I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want, I wanna really, really, really wanna the 26th of July 1996 edition of Top of the Pops!
Top of the Pops Power!
26-7-96: Presenter: Lisa I'Anson
(14) PATO BANTON & THE REGGAE REVOLUTION – Groovin’
Getting the show underway with his fifth and final top 40 hit, but it got no higher.
(6) MARK MORRISON – Crazy
Performing his second of five top ten hits, but it got no higher.
(7) WINK – Higher State Of Consciousness (video) (and charts)
Had previously made number 8 last year, this time around number 7 was its new peak.
(NEW) SUEDE – Trash
Performing the first single from their number one album, Coming Up, and it will peak at number 3.
(12) TINA TURNER – Missing You (video)
At its peak.
(NEW) NEW EDITION – Hit Me Off (via satellite)
Will become their third of four top 40 hits when it peaks at number 20.
(22) JOYRIDER – Rush Hour
Here with their only top 40 hit and it got no higher.
(NEW) ROBBIE WILLIAMS – Freedom
Making his solo studio debut with his first single after leaving Take That, and this George Michael cover will become his first of 34 top 40 hits when it peaks at number 2.
(1) SPICE GIRLS – Wannabe (via satellite)
First of seven weeks at number one.
(4) PETER ANDRE feat. BUBBLER RANX – Mysterious Girl (video) (and credits)
Had already peaked at number 2.
2nd August is next.
Great to see Lisa L'Ansan back on presenting duties, as she does tend to light up the show on her own, as I couldn't find any of the performers or videos on the show worth commenting on.
ReplyDeleteApart from the Top 40 chart rundown of course, where I noticed four new entries, all at peak, and missed out on a TOTP showing this week:
No.18 The Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant (live)
I presume this was on the back of their recent TOTP studio performances at the end of a recent show, and also 20 years since they burst onto the scene in 1976.
No.30 The Nightcrawlers - Keep On Pushing Our Love
Another one featuring John Reid of course in the artist name credits. Final single for them in the 1995-96 era that they enjoyed relatively good success. One more single three years later in 1999 did not trouble the Top 40, and that was pretty much it.
No.31 The Who - My Generation
I'm guessing this second re-issue was for the 30th anniversary of the original in 1965-66, as their last new material chartwise, you would have to go back to 1983.
No.34 Julian Cope - I Come From Another Planet Baby
Penultimate single for Cope, going back 15 years since coming on to the scene with The Teardrop Explodes in 1981 with Reward, which was Cope's best ever single I thought.
As I recall, The Sex Pistols reformed in 1996 for some shows at Finsbury Park, hence the re-release of Pretty Vacant
DeleteThis was a bang average episode. Suede were the highlight, Joyrider are the better of the cover versions. Anyone know why Josh Wink dropped the Josh?
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