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1996 RETRO RECORDS OF THE YEAR

 

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Vote for your favourite Top20 (or minimum Top10) from the list of 50 Records from 1996.

 

Your First choice (Favourite) song will score 20 pts, 2nd = 19 Pts....down to 20th = 1 point. Please state in your list if you are scoring by position or Points.

 

I am playing this game across both BuzzJack & UKMix. Therefore if you vote please can you only vote in one of the sites threads especially if you have a different name on each site (like me).

 

For each year 1964 to 1997 inclusive & games (*) for the years 1960-1; 1962-3 & two alphabetically track name split lists for the 1950s. There are 50 tracks that I feel best represent the year* in popular music. This certainly does not always mean the biggest hits of the year, but tracks (including album tracks) that over time have come to best represent the year.

 

Please note songs will only feature once for the most well-known or definitive version of a song (example “Without You” will only appear in 1972 for Nilsson, but will be absent in 1994 for Mariah Carey).

 

Also please don’t mention that I have put the song in the wrong year as the year the track was recorded, released (on an album), a hit (peaked) in the UK, a hit (peaked) in the USA can result in three of four different answers, and there will be literally hundreds of songs that fall into that category.

 

For each game you will have four weeks to get your votes in (two weeks for the vote from the shortlist of 50 songs, then two weeks to vote from the "Missing" songs that you have nominated). I will be posting two of these Games a Week at the weekend.

 

(VOTING RULES FOR SPECIFIC GAME 1950s: Top25 make the Record of The Decade Final; 1960s & 1990s: Top 4 From Each Game make the Final, 5th to 10th make the Play-offs; 1970s & 1980s: Top 3 each year make the Final, 4th to 8th make the Play-Offs. PLUS: Your choices of missing songs being included in the relevant Play-offs)

 

Phase 2: The Record Of The Decades Finals will result in the following numbers making the Final 200 (1950s: Top20; 1960s: Top50, 1970s Top45; 1980s Top45; 1990s Top40), where they will be split into 4 Quarter Finals, leading to the Final 50 Songs of the Retro Record Game

 

 

A: Vote for your favourite 20 (minimum 10 out of the following:)

 

2 Pac ft Dr. Dre - California Love

Alanis Morissette - Ironic

Ash - Goldfinger

Babybird - You're Gorgeous

Babylon Zoo - Spaceman

Baddiel & Skinner & Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

Beautiful South - Don't Marry Her

Blackstreet ft Dr Dre - No Diggity

Bluetones - Slight Return

Bones Thugs-n-Harmony - Crossroads

Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me

Celine Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now

Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun

Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's

Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever

Faithless - Insomnia

Fugees - Killing Me Softly

Fugees - Ready Or Not

Garbage - Stupid Girl

George Michael - Fastlove

Gina G - Ooh...Aah Just A Little Bit

Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity

Joan Osbourne - One Of Us

Lighthouse Family - Lifted

Los Del Rio - Macarena

Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life

Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby

Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People

Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack

Metallica - Until It Sleeps

Oasis - Champagne Supernova

Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger

OMC - How Bizarre

Paula Cole - Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?

Peter Andre ft Bubbler Ranx - Mysterious Girl

Prodigy - Breathe

Prodigy - Firestarter

Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)

Robert Miles - Children

Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy

Skunk Anansie - Hedonism

Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight

Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground

Spice Girls - 2 Become 1

Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There

Spice Girls - Wannabe

Toni Braxton - Unbreak My Heart

Toni Braxton - You're Makin' Me High

Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows

Underworld - Born Slippy

 

 

B: Nominate Two songs from 1996 MISSING from this 50 track shortlist.

 

The Top 4 Songs from each 1990s Game (1990 to 1997) will go through to the Record Of The Decade Final. The songs finishing 5th - 10th position will go into a Play-off, where the Top18 Songs will join the other 32 in the Final.

 

While your selection of missing songs will be put to a vote with the winning track (or tracks in event of a tie) joining the Record of The Decade Play-Off.

 

You have until Saturday 5th January to vote for your favourite Top 20 (minimum Top 10) songs of the Year.

