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A look back at Christmas top 10 from 94 - Pure Brilliant!

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Charts are simply not like that anymore. I hate X Factor why can't they release it in February or mid Jan? >:(

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    AudioRebelAudioRebel Posts: 32,201
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    starry_rune wrote: »
    http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/feature/a617262/east-17-power-rangers-and-mariah-carey-1994-christmas-no1-battle-revisited.html#~oYQqbTmcI4KWfY

    Charts are simply not like that anymore.(

    Thank god.
    The top 3 back then were the best of an awful bunch.

    This weeks top ten is a much better quality list of music... Band Aid 30 excepted.
    I wouldn't call Power Rangers, Jimmy Nail and Zig & Zag enduring classics.
    Give me Oliver Heldens over Rednex anyday. ;-)
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    thewaywardbusthewaywardbus Posts: 2,738
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    Most of those really are the worst kind of novelty songs ! That really is a bad top 10
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    shackfanshackfan Posts: 15,461
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    starry_rune wrote: »
    http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/feature/a617262/east-17-power-rangers-and-mariah-carey-1994-christmas-no1-battle-revisited.html#~oYQqbTmcI4KWfY

    Charts are simply not like that anymore. I hate X Factor why can't they release it in February or mid Jan? >:(

    No, not brilliant apart from Oasis. The charts of the early 90s were as bad then as they are now.
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    starry_runestarry_rune Posts: 9,006
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    At least you could dance to and / or sing along to them!
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    2shy20072shy2007 Posts: 52,579
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    The top ten this week in 1984 was a million times better ;)
    1 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?
    BAND AID

    2 LAST CHRISTMAS/EVERYTHING SHE WANTS (REMIX)
    WHAM!

    3 WE ALL STAND TOGETHER
    PAUL MCCARTNEY AND THE FROG CHORUS

    4 LIKE A VIRGIN
    MADONNA

    5 THE POWER OF LOVE
    FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD

    6 NELLIE THE ELEPHANT
    TOY DOLLS

    7 ANOTHER ROCK AND ROLL CHRISTMAS
    GARY GLITTER

    8 THE RIDDLE
    NIK KERSHAW

    9 EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE
    PAUL YOUNG

    10 DO THE CONGA
    BLACK LACE
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    grimtales1grimtales1 Posts: 46,695
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    Not good songs apart from Oasis and Louis Armstrong (classic) and Mariah Carey which is endearing but has become overplayed. Celine Dion sure knew how to deliver a power ballad.
    The rest are awful novelty songs or boybands. Didnt Whigfield get sued by Mungo Jerry for Another Day? The backing was identical to Saturday Night too.
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    AsarualimAsarualim Posts: 3,884
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    I thought I'd mistakenly stumbled into the Torturous Music thread by accident for a moment there.
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    0...00...0 Posts: 21,111
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    Sorry Starry, most of those are horrendous!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 1,874
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    The only one I like from that lot is Crocodile Shoes.
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    GulftasticGulftastic Posts: 127,425
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    Zig & Zag is one of the finest novelty songs ever! I bought it, and still love it.
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    HitstasticHitstastic Posts: 8,633
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    Gulftastic wrote: »
    Zig & Zag is one of the finest novelty songs ever! I bought it, and still love it.

    LOL I bought it too. :D

    What was strange about that Zig & Zag single was that all my mates preferred the b-side Turn On Your Landing Light. :D

    At the time though Oasis - Whatever was my overall fave single in the top 10 and I really wanted that to be the Christmas #1 but it's stood the test of time.

    Oh, and I loved Cotton Eye Joe (still do :p ). A proper guilty pleasure right there.
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    AudioRebelAudioRebel Posts: 32,201
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    2shy2007 wrote: »
    The top ten this week in 1984 was a million times better ;)
    1 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?
    BAND AID

    2 LAST CHRISTMAS/EVERYTHING SHE WANTS (REMIX)
    WHAM!

    3 WE ALL STAND TOGETHER
    PAUL MCCARTNEY AND THE FROG CHORUS

    4 LIKE A VIRGIN
    MADONNA

    5 THE POWER OF LOVE
    FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD

    6 NELLIE THE ELEPHANT
    TOY DOLLS

    7 ANOTHER ROCK AND ROLL CHRISTMAS
    GARY GLITTER

    8 THE RIDDLE
    NIK KERSHAW

    9 EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE
    PAUL YOUNG

    10 DO THE CONGA
    BLACK LACE

    *Points and laughs*

    Get out. Go on. Shoo !!! ^_^:D
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    rfonzorfonzo Posts: 11,772
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    Mariah Carey's All i Want For Christmas was the best in regards to a christmas song.
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    Rich Tea.Rich Tea. Posts: 22,048
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    starry_rune wrote: »
    http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/feature/a617262/east-17-power-rangers-and-mariah-carey-1994-christmas-no1-battle-revisited.html#~oYQqbTmcI4KWfY

