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Posted by: popchartfreak 27th January 2014, 04:12 PM

2nd JAN 1994

Starting the year with some new years oldies: that’s Frankie Goes To Hollywood 1984 chart-topper back at the top 10 years on, and also a New Years Eve live concert in Bournemouth. Support act were the fab T.Rexstasy doing a great Marc Bolan with tracks like Hot Love and Get It On, and headline act was now-disgraced popstar Gary Glitter. Back in the 80’s and early 90’s he was annual live xmas draw, a great night out, lads singalong, and it was even broadcast live on TV from Bournemouth one year. Great records like Rock & Roll, I Didn’t Know I Loved You and Always Yours were fab to singalong to. Who knew eh…

The usual post-Christmas slow-down in my charts was countered here by great cult and occasional minor chart band The The with a big Top 20 new entry, and a high re-entry for US mega-hit chanter Whoomp! There It Is. I think the UK chart version was a lesser remix though, eventually. Mike Oldfield gets Portsmouth and In Dulce Jubilo into the Top for the 2nd time, and Top 20 for the 3rd time. I went to see Portsmouth play Newcastle a few years back and it was great to hear Mike Oldfield still being played somewhere!

Other than that, lots of MOR soul, bit of reggae, and some big names back with ballads, like Diana Ross (her great years were behind her by now) and Wet Wet Wet (sporadically good, as here). In my life, my year of playing golf was coming to an end as I couldn’t get the hang of it, so I stuck with darts and snooker, badminton and squash with mates instead. What a lad, eh?



1 ( 3 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Frankie Goes To Hollywood
2 ( 1 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
3 ( 4 ) AGAIN Janet Jackson
4 ( 2 ) I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys
5 ( 6 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
6 ( 5 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 93 The Doobie Brothers
7 ( 7 ) RUNAWAY TRAIN Soul Asylum
8 ( 10 ) WALKING ON AIR Bad Boys Inc
9 ( 15 ) IN DULCE JUBILO/ PORTSMOUTH Mike Oldfield
10 ( 11 ) IT'S ALRIGHT East 17

11 ( 8 ) I WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY Saint Etienne
12 ( 17 ) HUMAN NATURE/GONE TOO SOON Michael Jackson
13 ( 22 ) BREATHE AGAIN Toni Braxton
14 ( 13 ) BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA David Bowie
15 ( 14 ) NO RAIN Blind Melon
16 ( 12 ) MOMENTS OF PLEASURE Kate Bush
17 ( 9 ) BAT OUT OF HELL Meatloaf
18 ( NEW ) THAT WAS THE DAY The The
19 ( 19 ) TRUE LOVE Elton John and Kiki Dee
20 ( 46 ) A WHOLE NEW WORLD Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle




21 ( 33 ) TWIST AND SHOUT Chaka Demus and Pliers
22 ( 35 ) ACTION Def Leppard
23 ( 16 ) DON'T BE A STRANGER Dina Carroll
24 ( 24 ) Y.M.C.A. '93 The Village People
25 ( 20 ) HEALING LOVE Cliff Richard
26 ( RE ) WHOOMP (THERE IT IS) Tag Team
27 ( 36 ) ALL FOR LOVE Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams and Sting
28 ( 25 ) A HARD DAYS NIGHT Peter Sellers
29 ( 28 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
30 ( 56 ) FEELIN' ALRIGHT EYC

31 ( 27 ) DON'T LOOK ANY FURTHER M People
32 ( 18 ) LET ME SHOW YOU K Klass
33 ( 23 ) BRING ME YOUR CUP UB40
34 ( 26 ) CAN WE TALK Tevin Campbell
35 ( 54 ) THAT'S HOW I'M LIVIN' Ice T
36 ( RE ) PLEASE (YOU GOT THAT) INXS and Ray Charles
37 ( 37 ) LIFE Haddaway
38 ( 29 ) JUST KEEP ME MOVING k.d. Lang
39 ( 30 ) ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG Toni Braxton
40 ( RE ) HERO Mariah Carey

41 ( 21 ) U GOT 2 LET THE MUSIC Cappella
42 ( 34 ) CONTROVERSY Prince
43 ( 31 ) I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT) Meatloaf
44 ( 38 ) MORE AND MORE Captain Hollywood Project
45 ( 43 ) PAYING THE PRICE OF LOVE The Bee Gees
46 ( 32 ) I WISH Gabrielle
47 ( 49 ) THE PERFECT YEAR Dina Carroll
48 ( 40 ) SPOOKY New Order
49 ( 41 ) LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS Belinda Carlisle
50 ( 39 ) BETTER THAN YOU Lisa Keith

51 ( 47 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
52 ( 52 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
53 ( 66 ) HERE I STAND Bitty McLean
54 ( 55 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
55 ( 70 ) FAMILY AFFAIR Shabba Ranks
56 ( 74 ) COME BABY COME K7
57 ( 44 ) OOH CHILD Dino
58 ( 71 ) I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Whitney Houston
59 ( 45 ) HOPE IN A HOPELESS WORLD Paul Young
60 ( 58 ) MOONLIGHT SHADOW Mike Oldfield

61 ( NEW ) PEOPLE GET READY (LIVE) Rod Stewart
62 ( 62 ) SHIPBUILDING Tasmin Archer
63 ( 60 ) WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME Frankie Goes To Hollywood
64 ( 64 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
65 ( 65 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' The Righteous Brothers
66 ( 48 ) SAID I LOVED BUT I LIED Michael Bolton
67 ( 42 ) ANNIVERSARY Toni! Tony! Tone!
68 ( 67 ) AS TIME GOES BY Jimmy Durante
69 ( 75 ) I MISS YOU Haddaway
70 ( 63 ) PLAY DEAD David Arnold/ Bjork

71 ( NEW ) YOUR LOVE Diana Ross
72 ( 57 ) SATURN 5 The Inspiral Carpets
73 ( NEW ) COLD COLD HEART Wet Wet Wet
74 ( 73 ) PLEASE FORGIVE ME Bryan Adams
75 ( NEW ) ANYTHING Culture Beat

Posted by: popchartfreak 27th January 2014, 04:13 PM

9th JAN 1994

Janet Jackson gets her 3rd Number One with a lovely gentle ballad, The The shoot into the Top 5 and Wet Wet Wet positively rocket up to 7 with a minor sweet ballad. Lots of remixes and re-entries enter, from D:Ream’s anthem (plus Prof Cox) and Mission’s 80’s gothrocker to REM’s great non-hit. Meanwhile Darlene Love gets a late Christmas hit, one of the 90’s few goodies in that genre, and 30 years after her previous classics with Phil Spector. Apart from those, the lack of good new releases allows more MOR and lesser records to climb, flattering them more than they deserve…




1 ( 3 ) AGAIN Janet Jackson
2 ( 2 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
3 ( 5 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
4 ( 1 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Frankie Goes To Hollywood
5 ( 18 ) THAT WAS THE DAY The The
6 ( 4 ) I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys
7 ( 73 ) COLD COLD HEART Wet Wet Wet
8 ( NEW ) THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER (REMIX) D:Ream
9 ( NEW ) TOWER OF STRENGTH (REMIX) The Mission
10 ( 13 ) BREATHE AGAIN Toni Braxton




11 ( 6 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 93 The Doobie Brothers
12 ( 21 ) TWIST AND SHOUT Chaka Demus and Pliers
13 ( 10 ) IT'S ALRIGHT East 17
14 ( 40 ) HERO Mariah Carey
15 ( 7 ) RUNAWAY TRAIN Soul Asylum
16 ( 9 ) IN DULCE JUBILO/ PORTSMOUTH Mike Oldfield
17 ( 15 ) NO RAIN Blind Melon
18 ( 22 ) ACTION Def Leppard
19 ( 20 ) A WHOLE NEW WORLD Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle
20 ( 8 ) WALKING ON AIR Bad Boys Inc

21 ( 14 ) BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA David Bowie
22 ( 30 ) FEELIN' ALRIGHT EYC
23 ( 26 ) WHOOMP (THERE IT IS) Tag Team
24 ( 11 ) I WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY Saint Etienne
25 ( 16 ) MOMENTS OF PLEASURE Kate Bush
26 ( 27 ) ALL FOR LOVE Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams and Sting
27 ( 17 ) BAT OUT OF HELL Meatloaf
28 ( 19 ) TRUE LOVE Elton John and Kiki Dee
29 ( 12 ) HUMAN NATURE/GONE TOO SOON Michael Jackson
30 ( NEW ) ALL ALONE ON CHRISTMAS Darlene Love

31 ( 29 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
32 ( 24 ) Y.M.C.A. '93 The Village People
33 ( 28 ) A HARD DAYS NIGHT Peter Sellers
34 ( 31 ) DON'T LOOK ANY FURTHER M People
35 ( 33 ) BRING ME YOUR CUP UB40
36 ( 47 ) THE PERFECT YEAR Dina Carroll
37 ( 23 ) DON'T BE A STRANGER Dina Carroll
38 ( 38 ) JUST KEEP ME MOVING k.d. Lang
39 ( 53 ) HERE I STAND Bitty McLean
40 ( RE ) FIND THE RIVER REM




41 ( 37 ) LIFE Haddaway
42 ( 25 ) HEALING LOVE Cliff Richard
43 ( 35 ) THAT'S HOW I'M LIVIN' Ice T
44 ( 71 ) YOUR LOVE Diana Ross
45 ( 39 ) ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG Toni Braxton
46 ( 45 ) PAYING THE PRICE OF LOVE The Bee Gees
47 ( 36 ) PLEASE (YOU GOT THAT) INXS and Ray Charles
48 ( 62 ) SHIPBUILDING Tasmin Archer
49 ( 34 ) CAN WE TALK Tevin Campbell
50 ( 55 ) FAMILY AFFAIR Shabba Ranks

51 ( 44 ) MORE AND MORE Captain Hollywood Project
52 ( 52 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
53 ( 51 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
54 ( 54 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
55 ( 48 ) SPOOKY New Order
56 ( 56 ) COME BABY COME K7
57 ( 49 ) LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS Belinda Carlisle
58 ( 61 ) PEOPLE GET READY (LIVE) Rod Stewart
59 ( 43 ) I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT) Meatloaf
60 ( 32 ) LET ME SHOW YOU K Klass

61 ( 72 ) SATURN 5 The Inspiral Carpets
62 ( 60 ) MOONLIGHT SHADOW Mike Oldfield
63 ( 74 ) PLEASE FORGIVE ME Bryan Adams
64 ( 64 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
65 ( 65 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' The Righteous Brothers
66 ( 63 ) WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME Frankie Goes To Hollywood
67 ( 69 ) I MISS YOU Haddaway
68 ( NEW ) EVERYDAY Phil Collins
69 ( 68 ) AS TIME GOES BY Jimmy Durante
70 ( 57 ) OOH CHILD Dino

71 ( 50 ) BETTER THAN YOU Lisa Keith
72 ( 75 ) ANYTHING Culture Beat
73 ( 42 ) CONTROVERSY Prince
74 ( RE ) BIG TIME SENSUALITY Bjork
75 ( NEW ) DAUGHTER Pearl Jam

Posted by: popchartfreak 27th January 2014, 04:15 PM

16th JAN 1994

Straight in at Number One, by virtue of being a charting album track that had previously never charted, Queen finally get that deserved topper with the B Side of We Are The Champions. Outrageous it wasn’t an A Side, it gives Queen their 7th Number One (and Freddie’s 8th) while D;Ream’s Top 10 1993 hit goes Top 5 in remix form but doesn’t quite top the chart (like Ur The Best Thing did). A Beatles (and others) cover hits 10 reggae stylee, Bitty McLean reggaes into the Top 20 and Aretha’s last great dance single enters at 23. Things get a bit more interesting lower down the chart with new entries for Ace Of Base, Ce Ce Peniston (thank heavens for the last 3 letters, eh?), Terrorvision (one of my fave frantic pop metal acts of the time), and Cher sees the funny side of Beavis & Butt-head. More than I ever did….

This week, outside the charts, I was also loving the (Bob) Newhart (Henry Mancini instrumental) TV theme (should have allowed it to chart!), oldie Tom Tom Turnaround (oh how I wish someone would cover that on The Voice just for a laugh - Sir Tom Jones in the chair? Please yourself!), and Best Of Blue Mink a forgotten greatest hits package filled with perfect pop and soul singles from 4 years of hits.




1 ( NEW ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
2 ( 3 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
3 ( 7 ) COLD COLD HEART Wet Wet Wet
4 ( 8 ) THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER (REMIX) D:Ream
5 ( 2 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
6 ( 1 ) AGAIN Janet Jackson
7 ( 5 ) THAT WAS THE DAY The The
8 ( 6 ) I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys
9 ( 4 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Frankie Goes To Hollywood
10 ( 12 ) TWIST AND SHOUT Chaka Demus and Pliers

11 ( 10 ) BREATHE AGAIN Toni Braxton
12 ( 9 ) TOWER OF STRENGTH (REMIX) The Mission
13 ( 11 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 93 The Doobie Brothers
14 ( 19 ) A WHOLE NEW WORLD Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle
15 ( 13 ) IT'S ALRIGHT East 17
16 ( 18 ) ACTION Def Leppard
17 ( 17 ) NO RAIN Blind Melon
18 ( 39 ) HERE I STAND Bitty McLean
19 ( 14 ) HERO Mariah Carey
20 ( 23 ) WHOOMP (THERE IT IS) Tag Team

21 ( 15 ) RUNAWAY TRAIN Soul Asylum
22 ( 26 ) ALL FOR LOVE Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams and Sting
23 ( NEW ) A DEEPER LOVE Aretha Franklin and C+C Music Factory
24 ( 16 ) IN DULCE JUBILO/ PORTSMOUTH Mike Oldfield
25 ( 50 ) FAMILY AFFAIR Shabba Ranks
26 ( 22 ) FEELIN' ALRIGHT EYC
27 ( 21 ) BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA David Bowie
28 ( 25 ) MOMENTS OF PLEASURE Kate Bush
29 ( 29 ) HUMAN NATURE/GONE TOO SOON Michael Jackson
30 ( 28 ) TRUE LOVE Elton John and Kiki Dee




31 ( 31 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
32 ( 20 ) WALKING ON AIR Bad Boys Inc
33 ( 68 ) EVERYDAY Phil Collins
34 ( 72 ) ANYTHING Culture Beat
35 ( 33 ) A HARD DAYS NIGHT Peter Sellers
36 ( 40 ) FIND THE RIVER REM
37 ( 61 ) SATURN 5 Inspiral Carpets
38 ( 34 ) DON'T LOOK ANY FURTHER M People
39 ( 24 ) I WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY Saint Etienne
40 ( 30 ) ALL ALONE ON CHRISTMAS Darlene Love

41 ( 35 ) BRING ME YOUR CUP UB40
42 ( 27 ) BAT OUT OF HELL Meatloaf
43 ( 36 ) THE PERFECT YEAR Dina Carroll
44 ( 41 ) LIFE Haddaway
45 ( NEW ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
46 ( NEW ) WHY DON'T YOU TAKE ME One Dove
47 ( 46 ) PAYING THE PRICE OF LOVE The Bee Gees
48 ( 56 ) COME BABY COME K7
49 ( 38 ) JUST KEEP ME MOVING k.d. Lang
50 ( NEW ) MY HOUSE Terrorvision

51 ( 32 ) Y.M.C.A. '93 The Village People
52 ( 52 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
53 ( 45 ) ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG Toni Braxton
54 ( 54 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
55 ( 53 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
56 ( NEW ) WHO LET IN THE RAIN Cyndi Lauper
57 ( 48 ) SHIPBUILDING Tasmin Archer
58 ( 63 ) PLEASE FORGIVE ME Bryan Adams
59 ( 51 ) MORE AND MORE Captain Hollywood Project
60 ( NEW ) I'M IN THE MOOD Ce Ce Peniston

61 ( 42 ) HEALING LOVE Cliff Richard
62 ( 37 ) DON'T BE A STRANGER Dina Carroll
63 ( 64 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
64 ( 65 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' The Righteous Brothers
65 ( 62 ) MOONLIGHT SHADOW Mike Oldfield
66 ( 59 ) I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT) Meatloaf
67 ( 67 ) I MISS YOU Haddaway
68 ( 43 ) THAT'S HOW I'M LIVIN' Ice T
69 ( NEW ) LET'S GET MARRIED The Proclaimers
70 ( NEW ) SAVE OUR LOVE Eternal

71 ( 69 ) AS TIME GOES BY Jimmy Durante
72 ( 44 ) YOUR LOVE Diana Ross
73 ( NEW ) I GOT YOU BABE Cher and Beavis and Butt-Head
74 ( 57 ) LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS Belinda Carlisle
75 ( NEW ) CAN'T TAKE YOUR LOVE Pauline Henry

Posted by: popchartfreak 27th January 2014, 04:16 PM

23rd JAN 1994

Daryl Hall gets his only solo chart-topper with a Marvin Gaye tribute (ish) soul song 12 years after his previous (with John Oates) I Can’t Go For That. Still going strong they appear in Bournemouth this year and Daryl has his own internet show. Def Leppard meanwhile copy The Sweet by going Top 10 with Action, and straight into the Top 10 Enigma’s new sound 3 years on from big Number One Sadeness. Inspiral Carpets rocket (literally) into the 20 with Saturn V. You can stand under one of these in Florida, they are Huge! Thomas Dolby’s still hyperactive 10 years on, an album track that should been a single enters for Elton & kd, and just to frighten the children 2 consecutive Mariah Carey ballads in the Top 40 and Garth Brooks as a new entry.





1 ( 2 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
2 ( 4 ) THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER (REMIX) D:Ream
3 ( 1 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
4 ( 3 ) COLD COLD HEART Wet Wet Wet
5 ( 5 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
6 ( 7 ) THAT WAS THE DAY The The
7 ( 16 ) ACTION Def Leppard
8 ( 8 ) I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys
9 ( 6 ) AGAIN Janet Jackson
10 ( NEW ) RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma

11 ( 10 ) TWIST AND SHOUT Chaka Demus and Pliers
12 ( 23 ) A DEEPER LOVE Aretha Franklin and C+C Music Factory
13 ( 37 ) SATURN 5 Inspiral Carpets
14 ( 18 ) HERE I STAND Bitty McLean
15 ( 13 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 93 The Doobie Brothers
16 ( 9 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Frankie Goes To Hollywood
17 ( 11 ) BREATHE AGAIN Toni Braxton
18 ( 12 ) TOWER OF STRENGTH (REMIX) The Mission
19 ( 60 ) I'M IN THE MOOD Ce Ce Peniston
20 ( 14 ) A WHOLE NEW WORLD Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle

21 ( 75 ) CAN'T TAKE YOUR LOVE Pauline Henry
22 ( 15 ) IT'S ALRIGHT East 17
23 ( 21 ) RUNAWAY TRAIN Soul Asylum
24 ( 33 ) EVERYDAY Phil Collins
25 ( 25 ) FAMILY AFFAIR Shabba Ranks
26 ( 73 ) I GOT YOU BABE Cher and Beavis and Butt-Head
27 ( 17 ) NO RAIN Blind Melon
28 ( 34 ) ANYTHING Culture Beat
29 ( NEW ) HYPERACTIVE (REMIX) Thomas Dolby
30 ( 20 ) WHOOMP (THERE IT IS) Tag Team

31 ( 29 ) HUMAN NATURE/GONE TOO SOON Michael Jackson
32 ( 31 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
33 ( NEW ) TEARDROPS Elton John and k.d.Lang
34 ( 28 ) MOMENTS OF PLEASURE Kate Bush
35 ( 48 ) COME BABY COME K7
36 ( NEW ) WITHOUT YOU Mariah Carey
37 ( 19 ) HERO Mariah Carey
38 ( 27 ) BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA David Bowie
39 ( NEW ) I'M IN LUV Joe
40 ( 70 ) SAVE OUR LOVE Eternal

41 ( 24 ) IN DULCE JUBILO/ PORTSMOUTH Mike Oldfield
42 ( NEW ) CORNFLAKE GIRL Tori Amos
43 ( 35 ) A HARD DAYS NIGHT Peter Sellers
44 ( 22 ) ALL FOR LOVE Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams and Sting
45 ( 45 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
46 ( NEW ) STAY WITH ME BABY Ruby Turner
47 ( 44 ) LIFE Haddaway
48 ( 30 ) TRUE LOVE Elton John and Kiki Dee
49 ( 56 ) WHO LET IN THE RAIN Cyndi Lauper
50 ( 38 ) DON'T LOOK ANY FURTHER M People

51 ( 47 ) PAYING THE PRICE OF LOVE The Bee Gees
52 ( 52 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
53 ( 32 ) WALKING ON AIR Bad Boys Inc
54 ( 54 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
55 ( 39 ) I WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY Saint Etienne
56 ( NEW ) I LOVE MUSIC Rozalla
57 ( 55 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
58 ( 26 ) FEELIN' ALRIGHT EYC
59 ( NEW ) BLACK GOLD Soul Asylum
60 ( 36 ) FIND THE RIVER REM

61 ( 64 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' The Righteous Brothers
62 ( 63 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
63 ( 50 ) MY HOUSE Terrorvision
64 ( 40 ) ALL ALONE ON CHRISTMAS Darlene Love
65 ( 49 ) JUST KEEP ME MOVING k.d. Lang
66 ( NEW ) THE RED STROKES Garth Brooks
67 ( 42 ) BAT OUT OF HELL Meatloaf
68 ( 65 ) MOONLIGHT SHADOW Mike Oldfield
69 ( NEW ) IN YOUR ROOM Depeche Mode
70 ( 46 ) WHY DON'T YOU TAKE ME One Dove

71 ( 71 ) AS TIME GOES BY Jimmy Durante
72 ( NEW ) PIN CUSHION ZZ Top
73 ( 53 ) ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG Toni Braxton
74 ( NEW ) UPTIGHT Shara Nelson
75 ( 59 ) MORE AND MORE Captain Hollywood Project

Posted by: popchartfreak 27th January 2014, 04:18 PM

30th JAN 1994

A new number one for the 5th week in a row this month, Enigma getting their 2nd and doing it in 2 weeks. I even bought the album rather than the single, for a change. Aretha gets her first Top 10 in a few years, and a total of 26 years of ‘em (yes even 20 years we were talking decades of my charts!), while Ruby Turner tackles that massive 60’s soul ballad Stay With Me Baby: few can do it successfully and nobody beats the sheer mania of Lorraine Ellison’s original. One of the crimes of pop that it’s never charted while covers of it have, and it’s a vocal performance that needs to be heard to be believed.

Highest new entry is that delicious Linger, The Cranberries sadly decided to swap gentleness for shrieking after this single and became one of my pet annoyances of the 90’s. The Orb slide in, Womack and Womack sneak in under an alias that didn’t fool me, and Paul Rodgers was still alright now 23 years after Free debuted. Sadly, as if a Mariah Carey cover of a classic ballad wasn’t punishment enough, Celine Dion does it too, and I wouldn’t bet on the chances of either of them challenging the chart positions of the originals (in my charts, of course, for some reason record buyers loved them).




1 ( 10 ) RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma
2 ( 1 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
3 ( 2 ) THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER (REMIX) D:Ream
4 ( 7 ) ACTION Def Leppard
5 ( 5 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
6 ( 3 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
7 ( 6 ) THAT WAS THE DAY The The
8 ( 12 ) A DEEPER LOVE Aretha Franklin and C+C Music Factory
9 ( 4 ) COLD COLD HEART Wet Wet Wet
10 ( 19 ) I'M IN THE MOOD Ce Ce Peniston

11 ( 9 ) AGAIN Janet Jackson
12 ( 8 ) I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys
13 ( 46 ) STAY WITH ME BABY Ruby Turner
14 ( 13 ) SATURN 5 Inspiral Carpets
15 ( 11 ) TWIST AND SHOUT Chaka Demus and Pliers
16 ( 26 ) I GOT YOU BABE Cher and Beavis and Butt-Head
17 ( 14 ) HERE I STAND Bitty McLean
18 ( 24 ) EVERYDAY Phil Collins
19 ( 74 ) UPTIGHT Shara Nelson
20 ( 21 ) CAN'T TAKE YOUR LOVE Pauline Henry




21 ( 15 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 93 The Doobie Brothers
22 ( 16 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Frankie Goes To Hollywood
23 ( 20 ) A WHOLE NEW WORLD Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle
24 ( 17 ) BREATHE AGAIN Toni Braxton
25 ( 29 ) HYPERACTIVE (REMIX) Thomas Dolby
26 ( NEW ) LINGER The Cranberries
27 ( 18 ) TOWER OF STRENGTH (REMIX) The Mission
28 ( 42 ) CORNFLAKE GIRL Tori Amos
29 ( NEW ) PERPETUAL DAWN The Orb
30 ( 23 ) RUNAWAY TRAIN Soul Asylum




31 ( 22 ) IT'S ALRIGHT East 17
32 ( NEW ) THE POWER OF LOVE Celine Dion
33 ( 36 ) WITHOUT YOU Mariah Carey
34 ( 27 ) NO RAIN Blind Melon
35 ( 32 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
36 ( 39 ) I'M IN LUV Joe
37 ( NEW ) LOVER Joe Roberts
38 ( 28 ) ANYTHING Culture Beat
39 ( 49 ) WHO LET IN THE RAIN Cyndi Lauper
40 ( 66 ) THE RED STROKES Garth Brooks

41 ( 38 ) BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA David Bowie
42 ( 31 ) HUMAN NATURE/GONE TOO SOON Michael Jackson
43 ( 40 ) SAVE OUR LOVE Eternal
44 ( 34 ) MOMENTS OF PLEASURE Kate Bush
45 ( 41 ) IN DULCE JUBILO/ PORTSMOUTH Mike Oldfield
46 ( 59 ) BLACK GOLD Soul Asylum
47 ( 33 ) TEARDROPS Elton John and k.d.Lang
48 ( NEW ) SECRET STAR Womack and Womack (House Of Zekkarius)
49 ( 72 ) PIN CUSHION ZZ Top
50 ( NEW ) HEY JEALOUSY Gin Blossoms

51 ( 47 ) LIFE Haddaway
52 ( 52 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
53 ( 30 ) WHOOMP (THERE IT IS) Tag Team
54 ( 54 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
55 ( 56 ) I LOVE MUSIC Rozalla
56 ( 51 ) PAYING THE PRICE OF LOVE The Bee Gees
57 ( 43 ) A HARD DAYS NIGHT Peter Sellers
58 ( NEW ) ASTRAL AMERICA Apollo 440
59 ( 25 ) FAMILY AFFAIR Shabba Ranks
60 ( 35 ) COME BABY COME K7

61 ( 57 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
62 ( 53 ) WALKING ON AIR Bad Boys Inc
63 ( 61 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' The Righteous Brothers
64 ( 62 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
65 ( 44 ) ALL FOR LOVE Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams and Sting
66 ( NEW ) NOW AND FOREVER Richard Marx
67 ( 69 ) IN YOUR ROOM Depeche Mode
68 ( 37 ) HERO Mariah Carey
69 ( 45 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
70 ( 48 ) TRUE LOVE Elton John and Kiki Dee

71 ( 65 ) JUST KEEP ME MOVING k.d. Lang
72 ( 71 ) AS TIME GOES BY Jimmy Durante
73 ( NEW ) MUDDY WATER BLUES Paul Rodgers
74 ( NEW ) BLOW YOUR WHISTLE DJ Duke
75 ( 55 ) I WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY Saint Etienne

Posted by: popchartfreak 26th February 2014, 03:27 PM

6th FEB 1994

In from nowhere, knocking a World Music track off the top…another World Music track! Deep Forest was one of those Tree-hugging Sting-promoting type records to help save the Rainforests that were subject to ridicule by powerful vested-interest newspapers and crap comics. Or, as I prefer to think of them, selfish morons who think it’s hilarious that the planets lungs are being systematically decimated and untold species wiped-out. Real belly-laughs there, then. The rate of the Amazon loss might have slowed recently, but it’s still going on and 20 years later it’s frightening how much has been lost. The record? It’s beautiful.

A big soul climber for Joe Roberts, to 3, The Cranberries gentle guitar pop to 9, and The Orb’s New Age-ish sounds to 10. Cathy Dennis gets back with D Mob for a final fling at the charts, pretty much before switching to song writing and mega-success. Oh and another New Age record at 23, I think I was getting my Second-Wind as Hippie-by-inclination (too young to be one at the time)…

Significant Top 40 entries for Red Hot Chili Peppers and pop-wise Ace Of Base, and while Mariah was warbling her torturous cover up the charts, the Nilsson version was topping my play list along with Nancy Sinatra’s Greatest Hits and It Never Rains In Southern California (Albert Hammond). Happily, Saint Etienne, Kate Bush, The Charlatans and Crowded House shone a bit of minor light lower down from the pompous big international diva chart hits middling it up in my charts for a few weeks, largely due to the songs rather than the quality of the records.




1 ( NEW ) SWEET LULLABY Deep Forest
2 ( 1 ) RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma
3 ( 37 ) LOVER Joe Roberts
4 ( 2 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
5 ( 3 ) THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER (REMIX) D:Ream
6 ( 5 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
7 ( 8 ) A DEEPER LOVE Aretha Franklin and C+C Music Factory
8 ( 4 ) ACTION Def Leppard
9 ( 26 ) LINGER The Cranberries
10 ( 29 ) PERPETUAL DAWN The Orb



11 ( 6 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
12 ( 19 ) UPTIGHT Shara Nelson
13 ( 13 ) STAY WITH ME BABY Ruby Turner
14 ( 7 ) THAT WAS THE DAY The The
15 ( NEW ) WHY? D Mob featuring Cathy Dennis
16 ( 9 ) COLD COLD HEART Wet Wet Wet
17 ( 10 ) I'M IN THE MOOD Ce Ce Peniston
18 ( 17 ) HERE I STAND Bitty McLean
19 ( 28 ) CORNFLAKE GIRL Tori Amos
20 ( 55 ) I LOVE MUSIC Rozalla



21 ( 11 ) AGAIN Janet Jackson
22 ( 12 ) I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys
23 ( NEW ) SPIRITUAL LOVE Urban Species
24 ( 50 ) HEY JEALOUSY Gin Blossoms
25 ( 20 ) CAN'T TAKE YOUR LOVE Pauline Henry
26 ( 14 ) SATURN 5 Inspiral Carpets
27 ( 15 ) TWIST AND SHOUT Chaka Demus and Pliers
28 ( 33 ) WITHOUT YOU Mariah Carey
29 ( 21 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 93 The Doobie Brothers
30 ( 40 ) THE RED STROKES Garth Brooks

31 ( 16 ) I GOT YOU BABE Cher and Beavis and Butt-Head
32 ( 32 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Celine Dion
33 ( 22 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Frankie Goes To Hollywood
34 ( 69 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
35 ( 49 ) PIN CUSHION ZZ Top
36 ( 18 ) EVERYDAY Phil Collins
37 ( 23 ) A WHOLE NEW WORLD Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle
38 ( 48 ) SECRET STAR Womack and Womack (Zekkarius)
39 ( 24 ) BREATHE AGAIN Toni Braxton
40 ( NEW ) GIVE IT AWAY Red Hot Chili Peppers

41 ( 35 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
42 ( 30 ) RUNAWAY TRAIN Soul Asylum
43 ( 27 ) TOWER OF STRENGTH (REMIX) The Mission
44 ( 34 ) NO RAIN Blind Melon
45 ( 25 ) HYPERACTIVE (REMIX) Thomas Dolby
46 ( NEW ) DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART Elton John and RuPaul
47 ( 67 ) IN YOUR ROOM Depeche Mode
48 ( NEW ) PALE MOVIE Saint Etienne
49 ( 43 ) SAVE OUR LOVE Eternal
50 ( 66 ) NOW AND FOREVER Richard Marx



51 ( 45 ) IN DULCE JUBILO/ PORTSMOUTH Mike Oldfield
52 ( 52 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
53 ( 41 ) BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA David Bowie
54 ( 38 ) ANYTHING Culture Beat
55 ( 54 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
56 ( 44 ) MOMENTS OF PLEASURE Kate Bush
57 ( 31 ) IT'S ALRIGHT East 17
58 ( NEW ) WHY SHOULD I LOVE YOU Kate Bush
59 ( RE ) LET'S GET MARRIED The Proclaimers
60 ( 42 ) HUMAN NATURE/GONE TOO SOON Michael Jackson

61 ( 61 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
62 ( 56 ) PAYING THE PRICE OF LOVE The Bee Gees
63 ( 57 ) A HARD DAYS NIGHT Peter Sellers
64 ( 63 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' The Righteous Brothers
65 ( 64 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
66 ( 36 ) I'M IN LUV Joe
67 ( NEW ) ROCK AND ROLL DREAMS COME TRUE Meatloaf
68 ( 65 ) ALL FOR LOVE Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams and Sting
69 ( 51 ) LIFE Haddaway
70 ( 62 ) WALKING ON AIR Bad Boys Inc

71 ( NEW ) LOCKED OUT Crowded House
72 ( NEW ) IMPOSSIBLE Captain Hollywood Project
73 ( NEW ) CAN'T GET OUT OF MY HEAD The Charlatans
74 ( 72 ) AS TIME GOES BY Jimmy Durante
75 ( NEW ) SOMETHING IN COMMON Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston

Posted by: popchartfreak 1st March 2014, 02:18 PM

13th FEB 1994

Another new entry at the top for the second week in a row - this time it’s 1972 classic Without You in it’s definitive version, the heart-breaking vocal by Nilsson. It had peaked at 2 first time round, and Top 10 again in 1976, this time with the recent death of Harry Nilsson (a great singer) and the comparison of UK chart number 1 (Mariah Carey) justice prevails in my chart-world.

In at 7 from nowhere, Texas do a dramatic ballad, and it’s fab. I love Sharleen when she gets all soulful. A big leap for Saint Etienne into the Top 20, ditto Womack and Womack aka House Of Zakkarius. Meanwhile The Proclaimers want to get married and go Top 40, along with a good new entry from Level 42. Occasionally great, they were well out of fashion by 1994, unfairly I thought, as they were pretty good as their career dipped out and away. In the play list world of oldies, I was mad on Talk Of The USA all over again (Middle Of The Road non-hit from 1973), loving the classy gentle instrumental theme by Henry Mancini to gentle classy quirky US sitcom Newhart, and Love Train by the O’Jays (obviously reviewing 1973 charts that week!).



1 ( NEW ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
2 ( 3 ) LOVER Joe Roberts
3 ( 1 ) SWEET LULLABY Deep Forest
4 ( 2 ) RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma
5 ( 9 ) LINGER The Cranberries
6 ( 7 ) A DEEPER LOVE Aretha Franklin and C+C Music Factory
7 ( NEW ) SO IN LOVE WITH YOU Texas
8 ( 4 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
9 ( 12 ) UPTIGHT Shara Nelson
10 ( 15 ) WHY? D Mob featuring Cathy Dennis



11 ( 23 ) SPIRITUAL LOVE Urban Species
12 ( 48 ) PALE MOVIE Saint Etienne
13 ( 6 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
14 ( 19 ) CORNFLAKE GIRL Tori Amos
15 ( 5 ) THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER (REMIX) D:Ream
16 ( 38 ) SECRET STAR Womack and Womack (Zekkarius)
17 ( 10 ) PERPETUAL DAWN The Orb
18 ( 20 ) I LOVE MUSIC Rozalla
19 ( 24 ) HEY JEALOUSY Gin Blossoms
20 ( 11 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen



21 ( 8 ) ACTION Def Leppard
22 ( 16 ) COLD COLD HEART Wet Wet Wet
23 ( 13 ) STAY WITH ME BABY Ruby Turner
24 ( 14 ) THAT WAS THE DAY The The
25 ( 25 ) CAN'T TAKE YOUR LOVE Pauline Henry
26 ( 17 ) I'M IN THE MOOD Ce Ce Peniston
27 ( 40 ) GIVE IT AWAY Red Hot Chili Peppers
28 ( 28 ) WITHOUT YOU Mariah Carey
29 ( 22 ) I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys
30 ( 18 ) HERE I STAND Bitty McLean

31 ( 27 ) TWIST AND SHOUT Chaka Demus and Pliers
32 ( 32 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Celine Dion
33 ( 21 ) AGAIN Janet Jackson
34 ( 34 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
35 ( 50 ) NOW AND FOREVER Richard Marx
36 ( 29 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 93 The Doobie Brothers
37 ( 59 ) LET'S GET MARRIED The Proclaimers
38 ( 33 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Frankie Goes To Hollywood
39 ( NEW ) FOREVER NOW Level 42
40 ( 72 ) IMPOSSIBLE Captain Hollywood Project



41 ( 41 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
42 ( 26 ) SATURN 5 Inspiral Carpets
43 ( 39 ) BREATHE AGAIN Toni Braxton
44 ( 46 ) DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART Elton John and RuPaul
45 ( 44 ) NO RAIN Blind Melon
46 ( NEW ) I CAN'T WAIT TO BE WITH YOU DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
47 ( 37 ) A WHOLE NEW WORLD Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle
48 ( 31 ) I GOT YOU BABE Cher and Beavis and Butt-Head
49 ( 42 ) RUNAWAY TRAIN Soul Asylum
50 ( 49 ) SAVE OUR LOVE Eternal

51 ( 67 ) ROCK AND ROLL DREAMS COME TRUE Meatloaf
52 ( 52 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
53 ( 30 ) THE RED STROKES Garth Brooks
54 ( 43 ) TOWER OF STRENGTH (REMIX) The Mission
55 ( 55 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
56 ( 51 ) IN DULCE JUBILO/ PORTSMOUTH Mike Oldfield
57 ( 35 ) PIN CUSHION ZZ Top
58 ( 53 ) BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA David Bowie
59 ( 71 ) LOCKED OUT Crowded House
60 ( 36 ) EVERYDAY Phil Collins

61 ( 56 ) MOMENTS OF PLEASURE Kate Bush
62 ( 61 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
63 ( 73 ) CAN'T GET OUT OF BED The Charlatans
64 ( 64 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' The Righteous Brothers
65 ( 65 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
66 ( 62 ) PAYING THE PRICE OF LOVE The Bee Gees
67 ( 63 ) A HARD DAYS NIGHT Peter Sellers
68 ( 54 ) ANYTHING Culture Beat
69 ( 75 ) SOMETHING IN COMMON Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston
70 ( NEW ) COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN Wendy Moten

71 ( 70 ) WALKING ON AIR Bad Boys Inc
72 ( 74 ) AS TIME GOES BY Jimmy Durante
73 ( 69 ) LIFE Haddaway
74 ( 57 ) IT'S ALRIGHT East 17
75 ( NEW ) WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU Sheryl Crow

Posted by: popchartfreak 1st March 2014, 02:42 PM

20th FEB 1994

2 weeks for Nilsson, while other oldies joining the chartparty are Joan Jett (from 1982), and Frankie Goes To Hollywood (via remix and a third in a row from 1984 to chart). New Kids On The Block get all grown up, and release an actual decent pop record under their initials. Sadly, 10-year-old girls didn’t like the change, and more serious fans couldn’t face grudgingly admitting it was OK, so that, more or less, was them done for. Sting returns with another jazz-flavoured ballad. 20 years on, I still have ambitions for Sting to release an actual exciting record again, and I’d already harboured those ambitions for 10 years in 1994.

