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1 1 Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas?

2 3 Jason Donovan - When You Come Back To Me

3 6 Soul II Soul - Get A Life

4 2 Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers - Let's Party

5 5 Madonna - Dear Jessie

6 4 Andy Stewart - Donald Where's Your Troosers? {1989}

7 7 Kaoma - Lambada

8 13 De La Soul - The Magic Number/Buddy

9 ne New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough {1990}

10 14 New Kids On The Block - You Got It (The Right Stuff)

11 11 Rob 'N' Raz Featuring Leila K - Got To Get

12 17 Latino Rave - Deep Heat '89

13 12 Electronic - Getting Away With It

14 10 Bros - Sister

15 22 Big Fun - Can't Shake The Feeling

16 8 Tina Turner - I Don't Wanna Lose You

17 16 Jeff Wayne - Eve Of The War {1989}

18 25 Silver Bullet - 20 Seconds To Comply

19 21 Sydney Youngblood - Sit And Wait

20 30 Sonia - Listen To Your Heart

21 23 Erasure - You Surround Me

22 9 Linda Ronstadt And Aaron Neville - Don't Know Much

23 27 49ers - Touch Me

24 ne Quireboys - Hey You

25 28 FPI Project - Going Back To My Roots/Rich In Paradise

26 ne Fish - Big Wedge

27 24 Alexander O'Neal - Hit Mix (Official Bootleg Megamix)

28 18 The Christians - Words

29 19 Wet Wet Wet - Broke Away

30 ne Deacon Blue - Queen Of The New Year

31 15 Dusty Springfield - In Private

32 56 Happy Mondays - Madchester Rave On (EP)

33 ne Mantronix Featuring Wondress - Got To Have Your Love

34 32 Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World

35 29 The Stone Roses - Fool's Gold/What The World Is Waiting For

36 ne D Mob - Put Your Hands Together

37 34 Neneh Cherry - Inna City Mamma

38 31 The Beautiful South - I'll Sail This Ship Alone

39 26 UB40 - Homely Girl

40 60 Van Morrison And Cliff Richard - Whenever God Shines His Light

41 50 Halo James - Could Have Told You So

42 35 Bon Jovi - Living In Sin

43 38 Belinda Carlisle - La Luna

44 36 Duran Duran - Burning The Ground

45 33 Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise

46 39 Rock Aid Armenia - Smoke On The Water

47 42 Inner City - Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin'

48 43 Brother Beyond - When Will I See You Again

49 ne Luther Vandross - Here And Now

50 37 Simple Minds - The Amsterdam EP

 

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Well I'm not expecting much as I rate this the worse decade for music, ever...anyway

 

 

1 1 Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas?...utter crap,poor imitation of original :arrr:

2 3 Jason Donovan - When You Come Back To Me....garbage

3 6 Soul II Soul - Get A Life....nope

4 2 Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers - Let's Party :puke2:

5 5 Madonna - Dear Jessie....one of her worse by far

6 4 Andy Stewart - Donald Where's Your Troosers? {1989}...I suppose I should laugh, but I can't :arrr:

7 7 Kaoma - Lambada :huh:

8 13 De La Soul - The Magic Number/Buddy

9 ne New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough {1990} :puke2:

10 14 New Kids On The Block - You Got It (The Right Stuff) :puke2:

11 11 Rob 'N' Raz Featuring Leila K - Got To Get :unsure:

12 17 Latino Rave - Deep Heat '89 :unsure:

13 12 Electronic - Getting Away With It.....Now this I did like :thumbup:

14 10 Bros - Sister :puke2:

15 22 Big Fun - Can't Shake The Feeling :puke2:

16 8 Tina Turner - I Don't Wanna Lose You...ok I suppose

17 16 Jeff Wayne - Eve Of The War {1989}....was fine for 1978, not sure why re-released

18 25 Silver Bullet - 20 Seconds To Comply

19 21 Sydney Youngblood - Sit And Wait

20 30 Sonia - Listen To Your Heart :puke2:

21 23 Erasure - You Surround Me

22 9 Linda Ronstadt And Aaron Neville - Don't Know Much

23 27 49ers - Touch Me

24 ne Quireboys - Hey You

25 28 FPI Project - Going Back To My Roots/Rich In Paradise

26 ne Fish - Big Wedge

27 24 Alexander O'Neal - Hit Mix (Official Bootleg Megamix)

28 18 The Christians - Words

29 19 Wet Wet Wet - Broke Away

30 ne Deacon Blue - Queen Of The New Year

31 15 Dusty Springfield - In Private....Liked this :cheer:

32 56 Happy Mondays - Madchester Rave On (EP)

33 ne Mantronix Featuring Wondress - Got To Have Your Love

34 32 Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World

35 29 The Stone Roses - Fool's Gold/What The World Is Waiting For

36 ne D Mob - Put Your Hands Together

37 34 Neneh Cherry - Inna City Mamma

38 31 The Beautiful South - I'll Sail This Ship Alone

39 26 UB40 - Homely Girl

40 60 Van Morrison And Cliff Richard - Whenever God Shines His Light

41 50 Halo James - Could Have Told You So

42 35 Bon Jovi - Living In Sin

43 38 Belinda Carlisle - La Luna

44 36 Duran Duran - Burning The Ground

45 33 Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise

46 39 Rock Aid Armenia - Smoke On The Water

47 42 Inner City - Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin'

48 43 Brother Beyond - When Will I See You Again

49 ne Luther Vandross - Here And Now

50 37 Simple Minds - The Amsterdam EP

 

Gave up half way through as tbh I can't remember any of them, or I hated them

I like this period, though 1991 was a lot better.

