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August 28, 2005

Good Memories

A little meme I picked up from Ilykka Damen. It wasn't too hard picking like and dislike. I just used a what would I allow on the iPod standard. Picking a favorite was kind of tough.

Here's the rules.

1) Go to musicoutfitters.com and, in the search box provided, enter the year you graduated high school.

2) From the search results, click the link for the top 100 songs of that year.

3) With the resulting list:
 a) bold the songs you like,
 ~~b) strike through~~ the ones you hate
 c) underline your favorite
 d) and ignore the ones you don't remember/don't care about.

Top 100 songs of 1981

1. Bette Davis Eyes, Kim Carnes
 ~~2. Endless Love, Diana Ross and Lionel Richie~~
 3. Lady, Kenny Rogers
 4. (Just Like) Starting Over, John Lennon
 5. Jessie's Girl, Rick Springfield
 6. Celebration, Kool and The Gang
 7. Kiss On My List, Daryl Hall and John Oates
 8. I Love A Rainy Night, Eddie Rabbitt
 ~~9. 9 To 5, Dolly Parton~~
 10. Keep On Loving You, REO Speedwagon
 11. Theme From “Greatest American Hero”, Joey Scarbury
 12. Morning Train (Nine To Five), Sheena Easton
 13. Being With You, Smokey Robinson
 14. Queen Of Hearts, Juice Newton
 15. Rapture, Blondie
 16. A Woman Needs Love, Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio
 17. The Tide Is High, Blondie
 18. Just The Two Of Us, Grover Washington Jr.  
19. Slow Hand, Pointer Sisters  
20. I Love You, Climax Blues Band
 21. Woman, John Lennon  
22. Sukiyaki, A Taste Of Honey  
23. The Winner Takes It All, Abba  
24. Medley, Stars On 45  
25. Angel Of The Morning, Juice Newton  
26. Love On The Rocks, Neil Diamond  
27. Every Woman In The World, Air Supply  
28. The One That You Love, Air Supply  
29. Guilty, Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb  
30. The Best Of Times, Styx  
31. Elvira, Oak Ridge Boys  
32. Take It On The Run, REO Speedwagon 
33. No Gettin' Over Me, Ronnie Milsap  
34. Living Outside Myself, Gino Vannelli  
~~35. Woman In Love, Barbra Streisand~~  
36. Boy From New York City, Manhattan Transfer  
37. Urgent, Foreigner 
38. Passion, Rod Stewart  
39. Lady (You Bring Me Up), Commodores  
~~40. Crying, Don Mclean~~ 
41. Hearts, Marty Balin  
42. It's My Turn, Diana Ross  
43. You Make My Dreams, Daryl Hall and John Oates  
44. I Don't Need You, Kenny Rogers  
45. How 'Bout Us, Champaign  
46. Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Pat Benatar  
47. The Breakup Song, Greg Kihn Band  
48. Time, Alan Parsons Project  
49. Hungry Heart, Bruce Springsteen  
50. Sweetheart, Franke and The Knockouts  
51. Someone's Knockin', Terri Gibbs  
52. More Than I Can Say, Leo Sayer  
53. Together, Tierra  
54. Too Much Time On My Hands, Styx  
55. What Are We Doin' In Love, Dottie West  
56. Who's Crying Now, Journey  
~~57. De Do Do Do, De Da Da, Police~~  
58. This Little Girl, Gary U.S. Bonds  
59. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around, Stevie Nicks With Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers  
60. Giving It Up For Your Love, Delbert McClinton 
61. A Little In Love, Cliff Richard  
62. America, Neil Diamond  
63. Ain't Even Done With The Night, John Cougar  
~~64. Arthur's Theme, Christopher Cross~~  
65. Another One Bites The Dust, Queen  
66. Games People Play, Alan Parsons Project  
67. I Can't Stand It, Eric Clapton  
68. While You See A Chance, Steve Winwood  
69. Master Blaster, Stevie Wonder  
~~70. Hello Again, Neil Diamond~~  
71. Don't Stand So Close To Me, Police  
72. Hey Nineteen, Steely Dan  
73. I Ain't Gonna Stand For It, Stevie Wonder  
74. All Those Years Ago, George Harrison  
75. Step By Step, Eddie Rabbitt  
76. The Stroke, Billy Squier  
~~77. Feels So Right, Alabama~~  
78. Sweet Baby, Stanley Clarke and George Duke  
79. Same Old Lang Syne, Dan Fogelberg  
80. Cool Love, Pablo Cruise 
81. Hold On Tight, ELO  
82. It's Now Or Never, John Schneider  
83. Treat Me Right, Pat Benatar  
84. Winning, Santana  
~~85. What Kind Of Fool, Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb~~  
~~86. Watching The Wheels, John Lennon~~  
87. Tell It Like It Is, Heart  
88. Smoky Mountain Rain, Ronnie Milsap  
~~89. I Made It Through The Rain, Barry Manilow~~  
90. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin', Daryl Hall and John Oates  
91. Suddenly, Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard  
92. For Your Eyes Only, Sheena Easton  
~~93. The Beach Boys Medley, Beach Boys~~  
94. Whip It, Devo 
95. Modern Girl, Sheena Easton 
96. Really Wanna Know You, Gary Wright  
97. Seven Year Ache, Rosanne Cash  
98. I'm Coming Out, Diana Ross  
99. Miss Sun, Boz Scaggs  
100. Time Is Time, Andy Gibb

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at 03:54 PM | Comments (4) | Add Comment

1 Love 54, 65, 71 & 72--in fact, "Hey 19" is about the only Steely Dan song I like besides "Dirty Work."

I definitely think you had a better year for music than I did.

Posted by: ilyka at August 28, 2005 04:02 PM (FLmL2)

2 Some of the bolded ones I don't have on the iPod - yet.

There'll be some downloadin goin on tonight.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at August 28, 2005 04:06 PM (ics4u)

3 As for who had the better year, I'm not sure I'd win. You had the 80's in full force, i was still awash in a lot of leftover 70's.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin at August 28, 2005 04:12 PM (ics4u)

4 I find it funny but I like your year better n' mine.