1996 was een goed hitjaar.
Klemtoon ligt weliswaar op dance en ambiance,
maar er zitten behoorlijk wat klassiekers tussen.

BE

DOUBLE VISION knockin'
BABYLON ZOO spaceman
ANDREA BOCELLI con te partiro
JOAN OSBORNE one of us
2 FABIOLA lift u up
LOS DEL RIO macarena
FUGEES killing me softly
SPICE GIRLS wannabe
ROB DE NIJS banger hart
CELINE DION it's all coming back to me now
ROBERT MILES one and one

UK

GEORGE MICHAEL jesus to a child
OASIS don't look back in anger
TAKE THAT how deep is your love
PRODIGY firestarter
MARK MORRISSON return of the mack
GINA G ooh ah just a little bit
GEORGE MICHAEL fastlove
BADDIEL & SKINNER three lions
GARY BARLOW forever love
PETER ANDRE flava
FUGEES ready or not
DEEP BLUE SOMETHING breakfast at tiffany's
CHEMICAL BROTHERS setting sun
BOYZONE words
SPICE GIRLS say you'll be there
ROBSEN & JEROME what becomes of the broken hearted
PRODIGY breathe
PETER ANDRE i feel you
BOYZONE a different beat
DUNBLANE knockin' on heaven's door

NL

LUNIZ i got 5 on it
PARTY ANIMALS have you ever been mellow
FLUITSMA & VAN TIJN 15 miljoen mensen
GUUS MEEUWIS & VAGANT per spoor
CAPTAIN JACK captain jack
PARTY ANIMALS hava naquila
CAPTAIN JACK drill instructor
PARTY ANIMALS aquarius
KELLY FAMILY i can't help myself
GABBERTJE hakkûhbar

DE

EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL missing
FOOLS GARDEN lemon tree
ROBERT MILES children
MICHAEL JACKSON they don't care about us
DIE TOTEN HOSEN zehn kleine jägermeister
BACKSTREET BOYS quit playing games
TIC TAC TOE verpiss dich
SARAH BRIGHTMAN & ANDREA BOCELLI time to say goodbye

US

CELINE DION because you loved me
MARIAH CAREY always be my baby
BONE THUGS N HARMONY tha crossroads
2PAC etc how do you want it / california love
TONI BRAXTON you're makin' me high / let if flow
BLACKSTREET no diggity
TONI BRAXTON un-break my heart

Un-break My Heart zou pas in 1997 de Europese hitlijsten bereiken.

1996 viel inderdaad nog redelijk mee, hoewel ik de nr.1-hits van Nederland niet bepaald smaakvol vind. Maar deze 18 zijn wel klassiekers.

BABYLON ZOO spaceman
ANDREA BOCELLI con te partiro
JOAN OSBORNE one of us
SPICE GIRLS wannabe
ROB DE NIJS banger hart
CELINE DION it's all coming back to me now
ROBERT MILES one and one
GEORGE MICHAEL jesus to a child
OASIS don't look back in anger
FUGEES ready or not
MARK MORRISSON return of the mack
DEEP BLUE SOMETHING breakfast at tiffany's
PRODIGY breathe
EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL missing
FOOLS GARDEN lemon tree
MICHAEL JACKSON they don't care about us
BLACKSTREET no diggity
TONI BRAXTON un-break my heart

1. OASIS don't look back in anger
2. ANDREA BOCELLI con te partiro
3. SARAH BRIGHTMAN & ANDREA BOCELLI time to say goodbye
4. ROB DE NIJS banger hart

1 EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL missing
2 BABYLON ZOO spaceman

BABYLON ZOO spaceman
JOAN OSBORNE one of us
LOS DEL RIO macarena
ROB DE NIJS banger hart
GEORGE MICHAEL jesus to a child
OASIS don't look back in anger
PRODIGY firestarter
GINA G ooh ah just a little bit
GEORGE MICHAEL fastlove
FUGEES ready or not
DEEP BLUE SOMETHING breakfast at tiffany's
CHEMICAL BROTHERS setting sun
PRODIGY breathe
FLUITSMA & VAN TIJN 15 miljoen mensen
EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL missing
ROBERT MILES children
SARAH BRIGHTMAN & ANDREA BOCELLI time to say goodbye
TONI BRAXTON un-break my heart

favoriete tiental

Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (die andere versie mag ook)
Babylon Zoo - Spaceman
Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany's
Double Vision - Knockin'
Fugees - Killing Me Softly
Joan Osbourne - One of Us
Oasis - Don't Look Back in Anger
Prodigy - Breathe
Prodigy - Firestarter
Robert Miles - Children

Wat is dat Nederlandse rijtje weer abominabel slecht.

