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Top 10 Top 40 Hit Songs from 1970-1974

The rest of the 70s.

1974:

Honorable mentions: You Make Me Feel Brand New -- The Stylistics (#2 -- peak Jun. 15) (#14 -- YE 1974) Rebel Rebel -- David Bowie (#64 -- peak Jun. 22) Nothing From Nothing -- Billy Preston (#1 -- peak Oct. 19) (#37 -- YE 1974) Waterloo -- ABBA (#6 -- peak Aug. 24) (#49 -- YE 1974) The Streak -- Ray Stevens (#1 -- peak May 18) (#8 -- YE 1974) Mighty Mighty -- Earth, Wind & Fire (#29 -- peak May 18) Midnight At The Oasis -- Maria Muldaur (#6 -- peak Jun. 1) (#13 -- YE 1974) Piano Man -- Billy Joel (#25 -- peak Apr. 20) Rock and Roll, Hootchie Koo -- Rick Derringer (#23 -- peak Mar. 23) Bennie and the Jets -- Elton John (#1 -- peak Apr. 13) (#9 -- YE 1974)

10. Sweet Home Alabama -- Lynyrd Skynyrd (#8 -- peak Oct. 26) 9. TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) -- MFSB featuring the Three Degrees (#1 -- peak Apr. 20) (#7 -- YE 1974) 8. Tell Me Something Good -- Rufus & Chaka Khan (#3 -- peak Aug. 24) (#56 -- YE 1974) 7. Then Came You -- Dionne Warwick and The Spinners (#1 -- peak Oct. 26) (#47 -- YE 1974) 6. Rikki Don’t Lose That Number -- Steely Dan (#4 -- peak Aug. 3) (#51 -- YE 1974) 5. For The Love Of Money -- The O’Jays (#9 -- peak Jun. 15) (#75 -- YE 1974) 4. Rock Your Baby -- George McCrae (#1 -- peak Jul. 13) (#38 -- YE 1974) 3. Kung Fu Fighting -- Carl Douglas (#1 -- peak Dec. 7) (#15 -- YE 1975) 2. Dancing Machine -- The Jacksons (#2 -- peak May 18) (#5 -- YE 1974) 1. You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet -- Bachman-Turner Overdrive (#1 -- peak Nov. 9) (#98 -- YE 1975)

1973:

Honorable mentions: Right Place Wrong Time -- Dr. John (#9 -- peak Jun. 30) (#24 -- YE 1973) Soul Makossa -- Manu Dibango (#35 -- peak Jul. 28) Ramblin’ Man -- Allman Brothers Band (#2 -- peak Oct. 13) (#79 -- YE 1973) No More Mr. Nice Guy -- Alice Cooper (#25 -- peak Jun. 2) Killing Me Softly With His Song -- Roberta Flack (#1 -- peak Feb. 24) (#3 -- YE 1973) Crocodile Rock -- Elton John (#1 -- peak Feb. 3) (#7 -- YE 1973) Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu -- Johnny Rivers (#6 -- peak Jan. 20) (#78 -- YE 1973) Will It Go Round In Circles -- Billy Preston (#1 -- peak Jul. 7) (#8 -- YE 1973) The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia -- Vicki Lawrence (#1 -- peak Apr. 7) (#11 -- YE 1973)  Loves Me Like A Rock -- Paul Simon (with the Dixie Hummingbirds) (#2 -- peak Oct. 6) (#27 -- YE 1973) Hocus Pocus -- Focus (#9 -- Jun. 2) (#69 -- YE 1973) You Are The Sunshine of My Life -- Stevie Wonder (#1 -- peak May 19) (#19 -- YE 1973)

10b. Do It Again -- Steely Dan (#6 -- peak Feb. 10) (#73 -- YE 1973) 10a. Reelin’ In The Years -- Steely Dan (#11 -- peak May 12) (#68 -- YE  1973) 9. Ain’t No Woman (Like The One I’ve Got) -- Four Tops (#4 -- peak Apr. 7) (#60 -- YE 1973) 8. Brother Louie -- Stories (#1 -- peak Aug. 25) (#13 -- YE 1973) 7. Love Train -- The O’Jays (#1 -- peak Mar. 24) (#32 -- YE 1973) 6. Frankenstein -- Edgar Winter Group (#1 -- peak May 26) (#16 -- YE 1973) 5b. Could It Be I’m Falling In Love -- The Spinners (#4 -- peak Mar. 3) (#47 -- YE 1973) 5a. One Of A Kind (Love Affair) -- The Spinners (#11 -- peak Jun. 30) (#82 -- YE 1973) 4. The Love I Lost (Part 1) -- Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (#7 -- peak Dec. 8) 3. Superstition -- Stevie Wonder (#1 -- peak Jan. 27) (#26 -- YE 1973) 2. Little Willy -- The Sweet (#3 -- peak May 5) (#18 -- YE 1973) 1. Live and Let Die -- Wings (#2 -- peak Aug. 11) (#56 -- YE 1973)

1972:

Honorable mentions: Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress -- The Hollies (#2 -- peak Sep. 2) (#24 -- YE 1972) The Candy Man -- Sammy Davis Jr. (#1 -- peak Jun. 10) (#5 -- YE 1972) My Ding-A-Ling -- Chuck Berry (#1 -- peak Oct. 21) (#15 -- YE 1972) Starman -- David Bowie (#65 -- peak Aug. 19) I Can See Clearly Now -- Johnny Nash (#1 -- peak Nov. 4) (#47 -- YE 1972) A Horse With No Name -- America (#1 -- peak Mar. 25) (#27 -- YE 1972) Rocket Man -- Elton John (#6 -- peak Jul. 15) (#40 -- YE 1972) I’ll Take You There -- The Staple Singers (#1 -- peak Jun. 3) (#19 -- YE 1972) Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard -- Paul Simon (#22 -- peak May 27)

10. Everybody Plays The Fool -- The Main Ingredient (#3 -- peak Oct. 14) (#29 -- YE 1972) 9. Me and Mrs. Jones -- Billy Paul (#1 -- peak Dec. 16) (#15 -- YE 1973) 8b. Use Me -- Bill Withers (#2 -- peak Oct. 14) (#78 -- YE 1972) 8a. Lean On Me -- Bill Withers (#1 -- peak Jul. 8) (#7 -- YE 1972) 7. Nights In White Satin -- The Moody Blues (#2 -- peak Nov. 4) (#32 -- YE 1972) 6. Go All The Way -- The Raspberries (#5 -- peak Oct. 7) (#33 -- YE 1972) 5. Let’s Stay Together -- Al Green (#1 -- peak Feb. 12) (#11 -- YE 1972) 4. School’s Out -- Alice Cooper (#7 -- peak Jul. 29) (#75 -- YE 1972) 3. Back Stabbers -- The O’Jays (#3 -- peak Oct. 7) (#35 -- YE 1972) 2. If You Don’t Know Me By Now -- Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (#3 -- peak Dec. 9) 1. Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone -- The Temptations (#1 -- peak Dec. 2) (#100 -- YE 1973)

1971:

