Episode 40ish: 90 Percent Prince!

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 we were a regular podcast covering the #1 singles of the 1990s, we discussed ‘Cream’ by Prince and ‘The Most Beautiful Girl In The RoomWorld’ by Prince Symbol The Artist For Squiggly, along with Prince-written songs like Sinead O’Connor’s ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ and Martika’s ‘Love…Thy Will Be Done’. To love pop music in the early 1990s is to have been exposed to Prince Rogers Nelson.

So (sadly) this is a commemoration of the life of our dearly beloved Squiggly (as he was known for much of the 1990s).

Episode …40ish: 90 Percent Prince!

In terms of what songs we each picked…well, you’ll just have to listen, won’t you?

Episode 39 – The Final Episode!

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, we’re not done. It’s not really final final. This is more John Farnham announcing his ‘last’ tour final. Plans are afoot to cover other aspects of the musical 1990s in the usual us-talking-on-a-podcast form. After all, the #1 singles are just one way of looking at what’s going on…so stay tuned!

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

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 post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 38: Garbage, New Radicals, Killing Heidi, & Lauryn Hill 

Featuring:

  • ‘When I Grow Up’ by Garbage (#22 in August 1999)
  • ‘You Get What You Give’ by New Radicals (#13 in May 1999)
  • ‘Weir’ by Killing Heidi (#6 in December 1999)
  • ‘Doo Wop (That Thing)’ by Lauryn Hill (#8 in March 1999, as a double a-side with ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’)

Enjoy!

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

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 to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 36: The Offspring, Cher, Britney Spears, TLC, & Sixpence None The Richer

Featuring:

  • ‘If You Had My Love’ by the Jennifer Lopez (#1 for 3 weeks, 11th July 1999)
  • ‘Last Kiss’ by Pearl Jam (#1 for 7 weeks, 1st August 1999)
  • ‘Mambo No.5 (A Little Bit Of…)’ by Lou Bega (#1 for 8 weeks, 19th September 1999)
  • ‘Blue (Da Ba Dee)’ by Eiffel 65 (#1 for 9 weeks, 14th November 1999)

Enjoy!

Episode 36 – the Offspring, Cher, Britney Spears, TLC, Sixpence None The Richer

In this episode we discuss five #1 singles in Australia from the very end of 1998 and the first half of 1999.

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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 36: The Offspring, Cher, Britney Spears, TLC, & Sixpence None The Richer

Featuring:

  • ‘Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)’ by the Offspring (#1 for 6 weeks, 12th December 1998)
  • ‘Believe’ by Cher (#1 for 5 weeks, 24th January 1999)
  • ‘…Baby One More Time’ by Britney Spears (#1 for 9 weeks, 28th February 1999)
  • ‘No Scrubs’ by TLC (#1 for 7 weeks, 2nd May 1999)
  • ‘Kiss Me’ by Sixpence None The Richer (#1 for 3 weeks, 20th June 1999)

Enjoy!

Episode 35: Barenaked Ladies, Regurgitator, Ben Folds Five, The Living End

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 post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 35: Barenaked Ladies, Regurgitator, Ben Folds Five, The Living End 

Featuring:

  • ‘One Week’ by the Barenaked Ladies (#16 for 2 weeks, November 1998)
  • ‘Polyester Girl’ by Regurgitator (#14 for 1 week, August 1998)
  • ‘Brick’ by Ben Folds Five (#13 for 1 week, August 1998)
  • ‘Prisoner Of Society’ by The Living End (#4 for 5 weeks, May-June 1998, on the Second Solution/Prisoner Of Society EP)

Enjoy!

Episode 34 – Goo Goo Dolls, Lighthouse Family, Aerosmith, B*Witched, & Jennifer Paige

In this episode we discuss five #1 singles in Australia from towards the end 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 post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 34: Goo Goo Dolls, Lighthouse Family, Aerosmith, B*Witched, & Jennifer Paige

Featuring:

  • ‘Iris’ by Goo Goo Dolls (#1 for 5 weeks, 2nd August 1998)
  • ‘High’ by Lighthouse Family (#1 for 1 week, 6th September 1998)
  • ‘I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing’ by Aerosmith (#1 for 9 weeks, 13th September 1998)
  • ‘Rollercoaster’ by B*Witched (#1 for 2 weeks, 15th November 1998)
  • ‘Crush’ by Jennifer Paige (#1 for 2 weeks, 29th November 1998)

Enjoy!

