80s pop music expert, shooting at the walls of heartache. Former contributing editor for AfterElton, The Backlot, and New Now Next.
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UNRANKED! One song per artist
13/30
A lot of 90s alt rock songs all seemed to blend together for me, but there were standouts. Stone Temple Pilots spent 15 weeks at #1 on The Album Rock Tracks Chart at the end of 1994 with this one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjJL...
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UNRANKED! One song per artist
13/30
A lot of 90s alt rock songs all seemed to blend together for me, but there were standouts. Stone Temple Pilots spent 15 weeks at #1 on The Album Rock Tracks Chart at the end of 1994 with this one.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjJL...
#NewWaveNovember
Select your thirty favorite New Wave artists/songs
UNRANKED! 13/30
Before Eurythmics, Annie and Dave were in The Tourists, which had a brief shelf life, but managed twp top hits in the UK.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWaF...
#NewWaveNovember
Select your thirty favorite New Wave artists/songs
UNRANKED! 13/30
Before Eurythmics, Annie and Dave were in The Tourists, which had a brief shelf life, but managed twp top hits in the UK.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWaF...
#MusicChallenge
Celebrating the 80s output of living legend ... Diana Ross!
#2 - "Pieces Of Ice"
The most underrated top 40 hit of her career, this exquisite pop gem on;y reached #31 in 1983.
Enjoy the Bob Giraldi Furry Fever Dream🐺
www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ynyw
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Celebrating the 80s output of living legend ... Diana Ross!
#2 - "Pieces Of Ice"
The most underrated top 40 hit of her career, this exquisite pop gem on;y reached #31 in 1983.
Enjoy the Bob Giraldi Furry Fever Dream🐺
www.dailymotion.com/video/x1ynyw
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UNRANKED! One song per artist
12/30
Reaching #16 and staying on the chart for 52 weeks starting in 1996, Duncan Sheik's only hit earned him a Grammy nom. He went on to win two Tony Awards for the Broadway musical "Spring Awakening".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-oh...
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UNRANKED! One song per artist
12/30
Reaching #16 and staying on the chart for 52 weeks starting in 1996, Duncan Sheik's only hit earned him a Grammy nom. He went on to win two Tony Awards for the Broadway musical "Spring Awakening".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-oh...
#NewWaveNovember
Select your thirty favorite New Wave artists/songs
UNRANKED! 12/30
Pat Benatar's 1979 debut included the universally hated (except by me) "My Clone Sleeps Alone". I loved the over-the-top sci-fi theatricality of it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RABJ...
#NewWaveNovember
Select your thirty favorite New Wave artists/songs
UNRANKED! 12/30
Pat Benatar's 1979 debut included the universally hated (except by me) "My Clone Sleeps Alone". I loved the over-the-top sci-fi theatricality of it
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RABJ...
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Celebrating the 80s output of living legend ... Diana Ross!
#3 - "Mirror Mirror"
The fabulous second single from 1981's "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" reached #8 in 1982.
I NEED to see her as the Evil Queen.🍎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RARN...
#MusicChallenge
Celebrating the 80s output of living legend ... Diana Ross!
#3 - "Mirror Mirror"
The fabulous second single from 1981's "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" reached #8 in 1982.
I NEED to see her as the Evil Queen.🍎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RARN...
#MusicChallenge
UNRANKED! One song per artist
11/30
Celine Dion plus Jim Steinman is a match made in overwrought heaven! 🥹 It reached #2 in 1996 and helped propel her "Falling Into You" album to #1.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8fH...
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UNRANKED! One song per artist
11/30
Celine Dion plus Jim Steinman is a match made in overwrought heaven! 🥹 It reached #2 in 1996 and helped propel her "Falling Into You" album to #1.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8fH...
#NewWaveNovember
Select your thirty favorite New Wave artists/songs
UNRANKED! 11/30
1983's angst classic "The Hurting" remains one of the most influential albums of the genre, and it gave Tears For Fears their first U.S. HOT 100 entry, reaching #73
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymh1...
#NewWaveNovember
Select your thirty favorite New Wave artists/songs
UNRANKED! 11/30
1983's angst classic "The Hurting" remains one of the most influential albums of the genre, and it gave Tears For Fears their first U.S. HOT 100 entry, reaching #73
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymh1...
#MusicChallenge
Celebrating the 80s output of living legend ... Diana Ross!
#4 - "Upside Down"
The biggest solo hit of her career, it spent 4 weeks at #1 in 1980, and earned a Grammy nom.
Diana never won a competitive Grammy in 13 noms. Why? Aretha.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhZ9...
#MusicChallenge
Celebrating the 80s output of living legend ... Diana Ross!
