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I used to live in a very small town in California

but didn't manage to visit the 50 states either :D

 

curious to see if Bryan Adams grabs the #2 sport next

 

Small town California sounds great to me - I loved my California trips, small towns seemed friendlier than city folk on the whole, or at least curious about my accent :)

 

3 tracks in this weeks top 20 are heading for the top spot in 1991, and one made it in the 21st century (Jealousy), so I'll keep you guessing which... :lol:

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4th August 1991

 

It's 3 weeks on top for Cathy Dennis as Bryan Adams sticks at 2 and Bomb The Bass rise to 3. The Doors follow-up Light My Fire with a second top 5 oldie, Riders Of The Storm charting in 1971 and 1976 but never going top 10 before, and it very much deserves a top 5 slot but is unlucky to crash into 4 classic 1991 singles as The Shamen move mountains to climb to 5, with Karl Keaton up to 7 - amazing considering it flopped, and I bought it, and forgot about it. Scritti Politti make it 7 years of top 20's, and Extreme move more than words into the 20.

 

Highest new entry is Prince - or rather a Prince creation sung by Martika, rejuvenating her career 2 years on from Toy Soldiers. New at 22, while at 27 PM Dawn are back with Set Adrift On Memory Bliss, sampling Spandau Ballet and improving on the original record considerably. Oh yes it does! Morrissey is pregnant for the last time at 28, which is a huge relief to all of us I'm sure, and at 29 a summer classic debuts for DJ Jazzy Jeff and newly-famous sitcom teen star rapper The Fresh Prince, or future superstar movie actor Will Smith is you prefer. Summertime has charted many times, cos it's fab, and is based on a 1972 Kool & The Gang single.

 

This week Dannii Minogue becomes the first Minogue I saw in person, singing along to a backing track on the Radio One Roadshow on Bournemouth Pier Approach - in those days Radio One actually made annual seaside jaunts with a different pop star at each one you got to see for free, and I always made the effort to turn up from 1984 onwards until they stopped doing them due to Health & Safety or cash issues. Cash I'd bet the main reason.

 

Midge Ure brings his Cold Cold Heart in at 48 for 15 years of charting from Slick & Rich Kids via Ultravox, Visage and Band Aid to solo success. Young Disciples debut a souljazz goodie, apparently nothin'! Bananarama are back tripping for a decade of hits, Wilson Phillips are still following-up Hold On, Color Me Badd make it 2 in a row, Squeeze return for 13 years of action with Sunday Street, and Black and Sam Brown team up with a track I don't recall at all, Fly Up To The Moon.

 

1 ( 1 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis

2 ( 2 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams

3 ( 11 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass

4 ( NEW ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors

5 ( 19 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen

6 ( 3 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

7 ( 20 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton

8 ( 4 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive

9 ( 5 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You

10 ( 6 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson

 

11 ( 7 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey

12 ( 16 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys

13 ( 8 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher

14 ( 10 ) THE BEGINNING Seal

15 ( 12 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz

16 ( 28 ) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS Scritti Politti featuring Sweetie Irie

17 ( 9 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper

18 ( 14 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa

19 ( 13 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz

20 ( 47 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme

 

21 ( 35 ) I LIKE IT DJH featuring Stefy

22 ( NEW ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika

23 ( 15 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole

24 ( 18 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys

25 ( 61 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown

26 ( 24 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas

27 ( NEW ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn

28 ( NEW ) PREGNANT FOR THE LAST TIME Morrissey

29 ( NEW ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

30 ( 39 ) I’M TOO SEXY Right Said Fred

 

31 ( 21 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer

32 ( 22 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd

33 ( 32 ) HOLIDAY Madonna

34 ( 23 ) A BETTER LOVE Londonbeat

35 ( 17 ) THE ONLY LOVE The Bee Gees

36 ( 63 ) RUN FROM LOVE Jimmy Somerville

37 ( 49 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions

38 ( 30 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees

39 ( 50 ) THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMM C+C Music factory

40 ( 45 ) JUMP TO THE BEAT Dannii Minogue

 

41 ( 29 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia

42 ( 41 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers

43 ( 37 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette

44 ( 26 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl

45 ( 36 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis

46 ( RE ) JUST THE WAY IT IS BABY The Rembrandts

47 ( 38 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant

48 ( NEW ) COLD COLD HEART Midge Ure

49 ( 42 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors

50 ( 48 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles

51 ( 44 ) RESCUE ME Madonna

 

52 ( 72 ) TIME LOVE AND TENDERNESS Michael Bolton

53 ( 27 ) RUSH RUSH Paula Abdul

54 ( 31 ) MAMA Kim Appleby

55 ( 54 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas

56 ( 52 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John

57 ( 62 ) MY AFFAIR Kirsty MacColl

58 ( 33 ) THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THIS Omar

59 ( 55 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters

60 ( NEW ) SCARY GO ROUND EP Jellyfish

 

61 ( 25 ) SHADOWTIME Siouxsie & The Banshees

62 ( NEW ) APPARENTLY NOTHIN’ Young Disciples

63 ( 51 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force

64 ( NEW ) TRIPPING ON YOUR LOVE Bananarama

65 ( 60 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer

66 ( 71 ) EVERYDAY PEOPLE Aretha Franklin

67 ( 65 ) LET IT BE The Beatles

68 ( 58 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys

69 ( NEW ) THE DREAM IS STILL ALIVE Wilson Phillips

70 ( NEW ) ALL 4 LOVE Color Me Badd

 

