Every UK #1 Single of The 1990's Discussion Thread.

As promised, threatened if you like....we (I hope) are continuing with tracking the UK No1 singles...carring on from the 1980's thread that seemed to have a nice response.
Check these out if you have not already...
Every UK #1 Single of the 1960's Discussion Thread
Currently on going....

and this lot...

Every UK #1 Single of 1979 Discussion Thread
Every UK #1 Single of 1978 Discussion Thread
Every UK #1 Single of 1977 Discussion Thread
Every UK #1 Single of 1976 Discussion Thread
Every UK #1 Single Of 1975 Discussion Thread
Every UK #1 Single Of 1974 Discussion Thread
Every UK #1 Single Of 1973 Discussion Thread
Every UK #1 Single Of 1972 Discussion Thread
Every UK #1 Single Of 1971 Discussion Thread
Every UK #1 Single of 1970 Discussion Thread






Now I know we will lose some posters who are not interested in theis decade, but hopefully we'll pick up some new contributions....younger (relative I know!!!) along the way.
Same format....but I'd like to tweak it slightly.
Please comment on the Number 1.....love , hate....indifferent...and also post anything related to your fav singles that are new to the chart that week.
By all means post a pic of your fav sleeve....we are hitting the CD single era now...along with any related video links...or just personal musings.
W.B.....I would love for you to continue to contribute, but I don't think we need to see every pic sleeve from every new release that said week.
People just scroll past them.....and it swamps everything. By all means give us your thoughts and post your fav stuff....I think that's what most people are interested in.
I hope I have not offended you...as I would like you to continue to contribute.
So...
lets see how this plays out then...I'll try and post a new No1 everyday...we can recap the year as per the other threads.

Format will be...

Next...

Date

Artist(s) - Song

Amount of weeks At No 1

How many Number 1's that year and the number in total...from when it first started...Dec 1952!!!!!

For me...I ended my 20's and began my 30's here......and it seems like yesterday.

 

Again, as vinyl was being phased out, this may not be a problem for you in the end.

 

Cheers ace.
I think we all agree your input is massive on all these past thread...and informative.
I just wanna streamline it...if possible!!!
That's if anybody posts anything!!!

 

Forward bumph...from wiki,
The UK Singles Chart is a record chart compiled on behalf of the British record industry. Until 1 February 1994, the chart was compiled each week by Gallup – after this date, it was managed by Millward Brown, who expanded the number of sales figures sampled, and extended the use of electronic point of sale machines.[1] From July 1998 onwards, compilation of the chart was overseen by The Chart Information Network (CIN) and it was based entirely on sales of physical singles from retail outlets – airplay statistics are not used in compiling the official UK Singles Chart.[2][3] The chart week ran from Sunday to Saturday, and the Top 40 was first revealed on BBC Radio 1 on a Sunday.[4] Record companies began making singles available to radio stations much further in advance of their release dates and making greater use of direct marketing techniques in the 1990s. As a result, the number of singles that entered the charts at number one increased dramatically, and it became commonplace for singles to enter the charts at the top and then plummet down the listing soon after.

Here we go then...just 206 singles to wade thru!!!!!!!

First New but 2nd No1 following Band Aid II's Do They Know Its Christmas at the end of '89 going into the new year...

New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough

13th January 1990

2 Weeks at No1

2nd No1 Of 1990 and No 639 In total.


"Hangin' Tough" is a 1989 single from New Kids on the Block which was released on Columbia Records. It was the fourth single from the group's second album of the same name. The lead vocals were sung by Donnie Wahlberg.

"Hangin' Tough" peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on September 9, 1989, and it topped the UK Singles Chart where it became the first No. 1 single of the 1990s. It was their only No. 1 single in the Republic of Ireland and made the Top 10 in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.[1]
Background
There are two distinct renditions of the song: the original album version, which includes a keyboard solo; and the remixed version, which is arguably more recognizable and is commonly included on Greatest Hits albums. The remixed version features a guitar solo and heavier instrumentation.

"Hanging Tough" was used in the 1989 film The Wizard as well as on the Regular Show episode "High Score." In 1991 it was used as the entrance theme for the tag team of Tony Williams and Brian Lawler in the Memphis, Tennessee-based United States Wrestling Association. Alvin and the Chipmunks released a cover version in 1991 for their album The Chipmunks Rock the House.[2]

It appeared in It and SingStar Dance.

