After a day of end-of-semester grading and filing two professional pieces, I have no wish to write my contextual preface other than to say Soho’s “Hippychick” rules and I had no idea P&J voters thought highly enough of it. What with the loathsome but influential “Poison,” the B-52’s even better than the real thing “Roam,” Lisa Stansfield’s disco revival number, never mind Deee-Lite, suddenly this chart cracked open for pop’s sake.
Meh
Bell Biv Devoe – Poison
Iggy Pop With Kate Pierson – Candy
World Party – Put The Message In The Box
Sound, Solid
Boogie Down Productions – Love’s Gonna Get ‘Cha (Material Love)
Black Box – Everybody Everybody
Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World
C & C Music Factory – Gonna Make You Sweat
Jane’s Addiction – Been Caught Stealin’
Madonna – Justify My Love
Good to Great
Deee-Lite – Groove Is In The Heart/What Is Love?
The B-52s – Roam
Madonna – Vogue
Sinéad O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U
Soho – Hippychick
Public Enemy – 911 Is A Joke
Faith No More – Epic
En Vogue – Hold On
DNA featuring Suzanne Vega – Tom’s Diner
Paul Simon – The Obvious Child
Snap – The Power!
Power Jam Featuring Chill Rob G – The Power
Monie Love – Monie In The Middle
Sonic Youth – Kool Thing
Public Enemy – Welcome To The Terrordome
Humanizing The Vacuum 