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100 BEST ALBUMS OF THE EIGHTIES

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출처 : Rolling Stone誌

순위 아티스트 앨범제목 발표연도
100 Artists United Against Apartheid Sun City 1985
99 Was (Not Was) What Up, Dog? 1988
98 UB40 Labour of Love 1983
97 Graham Parker The Mona Lisa’s Sister 1988
96 Culture Club Colour by Numbers 1983
95 John Cougar Mellencamp Scarecrow 1985
94 New Order Power, Corruption & Lies 1983
93 Luther Vandross The Night I Fell in Love 1985
92 Tom Petty Full Moon Fever 1989
91 Lyle Lovett Lyle Lovett 1986
90 Sting …Nothing Like the Sun 1987
89 Aretha Franklin Who’s Zoomin’ Who? 1985
88 Jackson Browne Lives in the Balance 1986
87 Rolling Stones Steel Wheels 1989
86 Bruce Springsteen The River 1980
85 Neil Young Freedom 1989
84 George Michael Faith 1987
83 David Bowie Let’s Dance 1983
82 Squeeze East Side Story 1981
81 Van Halen 1984 1984
80 Suzanne Vega Suzanne Vega 1985
79 Steve Earle Guitar Town 1986
78 The Human League Dare 1981
77 Robbie Robertson Robbie Robertson 1987
76 PiL Second Edition 1980
75 Cyndi Lauper She’s So Unusual 1983
74 Prince Sign “?” the Times 1987
73 Don Henley Building the Perfect Beast 1984
72 Marshall Crenshaw Marshall Crenshaw 1982
71 Crowded House Crowded House 1986
70 Traveling Wilburys Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 1988
69 LL Cool J Radio 1985
68 The Specials Specials 1979
67 Randy Newman Trouble in Paradise 1983
66 The Neville Brothers Fiyo on the Bayou 1981
65 10,000 Maniacs In My Tribe 1989
64 Living Colour Vivid 1988
63 Gang of Four Entertainment! 1979
62 Def Leppard Pyromania 1983
61 Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band Doc at the Radar Station 1980
60 Lou Reed The Blue Mask 1982
59 George Clinton Computer Games 1982
58 Various Artists The Indestructible Beat of Soweto 1986
57 Pete Townshend Empty Glass 1980
56 Joy Division Closer 1980
55 John Fogerty Centerfield 1985
54 Talking Heads Speaking in Tongues 1983
53 John Hiatt Bring the Family 1987
52 Dire Straits Making Movies 1980
51 Run-D.M.C. Run-D.M.C. 1984
50 Madonna Madonna 1983
49 The Feelies Crazy Rhythms 1980
48 XTC Skylarking 1986
47 Tina Turner Private Dancer 1984
46 Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel 1980
45 Sonic Youth Daydream Nation 1988
44 Bob Dylan Oh Mercy 1989
43 Bruce Springsteen Nebraska 1982
42 Robert Cray Strong Persuader 1986
41 R.E.M Document 1987
40 U2 War 1983
39 ZZ Top Eliminator 1983
38 Elvis Costello and The Attractions Imperial Bedroom 1982
37 Marvin Gaye Midnight Love 1982
36 Anita Baker Rapture 1986
35 Metallica Kill ‘Em All 1983
34 The Rolling Stones Tattoo You 1981
33 Husker Du Zen Arcade 1984
32 John Cougar Mellencamp Uh-Huh 1983
31 Roxy Music Avalon 1982
30 Los Lobos How Will the Wolf Survive? 1984
29 John Lennon & Yoko Ono Double Fantasy 1980
28 Janet Jackson Control 1986
27 Guns n’ Roses Appetite for Destruction 1987
26 AC/DC Back in Black 1980
25 Bruce Springsteen Tunnel of Love 1987
24 X Los Angeles 1980
23 Black Uhuru Red 1981
22 The Smiths The Smiths 1984
21 Tom Waits Rain Dogs 1985
20 Pretenders Pretenders 1980
19 Lou Reed New York 1989
18 Prince Dirty Mind 1980
17 The Police Synchronicity 1983
16 Prince 1999 1982
15 The Replacements Let It Be 1984
14 Peter Gabriel So 1986
13 Midnight Oil Diesel and Dust 1987
12 Public Enemy It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back 1988
11 Elvis Costello and the Attractions Get Happy!! 1980
10 Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman 1988
9 Richard & Linda Thompson Shoot Out the Lights 1982
8 R.E.M. Murmur 1983
7 Michael Jackson Thriller 1982
6 Bruce Springsteen Born in the U.S.A. 1984
5 Paul Simon Graceland 1986
4 Talking Heads Remain in Light 1980
3 U2 The Joshua Tree 1987
2 Prince and The Revolution Purple Rain 1984
1 The Clash London Calling 1979

