82 Off-Shore - I Can't Take The Power

Off-Shore were a German Dance project lead by Jens Lissat, who was one of the key dance producers in germany at that time and also formed the well-known dance project "Interactive", who had hits with "Who Is Elvis", "Dildo" and "Forever Young". "I Can't take The Power" is a nice little euro-piano-house banger, which reached #7 in early 1991.

81 Oleta Adams - Get Here

Oleta Adams grew up in Yakima and spent her formal years in the church singing in the choir as well as playing the piano and directing prior to her teenage years. After rejecting a scholarship to study opera at a Lutheran university, she decided to shoot her shot into the music industry, however, she was turned down by music executive's who favored disco music at the time. Undeterred, she moved to Kansas City and after a stint of hotel residency, she would be discovered by Tears For Fears who recruited her for their 1989 album, Tears For Fears - The Seeds Of Love. The single, Tears For Fears - Woman In Chains features Adams on vocal duties and became a Top 40 Hit across ten territories including the U.K. and America. (Discogs)

"Get here" was her only big hit and one of the best soul songs of the 1990's for me.

I like the Offshore track and the Oleta song is serious but still nice.

80 Soho - Hippychick

"Hippiechick" is a great downtempo house track released by the british group Soho. It was a one hit wonder peaking at #8 in early 1991. The incoming of the song was inspired by The Smiths song "How Soon Is Now". For me this is a timeless classic.

79 Drizabone - Real Love

Drizabone is a British soul and R&B group formed in the early 1990s in London by producer Andrew Dean. The group became known for their smooth blend of soul, jazz, hip-hop, and pop influences, often featuring powerful female vocals. "Real Love" is their masterpiece, such a great chilled house tune. It peaked at #16 in summer 1991.

78 Erasure - Love To Hate You

This groups needs no introduction. One of the best synth-pop groups of all time and "Love To Hate You" is among their best songs.

77 Robert Palmer - Mercy Mercy Me / I Want You

Robert Palmer (1949–2003) was an English singer, songwriter, and musician known for his smooth voice, sharp style, and ability to move effortlessly between rock, pop, soul, funk, and reggae. He began his career in the late 1960s with the band Vinegar Joe before launching a successful solo career in the 1970s and beyond. "Mercy Mercy Me" is a brilliant chilled pop song - one of his best songs for me. It reached #9 in early 1991.

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76 Ralph Tresvant - Sensitivity

Ralph Tresvant (born May 16, 1968) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer, best known as the lead vocalist of the influential R&B group New Edition. Raised in Boston, Tresvant’s smooth, high tenor voice became a defining element of the group’s sound, helping drive hits such as “Candy Girl,” “Cool It Now,” and “Mr. Telephone Man.”

In 1990, he launched a successful solo career with his self-titled debut album, featuring the Grammy-winning hit “Sensitivity.” For me "Sensitivity" is a brilliant masterpiece of early 90s R&B much better than anything he did with New Edition. It reached # 18 in early 1991.

We are now through 25% of the choons and thankfully 100 - 76 are all available on Spotify, so here is the playlist:

75 2 In A Room - Wiggle It

2 In A House are a hip-house act consisting of rapper Rafael "Dose" Vargas and producer Roger "Rog Nice" Pauletta. "Wiggle It" was by far their biggest success reaching #3 in early 1991. They had some further great club hits such as "She's Got Me Goin' Crazy" and "El Trago". Absolute dance classic.

74 The Bee Gees - Secret Love

One of my favourite groups of all time - the Bee Gees have such a great catalogue spanned over 4 decades. They always delivered catchy songs and "Secret Love" is no exception from it. "Secret Love" peaked at #5 in spring 1991.

73 Kylie Minogue - Shocked

"Shocked" was the 4th and last single released from "Rhythm Of Love". It was quite succesful peaking at #6 in summer 1991.

I think the Outhere Brothers copied 2 in a Room!

'Secret Love' and its key changes is good.

72 Rebel MC Feat. Tenor Fly & Barrington Levy - Tribal Base

The 80's popster turned proto-jungle revolutionary Rebel MC was born Michael West 27 August 1964 in Islington, London. He was part of the Beatfreak sound system. He joined Double Trouble in the early '80s with Michael Menson and Leigh Guest and released the ska-pop hit Street Tuff. Rebel MC gained fame in England as a Pop-rapper, but by 1991 had released Rebel MC - Black Meaning Good, an album that presaged Jungle with hardcore techno married to dub basslines and ragga toasters such as Barrington Levy and P.P. Arnold. "Tribal Base" was the was the commercially succesful tune from that album peaking at #20 in summer 1991. I still believe that "The Wickedest Sound" was the most influential tune on that album but that peaked just outside the top 40. Rebel MC later renamed himself to Congo Natty, under which he released further great Ragga/Jungle-albums in the 21st century. My favourite is the "Jungle Revolution" album from 2013 with the massive tune "London Dungeons".

71 Extreme - More Than Words

Extreme is an American rock band, headed by frontmen Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt, that reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Among some of Extreme's musical influences are Van Halen, Queen, Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin. The band played at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in 1992 and Cherone joined Van Halen in 1996. The band has described their music as "funky metal" in the early days, but it would evolve much more in the mid-1990s by blending classic rock influences with post-grunge and alternative rock.

"More Than Words" was by far their biggest hit reaching #2 in summer 1991. Eventhough it is a bit cheesy, I always loved this song. Softrock at its best.

70 Belinda Carlisle - Live Yor Life Be Free

Belinda Carlisle was born August 17, 1958 in Los Angeles, California and is an American singer, musician, and author. Belinda began her music career in 1977 when she was a drummer with punk band Germs, and joined the Go-Gos in 1978 as lead singer and who were the first all-female band in US chart history who wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to achieve a Number 1 album. Belinda launched herself as a solo artist after the Go-Gos split in 1985, and hit the Official Singles Chart Number 1 spot in 1987 with her song Heaven Is A Place On Earth. Belinda Carlisile was nominated for a BRIT Award in 1989 for International Breakthrough. A keen activist, Belinda has advocated for animal rights, LGBT issues and warned about climate change.

"Live Your Life Be Free" is the title track of her fourth album and reached #7 in autumn 1991. This song is pop in perfection - absolutely catchy. One of my favourite songs from her.

69 R.E.M - Losing My Religion

This has to be my favourite R.E.M. song - it is absolute pop-rock perfection. So catchy. However, this peaked only at #19 in spring 1991. This was way to low - it deserved to be a top 3 hit.