Top Songs of 1988
1 |
309 |
Pixies |
Where Is My Mind? |
Indie Rock
|
2 |
316 |
Sonic Youth |
Teen Age Riot |
Alternative Rock,
Noise Rock
|
3 |
427 |
N.W.A |
Straight Outta Compton |
Gangsta Rap,
West Coast Hip Hop
|
4 |
467 |
Dinosaur Jr. |
Freak Scene |
Indie Rock
|
5 |
484 |
N.W.A |
Fuck tha Police |
Gangsta Rap,
Political Hip Hop,
West Coast Hip Hop
|
6 |
541 |
Fugazi |
Waiting Room |
Post-Hardcore
|
7 |
642 |
Tracy Chapman |
Fast Car |
Folk Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
|
8 |
703 |
Morrissey |
Everyday Is Like Sunday |
Indie Pop
|
9 |
710 |
Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock |
It Takes Two |
East Coast Hip Hop,
Pop Rap
|
10 |
731 |
Public Enemy |
Don't Believe the Hype |
East Coast Hip Hop,
Hardcore Hip Hop,
Political Hip Hop
|
11 |
773 |
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
The Mercy Seat |
Gothic Rock,
Post-Punk
|
12 |
857 |
My Bloody Valentine |
You Made Me Realise |
Noise Pop,
Noise Rock,
Shoegaze
|
13 |
859 |
Mudhoney |
Touch Me I'm Sick |
Garage Punk,
Grunge
|
14 |
890 |
Neneh Cherry |
Buffalo Stance |
Dance-Pop,
Pop Rap
|
15 |
1015 |
Pixies |
Gigantic |
Indie Rock
|
16 |
1182 |
A Guy Called Gerald |
Voodoo Ray |
Acid House
|
17 |
1232 |
Fine Young Cannibals |
She Drives Me Crazy |
New Wave,
Pop Rock
|
18 |
1320 |
Metallica |
One |
Thrash Metal
|
19 |
1437 |
The Church |
Under the Milky Way |
Jangle Pop
|
20 |
1510 |
Eric B. & Rakim |
Follow the Leader |
East Coast Hip Hop,
Hardcore Hip Hop
|
21 |
1671 |
S'Express |
Theme from S-Express |
Acid House
|
22 |
1678 |
Morrissey |
Suedehead |
Indie Pop,
Jangle Pop
|
23 |
1995 |
N.W.A |
Express Yourself |
Conscious Hip Hop,
West Coast Hip Hop
|
24 |
2075 |
Mano Negra |
Mala vida |
Gypsy Punk
|
25 |
2082 |
Leonard Cohen |
Tower of Song |
Singer/Songwriter,
Sophisti-Pop
|
26 |
2168 |
The Traveling Wilburys |
Handle with Care |
Heartland Rock,
Pop Rock
|
27 |
2242 |
Prince |
Alphabet St. |
Funk,
Pop Soul
|
28 |
2401 |
Enya |
Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) |
New Age
|
29 |
2419 |
The Primitives |
Crash |
Jangle Pop,
Power Pop
|
30 |
2452 |
Leonard Cohen |
Everybody Knows |
Singer/Songwriter,
Sophisti-Pop
|
31 |
2482 |
Happy Mondays |
WFL (Wrote for Luck) |
Alternative Dance,
Baggy / Madchester
|
32 |
2579 |
Public Enemy |
Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos |
Conscious Hip Hop,
East Coast Hip Hop,
Hardcore Hip Hop,
Political Hip Hop |
33 |
2601 |
Jane's Addiction |
Jane Says |
Acoustic Rock,
Alternative Rock
|
34 |
2607 |
U2 |
Desire |
Rock
|
35 |
2631 |
R.E.M. |
Orange Crush |
Jangle Pop
|
36 |
2702 |
Inner City |
Big Fun |
Chicago House,
Detroit Techno
|
37 |
2808 |
Bobby Brown |
My Prerogative |
New Jack Swing
|
38 |
2873 |
Kate Bush |
This Woman's Work |
Art Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
|
39 |
2883 |
Tone-Lōc |
Wild Thing |
Pop Rap,
West Coast Hip Hop
|
40 |
2915 |
Living Colour |
Cult of Personality |
Funk Metal,
Hard Rock
|
41 |
2932 |
Slick Rick |
Children's Story |
Conscious Hip Hop,
East Coast Hip Hop
|
42 |
3003 |
Lucinda Williams |
Passionate Kisses |
Alt-Country,
Jangle Pop
|
43 |
3202 |
Stetsasonic |
Talkin' All That Jazz |
East Coast Hip Hop,
Jazz Rap
|
44 |
3208 |
Pet Shop Boys |
Left to My Own Devices |
Dance-Pop,
Hi-NRG,
Synthpop
|
45 |
3270 |
The Waterboys |
Fisherman's Blues |
Celtic Rock
|
46 |
3293 |
Leonard Cohen |
First We Take Manhattan |
Singer/Songwriter,
Synthpop
|
47 |
3433 |
Prefab Sprout |
The King of Rock 'n' Roll |
New Wave,
Pop Rock
|
48 |
3458 |
Spacemen 3 |
Revolution |
Neo-Psychedelia,
Space Rock
|
49 |
3601 |
Bobby McFerrin |
Don't Worry Be Happy |
A cappella,
Pop
|
50 |
3602 |
EPMD |
You Gots to Chill |
Boom Bap,
East Coast Hip Hop
|
51 |
3721 |
Big Daddy Kane |
Ain't No Half Steppin' |
Boom Bap,
East Coast Hip Hop
|
52 |
3893 |
U2 |
Angel of Harlem |
Blue Eyed Soul,
Heartland Rock,
Pop Rock
|
53 |
3948 |
The Go-Betweens |
Streets of Your Town |
Indie Pop,
Jangle Pop
|
54 |
4202 |
Gipsy Kings |
Bamboleo |
Rumba Catalana,
Rumba Flamenca
|
55 |
4207 |
Paula Abdul |
