Music From The Year You Were Born

[Jeanway 0]

I'd love to hear some of the songs that were popular the year I was born. Is there somewhere on the Web where you can find out? O.K., if you can find out, put up the top 5, ok, and then tell me where to go :P I don't mean it like that :P :P

[Yillara Skye 1]

I'd love to hear some of the songs that were popular the year I was born. Is there somewhere on the Web where you can find out? O.K., if you can find out, put up the top 5, ok, and then tell me where to go  :P  I don't mean it like that :P  :P

Hmm, you could always search Billboard charts. I am sure they have stuff online to search.

 

EDIT: though it seems if you go to Billboard.com you can only access stuff if you are a subscriber.

Edited May 6, 2004 by Yillara_Soong

[fenriz275 0]

Here's the top 10 from the year I was born:

 

1. Love Will Keep Us Together, Captain & Tennille

2. Philadelphia Freedom, Elton John

3. Rhinestone Cowboy, Glen Campbell

4. Shining Star, Earth, Wind & Fire

5. My Eyes Adored You, Frankie Valli

6. Before The Next Teardrop Falls, Freddy Fender

7. Fame, David Bowie

8. Kung Fu Fighting, Carl Douglas

9. One Of These Nights, Eagles

10. Thank God I'm A Country Boy, John Denver

 

here's where I found the list for anyone else who is curious.

top 40

[Yillara Skye 1]

THanks Fenriz.

 

here was the top 10 the year I was born(1980)

1. Call Me, Blondie

 

2. Another Brick In The Wall, Pink Floyd

 

3. Magic, Olivia Newton-John

 

4. Rock With You, Michael Jackson

 

5. Funkytown, Lipps, Inc.

 

6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Queen

 

7. It's Still Rock And Roll To Me, Billy Joel

 

8. Do That To Me One More Time, Captain & Tennille

 

9. Coming Up, Paul McCartney

 

10. The Rose, Bette Midler

 

 

 

some of the songs on that list are pretty good... though I prefer the songs on some of the other lists, mainly the 50's and 60's.

[Jeanway 0]

Here are some I can remember, Thanks Sweetie

 

 

Kiss You All Over

 

Lay Down Sally

 

Hot Child in the City

 

Summer Nights

 

Come Sail Away

 

Love is in the Air

 

Two Outa Three Ain't Bad

 

Hot Blooded

 

Dust in the Wind

 

Imaginary Lover

[fenriz275 0]

I think some of us are aging ourselves with our lists, man my list is from the dawn of disco.

[Jeanway 0]

I think some of us are aging ourselves with our lists, man my list is from the dawn of disco.

 

 

 

 

 

 

What's Disco?

[starsinmyeyes 0]

Top 20 from my era.

1. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Simon & Garfunkel

2. (They Long To Be) Close To You, Carpenters 3. Let It Be, Beatles

4. Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head, B.J. Thomas

5. I'll Be There, Jackson 5

6. Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Diana Ross

7. War, Edwin Starr

8. Get Ready, Rare Earth

9. American Woman Guess Who

10. Band Of Gold, Freda Payne

11. Mama Told Me (Not To Come), Three Dog Night

12. Everything Is Beautiful, Ray Stevens

13. Make It With You, Bread

14. Hitchin' A Ride, Vanity Fair

15. Thank You (Fallettin Me Be Mice Elf Again), Sly & The Family Ston

16. The Love You Save / I Found That Girl, Jackson 5

17. Cracklin' Rose, Neil Diamond

18. Candida, Dawn

19. ABC, Jackson 5

20. Spill The Wine, Eric Burdon & War

[RikerChick 5]

Here's the top ten from the year I was born (1978)

 

1. Night Fever, Bee Gees

 

2. Shadow Dancing, Andy Gibb

 

3. You Light Up My Life, Debby Boone

 

4. Stayin' Alive, Bee Gees

 

5. Boogie Oogie Oogie, A Taste Of Honey

 

