"Buffalo Stance"? "Bust A Move"? "Good Life"? Something by Warrant or Will To Power?
Never cared for Deee-Lite myself.
― xhuxk, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 19:27 (eleven years ago) link
Maybe my favorite song (def top ten) is from '90: "Here's Where The Story Ends".
― Old Lunch, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 19:28 (eleven years ago) link
ThunderstruckFreedom 90
― MarkoP, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 19:29 (eleven years ago) link
why do i remember buffalo stance being earlier than 1990? chuck's three are good though. even if he's crazy for not loving groove is in the heart.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 19:34 (eleven years ago) link
Because it was released in 1988
― MarkoP, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 19:35 (eleven years ago) link
Actually, all three of the songs I listed were 1989! ("Buffalo Stance" charted 4-'89 in the States; album came out a month later.) I was looking at the wrong Pazz & Jop year, oops.
1990 is harder! I kind of hate that P&J list, now that I look at it. Would probably go with "The Power" (which Old Lunch already mentioned above -- I like both versions a lot.)
― xhuxk, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 20:14 (eleven years ago) link
"love will never do (without you)" -- it's fresh on the brain since i just watched the video at a herb ritts retrospective.
― bajafreshnu orchestra (get bent), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 20:16 (eleven years ago) link
"groove is in the heart" was brilliant but what about "it must have been love"
― the decline and fall of me, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 20:22 (eleven years ago) link
Others:
Soho - HippychickMadonna - Keep It Together & Vogue Public Enemy - 911 is a JokePeter Murphy - Cuts You UpMichael Penn - No Myth
and every Janet Jackson single.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 20:23 (eleven years ago) link
man 1990 was a monster year
― PITILESS LIVE SHOW (DJP), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 20:24 (eleven years ago) link
also not mentioned yet:
Bel Biv Devoe - "Poison"Depeche Mode - "Enjoy The Silence"Digital Underground - "The Humpty Dance"Jane's Addiction - "Stop!"They Might Be Giants - "Birdhouse In Your Soul"
― nakhchi little van (some dude), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 20:24 (eleven years ago) link
oh shit forgot maxi priest, "close to you"
sometimes that song still comes from out of nowhere and sticks in my brain
― the decline and fall of me, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 20:25 (eleven years ago) link
Ralph Tresvant - SensitiviyJohnny Gill - Rub You The Right Way
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 20:25 (eleven years ago) link
Annnnnd...
My Bloody Valentine, "Soon"
So yes, monster year.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 20:25 (eleven years ago) link
The House of Love's "I Don't Know Why I Love You" was apparently a single in 1989, but it was included on their 1990 album (where I heard it). I'm still all over that song even now. I DO know why I love it.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 20:27 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vsLcNJdF9k
― the alternate vision continues his vision quest! (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 20:27 (eleven years ago) link
don't forget "Sweetness and Light" and "De-Luxe" by Lush (although I don't think "De-Luxe" made a true impact until '91)
― PITILESS LIVE SHOW (DJP), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 20:27 (eleven years ago) link
Reading, Writing and Arithmetic came out in 1990, so all those songs.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 20:31 (eleven years ago) link
^^^
― Cunga, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 20:35 (eleven years ago) link
Would vote for "The Emperor's New Clothes" possibly even over NC2U.
― to welcome jer.fairall, pie is served. (jer.fairall), Wednesday, 25 July 2012 04:44 (eleven years ago) link
Cradle of Love anyone??
