Posted August 7, 200915 yr UK Top 100 - 6th August 1988: 01.(10) Yazz And The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up 02.(NE) Kylie Minogue - The Loco-Motion 03.(1) Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You 04.(6) Kim Wilde - You Came 05.(2) Salt-N-Pepa - Push It/Tramp 06.(7) S-Express - Superfly Guy 07.(22) BVSMP - I Need You 08.(3) Everything But The Girl - I Don't Want To Talk About It 09.(5) Transvision Vamp - I Want Your Love 10.(4) Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana 11.(8) Mac Band Featuring The McCampbell Brothers - Roses Are Red 12.(15) The Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There {remix} 13.(9) Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat 14.(32) Fairground Attraction - Find My Love 15.(11) Def Leppard - Love Bites 16.(30) Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek A Boo 17.(35) Funky Worm - Hustle! (To The Music...) 18.(12) Tracy Chapman - Fast Car 19.(23) Pat Benatar - All Fired Up 20.(14) George Michael - Monkey 21.(13) The Fat Boys With Chubby Checker - The Twist (Yo, Twist) 22.(36) All About Eve - Martha's Harbour 23.(16) Bros - I Owe You Nothing {1988} 24.(18) Matt Bianco - Don't Blame It On That Girl/Wap-Bam-Boogie 25.(37) Voice Of The Beehive - I Say Nothing 26.(17) UB40 With Chrissie Hynde - Breakfast In Bed 27.(26) Shakin' Stevens - Feel The Need In Me 28.(27) Alexander O'Neal - (What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me 29.(40) Mica Paris Featuring Courtney Pine - Like Dreamers Do 30.(39) Julia Fordham - Happy Ever After 31.(20) The Pasadenas - Tribute (Right On) 32.(21) Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Heat It Up 33.(19) Eighth Wonder - Cross My Heart 34.(43) Brother Beyond - The Harder I Try 35.(34) Steven Dante - I'm Too Scared 36.(25) Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love) 37.(64) Breathe - Hands To Heaven 38.(24) Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers - Tomorrow People 39.(67) Tanita Tikaram - Good Tradition 40.(NE) Five Star - Rock My World 41.(41) Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River 42.(28) The Pogues - Fiesta 43.(44) The Wonder Stuff - A Wish Away 44.(55) Steve Walsh - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now 45.(31) Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight {1988 mix} 46.(53) Deacon Blue - Chocolate Girl 47.(NE) Aztec Camera - Working In A Goldmine 48.(59) Huey Lewis And The News - Perfect World 49.(49) Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine - Anything For You 50.(NE) Van Halen - When It's Love 51.(29) Prince - Glam Slam 52.(NE) Tiffany - Feelings Of Forever 53.(56) Mory Kante - Yeke Yeke 54.(NE) Cinderella - Gypsy Road 55.(33) Bruce Springsteen - Tougher Than The Rest 56.(88) Julio Iglesias - My Love 57.(46) Blue Mercedes - Love Is The Gun 58.(42) Jack 'N' Chill - Beatin' The Heat 59.(51) Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy 60.(58) The Hothouse Flowers - I'm Sorry 61.(NE) Electra - Jibaro 62.(38) INXS - Never Tear Us Apart 63.(66) Pop Will Eat Itself - Def Con One 64.(82) Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel 65.(47) Evelyn 'Champagne' King - Hold On To What You've Got 66.(NE) Womack And Womack - Teardrops 67.(45) Desireless - Voyage Voyage {remix} 68.(52) James Brown/Martha And The Vandellas - I Got You (I Feel Good)/Nowhere To Run 69.(83) Donny Osmond - Soldier Of Love 70.(NE) Blow Monkeys - This Is Your Life 71.(NE) Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour 72.(NE) Billy Ocean - Colour Of Love 73.(70) Al B Sure! - Off On Your Own 74.(NE) Mr Lee - Pump Up London 75.(76) Belinda Carlisle - Mad About You 76.(NE) Ozzy Osbourne - Ultimate Sin 77.(72) Prefab Sprout - Hey Manhattan! 78.(NE) Rod Stewart - Forever Young 79.(86) Stump - Charlton Heston 80.(91) Go-Betweens - Streets Of Your Town 81.(NE) Big Audio Dynamite - Other 99 82.(77) Cheap Trick - The Flame 83.(78) Lisa Carter - Doctor's Orders 84.(90) Lilac Time - Return To Yesterday 85.(78) Robe - Reach Out I'll Be There 86.(85) Empire - My Imagination 87.(NE) Deluxe - I've Got A Feeling 88.(94) Beats Workin' - Sure Beats Workin' 89.(NE) Big Dish - European Rain 90.(NE) Broken English - Do You Really Want Me? 91.(80) 'Weird Al' Yankovic - Fat 92.(89) Joan Armatrading - The Shouting Stage 93.(87) S-Express - Theme From S-Express 94.(NE) Melody - People Like You 95.(NE) Morris Minor And The Majors - This Is The Chorus 96.(NE) Catherine Buchanan - Love Is 97.(81) Eric B And Rakim - As The Rhyme Goes On 98.(RE) Taylor Dayne - I'll Always Love You 99.(98) The Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go 100.(92)Mica Paris - My One Temptation
