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Post by 80sat40fan on May 18, 2018 18:24:51 GMT -5
This Week's Lost 90s Classic is from Jill Sobule, a singer-songwriter from Denver. This was her only Hot 100 chart hit. It was debuting at #77 on the 5/27/95 chart, and it would peak at #67. Here is Jill Sobule with "I Kissed A Girl" (completely different from Katy Perry's song of the same name):
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Post by 80sat40fan on May 26, 2018 3:22:40 GMT -5
This Week's Lost 90s Classic is from Glenn Frey. This song was in the soundtrack to the movie "Thelma & Louise". On the 6/1/91 Hot 100, it was moving up four notches to #57, and it would peak two places higher at #55. Here is Glenn Frey with, "Part Of Me, Part Of You":
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Post by 80sat40fan on Jun 2, 2018 4:54:30 GMT -5
This Week's Lost 90s Classic is from Barenaked Ladies. This song was moving up two notches to #27 on the 6/5/99 Adult Top 40 chart, and it would peak at #17 six weeks later. While this song only Bubbled Under on the Hot 100, it reached #43 on Radio & Records. Here are Barenaked Ladies with "Call & Answer":
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Post by mga707 on Jun 2, 2018 11:33:15 GMT -5
This Week's Lost 90s Classic is from Barenaked Ladies. This song was moving up two notches to #27 on the 6/5/99 Adult Top 40 chart, and it would peak at #17 six weeks later. While this song only Bubbled Under on the Hot 100, it reached #43 on Radio & Records. Here are Barenaked Ladies with "Call & Answer": Thanks. Really need to listen to more from these guys, as I only know them from "One Week" and (of course) the "Big Bang Theory" theme.
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Post by 80sat40fan on Jun 9, 2018 5:18:44 GMT -5
This Week's Lost 90s Classic is from Squirrel Nut Zippers, a jazz/swing band from North Carolina. This song was peaking at #13 on the 6/14/97 Top Alternative Rock Tracks chart right as ska bands were influencing the charts. Here are Squirrel Nut Zippers with "Hell":
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Post by 80sat40fan on Jun 16, 2018 5:31:19 GMT -5
This Week's Lost 90s Classic is from Pat Benatar. This was her first hit from her "Gravity's Rainbow" album. It was moving up two notches to #5 on the 6/19/93 Top Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and it would peak the following week at #3 on that chart. Here is Pat Benatar with "Everybody Lay Down":
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Post by 80sat40fan on Jun 23, 2018 5:03:34 GMT -5
This Week's Lost 90s Classic is from Beck... and based on airplay on some rock stations today, it's not exactly a lost 90s classic. On the 6/29/96 Hot 100, this song was debuting at #75, and it would get as high as #61 during its 19 week chart run. On the Radio & Records chart, it would peak at #47. From his "Odelay" album, here is Beck with "Where It's At":
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Post by 80sat40fan on Jun 30, 2018 4:04:22 GMT -5
This Week's Lost 90s Classic is from 2 Unlimited, a dance act from the Netherlands most popular for their stadium anthem, "Get Ready For This". Their first chart hit was moving up two notches to #69 on the 7/4/92 Hot 100. While it would only peak at #49 on the pop chart, it was a Top 5 Dance chart smash. Here is 2 Umlimited with "Twilight Zone":
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Post by bobbo428 on Jul 1, 2018 11:55:18 GMT -5
Because it's the Christmas season and you all have been good , I have two Lost 90s Classics this week. Both songs are from Top 10 albums on the 12/26/92 Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. The first is from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. This is the first track featured on the "A Very Special Christmas 2" album which was holding at #7 on that chart. Here are Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers with "Christmas All Over Again": My second pick is from Amy Grant who had the #2 album that week with "Home For Christmas". Here is Amy Grant with "Breath Of Heaven (Mary's Song)": Merry Christmas!!! I am still working on my 1980s/1990s music book, and these are good song ideas--I am always looking for songs I missed. I find it enjoyable that I am listening to Christmas songs in July. I need holiday songs to cool down because this is looking to be our hottest week in years.
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Post by 80sat40fan on Jul 7, 2018 6:21:10 GMT -5
This Week's Lost 90s Classic is from Fred Schneider of the B-52s. It was a song from his 1984 album, "Fred Schneider And The Shake Society". The song was banned by MTV due to its suggestive lyrics and video. The album was re-released in 1991, and this song moved up nine notches to #86 on the 7/13/91 Hot 100. It would peak the following week just one notch higher at #85. The video also features Kate Piersen from the B-52 and Tina Weymouth from Talking Heads. Here is Fred Schneider singing lyrics such as as, "There's a monster in my pants, and it does a naughty dance" on the song, "Monster" (so I guess this video could get the NSFW label thanks to MTV circa 1984? ):
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Post by 80sat40fan on Jul 14, 2018 4:40:44 GMT -5
This Week's Lost 90s Classic is from Aretha Franklin. This was her last song to chart on the Hot 100, and it debuted on the 7/18/98 Hot 100 at #94. It would peak at #76. Closing out a chart career which started in 1961, here is Aretha Franklin with "Here We Go Again":
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Post by 80sat40fan on Jul 21, 2018 5:25:05 GMT -5
This Week's Lost 90s Classic is from The Steve Miller Band. This was their last hit to make the Hot 100, and it was moving up 9 notches to #66 on the 7/24/93 Hot 100. On the Top Mainstream Rock Tracks chart of the same week, this song was peaking at #7. Capping a 25 year career on the Hot 100, here is The Steve Miller Band with "Wide River":
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Post by 80sat40fan on Jul 28, 2018 5:04:23 GMT -5
This Week's Lots 90s Classic is from a singer named Paul Peterson. If his name doesn't ring a bell, he used the name St. Paul for a part of his career. He was discovered by Prince and was being groomed to become the keyboardist for The Time when that band broke up in 1984. He also toured with The Steve Miller Band, Kenny Loggins and Oleta Adams. As a solo artist, he didn't have any Top 40 hits. His only Hot 100 hit was moving up three notches to #59 on the 8/4/90 Hot 100, and it would peak at #52. From Minneapolis, here is St. Paul with "Stranger To Love":
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Post by Michael1973 on Aug 2, 2018 10:53:57 GMT -5
This Week's Lots 90s Classic is from a singer named Paul Peterson. If his name doesn't ring a bell, he used the name St. Paul for a part of his career. He was discovered by Prince and was being groomed to become the keyboardist for The Time when that band broke up in 1984. He also toured with The Steve Miller Band, Kenny Loggins and Oleta Adams. As a solo artist, he didn't have any Top 40 hits. His only Hot 100 hit was moving up three notches to #59 on the 8/4/90 Hot 100, and it would peak at #52. From Minneapolis, here is St. Paul with "Stranger To Love": Despite it's #52 peak on Billboard, this song made the R&R Top 40 for two weeks.
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Post by 80sat40fan on Aug 2, 2018 16:40:50 GMT -5
Despite it's #52 peak on Billboard, this song made the R&R Top 40 for two weeks. Good catch, Michael! I try to make sure these picks haven't hit the Top 40 on both Billboard and well as Radio & Records, but I missed seeing this on the Radio & Records archives website. Oops! Because of my error, how about a bonus pick from the same chart, 8/4/90? It's from The Whispers, the group who brought us the Top 20 hit from 1980, "And The Beat Goes On", and the 1987 #7 hit, "Rock Steady". Here are The Whispers with a song which would peak at #55 on Billboard (and not reach Radio & Records Top 50), "Innocent": I'll have my regular weekly pick this weekend.
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