Sirius XM 90s on 9's Back in The Day Replay Countdown

[jblues]

I don't see a thread in here for this, so creating one.

For my part, I try to listen to this countdown, it is pretty good.

(I will admit I am much more of a fan of the early 90s- not much after 1995.)

[jblues]

1994 this past weekend (1-13-24) and 1992 was the weekend prior (1-6-24.)

[dukelightning]

Don't have Sirius XM but when I did, I caught this countdown a few times. I like the early and late 90s myself. Of course this is based on the Hot 100 so after 1991, there is no other countdown doing that.

[Michael1973]

I listen to this show regularly, but I'm harshly critical of it for several reasons:

-- as has been noted, using the Hot 100 for a 90s countdown show is problematic, as the later decade charts began to reflect what was on pop radio less and less. By 1997, the charts were overrun with Urban songs that were not pop hits, while many pop hits are absent due to never being released as singles. I believe SiriusXM is obligated to use Billboard charts, but it just doesn't work very well here.

-- the content of the shows is incredibly generic and repetitive. We may bash the 80s VJs quite often, but at least they tell interesting stories and give chart data. Julie Brown simply repeats the same statistics every time a given year is featured. She will list the year's top movies, top TV shows, who won the Super Bowl, etc. It's boring and takes little effort.

-- the repeat factor is far worse than the VJ Big 40. This countdown doesn't follow any sort of 10-week rotation, it's much more random. For almost 18 months, the featured year on this countdown was "whatever we played two years ago this week." And for six of the last eight weeks, the chosen year was "whatever we played a year ago". It's ridiculous. Many charts have been featured 4+ times, but meanwhile they've never once featured any chart from July 1996.

[mkarns]

This weekend we're supposed to get 1996. Notably, they did 1995 in both November and December. We also got December 1993 and January 1994, thus repeating many songs.

When I listen to this show, in addition to the songs included here I also pull up the Radio & Records (i.e. Casey) chart and also listen to the songs from it that weren't on the Hot 100's top 30, which gives me more of the flavour of pop radio of the time. I like Julie's presentation and she has some interesting stories about the songs and artists, though it gets repetitive hearing what the year's top TV shows were or who Time's Person of the Year was. How about some new throwback trivia?

[dth1971]

Well, in the 1990's when the Billboard Hot 100 chart source was abandoned from Shadoe AT40 after November 23, 1991.
* Shadoe Stevens AT40 used first the Billboard Radio Monitor chart source and then for the final 2 original AT40 years the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream charts.
* Casey's Top 40 and Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 used the R&R CHR/Pop chart source. Although from 1995-1996 Rick Dees abandoned the R&R CHR/Pop chart source for his own rhthym leaning chart source.
* Even the 1990-1991 Dave Sholin's Insider Top 40/Top 30 show used the Gavin Report CHR charts.

[jblues]

Looks like 1996 this week (1/20/24)

[laura]

Jan 20, 2024 9:05:26 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Well, in the 1990's when the Billboard Hot 100 chart source was abandoned from Shadoe AT40 after November 23, 1991.
* Shadoe Stevens AT40 used first the Billboard Radio Monitor chart source and then for the final 2 original AT40 years the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream charts.
* Casey's Top 40 and Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 used the R&R CHR/Pop chart source. Although from 1995-1996 Rick Dees abandoned the R&R CHR/Pop chart source for his own rhthym leaning chart source.
* Even the 1990-1991 Dave Sholin's Insider Top 40/Top 30 show used the Gavin Report CHR charts.

Gee I never knew any of this. This is brand new information.

But really, what does this have to do with the show? They've never used anything besides the Hot 100. I know they can't use any other non-Billboard source, which does make most of the shows kind of boring to listen to, and don't get me started with the constant repeats.

As for the commentary, yeah I wish they would change things up. The Pop2Kountdown does the same thing as well. You would think that not much happened in those decades the way they repeat the same stuff over and over every time they play a certain year.

[jblues]

90s on 9 Back in the Day Replay Countdown
Chart Date January 4, 1992
Julie Brown hosted - airdate January 6, 2024

30: Change - Lisa Stansfield
29: Forever My Lady - Jodeci
28: Tell Me What You Want Me To Do - Tevin Campbell
27: The Way I Feel About You - Karyn White
26: Cream - Prince & The N.P.G.
25: Let's Talk About Sex - Salt 'N Pepa
24: Can't Stop This Thing We Started - Bryan Adams
23: Broken Arrow - Rod Stewart
22: Live For Loving You - Gloria Estefan
21: Mysterious Ways - U2
20: Don't Cry - Guns N' Roses
19: Diamonds And Pearls - Prince & The N.P.G.
18: O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature
17: I Love Your Smile - Shanice
16: That's What Love Is For - Amy Grant
15: Keep Coming Back - Richard Marx
14: No Son Of Mine - Genesis
13: Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
12: Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - George Michael & Elton John
11: Addams Groove - Hammer
10: Wildside - Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch
9: Blowing Kisses In The Wind - Paula Abdul
8: 2 Legit 2 Quit - Hammer
7: When A Man Loves A Woman - Michael Bolton
6: Finally - Ce Ce thingyton
5: Set Adrift On Memory Bliss - P.M. Dawn
4: Can't Let Go - Mariah Carey
3: All 4 Love - Color Me Badd
2: It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday - Boyz II Men
1: Black Or White - Michael Jackson

(Thanks to Xenia F.)

