Billboard 1989: The Rankdown (Winner Revealed)

[singingrulebritannia]

[Unhinged]

#85

Look Away

Chicago

Total Points: 858

Billboard Hot 100: 1⁽²⁾

Billboard Top 100 of 1989: 1

From: Chicago 19

Spending 2 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December of 1988, "Look Away" ranked as the No. 1 song of 1989 in the US according to Billboard.

Yet another song written by Diane Warren, this was their only No. 1 hit with lead vocals from Bill Champlin.

@phillippe - 67
craziaskowboi - 76
singingrulebritannia - 92
God - 62
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 99
newpower - 59
gonecountry - 11
mamooshka - 66
tallen2001 - 93
Doc Indie Party Rock - 80
astorknight - 82
rgreen0625 - 87
Cody Wants Out...  - 48
rowellfarm490 - 95
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 69
campbellssoup  - 42
Sambalada - 28
Mic Technique - 83
Az Paynter - 73
Red - 99
Alex1901 - 69
Mirago - 61
Juanca - 45
House Lannister - 50
peacebone - 94
Glove Slap - 61
Unhinged - 78

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[Cody Wants Out...]

Aww! :'(

I was hoping "Look Away" would be better-received.

[Az Paynter]

And someone on the first page was clueless enough to think this song could actually win. :sip2:

[Unhinged]

#84

Miss You Like Crazy

Natalie Cole

Total Points: 858

Billboard Hot 100: 7

Billboard Top 100 of 1989: 67

From: Good to Be Back

Released in March of 1989 as the lead single from the album Good to Be Back, this reached its peak of No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of July 8^th. It was her 5^th Top 10 hit in the US.

That hair!

peacebone scores a perfect rank with this leaving...

@phillippe - 24
craziaskowboi - 93
singingrulebritannia - 83
God - 51
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 87
newpower - 83
gonecountry - 73
mamooshka - 86
tallen2001 - 73
Doc Indie Party Rock  - 90
astorknight - 83
rgreen0625 - 80
Cody Wants Out...  - 73
rowellfarm490 - 80
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 17
campbellssoup  - 90
Sambalada - 23
Mic Technique - 66
Az Paynter - 41
Red - 74
Alex1901 - 70
Mirago - 24
Juanca - 62
House Lannister - 63
peacebone - 84
Glove Slap - 89
Unhinged - 97

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#83

I Like It

Dino

Total Points: 872

Billboard Hot 100: 7

Billboard Top 100 of 1989: 56

From: 24/7

Third single from the album 24/7, this peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending August 12, 1989.

2 more Top 20's fall with this leaving the rankdown...

@phillippe - 77
craziaskowboi - 36
singingrulebritannia - 91
God - 27
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 89
newpower - 96
gonecountry - 85
mamooshka - 60
tallen2001 - 75
Doc Indie Party Rock  - 12
astorknight - 40
rgreen0625 - 91
Cody Wants Out...  - 57
rowellfarm490 - 63
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 58
campbellssoup  - 65
Sambalada - 82
Mic Technique - 63
Az Paynter - 17
Red - 86
Alex1901 - 67
Mirago - 94
Juanca - 96
House Lannister - 93
peacebone - 82
Glove Slap - 79
Unhinged - 74

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#82

My Heart Can't Tell You No

Rod Stewart

Total Points: 876

Billboard Hot 100: 4

Billboard Top 100 of 1989: 50

From: Out Of Order

Originally written for country singer Barbara Mandrell, "My Heart Can't Tell You No" was released in September of 1988 as the 3^rd single from the album Out Of Order.

It was eventually covered by a country artist, this time in 2011 by Sara Evans for her album Stronger.

Az Paynter becomes the latest to snatch a perfect rank with this leaving...

