I think that's definitely pushing it :lol: Most top40 hits would fall under the "forgotten" category, and there are hundreds of them.

I think we'd be posting until 2046 with a top 40 thread...I'm just joshing with that ;) I think top 10 or even 20 is fine as that's "hit" territory.

 

 

 

I LOVED 1 Giant Leap, that was a tune! Beautiful song...they actually performed it with Maxi Jazz and Will Young at the G8 summit in 2005!

I don't think there's any need to extend it to top 20 or whatever when there's still plenty of life left in this thread IMO. This has been a great thread as it is! Loved 1 Giant Leap and Ainslie Henderson from the ones recently mentioned. :)

 

Anyway, some more from me to keep things bubbling over (apologies if any are repeats, it's getting hard to keep up!):

 

 

Good piece of early 90s dance with fantastic vocals from Jocelyn Brown. #6 in 1991.

 

 

Side-project of Saint Etienne, this was in the top 10 at the same time as the above and reached #8. Don't like it personally but maybe someone else will?

 

 

Second top 10 hit from Michelle Gayle, coming in early 1997. Sweetness is a 90s pop classic for me and this one is almost as good. :wub:

 

 

Had forgotten this one reached top 10. Biggest hit from MJ Cole in 2000 and a better example of garage than most of the big hits of that period.

 

 

Very good Britpop band but perhaps coming too late in the wave to be up there with the classics. Their best remembered single is probably Female Of The Species which you can still occasionally hear in the background on random TV things.

 

 

Another song that only reached the top 10 more because of what it followed. This isn't as good as Missing but coming "just below" the standard of Missing is still a pretty damn brilliant song.

 

 

Single from the actress of Casualty fame. I had forgotten about this completely until recently despite it making the top 10 at the height of my chart geekery (early 2000). :wacko:

"Seven Ways To Love" is cool :) That Space song is very underrated - shame they got lost in the mix. I loved "Neighbourhood"....I remember some lads at school took the piss out of a schoolfriend at the time because of the line about a transvestite called Patricia (his Mum's name).

 

"Always There" - I remember it being a popular song when I was a nipper....very funky and catchy for it's time.

 

Second top 10 hit from Michelle Gayle, coming in early 1997. Sweetness is a 90s pop classic for me and this one is almost as good. :wub:

 

That is actually the song of hers that I most remember!

"Seven Ways To Love" is cool :) That Space song is very underrated - shame they got lost in the mix. I loved "Neighbourhood"....I remember some lads at school took the piss out of a schoolfriend at the time because of the line about a transvestite called Patricia (his Mum's name).

 

"Always There" - I remember it being a popular song when I was a nipper....very funky and catchy for it's time.

I agree about Space although I only know their singles - most of the others are great too! Neighbourhood is awesome, LOVE the lyrics.

 

I did think Always There and Seven Ways To Love might be reaching back a bit for most people here to know (apart from Gezza :D) but anything before the late 1990s has been relatively uncovered by this thread thus far. I only know Always There because I have it on a compilation which I was just listening to the other day which reminded me of it, and I remembered the Cola Boy song from looking for the peak of AT on Chartstats...

 

That is actually the song of hers that I most remember!

Fair enough, but I don't think any Michelle Gayle song is remembered in general TBH. I almost put Sweetness here as well but as this one had a lower peak and less longevity I assumed it wouldn't be as remembered. Certainly I had no idea of its existence until 2008(?) but Sweetness has been a favourite of mine since I was a kid.

Edited April 5, 201213 yr by superbossanova

I bought "Looking Up" (her first single) on CD back in 1993 and I loved the Chic Sampling "Happy Just To Be With You" as well- This thread is turning me into a teenager again! :lol:

I bought "Looking Up" (her first single) on CD back in 1993 and I loved the Chic Sampling "Happy Just To Be With You" as well- This thread is turning me into a teenager again! :lol:

 

 

Same here! The 90s tracks remind me of my childhood.....playing outside with my sister :)

 

Bad Boys Inc - "More To This World" from 1994 - short lived boyband. I am facebook friends with the scottish member Ally....works for ESPN South East Asia...even hotter now in his 30s!

 

 

Let Loose - we know they are very famous for "Crazy For You" which I am sure the public will remember once played on the radio or TV....Had two other top 10 singles that no-one would know from 1995 and 1996:

 

"Best In Me":

 

 

They also did a cover of Bread's "Make It With You" - can't find their arrangement online.

 

Even diva's like Celine have had a lesser known top 10 hit....."Only One Road"..."Think Twice" and "The Power of Love" were huge sellers from the "Color of My Love" album, but also released was this hidden gem of a ballad:

 

Edited April 5, 201213 yr by Joinwithus

#5 in 2003, he was my fave from the first Fame Academy.

 

 

 

this is one of my favourite songs ever! i brought his album when it came out where he mellowed out a lot

Same here! The 90s tracks remind me of my childhood.....playing outside with my sister :)

 

Bad Boys Inc - "More To This World" from 1994 - short lived boyband. I am facebook friends with the scottish member Ally....works for ESPN South East Asia...even hotter now in his 30s!