71 ( NEW ) NO-ONE CAN Marillion

72 ( NEW ) SUNDAY STREET Squeeze

73 ( 57 ) KISS THEM FOR ME Siouxsie & The Banshees

74 ( NEW ) HOLDING ON Beverley Craven

75 ( NEW ) FLY UP TO THE MOON Black & Sam Brown

4th Aug

 

Playlist Oldies

1 IS THAT ALL THERE IS Peggy Lee

2 THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV a-ha

3 SUCCESS (Radio One Roadshow Bournemouth Pier) Dannii Minogue

good to see Cathy Dennis blocking Bryan Adams

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good to see Cathy Dennis blocking Bryan Adams

:lol:

 

I can't remember when ol Bry tops my charts (or if), but I definitely bought the CD single while it was full price - and it's def not next week cos it's dropping :lol:

Hi there! Good to see you around again, hope things are settling down a bit for you.

 

Here's the ones I particularly like from your chart:

 

3 ( 11 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass - this is lovely, one of the more underrated and understated tracks of the 90s.

5 ( 19 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen - their first moment of true greatness, adored them with this and pretty much everything on Boss Drum.

6 ( 3 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - excellent, their best ever single for me

8 ( 4 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive - another underrated song, they barely put a foot wrong singles wise for me

10 ( 6 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson - an absolute classic, obviously overshadowed by the bigger hit but this is just as sublime imo

12 ( 16 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys

13 ( 8 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher - my favourite Cher track

14 ( 10 ) THE BEGINNING Seal

19 ( 13 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz - by far his best song, sounds like a lost soul classic

20 ( 47 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme

22 ( NEW ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika - hated this at the time but I've grown to really appreciate it

25 ( 61 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown

26 ( 24 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas

27 ( NEW ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn - great use of a sample, one of the first and most prominent songs to do so that I can remember from the time

29 ( NEW ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

31 ( 21 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer

33 ( 32 ) HOLIDAY Madonna

39 ( 50 ) THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMM C+C Music factory

43 ( 37 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette

44 ( 26 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl

45 ( 36 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis

47 ( 38 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant

49 ( 42 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors

50 ( 48 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles

51 ( 44 ) RESCUE ME Madonna

58 ( 33 ) THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THIS Omar

62 ( NEW ) APPARENTLY NOTHIN’ Young Disciples - Absolutely LOVE this. I don't remember it from the time but it's now one of my favourite tracks from the era.

63 ( 51 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force

67 ( 65 ) LET IT BE The Beatles

68 ( 58 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys

 

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Hi there! Good to see you around again, hope things are settling down a bit for you.

 

Here's the ones I particularly like from your chart:

 

3 ( 11 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass - this is lovely, one of the more underrated and understated tracks of the 90s.

5 ( 19 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen - their first moment of true greatness, adored them with this and pretty much everything on Boss Drum.

6 ( 3 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - excellent, their best ever single for me

8 ( 4 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive - another underrated song, they barely put a foot wrong singles wise for me

10 ( 6 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson - an absolute classic, obviously overshadowed by the bigger hit but this is just as sublime imo

12 ( 16 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys

13 ( 8 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher - my favourite Cher track

14 ( 10 ) THE BEGINNING Seal

19 ( 13 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz - by far his best song, sounds like a lost soul classic

20 ( 47 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme

22 ( NEW ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika - hated this at the time but I've grown to really appreciate it

25 ( 61 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown

26 ( 24 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas

27 ( NEW ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn - great use of a sample, one of the first and most prominent songs to do so that I can remember from the time

29 ( NEW ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

31 ( 21 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer

33 ( 32 ) HOLIDAY Madonna

39 ( 50 ) THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMM C+C Music factory

43 ( 37 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette

44 ( 26 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl

45 ( 36 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis

47 ( 38 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant

49 ( 42 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors

50 ( 48 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles

51 ( 44 ) RESCUE ME Madonna

58 ( 33 ) THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THIS Omar

62 ( NEW ) APPARENTLY NOTHIN’ Young Disciples - Absolutely LOVE this. I don't remember it from the time but it's now one of my favourite tracks from the era.

63 ( 51 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force

67 ( 65 ) LET IT BE The Beatles

68 ( 58 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys

 

Thanks dandy, appreciate that, yes things are more settled now, there'll be months of sorting to do, but my immediate issue is not being able to get out of the house easily now there's no-one to keep an eye on mum - so Buzzjack will be even more important to me now as a diversion! :)

 

I know I keep saying it but your taste in music is just so cool, you've pretty much cherry-picked most of the key tracks, and in terms of under-appreciating stuff at the time for me it's Omar - I liked it a lot but it never climbed the heights it deserved and these days I love it. Boss Drum is an album I bought, Bomb The Bass is pure gorgeousness, Lenny Kravitz' best song by far, and Love & Understanding sounds so powerful 30 years later, much more so than it did coming after Shoop Shoop.

 

2 of your picks will be topping my 1991 charts in the 3 or 4 weeks, no prizes for guessing which 2 :lol:

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11th August 1991

 

It's a first chart-topper for Bomb The Bass with the lovely Winter In July as forgotten wannabe soul hitmaker Karl Keaton rises to runners-up position, considerably higher than he achieved anywhere else by about 74 places. PM Dawn get a top 10 with the fab Set Adrift On Memory Bliss - baby you send me! Extreme also get a tuneful ballad top 10. Highest new entry is Army Of Lovers, the quirky hitmaking European trio being visually eye-catching, camp as a row of tents and utterly fabulous - Crucified remains essential, even if it took two goes to get any UK chart success.

