"Brimful of Asha" is a song by English alternative rock band Cornershop from their third album,When I Was Born for the 7th Time (1997). The recording,released by Wiiija,originally reached number 60 on the UK Singles Chart in 1997. After a remixed version by Norman Cook became a radio and critical success,the song was re-released and reached number one on the UK chart and number 16 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. The lyric is a tribute to Asha Bhosle. Its music video was directed by Phil Harder.
"Girls &Boys" is a song by the English rock band Blur,released in March 1994 by Food Records as the lead single from the group's third studio album,Parklife (1994). Charting at number five on the UK Singles Chart,"Girls &Boys" was Blur's first top-five hit and their most successful single until "Country House" reached number one the following year. The single surpassed their previous commercial peak "There's No Other Way" by three spots on the UK Singles Chart and saw the group achieve greater worldwide success. In the US,the track reached number 59 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart,becoming the band's second single to enter the chart after "There's No Other Way". It also reached number four on the Billboard Modern Rock songs chart. Frontman of Blur,Damon Albarn wrote the song's lyrics with bandmembers Graham Coxon,Alex James and Dave Rowntree,while Stephen Street produced it.
"No Diggity" is a song by American R&B group Blackstreet as the first single for their second studio album,Another Level (1996),featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen. Released on July 29,1996 by Interscope,the song reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and in Iceland and New Zealand. It ended "Macarena"'s 14-week reign atop the Billboard Hot 100. In the United Kingdom,the song peaked at number nine. "No Diggity" was the final number-one single of Cash Box magazine. The track sold 1.6 million copies in 1996 and won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. It uses samples from Bill Withers's "Grandma's Hands". The music video for the song was directed by Hype Williams.
"I Feel You" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode,released on 15 February 1993 as their 27th UK single and the first single from their eighth studio album,Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993). The song peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and also made number one and number three on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. It is one of the band's highest-charting singles worldwide. The accompanying music video was directed by Anton Corbijn.
"Chain Reaction" is a song by American singer Diana Ross,released on November 12,1985,as the second single from her sixteenth studio album,Eaten Alive (1985). The song was written by the Bee Gees and contains additional vocals from Barry Gibb. Sonically,"Chain Reaction" is an R&B and dance-pop song. According to the Gibbs' biography,the brothers had initial reservations about offering the song to Ross in case it was too Motown-like for her.
"You Remind Me" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige. It served as Blige's first single from her debut album,What's the 411? (1992). Written by Eric Milteer and produced by Dave "Jam" Hall,it was originally used on the soundtrack of 1991 comedy film Strictly Business. The song marked Blige's first top forty hit,reaching number twenty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B Singles chart. The music video was released in 1992. The song also sampled Patrice Rushen’s 1982 song,‘Remind Me’.
"Right Here,Right Now" is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim,released on 19 April 1999 as the fourth single from his second studio album,You've Come a Long Way,Baby (1998). The song samples "Ashes,the Rain &I" by James Gang and an Angela Bassett quote from American science fiction thriller film Strange Days (1995). "Right Here,Right Now" reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and became a top-40 hit in Australia,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,New Zealand,and the Walloon region of Belgium. It was voted by Mixmag readers as the 10th-greatest dance record of all time.
"Ordinary World" is a song by English rock band Duran Duran,released in December 1992 as the first single from their self-titled album (1993),commonly known as the Wedding Album. The ballad reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Top 40/Mainstream chart,the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart,and the Italian Singles Chart. It also peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100,No. 2 in Iceland and Sweden,and No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart.
"So Hard" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys,released in September 1990 as the lead single from their fourth studio album,Behaviour (1990). The song is about "two people living together;they are totally unfaithful to each other but they both pretend they are faithful and then catch each other out". It peaked at No. 4 in the United Kingdom and reached the top three in at least seven European countries,including Finland,where it reached No. 1.
"Honey" is a song by American electronic musician Moby. It was released as the lead single from his fifth studio album Play on August 24,1998. The song samples the 1960 recording "Sometimes" by American blues singer Bessie Jones. Moby first heard "Sometimes" on a box set collection of folk music compiled by Alan Lomax,and subsequently composed "Honey" around vocal samples from the Jones song.
