Oh My The Pasedenas! I went to school with one of their cousins. She got very popular for a few months :)

 

Quite like "Bootylicious". The En Vogue track bored me after a while though.

149. BOOTYLICIOUS- Destiny’s Child (169,300)

 

 

RELEASED: 2001

PEAK POSITION: 2

WKS ON CHART: 11

 

Talking of girl groups with seven appearances DC are back again. Released in August 2001 this was involved in a mighty battle for the No 1 spot with another girl group track Atomic Kitten’s “Eternal Flame”, no prizes for guessing which came off the loser. Originally the plan was to base this track around Survivor’s “Eye Of The Tiger” but the plan was abandoned and instead Stevie Nicks track “Edge Of Seventeen” forms the main backbone of the song

 

"Edge Of Seventeen" - the single greatest 5 and a half minutes in pop/rock history. "Bootylicious" on the other hand, isn't.

 

147. HOLD ON- En Vogue (171,800)

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6f/EnVogue_HoldOn.jpg

The first minute of this song is the girl group version of pure heaven in recorded form. :heart:

 

(The rest of the song is pretty good, too, for the record.)

Edited April 2, 201213 yr by superbossanova

Girls bands totally owning the boybands at the moment. Eternal, En Vogue and DC3 Amazing

So En Vogue have songs called both 'Hold On' and 'Don't Let Go'? Confusing.

146. MANDY- Westlife (172,000)

 

http://991.com/NewGallery/Westlife-Mandy-354056.jpg

 

RELEASED: 2003

PEAK POSITION: 1

WKS ON CHART: 9

 

Runners up spot to Boyzone on this rundown are the boy band we all love to hate. An unparalleled 12 chart toppers during the period covered by this chart of which this is one. Written by Scott English and Richard Kerr this was a UK hit for English in 1972 under its original title “Brandy” but was turned into “Mandy” by Manilow who had a far bigger hit in the US where it hit No 1. Westlife’s version was released in 2003 hot on the heels of “Hey Whatever” which was a comparative failure by their standards when it could only make No 4.

 

145. WHY CAN’T I WAKE UP WITH YOU?- Take That (173,400)

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/Take-That-Why-Cant-I-Wake-You.jpg

 

RELEASED: 1993

PEAK POSITION: 2

WKS ON CHART: 10

 

You were waiting for this lot to turn up weren’t you? Yes one of the most successful boy band’s of them all released 8 singles before they finally got a No 1, and of those 8 tracks this is the one that got them the closest. Leading in midweek flashes it eventually lost out to 2 Unlimited’s “No Limit”, part of its appeal was the radical overhaul it had from the version on “Take That & Party” which made it a must buy for fans though this version would show up on their next album. To help with the push the boys helped to host “The Big Breakfast” the week the single came out and the losing margin is rumoured to be fewer than 100 copies.

 

144. ALL I WANT- Mis-Teeq (174,500)

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3d/Mis-Teeq_-_All_I_Want.jpg

 

RELEASED; 2001

PEAK POSITION: 2

WKS ON CHART: 11

 

Their best selling single winds up here, released in the summer of 2001 it ran into Shaggy’s “Angel” and came off the worse. It was the track that really made a star of Alesha Dixon’s rapping ad libs and utilised the production style of Sunship, a sound that dominated much of 2000/01 and so probably hasn’t aged that well but along with “Scandalous” (No 177) this is as near as they got to the top.

 

Double post today- more later!

143. I WANT YOU BACK- Bananarama (175,000)

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/44/Banana_iwyb.jpg

 

RELEASED: 1988

PEAK POSITION: 5

WKS ON CHART: 10

 

Somewhat victims of the time period in this survey these feisty threesome would have many more entries were to go back to the early 80s but this is only one of two songs they manage to place on our chart. This was their 9th top 10 hit but first since Fahey had left to form Shakespeare’s Sister with Marcella Detroit, as a consequence new recruit Jacquie O’Sullivan had to re-record the vocals. Originally entitled “Reason For Living” the nana’s hated the title and Chorus so much they co-wrote the revised version with S/A/W.

