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Billboard’s Hot 100 of 1988

Posted on 6 March, 2019 by Lyzette

100. “Prove Your Love” – Taylor Dayne: We’re starting off a new year with one of the big names of the late 80s/early 90s pop scene! One thing that first comes out at me is how huge this song is, both … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1988, Aerosmith, Al B. Sure, Belinda Carlisle, Billboard Hot 100, Billy Ocean, Bobby Brown, Bobby McFerrin, Bon Jovi, Breathe, Brenda K. Starr, Brenda Russell, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Cheap Trick, Cher, Chicago, Daryl Hall, David Lee Roth, Debbie Gibson, Def Leppard, Dusty Springfield, Elton John, Eric Carmen, Expose, Foreigner, George Harrison, George Michael, Gloria Estefan, Guns N Roses, Hall and Oates, Huey Lewis and the News, Icehouse, Information Society, INXS, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Jody Watley, Joe Esposito, John Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp, John Mellencamp, John Oates, Johnny Hates Jazz, Keith Sweat, Kylie Minogue, Miami Sound Machine, Michael Jackson, Natalie Cole, New Edition, Patrick Swayze, Paul Carrack, Pebbles, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Cetera, Phil Collins, Poison, Pretty Poison, Richard Marx, Rick Astley, Robert Palmer, Roger Troutman, Samantha Fox, Sananda Maitreya, Steve Winwood, Sting, Taylor Dayne, Terence Trent D'Arby, The Bangles, The Beach Boys, The Escape Club, The Jets, Tiffany, Tracy Chapman, U2, UB40, Van Halen, Wendy Fraser, White Lion, Whitesnake, Whitney Houston | Leave a comment

Billboard’s Hot 100 of 1986

Posted on 17 August, 2018 by Lyzette

100. “Go Home” – Stevie Wonder: Starting off this next Hot 100 overview, we’ve reached yet another end of yet another era. After an impressive run year after year, this remains to date the final top ten entry from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1986, Aerosmith, Anita Baker, Arcadia, Atlantic Starr, Baltimora, Bananarama, Belinda Carlisle, Berlin, Billboard Hot 100, Billy Ocean, Bon Jovi, Boston, Cameo, Carl Anderson, Cyndi Lauper, Daryl Hall, Dionne Warwick, Dire Straits, Dream Academy, Eddie Money, Eddie Murphy, El Debarge, Elton John, Falco, Force MDs, Genesis, George Michael, Gladys Knight, Glass Tiger, Gloria Loring, Heart, Howard Jones, Huey Lewis and the News, INXS, James Brown, Janet Jackson, Jermaine Stewart, John Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp, John Mellencamp, Kenny Loggins, Klymaxx, Level 42, Lionel Richie, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, Madonna, Miami Sound Machine, Michael McDonald, Mike + the Mechanics, Mr. Mister, Nu Shooz, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Patti LaBelle, Paul McCartney, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Cetera, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Prince, Prince and the Revolution, Regina, Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart, Run DMC, Sade, Scritti Politti, Sheila E., Simple Minds, Simply Red, Sly Fox, Stacey Q, Starpoint, Starship, Steve Winwood, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, Survivor, The Bangles, The Cars, The Human League, The Jets, The Moody Blues, The Outfield, Thompson Twins, Timex Social Club, Tina Turner, Toto, Van Halen, Wham!, Whitney Houston, ZZ Top | Leave a comment

Billboard’s Hot 100 of 1985

Posted on 24 May, 2018 by Lyzette

100. “Sugar Walls” – Sheena Easton: Nothing gets me more excited in starting the second half of the 80s’ biggest hits than Sheena Easton singing about her vagina. This subject matter made this another member of the notorious Filthy Fifteen, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1985, a-ha, ABC, Animotion, Aretha Franklin, Ashford and Simpson, Benny Andersson, Billboard Hot 100, Billy Ocean, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, Chaka Khan, Chicago, Commodores, Corey Hart, Cyndi Lauper, David Lee Roth, DeBarge, Diana Ross, Dire Straits, Don Henley, Duran Duran, Eurythmics, Foreigner, George Michael, Glenn Frey, Hall and Oates, Harold Faltermeyer, Howard Jones, Huey Lewis and the News, Jack Wagner, Jan Hammer, Jermaine Jackson, John Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp, John Mellencamp, John Parr, Julian Lennon, Katrina and the Waves, Kool and the Gang, Lionel Richie, Madonna, Marilyn Martin, Mary Jane Girls, Morris Day, Murray Head, New Edition, Night Ranger, Pat Benatar, Paul Young, Phil Collins, Philip Bailey, Prince, Prince and the Revolution, Ready For the World, REO Speedwagon, Sade, Sheena Easton, Simple Minds, Starship, Stevie Wonder, Sting, Survivor, Tears For Fears, Teena Marie, The Honeydrippers, The Pointer Sisters, The Power Station, The Time, Thompson Twins, Til Tuesday, Tim Rice, Tina Turner, USA For Africa, Wham!, Whitney Houston | 2 Comments

Billboard’s Hot 100 of 1982

Posted on 31 August, 2017 by Lyzette

100. “Edge of Seventeen” – Stevie Nicks: There’s few better ways to get back into the swing of my Billboard challenge than to revisit an old 80s favorite. Although I’m generally mixed in my opinion of Stevie Nicks’s career post-Fleetwood Mac, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1982, 38 Special, A Flock of Seagulls, Air Supply, Alabama, America, Asia, Barbra Streisand, Bertie Higgins, Billboard Hot 100, Billy Idol, Buckner and Garcia, Charlene, Chicago, Christopher Cross, Commodores, Crosby Stills and Nash, Dan Fogelberg, Dazz Band, Deniece Williams, Diana Ross, Don Henley, Donna Summer, Earth Wind and Fire, Eddie Money, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Foreigner, George Benson, Greg Guidry, Hall and Oates, Huey Lewis and the News, Jackson Browne, James Ingram, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, John Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp, John Mellencamp, Journey, Juice Newton, Karla Bonhoff, Kenny Rogers, Kim Wilde, Kool and the Gang, Laura Branigan, Lindsey Buckingham, Little River Band, Loverboy, Melissa Manchester, Men at Work, Michael Martin Murphey, Michael McDonald, Michael Murphey, Neil Diamond, Olivia Newton-John, Paul Davis, Paul McCartney, Quarterflash, Quincy Jones, Ray Parker Jr., REO Speedwagon, Rick Springfield, Roberta Flack, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Milsap, Sheena Easton, Soft Cell, Steve Miller Band, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, The Alan Parsons Project, The Cars, The Go-Go's, The Human League, The J. Geils Band, The Motels, The Pointer Sisters, The Police, The Rolling Stones, Tommy Tutone, Toto, Van Halen, Vangelis, Willie Nelson | 1 Comment

Billboard’s Hot 100 of 1981

Posted on 18 January, 2017 by Lyzette

100. “Time is Time” – Andy Gibb: Boy, the early 80s sure weren’t kind to Andy Gibb, as this continues the yet another sub-par single from him. It is painfully obvious that he is trying desperately to break away from the … Continue reading →