This was the debut single for the very first band to be "unearthed" by Triple J, the band in question would go on to see several ups and downs in their career mainly due to the antics of their frontman Daniel Johns, however they do remain one of the more fondly remembered Australian bands to emerge from the decade for a good reason.
From what I've heard, Dangerous minds is a mediocre film looking to cash in off the success of Dead poet's society only with Michelle Pfeiffer in the lead instead of Robin Williams. At least it had a killer theme song courtesy of Coolio who did a 180 from his previous hit "Fantastic voyage" with this song that goes into brutal detail about the struggles he and people like him face on a day-to-day basis.
Although the Irish band did achieve sound success with their debut album throughout the year in Australia (mainly due to "Linger" becoming a surprise hit for them in America) this was the song that made them a household name here thanks to its politically charged lyrics delivered by Dolores O'Reidon's powerful vocals.
I'm usually the type of person to get annoyed whenever someone cries sellout to an artist's biggest hit in their catalogue, however in this case I'm on board with those who consider this to be a sellout from Bon Jovi despite it not being that far off musically from their earlier efforts such as "Wanted dead or alive" or "Bed of roses." I think the issue here for me is how painfully earnest they are even compared to their earlier work, but that's just me.
Following the success of their breakthrough single "Set you free," this British trance group decided to remix the Bee gees classic from Saturday night fever by recording several rap verses to replace the verses from the original which allowed this to become their biggest hit in several parts of the world. This wasn't even the last time they achieved a hit with this feat as "Da ya think I'm sexy" was also a massive success for them.
Technically this is the biggest hit of Bryan Adams career in Australia given how "Everything I do for you" was pulled from shelves here in order to promote his (then) most recent album Waking up the neighbours. Here he provides the theme to a little remembered film Don Juan de Marco which sees Johnny Depp as a romantic lead in a Spanish setting, no wonder no one seems to remember this film.
While this was far from the first song to combine hip hop with EDM, nor was it even the most successful as this would become common place throughout the decade, it tends to be the song most people think of when you tell them to name a song that is synonymous with this trend. Curiously this took its sweet time in getting a physical release in Australia, heck even America caught on to this before we Aussies did, and we're supposed to be the EDM crowd of the decade.
This is one of the more bombastic tracks to come out of the American hip hop scene, although it may surprise you to learn that this wasn't a hit in the duo's native America but rather throughout Europe due to this and their other hit "Don't stop" being huge chart toppers in the UK for some reason. Naturally we Aussies followed suit in making these songs a huge success, likely due to how catchy they were for our dance floors.
It's strange to think that the original version of this RNB track from Earth wind and fire wasn't a huge success in Australia back in the day, in fact even if you were around during the early 80's and the mid 90's, this is likely your introduction to this classic which I guess is better than nothing as the Australian quartet do a decent job updating the track for a (then) modern audience.
This was a surprise hit for the Offspring in Australia, mainly because this flopped in their native America as did most of their catalogue unfortunately. I guess you can thank Triple J for heavily promoting this and the album it came from which resulted in both becoming some of the biggest hits of the decade down under, that and the track itself is catchy as hell set to lyrics that resonated with audiences.
This was originally released as the second single from Seal's second self-titled album, however it for some reason was a huge flop for him despite it easily being his best work (in my opinion of course.) Fortunately, it was given a second chance this year when it played over the end credits of Batman forever, a film that divides audiences to this day due to its campy tone clashing with the previous Batman flicks.
This had a bit of a slow rise to success here in Australia as it was originally released in the previous year to deafening silence for Merril Bainbridge, presumably due to no one wanting to hear a sex jam sex to a beat boxing err.... beat. They eventually changed their minds this year which led to it becoming a huge success for her, this in turn sparked international interest in her debut album which resulted in this song becoming a huge success over in America the following year.
This is a cover that only exists to cash in off the success of a beloved classic, Nicki French is a singer whose popularity began and ended with this cover which is little more than a dance remix of the Bonnie Tyler version from 1983 sung by her. I guess enough people had nostalgia of the original for this to be a huge success, and admittedly this dance track was a huge success throughout the world and not just in the EDM loving Australia.
