UK Rock/Metal Charts (1980s and early '90s)

[Metalweb]

6 Jan 90

no chart

13 Jan 90

01 (-) Hey You - Quireboys [20]
02 (-) Big Wedge - Fish [25]
03(03) Smoke On The Water - Rock Aid Armenia [55]
04(01) Living In Sin - Bon Jovi [61]
05(04) When I See You Smile - Bad English
06(12) Youth Gone Wild - Skid Row
07(16) 7 O'clock - Quireboys [97]
08(05) Infinite Dreams - Iron Maiden
09(02) The Uninvited Guest - Marillion
10(03) Janie's Got A Gun - Aerosmith
11(06) House Of Fire - Alice Cooper
12(15) Sun King - The Cult
13(11) Angelia - Richard Marx
14(08) Fool For Your Loving - Whitesnake
15(re) Lay Your Hands On Me - Bon Jovi
16(09) Heart The Hunter - Great White
17(14) Don't Pray For Me - Little Angels
18(re) Bed Of Nails - Alice Cooper
19(re) Nightrain - Guns N' Roses
20(re) Inside Out - Gun

[Robbie]

^
First time I've seen Jive Bunny on a rock music chart!

[Blondini]

The Rock Aid Armenia charity single was released a year after the devastating earthquake which killed 40,000 people. The single might have sold better had it been released much earlier in 1989.

i bought it. still think it's the best version - it is played in the clip below (before the clip cuts off)


ITV Chart Show Rock Chart (16th December 1989)


lncludes Queen - The Miracle - the top 2 are cut off but it's Marillion at 2 and Bon Jovi #1

[Robbie]

I'm suprised that 'Every Rose Has Its Thorn' is number 1 for 1989. I would have expected a Guns N' Roses single to be top.

[Metalweb]

Best sellers of '89:

01 Every Rose Has It's Thorn - Poison
02 Poison - Alice Cooper
03 Patience - Guns N' Roses
04 Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
05 Better Days - Gun
06 Paradise City - Guns N' Roses
07 Love In An Elevator - Aerosmith
08 Rocket - Def Leppard
09 One - Metallica
10 Your Mama Don't Dance - Poison
11 After The War - Gary Moore
12 Mean Man - W.A.S.P.
13 Edie (Ciao Baby) - The Cult
14 I'll Be There For You - Bon Jovi
15 Cryin' - Vixen
16 Anti-Social - Anthrax
17 Burning Bridges (On and Off and On Again) - Status Quo
18 The Real Me - W.A.S.P.
19 Lay Your Hands On Me - Bon Jovi
20 Bed Of Nails - Alice Cooper

[Metalweb]

23 Dec 89

01(02) Living In Sin - Bon Jovi [40]
02(01) The Uninvited Guest - Marillion
03(08) Smoke On The Water - Rock Aid Armenia [47]
04(03) When I See You Smile - Bad English
05(04) Infinite Dreams - Iron Maiden
06(07) House Of Fire - Alice Cooper
07(05) Little Dreamer - Status Quo
08(06) Fool For Your Loving - Whitesnake
09 (-) Heart The Hunter - Great White [91]
10(16) Another Christmas Song - Jethro Tull [95]
11(11) Angelia - Richard Marx
12(09) Youth Gone Wild - Skid Row
13(10) Janie's Got A Gun - Aerosmith
14(12) Don't Pray For Me - Little Angels
15(14) Sun King - The Cult
16(13) 7 O'clock - Quireboys
17(15) Dead, Jail Or Rock'n'Roll - Michael Monroe
18(17) Hide Your Heart - Kiss
19 (-) Hangin' On The Telephone - Acid Reign
20 (-) Standing In The Shadows - Britny Fox

Bon Jovi hit top spot with the fifth (and best, IMO) single from New Jersey...

Acid Reign surprisingly cover.....The Nerves, although they include the snappy guitar break from Blondie's version.

[Metalweb]

Yes, the Rock Aid Armenia single was released rather belatedly and, despite charting, got somewhat lost in the Christmas rush.

Not the most imaginative choice of track to cover either....

