Billboard #1 Soul Songs Of 1989 Rankdown (COMPLETE)

[.indulgecountry]

Jul 11, 2021 13:10:23 GMT -5 singingrulebritannia said:

(That bottom 2 is......a choice )

Wouldn't be a rankdown if we weren't polar opposites.

[Soulsista]

6. Real Love - Jody Watley

"Real Love" was Jody's second soul charttopper, and second Top 5 hit on the Hot 100. Also topping the dance chart, it helped her Larger Than Life album go gold.


Stats
Chart Entry: March 11, 1989
Peak Date: May 6, 1989
Weeks At #1: 1
Weeks In Top 10: 6
Weeks On Chart: 15
Hot 100 Peak: #2

Points: 732
Average: 10.89
Standard Deviation: 7.617 (14th lowest)

Private Dancer - 2
divasummer - 2
gonecountry - 2
Mirago - 3
.indulgecountry - 4
mamooshka - 5
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 5
ccarter1023 - 6
rowellfarm490 - 6
SHOOTER - 6
Ky - 6
Glove Slap - 7
peacebone - 7
Enyasurvivor - 8
newpower - 9
Troublemaker - 9

Ivy Leegue™ - 13
@antigonerising - 13
singingrulebritannia - 15
Soulsista - 17
annoymous1 - 17
Jay D83 - 17
back2blk - 18

#LisaRinna - 21
B-Boy - 22
wyckyd - 24
jtd Thee Stallion - 30

Observing
Sir Benji

[singingrulebritannia]

Top 5 is all in my top 10, nice

[Soulsista]

The Top 5, in chronological order:

Can You Stand The Rain - New Edition
Every Little Step - Bobby Brown
It's No Crime - Babyface
Back To Life - Soul II Soul
Miss You Much - Janet Jackson

Janet's in the Top 5 again...will she win her second rankdown? Will New Edition or Bobby Brown get to the top, or will they cancel each other out? Or maybe Soul II Soul or Babyface will go all the way?

Find out when the Billboard #1 Soul Songs Of 1989 Rankdown concludes tomorrow!

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{Soul Class Of '89}Private Dancer singingrulebritannia Enyasurvivor back2blk B-Boy ccarter1023 divasummer wyckyd #LisaRinna mamooshka 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 rowellfarm490 Mirago Ivy Leegue™ newpower annoymous1 jtd Thee Stallion Jay D83 gonecountry SHOOTER Glove Slap @antigonerising .indulgecountry peacebone Ky Troublemaker Sir Benji

[Jay D83]

I love ‘Face but this song is one of his weaker hits and I can’t believe it’s still here. The Bobby song is the wrong one to be in the top 5, too.

[jenglisbe]

Jul 11, 2021 13:48:16 GMT -5 Jay D83 said:

I love ‘Face but this song is one of his weaker hits and I can’t believe it’s still here. The Bobby song is the wrong one to be in the top 5, too.

So much truth.

I also think "Miss You Much" is the weakest single off RN1814.

[B-Boy]

We got Face and Jam & Lewis in the Top 5!

[Soulsista]

Today's extra was the first charted single in the US by this rapper who was born in Great Britain and raised in Queens, New York. It's his biggest hit, peaking at #2 on the rap chart, #9 on the soul chart, and #7 on the Hot 100. In addition, it won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance. Featuring Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers on bass, the song samples "Found a Child" by Ballin' Jack, "Radio-Activity" by RoyalCash, "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band, and "Daytime Hustler" by Bette Midler.

Bust a Move - Young MC

[gonecountry]

Jul 11, 2021 15:14:24 GMT -5 Soulsista said:

Today's extra was the first charted single in the US by this rapper who was born in Great Britain and raised in Queens, New York. It's his biggest hit, peaking at #2 on the rap chart, #9 on the soul chart, and #7 on the Hot 100. In addition, it won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance. Featuring Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers on bass, the song samples "Found a Child" by Ballin' Jack, "Radio-Activity" by RoyalCash, "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band, and "Daytime Hustler" by Bette Midler.

