May 4, 2006
This week is a flash back to 10 of the hottest pop songs of the first week of May, 1996. Remember these?
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1. Mariah Carey - Always Be My Baby
One of 3 #1 hit singles from Daydream, one of Mariah Carey's top solo albums.
2. The Tony Rich Project - Nobody Knows
Tony Rich first gained notice as a staff songwriter for La Face Records. This became his biggest hit single as an artist.
3. Alanis Morissette - Ironic
One of the most memorable hit singles from Alanis Morissette's landmark album Jagged Little Pill.
4. SWV - You're the One
SWV stood for Sisters With Voices and this trio was one of the biggest r&b vocal groups of the 1990's.
5. R. Kelly featuring Ronald Isley - Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)
R. Kelly first topped the pop singles chart with "Bump n' Grind" in 1994. This was his next big pop crossover hit single.
6. Gin Blossoms - Follow You Down
By 1996 Gin Blossoms were one of the most successful pop-rock bands on the radio. "Follow You Down" became their first top 10 pop single. Everything looked great for the future of the group, but in 1997 they broke up.
8. Everything But the Girl - Missing
Few songs have been remixed more different ways than this spare pop classic.
9. Joe - All the Things (Your Man Won't Do)
Although he had been hitting the r&b charts since 1993, this song, included on the Don't Be a Menace to South Central soundtrack, was Joe's breakthrough into the pop mainstream.
10. Deborah Cox - Who Do U Love
This is one of a pair of pop hit singles from Deborah Cox's self-titled debut album.
