December 7, 20177 yr Yessss Bob (though I did kinda prefer his cover of Mambo No.5) *. I'm pretty sure my parents bought that, I know that was all I heard at the time! That top 5 (Westlife aside, which I have never heard but I assume is the same old shit) are all quite iconic actually, albeit in quite different ways!
December 8, 20177 yr Shows you how big dance was back then with a dance song entering as high as #6 on the Christmas chart and also another dance tune just outside the top 10. No Good 4 Me is a brilliant track I especially like the wobbly bassline although I prefer The Prodigy song No Good (Start the Dance) that sampled the same line from the 1987 song Kelly Charles - You're No Good for Me. I do prefer No Good 4 Me to Bound 4 Da Reload I think. Edited December 8, 20177 yr by Snow❄Diploughmat
December 8, 20177 yr Author Day 7: 2002 In a race for #1 between the two groups manufactured on 'Popstars: The Rivals' quality came out on top with Girls Aloud claiming their first #1 whilst we wouldn't see much more of One True Voice. Also entering the top 10 is a dance banger from Love Inc - 'You're A Superstar' at #7, and Avril Lavigne with 'Sk8er Boi' at #9 (it did end up peaking at #8, goals). Both of those as well as 'Sound Of The Underground' I all loved at the time and they're still great now especially Love Inc. Also at #3 are the iconic Cheeky Girls with childhood anthem 'Cheeky Song'. No novelty Christmas songs this year though (I suppose Cheeky Girls and Las Ketchup (at #8 after 11 weeks!) fulfils the yearly novelty quota) with our remaining new entries coming from Death In Vegas at #14, Pascal at #23 (a very cheesy Clubland 80s cover) and Rolling Stones at #36. Also worth noting the other great songs in the top 10 in 'Lose Yourself' from Eminem and 'Feel' from Robbie Williams. 1 - NEW - 01 - Girls Aloud - SOUND OF THE UNDERGROUND 213k 1 - NEW - 02 - One True Voice - SACRED TRUST / AFTER YOU'RE GONE 148k 03 - 02 - 03 - Cheeky Girls - CHEEKY SONG (TOUCH MY BUM) 88.5k 02 - 01 - 04 - Blue featuring Elton John - SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD 03 - 03 - 05 - Eminem - LOSE YOURSELF 04 - 04 - 06 - Daniel Bedingfield - IF YOU'RE NOT THE ONE 1 - NEW - 07 - Love Inc - YOU'RE A SUPERSTAR 11 - 08 - 08 - Las Ketchup - THE KETCHUP SONG (ASEREJE) 1 - NEW - 09 - Avril Lavigne - SK8ER BOI 03 - 07 - 10 - Robbie Williams - FEEL 02 - 06 - 11 - S Club Juniors - PUPPY LOVE / SLEIGH RIDE 04 - 09 - 12 - Ronan Keating featuring Lulu - WE'VE GOT TONIGHT 10 - 13 - 13 - Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland - DILEMMA 1 - NEW - 14 - Death In Vegas featuring Liam Gallagher - SCORPIO RISING 02 - 05 - 15 - Gareth Gates - WHAT MY HEART WANTS TO SAY 02 - 11 - 16 - Pink - FAMILY PORTRAIT 04 - 12 - 17 - Atomic Kitten - THE LAST GOODBYE / BE WITH YOU 03 - 14 - 18 - Liberty X - HOLDING ON FOR YOU 06 - 10 - 19 - Christina Aguilera featuring Redman - DIRRTY 02 - 15 - 20 - Ja Rule featuring Bobby Brown - THUG LOVIN' 04 - 19 - 21 - Liam Lynch - UNITED STATES OF WHATEVER 02 - 17 - 22 - Russell Watson - NOTHING SACRED - A SONG FOR KIRSTY 1 - NEW - 23 - Pascal featuring Karen Parry - I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW 05 - 18 - 24 - Jennifer Lopez - JENNY FROM THE BLOCK 02 - 16 - 25 - Holly Valance - NAUGHTY GIRL 08 - 20 - 26 - DJ Sammy And Yanou Featuring Do - HEAVEN 10 - 22 - 27 - Big Brovaz - NU FLOW 03 - 23 - 28 - Rainbow (George and Zippy) - IT'S A RAINBOW 07 - 31 - 29 - Shania Twain - I'M GONNA GETCHA GOOD! 06 - 25 - 30 - Sugababes - STRONGER / ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES 09 - 28 - 31 - Justin Timberlake - LIKE I LOVE YOU 08 - 24 - 32 - Madonna - DIE ANOTHER DAY 05 - 27 - 33 - Will Young - DON'T LET ME DOWN / YOU AND I 04 - 26 - 34 - Darius - RUSHES 04 - 30 - 35 - Enrique Iglesias - MAYBE 1 - NEW - 36 - Rolling Stones - DON'T STOP 07 - 38 - 37 - Westlife - UNBREAKABLE 05 - 34 - 38 - S Club - ALIVE 09 - 37 - 39 - Blue - ONE LOVE 04 - 32 - 40 - Scooter - POSSE (I NEED YOU ON THE FLOOR) 03 - 33 - 41 - Ms Dynamite - PUT HIM OUT 02 - 21 - 42 - Bon Jovi - MISSUNDERSTOOD 02 - 29 - 43 - Declan featuring Young Voices Choir - TELL ME WHY 06 - 39 - 44 - Blazin' Squad - LOVE ON THE LINE 05 - 36 - 45 - Mariah Carey - THROUGH THE RAIN 1 - NEW - 46 - Future Breeze - OCEAN OF ETERNITY 07 - 40 - 47 - Missy Elliott - WORK IT 09 - 47 - 48 - U2 - ELECTRICAL STORM 06 - 45 - 49 - Coldplay - THE SCIENTIST 1 - NEW - 50 - Hermes House Band and DJ Otzi - LIVE IS LIFE 02 - 35 - 51 - David Gray - THE OTHER SIDE 06 - 48 - 52 - Shakira - OBJECTION (TANGO) 05 - 41 - 53 - Sum 41 - STILL WAITING 05 - 42 - 54 - Rikki and Daz featuring Glen Campbell - RHINESTONE COWBOY (GIDDY UP GIDDY UP) 07 - 66 - 55 - Sophie Ellis Bextor - MUSIC GETS THE BEST OF ME 06 - 46 - 56 - Kylie Minogue - COME INTO MY WORLD 06 - 43 - 57 - Ashanti - HAPPY 08 - 54 - 58 - Craig David - WHAT'S YOUR FLAVA 02 - 51 - 59 - Bacshelf Dog - NO LIMITS 1 - NEW - 60 - Shy FX - WOLF 1 - NEW - 61 - Kelly Rowland - STOLE 07 - 64 - 62 - Dannii Minogue - PUT THE NEEDLE ON IT 05 - 44 - 63 - Lasgo - PRAY 13 - 61 - 64 - Will Young and Gareth Gates - THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD / SUSPICIOUS MINDS 04 - 50 - 65 - Alicia Keys - GIRLFRIEND 1 - NEW - 66 - Dave Clark - THE WOLF 05 - 58 - 67 - Snoop Dogg - FROM THE CHUUURCH TO DA PALACE 07 - 52 - 68 - Britney Spears - I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL 07 - 62 - 69 - Queens Of The Stone Age - NO ONE KNOWS 02 - 60 - 70 - Lisa Pin Up - BLOW YOUR MIND (I AM THE WOMAN) 06 - RE - 71 - H and Claire - ALL OUT OF LOVE / BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 07 - RE - 72 - Shaggy - HEY SEXY LADY 06 - 59 - 73 - Santana featuring Michelle Branch - THE GAME OF LOVE 09 - 57 - 74 - Red Hot Chili Peppers - THE ZEPHYR SONG 11 - 56 - 75 - S Club Juniors - NEW DIRECTION
December 8, 20177 yr Sound of The Underground I really liked at the time. I wonder now were the producers inspired by Puretone's Addicted To Bass earlier in the year for the production as it does sound to me like it uses a poppier version of Addicted To Bass's kind of style, they share the use of breakbeats and sassy vocal style. Sacred Trust I found rather boring and forgettable back then and still do. I remember I was glad The Cheeky Girls got #3 at the time and gatecrashed the two rival winners singles, not that I followed the charts but I heard it on the TV. I wonder would Love Inc's You're A Superstar have done better in the chart if it was released in a quieter week. What a weird week to release it, still did very well though on a busy week. I do like that Pascal ft Karen Parry cover of 'I Think We're Alone Now'. Pascal are actually Flip and Fill under a different name, not sure why they used that lesser known name. Edited December 9, 20177 yr by Snow❄Diploughmat
