Pulse Rankdown: 1986 Modern Rock Chart Rankdown (no)

[peacebone]

1) PM me (peacebone) the top 100 Alternative songs of 1986, 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 Sunday, August 23rd. The deadline time is 7 PM US Eastern.
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 Smiths, not Smiths; or Eurythmics, not The Eurythmics). I'd also like to note that I intentionally removed the periods from R.E.M., Public Image Ltd., and Run-D.M.C. as including them makes it a little more inconvenient to enter lists properly; please leave the periods out.
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 Modern Rock (aka Alternative) songs of 1986, as compiled from Butterflies & Hurricanes's research:

1. Peter Gabriel - Red Rain
2. Violent Femmes - Children of the Revolution
3. The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
4. Lou Reed - No Money Down
5. Joe Jackson - Right and Wrong
6. Public Image Ltd - Rise
7. Elvis Costello - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
8. The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
9. Let's Active - In Little Ways
10. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Cities in Dust
11. The Woodentops - Get It On
12. Joan Armatrading - Kind Words (And a Real Good Heart)
13. BoDeans - Fadeaway
14. Hüsker Dü - Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
15. The Smithereens - Blood and Roses
16. The Long Ryders - Looking for Lewis and Clark
17. REM - Fall on Me
18. Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring on the Dancing Horses
19. Ramones - Something to Believe In
20. The Beat Farmers - Riverside
21. UB40 - Sing Our Own Song
22. Laurie Anderson - Language Is a Virus
23. Timbuk 3 - The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades
24. Bangles - Manic Monday
25. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
26. The Church - Tantalized
27. Talking Heads - Wild Wild Life
28. The Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene
29. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Tokyo Storm Warning
30. Run-DMC - Walk This Way
31. Cactus World News - Years Later
32. Gene Loves Jezebel - Heartache
33. Big Country - Look Away
34. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Lost Weekend
35. Green on Red - Keep on Moving
36. The Replacements - Hold My Life
37. The Call - I Still Believe (Great Design)
38. Big Audio Dynamite - Medicine Show
39. Rain Parade - Depending on You
40. New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
41. Eurythmics - When Tomorrow Comes
42. The Swimming Pool Q's - Now I'm Talking About Now
43. The Dream Syndicate - Slide Away
44. The Golden Palominos - Clustering Train
45. The Art of Noise f/Duane Eddy - Peter Gunn
46. Siouxsie & The Banshees - Candyman
47. Modern English - Ink and Paper
48. The Screaming Blue Messiahs - Wild Blue Yonder
49. Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian
50. Icehouse - No Promises
51. Iggy Pop - Cry for Love
52. Suzanne Vega f/Joe Jackson - Left of Center
53. The Housemartins - Happy Hour
54. The Jazz Butcher - The Human Jungle
55. Talking Heads - Puzzlin' Evidence
56. Depeche Mode - Stripped
57. Guadalcanal Diary - Lonely Street
58. Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It
59. Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart
60. General Public - Too Much or Nothing
61. Hunters and Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me
62. Wall of Voodoo - Far Side of Crazy
63. Big Audio Dynamite - C'mon Every Beatbox
64. The B-52's - Summer of Love
65. Dumptruck - Back Where I Belong
66. Steve Winwood - Higher Love
67. Kate Bush - The Big Sky
68. Bruce Cockburn - Call It Democracy
69. The Chameleons - Swamp Thing
70. Bill Nelson - Contemplation
71. Sting - I Been Down So Long (Live)
72. Stan Ridgway - Drive, She Said
73. The Fixx - Secret Separation
74. Stan Ridgway - The Big Heat
75. Cocteau Twins - Wax and Wane
76. Clannad f/Bono - In a Lifetime
77. The Woodentops - Move Me
78. The Alarm - Spirit of '76
79. Peter Case - Steel Strings
80. Easterhouse - Whistling In the Dark
81. REM - Superman
82. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - If You Leave
83. The Replacements - Kiss Me on the Bus
84. Eurythmics - Missionary Man
85. The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Tuff Enuff
86. Minutemen - The Red and the Black
87. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - (Forever) Live and Die
88. Midge Ure - If I Was
89. 54-40 - Baby Ran
90. Love and Rockets - Kundalini Express
91. Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Rich
92. David + David - Welcome to the Boomtown
93. Doctor & The Medics - Spirit in the Sky
94. The Art of Noise w/Max Headroom - Paranoimia
95. The Smiths - Panic
96. Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong
97. Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
98. The Bolshoi - A Way
99. New Order - Shell-Shock
100. Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes

Spotify playlist:


The following five songs are unavailable on Spotify, so here are YouTube links for them:
The Long Ryders - Looking for Lewis and Clark (the versions of this song on Spotify are not the correct one)

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Green on Red - Keep on Moving

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Rain Parade - Depending on You

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Bill Nelson - Contemplation

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Sting - I Been Down So Long (Live)

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Peter Gabriel - Red Rain
Violent Femmes - Children of the Revolution
The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary
Lou Reed - No Money Down
Joe Jackson - Right and Wrong
Public Image Ltd - Rise
Elvis Costello - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
Let's Active - In Little Ways
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Cities in Dust
The Woodentops - Get It On
Joan Armatrading - Kind Words (And a Real Good Heart)
BoDeans - Fadeaway
Hüsker Dü - Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely
The Smithereens - Blood and Roses
The Long Ryders - Looking for Lewis and Clark
REM - Fall on Me
Echo & The Bunnymen - Bring on the Dancing Horses
Ramones - Something to Believe In
The Beat Farmers - Riverside
UB40 - Sing Our Own Song
Laurie Anderson - Language Is a Virus
Timbuk 3 - The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades
Bangles - Manic Monday
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
The Church - Tantalized
Talking Heads - Wild Wild Life
The Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene
Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Tokyo Storm Warning
Run-DMC - Walk This Way
Cactus World News - Years Later
Gene Loves Jezebel - Heartache
Big Country - Look Away
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Lost Weekend
Green on Red - Keep on Moving
The Replacements - Hold My Life
The Call - I Still Believe (Great Design)
Big Audio Dynamite - Medicine Show
Rain Parade - Depending on You
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
Eurythmics - When Tomorrow Comes
The Swimming Pool Q's - Now I'm Talking About Now
The Dream Syndicate - Slide Away
The Golden Palominos - Clustering Train
The Art of Noise f/Duane Eddy - Peter Gunn
Siouxsie & The Banshees - Candyman
Modern English - Ink and Paper
The Screaming Blue Messiahs - Wild Blue Yonder
Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian
Icehouse - No Promises
Iggy Pop - Cry for Love
Suzanne Vega f/Joe Jackson - Left of Center
The Housemartins - Happy Hour
The Jazz Butcher - The Human Jungle
Talking Heads - Puzzlin' Evidence
Depeche Mode - Stripped
Guadalcanal Diary - Lonely Street
Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It
Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart
General Public - Too Much or Nothing
Hunters and Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me
Wall of Voodoo - Far Side of Crazy
Big Audio Dynamite - C'mon Every Beatbox
The B-52's - Summer of Love
Dumptruck - Back Where I Belong
Steve Winwood - Higher Love
Kate Bush - The Big Sky
Bruce Cockburn - Call It Democracy
The Chameleons - Swamp Thing
Bill Nelson - Contemplation
Sting - I Been Down So Long (Live)
Stan Ridgway - Drive, She Said
The Fixx - Secret Separation
Stan Ridgway - The Big Heat
Cocteau Twins - Wax and Wane
Clannad f/Bono - In a Lifetime
The Woodentops - Move Me
The Alarm - Spirit of '76
Peter Case - Steel Strings
Easterhouse - Whistling In the Dark
REM - Superman
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - If You Leave
The Replacements - Kiss Me on the Bus
Eurythmics - Missionary Man
The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Tuff Enuff
Minutemen - The Red and the Black
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - (Forever) Live and Die
Midge Ure - If I Was
54-40 - Baby Ran
Love and Rockets - Kundalini Express
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Rich
David + David - Welcome to the Boomtown
Doctor & The Medics - Spirit in the Sky
The Art of Noise w/Max Headroom - Paranoimia
The Smiths - Panic
Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
The Bolshoi - A Way
New Order - Shell-Shock
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes

Participants:
peacebone
singingrulebritannia
gonecountry
Beno
Doc Indie Party Rock
American Idiot
aerodynamite
Butterflies & Hurricanes
eidde
lyhom
Daryl the Beryl
rowellfarm490
campbellssoup
newpower
Mirago
wheatsquares33
Red