Well, this is something else entirely, that famous quote from Stanley Kubrick's the Shining from 1980 received a dance remix from the duo who brought us a dance remix of the Charleston the previous year. This became one of the biggest hits not just of the year but of the entire decade in Australia, I guess we really had a lot of nostalgia for the Jack Nicholson flick.
Sometimes I just don't get people, yes, this song is a bit overwritten in the verses, however it's obvious that Sheryl is telling this story to uplift people from their mundane lives so that they don't end up like the person in the story. Audiences appeared to appreciate this back in the day as this became a huge hit for her and finally got her album off the shelves after sitting on them ignored for about a year.
Well, I guess these guys were able to make it big with at least one of their ballads outside their native UK after all, although it still blows my mind how much bigger East 17 were here in Australia and how much bigger these guys were in their homeland. The success of this ballad led to them crossing over in America mere months prior to them going their separate ways to pursue solo ventures.
This was the song which made Celine Dion into a household name worldwide, oh sure her previous hit "Power of love" was a huge success for her, but people dismissed it as an updated rendition of the Jennifer Rush track from the mid 80's and nothing more. This ballad on the other hand became a huge surprise hit in the UK which encouraged her to go on a world tour which was highly successful.
Although "Creep" was a minor success for these girls in Australia when it came out, it was this third single from their sophomore album which finally broke them through into the mainstream down under albeit months after it was already an international success for them. This is a self-empowerment anthem from the trio, one they themselves should've headed from given what was in store for them next.
Even though she scored a massive hit at the start of the decade with "I need your body," Tina Arena was sadly in danger of being dismissed as an Australian knockoff of Paula Abdul when she released her debut album to commercial failure. She took this criticism to heart with her second album which saw her move away from the dance pop of her earlier work and more towards RNB which proved to be a success for her.
This was the second single from Mariah Carey's album Daydream, and for the longest time it was the most successful song in America due to it lasting a record breaking sixteen weeks at number one on Billboard as well as it being a major seller over there as well. This is due to the winning formula it created of dedicating a ballad to the friends that have sadly no longer with us that many artists copied from here.
This song was written by R Kelly, I guess there's a lot of problematic elements to this song knowing what both men have been accused of, however I'm not going to get into that here as this is meant to be a fun site and not one about conspiracy theories. Instead, we have the perfect balance between both men's talents which made this a huge success for them back in the day.
This was a song written exclusively for the film Pret a porter, a film that's about celebrity culture hence why there are several reverences to hotshot celebrities (without naming names of course) which likely was what made it such an international success for the reggae artist Ini Kamoze. This unfortunately didn't translate to any success with the rest of his catalogue.
It looks like Alannah Myles wasn't the only Canadian songstress to see success in Australia before taking America by storm. Indeed, months after this became a huge hit for her in her homeland, we Aussies made it an even bigger hit here likely due to her unique vocals connecting with us before it finally became a moderate success on Billboard the following year.
This was the second hit that JX managed to achieve in Australia, although just like his first hit "Son of a gun," this was a huge flop in his native UK which gives you an idea of how well loved EDM was down under this decade. His third hit "There's nothing I won't do" finally broke him through in his homeland, and hilariously it wasn't a huge hit here like his other two entries were.
This was the first of two big hits that Jamaican singer Diana King managed to achieve worldwide that came from a Hollywood blockbuster, although this was an original track that was released to promote the Bad boys soundtrack as opposed to her other big hit which was a cover of a 60's classic. This proved to be a massive success for Diana across the world likely due to it being a catchy pop reggae track.
Want to hear a Boyz II Men cover of a popular Japanese track from the 60's? Well, you'll sort of get that here as 4PM (short for four positive music) covered the Kyu Sakamoto track "Ue o Muite ArukÅ" which roughly translates to "I walk with my head high." This became a huge success for the RNB group likely due to people confusing them for Boyz II Men during the height of their popularity, although audiences weren't fooled for long.
