Boardsies greatest song of the 90's

Kolido

The 90s was another great decade for music, I'm sure we all have our favourites.

Lets see what truly is the greatest song.

There are just 2 rules the songs must meet to be eligible.

1. The song must have been released as a single in the UK and/or US, no album tracks here
2. The song must have been released in the 90's, re releases are accepted.

So, please pm me 10 songs and we will likely kick this off in a couple of weeks

Necro

Glutton for punishment Kolido.

This is gonna be tough again to narrow it down

khalessi

List in

Electric Nitwit

Necro wrote: »

Glutton for punishment Kolido.

This is gonna be tough again to narrow it down

My exact thoughts
The 90s are my formative decade, I could come up with hundreds. I also think I'll take rejection of my favourites personally

Have already submitted my ten, had to do it quickly before I changed my mind yet again over what to pick.

I just hope somebody else had nominated some of those I had to leave out.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Sent my 10 songs in, tried not to overthink it too much, and pretty happy with my choices.

Electric Nitwit

Just looked up the top selling singles of the decade on Wikipedia. Here's the UK list, it makes for grim reading...



Can't see many of those getting nominated, except by Necro

Necro

Electric Nitwit wrote:

Can't see many of those getting nominated

:pac:

Electric Nitwit

Necro wrote: »

:pac:

Fixed my post
I know you're a big Robson and Jerome fan!

Electric Nitwit

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Just looked up the top selling singles of the decade on Wikipedia. Here's the UK list, it makes for grim reading...

There's one song there that was on my "longlist", and maybe another three or four that I wouldn't object to too strongly......but yeah, the majority if those can absolutely fúck off. >__<

Tauriel

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Just looked up the top selling singles of the decade on Wikipedia. Can't see many of those getting nominated, except by Necro

I see you clicked into Aqua

I'll get a list into you Kolido.

Electric Nitwit

mustang shelly wrote: »

I see you clicked into Aqua

Every day

Declan A Walsh

I like the last two on that list, especially Number 19 (Spaceman). But, as for the rest... please no!

EDIT: Actually, guilty pleasure: Number 8 grew on me! I realized that it is actually a good song in its own right when I happened to hear some radically rearranged versions of it! For example, Travis does a cover of it. So, I will allow Britney Spears' Baby One More Time, upon reflection!

I’m gonna pick a song from each year this time

Tauriel

This is actually surprisingly tougher than what I expected.

I'm flip flopping between a few but hopefully will have a list this afternoon.

Big Vern

List sent.

partyguinness

Great music up to '95 at a push maybe '96. Nah leave it 95- it went downhill rapidly after that and has not got much better.

OP- as a point of order there is no apostrophe in "90s".

Sorry I can't help myself.

partyguinness

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Just looked up the top selling singles of the decade on Wikipedia. Here's the UK list, it makes for grim reading...



Can't see many of those getting nominated, except by Necro

Ha...I thought at first glance it was your own personal list and I thought "What a little bitch."

whodafunk

What about Catatonia Road Rage?

Heard it tonight on tv and have since listened a further 3/4 times. Great tune and memory from the 90’s.

Kolido

whodafunk wrote: »

What about Catatonia Road Rage?

Heard it tonight on tv and have since listened a further 3/4 times. Great tune and memory from the 90’s.

Its a good tune alright.

If you're interested, please pm me your list of 10 and they will be included in the contest.

Necro

Electric Nitwit wrote:

Fixed my post I know you're a big Robson and Jerome fan!

Look, Teletubbies is an underrated CLASSIC and none of you know what you're talking about.

Necro

partyguinness wrote:

Ha...I thought at first glance it was your own personal list and I thought "What a little bitch."

It's fine to like Whitney and Elton man. Embrace it don't run from it that stuff will only eat you up in the long term.

Deja Boo

submitted list... probably not the best of the decade, but a few iconic ones anyway

ShaneU

Can safely say I will not be nominating any of the top twenty selling singles! What a shocking list. Only two decent songs on are covers! (13 & 15)

Thought Bryan Adams would be top because I remember the summer it was at No.1 for far too long and played far too much.

Grab All Association

74-75 by The Connells

rainbowtrout

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Just looked up the top selling singles of the decade on Wikipedia. Here's the UK list, it makes for grim reading...

...

Can't see many of those getting nominated, except by Necro

:eek: If I was forced to listen to that playlist on repeat forever it would be killing me softly....:pac:

Declan A Walsh

I have been looking at that Top 20 bestsellers list and noticed a few things.

The year most represented is 1997 with six songs, including the biggest seller of the '90s - Elton John's. The second most represented is 1998 with four songs. The third most represented is 1996 with three songs. After that, it is one song or two songs for different years.

In view of the above, it is not surprising that sixteen of the entries are from the second half of the 1990s, i.e. 1995-1999.

1990 and 1993 are not represented at all in this list.

The Spice Girls and The Saints are represented here with a song a piece. They would have been considered rival pop acts at the time. Two other rival acts from that time are not in the Top 20: Oasis and Blur. In fact, there is no sign of "Brit Pop" here at all.

rainbowtrout

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

I have been looking at that Top 20 bestsellers list and noticed a few things.

The year most represented is 1997 with six songs, including the biggest seller of the '90s - Elton John's. The second most represented is 1998 with four songs. The third most represented is 1996 with three songs. After that, it is one song or two songs for different years.

In view of the above, it is not surprising that sixteen of the entries are from the second half of the 1990s, i.e. 1995-1999.

1990 and 1993 are not represented at all in this list.

The Spice Girls and The Saints are represented here with a song a piece. They would have been considered rival pop acts at the time. Two other rival acts from that time are not in the Top 20: Oasis and Blur. In fact, there is no sign of "Brit Pop" here at all.

