cool reverb though. and all for love.
― Matt P, Thursday, 30 October 2008 11:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Comparing these to the 1981 poll makes one wonder at which point exactly American top 40 radio started to suck. Clearly it was at some point between 1981 and 1992.
― o. nate, Thursday, 30 October 2008 16:10 (fifteen years ago) link
I'd study the 1985 list closely.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Thursday, 30 October 2008 16:14 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, I think it was around then.
― o. nate, Thursday, 30 October 2008 16:15 (fifteen years ago) link
I, personally, blame hair-metal. I used to love everything on the radio until Poison showed up (although in fairness, had it not been for the hair-metal explosion, I wouldn't have been driven towards discovering The Cure, New Order, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Sisters of Mercy, Skinny Puppy, Ministry or My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult).
― Black Seinfeld (HI DERE), Thursday, 30 October 2008 16:17 (fifteen years ago) link
The top tens of 1992!
― Let's have sensible centrist armageddon (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 15 March 2019 00:41 (five years ago) link
Are we sure the switch to Soundscan was a game changer? This list sounds very similar to last year’s.
― Mr. Snrub, Friday, 15 March 2019 14:30 (five years ago) link
Fewer #1s. You'll see the true effects next year -- the number of top tens steeply drops.
― Let's have sensible centrist armageddon (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 15 March 2019 14:35 (five years ago) link
The #1s, and I love Vanessa Williams + Kriss Kross.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 27 April 2021 01:25 (two years ago) link
^ That links to "The malignancy of George W. Bush" - should we read that first?
― Josefa, Tuesday, 27 April 2021 01:58 (two years ago) link
#DubyaBushInterzone
― blue whales on ambient (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 27 April 2021 02:07 (two years ago) link
lol
here.
― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 27 April 2021 02:07 (two years ago) link
This list might as well be called "The malignancy of George H.W. Bush."
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 27 April 2021 02:46 (two years ago) link
Read my lips: I like big butts
― Filibuster Poindexter (Neanderthal), Tuesday, 27 April 2021 02:50 (two years ago) link
It's telling that a good seven or eight of Alfred's picks teeter on the brink between one-hit wonder and outright novelty song. More, if you include high-concept one-offs like "How Do You Talk to an Angel."
Did Boyz II Men release nothing but ballads after "Motown Philly"?
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 27 April 2021 12:17 (two years ago) link
bunch of shit
"I'm Too Sexy"
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 29 October 2008 14:09
:)
― nashwan, Tuesday, 27 April 2021 13:17 (two years ago) link