3 hours ago, Popchartfreak said:

13 is pretty impressive! and ABBA out top in number ones is fabulous! 🤩

ABBA was very hit or miss act in GD.

Some their big singles (Fernando, Chiquitita, Lay All Your Love On Me) weren't include in my chart.

5th November 1995

It's another week on top for Gangsta's Paradise, nothing able to shift it, seemingly, most likely contender Madonna up to 3 with You'll See, while lower down Saint Etienne, and Ace Of Base make inroads and Oasis still seem sluggish as release date gets nearer. The highest new netry is another D:Ream track I've forgotten - I'm not sure if Brian Cox was still touring with them at this time, his PhD must have been taking up his time! The Power is new at 32, which is a bit flattering, it's decent but not memorable.

M People cover The Small Faces' Itchycoo Park at 35, one I didn't see coming as a choice of dance song, but it was a step up on D:Ream, though obv not as great as the quirky original which went top 10 in early 1976 for me. Behind M People, Disco 2000 is a surprisngly low entry for Pulp - it was instantly catchy, but for some reason didn't click entirely 5 years early. Second best new entry of the week, though! Enya's back in at a suitably higher spot, 27, and Robson & Jerome grab a chart slot with thier least bad cover, Up On The Roof had never charted for me at this point, but I loved the Carole King & Gerry Goffin song, and this was the closest I had come to an excuse to chart it.

Bjork goes more obscure for her whimsical cover, It's Oh So Quiet going all 1940's big band, albeit in her own unique way, new at 45. The best new entry is Blur going melodic ballad again, The Universal at 53 is excellent and not as well-known as it should be. Whitney meanwhile drops a resonable effort in Exhale, in at 55, and then we get to the lesser-recalled as Bonnie Raitt & Bryan Adams rock-boogie Rock Steady, MN8 following up a chart-topper to lesser effect at 60, Indie Echobelly popping in for some Kerb crawling, Elvis barrel-scraping on his version of Twelfth Of Never, U2 having a diversion as The Passengers commentary of the Bosnian war brings in Brian Eno and Luciano Pavarotti. Hands up who had that combo getting together? Me, neither. Finally, Squeeze ride an Electric Train into my chart some 17 years after Take Me I'm Yours, and around the time I first saw them in concert I think.

1 ( 1 ) GANGSTA’S PARADISE Coolio featuring LV

2 ( 2 ) WHEN LOVE AND HATE COLLIDE Def Leppard

3 ( 12 ) YOU’LL SEE Madonna

4 ( 4 ) EVERYBODY SAY EVERYBODY DO Let Loose

5 ( 7 ) HAND IN MY POCKET Alanis Morissette

6 ( 3 ) A CHANGE IS GONNA COME/A KIND OF CHRISTMAS CARD Morten Harket

7 ( 6 ) MISSING (REMIX) Everything But The Girl

8 ( 10 ) THEME FROM “PEOPLE’S CENTURY” Zbignieuw Preisner

9 ( 8 ) I’D LIE FOR YOU (AND THAT’S THE TRUTH) Meat Loaf

10 ( 9 ) FAIRGROUND Simply Red

11 ( 25 ) HE’S ON THE PHONE Saint Etienne

12 ( 11 ) FANTASY Mariah Carey

13 ( 5 ) SORTED FOR E’S AND WHIZZ/MISSHAPES Pulp

14 ( 31 ) LUCKY LOVE Ace Of Base

15 ( 26 ) WONDERWALL Oasis

16 ( 27 ) DIGGIN’ ON YOU TLC

17 ( 17 ) GOLDENEYE Tina Turner

18 ( 20 ) UNTIL MY DYING DAY UB40

19 ( 18 ) WALKING IN MEMPHIS Cher

20 ( 13 ) KID (ACOUSTIC) The Pretenders

21 ( 16 ) STAYIN’ ALIVE N’Trance

22 ( 22 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds

23 ( 15 ) LIGHT OF MY LIFE Louise

24 ( 14 ) WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue

25 ( 29 ) MISUNDERSTOOD MAN Cliff Richard

26 ( 47 ) BLESSED Elton John

27 ( 50 ) WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL Alison Krauss

28 ( 19 ) ALRIGHT Cast

29 ( 23 ) WATERFALLS TLC

30 ( 34 ) HEAVEN FOR EVERYONE Queen

31 ( 30 ) WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM Status Quo

32 ( NEW ) THE POWER (OF ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD) D:Ream

33 ( 21 ) RUNAWAY/WHEN I THINK OF YOU (REMIX) Janet Jackson

34 ( 45 ) LIKE A ROLLING STONE The Rolling Stones

35 ( NEW ) ITCHYCOO PARK M People

36 ( NEW ) DISCO 2000 Pulp

37 ( RE ) ANYWHERE IS Enya

38 ( 24 ) U KRAZY KATS PJ & Duncan

39 ( 28 ) CAN I TOUCH YOU...THERE Michael Bolton

40 ( 61 ) AIN’T NOBODY Diana King

41 ( 32 ) CAMDEN TOWN Suggs

42 ( 42 ) 74 - ’75 The Connells

43 ( NEW ) UP ON THE ROOF Robson Jerome

44 ( 33 ) I CARE (SOUL TO SOUL) Soul II Soul

45 ( NEW ) IT’S OH SO QUIET Bjork

46 ( 35 ) SAME THING IN REVERSE Boy George

47 ( 37 ) UNION CITY BLUE (REMIX) Blondie

48 ( 38 ) DON’T YOU WANT ME (REMIX) Human League

49 ( 40 ) YOU DO McAlmont Butler

50 ( 36 ) BIG RIVER Jimmy Nail

51 ( 46 ) I FEEL LOVE ’95 Donna Summer

52 ( 43 ) FIND ME Jam & Spoon featuring Plavka

53 ( NEW ) THE UNIVERSAL Blur

54 ( 39 ) SUGAR FREE Pauline Henry

55 ( NEW ) EXHALE (SHOOP SHOOP) Whitney Houston

56 ( 48 ) HAPPY JUST TO BE WITH YOU Michelle Gayle

57 ( 41 ) HIDEAWAY De’Lacy

58 ( NEW ) ROCK STEADY Bonnie Raitt & Bryan Adams

59 ( 70 ) THUNDER East 17

60 ( NEW ) BABY IT’S YOU MN8

61 ( 49 ) BABY NOW THAT I’VE FOUND YOU Alison Krauss

62 ( 62 ) BACK FOR GOOD Take That

63 ( 63 ) DANCING QUEEN/EAGLE Abba

64 ( 55 ) POWER OF A WOMAN Eternal

65 ( 58 ) BY YOUR SIDE Jimmy Somerville

66 ( NEW ) KING OF THE KERB Echobelly

67 ( 59 ) WHEN I THINK OF YOU Kenny Thomas

68 ( 68 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING The Righteous Brothers

69 ( 56 ) LOVE EVICTION Quartzlock featuring Lonnie Gordon

70 ( 65 ) A GIRL LIKE YOU Edwyn Collins

71 ( NEW ) THE TWELFTH OF NEVER Elvis Presley

72 ( 72 ) NO MORE ‘I LOVE YOU’S Annie Lennox

73 ( NEW ) MISS SARAJEVO The Passengers

74 ( NEW ) ELECTRIC TRAIN Squeeze

75 ( 64 ) ON THE BIBLE Deuce

playlist oldies

1 BABY I KNOW The Rubettes

2 YOU’RE THE REASON WHY The Rubettes

3 THEME FROM “THE MUNSTERS” Original Soundtrack

4 THEME FROM THE BATMAN AND ROBIN ADVENTURES Original Soundtrack

12th November 1995

It's a new entry at 1 in an otherwise quite chart week, as Michael Jackson bangs in with the epic Earth Song, spear-headed by the stunning Environmental promo video, underlining how humans are decimating the planet. Yes, it's overtly emotional and political - but it's entirely right, and it had my instant approval, and love. I have no time for anyone slagging it off for trying to make a point while they stand by and do nothing. Put up or shut up. By this time I'd already had 25 years of politicians ignoring environmentalists, and now there's another 30 years more on top and things get worse by the year. It seems at least a million UK people agreed with me by the new year, as sales of the single went through the roof, where the over-priced new album/hits album combo didn't. Michael Jackson's instant 12th solo number one, plus another 3 with the Jacksons.