1980년대 빌보드 차트 2위곡들

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“역사는 2위를 기억하지 않는다.”는 짜증나는 광고카피가 예전에 유행한 적 있지만, 생각해보면 2위라는 게 얼마나 대단한지 금세 알 수 있다. 물론 1위를 하면 좋겠지만 우주의 별만큼이나 많은 수많은 경쟁자들을 제치고 두 번째에 올라섰다는 것은 충분히 의미가 있다. 빌보드 차트에서 1위에 끝내 오르지 못하고 2위에 머문 곡들을 다시 한 번 살펴본다. 모두들 2위까지 오르느라 수고했어요~.



Billboard No.2 Songs 1980

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 3/1 & 2
TITLE: YES, I’M READY
ARTIST: TERI DeSARIO WITH K.C.
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE…QUEEN

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 3/15 & 2
TITLE: LONGER
ARTIST: DAN FOGELBERG
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE…QUEEN
2. ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL…PINK FLOYD

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 3/29 & 2
TITLE: WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU / FORGIVE ME, GIRL?
ARTIST: SPINNERS
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL…PINK FLOYD

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 4/26 & 4
TITLE: RIDE LIKE THE WIND
ARTIST: CHRISTOPHER CROSS
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. CALL ME…BLONDIE

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 9/13 & 4
TITLE: ALL OUT OF LOVE
ARTIST: AIR SUPPLY
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. UPSIDE DOWN…DIANA ROSS
2. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST…QUEEN

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 12/6 & 5
TITLE: MORE THAN I CAN SAY
ARTIST: LEO SAYER
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. LADY…KENNY ROGERS
2. (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER…JOHN LENNON

Billboard No.2 Songs 1981

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 1/10 & 3
TITLE: LOVE ON THE ROCKS
ARTIST: NEIL DIAMOND
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. JUST LIKE STARTIING OVER…JOHN LENNON

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 3/21 & 3
TITLE: WOMAN
ARTIST: JOHN LENNON
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. KEEP ON LOVING YOU…REO SPEEDWAGON
2. RAPTURE…BLONDIE

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 5/2 & 3
TITLE: JUST THE TWO OF US
ARTIST: GROVER WASHINGTON, JR. (WITH BILL WITHERS) 
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. MORNING TRAIN (NINE TO FIVE)…SHEENA EASTON
2. BETTE DAVIS EYES…KIM CARNES

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 5/23 & 3
TITLE: BEING WITH YOU
ARTIST: SMOKEY ROBINSON
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. BETTE DAVIS EYES…KIM CARNES

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 7/4 & 3
TITLE: ALL THOSE YEARS AGO?
ARTIST: GEORGE HARRISON
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. BETTE DAVIS EYES…KIM CARNES

