Panda's Top 100 of 1992 (THE TOP 10)

[Panda]

Coming soon!

I wasn't overly bothered about doing a 1992 chart but I really want to do one for 1991 so felt I had to get this out of the way. That said, it's a stronger year than I remember.

Who will be number one?
Will Take That and East 17 feature?
How many of the Wedding Present's 12 top 40 hits will appear?

All will be revealed soon...

[TheThorne]

can't wait, I can guess a few I think 1992 was not a great singles chart year but so much great music in the indie scene and  from under the radar acts.

[Panda]

Time to start the countdown! One thing I should make clear: while my current charts are pretty much "tracks" charts rather than "singles" charts (because singles in the traditional sense don't really exist anymore), this chart is purely a singles chart. Additionally, I haven't really ventured beyond the singles charts of that year so pretty much everything would have been a top 75 hit. There was enough variety back then to make a good quality chart just based on singles that reached the official chart. That hasn't been the case for about two decades now. There are no obvious classics I can think of that I've missed based on the above but maybe someone will point something out at the end.


Part 1 (100-81):

100. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Breaking The Girl

UK chart position: 41

Appearances in my end-of-year charts: 7

Other appearances:
1994: Give It Away (#23)
1994: Under The Bridge (#65)
1995: My Friends (#92)
1999: Scar Tissue (#61)
2002: By The Way (#55)
2016: Dark Necessities (#60)


99. DEACON BLUE - Your Town

UK chart position: 14

Appearances: 1


98. JAMES - Born Of Frustration

UK chart position: 13

Appearances: 5

Other appearances:
1993: Sometimes (#16)
1993: Laid (#25)
1997: Tomorrow (#46)
2016: Nothing But Love (#44)


97. CHARLES & EDDIE - Would I Lie To You?

UK chart position: 1

Appearances: 1


96. MR. BIG - To Be With You

UK chart position: 3

Appearances: 1


95. SMART E'S - Sesame's Treet

UK chart position: 2

Appearances: 1


94. SOPHIE B HAWKINS - Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

UK chart position: 14

Appearances: 1


93. TORI AMOS - Crucify

UK chart position: 15

Appearances: 4

Other appearances:
1994: Cornflake Girl (#25)
1996: Professional Widow (#67)
1997: Professional Widow (#91)


92. ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - Tennessee

UK chart position: 46

Appearances: 3

Other appearances:
1993: Mr. Wendal (#73)
1993: Tennessee (#96)


91. SHANICE - I Love Your Smile

UK chart position: 2

Appearances: 1


90. LITTLE ANGELS - Too Much Too Young

UK chart position: 22

Appearances: 1


89. RICHARD MARX - Hazard

UK chart position: 3

Appearances: 1


88. TORI AMOS - China

UK chart position: 51

Appearances: 5


87. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Human Touch

UK chart position: 11

Appearances: 1


86. EN VOGUE - My Lovin'

UK chart position: 4

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
1994: Whatta Man (#91)


85. THE WEDDING PRESENT - Love Slave

UK chart position: 17

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
2022: X Marks The Spot (#91)


84. ROXETTE - How Do You Do!

UK chart position: 13

Appearances: 1


83. ERASURE - Abba-esque EP

UK chart position: 1

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
1994: Run To The Sun (#100)


82. ROY ORBISON - I Drove All Night

UK chart position: 7

Appearances: 1


81. SUEDE - The Drowners

UK chart position: 49

Appearances: 9

Other appearances:
1993: Animal Nitrate (#20)
1994: We Are The Pigs (#80)
1994: Stay Together (#88)
1996: Trash (#68)
1996: Beautiful Ones (#98)
1997: Filmstar (#58)
1997: Saturday Night (#75)
1999: Can't Get Enough (#37)

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Part 2 (80-61):

80. INXS - Taste It

UK chart position: 21

Appearances: 1


79. DAVID BOWIE - Real Cool World

UK chart position: 53

Appearances: 3

Other appearances:
1993: Jump They Say (#18)
2016: I Can't Give Everything Away (#68)


78. PJ HARVEY - Sheela-Na-Gig

UK chart position: 69

Appearances: 7

Other appearances:
1993: 50ft Queenie (#88)
1995: Down By The Water (#86)
1998: A Perfect Day Elise (#17)
2000: Good Fortune (#26)
2004: The Letter (#47)
2016: The Wheel (#4)


