. "Underneath the Radar" by Underworld

State(s) that it went to number one in: Western Australia

Known dates it was number one: 6 June 1988

National chart peak: number 5

National chart debut: 11 April 1988

National chart run: 82-68-52-49-40-36-28-26-13-5-16-9-10-7-12-11-10-7-10-10-16-23-28-35-36-44-45-46-46-55-56-60-70-75-90

 

British band Underworld landed a state chart number one in Western Australia on the first chart survey ARIA conducted.  Surprisingly, this one was only really a hit in Australia, where it reached number 5 nationally, and in New Zealand, where it reached number 14.  "Underneath the Radar" crept into the lower region of the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 74 in May 1988.  Astonishingly, the single did not even register on the UK top 200, which is quite a travesty!

 

3. "The Perfect Day" by Fischer-Z

State(s) that it went to number one in: Western Australia

Known dates it was number one: 13 June 1988

National chart peak: number 12

National chart debut: 2 May 1988

National chart run: 95-90-87-68-60-55-22-82-47-45-37-31-21-18-12-13-16-17-14-21-20-26-33-34-33-57-58-57-96

 

Like Underworld above, English band Fischer-Z were two-hit wonders in Australia, (almost) eight years apart, with "So Long" (number 15, December 1980) and this one.  Also like Underworld, the line-up of the band had completely changed in between the two Australian hits, with the lead singer being the only constant.  Narrowly missing the top 10 nationally, Western Australia had the good sense to make this a number one hit.  The single had a rather yo yo-like chart run for a period, climbing from 55 to 22 on the second ARIA-produced chart (the week it was number one in Western Australia), before dropping back down to 82 then climbing back up the chart slowly again.  I wonder what was going on there.

 

4. "Better Be Home Soon" by Crowded House

State(s) that it went to number one in: Queensland and Western Australia

Known dates it was number one: 4 July 1988 (WA); 11 July 1988 (QLD)

National chart peak: number 2

National chart debut: 13 June 1988

National chart run: 36-3-3-2-2-3-2-2-4-5-6-6-10-17-18-23-37-43-52-62-61-71-84-96-95

 

Probably thought of as a number one hit by most people, "Better Be Home Soon" surprisingly only peaked at number 2.  Having said that, I was not a fan of the song at the time, but have since grown to like it over the years.

 

 

5. "Doctorin' the Tardis" by The Timelords

State(s) that it went to number one in: Victoria/Tasmania and Queensland

Known dates it was number one: 29 August 1988 (VIC/TAS); 19 September 1988 (QLD)

National chart peak: number 2

National chart debut: 1 August 1988

National chart run: 57-8-4-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-7-12-13-25-35-51-52-53-78-83-94-(2 week Xmas break)-98

 

Another one many people probably assume was a number one hit is The Timelords' (an alias of The KLF) novelty hit, "Doctorin' the Tardis".  It seemed there were more Doctor Who fans in Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland than the rest of the country.

 

 

6. "Don't Be Cruel" by Cheap Trick

State(s) that it went to number one in: Victoria/Tasmania and Queensland

Known dates it was number one: 19 September 1988 (VIC/TAS); 12 September 1988 (QLD)

National chart peak: number 4

National chart debut: 27 June 1988

National chart run: 50-29-20-25-16-14-9-8-5-5-4-4-5-5-6-12-19-23-28-44-46-43-74-75-75-97-(2 week Xmas break)-96 

Deciding to follow-up a massive number one hit "The Flame" (number one on the first ARIA-produced national singles chart, no less) with a safe Elvis cover was a choice... but it paid off for Cheap Trick, giving them back-to-back top 5 success in Australia.

