TOM'S MUSIC PLACE
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Best of 1981.
Best of 1980.
1. Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out
2. Lipps Inc. - Funkytown
3. Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind
4. The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket
5. The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me
6. The B-52's - Rock Lobster
7. Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Till You Get Enough
8. Herb Albert - Rise
9. Van Halen - Everybody Wants Some
10. Pat Benatar - You Better Run
11. Eagles - In The City
12. David Bowie - Fashion
13. Blondie - The Tide Is High
14. Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
15. Hall And Oates - Kiss On My List
16. Rush - Freewill
17. The Romantics - What I Like About You
18. Icehouse - Icehouse
19. Styx - Babe
20. Heart - Bebe le Strange
21. OMD - Electricity
22. Bob Seger - Against The Wind
23. Air Supply - Lost In Love
24. Little River Band - Cool Change
25. Journey - Any Way You Want It
26. Judas Priest - Breaking The Law
27. Boz Scaggs - Jojo
28. Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah!
29. Roxy Music - Same Old Scene
30. Kim Carnes - More Love
31. Olivia Newton John and ELO - Xanadu
32. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
33. Simple Minds - This Fear Of Gods
34. Steve Winwood - Night Train
35. Elton John - Little Jeannie
36. Gary Numan - Cars
37. Bette Midler - The Rose
38. Devo - Whip It
39. M - Pop Muzic
40. The Vapors - Turning Japanese
41. Herbie Hancock - Don't Hold It In
42. Loverboy - Turn Me Loose
43. Dolly Parton - 9 To 5
44. Kenny Rogers - Coward Of The County
45. Stephanie Mills - I Never Knew Love Like This Before
46. Dire Straits - Tunnel Of Love
47. Prince - Dirty Mind
48. Queen - Play The Game
49. Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue
50. The Scorpions - The Zoo
1. Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
2. Soft Cell - Tainted Love
3. Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
4. John Lennon - Woman
5. Kool And The Gang - Celebration
6. Eddie Rabbit - I Love A Rainy Night
7. Diana Ross - Mirror Mirror
8. Olivia Newton John - Physical
9. Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
10. Juice Newton - Angel Of The Morning
11. AC/DC - Back In Black
12. Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire
13. The J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame
14. Billy Idol - Dancing With Myself
15. REO Speedwagon - Keep On Loving You
16. Blue Oyster Cult - Burning For You
17. Human League - Don't You Want Me
18. Journey - Stone In Love
19. Lindsey Buckingham - Trouble
20. Jefferson Airplane - Find Your Way Back
21. Hall And Oates - Private Eyes
22. Billy Squier - In The Dark
23. Gino Vannelli - Livin' Inside Myself
24. Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe
25. Styx - Too Much Time On My Hands
26. Little River Band - The Night Owls
27. Pat Benatar - Promises In The Dark
28. The Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut
29. The Cars - Shake It Up
30. Pointer Sisters - Slow Hand
31. The Police - Spirits In The Material World
32. Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
33. Rick James - Super Freak
34. Foreigner - Urgent
35. Go-Go's - Our Lips Our Sealed
36. Pat Metheny - As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
37. Toto - It's A Feeling
38. Smokey Robinson - Being With You
39. Gang Of Four - What We All Want
40. The Moody Blues - Talking Out Of Turn
41. Jean Michel Jarre - Magnetic Fields
42. 38 Special - Hold On Loosely
43. The Carpenters - Touch Me When We're Dancing
44. Commodores - Lady(You Bring Me Up)
45. Dan Fogelberg - Run For The Roses
46. Quarterflash - Right Kind Of Love
47. Earth Wind And Fire - Let's Groove
48. Black Flag - Six Pack
49. Ian Hunter - Rain
50. Sammy Hagar - Heavy Metal
Best of 1982.
Best of 1983.
1. Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
2. Toto - Waiting For Your Love
3. Joan Jett - I Love Rock n Roll
4. Men At Work - Down Under
5. Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
6. Toni Basil - Mickey
7. Steve Miller - Abracadabra
8. Hall And Oates - Maneater
9. Roxy Music - More Than This
10. Romeo Void - Never Say Never
11. Donna Summer - The Woman In Me
12. Yaz - Don't Go
13. Karla Bonoff - Personally
14. Don Henley - Dirty Laundry
15. Asia - Heat Of The Moment
16. George Benson - Turn Your Love Around
17. John Cougar - Hurts So Good
18. Fleetwood Mac - Hold Me
19. ABC - The Look Of Love
20. A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran(So Far)
21. Icehouse - Glam
22. Supertramp - It's Raining Again
23. Comsat Angels - Now I Know
24. Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots
25. Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
26. Giorgio Moroder - To The Bridge
27. Jean Michel Jarre - Arpegiator
28. Alan Parsons Project - Mammagamma
29. Linda Ronstadt - Easy For You To Say
30. Huey Lewis And The News - Do You Believe In Love
31. The Scorpions - Blackout
32. Kansas - Play The Game Tonight
33. Chicago - Hard To Say I'm Sorry/Get Away
34. Eddie Money - Shakin'
35. Talk Talk - Talk Talk
36. Billy Idol - White Wedding
37. Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin'
38. Steve Winwood - Talking Back To The Night
39. Rush - Chemistry
40. Kate Bush - Night Of The Swallow
41. Simple Minds - Someone, Somewhere, In Summertime
42. Depeche Mode - Leave In Silence
43. Sheena Easton - Ice Out In The Rain
44. Frida - I Know There's Something Going On
45. Inxs - To Look At You
46. Missing Persons - Destination Unknown
47. Prince - Little Red Corvette
48. Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
49. Psychedelic Furs - Love My Way
50. Kim Carnes - Voyeur
1. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
2. Irene Cara - Flashdance..What A Feeling
3. David Bowie - Let's Dance
4. The Police - Every Breath You Take
5. New Order - Blue Monday
6. Madonna - Lucky Star
7. Bryan Adams - Cuts Like A Knife
8. Culture Club - I'll Tumble For You
9. Def Leppard - Foolin'
10. Laura Branigan - Gloria
11. Phil Collins - I Don't Care Anymore
12. Elton John - I'm Still Standing
13. Pat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield
14. Shannon - Let The Music Play
15. Big Country - In A Big Country
16. Peter Schilling - Major Tom
17. Shalamar - Over And Over
18. Kajagoogoo - Too Shy
19. Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This
20. Paul McCartney - Say Say Say
21. The Fixx - Saved By Zero
22. Donna Summer - She Works Hard For The Money
23. The Tubes - She's A Beauty
24. The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go
25. Journey - Send Her My Love
26. Berlin - Sex(I'm A)
27. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride And Joy
28. Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science
29. Stevie Nicks - Stand Back
30. The Motels - Suddenly Last Summer
31. Spandau Ballet - Communication
32. Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart
33. The Chameleons - As High As You Can Go
34. Simple Minds - Up On The Catwalk
35. Howard Jones - What Is Love
36. Re-Flex - The Politics Of Dancing
37. Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
38. Pointer Sisters - Neutron Dance
39. Cocteau Twins - In Our Angelhood
40. Lionel Richie - Can't Slow Down
41. Gang Of Four - I Fled
42. Asia - The Heat Goes On
43. Ministry - Effigy(I'm Not An)
44. Naked Eyes - When The Lights Go Out
45. U2 - New Years Day
46. Styx - Mr. Roboto
47. Real Life - Send Me An Angel
48. Randy Newman - I Love L.A.
49. Quiet Riot - Cum On Feel The Noise
50. Dio - Holy Diver
Best of 1984.
Best of 1985.
1. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
2. Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You
3. Wham - Careless Whisper
4. Laura Branigan - Self Control
5. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
6. Bananarama - Cruel Summer
7. Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark
8. David Bowie - Loving The Alien
9. Alphaville - Big In Japan
10. Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen
11. Everything But The Girl - Fascination
12. Chaka Khan - This Is My Night
13. Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
14. Rush - Distant Early Warning
15. Kenny Loggins - Footloose
16. Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor!
