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Post by strong4PMB! on May 7, 2004 1:52:41 GMT -5
 ULTRA '92 SMASH!! #1 Adult Contemporary #1 The Billboard Hot 100 #1 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks I love it!! It brings me back to my kindergarten graduation in 1993, where an 8th grader sang the song all off-key. I really liked the lyrics, and I used to always think about what if the sun really did go around the moon! And from that point on, I always saved the best part of dinner "for last." You may remember this from Alexandra Bachelier's crackin' American Idol semi-finalist performance in Season 1. She really did it justice. She was robbed of a place in the Top 10. |
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Post by Hervard on May 7, 2004 10:09:25 GMT -5
For awhile, this song looked to be a sure-fire bet for the number one song of 1992 (on the R&R chart), but then, a movie called Boomerang spawned a huge hit, I believe it was called "End Of The Road" by, um, Boyz II Men, was it? I think so - something like that... ;)
Anyway, that song won the title of #1 song of 1992 by a landslide (618 (or so) points, versus the 489 point total of "Save The Best For Last". In fact, the song was almost pushed down to #3 by "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" by Patty Smyth featuring Don Henley, which also accumulated 489 points, but Vanessa Willams got the benefit of the tie since she spent more weeks at #1 (4) than Patty and Don (3).
This song also holds the record of the biggest drop from #2. Talk about an erratic fall. First of all, the song dropped to #2 and then held there for another week, and then it plummeted to 16! I'd swear that there was some sort of computer error the week it held at number two, because songs that do that after falling out of #1 were almost unheard of back then, as was its fall to 16 the next week. But, short of contacting the Top 40 editor from 1992, we'll probably never know what the deal was.
Anyway, my opinion on the song - very good, one of 1992's best, as were the other two songs mentioned above. 1992 was a pretty good year in music.
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Post by prenatt1166 on May 7, 2004 10:30:12 GMT -5
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For Week Ending April 4, 1992(Rank This Week, Last Week, Artist, Title) 01 01 Bruce Springsteen - Human Touch 02 02 Bruce Springsteen - Better Days 03 03 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody 04 04 Eric Clapton - Tears In Heaven 05 06 Vanessa Williams - Save The Best For Last06 07 Van Halen - Right Now 07 05 Garth Brooks - What She's Doing Now 08 08 Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy 09 11 Aretha Franklin with Michael McDonald - Everchanging Times 10 12 Kenny Loggins - The Real Thing Even though STBFL stalled at #5, Vanessa Williams ranked at #16 for the year. www.keystonehighways.com/uubru1992.htmlDespite being one of my favorite female vocalists, Vanessa Williams has yet to reach #1 on my chart. Her biggest hit to date is "Where Do We Go From Here". :)
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Post by flarbygarby on May 7, 2004 10:54:20 GMT -5
I always found myself teetering on the verge of liking and hating this song at the same time. On one hand, it had a really beautiful melody, but on the other, the lyrics were such an absolute cheese-fest...aig! Vanessa Williams singing it didn't help much.
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Post by George Tropicana on May 7, 2004 12:14:43 GMT -5
Alexandra Bachelier really did this song justice! I thought she was better than Vanessa. Alex B was the best for me. A lot of people didn't vote for her because they were jeaous.
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Post by Deleted on May 7, 2004 12:55:05 GMT -5
I like it but I would place several Vanessa Williams songs ahead of this one, namely "Dreaming," "The Right Stuff," and "Running Back To You" just to name a few.
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Post by Bob on May 7, 2004 12:55:37 GMT -5
a real classic song, altho for some reason i think it's kinda sad it'll be the only song vanessa is remembered for
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Post by Hervard on May 7, 2004 14:27:17 GMT -5
I like it but I would place several Vanessa Williams songs ahead of this one, namely "Dreaming," "The Right Stuff," and "Running Back To You" just to name a few. The song I like better than this one is "Darlin' I", from the same album as the first two you mentioned. |
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Post by George Tropicana on May 7, 2004 15:36:54 GMT -5
a real classic song, altho for some reason i think it's kinda sad it'll be the only song vanessa is remembered for I remember "Colors of The Wind." |
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Post by reception on May 7, 2004 16:35:37 GMT -5
I like it.
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Post by blfdguy1 on May 7, 2004 23:27:22 GMT -5
I absolutely loved this song when it came out but got really sick of it when it got waaaaay overplayed on the radio. Had a quick rise and a very quick fall. When I hear it now, I realize what a classic song it is.
March 14, 1992
01 02 I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred
02 03 Save The Best For Last - Vanessa Williams
03 01 A Deeper Love - Clivilles & Cole
04 04 Good For Me - Amy Grant
05 05 Don't Lose The Magic - Shawn Christopher
06 08 Somebody Loves You baby - Patti LaBelle
07 09 Stars - Simply Red
08 07 I'll Get By - Eddie Money
09 11 We Got A Love Thang - CeCe Penniston
10 10 I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt
"STBFL" stayed at #2 for 4 weeks and 5 weeks later it was gone from the top 50. But still managed to get to #32 for 1992.
