Time for a trip down memory lane... a longer trip for some of us! I'm continuing the trail started by Libby and Rich (from whom I stole the formatting for my new blockquote element.)
The instructions are: Go to musicoutfitters.com, and do a search on the most popular 100 songs from the year you graduated high school. (You can do this by searching on the year you graduated). Bold the ones you actually like. (Understand that the word "like" in this case means, at the very least, "wouldn't immediately change the radio station from.") Pick a favorite. Underline that favorite. AndStrikethruthe ones you loathe. Italicize the ones you consider to be guilty pleasures.
The unstyled ones I'm either indifferent to, don't remember, or have never actually heard to begin with.
So, for your reminiscing pleasure(?), here are the top 100 of 1990:
- Hold On, Wilson Phillips
- It Must Have Been Love, Roxette
- Nothing Compares 2 U,Sinead O'Connor
- Poison, Bell Biv Devoe
- Vogue, Madonna
Vision Of Love, Mariah Carey- Another Day In Paradise, Phil Collins
- Hold On, En Vogue
- Cradle Of Love, Billy Idol
- Blaze Of Glory, Jon Bon Jovi
- Do Me!, Bell Biv Devoe
How Am I Supposed To Live Without You,Michael Bolton- Pump Up The Jam, Technotronic
- Opposites Attract, Paula Abdul
- Escapade, Janet Jackson
- All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You, Heart
- Close To You, Maxi Priest
- Black Velvet, Alannah Myles
- Release Me, Wilson Phillips
Don't Know Much,Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville- All Around The World, Lisa Stansfield
- l Wanna Be Rich, Calloway
- I Remember You, Skid Row
- Rub You The Right Way, Johnny Gill
- She Ain't Worth It, Glenn Medeiros Featuring Bobby Brown
- If Wishes Came True, Sweet Sensation
- The Power, Snap
- (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection, Nelson
Love Will Lead You Back,Taylor Dayne- Don't Wanna Fall In Love, Jane Child
- Two To Make It Right, Seduction
- Sending All My Love, Linear
Unskinny Bop,PoisonStep By Step,New Kids On The Block- Dangerous, Roxette
- We Didn't Start The Fire, Billy Joel
- I Don't Have The Heart, James Ingram
- Downtown Train, Rod Stewart
- Rhythm Nation, Janet Jackson
- I'll Be Your Everything, Tommy Page
- Roam, B-52's
- Everything, Jody Watley
- Back To Life, Soul II Soul
- Here and Now, Luther Vandross
- Alright, Janet Jackson
Ice Ice Baby,Vanilla Ice- Blame It On The Rain, Milli Vanilli
- Have You Seen Her, M.C. Hammer
- With Every Beat Of My Heart, Taylor Dayne
- Come Back To Me, Janet Jackson
- No More Lies, Michel'le
- Praying For Time, George Michael
How Can We Be Lovers,Michael Bolton- Do You Remember, Phil Collins
- Ready Or Not, After 7
- U Can't Touch This, M.C. Hammer
- I Wish It Would Rain Down, Phil Collins
- Just Between You and Me, Lou Gramm
- Something Happened On The Way To Heaven, Phil Collins
- Black Cat, Janet Jackson
- Can't Stop, After 7
- Janie's Got A Gun, Aerosmith
The Humpty Dance,Digital Underground- I'll Be Your Shelter, Taylor Dayne
- Free Fallin', Tom Petty
- Giving You The Benefit, Pebbles
- Enjoy The Silence, Depeche Mode
- Love Song, Tesla
- Price Of Love, Bad English
- Girls Nite Out, Tyler Collins
- King Of Wishful Thinking, Go West
- What Kind Of Man Would I Be?, Chicago
- Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over), Technotroic
- Here We Are, Gloria Estefan
- Epic, Faith No More
Love Takes Time,Mariah Carey- Just Like Jesse James, Cher
- Love Shack, B-52's
- All Or Nothing, Milli Vanilli
- Romeo, Dino
- Everybody Everybody, Black Box
- I Go To Extremes, Billy Joel
- Whip Appeal, Babyface
- Oh Girl, Paul Young
- C'mon and Get My Love, D-Mob With Cathy Dennis
- (It's Just) The Way That You Love Me, Paula Abdul
- We Can't Go Wrong, Cover Girls
When I'm Back On My Feet Again,Michael Bolton- Make You Sweat, Keith Sweat
- This One's For The Children, New Kids On The Block
- What It Takes, Aerosmith
- Forever, Kiss
- Jerk Out, Time
- Just A Friend, Biz Markie
- Whole Wide World, A'me Lorain
- Without You, Motley Crue
- Swing The Mood, Jive Bunny and The Mastermixers
- Thieves In The Temple, Prince
- Mentirosa, Mellow Man Ace
- Tic-Tac-Toe, Kyper
6 comments:
What? You don't like Michael Bolton?
1990???
Sheesh, I'm getting old...
I would rather listen to fingernails on a chalkboard than Michael Bolton, Stan. And I will be seriously disappointed in you if I find out you do enjoy him...
Duff, I have a 19 year old intern - trust me, I'm old too.
Hey, anathor member of the class af 90! Sorry I don't stop by more often, that was a fun bit o' memories.
Michael Bolton was a poor attempt at manhood.
That year I was starting to admit Van Halen was NOT the greatest band of all time, had just been to my first (and last) INXS concert, realised what Elton John was really all about (and subsequently vomitted), discovered Stryper... and, must confess, thought it sounded really good at the time.
Jerry, my mom used to love Michael Bolton. To the point that when she got a new car, she got a CD changer (which was pretty expensive back then) just so she could have nonstop MB. I can't tell you how many times she'd come to pick me up after school when I had some activity or other, and she'd wait in the parking lot with the windows down and the music screeching. Scarred me for life.
The up side to it is that she's come to her senses, and can't remember now what she was thinking at the time.
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