With many people saying there was no good music in the 80's

[Blondie]

Would you consider this good music?

The number one hits of 1971 (I know most of you weren't even born yet!)

Dawn - Knock Three Times (January 23, 1971 - 3 weeks)

The Osmonds - One Bad Apple (February 13, 1971 - 5 weeks)

Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee (March 20, 1971 - 2 weeks)

The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) (April 3, 1971 - 2 weeks)

Three Dog Night - Joy To the World (April 17, 1971 - 6 weeks)

The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar (May 29, 1971 - 2 weeks)

The Honey Cone - Want Ads (June 12, 1971 - 1 week)

Carole King - It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move (June 19, 1971 - 5 weeks)

The Raiders - Indian Reservation (July 24, 1971 - 1 week)

James Taylor - You've Got a Friend (July 31, 1971 - 1 week)

The Bee Gees - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? (August 7, 1971 - 4 weeks)

Paul and Linda McCartney - Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey (September 4, 1971 - 1 week)

Donny Osmond - Go Away Little Girl (September 11, 1971 - 3 weeks)

Rod Stewart - Maggie May / Reason To Believe (October 2, 1971 - 5 weeks)

Cher - Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves (November 6, 1971 - 2 weeks)

Isaac Hayes - Theme From 'Shaft' (November 20, 1971 - 2 weeks)

Sly and the Family Stone - Family Affair (December 4, 1971 - 3 weeks)

Melanie - Brand New Key (December 25, 1971 - 3 weeks)

10 years later in 1981:

Blondie - The Tide Is High (January 31, 1981 - 1 week)

Kool & the Gang - Celebration (February 7, 1981 - 2 weeks)

Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 (February 21, 1981 - 2 weeks)

Eddie Rabbitt - I Love a Rainy Night (February 28, 1981 - 2 weeks)

REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You (March 21, 1981 - 1 week)

Blondie - Rapture (March 28, 1981 - 2 weeks)

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Kiss On My List (April 11, 1981 - 3 weeks)

Sheena Easton - Morning Train (Nine To Five) (May 2, 1981 - 2 weeks)

Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (May 16, 1981 - 9 weeks)

Stars On 45 - Stars On 45 Medley (June 20, 1981 - 1 week)

Air Supply - The One That You Love (July 25, 1981 - 1 week)

Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl (August 1, 1981 - 2 weeks)

Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - Endless Love (August 15, 1981 - 9 weeks)

Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (October 17, 1981 - 3 weeks)

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes (November 7, 1981 - 2 weeks)

Olivia Newton-John - Physical (November 21, 1981 - 9 weeks)

And another 10 years later, the number ones of 1991:

Madonna - Justify My Love (January 5, 1991 - 2 weeks)

Janet Jackson - Love Will Never Do (Without You) (January 19, 1991 - 1 week)

Surface - The First Time (January 26, 1991 - 2 weeks)

C & C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (February 9, 1991 - 2 weeks)

Whitney Houston - All the Man That I Need (February 23, 1991 - 2 weeks)

Mariah Carey - Someday (March 9, 1991 - 2 weeks)

Timmy -T- - One More Try (March 23, 1991 - 1 week)

Gloria Estefan - Coming Out Of the Dark (March 30, 1991 - 2 weeks)

Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You (April 13, 1991 - 1 week)

Wilson Phillips - You're In Love (April 20, 1991 - 1 week)

Amy Grant - Baby Baby (April 27, 1991 - 2 weeks)

Roxette - Joyride (May 11, 1991 - 1 week)

Hi-Five - I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) (May 18, 1991 - 1 week)

Mariah Carey - I Don't Wanna Cry (May 25, 1991 - 2 weeks)

Extreme - More Than Word (June 8, 1991 - 1 week)

Paula Abdul - Rush Rush (June 15, 1991 - 5 weeks)

EMF - Unbelievable (July 20, 1991 - 1 week)

Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You (July 27, 1991 - 7 weeks)

Paula Abdul - The Pomise Of a New Day (September 14, 1991 - 1 week)

Color Me Badd - I Adore Mi Amor (September 21, 1991 - 2 weeks)

Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch / Loleatta Holloway - Good Vibrations (October 5, 1991 - 1 week)

Mariah Carey - Emotions (October 12, 1991 - 3 weeks)

Karyn White - Romantic (November 2, 1991 - 1 week)

Prince & the N.P.G. - Cream (November 9, 1991 - 2 weeks)

Michael Bolton - When a Man Loves a Woman (November 23, 1991 - 1 week)

PM Dawn - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss (November 30, 1991 - 1 week)

Michael Jackson - Black Or White (December 7, 1991 - 7 weeks)

 

[grinningghost]

Oh boy, call me the Queen of Bad Taste, but I really LOVE some of those.

