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In the last chart of 1996, I posted my Top 50 singles of the year, picking out the Top 10 first. During 1997, I’ll be going through the list one by one. I’ve finished the Top 10, and have now moved onto the rest.
This week : 15 new entries, 0 climbers, 3 non-movers & 22 downers
It’s goodbye to :
And hello to :
(* – my current favourites)
(!!! – Single Of The Week!!!)
(:O === the current all-time hate that makes even my smilie want to hurl!)
( (R) – Repeat., ie. a re-release)
A brief analysis on the current chart situation…
15 new entries this week, no climbers, and three non-movers (Meredith Brooks at8, Notorious BIG at 7, and Will Smith at 1).
Big fallers include Mary J Blige (6 to 12), Wet Wet Wet (4 to 13), Lil’ Kim(11 to 27) and Olive (14 to 28).
Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…
39 My Life Story – Duchess *
An excellent cover version of the Stranglers track which made No.14 in 1979,but only makes No.39 for this band which can partly be attributable to thefact that it’s had zero airplay on the radio. 🙁
31 Echobelly – The World is Flat *
Excellent track, but I can’t remember quite how it goes as it’s another songthat’s had practically zero radio airplay.
29 Mark Owen – I Am What I Am *
Well, well, well. It’s been definitely third-time-UNlucky for all three membersof Take That who’ve pursued solo careers so far.
Gary Barlow had two No.1’s, and a recent No.10 for his third single. RobbieWilliams had two No.2’s, and a No.8, but Mark Owen takes the biscuit for havingtwo No.3’s, and now a No.29, sure to bow out next week even if it’s a lot betterthan some of the songs in the Top 40. Another point of interest is that MarkOwen’s solo album, “The Green Man”, only reached No.33 in the album charts.
One thing I keep thinking when I hear this start though, is how much thebeginning sounds like “Excuse Me Mr.” by No Doubt.
11 OTT – All Out of Love :O ===
A cover of the Air Supply classic, and what a dire job they’ve made of it.Last hit from them, I think, was a cover of the Osmonds‘ “Let Me In” which wasjust as bad.
9 Suede – Film Star
Fifth single from the band’s current album, and fifth to go into the Top 10.Not bad, but not outstanding.
4 Dannii – All I Wanna Do * !!!
Dannii Minogue‘s career comes back with a vengeance to the charts, and not witha cover version for a change.
Despite the fact that there’s a few other good songs coming into the chartthis week, I gave this one the Single-of-the-week award as it sounds like asong that’s come out of the mid-80’s, and that gets my vote.
2 Chumbawamba – Tubthumping :O ===
Well it may be Chumbawamba‘s biggest hit, and is getting massive airplay, butit’s partly down to that, that I’ve heard it far more times than I care to.
The sad thing is that as Christmas draws near, and Christmas parties begin,this will be this year’s single which will be played endlessly, and I can seemyself getting seriously pissed off with it.
By contrast, I did like their collaboration with Credit to the Nation, “Enoughis Enough” in 1993.
A tub-thumper, by the way, is a soapbox speaker.
1 (1) Will Smith – Men In Black *2nd Week at No.1*
Title track from the new Barry Sonnenfeld (Addams Family 1 and 2, Get Shorty)film, and what an excellent film it is. I saw it last week and expected not toomuch, but it’s one of the few films that actually offers more than what yousee in the trailer.
I didn’t much care for Smith’s performance in “Independence Day” as I wasn’tready for him turning that film into a comedy. He works very well in thissci-fi/comedy though, along with an excellent (as always) performance fromTommy Lee Jones, plus support from Linda Fiorentino (The Last Seduction),Vincent D’Onofrio (Private Pyle in Full Metal Jacket) playing the bad guy,and Rip Torn as Agent Z.
As for this song, I’ll pass. It’s a standard rap affair which doesn’t havehalf the impact that “Boom! Shake the Room” had, and wouldn’t have done as wellhad it not been attached to a film.
