Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were on the warpath, Gazza stopped his World Cup tears long enough to sing Fog On The Tyne on Top Of The Pops.
It was 'Ice Ice Baby' that replaced The Righteous Brothers at Number One as the power icon of the 80's finally left office.
Rod Stewart got it on with Tina Turner, Timmy Mallet sang 'Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat ...???'
It's not that long ago & it yet it seemed like an eternity that would never end.

It was Thursday 22nd November 1990. 9.37am. The news announcer - who happened to be a London Underground train driver - received rapturous applause. In the London rush hour, almost all of his audience let out a loud cheer following his announcing that Mrs Thatcher had resigned.
Four months earlier there'd been Anti-Poll tax riots and considerable damage in London but this was the day Mrs Margaret Thatcher left office ... and Johnnie Walker followed her out of office soon after for daring to suggest that people would be "dancing in the streets tonight" at news of her resignation … his BBC Greater London Radio boss Matthew Bannister took a dim view.
Bright Eyes from Watership Down had been number one when Maggie succeeded Jim Callaghan as PM, in the week she left 10 Downing Street ‘Ice Ice Baby’ was to replace Unchained Melody at the top.
Many expected 'stalking horse' Michael Hesltine to be her replacement Prime Minister, however the Tories chose someone the public knew very little of … Roy John Major. Here's the Top Ten plus ...
Flava of the Week w/c 18 Nov 90
1 1 RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS Unchained Melody
2 3 KIM APPLEBY Don’t Worry
3 - VANILLA ICE Ice Ice baby
4 2 GAZZA & LINDISFARNE Fog On The Tyne
5 15 EMF Unbelievable (an American Number One)
6 5 BLACK BOX Fantasy
7 6 ROBERT PALMER & UB40 I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight
8 12 JIMMY SOMERVILLE To Love Somebody
9 4 BEAUTIFUL SOUTH A Little Time
10 11 808 STATE Cubik Olympic

PET SHOP BOYS Being Boring
DREAM WARRIORS My Definition Of A Boombastic Jazz Style
PATRICK McNEE & HONOR BLACKMAN Kinky Boots
THE LA's There She Goes
TYLER COLLINS Girls Night Out
PAUL SIMON The Obvious Child
CURE Close To Me (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
SEAL Crazy
ROXETTE Dressed For Success
KYLIE MINOGUE Step Back In Time

MADONNA Justify My Love (from the new No.1 album 'The Immaculate Collection')
HAPPY MONDAYS Bob's Yer Uncle (from the No.4 album 'Thrills, Spills & Bellyaches')