Another unpopular old chart post: 1996

This chart is officially dated the 16th of November 1996, so by the time any reads this it'll really be the chart of 15 years ago last week. Anyway, I've embedded all the new entries within the Top 40, and a couple of my favourites below that level.


Spotify list here for those who partake.


from ChartStats

01. (1) Robson And Jerome - What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted

02. (2) Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There
03. (3) East 17 Featuring Gabrielle - If You Ever
04.(NE) Michael Jackson - Stranger In Moscow

05. (5) Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart
06.(NE) Robert Miles Featuring Maria Nayler - One And One

7.(NE) The Woolpackers - Hillbilly Rock Hillbilly Roll

08.(NE) Backstreet Boys - I'll Never Break Your Heart {1996 re-issue}

09. (7) Babybird - You're Gorgeous
10. (6) Gina G - I Belong To You
11.(NE) Dodgy - If You're Thinking Of Me

12. (8) Faithless - Insomnia {1996 re-issue}
13. (4) Simply Red - Angel
14. (9) Boyzone - Words
15.(NE) The Divine Comedy - The Frog Princess

16.(11) Celine Dion - It's All Coming Back To Me Now
17.(NE) Fine Young Cannibals - The Flame

18.(14) Reef - Place Your Hands
19.(10) 911 - Don't Make Me Wait
20.(NE) Fluke - Atom Bomb

21.(12) Babyface - This Is For The Lover In You
22.(NE) Beck! - Devil's Haircut

23.(19) Space - Neighbourhood {1996 Re-Release}
24.(16) Alisha's Attic - Alisha Rules The World
25.(17) Livin' Joy - Follow The Rules
26.(NE) Fun Lovin' Criminals - The Fun Lovin' Criminal

27.(18) Deep Blue Something - Breakfast At Tiffany's
28.(15) Bone Thugs-N-Harmony - 1st Of Tha Month {1996 re-issue}
29.(23) Blackstreet Featuring Dr Dre - No Diggity
30.(NE) Jimmy Nail - Country Boy

31.(21) The Beautiful South - Rotterdam
32.(20) Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever
33.(13) Bjork - Possibly Maybe
34.(RE) Oasis - Whatever

35.(NE) Strike - My Love Is For Real

36.(RE) Oasis - Wonderwall
37.(30) Spice Girls - Wannabe
38.(RE) Oasis - Cigarettes And Alcohol
39.(24) Madonna - You Must Love Me
40.(RE) Oasis - Some Might Say
41.(NE) Chris Rea And Shirley Bassey - 'Disco' La Passione
42.(RE) Oasis - Live Forever
43.(32) LL Cool J - Loungin
44.(25) Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over {1996 re-issue}
45.(22) Underworld - Pearl's Girl {1996 Re-release}
46.(27) Suede - Beautiful Ones
47.(RE) Oasis - Supersonic
48.(RE) Oasis - Shakermaker
49.(31) Mark Morrison - Trippin'
50.(35) Damage - Love II Love
51.(37) BBE - Seven Days And One Week
52.(29) Cast - Flying
53.(RE) Oasis - Don't Look Back In Anger
54.(39) The Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun
55.(RE) Oasis - Roll With It
56.(26) BT Featuring Tori Amos - Blue Skies
57.(40) Fugees - Ready Or Not
58.(28) The Lightning Seeds - What If...
59.(NE) Code Red - This Is Our Song
60.(NE) Kenickie - Millionaire Sweeper

61.(33) Braids - Bohemian Rhapsody
62.(NE) Tiger - My Puppet Pal

63.(38) El Mariachi - Cuba
64.(NE) Alex Reece - Acid Lab
65.(NE) Let Loose - Darling, Be Home Soon
66.(36) Tricky - Christiansands
67.(NE) Honeycrack - Anyway
68.(NE) The Rutles - Shangri-La

69.(34) My Life Story - Sparkle
70.(59) Robbie Williams - Freedom
71.(48) Dina Carroll - Escaping
72.(NE) Angel Moraes - Heaven Knows - Deep Deep Down
73.(42) Duke - So In Love With You (1996 Re-Release}
74.(NE) Mankey - Believe In Me
75.(62) George Michael - Spinning The Wheel

Another experimental old chart post: 1967

So, I've been posting these in one or two places every week, but once in a while I like to try them out on here, as it's easier to link to on a blog. And it also gives me the opportunity to embed some videos - there are more of them than you might think considering how long ago this is. 

In addition, anyone who uses We7 or Spotify can hear as much of the chart as I could find, though that doesn't include either of the Top 2.

Thanks to Chartstats for chart data. Note that this is the Record Retailer chart which is now used for "official" reference works, not necessarily the most familiar to people at the time.


01. (1) Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale

02.(NE) The Beatles - All You Need Is Love

03. (3) The Monkees - Alternate Title

04. (2) Engelbert Humperdinck - There Goes My Everything
05. (4) The Turtles - She'd Rather Be With Me
06. (6) Vikki Carr - It Must Be Him (Seul Sur Son Etoile)
07. (5) The Hollies - Carrie-Anne
08.(17) Pink Floyd - See Emily Play

09.(10) Topol - If I Were A Rich Man
10.(11) Aretha Franklin - Respect
11. (9) The Young Rascals - Groovin'
12.(13) Arthur Conley - Sweet Soul Music
13.(NE) Scott Mckenzie - San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)
14.(12) The Small Faces - Here Come The Nice
15. (8) Traffic - Paper Sun
16.(14) The Supremes - The Happening
17.(18) Cream - Strange Brew
18.(15) The Four Tops - Seven Rooms Of Gloom
19. (7) Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich - Okay!
20.(16) Petula Clark - Don't Sleep In The Subway
21.(28) Marvelettes - When You're Young And In Love
22.(21) Gladys Knight And The Pips - Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me
23.(20) The Tremeloes - Silence Is Golden
24.(22) Vince Hill - Roses Of Picardy
25.(36) Nancy Sinatra/Nancy Sinatra And Lee Hazlewood - You Only Live Twice/Jackson

26.(27) Cliff Richard - I'll Come Running
27.(25) The Mamas And The Papas - Dedicated To The One I Love
28.(29) Otis Redding - Shake
29.(39) Young Idea - With A Little Help From My Friends
30.(37) The Dubliners - Seven Drunken Nights
31.(RE) Mike Sammes Singers - Somewhere My Love
32.(30) Lulu - Let's Pretend
33.(32) Anita Harris - Just Loving You
34.(24) The Beach Boys - Then I Kissed Her
35.(40) The Bachelors - Marta
36.(45) Tom Jones - Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings
37.(23) The Kinks - Waterloo Sunset
38.(NE) Sandie Shaw - Tonight In Tokyo
39.(50) Jimi Hendrix Experience - The Wind Cries Mary
40.(31) Cilla Black - What Good Am I
41.(26) Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me
42.(41) Nancy Sinatra And Frank Sinatra - Somethin' Stupid
43.(42) Herb Alpert - Casino Royale
44.(49) Happenings - I Got Rhythm
45.(43) Sandie Shaw - Puppet On A String
46.(35) Joe Brown - With A Little Help From My Friends
47.(NE) Johnny Mann Singers - Up, Up And Away
48.(33) Judith Durham - Olive Tree
49.(NE) Desmond Dekker And The Aces - 007
50.(NE) The Bee Gees - To Love Somebody

And as a little bonus, a few new entries from the following week's chart:


23.(NE) Dave Davies - Death Of A Clown

48.(RE) John Walker - Annabella
50.(NE) Otis Redding And Carla Thomas - Tramp