These were the new entries in the Dutch Top 40 that never made the UK Top 40:
Paul Elstak - Don't Leave Me Alone
Although this record never topped the Dutch Top 40 it gives a good indication of how big happy hardcore was in the Dutch charts at the time. Most records entered the Top 40 and climbed their way up but this entered at number 10 in it's first week. It was the 4th Top 40 hit of the year for Paul Elstak, all Top 10s and this and "Love You More" were both number 2s.
A reminder it wasn't just the Dutch who were pumping out happy hardcore hits, the Germans were at it too. This is the record I'm most likely to think of when I hear the name Dune. It featured on lots of tapes well into the late 90s and I have a memory of listening to this on a Vinylgroover tape whilst driving up the A1.
From a UK Top 40 perspective Army Of Lovers are a Swedish one hit wonder with their only hit being "Crucified" in 1992. They made it to 3 Top 40 hits in Holland with this being the last one of them. This was the record where band member La Camilla returned to the group. It would be short lived though as they broke up the following year. Until the reunion of course.
I'll be honest, these male Dutch pop singers singing in Dutch are starting to merge into one now. It inevitably happens when you get much of the same thing.
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