December 8, 2025Dec 8 Author 6th December 1993It's another Bee Gees week on top, holding off Pet Shop Boys and The Doobies as Meat Loaf gets his highest chart placing since Dead Ringer For Love, Peter Sellers finally goes top 10 with his Beatles chuckler 28 years late, Bowie extends his top 10 run to 21 years, with added Lenny Kravitz grabbing a third top 10, and Toni Braxton a first. Back in the UK now and tracks forced out for US holiday hits rebound back, Capella, Dina Carroll, Cilla & Dusty, Goodmen, Mariah Carey and U2 - sort of, as it was the Sinatra/Bono side that got listed last time, and it's the U2 side now.The Village People remix their eternal party anthem at 21, 32 years later from 1993 and it still gets kids on the dancefloor even if these days I'm sick of hearing it - as a 15-year-old oldie, I was still enoying it. YMCA, it's fun to stay. The first proper new track is the East 17 debut, the bangin' It's Alright at 34, and it really is. K-Klass ask Let Me Show You at 36, one I've not heard in 30 years there - it's a piano-tinkling House dance track, s'alright. Meanwhile wanna be boyband stars Bad Boys Inc (they really not) opt for a US style soul singalong Walking On Air. Forgettably pleasant at 41.Toni Braxton, follows up Another Sad Love Song at 10 with Breathe Again at 47, a bigger UK hit but not as good for my money, and young Tevin-not-Kevin Campbell pops in a bit lower down. Can We Talk, see Bad Boys Inc, but younger, American and a bit slicker. At 53, Michael Jackson scrapes another album-track single in Gone Too Soon, but it's really quite dull and way less-good than the bonus track Human Nature from Thriller - never a UK single, but revived by SWV sampling it, and I will be listing that side from next week.UB40, Bring Me Your Cup for almost 14 years of chart action, in at 64, it's quite jolly but doesn't rank amongst their best stuff, and nor does the Prince oldie, Controversy, in at 68 as he is about to unleash The Artist Formally Known As A Musical Genius aka Squiggle oe Symbol. Disappearing up your own to get released from your record label contract can be very counter-productive, as Mr. Nelson is about to find out. Right Said Fred, still dropping singles, Hands Up everyone as 4 Lovers debuts with a 69, ooerr missus.That leaves Johnny Rotten doing a collab Leftfield Lydon and Open Up 71, Snoop Dogg at 72 with the laid-back groove of What's My Name, not a million miles away from DJ Jazzy Jeff's Summertime in vibes, if not quality. Talking of laid back vibes Lis Stansfield is opting for A Little Bit Of Heaven at 73, one of her lesser hits, as my playlist is still catching up with all the non-UK album CD's I bought in Florida record stores. Happy days, record stores and all that!1 ( 1 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees2 ( 2 ) I WOULDN’T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys3 ( 5 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’ ’93 The Doobie Brothers4 ( 3 ) MOMENTS OF PLEASURE Kate Bush5 ( 8 ) I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT) Meatloaf6 ( 4 ) AGAIN Janet Jackson7 ( 6 ) NO RAIN Blind Melon8 ( 12 ) A HARD DAY’S NIGHT Peter Sellers9 ( 22 ) THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA David Bowie featuring Lenny Kravitz10 ( 11 ) ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG Toni Braxton11 ( 9 ) OOH CHILD Dino12 ( 20 ) TRUE LOVE Elton John and Kiki Dee13 ( 7 ) WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME Frankie Goes To Hollywood14 ( 10 