(* – my current favourites)
August 11th:
TEENAGE GIRL CRUSH…………………………….Angelica (Deceptive) WHY’S EVERYBODY ALWAYS PICKIN’ ON ME…………Bloodhound Gang (Geffen) THE SANDMAN [ri]…………………..The Blue Boy (Ascension/Sidewalk) WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER………………..Sarah Brightman (Coalition) HAPPY UNBIRTHDAY EP……………………………..Brix (Strangelove) THE THEME (OF PROGRESSIVE ATTACK)……Brooklyn Bounce (Club Tools/Edel) CAMELOT IN SMITHEREENS…………………Peter Bruntnell (Almo Sounds) FRANK SINATRA……………………………..Cake (Capricorn/Mercury) UNDERGROUND VIBES………………………………..DJ Cam (Columbia) TUBTHUMPING……………………………………..Chumbawamba (EMI) CALL ME………………………………………….Le Click (Logic) EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC…….Chaka Demus & Pliers (Virgin) HEADS HIGH…………………………………………..Don (London) LIVING IN THE POCKET OF A DRUG QUEEN……………Dust Junkys (Polydor) THE WORLD IS FLAT…………………………………Echobelly (Epic) THE RAIN…………………….Missy ‘Misdemeanor’ Elliott (East West) CHANGE OF HEART………………………………….Fish (Dick Bros.) BE STRONG / ONE MORE NIGHT……………………Rosie Gaines (Pop Top) NEW FRONTIERS………………..DJ Hype pres. Ganja Crew (Parousia/RCA) YOU CAN’T LIVE ON MARS………………………..Glitterbox (Atlantic) HUSTLER BRAVADO………………………….Good Morning Canada (Sumo) SATISFIED (TAKE ME HIGHER) [rm]……………..H2O feat. Billie (AM:PM) GRITTY SHAKER……………………………….David Holmes (Go.Beat) CHAIN REACTION……………………………..Hurricane #1 (Creation) HEAVEN……………………………………………Jai (M&G/Wired) WHO YOU WIT?…………………………….Jay-Z (Qwest/Warner Bros.) CHEMICAL #1…………………………..Jesus Jones (Food/Parlophone) YOU BRING ME UP………………………………….K-Ci & Jojo (MCA) SPEEDBOARDER……………………….The Kings Of Infinite Space (V2) PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME………………….Alison Limerick (X-es/Jammin’) DEEP IN YOU…………………………..Livin’ Joy (Undiscovered/MCA) LONDON ACID CITY [rm]……………………………….Lochi (Tetsuo) THE GIRL WITH THE FAIRYTALE DREAM………………..Locust (Apollo/R&S) DOUBLE TROUBLE……………………………………..Mankey (Slamm) YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE…………………………….Kym Mazelle (EMI) TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS…………………………Bitty McLean (Kuff) ALL I WANNA DO…………………………Dannii Minogue (Eternal/WEA) WATCHING………………………………Moreau’s Island (Pet Sounds) DUCHESS…………………………………My Life Story (Parlophone) ALL OUT OF LOVE………………………………………..OTT (Epic) I AM WHAT I AM…………………………………….Mark Owen (RCA) FREE…………………………..DJ Quicksilver (Dos Or Die/Positiva) DIRTY MOTHA’…..Qwilo & Felix Da Housecat feat. Lynn Crouch (Manifesto) (DIS) COUNT US IN…………………………….Roc (Shamrock/Virgin) YEAH YEAH………………………………………….Salad (Island) TAPE YOUR HEAD ON……….Jock Scot & The Nectarinwe No. 9 (Sano Music) YOUR FACE……………………………………..Slacker (Loaded/XL) THE END IS THE BEGINNING IS THE END [rm]………………………….. ………………………………The Smashing Pumpkins (Warner Bros.) THAT ELVIS TRACK………………………………Sol Brothers (Fresh) CLOUDS……………………..The Source feat. Taka Boom (Truelove/XL) FOLLOWE ME – X-RAY…………………………..Space Frog (Energized) A THOUSAND TREES………………………………..Stereophonics (V2) TEST ANXIETY………………………………………..Toenut (Mute) THE JAM EP……………………………..A Tribe Called Quest (Jive) HOLIDAY EP…………………………………Twister (Damaged Goods) YOU DO NOT EXIST………………………………….Unun (Deceptive) SHOW ME………………………………………..Urban Soul (AM:PM) CRUSH………………………………………Zhan? (Illtown/Motown)