This all bad news for Oasis who are denied getting a second number one with Wonderwall up to 2, future anthem of many a karaoke bar. Whatever was the first, but Saint Etienne grab another top 10, and UB40 an unexpected 15th year of top 10's with Until My Dying Day. Back in at 14 15 years later, Hungry Heart out-peaks its original run for Bruce Springsteen, but not by much, and Definition Of Sound had a good new entry with Pass The Vibes at 47, one ahead a Sentimental Deborah Cox, smooth r'n'b, but behind a New Age song at 26 from Sacred Spirit, Wishes Of Happiness And Prosperity, devoted to getting legal rights redress to Native Americans, and using traditional music sounds. I liked it. That just leaves The Original having a follow-up dance banger at 65.

1 ( NEW ) EARTH SONG Michael Jackson

2 ( 15 ) WONDERWALL Oasis

3 ( 7 ) MISSING (TODD TERRY REMIX) Everything But The Girl

4 ( 8 ) THEME FROM “PEOPLE’S CENTURY” Zbignieuw Preisner

5 ( 3 ) YOU’LL SEE Madonna

6 ( 1 ) GANGSTA’S PARADISE Coolio featuring LV

7 ( 4 ) EVERYBODY SAY EVERYBODY DO Let Loose

8 ( 11 ) HE’S ON THE PHONE Saint Etienne

9 ( 18 ) UNTIL MY DYING DAY UB40

10 ( 2 ) WHEN LOVE AND HATE COLLIDE Def Leppard

11 ( 9 ) I’D LIE FOR YOU (AND THAT’S THE TRUTH) Meat Loaf

12 ( 5 ) HAND IN MY POCKET Alanis Morissette

13 ( 14 ) LUCKY LOVE Ace Of Base

14 ( NEW ) HUNGRY HEART Bruce Springsteen

15 ( 16 ) DIGGIN’ ON YOU TLC

16 ( 12 ) FANTASY Mariah Carey

17 ( 17 ) GOLDENEYE Tina Turner

18 ( 10 ) FAIRGROUND Simply Red

19 ( 32 ) THE POWER (OF ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD) D:Ream

20 ( 30 ) HEAVEN FOR EVERYONE Queen

21 ( 6 ) A CHANGE IS GONNA COME/A KIND OF CHRISTMAS CARD Morten Harket

22 ( 53 ) THE UNIVERSAL Blur

23 ( 43 ) UP ON THE ROOF Robson Jerome

24 ( 36 ) DISCO 2000 Pulp

25 ( 13 ) SORTED FOR E’S AND WHIZZ/MISSHAPES Pulp

26 ( NEW ) WISHES OF HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY Sacred Spirit

27 ( 19 ) WALKING IN MEMPHIS Cher

28 ( 21 ) STAYIN’ ALIVE N’Trance

29 ( 45 ) IT’S OH SO QUIET Bjork

30 ( 34 ) LIKE A ROLLING STONE The Rolling Stones

31 ( 20 ) KID (ACOUSTIC) The Pretenders

32 ( 28 ) ALRIGHT Cast

33 ( 37 ) ANYWHERE IS Enya

34 ( 33 ) RUNAWAY/WHEN I THINK OF YOU (REMIX) Janet Jackson

35 ( 35 ) ITCHYCOO PARK M People

36 ( 22 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds

37 ( 24 ) WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue

38 ( 29 ) WATERFALLS TLC

39 ( 26 ) BLESSED Elton John

40 ( 55 ) EXHALE (SHOOP SHOOP) Whitney Houston

41 ( 23 ) LIGHT OF MY LIFE Louise

42 ( 39 ) CAN I TOUCH YOU...THERE Michael Bolton

43 ( 42 ) 74 - ’75 The Connells

44 ( 38 ) U KRAZY KATS PJ & Duncan

45 ( 27 ) WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL Alison Krauss

46 ( 25 ) MISUNDERSTOOD MAN Cliff Richard

47 ( NEW ) PASS THE VIBES Definition Of Sound

48 ( NEW ) SENTIMENTAL Deborah Cox

49 ( 41 ) CAMDEN TOWN Suggs

50 ( 71 ) THE TWELFTH OF NEVER Elvis Presley

51 ( 31 ) WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM Status Quo

52 ( 51 ) I FEEL LOVE ’95 Donna Summer

53 ( 73 ) MISS SARAJEVO The Passengers

54 ( 47 ) UNION CITY BLUE (REMIX) Blondie

55 ( 48 ) DON’T YOU WANT ME (REMIX) Human League

56 ( 66 ) KING OF THE KERB Echobelly

57 ( 52 ) FIND ME Jam & Spoon featuring Plavka

58 ( 58 ) ROCK STEADY Bonnie Raitt & Bryan Adams

59 ( 59 ) THUNDER East 17

60 ( 56 ) HAPPY JUST TO BE WITH YOU Michelle Gayle

61 ( 63 ) DANCING QUEEN/EAGLE Abba

62 ( 62 ) BACK FOR GOOD Take That

63 ( 46 ) SAME THING IN REVERSE Boy George

64 ( 54 ) SUGAR FREE Pauline Henry

65 ( NEW ) B 2 GETHER The Original

66 ( 68 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING The Righteous Brothers

67 ( 74 ) ELECTRIC TRAIN Squeeze

68 ( 61 ) BABY NOW THAT I’VE FOUND YOU Alison Krauss

69 ( 72 ) NO MORE ‘I LOVE YOU’S Annie Lennox

70 ( 70 ) A GIRL LIKE YOU Edwyn Collins

71 ( RE ) BOOMBASTIC Shaggy

72 ( 57 ) HIDEAWAY De’Lacy

73 ( 40 ) AIN’T NOBODY Diana King

74 ( 64 ) POWER OF A WOMAN Eternal

75 ( 75 ) ON THE BIBLE Deuce

playlist of the week

1 PANINARO ’95/ INTO THE NIGHT Pet Shop Boys

2 CHIQUITITA ABBA

3 THEME FROM “THE MUNSTERS” Original Soundtrack

19th November 1995

It's 2 weeks on top for Earth Song, as Everything But The Girl get a late surge to 2 with their classic remix of Missing, for a pretty powerful top 4. Ace Of Base are back on top 10 form, meanwhile, as Lucky Love clicks properly and up to 5 for a 3rd top 10, just ahead of the charity Native American track at 6, and Enya also grabbing her 3rd solo top 10 with Anywhere Is. Tina Turner meanwhile takes her Bond theme to 8 for a top 10 run of 22 years since Nutbush City Limits became her one and only chart-topper, with the Ex. Bjork, meanwhile, in a very hectic top 10, grabs a quiet 3rd top 10 in the same week she grabs a 4th top 10 30 years later.

