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Putting this here as its in the same place as the weekly chart thread. Mods feel free to move to international charts forum if you feel it would be better there!

 

In the early 1990s RTE radio changed the format of it's weekly chart show. Instead of a 2 hour countdown of the Top 30 singles they had a 2 part programme with part 1 looking at the Top 20 albums and the singles chart reduced to the second hour. This thread will collect together all the chart info I can find from this decade. From memory the first of these new look shows was in September 1990 and the first charts I can find are from a few weeks later. After the one chart from October they seem to be pretty much all there from the last week in November onwards though there are 2 noticeable gaps in my collection.

 

1. mid Sept 91 to the end of November 91

 

It's entirely possible that these have been filed elsewhere and I may well be able to track them down at a later stage.

 

2. 26/01/92, 02/02/92, 09/02/92 and 16/02/92

 

During this period there was a strike at RTE and the chart show wasn't broadcast. I do have a partial chart for 16/02/92 based on the last week info on the chart from 23/02/92.

 

I hope to post one or two charts each night. These will be in date order as far as possible. The charts are Top 20s up to November 1996 when I was able to get the Top 30 from Aertel, the Irish teletext service. As the charts from January 2000 onwards are already available online I will stop at the end of 1999.

 

PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR CHART RUNS FOR SPECIFIC ARTISTS / ALBUMS OR FOR INFO OUTSIDE THE TOP 20. EVERYTHING I HAVE WILL BE POSTED HERE.

REMEMBER! IF IT'S NOT HERE I DON'T HAVE IT!

 

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Down to business then! The first chart I have is dated 14th October 1990. That is the date of the show where the chart was broadcast.

 

14th October 1990

 

01 01 The 3 Tenors - In Concert

Ne 02 Van Morrison - Enlightenment

02 03 Inxs - X

05 04 Iron Maiden - No Prayer For The Dying

04 05 AC/DC - Razor's Edge

06 06 Randy Travis - Heroes & Friends

08 07 Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever

Ne 08 Various - Essential Classics

12 09 Carpenters - Only Yesterday

10 10 Slayer - Seasons of The Abys

 

03 11 Waterboys - Room To Roam

16 12 Pogues - Hells Ditch

11 13 Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze of Glory

07 14 Elton John - Sleeping With The Past

13 15 Don Baker - Born With The Blues

23 16 Joe Jackson - Stepping Out: The Very Best of...

20 17 Sinead O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

22 18 Megadeth - Rust In Peace

21 19 Tina Turner - Foreign Affair

18 20 Robert Cray Band - Midnight Stroll

 

Midnight Stroll may have been at 17 the week before

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From this point onward there should only be the 2 gap periods mentioned in the first post of the thread

 

24th November 1990

 

01 01 Madonna - The Immaculate Collection

04 02 Kylie Minogue - Rhythm of Love

03 03 Phil Collins - Serious Hits (Live)

Ne 04 Various - Now 18

09 05 Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The Years

08 06 Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight

07 07 Carpenters - Only Yesterday

12 08 Father Brian D'Arcy - Give Up Yer Aul Sins

02 09 Elton John - Very Best of....

19 10 Bee Gees - Best of...

 

21 11 Jason Donovan - Between The Lines

11 12 The 3 Tenors - In Concert

16 13 Van Morrison - Enlightenment

09 14 Beautiful South - Choke

14 15 Paul Simon - Rhythm of The Saints

15 16 Foster & Allen - Souvenirs

Ne 17 Various - Glam Crazee

Ne 18 Mary Black - Best of...

18 19 Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever

25 20 Donna Summer - Best of...

 

Wow great to see this, and im delighted to see Kylie's third studio album rhythm of love at number 2 as i never knew it peaked so high before,its so hard to get irish information on album peaks so this is great to see. Thank you so much for posting this information and starting this thread.
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2nd December 1990

 

01 01 Madonna - The Immaculate Collection

02 02 Kylie Minogue - Rhythm of Love

04 03 Various - Now 18

09 04 Elton John - Very Best of....

18 05 Mary Black - Best of...

