Jamse

I googled them up somehow successfully. I was a little suprised myself. The provider seems to have an on & off interest in the chart. I think it`s our own tsetsi81 whos brought awareness in other forums on the search for older european top 20 charts. For what I remember, Bryan Adam`s hit "Everything i do" topped the chart for approx six-seven weeks but the maximum number of weeks Bryan could have possibly reigned the chart is 10 weeks with the current available data. He would have to climb from 17 to 1 for this which isn´t entirely unbelievable. The artists with the record of number of weeks at number 1 would still be shakira "whenever wherever" in 2002 and Coolio "Gangstas paradise" in 1995/6; twelve weeks each. The only artist that could potentially challenge these anytime from 1990 to now is Sinead O`connor "nothing compares 2 u" in 1990 when she topped the chart for several weeks but the question is how many? I know there are people out there with these older charts but unaware of their demand here. Hopefully sometime soon they`ll land in forums like these and supply the missing data.

Ive found some older European Top 20 charts; This is from 1991 July 1 Color Me Badd - I Wanna Sex You Up 2 Crystal Waters - Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless) 3 Paula Abdul - Rush Rush 4 R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People 5 Zucchero & Paul Young - Senza Una Donna 6 Roxette - Fading Like A Flower (Every Time You Leave) 7 Amy Grant - Baby Baby 8 KLF - Last Train To Trancentral 9 Pet Shop Boys - Jealousy 10 Extreme - More Than Words 11 Rod Stewart - The Motown Song 12 Seal - Future Love Paradise 13 Lenny Kravitz - It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over 14 Cher - The Shoop Shoop Song 15 De La Soul - Ring, Ring, Ring 16 Simple Minds - See The Lights 17 Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I do It For You 18 Technotronic Featuring Reggie - Move That Body 19 Kenny Thomas - Thinking About Your Love 20 Ziggy Marley & Melody Makers - Kozmik This one`s from 1990 Ocober or November 1 Depeche Mode - World In My Eyes 2 New Kids On The Block - Tonight 3 The Cure - Close To Me '90 4 Poison - Something To Believe In 5 Jon Bon Jovi - Miracle 6 Robert Palmer & UB40 - I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 7 A-Ha - Crying In The Rain 8 Prince - New Power Generation 9 Janet Jackson - Love Will Never Do (Without You) 10 U2 - All I Want Is You 11 Guns 'N' Roses - Patience 12 Pet Shop Boys - So Hard 13 M.C. Hammer - Have You Seen Her? 14 Madonna - Vogue 15 Faith No More - Falling To Pieces 16 Aerosmith - The Other Side 17 Iron Maiden - Holy Smoke 18 Whitney Houston - I'm Your Baby Tonight 19 Sinead O'Connor - Three Babies 20 Happy Mondays - Kinky Afro

What the chart is based on is the biggest mystery! I have only heard the chart presenters say that it's a "sales and airplay chart"... From the way I see it, the chart is primarily based on the single sales of most european countries and is an approximation of these charts arranged in some accurate manner. Airplay also plays a part in the arrangement...but the singles have the leading role. By the way: have i been sleeping to much or has anyone seen the "best of 2007 chart"???

Thanx whoever put those charts up, youve done an excellent job and its amazing to know that there are dedicated fans out there. i thought markus tolksdorf & I were the only ones keeping track of those charts. i`m anxiously looking forward to the charts between 1990 - 1991 aug, and also older charts, please keep me posted when these are submited bryan adams - everything i do was number one for seven weeks or something like that? Heavy D`s highest position must have been number two, heard the song=) Ive heard that european top 20 started in the late 80s and I think its the oldest show on MTV but does anyone know if it was based on cassettes and LP sales then?