Bust a Move - Young MC

This would have easily been in my top 3.  So many great songs that did not hit #1 this year.

[Private Dancer]

I didn't know Dreamin was a cover...

[B-Boy]

Jul 11, 2021 15:14:24 GMT -5 Soulsista said:

Today's extra was the first charted single in the US by this rapper who was born in Great Britain and raised in Queens, New York. It's his biggest hit, peaking at #2 on the rap chart, #9 on the soul chart, and #7 on the Hot 100. In addition, it won a Grammy for Best Rap Performance. Featuring Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers on bass, the song samples "Found a Child" by Ballin' Jack, "Radio-Activity" by RoyalCash, "Scorpio" by Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band, and "Daytime Hustler" by Bette Midler.

Bust a Move - Young MC

I believe this was the first rap song I heard as a kid.

[#LisaRinna]

Jul 11, 2021 13:25:18 GMT -5 Soulsista said:

7. Just Because - Anita Baker

"Just Because" was Anita's second straight soul charttopper. Also reaching the Top 20 on the Hot 100, it helped push the Giving You The Best That I Got album to 3x platinum status.

Apologies to #LisaRinna and Troublemaker...

Miss Anita was done dirty AGAIN! I will not tolerate this.

[jenglisbe]

Jul 11, 2021 19:58:37 GMT -5 #LisaRinna said:

Miss Anita was done dirty AGAIN! I will not tolerate this.

I would have had the song top 3 but didn't turn my list in, so I am partially to blame...

[Private Dancer]

Atp Janet has to be #1. #TeamJanet

[Soulsista]

This is it...the conclusion of the Billboard #1 Soul Songs Of 1989 Rankdown!

Leaving us first is a song with a #1, 14 other Top 10s...and a bottom 10.

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{Soul Class Of '89}Private Dancer singingrulebritannia Enyasurvivor back2blk B-Boy ccarter1023 divasummer wyckyd #LisaRinna mamooshka 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 rowellfarm490 Mirago Ivy Leegue™ newpower annoymous1 jtd Thee Stallion Jay D83 gonecountry SHOOTER Glove Slap @antigonerising .indulgecountry peacebone Ky Troublemaker Sir Benji

[annoymous1]

Janet ftw although it's not her best single off Rhythm Nation 1814.

[jenglisbe]

Since I'm feeling left out (due to my own failing), how I'd rank the top 5 that are left:

5. It's No Crime
4. Miss You Much
3. Every Little Step
2. Back To Life
1. Can You Stand the Rain

[Soulsista]

5. Can You Stand The Rain - New Edition

"Can You Stand The Rain" was the fourth of five soul #1s for New Edition, and helped the Heart Break album go double platinum. Written and produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, it was covered by Boyz II Men and was sampled in K. Michelle's "The Rain".

Apologies to @antigonerising...


Stats
Chart Entry: December 3, 1988
Peak Date: February 4, 1989
Weeks At #1: 2
Weeks In Top 10: 4
Weeks On Chart: 18
Hot 100 Peak: #44

Points: 744
Average: 10.44
Standard Deviation: 6.93 (6th lowest)

@antigonerising - 1
Soulsista - 2
jtd Thee Stallion - 2
Ivy Leegue™ - 3
SHOOTER - 3
Enyasurvivor - 4
wyckyd - 4
#LisaRinna - 5
annoymous1 - 6
B-Boy - 7
singingrulebritannia - 8
divasummer - 8
rowellfarm490 - 9
Jay D83 - 9
Ky - 10

🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 12
Private Dancer - 13
ccarter1023 - 13
gonecountry - 13
Glove Slap - 14
back2blk - 16
newpower - 16
Troublemaker - 16
peacebone - 17
mamooshka - 19

Can't Stand The Rain:
.indulgecountry - 23
Mirago - 29

Observing
Sir Benji


The next reveal has the 2nd lowest SD. Fifteen Top 10s will be lost, though one of you will get a perfect ranking.

[back2blk]

Meh, they've had better. But okay.

