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Posted by: Popchartfreak 9th January 2021, 12:44 PM

6th January 1991

It's a New Year and a new chart-topper as Enigma go where Mrs Enigma (Sandra) has already been, and gives ambient dance chanting monks a go at the top spot. Just brilliant, as is Seal's runner-up Crazy which is every bit as good as his 1990 chart-topper Killer, courtesy Trevor Horn production. Bill Medley is beside himself with oldies, literally, and Bananarama find the change in sound (not SAW) doesn't slow down the top 10's in my charts even if Preacher Man under-performed in the UK charts.

A lack of new singles has given me a great, and looooooong-overdue by 14 years, opportunity to allow album tracks into my charts - new rule, one track at a time per album, and a chart run of 5 weeks only (for some rubbish reason or other). Anyway Dusty Springfield's marvellous Pet Shop Boys track Daydreaming is the beneficiary, in at 7, extending her top 10 run to 24 years, while Prince is also in with a decent track off his album, A Question Of U in at 23.

Robert Palmer shoots into the 20 from 42 with his fab Mercy Mercy Me, The Stranglers join the remixed oldies bandwagon as a not-that-much-different revamped Always The Sun returns at 24, having not been the big hit it should have been first-time round in 1986, so a second run is fair enough. Alexander O'Neal's Jam & Lewis run keeps on performing, even if it was sounding very-80's, All True Man still funks at 39.

Sting pops in with All This Time, not a bad effort and 12 years of entries, Quo run out of ideas at 71, and footballer Gazza is also back, on his own this time, still waving the Geordie flag. In my life? I had a permanent job at Bournemouth Council Parks Department now, as Contracts Surveyor, which required me to do a day a week on horticultural courses, pass exams and the like for City & Guilds qualifications, so back into College life, which I rather enjoyed actually. The workdays chasing up contractors (ie former Council colleagues who had split off under Thatcherism in a failed attempt to save money by privatising everything) issuing tickets to make them work harder was less enthralling and self-respecting. I will say, though, that standards in those days - despite a mass firing of staff - were still way better than the cut-to-the-bone services we get these days in all areas of Council work that aren't prioritised as another Tory-led "let's cut jobs" philosophy gives some people what they voted for.


1 ( 2 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
2 ( 3 ) CRAZY Seal
3 ( 1 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
4 ( 10 ) (I’VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
5 ( 7 ) CRAZY Patsy Cline
6 ( 4 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
7 ( NEW ) DAYDREAMING Dusty Springfield
8 ( 6 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
9 ( 8 ) ALL TOGETHER NOW The Farm featuring Pete Wylie
10 ( 38 ) PREACHER MAN Bananarama

11 ( 5 ) SAVIOUR’S DAY Cliff Richard
12 ( 19 ) SUMMER RAIN Belinda Carlisle
13 ( 14 ) FREEDOM ’90 George Michael
14 ( 11 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
15 ( 32 ) GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT C+C Music Factory
16 ( 9 ) WAIFS AND STRAYS Marc Almond
17 ( 15 ) THE GREASE MEGAMIX John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
18 ( 16 ) ICE ICE BABY Vanilla Ice
19 ( 12 ) JUSTIFY MY LOVE Madonna
20 ( 45 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer

21 ( 25 ) SENSITIVITY Ralph Tresvant
22 ( 17 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
23 ( NEW ) A QUESTION OF U Prince
24 ( NEW ) ALWAYS THE SUN (REMIX) The Stranglers
25 ( 18 ) STAND AND FIGHT The Pack featuring Nigel Benn
26 ( 24 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
27 ( 27 ) UNBELIEVABLE EMF
28 ( 35 ) INTERNATIONAL BRIGHT YOUNG THING Jesus Jones
29 ( 13 ) MR. TAMBOURINE MAN (4 DIMENSIONS EP) The Byrds
30 ( 40 ) HIPPY CHICK Soho

31 ( 21 ) PRAY MC Hammer
32 ( 31 ) UNCHAINED MELODY The Righteous Brothers
33 ( 42 ) A MATTER OF FACT Innocence
34 ( 20 ) THE SKY’S THE LIMIT Fleetwood Mac
35 ( 29 ) WAITING FOR THE DAY George Michael
36 ( 30 ) DON’T WORRY Kim Appleby
37 ( 43 ) SITUATION Yazoo
38 ( 23 ) DISAPPEAR INXS
39 ( NEW ) ALL TRUE MAN Alexander O’Neal
40 ( 22 ) SOLSBURY HILL Peter Gabriel

41 ( 39 ) LOVE WILL NEVER DO WITHOUT YOU (ALBUM VERSION/REMIX VERSION) Janet Jackson
42 ( 33 ) SUCKA DJ Dimples D
43 ( 26 ) IRISH HEARTBEAT Billy Connolly
44 ( RE ) I CAN’T SAY GOODBYE Kim Wilde
45 ( 37 ) MARY HAD A LITTLE BOY Snap!
46 ( 28 ) THE STINGRAY MEGAMIX F.A.B. featuring Aqua Marina
47 ( 36 ) EASE ON BY Bass-O-Matic
48 ( 44 ) STEP BACK IN TIME Kylie Minogue
49 ( 49 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
50 ( 50 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas

51 ( 46 ) LITTLE BROTHER Blue Pearl
52 ( 52 ) WELL DID YOU EVAH Deborah Harry & Iggy Pop
53 ( 47 ) MIRACLE Jon Bon Jovi
54 ( 48 ) STILL FEEL THE RAIN Stex
55 ( 54 ) PRAYING FOR TIME George Michael
56 ( 56 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
57 ( 53 ) A LITTLE TIME Beautiful South
58 ( 41 ) IMPOSSIBLE LOVE UB40
59 ( 34 ) MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY Slade
60 ( 60 ) EASIER TO WALK AWAY Elton John

61 ( 63 ) THE GIRL I USED TO KNOW Brother Beyond
62 ( 59 ) (WE WANT) THE SAME THING Belinda Carlisle
63 ( 55 ) TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Berlin
64 ( NEW ) ALL THIS TIME Sting
65 ( RE ) ARE YOU DREAMING Twenty 4 Seven
66 ( 64 ) YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND Big Fun and Sonia featuring Gary Barnacle
67 ( 66 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
68 ( 58 ) RED HOT (REPUTATION) Gary Glitter & The Gang
69 ( 67 ) SACRIFICE/ HEALING HANDS Elton John
70 ( 71 ) ALL THE MAN THAT I NEED Whitney Houston

71 ( NEW ) THE ANNIVERSARY WALTZ PART 2 Status Quo
72 ( NEW ) JUST THIS SIDE OF LOVE Malandra Burrows
73 ( NEW ) GEORDIE BOYS Gazza
74 ( 73 ) MORE Sisters Of Mercy
75 ( 68 ) THE OBVIOUS CHILD Paul Simon


OLDIES PLAYLIST
1 IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER Carole King
2 FORGET ME NOT Eden Kane
3 IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME Yvonne Fair

Posted by: Popchartfreak 16th January 2021, 02:18 PM

13th January 1991

It's 2 weeks on top for Enigma as Dusty's album track from the Pet Shop Boys is up to 2, Daydreaming seeing Dusty rap. Even rapping she beats the shit out of most rappers, and a lot of singers. Belinda Carlisle grabs yet another top 10 with Summer Rain, and the highest new entry signals the start of the 1991 music scene as The KLF return for a 3rd hit at 13, or 4th including The Timelords, the wonderful 3 a.m. (Eternal). OTT, exciting, tongue-in-cheek and a wall of dance-sound with everything but the iamspamspamamisink thrown in, it's taken 30 years for the lads to make their back catalogue available again (albeit only on streaming sites). They were quite happy to burn a million quid so they've never really played by the rules....

Not far behind, at 16, Jimmy Somerville decides to cover himself, as Bronski Beat's Smalltown Boy gets re-done. Not as well, but enough to enter high. The London Boys are back, with Freedom, at 33, and Gloria Estefan returns after her coach crash accident which left her potentially paraiysed - I was in Florida when it happened - and the song Coming Out Of The Dark is basically her story of recovery. Ay 39, some archive Thin Lizzy material is released 5 years after Phil Lynott's sad death, Dedication being a nice return for the band who had been absent almost a decade.

Lindy Leyton has another solo non-Beats-International track, Donna Summer's old Breakaway minor hit gets a revamp, Fluke do something with Tears For Fears as Johnny Panic pops in at 56, EMF get a quick identikit follow-up, I Believe, and Kylie enters low yet again with her latest dance-floor pop stormer, What Do I Have To Do, and like t'others it'll end up high. Quietly sneaking in at 91 it's the very-marmite Queen chart-topper Innuendo. It got compared to Bohemian Rhapsody - to it's detriment - but it's actually rather fab in its own right, sprawling, and Spanish guitars included. We didn't know that Freddie was seriously ill at the time. Rick Astley cries for help (from songwriters, presumably) at 74, and Prefab Sprout look ahead at 75.


1 ( 1 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
2 ( 7 ) DAYDREAMING Dusty Springfield
3 ( 3 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
4 ( 2 ) CRAZY Seal
5 ( 4 ) (I’VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
6 ( 5 ) CRAZY Patsy Cline
7 ( 8 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
8 ( 10 ) PREACHER MAN Bananarama
9 ( 6 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
10 ( 12 ) SUMMER RAIN Belinda Carlisle

11 ( 9 ) ALL TOGETHER NOW The Farm featuring Pete Wylie
12 ( 20 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
13 ( NEW ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
14 ( 15 ) GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT C+C Music Factory
15 ( 24 ) ALWAYS THE SUN (REMIX) The Stranglers
16 ( NEW ) SMALLTOWN BOY Jimmy Somerville
17 ( 14 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
18 ( 18 ) ICE ICE BABY Vanilla Ice
19 ( 21 ) SENSITIVITY Ralph Tresvant
20 ( 13 ) FREEDOM ’90 George Michael

21 ( 19 ) JUSTIFY MY LOVE Madonna
22 ( 30 ) HIPPYCHICK Soho
23 ( 23 ) A QUESTION OF U Prince
24 ( 16 ) WAIFS AND STRAYS Marc Almond
25 ( 28 ) INTERNATIONAL BRIGHT YOUNG THING Jesus Jones
26 ( 11 ) SAVIOUR’S DAY Cliff Richard
27 ( 22 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
28 ( 33 ) A MATTER OF FACT Innocence
29 ( 26 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
30 ( 17 ) THE GREASE MEGAMIX John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John

31 ( 29 ) MR. TAMBOURINE MAN (4 DIMENSIONS EP) The Byrds
32 ( 39 ) ALL TRUE MAN Alexander O’Neal
33 ( NEW ) FREEDOM The London Boys
34 ( 32 ) UNCHAINED MELODY The Righteous Brothers
35 ( 27 ) UNBELIEVABLE EMF
36 ( NEW ) COMING OUT OF THE DARK Gloria Estefan
37 ( 25 ) STAND AND FIGHT The Pack featuring Nigel Benn
38 ( 35 ) WAITING FOR THE DAY George Michael
39 ( NEW ) DEDICATION Thin Lizzy
40 ( 64 ) ALL THIS TIME Sting

41 ( 41 ) LOVE WILL NEVER DO WITHOUT YOU (ALBUM VERSION/REMIX VERSION) Janet Jackson
42 ( 38 ) DISAPPEAR INXS
43 ( 36 ) DON’T WORRY Kim Appleby
44 ( 44 ) I CAN’T SAY GOODBYE Kim Wilde
45 ( 70 ) ALL THE MAN THAT I NEED Whitney Houston
46 ( 46 ) THE STINGRAY MEGAMIX F.A.B. featuring Aqua Marina
47 ( 49 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
48 ( NEW ) ECHO MY HEART Lindy Leyton
49 ( 61 ) THE GIRL I USED TO KNOW Brother Beyond
50 ( 50 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas

51 ( 31 ) PRAY MC Hammer
52 ( NEW ) BREAKAWAY (REMIX) Donna Summer
53 ( 56 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
54 ( 34 ) THE SKY’S THE LIMIT Fleetwood Mac
55 ( 55 ) PRAYING FOR TIME George Michael
56 ( NEW ) JOHNNY PANIC AND THE BIBLE OF DREAMS Fluke & Tears For Fears
57 ( 57 ) A LITTLE TIME Beautiful South
58 ( 40 ) SOLSBURY HILL Peter Gabriel
59 ( 48 ) STEP BACK IN TIME Kylie Minogue
60 ( 37 ) SITUATION Yazoo

61 ( 65 ) ARE YOU DREAMING Twenty 4 Seven
62 ( 42 ) SUCKA DJ Dimples D
63 ( 53 ) MIRACLE Jon Bon Jovi
64 ( 51 ) LITTLE BROTHER Blue Pearl
65 ( NEW ) I BELIEVE EMF
66 ( 67 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
67 ( 66 ) YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND Big Fun and Sonia featuring Gary Barnacle
68 ( NEW ) WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO Kylie Minogue
69 ( 69 ) SACRIFICE/ HEALING HANDS Elton John
70 ( 62 ) (WE WANT) THE SAME THING Belinda Carlisle

71 ( NEW ) INNUENDO Queen
72 ( 63 ) TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Berlin
73 ( 43 ) IRISH HEARTBEAT Billy Connolly
74 ( NEW ) CRY FOR HELP Rick Astley
75 ( NEW ) CARNIVAL 2000 Prefab Sprout


oldies playlist
1 LIKE A PRAYER (LIVE IN BARCELONA) Madonna
2 LONG LIVE LOVE Sandie Shaw
3 HUMAN Human League

Posted by: Last Dreamer 17th January 2021, 03:30 PM

Early 90s is my least favourite period in music from pre-streaming era.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 25th January 2021, 05:19 PM

Ah, well, different strokes for different folks, as the saying goes I've not reviewed the 90's yet so it'll be interesting to see how it turns out when I compile my top 100 of 1991 (never done one! Neither sales nor faves)

Posted by: Popchartfreak 25th January 2021, 05:31 PM

20th January 1991

It's 3 weeks on top for Enigma as KLF challenge at 2, 3 a.m. equalling their Doctorin' The Tardis 3 years earlier. Robert Palmer gets his biggest hit to date, too, as his Marvin Gaye mash-up cover is at 4. Gloria Estefan gets a big ballad climb to 12, Kylie rockets up 17 What Do I Have To Do? Just enjoy the popdance for the next 30 years, basically! Chris Isaak's Blue Hotel is reissued and returns into the 40, a new peak, and the quirky Can I Kick It, brings A Tribe Called Quest into the 40 too.

The Go-go's extend their run to 9 years as Cool Jerk brings Belinda back with the bandmates, in at 38, and KIm Appleby gets a good second solo entry, and I'm GLAD. Lower down there's some Wiggling It, a bit of Pop eating itself, and we're offshore with a big dish. The latter 3 I don't recall, and that applies to ex-Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth's newie at 75. One day I may have time to play my old 1991 tapes or youtube the videos. Probably not. It's already been 30 years.....

1 ( 1 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
2 ( 13 ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
3 ( 3 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
4 ( 12 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
5 ( 4 ) CRAZY Seal
6 ( 2 ) DAYDREAMING Dusty Springfield
7 ( 8 ) PREACHER MAN Bananarama
8 ( 6 ) CRAZY Patsy Cline
9 ( 9 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
10 ( 7 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters

11 ( 10 ) SUMMER RAIN Belinda Carlisle
12 ( 36 ) COMING OUT OF THE DARK Gloria Estefan
13 ( 14 ) GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT C+C Music Factory
14 ( 5 ) (I’VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
15 ( 22 ) HIPPYCHICK Soho
16 ( 11 ) ALL TOGETHER NOW The Farm featuring Pete Wylie
17 ( 68 ) WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO Kylie Minogue
18 ( 19 ) SENSITIVITY Ralph Tresvant
19 ( 15 ) ALWAYS THE SUN (REMIX) The Stranglers
20 ( 16 ) SMALLTOWN BOY ’91 Jimmy Somerville

21 ( 25 ) INTERNATIONAL BRIGHT YOUNG THING Jesus Jones
22 ( 17 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
23 ( 18 ) ICE ICE BABY Vanilla Ice
24 ( RE ) MY LOVE IS A FIRE Donny Osmond
25 ( 21 ) JUSTIFY MY LOVE Madonna
26 ( 56 ) JOHNNY PANIC AND THE BIBLE OF DREAMS (FLUKE REMIX) Johnny Panic And The Bible Of Dreams aka Tears For Fears
27 ( 20 ) FREEDOM ’90 George Michael
28 ( NEW ) BLUE HOTEL Chris Isaak
29 ( 32 ) ALL TRUE MAN Alexander O’Neal
30 ( 24 ) WAIFS AND STRAYS Marc Almond

31 ( 27 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
32 ( 48 ) ECHO MY HEART Lindy Leyton
33 ( 33 ) FREEDOM The London Boys
34 ( 29 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
35 ( NEW ) CAN I KICK IT A Tribe Called Quest
36 ( RE ) STILL FEEL THE RAIN Stex
37 ( 34 ) UNCHAINED MELODY The Righteous Brothers
38 ( NEW ) COOL JERK The Go-go’s
39 ( 39 ) DEDICATION Thin Lizzy
40 ( 23 ) A QUESTION OF U Prince

41 ( 31 ) MR. TAMBOURINE MAN (4 DIMENSIONS EP) The Byrds
42 ( 38 ) WAITING FOR THE DAY George Michael
43 ( 49 ) THE GIRL I USED TO KNOW Brother Beyond
44 ( 41 ) LOVE WILL NEVER DO WITHOUT YOU (ALBUM VERSION/REMIX VERSION) Janet Jackson
45 ( NEW ) G.L.A.D. Kim Appleby
46 ( 52 ) BREAKAWAY (REMIX) Donna Summer
47 ( 47 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
48 ( 35 ) UNBELIEVABLE EMF
49 ( 30 ) THE GREASE MEGAMIX John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
50 ( 50 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas

51 ( 26 ) SAVIOUR’S DAY Cliff Richard
52 ( 37 ) STAND AND FIGHT The Pack featuring Nigel Benn
53 ( NEW ) WIGGLE IT 2 In A Room
54 ( 53 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
55 ( 43 ) DON’T WORRY Kim Appleby
56 ( 61 ) ARE YOU DREAMING Twenty 4 Seven
57 ( 28 ) A MATTER OF FACT Innocence
58 ( 40 ) ALL THIS TIME Sting
59 ( 55 ) PRAYING FOR TIME George Michael
60 ( NEW ) X, Y AND ZEE Pop Will Eat Itself

61 ( 46 ) THE STINGRAY MEGAMIX F.A.B. featuring Aqua Marina
62 ( 71 ) INNUENDO Queen
63 ( 42 ) DISAPPEAR INXS
64 ( 65 ) I BELIEVE EMF
65 ( 57 ) A LITTLE TIME Beautiful South
66 ( 66 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
67 ( 67 ) YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND Big Fun and Sonia featuring Gary Barnacle
68 ( NEW ) MISS AMERICA Big Dish
69 ( 59 ) STEP BACK IN TIME Kylie Minogue
70 ( 75 ) CARNIVAL 2000 Prefab Sprout

71 ( 69 ) SACRIFICE/ HEALING HANDS Elton John
72 ( NEW ) I CAN’T TAKE THE POWER Offshore
73 ( 74 ) CRY FOR HELP Rick Astley
74 ( 63 ) MIRACLE Jon Bon Jovi
75 ( NEW ) A L’IL AIN’T ENOUGH David Lee Roth


Oldies Playlist
1 DON’T LET HIM TOUCH YOU The Angelettes
2 DESPERATE DAN Lt. Pigeon
3 BORN TOO LATE The Poni-Tails

Posted by: dandy* 25th January 2021, 06:10 PM

What a perfect top 2

In addition to those gems, here are the ones I like the most:

5 ( 4 ) CRAZY Seal
6 ( 2 ) DAYDREAMING Dusty Springfield
9 ( 9 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
10 ( 7 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
11 ( 10 ) SUMMER RAIN Belinda Carlisle
13 ( 14 ) GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT C+C Music Factory
15 ( 22 ) HIPPYCHICK Soho
16 ( 11 ) ALL TOGETHER NOW The Farm featuring Pete Wylie
17 ( 68 ) WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO Kylie Minogue
19 ( 15 ) ALWAYS THE SUN (REMIX) The Stranglers
21 ( 25 ) INTERNATIONAL BRIGHT YOUNG THING Jesus Jones
22 ( 17 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
25 ( 21 ) JUSTIFY MY LOVE Madonna
27 ( 20 ) FREEDOM ’90 George Michael
35 ( NEW ) CAN I KICK IT A Tribe Called Quest
44 ( 41 ) LOVE WILL NEVER DO WITHOUT YOU (ALBUM VERSION/REMIX VERSION) Janet Jackson
47 ( 47 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
48 ( 35 ) UNBELIEVABLE EMF
54 ( 53 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
55 ( 43 ) DON’T WORRY Kim Appleby
59 ( 55 ) PRAYING FOR TIME George Michael
64 ( 65 ) I BELIEVE EMF
65 ( 57 ) A LITTLE TIME Beautiful South
66 ( 66 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
73 ( 74 ) CRY FOR HELP Rick Astley

Posted by: Bjork 25th January 2021, 07:59 PM

completely forgot about Soho - Hippychick, haven't heart it in ages but it's one of my fav songs ever

Posted by: Last Dreamer 30th January 2021, 08:27 AM

Sophie Lawrence had two big number ones (Love's Unkind, Secrets) in my chart, not sure if she will reach even top 50 here.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 1st February 2021, 03:21 PM

Thanks dandy, glad you like so many, thanks for the picks (all quality as I would expect, plus Rick Astley's ballad ) and worry not about KLF dropping this week, it'll be back up again shortly

Posted by: Popchartfreak 1st February 2021, 03:22 PM

same hear, never gets played on radio or anywhere else!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 1st February 2021, 03:23 PM

Well I was a fan of the Donna Summer version of Love's Unkind, so it could go either way for that one I don't remember Secrets but you never know.....

Posted by: Popchartfreak 1st February 2021, 03:49 PM

27th January 1991

It's 4 weeks on top for Enigma's Sadness, as the UK label had it, and Robert Palmer climbs to 2 for a career-best highpoint with his Marvin Gaye cover. Gloria Estefan knocks off another top 5 ballad with Coming Out Of The Dark, but there aren't many more top 5 biggies to come - just one cover I think - while Kylie is just getting her string of top 10's started, 4 in a row and counting for the next 30 years on and occasionally off. Donny Osmond gets his 3rd solo top 10, averaging one a decade with his love a fire somewhat more mature than his previous love, Puppy, in 1972.

George Michael gets a 3rd from his Listen Without Prejudice as the lovely Heal The Pain is in at 20, and Kim Appleby gets a second solo top 40, she's G.L.A.D about that. Queen's fab Innuendo hits the top 40, the definition of "grower" that one, takes quite a few listens to register properly. UB40's latest cover is The Temptations 60's The Way You Do The Things You Do, following where Hall & Oates (& The Temptations themselves) had been before, and INXS assist old mate Jimmy Barnes to get a hit, Good Times.

Praise debut with a great track, Only You, a World-Music vibe to it, and retro-soul brings Kenny Thomas an Outstanding entry, as he kicks off his string of decent records that have largely been forgotten this century. Michael Jackson writes, produces and sings on Do The Bartman, as The Simpsons take over pop culture, and incredibly 30 years later they are STILL going, having outlasted Michael Jackson and some members of the cast, and many many guest stars. Not his greatest moment though! Inga follows-up her chart-topper with a Pet Shop Boys cover, ditto Maria McKee following up her near-chart-topper, and that's that for this week.


1 ( 1 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
2 ( 4 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
3 ( 2 ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
4 ( 12 ) COMING OUT OF THE DARK Gloria Estefan
5 ( 3 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
6 ( 7 ) PREACHER MAN Bananarama
7 ( 17 ) WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO Kylie Minogue
8 ( 24 ) MY LOVE IS A FIRE Donny Osmond
9 ( 9 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
10 ( 5 ) CRAZY Seal

11 ( 15 ) HIPPYCHICK Soho
12 ( 18 ) SENSITIVITY Ralph Tresvant
13 ( 6 ) DAYDREAMING Dusty Springfield
14 ( 10 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
15 ( 28 ) BLUE HOTEL Chris Isaak
16 ( 21 ) INTERNATIONAL BRIGHT YOUNG THING Jesus Jones
17 ( 8 ) CRAZY Patsy Cline
18 ( 11 ) SUMMER RAIN Belinda Carlisle
19 ( 14 ) (I’VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
20 ( NEW ) HEAL THE PAIN George Michael

21 ( 16 ) ALL TOGETHER NOW The Farm featuring Pete Wylie
22 ( 13 ) GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT C+C Music Factory
23 ( 45 ) G.L.A.D. Kim Appleby
24 ( 20 ) SMALLTOWN BOY ’91 Jimmy Somerville
25 ( 26 ) JOHNNY PANIC AND THE BIBLE OF DREAMS (FLUKE REMIX) Johnny Panic And The Bible Of Dreams aka Tears For Fears
26 ( 38 ) COOL JERK The Go-go’s
27 ( 35 ) CAN I KICK IT A Tribe Called Quest
28 ( 32 ) ECHO MY HEART Lindy Leyton
29 ( 22 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
30 ( 39 ) DEDICATION Thin Lizzy

31 ( 23 ) ICE ICE BABY Vanilla Ice
32 ( 72 ) I CAN’T TAKE THE POWER Offshore
33 ( 46 ) BREAKAWAY (REMIX) Donna Summer
34 ( 19 ) ALWAYS THE SUN (REMIX) The Stranglers
35 ( 25 ) JUSTIFY MY LOVE Madonna
36 ( 31 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
37 ( 60 ) X, Y AND ZEE Pop Will Eat Itself
38 ( 34 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
39 ( 62 ) INNUENDO Queen
40 ( 27 ) FREEDOM ’90 George Michael

41 ( 30 ) WAIFS AND STRAYS Marc Almond
42 ( 37 ) UNCHAINED MELODY The Righteous Brothers
43 ( 53 ) WIGGLE IT 2 In A Room
44 ( 42 ) WAITING FOR THE DAY George Michael
45 ( 29 ) ALL TRUE MAN Alexander O’Neal
46 ( 44 ) LOVE WILL NEVER DO WITHOUT YOU (ALBUM VERSION/REMIX VERSION) Janet Jackson
47 ( 64 ) I BELIEVE EMF
48 ( 47 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
49 ( NEW ) THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO UB40
50 ( 50 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas

51 ( 41 ) MR. TAMBOURINE MAN (4 DIMENSIONS EP) The Byrds
52 ( 43 ) THE GIRL I USED TO KNOW Brother Beyond
53 ( NEW ) GOOD TIMES Jimmy Barnes & INXS
54 ( NEW ) ONLY YOU Praise
55 ( 54 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
56 ( 36 ) STILL FEEL THE RAIN Stex
57 ( 33 ) FREEDOM The London Boys
58 ( NEW ) OUTSTANDING Kenny Thomas
59 ( NEW ) DO THE BARTMAN The Simpsons featuring Michael Jackson
60 ( 59 ) PRAYING FOR TIME George Michael

61 ( 55 ) DON’T WORRY Kim Appleby
62 ( 48 ) UNBELIEVABLE EMF
63 ( 52 ) STAND AND FIGHT The Pack featuring Nigel Benn
64 ( 49 ) THE GREASE MEGAMIX John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John
65 ( NEW ) HIGH ENOUGH Damn Yankees
66 ( 66 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
67 ( 67 ) YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND Big Fun and Sonia featuring Gary Barnacle
68 ( 65 ) A LITTLE TIME Beautiful South
69 ( 61 ) THE STINGRAY MEGAMIX F.A.B. featuring Aqua Marina
70 ( NEW ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR BODY 2 Mad

71 ( 73 ) CRY FOR HELP Rick Astley
72 ( 71 ) SACRIFICE/ HEALING HANDS Elton John
73 ( NEW ) DO I HAVE TO? Inga
74 ( NEW ) FORGET ME NOTS Tongue ‘N’ Cheek
75 ( NEW ) BREATHE Maria McKee

playlist records
1 “Only Yesterday” Carpenters
2 BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley
3 UNTIL YOU COME BACK TO ME Aretha Franklin
4 BANG A BOOMERANG Abba

Posted by: dandy* 1st February 2021, 04:44 PM

I was hoping you wouldn't notice Rick Astley but I must admit that I was quite a fan of it at the time, I still don't mind it now tbh. Anything with a big joyous choir section can't be too bad though

A month on top for Enigma too - good going!

Posted by: Jade 2nd February 2021, 08:50 PM

Like Dandy it's Enigma and The KLF that've majorly caught my attention here two very different vibes but excellent ones *.*

Posted by: Popchartfreak 6th February 2021, 03:17 PM

Hi Jade! Yes I also agree - those are the 2 iconic tracks, with Seal a close 3rd

Posted by: Popchartfreak 8th February 2021, 05:41 PM

3rd February 1991

It's a first chart-topper for The KLF and co, ably assisted without credit by 60's soul songstress P.P. Arnold, and the fab 3 a.m. (Eternal) and the domination of the singles chart by the various incarnations of the act for the next 12 months. George Michael makes it 4 top 10's off Listen Without Prejudice, Kim Appleby gets 2 solo in a row with G.L.A.D., and ditto Chris Isaak with Blue Hotel's 50's throwback vibes.

Praise and EMF shoot up rapidly into the 20, and highest new entry is Auberge, and Chris Rea on a career roll 13 years after his debut. At 32, Boy George gets all musically Buddhist and using a pseudonym, Jesus Loves You, Bow Down Mister continuing his run of generally good singles over 9 years. The Railway Children debut at 33 with the catchy Every Beat Of The Heart, Free are back yet again, this time with a freshed-up remix of All Right Now, their 5th chart run in 21 years with the bloody thing, not even their best record! I reached absolute saturation-point this time round, and haven't wanted to listen to it since.

Hall & Oates make it 15 years of regular & frequently fab soul hits, Julee Cruise gets a quirky retro follow-up from Twin Peaks, which I preferred to Falling, Claudia Brucken is back with Kiss Like Ether, 7 years since Propaganda's fab Dr Mabuse, and a new great dance track debuts for Nomad, I wanna Give You Devotion. Julian Cope makes it a decade of Scott-Walker-ish fabness with Beautiful Love, and Paul Simon is seeking Proof that I still love him after 22 years of chart action.



1 ( 3 ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring The Children Of The Revolution, Ricardo Da Force & P.P. Arnold
2 ( 2 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
3 ( 4 ) COMING OUT OF THE DARK Gloria Estefan
4 ( 1 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
5 ( 7 ) WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO Kylie Minogue
6 ( 8 ) MY LOVE IS A FIRE Donny Osmond
7 ( 20 ) HEAL THE PAIN George Michael
8 ( 5 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
9 ( 23 ) G.L.A.D. Kim Appleby
10 ( 15 ) BLUE HOTEL Chris Isaak

11 ( 54 ) ONLY YOU Praise
12 ( 10 ) CRAZY Seal
13 ( 9 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
14 ( 47 ) I BELIEVE EMF
15 ( 24 ) SMALLTOWN BOY ’91 Jimmy Somerville
16 ( 6 ) PREACHER MAN Bananarama
17 ( 16 ) INTERNATIONAL BRIGHT YOUNG THING Jesus Jones
18 ( 11 ) HIPPYCHICK Soho
19 ( 14 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
20 ( 26 ) COOL JERK The Go-go’s

21 ( 18 ) SUMMER RAIN Belinda Carlisle
22 ( 12 ) SENSITIVITY Ralph Tresvant
23 ( NEW ) AUBERGE Chris Rea
24 ( 25 ) JOHNNY PANIC AND THE BIBLE OF DREAMS (FLUKE REMIX) Johnny Panic And The Bible Of Dreams aka Tears For Fears
25 ( 21 ) ALL TOGETHER NOW The Farm featuring Pete Wylie
26 ( 19 ) (I’VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
27 ( 27 ) CAN I KICK IT A Tribe Called Quest
28 ( 17 ) CRAZY Patsy Cline
29 ( 13 ) DAYDREAMING Dusty Springfield
30 ( 32 ) I CAN’T TAKE THE POWER Offshore

31 ( 22 ) GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT C+C Music Factory
32 ( NEW ) BOW DOWN MISTER Jesus Loves You aka Boy George
33 ( NEW ) EVERY BEAT OF THE HEART The Railway Children
34 ( 39 ) INNUENDO Queen
35 ( 29 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
36 ( 31 ) ICE ICE BABY Vanilla Ice
37 ( NEW ) ALL RIGHT NOW (REMIX) Free
38 ( 53 ) GOOD TIMES Jimmy Barnes & INXS
39 ( 28 ) ECHO MY HEART Lindy Leyton
40 ( 58 ) OUTSTANDING Kenny Thomas

41 ( 38 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
42 ( 36 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
43 ( 43 ) WIGGLE IT 2 In A Room
44 ( 49 ) THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO UB40
45 ( 35 ) JUSTIFY MY LOVE Madonna
46 ( 70 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR BODY 2 Mad
47 ( 44 ) WAITING FOR THE DAY George Michael
48 ( 48 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
49 ( NEW ) EVERYWHERE I LOOK Daryl Hall & John Oates
50 ( 46 ) LOVE WILL NEVER DO WITHOUT YOU (ALBUM VERSION/REMIX VERSION) Janet Jackson

51 ( 50 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
52 ( 41 ) WAIFS AND STRAYS Marc Almond
53 ( 42 ) UNCHAINED MELODY The Righteous Brothers
54 ( 40 ) FREEDOM ’90 George Michael
55 ( 37 ) X, Y AND ZEE Pop Will Eat Itself
56 ( 59 ) DO THE BARTMAN The Simpsons featuring Michael Jackson
57 ( 55 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
58 ( 30 ) DEDICATION Thin Lizzy
59 ( 51 ) MR. TAMBOURINE MAN (4 DIMENSIONS EP) The Byrds
60 ( 73 ) DO I HAVE TO? Inga

61 ( 33 ) BREAKAWAY (REMIX) Donna Summer
62 ( 34 ) ALWAYS THE SUN (REMIX) The Stranglers
63 ( 60 ) PRAYING FOR TIME George Michael
64 ( NEW ) ROCKIN’ BACK INSIDE MY HEART Julee Cruise
65 ( 71 ) CRY FOR HELP Rick Astley
66 ( NEW ) KISS LIKE ETHER Claudia Brucken
67 ( 66 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
68 ( 67 ) YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND Big Fun and Sonia featuring Gary Barnacle
69 ( NEW ) (I WANNA GIVE YOU) DEVOTION Nomad featuring MC Mikee Freedom
70 ( RE ) I CAN’T SAY GOODBYE Kim Wilde

71 ( 74 ) FORGET ME NOTS Tongue ‘N’ Cheek
72 ( NEW ) BEAUTIFUL LOVE Julian Cope
73 ( 72 ) SACRIFICE/ HEALING HANDS Elton John
74 ( NEW ) PROOF Paul Simon
75 ( 61 ) DON’T WORRY Kim Appleby


3rd Feb OLDIES PLAYLIST
1 THOSE GOOD OLD DREAMS Carpenters
2 “Donny Osmond” Donny Osmond
3 THE BEAUTIFUL ONES Prince

Posted by: Popchartfreak 15th February 2021, 02:58 PM

10th February 1991

It's Enigma back up to the top spot for a 5th week as they hold off Gloria Estefan at 2. Praise go top 10, and Chris Rea is on a top 10 hot streak, Auberge joining Road To Hell and a certain Christmas song before too long. Huge climb for Nomad as I wanna give them my devotion at 11, and Kenny Thomas is Outstanding at 17, while the highest new entry is a 60's oldie pre-dating my charts, from Them aka Van Morrison, and Baby Please Don't Go at 20.

Future 90's anthem in remixed form, and actually a remix from The Source of Candi Staton's original 80's song, You Got The Love is highest new track at 29. It'll be back in future years..... Sadly Banderas won't be back with the fab This Is Your Life, a terrific forgotten gem from a decent album by the girl duo who were Jimmy Somerville's backing singers, in at 33. NKOTB enter at 41, still stringing out their 5 minutes of fame, it's all fun and Games, and ditto MC Hammer and his parachute pants.

Down the bottom end we have some covers, Quartz giving Dina Carroll a 90's career with their smooth version of Carole King's It's Too Late (but I'll still take the original, thank you very much), and Vanilla Ice doing his best to kill Wild Cherry's Play That Funky Music. Then there's some diva ballads, Mariah warbling about Someday, and Oleta rattling on about getting here, neither of them what you might hope would be classic songs.

1 ( 4 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
2 ( 3 ) COMING OUT OF THE DARK Gloria Estefan
3 ( 1 ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
4 ( 2 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
5 ( 7 ) HEAL THE PAIN George Michael
6 ( 11 ) ONLY YOU Praise
7 ( 5 ) WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO Kylie Minogue
8 ( 9 ) G.L.A.D. Kim Appleby
9 ( 23 ) AUBERGE Chris Rea
10 ( 6 ) MY LOVE IS A FIRE Donny Osmond

11 ( 69 ) (I WANNA GIVE YOU) DEVOTION Nomad featuring MC Mikee Freedom
12 ( 8 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
13 ( 10 ) BLUE HOTEL Chris Isaak
14 ( 14 ) I BELIEVE EMF
15 ( 13 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
16 ( 12 ) CRAZY Seal
17 ( 40 ) OUTSTANDING Kenny Thomas
18 ( 20 ) COOL JERK The Go-go’s
19 ( 32 ) BOW DOWN MISTER Jesus Loves You aka Boy George
20 ( NEW ) BABY PLEASE DON’T GO Them featuring Van Morrison

21 ( 15 ) SMALLTOWN BOY ’91 Jimmy Somerville
22 ( 18 ) HIPPYCHICK Soho
23 ( 19 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
24 ( 22 ) SENSITIVITY Ralph Tresvant
25 ( 37 ) ALL RIGHT NOW (REMIX) Free
26 ( 16 ) PREACHER MAN Bananarama
27 ( 33 ) EVERY BEAT OF THE HEART The Railway Children
28 ( 43 ) WIGGLE IT 2 In A Room
29 ( NEW ) YOU GOT THE LOVE The Source featuring Candi Staton
30 ( 44 ) THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO UB40

31 ( 21 ) SUMMER RAIN Belinda Carlisle
32 ( 17 ) INTERNATIONAL BRIGHT YOUNG THING Jesus Jones
33 ( NEW ) THIS IS YOUR LIFE Banderas
34 ( 27 ) CAN I KICK IT A Tribe Called Quest
35 ( 25 ) ALL TOGETHER NOW The Farm featuring Pete Wylie
36 ( 31 ) GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT C+C Music Factory
37 ( 26 ) (I’VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
38 ( 38 ) GOOD TIMES Jimmy Barnes & INXS
39 ( 35 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
40 ( 29 ) DAYDREAMING Dusty Springfield

41 ( NEW ) GAMES New Kids On The Block
42 ( 28 ) CRAZY Patsy Cline
43 ( 41 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
44 ( 42 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
45 ( 46 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR BODY 2 Mad
46 ( NEW ) HERE COMES THE HAMMER MC Hammer
47 ( 30 ) I CAN’T TAKE THE POWER Offshore
48 ( 64 ) ROCKIN’ BACK INSIDE MY HEART Julee Cruise
49 ( 48 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
50 ( 39 ) ECHO MY HEART Lindy Leyton

51 ( 47 ) WAITING FOR THE DAY George Michael
52 ( 51 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
53 ( 50 ) LOVE WILL NEVER DO WITHOUT YOU (ALBUM VERSION/REMIX VERSION) Janet Jackson
54 ( 24 ) JOHNNY PANIC AND THE BIBLE OF DREAMS (FLUKE REMIX) Johnny Panic And The Bible Of Dreams aka Tears For Fears
55 ( 36 ) ICE ICE BABY Vanilla Ice
56 ( 56 ) DO THE BARTMAN The Simpsons featuring Michael Jackson
57 ( 34 ) INNUENDO Queen
58 ( 45 ) JUSTIFY MY LOVE Madonna
59 ( 57 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
60 ( 52 ) WAIFS AND STRAYS Marc Almond

61 ( 54 ) FREEDOM ’90 George Michael
62 ( 65 ) CRY FOR HELP Rick Astley
63 ( 72 ) BEAUTIFUL LOVE Julian Cope
64 ( 66 ) KISS LIKE ETHER Claudia Brucken
65 ( 53 ) UNCHAINED MELODY The Righteous Brothers
66 ( 49 ) EVERYWHERE I LOOK Daryl Hall & John Oates
67 ( 63 ) PRAYING FOR TIME George Michael
68 ( 67 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
69 ( 59 ) MR. TAMBOURINE MAN (4 DIMENSIONS EP) The Byrds
70 ( 68 ) YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND Big Fun and Sonia featuring Gary Barnacle

71 ( 74 ) PROOF Paul Simon
72 ( NEW ) IT’S TOO LATE Quartz featuring Dina Carroll
73 ( NEW ) GET HERE Oleta Adams
74 ( NEW ) SOMEDAY Mariah Carey
75 ( NEW ) PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC Vanilla Ice


oldies playlist
1 HUMAN Human League
2 BRANDY Scott English
3 LAY DOWN Melanie

Posted by: Bjork 15th February 2021, 05:38 PM

oh I loved Banderas, was kinda obsessed with them for 5 seconds, and I even bought the vinyl must have been 1 of the few people that did...

Posted by: Popchartfreak 16th February 2021, 08:19 AM

Me too Only it was the album I bought, one of the very few cassettes I bothered to pick up (vinyl or CD you can go straight to the tracks you want, tape you tediously had to rewind, plus the hiss)

Posted by: dandy* 16th February 2021, 10:50 AM

Wasn’t expecting Enigma to bounce back

Great to see it happen though

Posted by: steve201 20th February 2021, 06:01 PM

Only checking this out now Pop, where did ‘Solsbury Hill’ chart in 1977 for you!?

Posted by: Popchartfreak 21st February 2021, 10:02 AM

My charts are a bit volatile in early 1991 due to the varying cost of CD singles, I think. I bought them when they were 99p or £1.99 and had stopped buying vinyl singles unless they were cheap 99p or under. Enigma was £2.99 or £3.99 I think so I waited till it was near the end of it's run at the top to buy it, hoping it would be on the next Now album. There's another bounce-back shortly as I got hold of a vinyl copy for cheaper-than-usual chart prices. There was a lot of chart-fixing via pricing in the 90's!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 21st February 2021, 10:06 AM

Hi Steve It peaked at a relatively modest 16, it was one I liked a lot but never loved as much as I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe), Games Without Frontiers, Sledgehammer and Don't Give Up, so the extra run was a useful top-up on its first-run "sales"

Posted by: dandy* 21st February 2021, 10:30 AM

It had better not be Human!!!

Posted by: steve201 21st February 2021, 01:43 PM

Yeh it’s a great song, prob one of his best. Didn’t realise he was so popular right into the 90s!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 22nd February 2021, 07:31 PM

worry not, once a record dropped out of my charts it was banned from entering again unless it was in the actual UK singles chart

Posted by: Popchartfreak 22nd February 2021, 07:45 PM

17th February 1991

It's a 6th week on top of the chart for Enigma, as Robert palmer goes back up to 2 with his Marvin Gaye mash-up cover, and Ralph Tresvant gets a sudden spurt to 5 after sensitively pottering around the 20's for a while, making him the 2nd New Edition star to get a solo top 10. Chris Isaak also bounces back into the top 10 with Blue Hotel as I buy it on vinyl in order to buy Wicked Game on the B side, and a great dance track from Nomad gives me some devotion at 9.

