Pulse Rankdown: 1989 Year-End Alternative Chart (complete)

[singingrulebritannia]

1) PM me (singingrulebritannia) the top 100 Alternative songs of 1989, all ranked to your preference. (e.g. if you like a song the most, rank it the highest and vice versa).
2) The points a song has will be totaled up based on an inverse point system. So if you rank a song #100, it gets 1 point, and if you rank a song #1, it gets 100 points. All the points from the participants will be totaled up.
3) The due date for submission is Monday, March 2nd. The deadline time is Midnight PT.
4) ALL songs must be ranked.
5) To avoid posting with duplicate lines when you PM me, click BBCode below the text box before pasting your list.
6) While not a requirement, it would be appreciated if you sent your list in the Artist - Song format and kept the artist and song names as they are here (e.g. put The Waterboys, not Waterboys; or Hoodoo Gurus, not The Hoodoo Gurus).
7) All your rankings will be posted when I post a song in this thread.
8) You are allowed to make changes to your list, as long as you do so before the deadline.
9) For reference, here are the top 100 Alternative songs of 1989. Billboard didn't start publishing official Year-End lists for this format until 1990, so all credit for these calculations goes to Daryl the Beryl

1. Love & Rockets - So Alive
2. The Cure - Fascination Street
3. The Replacements - I'll Be You
4. R.E.M. - Stand
5. XTC - The Mayor of Simpleton
6. The Cure - Love Song
7. Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing
8. Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.
9. Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
10. Elvis Costello - Veronica
11. Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane
12. The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues
13. Public Image Ltd. - Disappointed
14. Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
15. Julian Cope - Charlotte Anne
16. Hoodoo Gurus - Come Anytime
17. Violent Femmes - Nightmares
18. The Ocean Blue - Between Something and Nothing
19. U2 - Angel of Harlem
20. Midge Ure - Dear God
21. Camper Van Beethoven - Pictures of Matchstick Men
22. Wire - Eardrum Buzz
23. New Order - Fine Time
24. Bob Mould - See a Little Light
25. The B-52's - Love Shack
26. The Cult - Fire Woman
27. The Alarm - Sold Me Down the River
28. Tears for Fears - Sowing the Seeds of Love
29. R.E.M. - Orange Crush
30. The Call - Let the Day Begin
31. 10,000 Maniacs - Trouble Me
32. Adrian Belew - Oh Daddy
33. The Pursuit of Happiness - I'm an Adult Now
34. New Order - Round & Round
35. Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians - Madonna of the Wasps
36. Elvis Costello - This Town
37. Siouxsie & the Banshees - The Killing Jar
38. Camouflage - The Great Commandment
39. Ziggy Marley - Look Who's Dancing
40. Deborah Harry - I Want That Man
41. Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
42. Morrissey - The Last of the Famous International Playboys
43. Enya - Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)
44. Big Audio - James Brown
45. The Sugarcubes - Regina
46. The Ramones - Pet Semetary
47. Max Q - Way of the World
48. Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
49. Easterhouse - Come Out Fighting
50. XTC - King for a Day
51. Marc Almond - Tears Run Rings
52. The B-52's - Channel Z
53. A House - Call Me Blue
54. Joe Jackson - Nineteen Forever
55. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Knock Me Down
56. Guadalcanal Diary - Always Saturday
57. The Fixx - Driven Out
58. Throwing Muses - Dizzy
59. Squeeze - If It's Love
60. Pere Ubu - Waiting for Mary
61. The Connells - Something to Say
62. The Primitives - Sick of It
63. Tin Machine - Under the God
64. The Mighty Lemon Drops - Into the Heart of Love
65. Tom Tom Club - Suboceana
66. Indio - Hard Sun
67. Mary's Danish - Don't Crash the Car Tonight
68. The Bangles - In Your Room
69. Stan Ridgway - Goin' Southbound
70. The Godfathers - She Gives Me Love
71. The Primitives - Way Behind Me
72. The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drum
73. Tracy Chapman - Crossroads
74. Boris Grebenshikov - Radio Silence
75. Thrashing Doves - Angel Visit
76. The B-52's - Shake That Cosmic Thing
77. Julian Cope - 5 O'Clock World
78. R.E.M. - Turn You Inside-Out
79. Edie Brickell - Little Miss S
80. The Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl
81. Morrissey - Interesting Drug
82. Texas - I Don't Want a Lover
83. Fine Young Cannibals - Don't Look Back
84. The The - The Beat(en) Generation
85. 10,000 Maniacs - Eat for Two
86. Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
87. Erasure - A Little Respect
88. Erasure - Drama!
89. The Replacements - Cruella DeVille
90. Winter Hours - Smoke Rings
91. Xymox - Obsession
92. Youssou N'Dour - Shakin' the Tree
93. The Pogues - Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
94. U2 - When Love Comes to Town
95. U2 - Dancing Barefoot
96. Information Society - Walking Away
97. U2 - Everlasting Love
98. Concrete Blonde - God is a Bullet
99. BoDeans - You Don't Get Much
100. David Byrne - Make Believe Mambo






