It’s been 2ish years and 15 days since we took the time to release a 90 Percent Hits podcast, but we’re back, for a special episode, to pick out our favourite tunes by Prince. After all, Prince is most associated with the 1980s, but for anyone around in the early 1990s, he was as big as he’d ever been. Back when we were a regular podcast covering the #1 singles of the 1990s, we discussed ‘Cream’ by Prince and ‘The Most Beautiful Girl In The RoomWorld’ by Prince Symbol The Artist For Squiggly, al...
May 08, 2016
In this ‘final episode’ of 90 Percent Hits, we look back on the experience of having to discuss these #1s. We ended up covering over a hundred of the things, all up, and we wondered what, if anything, we learned in the process (we make jokes, too). Episode 39: The Final Episode But don’t worry, we’re not done. It’s not really final final. This is more John Farnham announcing his ‘last’ tour final. Plans are afoot to cover other aspects of the musical 1990s in the usual us-talking-on-a-podcast fo...
Apr 04, 2014
In this ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ episode, we each pick one song that was amongst the top 100 best selling singles of 1998! As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you ra...
Feb 14, 2014
In this episode we discuss four #1 singles in Australia from the very end of 1999. That’s it folks. No more 90s. As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or revi...
Feb 06, 2014
In this episode we discuss five #1 singles in Australia from the very end of 1998 and the first half of 1999. As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review ...
Jan 31, 2014
In this ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ episode, we each pick one song that was amongst the top 100 best selling singles of 1998! As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you ra...
Jan 24, 2014
In this episode we discuss five #1 singles in Australia from towards the end of 1998. As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re ...
Jan 16, 2014
In this episode we discuss five #1 singles in Australia from the middle of 1998. As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re alway...
Jan 09, 2014
In this end-of-year ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ episode, we each pick a favourite song from 2013! After all, while we’re all definitely still hopeless nostalgists with fond memories of the 1990s, there’s still plenty of awesome music being made today, and we all still listen to it and like to talk about it. As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things (sorry about the lack of tumblr posts last week – Christmas and N...
Jan 04, 2014
In this ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ episode, we each pick one song that was amongst the top 100 best selling singles of 1997! As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you ra...
Dec 27, 2013
In this episode we discuss five #1 singles in Australia from the end of 1997 and start of 1998. As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. ...
Dec 19, 2013
In this episode we discuss five #1 singles in Australia from the middle of 1997. As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re alway...
Dec 12, 2013
In this ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ episode, we each pick one song that was amongst the top 100 best selling singles of 1995! As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you ra...
Nov 14, 2013
In this episode we discuss five #1 singles in Australia from the end of 1996 and start of 1997. As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. ...
Nov 07, 2013
In this episode we discuss one #1 singles in Australia from the first half of 1996! As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re al...
Nov 01, 2013
In this ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ episode, we each pick one song that was amongst the top 100 best selling singles of 1995! As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you ra...
Oct 24, 2013
In this episode we discuss one #1 singles in Australia from the end of 1995, and four #1 singles from the start of 1996! As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us...
Oct 17, 2013
In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles in Australia from the second half of 1995! As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re alw...
Oct 10, 2013
In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles in Australia from the first half of 1995! As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re alwa...
Oct 04, 2013
When we put together the podcast, we usually end up talking for up to two hours, and then have to edit it down. Sometimes when we edit it down, we end up removing good-enough bits, mostly for time, sometimes because we figure we got a bit off-topic. Circa the 1992 podcasts, we started keeping the best out-takes for a future episode. This is that episode. Episode 21: 90% Bits Volume 1 (1992-1994 Outtakes) Honestly, this is not the place to start with this podcast if you’ve never listened to it be...
Sep 27, 2013
In this episode, a Choose Your Own Adventure episode, we each pick one song that was amongst the top 100 best selling singles of 1994! As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good ...
Sep 20, 2013
In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles in Australia from the end of 1994! As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment underneath the podcast tumblr post to tell us about your experiences with the songs, or to drop us a line at twitter, Facebook or the gmail (all of which have the username 90percenthits, of course). And it looks good if you rate us or review us on iTunes. And we’re always keen...
Sep 12, 2013
There was a minor error with our original post. Like most of Australia, we are blaming the Asylum Seekers for this. Imagine if Judith Durham had made a comeback record on David Geffen’s 70s Asylum label. She would be an Asylum Seeker, and it would be her fault as well. In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles in Australia from the middle of 1994! As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week as we’ll be posting more stuff about these songs and related things. Feel free to comment unde...