Straight Up |
Dance-Pop,
Synthpop
|
56 |
4296 |
The Jesus and Mary Chain |
Sidewalking |
Noise Pop
|
57 |
4399 |
The House of Love |
Christine |
Indie Pop,
Noise Pop
|
58 |
4447 |
Michelle Shocked |
Anchorage |
Folk Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
|
59 |
4521 |
R.E.M. |
World Leader Pretend |
Jangle Pop
|
60 |
4543 |
EPMD |
Strictly Business |
Boom Bap,
East Coast Hip Hop
|
61 |
4606 |
Tracy Chapman |
Talkin' Bout a Revolution |
Folk Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
|
62 |
4691 |
Guns N' Roses |
Patience |
Acoustic Rock
|
63 |
4701 |
U2 |
All I Want Is You |
Pop Rock
|
64 |
4706 |
Crowded House |
Into Temptation |
Baroque Pop
|
65 |
4765 |
Crowded House |
Better Be Home Soon |
Soft Rock
|
66 |
4834 |
Bangles |
Eternal Flame |
Adult Contemporary
|
67 |
4969 |
Womack and Womack |
Teardrops |
Pop Soul
|
68 |
4994 |
The Proclaimers |
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) |
Folk Pop,
Pop Rock
|
69 |
5002 |
Erasure |
A Little Respect |
Synthpop
|
70 |
5052 |
N.W.A |
Gangsta Gangsta |
Gangsta Rap,
West Coast Hip Hop
|
71 |
5281 |
The Dead Milkmen |
Punk Rock Girl |
Pop Punk
|
72 |
5384 |
Prefab Sprout |
Cars and Girls |
New Wave,
Sophisti-Pop
|
73 |
5550 |
Soda Stereo |
En la ciudad de la furia |
Gothic Rock,
Post-Punk
|
74 |
5595 |
Patti Smith |
People Have the Power |
Art Rock,
Pop Rock
|
75 |
5772 |
Ofra Haza |
Im nin'alu (English Mix) |
Dance-Pop,
Jewish Music,
Mizrahi Music
|
76 |
5807 |
Eric B. & Rakim |
Microphone Fiend |
Boom Bap,
East Coast Hip Hop
|
77 |
5808 |
Caifanes |
Viento |
Gothic Rock,
Post-Punk
|
78 |
5829 |
Run-D.M.C. |
Run's House (What's It All About?) |
East Coast Hip Hop,
Hardcore Hip Hop
|
79 |
5856 |
Boogie Down Productions |
My Philosophy |
Boom Bap,
Conscious Hip Hop,
East Coast Hip Hop
|
80 |
5868 |
Milli Vanilli |
Girl, You Know It's True |
Contemporary R&B,
Dance-Pop
|
81 |
5898 |
Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians |
What I Am |
Alternative Rock
|
82 |
5927 |
De La Soul |
Plug Tunin' |
Boom Bap,
East Coast Hip Hop
|
83 |
6181 |
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs feat. Celia Cruz |
Vasos vacíos |
Latin Alternative,
Ska
|
84 |
6296 |
Lyle Lovett |
If I Had a Boat |
Contemporary Country
|
85 |
6360 |
My Bloody Valentine |
Feed Me with Your Kiss |
Noise Pop,
Shoegaze
|
86 |
6439 |
Ice-T |
Colors |
Gangsta Rap,
West Coast Hip Hop
|
87 |
6574 |
Marley Marl feat. Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap & Big Daddy Kane |
The Symphony |
Boom Bap,
East Coast Hip Hop,
Hardcore Hip Hop
|
88 |
6612 |
Roxanne Shanté |
Go On Girl |
East Coast Hip Hop
|
89 |
6668 |
Royal House |
Can You Party |
House
|
90 |
6687 |
Danzig |
Mother |
Hard Rock,
Heavy Metal
|
91 |
6791 |
U2 |
God, Part II |
Pop Rock
|
92 |
6822 |
Brian Wilson |
Love and Mercy |
Art Pop,
Sunshine Pop,
Synthpop
|
93 |
6866 |
Keith Richards |
Take It So Hard |
Blues Rock
|
94 |
6909 |
De La Soul |
Jenifa (Taught Me) |
Conscious Hip Hop,
East Coast Hip Hop
|
95 |
6913 |
Nirvana |
Love Buzz |
Grunge
|
96 |
7021 |
L'Trimm |
Cars with the Boom |
Miami Bass,
Pop Rap,
Southern Hip Hop
|
97 |
7032 |
E.U. |
Da'Butt |
Go-Go
|
98 |
7060 |
Les Rita Mitsouko |
Le petit train |
French Pop,
New Wave,
Synthpop,
Zolo |
99 |
7127 |
Anita Baker |
Giving You the Best That I Got |
Smooth Soul
|
100 |
7164 |
The Stone Roses |
Elephant Stone |
Baggy / Madchester,
Jangle Pop
|
101 |
7204 |
Keith Sweat |
I Want Her |
New Jack Swing
|
102 |
7257 |
Jungle Brothers |
I'll House You |
East Coast Hip Hop,
Hip House
|
103 |
7391 |
Talking Heads |
Nothing But Flowers |
Art Pop,
Pop Rock
|
104 |
7473 |
Yello |
The Race |
Electropop,
Synthpop
|
105 |
7479 |
Iron Maiden |
Can I Play With Madness |
Heavy Metal
|
106 |
7513 |
Slick Rick |
Mona Lisa |
Conscious Hip Hop,
East Coast Hip Hop,
Pop Rap
|
107 |
7557 |
The House of Love |
Destroy the Heart |
Indie Pop,
Jangle Pop
|
108 |
7631 |
Roxette |
The Look |
Pop Rock
|
109 |
7641 |
Cocteau Twins |
Carolyn's Fingers |
Dream Pop
|
110 |
7685 |
Beat Happening |
Indian Summer |