August 8, 200915 yr Author Chart dated 6th August 1988: > > 01.(10) Yazz And The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up Like this one. > 02.(NE) Kylie Minogue - The Loco-Motion Not her best > 03.(1) Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You Guilty pleasure > 04.(6) Kim Wilde - You Came Love this > 05.(2) Salt-N-Pepa - Push It/Tramp Over-played okayish > 06.(7) S-Express - Superfly Guy okayish > 07.(22) BVSMP - I Need You Not that keen > 08.(3) Everything But The Girl - I Don't Want To Talk About It Good cover > 09.(5) Transvision Vamp - I Want Your Love Good debut, she's still round now calling herself Racine > 10.(4) Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana Okay > 11.(8) Mac Band Featuring The McCampbell Brothers - Roses Are Red Okay uptempo soul track > 12.(15) The Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There {remix} Okay > 13.(9) Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat Love this, she's still around, this is her most recent song > 14.(32) Fairground Attraction - Find My Love Loved this > 15.(11) Def Leppard - Love Bites Great power-ballad > 16.(30) Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek A Boo Good track > 17.(35) Funky Worm - Hustle! (To The Music...) Not that keen > 18.(12) Tracy Chapman - Fast Car Okay > 19.(23) Pat Benatar - All Fired Up Loved this > 20.(14) George Michael - Monkey Okay, not his best > 21.(13) The Fat Boys With Chubby Checker - The Twist (Yo, Twist) Remember this, novelty rap cover > 22.(36) All About Eve - Martha's Harbour Great track and infamous for the TOTP performance > 23.(16) Bros - I Owe You Nothing {1988} Okay > 24.(18) Matt Bianco - Don't Blame It On That Girl/Wap-Bam-Boogie Preferred Don't Blame It On That Girl > 25.(37) Voice Of The Beehive - I Say Nothing Okay > 26.(17) UB40 With Chrissie Hynde - Breakfast In Bed Great track > 27.(26) Shakin' Stevens - Feel The Need In Me Okay cover of the Detroit Emeralds song > 28.(27) Alexander O'Neal - (What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me Good track from the Hear'say album, i guess that was pure and simple > 29.(40) Mica Paris Featuring Courtney Pine - Like Dreamers Do Okay > 30.(39) Julia Fordham - Happy Ever After Great track > 31.(20) The Pasadenas - Tribute (Right On) Okay > 32.(21) Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Heat It Up Okay > 33.(19) Eighth Wonder - Cross My Heart Okay follow-up to I'm Not Scared, last hit She was on Chris Moyles a while back and doesn't like to be reminded of her pop past but she did say I'm Not Scared was a great song > 34.(43) Brother Beyond - The Harder I Try Great track, 2nd time around and it's a hit > 35.(34) Steven Dante - I'm Too Scared Okay > 36.(25) Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love) Okay > 37.(64) Breathe - Hands To Heaven Loved this one > 38.(24) Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers - Tomorrow People Okayish > 39.(67) Tanita Tikaram - Good Tradition Loved this one, from the Ancient Heart album > 40.(NE) Five Star - Rock My World Okay, this would be their last Top 40 hit to-date although there were more singles > 41.(41) Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River Great track > 42.(28) The Pogues - Fiesta Okayish > 43.(44) The Wonder Stuff - A Wish Away Great track > 44.(55) Steve Walsh - Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now Follow-up to I Found Lovin', remember the You Wot, You Wot chorus > 45.(31) Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight {1988 mix} Great track, own it on Now 12 > 46.(53) Deacon Blue - Chocolate Girl Great track from the Rain Town album > 47.(NE) Aztec Camera - Working In A Goldmine Okay > 48.