And just for comparison here's this week in 1996....
1 SPACEMAN - BABYLON ZOO
(Novelty song)
2 ANYTHING - 3T
(Who?)
3 SLIGHT RETURN - BLUETONES
(Still hear it occasionally - OK song)
4 LIFTED - LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY
(Has become a staple of radio stations across the country, have to say it's a classic)
5 I JUST WANT TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU - ETTA JAMES
(Re-release for diet coke ad)
6 ONE OF US - JOAN OSBORNE
(Has become a staple of radio stations across the country, have to say it's a classic)
7 DO U STILL - EAST 17
(Remember the band not the song)
8 I WANNA BE A HIPPY - TECHNOHEAD
(Novelty club song)
9 ONE BY ONE - CHER
(Know her not the song)
10 JESUS TO A CHILD - GEORGE MICHAEL
(Has become a staple of radio stations across the country, have to say it's a classic)
11 NO FRONTS (REMIX) - DOG EAT DOG
(Who?)
12 CHANGE YOUR MIND - UPSIDE DOWN
(Who?)
13 NOT A DRY EYE IN THE HOUSE - MEAT LOAF
(Know him not the song)
14 LOVING YOU MORE (REMIX) - BT FEAT. VINCENT COVELLO
(Who?)
15 GANGSTA'S PARADISE - COOLIO FEAT. L.V.
(Classic)
16 1979 - SMASHING PUMPKINS
(This song gets mentioned more than any other of their songs - classic)
17 BEAUTIFUL LIFE - ACE OF BASE
(Still hugely popular with radio stations not this song though)
18 WHOLE LOTTA LOVE - GOLDBUG
(Novelty club song)
19 EARTH SONG - MICHAEL JACKSON
(Hate it, but classic)
20 MISSING - EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL
(One of the biggest club hits of the 90s)
21 STREET SPIRIT (FADE OUT) - RADIOHEAD
(Classic)
22 WONDERWALL - OASIS
(Classic)
23 FATHER AND SON - BOYZONE
(Vomit)
24 EVERYTIME YOU TOUCH ME - QFX
(Who?)
25 THE NAUGHTY NORTH & THE SEXY SOUTH - E-MOTION
(Who?)
26 WEAK - SKUNK ANANSIE
(Popular then but not really remembered)
27 AND I'M TELLING YOU I'M NOT GOING (REMIX) - DONNA GILES
(Who?)
28 YOUR LOVE - INNER CITY
(Dance act past their prime)
29 SO PURE - BABY D
(Who?)
30 SITTIN' UP IN MY ROOM - BRANDY
(Heard of her don't know anything about her but it says this was one of her biggest songs and she's still around now so I guess I have to call it a classic)
I make that 10 classic songs and 1 good one that still gets a played a fair amount. I've tried to keep personal taste away from this, the songs I'm calling classics is because I still hear them played frequently rather than because of what I think of them.
Make of that what you will.
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