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[scotchandcigar]

My favorite song of 1988 – and there weren't very many I liked

Looking at my favorites list I used for the Scotch Sampler posts, I have this about 1988 -
The following albums came out in 1988:
- The Pixies - Surfer Rosa
- REM - Green
- U2 - Rattle and Hum
- Enya - Watermark
- Edie Brickell - Shooting Rubberbands...
- Tracy Chapman - Tracy Chapman
- Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
- Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

So as an example, the Tracy Chapman album has Talkin' 'bout a Revolution and Fast Car. And on the U2 album, there's Angel of Harlem, When Love Comes to Town, God Part II, Desire, and All I Want is You. I'd take any of those over what's probably George Harrison's worst song cover.

But as we say, there's no accounting for personal taste. If it's good for you, then good for you.

 

[sadchild]

MAY 1988 - I think I'm missing a couple

EARLIER
Michael Jackson "Man In The Mirror"
Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give"

Spoiler: CANDIDATES

Terence Trent "Wishing Well"
George Michael "Monkey"

LATER
Rick Astley "Together Forever"
Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana"
Cheap Trick "The Flame"

Haven't read any of the responses Adding a candidate: Debbie Gibson's awful song "Foolish Beat"

 

[sadchild]

Trying to come up with candidates for '88 (so many, and so many bad ones). I ended up with a list of songs I think are in this week's top 40. I'll be curious to see how many I'm right about after listening:

Aerosmith "Rag Doll"
Debbie Gibson "Foolish Beat"
George Michael "Monkey"
Gloria Estefan "1-2-3"
Hall & Oates "Everything Your Heart Desires"
INXS "Never Tear Us Apart"
Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana"
Michael Jackson "Man In The Mirror"
Prince "Alphabet St"
Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give"
Rick Astley "Together Forever"
Sting "We'll Be Together"
Terence Trent "Wishing Well"
Tiffany "I Saw Him Standing There"
Van Halen "When It's Love"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Haven't read any of the responses Adding a candidate: Debbie Gibson's awful song "Foolish Beat"

Looking at actual #1s, the winner isn't anywhere in your list or revised list.

 

[sadchild]

Yep I bombed.

My candidates shoulda been

Terence Trent "Wishing Well" #4
George Michael "One More Try" #5
Debbie Gibson "Foolish Beat" #29

But I swapped "Monkey" and "One More Try" in my head.

 

[sadchild]

Trying to come up with candidates for '88 (so many, and so many bad ones). I ended up with a list of songs I think are in this week's top 40. I'll be curious to see how many I'm right about after listening:

Results

Aerosmith "Rag Doll" [right artist wrong song "Angel"]
Debbie Gibson "Foolish Beat"
George Michael "Monkey" [right artist wrong song "One More Try"]
Gloria Estefan "1-2-3" [right artist wrong song "Anything For You"]
Hall & Oates "Everything Your Heart Desires"
INXS "Never Tear Us Apart" [right artist wrong song "Devil Inside"]
Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana"
Michael Jackson "Man In The Mirror"
Prince "Alphabet St"
Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give"
Rick Astley "Together Forever"
Sting "We'll Be Together"
Terence Trent "Wishing Well"
Tiffany "I Saw Him Standing There"
Van Halen "When It's Love"

So only 6 correct, but if I had chosen the correct singles, it could have been 10.

 

[sadchild]

 

[sadchild]

CORRECT ORDER

Michael Jackson "Man In The Mirror" not top 40 anymore
Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give" not top 40 anymore
Billy Ocean "Get Outta My Dreams" #19
Whitney "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" #11
Terence Trent "Wishing Well" #4
Gloria Estefan "Anything For You" #1
George Michael "One More Try" #5 ... I thought it was "Monkey" now and "One More Try" in August
Rick Astley "Together Forever" #17
Debbie Gibson "Foolish Beat" #29
Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana" #40
Cheap Trick "The Flame" not top 40 yet

green: my candidates
white: on my list and the top 40
brown: on the top 40 but missing from my list
orange: on my list but not on the top 40

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

1985/05/25

Repeat countdown:

• 2023/05/20

The Bottom 60:
(--) 90. FREAK-A-RISTIC - ATLANTIC STARR
(--) 85. ROCK ME TONIGHT - FREDDIE JACKSON
(--) 83. THE LADY OF MY HEART - JACK WAGNER
(--) 81. FOREVER - KENNY LOGGINS
(--) 80. NOT ENOUGH LOVE IN THE WORLD - DON HENLEY
(--) 79. PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE - DEPECHE MODE
(--) 75. CANNONBALL - SUPERTRAMP
(--) 74. EVERYTHING I NEED - MEN AT WORK
(--) 71. CENTERFIELD - JOHN FOGERTY
(--) 69. ANIMAL INSTINCT - COMMODORES
(--) 63. JUST AS I AM - AIR SUPPLY
(--) 55. SENTIMENTAL STEET - NIGHT RANGER
(47) 53. ONE MORE NIGHT - PHIL COLLINS **
(--) 51. GETCHA BACK - THE BEACH BOYS
(53) 45. EVERYTIME YOU GO AWAY - PAUL YOUNG *

