On this Day in Music – 11th September

1990’s

1994 –In the UK Singles Chart Whigfield’s Saturday Night became the UK Number One Single, where it stayed for 4-weeks. The song dethroned Wet Wet Wet’s 15-week chart-topper Love Is All Around.

Previous Albums Of The Day

No.1466 11/09/2020

The 4th Blur album The Great Escape celebrates a 25th anniversary today! The Battle of Britpop album, and Blur’s last in the sub-genre. Includes the singles Country House, The Universal, Stereotypes and Charmless Man. Not Parklife, but a huge success.

No.1102 11/09/2019

The Eurythmics album We Too Are One is 30 years old today! The LP would be the duo’s last for a decade. Feels like an album of a band that ran its course, ready for Annie Lennox to go solo. Includes Revival, Don’t Ask Me Why, The King and Queen of America, and Angel. eurythmics.com

No.736 11/09/2018

The latest Death Cab for Cutie album Thank You for Today is full to the brim of lush melodies, and arguably their best work this decade. Michael Hann of the Guardian said “Nothing surprises, nothing jolts, but it’s so expertly judged, such a warm fug of melancholia.deathcabforcutie.com

No.371 11/09/2017

Lovers of 90’s Britpop will enjoy the debut album Strange Hymns from Neon Waltz. The band is from John O’Groats, Scotland. Love Heavy Heartless.

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