Chart 64

Chart 64
(15 September, 1996)


1.- Gary Barlow - Forever Love
2.- No Mercy - Where Do You Go?
3.- Robert Miles - Fable
4.- Gin Blossoms - As Long As It Matters
5.- Fugees - Killing Me Softly
6.- Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree
7.- George Michael - Spinning The Wheel
8.- Take That - Relight My Fire
9.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
10.- Take That - Back For Good
11.- Jan Arden - Insensitive
12.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
13.- Gin Blossoms - Til I Hear It From You
14.- Sin With Sebastian - He Belongs To Me (DEBUT)
15.- Robert Miles - Children
16.- Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl (DEBUT)
17 - Bone Thungs-N'-Harmony - Crossroads (DEBUT)
18.- Tina Turner & Sting - On Silent Wings
19.- Mike Oldfield - With This (???????)
20.- Eros Ramazzotti - Stella Gemella (DEBUT)

That damn Alanis refuses to go down... the chart! jajaja Anyway, Sin With Sebastian, he was kinda laughable because his music was ridiculous, but I fell for it jajajaja. however "He Belongs To Me" was not as bad, it was a little bit cool. Then, at 16, Peter Andre. All over the internet, people hate him, but i just don't see why. I bought his album "Natural" and at the time, I liked it, now, I gave it away. But the music was nowhere near enough as bad as people claim it is... who knows. Here, with "Mysterious Girl" (from the album "Natural"). Ahh, rappers in my chart?? a sight to behold. And finally, the brilliant second single from the then current Eros Ramazzotti album, the song "Stella Gemella". Even if the video was kinda boring, I looooved it.

Chart 63

Chart 63
(8 September, 1996)


1.- Gary Barlow - Forever Love
2.- No Mercy - Where Do You Go?
3.- Fugees - Killing Me Softly
4.- Robert Miles - Fable
5.- Gin Blossoms - As Long As It Matters (DEBUT)
6.- Take That - Relight My Fire (DEBUT)
7.- Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree
8.- Take That - Back For Good
9.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
10.- George Michael - Spinning The Wheel (DEBUT)
11.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
12.- Gin Blossoms - 'Til I Hear It From You
13.- Robert Miles - Children
14.- Jan Arden - Insensitive (DEBUT)
15.- Tori Amos - Silent All These Years (DEBUT)
16.- Mike Oldfield - With This (DEBUT) (?????????)
17 - Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
18.- Tina Turner & Sting - On Silent Wings (DEBUT)
19.- Gloria Estéfan - Reach
20.- Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack

Aww, at number 5, we have an awesome song "As Long As It Matters" by Gin Blossoms, really beautiful. Too bad that their album from 2006 was such a disappointment. At 6, another Take That song I had heard "Relight My Fire". At 10, the awesome third single from "Older" by George Michael, a really elegant album full of great songs. Jan Arden tries a second chance to conquer the chart debuting again at 14. And my beautiful Tori Amos also debuts with "Silent All These Years", a song I had heard before, but didn't remember. I was watching a tv show where they showed more or less old videos and they showed this one, so I had to chart it... even if only for a week. Then, help me out here, a Mike Oldfield song debuts at 16, the radio host introduced the song something like 'And here it is Mike Oldfield with this' So, i was like... with this what? wait, maybe that's the name of the song! So it stuck, I have listened some Mike Oldfield albums and the song is not on any of those, so my quest to find the name of it is still ongoing. And finally, at 18, Tina Turner with the featured vocals of Sting.

Chart 62

Chart 62
(1 September, 1996)


1.- Gary Barlow - Forever Love (DEBUT)
2.- Fugees - Killing Me Softly
3.- Robert Miles - Fable
4.- Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree
5.- No Mercy - Where Do you Go? (DEBUT)
6.- Take That - Back For Good
7.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
8.- Robert Miles - Children
9.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
10.- Gin Blossoms - 'Til I Hear It From You
11.- Gloria Estéfan - Reach
12.- Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
13.- Take That - Never Forget
14.- Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack
15.- Fool's Garden - Wild Days
16.- Mr. President - Coco Jambo
17 - Color Me Bad - The Earth, The Sun, The Rain (DEBUT)
18.- Toni Braxton - You're Makin' Me High (DEBUT)
19.- Hootie And The Blowfish - Old Man And Me
20.- Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart

What else could be expected from the former leader of Take That, once they disbanded? Going solo? Check. Having a number one hit in my chart? Also check. "Forever Love" is indeed a sweet ballad, I still have fond memories of it to this day, so it's not that bad. And at number 5, a latin sensation, well, I think they were american, but from Florida or something. No Mercy, a singer and a couple of twins making choruses. The song "Where Do you Go?" was so successful, that it even had a spanish version! I remember it like yesterday: 'Where do you do?... a donde?... where do you go?' jajajajaj, fun times. Then, a lot lower, Color Me Bad, a boy band from the early 90's trying to survive in the modern world... didn't succeed. But this song was pretty. And finally, Toni Braxton with "You're Makin' Me High" a common R&B song.

