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In Thirty Years Gone, we move up to the final decade of the 20th century, the 1990s, the decade in which the Cold War ended and music went all grunge.
Considering we just lost her, it is appropriate, Marie Fredriksson and Roxette take our first #1 of the decade. As is usual in January, the chart is otherwise quiet.
Last Week This Week Song Title Weeks On Total Points Peak
1 1 Roxette - Dangerous 3 65 1 (3 weeks at #1)
3 2 Paula Abdul & The Wild Pair - Opposites Attract 2 50 2
2 3 Madonna - Dear Jessie 2 47 2
5 4 Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise 9 35 1
6 5 Belinda Carlisle - La Luna 4 34 3
14 6 Madonna - Like A Prayer 42 30 1
4 7 Aerosmith - Janie's Got A Gun 6 26 2
7 8 Bad English - Price Of Love 2 26 7
13 9 Madonna - Cherish 20 21 1
9 10 Rod Stewart - Downtown Train 6 19 5
25 11 Stone Roses - Fool's Gold 6 18 11
19 12 Sydney Youngblood - Sit And Wait 4 18 7
8 13 Tom Petty - Free Fallin' 9 18 2
11 14 Madonna - Oh Father 8 16 2
12 15 Elton John - Sacrifice 9 16 2
50 16 Roxette - Listen To Your Heart 19 16 1
24 17 Jesus And Mary Chain - Head On 7 15 17
20 18 Richard Marx - Angelia 13 15 7
16 19 Skid Row - I Remember You 7 13 5
18 20 Madonna - Express Yourself 31 13 1
42 21 Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire 14 12 1
15 22 Kate Bush - This Woman's Work 5 11 9
38 23 Inspiral Carpets - Move (RE) 4 10 23
27 24 Billy Joel - Leningrad 2 10 24
19 25 Kaoma - Lambada 11 10 4
22 26 Lynne Hamilton - On The Inside 35 10 15
21 27 Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 9 10 4
30 28 Luther Vandross - Here And Now 2 10 28
23 29 Alice Cooper - House Of Fire 5 9 23
32 30 Electronic - Getting Away With It 2 9 24
46 31 Bob Mould - See A Little Light 4 9 31
17 32 House Of Love - I Don't Know Why I Love You 7 9 17
28 33 Samantha Fox - I Only Wanna Be With You 49 9 10
29 34 Beautiful South - I'll Sail This Ship Alone 5 9 20
51 35 Tina Turner - The Best 18 9 1
NEW 36 Living In A Box - A Different Air 1 9 36
35 37 B-52's - Love Shack 19 8 2
37 38 Liza Minnelli - Losing My Mind 21 8 8
49 39 Kirsty MacColl - Days 27 8 8
36 40 Janet Jackson - Miss You Much 18 8 5
31 41 Soul II Soul - Get A Life 4 8 28
34 42 Jason Donovan - When You Come Back To Me 4 8 18
NEW 43 Morrissey - Ouija Board, Ouija Board 2 8 43
39 44 Soulsister - The Way To Your Heart 15 7 27
NEW 45 Neneh Cherry - Inna City Mamma 2 7 45
26 46 B-52's - Roam 6 7 2
43 47 49ers - Touch Me 2 6 37
45 48 Smithereens - A Girl Like You 11 5 16
62 49 Happy Mondays - Hallelujah 2 5 49
48 50 Dusty Springfield - In Private 5 5 15
40 51 Deborah Harry - Brite Side 5 5 24
63 52 Rapeman - Inki's Butt Crack 2 4 52
52 53 Malcolm McLaren & The Bootzilla Orchestra - House Of The Blue Danube 6 4 52
59 54 Milli Vanilli - Girl I'm Gonna Miss You 22 4 10
47 55 Erasure - You Surround Me 4 4 42
53 56 Queen - The Miracle 4 4 31
54 57 Chicago - What Kind Of Man Would I Be? 5 3 31
41 58 Nirvana - Blew 5 3 22
56 59 Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart 6 3 17
55 60 Michael Penn - No Myth 5 3 28
44 61 Psychedelic Furs - House 2 3 44
64 62 Ian McCulloch - Faith And Healing 2 2 62
65 63 Kylie Minogue - Never Too Late 9 2 15
58 64 Cher - Just Like Jesse James 11 2 2
60 65 Fiona - Everything You Do (You're Sexing Me) 6 1 31
61 66 Rob N' Raz f/ Leila K. - Got To Get 6 1 50
NEW 67 Sonic Boom - Angel 1 1 67
33 68 Mudhoney - This Gift 4 1 33
NEW 69 TV Personalities - Salvador Dali's Garden Party 1 1 69
68 70 Elton John - Healing Hands 19 1 6
72 71 Belinda Carlisle - Leave A Light On 14 1 2
77 72 Loverboy - Too Hot 2 1 72
67 73 Michael Bolton - How Am I Supposed To Live Without You 10 1 8
69 74 Expose - Tell Me Why 4 1 38
70 75 Halo James - Could Have Told You So 2 1 70
73 76 Jimmy Somerville w/ June Miles Kingston - Comment Te Dire Adieu 8 1 18
74 77 Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas? 2 1 74
71 78 Tina Turner - I Don't Wanna Lose You 7 1 14
78 79 Deborah Harry - Kiss It Better 4 1 51
75 80 Eddie Money - Peace In Our Time 5 1 22
76 81 Chris Rea - The Road To Hell (Part 2) 12 1 21
57 OUT Butthole Surfers - Helicopter (Widowermaker ep) 5 0 36
79 OUT Cult - Sun King 7 0 25
66 OUT Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World 10 0 5
1990 #1s
1. Roxette - Dangerous (3 weeks #1, 1 week 1990)
Considering we just lost her, it is appropriate, Marie Fredriksson and Roxette take our first #1 of the decade. As is usual in January, the chart is otherwise quiet.