And Tic Tac Toe vs Mentirosa would make a natural poll (although Mentirosa would crush it I hope)
― musically, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 05:29 (eleven years ago) link
Pumping on Steel > Cradle of Love
(that's probably just imho, though)
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 05:37 (eleven years ago) link
"tic tac toe" >>>>>>>>>>>> "mentirosa"
― bajafreshnu orchestra (get bent), Wednesday, 25 July 2012 05:47 (eleven years ago) link
1. "Any Other Way," Posies2. "Getting Away with It," Electronic3. "The Emperor's New Clothes," Sinead O'Connor4. "Charles," Scrawl5. "Over and Over," Neil Young & Crazy Horse6. "Bonita Applebum," Tribe Called Quest7. "Nothing Has Been Proved," Strings of Love8. "Slack Motherfucker," Superchunk9. "Ah, And We Do It Like This," Onyx10. "Twenty-Five More," Love Positions11. "Netherlands," Chris Twinning12. "Missing You," Ammonites
― clemenza, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 06:33 (eleven years ago) link
"Any Other Way" might be my favorite song released in 1990 too, actually
― nakhchi little van (some dude), Wednesday, 25 July 2012 10:18 (eleven years ago) link
mote - sonic youthvelouria - pixiesqueen elvis - robyn hitchcocksong #1 - fugazifalling - angelo badalamenti & julee cruise
― contenderizer, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 10:37 (eleven years ago) link
^ buncha indie-type shit, but was a good year for that
― contenderizer, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 10:38 (eleven years ago) link
Great year. Mine would be Being Boring, Enjoy the Silence or Only Love Can Break Your Heart. 1990 Spotify playlist here:
http://spoti.fi/M8jkrr
― Get wolves (DL), Wednesday, 25 July 2012 10:46 (eleven years ago) link
More 1990 goodness:
rhythm of life - oleta adams wicked game - chris isaakso special - blaze since day one - teena marie i'll be good to you - quincy jones / ray charles / chaka khan glad you're in my life - shabazz what about this love - mr. fingers hold on - en vogue wash your face in my sink - dream warriors don't be a fool - loose endsfalling - julee cruise
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 10:47 (eleven years ago) link
Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner (DNA mix)Black Box - Everybody EverybodyM.C. Hammer - U Can't Touch ThisTeenage Fanclub - God Knows It's TrueL.L. Cool J. - Mama Said Knock You OutBell Biv Devoe - PoisonHappy Mondays - Kinky AfroJane's Addiction - Been Caught StealingPet Shop Boys - So Hard
― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 10:58 (eleven years ago) link
cappella - helyom halib
― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 11:00 (eleven years ago) link
Daniel Johnston- Some Things Last a Long TimeParis- The Devil Made Me Do ItPaul Simon- Obvious ChildLL- Mama Said Knock You OutBDP- Love's Gonna GetchaEno & Cale- Lay My LoveTeenage Fanclub- Everything Flows
― Listen to this, dad (President Keyes), Wednesday, 25 July 2012 11:00 (eleven years ago) link
Lloyd Cole - Baby It's TonightPebbles - Giving You The BenefitBetty Boo - Doin' the DooA Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 25 July 2012 11:06 (eleven years ago) link
com on people...
Heavenly Pop Hit- The Chills
― kiwi, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 11:12 (eleven years ago) link
and that one
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 25 July 2012 11:14 (eleven years ago) link
9. "Ah, And We Do It Like This," Onyx
Ok, Clemenza wins.
Unless the answer is "Ice Ice Baby."
― xhuxk, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 11:41 (eleven years ago) link
pal joey - party time
― suare, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 11:41 (eleven years ago) link
this definitely makes my top ten for that year
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OkoQv9Onoc
― scott seward, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 11:47 (eleven years ago) link
Helyom Halib was early 89.
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 11:51 (eleven years ago) link
billboard year-end hot 100 chart:
1 . Hold On, Wilson Phillips [Amazon MP3] 2. It Must Have Been Love, Roxette [Amazon MP3] 3. Nothing Compares 2 U, Sinead O'Connor [Amazon MP3] 4. Poison, Bell Biv Devoe [Amazon MP3] 5. Vogue, Madonna [Amazon MP3] 6. Vision of Love, Mariah Carey [Amazon MP3] 7. Another Day In Paradise, Phil Collins [Amazon MP3] 8. Hold On, En Vogue [Amazon MP3] 9. Cradle of Love, Billy Idol [Amazon MP3] 10. Blaze of Glory, Jon Bon Jovi [Amazon MP3] 11. Do Me!, Bell Biv Devoe [Amazon MP3] 12. How Am I Supposed to Live Without You, Michael Bolton [Amazon MP3] 13. Pump Up the Jam, Technotronic [Amazon MP3] 14. Opposites Attract, Paula Abdul [Amazon MP3] 15. Escapade, Janet Jackson [Amazon MP3] 16. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You, Heart [Amazon MP3] 17. Close to You, Maxi Priest [Amazon MP3] 18. Black Velvet, Alannah Myles [Amazon MP3] 19. Release Me, Wilson Phillips [Amazon MP3] 20. Don't Know Much, Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville [Amazon MP3] 21. All Around the World, Lisa Stansfield 22. I Wanna Be Rich, Calloway 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, The 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 Beat of My 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 In Vain, Tesla 68. Price of Love, Bad English 69. Girls Nite Out, Tyler Collins 70. The King of Wishful Thinking, Go West 71. What Kind of Man Would I Be?, Chicago 72. I Remember You, Skid Row 73. Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over), Technotroic 74. Here We Are, Gloria Estefan 75. Epic, Faith No More 76. Love Takes Time, Mariah Carey 77. Just Like Jesse James, Cher 78. Love Shack, The 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 85. (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, The 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 and The Mastermixers 98. Thieves In the Temple, Prince 99. Mentirosa, Mellow Man Ace 100. Tic-Tac-Toe, Kyper
― scott seward, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 11:53 (eleven years ago) link
"hold on" really did kinda rule that year. it was everywhere. i felt like i heard it once a day.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 11:54 (eleven years ago) link
er wilson phillips hold on. though en vogue ruled my world.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 11:55 (eleven years ago) link
I guess "Groove Is in the Heart" hit in '91 ?
