Top 30 in 1999 Reviewed: Week 33

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:

26. Ellie Campbell - So Many Ways

Ellie Campbell won a competition on GMTV to find the next big pop singer. The fact you're probably thinking Ellie who? will tell you it didn't quite work out that way. She failed to make the Top 40 with her debut and this became her only Top 40 hit. It was written by Pete Waterman, need I say anymore.

Verdict - Rubbish

25. Eclipse - Makes Me Love You

Eclipse were an Italian house duo and this was their only Top 40 hit. It samples "Thinking Of You" by Sister Sledge. That record lends itself very well to be sampled in house music and there is also minimal vocals in this which makes for a good record.

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 15.5/30, or 52%. Back above 50%, will this be the last time?