Kill or Save: UK No.2 Hits of the 90s

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Hello again, and fuck me, it’s the EIGHTH edition of Deathlist’s own underground warehouse rave, Kill or Save! 

 

We are exploring the top end of the UK music charts, from the 60s right through to the 00s and, now we’ve sorted out all the chart-toppers, we’re having a look at the unlucky but often still wicked singles that juuuust missed out. The 80s saw an incredibly tense finale. It could not have been a closer fight between the final three, but in the end, A-Ha’s Take On Me won out, to take a title that’ll surely place it firmly in the history books: The Best UK No.2 According To Deathlist Dot Net.

 

Anyway, without wishing to be a buzzkill, the 80s is dead to us now (well, until the No.3s). Our focus now turns to whittling 196 tunes down to 1, and decide the best chart runner-up of the 1990s. I cannot tell you how psyched I am to be back here in my favourite decade, though I’m sure a few of the older KoSsers round here can and very much will heartily disagree.

 

Fancy reliving all the action? See below for links to all Kill or Save games to date:

60s No.1s; 70s No.1s; 80s No.1s; 90s No.1s; 00s No.1s

60s No.2s; 70s No.2s; 80s No.2s; 90s No.2s (you are here); 00s No.2s (in play now!)

Christmas Special 2023

 

 

A quick reminder of how it works:

- Each song starts with 20 points (whether it deserves it or not).

- You can only vote once a day. To avoid any time zone confusion, please put a date at the top of your scoring post (e.g. “Sun 1 Oct”, “01-10-2023”, whatever, as long as it’s clear and doesn’t just say “today” or some shit.)

- Once a day, you can award 4 points to and subtract 6 from the songs of your choosing in the current round. You can split your daily +4 and -6 between as many songs as you like, it’s down to you.

- Make sure you copy and paste the most recent voter’s scoreboard when you take your turn to score. For your own ease, ‘paste as plain text’ to get rid of the previous poster’s formatting.

- Just to make it clear for everyone, please mark your scores after the song title and adjust the song’s points total as you go. Ideally make your scores bold too. As an example:

24 Absolute Tune — Slaps +4

20 Ignore — Lift Music

20 Bland — Drowning In Beige

19 The Cleveland Steamers — Dog Egg -1

16 Ear Piss — Left To Die

15 Shite — Hateful Bilge -5

 

Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, so I’d just like to shout out to all of our careful and attentive players who are shit hot on any potential errors that may arise. This here is serious business don’t you know, so thank you for keeping things in order.

 

See, below, the complete 196-strong list of UK No.2 songs from the 1990s:

Spoiler

10-Feb-90 - Technotronic ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

10-Mar-90 - Various Artists — The Brits 1990

24-Mar-90 - B-52's — Love Shack

21-Apr-90 - Alannah Myles — Black Velvet

5-May-90 - Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract

12-May-90 - Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash

19-May-90 - Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

16-Jun-90 - New Kids On The Block — Step By Step

30-Jun-90 - Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma

21-Jul-90 - Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

4-Aug-90 - Madonna — Hanky Panky

11-Aug-90 - DNA ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner

1-Sep-90 - Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP

15-Sep-90 - Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart

6-Oct-90 - Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You

13-Oct-90 - Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet

20-Oct-90 - Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1

17-Nov-90 - Gazza & Lindisfarne — Fog On The Tyne (Revisited)

24-Nov-90 - Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

15-Dec-90 - Madonna — Justify My Love

 

19-Jan-91 - Seal — Crazy

23-Feb-91 - Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

2-Mar-91 - Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

6-Apr-91 - James — Sit Down

11-May-91 - KLF — Last Train To Trancentral

25-May-91 - Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman

15-Jun-91 - Amy Grant — Baby Baby

27-Jul-91 - Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love

3-Aug-91 - Extreme — More Than Words

17-Aug-91 - Right Said Fred — I’m Too Sexy

28-Sep-91 - Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

12-Oct-91 - Scorpions — Wind Of Change

26-Oct-91 - 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

14-Dec-91 - Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

 