Chart 61

Chart 61
(25 August, 1996)


1.- Fugees - Killing Me Softly
2.- Robert Miles - Fable
3.- Take That - Back For Good
4.- Robert Miles - Children
5.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
6.- Gin Blossoms - 'Til I Hear It From You
7.- Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree
8.- Gloria Estéfan - Reach
9.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
10.- Fool's Garden - Wild Days
11.- Take That - Never Forget
12.- Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack
13.- Take That - It Only Takes A Minute
14.- Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
15.- Hootie And The Blowfish - Old Man And Me
16.- DJ Dado - X-Files
17 - Mr. President - Coco Jambo (DEBUT)
18.- Joan Osborne - St. Theresa (DEBUT)
19.- Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
20.- Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart

ARGH! "Coco Jambo" was atrocious... sad days for my chart indeed. And Joan Osborne returns after being dumped after one week. Joan is still recording to this day, but without the success of 1996.

Chart 60

Chart 60
(18 August, 1996)


1.- Take That - Back For Good
2.- Robert miles - Fable
3.- Fugees - Killing Me Softly
4.- Robert Miles - Children
5.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
6.- Take That - It Only Takes A Minute
7.- Gin Blossoms - 'Til I Hear It From You (DEBUT)
8.- Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree
9.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
10.- Fool's Garden - Wild Days
11.- Gloria Estéfan - Reach
12.- Take That - Never Forget
13.- DJ Dado - X-Files
14.- Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
15.- Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack
16.- OBK - Mi Razón De Ser
17 - Hootie And The Blowfish - Old Man And Me (DEBUT)
18.- Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart
19.- Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
20.- Super De Luxe - She Came On (DEBUT)

As the legend said, "Til I Hear It from You" comes back after a lousy performance many weeks before. Now, I had the song in my posession, so i could listen to it whenever I wanted, excellent song. At 17, Hootie And The Blowfish, and well, I can't even remember how the song goes jajajaja. And finally, another one of those rock-pop songs I liked so much and still like, "She Came On" by Super De Luxe. I don't know anything about them, but the song was cool.

Chart 59

Chart 59
(11 August, 1996)


1.- Take That - It Only Takes A Minute (DEBUT)
2.- Take That - Back For Good
3.- Robert Miles - Fable
4.- Robert Miles - Children
5.- Fugees - Killing Me Softly
6.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
7.- Fool's Garden - Wild Days
8.- DJ Dado - X-Files
9.- Take That - Never Forget
10.- Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree
11.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
12.- Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
13.- OBK - Mi Razón De Ser
14.- Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack
15.- Gloria estéfan - Reach
16.- Amistades Peligrosas - Me Quedaré Solo
17 - Joan Osborne - St. Theresa (DEBUT)
18.- Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart
19.- Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
20.- OBK - Nada Soy Sin Ti

It's sickening watching that insane obsession I had with Take That! They were not bad, but come on! I watched the video for "It Only Takes A Minute" once and it debutes at number one! And the songs was from their first album. Oh well. Then, the song that should have made Joan Osborne a one hit wonder debuts at numbebr 17, "St. Theresa", this one doesn't have that awful intro, and it's much more interesting.

Chart 58

Chart 58
(4 August, 1996)


1.- Robert Miles - Fable (DEBUT)
2.- Robert Miles - Children
3.- Fugees - Killing Me Softly
4.- Take That - Back For Good
5.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
6.- Take That - Never Forget
7.- Fool's Garden - Wild Days (DEBUT)
8.- Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree
9.- DJ Dado - X-Files (DEBUT)
10.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
11.- Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
12.- OBK - Mi Razón De Ser
13.- Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack
14.- Amistades Peligrosas - Me Quedaré Solo
15.- OBK - Nada Soy Sin Ti
16.- Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart
17 - Gloria Estéfan - Reach
18.- Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
19.- Metallica - Until It Sleeps
20.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova

"Fable" by Robert Miles debuts at number one. This song was also in the same line as "Children" but with some incidental vocals like "Tell me a fable" and such. He was very popular around that time. At 7, the failure "Wild Days", i think that song only charted with me and nowhere else in the world jajajaja. And at number 9 (wow, 3 high debuts this week) someone who says he's called DJ Dado... or something like that.

Chart 57

Chart 57
(28 July, 1996)


1.- Robert Miles - Children
2.- Fugees - Killing Me Softly
3.- Take That - Never Forget
4.- Take That - Back For Good
5.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
6.- OBK - Nada Soy Sin Ti
7.- Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree
8.- Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
9.- Alanis Morissette - you Learn
10.- Gloria Estéfan - Reach
11.- Metallica - Until It Sleeps
12.- Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart
13.- Amistades Peligrosas - Me Quedaré Solo
14.- Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack (DEBUT)
15.- OBK - Mi Razón De Ser (DEBUT)
16.- Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
17 - Oasis - Champagne Supernova
18.- Eros Ramazzotti - Piú Bella Cosa
19.- Oasis - Live Forever
20.- Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars

"Return Of The Mack" was catchy back then. Now? it's horrible. And if OBK scored a hit with "Nada Soy Sin Ti", why not with another single? "Mi Razón De Ser" enters the chart, great electronic, dance, pop and techno music.

