2 2 S Club Party S CLUB 7... not one of their better or more memorable songs, but a nice new-jack swing vibe (five years out of date)

3 3 Man I Feel Like A Woman! SHANIA TWAIN... horrible, as I said before... only two of her hits were decent IMHO - From This Moment On and Don't Be Stupid (only for it's guilty pleasure Rednex quality tho)

4 - Goin' Down MELANIE C... Spice Girl's first solo record, better than anything Geri was coming up with at this point, or that Posh would ever come up with, but a bit forgettable, if surprisingly punky

6 5 You Drive Me Crazy BRITNEY SPEARS... a fairly lame album track remixed with a huge dance break and another video with Brit in a short skirt, not too bad tho

9 - Sunshine GABRIELLE... MOR Radio 2 fodder, but not bad from her, nice touch of melancholy in the music and arrangement... not to be confused with Don't Need The Sun To Shine (To Make Me Smile) which oddly peaked at the same position two years later

10 - I Try MACY GRAY... Peaking at 6 for this 90s R&B classic from the lady with the squeaky voice... why does no-one ever do this on X-Factor?

11 - The Awakening YORK... Mellow trance from brothers Jörg Stenzel and Torsten Stenzel... their biggest hit came with a remake of Chris Rea's On The Beach the following year...

14 - New York City Boy PET SHOP BOYS... Neil and Chris channeling the Village People on one of their campest but best 90s hits

18 - Run For Your Life NORTHERN LINE... not a Beatles cover, but a terrible Backstreet Boys ripoff from an equally terrible Brit boyband, that had the unfortunate consequence of fostering Ziggy from Big Brother's celebrity career

19 - Liberation (Temptation - Fly Like An Angel) MATT DAREY pts. MASH UP... decent first try for British trance producer, better known for Beautiful with Marcella Woods, top 10 three years later, after just missing the top 20 in 2000

21 - Blue Skies LONGPIGS... don't really remember this, Sheffield indie band, 3 years after their biggest hit On And On... named after what cannibals call human flesh apparently!

22 - Zorba's Dance LCD... Second time around for this (terrible) eurodance remix of the famous greek folk tune... the computer generated video pronounced the group the world's first "Digital Supergroup", but it was actually the brainchild of producer David Kemoun

24 - For All That You Want GARY BARLOW... last solo hit to date for the (debatably) most talented Take That guy, originally released in 1998 in the US only as Superhero with different lyrics... very Max Martin sounding

25 - Heaven Will Come SPACE BROTHERS... Second to last top 40 hit from british trance duo Richard Louis Simmonds & Stephen Christopher Jones with female vocalist Kate Cameron... slightly dull tbh

29 - Do We Rock POINT BREAK... no you don't! See Northern Line really... slightly more Five, with a dull generic rap, and what sounds like an Oasis sample (but isn't)

32 18 Under The Water BROTHER BROWN ft. FRANK'EE... Danish house duo getting their only UK top 40 hit... Quite an interesting track, with an oddly Bjorkish vocal from Marie Franka aka Frank'ee

33 14 Higher Than Heaven KELLE BRYAN... former member of R&B girl group Eternal, her only official solo single, nice gospel influence, but otherwise forgettable

35 - Universal Nation '99 PUSH... instrumental trance from Belgian DJ Mike Dierickx, a man with over 50 known production aliases! The Ferry Corsten remix was the UK hit

36 16 Thursday's Child DAVID BOWIE... from his album Hours, quite forgotten, but a nice song. Originally written for his video game Omikrin. He didn't have another top 20 hit for 7 years

38 - Mercury And Solace BT... more trance from US producer Brian Transeau. Appropriate name! His biggest UK hit, but 1996's Embracing The Sunshine and Loving You More were club hits (and better)... later produced NSync's Pop and composed numerous film soundtracks

46 - Angel TINA COUSINS... Australian eurodance diva, most famous for 1998's Mysterious Times with Sash, she's still going today, having recently released a flop cover of Sex On Fire

47 - Holding On DJ MANTA... not one DJ, but two! Belgians Gaston Steenkist and Rene ter Horst, also known as Chocolate Puma (remember "I Wanna Be U"), Jark Prongo ("Movin' Thru Your System") and Rene Et Gaston amongst others...

50 - I Feel Good Things For You DADDY'S FAVOURITE.... An early looped house track, sliughtly ahead of it's time to make it big, but nice... Producer James Harrigan sampling Patrice Rushen's "Haven't You Heard"

 

And today in 1999:

 

 

1999, Leftfield went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'Rhythm And Stealth'. (Good album).

 

1999, The Times published the most powerful people in the UK pop business, No.5 Jim Moir, controller Radio 2, No.4, The UK Top 40 chart, No.3 Paul Berger, chairman, Sony Music, No.2 Edger Bronfman, chairman. Seagram, No.1 Ken Berry, President EMI Music. (Sad to think that the UK Top 40 was so influential back then compared to where we are now, although how that's a person...)

 

1999, The Dixie Chicks went to No.1 on the US album chart with 'Fly.'

