I'm a firestarter, the twisted 4th of April 1996 edition of Top of the Pops!
I'm the number one, punkin number one
4-4-96: Presenter: Dale Winton
(15) KADOC – The Nighttrain
Getting the show underway with their first of two top 40 hits and this one went up one more place.
(7) OCEAN COLOUR SCENE – You’ve Got It Bad
Performing their first of six top ten hits and this one was at its peak.
(19) FOO FIGHTERS – Big Me (video) (and charts)
At its peak.
(8) D.J. DADO – X. Files
Here with his only top ten hit and it got no higher.
(6) GINA G – Ooh Aah… Just A Little Bit
Back in the studio again with her first of three top ten hits and it will climb all the way to number one.
(17) LIONEL RICHIE – Don’t Wanna Lose You
A second studio performance but the song got no higher.
(10) PULP – Something Changed
Performing the fourth and final single from their number one album, Different Class, but it got no higher.
(4) MARK MORRISON – Return Of The Mack
A second studio performance for another song slowly climbing all the way to number one.
(1) THE PRODIGY – Firestarter (video)
Second of three weeks at number one.
(TOTP2) THE SEX PISTOLS – Pretty Vacant (and credits)
Number 6 in 1977.
11th of April is next.
TOTP2 06-04-1996 (Last in series - Thanks Anonymous) https://we.tl/t-XqhsmYn4Ll
ReplyDeleteThis one has no sound.
DeleteLurker, any chance of converting this one with your fixes when you are back from holiday? Unless anyone else knows how to?
Just seen this new article about Johnnie Walker who is severely ill, and the prospects do not look good. Hope he can defy the odds and come through:
Deletehttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/johhnie-walker-radio-2-dj-bbc-b2561053.html
Thanks Anonymous!!!
DeleteOMG Dory, that is awful. I hope he can make it too.
DeleteIt does have sound, how many more times! If has no sound how do u recode it then? Magic??
DeleteA stagnant Top 3 this week, with the two instrumentals still at No.2 and No.3, and very disappointed not to see the Donna Summer video as the chart rundown video this week, having entered as a new entry at No.13, but lost out to Foo Fighters lower down the chart at No.19 who got the chart rundown honours this week instead.
ReplyDeleteSummer's State Of Independence was originally released in 1982, peaking at No.14, so this re-release in 1996 with a new entry at No.13 had already trumped the achievement of the 1982 original release on its first week in the 1996 chart, but was ignored completely, so nothing for the disco queen here in 1996 on a better achievement for the same single second time round. Good Lord!
Kadoc - The Night Train
Good vibes from this Spanish group, and great start to the show, sampling the trumpet intro from Yazz's 1988 No.1 The Only Way Is Up (did anyone spot that), and the lead singer only had four words in a mainly instrumental tune - "All aboard" and "The night-train". Another instrumental to add to the three instrumentals in the Top 8, so Kadoc made it at least four instrumentals in the Top 15. Good Lord!
DJ Dado - X-Files
Good Lord, was this necessary considering the legendary Mark Snow composing the original TV series theme tune and stuck at No.2 this week, it looks like DJ Dado was muscling in on Snow's achievement with a heavier techno sound compared to Snow's original for the TV series.
Gina G - what happened to the TOTP tradition of not having the same group two weeks in a row performing in the TOTP studio when not at No.1!
Kadoc - Remember dancing to this in the clubs. Decent dance tune.
ReplyDeleteOCS - Another quality single from a very fine album.
Foo Fighters - Clever video and a good tune.
DJ Dado - Unnecessary dance mix of the X-Files theme, but does show the world domination of this show at the time.
Pulp - Best in show. Nice change of pace form them.
Prodigy - should have said last week what a great video this is.
Oooh this was a really good episode overall.
ReplyDeletePulp and the Prodigy were my favourites, but Ocean Colour Scene, Kadoc, FF, GG and MM are decent and DD lucky to be riding the X File mania (shame that they couldn't get a full alphabet of alliterative performers, but very close).
Top 40 debut at No.37 for Mansun with their One EP, the lead track being Egg Shaped Fred. More to come from them later this year
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