Natalie Imbruglia celebrates a second week at Number 1

Natalie Imbruglia celebrates a second week at Number 1 with her heartfelt Torn. The song was originally released by the Danish Lis Sørensen, whom later passed the song on for other artists to record. Many artists have released the song as their own, but none made the ballad an outstanding success. That’s until the Australian Natalie Imbruglia released Torn. Miss Imbruglia covered the song for her debut studio album “Left of the Middle”, later releasing it as the album’s lead single. Torn already peaked at Number 2 in the United Kingdom and in Australia.

Boyzone score their eighth Top 10-entry with Baby Can I Hold You, taken from their new upcoming studio album “Where We Belong”. The lovely single functions as a double-sided release alongside Shooting Star, which sits at Number 23 this week. Boyzone have scored many big successes before, with their best-scoring endeavor being A Different Beat. Boyzone their newest single peaks at Number 9 this week.

Sheryl Crow scores the highest debut of the week. The English singer has had a very successful year with her best-selling album “Sheryl Crow”, scoring many international hits. On this list, Sheryl Crow has had success as well; the singles If It Makes You Happy and A Change Would Do You Good both peaked within the Top 20. Her newest release is not just any single, it is the theme song of the new James Bond feature-film: “Tomorrow Never Dies”.

Many artists have entered this list with a 007-song, including Duran Duran, Carly Simon and Shirley Bassey. The latest artist to record a song for the James Bond soundtrack was Tina Turner in 1995. GoldenEye became an enormous hit on this list, as it peaked at Number 2 and amassed over 76,000 points. Sheryl Crow follows in Miss Turner’s footsteps, hoping to match her predecessor’s success. Tomorrow Never Dies opens at Number 20 this week.