6. How Deep Is Your Love, Bee Gees

 

7. Baby Come Back, Player

 

8. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water, Andy Gibb

 

9. Kiss You All Over, Exile

 

10. Three Times A Lady, Commodores

[VaBeachGuy 12]

Some songs playing on the radio when I was born, just to name a few (BTW it's 1969):

 

Born to Be Wild

 

Summertime Blues

 

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

 

Everyday People

 

Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head

 

A Boy Named Sue

 

Bad Moon Rising

 

Don't Cry Daddy

 

In the Ghetto

 

Leaving on a Jet Plane

 

My Way

 

Pinball Wizard

 

Proud Mary

 

Sugar, Sugar

 

Suspicious Minds

[ARMS 0]

10. La Isla Bonita - Madonna

9. With Or Without You - U2

8. Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson

7. Control - Janet Jackson

6. I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston

5. Bad - Michael Jackson

4. Always - Atlantic Starr

3. Lean On Me - Club Nouveau

2. Heart & Soul - T'Pau

1. Candle In The Wind - Elton John

 

 

Jeanway you seriously don't know what a disco i??????

[A l t e r E g o 9]

:(

 

Top Hits of 1958, #1-20

 

1. Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu), Domenico Modugno

 

2. Don't, Elvis Presley

 

3. All I Have To Do Is Dream, Everly Brothers

 

4. Witch Doctor, David Seville

 

5. Patricia, Perez Prado

 

6. Sail Along Silvery Moon / Raunchy, Billy Vaughn

 

7. Catch A Falling Star / Magic Moments, Perry Como

 

8. Tequila, Champs

 

9. It's All In The Game, Tommy Edwards

 

10. Return To Me, Dean Martin

 

11. It's Only Make Believe, Conway Twitty

 

12. The Purple People Eater, Sheb Wooley

 

13. Bird Dog / Devoted To You, Everly Brothers

 

14. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands, Laurie London

 

15. Little Star, Elegants

 

16. Stood Up / Waitin' In School, Ricky Nelson

 

17. Get A Job, Silhouettes

 

18. Twilight Time, Platters

 

19. Secretly, Jimmie Rodgers

 

20. At The Hop, Danny & The Junior

[MiraxTerrik 0]

Here are the top ten from the year I was born. (1984)

 

1. What's Love Got To Do With It, Tina Turner

 

2. When Doves Cry, Prince

 

3. Jump, Van Halen

 

4. Footloose, Kenny Loggins

 

5. Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now), Phil Collins

 

6. Say Say Say, Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

 

7. Let's Hear It For The Boy, Deniece Williams

 

8. Owner Of A Lonely Heart, Yes

 

9. Ghostbusters, Ray Parker Jr.

 

10. Karma Chameleon, Culture Club

[RikerChick 5]

Here are the top ten from the year I was born. (1984)

 

1. What's Love Got To Do With It, Tina Turner

 

2. When Doves Cry, Prince

 

3. Jump, Van Halen

 

4. Footloose, Kenny Loggins

 

5. Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now), Phil Collins

 

6. Say Say Say, Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

 

7. Let's Hear It For The Boy, Deniece Williams

 

8. Owner Of A Lonely Heart, Yes

 

9. Ghostbusters, Ray Parker Jr.

 

10. Karma Chameleon, Culture Club

1984 was, IMO, the best year ever for music. There are so many songs from that year that I still love and listen to.

[VaBeachGuy 12]

1984 was, IMO, the best year ever for music. There are so many songs from that year that I still love and listen to.

1984 the best year ever for music? We need to expand your musical horizons a little. :wub:

[scaleman 0]

I think some of us are aging ourselves with our lists, man my list is from the dawn of disco. :o

 

 

 

 

 

 

What's Disco? :wub:

:o You're kidding, right jeanway? Anyways, i'm afraid to look at what the top whatever songs are for 1983. Lets face it, that decade is known as the "punk rock" era for a reason. :wub:

[RikerChick 5]

1984 was, IMO, the best year ever for music. There are so many songs from that year that I still love and listen to.