This week's drops:
(33) 50. SOME THINGS ARE BETTER LEFT UNSAID – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES [18]
(38) 47. I’M ON FIRE – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN [6]
(35) 43. LOST IN LOVE – NEW EDITION [35]

The Top 40:
(42) 40. LUCKY IN LOVE – MICK JAGGER
(41) 39. OH GIRL – BOY MEETS GIRL
(40) 38. SHOW SOME RESPECT – TINA TURNER
(22) 37. THAT WAS YESTERDAY – FOREIGNER [12]
(43) 36. A VIEW TO A KILL – DURAN DURAN *
(24) 35. NIGHTSHIFT – THE COMMODORES [3]
(39) 34. VOICES CARRY – ‘TIL TUESDAY
(26) 33. CELEBRATE YOUTH – RICK SPRINGFIELD [26]
(32) 32. INVISIBLE – ALISON MOYET
(36) 31. WOULD I LIE TO YOU – EURYTHMICS
(37) 30. RASPBERRY BERET – PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION
(30) 29. ‘TIL MY BABY COMES HOME – LUTHER VANDROSS
(14) 28. ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE – DON HENLEY [9]
(32) 27. THE SEARCH IS OVER – SURVIVOR
(31) 26. NEVER ENDING STORY – LIMAHL
(12) 25. OBSESSION – ANIMOTION [6]
(29) 24. SUSSUDIO – PHIL COLLINS *
(28) 23. SMUGGLER’S BLUES – GLENN FREY
(27) 22. SAY YOU’RE WRONG – JULIAN LENNON
(19) 21. NEW ATTITUDE – PATTI LABELLE [17]
(23) 20. ONE LONELY NIGHT – REO SPEEDWAGON
(25) 19. ANGEL – MADONNA
(13) 18. DON’T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE – TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
(21) 17. WALKING ON SUNSHINE – KATRINA AND THE WAVES
( 7) 16. RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT – DEBARGE [3]
(18) 15. JUST A GIGOLO/I AIN’T GOT NOBODY – DAVID LEE ROTH
( 8) 14. WE ARE THE WORLD – USA FOR AFRICA **
(16) 13. IN MY HOUSE – MARY JANE GIRLS
(20) 12. HEAVEN – BRYAN ADAMS *
(17) 11. FRESH – KOOL & THE GANG
(15) 10. THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER – HOWARD JONES
( 6) 9. SOME LIKE IT HOT – THE POWER STATION
(11) 8. SUDDENLY – BILLY OCEAN
( 3) 7. ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK – MURRAY HEAD [3]
( 2) 6. CRAZY FOR YOU – MADONNA **
( 5) 5. SMOOTH OPERATOR – SADE
(10) 4. AXEL F – HAROLD FALTERMEYER
( 9) 3. EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – TEARS FOR FEARS *
( 1) 2. DON’T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) – SIMPLE MINDS **
( 4) 1. EVERYTHING SHE WANTS - WHAM *

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

27 good/ok from 1985:

(22) 37. THAT WAS YESTERDAY – FOREIGNER [12]
(43) 36. A VIEW TO A KILL – DURAN DURAN *
(24) 35. NIGHTSHIFT – THE COMMODORES [3]
(39) 34. VOICES CARRY – ‘TIL TUESDAY
(32) 32. INVISIBLE – ALISON MOYET
(36) 31. WOULD I LIE TO YOU – EURYTHMICS
(37) 30. RASPBERRY BERET – PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION
(14) 28. ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE – DON HENLEY [9]
(32) 27. THE SEARCH IS OVER – SURVIVOR
(31) 26. NEVER ENDING STORY – LIMAHL
(12) 25. OBSESSION – ANIMOTION [6]
(29) 24. SUSSUDIO – PHIL COLLINS *
(28) 23. SMUGGLER’S BLUES – GLENN FREY
(19) 21. NEW ATTITUDE – PATTI LABELLE [17]
(13) 18. DON’T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE – TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
(21) 17. WALKING ON SUNSHINE – KATRINA AND THE WAVES
( 7) 16. RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT – DEBARGE [3]
(18) 15. JUST A GIGOLO/I AIN’T GOT NOBODY – DAVID LEE ROTH
(20) 12. HEAVEN – BRYAN ADAMS *
(15) 10. THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER – HOWARD JONES
( 6) 9. SOME LIKE IT HOT – THE POWER STATION
( 3) 7. ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK – MURRAY HEAD [3]
( 2) 6. CRAZY FOR YOU – MADONNA **
( 5) 5. SMOOTH OPERATOR – SADE
(10) 4. AXEL F – HAROLD FALTERMEYER
( 9) 3. EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – TEARS FOR FEARS *
( 1) 2. DON’T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) – SIMPLE MINDS **

2 channel changers from 1985:
( 8) 14. WE ARE THE WORLD – USA FOR AFRICA **
(17) 11. FRESH – KOOL & THE GANG this was turned into a coffee commerical which aired frequently on the breakfast TV show I watched with my wife back in the day. It was so annoying that the song brings me the same annoyance now. It's not nameless horse level but it is close.