[Jay D83]

The fact that "It's No Crime" is STILL here is the real crime.

What did y'all do?????

[SHOOTER]

CYSTR is timeless!

[Soulsista]

4. It's No Crime - Babyface

"It's No Crime" was Babyface's second soul charttopper, and breakthrough hit on the Hot 100, reaching the Top 10. It helped push his Tender Lover album to the top of the soul albums chart.


Stats
Chart Entry: July 1, 1989
Peak Date: August 26, 1989
Weeks At #1: 2
Weeks In Top 10: 5
Weeks On Chart: 19
Hot 100 Peak: #7

Points: 764
Average: 9.70
Standard Deviation: 5.105 (2nd lowest)

newpower - 2
annoymous1 - 3
Glove Slap - 3
Ky - 4
divasummer - 5
@antigonerising - 5
back2blk - 6
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 6
Soulsista - 7
singingrulebritannia - 7
#LisaRinna - 7
Mirago - 8
Ivy Leegue™ - 8
ccarter1023 - 9
SHOOTER - 9

B-Boy - 11
peacebone - 11
Enyasurvivor - 12
rowellfarm490 - 12
jtd Thee Stallion - 12
wyckyd - 13
Troublemaker - 13
mamooshka - 14
.indulgecountry - 17
Private Dancer - 18
Jay D83 - 19

gonecountry - 21

Observing
Sir Benji


Only 7 of you dared to place this song outside your Top 10. Of those seven, two of you went even further and put it in your bottom 10.

[SHOOTER]

I had forgotten how much of a bop this is!

[annoymous1]

Every Little Step? The next song.

[back2blk]

Fuck yes, Babyface! My crime is not ranking you higher.

[Jay D83]

I see I'm gonna have to bring my own music and headphones when I come to y'all's cookout.

[Soulsista]

3. Every Little Step - Bobby Brown

"Every Little Step" was the fourth of Bobby's six soul #1s, and the third from his album Don't Be Cruel. Also reaching the Top 5 on the Hot 100, it won a Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. The music video has been parodied numerous times over the years, including this video by Wayne Brady and Mike Tyson.




Stats
Chart Entry: March 4, 1989
Peak Date: April 15, 1989
Weeks At #1: 1
Weeks In Top 10: 5
Weeks On Chart: 18
Hot 100 Peak: #3

Points: 781
Average: 9.07
Standard Deviation: 7.834 (16th lowest)

ccarter1023 - 2
mamooshka - 2
SHOOTER - 2
Glove Slap - 2
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 3
back2blk - 4
B-Boy - 4
divasummer - 4
rowellfarm490 - 4
Soulsista - 5
Ivy Leegue™ - 5
jtd Thee Stallion - 5

wyckyd - 6
#LisaRinna - 6
newpower - 6
gonecountry - 9
@antigonerising - 9
Ky - 9
singingrulebritannia - 10
Troublemaker - 10

Private Dancer - 11
Jay D83 - 12
Enyasurvivor - 14
peacebone - 20
Mirago - 21

Get To Steppin':
.indulgecountry - 29
annoymous1 - 31

Observing
Sir Benji

[Jay D83]

Janet is winning this. I might have start tanking diva songs just to make this interesting. A crossover diva does not need to win every last one of these.

[Soulsista]

vs.




One of these songs has the lowest SD. Which one is it?

The final two will be revealed shortly!

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{Soul Class Of '89}Private Dancer singingrulebritannia Enyasurvivor back2blk B-Boy ccarter1023 divasummer wyckyd #LisaRinna mamooshka 🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 rowellfarm490 Mirago Ivy Leegue™ newpower annoymous1 jtd Thee Stallion Jay D83 gonecountry SHOOTER Glove Slap @antigonerising .indulgecountry peacebone Ky Troublemaker Sir Benji

[back2blk]

I fucking hate him. BUT DAMNIT IF THIS SONG DOESN'T ABSOLUTELY SEND ME THERE!!! Ugh. I call this R. Kelly syndrome LMAO.