Twee Pop
|
111 |
7883 |
Mantronix |
King of the Beats |
East Coast Hip Hop
|
112 |
7902 |
Sonic Youth |
Silver Rocket |
Alternative Rock,
Noise Rock
|
113 |
7915 |
Leonard Cohen |
I'm Your Man |
Singer/Songwriter,
Sophisti-Pop
|
114 |
7923 |
Metallica |
...And Justice For All |
Progressive Metal,
Thrash Metal
|
115 |
7943 |
Steve Earle |
Copperhead Road |
Alt-Country,
Country Rock,
Singer/Songwriter
|
116 |
7989 |
Rosanne Cash |
Runaway Train |
Country
|
117 |
8120 |
New Kids on the Block |
You Got It (The Right Stuff) |
Boy Band
|
118 |
8245 |
Siouxsie and The Banshees |
Peek-a-Boo |
Art Pop,
New Wave
|
119 |
8372 |
Fairground Attraction |
Perfect |
Folk Pop
|
120 |
8413 |
Ivano Fossati |
La costruzione di un amore |
Singer/Songwriter
|
121 |
8466 |
Talk Talk |
Desire |
Art Rock,
Post-Rock
|
122 |
8480 |
Jungle Brothers |
Straight out the Jungle |
East Coast Hip Hop
|
123 |
8596 |
The Pogues |
Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six |
Celtic Punk,
Celtic Rock
|
124 |
8609 |
Ministry |
Stigmata |
Industrial Rock
|
125 |
8679 |
Slick Rick |
Hey Young World |
Conscious Hip Hop,
East Coast Hip Hop,
Pop Rap
|
126 |
8680 |
D-Mob feat. Gary Haisman |
We Call It Acieed |
Acid House
|
127 |
8696 |
Cowboy Junkies |
Sweet Jane |
Dream Pop,
Slowcore
|
128 |
8798 |
Syd Barrett |
Opel |
Psychedelic Folk,
Psychedelic Rock
|
129 |
8809 |
Bette Midler |
Wind Beneath My Wings |
Adult Contemporary
|
130 |
9009 |
Los Prisioneros |
We Are South American Rockers |
New Wave,
Pop Rock
|
131 |
9061 |
Tanita Tikaram |
Good Tradition |
Folk Pop
|
132 |
9095 |
Poison |
Every Rose Has Its Thorn |
Acoustic Rock,
Pop Rock
|
133 |
9252 |
De La Soul |
Potholes in My Lawn |
East Coast Hip Hop
|
134 |
9299 |
Karyn White |
Superwoman |
Contemporary R&B,
Pop Soul
|
135 |
9436 |
Cheap Trick |
The Flame |
AOR,
Soft Rock
|
136 |
9473 |
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
Deanna |
Garage Rock,
Post-Punk
|
137 |
9661 |
U2 & B.B. King |
When Love Comes to Town |
Blues Rock
|
138 |
9756 |
The Young Gods |
L'Amourir |
Industrial Rock
|
139 |
9820 |
The 45 King |
The 900 Number |
Boom Bap,
East Coast Hip Hop
|
140 |
9872 |
Jane's Addiction |
Ted, Just Admit It... |
Alternative Metal,
Art Rock,
Hard Rock
|
141 |
9885 |
Steve Winwood |
Roll With It |
Pop Rock
|
142 |
9915 |
Kenny y Los Eléctricos |
No huyas de mi |
AOR,
Pop Rock
|
143 |
9973 |
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince |
Parents Just Don't Understand |
Boom Bap,
Comedy Rap,
East Coast Hip Hop,
Pop Rap |
Songs "bubbling under" the all-time top 10,000: |
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Gamine |
Voilà les anges |
Chanson,
French Pop,
Indie Pop
|
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Talk Talk |
I Believe in You |
Art Rock,
Post-Rock
|
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The Go-Betweens |
Love Goes On! |
Indie Pop,
Jangle Pop
|
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Billy Ocean |
Get Out of My Dreams, Get into My Car |
Pop
|
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Gregory Isaacs |
Rumors |
Digital Dancehall
|
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Biz Markie |
Vapors |
Boom Bap,
East Coast Hip Hop
|
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My Bloody Valentine |
Soft As Snow (But Warm Inside) |
Noise Pop,
Shoegaze
|
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The Wedding Present |
Nobody's Twisting Your Arm |
C86,
Indie Rock,
Jangle Pop
|
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The Feelies |
Away |
Jangle Pop,
Post-Punk
|
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Patricia Kaas |
Mademoiselle Chante Le Blues |
Chanson,
French Pop
|
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They Might Be Giants |
Ana Ng |
Alternative Rock,
Indie Pop
|
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Sade |
Love Is Stronger Than Pride |
Contemporary R&B,
Smooth Jazz,
Smooth Soul
|
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A-ha |
Stay on These Roads |
Synthpop
|