Well, they may have been late to the party here in Australia compared to everywhere else in the world, however that didn't mean that the Real McCoy saw failure with their singles as evidence by this second hit from their album becoming a massive success here. This was the last song they released where they were credited as MC Sar and the Real McCoy, presumably because it was an unnecessarily long band name for them.
So, you all know the song from Smokie "Living next door to Alice" right? Well, this EDM group decided to make a remix to the 70's classic which ponders the question as to who the f**k she actually is, which really connected with audiences back in the day. This isn't even the only remix to use this formula this year as Smokie themselves got on board with the joke and had an authorised remix of their track become a success in the native UK.
This was the only noticeable hit single that Deni Hines managed to score in Australia without the assistance of the Rockmelons, it's a bit of a shame she didn't find more success on her own as this RNB jam it catchy as hell as well as how it displays her vocal range really well. There was international interest in her following the success of this track, however much like her mother, that interest didn't translate to success for her.
Boy was this a pain to do research on, apparently this is from an Italian trio whose initials make up the name of the project. It was a massive flop throughout Europe; however, it became a surprise hit here in Australia thanks to a popular remix from Nick Skitz as did many obscure dance tracks from this decade. Naturally I'm judging the songs by their original mixes, however I can't in this case because I don't know where to find the original.
Can you believe that Alanis Morissette began her career making teen pop in her native Canada? Going from that to an album that won album of the year at the Grammys must have been a bit of a shock for her at the time, however that's what happened when she signed onto Madonna's Maverick label and became an international superstar with her album Jagged little pill. This was the song to kick off that album cycle which showcases a raw and emotional side of her.
This was billed as a Christmas single from East 17, meaning it was always meant to be a UK chart topper for them during the Christmas of 94 even though it remains their only chart topper in their homeland. As we Aussies were already well familiar with these guys from their previous album, they had very little issue with finding success here albeit well into the new year as it wasn't a Christmas track here.
There weren't any signs of the Offspring slowing down in the mainstream here in Australia as this second single from Smash managed to be a huge success here due to being ranked very high on the second annual Triple J list. Indeed, this helped the album become one of the most successful of the decade down under and solidified them as rock stars despite them not having any success in their native America.
Given how she finally managed to score some much-needed success from her debut album with her earlier entry on this list, it appears that Sheryl Crow no longer had any issues with finding success with said album as this second single managed to be a huge hit for her here in Australia. This has a feel of a Fleetwood Mac track which is perhaps why she managed to connect with audiences here.
OK look, I appreciate a guy with a huge dick as much as the next person, however I don't think that body shaming a guy with a tiny dong is the type of message that anyone should be sending out at any point in time. I get that this is meant to be a joke, however I don't blame anyone who finds this Gillette woman to be beyond irritating on this track as she not only doesn't give a good performance but also has a very toxic attitude about her.
I guess these kids were in it for the long haul, this was the second single to come from their debut album and one that proved to be equally as successful here as it was over in NZ. I guess the kiwis had access to Triple J's frequency as there were a bunch of hits that crossed over there that I could've sworn were only successful here thanks to the station. As for Silverchair, they were successful but slightly criticised for being a teenage equivalent of Pearl jam.
This feels like a song from Janet's next album the Velvet rope, I'm guessing she released this as a single from her greatest hits album to test the waters to see if her audience would be interested in her going in this direction. It turns out that they were interested as this became one of her biggest hits worldwide, although it could be due to the music video which sees her dancing on several famous landmarks.
This was the second hit that Merril Bainbridge managed to score in Australia this year, although it wasn't an eventual sleeper hit in America like her earlier entry despite having a new music video shot exclusively for an international market. Despite being a sweet ballad on the surface, the song is actually about how Merril's previous partner had drowned and how it made her an emotional wreck.
If you're wondering where the heck this EDM track came from, you'll probably be shocked to discover that this came from Jam and Spoon of "Right in the night" fame as they rebranded themselves to be anime fans as evidence by the Astro boy bootleg that appears in their promotion and the video for this track. They would score another hit later in the year with this formula which we'll get to in a bit.
Batman forever is a film that divides audiences to this day, mainly because it has the same campy tone as the 60's TV series despite it being a sequel to the more serious Tim Burton flicks from earlier in the decade. The soundtrack was at least a huge success thanks to Seal's earlier entry on this list; however, the actual theme song was this contribution from U2 which was nominated for a Razzie for worst song.