August 18th:
I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING………..4 PM (For Positive Music) (Next Plateau) FOUR PAGE LETTER……………………..Aaliyah (Blackground/Atlantic) SEXUAL HEALING……………………………….Alibi (Urgent/Arista) I KNOW WHERE IT’S AT……………………………All Saints (London) YOU’RE THE ONE I LOVE [ri]……………….Shola Ama (Freakstreet/WEA) ICE CREAM………………………..Ambakaila feat. Coalition (London) TWIST…………………………………………..Arnold (Creation) PICK UP THE PIECES / LET’S GO ROUND AGAIN / QUEEN OF MY SOUL……….. ………………………………..Average White Band (Club Classics) JACK-ASS (EP)……………………………………….Beck (Geffen) THE SUN RISING [rm]…………………………The Beloved (East West) QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS…………………..Jon Bon Jovi (Jambco/Mercury) ON THE RUN…………………………………….de Bos (Playground) SEVEN YEARS IN TIBET……………………………..David Bowie (RCA) STRANGE LOVE – UNDERWORLD……………………….Breaker (Coalition) CAMELOT IN SMITHEREENS…………………Peter Bruntnell (Almo Sounds) JINGO……………………………………..Candido (Club Classics) BE MY BABY / TURN IT UP & DOWN……………………Cappella (Nukleuz) CHANGE OF HEART……………………………..Change (Club Classics) CALLING OCCUPANTS OF INTERPLANETARY CRAFT……….Jackie Clune (Rumour) TEN PENNY SINGER EP – TEN A PENNY EP……………Colein (More Protein) BRIMFUL OF ASHA………………………………..Cornershop (Wiiija) VIOLENT SUNDAYS EP………………..Dawn Of The Replicants (East West) SUMMER SMASH………………………………………Denim (Emidisc) TONIGHT…………………………..Denosh (Rhythm Series/Parlophone) PRETTY DEEP……………………………………Tanya Donelly (4AD) 17…………………………………………..Duffy (Indolent/RCA) STEPPIN’ OUT………………………………………..Earl 16 (WEA) THE RAIN (SUPA DUPA FLY)………..Missy ‘Misdemeanor’ Elliott (Elektra) ANOTHER LONELY DAY………………………….Eruption (United Dance) WE BELONG TOGETHER………………………..FAB! (Break Records 2000) EVERLONG…………………………….Foo Fighters (Roswell/Capitol) DO I?…………………………………………..Gifted (Perfecto) WHISPER YOUR NAME………………………………Human Nature (Epic) CAUGHT UP IN DA GAME…………………..Infinite Mass (Roof Top/Edel) LOVE COMMANDMENTS………………………..Gisele Jackson (Manifesto) HEAVEN……………………………………………Jai (M&G/Wired) KALEIDOSCOPE SKIES / I PULL MY GUN………………..Jam & Spoon (Epic) INNER PEACE………………………………Denise Johnson (Hologram) EVOLUTION-REVOLUTION…………………………….Ju-Ju (Digital UK) WALK ON WATER……………………..Katrina & The Waves (Eternal/WEA) GROOVE ME………………………………Fern Kinney (Club Classics) EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE………Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers (Elektra) CRAZY…………………………………..Yvette Michelle (Loud/RCA) NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO……………………Tina Moore (Delirious/RCA) MOVE CLOSER………………………….Phyllis Nelson (Club Classics) (I WANNA) KISS YOU ALL OVER……………………….No Mercy (Arista) SPICE GIRLS (WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?).The Period Pains (Damaged Goods) LITTLE PINK STARS…………………………………Radish (Mercury) CLAUSTROPHE………………………………….Redwood (Almo Sounds) MY FATHER’S SON…………………….Conner Reeves (Wildstar/Telstar) WALKING ON SUNSHINE.Rocker’s Revenge feat. Donnie Calvin (Club Classics) YEAH YEAH………………………………………….Salad (Island) WAVE INTRUDER / PI………………………..Salt Tank (Internal/ffrr) SCANNER VS. SIGNS OV CHAOS EP…….Scanner vs. Signs Ov Chaos (Earache) THE AGE OF LOVE [rm]………………………Scooter (Club Tools/Edel) TAKE THAT TO THE BANK……………….Phyllis Shalamar (Club Classics) YOUR FACE……………………………………..Slacker (Loaded/XL) POST MODERN SLEAZE…………………………Sneaker Pimps (Clean Up) DARK SKY……………………………………Jimmy Somerville (Gut) REPRESENT……………………………………Soul II Soul (Island) CATCH (ME I’M FALLING)……………………..Sunscreem (Pulse-8-Sony) FAIRWEATHER FRIEND…………………………..Symposium (Infectious) MAGIC FLY…………………………Tance Atlantic Air Waves (Virgin) PALLAS ATHENA………………………………..Tao Jones Index (RCA) A CONTROLLED EXPLOSION………………Technical Itch (Second Movement) I DON’T WANT CONTROL OF YOU……………….Teenage Fanclub (Creation) HELLO DARLIN’ [ri]……………………………Fuzz Townshend (Echo) PROPHASE………………………………………..Transa (Perfecto) THE JAM (EP)……………………………A Tribe Called Quest (Jive) TELL ME IS IT TRUE…………………………..UB40 (DEP Int./Virgin) BENJAMIN………………………………Veruca Salt (Outpost/Geffen) BLUE…………………………………Way Out West (Deconstruction) INVASION EP…………………………………Will Web (Astralwerks) LET’S ALL CHANT…………………..Michael Zager Band (Club Classics) CRUSH………………………………………Zhan=E9 (Illtown/Motown) F.U.N.K………………………………………………Zum (Pharm)
August 25th:
BAD BOYS MOVE IN SILENCE………………….A Baffled Republic (Catch) FLAT 29……………………….Bedlam A Gogo (Friendly Fire/Sony S) BENTLEY’S GONNA SORT YOU OUT / RUN ON THE SPOT……………………. ……………………………..Bentley Rhythm Ace (Skint/Parlophone) REMEMBER………………………………………….B.T. (Perfecto) CUCKOO………………….The Cardigans (Stockholm/Trampolene/Polydor) HONEY……………………………………..Mariah Carey (Columbia) LIVE THE DREAM……………………………………..Cast (Polydor) ELEKTROBANK…………….The Chemical Brothers (Freestyle Dust/Virgin) OFFSHORE [rm]……………………………Chicane (Xtravaganza/Edel) ALL-STAR………………………………….Coco & The Bean (Mantra) BUSY CHILD…………………………….The Crystal Method (Sony S) LITTLE ARITHMETICS [ri]………………………………Deus (Island) I WANT TO BE THERE WHEN YOU COME…………Echo & The Bunnymen (London) CIRCLES…………………………………………Adam F (Positiva) GIMME SOME LOVE……………………………….Gina G (Eternal/WEA) CONGO……………………………………………Genesis (Virgin) WHERE’S THE LOVE………………………………….Hanson (Mercury) I LIKE THE WAY……………………………….Deni Hines (Mushroom) CHAIN REACTION……………………………..Hurricane #1 (Creation) GUANTANAMERA………..Wyclef Jean feat. Celia Cruz (Ruffhouse/Columbia) MARIA [rm]…………………………………Ricky Martin (Columbia) DEVIL IN SPORTS CASUAL……………………..Midfield General (Skint) TRAVELLER’S TUNE…………………………..Ocean Colour Scene (MCA) I GIVE YOU MY HEART…………………………….Mr. President (WEA) KARMA POLICE………………………………..Radiohead (Parlophone) THE SWEETEST THING…………………………..Refugee Camp Allstars …………………………….feat. Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia) BAD BOY……………………………………Ruffneck Trilogy (ffrr) THIS TIME I’M NOT WRONG…………..Sub Sub with Bernard Sumner (Rob’s) CHAMELEON………………………………….Trigger (Aegean/Virgin) YOU SEXY THING……………………………….T-Shirt (Eternal/WEA)