@phillippe - 61
craziaskowboi - 65
singingrulebritannia - 63
God - 89
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 50
newpower - 94
gonecountry - 63
mamooshka - 77
tallen2001 - 71
Doc Indie Party Rock  - 37
astorknight - 72
rgreen0625 - 73
Cody Wants Out...  - 71
rowellfarm490 - 73
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 86
campbellssoup  - 21
Sambalada - 97
Mic Technique - 68
Az Paynter - 82
Red - 71
Alex1901 - 86
Mirago - 60
Juanca - 46
House Lannister - 64
peacebone - 72
Glove Slap - 72
Unhinged - 67

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#81

Rock On

Michael Damian

Total Points: 893

Billboard Hot 100: 1⁽¹⁾

Billboard Top 100 of 1989: 45

From: Where Do We Go From Here

Featured in the film Dream a Little Dream (starring Corey Haim and Corey Feldman), this David Essex cover was released by soap opera actor Michael Damian (The Young and the Restless) in March of 1989 and was included on his album Where Do We Go From Here.

It hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending June 3, 1989.

That's it for today...revealing 80-71 tomorrow.

Also, here's my planned schedule for the reveal. With holidays coming up I'm not going to finish this rankdown as fast as I usually do:

December 20 - 80-71

December 21 - 70-61

December 22 - 60-51

December 27 - 50-41

December 28 - 40-31

December 29 - 30-21

December 31 - 20-11

January 2 - 10-1

@phillippe - 74
craziaskowboi - 46
singingrulebritannia - 66
God - 56
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 63
newpower - 90
gonecountry  - 59
mamooshka - 78
tallen2001 - 77
Doc Indie Party Rock  - 73
astorknight - 91
rgreen0625 - 82
Cody Wants Out...  - 92
rowellfarm490 - 66
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 34
campbellssoup  - 59
Sambalada - 25
Mic Technique - 52
Az Paynter - 26
Red - 70
Alex1901 - 75
Mirago - 81
Juanca - 94
House Lannister - 100
peacebone - 64
Glove Slap - 68
Unhinged  - 73

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[Red]

This is probably my best start to an 80s RD ever, lol. I can't imagine this good luck continuing, but it's going better so far than I possibly expected.

[Deleted]

I swear, Diane Warren really has a thing for corny cheesy songs.

On the other hand, glad that Free Bird mash-up is out.

[tallen2001]

I’m doing really good so far. My bottom 10 has already been cleared out.

[Mic Technique]

Off to a not-so-hot start with my top 30 sustaining three losses. That'll be the first and last time I use the preference revealer.

You guys really don't like the Sheriff song? Normally I would not be caught dead listening to something like that but I think it's a truly exceptional arena rock ballad.

Only reason I ranked Blame It On the Rain as high as I did was because my sister would sing it to me every time I cried as a baby. The beginning of a very traumatic childhood but how cute is that?

Sexism abounds with yet another early exit for Samantha Fox. What else is new?

[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

It really sucks that Natalie Cole and Will To Power songs are out so soon.. those are my childhood favorites.

[House Lannister]

Well, I still have 19 of my top 20. But I also have 4 bottom 10s left.

Not much to say about today's departures. Probably the highest I'll rate Chicago and Samantha Fox.

There's at least two songs I'm shocked are still there.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

#90. Baby, I Love You Way/Freebird Medley - Will To Power
Out of all the Freestyle classic Will To Power songs like "Dreaming" and "Say IT's Gonna Rain" ,this is the HOT 100 hit? Gimmi a break.

#89. Hangin' Tough - New Kids On The Block
Aside for "Step By Step" and 2013's "Remix (I like The)" I was not big NKOTB fan.

#88. Blame It On The Rain - Milli Vanilli
Blame it on crap like this and this duo's whole fiasco. THis is when I started to lose interest in Pop music. I felt cheated by the industry and thought what else are they gonna fake? Years later came the abomination called "Auto tune". That was the stroke that broke the camel's back for me.

#87. When I'm With You - Sheriff
What the hell was this?

#86. I Wanna Have Some Fun - Samantha Fox
Love Samantha Fox but I was not giving her a free ride for this song. I hated House Music. It was the enemy to Freestyle and Hi-Energy.