This was the biggest hit of Peter Andre's career outside of Australia, surprisingly this wasn't among the bigger hits of the decade here despite it being the biggest hit over the decade over in NZ for reasons I couldn't seem to ascertain. The song features a guest verse from Bubbler Ranx which was a fairly uncommon troupe in the 90's, in fact this is arguably one of the songs to popularise it in the new millennium.
It appears that Jenny B was only called upon to provide the vocals for "Rhythm of the night" as the rest of Corona's one and only album had Sandra Chambers as the vocalist for some reason. I'm not sure why they didn't allow Olga to sing as she was a decent vocalist, then again at least she did sing on these tracks live which is more than I can say for other attractive women of colour from EDM groups this decade.
So this was the biggest hit that Gloria Estefan achieved in her career, scratch that it's just about the only hit she managed to achieve here as she didn't even find much success during her time with the Miami sound machine let alone her solo career. I think this was a hit due to it being the theme to the Sylvester Stallone flick the Specialist, even though it was originally a song by Vicki Sue Robinson of "To sir with love" fame.
This was originally released a decade prior to deafening silence for Arrow, a Caribbean singer who wanted to make it big in the English-speaking market but failed for whatever reason. It was given a remix which helped it climb the charts both here and, in the UK, although it was only a hit here due to it being perfect for our dance floors and even TV commercials which centre around red hot deals.
These guys were on a roll when they released their second single to their biggest album II, so much so that this replaced their previous single "I'll make love to you" at number one on Billboard making them one of the few artists to replace themselves at number one in America. I'm sure this opened up some doors in allowing RNB artists to crossover in Australia which would happen more frequently as the decade went on.
From what I can gather, there are two versions of this song as there's the original which was released in the duo's native America which flopped and then there's the dance remix which became a massive success here and throughout Europe for the duo. This led to them having even more success with their earlier entry throughout the world, although they didn't find any further success with their other songs.
There was a popular sub-genre from the 70's that I've dubbed as late-night rock, this is the type of rock music I picture myself listening to whenever I'm at a cocktail bar late at night or driving home alone on a dark lonely highway. Here we have Edwyn Collins score a hit in this sub-genre I invented with his one and only hit which is about how he's dumbfounded by this woman he's talking to and how abnormal she seems to him.
It took this song three times to find success in N trance's native UK, given how it was originally released three years prior and was given a second chance the previous year both to little avail. It looked like third time was the charm as this track managed to become a huge success for them in their homeland this year which allowed it to crossover here in Australia where they saw massive success.
Well, if the Grid were able to show us how to marry EDM with country music, then Rednex found a way to irritate audiences with their one and only hit worldwide with this track. Apparently, this was a remix of an old folk song that has been sung over the years by American outlaws that the Swedish group somehow got their hands on, although they did write the verses sung by the female vocalist.
This was the third single to come from the Real McCoy who now had removed the MC Sar from their name given how redundant that was making them look. I guess the third single is different depending on where in the world you're from as their cover of "Come and get your love" was the third single in America and NZ, that was their fourth single which had underperformed here when it was released.
This may have been overshadowed by her earlier entry on this list due to how inescapable that was in her native America, however this lead single from Daydream was a massive success for Mariah Carey largely thanks to the sample she uses from the Tom Tom club (a side project of members of Talking heads) throughout the track. These two songs were enough to make the album be a massive success worldwide, although it did spawn one more Billboard chart topper with its third single "Always be my baby."
This was a bit of a comeback for Simply red who hadn't had a hit in Australia since their third album from the late 80's. Indeed, this song in general was a milestone for the band as it became their only chart topper in their native UK despite having five of the most successful albums of all time over there, it's also their rare upbeat track which showed they were willing to experiment with their sound for a hit.
This is by far the oldest artist to appear on this list, although he wouldn't live for very long after he finally made it big as he would die while on tour in 1999 due to a heart failure. This is an autobiographical song about how he overcame his speech impediment by scatting at local night clubs, although I think he only found success with this song due to it being a catchy EDM track.
