Timeline
Year | Month | Song Title | Artist | More |
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October | I`m So Excited | The Pointer Sisters | |
Purple Rain | Prince | |||
I Feel For You | Chaka Khan | |||
November | Pride (In the Name of Love) | U2 |
![]() Pride (In the Name of Love) CD Source: The Best of 1980-1990/The B-sides (2)Time: 3:48 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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I Will Dare | The Replacements |
![]() I Will Dare CD Source: Left of the Dial: `80s Underground (1979-89)(4)Time: 3:11 Sequenced by: Let It Be album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Sixteen Blue | The Replacements | |||
December | Born in the U.S.A. | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() Born in the U.S.A. CD Source: The Essential (1972-2002) (bonus CD) (3)Time: 4:38 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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The Boys of Summer | Don Henley | |||
1985 | January | Don`t Worry Baby | Los Lobos |
![]() Don`t Worry Baby CD Source: Mas y Mas (+1983-99) (4)Time: 2:45 Sequenced by: How Will The Wolf Survive? album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
Will The Wolf Survive? | Los Lobos |
![]() Will The Wolf Survive? CD Source: Mas y Mas (+1983-99) (4)Time: 3:43 Sequenced by: How Will The Wolf Survive? album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Centerfield | John Fogerty | |||
March | Nightshift | The Commodores |
![]() Nightshift CD Source: Hitsville U.S.A. Vol. II 1972-1992 (4)Time: 5:07 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Crazy for You | Madonna | |||
We Are The World | USA for Africa | |||
I`m On Fire | Bruce Springsteen | |||
White Lies | Jason & The Scorchers |
![]() White Lies CD Source: Essential, Vol. 1 (1984-85)Time: 3:24 Sequenced by: Lost And Found album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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April | Trapped (live) | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() Trapped (live) CD Source: The Essential (1972-2002) (bonus CD) (3)Time: 5:11 Sequenced by: We Are The World album Honored by: The We Are The World album followed the single on the charts by about a month. Springsteen donated this previously unreleased track, written by Jimmy Cliff. Its only other official CD release is on the Essential Springsteen compilation, on the bonus third disc. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Smooth Operator | Sade |
![]() Smooth Operator CD Source: The Ultimate Collection (1984-2011)Time: 4:16 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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May | Into the Groove | Madonna |
![]() Into the Groove CD Source: Celebration (1982-2009) (2)Time: 4:45 Sequenced by: single (12-inch) Honored by: DG Prior to its inclusion on the "Immaculate Collection," "Into the Groove" was available in the U.S. only as the B-side of the 12" single "Angel." It reached #1 for five weeks on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles chart as a two-sided entry. In several other countries it was released as a single in its own right and raced to #1. The original vinyl version clocks at 4:40. This CD version seems to be the same one to me. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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June | Would I Lie to You? | The Eurythmics |
![]() Would I Lie to You? CD Source: Ultimate Collection (1983-2005)Time: 4:27 Sequenced by: Be Yourself Tonight album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Sisters Are Doin` It For Themselves | The Eurythmics Feat. Aretha Franklin |
![]() Sisters Are Doin` It For Themselves CD Source: Ultimate Collection (1983-2005)Time: 4:57 Sequenced by: Be Yourself Tonight album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Raspberry Beret | Prince | |||
And She Was | Talking Heads |
![]() And She Was CD Source: Once in a Lifetime (76-92)(3)(+DVD of videos)Time: 3:38 Sequenced by: Little Creatures album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Road to Nowhere | Talking Heads |
![]() Road to Nowhere CD Source: Once in a Lifetime (76-92)(3)(+DVD of videos)Time: 4:19 Sequenced by: Little Creatures album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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July | Glory Days | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() Glory Days CD Source: The Essential (1972-2002) (bonus CD) (3)Time: 4:15 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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If You Love Somebody Set Them Free | Sting |
![]() If You Love Somebody Set Them Free CD Source: Fields of Gold: The Best of 1984-1994Time: 4:16 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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The Payoff Mix | Double Dee and Steinski |
