Episode 6

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26th Aug 2025

Gen X 90s Top 20 Countdown: Summer at the Edge of Y2K – July 17, 1999

Before the world worried about Y2K, the summer of 1999 was already buzzing with urgency and euphoria. On this week’s Gen X 90s Top 20 Countdown, we rewind to July 17, 1999, where Destiny’s Child were demanding respect, Ricky Martin was igniting the Latin pop explosion, and boy bands ruled the charts with harmonies as glossy as the new millennium on the horizon. From Shania’s sass to Smash Mouth’s unstoppable anthem, these are the songs that defined a summer perched on the edge of history.

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Gen X 90s Top 20 Countdown
Every week, we rewind to a real Top 20 chart from the decade that raised us and tell the full story behind the songs that defined it. From slow jams to club anthems, alt-rock heartbreaks to pop perfection, this show dives deep into the music that lived in your headphones, your CD sleeves, and your soul.

Brought to you by the team behind the Gen X 80s Top 20 Countdown, this is more than a countdown. It's a memory trip, a mixtape revival, and a celebration of the sound that shaped a generation.

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