(59) Huey Lewis And The News - Perfect World Okayish > 49.(49) Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine - Anything For You Great track from the Anything For You album or Let It Loose as the album was called in America > 50.(NE) Van Halen - When It's Love Okay > 51.(29) Prince - Glam Slam Not his best > 52.(NE) Tiffany - Feelings Of Forever Loved Tiffany, this was an okay power-ballad. It was her first track to miss the Top 40 she would have one final hit with Radio Romance and that would be it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBwU3W2DV5A She's still going, latest album is Just Me > 53.(56) Mory Kante - Yeke Yeke Not keen on this > 54.(NE) Cinderella - Gypsy Road American hairband, power-ballad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L107vJb2jxQ > 55.(33) Bruce Springsteen - Tougher Than The Rest Great track from the Tunnel of Love album > 56.(88) Julio Iglesias - My Love Remember this, it was a duet with Stevie Wonder > 57.(46) Blue Mercedes - Love Is The Gun Remember them, only top 40 hit was I Want To Be Your Property > 58.(42) Jack 'N' Chill - Beatin' The Heat Follow-up to The House That Jack Built which was on Now 11, don't know this one > 59.(51) Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy Own this on some import Hits compilation Hits 9 (not the uk series) > 60.(58) The Hothouse Flowers - I'm Sorry Don't know this one, follow-up to Don't Go which is on Now 12 > 61.(NE) Electra - Jibaro Don't know this one > 62.(38) INXS - Never Tear Us Apart Great track from the Kick album > 63.(66) Pop Will Eat Itself - Def Con One Not keen on this one > 64.(82) Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel Okay track from the album of the same name > 65.(47) Evelyn 'Champagne' King - Hold On To What You've Got Soul track > 66.(NE) Womack And Womack - Teardrops Okay > 67.(45) Desireless - Voyage Voyage {remix} Okay > 68.(52) James Brown/Martha And The Vandellas - I Got You (I Feel > Good)/Nowhere To Run > 69.(83) Donny Osmond - Soldier Of Love Okay track and his last Top 40 hit until 2004, i liked the b-side Time Can't Erase > 70.(NE) Blow Monkeys - This Is Your Life Okay > 71.(NE) Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour Okay > 72.(NE) Billy Ocean - Colour Of Love Follow-up to Get Outta My Dreams, this one was a power-ballad which was okay but wasn't a hit, he never troubled the Top 40 again > 73.(70) Al B Sure! - Off On Your Own > 74.(NE) Mr Lee - Pump Up London Don't know this, i think the former was a soul track > 75.(76) Belinda Carlisle - Mad About You Okay track, not her best, i think this was out before she made it big with Heaven Is A Place On Earth > 76.(NE) Ozzy Osbourne - Ultimate Sin Don't know this one, but know him > 77.(72) Prefab Sprout - Hey Manhattan! Great track from the Langley Park To Memphis album > 78.(NE) Rod Stewart - Forever Young Okay, not his best, it was a cover of the Alphaville song > 79.(86) Stump - Charlton Heston Don't know this > 80.(91) Go-Betweens - Streets Of Your Town Heard of them, don't know the track > 81.(NE) Big Audio Dynamite - Other 99 Heard of them, don't know the track > 82.(77) Cheap Trick - The Flame Great power-ballad, Atlantic 252 played it a lot > 83.(78) Lisa Carter - Doctor's Orders Only ever heard this on Jenny Wilkes Evening show on Radio WM, forgotten pwl track, Lisa is from Birmingham she actually left a comment on the youtube video that she didn't think anyone remembered this > 84.(90) Lilac Time - Return To Yesterday Heard of them, don't remember the track > 85.(78) Robe - Reach Out I'll Be There > 86.(85) Empire - My Imagination > 87.(NE) Deluxe - I've Got A Feeling > 88.(94) Beats Workin' - Sure Beats Workin' > 89.(NE) Big Dish - European Rain > 90.(NE) Broken English - Do You Really Want Me? Don't know these > 91.(80) 'Weird Al' Yankovic - Fat Remember this one > 92.(89) Joan Armatrading - The Shouting Stage Don't know this one > 93.(87) S-Express - Theme From S-Express Great track > 94.(NE) Melody - People Like You Don't know this one > 95.(NE) Morris Minor And The Majors - This Is The Chorus Remember this, Stock, Aitken & Waterman spoof, follow-up to Stutter Rap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC3DiNGT0PQ > 96.(NE) Catherine Buchanan - Love Is > 97.(81) Eric B And Rakim - As The Rhyme Goes On Don't know these > 98.(RE) Taylor Dayne - I'll Always Love You Liked this one, follow-up to prove your love, last hit until 1993. She is still going, this is her most recent track > 99.(98) The Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go Great debut, own it on Now 12 > 100.(92)Mica Paris - My One Temptation Good track Edited August 9, 200915 yr by MusicMaster