4-Jan-92 - KLF ft. Tammy Wynette — Justified And Ancient

18-Jan-92 - Prodigy — Everybody In The Place EP

1-Feb-92 - Kylie Minogue — Give Me Just A Little More Time

8-Feb-92 - 2 Unlimited — Twilight Zone

29-Feb-92 - Temptations — My Girl (Re-Issue)

14-Mar-92 - Shanice — I Love Your Smile

28-Mar-92 - Ce Ce Penniston — Finally (Re-Issue)

4-Apr-92 - Def Leppard — Let's Get Rocked

25-Apr-92 - Iron Maiden — Be Quick Or Be Dead

2-May-92 - SL2 — On A Ragga Tip

23-May-92 - Guns N' Roses — Knockin' On Heaven's Door

30-May-92 - Shut Up and Dance — Raving I'm Raving

6-Jun-92 - Kris Kross — Jump

20-Jun-92 - Nick Berry — Heartbeat

4-Jul-92 - Mariah Carey — I’ll Be There

18-Jul-92 - Smart E's — Sesame's Treet

15-Aug-92 - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballe — Barcelona

29-Aug-92 - Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson ft. Bell Biv Devoe & Ralph Tresvant — The Best Things In Life Are Free

13-Sep-92 - Undercover — Baker Street

20-Sep-92 - Dr Alban — It's My Life

7-Nov-92 - Arrested Developement — People Everyday

12-Dec-92 - Michael Jackson — Heal The World

 

20-Feb-93 - Take That — Why Can't I Wake Up With You

6-Mar-93 - Michael Jackson — Give In To Me

27-Mar-93 - Snow — Informer

8-May-93 - Janet Jackson — That's The Way Love Goes

3-Jul-93 - Haddaway — What Is Love

24-Jul-93 - 4 Non Blondes — What's Up

14-Aug-93 - Urban Cookie Collective — The Key The Secret

4-Sep-93 - Bitty McLean — It Keep Rainin' (Tears From My Eyes)

18-Sep-93 - Pet Shop Boys — Go West

2-Oct-93 - M People — Moving On Up

30-Oct-93 - Cappella — U Got 2 Let The Music

6-Nov-93 - Bryan Adams — Please Forgive Me

27-Nov-93 - Elton John & Kiki Dee — True Love

 

29-Jan-94 - Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting — All For Love

5-Feb-94 - Toni Braxton — Breathe Again

5-Mar-94 - Ace Of Base — The Sign

2-Apr-94 - Bruce Springsteen — Streets Of Philadelphia

30-Apr-94 - Crash Test Dummies — Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm

11-Jun-94 - Big Mountain — Baby I Love Your Way

2-Jul-94 - All-4-One — I Swear

20-Aug-94 - Let Loose — Crazy For You

3-Sep-94 - Red Dragon With Brian & Tony Gold — Compliments On Your Kiss

10-Sep-94 - Kylie Minogue — Confide In Me

24-Sep-94 - Corona — The Rhythm Of The Night

8-Oct-94 - Bon Jovi — Always

19-Nov-94 - MC Sar & The Real McCoy — Another Night

3-Dec-94 - Stone Roses — Love Spreads

17-Dec-94 - Mariah Carey — All I Want For Christmas Is You

 

7-Jan-95 - Boyzone — Love Me For A Reason

11-Feb-95 - N-Trance — Set You Free

18-Feb-95 - Annie Lennox — No More 'I Love You's

4-Mar-95 - MN8 — I’ve Got A Little Something For You

11-Mar-95 - Alex Party — Don't Give Me Your Life

27-May-95 - Perez 'Prez' Prado And His Orchestra — Guaglione

3-Jun-95 - Pulp — Common People

17-Jun-95 - U2 — Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me

15-Jul-95 - Supergrass — Alright / Time

29-Jul-95 - Diana King — Shy Guy

19-Aug-95 - Original — I Luv U Baby

26-Aug-95 - Oasis — Roll With It

16-Sep-95 - N-Trance ft. Ricardo Da Force — Stayin' Alive

7-Oct-95 - Pulp — Miss-Shapes / Sorted For E's And Wizz

21-Oct-95 - Def Leppard — When Love And Hate Collide

29-Oct-95 - Meat Loaf — I’d Lie For You (And That's The Truth)