 

BEF re-enter to a new peak, making it Family Affair's second top 40 hit version after Sly & The Family Stone, while Beverley Craven, Jellyfish, Young Disciples & Color Me Badd all get big moves into the 40. De La Soul get their "still unavailable" run of daisy-age rap singles coming with A Roller Skating jam Named "Saturdays" at 46, as Jason Donovan covers the Turtles 60's pop classic Happy Together at 63. It's an OK version, too.

 

Stevie Nicks ponders a bit of bitchin', David Bowie manages to get a Tin Machine single into the rundown - given the usual racket, that's pretty good - Samantha Fox is still having hits 5 years on with Another Woman, Altern 8 briefly pop in, and Sophie Lawrence fails to get anywhere near as good as Donna Summer's Love's Unkind, recently handled much better by a sampling Texas.

 

1 ( 3 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass

2 ( 7 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton

3 ( 1 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis

4 ( 5 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen

5 ( 4 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors

6 ( 2 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams

7 ( 27 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn

8 ( 6 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

9 ( 9 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You

10 ( 20 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme

 

11 ( 13 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher

12 ( 16 ) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS Scritti Politti featuring Sweetie Irie

13 ( 8 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive

14 ( 10 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson

15 ( 12 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys

16 ( 14 ) THE BEGINNING Seal

17 ( NEW ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers

18 ( 22 ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika

19 ( 11 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey

20 ( 25 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown

 

21 ( 21 ) I LIKE IT DJH featuring Stefy

22 ( 15 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz

23 ( 29 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

24 ( 18 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa

25 ( 17 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper

26 ( 19 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz

27 ( RE ) FAMILY AFFAIR B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway

28 ( 23 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole

29 ( 74 ) HOLDING ON Beverley Craven

30 ( 40 ) JUMP TO THE BEAT Dannii Minogue

 

31 ( 24 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys

32 ( 52 ) TIME LOVE AND TENDERNESS Michael Bolton

33 ( 60 ) SCARY GO ROUND EP Jellyfish

34 ( 39 ) THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMM C+C Music factory

35 ( 36 ) RUN FROM LOVE Jimmy Somerville

36 ( 33 ) HOLIDAY Madonna

37 ( 32 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd

38 ( 62 ) APPARENTLY NOTHIN’ Young Disciples

39 ( 26 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas

40 ( 70 ) ALL 4 LOVE Color Me Badd

 

41 ( 38 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees

42 ( 31 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer

43 ( 42 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers

44 ( 46 ) JUST THE WAY IT IS BABY The Rembrandts

45 ( 34 ) A BETTER LOVE Londonbeat

46 ( NEW ) A ROLLER-SKATING JAM NAMED “SATURDAYS” De La Soul

47 ( 48 ) COLD COLD HEART Midge Ure

48 ( 28 ) PREGNANT FOR THE LAST TIME Morrissey

49 ( 30 ) I’M TOO SEXY Right Said Fred

50 ( 66 ) EVERYDAY PEOPLE Aretha Franklin

 

51 ( 50 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles

52 ( 37 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions

53 ( 45 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis

54 ( 57 ) MY AFFAIR Kirsty MacColl

55 ( 64 ) TRIPPING ON YOUR LOVE Bananarama

56 ( 55 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas

57 ( 51 ) RESCUE ME Madonna

58 ( 41 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia

59 ( 56 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John

60 ( 44 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl

 

61 ( 59 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters

62 ( 43 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette

63 ( NEW ) HAPPY TOGETHER Jason Donovan

64 ( 49 ) LIGHT MY FIRE The Doors

65 ( NEW ) SOMETIMES IT’S A BITCH Stevie Nicks

66 ( NEW ) YOU BELONG IN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Tin Machine featuring David Bowie

67 ( 67 ) LET IT BE The Beatles

68 ( 47 ) BABY BABY Amy Grant

69 ( RE ) LET THE BEAT HIT ‘EM Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam

70 ( 65 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer

 

71 ( NEW ) ANOTHER WOMAN Samantha Fox

72 ( 63 ) LAST TRAIN TO TRANCENTRAL (LIVE FROM THE LOST CONTINENT) The KLF featuring Ricardo Da Force

73 ( NEW ) INFILTRATE 202 Altern 8

74 ( NEW ) LOVE’S UNKIND Sophie Lawrence

75 ( 68 ) WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU/HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY? Pet Shop Boys

 

 

Retro oldies Playlist

1 “Sugar Tax” Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

2 WELL ALMOST Elaine Paige

3 MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT Starbuck

Powerful week. Three new entries were # 1s in my chart.

 

I love both Sophie Lawrence singles (6 weeks at # 1 for "Love's Unkind" and 4 weeks at # 1 for "Secrets") :heart:

"Sometimes It's A Bitch" is my favourite Stevie Nicks song.

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Powerful week. Three new entries were # 1s in my chart.

 

I love both Sophie Lawrence singles (6 weeks at # 1 for "Love's Unkind" and 4 weeks at # 1 for "Secrets") :heart:

"Sometimes It's A Bitch" is my favourite Stevie Nicks song.

