02.10.1993 : Cilla Black - Through The Years (1 week # 1)

 

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"Through the Years" is Cilla Black's fourteenth solo studio album, released in 1993. It features cover versions, re-recordings of some of her best known songs, duets with other singers and new songs.

 

Three singles were released from the album; the title track, "Through the Years" (# 54 in United Kingdom), "Heart and Soul" (duet with Dusty Springfield) and "You'll Never Walk Alone" (duet with Barry Manilow).

 

Cilla Black was 50 years old in 1993. Maybe it's the oldest artist, who had # 1 in my chart.

Edited December 28, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

09.10.1993 : Juliana Hatfield - My Sister (3 weeks # 1)

 

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Juliana Hatfield is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from the Boston area. She was formerly of the indie rock bands Blake Babies and Some Girls and now performs as a solo artist.

 

Hatfield began her solo career following the Blake Babies' breakup in 1991, releasing her first solo album "Hey Babe" in 1992. The album was one of the highest selling independent albums of 1992. Hatfield recruited a rhythm section consisting of former Moving Targets and Bullet LaVolta drummer Todd Phillips, and Thudpucker bassist Dean Fisher, and thus becoming The Juliana Hatfield Three.

 

Hatfield achieved alterna-rock stardom with the release of 1993's Become What You Are (recorded under the group name The Juliana Hatfield Three). Several songs from the album received regular airplay on major North American rock stations, with Hatfield's song "My Sister" becoming the biggest hit of her career, with a # 1 placing on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and the video becoming an MTV staple.

 

"My Sister" was based on a real person: Hatfield's older brother's girlfriend, Meg Rafferty, who lived with the family while Hatfield was in high school. Hatfield said Rafferty, "brought her record collection to my house, which really opened my eyes to a whole lot of bands." Rafferty also took Hatfield to see the Del Fuegos and the Violent Femmes, which inspired her to form a band.

Edited December 28, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

30.10.1993 : Maria McKee - I Can't Make It Alone (2 weeks # 1)

 

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Second single from "You Gotta Sin to Get Saved". # 74 in United Kingdom.

Edited December 28, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

13.11.1993 : One Dove - Breakdown (2 weeks # 1)

 

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One Dove was a Scottish alternative dance music group active in the early 1990s, consisting of Dot Allison, Ian Carmichael and Jim McKinven, a former member of Altered Images.

 

At this stage, One Dove were still primarily a club-oriented group, but for the single "White Love", an attempt was made to make their music more radio-friendly by including a commercial remix by Stephen Hague. With this increasingly commercial sound, the band became a favourite with publications such as Select and Q, and were often favourably compared with Saint Etienne, another female-fronted group who were having success with pop-dance crossover recordings.

 

The album was preceded by the single "Breakdown" (# 24 in UK Singles Chart) and a further track from the album, "Why Don't You Take Me," was subsequently released as a single for the Christmas market. For the B-sides of the "Why Don't You Take Me" single (which included a reworking of Dolly Parton's song "Jolene"), the group expanded to a five-piece with the addition of Ed Higgins on percussion and Colin McIlroy on guitar, and showcased a more heavily dub-influenced sound. This line-up later went into the studio to begin work on a second album, but frustrated by record industry politics, split up midway through the sessions.

Edited December 28, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

27.11.1993 : Heart - Will You Be There In The Morning (3 weeks # 1)

 

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"Will You Be There (In the Morning)" is a song first recorded by American rock band Heart. It was released as the first single from the band's eleventh studio album Desire Walks On and was the only Top 40 single from the album.

 

"Will You Be There (In the Morning)" was written by veteran songwriter and producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who was responsible for writing Heart's U.S. number-two single "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" in 1990. The song was not as successful as Heart's previous collaboration with Lange, as "Will You Be There" peaked at number thirty-nine on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It is the last song by Heart to enter the U.S. Top 40 singles chart to date. Together with "You're The Voice" it is Heart's only song to perform better in the UK than the U.S., rising to number nineteen in the UK Singles Chart.

 

18.12.1993 : Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day (4 weeks # 1)

 

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"Xmas 93" is a Christmas-themed single released by Saint Etienne. Released by Heavenly Records in December 1993, the lead track "I Was Born On Christmas Day" features guest vocals from The Charlatans singer Tim Burgess. # 31 in UK Singles chart.