The Uninvited Guest (one of the many AIDS-referencing songs around at the time) is a decent enough track but the band were never really the same post-Fish...

[jimmypages59]

The Uninvited Guest, is the last thing I ever bought by Marillion and also the latest thing I've heard by them. As disappointed as I was with the departure of Fish, I did really enjoy UG and the previous single Hooks In You.

[Robbie]

The Rock Aid Armenia charity single was released a year after the devastating earthquake which killed 40,000 people. The single might have sold better had it been released much earlier in 1989.

[Metalweb]

Another issue gone walkabout.....

16 Dec 89

01 (-) The Uninvited Guest - Marillion [60]
02 (-) Living In Sin - Bon Jovi [48]
03(04) When I See You Smile - Bad English [77]
04(01) Infinite Dreams - Iron Maiden [74]
05 (-) Little Dreamer - Status Quo [85]
06(02) Fool For Your Loving - Whitesnake
07(05) House Of Fire - Alice Cooper [81]
08 (-) Smoke On The Water - Rock Aid Armenia [69]
09(03) Youth Gone Wild - Skid Row
10(07) Janie's Got A Gun - Aerosmith
11(06) Angelina - Richard Marx
12(10) Don't Pray For Me - Little Angels
13(08) 7 O'clock - Quireboys
14(09) Sun King - The Cult
15 (-) Dead, Jail Or Rock'n'Roll - Michael Monroe
16 (-) Another Christmas Song - Jethro Tull [95]
17(11) Hide Your Heart - Kiss
18 ???
19 ???
20 ???

[Metalweb]

9 Dec 89

01(01) Infinite Dreams - Iron Maiden [51]
02 (-) Fool For Your Loving - Whitesnake [73]
03(02) Youth Gone Wild - Skid Row
04(07) When I See You Smile - Bad English [65]
05 (-) House Of Fire - Alice Cooper [74]
06(04) Angelia - Richard Marx
07(08) Janie's Got A Gun - Aerosmith
08(03) 7 O'clock - Quireboys
09(05) Sun King - The Cult
10 (-) Don't Pray For Me - Little Angels [96]
11(06) Hide Your Heart - Kiss
12(09) Beat The Bullet - Vain
13(06) Inside Out - Gun
14(11) Dr Feelgood - Motley Crue
15(14) She's So Fine - Thunder
16(12) State Of Mind - Fish
17(16) It's All Coming Back To Me Now - Pandora's Box
18(13) Bed Of Nails - Alice Cooper
19(20) Love In An Elevator - Aerosmith
20(15) Shakin' - Wolfsbane

[Metalweb]

2 Dec 89

01(01) Infinite Dreams - Iron Maiden [25]
02(05) Youth Gone Wild - Skid Row [44]
03(02) 7 O'clock - Quireboys
04(04) Angelina - Richard Marx [69]
05(03) Sun King - The Cult
06(07) Hide Your Heart - Kiss
07(16) When I See You Smile - Bad English [61]
08(09) Janie's Got A Gun - Aerosmith [79]
09(11) Beat The Bullet - Vain
10 ???
11(08) Dr Feelgood - Motley Crue
12(10) State Of Mind - Fish
13(15) Bed Of Nails - Alice Cooper
14(14) She's So Fine - Thunder
15(12) Shakin' - Wolfsbane
16(13) It's All Coming Back To Me Now - Pandora's Box
17(17) Not At All - Status Quo
18(18) Sleeping My Day Away - D.A.D.
19(06) Inside Out - Gun
20(19) Love In An Elevator - Aerosmith

Number Ten is missed off the list and nothing has Ten in the prior week position next week....

[Metalweb]

^

Yes, on reflection I suspect you're right re Dr F!

[Blondini]

Incidentally, wonder what Dr F felt about Motley Crue nicking their name?


Like the Aerosmith track but it's not surprising it wasn't a hit here! The subject matter certainly wasn't what fans of 'Love In An Elevator' were expecting...

1. I strongly doubt that either group were aware of each other! That song is their best by far.

2. By that logic it shouldn't have been a hit in America, either - though America did have far more exposure to their varied material such as Dream On, of course. I think airplay was the factor in both countries. In the UK it lacked it, in America it literally helped it chart. The celebrated video had more exposure in the US, too. It's an amazing song - only bettered by the similarly themed Jane Says by Jane's Addiction.