Honorable mentions: She’s A Lady -- Tom Jones (#2 -- peak Mar. 20) (#25 -- YE 1971) Reason To Believe/Maggie May -- Rod Stewart (#1 -- peak Oct. 2) (#2 -- YE 1971) One Bad Apple -- The Osmonds (#1 -- peak Feb. 13) (#4 -- YE 1971) Proud Mary -- Ike and Tina Turner (#4 -- peak Mar. 27) (#55 -- YE 1971) It Don’t Come Easy -- Ringo Starr (#4 -- peak Jun. 5) (#43 -- YE 1971) If You Really Love Me -- Stevie Wonder (#8 -- peak Oct. 16) (#48 -- YE 1971)

10. Have You Ever Seen The Rain/Hey Tonight -- Creedence Clearwater Revival (#8 -- peak Mar. 13) 9. Tired of Being Alone -- Al Green (#11 -- peak Nov. 6) (#12 -- YE 1971) 8. Immigration Song -- Led Zeppelin (#16 -- peak Jan. 30) 7. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) -- The Temptations (#1 -- peak Apr. 3) (#9 -- YE 1971) 6. Ain’t No Sunshine -- Bill Withers (#3 -- peak Sep. 18) (#23 -- YE 1971) 5. Funky Nassau (Part 1) -- The Beginning of the End (#15 -- peak Jul. 17) (#75 -- YE 1971) 4. Smiling Faces Sometimes -- The Undisputed Truth (#3 -- peak Sep 4.) (#14 -- YE 1971) 3b. Mercy, Mercy Me (The Ecology) -- Marvin Gaye (#4 -- peak Aug. 21) (#62 -- YE 1971) 3a. What’s Going On -- Marvin Gaye (#2 -- peak Apr. 10) (#21 -- YE 1971) 2. Whatcha See Is What You Get -- The Dramatics (#9 -- peak Sep. 25) (#46 -- YE 1971) 1. Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) -- Paul Revere & The Raiders (#1 -- peak Jul. 24) (#6 -- YE 1971)

1970:

Honorable mentions: Band of Gold -- Freda Payne (#3 -- peak Jul. 25) (#10 -- YE 1970) O-o-h Child -- The Five Stairsteps (#8 -- peak Jul. 18) (#21 -- YE 1970) Bridge Over Troubled Water -- Simon and Garfunkel (#1 -- peak Feb. 28) (#1 -- YE 1970) (They Long To Be) Close To You -- Carpenters (#1 -- peak Jul. 25) (#2 -- YE 1970) Venus -- The Shocking Blue (#1 -- peak Feb. 7) (#33 -- YE 1970) Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) -- The Delfonics (#10 -- peak Mar. 21) (#71 -- YE 1970) Lola -- The Kinks (#9 -- peak Oct. 24) (#52 -- YE 1970)

10. Solitary Man -- Neil Diamond (#21 -- peak Sep. 12) 9. Get Up I Feel Like Being Like A Sex Machine (Parts 1 and 2) -- James Brown (#15 -- peak Aug. 8) 8. Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) -- Edison Lighthouse (#5 -- peak Mar. 28) (#40 -- YE 1970) 7. 25 or 6 to 4 -- Chicago (#4 -- peak Sep. 12) (#61 -- YE 1970) 6. Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours -- Stevie Wonder (#3 -- peak Aug. 8) (#31 -- YE 1970) 5. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)  -- Sly and the Family Stone (#1 -- peak Feb. 14) (#19 -- YE 1970) 4. It’s A Shame -- The Spinners (#14 -- peak Oct. 17) (#76 -- YE 1970) 3. Spirit In The Sky -- Norman Greenbaum (#3 -- peak Apr. 18) (#22 -- YE 1970) 2. The Love You Save/I Found That Girl -- The Jackson Five (#1 -- peak Jun. 27) (#16 -- YE 1970) 1. War -- Edwin Starr (#1 -- peak Aug. 29) (#5 -- YE 1970)

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Top 30 Top 40 Hits of 1979

Honorable mentions: Instant Replay -- Dan Hartman (#29 -- peak Jan. 6) Lotta Love -- Nicolette Larson (#8 -- peak Feb. 17) Baby I’m Burnin’ -- Dolly Parton (#25 -- peak Feb. 17) The Gambler -- Kenny Rogers (#16 -- peak Mar. 3) (#40 -- YE 1979) Stumblin’ In -- Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman (#4 -- peak May 12) (#23 -- YE 1979) Shake It -- Ian Matthews (#13 -- peak Feb. 17) (#73 -- YE 1979) No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) -- Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer (#1 -- peak Nov. 24) (#38 -- YE 1980) Good Girls Don’t -- The Knack (#11 -- peak Nov. 10)* Love Pains -- Yvonne Elliman (#34 -- peak Dec. 8) Sad Eyes -- Robert John (#1 -- peak Oct. 6) (#10 -- YE 1979) He’s The Greatest Dancer -- Sister Sledge (#9 -- peak May 12) (#45 -- YE 1979) We Are Family -- Sister Sledge (#2 -- peak Jun. 16) (#53 -- YE 1979) Rock ‘N Roll Fantasy -- Bad Company (#13 -- peak Jun. 16) (#54 -- YE 1979) Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground) -- The Jacksons (#7 -- peak May 19) (#25 -- YE 1979) I Want Your Love -- Chic (#7 -- peak May 5) (#62 -- YE 1979) I Will Survive -- Gloria Gaynor (#1 -- peak Mar. 10) (#6 -- YE 1979) Ring My Bell -- Anita Ward (#1 -- peak Jun. 30) (#9 -- YE 1979) Let’s Go -- The Cars (#14 -- peak Sep. 8)* The Boss -- Diana Ross (#19 -- peak Oct. 6) (#97 -- YE 1979) Shake Your Groove Thing -- Peaches & Herb (#5 -- peak Mar. 17) (#31 -- YE 1979) Fire -- Pointer Sisters (#2 -- peak Feb. 24) (#15 -- YE 1979) Chuck E.’s In Love -- Rickie Lee Jones (#4 -- peak Jul. 7) (#63 -- YE 1979) I Want You To Want Me -- Cheap Trick (#7 -- peak Jul. 21) (#34 -- YE 1979)* You Can’t Change That -- Raydio (#9 -- peak Aug. 18) (#30 -- YE 1979) Boogie Wonderland -- Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions (#6 -- peak Jul. 14) (#57 -- YE 1979) Don’t Bring Me Down -- ELO (#4 -- peak Sep. 8) (#81 -- YE 1979)

