Wednesday at 07:582 days Great to see D:Ream and The Shamen in the list. Wondering whether Livin' Joy will make it into the list. Also wondering that Pulp is that low.
Wednesday at 09:371 day Author NO 83- MICHAEL BOLTON (1,257,300)17 UK TOP 40 HITSBIGGEST HIT: HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU (267,000) Chart fame came late for Bolton as a performer at least, he was 37 before his first UK hit “How Am I Supposed To Live Without You” but he was quickly championed by ladies of a certain age. In reality he was writing hits in the US back to the early 80s penning hits for Laura Branigan and a UK top 10 hit for Cher (“I Found Someone”) so had some form as a songwriter though it was his soul covers which helped him maintain his career in the early 90s, his new image with shorter hair in the late 90s caused minor comment but it was the end of his chart life.
Wednesday at 09:401 day Author NO 82- THE KLF/ JUSTIFIED ANCIENTS OF MU-MU (1,262,000)6 UK TOP 10 HITSBIGGEST HIT: JUSTIFIED AND ANCIENT (332,000) Formed in the late 80s Jimmy Caulty had form being part of Brilliant (produced by S/A/W) and by 1987 had met Bill Drummond (formerly in Big In Japan) and formed the Justified Ancients of Mu-Mu. A minor detour into “Doctorin The Tardis” as the Timelords gave the duo a No 1 in 1988 before they adopted another moniker as the KLF. Underground limited releases followed throughout 1989, but it was the reworked versions with additional vocals that really propelled them back into the charts. They sold over 800,000 singles in 1991 as they clocked up 4 top 10 hits before bowing out in style at the BRITS 1992 by announcing their retirement live on stage before dumping a dead sheep outside an after party and burning a million pound.
Wednesday at 09:411 day Author NO 81- N-TRANCE (1,280,000)8 UK TOP 40 HITSBIGGEST HIT: SET YOU FREE (541,000) Co-incidentally rapper Ricardo Da Force appeared on both KLF’s “3 AM Eternal” and N-Trance’s “Stayin Alive” but anyway N-Trance were a rave act made good when first single “Set You Free” made No 2 on a third release in early 1995- subsequently they made a passable career rehashing other disco classics in an “updated” manner though their own material all missed the top 10.
Wednesday at 09:591 day I have memories of this one from N-Trance being quite big in Australia in 1997.
Wednesday at 11:371 day Love that N-Trance track you posted, 'Electronic Pleasure' lives up to its name.KLF were great.
22 hours ago22 hr KLF very happy to see on the list for 5 singles and nothing else. Classic pop of the era and the best act of 1991 hilariously higher than Michael Bolton. Michael could chuck out the odd decent single and song, but his awful "set to 11" foghorn ballads were excruciating. I always gave him leeway though for bigging up David Cassidy as a vocalist when no-one else did, other than George Michael and those of us of a certain age.
19 hours ago19 hr Author NO 80- DINA CARROLL (1,289,500)13 UK TOP 40 HITSBIGGEST HIT: DON’T BE A STRANGER (281,000)One of only four UK female solo artists to sell a million singles in the 90s here’s Dina. She started her chart career as a featured artist on Quartz’s 1991 top 10 hit “It’s Too Late” before pursuing her solo career with 1993’s “So Close” album (she had already released solo singles in 1990). It was the first album by a UK female solo artist to sell a million and what do you know she also shifted a million singles too. Her best year was 1993 when she sold half a million but a second album underperformed and she faded from the charts.
19 hours ago19 hr Author NO 79- NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK (1,290,300)11 UK TOP 40 HITSBIGGEST HIT: TONIGHT (219,000) BEST SELLING ACT OF 1990 The biggest act in the land in 1990, NKOTB overtook Bros as the premier teen scream act in late 89 with their posters on most teenage girls walls for the year. They sold over a million in 1990 alone including 8 top 10 singles (though one was a hangover hit from 89) as they made hay whilst the sun shone. In truth they were probably over exposed as the UK caught up with their US singles, and in 1991 the hits started to dry up, by 1992 they had split with their manager Maurice Starr, and by the time they attempted to comeback as NKOTB in 1994 we seemed uninterested as they missed the top 20.They are our first "best selling act" of a paraticular year in the 90s to surface, they were the only act to sell a million in that year.
19 hours ago19 hr Author NO 78- LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY (1,298,000)9 UK TOP 40 HITSBIGGEST HIT: HIGH (369,000) Easy listening 90s stylee. 7 straight top 20 hits ensure that the Lighthouse family make this list, and whilst they were primarily an album act there is no denying some fine “chill out” tunes back in the day and I always had a soft spot for them though I know they are a bland-a-thon for many. The band split after the comparative failure of their third album in 2002 but they had clearly made their money......
17 hours ago17 hr On 23/06/2026 at 18:20, Spiceboy said:We missed out on Miami Spice TV series!! 😭 I can't see Spice Girls singing any of the S Club singles though. 🤔Thabk heavens , not sure the spice girls had the personality to pull off 4 TV series
16 hours ago16 hr Lighthouse Family have some lovely songs I agree and the good vocals.Don't know much about fellow easy listening star Michael Bolton although I know his best known song HAISTLWYDina Carroll is good too but I only know the two main hits the one with Quartz and Dont Be A Stranger.
12 hours ago12 hr Author Bad news folks. My laptop has died a death tonight so I'll have take it into the shop to see if they can recover anything. All the threads I've written are on there, so if they are non recoverable then it may be some time before I can resume threads here. Sorry about that!
12 hours ago12 hr 23 minutes ago, Gezza said:Bad news folks. My laptop has died a death tonight so I'll have take it into the shop to see if they can recover anything. All the threads I've written are on there, so if they are non recoverable then it may be some time before I can resume threads here. Sorry about that!Hope you get it sorted and it isn’t too costly ❤️
11 hours ago11 hr Love some Dina and Lighthouse Family.Interested to see where Gabrielle & Savage Garden feature. Im assuming Dannii Minogue was close ish to making the top 100!
10 hours ago10 hr The only Lighthouse Family song I've heard is High and it's beautiful. I should probably check out some of their other stuff too.
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