December 9, 20177 yr Author Day 8: 2004 No contest here with Band Aid 20 smashing it out of the park for a third consecutive week to hold the Xmas #1. It was the first Band Aid release since 1989 and did better than that version too. Low sales everywhere else allowed Ronan Keating to get a #2 single so we can all be thankful for Band Aid that year as 'Father And Son' would have made an awful Christmas number one in both sales figures and song quality. Quite a few other new entries but most of them I don't know nor do I particularly want to check them out either, which includes a cover of 'I Got You Babe' from Bo Selecta ('Proper Crimbo') though credited to Merrion, McColl & Kensit. That enters at #5 and if 'Proper Crimbo' is anything to go by then I expect this would be terrible also. Saving the top ten are 'I Believe In You', 'You Can Do It', 'Lose My Breath' and 'Boulevard Of Broken Dreams'. We also have 'Out Of Touch' in the top 20 which would go on to climb into the top ten in the new year. Out of the other new entries one I do recognise/like is 'Just Can't Wait (Saturday)' at #28 from 100% though honestly I forgot it existed and it's not exactly a dance classic. 04 - 01 - 01 - Band Aid 20 - DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS? 231k 1 - NEW - 02 - Ronan Keating And Yusuf - FATHER AND SON 02 - 02 - 03 - Kylie Minogue - I BELIEVE IN YOU 03 - 03 - 04 - Ice Cube Featuring Mack 10 And Ms Toi - YOU CAN DO IT 1 - NEW - 05 - Avid Merrion, Davina McColl And Patsy Kensit - I GOT YOU BABE / SODA POP 07 - 04 - 06 - Destiny's Child - LOSE MY BREATH 05 - 06 - 07 - Lemar - IF THERE'S ANY JUSTICE 03 - 07 - 08 - Green Day - BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS 05 - 05 - 09 - Girls Aloud - I'LL STAND BY YOU 1 - NEW - 10 - Morrissey - I HAVE FORGIVEN JESUS 03 - 09 - 11 - Natasha Bedingfield - UNWRITTEN 05 - 10 - 12 - Gwen Stefani - WHAT YOU WAITING FOR? 1 - NEW - 13 - Cliff Richard - I CANNOT GIVE YOU MY LOVE 04 - 11 - 14 - Nelly And Christina Aguilera - TILT YA HEAD BACK 04 - 13 - 15 - Uniting Nations - OUT OF TOUCH 03 - 12 - 16 - Snoop Doggy Dogg featuring Pharrell - DROP IT LIKE IT'S HOT 07 - 14 - 17 - Eminem - JUST LOSE IT 02 - 08 - 18 - Robbie Williams - MISUNDERSTOOD 04 - 19 - 19 - Jay-Z / Linkin Park - NUMB / ENCORE 07 - 17 - 20 - Christina Aguilera And Missy Elliott - CAR WASH 1 - NEW - 21 - Electric Six - RADIO GA GA 1 - NEW - 22 - Goldie Lookin' Chain - YOU KNOWS I LOVES YOU 06 - 22 - 23 - U2 - VERTIGO 14 - 23 - 24 - Eric Prydz - CALL ON ME 04 - 16 - 25 - Brian McFadden - IRISH SON 02 - 15 - 26 - 3rd Wish Featuring Baby Bash - OBSESSION (SI ES AMOR) 1 - NEW - 27 - Damien Rice - THE BLOWER'S DAUGHTER 1 - NEW - 28 - 100% Featuring Jennifer John - JUST CAN'T WAIT (SATURDAY) 04 - 20 - 29 - Geri Halliwell - RIDE IT 07 - 25 - 30 - Jamelia - DJ / STOP 07 - 24 - 31 - Usher / Usher Featuring Alicia Keys - CONFESSIONS PART II / MY BOO 07 - 26 - 32 - Michael Gray - THE WEEKEND 03 - 21 - 33 - Babyshambles - KILLAMANGIRO 05 - 18 - 34 - JoJo Featuring Bow Wow - BABY IT'S YOU 05 - 29 - 35 - McFly - ROOM ON THE 3RD FLOOR 1 - NEW - 36 - Blink 182 - ALWAYS 1 - NEW - 37 - Zutons - CONFUSION 1 - NEW - 38 - Skandi Girls - DO THE CAN CAN 02 - 27 - 39 - Maroon 5 - SUNDAY MORNING 06 - 34 - 40 - Blue - CURTAIN FALLS 04 - 32 - 41 - Shania Twain Featuring Mark McGrath - PARTY FOR TWO 12 - 