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Post by Whitneyfan on Jan 7, 2018 21:11:10 GMT 1
Wow, what a project, good luck! Thanks. I've been enjoying listening to most of them so far... Although I could do without hearing Mr. Blobby again! There's a lot of 90s hits that I can't remember, so I'm looking forward to rediscovering some lost gems
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Post by Whitneyfan on Jan 8, 2018 19:32:24 GMT 1
62. Chaka Demus & Pliers Featuring Jack Radics & Taxi Gang - Twist And Shout (#1, 2 Jan 1994, 2 weeks) Feel good reggae version of the old Isley Brothers/Beatles classic, which I first heard and loved when Salt N' Pepa had a massive hit with it in 1988. Chaka Demus & Pliers are probably better known for 'Tease Me' even though this was their only number one. This is just totally infectious though and reminds you of warm summmer parties (although it was released in the middle of winter!) 8.5/10
63. D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better (#1, 16 Jan 1994, 4 weeks) Tragically overlooked when released a year earlier (along with their equally grand follow-up 'U R The Best Thing'), it was actually a remixed version which took the song to the top. All of the versions on Spotify seem to be the original album mix, but there really isn't all that much difference so I'm listening to that. It was cheapened a little bit in 1997 when used as the Labour party theme song, but it still gives me positive vibes whenever I hear it... and it's so darn catchy too. 10/10
64. Mariah Carey - Without You (#1, 13 Feb 1994, 4 weeks) Back then it wasn't that common to enter straight in at number one, so it was quite impressive when Mariah scored her first and only chart topper of the decade by doing so. She could do no wrong for me back then, and I love this version just as much as Nilsson's (who I know wasn't the original, but it's the best known version). It's just a shame she became so bland in the noughties, because she could really belt them out back in the day! 10/10
65. Doop - Doop (#1, 13 Mar 1994, 3 weeks) Another of those Eurodance hits you're going to either love or hate. I think it's fabulous! 9/10
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Post by Whitneyfan on Jan 8, 2018 20:58:34 GMT 1
66. Take That - Everything Changes (#1, 3 Apr 1994, 2 weeks) Their fourth number One single in less than a year, and this is pleasant enough but not as good as the previous three IMO. Saying that, I am liking it more than I remember liking it when it was released. 6.5/10
67. Prince - The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (#1, 17 Apr 1994, 2 weeks) A lot of Prince fans don't like this but I adore it. OK it may not be up to the standard of 'Purple Rain' but it's still a great song by most artist's standards... And I refuse to write Symbol - he's Prince and always will be! 10/10
68. Tony Di Bart - The Real Thing (#1, 1 May 1994, 1 week) A bit of a forgotten one this. Well I do remember it, and I did quite like it at the time but it doesn't sound like a number one at all really - especially looking at some of the other club anthems that were around at the time. 7/10
69. Stiltskin - Inside (#1, 8 May 1994, 1 week) A totally random one here. I couldn't really remember how this one went until I heard it but it's brilliant. I'm not sure if Kurt Cobain dying a month previously helped it's appeal, but I could certainly imagine Nirvana doing this. 8.5/10
70. Manchester United Football Squad - Come On You Reds (#1, 15 May 1994, 2 weeks) Straight away I recognise this as being the tune to Status Quo's 'Burning Bridges', and it does indeed feature the Quo too. Well it's not the worst football song I've ever heard, but it's down entirely to that tune and I wouldn't be surprised if it was another 24 years before I listened to it again. 4/10
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Post by o on Jan 9, 2018 13:49:13 GMT 1
I'm a fan of Doop as well.
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Post by SheriffFatman on Jan 9, 2018 14:54:28 GMT 1
I'm still working on finalising the list for my book about the 50 worst UK number one singles, but Come On You Reds is a very serious contender.
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Post by rubcale on Jan 9, 2018 15:01:08 GMT 1
Totally agree on Mariah's Without You - my fav version.