11 06 Jason Donovan - Between The Lines

05 07 Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The Years

08 08 The 3 Tenors - In Concert

Ne 09 Liam Reilly - Throwing Caution To The Wind

Ne 10 Phil Coulter - Collection

 

03 11 Phil Collins - Serious Hits (Live)

15 12 Paul Simon - Rhythm of The Saints

14 13 Beautiful South - Choke

17 14 Various - Glam Crazee

13 15 Van Morrison - Enlightenment

24 16 Jimmy Somerville - Singles Collection

08 17 Father Brian D'Arcy - Give Up Yer Aul Sins

07 18 Carpenters - Only Yesterday

20 19 Donna Summer - Best of...

25 20 Peter Gabriel - Shaking The Tree

 

9th December 1990

 

04 01 Elton John - Very Best of....

03 02 Various - Now 18

02 03 Kylie Minogue - Rhythm of Love

05 04 Mary Black - Best of...

01 05 Madonna - The Immaculate Collection

12 06 Paul Simon - Rhythm of The Saints

09 07 Liam Reilly - Throwing Caution To The Wind

08 08 The 3 Tenors - In Concert

17 09 Father Brian D'Arcy - Give Up Yer Aul Sins

10 10 Phil Coulter - Collection

 

11 11 Phil Collins - Serious Hits (Live)

06 12 Jason Donovan - Between The Lines

07 13 Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The Years

13 14 Beautiful South - Choke

22 15 Jive Bunny - It's Party Time

Ne 16 Various - Greatest Love

30 17 Technotronic - Trip On This

24 18 Various - Greatest Hits of 1990

15 19 Van Morrison - Enlightenment

20 20 Peter Gabriel - Shaking The Tree

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16th December 1990

 

01 01 Elton John - Very Best of....

08 02 The 3 Tenors - In Concert

04 03 Mary Black - Best of...

Ne 04 Various - The Hit Pack

09 05 Father Brian D'Arcy - Give Up Yer Aul Sins

11 06 Phil Collins - Serious Hits (Live)

02 07 Various - Now 18

06 08 Paul Simon - Rhythm of The Saints

13 09 Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The Years

10 10 Phil Coulter - Collection

 

05 11 Madonna - The Immaculate Collection

25 12 Joe Dolan - Greatest Hits

7 13 Liam Reilly - Throwing Caution To The Wind

28 14 Jimmy Somerville - Singles Collection

15 15 Jive Bunny - It's Party Time

17 16 Technotronic - Trip On This

12 17 Jason Donovan - Between The Lines

16 18 Various - Greatest Love

03 19 Kylie Minogue - Rhythm of Love

21 20 Bee Gees - Best of...

 

23rd December 1990

 

01 01 Elton John - Very Best of....

02 02 The 3 Tenors - In Concert

11 03 Madonna - The Immaculate Collection

07 04 Various - Now 18

06 05 Phil Collins - Serious Hits (Live)

05 06 Father Brian D'Arcy - Give Up Yer Aul Sins

03 07 Mary Black - Best of...

04 08 Various - The Hit Pack

12 09 Joe Dolan - Greatest Hits

08 10 Paul Simon - Rhythm of The Saints

 

25 11 New Kids On The Block - Step By Step

23 12 Michael Bolton - Soul Provider

21 13 Carpenters - Only Yesterday

16 14 Technotronic - Trip On This

09 15 Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The Years

30 16 John McNally - Christmas With...

18 17 Various - Greatest Love

20 18 Bee Gees - Best of...

14 19 Jimmy Somerville - Singles Collection

24 20 Frank McNamara - In A Sentimental Mood

 

There was no new chart on 30th December - the usual policy was to play through the number 1s of the previous 12 months

 

30th December 1990

 

01 01 Elton John - Very Best of....

02 02 The 3 Tenors - In Concert

03 03 Madonna - The Immaculate Collection

04 04 Various - Now 18

05 05 Phil Collins - Serious Hits (Live)

06 06 Father Brian D'Arcy - Give Up Yer Aul Sins

07 07 Mary Black - Best of...

08 08 Various - The Hit Pack

09 09 Joe Dolan - Greatest Hits

10 10 Paul Simon - Rhythm of The Saints

 

11 11 New Kids On The Block - Step By Step

12 12 Michael Bolton - Soul Provider

13 13 Carpenters - Only Yesterday

14 14 Technotronic - Trip On This

15 15 Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The Years

16 16 John McNally - Christmas With...

17 17 Various - Greatest Love

18 18 Bee Gees - Best of...

