You dont like their own work because you dont like Neil's voice, I assume?

 

I place them (86 - 93) and Erasure (87 - 95) at the top of the pop pile.

You dont like their own work because you dont like Neil's voice, I assume?

I place them (86 - 93) and Erasure (87 - 95) at the top of the pop pile.

No, I don't have anything against Neil's voice, just prefer female singers over the males.

All my number ones (with only 1 expection) have the female vocals, but it doesn't mean, that I hate all male singers.

 

 

06.01.1990 : Anne Charleston and Ian Smith - Old Fashioned Christmas (1 week # 1)

 

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Two actors from Australian television soap opera "Neighbours" Anne Charleston & Ian Smith with their 1989 Christmas single "Old Fashioned Christmas".

# 77 in United Kingdom.

 

 

20.01.1990 : Kylie Minogue - Tears On My Pillow (6 weeks # 1)

 

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Released by Australian singer Kylie Minogue as the final single from her second studio album "Enjoy Yourself". It was released in November 1989 in Australia and on January 8, 1990 in Europe. Minogue's cover was also included on the soundtrack of the film The Delinquents, which she also starred in. The song was the #1 single on the UK Singles Chart for one week in January 1990 and reached #35 in Canada. The B-side, "We Know the Meaning of Love," reached #1 in its own right in Sweden.

 

The video shows Kylie in a black dress with a Brigitte Bardot hairstyle singing the song. The video is intercut with clips from the 1989 film "The Delinquents".

Edited November 4, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

03.03.1990 : Belinda Carlisle - Runaway Horses (2 weeks # 1)

 

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"Runaway Horses" was the third single from the album "Runaway Horses" and was released in February 1990. The album peaked at number 37 on the U.S. Billboard 200, a considerable fall in sales from Carlisle's 1987 album "Heaven on Earth" though it fared better in Europe and peaked at number 4 in the UK where it was certified platinum. Six singles were released from "Runaway Horses" and were successful in most markets; the album giving Carlisle four more international top ten hits.

 

"Runaway Horses" (the title track) was not as successful as the other singles, only managing to reach number 40 in the UK.

Edited November 4, 201311 yr by AlexRange

All my personal # 1 singles (1989) :

01. Will To Power - Baby I Love Your Way (2 weeks # 1)

02. Samantha Fox - I Only Wanna Be With You (3 weeks # 1)

03. Darling Buds - Hit The Ground (1 week # 1)

04. We've Got A Fuzzbox - International Rescue (1 week # 1)

05. Kim Wilde - Love In The Natural Way (2 weeks # 1)

06. Vixen - Cryin' (1 week # 1)

07. Madonna - Like A Prayer (3 weeks # 1)

08. Kirsty MacColl - Free World (1 week # 1)

09. Lynne Hamilton - On The Inside (2 weeks # 1)

10. Texas - Thrill Has Gone (2 weeks # 1)

11. Mandy Smith - Don't You Want Me (5 weeks # 1)

12. Triffids - Goodbye Little Boy (3 weeks # 1)

13. Kirsty MacColl - Days (2 weeks # 1)

14. Darling Buds - You've Got To Choose (2 weeks # 1)

15. River City People - What's Wrong with Dreaming? (1 week # 1)

16. Debbie Gibson - We Could Be Together (3 weeks # 1)

17. Cherry - Magic Holiday (1 week # 1)

18. Madonna - Cherish (3 weeks # 1)

19. Primitives - Secrets (1 week # 1)

20. Deborah Harry - I Want That Man (2 weeks # 1)

21. Bangles - I'll Set You Free (4 weeks # 1)

22. Katrina & The Waves - Rock 'n' Roll Girl (2 weeks # 1)

23. Dusty Springfield - In Private (1 week # 1)

24. Madonna - Dear Jessie (5 weeks # 1)

 

Special awards :

Best single, which was not my personal # 1 : Femme Fatale - Falling In and Out of Love

Most # 1 singles : Madonna (3)

Most # 1 weeks : Madonna (11)

Singer of the Year : Madonna

Group of the Year : Darling Buds

Favourite official UK # 1 single : Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan - Especially For You

Song of the Year : Madonna - Dear Jessie

 

Hi Alex,

 

Only two numbetr ones in common this year, though another two that should have topped my chart (both madonna), but I like the mix of indiepop tracks in there like Fuzzbox and some others. I've seen 7 of these acts in concert....so I must like them! :lol:

 

PS yes Pet Shop Boys and Abba right up in pop brilliance B-)

 

cheers

john

 

24.03.1990 : A'me Lorain - Whole Wide World (1 week # 1)

 

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A'Me Lorain (born Amy Trujillo) is an American singer who was the lead singer for The Family Affair.

 

They released one album on RCA Records in 1989, titled "Starring In...Standing in a Monkey Sea". A 1990 single, "Whole Wide World", was a dance hit in the U.S., also crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #9, and appeared on the soundtrack to the film "True Love".