Chart 56

Chart 56
(21 July, 1996)


1.- Robert Miles - Children
2.- Take That - Never Forget
3.- Fugees - Killing Me Softly
4.- Take That - Back For Good
5.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
6.- OBK - Nada Soy Sin Ti
7.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
8.- Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree
9.- Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
10.- Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart
11.- Gloria Estéfan - Reach
12.- Metallica - Until It Sleeps
13.- Dishwalla - Counting Blue Cars (DEBUT)
14.- Oasis - Live Forever (DEBUT)
15.- Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
16.- Amistades Peligrosas - Me Quedaré Solo (DEBUT)
17 - Oasis - Champagne Supernova
18.- Sax - Cecilia (DEBUT) (?????????)
19.- Eros Ramazzotti - Piú Bella Cosa
20.- George Michael - Fastlove

The mystery reigns this chart. Who is Sax? How do you even write it? I remember hearing that song and thinking it was great, so, when I got internet, I started a hunt for the song, but never found anything about it. Maybe it's spelled wrong, or maybe that song is product of my imagination, we'll never know. Amistades Peligrosas enter to the chart again, with the same song. And old crappy song by Oasis too and "Counting Blue Cars" by Dishwalla, this last one, being a great great song.

Chart 55

Chart 55
(14 July, 1996)


1.- Robert Miles - Children
2.- Take That - Never Forget
3.- Take That - Back For Good
4.- Fugees - Killing Me Softly
5.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
6.- Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
7.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
8.- Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree
9.- Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart
10.- OBK - Nada Soy Sin Ti
11.- Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
12.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova
13.- Gloria Estéfan - Reach
14.- Everything But The Girl - Wrong
15.- Eros Ramazzotti - Piú Bella Cosa
16.- George Michael - Fastlove
17 - Metallica - Until It Sleeps (DEBUT)
18.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
19.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
20.- Stone Temple Pilots - Big Bang Baby (DEBUT)

Finally, after 54 charts, Take That leave number one. And it's good that it happened to the hands of Robert Miles. "Children" now, has made history. Metallica debuts again, and also Stone Temple Pilots with "Big Bang Baby"

Chart 54

Chart 54
(7 July, 1996)


1.- Take That - Never Forget
2.- Take That - Back For Good
3.- Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
4.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
5.- Robert Miles - Children
6.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
7.- Fugees - Killing Me Softly
8.- Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart
9.- Everything But The Girl - Wrong
10.- Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree
11.- George Michael - Fastlove
12.- OBK - Nada Soy Sin Ti
13.- Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
14.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova
15.- Adam Clayton & Larry Muellen - Theme From Mission Impossible (DEBUT)
16.- Ké - Strange World
17 - Eros Ramazzotti - Piú Bella Cosa (DEBUT)
18.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
19.- Gloria Estéfan - Reach (DEBUT)
20.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic

What a leap for Robert Miles! The song by Eros has the accent to the other side, but since this current keyboard I am using is too weird, i have no clue how to type it correctly. Anyway, I never understood why this song was VERY popular, specially since he released many many greater songs. And a song from the olympics "Reach" by Gloria Estéfan

Chart 53

Chart 53
(30 June, 1996)


1.- Take That - Never Forget (DEBUT)
2.- Take That - Back For Good
3.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
4.- Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
5.- George Michael - Fastlove
6.- Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart
7.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
8.- Everything But The Girl - Wrong (DEBUT)
9.- Fugees - Killing Me Softly
10.- Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree
11.- Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
12.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova
13.- Ké - Strange World
14.- OBK - Nada Soy Sin Ti (DEBUT)
15.- Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains
16.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
17 - Robert Miles - Children
18.- Gin Blossoms - Day Job
19.- Take That - Everything Changes
20.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic

Incredible the staying power of "Day Job". Also Pet Shop Boys and Take That of course. "Never Forget" was released as the third single from the album "Nobody Else". At 8, Everything But The Girl debut with "Wrong" and OBK does the same at number 14, with an awesome song called "Nada Soy Sin Ti". In fact, only after a year ago or so, they were still my favorite spanish group. But El Canto Del Loco have taken that position now

Chart 52

Chart 52
(23 June, 1996)


1.- Take That - Back For Good
2.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
3.- Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
4.- George Michael - Fastlove
5.- Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart
6.- Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
7.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
8.- Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree
9.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova
10.- Fugees - Killing Me Softly
11.- Ké - Strange World
12.- Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains
13.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
14.- Gin Blossoms - Day Job
15.- Take That - Everything Changes
16.- Lionel Richie - I Don't Wanna Lose You (DEBUT)
17 - Bryan Adams - The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You
18.- Metallica - Until It Sleeps
19.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
20.- Robert Miles - Children

ACK!! LIONEL RICHIE??????? What was I thinking????? Shame, SHAME on me!!

