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Episode 40ish: 90 Percent Prince!

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It’s been 2ish years and 15 days since we took the time to release a 90 Percent Hits podcast, but we’re back, for a special episode, to pick out our favourite tunes by Prince. After all, Prince is most associated with the 1980s, but for anyone around in the early 1990s, he was as big as he’d ever been. Back when […]

Episode 39 – The Final Episode!

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In this ‘final episode’ of 90 Percent Hits, we look back on the experience of having to discuss these #1s. We ended up covering over a hundred of the things, all up, and we wondered what, if anything, we learned in the process (we make jokes, too). Episode 39: The Final Episode But don’t worry, […]

Episode 38 – Garbage, New Radicals, Killing Heidi, Lauryn Hill

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In this ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ episode, we each pick one song that was amongst the top 100 best selling singles of 1998! As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr […]

Episode 37 – Jennifer Lopez, Pearl Jam, Lou Bega & Eiffel 65

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In this episode we discuss four #1 singles in Australia from the very end of 1999. That’s it folks. No more 90s. As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post […]

Episode 32 – Frank Turner, Kacey Musgraves, Paramore, & Josh Ritter

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In this end-of-year ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ episode, we each pick a favourite song from 2013! After all, while we’re all definitely still hopeless nostalgists with fond memories of the 1990s, there’s still plenty of awesome music being made today, and we all still listen to it and like to talk about it. As ever, […]

Episode 26 – OMC, George Michael, Metallica, Fugees, & Celine Dion

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In this episode we discuss one #1 singles in Australia from the first half of 1996! As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences […]

Episode 24 – Coolio, George Michael, Shaggy, Oasis, & Joan Osborne

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In this episode we discuss one #1 singles in Australia from the end of 1995, and four #1 singles from the start of 1996! As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast […]

Episode 23 – U2, Jann Arden, Seal, Mariah Carey, & N-Trance

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In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles in Australia from the second half of 1995! As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences […]

Episode 21 – 90% Bits Volume 1 (1992-1994 Outtakes)

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When we put together the podcast, we usually end up talking for up to two hours, and then have to edit it down. Sometimes when we edit it down, we end up removing good-enough bits, mostly for time, sometimes because we figure we got a bit off-topic. Circa the 1992 podcasts, we started keeping the […]

Episode 16 – Tasmin Archer, Soul Asylum, Spin Doctors, & Pet Shop Boys

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Episode 16: Tasmin Archer, Soul Asylum, Spin Doctors, & Pet Shop Boys This is the ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ episode for 1993, where each of us chose a song from top 100 best selling singles of the year. We discuss: ‘Sleeping Satellite’ by Tasmin Archer (#14 in April-May 1993) ‘Runaway Train’ by Soul Asylum (#11 in Nov-Dec […]

Episode 13 – Guns ‘N’ Roses, Frente!, Queen, & Tom Cochrane

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Episode 13: Choose Your Own Adventure 1992! featuring Guns ‘N’ Roses, Frente!, Queen, & Tom Cochrane This is the 1992 Choose Your Own Adventure episode, where we’ve each chosen a song from the overall top 100 singles of 1992. Featuring: ‘November Rain’ by Guns ‘N’ Roses (#5 for 5 weeks, 4th October 1992 – a whopping […]

Episode 9 – George Michael, REM, Prince, & The Screaming Jets

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Episode 9: Choose Your Own Adventure 1991: George Michael, REM, Prince, & The Screaming Jets This is the ‘Choose Your Adventure 1991’ episode, where we’ve each chosen a song from the overall Top 100 of 1991. Featuring: Freedom ‘90 by George Michael (#18 for 3 weeks, February-March 1991, #59 in the Top 100 of 1991) Losing My […]

Episode 4 – Elton John, Belinda Carlisle, Wet Wet Wet, & Poison

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Episode 4: Elton John, Belinda Carlisle, Wet Wet Wet, & Poison This week, we’re wrapping up 1990 by each picking a song from the 1990 top 100 singles list to discuss. Make sure to check http://90percenthits.tumblr.com for lots more over the next week, from show notes, to videos of the songs to writing about the […]