Banderas gets a fab climb into the 20, and Lindy Leyton rockets up to 20 with a song I didn't remember liking so much! But there's the proof, I did! The Bee Gees are back with Chain Reaction, oops I mean Secret Love using the same rhythm track they used for Diana Ross, in at 23, as Twin Peaks' Julee Cruise gets a 2nd top 40 - a disturbing, but worthwhile, David Lynch show both funny and shocking. Roxette come join the Joyride, and keep the big hits coming on strong at 39, new in just ahead of Living Colour rearing it's ugly head.

Jesus Jones get a quick follow-up, Who, Where, Why? Told you who, in the charts, and because they can. Ex-Bangles lead singer, Susannah Hoffs gets a solo entry on her own side of the bed, The Byrds main-man Roger McGuinn gets his new solo track joining his classic 60's EP down the bottom end of the chart, and The Beatles have a B-side from the I Feel Fine single I bought in 1976, She's A Woman, and which featured in the movie Help!, covered by Scritti Politti, giving Green Gartside 7 years of chart entries, and The Beatles another hit song 21 years after they'd split up.


1 ( 1 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
2 ( 4 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
3 ( 5 ) HEAL THE PAIN George Michael
4 ( 3 ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
5 ( 24 ) SENSITIVITY Ralph Tresvant
6 ( 6 ) ONLY YOU Praise
7 ( 2 ) COMING OUT OF THE DARK Gloria Estefan
8 ( 13 ) BLUE HOTEL Chris Isaak
9 ( 11 ) (I WANNA GIVE YOU) DEVOTION Nomad featuring MC Mikee Freedom
10 ( 7 ) WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO Kylie Minogue

11 ( 8 ) G.L.A.D. Kim Appleby
12 ( 10 ) MY LOVE IS A FIRE Donny Osmond
13 ( 9 ) AUBERGE Chris Rea
14 ( 14 ) I BELIEVE EMF
15 ( 12 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
16 ( 17 ) OUTSTANDING Kenny Thomas
17 ( 27 ) EVERY BEAT OF THE HEART The Railway Children
18 ( 15 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
19 ( 33 ) THIS IS YOUR LIFE Banderas
20 ( 50 ) ECHO MY HEART Lindy Leyton

21 ( 19 ) BOW DOWN MISTER Jesus Loves You aka Boy George
22 ( 16 ) CRAZY Seal
23 ( NEW ) SECRET LOVE The Bee Gees
24 ( 20 ) BABY PLEASE DON’T GO Them featuring Van Morrison
25 ( 25 ) ALL RIGHT NOW (REMIX) Free
26 ( 29 ) YOU GOT THE LOVE The Source featuring Candi Staton
27 ( 23 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
28 ( 21 ) SMALLTOWN BOY ’91 Jimmy Somerville
29 ( 48 ) ROCKIN’ BACK INSIDE MY HEART Julee Cruise
30 ( 18 ) COOL JERK The Go-go’s

31 ( 22 ) HIPPYCHICK Soho
32 ( 38 ) GOOD TIMES Jimmy Barnes & INXS
33 ( NEW ) WHICH WAY SHOULD I JUMP? Milltown Brothers
34 ( 26 ) PREACHER MAN Bananarama
35 ( 30 ) THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO UB40
36 ( 46 ) HERE COMES THE HAMMER MC Hammer
37 ( 39 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
38 ( 35 ) ALL TOGETHER NOW The Farm featuring Pete Wylie
39 ( NEW ) JOYRIDE Roxette
40 ( NEW ) LOVE REARS IT’S UGLY HEAD Living Colour

41 ( 28 ) WIGGLE IT 2 In A Room
42 ( 31 ) SUMMER RAIN Belinda Carlisle
43 ( 43 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
44 ( 44 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
45 ( 37 ) (I’VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
46 ( 36 ) GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT C+C Music Factory
47 ( 34 ) CAN I KICK IT A Tribe Called Quest
48 ( 64 ) KISS LIKE ETHER Claudia Brucken
49 ( 49 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
50 ( 41 ) GAMES New Kids On The Block

51 ( 32 ) INTERNATIONAL BRIGHT YOUNG THING Jesus Jones
52 ( 63 ) BEAUTIFUL LOVE Julian Cope
53 ( 52 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
54 ( 51 ) WAITING FOR THE DAY George Michael
55 ( 53 ) LOVE WILL NEVER DO WITHOUT YOU (ALBUM VERSION/REMIX VERSION) Janet Jackson
56 ( 42 ) CRAZY Patsy Cline
57 ( NEW ) WHO WHERE WHY Jesus Jones
58 ( NEW ) MY SIDE OF THE BED Susannah Hoffs
59 ( 71 ) PROOF Paul Simon
60 ( 59 ) LET IT BE The Beatles

61 ( 56 ) DO THE BARTMAN The Simpsons featuring Michael Jackson
62 ( 45 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR BODY 2 Mad
63 ( 60 ) WAIFS AND STRAYS Marc Almond
64 ( 55 ) ICE ICE BABY Vanilla Ice
65 ( 58 ) JUSTIFY MY LOVE Madonna
66 ( 73 ) GET HERE Oleta Adams
67 ( 68 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
68 ( 67 ) PRAYING FOR TIME George Michael
69 ( 54 ) JOHNNY PANIC AND THE BIBLE OF DREAMS (FLUKE REMIX) Johnny Panic And The Bible Of Dreams aka Tears For Fears
70 ( 61 ) FREEDOM ’90 George Michael

71 ( 70 ) YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND Big Fun and Sonia featuring Gary Barnacle
72 ( NEW ) KING OF THE HILL Roger McGuinn
73 ( 65 ) UNCHAINED MELODY The Righteous Brothers
74 ( 69 ) MR. TAMBOURINE MAN/EIGHT MILES HIGH (4 DIMENSIONS EP) The Byrds
75 ( NEW ) SHE’S A WOMAN Scritti Politti


Oldies
1 SEE THE DAY Dee C. Lee
2 ISLAND OF DREAMS The Springfields
3 SOS Abba

Posted by: dandy* 23rd February 2021, 10:32 AM

6 weeks! *.*

What are your longest running #1s John? It's rare that I've seen you have songs chart at #1 for as long as this.

Posted by: Bjork 23rd February 2021, 10:55 AM

oh nice that Susanna Hoffs is in, loved My Side of the Bed, always forgot she did solo material besides Bangles
it's a pity it didn't do much in the charts, not sure why, she's certainly the full package

Posted by: Popchartfreak 23rd February 2021, 06:13 PM

Yeah it's rare for me in my grown-up years to have long-running number ones When I was young and more obsessive it was quite common As will become quite apparent when I get round to my all-time chart-sales top 200 (still working on that chart) but 6 weeks and more in total (some have more than one run):

60's

California Dreamin' The Mamas & The Papas 17 weeks (part of an EP, so 2 other tracks also feature but it was this one really)
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore The Walker Brothers 8 weeks
There's A Ghost In My House R. Dean Taylor 6 weeks
Daydream Believer The Monkees 8 weeks (also other tracks on that EP but this was the main one)
I Was Made To Love Her Stevie Wonder 6 wks
Different Drum Stone Poneys/ Linda Ronstadt 6 wks
Last Night In Soho Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich 10 wks

all of the above were as "oldies" in later decades

these are from the start of my charts aged 10/11:

Hey Jude/Revolution The Beatles 7
Those Were The Days Mary Hopkin 9
Build Me Up Buttercup The Foundations 7
Dizzy Tommy Roe 11
Something In The Air Thunderclap Newman 7
In The Year 2525 Zager & Evans 8
Sugar Sugar The Archies 10

The 70s:

Temma Harbour Mary Hopkin 6
Ride A White Swan T.Rex 6
My Sweet Lord George Harrison 6
Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep Middle Of The Road 12 ( )
Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum Middle Of The Road 9 ( )
Imagine John Lennon 8
Metal Guru T.Rex 7
Goodbye To Love Carpenters 6
Happy Xmas. War Is Over John & Yoko/ Plastic Ono Band 13 (Christmasses!)
Love Train The O'Jays 6
See My Baby Jive Wizzard 11
Hypnosis Mud 7
Jet Paul McCartney & Wings 7
Angie Baby Helen Reddy 6
Bohemian Rhapsody Queen 6
I Believe In Father Christmas Greg Lake 10 (Christmasses!)
Mamma Mia Abba 8
Fernando Abba 6
Dancing Queen Abba 19 the winnah! 1976 and 1992 Abba Gold reissue 2 runs)
Livin’ Thing Electric Light Orchestra 6
Knowing Me Knowing You Abba 12
I Feel Love Donna Summer 7
Take A Chance On Me Abba 6
Baker Street Gerry Rafferty 9
Thank You For The Music Abba 7
Eagle Abba 8
Voulez Vous/Angel Eyes Abba 6

Bit of an Abba obsession going on there, but I knew my love was SO right...

The 80's

The Day Before You Came Abba 6
Billie-Jean Michael Jackson 6
Two Tribes Frankie Goes To Hollywood 6
Drive The Cars 7
Last Christmas/Everything She Wants Wham! 6 (Xmas!)
Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears 6
The Sun Always Shines On TV a-ha 6
A Different Corner George Michael 9
Human The Human League 7
Sowing The Seeds Of Love Tears For Fears 7

The 90's:

Sadeness Enigma 6
For Whom The Bell Tolls The Bee Gees 6
Earth Song Michael Jackson 8
You Got The Love (Remix) The Source/ Candi Staton 6
Halo Texas 7
Stay Bernard Butler 6


The 00's:

Life Is A Rollercoaster Ronan Keating 6
Inner Smile Texas 7
Caught In The Middle A1 7
Harder Kosheen 6
Say It Right Nelly Furtado 6
Four Minutes Madonna/Justin Timberlake 6


The 10's:

Crossfire Brandon Flowers 7
The Flood Take That 7
Princess Of China Coldplay/ Rihanna 8
Somebody That I Used To Know Gotye/Kimbra 6
Disconnected Keane 7
Colours In The Sky Miami Horror featuring CLEOPOLD 6
I Can Change Brandon Flowers 6
Queen Of Peace Florence + The Machine 7
When You Know Robbie Williams 7
I Trance Agnes 6


Some you will recoil in horror at But only 6 each for the 90's and 00's. Previous decades have the benefit of second third or more chart runs, but the 90's and 21st century are in the process of extra runs (eg Javiera Mena just got a second spin on top).

Biggest uninterrupted runs?

10 weeks: Dancing Queen, Knowing Me Knowing You, Last Night In Soho

and the top one: California Dreamin' for 15 weeks on it's 1997 reissue. It was a very strange year for me, taking refuge in familiar old loves...

Posted by: Popchartfreak 23rd February 2021, 06:23 PM

yes it's shame she had a great voice - though she has recently charted for me with Travis (The Only Thing)

Posted by: Last Dreamer 23rd February 2021, 06:51 PM

I forgot that Dancing Queen spent more weeks at # 1 than Knowing Me Knowing You.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 27th February 2021, 07:54 PM

Yes I love them both passionately, but prob KMKY a bit more than DQ these days...

Posted by: common sense 27th February 2021, 09:39 PM

Yep same for me. DQ is overplayed and dare I say it John, overrated. Just a bit. Fab single still. Knocked off No.1 by my all time fave song, Mississippi.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 1st March 2021, 08:37 AM

Mississippi peaked at 2 in my chart - behind Dancing Queen I think, oops! For such a huge record of the time Mississippi never gets played these days, prob cos it falls somewhere between Eurocheese and Country - showing the link to Country goes back 45 years to the Netherlands, at least! Common Linnets being the more famous recent example.

Posted by: steve201 1st March 2021, 01:09 PM

Some fantastic long runners there many of them well deserved.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 6th March 2021, 01:33 PM

Thanks Steve

Posted by: Popchartfreak 6th March 2021, 01:58 PM

24th February 1991

It's a first week on top for Robert Palmer and his inventive and classy mash-up of 2 Marvin Gaye songs, it had only taken Robert 13 years to get a chart-topper from debut - Every Kinda People will be back before long though, his first chart entry. Julee Cruise shoots up to 3 following a Twin Peaks boost, and Banderas hop up to 7 with the fab This Is Your Life, and Jesus Loves You gives Boy George 9 years of top 10's, pretty much whether he's in chart fashion of not.

Roxette keep the top 20 tracks on a joyride, and the late Del Shannon gets a posthumous Jeff Lynne-spearheaded highest new entry with Walk Away at 23. It's very Jeff Lynne, working with one of his idols, and that's always a good thing. Mica Paris is back, this time with a classy previously obscure Prince song, new at 34, Madonna's needless remix of Crazy For You brings it back into the UK charts, and the over-rated ballad duly comes back at 32 here to boot. LL Cool J is 4 years into his chart career with Round The Way Girl, Dream Warriors are in at 59 with a Donovan song title and sample, Daisy Age rap giving the 60's UK hippie folkie some much-needed and deserved street-cred.

Patsy Cline charts another early 60's oldie, I Fall To Pieces, Morrissey mentions Our Frank in passing, Debbie Gibson scrapes a 4th year of chart activity, and Rod Stewart is back with a biggie 20 years into his run, Rhythm Of The Night a Trevor Horn polished bagpipe-featuring 80's song based on Loch Lomond, a Scottish traditional 19th Century ballad. Finally The Clash's 1982 minor hit Should I Stay Or Should I Go is featured in an advert and bounces back on course for a belated UK chart-topper. But not here.

1 ( 2 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
2 ( 1 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
3 ( 29 ) ROCKIN’ BACK INSIDE MY HEART Julee Cruise
4 ( 3 ) HEAL THE PAIN George Michael
5 ( 4 ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
6 ( 9 ) (I WANNA GIVE YOU) DEVOTION Nomad featuring MC Mikee Freedom
7 ( 19 ) THIS IS YOUR LIFE Banderas
8 ( 8 ) BLUE HOTEL Chris Isaak
9 ( 21 ) BOW DOWN MISTER Jesus Loves You aka Boy George
10 ( 10 ) WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO Kylie Minogue

11 ( 6 ) ONLY YOU Praise
12 ( 16 ) OUTSTANDING Kenny Thomas
13 ( 5 ) SENSITIVITY Ralph Tresvant
14 ( 23 ) SECRET LOVE The Bee Gees
15 ( 7 ) COMING OUT OF THE DARK Gloria Estefan
16 ( 11 ) G.L.A.D. Kim Appleby
17 ( 13 ) AUBERGE Chris Rea
18 ( 15 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
19 ( 12 ) MY LOVE IS A FIRE Donny Osmond
20 ( 39 ) JOYRIDE Roxette

21 ( 14 ) I BELIEVE EMF
22 ( 17 ) EVERY BEAT OF THE HEART The Railway Children
23 ( NEW ) WALK AWAY Del Shannon
24 ( 18 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
25 ( 25 ) ALL RIGHT NOW (REMIX) Free
26 ( 26 ) YOU GOT THE LOVE The Source featuring Candi Staton
27 ( 22 ) CRAZY Seal
28 ( NEW ) YOU MESMERISE ME Maureen
29 ( 33 ) WHICH WAY SHOULD I JUMP? Milltown Brothers
30 ( 40 ) LOVE REARS IT’S UGLY HEAD Living Colour

31 ( 27 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
32 ( NEW ) CRAZY FOR YOU (REMIX) Madonna
33 ( 72 ) KING OF THE HILL Roger McGuinn
34 ( NEW ) IF I LUV U 2 NIGHT Mica Paris
35 ( 32 ) GOOD TIMES Jimmy Barnes & INXS
36 ( 20 ) ECHO MY HEART Lindy Leyton
37 ( 57 ) WHO WHERE WHY Jesus Jones
38 ( 28 ) SMALLTOWN BOY ’91 Jimmy Somerville
39 ( 61 ) DO THE BARTMAN The Simpsons featuring Michael Jackson
40 ( 52 ) BEAUTIFUL LOVE Julian Cope

41 ( 31 ) HIPPYCHICK Soho
42 ( 37 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
43 ( 24 ) BABY PLEASE DON’T GO Them featuring Van Morrison
44 ( 36 ) HERE COMES THE HAMMER MC Hammer
45 ( 43 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
46 ( 44 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
47 ( 58 ) MY SIDE OF THE BED Susannah Hoffs
48 ( 38 ) ALL TOGETHER NOW The Farm featuring Pete Wylie
49 ( NEW ) ROUND THE WAY GIRL LL Cool J
50 ( 49 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles

51 ( 30 ) COOL JERK The Go-go’s
52 ( 34 ) PREACHER MAN Bananarama
53 ( 53 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
54 ( 35 ) THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO UB40
55 ( 55 ) LOVE WILL NEVER DO WITHOUT YOU (ALBUM VERSION/REMIX VERSION) Janet Jackson
56 ( 54 ) WAITING FOR THE DAY George Michael
57 ( 45 ) (I’VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
58 ( NEW ) I FALL TO PIECES Patsy Cline
59 ( NEW ) WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN Definition Of Sound
60 ( 60 ) LET IT BE The Beatles

61 ( NEW ) LODI Dream Warriors
62 ( 42 ) SUMMER RAIN Belinda Carlisle
63 ( 46 ) GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT C+C Music Factory
64 ( NEW ) OUR FRANK Morrissey
65 ( 47 ) CAN I KICK IT A Tribe Called Quest
66 ( NEW ) LOVE WALKED IN Thunder
67 ( NEW ) RHYTHM OF MY HEART Rod Stewart
68 ( 67 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
69 ( 63 ) WAIFS AND STRAYS Marc Almond
70 ( NEW ) THINK ABOUT DJH Featuring Stefy

71 ( NEW ) ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE Debbie Gibson
72 ( 56 ) CRAZY Patsy Cline
73 ( NEW ) ECHO CHAMBER Beats International
74 ( NEW ) SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO The Clash
75 ( NEW ) I DUNNO WHAT IT IS Beatmasters

playlist records
1 THOSE GOOD OLD DREAMS Carpenters
2 “Behaviour” Pet Shop Boys
3 HAVE YOU SEEN HER Chi-Lites

Posted by: steve201 6th March 2021, 04:25 PM

Great to see a new number one.

My favourite track in the top 10 is of course ‘3am Eternal’!! ❤️

Posted by: Popchartfreak 6th March 2021, 05:28 PM

Thanks Steve,
There'll be another new number one shortly KLF are The Act of 1991 for me, even considering Pet Shop Boys and my inbuilt biases. Actually I might do 60 years of Best Act Of 1960 onwards (if I count the womb months ) based on what was released each year and see if Pet Shop Boys grab every year they have a new album out. Or not.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 6th March 2021, 06:04 PM

3rd March 1991

It's a brand new entry at 1 for Pet Shop Boys in a huge week for new entries and a huge week for oldies - if nothing else showing that my charts have had oldies in them right from day one - and consequently it's a very volatile chart as 1991 finally wakes up. Chris & Neil often loved to take pot-shots at the self-important rock scene and it's tendency to be overblown and pompous, so by way of boosting an otherwise fairly ordinary album track (How Can You... is good but it's not classic PSB) they decided to put U2 firmly in the line of fire by covering classic Joshua Tree track Where The Streets Have No Name, and then taking the campness to the nth extreme by mashing it up with Can't Take MY Eyes Off You, a Frankie Valli classic more recently a Boystown Gang dance monster. The video had glitter, cowboy hats, and their version was both brilliant and hilarious. Bono & co took note and turned all experimental. So, a result all round! It's also the longest single title in chart history. Probably. It's also their 8th chart-topper in a row and 13th in total, putting them amongst the All-Time Greats in my charts ahead of ELO, and behind Abba and The Beatles.

Colin Blunstone, ex-Zombies singer, covers his own 1972 chart-topper, Denny Laine's Say You Don't Mind - Denny having topped my charts with Wings many times - and enters at 4. I love the lush orchestral ballad, and it deserves to be better known. In at 6, Joan Armatrading out-peaks her 1976 original chart-peak with Love And Affection in remixed form (and has just been back in my 2021 charts for a 3rd run), as The Bee Gees get another top 10, extending their run back to my debut chart in 1968, and Roxette keep the more-recent run of top 10's going strong with Joyride.

The second-biggest new track of the week, and a bonafide classic, is Massive (as they were briefly known due to an ongoing war) Attack's show-stopping song and video, Unfinished Sympathy, not least made extra great thanks to Shara Nelson's vocal, in at 14 just one spot higher than a re-issued Love Is A Stranger out to sell a Hits compilation as Eurythmics sadly split up for quite a while, and it's 3rd run in my chart. At 17, it's another oldie, as Elton John's 1974 hit Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me is also re-issued on CD - and I decide I rather do like it having been less than enthusiastic first-time round as it flopped in my charts then. Don't worry, I'd soon go off it again after the duet with George Michael topped the UK charts.

Others: Happy Mondays have a Loose Fit, Echo & The Bunnymen are back thinking People Are Strange, a cover of the dark 50's ballad that had been out before, Wendy & Lisa return, and Scritti Politti re-enter after dropping out for a week, with their Beatles cover. I make that close-on one-third of the chart being either old, remixed, covered, nicked or sampled.




1 ( NEW ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
2 ( 3 ) ROCKIN’ BACK INSIDE MY HEART Julee Cruise
3 ( 2 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
4 ( NEW ) SAY YOU DON’T MIND (NEW VERSION) Colin Blunstone
5 ( 1 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
6 ( NEW ) LOVE AND AFFECTION (REMIX) Joan Armatrading
7 ( 7 ) THIS IS YOUR LIFE Banderas
8 ( 14 ) SECRET LOVE The Bee Gees
9 ( 9 ) BOW DOWN MISTER Jesus Loves You aka Boy George
10 ( 20 ) JOYRIDE Roxette

11 ( 4 ) HEAL THE PAIN George Michael
12 ( 6 ) (I WANNA GIVE YOU) DEVOTION Nomad featuring MC Mikee Freedom
13 ( 5 ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
14 ( NEW ) UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
15 ( NEW ) LOVE IS A STRANGER Eurythmics
16 ( 8 ) BLUE HOTEL Chris Isaak
17 ( NEW ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
18 ( 25 ) ALL RIGHT NOW (REMIX) Free
19 ( 23 ) WALK AWAY Del Shannon
20 ( 10 ) WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO Kylie Minogue

21 ( 18 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
22 ( 13 ) SENSITIVITY Ralph Tresvant
23 ( 12 ) OUTSTANDING Kenny Thomas
24 ( 28 ) YOU MESMERISE ME Maureen
25 ( 49 ) AROUND THE WAY GIRL LL Cool J
26 ( 32 ) CRAZY FOR YOU (REMIX) Madonna
27 ( 11 ) ONLY YOU Praise
28 ( 15 ) COMING OUT OF THE DARK Gloria Estefan
29 ( 33 ) KING OF THE HILL Roger McGuinn
30 ( 30 ) LOVE REARS IT’S UGLY HEAD Living Colour

31 ( 16 ) G.L.A.D. Kim Appleby
32 ( 24 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
33 ( 34 ) IF I LUV U 2 NIGHT Mica Paris
34 ( 19 ) MY LOVE IS A FIRE Donny Osmond
35 ( 31 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
36 ( 59 ) WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN Definition Of Sound
37 ( 37 ) WHO WHERE WHY Jesus Jones
38 ( 47 ) MY SIDE OF THE BED Susannah Hoffs
39 ( NEW ) LOOSE FIT Happy Mondays
40 ( 61 ) LODI Dream Warriors

41 ( 70 ) THINK ABOUT DJH Featuring Stefy
42 ( 17 ) AUBERGE Chris Rea
43 ( 26 ) YOU GOT THE LOVE The Source featuring Candi Staton
44 ( 42 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
45 ( NEW ) PEOPLE ARE STRANGE Echo & The Bunnymen
46 ( 27 ) CRAZY Seal
47 ( 45 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
48 ( 22 ) EVERY BEAT OF THE HEART The Railway Children
49 ( 71 ) ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE Debbie Gibson
50 ( 46 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees

51 ( 50 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
52 ( 38 ) SMALLTOWN BOY ’91 Jimmy Somerville
53 ( 67 ) RHYTHM OF MY HEART Rod Stewart
54 ( 21 ) I BELIEVE EMF
55 ( 66 ) LOVE WALKED IN Thunder
56 ( 53 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
57 ( 39 ) DO THE BARTMAN The Simpsons featuring Michael Jackson
58 ( 58 ) I FALL TO PIECES Patsy Cline
59 ( 74 ) SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO The Clash
60 ( 55 ) LOVE WILL NEVER DO WITHOUT YOU (ALBUM VERSION/REMIX VERSION) Janet Jackson

61 ( 29 ) WHICH WAY SHOULD I JUMP? Milltown Brothers
62 ( 60 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
63 ( 48 ) ALL TOGETHER NOW The Farm featuring Pete Wylie
64 ( 52 ) PREACHER MAN Bananarama
65 ( 73 ) ECHO CHAMBER Beats International
66 ( 56 ) WAITING FOR THE DAY George Michael
67 ( 35 ) GOOD TIMES Jimmy Barnes & INXS
68 ( 68 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
69 ( RE ) SHE’S A WOMAN Scritti Politti featuring Shabba Ranks
70 ( 40 ) BEAUTIFUL LOVE Julian Cope

71 ( 36 ) ECHO MY HEART Lindy Leyton
72 ( 41 ) HIPPYCHICK Soho
73 ( 44 ) HERE COMES THE HAMMER MC Hammer
74 ( 43 ) BABY PLEASE DON’T GO Them featuring Van Morrison
75 ( NEW ) DON’T TRY TO TELL ME Wendy And Lisa


OLDIES PLAYLIST
1 LAST NIGHT ON SOHO Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
2 CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU Andy Williams
3 ISLAND OF DREAMS The Springfields

Posted by: steve201 6th March 2021, 06:31 PM

It would be something I would enjoy reading!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 6th March 2021, 07:51 PM

Okey doke, will get round to a more in depth than the one i just started, but thought I'd start off with the 60's, as it's pretty easy for me, and it might be more fun if others do their picks too for later decades (or also the 60's if they fancy it)

Posted by: Popchartfreak 13th March 2021, 02:42 PM

10th March 1991

It's 2 weeks on top for Pet Shop Boys' U2/Frankie Valli mash-up, as Colin Blunstone peaks one place lower than Say You Don't Mind did in 1972 and Roxette grab a 5th top 5. Rod The Mod gets his biggest track since 1984 as Rhythm Of My Heart pounds from 53 to 6 beats, and Definition Of Sound leap up to 7 from 36. Elton's 1974 oldie goes top 10 for the first time, and Massive Attack take a classic into the top 10.

Happy Mondays have a Loose Fit slacking into the 20, The Source give beats to Candi Staton and a first top 20 for her in 14 years with You Got The Love. Biggest climber outside Rod Stewart is Scritti Politti's Beatles cover, and the highest new entry is from REM, with Losing My Religion arguably being their greatest single, and new in at 25. Aswad cover The Eagles in the usual laidback reggae vibe, although amusingly Google seems to think it's the Earth, Wind & Fire song of the same name, oops, wrong, new at 42.

The Mock Turtles great one-off Britpop classic Can You Dig It? is new at 43, Madonna's Rescue Me is new at 45, plugging the hits remixes album, and a blessed relief after Hanky Panky, though Justify My Love was fine, albeit not one you could dance to. Womack & Womack make it 7 years of chart entries, George Michael gets another low-key album track into a minor hit single, as Cowboys & Angels enters at 65, Elaine Paige almost goes for a rockin' pop track, Well, Almost, and in bottom run it's an obscure record from Nik Kershaw, donated to The Tremeloes' Chip Hawkes song, Chesney. The One And Only is a good pop record, I wonder whether it'll drop out next week....


1 ( 1 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
2 ( 4 ) SAY YOU DON’T MIND (NEW VERSION) Colin Blunstone
3 ( 2 ) ROCKIN’ BACK INSIDE MY HEART Julee Cruise
4 ( 3 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
5 ( 10 ) JOYRIDE Roxette
6 ( 53 ) RHYTHM OF MY HEART Rod Stewart
7 ( 36 ) WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN Definition Of Sound
8 ( 8 ) SECRET LOVE The Bee Gees
9 ( 17 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
10 ( 14 ) UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson

11 ( 5 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
12 ( 6 ) LOVE AND AFFECTION (REMIX) Joan Armatrading
13 ( 15 ) LOVE IS A STRANGER Eurythmics
14 ( 7 ) THIS IS YOUR LIFE Banderas
15 ( 39 ) LOOSE FIT Happy Mondays
16 ( 12 ) (I WANNA GIVE YOU) DEVOTION Nomad featuring MC Mikee Freedom
17 ( 9 ) BOW DOWN MISTER Jesus Loves You aka Boy George
18 ( 43 ) YOU GOT THE LOVE The Source featuring Candi Staton
19 ( 25 ) AROUND THE WAY GIRL LL Cool J
20 ( 11 ) HEAL THE PAIN George Michael

21 ( 24 ) YOU MESMERISE ME Maureen
22 ( 21 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
23 ( 22 ) SENSITIVITY Ralph Tresvant
24 ( 13 ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
25 ( NEW ) LOSING MY RELIGION REM
26 ( 19 ) WALK AWAY Del Shannon
27 ( 16 ) BLUE HOTEL Chris Isaak
28 ( 20 ) WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO Kylie Minogue
29 ( 29 ) KING OF THE HILL Roger McGuinn
30 ( 38 ) MY SIDE OF THE BED Susannah Hoffs

31 ( 18 ) ALL RIGHT NOW (REMIX) Free
32 ( 26 ) CRAZY FOR YOU (REMIX) Madonna
33 ( 57 ) DO THE BARTMAN The Simpsons featuring Michael Jackson
34 ( 59 ) SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO The Clash
35 ( 40 ) LODI Dream Warriors
36 ( 32 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
37 ( 35 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
38 ( 69 ) SHE’S A WOMAN Scritti Politti featuring Shabba Ranks
39 ( 45 ) PEOPLE ARE STRANGE Echo & The Bunnymen
40 ( 28 ) COMING OUT OF THE DARK Gloria Estefan

41 ( 37 ) WHO WHERE WHY Jesus Jones
42 ( NEW ) BEST OF MY LOVE Aswad
43 ( NEW ) CAN YOU DIG IT? The Mock Turtles
44 ( 27 ) ONLY YOU Praise
45 ( NEW ) RESCUE ME Madonna
46 ( 44 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
47 ( 34 ) MY LOVE IS A FIRE Donny Osmond
48 ( 30 ) LOVE REARS IT’S UGLY HEAD Living Colour
49 ( 49 ) ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE Debbie Gibson
50 ( 31 ) G.L.A.D. Kim Appleby

51 ( 47 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
52 ( 51 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
53 ( 50 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
54 ( 23 ) OUTSTANDING Kenny Thomas
55 ( NEW ) DON’T GO MESSIN’ WITH MY HEART Mantronix
56 ( 56 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
57 ( 33 ) IF I LUV U 2 NIGHT Mica Paris
58 ( 41 ) THINK ABOUT DJH Featuring Stefy
59 ( NEW ) UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT Womack & Womack
60 ( 60 ) LOVE WILL NEVER DO WITHOUT YOU (ALBUM VERSION/REMIX VERSION) Janet Jackson

61 ( 46 ) CRAZY Seal
62 ( NEW ) LOVE GENERATION Soho
63 ( 62 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
64 ( 52 ) SMALLTOWN BOY ’91 Jimmy Somerville
65 ( NEW ) COWBOYS AND ANGELS George Michael
66 ( 63 ) ALL TOGETHER NOW The Farm featuring Pete Wylie
67 ( 66 ) WAITING FOR THE DAY George Michael
68 ( 68 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
69 ( NEW ) GO FOR IT (ROCKY V) Joey Bellis & Tynetta Hare
70 ( 42 ) AUBERGE Chris Rea

71 ( RE ) IT’S TOO LATE Quartz featuring Dina Carroll
72 ( 64 ) PREACHER MAN Bananarama
73 ( NEW ) BECAUSE I LOVE YOU Stevie B
74 ( NEW ) WELL ALMOST Elaine Paige
75 ( NEW ) THE ONE AND ONLY Chesney Hawkes


oldies playlist
1 THE LEGEND OF XANADU Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
2 I JUST WANT TO STAY HERE Steve n Eydie
3 I’M COMING HOME Tom Jones

Posted by: steve201 16th March 2021, 10:59 PM

Some fantastic tracks rising here and two of the greats songs of all time imho from Massive Attack and The Source ❤️. Also didn’t realise Sritti Politti still released new material as late as 1991, always viewed him as a mid 80s artist. Was that the rerelease for ‘People Are Strange’ by Echo & the Bunnymen?

Posted by: Popchartfreak 17th March 2021, 10:13 AM

Yes I agree about Massive Attack and The Source (albeit it the 1997 version for me), yes Green Gartside was still having hits in the 90's, and had one more album in the late 90's, but he'd been burnt-out and developed a phobia over playing live, so effectively retired for a quiet life and occasional radio presenting, and the odd single. Latest news is he's supporting OMD on their next tour so I will be very tempted, if it all goes ahead! OMD are fab in concert, always a great night out, and I'd love to see Scritti Politti doing all the great hits! People Are Strange was a 1987 Lost Boys track, presumably pushed again in 1991 for The Doors movie coming out and Light My Fire finally making the UK top 10 24 years late

Posted by: steve201 17th March 2021, 02:40 PM

Ah I see knew it was released before but wasn’t sure where I had seen it

Posted by: Suedehead2 17th March 2021, 08:01 PM

Scritti Politti are supporting OMD on their autumn tour which is something to look forward to

Posted by: steve201 17th March 2021, 08:51 PM

Two great artists!!

Posted by: Suedehead2 17th March 2021, 09:31 PM

I've seen OMD quite a few times but never Scritti Politti so I'm looking forward to it!

Posted by: steve201 17th March 2021, 09:53 PM

Great way to get out of lockdown!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 21st March 2021, 08:00 PM

17th March 1991

It's 3 weeks on top as Rod Stewart gets his first top 3 track since Infatuation peaked at 2 in 1984, and his last as it happens, barring oldies coming back to top the chart. That sadly keeps off Massive Attack from the runners-up spot in a very varied top 10, joined this week by Happy Mondays biggest track to date, Loose Fit at 6. REM's classic Losing My Religion goes top 20, and George Michael's gorgeously sad Cowboys And Angels shoots up 47 places to give every single off Listen Without Prejudice a top 20 spot.

Highest new entry is a track off Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation album, State Of The World in at 21, as other album tracks join it as per my new chart rules allowing one current album track not out as single to chart for a few weeks (5 or 10, I think): Carpenters Good Old Days in at 33 with a track I didn't know but had taken my fancy, and Dusty Springfield's Pet Shop Boys' track Occupy Your Mind at 39. Marc Almond re-records the brilliant Soft Cell hit from 1982, Say Hello Wave Goodbye, which featured a faltering but heartrending vocal from Marc which he clearly wasn't happy with. The new version might have been technically sung better but it had nowhere near the emotion of the original. In at 29.

INXS' big ballad, By Your Side, shuffles in at 50, Queen have the seemingly whimsical I'm Going Slightly Mad new in, but the video with Freddie plastered in make-up and being game for a laugh was, I found, very sad and disturbing as he looked so ill and thin. Feargal Sharkey makes it 3 decades (or 13 years, take your pick) of chart entries as I've Got News For You takes up bottom-rung, co-written this time by himself.


1 ( 1 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
2 ( 6 ) RHYTHM OF MY HEART Rod Stewart
3 ( 10 ) UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
4 ( 7 ) WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN Definition Of Sound
5 ( 5 ) JOYRIDE Roxette
6 ( 15 ) LOOSE FIT Happy Mondays
7 ( 9 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
8 ( 4 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
9 ( 3 ) ROCKIN’ BACK INSIDE MY HEART Julee Cruise
10 ( 2 ) SAY YOU DON’T MIND (NEW VERSION) Colin Blunstone

11 ( 8 ) SECRET LOVE The Bee Gees
12 ( 18 ) YOU GOT THE LOVE The Source featuring Candi Staton
13 ( 25 ) LOSING MY RELIGION REM
14 ( 14 ) THIS IS YOUR LIFE Banderas
15 ( 11 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
16 ( 16 ) (I WANNA GIVE YOU) DEVOTION Nomad featuring MC Mikee Freedom
17 ( 19 ) AROUND THE WAY GIRL LL Cool J
18 ( 65 ) COWBOYS AND ANGELS George Michael
19 ( 13 ) LOVE IS A STRANGER Eurythmics
20 ( 17 ) BOW DOWN MISTER Jesus Loves You aka Boy George

21 ( NEW ) STATE OF THE WORLD Janet Jackson
22 ( 42 ) BEST OF MY LOVE Aswad
23 ( 22 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
24 ( 20 ) HEAL THE PAIN George Michael
25 ( 12 ) LOVE AND AFFECTION (REMIX) Joan Armatrading
26 ( 43 ) CAN YOU DIG IT? The Mock Turtles
27 ( 74 ) WELL ALMOST Elaine Paige
28 ( 34 ) SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO The Clash
29 ( NEW ) SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE ’91 Soft Cell & Marc Almond
30 ( 38 ) SHE’S A WOMAN Scritti Politti featuring Shabba Ranks

31 ( 23 ) SENSITIVITY Ralph Tresvant
32 ( 24 ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
33 ( NEW ) THOSE GOOD OLD DREAMS Carpenters
34 ( 21 ) YOU MESMERISE ME Maureen
35 ( 28 ) WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO Kylie Minogue
36 ( 45 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
37 ( 59 ) UPTOWN Womack & Womack
38 ( 37 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
39 ( NEW ) OCCUPY YOUR MIND Dusty Springfield
40 ( 48 ) LOVE REARS IT’S UGLY HEAD Living Colour

41 ( 36 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
42 ( 27 ) BLUE HOTEL Chris Isaak
43 ( 33 ) DO THE BARTMAN The Simpsons featuring Michael Jackson
44 ( 40 ) COMING OUT OF THE DARK Gloria Estefan
45 ( 41 ) WHO WHERE WHY Jesus Jones
46 ( 62 ) LOVE GENERATION Soho
47 ( 46 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
48 ( 26 ) WALK AWAY Del Shannon
49 ( 35 ) LODI Dream Warriors
50 ( NEW ) BY MY SIDE INXS

51 ( 29 ) KING OF THE HILL Roger McGuinn
52 ( 52 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
53 ( 51 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
54 ( 31 ) ALL RIGHT NOW (REMIX) Free
55 ( 53 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
56 ( 32 ) CRAZY FOR YOU (REMIX) Madonna
57 ( 56 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
58 ( 75 ) THE ONE AND ONLY Chesney Hawkes
59 ( 30 ) MY SIDE OF THE BED Susannah Hoffs
60 ( 71 ) IT’S TOO LATE Quartz featuring Dina Carroll

61 ( 60 ) LOVE WILL NEVER DO WITHOUT YOU (ALBUM VERSION/REMIX VERSION) Janet Jackson
62 ( 39 ) PEOPLE ARE STRANGE Echo & The Bunnymen
63 ( 63 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
64 ( 47 ) MY LOVE IS A FIRE Donny Osmond
65 ( NEW ) I’M GOING SLIGHTLY MAD Queen
66 ( 44 ) ONLY YOU Praise
67 ( 68 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
68 ( 67 ) WAITING FOR THE DAY George Michael
69 ( 69 ) GO FOR IT (ROCKY V) Joey Bellis & Tynetta Hare
70 ( 66 ) ALL TOGETHER NOW The Farm featuring Pete Wylie

71 ( 64 ) SMALLTOWN BOY ’91 Jimmy Somerville
72 ( 50 ) G.L.A.D. Kim Appleby
73 ( 57 ) IF I LUV U 2 NIGHT Mica Paris
74 ( 61 ) CRAZY Seal
75 ( NEW ) I’VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU Feargal Sharkey


playlist:
1 IT’S A SIN Pet Shop Boys
2 RENT U2 Parody Steve Wright Show Radio One
3 MIRACLE Jon Bon Jovi

Posted by: steve201 22nd March 2021, 10:05 AM

It’s not until I follow these charts that I realise there’s so much good stuff in the early 90s. Just assumed the 90s don’t start properly until 1994!

Posted by: Bjork 22nd March 2021, 10:19 AM

^at any given era there's always good music,
lots of classics in there, Losing my Religion, Unfinished Sympathy, 3am Eternal, Wicked Game etc..
and also lots of "lost gems" like Banderas - This is the Life

Posted by: steve201 22nd March 2021, 12:28 PM

Indeed some amazing songs

Posted by: Popchartfreak 31st March 2021, 06:04 PM

Thanks Steve & Bjork, I still see 1991 as a great period for music - and all the way up to 1997 or 1998 before dipping a bit, at least singles chart wise

Posted by: Popchartfreak 31st March 2021, 06:23 PM

24th March 1991


It's a 4th and final week on top for Pet Shop Boys as Massive Attack's classic Unfinished Sympathy is at 2 - which is a nice surprise to me as I didn't recall it getting that high. As I've never reviewed my charts or re-played my cassette tapes of 1991 through 1994 this is all going to be new to me, yay! I also didn;t remember Loose Fit hitting 3 - what a cool top 3! Elton's 1974 flop (in my charts of the time) hits 4 some time ahead of the UK chart-topping duet with George Michael, who co-icidentally takes his lovely Cowboys & Angels into the top 10 for a 4th from 4 off the Listen Without Prejudice album.

REM take a classic top 10, too, as Elaine Paige gets her 3rd biggest chart hit at 12 with the rocking-ish Well Almost - certainly not a ballad! The Carpenters get another belated top 20, and highest new entry is the 1976 Thin Lizzy Top 10 gem, The Boys Are Back In Town, in at 22 just ahead of the latest from Simple Minds, Let There Be Love at 25. At 49, Hazell Dean's still making chart hits 7 years on from her first Stock, Aitken & Watermen Hi-NRG hits, and Cher covers Linda Lewis' wonderful 1975 top 10 frantic disco biggie (for me), changes the title back from It's In His Kiss to The Shoop Shoop Song, adopted the style of a speeded-up Betty Everett version of the song from the 60's, bungs it in a film, and has a massive UK hit out of it. I'll stick with Linda Lewis and any previous Cher hits in the UK or the USA...

At 67, not the Anita Ward song, Monie Love squares up against Adeva: winner? Adeva. At 73, Tom Jones sneaks in with a record I've no memory of at all. So expect it to drop out next week, as the main reason. But it does give The Voice a 23rd charting year, plus another 4 prior to that where he would definitely had had some monster hits in my theoretical charts as a kiddie, being as I absolutely loved It's Not Unusual, What's New Pussycat, Green Green Grass Of Home, Delilah and I'm Coming Home, 2 of those having topped my charts as re-issues.


