Nothing very topical here - BBC4 are of course repeating TotP from much
further into 1990 - but I think there should be at least one single in
here Paul likes. And we almost have Dionne and Dion together.


Playlists are Here: the video for Number 100 seems to have been uploaded
to YouTube only a week ago. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2TM1WlUOraw2v4Ydh3u83a?si=SkfWCPxeTnW2KEQrK5pGrw
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNpbHeFYIQMlCIPyyyVoYJub

Chart dated: 10th Feb 1990

1. (1) Sinead O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 U
2. (3) Technotronic ft Ya Kid K Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)
3. (2) Kylie Minogue Tears On My Pillow
4. (9) Lonnie Gordon Happenin' All Over Again
5. (4) Mantronix ft Wondress Got To Have Your Love
6. (5) 49ers Touch Me
7. (10) Phil Collins I Wish It Would Rain Down
8. (6) Halo James Could Have Told You So
9. (19) Sybil Walk On By
10. (11) Yell! Instant Replay
11. (15) Del Amitri Nothing Ever Happens
12. (23) Skid Row 18 And Life
13. (20) And Why Not? The Face
14. (7) New Kids On The Block Hangin' Tough {1990 reissue}
15. (NE) Beats International ft Lindy Layton Dub Be Good To Me
16. (8) Jimmy Somerville You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
17. (17) Gino Latino Welcome
18. (25) Cher Just Like Jesse James
19. (NE) Lisa Stansfield Live Together
20. (22) The House Of Love Shine On
21. (13) FPI Project Going Back To My Roots/Rich In Paradise
22. (12) Adamski N-R-G
23. (14) D Mob Put Your Hands Together
24. (36) The Beloved Hello
25. (16) Martika More Than You Know
26. (21) Quincy Jones ft Ray Charles And Chaka Khan I'll Be Good To You
27. (38) Janet Jackson Come Back To Me
28. (18) Rob N Raz ft Leila K Got To Get
29. (34) Eurythmics The King And Queen Of America
30. (29) Wreckx-N-Effect Juicy
31. (30) Raze All 4 Love (Break 4 Love 1990)
32. (45) Rod Stewart Downtown Train
33. (44) Eric Clapton Bad Love
34. (26) Soul II Soul Get A Life
35. (NE) The Cramps Bikini Girls With Machine Guns
36. (33) Kym Mazelle Was That All It Was
37. (24) Quireboys Hey You
38. (NE) Faith No More Epic
39. (27) Lil' Louis And The World I Called You
40. (28) Megadeth No More Mr Nice Guy

41. (48) Renegade Soundwave Probably A Robbery
42. (64) Lloyd Cole No Blue Skies
43. (32) Birdland Sleep With Me
44. (31) Public Enemy Welcome To The Terrordome
45. (37) Kaoma Lambada
46. (35) Jason Donovan When You Come Back To Me
47. (NE) Chris Rea Tell Me There's A Heaven
48. (53) The Alarm Love Don't Come Easy
49. (41) Happy Mondays Madchester Rave On (EP)