Edited December 29, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

All my personal # 1 singles (1993) :

01. Beijing Spring - I Wanna Be In Love Again (3 weeks # 1)

02. Belly - Feed The Tree (4 weeks # 1)

03. Saint Etienne - You're In A Bad Way (5 weeks # 1)

04. Vanessa Paradis - Sunday Mondays (3 weeks # 1)

05. Beijing Spring - Summerlands (4 weeks # 1)

06. Saint Etienne - Who Do You Think You Are (3 weeks # 1)

07. Ace Of Base - All That She Wants (2 weeks # 1)

08. Maria McKee - I'm Gonna Soothe You (2 weeks # 1)

09. Craig McLachlan And Debbie Gibson - You're The One That I Want (3 weeks # 1)

10. Donna DeLory - Just A Dream (4 weeks # 1)

11. Texas - So Called Friend (3 weeks # 1)

12. Cilla Black - Through The Years (1 week # 1)

13. Juliana Hatfield - My Sister (3 weeks # 1)

14. Maria McKee - I Can't Make It Alone (2 weeks # 1)

15. One Dove - Breakdown (2 weeks # 1)

16. Heart - Will You Be There In The Morning (3 weeks # 1)

17. Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day (4 weeks # 1)

 

Special awards :

Best single, which was not my personal # 1 : Elton John and Kiki Dee - True Love

Most # 1 singles : Saint Etienne (3)

Most # 1 weeks : Saint Etienne (10)

Singer of the Year : Maria McKee

Group of the Year : Saint Etienne

Favourite official UK # 1 single : Ace Of Base - All That She Wants

Song of the Year : Saint Etienne - You're In A Bad Way

Edited December 29, 201311 yr by AlexRange

 

15.01.1994 : Cyndi Lauper - Who Let In The Rain (4 weeks # 1)

 

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"Who Let in the Rain" is a song by American singer Cyndi Lauper, from her fourth studio album "Hat Full of Stars" (1993). It was released as the lead single from the album on June 22, 1993.

 

The single was the first from "Hat Full of Stars" album. It is a ballad about the end of a relationship that proved popular among Lauper's fans. Outside the United States, it was a modest hit peaking in the top 40 in UK and New Zealand. In US, the song failed to make Hot 100 and reached only as high as number 33 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart.

Edited December 30, 201311 yr by AlexRange

All my personal # 1 singles (1993) :

01. Beijing Spring - I Wanna Be In Love Again (3 weeks # 1)

02. Belly - Feed The Tree (4 weeks # 1)

03. Saint Etienne - You're In A Bad Way (5 weeks # 1)

04. Vanessa Paradis - Sunday Mondays (3 weeks # 1)

05. Beijing Spring - Summerlands (4 weeks # 1)

06. Saint Etienne - Who Do You Think You Are (3 weeks # 1)

07. Ace Of Base - All That She Wants (2 weeks # 1)

08. Maria McKee - I'm Gonna Soothe You (2 weeks # 1)

09. Craig McLachlan And Debbie Gibson - You're The One That I Want (3 weeks # 1)

10. Donna DeLory - Just A Dream (4 weeks # 1)

11. Texas - So Called Friend (3 weeks # 1)

12. Cilla Black - Through The Years (1 week # 1)

13. Juliana Hatfield - My Sister (3 weeks # 1)

14. Maria McKee - I Can't Make It Alone (2 weeks # 1)

15. One Dove - Breakdown (2 weeks # 1)

16. Heart - Will You Be There In The Morning (3 weeks # 1)

17. Saint Etienne - I Was Born On Christmas Day (4 weeks # 1)

 

Special awards :

Best single, which was not my personal # 1 : Elton John and Kiki Dee - True Love

Most # 1 singles : Saint Etienne (3)

Most # 1 weeks : Saint Etienne (10)

Singer of the Year : Maria McKee

Group of the Year : Saint Etienne

Favourite official UK # 1 single : Ace Of Base - All That She Wants

Song of the Year : Saint Etienne - You're In A Bad Way

 

hi alex, no number ones from my chart but loving all the saint etienne number ones, and the variety of other toppers - like one dove, texas, ace of base etc

 

good stuff!