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 8/15 & 2
TITLE: THEME FROM “GREATEST AMERICAN HERO” (BELIEVE IT OR NOT)
ARTIST: JOEY SCARBURY
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. ENDLESS LOVE…DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 8/29 & 3
TITLE: SLOW HAND
ARTIST: POINTER SISTERS
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. ENDLESS LOVE…DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 9/19 & 2
TITLE: QUEEN OF HEARTS
ARTIST: JUICE NEWTON
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. ENDLESS LOVE…DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 10/31 & 3
TITLE: START ME UP
ARTIST: THE ROLLING STONES
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. ARTHUR’S THEME (BEST THAT YOU CAN DO)…CHRISTOPHER CROSS
2. PRIVATE EYES…HALL & OATES

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 11/28 & 10
TITLE: WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU
ARTIST: FOREIGNER
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. PHYSICAL…OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN
☞ 포리너의 이 곡 명곡인데, 피지컬의 압도적인 인기때문에 2위에 머물렀군요.

Billboard No.2 Songs 1982

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 2/27 & 6
TITLE: OPEN ARMS
ARTIST: JOURNEY
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. CENTERFOLD…THE J. GEILS BAND
2. I LOVE ROCK ‘N ROLL…JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 4/10 & 3
TITLE: WE GOT THE BEAT
ARTIST: GO-GO’S
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. I LOVE ROCK ‘N ROLL…JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 5/22 & 4
TITLE: DON’T TALK TO STRANGERS
ARTIST: RICK SPRINGFIELD
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. EBONY AND IVORY…PAUL McCARTNEY & STEVIE WONDER

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 7/3 & 5
TITLE: ROSANNA
ARTIST: TOTO
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. DON’T YOU WANT ME…THE HUMAN LEAGUE
2. EYE OF THE TIGER…SURVIVOR

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 8/7 & 4
TITLE: HURTS SO GOOD
ARTIST: JOHN COUGAR
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. EYE OF THE TIGER…SURVIVOR

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 11/27 & 3
TITLE: GLORIA
ARTIST: LAURA BRANIGAN
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. TRULY…LIONEL RICHIE
2. MICKEY…TONI BASIL

Billboard No.2 Songs 1983

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 1/8 & 3
TITLE: THE GIRL IS MINE
ARTIST: MICHAEL JACKSON & PAUL McCARTNEY
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. MANEATER…DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
☞ 2위가 “그 녀는 내거야”인데 1위가 “남자 식인녀”란 점이 특이하군요.

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 2/26 & 4
TITLE: SHAME ON THE MOON
ARTIST: BOB SEGER
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. BABY COME TO ME…PATTI AUSTIN WITH JAMES INGRAM
2. BILLIE JEAN…MICHAEL JACKSON

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 3/26 & 3
TITLE: DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME
ARTIST: CULTURE CLUB
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. BILLIE JEAN…MICHAEL JACKSON

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 5/7 & 1
TITLE: JEOPARDY
ARTIST: GREG KIHN BAND
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. BEAT IT…MICHAEL JACKSON
☞ 1,2위 제목들이 조금 험악하군요.

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 6/18 & 2
TITLE: TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART)
ARTIST: CULTURE CLUB
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING…IRENE CARA
☞ TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART) 도 명곡이죠.

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 7/2 & 5
TITLE: ELECTRIC AVENUE
ARTIST: EDDY GRANT
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE…THE POLICE

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 10/8 & 3
TITLE: MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL
ARTIST: AIR SUPPLY
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART…BONNIE TYLOR

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 12/17 & 4
TITLE: SAY IT ISN’T SO
ARTIST: DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. SAY SAY SAY…PAUL McCARTNEY & MICHAEL JACKSON

Billboard No.2 Songs 1984

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 2/11 & 1
TITLE: JOANNA
ARTIST: KOOL & THE GANG
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. KARMA CAMELEON…CULTURE CLUB

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 3/3 & 1
TITLE: 99 LUFTBALLONS
ARTIST: NENA
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. JUMP…VAN HALEN
☞ 99 LUFTBALLONS 독일어로 부른 곡인데도 2위까지 오르는 기염을… 요즘도 그리 흔치 않은 상황일 듯.

