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 Mar 18 2012, 12:28 PM
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Oh dear, three songs in and I'm unimpressed already.
 Probably just as well. Get the rubbish non-songs out of the way. I'm sure there is going to be many moments of "how did this even sell 150k" as we go along. Bros - Extremely inconsistant with only one single I can think of by them I don't mind listening to. Another Level - Pop music circa 1998 really was this bad.  (you could say I wasn't a fan  )East 17 - Had much better singles in the earlier part of their career. |
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Mar 18 2012, 12:47 PM
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They've had the very Tunnocks, Mary
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I liked Another Level! Blue definitely picked up where they left off, same as Atomic Kitten picked up where B*Witched left off, but they did have some corking singles - 'Be Alone No More' was my favourite.
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Mar 18 2012, 01:08 PM
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QUOTE(Gezza76 @ Mar 18 2012, 02:13 PM)  199. BOMB DIGGY- Another Level (132,200)  RELEASED: 1999 PEAK POSITION: 6 WKS ON CHART: 12 The final single for Bowers et al was unleashed just as the 90s was coming to an end, and indeed the band followed. One member (Kianoush) would shortly announce his departure and that Victoria Beckham was only 10 months away for the band’s front man. Still, they managed to get every single top 20 in their brief career, better than most. I remember this song and it sounds very funny. I can't believe that "Bomb Diggy" sold more copies than "Friends Forever". What kind of audience bought this song..? Are there pictures of them..?
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Mar 18 2012, 02:07 PM
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BuzzJack Platinum Member
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QUOTE(Gezza76 @ Mar 17 2012, 09:26 PM) Roughly 3/8ths of the chart are girl groups but that was just a quick count up so don't quote me I can live with that! Anything less than a third would have seen a severe decrease in my level of interest for this thread though.  And the first few songs from this countdown do nicely prove my point about boybands being able to get any old dross in the top 10! Bomb Diggy is horrendous, I was never an Another Level fan but I could see the appeal in their first few singles and they were at least all slickly produced with obvious effort put in to them. But that one is just a joke. The Bros song is AWFUL. First time I've heard it (I only knew their big hits before from random 80s compilations, mainly) and I had to shut the tab with it on after about a minute. His vocal style is just annoying beyond belief and the hook/songwriting itself is as lazy as it gets. Onwards and upwards! Still 197 songs to go.
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Mar 18 2012, 03:02 PM
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Bros-Yewww! I could not understand why they were so popular at the time and I agree Matt's voice was held up as being a good one but really grated on me. This is definitely the worst of their singles (closely followed by Cat Amongst the Pigeons). When Will I Be Famous was a decent tune but apart from that...
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Mar 18 2012, 05:04 PM
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 Ciao, 911? E 'Quagmire. Sì, è preso nella finestra di questo
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No love for "Bomb Diggy"? Shame on you
I was no Bros fan back in the day although over the years I've warmed to them- but perhaps that's just nostaligia! |
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Mar 18 2012, 05:07 PM
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Ciao, 911? E 'Quagmire. Sì, è preso nella finestra di questo
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197. GUESS I WAS A FOOL- Another Level (136,000)
 RELEASED: 1998 PEAK POSITION: 5 WKS ON CHART: 13 Fresh from that Chart topping single “Freak Me” the band’s follow up returned them to balladsville, more soulful than their normal output, it sold over 50k in its opening week to debut at No 5 but could progress no further. Lead Singer Bowers was still only 18 at this point and was already a father and in 1998 started to date up and coming model Jordan who would provide inspiration for his 2001 solo hit “Shut Up And Forget About It” |
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Mar 18 2012, 05:13 PM
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QUOTE(Gezza76 @ Mar 18 2012, 07:07 PM) 197. GUESS I WAS A FOOL- Another Level (136,000) This is much better than "Bomb Diggy". I remember that MTV was playing it many times in a day. It supported it like a million seller..Your last comment about Dane and Jordan was absolutely fabolous!! 