OMG! That is one of the worst charts in history! It's even got that Ziggy from BB9 in Northern Line. Absolutely woeful.

 

 

'goin down' was imho easily mel c 's best track, i couldnt stand her whiney voice. twas pseudo-heavy though... no real substance

 

'i try' was abit of a classic of the time in as much that it was pretty unique and stood out.

 

'universal nation' was BRILLIANT! i like PUSH 'strange world' being my fav PUSH track...

Today in 1999:

 

All Saints had their hands cast for the 'Wall of Hands' exhibit at Madame Tussaud's Rock Circus in London.

 

Big deal :kink:

Today in 1999:

 

1999, receivers were called in to concert promoter Harvey Goldsmith's empire after suffering losses on a series of shows. Goldsmith was awarded the MBE after his work on Live Aid.

 

1999, The Manic Street Preachers were given a bill for £28.000 after smashing up equipment during their show at Scotland's T In The Park festival.

 

Rawk 'n' rooooooooooooll :lol:

Today in 1999:

 

1999, singer Lena Zavaroni died aged 35 after a long battle against anorexia. Zavoroni was discovered on TV talent show Opportunity Knocks, in 1974 she became the youngest British singer to earn a silver disc with 'Ma He's Making Eyes At Me' and the youngest person to appear on TV's Top of the Pops

 

I didn't know that, so young :snif: Something's gotta be wrong there though, or she was 1 when she entered Opportunity Knocks :lol:

Today in 1999:

 

1999, singer Lena Zavaroni died aged 35 after a long battle against anorexia. Zavoroni was discovered on TV talent show Opportunity Knocks, in 1974 she became the youngest British singer to earn a silver disc with 'Ma He's Making Eyes At Me' and the youngest person to appear on TV's Top of the Pops

 

I didn't know that, so young :snif: Something's gotta be wrong there though, or she was 1 when she entered Opportunity Knocks :lol:

 

eh?.... i make it that she was 10 in 74 m8...:lol:

 

*mental note, abacus for tom for crimbo....lol

Yeah I just can't count, sorry :/

 

New chart soon, in the meantime today in 1999:

 

1999, it was reported that the sister of Jimi Hendrix was planning to exhume her brothers body and move it to a pay-to view mausoleum. Other plans for the new site included a chance for fans to buy one of burial plots around the guitarist's new resting-place.

 

Anyone know if that happened? Money-grabbing bitch :kink:

And this week in the UK top 50...

 

1 66 Genie In A Bottle CHRISTINA AGUILERA

2 - 2 Times ANN LEE

3 1 Blue (Da Ba Dee) EIFFEL 65

4 - Jesse Hold On B*WITCHED

5 - Give It To You JORDAN KNIGHT

6 3 Man I Feel Like A Woman! SHANIA TWAIN

7 2 S Club Party S CLUB 7

8 6 You Drive Me Crazy BRITNEY SPEARS

9 5 Mambo No. 5 LOU BEGA

10 10 I Try MACY GRAY

11 - I Saved The World Today EURYTHMICS

12 - Forever CHARLATANS

13 7 Sun Is Shining BOB MARLEY

14 8 We're Going To Ibiza! VENGABOYS

15 - Everything My Heart Desires ADAM RICKITT

16 9 Sunshine GABRIELLE

17 - Just Like Fred Astair JAMES

18 4 Goin' Down MELANIE C

19 12 The Launch DJ JEAN

20 16 Mickey LOLLY

21 11 The Awakening YORK

22 13 Burning Down The House TOM JONES & THE CARDIGANS

23 17 (Mucho Mambo) Sway SHAFT

24 15 Get Get Down PAUL JOHNSON

25 - Stay With Me Till Dawn LUCID

26 22 Zorba's Dance LCD

27 20 Bailamos ENRIQUE IGLESIAS

28 - Gimme All Your Lovin' 2000 MARTAY ft. ZZ TOP

29 23 Better Off Alone DJ JURGEN presents ALICE DEEJAY

30 27 Unpretty TLC

31 - B With U JUNIOR SANCHEZ ft. DAJAE

32 18 Run For Your Life NORTHERN LINE

33 - Alive HELIOTROPIC ft. VERNA V

34 14 New York City Boy PET SHOP BOYS

35 26 Friends Forever THUNDERBUGS

36 28 I've Got You MARTINE McCUTCHEON

37 37 If I Let You Go WESTLIFE 14.8.1999

38 30 Mi Chico Latino GERI HALLIWELL

39 19 Liberation (Temptation - Fly Like An Angel) MATT DAREY pts. MASH UP

40 39 When You Say Nothing At All RONAN KEATING

41 31 Toca Me FRAGMA

42 - Ain't No Sunshine LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO

43 33 Higher Than Heaven KELLE BRYAN

44 40 Sing It Back MOLOKO

45 34 Brand New Day STING

46 36 Thursday's Child DAVID BOWIE

47 32 Under The Water BROTHER BROWN ft. FRANK'EE

48 41 Livin' La Vida Loca RICKY MARTIN

49 42 Drinking In L.A. BRAN VAN 3000

50 25 Heaven Will Come SPACE BROTHERS

 