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 3/10 & 2
TITLE: GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN
ARTIST: CYNDI LAUPER
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. JUMP…VAN HALEN

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 3/24 & 3
TITLE: SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME
ARTIST: ROCKWELL
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. JUMP…VAN HALEN
2. FOOTLOOSE…KENNY LOGGINS

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 6/30 & 4
TITLE: DANCING IN THE DARK
ARTIST: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. THE REFLEX…DURAN DURAN
2. WHEN DOVES CRY…PRINCE

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 11/17 & 2
TITLE: PURPLE RAIN
ARTIST: PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO…WHAM!
☞ 아니! 퍼플레인이 2위까지 밖에 못 올랐다고요?

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 12/15 & 4
TITLE: THE WILD BOYS
ARTIST: DURAN DURAN
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. OUT OF TOUCH…DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
2. LIKE A VIRGIN…MADONNA

Billboard No.2 Songs 1985

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 1/12 & 2
TITLE: ALL I NEED
ARTIST: JACK WAGNER
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. LIKE A VIRGIN…MADONNA

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 2/2 & 2
TITLE: EASY LOVER
ARTIST: PHILIP BAILEY WITH PHIL COLLINS
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS…FOREIGNER

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 2/23 & 1
TITLE: LOVERBOY
ARTIST: BILLY OCEAN
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. CARELESS WHISPER…WHAM!

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 3/16 & 1
TITLE: THE HEAT IS ON
ARTIST: GLENN FREY
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. CAN’T FIGHT THIS FEELING…REO SPEEDWAGON

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 3/23 & 2
TITLE: MATERIAL GIRL
ARTIST: MADONNA
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. CAN’T FIGHT THIS FEELING…REO SPEEDWAGON

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 7/20 & 1
TITLE: RASPBERRY BERET
ARTIST: PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. A VIEW TO A KILL…DURAN DURAN

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 9/14 & 1
TITLE: WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER HERO (THUNDERDOME)
ARTIST: TINA TURNER
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. ST. ELMO’S FIRE…JOHN PARR

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 9/21 & 3
TITLE: CHERISH
ARTIST: KOOL & THE GANG
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. MONEY FOR NOTHING…DIRE STRAITS

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 11/16 & 2
TITLE: YOU BELONG TO THE CITY
ARTIST: GLENN FREY
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. WE BUILT THIS CITY…STARSHIP

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 12/28 & 3
TITLE: PARTY ALL THE TIME
ARTIST: EDDIE MURPHY
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. SAY YOU SAY ME…LIONEL RICHIE

Billboard No.2 Songs 1986

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 2/1 & 2
TITLE: BURNING HEART
ARTIST: SURVIVOR
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR…DIONNE & FRIENDS

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 2/15 & 1
TITLE: WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING?
ARTIST: BILLY OCEAN
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. HOW WILL I KNOW…WHITNEY HOUSTON

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 4/5 & 1
TITLE: R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. (A SALUTE TO 60’S ROCK)
ARTIST: JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. ROCK ME AMADEUS…FALCO

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 4/19 & 1
TITLE: MANIC MONDAY
ARTIST: BANGLES
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. KISS…PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION 
☞ Manic Monday는 Prince가 작곡했죠. 자신이 작곡한 곡을 자신의 곡으로 막고 있군요.

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 7/26 & 1
TITLE: DANGER ZONE
ARTIST: KENNY LOGGINS
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. SLEDGEHAMMER…PETER GABRIEL

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 9/13 & 2
TITLE: DANCING ON THE CEILING
ARTIST: LIONEL RICHIE
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. TAKE MY BREATH AWAY…BERLYN
2. STUCK WITH YOU…HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 9/27 & 2
TITLE: FRIENDS AND LOVERS
ARTIST: GLORIA LORING & CARL ANDERSON
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. STUCK WITH YOU…HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 10/11 & 1
TITLE: DON’T FORGET ME (WHEN I’M GONE)
ARTIST: GLASS TIGER
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. WHEN I THINK OF YOU…JANET JACKSON 

