The Best 40 Singles of 1990
The chart was in a right mess in 1990. For all those who said they loved rock music, the best of it was long gone. Megadeth, Thunder, Skid Row, The Quireboys, Gun and Anthrax were churning out generic singles which didn't quite fit the prevailing trends. The late 80s had twisted popular music into a horrible mix of sampling, loops, DJs, digital dicing and people who couldn't sing, putting their vocals on these tracks regardless. 808 State, Guru Josh, Pop Will Eat Itself, D-Shake, Rebel MC, Orbital and Renegade Soundwave were all 'trendy' whilst 80s legacy artists were still trying to have hits but looking very out-of-date just a few years since their heydays (Adam Ant, Shakin' Stevens, Jimmy Somerville, Kid Creole, Sinitta, Billy Idol, Paul Young, Bob Geldof, Bananarama, Status Quo, Iron Maiden and AC/DC all had top 40 hits). It's indicative of how quickly music was evolving that the old guard was being left behind but the fresh artists were only having a couple...