 

Week Ending 13 January 1990

02 - 09 - 01 - New Kids On The Block - HANGIN' TOUGH
06 - 02 - 02 - Jason Donovan - WHEN YOU COME BACK TO ME
06 - 03 - 03 - Soul II Soul - GET A LIFE
04 - 01 - 04 - Band Aid II - DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?
05 - 05 - 05 - Madonna - DEAR JESSIE
05 - 23 - 06 - 49ers - TOUCH ME
04 - 08 - 07 - De La Soul - THE MAGIC NUMBER/BUDDY
08 - 11 - 08 - Rob 'N' Raz Featuring Leila K - GOT TO GET
14 - 07 - 09 - Kaoma - LAMBADA
06 - 20 - 10 - Sonia - LISTEN TO YOUR HEART
06 - 18 - 11 - Silver Bullet - 20 SECONDS TO COMPLY
02 - 33 - 12 - Mantronix Featuring Wondress - GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE
08 - 12 - 13 - Latino Rave - DEEP HEAT '89
06 - 25 - 14 - FPI Project - GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS/RICH IN PARADISE
05 - 13 - 15 - Electronic - GETTING AWAY WITH IT
02 - 36 - 16 - D Mob - PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER
1 - NEW - 17 - Mission - BUTTERFLY ON A WHEEL
06 - 06 - 18 - Andy Stewart - DONALD WHERE'S YOUR TROOSERS?
05 - 04 - 19 - Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers - LET'S PARTY
02 - 24 - 20 - Quireboys - HEY YOU
02 - 30 - 21 - Deacon Blue - QUEEN OF THE NEW YEAR
08 - 32 - 22 - Happy Mondays - MADCHESTER RAVE ON (EP)
06 - 19 - 23 - Sydney Youngblood - SIT AND WAIT
1 - NEW - 24 - Jimmy Somerville - YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL)
02 - 26 - 25 - Fish - BIG WEDGE
11 - 10 - 26 - New Kids On The Block - YOU GOT IT (THE RIGHT STUFF)
06 - 21 - 27 - Erasure - YOU SURROUND ME
05 - 14 - 28 - Bros - SISTER
09 - 16 - 29 - Tina Turner - I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU
04 - 41 - 30 - Halo James - COULD HAVE TOLD YOU SO
04 - 28 - 31 - Christians - WORDS
08 - 17 - 32 - Jeff Wayne - EVE OF THE WAR
04 - 37 - 33 - Neneh Cherry - INNA CITY MAMMA
07 - 31 - 34 - Dusty Springfield - IN PRIVATE
1 - NEW - 35 - Lil Louis And The World - I CALLED YOU
1 - NEW - 36 - Megadeth - NO MORE MR NICE GUY
10 - 22 - 37 - Linda Ronstadt And Aaron Neville - DON'T KNOW MUCH
06 - 29 - 38 - Wet Wet Wet - BROKE AWAY
1 - NEW - 39 - Martika - MORE THAN YOU KNOW
08 - 35 - 40 - Stone Roses - FOOL'S GOLD/WHAT THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR
08 - 15 - 41 - Big Fun - CAN'T SHAKE THE FEELING
06 - 27 - 42 - Alexander O'Neal - HIT MIX (OFFICIAL BOOTLEG MEGAMIX)
02 - 49 - 43 - Luther Vandross - HERE AND NOW
1 - NEW - 44 - Quincy Jones Featuring Ray Charles And Chaka Khan - I'LL BE GOOD TO YOU
1 - NEW - 45 - Big Daddy Kane - AIN'T NO STOPPIN' US NOW
09 - 39 - 46 - UB40 - HOMELY GIRL
1 - NEW - 47 - Wreckx-N-Effect - JUICY
06 - 43 - 48 - Belinda Carlisle - LA LUNA
07 - 38 - 49 - Beautiful South - I'LL SAIL THIS SHIP ALONE
06 - 40 - 50 - Van Morrison And Cliff Richard - WHENEVER GOD SHINES HIS LIGHT
02 - 57 - 51 - Electra - DESTINY/AUTUMN LOVE
12 - 34 - 52 - Lisa Stansfield - ALL AROUND THE WORLD
1 - NEW - 53 - And Why Not? - THE FACE
1 - NEW - 54 - Tanita Tikaram - WE ALMOST GOT IT TOGETHER
06 - 46 - 55 - Rock Aid Armenia - SMOKE ON THE WATER
02 - 66 - 56 - Hijack - THE BADMAN IS ROBBIN'
04 - 76 - 57 - Living In A Box - A DIFFERENT AIR
1 - NEW - 58 - She Rockers - JAM IT JAM
11 - 45 - 59 - Phil Collins - ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE
1 - NEW - 60 - Cher - JUST LIKE JESSE JAMES
06 - 42 - 61 - Bon Jovi - LIVING IN SIN
1 - NEW - 62 - Rod Stewart - DOWNTOWN TRAIN
09 - 47 - 63 - Inner City - WHATCHA GONNA DO WITH MY LOVIN'
1 - NEW - 64 - Del Amitri - NOTHING EVER HAPPENS
04 - 92 - 65 - Joe Cocker - WHEN THE NIGHT COMES
05 - 61 - 66 - All About Eve - DECEMBER
06 - 50 - 67 - Simple Minds - THE AMSTERDAM EP
1 - NEW - 68 - Ruby Turner - IT'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT
05 - 65 - 69 - Adeva - BEAUTIFUL LOVE
05 - 69 - 70 - Chimes - HEAVEN
05 - 60 - 71 - A Guy Called Gerald - FX/EYES OF SORROW
05 - 59 - 72 - Rococo - ITALO HOUSE MIX
02 - 55 - 73 - 808 State - PACIFIC
05 - 44 - 74 - Duran Duran - BURNING THE GROUND
14 - 51 - 75 - Martika - I FEEL THE EARTH MOVE