19 19 Jimmy Somerville - Singles Collection

20 20 Frank McNamara - In A Sentimental Mood

 

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...and into 1991

 

6th January 1991

 

01 01 Elton John - Very Best of....

02 02 The 3 Tenors - In Concert

04 03 Various - Now 18

05 04 Phil Collins - Serious Hits (Live)

12 05 Michael Bolton - Soul Provider

06 06 Father Brian D'Arcy - Give Up Yer Aul Sins

03 07 Madonna - The Immaculate Collection

07 08 Mary Black - Best of...

08 09 Various - The Hit Pack

11 10 New Kids On The Block - Step By Step

 

09 11 Joe Dolan - Greatest Hits

19 12 Jimmy Somerville - Singles Collection

13 13 Carpenters - Only Yesterday

14 14 Technotronic - Trip On This

10 15 Paul Simon - Rhythm of The Saints

23 16 Various - 60 No 1s of The 60s

21 17 George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1

16 18 John McNally - Christmas With...

15 19 Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The Years

18 20 Bee Gees - Best of...

 

13th January 1991

 

03 01 Various - Now 18

05 02 Michael Bolton - Soul Provider

04 03 Phil Collins - Serious Hits (Live)

02 04 The 3 Tenors - In Concert

01 05 Elton John - Very Best of....

10 06 New Kids On The Block - Step By Step

06 07 Father Brian D'Arcy - Give Up Yer Aul Sins

13 08 Carpenters - Only Yesterday

14 09 Technotronic - Trip On This

16 10 Various - 60 No 1s of The 60s

 

15 11 Paul Simon - Rhythm of The Saints

12 12 Jimmy Somerville - Singles Collection

17 13 George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1

08 14 Mary Black - Best of...

07 15 Madonna - The Immaculate Collection

18 16 John McNally - Christmas With...

11 17 Joe Dolan - Greatest Hits

Ne 18 Simpsons - ... Sing The Blues

22 19 Cliff Richard - From A Distance: The Event

Re 20 AC/DC - Razor's Edge

 

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Back again! A full month's worth tonight.......

 

20th January 1991

 

01 01 Various - Now 18

02 02 Michael Bolton - Soul Provider

05 03 Elton John - Very Best of....

03 04 Phil Collins - Serious Hits (Live)

15 05 Madonna - The Immaculate Collection

12 06 Jimmy Somerville - Singles Collection

07 07 Father Brian D'Arcy - Give Up Yer Aul Sins

06 08 New Kids On The Block - Step By Step

04 09 The 3 Tenors - In Concert

13 10 George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1

 

10 11 Various - 60 No 1s of The 60s

14 12 Mary Black - Best of...

18 13 Simpsons - ... Sing The Blues

09 14 Technotronic - Trip On This

11 15 Paul Simon - Rhythm of The Saints

08 16 Carpenters - Only Yesterday

19 17 Cliff Richard - From A Distance

?? 18 Vanilla Ice - To The Extreme

?? 19 MC Hammer - Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em

20 20 AC/DC - Razor's Edge

 

27th January 1991

 

Ne 01 Sting - Soul Cages

13 02 Simpsons - ... Sing The Blues

03 03 Elton John - Very Best of....

22 04 Chris Isaak - Wicked Game

10 05 George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1

05 06 Madonna - The Immaculate Collection

12 07 Mary Black - Best of...

04 08 Phil Collins - Serious Hits (Live)

01 09 Various - Now 18

18 10 Vanilla Ice - To The Extreme

 

Ne 11 Various - Thinking of You

19 12 MC Hammer - Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em

09 13 The 3 Tenors - In Concert

21 14 Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody

Ne 15 Enigma - MCMXC AD

06 16 Jimmy Somerville - Singles Collection

02 17 Michael Bolton - Soul Provider

30 18 David Lee Roth - A Little Ain't Enough

14 19 Technotronic - Trip On This

16 20 Carpenters - Only Yesterday

 

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3rd February 1991

 

01 01 Sting - Soul Cages

04 02 Chris Isaak - Wicked Game

02 03 Simpsons - ... Sing The Blues

15 04 Enigma - MCMXC AD

05 05 George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1

03 06 Elton John - Very Best of....

10 07 Vanilla Ice - To The Extreme

12 08 MC Hammer - Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em

13 09 The 3 Tenors - In Concert

07 10 Mary Black - Best of...

