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Tears on my pillow - Week 1
This week the challenger was predictably the new Kylie Minogue single “Tears On My Pillow”, a cover of 1958 Little Anthony & The Imperials No 4 US hit which failed to chart here. It features not only on Minogue’s last album “Enjoy Yourself” but also on the soundtrack to her first feature film “The Delinquents” which opened here on Boxing Day to moderate success. It’s Kylie’s 9th single and a ninth top 5 hit to boot as it debuts at No 2 with sales of 35,000, the album has spent its first 14 weeks in the top 6 amassing sales of 900,000 so far.
1- HANGIN TOUGH- New Kids On The Block (45,000)
2- TEARS ON MY PILLOW- Kylie Minogue (35,000)
3- TOUCH ME- 49ers (32,000)
4- GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE- Mantronix (31,000)
5- YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL)- Jimmy Somerville (26,000)
6- GET A LIFE- Soul II Soul (22,000)
7- PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER- D.Mob (21,000)
8- GOT TO GET- Rob N Raz Featuring Leila K (19,000)
9- WHEN YOU COME BACK TO ME- Jason Donovan (17,000)
10- GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS/ RICH IN PARADISE- FPI Project (16,800)
Tears on my pillow - Week 2
There was no fight back for New Kids On The Block this week as they get roundly defeated and fall 1-2 (52,000) though you’ll note they are still increasing sales wise! Instead nothing could prevent a fourth chart topper for Kylie Minogue and “Tears On My Pillow” as she becomes only the second female act to score as many chart toppers, the only lady ahead of her? Madonna of course on 6 No 1’s so far. It is also S/A/W’s 13th chart topper with a change of decade not appearing to hamper their ability to score big hits, this production bumps 2-1 (61,000), and at 2 minutes 28 seconds it’s also the shortest chart topper since the Specials ten years ago.
1- TEARS ON MY PILLOW- Kylie Minogue (61,000)
2- HANGIN TOUGH- New Kids On The Block (52,000)
3- NOTHING COMPARES 2 U- Sinead O’Connor (40,600)
4- TOUCH ME- 49ers (31,000)
5- GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE- Mantronix (31,000)
6- COULD HAVE TOLD YOU SO- Halo James (29,000)
7- YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL)- Jimmy Somerville (26,000)
8- PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER- D.Mob (20,000)
9- GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS- FPI Project (19,000)
10- GOT TO GET- Rob N Raz Ft Leila K (18,000)
Tears on my pillow - Week 3
Nothing Compares 2 Sinead O’Connor this week as copies of her single flew off the shelves after a live TOTP performance of the song saw 85,000 copies change hands this week. It climbs 3-1 to easily become the third chart topper of the 90s as the turnaround rate at the top is quite ferocious. That’s bad news for Kylie Minogue who slumps 1-2 (51,000) after losing just 5% saleswise.
1 - NOTHING COMPARES 2 U- Sinead O’Connor (85,000)
2- TEARS ON MY PILLOW- Kylie Minogue (51,000)
3- GET UP (BEFORE THE NIGHT IS OVER)- Technotronic (44,000)
4- GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE- Mantronix (40,000)
5- TOUCH ME- 49ers (27,000)
6- COULD HAVE TOLD YOU SO- Halo James (27,000)
7- HANGIN TOUGH- New Kids On The Block (26,000)
8- YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL)- Jimmy Somerville (24,000)
9- HAPPENIN ALL OVER AGAIN- Lonnie Gordon (18,000)
10- I WISH IT WOULD RAIN DOWN ON ME- Phil Collins (18,000
Tears on my pillow - Week 4
More S/A/W related hits dominate the top 5 with the men themselves seeing Lonnie Gordon sprint 9-4 (35,000) to compensate for Kylie’s continued descent 2-3 (47,000). Phil Collins rises 10-7 (25,000) as everything else heads south, that includes Mantronix 4-5 (31,000), 49ers 5-6 (25,000) and Halo James flop 6-8 (23,000).
1- NOTHING COMPARES 2 U- Sinead O’Connor (119,000)
2- GET UP (BEFORE THE NIGHT IS OVER)- Technotronic (52,000)
3- TEARS ON MY PILLOW- Kylie Minogue (47,000)
4- HAPPENIN ALL OVER AGAIN- Lonnie Gordon (35,000)
5- GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE- Mantronix (31,000)
6- TOUCH ME- 49ers (25,000)
7- I WISH IT WOULD RAIN DOWN- Phil Collins (25,000)
8- COULD HAVE TOLD YOU SO- Halo James (23,000)
9- WALK ON BY- Sybil (22,000)
10- INSTANT REPLAY- Yell! (19,000)
Tears on my pillow - Week 5
In other news Lonnie Gordon sticks at No 4 (36,000) whilst Sybil climbs 9-6 (25,000) to make her version of “Walk On By” the highest charting one, that rise leaves Phil Collins stranded at No 7 (25,000). Mantronix tumble 5-8 (24,000) whilst Kylie Minogue doesn’t have a soft landing as she slumps 3-9 (20,000)
1- NOTHING COMPARES 2 U- Sinead O’Connor (128,000)
2- GET UP! (BEFORE THE NIGHT IS OVER)- Technotronic (69,000)
3- DUB BE GOOD TO ME- Beats International Ft Lindy Layton (48,000)
4- HAPPENIN ALL OVER AGAIN- Lonnie Gordon (36,000)
5- I DON’T KNOW ANYBODY ELSE- Black Box (28,000)
6- WALK ON BY- Sybil (25,000)
7- I WISH IT WOULD RAIN DOWN- Phil Collins (25,000)
8- GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE- Mantronix (24,000)
9- TEARS ON MY PILLOW- Kylie Minogue (20,000)
10- LIVE TOGETHER- Lisa Stansfield (19,000)