August 9, 200915 yr Well as per usual a few gems mixed in with the annoying and the tat: 06.(7) S-Express - Superfly Guy 09.(5) Transvision Vamp - I Want Your Love - This was their debut chart hit. They had two singles before that. 16.(30) Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek A Boo 22.(36) All About Eve - Martha's Harbour 25.(37) Voice Of The Beehive - I Say Nothing 42.(28) The Pogues - Fiesta 43.(44) The Wonder Stuff - A Wish Away 51.(29) Prince - Glam Slam 54.(NE) Cinderella - Gypsy Road 59.(51) Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy 60.(58) The Hothouse Flowers - I'm Sorry 62.(38) INXS - Never Tear Us Apart 63.(66) Pop Will Eat Itself - Def Con One 71.(NE) Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour 79.(86) Stump - Charlton Heston 93.(87) S-Express - Theme From S-Express 99.(98) The Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go Edited August 10, 200915 yr by grebo69
August 9, 200915 yr UK Top 100 - 6th August 1988: 01.(10) Yazz And The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up 06.(7) S-Express - Superfly Guy 16.(30) Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek A Boo 17.(35) Funky Worm - Hustle! (To The Music...) 74.(NE) Mr Lee - Pump Up London 93.(87) S-Express - Theme From S-Express I only find 6 I like and I only like Yazz for that siren intro! :D
August 9, 200915 yr Don't remember most of them, but do know these ones. 04.(6) Kim Wilde - You Came 09.(5) Transvision Vamp - I Want Your Love 16.(30) Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek A Boo 18.(12) Tracy Chapman - Fast Car 30.(39) Julia Fordham - Happy Ever After 41.(41) Robbie Robertson - Somewhere Down The Crazy River 62.(38) INXS - Never Tear Us Apart 70.(NE) Blow Monkeys - This Is Your Life 77.(72) Prefab Sprout - Hey Manhattan! 91.(80) 'Weird Al' Yankovic - Fat :lol:
August 10, 200915 yr i think many of you could guess what my thoughts are on this chart...lol. not an era that held much love for me... ok at best.... 01.(10) Yazz And The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up 09.(5) Transvision Vamp - I Want Your Love 14.(32) Fairground Attraction - Find My Love 18.(12) Tracy Chapman - Fast Car 67.(45) Desireless - Voyage Voyage {remix} :lol:
August 10, 200915 yr God, I was 11 when this chart was published and totally, totally into pop music. Although I loved most of it at the time, here's what I'll still listen to happily. 01.(10) Yazz And The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up 05.(2) Salt-N-Pepa - Push It/Tramp 06.(7) S-Express - Superfly Guy 07.(22) BVSMP - I Need You 12.(15) The Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There {remix} 16.(30) Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek A Boo 21.(13) The Fat Boys With Chubby Checker - The Twist (Yo, Twist) - Er, yeah, really. 25.(37) Voice Of The Beehive - I Say Nothing 36.(25) Sabrina - Boys (Summertime Love) - Erm, yep. 43.(44) The Wonder Stuff - A Wish Away 47.(NE) Aztec Camera - Working In A Goldmine 53.(56) Mory Kante - Yeke Yeke 63.(66) Pop Will Eat Itself - Def Con One - OH YES!!! 66.(NE) Womack And Womack - Teardrops 67.(45) Desireless - Voyage Voyage {remix} 68.(52) James Brown/Martha And The Vandellas - I Got You (I Feel Good)/Nowhere To Run 93.(87) S-Express - Theme From S-Express 95.(NE) Morris Minor And The Majors - This Is The Chorus - Christ, didn't realise they did a follow up. 97.(81) Eric B And Rakim - As The Rhyme Goes On
August 13, 200915 yr Voice Of The Beehive. What a superb pop group ! Whatever happened to them.. I bought their debut album Let It Bee at the time, some gem pop songs on there like I Say Nothing and Dont Call Me Baby etc.
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