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41 Falco – Rock me Amadeus 36 a-ha – The sun always shines on TV 35 Pet Shop Boys – It´s a sin 34 Rick Astley – Never gonna give you up +2 31 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t leave me this way 31 Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody (who loves me ) 29 Starship – Nothing´s gonna stop us now 28 M/A/R/R/S – Pump up the volume +2 26 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 24 Los Lobos – La Bamba 22 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I knew you were waiting (for me) 22 Berlin – Take my breath away 21 Madonna – Papa don´t preach 21 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite 21 Mel & Kim – Respectable 20 Madonna – La isla bonita 20 Bee Gees - You Win Again -3 19 Ben E. King – Stand by me 19 T´Pau – China in your hand -3 18 Diana Ross – Chain Reaction 18 George Michael – A different corner 16 The Housemartins – Caravan of love 15 Billy Ocean – When the going gets tough, the tough gets going 14 Wham – The edge of heaven 13 Michael Jackson & Siedah Garrett – I just can´t stop loving you 12 Boy George – Everything I own 12 Steve ´Silk` Hurley – Jack your body 10 Madonna – True Blue

They should be more concerned that Puxatawny Phil is spending six more weeks of winter on this guys jowels.

I had looked up/screenshot the songs but didn’t want to most more than I had. But since you asked lol… Below (in order) are Kiss, Sledghammer, and one that hadn’t been mentioned, Say You Say Me (Lionel Ritchie) the latter I couldn’t give a shite about lol. Another song that is absent is Girls Just Want to Have Fun, which was wildly popular as you certainly know. It peaked at #2 in both our charts, alas. I did learn a lot last night as I read about both our lists and compiling. Interesting differences for sure. We include airplay you don’t, making yours more of a Nielsen rating (a small number of households determine what is popular), but making ours ripe for Payola type scandals.

It’s not going to advance, I just wanted to show it some love. If you appreciate the 4AD label (Cocteau Twins, This Mortal Coil, Throwing Muses) give Colourbox a listen. They made one album and that was it. Could be that the song didn’t get airplay for a while over there? Who knows. It was definitely an MTV rotation song probably around the time it came out 1987-88 over here.

39 a-ha – The sun always shines on TV 37 Pet Shop Boys – It´s a sin 30 Rick Astley – Never gonna give you up +2 30 Falco – Rock me Amadeus 28 Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody (who loves me) 26 M/A/R/R/S – Pump up the volume by +2 26 Pet Shop Boys — West End Girls 25 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t leave me this way 25 Starship – Nothing´s gonna stop us now 24 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I knew you were waiting (for me) 23 Berlin – Take my breath away 22 Los Lobos – La Bamba 22 Bee Gees – You win again 21 Billy Ocean – When the going gets tough, the tough gets going 21 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite 21 Mel & Kim – Respectable 21 Diana Ross – Chain Reaction 21 Ben E. King – Stand by me 19 Madonna – La isla bonita 18 Madonna – Papa don´t preach 18 George Michael – A different corner 18 T´Pau – China in your hand -3 18 Europe – The Final Countdown -3 16 Wham – The edge of heaven 16 Madonna – True Blue 16 Steve ´Silk` Hurley – Jack your body  15 Michael Jackson & Siedah Garret – I just can´t stop loving you 15 Spitting Image – The Chicken Song 14 The Housemartins – Caravan of love 12 Madonna – Who´s that girl 12 Boy George – Everything I own 9 Boris Gardiner — I want to wake up with you Very excited to see a bit of support for MARRS prior to my vote. The song is fine, but one of my favourite albums was Colourbox, and MARRS is basically Colourbox. SC

Boston, Mott/Hoople, Tull, Scorpions snubbed.

The Illinois State Attorney is crying fowl and says that a public school worker has been accused of stealing 11,000 cases of chicken wings in an $1.5 million embezzlement scheme over a 19-month period, according to reports. Vera Liddell, 66, a food service director for Harvey 125 school, just outside Chicago, was charged with felony continuing financial crimes enterprise and theft exceeding $1,000,000, also a felony, according to state’s Attorney’s Office. SC

Does no one care that Wannamaker voted twice in 2 hours (wrapped around TQR's vote) ???