30. Born To Be Alive -- Patrick Hernandez (#16 -- peak Sep. 29) (#70 -- YE 1979) 29b. YMCA -- Village People (#2 -- peak Feb. 3) (#8 -- YE 1979) 29a. In The Navy -- Village People (#3 -- peak May 19) (#48 -- YE 1979) 28. Got To Be Real -- Cheryl Lynn (#12 -- peak Feb. 17) (#69 -- YE 1979) 27. Good Times -- Chic (#1 -- peak Aug. 18) (#20 -- YE 1979) 26. Rise -- Herb Alpert (#1 -- peak Oct. 20) (#80 -- YE 1979) 25. Tusk -- Fleetwood Mac (#8 -- peak Nov. 3) (#94 -- YE 1980) 24. The Devil Went Down To Georgia -- The Charlie Daniels Band (#3 -- peak Sep. 15) (#50 -- YE 1979) 23b. My Life -- Billy Joel (#3 -- peak Jan. 6) (#28 -- YE 1979) 23a. Big Shot -- Billy Joel (#14 -- peak Mar. 24) 22. What A Fool Believes -- The Doobie Brothers (#1 -- peak Apr. 14) (#19 -- YE 1979) 21. Heartache Tonight -- Eagles (#1 -- peak Nov. 10) (#47 -- YE 1980) 20. You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) -- Sylvester (#36 -- peak Feb. 24) 19. Knock On Wood -- Amii Stewart (#1 -- peak Apr. 21) (#22 -- YE 1979) 18. Goodnight Tonight -- Wings (#5 -- peak May 19) (#52 -- YE 1979) 17. Sultans Of Swing -- Dire Straits (#4 -- peak Apr. 7) (#61 -- YE 1979)* 16c. Goodbye Stranger -- Supertramp (#15 -- peak Sep. 8)* 16b. Take The Long Way Home -- Supertramp (#10 -- peak Dec. 15) (#86 -- YE 1980)* 16a. The Logical Song -- Supertramp (#6 -- peak Jun. 16) (#27 -- YE 1979)* 15. Hold The Line -- Toto (#5 -- peak Jan. 13) (#44 -- YE 1979) 14. Video Killed The Radio Star -- Buggles (#40 -- peak Dec. 15)* 13. Tragedy -- Bee Gees (#1 -- peak Mar. 24) (#16 -- YE 1979) 12. Driver’s Seat -- Sniff ‘N the Tears (#15 -- peak Sep. 29)* 11. Is She Really Going Out With Him? -- Joe Jackson (#21 -- peak Aug. 18)* 10. Take Me To The River -- Talking Heads (#26 -- peak Feb. 10)* 9. Cruel To Be Kind -- Nick Lowe (#12 -- peak Sep. 29)* 8. Roxanne -- The Police (#32 -- peak Apr. 28)* 7. I Was Made For Dancin’ -- Leif Garrett (#10 -- peak Feb. 17) (#37 -- YE 1979) 6b. After The Love Has Gone -- Earth, Wind & Fire (#2 -- peak Sep. 15) (#38 -- YE 1979) 6a. September -- Earth, Wind & Fire (#8 -- peak Feb. 10) (#78 -- YE 1979) 5. Makin’ It -- David Naughton (#5 -- peak Jul. 21) (#14 -- YE 1979) 4. Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough -- Michael Jackson (#1 -- peak Oct. 13) (#91 -- YE 1979)  3c. One Way Or Another -- Blondie (#24 -- peak Aug. 4)* 3b. Dreaming -- Blondie (#27 -- peak Dec. 1)* 3a. Heart Of Glass -- Blondie (#1 -- peak Apr. 28) (#18 -- YE 1979)* 2. Pop Musik -- M (#1 -- peak Nov. 3) (#40 -- YE 1980)* 1. My Sharona -- The Knack (#1 -- peak Aug. 25) (#1 -- YE 1979)*

Albums Worth Checking Out: Off The Wall -- Michael Jackson London Calling -- The Clash Bad Girls -- Donna Summer The Wall -- Pink Floyd Risqué -- Chic Highway To Hell -- AC/DC We Are Family -- Sister Sledge Unknown Pleasures -- Joy Division Tusk -- Fleetwood Mac I Am -- Earth, Wind & Fire Armed Forces -- Elvis Costello & The Attractions Damn The Torpedos -- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Regatta de Blanc -- The Police Uncle Jam Wants You -- Funkadelic Entertainment -- Gang Of Four Get The Knack -- The Knack The B-52's -- The B-52's The Long Run -- Eagles Pretenders -- Pretenders Cut -- The Slits Eat To The Beat -- Blondie Prince -- Prince In Through The Out Door -- Led Zeppelin Breakfast In America -- Supertramp Teddy -- Teddy Pendergrass The Pleasure Principle -- Gary Numan Injoy -- The Bar-Kays Low Budget -- The Kinks Candy-O -- The Cars The Specials -- The Specials Three Imaginary Boys -- The Cure A Different Kind Of Tension -- Buzzcocks Look Sharp! -- Joe Jackson

The Bottom of the Pile: Star Love -- Cheryl Lynn (#62 -- peak May 19) Give Me An Inch -- Ian Matthews (#67 -- peak Apr. 21) Contact -- Edwin Starr (#65 -- peak Mar. 17) Let Me Know (I Have A Right) -- Gloria Gaynor (#42 -- peak Nov. 3) Good Times Roll -- The Cars (#41 -- peak May 12)* It’s All I Can Do -- The Cars (#41 -- peak Nov. 24)* I Don’t Want Nobody Else (To Dance With You) -- Narada Michael Walden (#47 -- peak May 26) (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman -- The Kinks (#41 -- peak Jun. 16) Feel The Need -- Leif Garrett (#57 -- peak Jun. 2) Don’t Drop My Love -- Anita Ward (#87 -- peak Nov. 24) Light My Fire/137 Disco Heaven -- Amii Stewart (#69 -- peak Jul. 21) Turn Off The Lights -- Teddy Pendergrass (#48 -- peak Aug. 18) I’ve Got The Next Dance -- Deniece Williams (#73 -- peak Sep. 8) Crank It Up (Funk Town) Pt. 1 -- Peter Brown (#86 -- peak Sep. 15) I’ve Never Been In Love -- Suzi Quatro (#44 -- peak Oct. 6) Girls Talk -- Dave Edmunds (#65 -- peak Sep. 29)* Highway To Hell -- AC/DC (#47 -- peak Dec. 8) Since You’ve Been Gone -- Cherie and Marie Currie (#95 -- peak Oct. 20) (Not Just) Knee Deep -- Funkadelic (#77 -- peak Nov. 10) Ready For The 80s -- Village People (#52 -- peak Dec. 15) When I Think Of You -- Leif Garrett (#78 -- peak Nov. 17) I Do The Rock -- Tim Curry (#91 -- peak Nov. 17)* Do You Wanna Go Party -- KC and the Sunshine Band (#50 -- peak Jul. 7) Message In A Bottle -- The Police (#74 -- peak Dec. 22)* Go West -- Village People (#45 -- peak Jul. 7) My Forbidden Lover -- Chic (#43 -- peak Nov. 3) Life During Wartime -- Talking Heads (#80 -- peak Nov. 24)*

