Meme time

[uberniftacular]

Meme, from beccers4469

Go here: ( http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1976.htm ) and change the number in the URL to reflect the year you graduated high school to get the top 100 songs of that year. Strike through the songs you hate(d). Bold the songs you love(d). Put the songs you like(d) in itallics. Leave blank those you don’t care about or don’t remember.

So, I'm gonna do this twice. Once for the year I graduated, once for the year I was born. Just to see which list has more songs I actually enjoyed.


1. We Belong Together, Mariah Carey
2. Since U Been Gone, Kelly Clarkson
3. Because of You, Kelly Clarkson
4. Behind These Hazel Eyes, Kelly Clarkson
5. You and Me, Lifehouse
6. Don't Cha Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes
7. Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Green Day
8. Pon de Replay, Rihanna
9. Karma, Alicia Keys
10. Run It, Chris Brown
11. Let Me Love You, Mario
12. Hollaback Girl, Gwen Stefani
13. Beverly Hills, Weezer
14. Don't Phunk With My Heart, Black Eyed Peas
15. Shake It Off, Mariah Carey
16. Don't Forget About Us, Mariah Carey
17. One, Two Step, Ciara featuring Missy Elliott
18. Photograph, Nickelback
19. Caught Up, Usher
20. Gold Digger, Kanye West
21. Let Me Go, 3 Doors Down
22. Obsesion (No Es Amor), Frankie J featuring Baby Bash
23. Switch, Will Smith
24. Listen to Your Heart, D.H.T.
25. My Humps, Black Eyed Peas
26. Rich Girl, Gwen Stefani featuring Eve
27. Lose Control, Missy Elliott
28. Lonely No More, Rob Thomas
29. Scars, Papa Roach
30. Beautiful Soul, Jesse McCartney
31. Feel Good Inc., Gorillaz
32. Baby, I'm Back, Baby Bash
33. Don't Lie, Black Eyed Peas
34. Soldier, Destiny's Child
35. These Words, Natasha Bedingfield
36. Get It Poppin, Fat Joe featuring Nelly
37. Bananza (Belly Dancer), Akon
38. Holiday, Green Day
39. Wake Me Up When September Ends, Green Day
40. Oh, Ciara featuring Ludacris
41. Mr. Brightside, The Killers
42. Chariot, Gavin DeGraw
43. Sugar, We're Goin Down, Fall Out Boy
44. Luxurious, Gwen Stefani
45. Nobody's Home, Avril Lavigne
46. Incomplete, Backstreet Boys
47. True, Ryan Cabrera
48. Collide, Howie Day
49. Sunday Morning, Maroon 5
50. Mockingbird, Eminem
51. Cool, Gwen Stefani
52. Disco Inferno, 50 Cent
53. How to Deal, Frankie J
54. Lovers and Friends, Lil Jon featuring Usher & Ludacris
55. Sean Paul - We Be Burnin', Sean Paul
56. Untitled (How Can This Happen To Me?), Simple Plan
57. Like You, Bow Wow featuring Ciara
58. Your Body, Pretty Ricky
59. Lonely, Akon
60. Sugar (Gimme Some), Trick Daddy
61. Candy Shop, 50 Cent
62. Almost, Bowling For Soup
63. Hate It or Love It, The Game & 50 Cent
64. Just a Lil Bit, 50 Cent
65. Let Me Hold You, Bow Wow featuring Omarion
66. Just the Girl, Click Five
67. Grind With Me, Pretty Ricky
68. Numb/Encore, Jay-Z & Linkin Park
69. Cold, Crossfade
70. How We Do, The Game featuring 50 Cent
71. Speed of Sound, Coldplay
72. Outta Control, 50 Cent featuring Mobb Deep
73. Hung Up, Madonna
74. Cater 2 U, Destiny's Child
75. When I'm Gone, Eminem
76. Goin' Crazy, Natalie
77. Wonderful, Ja Rule featuring Ashanti & R. Kelly
78. I Just Wanna Live, Good Charlotte
79. It's Like That, Mariah Carey
80. Only U, Ashanti
81. Girl, Destiny's Child
82. Pimpin' All Over the World, Ludacris
83. Hold You Down, Jennifer Lopez featuring Fat Joe
84. Soul Survivor, Young Jeezy featuring Akon
85. If You Were Mine, Marcos Hernandez
86. Look What You've Done, Jet
87. Don't Bother, Shakira
88. Signs, Snoop Dogg featuring Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake
89. Fall to Pieces, Avril Lavigne
90. Boyfriend, Ashlee Simpson
91. More Than Words, Frankie J
92. N Dey Say, Nelly
93. Here By Me, 3 Doors Down
94. Somewhere Only We Know, Keane
95. Follow Through, Gavin DeGraw
96. Encore, Eminem featuring Dr. Dre & 50 Cent
97. Shine On, Ryan Cabrera
98. Get Right, Jennifer Lopez
99. Here We Go, Trina featuring Kelly Rowland
100. Like Toy Soldiers, Eminem

NGL, I've never even heard of most of these songs. There's a reason I'd stopped listening to the radio by the time I graduated.