77. SULTANS OF PING FC - Where's Me Jumper?

UK chart position: 67

Appearances: 1


76. SUZANNE VEGA - In Liverpool

UK chart position: 52

Appearances: 1


75. SUNDAYS - Goodbye

UK chart position: 27

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
1997: Summertime (#64)


74. BREEDERS - Safari

UK chart position: 69

Appearances: 4

Other appearances:
1993: Cannonball (#5)
1993: Divine Hammer (#86)
2008: We're Gonna Rise (#21)


73. NED'S ATOMIC DUSTBIN - Not Sleeping Around

UK chart position: 19

Appearances: 1


72. PRODIGY - Jericho

UK chart position: 11

Appearances: 12

Other appearances:
1993: One Love (#38)
1994: No Good (Start The Dance) (#14)
1994: Voodoo People (#36)
1995: Poison (#15)
1996: Breathe (#3)
1996: Firestarter (#6)
1997: Smack My b**** Up (#8)
2004: Girls (#58)
2005: Spitfire (#83)
2009: Take Me To The Hospital (#75)
2009: Omen (#89)


71. TASMIN ARCHER - Sleeping Satellite

UK chart position: 1

Appearances: 1


70. EXTREME - Rest In Peace

UK chart position: 13

Appearances: 1


69. FAITH NO MORE - Midlife Crisis

UK chart position: 10

Appearances: 3

Other appearances:
1995: Digging The Grave (#49)
2015: Superhero (#86)


68. PRINCE - Sexy MF

UK chart position: 4

Appearances: 1


67. SOUNDGARDEN - Rusty Cage

UK chart position: 41

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
1994: Black Hole Sun (#9)


66. FELIX - Don't You Want Me?

UK chart position: 6

Appearances: 1


65. RIDE - Leave Them All Behind

UK chart position: 9

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
2019: Jump Jet (#10)


64. FAITH NO MORE - Everything's Ruined

UK chart position: 28

Appearances: 4


63. TORI AMOS - Silent All These Years

UK chart position: 26

Appearances: 6


62. PEARL JAM - Even Flow

UK chart position: 27

Appearances: 5

Other appearances:
1993: Daughter (#98)
1994: Spin The Black Circle (#38)
2009: The Fixer (#21)
2009: Got Some (#40)


61. UGLY KID JOE - Everything About You

UK chart position: 3

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
1993: Cat's In The Cradle (#99)

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Part 3 (60-41):

60. LIGHTNING SEEDS - Sense

UK chart position: 31

Appearances: 10

Other appearances:
1994: Lucky You (#64)
1995: Change (#19)
1995: Lucky You (#73)
1995: Perfect (#84)
1995: Marvellous (#93)
1996: Ready Or Not (#35)
1996: Three Lions (#90)
1997: Sugar Coated Iceberg (#82)
1997: You Showed Me (#84)


59. U2 - One

UK chart position: 7

Appearances: 6

Other appearances:
1995: Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me (#13)
1997: Last Night On Earth (#83)
1997: Discotheque (#92)
1998: Sweetest Thing (#77)
2009: Get On Your Boots (#86)


58. INXS - Baby Don't Cry

UK chart position: 20

Appearances: 2


57. SONIC YOUTH - Youth Against Fascism

UK chart position: 52

Appearances: 1


56. U2 - Even Better Than The Real Thing

UK chart position: 12

Appearances: 7


55. PRODIGY - Everybody In The Place

UK chart position: 2

Appearances: 13


54. U96 - Das Boot

UK chart position: 18

Appearances: 1


53. LEVELLERS - 15 Years

UK chart position: 11

Appearances: 4

Other appearances:
1994: Julie (#99)
1995: Just The One (#90)
1997: What A Beautiful Day (#73)


52. PAUL WELLER - Uh Huh Oh Yeh

UK chart position: 18

Appearances: 9

Other appearances:
1993: Sunflower (#11)
1993: Wild Wood (#47)
1994: Out Of The Sinking (#51)
1995: The Changingman (#77)
1995: You Do Something To Me (#99)
1996: Out Of The Sinking (#52)
1996: Peacock Suit (#80)
2007: This Old Town (#71)


51. BEAUTIFUL SOUTH - Old Red Eyes Is Back

UK chart position: 22

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
1994: Everybody's Talkin' (#47)


50. SHAKESPEARS SISTER - I Don't Care

UK chart position: 7

Appearances: 1


49. METALLICA - Wherever I May Roam

UK chart position: 25

Appearances: 3

Other appearances:
1993: Sad But True (#24)
1997: The Memory Remains (#43)