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 10/18 & 3
TITLE: TYPICAL MALE
ARTIST: TINA TURNER
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. WHEN I THINK OF YOU…JANET JACKSON
2. TRUE COLORS…CYNDI LAUPER

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 11/8 & 1
TITLE: I DIDN’T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON
ARTIST: ROBERT PALMER
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. AMANDA…BOSTON

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 12/27 & 2
TITLE: EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT
ARTIST: WANG CHUNG
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN…BANGLES

Billboard No.2 Songs 1987

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 1/10 & 1
TITLE: NOTORIOUS
ARTIST: DURAN DURAN
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN…BANGLES
☞ 생각해보면 Duran Duran은 빌보드 1위가 의외로 없습니다. 최초의 1위곡은 아마 The Reflex?

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 1/17 & 2
TITLE: C’EST LA VIE
ARTIST: ROBBIE NEVIL
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. SHAKE YOU DOWN…GREGORY ABBOT
2. AT THIS MOMENT…BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 2/21 & 1
TITLE: KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF
ARTIST: GEORGIA SATELLITES
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER…BON JOVI

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 3/14 & 1
TITLE: SOMEWHERE OUT THERE
ARTIST: LINDA RONSTADT & JAMES INGRAM
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. JACOB’S LADDER…HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 3/21 & 1
TITLE: LET’S WAIT AWHILE
ARTIST: JANET JACKSON
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. LEAN ON ME…CLUB NOUVEAU

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 4/25 & 1
TITLE: DON’T DREAM IT’S OVER
ARTIST: CROWDED HOUSE
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING FOR ME…GEORGE MICHAEL & ARETHA FRANKLIN

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 5/2 & 4
TITLE: LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE
ARTIST: JODY WATLEY
NO.1 SONG(S): .1. I JUST DIED IN YOUR ARMS…CUTTING CREW
2. WITH OR WITHOUT YOU…U2 

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 8/8 & 1
TITLE: I WANT YOUR SEX
ARTIST: GEORGE MICHAEL
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR…U2

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 10/17 & 1
TITLE: U GOT THE LOOK
ARTIST: PRINCE
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. LOST IN EMOTION…LISA LISA & CULT JAM

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 10/24 & 3
TITLE: CAUSING A COMMOTION
ARTIST: MADONNA
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. BAD…MICHAEL JACKSON
2. I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW…TIFFANY

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 12/19 & 1
TITLE: IS THIS LOVE
ARTIST: WHITESNAKE
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. FAITH…GEORGE MICHAEL

Billboard No.2 Songs 1988

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 2/6 & 1
TITLE: HAZY SHADE OF WINTER
ARTIST: BANGLES
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. COULD’VE BEEN…TIFFANY

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 2/20 & 2
TITLE: WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS
ARTIST: PET SHOP BOYS (& DUSTY SPRINGFIELD)
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. SEASONS CHANGE…EXPOSE
2. FATHER FIGURE…GEORGE MICHAEL

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 3/19 & 1
TITLE: I GET WEAK
ARTIST: BELINDA CARLISLE
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP…RICK ASTLEY

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 3/26 & 2
TITLE: ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS
ARTIST: RICHARD MARX
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. MAN IN THE MIRROR…MICHAEL JACKSON

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 4/16 & 2
TITLE: DEVIL INSIDE
ARTIST: INXS
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR…BILLY OCEAN
2. WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO…WHITNEY HOUSTON

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 5/14 & 3
TITLE: SHATTERED DREAMS
ARTIST: JOHNNY HATES JAZZ
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. ANYTHING FOR YOU…GLORIA ESTEFAN & MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
2. ONE MORE TRY…GEORGE MICHAEL

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 7/9 & 2
TITLE: MERCEDES BOY
ARTIST: PEBBLES
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. THE FLAME…CHEAP TRICK

