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20th DEC 1993

 

Returning to the top for the Gibbs, and making the Top 10 for the first time, 1978 classic from meatloaf (full-length version), along with lovely christmas gem Saint Etienne. We'll skip over Bad Boys Inc - to be fair I haven't heard it for 20 years but I assume it's boyband fluff that appealed to me for some reason... B-)

 

A trio of veterans enter the Top 40, and the even more veteran Cliff. The Three Musketeers is to blame for the former, christmas for the latter, but I quite liked them at the time. Bit more interesting lower down with New Order, Ice T and Take That's christmas moaner in at 75 making sure all my change of heart during the year towards them changed right back to dismissal. A bit stagnant really chartwise....

 

1 ( 2 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees

2 ( 1 ) I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys

3 ( 4 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Frankie Goes To Hollywood

4 ( 5 ) AGAIN Janet Jackson

5 ( 3 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 93 The Doobie Brothers

6 ( 12 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall

7 ( NEW ) BAT OUT OF HELL Meatloaf

8 ( 13 ) I WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY Saint Etienne

9 ( 6 ) MOMENTS OF PLEASURE Kate Bush

10 ( 24 ) WALKING ON AIR Bad Boys Inc

 

11 ( 30 ) DON'T BE A STRANGER Dina Carroll

12 ( 11 ) BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA David Bowie

13 ( 7 ) NO RAIN Blind Melon

14 ( 18 ) RUNAWAY TRAIN Soul Asylum

15 ( 10 ) TRUE LOVE Elton John and Kiki Dee

16 ( 17 ) IT'S ALRIGHT East 17

17 ( 27 ) U GOT 2 LET THE MUSIC Cappella

18 ( 20 ) HUMAN NATURE/GONE TOO SOON Michael Jackson

19 ( 19 ) LET ME SHOW YOU K Klass

20 ( 9 ) I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT) Meatloaf

 

21 ( 8 ) Y.M.C.A. '93 The Village People

22 ( 14 ) A HARD DAYS NIGHT Peter Sellers

23 ( 15 ) ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG Toni Braxton

24 ( 21 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys

25 ( 22 ) JUST KEEP ME MOVING k.d. Lang

26 ( 49 ) CAN WE TALK Tevin Campbell

27 ( 16 ) DON'T LOOK ANY FURTHER M People

28 ( 60 ) BREATHE AGAIN Toni Braxton

29 ( RE ) SUSPICIOUS MINDS Dwight Yoakam

30 ( 44 ) CONTROVERSY Prince

 

31 ( 28 ) BETTER THAN YOU Lisa Keith

32 ( 32 ) MORE AND MORE Captain Hollywood Project

33 ( 31 ) LIFE Haddaway

34 ( 37 ) BRING ME YOUR CUP UB40

35 ( 25 ) OOH CHILD Dino

36 ( RE ) ALL FOR LOVE Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams and Sting

37 ( 40 ) ANNIVERSARY Toni! Tony! Tone!

38 ( 45 ) LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN Lisa Stansfield

39 ( NEW ) HEALING LOVE Cliff Richard

40 ( 61 ) TWIST AND SHOUT Chaka Demus and Pliers

 

41 ( 35 ) PAYING THE PRICE OF LOVE The Bee Gees

42 ( 33 ) LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS Belinda Carlisle

43 ( 36 ) HOPE IN A HOPELESS WORLD Paul Young

44 ( 72 ) I WISH Gabrielle

45 ( 42 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood

46 ( 46 ) IN DULCE JUBILO/ PORTSMOUTH Mike Oldfield

47 ( 26 ) WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME Frankie Goes To Hollywood

48 ( 47 ) SAID I LOVED BUT I LIED Michael Bolton

49 ( 29 ) I'M LOOKING FOR THE ONE TO BE WITH DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

50 ( 23 ) NAILS IN MY FEET Crowded House

 

51 ( 38 ) HEART AND SOUL Cilla Black and Dusty Springfield

52 ( 51 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba

53 ( 43 ) PLAY DEAD David Arnold/ Bjork

54 ( 34 ) HANDS UP (4 LOVERS) Right Said Fred

55 ( 55 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex

56 ( 52 ) MOONLIGHT SHADOW Mike Oldfield

57 ( 54 ) PLEASE (YOU GOT THAT) INXS and Ray Charles

58 ( NEW ) SPOOKY New Order

59 ( 39 ) HOW BOUT US Lulu

60 ( 53 ) THE RIVER OF DREAMS Billy Joel

 

61 ( 70 ) THE PERFECT YEAR Dina Carroll

62 ( 62 ) FEELS LIKE HEAVEN Urban Cookie Collective

63 ( 41 ) WILL YOU BE THERE (IN THE MORNING) Heart

64 ( 48 ) PLEASE FORGIVE ME Bryan Adams

65 ( 58 ) AS TIME GOES BY Jimmy Durante

66 ( 66 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles

67 ( 67 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' The Righteous Brothers

68 ( 59 ) DREAM LOVER Mariah Carey

69 ( 50 ) YOU OWE IT ALL TO ME Texas

70 ( NEW ) SHIPBUILDING Tasmin Archer

 

71 ( NEW ) THAT'S HOW I'M LIVIN' Ice T

72 ( NEW ) GREASE Craig McLachlan

73 ( 64 ) CANTALOOP US3

74 ( NEW ) IF I WERE A CARPENTER Robert Plant

75 ( NEW ) BABE Take That

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27th DEC 1993

 

Soul Asylum finally get a new peak after a long chart-run, Bee Gees get their 6th week at the top and Def Leppard get an instant Top 40 with a Sweet classic cover that did the original justice.