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Post by TheThorne on Jan 9, 2018 15:42:32 GMT 1
66. Take That - Everything Changes (#1, 3 Apr 1994, 2 weeks)
Their fourth number One single in less than a year, and this is pleasant enough but not as good as the previous three IMO. Saying that, I am liking it more than I remember liking it when it was released. 6.5/10
67. Prince - The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (#1, 17 Apr 1994, 2 weeks)
A lot of Prince fans don't like this but I adore it. OK it may not be up to the standard of 'Purple Rain' but it's still a great song by most artist's standards... And I refuse to write Symbol - he's Prince and always will be! 10/10
68. Tony Di Bart - The Real Thing (#1, 1 May 1994, 1 week)
A bit of a forgotten one this. Well I do remember it, and I did quite like it at the time but it doesn't sound like a number one at all really - especially looking at some of the other club anthems that were around at the time. 7/10
69. Stiltskin - Inside (#1, 8 May 1994, 1 week)
A totally random one here. I couldn't really remember how this one went until I heard it but it's brilliant. I'm not sure if Kurt Cobain dying a month previously helped it's appeal, but I could certainly imagine Nirvana doing this. 8.5/10
70. Manchester United Football Squad - Come On You Reds (#1, 15 May 1994, 2 weeks)
Straight away I recognise this as being the tune to Status Quo's 'Burning Bridges', and it does indeed feature the Quo too. Well it's not the worst football song I've ever heard, but it's down entirely to that tune and I wouldn't be surprised if it was another 24 years before I listened to it again. 4/10 Levi's actually wanted a Smashing Pumpkins track for the ad but Billy Corgan blocked it so they had to find another grunge track that could fit it and Stiltskin where the lucky ones chosen.
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Post by Earl Purple on Jan 9, 2018 16:12:23 GMT 1
It's always a problem when you give too many 10/10 votes.
I'll just mention a handful:
"Bring Your Daughter.. To The Slaughter..": yes I guess it was a bit funny to see Iron Maiden get a #1. There were loads of people around wearing Iron Maiden t-shirts so clearly they were a popular band but somehow you never expected them to get a #1 single, albeit "Can I Play With Madness" and "Holy Smoke" had already got them as high as #3. Their singles "No More Lies" and "The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg" were both #1s in my chart, in 2004 and 2006 respectively. They were both much longer more epic songs. Neither qualified for the UK chart - the former was in a special box with an arm band and other things, the latter was part of a 2-track CD that was over 10 minutes long in total. The latter certainly a silly chart rule: it was #5 midweek then they noticed and it got pulled.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Jan 9, 2018 18:53:51 GMT 1
I am trying not to give so many 10's, but I do genuinely love all of those tracks. If I was doing the 80's it would be even worse!
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Post by raliverpool on Jan 9, 2018 19:40:44 GMT 1
1993 #1's 47. 2 Unlimited - No Limit (#1, 7 Feb 1993, 5 weeks) - "No no, no-no no no, no no, There's no talent" ... Awful. (I quite liked "Get Ready For This") 1/10. Personally, I'm very grateful to Wayne Carr turning them into a deserved source of ridicule : 48. Shaggy - Oh Carolina (#1, 14 Mar 1993, 2 weeks) - A decent cover of early Trojan records release 7/10 49. The Bluebells - Young At Heart (#1, 28 Mar 1993, 4 weeks) - Delighted to see it get some overdue chart success. Albeit 8 years late. Hence 8/10 (deducted 2 points for being reissue) 50. George Michael & Queen With Lisa Stansfield - Five Live EP (#1, 25 Apr 1993, 3 weeks) - The lead track "Somebody To Love" is worthy of a 10/10. The rest of the EP was less impressive. 51. Ace Of Base - All That She Wants (#1, 16 May 1993, 3 weeks) - A great reggae dance pop number. 9/10 52. UB40 - (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You (#1, 6 Jun 1993, 2 weeks) - This reggae cover of the umpteenth cover of the 1784 French composition "Plaisir d'amour" was quite good, even if its huge success far exceeded its actually worthiness. "Kingston Town" was the best thing the Birmingham group did in the 1990s... 7/10 53. Gabrielle - Dreams (#1, 20 Jun 1993, 3 weeks) - Another great coffee table UK soul track. Worthy of topping the charts. 