Pop # 1 Songs...Late 80's Style!
Jan 28, 2005 23:13:11 GMT -5
Post by DuckHead on Jan 28, 2005 23:13:11 GMT -5
I made this list a little while ago, but I thought I'd post it, as some of you might find it interesting. I wonder what you guys think of it?
I was wondering, what would the charts look like now if the charts were still compiled the way they were in the mid-to-late 80's, when there were roughly 25-30 # 1 songs a year, versus now, when there are between 10-15 a year. So I made a fantasy chart of what songs would probably have been # 1, and for about how many weeks. I'm starting in mid-1993, because that's when the chart would start to look a little different.
Of course, in the 80's, songs rose up the chart faster, and they also fell off the chart faster. So back then, four weeks at # 1 was considered a long run.
Here's what the 1990's would have looked like:
Songs in Bold are actual # 1 songs.
1993
08/20/1993- 5- Dreamlover- Mariah Carey
09/24/1993- 1- Right Here (Human Nature)- SWV
10/01/1993- 1- Another Sad Love Song- Toni Braxton
10/08/1993- 1- The River Of Dreams- Billy Joel
10/15/1993- 1- All That She Wants- Ace Of Base
10/22/1993- 3- Again- Janet Jackson
11/12/1993- 1- I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)- Meat Loaf
11/19/1993- 3- Hero- Mariah Carey
12/10/1993- 1- Please Forgive Me- Bryan Adams
12/17/1993- 1- Breathe Again- Toni Braxton
1994
01/07/1994- 2- All For Love- Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting
01/21/1994- 1- Shoop- Salt-N-Pepa
01/28/1994- 1- The Power Of Love- Celine Dion
02/04/1994- 5- The Sign- Ace Of Base
03/11/1994- 2- Without You- Mariah Carey
03/25/1994- 1- So Much In Love- All-4-One
04/01/1994- 2- The Most Beautiful Girl In The World- Prince
04/15/1994- 2- Mr. Jones- Counting Crows
04/29/1994- 1- Baby, I Love Your Way- Big Mountain
05/06/1994- 2- I'll Remember- Madonna
05/20/1994- 2- I Swear- All-4-One
06/03/1994- 3- Don't Turn Around- Ace Of Base
06/24/1994- 1- You Mean The World To Me- Toni Braxton
07/01/1994- 3- Stay (I Missed You)- Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
07/22/1994- 2- Can You Feel The Love Tonight?- Elton John
08/05/1994- 1- Shine- Collective Soul
08/12/1994- 1- Wild Night- John Mellencamp
08/19/1994- 1- When Can I See You?- Babyface
08/26/1994- 3- I'll Make Love To You- Boyz II Men
09/16/1994- 3- All I Wanna Do- Sheryl Crow
10/07/1994- 1- Endless Love- Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey
10/14/1994- 2- Secret- Madonna
10/28/1994- 3- Another Night- Real McCoy
11/18/1994- 2- Always- Bon Jovi
12/02/1994- 3- On Bended Knee- Boyz II Men
1995
01/06/1995- 3- Take A Bow- Madonna
01/27/1995- 2- Hold My Hand- Hootie & The Blowfish
02/10/1995- 1- You Don't Know How It Feels- Tom Petty
02/17/1995- 4- I Know- Dionne Farris
03/17/1995- 2- Strong Enough- Sheryl Crow
03/31/1995- 1- When I Come Around- Green Day
04/07/1995- 2- I Believe- Blessid Union Of Souls
04/21/1995- 1- Hold On- Jamie Walters
04/28/1995- 1- Run Away- Real McCoy
05/05/1995- 2- Let Her Cry- Hootie & The Blowfish
05/19/1995- 2- Water Runs Dry- Boyz II Men
06/02/1995- 1- Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?- Bryan Adams
06/09/1995- 4- I'll Be There For You- Rembrandts
07/07/1995- 1- Total Eclipse Of The Heart- Nicki French
07/14/1995- 2- Waterfalls- TLC
