Natalie Jordan you mean :D , the really strange thing is I have no recollection of her being on the song at all back in 1999 but i can't find a version without her so I assume it was just my memory (and it's not a song I paid a long of attention to at the time). I suppose that was just a bit of pop karma for the disgraceful Spacedust defeat in Oct 98.

Who IS she anyway? I was so baffled at the time as I had never seen her before. I mostly associated collaborations with big names at that point so I found it very strange. If they had collaborated with a female singer someone had heard of maybe they could have got an actual decent-sized hit by their standards, but of course a boyband like 911 were always more than a bit low budget. :D

Who IS she anyway? I was so baffled at the time as I had never seen her before. I mostly associated collaborations with big names at that point so I found it very strange. If they had collaborated with a female singer someone had heard of maybe they could have got an actual decent-sized hit by their standards, but of course a boyband like 911 were always more than a bit low budget. :D

 

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Natalie+Jordan --- turns out she did backing vocals for Louise prior to this.

 

Probably got a family now, and is a housewife or working in another job.

 

 

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Natalie+Jordan --- turns out she did backing vocals for Louise prior to this.

 

Probably got a family now, and is a housewife or working in another job.

Wow, only two appearances as a backing vocalist before, and nothing after that 911 single? That surely must make her one of the least accomplished singers to appear on a top 3 single. I suppose it's a nice thing to tell any kids she might have later had at least!

Private Number was easily their best and comfortably in my personal top 40 of 1999 :wub: The anonymous Natalie Jordan was a great addition to the song, shame she was uncredited on it. A Little Bit More was crap, that battle was indeed rather limp but I don't mind Another Level's I Want You For Myself. Both were forgotten two months later of course but I'd have preferred the latter to be #1. Better yet, a dance classic in the form of Cassius' Cassius was a new entry down at #7 on the same week - now THAT would have been a worthy victor!

131. UNBREAKABLE- Westlife (189,000)

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1b/UnbreakableCD1.jpg

 

RELEASED: 2002

PEAK POSITION: 1

WKS ON CHART: 16

 

Another Westlife No 1 (well they have more than enough to get through) this became the title track to their first “Best Of” album which would sell over 1.7 million copies before the decade end. It was their 11th No 1 single and achieved a chart record when it leapt from No 196 to No 1 on full release.

 

130. EACH TIME- E- 17 (189,400)

 

http://www.avatune.com/pics/210105173.jpg

 

RELEASED: 1998

PEAK POSITION: 2

WKS ON CHART: 10

 

Take That took 10 years to do it, Boyzone 8 years, Blue just 6 years, yet for East 17 it took just took 18 months to reform. After the band’s implosion in January 1997 after Harvey’s drugs revelations and sacking, Mortimer (the band’s main songwriter) quit the band leaving it dead in the water until Harvey et al figured the dust has settled for a comeback. It was their 17th single and 17th hit and augured well for them when it hit No 2 behind Cher’s “Believe” but the album performed poorly and follow up “Betcha Can’t Wait” proved ironic when it missed the top 10 and sunk very quickly causing the loss a record deal. Many rumours abound of another reformation of the band in its original line-up but it seems that the enmity between Mortimer and Harvey is too great now.

 

129. SAY MY NAME- Destiny’s Child (190,000)

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5c/Say_my_name.jpg

 

RELEASED: 2000

PEAK POSITION: 3

WKS ON CHART: 11

 

Released as their first single of the noughties it was also a time of changes for the band who fired two members and replaced them with Farrah and Williams unbeknownst to the general public. Well they found out when the video was premiered with only half the old group in it, no matter as they proved a point that the Sugababes were to take to heart later in the decade, namely that you can change members without effecting sales provided that SOME of the original members are around that is. A US chart topper it was their first top 3 hit in the UK but much better was to come.

 

As it's easter you can have a double post tomorrow and Monday!

"Unbreakable" - I quite like this, and at least it was an original song from Westlife....shame this has been forgotten about as their covers seem to take presence and sadly their biggest hits :(

 

"Each Time" - This was an excuse for them to reform, put the Brian Harvey "E is cool" saga behind them and try and challenge the likes of Another Level.....bit of a weak song imo.

 

"Say My Name" - LOVE!!! Catchy as hell and I love the sassy sound and feel to this. Arrangement, lyrics and voices top notch *mwah*

 

I hate "Jump" - a pointless cover version for a very cheesy film......

 

 

I quite like Unbreakable too. I like Jump :) Not sure why, quite like the video I guess.

130. EACH TIME- E- 17 (189,400)

 

http://www.avatune.com/pics/210105173.jpg

I adore this song. Gorgeous chilled R&B (almost the best thing ever when done right!). Still listen to this more than any of their earlier better-known songs (although It's Alright also gets a lot of love from me - if only for the way it goes from ballad to dance stomper with that cheap explosion affect in the background).

 

Betcha Can't Wait was also pretty decent I thought, but it doesn't have the same vibe as this that I just LOVE.

Edited April 7, 201213 yr by superbossanova

I too adore Each Time, Believe actually stopped some of my all time favourite boyband songs from going to #1 - Each Time, Until The Time Is Through and I Love The Way You Love Me. Not that I was too bothered, Believe was still better than all of them combined!

 

Each Time, Stay Another Day and Deep are the only songs of theirs that I have much time for.

I too adore Each Time, Believe actually stopped some of my all time favourite boyband songs from going to #1 - Each Time, Until The Time Is Through and I Love The Way You Love Me. Not that I was too bothered, Believe was still better than all of them combined!

 

Each Time, Stay Another Day and Deep are the only songs of theirs that I have much time for.

