The 1987 WNEW-FM Top 1027 Songs of All Time Listener's Poll

Found the WLS (Chicago) lists:
http://www.wlshistory.com/RHOF/

Since WLS was an AM top 40 station that also played some FM rock, it's a pretty interesting, and occasionally batshit, mix. Each list also reflects whatever was getting heavy airplay that year, hence the high placings of Styx, REO Speedwagon, and "You Better You Bet" (over all other Who songs) on the 1981 list.

There's a lot of Elvis Costello! How many would be on such a list now? Zero?

There's a lot of Elvis Costello! How many would be on such a list now? Zero?

― Boring, Maryland

or less

i think the thing that confuses me most about boomers is their inexhaustible love for "hey jude"

let's be honest here the song is no "all star"

I'm not a boomer and I like Hey Jude (yes I am basic)

man, i love the beatles!

. . .but i fucken hate hey jude. yuck.

Maybe I shouldn't be, but I'm surprised by no Guess Who. They were always one of the five or ten most played bands on Canadian classic-rock stations because of Cancon regulations, but I still would have thought at least "American Woman" on an American station, maybe "These Eyes" or "No Sugar Tonight" or "Hand Me Down World," too.

I certaiinly heard those first three tunes quite a bit, couldn't tell you if it was on WNEW though.

like the only way this makes sense is because he's gonna dispute the result b/c of the post office clusterfuck that he created & honestly I can't see that argument holding in any court even with all the chud judges he's installed

There's a lot of Elvis Costello! How many would be on such a list now? Zero?

― Boring, Maryland

or less

Ah getting used to Zing.

Hey, check this out, haven't listened yet: https://www.mixcloud.com/rob-frankel/wnew-fm-1978-12-06-dennis-elsas-alison-steele/