1. CHEMICAL BROTHERS setting sun
2. PRODIGY breathe
3. PRODIGY firestarter
4. OASIS don't look back in anger
5. BLACKSTREET no diggity
6. 2PAC etc how do you want it / california love
7. BABYLON ZOO spaceman
8. BADDIEL & SKINNER three lions
9. SPICE GIRLS wannabe
10. GEORGE MICHAEL fastlove
11.LUNIZ i got 5 on it
12. EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL missing
13. MARK MORRISSON return of the mack
14. FUGEES ready or not
15. MICHAEL JACKSON they don't care about us
16. DOUBLE VISION knockin'
17. BONE THUGS N HARMONY tha crossroads
18. SPICE GIRLS say you'll be there

DOUBLE VISION knockin'
BABYLON ZOO spaceman
JOAN OSBORNE one of us
FUGEES killing me softly
ROB DE NIJS banger hart
GEORGE MICHAEL jesus to a child
OASIS don't look back in anger
DEEP BLUE SOMETHING breakfast at tiffany's
LUNIZ i got 5 on it
MICHAEL JACKSON they don't care about us
FOOLS GARDEN lemon tree
KELLY FAMILY i can't help myself

BABYLON ZOO spaceman
ANDREA BOCELLI con te partiro
FUGEES killing me softly
SPICE GIRLS wannabe
ROB DE NIJS banger hart
OASIS don't look back in anger
PRODIGY firestarter
FUGEES ready or not
DEEP BLUE SOMETHING breakfast at tiffany's
FLUITSMA & VAN TIJN 15 miljoen mensen
GUUS MEEUWIS & VAGANT per spoor
CAPTAIN JACK captain jack
MICHAEL JACKSON they don't care about us
SARAH BRIGHTMAN & ANDREA BOCELLI time to say goodbye
BLACKSTREET no diggity

DOUBLE VISION knockin'
BABYLON ZOO spaceman
GEORGE MICHAEL jesus to a child
OASIS don't look back in anger
PRODIGY firestarter
GEORGE MICHAEL fastlove
CHEMICAL BROTHERS setting sun
PRODIGY breathe
EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL missing

Geen echte supertoppers die ik kon ontdekken (Firestarter komt dichtbij). Nederland lijkt steevast voor de meest beschamende nummer 1-hits te zorgen .
Double Vision heb ik vooral toegevoegd vanwege de goede herinneringen die ik eraan heb (Mallorca 1995 ).

The Fugees (vooral Killing Me Softly) en Macarena is voor mij van een gruwelijk, ondefinieerbaar slecht (anti-)niveau. Godallemachtig...

De Hitlist UK redt ook hier de eer. Volgens mij is het nummer van Baddiel en Skinner ook ism The Lightning Seeds overigens. In ieder geval een geweldige meezinger die The Prodigy (op 11 en 12) net uit de top 10 houdt. Al met al een sterk jaar dus.

1. CHEMICAL BROTHERS setting sun 5*
2. EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL missing
3. OASIS don't look back in anger
4. BABYLON ZOO spaceman 4,5*
5. JOAN OSBORNE one of us
6. FOOLS GARDEN lemon tree 4*
7. SPICE GIRLS wannabe
8. GEORGE MICHAEL fastlove
9. DOUBLE VISION knockin' 3,5*
10. BADDIEL & SKINNER three lions

FUGEES killing me softly
GEORGE MICHAEL jesus to a child
OASIS don't look back in anger
PRODIGY firestarter
FUGEES ready or not
DEEP BLUE SOMETHING breakfast at tiffany's
CHEMICAL BROTHERS setting sun
PRODIGY breathe
LUNIZ i got 5 on it
EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL missing
ROBERT MILES children
2PAC etc how do you want it / california love
BLACKSTREET no diggity