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Mar 18 2012, 05:14 PM
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Ciao, 911? E 'Quagmire. Sì, è preso nella finestra di questo
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196. MY LOVIN- En Vogue (136,900)
 RELEASED: 1992 PEAK POSITION: 4 WKS ON CHART: 12 A US No 2 hit (behind Kriss Kross) this was the first single from the second En Vogue Album “Funky Diva’s” and proceeded to return the quartet to the UK top 10 for only the second time in their career. The song utilises a continuous loop from James Brown’s “Payback” and is the first of three entries from the girl group. |
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Mar 18 2012, 05:18 PM
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They've had the very Tunnocks, Mary
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'Guess I Was A Fool' was a bit dull...I preferred 'I Want You For Myself' that they released after it (which I'm assuming will be coming up later given that was in a chart face-off with 911 when it was released?)
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Mar 18 2012, 05:21 PM
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Ciao, 911? E 'Quagmire. Sì, è preso nella finestra di questo
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195. STAY- Eternal (137,200)
 RELEASED: 1993 PEAK POSITION: 4 WKS ON CHART: 9 And here’s the UK Version. Don’t they all look fresh faced, yes it’s right back to the beginning of the career of Eternal with this track, the first single and a top 5 hit to boot, it’s actually a cover of a Glenn Jones track from 1986 which bombed here but the record company could see worth and got the girls recorded it. Until the advent of the Spice Girls the girls were easily the biggest girl group of the 90s. |
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Mar 18 2012, 05:53 PM
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 "Jayrusaleminians" - Umi.
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Absolutely love Eternal's music.
 Looking forward to seeing where their other songs will place.
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Mar 18 2012, 06:00 PM
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Yay En Vogue & Eternal! "Stay" was also a top 10 pop radio hit in America and top 20 overall.
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Mar 18 2012, 06:04 PM
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I suppose Eternal's "Save our love" is not on the list...
 I have a softspot for it.
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Mar 18 2012, 11:21 PM
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Hello?
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How did Stay sell so little! Doesn't deserve to be amongst these also-rans (although I actually really like Bomb Diggy - incredibly catchy pop song!).
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Mar 19 2012, 03:10 PM
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Looking forward to seeing where the proper version of "Eternal Flame" charts!
Does the Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo collaboration count as it's effectively two girl groups together? |
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Mar 19 2012, 04:48 PM
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Ciao, 911? E 'Quagmire. Sì, è preso nella finestra di questo
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QUOTE(fchd @ Mar 19 2012, 03:10 PM) Looking forward to seeing where the proper version of "Eternal Flame" charts! Does the Bananarama & Lananeeneenoonoo collaboration count as it's effectively two girl groups together? You'll have to wait and see.....
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Mar 19 2012, 04:51 PM
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Ciao, 911? E 'Quagmire. Sì, è preso nella finestra di questo
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194. OVERLOAD- The Sugababes (138,000)
 RELEASED: 2000 PEAK POSITION: 6 WKS ON CHART: 8 Talking of returning to the beginning.....Sugababes Mk I were launched onto the music scene in 2000 and even got nominated for a BRIT award for best single for this track. This launched them on their way to becoming one of the biggest girl groups of the decade even though poor old Donaghy would only last one album before departing for the inevitable solo career. A new member reaped massive rewards and they didn’t look back for the rest of the noughties. |
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Mar 19 2012, 04:55 PM
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Ciao, 911? E 'Quagmire. Sì, è preso nella finestra di questo
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193. I WANT YOU BACK- *Nsync (139,100)
 RELEASED: 1998/1999 PEAK POSITION: 5 WKS ON CHART: 11 *Nsync -where it all started for Justin Timberlake. The US band were actually launched in Germany and were a hit virtually from the off following in the footsteps of fellow yanks Backstreet Boys who only got native success after making big in the boy band friendlier climes of Europe. It took over two years from them to finally achieve a US hit and another year until they reached the UK, though both this single and “Tearin Up My Heart” made the lower regions of the charts in 1998. Legal wrangling followed and the group finally signed with Jive in 1999 when they scored their biggest hit but that’s still to come. |
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Mar 19 2012, 04:58 PM
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Ciao, 911? E 'Quagmire. Sì, è preso nella finestra di questo
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192. BE THE FIRST TO BELIEVE- A1 (139,100)
 RELEASED: 1999 PEAK POSITION: 6 WKS ON CHART: 9 Very much just another Boy band when they started out, A1 amassed 8 straight top 10 hits, much like the previous entry this was the first. A light and breezy summer tune it’s a record that I actually bought at the time, far too anthemic to be denied in my opinion. |
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