Episode 33 – All Saints, Shania Twain, Steps, K-Ci & JoJo, & Ricky Martin

In this episode we discuss five #1 singles in Australia from the middle 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 post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 33: All Saints, Shania Twain, Steps, K-Ci & JoJo, & Ricky Martin

Featuring:

  • ‘Never Ever’ by All Saints(#1 for 7 weeks, 22nd March 1998)
  • ‘You’re Still The One’ by Shania Twain (#1 for 4 weeks, 10th May 1998)
  • ‘5, 6, 7, 8’ by Steps (#1 for 1 week, 7th June 1998)
  • ‘All My Life’ by K-Ci & JoJo (#1 for 1 week, 14th June 1998)
  • ‘The Cup Of Life’/’Maria’ by Ricky Martin (#1 for 6 weeks, 21st June 1998)

Enjoy!

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

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, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things (sorry about the lack of tumblr posts last week – Christmas and New Year got in the way – we’re back on track now). Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs or your favourites of 2013, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

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

Featuring:

  • ‘Recovery’ by Frank Turner (#75 in the UK, from a UK #2 album Tape Deck Heart)
  • ‘Follow Your Arrow’ by Kacey Musgraves (#28 on the US Hot Country Songs chart, from a US #2 album Same Trailer, Different Park)
  • ‘Still Into You’ by Paramore (#5 single in Australia, from the Australian #1 album Paramore)
  • ‘New Lover’ by Josh Ritter (from the US #22 album Beast In Its Tracks)

Enjoy!

Episode 31 – Choose Your Own Adventure 1997, feat. Spiderbait, Third Eye Blind, The Cardigans & Blur

In this ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ episode, we each pick one song that was amongst the top 100 best selling singles of 1997!

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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 31: Spiderbait, Third Eye Blind, The Cardigans, & Blur

Featuring:

  • ‘Calypso’ by Spiderbait
  • ‘Semi-Charmed Life’ by Third Eye Blind
  • ‘Lovefool’ by The Cardigans
  • ‘Song 2’ by Blur

Enjoy!

Episode 30 – Aqua, Chumbawamba, Celine Dion, & Run DMC vs Jason Nevins

In this episode we discuss five #1 singles in Australia from the end of 1997 and start 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 post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 30: Aqua, Chumbawamba, Aqua, Celine Dion, & Jason Nevins vs Run DMC

Featuring:

  • ‘Barbie Girl’ by Aqua (#1 for 3 weeks, 16th November 1997)
  • ‘Tubthumping’ by Chumbawamba (#1 for 3 weeks, 7th December 1997)
  • ‘Dr Jones’ by Aqua (#1 for 7 weeks, 28th December 1997)
  • ‘My Heart Will Go On’ by Celine Dion (#1 for 4 weeks, 15th February 1998)
  • ‘It’s Like That’ by Run DMC vs Jason Nevins (#1 for 1 week, 15th March 1998)

Enjoy!

Episode 29 – Savage Garden, Hanson, Puff Daddy, Will Smith, Elton John

In this episode we discuss five #1 singles in Australia from the middle of 1997.

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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 29: Savage Garden, Hanson, Puff Daddy etc, Will Smith, Elton John

Featuring:

  • ‘Truly Madly Deeply’ by Savage Garden (#1 for 8 weeks, 6th April 1997)
  • ‘MMMBop’ by Hanson (#1 for 9 weeks, 1st June 1997)
  • ‘I’ll Be Missing You’ by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans feat. 112 (#1 for 5 weeks, 3rd August 1997)
  • ‘Men In Black’ by Will Smith (#1 for 4 weeks, 7th September 1997)
  • ‘Candle In The Wind 1997/Something In The Way You Look Tonight’ by Elton John (#1 for 6 weeks, 5th October 1997)

Enjoy!

