P564 CEEFAX 1 564 Mon 03 Jan 22:25/20 1/11 A CENTURY OF ROCK'N'ROLL — THE 90s 1990 — Sinead O'Connor, a shaven- headed Irish singer, had the nation in tears with her emotional No 1 single Nothing Compares 2U. It wouldn't bj the last we were to hear of her! The only record to stay at the top for longer that year was Elton John's Sacrifice, which managed five weeks. Dance music began to take over as the new trend, with Norman Cook's Beats International, Snap and Adamski all doing time at No 1 to signal the shape of things to come. —————————— by Chris Charles ——————————— Rjvjews 564 The Vibe 561 TOTP 562 Top 40 Lottery Main Menu ShowbizP564 CEEFAX 1 564 Mon 03 Jan 22:21/25 2/11 A CENTURY OF ROCK'N'ROLL — THE 90s Hip-hop continued to prosper. A Tribe Called Quest's The Low End Theory ('91) is thought by many to bj the greatest hip-hop album ever. A football ad helped Can I Kick It? into the Top 20. 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East 17's Stay Another Day was 1994's Xmas No 1, but Brian Harvey's boast that hj'd taken 12 "Es" did the band's popularity no favours. —————————— by Chris Charles ——————————— Rjvjews 564 The Vibe 561 TOTP 562 Top 40 Lottery Main Menu ShowbizP564 CEEFAX 1 564 Mon 03 Jan 22:32/13 4/11 A CENTURY OF ROCK'N'ROLL — THE 90s 1991 — Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit became sounds like teen anthem as Kurt Cobain and co led the Grunge revolution. They were joined by the likes of Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots and Dinosaur Junior, while Hole, L7 and Babes In Toyland flew the female flag and were dobbed Riot Grrrls. April 5, 1994 — Cobain committed suicide with a shotgun. 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