07/28/1995- 4- Kiss From A Rose- Seal
08/25/1995- 2- Only Wanna Be With You- Hootie & The Blowfish
09/08/1995- 1- I Can Love You Like That- All4-One
09/15/1995- 1- You Are Not Alone- Michael Jackson
09/22/1995- 1- Runaway- Janet Jackson
09/29/1995- 3- Fantasy- Mariah Carey
10/20/1995- 1- 'Til I Hear It From You- Gin Blossoms
10/27/1995- 1- As I Lay Me Down- Sophie B. Hawkins
11/03/1995- 1- Carnival- Natalie Merchant
11/10/1995- 2- Name- Goo Goo Dolls
11/24/1995- 4- One Sweet Day- Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
12/22/1995- 1- Breakfast At Tiffany's- Deep Blue Something
1996
01/12/1996- 3- Missing- Everything But The Girl
02/02/1996- 1- One Of Us- Joan Osborne
02/09/1996- 1- Time- Hootie & The Blowfish
02/16/1996- 2- Nobody Knows- Tony Rich Project
03/01/1996- 1- Be My Lover- La Bouche
03/08/1996- 3- Ironic- Alanis Morissette
03/29/1996- 1- Always Be My Baby- Mariah Carey
04/05/1996- 4- Because You Loved Me- Celine Dion
05/03/1996- 1- Follow You Down- Gin Blossoms
05/10/1996- 2- Give Me One Reason- Tracy Chapman
05/24/1996- 1- Old Man & Me- Hootie & The Blowfish
05/31/1995- 2- Killing Me Softly- Fugees
06/14/1996- 3- You Learn- Alanis Morissette
07/05/1996- 1- Sweet Dreams- La Bouche
07/12/1996- 1- The Earth, The Sun, The Rain- Color Me Badd
07/19/1996- 1- Who Will Save Your Soul?- Jewel
07/26/1996- 6- I Love You Always Forever- Donna Lewis
09/06/1996- 2- Change The World- Eric Clapton
09/20/1996- 1- Counting Blue Cars- Dishwalla
09/27/1996- 2- It's All Coming Back To Me Now- Celine Dion
10/11/1996- 1- Where Do You Go?- No Mercy
10/18/1996- 2- Head Over Feet- Alanis Morissette
11/01/1996- 2- Mouth- Merril Bainbridge
11/15/1996- 1- If It Makes You Happy- Sheryl Crow
11/22/1996- 5- Don't Speak- No Doubt
1997
01/10/1997- 1- Don't Let Go (Love)- En Vogue
01/17/1997- 2- Un-Break My Heart- Toni Braxton
01/31/1997- 3- Lovefool- Cardigans
02/21/1997- 3- You Were Meant For Me- Jewel
03/14/1997- 2- Wannabe- Spice Girls
03/28/1997- 1- Everyday Is A Winding Road- Sheryl Crow
04/04/1997- 2- I Want You- Savage Garden
04/18/1997- 2- One Headlight- Wallflowers
05/02/1997- 1- Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?- Paula Cole
05/09/1997- 4- MMMBop- Hanson
06/06/1997- 2- Say You'll Be There- Spice Girls
06/20/1997- 1- Return Of The Mack- Mark Morrison
06/27/1997- 1- Sunny Came Home- Shawn Colvin
07/04/1997- 2- B**ch- Meredith Brooks
07/18/1997- 1- Do You Know (What It Takes)- Robyn
07/25/1997- 1- How Bizarre- OMC
08/01/1997- 3- Semi-Charmed Life- Third Eye Blind
08/22/1997- 2- Quit Playin' Games (With My Heart)- Backstreet Boys
09/05/1997- 1- 2 Become 1- Spice Girls
09/12/1997- 2- Foolish Games
09/26/1997- 1- Push- Matchbox 20
10/03/1997- 3- Fly- Sugar Ray
10/24/1997- 1- How Do I Live- LeAnn Rimes
10/31/1997- 3- Tubthumping- Chumbawamba
11/21/1997- 2- Show Me Love- Robyn
12/05/1997- 2- Walkin' On The Sun- Smash Mouth
12/19/1997- 1- As Long As You Love Me- Backstreet Boys
1998
01/09/1998- 3- Truly Madly Deeply- Savage Garden
01/30/1998- 5- My Heart Will Go On- Celine Dion
03/06/1998- 2- 3 A.M.- Matchbox 20
03/20/1998- 1- Frozen- Madonna
03/27/1998- 2- All My Life- K-Ci & JoJo
04/10/1998- 5- Torn- Natalie Imbruglia
05/15/1998- 1- Sex And Candy- Marcy Playground
05/22/1998- 2- Uninvited- Alanis Morissette
06/05/1998- 1- You're Still The One- Shania Twain