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 7/23 & 1
TITLE: POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME
ARTIST: DEF LEPPARD
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. HOLD ON TO THE NIGHT…RICHARD MARX

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 8/6 & 2
TITLE: HANDS TO HEAVEN
ARTIST: BREATHE
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. ROLL WITH IT…STEVE WINWOOD

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 8/27 & 1
TITLE: I DON’T WANNA GO ON WITH YOU LIKE THAT ?
ARTIST: ELTON JOHN
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. MONKEY…GEORGE MICHAEL

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 9/10 & 2
TITLE: SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE
ARTIST: ROBERT PALMER
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. SWEET CHILD O’ MINE…GUNS N’ ROSES

Billboard No.2 Songs 1989

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 1/21 & 1
TITLE: DON’T RUSH ME
ARTIST: TAYLOR DAYNE
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. TWO HEARTS…PHIL COLLINS

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 2/18 & 1
TITLE: WILD THING
ARTIST: TONE LOC
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. STRAIGHT UP…PAULA ABDUL

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 3/4 & 1
TITLE: THE LOVER IN ME
ARTIST: SHEENA EASTON
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. LOST IN YOUR EYES…DEBBIE GIBSON

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 4/1 & 1
TITLE: GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE
ARTIST: MILLI VANILLI
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. ETERNAL FLAME…BANGLES

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 5/20 & 2
TITLE: REAL LOVE
ARTIST: JODY WATLEY
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. FOREVER YOUR GIRL…PAULA ABDUL

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 6/3 & 1
TITLE: SOLDIER OF LOVE
ARTIST: DONNY OSMOND
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. ROCK ON…MICHAEL DAMIAN

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 7/15 & 2
TITLE: EXPRESS YOURSELF
ARTIST: MADONNA
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW…SIMPLY RED

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 8/5 & 3 ?
TITLE: ON OUR OWN ?
ARTIST: BOBBY BROWN
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. BATDANCE…PRINCE
2. RIGHT HERE WAITING…RICHARD MARX ?

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 9/23 & 2
TITLE: HEAVEN
ARTIST: WARRANT
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. GIRL I’M GONNA MISS YOU…MILLI VANILLI

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 10/7 & 2
TITLE: CHERISH
ARTIST: MADONNA
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. MISS YOU MUCH…JANET JACKSON

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 10/21 & 1
TITLE: LOVE SONG
ARTIST: THE CURE
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. MISS YOU MUCH…JANET JACKSON

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 10/28 & 1
TITLE: SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE
ARTIST: TEARS FOR FEARS
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. MISS YOU MUCH…JANET JACKSON

PEAK DATE & WEEKS: 11/4 & 1
TITLE: COVER GIRL
ARTIST: NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
NO.1 SONG(S): 1. LISTEN TO YOUR HEART…ROXETTE

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Top 100 Rarest New Wave Records[1-25]

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Top
100 Rarest New Wave Records UK Issues 1976 – 1980 as according to
Spiral Scratch
1 – 25

Pos
Title
Artist
Label
Notes

1
God Save The Queen
Sex Pistols
A&M 		:

2
Girl From The Snow Country
JJ Burnel
UA
Member of the Stranglers

3
Case of 23 Cassettes
Throbbing Gristle
Industrial Records

4
Untitled
Lentilmas
Virgin
Flexidisc – rumored to have members of the Sex Pistols singing Christmas
Carols. Given to Journalists for Christmas 1977 by Virgin.

5
Peaches
The Stranglers
UA
Promo with sleeve.

6
Songs the Lord Taught Us
The Cramps
Illegal Records
LP white label test pressing with “Drug Train” in place of “TV Set”.
Most tracks are totally different versions. Only 50 made.

