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“Ride on Time” by Black Box
“Ride on Time” by Black Box appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 1990. Its best result is #24 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990). In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #224 alternative song of 1990 and #4,570 alternative song of all time.
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"Ride on Time" came out in July 1989, the single that put the Italian house group Black Box on the map before it landed on their 1990 debut album, Dreamland. Daniele Davioli said the aim was a dance track with the force of a rock song. The first version was built on a vocal sample from Loleatta Holloway's 1980 single "Love Sensation", used without a licence. The copyright owners took legal action, and the record came out again with vocals re-recorded by Heather Small, later the singer of M People. On television, the group had model Katrin Quinol mime the vocals.
In the UK, where Deconstruction released it and DJs Paul Oakenfold and Danny Rampling championed it, it held number one for six weeks and finished as Britain's biggest seller of 1989. Ireland and Iceland sent it to number one as well.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24 | Triple J | Triple J Hottest 100 of All-Time (1990) | 100 |
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