December 17, 201311 yr Author Oh I'll have a couple of wild guesses and opt for maybe some Cornflake Girl and Stay Together? Personally, I'd hope to also see some Regulate, Confide In Me, No Good (Start The Dance), Always and Whatever... Someone has been reading ahead.....
December 18, 201311 yr There's got to be some Portishead surely? "Glory Box"? Maybe The Cranberries with "Zombie" or "Linger"? Primal Scream "Rocks"? Blur "Girls and Boys"? Not sure where you stand on europop but did Corona manage a week at No. 1 with "Rhythm Of The Night" (after Bastille completely ruined it recently)? Could be COMPLETELY wrong. :P EDIT: Was Atlantic Ocean "Waterfall" 1994? I have it in my iTunes as '94 but can't remember exactly when it was released/charted. Edited December 18, 201311 yr by Doctor Blind
December 19, 201311 yr Author RiqgTPmkfek 16/01/1994 Pearl Jam - Daughter 1 Week Back with a much more rootsy song than Go and a bit of a non-number 1 when nothing much was happening in early Jan 1994. In retrospect it's a pleasant enough listen and brings back memories of my first year at university. It has all the things I dislike about North American earnest rock but I still forgive them a lot of things that I'd hold against other bands. Double-standards! Top 3 1 - Daughter - Pearl Jam 2 - Find the River - REM 3 For Whom the Bell Tolls - The Beegees
December 19, 201311 yr Author 1ZSchnynk3I 23/01/1994 Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl 3 Week Here it is, then. Quite an opening to the Under the Pink era and taking advantage of the, then quiet, January market it entered at number 7 and miraculously climbed the following week to 4. It doesn't really get going until 2:26 but when it gets going it's a total riot of drums, piano and vocals. Has two brilliant solos. Top 3s 23/01/1994 1 - Cornflake Girl - Tori Amos 2 - Your Ghost - Kristian Hersh 3 - Daughter - Pearl Jam 30/01/1994 1 - Cornflake Girl - Tori Amos 2 - Your Ghost - Kristian Hersh 3 - Nowhere Therapy 06/02/1994 1 - Cornflake Girl - Tori Amos 2 - Your Ghost - Kristian Hersh 3 - Nowhere Therapy
December 20, 201311 yr Early '94 was quite BARREN to say the least however Stereolab's wonderful "French Disko" was a new entry at 75 on the first chart of the year (New Year's Day 1994) and I would have given that a week up top over Pearl Jam (who I have never really liked excepting "Dissident"). "Cornflake Girl" remains a joy however, I remember hearing it for the first time. It is my favourite song by her but I never really explored Tori's back-catalogue due to The Beekeeper and her obsessive fans that just plain put me off her. She sounds like Bush on this and I love the rambling piano and wild west whistles. Good!
December 22, 201311 yr Author oWeL1bXPjdc 13/02/1994 Manic Street Preachers - Life Becoming a Landslide 2 Week Well, well, well...if only all of their "4th single of an album"s were as good as this. In fact, it's been quite a while since ANY of their singles managed to be so down-heartedly amazing. The lines "There is no true love, just a finely tuned jealousy" has to be one of their best couplets. James' voice is at it's peak for me too. Top 3s 13/02/1994 1 - Life Becoming a Landslide - Manic Street Preachers 2 - Cornflake Girl - Tori Amos 3 - Aftermath - Tricky 20/02/1994 1 - Life Becoming a Landslide - Manic Street Preachers 2 - Pale Movie - Saint Etienne 3 - Aftermath - Tricky
December 22, 201311 yr Author DqEYJnIWgeE 27/02/1994 Cocteau Twins - Bluebeard 1 Week Isn't it strange how sometimes amazing music seems to echo what's selling higher up in the charts and yet goes unnoticed by the masses? The Cranberries managed to spend most of Feb and March of 1994 in the Top 20 with Linger but Bluebeard hardly registered at all. It is their most directly accessible single, in my opinion. I certainly loved it instantly and it's characteristically multi-layered structure is enchanting and ravishing in equal measure. Far from some of their abstract work, it peaks and falls in easily identifiable sections. It did seem their best chance at a hit and is indeed their second biggest hit in the UK charts. A travisty. It only spent one week at number one in this rundown because of an upcoming landmark single (for me, anyway). Top 3s 27/02/1994 1 - BlueBeard - Cocteau Twins 2 - Stay Together - Suede 3 - Life Becoming a Landslide - Manic Street Preachers