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys15 ( RE ) U GOT 2 LET THE MUSIC Cappella16 ( 17 ) BETTER THAN YOU Lisa Keith17 ( RE ) DON'T BE A STRANGER Dina Carroll18 ( 13 ) RUNAWAY TRAIN Soul Asylum19 ( 27 ) STOP LOVING YOU STOP LOVING ME Daryl Hall20 ( 32 ) JUST KEEP ME MOVING kd Lang21 ( NEW ) YMCA ’93 The Village People22 ( 54 ) DON’T LOOK ANY FURTHER M People23 ( 15 ) MORE AND MORE Captain Hollywood Project24 ( 16 ) PAYING THE PRICE OF LOVE The Bee Gees25 ( 25 ) I’M LOOKING FOR THE ONE TO BE WITH DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince26 ( 26 ) NAILS IN MY FEET Crowded House27 ( 24 ) LIFE Haddaway28 ( 44 ) I WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY Saint Etienne29 ( 14 ) PLEASE FORGIVE ME Bryan Adams30 ( 18 ) LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS Belinda Carlisle31 ( 23 ) PLAY DEAD David Arnold/ Bjork32 ( 48 ) SAID I LOVED YOU BUT I LIED Michael Bolton33 ( 35 ) HOW 'BOUT US Lulu34 ( NEW ) IT’S ALRIGHT East 1735 ( 29 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood36 ( NEW ) LET ME SHOW YOU K-Klass37 ( 28 ) WILL YOU BE THERE IN THE MORNING Heart38 ( RE ) HEART AND SOUL Cilla Black and Dusty Springfield39 ( 21 ) YOU OWE IT ALL TO ME Texas40 ( 55 ) FEELS LIKE HEAVEN Urban Cookie Collective41 ( NEW ) WALKING ON AIR Bad Boys Inc42 ( 71 ) MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE 2 Unlimited43 ( 34 ) THE RIVER OF DREAMS Billy Joel44 ( 37 ) MOONLIGHT SHADOW Mike Oldfield45 ( 30 ) ALL THAT SHE WANTS Ace Of Bass46 ( 31 ) HAPPENIN’ ALL OVER AGAIN Lonnie Gordon47 ( NEW ) BREATHE AGAIN Toni Braxton48 ( 39 ) AS TIME GOES BY Jimmy Durante49 ( NEW ) CAN WE TALK Tevin Campbell50 ( 19 ) DEMOLITION MAN Sting51 ( 51 ) EAGLE/DANCING QUEEN Abba52 ( 40 ) RELIGHT MY FIRE Take That / Lulu53 ( NEW ) GONE TOO SOON Michael Jackson54 ( 38 ) RAIN Madonna55 ( 42 ) DREAM LOVER Mariah Carey56 ( 60 ) FULL OF LIFE (HAPPY NOW) The Wonder Stuff57 ( RE ) GIVE IT UP The Goodmen58 ( 56 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex59 ( 43 ) CANTALOOP US360 ( RE ) HERO Mariah Carey61 ( 36 ) WHAT IS LOVE Haddaway62 ( 69 ) WE CLOSE OUR EYES ’93 Go West63 ( 33 ) I DROVE ALL NIGHT Roy Orbison64 ( NEW ) BRING ME YOUR CUP UB4065 ( 50 ) MICHELLE The Beatles66 ( 65 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles67 ( 66 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' The Righteous Brothers68 ( NEW ) CONTROVERSY Prince69 ( NEW ) HANDS UP (4 LOVERS) Right Said Fred70 ( 53 ) GANGSTERS The Specials71 ( NEW ) OPEN UP Leftfield Lydon72 ( NEW ) WHO AM I (WHAT’S MY NAME) Snoop ‘Doggy’ Dogg73 ( NEW ) LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN Lisa Stansfield74 ( RE ) STAY/ I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN U2/Frank Sinatra & Bono75 ( 52 ) RIGHT HERE (HUMAN NATURE) SWVoldies playlist1 “Size Isn’t Everything” The Bee Gees2 “Greatest Hits” The Osmond Brothers3 “Greatest Hits” Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
December 12, 2025Dec 12 Author 13th December 1993It's another chart-topper for Pet Shop Boys, as the quirky I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing makes it a hat-trick of Very number ones for a 14th in total as they start to catch up all of the big name acts like Beatles, Abba, ELO and so on. Frankie Goes To Hollywood started with a hat-trick of number ones, and the third of those is back again for a Christmas splash, The Power Of LOve topped in 1984, now at 4, joined by 1978 number one YMCA at 8. Elton adds to his very long list of top 10's with True Love, and Kiki