With an actual exciting pop rock record, meanwhile, The Wildhearts Bomb into my Top 40. Always under-rated they were, possibly as they were rather manic and fun for serious musos whom presume dour means meaningful, and intense equals passion, and fun is just bubblegum. Pah! Suede also return, much-loved by their generation of fans, and sometimes loved by me. Several future number ones from the band and ex-members are forecast, but here a minor entry (so far).


1 ( 1 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
2 ( 4 ) RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma
3 ( 3 ) SWEET LULLABY Deep Forest
4 ( 2 ) LOVER Joe Roberts
5 ( 5 ) LINGER The Cranberries
6 ( 7 ) SO IN LOVE WITH YOU Texas
7 ( 10 ) WHY? D Mob featuring Cathy Dennis
8 ( 9 ) UPTIGHT Shara Nelson
9 ( 16 ) SECRET STAR Womack and Womack (Zekkarius)
10 ( 12 ) PALE MOVIE Saint Etienne

11 ( 11 ) SPIRITUAL LOVE Urban Species
12 ( 8 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
13 ( 6 ) A DEEPER LOVE Aretha Franklin and C+C Music Factory
14 ( 46 ) I CAN'T WAIT TO BE WITH YOU DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
15 ( 39 ) FOREVER NOW Level 42
16 ( 18 ) I LOVE MUSIC Rozalla
17 ( NEW ) TWO TRIBES (REMIX) Frankie Goes To Hollywood
18 ( 37 ) LET'S GET MARRIED The Proclaimers
19 ( 14 ) CORNFLAKE GIRL Tori Amos
20 ( 13 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees



21 ( 17 ) PERPETUAL DAWN The Orb
22 ( 15 ) THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER (REMIX) D:Ream
23 ( 23 ) STAY WITH ME BABY Ruby Turner
24 ( 19 ) HEY JEALOUSY Gin Blossoms
25 ( 20 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
26 ( 34 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
27 ( NEW ) DIRTY DAWG NKOTB
28 ( 27 ) GIVE IT AWAY Red Hot Chili Peppers
29 ( NEW ) NOTHING 'BOUT ME Sting
30 ( 35 ) NOW AND FOREVER Richard Marx

31 ( 22 ) COLD COLD HEART Wet Wet Wet
32 ( NEW ) I LOVE ROCK 'N' ROLL Joan Jett And The Blackhearts
33 ( 25 ) CAN'T TAKE YOUR LOVE Pauline Henry
34 ( 59 ) LOCKED OUT Crowded House
35 ( 29 ) I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys
36 ( 24 ) THAT WAS THE DAY The The
37 ( 31 ) TWIST AND SHOUT Chaka Demus and Pliers
38 ( NEW ) CAFFEINE BOMB The Wildhearts
39 ( 26 ) I'M IN THE MOOD Ce Ce Peniston
40 ( 44 ) DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART Elton John and RuPaul



41 ( 41 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
42 ( 33 ) AGAIN Janet Jackson
43 ( 36 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 93 The Doobie Brothers
44 ( 21 ) ACTION Def Leppard
45 ( 28 ) WITHOUT YOU Mariah Carey
46 ( 50 ) ROCK AND ROLL DREAMS COME TRUE Meatloaf
47 ( 40 ) IMPOSSIBLE Captain Hollywood Project
48 ( 30 ) HERE I STAND Bitty McLean
49 ( 38 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Frankie Goes To Hollywood
50 ( 32 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Celine Dion

51 ( 45 ) NO RAIN Blind Melon
52 ( 52 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
53 ( 63 ) CAN'T GET OUT OF BED The Charlatans
54 ( 55 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
55 ( 48 ) I GOT YOU BABE Cher and Beavis and Butt-Head
56 ( 56 ) IN DULCE JUBILO/ PORTSMOUTH Mike Oldfield
57 ( 43 ) BREATHE AGAIN Toni Braxton
58 ( 58 ) BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA David Bowie
59 ( 49 ) RUNAWAY TRAIN Soul Asylum
60 ( 64 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers

61 ( 65 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
62 ( 62 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
63 ( 42 ) SATURN 5 Inspiral Carpets
64 ( NEW ) HIGHER GROUND Sasha
65 ( 54 ) TOWER OF STRENGTH (REMIX) The Mission
66 ( 66 ) PAYING THE PRICE OF LOVE The Bee Gees
67 ( 71 ) WALKING ON AIR Bad Boys Inc
68 ( 67 ) A HARD DAYS NIGHT Peter Sellers
69 ( NEW ) STAY TOGETHER Suede
70 ( 70 ) COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN Wendy Moten




71 ( 47 ) A WHOLE NEW WORLD Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle
72 ( 61 ) MOMENTS OF PLEASURE Kate Bush
73 ( NEW ) RUSH Freakpower
74 ( 50 ) SAVE OUR LOVE Eternal
75 ( 57 ) PIN CUSHION ZZ Top

Posted by: popchartfreak 1st March 2014, 03:11 PM

27th FEB 1994

3 weeks for Nilsson at 1, 1 week for another Nilsson at 75 - Josefin. Abba's Bjorn and Benny, basically. The charts go mad with new entries, lots of them pretty good: Morrissey with one of his best, Beck grunge-shuffling his way to declare he's a Loser. Know how he feels. Springsteen with the fab movie theme; Whatta Man, En Vogue & Salt n Pepa declaring the start of that modern curse: urban superstar duets. Thanks Gals!

Meanwhile Nat & eartha enter with records not necessarily well-known, but plugged via adverts. Also a modern phenomenon, but one I'm more in favour of! Ace Of Base finally get cracking into the Top 10; Cocteau's are cool at 40; Jimmy Cliff, reggae legend, does a film-related of the very under-rated non-reggae legend Johnny Nash, US Sam Cooke soundalike who was the first ever reggae breakthrough act in the UK and the US. He wrote I Can See Clearly Now, and covered Bob Marley 3 years before his breakthrough. Should be well-known!


1 ( 1 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
2 ( 2 ) RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma
3 ( 5 ) LINGER The Cranberries
4 ( 3 ) SWEET LULLABY Deep Forest
5 ( 4 ) LOVER Joe Roberts
6 ( 26 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
7 ( 15 ) FOREVER NOW Level 42
8 ( 7 ) WHY? D Mob featuring Cathy Dennis
9 ( 17 ) TWO TRIBES (REMIX) Frankie Goes To Hollywood
10 ( 6 ) SO IN LOVE WITH YOU Texas

11 ( 8 ) UPTIGHT Shara Nelson
12 ( 10 ) PALE MOVIE Saint Etienne
13 ( 14 ) I CAN'T WAIT TO BE WITH YOU DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
14 ( 12 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
15 ( 11 ) SPIRITUAL LOVE Urban Species
16 ( 18 ) LET'S GET MARRIED The Proclaimers
17 ( 9 ) SECRET STAR Womack and Womack (Zekkarius)
18 ( 23 ) STAY WITH ME BABY Ruby Turner
19 ( 29 ) NOTHING 'BOUT ME Sting
20 ( 27 ) DIRTY DAWG NKOTB

21 ( 13 ) A DEEPER LOVE Aretha Franklin and C+C Music Factory
22 ( 16 ) I LOVE MUSIC Rozalla
23 ( NEW ) LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE Nat 'King' Cole
24 ( 21 ) PERPETUAL DAWN The Orb
25 ( 20 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
26 ( 64 ) HIGHER GROUND Sasha
27 ( 30 ) NOW AND FOREVER Richard Marx
28 ( 24 ) HEY JEALOUSY Gin Blossoms
29 ( 19 ) CORNFLAKE GIRL Tori Amos
30 ( 25 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen

31 ( 22 ) THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER (REMIX) D:Ream
32 ( NEW ) IF I LOVE YA THEN I NEED YA Eartha Kitt
33 ( 32 ) I LOVE ROCK 'N' ROLL Joan Jett And The Blackhearts
34 ( 34 ) LOCKED OUT Crowded House
35 ( 31 ) COLD COLD HEART Wet Wet Wet
36 ( 46 ) ROCK AND ROLL DREAMS COME TRUE Meatloaf
37 ( 33 ) CAN'T TAKE YOUR LOVE Pauline Henry
38 ( 38 ) CAFFEINE BOMB The Wildhearts
39 ( 40 ) DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART Elton John and RuPaul
40 ( NEW ) BLUEBEARD The Cocteau Twins



41 ( 28 ) GIVE IT AWAY Red Hot Chili Peppers
42 ( 35 ) I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys
43 ( 41 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
44 ( NEW ) SAIL AWAY Urban Cookie Collective
45 ( 43 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 93 The Doobie Brothers
46 ( 39 ) I'M IN THE MOOD Ce Ce Peniston
47 ( NEW ) BECAUSE OF LOVE Janet Jackson
48 ( 37 ) TWIST AND SHOUT Chaka Demus and Pliers
49 ( 36 ) THAT WAS THE DAY The The
50 ( 42 ) AGAIN Janet Jackson

51 ( NEW ) I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Jimmy Cliff
52 ( 69 ) STAY TOGETHER Suede
53 ( 52 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
54 ( NEW ) I FEEL NO PAIN Bindu and Moodswings
55 ( 54 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
56 ( NEW ) GLAM ROCK COPS Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
57 ( 45 ) WITHOUT YOU Mariah Carey
58 ( NEW ) THE MORE YOU IGNORE ME THE CLOSER I GET Morrissey
59 ( NEW ) NO MAN'S LAND Billy Joel
60 ( NEW ) RENAISSANCE M People



61 ( 60 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
62 ( 61 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
63 ( 62 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
64 ( 49 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Frankie Goes To Hollywood
65 ( NEW ) DOWNTOWN SWV
66 ( NEW ) TEENAGE SENSATION Credit To The Nation
67 ( 58 ) BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA David Bowie
68 ( NEW ) LOSER Beck
69 ( 56 ) IN DULCE JUBILO/ PORTSMOUTH Mike Oldfield
70 ( NEW ) JINGO FKW



71 ( NEW ) STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA Bruce Springsteen
72 ( NEW ) I WANT YOU The Inspiral Carpets and The Fall
73 ( 68 ) A HARD DAYS NIGHT Peter Sellers
74 ( NEW ) WHATTA MAN Salt 'n' Pepa and En Vogue
75 ( NEW ) LEAVE IT TO LOVE/ HEAVEN AND HELL Josefin Nilsson

Posted by: popchartfreak 31st March 2014, 06:23 PM

6th March 1994

4 weeks for Nilsson, presiding over a very volatile chart, much like the singles chart, and very indie-looking suddenly, also much like the UK singles chart. Ace Of Base get their second Top 3 single, Level 42 get their first (and last) Top 5. In at 8, 1986 classic ballad Wonderful Life, fabulous song, and then suddenly a host of huge jumpers: Carter with their glam-trib song at 9, Inspiral Carpets (helped by Mark E Smith of The Fall) rocket from 72 to 15, and Morrissey is back on form and shoots from 58 to 17.

Some golden oldies enter too, Elvis Costello sulking at 22, Alison Moyet whispers at 24 with her best Lightning-Seed-tastic single, while Boy George swears he misses us blind at 27, a remix of Culture Club’s brilliant 1983 album track. Jimmy Cliff takes Johnny Nash’s Clearly Now up to 20, Smashing Pumpkins enter at 38, Suede go Top 40 just ahead of Beck, for a right ol’ indie rock delight.

Guns’ n Roses cover a 50’s classic (album track), joining 50’s acts Eartha Kitt and Nat ‘King’ Cole in the chart, (advert related), while there’s also a delightful dance new entry - no not Doop. Not Cappella. Both are fine, but Jam ‘n’ Spoon was the main one at a lowly 70.

1 ( 1 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
2 ( 2 ) RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma
3 ( 6 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
4 ( 3 ) LINGER The Cranberries
5 ( 7 ) FOREVER NOW Level 42
6 ( 5 ) LOVER Joe Roberts
7 ( 4 ) SWEET LULLABY Deep Forest
8 ( NEW ) WONDERFUL LIFE Black
9 ( 56 ) GLAM ROCK COPS Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
10 ( 13 ) I CAN'T WAIT TO BE WITH YOU DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince



11 ( 11 ) UPTIGHT Shara Nelson
12 ( 8 ) WHY? D Mob featuring Cathy Dennis
13 ( 10 ) SO IN LOVE WITH YOU Texas
14 ( 9 ) TWO TRIBES (REMIX) Frankie Goes To Hollywood
15 ( 72 ) I WANT YOU The Inspiral Carpets and Mark E. Smith
16 ( 12 ) PALE MOVIE Saint Etienne
17 ( 58 ) THE MORE YOU IGNORE ME THE CLOSER I GET Morrissey
18 ( 14 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
19 ( 23 ) LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE Nat 'King' Cole
20 ( 51 ) I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Jimmy Cliff



21 ( 15 ) SPIRITUAL LOVE Urban Species
22 ( NEW ) SULKY GIRL Elvis Costello
23 ( 18 ) STAY WITH ME BABY Ruby Turner
24 ( NEW ) WHISPERING YOUR NAME Alison Moyet
25 ( 25 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
26 ( 16 ) LET'S GET MARRIED The Proclaimers
27 ( NEW ) MISS ME BLIND (REMIX) Boy George
28 ( 17 ) SECRET STAR Womack and Womack (Zekkarius)
29 ( 19 ) NOTHING 'BOUT ME Sting
30 ( 32 ) IF I LOVE YA THEN I NEED YA Eartha Kitt



31 ( 65 ) DOWNTOWN SWV
32 ( 54 ) I FEEL NO PAIN Bindu and Moodswings
33 ( NEW ) I BELIEVE Marcella Detroit
34 ( 70 ) JINGO FKW
35 ( 30 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
36 ( NEW ) DOOP Doop
37 ( NEW ) DISARM The Smashing Pumpkins
38 ( 21 ) A DEEPER LOVE Aretha Franklin and C+C Music Factory
39 ( 52 ) STAY TOGETHER Suede
40 ( 68 ) LOSER Beck

41 ( 24 ) PERPETUAL DAWN The Orb
42 ( 31 ) THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER (REMIX) D:Ream
43 ( 20 ) DIRTY DAWG NKOTB
44 ( 36 ) ROCK AND ROLL DREAMS COME TRUE Meatloaf
45 ( 43 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
46 ( 35 ) COLD COLD HEART Wet Wet Wet
47 ( 47 ) BECAUSE OF LOVE Janet Jackson
48 ( 42 ) I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys
49 ( 45 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 93 The Doobie Brothers
50 ( 22 ) I LOVE MUSIC Rozalla

51 ( NEW ) SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Guns 'n' Roses
52 ( 34 ) LOCKED OUT Crowded House
53 ( 28 ) HEY JEALOUSY Gin Blossoms
54 ( 53 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
55 ( 37 ) CAN'T TAKE YOUR LOVE Pauline Henry
56 ( 26 ) HIGHER GROUND Sasha
57 ( 55 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
58 ( 60 ) RENAISSANCE M People
59 ( 38 ) CAFFEINE BOMB The Wildhearts
60 ( 50 ) AGAIN Janet Jackson

61 ( 39 ) DON'T GO BREAKING MY HEART Elton John and RuPaul
62 ( 74 ) WHATTA MAN Salt 'n' Pepa and En Vogue
63 ( NEW ) THE WAY YOU WORK IT EYC
64 ( 61 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
65 ( 62 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
66 ( 71 ) STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA Bruce Springsteen
67 ( 63 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
68 ( 27 ) NOW AND FOREVER Richard Marx
69 ( 66 ) TEENAGE SENSATION Credit To The Nation
70 ( NEW ) RIGHT IN THE NIGHT Jam 'n' Spoon



71 ( NEW ) BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE Barbara Tucker
72 ( 40 ) BLUEBEARD The Cocteau Twins
73 ( NEW ) BECAUSE OF YOU Gabrielle
74 ( NEW ) A FAIR AFFAIR Misty Oldland
75 ( NEW ) MOVE ON BABY Cappella

album chart
1. Size Isn't Everything The Bee Gees
2. Cross Of Changes Enigma
3. Deep Forest Deep Forest

Posted by: popchartfreak 31st March 2014, 07:37 PM

13th March 1994

5 weeks for Nilsson, heading for the all-time chart points Top 20 by this stage. Black do what they should have done first-time round and go up to 4. In at 5, from nowhere, though it’s the best Rolling Stones record in 20 years. Err I mean it’s Primal Scream getting their Rocks off. Alison meanwhile gets her first Top 10 in 7 years. The Inspiral Carpets get another Top 10 hit, and it’s only fair they bring Mark E Smith along, as he never had a big hit with The Fall, though lots of minor ones.

Just hanging around waiting for a gap, Morrissey and Beck, while it’s a 50-place climb for Cappella with one of their best singles. It’s classic Bruce at 30, and classic urban dance with En Vogue & Salt ‘n’ Pepa battling over Whatta Man at 39. Less classic, but theyve Got 2 got 2 move it, Reel 2 Real in at 37. It’s lower down that the real goodies drop by though, Velvet Underground creep in with the jangly haunting Venus In Furs, Prince has a last gasp (for a decade) as he goes insane and decides Prince isn’t a good enough name - and kills his career stone dead after this last great ballad, Blur go all Pet Shop Boys-ey with the career-changing Girls & Boys, while welcome returns from Beautiful South, Roxette, Tom Petty (17 years of chart entries)....


1 ( 1 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
2 ( 3 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
3 ( 2 ) RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma
4 ( 8 ) WONDERFUL LIFE Black
5 ( NEW ) ROCKS Primal Scream
6 ( 4 ) LINGER The Cranberries
7 ( 9 ) GLAM ROCK COPS Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
8 ( 24 ) WHISPERING YOUR NAME Alison Moyet
9 ( 15 ) I WANT YOU The Inspiral Carpets and Mark E. Smith
10 ( 5 ) FOREVER NOW Level 42



11 ( 7 ) SWEET LULLABY Deep Forest
12 ( 6 ) LOVER Joe Roberts
13 ( 17 ) THE MORE YOU IGNORE ME THE CLOSER I GET Morrissey
14 ( 20 ) I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Jimmy Cliff
15 ( 40 ) LOSER Beck
16 ( 11 ) UPTIGHT Shara Nelson
17 ( 19 ) LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE Nat 'King' Cole
18 ( 12 ) WHY? D Mob featuring Cathy Dennis
19 ( 10 ) I CAN'T WAIT TO BE WITH YOU DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
20 ( 13 ) SO IN LOVE WITH YOU Texas

21 ( 16 ) PALE MOVIE Saint Etienne
22 ( 36 ) DOOP Doop
23 ( 18 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
24 ( 14 ) TWO TRIBES (REMIX) Frankie Goes To Hollywood
25 ( 75 ) MOVE ON BABY Cappella
26 ( 42 ) THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER (REMIX) D:Ream
27 ( 25 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
28 ( 23 ) STAY WITH ME BABY Ruby Turner
29 ( 69 ) TEENAGE SENSATION Credit To The Nation
30 ( 66 ) STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA Bruce Springsteen

31 ( 21 ) SPIRITUAL LOVE Urban Species
32 ( 58 ) RENAISSANCE M People
33 ( 33 ) I BELIEVE Marcella Detroit
34 ( 39 ) STAY TOGETHER Suede
35 ( 35 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
36 ( 47 ) BECAUSE OF LOVE Janet Jackson
37 ( NEW ) I LIKE 2 MOVE IT Reel 2 Real
38 ( 22 ) SULKY GIRL Elvis Costello
39 ( 62 ) WHATTA MAN Salt 'n' Pepa and En Vogue
40 ( 26 ) LET'S GET MARRIED The Proclaimers

41 ( 28 ) SECRET STAR Womack and Womack (Zekkarius)
42 ( 63 ) THE WAY YOU WORK IT EYC
43 ( 29 ) NOTHING 'BOUT ME Sting
44 ( 31 ) DOWNTOWN SWV
45 ( 68 ) NOW AND FOREVER Richard Marx
46 ( NEW ) GOOD AS GOLD (STUPID AS MUD) The Beautiful South
47 ( 45 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
48 ( 38 ) A DEEPER LOVE Aretha Franklin and C+C Music Factory
49 ( NEW ) VENUS IN FURS The Velvet Underground
50 ( 27 ) MISS ME BLIND (REMIX) Boy George



51 ( 49 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 93 The Doobie Brothers
52 ( 30 ) IF I LOVE YA THEN I NEED YA Eartha Kitt
53 ( 46 ) COLD COLD HEART Wet Wet Wet
54 ( 54 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
55 ( NEW ) SLEEPING IN MY CAR Roxette
56 ( 37 ) DISARM The Smashing Pumpkins
57 ( 34 ) JINGO FKW
58 ( 57 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
59 ( 48 ) I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys
60 ( NEW ) DRY COUNTY Bon Jovi

61 ( 32 ) I FEEL NO PAIN Bindu and Moodswings
62 ( 41 ) PERPETUAL DAWN The Orb
63 ( 51 ) SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Guns 'n' Roses
64 ( NEW ) GIRLS AND BOYS Blur
65 ( 64 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
66 ( 65 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
67 ( NEW ) MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD Prince
68 ( 67 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
69 ( NEW ) ICH BIN EIN AUSLANDER Pop Will Eat Itself
70 ( 60 ) AGAIN Janet Jackson



71 ( NEW ) I SHOULD'VE KNOWN Aimee Mann
72 ( NEW ) MURDER SHE WROTE Chaka Demus & Pliers
73 ( NEW ) MARY JANE'S LAST DANCE Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
74 ( NEW ) COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE World's Apart
75 ( 43 ) DIRTY DAWG NKOTB

Posted by: popchartfreak 2nd April 2014, 10:23 AM

20th March 1994

Ace Of Base finally get that number one, an American chart-topper too with their catchy pop grower. I always was partial to Scandipop, as I believe they call it now. Runner-up is Alison Moyet, just leap-frogging Primal Scream. The whole Top 10, though, is a bit of a classic list, and if I may say so myself, incredibly varied musically. Morrissey gets a rare solo Top 10, while a Springsteen classic ballad from Philadelphia starts to pick up speed, and gives him 19 years of Top 20 hits. Add in slacker-rock from Beck, and 40’s retro from Nat for a bit of a Top 10 clear-out.

Nearly there, D:Ream’s 1993 Number one gets a remix return at 11, Tori Amos has a Pretty Good Year entering at 14 and Blur rocket up to 19, and Prince up to 39. Keeping up with the 1993 returns, Daryl Hall and Toni Braxton have a second go, while Madonna slides in with a very orthodox ballad for her, at 40. I’ve said it before, but a good gag is worth repeating until someone laughs, in at 68 is Ce Ce Peniston, a lady very thankful for those three letters of the alphabet, T, N and O.




1 ( 2 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
2 ( 8 ) WHISPERING YOUR NAME Alison Moyet
3 ( 5 ) ROCKS Primal Scream
4 ( 1 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
5 ( 3 ) RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma
6 ( 6 ) LINGER The Cranberries
7 ( 13 ) THE MORE YOU IGNORE ME THE CLOSER I GET Morrissey
8 ( 30 ) STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA Bruce Springsteen
9 ( 15 ) LOSER Beck
10 ( 17 ) LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE Nat 'King' Cole



11 ( NEW ) UR THE BEST THING (REMIX) D:Ream
12 ( 14 ) I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Jimmy Cliff
13 ( 4 ) WONDERFUL LIFE Black
14 ( NEW ) PRETTY GOOD YEAR Tori Amos
15 ( 7 ) GLAM ROCK COPS Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
16 ( 11 ) SWEET LULLABY Deep Forest
17 ( 12 ) LOVER Joe Roberts
18 ( 9 ) I WANT YOU The Inspiral Carpets and Mark E. Smith
19 ( 64 ) GIRLS AND BOYS Blur
20 ( 38 ) SULKY GIRL Elvis Costello



21 ( 10 ) FOREVER NOW Level 42
22 ( 22 ) DOOP Doop
23 ( 25 ) MOVE ON BABY Cappella
24 ( 32 ) RENAISSANCE M People
25 ( 33 ) I BELIEVE Marcella Detroit
26 ( 16 ) UPTIGHT Shara Nelson
27 ( 46 ) GOOD AS GOLD (STUPID AS MUD) The Beautiful South
28 ( 39 ) WHATTA MAN Salt 'n' Pepa and En Vogue
29 ( 18 ) WHY? D Mob featuring Cathy Dennis
30 ( 20 ) SO IN LOVE WITH YOU Texas

31 ( 19 ) I CAN'T WAIT TO BE WITH YOU DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
32 ( 26 ) THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER (REMIX) D:Ream
33 ( 23 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
34 ( 27 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
35 ( 21 ) PALE MOVIE Saint Etienne
36 ( 37 ) I LIKE 2 MOVE IT Reel 2 Real
37 ( 42 ) THE WAY YOU WORK IT EYC
38 ( 36 ) BECAUSE OF LOVE Janet Jackson
39 ( 67 ) MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD Prince
40 ( NEW ) I'LL REMEMBER Madonna



41 ( 35 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
42 ( 28 ) STAY WITH ME BABY Ruby Turner
43 ( 24 ) TWO TRIBES (REMIX) Frankie Goes To Hollywood
44 ( NEW ) ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG (REMIX) Toni Braxton
45 ( NEW ) I'M IN A PHILLY MOOD Daryl Hall
46 ( 29 ) TEENAGE SENSATION Credit To The Nation
47 ( 40 ) LET'S GET MARRIED The Proclaimers
48 ( 55 ) SLEEPING IN MY CAR Roxette
49 ( 47 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
50 ( NEW ) DREAM ON DREAMER Brand New Heavies

51 ( 31 ) SPIRITUAL LOVE Urban Species
52 ( NEW ) WORLD IN YOUR HANDS Culture Beat
53 ( 54 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
54 ( 60 ) DRY COUNTY Bon Jovi
55 ( 49 ) VENUS IN FURS The Velvet Underground
56 ( 48 ) A DEEPER LOVE Aretha Franklin and C+C Music Factory
57 ( 59 ) I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys
58 ( 58 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
59 ( 53 ) COLD COLD HEART Wet Wet Wet
60 ( 51 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 93 The Doobie Brothers

61 ( 52 ) IF I LOVE YA THEN I NEED YA Eartha Kitt
62 ( NEW ) I NEVER WANT AN EASY LIFE The Charlatans
63 ( 34 ) STAY TOGETHER Suede
64 ( 74 ) COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE World's Apart
65 ( 65 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
66 ( 66 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
67 ( 43 ) NOTHING 'BOUT ME Sting
68 ( NEW ) KEEP GIVIN' ME LOVE Ce Ce Peniston
69 ( 68 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
70 ( NEW ) AGAIN Juliet Roberts

71 ( 44 ) DOWNTOWN SWV
72 ( 72 ) MURDER SHE WROTE Chaka Demus & Pliers
73 ( 70 ) AGAIN Janet Jackson
74 ( 41 ) SECRET STAR Womack and Womack (Zekkarius)
75 ( 45 ) NOW AND FOREVER Richard Marx

Posted by: popchartfreak 2nd April 2014, 03:04 PM

27th March 1994

Alison Moyet gets her only solo chart-topper, and her first since Yazoo did it in 1982 with Only You. Lightning Seeds-like melody-heavy, it’s an insistent dance grower and should have done better than UK 18. D:Ream get to 2, the remix not as good as the original mix, but again, what a melody, and fresh even 12 months on.

High new entries, both following-up Number Ones, and both from great albums, and both (sticking with the melody theme) having subtle killer toons, two of their best in both cases (in a very long list of greats). So, which will get to the top....?!

Dance suddenly makes inroads with Culture Beat shooting to 10, Cappella to 12, and another version of the Detroit Spinners classic from World’s Apart (aka Brother Beyond’s Nathan) at 22. The Wonder Stuff at 26, James at 63 for indie newies, reggae from UB40, 14 years of hits and counting at 38, and Bitty Mclean’s version of the 50’s oldie (and Mama’s & Papa’s 1967 classic version) at 55. a-ha 51, Bjork 75, among others to finish off the name-checks.




1 ( 2 ) WHISPERING YOUR NAME Alison Moyet
2 ( 11 ) UR THE BEST THING (REMIX) D:Ream
3 ( 1 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
4 ( NEW ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
5 ( 3 ) ROCKS Primal Scream
6 ( 4 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
7 ( 6 ) LINGER The Cranberries
8 ( 5 ) RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma
9 ( NEW ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
10 ( 52 ) WORLD IN YOUR HANDS Culture Beat



11 ( 7 ) THE MORE YOU IGNORE ME THE CLOSER I GET Morrissey
12 ( 23 ) MOVE ON BABY Cappella
13 ( 8 ) STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA Bruce Springsteen
14 ( 14 ) PRETTY GOOD YEAR Tori Amos
15 ( 12 ) I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Jimmy Cliff
16 ( 9 ) LOSER Beck
17 ( 10 ) LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE Nat 'King' Cole
18 ( 19 ) GIRLS AND BOYS Blur
19 ( 22 ) DOOP Doop
20 ( 24 ) RENAISSANCE M People

21 ( 44 ) ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG (REMIX) Toni Braxton
22 ( 64 ) COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE World's Apart
23 ( 13 ) WONDERFUL LIFE Black
24 ( 16 ) SWEET LULLABY Deep Forest
25 ( 17 ) LOVER Joe Roberts
26 ( NEW ) HOT LOVE NOW The Wonder Stuff
27 ( RE ) SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Guns 'n' Roses
28 ( 28 ) WHATTA MAN Salt 'n' Pepa and En Vogue
29 ( 21 ) FOREVER NOW Level 42
30 ( 15 ) GLAM ROCK COPS Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine

31 ( 25 ) I BELIEVE Marcella Detroit
32 ( 27 ) GOOD AS GOLD (STUPID AS MUD) The Beautiful South
33 ( 36 ) I LIKE 2 MOVE IT Reel 2 Real
34 ( 40 ) I'LL REMEMBER Madonna
35 ( 34 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
36 ( 37 ) THE WAY YOU WORK IT EYC
37 ( 18 ) I WANT YOU The Inspiral Carpets and Mark E. Smith
38 ( NEW ) C'EST LA VIE UB40
39 ( 29 ) WHY? D Mob featuring Cathy Dennis
40 ( 68 ) KEEP GIVIN' ME LOVE Ce Ce Peniston

41 ( 33 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
42 ( 41 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
43 ( 30 ) SO IN LOVE WITH YOU Texas
44 ( 26 ) UPTIGHT Shara Nelson
45 ( 45 ) I'M IN A PHILLY MOOD Daryl Hall
46 ( 39 ) MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD Prince
47 ( 48 ) SLEEPING IN MY CAR Roxette
48 ( 50 ) DREAM ON DREAMER Brand New Heavies
49 ( 32 ) THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER (REMIX) D:Ream
50 ( 54 ) DRY COUNTY Bon Jovi

51 ( NEW ) SHAPES THAT GO TOGETHER a-ha
52 ( 20 ) SULKY GIRL Elvis Costello
53 ( 49 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
54 ( 53 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
55 ( NEW ) DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE Bitty McLean
56 ( 35 ) PALE MOVIE Saint Etienne
57 ( NEW ) I BELIEVE Sounds Of Blackness
58 ( 31 ) I CAN'T WAIT TO BE WITH YOU DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
59 ( 58 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
60 ( NEW ) SOMEBODY TO SHOVE Soul Asylum

61 ( 42 ) STAY WITH ME BABY Ruby Turner
62 ( 57 ) I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys
63 ( NEW ) SAY SOMETHING James
64 ( 47 ) LET'S GET MARRIED The Proclaimers
65 ( 60 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 93 The Doobie Brothers
66 ( 65 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
67 ( 66 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
68 ( 51 ) SPIRITUAL LOVE Urban Species
69 ( NEW ) LET THE BEAT CONTROL YOUR BODY 2 Unlimited
70 ( 38 ) BECAUSE OF LOVE Janet Jackson



71 ( 69 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
72 ( RE ) BREATHE AGAIN Toni Braxton
73 ( 59 ) COLD COLD HEART Wet Wet Wet
74 ( NEW ) MONEY The Backbeat Band
75 ( NEW ) VIOLENTLY HAPPY Bjork

Posted by: popchartfreak 5th May 2014, 04:11 PM

3rd April 1994

2 weeks on top for Alison Moyet, keeping off the Bee Gees from the top, with Pet Shop Boys up to 5, both with gorgeous ballads, two of the loveliest releases in their careers in both cases. Meanwhile, Springsteen pops back in the Top 10 with one of his greatest ballads, and Tori Amos does the same with her best, and Jimmy Cliff takes Johnny Nash’s I Can See Clearly back into the top 10 22 years on (and 5 years on from the last time it was in there).

Highest new entry, The Proclaimers know What Makes You Cry at 15, and Madonna remembers at 16, presumably not the Coasters 1950’s re-issue at 26 though, as she’s the same age as me, and FAR too young to recall the fifties. At 33? Mmmmm. Or 4 times that, as the impressively deep-voiced Crash Test Dummies get a welcome quirky ballad into the charts. It’s sort of more folk than rock, whereas Pink Floyd at 35 is more Prog than rock, and Pulp at 65 more Britpop than rock trying to remember the first time. A low-key arrival for one of the great 90’s bands there.

1 ( 1 ) WHISPERING YOUR NAME Alison Moyet
2 ( 4 ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
3 ( 2 ) UR THE BEST THING (REMIX) D:Ream
4 ( 3 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
5 ( 9 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
6 ( 5 ) ROCKS Primal Scream
7 ( 13 ) STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA Bruce Springsteen
8 ( 14 ) PRETTY GOOD YEAR Tori Amos
9 ( 8 ) RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma
10 ( 15 ) I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Jimmy Cliff

11 ( 6 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
12 ( 10 ) WORLD IN YOUR HANDS Culture Beat
13 ( 20 ) RENAISSANCE M People
14 ( 7 ) LINGER The Cranberries
15 ( NEW ) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY The Proclaimers
16 ( 34 ) I'LL REMEMBER Madonna
17 ( 22 ) COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE World's Apart
18 ( 18 ) GIRLS AND BOYS Blur
19 ( 11 ) THE MORE YOU IGNORE ME THE CLOSER I GET Morrissey
20 ( 31 ) I BELIEVE Marcella Detroit



21 ( 33 ) I LIKE 2 MOVE IT Reel 2 Real
22 ( 12 ) MOVE ON BABY Cappella
23 ( 26 ) HOT LOVE NOW The Wonder Stuff
24 ( 23 ) WONDERFUL LIFE Black
25 ( 21 ) ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG (REMIX) Toni Braxton
26 ( NEW ) SORRY BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO PASS The Coasters
27 ( 25 ) LOVER Joe Roberts
28 ( 40 ) KEEP GIVIN' ME LOVE Ce Ce Peniston
29 ( 38 ) C'EST LA VIE UB40
30 ( 16 ) LOSER Beck

31 ( 19 ) DOOP Doop
32 ( 17 ) LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE Nat 'King' Cole
33 ( NEW ) MMM MMM MMM MMM Crash Test Dummies
34 ( 29 ) FOREVER NOW Level 42
35 ( NEW ) TAKE IT BACK Pink Floyd
36 ( 46 ) MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD Prince
37 ( 27 ) SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Guns 'n' Roses
38 ( NEW ) I WAS RIGHT AND YOU WERE WRONG Deacon Blue
39 ( 60 ) SOMEBODY TO SHOVE Soul Asylum
40 ( 57 ) I BELIEVE Sounds Of Blackness



41 ( 35 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
42 ( 41 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
43 ( 24 ) SWEET LULLABY Deep Forest
44 ( 32 ) GOOD AS GOLD (STUPID AS MUD) The Beautiful South
45 ( 42 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
46 ( 39 ) WHY? D Mob featuring Cathy Dennis
47 ( 28 ) WHATTA MAN Salt 'n' Pepa and En Vogue
48 ( 63 ) SAY SOMETHING James
49 ( 55 ) DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE Bitty McLean
50 ( 30 ) GLAM ROCK COPS Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine

51 ( 51 ) SHAPES THAT GO TOGETHER a-ha
52 ( 50 ) DRY COUNTY Bon Jovi
53 ( 36 ) THE WAY YOU WORK IT EYC
54 ( 37 ) I WANT YOU The Inspiral Carpets and Mark E. Smith
55 ( 54 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
56 ( 53 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
57 ( 49 ) THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER (REMIX) D:Ream
58 ( 43 ) SO IN LOVE WITH YOU Texas
59 ( 52 ) SULKY GIRL Elvis Costello
60 ( 59 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex

61 ( 47 ) SLEEPING IN MY CAR Roxette
62 ( 45 ) I'M IN A PHILLY MOOD Daryl Hall
63 ( NEW ) ROCK MY HEART Haddaway
64 ( 62 ) I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys
65 ( NEW ) DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME Pulp
66 ( 66 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
67 ( 67 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
68 ( 44 ) UPTIGHT Shara Nelson
69 ( NEW ) HAVE MERCY Yazz
70 ( 65 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 93 The Doobie Brothers



71 ( NEW ) LOOK WHO'S TALKING Dr. Alban
72 ( 71 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood
73 ( NEW ) BUMP 'N' GRIND R Kelly
74 ( NEW ) FOUND OUT ABOUT YOU Gin Blossoms
75 ( NEW ) THE RED SHOES Kate Bush

Posted by: popchartfreak 5th May 2014, 06:51 PM

10th April 1994

The Bee Gees get 3 in a row chart-toppers, consistency they never had at any chart period in their career previously, though apart from 7 number ones to date they also had 2 written for Yvonne Elliman, and at least 6 number 2’s including the very first John Chart in 1968. Madonna gets another Top 10, though during a period for her when she failed to go top 10 as often as she went top 10. Blur return to the top 10 with the fab Girls And Boys, kick-starting their classic period.

