Billboard 1988: The Rankdown (Winner Revealed)

[Unhinged]

#66

Red Red Wine

UB40

Total Points: 1288

Billboard Hot 100: 1⁽¹⁾

Billboard Top 100 of 1988: 39

From: Labour of Love

Reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending October 19, 1988 on its 25^th chart week, this Neil Diamond cover was originally released in 1983 and charted to No. 34 in the US in 1984 (albeit a different version of the song). It became a big hit after they performed the song at the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Concert. 

I don't hate a lot of songs but I hate this song and with it leaving I clear out my bottom 10...yay me!

🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 - 39
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 40
craziaskowboi - 58
mamooshka - 24
campbellssoup - 92
gonecountry - 27
newpower - 65
tallen2001 - 96
singingrulebritannia - 90
God - 62
@crapkuki23 - 18
astorknight - 97
Alex1901 - 90
Doc Indie Party Rock  - 45
Mic Technique - 56
Sambalada - 63
narp - 55
Az Paynter - 34
rgreen0625 - 66
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 13
Cody Wants Out...  - 52
peacebone - 68
Mirago - 23
rowellfarm490  - 68
Red - 77
Ky - 61
Glove Slap  - 64
@antigonerising - 90
Zeebz - 80
Juanca - 31
Unhinged - 99

[Cody Wants Out...]

I used to really like this song, but it has a pretty high burn rate imo.

[Glove Slap]

That Rihanna comment to Diplo about reggae music that can be played at an airport...this was the song I thought of when I read that.

[Unhinged]

#65

I Want Her

Keith Sweat

Total Points: 1301

Billboard Hot 100: 5

Billboard Top 100 of 1988: 74

From: Make It Last Forever

First single from his debut album, Make It Last Forever. It was released in September of 1987 and was the first new jack swing song to reach #1 on the R&B chart where it stayed for 3 weeks. It was written and produced by Sweat and Teddy Riley.

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 loses yet another Top 5 with this leaving the rankdown...

🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 - 98
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 98
craziaskowboi - 54
mamooshka - 85
campbellssoup - 88
gonecountry - 30
newpower - 51
tallen2001 - 24
singingrulebritannia - 44
God - 49
@crapkuki23 - 66
astorknight - 70
Alex1901 - 86
Doc Indie Party Rock - 69
Mic Technique - 26
Sambalada - 60
narp - 44
Az Paynter - 80
rgreen0625 - 31
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 4
Cody Wants Out... - 99
peacebone - 40
Mirago - 86
rowellfarm490 - 65
Red - 53
Ky - 24
Glove Slap - 67
@antigonerising - 14
Zeebz - 57
Juanca - 86
Unhinged - 82

[Az Paynter]

Wait a sec, I put Keith that low?! I could've sworn I did better by him. Especially after I had him top 20 in Cynthia's new jack swing rankdown. WTF was I doing?

[singingrulebritannia]

Now there's a more accurate placement for the Jovester

[Unhinged]

#64

1-2-3

Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine

Total Points: 1315

Billboard Hot 100: 3⁽¹⁾

Billboard Top 100 of 1988: 62

From: Let it Loose

Spending one week at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending August 20, 1988, this was the 5^th and final single from the album Let It Loose. It also peaked at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart and within the Top 10 in the UK and Sweden.

Handing out a couple of perfect placements with this leaving the rankdown...

🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 - 22
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 89
craziaskowboi - 87
mamooshka - 73
campbellssoup - 85
gonecountry - 66
newpower - 49
tallen2001 - 65
singingrulebritannia - 75
God - 19
@crapkuki23 - 63
astorknight - 62
Alex1901 - 63
Doc Indie Party Rock - 75
Mic Technique - 41
Sambalada - 51
narp - 45
Az Paynter - 55
rgreen0625 - 84
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 12
Cody Wants Out...  - 23
peacebone - 64
Mirago - 95
rowellfarm490  - 53
Red - 66
Ky - 48
Glove Slap  - 53
@antigonerising  - 19 
Zeebz - 64
Juanca - 62
Unhinged - 86

[singingrulebritannia]

This was my lowest Estefan song so of course it's the highest by a decent margin

[Alex1901]

Can i stop getting one offs.