 

 

7. "All Fired Up" by Pat Benatar

State(s) that it went to number one in: Queensland and Western Australia

Known dates it was number one: 3 October 1988 (QLD); 26 September 1988 (WA)

National chart peak: number 2

National chart debut: 1 August 1988

National chart run: 70-41-20-15-7-5-5-4-2-2-5-7-9-11-14-19-20-33-50-66-(2 week Xmas break)-71-75-83-95-101

 

American singer Pat Benatar landed a number one hit in Australia in early 1984 with the brilliant "Love Is a Battlefield".  While she never replicated that feat, she came close with "All Fired Up"; another song I wasn't particularly fond of at the time, but has since grown on me.  A little known fact about this track is that it's a cover version of a 1987 single from Australian country band Rattling Sabers, which peaked at number 94 in Australia in November 1987.

 

 

8. "The Only Way Is Up" by Yazz and The Plastic Population

State(s) that it went to number one in: New South Wales/Australian Capital Territory

Known dates it was number one: 17 October 1988 (NSW/ACT)

National chart peak: number 2

National chart debut: 19 September 1988

National chart run: 86-34-14-8-2-5-5-5-6-5-4-4-5-7-(2 week Xmas break)-6-9-8-13-17-21-22-36-46-48-60-65-79-83-84

 

English singer Yazz (born Yasmin Evans) was backed up by Coldcut, for whom she was a featured artist on "Doctorin' the House" (number 45, August 1988), using the pseudonym 'The Plastic Population', for this track, which is another cover of an obscure song, originally recorded by Otis Clay.  Yazz's version spent a respectable 16 weeks in the Australian top 10.  Sometimes incorrectly referred to as a one-hit wonder, Yazz had another top 30 hit in Australia, minus The Plastic Population, with "Stand Up for Your Love Rights" (number 22, December 1988), which I prefer slightly to this one, and, er, another three solo top 100 'hits'.

 

 

9. "A Groovy Kind of Love" by Phil Collins

State(s) that it went to number one in: all except South Australia/Northern Territory!

Known dates it was number one: 24 October 1988 (NSW/ACT); 31 October 1988 (VIC/TAS); 31 October 1988 (QLD); 24 October 1988 (WA)

National chart peak: number 2

National chart debut: 3 October 1988

National chart run: 31-10-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-5-(2 week Xmas break)-8-11-14-17-23-27-64-47-45-68-81-82

 

Spending a mammoth seven consecutive weeks at number 2, Phil Collins' "A Groovy Kind of Love", recorded for the soundtrack of the film Buster (which Phil also starred in), somehow managed to top four of the five state charts, but not the national chart.  In the odd state chart-out, South Australia/Northern Territory, "A Groovy Kind of Love" only managed to reach number 5.

 

 

10. "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Jimmy Barnes

State(s) that it went to number one in: South Australia/Northern Territory

Known dates it was number one: 14 November 1988

National chart peak: number 3

National chart debut: 31 October 1988

National chart run: 24-6-4-3-3-3-6-11-(2 week Xmas break)-14-20-27-39-61-63-71-77-109-97

 

I've never been a big fan of Scottish-Australian pub rock legend Jimmy Barnes' screaming vocals, and they're cranked up to 11 on this live rendition of the Percy Sledge song, which South Australia/Northern Territory obviously loved.  The song could alternatively be titled "How to Destroy Your Vocal Cords Permanently in One Easy Lesson".

 

 

11. "Nothing Can Divide Us" by Jason Donovan

State(s) that it went to number one in: South Australia/Northern Territory

Known dates it was number one: 21 November 1988

National chart peak: number 3

National chart debut: 24 October 1988

National chart run: 4-4-4-3-4-6-8-7-10-(2 week Xmas break)-16-15-24-29-29-47-52-73-82-92-82

 

Rejected by Rick Astley, "Nothing Can Divide Us" was recycled by Hit Factory maestros Stock Aitken Waterman to give 'our' Jason his first hit.  It's a bit of a stretch to think that Jason, who could barely hold a note at this point, could manage a song written with Rick Astley in mind, but here it is.  Jason's voice sounds a bit like it came out of a computer, but this was the pre-Auto-Tune era, and the studio wizardry wasn't quite as good.  Having said that, I do like this.