#4 - "Upside Down"
The biggest solo hit of her career, it spent 4 weeks at #1 in 1980, and earned a Grammy nom.
Diana never won a competitive Grammy in 13 noms. Why? Aretha.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhZ9...
#MusicChallenge
UNRANKED! One song per artist
10/30
Originally released in 1994, it wasn't until the remix version was released a year later that Everything But The Girl's "Missing" exploded around the world. In the U.S. it reached #2 in February 1996
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAkY...
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UNRANKED! One song per artist
10/30
Originally released in 1994, it wasn't until the remix version was released a year later that Everything But The Girl's "Missing" exploded around the world. In the U.S. it reached #2 in February 1996
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAkY...
#NewWaveNovember
Select your thirty favorite New Wave artists/songs
UNRANKED! 10/30
The Human League was on the first ship bringing the British new wave to the U.S. Their 1983 single "Mirror Man" reached #30
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMu1...
#NewWaveNovember
Select your thirty favorite New Wave artists/songs
UNRANKED! 10/30
The Human League was on the first ship bringing the British new wave to the U.S. Their 1983 single "Mirror Man" reached #30
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMu1...
#MusicChallenge
Celebrating the 80s output of living legend ... Diana Ross!
#5 - "Missing You"
Written for her by Lionel Richie about Marvin Gaye, it took 20 weeks to reach its peak of #10 in 1985, and was her final top ten (and top 40) hit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXTe...
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Celebrating the 80s output of living legend ... Diana Ross!
#5 - "Missing You"
Written for her by Lionel Richie about Marvin Gaye, it took 20 weeks to reach its peak of #10 in 1985, and was her final top ten (and top 40) hit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXTe...
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UNRANKED! One song per artist
9/30
Duran Duran had a huge comeback with their self-titled 1993 album, with the first single reaching #3. I also love the #7 followup "Come Undone".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqIA...
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UNRANKED! One song per artist
9/30
Duran Duran had a huge comeback with their self-titled 1993 album, with the first single reaching #3. I also love the #7 followup "Come Undone".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqIA...
#NewWaveNovember
Select your thirty favorite New Wave artists/songs
UNRANKED! 9/30
My favorite B-52's song, and a perfect representation of the group. It was the third single from their 1983 album "Whammy!" RIP Ricky.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvCn...
#NewWaveNovember
Select your thirty favorite New Wave artists/songs
UNRANKED! 9/30
My favorite B-52's song, and a perfect representation of the group. It was the third single from their 1983 album "Whammy!" RIP Ricky.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvCn...
#MusicChallenge
Celebrating the 80s output of living legend ... Diana Ross!
#6 - "Endless Love"
From the endless movie "Endless Love" (ty Bette Midler), it was the biggest hit for both Diana and Lionel Richie, and spent 9 weeks at #1 in 1981.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubrf...
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Celebrating the 80s output of living legend ... Diana Ross!
#6 - "Endless Love"
From the endless movie "Endless Love" (ty Bette Midler), it was the biggest hit for both Diana and Lionel Richie, and spent 9 weeks at #1 in 1981.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubrf...
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Celebrating the 80s output of living legend ... Diana Ross!
#7 - "I'm Coming Out"
Legend has it that Diana had no idea she was recording a gay anthem (www.today.com/popculture/n...) but it was still a hit, reaching #5 in 1980🏳️🌈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CHd...
#MusicChallenge
Celebrating the 80s output of living legend ... Diana Ross!
#7 - "I'm Coming Out"
Legend has it that Diana had no idea she was recording a gay anthem (www.today.com/popculture/n...) but it was still a hit, reaching #5 in 1980🏳️🌈
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CHd...
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UNRANKED! One song per artist
8/30
Concrete Blonde's 1990 "Bloodletting" is my favorite album of the 90s, and it gave them their only top 40 hit with the devastating love song to an addict, "Joey", which reached #19.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdpT...
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UNRANKED! One song per artist
8/30
Concrete Blonde's 1990 "Bloodletting" is my favorite album of the 90s, and it gave them their only top 40 hit with the devastating love song to an addict, "Joey", which reached #19.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdpT...
#NewWaveNovember
Select your thirty favorite New Wave artists/songs
UNRANKED! 8/30
Berlin's 1982 synth-pop masterpiece "Pleasure Victim" is an essential slice of early 80s seedy L.A. new wave, and one of my top ten albums of the decade.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UXt...
#NewWaveNovember
Select your thirty favorite New Wave artists/songs
UNRANKED! 8/30
Berlin's 1982 synth-pop masterpiece "Pleasure Victim" is an essential slice of early 80s seedy L.A. new wave, and one of my top ten albums of the decade.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UXt...