September 1st :
ALL MINE……………………………………..Portishead (Go.Beat) SEMI-CHARMED LIFE…………………………Third Eye Blind (Elektra) DRUGS DON’T WORK…………………………………..The Verve (Hut)
September 8th :
SUNCHYME…………………………………….Dario (Amato/Eternal) SOME KIND OF BLISS……………………Kylie Minogue (Deconstruction) WHO’S THE MACK…………………………………Mark Morrison (WEA) BUTTERFLY……………………………Sylvia Powell (Deconstruction) LOVE ANYWAY…………………………………Mike Scott (Chrysalis) SUMMERTIME………………………………..The Sundays (Parlophone)
September 15th :
STRANDED……………………………………The Hybrids (Heavenly) BEEN AROUND THE WORLD……..Puff Daddy & The Family (Puff Daddy/Arista)
September 22nd :
I.O.U. EVERYTHING……………………………………..Dweeb (WEA) [tba]……………………………………….Morcheeba (Indochina)
October 3rd:
[tba]………………………………………..Spice Girls (Virgin)
Other forthcoming releasesAUGUST
[tba]………………………………………….911 (Ginga/Virgin) TRAPPED ’97…………………….Colonel Abrams (Club Culture/Warner) PRIVATE PARTY………………………………………….Akin (WEA) [tba]……………………………………………..Altan (Virgin) – DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW……………………………..Ash (Infectious) ONE SHOT CHILLA……………………..Aswad feat. Apache Indian (Gut) STONE CRAZY EP…………………………………….Beatnuts (Epic) NEED YOUR LOVE……………………………Big Bub (Kedar/Universal) LET IT GO…………………………….Black Magic (Strictly Rhythm) THE SANDMAN [rr]………………………………The Blue Boy (Pharm) HOLD YOUR HEAD UP HIGH…………………………………………. ………………..Boris Dlugosch pres. Boom! (Peppermint Jam/Positiva) ON THE RUN / GROVETRAIN………………………………de Bos (Jive) YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND…………………….The Brand New Heavies (ffrr) KISS & TELL………………………………….Brownstone (MJJ/Epic) [tba]………………………………………Joanna Bryant (Aegean) ANSWER MY PRAYER…………………………..Danny Campbell (Jackpot) BUTTERFLY KISSES……………………………….Bob Carlisle (Jive) ALL THIS LOVE THAT I’M GIVING……………….Central Park (Indochina) TIC TIC TAC (DANCE TO BOI BUMBA!)……………………Chilli (Arista) GHOSTS……………………………………..Chris & James (Stress) SUNNY CAME HOME…………………………….Shawn Colvin (Columbia) GET YOURSELF TOGETHER…………………Janelle Corbin (Sweet & Wharm) ANGEL………………………………….Tina Cousins (Eastern Bloc) CHINESE BURN…………………………………….Curve (Universal) SOURVENIR DE PARIS……………………Dimitri From Paris (East West) MONKEY IN A CAGE………………………………The Driven (Polydor) HALO…………………………………Karen Dunbar (Academy Street) YOUR LUCKY DAYS IN HELL…………………………..Eels (Dreamworks) LEARN II LOVE…………………………Kim English (Hi-Life/Polydor) A LITTLE BIT OF ECSTASY…………………Jocelyn Enriquez (Tommy Boy) SEEIN’ IS BELIEVING…………………….Adriana Evans (PMP/Loud/RCA) BURN…………………………………….Fear Factory (Roadrunner) JUST AS YOU ARE…………………………………Feline (Chrysalis) STRICTLY ROLLIN’…………………………………First Class (RCA) YOUR CARESS (ALL I NEED)…………..DJ Flavours (All Around The