1984 the best year ever for music? We need to expand your musical horizons a little. :wub:

Are you sure 1984 wasn't the best year for music VBG?

 

The fans kept right on buying Alabama's albums, too. "Feels So Right" and "Mountain Music" were certified triple platinum in 1984, "Roll On" and "The Closer You Get" were certified double platinum. One of their #1 singles that year, "If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle In The Band)" is considered one of the most important singles released that year and became one of the all-time most covered tunes by other groups.

 

http://www.delafont.com/music_acts/alabama.htm

[jefffitz 0]

I don't have a top ten list, just the one definitive album from the year I was born:

 

"Never mind the Bollocks-Here's the Sex Pistols"

 

William S. Burrough's wrote them a congratulatory telegram for "God Save the Queen"

[Dread Pirate Roberts 0]

Top 20 from 1967

 

1. To Sir With Love, Lulu

 

2. Happy Together, Turtles

 

3. Windy, Association

 

4. Ode To Billie Joe, Bobby Gentry

 

5. I'm A Believer, Monkees

 

6. Light My Fire, Doors

 

7. Somethin' Stupid, Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra

 

8. The Letter, Box Tops

 

9. Groovin', Young Rascals

 

10. Kind Of A Drag, Buckinghams

 

11. Little Bit O' Soul, Music Explosion

 

12. I Think We're Alone Now, Tommy James & The Shondells

 

13. Respect, Aretha Franklin

 

14. I Was Made To Love Her, Stevie Wonder

 

15. Come Back When You Grow Up, Bobby Vee & The Strangers

 

16. Sweet Soul Music, Arthur Conley

 

17. Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Frankie Valli

 

18. Never My Love, Association

 

19. Soul Man, Sam & Dave

 

20. Expressway To Your Heart, Soul Survivors

[VaBeachGuy 12]

1984 was, IMO, the best year ever for music. There are so many songs from that year that I still love and listen to.

1984 the best year ever for music? We need to expand your musical horizons a little.

Are you sure 1984 wasn't the best year for music VBG?

 

The fans kept right on buying Alabama's albums, too. "Feels So Right" and "Mountain Music" were certified triple platinum in 1984, "Roll On" and "The Closer You Get" were certified double platinum. One of their #1 singles that year, "If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle In The Band)" is considered one of the most important singles released that year and became one of the all-time most covered tunes by other groups.

 

http://www.delafont.com/music_acts/alabama.htm

The album "Feels So Right" was from 1981 and "Mountian Music" was from 1982, they made triple platinum in '84 but they were made in '81 and '82. "The Closer You Get" was in '83 and then in '84 they made "Roll On".

 

Of those Albums I think "The Closer You Get" from '83 is my overall favorite, though one of their greatest songs came from "Mountain Music" and is the title song. Don't get me wrong "Roll On" was a great album, but without "Feels So Right", "Mountain Music" and "The Closer You Get" it might not have been a significant album in the history of music.

 

I could take you through the 50's, 60's and 70's and give a lot more music that would be considered better then the music of '84. But that's not to say the music of '84 was bad.

 

By the way, the first ever "Non Elvis" album I ever owned was "The Closer You Get".

[Ace 0]

'85

 

1. Careless Whisper, Wham!

 

2. Like A Virgin, Madonna

 

3. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go, Wham!

 

4. I Want To Know What Love Is, Foreigner

 

5. Everytime You Go Away, Paul Young

 

6. I Feel For You, Chaka Khan

 

7. Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Tears For Fears

 

8. Money For Nothing, Dire Straits

 

9. Crazy For You, Madonna

 

10. Take On Me, A-Ha

 

11. Out Of Touch, Daryl Hall & John Oates

 

12. Easy Lover, Phil Collins & Philip Bailey

 

13. Cherish, Kool & The Gang

 

14. We Built This City, Starship

 

15. The Power Of Love, Huey Lewis & The News

 

16. Don't You (Forget About Me), Simple Minds

 

17. Can't Fight This Feeling, REO Speedwagon

 

18. St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion), John Parr

 

19. We Are The World, U.S.A. For Africa

 

20. The Heat Is On, Glenn Frey

 

 

Who the heck is Wham?