 

 

1 1 Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas? :lol: I think the 2004 version was far worse, even though the "calibre" of artists on this is clearly not.

2 3 Jason Donovan - When You Come Back To Me -_- I love a bit of SAW, but sorry Jason, no thanks.

3 6 Soul II Soul - Get A Life :D Great track!

4 2 Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers - Let's Party :puke2: Novelty tosh

5 5 Madonna - Dear Jessie -_- Not her finest moment.

6 4 Andy Stewart - Donald Where's Your Troosers? {1989} :huh: Eh?

7 7 Kaoma - Lambada :puke2: Dear god no!

8 13 De La Soul - The Magic Number/Buddy :) Nice track, not their best though.

9 ne New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough {1990} :puke2: Yuck, no!

10 14 New Kids On The Block - You Got It (The Right Stuff) :puke2: Jesus christ, again??!

 

And of the rest, I like...

 

 

11 11 Rob 'N' Raz Featuring Leila K - Got To Get :dance: Great party track, dead cheesey now.

13 12 Electronic - Getting Away With It

20 30 Sonia - Listen To Your Heart :) I'm sorry I know this is awful SAW generic rubbish, but I can't help but like this!

23 27 49ers - Touch Me :) Poor mans Black Box, but I still like this.

25 28 FPI Project - Going Back To My Roots/Rich In Paradise :dance: Nothing amazing, but I like it anyway.

31 15 Dusty Springfield - In Private

32 56 Happy Mondays - Madchester Rave On (EP)

33 ne Mantronix Featuring Wondress - Got To Have Your Love

34 32 Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World

35 29 The Stone Roses - Fool's Gold/What The World Is Waiting For

36 ne D Mob - Put Your Hands Together

37 34 Neneh Cherry - Inna City Mamma

47 42 Inner City - Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin'

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5 5 Madonna - Dear Jessie I absolutely loved this song!!!

8 13 De La Soul - The Magic Number/Buddy Liked all of their singles of this period

13 12 Electronic - Getting Away With It Indie super group produced this ok single

32 56 Happy Mondays - Madchester Rave On (EP) Epoch defining single

35 29 The Stone Roses - Fool's Gold/What The World Is Waiting For Even more epoch defining single

37 34 Neneh Cherry - Inna City Mamma I so like Neneh's debut album - great record. Went downhill after that though

These were decent enough:

 

3 6 Soul II Soul - Get A Life

8 13 De La Soul - The Magic Number/Buddy

13 12 Electronic - Getting Away With It :wub:

21 23 Erasure - You Surround Me :wub:

31 15 Dusty Springfield - In Private

32 56 Happy Mondays - Madchester Rave On (EP)

33 ne Mantronix Featuring Wondress - Got To Have Your Love

34 32 Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World

35 29 The Stone Roses - Fool's Gold/What The World Is Waiting For :wub:

38 31 The Beautiful South - I'll Sail This Ship Alone

41 50 Halo James - Could Have Told You So

 

Let's see what I think of the Top 10 ... and what I like of the remainder of the chart:

 

1 1 Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas? ..... vile vile vile effort compare to the original 5 years earlier.

2 3 Jason Donovan - When You Come Back To Me ..... probably Jason's least worst SAW produced effort.

3 6 Soul II Soul - Get A Life ..... a great track featuring the Vocals of Alexandra Burke's mum.

4 2 Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers - Let's Party ...... death by myxomatosis

5 5 Madonna - Dear Jessie ..... I love this children's track with a lovely orchestral Beatles inspired feel to it.

6 4 Andy Stewart - Donald Where's Your Troosers? {1989} ..... I curse you Simon Mayo for allowing this to happen.

7 7 Kaoma - Lambada ...... I hate this track nearly as much as I hate Simon Cowell. But then again Simon Cowell was the A&R rep who got this song hyped up into the charts. Proof that back at the beginning of the 1990s he was already peddling $h!te musical excrement to the masses.

8 13 De La Soul - The Magic Number/Buddy .... Good track but not their best.

9 ne New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough {1990} ....... Awful track by an awful arrogant (they still think they are/were better/more talented than Take That = idiots) band.

10 14 New Kids On The Block - You Got It (The Right Stuff) ..... Marginally better than the #9 song.