17. Alan Parsons - Pipeline
18. The Cars - Drive
19. Wang Chung - To Live And Die In L.A.
20. Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again
21. Teena Marie - Starchild
22. Depeche Mode - Master And Servant
23. Diana Ross - Swept Away
24. Inxs - Original Sin
25. Divinyls - Sleeping Beauty
26. Van Halen - Panama
27. U2 - Pride(In The Name Of Love)
28. Prince - Purple Rain
29. Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels
30. Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
31. Duran Duran - The Reflex
32. The Pretenders - Thin Line Between Love And Hate
33. Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down
34. Sade - Hang On To Your Love
35. Tina Turner - Better Be Good To Me
36. Don Henley - The Boys Of Summer
37. Jean Michel Jarre - Ethnicolor
38. Bronski Beat - Why
39. Donna Summer - Supernatural Love
40. Scandal - The Warrior
41. Quarterflash - Take Me To Heart
42. Sheila E. - The Glamorous Life
43. Christine McVie - Got A Hold On Me
44. Judas Priest - Some Heads Are Gonna Roll
45. The Church - Constant in Opal
46. Talk Talk - It's My Life
47. Run DMC - Rock Box
48. The Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
49. Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie
50. Icehouse - Don't Believe Anymore
1. Madonna - Into The Groove
2. A-ha - Take On Me
3. Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
4. Tears For Fears - Mothers Talk
5. Duran Duran - Wild Boys
6. Simple Minds - Don't You(Forget About Me)
7. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA
8. Starship - Sara
9. Mr. Mister - Don't Slow Down
10. Kate Bush - Cloudbusting
11. Wham - Everything She Wants
12. The Smiths - How Soon Is Now
13. The Dream Acadamy - Life In A Northern Town
14. Killing Joke - Love Like Blood
15. Paul Hardcastle - 19
16. Eddie Murphy - Party All The Time
17. Teena Marie - Lips To Find You
18. Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok
19. The Commodores - Nightshift
20. USA For Africa - We Are The World
21. Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love
22. Power Station - Some Like It Hot
23. Phil Collins - Easy Lover
24. Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly
25. Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You
26. Whitney Houston - You Give Good Love
27. Everything But The Girl - Angel
28. Alan Parsons - Hawkeye
29. Men At Work - It's A Mistake
30. Cocteau Twins - Aikea Guinea
31. Paul Young - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
32. Robert Plant - Sixes And Sevens
33. New Order - Sooner Than You Think
34. Bryan Ferry - Sensation
35. Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
36. Carly Simon - My New Boyfriend
37. Heart - The Wolf
38. Diana Ross - Eaten Alive
39. Simply Red - Money's Too Tight To Mention
40. Joni Mitchell - Tax Free
41. Stevie Nicks - Rock A Little
42. Quarterflash - Caught In The Rain
43. Aldo Nova - Monkey On Your Back
44. Level 42 - Something About You
45. LL Cool J - I Can Give You More
46. Clan Of Xymox - Stumble And Fall
47. Xmal Deutschland - Eiland
48. Divinyls - In My Life
49. The Cult - Nirvana
50. Jennifer Rush - Destiny
Best of 1986.
Best of 1987.
1. Peter Gabriel - Big Time
2. Berlin - Take My Breath Away
3. Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
4. Madonna - Papa Don't Preach
5. Depeche Mode - Stripped
6. Cyndi Lauper - True Colors
7. Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
8. Janet Jackson - Nasty
9. The Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian
10. Bananarama - In A Perfect World
11. Stacey Q - Two Of Hearts
12. Judas Priest - Turbo Lover
13. Europe - The Final Countdown
14. Belinda Carlisle - Mad About You
15. Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
16. Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love
17. Steve Winwood - Freedom Overspill
18. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
19. Chris DeBurgh - The Lady In Red
20. Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling
21. Swing Out Sister - Breakout
22. Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It
23. Slayer - Angel Of Death
24. Metallica - Master Of Puppets
25. Iron Maiden - Wasted Years
26. Anita Baker - No One In The World
27. The Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene
28. Art Of Noise - Instruments Of Darkness
29. Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait
30. Eurythmics - The Miracle Of Love
31. Run DMC - Walk This Way
32. 54-40 - I Go Blind
33. Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
34. Human League - Human
35. Cameo - Word Up
36. Til Tuesday - Lovers Day
37. Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right To Party
38. The Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong
39. Elvis Costello - The Only Flame In Town
40. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
41. Skinny Puppy - Stairs And Flowers
42. Kenny G - Midnight Motion
43. David Sylvian - Taking The Veil
44. Spandau Ballet - How Many Lies
45. Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
46. Chaka Khan - Through The Fire
47. Genesis - Invisible Touch
48. Everything But The Girl - Don't Leave Me Behind
49. Bruce Hornsby - The Way It Is
50. Erasure - Who Needs Love Like That
1. George Michel - Faith
2. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
3. Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
4. U2 - With Or Without You
5. Billy Vera And The Beaters - At This Moment
6. Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life
7. Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies
8. Robbie Nevil - C'est la Vie
9. Icehouse - Electric Blue
10. Aerosmith - Dude(Looks Like A Lady)
11. Los Lobos - La Bamba
12. T'Pau - Heart And Soul
13. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
14. Tiffany - I Think We Are Alone Now
15. Jody Watley - Looking For A New Love
16. Smokey Robinson - Just To See Her
17. INXS - Need You Tonight
18. Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again
19. Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
20. Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me
21. Gloria Estefan - Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
22. Samantha Fox - Touch Me(I Want Your Body)
23. Stacey Q - We Connect
24. Prince and Sheena Easton - U Got The Look
25. Suzanne Vega - Luka
26. Heart - There's The Girl
27. The Cure - The Kiss
28. Laura Branigan - Power Of Love
29. Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
30. Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
31. Sinead O'Connor - I Want Your(Hands On Me)
32. Bryan Ferry - Kiss And Tell
33. Eurythmics - Beethoven(I Love To Listen To)
34. Stevie Wonder - Dark N' Lovely
35. Foreigner - Face To Face
36. Dinosaur Jr. - Kracked
37. The Chills - Heavenly Pop Hit
38. Front Line Assembly - Burnt Soul
39. Guadalcanal Diary - Watusi Rodeo
40. Richard Marx - Hold On To The Nights
41. Alison Moyet - Blow Wind Blow
42. Jane Siberry - Mimi On The Beach
43. Carly Simon - Two Hot Girls (On A Hot Summer Night)
44. Expose - Come Go With Me
45. Patti LaBelle - New Attitude
46. Cher - I Found Someone
47. Cutting Crew - (I Just)Died In Your Arms
48. Club Nouveau - Lean On Me
49. Billy Idol - Mony Mony
50. Chicago - Will You Still Love Me
Best of 1988.