[fenriz275 0]

Who the heck is Wham? 

Think George Michael plus some guy no one remembers and you have WHAM.

[Ace 0]

Unfortunately... George who?

Right now I'm mixing the image of some guy I don't remember with some guy no one remembers. Clear as mud.

[fenriz275 0]

Unfortunately... George who?

Right now I'm mixing the image of some guy I don't remember with some guy no one remembers. Clear as mud.

He liked to wiggle his butt at the camera while wearing tight jeans, oops I think I've said too much.

[VaBeachGuy 12]

This is Wham... their giggest song was probably "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"

 

[Jim Phaserman 0]

Here they are, the top ten songs from the year 1982.

 

 

1. Physical, Olivia Newton-John

 

2. Eye Of The Tige, Survivor

 

3. Ebony And Ivory, Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder

 

4. I Love Rock N' Roll, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

 

5. Hurts So Good, John Cougar

 

6. Don't You Want M, Human League

 

7. Jack And Diane, John Cougar

 

8. Centerfold, J. Geils Band

 

9. Harden My Heart, Quarterflash

 

10. Hard To Say I'm Sorry, Chicago

 

 

I really like numbwer 8. I used to have a tape with it on there.

[RikerChick 5]

1984 was, IMO, the best year ever for music. There are so many songs from that year that I still love and listen to.

1984 the best year ever for music? We need to expand your musical horizons a little.

Are you sure 1984 wasn't the best year for music VBG?

 

The fans kept right on buying Alabama's albums, too. "Feels So Right" and "Mountain Music" were certified triple platinum in 1984, "Roll On" and "The Closer You Get" were certified double platinum. One of their #1 singles that year, "If You're Gonna Play In Texas (You Gotta Have a Fiddle In The Band)" is considered one of the most important singles released that year and became one of the all-time most covered tunes by other groups.

 

http://www.delafont.com/music_acts/alabama.htm

The album "Feels So Right" was from 1981 and "Mountian Music" was from 1982, they made triple platinum in '84 but they were made in '81 and '82. "The Closer You Get" was in '83 and then in '84 they made "Roll On".

 

Of those Albums I think "The Closer You Get" from '83 is my overall favorite, though one of their greatest songs came from "Mountain Music" and is the title song. Don't get me wrong "Roll On" was a great album, but without "Feels So Right", "Mountain Music" and "The Closer You Get" it might not have been a significant album in the history of music.

 

I could take you through the 50's, 60's and 70's and give a lot more music that would be considered better then the music of '84. But that's not to say the music of '84 was bad.

 

By the way, the first ever "Non Elvis" album I ever owned was "The Closer You Get".

*is in awe of VBG's Alabama knowledge* :P :P Heck I just copied it from a website, I was in kindergarten in '84. :blink:

[Jim Phaserman 0]

you were in kindergarten in 1984? I don't think I was even 2 yet when you started! (oh sometimes being a December baby sucks)

[VaBeachGuy 12]

*is in awe of VBG's Alabama knowledge* :P  :P Heck I just copied it from a website, I was in kindergarten in '84.  :blink:

LOL Well I've been a fan since 1980 when I was in 6th Grade, and I have all of their Albums and probably know the words to just about every song on each of those albums. Back when there was no internet music was a big thing for me and my friends, though I was the only one that liked Country.

 

The first Alabama concert I went to was on their "Closer You Get" Tour, then I went to a show the following year on their "Roll On" tour. And as some may remember I just went to their "Fairwell Tour" last August. I believe Amy's been to 3 shows in the past year, she'd have to confirm that though.

[Jim Phaserman 0]

Wow. I feel so young...and here I was in diapers when VBG was in 8th and 9th grade...