Songs With Peak Dates Unavailable: Cuba -- The Gibson Brothers (#81)

new wave/alternative songs are the ones starred... i guess... :/

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Top 25 Top 40 Hits of 1992

Honorable mentions: Save the Best For Last -- Vanessa Williams (#1 -- peak Mar. 21) (#4 -- YE 1992) 2 Legit 2 Quit -- MC Hammer (#5 -- peak Jan. 11) (#46 -- YE 1992) Stay -- Shakespears Sister (#4 -- peak Sep. 19) (#45 -- YE 1992)* Hazard -- Richard Marx (#9 -- peak Apr. 25) (#56 -- YE 1992) Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough -- Patty Smyth and Don Henley (#2 -- peak Sep. 26) (#22 -- YE 1992) How Do You Talk To An Angel -- The Heights (#1 -- peak Nov. 14) (#59 -- YE 1992) Tears In Heaven -- Eric Clapton (#2 -- peak Mar. 28) (#6 -- YE 1992) Constant Craving -- k.d. lang (#38 -- peak Oct. 10) Good Stuff -- The b-52′s (#28 -- peak Aug. 1) Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong -- Spin Doctors (#17 -- peak Dec. 26) Make It Happen -- Mariah Carey (#5 -- peak Apr. 11) (#42 -- YE 1992) Too Much Passion -- Smithereens (#37 -- peak Apr. 4)* Move This -- Technotronic featuring Ya Kid K (#6 -- peak Sep. 5) (#38 -- YE 1992) Everybody’s Free (To Feel Good) -- Rozalla (#37 -- peak Aug. 1) Mama, I’m Coming Home -- Ozzy Osbourne (#28 -- peak Apr. 18)* Baby Hold On To Me -- Gerald Levert (duet with Eddie Levert) (#37 -- peak Mar. 21) Come As You Are -- Nirvana (#32 -- peak May 2)* I Will Remember You -- Amy Grant (#20 -- peak Jun. 20) (#96 -- YE 1992) Justified and Ancient -- The KLF featuring Tammy Wynette (#11 -- peak Mar. 21) (#86 -- YE 1992)* Not Enough Time -- INXS (#28 -- peak Oct. 10)* If I Ever Fall In Love -- Shai (#2 -- peak Nov. 21) (#7 -- YE 1993) Smells Like Nirvana -- “Weird Al” Yankovic (#35 -- peak Apr. 25)*

25. I Love Your Smile -- Shanice (#2 -- peak Feb. 1) (#11 -- YE 1992) 24. Diamonds and Pearls -- Prince and the New Power Generation (#3 -- peak Feb. 15) (#25 -- YE 1992) 23b. The Unforgiven -- Metallica (#35 -- peak Jan. 11)* 23a. Nothing Else Matters -- Metallica (#34 -- peak May 2)* 22. Finally -- Cece Peniston (#5 -- peak Jan. 18) (#20 -- YE 1992) 21b. What About Your Friends -- TLC (#7 -- peak Nov. 21) (#88 -- YE 1992) 21a. Baby-Baby-Baby -- TLC (#2 -- peak Aug. 15) (#5 -- YE 1992) 20. Come and Talk To Me -- Jodeci (#11 -- peak Aug. 15) (#31 -- YE 1992) 19. Everything Changes -- Kathy Troccoli (#14 -- peak Apr. 25) (#79 -- YE 1992) 18. Just Another Day -- Jon Secada (#5 -- peak Aug. 1) (#10 -- YE 1992) 17b. I’m Too Sexy -- Right Said Fred (#1 -- peak Feb. 8) (#13 -- YE 1992) 17a. Baby Got Back -- Sir Mix-A-Lot (#1 -- peak Jul. 4) (#2 -- YE 1992) 16. Jump -- Kris Kross (#1 -- peak Apr. 25) (#3 -- YE 1992) 15b. Giving Him Something He Can Feel -- En Vogue (#6 -- peak Sep. 12) (#29 -- YE 1992) 15a. My Lovin (You’re Never Gonna Get It) -- En Vogue (#2 -- peak May 16) (#7 -- YE 1992) 14. End of the Road (From “Boomerang”) -- Boyz II Men (#1 -- peak Aug. 15) (#1 -- YE 1992) 13. All I Want -- Toad the Wet Sprocket (#15 -- peak Sep. 12) (#53 -- YE 1992)* 12b. I’ll Be There -- Mariah Carey (#1 -- peak Jun. 20) (#16 -- YE 1992) 12a. Can’t Let Go -- Mariah Carey (#2 -- peak Jan. 25) (#23 -- YE 1992) 11. Divine Thing -- Soup Dragons (#35 -- peak Oct. 3)* 10. Remember The Time -- Michael Jackson (#3 -- peak Mar. 7) (#19 -- YE 1992) 9. Walking on Broken Glass -- Annie Lennox (#14 -- peak Nov. 14) 8. I Can’t Make You Love Me -- Bonnie Raitt (#18 -- peak Feb. 15) (#100 -- YE 1992) 7. Under the Bridge -- Red Hot Chili Peppers (#2 -- peak Jun. 6) (#8 -- YE 1992)* 6. November Rain -- Guns N’ Roses (#3 -- peak Aug. 29) (#17 -- YE 1992)* 5. Real Love -- Mary J. Blige (#7 -- peak Dec. 5) (#85 -- YE 1992) 4. Smells Like Teen Spirit -- Nirvana (#6 -- peak Jan. 11) (#32 -- YE 1992)* 3. Jump Around -- House of Pain (#3 -- peak Oct. 10) (#24 -- YE 1992)* 2. You Think You Know Her -- Cause and Effect (#38 -- peak May 16)* 1. Friday I’m In Love -- The Cure (#18 -- peak Aug. 8) (#71 -- YE 1992)*

Alternative Songs are the ones starred.

Albums Worth Checking Out: Wish -- The Cure Funky Divas -- En Vogue Automatic For The People -- R.E.M. The Chronic -- Dr. Dre The Bodyguard (soundtrack) -- Various Vulgar Display of Power -- Pantera Connected -- Stereo MC’s Dirty -- Sonic Youth What’s The 411? -- Mary J. Blige Dirt -- Alice In Chains Rage Against The Machine -- Rage Against The Machine Body Count -- Body Count Oooh... On the TLC Tip - TLC Countdown To Extinction -- Megadeth

The Bottom of the Pile: Killer -- Seal (#100 -- peak Mar. 28)* Only Love Can Break Your Heart -- St. Etienne (#97 -- peak Mar. 7)* Fall In Love Again -- Eddie Money (#54 -- peak Jun. 20) Symphony of Destruction -- Megadeth (#71 -- peak Dec. 5)* Wherever I May Roam -- Metallica (#82 -- peak Aug. 8)* Pleasure -- Soup Dragons (#69 -- peak Dec. 26)* Am I The Same Girl -- Swing Out Sister (#45 -- peak Oct. 24)* Galileo -- Indigo Girls (#89 -- peak Aug. 8)* Stars -- Simply Red (#44 -- peak Mar. 14)* Everything’s Gonna Be Alright -- Naughty By Nature (#53 -- peak Apr. 4)* Don’t Talk Just Kiss -- Right Said Fred (#76 -- peak May 9) Caribbean Blue -- Enya (#79 -- peak Mar. 28) Give It Away -- Red Hot Chili Peppers (#73 -- peak Aug. 8)* Lithium -- Nirvana (#64 -- peak Aug. 15)* There’s No Other Way -- Blur (#82 -- peak Jan. 25)* The Life of Riley -- Lightning Seeds (#98 -- peak Apr. 25)* Globe -- Big Audio Dynamite II (#72 -- peak Feb. 15)*