Commentary soon :)

1 66 Genie In A Bottle CHRISTINA AGUILERA.... peroxide blonde Britney-esque pop from before she got interesting, seems incomprehensible how much she would change by the second album though

2 - 2 Times ANN LEE... Summer holiday euro-dance from Italy-based Sheffield girl Annerley (no I don't think that's her real name either) Gordon. Supposedly the voice of Whigfield, how's that for a claim to fame :lol:

4 - Jesse Hold On B*WITCHED... poor opening single from C'est La Vie girl's second album, weird country influence to it, banjo a go-go. They only had enough mileage to get a second single from this era, and then out

5 - Give It To You JORDAN KNIGHT... ex-knob, I mean NKOTB, member, not with the greatest voice but with a summery video and a kind of proto Justin Timberlake sound, it was surely going to hit

11 - I Saved The World Today EURYTHMICS... nice if somewhat MOR comeback single from Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox, both veritable music legends

12 - Forever CHARLATANS... not one of Tim Burgess and co's most immediately memorable, although it's still used as background music in numerous TV shows, nice melancholic 60s vibe

15 - Everything My Heart Desires ADAM RICKITT... possibly WORSE than his terrible debut single I Breathe Again, this was bought almost exclusively by gay men :kink:

17 - Just Like Fred Astaire JAMES... a band unfairly reduced to a one hit wonder by time, they're much better than just Sit Down.... not going to lie and say I've listened to it everyday since released, but hearing it again, it sounds good. Once took a technical support call from Tim Booth, actually!

25 - Stay With Me Till Dawn LUCID... Nice trancy version of Judie Tzuke's 1979 hit, a big club hit both this year, and the following

28 - Gimme All Your Lovin' 2000 MARTAY ft. ZZ TOP... hip-house remake of ZZ Top's most remembered hit, fairly terrible, at least Martay disappeared into obscurity

31 - B With U JUNIOR SANCHEZ ft. DAJAE... Good if slightly generic filtered house track with soulful female vocal... no relation of Roger AFAIK

33 - Alive HELIOTROPIC ft. VERNA V.... decent if floptastic trance, with Matt Darey twiddling the knobs

42 - Ain't No Sunshine LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO... A couple of years after a soup advert brought them to UK prominence, they take on Bill Withers with the help with an uncredited Des'Ree with their typical harmonies... borders on the silly IMHO

1 66 Genie In A Bottle CHRISTINA AGUILERA.... peroxide blonde Britney-esque pop from before she got interesting, seems incomprehensible how much she would change by the second album though

2 - 2 Times ANN LEE... Summer holiday euro-dance from Italy-based Sheffield girl Annerley (no I don't think that's her real name either) Gordon. Supposedly the voice of Whigfield, how's that for a claim to fame :lol:

4 - Jesse Hold On B*WITCHED... poor opening single from C'est La Vie girl's second album, weird country influence to it, banjo a go-go. They only had enough mileage to get a second single from this era, and then out

5 - Give It To You JORDAN KNIGHT... ex-knob, I mean NKOTB, member, not with the greatest voice but with a summery video and a kind of proto Justin Timberlake sound, it was surely going to hit

11 - I Saved The World Today EURYTHMICS... nice if somewhat MOR comeback single from Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox, both veritable music legends

12 - Forever CHARLATANS... not one of Tim Burgess and co's most immediately memorable, although it's still used as background music in numerous TV shows, nice melancholic 60s vibe

15 - Everything My Heart Desires ADAM RICKITT... possibly WORSE than his terrible debut single I Breathe Again, this was bought almost exclusively by gay men :kink:

 

17 - Just Like Fred Astaire JAMES... a band unfairly reduced to a one hit wonder by time, they're much better than just Sit Down.... not going to lie and say I've listened to it everyday since released, but hearing it again, it sounds good. Once took a technical support call from Tim Booth, actually!

25 - Stay With Me Till Dawn LUCID... Nice trancy version of Judie Tzuke's 1979 hit, a big club hit both this year, and the following

28 - Gimme All Your Lovin' 2000 MARTAY ft. ZZ TOP... hip-house remake of ZZ Top's most remembered hit, fairly terrible, at least Martay disappeared into obscurity

31 - B With U JUNIOR SANCHEZ ft. DAJAE... Good if slightly generic filtered house track with soulful female vocal... no relation of Roger AFAIK

33 - Alive HELIOTROPIC ft. VERNA V.... decent if floptastic trance, with Matt Darey twiddling the knobs

42 - Ain't No Sunshine LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO... A couple of years after a soup advert brought them to UK prominence, they take on Bill Withers with the help with an uncredited Des'Ree with their typical harmonies... borders on the silly IMHO

 

interesting commentary there m8, thanks :)

 

i must admit i liked 'genie in a bottle' , thought (and still do) that its her best (my fav anyway).

 

2 times was annoying...

 

not very familiar with most of the rest.

Argh, I'm such a flop poster :( We've got three weeks charts to catch up on here, so hold on...