Top 20 for Prince, after crawling up slowly, to join the many ballads in the upper echelons, while Tony Di Bart brings his huge dance hit in at 17, the highest new entry. A sudden leap from a-ha to 20, 9 years on and still going strong, and 60’s goodie Sweets For My Sweet gets the reggae treatment from CJ Lewis at 24, while Bitty McLean is at 27 with 50’s classic Dedicated To The One I Love, also reggae-fied. Fun enough, though neither are as good as previous hit versions.

Hung Up and Always go Top 40. Madonna is 7, Bon Jovi 37 - but these songs aren’t their famous hits, they are new entries from Paul Weller and Erasure. I need youtube reminders, though I recall Erasure being a goodie. Other than that there’s a major classic entering in the 70’s. Not Take That’s huge hit, no, it’s The Pretenders brilliant I’ll Stand By You. So good even a pedestrian version by Girls Aloud went to number one over a decade later.



1 ( 2 ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
2 ( 5 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
3 ( 4 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
4 ( 1 ) WHISPERING YOUR NAME Alison Moyet
5 ( 3 ) UR THE BEST THING (REMIX) D:Ream
6 ( 7 ) STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA Bruce Springsteen
7 ( 16 ) I'LL REMEMBER Madonna
8 ( 6 ) ROCKS Primal Scream
9 ( 9 ) RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma
10 ( 18 ) GIRLS AND BOYS Blur

11 ( 15 ) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY The Proclaimers
12 ( 11 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
13 ( 12 ) WORLD IN YOUR HANDS Culture Beat
14 ( 17 ) COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE World's Apart
15 ( 36 ) MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD Prince
16 ( 8 ) PRETTY GOOD YEAR Tori Amos
17 ( NEW ) THE REAL THING Tony Di Bart
18 ( 33 ) MMM MMM MMM MMM Crash Test Dummies
19 ( 21 ) I LIKE 2 MOVE IT Reel 2 Real
20 ( 51 ) SHAPES THAT GO TOGETHER a-ha




21 ( 26 ) SORRY BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO PASS The Coasters
22 ( 10 ) I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Jimmy Cliff
23 ( 13 ) RENAISSANCE M People
24 ( NEW ) SWEETS FOR MY SWEET C.J. Lewis
25 ( 61 ) SLEEPING IN MY CAR Roxette
26 ( 14 ) LINGER The Cranberries
27 ( 49 ) DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE Bitty McLean
28 ( 28 ) KEEP GIVIN' ME LOVE Ce Ce Peniston
29 ( 25 ) ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG (REMIX) Toni Braxton
30 ( 19 ) THE MORE YOU IGNORE ME THE CLOSER I GET Morrissey

31 ( 24 ) WONDERFUL LIFE Black
32 ( 20 ) I BELIEVE Marcella Detroit
33 ( 27 ) LOVER Joe Roberts
34 ( 23 ) HOT LOVE NOW The Wonder Stuff
35 ( 74 ) FOUND OUT ABOUT YOU Gin Blossoms
36 ( 29 ) C'EST LA VIE UB40
37 ( 52 ) DRY COUNTY Bon Jovi
38 ( NEW ) HUNG UP Paul Weller
39 ( 31 ) DOOP Doop
40 ( NEW ) ALWAYS Erasure




41 ( 34 ) FOREVER NOW Level 42
42 ( 48 ) SAY SOMETHING James
43 ( 42 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
44 ( 32 ) LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE Nat 'King' Cole
45 ( NEW ) HI DE HO K7 & The Swing Kids
46 ( 41 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
47 ( 45 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
48 ( 22 ) MOVE ON BABY Cappella
49 ( 63 ) ROCK MY HEART Haddaway
50 ( 69 ) HAVE MERCY Yazz

51 ( 30 ) LOSER Beck
52 ( 35 ) TAKE IT BACK Pink Floyd
53 ( 43 ) SWEET LULLABY Deep Forest
54 ( NEW ) SON OF A GUN JX
55 ( 38 ) I WAS RIGHT AND YOU WERE WRONG Deacon Blue
56 ( 39 ) SOMEBODY TO SHOVE Soul Asylum
57 ( 55 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
58 ( NEW ) SHINE ON Degrees Of Motion
59 ( 46 ) WHY? D Mob featuring Cathy Dennis
60 ( 60 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex

61 ( 56 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
62 ( NEW ) YOU GOTTA BE Des'ree
63 ( 37 ) SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Guns 'n' Roses
64 ( 75 ) THE RED SHOES Kate Bush
65 ( NEW ) SEVENTEEN Let Loose
66 ( NEW ) HOW GEE Black Machine
67 ( 66 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
68 ( 67 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
69 ( 64 ) I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys
70 ( 40 ) I BELIEVE Sounds Of Blackness

71 ( NEW ) BROTHER SISTER Urban Species
72 ( NEW ) I'LL STAND BY YOU The Pretenders
73 ( NEW ) I'LL WAIT Taylor Dayne
74 ( NEW ) EVERYTHING CHANGES Take That
75 ( NEW ) ONLY TO BE WITH YOU Roachford

Posted by: popchartfreak 5th May 2014, 07:50 PM

17th April 1994

2 weeks for the Bee Gees holding off Pet Shop Boys from the top, and Brooce hits 4, his highest chart position to date. Crash Test Dummies bring their quirky Canadian folkrock up to 7. Mmmmmmm folkalicious! Erasure’s sweet Always shoots to 12, and Terrorvision are the highest new entry at 25 - Oblivion! Good name for a rollercoaster that...

Kate’s up to 27, keeping her Top 40 run going with one of her less commercial singles, Taylor Dayne’s back 7 years on from her debut Top 40 hit at 34, and The Pretenders extend their run of new hits in the 40 to 15 years. Others: Bob Geldof is Crazy at 52, 17 years on from the Boomtown Rats debut; Frank Sinatra’s My Way just won’t go away 25 years on from starting it’s looooong run. I don’t see it charting again though; Celine Dion has been misled. When I was 12 I was sure it was a verb, not a noun. I misle, you misle, we misle and I have been misled (pronounced My-Zelled). I read a lot more words than people used in conversation in those days. I wish Celine had pronounced it My-Selled, allowing for the accent; and lastly Tina Turner is back with her cover of her cover with Ike of Creedence’s 1969 Top 10.

1 ( 1 ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
2 ( 2 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
3 ( 3 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
4 ( 6 ) STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA Bruce Springsteen
5 ( 5 ) UR THE BEST THING (REMIX) D:Ream
6 ( 4 ) WHISPERING YOUR NAME Alison Moyet
7 ( 17 ) MMM MMM MMM MMM Crash Test Dummies
8 ( 23 ) SWEETS FOR MY SWEET C.J. Lewis
9 ( 16 ) THE REAL THING Tony Di Bart
10 ( 14 ) MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD Prince




11 ( 11 ) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY The Proclaimers
12 ( 40 ) ALWAYS Erasure
13 ( 12 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
14 ( 7 ) I'LL REMEMBER Madonna
15 ( 9 ) RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma
16 ( 8 ) ROCKS Primal Scream
17 ( 29 ) ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG (REMIX) Toni Braxton
18 ( 20 ) SORRY BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO PASS The Coasters
19 ( 13 ) WORLD IN YOUR HANDS Culture Beat
20 ( 28 ) KEEP GIVIN' ME LOVE Ce Ce Peniston

21 ( 10 ) GIRLS AND BOYS Blur
22 ( 27 ) DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE Bitty McLean
23 ( 19 ) SHAPES THAT GO TOGETHER a-ha
24 ( 15 ) PRETTY GOOD YEAR Tori Amos
25 ( NEW ) OBLIVION Terrorvision
26 ( 18 ) I LIKE 2 MOVE IT Reel 2 Real
27 ( 64 ) THE RED SHOES Kate Bush
28 ( 62 ) YOU GOTTA BE Des'ree
29 ( 38 ) HUNG UP Paul Weller
30 ( 49 ) ROCK MY HEART Haddaway




31 ( 21 ) I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Jimmy Cliff
32 ( 35 ) FOUND OUT ABOUT YOU Gin Blossoms
33 ( 31 ) WONDERFUL LIFE Black
34 ( 73 ) I'LL WAIT Taylor Dayne
35 ( NEW ) 100% PURE LOVE Crystal Waters
36 ( 22 ) RENAISSANCE M People
37 ( 42 ) SAY SOMETHING James
38 ( 26 ) LINGER The Cranberries
39 ( 25 ) SLEEPING IN MY CAR Roxette
40 ( 72 ) I'LL STAND BY YOU The Pretenders



41 ( 39 ) DOOP Doop
42 ( 33 ) LOVER Joe Roberts
43 ( 66 ) HOW GEE Black Machine
44 ( 14 ) COULD IT BE I'M FALLING IN LOVE World's Apart
45 ( 43 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
46 ( 54 ) SON OF A GUN JX
47 ( 65 ) SEVENTEEN Let Loose
48 ( 46 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
49 ( 32 ) I BELIEVE Marcella Detroit
50 ( 47 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen

51 ( 36 ) C'EST LA VIE UB40
52 ( NEW ) CRAZY Bob Geldof
53 ( 30 ) THE MORE YOU IGNORE ME THE CLOSER I GET Morrissey
54 ( NEW ) MY WAY Frank Sinatra
55 ( 75 ) ONLY TO BE WITH YOU Roachford
56 ( 71 ) BROTHER SISTER Urban Species
57 ( NEW ) AIN'T NO SUNSHINE Rockmelons
58 ( 57 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
59 ( 41 ) FOREVER NOW Level 42
60 ( NEW ) LONELY SYMPHONY Frances Ruffelle

61 ( 60 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
62 ( 61 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
63 ( NEW ) BACK IN MY LIFE Joe Roberts
64 ( 53 ) SWEET LULLABY Deep Forest
65 ( NEW ) MISLED Celine Dion
66 ( NEW ) LET THE MUSIC LIFT YOU UP Loveland vs Darlene Lewis
67 ( 67 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
68 ( 68 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
69 ( NEW ) ALL OVER YOU Level 42
70 ( NEW ) GOTTA LOTTA LOVE Ice T

71 ( 74 ) EVERYTHING CHANGES Take That
72 ( NEW ) WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE BEAUTIFUL Lena Fiagbe
73 ( NEW ) LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR Honky
74 ( 45 ) HI DE HO K7 & The Swing Kids
75 ( NEW ) PROUD MARY Tina Turner

Posted by: popchartfreak 6th May 2014, 06:38 PM

24th April 1994

3 weeks on top for the Bee Gees, and 3 in an uncharacteristically subordinate role for Pet Shop Boys. At 3 The Proclaimers hitting their highest chart placing with a minor hit, and after 3 previous Top 10 hits. Erasure get yet another Top 10 hit, 8 years of Will-they-won’t-they make the Top 10 - 2 number ones and many big hits, but just as many minor hits too. I liked this one a lot though.

The Pretenders shoot up to 11, and quite right too! Terrorvision go top 20, not for the last time, and Marvin Gaye’s back. Well, sort of - it’s an unreleased track which was pepped up and sounded great, in at 19 for 25 years of “new” hits. Richard Marx is back at 36, one of those variable artists, sometimes classic number one quality (Hazard), sometimes not...


1 ( 1 ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
2 ( 2 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
3 ( 11 ) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY The Proclaimers
4 ( 8 ) SWEETS FOR MY SWEET C.J. Lewis
5 ( 7 ) MMM MMM MMM MMM Crash Test Dummies
6 ( 12 ) ALWAYS Erasure
7 ( 5 ) UR THE BEST THING (REMIX) D:Ream
8 ( 3 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
9 ( 4 ) STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA Bruce Springsteen
10 ( 10 ) MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD Prince

11 ( 40 ) I'LL STAND BY YOU The Pretenders
12 ( 9 ) THE REAL THING Tony Di Bart
13 ( 6 ) WHISPERING YOUR NAME Alison Moyet
14 ( 13 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
15 ( 25 ) OBLIVION Terrorvision
16 ( 18 ) SORRY BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO PASS The Coasters
17 ( 22 ) DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE Bitty McLean
18 ( 14 ) I'LL REMEMBER Madonna
19 ( NEW ) LUCKY LUCKY ME Marvin Gaye
20 ( 28 ) YOU GOTTA BE Des'ree

21 ( 17 ) ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG (REMIX) Toni Braxton
22 ( 15 ) RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma
23 ( 16 ) ROCKS Primal Scream
24 ( 19 ) WORLD IN YOUR HANDS Culture Beat
25 ( 27 ) THE RED SHOES Kate Bush
26 ( 21 ) GIRLS AND BOYS Blur
27 ( 30 ) ROCK MY HEART Haddaway
28 ( 20 ) KEEP GIVIN' ME LOVE Ce Ce Peniston
29 ( 56 ) BROTHER SISTER Urban Species
30 ( 26 ) I LIKE 2 MOVE IT Reel 2 Real

31 ( 24 ) PRETTY GOOD YEAR Tori Amos
32 ( 23 ) SHAPES THAT GO TOGETHER a-ha
33 ( 35 ) 100% PURE LOVE Crystal Waters
34 ( 73 ) LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR Honky
35 ( 33 ) WONDERFUL LIFE Black
36 ( NEW ) SILENT SCREAM Richard Marx
37 ( 54 ) MY WAY Frank Sinatra
38 ( 52 ) CRAZY Bob Geldof
39 ( 63 ) BACK IN MY ARMS Joe Roberts
40 ( 43 ) HOW GEE Black Machine

41 ( 70 ) GOTTA LOTTA LOVE Ice T
42 ( 29 ) HUNG UP Paul Weller
43 ( NEW ) WE WAIT AND WE WONDER Phil Collins
44 ( 31 ) I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW Jimmy Cliff
45 ( 45 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
46 ( 41 ) DOOP Doop
47 ( NEW ) WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW Nick Green
48 ( 34 ) I'LL WAIT Taylor Dayne
49 ( 48 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
50 ( 55 ) ONLY TO BE WITH YOU Roachford

51 ( 50 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
52 ( 39 ) SLEEPING IN MY CAR Roxette
53 ( 38 ) LINGER The Cranberries
54 ( NEW ) I'M GONNA CRY MYSELF BLIND Primal Scream
55 ( 42 ) LOVER Joe Roberts
56 ( 66 ) LET THE MUSIC LIFT YOU UP Loveland vs Darlene Lewis
57 ( 57 ) AIN'T NO SUNSHINE Rockmelons
58 ( 58 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
59 ( 36 ) RENAISSANCE M People
60 ( 60 ) LONELY SYMPHONY Frances Ruffelle

61 ( 61 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
62 ( 32 ) FOUND OUT ABOUT YOU Gin Blossoms
63 ( 62 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
64 ( 71 ) EVERYTHING CHANGES Take That
65 ( 65 ) MISLED Celine Dion
66 ( NEW ) AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL THING Elton John and Mareclla Detroit
67 ( 67 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
68 ( 68 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
69 ( 37 ) SAY SOMETHING James
70 ( 53 ) THE MORE YOU IGNORE ME THE CLOSER I GET Morrissey

71 ( 47 ) SEVENTEEN Let Loose
72 ( 59 ) FOREVER NOW Level 42
73 ( 75 ) PROUD MARY Tina Turner
74 ( 64 ) SWEET LULLABY Deep Forest
75 ( NEW ) SINGING THE BLUES Daniel O'Donnell

PLAYLIST OLDIES
1. From The Underworld - The Herd
2. Hooked On A Feeling - B.J. Thomas
3. Very (album) - Pet Shop Boys

Posted by: popchartfreak 26th May 2014, 02:50 PM

1st May 1994

After 3 weeks at 2, Pet Shop Boys finally overhaul the Bee Gees with the gorgeous Liberation, 4th Number One in a row from Very. I saw a 3D version of the video at the much-hated IMAX building in Bournemouth (years later), which was pretty amazing - if you've never seen it check it out, awesome. Up to 4, The Pretenders most-touching ballad, a truly great record and sentiment. Prince getting to 6, and then it’s all about a deluge of new entries headed by 2 world music follow-ups, Deep Forest at 12 and Enigma at 13, sounding much like the previous ones, but still good.

Other genres? Dance at 17 from Gloworm, slacker-rock from Red Hot Chili Peppers at 25 (the revered Under The Bridge), jazz funk from Level 42 at 24, big ballad from the always-there Wet Wet Wet cover of the Troggs great original at 35. As opposed to grate. MOR from la Streisand at 59 (Lloyd-webber, I think), Blur kick-starting Britpop proper with album track Parklife popping in at 61, and what a classic it is, still fresh. Eternal, as opposed to the group who somehow slide in at 65.



1 ( 2 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
2 ( 1 ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
3 ( 3 ) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY The Proclaimers
4 ( 11 ) I'LL STAND BY YOU The Pretenders
5 ( 4 ) SWEETS FOR MY SWEET C.J. Lewis
6 ( 10 ) MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD Prince
7 ( 5 ) MMM MMM MMM MMM Crash Test Dummies
8 ( 6 ) ALWAYS Erasure
9 ( 12 ) THE REAL THING Tony Di Bart
10 ( 8 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base

11 ( 7 ) UR THE BEST THING (REMIX) D:Ream
12 ( NEW ) DEEP FOREST Deep Forset
13 ( NEW ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
14 ( 9 ) STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA Bruce Springsteen
15 ( 47 ) WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW Nick Green
16 ( 36 ) SILENT SCREAM Richard Marx
17 ( NEW ) CARRY ME HOME Gloworm
18 ( 13 ) WHISPERING YOUR NAME Alison Moyet
19 ( 19 ) LUCKY LUCKY ME Marvin Gaye
20 ( 25 ) THE RED SHOES Kate Bush



21 ( 27 ) ROCK MY HEART Haddaway
22 ( 14 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
23 ( 17 ) DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE Bitty McLean
24 ( NEW ) ALL OVER YOU Level 42
25 ( NEW ) UNDER THE BRIDGE Red Hot Chili Peppers
26 ( 18 ) I'LL REMEMBER Madonna
27 ( 15 ) OBLIVION Terrorvision
28 ( NEW ) DREAMS The Cranberries
29 ( 20 ) YOU GOTTA BE Des'ree
30 ( 16 ) SORRY BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO PASS The Coasters



31 ( 33 ) 100% PURE LOVE Crystal Waters
32 ( 22 ) RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma
33 ( NEW ) BECOMING MORE LIKE GOD Jah Wobbles Invaders Of The Heart
34 ( 23 ) ROCKS Primal Scream
35 ( NEW ) LOVE IS ALL AROUND Wet Wet Wet
36 ( NEW ) MR JONES Counting Crows
37 ( 43 ) WE WAIT AND WE WONDER Phil Collins
38 ( 38 ) CRAZY Bob Geldof
39 ( 32 ) SHAPES THAT GO TOGETHER a-ha
40 ( 60 ) LONELY SYMPHONY (WE WILL BE FREE) Frances Ruffelle

41 ( 65 ) MISLED Celine Dion
42 ( 31 ) PRETTY GOOD YEAR Tori Amos
43 ( 24 ) WORLD IN YOUR HANDS Culture Beat
44 ( 26 ) GIRLS AND BOYS Blur
45 ( 21 ) ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG (REMIX) Toni Braxton
46 ( 35 ) WONDERFUL LIFE Black
47 ( NEW ) UNIFORM The Inspiral Carpets
48 ( 39 ) BACK IN MY ARMS Joe Roberts
49 ( NEW ) BIG GAY HEART The Lemonheads
50 ( 45 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall

51 ( 40 ) HOW GEE Black Machine
52 ( 29 ) BROTHER SISTER Urban Species
53 ( 28 ) KEEP GIVIN' ME LOVE Ce Ce Peniston
54 ( 51 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
55 ( 49 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
56 ( 46 ) DOOP Doop
57 ( 30 ) I LIKE 2 MOVE IT Reel 2 Real
58 ( 58 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
59 ( NEW ) AS IF WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE Barbra Streisand
60 ( 64 ) EVERYTHING CHANGES Take That

61 ( NEW ) PARKLIFE Blur
62 ( 61 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
63 ( 48 ) I'LL WAIT Taylor Dayne
64 ( 66 ) AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL THING Elton John and Mareclla Detroit
65 ( NEW ) JUST A STEP FROM HEAVEN Eternal
66 ( 63 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
67 ( 55 ) LOVER Joe Roberts
68 ( 67 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
69 ( 68 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
70 ( NEW ) COME ON YOU REDS Manchester United Football Club and Status Quo



71 ( NEW ) AROUND THE WORLD East 17
72 ( 34 ) LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR Honky
73 ( NEW ) LIGHT MY FIRE Clubhouse
74 ( NEW ) IT WILL BE YOU Paul Young
75 ( NEW ) 13 STEPS LEAD ON Elvis Costello

Posted by: popchartfreak 26th May 2014, 04:10 PM

8th May 1994

Back up at 1 for a 4th and final week, the Bee Gees, with Enigma getting to 2 trying for a 3rd Number One. Straight in is classic 80‘s oldie, Grace Jones Slave To The Rhythm going Top 10 for the second time (1985 being the first). New act Nick Green never got any further in any chart other than Top 10 in my chart, which is basically James Blunt/Nick Drake vocally and it’s sweeping strings-tastic. Writes music for TV shows now I think. Highest new entry proper is Judy Cheeks at 12, a bit of gospel diva dance. Great singer.

Phil Collins suddenly jumps to 13 with a pleasant ballad, Crystal Waters gets a second Top 20 hit, and TV advert theme tune Inside from grunge-rock act Stiltskin shoot in at 23. Those riffs were fantastic. Eurovision time? That’ll be Frances Ruffelle at 28 then, one of the UK’s best 90’s entries. Classic oldie Listen To The Music is back 20 years on, remixed of course at 29 as per recent Doobies hits. Baby I Love Your way is back for the third time - reggae this time, and probably the best cover of it since Peter Frampton’s original 1976 hit.

Jah Wobble, of Public Image Limited fame, is at 22 with indie-reaggae and featuring vocalist Anneli Drecker, who charted last year with a great oldie in my charts from a few years back. Jon Secada’s back, The Lemonheads are back with a big gay (country) heart at 39 and some lyrics not radio-friendly, and Elvis Costello is never far away from my charts, here at 49 steppin up.


1 ( 2 ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
2 ( 13 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
3 ( 1 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
4 ( 4 ) I'LL STAND BY YOU The Pretenders
5 ( 3 ) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY The Proclaimers
6 ( 5 ) SWEETS FOR MY SWEET C.J. Lewis
7 ( NEW ) SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM Grace Jones
8 ( 15 ) WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW Nick Green
9 ( 12 ) DEEP FOREST Deep Forset
10 ( 10 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base



11 ( 7 ) MMM MMM MMM MMM Crash Test Dummies
12 ( NEW ) REACH Judy Cheeks
13 ( 37 ) WE WAIT AND WE WONDER Phil Collins
14 ( 16 ) SILENT SCREAM Richard Marx
15 ( 17 ) CARRY ME HOME Gloworm
16 ( 6 ) MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD Prince
17 ( 9 ) THE REAL THING Tony Di Bart
18 ( 8 ) ALWAYS Erasure
19 ( 31 ) 100% PURE LOVE Crystal Waters
20 ( 28 ) DREAMS The Cranberries



21 ( 11 ) UR THE BEST THING (REMIX) D:Ream
22 ( 33 ) BECOMING MORE LIKE GOD Jah Wobbles Invaders Of The Heart
23 ( NEW ) INSIDE Stiltskin
24 ( 14 ) STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA Bruce Springsteen
25 ( 25 ) UNDER THE BRIDGE Red Hot Chili Peppers
26 ( 19 ) LUCKY LUCKY ME Marvin Gaye
27 ( 22 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
28 ( 40 ) LONELY SYMPHONY (WE WILL BE FREE) Frances Ruffelle
29 ( NEW ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC (REMIX) The Doobie Brothers
30 ( 18 ) WHISPERING YOUR NAME Alison Moyet




31 ( 41 ) MISLED Celine Dion
32 ( 20 ) THE RED SHOES/ SHOEDANCE Kate Bush
33 ( 59 ) AS IF WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE Barbra Streisand
34 ( 24 ) ALL OVER YOU Level 42
35 ( 35 ) LOVE IS ALL AROUND Wet Wet Wet
36 ( NEW ) BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY Big Mountain
37 ( 26 ) I'LL REMEMBER Madonna
38 ( 48 ) BACK IN MY ARMS Joe Roberts
39 ( 49 ) BIG GAY HEART The Lemonheads
40 ( NEW ) IF YOU GO Jon Secada

41 ( 23 ) DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE Bitty McLean
42 ( 70 ) COME ON YOU REDS Manchester United Football Club and Status Quo
43 ( 30 ) SORRY BUT I'M GONNA HAVE TO PASS The Coasters
44 ( 32 ) RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma
45 ( 29 ) YOU GOTTA BE Des'ree
46 ( RE ) TAKE IT BACK Pink Floyd
47 ( 21 ) ROCK MY HEART Haddaway
48 ( 72 ) LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR Honky
49 ( 75 ) 13 STEPS LEAD ON Elvis Costello
50 ( 34 ) ROCKS Primal Scream

51 ( 27 ) OBLIVION Terrorvision
52 ( 39 ) SHAPES THAT GO TOGETHER a-ha
53 ( 71 ) AROUND THE WORLD East 17
54 ( 65 ) JUST A STEP FROM HEAVEN Eternal
55 ( 54 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
56 ( 50 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
57 ( 58 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
58 ( 55 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
59 ( 36 ) MR JONES Counting Crows
60 ( 46 ) WONDERFUL LIFE Black

61 ( 42 ) PRETTY GOOD YEAR Tori Amos
62 ( 45 ) ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG (REMIX) Toni Braxton
63 ( 62 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
64 ( 64 ) AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL THING Elton John and Mareclla Detroit
65 ( 44 ) GIRLS AND BOYS Blur
66 ( 73 ) LIGHT MY FIRE Clubhouse
67 ( 69 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
68 ( 68 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
69 ( 66 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
70 ( NEW ) MUST BE THE MUSIC Hysterix

71 ( NEW ) MILLENIUM Killing Joke
72 ( NEW ) HOLD THAT SUCKER DOWN O.T. Quartet
73 ( 47 ) UNIFORM The Inspiral Carpets
74 ( 38 ) CRAZY Bob Geldof
75 ( NEW ) PLEASE MR. POSTMAN The Backbeat Band

oldies
1. The 2 Of Us - The Beatles
2. Move On - Abba
3. Don't Give Up - Petula Clark

Posted by: popchartfreak 26th May 2014, 06:20 PM

15th May 1994

Third number one for Enigma, and second in a row from the same album, keeping off The Pretenders from the top spot - in retrospect they are the wrong way round, I much prefer I’ll Stand By You these days! The Doobie Brothers finally go top 10 with Listen To The Music after almost doing it in 1974 (but the original version is the best, regardless). Grunge and passionate gospeldance meanwhile go top 10, courtesy of Stiltskin and Gloworm, both terrific tracks.

Jon Secada gets another Top 20 2 years after his debut number 2 hit, and Phyllis Nelson’s 1985 smooth soul oldie comes back at 21. More surprisingly Red Hot Chili Peppers go top 20 and Wet Wet Wet don’t. I’ll take that as right... Sudden spurts after ottering about a bit for veterans Pink Floyd and Elton John (with Marcella Detroit), both into the 40, and Parklife re-enters at 36 now out as a single. Nilsson’s classic Without You is joined by his classic Everybody’s Talking, albeit courtesy The Beautiful South who do a lovely version. Let’s be clear though, the Nilsson versions of songs are always the definitive versions, the man was a great.

Outside the 40, and a great reggae big hit for Dawn Penn pops in at 49, a cover of Summer n Streisand hits 52 by 2 current dance divas, and Neneh Cherry is back 5 years on with Youssou N’Dour, also 5 years since his debut, and the absolutely classic and haunting Seven Seconds. Just brilliant.




1 ( 2 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
2 ( 4 ) I'LL STAND BY YOU The Pretenders
3 ( 1 ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
4 ( 29 ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC (REMIX) The Doobie Brothers
5 ( 9 ) DEEP FOREST Deep Forset
6 ( 3 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
7 ( 23 ) INSIDE Stiltskin
8 ( 15 ) CARRY ME HOME Gloworm
9 ( 5 ) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY The Proclaimers
10 ( 7 ) SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM Grace Jones



11 ( 6 ) SWEETS FOR MY SWEET C.J. Lewis
12 ( 8 ) WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW Nick Green
13 ( 10 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
14 ( 12 ) REACH Judy Cheeks
15 ( 13 ) WE WAIT AND WE WONDER Phil Collins
16 ( 20 ) DREAMS The Cranberries
17 ( 40 ) IF YOU GO Jon Secada
18 ( 25 ) UNDER THE BRIDGE Red Hot Chili Peppers
19 ( 11 ) MMM MMM MMM MMM Crash Test Dummies
20 ( 16 ) MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD Prince

21 ( NEW ) MOVE CLOSER Phyllis Nelson
22 ( 14 ) SILENT SCREAM Richard Marx
23 ( 21 ) UR THE BEST THING (REMIX) D:Ream
24 ( 17 ) THE REAL THING Tony Di Bart
25 ( 18 ) ALWAYS Erasure
26 ( 35 ) LOVE IS ALL AROUND Wet Wet Wet
27 ( 19 ) 100% PURE LOVE Crystal Waters
28 ( 53 ) AROUND THE WORLD East 17
29 ( 36 ) BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY Big Mountain
30 ( 46 ) TAKE IT BACK Pink Floyd

31 ( 64 ) AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL THING Elton John and Mareclla Detroit
32 ( 27 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
33 ( 24 ) STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA Bruce Springsteen
34 ( 38 ) BACK IN MY ARMS Joe Roberts
35 ( 30 ) WHISPERING YOUR NAME Alison Moyet
36 ( RE ) PARKLIFE Blur
37 ( 54 ) JUST A STEP FROM HEAVEN Eternal
38 ( 39 ) BIG GAY HEART The Lemonheads
39 ( NEW ) EVERYBODY'S TALKING The Beautiful South
40 ( 34 ) ALL OVER YOU Level 42



41 ( 42 ) COME ON YOU REDS Manchester United Football Club and Status Quo
42 ( 22 ) BECOMING MORE LIKE GOD Jah Wobbles Invaders Of The Heart featuring Annili Drecker
43 ( 26 ) LUCKY LUCKY ME Marvin Gaye
44 ( 37 ) I'LL REMEMBER Madonna
45 ( 41 ) DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE Bitty McLean
46 ( 49 ) 13 STEPS LEAD DOWN Elvis Costello
47 ( 66 ) LIGHT MY FIRE Clubhouse
48 ( 32 ) THE RED SHOES/ SHOEDANCE Kate Bush
49 ( NEW ) YOU DON'T LOVE ME (NO NO NO) Dawn Penn
50 ( 31 ) MISLED Celine Dion



51 ( 44 ) RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma
52 ( NEW ) NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) Kym Mazelle and Jocelyn Brown
53 ( 28 ) LONELY SYMPHONY (WE WILL BE FREE) Frances Ruffelle
54 ( 33 ) AS IF WE NEVER SAID GOODBYE Barbra Streisand
55 ( NEW ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
56 ( 57 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
57 ( NEW ) NUMBER ONE EYC
58 ( 55 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
59 ( 59 ) MR JONES Counting Crows
60 ( 52 ) SHAPES THAT GO TOGETHER a-ha

61 ( 58 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
62 ( 48 ) LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR Honky
63 ( 56 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
64 ( 63 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
65 ( 61 ) PRETTY GOOD YEAR Tori Amos
66 ( NEW ) NAZIS 1994 Roger Taylor
67 ( NEW ) SET YOU FREE N Trance
68 ( 67 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
69 ( 68 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
70 ( NEW ) SATURDAY NIGHT SUNDAY MORNING T Empo

71 ( NEW ) OBJECTS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR Meatloaf
72 ( NEW ) LEAN ON ME Michael Bolton
73 ( NEW ) YOUR BODY'S CALLIN' R Kelly
74 ( 69 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys
75 ( NEW ) ROCKIN' FOR MYSELF Motiv 8

Posted by: popchartfreak 27th May 2014, 06:06 PM

22nd May 1994

2 weeks on top for Enigma, holding off Deep Forest and confirming that this month, at least, I was being a new age hippie. Re-entering, and high, at 6, is Guns ‘n’ Roses version of 50’s oldie Since I Don’t Have You. I love the song, I’ll be honest it’s not the definitive version (see Don McLean or the original 1958 The Skyliners doo-wop version), but it’s only their second Top 10 hit 5 years on from the first (Sweet Child ‘o Mine).

Lots of new entries, including some album tracks, as I was allowing one track per new album now - good news for Blur as the epic To The End enters, but also bad news for Blur as Parklife is pushed out under the rules. Highest new entry is Maxx at 10 with their European dance smash. East 17 and Elton John go top 20 (Elton’s a cover of Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell’s 60’s classic, an Ashford & Simpson song), while Neneh & Youssou climb to 27 in a bit longer than 7 seconds.

Returning: Shara Nelson, Joe Roberts, Pet Shop Boys (with novelty Ab Fab track), Ace Of Base (a cover of Aswad’s UK 1988 number one, itself a cover of a Tina Turner B side written by Diane Warren and Albert “dad of The Strokes Albert hammond Jnr” Hammond), Daryl Hall (for 18 years of hits), Seal, Eddi Reader (another 1988 UK number one act) of Fairground Attraction, Alison Moyet (12 years of hits), 2 Unlimited, Tori Amos, The Levellers and Aretha Franklin (26 years of hits to date). Phew! New act Galliano was a goodie too.


