Pick Your Top 10 of 1990

[Dawn]

We still have about a dozen years to look at before we finish this feature, but beginning next week, I'll be starting a similar feature on favorite albums of the year.

We're going to jump ahead quite a bit from last week's 1962 chart up to 1990. Here are the top 100 songs of the year.

01. Hold On » Wilson Phillips
02. It Must Have Been Love » Roxette
03. Nothing Compares 2 U » Sinead O'Connor
04. Poison » Bell Biv Devoe
05. Vogue » Madonna
06. Vision Of Love » Mariah Carey
07. Another Day In Paradise » Phil Collins
08. Hold On » En Vogue
09. Cradle Of Love » Billy Idol
10. Blaze Of Glory » Jon Bon Jovi
11. Do Me! » Bell Biv Devoe
12. How Am I Supposed To Live Without You » Michael Bolton
13. Pump Up The Jam » Technotronic
14. Opposites Attract » Paula Abdul
15. Escapade » Janet Jackson
16. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You » Heart
17. Close To You » Maxi Priest
18. Black Velvet » Alannah Myles
19. Release Me » Wilson Phillips
20. Don't Know Much » Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
21. All Around The World » Lisa Stansfield
22. I Wanna Be Rich » Calloway
22. I Remember You » Skid Row
23. Rub You The Right Way » Johnny Gill
24. She Ain't Worth It » Glenn Medeiros Featuring Bobby Brown
25. If Wishes Came True » Sweet Sensation
26. The Power » Snap
27. (Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection » Nelson
28. Love Will Lead You Back » Taylor Dayne
29. Don't Wanna Fall In Love » Jane Child
30. Two To Make It Right » Seduction
31. Sending All My Love » Linear
32. Unskinny Bop » Poison
33. Step By Step » New Kids On The Block
34. Dangerous » Roxette
35. We Didn't Start The Fire » Billy Joel
36. I Don't Have The Heart » James Ingram
37. Downtown Train » Rod Stewart
38. Rhythm Nation » Janet Jackson
39. I'll Be Your Everything » Tommy Page
40. Roam » B-52's
41. Everything » Jody Watley
42. Back To Life » Soul II Soul
43. Here And Now » Luther Vandross
44. Alright » Janet Jackson
45. Ice Ice Baby » Vanilla Ice
46. Blame It On The Rain » Milli Vanilli
47. Have You Seen Her » M.C. Hammer
48. With Every Seat Of Ny Heart » Taylor Dayne
49. Come Back To Me » Janet Jackson
50. No More Lies » Michel'le
51. Praying For Time » George Michael
52. How Can We Be Lovers » Michael Bolton
53. Do You Remember » Phil Collins
54. Ready Or Not » After 7
55. U Can't Touch This » M.C. Hammer
56. I Wish It Would Rain Down » Phil Collins
57. Just Between You And Me » Lou Gramm
58. Something Happened On The Way To Heaven » Phil Collins
59. Black Cat » Janet Jackson
60. Can't Stop » After 7
61. Janie's Got A Gun » Aerosmith
62. The Humpty Dance » Digital Underground
63. I'll Be Your Shelter » Taylor Dayne
64. Free Fallin' » Tom Petty
65. Giving You The Benefit » Pebbles
66. Enjoy The Silence » Depeche Mode
67. Love Song » Tesla
68. Price Of Love » Bad English
69. Girls Nite Out » Tyler Collins
70. King Of Wishful Thinking » Go West
71. What Kind Of Man Would I Be? » Chicago
73. Get Up! (Before The Night Is Over) » Technotroic
74. Here We Are » Gloria Estefan
75. Epic » Faith No More
75. Love Takes Time » Mariah Carey
77. Just Like Jesse James » Cher
78. Love Shack » B-52's
79. All Or Nothing » Milli Vanilli
80. Romeo » Dino
81. Everybody Everybody » Black Box
82. I Go To Extremes » Billy Joel
83. Whip Appeal » Babyface
84. Oh Girl » Paul Young
85. C'mon And Get My Love » D-Mob With Cathy Dennis
86. (It's Just) The Way That You Love Me » Paula Abdul
87. We Can't Go Wrong » Cover Girls
88. When I'm Back On My Feet Again » Michael Bolton
89. Make You Sweat » Keith Sweat
90. This One's For The Children » New Kids On The Block
91. What It Takes » Aerosmith
92. Forever » Kiss
93. Jerk Out » Time
94. Just A Friend » Biz Markie
95. Whole Wide World » A'me Lorain
96. Without You » Motley Crue
97. Swing The Mood » Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers
98. Thieves In The Temple » Prince
99. Mentirosa » Mellow Man Ace
100. Tic-Tac-Toe » Kyper

And the ones I chose:
01. Hold On » Wilson Phillips
05. Vogue » Madonna
07. Another Day In Paradise » Phil Collins
21. All Around The World » Lisa Stansfield
29. Don't Wanna Fall In Love » Jane Child
35. We Didn't Start The Fire » Billy Joel
41. Everything » Jody Watley
42. Back To Life » Soul II Soul
43. Here And Now » Luther Vandross
66. Enjoy The Silence » Depeche Mode

Yikes, the year of Michael Bolton! I must admit, I'm not familiar (at least not by title) with any of the last 15 or so songs on the list. Of the remaining ones, there are still good songs scattered throughout, but unfortunately some not-so-good ones, too.

