Hello.

I did a similar thread where I rated and ranked the Top 10 of each year of the 1990s.

[when I find it I will link it here]

It was quite popular so I decided to do number 11 to 20. There will be more surprises in here as fewer of us will remember everything that finished 11 to 20 in the YTD charts.

A mixed bag in 1990 with a few duds scattered in between 11 and 20.

10 Partners In Kryme - Turtle Power

A fairly lame sounding song now. Probably sounded ok back then. The pop-rap isn't bad for the time. I enjoy it more than I expected. As far as I remember it debuted higher than any other debut single entering at number 4.

It went on to spend 4 weeks at number 1, a very common occurrence in 1990. That happen 8 times. This was the lowest selling of all 8, finishing the year as the 13th best seller. It was their only hit in the UK

Colm's Score 5.5

Edited Saturday at 22:531 day by Colm

We definitely had that single as my younger brother was a massive fan of the turtles. I think it’s okay for a kids track

As kiddie novelties go, Turtle Power is not bad - I prefer it to Golden, which R2 played yesterday from the Netflix Kpop film 😄

9 Bombalurina - Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

Marginally more fun is this which finished the year as the 16th best seller despite a 3 week stretch at number 1.

Colm's score 5.9

Oh gosh, we definitely had that single too. My brother and I were the right age to be watching the Wide Awake Club each weekend and to us Timmy Mallett was a huge star 😂

8 M.C. Hammer - U Can't Touch This

I thought I'd enjoy this a lot more than I have during this review. It's obviously a cultural reference point in early 90s pop music. It's fine, I guess. Spent ages in the top 10 which is always an interesting thing. Finished the year as the 15th best seller. Only 2 other songs sold more in 1990 without going to number 1.

Colm's score 6.2

Edited 23 hours ago23 hr by Colm

7 Kim Appleby - Don't Worry

I remember loving this at the time. Listening back now, it's not really at the same level of production standards of Mel and Kim's output. I suppose, it doesn't have to be. It was unfortunate to be in the top 3 with two of the biggest sellers of the year - Unchained Melody and Ice Ice Baby. It finished the year as the 20th best seller.

Colm's score 7.0

Agree the production on Don't Worry lets it down. I really like it at the time and thought it was a pretty uplifting and fun single, but it sounds really dated now

6 Technotronic - Get Up (Before the Night is Over)

Definitely a step up from Pump Up the Jam, production wise. Alas the song itself is a step down, melodically.

It sounds better than I remembered.

Finished in 17th place on the Year End chart.

Colm's score 7.2

Like that one! Although I also really like Pump Up The Jam too. They're both very of their time production wise, but time has been a lot kinder to the late 80s / early 90s dance styles than the pop productions. I'd probably give it about a 7.5 as it's a fun listen with good nostalgic value for me, but isn't something I listen to that often.