#85. Look Away - Chicago
For me Chicago died in 1983.

#84. Miss You Like Crazy - Natalie Cole
Little pop ballads like these didn't do much for me.

#83. I Like It - Dino
The first reveal tonight that I do not agree with.  Dino was a dee jay from Las Vegas. He had such a great voice that he decided to go into music. He finally broke onto pop with this song, which I really dug, but his early Freestyle jams like "Summer Girls and "Nitetime/Lovekind" are the ones old schoolers like me remember the most,


#82. My Heart Can't Tell You No - Rod Stewart
damn you guys screwed it hard, cuz this is one of the better ballads on the list.

#81. Rock On - Michael Damian
I don't know about you guys, but I never saw the point of this cover. or the 1000's out there in the music land

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

There is still one more Milli Vanilli travesty on this list. What are you all waiting for? 

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#80

Wind Beneath My Wings

Bette Midler

Total Points: 904

Billboard Hot 100: 1⁽¹⁾

Billboard Top 100 of 1989: 7

From: Beaches: Original Soundtrack Recording

Originally recorded by Roger Whittaker in 1982, "Wind Beneath My Wings" was also recorded by Sheena Easton and Lee Greenwood before Bette Midler took her version to No. 1 in June of 1989. From the movie Beaches (starring Midler and Barbara Hershey), it won Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 1990 Grammy Awards.

No major losses with this leaving though Mirago almost loses a Top 10...

@phillippe - 50
craziaskowboi  - 94
singingrulebritannia - 99
God - 42
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 90
newpower - 87
gonecountry  - 53
mamooshka - 36
tallen2001 - 82
Doc Indie Party Rock - 96
astorknight - 96
rgreen0625 - 92
Cody Wants Out... - 72
rowellfarm490 - 79
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 74
campbellssoup - 68
Sambalada - 60
Mic Technique  - 65
Az Paynter - 47
Red - 78
Alex1901 - 87
Mirago - 11
Juanca - 24
House Lannister - 35
peacebone - 83
Glove Slap - 52
Unhinged - 71

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#79

Heaven

Warrant

Total Points: 908

Billboard Hot 100: 2⁽²⁾

Billboard Top 100 of 1989: 15

From: Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich

Spending two weeks at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September of 1989, this was Warrant's most successful single. It also reached the Top 5 in Canada and Norway.

Doc Indie Party Rock will not be happy camper with this leaving...congrats on your perfect rank rgreen0625!

@phillippe - 84
craziaskowboi - 34
singingrulebritannia - 60
God - 92
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 88
newpower - 67
gonecountry - 71
mamooshka - 64
tallen2001 - 43
Doc Indie Party Rock  - 2
astorknight - 73
rgreen0625 - 79
Cody Wants Out...  - 49
rowellfarm490 - 62
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 87
campbellssoup  - 45
Sambalada - 77
Mic Technique - 88
Az Paynter - 84
Red - 83
Alex1901  - 88 
Mirago - 84
Juanca - 50
House Lannister - 51
peacebone - 71
Glove Slap - 57
Unhinged - 86

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#78

When I See You Smile

Bad English

Total Points: 912

Billboard Hot 100: 1⁽²⁾

Billboard Top 100 of 1989: 34

From: Bad English

Written by Diane Warren, this power ballad was released in September of 1989, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending November 11^th where it would remain for two weeks.

Decimating the Top 10 of Doc Indie Party Rock today...

@phillippe - 69
craziaskowboi - 77
singingrulebritannia - 88
God - 93
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 100
newpower - 73
gonecountry - 58
mamooshka - 58
tallen2001 - 89
Doc Indie Party Rock  - 6
astorknight - 78
rgreen0625 - 75
Cody Wants Out...  - 42
rowellfarm490 - 48
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 73
campbellssoup  - 32
Sambalada - 50
Mic Technique - 60
Az Paynter - 67
Red - 81
Alex1901 - 90
Mirago - 50
Juanca - 75
House Lannister - 44
peacebone - 88
Glove Slap - 88
Unhinged - 63

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[Zach]

Looks like I might've been the highest ranker for Wind Beneath My Wings had I submitted.

