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List Of Number-one Singles Of The 1990s (Switzerland) ...
This is a list of singles that reached number one on the Swiss Hitparade during the 1990s by week each reached the top of the chart. Number-one singles See also *1990s in music References {{SwissNumber1s Number-one singles Switzerland 1990s File:1990s decade montage.png, From top left, clockwise: The Hubble Space Telescope orbits the Earth after it was launched in 1990; American jets fly over burning oil fields in the 1991 Gulf War; the Oslo Accords on 13 September 1993; the World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Hitparade
The Swiss Hitparade () is Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland. The Swiss charts include: * Singles Top 75 (released since 1968) * Singles Top 100 * Albums Top 100 (released since late 1983) * Compilations Top 25 * Airplay Top 30 Since 2010, Hitparade's compiler Media Control has also set up ''Les charts'', a record chart of the highest-selling singles and albums in Romandie, the Francophone The Francophonie or Francophone world is the whole body of people and organisations around the world who use the French language regularly for private or public purposes. The term was coined by Onésime Reclus in 1880 and became important a ... region of Switzerland: * Romandie Singles Top 20 (discontinued) * Romandie Albums Top 50 The charts are updated weekly on Sundays, and are posted publicly on the preceding Wednesday mornings. See also * List of number-one singles in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Technotronic
Technotronic was a Belgian electronic music project formed in 1987 by Jo Bogaert and best known for their 1989 single, " Pump Up the Jam", which features vocals by Ya Kid K. The song peaked at No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States. Later that year, the single was followed by the album of the same name, which peaked at No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Technotronic achieved further success with the singles " Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" and " Move This". They went on to release the albums '' Body to Body'' (1991) and ''Recall'' (1995), and they have been inactive since 2001. History 1987–1990: Formation and ''Pump Up the Jam'' Technotronic was formed in 1987 by Belgian musician, songwriter, and record producer Jo Bogaert, who had gained popularity in Europe as a solo artist with various new beat projects, including Acts of Madmen and Nux Nemo. Congolese–Belgian rapper Ya Kid K joined Technotronic on vocals, Bogaert adopted the stage name Thoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxette
Roxette is a Swedish pop rock duo originally consisting of Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle, both of whom were already established musicians in Sweden prior to the band's formation. Fredriksson had released a number of successful solo albums, while Gessle had been the lead singer and songwriter of Gyllene Tider, a band which had three number one albums in Sweden. Acting on the advice of Rolf Nygren, the Chief executive officer, CEO of their mutual record label EMI, Fredriksson and Gessle collaborated to record "Neverending Love", the first single from Roxette's 1986 debut album ''Pearls of Passion'', which were both hits in Sweden. Their international breakthrough came with the release of ''Look Sharp! (Roxette album), Look Sharp!'' in 1988. The album contained two Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number ones: "The Look" and "Listen to Your Heart (Roxette song), Listen to Your Heart". "It Must Have Been Love", from the Pretty Woman (soundtrack), soundtrack to the 1990 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Must Have Been Love
"It Must Have Been Love", originally "It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)", is a song written by Per Gessle and performed by the Swedish pop duo Roxette. The power ballad became the duo's third number one hit in the United States, and is one of their best selling releases, being certified gold or platinum in a number of countries. It remains their best-known and signature song. Five different versions of the song have been officially released. The original song was released in 1987, which was followed by the most successful incarnation, a slightly edited and overdubbed version, omitting the Christmas references, created for the soundtrack to the 1990 film ''Pretty Woman''. During the "Join the Joyride! World Tour" in 1991, the band recorded a country music version in Los Angeles, included on their 1992 album ''Tourism''. A Spanish-language version of the ''Pretty Woman'' recording was released on their 1996 compilation '' Baladas en Español''. Finally, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthias Reim
Matthias Reim (born 26 November 1957) is a German Pop music, pop and Schlager music, Schlager singer. His 1990 single "Verdammt, ich lieb' dich" ("Damn, I love you") was a hit in several European countries and spent 16 consecutive weeks at the number 1 spot in the German charts. He unexpectedly returned 23 years later to the top on the charts with "Unendlich (Matthias Reim album), Unendlich" in 2013. Early life Reim was born on 26 November 1957 in Korbach and grew up in Homberg (Efze), Homberg. His father was the director of the Gymnasium (Germany), gymnasium in Homberg. After receiving his ''Abitur'', he began his undergraduate studies in the German and English languages as well as Germanistic and Anglistic literatures in Göttingen. This took 18 terms – this is above average, as he spent time predominantly in the music studio and not in the lecture-room. Career 1980–1989: Fallen Dice and Fair Fax Reim's career began as a songwriter, writing for Bernhard Brink, Roberto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gianna Nannini