 

Sneaking in at 61 the vastly under-rated REM gem Find The River - about time it was abig hit I say!

 

1 ( 1 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees

2 ( 2 ) I WOULDN'T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys

3 ( 3 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Frankie Goes To Hollywood

4 ( 4 ) AGAIN Janet Jackson

5 ( 5 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN' 93 The Doobie Brothers

6 ( 6 ) STOP LOVING ME STOP LOVING YOU Daryl Hall

7 ( 14 ) RUNAWAY TRAIN Soul Asylum

8 ( 8 ) I WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY Saint Etienne

9 ( 7 ) BAT OUT OF HELL Meatloaf

10 ( 10 ) WALKING ON AIR Bad Boys Inc

 

11 ( 16 ) IT'S ALRIGHT East 17

12 ( 9 ) MOMENTS OF PLEASURE Kate Bush

13 ( 12 ) BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA David Bowie

14 ( 13 ) NO RAIN Blind Melon

15 ( 46 ) IN DULCE JUBILO/ PORTSMOUTH Mike Oldfield

16 ( 11 ) DON'T BE A STRANGER Dina Carroll

17 ( 18 ) HUMAN NATURE/GONE TOO SOON Michael Jackson

18 ( 19 ) LET ME SHOW YOU K Klass

19 ( 15 ) TRUE LOVE Elton John and Kiki Dee

20 ( 39 ) HEALING LOVE Cliff Richard

 

21 ( 17 ) U GOT 2 LET THE MUSIC Cappella

22 ( 28 ) BREATHE AGAIN Toni Braxton

23 ( 34 ) BRING ME YOUR CUP UB40

24 ( 21 ) Y.M.C.A. '93 The Village People

25 ( 22 ) A HARD DAYS NIGHT Peter Sellers

26 ( 26 ) CAN WE TALK Tevin Campbell

27 ( 27 ) DON'T LOOK ANY FURTHER M People

28 ( 24 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys

29 ( 25 ) JUST KEEP ME MOVING k.d. Lang

30 ( 23 ) ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG Toni Braxton

 

31 ( 20 ) I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT) Meatloaf

32 ( 44 ) I WISH Gabrielle

33 ( 40 ) TWIST AND SHOUT Chaka Demus and Pliers

34 ( 30 ) CONTROVERSY Prince

35 ( NEW ) ACTION Def Leppard

36 ( 36 ) ALL FOR LOVE Rod Stewart, Bryan Adams and Sting

37 ( 33 ) LIFE Haddaway

38 ( 32 ) MORE AND MORE Captain Hollywood Project

39 ( 31 ) BETTER THAN YOU Lisa Keith

40 ( 58 ) SPOOKY New Order

 

41 ( 42 ) LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS Belinda Carlisle

42 ( 37 ) ANNIVERSARY Toni! Tony! Tone!

43 ( 41 ) PAYING THE PRICE OF LOVE The Bee Gees

44 ( 35 ) OOH CHILD Dino

45 ( 43 ) HOPE IN A HOPELESS WORLD Paul Young

46 ( NEW ) A WHOLE NEW WORLD Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle

47 ( 45 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood

48 ( 48 ) SAID I LOVED BUT I LIED Michael Bolton

49 ( 61 ) THE PERFECT YEAR Dina Carroll

50 ( 29 ) SUSPICIOUS MINDS Dwight Yoakam

 

51 ( 38 ) LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN Lisa Stansfield

52 ( 52 ) DANCING QUEEN/ EAGLE Abba

53 ( RE ) STAY (FARAWAY SO CLOSE)/I'VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN U2/ Bono and Frank Sinatra

54 ( 71 ) THAT'S HOW I'M LIVIN' Ice T

55 ( 55 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex

56 ( NEW ) FEELIN' ALRIGHT EYC

57 ( NEW ) SATURN 5 The Inspiral Carpets

58 ( 56 ) MOONLIGHT SHADOW Mike Oldfield

59 ( RE ) WHAT'S MY NAME Snoop Doggy Dogg

60 ( 47 ) WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME Frankie Goes To Hollywood

 

61 ( NEW ) FIND THE RIVER REM

62 ( 70 ) SHIPBUILDING Tasmin Archer

63 ( 53 ) PLAY DEAD David Arnold/ Bjork

64 ( 66 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles

65 ( 67 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' The Righteous Brothers

66 ( NEW ) HERE I STAND Bitty McLean

67 ( 65 ) AS TIME GOES BY Jimmy Durante

68 ( 50 ) NAILS IN MY FEET Crowded House

69 ( 60 ) THE RIVER OF DREAMS Billy Joel

70 ( NEW ) FAMILY AFFAIR Shabba Ranks

 

71 ( NEW ) I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Whitney Houston

72 ( RE ) BIG TIME SENSUALITY Bjork

73 ( 64 ) PLEASE FORGIVE ME Bryan Adams

74 ( NEW ) COME BABY COME K7

75 ( NEW ) I MISS YOU Haddaway

 

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sorry for all these my computer went mad and I cant delete posts...

 

so here's the video links listed here instead

 

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Now I hear it I recall why I liked it! It's pure pseudo 60's sweet soul, not bland boyband 90's production-line (at least if you listen to it)!

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