Week Ending 20 January 1990

03 - 01 - 01 - New Kids On The Block - HANGIN' TOUGH
1 - NEW - 02 - Kylie Minogue - TEARS ON MY PILLOW
06 - 06 - 03 - 49ers - TOUCH ME
03 - 12 - 04 - Mantronix Featuring Wondress - GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE
02 - 24 - 05 - Jimmy Somerville - YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL)
07 - 03 - 06 - Soul II Soul - GET A LIFE
03 - 16 - 07 - D Mob - PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER
09 - 08 - 08 - Rob 'N' Raz Featuring Leila K - GOT TO GET
07 - 02 - 09 - Jason Donovan - WHEN YOU COME BACK TO ME
07 - 14 - 10 - FPI Project - GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS/RICH IN PARADISE
05 - 07 - 11 - De La Soul - THE MAGIC NUMBER/BUDDY
02 - 17 - 12 - Mission - BUTTERFLY ON A WHEEL
05 - 30 - 13 - Halo James - COULD HAVE TOLD YOU SO
07 - 10 - 14 - Sonia - LISTEN TO YOUR HEART
15 - 09 - 15 - Kaoma - LAMBADA
06 - 05 - 16 - Madonna - DEAR JESSIE
07 - 11 - 17 - Silver Bullet - 20 SECONDS TO COMPLY
02 - 36 - 18 - Megadeth - NO MORE MR NICE GUY
03 - 20 - 19 - Quireboys - HEY YOU
02 - 35 - 20 - Lil Louis And The World - I CALLED YOU
06 - 15 - 21 - Electronic - GETTING AWAY WITH IT
09 - 13 - 22 - Latino Rave - DEEP HEAT '89
02 - 39 - 23 - Martika - MORE THAN YOU KNOW
03 - 21 - 24 - Deacon Blue - QUEEN OF THE NEW YEAR
09 - 22 - 25 - Happy Mondays - MADCHESTER RAVE ON (EP)
1 - NEW - 26 - Public Enemy - WELCOME TO THE TERRORDOME
1 - NEW - 27 - Adamski - N-R-G
1 - NEW - 28 - Gino Latino - WELCOME
08 - 34 - 29 - Dusty Springfield - IN PRIVATE
1 - NEW - 30 - Sinead O'Connor - NOTHING COMPARES 2 U
05 - 33 - 31 - Neneh Cherry - INNA CITY MAMMA
05 - 04 - 32 - Band Aid II - DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?
02 - 44 - 33 - Quincy Jones Featuring Ray Charles And Chaka Khan - I'LL BE GOOD TO YOU
03 - 25 - 34 - Fish - BIG WEDGE
07 - 27 - 35 - Erasure - YOU SURROUND ME
07 - 23 - 36 - Sydney Youngblood - SIT AND WAIT
02 - 47 - 37 - Wreckx-N-Effect - JUICY
05 - 31 - 38 - Christians - WORDS
12 - 26 - 39 - New Kids On The Block - YOU GOT IT (THE RIGHT STUFF)
02 - 53 - 40 - And Why Not? - THE FACE
02 - 60 - 41 - Cher - JUST LIKE JESSE JAMES
1 - NEW - 42 - Kym Mazelle - WAS THAT ALL IT WAS
07 - 18 - 43 - Andy Stewart - DONALD WHERE'S YOUR TROOSERS?
02 - 45 - 44 - Big Daddy Kane - AIN'T NO STOPPIN' US NOW
10 - 29 - 45 - Tina Turner - I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU
1 - NEW - 46 - Yell! - INSTANT REPLAY
09 - 40 - 47 - Stone Roses - FOOL'S GOLD/WHAT THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR
02 - 64 - 48 - Del Amitri - NOTHING EVER HAPPENS
02 - 62 - 49 - Rod Stewart - DOWNTOWN TRAIN
06 - 19 - 50 - Jive Bunny And The Mastermixers - LET'S PARTY
11 - 37 - 51 - Linda Ronstadt And Aaron Neville - DON'T KNOW MUCH
02 - 54 - 52 - Tanita Tikaram - WE ALMOST GOT IT TOGETHER
09 - 32 - 53 - Jeff Wayne - EVE OF THE WAR
06 - 28 - 54 - Bros - SISTER
04 - 77 - 55 - Stone Roses - SALLY CINNAMON
07 - 38 - 56 - Wet Wet Wet - BROKE AWAY
02 - 68 - 57 - Ruby Turner - IT'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT
03 - 43 - 58 - Luther Vandross - HERE AND NOW
03 - 51 - 59 - Electra - DESTINY/AUTUMN LOVE
05 - 57 - 60 - Living In A Box - A DIFFERENT AIR
02 - 58 - 61 - She Rockers - JAM IT JAM
03 - 56 - 62 - Hijack - THE BADMAN IS ROBBIN'
07 - 42 - 63 - Alexander O'Neal - HIT MIX (OFFICIAL BOOTLEG MEGAMIX)
1 - NEW - 64 - T-Coy/Annette/Frequency 9/Dynasty Of Two - FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THE NORTH EP
09 - 41 - 65 - Big Fun - CAN'T SHAKE THE FEELING
1 - NEW - 66 - Terence Trent D'Arby - TO KNOW SOMEONE DEEPLY IS TO KNOW SOMEONE SOFTLY
1 - NEW - 67 - E-Zee Possee And Dr Mouthquake - LOVE ON LOVE
08 - 49 - 68 - Beautiful South - I'LL SAIL THIS SHIP ALONE
1 - NEW - 69 - Dan Reed Network - COME BACK BABY
09 - RE - 70 - Cry Sisco! - AFRO DIZZI ACT
13 - 52 - 71 - Lisa Stansfield - ALL AROUND THE WORLD
05 - 65 - 72 - Joe Cocker - WHEN THE NIGHT COMES
10 - 46 - 73 - UB40 - HOMELY GIRL
06 - 70 - 74 - Chimes - HEAVEN
02 - 99 - 75 - Age Of Chance - HIGHER THAN HEAVEN

 

New Kids On The Block - HANGIN' TOUGH
I wish someone would have Hung Em'
A poor start to the new decade.
2/5

 

What did I like....
wk1
Week Ending 13 January 1990
1 - NEW - 36 - Megadeth - NO MORE MR NICE GUY
1 - NEW - 39 - Martika - MORE THAN YOU KNOW
1 - NEW - 60 - Cher - JUST LIKE JESSE JAMES
1 - NEW - 62 - Rod Stewart - DOWNTOWN TRAIN
1 - NEW - 64 - Del Amitri - NOTHING EVER HAPPENS

 

wk2
Week Ending 20 January 1990
1 - NEW - 30 - Sinead O'Connor - NOTHING COMPARES 2 U

Can't post this so....
02 - 39 - 23 - Martika - MORE THAN YOU KNOW

 

Again, streamlining ain't gonna be a problem from here on out. I suppose it's a good thing for all of us that vinyl was being phased out in this context . . .