Dee makes it a 4th since 1973.Gone Too Soon was in last week's charts, but I find out Human Behaviour, as used on SWV's goodie, is on the CD single too, so the Thriller track finally gets a chart place at 20, and well-deserved, making it a 7th from the 1982 album. Mike Oldfield also has some CD oldies out for the Christmas season, In Dulce Jubilo from 1975 and Portsmouth 1976 both Chistmas instrumentals very much in a very old folk style. In at 46, having gone top 10 first time round. At 54, INXS are back with an unlikely collab with veteran Jazz-Blues-Country legend Ray Charles on Please (You Got That). Ray would have featured in my pre-charting hypothetical charts as dad had Hit The Road Jack EP, and I loved I Can't Stop Loving You as a kid, so this is an actual chart span of only 12 years rather than 27.Chake Demus & Pliers cover Twist & Shout, another kiddie iconic track via The Beatles cover, but The Isley Brothers' track recently went the rap route with Salt 'n' Pepa and now gets the reggae vibes, to pleasing effect at 61. Tag Team are Whoomp There It Is-ing, a catchy chantalong track I enjoy at 68, Dina Carroll goes Andrew LLoyd-Webber at 70, on The Perfect Year, Gabrielle is back with I Wish, Bjork on Big Time Sensuality and Kirsty MacColl on Angel. They are decent enough tracks, but not setting my charts alight in any way, just pleasant.1 ( 2 ) I WOULDN’T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys2 ( 1 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees3 ( 3 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’ ’93 The Doobie Brothers4 ( NEW ) THE POWER OF LOVE Frankie Goes To Hollywood5 ( 6 ) AGAIN Janet Jackson6 ( 4 ) MOMENTS OF PLEASURE Kate Bush7 ( 7 ) NO RAIN Blind Melon8 ( 21 ) YMCA ’93 The Village People9 ( 5 ) I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT) Meatloaf10 ( 12 ) TRUE LOVE Elton John and Kiki Dee11 ( 9 ) THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA David Bowie featuring Lenny Kravitz12 ( 19 ) STOP LOVING YOU STOP LOVING ME Daryl Hall13 ( 28 ) I WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY Saint Etienne14 ( 8 ) A HARD DAY’S NIGHT Peter Sellers15 ( 10 ) ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG Toni Braxton16 ( 22 ) DON’T LOOK ANY FURTHER M People17 ( 34 ) IT’S ALRIGHT East 1718 ( 18 ) RUNAWAY TRAIN Soul Asylum19 ( 36 ) LET ME SHOW YOU K-Klass20 ( NEW ) HUMAN NATURE/ GONE TOO SOON Michael Jackson21 ( 14 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys22 ( 20 ) JUST KEEP ME MOVING kd Lang23 ( 26 ) NAILS IN MY FEET Crowded House24 ( 41 ) WALKING ON AIR Bad Boys Inc25 ( 11 ) OOH CHILD Dino26 ( 13 ) WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME Frankie Goes To Hollywood27 ( 15 ) U GOT 2 LET THE MUSIC Cappella28 ( 16 ) BETTER THAN YOU Lisa Keith29 ( 25 ) I’M LOOKING FOR THE ONE TO BE WITH DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince30 ( 17 ) DON'T BE A STRANGER Dina Carroll31 ( 27 ) LIFE Haddaway32 ( 23 ) MORE AND MORE Captain Hollywood Project33 ( 30 ) LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS Belinda Carlisle34 ( 69 ) HANDS UP (4 LOVERS) Right Said Fred35 ( 24 ) PAYING THE PRICE OF LOVE The Bee Gees36 ( RE ) HOPE IN A HOPELESS WORLD Paul Young37 ( 64 ) BRING ME YOUR CUP UB4038 ( 38 ) HEART AND SOUL Cilla Black and Dusty Springfield39 ( 33 ) HOW 'BOUT US Lulu40 ( RE ) ANNIVERSARY Tony! Toni! Tone41 ( 37 ) WILL YOU BE THERE IN THE MORNING Heart42 ( 35 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood43 ( 31 ) PLAY DEAD David Arnold/ Bjork44 ( 68 ) CONTROVERSY Prince45 ( 73 ) LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN Lisa Stansfield46 ( NEW ) IN DULCE JUBILO/PORTSMOUTH (EP) Mike Oldfield47 ( 32 ) SAID I LOVED YOU BUT I LIED Michael Bolton48 ( 29 ) PLEASE FORGIVE ME Bryan Adams49 ( 49 ) CAN WE TALK Tevin Campbell50 ( 39 ) YOU OWE IT ALL TO ME Texas51 ( 51 ) EAGLE/DANCING QUEEN Abba52 ( 44 ) MOONLIGHT SHADOW Mike Oldfield53 ( 43 ) THE RIVER OF DREAMS Billy Joel54 ( NEW ) PLEASE (YOU GOT THAT) INXS & Ray Charles55 ( 58 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex56 ( 42 ) MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE 2 Unlimited57 ( 45 ) ALL THAT SHE WANTS Ace Of Bass58 ( 48 ) AS TIME GOES BY Jimmy Durante59 ( 55 ) DREAM LOVER Mariah Carey60 ( 47 ) BREATHE AGAIN Toni Braxton61 ( NEW ) TWIST AND SHOUT Chaka Demus & Pliers62 ( 40 ) FEELS LIKE HEAVEN Urban Cookie Collective63 ( 74 ) STAY/ I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN U2/Frank Sinatra & Bono64 ( 59 ) CANTALOOP US365 ( RE ) HEY JEALOUSY Gin Blossoms66 ( 66 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles67 ( 67 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' The Righteous Brothers68 ( NEW ) WHOOMP THERE IT IS Tag Team69 ( 65 ) MICHELLE The Beatles70 ( NEW ) THE PERFECT YEAR Dina Carroll71 ( 52 ) RELIGHT MY FIRE Take That / Lulu72 ( NEW ) I WISH Gabrielle73 ( 75 ) RIGHT HERE (HUMAN NATURE) SWV74 ( NEW ) BIG TIME SENSUALITY Bjork75 ( NEW ) ANGEL Kirsty MacCollplaylist oldies1 “Greatest Hits” Donny Osmond2 AMERICA: WHAT TIME IS LOVE The KLF3 WE WILL ROCK YOU Queen
December 12, 2025Dec 12 Author 20th December 1993It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in 1993 as The Bee Gees ignore that and grab a 4th week on top with For Whom The Bell Tolls, as Daryl Hall gets a first solo top 10 some 12 years on from his first, with John Oates, on the Marvin Gaye cover Stop Loving You at 6. Meat Loaf is back in the top 10 with Bat Out Of Hell, 14 years on from the first time, new in at 7, a song that stays ever-relevant and mighty, and just ahead of another Saint Etienne mini-gem top 10, I Was Born On Christmas Day, one which never gets played much these days, very annoyingly. Ina quiet week bad Boys Inc grab a top 10 slot too, who knew?!It wouldnt be Christmas without Cliff having another go at a seasonal hit, Healing Love not quite as overt as some though, in at 39. New Order drop in with a Spooky track - quite why they missed Halloween who knows, this one is fine but not memorable! In at 58 as lower down, Tasmin Archer sneaks in with a cover of Elvis Costello's Shipbuilding, It's OK but not quite as good as the definitive Robert Wyatt hit version. War remains relevant of course. Ice-T is back with That's How I'm Livin', not one I recall, but it's OK, and a bit more street-cred than Craig McLachlan's cover of Grease (he's starring in the musical show). Robert Plant covers Tim Hardin's If I Were A Carpenter, a hit for Bobby Darrin and The Four Tops in the US/UK respectively. You can't really fail with that song, it's classy, and just ahead of a huge Christmas hit dirge that isn't: Never liked Babe much, the best thing it had going for it was it wasn't Mr Blobby at least in the UK number one stakes. That leaves me having a Roy Wood christmas concert, a sprinkling of Wizzard Glam tinsel, and some 60's Move flower-power is fine by me anytime. 