06/12/1998- 1- The Way- Fastball
06/19/1998- 3- Iris- Goo Goo Dolls
07/10/1998- 2- The Boy Is Mine- Brandy & Monica
07/24/1998- 4- I Don't Want To Miss A Thing- Aerosmith
08/21/1998- 2- Real World- Matchbox 20
09/04/1998- 1- Crush- Jennifer Paige
09/11/1998- 3- One Week- Barenaked Ladies
10/02/1998- 1- I'll Never Break Your Heart- Backstreet Boys
10/09/1998- 1- Never Ever- All Saints
10/16/1998- 1- Tearin' Up My Heart- 'N Sync
10/23/1998- 2- Thank U- Alanis Morissette
11/06/1998- 2- Jumper- Third Eye Blind
11/20/1998- 3- Lullaby- Shawn Mullins
12/11/1998- 2- Save Tonight- Eagle-Eye Cherry
1999
01/08/1999- 1- Hands- Jewel
01/15/1999- 1- Have You Ever?- Brandy
01/22/1999- 2- Slide- Goo Goo Dolls
02/05/1999- 3- ...Baby One More Time- Britney Spears
02/26/1999- 2- Believe- Cher
03/12/1999- 3- Every Morning- Sugar Ray
04/02/1999- 2- Kiss Me- Sixpence None The Richer
04/16/1999- 2- No Scrubs- TLC
04/30/1999- 4- Livin' La Vida Loca- Ricky Martin
05/28/1999- 2- I Want It That Way- Backstreet Boys
06/11/1999- 1- That Don't Impress Me Much- Shania Twain
06/18/1999- 1- Sometimes- Britney Spears
06/25/1999- 3- All Star- Smash Mouth
07/16/1999- 2- If You Had My Love- Jennifer Lopez
07/30/1999- 3- Genie In A Bottle- Christina Aguilera
08/20/1999- 1- Last Kiss- Pearl Jam
08/27/1999- 1- Someday- Sugar Ray
09/03/1999- 1- Bailamos- Enrique Iglesias
09/10/1999- 1- She's So High- Tal Bachman
09/17/1999- 3- Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)- Lou Bega
10/08/1999- 1- Unpretty- TLC
10/15/1999- 4- Smooth- Santana f/ Rob Thomas
11/12/1999- 1- Steal My Sunshine- Len
11/19/1999- 1- (You Drive Me) Crazy- Britney Spears
11/26/1999- 1- Waiting For Tonight- Jennifer Lopez
12/03/1999- 3- I Knew I Loved You- Savage Garden
I will post the 2000's in a minute.
I was wondering, what would the charts look like now if the charts were still compiled the way they were in the mid-to-late 80's, when there were roughly 25-30 # 1 songs a year, versus now, when there are between 10-15 a year. So I made a fantasy chart of what songs would probably have been # 1, and for about how many weeks. I'm starting in mid-1993, because that's when the chart would start to look a little different.
Of course, in the 80's, songs rose up the chart faster, and they also fell off the chart faster. So back then, four weeks at # 1 was considered a long run.
Here's what the 1990's would have looked like:
Songs in Bold are actual # 1 songs.
1993
08/20/1993- 5- Dreamlover- Mariah Carey
09/24/1993- 1- Right Here (Human Nature)- SWV
10/01/1993- 1- Another Sad Love Song- Toni Braxton
10/08/1993- 1- The River Of Dreams- Billy Joel
10/15/1993- 1- All That She Wants- Ace Of Base
10/22/1993- 3- Again- Janet Jackson
11/12/1993- 1- I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)- Meat Loaf
11/19/1993- 3- Hero- Mariah Carey
12/10/1993- 1- Please Forgive Me- Bryan Adams
12/17/1993- 1- Breathe Again- Toni Braxton
1994
01/07/1994- 2- All For Love- Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart & Sting
01/21/1994- 1- Shoop- Salt-N-Pepa
01/28/1994- 1- The Power Of Love- Celine Dion
02/04/1994- 5- The Sign- Ace Of Base
03/11/1994- 2- Without You- Mariah Carey
03/25/1994- 1- So Much In Love- All-4-One
04/01/1994- 2- The Most Beautiful Girl In The World- Prince
04/15/1994- 2- Mr. Jones- Counting Crows