Highest new entry is an acoustic version of The Pretenders 1983 Christmas goodie 2000 Miles, at 27, Prince has a Gold record out at 32, and one of his better efforts of late, while Skee-Lo debuts with a catchy, quirky goodie I Wish at 38. Still fun that one. Norman Cook is second only to Jonathan King in the number of aliases he has charted with, this time it's Pizzaman, having a slice of Happiness at 41. Annie Lennox does Something So Right at 45 - she's covered Paul Simon!

Ant & Dec havent yet switched to their real names, but keep the surprsingly long run of hits coming with Perfect at 50, for them a real slowdown in tempo, and quite nice. I think if anyone ever played their hits (as if!) they might be surprised at the variety. That and the light vocals. Down lower end, Crystal Waters is Relax-ing, not Frankie Goes To Hollywood, at 56, Oleta Adams is resorting to a remix for Rhythm Of Life, and Frankie Knuckles is housing it up with Adeva on What Do You Want From Me at 65.

Others: Happy Clappers, I Believe are at 67, Therapy think about Diane, 68, neither of which I recall, Bon Jovi Lie To Me at 71, and ditto, while Sean MaGuire covers The Real Thing needlessly at 75. The Beautiful South and Erasure both pop up with new tracks that aren't generally remembered these days, Pretenders To The Throne, and Fingers And Thumbs. I will play them again if they get near the top end of my chart - at this point I don't know!

1 ( 1 ) EARTH SONG Michael Jackson

2 ( 3 ) MISSING (TODD TERRY REMIX) Everything But The Girl

3 ( 2 ) WONDERWALL Oasis

4 ( 4 ) THEME FROM “PEOPLE’S CENTURY” Zbignieuw Preisner

5 ( 13 ) LUCKY LOVE Ace Of Base

6 ( 26 ) WISHES OF HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY Sacred Spirit

7 ( 33 ) ANYWHERE IS Enya

8 ( 17 ) GOLDENEYE Tina Turner

9 ( 29 ) IT’S OH SO QUIET Bjork

10 ( 5 ) YOU’LL SEE Madonna

11 ( 6 ) GANGSTA’S PARADISE Coolio featuring LV

12 ( 22 ) THE UNIVERSAL Blur

13 ( 11 ) I’D LIE FOR YOU (AND THAT’S THE TRUTH) Meat Loaf

14 ( 15 ) DIGGIN’ ON YOU TLC

15 ( 8 ) HE’S ON THE PHONE Saint Etienne

16 ( 14 ) HUNGRY HEART Bruce Springsteen

17 ( 9 ) UNTIL MY DYING DAY UB40

18 ( 10 ) WHEN LOVE AND HATE COLLIDE Def Leppard

19 ( 12 ) HAND IN MY POCKET Alanis Morissette

20 ( 7 ) EVERYBODY SAY EVERYBODY DO Let Loose

21 ( 32 ) ALRIGHT Cast

22 ( 16 ) FANTASY Mariah Carey

23 ( 23 ) UP ON THE ROOF Robson Jerome

24 ( 24 ) DISCO 2000 Pulp

25 ( 18 ) FAIRGROUND Simply Red

26 ( 20 ) HEAVEN FOR EVERYONE Queen

27 ( NEW ) 2000 MILES (ACOUSTIC) The Pretenders

28 ( 28 ) STAYIN’ ALIVE N’Trance

29 ( 47 ) PASS THE VIBES Definition Of Sound

30 ( 19 ) THE POWER (OF ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD) D:Ream

31 ( 27 ) WALKING IN MEMPHIS Cher

32 ( NEW ) GOLD Prince

33 ( 21 ) A CHANGE IS GONNA COME/A KIND OF CHRISTMAS CARD Morten Harket

34 ( 35 ) ITCHYCOO PARK M People

35 ( 48 ) SENTIMENTAL Deborah Cox

36 ( 34 ) RUNAWAY/WHEN I THINK OF YOU (REMIX) Janet Jackson

37 ( 40 ) EXHALE (SHOOP SHOOP) Whitney Houston

38 ( NEW ) I WISH Skee-Lo

39 ( 36 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds

40 ( 25 ) SORTED FOR E’S AND WHIZZ/MISSHAPES Pulp

41 ( NEW ) HAPPINESS Pizzaman featuring Norman Cook

42 ( 38 ) WATERFALLS TLC

43 ( 37 ) WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue

44 ( 31 ) KID (ACOUSTIC) The Pretenders

45 ( NEW ) SOMETHING SO RIGHT Annie Lennox

46 ( 43 ) 74 - ’75 The Connells

47 ( 30 ) LIKE A ROLLING STONE The Rolling Stones

48 ( 42 ) CAN I TOUCH YOU...THERE Michael Bolton

49 ( 41 ) LIGHT OF MY LIFE Louise

50 ( NEW ) PERFECT PJ & Duncan

51 ( 65 ) B 2 GETHER The Original

52 ( 52 ) I FEEL LOVE ’95 Donna Summer

53 ( 53 ) MISS SARAJEVO The Passengers

54 ( 49 ) CAMDEN TOWN Suggs

55 ( 55 ) DON’T YOU WANT ME (REMIX) Human League

56 ( NEW ) RELAX Crystal Waters

57 ( 73 ) AIN’T NOBODY Diana King

58 ( 45 ) WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL Alison Krauss

59 ( 71 ) BOOMBASTIC Shaggy

60 ( 44 ) U KRAZY KATS PJ & Duncan

61 ( 61 ) DANCING QUEEN/EAGLE Abba

62 ( 62 ) BACK FOR GOOD Take That

63 ( 60 ) HAPPY JUST TO BE WITH YOU Michelle Gayle

64 ( NEW ) RHYTHM OF LIFE (REMIX) Oleta Adams

65 ( NEW ) WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME Frankie Knuckles & Adeva

66 ( 66 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING The Righteous Brothers

67 ( NEW ) I BELIEVE The Happy Clappers

68 ( NEW ) DIANE Therapy

69 ( 69 ) NO MORE ‘I LOVE YOU’S Annie Lennox

70 ( 70 ) A GIRL LIKE YOU Edwyn Collins

71 ( NEW ) LIE TO ME Bon Jovi

72 ( NEW ) PRETENDERS TO THE THRONE The Beautiful South

73 ( NEW ) FINGERS AND THUMBS (COLD SUMMER’S DAY) Erasure

74 ( 54 ) UNION CITY BLUE (REMIX) Blondie

75 ( NEW ) YOU TO ME ARE EVERYTHING Sean MaGuire

playlist

1 GOD ONLY KNOWS The Beach Boys

2 HONEY I’M LOST The Dooleys

3 HOW TO FALL IN LOVE PART 1 The Bee Gees

26th November 1995

It's hectic at the top end as Earth Song gets 3 weeks on top and holds off an event - the first official Beatles single in 25 years. Free As A Bird was a cassette demo Yoko Ono gave to the fabs, along with Real Love and Now And Then, songs of John Lennon that weren't developed by the time of his murder in 1980, and together with mate Jeff Lynne they came up with 3 minor gems (eventually). The first two to appear on editions of double album Anthology series of 3 album releases featuring rare and alternative takes on catalogue Beatles stuff tarted up a bit. Free As A Bird had a nostalgic video, state of the art, and was promo'd to radio ahead of Anthology 1, with no single release to boost album sales week one. This was a bad mistake as it must have lost a lot of sales to the single when it came out week 2 or 3 and peaked at 2 in the chart instead of 1. That annoyed me, even if it was held off here by Earth Song as well! Real Love meanwhile pops in unofficially at 76 months ahead of its release on Anthology 2. Anthology 4 will be out in 2025 soon, with the revamped AI versions of John's vocal on these two tracks, and their 2023 chart-topper which has already been AI'd for crisper vocals.