Two weeks and ten years ago:

 

1 1 Genie In A Bottle CHRISTINA AGUILERA

2 2 2 Times ANN LEE

3 65 Don't Stop ATB

4 3 Blue (Da Ba Dee) EIFFEL 65

5 - After The Love Has Gone STEPS

6 - Going Underground / Carnation BUFFALO TOM / LIAM GALLAGHER / STEVE CRADDOCK

7 - Never Let You Down HONEYZ

8 4 Jesse Hold On B*WITCHED

9 10 I Try MACY GRAY

10 6 Man I Feel Like A Woman! SHANIA TWAIN

11 5 Give It To You JORDAN KNIGHT

12 8 You Drive Me Crazy BRITNEY SPEARS

13 - Wonderland 911

14 7 S Club Party S CLUB 7

15 9 Mambo No. 5 LOU BEGA

16 - Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad MOBY

17 13 Sun Is Shining BOB MARLEY

18 11 I Saved The World Today EURYTHMICS

19 16 Sunshine GABRIELLE

20 14 We're Going To Ibiza! VENGABOYS

21 - Out Of Control CHEMICAL BROTHERS

22 - Big Time Charlie ON THE RUN

23 - New Day WYCLEF JEAN feat BONO

24 19 The Launch DJ JEAN 4.9.1999

25 - Diving Faces LIQUID CHILDREN

26 15 Everything My Heart Desires ADAM RICKITT

27 20 Mickey LOLLY 11.9.1999

28 23 (Mucho Mambo) Sway SHAFT

29 17 Just Like Fred Astaire JAMES

30 18 Goin' Down MELANIE C

31 22 Burning Down The House TOM JONES & THE CARDIGANS

32 12 Forever CHARLATANS

33 21 The Awakening YORK

34 24 Get Get Down PAUL JOHNSON

35 - World In Union SHIRLEY BASSEY / BRYN TERFEL

36 - Cowboy KID ROCK

37 29 Better Off Alone DJ JURGEN presents ALICE DEEJAY

38 27 Bailamos ENRIQUE IGLESIAS

39 26 Zorba's Dance LCD

40 30 Unpretty TLC

41 37 If I Let You Go WESTLIFE

42 36 I've Got You MARTINE McCUTCHEON

43 40 When You Say Nothing At All RONAN KEATING

44 - You Must Go On BERNARD BUTLER

45 35 Friends Forever THUNDERBUGS

46 32 Run For Your Life NORTHERN LINE

47 - Misery THE MOFFATTS

48 34 New York City Boy PET SHOP BOYS

49 38 Mi Chico Latino GERI HALLIWELL

50 - Music Is The Answer DANNY TENAGLIA

 

One week and ten years ago:

1 - Flying Without Wings WESTLIFE

2 1 Genie In A Bottle CHRISTINA AGUILERA

3 57 If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time R. KELLY

4 2 2 Times ANN LEE

5 - Larger Than Life BACKSTREET BOYS

6 4 Blue (Da Ba Dee) EIFFEL 65

7 3 Don't Stop ATB

8 9 I Try MACY GRAY

9 - Bug A Boo DESTINY'S CHILD

10 - When The Heartache Is Over TINA TURNER

11 - In And Out Of My Life ONEPHATDEEVA

12 5 After The Love Has Gone STEPS

13 8 Jesse Hold On B*WITCHED

14 - Ain't That A Lot Of Love SIMPLY RED

15 10 Man I Feel Like A Woman! SHANIA TWAIN

16 - What'cha Gonna Do ETERNAL

17 11 Give It To You JORDAN KNIGHT

18 12 You Drive Me Crazy BRITNEY SPEARS

19 7 Never Let You Down HONEYZ

20 6 Going Underground / Carnation BUFFALO TOM / LIAM GALLAGHER / STEVE CRADDOCK

21 - Learn To Fly FOO FIGHTERS

22 15 Mambo No. 5 LOU BEGA

23 14 S Club Party S CLUB 7

24 19 Sunshine GABRIELLE

25 17 Sun Is Shining BOB MARLEY

26 - If You Ever Leave Me BARBRA STREISAND / VINCE GILL

27 20 We're Going To Ibiza! VENGABOYS

28 18 I Saved The World Today EURYTHMICS

29 16 Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad MOBY

30 - She's So High TAL BACHMAN

31 - Symetry C BRAINCHILD

32 - Feel The Same TRIPLE X

33 27 Mickey LOLLY

34 24 The Launch DJ JEAN

35 13 Wonderland 911

36 26 Everything My Heart Desires ADAM RICKITT

37 28 (Mucho Mambo) Sway SHAFT

38 - Swing Low '99 RUSSELL WATSON

39 21 Out Of Control CHEMICAL BROTHERS

40 - Bailamos M3

41 25 Diving Faces LIQUID CHILDREN

42 37 Better Off Alone DJ JURGEN presents ALICE DEEJAY

43 22 Big Time Charlie ON THE RUN

44 - I Will Go With You DONNA SUMMER

45 33 The Awakening YORK

46 - Hangin' Around COUNTING CROWS

47 34 Get Get Down PAUL JOHNSON

48 23 New Day WYCLEF JEAN feat BONO

49 29 Just Like Fred Astaire JAMES

50 30 Goin' Down MELANIE C

 