1 ( 1 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
2 ( 3 ) UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
3 ( 6 ) LOOSE FIT Happy Mondays
4 ( 7 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
5 ( 2 ) RHYTHM OF MY HEART Rod Stewart
6 ( 4 ) WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN Definition Of Sound
7 ( 18 ) COWBOYS AND ANGELS George Michael
8 ( 5 ) JOYRIDE Roxette
9 ( 11 ) SECRET LOVE The Bee Gees
10 ( 13 ) LOSING MY RELIGION REM

11 ( 8 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
12 ( 27 ) WELL ALMOST Elaine Paige
13 ( 14 ) THIS IS YOUR LIFE Banderas
14 ( 15 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
15 ( 9 ) ROCKIN’ BACK INSIDE MY HEART Julee Cruise
16 ( 33 ) THOSE GOOD OLD DREAMS Carpenters
17 ( 10 ) SAY YOU DON’T MIND (NEW VERSION) Colin Blunstone
18 ( 22 ) BEST OF MY LOVE Aswad
19 ( 16 ) (I WANNA GIVE YOU) DEVOTION Nomad featuring MC Mikee Freedom
20 ( 20 ) BOW DOWN MISTER Jesus Loves You aka Boy George

21 ( 12 ) YOU GOT THE LOVE The Source featuring Candi Staton
22 ( NEW ) THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN Thin Lizzy
23 ( 19 ) LOVE IS A STRANGER Eurythmics
24 ( 21 ) STATE OF THE WORLD Janet Jackson
25 ( NEW ) LET THERE BE LOVE Simple Minds
26 ( 26 ) CAN YOU DIG IT? The Mock Turtles
27 ( 23 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
28 ( 30 ) SHE’S A WOMAN Scritti Politti featuring Shabba Ranks
29 ( 36 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
30 ( 39 ) OCCUPY YOUR MIND Dusty Springfield

31 ( 17 ) AROUND THE WAY GIRL LL Cool J
32 ( 24 ) HEAL THE PAIN George Michael
33 ( 50 ) BY MY SIDE INXS
34 ( 37 ) UPTOWN Womack & Womack
35 ( 40 ) LOVE REARS IT’S UGLY HEAD Living Colour
36 ( 29 ) SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE ’91 Soft Cell & Marc Almond
37 ( 28 ) SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO The Clash
38 ( 31 ) SENSITIVITY Ralph Tresvant
39 ( 32 ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
40 ( 25 ) LOVE AND AFFECTION (REMIX) Joan Armatrading

41 ( 38 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
42 ( 41 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
43 ( 35 ) WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO Kylie Minogue
44 ( 34 ) YOU MESMERISE ME Maureen
45 ( 65 ) I’M GOING SLIGHTLY MAD Queen
46 ( 46 ) LOVE GENERATION Soho
47 ( 47 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
48 ( 60 ) IT’S TOO LATE Quartz featuring Dina Carroll
49 ( NEW ) BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU Hazell Dean
50 ( 44 ) COMING OUT OF THE DARK Gloria Estefan

51 ( 52 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
52 ( 58 ) THE ONE AND ONLY Chesney Hawkes
53 ( 53 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
54 ( NEW ) THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG (IT’S IN HIS KISS) Cher
55 ( 57 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
56 ( 55 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
57 ( 42 ) BLUE HOTEL Chris Isaak
58 ( 43 ) DO THE BARTMAN The Simpsons featuring Michael Jackson
59 ( 69 ) GO FOR IT (ROCKY V) Joey Bellis & Tynetta Hare
60 ( 45 ) WHO WHERE WHY Jesus Jones

61 ( 63 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
62 ( 61 ) LOVE WILL NEVER DO WITHOUT YOU (ALBUM VERSION/REMIX VERSION) Janet Jackson
63 ( 51 ) KING OF THE HILL Roger McGuinn
64 ( 49 ) LODI Dream Warriors
65 ( 67 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
66 ( 48 ) WALK AWAY Del Shannon
67 ( NEW ) RING MY BELL Monie Love Vs Adeva
68 ( 68 ) WAITING FOR THE DAY George Michael
69 ( 56 ) CRAZY FOR YOU (REMIX) Madonna
70 ( 70 ) ALL TOGETHER NOW The Farm featuring Pete Wylie

71 ( 75 ) I’VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU Feargal Sharkey
72 ( 64 ) MY LOVE IS A FIRE Donny Osmond
73 ( NEW ) CARRYING A TORCH Tom Jones
74 ( 74 ) CRAZY Seal
75 ( 71 ) SMALLTOWN BOY ’91 Jimmy Somerville

playlist records
1 “Greatest Hits” Bob Dylan
2 ROCK THE BOAT The Hues Corporation
3 EMMA Hot Chocolate

Posted by: Bjork 1st April 2021, 10:22 AM

Losing my religion and Unfinished sympathy are my favourites in that top 10
I also really liked Cowboys and Angels, although I think at the time it was the first GM song to miss the top 40

Posted by: steve201 8th April 2021, 08:53 PM

I nearly love the whole top 10 to be honest, seems a great era!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 17th April 2021, 01:12 PM

Yes, that was a real shame - though not entirely unexpected, by this time George was more an album artist, not least due to his refusal to appear in his music videos to underline that fact, so it was always going to be too subtle to hit big without a push.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 17th April 2021, 01:13 PM

Certainly were some classics about!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 17th April 2021, 01:37 PM

31st March 1991

It's a new entry for classic Stranglers hit Golden Brown from 1982, finally topping my chart thanks to a re-issued hit and belatedly giving the band a number one, having gone top 5 a few times from 1977 onwards, but never grabbing the top spot. The Bee Gees get another top 5, their first for 2 years in a 23-year-run of regular top 5's, albeit not every year. Elaine Paige's flop goes top 10 here, Well Almost...well, actually. Living Colour meanwhile get a sudden leap to 10 for a once-only happening as Love Rears It's Ugly Head.

Highest new track is a powerful banger from Gary Clail, Human Nature being part-social commentary at 11, and Bananarama get a high new entry at 14 with the unexpected Doobie Brothers cover, Long Train Coming - a US hit from 1973 that made the UK charts - and which works beautifully well, rifftastic. 10 years on from their cover of Yamasukis A'ie a mwana which Black Blood charted (for me) in 1975. Yamasukis was an alias of Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter's dad, doing experimental world music in 1971. Not a lot of people know that.

In a busy week for new stuff, James are in at 39 with their pop anthem Sit Down, still a great track, and sparking off a pretty fine run of singles for the 90's and beyond. Pete Wah! Wylie is also back with his 1986 top 10, Sinful, baggied up a bit with The Farm to lesser effect, in at 40. Enigma follow-up the monster fabness of Sadeness with a more modest chart position. Who's to blame for that? Mea Culpa! (Part II). A bunch of acts return with additions to chart runs, none of them that notable from the viewpoint of 30 years later, bar a couple:

The Rolling Stones Highwire sneaks in for a chart span of 22 years. and they aren't even halfway through their current span by that point! Kylie's sis joins in the chart success, as Dannii grabs some Love And Kisses at 71 kick-starting 16 years of UK chart success, some of her later stuff very good dance-based grooves. Meanwhile in the real world that week I went to see Bucks Fizz again, always a hits-filled great night out. Their records were, and continue to be via The Fizz 75% membership 40 years on from their debut, much much better than critics think. Pop is not a dirty word when it's done very well.


1 ( NEW ) GOLDEN BROWN The Stranglers
2 ( 1 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
3 ( 3 ) LOOSE FIT Happy Mondays
4 ( 2 ) UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
5 ( 9 ) SECRET LOVE The Bee Gees
6 ( 4 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
7 ( 5 ) RHYTHM OF MY HEART Rod Stewart
8 ( 12 ) WELL ALMOST Elaine Paige
9 ( 7 ) COWBOYS AND ANGELS George Michael
10 ( 35 ) LOVE REARS IT’S UGLY HEAD Living Colour

11 ( NEW ) HUMAN NATURE Gary Clail & The On-U Sound System
12 ( 21 ) YOU GOT THE LOVE The Source featuring Candi Staton
13 ( 8 ) JOYRIDE Roxette
14 ( NEW ) LONG TRAIN RUNNING Bananarama
15 ( 6 ) WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN Definition Of Sound
16 ( 14 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
17 ( 11 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
18 ( 25 ) LET THERE BE LOVE Simple Minds
19 ( 22 ) THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN Thin Lizzy
20 ( 13 ) THIS IS YOUR LIFE Banderas

21 ( 29 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
22 ( 18 ) BEST OF MY LOVE Aswad
23 ( 10 ) LOSING MY RELIGION REM
24 ( 19 ) (I WANNA GIVE YOU) DEVOTION Nomad featuring MC Mikee Freedom
25 ( 33 ) BY MY SIDE INXS
26 ( 15 ) ROCKIN’ BACK INSIDE MY HEART Julee Cruise
27 ( 20 ) BOW DOWN MISTER Jesus Loves You aka Boy George
28 ( 26 ) CAN YOU DIG IT? The Mock Turtles
29 ( 16 ) THOSE GOOD OLD DREAMS Carpenters
30 ( 30 ) OCCUPY YOUR MIND Dusty Springfield

31 ( 27 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
32 ( 17 ) SAY YOU DON’T MIND (NEW VERSION) Colin Blunstone
33 ( 28 ) SHE’S A WOMAN Scritti Politti featuring Shabba Ranks
34 ( 54 ) THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG (IT’S IN HIS KISS) Cher
35 ( 24 ) STATE OF THE WORLD Janet Jackson
36 ( 23 ) LOVE IS A STRANGER Eurythmics
37 ( 34 ) UPTOWN Womack & Womack
38 ( 32 ) HEAL THE PAIN George Michael
39 ( NEW ) SIT DOWN James
40 ( NEW ) SINFUL Pete Wylie & The Farm

41 ( 41 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
42 ( 39 ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
43 ( 43 ) WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO Kylie Minogue
44 ( 38 ) SENSITIVITY Ralph Tresvant
45 ( 37 ) SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO The Clash
46 ( 42 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
47 ( 47 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
48 ( 31 ) AROUND THE WAY GIRL LL Cool J
49 ( 52 ) THE ONE AND ONLY Chesney Hawkes
50 ( NEW ) MEA CULPA PART II Enigma

51 ( 51 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
52 ( 40 ) LOVE AND AFFECTION (REMIX) Joan Armatrading
53 ( 53 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
54 ( 50 ) COMING OUT OF THE DARK Gloria Estefan
55 ( 55 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
56 ( 49 ) BETTER OFF WITHOUT YOU Hazell Dean
57 ( 56 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
58 ( NEW ) HERE WE GO C+C Music factory
59 ( 36 ) SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE ’91 Soft Cell & Marc Almond
60 ( NEW ) WORD OF MOUTH Mike + The Mechanics

61 ( 61 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
62 ( NEW ) WHERE LOVE LIVES Alison Limerick
63 ( 62 ) LOVE WILL NEVER DO WITHOUT YOU (ALBUM VERSION/REMIX VERSION) Janet Jackson
64 ( 57 ) BLUE HOTEL Chris Isaak
65 ( 67 ) RING MY BELL Monie Love Vs Adeva
66 ( 65 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
67 ( 48 ) IT’S TOO LATE Quartz featuring Dina Carroll
68 ( NEW ) SOMETHING SO GOOD The Railway Children
69 ( NEW ) DANCIN’ Chris Isaak
70 ( 68 ) WAITING FOR THE DAY George Michael

71 ( NEW ) LOVE AND KISSES Dannii Minogue
72 ( NEW ) SNAP MEGAMIX Snap!
73 ( NEW ) OVER TO YOU JOHN Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers
74 ( NEW ) WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE Alexander O’Neal
75 ( NEW ) HIGHWIRE The Rolling Stones

BUCKS FIZZ LIVE AT BOURNEMOUTH PAVILION

1 NEW BEGINNINGS (MAMBA SEYRA)
2 NOW THOSE DAYS ARE GONE
3 ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS
4 LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE
5 HEART OF STONE

Posted by: Popchartfreak 18th April 2021, 11:05 AM

7th April 1991

It's an invasion of more oldies as The Waterboys copy The Stranglers by entering an 80's classic in at number one, having peaked top 10 in 1985, and then became a reissued hit that did better second-time around. In the interim, I'd picked up the single in a record shop in Shaftesbury, Dorset (then famous for the Hovis cobblestoned hill advert, and future local town of Madonna when she moved onto an Estate with film-making hubbie, and co-incidentally now keeping her latest hit at 2 following a leap). Then in 1989 I heard it in a record store in the College town Burlington on the shores of Lake Champlain in Vermont, en route to Canada. I've always got anecdotes for music I hear, cos they stick with me pretty often and this time round it reminded me of the holiday, so fond memories.

Bananarama get a second consecutive top 3, and are still searching for that elusive chart-topper, as oldies from The Troggs (1966) and The Clash (1983) debut and return, respectively. OMD, essentially Andy & a mate by this time, return with a bit of a comeback, Sailing On The Seven Seas channelling Gary Glitter stomping backing tracks at 62 for an 11th year of chart action. The Simpsons get a follow-up that's actually better then the huge hit, and Julian Cope is back a decade since he was Reward-ing some exploding teardrops.


1 ( NEW ) THE WHOLE OF THE MOON The Waterboys
2 ( 21 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
3 ( 14 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNING Bananarama
4 ( 2 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
5 ( 1 ) GOLDEN BROWN The Stranglers
6 ( 4 ) UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
7 ( 5 ) SECRET LOVE The Bee Gees
8 ( 3 ) LOOSE FIT Happy Mondays
9 ( 6 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
10 ( 8 ) WELL ALMOST Elaine Paige

11 ( 7 ) RHYTHM OF MY HEART Rod Stewart
12 ( 9 ) COWBOYS AND ANGELS George Michael
13 ( 25 ) BY MY SIDE INXS
14 ( 11 ) HUMAN NATURE Gary Clail & The On-U Sound System
15 ( 20 ) THIS IS YOUR LIFE Banderas
16 ( 13 ) JOYRIDE Roxette
17 ( 10 ) LOVE REARS IT’S UGLY HEAD Living Colour
18 ( 16 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
19 ( 28 ) CAN YOU DIG IT? The Mock Turtles
20 ( 12 ) YOU GOT THE LOVE The Source featuring Candi Staton

21 ( 17 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
22 ( 15 ) WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN Definition Of Sound
23 ( 39 ) SIT DOWN James
24 ( 18 ) LET THERE BE LOVE Simple Minds
25 ( NEW ) WILD THING The Troggs
26 ( 33 ) SHE’S A WOMAN Scritti Politti featuring Shabba Ranks
27 ( 19 ) THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN Thin Lizzy
28 ( 34 ) THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG (IT’S IN HIS KISS) Cher
29 ( 24 ) (I WANNA GIVE YOU) DEVOTION Nomad featuring MC Mikee Freedom
30 ( NEW ) ROCK THE CASBAH The Clash

31 ( 22 ) BEST OF MY LOVE Aswad
32 ( 31 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
33 ( NEW ) WHAT IS RHYTHM Addams & Gee
34 ( 58 ) HERE WE GO C+C Music factory
35 ( 27 ) BOW DOWN MISTER Jesus Loves You aka Boy George
36 ( 49 ) THE ONE AND ONLY Chesney Hawkes
37 ( 23 ) LOSING MY RELIGION REM
38 ( 65 ) RING MY BELL Monie Love Vs Adeva
39 ( 26 ) ROCKIN’ BACK INSIDE MY HEART Julee Cruise
40 ( 40 ) SINFUL Pete Wylie & The Farm

41 ( 41 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
42 ( 38 ) HEAL THE PAIN George Michael
43 ( 32 ) SAY YOU DON’T MIND (NEW VERSION) Colin Blunstone
44 ( 36 ) LOVE IS A STRANGER Eurythmics
45 ( 42 ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
46 ( 37 ) UPTOWN Womack & Womack
47 ( NEW ) SIZE OF A COW The Wonder Stuff
48 ( 47 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
49 ( NEW ) GET READY Roachford
50 ( 46 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak

51 ( 51 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
52 ( 43 ) WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO Kylie Minogue
53 ( 53 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
54 ( 62 ) WHERE LOVE LIVES Alison Limerick
55 ( 54 ) COMING OUT OF THE DARK Gloria Estefan
56 ( 55 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
57 ( 44 ) SENSITIVITY Ralph Tresvant
58 ( 45 ) SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO The Clash
59 ( 57 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
60 ( NEW ) HYPERREAL The Shamen

61 ( 61 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
62 ( NEW ) SAILING ON THE SEVEN SEAS Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
63 ( NEW ) H.O.U.S.E. Doug Lazy
64 ( 63 ) LOVE WILL NEVER DO WITHOUT YOU (ALBUM VERSION/REMIX VERSION) Janet Jackson
65 ( NEW ) VISION OF YOU (REMIX) Belinda Carlisle
66 ( 52 ) LOVE AND AFFECTION (REMIX) Joan Armatrading
67 ( 66 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
68 ( 71 ) LOVE AND KISSES Dannii Minogue
69 ( NEW ) DEEP DEEP TROUBLE The Simpsons
70 ( 50 ) MEA CULPA PART II Enigma

71 ( 70 ) WAITING FOR THE DAY George Michael
72 ( 72 ) SNAP MEGAMIX Snap!
73 ( NEW ) ANTHEM N JOI
74 ( 64 ) BLUE HOTEL Chris Isaak
75 ( NEW ) EASY EASY RIDER Julian Cope


7th April OLDIES PLAYLIST
1 “Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits”
2 SAD SWEET DREAMER Sweet Sensation
3 A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael

Posted by: Popchartfreak 27th April 2021, 06:19 PM

14th April 1991

It's another oldie on top - sort of - as The Doobie Brothers 1973 classic Long Train Running is finally a UK chart hit, albeit in a dance cover version by Bananarama. So that's a first chart-topper for the gals after a decade of trying, and quite possibly this version inspired the remixed version of the original which will chart in a year or two. That's a Twofer! INXS keep the top 10's coming as By My Side goes where INXS first went with 1986's Kiss The Dirt. Cher can beat that though, as It's In His Kiss (I refuse to call it the stupid version of the title) goes where Linda Lewis first took it in 1975, and Cher makes it 20 years of solo top 10's and she's not yet half-way through her run of top 10's. Had I been charting then, it would have been 1965 (with Sonny on I Got You Babe) and 1966 (Bang Bang) as I loved them both at the time.

The Wonder Stuff do a spot of Arabian Nights - "Size of a cow" is a reference to the animated adventures in The Banana Splits Show, aimed at kids of the 60's (me) - and rocket to 11 from 47. Highest new entry is from Electronic, Get The Message, and the band is basically Bernard from New Order, Johnny from The Smiths and guests like Pet Shop Boys, so at least we were spared a new supergroup named Sumner Marr & Friends. This is their finest moment, a total groove.

OMD and The Shamen sail hyperreal seas into the 40, and Paul Young is back with his last big hit, assisting Italian crooner Zucchero on the pretty good Senza Una Donna, for an 8th year of hits, or 13 if you count his vocals on Streeband's Toast, though I prefer to forget it.

1 ( 3 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNING Bananarama
2 ( 2 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
3 ( 1 ) THE WHOLE OF THE MOON The Waterboys
4 ( 5 ) GOLDEN BROWN The Stranglers
5 ( 4 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
6 ( 6 ) UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
7 ( 13 ) BY MY SIDE INXS
8 ( 7 ) SECRET LOVE The Bee Gees
9 ( 12 ) COWBOYS AND ANGELS George Michael
10 ( 28 ) THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG (IT’S IN HIS KISS) Cher

11 ( 47 ) THE SIZE OF A COW The Wonder Stuff
12 ( 19 ) CAN YOU DIG IT? The Mock Turtles
13 ( 8 ) LOOSE FIT Happy Mondays
14 ( 9 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
15 ( 14 ) HUMAN NATURE Gary Clail & The On-U Sound System
16 ( 11 ) RHYTHM OF MY HEART Rod Stewart
17 ( 23 ) SIT DOWN James
18 ( 16 ) JOYRIDE Roxette
19 ( 25 ) WILD THING The Troggs
20 ( 26 ) SHE’S A WOMAN Scritti Politti featuring Shabba Ranks

21 ( 15 ) THIS IS YOUR LIFE Banderas
22 ( 18 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
23 ( 30 ) ROCK THE CASBAH The Clash
24 ( 10 ) WELL ALMOST Elaine Paige
25 ( NEW ) GET THE MESSAGE Electronic
26 ( 21 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
27 ( 49 ) GET READY Roachford
28 ( 34 ) HERE WE GO C+C Music factory
29 ( 17 ) LOVE REARS IT’S UGLY HEAD Living Colour
30 ( 20 ) YOU GOT THE LOVE The Source featuring Candi Staton

31 ( 38 ) RING MY BELL Monie Love Vs Adeva
32 ( 62 ) SAILING ON THE SEVEN SEAS Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
33 ( 33 ) CHUNG KUO (REVISITED) Addams & Gee
34 ( 32 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
35 ( 54 ) WHERE LOVE LIVES Alison Limerick
36 ( 29 ) (I WANNA GIVE YOU) DEVOTION Nomad featuring MC Mikee Freedom
37 ( 22 ) WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN Definition Of Sound
38 ( 37 ) LOSING MY RELIGION REM
39 ( 40 ) SINFUL Pete Wylie & The Farm
40 ( 60 ) HYPERREAL The Shamen

41 ( 41 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
42 ( 31 ) BEST OF MY LOVE Aswad
43 ( 27 ) THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN Thin Lizzy
44 ( RE ) WORD OF MOUTH Mike + The Mechanics
45 ( 35 ) BOW DOWN MISTER Jesus Loves You aka Boy George
46 ( 65 ) VISION OF YOU (REMIX) Belinda Carlisle
47 ( 39 ) ROCKIN’ BACK INSIDE MY HEART Julee Cruise
48 ( 24 ) LET THERE BE LOVE Simple Minds
49 ( 50 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
50 ( 48 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys

51 ( 51 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
52 ( 42 ) HEAL THE PAIN George Michael
53 ( 45 ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
54 ( 53 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
55 ( 36 ) THE ONE AND ONLY Chesney Hawkes
56 ( 56 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
57 ( 44 ) LOVE IS A STRANGER Eurythmics
58 ( NEW ) SENZA UNA DONNA Zucchero & Paul Young
59 ( 55 ) COMING OUT OF THE DARK Gloria Estefan
60 ( 52 ) WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO Kylie Minogue

61 ( 61 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
62 ( 59 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
63 ( 43 ) SAY YOU DON’T MIND (NEW VERSION) Colin Blunstone
64 ( 69 ) DEEP DEEP TROUBLE The Simpsons
65 ( NEW ) ROUND AND ROUND Tevin Campbell
66 ( 68 ) LOVE AND KISSES Dannii Minogue
67 ( RE ) DANCIN’ Chris Isaak
68 ( 67 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
69 ( NEW ) CARAVAN Inspiral Carpets
70 ( RE ) SOMETHING SO GOOD The Railway Children

71 ( 64 ) LOVE WILL NEVER DO WITHOUT YOU (ALBUM VERSION/REMIX VERSION) Janet Jackson
72 ( NEW ) HERE I STAND The Milltown Brothers
73 ( 73 ) ANTHEM N JOI
74 ( NEW ) IT WON’T BE LONG Alison Moyet
75 ( NEW ) RHYTHM OF LIFE Oleta Adams


oldies playlist
1 101 Sheena Easton
2 LOVE BLONDE Kim Wilde
3 THE CAT CREPT IN Mud

Posted by: Bjork 27th April 2021, 06:45 PM

love The Whole of The Moon, 1991 was my first time hearing the song, so was a new for me

not a big fan of that Bananarama era, that Long Train Running cover was very average, big step down from there Wow era

Posted by: dandy* 27th April 2021, 07:08 PM

Oh no, I think you made a typo this week. Surely Rescue Me is the true #1?

Posted by: Popchartfreak 28th April 2021, 06:58 PM

the beauty of discovering oldies as newies I literally am still discovering oldies, from 1 year old to 85 years old

Well the Nanas single sales showed the public agreed with you Me, I always loved that song and was grumpy it had never been a UK hit, so I went a bundle on the girls getting it recognition at last. I prefer I Heard A Rumour and Venus, granted....

Posted by: Popchartfreak 28th April 2021, 07:02 PM

No typo, I am keeping you in titilated suspense for as long as possible before the big climax reveal. It's something I enjoy doing All I will reveal is that, in overall chart position "sales" Rescue Me has made my all-time Top 800 on one chart run - and Long Train Running hasn't, oops!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 29th April 2021, 04:08 PM

21st April 1991

It's yet another oldie entering on top, the third out of the last 4 weeks, as Carly Simon's classic 1972 song about Warren Beatty You're So Vain is reactivated in the UK, and finally reaches the top spot after going top 5 in early 1973 first time round. That keeps Madonna at 2 for a 3rd week, and I know of someone who's going to be divided over that 1/2 slot! Highest new new entry is The KLF, back for a 5th chart hit (including the Timelords) and a 4th top 10, with the fab Last Train To Trancentral straight in at 5.

The Mock Turtles get their one and only top 10, Can U Dig It? I can, and also James inviting me to Sit Down, the first of many top 10's. The Wonder Stuff also grab a top 10 slot, Belinda Carlisle has a spurt into the 20 with a Vision Of You, with Zucchero and Paul Young getting a bigger spurt to 21 despite being Without A Woman. Frances Nero debuts with the pleasant Footsteps Following You at 29, and Gloria Estefan keeps the chart entries coming fast with Seal Our Fate, not one of her best though, at 48.

Black Box and EMF string a few more together, Transvision Vamp stage a minor comeback, Sheena Easton ponders What Comes Naturally from the US charts and moves into an 11th year of hits, while Elvis Costello is all summery at 70 with his 14th year of songs.

1 ( NEW ) YOU’RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
2 ( 2 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
3 ( 1 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNING Bananarama
4 ( 3 ) THE WHOLE OF THE MOON The Waterboys
5 ( NEW ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
6 ( 12 ) CAN YOU DIG IT? The Mock Turtles
7 ( 17 ) SIT DOWN James
8 ( 10 ) THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG (IT’S IN HIS KISS) Cher
9 ( 11 ) THE SIZE OF A COW The Wonder Stuff
10 ( 4 ) GOLDEN BROWN The Stranglers

11 ( 5 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
12 ( 7 ) BY MY SIDE INXS
13 ( 6 ) UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
14 ( 25 ) GET THE MESSAGE Electronic
15 ( 23 ) ROCK THE CASBAH The Clash
16 ( 9 ) COWBOYS AND ANGELS George Michael
17 ( 8 ) SECRET LOVE The Bee Gees
18 ( 15 ) HUMAN NATURE Gary Clail & The On-U Sound System
19 ( 32 ) SAILING ON THE SEVEN SEAS Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
20 ( 46 ) VISION OF YOU (REMIX) Belinda Carlisle

21 ( 58 ) SENZA UNA DONNA Zucchero & Paul Young
22 ( 14 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
23 ( 18 ) JOYRIDE Roxette
24 ( 13 ) LOOSE FIT Happy Mondays
25 ( 27 ) GET READY Roachford
26 ( 22 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
27 ( 21 ) THIS IS YOUR LIFE Banderas
28 ( 16 ) RHYTHM OF MY HEART Rod Stewart
29 ( NEW ) FOOTSTEPS FOLLOWING ME Frances Nero
30 ( 26 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma

31 ( 31 ) RING MY BELL Monie Love Vs Adeva
32 ( 19 ) WILD THING The Troggs
33 ( 33 ) CHUNG KUO (REVISITED) Addams & Gee
34 ( 35 ) WHERE LOVE LIVES Alison Limerick
35 ( 20 ) SHE’S A WOMAN Scritti Politti featuring Shabba Ranks
36 ( 40 ) HYPERREAL The Shamen
37 ( 34 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
38 ( 73 ) ANTHEM N JOI
39 ( 24 ) WELL ALMOST Elaine Paige
40 ( 30 ) YOU GOT THE LOVE The Source featuring Candi Staton

41 ( 36 ) (I WANNA GIVE YOU) DEVOTION Nomad featuring MC Mikee Freedom
42 ( 41 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
43 ( 65 ) ROUND AND ROUND Tevin Campbell
44 ( 44 ) WORD OF MOUTH Mike + The Mechanics
45 ( 38 ) LOSING MY RELIGION REM
46 ( 29 ) LOVE REARS IT’S UGLY HEAD Living Colour
47 ( 37 ) WEAR YOUR LOVE LIKE HEAVEN Definition Of Sound
48 ( NEW ) SEAL OUR FATE Gloria Estefan
49 ( 49 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
50 ( 50 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys

51 ( 51 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
52 ( 28 ) HERE WE GO C+C Music factory
53 ( 52 ) HEAL THE PAIN George Michael
54 ( 54 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
55 ( 66 ) LOVE AND KISSES Dannii Minogue
56 ( 56 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
57 ( 45 ) BOW DOWN MISTER Jesus Loves You aka Boy George
58 ( NEW ) STRIKE IT UP Black Box
59 ( 47 ) ROCKIN’ BACK INSIDE MY HEART Julee Cruise
60 ( 70 ) SOMETHING SO GOOD The Railway Children

61 ( 61 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
62 ( 53 ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
63 ( 62 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
64 ( 42 ) BEST OF MY LOVE Aswad
65 ( NEW ) CHILDREN EMF
66 ( 59 ) COMING OUT OF THE DARK Gloria Estefan
67 ( 72 ) HERE I STAND The Milltown Brothers
68 ( 60 ) WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO Kylie Minogue
69 ( 68 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
70 ( NEW ) THE OTHER SIDE OF SUMMER Elvis Costello

71 ( 39 ) SINFUL Pete Wylie & The Farm
72 ( NEW ) I JUST WANNA B WITH YOU Transvision Vamp
73 ( 57 ) LOVE IS A STRANGER Eurythmics
74 ( 43 ) THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN Thin Lizzy
75 ( NEW ) WHAT COMES NATURALLY Sheena Easton


Oldies
1 “Listen Without Prejudice” George Michael
2 HOT LOVE T.Rex
3 ROSE GARDEN Lynn Anderson

Posted by: Bjork 29th April 2021, 04:45 PM

ohh poor Madonna, this is really torture not a big fan of the Carly Simon song, Madonna robbed!
really liked Sit Down and Can U Dig It, both great tracks, less fan of Size of a Cow or Wonder Stuff in general, this kind of band was never my thing (ie The Levellers)

oh poor Transmission Vamp, I still kinda liked the single but it was the beginning of the end for them sadly :/ like most act of there 80s/90s, 2 successful eras, then out

Posted by: dandy* 1st May 2021, 09:50 AM

Did you’re so vain actually get an official rerelease in 1991?

Posted by: Popchartfreak 1st May 2021, 11:21 AM

hah! Fret not, Madonna, I can reveal, will top my chart in the next one, I agree Mock Turtles and james are quite a lot better than Wonder Stuff by and large, though the latter were fun.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 1st May 2021, 11:29 AM

Yes it did and it hit 41 in the UK charts - so close! Oldies only made my charts in the 90's if they were officially out again and charting, and CD singles were the main reason for all the re-issues, a whole new marketing opportunity for everyone that had already bought them on vinyl as they switched to CD and dumped the vinyl. Often they were really EP's with other bonus oldies on there to entice, and that applied to new singles as well - many's the time I bought a fairly tepid new single for the extra classic oldies, and that can sometimes explain how some pieces of ropey tat by more established acts inexplicably made the lower end of the UK charts

Posted by: steve201 1st May 2021, 02:55 PM

Some great chart toppers I missed there Pop! Especially love The Stranglers one of the greatest songs of the decade for me, an absolute classic. Great to see if top your chart in the 90s!!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 1st May 2021, 03:36 PM

Thanks Steve, oldies never far from the top of my charts

Posted by: Popchartfreak 1st May 2021, 04:06 PM

28th April 1991

It's a first week on top for Madonna after 3 weeks at 2, as Rescue Me finally makes it 9 number one's for Madonna in 7 years of hits. That leaves The KLF with a second number 2, for now, and Electronic reach a new chart peak of 3 with latest track Get The Message outdoing most Smiths and New Order tracks. Paul Young & Zucchero go top 10, giving Paul Young 8 years' worth of 'em since Wherever I Lay My hat did the trick first. Highest new entry at 8 is from, errr Vic Reeves! The cult comedian, aided and assisted by Bob Mortimer on screen, cuts 60's classic croon tune Born Free, originally a hit for Matt Monroe from the 1966 film of the same name (animal rights movie for lions based on a true story) and written by James Bond songwriters John Barry & Don Black. It works as parody or as an actual revival. I loved the song and film as a kid, so I was obviously biased.

There are 18 new entries in a busy week and one re-entry as Enigma get a second top 20 with the return of Mea Culpa Part II at 11, following me getting it in a bargain bin as a 12-inch. Seal returns too, with new track Future Love Paradise straight in at 18, and the fabulous Touch Me (All Night Long) gives future hit songwriter Cathy Dennis a 3rd hit at 20, still a hot new popstar at that time. New at 21, it's a debut for a minor little band called Blur - There's No Other Way that they won't be following up this early Britpop gem. Nomad grab a follow-up at 23 with one I don't remember at all, Just A Groove - I guess it must have been, considering.

Queensryche bring a bit of Silent Lucidity to the top 40, and also popping in is Bev Bevan, he of The Move and ELO, moving onto his 3rd band for a 4th decade, as former Main Man Jeff Lynne is busy solo, Wilburying and making hit albums for superstars. Across The Universe sounded OK for a few weeks, though it wasn't in the same league as the previous bands. Still, 23 years of charting! Lindy Leyton is also still grabbing chart action off the back of Beats International, The Rembrandts debut with a decent track before Friends was a chart thing, now nobody associates them with anything else, and World Party return continuing the quality 80's run of singles.

Wilson Phillips extend their 3 minutes of fame, Marc Almond does another pointless remake of a classic Soft Cell track, Tainted Love is perfect as it is and needs no "improvement" or "update", other than to remind people that it's 10-years old. Roxette grab another good ballad, Fading Like A Flower, Deee Lite make it a 4th entry, Siouxsie gets involved with Pet Shop Boys producer Stephen Hague and Kiss Them For Me is great, going all Baggy Bhangra in a song about tragic movie actress Jayne Mansfield - a big fave of our family growing up, not least due to her surname namechecking our home town, and probably the first young celebrity death that stunned me as a child, getting beheaded in a car crash.

De La Soul keep the still-unavailable run of quality Daisy Age hits going with Ring Ring Ring, ZZ Top make it 7 years of action, and The Doors film kicks out another oldie hit, as Break On Through debuts.


1 ( 2 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
2 ( 5 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
3 ( 14 ) GET THE MESSAGE Electronic
4 ( 3 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNING Bananarama
5 ( 1 ) YOU’RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
6 ( 7 ) SIT DOWN James
7 ( 21 ) SENZA UNA DONNA Zucchero & Paul Young
8 ( NEW ) BORN FREE Vic Reeves & The Roman Numerals
9 ( 6 ) CAN YOU DIG IT? The Mock Turtles
10 ( 4 ) THE WHOLE OF THE MOON The Waterboys

11 ( RE ) MEA CULPA PART II Enigma
12 ( 8 ) THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG (IT’S IN HIS KISS) Cher
13 ( 20 ) VISION OF YOU (REMIX) Belinda Carlisle
14 ( 19 ) SAILING ON THE SEVEN SEAS Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
15 ( 10 ) GOLDEN BROWN The Stranglers
16 ( 12 ) BY MY SIDE INXS
17 ( 11 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
18 ( NEW ) FUTURE LOVE PARADISE Seal
19 ( 13 ) UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
20 ( NEW ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis

21 ( NEW ) THERE’S NO OTHER WAY Blur
22 ( 9 ) THE SIZE OF A COW The Wonder Stuff
23 ( NEW ) JUST A GROOVE Nomad
24 ( 16 ) COWBOYS AND ANGELS George Michael
25 ( 18 ) HUMAN NATURE Gary Clail & The On-U Sound System
26 ( 34 ) WHERE LOVE LIVES Alison Limerick
27 ( 17 ) SECRET LOVE The Bee Gees
28 ( 38 ) ANTHEM N JOI
29 ( 29 ) FOOTSTEPS FOLLOWING ME Frances Nero
30 ( 26 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer

31 ( 25 ) GET READY Roachford
32 ( 30 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
33 ( 22 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
34 ( 27 ) THIS IS YOUR LIFE Banderas
35 ( NEW ) SILENT LUCIDITY Queensryche
36 ( 23 ) JOYRIDE Roxette
37 ( 70 ) THE OTHER SIDE OF SUMMER Elvis Costello
38 ( NEW ) ACROSS THE UNIVERSE E.L.O. Part II
39 ( 37 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
40 ( 15 ) ROCK THE CASBAH The Clash

41 ( 24 ) LOOSE FIT Happy Mondays
42 ( 28 ) RHYTHM OF MY HEART Rod Stewart
43 ( NEW ) JUST THE WAY IT IS BABY The Rembrandts
44 ( 42 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
45 ( NEW ) I DON’T WANT TO WAIT Lindy Leyton
46 ( 65 ) CHILDREN EMF
47 ( 32 ) WILD THING The Troggs
48 ( 41 ) (I WANNA GIVE YOU) DEVOTION Nomad featuring MC Mikee Freedom
49 ( 40 ) YOU GOT THE LOVE The Source featuring Candi Staton
50 ( NEW ) THANK YOU WORLD World Party

51 ( 51 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
52 ( 50 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
53 ( NEW ) YOU’RE IN LOVE Wilson Phillips
54 ( 48 ) SEAL OUR FATE Gloria Estefan
55 ( 54 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
56 ( 49 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
57 ( 56 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
58 ( 45 ) LOSING MY RELIGION REM
59 ( 53 ) HEAL THE PAIN George Michael
60 ( 39 ) WELL ALMOST Elaine Paige

61 ( NEW ) TAINTED LOVE ’91 Marc Almond
62 ( 61 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
63 ( 35 ) SHE’S A WOMAN Scritti Politti featuring Shabba Ranks
64 ( 63 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
65 ( 36 ) HYPERREAL The Shamen
66 ( 31 ) RING MY BELL Monie Love Vs Adeva
67 ( NEW ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette
68 ( 33 ) CHUNG KUO (REVISITED) Addams & Gee
69 ( NEW ) GOOD BEAT Deee Lite
70 ( 69 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson

71 ( NEW ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
72 ( 62 ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
73 ( NEW ) RING RING RING De La Soul
74 ( NEW ) MY HEAD’S IN MISSISSIPPI ZZ Top
75 ( NEW ) BREAK ON THROUGH The Doors

playlist records
1 BACK OFF BOOGALOO Ringo Starr
2 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD Tears For Fears
3 SINCE I DON’T HAVE YOU The Skyliners

Posted by: Popchartfreak 8th May 2021, 01:24 PM

5th May 1991

It's a first week on top for the 2nd chart-topper from The KLF, a banging dance epic still and now available on streaming after 3 decades absent from availability, Enigma get a 2nd top 5 track, and Belinda Carlisle adds to her run of top 10's while OMD are back in top echelon after missing out for the most part since last topping my chart in 1985 with So In Love, with the glam rock Sailing On The Seven Seas. Roxette grow a 55-place bloom as Fading Like A Flower hits 12, and Addams & Gee are back in the 40 with Chung Kuo rebounding to a new high of 17. Wilson Philips & Deee-Lite grab more top 40 spots as both 1990 chart-toppers stay good.

The Bee Gees new single is the highest new entry, When He's Gone being even better than Secret Love, albeit not as commercial, in at 46, REM get a quick follow-up with Silver, Beverley Craven is begging Promise Me, deep breath, with her debut which annoys if you hear it too much, Black make it 5 years of classy ballad action with Feel Like Change, The Farm keep 'em coming fast, and Jellyfish debut with a decent track. Meanwhile a-ha sneak in with a belated chart position for flop single Early Morning, courtesy of me seeing them in concert this week, they were great and underlined how their best stuff can be categorised as The Dramatic Ballad, tempo variable. The happier poppy stuff sticks out less (not that there's really much of that anyway).


1 ( 2 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
2 ( 1 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
3 ( 3 ) GET THE MESSAGE Electronic
4 ( 11 ) MEA CULPA PART II Enigma
5 ( 5 ) YOU’RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
6 ( 6 ) SIT DOWN James
7 ( 12 ) THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG (IT’S IN HIS KISS) Cher
8 ( 8 ) BORN FREE Vic Reeves & The Roman Numerals
9 ( 13 ) VISION OF YOU (REMIX) Belinda Carlisle
10 ( 14 ) SAILING ON THE SEVEN SEAS Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

11 ( 4 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNING Bananarama
12 ( 67 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette
13 ( 18 ) FUTURE LOVE PARADISE Seal
14 ( 20 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
15 ( 10 ) THE WHOLE OF THE MOON The Waterboys
16 ( 7 ) SENZA UNA DONNA Zucchero & Paul Young
17 ( 68 ) CHUNG KUO (REVISITED) Addams & Gee
18 ( 21 ) THERE’S NO OTHER WAY Blur
19 ( 9 ) CAN YOU DIG IT? The Mock Turtles
20 ( 38 ) ACROSS THE UNIVERSE E.L.O. Part II

21 ( 23 ) JUST A GROOVE Nomad
22 ( 17 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
23 ( 15 ) GOLDEN BROWN The Stranglers
24 ( 31 ) GET READY Roachford
25 ( 29 ) FOOTSTEPS FOLLOWING ME Frances Nero
26 ( 16 ) BY MY SIDE INXS
27 ( 19 ) UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
28 ( 35 ) SILENT LUCIDITY Queensryche
29 ( 53 ) YOU’RE IN LOVE Wilson Phillips
30 ( 37 ) THE OTHER SIDE OF SUMMER Elvis Costello

31 ( 22 ) THE SIZE OF A COW The Wonder Stuff
32 ( 25 ) HUMAN NATURE Gary Clail & The On-U Sound System
33 ( 50 ) THANK YOU WORLD World Party
34 ( 32 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
35 ( 30 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
36 ( 24 ) COWBOYS AND ANGELS George Michael
37 ( 45 ) I DON’T WANT TO WAIT Lindy Leyton
38 ( 69 ) GOOD BEAT Deee Lite
39 ( 39 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
40 ( 46 ) CHILDREN EMF

41 ( 33 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
42 ( 28 ) ANTHEM N JOI
43 ( 27 ) SECRET LOVE The Bee Gees
44 ( 34 ) THIS IS YOUR LIFE Banderas
45 ( NEW ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
46 ( 36 ) JOYRIDE Roxette
47 ( 43 ) JUST THE WAY IT IS BABY The Rembrandts
48 ( 73 ) RING RING RING De La Soul
49 ( 61 ) TAINTED LOVE ’91 Marc Almond
50 ( 44 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters

51 ( 51 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
52 ( 41 ) LOOSE FIT Happy Mondays
53 ( 52 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
54 ( 26 ) WHERE LOVE LIVES Alison Limerick
55 ( 55 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
56 ( 48 ) (I WANNA GIVE YOU) DEVOTION Nomad featuring MC Mikee Freedom
57 ( 57 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
58 ( 56 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
59 ( 42 ) RHYTHM OF MY HEART Rod Stewart
60 ( 49 ) YOU GOT THE LOVE The Source featuring Candi Staton

61 ( NEW ) SILVER REM
62 ( 62 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
63 ( NEW ) RESCUE ME Beverley Craven
64 ( NEW ) FEEL LIKE CHANGE Black
65 ( 59 ) HEAL THE PAIN George Michael
66 ( 64 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
67 ( 40 ) ROCK THE CASBAH The Clash
68 ( NEW ) DON’T LET ME DOWN The Farm
69 ( NEW ) BABY’S COMING BACK Jellyfish
70 ( 70 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson

71 ( 71 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
72 ( 47 ) WILD THING The Troggs
73 ( NEW ) EARLY MORNING a-ha
74 ( 54 ) SEAL OUR FATE Gloria Estefan
75 ( 58 ) LOSING MY RELIGION REM

a-ha Live at Bournemouth Pavilion
1 The Sun Always Shines On TV
2 Manhattan Skyline
3 Stay On These Roads
4 Hunting High And Low
5 Take On Me
6 The Living Daylights

Posted by: Bjork 8th May 2021, 03:17 PM

finally justice for Rescue Me

Posted by: Popchartfreak 14th May 2021, 04:25 PM

12th May 1991

It's 2 weeks on top for the KLF, as Free's 1973 top 10 is back at 2 - their best record, Wishing Well gets a Bob Clearmountain spruce-up remix, which makes it sound sharper, though I'm unsure as to whether it sounds better than the original. It's loads better than the just-been-a-hit-yet-again All Right Now, but sadly didn't hit as well. ELO Part II aka Bev Bevan get a first, and last, top 10 with Honest Men, while Beverley Craven takes Promise Me (gasp) into the top 20 just before both started to annoy me a bit fairly quickly, but with corrected titles this week along with REM. I heard stuff on the radio and had to remember the title (and sometimes mis-remembered). I also didn't chart any Eurovision songs at all in this weekends contest as I couldnt recall their names either, but listed them instead in the Playlist under the country names. With the internet I can now correct that and bung them in at 76 and 77 as extras. Amina will go up, anyway, and should have won, but they gave it to the same-scoring Swedish pop-by-the-numbers entry instead. Amina was robbed! Classy.