 

Thanks Alex, though you may be disappointed with the peak of Love's Unkind, oops! :lol: Stevie Nicks having a massive climb in my charts this week though, I'd forgotten the record and how much I rated it!

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18th August 1991

 

It's a bounce back up to the top spot for Generations Of Love, Boy George's new track under the alias Jesus Loves You, which gives him a first chart-topper since The War Song became Culture Club's 5th in 1984. One bizarre aspect of my 1991 charts is the eccentric ups and downs of records - that's never been much of a thing in my charts, more of an occasional feature, but it went mad in 1991, I think, due to my being pissed off at the vastly over-priced CD singles and the deteriorating sound quality of vinyl singles (purely co-incidence I'm sure) which were now being used as bargain-basement first-week chart-plugs, so I'd stopped buying my favourite records and just bought those that were reasonably-priced. I'm sure I'm not the only one, and that might explain the more novelty records that sold well during 1991 and why Bryan Adams spent forever on top of the charts - I just checked as it had dropped to 11 after peaking at 2, and I could have sworn it topped my charts. it did. on it's 18th week in my charts. You have been warned. Anyway, the net effect was records tended not to dominate as I bought and played them, so I was more affected by what I heard on the radio and TV.

 

Highest new entry at 3 is the track that lost Marc Bolan a lot of fans in 1973 when it came out cos it sounded a bit gay, but was actually a mighty riff and one of his best records, back and matching it's peak of 3 in my charts first-time round as it became a hit all over again. Army Of Lovers take their modern mighty sound into the top 10, and Martika gets a second top 10 courtesy of Prince. Summertime classic from Jazzy Jeff and Willy Smith is top 20, and Jason Donovan gets a huge top 20 climb with his Turtles carbon-copy SAW-stylee. Stevie Nicks also bounds into the 40.

 

Sonia covers The Tams Northern Soul goodie and is rewarded with an instant top 40, REM return, and Guns 'n' Roses re-enter and remix brings Zoe back with Sunshine On A Rainy Day. Julian Lennon is also back 7 years on from his last big hit, with a very John Lennon-sounding Saltwater, his best record and I'm sure his dad would have been proud. Clannad & Paul Young cover Joni Mitchell, Judy Collins, Glen Campbell and others who have recorded Both Sides Now, at 60, with Any Grant, Deacon Blue, Karyn White, Vanilla Ice, Level 42 and Blur all following the "minor follow-up I haven't heard for 30 years and have mostly forgotten" category

 

 

1 ( 9 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You

2 ( 1 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass

3 ( NEW ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex

4 ( 2 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton

5 ( 3 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis

6 ( 7 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn

7 ( 4 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen

8 ( 17 ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers

9 ( 18 ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika

10 ( 5 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors

 

11 ( 6 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams

12 ( 10 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme

13 ( 8 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

14 ( 23 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

15 ( 11 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher

16 ( 27 ) FAMILY AFFAIR B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway

17 ( 20 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown

18 ( 14 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson

19 ( 63 ) HAPPY TOGETHER Jason Donovan

20 ( 13 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive

 

21 ( 12 ) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS Scritti Politti featuring Sweetie Irie

22 ( 15 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys

23 ( 16 ) THE BEGINNING Seal

24 ( 30 ) JUMP TO THE BEAT Dannii Minogue

25 ( 19 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey

26 ( 29 ) HOLDING ON Beverley Craven

27 ( 22 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz

28 ( 25 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper

29 ( 65 ) SOMETIMES IT’S A BITCH Stevie Nicks

30 ( 38 ) APPARENTLY NOTHIN’ Young Disciples

 

31 ( 40 ) ALL 4 LOVE Color Me Badd

32 ( 24 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa

33 ( 46 ) A ROLLER-SKATING JAM NAMED “SATURDAYS” De La Soul

34 ( 26 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz

35 ( 28 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole

36 ( 32 ) TIME LOVE AND TENDERNESS Michael Bolton

37 ( NEW ) BE YOUNG BE FOOLISH BE HAPPY Sonia

38 ( 55 ) TRIPPING ON YOUR LOVE Bananarama

39 ( 31 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys

40 ( 47 ) COLD COLD HEART Midge Ure

 

41 ( 36 ) HOLIDAY Madonna

42 ( RE ) YOU COULD BE MINE Guns ‘n’ Roses

43 ( 21 ) I LIKE IT DJH featuring Stefy

44 ( 43 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers

45 ( NEW ) NEAR WILD HEAVEN REM

46 ( 37 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd

47 ( NEW ) SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY (REMIX) Zoe

48 ( 51 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles

49 ( 42 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer

50 ( 41 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees

 

51 ( 39 ) THINKING ABOUT YOUR LOVE Kenny Thomas

52 ( 52 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions

53 ( NEW ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon

54 ( 35 ) RUN FROM LOVE Jimmy Somerville

55 ( 53 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis

56 ( 56 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas

57 ( 57 ) RESCUE ME Madonna

58 ( 34 ) THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO MMMM C+C Music factory

59 ( 59 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John

60 ( NEW ) BOTH SIDES NOW Clannad & Paul Young

 

61 ( 61 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters

62 ( 66 ) YOU BELONG IN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Tin Machine featuring David Bowie

