Top 30 in 1999 Reviewed: Week 16

Here's my weekly look at the Top 30 from 26 years ago. The plan is for these posts to go out at 17:30 on a Sunday.

Here is the Top 40 in full.

I've decided against repetition from previous weeks moving forward so will only feature the records I'm reviewing for the first time. I also won't repeat the reviews from the Top 20 in 1999 Reviewed posts.

Once again my opinions are inevitably going to differ from other people, but I'm not trying to convince anyone something is good or rubbish, I'm simply giving my opinion.

So this is the records new to the top 30 from this week in 1999 with my verdict on each record:

27. Candi Staton - Love On Love

This record was originally by E-Zee Possee. Candi Staton first made her Top 40 debut back in 1976 but made a name for herself in dance music with "You Got The Love". This was her other dance record of the 90s which was her final Top 40 hit to date. A decent record.

Verdict - Good

22. Ace Of Base - Everytime It Rains

It seems quite odd seeing Ace Of Base in the Top 40 as late as 1999 but here they are. It was written by Billy Steinberg, Rick Nowels and Maria Vidal and was a record they did due to the demands of the record company. Singer Linn Berggren never wanted to do it and this was said to be a key factor in her decision to quit the music business. It is a bit crap.

Verdict - Rubbish

If we give the records which were good 1 point each and those which were OK half a point, the final score is 11/30, or 37%. We slip further.