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Cowboy Junkies |
Misguided Angel |
Alt-Country,
Americana
|
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R.E.M. |
Stand |
Alternative Rock,
Power Pop
|
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Sam Brown |
Stop |
Blue Eyed Soul
|
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The Timelords [The KLF] |
Doctorin' the Tardis |
Novelty,
Plunderphonics
|
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Scritti Politti |
Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry for Loverboy) |
Sophisti-Pop,
Synthpop
|
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Happy Mondays |
Lazyitis (One Armed Boxer) |
Baggy / Madchester
|
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Prince |
I Wish U Heaven |
Pop Rock,
Pop Soul
|
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Patti Smith |
The Jackson Song |
Art Rock
|
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MC Lyte |
Paper Thin |
East Coast Hip Hop
|
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Talking Heads |
Mr. Jones |
Art Pop,
Pop Rock
|
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Étienne Daho |
Des Heures hindoues |
Chanson,
French Pop
|
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Soulsister |
The Way to Your Heart |
Blue Eyed Soul
|
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Mike & The Mechanics |
The Living Years |
Adult Contemporary,
Pop Rock
|
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Keith Jarrett |
The Song Is You |
ECM Style Jazz,
Post-Bop
|
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Rod Stewart |
Forever Young |
Pop Rock
|
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The Fall |
Victoria |
Indie Rock,
Post-Punk
|
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The Traveling Wilburys |
End of the Line |
Pop Rock,
Roots Rock
|
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Sonic Youth |
The Sprawl |
Alternative Rock,
Noise Rock
|
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Al B. Sure! |
Nite and Day |
Contemporary R&B,
Smooth Soul
|
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Smith & Mighty |
Anyone... |
Trip Hop
|
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Boogie Down Productions |
I'm Still #1 |
Boom Bap,
East Coast Hip Hop
|
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Young M.C. |
Know How |
West Coast Hip Hop
|
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Phase II |
Reachin' |
Garage House
|
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Tracy Chapman |
Baby Can I Hold You |
Folk Pop,
Singer/Songwriter
|
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Slayer |
South Of Heaven |
Thrash Metal
|
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Mecano |
Mujer Contra Mujer/Une femme avec une femme |
Sophisti-Pop
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Iggy Pop |
Cold Metal |
Hard Rock
|
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Talk Talk |
The Rainbow |
Art Rock,
Post-Rock
|
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Cowboy Junkies |
Blue Moon Revisited (Song for Elvis) |
Alt-Country,
Americana,
Slowcore
|
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Bernard Lavilliers |
On The Road Again |
Chanson,
French Pop,
Rock
|
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Alain Souchon |
Quand j'serai K.O. |
French Pop
|
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Lita Ford with Ozzy Osbourne |
Close My Eyes Forever |
Hard Rock
|
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Spirit of the West |
Political |
Celtic Rock
|
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Mary Margaret O'Hara |
To Cry About |
Singer/Songwriter
|
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The Jeff Healey Band |
Angel Eyes |
Blues Rock,
Pop Rock
|
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Joan Jett and The Blackhearts |
I Hate Myself for Loving You |
Hard Rock
|
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Tony Toni Toné |
Little Walter |