63 ( 49 ) I’M TOO SEXY Right Said Fred

64 ( NEW ) EVERY HEARTBEAT Amy Grant

65 ( 60 ) WALKING DOWN MADISON Kirsty MacColl

66 ( 62 ) FADING LIKE A FLOWER Roxette

67 ( 67 ) LET IT BE The Beatles

68 ( NEW ) TWIST AND SHOUT Deacon Blue

69 ( NEW ) ROMANTIC Karyn White

70 ( NEW ) SATISFACTION Vanilla Ice

 

71 ( 74 ) LOVE’S UNKIND Sophie Lawrence

72 ( 70 ) MERCY MERCY ME/ I WANT YOU Robert Palmer

73 ( 58 ) ONLY FOOLS (FALL IN LOVE) Sonia

74 ( NEW ) GUARANTEED Level 42

75 ( NEW ) BANG Blur

 

Playlist

1 “Sugar Tax” Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

2 DAYDREAMING Dusty Springfield

3 DRIVE The Cars

I was just listening to 'Army of Lovers' the other day on Spotify. Still a tune and one of your best entries imo. The video is scary as hell though haha. Love the T.Rex and Alice Cooper tracks as well (memories of singing that one in the car with the volume up loud, same with 'Poison'.) 'More Than Words' is a lovely song too, heard part of it on Radio 2 the other day. The voices mesh so well!
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I was just listening to 'Army of Lovers' the other day on Spotify. Still a tune and one of your best entries imo. The video is scary as hell though haha. Love the T.Rex and Alice Cooper tracks as well (memories of singing that one in the car with the volume up loud, same with 'Poison'.) 'More Than Words' is a lovely song too, heard part of it on Radio 2 the other day. The voices mesh so well!

 

Aww thanks Roba, I love Crucified and also the bonkers video :lol: Glad you rate it, and also can't go wrong with T.Rex and Alice played loud. Alice is the only gig I went to where I had to walk out it was so LOUD! Well past 11 on the 1 to 10 scale. It hurt! :lol:

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25th August 1991

 

It's T.Rex grabbing a second posthumous chart-topper with non-remixes 9 years after Telegram Sam did the same, with 20th Century Boy joining remixes of Get It On and Children Of The Revolution, a mash-up of all the singles to give Marc Bolan only one single left to top the chart from 1970's Ride A White Swan through to 20th Century Boy in 1973, a run of 9 and a total of 10. PM Dawn out-peak Spandau Ballet's True at 4 and Jazzy Jeff & Will Smith get a top 10 with Summertime.

 

In a big week for new entries, 50's pop classic Hello Marylou gives the late Rick Nelson a second chart entry, his first since Garden Party in 1972, in at 11. Salt 'n' Pepa are back rapidly with a pop goodie, Let's Talk About Sex at 16, and Zoe, Sonia & Midge Ure all add to their top 20 totals (previously zero for Zoe). REM, Guns 'n' Roses and big climber Karyn White make to the top 40, and new in is another Roxette (Big L), Black Crowes (Otis Redding's Hard To handle), Rod Stewart (Broken Arrow), & Prince (Get Off, a thumping dancefunk debut), all of them instant top 40's.

 

Lower down, Lloyd Cole is back for a 7th year, minus his Commotions, Simple Minds make it a decade, Kylie keeps her 3-year-run fresh, and Maxi Priest helps Shabba Ranks to a hit, 5 years of reggae charting. Oceanic debut quietly with Insanity, one of the UK big-sellers of 1991, EMF and The Farm are at the "that's a follow-up single I don't remember" stage to 1990 debuts, and Texas extend their run to 2 years.

 

 

1 ( 3 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex

2 ( 4 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton

3 ( 2 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass

4 ( 6 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn

5 ( 1 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You

6 ( 8 ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers

7 ( 5 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis

8 ( 7 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen

9 ( 9 ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika

10 ( 14 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

 

11 ( NEW ) HELLO MARYLOU Ricky Nelson

12 ( 47 ) SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY (REMIX) Zoe

13 ( 11 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams

14 ( 10 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors

15 ( 13 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

16 ( NEW ) LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX Salt ‘n’ Pepa

17 ( 37 ) BE YOUNG BE FOOLISH BE HAPPY Sonia

18 ( 15 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher

19 ( 19 ) HAPPY TOGETHER Jason Donovan

20 ( 40 ) COLD COLD HEART Midge Ure

 

21 ( 12 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme

22 ( 45 ) NEAR WILD HEAVEN REM

23 ( 18 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson

24 ( 42 ) YOU COULD BE MINE Guns ‘n’ Roses

25 ( 20 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive

26 ( 29 ) SOMETIMES IT’S A BITCH Stevie Nicks

27 ( 27 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz

28 ( 22 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys

29 ( 17 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown

30 ( 69 ) ROMANTIC Karyn White

 

31 ( 31 ) ALL 4 LOVE Color Me Badd

32 ( 16 ) FAMILY AFFAIR B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway

33 ( NEW ) THE BIG L Roxette

34 ( 28 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper

35 ( 23 ) THE BEGINNING Seal

36 ( NEW ) HARD TO HANDLE The Black Crowes

37 ( NEW ) BROKEN ARROW Rod Stewart

38 ( 21 ) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS Scritti Politti featuring Sweetie Irie

39 ( 25 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey

40 ( NEW ) GET OFF Prince & The New Power Generation

 

41 ( 35 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole

42 ( 41 ) HOLIDAY Madonna

43 ( 39 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys

44 ( 44 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers

45 ( 34 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz

46 ( 32 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa

47 ( 53 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon

48 ( 48 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles

49 ( 33 ) A ROLLER-SKATING JAM NAMED “SATURDAYS” De La Soul

50 ( 24 ) JUMP TO THE BEAT Dannii Minogue

 