There are 8 songs not available on Spotify. That's less than last year, but I'd still rather link you to a YouTube playlist than embed each one individually.

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{list without year-end positions}
Love & Rockets - So Alive
The Cure - Fascination Street
The Replacements - I'll Be You
R.E.M. - Stand
XTC - The Mayor of Simpleton
The Cure - Love Song
Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing
Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.
Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
Elvis Costello - Veronica
Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane
The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues
Public Image Ltd. - Disappointed
Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
Julian Cope - Charlotte Anne
Hoodoo Gurus - Come Anytime
Violent Femmes - Nightmares
The Ocean Blue - Between Something and Nothing
U2 - Angel of Harlem
Midge Ure - Dear God
Camper Van Beethoven - Pictures of Matchstick Men
Wire - Eardrum Buzz
New Order - Fine Time
Bob Mould - See a Little Light
The B-52's - Love Shack
The Cult - Fire Woman
The Alarm - Sold Me Down the River
Tears for Fears - Sowing the Seeds of Love
R.E.M. - Orange Crush
The Call - Let the Day Begin
10,000 Maniacs - Trouble Me
Adrian Belew - Oh Daddy
The Pursuit of Happiness - I'm an Adult Now
New Order - Round & Round
Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians - Madonna of the Wasps
Elvis Costello - This Town
Siouxsie & the Banshees - The Killing Jar
Camouflage - The Great Commandment
Ziggy Marley - Look Who's Dancing
Deborah Harry - I Want That Man
Pixies - Monkey Gone to Heaven
Morrissey - The Last of the Famous International Playboys
Enya - Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)
Big Audio - James Brown
The Sugarcubes - Regina
The Ramones - Pet Semetary
Max Q - Way of the World
Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
Easterhouse - Come Out Fighting
XTC - King for a Day
Marc Almond - Tears Run Rings
The B-52's - Channel Z
A House - Call Me Blue
Joe Jackson - Nineteen Forever
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Knock Me Down
Guadalcanal Diary - Always Saturday
The Fixx - Driven Out
Throwing Muses - Dizzy
Squeeze - If It's Love
Pere Ubu - Waiting for Mary
The Connells - Something to Say
The Primitives - Sick of It
Tin Machine - Under the God
The Mighty Lemon Drops - Into the Heart of Love
Tom Tom Club - Suboceana
Indio - Hard Sun
Mary's Danish - Don't Crash the Car Tonight
The Bangles - In Your Room
Stan Ridgway - Goin' Southbound
The Godfathers - She Gives Me Love
The Primitives - Way Behind Me
The Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drum
Tracy Chapman - Crossroads
Boris Grebenshikov - Radio Silence
Thrashing Doves - Angel Visit
The B-52's - Shake That Cosmic Thing
Julian Cope - 5 O'Clock World
R.E.M. - Turn You Inside-Out
Edie Brickell - Little Miss S
The Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl
Morrissey - Interesting Drug
Texas - I Don't Want a Lover
Fine Young Cannibals - Don't Look Back
The The - The Beat(en) Generation
10,000 Maniacs - Eat for Two
Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
Erasure - A Little Respect
Erasure - Drama!
The Replacements - Cruella DeVille
Winter Hours - Smoke Rings
Xymox - Obsession
Youssou N'Dour - Shakin' the Tree
The Pogues - Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
U2 - When Love Comes to Town
U2 - Dancing Barefoot
Information Society - Walking Away
U2 - Everlasting Love
Concrete Blonde - God is a Bullet
BoDeans - You Don't Get Much
David Byrne - Make Believe Mambo