Siouxsie rockets up to 14, on course for a last big hit after 13 years of them, and US singer Amy Grant is singing Baby Baby sweetly at 18, newly in. Jason Donovan is back with another SAW track, R.S.V.P. if you like it more than I do. In at 27. Talking of SAW, I'm shocked that the way-better Kylie track enters lower down at 52. She'll peak higher though! NKOTB, which I've always dyslexically read as KNOBS, return with Call It What You Want at 70. I call it another in a series of largely disposable pop singles, but not bad as such. It'll be 1998 before an ex-member releases a single that is better than their entire career. Give It To Me, Jordan...!



1 ( 1 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
2 ( NEW ) WISHING WELL (REMIX) Free
3 ( 3 ) GET THE MESSAGE Electronic
4 ( 2 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
5 ( 12 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette
6 ( 14 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
7 ( 13 ) FUTURE LOVE PARADISE Seal
8 ( 17 ) CHUNG KUO (REVISITED) Addams & Gee
9 ( 10 ) SAILING ON THE SEVEN SEAS Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
10 ( 20 ) HONEST MEN E.L.O. Part II

11 ( 5 ) YOU’RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
12 ( 6 ) SIT DOWN James
13 ( 8 ) BORN FREE Vic Reeves & The Roman Numerals
14 ( 71 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
15 ( 4 ) MEA CULPA PART II Enigma
16 ( 11 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNING Bananarama
17 ( 18 ) THERE’S NO OTHER WAY Blur
18 ( NEW ) BABY BABY Amy Grant
19 ( 7 ) THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG (IT’S IN HIS KISS) Cher
20 ( 63 ) PROMISE ME Beverley Craven

21 ( 15 ) THE WHOLE OF THE MOON The Waterboys
22 ( 30 ) THE OTHER SIDE OF SUMMER Elvis Costello
23 ( 16 ) SENZA UNA DONNA Zucchero & Paul Young
24 ( 46 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
25 ( 9 ) VISION OF YOU (REMIX) Belinda Carlisle
26 ( 33 ) THANK YOU WORLD World Party
27 ( NEW ) R.S.V.P. Jason Donovan
28 ( 29 ) YOU’RE IN LOVE Wilson Phillips
29 ( 19 ) CAN YOU DIG IT? The Mock Turtles
30 ( 22 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys

31 ( 24 ) GET READY Roachford
32 ( 23 ) GOLDEN BROWN The Stranglers
33 ( 61 ) SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE REM
34 ( 48 ) RING RING RING De La Soul
35 ( 64 ) FEEL LIKE CHANGE Black
36 ( 39 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
37 ( 34 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
38 ( 35 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
39 ( NEW ) I DON’T EVEN KNOW IF I SHOULD CALL YOU... Soul Family Sensation
40 ( 26 ) BY MY SIDE INXS

41 ( 41 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
42 ( 21 ) JUST A GROOVE Nomad
43 ( 27 ) UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
44 ( 50 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
45 ( 37 ) I DON’T WANT TO WAIT Lindy Leyton
46 ( 73 ) EARLY MORNING a-ha
47 ( 36 ) COWBOYS AND ANGELS George Michael
48 ( 31 ) THE SIZE OF A COW The Wonder Stuff
49 ( 38 ) GOOD BEAT Deee Lite
50 ( 51 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles

51 ( NEW ) SHOCKED Kylie Minogue
52 ( 28 ) SILENT LUCIDITY Queensryche
53 ( 53 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
54 ( 55 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
55 ( 44 ) THIS IS YOUR LIFE Banderas
56 ( 32 ) HUMAN NATURE Gary Clail & The On-U Sound System
57 ( 57 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
58 ( 40 ) CHILDREN EMF
59 ( 58 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
60 ( 43 ) SECRET LOVE The Bee Gees

61 ( 62 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
62 ( 47 ) JOYRIDE Roxette
63 ( 69 ) BABY’S COMING BACK Jellyfish
64 ( 52 ) LOOSE FIT Happy Mondays
65 ( 66 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
66 ( 60 ) YOU GOT THE LOVE The Source featuring Candi Staton
67 ( 56 ) (I WANNA GIVE YOU) DEVOTION Nomad featuring MC Mikee Freedom
68 ( 59 ) RHYTHM OF MY HEART Rod Stewart
69 ( 70 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
70 ( NEW ) CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT New Kids On The Block

71 ( NEW ) ANASTASIA T99
72 ( 65 ) HEAL THE PAIN George Michael
73 ( NEW ) UNCONDITIONAL LOVE Susanna Hoffs
74 ( NEW ) THIS HOUSE Tracie Spencer
75 ( NEW ) RHYTHM OF LIFE Oleta Adams
76 ( NEW ) COULD IT BE Georgina & Paul Giordimaina
77 ( NEW ) C’EST LE DERNIER QUI A PARLE QUI A RAISON Amina


EUROVISION 1991
1 NON HO L’ETA PER AMARTI Gigliola Cinquetti (1964 oldie)
2 COULD IT BE (Malta) Georgina & Paul Giordimaina
3 C’EST LE DERNIER QUI A PARLE QUI A RAISON (France) Amina

Posted by: Bjork 15th May 2021, 07:16 AM

hope Promise me keeps climbing, I remember I was obsessed with the song, bought the vinyl and was listening to it 24/7
I also loved that Susanna Hoffs song at the bottom, which was a Cindy Lauper cover

Posted by: Last Dreamer 15th May 2021, 01:53 PM

France finished on last place in my ESC 1991 rankings. Malta was 14th from 22 countries.

Where is my favourite single from this year (British Eurovision entry - A Message To Your Heart) ?

Posted by: Popchartfreak 15th May 2021, 02:22 PM

I can't remember tbh I do remember getting annoyed by her breathing in sharply after each Promise Me to the extent that its become a pub quiz team mickeytake in the years since now and again. Oops! I did like her though

I didn't know unconditional love was a Cyndi lauper song - or if I did I've forgotten!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 15th May 2021, 02:29 PM

France last! Oops I bought the vinyl single and I think it will be going top 5 for me! I thought it was the best European since ooh milk and honey I think
I wasn't that keen on the UK entry so I'm not sure what will be in my next chart from the contest except Amina which def will be

Posted by: steve201 16th May 2021, 02:58 PM

Great to see Blurs first entry in your chart which I missed a few weeks back, start of what would be many entries I would assume!

Also the KLF ❤️ Love them!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 18th May 2021, 07:13 AM

Yes, Blur will keep having entries for as long as they release records I guess (still hoping!)

KLF, so OTT, so FAB

Posted by: steve201 18th May 2021, 11:06 PM

They are such an amazing band like. Coxon and Albarn are genius imo. Remember having an arguemrnt with my mates at uni that Blur were more talented than Oasis because of the uniqueness and distinctiveness of the different songs they produced whereas Oasis produced the same type of music each time.

That’s not to say the Gallagher bros weren’t genius too they were but Albarn could make any type of song and it was amazing. Still think Noel is the best songwriter though!

Posted by: Bjork 19th May 2021, 07:15 AM

Noel the best songwriter? sure he has the ear to write catchy melodies universally loved
but his lyrics are silly and no-good at all, so he's more Max Martin than Leonard Cohen

Posted by: Popchartfreak 19th May 2021, 07:16 AM

Yes I'd go along with that too, Blur are more varied & interesting, and capable of creating genuine beauty, humour, aggression, joyousness and so on, Oasis were great with the anthems and singalongs but never diverted much from the Beatles/Glam Rock format - Blur were ironically closer to the Fabs in the willingness to musically experiment, though, even though they were more of the Kinks/punk school of Britrock.

Maybe

Posted by: steve201 19th May 2021, 05:16 PM

But his songs will be known a lot longer in popular culture.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 22nd May 2021, 01:07 PM

19th May 1991

It's a first week on top for a spruced-up 1973 Rock gem, as Free get a chart-topper belatedly with the fab Wishing Well. Meanwhile Soft Cell return Tainted Love into the top 10 for the 3rd time spurred on by Marc Almond's underwhelming new version which drops out the chart, first topped my chart 10 years earlier and still sounding great at 5. The Bee Gees make it 2 top 10's in a row as When He's Gone leaps to 6, and Siouxsie takes the Banshees' top 10's into 13 years, as Kiss Them For Me rises to 7. Jason Donovan gets a 4th top 10, RSVP I have to admit I havent heard in 30 years so no idea how it's weathered, and Amy Grant grabs a first with Baby Baby, a song I have heard recently.

Bob Marley's 1984 belated hit One Love is back at 22, while Color Me Badd are the highest new track with future UK chart-topper I Wanna Sex You Up, which is not nearly as racey as it sounds, merely decent teen soul pop. Pet Shop Boys' Behaviour track Jealousy is out as a final single off the album and debuts at 34, fairly modest for such a great showstopping ballad anthem. Crystal Waters debuts with Gypsy Woman at 40 - all together now, La Da Di La Da Da.

Sonia pops back with Only Fools at 46 as UK Eurovision entry Samantha Janus scrapes in and Amina climbs fast into the top 40 with the song that was unjustly pipped at the post. Sonia's Eurovision future is to be an improvement on Samantha's. Kylie's sis has some Success at 48, and Massive Attack's brilliant debut is followed-up by the fab Safe From Harm at 60. Paul Weller is having a Movement, looking Into Tomorrow he has just spotted his new album has topped the UK charts for a 6th solo and 8th time in total including The Jam & Style Council. Still not in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame though. Prob never heard of him, I'm guessing, not as if he has been around for 44 years or anything.




1 ( 2 ) WISHING WELL (REMIX) Free
2 ( 1 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
3 ( 5 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette
4 ( 6 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
5 ( NEW ) TAINTED LOVE Soft Cell
6 ( 25 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
7 ( 14 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
8 ( 4 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
9 ( 28 ) R.S.V.P. Jason Donovan
10 ( 18 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant

11 ( 3 ) GET THE MESSAGE Electronic
12 ( 36 ) FEEL LIKE CHANGE Black
13 ( 8 ) CHUNG KUO (REVISITED) Addams & Gee
14 ( 9 ) SAILING ON THE SEVEN SEAS Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
15 ( 7 ) FUTURE LOVE PARADISE Seal
16 ( 11 ) YOU’RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
17 ( 22 ) THE OTHER SIDE OF SUMMER Elvis Costello
18 ( 12 ) SIT DOWN James
19 ( 20 ) PROMISE ME Beverley Craven
20 ( 10 ) HONEST MEN E.L.O. Part II

21 ( 23 ) SENZA UNA DONNA Zucchero & Paul Young
22 ( NEW ) ONE LOVE Bob Marley & The Wailers
23 ( 16 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNING Bananarama
24 ( 17 ) THERE’S NO OTHER WAY Blur
25 ( 27 ) THANK YOU WORLD World Party
26 ( 15 ) MEA CULPA PART II Enigma
27 ( 13 ) BORN FREE Vic Reeves & The Roman Numerals
28 ( 19 ) THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG (IT’S IN HIS KISS) Cher
29 ( 40 ) I DON’T EVEN KNOW IF I SHOULD CALL YOU... Soul Family Sensation
30 ( 21 ) THE WHOLE OF THE MOON The Waterboys

31 ( 34 ) SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE REM
32 ( NEW ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd
33 ( RE ) FOOTSTEPS FOLLOWING ME Frances Nero
34 ( NEW ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
35 ( 52 ) SHOCKED Kylie Minogue
36 ( 31 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
37 ( 77 ) C’EST LE DERNIER QUI A PARLE QUI A RAISON Amina
38 ( 37 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
39 ( 29 ) YOU’RE IN LOVE Wilson Phillips
40 ( NEW ) GYPSY WOMAN Crystal Waters

41 ( 33 ) GOLDEN BROWN The Stranglers
42 ( 39 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
43 ( 38 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
44 ( 42 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
45 ( 45 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
46 ( NEW ) ONLY FOOLS Sonia
47 ( 26 ) VISION OF YOU (REMIX) Belinda Carlisle
48 ( NEW ) SUCCESS Dannii Minogue
49 ( 30 ) CAN YOU DIG IT? The Mock Turtles
50 ( 41 ) BY MY SIDE INXS

51 ( 51 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
52 ( 44 ) UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
53 ( 35 ) RING RING RING De La Soul
54 ( 46 ) I DON’T WANT TO WAIT Lindy Leyton
55 ( 55 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
56 ( 71 ) CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT New Kids On The Block
57 ( 32 ) GET READY Roachford
58 ( 58 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
59 ( 54 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
60 ( NEW ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson

61 ( 60 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
62 ( 62 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
63 ( 47 ) EARLY MORNING a-ha
64 ( 48 ) COWBOYS AND ANGELS George Michael
65 ( NEW ) INTO TOMORROW Paul Weller Movement
66 ( 66 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
67 ( 56 ) THIS IS YOUR LIFE Banderas
68 ( 43 ) JUST A GROOVE Nomad
69 ( 70 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
70 ( 63 ) JOYRIDE Roxette

71 ( 69 ) RHYTHM OF MY HEART Rod Stewart
72 ( 61 ) SECRET LOVE The Bee Gees
73 ( NEW ) MESSAGE TO YOUR HEART Samantha Janus
74 ( 73 ) HEAL THE PAIN George Michael
75 ( NEW ) WONDERFUL THING Munks Of Funk


Oldies
1 DEAR JESSIE Madonna
2 ZING WENT THE STRINGS OF MY HEART The Trammps
3 FANTASY ISLAND Tight Fit

Posted by: Popchartfreak 1st June 2021, 06:37 PM

26th May 1991

It's up to the top spot for a great forgotten Bee Gees track, the flop follow-up to a hit, When He's Gone. I've always loved their flops as much as the hits, never really got why some don't sell when they have a consistent good quality across their career. Anyways that makes a 5th for the band, with Robin an extra one solo, though they'd also been unlucky to peak at 2 on many occasions - but more chart-toppers still to come, new and old. In at 2, held off the top, The Doors reactivated classic Light My Fire is back 24 years on thanks to the movie about them, and it's their first top 10 20 years since Riders Of The Storm debuted. Jim Morrison never made my charts while he was alive.

Color Me Badd top the UK charts and climb into my top 10, Sonia leaps into the 20 ahead of Pet Shop Boys and Amina's Eurovision song, and we have two Minogue's in the 40 - Shocked at that Success! Highest new track is at 36 for Kirsty MacColl, and her fabulous Walking Down Madison, quite probably my fave track of hers, love it. Seal gets a quickie new track entry while he still has one on the list, and the radio fave Highway 5 crosses the Atlantic for The Blessing, but was out of step with the UK music scene by and large, sadly. Queen rush Headlong in at 57 for a final bit of new rocking Freddie.


1 ( 6 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
2 ( NEW ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors
3 ( 3 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette
4 ( 4 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
5 ( 2 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
6 ( 5 ) TAINTED LOVE Soft Cell
7 ( 7 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
8 ( 32 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd
9 ( 1 ) WISHING WELL (REMIX) Free
10 ( 10 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant

11 ( 12 ) FEEL LIKE CHANGE Black
12 ( 8 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
13 ( 9 ) R.S.V.P. Jason Donovan
14 ( 22 ) ONE LOVE Bob Marley & The Wailers
15 ( 11 ) GET THE MESSAGE Electronic
16 ( 46 ) ONLY FOOLS Sonia
17 ( 34 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
18 ( 25 ) THANK YOU WORLD World Party
19 ( 15 ) FUTURE LOVE PARADISE Seal
20 ( 37 ) C’EST LE DERNIER QUI A PARLE QUI A RAISON Amina

21 ( 16 ) YOU’RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
22 ( 14 ) SAILING ON THE SEVEN SEAS Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
23 ( 21 ) SENZA UNA DONNA Zucchero & Paul Young
24 ( 35 ) SHOCKED Kylie Minogue
25 ( 13 ) CHUNG KUO (REVISITED) Addams & Gee
26 ( 31 ) SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE REM
27 ( 18 ) SIT DOWN James
28 ( 20 ) HONEST MEN E.L.O. Part II
29 ( 29 ) I DON’T EVEN KNOW IF I SHOULD CALL YOU... Soul Family Sensation
30 ( 17 ) THE OTHER SIDE OF SUMMER Elvis Costello

31 ( 23 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNING Bananarama
32 ( 19 ) PROMISE ME Beverley Craven
33 ( 48 ) SUCCESS Dannii Minogue
34 ( 40 ) GYPSY WOMAN Crystal Waters
35 ( 24 ) THERE’S NO OTHER WAY Blur
36 ( NEW ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl
37 ( 28 ) THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG (IT’S IN HIS KISS) Cher
38 ( 60 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
39 ( 38 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
40 ( 30 ) THE WHOLE OF THE MOON The Waterboys

41 ( 26 ) MEA CULPA PART II Enigma
42 ( 36 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
43 ( 45 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
44 ( 44 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
45 ( 43 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
46 ( 42 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
47 ( RE ) WHAT COMES NATURALLY Sheena Easton
48 ( 27 ) BORN FREE Vic Reeves & The Roman Numerals
49 ( 51 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
50 ( 41 ) GOLDEN BROWN The Stranglers

51 ( 33 ) FOOTSTEPS FOLLOWING ME Frances Nero
52 ( NEW ) HOLD ON TO THE LOVE Seal
53 ( NEW ) HIGHWAY 5 The Blessing
54 ( 39 ) YOU’RE IN LOVE Wilson Phillips
55 ( 53 ) RING RING RING De La Soul
56 ( 55 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
57 ( NEW ) HEADLONG Queen
58 ( 58 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
59 ( 56 ) CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT New Kids On The Block
60 ( 52 ) UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson

61 ( 59 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
62 ( 62 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
63 ( 50 ) BY MY SIDE INXS
64 ( 61 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
65 ( 49 ) CAN YOU DIG IT? The Mock Turtles
66 ( NEW ) WHENEVER YOU NEED ME T’Pau
67 ( 66 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
68 ( NEW ) NOW IS TOMORROW Definition Of Sound
69 ( 69 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
70 ( 75 ) WONDERFUL THING Munks Of Funk

71 ( 47 ) VISION OF YOU (REMIX) Belinda Carlisle
72 ( NEW ) SEE THE LIGHT Simple Minds
73 ( 67 ) THIS IS YOUR LIFE Banderas
74 ( 71 ) RHYTHM OF MY HEART Rod Stewart
75 ( 74 ) HEAL THE PAIN George Michael

Posted by: Bjork 2nd June 2021, 08:02 AM

T'Pau my favourite of the newies, I really thought it was a great comeback and I remember I was expecting it to be huge
but was only a minor hit sadly

Posted by: steve201 2nd June 2021, 09:44 PM

I’m surprised T’Pau had a top 20 hit in the chart in 1991, thought they faded when the 90s came. Also forgot to mention in earlier charts great to see OMD getting one of the biggest hits of their career this far into their releases!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 6th June 2021, 06:26 PM

I saw Carol Decker a few years back, still in fine voice!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 6th June 2021, 06:28 PM

Yes, T'Pau are one of those bands that had a lot more hits than people remember. I was very happy to see OMD back on hitmaking form, the album was great and the next single was the best track on it. I still love them, still making good music and touring fably.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 6th June 2021, 07:00 PM

2nd June 1991

It's a second week on top for The Bee Gees as Madonna strides in at for a case of 3rd-time lucky for Holiday. I bought the "Train" picture sleeve 7" in 1984 (quite collectible apparently) when it went top 5, then it peaked at 2 in 1985 as Madonna-mania took the world on, and now off the Complete Collection is it going to top the chart at last? Stay tuned. It;s a hectic chart week of loads of new entries and climbers, Sonia grabbing a rare top 10, her 2nd I think, and Pet Shop Boys taking the slow train to the top 10 with grower Jealousy. Pure class.

Kirsty MacColl is speeding down Madison up to 12 for her biggest track since Fairytale Of New York, and Massive Attack rush to get a 2nd top 20 in a row, Safe From Harm. The two Minogue sisters simultaneously do a top 20 double top, and REM also make it 2 in a row. In at 24, jan hammer returns with the better of his 2 TV instrumentals from Miami Vice, Crockett's Theme I recall set up for his wedding to Sheena Easton on the show - who goes top 40 as well. Banderas get a second top 40, She Sells, from their decent album, they deserved more success.

Salt 'n' Pepa come back with smooth r'n'b soul, Do You Want Me at 35, Gloria Estefan is back on ballad-duty with Remember Me With Love at 37, while T'Pau and Queen grab another top 40. Sixties oldie If You Wanna Happy suggests making an ugly woman your wife, not exactly PC even in 1991, but the Jimmy Soul classic is still fun, and let's be honest the good-looking women still dominate the media so sod 'em, a yay for the homely I say! In at 43. London Calling is back again, another Clash return 12 years on, and Lenny Kravitz' best record debuts at 54 - the very retro sounding It Ain't Over Till It's Over is pure classic soul.

PM Dawn must be thinking about Buffy's Giles 8 years early, as A Watcher's Point Of View looks in, and Boy George is back as Jesus Loves You with the terrific Generations Of Love, all psychedelia-flavoured, which is always going to get me on side. Herb Alpert is back again with another dance funk track, making it 22 years of charting, Pop Will Eat Itself are running a temperature, or rather are a bit cold actually, Sinead O'Connor pops in again 30 years ahead of announcing her retirement from the music biz, and singer/actor Harry Connick Jr does a Michael Buble 15 years earlier as he popularises crooning and swing-jazz for a new generation. Other pop stars in the chart who've had a go at acting in movies, TV or theatre? Bee Gees, Pet Shop Boys, Lenny Kravitz, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, Dannii Minogue, Sheena Easton, Elton John, The Beatles, Cher, Boy George, Chris Isaak. Cher won an Oscar. The others didn't win any acting gongs.

1 ( 1 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
2 ( NEW ) HOLIDAY Madonna
3 ( 2 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors
4 ( 3 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette
5 ( 7 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
6 ( 4 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
7 ( 8 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd
8 ( 10 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant
9 ( 16 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia
10 ( 17 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys

11 ( 5 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
12 ( 36 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl
13 ( 6 ) TAINTED LOVE Soft Cell
14 ( 20 ) C’EST LE DERNIER QUI A PARLE QUI A RAISON Amina
15 ( 38 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
16 ( 12 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
17 ( 24 ) SHOCKED Kylie Minogue
18 ( 26 ) SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE REM
19 ( 33 ) SUCCESS Dannii Minogue
20 ( 14 ) ONE LOVE Bob Marley & The Wailers

21 ( 9 ) WISHING WELL (REMIX) Free
22 ( 11 ) FEEL LIKE CHANGE Black
23 ( 15 ) GET THE MESSAGE Electronic
24 ( NEW ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer
25 ( 23 ) SENZA UNA DONNA Zucchero & Paul Young
26 ( 13 ) R.S.V.P. Jason Donovan
27 ( 21 ) YOU’RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
28 ( 53 ) HIGHWAY 5 The Blessing
29 ( 18 ) THANK YOU WORLD World Party
30 ( 19 ) FUTURE LOVE PARADISE Seal

31 ( 34 ) GYPSY WOMAN Crystal Waters
32 ( 22 ) SAILING ON THE SEVEN SEAS Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
33 ( NEW ) SHE SELLS Banderas
34 ( 25 ) CHUNG KUO (REVISITED) Addams & Gee
35 ( NEW ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa
36 ( 47 ) WHAT COMES NATURALLY Sheena Easton
37 ( NEW ) REMEMBER ME WITH LOVE Gloria Estefan
38 ( 31 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNING Bananarama
39 ( 66 ) WHENEVER YOU NEED ME T’Pau
40 ( 57 ) HEADLONG Queen

41 ( 39 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
42 ( 28 ) HONEST MEN E.L.O. Part II
43 ( NEW ) IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY Jimmy Soul
44 ( 27 ) SIT DOWN James
45 ( 43 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
46 ( 40 ) THE WHOLE OF THE MOON The Waterboys
47 ( 44 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
48 ( 72 ) SEE THE LIGHT Simple Minds
49 ( 45 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
50 ( 42 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys

51 ( 49 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
52 ( 46 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
53 ( NEW ) LONDON CALLING The Clash
54 ( NEW ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz
55 ( 32 ) PROMISE ME Beverley Craven
56 ( 37 ) THE SHOOP SHOOP SONG (IT’S IN HIS KISS) Cher
57 ( 56 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
58 ( NEW ) A WATCHER’S POINT OF VIEW PM Dawn
59 ( 58 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
60 ( NEW ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You

61 ( 50 ) GOLDEN BROWN The Stranglers
62 ( 62 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
63 ( 61 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
64 ( 68 ) NOW IS TOMORROW Definition Of Sound
65 ( 64 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
66 ( NEW ) GIRLS Power Cut
67 ( 29 ) I DON’T EVEN KNOW IF I SHOULD CALL YOU... Soul Family Sensation
68 ( 67 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
69 ( NEW ) JUMP STREET Herb Alpert
70 ( 69 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson

71 ( 35 ) THERE’S NO OTHER WAY Blur
72 ( NEW ) 92 FAHRENEHEIT Pop Will Eat Itself
73 ( 41 ) MEA CULPA PART II Enigma
74 ( NEW ) MY SPECIAL CHILD Sinead O’Connor
75 ( NEW ) RECIPE FOR LOVE Harry Connick Jr


2nd June Playlist Oldies
1 EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL Ray Stevens
2 THE WITCH The Rattles
3 FLY ROBIN FLY Silver Convention

Posted by: Bjork 6th June 2021, 08:54 PM

She Excels? wasn't it called She Sells?

Posted by: Popchartfreak 7th June 2021, 07:23 AM

Oops thanks Bjork. An early spreadsheet faux pas Yes, I used to mis-hear announcements on the radio and correct them the following week from my notepad charts (all hand-written in those days) - there are lots and lots I haven't corrected properly. She Excels would be a great affirmative song title though....

Posted by: Bjork 7th June 2021, 11:01 AM

I actually think I prefer She Excels

Posted by: steve201 7th June 2021, 06:56 PM

Agreed and what an amazing band name!

Posted by: dandy* 9th June 2021, 08:17 PM

Very happy to read the implication that you like Pandora’s Box, that was one of my favourite 1991 singles at the time

Posted by: Popchartfreak 10th June 2021, 07:39 AM

Well, I bought the album, saw the tour, secretly recorded a bit of it to cassette tape (rubbish sound quality, though OMD/Andy were fab - it was trying to record stuff on a cheap portable radio/recorder walkman under a coat that was the problem) and one of the tracks got them a 4th chart-topper in my personal charts - so you might be quite pleased over the next month or two

Posted by: Popchartfreak 11th June 2021, 01:22 PM

9th June 1991

It's finally up to the top spot for Madonna's Holiday, 7 years late, her 9th chart-topper with a bit of sexing up surprisingly high at 2 and the fab Kirsty up to career peak of 4 for Walking Down Madison. Massive Attack get a second top 10 with Safe From Harm and Lenny Kravitz rockets up to 13 with the wonderful It Ain't Over Till It's Over. In a quiet week for new entries the highest is veteran Alice Cooper at 39, with the rockin' Hey Stoopid giving ol' Vince almost 20 years of chart action.

Living Colour return, Kenny Thomas charts his most-well-known hit Thinking About Your Love keeping 70's soul alive at 67, just ahead of Deacon Blue swaying their arms slowly, and The Divinyls debuting with their naughty I Touch Myself, when they think about me apparently. Whatever works for you, I guess! Natalie Cole goes full classic croon as she does a duet with her late father Nat, courtesy of studio trickery, on Unforgettable. I saw her on the tour for the swing album, with a full orchestra and her dad on video. The original is still the best, but it was nice to see, and sad that Natalie has also now gone. Finally, sneaking in on bottom rung, the theme tune to a Kevin Costner Robin Hood movie from Bryan Adams, who was big in the mid 80's in the USA, starting with the classic Run To You in 1985 in my charts. I wonder if he'll get the success he had in the US......


1 ( 2 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
2 ( 7 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd
3 ( 1 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
4 ( 12 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl
5 ( 3 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors
6 ( 6 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
7 ( 8 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant
8 ( 15 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
9 ( 10 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
10 ( 4 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette

11 ( 9 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia
12 ( 5 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
13 ( 54 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz
14 ( 18 ) SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE REM
15 ( 11 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
16 ( 19 ) SUCCESS Dannii Minogue
17 ( 17 ) SHOCKED Kylie Minogue
18 ( 14 ) C’EST LE DERNIER QUI A PARLE QUI A RAISON Amina
19 ( 24 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer
20 ( 13 ) TAINTED LOVE Soft Cell

21 ( 16 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
22 ( 26 ) R.S.V.P. Jason Donovan
23 ( 22 ) FEEL LIKE CHANGE Black
24 ( 35 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa
25 ( 37 ) REMEMBER ME WITH LOVE Gloria Estefan
26 ( 33 ) SHE SELLS Banderas
27 ( 23 ) GET THE MESSAGE Electronic
28 ( 28 ) HIGHWAY 5 The Blessing
29 ( 27 ) YOU’RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
30 ( 20 ) ONE LOVE Bob Marley & The Wailers

31 ( 25 ) SENZA UNA DONNA Zucchero & Paul Young
32 ( 53 ) LONDON CALLING The Clash
33 ( 40 ) HEADLONG Queen
34 ( 21 ) WISHING WELL (REMIX) Free
35 ( 41 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
36 ( 34 ) CHUNG KUO (REVISITED) Addams & Gee
37 ( 39 ) WHENEVER YOU NEED ME T’Pau
38 ( 30 ) FUTURE LOVE PARADISE Seal
39 ( NEW ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper
40 ( 60 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You

41 ( 29 ) THANK YOU WORLD World Party
42 ( 31 ) GYPSY WOMAN Crystal Waters
43 ( 38 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNING Bananarama
44 ( 48 ) SEE THE LIGHT Simple Minds
45 ( 51 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
46 ( 45 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
47 ( 32 ) SAILING ON THE SEVEN SEAS Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
48 ( 72 ) 92 FAHRENEHEIT Pop Will Eat Itself
49 ( 52 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
50 ( 49 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma

51 ( 47 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
52 ( 50 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
53 ( 36 ) WHAT COMES NATURALLY Sheena Easton
54 ( 46 ) THE WHOLE OF THE MOON The Waterboys
55 ( 58 ) A WATCHER’S POINT OF VIEW PM Dawn
56 ( 42 ) HONEST MEN E.L.O. Part II
57 ( 59 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
58 ( 57 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
59 ( NEW ) SOLACE OF YOU Living Colour
60 ( 44 ) SIT DOWN James

61 ( 74 ) MY SPECIAL CHILD Sinead O’Connor
62 ( 62 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
63 ( 61 ) GOLDEN BROWN The Stranglers
64 ( 63 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
65 ( 66 ) GIRLS Power Cut
66 ( 65 ) WICKED GAME Chris Isaak
67 ( NEW ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas
68 ( NEW ) YOUR SWAYING ARMS Deacon Blue
69 ( 68 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
70 ( 70 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson

71 ( 55 ) PROMISE ME Beverley Craven
72 ( NEW ) I TOUCH MYSELF The Divinyls
73 ( NEW ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole
74 ( 75 ) IT HAD TO BE YOU/ RECIPE FOR LOVE Harry Connick Jr
75 ( NEW ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams


oldies playlist
1 SATELLITE OF LOVE Lou Reed
2 “Behaviour” Pet Shop Boys
3 SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD Elton John

Posted by: dandy* 11th June 2021, 03:03 PM

Color Me Badd!!!

Aside from that, lots of good stuff in there… Jealousy is fab and very much underrated for PSBs, love Walking Down Madison, Safe From Harm and also love that Lenny Kravitz track - easily his best for me.

Posted by: Bjork 11th June 2021, 03:06 PM

love the climbs for Walking down Madison and Safe from Harm, best 2 in the top 10
was never crazy about Holiday, bad early Madonna song for me

funny to see Bryan flopping at 75

Posted by: Popchartfreak 11th June 2021, 03:34 PM

I must say I was rather surprised to see Color Me Badd so high I remember liking it but not that much! It's quite pleasant, but I'm guessing the video must have influenced me in some way....

Yeah the others are all classic, my surprise is that Jealousy took some time to grow on me, and spoiler, it took the recent album package re-issues to give me the opportunity to rectify a horrific injustice and put Jealousy on top of my charts

Posted by: Popchartfreak 11th June 2021, 03:39 PM

They are great songs indeed!

Holiday is certainly overplayed (then and now), but I have fond memories of Madonna's then-hot brother dancing to it (with Madonna and 2 female dancers) on The Tube TV show in 1984 when she announced herself, full of attitude and cool, as a new star

Bryan flopping this week only, though Prepare yourself everybody and place your bets when/if and how long it will top my charts. It's not 16 weeks......

Posted by: Popchartfreak 19th June 2021, 02:25 PM

16th June 1991

It's up to the top spot for Kirsty MacColl and her fab Walking Down Madison, her first chart-topper in the ten years since she reported Elvis in a chip shop, but not the last time she'll be on the summit thanks to a perennial Xmas classic. Massive Attack make it 2 top 5's in a row, Sonia gets a second top 5, Lenny Kravitz a first top 10 and Jan Hammer returns to the top 10 4 years on from Crockett's Theme first doing the trick.

Big climbs for Bryan Adams, Natalie Cole & Kenny Thomas into the top 40, and a plethora of new entries headed up by a 1991 version of The Land Of Make Believe for a 10th anniversary Bucks Fizz round-up 10 years on from everyone expecting them not to last till Christmas 1981. In at 21, one place ahead of Tom Petty's Learning To Fly to give Tom 14 years of chart action. At 32, Dexy's are back with their million-selling monster Come On Eileen hitting the UK charts again 9 years on, and Chesney Hawkes proves he's not actually a one-hit wonder as I'm A Man Not A Boy debuts at 33.

Yello return with Rubberbandman (not The Detroit Spinners song), Bette Midler treads where Cliff has trodden before, taking From A Distance in at 60 14 years since she first troubled my charts with her version of You're Moving Out Today. The Scorpions celebrate the falling of the Berlin Wall with the anthem Wind Of Change at 62, Jason Donovan comes over all Andrew LLoyd-Webber & Tim Rice as they draft him in for a revival of Joseph's Technicolour signature song. I could probably have phrased that better. La Tour reckons people are still having sex at 70. Not old people, chart position, and I certainly was saying "speak for yourself dear!" at the time as the words "still" and "having" and "sex" were an alien concept to me.

Stevie Wonder pops in again with a forgotten release (that pretty much applies to everything he did from 1987 onwards) on Motown still, as Rod Stewart (not on Motown) does a Motown tribute pastiche with The Temptations. I'd seen The Tempts in concert by then, but without even checking my diary I know I had a day out in London this week - to see the Pet Shop Boys doing an extravagant gig at Wembley Arena. In those days each song had it's own theme, and they hadn't yet developed into a banging live act using a single set design without needing too many costume-changes, so oddly the tracks that came over best weren't necessarily the big hit singles. Witness the touching Your Funny Uncle turning out as highlight number 3 of the night. And the absence of West End Girls, It's A Sin, What Have I Done To Deserve This, Left To My Own Devices & Heart from the top-rated moments!

And as if that's not enough The Beach Boys were playing Bournemouth, the second time I'd caught them 11 years after headlining Knebworth Festival in 1980 with the original line-up all present and correct. By 1991, Dennis Wilson was dead, and Brian Wilson was absent again (I think), and the scale of the show was much more modest...but it was still a hits-packed nostalgia-fest delight. Pet Shop Boys set wasn't nostalgia-filled, being only 5 years or so of non-stop hits and album tracks, far too recent for that mood, but 30 years later the boys are in the same veteran league as t'other Boys were in 1991 - and have performed my fave-ever live gig (Barcelona July 2009) while Beach Boys were my first-ever Fave Gig Ever performance in 1980. I do enjoy a link...



1 ( 4 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl
2 ( 2 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd
3 ( 1 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
4 ( 8 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
5 ( 11 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia
6 ( 3 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
7 ( 6 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
8 ( 13 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz
9 ( 7 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant
10 ( 19 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer

11 ( 5 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors
12 ( 9 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
13 ( 39 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper
14 ( 14 ) SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE REM
15 ( 10 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette
16 ( 12 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
17 ( 25 ) REMEMBER ME WITH LOVE Gloria Estefan
18 ( 15 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
19 ( 40 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You
20 ( 24 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa

21 ( NEW ) THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE ’91 Bucks Fizz
22 ( NEW ) LEARNING TO FLY Tom Petty
23 ( 21 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
24 ( 17 ) SHOCKED Kylie Minogue
25 ( 26 ) SHE SELLS Banderas
26 ( 16 ) SUCCESS Dannii Minogue
27 ( 55 ) A WATCHER’S POINT OF VIEW PM Dawn
28 ( RE ) IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY Jimmy Soul
29 ( 27 ) GET THE MESSAGE Electronic
30 ( 20 ) TAINTED LOVE Soft Cell

31 ( 22 ) R.S.V.P. Jason Donovan
32 ( NEW ) COME ON EILEEN Dexy’s Midnight Runners
33 ( NEW ) I’M A MAN NOT A BOY Chesney Hawkes
34 ( 18 ) C’EST LE DERNIER QUI A PARLE QUI A RAISON Amina
35 ( 75 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
36 ( 73 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole
37 ( 67 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas
38 ( 35 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
39 ( 29 ) YOU’RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
40 ( RE ) JUST THE WAY IT IS BABY The Rembrandts

41 ( 23 ) FEEL LIKE CHANGE Black
42 ( 28 ) HIGHWAY 5 The Blessing
43 ( 30 ) ONE LOVE Bob Marley & The Wailers
44 ( NEW ) RUBBERBANDMAN Yello
45 ( 36 ) CHUNG KUO (REVISITED) Addams & Gee
46 ( 45 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
47 ( 46 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
48 ( 31 ) SENZA UNA DONNA Zucchero & Paul Young
49 ( 43 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNING Bananarama
50 ( 49 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer

51 ( 50 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
52 ( 52 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
53 ( 51 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
54 ( 42 ) GYPSY WOMAN Crystal Waters
55 ( 32 ) LONDON CALLING The Clash
56 ( RE ) NOW IS TOMORROW Definition Of Sound
57 ( 38 ) FUTURE LOVE PARADISE Seal
58 ( 57 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
59 ( 58 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
60 ( NEW ) FROM A DISTANCE Bette Midler

61 ( 34 ) WISHING WELL (REMIX) Free
62 ( NEW ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
63 ( 62 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
64 ( NEW ) ANY DREAM WILL DO Jason Donovan
65 ( NEW ) 25 YEARS Big Dish
66 ( 64 ) BEING BORING Pet Shop Boys
67 ( 54 ) THE WHOLE OF THE MOON The Waterboys
68 ( 72 ) I TOUCH MYSELF The Divinyls
69 ( 74 ) IT HAD TO BE YOU/ RECIPE FOR LOVE Harry Connick Jr
70 ( NEW ) PEOPLE ALL STILL HAVING SEX La Tour

71 ( 70 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
72 ( 69 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
73 ( NEW ) GOTTA HAVE YOU Stevie Wonder
74 ( NEW ) THE MOTOWN SONG Rod Stewart with The Temptations
75 ( 41 ) THANK YOU WORLD World Party


Pet Shop Boys Live At Wembley Arena

1 Where The Streets Have No Name - Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
2 This Must Be The Place/Always On My Mind
3 Your Funny Uncle
4 Suburbia
5 We All Feel Better In The Dark


The Beach Boys Live at Bournemouth International Centre

1 Good Vibrations
2 Wipeout
3 Don’t Worry Baby
4 Do It Again
5 God Only Knows

Posted by: Bjork 21st June 2021, 10:20 AM

oh great for Kirsty! nice climb for Massive Attack too
can't recall that Sonia song but was never a fan

really loved Tom Petty's Learning to Fly, very unappreciated in the UK, I think this flopped in the UK, which is a travesty
same for Free Fallin' a couple years back
the album was great too

I also unapologetically liked Chesney's I'm a Man not a Boy, almost as much as The one and Only

Posted by: steve201 26th June 2021, 08:00 AM

Absolutely fantastic to see Kirsty at the number one spot(this year th Pogues rereleased ‘Fairytale’ wasn’t it?). And surprised at how high Colour Me Badd and Sonia are but Sonia went a different road by this stage. Also great newbies from Massive Attack, Lenny Kravitz, Yello and Tom Petty!

Posted by: Bjork 26th June 2021, 08:34 AM

nooo Fairytale is from Xmas 87

Posted by: Popchartfreak 26th June 2021, 09:15 AM

I'll be honest, I havent heard Sonia's track in 30 years but she usually had to work to convince me to like her stuff, and my memory is of this being quite 60's retro

Tom Petty never had UK success, which is indeed a travesty - to me he was in the same category as REM, only he started earlier during punk and never got the huge hit breakthrough eventually like REM did, possibly cos they were darker and he tended to be more chipper.

I still like Chesney's follow-up too, and I liked it more than One & Only at the time - prob on a par these days...

Posted by: Popchartfreak 26th June 2021, 09:24 AM

Yep (sorry Bjork), Pogues & Kirsty had another go in the top 10 in 1991 (the first of millions) and - spoiler - it gets a lot higher than it did first time round in 1987 when Pet Shop Boys were out

I'm also surprised how much I liked Colour Me Badd - I'd forgotten it got that high, even though I still like it. I like smooth soul music, and despite the 90's beats and clothes in the video it's in the tradition of 70's bands like The Delfonics, Stylistics, Chi-Lites but updated for a new dance market rather than a ballad market.

Posted by: Bjork 26th June 2021, 12:31 PM

Oh I thought he meant the first release from Fairytale was from 91

Posted by: steve201 26th June 2021, 02:32 PM

Yeh your right Colour Me Badd is just a 90s version of smooth soul pop with the modern additions.

Yeh The Pogues re-charted officially in December 1991 if I remember correctly at 31 or something as it was reissued, always a smart move for a Christmas classic!

Posted by: Bjork 26th June 2021, 03:31 PM

I kinda hated Colour Me Bad, from their name to their music
Their lyrics were beyond bad, I wanna sex you up... come on...

Posted by: Popchartfreak 27th June 2021, 07:07 PM

Oh yeah the lyrics are the main problem - it was trying to be risque in pushing the boundary of what you can say in a pop song without radio banning it, and it didnt really mean anything much beyond that unless it's an attempt to do an Olivia Newton-John/Grease wardrobe change to "sex" her up, "cos everyone knows pretty girls have to dress to flaunt it if they want to get a boyfriend" These days it's not remotely risque given bleeped graphic sex references or every swearword under the sun, bar one, in half the tracks in the chart. If I had a home studio I'd be tempted to parody the lot of 'em just using expletives and do a radio friendly edit by bleeping the whole song

Prob just as well I don't I'm sure it wouldnt go down well.....!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 28th June 2021, 04:06 PM

23rd June 1991

It's 2 weeks on top for Walking Down Madison as the Unforgettable Nat 'King' Cole gets his second posthumous top 10, duetting with his daughter Natalie, and the Miami Vice instrumental peaks at 3 second-time round, outdoing it's 1987 peak - it is rather a lovely tune though! Boy George takes his Generations Of Love into the top 10 for a second in a row. Highest new entry at 28 is OMD's fabulous Pandora's Box, second track from the new album Sugar Tax, their best single since 1985's So In Love.

