NOW 100 Hits: 90s No.1s

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1Should I Stay or Should I Go
engineer:
Bob Clearmountain
producer:
Guy Stevens
mixer:
Glyn Johns
bass guitar:
Paul Simonon
drums (drum set):
Topper Headon
guitar:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
guest vocals:
Joe Ely
vocals:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
remixer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1982)
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs (2008-12-29) (number: 42), Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 183) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 228)
recording of:
Should I Stay or Should I Go
writer:
Mick Jones (The Clash/Big Audio Dynamite) and Joe Strummer
publisher:
Nineden Ltd. and Universal Music Publishing GmbH (Universal Music Publishing Group Germany)
The Clash4.553:07
2The Fly
additional engineer and assistant mixer:
Robbie Adams
assistant engineer:
Shannon Strong
engineer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis)
producer:
Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter)
mixer:
Flood (British producer Mark Ellis), Daniel Lanois (Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter) and Steve Lillywhite
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25) (in 1991)
music videos:
The Fly by U2 (Irish rock band), The Fly (performance only) by U2 (Irish rock band) and The Fly (text only) by U2 (Irish rock band)
recording of:
The Fly
lyricist:
Bono (singer of U2)
composer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, The Edge (U2 guitarist David Evans) and Larry Mullen, Jr.
U22.94:29
3Fly Away
programming:
Lenny Kravitz, Terry Manning (US recording engineer), Matthew Knobel and Eric Rehl
engineer and mixer:
Terry Manning (US recording engineer)
producer:
Lenny Kravitz
bass, drums (drum set), guitar, background vocals and lead vocals:
Lenny Kravitz
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1998), Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 1998), Union Square Music Ltd. (for copyright use only, holding company of Union Square Music) (in 2018) and Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK) (in 2018)
recording of:
Fly Away
lyricist and composer:
Lenny Kravitz
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Miss Bessie Music and Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”)
Lenny Kravitz43:42
4If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
assistant engineer and assistant producer:
Lee Butler (UK engineer)
engineer, producer and mixer:
Dave Eringa
assistant mixer:
John Bailey (engineer)
12 string guitar and acoustic guitar:
James Dean Bradfield
bass guitar [bass]:
Nicky Wire
drums (drum set):
Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
Hammond organ [Hammond], mellotron and Wurlitzer electric piano [Wurlitzer]:
Nick Nasmyth
percussion:
Andy Duncan (UK drummer and producer)
vocals:
James Dean Bradfield
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1998)
recorded at:
Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
mixed at:
AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next by Manic Street Preachers
part of:
168 Songs of Hatred and Failure (playlist) (number: 54)
recording of:
If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next
lyricist:
Nicky Wire
composer:
James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore (Manic Street Preachers)
Manic Street Preachers44:50
5Ain’t No DoubtJimmy Nail34:06
6Sleeping Satellite
engineer:
Steve Fitzmaurice (Irish mixer, songwriter and producer)
producer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer) and Paul Wickens
mixer:
Julian Mendelsohn (Australian record producer and engineer)
music videos:
Sleeping Satellite by Tasmin Archer (British singer-songwriter)
recording of:
Sleeping Satellite
writer:
Tasmin Archer (British singer-songwriter), John Beck (Writer, producer & musician) and John Hughes (Writer, Producer, Musician)
publisher:
EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!)
Tasmin Archer4.254:37
7Return of the Mack
additional producer:
Cutfather & Joe
producer:
Phil Chill and Mark Morrison (r&b vocalist)
remixer:
Cutfather & Joe
recording of:
Return of the Mack
lyricist and composer:
Mark Morrison (r&b vocalist)
Mark Morrison3.53:30
8Spaceman
producer:
Jas Mann and Steve Power
mixer:
Clive Black
edit of:
Spaceman by Babylon Zoo
recording of:
Spaceman
lyricist and composer:
Jas Mann
Babylon Zoo3.53:59
9I’d Do Anything for Love (but I Won’t Do That)
producer:
Jim Steinman
recording of:
I’d Do Anything for Love (but I Won’t Do That)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Steinman
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919) (in 1993)
Meat Loaf35:27
10Unchained Melody
engineer:
Larry Levine
producer:
Phil Spector
solo lead vocals:
Bobby Hatfield (in 1965-03)
arranger:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label), PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1965, in 1968) and Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) (in 1966)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1965-03)
part of:
The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 8), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 269) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 366)
cover recording of:
Unchained Melody (in 1965-03)
publisher:
Hy Zaret
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Alex North (US composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Communications Australia, MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
The Righteous Brothers33:36
11Nothing Compares 2 U
vocals:
Sinéad O’Connor (Irish singer‐songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Limited (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1990)
cover recording of:
Nothing Compares 2 U
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), NPG Publishing and Warner Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Sinéad O’Connor3.54:39
12When You Say Nothing at All
programming and producer:
Stephen Lipson
engineer and mixer:
Heff Moraes
accordion and whistle:
James McNally
bass:
Stephen Lipson
drums (drum set):
Andy Duncan (UK drummer and producer)
guitar:
Dominic Miller (guitarist)
keyboard:
Peter-John Vettese (British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer)
background vocals:
Tessa Niles and Miriam Stockley
vocals:
Ronan Keating
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (aka Polydor Ltée, Canadian manufacturer and distributor from 1966–1978, may show maple-leaf logo) (in 1999) and Polygram Ireland Ltd. (in 1999)
recorded at:
Metropolis (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and The Aquarium (Studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
The Aquarium (Studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
cover recording of:
When You Say Nothing at All
writer:
Paul Overstreet (country singer and songwriter) and Don Schlitz
Ronan Keating2.754:12
13If I Let You Go
recording engineer:
Bernard Löhr (engineer) (strings)
programming and producer:
David Kreuger and Per Magnusson (Swedish music producer and songwriter)
mixer:
Bernard Löhr (engineer)
acoustic guitar [acoustic guitars] and electric guitar [electric guitars]:
Mats Berntoft
bass:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Per Magnusson (Swedish music producer and songwriter)
additional background vocals [backing vocals]:
Andreas Carlsson (pop songwriter)
strings arranger:
Henrik Jansson and Ulf Jansson
arranger:
David Kreuger and Per Magnusson (Swedish music producer and songwriter)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Entertainment UK & Ireland Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1999) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1999)
arranged for and produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden and Soundtrade Studios in Solna City, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (strings)
mixed at:
Mono Music Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
recording of:
If I Let You Go
writer:
Jörgen Elofsson (Swedish songwriter and producer), David Kreuger and Per Magnusson (Swedish music producer and songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Publishing, Grantsville Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd and Zomba Enterprises Inc.