40 - 42 - Deep Dish - FLASHDANCE 11 - 36 - 43 - Khia - MY NECK, MY BACK (LICK IT) 03 - 37 - 44 - Joss Stone - RIGHT TO BE WRONG 02 - 28 - 45 - Mousse T Featuring Emma Lanford - RIGHT ABOUT NOW 02 - 31 - 46 - Corrs - LONG NIGHT 07 - 42 - 47 - Britney Spears - MY PREROGATIVE 09 - 39 - 48 - Kelis featuring Andre 3000 - MILLIONAIRE 06 - 52 - 49 - Jamie Cullum - EVERLASTING LOVE 02 - 35 - 50 - Paul Holt - FIFTY GRAND FOR CHRISTMAS 02 - 30 - 51 - Brian Wilson - GOOD VIBRATIONS 06 - 44 - 52 - Dizzee Rascal - DREAM 02 - 38 - 53 - Beastie Boys - OPEN LETTER TO NYC 03 - 41 - 54 - Razorlight - RIP IT UP 05 - 47 - 55 - Embrace - ASHES 02 - 50 - 56 - Cheekie Girls - BOYS AND GIRLS 03 - 46 - 57 - Streets - COULD WELL BE IN 04 - 48 - 58 - Keane - THIS IS THE LAST TIME 03 - 45 - 59 - Nadia Almada - A LITTLE BIT OF ACTION 03 - 51 - 60 - Alter Ego - ROCKER 02 - 33 - 61 - Ash - RENEGADE CAVALCADE 05 - 54 - 62 - Fabolous - BREATHE 02 - 43 - 63 - Beautiful South - THIS OLD SKIN 1 - NEW - 64 - Hot Pantz - GIVE U ONE 4 CHRISTMAS 05 - 55 - 65 - Anastacia - WELCOME TO MY TRUTH 09 - 64 - 66 - R Kelly - HAPPY PEOPLE / U SAVED ME 05 - 58 - 67 - I Dream Featuring Frankie And Calvin - DREAMIN' 05 - 66 - 68 - 411 - TEARDROPS 1 - NEW - 69 - Gene - LET ME MOVE ON 1 - NEW - 70 - Fresh - CAPTURE THE FLAG / TWISTER 1 - NEW - 71 - My Chemical Romance - THANK YOU FOR THE VENOM 06 - 53 - 72 - Eye Opener - HUNGRY EYES 08 - 63 - 73 - Ja Rule featuring R Kelly And Ashanti - WONDERFUL 09 - 76 - 74 - Akon featuring Styles P - LOCKED UP 06 - 61 - 75 - Delta Goodrem - OUT OF THE BLUE
December 9, 20177 yr Yep I agree Band Aid 20 is better imo than the Ronan and Yusuf version of 'Father and Son' (I do prefer the Boyzone version). Yusuf's vocal is nice in it though. Just can't Wait (Saturday) I don't remember from the time but it is rather good imo, recognise it as it seems to cover the song in the Ant and Dec's Saturday night theme tune. Prefer the Stonebridge radio edit than the normal radio edit tbh as it sounds more dancey. It did take a while for 'Out Of Touch' to take off, almost like a steaming era chart run it had. Weird in the held back era. Great track though, one I remember a lot from the time! Haven't ever heard I don't think that Morrissey song that entered at #10, rather good on listening to it now imo. Stand by You, Boulevard Of Broken Dreams and Lose My Breath are all very good tracks in the top 10 imo too. 'I Believe In You' is OK imo but not one of my favourite Kylie Minogue tracks. Edited December 9, 20177 yr by Snow❄Diploughmat
December 13, 20177 yr Also the iconic Drop it Like Its Hot by Snoop/Pharrell - one of the best tracks of the era! Also the equally iconic xmas classic by Hot Pantz I'd Like to Give You One For Christmas in at 64!
December 14, 20177 yr I think my favourite in that Top 10 was “I Believe In You” but that's probably too melancholic to be a Christmas number 1. “Numb/Encore” at 19 was on its 4th week of a 13 week run between 14 and 20 and I think is the biggest ever selling #14 record (I think??) Paul Holt at 50 (down from 35) accepting the challenge from Simon Cowell, when on the first series of The X Factor Simon said he would pay Paul £50,000 if he got a #1 single.. it's not too late to remedy that..
December 15, 20177 yr The Numb/Encore chart run was epic - remember it well. Human League got the Christmas No1 remember - electropop at its best!