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[peacebone]

I wasn't sure how I felt about hosting a second one of these in a row, but after taking two weeks in between I think I feel up to the task again. Anyways, it's time to deal with 1986 in Modern Rock radio. Something I've noticed is that this list feels much more solidly "Alt" than 1987's more AAA-leaning list - perhaps you all might take that as a good thing. Some major names debuting this go round include Hüsker Dü, the Chameleons, Minutemen, and Talk Talk (though the first three have all had side projects appear on recent Alt lists). And some other major album eras that have tracks on this list include Kate Bush's Hounds of Love, Peter Gabriel's So, The Jesus and Mary Chain's Psychocandy, The Replacements' Tim and The Smiths' The Queen Is Dead.

One thing I will note - I will not be extending this rankdown's deadline. I know a lot of you have probably come to expect extensions to happen with every rankdown now and therefore save it for the last minute, but the current deadline would mean I'd have to reveal during the first week of my classes, and I really don't want to go any further than that. I'll try my best to steadily remind you all of the deadline - but if you wait until the end and suddenly can't make it, too bad.

Anyhow I don't really have much more to say here, but the top of my list here might just be the strongest it's ever been on any Alt list so I'm pretty excited to rank these myself...hope the rest of you are as well!

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Bizarre Love Triangle and If You Leave!!!!

Great songs, hope they do well, although I’m pretty sure that BLT will, but not sure how IYL will do. I’ll follow along.

[Red]

Well, looks like I'm coming out of my brief rock chart rankdown retirement.

[Butterflies & Hurricanes]

this is the year i graduated from HS, so i wasn't hearing much alternative music quite yet...but once i got to college that fall, i slowly started to be exposed to many of these gems

[Butterflies & Hurricanes]

I hope we get a decent turnout for this despite a lack of pop (no Venus for Doc)...but Doc Indie Party Rock should love the Extras!!!

[Butterflies & Hurricanes]

the Spotify version of "Paranoimia" (although it appears to be the official 7" single version as featured in the video) is not the version i grew up listening to. Apparently I'd been listening to the 12" version all of these years. This version has Max introducing "the band" line-up as:

trumpet - Peter O'Toole
drums - the Pope
bass - Martina Navratilova
mic - Cher

i like the 12" version a lot more, but maybe it's simply due to familiarity <shrug> anyway, here it is in case you're interested:

[peacebone]

Three weeks left! No lists so far (though I am fairly close to finishing up mine). I'll start posting extras tomorrow.

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[eidde]

can i please be tagged? i recognize many songs and artists here and from the songs i've already heard, the list seems really strong, so i might send for this.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Getting started on this one. This may be one of the 80's RD where I know the least songs from. It seems the most New wave stuff I knew was on the Pop charts. SO Peter Gabriel at #1 and #100. Can anyone recall if this is the first time this happens or has it happened before with another artist?

[gonecountry]

I am a 1/3 of the way through this. While I love Higher Love, I don't know how I am supposed to rank this in an alternative/modern rock rankdown?!? And how Walk This Way made this chart, I'll never understand.

[gonecountry]

just submitted. quite a few good discoveries in 1986.

[peacebone]

Aug 2, 2020 21:37:37 GMT -5 peacebone said:

I'll start posting extras tomorrow.

oooooops

...but before I actually begin with them, we're at ~13 days - or a little less than two weeks - until the deadline. Currently at four lists, which is fine; I'm just hoping a bunch of you don't hold off until the last minute!

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[peacebone]

The number of extras for this rankdown is a tad higher than last year - 213 in total. 119 are of the bubbling-under variety, and I'll get started with those.

The first group from these extras will be split into three - all of them come from artists with multiple songs in this section of the extras. Three highlight posts are coming, too.

Also file "Boy" as the first of many extras here that I am stunned we didn't rank.