7
An Ideal For Living
Joy Division
Enigma
7″ issue.

8
Science Friction
XTC
Virgin
7″ issue with Pic sleeve. 12″ is not rare.

9
Falling and Laughing
Orange Juice
Postcard
Complete with Flexidisc & postcard.

10
Mutant Moments EP
Soft Cell
Big Frock

11
It’s Not Enough
Heartbreakers
Track

12
An Ideal For Living
Joy Division
Anonymous
12″ issue.

13
Chance Meeting on a Dissecting Table of a Sewing Machine & an Umbrella
Nurse With Wound
United Dairies
LP

14
Beware
The Misfits
Cherry Red
Issued as 12″ only.

15
Hethan Earth
Throbbing Gristle
Industrial Records
Blue Vinly. Only 785 copies made.

16
Short Circuit
Various Artists
Virgin
10″ LP, Orange Vinyl issue.

17
Damned Damned
The Damned
Stiff Records
First LP with “hotrod sleeve”.

18
2nd Annual Report
Throbbing Gristle
Industrial Records
LP

19
Short Circuit
Various Artists
Virgin
10″ LP, Yello Vinyl issue.

20
Trouble in the World
The Only Ones
CBS
With Black & Red Picture Sleeve.

21
Blitzkrieg Bop
The Ramones
Sire Records
With Picture sleeve.

22
14th Floor
Television Personalities
Teen 78

23
Stretcher Case Baby
The Damned
Stiff Records

24
Sofa
Various Artists
The Label
The Label compilation 12″ 3D Picture disc.

25
Boys Keep Swinging
The Associates
Double Hip

(Published in July 1989 Issue 7 of Spiral Scratch Magazine.)

Top 100 Rarest New Wave Records[26-50]

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Top
100 Rarest New Wave Records UK Issues 1976 – 1980 – According to Spiral
Scratch
26 – 50

Pos
Title
Artist
Label
Notes

26
Tubeway Army
Tubeway Army
Beggars Banquet
1st LP, blue vinyl issue.

27
Factory Sampler EP
Various Artists
Factory Records
Double 7″ set in special silver sleeve, only 5000 made.

28
I’m A Cult Hero
Cult Hero
Fiction Records
The Cure incognito.

29
And Don’t The Kids Just Love It
Television Personalities
Rough Trade
LP

30
Be My Baby
The Drones
Valor
12″ white label pressing, only a few made.

31
Justifiable Homicide
Dave Goodman
The Label
Normal Copies not rare, a few have Paul Cook & Steve Jones (Sex Pistols)
name printed on reverse side, these are rare.

32
We Buy a Hammer For Daddy
The Lemon Kittens
United Dairies
Danielle Dax’s first band.

33
Chance Meeting
Josef K
Absolute Records
Not Postcard label.

34
Don’t Let Go
Seventeen
Vendetta Records
Later Changed their name to The Alarm.

35
Black And White
The The
4AD

36
Down in the Park
Tubeway Army
Beggars Banquet
12″ issue

37
3 Bands Tonite
Directions
Tortch

38
Maffia
DNV
New Pleasures
Features Mike Scott (The Alarm)

39
Why Should it happen To Me
Killermeters
Psycho
with picture sleeve

40
Nasty Nasty
999
UA
Special 78 RPM edition.

41
Do It Dog Style
Slaughter & the Dogs
Decca

42
The Album
Eater
The Label

43
Radio Radio
Elvis Costello
Radar Records
12″ promo only. 7″ not rare.

44
Boys Keep Swinging
The Associates
MCA
Only issued as a promo

45
Capitol Radio EP
The Clash
CBS
7″

46
Running Riot
Cock Sparrer
Decca
Only issued as a promo.

47
Grinding Halt
The Cure
Fiction
12″ promo only.

48
Anarchy in the UK
The Sex Pistols
EMI
Demo issue.

49
Never Mind the Bullocks
The Sex Pistols
Virgin
LP with blank back cover. Free single and poster.

50
Memorabilia / A Man Can Get Lost
Soft Cell
Some Bizzare
7″ & 12″ issues.

Top 100 Rarest New Wave Records[51-75]

