These were the new entries in the Dutch Top 40 that never made the UK Top 40:
Tineke Schouten als Lady Lachebek - De Babbelende Papegaai
I don't think you need to be able to speak Dutch to figure out that this is a novelty record. It's by a Dutch comedienne and is the sort of thing the Barron Knights would do. A translation of the title suggests this record is to do with a parrott.
Seeing the title of this record made me think of "El Trago" by 2 in a Room. The record itself sounds like it could have been done by them, it's essentially a Latin hip house record from America. They've never had a UK Top 40 hit in the UK and this was their only effort in Holland.
Melissa Etheridge - Your Little Secret
It may come as a surprise to hear that Melissa Etheridge has never had a UK Top 40 hit. The nearest she's got is reaching number 100 twice. Perhaps she's too American for the British market. She's fared better in Holland but this was her final Top 40 hit there.
Speaking of America, it's the band from the village in Holland called America again for one final time this year. To be honest I've forgotten how their other records this year go by now but this record is ringing more bells. As usual it's sung in Dutch so I have no idea what they're singing.
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