Top 30 in 1999 Reviewed: Week 23

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:

22. Gay Dad - Joy!

I don't think too many people remember the big hit for Gay Dad let alone this less successful follow up record. To recap they were basically a band made by music critics and praised by other music critics but the general public didn't really pay much attention. This record is also crap.

Verdict - Rubbish

21. Underworld - Jumbo

Underworld had been around a few years by this point but this was only their 4th Top 40 hit. Their greatest hits is one of my all time favourite albums because I think it captures the best of them more than any of their albums.

Verdict - Good

If we give the records which were good 1 point each and those which were OK half a point, the final score is 13/30, or 43%. Heading back in the right direction.