 

I will then reveal the results of the vote along with your selections of the "missing songs" from the original list for you to vote for an extra song for a place in the Record of The Decade (1990s) play-offs :lol:

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1st Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life 20 Pts

2nd Oasis - Champagne Supernova

3rd Alanis Morissette - Ironic

4. Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)

5. Spice Girls - 2 Become 1

6. Ash - Goldfinger

7. Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun

8. Garbage - Stupid Girl

9. Paula Cole - Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?

10. Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight

11. Baddiel & Skinner & Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

12. Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger

13. Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There

14. Bluetones - Slight Return

15. Skunk Anansie - Hedonism

16. Underworld - Born Slippy

17. Prodigy - Firestarter

18. Beautiful South - Don't Marry Her

19. Toni Braxton - Unbreak My Heart

20. Spice Girls - Wannabe

 

MISSING:

Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet

Saint Etienne - He's On The Phone

 

 

oh dear.... not many i like here! lol

 

Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger................................ 20 pts

Bluetones - Slight Return

Faithless - Insomnia

Prodigy - Firestarter

Robert Miles - Children

Oasis - Champagne Supernova

Babylon Zoo - Spaceman

Blackstreet ft Dr Dre - No Diggity

Los Del Rio - Macarena

Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life

 

echobelly 'dark therapy',..... chicane 'offshore'

 

 

1. Los Del Rio - Macarena

2. Spice Girls - 2 Become 1

3. Joan Osbourne - One Of Us

4. Robert Miles - Children

5. Babylon Zoo - Spaceman

6. Gina G - Ooh...Aah Just A Little Bit

7. Underworld - Born Slippy

8. Spice Girls - Wannabe

9. Garbage - Stupid Girl

10. Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack

11. Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger

12. Toni Braxton - Unbreak My Heart

13. Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy

14. Prodigy - Breathe

15. Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight

16. Celine Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now

17. Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There

18. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's

19. Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever

20. Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby

 

Nominate:

 

Mr President: Coco Jamboo

Backstreet Boys: Quit Playing Games With My Heart

 

And if either is disqualified: Robert Miles Featuring Maria Naylor: One & One

 

 

 

 

 

01 Faithless - Insomnia (20 points)

02 Gina G - Oooh Aaah Just A Little Bit

03 Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground

04 Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun

05 Garbage - Stupid Girl

06 Blackstreet - No Diggity

07 Underworld - Born Slippy

08 Prodigy - Breathe

09 Spice Girls - Wannabe

10 Toni Braxton - Youre Making Me High

11 George Michael - Fastlove

12 Prodigy - Firestarter

13 Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack

14 Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There

15 Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity

16 Joan Osborne - One Of Us

 

Missing Nominations:

 

Livin' Joy - Don't Stop Moving

Alcatraz - Giv Me Luv

1 Alanis Morissette - Ironic (20pts)

2 Joan Osborne - One Of Us

3 Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me

4 Celine Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now

5 Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)

6 George Michael - Fastlove

7 Toni Braxton - Unbreak My Heart

8 Beautiful South - Don't Marry Her

9 Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby

10 Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger

11 Oasis - Champagne Supernova

12 Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life

13 Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There

14 Peter Andre - Mysterious Girl

15 Paula Cole - Where Have All The Cowboys Gone

16 Spice Girls - 2 Become 1

17 Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy

18 Skunk Anansie - Hedonism

19 Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows

20 Bluetones - Slight Return

 

Add:

Belinda Carlisle - In Too Deep

Belinda Carlisle - Always Breaking My Heart

 

 

Could only find 12 i remotely remember

 

Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life 20 pts

Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger

Garbage - Stupid Girl

Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy

Ash - Goldfinger

Alanis Morissette - Ironic

Oasis - Champagne Supernova

Prodigy - Firestarter

George Michael - Fastlove

Beautiful South - Don't Marry Her

Underworld - Born Slippy

Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's

 

 

Nominate

Manic Street Preachers - Everything must go

Fun Lovin Criminals - Scooby Snacks

 

Alcatraz - Giv Me Luv

 

awesome, awesome tune....

BEST

1. Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever

2. Alanis Morissette - Ironic

3. Garbage - Stupid Girl

4. Robert Miles - Children

5. Spice Girls - 2 Become 1

6. Oasis - Champagne Supernova

7. Joan Osborne - One Of Us

8. Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's

9. Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There

10. Lighthouse Family - Lifted

 

11. Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy

12. Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger

13. Fugees - Killing Me Softly

14. Spice Girls - Wannabe

15. Paula Cole - Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?

16. Fugees - Ready Or Not

17. Babybird - You're Gorgeous

18. Beautiful South - Don't Marry Her

19. Babylon Zoo - Spaceman

20. Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life

 

 

MISSING

The Corrs - Forgiven Not Forgotten

Republica - Drop Dead Gorgeous

 

Republica - Drop Dead Gorgeous

 

 

Sorry to be anal but this was 1997 - thought I would let you know before/incase it get disqualified!