Sep 06, 2013
Episode 17: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, & Sting, Cut ‘n’ Move, East 17, & Celine Dion In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles in Australia from the start of 1994! Featuring: ‘Boom! Shake The Room’ by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince (#1 for 1 week, 16th January 1994) ‘All For Love’ by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, & Sting (#1 for 2 weeks, 23rd January 1994) ‘Give It Up’ by Cut ‘n’ Move (#1 for 4 weeks, 6th February 1994) ‘It’s Alright’ by East 17 (...
Aug 30, 2013
Episode 16: Tasmin Archer, Soul Asylum, Spin Doctors, & Pet Shop Boys This is the ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ episode for 1993, where each of us chose a song from top 100 best selling singles of the year. We discuss: ‘Sleeping Satellite’ by Tasmin Archer (#14 in April-May 1993) ‘Runaway Train’ by Soul Asylum (#11 in Nov-Dec 1993) ‘Two Princes’ by the Spin Doctors (#3 in June 1993) ‘Go West’ by the Pet Shop Boys (#10 in Nov-Dec 1993) As ever, make sure to check the tumblr over the next week a...
Aug 23, 2013
Episode 15: Billy Joel, Meat Loaf, Culture Beat, Ace of Base, & Bryan Adams In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles in Australia from the end of 1993! Featuring: ‘The River Of Dreams’ by Billy Joel (#1 for 1 week, 28th August 1993) ‘I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That)’ by Meat Loaf (#1 for 8 weeks, 4th September 1993) ‘Mr Vain’ by Culture Beat (#1 for 1 week, 30th October 1993) ‘All That She Wants’ by Ace Of Base (#1 for 3 weeks, 6th November 1993) ‘Please Forgive Me’ by Bryan...
Jul 19, 2013
Episode 14: Lenny Kravitz, Faith No More, Janet Jackson, Snow, & UB40 In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles in Australia from the middle of 1993! Featuring: ‘Are You Gonna Go My Way?’ by Lenny Kravitz (#1 for 6 weeks, 3rd April 1993) ‘Easy’ by Faith No More (#1 for 2 weeks, 15th May 1992) ‘That’s The Way Love Goes’ by Janet Jackson (#1 for 1 week, 29th May 1992) ‘Informer’ by Snow (#1 for 5 weeks, 5th June 1993) ‘(I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You’ by UB40 (#1 for 7 weeks, 10th July 1...
Jul 12, 2013
Episode 13: Choose Your Own Adventure 1992! featuring Guns ‘N’ Roses, Frente!, Queen, & Tom Cochrane This is the 1992 Choose Your Own Adventure episode, where we’ve each chosen a song from the overall top 100 singles of 1992. Featuring: ‘November Rain’ by Guns ‘N’ Roses (#5 for 5 weeks, 4th October 1992 – a whopping 39 weeks in the charts all up) ‘Ordinary Angels’ by Frente! (from the Clunk EP; #3 for 1 week, 21st June 1992) ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ by Queen (#5 for 1 week, 16th February 1992) ‘L...
Jul 05, 2013
Episode 12: Billy Ray Cyrus, Boyz II Men, Whitney Houston, Sonia Dada & Ugly Kid Joe In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles in Australia from the end of 1992 and start of 1993! Featuring: ‘Achy Breaky Heart’ by Billy Ray Cyrus (#1 for 7 weeks, 3rd October 1992) ‘End Of The Road’ by Boyz II Men (#1 for 4 weeks, 21st November 1992) ‘I Will Always Love You’ by Whitney Houston (#1 for 10 weeks, 19th December 1992) ‘You Don’t Treat Me No Good’ by Sonia Dada (#1 for 4 weeks, 27th February 1993) ‘...
Jun 27, 2013
Episode 11: Kris Kross, Vanessa Williams, Richard Marx, Jose Carreras & Sarah Brightman, & Bobby Brown In this episode we discuss 5 #1 singles in Australia from the middle of 1992! Featuring: ‘Jump’ by Kris Kross (#1 for 3 weeks, 27th June 1992) ‘Save The Best For Last’ by Vanessa Williams (#1 for 1 week, 18th July 1992) ‘Hazard’ by Richard Marx (#1 for 3 weeks, 25th July 1992) ‘Amigos Para Siempre’ by Jose Carreras & Sarah Brightman (#1 for 6 weeks, 15th August 1992) ‘Humpin’ Around...
Jun 20, 2013