Last Week This Week Song Title Weeks On Total Points Peak
1 1 Roxette - Dangerous 3 65 1 (3 weeks at #1)
3 2 Paula Abdul & The Wild Pair - Opposites Attract 2 50 2
2 3 Madonna - Dear Jessie 2 47 2
5 4 Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise 9 35 1
6 5 Belinda Carlisle - La Luna 4 34 3
14 6 Madonna - Like A Prayer 42 30 1
4 7 Aerosmith - Janie's Got A Gun 6 26 2
7 8 Bad English - Price Of Love 2 26 7
13 9 Madonna - Cherish 20 21 1
9 10 Rod Stewart - Downtown Train 6 19 5
25 11 Stone Roses - Fool's Gold 6 18 11
19 12 Sydney Youngblood - Sit And Wait 4 18 7
8 13 Tom Petty - Free Fallin' 9 18 2
11 14 Madonna - Oh Father 8 16 2
12 15 Elton John - Sacrifice 9 16 2
50 16 Roxette - Listen To Your Heart 19 16 1
24 17 Jesus And Mary Chain - Head On 7 15 17
20 18 Richard Marx - Angelia 13 15 7
16 19 Skid Row - I Remember You 7 13 5
18 20 Madonna - Express Yourself 31 13 1
42 21 Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire 14 12 1
15 22 Kate Bush - This Woman's Work 5 11 9
38 23 Inspiral Carpets - Move (RE) 4 10 23
27 24 Billy Joel - Leningrad 2 10 24
19 25 Kaoma - Lambada 11 10 4
22 26 Lynne Hamilton - On The Inside 35 10 15
21 27 Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 9 10 4
30 28 Luther Vandross - Here And Now 2 10 28
23 29 Alice Cooper - House Of Fire 5 9 23
32 30 Electronic - Getting Away With It 2 9 24
46 31 Bob Mould - See A Little Light 4 9 31
17 32 House Of Love - I Don't Know Why I Love You 7 9 17
28 33 Samantha Fox - I Only Wanna Be With You 49 9 10
29 34 Beautiful South - I'll Sail This Ship Alone 5 9 20
51 35 Tina Turner - The Best 18 9 1
NEW 36 Living In A Box - A Different Air 1 9 36
35 37 B-52's - Love Shack 19 8 2
37 38 Liza Minnelli - Losing My Mind 21 8 8
49 39 Kirsty MacColl - Days 27 8 8
36 40 Janet Jackson - Miss You Much 18 8 5
31 41 Soul II Soul - Get A Life 4 8 28
34 42 Jason Donovan - When You Come Back To Me 4 8 18
NEW 43 Morrissey - Ouija Board, Ouija Board 2 8 43
39 44 Soulsister - The Way To Your Heart 15 7 27
NEW 45 Neneh Cherry - Inna City Mamma 2 7 45
26 46 B-52's - Roam 6 7 2
43 47 49ers - Touch Me 2 6 37
45 48 Smithereens - A Girl Like You 11 5 16
62 49 Happy Mondays - Hallelujah 2 5 49
48 50 Dusty Springfield - In Private 5 5 15
40 51 Deborah Harry - Brite Side 5 5 24
63 52 Rapeman - Inki's Butt Crack 2 4 52
52 53 Malcolm McLaren & The Bootzilla Orchestra - House Of The Blue Danube 6 4 52
59 54 Milli Vanilli - Girl I'm Gonna Miss You 22 4 10
47 55 Erasure - You Surround Me 4 4 42
53 56 Queen - The Miracle 4 4 31
54 57 Chicago - What Kind Of Man Would I Be? 5 3 31
41 58 Nirvana - Blew 5 3 22
56 59 Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart 6 3 17
55 60 Michael Penn - No Myth 5 3 28
44 61 Psychedelic Furs - House 2 3 44
64 62 Ian McCulloch - Faith And Healing 2 2 62
65 63 Kylie Minogue - Never Too Late 9 2 15
58 64 Cher - Just Like Jesse James 11 2 2
60 65 Fiona - Everything You Do (You're Sexing Me) 6 1 31
61 66 Rob N' Raz f/ Leila K. - Got To Get 6 1 50
NEW 67 Sonic Boom - Angel 1 1 67
33 68 Mudhoney - This Gift 4 1 33
NEW 69 TV Personalities - Salvador Dali's Garden Party 1 1 69
68 70 Elton John - Healing Hands 19 1 6
72 71 Belinda Carlisle - Leave A Light On 14 1 2
77 72 Loverboy - Too Hot 2 1 72
67 73 Michael Bolton - How Am I Supposed To Live Without You 10 1 8
69 74 Expose - Tell Me Why 4 1 38
70 75 Halo James - Could Have Told You So 2 1 70
73 76 Jimmy Somerville w/ June Miles Kingston - Comment Te Dire Adieu 8 1 18
74 77 Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas? 2 1 74
71 78 Tina Turner - I Don't Wanna Lose You 7 1 14
78 79 Deborah Harry - Kiss It Better 4 1 51
75 80 Eddie Money - Peace In Our Time 5 1 22
76 81 Chris Rea - The Road To Hell (Part 2) 12 1 21
57 OUT Butthole Surfers - Helicopter (Widowermaker ep) 5 0 36
79 OUT Cult - Sun King 7 0 25
66 OUT Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World 10 0 5
1990 #1s
1. Roxette - Dangerous (3 weeks #1, 1 week 1990)
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