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Subject: 20 Rare and Minor Hits of the 80's - Volume 2
Written By: whistledog on 10/26/05 at 4:39 pm
More guilty pleasures of mine from the 80's. Based on the American Billboard Charts, here's 20 more Rare and Minor 80's hits at random (complete with Billboard Chart Peaks in the brackets). Click one of the titles to hear a sound clip
- "Go For It" by Kim Wilde was released in the UK as "The Second Time"
- "Black Stations / White Stations" by M+M (Martha + the Muffins) was banned across the US for it's racey subject matter
1980 Takin' it Back - Breathless (US #92)
1980 How Do I Survive - Amy Holland (US #22)
1980 If You Should Sail - Reed Nielsen and Mark Pearson (US #38)
1981 Breaking Away - Balance (US #22)
1983 Can't Shake Loose - Agnetha Faltskog (US #29)
1983 Don't Try to Stop It - Roman Holliday (US #68)
1983 State of the Nation - Industry (US #81)
1984 Body Talk - The Deele (US #77)
1984 Black Stations / White Stations - M+M (US #63)
1984 Alibis - Sergio Mendes (US #29)
1984 Big in Japan - Alphaville (US #66)
1985 Go For It - Kim Wilde (US #65)
1985 Basketball - Kurtis Blow (US #71)
1985 Baby Come Back to Me - Manhattan Transfer (US #83)
1985 Sounds of Your Voice - Jon Butcher Axis (US #94)
1985 Black Cars - Gino Vannelli (US #42)
1985 Summertime Girls - Y&T (US #55)
1987 That Ain't Love - REO Speedwagon (US #16)
1988 Love Changes Everything - Honeymoon Suite (US #91)
1988 Broken Land - The Adventures (US #95)