April 7Apr 7 Author 06 - Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is YouYou already know how you feel about this. We kind of take it for granted that this exists so it's worth reflecting on how it sounded in 1994. Answer: effortlessly joyful. 1994 had one of the best Christmas top 2s ever - maybe even the second best after 1987. This finished as the 14th best seller of 1994 and is never ever going to go away.Colm's Score 7.8
April 7Apr 7 Author 05 - Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman - I Like To Move ItOk. So we all know how much I hate reggae. It might come as a surprise than I kinda like dance hall. This is not pure dancehall but it mostly is.The chorus is a bit of a drag but boy, those verses are wonderful. I couldn't get enough of this in 1994 but it was a case of the law of diminishing returns; they never touched gold as much as they did here.Chart fans of a certain vintage will know that this was, for a time, the best selling single of the 1990s that didn't make the top 3, spending a 1/4 of the year in the top 12.Finishing the year as the 15th best seller.Colm's score 8.0 Edited April 7Apr 7 by Colm
April 7Apr 7 1 hour ago, Colm said:05 - Reel 2 Real featuring The Mad Stuntman - I Like To Move ItChart fans of a certain vintage will know that this was, for a time, the best selling single of the 1990s that didn't make the top 3, spending a 1/4 of the year in the top 12.I think "Angels" might have something to say about that!😁
April 7Apr 7 Author Chart fans of a certain vintage will know that this was, for a time, the best selling single of the 1990s that didn't make the top 3, spending a 1/4 of the year in the top 12.😁 Edited April 7Apr 7 by Colm
April 7Apr 7 The Sign is a good electronic pop/reggae song.The production style wasn't new though; In the 80s Carly Simon - Why had a similar groove/production to Ace of Base (such a ahead of its time track) as did Karel Fialka - Hey Matthew.Outhere Brothers' radio edit version copied Reel 2 Reel's production. I Like To Move It is a good and fun dance track! Edited April 7Apr 7 by TheSnake
April 7Apr 7 12 minutes ago, Colm said:It was only 'for a time'..... 😁Ah I see what you mean- my apologies.
April 8Apr 8 Mariah's christmas song was easily the best of the 90's and an instant classic, so fairly bizarre it didnt stage a comeback until the 2000's before morphing into something I turn off from overplay. It is better than The Sign, but I'd rather hear that one 😄I Like 2 Move It didnt get that high in my charts (top 40) but it is fun, and stays in the memory unlike some other tracks of the time.
April 18Apr 18 Author 04 - The Grid - Swamp ThingIt's been difficult separating some of these. This is obviously all about the banjo breakdown by Roger Dinsdale, which I assumed was a sample. He was found playing in Irish pub in London. The Grid invited him to come to the studio, played him the bassline and he jammed over the top until he hit upon something worth looping. And looping they did. The part was recorded on to physical tape which was then cut and the two ends spliced together enabling an endless playback of the riff.This was a huge line dancing hit in Ireland and we can probably thank The Grid for Cotton Eye Joe.Finished 1994 as the 17th best seller.Colm's Score: 8.1
August 29Aug 29 Author 03 - Baby D - Let Me Be Your FantasyThis had already been released in 1992 and had been featured on plenty of rave compilations, Apparently, the re-release was prompted by the track topping a Kiss FM poll of the best dance track of the decade. The only true rave number 1 depending on how ravey you think 3AM Eternal is.This drives a pure nostalgia vibe for me as I had loved this since the 1992 release. 1994's 18th best sellerColm's Score: 8.4
August 29Aug 29 Fantastically emotive. There was also a garage version in 2000 which is quite good too (but not as good as the original).Earlier this decade, I think Southstar - Miss You copied the style of synth intro and piano production! Edited August 29Aug 29 by TheSnake
August 29Aug 29 Author 02 - Corona - The Rhythm of the Night (Rapino Remix)A towering example of Eurodance, it heavily borrows from a song called Save Me! which was released by Dutch band Say When in the late 80s. Apparently, that song was considered for Madonna's Like a Prayer album.This finished 1994 as the 13th biggest seller.Colm's score 8.5
August 29Aug 29 On 18/04/2026 at 07:47, Colm said:04 - The Grid - Swamp ThingThis was a huge line dancing hit in Ireland and we can probably thank The Grid for Cotton Eye Joe.Yeah there was also Two Cowboys - Everybody Gonfi-Gon that inspired Rednex - Cotton Eye Joe!
August 29Aug 29 Yes that is the best version of 'Rhythm of The Night'. The other version has a bit that sounds a bit too stuck in 1990.Not surprised to find out that it samples an 80s track, much of 90s Eurodance sounds very influenced by 80s synthpop melodies. Edited August 29Aug 29 by TheSnake
August 29Aug 29 Author 01 - Youssou N'Dour featuring Neneh Cherry - Seven SecondsBefore 1995 we used to experience a slow burning chart climb. You'd follow a song from the lower rungs of the top 40 up the ranks as it slowly gained pace and radio airplay, boosted by an appearance on Top of the Pops every few weeks. This was one of the last examples of that phenomena. And how delicious it was. Even as it sat at number 3 in Sept 1994 it hadn't been discounted as a possible future number 1 single (according to MusicNews magazine). Alas, Whitfield had her way and it wasn't to be.16th best seller of 1994.Colm's Score 8.8
August 29Aug 29 'Seven Seconds' is amazing and very cool, I remember this being played in a shopping centre in the late 90s as a child along with the usual much cheesier power ballads. Edited August 29Aug 29 by TheSnake
August 29Aug 29 Author 13 minutes ago, TheSnake said:Yes that is the best version of 'Rhythm of The Night'. The other version has a bit that sounds a bit too stuck in 1990.Yeah - I'd go further than that and say that part sounded much older than 1990. It reminded me of Barry Manilow's Copacabana.
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