Republica - Drop Dead Gorgeous

Sorry to be anal but this was 1997 - thought I would let you know before/incase it get disqualified!

 

Whoops :( Ta for warning me though.

 

 

 

 

 

 

May I nominate Morcheeba "Tape Loop" instead?

20 points: Faithless - Insomnia

Fugees - Ready Or Not

Prodigy - Breathe

OMC - How Bizarre

Prodigy - Firestarter

Babylon Zoo - Spaceman

Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack

Baddiel & Skinner & Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

Beautiful South - Don't Marry Her

Babybird - You're Gorgeous

Peter Andre ft Bubbler Ranx - Mysterious Girl

Ash - Goldfinger

Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground

Blackstreet ft Dr Dre - No Diggity

Bones Thugs-n-Harmony - Crossroads

Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun

Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's

Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever

Paula Cole - Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?

Robert Miles - Children

Garbage - Stupid Girl

Gina G - Ooh...Aah Just A Little Bit

Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity

Joan Osbourne - One Of Us

George Michael - Fastlove

Underworld - Born Slippy

Los Del Rio - Macarena

Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People

Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)

Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight

 

missing:

 

Peter Andre - Flava!!!!

Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand

George Michael - Fastlove 20 pts

2 Pac ft Dr. Dre - California Love

Alanis Morissette - Ironic

Fugees - Killing Me Softly

Joan Osbourne - One Of Us

Toni Braxton - Unbreak My Heart

Garbage - Stupid Girl

Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People

Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life

Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun

Faithless - Insomnia

Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity

Oasis - Champagne Supernova

Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger

Metallica - Until It Sleeps

Prodigy - Breathe

Prodigy - Firestarter

Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)

Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight

Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy

 

 

Ahhh 1996 I remember it well, the year I started Uni. Great times. Ok, here's mine:

 

1.) Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger

2.) George Michael - Fastlove

3.) Alanis Morissette - Ironic

4.) Spice Girls - Wannabe

5.) Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy

6.) Babylon Zoo - Spaceman

7.) Beautiful South - Don't Marry Her

8.) Celine Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now

9.) Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's

10.) Oasis - Champagne Supernova

11.) Prodigy - Firestarter

12.) Robert Miles - Children

13.) Spice Girls - 2 Become 1

14.) Toni Braxton - Unbreak My Heart

15.) Underworld - Born Slippy

 

Others:

 

All I Need Is A Miracle 96 - Mike + The Mechanics

The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You - Bryan Adams

1st Faithless - Insomnia

2 Sneaker Pimps - 6 underground

3 Radiohead - Street Spirit

4 Robert Miles - Children

5 Oasis - Don't look back in anger

6 Prodigy - Breathe

7 Underworld - Born slippy

8 Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight tonight

9 Oasis - Champagne Supernova (but this wasn't a single....?)

10 George Michael - Fastlove

11 Skunk Anansie - Hedonism

12 Manic Street Preachers - A Design for Life

13 Prodigy - Firestarter

14 Joan Osbourne - One of us

15 Babylon Zoo - Spaceman

16 Ash - Goldfinger

17 Fugees - Ready or not

18 Alanis Morrisette - Ironic

19 Babybird - You're gorgeous

20 Beautiful South - Don't marry her

 

missing 2:

Space - Female Of The Species

Gabrielle - Give me a little more time

 

My Top 20:

 

1. Garbage - Stupid Girl (20 points)

2. Faithless - Insomnia

3. Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground

4. Fugees - Ready Or Not

5. Underworld - Born Slippy

6. Prodigy - Firestarter

7. Robert Miles - Children

8. Alanis Morissette - Ironic

9. 2 Pac ft Dr. Dre - California Love

10. Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight

11. Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity

12. Babylon Zoo - Spaceman

13. Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun

14. Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life

15. Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out)

16. Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever

17. Prodigy - Breathe

18. Fugees - Killing Me Softly

19. Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger

20. Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy (1 point)

 

 

Nominations:

 

Garbage - Milk

Cocteau Twins - Tishbite

Edited by Alin

Cocteau Twins - Tishbite

 

GREAT track - I'd forgotten about that one :o

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Many Thanks to the 37 of you who voted :thumbup:

 

The 1996 Record Of The Year Results are:

 

Position / Artist - Song Title / Points

 

50th Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows 24

49th Bones Thugs-n-Harmony - Crossroads 37

48th Lighthouse Family - Lifted 48

47th Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People 50

46th Peter Andre ft Bubbler Ranx - Mysterious Girl 52

43rd 2 Pac ft Dr. Dre - California Love 66

43rd Baddiel & Skinner & Lightning Seeds - Three Lions 66

43rd Blackstreet ft Dr Dre - No Diggity 66

42nd Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity 73

 