 

# 90 in UK Singles chart.

Edited November 4, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

31.03.1990 : Deborah Harry - Sweet And Low (4 weeks # 1)

 

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"Sweet and Low" was the fourth single from Deborah Harry's third solo album "Def, Dumb & Blonde". "Sweet and Low" fared marginally better in the UK than the previous single, "Brite Side", by peaking two places higher at #57. Around the time of the release of "Sweet and Low", Harry embarked on a solo tour in the United States, UK and Australia in early 1990.

 

The song itself is a sugary synth-pop track and the single version of the song has a much more dance feel compared to the original version that appears on the album. The single is also often praised for its accompanying music video, which is a homage to Harry's fashion and visual influences such as Andy Warhol and Stephen Sprouse. The clip is a colorful and vibrant tribute, and Harry is seen posing and dancing in front of the various colored and animated backdrops. It is considered by many to be one of Harry's finest music videos to date.

 

"Sweet and Low" / "Kiss It Better" was released as a double A-side single in Australia in 1990, reaching #30.

Edited November 5, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

28.04.1990 : Kim Wilde - It's Here (1 week # 1)

 

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"It's Here" is the first single from Kim Wilde's 1990 album "Love Moves" and her first release of the new decade.

 

Wilde was the most charted and biggest-selling British female soloist of the 1980s, and had ended that decade with the release of her biggest-selling album "Close" and its accompanying string of hit singles. Although the new single and album did not match that success, "It's Here" became a moderate hit in some countries, include top 10 in Norway and top 20 positions in Sweden and Switzerland, but reached only # 42 in United Kingdom.

Edited November 5, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

05.05.1990 : Sam Brown - Kissing Gate (2 weeks # 1)

 

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Samantha Brown is an English female singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of the rock and roll star Joe Brown and session singer Vicki Brown. Brown began her musical career at the age of 14, when she sang backing vocals on the Small Faces' album "78 in the Shade".

 

She signed to A&M Records in 1986. Brown's most successful song was "Stop!", released as a single in 1988. She issued an album of the same name that year. Other singles taken from the album included "Walking Back To Me", "This Feeling" and her cover version of "Can I Get a Witness". The album Stop! sold over two and a half million copies worldwide, doing particularly well in the UK and Austria. In 1990, Brown released her second album April Moon, containing two hit singles, "With A Little Love" and "Kissing Gate". Three further singles were released from the album : "Mindworks", "Once in Your Life" and "As One".

 

# 23 in UK Singles chart.

Edited November 7, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

19.05.1990 : Kylie Minogue - Better The Devil You Know (2 weeks # 1)

 

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"Better the Devil You Know" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue, taken from her third studio album Rhythm of Love (1990). The song was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. The song was released as the album's lead single on 30 April 1990 by PWL and Mushroom Records. "Better the Devil You Know" is known as the song that re-invented Minogue to a more sexual appeal, as her previous albums were presented with her "girl next door" persona, while her music onwards present an independent approach.

 

Musically, it is a dance-pop song that features elements of synthpop and disco influences. The song's title is referenced as an idiom. Lyrically, the song was said to be about Minogue's leaving of her TV series Neighbours and her relationship with her then-boyfriend, INXS frontman and singer Michael Hutchence. The song was lauded by music critics, who noted the imagery change in her music. They also complimented the song itself and felt it was one of Minogue's best, along as a highlight to, not just her studio album but her compilations as well. Commercially, it was successful. The song peaked at number two in United Kingdom and # 4 in her native Australia.

 

"Better the Devil You Know" became Minogue's fifth non-consecutive UK top two single. In Europe best peak positions were # 4 in Ireland and # 5 in Belgium.

Edited November 7, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

02.06.1990 : Deborah Harry - Maybe For Sure (4 weeks # 1)

 

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"Maybe for Sure" is the fifth and final single lifted from Deborah Harry's third solo album "Def, Dumb & Blonde". It was written during 'the Blondie period. The single which was produced by Mike Chapman became her lowest charting single in the UK, peaking outside the Top 75 at #89 and it subsequently fell off the chart after just two weeks, which made it the lowest single of Harry's to chart on the UK Singles Chart. The single was not released in the US.

 

"Maybe for Sure" is an anthem-like pop song with an uplifting chorus and many fans consider it a highlight on the Def, Dumb and Blonde album. The single was unsuccessful due to lack of record company promotion. However, Harry was touring the UK around the time of its release as a single.

Edited November 8, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

30.06.1990 : Smithereens and Belinda Carlisle - Blue Period (3 weeks # 1)

 

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The Smithereens are a rock band from United States. The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio (vocals & guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar & vocals), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar & vocals), and Dennis Diken (drums & percussion). This lineup continued until 2006, when Mesaros left the band and Severo Jornacion took over on bass guitar.

 

"Blue Period" is their collaborated with American singer Belinda Carlisle. The single reached only # 99 in UK Singles Chart.