World) BLACKEYE…………………………………………Fluffy (Enclave) GONNA GET………………………………..Forthright (Hoedown City) WHY DON’T YOU DANCE WITH ME……………………Future Breeze (AM:PM) PEOPLE MAY COME………………………………..Gabrielle (Go.Beat) EVERYTHING I OWN………………………………..David Gates (Jive) MR. MANIAC……………………………..Genaside II (Northwestside) WHEN DOVES CRY…………………………………….Ginuwine (Epic) TURN OFF THE LIGHTS………………………….Martine Girault (Opaz) FUDGI [ri]…………………………………….Goofi (Main Street) RITMO DE LA NOCHE / GUITTARA……………………..Grand Fiesta (RCA) DISTY TRAX………………………………….J. Grau (Pro-zak Trax) DA SOUL EP………………………Green Flame & Mr. G (Northwestside) LOVERWOMAN………………………………….Groove Kittens (Pukka) BLOW YOUR OWN………………………………Happy Human (Sugarcube) DISCORDER…………………………………………..Havana (Hook) ULTRAFUNKULA………………………………Armand van Helden (ffrr) WITCH DOKTOR……………………………….Armand van Helden (ZYX) DOES YOUR HEART GO BOOM?………………….Helen Love (Damaged Goods) WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?………………………..Ronnie Hewson (Motown) THE KEY TO THE HOUSE OF LOVE (GIES IT)………………Hibee-Nation (-) DISTANT LOVER…………………………………Taral Hicks (Motown) SWEETEST THING………………………………Lauryn Hill (Columbia) HEY LITTLE GIRL [rm]………………………..Icehouse (Control/Edel) LET ME LOVE YOU………………………The Incredible Kraze (W2/Edel) [tba]……………………………………..James (Fontana/Mercury) PLASTIC DREAMS……………………………………….Jaydee (R&S) NINEWAYS…………………………………………….JDS (London) ROCK THE BELLS [rm]…………………….Kadoc (Dos Or Die/Manifesto) I BELIEVE I CAN FLY…….Kamouflage feat. Louise Ennis (Branded/Rumour) I CAN’T SLEEP BABY (IF I)…………………………..R. Kelly (Jive) ISN’T IT TIME [rm]………………………………….Kuva (Malarky) SAY YEAH / DON’T WANNA FALL IN LOVE……………Elisha Laverne (Adept) [tba] EP…………………………………The Lemonheads (Atlantic) INTO THE SUN / OUT OF THE FIRE……………………..Lock (Axiomatic) THE DISTANT VOICES EP: ANGEL / GAMEMASTER / MY SOUL……………….. …………………………………………Lost Tribe (Hooj Choons) TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE…………………………………Mansa (Riff) IS IT REAL?……………………………………….Marsha (Diesel) JUST A LITTLE BOT OF LOVE……………..Curtis Mayfield (Warner Bros) AIN’T THAT JUST THE WAY……………………Lutricia McNeal (Telstar) SHINE……………………………………………Monaco (Polydor) V.O.A.T……………………………………..Moonchild (East West) FEELS SO GOOD / JOANNA [rm]……………………….Mrs. Wood (React) CLOSER…………………………………………..Nitebredd (Wyze) ANYTIME…………………………………………….Nu-Birth (XL) MY WORLD……………………………………….O.C. (Payday/ffrr) MOVE ME……………………………Open Arms (All Around The World) THE PASSAGE……….DJ Scott’s Outer Rhythm (Cuckoo Land/Steppin’ Out) [tba]……………………………………………..The Pastels () FINALLY [rm]………………………………..Ce Ce Peniston (AM:PM) GOTTAMAN……………………………………….Pizzaman (Pulse-8) HAPPY DAYS…………………………………….PJ (Deconstruction) BAMBA IBIZA!