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How Did These 90s Classics Not Chart?

Not every 90s classic made it in to the Top 40. Dermot looks at the songs which didn't quite make it. Including those from REM, The Manics and Pulp. Also, Mark Goodier picks his AA side.

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57 minutes

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Thu 26 Jun 2025 03:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Supergrass

    Caught By The Fuzz

    • Parlophone.

  • Suede

    The Drowners

    • Nude Records.

  • Pulp

    Razzmatazz

    • Intro - The Gift Recordings.
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • R.E.M.

    Find the River

    • Warner Bros.

  • The Verve

    Sonnet

    • Hut Music.

  • Nirvana

    About A Girl

    • Geffen.

  • Radiohead

    Pop Is Dead

    • Pablo Honey.
    • Parlophone.

  • The Charlatans

    Jesus Hairdo

    • Up To Our Hips.
    • Beggars Banquet.

  • Elastica

    Stutter

    • Deceptive Records.

  • Stereophonics

    Local Boy in the Photograph

    • (CD Single).
    • V2.
    • 61.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    You Love Us

    • Epic.

  • The Lightning Seeds

    Lucky You

    • Epic.

  • Blur

    She's So High

    • LEISURE.
    • Food.

  • Blur

    I Know

    • Parlophone.

  • Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

    Into My Arms

    • Mute.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 12 May 2025 03:00
    BBC Radio 2
  • Thu 26 Jun 2025 03:00
    BBC Radio 2