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[[Image:Top13b.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Top 13, early October 1993, as published in Nexus]] | [[Image:Top13b.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Top 13, early October 1993, as published in Nexus]] | ||
− | [[Contact 89FM]] had a Top 13 countdown of songs voted for by their listeners that started in 1989. This countdown followed on from the [[Record and Cassette Warehouse]] (1987) and ''[[Tracs]]'' (1988) ''Alternative Top 20'', which in turn followed the ''Alternative Top 11'' that the station had broadcast in previous years. In the late | + | [[Contact 89FM]] had a Top 13 countdown of songs voted for by their listeners that started in 1989. This countdown followed on from the [[Record and Cassette Warehouse]] (1987) and ''[[Tracs]]'' (1988) ''Alternative Top 20'', which in turn followed the ''Alternative Top 11'' that the station had broadcast in previous years. In the late 1980's and early 1990's it was broadcast between 7 and 9pm on Sunday nights, moved to Thursday nights in 1991, but by the mid-1990's had moved to Wednesday between 7 and 8pm. [[Shane Booker]] hosted the show for some years from around the mid-1990's, alternating with [[Kevin Glover]] from 1996 onwards.<br> |
− | The Top 13 was sponsored by Peachgrove Pharmacy in 1990, by | + | The Top 13 was sponsored by Peachgrove Pharmacy in 1990, by Tracs in 1991, and then by Metropolis Cafe for a number of years. Demo Street Wear also sponsered at a later date.<br> |
[[Image:Top13a.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Top 13, late July 1994, as published in Nexus]] | [[Image:Top13a.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Top 13, late July 1994, as published in Nexus]] | ||
− | + | The most successful song on the Top 13 was ''Risingson'' by Massive Attack, which spent over 10 weeks at number 1 and 26 weeks on the chart. ''Mutilated Lips'' by Ween spent over 3 months on the chart.<br> | |
− | Through the early to mid- | + | Through the early to mid-1990's, Hamilton bands typically had strong support from the listeners that was reflected in the Top 13.<br> |
− | For years before the closedown of [[Contact 89FM]] in 1998, the Top 13 was | + | For years before the closedown of [[Contact 89FM]] in 1998, the Top 13 was one the stations flagship shows. Fittingly, a [[Final top 13]] was played on the last show the day it ceased broadcasting (17 June), being a countdown of songs voted for that had been played on Contact over the stations existence. |