December 22, 20177 yr I am going to listen to that chart! Thanks for the link! :D The amount of variety in the top 10 is fantastic. Everything from cheesy ballads from Celine Dion to rock from Oasis to hi-tempo dance from Rednex. The Oasis song sounds great...not one of the ones I know the best from them though! Another Night and Let Me Be Your Fantasy are the highlights of the top 20 for me though! Also, what was to become a big hit in the new year from Strike with 'U Sure Do' in the low top 40 I see. Fab house tune!
December 22, 20177 yr :cheer: :cheer: Two more charts for me to comment on!! Can't wait to read them!
December 23, 20177 yr Back to Christmas 1990 now and the last time that Sir Cliff made it to Xmas #1 (although he did come close again in 1999 as seen earlier in this thread) This is for the chart published on 23 December 1990 which is of course exactly 27 years ago. Mark Goodier was presenting the chart back then on BBC Radio 1 which you can hear here: https://www.mixcloud.com/1869300/uk-top-40-...ier-23-12-1990/ (It was a 2hr show in those days) So Cliff at #1 (though he only lasted 1 week there), with bookies favourite Vanilla Ice deposed at the last minute. Jumping into the Top 10 was the Grease MegaMix, but at #4 was to be a future chart topper from Enigma. I think my favourites in the Top 10 are The Farm and EMF but great to see a future hit from Seal (Crazy at 15) and La's just about hanging on to the bottom rung of the chart at #75 with There She Goes. Oh and finally, at number 11... Women like three things: Men in kilts, Southern Comfort, and Chris Isaac's 'Wicked Game'. :P WOC - LW - TW - Artist - SONG 04 - 02 - 01 - Cliff Richard - SAVIOUR'S DAY 06 - 01 - 02 - Vanilla Ice - ICE ICE BABY 03 - 04 - 03 - Righteous Brothers - YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' 03 - 06 - 04 - Enigma - SADNESS PART 1 02 - 14 - 05 - John Travolta And Olivia Newton-John - THE GREASE MEGAMIX 04 - 05 - 06 - Farm - ALL TOGETHER NOW 04 - 03 - 07 - Madonna - JUSTIFY MY LOVE 04 - 08 - 08 - Snap! - MARY HAD A LITTLE BOY 04 - 10 - 09 - MC Hammer - PRAY 09 - 07 - 10 - EMF - UNBELIEVABLE 06 - 12 - 11 - Chris Isaak - WICKED GAME 10 - 09 - 12 - Righteous Brothers - UNCHAINED MELODY 02 - 25 - 13 - Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers - THE CRAZY PARTY MIXES 05 - 11 - 14 - Malandra Burrows - JUST THIS SIDE OF LOVE 04 - 23 - 15 - Seal - CRAZY 03 - 20 - 16 - Status Quo - THE ANNIVERSARY WALTZ - PART TWO 06 - 19 - 17 - Twenty4Seven Featuring Captain Hollywood - ARE YOU DREAMING? 03 - 15 - 18 - Black Box - TOTAL MIX 03 - 24 - 19 - Shakin' Stevens - THE BEST CHRISTMAS OF THEM ALL 04 - 13 - 20 - New Kids On The Block - THIS ONE'S FOR THE CHILDREN 04 - 18 - 21 - Yazoo - SITUATION 02 - 27 - 22 - Whitney Houston - ALL THE MAN THAT I NEED 04 - 21 - 23 - INXS - DISAPPEAR 05 - 16 - 24 - Patrick MacNee And Honor Blackman - KINKY BOOTS 04 - 26 - 25 - Carpenters - MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING/(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU 04 - 36 - 26 - Patsy Cline - CRAZY 09 - 17 - 27 - Kim Appleby - DON'T WORRY 07 - 22 - 28 - Dimples D - SUCKER DJ 03 - 31 - 29 - C&C Music Factory Featuring Freedom Williams - GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT 05 - 29 - 30 - Betty Boo - 24 HOURS 09 - 30 - 31 - Julee Cruise - FALLING 03 - 28 - 32 - George Michael - FREEDOM! 