··· MY PERSONAL TOP PICKS FROM 1988-AUGUST 1991 (+ fitting 1985-1987 ones)
An extra page on top of the original 'MTV era' one, containing only material released before the bunch of famous Autumn 1991 albums (Nevermind & others). It’s a look ahead to the 'core' 90s. You can find September 1991 & later here.
- A.R. Kane - Baby milk snatcher
- A.R. Kane - Suicide kiss
- Adamski, Seal - Killer
- Adeva - Respect
- Aerosmith - Love in an elevator
- Afrika Bambaataa, UB40 - Reckless ····· 7" Edit
- Ambitious Lovers - More light
- Angelo Badalamenti - Audrey's dance
- The Art Of Noise, Tom Jones - Kiss
- The B-52's - Love shack
- The Bangles, Susanna Hoffs - Eternal flame
- Beastie Boys - (You gotta) fight for your right (To party!)
- The Beatmasters - Ska train
- The Beatnigs - Television
- Beats International - Dub be good to me
- Blur - There's no other way ····· Single Version
- Bomb The Bass - Beat dis
- Boogie Down Productions - The bridge is over
- Cappella - House energy revenge ····· 7" Mix
- The Charlatans - The only one I know
- Chris Isaak - Wicked game
- The Creeps - Ooh I like it!
- Crystal Waters - Gypsy woman (She's homeless) (La da dee la da da) ····· Radio Edit
- The Cure - Lullaby
- Current 93 - Oh coal black smith
- Dave Stewart, Candy Dulfer - Lily was here
- Deee-Lite - Groove is in the heart
- De La Soul - A roller skating jam named 'Saturdays' ····· Dave's Home Mix ***
- De La Soul - Eye know
- De La Soul - Ghetto thang
- De La Soul - Me myself and I
- De La Soul - Pease porridge
- De La Soul - Ring ring ring (Ha ha hey) ····· Radio version ***
- De La Soul - Say no go
- De La Soul - Talkin' bout hey love
- Depeche Mode - Enjoy the silence ····· 7" Version
- Depeche Mode - Enjoy the silence ····· Ecstatic Dub
- Depeche Mode - Kaleid ····· 7'' Version
- Depeche Mode - Kaleid ····· When Worlds Mix
- Depeche Mode, The Beatmasters - Route 66 ····· Beatmasters Mix
- Dianne Reeves, Lou Rawls - Fine brown frame
- De Dijk - Dansen op de vulkaan
- Don Henley - New York minute
- Dusty Springfield - Nothing has been proved
- EMF - Unbelievable
- EMF - Unbelievable ····· Hip Hop Mix ***
- En Vogue - Hold on
- Enya - Orinoco flow
- Fairground Attraction - Perfect
- Faith No More - We care a lot
- Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Darryl Pandy - Love can't turn around ····· Original Mix
- The Farm - Groovy train ····· Single Mix
- The Farm - Groovy train ····· Peel Session ***
- The Fatal Flowers - For Christ's sake
- Fine Young Cannibals - Good thing
- France Gall - Ella, elle l'a
- Frank Boeijen - Zeg me dat het niet zo is
- Full Force - Alice, I want you just for me!
- Gary's Gang - Keep on dancing ····· Hollywood's 5AM Club Mix
- Gavin Friday, The Man Seezer - You take away the sun
- George Michael - Freedom! '90
- Gipsy Kings - Bamboléo
- The Great Leap Forward - Honours in spades
- Guru Josh - Infinity
- Happy Mondays - 24 hour party people
- Happy Mondays - Loose fit
- Hypnosonics - Early man
- Hypnosonics - Rub it in
- Iggy Pop - Candy
- Incognito, Jocelyn Brown - Always there
- Inner City - Big fun
- Inner City - Good life
- Joe Jackson - Is she really going out with him? ····· Live
- John Lee Hooker, Carlos Santana, The Santana Band - The healer
- Julee Cruise - Falling
- King Bee - Back by dope demand
- The KLF - 3am eternal ····· Live At The S.S.L.