 

Like a few regulars on these threads, I like to see what's in your collections / Likes etc as we go....
I switched to CD in October '85, with my last vinyl buys in '86...but these are albums.
Think I have only purchased a handful of CD singles in 30 odd years.

 

Here's what I remember, from week to week:

The Vandross number, part of the chorus reminded me a tad of a smidgen of Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl." Don't know why . . .

As for "When The Night Comes," I seem to remember it being the last big hit of Mr. Cocker's.

 

I have zero interest in NKotB.

Some new entries that I know and like:

Every song on Runaway Horses by Belinda Carlisle is very good to excellent. One of the 1980s' best LPs.

 

New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough

First number one single of the decade and the first time I've heard it, so will try to say something positive about it.

I can positively say that it got about two minutes of my time that it wouldn't have got back in 1990! Not my thing now, but definitely wouldn't have considered it in 1990.

 

Del Amitri - Nothing Ever Happens

One of my favourite songs from the excellent Waking Hours album, which I had bought the LP of the previous year.

(By 1990 I had my first CD player which as a multi changer was convenient in my company van, but was very much a vinyl guy and wouldn't have a domestic CD for another two years.)

Apart from Nothing Ever Happens being a great tune and arrangement with a killer key change, it also had good and for a "Pop" song fairly thought provoking lyrics with a couple of really memorable lines: the needle returns to the start of the song and typewriters ageing it a little...


Post office clerks put up signs saying "position closed"
And secretaries turn off typewriters and put on their coats
And janitors padlock the gates for security guards to patrol
And bachelors phone up their friends for a drink
While the married ones turn on a chat show
And they'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Gentlemen, time please, you know we can't serve anymore
Now the traffic lights change to stop, when there's nothing to go
And by five o'clock everything's dead
And every third car is a cab
And ignorant people sleep in their beds
Like the doped white mice in the college lab
And nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
Telephone exchanges click while there's nobody there
The Martians could land in the car park and no one would care
Close-circuit cameras in department stores shoot the same movie every day
And the stars of these films neither die nor get killed
Just survive constant action replay
And nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow
And bill holdings advertise products that nobody needs
While angry from Manchester writes to complain about
All the repeats on T.V.
And computer terminals report some gains
On the values of copper and tin
While American businessmen snap up Van Goghs
For the price of a hospital wing
And nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
The needle returns to the start of the song
And we all sing along like before
And nothing ever happens, nothing happens at all
They'll burn down the synagogues at six o'clock
And we'll all go along like before
And we'll all be lonely tonight and lonely tomorrow


Songwriter - Justin Currie

 

Next...

Kylie Minogue - Tears On My Pillow

27th January 1990

1 Week at No1

3rd No1 Of 1990 and No 640 In total.


"Tears on My Pillow" is a doo-wop song written by Sylvester Bradford and Al Lewis in 1958. The composition was first recorded by Little Anthony and the Imperials on End Records and was that group's debut recording under that name. The music was arranged by the great arranger Belford "Sinky" Hendricks who also arranged "Two People in the World", "Hurts So Bad", and "Shimmy, Shimmy, Ko-Ko-Bop". Their original recording of the song became a Billboard Top 10 Pop smash, peaking at #4, and was The Imperials' first million-seller. It was also a two-sided hit, with its flip side, "Two People in the World," also becoming a major hit. Although it remains one of the Imperials' signature songs, "Tears on My Pillow" has been extensively covered, including a No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart version by Kylie Minogue in January 1990.[1]
The Imperials' original version
Early copies of the single were credited simply to "The Imperials," a group which had previously been known as "The Duponts" and "The Chesters." Brooklyn, New York deejay Alan Freed gave the group's lead singer, Anthony Gourdine, top billing while introducing the single over the air and the moniker of "Little Anthony and the Imperials" stuck.