Episode 28 – Choose Your Own Adventure 1996, feat. the Presidents of the USA, Björk, The Smashing Pumpkins, & Everclear

In this ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ episode, we each pick one song that was amongst the top 100 best selling singles 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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 28: Presidents of the USA, Bjork, The Smashing Pumpkins, & Everclear 

Featuring:

  • ‘Lump’ by the Presidents of the United States of America (#11 for 2 weeks, January-February 1996)
  • ‘It’s Oh So Quiet’ by Björk (#6 for 1 week, March 1996)
  • ‘1979’ by The Smashing Pumpkins (#17 for 2 weeks, April 1996)
  • ‘Santa Monica (Watch The World Die)’ by Everclear (#25 for 2  weeks, August 1996)

Enjoy!

Episode 27 – Los Del Rio, Spice Girls, Savage Garden, Silverchair, No Doubt

In this episode we discuss five #1 singles in Australia from the end of 1996 and start of 1997.

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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 27: Los Del Rio, Spice Girls, Savage Garden, Silverchair, No Doubt

Featuring:

  • ‘Macarena’ by Los Del Rio (#1 for 9 weeks, 31st August 1996)
  • ‘Wannabe’ by Spice Girls (#1 for 11 weeks, 2nd November 1996)
  • ‘To The Moon And Back’ by Savage Garden (#1 for 1 week, 19th January 1997)
  • ‘Freak’ by Silverchair (#1 for 2 weeks, 26th January 1997)
  • ‘Don’t Speak’ by No Doubt (#1 for 8 weeks, 9th February 1997)

Enjoy!

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

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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

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

Featuring:

  • ‘How Bizarre’ by OMC (#1 for 5 weeks, 13th April 1996)
  • ‘Fastlove’ by George Michael (#1 for 2 weeks, 18th May 1996, and another 2 weeks, 8th June)
  • ‘Until It Sleeps’ by Metallica (#1 for 1 week, 1st June 1996)
  • ‘Killing Me Softly’ by Fugees (#1 for 7 weeks, 22nd June 1996)
  • ‘Because You Loved Me/Power Of The Dream’ by Celine Dion (#1 for 3 weeks, 10th August 1995)

Enjoy!

Episode 25 – Alanis Morissette, The Foo Fighters, Edwyn Collins & Chris Isaak

In this ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ episode, we each pick one song that was amongst the top 100 best selling singles 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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 25: Alanis Morissette, Foo Fighters, Edwyn Collins, & Chris Isaak

Featuring:

  • ‘You Oughta Know’ by Alanis Morissette (#4 for 1 week, October 1995)
  • ‘This Is A Call’ by Foo Fighters (#9 for 1 week, July 1995)
  • ‘A Girl Like You’ by Edwyn Collins (#6 for 1 week, March 1995)
  • ‘Somebody’s Crying’ by Chris Isaak (#5 for 1 week, August 1995)

Enjoy!

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

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 tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

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

Featuring:

  • ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ by Coolio (#1 for 13 weeks, 21st October 1995)
  • ‘Jesus To A Child’ by George Michael (#1 for 2 weeks, 20th January 1996)
  • ‘Boombastic’ by Shaggy (#1 for 1 week, 3rd February 1996, and 4 weeks, 17th February 1996)
  • ‘Wonderwall’ by Oasis (#1 for 1 week, 10th February 1996)
  • ‘One Of Us’ by Joan Osborne (#1 for 4 weeks, 16th March 1995)

Enjoy!

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

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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

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

Featuring:
‘Hold Me Thrill Me Kiss Me Kill Me’ by U2 (#1 for 6 weeks, 8th July 1995)
‘Insensitive’ by Jann Arden (#1 for 1 week, 19th August 1995)
‘Kiss From A Rose’ by Seal (#1 for 6 weeks, 26th August 1995)
‘Fantasy’ by Mariah Carey (#1 for 1 week, 7th October 1995)
‘Stayin’ Alive’ by N-Trance (#1 for 1 week, 14th October 1995)

Episode 22 – MC Sar & The Real McCoy, Hocus Pocus, Take That, Merril Bainbridge, & Bryan Adams