Ten years ago:

1 - Keep On Movin' FIVE

2 3 If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time R KELLY

3 2 Genie In A Bottle CHRISTINA AGUILERA

4 1 Flying Without Wings WESTLIFE

5 - Heartbreaker MARIAH CAREY

6 4 2 Times ANN LEE

7 8 I Try MACY GRAY

8 6 Blue (Da Ba Dee) EIFFEL 65

9 - Not Over You Yet DIANA ROSS

10 5 Larger Than Life BACKSTREET BOYS

11 7 Don't Stop ATB

12 - Jump'n'Shout BASEMENT JAXX

13 13 Jesse Hold On B*WITCHED

14 9 Bug A Boo DESTINY'S CHILD

15 - Buddy X 99 DREAM TEEM vs NENEH CHERRY

16 12 After The Love Has Gone STEPS

17 - You'll Be In My Heart PHIL COLLINS

18 15 Man I Feel Like A Woman! SHANIA TWAIN

19 10 When The Heartache Is Over TINA TURNER

20 18 You Drive Me Crazy BRITNEY SPEARS

21 - Dov'e L'Amore CHER

22 11 In And Out Of My Life ONEPHATDEEVA

23 - Love Like A Fountain IAN BROWN

24 17 Give It To You JORDAN KNIGHT

25 - Closing Time SEMISONIC

26 - Still Believe SHOLA AMA

27 23 S Club Party S CLUB 7

28 22 Mambo No. 5 LOU BEGA

29 - When My Baby SCOOCH

30 19 Never Let You Down HONEYZ

31 14 Ain't That A Lot Of Love SIMPLY RED

32 - Guerilla Radio RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE

33 16 What'cha Gonna Do ETERNAL

34 27 We're Going To Ibiza! VENGABOYS

35 - Heaven Scent BEDROCK

36 24 Sunshine GABRIELLE

37 25 Sun Is Shining BOB MARLEY

38 20 Going Underground / Carnation BUFFALO TOM / LIAM GALLAGHER / STEVE CRADDOCK

39 - Seven Cities SOLAR STONE

40 21 Learn To Fly FOO FIGHTERS

41 28 I Saved The World Today EURYTHMICS

42 - No Other Baby PAUL McCARTNEY

43 33 Mickey LOLLY

44 - Johnny The Horse MADNESS

45 34 The Launch DJ JEAN

46 26 If You Ever Leave Me BARBRA STREISAND / VINCE GILL

47 36 Everything My Heart Desires ADAM RICKITT

48 37 (Mucho Mambo) Sway SHAFT

49 29 Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad MOBY

50 35 Wonderland 911

 

Commentary coming soon :drama:

3 65 Don't Stop ATB... Follow up to the number 1 trance anther 9pm (Till I Come)... virtually identical tbh, pitch bent guitar and all

5 - After The Love Has Gone STEPS... not one of their best, but as an ABBA fan they were a MAJOR guilty pleasure for me... starts off as a cross between Chiquitita and The Winner Takes It All

6 - Going Underground / Carnation BUFFALO TOM / LIAM GALLAGHER / STEVE CRADDOCK... surprisingly nice (though totally forgotten) Jam cover from the album Fire and Skill: The Songs of the Jam. Surprisingly BT's only UK hit

7 - Never Let You Down HONEYZ... frankly quite mediocre R&B from British attempt at Destiny's Child... I used to really like them for some reason tho

13 - Wonderland 911... nothing like as crap as this lot though. How the hell did they last 4 albums? Total ear-rape

16 - Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad MOBY... First top 20 hit from the huge selling Play album, where every single track was licensed for a TV ad somewhere around the world... pretty good, though I can't really say why I like it... South Side was my fav, especially the Gwen Stefani remix, and Honey...

21 - Out Of Control CHEMICAL BROTHERS... decent trance-ish electronica with Bernard Sumner of New Order and Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream... still no Star Guitar tho.

22 - On The Run BIG TIME CHARLIE... mashup of Inner Life's version of Ain't No Mountain High Enough and Ecstasy Passion And Pain's Touch And Go... the second you'll probably know from JX - Son Of A Gun...

23 - New Day WYCLEF JEAN feat BONO... uncommonly conscious by his standards, nice african jazz vibe and lyrics much better than "just cos she dances go-go, it don't make her a ho, no" :lol:

25 - Diving Faces LIQUID CHILD... Decent melodic trance out of Germany in the Blank And Jones/York/Lange mould... Ibeefah anthem natch

35 - World In Union SHIRLEY BASSEY / BRYN TERFEL... anthem of the Rugby World Cup 1999... partly sung in Welsh, well who can blame them? Maybe it's cos I'm not really a sports fan, but I always find it difficult to get excited about this stuff...

36 - Cowboy KID ROCK... early stuff from the one time Mr Pamela Anderson... OK track, definitely more acceptable than All Summer Long...