1. Walk Like an Egyptian, Bangles
2. Alone, Heart
3. Shake You Down, Gregory Abbott
4. I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me), Whitney Houston
5. Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now, Starship
6. C'est la vie, Robbie Nevil
7. Here I Go Again, Whitesnake (this song was our graduation song *shudder*)
8. The Way It Is, Bruce Hornsby and the Range
9. Shakedown, Bob Seger
10. Livin' on a Prayer, Bon Jovi (fun fact, this was the #1 song on US charts the day I was born. Of course, I didn't discover the song until somewhere around 2007...but still.)
11. La Bamba, Los Lobos
12. Everybody Have Fun Tonight, Wang Chung
13. Don't Dream It's Over, Crowded House
14. Always, Atlantic Starr
15. With or Without You, U2
16. Looking for a New Love, Jody Watley
17. Head to Toe, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
18. I Think We're Alone Now, Tiffany
19. Mony Mony, Billy Idol
20. At This Moment, Billy Vera and The Beaters
21. The Lady In Red, Chris De Burgh
22. Didn't We Almost Have It All, Whitney Houston
23. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, U2
24. I Want Your Sex, George Michael
25. Notorious, Duran Duran
26. Only In My Dreams, Debbie Gibson
27. (I've Had) The Time of My Life, Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
28. The Next Time I Fall, Peter Cetera and Amy Grant
29. Lean On Me, Club Nouveau
30. Open Your Heart, Madonna
31. Lost In Emotion, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
32. (I Just) Died in Your Arms, Cutting Crew
33. Heart and Soul, T'pau
34. You Keep Me Hangin' On, Kim Wilde
35. Keep Your Hands to Yourself, Georgia Satellites
36. I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me), Aretha Franklin and George Michael
37. Control, Janet Jackson
38. Somewhere Out There, Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram
39. U Got the Look, Prince
40. Land of Confusion, Genesis
41. Jacob's Ladder, Huey Lewis and The News
42. Who's That Girl, Madonna
43. You Got It All, Jets
44. Touch Me (I Want Your Body), Samantha Fox
45. I Just Can't Stop Loving You, Michael Jackson and Siedah Garrett
46. Causing a Commotion, Madonna
47. In Too Deep, Genesis
48. Let's Wait Awhile, Janet Jackson
49. Hip to Be Square, Huey Lewis and the News
50. Will You Still Love Me?, Chicago
51. Little Lies, Fleetwood Mac
52. Luka, Suzanne Vega
53. I Heard a Rumour, Bananarama
54. Don't Mean Nothing, Richard Marx
55. Songbird, Kenny G
56. Carrie, Europe
57. Don't Disturb This Groove, System
58. La Isla Bonita, Madonna
59. Love's Gone Bad, Michael Jackson
60. Sign 'O' the Times, Prince
61. Change of Heart, Cyndi Lauper
62. Come Go With Me, Expose
63. Can't We Try, Dan Hill
64. To Be a Lover, Billy Idol
65. Mandolin Rain, Bruce Hornsby and the Range
66. Breakout, Swing Out Sister
67. Stand By Me, Ben E. King
68. Tonight, Tonight, Tonight, Genesis
69. Someday, Glass Tiger
70. When Smokey Sings, ABC
71. Casanova, Levert
72. Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine
73. Rock Steady, Whispers
74. Wanted Dead or Alive, Bon Jovi
75. Big Time, Peter Gabriel
76. The Finer Things, Steve Winwood
77. Let Me Be the One, Expose
78. Is This Love, Survivor
79. Diamonds, Herb Alpert
80. Point of No Return, Expose
81. Big Love, Fleetwood Mac
82. Midnight Blue, Lou Gramm
83. Something So Strong, Crowded House
84. Heat of the Night, Bryan Adams
85. Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You, Glenn Medeiros
86. Brilliant Disguise, Bruce Springsteen
87. Just To See Her, Smokey Robinson
88. Who Will You Run Too, Heart
89. Respect Yourself, Bruce Willis
90. Cross My Broken Heart, Jets
91. Victory, Kool and The Gang
92. Don't Get Me Wrong, Pretenders
93. Doing It All for My Baby, Huey Lewis and The News
94. Right On Track, Breakfast Club
95. Ballerina Girl, Lionel Richie
96. Meet Me Half Way, Kenny Loggins
97. I've Been in Love Before, Cutting Crew
98. (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party), Beastie Boys
99. Funkytown, Pseudo Echo
100. Love You Down, Ready For The World

Huh, I knew less of these than I expected to, too.

And, just for funsies, let's try the year my parents got married.

