Not really a fan of that.

love Bittersweet Symphony even though I prefer their other singles from Urban Hymns

Only 1 more Pulp to come. Will be interested to hear after which one I’ve missed! If it’s from 1998 then it’s out of the era…..

Ooops it was #37 and I forgot :(

Bittersweet Symphony is great!

The Verve's standout classic, one of the greatest of the 90's not just Britpop.

I like Bittersweet Symphony and I also like the Rest Assured version aswell.

3. Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger

 

 

Release: 1996 Chart Peak: 1

 

Don't Look Back In Anger was the 4th single released from What's The Story (Morning Glory)? and came at the bands absolute commercial peak. 1996 was a fantastic year for Oasis, with this single reaching number 1, their huge Knebworth gigs, both their albums selling shedloads and their whole back catalogue of singles being on the chart for practically the whole year. Blur may have won the battle in 1995, but Oasis clearly won the war. Aside from being by far the best number 1 of the 90s, it is also Oasis's second million seller - that's a proper million seller not including streaming.

 

The track was written and sung by Noel Gallagher and the video, a 90s classic, stars the Avenger's Patrick Macnee. It's the epitome of cool, confident swagger.

 

By far Oasis's best single and a genuine singalong classic. Although no-one knows why Sally should be waiting!

 

One of the best singles from Oasis there, to think they could afford to release that as the 4th single!

Oasis at their best, this and Knebworth was the peak of Britpop's wave. It all came crashing down quite soon after

I still remember the first time I listened to the album telling everyone that this wanna gonna be the biggest song of the 90s, never for a second I thought it was gonna be Wonderwall instead :D Oasis at their best

I feel like I'm going against the crowd here but nothing from Morning Glory comes near Live Forever.

One of the best singles from Oasis there, to think they could afford to release that as the 4th single!

 

And it opened with 250,000 sales, available on just 1 cd. :o

2. Blur - To The End

 

 

Release: 1994 Chart Peak: 16

 

To The End was the second single released from Parklife and is basically about a couple unsuccessfully trying to overcome a relationship bad patch. To The End features full orchestral accompaniment with a choric refrain in French by Lætitia Sadier from Stereolab.

 

The video was shot in Prague and in keeping with the song's use of French, the video is a pastiche of the classic French New Wave film Last Year at Marienbad (1961). The four-minute video imitates the cinematography and editing style of the film, and replicates numerous scenes from it. Enigmatic subtitles (not from the film) appear. The band takes the place of the characters from the film: Damon Albarn plays "X" and Graham Coxon is "M", both of whom are involved in a love triangle with a mysterious woman.

 

This is by far my favourite Blur single and the second best song from Parklife imo (after the wonderful Badhead).

 

This isn't just music, this is ART.

 

 

Yay. A song that I love.

oh that was me thinking Beetlebum was the top Blue song :D

positively surprised as To the End is certainly better

my fav from Blur is probably This is a Low

Oasis classic and Blur classic, the whole top 4 made number one on popchartfreak charts so no complaints from me. Assuming the number one is ooh, so common. :teresa:

haha the number #1 is kinda given now and totally agree <3

Correct #1! :cheer:

 

And also a wonderful runner up too. At the time I didn't give it the credit it deserves but it's one of Blur's very best songs :wub:

I don't really like Blur but To The End is a standout, great song, and #1 here is the right choice

1. Pulp - Common People

 

 

Release: 1995 Chart Peak: 2

 

Common People was released in May 1995 and was lead single from Pulp's fifth album Different Class. The song is a critique of middle class people wanting to slum it like working class (common) people - in other words slumming it or class tourism.

 

Jarvis Cocker did meet a girl at St Martin's College who did want to slum it, but she didn't want to sleep with him (more the other way round apparently!). The video for Common People shows Sadie Frost pushing Jarvis round a Pulp supermarket in a giant shopping trolley and a wonderfully smooth Jarvis leading a dance routine to the song in a disco with dancers on a loop around him. Beautifully colourful and very 90s.

 

Common People debuted at the Reading Festival in August 1994 and was also performed as part of Pulp's legendary Glastonbury set in the summer of 1995. Charting at number 2, it was kept off the top of the charts by Robson and Jerome. The worst chart travesty in history. See also the quirky cover by William Shatner!

 

This is not just my top Britpop song and my top song of the 90s, this remains my favourite song ever and has been since I was 19 when I first watched it agog on TOTP. This is the anthem of Britpop and my life.

 

Obsessed forever.