In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles in Australia from the first 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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 22: MC Sar & The Real McCoy, Hocus Pocus, Take That, Merril Bainbridge, & Bryan Adams

Featuring:

  • ‘Another Night’ by MC Sar & The Real McCoy (#1 for 6 weeks, 4th February 1995)
  • ‘Here’s Johnny’ by Hocus Pocus (#1 for 6 weeks, 25th March 1995)
  • ‘Back For Good’ by Take That (#1 for 2 weeks, 6th May 1995)
  • ‘Mouth’ by Merril Bainbridge (#1 for 6 weeks, 20th May 1995)
  • ‘Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?’ by Bryan Adams (#1 for 1 week, 1st July 1995)

Enjoy!

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

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 best out-takes for a future episode. This is that episode.

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

Honestly, this is not the place to start with this podcast if you’ve never listened to it before, as it will probably be a little confusing. It’s the disc 2 on the Deluxe 20th Anniversary Edition of that album you like, or the 2-DVD Deluxe Edition of the movie. There’s some unheard gems, there’s some alternative versions, and some stuff that’s probably a little self-indulgent. But you’ll get a better sense of what the podcast is like behind the scenes.

Episode 20 – Denis Leary, Lisa Loeb, Nine Inch Nails, & Counting Crows

In this episode, a Choose Your Own Adventure episode, we each pick one song that was amongst the top 100 best selling singles of 1994!

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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 20: Denis Leary, Lisa Loeb, Nine Inch Nails, & Counting Crows 

Featuring:

  • ‘Asshole’ by Denis Leary (#2 for 2 weeks, February 1994)
  • ‘Stay (I Missed You)’ by Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories (#6 for 3 weeks, September 1994)
  • ‘Closer’ by Nine Inch Nails (#3 for 1 week, November 1994)
  • ‘Mr Jones’ by Counting Crows (#13 for 1 week, April 1994)

Enjoy!

Episode 19 – Kylie Minogue, Boyz II Men, Silverchair, Sheryl Crow, & The Cranberries

In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles in Australia from the end of 1994!

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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 19: Kylie Minogue, Boyz II Men, Silverchair, Sheryl Crow, & The Cranberries 

Featuring:

  • ‘Confide In Me’ by Kylie Minogue (#1 for 4 weeks, 13th August 1994)
  • ‘I’ll Make Love To You’ by Boyz II Men (#1 for 2 weeks, 15th October 1994)
  • ‘Tomorrow’ by Silverchair (#1 for 6 weeks, 29th October 1994)
  • ‘All I Wanna Do’ by Sheryl Crow (#1 for 1 week, 10th December 1994)
  • ‘Zombie’ by The Cranberries (#1 for 8 weeks, 17th December 1994)

Enjoy!

Episode 18 – Ace Of Base, The Symbol, Crash Test Dummies, Wet Wet Wet & All-4-One

There was a minor error with our original post. Like most of Australia, we are blaming the Asylum Seekers for this. Imagine if Judith Durham had made a comeback record on David Geffen’s 70s Asylum label. She would be an Asylum Seeker, and it would be her fault as well.

In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles in Australia from the middle of 1994!

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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 18: Ace Of Base, The Symbol, Crash Test Dummies, Wet Wet Wet & All-4-One

Featuring:

  • ‘The Sign’ by Ace Of Base (#1 for 4 weeks, 1st May 1994)
  • ‘The Most Beautiful Girl In The World’ by image (#1 for 2 weeks, 23rd January 1994)
  • ‘Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm’ by Crash Test Dummies (#1 for 3 weeks, 12th June 1994)
  • ‘Love Is All Around’ by Wet Wet Wet (#1 for 6 weeks, 3rd June 1994)
  • ‘I Swear’ by All-4-One (#1 for 5 weeks, 14th August 1994)

Enjoy!