- The KLF - Last train to trancentral ····· Live From The Lost Continent
- The KLF - Make it rain
- The KLF - What time is love? ····· Live at Trancentral
- Kraze - The party ····· Club Mix ***
- Lenny Kravitz - Always on the run
- Lenny Kravitz - It ain't over 'til it's over
- LFO - LFO ····· Leeds Warehouse Mix
- Living Colour - Glamour boys
- Living Colour - Love rears its ugly head
- Living Colour - Solace of you
- LL COOL J - I need love
- LL COOL J - Mama said knock you out
- Lyn Collins - Think (About it)
- Madonna - Like a prayer
- Madonna - Vogue
- Mano Negra - King Kong five
- Mano Negra - Mala vida
- Mano Negra - Out of time man
- Mantronix, Wondress - Got to have your love ····· Radio Edit
- Marc Almond - Tears run rings
- Massive Attack, Shara Nelson - Lately
- Massive Attack, Shara Nelson - Safe from harm
- Massive Attack, Shara Nelson - Unfinished sympathy
- Massive Attack, Tony Bryan - Be thankful for what you've got
- Mecano - Hijo de la luna
- Mory Kanté - Yeke yeke
- Neneh Cherry - Buffalo stance
- Neneh Cherry - Manchild
- Neon - Voices
- New Model Army - Vanity
- Noir Désir - Le fleuve
- Noir Désir - Les écorchés
- Orbital - Chime
- Orbital - Chime
- The Pasadenas - Tribute (Right on)
- The Pasadenas, Bruce Forest, Paul Wright - Love thing
- Pixies - Caribou
- Pixies - Gigantic
- Pixies - Gouge away
- Pixies - Here comes your man
- Pixies - Hey
- Pixies - Monkey gone to heaven
- Pixies - Nimrod's son
- The Pogues - Fiesta
- Primal Scream - Don't fight it, feel it
- Primal Scream - Loaded ····· Andy Weatherall Mix
- The Prodigy - Android
- R.E.M. - I remember California
- R.E.M. - Losing my religion
- R.E.M. - Oddfellows local 151
- R.E.M. - Orange crush
- R.E.M. - Pop song 89
- R.E.M. - Shiny happy people
- R.E.M. - Stand
- R.E.M. - The one I love
- Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock - Get on the dance floor
- Robbie Robertson - Somewhere down the crazy river
- Run–D.M.C., Aerosmith - Walk this way
- Salt-N-Pepa - Push it ····· Single Version
- Sam Brown, Pete Brown - Stop
- Sananda Maitreya (aka Terence Trent D'Arby) - Sign your name
- The Scene - Blauw
- Simply Red - A new flame
- Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing compares 2 U
- Sinéad O'Connor - Troy
- Slint - Good morning, captain
- Slint - Washer
- SNAP! - The power
- Sonic Youth - Can song
- Soul II Soul - A dream's a dream
- Soul II Soul - Get a life
- Soul II Soul, Caron Wheeler - Back to life
- Soul II Soul, Caron Wheeler - Keep on movin'
- Steve "Silk" Hurley - Jack your body ····· 1986 Club Mix
- Steve "Silk" Hurley - Jack your body ····· Radio version ***
- Sting - Fragile
- The Stone Roses - Fools gold ····· Original version
- Suburban Knight - Art of stalking ····· Stalker Mix
- The Sugarcubes - Birthday
- The Sundays - Here's where the story ends
- Suzanne Vega - Luka
- Tall Dwarfs - The slide
- Tanita Tikaram - Twist in my sobriety
- Tears For Fears - Sowing the seeds of love
- Technotronic - Pump up the jam
- The Timelords - Doctorin’ the Tardis
- Tone-Loc - Wild thing
- Tony Scott - Love let love ····· Radio Edit
- Tony Scott - The chief ····· Original version ***
- Tracy Chapman - Fast car
- Traveling Wilburys - Handle with care
- A Tribe Called Quest - Can I kick it?