Chart 51

Chart 51
(16 June, 1996)


1.- Take That - Back For Good
2.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
3.- Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
4.- Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart
5.- George Michael - Fastlove
6.- Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
7.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
8.- Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree
9.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova
10.- Fugees - Killing Me Softly
11.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
12.- Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains
13.- Ké - Strange World (DEBUT)
14.- Take That - Everything Changes
15.- Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
16.- Gin Blossoms - Day Job
17 - Robert miles - Children
18.- Metallica - Until It Sleeps (DEBUT)
19.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
20.- Bryan Adams - The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You (DEBUT)

jajaja, i keep embarrassing myself with these old charts, Bryan Adams? sure! Then, we have Metallica at number 18. The song "Until It Sleeps" began what I see as the decay of the credibility of the band. you see, the song is still good, but ever since, they have been making more and more mainstream music (which is not bad) and lose respect of many fans, due to their blander sound. And finally at 13, we have the enigmatic Ké, who is he? who was his band? what happened to him? We'll never know...

Chart 50

Chart 50
(9 June, 1996)


1.- Take That - Back For Good
2.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
3.- Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
4.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova
5.- Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart
6.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
7.- George Michael - Fastlove
8.- Fugees - Killing Me Softly
9.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
10.- Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
11.- Take That - Everything Changes
12.- Gin Blossoms - Day Job
13.- Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree (DEBUT)
14.- Robert Miles - Children
15.- Garbbage - Only Happy When It Rains (DEBUT)
16.- Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
17 - Sting - You Still Touch Me
18.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
19.- Céline Dion - Because You Loved Me
20.- Tori Amos - Caught A Lite Sneeze

Major event happening here! With this chart number 50, I started making the charts weekly, so from here on, everything will be looked at, more objectively. And to conmemorate this, Fool's Garden debut with "Lemon Tree". They were one-hit wonders, but other singles were not that bad. And at 15, Garbage... ugh! "Only Happy When It Rains".

Chart 49

Chart 49
(1996)


1.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
2.- Take That - Back For Good
3.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova
4.- Robert Miles - Children
5.- Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart
6.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
7.- George Michael - Fastlove
8.- Take That - Everything Changes
9.- Fugees - Killing Me Softly
10.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
11.- Boyzone - Together
12.- Sting - You Still Touch Me
13.- Gin Blossoms - Day Job
14.- Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
15.- Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
16.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
17 - Michael Jackson - They Don't Care About Us
18.- Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight (DEBUT)
19.- Tori Amos - Caught A Lite Sneeze
20.- Céline Dion - Because You Loved Me

Billy Corgan and company are back, with a good song called "Tonight, Tonight". I remember thinking the video was awesome, but I don't think so anymore. I particularly hate the moon's gestures at the end of the video jajajajjaja.

Chart 48

Chart 48
(1996)


1.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
2.- Take That - Back For Good
3.- Robert Miles - Children
4.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova
5.- Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart
6.- Take That - Everything Changes
7.- George Michael - Fastlove
8.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
9.- Fugees - Killing Me Softly
10.- Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
11.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
12.- Boyzone - Together
13.- Sting - You Still Touch Me
14.- Gin Blossoms - Day Job
15.- Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
16.- Tori Amos - Caught A Lite Sneeze
17 - Alanis Morissette - Ironic
18.- Céline Dion - Because You Loved Me
19.- Michael Jackson - They Don't Care About Us (DEBUT)
20.- Take That - Babe

Argh! More shame to my chart! Michael Jackson debuts... well, it could be worse, it could be "Earth Song" ;)

Chart 47

Chart 47
(1996)


1.- Take That - Back For Good
2.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
3.- Robert Miles - Children (DEBUT)
4.- Take That - Everything Changes
5.- George Michael - Fastlove
6.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
7.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova
8.- Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart
9.- Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
10.- Fugees - Killing Me Softly (DEBUT)
11.- Boyzone - Together (DEBUT)
12.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
13.- Gin Blossoms - Day Job
14.- Sting - You Still Touch Me (DEBUT)
15.- Take That - Babe
16.- Tori Amos - Caught A Lite Sneeze
17 - Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
18.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
19.- Céline Dion - Because You Loved Me
20.- Oasis - Roll With It

Tori Amos behind Mark Owen again??? Yes, it never happened again, I promise!! Anyway, the highest debut goes to the italian Robert Miles with his first international hit "Children", the song even had two different videos. People who claimed knowing much about music, kept raving how much they knew about this kind of music and how much it calmed down teenegaers in france after a night of discotheques... anyway! The song is entirely instrumental and VERY good! Then, the trio Fugees debut also with another international hit "Killing Me Softly", a cover. Boyzone also return to the chart with a more upbeat single, "Together", trying to make up for "Coming Home Now" which was not played anywhere!! And another good song by Sting at 14, "You Still Touch Me". At one point, I even considered buying "Mercury Falling", since all the singles released were to my liking.

Chart 46

Chart 46
(1996)


1.- Take That - Everything Changes
2.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
3.- Take That - Back For Good
4.- George Michael - Fastlove
5.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
6.- Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows (DEBUT)
7.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova
8.- Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart
9.- Gin Blossoms - Day Job
10.- Take That - Babe
11.- Tori Amos - Caught A Lite Sneeze
12.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
13.- Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
14.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
15.- Céline Dion - Because You Loved Me
16.- Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
17 - Oasis - Roll With It
18.- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds & Kylie Minogue - Where The Wild Roses Grow
19.- George Michael - Jesus To A Child
20.- Jan Arden - Insensitive

Tori Amos behind Mark Owen??? NEVER AGAIN!!! (well, maybe once more...) Tony Rich Project never really took off... as far as I'm concerned. Besides the successful "Nobody Knows" he/they never had another hit.