 

For years, I thought this was a legitimate national ARIA chart number one, as it was number one for a week on the chart used (based on what, I don't know) by Take 40 Australia prior to 1989.  They did switch to using the ARIA chart in January 1989.

 

 

12. "If I Could" by 1927

State(s) that it went to number one in: Victoria/Tasmania

Known dates it was number one: 28 November 1988

National chart peak: number 4

National chart debut: 7 November 1988

National chart run: 64-29-9-5-5-4-4-(2 week Xmas break)-4-5-5-6-11-7-10-10-14-16-17-22-25-31-45-38-42-56-65-77-86-97

 

Aussie band 1927's second single seems like it was a national number one; and it indeed was... on the bogus chart used by Take 40 Australia in 1988.  So, yes, it's another one that I thought was a legitimate number one for years.  FM radio in Melbourne certainly loved this one, and it's quite good, if not a little on the sappy side, lyrically.

 

 

13. "Bring Me Some Water" by Melissa Etheridge

State(s) that it went to number one in: South Australia/Northern Territory

Known dates it was number one: 28 November 1988

National chart peak: number 9

National chart debut: 24 October 1988

National chart run: 55-29-24-11-10-10-9-10-13-(2 week Xmas break)-13-14-12-20-19-24-34-33-38-52-53-62-79-74

 

Another one FM radio in Melbourne flogged to death is American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge's "Bring Me Some Water".  So much so that I believed for many years that Melissa was an Australian!  Indeed, Australia seems to have given Melissa her first taste of real chart success.  Fox FM were playing this one for weeks before it hit the chart, and it's one of those songs I could never work out the title to, assuming it might be "Sweet Devil's Got My Soul."

 

 

14. "Especially for You" by Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan

State(s) that it went to number one in: South Australia/Northern Territory

Known dates it was number one: 19 December 1988 (chart repeated 26 December 1988 and 2 January 1989)

National chart peak: number 2

National chart debut: 19 December 1988

National chart run: 2-(2 week Xmas break)-2-2-2-3-4-7-11-15-17-30-29-28-31-42-49-52-58-58-80-86-99

In retrospect, it seems quite shocking that a Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan duet, considering how big they were at the time, didn't go to number one in Australia.  It did, however, debut at number one on the South Australia/Northern Territory state chart, the only state chart it reached the top.  "Especially for You" was also number one for one week in January 1989 on the chart used by Take 40 Australia before they switched to using the ARIA chart the following week - so it's another one I assumed was a legitimate Australian number one single for years.  I'm sure you've heard/seen "Especially for You" umpteen times before, so here's a parody of the video that's worth checking out (or so I think), from two British comedians who decided to make use of their wig collection during COVID lockdowns by uploading videos to YouTube.

 

 

Part two of this post will cover the state chart-only number one singles for the first half of 1989.  Stay tuned!

 

                                      Part two: State chart-only number 1 singles January-June 1989 >

1992 - the chart year in review

As I have done in previous years, here's a list of all of the singles that peaked between numbers 101 and 150 on the ARIA singles chart during 1992.  Before we get to those, here's a preview of what's coming up in my 1993 posts, commencing on 4 January 2025:

 

Also, I have now added top 150 chart runs for all of my posts, going back to January 1989.