06 - 32 - 33 - Rod Stewart And Tina Turner - IT TAKES TWO 02 - 43 - 34 - Gazza - GEORDIE BOYS (GAZZA RAP) 09 - 33 - 35 - Black Box - FANTASY 06 - 35 - 36 - Proclaimers - KING OF THE ROAD (EP) 02 - 39 - 37 - Sisters Of Mercy - DR JEEP 03 - 41 - 38 - Orchestra On The Half Shell - TURTLE RHAPSODY 04 - 38 - 39 - Innocence - A MATTER OF FACT 06 - 34 - 40 - Dream Warriors - MY DEFINITION OF A BOOMBASTIC JAZZ STYLE 02 - 47 - 41 - Belinda Carlisle - SUMMER RAIN 09 - 37 - 42 - Jimmy Somerville - TO LOVE SOMEBODY 16 - 48 - 43 - Bill Medley And Jennifer Warnes - (I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE 06 - 42 - 44 - Bombalurina Featuring Timmy Mallett - SEVEN LITTLE GIRLS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT 04 - 44 - 45 - Beautiful South - MY BOOK 09 - 40 - 46 - Robert Palmer And UB40 - I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT 02 - 56 - 47 - Billy Idol - PRODIGAL BLUES 08 - 49 - 48 - Gazza And Lindisfarne - FOG ON THE TYNE (REVISITED) 03 - 45 - 49 - A-ha - I CALL YOUR NAME 02 - 71 - 50 - Will To Power - I'M NOT IN LOVE 02 - 65 - 51 - Off-Shore - I CAN'T TAKE THE POWER 03 - 46 - 52 - Technotronic Featuring Melissa And Einstein - TURN IT UP 08 - 59 - 53 - 808 State - CUBIK/OLYMPIC 04 - 52 - 54 - Paul McCartney - ALL MY TRIALS 13 - 53 - 55 - Beautiful South - A LITTLE TIME 06 - 54 - 56 - Pet Shop Boys - BEING BORING 02 - 60 - 57 - Peter Gabriel - SOLSBURY HILL / SHAKING THE TREE 04 - 70 - 58 - Phil Collins - DO YOU REMEMBER (LIVE) 08 - 50 - 59 - Megabass - TIME TO MAKE THE FLOOR BURN 06 - 67 - 60 - Deee-Lite - POWER OF LOVE/DEEE-LITE THEME 06 - 58 - 61 - Soul II Soul Featuring Kym Mazelle - MISSING 08 - 62 - 62 - Mariah Carey - LOVE TAKES TIME 04 - 76 - 63 - Elton John - EASIER TO WALK AWAY 04 - 69 - 64 - James - LOSE CONTROL 12 - 57 - 65 - Berlin - TAKE MY BREATH AWAY 09 - 63 - 66 - Silje - TELL ME WHERE YOU'RE GOING 03 - 51 - 67 - Kim Wilde - I CAN'T SAY GOODBYE 04 - RE - 68 - Eve Gallagher - LOVE COME DOWN 11 - 77 - 69 - Whitney Houston - I'M YOUR BABY TONIGHT 04 - 61 - 70 - Bass-O-Matic - EASE ON BY 05 - 73 - 71 - Maxi Priest - HUMAN WORK OF ART 03 - 55 - 72 - Scientist - THE BEE 1 - NEW - 73 - A Homeboy A Hippie And A Funki Dredd - FREEDOM 05 - 74 - 74 - Monie Love - DOWN TO EARTH 21 - 72 - 75 - La's - THERE SHE GOES
December 23, 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: How many years has James Masterson been doing his chart write-ups? Cotten Eyed Joe and Celine must have been some of the last climbers to no1 of this era?! Edited December 23, 20177 yr by ChristmasEve201
December 23, 20177 yr That Snap! song looks like a Christmas song in terms of title but isn't definitely isn't lyrically, its a rap/dance love song. :o Don't know a big lot of tracks in the top 40 but the Cliff song I do know and is good but it isn't an often played Christmas song any more. My favourite in the top 10 is The Farm - All Together Now, such an anthemic and very 90s song which I have really liked from pretty much when i first heard it many years ago. I thought it was from a few years later in the 90s tbh than 1990 as it does sound a bit ahead of its time. Lower down the top 40 in the 1990 Christmas chart, George Michael - Freedom is fab too. I like Yazoo - Situation too, looking it up I think the 1990 release was an updated more acid house style remix of the 1982 original. Thanks for posting the link Dr Blind to the original Radio 1 chart and I will listen to it soon. I love listening to the retro radio shows that have been put up online, especially from the 80s and 90s! Edited December 23, 20177 yr by ❄The Snow.