40th Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground 76

40th Paula Cole - Where Have All The Cowboys Gone? 76

39th OMC - How Bizarre 81

38th Babybird - You're Gorgeous 82

37th Toni Braxton - You're Makin' Me High 85

36th Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun 93

35th Skunk Anansie - Hedonism 103

34th Bluetones - Slight Return 107

32nd Fugees - Ready Or Not 112

32nd Ash - Goldfinger 112

31st Metallica - Until It Sleeps 121

 

30th Underworld - Born Slippy 124

29th Beautiful South - Don't Marry Her 131

27th Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack 133

27th Celine Dion - Because You Loved Me 133

26th Gina G - Ooh...Aah Just A Little Bit 135

25th Los Del Rio - Macarena 143

24th Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby 148

23rd Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight 155

22nd Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There 166

21st Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's 167

 

20th Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy 176

19th Spice Girls - Wannabe 177

18th Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever 180

17th Fugees - Killing Me Softly 184

16th Radiohead - Street Spirit (Fade Out) 190

15th Faithless - Insomnia 191

12th Babylon Zoo - Spaceman 194

12th Prodigy - Breathe 194

12th Toni Braxton - Unbreak My Heart 194

11th Celine Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now 197

 

The following songs qualify for the Record Of The Decade (1990s) play-offs

 

10th Spice Girls - 2 Become 1 212

9th George Michael - Fastlove 217

8th Oasis - Champagne Supernova 220

7th Prodigy - Firestarter 221

6th Robert Miles - Children 226

5th Joan Osbourne - One Of Us 240

 

While the Top 4 Songs of 1996 all qualify for Record Of The Decade (1990s) Final

 

4th Manic Street Preachers - A Design For Life 252

3rd Garbage - Stupid Girl 308

2nd Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger 332

1st Alanis Morissette - Ironic 347

 

I will reveal the Missing 1996 Nominations for you to vote on next.....

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1996 Missing Nominations are:

 

Aaliyah - If Your Girl Only Knew

Accept - Run Through The Night

Ace Of Base - Beautiful Life

Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet

Alanis Morissette - You Learn

Alcatraz - Giv Me Luv

Alisha's Attic - I Am, I Feel

Backstreet Boys - Quit Playing Games With My Heart

Belinda Carlisle - Always Breaking My Heart

Belinda Carlisle - In Too Deep

Brandy - Sittin' Up In My Room

Bryan Adams - The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You

Celine Dion - Falling into you

Cher - One By One

Chicane - Offshore

Cocteau Twins - Tishbite

Corrs - Forgiven Not Forgotten

Counting Crows - A Long December

Dio - Hunter Of The Heart

Dodgy - Good Enough

Echobelly - Dark Therapy

Enya - On My Way Home

Gabrielle - Give me a little more time

Garbage - Milk

Jewel - Who Will Save Your Soul

La Bouche - Be My Lover

Livin' Joy - Don't Stop Moving

Louise - Naked

Manic Street Preachers - Everything must go

Mark Snow - The X-Files

Mike + The Mechanics - All I Need Is A Miracle 96

Morcheeba - Tape Loop

Mr. President - Coco Jamboo

Mylene Farmer - California

Nas - If I Ruled The World

Pantera - Floods

Peter Andre - Flava

Primitive Radio Gods - Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand

Reef - Place Your Hands

Robert Miles - Fable

Robert Miles - One And One

Saint Etienne - He's On The Phone

Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots

Smashing Pumpkins - 1979

Sophie B. Hawkins - As I Lay Me Down

Space - Female Of The Species

Space - Neighbourhood

Suede - Trash

Tina Turner - On Silent Wings

Wannadies - You & Me Song

 

(Please note the nominated song Everything But The Girl - Missing was included in the 1995 ROTY Game; While Fun Lovin Criminals - Scooby Snacks, Jewel - You Were Meant For Me & Olive - You're Not Alone are included in the 1997 ROTY Game)

 

Please Vote for your Five favourites in order (1st, 2nd, etc) from that list of nominations within the next two weeks.

 

The winning song will qualify for the Plays offs of the Record Of Decade (1990s)

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1st Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet 5 Pts

2nd Saint Etienne - He's On The Phone

3rd Belinda Carlisle - In Too Deep

4th Suede - Trash

5th Gabrielle - Give me a little more time 1 Pt

 

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