1. When Doves Cry, Prince
2. What's Love Got to Do With It, Tina Turner
3. Say Say SaySay Say Say, Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
4. Footloose, Kenny Loggins
5. Against All Odds (Take a Look At Me Now), Phil Collins
6. Jump, Van Halen
7. Hello, Lionel Richie
8. Owner of a Lonely Heart, Yes
9. Ghostbusters, Ray Parker Jr.
10. Karma Chameleon, Culture Club
11. Missing You, John Waite
12. All Night Long (All Night), Lionel Richie
13. Let's Hear It for the Boy, Deniece Williams
14. Dancing In the Dark, Bruce Springsteen
15. Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Cyndi Lauper
16. The Reflex, Duran Duran
17. Time After Time, Cyndi Lauper
18. Jump (For My Love), Pointer Sisters
19. Talking In Your Sleep, Romantics
20. Self Control, Laura Branigan
21. Let's Go Crazy, Prince and The Revolution
22. Say It Isn't So, Daryl Hall and John Oates
23. Hold Me Now, Thompson Twins
24. Joanna, Kool and The Gang
25. I Just Called to Say I Love You, Stevie Wonder
26. Somebody's Watching Me, Rockwell
27. Break My Stride, Matthew Wilder
28. 99 Luftballons, Nena
29. I Can Dream About You, Dan Hartman
30. The Glamorous Life, Sheila E.
31. Oh Sherrie, Steve Perry
32. Stuck On You, Lionel Richie
33. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues, Elton John (not so much hate as rather dislike)
34. She Bop, Cyndi Lauper
35. Borderline, Madonna
36. Sunglasses At Night, Corey Hart
37. Eyes Without a Face, Billy Idol
38. Here Comes the Rain Again, Eurythmics
39. Uptown Girl, Billy Joel (THIS IS MY SONG. Seriously, I loved this song as a kid.)
40. Sister Christian, Night Ranger
41. Drive, Cars
42. Twist of Fate, Olivia Newton-John
43. Union of the Snake, Duran Duran
44. The Heart Of Rock 'N' Roll, Huey Lewis and The News
45. Hard Habit to Break, Chicago
46. The Warrior, Scandal
47. If Ever You're In My Arms Again, Peabo Bryson
48. Automatic, Pointer Sisters
49. Let the Music Play, Shannon
50. To All the Girls I've Loved Before, Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson
51. Caribbean Queen, Billy Ocean
52. That's All, Genesis
53. Running With the Night, Lionel Richie
54. Sad Songs (Say So Much), Elton John
55. I Want a New Drug, Huey Lewis and The News
56. Islands in the Stream, Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
57. Love Is a Battlefield, Pat Benatar
58. Infatuation, Rod Stewart
59. Almost Paradise, Mike Reno and Ann Wilson
60. Legs, ZZ Top
61. State of Shock, Jacksons
62. Love Somebody, Rick Springfield
63. Miss Me Blind, Culture Club
64. If This Is It, Huey Lewis and The News
65. You Might Think, Cars
66. Lucky Star, Madonna
67. Cover Me, Bruce Springsteen
68. Cum On Feel the Noize, Quiet Riot
69. Breakdance, Irene Cara
70. Adult Education, Daryl Hall and John Oates
71. They Don't Know, Tracy Ullman
72. An Innocent Man, Billy Joel
73. Cruel Summer, Bananarama
74. Dance Hall Days, Wang Chung
75. Give It Up, K.C.
76. I'm So Excited, Pointer Sisters
77. I Still Can't Get Over Loving You, Ray Parker Jr.
78. Thriller, Michael Jackson (SO not into Michael Jackson...)
79. Holiday, Madonna
80. Breakin'...There's No Stopping Us, Ollie And Jerry
81. Nobody Told Me, John Lennon
82. Church of the Poison Mind, Culture Club
83. Think of Laura, Christopher Cross
84. Time Will Reveal, Debarge
85. Wrapped Around Your Finger, Police
86. Pink Houses, John Cougar Mellencamp
87. Round and Round, Ratt
88. Head Over Heels, Go-Go's
89. The Longest Time, Billy Joel
90. Tonight, Kool and The Gang
91. Got a Hold on Me, Christine McVie
92. Dancing In the Sheets, Shalamar
93. Undercover (Of the Night), Rolling Stones
94. On the Dark Side, John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band
95. New Moon On Monday, Duran Duran
96. Major Tom (Coming Home), Peter Schilling
97. Magic, Cars
98. When You Close Your Eyes, Night Ranger
99. Rock Me Tonite, Billy Squier
100. Yah Mo B There, James Ingram and Michael McDonald

That's more like it.

Comments

[queer-theory.livejournal.com]

I was tempted to do this, but then I started looking at the songs that were out when I graduated and I hate a lot of them, so I'm not going to bother. :P

[uberniftacular]

Yeah, I don't even KNOW most of the songs from the year I graduated. By that point, I was almost exclusively listening to CDs, as I'd given up on the radio in general. And didn't actually listen to the radio again until I discovered an awesome classic rock station in like...2008? So that's why I did the one for the year I was born too.