December 21, 20177 yr Christmas 1992 Chart published 20 December 1992 - listen to it here: https://www.mixcloud.com/1869300/uk-top-40-...kes-20-12-1992/ Whitney Houston scores an easy 4th week at #1 but Take That (who were turned down by Simon Cowell) score their first Top 5 hit and Simon Cowell's most successful project to-date (having reached #14 the previous Christmas with The UK Mixmasters) 'WWF Superstars' falls from 4-6. Also worthy of note is Darlene Love at 34 who Michael always 'bangs on about' and my favourite tracks here from Stereo MCs and The Prodigy (albeit not very festive!) WoC - LW - TW - Artist - SONG 07 - 01 - 01 - Whitney Houston - I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU 04 - 02 - 02 - Michael Jackson - HEAL THE WORLD 10 - 03 - 03 - Charles And Eddie - WOULD I LIE TO YOU? 03 - 05 - 04 - Take That - COULD IT BE MAGIC 02 - 07 - 05 - Shamen - PHOREVER PEOPLE 03 - 04 - 06 - WWF Superstars - SLAM JAM 04 - 10 - 07 - Boney M - BONEY M MEGAMIX 03 - 16 - 08 - Gloria Estefan - MIAMI HIT MIX 04 - 09 - 09 - Rod Stewart - TOM TRAUBERT'S BLUES (WALTZING MATILDA) 03 - 06 - 10 - Madonna - DEEPER AND DEEPER 02 - 19 - 11 - Lisa Stansfield - SOMEDAY (I'M COMING BACK) 05 - 14 - 12 - Diana Ross - IF WE HOLD ON TOGETHER 03 - 08 - 13 - Freddie Mercury - IN MY DEFENCE 06 - 11 - 14 - Prodigy - OUT OF SPACE / RUFF IN THE JUNGLE BIZNESS 06 - 18 - 15 - Simply Red - THE MONTREUX EP 04 - 12 - 16 - Cliff Richard - I STILL BELIEVE IN YOU 04 - 15 - 17 - Stereo MCs - STEP IT UP 06 - 13 - 18 - Heaven 17 - TEMPTATION (BROTHERS IN RHYTHM REMIX) 1 - NEW - 19 - Michael Bolton - DRIFT AWAY 04 - 20 - 20 - Lemonheads - MRS ROBINSON / BEING AROUND 03 - 17 - 21 - 808 State And UB40 - ONE IN TEN 02 - 27 - 22 - Slipstreem - WE ARE RAVING - THE ANTHEM 02 - 32 - 23 - Boyz II Men - MOTOWNPHILLY 10 - 22 - 24 - Arrested Development - PEOPLE EVERYDAY 04 - 21 - 25 - Dina Carroll - SO CLOSE 02 - 29 - 26 - SL2 - WAY IN MY BRAIN / DRUMBEATS 17 - 23 - 27 - Boyz II Men - END OF THE ROAD 02 - 26 - 28 - East Side Beat - ALIVE AND KICKING 07 - 24 - 29 - Undercover - NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAY 03 - 28 - 30 - Nirvana - IN BLOOM 02 - 34 - 31 - Kris Kross - IT'S A SHAME 06 - 31 - 32 - Guns n' Roses - YESTERDAYS 02 - 39 - 33 - Mike Oldfield - TATTOO 02 - 67 - 34 - Darlene Love - ALL ALONE ON CHRISTMAS 04 - 33 - 35 - U2 - WHO'S GONNA RIDE YOUR WILD HORSES 03 - 30 - 36 - KWS Featuring The Trammps - HOLD BACK THE NIGHT 04 - 40 - 37 - HWA Featuring Sonic The Hedgehog - SUPERSONIC 02 - 46 - 38 - Louie Louie - THE THOUGHT OF IT 02 - 48 - 39 - Uncanny Alliance - I GOT MY EDUCATION 02 - 55 - 40 - Brand New Heavies - STAY THIS WAY 02 - 56 - 41 - Shai - IF I EVER FALL IN LOVE 04 - 36 - 42 - Wreckx-N-Effect - RUMP SHAKER 02 - 35 - 43 - Morrissey - CERTAIN PEOPLE I KNOW 05 - 37 - 44 - Kylie Minogue - CELEBRATION 05 - 38 - 45 - REM - MAN ON THE MOON 04 - 44 - 46 - Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy - TELEVISION, THE DRUG OF THE NATION 12 - 42 - 47 - Vanessa Paradis - BE MY BABY 04 - 43 - 48 - Prince - 7 04 - 54 - 49 - Phillip Schofield - CLOSE EVERY DOOR 05 - 41 - 50 - Deacon Blue - YOUR TOWN 09 - 45 - 51 - Rage - RUN TO YOU 1 - NEW - 52 - Rapination And Kym Mazelle - LOVE ME THE RIGHT WAY 02 - 61 - 53 - Alvin And The Chipmunks With Billy Ray Cyrus - ACHY BREAKY HEART 03 - 47 - 54 - Network - BROKEN WINGS 03 - 64 - 55 - Bjorn Again - SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN 03 - 62 - 56 - Altern 8 - BRUTAL-8-E 05 - 52 - 57 - Richard Marx - CHAINS AROUND MY HEART 04 - 49 - 58 - Club 69 - LET ME BE YOUR UNDERWEAR 05 - 50 - 59 - Shabba Ranks Featuring Johnny Gill - SLOW AND SEXY 02 - 69 - 60 - Suzanne Vega - BLOOD MAKES NOISE 03 - 60 - 61 - Sinead O'Connor - DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA 03 - 53 - 62 - Dannii Minogue - LOVE'S ON EVERY CORNER 1 - NEW - 63 - Source And Nicole - ROCK THE HOUSE 05 - 72 - 64 - Jason Donovan - AS TIME GOES BY 1 - NEW - 65 - Hardfloor - HARDTRANCE ACPERIENCE EP 03 - 58 - 66 - Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch - YOU GOTTA BELIEVE 03 - 59 - 67 - Secret Life - AS ALWAYS 02 - RE - 68 - Michael Ball - IF I CAN DREAM 02 - 74 - 69 - Ramones - POISON HEART 08 - 68 - 70 - En Vogue - FREE YOUR MIND / GIVING HIM SOMETHING HE CAN FEEL 03 - RE - 71 - Celine Dion - IF YOU ASKED ME TO 04 - 51 - 72 - Ned's Atomic Dustbin - INTACT 04 - RE - 73 - Lionel Richie - LOVE OH LOVE 06 - 63 - 74 - Cathy Dennis - IRRESISTIBLE 06 - 71 - 75 - East 17 - GOLD Here's the chart commentary from James Masterton at the time: Preamble: -------- And so here we are, the Christmas chart 1992. As expected all is fairly quiet with few great surprises. 5 new entries, 13 go up, 5 non-movers Analysis: -------- No. 40: NEW ENTRY. Brand New Heavies - Stay This Way. The Brand New Heavies have been making subtle impressions upon the chart during the year, and this track to round of the year is a typical example of their recreation of the best aspects of Philadelhia Soul. In the current chart climate they tend to lose out sales wise, but for what they do there are few that do it better than this. No. 39: NEW ENTRY. Uncanny Alliance - I Got My Education. Hey, a rap record with a social conscience for Christmas. Radio One have loved this record and have been playing it to death. As a result it way well be a substantial new year hit. No. 38: NEW ENTRY. Louie Louie - The Thought Of It. A Rockwell for the nineties I suppose, the American smash finally makes an impression on the UK 40 helped in part I suppose by his guest appearance on the televised 'Smash Hits Awards' a few weeks ago. No. 34: NEW ENTRY. Darlene Love - All Alone On Christmas. 'Ere, lads. I got a great idea. As it's Christmas lets release a Phil Spector Christmas record again', 'Yeah great idea Harry, why not Sleigh Ride?'. 'Nah, everyone knows that, pick a really obscure one that nobody has ever heard of before - who knows? It might just stand a chance of being the only record in the Christmas chart that is actually ABOUT Christmas.' No. 28: FALLER. East Side Beat - Alive And Kicking. Suffering perhaps from being a) not a patch on the original and b) being released so soon after the reissue of the original it is not a patch on. No. 23: CLIMBER. Boyz II Men - Motownphilly. The highest climber this week, but watch next week for a slight surge again for the evergreen 'End Of The Road' which is still hanging around, down this week at 27. No. 19: NEW ENTRY. Michael Bolton - Drift Away. The only people I have ever heard admitting to liking the American soulsters music are the two assistants in my local off-licence. Elsewhere in Britain his music is regarded (perhaps a little unfairly) as MOR tripe. Here then is the second single off the 'Timeless' album which follows the first into the Top 20. Incredibly, although the song is a standard, Dobie Gray's original never made the UK charts.... No. 11: CLIMBER. Lisa Stansfield - Someday I'm Coming Back. I would have expected this to make the 10 this week given all the promotion she has been doing. It is still selling well though, top 3 in the new year is a possiblity. No. 10: FALLER. Madonna - Deeper and Deeper. Down from 6, this means that there is a strong possibility this will become the first Madonna single for 5 years to miss the Top 5. Not quite the tragedy it seems though - of all the singles Madonna has ever released in Britain, only 'Lucky Star' has never made the Top 10 and even this is made up for by the fact that 'Holiday' has been there 3 times with 'Crazy For You' coming in twice. Top 3: Well, in actualy fact it is exactly the same as last week. Charles and Eddie at 3, Michael Jackson at 2. No. 1: 4th WEEK. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You. The single that apparantly will not stop selling. Last Saturday it became only the second single in the last 6 years to sell over 1 million copies. So far it has sold 4.5 million around the world, is No.1 in 9 countries and in the US is the second biggest selling single ever. Ironically when first released bookmakers only gave it a 33-1 outside chance of being No.1 for Christmas. Latest offer now is odds of 10-1 on that it will beat Bryan Adams' record of 16 consecutive weeks at the top. With sales on an upward spiral at the moment it would be folly to rule that out at present. Who said the 7" single was dead? ************************************************************************** And that is that for Christmas. Thankyou to all those who have mailed me over the past few months for the encouragement and thanks for these articles. I may not have the chance to post one on next weeks chart but I will make some reference to it in the analysis of the first chart of 1993. James Masterton - 21/12/92 *** HAPPY CHRISTMAS *** **************************************************************************
December 21, 20177 yr 1992, the year I was born! :cheer: I have been checking out the 90s chart archives a lot recently in connection with finally reading the 90s dance number 1s thread on here so I finally know more about 90s chart music, particularly dance music now. :cheer: Shamen - Phorever People is my fave in that top 10. It kind of continued the eurodance trend started by Snap! - Rhythm Is A Dancer with the techno synths and the male rapped verses and soulful female sung chorus, and of course that trend would last into early 1995. I don't know why Shamen didn't continue with that sort of sound tbh, they could have got more hits especially in 1993 when that sound became more of a trend. Their next single was much less commercial sounding though so maybe they didn't want to go down the eurodance path too much. Out Of Space and Rage's version of Run To You are fab dance tunes also. Outside dance music, Would I Lie To You is an excellent song too I think. I have liked that song pretty much from when I first heard it which was years ago on the radio. 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston is much better than the Dolly Parton original and I like the use of the gap before the huge final chorus with Whitney's huge vocal. Good to see you continue this Dr Blind, I would have but I couldn't find a site to copy and paste the archive chart easily. Can you maybe do 1994 next? Edited December 21, 20177 yr by ❄The Snow.
December 21, 20177 yr Good to see you continue this Dr Blind, I would have but I couldn't find a site to copy and paste the archive chart easily. Can you maybe do 1994 next? I've got a link to the broadcast chart of Xmas 1994 (the first broadcast on Christmas Day) so yeah I'll put it up tomorrow.
December 21, 20177 yr I've got a link to the broadcast chart of Xmas 1994 (the first broadcast on Christmas Day) so yeah I'll put it up tomorrow. Yay! :cheer: The Christmas 1994 chart is good not just for the battle at the top between 2 songs that still get played a lot at Christmas but some of the excellent dance tunes in the chart at the time too. Edited December 21, 20177 yr by ❄The Snow.
December 21, 20177 yr I looked up the 1993 Christmas chart just out of interest and definitely the brilliant song at number 4 that week would have made the best Christmas number 1 that year imo.
December 22, 20177 yr Christmas 1994 Chart published 25 December 1994 - listen to it here: https://www.mixcloud.com/lottielonglegs/rad...ookes-25121994/ This was the first ever Top 40 broadcast on Christmas Day itself.. the #1 was revealed a little earlier on Top of the Pops on BBC1 so listeners already knew the #1. Of course it was the big Christmas battle between East 17 and Mariah Carey. East 17 had spent 3 weeks already at number 1 and Mariah was on her 2nd at #2 however there was a last minute challenge from Oasis, self-touted as an 'instant #1' in typical arrogant Gallagher style, it kept the race going and ended up crashing in at a very respectable #3 (by miles their biggest hit to-date) - and a little below them were two future #1s from Rednex and Celine Dion which would be huge in the first few months of 1995. WoC - LW - TW - Artist - SONG 05 - 01 - 01 - East 17 - STAY ANOTHER DAY 04 - 02 - 02 - Mariah Carey - ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU 1 - NEW - 03 - Oasis - WHATEVER 04 - 03 - 04 - Boyzone - LOVE ME FOR A REASON 03 - 07 - 05 - Rednex - COTTON EYE JOE 11 - 05 - 06 - Celine Dion - THINK TWICE 06 - 06 - 07 - Jimmy Nail - CROCODILE SHOES 02 - 08 - 08 - Zig And Zag - THEM GIRLS THEM GIRLS 03 - 04 - 09 - Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers - POWER RANGERS 07 - 10 - 10 - Louis Armstrong - WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD 03 - 09 - 11 - Bon Jovi - PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS 05 - 11 - 12 - Gloria Estefan - HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME 04 - 12 - 13 - Whigfield - ANOTHER DAY 07 - 13 - 14 - Baby D - LET ME BE YOUR FANTASY 03 - 32 - 15 - Bill Whelan Featuring Anuna And The RTE Concert Orchestra - RIVERDANCE 05 - 14 - 16 - PJ And Duncan - ETERNAL LOVE 14 - 17 - 17 - Pato Banton - BABY COME BACK 03 - 16 - 18 - Madonna - TAKE A BOW 02 - 15 - 19 - Eternal - CRAZY 09 - 19 - 20 - (MC Sar And) The Real McCoy - ANOTHER NIGHT 04 - 20 - 21 - Cliff Richard With Phil Everly / Cliff Richard - ALL I HAVE TO DO IS DREAM / MISS YOU NIGHTS 16 - 21 - 22 - Whigfield - SATURDAY NIGHT 03 - 18 - 23 - M-Beat Featuring Nazlyn - SWEET LOVE 09 - 23 - 24 - Eternal - OH BABY I... 15 - 22 - 25 - Bon Jovi - ALWAYS 09 - 24 - 26 - Sheryl Crow - ALL I WANNA DO 07 - 26 - 27 - M People - SIGHT FOR SORE EYES 03 - 28 - 28 - Michelle Gayle - I'LL FIND YOU 06 - 27 - 29 - Kylie Minogue - PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE 03 - 25 - 30 - 2 In A Tent featuring George Formby - WHEN I'M CLEANING WINDOWS (TURNED OUT NICE AGAIN) 04 - 29 - 31 - EYC - ONE MORE CHANCE 03 - 33 - 32 - Joe Cocker - LET THE HEALING BEGIN 02 - 31 - 33 - Strike - U SURE DO 03 - 34 - 34 - Black Duck - WHIGGLE IN LINE 05 - 37 - 35 - Stone Roses - LOVE SPREADS 03 - 30 - 36 - 2wo Third3 - I WANT TO BE ALONE 33 - 52 - 37 - Wet Wet Wet - LOVE IS ALL AROUND 11 - 43 - 38 - R Kelly - SHE'S GOT THAT VIBE 02 - 38 - 39 - Robert Palmer - YOU BLOW ME AWAY 05 - 42 - 40 - Erasure - I LOVE SATURDAY 03 - 36 - 41 - CJ Lewis - DOLLARS 05 - 39 - 42 - Grid - TEXAS COWBOYS 06 - 40 - 43 - Sinead O'Connor - THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME 12 - 59 - 44 - Take That - SURE 04 - 57 - 45 - Perez 'Prez' Prado And His Orchestra - GUAGLIONE 05 - 47 - 46 - Reel 2 Real Featuring The Mad Stuntman - RAISE YOUR HANDS 15 - 45 - 47 - Michelle Gayle - SWEETNESS 03 - 35 - 48 - Jimmy Page And Robert Plant - GALLOWS POLE 14 - RE - 49 - Red Dragon With Brian And Tony Gold - COMPLIMENTS ON YOUR KISS 05 - 46 - 50 - Ice Cube - YOU KNOW HOW WE DO IT 02 - 44 - 51 - Carpenters - TRYIN' TO GET THE FEELING AGAIN 22 - 56 - 52 - Let Loose - CRAZY FOR YOU 02 - 48 - 53 - Byker Groove! - LOVE YOUR SEXY...!! 19 - 73 - 54 - China Black - SEARCHING 07 - 61 - 55 - New Order - TRUE FAITH 05 - 58 - 56 - Cranberries - ODE TO MY FAMILY 03 - 41 - 57 - Bomb The Bass Featuring Spikey Tee - DARKHEART 04 - 49 - 58 - Rolling Stones - OUT OF TEARS 05 - 54 - 59 - Roxette - RUN TO YOU 23 - 68 - 60 - Youssou N'Dour Featuring Neneh Cherry - 7 SECONDS 07 - 63 - 61 - Jamiroquai - HALF THE MAN 09 - 69 - 62 - Tom Jones - IF I ONLY KNEW 04 - 60 - 63 - Joe Longthorne And Liz Dawn - PASSING STRANGERS 03 - 55 - 64 - Eric Idle/Richard Wilson - ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE 03 - 53 - 65 - Mike Oldfield - HIBERNACULUM 03 - RE - 66 - Julio Iglesias - FRAGILE 06 - 50 - 67 - New Atlantic / U4EA Featuring Berri - THE SUNSHINE AFTER THE RAIN 14 - 75 - 68 - Boyz II Men - I'LL MAKE LOVE TO YOU 07 - RE - 69 - Oasis - CIGARETTES AND ALCOHOL 02 - 51 - 70 - Throwing Muses - BRIGHT YELLOW GUN 15 - RE - 71 - Corona - THE RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT 06 - RE - 72 - Warren G - THIS DJ 04 - 64 - 73 - Mary J Blige - BE HAPPY 05 - RE - 74 - Sean Maguire - TAKE THIS TIME 1 - NEW - 75 - Heartbeat Country - HEARTBEAT
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