[jblues]

Jan 20, 2024 10:10:17 GMT -5 jblues said:

Looks like 1996 this week (1/20/24)

Which sadly will have mostly the same songs from the 1995 countdown that was done on December 23rd.
(Starting to see what you mean...)

[Michael1973]

Jan 20, 2024 0:13:23 GMT -5 mkarns said:

Notably, they did 1995 in both November and December.

They played 1995 five times in the second half of 2023. Three of those five charts were featured for the 4th time. See my above post complaining about the repeat factor.

At least this week's chart is not one that's been heard in the past two years. And, since they played 1/27/96 last year, we at least won't get a year-old repeat next week either.

[jblues]

90s on 9 Back in the Day Replay Countdown January 20, 1996
30: Carnival - Natalie Merchant
29: Kiss From A Rose - Seal
28: Roll To Me - Del Amitri
27: Set U Free - Planet Soul
26: Sittin' Up In My Room - Brandy
25: I Got ID - Pearl Jam
24: Only Wanna Be With You - Hootie & The Blowfish
23: You Remind Me Of Something - R. Kelly (not on this countdown)
22: Nobody Knows - Tony Rich Project
21: Back For Good - Take That
20: As I Lay Me Down - Sophie B. Hawkins
19: I Need You - 3T
18: Tonite's Tha Night - Kris Kross
17: Beautiful Life - Ace Of Base
16: Be My Lover - La Bouche
15: Time - Hootie & The Blowfish
14: Runaway - Janet Jackson
13: Tell Me - Groove Theory
12: Fantasy - Mariah Carey
11: Before You Walk Out Of My Life - Monica
10: You'll See - Madonna
9: Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio Featuring L.V.
8: One Of Us - Joan Osborne
7: Diggin' On You - TLC
6: Name - Goo Goo Dolls
5: Breakfast At Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something
4: Missing - Everything But The Girl
3: Hey Lover - LL Cool J
2: Exhale (Shoop Shoop) - Whitney Houston
1: One Sweet Day - Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men

(Thanks to Xenia F.)

[mkarns]

This week's is from January 26, 1991, thus matching AT40 as hosted by Shadoe.

30: I'M YOUR BABY TONIGHT - WHITNEY HOUSTON
29: MONEYTALKS - AC/DC
28: HEAT OF THE MOMENT - AFTER 7
27: I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY ELSE - BLACK BOX
26: WICKED GAME - CHRIS ISAAK
25: SOMEDAY - MARIAH CAREY
24: THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO - UB40
23: ONE MORE TRY - TIMMY T.
22: IMPULSIVE - WILSON PHILLIPS
21: LOVE MAKES THINGS HAPPEN - PEBBLES
20: AROUND THE WAY GIRL - LL COOL J
19: MILES AWAY - WINGER
18: WHERE DOES MY HEART BEAT NOW - CELINE DION
17: I SAW RED - WARRANT
16: TOM'S DINER - DNA FEATURING SUZANNE VEGA
15: DISAPPEAR - INXS
14: BECAUSE I LOVE YOU (THE POSTMAN SONG) - STEVIE B
13: FROM A DISTANCE - BETTE MIDLER
12: I'LL GIVE ALL MY LOVE TO YOU - KEITH SWEAT
11: ALL THE MAN THAT I NEED - WHITNEY HOUSTON
10: JUST ANOTHER DREAM - CATHY DENNIS
9: I'M NOT IN LOVE - WILL TO POWER
8: AFTER THE RAIN - NELSON
7: PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC - VANILLA ICE
6: JUSTIFY MY LOVE - MADONNA
5: HIGH ENOUGH - d**n YANKEES
4: SENSITIVITY - RALPH TRESVANT
3: GONNA MAKE YOU SWEAT (EVERYBODY DANCE NOW) - C&C MUSIC FACTORY
2: LOVE WILL NEVER DO (WITHOUT YOU) - JANET JACKSON
1: THE FIRST TIME - SURFACE

[jblues]

Jan 27, 2024 10:29:58 GMT -5 mkarns said:

This week's is from January 26, 1991, thus matching AT40 as hosted by Shadoe.
1: THE FIRST TIME - SURFACE

Thanks MKarns.

One countdown I will listen to...lol

(I am picky, I only listen to about 1994 or so - back, 1995 - on, pop music seemed to get rap/hip-hop dominated - love 1990 - 1992.)

[Michael1973]

A couple of notes from this week's show:

-- They played a few songs in the top ten out of order. After The Rain was played as #6 while the correct #6 and #7 songs were played a notch lower.

-- They played the original album version of Play That Funky Music. I didn't learn until decades after the fact that the song was re-recorded after the success of Ice Ice Baby, and the version that was played on AT40 and other shows in 1991 was the new version.