Blur are up to 5, unlucky to get blocked with big releases, and Definition Of Sound also slot into the top 10 nicely. Lower down, Tina Arena covers Maria McKee, Roxette remix 1989's The Look, and fellow Scandi-pop The Wannadies return with Might Be Stars at 38. Jam & Spoon follow-up their top 10 with Angel for a spot of dance. at 40. Celine Dion is Misled at 47 - or as I pronounced it before I knew how to pronounce it in the early 70's: Myzulled. On the Country Music video channel Emmylou Harris' new album (which is great) Wrecking Ball debuts the title track (a Neil Young song) at 51 - Daniel Lanois of U2 fame produced, and as it wasnt available as a single I bought the album eventually, in Florida.

Simply Red are Remembering The First Time at 58, but I can only vaguely remember this song, no doubt pleasant as usual, Black Grape reference a 60's movie, Kelly's Heroes, Diana Ross claims she's gone, but she isn't, Boom Shake The Room gets a belated remix for no reason, and The Beatles take over my playlist. Quite right too.

1 ( 1 ) EARTH SONG Michael Jackson

2 ( NEW ) FREE AS A BIRD The Beatles

3 ( 3 ) WONDERWALL Oasis

4 ( 2 ) MISSING (TODD TERRY REMIX) Everything But The Girl

5 ( 12 ) THE UNIVERSAL Blur

6 ( 4 ) THEME FROM “PEOPLE’S CENTURY” Zbignieuw Preisner

7 ( 7 ) ANYWHERE IS Enya

8 ( 29 ) PASS THE VIBES Definition Of Sound

9 ( 5 ) LUCKY LOVE Ace Of Base

10 ( 8 ) GOLDENEYE Tina Turner

11 ( 9 ) IT’S OH SO QUIET Bjork

12 ( 32 ) GOLD Prince

13 ( 10 ) YOU’LL SEE Madonna

14 ( 11 ) GANGSTA’S PARADISE Coolio featuring LV

15 ( 6 ) WISHES OF HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY Sacred Spirit

16 ( 17 ) UNTIL MY DYING DAY UB40

17 ( 14 ) DIGGIN’ ON YOU TLC

18 ( 15 ) HE’S ON THE PHONE Saint Etienne

19 ( 41 ) HAPPINESS Pizzaman featuring Norman Cook

20 ( 50 ) PERFECT PJ & Duncan

21 ( 24 ) DISCO 2000 Pulp

22 ( 16 ) HUNGRY HEART Bruce Springsteen

23 ( 13 ) I’D LIE FOR YOU (AND THAT’S THE TRUTH) Meat Loaf

24 ( 45 ) SOMETHING SO RIGHT Annie Lennox

25 ( 21 ) ALRIGHT Cast

26 ( 19 ) HAND IN MY POCKET Alanis Morissette

27 ( 18 ) WHEN LOVE AND HATE COLLIDE Def Leppard

28 ( NEW ) SHOW ME HEAVEN Tina Arena

29 ( 25 ) FAIRGROUND Simply Red

30 ( 22 ) FANTASY Mariah Carey

31 ( 20 ) EVERYBODY SAY EVERYBODY DO Let Loose

32 ( 34 ) ITCHYCOO PARK M People

33 ( 23 ) UP ON THE ROOF/ I BELIEVE Robson Jerome

34 ( 28 ) STAYIN’ ALIVE N’Trance

35 ( NEW ) THE LOOK ’95 Roxette

36 ( 38 ) I WISH Skee-Lo

37 ( 27 ) 2000 MILES (ACOUSTIC) The Pretenders

38 ( NEW ) MIGHT BE STARS The Wannadies

39 ( 26 ) HEAVEN FOR EVERYONE Queen

40 ( NEW ) ANGEL Jam & Spoon

41 ( 33 ) A CHANGE IS GONNA COME/A KIND OF CHRISTMAS CARD Morten Harket

42 ( 37 ) EXHALE (SHOOP SHOOP) Whitney Houston

43 ( 53 ) MISS SARAJEVO The Passengers

44 ( 36 ) RUNAWAY/WHEN I THINK OF YOU (REMIX) Janet Jackson

45 ( 31 ) WALKING IN MEMPHIS Cher

46 ( 40 ) SORTED FOR E’S AND WHIZZ/MISSHAPES Pulp

47 ( NEW ) MISLED Celine Dion

48 ( 42 ) WATERFALLS TLC

49 ( 39 ) LUCKY YOU The Lightning Seeds

50 ( 72 ) PRETENDERS TO THE THRONE The Beautiful South

51 ( NEW ) WRECKING BALL Emmylou Harris

52 ( 65 ) WHADDYA YOU WANT FROM ME Frankie Knuckles & Adeva

53 ( 30 ) THE POWER (OF ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD) D:Ream

54 ( 43 ) WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue

55 ( 46 ) 74 - ’75 The Connells

56 ( 52 ) I FEEL LOVE ’95 Donna Summer

57 ( 35 ) SENTIMENTAL Deborah Cox

58 ( NEW ) REMEMBERING THE FIRST TIME Simply Red

59 ( 48 ) CAN I TOUCH YOU...THERE Michael Bolton

60 ( 64 ) RHYTHM OF LIFE (REMIX) Oleta Adams

61 ( 44 ) KID (ACOUSTIC) The Pretenders

62 ( 61 ) DANCING QUEEN/EAGLE Abba

63 ( 71 ) LIE TO ME Bon Jovi

64 ( 62 ) BACK FOR GOOD Take That

65 ( 73 ) FINGERS AND THUMBS (COLD SUMMER’S DAY) Erasure

66 ( 66 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING The Righteous Brothers

67 ( 63 ) HAPPY JUST TO BE WITH YOU Michelle Gayle

68 ( 56 ) RELAX Crystal Waters

69 ( NEW ) KELLY’S HEROES Black Grape

70 ( 69 ) NO MORE ‘I LOVE YOU’S Annie Lennox

71 ( 70 ) A GIRL LIKE YOU Edwyn Collins

72 ( 55 ) DON’T YOU WANT ME (REMIX) Human League

73 ( 60 ) U KRAZY KATS PJ & Duncan

74 ( NEW ) I’M GONE Diana Ross

75 ( NEW ) BOOM SHAKE THE ROOM ’95 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

76 ( NEW ) REAL LOVE The Beatles

playlist

1 REAL LOVE The Beatles

2 THE RUNNER The Three Degrees

3 TICKET TO RIDE The Beatles

4 NOWHERE MAN The Beatles

Late 1995 charts always will remind me about one lady, who had both Oasis and Robson & Jerome at # 1 for five weeks (three weeks for Wonderful, two weeks for I Believe). She had very interesting music taste, loved oldies (Elvis, Cliff, Engelbert), but also Oasis, Divine Comedy and some boybands Westlife, Boyzone, Take That.

Earth Song is the best MJ single.