December 23, 20177 yr Back to Christmas 1990 now and the last time that Sir Cliff made it to Xmas #1 (although he did come close again in 1999 as seen earlier in this thread) This is for the chart published on 23 December 1990 which is of course exactly 27 years ago. Mark Goodier was presenting the chart back then on BBC Radio 1 which you can hear here: https://www.mixcloud.com/1869300/uk-top-40-...ier-23-12-1990/ (It was a 2hr show in those days) So Cliff at #1 (though he only lasted 1 week there), with bookies favourite Vanilla Ice deposed at the last minute. Jumping into the Top 10 was the Grease MegaMix, but at #4 was to be a future chart topper from Enigma. I think my favourites in the Top 10 are The Farm and EMF but great to see a future hit from Seal (Crazy at 15) and La's just about hanging on to the bottom rung of the chart at #75 with There She Goes. Oh and finally, at number 11... Women like three things: Men in kilts, Southern Comfort, and Chris Isaac's 'Wicked Game'. :P WOC - LW - TW - Artist - SONG 04 - 02 - 01 - Cliff Richard - SAVIOUR'S DAY 06 - 01 - 02 - Vanilla Ice - ICE ICE BABY 03 - 04 - 03 - Righteous Brothers - YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' 03 - 06 - 04 - Enigma - SADNESS PART 1 02 - 14 - 05 - John Travolta And Olivia Newton-John - THE GREASE MEGAMIX 04 - 05 - 06 - Farm - ALL TOGETHER NOW 04 - 03 - 07 - Madonna - JUSTIFY MY LOVE 04 - 08 - 08 - Snap! - MARY HAD A LITTLE BOY 04 - 10 - 09 - MC Hammer - PRAY 09 - 07 - 10 - EMF - UNBELIEVABLE 06 - 12 - 11 - Chris Isaak - WICKED GAME 10 - 09 - 12 - Righteous Brothers - UNCHAINED MELODY 02 - 25 - 13 - Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers - THE CRAZY PARTY MIXES 05 - 11 - 14 - Malandra Burrows - JUST THIS SIDE OF LOVE 04 - 23 - 15 - Seal - CRAZY 03 - 20 - 16 - Status Quo - THE ANNIVERSARY WALTZ - PART TWO 06 - 19 - 17 - Twenty4Seven Featuring Captain Hollywood - ARE YOU DREAMING? 03 - 15 - 18 - Black Box - TOTAL MIX 03 - 24 - 19 - Shakin' Stevens - THE BEST CHRISTMAS OF THEM ALL 04 - 13 - 20 - New Kids On The Block - THIS ONE'S FOR THE CHILDREN 04 - 18 - 21 - Yazoo - SITUATION 02 - 27 - 22 - Whitney Houston - ALL THE MAN THAT I NEED 04 - 21 - 23 - INXS - DISAPPEAR 05 - 16 - 24 - Patrick MacNee And Honor Blackman - KINKY BOOTS 04 - 26 - 25 - Carpenters - MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING/(THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU 04 - 36 - 26 - Patsy Cline - CRAZY 09 - 17 - 27 - Kim Appleby - DON'T WORRY 07 - 22 - 28 - Dimples D - SUCKER DJ 03 - 31 - 29 - C&C Music Factory Featuring Freedom Williams - GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT 05 - 29 - 30 - Betty Boo - 24 HOURS 09 - 30 - 31 - Julee Cruise - FALLING 03 - 28 - 32 - George Michael - FREEDOM! 06 - 32 - 33 - Rod Stewart And Tina Turner - IT TAKES TWO 02 - 43 - 34 - Gazza - GEORDIE BOYS (GAZZA RAP) 09 - 33 - 35 - Black Box - FANTASY 06 - 35 - 36 - Proclaimers - KING OF THE ROAD (EP) 02 - 39 - 37 - Sisters Of Mercy - DR JEEP 03 - 41 - 38 - Orchestra On The Half Shell - TURTLE RHAPSODY 04 - 38 - 39 - Innocence - A MATTER OF FACT 06 - 34 - 40 - Dream Warriors - MY DEFINITION OF A BOOMBASTIC JAZZ STYLE 02 - 47 - 41 - Belinda Carlisle - SUMMER RAIN 09 - 37 - 42 - Jimmy Somerville - TO LOVE SOMEBODY 16 - 48 - 43 - Bill Medley And Jennifer Warnes - (I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE 06 - 42 - 44 - Bombalurina Featuring Timmy Mallett - SEVEN LITTLE GIRLS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT 04 - 44 - 45 - Beautiful South - MY BOOK 09 - 40 - 46 - Robert Palmer And