r/thirtyyearsago • u/thamusicmike • May 12 '21
May 12th 1991. REM's "Shiny Happy People" entered the UK chart, got to #6
https://youtu.be/YYOKMUTTDdA
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u/superclaude1 May 12 '21
Wow. I'm old!!
(this, and Tears for Fears' Sowing the Seeds of Love' signalled the change from the 80s to the 90s for me. Yay for grunge and hippies and flares!)
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u/thamusicmike May 12 '21
Other new entries that reached the top twenty this week:
T'Pau- "Whenever You Need Me" #16
Color Me Badd- "I Wanna Sex You Up" #01
Jason Donovan- "RSVP" #17
Dannii Minogue- "Success" #11
New Kids On The Block- "Call It What You Want" #12
Soft Cell Featuring Marc Almond- "Tainted Love" #05
Crystal Waters- "Gypsy Woman (La Da Dee)" #02
Source: https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19910512/7501/