Edited November 23, 2025Nov 23 by Last Dreamer

3rd December 1995

It's December and Michael Jackson's Earth Song is still holding off The Beatles "comeback" single, Oasis' Wonderwall and Blur's The Universal for one very epic top 4, while The Beatles next single gets an airing on Anthology and radio, allowing Real Love a quick entry at 76 as it wasnt eligible for the top 75 chart rules of the time. Silly me. Utah Saints meanwhile do a Crazy Horses remix for a 3rd chart run for the 23-year-old classic poprock environmental single. In at 7, as Prince gets a post-squiggle/symbol top 10 with Gold for a 13th year in a row. PJ & Duncan amaze me as they continue to drop decent little (and forgotten) varied singles, Perfect, the latest is up to 10. I must be one of the few people who preferred their pop star career to beloved variety entertainer hosts.

Oh, no! I can only apologise as Robson Jerome climb into the top 20 as I do love Up On The Roof, the song, if not their version. But they don't ruin it. Meanwhile Ali Campbell gives his little daughter a brief pop star outing on their version of the Frank & Nancy Sinatra classic, Something Stupid. In at 39, again cos I love the song, a chart-topper for me as it would have done in 1967 when I was a kiddie too. Scream is back for a 3rd chart run of the year, but I'll join them all together for a chart year-end. The Cardigans debut at 47 with Carnival, one I'd forgotten but it's quite pleasant and sets up big hits in the future.

David Bowie also drops in with a minor track that rings no bell, Strangers When We Meet - again it's quite pleasant, but wouldn't sound too out of place from Never Let You Down circa 1987. Janet Jackson has another recent entry as well as Scream , as her Luther Vandross smash has been remixed for another big chart run. One would have done on the whole though. Time for some cover versions: Mike Flowers Pops do Oasis, and it's rather fun, taking the piss and truning it into a mock 60's Easy Listening bit of fluff. Amusing.Paul Weller meanwhile tackles John Lennon's popular Beatles classic with some mates, Come Together, new at 68, lower than Boyzone doing Cat Steven's never-a-hit Father And Son for a huge UK smash. I remain less enamoured than most.

Down the bottom-end, Garbage, with Scotland's Shirley Mansun on vocals and a Nirvana link behind the scenes turn out to be a great 90's band, but Queer is in at a lowly 72 for now. Van Morrison, meanwhile tends to have lesser hits, if any, in my charts, but he sneaks in at 73 with No Religion, just ahead of a sweet duet between Cliff and Olivia, making it 3 decades of singing get-togethers since Livvie used to turn up on Cliff's TV shows, not to mention have Cliff's old mucker from The Shadows helping with songs for her. Michael Bolton has A Love So Beautiful at 75, covering Roy Orbison's fab ballad from his final album, written by Roy & ELO's Jeff Lynne. I'd stick with the original, but this isn't awful.

1 ( 1 ) EARTH SONG Michael Jackson

2 ( 2 ) FREE AS A BIRD The Beatles

3 ( 3 ) WONDERWALL Oasis

4 ( 5 ) THE UNIVERSAL Blur

5 ( 8 ) PASS THE VIBES Definition Of Sound

6 ( 4 ) MISSING (TODD TERRY REMIX) Everything But The Girl

7 ( NEW ) CRAZY HORSES (UTAH SAINTS REMIX) The Osmonds

8 ( 12 ) GOLD Prince

9 ( 9 ) LUCKY LOVE Ace Of Base

10 ( 20 ) PERFECT PJ & Duncan

11 ( 15 ) WISHES OF HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY Sacred Spirit

12 ( 11 ) IT’S OH SO QUIET Bjork

13 ( 7 ) ANYWHERE IS Enya

14 ( 6 ) THEME FROM “PEOPLE’S CENTURY” Zbignieuw Preisner

15 ( 33 ) UP ON THE ROOF/ I BELIEVE Robson Jerome

16 ( 24 ) SOMETHING SO RIGHT Annie Lennox featuring Paul Simon

17 ( 10 ) GOLDENEYE Tina Turner

18 ( 28 ) SHOW ME HEAVEN Tina Arena

19 ( 21 ) DISCO 2000 Pulp

20 ( 16 ) UNTIL MY DYING DAY UB40

21 ( 14 ) GANGSTA’S PARADISE Coolio featuring LV

22 ( 36 ) I WISH Skee-Lo

23 ( 13 ) YOU’LL SEE Madonna

24 ( 18 ) HE’S ON THE PHONE Saint Etienne

25 ( 25 ) ALRIGHT Cast

26 ( 32 ) ITCHYCOO PARK M People

27 ( 19 ) HAPPINESS Pizzaman featuring Norman Cook

28 ( 26 ) HAND IN MY POCKET Alanis Morissette

29 ( 17 ) DIGGIN’ ON YOU TLC

30 ( 30 ) FANTASY Mariah Carey

31 ( 65 ) FINGERS AND THUMBS (COLD SUMMER’S DAY) Erasure

32 ( 22 ) HUNGRY HEART Bruce Springsteen

33 ( 23 ) I’D LIE FOR YOU (AND THAT’S THE TRUTH) Meat Loaf

34 ( 34 ) STAYIN’ ALIVE N’Trance

35 ( 35 ) THE LOOK ’95 Roxette

36 ( 29 ) FAIRGROUND Simply Red

37 ( 27 ) WHEN LOVE AND HATE COLLIDE Def Leppard

38 ( 69 ) KELLY’S HEROES Black Grape

39 ( NEW ) SOMETHING STUPID Ali & Kibibi Campbell

40 ( 43 ) MISS SARAJEVO The Passengers

41 ( 47 ) MISLED Celine Dion

42 ( 58 ) REMEMBERING THE FIRST TIME Simply Red

43 ( 31 ) EVERYBODY SAY EVERYBODY DO Let Loose

44 ( 39 ) HEAVEN FOR EVERYONE Queen

45 ( 37 ) 2000 MILES (ACOUSTIC) The Pretenders

46 ( NEW ) SCREAM Janet Jackson & Michael Jackson

47 ( NEW ) CARNIVAL The Cardigans

48 ( 48 ) WATERFALLS TLC

49 ( 63 ) LIE TO ME Bon Jovi

50 ( 38 ) MIGHT BE STARS The Wannadies

51 ( 41 ) A CHANGE IS GONNA COME/A KIND OF CHRISTMAS CARD Morten Harket

52 ( 44 ) RUNAWAY/WHEN I THINK OF YOU (REMIX) Janet Jackson

53 ( 46 ) SORTED FOR E’S AND WHIZZ/MISSHAPES Pulp

54 ( 54 ) WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue

55 ( 40 ) ANGEL Jam & Spoon

56 ( 56 ) I FEEL LOVE ’95 Donna Summer

57 ( 42 ) EXHALE (SHOOP SHOOP) Whitney Houston

58 ( NEW ) STRANGERS WHEN WE MEET David Bowie

59 ( 59 ) CAN I TOUCH YOU...THERE Michael Bolton

60 ( NEW ) BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE (REMIX) Janet Jackson & Luther vandross

61 ( 50 ) PRETENDERS TO THE THRONE The Beautiful South

62 ( 45 ) WALKING IN MEMPHIS Cher

63 ( 62 ) DANCING QUEEN/EAGLE Abba

64 ( NEW ) WONDERWALL The Mike Flowers Pops

65 ( NEW ) FATHER AND SON Boyzone

66 ( 66 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING The Righteous Brothers

