So this is a little bit of silly self-indulgence…but then, wouldn’t that pretty much describe this entire website? 😉
Back when I was DJing at Gig’s Music Theater, I was also running a website for the club (and though I have no way of verifying this, I’ve always assumed that we were one of the first clubs to have a website running). As part of the website, I kept track of my requests, and kept a running “top requests” list. Since I archived the website as it was when the club shut down, I still have the last “top requests” list that I posted, back in 1998. Looking at it the other day, it struck me that it could make for an entertaining playlist….
So here we are: Two hours and forty-five minutes of the top club hits in 1998, as determined by the requests at an all-ages, non-alcoholic, alternative club in Anchorage, Alaska. In other words, this list probably wouldn’t match a similar list anywhere and anytime else.
It’s a little rough around the edges in spots, but that’s cause it’s recorded “live”, with no post-processing or editing. It’s not perfect, but I’ve rarely been perfect, and I think it ended up an honest and pretty fun throwback to what you’d have heard at Gig’s “back in the day”.
- Harajuku – Phantom of the Opera (’94 Club)
- Real Life – Send Me an Angel (1989 Extended Club)
- Eurythmics – Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (Hot Tracks)
- LaTour – People Are Still Having Sex
- Nine Inch Nails – Closer to God
- Marilyn Manson – The Horrible People
- Front 242 – Religion (Pussy Whipped)
- Concrete Blonde – Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) (Extended)
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show – The Time Warp
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show – Sweet Transvestite
- Chumbawumba – Tubthumping
- Consolidated feat. The Yeastie Girls – You Suck
- Kool and the Gang – Jungle Boogie
- The Chemical Brothers – Block Rockin’ Beats
- Daft Punk – Around the World
- Armand van Helden – The Funk Phenomena (Hot Tracks)
- Madonna – Frozen (Extended Club)
- Soft Cell – Tainted Love (Club 69 Future Mix Part 1)
- Aqua – Barbie Girl (Spike’s Plastic)
- Los Del Rio – Macarena (Mezcla Guerrillera)
- Apotheosis – O Fortuna (Apocalypse Chorus)
- Chumbawumba – The Good Ship Lifestyle
- Various Artists – I Love Rock and Roll (The Medley)
- Culture Club – Karma Chameleon
- X Calibur – Love American Style
- Alpha Team – Speed (Hardcore)
- Lords of Acid – The Crablouse (Coming Even Harder)
- Toni Basil – Mickey (Killa Klub)
- Harajuku – On My Own (Club)
- The Immortals – Mortal Kombat Theme (Encounter the Immortals)
- Stone Age feat. Linda Jo – (Meet) The Flintstones (Extended)
- Aqua – Lollipop (Candyman) (Extended)
- The Prodigy – Smack My Bitch Up
- Louis Prima – Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)