 

[Saffron]

Dawn - Knock Three Times (January 23, 1971 - 3 weeks) Silly!

The Osmonds - One Bad Apple (February 13, 1971 - 5 weeks) Silly!

Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee (March 20, 1971 - 2 weeks) Good!

The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) (April 3, 1971 - 2 weeks) Excellent!

Three Dog Night - Joy To the World (April 17, 1971 - 6 weeks) Silly but I like it!

The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar (May 29, 1971 - 2 weeks) Good!

The Honey Cone - Want Ads (June 12, 1971 - 1 week) Really Silly!

Carole King - It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move (June 19, 1971 - 5 weeks) Food!
The Raiders - Indian Reservation (July 24, 1971 - 1 week)

James Taylor - You've Got a Friend (July 31, 1971 - 1 week) Excellent!

The Bee Gees - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? (August 7, 1971 - 4 weeks) Good!

Paul and Linda McCartney - Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey (September 4, 1971 - 1 week) Excellent Song!

Donny Osmond - Go Away Little Girl (September 11, 1971 - 3 weeks) Silly!

Rod Stewart - Maggie May / Reason To Believe (October 2, 1971 - 5 weeks) Why do they have two songs as one?

Cher - Gypsys, Tramps and Thieves (November 6, 1971 - 2 weeks) UGH.

Isaac Hayes - Theme From 'Shaft' (November 20, 1971 - 2 weeks) Cool song, can you dig it?

Sly and the Family Stone - Family Affair (December 4, 1971 - 3 weeks) Okay song.

Melanie - Brand New Key (December 25, 1971 - 3 weeks) Awful, awful song.

10 years later in 1981:

Blondie - The Tide Is High (January 31, 1981 - 1 week) Don't know it.

Kool & the Gang - Celebration (February 7, 1981 - 2 weeks) Okay song - way over played.

Dolly Parton - 9 To 5 (February 21, 1981 - 2 weeks) Awful, awful song.

Eddie Rabbitt - I Love a Rainy Night (February 28, 1981 - 2 weeks) I actually like an 80's song! I can't believe it!

REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You (March 21, 1981 - 1 week) Another one I like!

Blondie - Rapture (March 28, 1981 - 2 weeks) Don't know it.

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Kiss On My List (April 11, 1981 - 3 weeks) Awful song.

Sheena Easton - Morning Train (Nine To Five) (May 2, 1981 - 2 weeks) ACK!!

Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes (May 16, 1981 - 9 weeks) Ewww!

Stars On 45 - Stars On 45 Medley (June 20, 1981 - 1 week) Don't know it.

Air Supply - The One That You Love (July 25, 1981 - 1 week) Terrible song.

Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl (August 1, 1981 - 2 weeks) One of the worse songs ever.

Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - Endless Love (August 15, 1981 - 9 weeks) Bleh.

Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (October 17, 1981 - 3 weeks) Ugh.

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Private Eyes (November 7, 1981 - 2 weeks) Ewwww.

Olivia Newton-John - Physical (November 21, 1981 - 9 weeks) Bah!!!!

And another 10 years later, the number ones of 1991:

Madonna - Justify My Love (January 5, 1991 - 2 weeks) Don't know it.

Janet Jackson - Love Will Never Do (Without You) (January 19, 1991 - 1 week) Don't know it.

Surface - The First Time (January 26, 1991 - 2 weeks) Don't know it.

C & C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams - Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (February 9, 1991 - 2 weeks) Don't know it.

Whitney Houston - All the Man That I Need (February 23, 1991 - 2 weeks) Don't know it.

Mariah Carey - Someday (March 9, 1991 - 2 weeks) Don't know it.

Timmy -T- - One More Try (March 23, 1991 - 1 week) Don't know it.

Gloria Estefan - Coming Out Of the Dark (March 30, 1991 - 2 weeks) I like it a lot.

Londonbeat - I've Been Thinking About You (April 13, 1991 - 1 week) Don't know it.

Wilson Phillips - You're In Love (April 20, 1991 - 1 week) Don't know it.

