Allons enfants de la Patrie, le jour de gloire est arrive - the 16th of May 1996 edition of Top of the Pops!
Cup of the pops
16-5-96: Presenter: Ian Wright
(7) JX – There’s Nothing I Won’t Do
Getting the show underway with his second of two top ten hits and it went up three more places.
(12) HORACE BROWN – One For The Money
Performing his first of two top 40 hits, this one was the biggest but it got no higher.
(4) LIVERPOOL FC – Pass And Move (It’s The Liverpool Groove) (video) (and charts)
At its peak.
(NEW) BLACK GRAPE – Fat Neck
Here tonight with what will become their third of four top ten hits when it peaks at number 10.
(2) GINA G – Ooh Aah… Just A Little Bit (via satellite)
Her fifth performance of this song and it will finally get to number one next week.
(11) 1300 DRUMS – Ooh Aah Cantona
KLF are back with this homage to Eric Cantona, but it got no higher.
(8) SMASHING PUMPKINS – Tonight Tonight
Second time in the studio with this song and it went up one more place.
(NEW) BRYAN ADAMS – The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You
In the studio tonight and the song will peak at number 6.
(1) GEORGE MICHAEL – Fastlove (video)
Third and final week at number one.
(23) ALANIS MORISSETTE – Ironic (video) (and credits)
Had already peaked at number 11.
Football galore on this show, with the presenter Ian Wright, plus two football singles in main slots, namely Liverpool FC as the chart rundown video slot, 1300 Drums in the studio, and then Man Utd FC in the Top 10 rundown at No.6.
ReplyDeleteHighlight of the show for me was 1300 Drums, as I have no recollection of this at the time, but watching it tonight on BBC4, I was completely enamoured by the superb dance sound and the two can can girls, although not doing the can can, but the outfits were nice. Not sure why the blokes came in masks, as it would have been nice to see who they were.
Gina G. in the Live By Satellite section looked very thin compared to her previously fuller shape, so not sure why the sudden loss of bulk. Was she on one of those diets? Fifth appearance on TOTP before getting to No.1. What perseverance she had with the show!
Also spotted that just outside the Top 40 was Elvis Presley at peak position of No.45 with Heartbreak Hotel, which would have been a celebration of the 40th anniversary of his debut UK single released in May 1956 which eventually got to No.2, but fell just short of the Top 40 here in May 1996.
The 96 football takeover of the charts is in full effect then.
ReplyDeleteJX and Smashing Pumpkins were excellent, everything else has either been on a lot or isn't my thing. So weird seeing Wrighty with hair!
1300 drums styled themselves the "The Unjustified Ancients Of M U", but they weren't the KLF.
ReplyDeleteGood Lord, never crossed my mind, but the style and sound is very KLF-like!
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