04/29/1994- 1- Baby, I Love Your Way- Big Mountain
05/06/1994- 2- I'll Remember- Madonna
05/20/1994- 2- I Swear- All-4-One
06/03/1994- 3- Don't Turn Around- Ace Of Base
06/24/1994- 1- You Mean The World To Me- Toni Braxton
07/01/1994- 3- Stay (I Missed You)- Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
07/22/1994- 2- Can You Feel The Love Tonight?- Elton John
08/05/1994- 1- Shine- Collective Soul
08/12/1994- 1- Wild Night- John Mellencamp
08/19/1994- 1- When Can I See You?- Babyface
08/26/1994- 3- I'll Make Love To You- Boyz II Men
09/16/1994- 3- All I Wanna Do- Sheryl Crow
10/07/1994- 1- Endless Love- Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey
10/14/1994- 2- Secret- Madonna
10/28/1994- 3- Another Night- Real McCoy
11/18/1994- 2- Always- Bon Jovi
12/02/1994- 3- On Bended Knee- Boyz II Men
1995
01/06/1995- 3- Take A Bow- Madonna
01/27/1995- 2- Hold My Hand- Hootie & The Blowfish
02/10/1995- 1- You Don't Know How It Feels- Tom Petty
02/17/1995- 4- I Know- Dionne Farris
03/17/1995- 2- Strong Enough- Sheryl Crow
03/31/1995- 1- When I Come Around- Green Day
04/07/1995- 2- I Believe- Blessid Union Of Souls
04/21/1995- 1- Hold On- Jamie Walters
04/28/1995- 1- Run Away- Real McCoy
05/05/1995- 2- Let Her Cry- Hootie & The Blowfish
05/19/1995- 2- Water Runs Dry- Boyz II Men
06/02/1995- 1- Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?- Bryan Adams
06/09/1995- 4- I'll Be There For You- Rembrandts
07/07/1995- 1- Total Eclipse Of The Heart- Nicki French
07/14/1995- 2- Waterfalls- TLC
07/28/1995- 4- Kiss From A Rose- Seal
08/25/1995- 2- Only Wanna Be With You- Hootie & The Blowfish
09/08/1995- 1- I Can Love You Like That- All4-One
09/15/1995- 1- You Are Not Alone- Michael Jackson
09/22/1995- 1- Runaway- Janet Jackson
09/29/1995- 3- Fantasy- Mariah Carey
10/20/1995- 1- 'Til I Hear It From You- Gin Blossoms
10/27/1995- 1- As I Lay Me Down- Sophie B. Hawkins
11/03/1995- 1- Carnival- Natalie Merchant
11/10/1995- 2- Name- Goo Goo Dolls
11/24/1995- 4- One Sweet Day- Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
12/22/1995- 1- Breakfast At Tiffany's- Deep Blue Something
1996
01/12/1996- 3- Missing- Everything But The Girl
02/02/1996- 1- One Of Us- Joan Osborne
02/09/1996- 1- Time- Hootie & The Blowfish
02/16/1996- 2- Nobody Knows- Tony Rich Project
03/01/1996- 1- Be My Lover- La Bouche
03/08/1996- 3- Ironic- Alanis Morissette
03/29/1996- 1- Always Be My Baby- Mariah Carey
04/05/1996- 4- Because You Loved Me- Celine Dion
05/03/1996- 1- Follow You Down- Gin Blossoms
05/10/1996- 2- Give Me One Reason- Tracy Chapman
05/24/1996- 1- Old Man & Me- Hootie & The Blowfish
05/31/1995- 2- Killing Me Softly- Fugees
06/14/1996- 3- You Learn- Alanis Morissette
07/05/1996- 1- Sweet Dreams- La Bouche
07/12/1996- 1- The Earth, The Sun, The Rain- Color Me Badd
07/19/1996- 1- Who Will Save Your Soul?- Jewel
07/26/1996- 6- I Love You Always Forever- Donna Lewis
09/06/1996- 2- Change The World- Eric Clapton
09/20/1996- 1- Counting Blue Cars- Dishwalla
09/27/1996- 2- It's All Coming Back To Me Now- Celine Dion
10/11/1996- 1- Where Do You Go?- No Mercy
10/18/1996- 2- Head Over Feet- Alanis Morissette
11/01/1996- 2- Mouth- Merril Bainbridge
11/15/1996- 1- If It Makes You Happy- Sheryl Crow
11/22/1996- 5- Don't Speak- No Doubt
1997