![]() The Payoff Mix CD Source: Time: 5:24 Sequenced by: official release date Honored by: DM In 2008 the Illegal Records label released a compilation of all the mastermixes of Steve Stein (Steinski), including this amazing tour de force of the art of mixing, done with Douglas DiFranco (Double Dee). Dave Marsh tells the whole story behind this track in his book, "The Heart of Rock & Soul," where he ranks it 212 out of 1001. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Money For Nothing | Dire Straits |
![]() Money For Nothing CD Source: Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler (1978-2005) (2)Time: 4:05 Sequenced by: Brothers in Arms album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Walk of Life | Dire Straits |
![]() Walk of Life CD Source: Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler (1978-2005) (2)Time: 4:12 Sequenced by: Brothers in Arms album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Freeway of Love | Aretha Franklin | |||
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September | Part-Time Lover | Stevie Wonder |
![]() Part-Time Lover CD Source: At the Close of a Century (1963-96) (4)Time: 4:13 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
Small Town | John Cougar Mellencamp |
![]() Small Town CD Source: Greatest Hits (1978-2004) (2) (bonus DVD)Time: 3:41 Sequenced by: Scarecrow album Honored by: DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Lonely Ol` Night | John Cougar Mellencamp |
![]() Lonely Ol` Night CD Source: Greatest Hits (1978-2004) (2) (bonus DVD)Time: 3:47 Sequenced by: Scarecrow album Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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November | Sun City | Artists United Against Apartheid | ||
Time | Tom Waits | |||
1986 | January | My Hometown | Bruce Springsteen | |
Bastards of Young | The Replacements |
![]() Bastards of Young CD Source: All for Nothing (1985-90) (2)Time: 3:36 Sequenced by: Tim album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Left of the Dial | The Replacements |
![]() Left of the Dial CD Source: All for Nothing (1985-90) (2)Time: 3:43 Sequenced by: Tim album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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I Can`t Live Without My Radio | LL Cool J |
![]() I Can`t Live Without My Radio CD Source: All World (1985-96)Time: 5:29 Sequenced by: Radio album Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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March | Kiss | Prince | ||
Lives in the Balance | Jackson Browne |
![]() Lives in the Balance CD Source: The Very Best of (1972-2002)Time: 4:15 Sequenced by: Lives in the Balance album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Brilliant Mistake | Elvis Costello |
![]() Brilliant Mistake CD Source: The Very Best of (1977-86)Time: 3:45 Sequenced by: King of America album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Indoor Fireworks | Elvis Costello |
![]() Indoor Fireworks CD Source: The Very Best of (1977-86)Time: 4:10 Sequenced by: King of America album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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June | My Adidas | Run-D.M.C. | ||
Sledgehammer | Peter Gabriel | |||
Red Rain | Peter Gabriel | |||
July | Papa Don`t Preach | Madonna | ||
Higher Love | Steve Winwood | |||
August | Begin The Begin | R.E.M. |
![]() Begin The Begin CD Source: Part Lies Part Heart Part Truth Part Garbage 1982-2011 (2)Time: 3:29 Sequenced by: Life`s Rich Pageant album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Walk This Way | Run-D.M.C. |
![]() Walk This Way CD Source: Greatest Hits (1983-93)Time: 5:11 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG The first rap song to hit the top 5 of the Hot 100, this brilliant synthesis of rock and rap helped rap break into mainstream pop music and paved the way for all the rap/sung collaborations since then. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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September | Boy in the Bubble | Paul Simon | |
Graceland | Paul Simon | |||
You Can Call Me Al | Paul Simon | |||
Wild Wild Life | Talking Heads |
![]() Wild Wild Life CD Source: Once in a Lifetime (76-92)(3)(+DVD of videos)Time: 3:41 Sequenced by: True Stories album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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October | Word Up | Cameo | ||
True Blue | Madonna | |||
Guitar Town | Steve Earle |
![]() Guitar Town CD Source: Guitar Town (expanded edition)Time: 2:35 Sequenced by: Guitar Town album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Someday | Steve Earle |
![]() Someday CD Source: Guitar Town (expanded edition)Time: 3:48 Sequenced by: Guitar Town album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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November | Don`t Get Me Wrong | The Pretenders |