UB40 - I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT 02 - 56 - 47 - Billy Idol - PRODIGAL BLUES 08 - 49 - 48 - Gazza And Lindisfarne - FOG ON THE TYNE (REVISITED) 03 - 45 - 49 - A-ha - I CALL YOUR NAME 02 - 71 - 50 - Will To Power - I'M NOT IN LOVE 02 - 65 - 51 - Off-Shore - I CAN'T TAKE THE POWER 03 - 46 - 52 - Technotronic Featuring Melissa And Einstein - TURN IT UP 08 - 59 - 53 - 808 State - CUBIK/OLYMPIC 04 - 52 - 54 - Paul McCartney - ALL MY TRIALS 13 - 53 - 55 - Beautiful South - A LITTLE TIME 06 - 54 - 56 - Pet Shop Boys - BEING BORING 02 - 60 - 57 - Peter Gabriel - SOLSBURY HILL / SHAKING THE TREE 04 - 70 - 58 - Phil Collins - DO YOU REMEMBER (LIVE) 08 - 50 - 59 - Megabass - TIME TO MAKE THE FLOOR BURN 06 - 67 - 60 - Deee-Lite - POWER OF LOVE/DEEE-LITE THEME 06 - 58 - 61 - Soul II Soul Featuring Kym Mazelle - MISSING 08 - 62 - 62 - Mariah Carey - LOVE TAKES TIME 04 - 76 - 63 - Elton John - EASIER TO WALK AWAY 04 - 69 - 64 - James - LOSE CONTROL 12 - 57 - 65 - Berlin - TAKE MY BREATH AWAY 09 - 63 - 66 - Silje - TELL ME WHERE YOU'RE GOING 03 - 51 - 67 - Kim Wilde - I CAN'T SAY GOODBYE 04 - RE - 68 - Eve Gallagher - LOVE COME DOWN 11 - 77 - 69 - Whitney Houston - I'M YOUR BABY TONIGHT 04 - 61 - 70 - Bass-O-Matic - EASE ON BY 05 - 73 - 71 - Maxi Priest - HUMAN WORK OF ART 03 - 55 - 72 - Scientist - THE BEE 1 - NEW - 73 - A Homeboy A Hippie And A Funki Dredd - FREEDOM 05 - 74 - 74 - Monie Love - DOWN TO EARTH 21 - 72 - 75 - La's - THERE SHE GOES Why we're Take My Breath Away and Time of my Life in this this chart??
December 7, 20186 yr In the run-up to Christmas I will be posting Charts of the Christmas Past and giving my thoughts. Day 1: 1999 Now this is quite a poor year for the big chart contenders. On one end we have two awful cover versions from Westlife, who already had three chart toppers that year and were aiming for a fourth one. The other, Cliff Richard with his dreadful Christmas/New Year single which had been number one for three weeks previous. In the end though it was the lesser of two evils as 'I Have A Dream/Seasons In The Sun' became the fourth number one for Westlife and their first Christmas number one. At number three a re-issue for 'Imagine' by John Lennon which was previously #1 following his death in 1980. I'm not sure why it was re-issued but it may have had something to do with the end of the millennium. At least that is probably the reason for Europe's appearance at #39 with 'The Final Countdown' and Prince's appearance at #51 with '1999'. Whatever it was, it is my favourite song in the top five with its lyrics still resonating today. Also worth noting are the two novelty entries in the chart, 'Cognoscenti Vs Intelligentsia' at #4 for Cuban Boys which is more well known as being the 'hamster dance' song, an early example of a viral internet sensation. And at #8 a Christmas classic (not really) 'Mr. Hankey The Christmas Poo'. Yes people actually bought a single by an animated singing poo. The song originated on one of my favourite TV shows 'South Park' back in its infancy. Two childhood fave groups in S Club 7 and Steps enter at #5 and #7, both with double A-sides which seemed to be quite popular back then especially for pop acts. The only song I actually remember from this lot though is 'Better The Devil You Know', which Kylie does better anyway. And lastly a shout out to garage classic 'A Little Bit Of Luck' entering at #18 for DJ Luck & MC Neat which would climb in the new year to #9. And another dance song, though less remembered, at #21 for Perfect Phase with 'Horny Horns'. 