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

 

 

Edited January 27, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

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

Edited January 27, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

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

Edited January 27, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

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

 

Edited January 27, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

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

Edited January 27, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

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

Edited February 26, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

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

Edited March 1, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

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

Edited March 1, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

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

 

 

Edited March 1, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

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

Edited March 31, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

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

 

 

Edited March 31, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

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

Edited April 2, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

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

Edited April 2, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

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

 

 

Edited May 5, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

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

 

 

Edited May 5, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

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

Edited May 5, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

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

Edited May 6, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

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

Edited May 26, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

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

Edited May 26, 201411 yr by popchartfreak

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

Edited May 26, 201411 yr by popchartfreak