1 ( 2 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees2 ( 1 ) I WOULDN’T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys3 ( 4 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Frankie Goes To Hollywood4 ( 5 ) AGAIN Janet Jackson5 ( 3 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’ ’93 The Doobie Brothers6 ( 12 ) STOP LOVING YOU STOP LOVING ME Daryl Hall7 ( NEW ) BAT OUT OF HELL Meat Loaf8 ( 13 ) I WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY Saint Etienne9 ( 6 ) MOMENTS OF PLEASURE Kate Bush10 ( 24 ) WALKING ON AIR Bad Boys Inc11 ( 30 ) DON'T BE A STRANGER Dina Carroll12 ( 11 ) THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA David Bowie featuring Lenny Kravitz13 ( 7 ) NO RAIN Blind Melon14 ( 18 ) RUNAWAY TRAIN Soul Asylum15 ( 10 ) TRUE LOVE Elton John and Kiki Dee16 ( 17 ) IT’S ALRIGHT East 1717 ( 27 ) U GOT 2 LET THE MUSIC Cappella18 ( 20 ) HUMAN NATURE/ GONE TOO SOON Michael Jackson19 ( 19 ) LET ME SHOW YOU K-Klass20 ( 9 ) I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT) Meatloaf21 ( 8 ) YMCA ’93 The Village People22 ( 14 ) A HARD DAY’S NIGHT Peter Sellers23 ( 15 ) ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG Toni Braxton24 ( 21 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys25 ( 22 ) JUST KEEP ME MOVING kd Lang26 ( 49 ) CAN WE TALK Tevin Campbell27 ( 16 ) DON’T LOOK ANY FURTHER M People28 ( 60 ) BREATHE AGAIN Toni Braxton29 ( RE ) SUSPICIOUS MINDS Dwight Yoakam30 ( 44 ) CONTROVERSY Prince31 ( 28 ) BETTER THAN YOU Lisa Keith32 ( 32 ) MORE AND MORE Captain Hollywood Project33 ( 31 ) LIFE Haddaway34 ( 37 ) BRING ME YOUR CUP UB4035 ( 25 ) OOH CHILD Dino36 ( RE ) ALL FOR LOVE Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting37 ( 40 ) ANNIVERSARY Tony! Toni! Tone38 ( 45 ) LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN Lisa Stansfield39 ( NEW ) HEALING LOVE Cliff Richard40 ( 61 ) TWIST AND SHOUT Chaka Demus & Pliers41 ( 35 ) PAYING THE PRICE OF LOVE The Bee Gees42 ( 33 ) LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS Belinda Carlisle43 ( 36 ) HOPE IN A HOPELESS WORLD Paul Young44 ( 72 ) I WISH Gabrielle45 ( 42 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood46 ( 46 ) IN DULCE JUBILO/PORTSMOUTH (EP) Mike Oldfield47 ( 26 ) WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME Frankie Goes To Hollywood48 ( 47 ) SAID I LOVED YOU BUT I LIED Michael Bolton49 ( 29 ) I’M LOOKING FOR THE ONE TO BE WITH DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince50 ( 23 ) NAILS IN MY FEET Crowded House51 ( 38 ) HEART AND SOUL Cilla Black and Dusty Springfield52 ( 51 ) EAGLE/DANCING QUEEN Abba53 ( 43 ) PLAY DEAD David Arnold/ Bjork54 ( 34 ) HANDS UP (4 LOVERS) Right Said Fred55 ( 55 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex56 ( 52 ) MOONLIGHT SHADOW Mike Oldfield57 ( 54 ) PLEASE (YOU GOT THAT) INXS & Ray Charles58 ( NEW ) SPOOKY New Order59 ( 39 ) HOW 'BOUT US Lulu60 ( 53 ) THE RIVER OF DREAMS Billy Joel61 ( 70 ) THE PERFECT YEAR Dina Carroll62 ( 62 ) FEELS LIKE HEAVEN Urban Cookie Collective63 ( 41 ) WILL YOU BE THERE IN THE MORNING Heart64 ( 48 ) PLEASE FORGIVE ME Bryan Adams65 ( 58 ) AS TIME GOES BY Jimmy Durante66 ( 66 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles67 ( 67 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' The Righteous Brothers68 ( 59 ) DREAM LOVER Mariah Carey69 ( 50 ) YOU OWE IT ALL TO ME Texas70 ( NEW ) SHIPBUILDING Tasmin Archer71 ( NEW ) THAT’S HOW I’M LIVIN’ Ice-T72 ( NEW ) GREASE Craig McLachlan73 ( 64 ) CANTALOOP US374 ( NEW ) IF I WERE A CARPENTER Robert Plant75 ( NEW ) BABE Take ThatPlaylist oldies ROY WOOD Live at Poole Arts Centre1 See My Baby Jive2 Forever3 I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday4 Angel Fingers5 Blackberry Way6 Ball Park Incident
