Friday 27th January 2006 (MC)
[Posted Monday, January 30 2006 by MC_]
Today's Track: U2 - Even Better Than The Real Thing (Perfecto Mix)
 | Week Released - 11th July 1992
Number One That Week - Erasure: Abba-esque EP
Record Label - Island Records
Chart History - 7 weeks/No.8
Recommended U2 Single: Pride (In The Name Of Love) (1984)
Recommended U2 Album: The Joshua Tree (1987) |
MC Fact Attack: The release of "The Joshua Tree" brought with it the honour for U2 of being the first ever act to sell a million CD's. (The album itself is pictured left).
Thursday 26th January 2006 (MC)
[Posted Monday, January 30 2006 by MC_]
Today's Track: MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
 | Week Released - 9th June 1990
Number One That Week - Englandneworder: World In Motion
Record Label - Capitol CL
Chart History - 16 weeks/No.3
Recommended MC Hammer Single: U Can't Touch This (1990)
Recommended MC Hammer Album: Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em (1990) |
MC Fact Attack: MC Hammer's real name... is Stanley Burrell. I use that fact all the time but it still makes me chuckle. (The album "Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em" is pictured left).
Wednesday 25th January 2006 (MC)
[Posted Monday, January 30 2006 by MC_]
Today's Track: TLC - Waterfalls
 | Week Released - 5th August 1995
Number One That Week - Take That: Never Forget
Record Label - LaFace
Chart History - 14 weeks/No.4
Recommended TLC Single: Unpretty (1999)
Recommended TLC Album: Fanmail (1999) |
MC Fact Attack: The Supremes are the only other female group with more US number ones than TLC. In April, it will be the fourth anniversary of Lisa Left-Eye Lopez's death in a car crash. (The album "Fanmail" is pictured left).
Tuesday 24th January 2006 (MC)
[Posted Monday, January 30 2006 by MC_]
Today's Track: Jurassic 5 - Concrete Schoolyard
 | Week Released - 24th October 1998
Number One That Week - Spacedust: Gym & Tonic
Record Label - Pan PAN
Chart History - 3 weeks/No.35
Recommended Jurassic 5 Single: Concrete Schoolyard (1998)
Recommended Jurassic 5 Album: Jurassic 5 LP (1998) |
MC Fact Attack: Jurassic 5 are a six-piece hip hop crew, formed in 1993, made up of rappers Chali 2na, Akil, Zaakir aka Soup, Mark 7even, and turntable maestros DJ Nu-Mark and DJ Cut Chemist. Bit of background for you courtesy of Wikipedia. (The debut album "Jurassic 5 LP" is pictured left).
Monday 23rd January 2006 (MC)
[Posted Monday, January 30 2006 by MC_]
Today's Track: Oasis - Some Might Say
 | Week Released - 6th May 1995
Number One That Week - N/A
Record Label - Creation
Chart History - 27 weeks/No.1
Recommended Oasis Single: Live Forever (1994)
Recommended Oasis Album: Definitely Maybe (1994) |
MC Fact Attack: In 1996, Oasis smashed the record for most weeks on the chart in one year with a total of 134. Fact. (The previous album "Definitely Maybe" is pictured left). Oh yeah, and I am going to see them twice in Nottingham in a few weeks - making it five times in total I've seen them. Get in.
Friday 20th January 2006 (MC)
[Posted Sunday, January 22 2006 by MC_]
Today's Track: Tori Amos - Professional Widow (Remix)
 | Week Released - 11th January 1997 (Original was B-Side to August 1996 hit Hey Jupiter)
Number One That Week - Spice Girls: 2 Become 1
Record Label - East West A
Chart History - Total of 19 weeks/No.1 (highest position)
Recommended Tori Amos Single: Cornflake Girl (1994)
Recommended Tori Amos Album: Little Earthquakes (1992) |
MC Fact Attack: This track spent three weeks at number one, toppling the Spice Girls a week after release. The remix was by Armand Van Helden, of later fame. (Tori's critically acclaimed debut Litle Earthquakes is pictured left).
Thursday 19th January 2006 (MC)
[Posted Sunday, January 22 2006 by MC_]
Today's Track: Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
 | Week Released - 1st December 1990
Number One That Week - N/A
Record Label - SBK SBK
Chart History - 13 weeks/No.1
Recommended Vanilla Ice Single: Play That Funky Music (1991)
Recommended Vanilla Ice Album: To The Extreme (1990) |
MC Fact Attack: Vanilla Ice's real name is Robert Van Winkle. Ha ha. (The album To The Extreme is pictured left).
