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Join Juliet and Ed in their musical time machine as they travel back thirty years to the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was revealed on 1st September 1996! It's been SEVEN weeks at number one for the Spice Girls and their all-conquering debut single 'Wannabe'... but this time around, there are TWO seriously big hitters following huge summer smashes with brand new singles. Surely one of them can displace Scary, Sporty, Posh, Baby and Ginger... right? Check out the entire Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4T7Hg7QFxTrcUowpdFyjeg Follow us on social media here: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And get in touch with us directly with your reactions, questions, memories and spicy hot takes at chartlifepod@gmail.com Thank you all you Lifers!

Join Juliet and Ed in the chart time machine as they travel back thirty years to count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was announced on 25th August 1996! Last time out, the Spice Girls were enjoying a fifth week in a row at Number One, but this week there are some big new entries looking to dislodge them from the top, including new singles from George Michael, Shed Seven, Louise, Tony Rich Project, MN8 and De'Lacy, alongside big comeback singles from R.E.M. and Jamiroquai! Check out the entire Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3R557SiHgymjuSCmexbjey Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And get in touch with us directly with your reactions, memories, questions and spicy hot takes at chartlifepod@gmail.com . Thank you all you Lifers!

Join Juliet and Ed as they travel back in time by thirty years to count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was announced on 18th August 1996! Where we left it last time, the Spice Girls had made it an uninterrupted month at the top of the chart with their all-slaying debut single 'Wannabe'. This week, however, there are new entries from Aaliyah, Backstreet Boys, Bryan Adams, Pet Shop Boys, The Divine Comedy, Ant & Dec, Gloria Estefan and the heavyweight collab between Michael Jackson and his nephews 3T - all looking to top the charts. Check out the entire Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2rMxxVUVlZJhrIX0zK3W0x Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And get in touch with us directly with your reactions, memories, questions and spicy hot takes at chartlifepod@gmail.com . Thank you all you Lifers!

Join Juliet and Ed as they count down the Top 40 from thirty years ago, namely the chart as it was announced on 11th August 1996 - the same weekend that Oasis headlined Knebworth! Last time out, the Spice Girls were enjoying a third consecutive week at the top with their debut smash 'Wannabe'. This week, there are 13 new entries vying to displace them, including new singles from Paul Weller, Nas, OMD, Pearl Jam, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Coolio, My Life Story, Sepultura and Crowded House, plus a deliriously silly Britpop supergroup fronted by Blur's Alex James, and a Disney song by Eternal. Listen to the entire Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3qNwEI8RFNKj4suieAmFBl Follow us on social media here: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And get in touch with us directly with your reactions, questions, memories and spicy hot takes at chartlifepod@gmail.com Thank you all you Lifers!

Welcome to Juliet and Ed's musical time machine - travel back thirty years exactly to the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was revealed on 4th August 1996! Where we left it last week, Spice Girls' debut single 'Wannabe' was enjoying a second consecutive week at the top. This time out, however, there are strong new entries from Suede, East 17, Dodgy, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, 911 and a debut solo single from a certain Robbie Williams looking to displace them. Check out the entire Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4c9Wr8uk8wKtt6Ro9BJZap Follow us on social media (Facebook, Insta, Bluesky, X) at: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And get in touch with us directly with your reactions, memories, questions and spicy hot takes at chartlifepod@gmail.com! Thank you all you Lifers!

Join Juliet and Ed in the chart time machine as they go back thirty years exactly, counting down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was announced on 28th July 1996! Last week, the Spice Girls had climbed to number one with their debut hit 'Wannabe' - this week, there are new singles from Alanis Morissette, Prince, Alisha's Attic, Neneh Cherry, Dubstar, Sean Maguire, Tina Arena, QFX, Tori Amos and the Manic Street Preachers all vying to be the toppermost of the poppermost. Check out the entire UK Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2BPGwhzBHPALtTNvLDbzDY Follow us on social media, including Facebook, Insta, X and Bluesky, here: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And get in touch with us directly at chartlifepod@gmail.com with your reactions, memories, questions and spicy hot takes! Thank you all you Lifers!

Travel back thirty years exactly with Juliet and Ed as they count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was announced on 21st July 1996! Where we left it last time, a newly solo Gary Barlow had gone straight to number one with 'Forever Love', somehow keeping the Spice Girls' debut single off the top in the process. You suspect that won't be the case for long, though... but we'll see! There's new singles this week from Mark Morrison, 2Pac, Tina Turner, Pato Banton, Josh Wink, Lush, Nightcrawlers, Apollo 440, Alex Reece, Julian Cope and Joyrider, all trying to reach the summit. Check out the entire UK Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4VmsbZSIZRbRLPHfmahSrT Follow us on social media here: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And get in contact with us directly with your reactions, questions, memories and spicy hot takes at chartlifepod@gmail.com . Thank you all you Lifers!