[Unhinged]

#63

We'll Be Together

Sting

Total Points: 1327

Billboard Hot 100: 7

Billboard Top 100 of 1988: 84

From: ...Nothing Like the Sun

Written for a beer commercial for the Kirin Brewery Company, this was released as the lead single from his second studio album, ...Nothing Like the Sun.

Annie Lennox is featured on background vocals and one version of the song has Eric Clapton on guitar (this version would surface later on Sting's 1994 album Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994).

13 Top 50 placements tumble with this leaving the rankdown...

🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 - 79
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 25
craziaskowboi - 67
mamooshka - 28
campbellssoup - 15
gonecountry - 39
newpower - 86
tallen2001 - 71
singingrulebritannia - 39
God - 79
@crapkuki23 - 83
astorknight - 49
Alex1901 - 26
Doc Indie Party Rock  - 74
Mic Technique - 74
Sambalada - 72
narp - 80
Az Paynter - 54
rgreen0625 - 44
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 44
Cody Wants Out...  - 49
peacebone - 45
Mirago - 81
rowellfarm490  - 80
Red - 43
Ky - 85
Glove Slap  - 65
@antigonerising - 66
Zeebz - 70
Juanca - 23
Unhinged - 69

[Glove Slap]

Still hilarious. @antigonerising would Zapp do this for you?

[Unhinged]

#62

The Loco-Motion

Kylie Minogue

Total Points: 1351

Billboard Hot 100: 3⁽²⁾

Billboard Top 100 of 1988: 49

From: Kylie

Featured in the film Arthur 2: On the Rocks starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli, this cover peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 where it remained for two weeks.

It would remain her only Top 10 hit on the chart until 2002 when "Can't Get You Out of My Head" peaked at No. 7.

Tossing 10 Top 40 placements with this exiting the rankdown...

🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 - 33
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 51
craziaskowboi - 79
mamooshka - 30
campbellssoup - 83
gonecountry - 95
newpower - 93
tallen2001 - 32
singingrulebritannia - 59
God - 51
@crapkuki23 - 79
astorknight - 51
Alex1901 - 44
Doc Indie Party Rock  - 39
Mic Technique - 51
Sambalada  - 17
narp  - 26
Az Paynter - 72
rgreen0625 - 93
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 66
Cody Wants Out...  - 92
peacebone - 49
Mirago - 66
rowellfarm490  - 16
Red - 75
Ky - 39
Glove Slap  - 82
@antigonerising - 76
Zeebz - 33
Juanca - 35
Unhinged - 73

[Deleted]

Glove Slap Roger had 12 children to feed. I think he could be forgiven for not having the energy left to dig out a fan.

Phil Collins would though!

[campbellssoup]

Kylie Minogue above Sting is truly tragic

[Glove Slap]

Some acts arrive with a truly special debut single that hints at great further potential. And when you listen to it years down the line when they have built a storied career, you can hear the seeds. Kylie Minogue is not one of those acts, and neither is Madonna, or Janet Jackson for that matter lol.

I'm not big on acts re-recording their material in general, but when Kylie did The Abbey Road Sessions in 2012, it really showcased her growth as a singer.

[Unhinged]

#61

Wild, Wild West

The Escape Club

Total Points: 1365

Billboard Hot 100: 1⁽¹⁾

Billboard Top 100 of 1988: 18

From: Wild Wild West

This Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit was released in the US in the Autumn of 1988 where it reached its peak the week ending November 12^th. The song did not chart in their native country (the UK) making them the only British act to have a No. 1 in the US while never charting in the UK.

Ending the reveal today with 3 Top 10 's exiting, sorry campbellssoup , narp and Cody Wants Out... ...

Continuing with 60-51 tomorrow...

🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 - 65
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 14
craziaskowboi - 69
mamooshka - 38
campbellssoup - 9
gonecountry - 93
newpower - 58
tallen2001 - 37
singingrulebritannia - 47
God - 45
@crapkuki23 - 71
astorknight - 80
Alex1901 - 22
Doc Indie Party Rock - 72
Mic Technique - 81
Sambalada - 61
narp - 6
Az Paynter - 90
rgreen0625 - 85
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲  - 34 
Cody Wants Out... - 6
peacebone - 76
Mirago - 61
rowellfarm490 - 55 
Red - 70
Ky - 32
Glove Slap - 96
@antigonerising - 82
Zeebz - 100
Juanca - 53
Unhinged - 58

[Glove Slap]

Just one bottom 10 left, and it's the one I expected to last the longest.