67 ( 64 ) BACK FOR GOOD Take That

68 ( NEW ) COME TOGETHER The Smokin’ Mojo Filters featuring Paul Weller

69 ( 55 ) 74 - ’75 The Connells

70 ( 67 ) HAPPY JUST TO BE WITH YOU Michelle Gayle

71 ( 70 ) NO MORE ‘I LOVE YOU’S Annie Lennox

72 ( NEW ) QUEER Garbage

73 ( NEW ) NO RELIGION Van Morrison

74 ( NEW ) HAD TO BE Cliff Richard & Olivia Newton-John

75 ( NEW ) A LOVE SO BEAUTIFUL Michael Bolton

76 ( NEW ) REAL LOVE The Beatles

playlist oldies

1 REAL LOVE The Beatles

2 HALLELUJAH Milk & Honey

3 KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU ABBA

10th December 1995

It's 4 weeks on top for Earth Song as Oasis give up trying to catch Jacko, but Robson Jerome take a classic song to 5 - Up On The Roof, Goffin/King 60's gem, and Jerome will one day turn up in Game Of Thrones, so all is forgiven. New entries staright into the top 10 for Bel Canto, and the banging dance track We'Ve Got To Work It Out, never the bigger hit it should have been, and Marc Almond is still getting top 10's 14 years on from Tainted Love and his Trevor Horn resurgence. Child Star wasn't a hit, sadly, but it was good!

Mary J. Blige makes it two Carole King classic songs in the chart, as she dares to go where Aretha Franklin has already been - covering Natural Woman! New in at 17, bosh! Gary Glitter is on tour with Suzi Quatro, and bungs out an old classic instead of a fairly mundane newie this year, Hello Hello went top 3 in 1973, and is back at 32. The Lighthouse Family are Lifted at 34, the easy-listening radio-friendly regular suggests Lightweight Family might have been a better name.

Mayte is a Prince protege, so expect one hit and nothing much else, judging by previous, If Eye Love U Tonight, Oasis say Whatever, as they bounce back in again, Robert Palmer goes where Bruce Willis has gone before - covering The Staple Singers - and Bonnie Tyler goes where Air Supply have gone before - recording a Jim Steinman song from 1980. Be afraid: Maria Carey has joined with BoyzII men with a dastardly plan to stay on top of the US charts for most of 1996. They do, too, having lonooong previous runs. Finally, menswear, Morrissey and Eternal don't sparkle too much, the latter two being one-week wonders (for now).

1 ( 1 ) EARTH SONG Michael Jackson

2 ( 2 ) FREE AS A BIRD The Beatles

3 ( 4 ) THE UNIVERSAL Blur

4 ( 5 ) PASS THE VIBES Definition Of Sound

5 ( 15 ) UP ON THE ROOF/ I BELIEVE Robson Jerome

6 ( 6 ) MISSING (TODD TERRY REMIX) Everything But The Girl

7 ( 3 ) WONDERWALL Oasis

8 ( NEW ) WE’VE GOT TO WORK IT OUT Bel Canto

9 ( 10 ) PERFECT PJ & Duncan

10 ( NEW ) CHILD STAR Marc Almond

11 ( 8 ) GOLD Prince

12 ( 9 ) LUCKY LOVE Ace Of Base

13 ( 12 ) IT’S OH SO QUIET Bjork

14 ( 7 ) CRAZY HORSES (UTAH SAINTS REMIX) The Osmonds

15 ( 19 ) DISCO 2000 Pulp

16 ( 13 ) ANYWHERE IS Enya

17 ( NEW ) YOU MAKE ME FEEL (LIKE A NATURAL WOMAN) Mary J. Blige

18 ( 31 ) FINGERS AND THUMBS (COLD SUMMER’S DAY) Erasure

19 ( 22 ) I WISH Skee-Lo

20 ( 11 ) WISHES OF HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY Sacred Spirit

21 ( 18 ) SHOW ME HEAVEN Tina Arena

22 ( 40 ) MISS SARAJEVO The Passengers

23 ( 25 ) ALRIGHT Cast

24 ( 74 ) HAD TO BE Cliff Richard & Olivia Newton-John

25 ( 14 ) THEME FROM “PEOPLE’S CENTURY” Zbignieuw Preisner

26 ( 24 ) HE’S ON THE PHONE Saint Etienne

27 ( 21 ) GANGSTA’S PARADISE Coolio featuring LV

28 ( 23 ) YOU’LL SEE Madonna

29 ( 16 ) SOMETHING SO RIGHT Annie Lennox featuring Paul Simon

30 ( 50 ) MIGHT BE STARS The Wannadies

31 ( 17 ) GOLDENEYE Tina Turner

32 ( NEW ) HELLO HELLO (I’M BACK AGAIN) Gary Glitter

33 ( 20 ) UNTIL MY DYING DAY UB40

34 ( NEW ) LIFTED The Lighthouse Family

35 ( NEW ) IF EYE LOVE U TONIGHT Mayte

36 ( 49 ) LIE TO ME Bon Jovi

37 ( 41 ) MISLED Celine Dion

38 ( 28 ) HAND IN MY POCKET Alanis Morissette

39 ( 30 ) FANTASY Mariah Carey

40 ( 42 ) REMEMBERING THE FIRST TIME Simply Red

41 ( 26 ) ITCHYCOO PARK M People

42 ( 27 ) HAPPINESS Pizzaman featuring Norman Cook

43 ( 38 ) KELLY’S HEROES Black Grape

44 ( 34 ) STAYIN’ ALIVE N’Trance

45 ( 36 ) FAIRGROUND Simply Red

46 ( 33 ) I’D LIE FOR YOU (AND THAT’S THE TRUTH) Meat Loaf

47 ( NEW ) WHATEVER Oasis

48 ( 60 ) BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE (REMIX) Janet Jackson & Luther vandross

49 ( NEW ) SHE’S ALL ON MY MIND Wet Wet Wet

50 ( 37 ) WHEN LOVE AND HATE COLLIDE Def Leppard

51 ( 39 ) SOMETHING STUPID Ali & Kibibi Campbell

52 ( 32 ) HUNGRY HEART Bruce Springsteen

53 ( RE ) SENTIMENTAL Deborah Cox

54 ( NEW ) MAKING LOVE (OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL) Bonnie Tyler

55 ( 48 ) WATERFALLS TLC

56 ( 51 ) A CHANGE IS GONNA COME/A KIND OF CHRISTMAS CARD Morten Harket

57 ( NEW ) RESPECT YOURSELF Robert Palmer

58 ( 64 ) WONDERWALL The Mike Flowers Pops

59 ( 29 ) DIGGIN’ ON YOU TLC

60 ( 65 ) FATHER AND SON Boyzone

61 ( 56 ) I FEEL LOVE ’95 Donna Summer

62 ( 35 ) THE LOOK ’95 Roxette

63 ( NEW ) ONE SWEET DAY Mariah Carey & BoyzIIMen

64 ( 63 ) DANCING QUEEN/EAGLE Abba

65 ( 68 ) COME TOGETHER The Smokin’ Mojo Filters featuring Paul Weller

66 ( 72 ) QUEER Garbage

67 ( 66 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING The Righteous Brothers

68 ( 59 ) CAN I TOUCH YOU...THERE Michael Bolton

69 ( 54 ) WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue

70 ( NEW ) SLEEPING IN Menswear

71 ( 46 ) SCREAM Janet Jackson & Michael Jackson

72 ( 52 ) RUNAWAY/WHEN I THINK OF YOU (REMIX) Janet Jackson

73 ( 71 ) NO MORE ‘I LOVE YOU’S Annie Lennox

74 ( NEW ) BOY RACER Morrissey

75 ( NEW ) I AM BLESSED Eternal

playlist of the week

1 7 Prince

2 PANINARO Pet Shop Boys

3 CAN’T BUY ME LOVE The Beatles

17th December 1995

It's nearly Christmas and The Beatles finally get to the top spot, helped by the fab nostalgic video, Free As A Bird becoming their first "new" material to top since 1970, though many oldies had done it along the way, including most singles since Eleanor Rigby and a couple of earlier ones. Cher sets up a stall for 1996 as her wonderful One By One debuts at 7, great song and Cher is singing out of her usual range, which gives it a lot more emotion and impact. Meanwhile I buy the CD version of Hungry Heart in the bargain bins and it leaps back up to a new peak of 8 for Springsteen 15 years late. Pulp make it 3 out 3 top 10's with Disco 2000.