1 ( 1 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
2 ( 5 ) DEEP FOREST Deep Forest
3 ( 2 ) I'LL STAND BY YOU The Pretenders
4 ( 3 ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
5 ( 4 ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC (REMIX) The Doobie Brothers
6 ( RE ) SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Guns 'n' Roses
7 ( 7 ) INSIDE Stiltskin
8 ( 8 ) CARRY ME HOME Gloworm
9 ( 21 ) MOVE CLOSER Phyllis Nelson
10 ( NEW ) GET-A-WAY Maxx



11 ( 6 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
12 ( 11 ) SWEETS FOR MY SWEET C.J. Lewis
13 ( 14 ) REACH Judy Cheeks
14 ( 17 ) IF YOU GO Jon Secada
15 ( 9 ) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY The Proclaimers
16 ( 39 ) EVERYBODY'S TALKING The Beautiful South
17 ( 28 ) AROUND THE WORLD East 17
18 ( 18 ) UNDER THE BRIDGE Red Hot Chili Peppers
19 ( 13 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
20 ( 31 ) AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL THING Elton John and Marcella Detroit



21 ( 10 ) SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM Grace Jones
22 ( 12 ) WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW Nick Green
23 ( 26 ) LOVE IS ALL AROUND Wet Wet Wet
24 ( 19 ) MMM MMM MMM MMM Crash Test Dummies
25 ( 20 ) MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD Prince
26 ( 24 ) THE REAL THING Tony Di Bart
27 ( 55 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
28 ( 16 ) DREAMS The Cranberries
29 ( 29 ) BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY Big Mountain
30 ( 30 ) TAKE IT BACK Pink Floyd

31 ( 37 ) JUST A STEP FROM HEAVEN Eternal
32 ( 15 ) WE WAIT AND WE WONDER Phil Collins
33 ( 23 ) UR THE BEST THING (REMIX) D:Ream
34 ( 34 ) BACK IN MY ARMS Joe Roberts
35 ( 27 ) 100% PURE LOVE Crystal Waters
36 ( NEW ) TO THE END Blur
37 ( 22 ) SILENT SCREAM Richard Marx
38 ( NEW ) NOBODY Shara Nelson
39 ( 57 ) NUMBER ONE EYC
40 ( 25 ) ALWAYS Erasure

41 ( 32 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
42 ( 43 ) LUCKY LUCKY ME Marvin Gaye
43 ( NEW ) THE 'ADORE Joe Roberts
44 ( 73 ) YOUR BODY'S CALLIN' R Kelly
45 ( NEW ) ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS Absolutely Fabulous (Pet Shop Boys)
46 ( 35 ) WHISPERING YOUR NAME Alison Moyet
47 ( 33 ) STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA Bruce Springsteen
48 ( NEW ) DON'T TURN AROUND Ace Of Base
49 ( NEW ) HELP ME FIND A WAY TO YOUR HEART Daryl Hall
50 ( NEW ) PRAYER FOR THE DYING Seal

51 ( 38 ) BIG GAY HEART The Lemonheads
52 ( 52 ) NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) Kym Mazelle and Jocelyn Brown
53 ( 36 ) PARKLIFE Blur
54 ( 49 ) YOU DON'T LOVE ME (NO NO NO) Dawn Penn
55 ( 44 ) I'LL REMEMBER Madonna
56 ( 56 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
57 ( 51 ) RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma
58 ( NEW ) PATIENCE OF ANGELS Eddi Reader
59 ( 58 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
60 ( 71 ) OBJECTS IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR Meatloaf

61 ( 41 ) COME ON YOU REDS Manchester United Football Club and Status Quo
62 ( NEW ) GETTING INTO YOU Alison Moyet
63 ( 40 ) ALL OVER YOU Level 42
64 ( 61 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
65 ( 64 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
66 ( NEW ) THE REAL THING 2 Unlimited
67 ( NEW ) WILLING TO FORGIVE Aretha Franklin
68 ( 68 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
69 ( 69 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
70 ( 72 ) LEAN ON ME Michael Bolton



71 ( NEW ) PAST THE MISSION Tori Amos
72 ( 63 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall
73 ( NEW ) JULIA The Levellers
74 ( NEW ) LONG TIME GONE Galliano
75 ( 74 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys

Posted by: popchartfreak 27th May 2014, 06:52 PM

29th May 1994

3 weeks Enigma, they do seem to get long runs on top when they happen! New Age starting to make way for new rock though, with Guns n Roses and Stiltskin in the top 3. Never say I’m predictable, even Bruce Dickinson manages a new entry (I like him, though not keen on Iron Maiden generally)!

Lookit Galliano rocket, though, from 74 to 4! Who?! It’s a fab jazzfunk 60’s vibe version of Crosby Stills and Nash’s Long Time Gone. Love it. Joined by another cover at 5 (Everybody’s Talking, Beautiful South’s return to the top 5), for 3 out 5 old songs. East 17 sneak quietly into the Top 10 and highest new entry? Crash! Boom! Bang! Roxette are back! Three number ones and lots of hits later, 5 years on they are still on a roll.

Deacon Blue have their Dignity. Back at 20, that is, much higher than first time round, while Wet Wet Wet still struggle to get into the Top 20. I think it’s fair to assume it’s not heading for a 15 week run on top of MY charts! Hooray! Alice Cooper’s also back, as he was wont do for, lo, these 22 years so far. Much much older though, and guess what? Another cover! Thankfully it’s a quirky one as the movie The Flintstones gives the B52’s an excuse to have some fun (and a hit) with the TV show theme tune, which I loved as a very very young boy, and continue to love as a not so young boy. Boys remain boys at heart. The ones that don’t have no heart at all!

Others: Carleen “Brand New Heavies” Anderson, Saint “fab” Etienne, All 4 “yawn” One, Salt ‘n’ Pepa (Shoop)....




1 ( 1 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
2 ( 7 ) INSIDE Stiltskin
3 ( 6 ) SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Guns 'n' Roses
4 ( 74 ) LONG TIME GONE Galliano
5 ( 16 ) EVERYBODY'S TALKING The Beautiful South
6 ( 2 ) DEEP FOREST Deep Forest
7 ( 8 ) CARRY ME HOME Gloworm
8 ( 3 ) I'LL STAND BY YOU The Pretenders
9 ( 17 ) AROUND THE WORLD East 17
10 ( 5 ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC (REMIX) The Doobie Brothers

11 ( 4 ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
12 ( 10 ) GET-A-WAY Maxx
13 ( 11 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
14 ( 12 ) SWEETS FOR MY SWEET C.J. Lewis
15 ( NEW ) CRASH! BOOM! BANG! Roxette
16 ( 14 ) IF YOU GO Jon Secada
17 ( 13 ) REACH Judy Cheeks
18 ( 9 ) MOVE CLOSER Phyllis Nelson
19 ( 29 ) BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY Big Mountain
20 ( NEW ) DIGNITY Deacon Blue



21 ( 20 ) AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL THING Elton John and Marcella Detroit
22 ( 36 ) TO THE END Blur
23 ( 23 ) LOVE IS ALL AROUND Wet Wet Wet
24 ( 24 ) MMM MMM MMM MMM Crash Test Dummies
25 ( 15 ) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY The Proclaimers
26 ( 58 ) PATIENCE OF ANGELS Eddi Reader
27 ( 25 ) MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD Prince
28 ( 19 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
29 ( 18 ) UNDER THE BRIDGE Red Hot Chili Peppers
30 ( 30 ) TAKE IT BACK Pink Floyd

31 ( NEW ) IN THE NAVY (REMIX) The Village People
32 ( 27 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
33 ( 45 ) ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS Absolutely Fabulous (Pet Shop Boys)
34 ( 26 ) THE REAL THING Tony Di Bart
35 ( NEW ) LOST IN AMERICA Alice Cooper
36 ( NEW ) MEET THE FLINTSTONES The BC52's (B52's)
37 ( 50 ) PRAYER FOR THE DYING Seal
38 ( 38 ) NOBODY Shara Nelson
39 ( 21 ) SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM Grace Jones
40 ( 71 ) PAST THE MISSION Tori Amos



41 ( 33 ) UR THE BEST THING (REMIX) D:Ream
42 ( 31 ) JUST A STEP FROM HEAVEN Eternal
43 ( 41 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
44 ( 40 ) ALWAYS Erasure
45 ( 22 ) WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW Nick Green
46 ( 39 ) NUMBER ONE EYC
47 ( 32 ) WE WAIT AND WE WONDER Phil Collins
48 ( 48 ) DON'T TURN AROUND Ace Of Base
49 ( 35 ) 100% PURE LOVE Crystal Waters
50 ( 37 ) SILENT SCREAM Richard Marx

51 ( NEW ) MAMA SAID Carleen Anderson
52 ( 28 ) DREAMS The Cranberries
53 ( 70 ) LEAN ON ME Michael Bolton
54 ( 54 ) YOU DON'T LOVE ME (NO NO NO) Dawn Penn
55 ( 42 ) LUCKY LUCKY ME Marvin Gaye
56 ( NEW ) LIKE A MOTORWAY Saint Etienne
57 ( 56 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
58 ( 46 ) WHISPERING YOUR NAME Alison Moyet
59 ( 34 ) BACK IN MY ARMS Joe Roberts
60 ( 47 ) STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA Bruce Springsteen




61 ( 67 ) WILLING TO FORGIVE Aretha Franklin
62 ( 59 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
63 ( 66 ) THE REAL THING 2 Unlimited
64 ( NEW ) I SWEAR All 4 One
65 ( 69 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
66 ( 65 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
67 ( 44 ) YOUR BODY'S CALLIN' R Kelly
68 ( 57 ) RETURN TO INNOCENCE Enigma
69 ( 68 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
70 ( NEW ) SHOOP Salt 'n' Pepa

71 ( NEW ) TEARS OF THE DRAGON Bruce Dickinson
72 ( 49 ) HELP ME FIND A WAY TO YOUR HEART Daryl Hall
73 ( 64 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
74 ( 43 ) THE 'ADORE Joe Roberts
75 ( 75 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys

Posted by: popchartfreak 26th June 2014, 06:50 PM

5th June 1994

No more World Music at the top, it’s grunge, or at least the advert-related version of it, which is pretty terrific anyway. Loved those crashing guitars in Stiltskin’s day Inside and astride the charts. Exciting stuff. Bad news for Guns ‘n’ Roses who get stuck at 2, their highest spot since topping 5 years earlier with Sweet Child ‘o’ Mine - it’s the highest charting version of Since I Don’t Have You though. Roxette recall their glory 1989 chart-topping days too as they Crash! at 4. Boom! Bang!

Blur’s glorious To The End up to 7 with a bullet, ahead of the Frampton reggae-tastic Big Mountain at 9, and Eddi Reader getting her biggest solo hit at 10, 6 years on since her last one (with Fairground Attraction). Dawn Penn also rockets to 21 with the fab reggae No No No. Yes Yes Yes! More reggae? How about highest new entry from Aswad, Shine catches them at their very poptastic best, and leaps Ace Of Base’s version of their Don’t Turn Around - which, essentially is also reggae-ish.

Non-reggae new stuff from Primal Scream at 33, Janet Jackson at 36, and lower-but-better The Prodigy’s fab No Good, Pulp’s Babies, and assorted Crowded House, Arrested Development and Pearl Jam tracks. Only one of those last 3 will be in next week’s charts...




1 ( 2 ) INSIDE Stiltskin
2 ( 3 ) SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Guns 'n' Roses
3 ( 1 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
4 ( 15 ) CRASH! BOOM! BANG! Roxette
5 ( 4 ) LONG TIME GONE Galliano
6 ( 5 ) EVERYBODY'S TALKING The Beautiful South
7 ( 22 ) TO THE END Blur
8 ( 8 ) I'LL STAND BY YOU The Pretenders
9 ( 19 ) BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY Big Mountain
10 ( 26 ) PATIENCE OF ANGELS Eddi Reader



11 ( 14 ) SWEETS FOR MY SWEET C.J. Lewis
12 ( 6 ) DEEP FOREST Deep Forest
13 ( 7 ) CARRY ME HOME Gloworm
14 ( 9 ) AROUND THE WORLD East 17
15 ( 12 ) GET-A-WAY Maxx
16 ( 10 ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC (REMIX) The Doobie Brothers
17 ( 11 ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
18 ( 13 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
19 ( 20 ) DIGNITY Deacon Blue
20 ( 24 ) MMM MMM MMM MMM Crash Test Dummies

21 ( 54 ) YOU DON'T LOVE ME (NO NO NO) Dawn Penn
22 ( 23 ) LOVE IS ALL AROUND Wet Wet Wet
23 ( 30 ) TAKE IT BACK Pink Floyd
24 ( 63 ) THE REAL THING 2 Unlimited
25 ( NEW ) SHINE Aswad
26 ( 16 ) IF YOU GO Jon Secada
27 ( 40 ) PAST THE MISSION Tori Amos
28 ( 35 ) LOST IN AMERICA Alice Cooper
29 ( 33 ) ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS Absolutely Fabulous (Pet Shop Boys)
30 ( 18 ) MOVE CLOSER Phyllis Nelson

31 ( 17 ) REACH Judy Cheeks
32 ( 32 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
33 ( NEW ) JAILBIRD Primal Scream
34 ( 36 ) MEET THE FLINTSTONES The BC52's (B52's)
35 ( 34 ) THE REAL THING Tony Di Bart
36 ( NEW ) ANYTIME ANYPLACE Janet Jackson
37 ( 37 ) PRAYER FOR THE DYING Seal
38 ( 27 ) MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD Prince
39 ( RE ) GETTING INTO SOMETHING Alison Moyet
40 ( 25 ) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY The Proclaimers

41 ( 28 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
42 ( 31 ) IN THE NAVY (REMIX) The Village People
43 ( 29 ) UNDER THE BRIDGE Red Hot Chili Peppers
44 ( 21 ) AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL THING Elton John and Marcella Detroit
45 ( 51 ) MAMA SAID Carleen Anderson
46 ( 43 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
47 ( 64 ) I SWEAR All 4 One
48 ( 48 ) DON'T TURN AROUND Ace Of Base
49 ( 41 ) UR THE BEST THING (REMIX) D:Ream
50 ( 39 ) SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM Grace Jones



51 ( NEW ) NO GOOD (START THE DANCE) The Prodigy
52 ( 44 ) ALWAYS Erasure
53 ( 70 ) SHOOP Salt 'n' Pepa
54 ( 50 ) SILENT SCREAM Richard Marx
55 ( 38 ) NOBODY Shara Nelson
56 ( 46 ) NUMBER ONE EYC
57 ( 57 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
58 ( NEW ) BABIES Pulp
59 ( 45 ) WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW Nick Green
60 ( 61 ) WILLING TO FORGIVE Aretha Franklin



61 ( RE ) LIGHT MY FIRE Clubhouse
62 ( 55 ) LUCKY LUCKY ME Marvin Gaye
63 ( NEW ) SWAMP THING The Grid
64 ( 65 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
65 ( 66 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
66 ( 69 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
67 ( 62 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
68 ( 60 ) STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA Bruce Springsteen
69 ( NEW ) FINGERS OF LOVE Crowded House
70 ( 58 ) WHISPERING YOUR NAME Alison Moyet

71 ( NEW ) EASE MY MIND Arrested Development
72 ( NEW ) DISSIDENT Pearl Jam
73 ( 56 ) LIKE A MOTORWAY Saint Etienne
74 ( 73 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees
75 ( 75 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys

Posted by: popchartfreak 28th June 2014, 03:53 PM

12th June 1994

Blur knock off grunge from the top, their first chart-topper 5 years on from their debut, and what an epic track it is. To The End is pure tearful earnestness wrapped up in a gorgeous wrapping. Brilliant. Knocking on the Blur door, though Dawn Penn’s insistent stylish reggae is at 3, while Aswad’s pop sunny pop reggae just misses the 10. My chartnote says “hot weather at last” which means, I guess, a late summer, and a reason for reggae to feature big, so summer-sounding.

Pet Shop Boys Ab Fab semi-novelty pops up to 12 and saves it from becoming their lowest-placed single, ever. One peaked even lower, circa 1991! 2 Unlimited get another top 20 hit, Primal Scream ditto, and Aretha Franklin keeps a run of Top 20 hits spanning 26 years as Willing To Forgive leaps to 20 after pottering around the lower reaches.

Ace of Base at 22, The Prodigy at 24, Danii Minogue new at 29 (unexpectedly), and Tom Robinson looking Hard at 32 (17 years on from a motorway fling) all brighten up the Top 40 a bit. Chuck in another D:Ream hit, another Faster Manics hit, night-bound Pretenders at 44, and Huey Lewis sneaking in 11 years on, and most of the rest can be ignored. Note Wet Wet Wet drop without ever making the Top 20. Oops!





1 ( 7 ) TO THE END Blur
2 ( 1 ) INSIDE Stiltskin
3 ( 21 ) YOU DON'T LOVE ME (NO NO NO) Dawn Penn
4 ( 2 ) SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Guns 'n' Roses
5 ( 4 ) CRASH! BOOM! BANG! Roxette
6 ( 3 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
7 ( 6 ) EVERYBODY'S TALKING The Beautiful South
8 ( 10 ) PATIENCE OF ANGELS Eddi Reader
9 ( 5 ) LONG TIME GONE Galliano
10 ( 9 ) BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY Big Mountain



11 ( 25 ) SHINE Aswad
12 ( 29 ) ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS Absolutely Fabulous (Pet Shop Boys)
13 ( 8 ) I'LL STAND BY YOU The Pretenders
14 ( 11 ) SWEETS FOR MY SWEET C.J. Lewis
15 ( 15 ) GET-A-WAY Maxx
16 ( 24 ) THE REAL THING 2 Unlimited
17 ( 14 ) AROUND THE WORLD East 17
18 ( RE ) NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) Kym Mazelle and Jocelyn Brown
19 ( 33 ) JAILBIRD Primal Scream
20 ( 60 ) WILLING TO FORGIVE Aretha Franklin



21 ( 12 ) DEEP FOREST Deep Forest
22 ( 48 ) DON'T TURN AROUND Ace Of Base
23 ( 13 ) CARRY ME HOME Gloworm
24 ( 51 ) NO GOOD (START THE DANCE) The Prodigy
25 ( 16 ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC (REMIX) The Doobie Brothers
26 ( 17 ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
27 ( 36 ) ANYTIME ANYPLACE Janet Jackson
28 ( 18 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
29 ( NEW ) GET INTO YOU Danii Minogue
30 ( 19 ) DIGNITY Deacon Blue

31 ( 20 ) MMM MMM MMM MMM Crash Test Dummies
32 ( NEW ) HARD Tom Robinson
33 ( 22 ) LOVE IS ALL AROUND Wet Wet Wet
34 ( 63 ) SWAMP THING The Grid
35 ( 55 ) NOBODY Shara Nelson
36 ( NEW ) TAKE ME AWAY D:Ream
37 ( 26 ) IF YOU GO Jon Secada
38 ( NEW ) FASTER The Manic Street Preachers
39 ( 47 ) I SWEAR All 4 One
40 ( 69 ) FINGERS OF LOVE Crowded House

41 ( 32 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
42 ( 28 ) LOST IN AMERICA Alice Cooper
43 ( 58 ) BABIES Pulp
44 ( NEW ) NIGHT IN MY VEINS The Pretenders
45 ( 23 ) TAKE IT BACK Pink Floyd
46 ( 40 ) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY The Proclaimers
47 ( 31 ) REACH Judy Cheeks
48 ( 35 ) THE REAL THING Tony Di Bart
49 ( 46 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
50 ( 27 ) PAST THE MISSION Tori Amos




51 ( 38 ) MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD Prince
52 ( 30 ) MOVE CLOSER Phyllis Nelson
53 ( 37 ) PRAYER FOR THE DYING Seal
54 ( 34 ) MEET THE FLINTSTONES The BC52's (B52's)
55 ( 39 ) GETTING INTO SOMETHING Alison Moyet
56 ( 49 ) UR THE BEST THING (REMIX) D:Ream
57 ( 41 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
58 ( 57 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
59 ( 59 ) WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW Nick Green
60 ( 43 ) UNDER THE BRIDGE Red Hot Chili Peppers

61 ( 44 ) AIN'T NOTHIN' LIKE THE REAL THING Elton John and Marcella Detroit
62 ( 50 ) SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM Grace Jones
63 ( 52 ) ALWAYS Erasure
64 ( 64 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
65 ( 65 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
66 ( 66 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
67 ( NEW ) I WANNA BE YOUR MAN Chaka Demus & Pliers
68 ( 54 ) SILENT SCREAM Richard Marx
69 ( NEW ) I AIN'T MOVIN' Des'ree
70 ( NEW ) EVERYDAY THANG Melanie Williams

71 ( 67 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
72 ( NEW ) ANYTIME YOU NEED A FRIEND Mariah Carey
73 ( NEW ) SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL Huey Lewis & The News
74 ( NEW ) MORE TO THIS WORLD Bad Boys Inc
75 ( 42 ) IN THE NAVY (REMIX) The Village People

Posted by: popchartfreak 28th June 2014, 04:47 PM

19th June 1994

2 weeks for Blur, and Roxette move into runners-up big ballad slot, which is fair enough as Blur is much better and they’ve had 3 number ones! Big Mountain take Baby I Love Your Way MUCH higher than anyone else, even Peter Frampton (though he also has had a previous number one, so no worries). Of more import, though 7 Seconds leaps to 9 after going up and down for weeks, and what a classic it is. Neneh Cherry fans may have given up hope of seeing her with a big hit again, 5 years on from her last one, but here she is with fab Youssou.

Tom Robinson’s jump to 12 is his biggest hit since War Babies in 1983. Gosh! That’s Hard. First mention for The Grid, here, as Swamp Thing makes it a Top 20 thang, and Pulp go Top 40. Newies? Let Loose, sounding (unsurprisingly) a bit Nik Kershaw-ey, catchy pop boyband, Gun cover Cameo as well as nicking the band name from Race With The Devil hitsters. Talk about unoriginal! Bonnie Raitt gets a hit, Elton John has a Lion King entry (and UK hit) at 60, the very sweet Can You Feel The Love Tonight, for 23 years of hits, while Alice Cooper gets a quick chart-entry follow-up for 22 years of hits. I’m nothing if not loyal to pop stars I like.



1 ( 1 ) TO THE END Blur
2 ( 5 ) CRASH! BOOM! BANG! Roxette
3 ( 10 ) BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY Big Mountain
4 ( 3 ) YOU DON'T LOVE ME (NO NO NO) Dawn Penn
5 ( 4 ) SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Guns 'n' Roses
6 ( 2 ) INSIDE Stiltskin
7 ( 11 ) SHINE Aswad
8 ( 7 ) EVERYBODY'S TALKING The Beautiful South
9 ( 41 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
10 ( 8 ) PATIENCE OF ANGELS Eddi Reader



11 ( 6 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
12 ( 32 ) HARD Tom Robinson
13 ( 9 ) LONG TIME GONE Galliano
14 ( 13 ) I'LL STAND BY YOU The Pretenders
15 ( 14 ) SWEETS FOR MY SWEET C.J. Lewis
16 ( 19 ) JAILBIRD Primal Scream
17 ( 34 ) SWAMP THING The Grid
18 ( 20 ) WILLING TO FORGIVE Aretha Franklin
19 ( 12 ) ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS Absolutely Fabulous (Pet Shop Boys)
20 ( 18 ) NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) Kym Mazelle and Jocelyn Brown



21 ( 24 ) NO GOOD (START THE DANCE) The Prodigy
22 ( 22 ) DON'T TURN AROUND Ace Of Base
23 ( 15 ) GET-A-WAY Maxx
24 ( 16 ) THE REAL THING 2 Unlimited
25 ( 25 ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC (REMIX) The Doobie Brothers
26 ( 67 ) I WANNA BE YOUR MAN Chaka Demus & Pliers
27 ( 21 ) DEEP FOREST Deep Forest
28 ( 17 ) AROUND THE WORLD East 17
29 ( 44 ) NIGHT IN MY VEINS The Pretenders
30 ( 23 ) CARRY ME HOME Gloworm

31 ( 27 ) ANYTIME ANYPLACE Janet Jackson
32 ( 28 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
33 ( 26 ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
34 ( 43 ) BABIES Pulp
35 ( 36 ) TAKE ME AWAY D:Ream
36 ( 59 ) WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW Nick Green
37 ( 37 ) IF YOU GO Jon Secada
38 ( 31 ) MMM MMM MMM MMM Crash Test Dummies
39 ( 39 ) I SWEAR All 4 One
40 ( 40 ) FINGERS OF LOVE Crowded House

41 ( 33 ) LOVE IS ALL AROUND Wet Wet Wet
42 ( NEW ) WORD UP Gun
43 ( NEW ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose
44 ( 29 ) GET INTO YOU Danii Minogue
45 ( 30 ) DIGNITY Deacon Blue
46 ( NEW ) BACK TO LOVE Brand New Heavies
47 ( 35 ) NOBODY Shara Nelson
48 ( NEW ) YOU Bonnie Raitt
49 ( 49 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
50 ( 38 ) FASTER The Manic Street Preachers



51 ( 46 ) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY The Proclaimers
52 ( 47 ) REACH Judy Cheeks
53 ( RE ) JUST A STEP FROM HEAVEN Eternal
54 ( 48 ) THE REAL THING Tony Di Bart
55 ( 42 ) LOST IN AMERICA Alice Cooper
56 ( 56 ) UR THE BEST THING (REMIX) D:Ream
57 ( 51 ) MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD Prince
58 ( 58 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
59 ( 52 ) MOVE CLOSER Phyllis Nelson
60 ( NEW ) CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT Elton John



61 ( RE ) STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA Bruce Springsteen
62 ( 72 ) ANYTIME YOU NEED A FRIEND Mariah Carey
63 ( 57 ) THE SIGN Ace Of Base
64 ( 64 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
65 ( 65 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
66 ( 66 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
67 ( 62 ) SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM Grace Jones
68 ( 73 ) SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL Huey Lewis & The News
69 ( 60 ) UNDER THE BRIDGE Red Hot Chili Peppers
70 ( NEW ) OMEN III Magic Affair

71 ( 71 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
72 ( 63 ) ALWAYS Erasure
73 ( 68 ) SILENT SCREAM Richard Marx
74 ( NEW ) IT'S ME Alice Cooper
75 ( 53 ) PRAYER FOR THE DYING Seal

Posted by: popchartfreak 28th June 2014, 07:26 PM

26th June 1994

In a beautiful case of poetic justice Aswad claim the number one spot with the great Shine, the week that the song they took to number one in the UK singles chart (but not mine) gets to 20 for Ace Of Base. Quite a bit of action at the top generally, too, as 7 Seconds claims runners-up, while The Boomtown Rats 15-year-old classic I Don’t Like Mondays enters at 3, trying to re-claim that number one spot.

Tom Robinson gets his 3rd Top 10 hit at 8, ahead of the great Nina Simone’s definitive version of Feelin’ Good, a classic that has never achieved the UK chart position it deserves, but enters at 9 in mine, 25 years after she had a number one in my chart with Ain’t Got No...I Got Life. Hey, when you’re right, you’re right...! The Pretenders add another Top 20 to the list, General Public (sort of bits of The Beat) come back with a cover of the Staple Singers number 3 hit from 1972, and grab a 23 hit out of it, their biggest. Bonnie Raitt also does the same at 27, while Yazz makes a comeback with a cover of the Korgis 1980 classic.

Others: Terrorvision, Utah Saints, Roachford, Cappella, Daryl Hall (and the Sounds Of Blackness), Spin Doctors Stevie Nicks (yay!) and a great follow-up single from Crash Test Dummies announces some coffeespoons in the afternoon at 75....




1 ( 7 ) SHINE Aswad
2 ( 9 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
3 ( NEW ) I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS The Boomtown Rats
4 ( 3 ) BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY Big Mountain
5 ( 1 ) TO THE END Blur
6 ( 4 ) YOU DON'T LOVE ME (NO NO NO) Dawn Penn
7 ( 2 ) CRASH! BOOM! BANG! Roxette
8 ( 12 ) HARD Tom Robinson
9 ( NEW ) FEELIN' GOOD Nina Simone
10 ( 8 ) EVERYBODY'S TALKING The Beautiful South



11 ( 5 ) SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Guns 'n' Roses
12 ( 17 ) SWAMP THING The Grid
13 ( 6 ) INSIDE Stiltskin
14 ( 16 ) JAILBIRD Primal Scream
15 ( 29 ) NIGHT IN MY VEINS The Pretenders
16 ( 11 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
17 ( 10 ) PATIENCE OF ANGELS Eddi Reader
18 ( 18 ) WILLING TO FORGIVE Aretha Franklin
19 ( 26 ) I WANNA BE YOUR MAN Chaka Demus & Pliers
20 ( 22 ) DON'T TURN AROUND Ace Of Base

21 ( 14 ) I'LL STAND BY YOU The Pretenders
22 ( 15 ) SWEETS FOR MY SWEET C.J. Lewis
23 ( NEW ) I'LL TAKE YOU THERE General Public
24 ( 13 ) LONG TIME GONE Galliano
25 ( 23 ) GET-A-WAY Maxx
26 ( 43 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose
27 ( 48 ) YOU Bonnie Raitt
28 ( 19 ) ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS Absolutely Fabulous (Pet Shop Boys)
29 ( 20 ) NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) Kym Mazelle and Jocelyn Brown
30 ( 21 ) NO GOOD (START THE DANCE) The Prodigy



31 ( 25 ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC (REMIX) The Doobie Brothers
32 ( 28 ) AROUND THE WORLD East 17
33 ( NEW ) EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME Yazz
34 ( 27 ) DEEP FOREST Deep Forest
35 ( NEW ) U + ME Cappella
36 ( 46 ) BACK TO LOVE Brand New Heavies
37 ( 32 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
38 ( 60 ) CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT Elton John
39 ( 39 ) I SWEAR All 4 One
40 ( NEW ) LAY YOUR LOVE ON ME Roachford

41 ( 33 ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
42 ( 42 ) WORD UP Gun
43 ( RE ) MEET THE FLINTSTONES The BC52's (B52's)
44 ( 30 ) CARRY ME HOME Gloworm
45 ( 31 ) ANYTIME ANYPLACE Janet Jackson
46 ( 37 ) IF YOU GO Jon Secada
47 ( NEW ) I STILL THINK OF YOU Utah Saints
48 ( 41 ) LOVE IS ALL AROUND Wet Wet Wet
49 ( 35 ) TAKE ME AWAY D:Ream
50 ( 36 ) WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW Nick Green

51 ( 49 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
52 ( 38 ) MMM MMM MMM MMM Crash Test Dummies
53 ( 45 ) DIGNITY Deacon Blue
54 ( 44 ) GET INTO YOU Danii Minogue
55 ( 62 ) ANYTIME YOU NEED A FRIEND Mariah Carey
56 ( 24 ) THE REAL THING 2 Unlimited
57 ( 51 ) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY The Proclaimers
58 ( 58 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
59 ( NEW ) CLEOPATRA'S CAT The Spin Doctors
60 ( 34 ) BABIES Pulp

61 ( NEW ) MIDDLEMAN Terrorvision
62 ( 40 ) FINGERS OF LOVE Crowded House
63 ( 64 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
64 ( 56 ) UR THE BEST THING (REMIX) D:Ream
65 ( 65 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
66 ( 66 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
67 ( 61 ) STREETS OF PHILADELPHIA Bruce Springsteen
68 ( NEW ) GLORYLAND Daryl Hall featuring The Sounds Of Blackness
69 ( 47 ) NOBODY Shara Nelson
70 ( 54 ) THE REAL THING Tony Di Bart

71 ( 71 ) WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
72 ( 57 ) MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD Prince
73 ( NEW ) MAYBE LOVE (REMIX) Stevie Nicks
74 ( 67 ) SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM Grace Jones
75 ( NEW ) AFTERNOONS AND COFFEESPOONS Crash Test Dummies

Posted by: popchartfreak 7th August 2014, 06:42 PM

3rd July 1994

2nd week on top for Aswad, joined in the top 5 by yet another reggae track, as General Public’s version of The Staple Singers classic hits 5, 2 places lower than the 1972 original. The Pretenders keep up the run of Top 10 hits, Night In My Veins at 8, and The Grid’s Swamp Thing is up to 9.

Leading a mass influx of new entries is Crystal Waters and Ghetto Day, a record I preferred to her bigger hits; The Rolling Stones are back at 25, Love Is Strong enough to give them a sweet 25 years of hits to date; the big news is in at 34, a noisy new Manc band with an arrogant attitude, Shaker Maker from Oasis. The previous band called Oasis featured Mary Hopkin, and I’d pay to hear her sing an Oasis ballad. Just because.

Lots of big movers as well, B52’s up to 19, Janet Jackson to 20, Utah Saints to 30, and Daryl Hall up to 38, and waddya know I saw him 2 weeks ago in concert with mucker John Oates, still going strong. Other newies: Shed 7, Wildhearts, Robert Palmer 16 years into his run of hits, KWS doing what they do best - killing much better records, this time with the assistance of Rose Royce’s Gwen Dickey (Ain’t Nobody - I suggest sticking with Rufus in my 84 and 89 Top 10’s), Blind Melon, Take That (having a minor hit after some biggies), Aerosmith, a great comeback single for Bobby Brown, not yet remixed, and lastly, the 15-year-old, influential and ill-fated Aaliyah with Back And Forth. Best not mention R. Kelly who would be banged up a la Yewtree were he a UK resident. Probably. I wouldn’t want to spread malicious rumours, but he produced her Age Ain’t Nothin But A Number album and apparently married in secret after she lied about her age, in about ooh, 2 or 3 months after this debut. R. Kelly obviously had no idea how old she was, having had her signed to his record label at 12 years old. Well, what business-man needs to see a birth certificate from parents eh when signing up their child? Obviously not this one.....


1 ( 1 ) SHINE Aswad
2 ( 2 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
3 ( 3 ) I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS The Boomtown Rats
4 ( 9 ) FEELIN' GOOD Nina Simone
5 ( 23 ) I'LL TAKE YOU THERE General Public
6 ( 4 ) BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY Big Mountain
7 ( 6 ) YOU DON'T LOVE ME (NO NO NO) Dawn Penn
8 ( 15 ) NIGHT IN MY VEINS The Pretenders
9 ( 12 ) SWAMP THING The Grid
10 ( 10 ) EVERYBODY'S TALKING The Beautiful South

11 ( 19 ) I WANNA BE YOUR MAN Chaka Demus & Pliers
12 ( 5 ) TO THE END Blur
13 ( 20 ) DON'T TURN AROUND Ace Of Base
14 ( 7 ) CRASH! BOOM! BANG! Roxette
15 ( 18 ) WILLING TO FORGIVE Aretha Franklin
16 ( 8 ) HARD Tom Robinson
17 ( NEW ) GHETTO DAY Crystal Waters
18 ( NEW ) HEY DJ Lighter Shade Of Brown
19 ( 43 ) MEET THE FLINTSTONES The BC52's (B52's)
20 ( 45 ) ANYTIME ANYPLACE Janet Jackson




21 ( 11 ) SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Guns 'n' Roses
22 ( 17 ) PATIENCE OF ANGELS Eddi Reader
23 ( 14 ) JAILBIRD Primal Scream
24 ( 16 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
25 ( NEW ) LOVE IS STRONG The Rolling Stones
26 ( 13 ) INSIDE Stiltskin
27 ( 22 ) SWEETS FOR MY SWEET C.J. Lewis
28 ( 25 ) GET-A-WAY Maxx
29 ( 35 ) U + ME Cappella
30 ( 47 ) I STILL THINK OF YOU Utah Saints




31 ( 38 ) CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT Elton John
32 ( 32 ) AROUND THE WORLD East 17
33 ( 33 ) EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME Yazz
34 ( NEW ) SHAKER MAKER Oasis
35 ( 42 ) WORD UP Gun
36 ( 26 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose
37 ( 21 ) I'LL STAND BY YOU The Pretenders
38 ( 68 ) GLORYLAND Daryl Hall featuring The Sounds Of Blackness
39 ( 29 ) NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) Kym Mazelle and Jocelyn Brown
40 ( 24 ) LONG TIME GONE Galliano




41 ( 27 ) YOU Bonnie Raitt
42 ( NEW ) DOLPHIN Shed 7
43 ( 31 ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC (REMIX) The Doobie Brothers
44 ( 37 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
45 ( 34 ) DEEP FOREST Deep Forest
46 ( NEW ) SUCKER PUNCH The Wildhearts
47 ( NEW ) GIRL U WANT Robert Palmer
48 ( 44 ) CARRY ME HOME Gloworm
49 ( 41 ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
50 ( 30 ) NO GOOD (START THE DANCE) The Prodigy

51 ( 28 ) ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS Absolutely Fabulous (Pet Shop Boys)
52 ( 51 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
53 ( 55 ) ANYTIME YOU NEED A FRIEND Mariah Carey
54 ( 61 ) MIDDLEMAN Terrorvision
55 ( 36 ) BACK TO LOVE Brand New Heavies
56 ( 75 ) AFTERNOONS AND COFFEESPOONS Crash Test Dummies
57 ( 39 ) I SWEAR All 4 One
58 ( 73 ) MAYBE LOVE (REMIX) Stevie Nicks
59 ( 58 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
60 ( 40 ) LAY YOUR LOVE ON ME Roachford

61 ( NEW ) GO ON MOVE Reel 2 Real
62 ( NEW ) AIN'T NOBODY KWS featuring Gwen Dickey
63 ( 63 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
64 ( 46 ) IF YOU GO Jon Secada
65 ( NEW ) CHANGE Blind Melon
66 ( 65 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
67 ( 57 ) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY The Proclaimers
68 ( 66 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
69 ( NEW ) LOVE AIN'T HERE ANYMORE Take That
70 ( NEW ) BACK AND FORTH Aaliyah



71 ( NEW ) TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME Bobby Brown
72 ( NEW ) CAN'T IMAGINE THE WORLD WITHOUT ME Echobelly
73 ( NEW ) THE SUN DOES RISE Jah Wobble featuring Dolores Riorden
74 ( NEW ) CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE Juliet Roberts
75 ( NEW ) SHUT UP AND DANCE Aerosmith

Posted by: popchartfreak 11th August 2014, 06:12 PM

10th July 1994

The Boomtown Rats return to Number One almost 15 years since they were last there. Tell Me Why? I Don’t Like Mondays! A shame, in a way, as they had already had a shot on top and Nina Simone’s Feelin’ Good hadn’t, so she is denied her second chart-topper. The B52’s get a 4th Top 10 hit 15 years since Rock Lobster clawed it’s way in. I’d known the song since I was, ooh, 4 or 5, and it fit nicely into their style, and they fit nicely into the movie.

Big climb for Bonnie Raitt, You at 12, and highest new entry is a 3rd Top 20 hit for Deep Forest (I bought and liked the album), beating out the classic Michael McDonald-sampling Regulate for Warren G and Nate Dogg, in at 30. Gun’s OK rock version of Cameo is Word Up at 19, and modest climbs for Let Loose and Elton and Oasis, rather surprisingly. Wildhearts, ever under-rated, romp it up into the 40.

Two Cowboys Gonfi-gon it at 54, a bit do-si-do Rednex stylee, and I must say Compliments On Your Kiss to Red Dragon, and yet more reggae in the chart. The 90‘s reggae revival seems to have been forgotten in run-downs of chart-trends, but it was very much a pop force in 93/94. Prince, very much a declining force from here-on, duets with Nona Gaye, Marvin’s daughter, at 66. The classic America, from West Side Story, gets used in The World Cup coverage and sneaks in at 72, but I’d prefer an excuse to rechart the brilliant movie version of the song, a highlight in cinema history, I never tire of watching it. “I Know a boat you can get on, bye bye!”.


