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Subject: 1985 - Billboard Top 40 Hits (May - August)

Written By: whistledog on 01/14/06 at 10:31 pm

I like these ...


The Goonies 'R' Good Enough
Getcha Back - Beach Boys
What About Love - Heart
Man in Motion - John Parr
Take on Me - A-ha
Spanish Eddie - Laura Branigan
Freedom - Wham!
There Must Be An Angel - Eurythmics
Love Theme From St. Elmo's Fire - David Foster
Be Near Me - ABC


Honourable Mentions ...


Get it On (Bang A Gong) - Power Station
Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
Lonely Ol' Night - John Cougar Mellencamp
Sentimental Street - Night Ranger
Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen
So in Love - OMD
Thunderdome - Tina Turner

Subject: Re: 1985 - Billboard Top 40 Hits (May - August)

Written By: robby76 on 01/14/06 at 10:45 pm

No Lookin' Back - Michael McDonald

Dress You Up - Madonna

... I voted the other 8, but those two stand out! Funnily enough I voted for both the Phil Collins ones and I'm not even a big fan.

Subject: Re: 1985 - Billboard Top 40 Hits (May - August)

Written By: 80sforever on 01/15/06 at 12:38 am

These are my top 7 (couldn't find 10)

Find A Way - Amy Grant
Take on Me - A-ha
The Power of Love - Huey Lewis and the News
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dead or Alive
Shout - Tears For Fears
Sussudio - Phil Collins
People Are People - Depeche Mode

Subject: Re: 1985 - Billboard Top 40 Hits (May - August)

Written By: MaxwellSmart on 01/15/06 at 5:00 am

4Me--

OMD: So In Love
Depeche Mode: People Are People
Paul Hardcastle: 19
Howard Jones: Life In One Day
Dead Or Alive: You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)

It's funny, I claimed I stopped liking "Top 40" music after 1984, but here are a bunch of others from this list I enjoyed hearing:

Duran Duran: View To A Kill
ABC: Be Near Me
Godley & Creme: Cry
The Motels: Shame
Dire Straits: Money For Nothing
A-HA: Take On Me
Pat Benatar: Invincible
Bryan Adams: Summer of '69
Tears For Fears: Shout
Cock Robin: When Your Heart is Weak
Bruce Springsteen: Glory Days
Prince: Raspberry Beret
Cyndy Lauper: The Goonies R Good Enough
Amy Grant: Find A Way
Paul Young: Every Time You Go Away

Subject: Re: 1985 - Billboard Top 40 Hits (May - August)

Written By: JohnTaylorsHeart on 01/15/06 at 6:31 am

You Give Good Love
A View to A Kill
Raspberry Beret
Forever
Glory Days
Possession Obsession
Who's Holding Donna Now
Never Surrender
Get it On (Bang A Gong)
We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
Take on Me
You're Only Human (Second Wind)
Money For Nothing
Invincible
And We Danced
Dress You Up
Saving All My Love For You
Be Near Me
Dancing in the Street















Subject: Re: 1985 - Billboard Top 40 Hits (May - August)

Written By: Tanya1976 on 01/15/06 at 1:04 pm

Sussudio
Don't Lose My Number
You Give Good Love
Saving All My Love for You
Raspberry Beret
Oh Sheila
Take On Me
We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
I Wonder If I Take You Home
Dress You Up

Subject: Re: 1985 - Billboard Top 40 Hits (May - August)

Written By: ADH13 on 01/15/06 at 3:36 pm



Everytime You Go Away
Cherish
Take On Me
Just As I Am
So In Love

Subject: Re: 1985 - Billboard Top 40 Hits (May - August)

Written By: GoodRedShirt on 01/15/06 at 5:38 pm

And We Danced - The Hooters
Dancing in the Street - David Bowie and Mick Jagger
Take on Me - A-ha
Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dead or Alive
Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen
People Are People - Depeche Mode

The better songs generally come out during this part of the year

Subject: Re: 1985 - Billboard Top 40 Hits (May - August)

Written By: DJ Midas on 01/15/06 at 7:05 pm

Here's the ones I voted for but there's a bunch of good stuff on that list:

Raspberry Beret - Prince and the Revolution
People Are People - Depeche Mode
19 - Paul Hardcastle
Shout - Tears For Fears
Life in One Day - Howard Jones
Take on Me - A-ha
Shame - The Motels
Pop Life - Prince and the Revolution
Be Near Me - ABC
Sunset Grill - Don Henley

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