9/10 54. Take That - Pray (#1, 11 Jul 1993, 4 weeks) - Let's be honest this is a great pop song. 9/10 55. Freddie Mercury - Living On My Own (#1, 8 Aug 1993, 2 weeks) - This remix of the 1985 original completely reinvigorated and improved the track no end. 8/10 56. Culture Beat - Mr. Vain (#1, 22 Aug 1993, 4 weeks) - One of the best Eurodance anthems of the 1990s. 7/10 57. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Boom! Shake The Room (#1, 19 Sep 1993, 2 weeks) - A track of its time. This has aged rather poorly in the following 24 years. 6/10 58. Take That Featuring Lulu - Relight My Fire (#1, 3 Oct 1993, 2 weeks) - The band's manager Nigel Martin-Smith was well aware that the Instant Replay hit maker was seriously ill with HIV, and suggested the band cover this uptempo early 1980 USA Billboard Dance #1 anthem. Hence, this was somwhat touching this topped the UK charts less than 6 months before he died. 8/10 59. Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) (#1, 17 Oct 1993, 7 weeks) Overwrought, overblown, bloated. I Would do anything for music, but I won't listen to this. 3/10 60. Mr. Blobby - Mr. Blobby (#1, 5 Dec 1993, 1 week) (19 Dec 1993, 2 weeks) - Mr Blobby was a character featured on Noel Edmonds' Saturday night variety BBC television show Noel's House Party, portrayed by Barry Killerby, and was the brainchild of British comedy writer Charlie Adams, a writer for the show. A spoof bulbous pink figure covered with yellow spots, he has a permanent toothy grin and jiggling eyes. Mr Blobby communicated only by saying the word "blobby" in an electronically altered voice, expressing his moods through tone of voice and repetition. Hence initially he was used for a series of Gotcha's on unsuspecting celebrities who thought they were filming a brand new BBC children's show. As Mr Blobby was a prankster spoof trying to be the most embarrassing that he could be, whilst unsettling the unsuspecting celebrity, then it was only proper that he should attempt a Xmas single. As its songwriter Phillip Raxster (no idea who this person was, but probably a pseudonym) was asked to come up with the most annoying, ridiculous, irritating, yet catchiest record possible, then he set about achieving that mandate to prank his way to the 1993 Xmas #1. As it succeeded so emphatically, then it needs to be judged purely on those terms, and those terms alone (not least because of what it defeated). Hence it is a 10/10. 61. Take That - Babe (#1, 12 Dec 1993, 1 week) - Nauseating mawkish pop song featuring the tepid nails down the blackboard vocals of Mark Owen. Over a Gary Barlow penned contrived pop song cynically written in an assault on the Xmas chart summit. It's lyrics told the tale of the narrator trying to track down his loved one after coming back from war; with the pay off that he was not aware that he was a father of a child. (Pass the sick bag). 0/10
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Post by Whitneyfan on Jan 9, 2018 20:50:33 GMT 1
71. Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around (#1, 29 May 1994, 15 weeks) Ignoring the fact that this spent nearly four months at number one, I actually think Marti Pellow's vocals on this old Troggs track do it a lot of justice. I can't not like something just because evrybody got sick of it at the time. 10/10
72. Whigfield - Saturday Night (#1, 11 Sep 1994, 4 weeks) Before the wedding disco DJ stole this song, it actually achieved quite a feat in that it made Whigfield become the first ever act to go straight in at number one with her first single. You can't deny how catchy it is, although I did prefer the Corona song that it held off the top spot. 9/10
73. Take That - Sure (#1, 9 Oct 1994, 2 weeks) I'm sure this wouldn't have gone to number one if they weren't the hot property of the moment. They really couldn't put a foot wrong in the eyes of the adoring public, but I don't think this is one of their best by any means. 6.5/10
74. Pato Banton - Baby Come Back (#1, 23 Oct 1994, 4 weeks) Originally a number one hit for the Equals in 1968, this version featured Ali & Robin Campbell from UB40, giving them their second chart topper of the year. As this was the first version I became familiar with, I will always hold a special likeness for it. 10/10
75. Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (#1, 20 Nov 1994, 2 weeks) Now this really is one of the best club/rave tracks ever made. Originally released in 1992, when it flopped, but was thankfully re-released in 1994 and became a massive number one hit. Baby D had a few other great hits as well, but this remains the pinnacle of them. It's got to be another 10/10