1 ( 3 ) I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS The Boomtown Rats
2 ( 4 ) FEELIN' GOOD Nina Simone
3 ( 1 ) SHINE Aswad
4 ( 2 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
5 ( 9 ) SWAMP THING The Grid
6 ( 8 ) NIGHT IN MY VEINS The Pretenders
7 ( 6 ) BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY Big Mountain
8 ( 5 ) I'LL TAKE YOU THERE General Public
9 ( 11 ) I WANNA BE YOUR MAN Chaka Demus & Pliers
10 ( 19 ) MEET THE FLINTSTONES The BC52's (B52's)

11 ( 13 ) DON'T TURN AROUND Ace Of Base
12 ( 41 ) YOU Bonnie Raitt
13 ( 17 ) GHETTO DAY Crystal Waters
14 ( 7 ) YOU DON'T LOVE ME (NO NO NO) Dawn Penn
15 ( 10 ) EVERYBODY'S TALKING The Beautiful South
16 ( NEW ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
17 ( 16 ) HARD Tom Robinson
18 ( 18 ) HEY DJ Lighter Shade Of Brown
19 ( 35 ) WORD UP Gun
20 ( 20 ) ANYTIME ANYPLACE (CJ's 7" Remix) Janet Jackson




21 ( 15 ) WILLING TO FORGIVE Aretha Franklin
22 ( 12 ) TO THE END Blur
23 ( 31 ) CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT Elton John
24 ( 36 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose
25 ( 25 ) LOVE IS STRONG The Rolling Stones
26 ( 14 ) CRASH! BOOM! BANG! Roxette
27 ( 22 ) PATIENCE OF ANGELS Eddi Reader
28 ( 28 ) GET-A-WAY Maxx
29 ( 32 ) AROUND THE WORLD East 17
30 ( NEW ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg



31 ( 24 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
32 ( 21 ) SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Guns 'n' Roses
33 ( 34 ) SHAKER MAKER Oasis
34 ( RE ) ADORE Joe Roberts
35 ( 58 ) MAYBE LOVE (REMIX) Stevie Nicks
36 ( 38 ) GLORYLAND Daryl Hall featuring The Sounds Of Blackness
37 ( 62 ) AIN'T NOBODY KWS featuring Gwen Dickey
38 ( 27 ) SWEETS FOR MY SWEET C.J. Lewis
39 ( 47 ) GIRL U WANT Robert Palmer
40 ( 46 ) SUCKER PUNCH The Wildhearts




41 ( 23 ) JAILBIRD Primal Scream
42 ( 26 ) INSIDE Stiltskin
43 ( 69 ) LOVE AIN'T HERE ANYMORE Take That
44 ( 75 ) SHUT UP AND DANCE Aerosmith
45 ( 29 ) U + ME Cappella
46 ( 65 ) CHANGE Blind Melon
47 ( 40 ) LONG TIME GONE Galliano
48 ( 74 ) CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE Juliet Roberts
49 ( 44 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
50 ( 37 ) I'LL STAND BY YOU The Pretenders

51 ( 45 ) DEEP FOREST Deep Forest
52 ( 56 ) AFTERNOONS AND COFFEESPOONS Crash Test Dummies
53 ( 52 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
54 ( NEW ) EVERYBODY GONFI-GON Two Cowboys
55 ( 43 ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC (REMIX) The Doobie Brothers
56 ( 42 ) DOLPHIN Shed 7
57 ( 39 ) NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) Kym Mazelle and Jocelyn Brown
58 ( NEW ) COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR KISS Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold
59 ( 30 ) I STILL THINK OF YOU Utah Saints
60 ( 59 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba

61 ( 61 ) GO ON MOVE Reel 2 Real
62 ( 49 ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
63 ( 33 ) EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME Yazz
64 ( 54 ) MIDDLEMAN Terrorvision
65 ( 63 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
66 ( NEW ) LOVESIGN Prince and Nona Gaye
67 ( 66 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
68 ( 53 ) ANYTIME YOU NEED A FRIEND Mariah Carey
69 ( NEW ) BODY IN MOTION Atlantic Ocean
70 ( 68 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles

71 ( 48 ) CARRY ME HOME Gloworm
72 ( NEW ) AMERICA Leonard Bernstein
73 ( 67 ) WHAT MAKES YOU CRY The Proclaimers
74 ( NEW ) WHY DO FOOL FALL IN LOVE/ I'M COMING OUT Diana Ross
75 ( NEW ) I CAN'T HELP MYSELF Julia Fordham

Posted by: popchartfreak 13th August 2014, 02:55 PM

17th July 1994

One of those rare chart events for me - a record enters at one by a new act: this time China Black’s irresistible Searching, instantly hooks into the brain in a pleasant reggae way. Largely forgotten these days, but I liked the mixed ethnicity (the name said it all), the good songs, and since my days in Singapore I tend to want to support Chinese-related stars, one of western society’s most media-invisible sections - in this case Simon Fung.

The Pretenders get 2 Top 5’s in a row, Deep Forest 3 Top 10’s in a row. Ace Of Base also get their third Top 10 and the Rolling Stones go top 20 25 years after Honky Tonk Women did the same. Love Is Strong is one of their better latter-day singles. Big climbs for Crash Test Dummies (try singing along to Afternoons and Coffeespoons without the assistance of something to force the vocal wayyyyyy down!) and Mariah Carey, who very nearly gets another Top 40 entry buoyed up by recent actual honest-to-goodness great singles. Honest!

New at 37 it’s the Muppets. No, honestly. It’s Animal’s version of Wipeout, most recently a hit for the Fat Boys and Beach Boys, and their first chart hit since 1978 - Don’t Dilly Dally On The Way. I’m serious....! Hey, Wipeout’s a great toon, and the Muppets are great. Alice is back at 39, Maria Muldaur’s 1974 classic is covered by Brand New Heavies at 40, Erasure run in at 47 with a decent pop hit, and in at 52 is a bonafide Trevor Horn-produced classic from Seal, Kiss From A Rose. Not only in a Batman movie, it’s gorgeously moving, and it’s something of an injustice to find it became only a middling chart-hit in 1994 in the UK. Thankfully 1995 was a bit kinder.



1 ( NEW ) SEARCHING China Black
2 ( 2 ) FEELIN' GOOD Nina Simone
3 ( 3 ) SHINE Aswad
4 ( 6 ) NIGHT IN MY VEINS The Pretenders
5 ( 1 ) I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS The Boomtown Rats
6 ( 13 ) GHETTO DAY Crystal Waters
7 ( 4 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
8 ( 16 ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
9 ( 5 ) SWAMP THING The Grid
10 ( 11 ) DON'T TURN AROUND Ace Of Base

11 ( 7 ) BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY Big Mountain
12 ( 10 ) MEET THE FLINTSTONES The BC52's (B52's)
13 ( 9 ) I WANNA BE YOUR MAN Chaka Demus & Pliers
14 ( 8 ) I'LL TAKE YOU THERE General Public
15 ( 15 ) EVERYBODY'S TALKING The Beautiful South
16 ( 24 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose
17 ( 25 ) LOVE IS STRONG The Rolling Stones
18 ( 19 ) WORD UP Gun
19 ( 12 ) YOU Bonnie Raitt
20 ( 30 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg



21 ( 14 ) YOU DON'T LOVE ME (NO NO NO) Dawn Penn
22 ( 23 ) CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT Elton John
23 ( 18 ) HEY DJ Lighter Shade Of Brown
24 ( 17 ) HARD Tom Robinson
25 ( 34 ) ADORE Joe Roberts
26 ( 39 ) GIRL U WANT Robert Palmer
27 ( 22 ) TO THE END Blur
28 ( 21 ) WILLING TO FORGIVE Aretha Franklin
29 ( 52 ) AFTERNOONS AND COFFEESPOONS Crash Test Dummies
30 ( 43 ) LOVE AIN'T HERE ANYMORE Take That

31 ( 27 ) PATIENCE OF ANGELS Eddi Reader
32 ( 20 ) ANYTIME ANYPLACE (CJ's 7" Remix) Janet Jackson
33 ( 31 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
34 ( 48 ) CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE Juliet Roberts
35 ( 54 ) EVERYBODY GONFI-GON Two Cowboys
36 ( 29 ) AROUND THE WORLD East 17
37 ( NEW ) WIPEOUT The Muppets featuring Animal
38 ( 26 ) CRASH! BOOM! BANG! Roxette
39 ( RE ) IT'S ME Alice Cooper
40 ( NEW ) MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS Brand New Heavies



41 ( 28 ) GET-A-WAY Maxx
42 ( 35 ) MAYBE LOVE (REMIX) Stevie Nicks
43 ( 32 ) SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Guns 'n' Roses
44 ( 68 ) ANYTIME YOU NEED A FRIEND Mariah Carey
45 ( 38 ) SWEETS FOR MY SWEET C.J. Lewis
46 ( 36 ) GLORYLAND Daryl Hall featuring The Sounds Of Blackness
47 ( NEW ) RUN TO THE SUN Erasure
48 ( 33 ) SHAKER MAKER Oasis
49 ( 75 ) I CAN'T HELP MYSELF Julia Fordham
50 ( 49 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys

51 ( 37 ) AIN'T NOBODY KWS featuring Gwen Dickey
52 ( NEW ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
53 ( 53 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
54 ( 50 ) I'LL STAND BY YOU The Pretenders
55 ( 51 ) DEEP FOREST Deep Forest
56 ( 47 ) LONG TIME GONE Galliano
57 ( 42 ) INSIDE Stiltskin
58 ( 58 ) COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR KISS Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold
59 ( 74 ) WHY DO FOOL FALL IN LOVE/ I'M COMING OUT Diana Ross
60 ( 60 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba

61 ( 41 ) JAILBIRD Primal Scream
62 ( 55 ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC (REMIX) The Doobie Brothers
63 ( 45 ) U + ME Cappella
64 ( 62 ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
65 ( 65 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
66 ( 44 ) SHUT UP AND DANCE Aerosmith
67 ( 67 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
68 ( 40 ) SUCKER PUNCH The Wildhearts
69 ( NEW ) EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT (UPTIGHT) C.J. Lewis
70 ( 70 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles

71 ( 46 ) CHANGE Blind Melon
72 ( RE ) LOVE IS ALL AROUND Wet Wet Wet
73 ( 56 ) DOLPHIN Shed 7
74 ( NEW ) TAKE ME AWAY (I'LL FOLLOW YOU) Bad Boys Inc
75 ( NEW ) YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME Toni Braxton

Posted by: popchartfreak 13th August 2014, 07:26 PM

24th July 1994

2 weeks for China Black on top, but just look at Bad Boys Inc rocket from 74 to 3 with a record I (and everyone else) can barely remember, a sort of Take That clone if I can vaguely recall. Youtube video to confirm! I haven’t heard it for 20 years. Warren G hits 9, and I’ve Regulatedly heard that one throughout the 20 years. Funny thing, the passage of time....

Seal kisses a rose and enters the 40 at 11. I tried kissing a rose this weekend, and got my legs ripped up by thorns for my troubles - I look like I’ve been whipped severely in The Hunger Games. Talking of The Hunger Games, Lenny Kravitz was last seen being dragged off to be murdered, but here he enters at 51. Deuce! One place higher it’s Ant and Dec in a previous life. From teeny pop rapper actors to Mega-TV-presenters and a future number one with Let’s Get Ready To Rhumble. Who coulda predicted that one! I’m not sure how high it gets in my chart (yet), but it’s no chart-topper..

Elton’s Lion King at last breaks into the 20, and C.J. Lewis’ reggae-cover of yet another 60’s classic (Stevie Wonder) is Uptight to 17. Highest new entry though is Kate Bush and Larry Adler’s version of George Gershwin’s The Man I Love, taken from Adler’s 80th birthday tribute album to the great Gershwin. This a download I need! In at 20, former number one acts The Lightning Seeds and their fab new pop single Lucky You, while veteran Joe Cocker covers Summer In The City at 74. The glorious original by The Lovin’ Spoonful features in my very current chart, 20 years later, due to an advert. I’ve been waiting for an excuse to chart it.....!

Oldies what I was playing a lot in this week were Lovers Of The World Unite, 60’’s harmony fun by David & Jonathan (aka Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway of many a hit song and Blue Mink fame), Like A Prayer, and Part Of The Union by The Strawbs. Varied, at least!



1 ( 1 ) SEARCHING China Black
2 ( 8 ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
3 ( 74 ) TAKE ME AWAY (I'LL FOLLOW YOU) Bad Boys Inc
4 ( 7 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
5 ( 3 ) SHINE Aswad
6 ( 6 ) GHETTO DAY Crystal Waters
7 ( 4 ) NIGHT IN MY VEINS The Pretenders
8 ( 2 ) FEELIN' GOOD Nina Simone
9 ( 20 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
10 ( 16 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose



11 ( 52 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
12 ( 26 ) GIRL U WANT Robert Palmer
13 ( 5 ) I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS The Boomtown Rats
14 ( 22 ) CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT Elton John
15 ( 9 ) SWAMP THING The Grid
16 ( 29 ) AFTERNOONS AND COFFEESPOONS Crash Test Dummies
17 ( 69 ) EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT (UPTIGHT) C.J. Lewis
18 ( NEW ) THE MAN I LOVE Kate Bush and Larry Adler
19 ( 15 ) EVERYBODY'S TALKING The Beautiful South
20 ( NEW ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds



21 ( 11 ) BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY Big Mountain
22 ( 12 ) MEET THE FLINTSTONES The BC52's (B52's)
23 ( 10 ) DON'T TURN AROUND Ace Of Base
24 ( 14 ) I'LL TAKE YOU THERE General Public
25 ( 25 ) ADORE Joe Roberts
26 ( 13 ) I WANNA BE YOUR MAN Chaka Demus & Pliers
27 ( 37 ) WIPEOUT The Muppets featuring Animal
28 ( 58 ) COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR KISS Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold
29 ( 30 ) LOVE AIN'T HERE ANYMORE Take That
30 ( 18 ) WORD UP Gun



31 ( 17 ) LOVE IS STRONG The Rolling Stones
32 ( 23 ) HEY DJ Lighter Shade Of Brown
33 ( NEW ) B GOOD 2 ME Ronni Simon
34 ( 27 ) TO THE END Blur
35 ( 28 ) WILLING TO FORGIVE Aretha Franklin
36 ( RE ) LOVESIGN Prince and Nona Gaye
37 ( 19 ) YOU Bonnie Raitt
38 ( 24 ) HARD Tom Robinson
39 ( 47 ) RUN TO THE SUN Erasure
40 ( 40 ) MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS Brand New Heavies

41 ( 21 ) YOU DON'T LOVE ME (NO NO NO) Dawn Penn
42 ( 33 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
43 ( 31 ) PATIENCE OF ANGELS Eddi Reader
44 ( 32 ) ANYTIME ANYPLACE (CJ's 7" Remix) Janet Jackson
45 ( 41 ) GET-A-WAY Maxx
46 ( 38 ) CRASH! BOOM! BANG! Roxette
47 ( NEW ) SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT Abigail
48 ( NEW ) BLACK BOX EYC
49 ( 39 ) IT'S ME Alice Cooper
50 ( NEW ) LET'S GET READY TO RHUMBLE PJ & Duncan



51 ( NEW ) DEUCE Lenny Kravitz
52 ( 45 ) SWEETS FOR MY SWEET C.J. Lewis
53 ( 35 ) EVERYBODY GONFI-GON Two Cowboys
54 ( 53 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
55 ( 50 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
56 ( 34 ) CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE Juliet Roberts
57 ( 42 ) MAYBE LOVE (REMIX) Stevie Nicks
58 ( 36 ) AROUND THE WORLD East 17
59 ( NEW ) WHAT GOES AROUND Bitty McLean
60 ( 60 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba

61 ( 55 ) DEEP FOREST Deep Forest
62 ( 72 ) LOVE IS ALL AROUND Wet Wet Wet
63 ( NEW ) TWYFORD DOWN Galliano
64 ( 65 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
65 ( 54 ) I'LL STAND BY YOU The Pretenders
66 ( 64 ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
67 ( 67 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
68 ( 62 ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC (REMIX) The Doobie Brothers
69 ( 43 ) SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU Guns 'n' Roses
70 ( 56 ) LONG TIME GONE Galliano

71 ( 70 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
72 ( NEW ) FEENIN' Jodeci
73 ( NEW ) TOWER OF STRENGTH Skin
74 ( NEW ) SUMMER IN THE CITY Joe Cocker
75 ( 57 ) INSIDE Stiltskin

Posted by: popchartfreak 13th August 2014, 07:55 PM

31st July 1994

After peaking at 2 and weeks inside the Top 10, it finally gets there! The classic, gorgeous 7 Seconds from Youssou N’Dour and Neneh Cherry, one of the best (and favourite) records of the 90’s. Love it. I love the fact that’s not in English (in part) and is rooted in West Africa. I think I was a bit on a mission to widen music to the world (as were the charts), and just take a look at the variety of genres and world origins of the tracks inside the Top 20: Deep Forest to Bad Boys Inc, George Gershwin to Erasure’s synthpop leaping into the top 10, and the Three Tenors highest new entry at 12 with two Opera tracks from La Traviata and Rigoletto to The Muppets surf comedy and 1977 B Side re-issue, Mah Na Mah Na, finally getting the chart credit it deserved first time round. A bit of rap, a lot of reggae, a class ballad, pop, dance, jazzfunk, blues, and alternative rock. Those were the days when the charts weren’t dominated by just one or two genres....

Talking of jazzfunk Level 42 are high new entries at 17 with the sweet Love In A Peaceful World, while part-time Eagle and hit-maker of 22 years, and even better songwriter, Jackson Browne returns with Everywhere I Go. Even better, Sophie B. Hawkins is back with a change of musical direction, dancepop supreme, the absolutely fantastic sublime marvellous Right Beside You, written after the death of her partner. Love it love it. The sadly recently late Bobby Womack was also back again, at 63, with Forever Love, and Shakespear’s Sister Marcella Detroit is no angel at 75.



1 ( 4 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
2 ( 1 ) SEARCHING China Black
3 ( 3 ) TAKE ME AWAY (I'LL FOLLOW YOU) Bad Boys Inc
4 ( 11 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
5 ( 9 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
6 ( 2 ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
7 ( 10 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose
8 ( 5 ) SHINE Aswad
9 ( 17 ) EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT (UPTIGHT) C.J. Lewis
10 ( 39 ) RUN TO THE SUN Erasure



11 ( 7 ) NIGHT IN MY VEINS The Pretenders
12 ( NEW ) LIBIAMO/ LA DONNA E MOBILE Carreras Domingo Pavarotti
13 ( 6 ) GHETTO DAY Crystal Waters
14 ( 16 ) AFTERNOONS AND COFFEESPOONS Crash Test Dummies
15 ( 12 ) GIRL U WANT Robert Palmer
16 ( 8 ) FEELIN' GOOD Nina Simone
17 ( NEW ) LOVE IN A PEACEFUL WORLD Level 42
18 ( 18 ) THE MAN I LOVE Kate Bush and Larry Adler
19 ( 27 ) WIPEOUT/ MAH NA MAH NA The Muppets featuring Animal
20 ( 28 ) COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR KISS Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold



21 ( 20 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds
22 ( 15 ) SWAMP THING The Grid
23 ( 33 ) B GOOD 2 ME Ronni Simon
24 ( 13 ) I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS The Boomtown Rats
25 ( 14 ) CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT Elton John
26 ( 59 ) WHAT GOES AROUND Bitty McLean
27 ( 19 ) EVERYBODY'S TALKING The Beautiful South
28 ( 21 ) BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY Big Mountain
29 ( 36 ) LOVESIGN Prince and Nona Gaye
30 ( 48 ) BLACK BOX EYC

31 ( 22 ) MEET THE FLINTSTONES The BC52's (B52's)
32 ( NEW ) EVERYWHERE I GO Jackson Browne
33 ( 24 ) I'LL TAKE YOU THERE General Public
34 ( 23 ) DON'T TURN AROUND Ace Of Base
35 ( 35 ) WILLING TO FORGIVE Aretha Franklin
36 ( 50 ) LET'S GET READY TO RHUMBLE PJ & Duncan
37 ( 41 ) YOU DON'T LOVE ME (NO NO NO) Dawn Penn
38 ( 25 ) ADORE Joe Roberts
39 ( 40 ) MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS Brand New Heavies
40 ( 34 ) TO THE END Blur

41 ( 32 ) HEY DJ Lighter Shade Of Brown
42 ( 26 ) I WANNA BE YOUR MAN Chaka Demus & Pliers
43 ( 42 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
44 ( 31 ) LOVE IS STRONG The Rolling Stones
45 ( 38 ) HARD Tom Robinson
46 ( 74 ) SUMMER IN THE CITY Joe Cocker
47 ( 30 ) WORD UP Gun
48 ( 29 ) LOVE AIN'T HERE ANYMORE Take That
49 ( 37 ) YOU Bonnie Raitt
50 ( NEW ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins

51 ( 45 ) GET-A-WAY Maxx
52 ( 63 ) TWYFORD DOWN Galliano
53 ( 53 ) EVERYBODY GONFI-GON Two Cowboys
54 ( 47 ) SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT Abigail
55 ( 54 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
56 ( 43 ) PATIENCE OF ANGELS Eddi Reader
57 ( 46 ) CRASH! BOOM! BANG! Roxette
58 ( 51 ) DEUCE Lenny Kravitz
59 ( 55 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
60 ( 60 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba

61 ( 52 ) SWEETS FOR MY SWEET C.J. Lewis
62 ( 44 ) ANYTIME ANYPLACE (CJ's 7" Remix) Janet Jackson
63 ( NEW ) FOREVER LOVE Bobby Womack
64 ( 64 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
65 ( 61 ) DEEP FOREST Deep Forest
66 ( 67 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
67 ( 58 ) AROUND THE WORLD East 17
68 ( 66 ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
69 ( RE ) YOU MEAN THE WORLD TO ME Toni Braxton
70 ( 62 ) LOVE IS ALL AROUND Wet Wet Wet

71 ( 68 ) LISTEN TO THE MUSIC (REMIX) The Doobie Brothers
72 ( 71 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
73 ( 65 ) I'LL STAND BY YOU The Pretenders
74 ( RE ) I SWEAR All 4 One
75 ( NEW ) I'M NO ANGEL Marcella Detroit

Posted by: popchartfreak 9th September 2014, 07:08 PM

7th August 1994

2 weeks for Youssou n neneh, classic. Another classic at 2, Kissing that Rose and equalling his biggest solo hit Crazy, it’s Seal. A massive leap for the gorgeous Sophie 50 to 5, to give her a 2nd Top 5 hit, and a hat trick of Top 10’s for Enigma in 1994, in at 7 with another laid-back track off their great New Age album. Late in their career, Level 42 join Enigma in their peaceful Top 10 world for 11 years worth of occasional big hits (and lots of lesser ones).

Will Smith’s summer anthem pops back again 3 years on, as do Whitesnake 5 years or so on, while Swing Out Sister show that something good came out of Four Weddings And A Funeral - a lovely cover of the Delfonics 1971 smash La La Means I Love You, and new at 20 as their terrific retro sounds keep on.

Others: Janet Jackson’s back and on and on, Bobby Womack goes Top 40, and entering at 40 it’s the Jesus and Mary Chain and a melodic duet, at 47 Morrissey and Siouxsie duetting Interlude a bit hauntingly, and Quo apparently didnt mean it. Not Sure I believe them, but hey ho, that’s 21 years of hits to date.


1 ( 1 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
2 ( 4 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
3 ( 2 ) SEARCHING China Black
4 ( 5 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
5 ( 50 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
6 ( 3 ) TAKE ME AWAY (I'LL FOLLOW YOU) Bad Boys Inc
7 ( NEW ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
8 ( 8 ) SHINE Aswad
9 ( 9 ) EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT (UPTIGHT) C.J. Lewis
10 ( 17 ) LOVE IN A PEACEFUL WORLD Level 42




11 ( 7 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose
12 ( 12 ) LIBIAMO/ LA DONNA E MOBILE Carreras Domingo Pavarotti
13 ( 23 ) B GOOD 2 ME Ronni Simon
14 ( 30 ) BLACK BOX EYC
15 ( 6 ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
16 ( 10 ) RUN TO THE SUN Erasure
17 ( NEW ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
18 ( 20 ) COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR KISS Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold
19 ( 14 ) AFTERNOONS AND COFFEESPOONS Crash Test Dummies
20 ( NEW ) LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU Swing Out Sister




21 ( 21 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds
22 ( 11 ) NIGHT IN MY VEINS The Pretenders
23 ( 13 ) GHETTO DAY Crystal Waters
24 ( 25 ) CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT Elton John
25 ( 26 ) WHAT GOES AROUND Bitty McLean
26 ( 22 ) SWAMP THING The Grid
27 ( NEW ) AND ON AND ON Janet Jackson
28 ( 15 ) GIRL U WANT Robert Palmer
29 ( 29 ) LOVESIGN Prince and Nona Gaye
30 ( 16 ) FEELIN' GOOD Nina Simone

31 ( 31 ) MEET THE FLINTSTONES The BC52's (B52's)
32 ( 63 ) FOREVER LOVE Bobby Womack
33 ( 19 ) WIPEOUT/ MAH NA MAH NA The Muppets featuring Animal
34 ( 34 ) DON'T TURN AROUND Ace Of Base
35 ( 39 ) MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS Brand New Heavies
36 ( 36 ) LET'S GET READY TO RHUMBLE PJ & Duncan
37 ( 27 ) EVERYBODY'S TALKING The Beautiful South
38 ( 38 ) ADORE Joe Roberts
39 ( 24 ) I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS The Boomtown Rats
40 ( NEW ) SOMETIMES ALWAYS The Jesus And Mary Chain



41 ( NEW ) THIS TIME I FOUND LOVE Rozalla
42 ( 18 ) THE MAN I LOVE Kate Bush and Larry Adler
43 ( 28 ) BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY Big Mountain
44 ( 37 ) YOU DON'T LOVE ME (NO NO NO) Dawn Penn
45 ( 43 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
46 ( 40 ) TO THE END Blur
47 ( NEW ) INTERLUDE Morrissey and Siouxsie
48 ( 33 ) I'LL TAKE YOU THERE General Public
49 ( 35 ) WILLING TO FORGIVE Aretha Franklin
50 ( NEW ) NO MORE (I CAN'T STAND IT) Maxx




51 ( 51 ) GET-A-WAY Maxx
52 ( 47 ) WORD UP Gun
53 ( 42 ) I WANNA BE YOUR MAN Chaka Demus & Pliers
54 ( 41 ) HEY DJ Lighter Shade Of Brown
55 ( 46 ) SUMMER IN THE CITY Joe Cocker
56 ( 55 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
57 ( NEW ) IS THIS LOVE Whitesnake
58 ( 32 ) EVERYWHERE I GO Jackson Browne
59 ( NEW ) I DIDN'T MEAN IT Status Quo
60 ( 60 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba

61 ( 48 ) LOVE AIN'T HERE ANYMORE Take That
62 ( 59 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
63 ( NEW ) HIT BY LOVE Ce Ce Peniston
64 ( 64 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
65 ( 66 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
66 ( 73 ) I'LL STAND BY YOU The Pretenders
67 ( 65 ) DEEP FOREST Deep Forest
68 ( 44 ) LOVE IS STRONG The Rolling Stones
69 ( 45 ) HARD Tom Robinson
70 ( NEW ) I LIFT MY CUP Gloworm

71 ( 68 ) HOW TO FALL IN LOVE The Bee Gees
72 ( NEW ) WHAT'S UP DJ Miko
73 ( 72 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
74 ( 56 ) PATIENCE OF ANGELS Eddi Reader
75 ( NEW ) JOKE (I'M LAUGHING) Eddi Reader

Posted by: popchartfreak 9th September 2014, 07:58 PM

14th August 1994

Enigma’s 3rd of the year, and 4th number one in total. I really did like them back then! To be fair I was expanding my musical horizons to the the world, and so was the record-buying public. If only the current UK music-selling scene could say the same! Sophie at 2 ands she’s Right Beside You, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince second-time round take their growing pop classic back into the 10, and Blur re-enter as a proper single now at 15 with the ever-so-Brit-pop anthem Park Life.

Joe Cocker converts to a double A side and leaps into the 20, for a chart span of 26 years, while joining him is Lulu at 38 to do exactly the same. Terry Hall, solo, at 39, and he’s having 15 years of hits and counting. A cover of the Dream Girls classic from 1982 drops by for Donna Giles at 46, while the Manics Revol in at 52. Eh? Revol? A couple of classics lower down though, Kylie surprises all with a sultry growing up and Confide In Me slides in at 55, with Oasis’ 2nd hit the fabulous Live Forever at 75. Finally, the sweet Lisa Loeb hit is at 67.




1 ( 7 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
2 ( 5 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
3 ( 1 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
4 ( 2 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
5 ( 3 ) SEARCHING China Black
6 ( 4 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
7 ( 10 ) LOVE IN A PEACEFUL WORLD Level 42
8 ( 6 ) TAKE ME AWAY (I'LL FOLLOW YOU) Bad Boys Inc
9 ( 14 ) BLACK BOX EYC
10 ( 17 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince

11 ( 13 ) B GOOD 2 ME Ronni Simon
12 ( 8 ) SHINE Aswad
13 ( 18 ) COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR KISS Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold
14 ( 21 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds
15 ( RE ) PARK LIFE Blur
16 ( 20 ) LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU Swing Out Sister
17 ( 9 ) EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT (UPTIGHT) C.J. Lewis
18 ( 55 ) THE SIMPLE THINGS/ SUMMER IN THE CITY Joe Cocker
19 ( 16 ) RUN TO THE SUN Erasure
20 ( 11 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose

21 ( 12 ) LIBIAMO/ LA DONNA E MOBILE Carreras Domingo Pavarotti
22 ( 15 ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
23 ( 25 ) WHAT GOES AROUND Bitty McLean
24 ( 23 ) GHETTO DAY Crystal Waters
25 ( 27 ) AND ON AND ON Janet Jackson
26 ( 50 ) NO MORE (I CAN'T STAND IT) Maxx
27 ( 29 ) LOVESIGN Prince and Nona Gaye
28 ( 26 ) SWAMP THING The Grid
29 ( 40 ) SOMETIMES ALWAYS The Jesus And Mary Chain
30 ( 19 ) AFTERNOONS AND COFFEESPOONS Crash Test Dummies

31 ( 35 ) MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS Brand New Heavies
32 ( 24 ) CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT Elton John
33 ( 57 ) IS THIS LOVE Whitesnake
34 ( 34 ) DON'T TURN AROUND Ace Of Base
35 ( 72 ) WHAT'S UP DJ Miko
36 ( 36 ) LET'S GET READY TO RHUMBLE PJ & Duncan
37 ( 68 ) LOVE IS STRONG The Rolling Stones
38 ( NEW ) GOODBYE BABY AND AMEN Lulu
39 ( NEW ) FOREVER J Terry Hall
40 ( 22 ) NIGHT IN MY VEINS The Pretenders

41 ( 32 ) FOREVER LOVE Bobby Womack
42 ( 28 ) GIRL U WANT Robert Palmer
43 ( 31 ) MEET THE FLINTSTONES The BC52's (B52's)
44 ( 39 ) I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS The Boomtown Rats
45 ( 41 ) THIS TIME I FOUND LOVE Rozalla
46 ( NEW ) AND I'M TELLING YOU I'M NOT GOING Donna Giles
47 ( 45 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
48 ( 59 ) I DIDN'T MEAN IT Status Quo
49 ( 37 ) EVERYBODY'S TALKING The Beautiful South
50 ( 30 ) FEELIN' GOOD Nina Simone

51 ( 33 ) WIPEOUT/ MAH NA MAH NA The Muppets featuring Animal
52 ( NEW ) REVOL The Manic Street Preachers
53 ( 38 ) ADORE Joe Roberts
54 ( 46 ) TO THE END Blur
55 ( NEW ) CONFIDE IN ME Kylie Minogue
56 ( 56 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
57 ( RE ) LOVE IS ALL AROUND Wet Wet Wet
58 ( 47 ) INTERLUDE Morrissey and Siouxsie
59 ( 60 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
60 ( NEW ) THE WAY SHE LOVES ME Richard Marx




61 ( NEW ) LUCAS WITH THE LID OFF Lucas
62 ( 75 ) JOKE (I'M LAUGHING) Eddi Reader
63 ( 51 ) GET-A-WAY Maxx
64 ( 64 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
65 ( 62 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
66 ( 65 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
67 ( NEW ) STAY (I MISS YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
68 ( 66 ) I'LL STAND BY YOU The Pretenders
69 ( NEW ) DO IT Tony Di Bart
70 ( RE ) I SWEAR All 4 One

71 ( NEW ) TRUE SPIRIT Carleen Anderson
72 ( 67 ) DEEP FOREST Deep Forest
73 ( 73 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
74 ( 43 ) BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY Big Mountain
75 ( NEW ) LIVE FOREVER Oasis

Posted by: popchartfreak 10th September 2014, 08:09 PM

21st August 1994

2 weeks for Enigma on top as Level 42 get their highest-ever chart placing at 5. Just look at Kylie though, 55 to 6, loving those eastern-sounds, and giving her yet another Top 10 hit, 6 years and counting. The Lightning Seeds also continue their run of Top 10 fabtastic pop singles, Lucky You! Swing Out Sister also break into the 10 for the last time (I think), with their 70’s soul cover.

Highest new entry, though, is a remixed version of the album track Yesterday When I Was Mad, in at 13. What are the chances of it being the 5th Very album track Pet Shop Boys number one? Very good! Morrissey and Siouxsie meanwhile take their Interlude from 58 to 16, that’s 16 years of Top 20’s for Siouxsie and 11 years for Smiler. Lulu spits on both statistics though, joining Joe Cocker on 26 years of Top 20 hits, while Prince grabs another Top 20 as simultaneously album track (and future single) Letitgo enters at 34.

Oasis, though get their first ever Top 20 hit as Live Forever rockets 75 to 18, PJ & Duncan finally break into the 30, and The Bee Gees join the album track listers with Blue Island at 32. Soundgarden’s Black Hole Sun isn’t Supermassive, but 52 isn’t bad, and the Rev Al Green duets with country star Lyle Lovett for a new entry at 71. I think that’s all very varied!


1 ( 1 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
2 ( 2 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
3 ( 4 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
4 ( 3 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
5 ( 7 ) LOVE IN A PEACEFUL WORLD Level 42
6 ( 55 ) CONFIDE IN ME Kylie Minogue
7 ( 6 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
8 ( 14 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds
9 ( 5 ) SEARCHING China Black
10 ( 16 ) LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU Swing Out Sister




11 ( 9 ) BLACK BOOK EYC
12 ( 18 ) THE SIMPLE THINGS/ SUMMER IN THE CITY Joe Cocker
13 ( NEW ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
14 ( 15 ) PARK LIFE Blur
15 ( 8 ) TAKE ME AWAY (I'LL FOLLOW YOU) Bad Boys Inc
16 ( 58 ) INTERLUDE Morrissey and Siouxsie
17 ( 38 ) GOODBYE BABY AND AMEN Lulu
18 ( 75 ) LIVE FOREVER Oasis
19 ( 12 ) SHINE Aswad
20 ( 27 ) LOVESIGN Prince and Nona Gaye




21 ( 10 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
22 ( 11 ) B GOOD 2 ME Ronni Simon
23 ( 31 ) MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS Brand New Heavies
24 ( 13 ) COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR KISS Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold
25 ( 17 ) EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT (UPTIGHT) C.J. Lewis
26 ( 26 ) NO MORE (I CAN'T STAND IT) Maxx
27 ( 36 ) LET'S GET READY TO RHUMBLE PJ & Duncan
28 ( 24 ) GHETTO DAY Crystal Waters
29 ( 19 ) RUN TO THE SUN Erasure
30 ( 20 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose

31 ( 22 ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
32 ( NEW ) BLUE ISLAND The Bee Gees
33 ( 35 ) WHAT'S UP DJ Miko
34 ( NEW ) LETITGO Prince
35 ( 39 ) FOREVER J Terry Hall
36 ( 23 ) WHAT GOES AROUND Bitty McLean
37 ( 34 ) DON'T TURN AROUND Ace Of Base
38 ( 28 ) SWAMP THING The Grid
39 ( 61 ) LUCAS WITH THE LID OFF Lucas
40 ( 25 ) AND ON AND ON Janet Jackson

41 ( 29 ) SOMETIMES ALWAYS The Jesus And Mary Chain
42 ( 52 ) REVOL The Manic Street Preachers
43 ( 21 ) LIBIAMO/ LA DONNA E MOBILE Carreras Domingo Pavarotti
44 ( 46 ) AND I'M TELLING YOU I'M NOT GOING Donna Giles
45 ( 32 ) CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT Elton John
46 ( NEW ) EVERYBODY'S GOT SUMMER Atlantic Starr
47 ( 44 ) I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS The Boomtown Rats
48 ( 30 ) AFTERNOONS AND COFFEESPOONS Crash Test Dummies
49 ( 69 ) DO IT Tony Di Bart
50 ( 47 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma

51 ( NEW ) THIS GENERATION Roachford
52 ( NEW ) BLACK HOLE SUN Soundgarden
53 ( 33 ) IS THIS LOVE Whitesnake
54 ( 37 ) LOVE IS STRONG The Rolling Stones
55 ( 54 ) TO THE END Blur
56 ( 56 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
57 ( 59 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
58 ( 60 ) THE WAY SHE LOVES ME Richard Marx
59 ( 40 ) NIGHT IN MY VEINS The Pretenders
60 ( NEW ) EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE ALRIGHT Sounds Of Blackness




61 ( 43 ) MEET THE FLINTSTONES The BC52's (B52's)
62 ( 62 ) JOKE (I'M LAUGHING) Eddi Reader
63 ( 42 ) GIRL U WANT Robert Palmer
64 ( 49 ) EVERYBODY'S TALKING The Beautiful South
65 ( 64 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
66 ( 57 ) LOVE IS ALL AROUND Wet Wet Wet
67 ( 66 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
68 ( 65 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
69 ( 41 ) FOREVER LOVE Bobby Womack
70 ( 48 ) I DIDN'T MEAN IT Status Quo

71 ( NEW ) FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY Al Green and Lyle Lovett
72 ( 67 ) STAY (I MISS YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
73 ( 73 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles
74 ( 63 ) GET-A-WAY Maxx
75 ( 50 ) FEELIN' GOOD Nina Simone

Posted by: popchartfreak 11th September 2014, 06:19 PM

28th August 1994

Sophie B. Hawkins gets her one and only chart-topper, but what a corker it is. I still love it to bits, and it really should be a radio classic, or featuring in a 90’s retro megamovie. Sophie was endearingly quirky, and I wish she was still as successful, though she is still active, hooray! Pet Shop Boys of course are mad at 4, and its a hot hot hot new (old) entry as the 10-year-old minor hit comes back bigger and remixed at 9. Prince gets another Top 10 hit and a top 20 hit, though he was using a squiggle and a pompous assertion that he isn’t Prince anymore as a name at various times from 1993 onwards. Way to kill your career Prince!