This was the song which helped Joshua Kadison's album take off here in Australia, true he saw success the previous year with "Jessie" however there was no indication that would lead to him having any success with anything else from his catalogue. Indeed, he remains a one album wonder which goes to show that audiences can sometimes be fickle with who they make a household name.
This was the only hit that Hootie and the Blowfish managed to score in Australia, although admittedly their album was one of the biggest of the decade worldwide so it's not like their music went ignored here even if this was the best they could do on our singles chart. Darius Rucker is now known as a country singer, however back in the day he was the front man for a band that received backlash in their native America with how successful their album was.
I never understood how this song was credited, mainly because it's Kenny Dope presenting, himself as the Bucketheads is just an alias he used on this one and only hit he had worldwide. The song was a massive success for the American DJ everywhere except of course his native America, this was a huge hit in the UK which is why we Aussies and most of Europe knew about it.
Well, here's the other hit that Jam and Spoon, oh sorry, Tokyo ghetto pussy managed to score here in Australia with their anime inspired EDM. I guess they gave up on the anime aesthetics moving forward due to these two songs underperforming throughout Europe, as such they reverted back to being Jam and Spoon.
This was the big hit off of Chris Isaak's biggest album in Australia, as you can tell it's very different from the songs he's generally known for as he's ditched his Roy Orbison impersonation in favour of something more tender for the 90's folk scene. The second single from the album was "Baby did a bad bad thing," a song that would become a hit much later in the decade due to its inclusion in Eyes wide shut.
This was the lead single to Bon Jovi's sellout album These days, I call it a sellout because they abandoned their glam rock roots and even their country roots for this album in favour of more mainstream adult contemporary. The album was a success for the band; however, fans weren't happy with the direction they took which resulted in them going on hiatus for the remainder of the decade.
This was the second single from Kylie Minogue's self-titled album, it's a song that has a video which pays homage to the Jane Fonda classic Barbarella which I'm sure helped it win over audiences back in the day. It's also catchy as hell, which is unusual for a downtempo ballad, I guess Kylie managed to find a way to make this formula work as she would release a whole album of this material later in the decade.
This was the second single to be released from Don't ask following the success of the lead single "Chains," it was an immediate success for Tina proving that audiences wanted her more sedate material rather than her upbeat tracks from her first album from the start of the decade. Her next single would underperform, however the fourth single from the album was a success which we'll look at in a bit.
This was the only hit that British RNB boy band MN8 were able to achieve in Australia, although they did have better luck in NZ and their native UK as they scored a second hit in both countries with "If you only let me in." I guess these guys tried to compete with the boy band wars of the decade by incorporating hip hop elements into their sound, a tactic many boy band used throughout the 90's.
Well, this was a massive surprise, the last time Tom Jones has bothered the charts anywhere in the world was with his soft rock track "Say you'll stay with me till dawn" which was way back in 1977. Through a combination of a bizarre music video and endorsement from Triple J, he was able to score a massive comeback during the midpoint of the 90's which led to him releasing a highly successful covers album in 1999.
This was the only hit from Nick Cave and the Bad seeds throughout their career, even then I feel this was more a hit due to it being a duet with Kylie Minogue during the height of her indie phase. The two have surprisingly decent chemistry on this trach which is perhaps why it was able to find mainstream success passed the novelty of a pop princess duetting with a rock star who likely stood against her earlier catalogue.
Passengers was a side project from the members of U2, so this basically is a U2 track that managed to be a massive success worldwide under a pseudonym for them which goes to show you how popular the Irish band was throughout the 90's. They would come back later in the decade under their original name with their venture towards pop rock in 1997.
Although his earlier entry made Billboard history by being the first entry to debut at number one on their charts, it was this song that was meant to take home that honour given that it was a duet between the two most popular members of the Jackson dynasty complete with what it still the most expensive music video ever created (not to mention it being a better song in my opinion.)
This was the only hit that Montell Jordan was able to score here in Australia, although considering how new jack swing and RNB in general weren't that big here, it's impressive that he managed to have a hit even if this was a huge Billboard chart topper for him this year. He would have a string of hits on Billboard during the second half of the decade, some of which even crossed over to NZ.