4-Nov-95 - Queen — Heaven For Everyone

11-Nov-95 - Oasis — Wonderwall

16-Dec-95 - Beatles — Free As A Bird

23-Dec-95 - Boyzone — Father And Son

30-Dec-95 - The Mike Flowers Pops — Wonderwall

 

3-Feb-96 - Bluetones — Slight Return

10-Feb-96 - 3T — Anything

2-Mar-96 - Robert Miles — Children

30-Mar-96 - Mark Snow — The X-Files

27-Apr-96 - Manic Street Preachers — A Design For Life

22-Jun-96 - Peter Andre — Mysterious Girl

13-Jul-96 - Underworld — Born Slippy

10-Aug-96 - Robbie Williams — Freedom

17-Aug-96 - Los Del Rio — Macarena

24-Aug-96 - 3T ft. Michael Jackson — Why

31-Aug-96 - George Michael — Spinning The Wheel

7-Sep-96 - Kula Shaker — Hey Dude

2-Nov-96 - East 17 ft. Gabrielle — If You Ever

23-Nov-96 - Warren G ft. Adina Howard — What's Love Got To Do With It

30-Nov-96 - Fugees — No Woman, No Cry

21-Dec-96 - Toni Braxton — Un-Break My Heart

 

18-Jan-97 - Backstreet Boys — Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)

8-Feb-97 - No Mercy — Where Do You Go

22-Feb-97 - Warren G — I Shot The Sheriff

1-Mar-97 - Sash! — Encore Une Fois

8-Mar-97 - Kula Shaker — Hush

22-Mar-97 - Boyzone — Isn't It A Wonder

12-Apr-97 - Supergrass — Richard III

19-Apr-97 - Blur — Song 2

26-Apr-97 - Robbie Williams — Old Before I Die

10-May-97 - George Michael — Star People '97

17-May-97 - Cardigans — Lovefool

24-May-97 - Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli — Time To Say Goodbye

28-Jun-97 - The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony

5-Jul-97 - Sash! ft. Rodriguez — Ecuador

2-Aug-97 - Boyzone — Picture Of You

9-Aug-97 - Gala — Freed From Desire

23-Aug-97 - Chumbawamba — Tubthumping

20-Sep-97 - George Michael — You Have Been Loved / The Strangest Thing '97

27-Sep-97 - Dario G — Sunchyme

4-Oct-97 - Oasis — Stand By Me

18-Oct-97 - Sash! ft. La Trec — Stay

8-Nov-97 - Natalie Imbruglia — Torn

6-Dec-97 - Boyzone — Baby Can I Hold You / Shooting Star

 

17-Jan-98 - Bamboo — Bamboogie

14-Feb-98 - Backstreet Boys — All I Have To Give

14-Mar-98 - Natalie Imbruglia — Big Mistake

21-Mar-98 - Spice Girls — Stop

18-Apr-98 - Busta Rhymes — Turn It Up-Fire It Up

9-May-98 - Madonna — Ray Of Light

6-Jun-98 - Brandy & Monica — The Boy Is Mine

13-Jun-98 - Mousse T — Horny

20-Jun-98 - Fat Les — Vindaloo

11-Jul-98 - Pras Michel ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya — Ghetto Superstar

1-Aug-98 - Will Smith — Just The Two Of Us

3-Aug-98 - Puff Daddy ft. Jimmy Page — Come With Me

15-Aug-98 - Sash! ft. Tina Cousins — Mysterious Times

29-Aug-98 - Stardust — Music Sounds Better With You

5-Sep-98 - Steps — One For Sorrow

12-Sep-98 - Five — Everybody Get Up

19-Sep-98 - T-Spoon — Sex On The Beach

3-Oct-98 - Beautiful South — Perfect 10

10-Oct-98 - Brandy ft. Mase — Top Of The World

24-Oct-98 - 911 — More Than A Woman

31-Oct-98 - George Michael — Outside

14-Nov-98 - E17 — Each Time

28-Nov-98 - Five — Until The Time Is Through

5-Dec-98 - Boyzone — I Love The Way You Love Me

12-Dec-98 - Jay-Z — Hard Knock Life

 

23-Jan-99 - Another Level / Ghostface Killah — I Want You For Myself

30-Jan-99 — Terrorvision — Tequila

27-Feb-99 - Corrs — Runaway

6-Mar-99 - Blur — Tender

30-Mar-99 - Steps — Better Best Forgotten

3-Apr-99 - Cartoons — Witch Doctor

10-Apr-99 - Eminem — My Name Is

24-Apr-99 - Phats & Small — Turn Around

1-May-99 - Fatboy Slim — Right Here Right Now

8-May-99 - Offspring — Why Don't You Get A Job?