50. (42) Madonna Dear Jessie
51. (46) UB40 Here I Am (Come And Take Me)
52. (62) Energy Orchard Belfast
53. (58) Age Of Chance Higher Than Heaven
54. (40) De La Soul The Magic Number/Buddy
55. (63) Culture Beat Cherry Lips (Der Erdbeermund)
56. (39) Sonia Listen To Your Heart
57. (60) Tribal House Motherland-A-Fri-Ca
58. (47) The Stone Roses Sally Cinnamon
59. (43) Silver Bullet 20 Seconds To Comply
60. (52) Deskee Let There Be House
61. (NE) Gun Taking On The World
62. (NE) Champion Legend And Raze Can You Feel It
63. (NE) Tony Scott Get Into It/That's How I'm Living
64. (49) Electronic Getting Away With It
65. (51) The Stone Roses Fool's Gold/What The World Is Waiting For
66. (NE) Red Hot Chili Peppers Higher Ground
67. (NE) Iggy Pop Livin' On The Edge Of The Night
68. (NE) Jamie J Morgan Walk On The Wild Side
69. (70) Hi-Tek 3 ft Ya Kid K Spin That Wheel (Turtles Get Real)
70. (NE) Midnight Oil Blue Sky Mine
71. (82) 3rd Bass The Gas Face
72. (56) The Christians Words
73. (NE) FM Everytime I Think Of You
74. (NE) Jody Watley Everything
75. (67) ASAP Down The Wire
76. (66) Kiss AMC My Docs
77. (85) Terry Blair And Anouchka Ultra Modern Nursery Rhyme
78. (71) Ride Ride (EP)
[Chelsea Girl; Drive Blind; All I Can See; Close My Eyes]
79. (NE) Jomanda Don't You Want My Love
80. (59) E-Zee Possee & Dr Mouthquake Love On Love
81. (NE) Barry Manilow If I Can Dream
82. (90) The Almighty Power
83. (NE) The Blue Aeroplanes Jacket Hangs
84. (72) Gwen Dickey Car Wash
85. (92) Claytown Troupe Real Life
86. (NE) Johnny Clegg And Savuka Cruel Crazy Beautiful World
87. (91) Basia Baby You're Mine
88. (81) Lea Salonga & Simon Bowman The Last Night Of The World
89. (NE) Lenny Kravitz I Build This Garden For Us
90. (NE) The Charlatans Indian Rope
91. (96) Nightmares On Wax Dextrous
92. (NE) The Teardrop Explodes Serious Danger
93. (77) Roxanne Shante Independent Woman
94. (86) Babyface Tender Lover
95. (NE) Dionne Your Lies
96. (NE) Linda Ronstadt And Aaron Neville All My Life
97. (NE) Dion Written On The Subway Wall/Little Star (EP)
[Written On The Subway Wall/Little Star; King Of The New York Streets;
And The Night Stood Still; Tower of Love]
98. (80) Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers Let's Party
99.(100) Seduction Two To Make It Right
100.(NE) Piano Fantasia Song For Denise

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)

"Chris Brown" <extreme_rice@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:rvoqcp$97g$1@dont-email.me...

Nothing very topical here - BBC4 are of course repeating TotP from much further into 1990 - but I think there should be at least one single in
here Paul likes. And we almost have Dionne and Dion together.

Playlists are Here: the video for Number 100 seems to have been uploaded
to YouTube only a week ago. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2TM1WlUOraw2v4Ydh3u83a?si=SkfWCPxeTnW2KEQrK5pGrw
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNpbHeFYIQMlCIPyyyVoYJub

Chart dated: 10th Feb 1990

1. (1) Sinead O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 U

Still makes the hairs prick up 30yrs on.

5. (4) Mantronix ft Wondress Got To Have Your Love

Very into this at the time, but they didn't do much after it.

8. (6) Halo James Could Have Told You So

Gorgeous vocals but another early 90s group that didn't capitalise on an
early hit

11. (15) Del Amitri Nothing Ever Happens

Remember Dad seeing this on TOTP - bloody hell a protest song!

14. (7) New Kids On The Block Hangin' Tough {1990 reissue}

Dull.

15. (NE) Beats International ft Lindy Layton Dub Be Good To Me

About to be the first dub no1, still sounds really fresh, but Lindy didn't really have much of a career after this.

20. (22) The House Of Love Shine On

From the 'Butterfly' album, superb bit of shoegaze indie throughout,
regulars in Peel's Festive 50

24. (36) The Beloved Hello

Very lyrically clever

32. (45) Rod Stewart Downtown Train

Not a bad track, he was seriously uncool by now but still having some decent hits.

46. (35) Jason Donovan When You Come Back To Me

Proving that all you need to turn a track into an Xmas track is add some bells...

49. (41) Happy Mondays Madchester Rave On (EP)

50. (42) Madonna Dear Jessie

This was a hit in summer 89 wasn't it, still hanging around? Or do I just associate it with summer because of the feel of the track?

58. (47) The Stone Roses Sally Cinnamon

See 65... 2 of my favourite Roses songs in the same chart!

64. (49) Electronic Getting Away With It

Gorgeous, soaring blend of 2 outstanding vocalists.

65. (51) The Stone Roses Fool's Gold/What The World Is Waiting For

Start of the year where they were to be a dominant act.