Best of 1989.
1. Natalie Cole/Nat King Cole - Unforgettable
2. Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
3. Living Colour - Cult Of Personality
4. Tracy Chapman - Fast Cars
5. New Order - Touched By The Hand Of God
6. Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
7. Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
8. Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat
9. Johnny Hates Jazz - Don't Say Its Love
10. Melissa Etheridge - Bring Me Some Water
11. Toni Childs - Don't Walk Away
12. Joni Mitchell - My Secret Place
13. Enya - Orinoco Flow
14. Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine
15. Erasure - In My Arms
16. Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancing
17. Rod Stewart - Forever Young
18. Julia Fordham - Falling Forward
19. Anita Baker - Lead Me Into Love
20. Elton John - I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That
21. Joan Jett And The Blackhearts - I Hate Myself For Loving You
22. Everything But The Girl - I Don't Want To Talk About It
23. Def Leppard - Love Bites
24. George Michael - One More Try
25. Sade - Paradise
26. Robert Palmer - Early In The Morning
27. Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name
28. Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart
29. Martika - More Than You Know
30. Fleetwood Mac - As Long As You Follow
31. Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand
32. Public Enemy - Bring The Noise
33. The Church - Under The Milky Way
34. Leonard Cohen - First We Take Manhattan
35. Soul Asylum - Sometime To Return
36. The Sugarcubes - Birthday
37. Prince - I Wish You Heaven
38. Paula Abdul - Knocked Out
39. Jane's Addiction - Summertime Rolls
40. Siouxsie And The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo
41. Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell Knoll
42. Talk Talk - Eden
43. Was Not Was - Spy In The House Of Love
44. Dead Can Dance - The Host Of Seraphin
45. American Music Club - Rise
46. Ofra Haza - Im Nin Alu
47. Bomb The Bass - Beat Dis
48. Chris Rea - Auberge
49. Yello - Tied Up
50. Gazebo - I Like Chopin
1. Madonna - Like A Prayer
2. Paula Abdul - Straight Up
3. Tina Turner - The Best
4. Linda Ronstadt - Don't Know Much
5. Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild
6. Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time
7. Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood
8. Techtronic - Pump Up The Jam
9. Black Box - Ride On Time
10. Tone Loc - Wild Thing
11. Edie Brickell - What I Am
12. A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
13. Kate Bush - The Sensual World
14. Roy Orbison - You Got It
15. Bee Gees - One
16. Roxette - The Look
17. Clint Black - Killin' Time
18. Garth Brooks - The Dance
19. Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd.
20. George Strait - Overnight Success
21. 2 Live Crew - Me So Horny
22. Exodus - Cajun Hell
23. XTC - The Mayor Of Simpleton
24. Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
25. Simply Red - It's Only Love
26. Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know Its True
27. De La Soul - The Magic Number
28. Deon Estus - Spell
29. Dramarama - Wonderamaland
30. Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down
31. The Cure - Prayers For Rain
32. 10,000 Maniacs - Trouble Me
33. Swing Out Sister - Waiting Game
34. Diana Ross - Workin' Overtime
35. Don Henley - End Of The Innocence
36. Hoodoo Guru - Axegrinder
37. Gloria Estafan - Here We Are
38. Red Hot Chili Pepper - Good Time Boys
39. Elton John - Stones Throw From Hurtin'
40. Liza Minnelli - Losing My Mind
41. Bad Brains - Don't Blow Bubbles
42. Ricki Lee Jones - Don't Let The Sun
43. Neil Young - Rocking In The Free World
44. Belinda Carlisle - Runaway Horses
45. DRI - Beneath The Wheel
46. The Smitereens - A Girl Like You
47. The Hooters - Give The Music Back
48. The Wonder Stuff - Welcome To The Cheap Seats
49. Queen Latifah - Ladies First
50. Lisa Stansfield - Been Around