Cher's back with her 1981 Meatloaf guest spot Deadringer For Love at 31, as her first proper new material non-cover in over a year quietly debuts at 47, the still-relevant Love And Understanding. Omar debuts with the wonderful soulful There's Nothing Like This, sultry still, at 36, while Quartz and Dina Carroll return to show It's not Too Late with Naked Love. Kim Appleby's Mama Said debuts, but it's diminishing returns sadly for Kim, Billy Bragg does his bit for gay rights and a spot of Sexuality at 50, while INXS, Technotronic, Chris Rea & Inspiral Carpets all sneak in with lesser singles behind The jam's 10-year-old album track That's Entertainment which charted due to Import vinyl singles being made available. And again in 1982/3 when they announced the band were splitting up.

1 ( 1 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl
2 ( 36 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole
3 ( 10 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer
4 ( 8 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz
5 ( 2 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd
6 ( 3 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
7 ( 4 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
8 ( 5 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia
9 ( 12 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
10 ( 19 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You

11 ( 7 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
12 ( 6 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
13 ( 13 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper
14 ( 9 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant
15 ( 22 ) LEARNING TO FLY Tom Petty
16 ( 20 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa
17 ( 11 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors
18 ( 27 ) A WATCHER’S POINT OF VIEW PM Dawn
19 ( 28 ) IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY Jimmy Soul
20 ( 32 ) COME ON EILEEN Dexy’s Midnight Runners

21 ( 14 ) SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE REM
22 ( 18 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
23 ( 16 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
24 ( 37 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas
25 ( 17 ) REMEMBER ME WITH LOVE Gloria Estefan
26 ( 15 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette
27 ( 23 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
28 ( NEW ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
29 ( 33 ) I’M A MAN NOT A BOY Chesney Hawkes
30 ( 35 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams

31 ( NEW ) DEADRINGER FOR LOVE Meatloaf & Cher
32 ( 25 ) SHE SELLS Banderas
33 ( 29 ) GET THE MESSAGE Electronic
34 ( 21 ) THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE ’91 Bucks Fizz
35 ( 44 ) RUBBERBANDMAN Yello
36 ( NEW ) THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THIS Omar
37 ( RE ) GIRLS Powercut
38 ( 24 ) SHOCKED Kylie Minogue
39 ( NEW ) NAKED LOVE Quartz featuring Dina Carroll
40 ( 38 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers

41 ( NEW ) MAMA SAID Kim Appleby
42 ( NEW ) SHERIFF FATMAN Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
43 ( 39 ) YOU’RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
44 ( 30 ) TAINTED LOVE Soft Cell
45 ( 40 ) JUST THE WAY IT IS BABY The Rembrandts
46 ( 46 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
47 ( NEW ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher
48 ( 47 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
49 ( 26 ) SUCCESS Dannii Minogue
50 ( NEW ) SEXUALITY Billy Bragg

51 ( 34 ) C’EST LE DERNIER QUI A PARLE QUI A RAISON Amina
52 ( 52 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
53 ( 51 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
54 ( 50 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
55 ( 53 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
56 ( 49 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNING Bananarama
57 ( 60 ) FROM A DISTANCE Bette Midler
58 ( NEW ) THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT The Jam
59 ( 58 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
60 ( 59 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience

61 ( 45 ) CHUNG KUO (REVISITED) Addams & Gee
62 ( 63 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
63 ( 31 ) R.S.V.P. Jason Donovan
64 ( 64 ) ANY DREAM WILL DO Jason Donovan
65 ( 41 ) FEEL LIKE CHANGE Black
66 ( 74 ) THE MOTOWN SONG Rod Stewart with The Temptations
67 ( 48 ) SENZA UNA DONNA Zucchero & Paul Young
68 ( 70 ) PEOPLE ALL STILL HAVING SEX La Tour
69 ( 43 ) ONE LOVE Bob Marley & The Wailers
70 ( NEW ) BITTER TEARS INXS

71 ( NEW ) LOOKING FOR THE SUMMER Chris Rea
72 ( 72 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
73 ( 71 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
74 ( NEW ) MOVE THAT BODY Technotronic
75 ( NEW ) PLEASE BE CRUEL Inspiral Carpets

playlist records (1972)
1 I LIKE IT THAT WAY The Tremeloes
2 I SAW THE LIGHT Todd Rundgren
3 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES Blue Haze

Posted by: Doctor Blind 28th June 2021, 08:47 PM

Aw, sad that Jinny didn't chart for you - “Keep Warm” is one of my fave 90s dance bangahs and it entered the chart exactly 30 years ago (at #71 unfortunately)! Of course it would eventually go on to make the Top 40 4 years later...

I'm assuming that “Crockett's Theme” was re-charting because of those NatWest adverts that were on at the time. : )

Posted by: Popchartfreak 29th June 2021, 07:29 AM

Yeah, sadly it'll be a wait for that one to chart - Jinny peaked at 32 in August 1995, oops! Pretty sure I've got it on a compilation CD somewhere though. I probably didn't get to hear it in 1991 unless Radio 1 daytime was pushing it.

Ah I wondered why Crockett's Theme was selling again in 1991! I'd just assumed Miami Vice was being repeated I didn't allow old songs in my charts in those days unless they were in the UK charts, or had been physically re-issued to buy in the shops if they fell short of the Top 75. I got rid of most chart rules with downloads when anything could make the UK charts, but I still restricted album tracks to 1 (until streaming started having entire albums in the singles charts, at which point I said "sod it, I'll do that too then") and oldies to having a reason to chart it (BJSC, new compilation albums in the UK album chart, adverts, film spots)

Posted by: Popchartfreak 6th July 2021, 06:36 PM

30th June 1991

It's a brand new entry, yet another oldie, as the summer brings the usual Beach Boys oldie single re-issue to plug the hits albums, this year it's 1968 UK chart-topper Do It Again, which just managed to scrape into my first retro personal chart for my starting point: the week Hey Jude entered the UK charts. It only got one week but had been a big fave before I started charting, so justice is done 23 years late as the Boys get a 3rd chart-topper. OMD rocket up to 3 and keep Pet Shop Boys outside the top 3 - it'll be another 27 years or so before Jealousy tops my charts, belatedly appreciating it as one of their finest records. Alice Cooper gets a 5th top 10 19 years on from School's Out doing the trick.

Billy Bragg bounds into the top 20 with some Sexuality, The Scorpions bound back into the chart with a proper chart position for the very good Wind Of Change at 26, and Voice Of The Beehive are back with the lovely Monsters And Angels at 45. Sydney Youngblood adds another track to his list of entries, Erasure extend their run to 5 years, Vince to 10 years, with Chorus being a pretty decent single, at 65, and Incognito bring Jocelyn Brown along for the great dance track Always There. In at 70, is quick-in quick-out track I had to youtube as I've forgotten Blueshouse from BB Queen - think BB King style done House female vocal style - which is better than one week at 70 suggests.

Paula Abdul is in a Rush Rush with a slow ballad, and Siouxsie & The Banshees follow up Kiss The For Me with Shadowtime. On my oldies playlist it's 70's art-glam-pop, 80's power ballad, and 90's baggy madchester. Wouldnt want to be predictable....


1 ( NEW ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys
2 ( 2 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole
3 ( 28 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
4 ( 9 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
5 ( 1 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl
6 ( 4 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz
7 ( 7 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
8 ( 10 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You
9 ( 13 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper
10 ( 6 ) HOLIDAY Madonna

11 ( 3 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer
12 ( 12 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
13 ( 5 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd
14 ( 16 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa
15 ( 11 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
16 ( 8 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia
17 ( 19 ) IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY Jimmy Soul
18 ( 17 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors
19 ( 14 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant
20 ( 50 ) SEXUALITY Billy Bragg

21 ( 18 ) A WATCHER’S POINT OF VIEW PM Dawn
22 ( 15 ) LEARNING TO FLY Tom Petty
23 ( 24 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas
24 ( 30 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
25 ( 22 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
26 ( RE ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
27 ( 27 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
28 ( 31 ) DEADRINGER FOR LOVE Meatloaf & Cher
29 ( 36 ) THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THIS Omar
30 ( 47 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher

31 ( 23 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
32 ( 42 ) SHERIFF FATMAN Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
33 ( 33 ) GET THE MESSAGE Electronic
34 ( 26 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette
35 ( 20 ) COME ON EILEEN Dexy’s Midnight Runners
36 ( 41 ) MAMA Kim Appleby
37 ( 37 ) GIRLS Powercut
38 ( 25 ) REMEMBER ME WITH LOVE Gloria Estefan
39 ( 29 ) I’M A MAN NOT A BOY Chesney Hawkes
40 ( 40 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers

41 ( 21 ) SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE REM
42 ( 32 ) SHE SELLS Banderas
43 ( 46 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
44 ( 55 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
45 ( NEW ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive
46 ( 39 ) NAKED LOVE Quartz featuring Dina Carroll
47 ( 57 ) FROM A DISTANCE Bette Midler
48 ( 48 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
49 ( 43 ) YOU’RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
50 ( 64 ) ANY DREAM WILL DO Jason Donovan

51 ( 38 ) SHOCKED Kylie Minogue
52 ( 59 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
53 ( 52 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
54 ( 54 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
55 ( 44 ) TAINTED LOVE Soft Cell
56 ( 53 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
57 ( 70 ) BITTER TEARS INXS
58 ( 58 ) THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT The Jam
59 ( 34 ) THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE ’91 Bucks Fizz
60 ( 35 ) RUBBERBANDMAN Yello

61 ( NEW ) HOOKED ON YOU Sydney Youngblood
62 ( 60 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
63 ( 62 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
64 ( 71 ) LOOKING FOR THE SUMMER Chris Rea
65 ( NEW ) CHORUS Erasure
66 ( 56 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNING Bananarama
67 ( NEW ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
68 ( 51 ) C’EST LE DERNIER QUI A PARLE QUI A RAISON Amina
69 ( 61 ) CHUNG KUO (REVISITED) Addams & Gee
70 ( NEW ) BLUESHOUSE BB Queen

71 ( NEW ) RUSH RUSH Paula Abdul
72 ( 73 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
73 ( 66 ) THE MOTOWN SONG Rod Stewart with The Temptations
74 ( 72 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
75 ( NEW ) SHADOWTIME Siouxsie & The Banshees

playlist oldies
1 THE POWER OF LOVE Jennifer Rush
2 LOOSE FIT Happy Mondays
3 RUBBER BULLETS 10C.C.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 10th July 2021, 03:36 PM

7th July 1991

It's a first week on top for Pandora's Box - best not open it! OMD have dared though and get their 4th chart-topper in 11 years with the highlight of a very good album. That leaves Unforgettable at 2 for 3 weeks in a row as Alice Cooper gets a first top 5 since 1972, back when Alice Cooper was the name of the band, not Vince Furnier. Boy George also goes top 5, and Salt 'n' Pepa get a top 10 (as does Spinderella, who never gets a namecheck). Highest new entry at 25 is 1975 UK chart-topping country classic Stand By Your Man, back 16 years later and a few months before she hooks up with The KLF. It's almost as if the record label knew!

Seal gets yet another new entry for 1991, racking them up, with The Beginning at 31, Heavy D covers Third World who hit twice with their O'Jays cover, Now That We've Found Love going top 10 in 1978, and hit 2 in 1985. At 39, Cola Boy fizz with 7 Ways To Love. I'm not an expert, but I can count a lot more than that. Cathy Dennis brings her previous fab flop Just Another Dream back into my charts in the wake of her breakthrough biggie, in at 46, while Pale Saints have a spot of Kinky Love at 48 - presumably making it 8 Ways To Love, Cola Boy take note.

Londonbeat are back with A Better Love, The Bee Gees get a 3rd of 1991, The Milltown Brothers a second, Driza Bone a first, and soul legend Aretha Franklin makes it 23 years on from I Say A Little Prayer and still hitting, this time with a Sly & The Family Stone cover, Everyday People.


1 ( 3 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2 ( 2 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole
3 ( 1 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys
4 ( 8 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You
5 ( 9 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper
6 ( 6 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz
7 ( 4 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
8 ( 5 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl
9 ( 7 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
10 ( 14 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa

11 ( 11 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer
12 ( 12 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
13 ( 16 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia
14 ( 13 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd
15 ( 17 ) IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY Jimmy Soul
16 ( 10 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
17 ( 23 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas
18 ( 24 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
19 ( 15 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
20 ( 20 ) SEXUALITY Billy Bragg

21 ( 26 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
22 ( 30 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher
23 ( 29 ) THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THIS Omar
24 ( 18 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors
25 ( NEW ) STAND BY YOUR MAN Tammy Wynette
26 ( 45 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive
27 ( 36 ) MAMA Kim Appleby
28 ( 19 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant
29 ( 32 ) SHERIFF FATMAN Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
30 ( 27 ) RESCUE ME Madonna

31 ( NEW ) THE BEGINNING Seal
32 ( 65 ) CHORUS Erasure
33 ( 25 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
34 ( 22 ) LEARNING TO FLY Tom Petty
35 ( NEW ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz
36 ( 37 ) GIRLS Powercut
37 ( 34 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette
38 ( 31 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
39 ( NEW ) 7 WAYS TO LOVE Cola Boy
40 ( 75 ) SHADOWTIME Siouxsie & The Banshees

41 ( 40 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
42 ( 21 ) A WATCHER’S POINT OF VIEW PM Dawn
43 ( 33 ) GET THE MESSAGE Electronic
44 ( 43 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
45 ( 57 ) BITTER TEARS INXS
46 ( NEW ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis
47 ( 44 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
48 ( NEW ) KINKY LOVE Pale Saints
49 ( 48 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
50 ( 35 ) COME ON EILEEN Dexy’s Midnight Runners

51 ( 67 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
52 ( 52 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
53 ( 49 ) YOU’RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
54 ( 53 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
55 ( 54 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
56 ( NEW ) A BETTER LOVE Londonbeat
57 ( 56 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
58 ( 38 ) REMEMBER ME WITH LOVE Gloria Estefan
59 ( 61 ) HOOKED ON YOU Sydney Youngblood
60 ( 39 ) I’M A MAN NOT A BOY Chesney Hawkes

61 ( 64 ) LOOKING FOR THE SUMMER Chris Rea
62 ( 28 ) DEADRINGER FOR LOVE Meatloaf & Cher
63 ( 63 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
64 ( 62 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
65 ( NEW ) THE ONLY LOVE The Bee Gees
66 ( 55 ) TAINTED LOVE Soft Cell
67 ( 71 ) RUSH RUSH Paula Abdul
68 ( 41 ) SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE REM
69 ( NEW ) APPLE GREEN The Milltown Brothers
70 ( 42 ) SHE SELLS Banderas

71 ( NEW ) EVERYDAY PEOPLE Aretha Franklin
72 ( 72 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
73 ( NEW ) REAL LOVE Driza Bone
74 ( 47 ) FROM A DISTANCE Bette Midler
75 ( 74 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees


Playlist Oldies
1 I LIKE IT THAT WAY The Tremeloes
2 IF THERE WAS LOVE Liza Minelli
3 UNFINISHED SYMPATHY Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson

Posted by: dandy* 13th July 2021, 09:40 PM

Great chart topper there, was a huge favourite for me. I pretty much wore the single out

Posted by: Bjork 14th July 2021, 07:15 AM

love that 7 Ways to Love single, it was St Etienne in disguise I think?

Posted by: Popchartfreak 17th July 2021, 04:19 PM

Sounds like you and me were the only ones still buying vinyl singles in 1991 I still bought them cos they 3 or 4 times cheaper than CD singles, 99p or £1.99 I think, I tended to buy the 99p ones. CD's were either £2.99 or £3.99 or very nearly half the price of a CD album!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 17th July 2021, 04:21 PM

I think there was some sort of link so I looked it up as I couldn't remember the bloke in the duo used to work with St Etienne before they were St. Etienne, apparently

Posted by: Popchartfreak 17th July 2021, 04:46 PM

14th July 1991

It's 2 weeks on top for OMD, who I also saw this week on tour (see the rating of the songs on the night below). Massive Attack do an about-turn and go up to 2, making it two top 3's in a row. Kenny Thomas gets a top 10, Cathy Dennis shoots into the 40 at 15 with the fab Just Another Dream, the sound of things to come for her when she gave up the pop star life and moved into songwriting for a living. Also doing an about-turn is Bryan Adams, and his monster looks to have peaked at 18. For those about to go "phew!", errr, early days yet! I mentioned it grew on me slowly....

Highest new entry is Jesus Jones, Right Here Right Now, at 40. Oddly a minor UK top 40 hit, but a huge US number 2. Maybe the US success accounts for them getting slagged off by the usual trendy music critics chasing the latest thing at the time. Bros are nearing the end of their hits/career, with Are You Mine in at 43, Whitney Houston insists her name is not Susan at 61 - it's not Dolly either, but that didn't stop her ruining a great record in the near future. B.E.F. are back after almost a decade away, having resurrected Tina Turner's career in the early 80's - Heaven 17 alter-ego, more or less - and this time Lalah Hathaway didn't quite get the big success with the 2nd Sly & The Family Stone in the chart. C+C Music Factory go Mmmmm 3 years before Crash Test Dummies do it 4 times better, and Guns 'n' Roses get a modest new entry for a song from a classic movie, You Could Be Mine soundtracking the 2nd, big budget, James Cameron Terminator film. Still a classic.

1 ( 1 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2 ( 9 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
3 ( 4 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You
4 ( 3 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys
5 ( 2 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole
6 ( 11 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer
7 ( 7 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
8 ( 6 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz
9 ( 5 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper
10 ( 17 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas

11 ( 26 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive
12 ( 8 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl
13 ( 31 ) THE BEGINNING Seal
14 ( 10 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa
15 ( 46 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis
16 ( 12 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
17 ( 13 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia
18 ( 14 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd
19 ( 25 ) STAND BY YOUR MAN Tammy Wynette
20 ( 27 ) MAMA Kim Appleby

21 ( 22 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher
22 ( 40 ) SHADOWTIME Siouxsie & The Banshees
23 ( 23 ) THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THIS Omar
24 ( 18 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
25 ( 16 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
26 ( 19 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
27 ( 35 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz
28 ( 24 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors
29 ( 15 ) IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY Jimmy Soul
30 ( 20 ) SEXUALITY Billy Bragg

31 ( 28 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant
32 ( 32 ) CHORUS Erasure
33 ( 56 ) A BETTER LOVE Londonbeat
34 ( 37 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette
35 ( 30 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
36 ( 21 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
37 ( 45 ) BITTER TEARS INXS
38 ( 38 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
39 ( 33 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
40 ( NEW ) RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW Jesus Jones

41 ( 41 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
42 ( 59 ) HOOKED ON YOU Sydney Youngblood
43 ( NEW ) ARE YOU MINE Bros
44 ( 48 ) KINKY LOVE Pale Saints
45 ( 44 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
46 ( 73 ) REAL LOVE Driza Bone
47 ( 47 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
48 ( 51 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
49 ( 49 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
50 ( 43 ) GET THE MESSAGE Electronic

51 ( 34 ) LEARNING TO FLY Tom Petty
52 ( 36 ) GIRLS Powercut
53 ( 52 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
54 ( 61 ) LOOKING FOR THE SUMMER Chris Rea
55 ( 54 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
56 ( 69 ) APPLE GREEN The Milltown Brothers
57 ( 55 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
58 ( 57 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
59 ( 53 ) YOU’RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
60 ( 65 ) THE ONLY LOVE The Bee Gees

61 ( NEW ) MY NAME IS NOT SUSAN Whitney Houston
62 ( 29 ) SHERIFF FATMAN Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
63 ( 63 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
64 ( 39 ) 7 WAYS TO LOVE Cola Boy
65 ( 50 ) COME ON EILEEN Dexy’s Midnight Runners
66 ( 64 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
67 ( NEW ) I LIKE IT DJH featuring Stefy
68 ( NEW ) FAMILY AFFAIR B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway
69 ( 42 ) A WATCHER’S POINT OF VIEW PM Dawn
70 ( NEW ) THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMM C+C Music factory

71 ( 71 ) EVERYDAY PEOPLE Aretha Franklin
72 ( NEW ) YOU COULD BE MINE Guns ‘n’ Roses
73 ( 72 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
74 ( 67 ) RUSH RUSH Paula Abdul
75 ( 75 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees


OMD LIVE AT POOLE ARTS CENTRE

Just Andy by this stage, so no Souvenir and a few others from their back catalogue, but Andy was as manic as he always is in a live arena, and giving it large (as they used to say in the 90's). I sneaked a cassette recorder into the gig in my coat pocket and recorded a bit of it. The downside to doing that is you end up thinking about and checking on the recording, so it spoils the gig a bit, the end result is pretty crappy and tinny, and speeded up as the batteries give out and it records slower, and you run the risk of getting searched (as I did at Wembley Stadium, which ended up with me having to check it in at coat-services and queue to get it back after the concert which means you end up delayed, and hitting all the traffic, which also spoils the concert). Given how everyone sticks their effing phones up getting pics and recordings these days, and how terrible cassette recordings were, I do wonder why artists like Prince made such a song and dance about it instead of seeing it like the bonus crappy souvenir for fans who'd paid a fortune to support them that it actually was. Anyway, I still have a unique badly-recorded memento of the evening, unless OMD recorded it and would like to flog me a better copy....

1 Maid Of Orleans (Joan Of Arc Waltz)
2 Pandora’s Box
3 So In Love
4 Messages
5 Sailing On The 7 Seas
6 Electricty
7 Joan Of Arc
8 Enola Gay
9 Talking Loud And Clear
10 If You Leave

Posted by: dandy* 17th July 2021, 10:15 PM

Just so you know, Chorus stalling at 32 will be totally unacceptable

Posted by: Popchartfreak 19th July 2021, 07:12 AM

I agree and it's not the chart peak, but don't get your hopes too far up I have come to appreciate it more with time so if it ever makes the itunes chart or an advert/movie slot.....

Posted by: Bjork 19th July 2021, 08:35 AM

love Right Here, Right Now, the UK got it totally wrong unlike the US
pretty unusual that a UK song gets to #2 in the US but does poorly in the UK twice

Posted by: Popchartfreak 19th July 2021, 01:27 PM

Yeah I agree, I rated Jesus Jones generally, but the UK music press didnt laud them the way they did the Madchester and Britpop acts. And Buzzjack Song Contest voters too, grumble Info Freako fab grumble

Posted by: steve201 26th July 2021, 07:34 PM

God I love ‘Shadowtime’ one of my favourites of theirs!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 21st August 2021, 04:43 PM

Apparently I also rated it - but I havent heard it in 30 years!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 21st August 2021, 04:54 PM

21st July 1991

It's Just Another Dream for Cathy Dennis as she climbs 14 places to the top spot - and she'll be back as a songwriter, though not as an artist, but this dancepop track is fab. Alice Cooper gets a first top 5 since 1972's Elected and Voice Of The Beehive take Monsters & Angels into the top 10 as Bryan Adams finally gets a sudden boost after climbing slowly for weeks, his Robin Hood theme giving him a first top 10 since 1985. Seal makes it 4 top 10's, and The Bee Gees follow-up a number one with a top 20, The Only Love up 40 places.

Two classics of 1991 both enter straight into the top 40, The Shamen's wonderful Move Any Mountain, and Bomb The Bass' gorgeous Winter In July giving them a change of pace from previous House tracks. Scritti Politti also returns with Take Me In Your Arms, a cover of the classic 60's Gladys Knight Motown hit, in at 43. At 51 Yo Yo Honey debut with Get It On, while down the lower end of the chart ABC and Huey Lewis keep the 80's flag flying - as they will still be doing in the 2010's with much better records.

1 ( 15 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis
2 ( 1 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
3 ( 3 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You
4 ( 2 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
5 ( 9 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper
6 ( 11 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive
7 ( 24 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
8 ( 4 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys
9 ( 8 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz
10 ( 13 ) THE BEGINNING Seal

11 ( 14 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa
12 ( 5 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole
13 ( 6 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer
14 ( 7 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
15 ( 21 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher
16 ( 22 ) SHADOWTIME Siouxsie & The Banshees
17 ( 23 ) THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THIS Omar
18 ( 18 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd
19 ( 27 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz
20 ( 60 ) THE ONLY LOVE The Bee Gees

21 ( 10 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas
22 ( 12 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl
23 ( 17 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia
24 ( 20 ) MAMA Kim Appleby
25 ( 16 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
26 ( 32 ) CHORUS Erasure
27 ( 25 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
28 ( 74 ) RUSH RUSH Paula Abdul
29 ( 33 ) A BETTER LOVE Londonbeat
30 ( 26 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis

31 ( 31 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant
32 ( 19 ) STAND BY YOUR MAN Tammy Wynette
33 ( 40 ) RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW Jesus Jones
34 ( 34 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette
35 ( NEW ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen
36 ( 36 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
37 ( 28 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors
38 ( 43 ) ARE YOU MINE Bros
39 ( NEW ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
40 ( 46 ) REAL LOVE Driza Bone

41 ( 41 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
42 ( 35 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
43 ( NEW ) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS Scritti Politti featuring Sweetie Irie
44 ( 30 ) SEXUALITY Billy Bragg
45 ( 48 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
46 ( 39 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
47 ( 45 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
48 ( 38 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
49 ( 56 ) APPLE GREEN The Milltown Brothers
50 ( 47 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John

51 ( NEW ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey
52 ( 61 ) MY NAME IS NOT SUSAN Whitney Houston
53 ( 49 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
54 ( 53 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
55 ( 37 ) BITTER TEARS INXS
56 ( NEW ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton
57 ( 55 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
58 ( 67 ) I LIKE IT DJH featuring Stefy
59 ( 57 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
60 ( 29 ) IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY Jimmy Soul

61 ( 50 ) GET THE MESSAGE Electronic
62 ( 72 ) YOU COULD BE MINE Guns ‘n’ Roses
63 ( 58 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
64 ( 63 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
65 ( 42 ) HOOKED ON YOU Sydney Youngblood
66 ( 70 ) THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMM C+C Music factory
67 ( 66 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
68 ( 68 ) FAMILY AFFAIR B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway
69 ( 59 ) YOU’RE SO VAIN Carly Simon
70 ( NEW ) LOVE CONQUERS ALL ABC

71 ( 51 ) LEARNING TO FLY Tom Petty
72 ( 73 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
73 ( NEW ) IT HIT ME LIKE A HAMMER Huey Lewis & The News
74 ( 75 ) HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE The Bee Gees
75 ( 64 ) 7 WAYS TO LOVE Cola Boy


PLAYLIST
1 THE WITCH The Rattles
2 WISHFUL THINKING China Crisis
3 A LITTLE RESPECT Erasure

Posted by: steve201 22nd August 2021, 09:06 AM

Intrigued to go and listen to the 90s tracks by Heuy Lewis and ABC, didn’t realise they went on so long. ABC only had that one minor top 40 last in 1989 and of course the huge ‘When Smokey Sings’ 2 years earlier. Also love the Bomb Da Bass and Shamen songs. Have to check out the Cathy Dennis song at number one, I’m not familiar with it!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 22nd August 2021, 10:58 AM

ABC's is very 90's-House-sounding and Huey's is exactly like anything he recorded in 1982, 1991 or 2019 - so Huey's is less-jarring than ABC's, though there's a good song underneath the dance grooves. The Cathy Dennis track is fab, as good as All Night Long, but bigger, faster beats...

Posted by: Bjork 23rd August 2021, 07:53 AM

loved Cathy Dennis! Just Another Dream was re-released a bunch of times, think it flopped twice but finally it was a hit the 3rd time they released it
her first singles were all great, my fab was probably Too Many Walls
at the time I was living in the US and she was quite popular she got like 4 top 10 hits in the US in a row, which is not easyfofr UK artists

Posted by: Popchartfreak 23rd August 2021, 08:00 AM

Yes it took a while to become a hit, better late than never Too many Walls was nice, showcased her songwriting versatility, but living in the USA - that sounds exciting! Whereabouts did you live? I've worked out I've spent about 9 or 10 months in total in the USA, but all of them on holidays - Hawaii, Florida, california, nevada, arizona, New York, massachussets, vermont, pennsylvania, rhode island - and stops in Texas and Maine. So my ambition to visit every State is well behind happening!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 23rd August 2021, 09:48 AM

28th July 1991

It's 2 weeks on top for Cathy Dennis as Bryan Adams becomes the new challenger for the top spot with his biggest chart hit to date at 2, but Yo Yo Honey rocket 44 places up to 7 with Get It On - a soul dance Paul Oakenfold remix shuffle that I'd completely forgotten about and forgotten about liking! Cher gets a 2nd top 10 of 1991 with the way better of the 2 singles, and Bomb The Bass almost make the top 10 with Winter In July. The Shamen and Karl Keaton meanwhile leap into the top 20.

Highest new entry, errr, I'm Too Sexy at 39, Right Said Fred paying tribute to Bernard Cribbin's 60's kiddie fave and showing their tongues are firmly in their cheeks. And anyone else's cheeks who enjoys it. It's quite amusing even on repeat plays, which is pretty good going for a novelty track of the 90's. At 45, Dannii's back with a cover - of Stacy Lattisaw's Jump To The Beat - that isn't as good as the original, Extreme ballad-out with monster hit More Than Words at 47, and at 62 Kirsty MacColl begins her Cuban-influenced phase with My Affair.


1 ( 1 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis
2 ( 7 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
3 ( 2 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
4 ( 6 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive
5 ( 3 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You
6 ( 4 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
7 ( 51 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey
8 ( 15 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher
9 ( 5 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper
10 ( 10 ) THE BEGINNING Seal

11 ( 39 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
12 ( 19 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz
13 ( 9 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz
14 ( 11 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa
15 ( 12 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole
16 ( 14 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
17 ( 20 ) THE ONLY LOVE The Bee Gees
18 ( 8 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys
19 ( 35 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen
20 ( 56 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton

21 ( 13 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer
22 ( 18 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd
23 ( 29 ) A BETTER LOVE Londonbeat
24 ( 21 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas
25 ( 16 ) SHADOWTIME Siouxsie & The Banshees
26 ( 22 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl
27 ( 28 ) RUSH RUSH Paula Abdul
28 ( 43 ) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS Scritti Politti featuring Sweetie Irie
29 ( 23 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia
30 ( 25 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees

31 ( 24 ) MAMA Kim Appleby
32 ( 27 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
33 ( 17 ) THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THIS Omar
34 ( 38 ) ARE YOU MINE Bros
35 ( 58 ) I LIKE IT DJH featuring Stefy
36 ( 30 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
37 ( 34 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette
38 ( 31 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant
39 ( NEW ) I’M TOO SEXY Right Said Fred
40 ( 26 ) CHORUS Erasure

41 ( 41 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
42 ( 37 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors
43 ( 52 ) MY NAME IS NOT SUSAN Whitney Houston
44 ( 42 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
45 ( NEW ) JUMP TO THE BEAT Dannii Minogue
46 ( 33 ) RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW Jesus Jones
47 ( NEW ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme
48 ( 47 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
49 ( 36 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
50 ( 66 ) THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMM C+C Music factory

51 ( 46 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
52 ( 50 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
53 ( 32 ) STAND BY YOUR MAN Tammy Wynette
54 ( 54 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
55 ( 53 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
56 ( 62 ) YOU COULD BE MINE Guns ‘n’ Roses
57 ( 48 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
58 ( 57 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
59 ( 44 ) SEXUALITY Billy Bragg
60 ( 59 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer

61 ( 45 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
62 ( NEW ) MY AFFAIR Kirsty MacColl
63 ( NEW ) RUN FROM LOVE Jimmy Somerville
64 ( 73 ) IT HIT ME LIKE A HAMMER Huey Lewis & The News
65 ( 64 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
66 ( 63 ) SADENESS PART I Enigma
67 ( 67 ) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER The Jimi Hendrix Experience
68 ( 68 ) FAMILY AFFAIR B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway
69 ( 61 ) GET THE MESSAGE Electronic
70 ( NEW ) THE SOUND OF EDEN Shades Of Rhythm

71 ( RE ) EVERYDAY PEOPLE Aretha Franklin
72 ( NEW ) TIME LOVE AND TENDERNESS Michael Bolton
73 ( 72 ) ESCAPADE Janet Jackson
74 ( 40 ) REAL LOVE Driza Bone
75 ( NEW ) LET THE BEAT HIT ‘EM Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

playlist records
1 LIKE A PRAYER Madonna
2 THE ADDAMS FAMILY THEME Vic Mizzy
3 BY MY SIDE INXS

Posted by: Bjork 23rd August 2021, 10:58 AM

I used to live in a very small town in California
but didn't manage to visit the 50 states either

curious to see if Bryan Adams grabs the #1 spot next

Posted by: Popchartfreak 23rd August 2021, 12:41 PM

Small town California sounds great to me - I loved my California trips, small towns seemed friendlier than city folk on the whole, or at least curious about my accent

3 tracks in this weeks top 20 are heading for the top spot in 1991, and one made it in the 21st century (Jealousy), so I'll keep you guessing which...

Posted by: Popchartfreak 23rd August 2021, 03:21 PM

4th August 1991

It's 3 weeks on top for Cathy Dennis as Bryan Adams sticks at 2 and Bomb The Bass rise to 3. The Doors follow-up Light My Fire with a second top 5 oldie, Riders Of The Storm charting in 1971 and 1976 but never going top 10 before, and it very much deserves a top 5 slot but is unlucky to crash into 4 classic 1991 singles as The Shamen move mountains to climb to 5, with Karl Keaton up to 7 - amazing considering it flopped, and I bought it, and forgot about it. Scritti Politti make it 7 years of top 20's, and Extreme move more than words into the 20.

Highest new entry is Prince - or rather a Prince creation sung by Martika, rejuvenating her career 2 years on from Toy Soldiers. New at 22, while at 27 PM Dawn are back with Set Adrift On Memory Bliss, sampling Spandau Ballet and improving on the original record considerably. Oh yes it does! Morrissey is pregnant for the last time at 28, which is a huge relief to all of us I'm sure, and at 29 a summer classic debuts for DJ Jazzy Jeff and newly-famous sitcom teen star rapper The Fresh Prince, or future superstar movie actor Will Smith is you prefer. Summertime has charted many times, cos it's fab, and is based on a 1972 Kool & The Gang single.

This week Dannii Minogue becomes the first Minogue I saw in person, singing along to a backing track on the Radio One Roadshow on Bournemouth Pier Approach - in those days Radio One actually made annual seaside jaunts with a different pop star at each one you got to see for free, and I always made the effort to turn up from 1984 onwards until they stopped doing them due to Health & Safety or cash issues. Cash I'd bet the main reason.

Midge Ure brings his Cold Cold Heart in at 48 for 15 years of charting from Slick & Rich Kids via Ultravox, Visage and Band Aid to solo success. Young Disciples debut a souljazz goodie, apparently nothin'! Bananarama are back tripping for a decade of hits, Wilson Phillips are still following-up Hold On, Color Me Badd make it 2 in a row, Squeeze return for 13 years of action with Sunday Street, and Black and Sam Brown team up with a track I don't recall at all, Fly Up To The Moon.

1 ( 1 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis
2 ( 2 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
3 ( 11 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
4 ( NEW ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors
5 ( 19 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen
6 ( 3 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
7 ( 20 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton
8 ( 4 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive
9 ( 5 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You
10 ( 6 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson

11 ( 7 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey
12 ( 16 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
13 ( 8 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher
14 ( 10 ) THE BEGINNING Seal
15 ( 12 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz
16 ( 28 ) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS Scritti Politti featuring Sweetie Irie
17 ( 9 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper
18 ( 14 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa
19 ( 13 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz
20 ( 47 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme

21 ( 35 ) I LIKE IT DJH featuring Stefy
22 ( NEW ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika
23 ( 15 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole
24 ( 18 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys
25 ( 61 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
26 ( 24 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas
27 ( NEW ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
28 ( NEW ) PREGNANT FOR THE LAST TIME Morrissey
29 ( NEW ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
30 ( 39 ) I’M TOO SEXY Right Said Fred

31 ( 21 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer
32 ( 22 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd
33 ( 32 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
34 ( 23 ) A BETTER LOVE Londonbeat
35 ( 17 ) THE ONLY LOVE The Bee Gees
36 ( 63 ) RUN FROM LOVE Jimmy Somerville
37 ( 49 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
38 ( 30 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
39 ( 50 ) THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMM C+C Music factory
40 ( 45 ) JUMP TO THE BEAT Dannii Minogue

41 ( 29 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia
42 ( 41 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
43 ( 37 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette
44 ( 26 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl
45 ( 36 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
46 ( RE ) JUST THE WAY IT IS BABY The Rembrandts
47 ( 38 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant
48 ( NEW ) COLD COLD HEART Midge Ure
49 ( 42 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors
50 ( 48 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
51 ( 44 ) RESCUE ME Madonna

52 ( 72 ) TIME LOVE AND TENDERNESS Michael Bolton
53 ( 27 ) RUSH RUSH Paula Abdul
54 ( 31 ) MAMA Kim Appleby
55 ( 54 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
56 ( 52 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
57 ( 62 ) MY AFFAIR Kirsty MacColl
58 ( 33 ) THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THIS Omar
59 ( 55 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
60 ( NEW ) SCARY GO ROUND EP Jellyfish

61 ( 25 ) SHADOWTIME Siouxsie & The Banshees
62 ( NEW ) APPARENTLY NOTHIN’ Young Disciples
63 ( 51 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
64 ( NEW ) TRIPPING ON YOUR LOVE Bananarama
65 ( 60 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
66 ( 71 ) EVERYDAY PEOPLE Aretha Franklin
67 ( 65 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
68 ( 58 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys
69 ( NEW ) THE DREAM IS STILL ALIVE Wilson Phillips
70 ( NEW ) ALL 4 LOVE Color Me Badd

71 ( NEW ) NO-ONE CAN Marillion
72 ( NEW ) SUNDAY STREET Squeeze
73 ( 57 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
74 ( NEW ) HOLDING ON Beverley Craven
75 ( NEW ) FLY UP TO THE MOON Black & Sam Brown
4th Aug

Playlist Oldies
1 IS THAT ALL THERE IS Peggy Lee
2 THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV a-ha
3 SUCCESS (Radio One Roadshow Bournemouth Pier) Dannii Minogue

Posted by: Bjork 24th August 2021, 08:00 AM

good to see Cathy Dennis blocking Bryan Adams

Posted by: Popchartfreak 24th August 2021, 11:54 AM

I can't remember when ol Bry tops my charts (or if), but I definitely bought the CD single while it was full price - and it's def not next week cos it's dropping

Posted by: dandy* 24th August 2021, 01:25 PM

Hi there! Good to see you around again, hope things are settling down a bit for you.

Here's the ones I particularly like from your chart:

3 ( 11 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass - this is lovely, one of the more underrated and understated tracks of the 90s.
5 ( 19 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen - their first moment of true greatness, adored them with this and pretty much everything on Boss Drum.
6 ( 3 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - excellent, their best ever single for me
8 ( 4 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive - another underrated song, they barely put a foot wrong singles wise for me
10 ( 6 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson - an absolute classic, obviously overshadowed by the bigger hit but this is just as sublime imo
12 ( 16 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
13 ( 8 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher - my favourite Cher track
14 ( 10 ) THE BEGINNING Seal
19 ( 13 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz - by far his best song, sounds like a lost soul classic
20 ( 47 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme
22 ( NEW ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika - hated this at the time but I've grown to really appreciate it
25 ( 61 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
26 ( 24 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas
27 ( NEW ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn - great use of a sample, one of the first and most prominent songs to do so that I can remember from the time
29 ( NEW ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
31 ( 21 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer
33 ( 32 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
39 ( 50 ) THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMM C+C Music factory
43 ( 37 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette
44 ( 26 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl
45 ( 36 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
47 ( 38 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant
49 ( 42 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors
50 ( 48 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
51 ( 44 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
58 ( 33 ) THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THIS Omar
62 ( NEW ) APPARENTLY NOTHIN’ Young Disciples - Absolutely LOVE this. I don't remember it from the time but it's now one of my favourite tracks from the era.
63 ( 51 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
67 ( 65 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
68 ( 58 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys

Posted by: Popchartfreak 25th August 2021, 05:11 PM

Thanks dandy, appreciate that, yes things are more settled now, there'll be months of sorting to do, but my immediate issue is not being able to get out of the house easily now there's no-one to keep an eye on mum - so Buzzjack will be even more important to me now as a diversion!

I know I keep saying it but your taste in music is just so cool, you've pretty much cherry-picked most of the key tracks, and in terms of under-appreciating stuff at the time for me it's Omar - I liked it a lot but it never climbed the heights it deserved and these days I love it. Boss Drum is an album I bought, Bomb The Bass is pure gorgeousness, Lenny Kravitz' best song by far, and Love & Understanding sounds so powerful 30 years later, much more so than it did coming after Shoop Shoop.

2 of your picks will be topping my 1991 charts in the 3 or 4 weeks, no prizes for guessing which 2

Posted by: Popchartfreak 28th August 2021, 05:30 PM

11th August 1991

It's a first chart-topper for Bomb The Bass with the lovely Winter In July as forgotten wannabe soul hitmaker Karl Keaton rises to runners-up position, considerably higher than he achieved anywhere else by about 74 places. PM Dawn get a top 10 with the fab Set Adrift On Memory Bliss - baby you send me! Extreme also get a tuneful ballad top 10. Highest new entry is Army Of Lovers, the quirky hitmaking European trio being visually eye-catching, camp as a row of tents and utterly fabulous - Crucified remains essential, even if it took two goes to get any UK chart success.

BEF re-enter to a new peak, making it Family Affair's second top 40 hit version after Sly & The Family Stone, while Beverley Craven, Jellyfish, Young Disciples & Color Me Badd all get big moves into the 40. De La Soul get their "still unavailable" run of daisy-age rap singles coming with A Roller Skating jam Named "Saturdays" at 46, as Jason Donovan covers the Turtles 60's pop classic Happy Together at 63. It's an OK version, too.

Stevie Nicks ponders a bit of bitchin', David Bowie manages to get a Tin Machine single into the rundown - given the usual racket, that's pretty good - Samantha Fox is still having hits 5 years on with Another Woman, Altern 8 briefly pop in, and Sophie Lawrence fails to get anywhere near as good as Donna Summer's Love's Unkind, recently handled much better by a sampling Texas.