51 ( 26 ) HOLDING ON Beverley Craven

52 ( 30 ) APPARENTLY NOTHIN’ Young Disciples

53 ( NEW ) SHE’S A GIRL AND I’M A MAN Lloyd Cole

54 ( 49 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer

55 ( 50 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees

56 ( 62 ) YOU BELONG IN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Tin Machine featuring David Bowie

57 ( 56 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas

58 ( 74 ) GUARANTEED Level 42

59 ( 46 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd

60 ( 59 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John

 

61 ( 57 ) RESCUE ME Madonna

62 ( 61 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters

63 ( NEW ) LONG HOT SUMMER NIGHTS J.T. Taylor

64 ( NEW ) WHAT WOULD WE DO DSK

65 ( NEW ) STAND BY LOVE Simple Minds

66 ( NEW ) WORD IS OUT Kylie Minogue

67 ( 52 ) WIND OF CHANGE The Scorpions

68 ( 67 ) LET IT BE The Beatles

69 ( 55 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis

70 ( NEW ) HOUSECALL Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest

 

71 ( NEW ) INSANITY Oceanic

72 ( 38 ) TRIPPING ON YOUR LOVE Bananarama

73 ( NEW ) LIES EMF

74 ( NEW ) WHY BELIEVE IN YOU Texas

75 ( NEW ) MIND The Farm

 

playlist records

1 “Greatest Hits” The Drifters

2 KITES Simon Duprey & The Big Sound

3 IT MIGHT AS WELL RAIN UNTIL SEPTEMBER Carole King

Love the top 10 at the moment DJ Jazy Jeff, Martika, Jesus Loves You, T-Rex, The Shamen, Cathy Dennis and Bomb Ada Bass all quality!

Good to see you back posting John!

 

Loving Bomb The Bass topping your chart - it was on Top of the Pops on BBC4 last Friday and I had to turn it up. Absolutely love it! The video is really cute too.

 

Lots of classics in the T10 as well as Bomb The Bass: including DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, The Shamen, Cathy Dennis and PM Dawn. Interesting to see “Insanity” debut at 71, it was a slow burner on the official chart with its first week (at joint number 21) seeing 60% of its sales from the Liverpool/Lancashire area before it slowly blew up around the rest of the country. You just don't get regional breakout hits like that anymore..

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Love the top 10 at the moment DJ Jazy Jeff, Martika, Jesus Loves You, T-Rex, The Shamen, Cathy Dennis and Bomb Ada Bass all quality!

 

Thanks Steve, yes a great time for goodies!

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Good to see you back posting John!

 

Loving Bomb The Bass topping your chart - it was on Top of the Pops on BBC4 last Friday and I had to turn it up. Absolutely love it! The video is really cute too.

 

Lots of classics in the T10 as well as Bomb The Bass: including DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, The Shamen, Cathy Dennis and PM Dawn. Interesting to see “Insanity” debut at 71, it was a slow burner on the official chart with its first week (at joint number 21) seeing 60% of its sales from the Liverpool/Lancashire area before it slowly blew up around the rest of the country. You just don't get regional breakout hits like that anymore..

 

Thanks Doc! :) Glad to be doing oldies charts again too, helps me revisiting happy old music :D

 

I've forgotten that Bomb The Bass video but I adore the record, so good! I'm sure I have it on a VHS tape somewhere! I'm also going to be interested to see how Insanity does as I pretty much had forgotten it till it popped up in the Top 10 of 1991 votes :lol: I guess the regional nature of it's success might explain why it didn't sink into my brain to anywhere near the same degree as most other hits of the time. That said, I'd also completely forgotten Karl Keaton's non-UK-hit and that made my number 2, proving if you don't ever go back and play your records and tapes then you're totally dependant on the media to remind you of stuff :o

 

Thanks for dropping by! B-)

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1st September

 

It's 2 weeks on top for 1973's T.Rex classic, back in the UK charts as 70's nostalgia gets under way. PM Dawn sadly lose out on a chart-topper with the fab Set Adrift up in runners-up and Bryan Adams looked to have peaked at 2, but no he's back up to 3, Ricky Nelson gets his only top 10 track with the Gene Pitney song and this recording over 30 years old. Straight in at 8 is the 3rd single from Sugar Tax, the OMD album still hot on my playlist after their gig in Bournemouth. Then You Turn Away makes it 3 top 10's in a row, a consistency not seen since 1984.

 

Julian Lennon vaults high up into the top 20, Saltwater becoming his 2nd biggest-track since Too Late For Goodbyes went top 10 in 1984, and Billy Bragg enters at 19 with best record by some distance, the excellent You Woke Up My Neighbourhood. He had even better songs, but it took covers to do them justice. Kylie keeps the top 40 consistency coming at 3 years, and Maxi Priest helps Shabba Ranks get a top 40 - Shabba usually needed someone to assist getting into my charts. The future Mark Wahlberg movie star, and brother of New Kid On The Blocker, raps his way to a hit - Good Vibrations not the Beach Boys classic.

 

At 53, Utah Saints debut with a classic, What Can You Do For Me, while Sabrina Johnson brings Peace to the valleys, both memorable dance tracks. Unlike the other forgotten new entries, Airhead, Julia Fordham and Big Country all having fallen out of my brain as it got full with more recent stuff. Need more RAM. Still, that means Big Country make it 8 years of charting, or 12 years including The Skids hits for Stuart Adamson.