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[singingrulebritannia]

Phew--I'm relieved I finally found the time to open this up. Yep, retro rock chart rankdowns are back on the menu! And appropriately, we return to rank our first year of the 80s. For both Alternative and Mainstream Rock radio, the Billboard tracking era is starting to wind down. Though we have much more remaining of Active, of course. In fact, after this year has been ranked, we'll have covered all but a few months of Billboard's Modern Rock chart. I will mention, right off the bat, that my main goal in taking on so much of the retro Alternative workload since the end of last summer was to stretch us to this point. Having accomplished that, and being so exhausted from the effort, I think it's pertinent to announce I won't be hosting any more retro chart-based Alternative rankdowns after this. Butterflies & Hurricanes has signed on to host 1988, but following that, whether we continue full bore into pre-Billboard college radio charts is up in the air.

Anyway, let's ditch the bureaucracy and jump into the actual music from this list. 1987-1989 was characterized by the second big creative bloom of alternative rock. Post-punk, new wave, hardcore punk, power pop, and jangle pop were joined by the development of subgenres such as shoegaze/dream pop, noise rock, indie rock, post-hardcore, alternative metal, slowcore, etc. Many albums and artists emblematic of this period feature on this list, such as Doolittle, Trinity Sessions, Technique, Throwing Muses, The Stone Roses, Mother's Milk, The Replacements, Camper Van Beethoven, The Dead Milkmen, and so on. There aren't too many debuts anymore as these rankdowns cover more and more ground, but some interesting and important new names do still pop up, such as Texas, Xymox, Tracy Chapman, Tom Tom Club, Stan Ridgway, Pere Ubu, and Wire. Familiar faces from early 90s RDs come back (Squeeze, The Fixx, Joe Jackson, etc.), and for some of them, the entrance into the 80s means we start to see them closer to the height of their powers. As the 80s are known for, you've got hits coming from strange crevices, like "Radio Silence" and "Shakin the Tree". Of course, long-lasting bands/artists like R.E.M., U2, the Banshees, Morrissey, The B-52s, Depeche Mode, The Cure, and Erasure continue to dominate this chart. And what would a Modern Rock chart be without the presence of crossovers? Songs like "So Alive", "Good Thing", "She Drives Me Crazy", "Sowing the Seeds of Love", "In Your Room", "Veronica", "Walking Away", and "Orinoco Flow" ensure you likely won't come away totally clueless from examining this list of songs.

I'm aiming on opening the Active RD about a week from now, so I'm excited to see what you end up thinking about both lists. Also, don't expect primetime reveals for this rankdown, lol. I feel like, as we're winding down the retro RDs, keeping up the "live audience" aspect for them isn't as pressing anymore. And plus, I wasn't interested in scrambling to find a co-host to be able to do them consistently, heh

[Butterflies & Hurricanes]

Jan 28, 2020 3:35:40 GMT -5 singingrulebritannia said:

... and being so exhausted from the effort, I think it's pertinent to announce I won't be hosting any more retro chart-based Alternative rankdowns after this. Butterflies & Hurricanes has signed on to host 1988, but following that, whether we continue full bore into pre-Billboard college radio charts is up in the air.

there's nothing "up in the air" about it, it's going to happen...we will take the Alternative/ModernRock/NewWave train all the way back to 1980 making stops at each year along the way...besides, i've already done all of the pre-Billboard research to get the full list of songs - that's the biggest challenge...I am determined to rank alternative throughout the entire 80s decade & i'll host each & every one if i have to

thanks singingrulebritannia for all of the work you've put in to get us to this point.  I'm hoping that others will step forward to assist ... it's fun, so give it a try, ok?