76. East 17 - Stay Another Day (#1, 4 Dec 1994, 5 weeks) Regarded now as a Christmas song, but this ballad is so much more than that. It was actually written about Tony Mortimer's brother, who committed suicide - very festive! It is also the song responsible for Mariah's Christmas favourite 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' not getting to number one. I would say that 1994 had an exceptionally good Christmas chart. 10/10
77. Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe (#1, 8 Jan 1995, 3 weeks) This is where I probably lose the little bit of credibility I had, but I can't not like this no matter how hard I try! 9/10
78. Celine Dion - Think Twice (#1, 29 Jan 1995, 7 weeks) Probably the song that made Celine into a megastar, gorgeous doesn't even cover this song. I absolutely adore it as much as I adore breathing. I know a lot of people will hate it, but we can't all like the same. 10/10
79. Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry With Eric Clapton - Love Can Build A Bridge (#1, 19 Mar 1995, 1 week) Originally recorded by The Judds four years previous, this collaboration of superstars was in aid of comic relief. It only spent a solitary week at number one but deserved so much more. Another easy 10/10
80. Outhere Brothers - Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle) (#1, 26 Mar 1995, 1 week) The first of 2 number ones that the Outhere Brothers achieved in this year. I'm not quite sure how I feel about this now to be honest... I liked it at the time, and it's still as catchy now listening to it. I'm going to give it 7.5/10
81. Take That - Back For Good (#1, 2 Apr 1995, 4 weeks) Take That actually stopped the Outhere Brothers from having a five week reign at number one with this, easily their best song up to this point, and possibly their best song ever - although I might like 'Never Forget' a tad more. It's just a pop classic really - you have to give the Barlow credit where it's due. 9.5/10
82. Oasis - Some Might Say (#1, 30 Apr 1995, 1 week) The lead single from their phenominally fantastic second album, and putting the Britpop band firmly on the map, this is just excellence of the highest calibre. It's one of my favourites that the Gallagher brothers ever put their name to and I will never, ever tire of it. 10/10
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Post by Whitneyfan on Jan 10, 2018 19:14:55 GMT 1
83. Livin' Joy - Dreamer (#1, 7 May 1995, 1 week) Yet another nineties dance anthem... I loved this when it was first released in 1994, and only could reach #18 in the charts. Thankfully somebody saw its chart potential and it was re-released, going straight in at number one this time. 9.5/10
84. Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody/White Cliffs Of Dover (#1, 14 May 1995, 7 weeks) Soldier Soldier was one of my favourite programmes back in the nineties, and I can remember Dave and Paddy singing 'Unchained Melody' on the show. That's where it should have been left because this version lacks any of the emotion that the Righteous Brothers had. How it was number one for seven weeks is beyond me, let alone how it remains one of the biggest selling singles ever. 2/10 As for 'White Cliffs Of Dover', well I'll stick with Vera Lynn's version the next time I feel the need to listen to it, even if they didn't destroy it quite as much as the other one. 4/10
85. Outhere Brothers - Boom Boom Boom (#1, 2 Jul 1995, 4 weeks) It's not a song I ever think to play now, but I have to admit I would still get up and dance if I were in a club and it came on. The radio version was toned down a bit from the album version, otherwise I doubt whether it would have been played! 7.5/10
86. Take That - Never Forget (#1, 30 Jul 1995, 3 weeks) OK I have to admit it - this is my favourite Take That song. Right from when the choir kicks in at the start I am hooked, and I would go as far as to say that I can't think of a song by any boyband that I have preferred since this came out. 9.5/10
87. Blur - Country House (#1, 20 Aug 1995, 2 weeks) I have to admit I didn't buy into the Blur vs Oasis thing that the media cooked up... to me they were so different that it was like comparing Kylie Minogue to the Beautiful South. If I did have to pick though it would be Oasis all the way... I was never a massive fan of Blur's, although I can't deny they did have a few good songs, of which this is one. I actaully thought 'The Universal' was their best song, but that's just me. 8/10
88. Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone (#1, 3 Sep 1995, 2 weeks) I know some other people will hate this R. Kelly track, but I think it's stunning. I'm not writing for NME so 10/10
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Post by borneoman on Jan 10, 2018 19:31:50 GMT 1
i'd actually give Stiltskin a 10/10
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Post by raliverpool on Jan 10, 2018 19:59:52 GMT 1
1994 #1s
62. Chaka Demus & Pliers Featuring Jack Radics & Taxi Gang - Twist And Shout (#1, 2 Jan 1994, 2 weeks) - A classic case of "Troggs syndrome" 5/10
63. D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better (#1, 16 Jan 1994, 4 weeks) - Not as good as the different 1985 Howard Jones song with the same title. 7/10
64. Mariah Carey - Without You (#1, 13 Feb 1994, 4 weeks) - One of my musical pet hates is people (especially on music reality TV talent shows) referring to this song as a Harry Nilsson song (or worse a Mariah Carey song) when it is a Badfinger original. It is bad enough the band have the most tragic tale in popular music history, with the two composers of this track being driven to commit suicide by snakes in the music industry ...
....... Anyway, having said that she did a great job with this and her vocal histrionics were kept to a relative minimum. 9/10
65. Doop - Doop (#1, 13 Mar 1994, 3 weeks) - Indeed a marmite track. But I hate marmite. 2/10
66. Take That - Everything Changes (#1, 3 Apr 1994, 2 weeks) - A good track, a pleasant track. But does it sound like a #1 hit single? Not in a million years. 6/10
67. Prince - The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (#1, 17 Apr 1994, 2 weeks) - Delighted to see the greatest musical act of the 1980s who took over Bowie's creative baton after he dropped it post Scary Monsters, score a #1 hit single. I just wish it was one of his very best songs though. 8/10
68. Tony Di Bart - The Real Thing (#1, 1 May 1994, 1 week) - One of those did this really make #1 tracks. A good 90s club anthem, but not that good. 6/10
69. Stiltskin - Inside (#1, 8 May 1994, 1 week) - A superb Nirvana lite track featuring the vocals of Ray Wilson who went on to front Genesis one ill fated post Phil Collins album (Calling All Stations). Certainly better than anything Gavin Rushdale's Bush did. There drummer is now drummer of Texas. 9/10
70. Manchester United Football Squad - Come On You Reds (#1, 15 May 1994, 2 weeks) - Well I never liked "Burning Bridges"; and I support Liverpool FC. But this is far from the worst football song ever done. 2/10
71. Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around (#1, 29 May 1994, 15 weeks) - One of the best cover versions of all time, taken from a great British movie. 10/10
72. Whigfield - Saturday Night (#1, 11 Sep 1994, 4 weeks) - Very catchy dance pop tune. But to this day it is outrageous how Ed The Duck never received a featured credit. 7/10
73. Take That - Sure (#1, 9 Oct 1994, 2 weeks) - I can think of a different four letter word to describe this track ..... dull. 4/10
74. Pato Banton - Baby Come Back (#1, 23 Oct 1994, 4 weeks) - I much prefer the original, and the toast/rap adds little to the track. 6/10
75. Baby D - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (#1, 20 Nov 1994, 2 weeks) - Phil Fearon's wife Dee Galdes-Fearon featured on lead vocals, making her the second star of David Bowie's Jazzin' For Blue Jean 1984 longform video to score a 1990s UK #1 (Right Said Fred's Richard Fairbrass was the other). Tune. 10/10
76. East 17 - Stay Another Day (#1, 4 Dec 1994, 5 weeks) - In contrast to Take That's 1993 Xmas "assault", this was a genuine heartfelt track with a deep personal maening for its composer Tony Mortimer. I still prefer it to that year's Xmas #2 hit. 10/10
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Post by vya on Jan 10, 2018 20:17:38 GMT 1
The one Rednex single I really, really like, of the three I know (the number one, the soundalike slightly inferior follow, and then , this, the third one) is "Wish You Were Here". I was living in Ukraine at the time, and (along with Ace of Base and all tacky nature of Euro-disco by the likes of DJ Bobo or Mr President) it was inescapable. Nothing at all like "Cotton Eyed Joe" - not at all obvious it was the same act. 23 years later, its weaknesses are obvious, but as one of numerous souvenirs of by far the coldest winter I've ever know (minus 40 degrees overnight, minus 25 in the daytime, for several months), it's a warming memory.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Jan 10, 2018 20:29:41 GMT 1
Thank you for all your comments - I'm loving reading the different views by people.