Episode 17 – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, & Sting, Cut ‘n’ Move, East 17, & Celine Dion

Episode 17: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, & Sting, Cut ‘n’ Move, East 17, & Celine Dion

In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles in Australia from the start of 1994! Featuring:

  • ‘Boom! Shake The Room’ by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (#1 for 1 week, 16th January 1994)
  • ‘All For Love’ by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, & Sting (#1 for 2 weeks, 23rd January 1994)
  • ‘Give It Up’ by Cut ‘n’ Move (#1 for 4 weeks, 6th February 1994)
  • ‘It’s Alright’ by East 17 (#1 for 7 weeks, 13th March 1994)
  • ‘The Power Of Love’ by Celine Dion (#1 for 7 weeks, 24th April 1994)

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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

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

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 1993)
  • ‘Two Princes’ by the Spin Doctors (#3 in June 1993) 
  • ‘Go West’ by the Pet Shop Boys (#10 in Nov-Dec 1993)

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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. We’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 15 – Billy Joel, Meat Loaf, Culture Beat, Ace of Base, & Bryan Adams

Episode 15: Billy Joel, Meat Loaf, Culture Beat, Ace of Base, & Bryan Adams

In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles in Australia from the end of 1993! Featuring:

  • ‘The River Of Dreams’ by Billy Joel (#1 for 1 week, 28th August 1993)
  • ‘I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)’ by Meat Loaf (#1 for 8 weeks, 4th September 1993)
  • ‘Mr Vain’ by Culture Beat (#1 for 1 week, 30th October 1993)
  • ‘All That She Wants’ by Ace Of Base (#1 for 3 weeks, 6th November 1993)
  • ‘Please Forgive Me’ by Bryan Adams (#1 for 7 weeks, 27th November 1993)

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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 14 – Lenny Kravitz, Faith No More, Janet Jackson, Snow, & UB40

Episode 14: Lenny Kravitz, Faith No More, Janet Jackson, Snow, & UB40

In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles in Australia from the middle of 1993! Featuring:

  • ‘Are You Gonna Go My Way?’ by Lenny Kravitz (#1 for 6 weeks, 3rd April 1993)
  • ‘Easy’ by Faith No More (#1 for 2 weeks, 15th May 1992)
  • ‘That’s The Way Love Goes’ by Janet Jackson (#1 for 1 week, 29th May 1992)
  • ‘Informer’ by Snow (#1 for 5 weeks, 5th June 1993)
  • ‘(I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You’ by UB40 (#1 for 7 weeks, 10th July 1993)

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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

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

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 39 weeks in the charts all up)
  • ‘Ordinary Angels’ by Frente!  (from the Clunk EP; #3 for 1 week, 21st June 1992)
  • ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ by Queen (#5 for 1 week, 16th February 1992)
  • ‘Life Is A Highway’ by Tom Cochrane (#2 for 1 week, 4th October 1993)

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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 12 – Billy Ray Cyrus, Boyz II Men, Whitney Houston, Sonia Dada & Ugly Kid Joe 

Episode 12: Billy Ray Cyrus, Boyz II Men, Whitney Houston, Sonia Dada & Ugly Kid Joe 

In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles in Australia from the end of 1992 and start of 1993! Featuring:

  • ‘Achy Breaky Heart’ by Billy Ray Cyrus (#1 for 7 weeks, 3rd October 1992)
  • ‘End Of The Road’ by Boyz II Men  (#1 for 4 weeks, 21st November 1992)
  • ‘I Will Always Love You’ by Whitney Houston (#1 for 10 weeks, 19th December 1992)
  • ‘You Don’t Treat Me No Good’ by Sonia Dada (#1 for 4 weeks, 27th February 1993)
  • ‘Cat’s In The Cradle’ by Ugly Kid Joe (#1 for 1 week, 27th March 1993)

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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 11 – Kris Kross, Vanessa Williams, Richard Marx, Jose Carreras & Sarah Brightman, & Bobby Brown

Episode 11: Kris Kross, Vanessa Williams, Richard Marx, Jose Carreras & Sarah Brightman, & Bobby Brown

In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles in Australia from the middle of 1992! Featuring:

  • ‘Jump’ by Kris Kross (#1 for 3 weeks, 27th June 1992)
  • ‘Save The Best For Last’ by Vanessa Williams  (#1 for 1 week, 18th July 1992)
  • ‘Hazard’ by Richard Marx (#1 for 3 weeks, 25th July 1992)
  • ‘Amigos Para Siempre’ by Jose Carreras & Sarah Brightman (#1 for 6 weeks, 15th August 1992)
  • ‘Humpin’ Around’ by Bobby Brown (#1 for 1 week, 26th September 1992)