[singingrulebritannia]

Just so we're not holding off on a reminder for too long, here's your first. You've got 3 weeks and 2 days to submit for this rankdown

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[Doc Indie Party Rock]

I knew a lot more of these songs than Alt 90' , but there are still about 50 first time listens here.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

OOWEEE! I think I just stumbled upon the song of this year that might be tanked by more than 50% of us. I'm still not 100% sure cuz I've only previewed ten of these, but what in the livin F U C K was "I'm An Adult Now' by "The Pursuit of Happiness getting tanked" 

[Butterflies & Hurricanes]

btw, the version of “Eardrum Buzz” on the Spotify playlist is the 12” mix. I was playing the original album version on my college station back then. It’s also on Spotify. I point this out because the 2 versions sound quite different & I personally feel the album version is superior.

[peacebone]

Feb 6, 2020 4:00:30 GMT -5 Butterflies & Hurricanes said:

I point this out because the 2 versions sound quite different & I personally feel the album version is superior.

So it’s the reverse Outdoor Miner

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Alright I’ll start doing the 80s alts. I don’t think my tastes would be too unpopular here but you never know. I’m too obsessed with a lot of 80s songs now.

[Deleted]

I'll do this. Already started and this looks like a breath of air after all the shit I had to endure in the 91 YE.

[singingrulebritannia]

I'm going to be posting reminders a little more often for this rankdown--want to see if it makes a difference at all. You've got 2 weeks and 5 days to submit! Bangwave sent yesterday, and I finally completed my own list, so we have our first pair.

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[singingrulebritannia]

You've got 2 weeks to submit. I compiled chart data a few days ago, so I'll start posting pre-reveal extras soon.

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[singingrulebritannia]

It's about time we get to checking out some of our 86 extras. This set features 3 songs from bands already in the rankdown (Love & Rockets, The Replacements, U2) and 3 songs you can rank in the 1989 Active rankdown right now (the aforementioned U2, as well as Tom Petty and Julian Lennon). Atlanta duo Indigo Girls were only ranked once in the Billboard era, but this extra is actually their highest charter on the Hot 100 (peaking just below the top 50). 'Til Tuesday won't debut until 1986 Active, and perhaps shockingly, we probably won't see "Voices Carry" in the top 100 of 1985. fIREHOSE (not to be confused with AOR band Firehouse) was a pretty cool offshoot of The Minutemen, so I'm disappointed to see they only barely got any play here. "Hey, Matthew" is a UK top 10 from a guy who didn't do much else. The Untouchables helped give third wave ska early representation on Billboard charts. Maria McKee is the lead singer of country rock band Lone Justice, and the year following this song, she would top the UK charts with "Show Me Heaven". And finally, Thelonious Monster (likely a reference to Thelonious Monk) were friends with a lot of major bands in the Los Angeles late 80s alternative rock scene.

overall Year-End position	Song title	Artist	Video	peak	weeks on	chart points
175	Time with You	fIREHOSE	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#26	2	6
176	Now You're in Heaven	Julian Lennon	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#27	2	6
177	Closer to Fine	Indigo Girls	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#26	1	5
178	God Part II	U2	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#28	3	5
179	Hey Matthew	Karel Fialka	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#29	2	4
180	Back to Back	The Replacements	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#28	1	3
181	Agent Double O Soul	The Untouchables	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#28	1	3
182	I Won't Back Down	Tom Petty	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#29	2	3
183	(Believed You Were) Lucky	Til Tuesday	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#30	3	3
184	Rock and Roll Babylon	Love & Rockets	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#29	1	2
185	I've Forgotten What It Was in You	Maria McKee	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#29	1	2
186	So What If I Did	Thelonious Monster	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#29	1	2

[singingrulebritannia]

You've got 1 week and 4 days to submit. Geometrical submitted yesterday; let's keep up the momentum!