44 - You Must Go On BERNARD BUTLER... didn't remember this at all, decent enough song though. Ex of Suede of course, though I liked him better with his friend McAlmont

47 - Misery THE MOFFATTS... last UK hit from a band that were promoted as the Canadian Hanson... not really fair though, this song is quite mature and listenable, certainly no Mmmmbop

50 - Music Is The Answer DANNY TENAGLIA... deep house anthem from one of the pioneers of the scene, loved it at the time, though sounds kind of dated now

 

1 - Flying Without Wings WESTLIFE... :puke2: Nuff said.

3 57 If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time R. KELLY... not a big fan of Mr Kelly, but this was a good track, took off in Europe before here if I remember rightly, kind of sounds like a soul song from the 60s

5 - Larger Than Life BACKSTREET BOYS... somewhat rehashed Max Martinesque boyband pop, they did worse though

9 - Bug A Boo DESTINY'S CHILD... whereas this was probably their worst. Very very annoying song, seemingly about pagers. 2000 and late

10 - When The Heartache Is Over TINA TURNER... produced by Brian Rawling & Mark Taylor aka Metro who were responsible for Diana Ross (see below) and Cher's contemporary material. Good in a radio-friendly dance pop way

11 - In And Out Of My Life ONEPHATDEEVA... mashup of Adeva's song of the same title and Fatboy Slim's Right Here Right Now. Shouldn't work, but (sort of) does

14 - Ain't That A Lot Of Love SIMPLY RED... unlike R Kelly, this actually was a 60s song, even if it doesn't sound like one... written by Homer Banks, and performed by Taj Mahal at The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus in 1968

16 - What'cha Gonna Do ETERNAL... final single from what had now become a due of Estelle and Vernie Bennet, free of Redknapps and Bryans... Not bad though, certainly better than the Honeyz NE last week

21 - Learn To Fly FOO FIGHTERS... brilliantly funny video from What Dave Grohl Did Next... Decent track but not really my thing

26 - If You Ever Leave Me BARBRA STREISAND / VINCE GILL... dull balladry from the IMHO overrated Ms Streisand, and US country singer who got his only UK hit this way

30 - She's So High TAL BACHMAN... Scandalous. Amazing song, from son of Randy Bachman of Bachamn Turner Overdrive, and this was it's peak :( Still, got more exposure five years later, when World Idol winner Kurt Nilsen took it five places higher, and made it a huge European hit

31 - Symetry C BRAINCHILD... more German trance, although this time with a little breakbeat thing going on courtesy of Lange. Decent again, but totally forgettable.

32 - Feel The Same TRIPLE X... this is much better. Funky house sampling Brit funksters Delegation. Chris Willis - Supersonic did it better but with less success.

38 - Swing Low '99 RUSSELL WATSON... another Rugby anthem, starts off slow, then goes unexpectedly Sash! Good voice, but I like him better when he's chanelling Rod Stewart (see Where My Heart Will Take Me...)

40 - Bailamos M3... not an Enrique cover, but more nice melodic trance courtesy of Matt Darey

44 - I Will Go With You DONNA SUMMER... a cover of believe it or not Time To Say Goodbye by Sara Brightman and Andrea Bocelli with a new english lyric. Flopped here, but her biggest US hit in years

46 - Hangin' Around COUNTING CROWS... No Mr Jones or even an Accidentally In Love... Decent enough US alt-rock

 

1 - Keep On Movin' FIVE... probably their best remembered song now, and one of their best. Breezy indie-styled pop

5 - Heartbreaker MARIAH CAREY... not one of her most memorable, bit of a rehash of Fantasy overall but again decent. The video featured a cute cartoon segment...

9 - Not Over You Yet DIANA ROSS... very much in the Cher pop-house mold of the time, not one of her greatest, not one of her worst either, Take Me Higher is her best 90s song IMHO

12 - Jump'n'Shout BASEMENT JAXX... again, not one of their greatest, certainly no Where's Your Head At... vocals by MC Slarta John, from their Remedy album

15 - Buddy X 99 DREAM TEEM vs NENEH CHERRY... UK garage remix of flop single from Homebrew, Ms Cherry's second album, sounds incredibly dated now, but Neneh provides a touch of class

17 - You'll Be In My Heart PHIL COLLINS... from the soundtrack of the Disney film Tarzan, winner of the Golden Globe and Oscar for Best Original song. It's good considering it's a ) Disney and B) Phil. He recorded the whole soundtrack in five languages :o

21 - Dov'e L'Amore CHER What was I saying about Cher? :kink: I'm rather a fan actually, though turning this song from a pleasant Spanish guitar led ballad to an Emilio Estefan Jnr produced Miami Sound Machine ripoff was pointless tbh

23 - Love Like A Fountain IAN BROWN... Totally forgot this one... Nice dancy vibe, almost a throwback to his Stone Roses days, though how he's meant to drive that car at the beginning of the video with the sun in his eyes is anyone's guess :heehee:

25 - Closing Time SEMISONIC... Second hit for alt-rock two hit wonders. Always liked this better than Secret Smile actually

26 - Still Believe SHOLA AMA... I totally forgot this too. Really nice pop-dance-RnB from a very talented singer... Wonder why she's disappeared off the face of the earth...