Gianna Nannini (; born 14 June 1954) is an Italian singer and songwriter. Her most notable songs include "America" (1979), "Fotoromanza" (1984), "I maschi" (1987), "Meravigliosa creatura" (1995), "Sei nell'anima" (2006) and "Bello e impossibile" (1986). The latter became a hit across Europe, especially in Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. Early life Nannini was born in Siena on 14 June 1954. She has a younger brother Alessandro Nannini, a former Formula One racing driver. She studied piano and composition in Milan in the late 1970s. Career Nannini scored her first domestic hit in 1979 with the single "America" and the album ''California (Gianna Nannini album), California'', which became a success in several European countries. Her international breakthrough happened in 1984 with the release of her sixth album, the Conny Plank-produced ''Puzzle (Gianna Nannini album), Puzzle'', which peaked in the top 10 in the Italian, German, Austrian and Swiss charts. The first s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edoardo Bennato
Edoardo Bennato (born 23 July 1946) is an Italian singer-songwriter. He is the brother of the singer-songwriter Eugenio Bennato. He is considered one of the greatest artists in Italian rock, a genre that he has often combined with Blues rock, blues and Folk rock, folk. Guitarist, harmonica player and singer, he later began to propose himself as one-man band, playing at the same time also tambourines, kazoo and other percussions. His texts are often ironic, irreverent, and turned in a biting way against power, at any level and in any form it manifests. He was the first Italian singer to fill the San Siro Stadium in Milan with more than sixty thousand people on July 19, 1980, and the first Italian singer to perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1976. Also, Bennato was the first singer to have released two albums only 15 days apart in March 1980: ''Uffà! Uffà!'' and ''Sono solo canzonette''. Biography Edoardo Bennato began his music career in the early Sixties (the first sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un'estate Italiana
"Un'estate italiana" (), "Un verano italiano" (; both meaning "An Italian summer") or "To Be Number One" is a 1989 song composed by Giorgio Moroder which was used as the official song of the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy, the first to hold such distinction. The Italian version, also known as "Notti magiche" ("Magical nights") in Italy, was recorded by Italian artists Edoardo Bennato and Gianna Nannini, who also wrote the lyrics. The Spanish version, also known as "Noches mágicas" in Spanish, was recorded by Paraguayan Susan Ferrer, who also wrote the lyrics. The English version, with lyrics by Tom Whitlock and performed by Giorgio Moroder Project (singers: Joe Milner, Moll Anderson, Paula Mulcahy Keane), was the opening theme to RAI TV programmes and matches related to the 1990 FIFA World Cup. The song achieved success on the charts of several European countries. Release For the Italian release, Moroder addressed Gianna Nannini and Edoardo Bennato, who rewrote the lyri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alannah Myles
Alannah Myles (née Byles; born December 25, 1958) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has won both a Grammy and a Juno Award for the song " Black Velvet". The song was a top-ten hit in Canada and a number one hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1990. Early life Myles was born Alannah Byles on Christmas Day, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario. She is the daughter of William Douglas Byles, a pioneer in the Canadian broadcasting industry who was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' Hall of Fame in 1997. She is the second of five children. Raised by her parents in Ontario, Myles spent her childhood composing and learning music. Myles began writing songs around age 9 and performed in a songwriting group for the Kiwanis Music Festival in Toronto at age 12. Career At the age of 18, she began performing solo gigs in southern Ontario, eventually meeting Christopher Ward, a recording artist and songwriter with Warner Music Group. With Ward's help, she formed her own b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Velvet (song)
"Black Velvet" is a song written by Canadian songwriters Christopher Ward (songwriter), Christopher Ward and David Tyson and performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Alannah Myles. It was released as the second single from Myles' first studio album, ''Alannah Myles (album), Alannah Myles'', by Atlantic Records. It became a number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and reached number one on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Album Rock Tracks chart, as well as number 10 in Myles' native Canada and number two on the UK Singles Chart. The power ballad also reached number one in Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland and was a major success in several other countries. It contains blues verses with a rock music, rock chorus. Myles won the 1991 Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for the song and the 1990 Juno Award for Single of the Year. Since its release, the song has received substantial airplay, re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snap!
SNAP! is a German Eurodance group formed in 1989 by producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti. The act has undergone several lineup changes over the years, featuring American singers, songwriters, and rappers such as Thea Austin, Turbo B, Niki Haris, and Penny Ford. Their most popular hits include " The Power" and " Rhythm Is a Dancer", both of which achieved No. 1 status in multiple countries. History Previous projects Luca Anzilotti and Michael Münzing began collaborating in 1985 in the group Off (Organisation for Fun), alongside Sven Väth. They recorded two albums, ''Organisation for Fun'' (1988) and ''Ask Yourself'' (1989), as well as a series of singles, including " Electrica Salsa", until 1990. In 1986, the duo created the side project 16 BIT and found success with their first single, "Where Are You?" In 1987, they released the album ''Inaxycvgtgb'' for BMG. Formation and first album Anzilotti and Münzing officially formed SNAP! in 1989, adopting the alia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
