I was looking at my blog post from almost three years ago, when I noticed something that stuck out for me. When I went to flashback the top 40 songs from January 24, 1991, I said this regarding the artist at the number 5 position, Nelson.
5. After the Rain by Nelson (Funny story involving what I think was Nelson in Fort Lauderdale in 1997 while I was in the Navy. I'll tell you at a later time).
To my knowledge, I don't think I ever got to tell that story. Well, here it is.
It was late spring 1997, I was in the Navy and the ship I was stationed aboard (USS Eisenhower) was making a port call to Port Everglades, just outside of Fort Lauderdale. As I recall, it was the last day of our port visit, and I took a bus to Sawgrass Mills Mall. It kinda smelled like used cat litter on the outside, but that's an entirely different story; some folks who follow me on Twitter know what I'm talking about😉. Well, on the way back to the ship from the mall area, myself and a few of my shipmates noticed to (we presumed) women with long blond platinum hair riding in a red convertible. To our surprise (and disappointment), it turned out to be two dudes with the long hair. I didn't realize it at the time (and quite frankly, neither did anyone else), but would later realize some years later that they looked like early 90s rock group Nelson.
Now I couldn't actually confirm that it was actually Matthew and Gunnar Nelson that we saw in that convertible, but it sure looked like what is in the above picture. And that my friends, is my Nelson story from my Navy years.
Today I'm going to do something that I did on the aforementioned blog post that quite honestly I should make a regular feature on this blog; a throwback to the Top 40 charts on a certain year on this very date. For today, I'm going to choose 1994, and as an added bonus, I'm featuring both the Hot 100 AND the Radio & Records charts from that date, for they are markedly different. First, the Hot 100.
40. Don't Turn Around by Ace of Base
39. Before I Let You Go by BLACKstreet
38. Juicy/Unbelievable by Notorious BIG
37. Circle of Life by Elton John
36. Playaz Club by Rappin 4-Tay
35. I Belong To You/How Many Ways by Toni Braxton
34. Get Over It by The Eagles
33. You Gotta Be by Des'ree
32. Short Dick Man by Gilette f/20 Fingers
31. Far Behind by Candlebox
30. Sukiyaki by 4PM
29. Lucas With The Lid Off by Lucas
28. U Will Know by BMU (never heard this)
27. Stroke You Up by Changing Faces (R. Kelly sang backing vocals on this)
26. Thuggish Ruggish Bone by Bone Thugs N Harmony (never heard this either)
25. Creep by TLC
24. Wild Night by John Mellencamp w/Me'Shell Ndegeocello
23. Practice What You Preach by Barry White (until now, I didn't realize Barry had a BB Top 40 hit that late in his career)
22. Living In Danger by Ace of Base
21. What's The Frequency Kenneth? by R.E.M.
20. Endless Love by Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey
19. December, 1963 (Oh What a Night) by the Four Seasons (the remix; not the orignal)
18. I'll Stand By You by the Pretenders
17. When Can I See You by Babyface
16. At Your Best (You Are Love) by Aaliyah
15. 100% Pure Love by Crystal Waters
14. On Bended Knee by Boyz II Men
13. Turn The Beat Around by Gloria Estefan
12. Tootsie Roll by 69 Boyz
11. I'm The Only One by Melissa Etherdge
10. Flava In Ya Ear by Craig Mack (I don't recall hearing this one)
9. You Want This? by Janet Jackson
8. Never Lie by Immature
7. I Wanna Be Down by Brandy
6. Secret by Madonna
5. Always by Bon Jovi
4. Another Night by Real McCoy
3. All I Wanna Do by Sheryl Crow
2. Here Comes The Hotstepper by Ini Kamoze
1. I'll Make Love To You by Boyz II Men
Now compare the above to what Radio & Records had published the same week:
40. When We Dance by Sting
39. Sun's Gonna Rise by Sass Jordan
38. Zombie by The Cranberries
37. Rain King by Counting Crows
36. Never Lie by Immature
35. The Sweetest Days by Vanessa Williams
34. Basket Case by Green Day
33. Lucas With The Lid Off by Lucas
32. Stay (I Missed You) by Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
31. About A Girl by Nirvana
30. Blind Man by Aerosmith
29. Here Comes The Hotstepper by Ini Kamoze
28. Every Day Of The Week by Jade
27. Shine by Collective Soul
26. New Age Girl by Deadeye Dick
25. Interstate Love Song by Stone(d) Temple Pilots
24. Fade Into You by Mazzy Star
23. Wild Night by John Mellencamp w/Me'Shell Ndegeocello
22. Get Over It by The Eagles
21. You Gotta Be by Des'ree
20. Dance Naked by John Mellencamp
19. Sukiyaki by 4PM
18. Hold My Hand by Hootie and the Blowfish
17. Turn The Beat Around by Gloria Estefan
16. You Want This? by Janet Jackson
15. Something's Always Wrong by Toad The Wet Sprocket
14. December 1963 (Oh What A Night) by the Four Seasons
13. When Can I See You by Babyface
12. I'll Stand By You by The Pretenders
11. Allison Road by The Gin Blossoms
10. What's The Frequency Kenneth by REM
9. 100% Pure Love by Crystal Waters
8. On Bended Knee by Boyz II Men
7. Living In Danger by Ace of Base
6. I'll Make Love To You by Boyz II Men
5. I'm The Only One by Melissa Etheridge
4. All I Wanna Do by Sheryl Crow
3. Always by Bon Jovi
2. Secret by Madonna
1. Another Night by Real McCoy
As you can probably tell, both top 40 charts were kind of disjointed, and radio was somewhat confusing at the time (I think I alluded to it here). Also, during this time I was overseas on deployment so I really had no idea what was going on outside of Navy World. But for the most part, the music of that era was pretty solid.
More to come
CT
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