Tag: 90s

This was volume three of the Piano by Candlelight series from Carl Doy, it was a huge success for the NZ pianist this year proving the kiwis still wanted to hear classical music well into the decade. Peak position #2 POPULAR IN 1991 Well at least Van Morrison had a massive success with his 1983… Continue reading Biggest albums of the 90’s NZ X

This was originally released the previous year following the finale of season one for the popular TV show Friends (which I regret to inform the internet the I’m a huge fan of even though I personally prefer Frasier when it comes to 90’s sitcoms.) I guess this picked up steam in NZ this year due… Continue reading Biggest albums of the 90’s NZ IV

Even though both of the singles from the album were from Bart Simpsons voice actor Nancy Cartwright, it turns out this album from the cartoon show features tracks from all of the main cast of the show including voices from several of the townspeople featured in the first two seasons of the show. It was… Continue reading Biggest albums of the 90’s NZ III

At least this debut album from Pearl jam was more of an immediate success in NZ than it was in Australia, although like Australia it was a hit several times throughout the decade due to how the band’s popularity grew with each subsequent album in the 90’s. Peak position #3 Hit singles Alive #20 Even… Continue reading Biggest albums of the 90’s NZ II

Unlike in Australia where this was an instant inescapable classic for MJ, it appears the kiwis were prepared to write this off as a mere moderate success for him until “Give in to me” became one of the biggest hits of the decade which allowed this album to rebound on the charts over there and… Continue reading Biggest albums of the 90’s NZ I

The legends are true people, there was a Christmas rendition of the Macarena that was a huge success here in Australia during the Christmas season of 1996. No wonder the trend became kitsch once every version of the dance dropped off the charts worldwide. #93 for 1996 #88 for 1997 (THIS IS THE ARIA ENTRY)… Continue reading Biggest hits of the 90’s Australia XVI

This was originally released as a B-side to “Where the streets have no name” all the way back in 1987, although it did receive a release here in Australia as a lead single back in 1989 likely to cash in off the success of Rattle and hum that it didn’t end up accomplishing. It was… Continue reading Biggest hits of the 90’s Australia XV

There haven’t been that many Asian pop stars to make it big over the years in Australia, one of the select few was Seiko who scored a hit here with her duet with Donnie Wahlberg during the height of his popularity with NKOTB. Evidently this was the full extent of his solo career as he… Continue reading Biggest hits of the 90’s Australia XIV

(THIS IS THE ARIA ENTRY) #75 for 1990 This was the debut single from Mariah Carey, a song that was a massive hit in NZ and her native America but only a moderate hit everywhere else in the world due to it being little more than a showcase for her powerful vocals. Her later material… Continue reading Biggest hits of the 90’s Australia XIII

This was the third and final hit that La Bouche was able to score from their one and only album, thus completing the cycle for EDM acts scoring massive success with one album before forever fading into obscurity throughout the 90’s. I guess you can technically say that Aqua continued this trend the following year,… Continue reading Biggest hits of the 90’s Australia XII