1990 in music

[The Lone Gunman]

The fact that three of the top ten 'groups' are actually duos speaks volumes for 1990 - a grim year for music.

[xsnaggle]

And unchained melody at the top of the singles. I thought the righteous brothers were gone long before '90. Was it a re-release?

[Eric the Half a Bee]

And unchained melody at the top of the singles. I thought the righteous brothers were gone long before '90. Was it a re-release?

Yes. It was used in the film, Ghost. It was originally released in 1965 when it made no 14. The song was originally written for a movie about a prison, called Unchained, which flopped on release in 1955. Todd Duncan sang the original, which was never released. Within 8 weeks of the film's premier, 14 different acts had released singles of the song.

The Righteous Brothers version (though only one of them actually sang it) sold well over half a million copies in less than a month and quickly became the year's biggest seller. At the time it held the record for number of cd and cassette single sales.

[splott parker]

Yes. It was used in the film, Ghost. It was originally released in 1965 when it made no 14. The song was originally written for a movie about a prison, called Unchained, which flopped on release in 1955. Todd Duncan sang the original, which was never released. Within 8 weeks of the film's premier, 14 different acts had released singles of the song.

The Righteous Brothers version (though only one of them actually sang it) sold well over half a million copies in less than a month and quickly became the year's biggest seller. At the time it held the record for number of cd and cassette single sales.

Jimmy Young had a no.1 with it in 1955. Still alive at 95 is Jimmy, TTFN and What’s The Recipe Today?

[Tuerto]

The fact that three of the top ten 'groups' are actually duos speaks volumes for 1990 - a grim year for music.

This will be the first time Mozzer and Heathblue would've ever heard of any of these songs.