 

 

Let Loose - we know they are very famous for "Crazy For You" which I am sure the public will remember once played on the radio or TV....Had two other top 10 singles that no-one would know from 1995 and 1996:

 

"Best In Me":

 

 

They also did a cover of Bread's "Make It With You" - can't find their arrangement online.

 

Even diva's like Celine have had a lesser known top 10 hit....."Only One Road"..."Think Twice" and "The Power of Love" were huge sellers from the "Color of My Love" album, but also released was this hidden gem of a ballad:

 

 

Only One Road is an awesome tune. I'd say in the same vein Mariah Carey's 'Thank God I Found You' peaked at #10

 

Same here! The 90s tracks remind me of my childhood.....playing outside with my sister :)

 

Bad Boys Inc - "More To This World" from 1994 - short lived boyband. I am facebook friends with the scottish member Ally....works for ESPN South East Asia...even hotter now in his 30s!

 

 

He has an entire section on the band on his official website.

 

Source: http://www.allybegg.com/badboys.html

 

Bad Boys Inc was formed towards the end of 1992 by renowned record producer Ian Levine. In May 1993 they signed a five album deal with A&M Records UK. The band consisted of Ally Begg, David Ross, Tony Dowding and lead singer Matthew Pateman.

 

As was par for the course with boy bands in the early nineties Bad Boys set off on a nationwide tour of under and over 18 nightclubs in a bid to build a fan base ahead of the release of their debut single “Don’t Talk about Love” in August 1993. The rapid popularity of the band was such that HMV record stores refused to accommodate signing sessions after the band brought Oxford Street to a standstill after a personal appearance. Radio One was quick to bring the boys on board and invited them to be their warm-up act for the world famous Radio One Roadshow, touring Scotland, Northern Ireland and England. It was not long before the producers of the show realized the band were more sought after than some of the invited acts on show and asked them to perform live during one of their broadcasts, after only a few months together Bad Boys Inc had their first air-time on Radio.

 

Bad Boys Inc appeared all over the national press and it was not uncommon to see them donning the front covers of such magazines like “Smash Hits” and “BIG”. Perhaps infamously the boys once made the front page of the Daily Star for causing mayhem at an open air gig in Birmingham City Centre; unfortunately many fans were seriously injured during a crush near the front of the stage. As well as the written press the band appeared on numerous television shows including Top of the Pops, The Smash Hits Poll Winners Party, The Des O’Connor Show, The Big Breakfast, Noel’s House Party, The Children’s Royal Variety Show, The ITV Movie Awards, Surprise Surprise and Bad Boys was the first ever band to appear on the National Lottery Show.

 

As quickly as Bad Boys appeared on the scene, in the spring of 1995 the band announced their split. It was a heart-breaking decision and one that was not taken lightly but circumstances surrounding artistic differences and political squabbling meant the boys went their separate ways. Ally Begg believes if the band were given the freedom to work with other producers and experiment with new sounds they would have continued their success and built on their popularity. He has every faith the band went as far as they could with Ian Levine’s musical influence and the split came at the right time. It took him many months to overcome the disappointment but now looks back with a great deal of fondness and a hint of pride at what they achieved.

 

And another from April 2004:

 

Wolfman feat. Pete Doherty - For Lovers #7

 

I had totally forgotten this until I was looking through some old CDs the other week. Wonderful song.

 

Indeed radio always plays it on valentines day!

What is with Birmingham and mass stampedes? Bad Boys Inc in the 1990s and that JLS free concert in 2009. I know the city is a joke (yes I am from there), but we must have very stupid people.

 

I know the lead singer of Bad Boys Inc is on FB too....he's actually gay - though it's law to have one gay member in a boyband :) :yahoo:

I know this is recent..........but surely "Forever Yours" by Alex Day has been forgotten about almost four months on:

 

 

Another one is Leona Lewis with "Hurt" - to be fair once the new album returns, she will be forgotten by the public very easily.

 

 

 

I know it was only two years ago but I never hear Kelis' 'Acapella' on the radio or on the music channels...or anywhere.

My Chemical Romance/ Famous Last Words #8 in 2007

 

 

 

Jamie T/ Calm Down Dearest #9 in 2007

 

 

Wet Wet Wet/ Weightless #10

 

This song dropped to #96 the following week didn't it.

 

 

 

Definitely agree with Wet Wet Wet there. I don't think I've EVER heard it before, I'd forgotten it even existed...

Famous Last Words, I was actually going to mention, but only after I saw the mention of Welcome To The Black Parade in the other thread. Not as forgotten as Weightless, but still. :P (I do like the song though... :()

Lazy Town - Bing Bang (Time To Dance)

Not sure if anyone's mentioned it or not, but...

 

 

I was only reminded about it after searching through Chart Stats today!