1 hour ago, Jester said:

Also some wonderful songs peaked in the top 20:

Massive Attack & Tracy Thorn - Protection

Portishead - Sour Times & Glory Box

Pulp - The Sisters EP

Blur - To The End

The Cranberries - Linger

To name but a few!

Great choices, love all those songs!

Favourite songs peaking #11-#40:

11. Haddaway - Rock My Heart

12. Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun

13. JX - Son Of A Gun (to be top 10 in 95) + Sophie B Hawkins - Right Beside You

14. Cranberries - Linger + Cranberries - Zombie

15. Crystal Waters - 100% Pure Love

16. Loveland - Let The Music Lift You Up

17. Judy Cheeks - Reach + Magic Affair - Omen III

18. Motiv 8 - Rockin' For Myself + Livin' Joy - Dreamer (to be #1 on '95)

19. T-Empo - Saturday Night, Sunday Morning

20. Inspiral Carpets - Saturn 5

21. Anticappella - Move Your Body

22. Atlantic Ocean - Waterfall (came back in 1996 and peaked one position higher) + Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On (to be Top 10 in '95)

23. Barbara Tucker - Beautiful People

24. OT Quartett - Hold That Sucker Down + Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy + Massive Attack - Sly (needed to mention 3 here 🙂)

25. Bass Bumbers - The Music's Got Me

26. New Atlantic/U4EA Feat. Berri - The Sunshine After The Rain (went Top 10 in '95 with Berri as only artist and remixed by Two Cowboys) + Degrees Of Motion - Do You Want It Right Now

27. A-ha - Shapes That Go Together

28. Saint Etienne - Pale Movie + Pop Will Eat itself - Ich Bin Ein Ausländer

29. Slo Moshun - Bells Of N.Y. + Alex Party - Saturday Night Party (Read My Lips) + Captain Hollywood Project - Impossible

30. Moby - Feeling So Real

31. Strike - U Sure Do (peaked at #4 in 1995 on re-release) + Jam & Spoon - Right In The Night (peaked at 10 in '95 on re-release) + Sister Bliss - Cantgetaman, cantgetajob + Dr. Dre - Nothin' But A G Thang

32. Fire Island - There But For The Grace Of God + Tin Tin Out - The Feeling

33. Kristine W - Feel What You Want + Barbara Tucker - I Get Lifted

34. 2 In A Room - El Trago + Tag Team - Whoomp There It Is

35. Kim English - Nite Life + House Of Virginism - Reach

36. Sabres Of Paradise - Wilmot + Hyper-Go-Go - raise

37. Mash! - U Don't Have To Say U Love Me + Jam & Spoon - Find Me

38. Marradonna - Out Of My Head + Billie Ray Martin - Your Loving Arms (peaking at #6 on re-release in May '95)

39. Lisa B - You And Me + N-Trance - Set Me Free (peaked at #2 on re-release in january '95 + a remixed version reached #4 in 2001) + UK Apache & Shy FX - Original Nuttah

40. Mr. V - Give Me Life + Ace Of Base - Happy Nation

94 had a lots of classic dance songs that deservedly peaked in the top 10 in 95!

23 minutes ago, Jester said:

94 had a lots of classic dance songs that deservedly peaked in the top 10 in 95!

Yeah - it took some time for several tunes from club hit to chart hit at that time. Just take "Set Me Free", which was first released in 92 as white label, but took 3 years to become a Top 2 hit.

I like most of the number 2's though All For Love, I Swear and Always take a bit of effort.

Haddaway's hits are great apart from I Miss You.

Motiv 8 - Rockin' For Myself is a great tune and was entered into BJSC!

Slo Moshun - Bells Of N.Y is one of the most interesting piano house tunes.

Edited Thursday at 14:322 days by TheSnake

My No.2s rank:

1. Ace Of Base - The Sign

2. Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You

3. Let Loose - Crazy For You

4. Kylie Minogue - Confide In Me

5. Crash Test Dummies - MMM MMM MMM MMM

6. MC Sar & The Real McCoy - Another Night

7. Corona - The Rhythm Of The Night

8. All-4-One - I Swear

9. Bon Jovi - Always

10. Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Philadelphia

11. Big Mountain - Baby I Love Your Way

12. Toni Braxton - Breathe Again

13. Red Dragon - Compliments On Your Kiss

14. Stone Roses - Love Spreads

15. Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting - All For Love

A far better list, probably 7 of my favourite songs of the 90s, and I like 8-10 a lot too.

