Welcome to Juliet and Ed's musical time machine - travel back thirty years exactly to the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was revealed on 4th August 1996!

Where we left it last week, Spice Girls' debut single 'Wannabe' was enjoying a second consecutive week at the top. This time out, however, there are strong new entries from Suede, East 17, Dodgy, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, 911 and a debut solo single from a certain Robbie Williams looking to displace them.

Check out the entire Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4c9Wr8uk8wKtt6Ro9BJZap

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Join Juliet and Ed in the chart time machine as they go back thirty years exactly, counting down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was announced on 28th July 1996!

Last week, the Spice Girls had climbed to number one with their debut hit 'Wannabe' - this week, there are new singles from Alanis Morissette, Prince, Alisha's Attic, Neneh Cherry, Dubstar, Sean Maguire, Tina Arena, QFX, Tori Amos and the Manic Street Preachers all vying to be the toppermost of the poppermost.

Check out the entire UK Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2BPGwhzBHPALtTNvLDbzDY

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Travel back thirty years exactly with Juliet and Ed as they count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was announced on 21st July 1996!

Where we left it last time, a newly solo Gary Barlow had gone straight to number one with 'Forever Love', somehow keeping the Spice Girls' debut single off the top in the process. You suspect that won't be the case for long, though... but we'll see!

There's new singles this week from Mark Morrison, 2Pac, Tina Turner, Pato Banton, Josh Wink, Lush, Nightcrawlers, Apollo 440, Alex Reece, Julian Cope and Joyrider, all trying to reach the summit.

Check out the entire UK Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4VmsbZSIZRbRLPHfmahSrT

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Welcome back to Juliet and Ed's musical time machine! Join us as we count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was revealed on 14th July 1996.

Where we left it last time, Fugees' 'Killing Me Softly' has gone back to Number One after a brief interruption... but this week there are some seriously big hitters entering the charts, including the Summer Novelty Hit To End Them All and the debut single from the most important pop sensation of the Nineties. Oh, and Gary Barlow.

Check out the entire Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6jMeunjDDmLi3bTxNIbNVl

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Step into our musical time machine and travel back thirty years with Juliet and Ed as they count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was revealed on 7th July 1996!

Where we left it last week, 'Three Lions' had climbed back up to the top spot following England and Gareth Southgate's penalty heartbreak against Germany in Euro '96.

However, there are 12 more new entries this week, including new singles from Toni Braxton, Sleeper, Belinda Carlisle, Super Furry Animals, Todd Terry, Shampoo, A Tribe Called Quest, The Cranberries and Def Leppard, plus a certain breakout hit single made famous through its use in 'Trainspotting'...

Check out the entire UK Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6S8bASF8sA6YrkohS3g9ba

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Welcome back to the Nineties, where we're counting down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was announced on 30th June 1996! Where we left it last week, Fugees' 'Killing Me Softly' was spending a fourth week at the top, seemingly increasing its sales every week.

This episode, however, we have 11 new entries all vying for the top spot, including singles from Bon Jovi, Ash, Reel 2 Real, Alison Limerick, Green Day, Electronic, Poltergeist, Bizarre Inc., Zee and Kula Shaker - plus, a rather unusual instance of a novelty single performed by two actresses that is actually quite good.

Check out the entire chart (or as much of it as we can find on Spotify!) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5dEro0AnG998nl9wobZQL8

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Join Juliet and Ed as they revisit the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was thirty years ago exactly - namely, the week of 23rd June 1996. England have won a penalty shootout, Disney's 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' is the cinemas and the Fugees have just been enjoying their third week at Number One!

This week, however, there are new singles from Everything But The Girl, Upside Down, MC Lyte, The Divine Comedy, Black Grape, Deuce, The Wildhearts, Beck, The Cure, Love Tribe, Gemini, Strike and Queen all bidding for the top spot.

Check out the entire Top 40 here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2DS86Zo6Mh6TD0qDp1nHGQ

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Join Juliet and Ed in their musical time machine as they count down the UK Top 40 Singles Chart as it was thirty years ago exactly, on 16th June 1996!

Fugees were enjoying a second week at the top of the charts last time round, but this week there are 16 new entries all aiming for the summit, including new singles from Gabrielle, Mariah Carey, Crowded House, Let Loose, Simply Red, Longpigs and Shakespears Sister. There's also a new track from Chartlife antihero Shaggy collaborating with Maxi Priest, and there's a highly entertaining football song from Collapsed Lung.

Check out the entire UK Top 40 (or as much of it as we could find!) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0rYjt2GNWx2QjRwaaUm1mg

Follow us on social media: https://linktr.ee/ChartLife

And get in touch with us with your questions, reactions, memories and spicy hot takes at chartlifepod@gmail.com.

Thank you all you Lifers!