1 - NEW - 01 - Westlife - I HAVE A DREAM / SEASONS IN THE SUN 213k 05 - 01 - 02 - Cliff Richard - THE MILLENIUM PRAYER 170k 1 - NEW - 03 - John Lennon - IMAGINE 148k 1 - NEW - 04 - Cuban Boys - COGNOSCENTI VS INTELLIGENTSIA 104k 1 - NEW - 05 - S Club 7 - TWO IN A MILLION / YOU'RE MY NUMBER ONE 03 - 02 - 06 - Artful Dodger featuring Craig David - RE-REWIND THE CROWD SAY BO SELECTA 1 - NEW - 07 - Steps - SAY YOU'LL BE MINE / BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW 1 - NEW - 08 - Mr. Hankey - MR. HANKEY THE CHRISTMAS POO 02 - 04 - 09 - William Orbit - BARBER'S ADAGIO FOR STRINGS 02 - 03 - 10 - Vengaboys - KISS (WHEN THE SUN DON'T SHINE) 04 - 05 - 11 - Alice Deejay - BACK IN MY LIFE 04 - 09 - 12 - Boyzone - EVERYDAY I LOVE YOU 09 - 10 - 13 - R Kelly - IF I COULD TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME 05 - 06 - 14 - Wamdue Project - KING OF MY CASTLE 12 - 11 - 15 - Macy Gray - I TRY 02 - 08 - 16 - Len - STEAL MY SUNSHINE 02 - 07 - 17 - Progress pts The Boy Wunda - EVERYBODY 1 - NEW - 18 - DJ Luck and MC Neat - A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK 1 - NEW - 19 - Various Artists For Childrens Promise - IT'S ONLY ROCK N ROLL 06 - 18 - 20 - Robbie Williams - SHE'S THE ONE / IT'S ONLY US 1 - NEW - 21 - Perfect Phase - HORNY HORNS 04 - 16 - 22 - Melanie C - NORTHERN STAR 03 - 12 - 23 - Mario Piu - COMMUNICATION (SOMEBODY ANSWER THE PHONE) 08 - 21 - 24 - Five - KEEP ON MOVIN' 02 - 13 - 25 - B*Witched / Ladysmith Black Mambaza - I SHALL BE THERE 06 - 23 - 26 - Will Smith - WILL 2K 04 - 15 - 27 - Lolly - BIG BOYS DON'T CRY / ROCKIN' ROBIN 09 - 27 - 28 - Westlife - FLYING WITHOUT WINGS 03 - 24 - 29 - Celine Dion - THAT'S THE WAY IT IS 04 - 19 - 30 - Martine McCutcheon - TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP / LOVE ME 02 - 17 - 31 - Tom Jones and Cerys Matthews - BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE 02 - 14 - 32 - Queen and David Bowie - UNDER PRESSURE 02 - 20 - 33 - Daniel O'Donnell - A CHRISTMAS KISS 1 - NEW - 34 - Charlotte Church - JUST WAVE HELLO 03 - 22 - 35 - Atomic Kitten - RIGHT NOW 14 - 30 - 36 - Eiffel 65 - BLUE (DA BA DEE) 03 - 25 - 37 - Bob Marley featuring Lauryn Hill - TURN YOUR LIGHTS DOWN LOW 03 - 26 - 38 - Whitney Houston - I LEARNED FROM THE BEST 1 - NEW - 39 - Europe - THE FINAL COUNTDOWN 11 - 34 - 40 - Christina Aguilera - GENIE IN A BOTTLE 07 - 35 - 41 - Jennifer Lopez - WAITING FOR TONIGHT 07 - 29 - 42 - Geri Halliwell - LIFT ME UP 03 - 33 - 43 - Corrs - RADIO 1 - NEW - 44 - Marvin and Tamara - NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, WEST 13 - 46 - 45 - Shania Twain - MAN! I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN 02 - 32 - 46 - TLC - DEAR LIE 06 - 38 - 47 - a1 - EVERYTIME / READY OR NOT 1 - NEW - 48 - James - WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU 02 - 36 - 49 - LeAnn Rimes - CRAZY 03 - 37 - 50 - A Teens - SUPER TROUPER 02 - 63 - 51 - Prince - 1999 02 - 31 - 52 - Charlatans - MY BEAUTIFUL FRIEND 02 - 28 - 53 - Beastie Boys - ALIVE 03 - 40 - 54 - Jamiroquai - KING FOR A DAY 05 - 48 - 55 - Texas - WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER 1 - NEW - 56 - Holly Johnson - THE POWER OF LOVE 07 - 51 - 57 - Tin Tin Out featuring Emma Buntan - WHAT I AM 11 - 56 - 58 - Ann Lee - 2 TIMES 06 - 52 - 59 - Travis - TURN 08 - 54 - 60 - Mariah Carey - HEARTBREAKER 05 - 44 - 61 - Glamma Kid - WHY 1 - NEW - 62 - Solid Gold Chartbusters - I WANNA 1-2-1 WITH YOU 07 - 50 - 63 - Another Level - BOMB DIGGY 03 - 41 - 64 - Salt 'n' Pepper - THE BRICK TRACK VERSUS GITTY UP 05 - 