ARTIST	TITLE	PEAK	ENTRY DATE		WEEKS IN (top 150)
ABBACADABRA	Dancing Queen	104	2/11/1992		6
ADAMSKI featuring NINA HAGEN	Get Your Body	114	8/06/1992		5
ADORE	Lowdown	109	7/09/1992		7
ALEX SMITH	This Time Tomorrow	121	15/06/1992		11
ALTERN 8	Evapor 8	124	20/07/1992		6
AMBASSADORS OF FUNK featuring M.C. MARIO	Supermarioland	126	23/11/1992		9
AMONG THIEVES	Big Thing	117	13/04/1992		6
APOTHEOSIS	O Fortuna	104	11/05/1992		15
ARMY OF LOVERS	Obsession	108	10/02/1992		7
ATOMIC DINING CLUB	Love U Love Me	129	18/05/1992		7
AZTEC CAMERA	Spanish Horses	143	3/08/1992		3
BABYFACE (featuring TONI BRAXTON)	Give U My Heart	110	28/09/1992		6
BASS CULTURE featuring GEENA	Love the Life	130	20/07/1992		6
BASSHEADS	Is There Anybody Out There?	140	6/01/1992		5
BB STEAL	Big Love	145	15/06/1992		2
BEASTS OF BOURBON	Just Right (EP)	121	10/02/1992		11
BEATFISH	Out of Control (Round and Round)	110	16/03/1992		5
BEATS INTERNATIONAL	In the Ghetto	142	11/05/1992		1
BELINDA CARLISLE	Half the World	129	27/04/1992		5
BELINDA CARLISLE	Little Black Book	106	31/08/1992		9
BETTE MIDLER	In My Life	107	17/02/1992		6
BILLY FALCON	Power Windows	136	27/01/1992		7
BILLY JOEL	Shameless	133	20/01/1992		5
BIZARRE INC featuring ANGIE BROWN	I'm Gonna Get You	127	23/11/1992		3
BJÖRN AGAIN	Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	106	14/12/1992		4
BLUR	There's No Other Way (re-entry)	120	24/02/1992		9
BOB DYLAN	Like a Rolling Stone (Live)	150	13/04/1992		1
BOB GELDOF	Room 19 (Sha La La La Lee)	143	21/09/1992		3
BOOTSAUCE	Whatcha' Need	150	9/11/1992		1
BOY GEORGE	The Crying Game	142	23/11/1992		2
BRAHMS 4 featuring the music of JOHN FARNHAM	The Full House Mega Mix	109	6/07/1992		5
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	57 Channels (And Nothin' On)	107	6/07/1992		9
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN	Leap of Faith	133	16/11/1992		2
BUFFALO TOM	Taillights Fade/Velvet Roof	140	16/11/1992		2
CANDY HARLOTS	What Are We Fightin' For	132	3/08/1992		5
CARTER THE UNSTOPPABLE SEX MACHINE	After the Watershed	124	2/03/1992		8
CARTER THE UNSTOPPABLE SEX MACHINE	Do Re Me, So Far So Good	136	17/08/1992		2
CATHY DENNIS	You Lied To Me	112	26/10/1992		4
CE CE PENISTON	Keep On Walkin'	123	27/07/1992		6
CHOICE	Pump This House Boy	123	20/01/1992		7
CHRIS DE BURGH	Separate Tables	139	1/06/1992		1
CHRIS WHITLEY	Big Sky Country	125	20/01/1992		5
CHRIS WHITLEY	Poison Girl	133	6/04/1992		8
CHRIS WILSON	The Big One	143	18/05/1992		1
CLIFFS OF DOONEEN	Through an Open Window	123	28/09/1992		5
CLIVE YOUNG	Friends & Lovers	123	28/09/1992		4
CLUB HOY	Not Like That	106	16/03/1992		9
COLOR ME BADD	Heartbreaker	101	30/03/1992		5
COLOUR BLUE	Rockwell Street	102	3/02/1992		8
CONCRETE BLONDE	Walking In London	142	30/11/1992		2
COREY HART	Baby When I Call Your Name	139	27/04/1992		5