 

cheers

john B-)

 

12.02.1994 : Celine Dion - The Power Of Love (2 weeks # 1)

 

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"The Power of Love " is the second (if counting "When I Fall in Love" as first) single from Céline Dion's 1993 album "The Colour of My Love". It was released on November 1, 1993 in North America, in December in Japan, and the next year in the rest of the world.

 

"The Power of Love" is the second Jennifer Rush song Dion has covered. Earlier the same year she recorded a French adaptation of "Higher Ground," called "Plus haut que moi." The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and an American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Single in 1995.

 

"The Power of Love" became an international smash hit. The song rose to the top of the charts in United States, Australia and Canada. In the U.S. it topped Billboard Hot 100 for 4 weeks, the first Celine Dion single to do so. The Power of Love" was a top 10 hit in the rest of the world (number 3 in France, number 4 in United Kingdom and Belgium, number 6 in Sweden, number 7 in New Zealand). It was certified platinum in the U.S. (1,120,000 copies sold) and Australia (70,000), gold in New Zealand (5,000) and silver in France (225,000 copies sold).

 

26.02.1994 : Ace of Base - Sign (4 weeks # 1)

 

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"The Sign" is a pop song by Swedish band Ace of Base, which was released on October 29, 1993 in Europe. The song was an international hit, reaching number two in the United Kingdom and spending six non-consecutive weeks as number one on Billboard Hot 100 chart in United States. It appeared on the band's album "Happy Nation" (titled "The Sign" in North America).

 

The music video of the song features the pop group singing amidst romantic and frolic images; "The Sign" was depicted as an ankh (also known as key of life) and a djed (ancient Egyptian symbol representing stability). Amid the images is a little story of a man and woman sitting side by side until the man leaves, seemingly abandoning the woman. However, he comes back with a rose and offers it to the woman. The woman graciously accepts and takes his hand. However, a bright light shines in the woman's face, drawing her away, abandoning the man and dropping the rose on the chair.

 

The video was released in five different edits throughout various territories. In the US, the original edit of the video was later re-edited, changing some of the shots with Jenny in the foreground from black and white to color. Other versions show more shots of the group singing with their backs in a circle, as well as more shots of Linn singing her parts in her solo black and white take.

 

 

26.03.1994 : Madder Rose - Panic On (1 week # 1)

 

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Madder Rose was a New York City-based alternative rock band who recorded in the 1990s. The band was fronted by Mary Lorson, who shared songwriting duties with guitarist Billy Cote. A 1994 review in Rolling Stone characterized their sound as an "alloy" of grunge and "the buttercup sighs of Cranberries".

 

The name Madder Rose came from the herb-based paint rose madder. Many of their songs, including "Panic On" (# 65 in United Kingdom) and "Car Song", were featured in John Peel's end-of-year round-up, the Festive Fifty, major feature films, and television shows. The band released three albums on Atlantic Records, and one on Cooking Vinyl, before breaking up in 1999.

 

 

02.04.1994 : Madonna - I'll Remember (5 weeks # 1)

 

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"I'll Remember (Theme from With Honors)" is a song by American recording artist Madonna. It was released on March 8, 1994, by Warner Bros. Records as the soundtrack single of the film With Honors. The song was a radical change in image and style for Madonna, who had received negative feedback, both critically and commercially, for the prior two years due to the release of her book "Sex", studio album "Erotica" and the film "Body of Evidence". Warner Bros. decided to use Madonna as the vocalist for the song after noting that most of her previous soundtrack singles had achieved commercial success.

 

"I'll Remember" has characteristics of late-70s styled songs. It utilizes a synthesized keyboard arrangement to bring about a continuously reverberating sound of heartbeat. Madonna's voice is supported by backing vocals. Contemporary critics praised the song, hailing it as one of her best work. It was nominated for "Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television" at the 37th Grammy Awards and "Best Original Song" at the 52nd Golden Globe Awards. After its release, "I'll Remember" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her fifth song to do so. It also reached number one in Canada and Italy. The accompanying music video portrayed Madonna singing the song in a stylized recording studio. Her look and style was compared to the imagery of the music video of previous single "Rain". The androgynous portrayal of Madonna smoking in the last shot, was appreciated critically for breaking gender barriers.