ITV Chart Show Rock Chart (25th November 1989)

another recreated video

credits the fact that Sun King was coupled with a reissued Edie (Ciao Baby) after it was a US hit.

[Metalweb]

I generally managed to resist the temptation to buy a single more than once - mind you, when I started buying records in the 70s you were very lucky even to get a picture sleeve!

Even when limited edition coloured vinyl releases started getting issued in the late 70s most releases would stick to one colour. I do remember Dr Feelgood's classic 'Milk and Alcohol' getting released on both milk (white, obviously!) and alcohol (brown) coloured vinyl. I tried to get both but was half disappointed/ half relieved (cash was short!) to only find the brown one....

Incidentally, wonder what Dr F felt about Motley Crue nicking their name?

Agree re Skid Row - strong album.

Kiss never really caught on here in their 70s heyday. Even their sell out/breakout single 'I Was Made For Lovin' You did nothing. Then in the late 80s they scored an out-of-nowhere Top Five hit with the so-so 'Crazy Crazy Nights'. Very odd.

Like the Aerosmith track but it's not surprising it wasn't a hit here! The subject matter certainly wasn't what fans of 'Love In An Elevator' were expecting...

[jimmypages59]

I vividly recall buying numerous variations of Whitesnakes Fool For Loving 89 and Infinite Dreams, one bleak Saturday afternoon, from an HMV in Edinburgh and my mate just thinking I was mental, buying the same two songs 3 or 4 times! He might have had a point lol

Sun King, I think is great for a bit, but runs out of steam and just kind of goes on too long.

I thought Skid Rows eponymous debut was a great album and this was a great single.

I've never really listened to Kiss, just never been my thing, couldn't even tell you what a lot of their songs, such as this one, even sound like.

Not one of my more favourite Aerosmith tracks but not a bad one either.

[Metalweb]

Plenty of new entries this week....

25 Nov 89

01 (-) Infinite Dreams - Iron Maiden [06]
02(01) 7 O'clock - Quireboys [49]
03 (-) Sun King - The Cult [47]
04(02) Angelia - Richard Marx [56]
05 (-) Youth Gone Wild - Skid Row [42]
06(09) Inside Out - Gun
07 (-) Hide Your Heart - Kiss
08(03) Dr Feelgood - Motley Crue
09 (-) Janie's Got A Gun - Aerosmith [76]
10(05) State Of Mind - Fish
11 (-) Beat The Bullet - Vain [97]
12(11) Shakin' - Wolfsbane
13(07) It's All Coming Back To Me Now - Pandora's Box
14(08) She's So Fine - Thunder
15(09) Bed Of Nails - Alice Cooper
16 (-) When I See You Smile - Bad English [71]
17(06) Not At All - Status Quo
18(10) Sleeping My Day Away - D.A.D.
19(14) Love In An Elevator - Aerosmith
20(15) Someday (You'll Come Running) - FM

[Metalweb]

18 Nov 89

01(03) 7 O'clock - Quireboys [41]
02 (-) Angelia - Richard Marx [45]
03(02) Dr Feelgood - Motley Crue [69]
04(09) Inside Out - Gun [60]
05(01) State Of Mind - Fish
06(05) Not At All - Status Quo
07(04) It's All Coming Back To Me Now - Pandora's Box
08 (-) She's So Fine - Thunder
09(06) Bed Of Nails - Alice Cooper
10(08) Sleeping My Day Away - D.A.D.
11 (-) Shakin' - Wolfsbane
12(10) Trail Of Tears - Dogs D'Amour
13(07) Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
14(11) Love In An Elevator - Aerosmith
15(13) Someday (You'll Come Running) - FM
16(12) Underneath Your Pillow - It Bites
17(14) Order Of The Universe - Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
18 (-) Radar Love - White Lion
19(17) Destroyed - Almighty
20(15) Silver And Gold - Adrian Smith and Project

[jimmypages59]

The Almighty were a pretty good live band, although I had a bit of overkill with them in 91/92, as I seen them about 4 or 5 times, mainly not through choice, as they turned up as openers for Alice Cooper, Megadeth and Motorhead, that I can remember.