Wednesday 18th January 2006 (MC)
[Posted Sunday, January 22 2006 by MC_]
Today's Track: Young Disciples - Apparently Nothing
 | Week Released - 19th August 1991
Number One That Week - Bryan Adams: (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
Record Label - Talkin Loud
Chart History - 11 weeks/No.13
Recommended Young Disciples Single: Apparently Nothing (1991)
Recommended Young Disciples Album: Road To Freedom (1991) |
MC Fact Attack: This track first landed outside the Top 40 at number 46 back in February 91, and only hit its peak chart position of 13 on re entry in August. (The album Road To Freedom is pictured left).
Tuesday 17th January 2006 (MC)
[Posted Sunday, January 22 2006 by MC_]
Today's Track: REM - Orange Crush
 | Week Released - 3rd June 1989
Number One That Week - Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney, Holly Johnson & Christians: Ferry 'Cross The Mersey
Record Label - Warner Brothers
Chart History - 5 weeks/No.28
Recommended REM Single: It's The End Of The World As We Know It (1991)
Recommended REM Album: Out Of Time (1991) |
MC Fact Attack: "Orange Crush" derives (at least in part) its title from Agent Orange, a chemical dropped on the forests of Vietnam - to reveal enemy positions and roads. (The album Out Of Time is pictured left).
Monday 16th January 2006 (MC)
[Posted Sunday, January 22 2006 by MC_]
Today's Track: Chic - Good Times
 | Week Released - 30th June 1979
Number One That Week - Tubeway Army: Are 'Friends' Electric
Record Label - Atlantic K
Chart History - 11 weeks/No.5
Recommended Chic Single: Le Freak (1978)
Recommended Chic Album: Risque (1979) |
MC Fact Attack:"Good Times" was on the first Hip Hop A-side for the Sugarhill Gang, while "Le Freak", the bands biggest hit, was a US chart topper and sold over six million copies. (The album Risque is pictured left).
Friday 13th January 2006 (MC)
[Posted Sunday, January 22 2006 by MC_]
Today's Track: Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam
 | Week Released - 2nd September 1989
Number One That Week - Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers: Swing The Mood
Record Label - Swanyard SYR
Chart History - 15 weeks/No. 2
Recommended Technotronic Single: Pump Up The Jam (1989)
Recommended Technotronic Album: I hear Pump Up The Jam (1990) is their best work. |
MC Fact Attack: This track features the talents of someone by the name of "Felly". Subsequent collaborators include Ya Kid K, Melissa and Einstein + Reggie, and my personal favourite... MC Eric. (The album is pictured left).
Thursday 12th January 2006 (MC)
[Posted Sunday, January 22 2006 by MC_]
Today's Track: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge
 | Week Released - 14th March 1992 (Re issued 30th April 1994)
Number One That Week - Shakespeares Sister: Stay
Record Label - Warner Brothers
Chart History - 10 weeks in total/No.13 (highest position)
Recommended RHCP Single: Give It Away (1994)
Recommended RHCP Album: Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991) |
MC Fact Attack: In 2002 the Red Hot Chili Peppers sold a million copies of their album "By The Way" on both sides of the Atlantic, taking their overall album sales tally to 30m + worldwide, including Blood Sugar Sex Magik (pictured left).
Wednesday 11th January 2006 (MC)
[Posted Sunday, January 22 2006 by MC_]
Today's Track: Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror
 | Week Released - 20th February 1988
Number One That Week - Kylie Minogue: I Should Be So Lucky
Record Label - Epic
Chart History - 5 weeks/No.21
Recommended Michael Jackson Single: Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough (1979)
Recommended Michael Jackson Album: Thriller (1982). You may have heard of it. |
MC Fact Attack: Thriller (pictured left) is only the god damn biggest selling album in the world EVER. It sold 51m copies worldwide, was nominated for 12 Grammys and spent 37 weeks at US number one.
Tuesday 10th January 2006 (MC)
[Posted Sunday, January 22 2006 by MC_]
Today's Track: Pulp - Do You Remember The First Time
 | Week Released - 2nd April 1994
Number One That Week - Doop: Doop
Record Label - Island CID
Chart History - 5 weeks/No.33
Recommended Pulp Single: Disco 2000 (1995 - I'm not going for the obvious)
Recommended Pulp Album: Different Class (1995) |
MC Fact Attack: "Arabacus Pulp" (as they were originally known) formed in 1978, but it was sixteen years before they hit the Top 40, and the following year they had their first UK number one album (pictured left).
Monday 9th January 2006 (MC)
[Posted Sunday, January 22 2006 by MC_]
Today's Track: The Prodigy - No Good (Start The Dance)
 | Week Released - 28th May 1994
Number One That Week - Manchester United 1994 Football Squad: Come On You Reds
Record Label - XL XL Recordings
Chart History - 4 weeks/No.14
Recommended Prodigy Single: Breathe (1996 - Sold 709,000 copies)
Recommended Prodigy Album: Fat Of The Land (1997) |
MC Fact Attack: Oh yes it is back everyone. Did you know that Fat Of The Land (pictured left) debuted at number one in the album charts in over 20 countries, including both the UK and US. Fact.