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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 10 – The 12th Man feat. MCG Hammer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mr. Big, Euphoria, Girlfriend

Episode 10: The 12th Man feat. MCG Hammer, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mr. Big, Euphoria, Girlfriend 

In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles from the middle of 1992! Featuring:

  • ‘Marvellous’ by The 12th Man (feat. MCG Hammer) (#1 for 2 weeks, 4th April 1992)
  • ‘Under The Bridge’ by the Red Hot Chili Peppers  (#1 for 4 weeks, 18th April 1992)
  • ‘To Be With You’ by Mr. Big (#1 for 3 weeks, 16 May 1992)
  • ‘One In A Million’ by Euphoria (#1 for 1 week, 6th June 1992)
  • ‘Take It From Me’ by Girlfriend (#1 for 2 weeks, 13th June 1992)

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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

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

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 Religion by R.E.M. (#11 for 2 weeks, June 1991, #54 in the Top 100 of 1991)
  • Cream by Prince (#2 for 2 weeks in January-February 1992, #78 in the Top 100 of 1991)
  • Better by The Screaming Jets (#4  for 2 weeks, May 1991, #20 in the Top 100 of 1991)

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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 8 – Right Said Fred, Michael Jackson, Salt ‘n’ Pepa, Euphoria, Julian Lennon.

Episode 8: Right Said Fred, Michael Jackson, Salt ‘n’ Pepa, Euphoria, Julian Lennon.

In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles from around the border of 1991 and 1992! Featuring:

  • ‘I’m Too Sexy’ by Right Said Fred (#1 for 3 weeks, 10th November 1991)
  • ‘Black Or White’ by Michael Jackson (#1 for 6 weeks, 1st December 1991)
  • ‘Let’s Talk About Sex’ by Salt ‘n’ Pepa (#1 for 4 weeks, 26th January 1992)
  • ‘Love You Right’ by Euphoria (#1 for 2 weeks, 23rd February 1992)
  • ‘Saltwater’ by Julian Lennon (#1 for 4 weeks, 3rd March 1992)

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 with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 7 – Melissa, Bryan Adams, Martika, Big Audio Dynamite II & U2

Episode 7: Melissa, Bryan Adams, Martika, Big Audio Dynamite II & U2

This week we discuss:

  • Read My Lips by Melissa (#1 for 2 weeks, 14th July 1991)
  • (Everything I Do) I Do It For You by Bryan Adams (#1 for many aeons/11 weeks, 28th July 1991)
  • Love…Thy Will Be Done by Martika (#1 for 1 week, 13th October 1991)
  • Rush by Big Audio Dynamite II (#1 for 2 weeks, 20th October 1991)
  • The Fly by U2 (#1 for 1 week, 3rd November 1991)

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 to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). We’re always keen to hear other people’s experiences with these songs!

Episode 6 – Roxette, Ratcat, Daryl Braithwaite, Ratcat, and Olivia Newton John & John Travolta

Episode 6: Roxette, Ratcat, Daryl Braithwaite, Ratcat, and Olivia Newton John & John Travolta

Wherein we discuss:

  • ‘Joyride’ by Roxette (#1 for 3 weeks, 14th April 1991)
  • The Tingles EP feat. ‘That Ain’t Bad’ by Ratcat (#1 for 2 weeks, 5th May 1991)
  • ‘The Horses’ by Daryl Braithwaite (#1 for 2 weeks, 19th May 1991)
  • ‘Don’t Go Now’ by Ratcat (#1 for 1 week, 2nd June 1991)
  • ‘The Grease Megamix’ by Olivia Newton John & John Travolta (#1 for 5 weeks, 9th June 1991)

Episode 5 – Divinyls, Londonbeat, The Simpsons, Dimples D, & Julee Cruise

Episode 5: Divinyls, Londonbeat, The Simpsons, Dimples D, & Julee Cruise

Wherein we discuss the next five #1 singles from the 90s. 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 to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course).

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