Chart 45

Chart 45
(1996)


1.- Take That - Everything Changes (DEBUT)
2.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
3.- Take That - Back For Good
4.- George Michael - Fastlove
5.- Take That - Babe (DEBUT)
6.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
7.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova
8.- Tori Amos - Caught A Lite Sneeze
9.- Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart
10.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
11.- Céline Dion - Because You Loved Me
12.- Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
13.- Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
14.- Gin Blossoms - Day Job
15.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
16.- Oasis - Roll With It
17 - Jan Arden - Insensitive
18.- George Michael - Jesus To A Child
19.- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds & Kylie Minogue - Where The Wild Roses Grow
20.- Pet Shop Boys - Before

The Pet Shop Boys showed they were not a band to consider strong, as their song "BBefore" was embarrassingly falling already, and other songs in the future never did that well... except one... which reached number one! jajajajaja Then, two old songs by Take That arrive at the top 5, at number 5, an horrendous song sung by Mark Owen, and at number one, another sung by Robbie Williams (this one, much better), so Gary Barlow took a back seat.

Chart 44

Chart 44
(1996)


1.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
2.- Take That - Back For Good
3.- George Michael - Fastlove
4.- Céline Dion - Because you Loved Me
5.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
6.- Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
7.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
8.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova
9.- Tori Amos - Caught A Lite Sneeze (DEBUT)
10.- Dog's Eye View - Everything Falls Apart (DEBUT)
11.- Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
12.- Gin Blossoms - Day Job
13.- Jan Arden - Insensitive
14.- Oasis - Roll With It
15.- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds & Kylie Minogue - Where The Wild Roses Grow
16.- Pet Shop Boys - Before
17 - George Michael - Jesus To A Child
18.- Lina Santiago - Feels So Good (Show Me Your Love)
19.- Brandy - Sittin' Up In My Room
20.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic

When the weather changes, and it's all windy and weird, the radio begins to receive radio stations from Texas (not always, but sometimes), so I was lucky to catch "Caught A Lite Sneeze" in one of those stations (specially cause I don't see that song as being radio friendly) and recorded half of it. That was what made me debut the song again, being that it's my favorite song ever. It wasn't at that time, but I liked it a lot. And Dog's Eye View debut with a great song. I heard they released something last year, but never had the chance to listen.

Chart 43

Chart 43
(1996)


1.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
2.- Take That - Back For Good
3.- George Michael - Fastlove
4.- Céline Dion - Because you Loved Me
5.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
6.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
7.- Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
8.- Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
9.- Oasis - Roll With It
10.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova
11.- Brandy - Sittin' Up In My Room
12.- Lina Santiago - Feels So Good (Show Me Your Love)
13.- Pet Shop Boys - Before
14.- Gin Blossoms - Day Job (DEBUT)
15.- Jan Arden - Insensitive
16.- Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds & Kylie Minogue - Where The Wild Roses Grow (DEBUT)
17 - George Michael - Jesus To A Child
18.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
19.- Roxette - June Afternoon
20.- Diego Torres - Penelope

There were many great songs on the Gin Blossoms album, and they go ahead and release one of the weaker ones as a single: "Day Job", which is still pretty good, but anyway... And the other debuts comes from a couple of artists that never again made the list: Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue. However, this song is great, and the video is magical!

Chart 42

Chart 42
(1996)


1.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
2.- Take That - Back For Good
3.- George Michael - Fastlove
4.- Alanis Morissetee - You Learn
5.- Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
6.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
7.- Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
8.- Céline Dion - Because you Loved Me
9.- Brandy - Sittin' Up In My Room
10.- Garbage - Queer (DEBUT)
11.- Oasis - Roll With It (DEBUT)
12.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova
13.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
14.- Pet Shop Boys - Before
15.- Tina Turner - Whatever You Want
16.- Lina Santiago - Feels So Good (Show Me Your Love) (DEBUT)
17 - George Michael - Jesus To A Child
18.- Roxette - June Afternoon
19.- Jan Arden - Insensitive
20.- Diego Torres - Penelope

"Queer" is probably one of the only few decent songs Garbage have. Shirley Manson is a bad singer. More Oasis. And Lina Santiago debuts too, i still remember the video!

Chart 41

Chart 41
(1996)


1.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
2.- Take That - Back For Good
3.- George Michael - Fastlove
4.- Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
5.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
6.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn
7.- Brandy - Sittin' Up In My Room
8.- Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
9.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
10.- La Bouche - I Love To Love
11.- Everything But The Girl - Missing
12.- Céline Dion - Because You Loved Me
13.- Jan Arden - Insensitive (DEBUT)
14.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova
15.- Sting - Let Your Sould Be Your Pilot
16.- Tina Turner - Whatever You Want (DEBUT)
17 - George Michael - Jesus To A Child
18.- Diego Torres - Penelope
19.- Pet Shop Boys - Before (DEBUT)
20.- Roxette - June Afternoon (DEBUT)

Ay ay ay, what music I liked back then! I still kinda enjoy "Insensitive" but it's nothing great. And poor Tori had to leave the chart.