53 - 65 - Garbage - THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH 02 - 39 - 66 - Nine Inch Nails - WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER 06 - 64 - 67 - Ricky Martin - SHAKE YOUR BON-BON 04 - 42 - 68 - Phats and Small - TONITE 09 - 58 - 69 - Backstreet Boys - LARGER THAN LIFE 02 - 45 - 70 - Enrique Iglesias - RHYTHM DEVINE 02 - 49 - 71 - Y Tribe featuring Elizabeth Troy - ENOUGH IS ENOUGH 02 - 43 - 72 - Thunderbugs - IT'S ABOUT TIME YOU WERE MINE 07 - 60 - 73 - Savage Garden - I KNEW I LOVED YOU 1 - NEW - 74 - John 00 Flemming - LOST IN EMOTION 02 - 55 - 75 - Lou Bega - I GOT A GIRL This Christmas chart has now been uploaded if you wanted to check it out: https://www.mixcloud.com/1869300/uk-top-40-...-december-1999/ Starts with Christina Aguilera and ends with some god awful Irish band.
December 19, 20195 yr This chart from 21 December 2003 is now up to listen to, presented by 'hi, this is Wes': https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenTheRadioKid...h-wes-21122003/ Day 5: 2003 In one of the closest races for Christmas number one in history Michael Andrews famously held off The Darkness to claim #1 with 'Mad World', featuring vocalist Gary Jules. Neither would have a second hit. The Darkness had to settle for their second #2 hit following 'I Believe...' and they would never reach any higher in their career. It is a shame that their 'Christmas Time' just missed out this week as it would have been one of the rare occasions of an actual Christmas song getting the title, and it is a great original song that gets a few plays from me every Christmas anyway, and it seems to be remembered well as it re-entered the official top 100 last year. 'Mad World' is a great song too so I can't be too annoyed with it claiming #1 in the end, I like the dark and chilling feels of the production which suit the lyrics far better than the original Tears For Fears version in my opinion. In any case we can at least all be thankful that Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne fell from #1 this week with 'Changes'. That would've been a non eventful Christmas #1. Quite a few challengers for the top were released this week. Bo Selecta with their completely unfunny 'Proper Crimbo' enters at #4, perhaps I needed to be there at the time. Also to make it three of five Christmas songs in the top five, the year's Pop Idol finalists cover of Lennon's 'Happy Xmas' enters at #5, which was seen as a major disappointment. Unsurprisingly it is a long way off the quality of the original, though I presume it was a charity release, so #5 seems right for it. In the battle of the girlbands Atomic Kitten won over Sugababes with their 'Ladies Night' cover at #8 against 'Too Lost In You' at #10 (which I think could've been a top five hit if the release were timed better, as it seems to be one of their most fondly remembered songs). They both beat boyband of the moment Blue who enter at #11 with 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered', their first top 10 miss and a clear sign that they were on their last legs. Ultrabeat followed big #2 hit 'Pretty Green Eyes' with 'Feelin Fine' which in this competitive week could only make #12, though it had good longevity. Some more festive entries lower down include one-trick ponies Fast Food Rockers who were clearly desperate to rake as much money as possible in before the novelty had worn off. 