December 12, 2025Dec 12 Author 27th December 1993It's 6 weeks or so on top for The Bee Gees, no shifting it for the New Year either and no sign anything new is coming along to take over, apart from Soul Asylum finally hitting the top 10 at 7 for the great Runaway Train, after a long-ish chart run. Mike Oldfield's oldies get a festive boost to 15, and the highest new entry is Def Leppard putting on their Glam Rock platform shoes, and covering Sweet's Action from 1975, new in at 35. Not a bad effort, though the original, as is usually the case, is the better.Peabo Bryson & Regina Bell get the big Disney movie ballad treatment at 46, I mean it's OK and all, but a bit formulaic - albeit one that is still bringing about movie-related hits for new generations. EYC I've forgotten, it's a slice of upbeat funky boyband fluff, not bad and mildly fun, Feelin' Alright at 56 in a Fresh Prince/Jazzy Jeff stylee. Saturn 5 is Inspiral Carpets on form, 60's organ riffs upfront, a bit of electric guitar riffing, and lyric title named an Apollo program massive rocket launcher, I'm bound to like it, in at 57. REM keep the non-christmassy vibes going with Find The River, at 61, a rather lovely wistful ballad that should have been much bigger - I barely heard it on radio at the time, I caught it late one night half-asleep on Radio One and was quite impressed, but had no way of hearing it much again till times had changed. Still good. Bitty McLean still pleasing me with his catchy reggae, Here I Stand at 66, ahead of Shabba Ranks' Family Affair at 70. Yes, it's Sly & The Family Stone's classic not so much covered as barked and toasted over until it submits and is beyond recognition.Down in the dregs, Whiney's monster is back for Christmas, K7 chant Come Baby Come - and it's better than Shabba - and Haddaway changes tack and opts for a ballad, I Miss You, and it's a bit dreary, more Milli Vanilli than dance banger. Pass. 1 ( 1 ) FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS The Bee Gees2 ( 2 ) I WOULDN’T NORMALLY DO THIS KIND OF THING Pet Shop Boys3 ( 3 ) THE POWER OF LOVE Frankie Goes To Hollywood4 ( 4 ) AGAIN Janet Jackson5 ( 5 ) LONG TRAIN RUNNIN’ ’93 The Doobie Brothers6 ( 6 ) STOP LOVING YOU STOP LOVING ME Daryl Hall7 ( 14 ) RUNAWAY TRAIN Soul Asylum8 ( 8 ) I WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY Saint Etienne9 ( 7 ) BAT OUT OF HELL Meat Loaf10 ( 10 ) WALKING ON AIR Bad Boys Inc11 ( 16 ) IT’S ALRIGHT East 1712 ( 9 ) MOMENTS OF PLEASURE Kate Bush13 ( 12 ) THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA David Bowie featuring Lenny Kravitz14 ( 13 ) NO RAIN Blind Melon15 ( 46 ) IN DULCE JUBILO/PORTSMOUTH (EP) Mike Oldfield16 ( 11 ) DON'T BE A STRANGER Dina Carroll17 ( 18 ) HUMAN NATURE/ GONE TOO SOON Michael Jackson18 ( 19 ) LET ME SHOW YOU K-Klass19 ( 15 ) TRUE LOVE Elton John and Kiki Dee20 ( 39 ) HEALING LOVE Cliff Richard21 ( 17 ) U GOT 2 LET THE MUSIC Cappella22 ( 28 ) BREATHE AGAIN Toni Braxton23 ( 34 ) BRING ME YOUR CUP UB4024 ( 21 ) YMCA ’93 The Village People25 ( 22 ) A HARD DAY’S NIGHT Peter Sellers26 ( 26 ) CAN WE TALK Tevin Campbell27 ( 27 ) DON’T LOOK ANY FURTHER M People28 ( 24 ) GO WEST Pet Shop Boys29 ( 25 ) JUST KEEP ME MOVING kd Lang30 ( 23 ) ANOTHER SAD LOVE SONG Toni Braxton31 ( 20 ) I'D DO ANYTHING FOR LOVE (BUT I WON'T DO THAT) Meatloaf32 ( 44 ) I WISH Gabrielle33 ( 40 ) TWIST AND SHOUT Chaka Demus & Pliers34 ( 30 ) CONTROVERSY Prince35 ( NEW ) ACTION Def