 

[HecticArt]

Eighteen

(43) 36. A VIEW TO A KILL – DURAN DURAN *
(39) 34. VOICES CARRY – ‘TIL TUESDAY
(36) 31. WOULD I LIE TO YOU – EURYTHMICS
(37) 30. RASPBERRY BERET – PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION
(14) 28. ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE – DON HENLEY [9]
(12) 25. OBSESSION – ANIMOTION [6]
(29) 24. SUSSUDIO – PHIL COLLINS *
(28) 23. SMUGGLER’S BLUES – GLENN FREY
(13) 18. DON’T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE – TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
(21) 17. WALKING ON SUNSHINE – KATRINA AND THE WAVES
(18) 15. JUST A GIGOLO/I AIN’T GOT NOBODY – DAVID LEE ROTH
(15) 10. THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER – HOWARD JONES
( 6) 9. SOME LIKE IT HOT – THE POWER STATION
( 3) 7. ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK – MURRAY HEAD [3]
( 5) 5. SMOOTH OPERATOR – SADE
(10) 4. AXEL F – HAROLD FALTERMEYER
( 9) 3. EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – TEARS FOR FEARS *
( 1) 2. DON’T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) – SIMPLE MINDS **
( 4) 1. EVERYTHING SHE WANTS - WHAM *

 

[sadchild]

3 minute VJ

 

[sadchild]

CORRECT ORDER (top 40 only, not hot 100)

USA for Africa "We Are The World" #14
Madonna "Crazy For You" #6
Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me" #2
Wham "Everything She Wants" #1
Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants" #3
Bryan Adams "Heaven" #12
Phil Collins "Sussudio" #24
Duran Duran "View To A Kill" #36

Billy Ocean "Suddenly" #8 NEVER HIT #1

green: my candidates
white: on my list and the hot 100
brown: on the hot 100 but missing from my list

 

[sadchild]

Great/good/ok 26

*****
(43) 36. A VIEW TO A KILL – DURAN DURAN *
(39) 34. VOICES CARRY – ‘TIL TUESDAY
(14) 28. ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE – DON HENLEY [9]
(27) 22. SAY YOU’RE WRONG – JULIAN LENNON
(13) 18. DON’T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE – TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
(21) 17. WALKING ON SUNSHINE – KATRINA AND THE WAVES
( 6) 9. SOME LIKE IT HOT – THE POWER STATION
( 3) 7. ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK – MURRAY HEAD [3]
( 1) 2. DON’T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) – SIMPLE MINDS **

****
(22) 37. THAT WAS YESTERDAY – FOREIGNER [12]
(24) 35. NIGHTSHIFT – THE COMMODORES [3]
(32) 27. THE SEARCH IS OVER – SURVIVOR
(12) 25. OBSESSION – ANIMOTION [6]
(28) 23. SMUGGLER’S BLUES – GLENN FREY
( 7) 16. RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT – DEBARGE [3]
(18) 15. JUST A GIGOLO/I AIN’T GOT NOBODY – DAVID LEE ROTH
( 8) 14. WE ARE THE WORLD – USA FOR AFRICA **
(16) 13. IN MY HOUSE – MARY JANE GIRLS
(20) 12. HEAVEN – BRYAN ADAMS *
(15) 10. THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER – HOWARD JONES
( 2) 6. CRAZY FOR YOU – MADONNA **
( 5) 5. SMOOTH OPERATOR – SADE
(10) 4. AXEL F – HAROLD FALTERMEYER
( 9) 3. EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – TEARS FOR FEARS *

***
(42) 40. LUCKY IN LOVE – MICK JAGGER
(31) 26. NEVER ENDING STORY – LIMAHL

**
(41) 39. OH GIRL – BOY MEETS GIRL
(40) 38. SHOW SOME RESPECT – TINA TURNER
(26) 33. CELEBRATE YOUTH – RICK SPRINGFIELD [26]
(32) 32. INVISIBLE – ALISON MOYET
(30) 29. ‘TIL MY BABY COMES HOME – LUTHER VANDROSS
(29) 24. SUSSUDIO – PHIL COLLINS *
(25) 19. ANGEL – MADONNA
(17) 11. FRESH – KOOL & THE GANG
(11) 8. SUDDENLY – BILLY OCEAN

*
(36) 31. WOULD I LIE TO YOU – EURYTHMICS
(37) 30. RASPBERRY BERET – PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION
(19) 21. NEW ATTITUDE – PATTI LABELLE [17]
(23) 20. ONE LONELY NIGHT – REO SPEEDWAGON
( 4) 1. EVERYTHING SHE WANTS - WHAM *