Also no sign of Take That and I would have thought they were as big as the Spice Girls.

rainbowtrout

Also just looking at the biggest selling album in Ireland ever (David Gray - White Ladder quiz nerds) ..... and the singles which were constantly on the radio in the late 90s didn't actually get into the Top 10 here. Didn't even break the top 20. I think that's an amazing statistic.

Declan A Walsh

In my previous post, I should have said All Saints!

First of all I should point out that looking at just the Top 20 for the 1990s does not give you the full picture. Maybe a Top 50 or even a Top 100 would give a better picture of the 1990s and what songs sold well.

Anyway, who else is missing from the Top 20? New Order (remember they had their only Number 1 in 1990 with World In Motion), Mariah Carey and Right Said Fred.

Other observations: Perfect Day is the only charity record involving various artistes in the Top 20, there are no Christmas tunes in this list and only four of the songs feature rappers.

rainbowtrout

Declan A Walsh wrote: »

Anyway, who else is missing from the Top 20? New Order (remember they had their only Number 1 in 1990 with World In Motion), Mariah Carey and Right Said Fred.

She's no loss.


Although that sentence has quite an eclectic mix. :pac:

Declan A Walsh

rainbowtrout wrote: »

She's no loss.


Although that sentence has quite an eclectic mix. :pac:

I'm not a fan of Mariah Carey's music. I'm just observing the artistes that we would have associated with the 1990s that are missing from this list.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

I just don't get Mariah Carey... like at all!

Whitney, Madonna, Beyoncé, etc not always my cup of tea, but I understand the appeal, and have at least a few whopper tunes in their repetoire. Mariah Carey is just... bleh (to put it nicely), but people seem to adore her because she hits those high notes reasonably well I guess, forgetting that the songs are absolute muck.

Kolido

Currently over 150 songs, we will close at 200. Thanks for all the interest so far.

rainbowtrout

Kolido wrote: »

Currently over 150 songs, we will close at 200. Thanks for all the interest so far.

Don't think you'll have any problem getting to 200.

I forgot to throw a list in to the 80s one, I didn't repeat that mistake.

I better get mine in quick! Now I'm under pressure I'm sure to forget some.......

Electric Nitwit

Kolido wrote: »

Currently over 150 songs, we will close at 200. Thanks for all the interest so far.

I have wrestled my list down to 24 and it's been heartbreaking. Better get a wriggle on

The 90s were my music era and I have 90s indie and indie-rock in my veins. I'm having to leave out favourites that I just don't think are universally popular, and gamble on a lot being nominated by other people, this is torture

256 is a good number for a tournament, just saying
Close at 200 and let me enter 56 :pac:

Sheridan81

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

I just don't get Mariah Carey... like at all!

Whitney, Madonna, Beyoncé, etc not always my cup of tea, but I understand the appeal, and have at least a few whopper tunes in their repetoire. Mariah Carey is just... bleh (to put it nicely), but people seem to adore her because she hits those high notes reasonably well I guess, forgetting that the songs are absolute muck.

Mariah Carey has the most number one hits in America after The Beatles. I've never really noticed her music other than the Christmas hit she had.

Rikand

Absolutely impossible to limit it to just 10. Not going to submit any of my trance classics as I know none of them will go far (even though they should) - Just going to pick the first 10 that come to my head

Rikand

The other problem is :: Go for a bands most famous song which is good or for one of their less famous songs which are way better but may not get as many votes

rainbowtrout

Rikand wrote: »

The other problem is :: Go for a bands most famous song which is good or for one of their less famous songs which are way better but may not get as many votes

Ya i've left out some well known bands where I have several of their albums etc, because the chances are that someone will nominate them anyway.

Declan A Walsh

Sheridan81 wrote: »

Mariah Carey has the most number one hits in America after The Beatles. I've never really noticed her music other than the Christmas hit she had.

Mariah Carey had a number of hits in the UK including Without You which got to No. 1. Again, I must emphasize I'm not a fan myself! By the way, over the years, Mariah Carey released a number of other Christmas tunes, mainly in the 2010s!

quickbeam

I’ve love Harry Nilssen’s Without You. Mariah’s is a crime against music.

Rikand

left a few off that i think other people will nom and just picked 10 that may not pick up other noms or few noms

Dont let me down everyone else

Zaph

quickbeam wrote: »

I’ve love Harry Nilssen’s Without You. Mariah’s is a crime against music.

I'd argue that what she did with Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love" on "Fantasy" was an even greater crime. Truly horrific.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Sheridan81 wrote: »

Mariah Carey has the most number one hits in America after The Beatles. I've never really noticed her music other than the Christmas hit she had.

Again, why the f**k? I literally just can't understand the appeal. For the most part, I get why other artists are popular, even if not to my personal taste, but with Mariah Carey it's just what the f**k? She's the Sharon Watts of pop music*...

*only soap people and/or fans of EastEnders will even remotely understand that reference, but the people who know what I mean, really f**king know what I mean... :rolleyes:

Sheridan81

I think Mariah is sexy and a fine singer so I can see the appeal myself.

Triceratops Ballet

Kolido wrote: »

Currently over 150 songs, we will close at 200. Thanks for all the interest so far.

Sh1te! Better get to work i was thinking about it while I was in the car this evening

Triceratops Ballet

Update I've written down 30 songs off the top of my head, the 80's was so much easier cos I was a smallie and totally unaware music, but I was there for all the 90's this might drive me mad!

I'm really torn between picking ones I like and ones that'll do well and ye might as well know now I don't really like Blur or Oasis!

mr_fegelien