'I Love Christmas' is awful as you'd expect and not in the fun way that their previous two hits were. They never made the charts again and are probably all working in an actual fast food joint now. Look out for them at your local Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken, or maybe McDonalds. At #26 is Billy Mack (better known as actor Bill Nighy) with a cover of 'Love Is All Around' for the film 'Love Actually', except it's retitled 'Christmas Is All Around', and that's basically the joke. The film was very popular but that didn't translate to the singles chart for this song, which is probably for the best. Also entering lower down are G-Unit at #29 and Erin Rocha at #36 both with non-seasonal songs. 1 - NEW - 01 - Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules - MAD WORLD 227k 1 - NEW - 02 - Darkness - CHRISTMAS TIME (DON'T LET THE BELLS END) 222k 02 - 01 - 03 - Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne - CHANGES 1 - NEW - 04 - Bo Selecta - PROPER CRIMBO 1 - NEW - 05 - Idols - HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) 73k 04 - 02 - 06 - Will Young - LEAVE RIGHT NOW 03 - 03 - 07 - Black Eyed Peas - SHUT UP 1 - NEW - 08 - Atomic Kitten - LADIES NIGHT 28k 04 - 04 - 09 - Shane Richie - I'M YOUR MAN 1 - NEW - 10 - Sugababes - TOO LOST IN YOU 1 - NEW - 11 - Blue featuring Stevie Wonder and Angie Stone - SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED, I'M YOURS 1 - NEW - 12 - Ultrabeat - FEELIN' FINE 02 - 05 - 13 - Cliff Richard - SANTA'S LIST 06 - 06 - 14 - Westlife - MANDY 02 - 10 - 15 - Cheeky Girls - HAVE A CHEEKY CHRISTMAS 06 - 22 - 16 - Outkast - HEY YA! 03 - 14 - 17 - Katie Melua - THE CLOSEST THING TO CRAZY 02 - 07 - 18 - Evanescence - MY IMMORTAL 08 - 17 - 19 - UB40 / United Colours Of Sound - SWING LOW 05 - 12 - 20 - Girls Aloud - JUMP (FOR MY LOVE) 02 - 09 - 21 - Christina Aguilera - THE VOICE WITHIN 03 - 16 - 22 - Simply Red - YOU MAKE ME FEEL BRAND NEW 10 - 18 - 23 - Kevin Lyttle - TURN ME ON 03 - 08 - 24 - Gareth Gates - SAY IT ISN'T SO 1 - NEW - 25 - Fast Food Rockers - I LOVE CHRISTMAS 1 - NEW - 26 - Billy Mack - CHRISTMAS IS ALL AROUND 02 - 13 - 27 - Nelly Furtado - POWERLESS (SAY WHAT YOU WANT) 02 - 21 - 28 - Lost Brothers featuring G Tom Mac - CRY LITTLE SISTER (I NEED U NOW) 1 - NEW - 29 - G Unit - STUNT 101 09 - 24 - 30 - Fatman Scoop Featuring The Crooklyn Clan - BE FAITHFUL 06 - 23 - 31 - Busted - CRASHED THE WEDDING 03 - 20 - 32 - Dido - LIFE FOR RENT 02 - 11 - 33 - Madonna - LOVE PROFUSION 02 - 19 - 34 - Alicia Keys - YOU DON'T KNOW MY NAME 02 - 15 - 35 - Big Brovaz - AIN'T WHAT YOU DO 1 - NEW - 36 - Erin Rocha - CAN'T DO RIGHT FOR DOING WRONG 03 - 25 - 37 - D-Side - REAL WORLD 02 - 29 - 38 - Noddy - MAKE WAY FOR NODDY 05 - 28 - 39 - Lemar - 50 : 50 / LULLABY 04 - 27 - 40 - Ja Rule - CLAP BACK / REIGNS 06 - 30 - 41 - Britney Spears featuring Madonna - ME AGAINST THE MUSIC 05 - 31 - 42 - Alex Parks - MAYBE THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES 14 - 36 - 43 - Jamelia - SUPERSTAR 1 - NEW - 44 - Basil Brush featuring India Beau - BOOM BOOM / CHRISTMAS SLIDE 02 - 26 - 45 - Rachel Stevens - FUNKY DORY 1 - NEW - 46 - Joe Strummer and The Mescaleros - REDEMPTION SONG / ARMS ALOFT 02 - 32 - 47 - Jay-Z - CHANGE CLOTHES 1 - NEW - 48 - Travis - THE BEAUTIFUL OCCUPATION 02 - 33 - 49 - John And Yoko And The Plastic Ono Band With The Harlem Community Choir - HAPPY XMAS (WAR IS OVER) 03 - 39 - 50 - Delta Goodrem - NOT ME NOT I 07 - 38 - 51 - Blazin' Squad - FLIP REVERSE 02 - 34 - 52 - Good Charlotte - HOLD ON / THE YOUNG AND THE HOPELESS 03 - 35 - 53 - Daniel O'Donnell - YOU RAISE ME UP / WINTER WONDERLAND 04 - 37 - 54 - Michael Jackson - ONE MORE CHANCE 1 - NEW - 55 - Mew - SHE