7 O' Clock, will never exactly be a fave of mine, but its probably my favourite by them.

Crue had some good tracks on Dr Feelgood, this being one of them, amongst some crap. Never been their biggest fan but I do enjoy the odd track of theirs, like Wildside or Shout At The Devil.

[Metalweb]

11 Nov 89

01(01) State Of Mind - Fish [58]
02 (-) Dr Feelgood - Motley Crue [50]
03 (-) 7 O'clock - Quireboys [36]
04(03) It's All Coming Back To Me Now - Pandora's Box
05(04) Not At All - Status Quo
06(05) Bed Of Nails - Alice Cooper
07(02) Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
08(10) Sleeping My Day Away - D.A.D.
09 (-) Inside Out - Gun [57]
10(06) Trail Of Tears - Dogs D' Amour
11(07) Love In An Elevator - Aerosmith
12(08) Underneath Your Pillow - It Bites
13(09) Someday (You'll Come Running) - F.M.
14(13) Order Of The Universe - Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
15(11) Silver And Gold - Adrian Smith and Project
16(14) Scratch My Back - Roxx Gang
17 (-) Destroyed - Almighty
18(15) Give It All You've Got - Shy
19(17) Nightrain - Guns N' Roses
20(20) Lay Your Hands On Me - Bon Jovi

[Metalweb]

^

Yes, bad choice for a single.

B-side material at best.

[Robbie]

It was the end of an era for Status Quo as 'Not At All' became their first single (re-issues aside) to miss the top 40 since the early 1970s. They had a phenomenal run of 32 consecutive top 40 hits. However 'Not At All' sounds tired and uninspired even by the poor standards of late 80s Quo.

[Blondini]

Sleeping My Day away was/is a great single. They were called Disneyland After Dark at first but quickly changed it to avoid a legal challenge. They are Danish and released an album in 2019.

[Metalweb]

4 Nov 89

01 (-) State Of Mind - Fish [36]
02(01) Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx [53]
03(05) It's All Coming Back To Me Now - Pandora's Box [63]
04 (-) Not At All - Status Quo [57]
05(02) Bed Of Nails - Alice Cooper [71]
06(03) Trail Of Tears - Dogs D' Amour
07(04) Love In An Elevator - Aerosmith
08(08) Underneath Your Pillow - It Bites
09(07) Someday (You'll Come Running) - FM
10 (-) Sleeping My Day Away - D.A.D. [87]
11(06) Silver And Gold - Adrian Smith and Project
12(11) Do You Wanna Riot - Little Angels
13 (-) Order Of The Universe - Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
14 (-) Scratch My Back - Roxx Gang
15(09) Give It All You've Got - Shy
16(10) Forever Free - W.A.S.P.
17(13) Nightrain - Guns N' Roses
18(12) Nothin' But A Good Time - Poison
19(17) Money (Everybody Loves Her) - Gun
20(14) Lay Your Hands On Me - Bon Jovi

[Metalweb]

Kerrang! screwed up again and printed last weeks chart this issue...hence the missing positions.

28 Oct 89

01(01) Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx [30]
02(03) Bed Of Nails - Alice Cooper [53]
03(04) Trail Of Tears - Dogs D' Amour [73]
04(02) Love In An Elevator - Aerosmith [56]
05(07) It's All Coming Back To Me Now - Pandora's Box [51]
06(05) Silver And Gold - Adrian Smith and Project
07(06) Someday (You'll Come Running) - FM
08(08) Underneath Your Pillow - It Bites [81]
09 (-) Give It All You've Got - Shy [96]
10(09) Forever Free - W.A.S.P.
11 (-) Do You Wanna Riot - Little Angels [91]
12(11) Nothin' But A Good Time - Poison
13(10) Nightrain - Guns N' Roses
14(12) Lay Your Hands On Me - Bon Jovi
15 ???
16 ???
17(14) Money (Everybody Loves Her) - Gun
18 ???
19 ???
20 ???