Songs with Peak Dates Unavailable: They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.) -- Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth (#58) Another Minute -- Cause and Effect (#75)* Take Me In Your Arms -- Lil Suzy (#67)

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Top 25 Top 40 Hits of 1995

Honorable mentions: Runaway -- Janet Jackson (#3 -- peak Oct. 21) (#29 -- YE 1995) Roll To Me -- Del Amitri (#10 -- peak Nov. 4) (#55 -- YE 1995) If You Love Me -- Brownstone (#8 -- peak Feb. 25) (#34 -- YE 1995) As I Lay Me Down -- Sophie B. Hawkins (#6 -- peak Oct. 28) (#39 -- YE 1995) He’s Mine -- Mokenstef (#7 -- peak Aug. 26) (#40 -- YE 1995) You Got It (From “Boys on the Side”) -- Bonnie Raitt (#33 -- peak Mar. 25) Run-Around -- Blues Traveler (#8 -- peak Aug. 5) (#14 -- YE 1995) Only Wanna Be With You -- Hootie and the Blowfish (#6 -- peak Oct. 21) (#33 -- YE 1995) Hold My Hand -- Hootie and the Blowfish (#10 -- peak Feb. 18) (#22 -- YE 1995) Let Her Cry -- Hootie and the Blowfish (#9 -- peak Jul. 8) (#26 -- YE 1995) I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need To Get By -- Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige (#3 -- peak Jun. 3) (#42 -- YE 1995) I’m Goin’ Down -- Mary J. Blige (#22 -- peak Apr. 22) Water Runs Dry -- Boyz II Men (#2 -- peak Jun. 17) (#12 -- YE 1995) You Used To Love Me -- Faith Evans (#24 -- peak Aug. 19) (#79 -- YE 1995) Who Can I Run To -- Xscape (#8 -- peak Nov. 18) Shy Guy (From “Bad Boys”) -- Diana King (#13 -- peak Jul. 15) (#43 -- YE 1995) Don’t Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days) -- Monica (#2 -- peak Jul. 1) (#9 -- YE 1995) Can’t Cry Anymore -- Sheryl Crow (#36 -- peak Aug. 26) Keep Their Heads Ringin’ (From “Friday”) -- Dr. Dre (#10 -- peak Apr. 22) (#53 -- YE 1995) Beautiful Life -- Ace of Base (#15 -- peak Dec. 16) (#94 -- YE 1996) Hey Lover -- LL Cool J (#3 -- peak Dec. 2) (#20 -- YE 1996) Comedown -- Bush (#30 -- peak Nov. 4)

25. Tootsee Roll -- 69 Boyz (#8 -- peak Jan. 7) (#63 -- YE 1995) 24. Exhale (Shoop Shoop) (From “Waiting To Exhale”) -- Whitney Houston (#1 -- peak Nov. 25) (#14 -- YE 1996) 23. Strong Enough -- Sheryl Crow (#5 -- peak Mar. 25) (#30 -- YE 1995) 22. Take A Bow -- Madonna (#1 -- peak Feb. 25) (#8 -- YE 1995) 21. Run Away -- Real McCoy (#3 -- peak Apr. 8) (#38 -- YE 1995) 20. Freak Like Me -- Adina Howard (#2 -- peak May 6) (#13 -- YE 1995) 19. I Know -- Dionne Farris (#4 -- peak May 6) (#11 -- YE 1995) 18. This Is How We Do It -- Montell Jordan (#1 -- peak Apr. 15) (#10 -- YE 1995) 17. Cotton Eye Joe -- Rednex (#25 -- peak May 13) (#93 -- YE 1995) 16. I Can Love You Like That -- All-4-One (#5 -- peak Aug. 26) (#15 -- YE 1995) 15. Boombastic/In The Summertime -- Shaggy (#3 -- peak Aug. 19) (#18 -- YE 1995) 14. Candy Rain -- Soul 4 Real (#2 -- peak Mar. 18) (#25 -- YE 1995) 13. Baby -- Brandy (#4 -- peak Mar. 11) (#37 -- YE 1995) 12. Kiss From A Rose -- Seal (#1 -- peak Aug. 26) (#4 -- YE 1995) 11b. Big Poppa/Warning -- Notorious B.I.G. (#6 -- peak Mar. 18) (#47 -- YE 1995) 11a. One More Chance -- Notorious B.I.G. (#2 -- peak Jul. 15) (#23 -- YE 1995) 10. Dear Mama -- 2pac (#9 -- peak Apr. 29) (#51 -- YE 1995) 9. New Age Girl -- Deadeye Dick (#27 -- peak Jan. 7) 8. Carnival -- Natalie Merchant (#10 -- peak Oct. 28) (#60 -- YE 1995) 7. December -- Collective Soul (#20 -- peak Sep. 2) (#41 -- YE 1995) 6. A Girl Like You (From “Empire Records”) -- Edwyn Collins (#32 -- peak Nov. 11) 5. I Wish -- Skee-Lo (#13 -- peak Sep. 9) (#58 -- YE 1995) 4b. One Sweet Day -- Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men (#1 -- peak Dec. 2) (#2 -- YE 1996) 4a. Fantasy -- Mariah Carey (#1 -- peak Sep. 30) (#7 -- YE 1995) 3b. Creep -- TLC (#1 -- peak Jan. 28) (#3 -- YE 1995) 3a. Waterfalls -- TLC (#1 -- peak Jul. 8) (#2 -- YE 1995) 2. 1st of tha Month -- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (#14 -- peak Sep. 9) (#89 -- YE 1995) 1. Gangsta’s Paradise (From “Dangerous Minds”) -- Coolio (#1 -- peak Sep. 9) (#1 -- YE 1995)

Albums Worth Checking Out: Jagged Little Pill -- Alanis Morissette ...And Out Come The Wolves -- Rancid (What’s The Story) Morning Glory -- Oasis Me Against The World -- 2pac The Bends -- Radiohead Tragic Kingdom -- No Doubt Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness -- Smashing Pumpkins E 1999 Eternal -- Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Waiting To Exhale (soundtrack) -- Various Astro-Creep: 2000 -- White Zombie Tigerlily -- Natalie Merchant Garbage -- Garbage Insomniac -- Green Day A Boy Named Goo -- Goo Goo Dolls Frogstomp -- Silverchair Washing Machine -- Sonic Youth

The Bottom of the Pile: (She’s Got) Skillz -- All-4-One (#57 -- peak Mar. 25) We’ve Got It Goin’ On -- Backstreet Boys (#69 -- peak Dec. 2) Bizarre Love Triangle -- New Order (#98 -- peak Jul. 22)**** Universal Heart-Beat -- Juliana Hatfield (#84 -- peak May 13) Doll Parts -- Hole (#58 -- peak Jan. 14) She Don’t Use Jelly -- Flaming Lips (#55 -- peak Feb. 25) I Kissed A Girl -- Jill Sobule (#67 -- peak Jul. 8) Jeremy/Yellow Ledbetter -- Pearl Jam (#79 -- peak Aug. 19) Hey Man, Nice Shot -- Filter (#76 -- peak Aug. 12) Here & Now -- Letters To Cleo (#56 -- peak May 13) Grapevyne -- Brownstone (#49 -- peak Jun. 3) Human Nature -- Madonna (#46 -- peak Jul. 15)