29 - When My Baby SCOOCH... the first hit (if you can call it that) for the group that made Steps sound cheap :lol: I was a fan of Steps at the time, but still thought this lot were terrible, right up until the Eurovision disaster :snif:

32 - Guerilla Radio RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE... never really rated this band, but listening to it again, this is a pretty good in a hardcore Beastie Boys way :)

35 - Heaven Scent BEDROCK... nice UK (I think?) trance/progressive... ahead of it's time

39 - Seven Cities SOLAR STONE... Dutch (I think again) trance, decent track, but not that interesting

42 - No Other Baby PAUL McCARTNEY... Decent song from Macca. The original is by the skiffle band The Vipers featuring children's favourite Wally Whytton

44 - Johnny The Horse MADNESS... Decent enough song from the group that flopped like most of their latter day material... The lyrics were about the plight of the homeless and all profits went to Shelter. Good guys :)

naughty tom! forgetting your 'job'...lol.

 

1 - Keep On Movin' FIVE ..................... ok pop i guess

2 3 If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time R KELLY..... awful

3 2 Genie In A Bottle CHRISTINA AGUILERA.......... imho her best!!!!

4 1 Flying Without Wings WESTLIFE......... vile, utterly vile :angry:

5 - Heartbreaker MARIAH CAREY............... rubbish! :P

6 4 2 Times ANN LEE........................... a catchy little number

7 8 I Try MACY GRAY...................... liked it

8 6 Blue (Da Ba Dee) EIFFEL 65....... nah

9 - Not Over You Yet DIANA ROSS....nah

10 5 Larger Than Life BACKSTREET BOYS....nah...

11 7 Don't Stop ATB................ strange, i dont know this!

12 - Jump'n'Shout BASEMENT JAXX...... nah, dont particually like these

13 13 Jesse Hold On B*WITCHED....... poor

14 9 Bug A Boo DESTINY'S CHILD......... oh lord, rubbish track

15 - Buddy X 99 DREAM TEEM vs NENEH CHERRY...?

16 12 After The Love Has Gone STEPS.... :angry: hate this crap

17 - You'll Be In My Heart PHIL COLLINS..... dunno this, perhaps its just as well!

18 15 Man I Feel Like A Woman! SHANIA TWAIN....rubbish

19 10 When The Heartache Is Over TINA TURNER...?

20 18 You Drive Me Crazy BRITNEY SPEARS..... ok

21 - Dov'e L'Amore CHER................................ ?

22 11 In And Out Of My Life ONEPHATDEEVA...lol @ her name!

23 - Love Like A Fountain IAN BROWN....ok

24 17 Give It To You JORDAN KNIGHT... ?

25 - Closing Time SEMISONIC.....?

26 - Still Believe SHOLA AMA...... nah

27 23 S Club Party S CLUB 7...... good pop i suppose

28 22 Mambo No. 5 LOU BEGA...... lol

29 - When My Baby SCOOCH...... nah, utter tripe

30 19 Never Let You Down HONEYZ..... poor

31 14 Ain't That A Lot Of Love SIMPLY RED..... :puke2:

32 - Guerilla Radio RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE...?

33 16 What'cha Gonna Do ETERNAL....?

34 27 We're Going To Ibiza! VENGABOYS.... utter cack.

35 - Heaven Scent BEDROCK..........?

36 24 Sunshine GABRIELLE............ok

37 25 Sun Is Shining BOB MARLEY

38 20 Going Underground / Carnation BUFFALO TOM / LIAM GALLAGHER / STEVE CRADDOCK

39 - Seven Cities SOLAR STONE... :thumbup:

40 21 Learn To Fly FOO FIGHTERS... imho just about their best

41 28 I Saved The World Today EURYTHMICS...?

42 - No Other Baby PAUL McCARTNEY....?

43 33 Mickey LOLLY....... a terrible cover of a terrible song

44 - Johnny The Horse MADNESS....?

45 34 The Launch DJ JEAN....

46 26 If You Ever Leave Me BARBRA STREISAND / VINCE GILL...:puke2:

47 36 Everything My Heart Desires ADAM RICKITT.....:puke2:

48 37 (Mucho Mambo) Sway SHAFT .....:)

49 29 Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad MOBY...... inconsistent moby was, this was good

50 35 Wonderland 911 ....... rubbish!

 

This week in 1999...