 

13 12 Electronic - Getting Away With It

16 8 Tina Turner - I Don't Wanna Lose You

19 21 Sydney Youngblood - Sit And Wait

22 9 Linda Ronstadt And Aaron Neville - Don't Know Much

23 27 49ers - Touch Me

24 ne Quireboys - Hey You

28 18 The Christians - Words

30 ne Deacon Blue - Queen Of The New Year

31 15 Dusty Springfield - In Private

32 56 Happy Mondays - Madchester Rave On (EP)

33 ne Mantronix Featuring Wondress - Got To Have Your Love

34 32 Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World

35 29 The Stone Roses - Fool's Gold/What The World Is Waiting For

38 31 The Beautiful South - I'll Sail This Ship Alone

39 26 UB40 - Homely Girl

40 60 Van Morrison And Cliff Richard - Whenever God Shines His Light

41 50 Halo James - Could Have Told You So

43 38 Belinda Carlisle - La Luna

44 36 Duran Duran - Burning The Ground

45 33 Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise

 

Sales at this time must've been terrible. I remember reading somewhere (it might've even been on Cool Clarity years ago) that 'Hanging Tough' by NKOTB sold around 20k the week it climbed to no. 1 and Band Aid II wasn't exactly the big selling no. 1 single either. At the time I was only 8 years old and liked Band Aid II, Jason Donovan, Sonia, Big Fun and most of the pop fluff that was in the charts then. As I've got older, I look back to those songs that I liked then and I cringe now. :lol:

 

My fave songs from this top 40 - that I still like today are:

 

3 6 Soul II Soul - Get A Life

7 7 Kaoma - Lambada (it was novelty fun with a cheesey charm :D )

8 13 De La Soul - The Magic Number

11 11 Rob 'N' Raz Featuring Leila K - Got To Get

13 12 Electronic - Getting Away With It

16 8 Tina Turner - I Don't Wanna Lose You

23 27 49ers - Touch Me

24 ne Quireboys - Hey You

31 15 Dusty Springfield - In Private

33 ne Mantronix Featuring Wondress - Got To Have Your Love

34 32 Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World

35 29 The Stone Roses - Fool's Gold

36 ne D Mob - Put Your Hands Together

39 26 UB40 - Homely Girl

45 33 Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise

4 2 Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers - Let's Party

 

As for this monstrosity, I hated it when I was 8 and I hate it even more now. The butchering of great 70s tracks. Jive Bunny really should've ended after 'Swing The Mood' (which I'll admit I still like, but everything else...pfft!!!).

Sales at this time must've been terrible. I remember reading somewhere (it might've even been on Cool Clarity years ago) that 'Hanging Tough' by NKOTB sold around 20k the week it climbed to no. 1 and Band Aid II wasn't exactly the big selling no. 1 single either. At the time I was only 8 years old and liked Band Aid II, Jason Donovan, Sonia, Big Fun and most of the pop fluff that was in the charts then. As I've got older, I look back to those songs that I liked then and I cringe now. :lol:

 

hi, welcome :)

 

indeed on one of those 'biggest selling countdown' shows on radio 1 in the early 90's it was said that nkotb got to #1 with the lowest selling record (at the time) ever.... if it had sold that much in 1983 it wouldnt have made the top 40!

hi, welcome :)

 

indeed on one of those 'biggest selling countdown' shows on radio 1 in the early 90's it was said that nkotb got to #1 with the lowest selling record (at the time) ever.... if it had sold that much in 1983 it wouldnt have made the top 40!

 

Cheers Mushymanrob :D

 

It's a shame that all sales figures were rounded to the nearest ten back in the early 90s. I'm a complete UK chart nerd and find things like sales figures really interesting to read. I believe the record lowest sales for a no. 1 single is Orson 'No Tomorrow' selling 17,694 copies which is appalling. Even this week those sales wouldn't get you anywhere near the top 10. Daniel Bedingfield 'Gotta Get Through This' sold around 25,000 when it returned to no. 1 in January 2002. The NKOTB sales must've been not fair off this figure.

 

I know 1984 was a massive year for singles sales - six million sellers making up the top 7 biggest selling singles of the 80s (Human League 'Don't You Want Me' being the only song to break the chain).

Cheers Mushymanrob :D

 

It's a shame that all sales figures were rounded to the nearest ten back in the early 90s. I'm a complete UK chart nerd and find things like sales figures really interesting to read. I believe the record lowest sales for a no. 1 single is Orson 'No Tomorrow' selling 17,694 copies which is appalling. Even this week those sales wouldn't get you anywhere near the top 10. Daniel Bedingfield 'Gotta Get Through This' sold around 25,000 when it returned to no. 1 in January 2002. The NKOTB sales must've been not fair off this figure.

 

I know 1984 was a massive year for singles sales - six million sellers making up the top 7 biggest selling singles of the 80s (Human League 'Don't You Want Me' being the only song to break the chain).

 

retro on here means pre y2k...lol.. (just so we dont get swamped by kids thinking hear'say are retro...lol) and to concentrate on the decades that have provided us with the richest musical heritage on the planet! but comparisons to things post y2k are in order... :)

 

please feel free to start threads that enhance chart facts over the years.

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