Posted Saturday at 19:474 days As you might know I have a big CD collection. So from time to time I love to re-build UK Top 40 countdowns using the original Single-CD's as source. I did some of these countdowns in the past on my mixcloud page, but did not create any for quite a while. Today I was hooked on the charts from 30 years back.Spice Girls at number 1, Faithless making their breakthrough, and plenty of dance favourites and Britpop along the way. Back to the week ending 26th of October 1996.I was a big fan of dance music at the time, and looking through this chart, quite a few of my favourites are herevarying from trance to euphoricand disco house.Faithless’ “Insomnia” and B.B.E.’s “Seven Days and One Week” are my two big trance favourites this week. I love the build-up in “Insomnia”, with Maxi Jazz’s voice and that anticipation before the synth riff arrives. “Seven Days and One Week” has that dreamy, hypnotic melody that I could happily keep listening to. Both reached number 3, although “Insomnia” needed a second release to get there after only reaching number 27 in 1995. E-Motion’s “The Naughty North and the Sexy South” and Duke’s “So in Love with You” represent the more euphoric house side of my taste. Jeremy Healy & Amos’ “Stamp!” ia another great dance tune released on the famous Positiva label. Stretch & Vern’s “I’m Alive”is pure disco house euphoria for me. That “Boogie Wonderland” sample from Earth, Wind & Fire is worked well into a banging production.Bally Sagoo’s “Dil Cheez” is another personal favourite: an uplifting, hypnotic Indian pop song. Suede's "Beautiful Ones" and Babybird’s “You’re Gorgeous” are my favourites from the Britpop side of the chart. My pure pop favourite is Dina Carroll’s “Escaping” among my pop favourites. Of course the two Spice Girls songs are ace too.There’s plenty more across the full countdown too: Suede, Cast, Manic Street Preachers, Fugees, Blackstreet, George Michael and Céline Dion, finishing with Spice Girls and “Say You’ll Be There” at number 1.Hope you enjoy listening. I’d be interested to hear which ones you’d pick from this week!Tracklist:00:00:00 Frank ’O Moiraghi feat. Amnesia - Feel My Body (Rollo’s Deeper Mix Eat Me Edit)00:03:20 George Michael - Spinning the Wheel (Radio Edit)00:08:20 No Doubt - Just a Girl00:11:49 Manic Street Preachers - Kevin Carter00:15:15 Stretch & Vern present Maddog - I’m Alive (7″ Eat Me Edit)00:18:20 Luther Vandross - Your Secret Love (Album Version)00:22:22 The Supernaturals - Lazy Lover00:25:32 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity00:29:37 Geneva - No One Speaks00:33:12 Peter Andre - Flava (Radio 7″ Edit)00:37:10 Jeremy Healy & Amos - Stamp! (Radio Edit)00:40:47 Spice Girls - Wannabe (Radio Edit)00:43:40 Vanessa-Mae - I’m A-Doun for Lack O’Johnnie (A Little Scottish Fantasy) (Radio Edit)00:48:08 Awesome 3 - Don’t Go (Dancing Divas Radio Mix)00:52:12 Felix - Don’t You Want Me (’96 Pugilist Mix)00:55:51 Clock - Oh What a Night (Radio Mix)00:59:17 Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground (Nellee Hooper Edit)01:03:10 Dina Carroll - Escaping01:07:55 Duke - So in Love with You (Pizzaman Radio Edit)01:12:12 MN8 - Dreaming (Radio Version)01:15:45 Fugees - Ready or Not (LP Version)01:19:33 Bally Sagoo - Dil Cheez (Edit)01:23:42 LL Cool J - Loungin’ (Radio Remix Edit)01:27:28 E-Motion - Naughty North Sexy South (Naughty but Nice Edit)01:30:50 Damage - Love II Love (Cutfather & Joe Radio Mix)01:34:56 B.B.E. - Seven Days and One Week (Radio Edit)01:39:26 Blackstreet feat. Dr. Dre - No Diggity (Album Version)01:44:32 The Future Sound of London - My Kingdom (Part 1)01:49:34 Mark Morrison - Trippin’ (C&J Radio Edit)01:53:38 The Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun (Radio Edit)01:57:39 The Beautiful South - Rotterdam02:01:02 Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever (LP Version)02:04:23 Suede - Beautiful Ones02:08:14 Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany’s02:12:32 Babybird - You’re Gorgeous02:16:17 Céline Dion - It’s All Coming Back to Me Now02:21:47 Cast - Flying02:25:41 Faithless - Insomnia (Monster Mix Radio Edit)02:29:15 Boyzone - Words (Radio Edit)02:33:18 Spice Girls - Say You’ll Be There (Single Mix)I will post further countdowns here.
Sunday at 09:233 days some big faves of the time here in Dil Cheez, 6 Underground, Spinning The Wheel, So In Love With You, Setting Sun, Ready Or Not and the Spices.
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