Welcome back to Juliet and Ed's musical time machine! Join us as we count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was revealed on 14th July 1996. Where we left it last time, Fugees' 'Killing Me Softly' has gone back to Number One after a brief interruption... but this week there are some seriously big hitters entering the charts, including the Summer Novelty Hit To End Them All and the debut single from the most important pop sensation of the Nineties. Oh, and Gary Barlow. Check out the entire Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6jMeunjDDmLi3bTxNIbNVl Follow us on social media here: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And get in touch with us at chartlifepod@gmail.com with your reactions, memories, questions and spicy hot takes! Thank you all you Lifers!

Step into our musical time machine and travel back thirty years with Juliet and Ed as they count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was revealed on 7th July 1996! Where we left it last week, 'Three Lions' had climbed back up to the top spot following England and Gareth Southgate's penalty heartbreak against Germany in Euro '96. However, there are 12 more new entries this week, including new singles from Toni Braxton, Sleeper, Belinda Carlisle, Super Furry Animals, Todd Terry, Shampoo, A Tribe Called Quest, The Cranberries and Def Leppard, plus a certain breakout hit single made famous through its use in 'Trainspotting'... Check out the entire UK Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6S8bASF8sA6YrkohS3g9ba Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And get in contact directly with your questions, reactions, memories and spicy hot takes at chartlifepod@gmail.com . Thank you all you Lifers!

*****audio clip issues from original upload resolved***** Welcome back to the Nineties, where we're counting down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was announced on 30th June 1996! Where we left it last week, Fugees' 'Killing Me Softly' was spending a fourth week at the top, seemingly increasing its sales every week. This episode, however, we have 11 new entries all vying for the top spot, including singles from Bon Jovi, Ash, Reel 2 Real, Alison Limerick, Green Day, Electronic, Poltergeist, Bizarre Inc., Zee and Kula Shaker - plus, a rather unusual instance of a novelty single performed by two actresses that is actually quite good. Check out the entire chart (or as much of it as we can find on Spotify!) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5dEro0AnG998nl9wobZQL8 Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And get in touch with us directly with your reactions, memories, questions and spicy hot takes at chartlifepod@gmail.com . Thank you all you Lifers!

Join Juliet and Ed as they revisit the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was thirty years ago exactly - namely, the week of 23rd June 1996. England have won a penalty shootout, Disney's 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' is the cinemas and the Fugees have just been enjoying their third week at Number One! This week, however, there are new singles from Everything But The Girl, Upside Down, MC Lyte, The Divine Comedy, Black Grape, Deuce, The Wildhearts, Beck, The Cure, Love Tribe, Gemini, Strike and Queen all bidding for the top spot. Check out the entire Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DS86Zo6Mh6TD0qDp1nHGQ Follow us on social media here: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And get in touch with us with your reactions, questions, memories and spicy hot takes at chartlifepod@gmail.com! Thank you all you Lifers!

Join Juliet and Ed in their musical time machine as they count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was thirty years ago exactly, on 16th June 1996! Fugees were enjoying a second week at the top of the charts last time round, but this week there are 16 new entries all aiming for the summit, including new singles from Gabrielle, Mariah Carey, Crowded House, Let Loose, Simply Red, Longpigs and Shakespears Sister. There's also a new track from Chartlife antihero Shaggy collaborating with Maxi Priest, and there's a highly entertaining football song from Collapsed Lung. Check out the entire UK Top 40 (or as much of it as we could find!) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0rYjt2GNWx2QjRwaaUm1mg Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And get in touch with us with your questions, reactions, memories and spicy hot takes at chartlifepod@gmail.com . Thank you all you Lifers!

Join Juliet and Ed in their musical time machine as they travel back thirty years exactly to run down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was announced on 9th June 1996! Fugees had just dislodged 'Three Lions' where we left it last week, but there are 16 new entries vying for the number one spot this time out, including new singles from Ocean Colour Scene, D'Angelo, Livin' Joy, Happy Clappers, the Eurovision winner from Eimear Quinn and TWO Scottish football songs to tie in with Euro 96 from Rod Stewart and Primal Scream. Plus, a new entry that is basically Ed's new Favourite Song Ever (TM). Check out the entire Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/31lug5MWM3WFhZfr3dcjwX Follow us on social media here: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And get in touch with us directly with your memories, reactions, questions and spicy hot takes at chartlifepod@gmail.com . Thank you all you Lifers!