Artist	Song	Video
a-ha	Hunting High and Low	SPOILER: Click to show
a-ha	I've Been Losing You	SPOILER: Click to show
Animotion	I Engineer	SPOILER: Click to show
Animotion	I Want You	SPOILER: Click to show
Arcadia	Goodbye Is Forever	SPOILER: Click to show
Arcadia	Say the Word	SPOILER: Click to show
Arcadia	The Flame	SPOILER: Click to show
Berlin	Like Flames	SPOILER: Click to show
Billy Idol	Soul Standing By	SPOILER: Click to show
Billy Idol	Sweet Sixteen	SPOILER: Click to show
Billy Idol	To Be a Lover	SPOILER: Click to show
Book of Love	Boy	SPOILER: Click to show
Book of Love	I Touch Roses	SPOILER: Click to show
Depeche Mode	But Not Tonight	SPOILER: Click to show
Depeche Mode	Fly on the Windscreen	SPOILER: Click to show

[peacebone]

Unfortunately, none of the other singles on Black Celebration could manage to even come close to "Stripped"'s success on modern rock radio.

EXTRA

A Question of Lust
Depeche Mode

Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!

[peacebone]

Case in point.

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A Question of Time
Depeche Mode

Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!

[peacebone]

Well, if Berlin only had one song listed on that table, that could only mean the final highlight is...

EXTRA

Take My Breath Away
Berlin

Feel free to share your thoughts on this song below!

[Butterflies & Hurricanes]

“Fly On The Windscreen” is my favorite of these 4 DM songs

what could be a more romantically goth line than “death everywhere, there are flies on the windscreen...come here, kiss me, now!”

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Run-DMC - Walk This Way
I'm going to do all I can with this song, because of the Steven Tyler cameo vocals ,and because its an Aerosmith classic with killer lyrics, but I didn't particularly care for the RUN DMC part of the song so without my full support I fear this might be the popular choice for #100. Plus I don't think the song's lyrics are PULSE friendly. 

[peacebone]

Just less than 9 days left and nothing new since the last tag. I'm getting a little concerned...

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[Daryl the Beryl]

I'll try to get in a list. I was gonna start after submitting for Beno's RD. But with STM going on and maybe my other interests, no promises. But I'll try to send a list.

[peacebone]

The second group of the multiple-song artist extras. Some huge pop hits come out here (five songs we ranked on year-end Hot 100 lists, plus a Lost Hits song), as well as Erasure and INXS having shocking misses with some of their most popular songs. And...yeah, I'm not quite sure what Genesis are doing on here. 

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Erasure	Oh L'Amour	SPOILER: Click to show
Erasure	Who Needs Love Like That	SPOILER: Click to show
Fine Young Cannibals	Ever Fallen in Love	SPOILER: Click to show
Fine Young Cannibals	Suspicious Minds	SPOILER: Click to show
General Public	Come Again	SPOILER: Click to show
General Public	Faults and All	SPOILER: Click to show
General Public	In Conversation	SPOILER: Click to show
Genesis	Invisible Touch	SPOILER: Click to show
Genesis	Land of Confusion	SPOILER: Click to show
Howard Jones	No One Is to Blame	SPOILER: Click to show
Howard Jones	You Know I Love You...Don't You?	SPOILER: Click to show
INXS	Do Wot You Do	SPOILER: Click to show
INXS	Kiss the Dirt (Falling Down the Mountain)	SPOILER: Click to show
INXS	Listen Like Thieves	SPOILER: Click to show
INXS	What You Need	SPOILER: Click to show
Level 42	Hot Water	SPOILER: Click to show
Level 42	Something About You	SPOILER: Click to show

[Daryl the Beryl]

Dunno if this counts, but there's another live version of I Been Down So Long on Spotify from 1986 for me that seems to be pretty similar. Would listens for this version count?

[Butterflies & Hurricanes]

Genesis on Alt (modern rock) does seem very wrong, but KROQ & other MTV-inspired stations (Alt/pop hybrids) were playing these songs quite a bit

[peacebone]

Aug 15, 2020 2:32:25 GMT -5 Daryl the Beryl said:

Dunno if this counts, but there's another live version of I Been Down So Long on Spotify from 1986 for me that seems to be pretty similar. Would listens for this version count?

Sure, I'll count them. Not the same version (the one that charted has Jeff Beck on guitar), but there ultimately isn't much of a difference, and we've seen people rank alternate versions with larger differences (the acoustic AIC "Would?" in whatever Active year comes to mind).

[peacebone]

Six days left.