 

In United Kingdom it debuted at ten on the chart and reached seven the next week. It was present for a total of eight weeks on the chart. According to The Official Charts Company, "I'll Remember" has sold 100,090 copies in the United Kingdom, as of August 2008. Across Europe, the song became a top 40 hit in Belgium, France, Netherlands and Switzerland. The song reached the top-ten in Australia, Ireland and Sweden, but peaked just outside top 40 in Germany.

Edited January 9, 201411 yr by AlexRange

 

07.05.1994 : Julia Fordham - Different Time, Different Place (3 weeks # 1)

 

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Julia Fordham is a British singer-songwriter. Her professional career started in the early 1980s, under the name "Jules Fordham", as a backing singer for Mari Wilson and Kim Wilde, before signing a recording contract of her own later that decade.

 

In 1988, Fordham released her first album on Circa Records. Simply titled Julia Fordham, it reached No. 20 in the UK and eventually earned a gold disc. It contained the Top 40 single "Happy Ever After" (which peaked at No. 27 in August 1988).

 

Fordham's fourth album "Falling Forward" was released in 1994. The album peaked at No.21 in the UK. A single, "Different Time, Different Place", narrowly missed the UK Top 40 (No. 41).

Edited January 9, 201411 yr by AlexRange

One Dove :heart-old: :heart-old:

 

28.05.1994 : Pretenders - I'll Stand By You (1 week # 1)

 

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"I'll Stand by You" is a 1994 song recorded by Pretenders from their sixth studio album "Last of the Independents". It was written by Chrissie Hynde in collaboration with the songwriting team of Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg. "I'll Stand by You" reached number 10 in the United Kingdom. Higher, than "Night in My Veins", the album's first single.

 

The song is a power ballad that pledges love and faithful assistance in times of personal darkness.

 

In 2004, the British all-female pop group Girls Aloud recorded a cover of "I'll Stand by You" as the official Children in Need charity single. It became Girls Aloud's second number one on the UK Singles Chart, spending two weeks at the top position and receiving a silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry.

Edited March 19, 201411 yr by AlexRus

 

04.06.1994 : Beautiful South - Everybody's Talkin' (3 weeks # 1)

 

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In 1994, St Helens supermarket shelf-stacker Jacqui Abbott was brought on board to fill in as the new third lead vocalist for the band. Heaton had heard her sing at an after-show party in St Helens and remembered her vocal talents. Heaton referred to her as "the lass from the glass" – a reference to the Pilkington factory in St Helens.

 

Abbott's first album with the band was "Miaow" in 1994. Hits included "Good as Gold (Stupid as Mud)" and a cover of Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talkin'", previously popularised by Harry Nilsson. "Everybody's Talkin" was released as the second single from "Miaow" in May and reached # 12 in United Kingdom.

 

November of that year saw the release of "Carry on up the Charts", a "best of" compilation consisting of the singles to date plus new track "One Last Love Song". The album was a huge commercial success, securing the Christmas number one spot on the charts and becoming the second best selling album of the year.

Edited March 19, 201411 yr by AlexRus

 

25.06.1994 : Ace of Base - Don't Turn Around (1 week # 1)

 

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"Don't Turn Around" is a popular song written by Diane Warren and Albert Hammond. It was originally recorded by Tina Turner as the B-side to the single "Typical Male" in 1986.

 

In spring 1994, Swedish pop group Ace of Base took a minor key version of the song to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and to #5 in UK.

Edited March 19, 201411 yr by AlexRus

 

02.07.1994 : Milla - Gentleman Who Fell (2 weeks # 1)

 

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Folk "Gentleman Who Fell" was the first single released by famous actress Milla Jovovich from her debut album "The Divine Comedy".

 

Written by Milla Jovovich with Mark R. Holden and Richard G. Feldman, # 65 in UK Singles chart.

 

 

16.07.1994 : B-52's - (Meet) The Flintstones (2 weeks # 1)

 

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"(Meet) The Flintstones" is a song by The B.C. 52's, a fictional band from the film "Flintstones". The fictional band was made up of the then-lineup of music group B-52's, and released as a single from the soundtrack of "Flintstones". The song is a cover version of the series' theme song, with an extra verse added.

 

The single peaked at number 33 on Billboard Hot 100. The song was also the band's second highest charting single in United Kingdom (the highest being "Love Shack" at number 2), also peaking at number 3.