I enjoy all your top 5 for the number 2s, although that's criminally low for the classic Streets of Philadelphia! I have a soft spot for Mmmm Mmmm..., Crazy For You and I Swear as well, cheesy as they are. Agreed that it's a much better list than the number 1s like most 90s years were.

Other favourites from the rest of the top 40:

Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds

Prodigy - No Good (Start The Dance)

Blur - Boys & Girls

New Order - True Faith 94

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away

Pretenders - I'll Stand By You

Oasis - Live Forever

Cranberries - Linger + Zombie

Atlantic Ocean - Waterfall (can't remember if you were in BJSC last year when I sent this?)

Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On (to be Top 10 in '95)

Strike - U Sure Do (peaked at #4 in 1995 on re-release)

Dr. Dre - Nothin' But A G Thang

A lot of big favourites there <3 1994 was very poorly represented by its number 1s it seems.

Speaking of, Saturday Night I think is my favourite to drop since, not my usual bag but a really fun, catchy song that is still really enjoyable. I am pleased Stiltskin got to number 1 because it was the only time a grunge related song got there and that was a key 90s movement (Idk if Babylon Zoo's Spaceman counts as well x), saying that, I agree with dandy that I like it when I hear it but can never quite remember it, a shame the genre wasn't represented better at the top.

D:Ream consist of singer Pete Cunnah and DJ/Producer Al Mackenzie. "Things Can Only Get Better" was initially released in January 1993, where it had mediocre success peaking at #24. The re-release in January 1994 stormed the charts and stayed 4 weeks at #1. It is an excellent euphoric house banger and I always loved it. The first out of 3 10/10 #1's from 1994 for me. D:Ream had further and landed 11 more top 40 hits. Their second top 10 hit "U R The Best Thing" (reaching #4 on re-release in April 1994, originally released in 1992) is my favourite D:Ream song thanks to the excellent Sasha Mix.

I suppose the idea behind D:Ream was have them as an actual band who could perform live unlike most dance in the mid 90s on TOTP that was performed by singer and dancers.

It also probably had lots of crossover appeal at the time for those who remember upbeat euphoric disco/new wave like it in the late 70s and early 80s.

I like Things Can Only Get Better.... but 'U R The Best Thing' (Perfecto Radio Mix) is better for me as it has a great euphoric backing vocalist in the chorus.

Edited Friday at 20:431 day by TheSnake

I really liked it at the time (and had bought U R The Best Thing back in 1992 or 1993 so it was nice seeing them get success) but these days I'd rate it a bit lower as I find it a little irritating. It's okay but I'd never choose to play it.

This is the one I've never had a strong opinion on, as it was #1 for the first few Top 40 shows that I tuned into and I've not really considered it outside of that context. It's OK I suppose, but I wouldn't specifically choose to play it either so I don't think I'd rate it this high for the year.

I find it very corny these days, maybe ever since it was appointed as the official soundtrack for cheering us all up by every TV programmer going in the 90s (and New Labour's use of course).

U R The Best Thing though is one of my favourite songs of the 90s, a masterpiece.

U R The Best Thing is the jewel in the crown but this was singalong fun until New Labour grabbed it then it got annoying and overplayed. It's pretty good pop, and more memorable than a lot of their decent follow-ups, now long-forgotten sadly.

Forever ruined by all the Labour related cringe.

Uplifting song which like many others I really love but felt it was a bit soured after being hijacked by New Labour.

And also stared sometime particle physicist Brian Cox on keyboards.

On 28/05/2026 at 18:23, Chez Wombat said:

I enjoy all your top 5 for the number 2s, although that's criminally low for the classic Streets of Philadelphia! I have a soft spot for Mmmm Mmmm..., Crazy For You and I Swear as well, cheesy as they are. Agreed that it's a much better list than the number 1s like most 90s years were.

Other favourites from the rest of the top 40:

Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry - 7 Seconds

Prodigy - No Good (Start The Dance)

Blur - Boys & Girls

New Order - True Faith 94

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away

Pretenders - I'll Stand By You

Oasis - Live Forever

Cranberries - Linger + Zombie

Atlantic Ocean - Waterfall (can't remember if you were in BJSC last year when I sent this?)

Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On (to be Top 10 in '95)

Strike - U Sure Do (peaked at #4 in 1995 on re-release)

Dr. Dre - Nothin' But A G Thang

Tinman - Eighteen Strings is great fun too - mix of 90s indie and dance!