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 13:23 (eleven years ago) link
not here: top five in the fall
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 25 July 2012 13:25 (eleven years ago) link
The Adventures of Stevie V would make my top twenty fer sure
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 25 July 2012 13:26 (eleven years ago) link
it peaked on the charts in 1990 but late enough in the year that it was only on the year-end Hot 100 for '91
― nakhchi little van (some dude), Wednesday, 25 July 2012 13:30 (eleven years ago) link
I'd never heard the Onyx song till xhuxk posted it on Facebook sometime last year, so he gets credit for that one; knowing only their later hit, I was majorly surprised by how lyrical it is. Vagaries of the calender: add "Roam" to my list--the album's '89, but yes, '90 for the single--also Loose Ends' "Don't Be a Fool," which I had on a '91 year-end (must have appeared very late in '90).
― clemenza, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 13:35 (eleven years ago) link
"Don't Be A Fool" charted in the UK during August/September 1990.
― mike t-diva, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 14:13 (eleven years ago) link
"Enjoy the Silence." Just listened to it this morning, actually.
― LimbsKing, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 14:14 (eleven years ago) link
Possibly: Black Box - Everybody Everybody. In my world, that song was everywhere and yet somehow a little obscure and under the radar at the same time. I didn't actually here it that often, but then I would catch a glimpse of it unexpectedly.
― _Rudipherous_, Wednesday, 25 July 2012 14:20 (eleven years ago) link
are we at the point when we can just post songs that haven't been mentioned yet, even if they're not the best song of 1990?
― billstevejim, Friday, 3 August 2012 16:22 (eleven years ago) link
I have the "Suicide Blonde" cassingle.
I always figured "So Close" by Hall & Oates was a higher charting song but it's not in that hot 100 list.
it hit #11 (their last top 40 hit) and my local radio station played it a lot into 1991.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 3 August 2012 16:24 (eleven years ago) link
(the version I prefer beefed up up by Jon Bon Jovi, of course)
Happy Mondays "Step On"Mother Love Bone "Chloe Dancer/Crown Of Thorns"Guns N Roses "Civil War" (i forget why this is technically 1990)LL Cool J "Around The way Girl" (this was on the radio a lot more in '91 but album version is '90)Red Hot Chili Peppers "Show Me Your Soul" (pretty woman soundtrack)Don Henley "The Heart Of The Matter" (guilty pleasure)Technotronic "Get Up (Before The Night Is Over)"
― billstevejim, Friday, 3 August 2012 16:29 (eleven years ago) link
the don henley song has a mike campbell co-write credit like "the boys of summer" so no big deal
― billstevejim, Friday, 3 August 2012 16:31 (eleven years ago) link
not a bad song but I prefer "The Last Worthless Evening"
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 3 August 2012 16:35 (eleven years ago) link
man "Step On" and "Loose Fit" briefly changed my life, loved those songs so much
― keeping things contextual (DJP), Friday, 3 August 2012 16:35 (eleven years ago) link
did Tyler Collins' "Girls Night Out" change your life too?
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 3 August 2012 16:38 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiF6l-LCLm8
― billstevejim, Friday, 3 August 2012 16:42 (eleven years ago) link
I had never heard "Girls Night Out" before this very moment
― keeping things contextual (DJP), Friday, 3 August 2012 16:44 (eleven years ago) link
did it change your life?
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 3 August 2012 16:48 (eleven years ago) link
well, I'm now listening to the entirety of College Dropout for the first time in years so... maybe?
― keeping things contextual (DJP), Friday, 3 August 2012 16:49 (eleven years ago) link
Nirvana / Sliver/Dive - SP073. Released: September 1, 1990
― Nate Carson, Friday, 3 August 2012 16:50 (eleven years ago) link
"Holy Wars" and "Seasons In The Abyss" are pretty outstanding.