Chart 40

Chart 40
(1996)


1.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
2.- Take That - Back For Good
3.- Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
4.- La Bouche - I Love To Love
5.- Brandy - Sittin' Up In My Room
6.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
7.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
8.- Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
9.- George Michael - Fastlove
10.- Sting - Let Your Sould Be Your Pilot
11.- Alanis Morissette - You Learn (DEBUT)
12.- Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
13.- George Michael - Jesus To A Child
14.- Diego Torres - Penelope
15.- Everything But The Girl - Missing
16.- Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
17 - Oasis - Champagne Supernova
18.- Céline Dion - Because You Loved Me
19.- Amistades Peligrosas - Me Quedaré Solo (DEBUT)
20.- Tori Amos - Caught A Lite Sneeze

That Alanis was enjoying a string of hits, while mining very well her "Jagged Little Pill" album, here, with the 4th single "You Learn". And straight from Spain, the land of 'El Juego De La Oca', we have Amistades Peligrosas, with a cute song that even if it was in spanish, it contained words that to this day I still wonder what they mean... like "pringao"... what?? jajaja it goes like "Sin tu valía, seré un pringao" jajajaja, it was good to sing! And the fact that in the World Chart Show only mentioned Tori being at number 28, but not playing the song, made me anxious, but still craving to hear more! And given the fall, it was obvious I kept waiting.

Chart 39

Chart 39
(1996)


1.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
2.- Take That - Back For Good
3.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
4.- Brandy - Sittin' Up In My Room
5.- La Bouche - I Love To Love
6.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
7.- Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger (DEBUT)
8.- Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
9.- Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
10.- Diego Torres - Penelope
11.- Sting - Let Your Sould Be Your Pilot
12.- George Michael - Jesus To A Child
13.- Céline Dion - Because You Loved Me (DEBUT)
14.- George Michael - Fastlove (DEBUT)
15.- Everything But The Girl - Missing
16.- Tori Amos - Caught A Lite Sneeze (DEBUT!!!!!)
17 - Björk - Hyper-Ballad
18.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova
19.- Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
20.- Boyzone - Father And Son

OH YEAH!!! The music goddess debuts! The only, the incomparable, the unique Tori Amos made her first chart appearance with the first single from her 3rd album "Boys For Pele". I watched the video on XPO (on MTV) and my jaw dropped. I couldn't believe how great the video was, how angelic her voice is and how entrancing and WEIRD the song was, I was hypnotized! The video was repeated on 3x1 and never to be played again!!! Also, debuts by Oasis, Céline Dion and George Michael. Due to weird release schedules between America and Europe, some songs appeared in the World Chart Show before they made an appearance in Mexico, and many times, they never arrived here. So, to me, the debuts this week, were like "So what? anyone jealous that I get to know these songs before anyone else?" jajajaj, no, i wasn't that cocky, but it was great!

Chart 38

Chart 38
(1996)


1.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
2.- Take That - Back For Good
3.- La Bouche - I Love To Love
4.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
5.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
6.- Everything But The Girl - Missing
7.- Diego Torres - Penelope
8.- Björk - Hyper-Ballad
9.- Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
10.- Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings
11.- George Michael - Jesus To A Child
12.- Boyzone - Father And Son
13.- Sting - Let Your Sould Be Your Pilot
14.- Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
15.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova
16.- Soraya - Suddenly
17 - Bon Jovi - These Days
18.- Los Aterciopelados - Bolero Falaz
19.- Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
20.- Brandy - Sittin' Up In My Room (DEBUT)

Brandy debuts. The next time she managed to repeat this feat was like a couple years after... and that was it.

Chart 37

Chart 37
(1996)


1.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love?
2.- Take That - Back For Good
3.- La Bouche - I Love To Love
4.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
5.- Diego Torres - Penelope
6.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
7.- Björk - Hyper-Ballad
8.- Everything But The Girl - Missing (DEBUT)
9.- George Michael - Jesus To A Child
10.- Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
11.- Boyzone - Father And Son
12.- Sting - Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot
13.- Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings
14.- Bon Jovi - These Days
15.- Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby (DEBUT)
16.- Soraya - Suddenly
17 - Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
18.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova
19.- Shakira - Estoy Aquí (DEBUT)
20.- Los Aterciopelados - Bolero Falaz (DEBUT)

La Bouche at number 3? wow... Then, Everything Bbut The Girl, after the Todd Terry remix made the song really popular in all the world. Mariah strikes back with the 3rd single from "Daydream" a pretty good tune to sing along. And what can I say? I live in México, so it was impossible to escape Shakira, so she debuts with "Estoy Aquí" and also from Colombia, Los Aterciopelados with their only decent song "Bolero Falaz"

Chart 36

Chart 36
(1996)