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[Doc Indie Party Rock]

ooh I love extras.

fIREHOSE- Time With You
For a split second I read Firehouse which blew my mind, because you know why? Even the title "Time With You" looked very "Love of A Lifetime" Glammy. With that scare out of the way this song wasn't all that bad. Maybe better than Firehouse. This song was a nice mesh of 80's and early 90's sound. I dug the poprock guitars the most. There was more guitar than vocals which in this song was actually a good thing.

Now You're in Heaven -Julian Lennon
For some reason this guy failed to live up to even 30% of what his father was? Anyway, I actually enjoyed this song a lot. Song's with the word "Heaven" in them are usually masterpieces. usually. This had a lot of Robert Palmer/Billy Idol style in the music. The guitar still sounded like what I like them to sound like. This was typical Brit pop trying to sound a bit Alternative, but it was still good old 80's pop to me. This would have been an easy top 30 on my list of songs.

Closer to Fine - Indigo Girls
Early Female Goo Goo Dolls-like guitar Alternative rock. This was passable. I really didn't have much use for female vocals that much unless they were Lita Ford or Madonna. Or Freestyle/Hi-NRG but that's a different story.

God Part II - U2
Was there even a part I? This was o.k.. I remember this on the radio but the lyrics were pretty boring. Don't believe in this, Don't Believe in that...U2 can do way better than that.

Hey Matthew - Karel Fialka
Well this different. For some reason this reminded me of Chris DeBurge. Don't know why it just did. The reggae beat was really cool. Like Thompson Twins style, and his vocals made the lackluster lyrics sound good. I didn't need his kid's vocals though.

Back to Back - The Replacements
Pretty weak for them. Call me back when we rank "Alex Chilton".

Agent Double O Soul - The Untouchables
This was just dumb. Is that L.L. Cool J on vocals? 

I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty
Truth be told this is one of my favorite Tom Petty jams of all time. It even knocked down a Glam Metal song from my #1 slot. I think even a Kiss song? Anyway, This had that Traveling Wilburys style. You can even see them in the music video. Mike Campbell is also there lending one of his great mini guitar solos. The simple melody worked especially well with Tom Petty's vocal tones. Easy top 3 if we would have ranked it.

(Believed You Were) Lucky - Til Tuesday
I liked their debut album, but not much after that. This one is an exception, since it becomes really 80's after the first minute.

Rock and Roll Babylon - Love & Rockets
This band was kinda just there for me. "Ball of Confusion" just grazed my personal chart, and Their name suggested a cool Glammy Joan Jett kinda sound which they didn't have. This song was uninteresting in every sense of the word.

I've Forgotten What It Was in You - Maria McKee
Once again I wasn't into hard into female vocals back then ,unless they were blonde. I never realized that but its true. Madonna, Lita, Vixen, Kim Wilde, Stacey Q. Maybe a few exceptions like Joat Jett, but Man I was a bias brat.   Truth be told I wouldn't find this interesting in 2020 either.

So What If I Did- Thelonious Monster
never heard this before tonight but I found the melody soothing enough with really good vocals to go along. 

[singingrulebritannia]

I've carved out some time to post the next set of extras, so here we go. 10 are in this table, and 2 will be in their own individual highlight posts.