"Tears on My Pillow" was a #4 hit single in the United States. Selling over a million copies, "Tears on My Pillow" was the most successful single of the Imperials' doo wop period. Its success would be matched only by the Imperials' 1964 single "Goin' Out of My Head." The Imperials ("Little Anthony" Gourdine, Clarence Collins, Ernest Wright, Tracy Lord, and Nate Rogers - the last two of whom were later replaced by Sammy Strain) performed the song on numerous TV programs, including The Dick Clark Show [2] and on the PBS Oldies special, Rock, Rhythm, and Doo-Wop in 1958 and 2002 respectively. They also performed the tune on the American Bandstand 40th Anniversary Special (also in 2002).[3][4]

Kylie Minogue version
"Tears on My Pillow"

Single by Kylie Minogue
from the album Enjoy Yourself
B-side

• "We Know the Meaning of Love"
• "Nothing to Lose"

Released 8 January 1990
Format

• 12" single
• 7" single
• CD single
• cassette single

Recorded February 1989,London, England
Genre Pop
Length 2:30
Label PWL
Songwriter(s)

• Sylvester Bradford
• Al Lewis

Producer(s) Stock Aitken Waterman
Kylie Minogue singles chronology
"Never Too Late"
(1989) "Tears on My Pillow"
(1990) "Better the Devil You Know"
(1990)

Music video
"Tears on My Pillow" on YouTube
Released by Australian singer Kylie Minogue as the final single from her second studio album, Enjoy Yourself. It was released in February 1990 in Australia and on January 8, 1990 in Europe. Minogue's cover was also included on the soundtrack of the film The Delinquents, which she also starred in. The song was the #1 single on the UK Singles Chart for one week in January 1990,[1] and reached #35 on the Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart.

 

Week Ending 27 January 1990

02 - 02 - 01 - Kylie Minogue - TEARS ON MY PILLOW
04 - 01 - 02 - New Kids On The Block - HANGIN' TOUGH
02 - 30 - 03 - Sinead O'Connor - NOTHING COMPARES 2 U
07 - 03 - 04 - 49ers - TOUCH ME
04 - 04 - 05 - Mantronix Featuring Wondress - GOT TO HAVE YOUR LOVE
06 - 13 - 06 - Halo James - COULD HAVE TOLD YOU SO
03 - 05 - 07 - Jimmy Somerville - YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL)
04 - 07 - 08 - D Mob - PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER
08 - 10 - 09 - FPI Project - GOING BACK TO MY ROOTS/RICH IN PARADISE
10 - 08 - 10 - Rob 'N' Raz Featuring Leila K - GOT TO GET
08 - 06 - 11 - Soul II Soul - GET A LIFE
02 - 27 - 12 - Adamski - N-R-G
03 - 18 - 13 - Megadeth - NO MORE MR NICE GUY
04 - 19 - 14 - Quireboys - HEY YOU
03 - 23 - 15 - Martika - MORE THAN YOU KNOW
03 - 20 - 16 - Lil Louis And The World - I CALLED YOU
08 - 09 - 17 - Jason Donovan - WHEN YOU COME BACK TO ME
02 - 26 - 18 - Public Enemy - WELCOME TO THE TERRORDOME
02 - 28 - 19 - Gino Latino - WELCOME
06 - 11 - 20 - De La Soul - THE MAGIC NUMBER/BUDDY
16 - 15 - 21 - Kaoma - LAMBADA
