Category: 1990s

My Top 5 Hits RETRO – 1997

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date August 12, 2022

Hello again retro music fans. Every Friday I post the Top 5 of one of my classic hit music charts based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from either 15, 25, 30, or 35 years ago this weekend (rotating each week).

It’s the 2ND Friday of the month, so I go back 25 years ago. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday August 10TH 1997:

“Where’s The Love ?” – Hanson
“Semi-Charmed Life” – Third Eye Blind
“Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)” – Backstreet Boys
“How Bizarre” – OMC
“Bitch” – Meredith Brooks

Hanson were huge 25 years ago in 1997. They spent 8 weeks at # 1 on my chart – 4 with “MMMBop” – and 4 with “Where’s The Love ?”. Both overlapping songs were fun to listen to on Y-100 here in South Florida in my shiny green 1997 Saturn SL1. In case you were wondering Hanson are still very active – touring and performing worldwide in support of their new album “RGB”. Isaac is 41, Taylor is 39, and Zac is 36. Feel old now ?

Next #RetroFriday I’ll go back 30 years ago to August 1992. It’ll be my last “look-back” at 1992, and I’ll explain why next week. Starting in September I’ll be adding 20 years ago to the rotation, so I’ll be remembering 2002 – back when I was heavily into the #EDM realm.

It’s halftime my friends. I’ll be back on Sunday and Monday with 2 more blog posts for this weekend. Enjoy your Saturday. Thanks for going retro with me !

Tags 1997, Hanson, Music, Radio

1990s Blogging Music Radio

My Top 5 Hits RETRO – 1992

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date July 15, 2022

Every Friday I post the Top 5 of one of my classic hit music charts based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from either 15, 25, 30, or 35 years ago this weekend (rotating each week).

It’s the 3RD Friday of the month, so I go back 30 years ago. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday July 19TH 1992:

“Restless Heart” – Peter Cetera
“The One” – Elton John
“Steel Bars” – Michael Bolton
“Lift Me Up” – Howard Jones
“Under The Bridge” – Red Hot Chili Peppers

Peter Cetera climbed to the top of my chart with what would be a long-running # 1 smash with “Restless Heart”. It was also a # 1 smash at U.S. Adult Contemporary Radio. But it underperformed at U.S. Mainstream Top 40 Radio.

Last #RetroFriday I teased that my # 1 smash in July 1992 was a song that I’ve performed lead vocals on more than any other – on #RockBand. I fell in love with its modern psychedelic sound, and I’ve been singing it for the past 30 years. That was certainly not Peter Cetera’s “Restless Heart”. It was actually Siouxsie And The Banshees “Kiss Them For Me” – which was actually # 1 on my chart during the 2 weeks prior to my chart above from exactly 30 years ago.

Next #RetroFriday I’ll go back 35 years ago to the end of July 1987. It’s when Shakin’ Stevens took an old Gary Glitter song and turned it into a HI-NRG # 1 smash on my chart (and Top 15 hit nationwide in the U.K.).

It’s halftime my friends. I’ll be back on Sunday and Monday with 2 more blog posts for this weekend. Enjoy your Saturday. Thanks for going retro with me !

Tags 1992, Music, Radio

1990s Blogging Music Radio

My Top 5 Hits RETRO – 1997

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date July 8, 2022

It’s the 2ND Friday of the month, so I go back 25 years ago. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday July 13TH 1997:

“Barbie Girl” – Aqua
“I’ll Be Missing You” – Puff Daddy & Faith Evans Ft. 112
“Semi-Charmed Life” – Third Eye Blind
“Call Me” – Le Click
“ESPN Presents The Jock Jam” – Various Artists

Aqua – the dance band from Copenhagen Denmark that brought us “Barbie Girl” a quarter of a century ago – is still around and active. In fact they’ve been together (off-and-on) for some 33 years, and they are the biggest Danish band of all-time. They are currently on-tour performing their catalogue of hits (most of which are unknown here in the U.S.)

But “Barbie Girl” was quite MASSIVE. It shot straight-in to # 1 on my chart at the start of July of 1997, and it stayed there for the entire month. It was my # 23 hit of 1997.

Here’s its music video – with over a BILLION views on YouTube:

Next #RetroFriday I’ll go back 30 years ago to July 1992. It’s when the song that I’ve performed lead vocals on more than any other – on #RockBand – was at # 1 on my chart. I fell in love with its modern psychedelic sound, and I’ve been singing it for the past 30 years.

It’s halftime my friends. I’ll be back on Sunday and Monday with 2 more blog posts for this weekend. Enjoy your Saturday. Thanks for going retro with me !

Tags 1997, Aqua, Barbie, Denmark, Music, Radio

1990s Blogging Music Radio

My Top 5 Hits RETRO – 1992

Post author By Chris M. Day
Post date June 17, 2022

It’s the 3RD Friday of the month, so I go back 30 years ago. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday June 21ST 1992:

“Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover” – Sophie B. Hawkins
“Under The Bridge” – Red Hot Chili Peppers
“My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” – En Vogue
“Good For Me” – Amy Grant
“Everything About You” – Ugly Kid Joe

I was not the biggest #RHCP fan during their breakthrough era (1990s), but they put out some good songs. “Under The Bridge” was their debut smash at U.S. Pop Radio in 1992. It told the story of Anthony Kiedis’s life in the form of a poem that he wrote on his own during a dark period in his life. With reluctance – he eventually shared the poem with his bandmates, and with additional lyrics and music – it became the track that we’ve known for the past 30 years.

Next #RetroFriday I’ll go back 35 years ago to the end of June 1987. It’s the week that a guy – who has the same first name as me – scored one of the biggest hits (worldwide) of his career with a track that you could not sit still to. You had to get up and dance to it. It was that fast !

It’s halftime my friends. I’ll be back on Sunday and Monday with 2 more blog posts for this weekend. Enjoy your Saturday. Thanks for going retro with me !