 

 

1 ( 1 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex

2 ( 4 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn

3 ( 13 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams

4 ( 3 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass

5 ( 2 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton

6 ( 8 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen

7 ( 9 ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika

8 ( NEW ) THEN YOU TURN AWAY Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

9 ( 5 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You

10 ( 11 ) HELLO MARYLOU Ricky Nelson

 

11 ( 12 ) SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY (REMIX) Zoe

12 ( 16 ) LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX Salt ‘n’ Pepa

13 ( 6 ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers

14 ( 7 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis

15 ( 47 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon

16 ( 10 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

17 ( 17 ) BE YOUNG BE FOOLISH BE HAPPY Sonia

18 ( 14 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors

19 ( NEW ) YOU WOKE UP MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Billy Bragg

20 ( 15 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

 

21 ( 26 ) SOMETIMES IT’S A BITCH Stevie Nicks

22 ( 22 ) NEAR WILD HEAVEN REM

23 ( 29 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown

24 ( 18 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher

25 ( 37 ) BROKEN ARROW Rod Stewart

26 ( 23 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson

27 ( 33 ) THE BIG L Roxette

28 ( 19 ) HAPPY TOGETHER Jason Donovan

29 ( 20 ) COLD COLD HEART Midge Ure

30 ( 31 ) ALL 4 LOVE Color Me Badd

 

31 ( 28 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys

32 ( 24 ) YOU COULD BE MINE Guns ‘n’ Roses

33 ( 27 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz

34 ( 34 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper

35 ( 40 ) GET OFF Prince & The New Power Generation

36 ( 25 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive

37 ( 21 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme

38 ( 66 ) WORD IS OUT Kylie Minogue

39 ( 39 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey

40 ( 70 ) HOUSECALL Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest

 

41 ( 44 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers

42 ( 42 ) HOLIDAY Madonna

43 ( 53 ) SHE’S A GIRL AND I’M A MAN Lloyd Cole

44 ( NEW ) GOOD VIBRATIONS Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch

45 ( 36 ) HARD TO HANDLE The Black Crowes

46 ( 45 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz

47 ( 48 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles

48 ( 43 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys

49 ( 71 ) INSANITY Oceanic

50 ( 65 ) STAND BY LOVE Simple Minds

 

51 ( 30 ) ROMANTIC Karyn White

52 ( 38 ) TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS Scritti Politti featuring Sweetie Irie

53 ( NEW ) WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR ME Utah Saints

54 ( 35 ) THE BEGINNING Seal

55 ( 55 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees

56 ( 41 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole

57 ( 57 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas

58 ( 60 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John

59 ( 32 ) FAMILY AFFAIR B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway

60 ( NEW ) PEACE Sabrina Johnson

 

61 ( NEW ) FUNNY HOW Airhead

62 ( 54 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer

63 ( 62 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters

64 ( 64 ) WHAT WOULD WE DO DSK

65 ( 61 ) RESCUE ME Madonna

66 ( 68 ) LET IT BE The Beatles

67 ( 74 ) WHY BELIEVE IN YOU Texas

68 ( 69 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis

69 ( NEW ) I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU Julia Fordham

70 ( 46 ) DO YOU WANT ME Salt ‘n’ Pepa

 

71 ( NEW ) REPUBLICAN PARTY REPTILE Big Country

72 ( 56 ) YOU BELONG IN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Tin Machine featuring David Bowie

73 ( 73 ) LIES EMF

74 ( 59 ) I WANNA SEX YOU UP Color Me Badd

75 ( 50 ) JUMP TO THE BEAT Dannii Minogue

 

 

Playlist Oldies

1 SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD Elton John

2 TELL ME WHAT HE SAID Helen Shapiro

3 “Sugar Tax” Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

  • 3 weeks later...
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8th September 1991

 

It's 3 weeks for T.Rex on top as Bryan Adams returns to his peak of 2, while still on top of the UK charts, and OMD get a second top 3 of the year, just ahead of Julian Lennon hitting a new career peak of 4 with Saltwater. Highest new entry is....Bros. Yes, that's right, Try, a minor UK hit, straight in at 7 as a sort of follow-up to Madly In Love, I was liking the slightly earthier funkier Bros. By was of compensation Billy Bragg gets a first (and last) top 10 with his Country-ish singalong.

 

New at 14, Saint Etienne cover Neil Young and do Only Love Can Break Your Heart justice, while Electronic bounce instantly back with Feel Every Beat at 18, and Belinda Carlisle debuts a great single from her new album - Live Your Life Be Free is in at 19, for a big week for new entries. Sabrina Johnson rockets Peace through the chart valleys to 23, Beats International keep the run going with The Sun Don't Shine at 29, Norman Cooke still having another pseudonym or 2 before settling on Fat Boy Slim.

 

Celine Dion also debuts, yes I know, and it's not even a big hit - Where Does My Heart Beat Now doing what her Eurovision winner didn't do, enter my chart. Level 42 are Guaranteed a chart entry at 47, Runrig have a Hearthammer, and Fat Boy Glitter is back with Ready To Rock ahead of the annual Xmas gigs. Dire Straits are Calling Elvis, but sadly getting no answer, Oleta Adams covers Elton John's still-charting re-issue of his non-charting 1974 Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, both of them overshadowed by the later live version with George Michael assisting Elton.