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[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Just sent. Not bad, but where are all the synthpop wonders I remember? Oh yeah there they are as EXTRAS.  Guess I'll start on those tomorrow night.

[Beno]

I'm just gonna vouch for the quality of this list real quick, I haven't sent for one of these rankdowns in a long time but I decided to give this one a crack and I'm really glad I did. If you're on the fence about submitting I'd say go for it, it's a super strong list!

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

While this list of songs looks more like what I remember 1986 to sound like, I won't particularly praise them all.


a-ha - Hunting High and Low
This was the last single off their Debut album. As crazy as this sounds this was a huge hit in Europe. I think it was hit everywhere except the states? It was a bit too mature sounding for me back then, but I grew into it through the years. It has that epic ballad feel to it.

a-ha - I've Been Losing You
this one I remember well. It was the first single off 'Scoundrels'. "Cry Wolf" was another great one off the record. This wasn't as synthpoppy as "Take On Me", but you still got those stellar Morton Harket vocals, and you have to love that fake out ending? . Epic Sophistipop at its finest.

Animotion - I Engineer
It seems the modern rock charts were doping the same as mainstream was in late 80's and shutting out the best of the year from the actual charts. I thought for sure we would be ranking this one? Most of the New wave bands were going Synthpop, but this one was still edgy enough ,and it's European wave vibe made it sound like early 80's. Again this was huge in Europe while barely grabbing an embarrassing HOT 100 position at #71. I'm guessing it would have went top 20 on Modern rock charts for about a week or two?

Animotion - I Want You
Another great one. Astrid Plane kinda sounds like Belinda Carlisle meets Stacey Q in this one. This one is a little less aggressive than "I Engeneer" and even has a guitar solo, but it is still fast in the bpms so the song goes at a nice Berlin New Wave pace.

Arcadia - Goodbye Is Forever
I can't believe Arcadia got shut out with all three songs. I'm very disappointed about that. I didn't even see Duran Duran "Notorious" on the list either. I loved this song, but especially the Duran Duran like Guitar strums. I always wondered who did guitars on this one. David Gilmour? I probably would have put this one in my top 30.

Arcadia - Say the Word
This one was way more uptempo, but not totally better. The best aspect is Simon LeBon vocals, but feels like filler material. I think that is why it was sent over as Soundtrack music? It was form "Playing For Keeps" movie soundtrack which to this day I haven't been compelled to want to watch.

Arcadia - The Flame
This one I remember well from the album. Funny enough it also had Movie Soundtrack vibes, but made from a much better song. I must have played this album 100 times back int he day and til today I hear "A View To A Kill" in this song. Probably also why it was one of my favorites.

Berlin - Like Flames
Nice NRGetic upbeat song. I felt the "nananas" sounded a bit cheesy for Berlin. How do you go from exstacy sounds in "Sex (I'm A...) to these nanana's. Terri sounds good and I always loved their High Energy music beats, but those "nanana's" bring it down a level or two for me. leave those for the J. Geils Band.  ;)

Billy Idol - Soul Standing By
I didn't really recall this song? Billy's vocals sound a bit off on most of the 'Whiplash Smile' and I wasn't a fan of this album as a whole. hate to admit it, but for Billy idol song this was very unmemorable. Kinda like that crappy Ramones Pop song we are gonna rank. 

Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen
This sounded very Elvis Presley. It wasn't bad for a different vibe. It almost sounds like something off a Ric Ocasek solo album. Billy sounds great for a song like this and the song would have perfectly fit the more AAA vibe of this list of songs we ranked....and it would have made my top 20 too.

Billy Idol - To Be a Lover
This was another song that didn't quite have the bite of his previous songs. Where did all the adrenaline of "Rebel Yell" go? Also maybe its just me ,but get rid of those female back singers. 

Book of Love - Boy
First off "Tubular Bells mixed with "Pretty Boys and Girls" was a high energy Masterpiece. This band had that particular sound of singing in Darkwave tones over peppy synthpop music. they always reminded me of the High Energy act Tyrants In Therapy. This song again went for the tubular bells background sound, but it just didn't work for me.

Book of Love - I Touch Roses
I think I like this one a little better. The chimes worked on this song. The lyrics sound pretty useless ,but her vocals sound good, and give the song a bit of edge. Sounds like a dark version of Bananaramma. Something different, but definitely a song I would upgrade into my top 40.