22-May-99 - Geri Halliwell — Look At Me

5-Jun-99 - Wiseguys — Ooh La La

19-Jun-99 - Madonna — Beautiful Stranger

3-Jul-99 - Whitney Houston — My Love Is Your Love

10-Jul-99 - Will Smith ft. Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee — Wild Wild West

24-Jul-99 - Steps — Love's Got A Hold Of My Heart

31-Jul-99 - Five — If Ya Gettin' Down

14-Aug-99 - DJ Jurgen Presents Alice DeeJay — Better Off Alone

4-Sep-99 - Shaft — (Mucho Mambo) Sway

11-Sep-99 - DJ Jean — The Launch

2-Oct-99 - S Club 7 — S Club Party

16-Oct-99 - Ann Lee — 2 Times

6-Nov-99 - R Kelly — If I Could Turn Back The Hands Of Time

13-Nov-99 - Tin Tin Out ft. Emma Bunton — What I Am

20-Nov-99 - Will Smith — Will 2K

11-Dec-99 - Artful Dodger ft. Craig David — Re-Rewind

 

As ever, we will start with 5 group stages, beginning with the No.2 hits of 1990/91, followed by a grand final consisting of the 25 songs that have qualified, where we will ultimately decide what the undisputed best No.2 single of the 1990s is, and the artist(s) of said song will cry with unbridled joy and retire happy. As we have one group with a significant number more songs than the rest, the number of Grand Final qualifiers from each group will be as follows:

 

1990/91: 34 songs - the last 4 songs will make the final

1992/93: 36 songs - the last 5 songs will make the final

1994/95: 36 songs - the last 5 songs will make the final

1996/97: 39 songs - the last 5 songs will make the final

1998/99: 51 songs - the last 6 songs will make the final

 

As ever, it’s not the aim of the game to kill as many songs as you can; this is an opinion poll, not a bloodbath. Nevertheless, I’ll be counting the kills and assists (the one to knock a song’s score down to 6 or lower, i.e. elimination distance) as we go, and posting the scoreboard at the end of every round so we can see who has come second to theoldlady. So just dole out our points based on your actual opinions, alright?

 

Anyway…LET’S GET READYYYYYY TO RHUMBLEEEEEEEE *ahem* Kill or Save.

[TQR 12,254]

Sun 1 Oct

 

24 Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash +4

20 Technotronic ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

20 Various Artists — The Brits 1990

20 B-52's — Love Shack

20 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet

20 Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

20 New Kids On The Block — Step By Step

20 Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma

20 Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

20 Madonna — Hanky Panky

20 DNA ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner

20 Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP

20 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart

20 Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You

20 Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet

20 Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1

20 Gazza & Lindisfarne — Fog On The Tyne (Revisited)

20 Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

20 Madonna — Justify My Love

20 Seal — Crazy

20 Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

20 Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

20 James — Sit Down

20 KLF — Last Train To Trancentral

20 Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman

20 Amy Grant — Baby Baby

20 Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love

20 Extreme — More Than Words

20 Right Said Fred — I’m Too Sexy

20 Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

20 Scorpions — Wind Of Change

20 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

20 Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

14 Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract -6

[wannamaker 1,073]

1/10/23

 

24 Right Said Fred — I’m Too Sexy +4

24 Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash

20 Technotronic ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

20 Various Artists — The Brits 1990

20 B-52's — Love Shack

20 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet

20 Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

20 New Kids On The Block — Step By Step

20 Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma

20 Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

20 Madonna — Hanky Panky

20 DNA ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner

20 Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP

20 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart

20 Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet

20 Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1

20 Gazza & Lindisfarne — Fog On The Tyne (Revisited)

20 Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

20 Madonna — Justify My Love

20 Seal — Crazy

20 Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

20 Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

20 James — Sit Down

20 KLF — Last Train To Trancentral

20 Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman

20 Amy Grant — Baby Baby

20 Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love

20 Extreme — More Than Words

20 Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

20 Scorpions — Wind Of Change

20 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

20 Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

14 Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract 

14 Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You -6

 

