Into the net, never give up, 'cause it's the 21st of June 1996 edition of Top of the Pops!
Bunch of grapes
21-6-96: Presenter: Julia Carling
(16) LONGPIGS – She Said
Getting tonight's show underway with their third of five top 40 hits, but it got no higher.
(23) GABRIELLE – Forget About The World
Here with us in the studio but the song go no higher.
(3) MARIAH CAREY – Always Be My Baby (video) (and charts)
At its peak.
(7) LET LOOSE – Make It With You
Performing their third and final top ten hit but it got no higher.
(12) CROWDED HOUSE – Instinct
Here tonight but the song got no higher.
(11) SIMPLY RED – We’re In This Together (video)
At its peak.
(15) MAXI PRIEST feat. SHAGGY – That Girl
In the studio but the song go no higher.
(NEW) BLACK GRAPE – England’s Irie
With Joe Strummer and Keith Allen, this will become the band's fourth and final top ten hit when it peaks at number 6.
(1) FUGEES – Killing Me Softly
Third of five weeks at number one.
(NEW) BECK – Where It’s At (video) (and credits)
Will peak at number 35.
I thought Julia Carling did a great job as presenter, and highlight of the show was Mariah Carey's new entry at No.3 as the chart rundown video, and yet another top 10 single, but it looks like a year-long layoff after this single in the UK charts at least.
ReplyDeleteSome interesting new entries at peak position just outside the Top 40 this week:
No.43 Dean Martin - That's Amore
First single for 27 years since his last single Gentle On My Mind reached No.2 in early 1969. I'm assuming this single was released due to his passing a few months earlier around Christmas 1995.
No.82 Hazell Dean - The Winner Takes It All
Another Dean! Not sure if this was a cover of the famous 1980 Abba No.1 single, but this was Hazell's first single in five years since a No.72 peak in 1991, and here in 1996 doing less well.
No.86 Gary Clail - Another Hard Man
First single for Clail since 1993 with a No.45 single at best position, so also doing less well in 1996.
Julia Carling was good!
ReplyDeleteGreat opening pair of tracks, Mariah isn't my thing but was fine. Bye Let Loose! You did well to get those two follow up singles.
Instinct isn't CH finest though it's alright. Simply Red still boring. Shaggy and Maxi was pretty ok.
I like England's Irie now more than then but I am sick of Keith Allen being on every football song in the 90s and it's not even over yet