This was the second single to come from the Cranberries sophomore album, although it wasn't politically charged and was more in line with their previous material which I'm sure was a disappointment for those who fell in love with their earlier entry on this list. The band would continue to find success with their third album the following year, although their popularity would end after that.
This was the first of two hits that British singer/firefighter scored here with a cover of a 70's track (yes, we have a firefighter scoring hits in Australia.) Here Newton resurrects the camp classic from Jigsaw (or British Jigsaw as we Aussies called them) for an even campier dance hit that became a huge success on our dance floors. He would score an even bigger hit the following year by covering Dan Hill.
This feels like it was tailor made to be on the soundtrack to one of those dance dance revolution games you'd find in the arcade, although that franchise wouldn't launch until 1998 meaning that this was a hit in its own right here in Australia and Herbie's native UK back in the day.
This was the other big hit that Sophie B Hawkins was able to achieve worldwide, although it was originally released the previous year to deafening silence likely due to people thinking she was gay due to some lyrics in her other big hit from three years prior suggesting as such. Here there's no such subtext, it's just Sophie professing her love towards this person (who could be a guy or a girl) in a sweet and humble way that connected with audiences.
Their big hit here might have been their cover of "Let's groove" from the following year, however CDB managed to score a big hit prior to that with this song that was originally meant for the Rockmelons while Deni Hines was still a part of the group. They eventually donated this to the RNB group when Deni left the band to go on a solo career which did spawn a huge hit for her next year.
This was the big breakthrough that Green day had from their album Dookie, an album that began its cycle with a song about masturbation which no doubt initially turned people off from the duo. This was one of the first hits to not receive a physical release in America, which is why it never charted on Billboard despite it being one of their most popular songs even to this day.
You may have noticed that Madonna had released a bunch of ballads throughout her career, she certainly noticed as she collected all of her biggest hits in this vein onto her themed greatest hits album Something to remember which she released around this time. This was the first of three songs released from the album, proving that audiences wanted to hear more of her sombre tracks going forward.
This was the only notable success for Berri, a British singer who initially flopped with this cover of an Elkie Brooks track in her native UK before finding success with a remix from the EDM group New Atlantic's. This allowed the track to become a huge success here in Australia given how much we loved EDM this decade, although it flopped across Europe despite it being a huge hit in her homeland.
This was the third and final hit that Corona was able to achieve this year worldwide, this time it's a song about how the narrator wants you to give them a try in a relationship which I'm sure many people were open to the idea of given how infectious the single remains to this day. They would disappear from the music industry after this to allow La Bouche to take over the mainstream with their album.
I'm guessing the world wasn't as on board with MJ's environmental songs back in the day as they were with the rest of his catalogue given how this was the only song of his in that vein to become a massive success here in Australia. It was the third single from his double album History past present and future which has largely been overshadowed by the other tracks on the album over the years.
Well, this was a bit of a surprise hit for Paula Abdul, even in her native America she hadn't had any success since her sophomore album from earlier in the decade and yet here she is scoring a hit in Australia with something that sounds like it belongs in the world music genre.
This was one of many hits this decade that relied on nostalgia baiting to give it success for (then) modern audiences, in this case Pato Banton has Ali Campbell of UB40 fame cover the song from the Equals in order to given him a chorus to connect his own verses. The song was a massive hit with this formula worldwide, and likely prompted the likes of the Fugees and Warren G to follow suit.
This was a massive success for Pearl Jam likely due to the popularity of its key song "I got ID" which was heavily flogged on the radio at the time. Indeed, this kept the bands momentum going as their next two albums would be a massive success for them during a time their peers would struggle for popularity.
This was originally released the previous year to deafening silence for Strike in their native UK, likely because EDM wasn't the biggest genre over there throughout the decade. It was given a second chance this year due to a remix which allowed it to be a huge success here in Australia where EDM was the biggest genre of the decade. This was their only hit like so many other dance acts of the 90's.