CRACKER	Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)	148	16/11/1992		2
CRYSTAL WATERS/SABRINA JOHNSTON	Gypsy Woman/Peace (Remixes)	150	23/11/1992		1
CURIOSITY	Hang On In There Baby	127	8/06/1992		5
CURVE	Fait Accompli	121	4/05/1992		6
CYNDI LAUPER	The World Is Stone	106	6/07/1992		7
DADDY COOL	Eagle Rock (The 1992 Mixes)	104	22/06/1992		15
DAN REED NETWORK	Mix It Up	139	22/06/1992		4
DANNII	Show You the Way To Go	104	7/09/1992		6
DAVID BOWIE	Real Cool World	131	14/09/1992		3
DAVID BYRNE	Girls On My Mind	119	30/03/1992		9
DAVID FAUSTINO ("D" LIL)	Balystix (EP)	133	23/11/1992		9
DEBORAH BLANDO	Boy (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)	122	27/07/1992		3
DEEE-LITE	Runaway	112	20/07/1992		7
DEF FX	Water (EP)	149	16/03/1992		1
DEFINITION OF SOUND	What Are You Under	116	19/10/1992		6
DEGENERATES	Play Dinosaur	142	18/05/1992		4
DES'REE	Why Should I Love You?	102	13/07/1992		7
DIED PRETTY	Sweetheart	129	2/03/1992		7
DIMPLES D (DIMPLES & SPICE)	Sisters Keep On Doin' It	116	3/02/1992		4
DIRE STRAITS	On Every Street	109	17/02/1992		4
DJ JAZZY JEFF & THE FRESH PRINCE	The Things That U Do	109	20/04/1992		4
DJ POWER	Everybody Pump	147	25/05/1992		1
DONNA SUMMER	Work That Magic	147	3/02/1992		1
DREAM FREQUENCY featuring DEBBIE SHARP	Feel So Real	113	8/06/1992		7
DWIGHT YOAKAM	Suspicious Minds	129	30/11/1992		10
ED KUEPPER	The Way I Made You Feel	144	18/05/1992		2
ED KUEPPER	Real Wild Life	132	6/07/1992		11
EDRENALIN	I Believe	129	7/09/1992		5
EMF	Unexplained EP	136	29/06/1992		6
ENYA	Book of Days	111	22/06/1992		5
ERASURE	Who Needs Love (Like That)	120	30/11/1992		8
EVE	What a Lover	120	18/05/1992		4
EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL	Covers E.P.	136	6/04/1992		3
F.A.B. featuring MC PARKER	Thunderbirds Are Go!	135	30/11/1992		12
FALLING JOYS	Incinerator	131	17/08/1992		6
FILTHY LUCRE featuring HUNTERS & COLLECTORS	Talking To a Stranger	141	26/10/1992		3
FIREHOUSE	When I Look Into Your Eyes	140	23/11/1992		5
FISHBONE	Sunless Saturday	135	17/02/1992		1
FISHBONE	Everyday Sunshine	112	24/02/1992		5
FREAKED OUT FLOWER CHILDREN	Beautiful People	102	30/03/1992		6
GARTH BROOKS	Shameless	103	15/06/1992		6
GARY MOORE	Story of the Blues	124	1/06/1992		13
GENESIS	Tell Me Why	110	30/11/1992		13
GHOSTWRITERS	Runaway Bay	117	17/02/1992		7
GHOSTWRITERS	World Is Almost At Peace	135	1/06/1992		3
GIRL OVERBOARD	Chain of Fools	138	5/10/1992		4
GLENN FREY	I've Got Mine	137	20/07/1992		6
GLENN FREY	River of Dreams	137	7/09/1992		5
GLORIA ESTEFAN	Always Tomorrow	107	9/11/1992		8
GUY	D-O-G Me Out	148	6/01/1992		1
HAPPY MONDAYS	Stinkin Thinkin	110	21/09/1992		7
HARRY CONNICK, JR.	You Didn't Know Me When	103	9/03/1992		5
HELVELLN	Cruelest Plague	118	17/02/1992		8
HI-FIVE	Just Another Girlfriend	107	3/02/1992		5