Amy Grant - Baby Baby (April 27, 1991 - 2 weeks) Awww, that's a cute song for her baby!

Roxette - Joyride (May 11, 1991 - 1 week) Don't know it.

Hi-Five - I Like the Way (The Kissing Game) (May 18, 1991 - 1 week) Don't know it.

Mariah Carey - I Don't Wanna Cry (May 25, 1991 - 2 weeks) Don't know it.

Extreme - More Than Word (June 8, 1991 - 1 week) Don't know it.

Paula Abdul - Rush Rush (June 15, 1991 - 5 weeks) Don't know it.

EMF - Unbelievable (July 20, 1991 - 1 week) Don't know it.

Bryan Adams - (Everything I Do) I Do It For You (July 27, 1991 - 7 weeks) EWWWW!

Paula Abdul - The Pomise Of a New Day (September 14, 1991 - 1 week) Don't know it.

Color Me Badd - I Adore Mi Amor (September 21, 1991 - 2 weeks) Don't know it.

Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch / Loleatta Holloway - Good Vibrations (October 5, 1991 - 1 week) Don't Know It.

Mariah Carey - Emotions (October 12, 1991 - 3 weeks) Don't know it.

Karyn White - Romantic (November 2, 1991 - 1 week) Don't know it.

Prince & the N.P.G. - Cream (November 9, 1991 - 2 weeks) Don't know it.

Michael Bolton - When a Man Loves a Woman (November 23, 1991 - 1 week) Like the song, just not him singing it.

PM Dawn - Set Adrift On Memory Bliss (November 30, 1991 - 1 week) Don't know it.

 

[southernclass]

I am not even going to lie I had all these cassette's in the 80's
Warrant
Firehouse
Guns n Roses
Bon Jovi
Slaughter
Nelson
Tesla
Poison
Motley Crue
Ratt
White Snake
WInger
Skid Row
Cinderella

and every other hair band out there. I just bought the entire Monster Ballads collection and it took me back to a time when life was so simple and fun.

 

[Blondie]

Geez Saffron, were you in a coma for most of 1991?

 

[Saffron]

No, I think I must have turned the radio off in 1982 or something.

 

[Serena]

Spill it, what were you doing young lady?

 

[Desiree]

Originally posted by southernclass
I am not even going to lie I had all these cassette's in the 80's
Warrant
Firehouse
Guns n Roses
Bon Jovi
Slaughter
Nelson
Tesla
Poison
Motley Crue
Ratt
White Snake
WInger
Skid Row
Cinderella

and every other hair band out there. I just bought the entire Monster Ballads collection and it took me back to a time when life was so simple and fun.

I had all those too! Last night on VH1 was a show hosted by Dee Snider on the top 40 Hair Bands of all time. Made me want to bust out my Aquanet! I'm still in love with Sebastian Bach and the Nelson boys!

 

[spagheddie]

Originally posted by southernclass
I am not even going to lie I had all these cassette's in the 80's
Warrant
Firehouse
Guns n Roses
Bon Jovi
Slaughter
Nelson
Tesla
Poison
Motley Crue
Ratt
White Snake
WInger
Skid Row
Cinderella

and every other hair band out there. I just bought the entire Monster Ballads collection and it took me back to a time when life was so simple and fun.

Looks eerily similiar to my collection if you throw out Firehouse and Winger and add Iron Maiden & Judas Priest.

 

[jimmalru80]

The 1971 list brought back a ton of memories, and the music was OK. The 1981 list was mediocre at best. With the exception of Extreme, the 1991 list was just plain frightening.

 

[ChefBilly]

No good music in the 80s?

HELLO???

U2?
Police?
Metallica?
Three of the greatest rock groups of ALL TIME!


And I'm definitely on board with Maiden and Priest.

 

[Saffron]

Originally posted by southernclass
I am not even going to lie I had all these cassette's in the 80's
Warrant
Firehouse
Guns n Roses
Bon Jovi
Slaughter
Nelson
Tesla
Poison
Motley Crue
Ratt
White Snake
WInger
Skid Row
Cinderella

and every other hair band out there. I just bought the entire Monster Ballads collection and it took me back to a time when life was so simple and fun.

Bwhahahahaha! I can tell you that Bon Jovi sang the song "Living on a Prayer" and that's it. I don't even know the lyrics before or beyond, " ... Whoa O - half way there, Whoa O - living on a prayer, take my hand and we'll make it I swear ..." Bwahahaha! I must have turned my radio off mid 1981.

