It’s the week of July 17, 1993, and apparently a very dire time for popular music.

In the #1 spot is ‘Weak,’ the tepid R&B song I featured three weeks ago when it was perched at #2.

And in the second slot is UB40’s take on the Elvis Presley classic ‘(I Can’t Help) Falling in Love with You,’ breaking my streak of 5,495 Songs of the Day without an appearance by the British reggae band. That’s a shame.

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