HOLY NOISE featuring THE GLOBAL INSERT PROJECT	James Brown Is Still Alive!!	148	6/04/1992		2
HONEYMEN	Felt Like a Kiss	113	28/09/1992		6
HOODOO GURUS	Castles In the Air	113	13/01/1992		6
HOWARD JONES	Lift Me Up	131	18/05/1992		5
IAN McCULLOCH	Lover, Lover, Lover	141	6/04/1992		2
IAN MOSS	Never Give Up	128	10/02/1992		5
ICE CUBE	Steady Mobbin'	147	27/01/1992		1
INDECENT OBSESSION	Rebel With a Cause	122	12/10/1992		5
INDIGO GIRLS	Galileo	130	27/07/1992		6
INNER CITY	Pennies From Heaven	122	7/09/1992		6
IRON MAIDEN	From Here To Eternity	109	21/09/1992		7
IZZY STRADLIN AND THE JU JU HOUNDS	Shuffle It All	117	9/11/1992		5
JAMES	Born of Frustration	134	22/06/1992		5
JENNY MORRIS	Crackerjack Man	125	18/05/1992		3
JO BETH TAYLOR	You Don't Own Me	137	20/01/1992		5
JOAN ARMATRADING	Wrapped Around Her	148	6/07/1992		4
JOE COCKER	Now That the Magic Has Gone	107	13/07/1992		11
JOE COCKER	Night Calls	133	19/10/1992		5
JOHN LEE HOOKER	This Is Hip	150	16/03/1992		1
JOHN SCHUMANN	Eyes On Fire	123	31/08/1992		6
JOHN WILLIAMSON	This Is Australia Calling	123	21/09/1992		6
JOHN WILLIAMSON	I'll Be Gone	131	23/11/1992		2
JUDITH DURHAM	Australia Land of Today	124	10/02/1992		5
JULIAN LENNON	Get a Life	104	6/07/1992		6
k.d. lang	Constant Craving	138	22/06/1992		5
K.I.C	Bring Me On	135	7/09/1992		3
KARYN WHITE	The Way I Feel About You	150	17/02/1992		1
KATHY TROCCOLI	Everything Changes	106	6/07/1992		8
KEITH RICHARDS	Wicked As It Seems	136	30/11/1992		8
KENNY THOMAS	Thinking About Your Love	125	20/04/1992		7
KISS	Domino	110	12/10/1992		5
K-KLASS	Rhythm Is a Mystery	138	20/01/1992		3
KYM SIMS	Take My Advice	123	1/06/1992		4
L.A. GUNS	It's Over Now	133	11/05/1992		2
LENNY KRAVITZ	Stop Draggin' Around	101	4/05/1992		5
LEON K AND THE KNOCKOUTS	The Marrickville Mauler	148	24/02/1992		1
LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM	Countdown	131	19/10/1992		5
LIONEL RICHIE	My Destiny	125	5/10/1992		4
LISA EDWARDS	So Dangerous	106	19/10/1992		6
LISA STANSFIELD	Time To Make You Mine	114	25/05/1992		5
LIVE	Pain Lies On the Riverside	142	10/08/1992		1
LIVING DAYLIGHTS	Sliding	144	9/11/1992		1
LLOYD COLE	She's a Girl and I'm a Man	149	6/01/1992		1
LONDONBEAT	You Bring On the Sun	135	29/06/1992		4
LOVE DECADE	So Real	121	17/02/1992		7
MADNESS	My Girl (re-issue)	145	26/10/1992		1
MANIC STREET PREACHERS	Theme From M.A.S.H. (Suicide Is Painless)	139	2/11/1992		3
MARC COHN	True Companion	117	20/01/1992		9
MARC COHN	Ghost Train	121	23/03/1992		5
MARIAH CAREY	If It's Over	115	30/11/1992		9
MARK CURRY	The Mark Curry E.P.	146	9/11/1992		2
MARKY MARK & THE FUNKY BUNCH	I Need Money	121	6/04/1992		5
MASSIVE ATTACK	Safe From Harm	132	3/08/1992		5
MAXI PRIEST	Groovin' In the Midnight	120	19/10/1992		4
MAYBE DOLLS	Never Look Back	114	25/05/1992		8