- A Tribe Called Quest - I left my wallet in El Segundo ····· Vampire Mix
- A Tribe Called Quest - Luck of Lucien
- U2 - Desire
- Ultramagnetic MC's - Ease back
- Urban Dance Squad - Deeper shade of soul
- Vanessa Paradis - Tandem
- Vaya Con Dios - Just a friend of mine
- Vaya Con Dios - Nah neh nah
- Vaya Con Dios - What's a woman
- Wendy & Lisa - Are you my baby
- Womack & Womack - Teardrops
- The Young Gods - Alabama song
*** = Missing/grey on Spotify (Dutch situation).
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··· BUBBLING UNDER/SUB TOP (1988-August 1991 + fitting 1985-1987 ones)
- The Adventures Of Stevie V - Dirty cash (Money talks) ····· Sold Out 7 Inch Mix
- Alannah Myles - Black velvet
- The B-52's - Roam
- Bobby Brown - My prerogative
- Bobby McFerrin - Don't worry be happy
- C & C Music Factory, Freedom Williams - Gonna make you sweat (Everybody dance now)
- Carly Simon - It's hard to be tender ***
- Chad Jackson - Hear the drummer (Get wicked) ····· Radio Edit
- Clubland - Lets get busy ····· Snap! Attack Full Length Mix
- Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane
- Culture Beat - No deeper meaning ····· 51 West 52 Street Mix
- Culture Beat - No deeper meaning ····· Original Radio Edit
- Culture Shock - Civilisation street
- David Sylvian, Holger Czukay - Plight (The spiralling of winter ghosts)
- Deee-Lite - Power of love ····· Turn up the Radio Mix
- De La Soul - Johnny's dead AKA Vincent Mason / Live from the BK Lounge
- Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
- Depeche Mode - Policy of truth
- D.H.S. - House of god ····· Unholy Version
- DJ Hell - My definition of house music
- DNA, Suzanne Vega - Tom's diner
- Double Trouble, Rebel MC - Street tuff
- Ellis, Beggs & Howard - Big bubbles, no troubles
- Eric B. & Rakim - Paid in full ····· Coldcut Remix
- Eric Clapton - Wonderful tonight
- Extreme - More than words
- The Farm - The groovy train ····· Terry Farley Remix
- Fine Young Cannibals - She drives me crazy
- Fortran 5 - Xx21
- George Michael - Kissing a fool
- Guy - Her ····· 7 Inch Mix ***
- Happy Mondays - Step on
- Hithouse - Jack to the sound of the underground
- IAM - Hold-up mental
- Inner City, Steve "Silk" Hurley - Good life ····· Steve Silk Hurley Remix
- INXS - Never tear us apart
- Jane's Addiction - Been caught stealing
- Janet Jackson - Escapade
- Jimmy Blanche - Misik a moun a kaz
- Joe Henry - Shuffletown ***
- Joey Beltram - Energy flash
- The Judds - Why not me ➔ Originally from 1984, but a Dutch hit in 1989 (that's why it's on this page)
- Kon Kan - I beg your pardon (I never promised you a rose garden)
- Krush - House arrest (The beat is the law)
- The La's - There she goes
- Lenny Kravitz - Let love rule
- Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Let the beat hit 'em ····· The Brand New Super Pumped-Up C&C Vocal Club Mix
- Madonna - Justify my love
- Mantronix, Wondress - Take your time
- Mariah Carey - Vision of love
- Massive Attack, Horace Andy - Hymn of the big wheel
- MC Tunes, 808 State - Tunes splits the atom
- Michael Jackson - Smooth criminal
- My Bloody Valentine - Lose my breath
- New Model Army - Green and grey
- Nightmares On Wax - I'm for real
- Nirvana - Love buzz
- Nomad - (I wanna give you) devotion ····· Original Radio Version
- Phil Collins - Hang in long enough ····· Pettibone 12" Mix
- Pixies - Where is my mind?
- Primal Scream - Come together
- Primal Scream - Loaded ····· Terry Farley Mix ***
- PSO - Nxt 2u ····· Club
- Raymond Van Het Groenewoud - Liefde voor muziek
- R.E.M. - Belong
- R.E.M. - Country feedback
- R.E.M. - Radio song
- R.E.M. - You are the everything
- The Residents - Kaw-liga
- Rob n Raz, Leila K - Got to get
- Seal - The beginning
- Simply Red - It's only love
- Slick Rick - Children's story
- Spacemen 3 - Losing touch with my mind
- Stef Bos - Is dit nou later
- Stereo MC's - Lost in music ····· Ultimatum Remix
- Stevie Wonder - Free
- Sydney Youngblood - If only I could
- T99 - Anasthasia ····· Scirocco Edit *** ➔ On streaming services, you might only find the instrumental version
- Ten City - That's the way love is ····· Deep House Mix-Extended Version
- Tone-Loc - Funky cold medina
- Vitor Hublot, Jeff Bodart, Talbot Sisters - La mauvaise réputation
- Whistle - Just buggin'
- Whitney Houston - I'm your baby tonight ····· European version
- Yazz - The only way is up
- Ziggy Marley, Melody Makers - Kozmik
*** = Missing/grey on Spotify (Dutch situation).
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