36 a-ha – The sun always shines on TV 33 Pet Shop Boys – It´s a sin 28 Falco – Rock me Amadeus 25 Rick Astley – Never gonna give you up +3 24 Los Lobos – La Bamba 24 Bee Gees – You win again 24 Whitney Houston – I wanna dance with somebody (who loves me) 24 Steve ´Silk` Hurley – Jack your body 24 M/A/R/R/S – Pump up the volume 23 Starship – Nothing´s gonna stop us now 22 Communards & Sarah Jane Morris – Don´t leave me this way 22 T´Pau – China in your hand -4 22 Boris Gardiner – I want to wake up with you -2 21 Madonna – La isla bonita +1 21 Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls 21 Berlin – Take my breath away 20 Billy Ocean – When the going gets tough, the tough gets going 20 Diana Ross – Chain Reaction 20 Spitting Image – The Chicken Song 20 Europe – The Final Countdown 20 Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite 20 George Michael & Aretha Franklin – I knew you were waiting (for me) 20 Mel & Kim – Respectable 19 Madonna – True Blue 18 The Housemartins – Caravan of love 18 George Michael – A different corner 18 Wham – The edge of heaven 17 Michael Jackson & Siedah Garret – I just can´t stop loving you 14 Boy George – Everything I own 14 Pet Shop Boys – Always on my mind 14 Madonna – Who´s that girl 14 Madonna – Papa don´t preach 14 Ferry Aid – Let it be 13 Cliff Richard & the Young Ones – Living Doll 13 Ben E. King – Stand by me I had forgotten about T'Pau, but boy oh boy did y'all choose the wrong song. Heart and Soul was pretty good (#4 in both the US and UK). China In Your Hand? Never heard it. They never played it here. How could it be #1 in one country and unlistenable in the other? Too bad you didn't like Heart and Soul more, I coulda got behind it. As for Boris Gardiner....whothefuck? (Other whothefucks never heard by anyone in the States: Steve Hurley, Spitting Image, Mel & Kim, Ferry Aid. I'd guess 98% of Yanks don't know The Housemartins, but I actually owned the cassette (again aging myself) and they were akin to what happens when you purchase a Smiths album from Wish.) SC

So I worked in the record store (that’s dating ‘old man’ SC) 1985-early 1987, and I’ve been looking forward to the songs I guessed would be up for voting. I recall a fair number of the top 40 albums we would have on the ‘hits’ wall, and though I know our countries have differences in what may be popular, It’s still surprising what isn’t on the list. (I did look at Billboard #1 to compare. We missed a few songs too, so complaints all around) GLARING absences include:: Peter Gabriel - ‘Sledgehammer’ U2 - ‘With or Without You’ … or if you prefer…. - ‘I Still Haven't Found What I’m Looking For’ I mean it’s only U2 (rolls eyes). Prince - ‘Kiss’

He must have had two sisters then, because his other 91-year old sister was posted in Beatle Death, Curse 5 hours ago.

This (was a) Magic Moment for Charlie.

Peloton instructor Leanne Hainsby has been quietly battling breast cancer since August, she announced on social media Friday. Hainsby described at length the treatments she’s been receiving after one doctor first dismissed the lump she discovered, sharing that she’s been through 12 weeks of chemotherapy and will begin radiation. SC

Philip Glass is 86! Jesus….time to consider him for the actual DL.

University of Arizona swimmer Ty Wells died on Friday, January 27, multiple sources have told SwimSwam. He was 23 years old. The school confirmed the news on Instagram Monday evening. Wells was in his 5th year on the team at Arizona and was majoring in physiology with plans to pursue a career in physical therapy or sports medicine. Wells was a 2021-2022 CSCAA Scholar All-American. Last season, Wells finished 12th in the 100 breaststroke at the Pac-12 Championship meet. SC