Ah, 2001. Not exactly a legendary
year of music. The albums of the years were anthologies by older bands like The
Monkees, or new albums by bands yet to have their day in the sun (Snow Patrol),
or by new hit sensations like American Hi-Fi. You don’t remember American
Hi-Fi? They had a song called Flavour of the Weak, which, ignoring the pun, is
about how long they lasted as the biggest band ever.
It's time for us to look at the top UK charting songs of 1989. It's a Jive Bunny Free Zone, before you start, because feck that rabbit. As with previous years, for a song to qualify for the years top 40, it has to have reached the UK top 40 in that year. Again, I tend to err against repeats that could have been listed in an earlier year. And yes, at least one controversial artist from the time period will show up on the list, because you have to separate art from artist in these matters.
That's right, Mick Hucknall will show up at one point. You have been warned!