I've never heard that Rednex song before. It's really good.
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Post by Whitneyfan on Jan 10, 2018 20:53:56 GMT 1
89. Shaggy - Boombastic (#1, 17 Sep 1995, 1 week) If I remember rightly this was number one after featuring on a Levi's commercial. It's Shaggy's second number one, and final one of the nineties but he did have more to come after. Still sounds great today. 8.5/10
90. Simply Red - Fairground (#1, 24 Sep 1995, 4 weeks) I do love a bit of Simply Red, and this was their only number one single (although 'Stars' definitely should have been at least). I might be wrong but I'd say this was the last really great song they did - not to say they haven't done good songs since, but not to the standard of this or some of their earlier work. 9.5/10
91. Coolio Featuring L.V. - Gangsta's Paradise (#1, 22 Oct 1995, 2 weeks) I thought I had remembered this being at number one for ages, but I was wrong. Easily one of my favourite rap records of all time this, and the use of Stevie Wonder's 'Pastime Paradise' was a stroke of genius. 10/10
92. Robson & Jerome - I Believe/Up On The Roof (#1, 5 Nov 1995, 4 weeks) To be honest I don't think this is a bad version of 'I Believe', and I certainly prefer it to the awful Frankie Laine version which somehow spent 18 weeks at number one, but out of them all I'd choose Elvis Presley's. 7/10 I don't recall ever hearing their version of 'Up On The Roof' before, and it's fair to say they're not the Drifters... but again I don't think it's too bad a version, and I really wanted to hate it as well! 6.5/10
93. Michael Jackson - Earth Song (#1, 3 Dec 1995, 6 weeks) I actually think the new disc on his 'History' album features some of Jacko's best songs. 'They Don't Care About Us', 'DS', 'Stranger In Moscow', 'You Are Not Alone' - all amazing songs. I love this too, and I'm not apologising for it. 10/10
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Post by Whitneyfan on Jan 11, 2018 19:22:13 GMT 1
94. George Michael - Jesus To A Child (#1, 14 Jan 1996, 1 week) At nearly seven minutes long this was quite long for a single, and it's also impressive in the fact that he managed to have 2 number ones from 'Older' after not getting any from his previous two albums, 'Faith' and 'Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1'. I must admit that this didn't immediately click with me and is definitely a grower, but now when I listen to it it just gives me goosebumps. 9.5/10
95. Babylon Zoo - Spaceman (#1, 21 Jan 1996, 5 weeks) Another Levi's commercial number one, following the likes of Stiltskin and Shaggy, I wonder how many people bought this in its first week thinking the whole song was sped up like the opening section. To be honest it doesn't sound like a five week chart topper, but I do get its appeal. 7.5/10
96. Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger (#1, 25 Feb 1996, 1 week) Now this is one that definitely should have been there for longer, but I suppose being the fourth single from an uber-successful album meant everybody already owned the song. To me this is one of the best rock songs ever written, and as good as anything Lennon and McCartney wrote. It's got that killer chorus which makes for the ultimate crowd pleasing anthem at festivals and concerts for many years to come. Even if I hadn't been so generous with my scores before this would still be a massively easy 10/10
97. Take That - How Deep Is Your Love (#1, 3 Mar 1996, 3 weeks) Now I remember why the previous song only spent a week at number one... this was the boyband's final song (at the time!) and young girls everywhere were crying into their cornflakes. The choice of song was a Bee Gees classic, which they did competently, and was not to be the last time this decade that one of the brothers Gibb songs was to make number one for a pop band (I make it 3 times in total, unless I've forgotten something). 8.5/10
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Post by raliverpool on Jan 11, 2018 20:25:13 GMT 1