3 of the songs in this post would've given bands in the rankdown a second song (Camouflage, Wire, Midge Ure). 2 are from artists we've ranked in 1990 and 1991 (House of Freaks, The Darling Buds). 1 is from a band that we still can't rank, but has had a couple of extras over those same 2 years. The Del Fuegos charted 4 songs on Mainstream Rock in the 80s, but never saw a major breakthrough (although "I Still Want You" did appear on the Hot 100). Sam Phillips originally started her music career as a Christian pop singer recording under the name "Leslie Phillips". Christmas, along with having some big kahunas to name themselves that, eventually transformed into pieces of lounge revival band Combustible Edison. And finally, Royal Crescent Mob is so obscure that I had to upload their song to YouTube myself.

overall Year-End position	Song title	Artist	Video	peak	weeks on	chart points
164	Move with Me Sister	The Del Fuegos	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#22	3	13
165	When the Hammer Came Down	House of Freaks	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#27	4	12
166	Love is a Shield	Camouflage	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#23	3	11
167	In Vivo	Wire	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#24	2	11
168	Holding on to the Earth	Sam Phillips	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#22	1	9
169	Stupid Kids	Christmas	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#26	3	9
170	Answers to Nothing	Midge Ure	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#26	2	9
171	Hungry	Royal Crescent Mob	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#27	3	9
173	Control I'm Here	Nitzer Ebb	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#25	2	8
174	Let's Go Round There	The Darling Buds	SPOILER: Click to show {Spoiler}	#27	4	7

[singingrulebritannia]

Now let's check out our most noteworthy extras in this set. Swans is an influential experimental rock group formed in 1982 and centered around controversial frontman Michael Gira. After being broken up during the 2000s, they came back in 2010 and saw just as much if not more acclaim than during their original tenure. This particular album, The Burning World, is their softest, and often cited as their worst. Though, "worst" when you're talking about a band like Swans still means it's good. "Saved" is the only time they entered a Billboard radio chart.

EXTRA

Saved
Swans

Overall Year-End Position: #172
Chart Peak: #28
Chart Weeks: 4
Total Chart Points: 9

Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!

[singingrulebritannia]

If you need any more proof that radio could be just as dumb in the past as it is today, look no further than this sorry situation. "Oh, one of our format's staple bands just put out their best album only 10 years after their debut? Hmm, how about we take...2 out of its 4 singles to the top 15? That's good enough, right?"

EXTRA

Lullaby
The Cure

Overall Year-End Position: #163
Chart Peak: #23
Chart Weeks: 8
Total Chart Points: 14

Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!

[Butterflies & Hurricanes]

i love the Lullabye video!!!...in fact, the song itself if probably my 2nd favorite on Disintegration

[singingrulebritannia]

You've got 1 week to submit. Willapted, Rowell, and AI all submitted since the last tag, bringing us to 6 lists. Let's see if we can stick to this deadline.

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[singingrulebritannia]

5 days to submit. no lists since last tag. Let's step up the action in my inbox, ok?

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really stressed with life rn so i'm going to have to skip this one, tag me in reveals though!

(fwiw i would be rooting for both The Cure songs, Pictures of Matchstick Men, She Bangs the Drum, Orinoco Flow, and Round and Round)

[Juanca]

Working on the list!
Some pretty good discoveries alongside a group of familiar songs that I like quite a bit. It’s gonna be hard [scratch that) pretty hard. I mean, classics from Cure, Morrissey, Depeche Mode, REM, New Order, Ocean Blue, Camouflage. Even the more pop stuff from B-52s, Enya, 10K Manics, Tears for Fears, are pretty strong.
Now let me get back to listening my last ~15 discoveries for the first time....

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Finally finished this list of songs. My #100 is quite easily one of the worst things I have heard. A complete clusterf u c k. I only hope the rest of you feel the same? My #1 song on the other hand has a strong chance I winning it all.

