Welcome to Spring 1993.

And, I’m sure you’ll all agree, there was only one phrase on everyone’s lips.

I lick-he boom, boom down.

(Checks notes)

Anyway, more of that later.

The legendary NOW compilation series has reached its twenty-fourth volume and is now standing proud as the finest collection of chart hits around.

HITS who?

And as the fourth year of that craziest of decades ‘The Nineties’ got underway, 37 of the finest top hits were vying for your pop attention. AND what a year it was shaping up to be!

The Bluebells were back from NOW3, promoting the cheeriest of car branded divorce!

Hue and Cry were back from NOW10, still not working for you No More (at No 25!)

Sister Sledge were back from the 70s, sure and as pure as the day is discotastic!

Ultravox were still finding no meaning in anything!

Lulu was, er, just back!

(Get to the NINETIES! - Ed.)

Yes, what a kaleidoscope of pop 1993 was pop kids! And OF COURSE there were plenty of tracks that signalled the decade was well and truly underway.

The dancefloor was burning up thanks to Sub Sub, Robin S and er, 2 Unlimited. 

Reggae was waving its flag with Shaggy, Snow and Shabba Ranks. 

The boybands were exploding into our living rooms with Take That covering Barry Manilow in a garage and East 17 stuck in a Swimming Pool at TOTP. 

And Duran Duran were quietly making THE comeback of the decade with something that certainly wasn’t ordinary AT ALL.

All of this before we mention some fabulous pop moments from the likes of World Party, The Beloved and Lenny Kravitz!

It was enough to make Radio One ‘legend’ DLT flip out live on air! No, really.

Join music journalist and blogger Sam Lidicott as we revisit these tracks and much more as we head back to NOW24. 

We explore why so many brilliant female vocalists were heading up the charts, which band Iain had breakfast with in 1993, and why NOW24 has not one but two exclusive bragging rights across the WHOLE series. 

Oh yes, there really were (wait for it) No Limits!

And without too many spoilers, find out why Ugly Kid Joe and (sorry Mick) Simply Red probably wont be returning our calls.

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