[Az Paynter]

I like Kylie but I have never liked 'The Locomotion'. She's got far stronger material from the rest of her PWL days alone, never mind the rest of her career.

[Red]

Not a single reveal that I can't deal with in this set. Honestly, given some of the songs I have high, that's a minor miracle.

Nov 27, 2018 10:52:49 GMT -5 Glove Slap said:

Then there's this scene, which is one of my favorite scenes of one of my favorite episodes.

[Glove Slap]

Nov 27, 2018 12:09:40 GMT -5 Red said:

Not a single reveal that I can't deal with in this set. Honestly, given some of the songs I have high, that's a minor miracle.

Nov 27, 2018 10:52:49 GMT -5 Glove Slap said:

Then there's this scene, which is one of my favorite scenes of one of my favorite episodes.

I was trying to find a gif of that and wasn't able to lmao.

[filthy]

Haven't been following along properly, but these reveals have been good!

[Mic Technique]

Wouldn't have made much a difference but I'm disappointed I didn't rank I Want Her in my top 20.

You won't catch me ranking a Bon Jovi song higher than 70. And you would too if you grew up just a stone's throw away from New Jersey.

My treatment of Gloria during these rankdowns feels a little cruel. There's a one person stan war that exists only in my head that pits Lisa Velez and Gloria Estefan against each other. And, of course, I have to show out for my fellow New York native. But I must rise above!

[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

Nov 27, 2018 10:11:54 GMT -5 Unhinged said:

#65

I Want Her

Keith Sweat

Total Points: 1301

Billboard Hot 100: 5

Billboard Top 100 of 1988: 74

From: Make It Last Forever

First single from his debut album, Make It Last Forever. It was released in September of 1987 and was the first new jack swing song to reach #1 on the R&B chart where it stayed for 3 weeks. It was written and produced by Sweat and Teddy Riley.

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 loses yet another Top 5 with this leaving the rankdown...

What a travesty...another R&B classic leaving so soooon. I wish more R&B lovers were participating in this rankdown.

[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

Nov 27, 2018 10:31:33 GMT -5 Unhinged said:

#64

1-2-3

Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine

Total Points: 1315

Billboard Hot 100: 3⁽¹⁾

Billboard Top 100 of 1988: 62

From: Let it Loose

Spending one week at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending August 20, 1988, this was the 5^th and final single from the album Let It Loose. It also peaked at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart and within the Top 10 in the UK and Sweden.

Handing out a couple of perfect placements with this leaving the rankdown...

Some of these reveals have been disappointing, and this one is no exception.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

#70. Out Of The Blue - Debbie Gibson
It a lot higher than I ever thought it nwould appear, but "Foolish Beat" floors this song.

#69. Where Do Broken Hearts Go - Whitney Houston
It has a nice 80's ballad vibe, but a tad too sappy for me.

#68. Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
I don't know how Billy went from the cool, smooth "Carrabean Queen" to this pop travesty, but here it is.

#67. Bad Medicine - Bon Jovi
If you see me put a Glam Metal Bon jovi song at #31, beware. I liked this song, but I didn't love it.

#66. Red Red Wine - UB40
Took Billboard five years to chart this 1983 song. I was over it by then.

#65. I Want Her - Keith Sweat
One of the cooler R&B/Funk jams around.

#64. 1-2-3 - Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
I was pretty much done with this band after 'Conga".

#63. We'll Be Together - Sting
Not too terrible, but pretty much a rehash of his own song. "If You Love Sombody(Set Them Free") .Am I right?

#62. The Loco-Motion - Kylie Minogue
One of my personal favorites. This and Bon Jovi's "Bad Medicine" are the only two from this batch that made my top 100 of 1988. 

#61. Wild, Wild West - The Escape Club
Pretty Silly Song, but I dodn't hate it.

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#60

Say You Will

Foreigner

Total Points: 1370

Billboard Hot 100: 6

Billboard Top 100 of 1988: 73

From: Inside Information

Released in early December of 1987 as the first single from Inside Information, this peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on Album Rock Tracks.

Starting the day with the highest loss yet, sorry craziaskowboi...

🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾  - 58
Butterflies & Hurricanes  - 55
craziaskowboi - 2
mamooshka - 71
campbellssoup - 14
gonecountry - 76
newpower - 68
tallen2001 - 23
singingrulebritannia - 84
God - 71
@crapkuki23 - 52
astorknight - 43
Alex1901 - 58
Doc Indie Party Rock  - 76
Mic Technique - 92
Sambalada - 56
narp - 82
Az Paynter - 58
rgreen0625 - 58
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲  - 55 
Cody Wants Out...  - 34
peacebone  - 61
Mirago  - 56
rowellfarm490  - 61
Red - 58
Ky  - 74
Glove Slap  - 46
@antigonerising - 36
Zeebz - 81
Juanca - 63
Unhinged - 39

[Unhinged]

#59

Angel

Aerosmith

Total Points: 1389

Billboard Hot 100: 3⁽²⁾

Billboard Top 100 of 1988: 34

From: Permanent Vacation

Spending 2 weeks at its peak position of No. 3 in the US, this was released in early 1988 as the 3^rd single from the album Permanent Vacation. It remained their highest charting single for 10 years when they finally scored their first No. 1 hit with "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" in 1998.

Handing out 2 perfect rankings with this leaving the rankdown...

🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 - 86
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 90
craziaskowboi - 22
mamooshka - 19
campbellssoup - 59
gonecountry - 19
newpower - 45
tallen2001 - 53
singingrulebritannia - 95
God - 59
@crapkuki23  - 15
astorknight - 87
Alex1901 - 78
Doc Indie Party Rock  - 8
Mic Technique - 40
Sambalada - 34
narp - 37
Az Paynter - 96
rgreen0625 - 65
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 99
Cody Wants Out...  - 97
peacebone - 82
Mirago - 57
rowellfarm490  - 40
Red - 69
Ky - 64
Glove Slap  - 38 
@antigonerising  - 25
Zeebz  - 39
Juanca - 21
Unhinged - 54

[Glove Slap]

The worst single off PV (especially when Ragdoll is in the mix), but this is helped by the fact that Aerosmith is a great band that performs it with gusto.

[Unhinged]

#58

Pink Cadillac

Natalie Cole

Total Points: 1403

Billboard Hot 100: 5

Billboard Top 100 of 1988: 75

From: Everlasting

Written by Bruce Springsteen (who's version of the song appeared as the B-side on his 1984 hit "Dancing In the Dark”) this was released in February of 1988 as the lead single from the album Everlasting peaking at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending May 7^th.

Sambalada loses a Top 10 with this leaving the rankdown...

🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 - 14
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 67
craziaskowboi - 83
mamooshka - 20
campbellssoup - 81
gonecountry - 44
newpower - 54
tallen2001 - 33
singingrulebritannia - 92
God - 36
@crapkuki23 - 26
astorknight - 66
Alex1901 - 37
Doc Indie Party Rock - 77
Mic Technique - 75
Sambalada - 10
narp - 92
Az Paynter - 15
rgreen0625 - 82
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 23
Cody Wants Out... - 79
peacebone - 74
Mirago - 59
rowellfarm490 - 86
Red - 86
Ky - 45
Glove Slap - 51
@antigonerising - 42
Zeebz - 36
Juanca - 89
Unhinged - 55

[Unhinged]

#57

Endless Summer Nights

Richard Marx

Total Points: 1407

Billboard Hot 100: 2⁽²⁾

Billboard Top 100 of 1988: 31

From: Richard Marx

Spending 2 weeks at No. 2 (behind Michael Jackson's "Man In The Mirror") this was the 3^rd single released from his self-titled debut album and his third consecutive Top 5.

Marx has stated that he took this songs demo to almost every major record company throughout 1985 and 1986 and faced rejection at each turn, finally signing with EMI-Manhattan Records in 1986.

Disappointed that this one couldn't muster a better showing...

🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 - 80
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 62
craziaskowboi - 28
mamooshka - 21
campbellssoup - 40
gonecountry - 53
newpower - 63
tallen2001 - 63
singingrulebritannia - 93
God  - 60
@crapkuki23 - 91
astorknight - 39
Alex1901 - 77
Doc Indie Party Rock  - 35
Mic Technique - 64
Sambalada - 40
narp - 69
Az Paynter - 42
rgreen0625 - 69
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 81
Cody Wants Out...  - 59
peacebone - 57
Mirago - 50
rowellfarm490 - 52
Red - 51
Ky - 46
Glove Slap  - 47
@antigonerising - 27
Zeebz - 95
Juanca - 50
Unhinged - 21