Ian McNabb (of The Icicle Works) has a 10 year comeback at 25, and just below Edie Brickell’s best single (albeit lesser known) the gorgeous Good Times at 26. Lisa Loeb leaps alliteratively into the 30, and Ice Cube reactivates George Clinton of Funkadelic and Parliament fame with their Bop Gun at 32. Pause for breath, now, cos there’s a whopping 21 new entries clearing out the charts - Roxette’s latest Fireworks explode at 35, driving Aerosmith Crazy at 36 (an album track, and future hit ballad single), while Eurythmic Dave Stewart has a Heart Of Stone at 38, and Cyndi Lauper radically re-invents her 1984 debut hit at 42. Hey Now!! It’s good, but not AS good.

Others: Soundgarden make 39, The Beautiful South make eyes from 44, John Mellencamp is 60, UB40 63, Robert Palmer 72, Aswad 75 keep the hits coming, while comebacks of sorts from Patti Labelle at 73, and newer entries from Shed 7 and Shampoo. Uh oh we’re in trouble!



1 ( 2 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
2 ( 1 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
3 ( 3 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
4 ( 13 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
5 ( 7 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
6 ( 6 ) CONFIDE IN ME Kylie Minogue
7 ( 4 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
8 ( 8 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds
9 ( NEW ) HOT HOT HOT (CARNIVAL EDIT) Arrow
10 ( 20 ) LOVESIGN Prince and Nona Gaye




11 ( 14 ) PARK LIFE Blur
12 ( 12 ) THE SIMPLE THINGS/ SUMMER IN THE CITY Joe Cocker
13 ( 5 ) LOVE IN A PEACEFUL WORLD Level 42
14 ( 17 ) GOODBYE BABY AND AMEN Lulu
15 ( 10 ) LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU Swing Out Sister
16 ( 9 ) SEARCHING China Black
17 ( 11 ) BLACK BOOK EYC
18 ( 18 ) LIVE FOREVER Oasis
19 ( 34 ) LETITGO Prince
20 ( 23 ) MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS Brand New Heavies

21 ( NEW ) SUGAR SUGAR Duke Baysee
22 ( 15 ) TAKE ME AWAY (I'LL FOLLOW YOU) Bad Boys Inc
23 ( 21 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
24 ( 19 ) SHINE Aswad
25 ( NEW ) GO INTO THE LIGHT (LOVE SHINES) Ian McNabb
26 ( NEW ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians
27 ( 51 ) THIS GENERATION Roachford
28 ( 72 ) STAY (I MISS YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
29 ( 24 ) COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR KISS Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold
30 ( 16 ) INTERLUDE Morrissey and Siouxsie




31 ( 31 ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
32 ( NEW ) BOP GUN (ONE NATION) Ice Cube featuring George Clinton
33 ( 28 ) GHETTO DAY Crystal Waters
34 ( 30 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose
35 ( NEW ) FIREWORKS Roxette
36 ( NEW ) CRAZY Aerosmith
37 ( 25 ) EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT (UPTIGHT) C.J. Lewis
38 ( NEW ) HEART OF STONE Dave Stewart
39 ( 52 ) BLACK HOLE SUN Soundgarden
40 ( 58 ) THE WAY SHE LOVES ME Richard Marx




41 ( 22 ) B GOOD 2 ME Ronni Simon
42 ( NEW ) (HEY NOW) GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper
43 ( NEW ) STANDING AT THE ALTAR Margie Cox
44 ( NEW ) THE PRETTIEST EYES The Beautiful South
45 ( 46 ) EVERYBODY'S GOT SUMMER Atlantic Starr
46 ( 26 ) NO MORE (I CAN'T STAND IT) Maxx
47 ( 62 ) JOKE (I'M LAUGHING) Eddi Reader
48 ( 27 ) LET'S GET READY TO RHUMBLE PJ & Duncan
49 ( 33 ) WHAT'S UP DJ Miko
50 ( 38 ) SWAMP THING The Grid

51 ( 32 ) BLUE ISLAND The Bee Gees
52 ( 29 ) RUN TO THE SUN Erasure
53 ( 49 ) DO IT Tony Di Bart
54 ( 50 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
55 ( 37 ) DON'T TURN AROUND Ace Of Base
56 ( NEW ) 18 STRINGS Tinman
57 ( 35 ) FOREVER J Terry Hall
58 ( 57 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
59 ( 56 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
60 ( NEW ) WILD NIGHT John Mellencamp featuring Me'Shelle Nageocello

61 ( 47 ) I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS The Boomtown Rats
62 ( 55 ) TO THE END Blur
63 ( NEW ) REGGAE MUSIC UB40
64 ( 68 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
65 ( NEW ) GAL WINE Chaka Demus and Pliers
66 ( 65 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
67 ( 44 ) AND I'M TELLING YOU I'M NOT GOING Donna Giles
68 ( 67 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
69 ( 61 ) MEET THE FLINTSTONES The BC52's (B52's)
70 ( NEW ) SPEAKEASY Shed 7

71 ( NEW ) TROUBLE Shampoo
72 ( NEW ) KNOW BY NOW Robert Palmer
73 ( NEW ) THE RIGHT KINDA LOVER Patti Labelle
74 ( NEW ) SOMEONE TO LOVE Sean Maguire
75 ( NEW ) WARRIORS Aswad

Posted by: osker 19th September 2014, 04:32 PM

Ah 1994, a year close to my heart as it was the year of my first personal chart;

6.2.94

1 Breathe Again - Toni Braxton
2 Things Can Only Get Better - D:ream
3 The Power Of Love - Celine Dion
4 Return To Innocence - Enigma
5 All For Love - Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting
6 A Deeper Love - Aretha Franklin
7 Come Baby Come - K7
8 Come In Out Of The Rain - Wendy Moten
9 Twist And Shout - Chaka Demus And Pliers feat. Jack Radix And Taxi Gang
10 I Miss You - Haddaway
11 Linger - The Cranberries
12 Now And Forever - Richard Marx

...and my chart that corresponds to the last one that you posted;

28.8.94

1 (2) 7 Seconds - Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry
2 (1) Crazy For You - Let Loose
3 (4) Compliments On Your Kiss - Red Dragon
4 (3) Searching - China Black
5 (5) Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet
6 (6) Regulate - Warren G & Nate Dogg
7 (8) Gal Wine - Chaka Demus & Pliers
8 (21) Right Beside You - Sophie B Hawkins
9 (13) Someone To Love - Sean Maguire
10 (7) Shine - Aswad

11 (10) I Swear - All-4-One
12 (NE) I'll Make Love To You - Boyz II Men
13 (11) Meet The Flintstones - BC-52s
14 (NE) Parklife - Blur
15 (9) 18 Strings - Tinman
16 (15) So Good - Eternal
17 (12) What's Up - DJ Miko
18 (NE) Dreamer - Livin' Joy
19 (NE) Stay (I Missed You) - Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
20 (17) Don't Turn Around - Ace Of Base

21 (16) Let's Get Ready To Rhumble - PJ & Duncan
22 (14) Live Forever - Oasis
23 (20) Midnight At The Oasis - Brand New Heavies
24 (19) Love Ain't Here Anymore - Take That
25 (18) No More - Maxx
26 (26) Everything's Gonna Be Alright - The Sounds Of Blackness
27 (24) Do It - Tony Di Bart
28 (23) Trouble - Shampoo
29 (22) Can You Feel The Love Tonight - Elton John
30 (28) Speakeasy - Shed 7

31 (27) Simple Things - Joe Cocker
32 (25) Everything Is Alright (Uptight) - CJ Lewis
33 (29) Do You Wanna Get Funky - C & C Music Factory
34 (NE) Pretend Best Friend - Terrorvision
35 (30) Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
36 (34) The Way She Loves Me - Richard Marx
37 (36) Interlude - Morrissey & Siouxsie
38 (33) Kiss From A Rose - Seal
39 (31) I Didn't Mean It - Status Quo
40 (40) Reggae Music - UB40

41 (35) Is This Love - Whitesnake
42 (32) Black Book - EYC
43 (39) The Feeling - Tin Tin Out
44 (38) Around The World - East 17
45 (45) Trippin' On Sunshine - Pizzaman
46 (NE) Know By Now - Robert Palmer
47 (43) What Goes Around (Comes Around) - Bitty McLean
48 (41) Baby I Love Your Way - Big Mountain
49 (49) Everybody's Got Summer - Atlantic Starr
50 (42) Take Me Away - Bad Boys Inc

Posted by: AlexRange 19th September 2014, 05:07 PM

Shampoo was the best British girl group before Sugababes / Girls Aloud era. Not All Siants and not Spices.
Every their single (from five) was # 1 in my chart.

Posted by: popchartfreak 19th September 2014, 05:43 PM

QUOTE(osker @ Sep 19 2014, 05:32 PM)

Posted by: popchartfreak 19th September 2014, 05:47 PM

QUOTE(AlexRange @ Sep 19 2014, 06:07 PM)

Posted by: popchartfreak 19th October 2014, 08:44 AM

4th September 1994

So much competition for the top spot that absolute classics are just grabbing one week, so poor Sophie drops down to make room for Seal’s Kiss From A Rose, a track that didn’t really take off for another year in the UK. It had a gorgeous Middle-Ages vibe to it, and that’s not something you can say very often. Seal’s first solo topper, or his second if including Killer in 1990 (with Adamski), though Crazy had a long run at 2. Pet Shop Boys new single has to make do with runner-up, though Blur get another Top 10 with Park Life, Prince replaces himself in the Top 10 with Letitgo, Oasis get their first with Live Together, Lulu extends her run of Top 10’s to 26 years, and Robert Palmer has another of his occasional Top 10’s up a whopping 62 places. Phew!

Michelle Gayle is pure Sweetness, highest new entry at 24, while Jackson Browne returns at 27, just ahead of Terrorvision’s Pretend Best Friend at 31, keeping up their manic pop metal run of hits. Shawn Colvin covers The Police at 38, and debuts, while Shara Nelson is Inside Out at 47, Eternal claim to be So Good at 48 (hmmm) and Inner Circle reggae back with a cover at 53. A bunch of veterans claim entries in the bottom 5 (after D:Ream’s latest) as daryl Hall keeps his solo entries going, Peter gabriel has a live EP, Crowded House invent a new fruit-based insult, Oi, Pineapple Head, and Billy Idol’s theme from the fab new movie Speed pops in 15 years since Gen X.

Speed made a fave of Sandra Bullock, and a new buffed-up Keanu Reeves set himself up as leading man material. Nonsense plot of course, but great fun. On TV, I was well into Deep Space 9, X Files, and Newhart - Bob Newhart’s latest sitcom with the terrific Henry Mancini theme tune.




1 ( 3 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
2 ( 4 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
3 ( 1 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
4 ( 2 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
5 ( 6 ) CONFIDE IN ME Kylie Minogue
6 ( 11 ) PARK LIFE Blur
7 ( 19 ) LETITGO Prince
8 ( 18 ) LIVE FOREVER Oasis
9 ( 14 ) GOODBYE BABY AND AMEN Lulu
10 ( 72 ) KNOW BY NOW Robert Palmer



11 ( 5 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
12 ( 28 ) STAY (I MISS YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
13 ( 9 ) HOT HOT HOT (CARNIVAL EDIT) Arrow
14 ( 7 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
15 ( 25 ) GO INTO THE LIGHT (LOVE SHINES) Ian McNabb
16 ( 8 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds
17 ( 13 ) LOVE IN A PEACEFUL WORLD Level 42
18 ( 38 ) HEART OF STONE Dave Stewart
19 ( 21 ) SUGAR SUGAR Duke Baysee
20 ( 35 ) FIREWORKS Roxette

21 ( 26 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians
22 ( 12 ) THE SIMPLE THINGS/ SUMMER IN THE CITY Joe Cocker
23 ( 10 ) LOVESIGN Prince and Nona Gaye
24 ( NEW ) SWEETNESS Michelle Gayle
25 ( 16 ) SEARCHING China Black
26 ( 15 ) LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU Swing Out Sister
27 ( RE ) EVERYWHERE I GO Jackson Browne
28 ( 17 ) BLACK BOOK EYC
29 ( 32 ) BOP GUN (ONE NATION) Ice Cube featuring George Clinton
30 ( 23 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince



31 ( NEW ) PRETEND BEST FRIEND Terrorvision
32 ( 27 ) THIS GENERATION Roachford
33 ( 44 ) THE PRETTIEST EYES The Beautiful South
34 ( 47 ) JOKE (I'M LAUGHING) Eddi Reader
35 ( 29 ) COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR KISS Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold
36 ( 22 ) TAKE ME AWAY (I'LL FOLLOW YOU) Bad Boys Inc
37 ( 56 ) 18 STRINGS Tinman
38 ( NEW ) EVERY LITTLE THING HE DOES IS MAGIC Shawn Colvin
39 ( 24 ) SHINE Aswad
40 ( 20 ) MIDNIGHT AT THE OASIS Brand New Heavies



41 ( 31 ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
42 ( 42 ) (HEY NOW) GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper
43 ( 33 ) GHETTO DAY Crystal Waters
44 ( 34 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose
45 ( 65 ) GAL WINE Chaka Demus and Pliers
46 ( 60 ) WILD NIGHT John Mellencamp featuring Me'Shelle Nageocello
47 ( NEW ) INSIDE OUT Shara Nelson
48 ( NEW ) SO GOOD Eternal
49 ( 43 ) STANDING AT THE ALTAR Margie Cox
50 ( 74 ) SOMEONE TO LOVE Sean Maguire

51 ( 37 ) EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT (UPTIGHT) C.J. Lewis
52 ( 71 ) TROUBLE Shampoo
53 ( NEW ) GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Inner Circle
54 ( 48 ) LET'S GET READY TO RHUMBLE PJ & Duncan
55 ( 39 ) BLACK HOLE SUN Soundgarden
56 ( 41 ) B GOOD 2 ME Ronni Simon
57 ( 54 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
58 ( 58 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
59 ( 36 ) CRAZY Aerosmith
60 ( 59 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson

61 ( 50 ) SWAMP THING The Grid
62 ( 40 ) THE WAY SHE LOVES ME Richard Marx
63 ( 30 ) INTERLUDE Morrissey and Siouxsie
64 ( 64 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
65 ( 61 ) I DON'T LIKE MONDAYS The Boomtown Rats
66 ( 66 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
67 ( 75 ) WARRIORS Aswad
68 ( 68 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
69 ( 62 ) TO THE END Blur
70 ( 73 ) THE RIGHT KINDA LOVER Patti Labelle

71 ( NEW ) BLAME IT ON ME D:Ream
72 ( NEW ) WILDFIRE Daryl Hall
73 ( NEW ) SW LIVE EP Peter Gabriel
74 ( NEW ) SPEED Billy Idol
75 ( NEW ) PINEAPPLE HEAD Crowded House

Posted by: popchartfreak 19th October 2014, 11:02 AM

[b]11th September 1994[/b]

It’s an amazing 18th Number One in almost 9 years for Pet Shop Boys, and the 5th in a row from album Very, albeit remixed. Mad? Yesterday When I Was Mad on them, that is. Still am. Tough on Kylie, as her exotic confiding has to make do with a peak at 2 just short of that elusive number one. Prince and Lightning Seeds both add to the list of Top 5’s, Lisa Loeb gets her only Top 10 hit, and Dave Stewart shows he doesn’t need Annie to grab a top 10 hit either, 15 years on from The Tourists.

Highest new entry is Tom Robinson’s Days That Changed The World, a mellow track that you’ll be lucky to find anywhere online. I’ve tried. Shara and Cyndi get another top 40 each, while The Wonder Stuff claim to be unbreakable at 36, REM pose a query about frequencies to Kenneth at 39, and an inferior remix of Atomic brings Blondie back 14 years on from hitting my top spot, at 38.

At 52 it’s a great dance track from Corona, Rhythm Of The Night, which should have been bigger (though it did well in the Uk charts), and at 67 a massive US hit record that you’ll find in the dictionary linked to the word “overrated”. Or is it “Over-rated”? Either way, it’s BoyzIIMen’s End Of The Road part 2. Talking of huge hits, it’s Saturday Night at 72, about to knock off Wet Wet Wet from the top of the UK singles chart. Of the two, I’d rather listen to Whigfield. Deedee nananana.



1 ( 2 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
2 ( 5 ) CONFIDE IN ME Kylie Minogue
3 ( 3 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
4 ( 7 ) LETITGO Prince
5 ( 16 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds
6 ( 6 ) PARK LIFE Blur
7 ( 4 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
8 ( 1 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
9 ( 18 ) HEART OF STONE Dave Stewart
10 ( 12 ) STAY (I MISS YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories



11 ( 15 ) GO INTO THE LIGHT (LOVE SHINES) Ian McNabb
12 ( 19 ) SUGAR SUGAR Duke Baysee
13 ( 11 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
14 ( 14 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
15 ( 8 ) LIVE FOREVER Oasis
16 ( 10 ) KNOW BY NOW Robert Palmer
17 ( 20 ) FIREWORKS Roxette
18 ( 21 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians featuring Barry White
19 ( 17 ) LOVE IN A PEACEFUL WORLD Level 42
20 ( 9 ) GOODBYE BABY AND AMEN Lulu

21 ( 24 ) SWEETNESS Michelle Gayle
22 ( NEW ) DAYS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Tom Robinson
23 ( 13 ) HOT HOT HOT (CARNIVAL EDIT) Arrow
24 ( 37 ) 18 STRINGS Tinman
25 ( 22 ) THE SIMPLE THINGS/ SUMMER IN THE CITY Joe Cocker
26 ( 42 ) (HEY NOW) GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper
27 ( RE ) LUCAS WITH THE LID OFF Lucas
28 ( 25 ) SEARCHING China Black
29 ( 34 ) JOKE (I'M LAUGHING) Eddi Reader
30 ( 31 ) PRETEND BEST FRIEND Terrorvision

31 ( 47 ) INSIDE OUT/ DOWN THAT ROAD Shara Nelson
32 ( 35 ) COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR KISS Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold
33 ( 45 ) GAL WINE Chaka Demus and Pliers
34 ( 32 ) THIS GENERATION Roachford
35 ( 53 ) GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Inner Circle
36 ( NEW ) UNBREAKABLE The Wonder Stuff
37 ( 26 ) LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU Swing Out Sister
38 ( NEW ) ATOMIC (REMIX) Blondie
39 ( NEW ) WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY KENNETH REM
40 ( 50 ) SOMEONE TO LOVE Sean Maguire



41 ( 38 ) EVERY LITTLE THING HE DOES IS MAGIC Shawn Colvin
42 ( 30 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
43 ( 28 ) BLACK BOOK EYC
44 ( 23 ) LOVESIGN Prince and Nona Gaye
45 ( 41 ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
46 ( 29 ) BOP GUN (ONE NATION) Ice Cube featuring George Clinton
47 ( 44 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose
48 ( 27 ) EVERYWHERE I GO Jackson Browne
49 ( 39 ) SHINE Aswad
50 ( 36 ) TAKE ME AWAY (I'LL FOLLOW YOU) Bad Boys Inc

51 ( 33 ) THE PRETTIEST EYES The Beautiful South
52 ( NEW ) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Corona
53 ( 43 ) GHETTO DAY Crystal Waters
54 ( 48 ) SO GOOD Eternal
55 ( NEW ) DON'T SAY IT'S OVER Gun
56 ( 71 ) BLAME IT ON ME D:Ream
57 ( 58 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
58 ( 64 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
59 ( 60 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
60 ( 57 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma

61 ( 61 ) SWAMP THING The Grid
62 ( 67 ) WARRIORS Aswad
63 ( 55 ) BLACK HOLE SUN Soundgarden
64 ( 75 ) PINEAPPLE HEAD Crowded House
65 ( NEW ) LOVE HERE I COME Bad Boys Inc
66 ( 66 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
67 ( NEW ) I'LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU BoyzIIMen
68 ( 68 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
69 ( 74 ) SPEED Billy Idol
70 ( 51 ) EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT (UPTIGHT) C.J. Lewis

71 ( 46 ) WILD NIGHT John Mellencamp featuring Me'Shelle Nageocello
72 ( NEW ) SATURDAY NIGHT Whigfield
73 ( 69 ) TO THE END Blur
74 ( NEW ) YESTERDAY ONCE MORE Redd Kross
75 ( NEW ) BODY AND SOUL Anita Baker

Posted by: popchartfreak 19th October 2014, 01:43 PM

18th September 1994

2 weeks for Chris n Neil on top, and Cyndi takes the reworking of Girls Just Want To Have Fun to 4, beating (bizarrely) it’s original peak a decade earlier. I’m sure everyone recalls Bad Boys Inc second top 10, Love Here I Come? No, me neither! How embarrassing to see it shoot up from 65 to 8 and have no memory of it. Just Youtubed it, still drawing a blank! Roxette meanwhile bring Fireworks back to the top 10, exploding for a 5th year into the heights.

Aswad and Crowded House have big leaps into the 30, Corona and D:Ream into the 40, and the highest new entry is Terry Hall’s own version of his Lightning Seeds number one, the glorious Sense at 38, giving him 15 years of hits (with The Specials, Fun Boy 3, Colourfield and solo). East 17 Steam into 52, and Saint Etienne Hug My Soul at 58, reliably good at any stage of their career. Bon Jovi’s monster hit Always pops in at 70, while the Stones grab bottom place, but hey 75 is better than nothing.


1 ( 1 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
2 ( 3 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
3 ( 2 ) CONFIDE IN ME Kylie Minogue
4 ( 26 ) (HEY NOW) GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper
5 ( 6 ) PARK LIFE Blur
6 ( 4 ) LETITGO Prince
7 ( 10 ) STAY (I MISS YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
8 ( 65 ) LOVE HERE I COME Bad Boys Inc
9 ( 9 ) HEART OF STONE Dave Stewart
10 ( 17 ) FIREWORKS Roxette



11 ( 18 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians featuring Barry White
12 ( 11 ) GO INTO THE LIGHT (LOVE SHINES) Ian McNabb
13 ( 7 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
14 ( 13 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
15 ( 5 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds
16 ( 16 ) KNOW BY NOW Robert Palmer
17 ( 8 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
18 ( 24 ) 18 STRINGS Tinman
19 ( 21 ) SWEETNESS Michelle Gayle
20 ( 14 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry



21 ( 12 ) SUGAR SUGAR Duke Baysee
22 ( 22 ) DAYS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Tom Robinson
23 ( 62 ) WARRIORS Aswad
24 ( 64 ) PINEAPPLE HEAD Crowded House
25 ( 15 ) LIVE FOREVER Oasis
26 ( 36 ) UNBREAKABLE The Wonder Stuff
27 ( RE ) EVERYBODY'S GOT SUMMER Atlantic Starr
28 ( 19 ) LOVE IN A PEACEFUL WORLD Level 42
29 ( 38 ) ATOMIC (REMIX) Blondie
30 ( 20 ) GOODBYE BABY AND AMEN Lulu



31 ( 52 ) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Corona
32 ( 32 ) COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR KISS Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold
33 ( 39 ) WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY KENNETH REM
34 ( 56 ) BLAME IT ON ME D:Ream
35 ( 35 ) GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Inner Circle
36 ( 25 ) THE SIMPLE THINGS/ SUMMER IN THE CITY Joe Cocker
37 ( 30 ) PRETEND BEST FRIEND Terrorvision
38 ( NEW ) SENSE Terry Hall
39 ( 28 ) SEARCHING China Black
40 ( 54 ) SO GOOD Eternal



41 ( 23 ) HOT HOT HOT (CARNIVAL EDIT) Arrow
42 ( 31 ) INSIDE OUT/ DOWN THAT ROAD Shara Nelson
43 ( 34 ) THIS GENERATION Roachford
44 ( 29 ) JOKE (I'M LAUGHING) Eddi Reader
45 ( 27 ) LUCAS WITH THE LID OFF Lucas
46 ( 69 ) SPEED Billy Idol
47 ( 37 ) LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU Swing Out Sister
48 ( 45 ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
49 ( 55 ) DON'T SAY IT'S OVER Gun
50 ( 42 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince

51 ( 33 ) GAL WINE Chaka Demus and Pliers
52 ( NEW ) STEAM East 17
53 ( 43 ) BLACK BOOK EYC
54 ( 47 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose
55 ( 72 ) SATURDAY NIGHT Whigfield
56 ( 40 ) SOMEONE TO LOVE Sean Maguire
57 ( 57 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
58 ( NEW ) HUG MY SOUL Saint Etienne
59 ( 59 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
60 ( 58 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys

61 ( 60 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
62 ( 71 ) WILD NIGHT John Mellencamp featuring Me'Shelle Nageocello
63 ( 53 ) GHETTO DAY Crystal Waters
64 ( 75 ) BODY AND SOUL Anita Baker
65 ( 49 ) SHINE Aswad
66 ( 67 ) I'LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU BoyzIIMen
67 ( 66 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
68 ( 68 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
69 ( 41 ) EVERY LITTLE THING HE DOES IS MAGIC Shawn Colvin
70 ( NEW ) ALWAYS Bon Jovi

71 ( 61 ) SWAMP THING The Grid
72 ( NEW ) ELEGANTLY AMERICAN: ONE NIGHT/MOVING M People
73 ( 50 ) TAKE ME AWAY (I'LL FOLLOW YOU) Bad Boys Inc
74 ( NEW ) SWEET SENSUAL LOVE Big Mountain
75 ( NEW ) YOU GOT ME ROCKING The Rolling Stones

Posted by: popchartfreak 19th October 2014, 02:33 PM

25th September 1994

3 weeks for the Petties on top, and Edie Brickell gets her biggest hit, the fab Good Times at 3, with more than a bit of a hand from Barry White, who also gets his highest ever chart placing to date after 21 years of hits. Corona take that rhythm to 7, and Michelle takes her sweetness to 9. Saint Etienne are the big climbers though, hugging number 14 from 58.

Suede get the highest new entry, rather modestly claiming they are the pigs. Surely not! East 17 steam up 26, Billy Idol speeds up to 28 and C.J. Lewis has yet another oldie reggae cover in the top 40 at 33. Other newies: Snap! welcome tomorrow at 44, Madonna’s got a Secret (shhh she’s only 48), Seal’s newborn friend arrives at 54, and some well-known biggies plop in lower down: Irish reggae act Pat O’Banton borrows UB40 and covers Eddy Grant - not as well as The Equals, it must be said (and Eddy was in the band so that’s fair) but gets in at 58; The Lion King standard Circle Of Life was just a pleasant Elton John single 20 years ago, in at 59, and Take That seem Sure of going higher than 65 - or will they!? Answer in a few weeks...

1 ( 1 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
2 ( 2 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
3 ( 11 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians featuring Barry White
4 ( 7 ) STAY (I MISS YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
5 ( 3 ) CONFIDE IN ME Kylie Minogue
6 ( 4 ) (HEY NOW) GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper
7 ( 31 ) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Corona
8 ( 8 ) LOVE HERE I COME Bad Boys Inc
9 ( 19 ) SWEETNESS Michelle Gayle
10 ( 6 ) LETITGO Prince

11 ( 5 ) PARK LIFE Blur
12 ( 14 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
13 ( 10 ) FIREWORKS Roxette
14 ( 58 ) HUG MY SOUL Saint Etienne
15 ( 20 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
16 ( 9 ) HEART OF STONE Dave Stewart
17 ( 13 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
18 ( 15 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds
19 ( 24 ) PINEAPPLE HEAD Crowded House
20 ( 23 ) WARRIORS Aswad



21 ( 16 ) KNOW BY NOW Robert Palmer
22 ( 12 ) GO INTO THE LIGHT (LOVE SHINES) Ian McNabb
23 ( NEW ) WE ARE THE PIGS Suede
24 ( 32 ) COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR KISS Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold
25 ( 17 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
26 ( 52 ) STEAM East 17
27 ( 25 ) LIVE FOREVER Oasis
28 ( 46 ) SPEED Billy Idol
29 ( 21 ) SUGAR SUGAR Duke Baysee
30 ( 18 ) 18 STRINGS Tinman



31 ( 22 ) DAYS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Tom Robinson
32 ( 28 ) LOVE IN A PEACEFUL WORLD Level 42
33 ( NEW ) BEST OF MY LOVE C.J. Lewis
34 ( 49 ) DON'T SAY IT'S OVER Gun
35 ( 62 ) WILD NIGHT John Mellencamp featuring Me'Shelle Nageocello
36 ( 29 ) ATOMIC (REMIX) Blondie
37 ( 26 ) UNBREAKABLE The Wonder Stuff
38 ( 33 ) WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY KENNETH REM
39 ( 27 ) EVERYBODY'S GOT SUMMER Atlantic Starr
40 ( 30 ) GOODBYE BABY AND AMEN Lulu

41 ( 39 ) SEARCHING China Black
42 ( 38 ) SENSE Terry Hall
43 ( 36 ) THE SIMPLE THINGS/ SUMMER IN THE CITY Joe Cocker
44 ( NEW ) WELCOME TO TOMORROW Snap! featuring Summer
45 ( 70 ) ALWAYS Bon Jovi
46 ( 55 ) SATURDAY NIGHT Whigfield
47 ( 34 ) BLAME IT ON ME D:Ream
48 ( NEW ) SECRET Madonna
49 ( 37 ) PRETEND BEST FRIEND Terrorvision
50 ( NEW ) FOOTSTEPS Stiltskin



51 ( 35 ) GAMES PEOPLE PLAY Inner Circle
52 ( 75 ) YOU GOT ME ROCKING The Rolling Stones
53 ( 48 ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
54 ( NEW ) NEWBORN FRIEND Seal
55 ( 57 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
56 ( 50 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
57 ( 54 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose
58 ( NEW ) BABY COME BACK Pato Banton featuring Ali and Robin Campbell
59 ( NEW ) CIRCLE OF LIFE Elton John
60 ( 59 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson



61 ( 41 ) HOT HOT HOT (CARNIVAL EDIT) Arrow
62 ( 60 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
63 ( 61 ) THE EYES OF TRUTH Enigma
64 ( 43 ) THIS GENERATION Roachford
65 ( NEW ) SURE Take That
66 ( 47 ) LA LA MEANS I LOVE YOU Swing Out Sister
67 ( 67 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
68 ( 68 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
69 ( 42 ) INSIDE OUT/ DOWN THAT ROAD Shara Nelson
70 ( 65 ) SHINE Aswad

71 ( 53 ) BLACK BOOK EYC
72 ( 63 ) GHETTO DAY Crystal Waters
73 ( NEW ) NO-ONE 2 Unlimited
74 ( 64 ) BODY AND SOUL Anita Baker
75 ( 71 ) SWAMP THING The Grid

Posted by: popchartfreak 19th November 2014, 08:17 PM

2nd October 1994

4 weeks at 1 for mad Pet Shop Boys, holding off a new threat from Corona’s Rhythm Of The Night at 2, then a bunch of girl singers dominate the top 10 except for East 17, Steam-ing up to 7, and Pato Banton Baby Come Back-iing at 9, with the wondrous Saint Etienne huggin my soul at 10, keeping up their top 10 run. Look at 2 Unlimited up 58 places with No-one! No, I don’t remember it either - but I obviously liked it. Madonna I do remember even if she’s only up 27 places to 21. Shhh don’t give away that secret! Elton’s Circle Of Life, of course, everyone knows, up 30 to 29, showing chart positions don’t matter if you’re in a Disney film, new generations pick up on it.

Bon Jovi and The Rolling Stones bring some rock into the 40, but highest new entry is the man from Orange Juice and his very classic A Girl Like You: Edwyn Collins. This is another case of, eh?! It took another 6 months to start charting worldwide (and in the UK for it to be a hit), but I loved it the minute I heard it, so justice was eventually done. Whigfield makes my top 40, too - I didn’t recall liking it that much, much it hadn’t started to grate yet obviously. Jamiroquai enters his Space Cowboy phase at 65, and Gloria Estefan is well into her disco retro phase as she covers Vicki Sue Robinson’s Turn The Beat Around. Chuck in a model (Naomi), TV kids show duo (PJ & Duncan aka Ant n Dec), 2 soul divas battling it (Kym and Jocelyn) and two rock greats Neil Young (just vacating my 2014 number one slot after 42 years of waiting) and INXS (brilliant live band), and that completes the chart report.


1 ( 1 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
2 ( 7 ) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Corona
3 ( 3 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians featuring Barry White
4 ( 2 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
5 ( 4 ) STAY (I MISS YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
6 ( 5 ) CONFIDE IN ME Kylie Minogue
7 ( 26 ) STEAM East 17
8 ( 6 ) (HEY NOW) GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper
9 ( 58 ) BABY COME BACK Pato Banton featuring Ali and Robin Campbell
10 ( 14 ) HUG MY SOUL Saint Etienne

11 ( 9 ) SWEETNESS Michelle Gayle
12 ( 12 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
13 ( 10 ) LETITGO Prince
14 ( 11 ) PARK LIFE Blur
15 ( 73 ) NO-ONE 2 Unlimited
16 ( 19 ) PINEAPPLE HEAD Crowded House
17 ( 33 ) BEST OF MY LOVE C.J. Lewis
18 ( 15 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
19 ( 8 ) LOVE HERE I COME Bad Boys Inc
20 ( 16 ) HEART OF STONE Dave Stewart

21 ( 48 ) SECRET Madonna
22 ( 18 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds
23 ( 23 ) WE ARE THE PIGS Suede
24 ( 13 ) FIREWORKS Roxette
25 ( 44 ) WELCOME TO TOMORROW Snap! featuring Summer
26 ( 20 ) WARRIORS Aswad
27 ( 45 ) ALWAYS Bon Jovi
28 ( 17 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
29 ( 59 ) CIRCLE OF LIFE Elton John
30 ( 52 ) YOU GOT ME ROCKING The Rolling Stones

31 ( 22 ) GO INTO THE LIGHT (LOVE SHINES) Ian McNabb
32 ( 25 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
33 ( 21 ) KNOW BY NOW Robert Palmer
34 ( NEW ) A GIRL LIKE YOU Edwyn Collins
35 ( 24 ) COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR KISS Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold
36 ( 27 ) LIVE FOREVER Oasis
37 ( 29 ) SUGAR SUGAR Duke Baysee
38 ( 38 ) WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY KENNETH REM
39 ( 46 ) SATURDAY NIGHT Whigfield
40 ( 32 ) LOVE IN A PEACEFUL WORLD Level 42



41 ( 28 ) SPEED Billy Idol
42 ( 41 ) SEARCHING China Black
43 ( 30 ) 18 STRINGS Tinman
44 ( 34 ) DON'T SAY IT'S OVER Gun
45 ( 36 ) ATOMIC (REMIX) Blondie
46 ( 40 ) GOODBYE BABY AND AMEN Lulu
47 ( 35 ) WILD NIGHT John Mellencamp featuring Me'Shelle Nageocello
48 ( NEW ) THAT WORD (L.O.V.E.) The Rockmelons
49 ( 31 ) DAYS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Tom Robinson
50 ( 37 ) UNBREAKABLE The Wonder Stuff

51 ( 57 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose
52 ( NEW ) HERE COMES THE GOOD TIMES A House
53 ( 65 ) SURE Take That
54 ( 54 ) NEWBORN FRIEND Seal
55 ( 55 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
56 ( 43 ) THE SIMPLE THINGS/ SUMMER IN THE CITY Joe Cocker
57 ( 53 ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
58 ( NEW ) LOVE AND TEARS Naomi Campbell
59 ( NEW ) THIS IS YOUR NIGHT Heavy D and The Boyz
60 ( 39 ) EVERYBODY'S GOT SUMMER Atlantic Starr

61 ( 60 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
62 ( 62 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
63 ( NEW ) TURN THE BEAT AROUND Gloria Estefan
64 ( 56 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
65 ( NEW ) SPACE COWBOY Jamiroquai
66 ( 67 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
67 ( 68 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
68 ( 42 ) SENSE Terry Hall
69 ( 61 ) HOT HOT HOT (CARNIVAL EDIT) Arrow
70 ( 49 ) PRETEND BEST FRIEND Terrorvision



71 ( NEW ) IF I GIVE YOU MY NUMBER P.J. and Duncan
72 ( NEW ) GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN' Kym Mazelle and Jocelyn Brown
73 ( NEW ) MY HEART Neil Young and Crazy Horse
74 ( NEW ) THE STRANGEST PARTY INXS
75 ( 50 ) FOOTSTEPS Stiltskin

Posted by: popchartfreak 20th November 2014, 07:54 PM

9th October 1994

It’s a new number one for Corona and the great dance track Rhythm Of The Night, as recently covered by Bastille. I’ll stick with the original myself, it’s fab. Big leap for Bon Jovi to 4, and their signature ballad Always - not my favourite Bon Jovi record by any means these days, but it seemed good enough at the time. Elton also circles around the top 10, giving him 23 years of regular top 10’s, while 2 Unlimited grab a final top 10 hit, I really must youtube it now!

