TiBB's Favourite #1 of 1990s! [Round 1]
 

Well, it feels like it's been a decade since the last edition already although it probably only concluded a week ago or so.

More than 185 songs hit the #1 spot in the UK from January 1 1990 until December 31 1999... but I've edited out a hell of a lot of them! These include:
- Charity singles that weren't original songs ("Various Artists" covering Perfect Day, for example, even though that was a marvellous recording)
- Re-entries of classic songs (Bohemian Rhapsody, for example, after Freddie's untimely death)
- Bloody awful like-for-like covers (Robson and Jerome were a SCOURGE that needed wiping from this contest immediately)

We're left with 185 songs that will be split into 10 preliminary rounds... 5 with 18 singles, and 5 with 19. As before, you can vote for your favourite five options in the polls.

I know everyone has a soft spot for the 90s but I will say this: I think the calibre of singles in play here is definitely a weaker mix than the 2000s. Some absolute drivel made it to #1 (Wet Wet Wet, Gary Barlow, Color Me Badd, Simply Red)... but I think there are a handful of genuine classics that should duke it out until their deserved final spots. However: it is only natural that most of us won't know some of these singles, being born in the 90s or even later :o I humbly ask that you give every song a listen that you haven't heard of. Not only does this make the voting process fairer, but I am potentially doing you a service and introducing you to a song you grow to love / couldn't remember the name of :spin2:

Also... "'#1 #1" was a very clunky title and it just felt gross so I've changed it.

ANYWAY, the first eighteen contenders for this prestigious crown are...

Ace of Base. An absolute banger.

not a great bunch there but chose Geri, No Doubt and Celine

Celine
No doubt
Geri Halliwell
Take that and lulu
Ace of base

Don’t Speak
Relight My Fire
Saviour’s Day
Mi Chico Latino
All That She Wants

Black or White
Don't Speak
You Don't Know Me
All That She Wants
Relight My Fire

24/25 votes is almost certainly a record for these games.

Gwen her power.

Don’t Speak will surely win the entire thing? Surely.

Great song, I'd be happy with that.

I remember when Oh Carolina came out though, I loved that song [emoji23]

mi chico latino losing to take that and lulu??? I could not believe!

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You Don’t Know Me is the best song in the poll... and Relight My Fire is scraping through
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Hmm yeah, there are four songs comfortably through but the fifth spot is a toss-up between three songs. I'll keep this open until the early hours of tomorrow.