George Michael previews his forthcoming single for the new year, Jesus To A Child is a heartbreaking ballad about loss, and enters at 23 after a quiet few years bar live performance singles, Corona get another follow-up to their chart-topper, but I dont recall I Don't Wanna Be A Star! Seal, meanwhile, has a double A, I already have Prayer For The Dying so that takes the lead at 27. Madonna is still bunging out old singles and non-singles, this time it's the rather morose Oh Father, a Like A Prayer track that was a US single, but not a UK single, though it did chart for me, so 2nd time around it's in at 33.

Suggs has a track I've forgotten, The Tune escapes me, ironically, at 40, as LV does his own solo take on Gangsta's Paradise along with new track Throw Your Hands Up, and is rewarded with a number 50. Queen return with another single from their album of leftovers, A Winter's Tale not to be confused with Mike Batt's old song for David Essex, and about as Christmassy as this chart gets, bar Morten Harket's 1994 leftover. The Levellers' Just The One keeps their chart entries onward-facing at 59, while Pauline Henry's ongoing genre-hopping takes in Diana Ross' 1976 disco classic Love Hangover at 69.

1 ( 2 ) FREE AS A BIRD The Beatles

2 ( 1 ) EARTH SONG Michael Jackson

3 ( 3 ) THE UNIVERSAL Blur

4 ( 7 ) WONDERWALL Oasis

5 ( 5 ) UP ON THE ROOF/ I BELIEVE Robson Jerome

6 ( 17 ) YOU MAKE ME FEEL (LIKE A NATURAL WOMAN) Mary J. Blige

7 ( NEW ) ONE BY ONE Cher

8 ( 52 ) HUNGRY HEART Bruce Springsteen

9 ( 15 ) DISCO 2000 Pulp

10 ( 10 ) CHILD STAR Marc Almond

11 ( 4 ) PASS THE VIBES Definition Of Sound

12 ( 6 ) MISSING (TODD TERRY REMIX) Everything But The Girl

13 ( 11 ) GOLD Prince

14 ( 13 ) IT’S OH SO QUIET Bjork

15 ( 8 ) WE’VE GOT TO WORK IT OUT Bel Canto

16 ( 9 ) PERFECT PJ & Duncan

17 ( 24 ) HAD TO BE Cliff Richard & Olivia Newton-John

18 ( 16 ) ANYWHERE IS Enya

19 ( 19 ) I WISH Skee-Lo

20 ( 58 ) WONDERWALL The Mike Flowers Pops

21 ( 12 ) LUCKY LOVE Ace Of Base

22 ( 14 ) CRAZY HORSES (UTAH SAINTS REMIX) The Osmonds

23 ( NEW ) JESUS TO A CHILD George Michael

24 ( 43 ) KELLY’S HEROES Black Grape

25 ( NEW ) I DON’T WANNA BE A STAR Corona

26 ( 18 ) FINGERS AND THUMBS (COLD SUMMER’S DAY) Erasure

27 ( NEW ) PRAYER FOR THE DYING/ DON’T CRY Seal

28 ( 63 ) ONE SWEET DAY Mariah Carey & BoyzIIMen

29 ( 23 ) ALRIGHT Cast

30 ( 48 ) BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE (REMIX) Janet Jackson & Luther vandross

31 ( 20 ) WISHES OF HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY Sacred Spirit

32 ( 32 ) HELLO HELLO (I’M BACK AGAIN) Gary Glitter

33 ( NEW ) OH FATHER Madonna

34 ( 34 ) LIFTED The Lighthouse Family

35 ( 27 ) GANGSTA’S PARADISE Coolio featuring LV

36 ( 70 ) SLEEPING IN Menswear

37 ( 47 ) WHATEVER Oasis

38 ( 49 ) SHE’S ALL ON MY MIND Wet Wet Wet

39 ( 40 ) REMEMBERING THE FIRST TIME Simply Red

40 ( NEW ) THE TUNE Suggs

41 ( 25 ) THEME FROM “PEOPLE’S CENTURY” Zbignieuw Preisner

42 ( 21 ) SHOW ME HEAVEN Tina Arena

43 ( 39 ) FANTASY Mariah Carey

44 ( 26 ) HE’S ON THE PHONE Saint Etienne

45 ( 22 ) MISS SARAJEVO The Passengers

46 ( 31 ) GOLDENEYE Tina Turner

47 ( 30 ) MIGHT BE STARS The Wannadies

48 ( 33 ) UNTIL MY DYING DAY UB40

49 ( 35 ) IF EYE LOVE U TONIGHT Mayte

50 ( NEW ) GANGSTA’S PARADISE/ THROW YOUR HANDS UP LV

51 ( 45 ) FAIRGROUND Simply Red

52 ( 38 ) HAND IN MY POCKET Alanis Morissette

53 ( 28 ) YOU’LL SEE Madonna

54 ( 36 ) LIE TO ME Bon Jovi

55 ( 37 ) MISLED Celine Dion

56 ( NEW ) A WINTER’S TALE Queen

57 ( 44 ) STAYIN’ ALIVE N’Trance

58 ( 29 ) SOMETHING SO RIGHT Annie Lennox featuring Paul Simon

59 ( NEW ) JUST THE ONE The Levellers

60 ( 55 ) WATERFALLS TLC

61 ( 46 ) I’D LIE FOR YOU (AND THAT’S THE TRUTH) Meat Loaf

62 ( 50 ) WHEN LOVE AND HATE COLLIDE Def Leppard

63 ( 61 ) I FEEL LOVE ’95 Donna Summer

64 ( 64 ) DANCING QUEEN/EAGLE Abba

65 ( 65 ) COME TOGETHER The Smokin’ Mojo Filters featuring Paul Weller

66 ( 62 ) THE LOOK ’95 Roxette

67 ( 42 ) HAPPINESS Pizzaman featuring Norman Cook

68 ( 67 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING The Righteous Brothers

69 ( NEW ) LOVE HANGOVER Pauline Henry

70 ( 60 ) FATHER AND SON Boyzone

71 ( 56 ) A CHANGE IS GONNA COME/A KIND OF CHRISTMAS CARD Morten Harket

72 ( 69 ) WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue

73 ( 54 ) MAKING LOVE (OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL) Bonnie Tyler

74 ( NEW ) LUMP Presidents Of The United States Of America

75 ( 73 ) NO MORE ‘I LOVE YOU’S Annie Lennox

playlist

1 SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT Nirvana

2 WITH A SMILE AND A SONG Snow White & The 7 Dwarfs Soundtrack

3 “How To Make Friends And Influence People” LP Terrorvision

I think it's fair to say not many people would include Snow White, Nirvana and Terrorvision's album on an "I most enjoyed oldies and albums this week" list....😮

24th December 1995

It's 2 weeks on top as The Beatles preside over the Christmas chart, with Steve Harley's 1975 classic back for another run, hitting 3 this time, and for the first time in decades 2 songs make my top 10 in 2 different versions: Wonderwall at 5 for Oasis, and Mike Flowers Pops at 8. I'm sure Noel & Liam loved the gag. Two versions of Gangsta's Paradise also join the club lower down.