Edited November 8, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

21.07.1990 : Kim Wilde - Time (1 week # 1)

 

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"Time" is the second single from "Love Moves", the 1990 album by Kim Wilde. It was released exclusively in the United Kingdom where it stalled at the bottom end of the chart (# 71), but managed to remain there for three weeks in top 100.

Edited November 10, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

28.07.1990 : Sam Brown - Mindworks (3 weeks # 1)

 

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Second single from her second album "April Moon". # 77 in UK Singles Chart.

Edited November 10, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

18.08.1990 : Bombalurina - Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini (3 weeks # 1)

 

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"Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" is a novelty song telling the story of a shy girl wearing a revealing polka dot bikini at the beach. It was written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss and first released in June 1960 by Brian Hyland with orchestra conducted by John Dixon. Hyland's version hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 8, 1960 and also made the top 10 in other countries, including #8 on the UK Singles Chart.

 

The story told through the three verses of the song is as follows: (1) the young lady is too afraid to leave the locker where she has changed into her bikini; (2) she has made it to the beach but sits on the sand wrapped in a blanket; and (3) she has finally gone into the ocean, but is too afraid to come out, and stays immersed in the water – despite the fact that she's "turning blue" – to hide herself from view.

 

Trudy Packer recited the phrases "One, two, three, four/Tell the people what she wore", heard at the end of each verse before the chorus; and "Stick around, we'll tell you more", heard after the first chorus and before the start of the second verse.

 

It was also remade in 1990 by Bombalurina which featured Timmy Mallett, star of then-popular United Kingdom children's television show, Wacaday. The song reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart on August 19, 1990, and stayed at the position for three weeks. The song was released around the world and topped the charts in over a dozen countries, selling more than a million copies.

Edited November 11, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

08.09.1990 : Propaganda - Only One Word (2 weeks # 1)

 

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Propaganda are a German synthpop group, formed in 1982. As a trio, with artist Andreas Thein and vocalist Susanne Freytag, the group made initial recordings in Germany which were destined for future release in the UK, where Ralf Dorper's early experimental recordings had received critical acclaim. With the inclusion of classically-trained musician and composer Michael Mertens and singer Claudia Brücken, music-journalist Paul Morley signed the band to Trevor Horn's newly formed ZTT Records label.

 

In 1988, the band (initially still including Ralf Dorper and Susanne Freytag) signed to Virgin Records, and began recording new material. Alongside Michael Mertens was the new line-up of American vocalist Betsi Miller, bassist Derek Forbes and drummer Brian McGee (both ex-Simple Minds). The result was a new album, released in 1990 called "1234".

 

"Only One Word" was the second single from this album. # 71 in UK Singles Chart.

Edited November 11, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

22.09.1990 : Darling Buds - Crystal Clear (2 weeks # 1)

 

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"Crystal Clear" is the second single from Darling Buds' third album "Crawdaddy". # 85 in UK Singles Chart.

 

The album's sound was more accomplished than on the band's debut album "Pop Said". The arrangements were lush, and with tracks like "Tiny Machine" clocking in at just under six minutes, the song lengths were relatively epic compared to the two minute average on "Pop Said".

Edited November 12, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

06.10.1990 : Beautiful South - A Little Time (4 weeks # 1)

 

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"A Little Time" is a song by Beautiful South, and is the band's only single to reach number 1 in UK. It consists of a duet featuring vocalists Dave Hemingway and Briana Corrigan.

 

The single was the first to be released from "Choke" album. However, the other two singles taken from the album did not share similar success. "My Book" charted at number 43 whereas "Let Love Speak Up Itself" charted at number 51.

 

The video won the 1991 BRIT Award for Best Video, which is their only Brit Award to date. It features a fighting couple, a trashed house, a load of flour and feathers, and a teddy bear's head impaled on the end of knife.

Edited November 12, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

03.11.1990 : Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven (2 weeks # 1)

 

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Maria Luisa McKee is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her work with Lone Justice and her 1990 UK solo chart-topping hit, "Show Me Heaven".

 

Originally written by Joshua Rifkin and Eric Rankin, when McKee was first offered the song, she refused to record it unless she was allowed to change the lyrics. The theme song to the Tom Cruise movie "Days of Thunder", McKee's recording was a massive hit in the United Kingdom, spending four weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart. It was also a number one hit in Netherlands and Norway + # 2 in Ireland and Sweden. "Show Me Heaven" failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 28 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Although it was her only number-one as a performer, her song "A Good Heart" was taken to number-one in November 1985 by Feargal Sharkey.

 

Following her debut, McKee has released five studio albums. The album "Life Is Sweet" debuted McKee's lead guitar work described as "feral" by Mojo magazine. The raw postmodern album represented a smash up of her roots rock persona and is seen as a demarcation event in her career. It is now considered a minor classic and currently out of print. The later three (High Dive, Peddlin' Dreams and Late December) were released independently via her own records label.

Edited November 13, 201311 yr by AlexRange