MC OJ & RHYTHM SLAVE	Money Worries	133	30/03/1992		2
MELISSA	My House	119	16/11/1992		7
MELISSA ETHERIDGE	Dance Without Sleeping	145	23/11/1992		1
MESSIAH	Temple of Dreams	105	26/10/1992		10
MIDNIGHT OIL	Beds Are Burning (Live)	108	27/07/1992		7
MIKE OLDFIELD	Sentinel	134	16/11/1992		3
MINISTRY	Jesus Built My Hotrod	134	23/03/1992		6
MINISTRY	N.W.O	118	10/08/1992		7
MONIE LOVE	Full Term Love	150	14/09/1992		1
MY FRIEND THE CHOCOLATE CAKE	A Midlife's Tale (Get It Back Now)	134	24/02/1992		7
MYLENE FARMER	Je T'aime Mélancolie	142	4/05/1992		2
NATURAL SELECTION	Hearts Don't Think (They Feel)!	106	10/02/1992		7
NEIL DIAMOND	Don't Turn Around	117	9/03/1992		6
NEIL DIAMOND (duet with KIM CARNES)	Hooked On the Memory of You	116	20/04/1992		7
NEIL YOUNG	Harvest Moon	117	23/11/1992		11
NEW EDITION	Boys To Men	134	6/01/1992		5
NIKOLAJ STEEN featuring MELLE MEL and SCORPIO	The New Message	134	17/08/1992		5
NOMAD	Your Love Is Lifting Me	149	22/06/1992		1
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN	I Need Love	109	20/07/1992		11
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN	Deeper Than a River	136	19/10/1992		3
OSMOND BOYS	Boys Will Be Boys	132	24/02/1992		6
OZZY OSBOURNE	Mama I'm Coming Home	127	4/05/1992		8
P.M. DAWN	Reality Used To Be a Friend of Mine	118	27/04/1992		4
PAUL BEGAUD	Everybody	130	2/11/1992		6
PAUL KELLY AND THE MESSENGERS	When I First Met Your Ma	131	9/03/1992		6
PAUL WELLER	Uh Huh Oh Yeh	121	28/09/1992		6
PETER COUSENS	Love Changes Everything	136	14/12/1992		8
POISON	So Tell Me Why	142	6/01/1992		2
POP WILL EAT ITSELF	Karmadrome/Eat Me Drink Me Love Me Kill Me	121	27/07/1992		5
PSYCLONE SMYLE	Real Soul Pleaser (EP)	140	27/01/1992		1
PUBLIC ENEMY	Hazy Shade of Criminal	116	26/10/1992		4
PUSH PUSH	What My Baby Likes	118	6/04/1992		12
QUADROPHONIA	The Man With the Mastermixes	145	6/07/1992		2
QUEEN LATIFAH	Fly Girl/Nature of a Sista'	110	13/01/1992		7
REN	How Does It Feel	112	26/10/1992		5
RICK VITO duet with STEVIE NICKS	Desireé	147	13/07/1992		1
RIDE	Twisterella	105	1/06/1992		10
RIGHT SAID FRED	Those Simple Things/(What a Day For a) Daydream	121	14/09/1992		7
RINGO STARR	Weight of the World	142	6/07/1992		1
ROGER WATERS	What God Wants, Part I	103	14/09/1992		6
ROY ORBISON	I Drove All Night	132	18/05/1992		2
ROY ORBISON	Heartbreak Radio	103	23/11/1992		13
SABRINA JOHNSTON	I Wanna Sing	115	3/08/1992		6
SCHASCLE	Can't Get Love With Money	138	13/04/1992		5
SEPULTURA	Third World Posse (EP)	116	6/07/1992		9
SEX PISTOLS	Pretty Vacant	126	7/12/1992		9
SHANICE	I'm Cryin'	140	6/07/1992		4
SHAWN CHRISTOPHER	Don't Lose the Magic	124	18/05/1992		4
SIMPLE MINDS	Real Life	103	27/01/1992		6
SIMPLY RED	Thrill Me	109	29/06/1992		9
SIMPLY RED	Your Mirror	120	7/09/1992		7
SINÉAD O'CONNOR	Don't Cry For Me Argentina	138	30/11/1992		6