Leppard36 ( 36 ) ALL FOR LOVE Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting37 ( 33 ) LIFE Haddaway38 ( 32 ) MORE AND MORE Captain Hollywood Project39 ( 31 ) BETTER THAN YOU Lisa Keith40 ( 58 ) SPOOKY New Order41 ( 42 ) LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS Belinda Carlisle42 ( 37 ) ANNIVERSARY Tony! Toni! Tone43 ( 41 ) PAYING THE PRICE OF LOVE The Bee Gees44 ( 35 ) OOH CHILD Dino45 ( 43 ) HOPE IN A HOPELESS WORLD Paul Young46 ( NEW ) A WHOLE NEW WORLD Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle47 ( 45 ) RELAX Frankie Goes To Hollywood48 ( 48 ) SAID I LOVED YOU BUT I LIED Michael Bolton49 ( 61 ) THE PERFECT YEAR Dina Carroll50 ( 29 ) SUSPICIOUS MINDS Dwight Yoakam51 ( 38 ) LITTLE BIT OF HEAVEN Lisa Stansfield52 ( 52 ) EAGLE/DANCING QUEEN Abba53 ( RE ) STAY/ I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN U2/Frank Sinatra & Bono54 ( 71 ) THAT’S HOW I’M LIVIN’ Ice-T55 ( 55 ) 20th CENTURY BOY T.Rex56 ( NEW ) FEELIN’ ALRIGHT EYC57 ( NEW ) SATURN 5 The Inspiral Carpets58 ( 56 ) MOONLIGHT SHADOW Mike Oldfield59 ( RE ) WHAT’S MY NAME Snoop ‘Doggy’ Dogg60 ( 47 ) WELCOME TO THE PLEASUREDOME Frankie Goes To Hollywood61 ( NEW ) FIND THE RIVER REM62 ( 70 ) SHIPBUILDING Tasmin Archer63 ( 53 ) PLAY DEAD David Arnold/ Bjork64 ( 66 ) HEY JUDE/ REVOLUTION The Beatles65 ( 67 ) YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' The Righteous Brothers66 ( NEW ) HERE I STAND Bitty MacLean67 ( 65 ) AS TIME GOES BY Jimmy Durante68 ( 50 ) NAILS IN MY FEET Crowded House69 ( 60 ) THE RIVER OF DREAMS Billy Joel70 ( NEW ) FAMILY AFFAIR Shabba Ranks71 ( NEW ) I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU Whitney Houston72 ( RE ) BIG TIME SENSUALITY Bjork73 ( 64 ) PLEASE FORGIVE ME Bryan Adams74 ( NEW ) COME BABY COME K775 ( NEW ) I MISS YOU HaddawayPLAYLIST OLDIES1 BABY JANE Rod Stewart2 NATURAL HIGH Bloodstone3 SITTING IN THE PARK Georgie FameAnd with that, 1993 charts are done. Hooray! My 1994 charts are already online, as is every year going back to 1984, and 1995 is nearly done too. 1968 through to 1974 also completed, 1975 almost done, as is 1980 getting closer to completion, so I can start digging out missing years 1976, 1981 and 1996 from the chart notepads and do them next year. If I can keep up the pace - dubious as I will be touring New Zealand for a month in February, but I'll give it a go - the following year I can do 1977, 1982, and 1997 and I will be pretty much digitised entirely with some faffing about on a few years, and can have one massive chart database to pick and choose from, and carry on with the late 90's and 00's which wont require much work, just comments. Of course by then the early 2010's will start looking nostalgic as we rollercoaster towards the 2030's....eek!
December 12, 2025Dec 12 No change at #1, what was there in Jan 1984 to change that, maybe D:Ream and Enigma?!Yeah as for I Miss You I prefer Rock My Heart from Haddaway!
December 13, 2025Dec 13 Author 22 hours ago, TheSnake said:No change at #1, what was there in Jan 1984 to change that, maybe D:Ream and Enigma?!Yeah as for I Miss You I prefer Rock My Heart from Haddaway!Oddly enough it was a 1984 chart-topper : The Power Of Love , Frankie Goes To Hollywood! But also others:https://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/162379-johns-1994-charts/#comment-4699584Janet Jackson, Queen oldie, Daryl Hall and it was indeed Enigma to get the first new number one, hooray! D:Ream peaked at 2, oops! 😄
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