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Post by Pet Shop Boy on Sept 6, 2004 17:30:42 GMT -5
September 1999. Here's the top 20, just for the sake of interest.
1. Vengaboys - We're Goin' to Ibiza
2. Lou Bega - Mambo No.5
3. DJ Jean - The Launch
4. Lolly - Mickey
5. Thunderbugs - Friends Forever
6. Shaft - Mucho Mambo (Sway)
7. Leftfield - Afrika Shoxx
8. Enrique Iglesias - Baliamos
9. Supergrass - Moving
10. Martine McCutcheon - I've got you
11. Geri Halliwell - Mi chico latino
12. Alice DeeJay - Better off alone
13. Moloko - Sing it back
14. Sixpence None The Richer - There She Goes
15. TLC - Unpretty
16. Lyte Funkie Ones - Summer Girls
17. Westlife - If I let you go
18. A1 - Summertime of our lives
19. Ricky Martin - Livin' la vida loca
20. Bran Van 3000 - Drinking in L.A
I like 17 of those songs. That never happens these days. Music really is getting worse and worse.
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Post by j on Sept 6, 2004 19:23:53 GMT -5
I absolutely detest the 1. Vengaboys 2. Lou Bega 11. Geri Halliwell 12. Alice DeeJay 18. A1 19. Ricky Martin. The 13. Moloko song is dumb and repetitive.
The 8. Enrique Iglesias and 17. Westlife songs aren't bad and I love 10. "I've Got You", 15. "Unpretty" and 16. "Summer Girls".
I haven't heard Lolly's Mickey but since this is the UK chart we're talking about here, it can only be one thing - a cover of Toni Basil's annoying 80s hit.
Comparing with this week's chart, I only like 2 of the 20. So surprisingly, I have to agree that the 1999 chart is better. :o
Paul Weller - Wishing On A Star - a remake?
411 - Dumb - I've heard "On My Knees" and that one wasn't horrible. Maybe this one's better...
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Post by WhySoSerious? on Sept 6, 2004 19:26:45 GMT -5
Music's getting worse my ass....that chart looks absolutely horrible.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2004 19:27:21 GMT -5
That chart is bloody awful!
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Sept 6, 2004 20:29:24 GMT -5
Personally, comparing a 1999 chart with a 2004 chart (chr/pop, that is), I think 2004 may win! It hasn't been THAT bad a year! You people act as if Urban music is the devil but remember, in the 90s it was tough luck to have an Urban/Hip-Hop song go to #1 on the charts. At least now there's a good mix of genres on the chart.
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Post by Pet Shop Boy on Sept 6, 2004 20:41:46 GMT -5
Paul Weller - Wishing On A Star - a remake? 411 - Dumb - I've heard "On My Knees" and that one wasn't horrible. Maybe this one's better... Yes, paul Weller has MASSACRED Rose Royce's hit at #11. And the new 411 single is excellent. They actually sing in it ;) |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2004 21:12:55 GMT -5
At least now there's a good mix of genres on the chart. No, see there's the problem! It's not a good mix. |
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Post by allow that on Sept 6, 2004 21:19:33 GMT -5
Ryan, have you heard "Gravity" by Embrace yet? You might like that one if you haven't heard it yet (#7 debut on this week's UK singles chart... Chris Martin is involved in it).
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Post by dragoneyez on Sept 6, 2004 21:23:04 GMT -5
Not every "urban" song is bad. I've actually come to like a small selection of them this year (basically Jay-Z and Kanye West's songs). I've also come across a UK song (Estelle's 1980) which I really liked.
The world "urban" or "rap" shouldn't be a curse word, because there's a few good songs out there - you just have to find them.
Hopefully the mainstream rap producers stop turning out crap and start making some quality music for a change. Either that or some less grating genre becomes the next "thing."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2004 21:28:40 GMT -5
Not every "urban" song is bad. I've actually come to like a small selection of them this year (basically Jay-Z and Kanye West's songs). I've also come across a UK song (Estelle's 1980) which I really liked. The world "urban" or "rap" shouldn't be a curse word, because there's a few good songs out there - you just have to find them. Hopefully the mainstream rap producers stop turning out crap and start making some quality music for a change. Either that or some less grating genre becomes the next "thing." Exactly. |
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Post by Love Plastic Love on Sept 6, 2004 21:45:10 GMT -5
Ive only heard 6 of those songs  I like 4 of those 6 however ":) |
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Post by Pink Champagne Ricochet on Sept 6, 2004 22:32:44 GMT -5
Yeah, I don't think urban-free is a good thing at all. Although I haven't checked out the UK charts in a while, they seem to generally be more balanced in almost all kinds of music. Maybe that's because they release CD singles and their charts are determined by people who actually CHOOSE to spend their money on songs of their choices as opposed to two thousand max execs at Clear Channel.
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Post by j on Sept 7, 2004 0:23:10 GMT -5
Maybe that's because they release CD singles and their charts are determined by people who actually CHOOSE to spend their money on songs of their choices as opposed to two thousand max execs at Clear Channel. They also have an airplay chart which is quite comparable to the sales chart. They just don't combine the two that's all. I used to see Westlife and Spice Girls songs debut at Sales #1 and fall off pretty quickly (they ended up with 9-10 #1s each) and assumed that only their die-hard fans were still interested in them after the first album, but the airplay charts revealed otherwise. I don't see why you need to have that random dig at Clear Channel but I bet digital sales in the US are probably comparable to the airplay charts as well. I read that "Yeah!" sold very well so it is the bona fide #1 of the year, and in fact, the other urban tracks this year are also bona fide hits regardless of what you may choose to believe about radio programming. |
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Post by Keith3000 on Sept 7, 2004 3:26:37 GMT -5
The UK chart really wasn't too strong on Urban singles during the late '90s. That being said, I found all the pop and techno tracks way worse than much of the R&B that is popular in the UK now.
I don't think there's a single song in that Top 20 that I like, except for maybe "Unpretty", which is also the only Urban track there, lol.
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Sept 7, 2004 13:50:27 GMT -5
No, see there's the problem! It's not a good mix.
Ashlee Simpson - Pieces Of Me
Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved
Avril Lavigne - My Happy Ending
Black Eyed Peas - Let's Get It Started
Nelly - My Place
Ryan Cabrera - On The Way Down
Houston - I Like That
Switchfoot - Meant To Live
Finger Eleven - One Thing
Linkin Park - Breaking The Habit
Usher - Yeah
That's just the Top 20. I like more than half and the rest I either don't mind listening to, don't know or don't really like. I'd say that's better than this time last year. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2004 13:58:12 GMT -5
But you stated it like a fact. I personally think most of the urban music that pop radio plays is repulsive. |
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Post by chebingeo on Sept 7, 2004 14:08:38 GMT -5
No, see there's the problem! It's not a good mix. More like no mix. |
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Post by Miguelín on Sept 7, 2004 17:29:37 GMT -5
13. Moloko - Sing it back 14. Sixpence None The Richer - There She Goes 20. Bran Van 3000 - Drinking in L.A I only like these. 3/20... and none of these are great for me |
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Post by allow that on Sept 7, 2004 17:41:59 GMT -5
8. Enrique Iglesias - Baliamos 15. TLC - Unpretty ^These are the only 2 I really like. ^These 3 I either like a little or am indifferent to. ^These 2 I can't stand. And the other 13 I haven't heard.... and since 13 is more than half of the chart, I can't really say if I think it's a good or bad chart overall. |
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