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#77

Girl You Know It's True

Milli Vanilli

Total Points: 916

Billboard Hot 100: 2⁽¹⁾

Billboard Top 100 of 1989: 8

From: Girl You Know It's True

This is where the infamous story of Milli Vanilli began. Released as the debut single from the "duo", this peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending April 1, 1989.

With this we say good-bye to Milli Vanilli in this rankdown (I'd say for good but we'll see them again when I eventually get to 1990 where they have 2 year ends - one of which we've already seen on this list).

@phillippe - 97
craziaskowboi - 18
singingrulebritannia - 67
God - 100
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 31
newpower - 43
gonecountry - 54
mamooshka - 96
tallen2001 - 86
Doc Indie Party Rock  - 91
astorknight - 79
rgreen0625 - 85
Cody Wants Out... - 79
rowellfarm490 - 19
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 55
campbellssoup  - 49
Sambalada - 51
Mic Technique - 58
Az Paynter - 95
Red - 90
Alex1901  - 72
Mirago - 83
Juanca - 30
House Lannister - 65
peacebone - 67
Glove Slap - 62
Unhinged - 91

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[Glove Slap]

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#76

Angel Eyes

The Jeff Healey Band

Total Points: 948

Billboard Hot 100: 5

Billboard Top 100 of 1989: 70

From: See The Light

This ballad sung by the late Jeff Healey (who - for those that might not know - was blind from the age of 1) was released in June of 1989, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 16 in Canada (where it remains a popular recurrent staple to this day). It was the second single from the album See The Light.

@phillippe - 85
craziaskowboi - 87
singingrulebritannia - 71
God - 98
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 55
newpower - 95
gonecountry - 28
mamooshka - 52
tallen2001 - 67
Doc Indie Party Rock - 79
astorknight - 61
rgreen0625 - 61
Cody Wants Out...  - 32
rowellfarm490 - 72
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 97
campbellssoup  - 19
Sambalada - 49
Mic Technique - 98
Az Paynter - 78
Red - 52
Alex1901 - 44
Mirago - 59
Juanca - 99
House Lannister - 39
peacebone - 61
Glove Slap - 87
Unhinged - 54

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[Az Paynter]

There was a cover of this that was a #1 hit in Australia by Paulini Curuenavuli, she came 4th in the debut season of Australian Idol (the top 4 of that season all took their debut singles to #1, btw, only Guy Sebastian's winner's single was an original).

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#75

How Can I Fall?

Breathe

Total Points: 963

Billboard Hot 100: 3⁽²⁾

Billboard Top 100 of 1989: 27

From: All That Jazz

Third single from the album All That Jazz, this peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December of 1988 and managed a No. 1 peak on Adult Contemporary.

Doc Indie Party Rock loses his 3rd Top 10 today and campbellssoup joins him in his misery...

@phillippe - 88
craziaskowboi - 39
singingrulebritannia - 76
God - 74
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 73
newpower - 30
gonecountry - 68
mamooshka - 59
tallen2001 - 85
Doc Indie Party Rock  - 8
astorknight - 56
rgreen0625 - 64
Cody Wants Out...  - 91
rowellfarm490 - 93
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 19
campbellssoup  - 5
Sambalada - 33
Mic Technique - 81
Az Paynter - 66
Red - 84
Alex1901 - 83
Mirago - 87
Juanca - 87
House Lannister - 76
peacebone - 86
Glove Slap - 74
Unhinged - 88

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#74

Lay Your Hands On Me

Bon Jovi

Total Points: 964

Billboard Hot 100: 7

Billboard Top 100 of 1989: 82

From: New Jersey

Released in August of 1989 as the 4^th single from the album New Jersey, this peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100.