81. (NE) Barry Manilow If I Can Dream

Didn't realise he was still doing singles, thought he was all-albums at this time.

84. (72) Gwen Dickey Car Wash

Why did she re-release a song that she'd been lead singer of in a group?
Rights issues for an advert or something like that?

98. (80) Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers Let's Party

Not normally heard in the original form due to the presence of non-Christmas Glitter...
James

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)

On 08/02/2021 18:14, James Heaton wrote:

"Chris Brown" <extreme_rice@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:rvoqcp$97g$1@dont-email.me...

Nothing very topical here - BBC4 are of course repeating TotP from
much further into 1990 - but I think there should be at least one
single in here Paul likes. And we almost have Dionne and Dion together.


Playlists are Here: the video for Number 100 seems to have been
uploaded to YouTube only a week ago.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2TM1WlUOraw2v4Ydh3u83a?si=SkfWCPxeTnW2KEQrK5pGrw

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNpbHeFYIQMlCIPyyyVoYJub

Chart dated: 10th Feb 1990

1.   (1) Sinead O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 U

Still makes the hairs prick up 30yrs on.

Ironic, given her famously shaven head at the time.

5.   (4) Mantronix ft Wondress Got To Have Your Love

Very into this at the time, but they didn't do much after it.

I was a bit surprised to learn they had another Top 10 hit after this,
as it's so rarely mentioned.

8.   (6) Halo James Could Have Told You So

Gorgeous vocals but another early 90s group that didn't capitalise on an early hit

I mainly associate this with Capital doing an "expose" of how many
formats had been released. Perhaps the fans couldn't afford to buy any
more singles after this one?

11. (15) Del Amitri Nothing Ever Happens

Remember Dad seeing this on TOTP - bloody hell a protest song!

I bet they were glad someone noticed.

14.  (7) New Kids On The Block Hangin' Tough {1990 reissue}

Dull.

They promise us a "funky" song. So clearly not this one.

15. (NE) Beats International ft Lindy Layton Dub Be Good To Me

About to be the first dub no1,

Is it the only one?

still sounds really fresh, but Lindy
didn't really have much of a career after this.

I suppose she may not have been that bothered. I heard some tracks by
her later band Hardknox which are not exactly commercial.

20. (22) The House Of Love Shine On

From the 'Butterfly' album,

Is that the same one they call the "Fontana" album?
It's a bit of confusing discography with the untitled albums and the
multiple re-recordings of this song.

superb bit of shoegaze indie throughout,
regulars in Peel's Festive 50

I think I actually prefer this more mainstream version though.

24. (36) The Beloved Hello

Very lyrically clever

The verses always seemed a bit of an afterthought.

32. (45) Rod Stewart Downtown Train

Not a bad track, he was seriously uncool by now but still having some
decent hits.

Yeah, I was thinking that with him and Eric Clapton next to each other
in this chart, at this point they were still considered to be mainstream
acts, having hits and appearing on he same radio playlists as Adamski
and Lonnie Gordon.

46. (35) Jason Donovan When You Come Back To Me

Proving that all you need to turn a track into an Xmas track is add some bells...

It's a kind of stealth Christmas song, with that and the line about
"armfuls of presents".

50. (42) Madonna Dear Jessie

This was a hit in summer 89 wasn't it, still hanging around?  Or do I
just associate it with summer because of the feel of the track?

Yep, single released in November 1989 (though obviously the album had
been out for a while) but you can see why it would be either a summer or
a Christmas single really.

58. (47) The Stone Roses Sally Cinnamon

See 65... 2 of my favourite Roses songs in the same chart!

Although the band famously didn't approve of this being reissued.

64. (49) Electronic Getting Away With It

Gorgeous, soaring blend of 2 outstanding vocalists.

And a great guitarist. To be fair, Johnny Marr can sing as well, but understandably not as well as the people who do on this one.

65. (51) The Stone Roses Fool's Gold/What The World Is Waiting For

Start of the year where they were to be a dominant act.

Despite not releasing much new material.

81. (NE) Barry Manilow If I Can Dream

Didn't realise he was still doing singles, thought he was all-albums at
this time.