01/10/1997- 1- Don't Let Go (Love)- En Vogue
01/17/1997- 2- Un-Break My Heart- Toni Braxton
01/31/1997- 3- Lovefool- Cardigans
02/21/1997- 3- You Were Meant For Me- Jewel
03/14/1997- 2- Wannabe- Spice Girls
03/28/1997- 1- Everyday Is A Winding Road- Sheryl Crow
04/04/1997- 2- I Want You- Savage Garden
04/18/1997- 2- One Headlight- Wallflowers
05/02/1997- 1- Where Have All The Cowboys Gone?- Paula Cole
05/09/1997- 4- MMMBop- Hanson
06/06/1997- 2- Say You'll Be There- Spice Girls
06/20/1997- 1- Return Of The Mack- Mark Morrison
06/27/1997- 1- Sunny Came Home- Shawn Colvin
07/04/1997- 2- B**ch- Meredith Brooks
07/18/1997- 1- Do You Know (What It Takes)- Robyn
07/25/1997- 1- How Bizarre- OMC
08/01/1997- 3- Semi-Charmed Life- Third Eye Blind
08/22/1997- 2- Quit Playin' Games (With My Heart)- Backstreet Boys
09/05/1997- 1- 2 Become 1- Spice Girls
09/12/1997- 2- Foolish Games
09/26/1997- 1- Push- Matchbox 20
10/03/1997- 3- Fly- Sugar Ray
10/24/1997- 1- How Do I Live- LeAnn Rimes
10/31/1997- 3- Tubthumping- Chumbawamba
11/21/1997- 2- Show Me Love- Robyn
12/05/1997- 2- Walkin' On The Sun- Smash Mouth
12/19/1997- 1- As Long As You Love Me- Backstreet Boys
1998
01/09/1998- 3- Truly Madly Deeply- Savage Garden
01/30/1998- 5- My Heart Will Go On- Celine Dion
03/06/1998- 2- 3 A.M.- Matchbox 20
03/20/1998- 1- Frozen- Madonna
03/27/1998- 2- All My Life- K-Ci & JoJo
04/10/1998- 5- Torn- Natalie Imbruglia
05/15/1998- 1- Sex And Candy- Marcy Playground
05/22/1998- 2- Uninvited- Alanis Morissette
06/05/1998- 1- You're Still The One- Shania Twain
06/12/1998- 1- The Way- Fastball
06/19/1998- 3- Iris- Goo Goo Dolls
07/10/1998- 2- The Boy Is Mine- Brandy & Monica
07/24/1998- 4- I Don't Want To Miss A Thing- Aerosmith
08/21/1998- 2- Real World- Matchbox 20
09/04/1998- 1- Crush- Jennifer Paige
09/11/1998- 3- One Week- Barenaked Ladies
10/02/1998- 1- I'll Never Break Your Heart- Backstreet Boys
10/09/1998- 1- Never Ever- All Saints
10/16/1998- 1- Tearin' Up My Heart- 'N Sync
10/23/1998- 2- Thank U- Alanis Morissette
11/06/1998- 2- Jumper- Third Eye Blind
11/20/1998- 3- Lullaby- Shawn Mullins
12/11/1998- 2- Save Tonight- Eagle-Eye Cherry
1999
01/08/1999- 1- Hands- Jewel
01/15/1999- 1- Have You Ever?- Brandy
01/22/1999- 2- Slide- Goo Goo Dolls
02/05/1999- 3- ...Baby One More Time- Britney Spears
02/26/1999- 2- Believe- Cher
03/12/1999- 3- Every Morning- Sugar Ray
04/02/1999- 2- Kiss Me- Sixpence None The Richer
04/16/1999- 2- No Scrubs- TLC
04/30/1999- 4- Livin' La Vida Loca- Ricky Martin
05/28/1999- 2- I Want It That Way- Backstreet Boys
06/11/1999- 1- That Don't Impress Me Much- Shania Twain
06/18/1999- 1- Sometimes- Britney Spears
06/25/1999- 3- All Star- Smash Mouth
07/16/1999- 2- If You Had My Love- Jennifer Lopez
07/30/1999- 3- Genie In A Bottle- Christina Aguilera
08/20/1999- 1- Last Kiss- Pearl Jam
08/27/1999- 1- Someday- Sugar Ray
09/03/1999- 1- Bailamos- Enrique Iglesias
09/10/1999- 1- She's So High- Tal Bachman
09/17/1999- 3- Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)- Lou Bega
10/08/1999- 1- Unpretty- TLC
10/15/1999- 4- Smooth- Santana f/ Rob Thomas
11/12/1999- 1- Steal My Sunshine- Len
11/19/1999- 1- (You Drive Me) Crazy- Britney Spears
11/26/1999- 1- Waiting For Tonight- Jennifer Lopez
12/03/1999- 3- I Knew I Loved You- Savage Garden
I will post the 2000's in a minute.