In a not-very-tinsel-ey chart Dubstar are new at 59 with the good Not So Manic Now, and a tad higher solo act Blair debuts Life, Jimmy Nail sneaks Love into the chart - John Lennon's song had already charted for me - Shaggy drops a lesser-known track at 69, and an actual new christmas track is in at 72 for charity purposes. It has no life beyond the New Year into 1996 anywhere that I'm aware of though.

1 ( 1 ) FREE AS A BIRD The Beatles

2 ( 2 ) EARTH SONG Michael Jackson

3 ( NEW ) MAKE ME SMILE (COME UP AND SEE ME) Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

4 ( 5 ) UP ON THE ROOF/ I BELIEVE Robson Jerome

5 ( 4 ) WONDERWALL Oasis

6 ( 3 ) THE UNIVERSAL Blur

7 ( 7 ) ONE BY ONE Cher

8 ( 20 ) WONDERWALL The Mike Flowers Pops Orchestra

9 ( 6 ) YOU MAKE ME FEEL (LIKE A NATURAL WOMAN) Mary J. Blige

10 ( 10 ) CHILD STAR Marc Almond

11 ( 11 ) PASS THE VIBES Definition Of Sound

12 ( 12 ) MISSING (TODD TERRY REMIX) Everything But The Girl

13 ( 13 ) GOLD Prince

14 ( 9 ) DISCO 2000 Pulp

15 ( 19 ) I WISH Skee-Lo

16 ( 8 ) HUNGRY HEART Bruce Springsteen

17 ( 14 ) IT’S OH SO QUIET Bjork

18 ( 25 ) I DON’T WANNA BE A STAR Corona

19 ( 50 ) GANGSTA’S PARADISE/ THROW YOUR HANDS UP LV

20 ( 18 ) ANYWHERE IS Enya

21 ( 23 ) JESUS TO A CHILD George Michael

22 ( 16 ) PERFECT PJ & Duncan

23 ( 36 ) SLEEPING IN Menswear

24 ( 56 ) A WINTER’S TALE Queen

25 ( 59 ) JUST THE ONE The Levellers

26 ( 33 ) OH FATHER Madonna

27 ( 27 ) PRAYER FOR THE DYING/ DON’T CRY Seal

28 ( 28 ) ONE SWEET DAY Mariah Carey & BoyzIIMen

29 ( 17 ) HAD TO BE Cliff Richard & Olivia Newton-John

30 ( 15 ) WE’VE GOT TO WORK IT OUT Bel Canto

31 ( 21 ) LUCKY LOVE Ace Of Base

32 ( 32 ) HELLO HELLO (I’M BACK AGAIN) Gary Glitter

33 ( 24 ) KELLY’S HEROES Black Grape

34 ( 30 ) BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE (REMIX) Janet Jackson & Luther vandross

35 ( 35 ) GANGSTA’S PARADISE Coolio featuring LV

36 ( 22 ) CRAZY HORSES (UTAH SAINTS REMIX) The Osmonds

37 ( 39 ) REMEMBERING THE FIRST TIME Simply Red

38 ( 29 ) ALRIGHT Cast

39 ( 37 ) WHATEVER Oasis

40 ( 53 ) YOU’LL SEE Madonna

41 ( 26 ) FINGERS AND THUMBS (COLD SUMMER’S DAY) Erasure

42 ( 31 ) WISHES OF HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY Sacred Spirit

43 ( 70 ) FATHER AND SON Boyzone

44 ( 44 ) HE’S ON THE PHONE Saint Etienne

45 ( 38 ) SHE’S ALL ON MY MIND Wet Wet Wet

46 ( 46 ) GOLDENEYE Tina Turner

47 ( 43 ) FANTASY Mariah Carey

48 ( 41 ) THEME FROM “PEOPLE’S CENTURY” Zbignieuw Preisner

49 ( 69 ) LOVE HANGOVER Pauline Henry

50 ( 34 ) LIFTED The Lighthouse Family

51 ( 51 ) FAIRGROUND Simply Red

52 ( 47 ) MIGHT BE STARS The Wannadies

53 ( 45 ) MISS SARAJEVO The Passengers

54 ( 48 ) UNTIL MY DYING DAY UB40

55 ( 49 ) IF EYE LOVE U TONIGHT Mayte

56 ( NEW ) LIFE Blair

57 ( 40 ) THE TUNE Suggs

58 ( 60 ) WATERFALLS TLC

59 ( NEW ) NOT SO MANIC NOW Dubstar

60 ( 42 ) SHOW ME HEAVEN Tina Arena

61 ( 57 ) STAYIN’ ALIVE N’Trance

62 ( 52 ) HAND IN MY POCKET Alanis Morissette

63 ( 63 ) I FEEL LOVE ’95 Donna Summer

64 ( 64 ) DANCING QUEEN/EAGLE Abba

65 ( 65 ) COME TOGETHER The Smokin’ Mojo Filters featuring Paul Weller

66 ( 62 ) WHEN LOVE AND HATE COLLIDE Def Leppard

67 ( 61 ) I’D LIE FOR YOU (AND THAT’S THE TRUTH) Meat Loaf

68 ( 68 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING The Righteous Brothers

69 ( NEW ) WHY YOU TREAT ME SO BAD Shaggy

70 ( RE ) I AM BLESSED Eternal

71 ( 71 ) A CHANGE IS GONNA COME/A KIND OF CHRISTMAS CARD Morten Harket

72 ( NEW ) THE GIFT OF CHRISTMAS The Childliners

73 ( 72 ) WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue

74 ( NEW ) LOVE Jimmy Nail

75 ( 75 ) NO MORE ‘I LOVE YOU’S Annie Lennox

playlist Madness, Suzi Quatro & Gary Glitter Live at the Bournemouth

International Centre

1 Devil Gate Drive Suzi Quatro

2 If You Can’t Give Me Love Suzi Quatro

3 Stumblin’ In Suzi Quatro

4 It Must Be Love Madness

5 Wings Of A Dove Madness

6 One Step Beyond Madness

7 Rock & Roll Parts 1 & 2 Gary Glitter

8 Oh Yes You’re Beautiful Gary Glitter

9 Embarrassment Madness

10 Can The Can Suzi Quatro

2 gigs this week, a spliff-filled Madness gig of men of a certain age po-going, and a Glam Rock Christmas annual goodtime with Gary Glitter guaranteeing a great night out. Suzi Quatro on support, though, had my seal of approval in my list of the best tracks those nights as best of the 3. I have my ticket for 2026's tour for Suzi now in her 70's. Mr Gadd these days can never guarantee he will be available free from His Majesty's Pleasure and in those days his exaggerated ego on stage was getting ever-more comical to watch.