I unironically love I'm Too Sexy 

[Drewsky1211 4,088]

9/30/2023 (7:20 PM EST)

 

24 Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash

22 B-52's — Love Shack +2

21 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart +1

20 Technotronic ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

20 Various Artists — The Brits 1990

20 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet

20 Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

20 New Kids On The Block — Step By Step

20 Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma

20 Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

20 Madonna — Hanky Panky

20 DNA ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner

20 Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP

20 Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet

20 Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1

20 Gazza & Lindisfarne — Fog On The Tyne (Revisited)

20 Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

20 Madonna — Justify My Love

20 Seal — Crazy

20 Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

20 Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

20 James — Sit Down

20 KLF — Last Train To Trancentral

20 Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman

20 Amy Grant — Baby Baby

20 Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love

20 Extreme — More Than Words

20 Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

20 Scorpions — Wind Of Change

20 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

20 Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

18 Right Said Fred — I’m Too Sexy -6

15 Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract +1

14 Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You

[wannamaker 1,073]

Just now, Drewsky1211 said:

18 Right Said Fred — I’m Too Sexy -6

 

Spoilsport 

[ladyfiona 2,044]

1st October

 

24 Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma +4

24 Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash

22 B-52's — Love Shack

21 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart

20 Technotronic ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

20 Various Artists — The Brits 1990

20 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet

20 Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

20 New Kids On The Block — Step By Step

20 Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

20 Madonna — Hanky Panky

20 DNA ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner

20 Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP

20 Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet

20 Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1

20 Gazza & Lindisfarne — Fog On The Tyne (Revisited)

20 Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

20 Madonna — Justify My Love

20 Seal — Crazy

20 Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

20 Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

20 James — Sit Down

20 KLF — Last Train To Trancentral

20 Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman

20 Amy Grant — Baby Baby

20 Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love

20 Extreme — More Than Words

20 Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

20 Scorpions — Wind Of Change

20 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

20 Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

15 Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract

14 Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You

12 Right Said Fred — I’m Too Sexy -6

[RIP Wee Jum 1,558]

01/10/2023

 

28 Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma +4

24 Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash

22 B-52's — Love Shack

21 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart

20 Technotronic ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

20 Various Artists — The Brits 1990

20 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet

20 Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

20 New Kids On The Block — Step By Step

20 Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

20 Madonna — Hanky Panky

20 DNA ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner

20 Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP

20 Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet

20 Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1

20 Gazza & Lindisfarne — Fog On The Tyne (Revisited)

20 Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

20 Seal — Crazy

20 Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

20 Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

20 James — Sit Down

20 KLF — Last Train To Trancentral

20 Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman

20 Amy Grant — Baby Baby

20 Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love

20 Extreme — More Than Words

20 Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

20 Scorpions — Wind Of Change

20 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

20 Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

15 Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract

14 Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You

14 Madonna — Justify My Love -6

12 Right Said Fred — I’m Too Sexy

[DoltonMoney 256]

9/30/23

 

28 Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma

25 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart +4

24 Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash

22 B-52's — Love Shack

20 Technotronic ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

20 Various Artists — The Brits 1990

20 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet

20 Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

20 New Kids On The Block — Step By Step

20 Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

20 Madonna — Hanky Panky

20 DNA ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner

20 Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP

20 Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet

20 Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1

20 Gazza & Lindisfarne — Fog On The Tyne (Revisited)

20 Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

20 Seal — Crazy

20 Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

20 Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

20 James — Sit Down

20 KLF — Last Train To Trancentral

20 Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman

20 Amy Grant — Baby Baby

20 Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love

20 Extreme — More Than Words

20 Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

20 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

20 Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

15 Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract

14 Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You

14 Madonna — Justify My Love

14 CIA Cronies — Wind Of Change -6

12 Right Said Fred — I’m Too Sexy

[Toast 14,866]

Sun 1 Oct

 

