1989 saw commercial pop acts continue to dominate the charts, but saw it rub shoulders with huge dance acts from Europe, and American rap and new jack swing artists. As the year began to fade out, the emerging ‘baggy’ and ‘Madchester’ scene, and a certain cartoon rabbit took over…

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