Jester

Oooh mysterious!

Thanks Gezza, I am going to really miss these threads. I hope your TOTP threads continue to 2006 at least!

I got Lemon Jelly and Blur as well - they look ace! I’ve been after Lemon Jelly for ages, so glad it’s been reissued.

The Pokémon Brian sketch was the best! I was too old for this but loved it.

I remember hearing the original in Italy in 2017 (they love the song it seems) and not realising it was sampled!

It started in 1993/1994 when big songs that weren’t held back for release started to enter in the top 10 then dropping the next week (e.g. Blur - Girls & Boys in 1994). This really accelerated in 1995 when singles regularly debuted at the top, though there was a good mix until around later 1996 onwards when number 1s were mainly instant. 1997 really shifted to instant hits that debuted high then dropped a lot when the cheap first week CD single was prolific.

Amazing number 1 of course - would be mine too. I’ll do my rate later in the week, but great thread, thanks!

Thanks Gezza. 1993 was not a strong year really for singles, but some great albums from REM, Pulp, Blur and Suede make up for it.

Fantastic understated dance tune, a surprising but wonderful number 1. This would also be the runner up for me.

After working out what is left, we have the same top 2 (let’s see if the same order)! I’d have Whiggy at 3.

Jester’s Top Tunes 1056 1 (6) Michael Jackson – Human Nature // 6-1 (2 wks) 1 week at number 1 2 (1) The Chemical Brothers – Go // 7-1-2 (3 wks) 3 (8) Temper City – Self Aware // 12-10-8-3 (4 wks) 4 (10) Martin Garrix & Ed Sheeran – Repeat It // 11-10-4 (3 wks) 5 (2) Noah Kahan – Doors // 9-5-2-5 (4 wks) 6 (5) Tame Impala feat. JENNIE – Dracula (JENNIE Remix) // 2-1-1-3-5-6 (6 wks) 7 (4) Sombr – Potential // 10-7-4-3-1-4-7 (7 wks) 8 (12) Kylie Minogue - Light Up // 12-8 (2 wks) 9 (-) Olivia Rodrigo – The Cure // 9 (1 wk) 10 (9) Alex Warren – Fever Dream // 19-15-12-11-9-6-5-3-1-3-5-7-9-10 (14 wks) 11 (11) Mystery Jets – Black Sage // 12-11-11 (3 wks) 12 (3) Prospa & Cloonee – Free Your Mind // 21-7-4-3-12 (5 wks) 13 (7) Madonna – I Feel So Free // 10-5-4-2-7-13 (6 wks) 14 (13) Harry Styles – American Girls // 9-1-1-1-3-5-6-7-8-9-13-14 (12 wks) 15 (14) ANOTR & 54 Ultra – Talk To You // 9-6-4-2-2-6-14-15 (8 wks) 16 (16) Sombr – Homewrecker // 10-8-4-4-2-2-5-4-2-1-1-3-6-10-14-16-16 (17 wks) 17 (17) Olivia Rodrigo – Drop Dead // 11-11-9-6-13-17-17 (7 wks) 18 (15) The Strokes – Falling Out Of Love // 16-15-18 (3 wks) 19 (18) Becky Hill - >>>hands on me<<< // 20-15-15-18-19 (5 wks) 20 (-) Boards Of Canada – You Retreat In Time And Space // 20 (1 wk) 21 (21) Sonny Fodera & Libianca – Let Me Be In Your Arms // 21-21 (2 wks) 22 (20) Sam Fender & Olivia Dean – Rein Me In // 13-11-10-6-4-3-1-3-3-2-1-1-1-4-5-4-7-8-9-11-13-17-20-22 (24 wks) 23 (19) Mantaraybryn – Buzz and Tommy // 20-19-23 (3 wks) 24 (22) Tame Impala – My Old Ways // 13-5-4-2-5-8-14-18-22-24 (10 wks) 25 (23) Harry Styles – Aperture // 10-5-2-1-3-3-5-5-8-8-12-13-14-14-15-18-21-23-25 (19 wks) 26 (24) Pulp – Background Noise // 7-5-1-1-3-4-6-7-7-9-13-14-14-14-14-15-16-17-19-22-24-26 (21 wks) 27 (26) Djo – The Crux // 4-1-3-4-6-6-7-8-8-10-14-15-15-15-15-16-17-18-20-23-26-27 (22 wks) 28 (25) Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter – Bring Your Love // 13-11-19-25-28 (5 wks) 29 (27) Taylor Swift – Elizabeth Taylor // 21-16-14-20-23-35-27-21-12-8-7-6-3-3-2-4-8-12-17-24-27-29 (22 wks) 30 (29) PinkPantheress feat. Zara Larsson – Stateside // 11-9-5-3-3-7-2-7-8-9-13-16-21-26-29-30 (16 wks) 31 (30) Jessie Ware – Ride // 10-7-4-3-7-9-12-17-22-27-28-30-31 (14 wks) 32 (31) Romy – Love Who You Love // 10-6-3-1-1-1-3-5-6-6-8-11-12-13-14-16-16-16-17-20-22-22-23-24-25-27-30-31-32 (29 wks) 33 (28) Lady Gaga & Doechii – RUNWAY // 18-15-10-16-25-28-33 (7 wks) 34 (32) Arctic Monkeys – Opening Night // 9-4-1-5-6-6-6-10-10-10-13-16-19-21-22-25-31-32-34 (19 wks) 35 (33) Taylor Swift – Opalite // 18-15-11-9-4-7-6-3-2-5-6-11-18-4-1-2-4-6-9-16-17-20-22-23-23-26-29-33-35 (29 wks) 36 (35) Chris Stussy & Tom Did It – Wide Awake // 21-21-10-7-12-14-22-32-35-36 (10 wks) 37 (36) Gorillaz, Asha Puthii, Bobby Womack, Dave Jolicoeur, Jalen Ngonda & Black Thought – The Moon Cave // 14-11-8-2-6-8-11-13-18-19-23-27-28-36-37 (15 wks) 38 (37) Olivia Dean – So Easy (To Fall In Love) // 15-13-7-4-2-2-2-2-1-5-7-7-8-10-12-16-15-11-12-15-21-23-24-24-25-27-30-32-34-37-38 (31 wks) 39 (38) Radiohead – Let Down // 9-5-1-1-4-6-5-6-7-8-9-10-10-10-14-14-16-15-15-17-18-20-24-26-28-28-28-28-30-31-32-32-34-34-36-37-37-38-39 (39 wks) 40 (39) Robbie Williams – All My Life // 16-11-8-7-2-5-9-14-17-22-27-27-29-32-32-34-34-38-39-40 (20 wks)

Wamdue Project the sole highlight for me. Travis is ok, though Fran sounded very strained.

Forever ruined by all the Labour related cringe.

I wish that remix of Wild Horses was being issued instead.

Telephone would be top 10 for me, it’s an amazing song and has an iconic video.

This is great! Very Placebo/Smashing Pumpkins.

Not a fan then John? 😂

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

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!

These are my faves of the other positions, some cracking tunes!

Agree with your top 4. As per usual, the number 2s are way better than the number 1s.

Spotify showing taste there excluding Come on you Reds.

It’s a decent song, but it’s way too sickly sweet for me. Plus it hung around for way too long. I’m pretty sure I haven’t heard it since 2011!

Dynamite is decent I guess.

Still love it. Would be my runner up. I suspect danders* and myself have the same number 1.