1 ( 3 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
2 ( 7 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton
3 ( 1 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis
4 ( 5 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen
5 ( 4 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors
6 ( 2 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
7 ( 27 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
8 ( 6 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
9 ( 9 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You
10 ( 20 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme

11 ( 13 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher
12 ( 16 ) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS Scritti Politti featuring Sweetie Irie
13 ( 8 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive
14 ( 10 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
15 ( 12 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
16 ( 14 ) THE BEGINNING Seal
17 ( NEW ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers
18 ( 22 ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika
19 ( 11 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey
20 ( 25 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown

21 ( 21 ) I LIKE IT DJH featuring Stefy
22 ( 15 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz
23 ( 29 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
24 ( 18 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa
25 ( 17 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper
26 ( 19 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz
27 ( RE ) FAMILY AFFAIR B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway
28 ( 23 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole
29 ( 74 ) HOLDING ON Beverley Craven
30 ( 40 ) JUMP TO THE BEAT Dannii Minogue

31 ( 24 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys
32 ( 52 ) TIME LOVE AND TENDERNESS Michael Bolton
33 ( 60 ) SCARY GO ROUND EP Jellyfish
34 ( 39 ) THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMM C+C Music factory
35 ( 36 ) RUN FROM LOVE Jimmy Somerville
36 ( 33 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
37 ( 32 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd
38 ( 62 ) APPARENTLY NOTHIN’ Young Disciples
39 ( 26 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas
40 ( 70 ) ALL 4 LOVE Color Me Badd

41 ( 38 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
42 ( 31 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer
43 ( 42 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
44 ( 46 ) JUST THE WAY IT IS BABY The Rembrandts
45 ( 34 ) A BETTER LOVE Londonbeat
46 ( NEW ) A ROLLER-SKATING JAM NAMED “SATURDAYS” De La Soul
47 ( 48 ) COLD COLD HEART Midge Ure
48 ( 28 ) PREGNANT FOR THE LAST TIME Morrissey
49 ( 30 ) I’M TOO SEXY Right Said Fred
50 ( 66 ) EVERYDAY PEOPLE Aretha Franklin

51 ( 50 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
52 ( 37 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
53 ( 45 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
54 ( 57 ) MY AFFAIR Kirsty MacColl
55 ( 64 ) TRIPPING ON YOUR LOVE Bananarama
56 ( 55 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
57 ( 51 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
58 ( 41 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia
59 ( 56 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
60 ( 44 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl

61 ( 59 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
62 ( 43 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette
63 ( NEW ) HAPPY TOGETHER Jason Donovan
64 ( 49 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors
65 ( NEW ) SOMETIMES IT’S A BITCH Stevie Nicks
66 ( NEW ) YOU BELONG IN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Tin Machine featuring David Bowie
67 ( 67 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
68 ( 47 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant
69 ( RE ) LET THE BEAT HIT ‘EM Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
70 ( 65 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer

71 ( NEW ) ANOTHER WOMAN Samantha Fox
72 ( 63 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
73 ( NEW ) INFILTRATE 202 Altern 8
74 ( NEW ) LOVE’S UNKIND Sophie Lawrence
75 ( 68 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys


Retro oldies Playlist
1 “Sugar Tax” Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2 WELL ALMOST Elaine Paige
3 MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT Starbuck

Posted by: Last Dreamer 28th August 2021, 06:40 PM

Powerful week. Three new entries were # 1s in my chart.

I love both Sophie Lawrence singles (6 weeks at # 1 for "Love's Unkind" and 4 weeks at # 1 for "Secrets")
"Sometimes It's A Bitch" is my favourite Stevie Nicks song.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 30th August 2021, 09:14 AM

Thanks Alex, though you may be disappointed with the peak of Love's Unkind, oops! Stevie Nicks having a massive climb in my charts this week though, I'd forgotten the record and how much I rated it!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 30th August 2021, 09:37 AM

18th August 1991

It's a bounce back up to the top spot for Generations Of Love, Boy George's new track under the alias Jesus Loves You, which gives him a first chart-topper since The War Song became Culture Club's 5th in 1984. One bizarre aspect of my 1991 charts is the eccentric ups and downs of records - that's never been much of a thing in my charts, more of an occasional feature, but it went mad in 1991, I think, due to my being pissed off at the vastly over-priced CD singles and the deteriorating sound quality of vinyl singles (purely co-incidence I'm sure) which were now being used as bargain-basement first-week chart-plugs, so I'd stopped buying my favourite records and just bought those that were reasonably-priced. I'm sure I'm not the only one, and that might explain the more novelty records that sold well during 1991 and why Bryan Adams spent forever on top of the charts - I just checked as it had dropped to 11 after peaking at 2, and I could have sworn it topped my charts. it did. on it's 18th week in my charts. You have been warned. Anyway, the net effect was records tended not to dominate as I bought and played them, so I was more affected by what I heard on the radio and TV.

Highest new entry at 3 is the track that lost Marc Bolan a lot of fans in 1973 when it came out cos it sounded a bit gay, but was actually a mighty riff and one of his best records, back and matching it's peak of 3 in my charts first-time round as it became a hit all over again. Army Of Lovers take their modern mighty sound into the top 10, and Martika gets a second top 10 courtesy of Prince. Summertime classic from Jazzy Jeff and Willy Smith is top 20, and Jason Donovan gets a huge top 20 climb with his Turtles carbon-copy SAW-stylee. Stevie Nicks also bounds into the 40.

Sonia covers The Tams Northern Soul goodie and is rewarded with an instant top 40, REM return, and Guns 'n' Roses re-enter and remix brings Zoe back with Sunshine On A Rainy Day. Julian Lennon is also back 7 years on from his last big hit, with a very John Lennon-sounding Saltwater, his best record and I'm sure his dad would have been proud. Clannad & Paul Young cover Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Glen Campbell and others who have recorded Both Sides Now, at 60, with Any Grant, Deacon Blue, Karyn White, Vanilla Ice, Level 42 and Blur all following the "minor follow-up I haven't heard for 30 years and have mostly forgotten" category


1 ( 9 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You
2 ( 1 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
3 ( NEW ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
4 ( 2 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton
5 ( 3 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis
6 ( 7 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
7 ( 4 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen
8 ( 17 ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers
9 ( 18 ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika
10 ( 5 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors

11 ( 6 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
12 ( 10 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme
13 ( 8 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
14 ( 23 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
15 ( 11 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher
16 ( 27 ) FAMILY AFFAIR B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway
17 ( 20 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
18 ( 14 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
19 ( 63 ) HAPPY TOGETHER Jason Donovan
20 ( 13 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive

21 ( 12 ) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS Scritti Politti featuring Sweetie Irie
22 ( 15 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
23 ( 16 ) THE BEGINNING Seal
24 ( 30 ) JUMP TO THE BEAT Dannii Minogue
25 ( 19 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey
26 ( 29 ) HOLDING ON Beverley Craven
27 ( 22 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz
28 ( 25 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper
29 ( 65 ) SOMETIMES IT’S A BITCH Stevie Nicks
30 ( 38 ) APPARENTLY NOTHIN’ Young Disciples

31 ( 40 ) ALL 4 LOVE Color Me Badd
32 ( 24 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa
33 ( 46 ) A ROLLER-SKATING JAM NAMED “SATURDAYS” De La Soul
34 ( 26 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz
35 ( 28 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole
36 ( 32 ) TIME LOVE AND TENDERNESS Michael Bolton
37 ( NEW ) BE YOUNG BE FOOLISH BE HAPPY Sonia
38 ( 55 ) TRIPPING ON YOUR LOVE Bananarama
39 ( 31 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys
40 ( 47 ) COLD COLD HEART Midge Ure

41 ( 36 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
42 ( RE ) YOU COULD BE MINE Guns ‘n’ Roses
43 ( 21 ) I LIKE IT DJH featuring Stefy
44 ( 43 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
45 ( NEW ) NEAR WILD HEAVEN REM
46 ( 37 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd
47 ( NEW ) SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY (REMIX) Zoe
48 ( 51 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
49 ( 42 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer
50 ( 41 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees

51 ( 39 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas
52 ( 52 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
53 ( NEW ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon
54 ( 35 ) RUN FROM LOVE Jimmy Somerville
55 ( 53 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
56 ( 56 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
57 ( 57 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
58 ( 34 ) THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMM C+C Music factory
59 ( 59 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
60 ( NEW ) BOTH SIDES NOW Clannad & Paul Young

61 ( 61 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
62 ( 66 ) YOU BELONG IN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Tin Machine featuring David Bowie
63 ( 49 ) I’M TOO SEXY Right Said Fred
64 ( NEW ) EVERY HEARTBEAT Amy Grant
65 ( 60 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl
66 ( 62 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette
67 ( 67 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
68 ( NEW ) TWIST AND SHOUT Deacon Blue
69 ( NEW ) ROMANTIC Karyn White
70 ( NEW ) SATISFACTION Vanilla Ice

71 ( 74 ) LOVE’S UNKIND Sophie Lawrence
72 ( 70 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer
73 ( 58 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia
74 ( NEW ) GUARANTEED Level 42
75 ( NEW ) BANG Blur


Playlist
1 “Sugar Tax” Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2 DAYDREAMING Dusty Springfield
3 DRIVE The Cars

Posted by: Roba~ 30th August 2021, 11:33 AM

I was just listening to 'Army of Lovers' the other day on Spotify. Still a tune and one of your best entries imo. The video is scary as hell though haha. Love the T.Rex and Alice Cooper tracks as well (memories of singing that one in the car with the volume up loud, same with 'Poison'.) 'More Than Words' is a lovely song too, heard part of it on Radio 2 the other day. The voices mesh so well!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 30th August 2021, 01:42 PM

Aww thanks Roba, I love Crucified and also the bonkers video Glad you rate it, and also can't go wrong with T.Rex and Alice played loud. Alice is the only gig I went to where I had to walk out it was so LOUD! Well past 11 on the 1 to 10 scale. It hurt!

Posted by: Roba~ 30th August 2021, 02:48 PM

Yeah I imagine. My sister's been to see him too in Brighton I think.
I'd love to have experienced it myself but oh well

Posted by: Popchartfreak 3rd September 2021, 01:39 PM

25th August 1991

It's T.Rex grabbing a second posthumous chart-topper with non-remixes 9 years after Telegram Sam did the same, with 20th Century Boy joining remixes of Get It On and Children Of The Revolution, a mash-up of all the singles to give Marc Bolan only one single left to top the chart from 1970's Ride A White Swan through to 20th Century Boy in 1973, a run of 9 and a total of 10. PM Dawn out-peak Spandau Ballet's True at 4 and Jazzy Jeff & Will Smith get a top 10 with Summertime.

In a big week for new entries, 50's pop classic Hello Marylou gives the late Rick Nelson a second chart entry, his first since Garden Party in 1972, in at 11. Salt 'n' Pepa are back rapidly with a pop goodie, Let's Talk About Sex at 16, and Zoe, Sonia & Midge Ure all add to their top 20 totals (previously zero for Zoe). REM, Guns 'n' Roses and big climber Karyn White make to the top 40, and new in is another Roxette (Big L), Black Crowes (Otis Redding's Hard To handle), Rod Stewart (Broken Arrow), & Prince (Get Off, a thumping dancefunk debut), all of them instant top 40's.

Lower down, Lloyd Cole is back for a 7th year, minus his Commotions, Simple Minds make it a decade, Kylie keeps her 3-year-run fresh, and Maxi Priest helps Shabba Ranks to a hit, 5 years of reggae charting. Oceanic debut quietly with Insanity, one of the UK big-sellers of 1991, EMF and The Farm are at the "that's a follow-up single I don't remember" stage to 1990 debuts, and Texas extend their run to 2 years.


1 ( 3 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
2 ( 4 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton
3 ( 2 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
4 ( 6 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
5 ( 1 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You
6 ( 8 ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers
7 ( 5 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis
8 ( 7 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen
9 ( 9 ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika
10 ( 14 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

11 ( NEW ) HELLO MARYLOU Ricky Nelson
12 ( 47 ) SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY (REMIX) Zoe
13 ( 11 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
14 ( 10 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors
15 ( 13 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
16 ( NEW ) LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX Salt ‘n’ Pepa
17 ( 37 ) BE YOUNG BE FOOLISH BE HAPPY Sonia
18 ( 15 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher
19 ( 19 ) HAPPY TOGETHER Jason Donovan
20 ( 40 ) COLD COLD HEART Midge Ure

21 ( 12 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme
22 ( 45 ) NEAR WILD HEAVEN REM
23 ( 18 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
24 ( 42 ) YOU COULD BE MINE Guns ‘n’ Roses
25 ( 20 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive
26 ( 29 ) SOMETIMES IT’S A BITCH Stevie Nicks
27 ( 27 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz
28 ( 22 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
29 ( 17 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
30 ( 69 ) ROMANTIC Karyn White

31 ( 31 ) ALL 4 LOVE Color Me Badd
32 ( 16 ) FAMILY AFFAIR B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway
33 ( NEW ) THE BIG L Roxette
34 ( 28 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper
35 ( 23 ) THE BEGINNING Seal
36 ( NEW ) HARD TO HANDLE The Black Crowes
37 ( NEW ) BROKEN ARROW Rod Stewart
38 ( 21 ) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS Scritti Politti featuring Sweetie Irie
39 ( 25 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey
40 ( NEW ) GET OFF Prince & The New Power Generation

41 ( 35 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole
42 ( 41 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
43 ( 39 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys
44 ( 44 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
45 ( 34 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz
46 ( 32 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa
47 ( 53 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon
48 ( 48 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
49 ( 33 ) A ROLLER-SKATING JAM NAMED “SATURDAYS” De La Soul
50 ( 24 ) JUMP TO THE BEAT Dannii Minogue

51 ( 26 ) HOLDING ON Beverley Craven
52 ( 30 ) APPARENTLY NOTHIN’ Young Disciples
53 ( NEW ) SHE’S A GIRL AND I’M A MAN Lloyd Cole
54 ( 49 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer
55 ( 50 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
56 ( 62 ) YOU BELONG IN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Tin Machine featuring David Bowie
57 ( 56 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
58 ( 74 ) GUARANTEED Level 42
59 ( 46 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd
60 ( 59 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John

61 ( 57 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
62 ( 61 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
63 ( NEW ) LONG HOT SUMMER NIGHTS J.T. Taylor
64 ( NEW ) WHAT WOULD WE DO DSK
65 ( NEW ) STAND BY LOVE Simple Minds
66 ( NEW ) WORD IS OUT Kylie Minogue
67 ( 52 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
68 ( 67 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
69 ( 55 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
70 ( NEW ) HOUSECALL Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest

71 ( NEW ) INSANITY Oceanic
72 ( 38 ) TRIPPING ON YOUR LOVE Bananarama
73 ( NEW ) LIES EMF
74 ( NEW ) WHY BELIEVE IN YOU Texas
75 ( NEW ) MIND The Farm

playlist records
1 “Greatest Hits” The Drifters
2 KITES Simon Duprey & The Big Sound
3 IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER Carole King

Posted by: steve201 7th September 2021, 11:15 PM

Love the top 10 at the moment DJ Jazy Jeff, Martika, Jesus Loves You, T-Rex, The Shamen, Cathy Dennis and Bomb Ada Bass all quality!

Posted by: Doctor Blind 9th September 2021, 05:42 PM

Good to see you back posting John!

Loving Bomb The Bass topping your chart - it was on Top of the Pops on BBC4 last Friday and I had to turn it up. Absolutely love it! The video is really cute too.

Lots of classics in the T10 as well as Bomb The Bass: including DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, The Shamen, Cathy Dennis and PM Dawn. Interesting to see “Insanity” debut at 71, it was a slow burner on the official chart with its first week (at joint number 21) seeing 60% of its sales from the Liverpool/Lancashire area before it slowly blew up around the rest of the country. You just don't get regional breakout hits like that anymore..

Posted by: Popchartfreak 16th September 2021, 04:01 PM

Thanks Steve, yes a great time for goodies!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 16th September 2021, 04:08 PM

Thanks Doc! Glad to be doing oldies charts again too, helps me revisiting happy old music

I've forgotten that Bomb The Bass video but I adore the record, so good! I'm sure I have it on a VHS tape somewhere! I'm also going to be interested to see how Insanity does as I pretty much had forgotten it till it popped up in the Top 10 of 1991 votes I guess the regional nature of it's success might explain why it didn't sink into my brain to anywhere near the same degree as most other hits of the time. That said, I'd also completely forgotten Karl Keaton's non-UK-hit and that made my number 2, proving if you don't ever go back and play your records and tapes then you're totally dependant on the media to remind you of stuff

Thanks for dropping by!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 16th September 2021, 04:25 PM

1st September

It's 2 weeks on top for 1973's T.Rex classic, back in the UK charts as 70's nostalgia gets under way. PM Dawn sadly lose out on a chart-topper with the fab Set Adrift up in runners-up and Bryan Adams looked to have peaked at 2, but no he's back up to 3, Ricky Nelson gets his only top 10 track with the Gene Pitney song and this recording over 30 years old. Straight in at 8 is the 3rd single from Sugar Tax, the OMD album still hot on my playlist after their gig in Bournemouth. Then You Turn Away makes it 3 top 10's in a row, a consistency not seen since 1984.

Julian Lennon vaults high up into the top 20, Saltwater becoming his 2nd biggest-track since Too Late For Goodbyes went top 10 in 1984, and Billy Bragg enters at 19 with best record by some distance, the excellent You Woke Up My Neighbourhood. He had even better songs, but it took covers to do them justice. Kylie keeps the top 40 consistency coming at 3 years, and Maxi Priest helps Shabba Ranks get a top 40 - Shabba usually needed someone to assist getting into my charts. The future Mark Wahlberg movie star, and brother of New Kid On The Blocker, raps his way to a hit - Good Vibrations not the Beach Boys classic.

At 53, Utah Saints debut with a classic, What Can You Do For Me, while Sabrina Johnson brings Peace to the valleys, both memorable dance tracks. Unlike the other forgotten new entries, Airhead, Julia Fordham and Big Country all having fallen out of my brain as it got full with more recent stuff. Need more RAM. Still, that means Big Country make it 8 years of charting, or 12 years including The Skids hits for Stuart Adamson.


1 ( 1 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
2 ( 4 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
3 ( 13 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
4 ( 3 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
5 ( 2 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton
6 ( 8 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen
7 ( 9 ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika
8 ( NEW ) THEN YOU TURN AWAY Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
9 ( 5 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You
10 ( 11 ) HELLO MARYLOU Ricky Nelson

11 ( 12 ) SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY (REMIX) Zoe
12 ( 16 ) LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX Salt ‘n’ Pepa
13 ( 6 ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers
14 ( 7 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis
15 ( 47 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon
16 ( 10 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
17 ( 17 ) BE YOUNG BE FOOLISH BE HAPPY Sonia
18 ( 14 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors
19 ( NEW ) YOU WOKE UP MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Billy Bragg
20 ( 15 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

21 ( 26 ) SOMETIMES IT’S A BITCH Stevie Nicks
22 ( 22 ) NEAR WILD HEAVEN REM
23 ( 29 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
24 ( 18 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher
25 ( 37 ) BROKEN ARROW Rod Stewart
26 ( 23 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
27 ( 33 ) THE BIG L Roxette
28 ( 19 ) HAPPY TOGETHER Jason Donovan
29 ( 20 ) COLD COLD HEART Midge Ure
30 ( 31 ) ALL 4 LOVE Color Me Badd

31 ( 28 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
32 ( 24 ) YOU COULD BE MINE Guns ‘n’ Roses
33 ( 27 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz
34 ( 34 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper
35 ( 40 ) GET OFF Prince & The New Power Generation
36 ( 25 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive
37 ( 21 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme
38 ( 66 ) WORD IS OUT Kylie Minogue
39 ( 39 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey
40 ( 70 ) HOUSECALL Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest

41 ( 44 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
42 ( 42 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
43 ( 53 ) SHE’S A GIRL AND I’M A MAN Lloyd Cole
44 ( NEW ) GOOD VIBRATIONS Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch
45 ( 36 ) HARD TO HANDLE The Black Crowes
46 ( 45 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz
47 ( 48 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
48 ( 43 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys
49 ( 71 ) INSANITY Oceanic
50 ( 65 ) STAND BY LOVE Simple Minds

51 ( 30 ) ROMANTIC Karyn White
52 ( 38 ) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS Scritti Politti featuring Sweetie Irie
53 ( NEW ) WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR ME Utah Saints
54 ( 35 ) THE BEGINNING Seal
55 ( 55 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
56 ( 41 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole
57 ( 57 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
58 ( 60 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
59 ( 32 ) FAMILY AFFAIR B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway
60 ( NEW ) PEACE Sabrina Johnson

61 ( NEW ) FUNNY HOW Airhead
62 ( 54 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer
63 ( 62 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
64 ( 64 ) WHAT WOULD WE DO DSK
65 ( 61 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
66 ( 68 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
67 ( 74 ) WHY BELIEVE IN YOU Texas
68 ( 69 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis
69 ( NEW ) I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU Julia Fordham
70 ( 46 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa

71 ( NEW ) REPUBLICAN PARTY REPTILE Big Country
72 ( 56 ) YOU BELONG IN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Tin Machine featuring David Bowie
73 ( 73 ) LIES EMF
74 ( 59 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd
75 ( 50 ) JUMP TO THE BEAT Dannii Minogue


Playlist Oldies
1 SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD Elton John
2 TELL ME WHAT HE SAID Helen Shapiro
3 “Sugar Tax” Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Posted by: Popchartfreak 2nd October 2021, 12:22 PM

8th September 1991

It's 3 weeks for T.Rex on top as Bryan Adams returns to his peak of 2, while still on top of the UK charts, and OMD get a second top 3 of the year, just ahead of Julian Lennon hitting a new career peak of 4 with Saltwater. Highest new entry is....Bros. Yes, that's right, Try, a minor UK hit, straight in at 7 as a sort of follow-up to Madly In Love, I was liking the slightly earthier funkier Bros. By was of compensation Billy Bragg gets a first (and last) top 10 with his Country-ish singalong.

New at 14, Saint Etienne cover Neil Young and do Only Love Can Break Your Heart justice, while Electronic bounce instantly back with Feel Every Beat at 18, and Belinda Carlisle debuts a great single from her new album - Live Your Life Be Free is in at 19, for a big week for new entries. Sabrina Johnson rockets Peace through the chart valleys to 23, Beats International keep the run going with The Sun Don't Shine at 29, Norman Cooke still having another pseudonym or 2 before settling on Fat Boy Slim.

Celine Dion also debuts, yes I know, and it's not even a big hit - Where Does My Heart Beat Now doing what her Eurovision winner didn't do, enter my chart. Level 42 are Guaranteed a chart entry at 47, Runrig have a Hearthammer, and Fat Boy Glitter is back with Ready To Rock ahead of the annual Xmas gigs. Dire Straits are Calling Elvis, but sadly getting no answer, Oleta Adams covers Elton John's still-charting re-issue of his non-charting 1974 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, both of them overshadowed by the later live version with George Michael assisting Elton.


1 ( 1 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
2 ( 3 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
3 ( 8 ) THEN YOU TURN AWAY Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
4 ( 15 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon
5 ( 2 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
6 ( 6 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen
7 ( NEW ) TRY Bros
8 ( 4 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
9 ( 7 ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika
10 ( 19 ) YOU WOKE UP MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Billy Bragg

11 ( 12 ) LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX Salt ‘n’ Pepa
12 ( 11 ) SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY (REMIX) Zoe
13 ( 5 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton
14 ( NEW ) ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART Saint Etienne
15 ( 25 ) BROKEN ARROW Rod Stewart
16 ( 17 ) BE YOUNG BE FOOLISH BE HAPPY Sonia
17 ( 9 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You
18 ( NEW ) FEEL EVERY BEAT Electronic
19 ( NEW ) LIVE YOUR LIFE BE FREE Belinda Carlisle
20 ( 14 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis

21 ( 13 ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers
22 ( 16 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
23 ( 60 ) PEACE Sabrina Johnson
24 ( 27 ) THE BIG L Roxette
25 ( 10 ) HELLO MARYLOU Ricky Nelson
26 ( 18 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors
27 ( 20 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
28 ( 40 ) HOUSECALL Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest
29 ( NEW ) THE SUN DON’T SHINE Beats International
30 ( 35 ) GET OFF Prince & The New Power Generation

31 ( 23 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
32 ( 21 ) SOMETIMES IT’S A BITCH Stevie Nicks
33 ( 44 ) GOOD VIBRATIONS Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch
34 ( 26 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
35 ( 28 ) HAPPY TOGETHER Jason Donovan
36 ( 38 ) WORD IS OUT Kylie Minogue
37 ( 31 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
38 ( NEW ) WHERE DOES MY HEART BEAT NOW Celine Dion
39 ( 49 ) INSANITY Oceanic
40 ( 24 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher

41 ( 50 ) STAND BY LOVE Simple Minds
42 ( 41 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
43 ( 42 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
44 ( 53 ) WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR ME Utah Saints
45 ( 22 ) NEAR WILD HEAVEN REM
46 ( 34 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper
47 ( NEW ) GUARANTEED Level 42
48 ( 29 ) COLD COLD HEART Midge Ure
49 ( 47 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
50 ( 33 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz

51 ( NEW ) HEARTHAMMER Runrig
52 ( 39 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey
53 ( 30 ) ALL 4 LOVE Color Me Badd
54 ( 58 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
55 ( 55 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
56 ( 48 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys
57 ( 36 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive
58 ( 46 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz
59 ( 57 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
60 ( 73 ) LIES EMF

61 ( 32 ) YOU COULD BE MINE Guns ‘n’ Roses
62 ( NEW ) READY TO ROCK Gary Glitter
63 ( 37 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme
64 ( 61 ) FUNNY HOW Airhead
65 ( 63 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
66 ( 66 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
67 ( 62 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer
68 ( NEW ) CALLING ELVIS Dire Straits
69 ( 56 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole
70 ( 45 ) HARD TO HANDLE The Black Crowes

71 ( 65 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
72 ( NEW ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Oleta Adams
73 ( 43 ) SHE’S A GIRL AND I’M A MAN Lloyd Cole
74 ( NEW ) MAKIN’ HAPPY Crystal Waters
75 ( 68 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis


Retro oldies Playlist
1 MAGIC FLY Space
2 HUMAN Human League
3 THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL Abba

Posted by: steve201 2nd October 2021, 04:39 PM

Love to see Saint Etienne straight into the top 20 with their first single, you were ahead of the charts of the time. Loads of other goodies in the top 40 from Martika, Bomb Da Bass and OMD!

Posted by: Bjork 4th October 2021, 05:53 AM

great debits for St Etienne and Belinda
but Bros at #7!!!! can't recall the song, only that it wasn't very good

Posted by: Popchartfreak 6th October 2021, 04:47 PM

Cheers Steve and Bjork, and I agree Saint Etienne were fab from the start.

Bros and Try? I think it was very similar to Madly In Love, which I rated, and I was probably influenced by the jeans they were wearing at the time TBH I havent heard it in 30 years, but I know I liked it and bought it (the only non-bargain-bin Bros record I bought)

Posted by: Popchartfreak 6th October 2021, 05:42 PM

15th September 2021

It's back up into the top 5 for The Shamen's Move Any Mountain, as they suddenly get an unexpected chart-topper after hanging around for weeks, and Bryan Adams drops from the number 2 spot for the second time. Bros get their biggest hit with a forgotten minor hit that sounds like Madly In Love in parts. Try as I might I couldn't hum the tune these days, where I could easily "sing" When Will I Be Famous. Highest new entry is Marc Almond Trevor-Horn sheentastic cover of the epic and brilliant Scott Walker 1968 song Jacky. The original was banned by the BBC, but it was acceptable in the 90's as times had changed, and it was a gay singer singing the potentially offensive Q word.

Saint Etienne get a first top 10 single and will have more to come, and Salt 'n' Pepa get a sex-mentioning top 10 single onto radio playlists where George Michael had been banned only 4 years earlier. Times WERE changing! New at 19, outdoing the previous single in one fell swoop, Erasure Love To hate You, REM bring back The One I Love, still sounding good at 23, and Bryan Adams new lead single off his album, Can't Stop This Thing We Started is new at 38 as the Monster track is still top 10. One place lower and Rozalla debuts with a 90's dance anthem, Everybody's Free (to feel good).

That leaves other newies in a big week for newies from Voice Of The Beehive, covering the 1971 pop classic I Think I Love You, which topped my chart for The Partridge Family & David Cassidy for me, I loved series one of the TV show and the records. The Wonder Stuff return, sleeping alone, and 1973 chart-topper for Ike & Tina Turner returns solo for Tina in a less-good revamped version, but she wrote Nutbush City Limits about her childhood so she's entitled! David Essex performs in Bournemouth, and I go along, and the new track Africa shines. Cliff is back with one I've forgotten, maybe he'll play it in 3 weeks as I have my first concert in 2 years - and it's Cliff's 80th tour, he's been around all my life and I've never seen him in concert before. Finally, Gloria Estefan is running out of steam a bit, and Prince is as naughty as ever with his Cream entering at the bottom. So to speak.


1 ( 6 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen
2 ( 1 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
3 ( 7 ) TRY Bros
4 ( NEW ) JACKY Marc Almond
5 ( 3 ) THEN YOU TURN AWAY Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
6 ( 2 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
7 ( 4 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon
8 ( 5 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
9 ( 14 ) ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART Saint Etienne
10 ( 11 ) LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX Salt ‘n’ Pepa

11 ( 9 ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika
12 ( 8 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
13 ( 18 ) FEEL EVERY BEAT Electronic
14 ( 19 ) LIVE YOUR LIFE BE FREE Belinda Carlisle
15 ( 23 ) PEACE Sabrina Johnson
16 ( 10 ) YOU WOKE UP MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Billy Bragg
17 ( 12 ) SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY (REMIX) Zoe
18 ( 29 ) THE SUN DON’T SHINE Beats International
19 ( NEW ) LOVE TO HATE YOU Erasure
20 ( 28 ) HOUSECALL Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest

21 ( 15 ) BROKEN ARROW Rod Stewart
22 ( 13 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton
23 ( NEW ) THE ONE I LOVE REM
24 ( 22 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
25 ( 20 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis
26 ( 26 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors
27 ( 17 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You
28 ( 36 ) WORD IS OUT Kylie Minogue
29 ( 33 ) GOOD VIBRATIONS Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch
30 ( 21 ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers

31 ( 16 ) BE YOUNG BE FOOLISH BE HAPPY Sonia
32 ( 38 ) WHERE DOES MY HEART BEAT NOW Celine Dion
33 ( 27 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
34 ( 39 ) INSANITY Oceanic
35 ( 44 ) WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR ME Utah Saints
36 ( 25 ) HELLO MARYLOU Ricky Nelson
37 ( 37 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
38 ( NEW ) CAN’T STOP THIS THING WE STARTED Bryan Adams
39 ( NEW ) EVERYBODY’S FREE Rozalla
40 ( 51 ) HEARTHAMMER Runrig

41 ( 24 ) THE BIG L Roxette
42 ( 34 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
43 ( 30 ) GET OFF Prince & The New Power Generation
44 ( 42 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
45 ( 43 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
46 ( 31 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown
47 ( 47 ) GUARANTEED Level 42
48 ( 40 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher
49 ( NEW ) I THINK I LOVE YOU Voice Of The Beehive
50 ( 49 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles

51 ( 32 ) SOMETIMES IT’S A BITCH Stevie Nicks
52 ( NEW ) SLEEP ALONE The Wonder Stuff
53 ( NEW ) NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS Tina Turner
54 ( 46 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper
55 ( 54 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
56 ( 72 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Oleta Adams
57 ( 55 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
58 ( NEW ) AFRICA YOU SHINE David Essex with Shikisa featuring Abdul Tee-Jay
59 ( 59 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
60 ( 56 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys

61 ( 52 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey
62 ( 50 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz
63 ( NEW ) LIVE FOR LOVING YOU Gloria Estefan
64 ( 68 ) CALLING ELVIS Dire Straits
65 ( 58 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz
66 ( 66 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
67 ( 65 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
68 ( 62 ) READY TO ROCK Gary Glitter
69 ( 41 ) STAND BY LOVE Simple Minds
70 ( 35 ) HAPPY TOGETHER Jason Donovan

71 ( 74 ) MAKIN’ HAPPY Crystal Waters
72 ( 45 ) NEAR WILD HEAVEN REM
73 ( 71 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
74 ( NEW ) MORE TO LIFE Cliff Richard
75 ( NEW ) CREAM Prince & The New Power Generation


DAVID ESSEX Live at Bournemouth International Centre

Shown on the BBC I think - I probably taped it onto VHS and havent seen this concert since. Audience heavily mature women-oriented. The exciting stuff was from the first 2 years of his career, plus Evita. David had his own unique style, quirky, often dark and dramatic, and rarely jolly pop stuff despite the fact that his 2 chart-toppers were jolly semi-synth-pop stuff.

1 Stardust
2 Lamplight
3 Rock On
4 Gonna Make You A Star
5 Oh What A Circus
6 Africa You Shine (with Shikisa)

Posted by: dandy* 6th October 2021, 10:44 PM

I was obsessed with Love to Hate You at the time. It’s so very camp in retrospect but it’s still a great pop track *.*

Posted by: Bjork 7th October 2021, 06:03 AM

good newbies from Voice of the Beehive, Erasure and REM
good to see Shamen at #1 and St Etienne top 10... but Bros at #3!!!! my eyes!!!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 16th October 2021, 04:06 PM

and it's SO catchy and fab!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 16th October 2021, 04:07 PM

Thanks Bjork - and I must play Try again and see if I was out of my mind or what...

Posted by: Popchartfreak 16th October 2021, 04:28 PM

22nd September 1991

It's back up on top for a 4th week for 1973 classic 20th Century Boy, still missing Marc Bolan in 1991. Julian Lennon is up to 3 with his saltwater and Marc Almond gets a number 2 to get his biggest track since Touch topped my chart in 1982 for Soft Cell. Jacky is fab. Belinda Carlisle shows no sign of letting up on the top 10's, her 7th, and Electronic grab a third, and Erasure a 5th (or Vince Clarke a 10th).

The Scorpions have already had a 10-week run and return to a new peak of 13 with Wind Of Change finally taking off in the UK, REM also reach a new peak of 14 with The One I Love, and Celine Dion gets a top 20 before she breaks out big. Yes you can blame me (and Eurovision). Cathy Dennis makes it 3 top 20's in a row with the ballad Too Many Walls new at 18, and Slade make it 20 years of hits as their last hit Radio Wall Of Sound promotes a new Hits album and is in at 24 - I was 13 when I was getting very exciting by the stomping violin-led Coz I Luv You!

I was also 13 when I was getting extremely excited by I Think I Love You, and Voice Of The Beehive climb to 23 with it, Cliff Richard rockets into the 30 with a record I still don't remember. I don't suppose he'll sing it next week, but you never know. Oceanic go top 30 as well - yes that record I was slagging off in the recent rate got as high as 30 in my charts. It's still forgettable though! Boy George and Jesus get a 3rd top 40 in a row, Simply Red are seeing seeing Stars with the decent Something Got Me Started at 45, and before we all got sick to death of the endless album tracks and blanket radio plays.

2 Deep? No, don't recall it either. Brothers In Rhythm I do recall, it's not bad, and also The Stone Roses with a revered shoegazer track. I don't recall where it peaked in my charts, but the band were never top of my pops so lower expectations is my advice! Shakespear's Sister return setting up THAT monster hit in a few months, Goodbye Cruel World is pretty decent, Beverley Craven is Woman To Woman, but it's nowhere near as racy as it might appear from the title. Urban Soul? Another blank from me. Tom Petty, though, a good record from his great period of many good records.


1 ( 2 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
2 ( 4 ) JACKY Marc Almond
3 ( 7 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon
4 ( 3 ) TRY Bros
5 ( 5 ) THEN YOU TURN AWAY Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
6 ( 1 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen
7 ( 14 ) LIVE YOUR LIFE BE FREE Belinda Carlisle
8 ( 8 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
9 ( 13 ) FEEL EVERY BEAT Electronic
10 ( 19 ) LOVE TO HATE YOU Erasure

11 ( 6 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
12 ( 18 ) THE SUN DOESN’T SHINE Beats International
13 ( RE ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
14 ( 23 ) THE ONE I LOVE REM
15 ( 15 ) PEACE Sabrina Johnson
16 ( 12 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
17 ( 11 ) LOVE... THY WILL BE DONE Martika
18 ( NEW ) TOO MANY WALLS Cathy Dennis
19 ( 9 ) ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART Saint Etienne
20 ( 32 ) WHERE DOES MY HEART BEAT NOW Celine Dion

21 ( 10 ) LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX Salt ‘n’ Pepa
22 ( 28 ) WORD IS OUT Kylie Minogue
23 ( 49 ) I THINK I LOVE YOU Voice Of The Beehive
24 ( NEW ) RADIO WALL OF SOUND Slade
25 ( 16 ) YOU WOKE UP MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Billy Bragg
26 ( 74 ) MORE TO LIFE Cliff Richard
27 ( 17 ) SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY (REMIX) Zoe
28 ( 20 ) HOUSECALL Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest
29 ( 22 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton
30 ( 34 ) INSANITY Oceanic

31 ( 39 ) EVERYBODY’S FREE Rozalla
32 ( 26 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors
33 ( 25 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis
34 ( NEW ) AFTER THE LOVE Jesus Loves You
35 ( 38 ) CAN’T STOP THIS THING WE STARTED Bryan Adams
36 ( 27 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You
37 ( 24 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
38 ( 33 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
39 ( 53 ) NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS Tina Turner
40 ( 75 ) CREAM Prince & The New Power Generation

41 ( 37 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
42 ( 21 ) BROKEN ARROW Rod Stewart
43 ( 30 ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers
44 ( NEW ) SOMETHING GOT ME STARTED Simply Red
45 ( 44 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
46 ( 43 ) GET OFF Prince & The New Power Generation
47 ( 45 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
48 ( NEW ) LIFE PARTY 2 Deep
49 ( 31 ) BE YOUNG BE FOOLISH BE HAPPY Sonia
50 ( 58 ) AFRICA YOU SHINE David Essex with Shikisa featuring Abdul Tee-Jay

51 ( 50 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
52 ( 35 ) WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR ME Utah Saints
53 ( 42 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
54 ( NEW ) SUCH A GOOD FEELING Brothers In Rhythm
55 ( 55 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
56 ( 56 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Oleta Adams
57 ( 40 ) HEARTHAMMER Runrig
58 ( NEW ) I WANNA BE ADORED The Stone Roses
59 ( 59 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
60 ( 57 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees

61 ( 41 ) THE BIG L Roxette
62 ( 54 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper
63 ( 63 ) LIVE FOR LOVING YOU Gloria Estefan
64 ( 36 ) HELLO MARYLOU Ricky Nelson
65 ( 60 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys
66 ( NEW ) GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD Shakespear’s Sister
67 ( 66 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
68 ( 67 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
69 ( 48 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher
70 ( 29 ) GOOD VIBRATIONS Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch

71 ( NEW ) WOMAN TO WOMAN Beverley Craven
72 ( NEW ) ALRIGHT Urban Soul
73 ( 73 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
74 ( 51 ) SOMETIMES IT’S A BITCH Stevie Nicks
75 ( NEW ) INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN Tom Petty

playlist records
1 “Sugar Tax” Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2 HARLEM Bill Withers
3 HAVE YOU EVER WRITTEN ANYTHING FOR SOMEBODY Stevie Nicks

Posted by: Bjork 18th October 2021, 05:40 AM

nice newbies, I really liked Too Many Walls back in the day but haven't heard it in like 30 years
also big fan of I Wanna be Adored, Tom Petty-Into the great wide open and Beverly Craven - Woman to Woman

Posted by: steve201 18th October 2021, 08:42 PM

Some great songs in 1991!

Love the new ones from Bev Craven, loved the Shakespheres Sister one more than the big hit & oh Tom Petty too sneaking in ❤️

Posted by: Bjork 19th October 2021, 10:35 AM

I actually cannot recall that Shakespears Sister song
will have to go and listen

Posted by: dandy* 19th October 2021, 11:23 AM

I love the Shakespear's Sister track, all the singles from Hormonally Yours were great

Posted by: Popchartfreak 22nd October 2021, 01:58 PM

Too Many Walls was very American-radio of the time, but never really caught on in the UK to the same degree and rarely gets played. I just played Bros, Try, BTW and it's like hearing it for the first time - totally forgot everything about it Not bad actually, though, an attempt at a more funky House style with a gospel choir. It was the gospel choir that sold it to me, I think. Who knew Luke would end up as baddie in Hellboy II (among others)

Posted by: Popchartfreak 22nd October 2021, 02:02 PM

I think I bought Goodbye Cruel World in the bargain bins - and then havent played it since. Youtube to the rescue! Quite upbeat. I always liked their quirkiness, pity it all went tits up. I did the see the Bananarama reunion tour though, and Siobhan did Stay, while back in the day I saw Shakespear's Sister and post-Siobhan Nana's, the Nana's had the edge then and now.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 22nd October 2021, 02:04 PM

Didn't buy that album, but I did buy the first one as that was the one they toured when I saw them.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 22nd October 2021, 02:25 PM

29th September 1991

It's a new chart-topper for Marc Almond's Scott Walker cover, all Trevor Horn swirling synths, Jacky becoming his 3rd number one including Soft Cell, following on from Tainted Love in 1981 and Torch in 1982. New in at 2, Don McLean's 1972 top 10 classic Americana ode to Buddy Holly peaking higher second-time round. The Scorpions finally get into the top 10 in their 13th week, as it's all Wind Of Change, and Beats International get a 3rd top 10.

2 Deep climb fast, and I find out it was an advert beats song, and Prince's Get Off leapfrogs his own Cream. I guess one leads to the other. The archive slave anthem Swing Low Sweet Chariot is back 16 years since Eric Clapton first got it into my charts - this time it's the England Rugby Squad. Don't ask me which type of Rugby, no idea, but it's in at 35, a but higher than the 1979 Monty Python Life Of Brian classic - I think Simon Mayo had been playing it a lot on Radio 1. Very popular at funerals these days. It is still quite good, prob Eric Idle's best song.

At 43, another oldie is covered in a lesser dance version - Bridge Over Troubled Water never works as well as the original Simon & Garfunkel epic. PJB this time. At 53, Enya returns with a goodie, Caribbean Blue, and Chesney Hawkes gets a forgotten 3rd of 1991. B.E.F. are still bringing in pop star friends 8 years after boosting Tina Turner's second-coming, and not quite boosting Scritti Politti on Green's cover of Stevie Wonder's I Don't Know Why. Whitney pops in, Kenny Thomas is still on a roll and The Stones also keep rolling, despite a limp Sex Drive.