"I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their fifth studio album,Very (1993). The song describes a person normally hesitant to unwind and show his feelings,who—because of some event in his life—suddenly becomes willing to loosen up. It was released in the United Kingdom on 29 November 1993 by Parlophone as the album's third single,reaching number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States,where it was released in January 1994,it reached number two on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh.
"Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)" is a song by British dance music act Sub Sub,released on 29 March 1993 by Rob's Records as the second single from their debut album,Full Fathom Five (1994). It features Temper Temper's Melanie Williams on vocals. The song was the act's biggest single,reaching number three on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart;it became one of many dance singles in 1993 to cross over into mainstream popularity in the UK. In the accompanying music video,Jimi Goodwin plays bass,Jez Williams plays keyboards and percussion,and Andy Williams plays keytar. After struggling to repeat the success of the single,and after a fire destroyed the band's Ancoats studio in 1996,the group eventually reformed with a radically different sound as Doves in 1998.
"Stay" is a song written by Bob Khozouri and Mark Stevens,originally recorded by American singer Glenn Jones and released in 1990. It reached number six on the US Billboard Hot Black Singles chart. The song became a worldwide hit for British girl group Eternal in 1993 and 1994.
"Save Our Love" is a song by British R&B girl group Eternal. It was released in January 1994 by EMI and 1st Avenue as the second single from the group's debut album,Always &Forever (1993). The single was written by Anne Preven,Eddie Chacon and Scott Cutler,who also produced it. It entered at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart on 15 January,climbing to its peak of number eight the following week,and remained in the UK top 75 for seven weeks. On the UK Dance Singles Chart,it was even more successful,reaching number six. The accompanying music video was filmed in December 1993.
"Just a Step from Heaven" is a song by British girl group Eternal,released as the third single from their debut album,Always &Forever (1993). Released on 18 April 1994 by EMI and 1st Avenue,the single was well received by music critics,entering at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart on 24 April. It climbed to its peak of number eight three weeks later and spent a total of 11 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. It also reached the top 30 in Ireland and New Zealand and experienced minimal success in North America. The song was written by Wayne Cohen and Sheppard Solomon,and produced by Dennis Charles and Ronnie Wilson. Its accompanying music video was directed by Matthew Rolston.
"Reminisce" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige from her debut album,What's the 411? (1992). It was co-written by Kenny Greene and Dave "Jam" Hall,who also produced it. Described as a new jack swing song inspired by 1970s soul music,it contains a sample of "Stop,Look,Listen" (1989) by American rapper MC Lyte. The single peaked at number fifty-seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number six on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A more uptempo and hip hop-inspired remix of the song,featuring duo Pete Rock &CL Smooth,later appeared on Blige's 1993 remix album of the same name.
"The Harder I Try" is a song by British boyband Brother Beyond. Written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman,it was released on 18 July 1988 by Parlophone as the fifth single from the band's debut album,Get Even (1988). The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart the following month. It was a number-one hit in Ireland and entered the top 10 in Iceland while peaking within the top 20 in Belgium,the Netherlands,New Zealand,and Switzerland.
"A Little Bit of Luck" is a song by English UK garage duo DJ Luck &MC Neat. The song contains samples of "Unity",a 1991 breakbeat hardcore track by Timebase featuring Kromozone,interpolated vocals from Yami Bolo's "When a Man in Love",and uses the drums from an earlier garage track,"Hyperfunk" by Antonio. The song reached the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart,peaking at number nine. It was the first of three consecutive top-10 hit singles for the duo.
"Operation Blade (Bass in the Place)" (also titled "Operation Blade (Bass in the Place London)") is a hard trance song by Scottish electronic group Public Domain,written and produced by the group's three members:Mark Sherry,Alistair MacIsaac,and James Allan. It samples a remix of New Order's song "Confusion",which was featured in the 1998 superhero horror film Blade,the source of the track's title. "Operation Blade" is also based on the theme to the 1982 science-fiction film Blade Runner.
"The Saint" is a song from the British pop duo Thompson Twins,which was released in 1992 as the second single from eighth studio album Queer. The song was written and produced by Tom Bailey and Alannah Currie.