― billstevejim, Friday, 3 August 2012 16:52 (eleven years ago) link
Pixies "Velouria"Teenage fanclub "Everything Flows"Dino Jr "The Wagon"
― billstevejim, Friday, 3 August 2012 16:53 (eleven years ago) link
also "Blowin It"/"I Live For That Look"
But I might personally have to go with "Dust Cake Boy" from Babes in Toyland Spanking Machine.
― Nate Carson, Friday, 3 August 2012 16:53 (eleven years ago) link
Blur "She's So High" !!
― billstevejim, Friday, 3 August 2012 16:56 (eleven years ago) link
Whitney Houston "I'm Your Baby Tonight"
― billstevejim, Friday, 3 August 2012 16:57 (eleven years ago) link
Londonbeat "I've Been Thinking About You" would be my favorite guilty pleasure from this year (didn't chart in US until 1991 though)
― billstevejim, Friday, 3 August 2012 17:00 (eleven years ago) link
Officially released in fall of 1990 although didn't hit it big til next year... "Man in the Box" by Alice in Chains. The rest of the album isn't great but "Dirt" and "Jar of Flies" are.
― LimbsKing, Friday, 3 August 2012 17:04 (eleven years ago) link
yeah sometimes I put "Man In A Box" after "Girl In A Box" on 1990 related mix things
― billstevejim, Friday, 3 August 2012 17:08 (eleven years ago) link
too bad "Living in a Box" wasn't 1990
― keeping things contextual (DJP), Friday, 3 August 2012 17:09 (eleven years ago) link
'Roam' by The B-52s. Still sounds very fresh to my ears now.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 3 August 2012 20:09 (eleven years ago) link
...and "Deadbeat Club"
― LimbsKing, Friday, 3 August 2012 20:43 (eleven years ago) link
Probably "Little Fluffy Clouds" or "Humpty Dance".
― o. nate, Friday, 3 August 2012 23:28 (eleven years ago) link
Welcome To The Terrordome
the single came out summer '89
― Listen to this, dad (President Keyes), Saturday, 4 August 2012 00:45 (eleven years ago) link
Oh man 'I've been thinking about you' is so rad!
― Quickly, take hold of my hand, asshole! (dog latin), Saturday, 4 August 2012 02:20 (eleven years ago) link
xp Really? Weird, I remember it coming out in early '90. Richard Roeper (of Ebert & Roeper "fame") wrote a column in the Chicago Sun-Times where he excoriated PE for (I shit you not) their "bad grammar" on that song.
― Sun? Sun? It's your cousin, Marvin Ra (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Saturday, 4 August 2012 02:59 (eleven years ago) link
you're right--i was thinking about "fight the Power"
― Listen to this, dad (President Keyes), Saturday, 4 August 2012 15:43 (eleven years ago) link
The top tens of 1990, ranked.
― Let's have sensible centrist armageddon (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 00:49 (five years ago) link
For once, I agree almost completely. On the money.
Then I saw that BBD Poison is listed as meh, and realized that this is a list from some alternate universe that is almost exactly like ours except for 1 detail.
― enochroot, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 01:00 (five years ago) link
Leaden sexism. Didn't even need it then, not when his New Edition bros released comparable hits and BBD wrote and produced Another Bad Creation and the first Boyz II Men album.
― Let's have sensible centrist armageddon (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 01:13 (five years ago) link
watching the video for Nothing Compares to U again I am embarrassed but also really moved
― Dan S, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 01:16 (five years ago) link
Groove Is in the Heart and Vogue also still seem really great in retrospect
― Dan S, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 01:17 (five years ago) link
"in retrospect"
― Let's have sensible centrist armageddon (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 01:21 (five years ago) link
lol, I also liked them at the time! :)
just thinking about it as history
― Dan S, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 01:27 (five years ago) link
can you take meHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGH ENUFFFF
― Let's have sensible centrist armageddon (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 01:28 (five years ago) link
so “Kool Thing”, “Welcome to the Terrordome”, and “911 Is a Joke” were not part of the Billboard top singles that year
― Dan S, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 01:53 (five years ago) link
settle for "Knockin' Boots"
― Let's have sensible centrist armageddon (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 02:04 (five years ago) link
lol
― Dan S, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 02:09 (five years ago) link
"Kool Thing" is one of my favorite songs of all time, don't care about billboard, would have to vote for it as best song of 1990
― Dan S, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 02:26 (five years ago) link
not only was I unsurprisingly annoying in this thread but I never once mentioned "Mama Said Knock You Out."
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 03:56 (five years ago) link