08 - 14 - 22 - Sonia - LISTEN TO YOUR HEART
03 - 48 - 23 - Del Amitri - NOTHING EVER HAPPENS
02 - 46 - 24 - Yell! - INSTANT REPLAY
08 - 17 - 25 - Silver Bullet - 20 SECONDS TO COMPLY
1 - NEW - 26 - Phil Collins - I WISH IT WOULD RAIN DOWN
03 - 33 - 27 - Quincy Jones Featuring Ray Charles And Chaka Khan - I'LL BE GOOD TO YOU
07 - 16 - 28 - Madonna - DEAR JESSIE
03 - 12 - 29 - Mission - BUTTERFLY ON A WHEEL
03 - 37 - 30 - Wreckx-N-Effect - JUICY
03 - 40 - 31 - And Why Not? - THE FACE
1 - NEW - 32 - Lonnie Gordon - HAPPENIN' ALL OVER AGAIN
02 - 42 - 33 - Kym Mazelle - WAS THAT ALL IT WAS
10 - 25 - 34 - Happy Mondays - MADCHESTER RAVE ON (EP)
07 - 21 - 35 - Electronic - GETTING AWAY WITH IT
03 - 41 - 36 - Cher - JUST LIKE JESSE JAMES
10 - 22 - 37 - Latino Rave - DEEP HEAT '89
09 - 29 - 38 - Dusty Springfield - IN PRIVATE
1 - NEW - 39 - Sybil - WALK ON BY
1 - NEW - 40 - Raze - ALL 4 LOVE (BREAK 4 LOVE 1990)
06 - 31 - 41 - Neneh Cherry - INNA CITY MAMMA
04 - 24 - 42 - Deacon Blue - QUEEN OF THE NEW YEAR
03 - 49 - 43 - Rod Stewart - DOWNTOWN TRAIN
1 - NEW - 44 - Beloved - HELLO
1 - NEW - 45 - Janet Jackson - COME BACK TO ME
05 - 55 - 46 - Stone Roses - SALLY CINNAMON
1 - NEW - 47 - UB40 - HERE I AM (COME AND TAKE ME)
10 - 47 - 48 - Stone Roses - FOOL'S GOLD/WHAT THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR
13 - 39 - 49 - New Kids On The Block - YOU GOT IT (THE RIGHT STUFF)
08 - 36 - 50 - Sydney Youngblood - SIT AND WAIT
02 - 69 - 51 - Dan Reed Network - COME BACK BABY
06 - 38 - 52 - Christians - WORDS
08 - 35 - 53 - Erasure - YOU SURROUND ME
1 - NEW - 54 - Everything But The Girl - DRIVING
02 - 66 - 55 - Terence Trent D'Arby - TO KNOW SOMEONE DEEPLY IS TO KNOW SOMEONE SOFTLY
1 - NEW - 56 - Eric Clapton - BAD LOVE
03 - 75 - 57 - Age Of Chance - HIGHER THAN HEAVEN
1 - NEW - 58 - Fall - TELEPHONE THING
03 - 52 - 59 - Tanita Tikaram - WE ALMOST GOT IT TOGETHER
11 - 45 - 60 - Tina Turner - I DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU
03 - 44 - 61 - Big Daddy Kane - AIN'T NO STOPPIN' US NOW
1 - NEW - 62 - Kaoma - DANCANDO LAMBADA
1 - NEW - 63 - Energy Orchard - BELFAST
04 - 34 - 64 - Fish - BIG WEDGE
03 - RE - 65 - Fidelfatti Featuring Ronnette - JUST WANNA TOUCH ME
06 - 32 - 66 - Band Aid II - DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?
08 - 43 - 67 - Andy Stewart - DONALD WHERE'S YOUR TROOSERS?
03 - 57 - 68 - Ruby Turner - IT'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT
02 - 67 - 69 - E-Zee Possee And Dr Mouthquake - LOVE ON LOVE
12 - 51 - 70 - Linda Ronstadt And Aaron Neville - DON'T KNOW MUCH
14 - 71 - 71 - Lisa Stansfield - ALL AROUND THE WORLD
1 - NEW - 72 - Ride - RIDE (EP)
10 - 53 - 73 - Jeff Wayne - EVE OF THE WAR
02 - 64 - 74 - T-Coy/Annette/Frequency 9/Dynasty Of Two - FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THE NORTH EP
1 - NEW - 75 - Gwen Dickey - CAR WASH