 

 

1 ( 1 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex

2 ( 3 ) EVERYTHING I DO (I DO IT FOR YOU) Bryan Adams

3 ( 8 ) THEN YOU TURN AWAY Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

4 ( 15 ) SALTWATER Julian Lennon

5 ( 2 ) SET ADRIFT ON MEMORY BLISS PM Dawn

6 ( 6 ) MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN The Shamen

7 ( NEW ) TRY Bros

8 ( 4 ) WINTER IN JULY Bomb The Bass

9 ( 7 ) LOVE THY WILL BE DONE Martika

10 ( 19 ) YOU WOKE UP MY NEIGHBOURHOOD Billy Bragg

 

11 ( 12 ) LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX Salt ‘n’ Pepa

12 ( 11 ) SUNSHINE ON A RAINY DAY (REMIX) Zoe

13 ( 5 ) LOVE’S BURN Karl Keaton

14 ( NEW ) ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK YOUR HEART Saint Etienne

15 ( 25 ) BROKEN ARROW Rod Stewart

16 ( 17 ) BE YOUNG BE FOOLISH BE HAPPY Sonia

17 ( 9 ) GENERATIONS OF LOVE Jesus Loves You

18 ( NEW ) FEEL EVERY BEAT Electronic

19 ( NEW ) LIVE YOUR LIFE BE FREE Belinda Carlisle

20 ( 14 ) JUST ANOTHER DREAM Cathy Dennis

 

21 ( 13 ) CRUCIFIED Army Of Lovers

22 ( 16 ) SUMMERTIME DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince

23 ( 60 ) PEACE Sabrina Johnson

24 ( 27 ) THE BIG L Roxette

25 ( 10 ) HELLO MARYLOU Ricky Nelson

26 ( 18 ) RIDERS OF THE STORM The Doors

27 ( 20 ) PANDORA’S BOX Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

28 ( 40 ) HOUSECALL Shabba Ranks featuring Maxi Priest

29 ( NEW ) THE SUN DON’T SHINE Beats International

30 ( 35 ) GET OFF Prince & The New Power Generation

 

31 ( 23 ) ALWAYS THERE Incognito featuring Jocelyn Brown

32 ( 21 ) SOMETIMES IT’S A BITCH Stevie Nicks

33 ( 44 ) GOOD VIBRATIONS Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch

34 ( 26 ) SAFE FROM HARM Massive Attack featuring Shara Nelson

35 ( 28 ) HAPPY TOGETHER Jason Donovan

36 ( 38 ) WORD IS OUT Kylie Minogue

37 ( 31 ) JEALOUSY Pet Shop Boys

38 ( NEW ) WHERE DOES MY HEART BEAT NOW Celine Dion

39 ( 49 ) INSANITY Oceanic

40 ( 24 ) LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING Cher

 

41 ( 50 ) STAND BY LOVE Simple Minds

42 ( 41 ) YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELIN’ The Righteous Brothers

43 ( 42 ) HOLIDAY Madonna

44 ( 53 ) WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR ME Utah Saints

45 ( 22 ) NEAR WILD HEAVEN REM

46 ( 34 ) HEY STOOPID Alice Cooper

47 ( NEW ) GUARANTEED Level 42

48 ( 29 ) COLD COLD HEART Midge Ure

49 ( 47 ) HEY JUDE The Beatles

50 ( 33 ) NOW THAT WE’VE FOUND LOVE Heavy D & The Boyz

51 ( NEW ) HEARTHAMMER Runrig

52 ( 39 ) GET IT ON Yo Yo Honey

53 ( 30 ) ALL 4 LOVE Color Me Badd

54 ( 58 ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Elton John

55 ( 55 ) WHEN HE’S GONE The Bee Gees

56 ( 48 ) DO IT AGAIN The Beach Boys

57 ( 36 ) MONSTERS AND ANGELS Voice Of The Beehive

58 ( 46 ) IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER Lenny Kravitz

59 ( 57 ) WHY CAN’T WE LIVE TOGETHER (1990 TK REMIX) Timmy Thomas

60 ( 73 ) LIES EMF

 

61 ( 32 ) YOU COULD BE MINE Guns ‘n’ Roses

62 ( NEW ) READY TO ROCK Gary Glitter

63 ( 37 ) MORE THAN WORDS Extreme

64 ( 61 ) FUNNY HOW Airhead

65 ( 63 ) (THEY LONG TO BE) CLOSE TO YOU/ MERRY CHRISTMAS DARLING Carpenters

66 ( 66 ) LET IT BE The Beatles

67 ( 62 ) CROCKETT’S THEME Jan Hammer

68 ( NEW ) CALLING ELVIS Dire Straits

69 ( 56 ) UNFORGETTABLE Natalie Cole & Nat ‘King’ Cole

70 ( 45 ) HARD TO HANDLE The Black Crowes

 

71 ( 65 ) RESCUE ME Madonna

72 ( NEW ) DON’T LET THE SUN GO DOWN ON ME Oleta Adams

73 ( 43 ) SHE’S A GIRL AND I’M A MAN Lloyd Cole

74 ( NEW ) MAKIN’ HAPPY Crystal Waters

75 ( 68 ) TOUCH ME (ALL NIGHT LONG) Cathy Dennis

 

 

Retro oldies Playlist

1 MAGIC FLY Space

2 HUMAN Human League

3 THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL Abba

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