1995 UK #1s 77. Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe (#1, 8 Jan 1995, 3 weeks) - An 1995 starts ominously with a terrible track that make The Woolpackers - Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll seem like a masterpiece in comparison. 2/10 78. Celine Dion - Think Twice (#1, 29 Jan 1995, 7 weeks) - Let's be honest this is actually a really good vocals and her vocals are not to histrionic. A nice bluesy guitar riff to it as well. 7/10 79. Cher, Chrissie Hynde & Neneh Cherry With Eric Clapton - Love Can Build A Bridge (#1, 19 Mar 1995, 1 week) - A really decent heartfelt cover of the Judds US Country 90s classic. 8/10 80. Outhere Brothers - Don't Stop (Wiggle Wiggle) (#1, 26 Mar 1995, 1 week) - Annoying. If only the next track had been released one week earlier. 1/10 81. Take That - Back For Good (#1, 2 Apr 1995, 4 weeks) - Just a brilliant pop song penned by the ubiquitous talents of Gary Barlow (think Ed Sheeran minus all that ginger headed song writers plagiarism cases which makes the next chart topping songwriter be as original as Lennon & McCartney. 10/10. (But that Beatles medley on the CD single was vomit inducing). 82. Oasis - Some Might Say (#1, 30 Apr 1995, 1 week) - I'm mad for it. To think this Noel Gallagher composition is not even the best track on the CD single (That is of course "Acquiesce") 10/10 83. Livin' Joy - Dreamer (#1, 7 May 1995, 1 week) - Another great club banger. 9/10 84. Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody/White Cliffs Of Dover (#1, 14 May 1995, 7 weeks) - For the love of God. Kill it. Kill it with fire. 0/10 (I'm being very generous with my marking for these musical abominations) To add insult to injury it stopped the greatest recording of the 1990s being UK #1; and U2 second best track of the 1990s topping the chart. 85. Outhere Brothers - Boom Boom Boom (#1, 2 Jul 1995, 4 weeks) - Jesus wept how terrible is this. To add insult to injury to stopped two brilliant tracks being #1 (Supergrass - Alright & Diana King - Shy Guy). 1/10 86. Take That - Never Forget (#1, 30 Jul 1995, 3 weeks) - A bit of singalong anthem this is, and a welcome relief after the two previous musical monstrosities. 8/10 87. Blur - Country House (#1, 20 Aug 1995, 2 weeks) - And The Troggs syndrome strikes again. Glad they scored a UK #1 hit, just wish it was better than this mockney music hall knees up that veers into Chas & Dave rather than Kinks territory. 7/10 88. Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone (#1, 3 Sep 1995, 2 weeks) - A completely stunning track & vocal. Ignore his face, ignore the media circus, ignore the rumours about its author R Kelly's love of "water sports" and enjoy this superb soul ballad. 10/10 89. Shaggy - Boombastic (#1, 17 Sep 1995, 1 week) - I preferred Oh Carolina. This is a bit too gimmicky. Besides I preferred Mark Lamarr's cover version. 5/10 90. Simply Red - Fairground (#1, 24 Sep 1995, 4 weeks) - Yet another case of Troggs syndrome. The best thing about this track is the Goodmen's sample. 6/10 91. Coolio Featuring L.V. - Gangsta's Paradise (#1, 22 Oct 1995, 2 weeks) - Word to your mother. The future Reality TV regular releases a zeitgeist of a record which with hindsight if you remove its use of the peerless Stevie Wonder "Songs In The Key Of Life" original ... is really not that special. 6/10 92. Robson & Jerome - I Believe/Up On The Roof (#1, 5 Nov 1995, 4 weeks) - For the love of music, please them stop them destroying my parents record collection with insipid covers of the Frankie Laine & The Drifters classics. But that is nothing to the actuality of it stopping Oasis - Wonderwall being #1 instead. 0/10 And yet it is far less offensive than ...... 93. Michael Jackson - Earth Song (#1, 3 Dec 1995, 6 weeks) - In my opinion the most grotesque offensive piece of musical "art" in the history of popular music. It rightfully got banned by many American radio stations for its Messianic lyrics, as the single stalled outside the US top 100. Hooray, for Jarvis Cocker for his protest at the 1996 BRIT awards at this appalling track and its lyrical message. 0/10 To think in stark contrast to the USA, The estate of the dead cannot sue for libel. Without going into further specifics lets just post something comparable along the same lines that is a much better tune:
