Shortlist for Official Charts Pop Gem #53: Proper Nineties

We’re heading back to the Nineties to revive some of the decade’s overlooked classics.

Every week we ask for your Pop Gems, those mega hits that used to be radio’s best friend but have somehow fallen by the wayside and hardly get a mention these days.

As we’ve had three Pop Gems from the Noughties in quick succession, we thought it was time to show some love to the Nineties – the decade of baggy jeans, hoodies and superclubs.

The suggestions came thick and fast, as ever, and we had some tough decisions to make. Finally, we got it down to a round ten ‘90s classics. Check out the shortlist below, and our brilliant video playlist too.

Who are you backing? Tell us on Twitter with the #PopGem hashtag.

ARTIST	TRACK	PEAK POSITION	YEAR
HEAVY D & THE BOYZ	NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE	2	1991
SHAMEN	MOVE ANY MOUNTAIN	4	1991
JADE	DON'T WALK AWAY	7	1993
CHINA BACK	SEARCHING	4	1994
MCALMONT & BUTLER	YES	8	1995
WHIGFIELD	THINK OF YOU	7	1995
MN8	I'VE GOT A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU	2	1995
OLIVE	YOU'RE NOT ALONE	1	1997
LUTRICIA MCNEAL	AIN'T THAT JUST THE WAY	6	1997
ULTRA NATÉ	FOUND A CURE	6	1998

Video playlist

Need a refresher on some of these golden oldies? Our video playlist can take you through them… (If anyone can find a decent video for MN8, let us know – our searching skills let us down. SADNESS.)

We reveal the winner on Saturday in our Twitter and Facebook babblings.