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Post by mst3k on May 8, 2004 16:59:50 GMT -5
I love this song... her 2nd (and biggest) #1 on my personal chart (following "Running Back To You").
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Post by JCMF3 on May 10, 2004 13:04:13 GMT -5
For awhile, this song looked to be a sure-fire bet for the number one song of 2002 (on the R&R chart), but then, a movie called Boomerang spawned a huge hit, I believe it was called "End Of The Road" by, um, Boyz II Men, was it? I think so - something like that... ;) Wow I didn't know Boyz II Men scored a #1 hit in 2002? Here I thought "How You Remind Me" was the biggest pop hit of that year? ;)  Back on topic - I loved this song. Really pretty and has great lyrics. I still hear it sometimes on my AC station. |
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Post by Hervard on May 10, 2004 15:25:52 GMT -5
Wow I didn't know Boyz II Men scored a #1 hit in 2002? Here I thought "How You Remind Me" was the biggest pop hit of that year? ;) Well, you thought wrong. I've never heard any song called "How You Remind Me". For all we know, that song won't be released until late in 2011 ;) |
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Post by BookJones on May 10, 2004 18:03:46 GMT -5
Great song and music video!
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Post by Libra on Oct 30, 2004 23:34:41 GMT -5
One of my favorite songs ever.
Were it not for Boyz II Men's landslide victory, I'd think that screwed her out of the top.
But explain the point system. Were year-end charts determined by an inverse point system back then?
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Post by reception on Oct 31, 2004 13:54:57 GMT -5
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Post by Hervard on Apr 16, 2005 19:47:50 GMT -5
. Were it not for Boyz II Men's landslide victory, I'd think that drop from 2 to 16 screwed her out of the top. But explain the point system. Were year-end charts determined by an inverse point system back then? Yeah, it was inverse points, like it had been since 1977. Even if Vanessa hadn't fallen so fast, she wouldn't have had the top spot for 1992, for the reasons explained above. |
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Post by itsbeenaweek on Apr 16, 2005 21:37:59 GMT -5
It's alright
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Post by irice22 on Apr 17, 2005 14:37:42 GMT -5
Brings me back to the 90's.
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Post by kellydicted on Apr 17, 2005 14:57:11 GMT -5
I love this song. Takes me back to when I was 7  |
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Post by Pet Shop Boy on May 27, 2005 15:46:46 GMT -5
Utterly gorgeous.
That bit about 2/3 through where she just sings "La da da da da da da", her voice just sounds so pretty.
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Post by PaNdeM0niuM! on May 27, 2005 19:56:34 GMT -5
Vanessa is Stunning !!
her voice is Stunning !!
this song is Stunning !!
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Post by PaNdeM0niuM! on May 27, 2005 20:02:15 GMT -5
how many #1's does Vanessa have on billboard hot 100?
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Post by A Thug Named Slickback on May 27, 2005 21:00:05 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure that "Save The Best For Last" is her only one.... She's had three R&B #1s, though: Save The Best For Last Dreamin' (My JAM!!!!!) Running Back To You how many #1's does Vanessa have on billboard hot 100? |
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Post by PaNdeM0niuM! on May 27, 2005 21:14:01 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure that "Save The Best For Last" is her only one.... She's had three R&B #1s, though: Save The Best For Last Dreamin' (My JAM!!!!!) Running Back To You how many #1's does Vanessa have on billboard hot 100? where did LOVE IS and COLORS OF THE WIND peak? |
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Post by A Thug Named Slickback on May 27, 2005 21:35:14 GMT -5
where did LOVE IS and COLORS OF THE WIND peak? #4 on the Hot 100 and #53 on the R&B Chart. It went gold! |
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Post by PaNdeM0niuM! on May 27, 2005 21:52:42 GMT -5
where did LOVE IS and COLORS OF THE WIND peak? #4 on the Hot 100 and #53 on the R&B Chart. It went gold! thanks |
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Post by A Thug Named Slickback on May 27, 2005 23:01:16 GMT -5
#4 on the Hot 100 and #53 on the R&B Chart. It went gold! thanks Whoops, sorry. The numbers I posted above were only for "Colors Of The Wind." "Love Is" was #3 on the Hot 100 and #55 R&B |
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Post by PaNdeM0niuM! on May 28, 2005 6:36:18 GMT -5
Whoops, sorry. The numbers I posted above were only for "Colors Of The Wind." "Love Is" was #3 on the Hot 100 and #55 R&B thanks again ;)  |
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