28 Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma

25 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart

24 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet  +4

24 Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash

22 B-52's — Love Shack

20 Technotronic ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

20 Various Artists — The Brits 1990

20 Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

20 New Kids On The Block — Step By Step

20 Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

20 Madonna — Hanky Panky

20 DNA ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner

20 Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP

20 Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet

20 Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1

20 Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

20 Seal — Crazy

20 Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

20 Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

20 James — Sit Down

20 KLF — Last Train To Trancentral

20 Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman

20 Amy Grant — Baby Baby

20 Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love

20 Extreme — More Than Words

20 Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

20 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

20 Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

15 Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract

14 Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You

14 Madonna — Justify My Love

14 CIA Cronies — Wind Of Change

14 Gazza & Lindisfarne — Fog On The Tyne (Revisited)  -6

12 Right Said Fred — I’m Too Sexy

[Clorox Bleachman 2,027]

01/10/2023

 

28 Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma

25 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart

24 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet

24 Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash

22 B-52's — Love Shack

21 DNA ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner +1

21 KLF — Last Train To Trancentral +1

21 Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman +1

20 Technotronic ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

20 Various Artists — The Brits 1990

20 Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

20 New Kids On The Block — Step By Step

20 Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

20 Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP

20 Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet

20 Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1

20 Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

20 Seal — Crazy

20 Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

20 Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

20 James — Sit Down

20 Amy Grant — Baby Baby

20 Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love

20 Extreme — More Than Words

20 Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

20 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

20 Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

15 Madonna — Justify My Love +1

15 Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract

14 Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You

14 Madonna — Hanky Panky -6

14 Scorpions — Wind Of Change

14 Gazza & Lindisfarne — Fog On The Tyne (Revisited)

12 Right Said Fred — I’m Too Sexy

 

 

You know what, fine.

 

Where were you on 30th November 1990?

 

My parents apparently enjoyed taking sweeties with smiley faces on them at this time. That means I know half of these songs and they can't remember the other half.

[MariNisia 3,508]

1/Oct/2023

 

29 Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma +1

25 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet +1

25 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart

24 Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash

22 B-52's — Love Shack

21 Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet +1

21 Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1 +1

21 DNA Ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner

21 KLF — Last Train To Trancentral

21 Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman

20 Technotronic Ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

20 Various Artists — The Brits 1990

20 Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

20 New Kids On The Block — Step By Step

20 Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

20 Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP

20 Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

20 Seal — Crazy

20 Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

20 Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

20 James — Sit Down

20 Amy Grant — Baby Baby

20 Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love

20 Extreme — More Than Words

20 Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

20 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

20 Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

15 Madonna — Justify My Love

15 Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract

14 Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You

14 Madonna — Hanky Panky

14 Scorpions — Wind Of Change

14 Gazza & Lindisfarne — Fog On The Tyne (Revisited)

06 Right Said Fred — I’m Too Sexy -6

[theoldlady 1,995]

 

 1/Oct/2023

 

33 Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma +4

25 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet 

25 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart

24 Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash

22 B-52's — Love Shack

21 Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet 

21 Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1 

21 DNA Ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner

21 KLF — Last Train To Trancentral

21 Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman

20 Technotronic Ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

20 Various Artists — The Brits 1990

20 Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

20 New Kids On The Block — Step By Step

20 Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

20 Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP

20 Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

20 Seal — Crazy

20 Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

20 Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

20 James — Sit Down

20 Amy Grant — Baby Baby

20 Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love

20 Extreme — More Than Words

20 Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

20 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

20 Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

15 Madonna — Justify My Love

15 Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract

14 Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You

14 Madonna — Hanky Panky

14 Scorpions — Wind Of Change

14 Gazza & Lindisfarne — Fog On The Tyne (Revisited)

 

00 Right Said Fred — I’m Too Sexy -6

 

Thank you @MariNisia

[wannamaker 1,073]

1 minute ago, theoldlady said:

00 Right Said Fred — I’m Too Sexy -6

 

They were just too sexy for this game 

[Book 3,358]

01.10.2023

 

33 Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma

26 B-52's — Love Shack  +4

25 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet 

25 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart

24 Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash

21 Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet

21 DNA Ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner

21 KLF — Last Train To Trancentral

21 Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman

20 Technotronic Ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

20 Various Artists — The Brits 1990

20 Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

20 New Kids On The Block — Step By Step

20 Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

20 Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP

20 Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

20 Seal — Crazy

20 Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

20 Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

20 James — Sit Down

20 Amy Grant — Baby Baby

20 Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love

20 Extreme — More Than Words

20 Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

20 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

20 Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

15 Madonna — Justify My Love

15 Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract

15 Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1  -6

14 Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You

14 Madonna — Hanky Panky

14 Scorpions — Wind Of Change

14 Gazza & Lindisfarne — Fog On The Tyne (Revisited)

[time 7,972]