[singingrulebritannia]

Before firing off another tag post, let's dig in to the third set of pre-reveal extras. 9 songs will be looked at for this post, and there's also a highlight extra for afterwords. You can currently rank "Mixed Emotions" on 1989 Active, and Butterflies & Hurricanes recently gave you an chance to rank "Bring Me Edelweiss" in his 80s Underground rankdown. This is far from the last we'll see of jazz-pop singer/songwriter Rickie Lee Jones, but I'm not certain she ever makes a top 100. The Cult and Camouflage (the latter for the second time in these extras) miss being multiple-song artists. Howard Jones charted "The Prisoner" within the top 30 on the Hot 100, but it's not his biggest hit on the year (and neither makes the top 100). Toad The Wet Sprocket's debut album managed to get some play. This was Wang Chung's last charting song on the big 2 rock charts. And lastly is a mostly forgotten group called Shelleyan Orphan. Whether they deserved to be forgotten is up to interpretation.

overall Year-End position	Song title	Artist	Video	peak	weeks on	chart points
153	Bring Me Edelweiss	Edelweiss	SPOILER: Click to show	#24	5	26
154	Mixed Emotions	The Rolling Stones	SPOILER: Click to show	#22	5	25
155	Satellites	Rickie Lee Jones	SPOILER: Click to show	#23	5	23
156	Praying to a New God	Wang Chung	SPOILER: Click to show	#22	4	21
157	The Prisoner	Howard Jones	SPOILER: Click to show	#24	5	20
158	Shatter	Shelleyan Orphan	SPOILER: Click to show	#23	4	19
159	One Little Girl	Toad the Wet Sprocket	SPOILER: Click to show	#24	4	18
160	That Smiling Face	Camouflage	SPOILER: Click to show	#26	5	18
162	Sun King	The Cult	SPOILER: Click to show	#21	2	15

[singingrulebritannia]

Tanita Tikaram, a German-born daughter of Indo-Fijian and Malaysian parents now based out of the UK, hit the top 10 in 6 countries and the top 40 in 5 others with this tune. I like it quite a bit, and I'll admit my top 10 wasn't super-strong this year so it would've made mine easily.

EXTRA

Twist in My Sobriety
Tanita Tikaram

Overall Year-End Position: #161
Chart Peak: #25
Chart Weeks: 4
Total Chart Points: 16

Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!

[singingrulebritannia]

4 days to submit. Doc's list brings us to 7

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Daryl the Beryl peacebone lyhom Walking Contradiction @slipperyslope Web @trilogy CarnoTorrential Red dm2081 Pipa cedric Juanca wheatsquares33 Lordef†ones Leaf craziaskowboi newpower campbellssoup aerodynamite @xfer janinho jamesflame Sambalada YotamTS rgreen0625 Alex1901 Beno alexcuse Albie @crapkuki23 @doinktheclown @carseatlegrest MoD somelikeitwhen Mr. Thonk Eyes

[Butterflies & Hurricanes]

Twist is soooooo good... the only place I ever heard it was on my college radio station (& never seen the video until now)...good to know it was a hit in other countries at least...it is a MOST worthy pick as a highlighted extra!

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It’s hard to find time nowadays with me getting a new job and also in the process of moving. Let’s see if Thursday or Friday I’ll have time so I can focus on this.

[singingrulebritannia]

Well, we were going to be at 3 days from the current deadline...but considering we're still at just 7 lists, a couple people have said they might need more time to complete listens, and 2001 Hot 100 and Rock Madness Seed 2 are on or right before the 28th as well, I don't think I can maintain this date any longer. I'm going to bump it so that the submission process ends after the weekend. Have your lists to me by Monday, March 2nd, at Midnight PT.. This means we are around 6/5 days away now.

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Daryl the Beryl peacebone lyhom Walking Contradiction @slipperyslope Web @trilogy CarnoTorrential Red dm2081 Pipa cedric Juanca wheatsquares33 Lordef†ones Leaf craziaskowboi newpower campbellssoup aerodynamite @xfer janinho jamesflame Sambalada YotamTS rgreen0625 Alex1901 Beno alexcuse Albie @crapkuki23 @doinktheclown @carseatlegrest MoD somelikeitwhen Mr. Thonk Eyes