Depeche Mode - But Not Tonight
I really wasn't into the darker sound of this band, but i did love these Synthpop wonderjams of theirs'. That movie with Michael Madson's sister is another one that's never been on my to do list.

Depeche Mode - Fly on the Windscreen
This got like two plays on KROQ back in the day. I didn't remember it at all. This one sounded kinda macabre. Not really my cup of tea. The only kind of Fly on the windshield I wanna see is a squashed one.

A Question of Lust - Depeche Mode
I never rally liked Martin Gore's vocals for a lead singer. He provided great backups, but not as a lead. I recall getting the two "Question of..." songs confused. Sometimes I would stick around thinking I was gonna listen to "Question of Time", but than this bummer showed up instead.

A Question of Time - Depeche Mode
This one I loved. very fast, and NRGetic. The melody drops at times ,but that synth riff keeps it uptempo. I thought for sure we would rank this one? What a bummer.

Take My Breath Away - Berlin
Another classic gets the cold shoulder. It's "Pour Some Sugar On Me" getting shafted on Mainstream Rock all over again. How the hell these songs get so much airplay if they are not the biggest hits of the year? That Gavin chart guy needed to watch a lot more MTV. Thank God we at least got to rank the Bangles.

[peacebone]

So as you can see, I've completely fallen behind when it comes to extras. -_-

I'm just going to dump the remaining bubbling under extras here...I'll try to start posting the charting extras tomorrow.

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Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly
Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia
Pet Shop Boys - Why Don't We Live Together
The B-52's - Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland
The B-52's - She Brakes for Rainbows
The B-52's - Wig
The Hooters - Day by Day
The Hooters - Hanging on a Heartbeat
The Hooters - Where Do the Children Go
The Smiths - Bigmouth Strikes Again
The Smiths - There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
UB40 - Rat in Me Kitchen
UB40 - Watchdogs
Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants
Big Audio Dynamite - E = MC²
Big Country - One Great Thing
Cocteau Twins - Love's Easy Tears
David + David - Swallowed by the Cracks
Eurythmics - It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)
Icehouse - Cross the Border (Steel Love)
Iggy Pop - Blah-Blah-Blah
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions - Brand New Friend
New Order - Paradise
Pretenders - My Baby
Talking Heads - Love for Sale
The Art Of Noise - Legs
The Call - Everywhere I Go
The Fixx - Built for the Future
'Til Tuesday - What About Love
David Bowie - Absolute Beginners
Mick Jagger - Ruthless People
Models - Out of Mind Out of Sight
Ric Ocasek - True to You
Robert Palmer - I Didn't Mean to Turn You On
Simple Minds - All the Things She Said
The Dream Academy - The Edge of Forever
Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight
Andy Taylor - Take It Easy
Bananarama - Venus
Belinda Carlisle - Mad About You
Belouis Some - Imagination
Boys Don't Cry - I Wanna Be a Cowboy
Culture Club - Move Away
Dead or Alive - Brand New Lover
Debbie Harry - French Kissin' in the USA
Device - Hanging on a Heart Attack
Duran Duran - Notorious
Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
Grace Jones - I'm Not Perfect (But I’m Perfect for You)
John Taylor - I Do What I Do…
Magazine 60 - Don Quichotte
Opus - Live Is Life
Prince and the Revolution - Kiss
Sly Fox - Let's Go All the Way
Tears for Fears - Mothers Talk
The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
The Venetians - So Much for Love
Thompson Twins - Nothing in Common
Bronski Beat - Hit That Perfect Beat
Ken Heaven - The Calling
King - Alone Without You
Love and Money - Candybar Express
Real Life - Bleeding Babies
Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11
Sparks - Music That You Can Dance To
Boom Boom Room - Here Comes the Man
Dramarama - Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)
Martini Ranch - How Can the Labouring Man Find Time for Self-Culture?
Ministry - Over the Shoulder
Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper - Elvis Is Everywhere
Pete Townshend - Save It for Later
Peter Murphy - Final Solution
Robbie Nevil - Time Waits for No One
Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - Raymond Chandler Evening
The Cure - Man Inside My Mouth
The Dead Milkmen - Bitchin Camaro
The Woodentops - Good Thing
Tonio K. - Romeo and Jane
XTC - Grass