****released in the 80s

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Top 25 Top 40 Hits of 1991

Honorable mentions: Joyride -- Roxette (#1 -- peak May 11) (#23 -- YE 1991) Set Adrift On Memory Bliss -- PM Dawn (#1 -- peak Nov. 30) (#44 -- YE 1992) Shiny Happy People -- R.E.M. (#10 -- peak Sep. 28) (#100 -- YE 1991)* Unbelievable -- EMF (#1 -- peak Jul. 20) (#6 -- YE 1991)* Get Here -- Oleta Adams (#5 -- peak Mar. 23) (#80 -- YE 1991) Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless) -- Crystal Waters (#8 -- peak Jul. 6) Let’s Talk About Sex -- Salt-N-Pepa (#13 -- peak Nov. 23) Do Anything -- Natural Selection (#2 -- peak Oct. 19) (#32 -- YE 1991) With You -- Tony Terry (#14 -- peak Nov. 16) Motownphilly -- Boyz II Men (#3 -- peak Sep. 7) (#11 -- YE 1991) It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday -- Boyz II Men (#2 -- peak Dec. 14) (#37 -- YE 1992) Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) -- C + C Music Factory (#1 -- peak Feb. 9) (#3 -- YE 1991) Something To Talk About -- Bonnie Raitt (#5 -- peak Oct. 19) (#55 -- YE 1991) Heat of the Moment -- After 7 (#19 -- peak Feb. 16) More Than Words -- Extreme (#1 -- peak Jun. 8) (#7 -- YE 1991) Written All Over Your Face -- The Rude Boys (#16 -- peak Jun. 8)  Sensitivity -- Ralph Tresvant (#4 -- peak Jan. 26) (#29 -- YE 1991) Where Does My Heart Beat Now -- Celine Dion (#4 -- peak Mar. 2) (#37 -- YE 1991) I’ve Been Thinking About You -- Londonbeat (#1 -- peak Apr. 13) (#31 -- YE 1991)* Right Here, Right Now -- Jesus Jones (#2 -- peak Jul. 27) (#17 -- YE 1991)* What Comes Naturally -- Sheena Easton (#19 -- peak May 25) How Much Is Enough -- The Fixx (#35 -- peak May 11) My Side of the Bed -- Susanna Hoffs (#30 -- peak Mar. 23) Live For Loving You -- Gloria Estefan (#22 -- peak Dec. 14) Everybody Plays The Fool -- Aaron Neville (#8 -- peak Oct. 19) (#86 -- YE 1991) Rush -- Big Audio Dynamite II (#32 -- peak Sep. 21)*

25. 3 A.M. Eternal -- The KLF (#5 -- peak Sep. 7) (#61 -- YE 1991)* 24. Temptation -- Corina (#6 -- peak Aug. 10) (#58 -- YE 1991) 23. Touch Me (All Night Long) -- Cathy Dennis (#2 -- peak May 18) (#30 -- YE 1991) 22. Round and Round -- Tevin Campbell (#12 -- peak Apr. 13) (#81 -- YE 1991) 21. Crazy -- Seal (#7 -- peak Sep. 7) (#75 -- YE 1991)* 20b. Every Heartbeat -- Amy Grant (#2 -- peak Aug. 17) (#28 -- YE 1991) 20a. Baby Baby -- Amy Grant (#1 -- peak Apr. 27) (#10 -- YE 1991) 19. Wind of Change -- Scorpions (#4 -- peak Aug. 31) (#39 -- YE 1991)* 18. It Ain’t Over 'til It’s Over -- Lenny Kravitz (#2 -- peak Aug. 24) (#35 -- YE 1991)* 17. Cream -- Prince and the New Power Generation (#1 -- peak Nov. 9) (#66 -- YE 1991) 16. Real Real Real -- Jesus Jones (#4 -- peak Nov. 9) (#85 -- YE 1991)* 15. Candy -- Iggy Pop with Kate Pierson (#28 -- peak Feb. 2)* 14. Romantic -- Karyn White (#1 -- peak Nov. 2) (#24 -- YE 1991) 13. The Promise of a New Day -- Paula Abdul (#1 -- peak Sep. 14) (#41 -- YE 1991) 12b. Someday -- Mariah Carey (#1 -- peak Mar. 9) (#13 -- YE 1991) 12a. Emotions -- Mariah Carey (#1 -- peak Oct. 12) (#22 -- YE 1991) 11. Good Vibrations -- Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch with Loleatta Holloway (#1 -- peak Oct. 5) (#20 -- YE 1991) 10. The One and Only -- Chesney Hawkes (#10 -- peak Nov. 2) (#93 -- YE 1991)* 9. I’ll Be There -- The Escape Club (#8 -- peak Aug. 10) (#65 -- YE 1991)* 8. Couple Days Off -- Huey Lewis and the News (#11 -- peak Jun. 15) 7b. Losing My Religion -- R.E.M. (#4 -- peak Jun. 22) (#33 -- YE 1991)* 7a. Disappear -- INXS (#8 -- peak Feb. 16) (#90 -- YE 1991)* 6. Black or White -- Michael Jackson (#1 -- peak Dec. 7) (#14 -- YE 1992) 5. Mama Said Knock You Out -- LL Cool J (#17 -- peak Jun. 15) 4. Rush Rush -- Paula Abdul (#1 -- peak Jun. 15) (#4 -- YE 1991) 3. Kiss Them For Me -- Siouxsie and the Banshees (#23 -- peak Oct. 19)* 2. Love Will Never Do Without You -- Janet Jackson (#1 -- peak Jan. 19) (#19 -- YE 1991) 1. Enter Sandman -- Metallica (#16 -- peak Oct. 12)*

Albums Worth Checking Out: Actung Baby -- U2 Nevermind -- Nirvana Blow Up -- Smithereens Apocalypse 91... The Enemy Strikes Black -- Public Enemy We Can’t Be Stopped -- Geto Boys Blood Sugar Sex Magik -- Red Hot Chili Peppers Dangerous -- Michael Jackson Stars -- Simply Red Metallica -- Metallica

The Bottom of the Pile: Close To Me -- The Cure**** (#97 -- peak Jan. 26)* Bitter Tears -- INXS (#46 -- peak May 11)* Monster -- Fred Schneider**** (#85 -- peak Jul. 20)* There She Goes -- The La’s**** (#49 -- peak Aug. 31)* Higher Than Hope -- Daryl Braithwaite (#47 -- peak Jul. 6) Where The Streets Have No Name -- Pet Shop Boys (#72 -- peak Jun. 22)* How Can You Expect To Be Taken Seriously? -- Pet Shop Boys (#93 -- peak Feb. 23)* Chorus -- Erasure (#83 -- peak Aug. 17)* Use It Up and Wear It Out -- Pat & Mick (#81 -- peak Jan. 12) Fall At Your Feet -- Crowded House (#75 -- peak Nov. 16)*