Well, it was only Number 81!
At this point a lot of "heritage" acts would still have to release
singles to promote their albums even if they didn't expect the singles themselves to be hits. His only Top 40 hits in the 90s were re-releases
though.

84. (72) Gwen Dickey Car Wash

Why did she re-release a song that she'd been lead singer of in a group? Rights issues for an advert or something like that?

Surely a rights thing, it looks like there are some remixes of this so I
guess they weren't able to clear the original. She doesn't seem to have released a solo album at this time.

Confusingly, the original version was later re-released credited to
"Rose Royce featuring Gwen Dickey".

98. (80) Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers Let's Party

Not normally heard in the original form due to the presence of
non-Christmas Glitter...

Yes I believe the version now on Spotify is the reworked one but I
couldn't be bothered to listen to it.

Chris

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)

On 07/02/2021 16:24, Vidcapper wrote:

On 07/02/2021 13:36, Chris Brown wrote:

Chart dated: 10th Feb 1990

1.   (1) Sinead O'Connor    Nothing Compares 2 U

3.   (2) Kylie Minogue    Tears On My Pillow

29. (34) Eurythmics    The King And Queen Of America

The only 3 I know...

Coincidentally, the first chart week for the Charlatans.


Anyway, quite a few songs with other versions (even without listing
every track with a sampled beat or James Brown shouting "Whoo Yeah!")

1. (1) Sinead O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 U {written by Prince and first released by The Family, though a Prince version was later released}
3. (2) Kylie Minogue Tears On My Pillow {original by Little Anthony &
The Imperials}
5. (4) Mantronix ft Wondress Got To Have Your Love {covered by Liberty X}
6. (5) 49ers Touch Me {samples vocals by Aretha Franklin and Alisha
Warren}
9. (19) Sybil Walk On By
10. (11) Yell! Instant Replay {cover of the Dan Hartman hit}
15. (NE) Beats International ft Lindy Layton Dub Be Good To Me {cover of 'Just Be Good To Me' by the SOS Band, with elements from 'Guns Of
Brixton' and the theme from Once Upon A Time In The West}
16. (8) Jimmy Somerville You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) {cover of the Sylvester hit}
21. (13) FPI Project Going Back To My Roots/Rich In Paradise {Cover/reworking of the Odyssey hit}
23. (14) D Mob Put Your Hands Together {based on the O'Jays song}
26. (21) Quicy Jones ft Ray Charles And Chaka Khan I'll Be Good To You {cover of the Brothers Johnson}
30. (29) Wreckx-N-Effect Juicy {samples 'Juicy Fruit' by Mtume}
32. (45) Rod Stewart Downtown Train {cover of the Tom Waits track}
36. (33) Kym Mazelle Was That All It Was {original by Jean Carn}
40. (28) Megadeth No More Mr Nice Guy {cover of Alice Cooper}
51. (46) UB40 Here I Am (Come And Take Me) {UB40 in cover version shocker!} 62. (NE) Champion Legend And Raze Can You Feel It {megamix of tracks
from the Champion label}
66. (NE) Red Hot Chili Peppers Higher Ground {cover of the Stevie Wonder
hit}
68. (NE) Jamie J Morgan Walk On The Wild Side {cover of the Lou Reed hit}
81. (NE) Barry Manilow If I Can Dream {live version of the song made
famous by Elvis}
84. (72) Gwen Dickey Car Wash {cover/rerecording of the Rose Royce hit}
97. (NE) Dion Written On The Subway Wall/Little Star {includes Paul
Simon singing a bit of 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star'}
98. (80) Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers Let's Party {megamix of Christmas songs}
99.(100) Seduction Two To Make It Right {includes samples and lyrics
from 'Think' by Lyn Collins}

Chris

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)

"Chris Brown" <extreme_rice@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:rvshmj$g4n$1@dont-email.me...

On 08/02/2021 18:14, James Heaton wrote:

"Chris Brown" <extreme_rice@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:rvoqcp$97g$1@dont-email.me...

Nothing very topical here - BBC4 are of course repeating TotP from much
further into 1990 - but I think there should be at least one single in
here Paul likes. And we almost have Dionne and Dion together.