Highest of only 4 new entries is Ace Of Base at 19, and a Happy Nation applauds their 5th top 20 entry. Aerosmith are back in with Crazy, as it starts to take hold at 26, Heavy D & The Boyz make the 40 with This Is Your Night, as do INXS, Kym & Jocelyn covering ZZ Top, PJ & Duncan, and new at 40 The Pretenders keep the hits coming 15 years on, 977 apparently, though I suspect it’s a few less than that. Sonic Youth are Superstars at 54 covering The Carpenters classic in a fab distorted morose indie-style, and Counting Crows meet the Rain King at 73, for a quiet chart week.



1 ( 2 ) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Corona
2 ( 1 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
3 ( 3 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians featuring Barry White
4 ( 27 ) ALWAYS Bon Jovi
5 ( 5 ) STAY (I MISS YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
6 ( 6 ) CONFIDE IN ME Kylie Minogue
7 ( 4 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
8 ( 7 ) STEAM East 17
9 ( 29 ) CIRCLE OF LIFE Elton John
10 ( 15 ) NO-ONE 2 Unlimited



11 ( 10 ) HUG MY SOUL Saint Etienne
12 ( 11 ) SWEETNESS Michelle Gayle
13 ( 8 ) (HEY NOW) GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper
14 ( 9 ) BABY COME BACK Pato Banton featuring Ali and Robin Campbell
15 ( 21 ) SECRET Madonna
16 ( 12 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
17 ( 17 ) BEST OF MY LOVE C.J. Lewis
18 ( 16 ) PINEAPPLE HEAD Crowded House
19 ( NEW ) HAPPY NATION Ace Of Base
20 ( 13 ) LETITGO Prince



21 ( 14 ) PARK LIFE Blur
22 ( 20 ) HEART OF STONE Dave Stewart
23 ( 34 ) A GIRL LIKE YOU Edwyn Collins
24 ( 18 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
25 ( 25 ) WELCOME TO TOMORROW Snap! featuring Summer
26 ( RE ) CRAZY Aerosmith
27 ( 19 ) LOVE HERE I COME Bad Boys Inc
28 ( 22 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds
29 ( 30 ) YOU GOT ME ROCKING The Rolling Stones
30 ( 24 ) FIREWORKS Roxette

31 ( 26 ) WARRIORS Aswad
32 ( 59 ) THIS IS YOUR NIGHT Heavy D and The Boyz
33 ( 33 ) KNOW BY NOW Robert Palmer
34 ( 28 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
35 ( 74 ) THE STRANGEST PARTY INXS
36 ( 23 ) WE ARE THE PIGS Suede
37 ( 32 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
38 ( 72 ) GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN' Kym Mazelle and Jocelyn Brown
39 ( 71 ) IF I GIVE YOU MY NUMBER P.J. and Duncan
40 ( NEW ) 977" The Pretenders

41 ( 36 ) LIVE FOREVER Oasis
42 ( 31 ) GO INTO THE LIGHT (LOVE SHINES) Ian McNabb
43 ( 37 ) SUGAR SUGAR Duke Baysee
44 ( 53 ) SURE Take That
45 ( 42 ) SEARCHING China Black
46 ( 40 ) LOVE IN A PEACEFUL WORLD Level 42
47 ( 54 ) NEWBORN FRIEND Seal
48 ( 35 ) COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR KISS Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold
49 ( 65 ) SPACE COWBOY Jamiroquai
50 ( 63 ) TURN THE BEAT AROUND Gloria Estefan

51 ( 39 ) SATURDAY NIGHT Whigfield
52 ( 38 ) WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY KENNETH REM
53 ( 51 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose
54 ( NEW ) SUPERSTAR Sonic Youth
55 ( 55 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
56 ( 46 ) GOODBYE BABY AND AMEN Lulu
57 ( 43 ) 18 STRINGS Tinman
58 ( 48 ) THAT WORD (L.O.V.E.) The Rockmelons
59 ( 57 ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
60 ( 41 ) SPEED Billy Idol



61 ( 61 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
62 ( 45 ) ATOMIC (REMIX) Blondie
63 ( 62 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
64 ( 64 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
65 ( 56 ) THE SIMPLE THINGS/ SUMMER IN THE CITY Joe Cocker
66 ( 66 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
67 ( 67 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
68 ( 47 ) WILD NIGHT John Mellencamp featuring Me'Shelle Nageocello
69 ( 50 ) UNBREAKABLE The Wonder Stuff
70 ( 44 ) DON'T SAY IT'S OVER Gun

71 ( 60 ) EVERYBODY'S GOT SUMMER Atlantic Starr
72 ( 58 ) LOVE AND TEARS Naomi Campbell
73 ( NEW ) RAIN KING Counting Crows
74 ( 69 ) HOT HOT HOT (CARNIVAL EDIT) Arrow
75 ( 49 ) DAYS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Tom Robinson

Posted by: popchartfreak 22nd November 2014, 03:03 PM

16th October 1994

2 weeks for Corona fizzing on top, as Edie Brickell and Barry White peak at 2, Good Times indeed for a fab soulful ballad. Elton John goes in Circles Of Life at 5, the latest in a very long list of top 5 singles, and ditto for Madonna in the top 10 as Secret hits 8. INXS’ terrific The Strangest Party shoots up to 12, and really should have been a big hit, instead their career declined steeply and unfairly, not quite fitting into Britpop. Aerosmith, Edwyn Collins and Snap all return to the top 20 with new stuff, as the chart suddenly wakes up with a deluge of new entries.

Highest, in at 22, Sparks enjoy one of their periodic comebacks, 20 years on from This Town Ain’t Big Enough For Both Of Us, they ponder When Do I Get To Sing ‘My Way’? Right now, it’s Moroder-dance-era-styled fab. Massive Attack enter Sly-ly at 28, just ahead of a charity version of Marvin Gaye’s classic What’s Going On? Let Loose follow up a big pop hit with a decent forgotten pop hit, but not at Seventeen, at 31. Crash Test Dummies bounce back at 37 berating God for shuffling his feet a bit, Pink Floyd are back for the final time (barring 2014 sessions from 1994) and Keep Trackin’ at 50, 15 years after hitting number one with a brick.

China Black following up terrific number one Searching, with terrific melodic follow-up Stars at 51, Oasis sing about ciggies and booze in a T.Rex Get-It-On vibe at 60, how quaint holding up nicotine and drink as alternative solutions to having to work for a living. OK everyone, let’s quit our jobs and get pissed and see how long society lasts! As a record, it’s nowhere near as good as either Get It On, or predecessor Live Together. Over-rated much. The Manics suffer at 69, Aaliyah is still a minor but slides in at 71, and if there ever was a record that annoyed me more than Ciggies n Booze it’s Zombie, in at 74. The gorgeousness of Linger is replaced by repeated harpy calls, a record that with the passage of time only sounds worse. Ouch!


1 ( 1 ) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Corona
2 ( 3 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians featuring Barry White
3 ( 2 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
4 ( 4 ) ALWAYS Bon Jovi
5 ( 9 ) CIRCLE OF LIFE Elton John
6 ( 6 ) CONFIDE IN ME Kylie Minogue
7 ( 8 ) STEAM East 17
8 ( 15 ) SECRET Madonna
9 ( 7 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
10 ( 17 ) BEST OF MY LOVE C.J. Lewis

11 ( 5 ) STAY (I MISS YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
12 ( 35 ) THE STRANGEST PARTY INXS
13 ( 14 ) BABY COME BACK Pato Banton featuring Ali and Robin Campbell
14 ( 19 ) HAPPY NATION Ace Of Base
15 ( 12 ) SWEETNESS Michelle Gayle
16 ( 26 ) CRAZY Aerosmith
17 ( 10 ) NO-ONE 2 Unlimited
18 ( 13 ) (HEY NOW) GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper
19 ( 23 ) A GIRL LIKE YOU Edwyn Collins
20 ( 25 ) WELCOME TO TOMORROW Snap! featuring Summer



21 ( 11 ) HUG MY SOUL Saint Etienne
22 ( NEW ) WHEN DO I GET TO SING 'MY WAY' Sparks
23 ( 16 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
24 ( 39 ) IF I GIVE YOU MY NUMBER P.J. and Duncan
25 ( 20 ) LETITGO Prince
26 ( 18 ) PINEAPPLE HEAD Crowded House
27 ( 22 ) HEART OF STONE Dave Stewart
28 ( NEW ) SLY Massive Attack
29 ( NEW ) WHAT'S GOING ON Music Relief '94
30 ( 21 ) PARK LIFE Blur



31 ( NEW ) SEVENTEEN Let Loose
32 ( 32 ) THIS IS YOUR NIGHT Heavy D and The Boyz
33 ( 24 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry
34 ( 34 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
35 ( 50 ) TURN THE BEAT AROUND Gloria Estefan
36 ( 28 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds
37 ( NEW ) GOD SHUFFLED HIS FEET Crash Test Dummies
38 ( 30 ) FIREWORKS Roxette
39 ( 27 ) LOVE HERE I COME Bad Boys Inc
40 ( 33 ) KNOW BY NOW Robert Palmer



41 ( 31 ) WARRIORS Aswad
42 ( 37 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
43 ( 29 ) YOU GOT ME ROCKING The Rolling Stones
44 ( 44 ) SURE Take That
45 ( 40 ) 977" The Pretenders
46 ( 49 ) SPACE COWBOY Jamiroquai
47 ( 47 ) NEWBORN FRIEND Seal
48 ( 41 ) LIVE FOREVER Oasis
49 ( NEW ) I WANT THE WORLD 2wo Third3
50 ( NEW ) KEEP TALKING Pink Floyd



51 ( NEW ) STARS China Black
52 ( 43 ) SUGAR SUGAR Duke Baysee
53 ( 38 ) GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN' Kym Mazelle and Jocelyn Brown
54 ( 45 ) SEARCHING China Black
55 ( 46 ) LOVE IN A PEACEFUL WORLD Level 42
56 ( 55 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
57 ( 36 ) WE ARE THE PIGS Suede
58 ( 42 ) GO INTO THE LIGHT (LOVE SHINES) Ian McNabb
59 ( RE ) I'LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU BoyzIIMen
60 ( NEW ) CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL Oasis

61 ( 61 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
62 ( 59 ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
63 ( 53 ) CRAZY FOR YOU Let Loose
64 ( 63 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
65 ( 51 ) SATURDAY NIGHT Whigfield
66 ( 66 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
67 ( 67 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
68 ( 52 ) WHAT'S THE FREQUENCY KENNETH REM
69 ( NEW ) SHE IS SUFFERING Manic Street Preachers
70 ( 54 ) SUPERSTAR Sonic Youth

71 ( NEW ) (AT YOUR BEST) YOU ARE LOVE Aaliyah
72 ( 64 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince
73 ( 73 ) RAIN KING Counting Crows
74 ( NEW ) ZOMBIE The Cranberries
75 ( NEW ) CAN U FEEL IT Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman

Posted by: popchartfreak 22nd November 2014, 08:36 PM

23rd October 1994:

The charts go insane suddenly, massive leaps, massive new entries, and massive drops under the pressure of 18 new entries, and it’s all great stuff too! Up 50 places from 51 to 1, one of the biggest climbs to the top ever, it’s China Black getting their second chart-topper of the year, the lovely entirely youtube absent Stars, overshadowing Sparks big climb to 3, their biggest hit since 1979. Highest new entry is at 5, and it’s Abba with Just Like That. No, not a Tommy Cooper tribute record, it’s one of the final recordings by Abba only available in the middle of a single track compilation of bits & pieces which were released as part of a box set of rare stuff in 1994. Gemini (the Abba boys proteges after Abba) had already released a version, but the original Abba short version is a cut above, and should have been a single.

New Order’s classic True Faith from 1987 is remixed and still corking, back in at 10, just behind R Kelly and one of his best records, vibing swiftly along entering at 7. Not to be outdone Tom Jones re-invents himself again with the storming If I Only Knew in at 13. Massive Attack, Crash test Dummies and (somehow!) PJ & Duncan/Ant n Dec get into the 20, before some more new entries: Elastica’s terrific Connection is at 30, Amy Grant is back 3 years on from Baby Baby, Say You’ll Be Mine, she says at 33, while Donna Summer’s got a melody of love at 37, 18 years after groaning her way into my charts.

At 38, the Crosby Stills & Nash classic, Teach Your Children, never charted before, pops in courtesy of a version re-recorded by the band along with some country artists (including Alison Krauss) for an AIDS benefit album. Up to 21 the other charity record is for Rwanda and features a wealth of urban and stars of the time, and it’s pretty good. Status Quo are in my current chart with new material (Nov 2014) and 20 years ago they were in at 39 with Sherri Don’t Fail Me Now. 40 years ago they were already 2 years into their chart career with me. No, they don’t all sound the same.

Outside the top 40: Clapton’s back with a ballad at 44, it ain’t no Layla! The Beautiful South, Sting, Janet Jackson all keep the run of hits going while Sheryl Crow debuts her biggie All I Wanna Do at 75. To rub it in, that’s one place lower than Shampoo! Ah, well, it WAS a very busy chart!

1 ( 51 ) STARS China Black
2 ( 1 ) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Corona
3 ( 22 ) WHEN DO I GET TO SING 'MY WAY' Sparks
4 ( 5 ) CIRCLE OF LIFE Elton John
5 ( NEW ) JUST LIKE THAT Abba
6 ( 19 ) A GIRL LIKE YOU Edwyn Collins
7 ( NEW ) SHE'S GOT THAT VIBE R Kelly
8 ( 8 ) SECRET Madonna
9 ( 2 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians featuring Barry White
10 ( NEW ) TRUE FAITH (REMIX) New Order



11 ( 12 ) THE STRANGEST PARTY INXS
12 ( 3 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
13 ( NEW ) IF I ONLY KNEW Tom Jones
14 ( 7 ) STEAM East 17
15 ( 14 ) HAPPY NATION Ace Of Base
16 ( 28 ) SLY Massive Attack
17 ( 13 ) BABY COME BACK Pato Banton featuring Ali and Robin Campbell
18 ( 37 ) GOD SHUFFLED HIS FEET Crash Test Dummies
19 ( 24 ) IF I GIVE YOU MY NUMBER P.J. and Duncan
20 ( 4 ) ALWAYS Bon Jovi



21 ( 29 ) WHAT'S GOING ON Music Relief '94
22 ( 9 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
23 ( 6 ) CONFIDE IN ME Kylie Minogue
24 ( 10 ) BEST OF MY LOVE C.J. Lewis
25 ( 16 ) CRAZY Aerosmith
26 ( 49 ) I WANT THE WORLD 2wo Third3
27 ( 15 ) SWEETNESS Michelle Gayle
28 ( 11 ) STAY (I MISS YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
29 ( 45 ) 977" The Pretenders
30 ( NEW ) CONNECTION Elastica



31 ( 31 ) SEVENTEEN Let Loose
32 ( 20 ) WELCOME TO TOMORROW Snap! featuring Summer
33 ( NEW ) SAY YOU'LL BE MINE Amy Grant
34 ( 18 ) (HEY NOW) GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper
35 ( 73 ) RAIN KING Counting Crows
36 ( 35 ) TURN THE BEAT AROUND Gloria Estefan
37 ( NEW ) MELODY OF LOVE Donna Summer
38 ( NEW ) TEACH YOUR CHILDREN The Red Hots
39 ( NEW ) SHERRI DON'T FAIL ME NOW Status Quo
40 ( 44 ) SURE Take That



41 ( 23 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
42 ( 34 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
43 ( 27 ) HEART OF STONE Dave Stewart
44 ( NEW ) MOTHERLESS CHILD Eric Clapton
45 ( 26 ) PINEAPPLE HEAD Crowded House
46 ( 17 ) NO-ONE 2 Unlimited
47 ( NEW ) ONE LAST LOVE SONG The Beautiful South
48 ( 30 ) PARK LIFE Blur
49 ( 36 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds
50 ( 33 ) SEVEN SECONDS Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry

51 ( 21 ) HUG MY SOUL Saint Etienne
52 ( 25 ) LETITGO Prince
53 ( 50 ) KEEP TALKING Pink Floyd
54 ( 46 ) SPACE COWBOY Jamiroquai
55 ( 42 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
56 ( NEW ) WHEN WE DANCE Sting
57 ( 60 ) CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL Oasis
58 ( 40 ) KNOW BY NOW Robert Palmer
59 ( 56 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba
60 ( 38 ) FIREWORKS Roxette

61 ( 32 ) THIS IS YOUR NIGHT Heavy D and The Boyz
62 ( 39 ) LOVE HERE I COME Bad Boys Inc
63 ( 61 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
64 ( 69 ) SHE IS SUFFERING Manic Street Preachers
65 ( 52 ) SUGAR SUGAR Duke Baysee
66 ( NEW ) TAKE THIS TIME Sean Maguire
67 ( 66 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
68 ( 64 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
69 ( 67 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex
70 ( NEW ) OH BABY I Eternal

71 ( NEW ) PLANET CARAVAN Pantera
72 ( 62 ) SAVANNA DANCE Deep Forest
73 ( NEW ) YOU WANT THIS Janet Jackson
74 ( NEW ) VIVA LES MEGABABES Shampoo
75 ( NEW ) ALL I WANNA DO Sheryl Crow

Posted by: popchartfreak 22nd November 2014, 10:45 PM

30th October 1994

2 weeks on top for China Black, and a new entry at 2 for LWS and GOSP, an obscure rave non-hit with a 30‘s blues vibe, that pushed my buttons oddly - I don’t recall going raving in 1994! Up to 3, higher second-time round, it’s True Faith for New Order. Edwyn Collins drops 2 (for now) but his biggest hit since Orange Juice went top 10 with Rip It Up in 1993 will be back in 1995. Music Relief take What’s Going On into the top 10, following Cyndi Lauper’s version, and preceding Marvin Gaye’s original. Tom Jones gets a span of top 10 hits of exactly 26 years, I Only I Knew that in 1968 when I started charting!

Aerosmith hit a new peak of 11, INXS grab another top 10, Eric Clapton leaps to 16, and Terry Hall re-enters with his own (previous number one) cover version of his Lightning Seeds co-write/sing, at 13 - well it all makes Sense to me! Terrorvision bolt in, screaming Alice, What’s The Matter! I loved Terrorvision consistently, great fun. Sting and Pink Floyd bring some veteran rock into the 40, albeit both mellow, just like Clapton, while Eternal manage to break into the 30 - Oh Baby I don’t know why!

Sheryl Crow rockets to 33, a good dance pop track from The Real McCoy give me another night at 37, Seal bounces back in again with a newborn friend, and Rozalla adds to her diminishing peaking list of follow-ups to Everybody’s Free, with You Never Love The Same Way Twice at 47. Well, I try not to at any rate, can’t speak for Rozalla. REM have some Bang and Blame at 58, Brand New Heavies spend some time at 59, while interesting indie band Grant Lee Buffalo sneak in at 63 with some Mockingbirds, pipping Echobelly, Chris Rea and Foreigner (both School of 1978), and Paul Weller (School of 1977).


1 ( 1 ) STARS China Black
2 ( NEW ) GOSP LWS
3 ( 10 ) TRUE FAITH (REMIX) New Order
4 ( 3 ) WHEN DO I GET TO SING 'MY WAY' Sparks
5 ( 5 ) JUST LIKE THAT Abba
6 ( 21 ) WHAT'S GOING ON Music Relief '94
7 ( 13 ) IF I ONLY KNEW Tom Jones
8 ( 6 ) A GIRL LIKE YOU Edwyn Collins
9 ( 7 ) SHE'S GOT THAT VIBE R Kelly
10 ( 11 ) THE STRANGEST PARTY INXS



11 ( 25 ) CRAZY Aerosmith
12 ( 2 ) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Corona
13 ( RE ) SENSE Terry Hall
14 ( 16 ) SLY Massive Attack
15 ( 4 ) CIRCLE OF LIFE Elton John
16 ( 44 ) MOTHERLESS CHILD Eric Clapton
17 ( NEW ) ALICE WHAT'S THE MATTER Terrorvision
18 ( 18 ) GOD SHUFFLED HIS FEET Crash Test Dummies
19 ( 8 ) SECRET Madonna
20 ( 9 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians featuring Barry White



21 ( 17 ) BABY COME BACK Pato Banton featuring Ali and Robin Campbell
22 ( 33 ) SAY YOU'LL BE MINE Amy Grant
23 ( 12 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
24 ( 14 ) STEAM East 17
25 ( 56 ) WHEN WE DANCE Sting
26 ( 53 ) KEEP TALKING/ HIGH HOPES Pink Floyd
27 ( 30 ) CONNECTION Elastica
28 ( 32 ) WELCOME TO TOMORROW Snap! featuring Summer
29 ( 27 ) SWEETNESS Michelle Gayle
30 ( 70 ) OH BABY I Eternal



31 ( 31 ) SEVENTEEN Let Loose
32 ( 19 ) IF I GIVE YOU MY NUMBER P.J. and Duncan
33 ( 75 ) ALL I WANNA DO Sheryl Crow
34 ( 20 ) ALWAYS Bon Jovi
35 ( 15 ) HAPPY NATION Ace Of Base
36 ( 22 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
37 ( NEW ) ANOTHER NIGHT The Real McCoy
38 ( RE ) NEWBORN FRIEND Seal
39 ( 28 ) STAY (I MISS YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
40 ( 47 ) ONE LAST LOVE SONG The Beautiful South

41 ( 35 ) RAIN KING Counting Crows
42 ( 26 ) I WANT THE WORLD 2wo Third3
43 ( 24 ) BEST OF MY LOVE C.J. Lewis
44 ( 66 ) TAKE THIS TIME Sean Maguire
45 ( 38 ) TEACH YOUR CHILDREN The Red Hots
46 ( 23 ) CONFIDE IN ME Kylie Minogue
47 ( NEW ) YOU NEVER LOVE THE SAME WAY TWICE Rozalla
48 ( 34 ) (HEY NOW) GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper
49 ( 40 ) SURE Take That
50 ( 36 ) TURN THE BEAT AROUND Gloria Estefan

51 ( 57 ) CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL Oasis
52 ( 37 ) MELODY OF LOVE Donna Summer
53 ( 42 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
54 ( 29 ) 977" The Pretenders
55 ( 43 ) HEART OF STONE Dave Stewart
56 ( 41 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
57 ( 39 ) SHERRI DON'T FAIL ME NOW Status Quo
58 ( NEW ) BANG AND BLAME REM
59 ( NEW ) SPEND SOME TIME Brand New Heavies
60 ( 59 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba

61 ( 49 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds
62 ( 55 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
63 ( NEW ) MOCKINGBIRDS Grant Lee Buffalo
64 ( 63 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
65 ( 71 ) PLANET CARAVAN Pantera
66 ( 48 ) PARK LIFE Blur
67 ( 52 ) LETITGO Prince
68 ( 67 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'/ EBB TIDE The Righteous Brothers
69 ( NEW ) CLOSE BUT... Echobelly
70 ( 69 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex



71 ( 68 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
72 ( NEW ) YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY Chris Rea
73 ( NEW ) SOME GIRLS Ultimate Kaos
74 ( NEW ) WHITE LIE Foreigner
75 ( NEW ) OUT OF THE SINKING Paul Weller

NON CHART ELIGIBLE PLAYLIST TRACKS:
1 ALL I WANT IS YOU Roxy Music
2 SEBASTIAN Cockney Rebel
3 RAIN RAIN RAIN Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Posted by: popchartfreak 29th December 2014, 07:48 PM

6th November 1994

It’s an unexpected unheard track from Abba, under 2 minutes long, that gets them another Number One, their 4th since their initial run of singles ended in 1983, and in doing so giving them an unbroken run of chart-toppers since 1976 when Mamma Mia hit the top, plus Waterloo in 1974. It’s short and very sweet, and takes the best bits from a less-good extended version of the song. I was just over-joyed to have an Abba song I didn’t know from their abruptly-ended late period...

Terrorvision and Aerosmith bring some rock into the 10, while various veteran rock artists invade the 20: Clapton, Sting, Elton, Pink Floyd, and errr Eternal. Pink Floyd get their first top 20 hit since Another Brick In The Wall 15 years earlier, Keep talkin’ being the better of the two tracks, almost classic Dark Side Of The Wall Floyd-sounding. Big moves for Brand New Heavies funky retro jazz Spend Some Time up at 24, while 1969 Bond Theme flop finally gets to be a hit thanks to an advert: We Have All The Time In The World belatedly gives the great Louis Armstrong a hit, he was a big star when I was a child and I remember hearing he’d died in 1970, What A Wonderful World being a classic fave in particular, but just missing out on my charts starting by 6 months. In at 35, and still fab.

At 36, Donna Summer has a very 90’s-sounding dance top 40 new hit to stretch her run back to 1976 - though not as classic sounding, her voice is still great. Oasis get that third Top 40 hit as Fags and Booze T.Rex riff-nicker sneaks in at last, while Kylie’s back, and with a just goooooorgeous ballad, complete with gravity-defying space-capsule ballet video for Put Yourself In My Place, her best record to date in what was becoming a shockingly long run of great pop singles. M People also are back with a nifty catchy soulpop track, well they sure are a sight for sore eyes at 51! Finally, sneaking in, Kate Bush, And So Is Love, one I’d forgotten, an understated ballad with rock guitar moments.




1 ( 5 ) JUST LIKE THAT Abba
2 ( 1 ) STARS China Black
3 ( 2 ) GOSP LWS
4 ( 6 ) WHAT’S GOING ON Music Relief 94
5 ( 7 ) IF I ONLY KNEW Tom Jones
6 ( 9 ) SHE’S GOT THAT VIBE R. Kelly
7 ( 3 ) TRUE FAITH 94 New Order
8 ( 4 ) WHEN DO I GET TO SING ‘MY WAY’ Sparks
9 ( 17 ) ALICE WHAT’S THE MATTER Terrorvision
10 ( 11 ) CRAZY Aerosmith

11 ( 18 ) GOD SHUFFLED HIS FEET Crash Test Dummies
12 ( 13 ) SENSE Terry Hall
13 ( 8 ) A GIRL LIKE YOU Edwyn Collins
14 ( 12 ) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Corona
15 ( 10 ) THE STRANGEST PARTY INXS
16 ( 16 ) MOTHERLESS CHILD Eric Clapton
17 ( 25 ) WHEN WE DANCE Sting
18 ( 15 ) CIRCLE OF LIFE Elton John
19 ( 26 ) KEEP TALKIN’/ HIGH HOPES Pink Floyd
20 ( 30 ) OH BABY I Eternal

21 ( 14 ) SLY Massive Attack
22 ( 22 ) SAY YOU’LL BE MINE Amy Grant
23 ( 33 ) ALL I WANNA DO Sheryl Crow
24 ( 59 ) SPEND SOME TIME Brand New Heavies
25 ( 28 ) WELCOME TO TOMORROW Snap featuring Summer
26 ( 47 ) YOU NEVER LOVE THE SAME WAY TWICE Rozalla
27 ( 37 ) ANOTHER NIGHT The Real McCoy
28 ( 44 ) TAKE THIS TIME Sean Maguire
29 ( 20 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell
30 ( 21 ) BABY COME BACK Pato Banton

31 ( 19 ) SECRET Madonna
32 ( 23 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
33 ( 27 ) CONNECTION Elastica
34 ( 24 ) STEAM East 17
35 ( NEW ) WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD Louis Armstrong
36 ( 52 ) MELODY OF LOVE Donna Summer
37 ( 40 ) ONE LAST LOVE SONG The Beautiful South
38 ( 32 ) IF I GIVE YOU MY NUMBER PJ and Duncan
39 ( 29 ) SWEETNESS Michelle Gayle
40 ( 51 ) CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL Oasis



41 ( 31 ) SEVENTEEN Let Loose
42 ( 36 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
43 ( 39 ) STAY (I MISSED YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
44 ( NEW ) PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE Kylie Minogue
45 ( 34 ) ALWAYS Bon Jovi
46 ( 35 ) HAPPY NATION Ace Of Base
47 ( 49 ) SURE Take That
48 ( 48 ) (HEY NOW) GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper
49 ( 38 ) NEW BORN FRIEND Seal
50 ( 58 ) BANG AND BLAME REM

51 ( NEW ) SIGHT FOR SORE EYES M People
52 ( 45 ) TEACH YOUR CHILDREN The Red Hots
53 ( 75 ) OUT OF THE SINKING Paul Weller
54 ( 43 ) BEST OF MY LOVE C.J. Lewis
55 ( 53 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
56 ( NEW ) NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS Salt ‘n’ Pepa
57 ( 50 ) TURN THE BEAT AROUND Gloria Estefan
58 ( RE ) YOU WANT THIS Janet Jackson
59 ( NEW ) MOVE IT UP Capella
60 ( 60 ) DANCING QUEEN/EAGLE Abba



61 ( 55 ) HEART OF STONE Dave Stewart
62 ( NEW ) THIS DJ Warren G
63 ( 56 ) REGULATE Warren G featuring Nate Dogg
64 ( 64 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
65 ( 62 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
66 ( 72 ) YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY Chris Rea
67 ( 70 ) 20TH CENTURY BOY T.Rex
68 ( 68 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING The Righteous Brothers
69 ( 73 ) SOME GIRLS Ultimate Kaos
70 ( NEW ) AND SO IS LOVE Kate Bush



71 ( 71 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
72 ( 41 ) RAIN KING Counting Crows
73 ( 46 ) CONFIDE IN ME Kylie Minogue
74 ( 61 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds
75 ( 54 ) “977” The Pretenders

Posted by: popchartfreak 29th December 2014, 08:48 PM

13th November 1994

New Order’s 1987 classic finally gets them that elusive chart-topper after 14 years of trying, more or less, as True Faith (remixed and not destroyed) bounces up on top. It’s a great record. Also bouncing back, a future world hit from Edwyn Collins reaches a new peak of 4 with the brilliant A Girl Like You. Terry hall also takes his Sense back into the top 10, not quite as good as the Lightning Seeds chart-topper with his duet version, but pretty good.

Louis Armstrong, leaps his world to 10, the Real McCoy go top 20 again with another dance track, Sheryl Crow gets her first meanwhile, as Kylie goes Top 40 )of course she does!). Highest new entry is another oldie, this time Sandie Shaw’s flop single Nothing Less Than Brilliant, which still flopped second-time around, both times very undeservedly! Written by Sandie and her 60’s songwriter Chris Andrews, it’s very Lloyd Cole and The Smiths, and fab.

Warren G gets a second laid-back rap top 40 hit, while highest-placed newest song to enter is Echo And The Bunnymen - more or less - with Zephyr at 44, known here as Electrafixion. At 58, Blur keep the hits coming with the under-rated End Of A Century, while Luther Vandross covers Stephen Stills Love The One You’re With. Not only is it not anywhere near as good, it’s also not anywhere as good as Bucks Fizz’ mid-80’s version. Lulu’s back to add another entry to her 26 year span of varied hits, at 62 with a little help from Kim Wilde, while Suede slide in at 71 with The Wild Ones.



1 ( 7 ) TRUE FAITH 94 New Order
2 ( 2 ) STARS China Black
3 ( 1 ) JUST LIKE THAT Abba
4 ( 13 ) A GIRL LIKE YOU Edwyn Collins
5 ( 6 ) SHE’S GOT THAT VIBE R. Kelly
6 ( 5 ) IF I ONLY KNEW Tom Jones
7 ( 4 ) WHAT’S GOING ON Music Relief 94
8 ( 3 ) GOSP LWS
9 ( 12 ) SENSE Terry Hall
10 ( 35 ) WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD Louis Armstrong

11 ( 11 ) GOD SHUFFLED HIS FEET Crash Test Dummies
12 ( 17 ) WHEN WE DANCE Sting
13 ( 27 ) ANOTHER NIGHT The Real McCoy
14 ( 8 ) WHEN DO I GET TO SING ‘MY WAY’ Sparks
15 ( 23 ) ALL I WANNA DO Sheryl Crow
16 ( 15 ) THE STRANGEST PARTY INXS
17 ( 37 ) ONE LAST LOVE SONG The Beautiful South
18 ( 9 ) ALICE WHAT’S THE MATTER Terrorvision
19 ( 20 ) OH BABY I Eternal
20 ( 24 ) SPEND SOME TIME Brand New Heavies

21 ( 28 ) TAKE THIS TIME Sean Maguire
22 ( 26 ) YOU NEVER LOVE THE SAME WAY TWICE Rozalla
23 ( 14 ) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Corona
24 ( 10 ) CRAZY Aerosmith
25 ( 36 ) MELODY OF LOVE Donna Summer
26 ( 18 ) CIRCLE OF LIFE Elton John
27 ( 44 ) PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE Kylie Minogue
28 ( 25 ) WELCOME TO TOMORROW Snap featuring Summer
29 ( 16 ) MOTHERLESS CHILD Eric Clapton
30 ( 47 ) SURE Take That



31 ( NEW ) NOTHING LESS THAN BRILLIANT Sandie Shaw
32 ( 22 ) SAY YOU’LL BE MINE Amy Grant
33 ( 31 ) SECRET Madonna
34 ( 30 ) BABY COME BACK Pato Banton
35 ( 62 ) THIS DJ Warren G
36 ( 66 ) YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY Chris Rea
37 ( 21 ) SLY Massive Attack
38 ( 19 ) KEEP TALKIN’/ HIGH HOPES Pink Floyd
39 ( 32 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
40 ( 51 ) SIGHT FOR SORE EYES M People

41 ( 29 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell
42 ( 34 ) STEAM East 17
43 ( 38 ) IF I GIVE YOU MY NUMBER PJ and Duncan
44 ( NEW ) ZEPHYR Electrafixion (ian McCulloch)
45 ( 53 ) OUT OF THE SINKING Paul Weller
46 ( 39 ) SWEETNESS Michelle Gayle
47 ( 50 ) BANG AND BLAME REM
48 ( 41 ) SEVENTEEN Let Loose
49 ( 42 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
50 ( 70 ) AND SO IS LOVE Kate Bush

51 ( 57 ) TURN THE BEAT AROUND Gloria Estefan
52 ( 56 ) NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS Salt ‘n’ Pepa
53 ( 48 ) (HEY NOW) GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper
54 ( 43 ) STAY (I MISSED YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
55 ( 58 ) YOU WANT THIS Janet Jackson
56 ( 33 ) CONNECTION Elastica
57 ( 55 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
58 ( NEW ) END OF A CENTURY Blur
59 ( 45 ) ALWAYS Bon Jovi
60 ( 60 ) DANCING QUEEN/EAGLE Abba



61 ( NEW ) LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH Luther Vandross
62 ( NEW ) EVERY WOMAN KNOWS Lulu
63 ( 40 ) CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL Oasis
64 ( 64 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
65 ( 46 ) HAPPY NATION Ace Of Base
66 ( 65 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
67 ( 67 ) 20TH CENTURY BOY T.Rex
68 ( 68 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING The Righteous Brothers
69 ( 61 ) HEART OF STONE Dave Stewart
70 ( 52 ) TEACH YOUR CHILDREN The Red Hots



71 ( NEW ) THE WILD ONES Suede
72 ( 71 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
73 ( 54 ) BEST OF MY LOVE C.J. Lewis
74 ( NEW ) SMALL BIT OF LOVE The Saw Doctors
75 ( 74 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds

Posted by: popchartfreak 30th December 2014, 10:30 PM

20th November 1994

It’s an instant number one for Madonna with her classy, melodic fab ballad Take A Bow, her first number one for 2 years and that’s over a dozen in total 10 years into her chart career. A huge American Number One I was utterly mystified how this became her first Top 10 flop in the UK, lost in the xmas ballad rush. Kylie meanwhile is another career diva on ballad form as Put Yourself In My Place shoots up to 9, and Sheryl Crow gets her first top 10, well it’s all I wanna do...!

Big leaps from low to just outside the 10 from Blur and Kate Bush, keeping the artier side of pop present and correct, while Snap hit a new peak after oscillating wildly, at 15. Rozalla keeps her string of hits coming at 20, Sandie Shaw returns to the 40, and new in at 27 it’s a xmas classic from East 17, Stay Another Day? Stay another 20 years more like! Teddy Pendergrass (despite the remix from consistently not-great KWS) gets a welcome chart return 21 years after his run of Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes soul classics, almost all of them more famous in inferior cover versions - especially his definitive passionate original of Don’t Leave Me This Way - and years after being paralysed in a car crash. The More I Get The More I Want is a 1977 track.

