JUNE 1999 charts
Shania Twain is the singer of the moment, continuing on top, even though it don’t impress her much. It don’t impress The Osmonds either who are kept off the top with the re-issue of Crazy Horses, doing much better than it did in 1972. The Backstreet Boys prove that Florida hit-machine keeps on a rolling out the choons, with the fab I Want It That Way grabbing a week on top before Bill Withers classic non-hit Ain’t No Sunshine finally repeats what Michael Jackson did, also in 1972 – taking it to the top. He also had a number one in 1972 with the even-more-classic Lean On Me. Bill is great. The last number one is a return to the top for Petula Clark, and the original classic version of Downtown, muuuuuch better than the 80’s dance remix I’d previously had to make do with.
Also doing well, Shed Seven at 5, Jamiroquai at 5, Ricky Martin at 7, and the Backstreet Boys pals N’Sync at 6. Suede’s Fashion-tastic single goes top 10, and Whitney Houston does something she’s never done before – got into the top 2 with the fab My Love Is Your Love, proper soul, real emotion as opposed to OTT blandness. Pity she was already into the drugs by then…
New into the chart in the last two weeks of June? Adam Rickett at 6. Eh???! Shorley shome mishtake! Nah, it was a decent dance toon. 1974 UK chart-topper She never really impressed me much at the time – but the Elvis Costello cover version for Notting Hill, oh yes indeedy, at 9, beating off even the Pet Shop Boys new single, trying to outdo even their own long-titled hits (they tend to go for one-word titles or very long ones!). Billy Fury’s great A Wondrous Place pops in along with Dixie Chicks and the ever-present Roxette – it’s been an eye-opener reviewing my old charts and seeing how often Roxette are in the upper reaches!
Finally, I’m amused to see Hole, Cartoons, Chemical Brothers and Nas all vying for places in the lower end. I do enjoy a mix of moods and genres….
6th June chart
THAT DON’T IMPRESS ME MUCH Shania Twain 1 3 5 8
CRAZY HORSES Osmonds 2 2 9 22
I WANT IT THAT WAY Backstreet Boys 3 1 2 3
BEAUTIFUL STRANGER Madonna 4 4 4 7
DISCO DOWN Shed Seven 5 6 16 30
CANNED HEAT Jamiroquai 6 5 8 13
HUMAN Pretenders 7 7 12 25
KISS ME Sixpence None The Richer 8 10 11 17
RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW Fatboy Slim 9 12 22 26
LIVIN LA VIDA LOCA Ricky Martin 10 8 7 12
PUMPING ON YOUR STEREO Supergrass 11 9 24 24
EVERY MORNING Sugar Ray 12 14 20 18
IN OUR LIFETIME Texas 13 13 19 19
WHAT IT’S LIKE Everlast 14 18 30 45
SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE Shanks & Bigfoot 15 11 21 32
CLOUD #9 Bryan Adams 16 16 28 37
IF YOU HAD MY LOVE Jennifer Lopez 17 15 14 11
DRIFTWOOD Travis 18 26 52 35
TEARING UP MY HEART N-Sync 19 17 10 6
YOU GET WHAT YOU GIVE New Radicals 20 19 26 28
SOS Abba 21 24 32 34
EVERYBODY’S FREE (TO WEAR SUNSCREEN) Baz Luhrmann 22 32 38 47
YOU LOOK SO FINE Garbage 23 23 50
OUT OF MY HEAD Fastball 24 30 46 61
WILD WILD WEST Will Smith/ Dru Hill & Mo D 25 36 40 42
LUV ME LUV ME Shaggy/ Janet Jackson 26 33 54
111 WISHES Terrorvision 27 51
BABY ONE MORE TIME Britney Spears 28 31 41 53
GIVE IT TO ME Jordan Knight 29 29 61 51
WHY DON’T YOU GET A JOB Offspring 30 43 67
NO SCRUBS TLC 31 45 65
HEARTBREAK HOTEL Whitney Houston, Faith Evans, Kelly Price 32 52
THAT’S ME/ DANCING QUEEN Abba 33 39 45 50
BORN TO BE WILD Steppenwolf 34 38 44 46
WHAT YOU NEED Powerhouse/ Duane Harden 35 56
SHE’S IN FASHION Suede 36 27 13 10
SALTWATER Chicane/ Maire Brennan 37 35 35 57
SHOWER YOUR LOVE Kula Shaker 38 55
DEAD FROM THE WAIST DOWN Catatonia 39 50 64
NOW THAT YOU’VE GONE Mike + The Mechanics 40 22 15 27
YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVING FEELING Righteous Brothers 41 41 42 44
CALIFORNIA DREAMING/MONDAY MONDAY The Mamas & The Papas 42 42 43 43
SHOULD I LAUGH OR CRY Abba 43 46 57 63
BUSES AND TRAINS Bacholer Girl 44 34 48 49
THE WIND P.J.Harvey 45 54 70
IT’S ALL BEEN DONE Barenaked Ladies 46 62
ERASE/REWIND Cardigans 47 49 55 67
YOU DON’T KNOW ME Armand Van Helden 48 48 56 60
THE ANIMAL SONG Savage Garden 49 28 33 41
I DRIVE MYSELF CRAZY N-Sync 50
MILLENIUM Robbie Williams 51 70
1999″ Prince 52 64
PRAISE YOU Fatboy Slim 53 53
BYE BYE BABY TQ 54
PERFECT MOMENT Martine McCutcheon 55 74
CAN’T TAKE MY EYES../MUSIC TO WATCH../IT’S SO EASY Andy Williams 56 59 63 64
ALL STARS Smashmouth 57 61 37 29
BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley 58 58 58 59
SATELLITE OF LOVE Lou Reed 59 63
HARMLESS Mulberry Lane 60
LOUIE LOUIE Three Amigos 61 71
LULLABY Shawn Mullins 62
WAIT TILL I GET HOME C-Note 63
SAY IT AGAIN Precious 64
MA BAKER – SOMEBODY SCREAMED Boney M vs Horny United 65
BEAT MAMA Cast 66
LOOK AT ME Geri Halliwell 67 67
WILD WOOD Paul Weller 68 68 69 70
ALL OR NOTHING Cher 69 40 36 20
EVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING Lauryn Hill 70 25 25 21
OOH LA LA Wiseguys 71
BABY NOW THAT I’VE FOUND YOU Foundations 72 72 72 73
SOMETIMES Britney Spears 73 66 66 56
STRONG ENOUGH Cher 74
ALMOST DOESN’T COUNT Brandy 75 75
13th June new entries
MY LOVE IS YOUR LOVE Whitney Houston 20 3 2
PLEASE REMEMBER ME Tim McGraw 21 34 52
CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE Dwight Yoakam 37 49
TRY Johnson 44 59
DOWN SO LONG Jewell 47 39 48
ENDS Everlast 57
NOTHING IS REAL BUT THE GIRL Blondie 60
PICK A PART THAT’S NEW Stereophonics 65
HATE ME NOW Nas 69
I WILL REMEMBER YOU (LIVE) Sarah McLachlan 73
20th June new entries
AIN’T NO SUNSHINE Bill Withers 1 4
BREATHE AGAIN Adam Rickitt 6 5
BE THE FIRST TO BELIEVE A1 17 14
SHE Elvis Costello 18 9
I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT BUT I CAN’T GIVE IT ANYMORE Pet Shop Boys 23 23
WONDROUS PLACE Billy Fury 27 36
RACE FOR THE PRIZE Flaming Lips 29 39
HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART Al Green 31 31
I QUIT Hepburn 47 54
HARMLESS Mulberry Lane 51 75
PINK Aerosmith 53 33
WAIT TILL I GET HOME C-Note 60
YOUR KISSES ARE CHARITY Culture Club 62 68
TSUNAMI Manic Street Preachers 68 58
DOO DAH Cartoons 71 69
FROM THE HEART Another Level 73
LITTLE WHITE LIES Status Quo 74
HEY BOY HEY GIRL Chemical Brothers 75 71
27th June new entries
DOWNTOWN Petula Clark 1
ANYONE Roxette 15
THERE’S YOUR TROUBLE Dixie Chicks 16
SCAR TISSUE Red Hot Chili Peppers 38
MY OWN WORST ENEMY Lit 40
LOUIE LOUIE Three Amigos 55
BRING IT ON Gomez 62
AWFUL Hole 65
(9PM) TILL I COME ATB 66
LOVESTRUCK Madness 72
SECRET SMILE Semisonic 74
popchartfreak 
Hi John!
Hope you’re fine, Now looking back to 1999 charts they do not look that bad at all. I was fed up with Shania Twain that year. She was here there and everywhere. “Pumping on a Stereo”, “You Get What You Give” and “She’s In Fashion” were my favorites at the time and they still are. And “Crazy Horses” is my fave Osmonds track, since I first heard it (in 1988)…
Hi Andrey good to hear from you hope all is well. I’m in Spain for a few days at the moment, listening to lots of Kylie or watching football in bars! New Radicals and Suede were classics, good choices, Supergrass was great too. Shania Twain, yes she overdid everything so much that I choose not listen to anything she did these days, not even That Don’t Impress Me Much. The Osmonds are touring again (well, 2 of them plus Jimmy) but I still have never caught them for one reason or another. Cheers!
john