Playlists are Here: the video for Number 100 seems to have been uploaded >>> to YouTube only a week ago.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2TM1WlUOraw2v4Ydh3u83a?si=SkfWCPxeTnW2KEQrK5pGrw
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNpbHeFYIQMlCIPyyyVoYJub >>>
Chart dated: 10th Feb 1990

1. (1) Sinead O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 U

Still makes the hairs prick up 30yrs on.

Ironic, given her famously shaven head at the time.

Very true!

11. (15) Del Amitri Nothing Ever Happens

Remember Dad seeing this on TOTP - bloody hell a protest song!

I bet they were glad someone noticed.

Electric typewriters were very contemporary at the time I suppose, but it
does date that first verse now.

20. (22) The House Of Love Shine On

From the 'Butterfly' album,

Is that the same one they call the "Fontana" album?
It's a bit of confusing discography with the untitled albums and the
multiple re-recordings of this song.

That's the one.

50. (42) Madonna Dear Jessie

This was a hit in summer 89 wasn't it, still hanging around? Or do I
just associate it with summer because of the feel of the track?

Yep, single released in November 1989 (though obviously the album had been out for a while) but you can see why it would be either a summer or a Christmas single really.

I don't know why I associate it with summer.

98. (80) Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers Let's Party

Not normally heard in the original form due to the presence of
non-Christmas Glitter...

Yes I believe the version now on Spotify is the reworked one but I
couldn't be bothered to listen to it.

Don't blame you!

James

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)

On 07/02/2021 13:36, Chris Brown wrote:

Chart dated: 10th Feb 1990

1. (1) Sinead O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 U

3. (2) Kylie Minogue Tears On My Pillow

29. (34) Eurythmics The King And Queen Of America

The only 3 I know...


--

Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)

On 08/02/2021 18:14, James Heaton wrote:

"Chris Brown" <extreme_rice@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:rvoqcp$97g$1@dont-email.me...

Nothing very topical here - BBC4 are of course repeating TotP from
much further into 1990 - but I think there should be at least one
single in here Paul likes. And we almost have Dionne and Dion together.

24. (36) The Beloved Hello

Very lyrically clever

Sadly Mary Wilson, who is mentioned in those lyrics, died earlier this
week which we should acknowledge.

Chris

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)

On 09/02/2021 17:12, James Heaton wrote:

"Chris Brown" <extreme_rice@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:rvshmj$g4n$1@dont-email.me...

On 08/02/2021 18:14, James Heaton wrote:

"Chris Brown" <extreme_rice@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:rvoqcp$97g$1@dont-email.me...

Nothing very topical here - BBC4 are of course repeating TotP from
much further into 1990 - but I think there should be at least one
single in here Paul likes. And we almost have Dionne and Dion together. >>>>

Playlists are Here: the video for Number 100 seems to have been
uploaded to YouTube only a week ago.
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2TM1WlUOraw2v4Ydh3u83a?si=SkfWCPxeTnW2KEQrK5pGrw

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdiUvgvgpgNpbHeFYIQMlCIPyyyVoYJub >>>>

Chart dated: 10th Feb 1990

11. (15) Del Amitri Nothing Ever Happens

Remember Dad seeing this on TOTP - bloody hell a protest song!

I bet they were glad someone noticed.

Electric typewriters were very contemporary at the time I suppose, but
it does date that first verse now.

Putting your coat on at the end of the working day seems like a dated
reference now!

50. (42) Madonna Dear Jessie

This was a hit in summer 89 wasn't it, still hanging around?  Or do I
just associate it with summer because of the feel of the track?

Yep, single released in November 1989 (though obviously the album had
been out for a while) but you can see why it would be either a summer
or a Christmas single really.

I don't know why I associate it with summer.

Possibly because it mentions a sunny day in the chorus.

98. (80) Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers Let's Party

Not normally heard in the original form due to the presence of
non-Christmas Glitter...

Yes I believe the version now on Spotify is the reworked one but I
couldn't be bothered to listen to it.

Don't blame you!

It's hard work even at Christmas, let alone February.

Chris

--- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05
* Origin: fsxNet Usenet Gateway (21:1/5)