Hey I so enjoyed this first show of the new year – For the next five weeks it’s the top 100 of the Nineties. In reverse order the tracks played today were – (followed by sales figures, year released and highest chart position)

81 “(I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You” UB40 606,000 1993 1
Originally recorded by Elvis Presley It was featured in his 1961 film, Blue Hawaii. During the following four decades, it went on to be covered by numerous artists, including the British reggae group UB40, whose 1993 version topped the UK charts
82 “Better Off Alone” Alice Deejay 604,000 1999 2
Went on to sell over 600,000 copies in the UK and become one of the country’s best-selling singles of 1999
83 “All That She Wants” Ace Of Base 603,900 1993 1
The debut single by Swedish pop group Ace of Base.
84 “How Deep Is Your Love?” Take That 590,000 1996 1
Take That’s version of this Bee Gees classic was released as a single from their Greatest Hits compilation in 1996. The single went on to become what was to be the band’s final UK number one until their 2006 comeback single “Patience” a decade later.
85 “Ice Ice Baby” Vanilla Ice 588,000 1990 1
A hip hop song written by American rapper Vanilla Ice and DJ Earthquake. The song samples the bassline of “Under Pressure” by Queen and David Bowie.
86 “Rhythm Is a Dancer” Snap! 582,700 1992 1
“Rhythm Is a Dancer” was the second single by Snap! to reach No. 1 in the United Kingdom spending six weeks at the top from August 1992. It was their biggest hit single.
87 “Mr Blobby Mr Blobby 580,000 1993 1
“Mr Blobby” was voted the worst Christmas song ever in a 2002 poll conducted by HMV
88 “Boom Boom Boom Boom” Vengaboys 577,000 1999 1
The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart in June 1999
89 “If You Ever” East 17 feat. Gabrielle 575,000 1996 2
The song was the first single from East 17’s first Greatest Hits compilation Around the World Hit Singles: The Journey So Far, and was also the fourth single from Gabrielle’s second self-titled album.
90 “When You Say Nothing At All” Ronan Keating 573,000 1999 1
The debut solo single by Irish singer-songwriter Ronan Keating. The song was recorded in 1999 for the soundtrack of the film Notting Hill.
91 “I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing” Aerosmith 572,900 1998 4 Performed by American rock band Aerosmith for the 1998 Touchstone film Armageddon This song was Aerosmith’s biggest hit, reaching number 1 in many countries around the world, including Australia, the Philippines, Germany, Ireland, Austria, Norway, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
92 “Killer” Adamski 567,000 1990 1
A song by Adamski and Seal. Notable for introducing Seal as a vocalist. A major hit in the UK, it reached number one, spending four weeks at the top of the chart in May 1990.
93 “Always” Bon Jovi 560,500 1994 2
A power ballad by Bon Jovi. It was released as a single from their 1994 album, Cross Road and went on to become their best selling single
94 “Doctor Jones” Aqua 565,000 1998 1
A song by Danish dance-pop group Aqua. It was released as the band’s fifth single, and their second UK release. The single is their second United Kingdom number one. The follow-up to their most successful song “Barbie Girl” “Doctor Jones” was a similarly pop-oriented hit which sold well across the globe.
95 “Without You” Mariah Carey 559,200 1994 1
A song written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of British rock group Badfinger, and first released on their 1970 album No Dice. The song has been recorded by over 180 artists, and versions released as singles by Harry Nilsson (1971) and Mariah Carey (1994) became international best-sellers. Paul McCartney once described the ballad as “…the killer song of all time.”
96 “Show Me Heaven” Maria McKee 559,000 1990 1
The theme song to the Tom Cruise movie Days of Thunder, McKee’s recording was a massive hit in the United Kingdom, spending four weeks at number-one in September 1990.
97 “No Scrubs” TLC 552,000 1999 3
Grammy Award winning song recorded by American R&B girl group TLC for their album FanMail. It was released in January 1999 as the album’s first single, “No Scrubs” became TLC’s third number-one single and eighth top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100. It also earned them their second Grammy nomination for Record of the Year.
98 “Breakfast at Tiffanys” Deep Blue Something 552,000 1996 1
In 1996, the song reached number five in the United States and topped the charts in the United Kingdom.
99 “The Boy is Mine” Brandy & Monica 542,000 1998 2
Awarded the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group and received nominations for both Record of the Year and Best R&B Song in 1999
100 “Where Do You Go” No Mercy 540,000 1997 2
released in UK and Ireland in January 1997, where it spent 15 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 2, while reaching the top position in Ireland.

3@3 in the following weeks will feature tracks from the top five selling albums of the nineties and today it was the fifth best selling album – Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morrissette
Jagged Little Pill is the third studio album by Canadian-American recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette and her first album released internationally. Her first studio album after a three year hiatus following her break with MCA Records, it became a commercial and critical success, selling over 33 million copies worldwide, Jagged Little Pill produced six singles, including the Grammy nominated “Ironic”. It became the fifth best selling album of the 90s in the UK
We heard – Hand in My Pocket/Perfect/Ironic
So we’ll carry on from number 80 next week…