Welcome to Chartlife, where your hosts Juliet and Ed travel back in time to bring you the UK Top 40 Singles Chart from thirty years ago exactly! This week we count down the chart as it was announced on 2nd June 1996, where we have new entries from Fugees, Space, Tina Turner, Robert Miles, Dodgy, Darren Day, Monica, Joan Osborne and Louise, aka The World's Nicest Pop Star. Check out the entire UK Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1No0BCUMtI8YDzbXJVM5f4 Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And do please get in touch with us with your reactions, memories, questions and spicy hot takes at chartlifepod@gmail.com! Thank you all you Lifers!

It's coming home... join Juliet and Ed as they count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was revealed on 26th May 1996! Gina G had at last reached the top spot after eight weeks on the chart, but this time out there are 14 new entries including new singles from Backstreet Boys, Metallica, Bryan Adams, Lighthouse Family, Grace, Pizzaman, Ed's nemesis Peter Andre, Ice T, Bedrock and Celine Dion. Oh, and a certain football song makes its debut... Check out the entire chart (or as much of it as we can find!) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3uzSpjUYiUnYoPvGl0LQEz Follow us on social media - Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram and X - here: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And get in touch with us with your reactions, memories, opinions and spicy hot takes at chartlifepod@gmail.com . Thank you all you Lifers!

Join Juliet and Ed as they count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart from thirty years ago, as it was announced on 19th May 1996. Can George Michael make it four weeks at Number One with 'Fastlove'? Challengers this week include Sean Maguire, Moloko, Black Grape, John Alford, Pulse, Nu Colours, SWV and Scooter (yes, sadly). Check out the entire UK Top 40 Singles Chart (or as much of it was we can find!) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5VibstDLdlFQNf845c9W1U?si=fHxolyuNSoWhdL2KsBmAcg Follow us on social media here: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And get in touch with us with your reactions, questions and spicy hot takes at chartlifepod@gmail.com Thank you all you Lifers!

Hail, Lifers! Join Juliet and Ed once again as they travel back in time thirty years to count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was revealed on 12th May 1996! It was two weeks at the top for George Michael last time out, but this week there are 14 new entries vying to knock him off the top, including singles from Smashing Pumpkins, Horace Brown, JX, Underworld, Soundgarden, Lisa Moorish, White Zombie and Rebekah Ryan. And if that wasn't enough, there are not one but TWO novelty football singles: one good, one not quite as good... Check out the entire Top 40 (or as much of it as we could find) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6oeyBg6bTWCQQUsK5I2nhI?si=MMKryHXNRe2npmcDPyvVDw Follow us on social media here: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And message us with your reactions, questions and spicy hot takes at chartlifepod@gmail.com! Much energy and love!

Join Juliet and Ed in their musical time machine as they count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was announced thirty years ago exactly, on 5th May 1996! This episode, there are 15 new entries we'll be checking out, including from Blur, Luniz, Klubbheads, The Bluetones, Sting, Alex Reece, a remix of S'Express and chart debuts for Busta Rhymes, Super Furry Animals and 911! All of which are looking to displace George Michael's 'Fastlove' from the summit. Check out (most of) the entire Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7wHOxrKC13UmJwTixqBnLS Follow us on social media (Bluesky, Facebook, Insta, X) here: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And get in touch with us with your recollections, reactions and spicy hot takes at chartlifepod@gmail.com! Thank you all you Lifers!

Join Juliet and Ed as they count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was announced on 28th April 1996! Mark Morrison's 'Return Of The Mack' was spending its second week at the top where we left it last week, but this time there are new entries from Pet Shop Boys, Terrorvision, George Michael, 3T, Kula Shaker, Bruce Springsteen, Tony Rich Project and The Cure... plus a heavyweight bout for potential worst song of 1996 between Def Leppard and some rapping footballers. Check out the entire UK Top 40 (or as much of it as we can find!) here via Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7E8ywRvxkSycLPsf644bem?si=J-JjW2GXReOh05OHglwVSw Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And get in contact with us with your reactions, questions and hot takes at chartlifepod@gmail.com . Thank you all you Lifers!

Travel back thirty years with Juliet and Ed as they count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was announced on 21st April 1996! One of the greatest pop injustices in history is about to be committed as one of Ed's favourite songs of all time does battle with 'Return Of The Mack' at the top of the charts... and check out new singles from Babylon Zoo, Ash, Meat Loaf, Orbital, Gin Blossoms, Lisa Marie Experience, Skee.Lo, Mary Kiani and Cher! Oh, and Technohead are back, much to Juliet's despair. Check out the entire UK Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7rw1FgEX7KLBlkbooynHGv Follow us on social media here: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife And get in touch with us with your reactions, questions and spicy hot takes at chartlifepod@gmail.com Thank you all you Lifers!