01.10.2023

 

33 Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma

26 B-52's — Love Shack  

25 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet 

25 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart

24 Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash

21 Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet

21 DNA Ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner

21 KLF — Last Train To Trancentral

21 Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman

20 Technotronic Ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

20 Various Artists — The Brits 1990

20 Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

20 New Kids On The Block — Step By Step

20 Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

20 Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP

20 Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

20 Seal — Crazy

20 Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

20 Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

20 James — Sit Down

20 Amy Grant — Baby Baby

20 Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love

20 Extreme — More Than Words

20 Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

20 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

20 Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

18 Scorpions — Wind Of Change +4

15 Madonna — Justify My Love

15 Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract

15 Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1  

14 Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You

14 Madonna — Hanky Panky

8 Gazza & Lindisfarne — Fog On The Tyne (Revisited) -6

 

 

[Bibliogryphon 8,689]

01.10.2023

 

31 Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma -2

26 B-52's — Love Shack  

25 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet 

25 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart

24 Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash

22 DNA Ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner +1

21 Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet

21 KLF — Last Train To Trancentral

21 James — Sit Down +1

21 Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman

20 Technotronic Ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

20 Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

20 New Kids On The Block — Step By Step

20 Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

20 Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP

20 Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

20 Seal — Crazy

20 Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

20 Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

20 Amy Grant — Baby Baby

20 Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love

20 Extreme — More Than Words

20 Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

20 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

20 Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

19 Scorpions — Wind Of Change +1

18 Various Artists — The Brits 1990 -2

16 Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract +1

15 Madonna — Justify My Love

15 Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1  

14 Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You

14 Madonna — Hanky Panky

6 Gazza & Lindisfarne — Fog On The Tyne (Revisited) -2

 

There is plenty here I can vote for but my research will be needed to determine which track need to be got shot of early

[justonecornetto 788]

1/10/2023

 

31 Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma 

27 B-52's — Love Shack  +1

25 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet 

25 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart

24 Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash

23 James — Sit Down +2

22 KLF — Last Train To Trancentral +1

22 DNA Ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner 

21 Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet

21 Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman

20 Technotronic Ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

20 Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

20 New Kids On The Block — Step By Step

20 Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

20 Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP

20 Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

20 Seal — Crazy

20 Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

20 Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

20 Amy Grant — Baby Baby

20 Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love

20 Extreme — More Than Words

20 Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

20 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

20 Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

19 Scorpions — Wind Of Change 

18 Various Artists — The Brits 1990 

16 Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract 

15 Madonna — Justify My Love

15 Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1  

14 Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You

14 Madonna — Hanky Panky

00 Gazza & Lindisfarne — Fog On The Tyne (Revisited) -6

[Sir Creep 7,015]

01/10/23 7:06am

 

31 Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma 

29 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart +4

25 B-52's — Love Shack -2

25 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet 

24 Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash

23 James — Sit Down **

22 KLF — Last Train To Trancentral

21 Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet

21 Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman

20 Technotronic Ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

20 Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

20 New Kids On The Block — Step By Step

20 Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

20 Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP

20 Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

20 Seal — Crazy

20 Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

20 Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

20 Amy Grant — Baby Baby

20 Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love

20 Extreme — More Than Words

20 Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

20 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

20 Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

19 Scorpions — Wind Of Change 

18 Various Artists — The Brits 1990 

18 DNA Ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner -4

16 Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract 

15 Madonna — Justify My Love

15 Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1  

14 Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You

14 Madonna — Hanky Panky

 

**James is one of three bands (The Cure and Ministry being the others) I have seen 3 times.  One time it was an unplugged/acoustic set.  They were always a wonderful live act.  However, until they write a song with the lyric ‘my succotash wish’ they won’t get my vote.