![]() Don`t Get Me Wrong CD Source: Pirate Radio (1979-2005) (4) + DVDTime: 3:48 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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The Future`s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades | Timbuk 3 | |||
War (live) | Bruce Springsteen | |||
Because the Night (live) | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() Because the Night (live) CD Source: Live/1975-85 (3)Time: 5:19 Sequenced by: Live 75/85 album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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1987 | February | One Time One Night | Los Lobos |
![]() One Time One Night CD Source: Mas y Mas (+1983-99) (4)Time: 4:50 Sequenced by: By the Light of the Moon album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
River of Fools | Los Lobos |
![]() River of Fools CD Source: Mas y Mas (+1983-99) (4)Time: 2:55 Sequenced by: By the Light of the Moon album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Still in Hollywood | Concrete Blonde |
![]() Still in Hollywood CD Source: Recollection (1986-93)Time: 3:45 Sequenced by: Concrete Blonde album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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March | Sign O` The Times | Prince |
![]() Sign O` The Times CD Source: Ultimate Prince (1979-1993) (2)Time: 3:44 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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April | With or Without You | U2 |
![]() With or Without You CD Source: The Joshua Tree (20th anniv remaster)Time: 4:56 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS ![]() ![]() |
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May | Alex Chilton | The Replacements |
![]() Alex Chilton CD Source: All for Nothing (1985-90) (2)Time: 3:13 Sequenced by: Pleased to Meet Me album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Can`t Hardly Wait | The Replacements |
![]() Can`t Hardly Wait CD Source: All for Nothing (1985-90) (2)Time: 3:05 Sequenced by: Pleased to Meet Me album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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June | I Still Haven`t Found What I`m Looking For | U2 |
![]() I Still Haven`t Found What I`m Looking For CD Source: The Joshua Tree (20th anniv remaster)Time: 4:38 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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July | Memphis in the Meantime | John Hiatt |
![]() Memphis in the Meantime CD Source: Anthology (1974-2000) (2)Time: 3:58 Sequenced by: Bring the Family album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Have a Little Faith in Me | John Hiatt |
![]() Have a Little Faith in Me CD Source: Anthology (1974-2000) (2)Time: 4:03 Sequenced by: Bring the Family album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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4th of July | X |
![]() 4th of July CD Source: Best of: Make the Music Go Bang! (1978-93)(2)Time: 4:06 Sequenced by: See How We Are album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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August | Runaway Train | Rosanne Cash |
![]() Runaway Train CD Source: The Essential (1978-2009) (2)Time: 4:03 Sequenced by: King`s Record Shop album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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September | U Got the Look | Prince |
![]() U Got the Look CD Source: The Hits/The B-Sides (1978-1993)(3)Time: 3:58 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM DG ![]() ![]() |
Paper in Fire | John Cougar Mellencamp |
![]() Paper in Fire CD Source: Greatest Hits (1978-2004) (2) (bonus DVD)Time: 3:53 Sequenced by: The Lonesome Jubilee album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Like The Weather | 10,000 Maniacs |
![]() Like The Weather CD Source: In My TribeTime: 3:57 Sequenced by: In My Tribe album Honored by: "In My Tribe" hardly dented the charts when it was first released. It reached its peak in May 1988 when "Like The Weather" was released as a single. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Way Down In The Hole | Tom Waits |
![]() Way Down In The Hole CD Source: Beautiful Maladies (1983-93)Time: 3:31 Sequenced by: Frank`s Wild Years album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Innocent When You Dream (78) | Tom Waits |
![]() Innocent When You Dream (78) CD Source: Beautiful Maladies (1983-93)Time: 3:10 Sequenced by: Frank`s Wild Years album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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I Know You Got Soul | Eric B. & Rakim |
![]() I Know You Got Soul CD Source: Paid in Full (bonus tracks)Time: 4:44 Sequenced by: Paid in Full album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Where The Streets Have No Name | U2 |