I was right there with you up until I Love The Way You Love Me - that surely would have been one of the biggest "how does this go again?" #1s ever if it got there. :D

 

Until The Time Is Through is great but Got The Feelin' is my favourite Five song, brings back serious memories of Summer '98 for me - the very summery video helped that! Could have been their first #1 if they didn't release it the same week as the battle of football songs (Baddiel & Skinner/Fat Les). Both should be coming up here later anyway.

I was right there with you up until I Love The Way You Love Me - that surely would have been one of the biggest "how does this go again?" #1s ever if it got there. :D

 

Until The Time Is Through is great but Got The Feelin' is my favourite Five song, brings back serious memories of Summer '98 for me - the very summery video helped that! Could have been their first #1 if they didn't release it the same week as the battle of football songs (Baddiel & Skinner/Fat Les). Both should be coming up here later anyway.

 

Yep, but so would have Each Time and Until The Time Is Through, the general public won't recall any of them! String ballads are my weakness and I always had a soft spot for Boyzone, especially their 1998 output. All That I Need would actually be in my top 20 of the year, even if it's a prime contender for the forgotten #1's thread, it was so melodic and breezy yet everybody writes it off :(

Yep, but so would have Each Time and Until The Time Is Through, the general public won't recall any of them! String ballads are my weakness and I always had a soft spot for Boyzone, especially their 1998 output. All That I Need would actually be in my top 20 of the year, even if it's a prime contender for the forgotten #1's thread, it was so melodic and breezy yet everybody writes it off :(

I barely even remember how the I Love The Way You Love Me one goes myself to be honest - they were the proto-Westlife in the respect they had so many ballads unless you're a huge fan you'd struggle to tell them apart. Didn't help that some of them have similar titles either. I know "love" is a common topic, etc, but Every Day I Love You vs. I Love The Way You Love Me, All That I Need vs. You Needed Me! Ack! :arrr: I only know that You Needed Me was the one that kept off Geri Halliwell's Look At Me in another one of the all-time great chart injustices (do we have a thread for these somewhere? :D)

 

My favourite Boyzone song is actually Love You Anyway - it was jumping on the 60s revivalism trend but it was a surprisingly good direction for them to go down at their age which I liked and they definitely should have continued on, rather than seemingly abandoning it as soon as they got their foot through the door again. A bit like a sister song to Picture Of You which also had that same kind of thing going on.

Edited April 7, 201213 yr by superbossanova

I barely even remember how the I Love The Way You Love Me one goes myself to be honest - they were the proto-Westlife in the respect they had so many ballads unless you're a huge fan you'd struggle to tell them apart. Didn't help that some of them have similar titles either. I know "love" is a common topic, etc, but Every Day I Love You vs. I Love The Way You Love Me, All That I Need vs. You Needed Me! Ack! :arrr: I only know that You Needed Me was the one that kept off Geri Halliwell's Look At Me in another one of the all-time great chart injustices (do we have a thread for these somewhere? :D)

 

My favourite Boyzone song is actually Love You Anyway - it was jumping on the 60s revivalism trend but it was a surprisingly good direction for them to go down at their age which I liked and they definitely should have continued on, rather than seemingly abandoning it as soon as they got their foot through the door again. A bit like a sister song to Picture Of You which also had that same kind of thing going on.

 

Love You Anyway is probably my favourite too, fit the sound of the charts at the time perfectly and was as credible a comeback single as they could have had. I have a LOT of love for Gave It All Away too though of their recent singles, now there's one for the forgotten top ten hits thread, although they HAMMER it at work, I probably hear it three times a day so no chance of anybody there forgetting it!

 

I love that the last couple of years has seen #1 albums for Boyzone, Steps and Take That, there's still a lot of love for 90s manufactured pop :wub:

128. BODYSHAKIN’- 911 (192,300)

 

http://991.com/newGallery/911-Bodyshakin-160278.jpg

 

RELEASED: 1997

PEAK POSITION: 3

WKS ON CHART: 7

 

Ever better chart positions met the first five 911 singles peaking at 38-21-10-4 and this track which went one better in May 1997. Indeed as we’ve seen from the previous entries by the band (No 183, & 134) higher charting songs were to come their way but nothing outsold this track even if no-one but die-hard fans probably remember it now. As a side note the band met on a show called “The Hitman and Her” hosted by Pete Waterman and Michaela Strachan (one for the older readers) and won GMTV’s “Search for the next big thing” and got that all important record deal.

 

127. WORLD OF OUR OWN- Westlife (195,000)

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2a/WorldOfOurOwnCD11.jpg

 

RELEASED: 2002

PEAK POSITION: 1

WKS ON CHART: 13

 

Westlife’s 10th chart topper is up next. The fact that the group had managed to accumulate so many in such a short time (Under 3 years) is a testament to the fan base they had and keeping a shrewd eye on the release schedule, indeed this timescale meant that they got to that particular record a whole year sooner than the time the Beatles took to accrue the same amount of No 1’s. The title track from their third album managed to sneak a week at the top before the juggernaut that was Will Young’s first single was released, even though its first week sales were the lowest of any Westlife single to that date.

 

126. DEEP- East 17 (195,500)

 

http://991.com/newGallery/East-17-Deep-13321.jpg

 

RELEASED: 1993

PEAK POSITION: 5

WKS ON CHART: 10

 

The comparative failure of second single “Gold” had cast doubt over whether or not East 17 would continue even as far as their first album, but it was the success of “Deep” that assured the record company to release “Walthamstow”. Good job too, the album went straight to No 1 (beating arch rivals Take That to that honour) and allowed the band to position themselves as the only real challengers to the boy band crown for the first half of the decade.

 

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