The History Of Jop Part 15 aka I'll Be Your Whatever You Want

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

1993 sees the alt.rock revolution in full swing, hip-hop going in all directions at once and a smattering of other stuff for YOUR jurisdiction. NINE ticks across these 27 songs, please.


[Poll #851292]


1992: The Love AlBUM (Poptimists Promo)

1. My Lovin (Never Gonna Get It) (38 votes)
2. Justified And Ancients (35 votes)
3. Jump (28 votes)
4=. Jump Around (27)
4=. Baby Got Back (27)
6. Friday I'm In Love (25)
7=. Pretend We're Dead (23)
7=. Ain't Too Proud To Beg (23)
9=. Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover (21)
9=. Lithium (21)

Comments

Re: Billboard Top 27 1993

[skyecaptain.livejournal.com]

I guess Mariah found her refuge in a large kid audience at this point? I mean, she was ENORMOUS at elem/middle schools before teenpop was called that...whereas with Paris I see her in a sort of tragic audience gap where she's just falling flat. There's no popular/critical split like with Mariah (both receptions are lukewarm with an undercurrent of Paris-directed ire).

In 2004 my crucial vote for "Chewing Gum" over "Heartbeat" made all the difference and the former beat the latter 31 to 32. But when I think of what might have been...

Re: Billboard Top 27 1993

[koganbot]

Mariah was probably enormous with teen girls excepting those who thought of themselves as primarily rock or alternative fans; did well on adult contemporary. Was breaking into r&b. It was fundamentally rock and postpunk bohemia that wouldn't touch her. Other than that anomalous EP placing, Mariah didn't hit Pazz & Jop until 2005, and her scoring there was probably through people who were voting for a lot of r&b.