Saturday at 19:455 days A bit even more late(!) but here's my rate too:Armand Van Helden feat. Duane Harden - You Don't Know MeBaz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)Fatboy Slim - Praise YouEiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)Blondie - MariaChristina Aguilera - Genie In A BottleLenny Kravitz - Fly AwayATB - 9PM (Till I Come)Wamdue Project - King Of My CastleMr Oizo - Flat BeatLou Bega - Mambo No.5 (A Little Bit Of)Britney Spears - ...Baby One More TimeRicky Martin - Livin' La Vida LocaFive - Keep On Movin'Steps - Heartbeat/TragedyBackstreet Boys - I Want It That WayThe Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)Robbie Williams - She's The One / It's Only UsShanks & Bigfoot - Sweet Like ChocolateVengaboys - Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!!B*Witched - Blame It On The WeathermanWestlife - Flying Without WingsS Club 7 - Bring It All BackVengaboys - We're Going To IbizaRonan Keating - When You Say Nothing At AllGeri Halliwell - Mi Chico LatinoMartine McCutcheon - Perfect MomentGeri Halliwell - Lift Me UpWestlife - If I Let You GoWestlife - Swear It AgainBoyzone - When The Going Gets Tough911 - A Little Bit MoreWestlife - I Have A Dream / Seasons In The SunBoyzone - You Needed MeCliff Richard - The Millennium PrayerI don't think I would have predicted in advance that I'd choose Armand for the win this year but I really do love it and think it's one of the best house songs to grace the UK chart.I was pleased to see that my guess for ATB was your #1 of the year - I associate it with you actually as I think I've seen you mention it quite a lot in terms of how much you liked the UK version of it. I too like it but it's never been a total fave of mine, there were many more trance singles from 98 and 99 that I preferred but it's easy to see why it was 9PM that made #1 here. Blue was a great choice for runner up, I really loved it at the time and was one of the ones who bought it on import before the UK version was released - it's really held up far better than you'd necessarily expect a euro pop/euro dance single from the 90s to and amazing that it essentially made #1 all over again with David Guetta. Britney is a solid choice for 3rd too, I didn't particularly care for it back in 99 as I found the whole school girl thing a bit icky, but it's definitely a strong pop track and deserving of its success.
Sunday at 22:124 days On 22/12/2025 at 19:21, Last Dreamer said:I don't understand how anybody can like 90s dance music. Only Motown girl groups are worse.I think it's because you place zero value on the music part of a song and place 100% on simple melodies. You recently stated that The Prodigy's Firestarter is your least favorite number 1 of the 90. ....or something along those lines. It's among my top 5 number 1s of the 90s. Because it's amazingly well constructed, mostly from samples and is such a coherent piece that most people wouldn't hear that. I don't hold back from saying that I think Liam Howlet made some of the most incredible music ever made. Edited Sunday at 22:134 days by Colm
Sunday at 22:274 days Some comments.I'm happy to see Flat Beat and Praise You so low. I never liked either.Baby One More Time took ages to grow on me. My favourite Backstreet Boys song is The Call. I really need to re-assess Five's output. Trance was clearly setting the world a light thanks mostly to Ferry Corsten. I believe 9am sold the most in week 1 of any instrument ever (if you don't count the spoken word parts).
Wednesday at 10:242 days I think I've settled on my favourite #1 of the year perhaps being Armand Van Helden, but what a phenomenal year though! A pretty diverse selection of #1s here in a variety of genres, so many classics.
Wednesday at 12:322 days I actually feel is was a very weak year for number 1s. The only ones I would listen to out of choice would be Armand Van Helden feat. Duane Harden - You Don't Know MeEiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)Christina Aguilera - Genie In A BottleATB - 9PM (Till I Come)Robbie Williams - She's The Oneand I haven't listened to those in years
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