 

[Blondie]

Originally posted by Saffron
Bwhahahahaha! I can tell you that Bon Jovi sang the song "Living on a Prayer" and that's it. I don't even know the lyrics before or beyond, " ... Whoa O - half way there, Whoa O - living on a prayer, take my hand and we'll make it I swear ..." Bwahahaha! I must have turned my radio off mid 1981.

Maybe this is more your style Ms. Saffron?

The number one hits from 1970:

B.J. Thomas - Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head (January 3, 1970 - 4 weeks)

The Jackson Five - I Want You Back (January 31, 1970 - 1 week)

Shocking Blue - Venus (February 7, 1970 - 1 week)

Sly and the Family Stone - Thank You (Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Agin) (February 14, 1970 - 2 weeks)

Simon and Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (February 28, 1970 - 6 weeks)

The Beatles - Let It Be (April 11, 1970 - 2 weeks)

The Jackson Five - ABC (April 25, 1970 - 2 weeks)

Guess Who - American Woman / No Sugar Tonight (May 9, 1970 - 3 weeks)

Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful (May 30, 1970 - 2 weeks)

The Beatles - The Long and Winding Road / For You Blue (June 13, 1970 - 2 weeks)

The Jackson Five - The Love You Save (June 27, 1970 - 2 weeks)

Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me (Not To Come) (July 11, 1970 - 2 weeks)

Carpenters - (They Long To Be) Close To You (July 25, 1970 - 4 weeks)

Bread - Make It With You (August 22, 1970 - 1 week)

Edwin Starr - War (August 29, 1970 - 3 weeks)

Diana Ross - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (September 19, 1970 - 3 weeks)

Neil Diamond - Cracklin' Rosie (October 10, 1970 - 1 week)

The Jackson Five - I'll Be There (October 17, 1970 - 5 weeks)

The Partridge Family - I Think I Love You (November 21, 1970 - 3 weeks)

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - The Tears Of a Clown (December 12, 1970 - 2 weeks)

George Harrison - My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity (December 26, 1970 - 4 weeks)

 

[gemmie214]

I love 80's music...

 

[Saffron]

I am older than dirt.

There are only two songs on that list I could care less if I ever hear again, Venus and Cracklin' Rosie . Ugh, that's a bad one.



Thank you Blondie! That was a very pleasent trip down memory lane indeed! Maybe I shall go post them on Lanshark's thread, 'cause there are some really good songs there!

 

[Deb in IA]

I'm with Saffron!! DEFINITELY a 70's girl here!!!!

Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee (March 20, 1971 - 2 weeks)
-the GREAT Janis. Incomparable.

The Temptations - Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) (April 3, 1971 - 2 weeks)
-One of the best rock and roll songs of all time.

The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar (May 29, 1971 - 2 weeks)
-What can I say? GOTTA love the Stones, and this is one of their classics!!

Carole King - It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move (June 19, 1971 - 5 weeks)
-Didn't EVERYONE have a copy of "Tapestry"?

James Taylor - You've Got a Friend (July 31, 1971 - 1 week)
-Ah, Sweet Baby James.

Rod Stewart - Maggie May / Reason To Believe (October 2, 1971 - 5 weeks)
-Maggie May was Rod's BEST song ever.

GREAT memories, Blondie!!!

 

[coliebird]

Originally posted by southernclass
I am not even going to lie I had all these cassette's in the 80's
Warrant
Firehouse
Guns n Roses
Bon Jovi
Slaughter
Nelson
Tesla
Poison
Motley Crue
Ratt
White Snake
WInger
Skid Row
Cinderella

and every other hair band out there. I just bought the entire Monster Ballads collection and it took me back to a time when life was so simple and fun.

I had all of these too. I love my Monster Ballad CD. Check out the Monster Rock cd too. Bon Jovi - still my all time favorite band.

BTW, 1971 was a great year, esp. June 11, 1971

Edited to add - I love 70's music. I listen to my Bee Gee cd's all the time.

 

[SC Minnie]

Other 80's music lover here especially all the hair bands and one of my all time favorites-- although they get slammed all the time

Journey

 

[MelessaG]

There are a few of those '71 songs I love and I wasn't born 'till 1972!

 

[minniepumpernickel]

Yeah....
I like Janis Joplin
Cher
James Taylor


I saw Cher not too long ago at her farewell tour in Atlantic City!