Which 10 will you choose?

[Ken]

Ah yes, Michael Bolton ("shudder") I'll never forget seeing his performance of (Sitting on) The Dock Of The Bay from ( I think) the Grammy Awards - it was torture! lol!

My top 10 of 1990:

1.Free Fallin' » Tom Petty
2.Forever » Kiss
3.Roam » B-52's
4.Janie's Got A Gun » Aerosmith
5. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You » Heart
6.Cradle Of Love » Billy Idol
7.I Go To Extremes » Billy Joel
8.What It Takes » Aerosmith
9.Black Velvet » Alannah Myles
10.Release Me » Wilson Phillips

As I was reading through the list, I noticed there were a few artists (I'm guessing they were one hit wonders) that I have never heard of - Cover Girls? A'Mie Lorain (who?) Mellow Man Ace? sound like a rap artist.

[55dodger]

Really had to dig hard thru the list to find 10. Here they are, more or less.

1. Another Day in Paradise – Phil Collins
2. Blaze of Glory – Jon Bon Jovi
3. We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel
4. Janie’s Got a Gun – Aerosmith
5. Free Fallin’ – Tom Petty
6. Love Shack – B-52s
7. Downtown Train – Rod Stewart
8. Hold On Wilson Phillips
9. What it Takes – Aerosmith
10. Cradle of Love – Billy Idol

[H2IZCOOL]

I'm just barely getting into some of this music, Dawn. And it's scary to think that people born in 1990 are becoming adults this year.

Anyway, from my all time top 250:

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And now I need 10 more

Hold On » Wilson Phillips
Blaze Of Glory » Jon Bon Jovi
Black Velvet » Alannah Myles
Don't Know Much » Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
We Didn't Start The Fire » Billy Joel
Blame It On The Rain » Milli Vanilli Which I already listed in 1989 !! (LOL)
I Wish It Would Rain Down » Phil Collins
Janie's Got A Gun » Aerosmith
Free Fallin' » Tom Petty
Love Shack » B-52's

[m c dornan]

Well, exactly 10 I like to some extent.

3) Nothing Compares 2 U
5) Vogue
18) Black Velvet
21) All Around the World
35) We Didn't Start the Fire
37) Downtown Train
40) Roam
61) Janie's Got a Gun
66) Enjoy the Silence
78) Love Shack

Just one I really like- "Enjoy the Silence".

Good year for B-52s.

Looks like your typing skills abandoned you on # 48.

[Laura--I wuv u all :)]

-18. Black Velvet » Alannah Myles
-27. (Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection » Nelson
-35. We Didn't Start The Fire » Billy Joel
-36. I Don't Have The Heart » James Ingram (although his greatest hits CD "Forever More" has a re-recorded version which isn't nearly as good IMHO)
-37. Downtown Train » Rod Stewart
-43. Here And Now » Luther Vandross
-48. With Every Beat Of Ny Heart » Taylor Dayne
-52. How Can We Be Lovers » Michael Bolton (so sue me, you guys--I like this song ; as I've said before, I like him better as a rocker than as an adult contemporary type)
-57. Just Between You And Me » Lou Gramm
-58. Something Happened On The Way To Heaven » Phil Collins

I think "Make You Sweat" by Keith Sweat may be a misprint. I remember the C&C Music Factory having a song called "Gonna Make You Sweat"--that might be it. Then again, I'm not that familiar with Keith Sweat--I remember the name, but not which songs he sang. Same thing with A'me Lorain--I know I've heard that name somewhere. If I heard her song, I might go, "Oh yeah, I remember this one" , but right off the top of my head, I don't remember it.

[gremashlo]

Tough, tough pickin's...but a chance to pass along some love to Biz Markie ...

05. Vogue » Madonna
16. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love To You » Heart
18. Black Velvet » Alannah Myles
19. Release Me » Wilson Phillips
20. Don't Know Much » Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
22. I Wanna Be Rich » Calloway
35. We Didn't Start The Fire » Billy Joel
64. Free Fallin' » Tom Petty
78. Love Shack » B-52's
94. Just A Friend » Biz Markie

[Jughead]

Ah, yes...we left the wonderful eighties behind and welcomed the lacklustre nineties in. But, 1990 was a fantastic year. Here is my top 10 of '90.

02. It Must Have Been Love » Roxette
05. Vogue » Madonna
17. Close To You » Maxi Priest
21. All Around The World » Lisa Stansfield
28. Love Will Lead You Back » Taylor Dayne
40. Roam » B-52's
61. Janie's Got A Gun » Aerosmith
64. Free Fallin' » Tom Petty
66. Enjoy The Silence » Depeche Mode
84. Oh Girl » Paul Young

HONOURABLE MENTION: Better The Devil You Know >> KYLIE MINOGUE

[Laura--I wuv u all :)]

Hmmm...this is interesting. I just noticed that with the exception of Nelson (a duo), all of mine are solo artists!