CAME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS 07 - 45 - 56 - Kylie Minogue - SLOW 02 - 40 - 57 - Texas - I'LL SEE IT THROUGH 04 - 41 - 58 - Limp Bizkit - BEHIND BLUE EYES 06 - 51 - 59 - Missy Elliott - PASS THAT DUTCH 08 - 42 - 60 - Pink - TROUBLE 04 - 44 - 61 - No Doubt - IT'S MY LIFE 03 - 43 - 62 - Muse - HYSTERIA 09 - 46 - 63 - Blue - GUILTY 07 - 65 - 64 - Robbie Williams - SEXED UP 16 - 56 - 65 - Black Eyed Peas - WHERE IS THE LOVE? 1 - NEW - 66 - Different Darkness - ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARKNESS 04 - 54 - 67 - Iron Maiden - RAINMAKER 08 - 53 - 68 - Atomic Kitten - IF YOU COME TO ME 04 - 48 - 69 - Blink 182 - FEELING THIS 10 - 58 - 70 - Sugababes - HOLE IN THE HEAD 08 - 73 - 71 - Holly Valance - STATE OF MIND 05 - 47 - 72 - Enrique Iglesias - ADDICTED 06 - 59 - 73 - Ludacris - STAND UP 04 - 50 - 74 - Meat Loaf - MAN OF STEEL 03 - 57 - 75 - Nelly - IZ U
December 20, 20195 yr Re-reading this, ooh that 1999 chart was awful on the whole :o I remember at the time I started slagging off the charts for the first time ever! :lol: The top 10 is especially bad, bar Lennon and Orbit! I didn't add: The John Lennon CD had 3 tracks on it, a sort of mini-greatest hits - Happy Xmas War Is Over and Give Peace A Chance were the others. That's why it was selling so well for the millennium (peace-themed) and also Christmas themed. The Europe single was a remix for the actual final countdown to 2000, Prince was always going to be 1999 back again.
December 21, 20195 yr Just started listening to the 1994 chart but just the Top 20. The No.15, Riverdance, spent 18 weeks at No.1 in Ireland Bruno says.
December 21, 20195 yr Thanks mate, my favourite ever chart growing up!! Were you a Cheeky Girls fan like me Steve? :o Edited December 21, 20195 yr by Crazy Chris-tmas
December 21, 20195 yr Just started listening to the 1994 chart but just the Top 20. The No.15, Riverdance, spent 18 weeks at No.1 in Ireland Bruno says. That's right, still holds the record for longest run at #1 in Ireland I think. Celine Dion (down 1 to #6 with “Think Twice”) was on her 11th chart week, but it would be yet another 5 weeks before she claimed her first #1 single. The first not to be available on vinyl, and track 2 on the CD single was “The Power Of Love” which was the record that she tied with for 'slowest continuous climb to #1' of 16 weeks, until that record was beaten by Ed Sheeran and “Thinking Out Loud” (19 weeks).
December 21, 20195 yr I usually listen to old 70's original charts, Tom Browne mainly, as there's a Facebook group and they post links to them on Mixcloud but am a bit fed up with the same ones every year so branching out a bit now in to the 80's, 90's and noughties. Yes was thinking that am sure Celine hits No.1 in early Feb.1995. Rednex go to No.1 after Christmas too IIRC. Another Night by Whigfield sounds just like Saturday Night. :rolleyes: Edited December 21, 20195 yr by Crazy Chris-tmas
December 22, 20195 yr Why we're Take My Breath Away and Time of my Life in this this chart?? I'm going to have an educated guess now and say that Top Gun and Dirty Dancing were either out on video or on TV for the first time.
December 22, 20195 yr The Darkness song is a load of overblown nonsense, but that it its appeal. That made it part of a decent top two, The only other song of merit in the top ten is form Will Young. The version of John Lennon's festive classic was diabolical. I never liked the Darkness song. I actually liked the Osbourne's song Changes.
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