![]() Where The Streets Have No Name CD Source: The Joshua Tree (20th anniv remaster)Time: 5:38 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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October | Brilliant Disguise | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() Brilliant Disguise CD Source: The Essential (1972-2002) (bonus CD) (3)Time: 4:15 Sequenced by: Tunnel of Love album Honored by: DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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The One I Love | R.E.M. |
![]() The One I Love CD Source: Part Lies Part Heart Part Truth Part Garbage 1982-2011 (2)Time: 3:16 Sequenced by: Document album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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November | If You Let Me Stay | Terence Trent D`Arby | ||
December | Push It | Salt-N-Pepa | ||
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man | Prince |
![]() I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man CD Source: Ultimate Prince (1979-1993) (2)Time: 3:41 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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1988 | January | Pump Up the Volume | M/A/R/R/S | |
February | I Couldn`t Leave You If I Tried | Rodney Crowell |
![]() I Couldn`t Leave You If I Tried CD Source: Diamonds & Dirt (extended)Time: 3:19 Sequenced by: Diamonds & Dirt album Honored by: Diamonds & Dirt contained five (!) singles that topped the country charts but neither the singles nor the album ever charted pop. The first single was released in January, and I`m slotting the album early in February. If anyone knows the release date more precisely, please let me know. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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She`s Crazy For Leaving | Rodney Crowell |
![]() She`s Crazy For Leaving CD Source: Diamonds & Dirt (extended)Time: 3:17 Sequenced by: Diamonds & Dirt album Honored by: Diamonds & Dirt contained five (!) singles that topped the country charts but neither the singles nor the album ever charted pop. The first single was released in January, and I`m slotting the album early in February. If anyone knows the release date more precisely, please let me know. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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March | Wishing Well | Terence Trent D`Arby | ||
(Nothing But) Flowers | Talking Heads |
![]() (Nothing But) Flowers CD Source: Once in a Lifetime (76-92)(3)(+DVD of videos)Time: 5:34 Sequenced by: Naked album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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April | Beds Are Burning | Midnight Oil |
![]() Beds Are Burning CD Source: 20,000 watt R.S.L. (1979-97)Time: 4:18 Sequenced by: Diesel and Dust album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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June | Fast Car | Tracy Chapman |
![]() Fast Car CD Source: Tracy Chapman (debut)Time: 4:57 Sequenced by: Tracy Chapman album Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Talkin` Bout A Revolution | Tracy Chapman |
![]() Talkin` Bout A Revolution CD Source: Tracy Chapman (debut)Time: 2:40 Sequenced by: Tracy Chapman album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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July | Roll With It | Steve Winwood | ||
Bring the Noise | Public Enemy |
![]() Bring the Noise CD Source: Power to the People and the Beats (1987-91+)Time: 3:46 Sequenced by: It Takes A Nation of Millions album Honored by: RS DG "Bring the Noise" was released as a single six months earlier than the album (charted R&B on 2/6/88). ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Rebel Without A Pause | Public Enemy |
![]() Rebel Without A Pause CD Source: Power to the People and the Beats (1987-91+)Time: 4:18 Sequenced by: It Takes A Nation of Millions album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos | Public Enemy |
![]() Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos CD Source: Power to the People and the Beats (1987-91+)Time: 3:43 Sequenced by: It Takes A Nation of Millions album Honored by: Running time of 3:43 is for the single edit on their Greatest Beats CD. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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People Have the Power | Patti Smith |
![]() People Have the Power CD Source: LAND (1975-2002) (2)Time: 5:09 Sequenced by: Dream of Life album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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August | Follow the Leader | Eric B. & Rakim |
![]() Follow the Leader CD Source: The Hip Hop Box (1979-2003) (4)Time: 5:35 Sequenced by: Follow the Leader album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |