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re: 1989- The End and One of the Best Years of 80’s music
Posted on 8/27/25 at 1:56 pm to Big Scrub TX
Posted on 8/27/25 at 1:56 pm to Big Scrub TX
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Posted on 8/27/25 at 2:42 pm to STigers
Left off from that year:
Posted on 8/27/25 at 3:21 pm to CAD703X
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Tin machine was absolutely awful
Bruh, no.
quote:
And nobody had heard of Nirvana so bleach doesn't count because it only took off after nevermind hit.
I only knew of it because it was a band named after a Cult song.
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Godfathers
2 solid albums. the lead guitarists chased STigers through the quarter to the Blue Crystal after they opened for Love and Rockets at The Saenger in 89. Or vice versa.
Posted on 8/27/25 at 4:05 pm to Cdawg
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. the lead guitarists chased STigers through the quarter to the Blue Crystal after they opened for Love and Rockets at The Saenger in 89.
Wait, What?
Posted on 8/27/25 at 4:20 pm to STigers
You don't remember posting about that?
Posted on 8/28/25 at 1:09 pm to Cdawg
quote:
lead guitarists chased
And by lead guitarists you mean…
Posted on 8/28/25 at 1:11 pm to STigers
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1989
1 "Look Away" Chicago
2 "My Prerogative" Bobby Brown
3 "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" Poison
4 "Straight Up" Paula Abdul
5 "Miss You Much" Janet Jackson
6 "Cold Hearted" Paula Abdul
7 "Wind Beneath My Wings" Bette Midler
8 "Girl You Know It's True" Milli Vanilli
9 "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley" Will to Power
10 "Giving You the Best That I Got" Anita Baker
11 "Right Here Waiting" Richard Marx
12 "Waiting For a Star to Fall" Boy Meets Girl
13 "Lost in Your Eyes" Debbie Gibson
14 "Don't Wanna Lose You" Gloria Estefan
15 "Heaven" Warrant
16 "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" Milli Vanilli
17 "The Look" Roxette
18 "She Drives Me Crazy" Fine Young Cannibals
19 "On Our Own" Bobby Brown
20 "Two Hearts" Phil Collins
21 "Blame It on the Rain" Milli Vanilli
22 "Listen to Your Heart" Roxette
23 "I'll Be There for You" Bon Jovi
24 "If You Don't Know Me by Now" Simply Red
25 "Like a Prayer" Madonna
26 "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" New Kids on the Block
27 "How Can I Fall?" Breathe
28 "Baby Don't Forget My Number" Milli Vanilli
29 "Toy Soldiers" Martika
30 "Forever Your Girl" Paula Abdul
31 "The Living Years" Mike + The Mechanics
32 "Eternal Flame" The Bangles
33 "Wild Thing" Tone Loc
34 "When I See You Smile" Bad English
35 "If I Could Turn Back Time" Cher
36 "Buffalo Stance" Neneh Cherry
37 "When I'm with You" Sheriff
38 "Don't Rush Me" Taylor Dayne
39 "Born to Be My Baby" Bon Jovi
40 "Good Thing" Fine Young Cannibals
41 "The Lover in Me" Sheena Easton
42 "Bust a Move" Young MC
43 "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" Great White
44 "Batdance" Prince
45 "Rock On" Michael Damian
46 "Real Love" Jody Watley
47 "Love Shack" The B-52's
48 "Every Little Step" Bobby Brown
49 "Hangin' Tough" New Kids on the Block
50 "My Heart Can't Tell You No" Rod Stewart
51 "So Alive" Love and Rockets
52 "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" New Kids on the Block
53 "Armageddon It" Def Leppard
54 "Satisfied" Richard Marx
55 "Express Yourself" Madonna
56 "I Like It" Dino
57 "Soldier of Love" Donny Osmond
58 "Sowing the Seeds of Love" Tears for Fears
59 "Cherish" Madonna
60 "When the Children Cry" White Lion
61 "18 and Life" Skid Row
62 "I Don't Want Your Love" Duran Duran
63 "Second Chance" .38 Special
64 "The Way You Love Me" Karyn White
65 "Funky Cold Medina" Tone Loc
66 "In Your Room" The Bangles
67 "Miss You Like Crazy" Natalie Cole
68 "Lovesong" The Cure
69 "Secret Rendezvous" Karyn White
70 "Angel Eyes" The Jeff Healey Band
71 "Patience" Guns N' Roses
72 "Walk on Water" Eddie Money
73 "Cover Girl" New Kids on the Block
74 "Welcome to the Jungle" Guns N' Roses
75 "Shower Me With Your Love" Surface
76 "Stand" R.E.M.
77 "Close My Eyes Forever" Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne
78 "All This Time" Tiffany
79 "After All" Cher and Peter Cetera
80 "Roni" Bobby Brown
81 "Love in an Elevator" Aerosmith
82 "Lay Your Hands on Me" Bon Jovi
83 "The Promise" When in Rome
84 "What I Am" Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
85 "I Remember Holding You" Boys Club
86 "Paradise City" Guns N' Roses
87 "I Wanna Have Some Fun" Samantha Fox
88 "She Wants to Dance with Me" Rick Astley
89 "Dreamin'" Vanessa Williams
90 "It's No Crime" Babyface
91 "Poison" Alice Cooper
92 "This Time I Know It's for Real" Donna Summer
93 "Smooth Criminal" Michael Jackson
94 "Heaven Help Me" Deon Estus
95 "Rock Wit'cha" Bobby Brown
96 "Thinking of You" Sa-Fire
97 "What You Don't Know" Exposé
98 "Surrender to Me" Ann Wilsonand Robin Zander
99 "The End of the Innocence" Don Henley
100 "Keep on Movin'" Soul II Soul
1 "Look Away" Chicago
2 "My Prerogative" Bobby Brown
3 "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" Poison
4 "Straight Up" Paula Abdul
5 "Miss You Much" Janet Jackson
6 "Cold Hearted" Paula Abdul
7 "Wind Beneath My Wings" Bette Midler
8 "Girl You Know It's True" Milli Vanilli
9 "Baby, I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley" Will to Power
10 "Giving You the Best That I Got" Anita Baker
11 "Right Here Waiting" Richard Marx
12 "Waiting For a Star to Fall" Boy Meets Girl
13 "Lost in Your Eyes" Debbie Gibson
14 "Don't Wanna Lose You" Gloria Estefan
15 "Heaven" Warrant
16 "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" Milli Vanilli
17 "The Look" Roxette
18 "She Drives Me Crazy" Fine Young Cannibals
19 "On Our Own" Bobby Brown
20 "Two Hearts" Phil Collins
21 "Blame It on the Rain" Milli Vanilli
22 "Listen to Your Heart" Roxette
23 "I'll Be There for You" Bon Jovi
24 "If You Don't Know Me by Now" Simply Red
25 "Like a Prayer" Madonna
26 "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" New Kids on the Block
27 "How Can I Fall?" Breathe
28 "Baby Don't Forget My Number" Milli Vanilli
29 "Toy Soldiers" Martika
30 "Forever Your Girl" Paula Abdul
31 "The Living Years" Mike + The Mechanics
32 "Eternal Flame" The Bangles
33 "Wild Thing" Tone Loc
34 "When I See You Smile" Bad English
35 "If I Could Turn Back Time" Cher
36 "Buffalo Stance" Neneh Cherry
37 "When I'm with You" Sheriff
38 "Don't Rush Me" Taylor Dayne
39 "Born to Be My Baby" Bon Jovi
40 "Good Thing" Fine Young Cannibals
41 "The Lover in Me" Sheena Easton
42 "Bust a Move" Young MC
43 "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" Great White
44 "Batdance" Prince
45 "Rock On" Michael Damian
46 "Real Love" Jody Watley
47 "Love Shack" The B-52's
48 "Every Little Step" Bobby Brown
49 "Hangin' Tough" New Kids on the Block
50 "My Heart Can't Tell You No" Rod Stewart
51 "So Alive" Love and Rockets
52 "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" New Kids on the Block
53 "Armageddon It" Def Leppard
54 "Satisfied" Richard Marx
55 "Express Yourself" Madonna
56 "I Like It" Dino
57 "Soldier of Love" Donny Osmond
58 "Sowing the Seeds of Love" Tears for Fears
59 "Cherish" Madonna
60 "When the Children Cry" White Lion
61 "18 and Life" Skid Row
62 "I Don't Want Your Love" Duran Duran
63 "Second Chance" .38 Special
64 "The Way You Love Me" Karyn White
65 "Funky Cold Medina" Tone Loc
66 "In Your Room" The Bangles
67 "Miss You Like Crazy" Natalie Cole
68 "Lovesong" The Cure
69 "Secret Rendezvous" Karyn White
70 "Angel Eyes" The Jeff Healey Band
71 "Patience" Guns N' Roses
72 "Walk on Water" Eddie Money
73 "Cover Girl" New Kids on the Block
74 "Welcome to the Jungle" Guns N' Roses
75 "Shower Me With Your Love" Surface
76 "Stand" R.E.M.
77 "Close My Eyes Forever" Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne
78 "All This Time" Tiffany
79 "After All" Cher and Peter Cetera
80 "Roni" Bobby Brown
81 "Love in an Elevator" Aerosmith
82 "Lay Your Hands on Me" Bon Jovi
83 "The Promise" When in Rome
84 "What I Am" Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
85 "I Remember Holding You" Boys Club
86 "Paradise City" Guns N' Roses
87 "I Wanna Have Some Fun" Samantha Fox
88 "She Wants to Dance with Me" Rick Astley
89 "Dreamin'" Vanessa Williams
90 "It's No Crime" Babyface
91 "Poison" Alice Cooper
92 "This Time I Know It's for Real" Donna Summer
93 "Smooth Criminal" Michael Jackson
94 "Heaven Help Me" Deon Estus
95 "Rock Wit'cha" Bobby Brown
96 "Thinking of You" Sa-Fire
97 "What You Don't Know" Exposé
98 "Surrender to Me" Ann Wilsonand Robin Zander
99 "The End of the Innocence" Don Henley
100 "Keep on Movin'" Soul II Soul
Posted on 8/28/25 at 3:02 pm to STigers
Shockingly bad. Thank God for college/alt back then.
Posted on 8/28/25 at 5:18 pm to AlxTgr
quote:You're insane. That is a GREAT Hot 100.
Shockingly bad. Thank God for college/alt back then.
Posted on 8/28/25 at 5:37 pm to AlxTgr
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Shockingly bad. Thank God for college/alt back then
This. Seriously awful.
Posted on 8/28/25 at 8:18 pm to Big Scrub TX
quote:Almost every song on it is exactly what was wrong with music then. What are your top 10 from that list?
You're insane. That is a GREAT Hot 100
Posted on 8/29/25 at 8:14 am to AlxTgr
quote:Agree. Those are the reasons I gave up on radio in the mid 1980s.
Almost every song on it is exactly what was wrong with music then
Posted on 8/29/25 at 9:56 am to Jake88
Both lists have their share of good songs and unlistenable garbage.
"Popular" does not necessarily equal talent and quality, but neither does "alternative".
College radio is a bit of a misnomer anyway. I was in college in the 80s, and the university station was for aspiring DJs of all genres. It was 2-hour blocks of rock, alternative. country, rap, blues, jazz, whatever. The local non-corporate station leaned alternative, but they played plenty of metal, blues, and jazz too.
"Popular" does not necessarily equal talent and quality, but neither does "alternative".
College radio is a bit of a misnomer anyway. I was in college in the 80s, and the university station was for aspiring DJs of all genres. It was 2-hour blocks of rock, alternative. country, rap, blues, jazz, whatever. The local non-corporate station leaned alternative, but they played plenty of metal, blues, and jazz too.
This post was edited on 8/29/25 at 10:57 am
Posted on 8/29/25 at 10:55 am to A12 Oxcart
quote:I understand.
"Popular" does not necessarily equal talent and quality, but neither does "alternative".
Posted on 8/29/25 at 10:59 am to AlxTgr
The list is a mix of ok, good, great, tolerable, bad, and horrible
More bad than good tho. A lot more
More bad than good tho. A lot more
Posted on 8/29/25 at 11:12 am to STigers
quote:I found 3/4 tolerable, zero great or good.
The list is a mix of ok, good, great, tolerable, bad, and horrible
Posted on 8/29/25 at 12:03 pm to AlxTgr
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What are your top 10 from that list?
I'm a little confused - this was AS OF yearend 1989 or some kind of average for the year? If the former, surprised to see 18 and Life still so high after more than 6 months.
I had a hard time winnowing it down to just 10. Great mix of hair metal (pop) and pop. I could have easily added more. Bolded are crushing, all-time classics:
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Straight Up
Right Here Waiting
Lost in Your Eyes
Heaven
Listen to Your Heart
I'll Be There for You
Like a Prayer
Eternal Flame
Wild Thing
When I'm With You
Born to Be My Baby
When the Children Cry
18 and Life
Angel Eyes
Patience
Welcome to the Jungle
Close My Eyes Forever
What I Am
Poison
Smooth Criminal
The End of the Innocence
Posted on 8/29/25 at 12:50 pm to Big Scrub TX
Gross
Posted on 8/29/25 at 1:56 pm to AlxTgr
Awe, Come On AlxTgr there’s definitely a few good and even Great Songs in that year end top 100 list
Here’s my opinion
Great- Lovesong, Eternal Flame, So Alive, Patience, Paradise City, Welcome to the Jungle
Good- The Promise, What I Am, Close My Eyes Forever, Buffalo Stance, Listen To Your Heart and Bust a Move
And all those Milli Vanili songs were catchy
Here’s my opinion
Great- Lovesong, Eternal Flame, So Alive, Patience, Paradise City, Welcome to the Jungle
Good- The Promise, What I Am, Close My Eyes Forever, Buffalo Stance, Listen To Your Heart and Bust a Move
And all those Milli Vanili songs were catchy
This post was edited on 8/29/25 at 2:10 pm
Posted on 8/29/25 at 2:23 pm to STigers
To each his/her own. 
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