1 ( 2 ) JACKY Marc Almond
2 ( NEW ) AMERICAN PIE Don McLean
3 ( 3 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon
4 ( 1 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
5 ( 4 ) TRY Bros
6 ( 13 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
7 ( 7 ) LIVE YOUR LIFE BE FREE Belinda Carlisle
8 ( 9 ) FEEL EVERY BEAT Electronic
9 ( 5 ) THEN YOU TURN AWAY Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
10 ( 12 ) THE SUN DOESN’T SHINE Beats International

11 ( 6 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen
12 ( 11 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
13 ( 14 ) THE ONE I LOVE REM
14 ( 10 ) LOVE TO HATE YOU Erasure
15 ( 8 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
16 ( 18 ) TOO MANY WALLS Cathy Dennis
17 ( 20 ) WHERE DOES MY HEART BEAT NOW Celine Dion
18 ( 16 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
19 ( 23 ) I THINK I LOVE YOU Voice Of The Beehive
20 ( 22 ) WORD IS OUT Kylie Minogue

21 ( 31 ) EVERYBODY’S FREE Rozalla
22 ( 17 ) LOVE... THY WILL BE DONE Martika
23 ( 48 ) LIFE PARTY 2 Deep
24 ( 24 ) RADIO WALL OF SOUND Slade
25 ( 35 ) CAN’T STOP THIS THING WE STARTED Bryan Adams
26 ( 25 ) YOU WOKE UP MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Billy Bragg
27 ( 21 ) LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX Salt ‘n’ Pepa
28 ( 34 ) AFTER THE LOVE Jesus Loves You
29 ( 44 ) SOMETHING GOT ME STARTED Simply Red
30 ( 15 ) PEACE Sabrina Johnson

31 ( 39 ) NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS Tina Turner
32 ( 19 ) ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART Saint Etienne
33 ( 46 ) GET OFF Prince & The New Power Generation
34 ( 32 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors
35 ( NEW ) SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT England Rugby Squad
36 ( 36 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You
37 ( NEW ) ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LOVE Monty Python’s Flying Circus
38 ( 33 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis
39 ( 40 ) CREAM Prince & The New Power Generation
40 ( 29 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton

41 ( 38 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
42 ( 66 ) GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD Shakespear’s Sister
43 ( NEW ) BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER PJB featuring Hannah’s Sister
44 ( 41 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
45 ( 45 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
46 ( 27 ) SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY (REMIX) Zoe
47 ( 37 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
48 ( 47 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
49 ( 56 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Oleta Adams
50 ( 43 ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers

51 ( 26 ) MORE TO LIFE Cliff Richard
52 ( 51 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
53 ( NEW ) CARIBBEAN BLUE Enya
54 ( 54 ) SUCH A GOOD FEELING Brothers In Rhythm
55 ( 63 ) LIVE FOR LOVING YOU Gloria Estefan
56 ( 55 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
57 ( 30 ) INSANITY Oceanic
58 ( 28 ) HOUSECALL Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest
59 ( NEW ) SECRETS OF THE HEART Chesney Hawkes
60 ( 59 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas

61 ( 60 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
62 ( 53 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
63 ( 71 ) WOMAN TO WOMAN Beverley Craven
64 ( 64 ) HELLO MARYLOU Ricky Nelson
65 ( 67 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
66 ( NEW ) DON’T KNOW WHY (I LOVE YOU) B.E.F. featuring Green Gartside
67 ( 65 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys
68 ( 68 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
69 ( NEW ) I BELONG TO YOU Whitney Houston
70 ( NEW ) SPIRITUAL HIGH (STATE OF INDEPENDENCE) Moodswings featuring Chrissie Hynde

71 ( 42 ) BROKEN ARROW Rod Stewart
72 ( 62 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper
73 ( 73 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
74 ( NEW ) SEX DRIVE The Rolling Stones
75 ( NEW ) BEST OF YOU Kenny Thomas

playlist oldies
1 DRIVE The Cars
2 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY Sheena Easton
3 WISHING I WAS LUCKY Wet Wet Wet

Posted by: Popchartfreak 25th October 2021, 07:49 AM

6th October 1991

It's a new number on as Bryan Adams finally gets a chart-topper after 6 years of hits, and on its 16th week on the chart, having peaked at 2 twice, as its run as the UK number one becomes news-worthy and record-breaking. Erasure also do an about-face and go top 5, their 6th, with Love To Hate You. The advert song goes to 10, while Rozalla scrapes into the 20 in a case of wrong-way-round-shurely! Prince finally goes top 20 with Get Off and highest new entry is Alice Cooper's new single at 35 as I go to see him in concert.

Aswad return with one I've forgotten, Funny How that happens after 30 years, Kim Appleby also adds to her list, If You Cared, and Lisa Stansfield makes a solid 2 years of quality singles as Change debuts at 70. Stevie Wonder has a Fun Day 23 years into his chart runs, and Nanci Griffith is new with an intriguing-sounding single title which I don't recall, but it sounds like I'd like it now.

1 ( 12 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
2 ( 2 ) AMERICAN PIE Don McLean
3 ( 1 ) JACKY Marc Almond
4 ( 4 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
5 ( 14 ) LOVE TO HATE YOU Erasure
6 ( 3 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon
7 ( 6 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
8 ( 7 ) LIVE YOUR LIFE BE FREE Belinda Carlisle
9 ( 5 ) TRY Bros
10 ( 23 ) LIFE PARTY 2 Deep

11 ( 9 ) THEN YOU TURN AWAY Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
12 ( 19 ) I THINK I LOVE YOU Voice Of The Beehive
13 ( 8 ) FEEL EVERY BEAT Electronic
14 ( 33 ) GET OFF Prince & The New Power Generation
15 ( 11 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen
16 ( 16 ) TOO MANY WALLS Cathy Dennis
17 ( 17 ) WHERE DOES MY HEART BEAT NOW Celine Dion
18 ( 13 ) THE ONE I LOVE REM
19 ( 15 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
20 ( 21 ) EVERYBODY’S FREE Rozalla

21 ( 10 ) THE SUN DOESN’T SHINE Beats International
22 ( 29 ) SOMETHING GOT ME STARTED Simply Red
23 ( 18 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
24 ( 24 ) RADIO WALL OF SOUND Slade
25 ( 22 ) LOVE... THY WILL BE DONE Martika
26 ( 35 ) SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT England Rugby Squad
27 ( 55 ) LIVE FOR LOVING YOU Gloria Estefan
28 ( 28 ) AFTER THE LOVE Jesus Loves You
29 ( 39 ) CREAM Prince & The New Power Generation
30 ( 42 ) GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD Shakespear’s Sister

31 ( 37 ) ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LOVE Monty Python’s Flying Circus
32 ( 53 ) CARIBBEAN BLUE Enya
33 ( 27 ) LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX Salt ‘n’ Pepa
34 ( 20 ) WORD IS OUT Kylie Minogue
35 ( NEW ) LOVE’S A LOADED GUN Alice Cooper
36 ( 26 ) YOU WOKE UP MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Billy Bragg
37 ( 34 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors
38 ( 25 ) CAN’T STOP THIS THING WE STARTED Bryan Adams
39 ( 43 ) BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER PJB featuring Hannah’s Sister
40 ( RE ) AFRICA YOU SHINE David Essex with Shikisa featuring Abdul Tee-Jay

41 ( 36 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You
42 ( 38 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis
43 ( NEW ) FUNNY HOW Aswad
44 ( 41 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
45 ( 45 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
46 ( 40 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton
47 ( 44 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
48 ( 30 ) PEACE Sabrina Johnson
49 ( 63 ) WOMAN TO WOMAN Beverley Craven
50 ( 69 ) I BELONG TO YOU Whitney Houston

51 ( 48 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
52 ( 31 ) NUTBUSH CITY LIMITS Tina Turner
53 ( 52 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
54 ( 46 ) SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY (REMIX) Zoe
55 ( 70 ) SPIRITUAL HIGH (STATE OF INDEPENDENCE) Moodswings featuring Chrissie Hynde
56 ( 54 ) SUCH A GOOD FEELING Brothers In Rhythm
57 ( 32 ) ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART Saint Etienne
58 ( 50 ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers
59 ( 56 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
60 ( 49 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Oleta Adams

61 ( 60 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
62 ( 75 ) BEST OF YOU Kenny Thomas
63 ( 47 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
64 ( 61 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
65 ( 66 ) DON’T KNOW WHY (I LOVE YOU) B.E.F. featuring Green Gartside
66 ( 65 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
67 ( 59 ) SECRETS OF THE HEART Chesney Hawkes
68 ( 68 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
69 ( NEW ) IF YOU CARED Kim Appleby
70 ( NEW ) CHANGE Lisa Stansfield

71 ( 62 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson
72 ( NEW ) FUN DAY Stevie Wonder
73 ( 73 ) RESCUE ME Madonna
74 ( NEW ) LATE NIGHT GRANDE HOTEL Nanci Griffith
75 ( 67 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys

Went to see Alice in concert this week, sadly some numptey thought it would a wheeze to turn the sound up to 11 and use decibels to turn his fans deaf, so in the end I had to walk out. Sticking fingers in ears wasn't good enough. I still have damaged hearing in one ear - I'm not blaming Alice or that gig, but it was painful!


ALICE COOPER LIVE AT BOURNEMOUTH INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
1 No More Mr Nice Guy
2 Hey Stoopid
3 Elected
4 Only Women Bleed
5 School’s Out

Posted by: Popchartfreak 2nd November 2021, 07:14 PM

13th October 1991

It's taken 19 weeks but I finally joined the million record buyers who bought Bryan Adams' CD as the Robin Hood theme gets a 2nd week on top, holding off American Pie again. The England Rugby Squad take Swing Low into the top 10, the highest charting version of the ancient song, and Enya grabs another top 10 3 years on from Orinoco Flow this time Caribbean Blue swimming up the charts to 8, just ahead of Jesus Loves You's 3rd top 10 of the year, After The Love.

Highest new entry is from Dannii Minogue at 18, Baby Love just ahead of a Prince Cream/ Gett Off double. No, it's not The Supremes chart-topper, it's a very 1991 dancepop number that I haven't heard in 30 years. It's not bad. Cher's Save Up Your Love is one I've heard quite a bit since, new at 25 for a 3rd of 1991, and U2 return with a bang, Fly-ing in at 26, with a great statement-making first track off the new album. Siouxsie's back as well, at 30 and feeling the pressure, and beating out Pet Shop Boys' DJ Culture, their debut at 35 showcasing their least-overwhelming single to date.

Vic Reeves is back - and with The Wonder Stuff re-popularising the first record record I ever bought: Dizzy by Tommy Roe, I was mad on it for years and years, I bought it on Changi Evening Market's record stall in October 1969 with money my great-grandparents had given me. Vic's effort was not as good, and kinda spoilt my love of the original after charting for weeks. Hey ho, at least a new generation got to know the song, and Tommy Roe toured on the back of it, so I got to see him! Also got to see Vic & Bob on tour with it too.

Marc Cohn debuts lower than Cher, at 40, with Walking In Memphis and which Cher would cover in a few years, oops! PM Dawn follow-up with a Paper Doll, and shock horror, Mariah Carey does a decent uptempo pop song as Emotions drops at 58. I don;t recall the Carl Cox new entry, I do recall the less-good Paul Young version of Crowded House's glorious Don't Dream It's Over, and Queen's last-but-one farewell showstopper, The Show Must Go On. Rumours about Freddie's health were circulating and he was not looking well in Queen videos, which was quite troubling to me for the showman from one of my fave bands of the 70's and early 80's.

Glass Tiger bring in Rod Stewart on a featuring, Deacon Blue look at Closing Time on the bottom rung, and Ce Ce Peniston debuts one place higher with the fab Finally, modestly low, and if a singer was ever grateful for three letters of the alphabet, it's Ce Ce and the letters T, O and N.


1 ( 1 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
2 ( 2 ) AMERICAN PIE Don McLean
3 ( 4 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
4 ( 3 ) JACKY Marc Almond
5 ( 7 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
6 ( 8 ) LIVE YOUR LIFE BE FREE Belinda Carlisle
7 ( 26 ) SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT England Rugby Squad
8 ( 32 ) CARIBBEAN BLUE Enya
9 ( 28 ) AFTER THE LOVE Jesus Loves You
10 ( 6 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon

11 ( 5 ) LOVE TO HATE YOU Erasure
12 ( 24 ) RADIO WALL OF SOUND Slade
13 ( 20 ) EVERYBODY’S FREE Rozalla
14 ( 22 ) SOMETHING GOT ME STARTED Simply Red
15 ( 9 ) TRY Bros
16 ( 16 ) TOO MANY WALLS Cathy Dennis
17 ( 12 ) I THINK I LOVE YOU Voice Of The Beehive
18 ( NEW ) BABY LOVE Dannii Minogue
19 ( 29 ) CREAM Prince & The New Power Generation
20 ( 14 ) GET OFF Prince & The New Power Generation

21 ( 10 ) LIFE PARTY 2 Deep
22 ( 11 ) THEN YOU TURN AWAY Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
23 ( 15 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen
24 ( 18 ) THE ONE I LOVE REM
25 ( NEW ) SAVE UP ALL YOUR TEARS Cher
26 ( NEW ) THE FLY U2
27 ( 19 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
28 ( 13 ) FEEL EVERY BEAT Electronic
29 ( 55 ) SPIRITUAL HIGH (STATE OF INDEPENDENCE) Moodswings featuring Chrissie Hynde
30 ( NEW ) THE PRESSURE Siouxsie & The Banshees

31 ( 23 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
32 ( 31 ) ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LOVE Monty Python’s Flying Circus
33 ( 70 ) CHANGE Lisa Stansfield
34 ( 17 ) WHERE DOES MY HEART BEAT NOW Celine Dion
35 ( NEW ) D.J. CULTURE Pet Shop Boys
36 ( 25 ) LOVE... THY WILL BE DONE Martika
37 ( NEW ) DIZZY Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff
38 ( 43 ) FUNNY HOW Airhead
39 ( 49 ) WOMAN TO WOMAN Beverley Craven
40 ( NEW ) WALKING IN MEMPHIS Marc Cohn

41 ( 21 ) THE SUN DOESN’T SHINE Beats International
42 ( 37 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors
43 ( 69 ) IF YOU CARED Kim Appleby
44 ( 45 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
45 ( 30 ) GOODBYE CRUEL WORLD Shakespear’s Sister
46 ( 41 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You
47 ( 44 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
48 ( 42 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis
49 ( 27 ) LIVE FOR LOVING YOU Gloria Estefan
50 ( 33 ) LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX Salt ‘n’ Pepa

51 ( 35 ) LOVE’S A LOADED GUN Alice Cooper
52 ( 47 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
53 ( 53 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
54 ( 36 ) YOU WOKE UP MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Billy Bragg
55 ( NEW ) PAPER DOLL PM Dawn
56 ( 51 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
57 ( 48 ) PEACE Sabrina Johnson
58 ( NEW ) EMOTIONS Mariah Carey
59 ( 46 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton
60 ( 72 ) FUN DAY Stevie Wonder

61 ( 38 ) CAN’T STOP THIS THING WE STARTED Bryan Adams
62 ( 61 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
63 ( 34 ) WORD IS OUT Kylie Minogue
64 ( 59 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
65 ( 58 ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers
66 ( NEW ) I WANT YOU (FOREVER) DJ Carl Cox
67 ( 66 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
68 ( 64 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
69 ( NEW ) DON’T DREAM IT’S OVER Paul Young
70 ( NEW ) THE SHOW MUST GO ON Queen

71 ( 68 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
72 ( 40 ) AFRICA YOU SHINE David Essex with Shikisa featuring Abdul Tee-Jay
73 ( NEW ) MY TOWN Glass Tiger featuring Rod Stewart
74 ( NEW ) FINALLY Ce Ce Peniston
75 ( NEW ) CLOSING TIME Deacon Blue

Posted by: Popchartfreak 13th November 2021, 04:24 PM

20th October 1991

It's another re-issued oldie for T.Rex as Metal Guru enters on top 19 years after first topping my charts in the early summer of 1972, when I first went mad on it, and out as a follow-up to the hit 20th Century Boy. Enya gets a second top 5, and Dannii Minogue gets a first top 10 with Baby Love, and Slade get a final top 10 before the original line-up call it a day (ie Noddy retires from music) for a wonderful 20 years of hits. Sounds Of Blackness go top 20, just ahead of U2 and Cher doing the same, and the highest new track is at 39 as Bomb The Bass follow-up a chart-topper with The Air You Breathe.

PM Dawn keep the top 40's coming, and Mariah Carey is emotional at her big jump, as Ce Ce Peniston says "Finally" at her big climb too. Midge Ure is new at 43, feeling quite optimistic it seems after 15 years of chart hits, while Roberta Flack has an even bigger span of 19 years as Set The Night To Music drafts in Maxi Priest to good effect. Steve Miller charts another oldie, Fly Like An Eagle rather an odd choice when Rock 'n' Me and Abracadabra are sitting begging, but it's back for another minor chart run 15 years on.

a-ha talk about moving to memphis, Moby debuts with Go at 61 - but he'll be back with substantial sustained success later in the 90's, and 2 Unlimited also debut ahead of a shorter run of success. Moby is the descendant of writer Herman Melville, he of Moby Dick. I think it's wise he didn't opt for Dick as a name. 2 Unlimited had charted before as Bizz Nizz, but now they had added sex appeal from Ray & Anita, Dutch rapper & singer respectively. That leaves a minor entry for Alison Moyet and Simple Minds, both on 9 years of chart runs.


1 ( NEW ) METAL GURU T.Rex
2 ( 1 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
3 ( 2 ) AMERICAN PIE Don McLean
4 ( 3 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
5 ( 8 ) CARIBBEAN BLUE Enya
6 ( 5 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
7 ( 18 ) BABY LOVE Dannii Minogue
8 ( 12 ) RADIO WALL OF SOUND Slade
9 ( 4 ) JACKY Marc Almond
10 ( 6 ) LIVE YOUR LIFE BE FREE Belinda Carlisle

11 ( 16 ) TOO MANY WALLS Cathy Dennis
12 ( 7 ) SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT England Rugby Squad
13 ( 10 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon
14 ( 14 ) SOMETHING GOT ME STARTED Simply Red
15 ( 29 ) THE PRESSURE Sounds Of Blackness
16 ( 11 ) LOVE TO HATE YOU Erasure
17 ( 25 ) SAVE UP ALL YOUR TEARS Cher
18 ( 26 ) THE FLY U2
19 ( 9 ) AFTER THE LOVE Jesus Loves You
20 ( 20 ) GET OFF Prince & The New Power Generation

21 ( 13 ) EVERYBODY’S FREE Rozalla
22 ( 43 ) IF YOU CARED Kim Appleby
23 ( 17 ) I THINK I LOVE YOU Voice Of The Beehive
24 ( 15 ) TRY Bros
25 ( 29 ) SPIRITUAL HIGH (STATE OF INDEPENDENCE) Moodswings featuring Chrissie Hynde
26 ( 33 ) CHANGE Lisa Stansfield
27 ( 35 ) D.J. CULTURE Pet Shop Boys
28 ( 37 ) DIZZY Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff
29 ( 22 ) THEN YOU TURN AWAY Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
30 ( 21 ) LIFE PARTY 2 Deep

31 ( 23 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen
32 ( 19 ) CREAM Prince & The New Power Generation
33 ( 27 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
34 ( 40 ) WALKING IN MEMPHIS Marc Cohn
35 ( 30 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
36 ( 24 ) THE ONE I LOVE REM
37 ( 58 ) EMOTIONS Mariah Carey
38 ( 39 ) WOMAN TO WOMAN Beverley Craven
39 ( NEW ) THE AIR YOU BREATHE Bomb The Bass
40 ( 55 ) PAPER DOLL PM Dawn

41 ( 36 ) LOVE... THY WILL BE DONE Martika
42 ( 28 ) FEEL EVERY BEAT Electronic
43 ( NEW ) I SEE HOPE Midge Ure
44 ( 44 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
45 ( 42 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors
46 ( 74 ) FINALLY Ce Ce Peniston
47 ( 69 ) DON’T DREAM IT’S OVER Paul Young
48 ( 38 ) FUNNY HOW Airhead
49 ( 34 ) WHERE DOES MY HEART BEAT NOW Celine Dion
50 ( 47 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

51 ( 53 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
52 ( 48 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis
53 ( 46 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You
54 ( NEW ) SET THE NIGHT TO MUSIC Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest
55 ( NEW ) FLY LIKE AN EAGLE Steve Miller Band
56 ( 52 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
57 ( 56 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
58 ( NEW ) MOVE TO MEMPHIS a-ha
59 ( 41 ) THE SUN DOESN’T SHINE Beats International
60 ( 62 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas

61 ( NEW ) GO Moby
62 ( 50 ) LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX Salt ‘n’ Pepa
63 ( 70 ) THE SHOW MUST GO ON Queen
64 ( 59 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton
65 ( 66 ) I WANT YOU (FOREVER) DJ Carl Cox
66 ( NEW ) GET READY FOR THIS 2 Unlimited
67 ( 67 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
68 ( 64 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
69 ( 68 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
70 ( NEW ) THIS HOUSE Alison Moyet

71 ( 71 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
72 ( 65 ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers
73 ( NEW ) REAL LIFE Simple Minds
74 ( 75 ) CLOSING TIME Deacon Blue
75 ( 72 ) AFRICA YOU SHINE David Essex with Shikisa featuring Abdul Tee-Jay

Posted by: dandy* 13th November 2021, 05:01 PM

Oh I do hope This House climbs a bit more for Alison Moyet, I really liked that one

Posted by: Popchartfreak 13th November 2021, 07:31 PM

Doh! oopsie I'm afraid one week is all it got. I think I didn't get to hear it much at the time (one week at 40 in the UK chart!) - plus side I did buy the cd single though after it had bargain binned as it had Love Letters and That Ole Devil as bonus reasons to buy it. I'd go so far as to say that may well have got it the top 40 spot as I used to buy cd singles when they had bonus oldies to make the extra cost worthwhile. I've also got it on NOW 20 and Greatest Hits cd. So for a track that peaked at 70 I have it coming out of my ears 30 years later Playing it now, not heard it for years & Years, it's quite classy and down beat and deserved better....

Posted by: Popchartfreak 14th November 2021, 12:29 PM

27th October 1991

It's 2 weeks on top for Metal Guru as I get my second Florida holiday, which means sunshine, theme park rides, buying American CD's, getting to see US sci-fi and comedy shows months (or years) ahead of the UK, and listening to US radio, so that means a lot of reissues for UK hits now big on Florida radio and charting in the USA. It also means I lose touch with the UK music scene for 2 weeks except for the highlights cassette I bought with me for my portable cassette player-recorder. Yes, I recorded tracks off the radio, and bits of US radio so I could feel like I was still on holiday when I got home!

Kiss Them For Me was one of the biggie tunes, so that's back in at a new peak of 3, Kim Appleby gets a 3rd solo top 10 and 6th in total, and The KLF also return to the top 10 with 3 a.m. also now happening in the USA. 2 Unlimited get a massive climb into the top 20, and Dizzy is also top 20 22 years after I bought the original Tommy Roe chart-topper. Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest do a nice climb inside the 30, and Paula Abdul debuts with one of her best singles, Blowin' Kisses In The Wind. The UK mystifyingly didn't bother releasing it in favour of lesser tracks. Hey ho. I had to buy the album to get it when I only really wanted the single.

Jesus Jones' 1990 hit is also back due to US success, that's Real Real Real! Ditto Chesney's The One And Only, Karyn White's Romantic, and a few new tracks pop in: Genesis' No Son Of Mine, a not bad newie at 66, INXS' Shining Star at 69 and Kirsty MacColl's All I Ever wanted.


1 ( 1 ) METAL GURU T.Rex
2 ( 2 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
3 ( RE ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
4 ( 5 ) CARIBBEAN BLUE Enya
5 ( 7 ) BABY LOVE Dannii Minogue
6 ( 6 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
7 ( 3 ) AMERICAN PIE Don McLean
8 ( 4 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
9 ( 22 ) IF YOU CARED Kim Appleby
10 ( RE ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force

11 ( 26 ) CHANGE Lisa Stansfield
12 ( 8 ) RADIO WALL OF SOUND Slade
13 ( 66 ) GET READY FOR THIS 2 Unlimited
14 ( 27 ) D.J. CULTURE Pet Shop Boys
15 ( 15 ) THE PRESSURE Sounds Of Blackness
16 ( 10 ) LIVE YOUR LIFE BE FREE Belinda Carlisle
17 ( 11 ) TOO MANY WALLS Cathy Dennis
18 ( 18 ) THE FLY U2
19 ( 9 ) JACKY Marc Almond
20 ( 28 ) DIZZY Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff

21 ( 17 ) SAVE UP ALL YOUR TEARS Cher
22 ( 13 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon
23 ( 54 ) SET THE NIGHT TO MUSIC Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest
24 ( 16 ) LOVE TO HATE YOU Erasure
25 ( 14 ) SOMETHING GOT ME STARTED Simply Red
26 ( 12 ) SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT England Rugby Squad
27 ( NEW ) BLOWING KISSES IN THE WIND Paula Abdul
28 ( 25 ) SPIRITUAL HIGH (STATE OF INDEPENDENCE) Moodswings featuring Chrissie Hynde
29 ( NEW ) REAL REAL REAL Jesus Jones
30 ( 46 ) FINALLY Ce Ce Peniston

31 ( 20 ) GET OFF Prince & The New Power Generation
32 ( 19 ) AFTER THE LOVE Jesus Loves You
33 ( 33 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
34 ( 39 ) THE AIR YOU BREATHE Bomb The Bass
35 ( 37 ) EMOTIONS Mariah Carey
36 ( 21 ) EVERYBODY’S FREE Rozalla
37 ( 23 ) I THINK I LOVE YOU Voice Of The Beehive
38 ( 35 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
39 ( 24 ) TRY Bros
40 ( 43 ) I SEE HOPE Midge Ure

41 ( 31 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen
42 ( 32 ) CREAM Prince & The New Power Generation
43 ( 29 ) THEN YOU TURN AWAY Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
44 ( 30 ) LIFE PARTY 2 Deep
45 ( 44 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
46 ( 47 ) DON’T DREAM IT’S OVER Paul Young
47 ( 45 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors
48 ( 34 ) WALKING IN MEMPHIS Marc Cohn
49 ( RE ) THE ONE AND ONLY Chesney Hawkes
50 ( 41 ) LOVE... THY WILL BE DONE Martika

51 ( 51 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
52 ( 49 ) WHERE DOES MY HEART BEAT NOW Celine Dion
53 ( 63 ) THE SHOW MUST GO ON Queen
54 ( 50 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
55 ( 55 ) FLY LIKE AN EAGLE Steve Miller Band
56 ( 61 ) GO Moby
57 ( 58 ) MOVE TO MEMPHIS a-ha
58 ( 52 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis
59 ( 57 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
60 ( 36 ) THE ONE I LOVE REM

61 ( 60 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
62 ( 40 ) PAPER DOLL PM Dawn
63 ( 56 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
64 ( RE ) CAN’T STOP THIS THING WE STARTED Bryan Adams
65 ( 53 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You
66 ( NEW ) NO SON OF MINE Genesis
67 ( 38 ) WOMAN TO WOMAN Beverley Craven
68 ( 67 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
69 ( NEW ) SHINING STAR INXS
70 ( 69 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees

71 ( 73 ) REAL LIFE Simple Minds
72 ( 68 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John
73 ( RE ) ROMANTIC Karyn White
74 ( 71 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
75 ( NEW ) ALL I EVER WANTED Kirsty MacColl

Posted by: Popchartfreak 3rd December 2021, 03:47 PM

3rd November 1991

It's 3 weeks on top for T.Rex, giving Metal Guru a run as long as first time round in 1972, presiding over a chart full of American chart hits, including some re-entries and returns for older UK hits - because I was still on holiday in Florida listening to US radio in the motel room and in the car driving around theme parks - Disney World, Epcot, MGM, Universal Studios, Busch Gardens in Tampa, Kennedy Space Center, Cypress Gardens and lots of shopping malls looking for record stores to buy US videos and CD's, not to mention US TV to watch and be way ahead of the UK with episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Cheers, Married: With Children and other stuff I loved.

So, it's big climbs for Paula Abdul grabbing a top 5 for the first (and last) time with US-single Blowing Kisses In The Wind, and Roberta Flack back in the top 5 18 years on since Killing Me Softly did that first. Lisa Stansfield reaches a new peak with Change, and Seal brings Crazy back into the top 10 a year on, due to Orlando radio airplay and US charts. The KLF return to the 20 with What Time Is Love?, 2 KLF oldies in the 20, Chesney climbs, and Voice Of The Beehive pop back in too.

Other brand new tracks include BoyzIIMen with a UK non-hit, It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday, one of their best records, at 23, Blue Train, a Nottingham band having US success at 31 with All I Need Is You, and Naughty By Nature at 53, with O.P.P. Extreme return with a new track, Hole Hearted, ditto Guns 'n' Roses with Don't Cry, and Aaron Neville with Everybody Plays The Fool. So, whatever was going on in the UK music scene was a mystery pending solving in the next week or two.


1 ( 1 ) METAL GURU T.Rex
2 ( 2 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
3 ( 3 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
4 ( 27 ) BLOWING KISSES IN THE WIND Paula Abdul
5 ( 23 ) SET THE NIGHT TO MUSIC Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest
6 ( 4 ) CARIBBEAN BLUE Enya
7 ( 11 ) CHANGE Lisa Stansfield
8 ( 10 ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
9 ( 6 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
10 ( NEW ) CRAZY Seal

11 ( 5 ) BABY LOVE Dannii Minogue
12 ( 8 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
13 ( 13 ) GET READY FOR THIS 2 Unlimited
14 ( 7 ) AMERICAN PIE Don McLean
15 ( NEW ) WHAT TIME IS LOVE? The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
16 ( 12 ) RADIO WALL OF SOUND Slade
17 ( 29 ) REAL REAL REAL Jesus Jones
18 ( 9 ) IF YOU CARED Kim Appleby
19 ( 17 ) TOO MANY WALLS Cathy Dennis
20 ( 14 ) D.J. CULTURE Pet Shop Boys

21 ( 33 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
22 ( 49 ) THE ONE AND ONLY Chesney Hawkes
23 ( NEW ) IT’S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY BoyzIIMen
24 ( 18 ) THE FLY U2
25 ( 16 ) LIVE YOUR LIFE BE FREE Belinda Carlisle
26 ( 20 ) DIZZY Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff
27 ( 35 ) EMOTIONS Mariah Carey
28 ( 19 ) JACKY Marc Almond
29 ( 22 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon
30 ( 73 ) ROMANTIC Karyn White

31 ( NEW ) ALL I NEED IS YOU Blue Train
32 ( 15 ) THE PRESSURE Sounds Of Blackness
33 ( 42 ) CREAM Prince & The New Power Generation
34 ( 34 ) THE AIR YOU BREATHE Bomb The Bass
35 ( 30 ) FINALLY Ce Ce Peniston
36 ( RE ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive
37 ( RE ) LIVE FOR LOVING YOU Gloria Estefan
38 ( 66 ) NO SON OF MINE Genesis
39 ( 24 ) LOVE TO HATE YOU Erasure
40 ( 31 ) GET OFF Prince & The New Power Generation

41 ( 21 ) SAVE UP ALL YOUR TEARS Cher
42 ( 38 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
43 ( 25 ) SOMETHING GOT ME STARTED Simply Red
44 ( 26 ) SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT England Rugby Squad
45 ( 32 ) AFTER THE LOVE Jesus Loves You
46 ( 45 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
47 ( 28 ) SPIRITUAL HIGH (STATE OF INDEPENDENCE) Moodswings featuring Chrissie Hynde
48 ( 41 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen
49 ( 47 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors
50 ( 64 ) CAN’T STOP THIS THING WE STARTED Bryan Adams

51 ( 51 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
52 ( 39 ) TRY Bros
53 ( NEW ) O.P.P. Naughty By Nature
54 ( 43 ) THEN YOU TURN AWAY Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
55 ( 54 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
56 ( 57 ) MOVE TO MEMPHIS a-ha
57 ( 59 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
58 ( 69 ) SHINING STAR INXS
59 ( 36 ) EVERYBODY’S FREE Rozalla
60 ( NEW ) GROOVY TRAIN The Farm

61 ( 61 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
62 ( NEW ) HOLE HEARTED Extreme
63 ( 50 ) LOVE... THY WILL BE DONE Martika
64 ( 58 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis
65 ( 37 ) I THINK I LOVE YOU Voice Of The Beehive
66 ( NEW ) DON’T CRY Guns ‘N’ Roses
67 ( 63 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys
68 ( 68 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
69 ( 56 ) GO Moby
70 ( 40 ) I SEE HOPE Midge Ure

71 ( RE ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz
72 ( 70 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees
73 ( 44 ) LIFE PARTY 2 Deep
74 ( 74 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters
75 ( NEW ) EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL Aaron Neville

Posted by: Christmasteve201 14th December 2021, 10:09 PM

Really enjoyed that Paula Abdul track when I listened probably one of her best!

She was so hit and miss in the UK chart!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 15th December 2021, 07:54 PM

Yes I was disappointed it wasn't a UK single/hit right up there with Opposites Attract for me....

Posted by: Popchartfreak 28th December 2021, 04:01 PM

10th November 1991

It was the end of the US holiday, and back to the UK and the new record scene both this week so a hectic chart led by a new entry at 1 for Mary Hopkin's Those Were The Days, the record that I was obsessed with in late 1968 when I started doing personal charts, so it's back on top 23 years on thanks to a new CD single EP from Apple Records, that had this track, Badfinger's Come And Get It (as written by Paul McCartney) new at 25, and Billy Preston's 1969 single at 33.

Chesney Hawkes belatedly makes the top 10, as it was sounding good on Florida radio, and new in at 9 another US track from Natural Selection, Do Anything. Genesis climb into the 20 with No Son Of Mine, Kylie does a soul duet with Keith Washington and a move away from the SAW dance groove, If You Were With Me Now pretty good at 27. Stevie Nicks 80's goodie, I Can't Wait, is back again, Michael Jackson's big new video and album debut enters modestly, Black Or White, for the moment.


1 ( NEW ) THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin
2 ( 1 ) METAL GURU T.Rex
3 ( 2 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
4 ( 4 ) BLOWING KISSES IN THE WIND Paula Abdul
5 ( 3 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
6 ( 7 ) CHANGE Lisa Stansfield
7 ( 22 ) THE ONE AND ONLY Chesney Hawkes
8 ( 21 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
9 ( NEW ) DO ANYTHING Natural Selection
10 ( 5 ) SET THE NIGHT TO MUSIC Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest

11 ( 17 ) REAL REAL REAL Jesus Jones
12 ( 13 ) GET READY FOR THIS 2 Unlimited
13 ( 20 ) D.J. CULTURE Pet Shop Boys
14 ( 9 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
15 ( 10 ) CRAZY Seal
16 ( 38 ) NO SON OF MINE Genesis
17 ( 27 ) EMOTIONS Mariah Carey
18 ( 12 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
19 ( 6 ) CARIBBEAN BLUE Enya
20 ( 23 ) IT’S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY BoyzIIMen

21 ( 8 ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
22 ( 11 ) BABY LOVE Dannii Minogue
23 ( 19 ) TOO MANY WALLS Cathy Dennis
24 ( 24 ) THE FLY U2
25 ( NEW ) COME AND GET IT Badfinger
26 ( 14 ) AMERICAN PIE Don McLean
27 ( NEW ) IF YOU WERE WITH ME NOW Kylie Minogue & Keith Washington
28 ( 30 ) ROMANTIC Karyn White
29 ( 15 ) WHAT TIME IS LOVE? The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
30 ( 37 ) LIVE FOR LOVING YOU Gloria Estefan

31 ( 31 ) ALL I NEED IS YOU Blue Train
32 ( 18 ) IF YOU CARED Kim Appleby
33 ( NEW ) THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT Billy Preston
34 ( 16 ) RADIO WALL OF SOUND Slade
35 ( NEW ) I CAN’T WAIT Stevie Nicks
36 ( 33 ) CREAM Prince & The New Power Generation
37 ( 26 ) DIZZY Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff
38 ( 35 ) FINALLY Ce Ce Peniston
39 ( 43 ) SOMETHING GOT ME STARTED Simply Red
40 ( 62 ) HOLE HEARTED Extreme

41 ( 75 ) EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL Aaron Neville
42 ( 29 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon
43 ( 28 ) JACKY Marc Almond
44 ( 53 ) O.P.P. Naughty By Nature
45 ( NEW ) I ADORE MI AMORE Color Me Badd
46 ( 44 ) SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT England Rugby Squad
47 ( 46 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
48 ( 42 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
49 ( 41 ) SAVE UP ALL YOUR TEARS Cher
50 ( NEW ) BLACK OR WHITE Michael Jackson

51 ( 25 ) LIVE YOUR LIFE BE FREE Belinda Carlisle
52 ( 51 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
53 ( 50 ) CAN’T STOP THIS THING WE STARTED Bryan Adams
54 ( 60 ) GROOVY TRAIN The Farm
55 ( 49 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors
56 ( 48 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen
57 ( NEW ) LIES EMF
58 ( 57 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
59 ( 55 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
60 ( 32 ) THE PRESSURE Sounds Of Blackness

61 ( 39 ) LOVE TO HATE YOU Erasure
62 ( 36 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive
63 ( 61 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
64 ( NEW ) MOTOWNPHILLY BoyzIIMen
65 ( 64 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis
66 ( 66 ) DON’T CRY Guns ‘N’ Roses
67 ( 63 ) LOVE... THY WILL BE DONE Martika
68 ( NEW ) LOVE OF A LIFETIME Firehouse
69 ( 68 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
70 ( NEW ) THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS FOR Amy Grant

71 ( NEW ) IT’S GRIM UP NORTH Justified Ancients Of MuMu
72 ( 34 ) THE AIR YOU BREATHE Bomb The Bass
73 ( NEW ) RING MY BELL DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
74 ( NEW ) WINTER SONG Chris Rea
75 ( NEW ) LOUDER THAN LOVE TKA

Posted by: Popchartfreak 5th January 2022, 05:33 PM

17th November 1991

It's 2 weeks on top for 1968 chart-topper Those Were The Days, holding off Michael Jackson's new blockbuster Black Or White at 2 after a 48-place climb, while Bomb The Bass leap from 72 to 6 with The Air You Breathe and Genesis extend their top 10 hits to 13 years as No Son Of Mine hits 8. Kylie returns to top 10 status after the blip of Word Is Out, and highest new entry of the week - is not the classic KLF and eccentric Tammy Wynette collab Justified And Ancient which enters at 19: no it's Sonia covering the The Real Thing disco classic You To Me Are Everything at 7! I do love the twice-top-10 song, so I assume this was a pretty faithful cover, given I've not heard it in 30 years, I don't recall!

Seal also is into covers, his own Killer as it turns out, peeved he didn't a credit I expect on the much-better Adamski original, new at 14, Kate Bush covers Elton John at 45, George Michael covers Elton John at 72 (with Elton John, who had already gone top 5 with his re-issue of Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me in 1991 for me), Beats International cover Elvis Presley, and there are aslo some new actual songs: Belinda Carlisle new at 23, Do You Feel Like I Feel, the huge Stars for Simply Red at 61, Crowded House's great Fall At Your Feet at 75, Roxette Spending My Time, Happy Mondays Judge Fudge, Rozalla's Faith and OMD's Call My Name rounding off the less-well-remembered tracks.

1 ( 1 ) THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin
2 ( 50 ) BLACK OR WHITE Michael Jackson
3 ( 4 ) BLOWING KISSES IN THE WIND Paula Abdul
4 ( 2 ) METAL GURU T.Rex
5 ( 6 ) CHANGE Lisa Stansfield
6 ( 72 ) THE AIR YOU BREATHE Bomb The Bass
7 ( NEW ) YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING Sonia
8 ( 16 ) NO SON OF MINE Genesis
9 ( 9 ) DO ANYTHING Natural Selection
10 ( 27 ) IF YOU WERE WITH ME NOW Kylie Minogue & Keith Washington

11 ( 33 ) THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT Billy Preston
12 ( 3 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
13 ( 8 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
14 ( NEW ) KILLER (EP) Seal
15 ( 5 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
16 ( 20 ) IT’S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY BoyzIIMen
17 ( 7 ) THE ONE AND ONLY Chesney Hawkes
18 ( 25 ) COME AND GET IT Badfinger
19 ( NEW ) JUSTIFIED AND ANCIENT (STAND BY THE JAMS) The KLF featuring Tammy Wynette, Maxine Harvey & Ricardo Da Force
20 ( 10 ) SET THE NIGHT TO MUSIC Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest

21 ( 19 ) CARIBBEAN BLUE Enya
22 ( 40 ) HOLE HEARTED Extreme
23 ( NEW ) DO YOU FEEL LIKE I FEEL Belinda Carlisle
24 ( 14 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
25 ( 18 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
26 ( 17 ) EMOTIONS Mariah Carey
27 ( 30 ) LIVE FOR LOVING YOU Gloria Estefan
28 ( 11 ) REAL REAL REAL Jesus Jones
29 ( 35 ) I CAN’T WAIT Stevie Nicks
30 ( 12 ) GET READY FOR THIS 2 Unlimited

31 ( 37 ) DIZZY Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff
32 ( 26 ) AMERICAN PIE Don McLean
33 ( 15 ) CRAZY Seal
34 ( 23 ) TOO MANY WALLS Cathy Dennis
35 ( 13 ) D.J. CULTURE Pet Shop Boys
36 ( 24 ) THE FLY U2
37 ( 21 ) 3 a.m (ETERNAL) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
38 ( 22 ) BABY LOVE Dannii Minogue
39 ( NEW ) CALL MY NAME Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
40 ( 57 ) LIES EMF

41 ( NEW ) FAITH (IN THE POWER OF LOVE) Rozalla
42 ( 36 ) CREAM Prince & The New Power Generation
43 ( 28 ) ROMANTIC Karyn White
44 ( 32 ) IF YOU CARED Kim Appleby
45 ( NEW ) ROCKET MAN Kate Bush
46 ( 70 ) THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS FOR Amy Grant
47 ( 47 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
48 ( 29 ) WHAT TIME IS LOVE? The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force
49 ( 48 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
50 ( 34 ) RADIO WALL OF SOUND Slade

51 ( 49 ) SAVE UP ALL YOUR TEARS Cher
52 ( 52 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
53 ( NEW ) JUDGE FUDGE The Happy Mondays
54 ( 39 ) SOMETHING GOT ME STARTED Simply Red
55 ( 46 ) SWING LOW SWEET CHARIOT England Rugby Squad
56 ( 31 ) ALL I NEED IS YOU Blue Train
57 ( 55 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors
58 ( NEW ) SPENDING MY TIME Roxette
59 ( 42 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon
60 ( 58 ) HOLIDAY Madonna

61 ( NEW ) STARS Simply Red
62 ( 38 ) FINALLY Ce Ce Peniston
63 ( 63 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
64 ( 56 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen
65 ( 43 ) JACKY Marc Almond
66 ( 74 ) WINTER SONG Chris Rea
67 ( 59 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
68 ( 45 ) I ADORE MI AMORE Color Me Badd
69 ( 69 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
70 ( 71 ) IT’S GRIM UP NORTH Justified Ancients Of MuMu

71 ( 44 ) O.P.P. Naughty By Nature
72 ( NEW ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME George Michael & Elton John
73 ( 41 ) EVERYBODY PLAYS THE FOOL Aaron Neville
74 ( NEW ) IN THE GHETTO Beats International
75 ( NEW ) FALL AT YOUR FEET Crowded House



1 “The Essential” Nat ‘King’ Cole
2 “GREEN ACRES” THEME TUNE Vic Mizzy
3 “Greatest Hits” Sly & The Family Stone

Posted by: dandy* 5th January 2022, 11:07 PM

All bound for mu-mu land! *.*

Posted by: Rob S~ 5th January 2022, 11:29 PM

'Winds of Change' <3. What a classic protest track that was. Funnily enough Scorpions have just released a new track to Spotify last week. I also am under the assumption they are on a few old bands to not lose any members too which is good of course. They did some other tunes.. 'Rock You Like A Hurricane' is stellar too and I like 'Send Me A Angel' as well.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 6th January 2022, 02:00 PM

I think you are right

Posted by: Popchartfreak 6th January 2022, 02:02 PM

Good to hear they are still active, I think Wind Of Change will always be an anthem of The Iron Curtain collapse in history reviews. I don't know those other songs - but then they had a very long career in Europe, not so much in the UK

Posted by: Popchartfreak 6th January 2022, 02:12 PM

24th November 1991

It's up 18 places to grab a 3rd KLF number one of the year, and Tammy Wynette finally gets a chart-topper 16 years after Stand By Your Man she's standing by the JAMMs Justified And Ancient. Total classic. That puts an end to Michael Jackson's chances of a number one with Black Or White, with Army Of Lovers new in at 5 with Obsession, for a 2nd top 10 of the year. Jesus Jones leap into the top 10, at 6, Seal makes it 5 top 10'sand Billy Preston returns to the top 10 22 years on with That's The Way God Planned It.

In another hectic chart week Midge Ure is new at 23, I See Hope in Midge having bigger hits in my charts than the UK singles chart, Kenny Thomas covers Force MD's nicely with Tender Love at 37, Right Said Fred bring on Jocelyn Brown for their best record, new at 42 Don't Talk Just Kiss, and The Other Two have a Tasty Fish outside of New Order for a bit. Tori Amos is Silent All These Years, M People ponder How Can I Love You More? while U2 have Mysterious Ways modestly entering for now.