1.- Take That - How Deep Is Your Love? (DEBUT)
2.- Take That - Back For Good
3.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
4.- Diego Torres - Penelope
5.- Björk - Hyper-Ballad
6.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
7.- George Michael - Jesus To A Child
8.- Boyzone - Father And Son
9.- Björk - Isobel
10.- Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
11.- La Bouche - I Love To Love
12.- Bon Jovi - These Days
13.- Sting - Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot
14.- Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet With Butterfly Wings (DEBUT)
15.- David Bowie & Pet Shop Boys - Hallo Spaceboy (remix)
16.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova
17 - Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
18.- Babylon Zoo - Spaceman (DEBUT)
19.- Cranberries - Salvation
20.- Soraya - Suddenly (DEBUT)

Ahhh, a new song arrives at number one! And in fact, debuts there! And it's by... the same group? Oh well... At least there's a new picture! By that time, I started listening to this really really cool radio show called World Chart Show, where the most played songs around the world, would be compiled and form the chart. That's how I found out about many many artists. And when i heard them mentioning a new Take That song along with the comment that they were splitting, I freaked out! jajajajaja. Smashing Pumpkins debut with their last single, the more hard rock oriented "Bullet With Butterfly Wings", which is in fact, a lot better than "1979". Also, there was a popular song then called "Spaceman" by Babylon Zoo, ugh! And Soraya, the now deceased singer, debuted with the english version of her song "De Repente", actually, whenever I chart any song that has many versions, i chart them all together... except a few cases that ... we'll get to that later.

Chart 35

Chart 35
(1996)


1.- Take That - Back For Good
2.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
3.- Diego Torres - Penelope
4.- Björk - Hyper-Ballad
5.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
6.- Björk - Isobel
7.- Boyzone - Father And Son
8.- George Michael - Jesus To A Child
9.- Bon Jovi - These Days
10.- Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
11.- La Bouche - I Love To Love
12.- David Bowie & Pet Shop Boys - Hallo Spaceboy (remix)
13.- Sting - Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot
14.- Cranberries - Salvation
15.- Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
16.- La Ley - Día Cero
17 - Jovanotti - L'ombelico Del Mondo
18.- Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket
19.- Soul Asylum - Promises Broken
20.- Oasis - Champagne Supernova (DEBUT)

I REALLY loved Take That, Boyzone and Pet Shop Boys! jajajaja, it's kinda funny. Now that we were free from "Wonderwall", Oasis strike back with a more psychadelic song called "Champagne Supernova", a longer and better song.

Chart 34

Chart 34
(1996)


1.- Take That - Back For Good
2.- Diego Torres - Penelope
3.- Björk - Hyper-Ballad
4.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
5.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
6.- Boyzone - Father And Son
7.- George Michael - Jesus To A Child
8.- Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
9.- Björk - Isobel
10.- Sting - Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot (DEBUT)
11.- David Bowie & Pet Shop Boys - Hallo Spaceboy (remix)
12.- Soul Asylum - Promises Broken (DEBUT)
13.- Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
14.- Cranberries - Salvation (DEBUT)
15.- La Ley - Día Cero
16.- Bon Jovi - These Days (DEBUT)
17 - La Bouche - I Love To Love (DEBUT)
18.- Blur - The Universal
19.- Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket
20.- Jovanotti - L'ombelico Del Mondo

The idiomatic expansion continued! Jovanotti is an italian singer, and debuts at 20. La Bouche had other big hits, but "I Love To Love" was the best one, too bad it wasn't a hit as big. Oh, and in the "These Days" video, you can see Sailor Moon! Cranberries also debut with "Salvation", a song that caused sensation here in México. And the highest debut came from Soul Asylum with "Promises Broken". I feel that with this chart, the feel of the whole list changed, don't know exactly why, but that's it.

Chart 33

Chart 33
(1996)


1.- Take That - Back For Good
2.- Diego Torres - Penelope
3.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
4.- Björk - Hyper-Ballad
5.- Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
6.- Boyzone - Father And Son
7.- George Michael - Jesus To A Child
8.- Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
9.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
10.- Björk - Isobel
11.- La Ley - Día Cero
12.- David Bowie & Pet Shop Boys - Hallo Spaceboy (remix)
13.- Blur - The Universal
14.- Joan Osborne - One Of Us
15.- Foo Fighters - Big Me
16.- Simply Red - Remembering The First Time (DEBUT)
17 - Pulp - Disco 2000
18.- Oasis - Wonderwall
19.- Björk - Headphones
20.- Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket

Simply Red? jajajaja, even the video was terrible. And we had a new number two! "Penelope" took its sadness stright to number two. Will he be able to knock Take That out of the first position? Stay tuned for that!

Chart 32

Chart 32
(1996)


1.- Take That - Back For Good
2.- Björk - Hyper-Ballad
3.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
4.- Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
5.- Diego Torres - Penelope
6.- Boyzone - Father And Son
7.- George Michael - Jesus To A Child
8.- Björk - Isobel
9.- Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
10.- La Ley - Día Cero
11.- David Bowie & Pet Shop Boys - Hallo Spaceboy (remix)
12.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
13.- Blur - The Universal
14.- Joan Osborne - One Of Us
15.- Pulp - Disco 2000
16.- Björk - Headphones (DEBUT)
17 - Oasis - Wonderwall
18.- Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket
19.- Foo Fighters - Big Me (DEBUT)
20.- Björk - Enjoy

Not completely sure, but I think "Headphones" by Björk, was one of the first songs that opened my mind to accept more atmospheric music, instead of extremely happy or beat driven styles. It was a seed that was planted, but it took a while to develop. At 19, debuted Foo Fighters, a band I don't like, but at the time, their video for "Big Me" was really funny, you should check it out. And who would've thought? Diego Torres leaped from 19 to 5!!