    Charts are simply not like that anymore. I hate X Factor why can't they release it in February or mid Jan? >:(

    Try the 1979 or the 1981 top ten at Christmas for true excellence, although '94 was just about okay. The Celine Dion single, Think Twice, at No6 in the Christmas 1994 chart had infact gone down yet would go up again and was still a whole month away from reaching No1 in late January where it would stay for 7 weeks into mid March '95. I bought it.
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    mushymanrobmushymanrob Posts: 17,992
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    2shy2007 wrote: »
    The top ten this week in 1984 was a million times better ;)
    1 DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS?
    BAND AID

    2 LAST CHRISTMAS/EVERYTHING SHE WANTS (REMIX)
    WHAM!

    3 WE ALL STAND TOGETHER
    PAUL MCCARTNEY AND THE FROG CHORUS

    4 LIKE A VIRGIN
    MADONNA

    5 THE POWER OF LOVE
    FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD

    6 NELLIE THE ELEPHANT
    TOY DOLLS

    7 ANOTHER ROCK AND ROLL CHRISTMAS
    GARY GLITTER

    8 THE RIDDLE
    NIK KERSHAW

    9 EVERYTHING MUST CHANGE
    PAUL YOUNG

    10 DO THE CONGA
    BLACK LACE

    agreed, a far superior chart to that one from 94... which apart from the top three (as was mentioned) was shite.
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    biscuitfactorybiscuitfactory Posts: 29,392
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    starry_rune wrote: »
    http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/feature/a617262/east-17-power-rangers-and-mariah-carey-1994-christmas-no1-battle-revisited.html#~oYQqbTmcI4KWfY

    Charts are simply not like that anymore. I hate X Factor why can't they release it in February or mid Jan? >:(

    Oh yeah..at No1 that "christmas" song that isn't anything to do with Christmas but somehow always makes it on to every Christmas compilation album ever released ( yet "Wombling Merry Christmas" - the best Christmas pop song ever - never gets a look in on said festive compilations )
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    Under SoulUnder Soul Posts: 2,989
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    Sorry but the 94 is (top 3 excepted) pure mouse poo.

    If you want a great Christmas top 10, the 1987 one springs to mind:

    1 Always on your Mind - Pet Shop Boys
    2 Fairytale of New York - Pogues/Kirsty Mac Coll
    3 Rockin Around the Christmas Tree - Mel and Kim
    4 When I Fall in Love - Rick Astley
    5 Love Letters - Alison Moyet
    6 The Way you Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
    7 When I Fall in Love - Nat King Cole
    8 Heaven is a Place on Earth - Belinda Carlisle
    9 China in Your Hand - TPau
    10 What do you want to make those eyes at me for - Shakin Stevens
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    grimtales1grimtales1 Posts: 46,695
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    biscuitfactory wrote: »
    Oh yeah..at No1 that "christmas" song that isn't anything to do with Christmas but somehow always makes it on to every Christmas compilation album ever released ( yet "Wombling Merry Christmas" - the best Christmas pop song ever - never gets a look in on said festive compilations )

    Wombling Merry Christmas is awesome! :)
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    Peter the GreatPeter the Great Posts: 14,230
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    The thing is whatever you think of the charts in 1994 at least there was variety which is something you can't say about today's charts. The last time we had varied and good charts was around 2007/ 2008. Also why are people downloading the same songs week after week? Most of the charts is full of songs that have spent over 30 weeks in there.
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    thewaywardbusthewaywardbus Posts: 2,738
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    rfonzo wrote: »
    Mariah Carey's All i Want For Christmas was the best in regards to a christmas song.

    Not even close, unless you only want chart friendly commercial pap, then........nah
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    RedOrDead36RedOrDead36 Posts: 1,629
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    Can remember listening this chart thinking where are Oasis has the song not-charted? Then they are announced at number 3 in Christmas week :o The rest they say, is history.
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    elnombreelnombre Posts: 3,625
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    mushymanrob wrote: »
    agreed, a far superior chart to that one from 94... which apart from the top three (as was mentioned) was shite.

    You just referred to Louis Armstrong as shite. You are no longer allowed to have an opinion on music.
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