It's time to party like it's 1999. No Prince this year round, however, as we jump forward in time to the end of the 20th Century, which was meant to be the End of History. It was an odd year in the charts which seemed to look back as much as forward, but presented the future of music and the past in the charts.
Near Omissions List: Turn (Travis), Dear Mama (Tupac), Rock is Dead (Marilyn
Manson), Strong enough (Cher), Right Here Right Now (Fatboy Slim),
Electric Barbarella (Duran Duran), U Don’t Know Me (Armand van
Helden), Baby its Cold Outside (Tom Jones/Cerys Matthews), Erase/Rewind
(Cardigans), Turn Around (Phats and Small), That Dont Impress Me Much
(Shania Twain)
If we can take the art over artist bit as read after last time, a brief reminder. This is, in my opinion, the 40 best songs to appear on the UK Top 40 between January 1st and December 31st 1999. The 90s were harder to piece together lists on that criteria and 2007 onwards looks even harder, but it is what it is.
Onwards...