This was originally a song for Alphaville from ten years prior, it was a massive flop in Australia making this dance cover from fellow German group Interactive the first version of this track to become a success here. The best-known version of this track came eleven years later when Youth group scored a huge success with their cover, although their take was more akin to a trip down memory lane.
This was the only hit that the American trio Brownstone were able to achieve here in Australia, likely due to it being a huge success in the UK which admittedly seems to be how a lot of RNB jams managed to make it big throughout the 90's down under. I feel that these girls were the more successful versions of SWV here as that trio never managed to find much success even with their worldwide hit "Right here."
This was the first of two hits that Italian band Alex Party managed to score in Australia, although it was their only hit in the UK as the Brits didn't get on board with "Wrap me up" from the following year. This song has a straightforward message of not giving someone a second chance after they treated you bad in a relationship, it's surprising how rare this type of song is given how most love songs are in the music scene.
This was the final hit that Meat loaf had worldwide, although considering it's more of the 70's rock opera that made his two Bat out of hell albums a huge success, it's impressive he was able to have this be a success given how the 90's was more in line with grunge and alternative rock.
Well, this was a surprise hit here in Australia, mainly because nowhere else in the world was this British/American band able to score a hit other than with "I've been thinking about you" from the start of the decade. There wouldn't be any more surprise hits from these guys despite them never breaking up.
This remains the final hit from Guns N Roses worldwide, mainly because their cover of the Rolling stones classic serves as the theme to the theatrical adaptation of Interview with the vampire which remains one of the most critically acclaimed gothic horror films of all time. The film depicts Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise in what many have interpreted as a homosexual relationship, which of course makes it a classic among the LGBT community.
It seems fitting that All 4 one would score their two big hits in Australia with covers of obscure country ballads, indeed this comes courtesy of John Michael Montgomery who didn't end up releasing his version as a single to allow this RNB cover to become a massive success for the boy band. This would be the last anyone would hear from these guys even though they never officially broke up.
This was the second single to come from These days, an album that still divides Bon Jovi fans to this day due to it being a far cry from their arena rock days and instead goes for more mainstream rock with the occasional exception such as this track which is more in line with hard rock.
This was the debut single for Brandy, an RNB singer who would have more success internationally than she did here due to RNB not being among the most popular genres of the decade here. That said, her popularity was decently big down under and even carried over into the 00's likely due to her strong vocals which were impressive around this time considering she was only in her mid-teens.
This was Live's only hit in Australia, although many of their songs remain staples on the alternative and oldies stations to this day due to how inescapable their albums were this decade. This was the song that made their album Throwing copper a huge success as the album was released the previous year to minimal success, Triple J prevails once again in making a huge success for an alternative band.
Although Pocahontas nowadays has a bad reputation due to its historical inaccuracy when it comes to depicting the settlement of America, back then it was a critical and commercial success due to the admittedly gorgeous visuals as well as the soundtrack being well crafted including this theme song performed by both the titular character and Vanessa Williams which won it an academy award.
This was the lead single to M people's biggest album Bizarre fruit, it was a continuation of their blend of dance rock and RNB which was a winning formula for the band throughout the 90's. While this and "Moving on up" where their only hits here in Australia, both albums were a massive success meaning there's a good chance the average Australian will be familiar with one of their other UK hits.
This was the theme to Whitney's second film Waiting to exhale, a film that was supposedly a huge improvement over the Bodyguard (I haven't seen it yet) thanks to Whitney being surrounded by much better actors to play off her as well as her giving a better performance in the film. Interestingly people say that this theme song is the worst aspect of the film as the chorus is admittedly quite ridiculous to listen to.
This was the fourth single to come from Don't ask, and it became a bit of a surprise hit for Tina given how the third single "Heaven help my heart" underperformed here earlier in the year. I'm guessing this was the ballad which made the album an international success as said album peaked around the same time this was released as a single.
Max Sharam was a promising indie singer that Triple J heavily promoted on their station, although this was her only hit likely due to it placing very high on their second annual list in an attempt to bring her music to a wider audience. Her popularity was limited to her one and only album which wasn't a big success for her, although I'm not sure why she never recorded another album in her career.
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