1 ( 19 ) JUSTIFIED AND ANCIENT (STAND BY THE JAMS) The KLF featuring Tammy Wynette, Maxine Harvey & Ricardo Da Force
2 ( 2 ) BLACK OR WHITE Michael Jackson
3 ( 1 ) THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin
4 ( 3 ) BLOWING KISSES IN THE WIND Paula Abdul
5 ( NEW ) OBSESSION Army Of Lovers
6 ( 28 ) REAL REAL REAL Jesus Jones
7 ( 14 ) KILLER (EP) Seal
8 ( 10 ) IF YOU WERE WITH ME NOW Kylie Minogue & Keith Washington
9 ( 11 ) THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT Billy Preston
10 ( 7 ) YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING Sonia

11 ( 4 ) METAL GURU T.Rex
12 ( 5 ) CHANGE Lisa Stansfield
13 ( 23 ) DO YOU FEEL LIKE I FEEL Belinda Carlisle
14 ( 6 ) THE AIR YOU BREATHE Bomb The Bass
15 ( 9 ) DO ANYTHING Natural Selection
16 ( 16 ) IT’S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY BoyzIIMen
17 ( 18 ) COME AND GET IT Badfinger
18 ( 8 ) NO SON OF MINE Genesis
19 ( 27 ) LIVE FOR LOVING YOU Gloria Estefan
20 ( 22 ) HOLE HEARTED Extreme

21 ( 13 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
22 ( 12 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
23 ( NEW ) I SEE HOPE IN THE MORNING LIGHT Midge Ure
24 ( 41 ) FAITH (IN THE POWER OF LOVE) Rozalla
25 ( 53 ) JUDGE FUDGE The Happy Mondays
26 ( 21 ) CARIBBEAN BLUE Enya
27 ( 46 ) THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS FOR Amy Grant
28 ( 25 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
29 ( 45 ) ROCKET MAN Kate Bush
30 ( 20 ) SET THE NIGHT TO MUSIC Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest

31 ( 31 ) DIZZY Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff
32 ( 61 ) STARS Simply Red
33 ( 17 ) THE ONE AND ONLY Chesney Hawkes
34 ( 39 ) CALL MY NAME Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
35 ( 29 ) I CAN’T WAIT Stevie Nicks
36 ( 32 ) AMERICAN PIE Don McLean
37 ( NEW ) TENDER LOVE Kenny Thomas
38 ( NEW ) STREET OF DREAMS Nia Peeples
39 ( 15 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
40 ( 75 ) FALL AT YOUR FEET Crowded House

41 ( 24 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
42 ( NEW ) DON’T TALK JUST KISS Right Said Fred
43 ( 30 ) GET READY FOR THIS 2 Unlimited
44 ( 34 ) TOO MANY WALLS Cathy Dennis
45 ( 40 ) LIES EMF
46 ( 26 ) EMOTIONS Mariah Carey
47 ( 36 ) THE FLY U2
48 ( 47 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
49 ( NEW ) HELP YOURSELF Julian Lennon
50 ( 58 ) SPENDING MY TIME Roxette

51 ( 49 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
52 ( 44 ) IF YOU CARED Kim Appleby
53 ( 38 ) BABY LOVE Dannii Minogue
54 ( 52 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
55 ( 70 ) IT’S GRIM UP NORTH Justified Ancients Of MuMu
56 ( 33 ) CRAZY Seal
57 ( 51 ) SAVE UP ALL YOUR TEARS Cher
58 ( NEW ) TASTY FISH The Other Two
59 ( 71 ) O.P.P. Naughty By Nature
60 ( 35 ) D.J. CULTURE Pet Shop Boys

61 ( NEW ) MY TOWN Glass Tiger & Rod Stewart
62 ( 57 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors
63 ( 54 ) SOMETHING GOT ME STARTED Simply Red
64 ( 63 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
65 ( 60 ) HOLIDAY Madonna
66 ( NEW ) SILENT ALL THESE YEARS Tori Amos
67 ( NEW ) HOW CAN I LOVE YOU MORE M People
68 ( NEW ) MARTIKA’S iamspamspamamiMartika
69 ( 50 ) RADIO WALL OF SOUND Slade
70 ( 69 ) LET IT BE The Beatles

71 ( NEW ) EVERYBODY MOVE Cathy Dennis
72 ( 72 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME George Michael & Elton John
73 ( NEW ) LIGHTNING Zoe
74 ( NEW ) MYSTERIOUS WAYS U2
75 ( NEW ) RHYTHM IS A MYSTERY K Class

playlist records
1 “Dangerous” Michael Jackson
2 “Greatest Hits” Gary Lewis & The Playboys
3 JUSTIFY MY LOVE (Q SOUND MIX) Madonna

Posted by: Christmasteve201 6th January 2022, 05:54 PM

3 number ones for KLF in 1991 Pop, a man of superb taste as ever. Always love a new entry for Midge Ure as well, legend by this era of course!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 10th January 2022, 03:26 PM

Thanks Steve, I hope you are feeling much better now and the dreaded Covid is easing and you're back to feeling OK soon! Take it easy in the meantime!

Posted by: Rob S~ 10th January 2022, 03:32 PM

Probably didn't help that those two didn't make the top 40. I only knew Winds until my mum started playing other tracks of theirs lol.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 10th January 2022, 03:41 PM

1st December 1991

It's 2 weeks on top for the KLF & Tammy, 3 weeks at 2 for Jacko and Army Of Lovers at a new peak of 3 with Obsession. Belinda Carlisle keeps the 10's a-coming with Do You Feel, Badfinger go top again with Paul McCartney's Come And Get It 21 years on and Kate Bush takes Elton John's Rocket man top 10-bound 19 years on from Elton getting a number 2. Simply Red almost make the top 10 with Stars, and highest new entry is a dance cover of Christopher Cross' 1980 rockpop gem Ride Like The Wind, in at 16. Prince's title track off his album is new at 18, Diamonds and Pearls being a lot more play-listable than the previous 2 singles.

Shanice debuts at 24 with the fab I Love Your Smile, James are always Sound, new at 28, and Salt 'n' Pepa do a great cover of The Turtles wonderful You Showed Me, their 1969 US hit and UK flop, new at 37. Jermaine Jackson is back, with a title that sounds like a dig at his eccentric little brother, Word To The Badd, Slade end their chart run with Universe 20 years after Coz I Luv You, let's face it you can't get bigger than the Universe. Diana Ross is back in the slow ballad zone (yawn) but still charting 23 years on from her Supremes days in my personal charts, and Bryan Adams is on single 3 with the Robin Hood monster still refusing to exit the chart.

James Brown is back with his 1970 classic Sex Machine, Erasure ask Am I Right?, The Scorpions follow-up Wind Of Change, and Gary Glitter has another Xmas track out for his regular Xmas concerts. Ready To Rock? Always, but then we didn't know about the hard drive habits back then.


1 ( 1 ) JUSTIFIED AND ANCIENT (STAND BY THE JAMM’S) The KLF featuring Tammy Wynette, Maxine Harvey & Ricardo Da Force
2 ( 2 ) BLACK OR WHITE Michael Jackson
3 ( 5 ) OBSESSION Army Of Lovers
4 ( 3 ) THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin
5 ( 8 ) IF YOU WERE WITH ME NOW Kylie Minogue & Keith Washington
6 ( 13 ) DO YOU FEEL LIKE I FEEL Belinda Carlisle
7 ( 4 ) BLOWING KISSES IN THE WIND Paula Abdul
8 ( 17 ) COME AND GET IT Badfinger
9 ( 29 ) ROCKET MAN Kate Bush
10 ( 6 ) REAL REAL REAL Jesus Jones

11 ( 32 ) STARS Simply Red
12 ( 10 ) YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING Sonia
13 ( 12 ) CHANGE Lisa Stansfield
14 ( 14 ) THE AIR YOU BREATHE Bomb The Bass
15 ( 20 ) HOLE HEARTED Extreme
16 ( NEW ) RIDE LIKE THE WIND East Side Beat
17 ( 25 ) JUDGE FUDGE The Happy Mondays
18 ( NEW ) DIAMONDS AND PEARLS Prince
19 ( 37 ) TENDER LOVE Kenny Thomas
20 ( 7 ) KILLER (EP) Seal

21 ( 9 ) THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT Billy Preston
22 ( 11 ) METAL GURU T.Rex
23 ( 15 ) DO ANYTHING Natural Selection
24 ( NEW ) I LOVE YOUR SMILE Shanice
25 ( 68 ) MARTIKA’S iamspamspamamiMartika
26 ( 18 ) NO SON OF MINE Genesis
27 ( 34 ) CALL MY NAME Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
28 ( NEW ) SOUND James
29 ( 16 ) IT’S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY BoyzIIMen
30 ( 50 ) SPENDING MY TIME Roxette

31 ( 21 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
32 ( 22 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
33 ( 28 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
34 ( 49 ) HELP YOURSELF Julian Lennon
35 ( 42 ) DON’T TALK JUST KISS Right Said Fred featuring Jocelyn Brown
36 ( 27 ) THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS FOR Amy Grant
37 ( NEW ) YOU SHOWED ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa
38 ( 38 ) STREET OF DREAMS Nia Peeples
39 ( 19 ) LIVE FOR LOVING YOU Gloria Estefan
40 ( 71 ) EVERYBODY MOVE Cathy Dennis

41 ( 26 ) CARIBBEAN BLUE Enya
42 ( 24 ) FAITH (IN THE POWER OF LOVE) Rozalla
43 ( 36 ) AMERICAN PIE Don McLean
44 ( 23 ) I SEE HOPE IN THE MORNING LIGHT Midge Ure
45 ( 30 ) SET THE NIGHT TO MUSIC Roberta Flack & Maxi Priest
46 ( 67 ) HOW CAN I LOVE YOU MORE M People
47 ( 40 ) FALL AT YOUR FEET Crowded House
48 ( 48 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
49 ( NEW ) WORD TO THE BADD Jermaine Jackson
50 ( 41 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions

51 ( 44 ) TOO MANY WALLS Cathy Dennis
52 ( 55 ) IT’S GRIM UP NORTH Justified Ancients Of MuMu
53 ( 51 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
54 ( 54 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
55 ( 66 ) SILENT ALL THESE YEARS Tori Amos
56 ( 31 ) DIZZY Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff
57 ( NEW ) UNIVERSE Slade
58 ( 35 ) I CAN’T WAIT Stevie Nicks
59 ( NEW ) WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME Diana Ross
60 ( 33 ) THE ONE AND ONLY Chesney Hawkes

61 ( 43 ) GET READY FOR THIS 2 Unlimited
62 ( 47 ) THE FLY U2
63 ( 74 ) MYSTERIOUS WAYS U2
64 ( 72 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME George Michael & Elton John
65 ( 64 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
66 ( RE ) IN THE GHETTO Beats International
67 ( NEW ) THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER TONIGHT Bryan Adams
68 ( 70 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
69 ( NEW ) SEX MACHINE James Brown
70 ( 65 ) HOLIDAY Madonna

71 ( 62 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors
72 ( NEW ) AM I RIGHT? Erasure
73 ( NEW ) SEND ME AN ANGEL The Scorpions
74 ( 39 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees
75 ( NEW ) READY TO ROCK Gary Glitter


1 “Dangerous” Michael Jackson
2 GARY JOINS THE JAMMS The Timelords
3 WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen & friends Freddie Mercury tribute

Posted by: dandy* 10th January 2022, 04:00 PM

Diamonds and Pearls is an excellent track from Prince, hope it does well here

Posted by: Popchartfreak 22nd January 2022, 02:45 PM

Yes it is pretty good, and top 10 calling

Posted by: Popchartfreak 22nd January 2022, 03:25 PM

8th December 1991

It's 3 weeks on top for The KLF, with runners-up Army Of Lovers obssessed at not quite making it. Belinda carlisle keeps the top 5's coming, and Kate Bush makes sure that 13 years on she can still go top 5 too. Shanice leaps into the top 10 with her fab I Love Your Smile, Prince is all Diamonds And Pearls outdoing the first 2 singles from the album of the same name, at 8, and Extreme make it 2 top 10's in a row.

James almost make the 10, Sound! Nia Peeples, Salt 'n' Pepa climb fast into the 20, and the highest new entry is Nat 'King' Cole's classic The Christmas Song - the one about chestnuts roasting - at 28, 30 years on from this 1961 re-recording and 46 years on from his original version of the Mel Torme song. Not co-incidentally Natalie Cole also enters with her version of her dad's classic at 62, the first time ever (and last time) that a father and daughter charted with the same song but separately - Frank & nancy Sinatra, and Nat & Natalie having already done that on the same record.

Following the tragic death of Freddie Mercury Queen's The Show Must Go On is back at a new peak of 33, and Brian May also debuts with Driven By You, proving once and for all that he vocally is no Freddie. Guns 'n' Roses cover a Bond theme, and Live And Let Die (Paul & Linda McCartney's song) is new at 46, Vic Reeves cover of the traditional Abide With Me pops in after I see his Big Night Out and fun it was too, and the oldies keep on coming as the best songs from The Jungle Book get the remix mash-up treatment to chart 25 years or so late, when they should have charted first-time round for the Disney classic. Not least because singer Phil Harris deserved a hit, and Louis Prima should have gotten a chart hit - the 30's/40's jazz bandleader was the voice of King Louie, and his career pre-dated the chart. So, 50 or 60 years late he finally features on a UK chart hit.

A bunch of 60's veterans return with their latest singles, Cliff Richard, Tina Turner & Cher with her version of Love Hurts, a hit already for Nazereth and Jim Capaldi, Enya returns, Kym Sims debuts with Too Blind To See It, a goodie, and Frank Ifield bizarrely yodels onto the remix bandwagon and my childhood fave unexpectedly gets a chart debut almost 30 years after I was big on The Wayward Wind and I Remember You and his yodelling songs as a little kiddie. Simon & Garfunkel bung out an album track from 1968, Shaky bungs out an inferior attempt at another Xmas hit, and Pet Shop Boys debut at a mere 70 hot on the heels of their first-ever non-top-10 single, DJ Culture, with Was It Worth It? Neither of them show Chris & Neil at their best.


1 ( 1 ) JUSTIFIED AND ANCIENT (STAND BY THE JAMM’S) The KLF featuring Tammy Wynette, Maxine Harvey & Ricardo Da Force
2 ( 3 ) OBSESSION Army Of Lovers
3 ( 2 ) BLACK OR WHITE Michael Jackson
4 ( 6 ) DO YOU FEEL LIKE I FEEL Belinda Carlisle
5 ( 9 ) ROCKET MAN Kate Bush
6 ( 24 ) I LOVE YOUR SMILE Shanice
7 ( 4 ) THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin
8 ( 18 ) DIAMONDS AND PEARLS Prince
9 ( 7 ) BLOWING KISSES IN THE WIND Paula Abdul
10 ( 15 ) HOLE HEARTED Extreme

11 ( 28 ) SOUND James
12 ( 16 ) RIDE LIKE THE WIND East Side Beat
13 ( 5 ) IF YOU WERE WITH ME NOW Kylie Minogue & Keith Washington
14 ( 19 ) TENDER LOVE Kenny Thomas
15 ( 38 ) STREET OF DREAMS Nia Peeples
16 ( 37 ) YOU SHOWED ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa
17 ( 27 ) CALL MY NAME Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
18 ( 11 ) STARS Simply Red
19 ( 25 ) MARTIKA’S iamspamspamamiMartika
20 ( 30 ) SPENDING MY TIME Roxette

21 ( 14 ) THE AIR YOU BREATHE Bomb The Bass
22 ( 8 ) COME AND GET IT Badfinger
23 ( 12 ) YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING Sonia
24 ( 13 ) CHANGE Lisa Stansfield
25 ( 10 ) REAL REAL REAL Jesus Jones
26 ( 17 ) JUDGE FUDGE The Happy Mondays
27 ( 22 ) METAL GURU T.Rex
28 ( NEW ) THE CHRISTMAS SONG Nat ‘King’ Cole
29 ( 35 ) DON’T TALK JUST KISS Right Said Fred featuring Jocelyn Brown
30 ( 40 ) EVERYBODY MOVE Cathy Dennis

31 ( 20 ) KILLER (EP) Seal
32 ( RE ) TASTY FISH The Other Two
33 ( RE ) THE SHOW MUST GO ON Queen
34 ( 34 ) HELP YOURSELF Julian Lennon
35 ( 33 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
36 ( RE ) MOVE TO MEMPHIS a-ha
37 ( 23 ) DO ANYTHING Natural Selection
38 ( 63 ) MYSTERIOUS WAYS U2
39 ( 21 ) THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT Billy Preston
40 ( 59 ) WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME Diana Ross

41 ( 32 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
42 ( 31 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
43 ( 29 ) IT’S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY BoyzIIMen
44 ( 46 ) HOW CAN I LOVE YOU MORE M People
45 ( 26 ) NO SON OF MINE Genesis
46 ( NEW ) LIVE AND LET DIE Guns ‘n’ Roses
47 ( 55 ) SILENT ALL THESE YEARS Tori Amos
48 ( 48 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
49 ( 41 ) CARIBBEAN BLUE Enya
50 ( 43 ) AMERICAN PIE Don McLean

51 ( 36 ) THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS FOR Amy Grant
52 ( 72 ) AM I RIGHT? Erasure
53 ( 54 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
54 ( NEW ) ABIDE WITH ME Vic Reeves
55 ( 53 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
56 ( NEW ) THE BARE NECESSITIES MEGAMIX UK Mixmasters
57 ( 75 ) READY TO ROCK Gary Glitter
58 ( 64 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME George Michael & Elton John
59 ( 49 ) WORD TO THE BADD Jermaine Jackson
60 ( 39 ) LIVE FOR LOVING YOU Gloria Estefan

61 ( NEW ) TOO BLIND TO SEE IT Kym Sims
62 ( NEW ) THE CHRISTMAS SONG Natalie Cole
63 ( NEW ) HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING Enya
64 ( NEW ) THE YODELLING SONG (SHE TAUGHT ME TO YODEL) Frank Ifield
65 ( 65 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
66 ( 44 ) I SEE HOPE IN THE MORNING LIGHT Midge Ure
67 ( NEW ) 7 O’CLOCK NEWS Simon & Garfunkel
68 ( 68 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
69 ( 50 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions
70 ( NEW ) WAS IT WORTH IT? Pet Shop Boys

71 ( NEW ) WAY OF THE WORLD Tina Turner
72 ( NEW ) WE SHOULD BE TOGETHER Cliff Richard
73 ( NEW ) LOVE HURTS Cher
74 ( NEW ) I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Shakin’ Stevens
75 ( NEW ) DRIVEN BY YOU Brian May


Gary Glitter, & Vic Reeves & Bob Mortimer (v), Live at the BIC

Not the same concert, 2 concerts on different nights, Though Vic Reeves Big Night Out was comedy with music...!

1 Oh Yes You’re Beautiful
2 Rock & Roll Part 1 & 2
3 Hello Hello I’m Back Again
4 Always Yours
5 Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)
6 I Love You Love Me Love
7 Be Bop A Lulu
8 C’mon Everybody
9 Dizzy (v)
10 I’m The Leader Of The Gang (I Am)

Posted by: Steve201 22nd January 2022, 09:14 PM

Is that the second Christmas in 5 years Nat King Cole was in the Christmas chart?

Always thought the other Shaky Xmas song was called ‘The Best Christmas Of Them All’!

Posted by: Sergej 22nd January 2022, 10:12 PM

Hi John!
Nice to see "I Love Your Smile", "Diamonds And Pearls" and "Hole Hearted" reach your top 10, the former two are both classic songs and "Hole Hearted" is very underrated, considering Extreme is only known by a lot of people for "More Than Words".
Other big gains that I like are: "Spending My Time" (lovely song from Roxette, that is underrated) and "Mysterious Ways" (classic U2).
From your debuts I like "Live And Let Die" (Not a bad cover of the Wings classic) and "Too Blind To See It" (Discovered it by listening to classic AT40 shows).
And of course, the return of "The Show Must Go On", needs no definition. It's a classic song, even if Freddie sadly passed away too early. A charismatic singer who inspires a lot of singers like Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Kurt Cobain and lots more.
Great throwback chart as always!
I need to catch on to my throwback chart as well.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 23rd January 2022, 07:47 PM

Hi Sergej! Thanks for the comments and picks, sadly Freddie will be even more visible in the next chart, and yes I agree with all your comments there!

Look forward to your next chart

Posted by: Popchartfreak 23rd January 2022, 08:00 PM

15th December 1991

It's 4 weeks on top for The KLF as Queen's classic former number one over late 1975 and early 1976 is back at 2 following the tragic loss of Freddie Mercury. Bohemian Rhapsody is pretty much the most-popular record of all-time over the last 40 years really, in polls in the UK, though the other new side These Are The Days Of Our Lives, hasn't yet been listed in my charts. Kate Bush is up to 3 with Rocket Man, her last big record with new material I think, given she disappeared for 15 years more or less. Meanwhile the 1987 Xmas classic from The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl is a hit again, and returns at 4, going top 5 for the second time.

Amy Grant has a sudden burst into the top 10, her 2nd, and James scrape in for a 2nd too, but they'll be back, Sound. Kym Sims almost makes the top 10 in a week of big climbers and big droppers, Xmas is coming! Pet Shop Boys climb 51 places to keep the 100% top 20 record intact with Was It Worth It? U2, meanwhile, move in Mysterious Ways and add to their growing list of top 20's. REM return with an 80's flop classic, It's The End Of The World, and we all know it these days, if we let the multi-millionaires get their way.

Malcolm McLaren is back with Alison Limerick, and I have no memory at all of Magic's Back! It's like, just like that, it vanished! Lisa Stansfield is All Woman, and I do recall and like that smooth soul track, but not Black Box's Open Your Eyes, though do fondly recall anything Addams Family related, even MC Hammer's adaptation of the TV theme song.


1 ( 1 ) JUSTIFIED AND ANCIENT (STAND BY THE JAMM’S) The KLF featuring Tammy Wynette, Maxine Harvey & Ricardo Da Force
2 ( NEW ) BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen
3 ( 5 ) ROCKET MAN Kate Bush
4 ( NEW ) FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl
5 ( 6 ) I LOVE YOUR SMILE Shanice
6 ( 3 ) BLACK OR WHITE Michael Jackson
7 ( 4 ) DO YOU FEEL LIKE I FEEL Belinda Carlisle
8 ( 51 ) THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS FOR Amy Grant
9 ( 2 ) OBSESSION Army Of Lovers
10 ( 11 ) SOUND James

11 ( 61 ) TOO BLIND TO SEE IT Kym Sims
12 ( 8 ) DIAMONDS AND PEARLS Prince
13 ( 16 ) YOU SHOWED ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa
14 ( 7 ) THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin
15 ( 33 ) THE SHOW MUST GO ON Queen
16 ( 30 ) EVERYBODY MOVE Cathy Dennis
17 ( 19 ) MARTIKA’S iamspamspamamiMartika
18 ( 20 ) SPENDING MY TIME Roxette
19 ( 70 ) WAS IT WORTH IT? Pet Shop Boys
20 ( 38 ) MYSTERIOUS WAYS U2

21 ( 13 ) IF YOU WERE WITH ME NOW Kylie Minogue & Keith Washington
22 ( 28 ) THE CHRISTMAS SONG Nat ‘King’ Cole
23 ( 12 ) RIDE LIKE THE WIND East Side Beat
24 ( 63 ) HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING Enya
25 ( 10 ) HOLE HEARTED Extreme
26 ( 18 ) STARS Simply Red
27 ( 14 ) TENDER LOVE Kenny Thomas
28 ( 9 ) BLOWING KISSES IN THE WIND Paula Abdul
29 ( 29 ) DON’T TALK JUST KISS Right Said Fred featuring Jocelyn Brown
30 ( 15 ) STREET OF DREAMS Nia Peeples

31 ( 27 ) METAL GURU T.Rex
32 ( 34 ) HELP YOURSELF Julian Lennon
33 ( 17 ) CALL MY NAME Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
34 ( 40 ) WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME Diana Ross
35 ( 24 ) CHANGE Lisa Stansfield
36 ( 35 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
37 ( 46 ) LIVE AND LET DIE Guns ‘n’ Roses
38 ( 23 ) YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING Sonia
39 ( 21 ) THE AIR YOU BREATHE Bomb The Bass
40 ( 52 ) AM I RIGHT? Erasure

41 ( 22 ) COME AND GET IT Badfinger
42 ( 56 ) THE BARE NECESSITIES MEGAMIX UK Mixmasters
43 ( 25 ) REAL REAL REAL Jesus Jones
44 ( 39 ) THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT Billy Preston
45 ( 37 ) DO ANYTHING Natural Selection
46 ( 41 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
47 ( 54 ) ABIDE WITH ME Vic Reeves
48 ( 48 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
49 ( 67 ) 7 O’CLOCK NEWS/ HAZY SHADE OF WINTER Simon & Garfunkel
50 ( 58 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME George Michael & Elton John

51 ( 26 ) JUDGE FUDGE The Happy Mondays
52 ( NEW ) IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT REM
53 ( 42 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
54 ( 53 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
55 ( 31 ) KILLER (EP) Seal
56 ( 72 ) WE SHOULD BE TOGETHER Cliff Richard
57 ( 55 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
58 ( 50 ) AMERICAN PIE Don McLean
59 ( 75 ) DRIVEN BY YOU Brian May
60 ( 36 ) MOVE TO MEMPHIS a-ha

61 ( 49 ) CARIBBEAN BLUE Enya
62 ( 71 ) WAY OF THE WORLD Tina Turner
63 ( 32 ) TASTY FISH The Other Two
64 ( 64 ) THE YODELLING SONG (SHE TAUGHT ME TO YODEL) Frank Ifield
65 ( 65 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
66 ( NEW ) MAGIC’S BACK Malcolm McLaren & Alison Limerick
67 ( NEW ) ALL WOMAN Lisa Stansfield
68 ( 68 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
69 ( 43 ) IT’S SO HARD TO SAY GOODBYE TO YESTERDAY BoyzIIMen
70 ( 62 ) THE CHRISTMAS SONG Natalie Cole

71 ( 66 ) I SEE HOPE IN THE MORNING LIGHT Midge Ure
72 ( NEW ) OPEN YOUR EYES Black Box
73 ( 45 ) NO SON OF MINE Genesis
74 ( 60 ) LIVE FOR LOVING YOU Gloria Estefan
75 ( NEW ) ADDAMS GROOVE MC Hammer

Posted by: dandy* 23rd January 2022, 10:29 PM

I see that Am I Right is struggling down there at #40, I really love it and think it’s one of Erasure’s most underrated singles

Posted by: Popchartfreak 24th January 2022, 09:38 AM

It's still on an upward trajectory, but I think it suffered like every under-stated xmas period release suffered in those days - people dont buy non-xmas-themed more-subtle records over Xmas and the new year starting, the charts were littered with big names bombing with classic ballad singles in those days - and that includes the biggest names like Michael Jackson (Man In The Mirror). Radio and people were too busy with xmas singles and getting over-excited to party, or post-xmas wanting to be uplifted, so they just often got overlooked.

Posted by: Last Dreamer 24th January 2022, 09:52 AM

John, how much number one songs Kirsty had in your chart ?

Posted by: Popchartfreak 24th January 2022, 03:51 PM

Hi Alex, sadly she only had 2 - Fairytale Of New York (coming up in a moment) and Walking Down Madison - but she also wrote one for Tracy Ullman, They Don't Know, so 3 really. She had lots of contributions to other people's records though, and great records like In These Shoes, Terry, Chip Shop, Days and others that skip my mind. I loved Kirsty and was so shocked when she was killed by a moron, who got away with it too.

Posted by: Popchartfreak 24th January 2022, 04:04 PM

22nd December 1991

It's a first week on top for the classic 1987 Christmas song from The Pogues and the fab Kirsty MacColl which was held off the top spot that christmas by Pet Shop Boys and a couple of others, but 4 years on gets justice for Fairytale Of New York. Kym Sims, Cathy Dennis (her 4th) get top 10's , as do Pet Shop Boys back on top 10 form after the blip of DJ Culture, and belatedly Queen's Show Must Go On does it too, joining Bo Rap in appreciation of Freddie and almost 18 years of Queen love.

New at 21, Sniff 'n' The Tears fab 1979 UK flop Driver's Seat is back, but they at least got a US hit at the time, Simon & Grafunkel's original Hazy Shade Of Winter goes top 40, Lisa Stansfield keeps them coming, Cliff also grabs a top 40 in his 23rd year of charting, and that Malcolm McLaren single I've forgotten leaps to 40. Wet Wet Wet set up 1992 with the debut of Goodnight Girl, their best record since Wishing I Was Lucky, and New Kids On The Block get 2 years of chart action with If You Go Away.

Shaky returns with his latest (now forgotten) Xmas song, The Farm and Roachford add to their lists, Kiss take a rock classic (Russ Ballard's song Argent had the hit with) and bloat it beyond recognition - well, God Gave Rock 'n' Roll To You, even Kiss, who extend their brief chart career to 13 years, Zuchero returns with Randy Crawford on tow, well into her 12th year of charting on Diamante, and there's a debut for game-changing new Seattle grunge band, Nirvana, and a ditty named Smells Like Teen Spirit, which I didn't know what to make of, so much so that they debut below Kiss, that second-hand, second-rate Glam Rock wannabe.


1 ( 4 ) FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl
2 ( 1 ) JUSTIFIED AND ANCIENT (STAND BY THE JAMM’S) The KLF featuring Tammy Wynette, Maxine Harvey & Ricardo Da Force
3 ( 2 ) BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen
4 ( 3 ) ROCKET MAN Kate Bush
5 ( 5 ) I LOVE YOUR SMILE Shanice
6 ( 11 ) TOO BLIND TO SEE IT Kym Sims
7 ( 16 ) EVERYBODY MOVE Cathy Dennis
8 ( 10 ) SOUND James
9 ( 19 ) WAS IT WORTH IT? Pet Shop Boys
10 ( 15 ) THE SHOW MUST GO ON Queen

11 ( 13 ) YOU SHOWED ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa
12 ( 6 ) BLACK OR WHITE Michael Jackson
13 ( 7 ) DO YOU FEEL LIKE I FEEL Belinda Carlisle
14 ( 23 ) RIDE LIKE THE WIND East Side Beat
15 ( 8 ) THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS FOR Amy Grant
16 ( 18 ) SPENDING MY TIME Roxette
17 ( 22 ) THE CHRISTMAS SONG Nat ‘King’ Cole
18 ( 14 ) THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin
19 ( 9 ) OBSESSION Army Of Lovers
20 ( 24 ) HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING Enya

21 ( NEW ) DRIVER’S SEAT Sniff ‘n’ The Tears
22 ( 12 ) DIAMONDS AND PEARLS Prince
23 ( 17 ) MARTIKA’S iamspamspamamiMartika
24 ( 20 ) MYSTERIOUS WAYS U2
25 ( 49 ) 7 O’CLOCK NEWS/ HAZY SHADE OF WINTER Simon & Garfunkel
26 ( 67 ) ALL WOMAN Lisa Stansfield
27 ( 26 ) STARS Simply Red
28 ( 56 ) WE SHOULD BE TOGETHER Cliff Richard
29 ( 21 ) IF YOU WERE WITH ME NOW Kylie Minogue & Keith Washington
30 ( 37 ) LIVE AND LET DIE Guns ‘n’ Roses

31 ( 25 ) HOLE HEARTED Extreme
32 ( 27 ) TENDER LOVE Kenny Thomas
33 ( 31 ) METAL GURU T.Rex
34 ( 34 ) WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME Diana Ross
35 ( 40 ) AM I RIGHT? Erasure
36 ( 36 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
37 ( 42 ) THE BARE NECESSITIES MEGAMIX UK Mixmasters
38 ( 33 ) CALL MY NAME Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
39 ( 28 ) BLOWING KISSES IN THE WIND Paula Abdul
40 ( 66 ) MAGIC’S BACK Malcolm McLaren & Alison Limerick

41 ( 35 ) CHANGE Lisa Stansfield
42 ( 29 ) DON’T TALK JUST KISS Right Said Fred featuring Jocelyn Brown
43 ( NEW ) GOODNIGHT GIRL Wet Wet Wet
44 ( 41 ) COME AND GET IT Badfinger
45 ( 59 ) DRIVEN BY YOU Brian May
46 ( 48 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
47 ( 38 ) YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING Sonia
48 ( NEW ) IF YOU GO AWAY New Kids On The Block
49 ( 46 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
50 ( 39 ) THE AIR YOU BREATHE Bomb The Bass

51 ( 44 ) THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT Billy Preston
52 ( RE ) I’LL BE HOME THIS CHRISTMAS Shakin’ Stevens
53 ( 30 ) STREET OF DREAMS Nia Peeples
54 ( 54 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
55 ( 62 ) WAY OF THE WORLD Tina Turner
56 ( 32 ) HELP YOURSELF Julian Lennon
57 ( 72 ) OPEN YOUR EYES Black Box
58 ( 57 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
59 ( 53 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
60 ( 45 ) DO ANYTHING Natural Selection

61 ( 43 ) REAL REAL REAL Jesus Jones
62 ( 58 ) AMERICAN PIE Don McLean
63 ( 75 ) ADDAMS GROOVE MC Hammer
64 ( 50 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME George Michael & Elton John
65 ( 65 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
66 ( NEW ) LOVE SEE NO COLOUR The Farm
67 ( NEW ) INNOCENT EYES Roachford
68 ( 68 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
69 ( 51 ) JUDGE FUDGE The Happy Mondays
70 ( NEW ) GOD GAVE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL TO YOU Kiss

71 ( 64 ) THE YODELLING SONG (SHE TAUGHT ME TO YODEL) Frank Ifield
72 ( 60 ) MOVE TO MEMPHIS a-ha
73 ( NEW ) SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT Nirvana
74 ( 61 ) CARIBBEAN BLUE Enya
75 ( NEW ) DIAMANTE Zuchero & Randy Crawford

Status Quo Live At Bournemouth International Centre
1 In The Army Now
2 Whatever You Want
3 Rocking All Over The World

Posted by: dandy* 24th January 2022, 04:41 PM

Pleased that KLF stayed ahead of Queen - I was so annoyed that Queen blocked them in the UK charts during January. In fact it properly plays a huge part in my irrational hatred of Bo-Rhap!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 24th January 2022, 04:59 PM

Oops you spoke too soon I wouldnt say it was irrational, this big media onslaught in the end contributed to my getting sick of a record I loved, cos it's impossible to go a month without hearing it, and often a week! KLF everyday for me....!

Posted by: Popchartfreak 24th January 2022, 05:09 PM

29th December 1991

It's the final chart of the year, and the double A side of the nations fave record and a touching farewell from Freddie Mercury on These Are The Days Of Our Lives get Queen on top for the first time since Radio Ga Ga in 1984, and their 6th number one to date on what looked to be the end of the band. Bo Rap topped my chart in December 1975, then got booted off for Xmas by Greg Lake's unstoppably classic I Believe In Father Christmas (better than Bo Rap, sorry, not sorry) then bounced back for a week before the unstoppably brilliant ABBA dominated my charts for the next 5 years.

Precious few new releases in the inbetween week, and precious few charting christmas oldies in those days (to qualify for my chart) means a stodgy chart of just 4 new entries, so desperate to get new blood even Des'Ree sneaks in, and I don't rate Des'Ree. So, highest newie is Belinda Carlisle with one single too many off the album, Half The World is OK at best, in at 60. Blue Pearl make it a hat-trick of charters, and even Jason Donovan's megamix of Joseph's Technicolour Rice & LLoyd-Webber pops in, and I'm not a fan of the musical.


1 ( 3 ) BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY/THESE ARE THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES Queen
2 ( 2 ) JUSTIFIED AND ANCIENT (STAND BY THE JAMM’S) The KLF featuring Tammy Wynette, Maxine Harvey & Ricardo Da Force
3 ( 1 ) FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl
4 ( 7 ) EVERYBODY MOVE Cathy Dennis
5 ( 9 ) WAS IT WORTH IT? Pet Shop Boys
6 ( 6 ) TOO BLIND TO SEE IT Kym Sims
7 ( 5 ) I LOVE YOUR SMILE Shanice
8 ( 8 ) SOUND James
9 ( 4 ) ROCKET MAN Kate Bush
10 ( 14 ) RIDE LIKE THE WIND East Side Beat

11 ( 21 ) DRIVER’S SEAT Sniff ‘n’ The Tears
12 ( 11 ) YOU SHOWED ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa
13 ( 10 ) THE SHOW MUST GO ON Queen
14 ( 12 ) BLACK OR WHITE Michael Jackson
15 ( 17 ) THE CHRISTMAS SONG Nat ‘King’ Cole
16 ( 15 ) THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS FOR Amy Grant
17 ( 19 ) OBSESSION Army Of Lovers
18 ( 22 ) DIAMONDS AND PEARLS Prince
19 ( 28 ) WE SHOULD BE TOGETHER Cliff Richard
20 ( 25 ) 7 O’CLOCK NEWS/ HAZY SHADE OF WINTER Simon & Garfunkel

21 ( 13 ) DO YOU FEEL LIKE I FEEL Belinda Carlisle
22 ( 18 ) THOSE WERE THE DAYS Mary Hopkin
23 ( 35 ) AM I RIGHT? Erasure
24 ( 26 ) ALL WOMAN Lisa Stansfield
25 ( 27 ) STARS Simply Red
26 ( 34 ) WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME Diana Ross
27 ( 30 ) LIVE AND LET DIE Guns ‘n’ Roses
28 ( 16 ) SPENDING MY TIME Roxette
29 ( 20 ) HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING Enya
30 ( 40 ) MAGIC’S BACK Malcolm McLaren & Alison Limerick

31 ( 23 ) MARTIKA’S iamspamspamamiMartika
32 ( 43 ) GOODNIGHT GIRL Wet Wet Wet
33 ( 29 ) IF YOU WERE WITH ME NOW Kylie Minogue & Keith Washington
34 ( 37 ) THE BARE NECESSITIES MEGAMIX UK Mixmasters
35 ( 24 ) MYSTERIOUS WAYS U2
36 ( 33 ) METAL GURU T.Rex
37 ( 36 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
38 ( 31 ) HOLE HEARTED Extreme
39 ( 52 ) I’LL BE HOME THIS CHRISTMAS Shakin’ Stevens
40 ( 48 ) IF YOU GO AWAY New Kids On The Block

41 ( 44 ) COME AND GET IT Badfinger
42 ( 32 ) TENDER LOVE Kenny Thomas
43 ( 45 ) DRIVEN BY YOU Brian May
44 ( 42 ) DON’T TALK JUST KISS Right Said Fred featuring Jocelyn Brown
45 ( 46 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers
46 ( 55 ) WAY OF THE WORLD Tina Turner
47 ( 38 ) CALL MY NAME Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
48 ( 57 ) OPEN YOUR EYES Black Box
49 ( 41 ) CHANGE Lisa Stansfield
50 ( 73 ) SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT Nirvana

51 ( 51 ) THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT Billy Preston
52 ( 67 ) INNOCENT EYES Roachford
53 ( 54 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles
54 ( 39 ) BLOWING KISSES IN THE WIND Paula Abdul
55 ( 66 ) LOVE SEE NO COLOUR The Farm
56 ( 47 ) YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING Sonia
57 ( 63 ) ADDAMS GROOVE MC Hammer
58 ( 49 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams
59 ( 58 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass
60 ( NEW ) HALF THE WORLD Belinda Carlisle

61 ( RE ) GET READY FOR THIS 2 Unlimited
62 ( 64 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME George Michael & Elton John
63 ( NEW ) (CAN YOU) FEEL THE PASSION Blue Pearl
64 ( 65 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas
65 ( 62 ) AMERICAN PIE Don McLean
66 ( 59 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn
67 ( 50 ) THE AIR YOU BREATHE Bomb The Bass
68 ( 68 ) LET IT BE The Beatles
69 ( 53 ) STREET OF DREAMS Nia Peeples
70 ( 60 ) DO ANYTHING Natural Selection

71 ( 61 ) REAL REAL REAL Jesus Jones
72 ( NEW ) JOSEPH MEGAMIX Jason Donovan & Friends
73 ( 56 ) HELP YOURSELF Julian Lennon
74 ( 75 ) DIAMANTE Zuchero & Randy Crawford
75 ( NEW ) FEEL SO HIGH Des’Ree

playlist oldies
1 FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH Buffalo Springfield
2 THE KILLING OF GEORGIE Rod Stewart
3 THE SUN AIN’T GONNA SHINE ANYMORE The Walker Brothers

Posted by: Popchartfreak 24th January 2022, 05:21 PM

...and that concludes 1991, it's taken me 30 years to get round to revisiting it and getting "sales" figures for it, so as soon as the remaining 1991 songs exit the 1992 charts I can compile my top 100 of 1991, and then My Top 100 of 1991 allowing for re-entries over the years since to see how removing oldies and extra sales affects the list of the Best Of.

So 1992 to complete and 1993 to add sales figures to (1993 is digital already) and I've got a complete set of Year-End Top 100's back to 1968.

Then 1995 to complete, 1996 and most of 1997 to add in and I've got a complete digital spreadsheet version of all my charts going back to 1983 inclusive.

Then 1980 to finish, 1981 and 1982 to do.

Then 1972 to do, 1973 to revamp and revisit, 1975 to finish, 1976 to do, then 1977 and I'm complete back to the end of 1968 for everything, and 1967 if I include my Retro Chart 50th anniversary weekly revisits. The order these get done may vary

And then I can start reviewing the 21st century charts which are already digital.....

Told you almost 10 years ago I was a Pop Chart Freak.. A very, very, time-limited-available one.....

Posted by: Last Dreamer 25th January 2022, 09:13 AM

Wihtout "New England" Who was your # 1 in that period of time ?

In my chart Kirsty had at least 5 chart toppers.
- There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis
- Terry
- New England
- Days
- Perfect Day

"Fairytale Of New York" grew up for me in last two years, but still very far from my favourite her (and Christmas too) songs.

Kirsty MacColl and Pogues - Fairytale Of New York (1987) (8 weeks) (Peak # 5)
Chart run : 12-13-11-8-5-9-15-20

Anita Dobson - I Dream Of Christmas and Kim Wilde and Mel Smith - Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree were much more successful on Christmas 1987 in "Gražios Dainos".

Posted by: Popchartfreak 25th January 2022, 04:18 PM

A New England was fab and is fab, it went top 5 and would have topped my chart if not for 2 oldies back (The Sweet and Soft Cell), King's Love And Pride (which I over-rated, Kirsty is much better) and the classic Dead Or Alive You Spin Me Round, so really she should have been 1 or 2. But she did chart twice more and peaked at 3 in 2013 with it, so has as many chart "sales" as an average number one from 1985

Posted by: Steve201 26th January 2022, 10:20 PM

Loved following the 1991 charts Pop so it’s well worth posting here.

Was the new entry for Blue Pearl ‘Feel The Passion’ the original of the Amen UK track 10 years later?

I always loved ‘These are the Days’ better than ‘Bo Rap’

Posted by: Popchartfreak 28th January 2022, 10:15 AM

Ooops sorry Steve, missed this one somehow - yes Nat was big in 1987 thanks to Rick Astley and big in 1991 thanks to his daughter and Unforgettable.

Shaky's other xmas hit was 1990, he's had a few either indirectly or directly Xmas themed, not least his acoustic revamp of Merry christmas Everyone which made me like the song again

Posted by: Popchartfreak 28th January 2022, 10:25 AM

Thanks Steve!

I've never linked Amen UK to Blue Pearl so I don;t THINK they are the same song but I stand to be corrected on that! Havent heard either of them for 20 or 30 years.

Days was a grower for me, while Bo Rap I loved right away, and then for 20 years or so, till I got so sick of it I don't want to hear it again for at least the next 5 years. That'll never happen, there's no avoiding it!