…………………………………Planet Groove (Chase) SUGAR SUGAR…………Platinum Radics feat. Governor Tiggy (Relentless) A PACO DI BANGO’S WORLD………………………………Playboy (Tag) TURN ME OUT (TURN TO SUGAR) [rm]………Praxis feat. Kathy Brown (ffrr) IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BANJAMINS.Puff Daddy & The Family (Puff Daddy/Arista) 7498 EP…………………………………………….DJ Q (Filter) EXTRA TIME………………………………….Quivver (Perfecto Red) SHOT…………………………Ragga & The Jack Magic Orchestra (EMI) WHATEVER MAN………………………………Redman (Def Jam/Mercury) SHOUT……………………………………Red Rhythm (Steppin’ Out) HEROES………………………Reprazent feat. Roni Size (Talkin Loud) HOUSE OF JOY…………………………….Vicki Sue Robinson (Logic) DON’T STOP THE LOVIN’……………………………….Rozalla (R.M) FEAR OF FLYING [2nd ri]…………………………………Ruth (Arc) YOU / GET LOOSE………………………………….Sex-O-Sonique (-) INFIDELITY (ONLY YOU)………………Skunk Anansie (One Little Indian) DANCE TO THE MUSIC………..Smokin’ Vibes feat. Deborah Woodson (Kosmo) SYR 1 EP: ANAGRAMA / IMPROVISATION AJOUT=C9E / TREMERIS / MIEUX: DE CORROSION…………………………………Sonic Youth (SYR/Geffen) I’LL MAKE YOU MINE……………………………..Spank 5.0 (Bullion) U CAN’T SING R SONG…………………………….Spearhead (Capitol) RADIATION (EP): RADIATION / CAN’T STOP THE GROOVE / FREE…………… …………………………………………….DJ Stealth (Bullion) ALL ABOUT US………………Keith Sweat feat. Montell Jordan (Elektra) SOMEONE…………………………………SWV feat. Puff Daddy (RCA) YOU GOT THE LOVE………………………..T2 feat. Robin S (Champion) WATERS…………………………………………….Taucher (Quad) LUCKY [ri]…………………………………..Lewis Taylor (Island) IN THE SUNSHINE………………………..Shawnee Taylor (King Street) SOUL FREAK…………………………….Three’n’One (Low Sense/ffrr) ALRIGHT………………………………….Tour De Force (East West) PROPHASE………………………………….Transa (Perfecto Fluoro) JUST GETTIN’ BETTER [rm]…….Tuff Jam Republic feat. Xavier (Multiply) SUMMERTIME…………………………………………UDG (Domestic) MOANER……………………………….Underworld (Junior Boy’s Own) WHAT DO I GOTTA DO…………………………Urban Soul (King Street) TRIPO DE BRASIL EP…………………………………v.a. (Rhythmix) PAST & PRESENT……………………………….Vadis (Skimmymalinky) DUBS IN LIMBO………..v.a. [Tipple, Poloco, Snowbaby, Flytrap] (Limbo) THE FRESHMEN………………………………….The Verve Pipe (RCA) WHOOSH…………………………………………Whoosh (Wonderboy) URGE………………………………The Wildhearts (Round/East West) DON’T KNOW…………………………………..Mario Winans (Motown) NO FEAR……………………………………..X-Avia (Pressure/FXU) BALL & CHAIN…………………………….Paul Young (CBL/East West)
SEPTEMBER
GUNMAN……………………………………..187 Lockdown (Nu Jack) SWITCH………………………………………….Howie B (Polydor) AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME……………………….Backstreet Boys (Jive) SONG FOR MY BROTHER [US imp]………….George Benson (Giant Step [US]) BERGAMOT…………………………………….Bergamot (Chromatone) [tba]……………………………………Bj=F6rk (One Little Indian) D. DISCO / THE LINE……………………………………………. ………………Black Science Orchestra vs. Lisa Stansfield (Big Life) I BRING YOU LOVE…………………………………Blu Peter (React) – MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE / EXPERIENCIA RELIGIOSA…………Boyzone (Polydor) I’M NOT FOLLOWING YOU……………………….Edwyn Collins (Setanta) GLOBAL HOUSE………………………………..Coloured Oxygen (Glow) GABRIEL………………………………………..Roy Davis Jr. (XL) MISSION IMPOSSIBLE / THE AVENGERS……………………………….. ………………………….Dimitri From Paris / Impulsion (Concrete) FEVER………………………………D’jaimin & Djaybee (Suntime/XL) LOST & FOUND……………………………………D*Note (Dorado/VC) TOO