 

11 11 Various - Thinking of You

24 12 Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler - Neck & Neck

18 13 David Lee Roth - A Little Ain't Enough

08 14 Phil Collins - Serious Hits (Live)

16 15 Jimmy Somerville - Singles Collection

Ne 16 OST - Lost Boys

27 17 Softi & Moore - Orchestra

Re 18 Something Happens - Stuck Together With God's Glue

17 19 Michael Bolton - Soul Provider

Re 20 Sinead O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

 

10th February 1991

 

Ne 01 Thin Lizzy - Dedication

Ne 02 Gloria Estefan - Into The Light

01 03 Sting - Soul Cages

Ne 04 Queen - Innuendo

03 05 Simpsons - ... Sing The Blues

04 06 Enigma - MCMXC AD

05 07 George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1

10 08 Mary Black - Best of...

02 09 Chris Isaak - Wicked Game

19 10 Michael Bolton - Soul Provider

 

07 11 Vanilla Ice - To The Extreme

11 12 Various - Thinking of You

08 13 MC Hammer - Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em

Ne 14 Various - Missing You 2

12 15 Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler - Neck & Neck

06 16 Elton John - Very Best of....

16 17 OST - Lost Boys

09 18 The 3 Tenors - In Concert

Ne 19 Tanita Tikaram - Everybody's Angel

25 20 Black Box - Dreamland

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17th February 1991

 

01 01 Thin Lizzy - Dedication

02 02 Gloria Estefan - Into The Light

04 03 Queen - Innuendo

Ne 04 Jose Carreras - The Essential

05 05 Simpsons - ... Sing The Blues

07 06 George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1

06 07 Enigma - MCMXC AD

09 08 Chris Isaak - Wicked Game

08 09 Mary Black - Best of...

10 10 Michael Bolton - Soul Provider

 

14 11 Various - Missing You 2

Ne 12 Various - Awesome!

03 13 Sting - Soul Cages

16 14 Elton John - Very Best of....

15 15 Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler - Neck & Neck

11 16 Vanilla Ice - To The Extreme

19 17 Tanita Tikaram - Everybody's Angel

13 18 MC Hammer - Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em

20 19 Black Box - Dreamland

18 20 The 3 Tenors - In Concert

 

24th February 1991

 

01 01 Thin Lizzy - Dedication

02 02 Gloria Estefan - Into The Light

03 03 Queen - Innuendo

04 04 Jose Carreras - The Essential

06 05 George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1

05 06 Simpsons - ... Sing The Blues

Ne 07 New Kids On The Block - No More Games

07 08 Enigma - MCMXC AD

12 09 Various - Awesome!

11 10 Various - Missing You 2

 

10 11 Michael Bolton - Soul Provider

17 12 Tanita Tikaram - Everybody's Angel

09 13 Mary Black - Best of...

08 14 Chris Isaak - Wicked Game

19 15 Black Box - Dreamland

Re 16 OST - Grease

21 17 Faith No More - Live At Brixton Academy

23 18 Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight

14 19 Elton John - Very Best of....

Ne 20 OST - Pretty Woman

 

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3rd March 1991

 

Ne 01 Chris Rea - Auberge

01 02 Thin Lizzy - Dedication

04 03 Jose Carreras - The Essential

05 04 George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1

06 05 Simpsons - ... Sing The Blues

07 06 New Kids On The Block - No More Games

09 07 Various - Awesome!

16 08 OST - Grease

14 09 Chris Isaak - Wicked Game

08 10 Enigma - MCMXC AD

 

13 11 Mary Black - Best of...

Ne 12 Rick Astley - Free

02 13 Gloria Estefan - Into The Light

20 14 OST - Pretty Woman

Ne 15 Sandy Kelly - You Need A Friend

19 16 Elton John - Very Best of....

24 17 Nigel Kennedy - Four Seasons

Ne 18 Patsy Cline - Sweet Dreams

27 19 OST - Lost Boys

Re 20 Tom Petty - Full Moon Fever

 

18 Patsy Cline - Sweet Dreams. My written copy of this chart has no title given for this position. Looking at the UK charts for that week there were 2 Patsy Cline albums listed one at 18 and the other at 55. I'm assuming this one is the higher placed of the 2.

 

10th March 1991

 

01 01 Chris Rea - Auberge

02 02 Thin Lizzy - Dedication

05 03 Simpsons - ... Sing The Blues

04 04 George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1

Ne 05 Finbar Wright - Because

09 06 Chris Isaak - Wicked Game

06 07 New Kids On The Block - No More Games

Ne 08 Morrissey - Kill Uncle

Ne 09 The Farm - Spartacus

08 10 OST - Grease

 

15 11 Sandy Kelly - You Need A Friend

13 12 Gloria Estefan - Into The Light

Ne 13 Joan Armatrading - Very Best of....

12 14 Rick Astley - Free

11 15 Mary Black - Best of...

Ne 16 Debbie Harry - Complete Picture

14 17 OST - Pretty Woman

10 18 Enigma - MCMXC AD

16 19 Elton John - Very Best of....

07 20 Various - Awesome!

 

17th March 1991

 

01 01 Chris Rea - Auberge

Ne 02 REM - Out of Time

03 03 Simpsons - ... Sing The Blues

02 04 Thin Lizzy - Dedication

05 05 Finbar Wright - Because

04 06 George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1

09 07 The Farm - Spartacus

11 08 Sandy Kelly - You Need A Friend

13 09 Joan Armatrading - Very Best of....

08 10 Morrissey - Kill Uncle

 

06 11 Chris Isaak - Wicked Game

16 12 Debbie Harry - Complete Picture

12 13 Gloria Estefan - Into The Light

14 14 Rick Astley - Free

15 15 Mary Black - Best of...

Ne 16 Oleta Adams - Circle of One

20 17 Various - Awesome!

17 18 OST - Pretty Woman

?? 19 Free - Best of...

Ne 20 Gay Byrne & Friends - Oklahoma

 

19 Free - Best of... Announced as a climber on the chart show - not known how many places it had climbed

 

24th March 1991

 

02 01 REM - Out of Time

Ne 02 Paul Brady - Trick Or Treat

Ne 03 Eurythmics - Greatest Hits

03 04 Simpsons - ... Sing The Blues

05 05 Finbar Wright - Because

09 06 Joan Armatrading - Very Best of....

07 07 The Farm - Spartacus

06 08 George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1

10 09 Morrissey - Kill Uncle

04 10 Thin Lizzy - Dedication

 

11 11 Chris Isaak - Wicked Game

08 12 Sandy Kelly - You Need A Friend

12 13 Debbie Harry - Complete Picture

13 14 Gloria Estefan - Into The Light

01 15 Chris Rea - Auberge

16 16 Oleta Adams - Circle of One

17 17 Various - Awesome!

20 18 Gay Byrne & Friends - Oklahoma

Ne 19 Various - Unchained Melodies

18 20 OST - Pretty Woman

 

31st March 1991

 

02 01 Paul Brady - Trick Or Treat

01 02 REM - Out of Time

03 03 Eurythmics - Greatest Hits

Ne 04 Various - Now 19

Ne 05 OST - The Doors

04 06 Simpsons - ... Sing The Blues

Ne 07 Rod Stewart - Vagabond Heart

Ne 08 Nigel Kennedy - Branhs Violin Concerto

06 09 Joan Armatrading - Very Best of....

08 10 George Michael - Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1

 

07 11 The Farm - Spartacus

19 12 Various - Unchained Melodies

12 13 Sandy Kelly - You Need A Friend

05 14 Finbar Wright - Because

17 15 Various - Awesome!

11 16 Chris Isaak - Wicked Game

13 17 Debbie Harry - Complete Picture

20 18 OST - Pretty Woman

Ne 19 Jose Carreras - Hollywood Golden Memories

18 20 Gay Byrne & Friends - Oklahoma

 

 

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on the off chance do you know thw peak position for Kylie Minogue lets get to it album?

 

PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR CHART RUNS FOR SPECIFIC ARTISTS / ALBUMS OR FOR INFO OUTSIDE THE TOP 20. EVERYTHING I HAVE WILL BE POSTED HERE.

REMEMBER! IF IT'S NOT HERE I DON'T HAVE IT!

 

there are 2 noticeable gaps in my collection.

 

1. mid Sept 91 to the end of November 91

 

It's entirely possible that these have been filed elsewhere and I may well be able to track them down at a later stage.

 

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