December 27, 201311 yr Author vKdPffpsPKI 06/03/1994 The Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm 6 Weeks A song that the word magnificent was invented for. The build for the second chorus makes me take flight. When Billy sings "burn, burn, burn" the dramatic release of the strings, kettle drums and bells is something that reminds me of why I love music so much. I know his voice isn't for everyone but I like the tones of yearning that it brings to Disarm. Both Disarm and Bluebeard are highlights of the year and suppress Suede's Stay Together into third place. However, it out performs many of the number 1s of 1994. Top 3s 06/03/1994 1 - Disarm - Smashing Pumpkins 2 - BlueBeard - Cocteau Twins 3 - Stay Together - Suede 13/03/1994 1 - Disarm - Smashing Pumpkins 2 - BlueBeard - Cocteau Twins 3 - Stay Together - Suede 20/03/1994 1 - Disarm - Smashing Pumpkins 2 - BlueBeard - Cocteau Twins 3 - Stay Together - Suede 27/03/1994 1 - Disarm - Smashing Pumpkins 2 - BlueBeard - Cocteau Twins 3 - The Heart Asks Pleasure First - Michael Nyman 03/04/1994 1 - Disarm - Smashing Pumpkins 2 - BlueBeard - Cocteau Twins 3 - The Heart Asks Pleasure First - Michael Nyman 10/04/1994 1 - Disarm - Smashing Pumpkins 2 - The Heart Asks Pleasure First - Michael Nyman 3 - Pretty Good Year - Tori Amos
January 2, 201411 yr Author 0dPS-EHl-FE 17/04/1994 Michael Nyman - The Heart Asks Pleasure First 1 Week The main theme from the film The Piano could not be anything less than breathtaking, and The Heart Asks Pleasure First didn't shy away from that responsibility. Michael Nyman is more associated with orchestral music but this ravishing, enthralling piece is the best thing I've heard from him. In the year I fell in love with piano music (thanks to Tori's Under the Pink) I couldn't get enough of this amazing piece. Top 3 17/04/1994 1 - The Heart Asks Pleasure First - Michael Nyman 2 - Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen 3 - Disarm - Smashing Pumpkins
January 2, 201411 yr Author oYLr9FtYtME 24/04/1994 Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Philadelphia 3 Week And to another movie theme. I never understood the fascination with Bruce Springsteen - a lot of my friends who are really into music worship him - but this song just pulls at my heart-strings. The part where he sings ain't no angel going to greet me, it's just you and I my friend.....is just :wub: Top 33 24/04/1994 1 - Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen 2 - The Heart Asks Pleasure First - Michael Nyman 3 - Ur the Best Thing - D:Ream 01/05/1994 1 - Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen 2 - Always - Erasure 3 - Supersonic - Oasis 08/05/1994 1 - Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen 2 - Always - Erasure 3 - Supersonic - Oasis
January 2, 201411 yr Author vWGzMP4w6dg 15/05/1994 The Levellers - Julie 2 Weeks Another song that just makes my insides turn to mush. The lyrics are frank reflection on loneliness and hopelessness. That final chorus is so powerful. One of their very best songs, in my opinion. Top 3s 15/05/1994 1 - Julie - The Levellers 2 - Streets of Philadelphia - Bruce Springsteen 3 - Mr Jones - Counting Crows 22/05/1994 1 - Julie - The Levellers 2 - Riverdance - Bill Whelan 3 - Mr Jones - Counting Crows
January 2, 201411 yr Author 9yNgBxVnyJ4 29/05/1994 The Prodigy - No Good (Start The Dance) 2 Weeks :o The jump from the Experience album to Jilted Generation was fairly unpredictable and to preface the album with this - (for many, a contender for greatest dance song ever) was a smack in the face for fans expecting more tinny cartoon-rave. The usual amalgam of beats, synths, samples and killer riff was all in place and nearly 20 years on it still thrills. In 1994 many songs didn't really get as many weeks as they warranted and this is no exception. The rest of the year is filled with stone cold classic songs at number 1 (with perhaps one arguably not so classic but we'll have that argument later) Top 3s 29/05/1994 1 - No Good (Start the Dance) - The Prodigy 2 - Julie - The Levellers 3 - Riverdance - Bill Whelan 05/06/1994 1 - No Good (Start the Dance) - The Prodigy 2 - Julie - The Levellers 3 - Past the Mission Tori Amos
January 2, 201411 yr Author Always is good but it took a long time to grow on me. In fact it wasn't until a few years ago that I would even put it on a Best of Erasure.
January 2, 201411 yr I loved Always at the time, both in it's original form and the following remix which received almost as many plays: Fo0rC-RUh5I (very of it's time!)
January 2, 201411 yr Always is good but it took a long time to grow on me. In fact it wasn't until a few years ago that I would even put it on a Best of Erasure. Fair enough. They're last great single IMO was "In My Arms" everything after I can live without.....
January 2, 201411 yr Oh and that Prodigy single is excellent, it prompted me to buy Music For The Jilted Generation which was my first foray into 'serious' dance music.
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