Each week, I'll post about the #1 single on the ARIA charts, this time 10 years ago - a great way to reminisce on old classics, and see what that artist (or group) is up to now. Exciting times ahead me thinks! Pity Dannii will never pop up (shame on you Australia, SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!)
10 years ago this week, the #1 single on the Australian ARIA charts was "Never Ever" by British girl-group All Saints. This pop classic remains the group's biggest worldwide hit, becoming a #1 smash in the UK and a Top 5 hit in many countries. It was their only successful single in the US where it reached #4. In Australia, it spent an amazing 7 weeks at top spot and was certified double platinum. It remains their only #1 here, although they did score two further Top 5's with "Under A Bridge/Lady Marmalade" (#5) and "Pure Shores" (#4).
When All Saints first launched, you could say they provided an alternative to the Spice Girls, sporting a more sophisticated, street-wise look/sound compared to the over-the-top, youthful girliness of the Spice Girls. Naturally, comparisons between the two groups were inevitable. They enjoyed great success with their first two multi-platinum albums "All Saints" (1997) and "Saints and Sinners" (2000), but due to tensions and infighting within the group, disbanded in early 2001. Later that year, their record label released a cash-in Best Of titled "The Hits". In 2006, the group reformed, signing to Parlophone Records. Despite a #3 UK hit with their comeback single "Rock Steady" (which reached a dreadful #98 in Australia), the album "Studio 1" flopped terribly, entering the charts at #40 and falling to #74 in its second week. Needless to say, the group was dropped from Parlophone. They are now signed to dance label All Around The World (therefore taking up Dannii's already limited budget!) and working on a fourth studio album to be released later this year.
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