Westlife3:41
14Tears on My Pillow
additional engineer:
Peter Day
engineer:
Karen Hewitt and Yoyo (UK producer/engineer/mixer Yoyo Olugbo)
mixer:
Pete Hammond (UK producer aka “Mixmaster”)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mushroom Records (in 1989)
cover recording of:
Tears on My Pillow
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist)
composer:
Sylvester Bradford
publisher:
Gladys Music (in 1958), Sovereign Music Co. (in 1958) and MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1989)
Kylie Minogue32:29
15Perfect Moment
cover recording of:
Perfect Moment
writer:
Jim Marr and Wendy Page
Martine McCutcheon23:51
16Goodnight Girl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram and Mercury Records Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1992)
recording of:
Goodnight Girl
writer:
Graeme Clark (founder member of Wet Wet Wet), Tom Cunningham (Scottish musician, drummer for Wet Wet Wet), Neil Mitchell and Marti Pellow
publisher:
Chrysalis and Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS)
Wet Wet Wet43:40
17Stay
programming:
Marcella Detroit
additional engineer:
Lee Manning (US engineer)
assistant engineer:
Nick Addison
engineer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer)
producer:
Alan Moulder (producer and engineer), Shakespears Sister and Chris Thomas (UK record producer / remixer)
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Steve Ferrera (UK drummer), Ian Maidman and Jonathan Perkins (aka Wild Mondo)
drums (drum set):
Steve Ferrera (UK drummer)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Ian Maidman
electric guitar [guitar] and harmonica:
Marcella Detroit
keyboard [keyboards]:
Ed Shearmur (English score composer)
lead vocals [vocals]:
Marcella Detroit and Siobhan Fahey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
London Records 90 Ltd. (renamed as Warner Records 90 Ltd. on 2011-08-26) (in 1991) and London (UK, 1947–1999, re-launched 2011–present) (in 1992)
recorded at:
Friar Park (Friar Park Studio) in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Chapel Studios (Encino, Los Angeles) in Encino, California, United States
music videos:
Stay by Shakespear's Sister
recording of:
Stay
writer:
Marcella Detroit, Siobhan Fahey and Jean Guiot (composer credits pseudonym of Dave Stewart)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Island Music Ltd.
Shakespears Sister3.253:47
18Think Twice
recording of:
Think Twice
writer:
Andy Hill (English producer & songwriter) and Peter Sinfield
publisher:
Chrysalis Music (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Virgin Music Ltd. (do not use this as a release label!), Pillarview B.V. and Universal Music Publishers MGB Australia Pty Ltd
Céline Dion24:09
19She’s the One
recording engineer and mixer:
Steve Power
additional programming:
Richard Flack (producer/engineer), Nick Hannan and James Brumby (UK engineer)
programming:
Steve McNichol and Steve Power
additional engineer:
Stuart Epps, Richard Flack (producer/engineer), James Brumby (UK engineer), Matt Oliver (UK engineer) and Steve Price (UK recording engineer/producer/orchestrator/arranger)
assistant engineer:
Richard Hinton and Nick Kirkland
producer:
Guy Chambers (English songwriter and record producer) and Steve Power
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Steve McEwan (Scottish-born South African songwriter, artist and musician)
bass guitar:
David Catlin‐Birch (UK bassist and guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Chris Sharrock
piano:
Guy Chambers (English songwriter and record producer)
background vocals:
Steve McEwan (Scottish-born South African songwriter, artist and musician) and Gary Nuttall
orchestra:
The London Session Orchestra
conductor:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
arranger:
Guy Chambers (English songwriter and record producer)
orchestrator:
Nick Ingman
cover recording of:
She’s the One
lyricist and composer:
Karl Wallinger
publisher:
Universal/Polygram Music Publishing
Robbie Williams2.654:18
20I Will Always Love You
engineer:
David Reitzas, Bill Schnee and Peter Yianilos
executive producer:
Clive Davis (record producer, A&R executive and music industry chief executive) and Whitney Houston
producer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
mixer:
David Reitzas
creative direction:
Rickey Minor (bass player, music director, composer, music producer)
solo saxophone:
Kirk Whalum
arranger:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer)
vocals arranger:
Whitney Houston
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) and Arista Records, Inc. (manufacturing and distribution company, do not add releases here) (in 1992)
mixed at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 3), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 60), New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 59), Billboard: Greatest of All Time Hot 100 Songs (number: 60) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 94)
cover recording of:
I Will Always Love You
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Whitney Houston4.54:31

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part of:Now 100 Hits ("Now That's What I Call Music!" series spin-off, UK) (order: 21)