[DoltonMoney 256]

10/1/23

 

31 Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma 

29 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart

25 B-52's — Love Shack

25 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet 

24 Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash

23 James — Sit Down

22 DNA Ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner +4

22 KLF — Last Train To Trancentral

21 Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet

21 Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman

20 Technotronic Ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

20 Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

20 New Kids On The Block — Step By Step

20 Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

20 Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP

20 Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

20 Seal — Crazy

20 Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

20 Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

20 Amy Grant — Baby Baby

20 Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love

20 Extreme — More Than Words

20 Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

20 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

20 Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

18 Various Artists — The Brits 1990 

16 Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract 

15 Madonna — Justify My Love

15 Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1  

14 Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You

14 Madonna — Hanky Panky

13 Scorpions — Wind Of Change -6

[TQR 12,254]

17 of the 34 starting songs this round are on my playlist. I wanted to give one song a +4 boost at the start of the round, and I really struggled to decide between 10 of them. This game is my happy place.

[BuffaloPhil 601]

1st October

 

31 Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma 

29 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart

27 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet +2

24 Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash

23 James — Sit Down

22 Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP +2

22 DNA Ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner 

22 KLF — Last Train To Trancentral

21 Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet

21 Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman

20 Technotronic Ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

20 Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

20 New Kids On The Block — Step By Step

20 Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

20 Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

20 Seal — Crazy

20 Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

20 Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

20 Amy Grant — Baby Baby

20 Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love

20 Extreme — More Than Words

20 Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

20 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

20 Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

19 B-52's — Love Shack -6

18 Various Artists — The Brits 1990 

16 Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract 

15 Madonna — Justify My Love

15 Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1  

14 Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You

14 Madonna — Hanky Panky

13 Scorpions — Wind Of Change 

[Root Inspector 184]

1st October

 

29 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart

27 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet

25 Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma -6

25 Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash +1

23 James — Sit Down

23 KLF — Last Train To Trancentral +1

22 Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman +1

22 Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP

22 DNA Ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner

21 Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love +1

21 Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet

20 Technotronic Ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

20 Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

20 New Kids On The Block — Step By Step

20 Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

20 Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

20 Seal — Crazy

20 Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

20 Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

20 Amy Grant — Baby Baby

20 Extreme — More Than Words

20 Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

20 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

20 Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

19 B-52's — Love Shack

18 Various Artists — The Brits 1990 

16 Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract 

15 Madonna — Justify My Love

15 Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1  

14 Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You

14 Madonna — Hanky Panky

13 Scorpions — Wind Of Change 

 

Loads of great stuff here!

[ladyfiona 2,044]

Because i'm into classical music i'll just show you brilliance of Luciano Pavarotti.

 

 

[Drewsky1211 4,088]

10/1/2023

 

30 Deee-Lite — Groove Is In The Heart +1

27 Alannah Myles — Black Velvet

25 Luciano Pavarotti — Nessun Dorma

25 Adventures Of Stevie V — Dirty Cash 

23 James — Sit Down

23 KLF — Last Train To Trancentral

22 Crystal Waters — Gypsy Woman 

22 Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP

22 DNA Ft. Suzanne Vega — Tom's Diner

21 New Kids On The Block — Step By Step +1

21 Heavy D And The Boyz — Now That We Found Love

21 Bobby Vinton — Blue Velvet

20 B-52's — Love Shack +1

20 Technotronic Ft. Ya Kid K — Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)

20 Kylie Minogue — Better The Devil You Know

20 Craig McLachlan & Check 1-2 — Mona

20 Kim Appleby — Don't Worry

20 Seal — Crazy

20 Nomad — (I Wanna Give You) Devotion

20 Madonna — Crazy For You (Remix)

20 Amy Grant — Baby Baby

20 Extreme — More Than Words

20 Salt-N-Pepa — Let's Talk About Sex

20 2 Unlimited — Get Ready For This

20 Diana Ross — When You Tell Me That You Love Me

17 Paula Abdul & Wild Pair — Opposites Attract +1

15 Madonna — Justify My Love

15 Status Quo — The Anniversary Waltz Part 1  

14 Londonbeat — I’ve Been Thinking About You

14 Madonna — Hanky Panky

13 Scorpions — Wind Of Change 

12 Various Artists — The Brits 1990 -6

[ladyfiona 2,044]

With Deacon Blue — Four Bacharach And David Songs EP. What song am I supposed to be up/down voting as there seems to be a few?

 

- Are You There

- Message to Michael

- The Look of Love

- I'll Never Fall in Love Again