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Post by Whitneyfan on Jan 11, 2018 21:05:33 GMT 1
98. The Prodigy - Firestarter (#1, 24 Mar 1996, 3 weeks) This was quite unlike any number one that came before it... truly groundbreaking stuff by The Prodigy, it's like a punk/rave mash-up, and it still sounds fresh and different now. 9.5/10
99. Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack (#1, 14 Apr 1996, 2 weeks) And now to one of my very favourite R&B tracks of the decade, this hasn't aged at all badly. He had a few other top ten hits, but I've all but forgotten how they go so am looking forward to rediscovering them again... although I know that nothing else he did compared to this banger. 10/10
100. George Michael - Fastlove (#1, 28 Apr 1996, 3 weeks) Surely one of the coolest sounding songs George ever wrote, this famously samples Patrice Rushen's eighties classic 'Forget-me-nots'. It has to be my favourite song from 'Older', and one of my favourites of his full stop. 10/10
101. Gina G - Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit (#1, 19 May 1996, 1 week) A slice of outrageously catchy Eurovision pop anyone? If I'm not mistaken this was the last Eurovsion song to get to number one (and I could well be!), and I know we won the following year but how the hell did this only come eighth? I can't believe how good the run of number ones was in this year. 10/10
102. Baddiel & Skinner & The Lightning Seeds - Three Lions (#1, 26 May 1996, 1 week) (30 Jun 1996, 1 week) This was unusual in that its two weeks at number one were a month apart, breaking The Fugees impressive run. I'll get to them in a minute but what we have here is the second best football song ever (it's not as good as 'World In Motion' and I can't think of anything else that would challenge them!). I can remember 1996 and the Euros like they were yesterday.. and I hate football. It was a defining year for me though so I do have fond memories of all of the songs that were big at this time. 8.5/10
103. The Fugees - Killing Me Softly (#1, 2 Jun 1996, 4 weeks) (7 Jul 1996, 1 week) Baddiel & Skinner may have prevented this from having a straight 6 week run at the top of the charts, but it still sold an impressive amount of copies all the same. I can remember at the time everybody I knew was raving about the Fugees, and their album was a breath of fresh air at the time it has to be said. What they did to this Roberta Flack classic is totally reinvent it and make it sound like the coolest thing ever. 10/10
104. Gary Barlow - Forever Love (#1, 14 Jul 1996, 1 week) The Take That frontman wasted no time in thrusting his first solo single on us, and it predictably went straight in at number one. I can't help feeling he was trying to be George Michael here, with a more mature sound, but although it's a nice enough ballad it just wasn't outstanding enough to cement his solo career. 6.5/10
105. Spice Girls - Wannabe (#1, 21 Jul 1996, 7 weeks) Of course '96 was the year when Geri, Victoria, Mel B, Mel C and Emma began their takeover of the world... and the charts. I know that 'real' music fans hated them but you can't deny they were totally refreshing at the time, and this is a pop classic. 9.5/10
106. Peter Andre - Flava (#1, 8 Sep 1996, 1 week) 'Mysterious Girl' was a classic pop song but it didn't get to number one (the first time around). I have to admit I had completely forgotten how this one went, so didn't really know what to expect. Unremarkable is probably the best word to describe it, and I'm sure to forget how it goes again by tomorrow! How the hell it got to number one escapes me totally. 5/10
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