 

1 - Lift Me Up GERI HALLIWELL... frankly $h!te ballad from the Spice formally known as Ginger, I actually don't mind her, but her uptempo stuff was better

2 - What I Am TIN TIN OUT ft. EMMA BUNTON... an all-spice top 2! It's a while since this happened... Reasonable cover (well, better than the above) of Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians

5 - Waiting For Tonight JENNIFER LOPEZ... Probably my favourite single of hers, classy europop (no, that's not an oxymoron) with a cute millenium-themed video

6 - Bomb Diggy ANOTHER LEVEL... mediocre R&B with "the" Dane Bowers... clever, Blade Runner influenced post apololyptic video

10 - I Knew I Loved You SAVAGE GARDEN... wet balladry (as to be expected) from the Australian Lighthouse Family... Darren Hayes solo career was definitely more interesting, though I like Affirmation

14 - Turn It Around ALENA... had totally forgot this, very nice tribal house/trance crossover

15 - Bullet In The Gun PLANET PERFECTO... Paul Oakenfold ripping off the currently popular Matt Darey sound at the time with a couple of mates, Merle Forbes on vocals, always thought it was Sonique or Barbara Roy...

16 - Heads High MR. VEGAS... dancehall reggae, not my thing tbh

18 - Hooligan EMBRACE... totally forgot about this, fairly enjoyable by their standards, well, untill the zither break

28 - I Need To Know MARC ANTHONY... salsa R&B crossover from future Mr Jennifer Lopez. Well, it was better than Gigli

30 - Don't Call Me Baby MADISON AVENUE... first time out the box for this massive dance chart topper the following year, great track, sampling Pino D'Angio's italo classic Ma Quale Idea (no, not McFadden and Whitehead)

36 - Karaoke Queen CATATONIA... slightly funky, but also rather terrible latterday single from Cerys and chums

38 - Gin Soaked Boy DIVINE COMEDY... No Becoming More Like Alfie, but less annoying than National Express

46 - Glory Of The 80s TORI AMOS... Not the highpoint of Tori's career, though I agree the 80s were glorious :lol:

50 - Rescue Me SUNKIDS... not a Fontella Bass cover, but some nice soulful house that would never get anywhere near this high in the charts now :(

sorry but how can Seven Cities not be interesting? Its one of the defining trance songs of 1999, a classic :)

I still listen to Bomb Diggy and I Knew I Loved You quite often, both are good :P

 

I bought both Don't Call Me Baby and Bullet In The Gun on single, well eventually, when they both got re-released the following year :lol: I remember first (and only) time I heard Don't Call Me Baby on that chart show I thought to myself 'this is too good to flop this hard' and then I didn't hear it again until the following year!

As much as I don't like Westlife, I think 'Flying Without Wings' is their best single, few of the songs I "loved" from them. :)

 

5 - Heartbreaker MARIAH CAREY

- I don't like this. Boring. LOL

 

Also, I agree about Mushyrob about the Foo Fighters song. :)

Edited November 1, 200915 yr by I Am FM11

This week in 1999...

 

1 - Lift Me Up GERI HALLIWELL... frankly $h!te ballad from the Spice formally known as Ginger, I actually don't mind her, but her uptempo stuff was better

2 - What I Am TIN TIN OUT ft. EMMA BUNTON... an all-spice top 2! It's a while since this happened... Reasonable cover (well, better than the above) of Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians

5 - Waiting For Tonight JENNIFER LOPEZ... Probably my favourite single of hers, classy europop (no, that's not an oxymoron) with a cute millenium-themed video

6 - Bomb Diggy ANOTHER LEVEL... mediocre R&B with "the" Dane Bowers... clever, Blade Runner influenced post apololyptic video

10 - I Knew I Loved You SAVAGE GARDEN... wet balladry (as to be expected) from the Australian Lighthouse Family... Darren Hayes solo career was definitely more interesting, though I like Affirmation

14 - Turn It Around ALENA... had totally forgot this, very nice tribal house/trance crossover

15 - Bullet In The Gun PLANET PERFECTO... Paul Oakenfold ripping off the currently popular Matt Darey sound at the time with a couple of mates, Merle Forbes on vocals, always thought it was Sonique or Barbara Roy...

16 - Heads High MR. VEGAS... dancehall reggae, not my thing tbh

18 - Hooligan EMBRACE... totally forgot about this, fairly enjoyable by their standards, well, untill the zither break

28 - I Need To Know MARC ANTHONY... salsa R&B crossover from future Mr Jennifer Lopez. Well, it was better than Gigli

30 - Don't Call Me Baby MADISON AVENUE... first time out the box for this massive dance chart topper the following year, great track, sampling Pino D'Angio's italo classic Ma Quale Idea (no, not McFadden and Whitehead)

36 - Karaoke Queen CATATONIA... slightly funky, but also rather terrible latterday single from Cerys and chums

38 - Gin Soaked Boy DIVINE COMEDY... No Becoming More Like Alfie, but less annoying than National Express

46 - Glory Of The 80s TORI AMOS... Not the highpoint of Tori's career, though I agree the 80s were glorious :lol:

50 - Rescue Me SUNKIDS... not a Fontella Bass cover, but some nice soulful house that would never get anywhere near this high in the charts now :(

 

agreed about the top 2, never liked geri, but emma did a decent enough cover with 'what i am'..

 

planet perfecto 'bullet in the gun' was a great track, still sounds good ten years on.

 

mr vegas 'heads high'... well! :lol: must be a contender for the 'WTF is he takin about' award! :lol: what an odd track, quite monotonous, quite simple, but somehow i like it!

 

madison avenue... hmm... dont really like it