Urge Overkill enter at 30 with a moody cover of Neil Diamond’s Girl You’ll Be A Woman Soon, starting the reappraisal of his fabulous song back catalogue and wiping away the memories of the MOR years. Talking of MOR, the ultimate easy-listening group return at 32, even though poor much-missed Karen had been gone 11 years by then, with unreleased track Tryin’ To Get The Feelin’ Again. The Carpenters, often the object of rock loathing in their heyday, just kept on with the quality pop and in the end Cool became cool again, and there they have stayed. REM and Lulu got top 40, Sophie B. Hawkins has a good follow-up at 45 - Don’t Don’t Tell Me No! Billie Ray Martin, ex-Electribe 101, debuts at 75, and you better think twice...yes it’s Celine Dion, years after Eurovision and 6 years after debuting in my charts, in at 71 with the record that made her massive - eventually. It took months to top the UK charts, and was written by Hill and Sinfield: yes, former King Crimson, ex-Eurovision winning songwriters for Bucks Fizz who wrote and produced a long run of varied and classy pop singles for Bucks Fizz for almost a decade, until they got fed up with diminishing returns and lack of critical respect, and moved over to big divas instead: that’ll be Cher and Dion then...



1 ( NEW ) TAKE A BOW Madonna
2 ( 2 ) STARS China Black
3 ( 1 ) TRUE FAITH 94 New Order
4 ( 3 ) JUST LIKE THAT Abba
5 ( 5 ) SHE’S GOT THAT VIBE R. Kelly
6 ( 10 ) WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD Louis Armstrong
7 ( 4 ) A GIRL LIKE YOU Edwyn Collins
8 ( 6 ) IF I ONLY KNEW Tom Jones
9 ( 27 ) PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE Kylie Minogue
10 ( 15 ) ALL I WANNA DO Sheryl Crow

11 ( 58 ) END OF A CENTURY Blur
12 ( 50 ) AND SO IS LOVE Kate Bush
13 ( 13 ) ANOTHER NIGHT The Real McCoy
14 ( 17 ) ONE LAST LOVE SONG The Beautiful South
15 ( 28 ) WELCOME TO TOMORROW Snap featuring Summer
16 ( 7 ) WHAT’S GOING ON Music Relief 94
17 ( 8 ) GOSP LWS
18 ( 21 ) TAKE THIS TIME Sean Maguire
19 ( 22 ) YOU NEVER LOVE THE SAME WAY TWICE Rozalla
20 ( 9 ) SENSE Terry Hall

21 ( 14 ) WHEN DO I GET TO SING ‘MY WAY’ Sparks
22 ( 35 ) THIS DJ Warren G
23 ( 12 ) WHEN WE DANCE Sting
24 ( 16 ) THE STRANGEST PARTY INXS
25 ( 11 ) GOD SHUFFLED HIS FEET Crash Test Dummies
26 ( 31 ) NOTHING LESS THAN BRILLIANT Sandie Shaw
27 ( NEW ) STAY ANOTHER DAY East 17
28 ( 19 ) OH BABY I Eternal
29 ( NEW ) THE MORE I GET THE MORE I WANT KWS featuring Teddy Pendergrass
30 ( NEW ) GIRL YOU’LL BE A WOMAN SOON Urge Overkill



31 ( 26 ) CIRCLE OF LIFE Elton John
32 ( NEW ) TRYIN’ TO GET THE FEELIN’ AGAIN The Carpenters
33 ( 40 ) SIGHT FOR SORE EYES M People
34 ( 47 ) BANG AND BLAME REM
35 ( 23 ) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Corona
36 ( 24 ) CRAZY Aerosmith
37 ( 52 ) NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS Salt ‘n’ Pepa
38 ( 62 ) EVERY WOMAN KNOWS Lulu
39 ( 18 ) ALICE WHAT’S THE MATTER Terrorvision
40 ( 44 ) ZEPHYR Electrafixion (ian McCulloch)



41 ( 25 ) MELODY OF LOVE Donna Summer
42 ( 29 ) MOTHERLESS CHILD Eric Clapton
43 ( 20 ) SPEND SOME TIME Brand New Heavies
44 ( 39 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
45 ( NEW ) DON’T DON’T TELL ME NO Sophie B. Hawkins
46 ( 33 ) SECRET Madonna
47 ( 61 ) LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH Luther Vandross
48 ( 34 ) BABY COME BACK Pato Banton
49 ( 46 ) SWEETNESS Michelle Gayle
50 ( 71 ) THE WILD ONES Suede

51 ( 49 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
52 ( 51 ) TURN THE BEAT AROUND Gloria Estefan
53 ( 41 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell
54 ( 55 ) YOU WANT THIS Janet Jackson
55 ( 32 ) SAY YOU’LL BE MINE Amy Grant
56 ( 48 ) SEVENTEEN Let Loose
57 ( 36 ) YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY Chris Rea
58 ( 60 ) DANCING QUEEN/EAGLE Abba
59 ( 37 ) SLY Massive Attack
60 ( 59 ) ALWAYS Bon Jovi

61 ( 57 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
62 ( 42 ) STEAM East 17
63 ( NEW ) HALF THE MAN Jamiroquai
64 ( 68 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING The Righteous Brothers
65 ( 64 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
66 ( 53 ) (HEY NOW) GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper
67 ( 54 ) STAY (I MISSED YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
68 ( 67 ) 20TH CENTURY BOY T.Rex
69 ( 66 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
70 ( 30 ) SURE Take That



71 ( NEW ) THINK TWICE Celine Dion
72 ( 38 ) KEEP TALKIN’/ HIGH HOPES Pink Floyd
73 ( 72 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
74 ( 43 ) IF I GIVE YOU MY NUMBER PJ and Duncan
75 ( NEW ) YOUR LOVING ARMS Billie Ray Martin

Posted by: popchartfreak 31st December 2014, 02:24 PM

27th November 1994

Kylie knocks off Madonna after only one week on top, that’s how much I loved Put Yourself In My Place and her first number one. Gorgeous! Very much in a pre-xmas ballad groove over-all in fact, as East 17 leap to a Stay Another Day 3, Louis goes top 5, and highest new entry at 8 is Gloria Estefan with a 50’s ballad cover, the lovely Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me originally a US 1952 hit.

Load of other high new entries invade the chart, too, with Erasure at 10 with I Love Saturday. Well, don’t we all! 8 years of regular Top 10’s for Erasure, 13 years for Vince Clarke. Actor Jimmy Nail had a 1992 number one with the terrific Ain’t No Doubt 7 years after getting Rose Royce lyrics wrong on his cover of Love Don’t Live Here Anymore. Now dabbling with country, he snaps in with Crocodile Shoes at 13. Baby D at 17 and a future UK chart-topper, cos it’s a a great dance track - Let Me Be Your Fantasy, indeed.

Roxette drop in at 18, and those top 20 hits just seem to keep coming for them, 6 years and counting as they run to you. Sophie B. Hawkins gets a 5th top 20 entry, Celine Dion rapidly asserts herself at 28, not even thinking twice, and Jamiroquai slips in at 33 half the man he will be when his career really gets going. Janet Jackson also ponders, you want this? Not as much your earlier singles, dear, is the answer (though love that Love Child sample, now that’s a classic Diana Ross & The Supremes record). The final top 40 new entry is Joni Mitchell, back after a break, and 20 years after her first run of chart hits (in my charts at any rate), along with Seal, man of the moment.

Others: Primal Scream cry themselves blind at 50, Jaki Graham covers Rufus and Chaka Khan, Ain’t Nobody else done that. Not. Sinead O’Connor is feeling grateful at 56, the Rolling Stones return at 75 out of tears, while the more recent and absent other Stones (Roses) come back with a limp spreading love at 67. That leaves only Ace Of Base living in danger with a slice of reggae pop preferable to more venerated artists, so I’ll link that one instead!



1 ( 9 ) PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE Kylie Minogue
2 ( 1 ) TAKE A BOW Madonna
3 ( 27 ) STAY ANOTHER DAY East 17
4 ( 3 ) TRUE FAITH 94 New Order
5 ( 6 ) WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD Louis Armstrong
6 ( 2 ) STARS China Black
7 ( 5 ) SHE’S GOT THAT VIBE R. Kelly
8 ( NEW ) HOLD ME THRILL ME KISS ME Gloria Estefan
9 ( 4 ) JUST LIKE THAT Abba
10 ( NEW ) I LOVE SATURDAY Erasure



11 ( 7 ) A GIRL LIKE YOU Edwyn Collins
12 ( 12 ) AND SO IS LOVE Kate Bush
13 ( NEW ) CROCODILE SHOES Jimmy Nail
14 ( 8 ) IF I ONLY KNEW Tom Jones
15 ( 10 ) ALL I WANNA DO Sheryl Crow
16 ( 11 ) END OF A CENTURY Blur
17 ( NEW ) LET ME BE YOUR FANTASY Baby D
18 ( NEW ) RUN TO YOU Roxette
19 ( 45 ) DON’T DON’T TELL ME NO Sophie B. Hawkins
20 ( 29 ) THE MORE I GET THE MORE I WANT KWS featuring Teddy Pendergrass



21 ( 13 ) ANOTHER NIGHT The Real McCoy
22 ( 16 ) WHAT’S GOING ON Music Relief 94
23 ( 20 ) SENSE Terry Hall
24 ( 24 ) THE STRANGEST PARTY INXS
25 ( 30 ) GIRL YOU’LL BE A WOMAN SOON Urge Overkill
26 ( 14 ) ONE LAST LOVE SONG The Beautiful South
27 ( 19 ) YOU NEVER LOVE THE SAME WAY TWICE Rozalla
28 ( 71 ) THINK TWICE Celine Dion
29 ( 15 ) WELCOME TO TOMORROW Snap featuring Summer
30 ( 33 ) SIGHT FOR SORE EYES M People

31 ( 21 ) WHEN DO I GET TO SING ‘MY WAY’ Sparks
32 ( 32 ) TRYIN’ TO GET THE FEELIN’ AGAIN The Carpenters
33 ( 63 ) HALF THE MAN Jamiroquai
34 ( 38 ) EVERY WOMAN KNOWS Lulu
35 ( 23 ) WHEN WE DANCE Sting
36 ( 17 ) GOSP LWS
37 ( 54 ) YOU WANT THIS Janet Jackson
38 ( 22 ) THIS DJ Warren G
39 ( 18 ) TAKE THIS TIME Sean Maguire
40 ( NEW ) HOW DO YOU STOP Joni Mitchell and Seal

41 ( 35 ) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Corona
42 ( 47 ) LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH Luther Vandross
43 ( 28 ) OH BABY I Eternal
44 ( 50 ) THE WILD ONES Suede
45 ( 25 ) GOD SHUFFLED HIS FEET Crash Test Dummies
46 ( 31 ) CIRCLE OF LIFE Elton John
47 ( 26 ) NOTHING LESS THAN BRILLIANT Sandie Shaw
48 ( 34 ) BANG AND BLAME REM
49 ( 44 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
50 ( NEW ) CRY MYSELF BLIND Primal Scream

51 ( 36 ) CRAZY Aerosmith
52 ( 39 ) ALICE WHAT’S THE MATTER Terrorvision
53 ( 51 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
54 ( NEW ) AIN’T NOBODY Jaki Graham
55 ( 40 ) ZEPHYR Electrafixion (ian McCulloch)
56 ( NEW ) THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME Sinead O’Connor
57 ( 37 ) NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS Salt ‘n’ Pepa
58 ( 49 ) SWEETNESS Michelle Gayle
59 ( 58 ) DANCING QUEEN/EAGLE Abba
60 ( 46 ) SECRET Madonna

61 ( 48 ) BABY COME BACK Pato Banton
62 ( 53 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell
63 ( 61 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
64 ( RE ) NEW BORN FRIEND Seal
65 ( 64 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING The Righteous Brothers
66 ( 65 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
67 ( NEW ) LOVE SPREADS The Stone Roses
68 ( 67 ) STAY (I MISSED YOU) Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
69 ( 68 ) 20TH CENTURY BOY T.Rex
70 ( 69 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal

71 ( 42 ) MOTHERLESS CHILD Eric Clapton
72 ( 60 ) ALWAYS Bon Jovi
73 ( NEW ) LIVING IN DANGER Ace Of Base
74 ( 73 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys



75 ( NEW ) OUT OF TEARS The Rolling Stones

Posted by: popchartfreak 31st December 2014, 03:54 PM

4th December 1994

2 weeks for Kylie on top as the christmas new entries (actual NEW christmas songs) keep a coming, but the biggest challenger is in at 2 for Cliff’s double A side. Actually, not so much a double A side as a new Everly Brothers cover piggy-backing on the brilliant breathy 1976 single that changed everything for Cliff, and started off a run of credibility that lasted about 10 years. The gorgeous Miss You Nights was under-appreciated by me first time round, but justice is served and it’s in at 2. 26 years of big hits and counting...

The big news is Mariah Carey, generally a shrieking harpy with no subtlety to speak of, manages to add to her short list of great hits (Fantasy, Dreamlover) with a 3rd self-written retro instantly classic-sounding christmas song as All I Want For Christmas enters at 19. Of course, once downloads started counting towards charts it became an annual visitor to the top 20 charts in the UK (and the US top 50), and hearing it endlessly for 20 years without relief for one single christmas has rubbed some of the charm off, but it is a bonafide christmas classic.

The other xmas song is Bon Jovi’s bloated version of Please Come Home For Christmas at 47, thanks mostly to the great song, cos I will take both the original 1959 Charles Brown original or the 1979 Eagles cover over this much more famous version. Jon Bon Jovi, despite being a handsome devil, and having got backstage at a live gig in Bournemouth, tends to sound as if he’s straining too much, and that can only lead to hemorrhoids! Talking of piles, Rednex pop in with some Scandinavian hee-haw country pop, Cotton Eye Joe getting the dance treatment, and it IS genuinely intentionally funny, not to mention catchy, so I forgive it and love it. Even though I know I shouldn’t.

At 28, the Human League are back with an on-form bang with Tell Me When 4 years since they last had a minor UK hit (and number 2 popchartfreak hit) and 14 years since first charting with a Gary Glitter cover. A new boyband cover an old boyband, fortunately the Johnny Bristol song is strong enough to cope with the less-good cover and it enters at 29 for Boyzone, actually already outdoing the original Osmonds version of Love Me For A Reason, which is one I sniffed my nose at in 1974 when I was too cool for boybands anymore, but which is actually harmonically and melodically pretty damn fine.

At 31 it’s Elkie Brooks. Actually it’s her 1977 hit song butchered and repeated rather a lot, a template for some modern dance pop hits which avoid superfluous choruses, lyrics, vocals and bridges at all costs, and bung in a crap quick rap instead and add little else of much interest. Not against that in principle, just when it’s done badly. This one’s not bad. Another soul boyband return, BoyzIImen at 37. On bended knee, they were starting to sound a bit samey by now and it was wearing thin. To be honest it was pretty thin to begin with, despite a number one with End Of The Road and a couple of other good Top 10 singles. After the record-breaking (for tediousness) run forever atop the US singles chart Hot 100 in 1994 all they needed was months on top with Mariah Carey warbling away in duet to make me loathe them. Happily I’m sure neither party would be that cruel would they?

Others: a genre-varied bunch of new entries actually; grungy Pearl Jam, Under The Bridge Chili Pepper cover from The Flying Pickets, back after 11 years (!!), Youssou N’Dour, Carter, Bomb The Bass and Robert Palmer. And C.J. Lewis. Try and find a unifying theme there, I challenge it!


1 ( 1 ) PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE Kylie Minogue
2 ( NEW ) MISS YOU NIGHTS/ ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM Cliff Richard
3 ( 2 ) TAKE A BOW Madonna
4 ( 3 ) STAY ANOTHER DAY East 17
5 ( 5 ) WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD Louis Armstrong
6 ( 4 ) TRUE FAITH 94 New Order
7 ( 13 ) CROCODILE SHOES Jimmy Nail
8 ( 8 ) HOLD ME THRILL ME KISS ME Gloria Estefan
9 ( 10 ) I LOVE SATURDAY Erasure
10 ( 7 ) SHE’S GOT THAT VIBE R. Kelly



11 ( 17 ) LET ME BE YOUR FANTASY Baby D
12 ( 6 ) STARS China Black
13 ( 18 ) RUN TO YOU Roxette
14 ( 14 ) IF I ONLY KNEW Tom Jones
15 ( 11 ) A GIRL LIKE YOU Edwyn Collins
16 ( 9 ) JUST LIKE THAT Abba
17 ( 28 ) THINK TWICE Celine Dion
18 ( 19 ) DON’T DON’T TELL ME NO Sophie B. Hawkins
19 ( NEW ) ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU Mariah Carey
20 ( 16 ) END OF A CENTURY Blur




21 ( 33 ) HALF THE MAN Jamiroquai
22 ( NEW ) COTTON EYE JOE Rednex
23 ( 15 ) ALL I WANNA DO Sheryl Crow
24 ( 25 ) GIRL YOU’LL BE A WOMAN SOON Urge Overkill
25 ( 12 ) AND SO IS LOVE Kate Bush
26 ( 21 ) ANOTHER NIGHT The Real McCoy
27 ( 24 ) THE STRANGEST PARTY INXS
28 ( NEW ) TELL ME WHEN Human League
29 ( NEW ) LOVE ME FOR A REASON Boyzone
30 ( 20 ) THE MORE I GET THE MORE I WANT KWS featuring Teddy Pendergrass




31 ( NEW ) SUNSHINE AFTER THE RAIN New Atlantic
32 ( 50 ) (I'M GONNA) CRY MYSELF BLIND Primal Scream
33 ( 23 ) SENSE Terry Hall
34 ( 22 ) WHAT’S GOING ON Music Relief 94
35 ( 29 ) WELCOME TO TOMORROW Snap featuring Summer
36 ( 37 ) YOU WANT THIS Janet Jackson
37 ( NEW ) ON BENDED KNEE BoyzIImen
38 ( 26 ) ONE LAST LOVE SONG The Beautiful South
39 ( 56 ) THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME Sinead O’Connor
40 ( 42 ) LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH Luther Vandross

41 ( 30 ) SIGHT FOR SORE EYES M People
42 ( NEW ) I WANT TO BE ALONE 2wo Third3
43 ( 31 ) WHEN DO I GET TO SING ‘MY WAY’ Sparks
44 ( 43 ) OH BABY I Eternal
45 ( 27 ) YOU NEVER LOVE THE SAME WAY TWICE Rozalla
46 ( 75 ) OUT OF TEARS The Rolling Stones
47 ( NEW ) PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Bon Jovi
48 ( 46 ) CIRCLE OF LIFE Elton John
49 ( 32 ) TRYIN’ TO GET THE FEELIN’ AGAIN The Carpenters
50 ( 35 ) WHEN WE DANCE Sting

51 ( 39 ) TAKE THIS TIME Sean Maguire
52 ( 41 ) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Corona
53 ( 49 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
54 ( 40 ) HOW DO YOU STOP Joni Mitchell and Seal
55 ( 38 ) THIS DJ Warren G
56 ( 36 ) GOSP LWS
57 ( 53 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
58 ( NEW ) DARKSTAR Bomb The Bass
59 ( 34 ) EVERY WOMAN KNOWS Lulu
60 ( 59 ) DANCING QUEEN/EAGLE Abba

61 ( NEW ) YOU BLOW ME AWAY Robert Palmer
62 ( NEW ) LET’S GET TATTOOS Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
63 ( 62 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell
64 ( NEW ) SPIN THE BLACK CIRCLE Pearl Jam
65 ( 65 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING The Righteous Brothers
66 ( 63 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
67 ( 66 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
68 ( 72 ) ALWAYS Bon Jovi
69 ( 67 ) LOVE SPREADS The Stone Roses
70 ( 69 ) 20TH CENTURY BOY T.Rex

71 ( NEW ) DOLLARS C.J. Lewis
72 ( NEW ) UNDECIDED Youssou N’Dour
73 ( 74 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
74 ( 70 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
75 ( NEW ) UNDER THE BRIDGE The Flying Pickets

Posted by: popchartfreak 31st December 2014, 05:33 PM

11th December 1994

3 weeks for Kylie on top in slow-moving pre-xmas chart. Mariah shoots up to 4 and Celine to 6, both future actual Million sellers in the UK, while 2wo third3 and their annoyingly jumbled name rocket up to 9 from a quiet 42 new entry with I Want To Alone. Ooooh Greta Garbo getyouuuu. It’s campy ’94-sounding dancepop with 80’s roots, not bad. Bon Jovi meanwhile warble up to 19 about coming home for christmas.

The Stone Roses and The Rolling Stones both go top 40, while a mellow Bomb The Bass take their reggae Dark Heart to 27, and Robert Palmer has 16 years of chart hits at 37, really? You blow me away! Youssou N’Dour meanwhile hooks up with Neneh Cherry again, and throws in Deep Forest into the bargain, though I remain Undecided at 46. Need I mention The Power Rangers? Good, thought not. 50. Mike Oldfield sneaks in with a bit of new age at 74, Hibernaculum, giving him a cool 20 years of hits since Tubular Bells hit my number one spot, the only album to qualify for my singles charts, apart from Hergest Ridge. Also Oldfield.


1 ( 1 ) PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE Kylie Minogue
2 ( 2 ) MISS YOU NIGHTS Cliff Richard
3 ( 3 ) TAKE A BOW Madonna
4 ( 19 ) ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU Mariah Carey
5 ( 4 ) STAY ANOTHER DAY East 17
6 ( 17 ) THINK TWICE Celine Dion
7 ( 9 ) I LOVE SATURDAY Erasure
8 ( 8 ) HOLD ME THRILL ME KISS ME Gloria Estefan
9 ( 42 ) I WANT TO BE ALONE 2wo Third3
10 ( 6 ) TRUE FAITH 94 New Order



11 ( 5 ) WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD Louis Armstrong
12 ( 7 ) CROCODILE SHOES Jimmy Nail
13 ( 10 ) SHE’S GOT THAT VIBE R. Kelly
14 ( 11 ) LET ME BE YOUR FANTASY Baby D
15 ( 12 ) STARS China Black
16 ( 18 ) DON’T DON’T TELL ME NO Sophie B. Hawkins
17 ( 14 ) IF I ONLY KNEW Tom Jones
18 ( 29 ) LOVE ME FOR A REASON Boyzone
19 ( 47 ) PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Bon Jovi
20 ( 15 ) A GIRL LIKE YOU Edwyn Collins



21 ( 22 ) COTTON EYE JOE Rednex
22 ( 16 ) JUST LIKE THAT Abba
23 ( 13 ) RUN TO YOU Roxette
24 ( 69 ) LOVE SPREADS The Stone Roses
25 ( 26 ) ANOTHER NIGHT The Real McCoy
26 ( 20 ) END OF A CENTURY Blur
27 ( 58 ) DARK HEART Bomb The Bass
28 ( 28 ) TELL ME WHEN Human League
29 ( 23 ) ALL I WANNA DO Sheryl Crow
30 ( 37 ) ON BENDED KNEE BoyzIImen

31 ( 31 ) SUNSHINE AFTER THE RAIN New Atlantic
32 ( 21 ) HALF THE MAN Jamiroquai
33 ( 54 ) HOW DO YOU STOP Joni Mitchell and Seal
34 ( 39 ) THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME Sinead O’Connor
35 ( 24 ) GIRL YOU’LL BE A WOMAN SOON Urge Overkill
36 ( 27 ) THE STRANGEST PARTY INXS
37 ( 61 ) YOU BLOW ME AWAY Robert Palmer
38 ( 71 ) DOLLARS C.J. Lewis
39 ( 30 ) THE MORE I GET THE MORE I WANT KWS featuring Teddy Pendergrass
40 ( 46 ) OUT OF TEARS The Rolling Stones

41 ( 34 ) WHAT’S GOING ON Music Relief 94
42 ( 33 ) SENSE Terry Hall
43 ( 25 ) AND SO IS LOVE Kate Bush
44 ( 32 ) (I'M GONNA) CRY MYSELF BLIND Primal Scream
45 ( 38 ) ONE LAST LOVE SONG The Beautiful South
46 ( 72 ) UNDECIDED Youssou N’Dour featuring Neneh Cherry and Deep Forest
47 ( 35 ) WELCOME TO TOMORROW Snap featuring Summer
48 ( 41 ) SIGHT FOR SORE EYES M People
49 ( 44 ) OH BABY I Eternal
50 ( NEW ) GO GO POWER RANGERS Power Rangers

51 ( 40 ) LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH Luther Vandross
52 ( 52 ) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Corona
53 ( 43 ) WHEN DO I GET TO SING ‘MY WAY’ Sparks
54 ( 48 ) CIRCLE OF LIFE Elton John
55 ( 53 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
56 ( 36 ) YOU WANT THIS Janet Jackson
57 ( 57 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
58 ( RE ) SWEETNESS Michelle Gayle
59 ( 50 ) WHEN WE DANCE Sting
60 ( 60 ) DANCING QUEEN/EAGLE Abba

61 ( NEW ) ONE MORE CHANCE EYC
62 ( 45 ) YOU NEVER LOVE THE SAME WAY TWICE Rozalla
63 ( NEW ) LOVE ME FOR A REASON As We Speak
64 ( NEW ) ETERNAL LOVE PJ and Duncan
65 ( 65 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING The Righteous Brothers
66 ( 66 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
67 ( 67 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
68 ( 51 ) TAKE THIS TIME Sean Maguire
69 ( 63 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell
70 ( 70 ) 20TH CENTURY BOY T.Rex

71 ( 49 ) TRYIN’ TO GET THE FEELIN’ AGAIN The Carpenters
72 ( NEW ) YABBA DABBA DO Darkman
73 ( 73 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
74 ( NEW ) HIBERNACULUM Mike Oldfield
75 ( 74 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal

Posted by: popchartfreak 31st December 2014, 07:21 PM

18th December 1994

Cliff’s 1976 classic finally gets to the top 18 years late, but then Miss You Nights was up against Bo Rap, Mamma Mia, Evil Woman, December 63 and others so it stood no chance! It's his 4th Number one, and a span of 24 years, though he would have had others in the 60's. Lower down, Cotton Eye Joe shoots his way up to 7, he got married a long time ago, where did he come from where did he go? Better ask Rednex! Bon Jovi meanwhile cover xmas up to 8, for a second top 10 hit of the year 8 years of chart entries on, as The Carpenters do an about-turn and rocket up to 9 giving them over 24 years of top 10’s since Close To You hit 1 in 1970.

I have no memory of Boyzone making my top 10 with Love Me For A Reason, but there it is, staring me in the face, I actually did like the soft-shuffle version after all! Human League go top 20, and highest new entry is Riverdance. Yes, things Oirish, and dancin’ were all the rigid-armed vogue, and it was refreshingly different for a time. A short time. At 25, Oasis dismiss the memory of the previous “whatever” single, with an actual Beatlestasticish classic: Whatever! Fab! Meanwhile The Stone Roses go top 20, as the Rolling Stones drop, to be replaced by Guns ‘n’ Roses version of their Sympathy For The Devil at 50.

Watch out, cos here comes the hotstepper, murderer, an american gangster - no it’s not it’s Ini Kamoze at 30, just ahead of Led Zeppelin at 32 with Gallows Pole. Well, as good as, really, 50% is better than none and it’s a cover of the 100% Led Zep. The late Joe Cocker enters at 36, with Let The Healing Begin, and the fab Lightning Seeds are all Change at 38. Even more unlikely than Riverdance, it’s George Formby When I’m Cleaning Windows, missus, at 45 courtesy of 2 In A Tent cheesy dance version. At 56, Siouxsie and The Banshees still have it, 16 years on from Hong Kong Garden, O Baby!




1 ( 2 ) MISS YOU NIGHTS Cliff Richard
2 ( 3 ) TAKE A BOW Madonna
3 ( 1 ) PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE Kylie Minogue
4 ( 4 ) ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU Mariah Carey
5 ( 6 ) THINK TWICE Celine Dion
6 ( 9 ) I WANT TO BE ALONE 2wo Third3
7 ( 21 ) COTTON EYE JOE Rednex
8 ( 19 ) PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Bon Jovi
9 ( 71 ) TRYIN’ TO GET THE FEELING AGAIN The Carpenters
10 ( 18 ) LOVE ME FOR A REASON Boyzone

11 ( 5 ) STAY ANOTHER DAY East 17
12 ( 11 ) WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD Louis Armstrong
13 ( 8 ) HOLD ME THRILL ME KISS ME Gloria Estefan
14 ( 28 ) TELL ME WHEN Human League
15 ( 10 ) TRUE FAITH 94 New Order
16 ( 13 ) SHE’S GOT THAT VIBE R. Kelly
17 ( 7 ) I LOVE SATURDAY Erasure
18 ( 24 ) LOVE SPREADS The Stone Roses
19 ( 12 ) CROCODILE SHOES Jimmy Nail
20 ( 14 ) LET ME BE YOUR FANTASY Baby D



21 ( NEW ) RIVERDANCE Bill Whelan
22 ( 15 ) STARS China Black
23 ( 50 ) GO GO POWER RANGERS Power Rangers
24 ( 37 ) YOU BLOW ME AWAY Robert Palmer
25 ( NEW ) WHATEVER Oasis
26 ( 20 ) A GIRL LIKE YOU Edwyn Collins
27 ( 16 ) DON’T DON’T TELL ME NO Sophie B. Hawkins
28 ( 17 ) IF I ONLY KNEW Tom Jones
29 ( 22 ) JUST LIKE THAT Abba
30 ( NEW ) HERE COMES THE HOTSTEPPER Ini Kamoze



31 ( 27 ) DARKSTAR Bomb The Bass
32 ( NEW ) GALLOWS POLE Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
33 ( 25 ) ANOTHER NIGHT The Real McCoy
34 ( 29 ) ALL I WANNA DO Sheryl Crow
35 ( 38 ) DOLLARS C.J. Lewis
36 ( NEW ) LET THE HEALING BEGIN Joe Cocker
37 ( 26 ) END OF A CENTURY Blur
38 ( NEW ) CHANGE The Lightning Seeds
39 ( 23 ) RUN TO YOU Roxette
40 ( 61 ) ONE MORE CHANCE EYC



41 ( 33 ) HOW DO YOU STOP Joni Mitchell and Seal
42 ( 34 ) THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME Sinead O’Connor
43 ( 36 ) THE STRANGEST PARTY INXS
44 ( 32 ) HALF THE MAN Jamiroquai
45 ( NEW ) WHEN I’M CLEANING WINDOWS 2 In A Tent featuring George Formby
46 ( 31 ) SUNSHINE AFTER THE RAIN New Atlantic
47 ( 35 ) GIRL YOU’LL BE A WOMAN SOON Urge Overkill
48 ( 41 ) WHAT’S GOING ON Music Relief 94
49 ( 30 ) ON BENDED KNEE BoyzIImen
50 ( NEW ) SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL Guns ‘N’ Roses



51 ( 39 ) THE MORE I GET THE MORE I WANT KWS featuring Teddy Pendergrass
52 ( 42 ) SENSE Terry Hall
53 ( 52 ) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Corona
54 ( 44 ) (I'M GONNA) CRY MYSELF BLIND Primal Scream
55 ( 45 ) ONE LAST LOVE SONG The Beautiful South
56 ( NEW ) O BABY Siouxsie And The Banshees
57 ( 57 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
58 ( 55 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
59 ( 64 ) ETERNAL LOVE PJ and Duncan
60 ( 60 ) DANCING QUEEN/EAGLE Abba

61 ( 40 ) OUT OF TEARS The Rolling Stones
62 ( 46 ) UNDECIDED Youssou N’Dour featuring Neneh Cherry and Deep Forest
63 ( 48 ) SIGHT FOR SORE EYES M People
64 ( NEW ) I’LL FIND YOU Michelle Gayle
65 ( 53 ) WHEN DO I GET TO SING ‘MY WAY’ Sparks
66 ( 65 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING The Righteous Brothers
67 ( 67 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
68 ( 66 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
69 ( NEW ) CRAZY Eternal
70 ( 70 ) 20TH CENTURY BOY T.Rex

71 ( NEW ) ANOTHER NIGHT Whigfield
72 ( 69 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell
73 ( NEW ) TEXAN COWBOYS The Grid
74 ( 73 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
75 ( 75 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal

Posted by: popchartfreak 31st December 2014, 08:14 PM

25th December 1994

The Christmas number one is the unthinkable - Mariah Carey tops my chart, who would have thought!? A great record though, even holding off the terrific Madonna at 2 for yet another week. In at 4 it’s a double A oldie, both equally marvellous, the never-big-but-soon-to-be-classic feel-good perennial christmas song from 1988 Driving Home For Christmas, making my top 10 for the second time, and Chris Rea’s heartbreakingly touching Tell Me There’s A Heaven. His two best records together.

The rest of the chart is fairly quiet, though Human League go top 10, Lightning Seeds go top 20, and Sting enters at 29 with This Cowboy Song - and it’s not a depressing ballad! Wow! The days of The Police were over a decade earlier, and Sting just failed to excite for the most part afterwards. Anything with a bit of vitality was a relief! At 30, it’s a cover of another xmas perennial from The Peaches, a pretty good but identical cover of The Waitresses 1981 flop.




1 ( 4 ) ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU Mariah Carey
2 ( 2 ) TAKE A BOW Madonna
3 ( 3 ) PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE Kylie Minogue
4 ( NEW ) DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS/ TELL ME THERE’S A HEAVEN Chris Rea
5 ( 1 ) MISS YOU NIGHTS Cliff Richard
6 ( 7 ) COTTON EYE JOE Rednex
7 ( 14 ) TELL ME WHEN Human League
8 ( 5 ) THINK TWICE Celine Dion
9 ( 6 ) I WANT TO BE ALONE 2wo Third3
10 ( 10 ) LOVE ME FOR A REASON Boyzone



11 ( 21 ) RIVERDANCE Bill Whelan
12 ( 8 ) PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS Bon Jovi
13 ( 12 ) WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD Louis Armstrong
14 ( 38 ) CHANGE The Lightning Seeds
15 ( 9 ) TRYIN’ TO GET THE FEELING AGAIN The Carpenters
16 ( 13 ) HOLD ME THRILL ME KISS ME Gloria Estefan
17 ( 25 ) WHATEVER Oasis
18 ( 11 ) STAY ANOTHER DAY East 17
19 ( 24 ) YOU BLOW ME AWAY Robert Palmer
20 ( 23 ) GO GO POWER RANGERS Power Rangers

21 ( 15 ) TRUE FAITH 94 New Order
22 ( 16 ) SHE’S GOT THAT VIBE R. Kelly
23 ( 20 ) LET ME BE YOUR FANTASY Baby D
24 ( 19 ) CROCODILE SHOES Jimmy Nail
25 ( 17 ) I LOVE SATURDAY Erasure
26 ( 22 ) STARS China Black
27 ( 30 ) HERE COMES THE HOTSTEPPER Ini Kamoze
28 ( 18 ) LOVE SPREADS The Stone Roses
29 ( NEW ) THIS COWBOY SONG Sting
30 ( NEW ) CHRISTMAS WRAPPING The Peaches



31 ( 29 ) JUST LIKE THAT Abba
32 ( 32 ) GALLOWS POLE Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
33 ( 36 ) LET THE HEALING BEGIN Joe Cocker
34 ( 26 ) A GIRL LIKE YOU Edwyn Collins
35 ( 28 ) IF I ONLY KNEW Tom Jones
36 ( 33 ) ANOTHER NIGHT The Real McCoy
37 ( 45 ) WHEN I’M CLEANING WINDOWS 2 In A Tent featuring George Formby
38 ( NEW ) DO YOU LOVE ME Duke Baysee
39 ( 40 ) ONE MORE CHANCE EYC
40 ( 27 ) DON’T DON’T TELL ME NO Sophie B. Hawkins



41 ( 35 ) DOLLARS C.J. Lewis
42 ( 69 ) CRAZY Eternal
43 ( 34 ) ALL I WANNA DO Sheryl Crow
44 ( 31 ) DARKSTAR Bomb The Bass
45 ( 56 ) O BABY Siouxsie And The Banshees
46 ( 37 ) END OF A CENTURY Blur
47 ( 43 ) THE STRANGEST PARTY INXS
48 ( 50 ) SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL Guns ‘N’ Roses
49 ( 39 ) RUN TO YOU Roxette
50 ( 59 ) ETERNAL LOVE PJ and Duncan

51 ( 48 ) WHAT’S GOING ON Music Relief 94
52 ( 41 ) HOW DO YOU STOP Joni Mitchell and Seal
53 ( 53 ) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT Corona
54 ( 52 ) SENSE Terry Hall
55 ( 44 ) HALF THE MAN Jamiroquai
56 ( 57 ) RIGHT BESIDE YOU Sophie B. Hawkins
57 ( 47 ) GIRL YOU’LL BE A WOMAN SOON Urge Overkill
58 ( 58 ) YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS MAD Pet Shop Boys
59 ( 60 ) DANCING QUEEN/EAGLE Abba
60 ( 55 ) ONE LAST LOVE SONG The Beautiful South

61 ( 64 ) I’LL FIND YOU Michelle Gayle
62 ( 46 ) SUNSHINE AFTER THE RAIN New Atlantic
63 ( 63 ) SIGHT FOR SORE EYES M People
64 ( 51 ) THE MORE I GET THE MORE I WANT KWS featuring Teddy Pendergrass
65 ( 66 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING The Righteous Brothers
66 ( 71 ) ANOTHER NIGHT Whigfield
67 ( 67 ) WITHOUT YOU Nilsson
68 ( 68 ) AGE OF LONELINESS Enigma
69 ( 70 ) 20TH CENTURY BOY T.Rex
70 ( 65 ) WHEN DO I GET TO SING ‘MY WAY’ Sparks

71 ( 74 ) LIBERATION Pet Shop Boys
72 ( 72 ) GOOD TIMES Edie Brickell
73 ( 75 ) KISS FROM A ROSE Seal
74 ( RE ) SEARCHING China Black
75 ( 42 ) THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME Sinead O’Connor