LONG, TOO GONE……………………..En Vogue (East West America) SLAM DUNK DA FUNK………………………………………Five (RCA) [tba]………………………………………………Goldie (ffrr) FALLING INTO YOU……………………………..Guess Who? (Neoteric) TOURNIQUET………………………………………..Headswim (Epic) STAY WITH ME TILL DAWN / AMOUREUSE………………….Illusive (Klone) [tba]………………………………………Janet Jackson (Virgin) THE HUSTLERS EP………………………………Jay-Z (Northwestside) SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY YOU LOVE………….Elton John (Rocket/Mercury) PIPER……………………………………………….Jonny L (XL) TILL THE HEART CAVES IN………………….kd Lang (Sire/Warner Bros) RAINCLOUD……………………..Lighthouse Family (Wild Card/Polydor) VISION INCISION………………………..Lo-Fidelity Allstars (Skint) EVERYIME…………………………………….Lustral (Hooj Choons) [tba] STRANGEST THING…………………George Michael (Aegean/Virgin) [tba]…………………………………Dannii Minogue (Eternal/WEA) IN THE CITY…………………………….Montage (Wild Card/Polydor) JUST FOR YOU………………………………………M People (Epic) VIDEO 586……………………………………….New Order (Touch) FAR FROM YOURS………………O.C. feat. Yvette Michelle (Payday/ffrr) C LINE WOMAN……………………………The People Movement (Eye-Q) ICEOLATION…………………………….The Priest (Plastic Surgery) BURNING WHEEL……………………………..Primal Scream (Creation) SMACK MY BITCH UP…………………………………The Prodigy (XL) EVEN AFTERALL…………………………….Finlay Quaye (Haiku/Epic) LOVE IS A WONDERFUL THING………………….Fatima Rainey (Coalition) I BELIEVE IN DREAMS………………………….Jackie Rawe (Almighty) ONE MORE TIME…………………………The Real McCoy (Logic/Arista) [tba]………………………………………Sleeper (Indolent/RCA) [tba]……………………………….Sly & Robbie & Simply RTed (-) DOGGUMENTARY………………………….Snoop Doggy Dogg (Interscope) X-RAY………………………………………..Space Frog (Sony S) TINTED EYES…………………………….Sprinkler (Fourth&Broadway) TALLER THAN GOD…………………………………Strawpeople (Epic) CAN YOU FEEL IT…………………………………..Uncle Sam (Epic) EVERYTHING IS LARGE……………….Underground Distortion (Satellite)
OCTOBER
[tba]………………………………….Shola Ama (Freakstreet/WEA) TELLIN’ STORIES…………………….The Charlatans (Beggars Banquet) [tba]…………………………………………Howard Donald (RCA) [tba]……………………………………….Steven Houghton (RCA) [tba]……………………………………..Natalie Imbruglia (RCA) CRY ME A RIVER…………………………………….Jai (M&G/Wired) STAND BY ME………………………………………Oasis (Creation) [tba]…………………………………..Triple A [Jimmy Cauty] (-)
NOVEMBER :
[tba]………………………………………….The Cure (Fiction)
DECEMBER :
ALL ROUND THE WORLD……………………………….Oasis (Creation)
Four new entries in the Top 10 for Morrissey (Maladjusted, 8), Elvis Presley(Always on My Mind: Love Songs, 7), Meredith Brooks (Blurring the Edges, 5),and Blackstreet Boys (Backstreet’s Back, 2).
Also, Texas climb back to the top slot, knocking the Prodigy down to 3.
34. Pulp – Disco 2000
“Disco 2000” and “Something Changed” were the two singles released in 1996from the Different Class album, and this one just edged out as the winner ofthe two when I was reminded how good it was, hearing it used in BBC1’s“Casualty” TV series.
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Dominator
Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.