****released in the 80s Alternative songs are the ones starred.

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US Hot 100 Bubbling Under 1980-1985

Songs worth mentioning that didn’t make it to the Hot 100:

1980: Phyllis Hyman -- You Know How To Love Me (#101 -- Feb. 2) AC/DC -- Touch Too Much (#106 -- Feb. 2) The Inmates -- The Walk (#107 -- Feb. 16) Pearl Harbor and the Explosions -- You Got It (Release It) (#108 -- Feb. 16) The Gap Band --  I Don’t Believe You Want To Get Up And Dance (Opps, Up Side Your Head) (#102 -- Mar. 29) Gary Numan & Tubeway Army -- Are ‘Friends’ Electric? (#105 -- Jun. 28) Paul McCartney -- Waterfalls (#106 -- Aug. 30) Gary Numan -- I Die: You Die (#102 -- Sep. 27) Roxy Music -- Oh Yeah (On The Radio) (#102 -- Oct. 4) David Bowie -- Ashes To Ashes (#101 -- Oct. 25) Roxy Music -- In The Midnight Hour (#106 -- Nov. 8) Jim Carroll Band -- People Who Died (#103 -- Nov. 29) Robert Palmer -- Looking For Clues (#105 -- Nov. 29) Devo -- Freedom Of Choice (#103 -- Dec. 20)

1981: XTC -- Generals And Majors (#104 -- Jan. 21) Talking Heads -- Once In A Lifetime (#103 -- Feb. 7) Any Trouble -- Second Choice (#108 -- Mar. 14) Gino Soccio -- Try It Out (#103 -- May 30) Grace Jones -- Pull Up To The Bumper (#101 -- Jun. 6) Kraftwerk -- Pocket Calculator (#102 -- Jun. 6) Split Enz -- One Step Ahead (#104 -- Jun. 27) The A’s -- A Woman’s Got The Power (#106 -- Aug. 8) The Producers -- What’s He Got? (#108 -- Aug. 22) Billy Idol -- Mony Mony (#107 -- Sep. 26)*** The Tubes -- Talk To Ya Later (#101 -- Oct. 10) Devo -- Beautiful World (#102 -- Nov. 14) Kraftwerk -- Numbers (#103 -- Dec. 12) ZZ Top -- Tube Snake Boogie (#103 -- Dec. 26)

1982: The Manhattan Transfer -- Spies In The Night (#103 -- Jan. 16) Let’s Work -- Prince (#104 -- Jan. 30) Chic -- Stage Fright (#105 -- Jan. 30) Chas Jankel -- Glad To Know You (#102 -- Feb. 20) Devo -- Through Being Cool (#107 -- Apr. 24) Tom Tom Club -- Wordy Rappinghood (#105 -- May 15) Buckner & Garcia -- Do The Donkey Kong (#103 -- May 29) Split Enz -- Six Months In A Leaky Boat (#104 -- Jun. 5) Junior -- Too Late (#102 -- Jun. 12) Imagination -- Just An Illusion (#102 -- Jul. 3) Squeeze -- Black Coffee In Bed (#103 -- Jul. 10) Tommy Tutone -- Which Man Are You (#101 -- Jul. 24) Shalamar -- I Can Make You Feel Good (#102 -- Jul. 24) Haircut One Hundred -- Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) (#101 -- Aug. 28) Soft Cell -- What! (#101 -- Sep. 18) Vanity 6 -- Nasty Girl (#101 -- Oct. 2) Bow Wow Wow -- Baby, Oh No (#103 -- Oct. 2) Zapp -- Do Wah Ditty (#103 -- Nov. 6) Devo -- Peek-A-Boo (#106 -- Nov. 6) Grace Jones -- Nipple To The Bottle (#103 -- Nov. 13) Bananarama -- He Was Really Sayin’ Somethin’ (#108 -- Nov. 13) Billy Idol -- White Wedding (#108 -- Nov. 27)*** Madonna -- Everybody (#107 -- Dec. 25)

1983: Devo -- That’s Good (#104 -- Jan. 15) Rush -- Subdivisions (#105 -- Jan. 15) André Cymone -- Kelly’s Eyes (#107 -- Feb. 5) ABBA -- One Of Us (#107 -- Feb. 12) Indeep -- Last Night A D.J. Saved My Life (#101 -- Feb. 26) George Clinton -- Atomic Dog (#101 -- Mar. 5) The Fixx -- Red Skies (#101 -- Mar. 12) Chilliwack -- Secret Information (#110 -- Mar. 12) Q-Feel -- Dancing In Heaven (Orbital Be-Bop) (#110 -- Mar. 26) Peter Godwin -- Images Of Heaven (#105 -- Apr. 2) The English Beat -- I Confess (#104 -- Apr. 9) The Cure -- Let’s Go To Bed (#109 -- Apr. 9) Dire Straits -- Twisting By The Pool (#105 -- Apr. 16) Randy Newman -- I Love L.A. (#110 -- Apr. 16) Bananarama -- Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (#101 -- May 7) The English Beat -- Save It For Later (#106 -- May 21) Mary Jane Girls -- Candy Man (#101 -- Jun. 4) Roxy Music -- More Than This (#102 -- Jun. 4) Spandau Ballet -- Lifeline (#108 -- Jun. 4) The Isley Brothers -- Between The Sheets (#101 -- Jun. 18) Marshall Crenshaw -- Whenever You’re On My Mind (#103 -- Jun. 18) Robert Hazard -- Change Reaction (#106 -- Jun. 18) U2 -- Two Hearts Beat As One (#101 -- Jul. 2) Heaven 17 -- We Live So Fast (#102 -- Jul. 9) Yello -- I Love You (#103 -- Jul. 16) Juluka -- Scatterlings Of Africa (#106 -- Jul. 16) Gary Myrick -- Message Is You (#103 -- Aug. 6) “Weird Al” Yankovic -- I Love Rocky Road (#106 -- Aug. 6) Mary Jane Girls -- All Night Long (#101 -- Aug. 13) Zapp -- I Can Make You Dance (Part 1) (#102 -- Aug. 20) Ministry -- I Wanted To Tell Her (#106 -- Aug. 20) The Coconuts -- If I Only Had A Brain (#108 -- Aug. 27) Sissy Spacek -- Lonely But Only For You (#110 -- Aug. 27) The Gap Band -- Party Train (#101 -- Sep. 10) Billy Idol -- Dancing With Myself (#102 -- Sep. 10) Tom Tom Club -- The Man With The 4-Way Hips (#106 -- Sep. 17) Freeez -- I.O.U. (#104 -- Sep. 24) Miquel Brown -- So Many Men, So Little Time (#107 -- Oct. 8) Robin Gibb -- Juliet (#104 -- Oct. 22) Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel -- White Lines (Don’t Do It) -- (#101 -- Nov. 19)