Chart 31

Chart 31
(1996)


1.- Take That - Back For Good
2.- Björk - Hyper-Ballad
3.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
4.- Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
5.- Boyzone - Father And Son
6.- George Michael - Jesus To A Child
7.- Björk - Isobel (DEBUT)
8.- Joan Osborne - One Of Us
9.- La Ley - Día Cero
10.- Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
11.- David Bowie & Pet Shop Boys - Hallo Spaceboy (remix)
12.- Blur - The Universal
13.- Björk - Enjoy (DEBUT)
14.- Pulp - Disco 2000
15.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic
16.- Oasis - Wonderwall
17 - Cardigans - Carnival
18.- Cranberries - Linger
19.- Diego Torres - Penelope
20.- Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket

What? After that eloquent last post about "Penelope", it falls?? oh well... weirder things are still to come in the next hundreds of charts jajajaja. And guess who bought "Post" by Björk during the time of this chart? Yes! me! It was on cassette and the damn cassette didn't have the tracklist printed on the backside, so i said, fuck it, I love her, I'm paying! And she captivated me, in fact, she was one of my 5 picks for album of the year on 1996.

Chart 30

Chart 30
(1996)


1.- Take That - Back For Good
2.- Björk - Hyper-Ballad
3.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
4.- Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
5.- George Michael - Jesus To A Child
6.- Boyzone - Father And Son
7.- Joan Osborne - One Of Us
8.- Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
9.- La Ley - Día Cero
10.- David Bowie & Pet Shop Boys - Hallo Spaceboy (remix)
11.- Blur - The Universal
12.- Cranberries - Linger
13.- Pulp - Disco 2000
14.- Oasis - Wonderwall
15.- Cardigans - Carnival
16.- Alanis Morissette - Ironic (DEBUT)
17 - Diego Torres - Penelope (DEBUT)
18.- Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket
19.- Melissa Etheridge - I Want To Come Over (DEBUT)
20.- Blur - Charmless Man

Jajajajajaja, Gwyneth Paltrow appears in the Melissa video! Which by the way, is a great song, not GREAT, but just great enough to remember it fondly. We also have "Penelope" by Diego Torres, a cover that leaves the original to shame in my personal opinion. Joan Manuel Serrat never gave it that feeling needed... but that's just me. It's a beautiful story about a woman who goes insane by waiting her man for years and years. He promised he would return and that's her only hope, but when he finally returns, he's so changed and she says "He wasn't like this, your face and your skin, you're not who I am waiting for" ahhhhh, it still breaks my heart. Anyway, and finally Alanis returns with a new single "Ironic" which proved to be a worldwide hit, and since my chart was based around hits, it was impossible not to debut here.

Chart 29

Chart 29
(1996)


1.- Take That - Back For Good
2.- Björk - Hyper-Ballad
3.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
4.- George Michael - Jesus To A Child
5.- Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
6.- Boyzone - Father And Son
7.- La Ley - Día Cero
8.- Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
9.- Joan Osborne - One Of Us
10.- Pulp - Disco 2000
11.- Blur - The Universal
12.- Cranberries - Linger
13.- Oasis - Wonderwall
14.- David Bowie & Pet Shop Boys - Hallo Spaceboy (remix) (DEBUT)
15.- Madonna - You'll See
16.- Cardigans - Carnival
17 - Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket
18.- Madonna - Human Nature
19.- Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
20.- Blur - Charmless Man

It was obvious to see Blur fall, damn MTV only played the video twice that i know... if they played it more times, that must have been months later. And at 14, we see the debut of David Bowie helped by the Pet Shop Boys in the song "Hallo Spaceboy" which was a nice song. This was during a brief period (a few years) where I considered Bowie to be great. While at the top, Björk is still trying to dethrone Take That. "Hyper-Ballad" had an awesome video, and I wished the video would had covered the totallity of the song.

Chart 28

Chart 28
(1996)


1.- Take That - Back For Good
2.- Björk - Hyper-Ballad
3.- Pet Shop Boys - Paninaro '95
4.- George Michael - Jesus To A Child
5.- Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
6.- Boyzone - Father And Son
7.- Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
8.- La Ley - Día Cero
9.- Blur - The Universal
10.- Pulp - Disco 2000
11.- Cranberries - Linger
12.- Oasis - Wonderwall
13.- Madonna - You'll See
14.- Joan Osborne - One Of Us
15.- Alanis Morissette - Hand In My Pocket
16.- Madonna - Human Nature
17 - Cardigans - Carnival (DEBUT)
18.- Chris Isaak - Wicked Game
19.- Blur - Charmless Man (DEBUT)
20.- Lisa Loeb - Taffy

Cardigans and Blur enter the chart. Now, I have read that on "The Great Escape" by Blur (the album), there was a duet with one of my favorite singers Francoise Hardy... too bad I had no clue she existed back then.