I lose my first Top 40 (seriously what do some of ya'll have against Bon Jovi?) and craziaskowboi loses a Top 20 with this leaving...

@phillippe - 39
craziaskowboi - 17
singingrulebritannia - 42
God - 85
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 80
newpower - 66
gonecountry  - 75
mamooshka - 83
tallen2001 - 68
Doc Indie Party Rock  - 51
astorknight - 90
rgreen0625 - 60
Cody Wants Out...  - 47
rowellfarm490 - 99
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 89
campbellssoup  - 64
Sambalada - 54
Mic Technique - 95
Az Paynter - 35
Red - 51
Alex1901 - 85
Mirago - 91
Juanca - 85
House Lannister - 58
peacebone - 76
Glove Slap - 44
Unhinged - 35

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[tallen2001]

I don’t have anything against Bon Jovi. This song in particular just isn’t good to me.

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#73

I'll Be There For You

Bon Jovi

Total Points: 1017

Billboard Hot 100: 1⁽¹⁾

Billboard Top 100 of 1989: 23

From: New Jersey

"I'll Be There For You" reached its peak of No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending May 13, 1989. It was released as the 3^rd single from the album New Jersey and was the groups 4^th (and final) No. 1 in the US.

Bon Jovi lose back-to-back entries with this leaving the rankdown, you monsters...

@phillippe - 40
craziaskowboi - 60
singingrulebritannia - 84
God - 61
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 95
newpower - 42
gonecountry - 64
mamooshka - 26
tallen2001 - 52
Doc Indie Party Rock  - 38
astorknight - 97
rgreen0625 - 78
Cody Wants Out...  - 23
rowellfarm490 - 59
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 88
campbellssoup  - 50
Sambalada - 84
Mic Technique - 80
Az Paynter - 49
Red - 75
Alex1901 - 99
Mirago - 49
Juanca - 38
House Lannister - 56
peacebone - 98
Glove Slap - 77
Unhinged - 49

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#72

Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Great White

Total Points: 1041

Billboard Hot 100: 5

Billboard Top 100 of 1989: 43

From: ...Twice Shy

Cover of the 1975 song by Ian Hunter, this was released in the Spring of 1989 reaching its peak of No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 August 12^th.

7 Top 50's fall with this leaving the rankdown...

@phillippe - 73
craziaskowboi - 54
singingrulebritannia - 55
God - 80
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 33
newpower - 79
gonecountry - 34
mamooshka - 55
tallen2001 - 74
Doc Indie Party Rock - 46
astorknight - 63
rgreen0625 - 55
Cody Wants Out... - 16
rowellfarm490 - 71
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 96
campbellssoup - 29
Sambalada - 62
Mic Technique - 96
Az Paynter - 75
Red - 54
Alex1901 - 53
Mirago - 86
Juanca - 86
House Lannister - 45
peacebone - 38
Glove Slap - 93
Unhinged  - 85

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#71

Rock Wit'cha

Bobby Brown

Total Points: 1063

Billboard Hot 100: 7

Billboard Top 100 of 1989: 95

From: Don't Be Cruel

Released in August of 1989 as the 5^th (and final) single from Don't Be Cruel, this peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. It becomes the first of 4 Bobby Brown songs to leave the rankdown.

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 and God end the reveal today losing Top 10's.

Revealing 70-61 tomorrow... 

@phillippe - 66
craziaskowboi - 27
singingrulebritannia  - 79
God - 9
Butterflies & Hurricanes - 92
newpower - 72
gonecountry - 99
mamooshka - 70
tallen2001 - 49
Doc Indie Party Rock - 45
astorknight - 49
rgreen0625 - 69
Cody Wants Out... - 33
rowellfarm490 - 60
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 10
campbellssoup  - 66
Sambalada - 45
Mic Technique - 62
Az Paynter - 65
Red - 66
Alex1901 - 81
Mirago - 64
Juanca - 95
House Lannister - 77
peacebone - 74
Glove Slap - 16
Unhinged - 68

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