 

Kylie Minogue - TEARS ON MY PILLOW
I like this version more now than I did back then...which ain't hard.
I have a much more appreciative view of Kylie these days...but back then. Nah!!!
3/5

 

New stuff....thumbs up!!
Week Ending 27 January 1990
1 - NEW - 26 - Phil Collins - I WISH IT WOULD RAIN DOWN
1 - NEW - 32 - Lonnie Gordon - HAPPENIN' ALL OVER AGAIN
1 - NEW - 44 - Beloved - HELLO
1 - NEW - 45 - Janet Jackson - COME BACK TO ME
1 - NEW - 56 - Eric Clapton - BAD LOVE

Got the album...."Happiness".....brilliant.

 

Fantastic song with great lyrics from a very underrated band!

 

I had no idea that they had quite a career in the UK! They are regarded as a one-hit wonder here on the Continent, scoring their only hit in 1993 thanks to a lot of naked people in the song's music video (though the song was also quite catchy!).

 

Their first album Happiness was more a 'band' album. They released a remix album 'Blissed Out' later in the year which in hindsight was way ahead of its time.
They disappeared and returned as a husband and wife duo in 1993 with Concience...which is more eco dance than Indy pop.
Interesting...and I still liked them.

 

Give me Little Anthony & The Imperials as with "Tears On My Pillow" any day. But as to what I remember from my side of the pond viz the charts during this stretch . . .

Quite a few covers, I've noticed . . .