1984: New Edition -- Popcorn Love (#101 -- Jan. 21) Debbie Harry -- Rush, Rush (#104 -- Jan. 21) Was (Not Was) -- Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like A Rubber Ball) (#109 -- Jan. 21) The Cure -- The Lovecats (#107 -- Feb. 11) Ozzy Osbourne -- Bark At The Moon (#109 -- Feb. 11) George Kranz -- Trommeltanz (Din Daa Daa) (#110 -- Feb. 25) Endgames -- Love Cares (#105 -- Mar. 24) The Art Of Noise -- Beat Box (#101 -- Apr. 7) Alisha -- All Night Passion (#103 -- Apr. 7) Pat Wilson -- Bop Girl (#104 -- Apr. 7) The Alarm -- Sixty Eight Guns (#106 -- Apr. 14) Peter Brown -- They Only Come Out At Night (#102 -- Apr. 28) Break Machine -- Street Dance (#105 -- Apr. 28) Nena -- Just A Dream (#102 -- May 5) Russ Ballard -- Voices (#110 -- May 12) Ultravox -- Dancing With Tears In My Eyes (#108 -- Jul. 7) The Art Of Noise -- Close (To The Edit) (#102 -- Aug. 18) The Time -- Ice Cream Castles (#106 -- Aug. 18) Howard Jones -- Pearl In The Shell (#108 -- Aug. 25) Janet Jackson -- Don’t Stand Another Chance (#101 -- Sep. 8) Alfonso Ribeiro -- Dance Baby (#104 -- Sep. 8) The Staple Singers -- Slippery People (#109 -- Oct. 27) Dreamboy -- I Promise (I Do Love You) (#106 -- Nov. 17) Lindsey Buckingham -- Slow Dancing (#106 -- Nov. 24) Sade -- Hang On To Your Love (#102 -- Dec. 8)

1985: The Gap Band -- Beep-A-Freak (#103 -- Jan. 12) Vanity -- Mechanical Emotion (#107 -- Jan. 12) Whodini -- Freaks Come Out At Night (#104 -- Jan. 26) Klymaxx -- The Men All Pause (#105 -- Feb. 2) Jenny Burton -- Bad Habits (#101 -- Mar. 9) Roxanne Shanté -- Roxanne’s Revenge (#109 -- Mar. 9) General Public -- Never You Done That (#105 -- Mar. 16) Run-D.M.C. -- King Of Rock (#108 -- Mar. 23) Nik Kershaw -- The Riddle (#107 -- Apr. 13) Wang Chung -- Fire In The Twilight (#110 -- May 11) Skipworth & Turner -- Thinking About Your Love (#104 -- May 18) Run-D.M.C. -- You Talk Too Much (#107 -- Jun. 8) Cheyne -- Call Me Mr. ‘Telephone’ (Answering Service) (#106 -- Jun. 15) Bryan Ferry -- Slave To Love (#109 -- Jun. 15) Talking Heads -- Road To Nowhere (#105 -- Jun. 22) Rick James -- Glow (#106 -- Jul. 27) New Order -- The Perfect Kiss (#109 -- Jul. 27) Sheila E. -- Sister Fate (#102 -- Aug. 3) R.E.M. -- Can’t Get There From Here (#110 -- Aug. 17)

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Top 20 Top 40 Songs of 2020

Honorable mentions: Dance Monkey -- Tones and I (#4 -- peak Feb. 29) (#14 -- YE 2020) Hit Different -- SZA feat. Ty Dolla $ign (#29 -- peak Sep. 19) Girls In The Hood -- Megan Thee Stallion (#28 -- peak Jul. 11) Kings and Queens -- Ava Max (#13 -- peak Nov. 28) The Adventures of Moon Man and Slim Shady -- Kid Cudi and Eminem (#22 -- peak Jul. 25) Laugh Now Cry Later -- Drake feat. Lil Durk (#2 -- peak Aug. 29) (#41 -- YE 2020) Forever After All -- Luke Combs (#2 -- peak Nov. 7) 34+35 -- Ariana Grande (#8 -- peak Nov. 14) My Ex’s Best Friend -- Machine Gun Kelly x blackbear (#28 -- peak Oct. 10) Life Goes On -- BTS (#1 -- peak Dec. 5) Don’t Start Now -- Dua Lipa (#2 -- peak Mar. 21) (#4 -- YE 2020) Levitating -- Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby (#20 -- peak Nov. 28)**

20. Godzilla -- Eminem feat. Juice WRLD (#3 -- peak Feb. 1) (#62 -- YE 2020) 19. The Bones -- Maren Morris (#12 -- peak Apr. 18) (#9 -- YE 2020) 18. High Fashion -- Roddy Ricch feat. Mustard (#20 -- peak Feb. 1) (#40 -- YE 2020) 17. positions -- Ariana Grande (#1 -- peak Nov. 7) 16. hot girl bummer -- blackbear (#11 -- peak Mar. 28) (#26 -- YE 2020) 15. Watermelon Sugar -- Harry Styles (#1 -- peak Aug. 15) (#20 -- YE 2020) 14. Midnight Sky -- Miley Cyrus (#14 -- peak Aug. 29) 13. Cardigan -- Taylor Swift (#1 -- peak Aug. 8) 12. Supalonely -- BENEE feat. Gus Dapperton (#39 -- peak May 23) (#84 -- YE 2020) 11. The Box -- Roddy Ricch (#1 -- peak Jan. 18) (#3 -- YE 2020) 10. Dior -- Pop Smoke (#22 -- peak Jul. 18) (#83 -- YE 2020) 9. Dynamite -- BTS (#1 -- peak Sep. 5) (#38 -- YE 2020) 8. Whats Poppin -- Jack Harlow (#2 -- peak Jul. 2 [remix]) (#13 -- YE 2020 [remix])* 7. WAP -- Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion (#1 -- peak Aug. 22) (#24 -- YE 2020)  6. Blinding Lights -- The Weeknd (#1 -- peak Apr. 4) (#1 -- YE 2020) 5. Break My Heart -- Dua Lipa (#13 -- peak Aug. 22) (#33 -- YE 2020) 4. Roses (Imanbek Remix) -- Saint Jhn (#4 -- peak Jul. 4) (#19 -- YE 2020) 3. The Bigger Picture -- Lil Baby (#3 -- peak Jun. 27) (#76 -- YE 2020) 2. Adore You -- Harry Styles (#6 -- peak Apr. 11) (#6 -- YE 2020) 1. Circles -- Post Malone (#1 -- peak Nov. 30, 2019) (#2 -- YE 2020)

Albums Worth Checking Out:

The Bottom Of The Pile: Un Dia (One Day) -- Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, J. Balvin and Tainy (#63 -- peak Aug. 8) The whole folklore album bomb (too many to list here)

*also the original track is what I put on the list, not the remix. it’s fine, but I prefer this one much better.

**currently on the charts as of Dec. 6, could rise at any week left of 2020.

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There you have it.

My top 40 hits from 1970 to 2019.

2020 will be later this week, if not later today.

Check out the tag “topforty” for all my lists done this year.