SINITTA	Shame Shame Shame	135	12/10/1992		3
SLAUGHTER	The Wild Life	130	29/06/1992		5
SLIM DUSTY	She'll Be Right, Mate	129	9/11/1992		3
SONIC YOUTH	Youth Against Fascism	123	16/11/1992		4
SOPHIE B. HAWKINS	California Here I Come	104	7/09/1992		7
SOUTHERN SONS	I Can't Wait Any Longer	111	7/12/1992		9
SPLINTER	Splinter (EP)	135	20/01/1992		3
STEPHEN CUMMINGS	Keep the Ball Rolling	125	17/08/1992		5
STRONGHEART	Kids Are Wired	146	20/07/1992		3
SUGAR	Helpless	111	19/10/1992		5
SUGAR	A Good Idea	108	14/12/1992		8
SUNSCREEM	Pressure	137	27/04/1992		5
SUNSCREEM	Walk On	143	3/08/1992		2
SUNSCREEM	Love U More	141	21/09/1992		1
S-WITCH	Sensual Motion	135	3/08/1992		7
TALKING HEADS	Lifetime Piling Up	108	7/12/1992		8
TEARS FOR FEARS	Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)	130	6/04/1992		7
TECHNOTRONIC featuring REGGIE	Money Makes the World Go Round	117	10/02/1992		5
TEENAGE FANCLUB	The Concept	110	20/04/1992		7
TEVIN CAMPBELL	Tell Me What You Want Me To Do	116	16/03/1992		6
THE B-52's	Tell It Like It T-I-Is	120	28/09/1992		6
THE BEACH BOYS	Hot Fun In the Summertime	122	23/11/1992		7
THE BRAND NEW HEAVIES featuring N'DEA DAVENPORT	Never Stop	140	9/03/1992		6
THE CELIBATE RIFLES	Cold Wind	138	1/06/1992		3
THE CHEVELLES	Girl For Me	144	18/05/1992		1
THE CRUEL SEA	This Is Not the Way Home	130	31/08/1992		8
THE CURE	A Letter To Elise	103	9/11/1992		8
THE FARGONE BEAUTIES	Highway To Hell (Ballad of Jed Clampett)	106	2/11/1992		6
THE FARM	Don't You Want Me	115	23/11/1992		11
THE KILLJOYS	Spin (EP)	136	6/01/1992		5
THE LIGHTNING SEEDS	Sense	107	6/07/1992		8
THE MEN	Church of Logic, Sin, & Love	143	31/08/1992		3
THE NEW ROCKY HORROR SHOW (AUSTRALIAN CAST RECORDING)	The New Time Warp	106	14/12/1992		10
THE PASADENAS	I'm Doing Fine Now	143	23/03/1992		5
THE PRODIGY	Everybody In the Place	125	22/06/1992		9
THE REELS	Bad Moon Rising (Remixes)	125	23/11/1992		10
THE SMITHS	This Charming Man (re-issue)	108	7/09/1992		6
THE SOUP DRAGONS	Divine Thing	133	22/06/1992		6
THE TEMPTATIONS	My Girl (re-issue)	104	2/03/1992		12
THE TIN LIDS	School	131	7/09/1992		7
THOMAS DOLBY	Close But No Cigar	107	15/06/1992		7
TIA CARRERE	Ballroom Blitz	101	13/07/1992		7
TONI CHILDS	I Want To Walk With You	110	10/02/1992		6
TORI AMOS	Silent All These Years	128	2/03/1992		6
TUMBLEWEED	Theatre of Gnomes (EP)	116	27/04/1992		3
TUMBLEWEED	Weedseed (EP)	111	24/08/1992		9
VANESSA WILLIAMS	Running Back To You	111	31/08/1992		5
VIC REEVES AND THE ROMAN NUMERALS	Born Free	130	11/05/1992		4
W.A.S.P.	The Idol	126	7/09/1992		2
WARRANT	Machine Gun	124	14/09/1992		6
WET WET WET	Make It Tonight	110	15/06/1992		5
XTC	The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead	132	5/10/1992		1

 

 

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