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Top 100 Rarest New Wave Records UK Issues 1976 – 1980 – According to Spiral Scratch

51 – 76

Pos Title Artist Label Notes
51 10″ promo LP Undertones WEA Numbered Green sleeve, 1000 made.
52 By Your Love Long Tall Shorty Virgin
53 Never Mind the Bullocks The Sex Pistols Virgin 12″ picture disc.
54 I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down Elvis Costello 2 Tone
55 Birth of a Nation EP Nightmares in Wax Inevitable 7″
56 A Can of Bees Soft Boys Two Crabs LP, original issue.
57 Germ Free Adolescents X-Ray Specs EMI
58 Pieces Modern Eon Eon Records 7″ EP.
59 Index Felt Shanghai
60 Gadgetree Gadgets Final Solution
61 All The Boys Love Carrie Another Pretty Face New Pleasures
62 Take Three EP B-Movie Dead Good 7″ EP
63 Bela Lugosi’s Dead Bauhaus Small Wonder White Vinyl, Original not re-issue.
64 Dark Entries Bauhuas Beggars Banquet
65 I’m Falling Dead or Alive Inevitable
66 Yodlling Exits Way Out
67 Wild Youth Generation X Chrysalis Mis-pressing of “No No No” on B-side.
68 It’s Kinda Funny Josef K Postcard Records With 7″ paper insert.
69 Spoonfed and Writhing Lemon Kittens Step Forward Danielle Dax’s first band.
70 East Sheen O’ Level Psycho Version with drawing of a boy taking a test on sleeve.
71 Close Up The Outsiders Raw Edge
72 Give it to The Soft Boys The Soft Boys Raw 7″ EP.
73 Love Poisoning The Soft Boys Bob Records Free single from “Bucketfull Of Brains” magazine.
74 Split Single UK Decay / Pneumania Plastic 1 band on each side of record.
75 Physical World EP The Sound Tortch

Top 100 Rarest New Wave Records[76-100]

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Top 100 Rarest New Wave Records UK Issues 1976 – 1980 – According to Spiral Scratch
76 – 100
Pos Title Artist Label Notes
76 Murder of Liddle Towers The Angelic Upstarts Angelic Upstarts
77 Nowhere Girl B-Movie Dead Good 12″ issue
78 Our Wedding Crass (Joy De Vivre) ——- White Flexidisc
79 Radio Drill Time Josef K Postcard Records With hand colored poster sleeve.
80 Hong Kong Gardens Siouxsie & the Banshees Polydor Gatefold sleeve.
81 Blue Boy Orange Juice Postcard Records Hand colored poster sleeve.
82 Calling on Youth The Outsiders Raw Edge
83 The Black Album The Damned Chiswick Original double LP set.
84 Withdrawl Unwanted RAW With picture sleeve.
85 Further Temptations The Drones Valor
86 I Think We’re Alone Now Lene Lovich Stiff Japanese vocals, not english.
87 Moving Away From The – Pulse Beat Buzzcocks UA One sided promo
88 Fever The Cramps Illegal Records With Un-issued sleeve
89 Killing An Arab The Cure Small Wonder Not Fiction Records version.
90 Sonic Reducer Dead Boys Sire Records 12″ single
91 Return of the Durutti Column Durutti Column Factory With Sandpaper sleeve plus flexi.
92 The Unconventional Japan Ariola
93 Whispering Voices Last Exit (Sting) Wudwink
94 Drowning Man Modern English Limp
95 (Oh No It’s) More From Raw Various Artists Raw
96 Roxanne The Police A&M Both 7″ & 12″ issue’s with ‘Phone’ sleeve.
97 Metal Box Public Image Virgin 3 45RPM 12″ records issued in a 12″ metal film canister.
98 Goodbye Girl Squeeze A&M Special 3D ‘Muscle Man’ pac.
99 Crossing the Red Sea The Adverts Bright Original red vinyl issue.
100 Spiral Scratch EP Buzzcocks New Hormones Original issue.