 

142. BYE BYE BYE- N*Sync (175,000)

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/aa/Byebyebye.jpg

 

RELEASED: 2000

PEAK POSITION: 3

WKS ON CHART: 8

 

Much like their immediate peers The Backstreet Boys, N*Sync had been big in German since late 1996 without troubled either the UK nor the US. The debut album was finally released here in 1999 after being adjusted for the UK market, but it was their second album “No Strings Attached” (a reference to splitting from mentor Lou Pearlman) in 2000 that they emerged from the BSB’s shadow. This was their biggest hit to that point, the video pretty much emphasising the “Freedom” theme running through the era, it wouldn’t be long before Timberlake would be seeking his own freedom.

 

Probably two of the worst songs from Westlife and Take That respectively. Well let's face it Mandy is shocking! Loving the NSYNC song though. Had a bit of a soft spot for them and of course still do for Justin :wub:

141. TOO MUCH- Bros (179,000)

 

http://991.com/newgallery/Bros-Too-Much-34070.jpg

 

RELEASED: 1989

PEAK POSITION: 2

WKS ON CHART: 7

 

All was not well in the Bros camp by 1989. After a truly phenomenal 1988 where they sold a million singles, 1989 started with Craig Logan’s departure and come that summer they were ready to launch that second album from which this was the first single. “Too Much” is another song that was expected to enter at No 2 and led midweek flashes only to lose out to Sonia on the Sunday and the song missed its chance. The advent of NKOTB was just months away and that dumper was calling, Logan proved to be the smartest cookie getting out while the going was good and taking a reputed £1 million with him and is a successful manager now.

 

Re-Cap 141- 160

 

141. Too Much Bros 179,000

142. Bye Bye Bye N*Sync 175,000

143. I Want You Back Bananarama 175,000

144. All I Want Mis-Teeq 174,500

145. Why Can't I Wake Up With You? Take That 173,400

146. Mandy Westlife 172,000

147. Hold On En Vogue 171,800

148. Tribute (Right On) Pasadenas 170,000

149. Bootylicious Destiny's Child 169,300

150. Power Of A Woman Eternal 168,000

 

151. We've Got It Goin On Backstreet Boys 167,800

152. Larger Than Life Backstreet Boys 167,500

153. Wonderful Tonight Damage 167,400

154. Mary's Prayer Danny Wilson 167,000

155. I Know Where It's At All Saints 165,800

156. Where's The Love? Hanson 165,800

157. Bills, Bills, Bills Destiny's Child 165,400

158. Be Alone No More Another Level 165,300

159. Don't You Love Me Eternal 164,300

160. Life Ain't Easy Cleopatra 164,300

 

145. WHY CAN’T I WAKE UP WITH YOU?- Take That (173,400)

 

RELEASED: 1993

PEAK POSITION: 1

WKS ON CHART: 10

 

You were waiting for this lot to turn up weren’t you? Yes one of the most successful boy band’s of them all released 8 singles before they finally got a No 1, and of those 8 tracks this is the one that got them the closest. Leading in midweek flashes it eventually lost out to 2 Unlimited’s “No Limit”, part of its appeal was the radical overhaul it had from the version on “Take That & Party” which made it a must buy for fans though this version would show up on their next album. To help with the push the boys helped to host “The Big Breakfast” the week the single came out and the losing margin is rumoured to be fewer than 100 copies.

Was this not #2 or #3?

^yes- altered- oops! :o

Was this not #2 or #3?

 

Good point. Actually I'm sure it was #2?

 

Sorry Gezza just seen your reply.

Edited April 3, 201213 yr by torresgirl

loooooooooooove Power of a Woman by Eternal. the music video was awesome too

'Bye Bye Bye' - one of the best boy band tracks ever!

 

Loving all the Eternal tracks featured so far. :wub:

140. ALL 4 LOVE- Color Me Badd (179,500)

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/76/Color_Me_Badd_-_All_4_Love.jpg

 

RELEASED: 1991

PEAK POSITION: 5

WKS ON CHART: 10

 

Who remembers this one? Color Me Badd had two US chart toppers in 1991 neither or which were “I Wanna Sex you Up” but this was one of them. Released here as the follow up to the aforementioned IWSYU it became the band’s second and final top 10 hit in the UK, the band having been discovered by a former member of Kool & The Gang and envisaged a kind of smoother version of New Kids On The Block.