48. GENESIS - I Can't Dance

UK Chart position: 7

Appearances: 1


47. U2 - Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses?

UK chart position: 14

Appearances: 8


46. EN VOGUE - Free Your Mind

UK chart position: 16

Appearances: 3


45. SUEDE - Metal Mickey

UK chart position: 17

Appearances: 10


44. GUNS N' ROSES - November Rain

UK chart position: 4

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
1995: Sympathy For The Devil (#82)


43. MANIC STREET PREACHERS - Little Baby Nothing (ft Traci Lords)

UK chart position: 29

Appearances: 29

Other appearances:
1993: La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh) (#13)
1993: From Despair To Where (#36)
1993: Roses In The Hospital (#49)
1994: Faster (#2)
1994: Revol (#7)
1994: She Is Suffering (#43)
1994: Life Becoming A Landslide (#82)
1996: A Design For Life (#1)
1996: Everything Must Go (#5)
1996: Australia (#10)
1996: Kevin Carter (#23)
1998: If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (#11)
1998: The Everlasting (#91)
1999: Tsunami (#68)
1999: You Stole The Sun From My Heart (#69)
2000: The Masses Against The Classes (#49)
2001: Found That Soul (#7)
2001: So Why So Sad (#46)
2001: Ocean Spray (#54)
2001: Let Robeson Sing (#57)
2005: Empty Souls (#45)
2007: Your Love Alone Is Not Enough (#11)
2007: Underdogs (#19)
2007: Indian Summer (#39)
2007: Autumnsong (#92)
2014: Walk Me To The Bridge (#78)
2016: Together Stronger (C'mon Wales) (#95)
2022: Studies In Paralysis (#40)


42. REM - Man On The Moon

UK chart position: 18

Appearances: 12

Other appearances:
1993: Everybody Hurts (#4)
1993: The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite (#32)
1993: Nightswimming (#51)
1994: What's The Frequency Kenneth? (#18)
1995: Crush With Eyeliner (#39)
1996: E-Bow The Letter (#32)
1999: At My Most Beautiful (#58)
2000: The Great Beyond (#94)
2001: Imitation Of Life (#75)
2003: Bad Day (#58)
2008: Man Sized Wreath (#56)


41. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS - Under The Bridge

UK chart position: 26

Appearances: 8

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Part 4 (40-31):

40. CROWDED HOUSE - Weather With You



UK chart position: 7

Appearances: 4

Other appearances:
1993: Distant Sun (#21)
1994: Pineapple Head (#39)
1994: Locked Out (#45)


39. SHAKESPEARS SISTER - Stay



UK chart position: 1

Appearances: 2


38. KRIS KROSS - Jump



UK chart position: 2

Appearances: 1


37. BON JOVI - Keep The Faith



UK chart position: 5

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
1993: In These Arms (#100)


36. THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN - Far Gone And Out



UK chart position: 23

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
1993: Snakedriver (#65)


35. L7 - Everglade



UK chart position: 27

Appearances: 1


34. PRODIGY - Out Of Space



UK chart position: 5

Appearances: 14


33. MANIC STREET PREACHERS - Suicide Is Painless



UK chart position: 7

Appearances: 30


32. SUGARCUBES - Hit



UK chart position: 17

Appearances: 1


31. PRIMAL SCREAM - Movin' On Up



UK chart position: 11

Appearances: 6

Other appearances:
1994: Rocks (#54)
1999: Swastika Eyes (#21)
2000: Kill All Hippies (#61)
2002: Miss Lucifer (#81)
2006: Country Girl (#55)

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Part 5 (30-21):

30. STONE ROSES - Waterfall



UK chart position: 27

Appearances: 4

Other appearances:
1994: Love Spreads (#1)
2016: All For One (#59)
2016: Beautiful Thing (#81)


29. GENESIS - Jesus He Knows Me



UK chart position: 20

Appearances: 2


28. EAST 17 - House Of Love



UK chart position: 10

Appearances: 1


27. PEARL JAM - Alive



UK chart position: 16

Appearances: 6


26. MANIC STREET PREACHERS - Slash 'n' Burn



UK chart position: 20

Appearances: 31


25. CROWDED HOUSE - It's Only Natural



UK chart position: 24

Appearances: 5


24. KISS - God Gave Rock & Roll To You II



UK chart position: 4

Appearances: 1


23. NIRVANA - Lithium



UK chart position: 11

Appearances: 3

Other appearances:
1993: Heart-Shaped Box (#3)
1993: All Apologies (#35)


22. ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT - People Everyday



UK chart position: 2

Appearances: 4


21. REM - Drive



UK chart position: 11

Appearances: 13

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Part 6 (20-11):

20. VANESSA PARADIS - Be My Baby



UK chart position: 6

Appearances: 1


19. METALLICA - Nothing Else Matters



UK chart position: 6

Appearances: 4


18. STEREO MC'S - Step It Up



UK chart position: 12

Appearances: 3

Other appearances:
1993: Ground Level (#76)
2001: Deep Down And Dirty (#70)


17. THE CURE - Friday I'm In Love



UK chart position: 6

Appearances: 1


16. MANIC STREET PREACHERS - You Love Us



UK chart position: 16

Appearances: 32


15. CHARLATANS - Weirdo



UK chart position: 19

Appearances: 13

Other appearances:
1994: Can't Get Out Of Bed (#20)
1995: Just Lookin' (#32)
1995: Just When You're Thinkin' Things Over (#76)
1996: One To Another (#2)
1997: How High (#7)
1997: North Country Boy (#36)
1999: Forever (#28)
1999: My Beautiful Friend (#70)
2000: Impossible (#86)
2001: Love Is The Key (#29)
2004: Up At The Lake (#34)
2004: Try Again Today (#81)


14. L7 - Pretend We're Dead



UK chart position: 21

Appearances: 2


13. STONE ROSES - I Am The Resurrection



UK chart position: 33

Appearances: 5


12. KD LANG - Constant Craving



UK chart position: 52

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
1993: Constant Craving (#17)


11. LIGHTNING SEEDS - The Life Of Riley



UK chart position: 28

Appearances: 11

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Part 7 (10-1):

10. HOUSE OF PAIN - Jump Around



UK chart position: 32

Appearances: 2

Other appearance:
1993: Jump Around (#14)


9. STEREO MC'S - Connected



UK chart position: 18

Appearances: 4


8. NIRVANA - Come As You Are



UK chart position: 9

Appearances: 4


7. CARTER THE UNSTOPPABLE SEX MACHINE - The Only Living Boy In New Cross



UK chart position: 7

Appearances: 1


6. PEARL JAM - Jeremy



UK chart position: 15

Appearances: 7


5. UTAH SAINTS - Something Good



UK chart position: 4

Appearances: 1


4. NIRVANA - In Bloom



UK chart position: 28

Appearances: 5


3. MANIC STREET PREACHERS - Motorcycle Emptiness



UK chart position: 17

Appearances: 33


2. BLUR - Popscene



UK chart position: 32

Appearances: 23

Other appearances:
1993: For Tomorrow (#26)
1993: Sunday Sunday (#87)
1994: To The End (#21)
1994: Girls And Boys (#28)
1994: Parklife (#46)
1994: End Of A Century (#78)
1995: The Universal (#34)
1996: Charmless Man (#28)
1996: Stereotypes (#39)
1997: Song 2 (#2)
1997: MOR (#9)
1997: Beetlebum (#24)
1997: On Your Own (#57)
1999: Coffee & TV (#2)
1999: Tender (#57)
1999: No Distance Left To Run (#75)
2000: Music Is My Radar (#38)
2003: Out Of Time (#5)
2003: Crazy Beat (#10)
2003: Good Song (#37)
2015: Lonesome Street (#6)
2015: Go Out (#84)


1. SMITHS - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out



UK chart position: 25

Appearances: 1




So the 1992 chart ends up being topped by a song from 1986. There were other Smiths releases that year, five years after the band had split, but this classic was the only one never previously released as a single, so I considered it eligible for this list. Behind the Smiths, Blur finish at no.2 for an unprecedented third time, having done so in 1997 and 1999. Manic Street Preachers' five entries on the list take their total to 33, with them and Blur joining Radiohead in having the most top 10 appearances with 7.

[TheThorne]

Great to see ‘Pop Scene’ at two, it is one thing of their best songs and gets forgotten as you can only get it on their Best Of. I wouldn’t have counted The Smiths but can’t deny it deserves to be a list topper.

[Panda]

I'm generally not a fan of historic re-releases but allowing this was consistent with some of my later charts. For example, I had Acquiesce by Oasis in a later end of year chart after they released the Stop The Clocks EP. Another year, I included Brian Wilson's re-recorded version of Good Vibrations after he'd finally finished the Smile album. Even last year, I included a Manics song released as a single for the first time that had been recorded during the sessions for Know Your Enemy, over 20 years earlier.