New Jack Swing
|
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Public Enemy |
She Watch Channel Zero?! |
Conscious Hip Hop,
East Coast Hip Hop,
Hardcore Hip Hop
|
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Turntable Orchestra |
You're Gonna Miss Me |
Deep House,
Latin House
|
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Franco Battiato |
E ti vengo a cercare |
Italo Pop
|
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Queensrÿche |
Revolution Calling |
Heavy Metal,
Progressive Metal
|
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Yazz |
The Only Way Is Up |
House
|
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Sade |
Paradise |
Smooth Soul,
Sophisti-Pop
|
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Queen Latifah |
Princess of the Posse |
East Coast Hip Hop,
Pop Rap
|
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The Beach Boys |
Kokomo |
Film Soundtrack,
Pop
|
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Bon Jovi |
Bad Medicine |
Glam Metal
|
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Étienne Daho |
Bleu Comme Toi |
Chanson,
French Pop
|
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Jacques Higelin |
Tombé du ciel |
Chanson,
French Pop
|
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Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers |
When Harpo Played His Harp |
Rock & Roll
|
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Neil Young and the Bluenotes |
This Note's for You |
Blues Rock
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Pixies |
Cactus |
Indie Rock
|
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Van Halen |
When It's Love |
AOR,
Glam Metal
|
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The Wedding Present |
Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now |
C86,
Jangle Pop
|
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Loop |
Collision |
Space Rock
|
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James Taylor |
Never Die Young |
Singer/Songwriter
|
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The James Taylor Quartet |
The Theme from Starsky & Hutch |
Acid Jazz,
Television Music
|
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Pet Shop Boys |
Domino Dancing |
Freestyle,
Synthpop
|
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Wire |
Kidney Bingos |
Indie Pop,
Jangle Pop
|
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Keith Whitley |
When You Say Nothing at All |
Contemporary Country,
Country Pop
|
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Pixies |
Bone Machine |
Indie Rock
|
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Les Negresses Vertes |
Voilà l’été |
Chanson alternative
|
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Erasure |
Ship of Fools |
Synthpop
|
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The Proclaimers |
Sunshine on Leith |
Folk Pop
|
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Ultra Vivid Scene |
Mercy Seat |
Indie Pop,
Noise Pop
|
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Thin White Rope |
Red Sun |
Alternative Rock,
Paisley Underground
|
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Jane's Addiction |
Mountain Song |
Alternative Rock,
Hard Rock
|
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The Waterboys |
And a Bang on the Ear |
Celtic Rock
|
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Robert Palmer |
Simply Irresistible |
Pop Rock
|
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The Pogues |
If I Should Fall From Grace with God |
Celtic Punk,
Celtic Rock
|
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Metallica |
Blackened |
Thrash Metal
|
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Front 242 |
Headhunter |
EBM
|
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All About Eve |
Martha's Harbour |
Contemporary Folk,
Dream Pop
|
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Martika |
Toy Soldiers |
Pop
|
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Soul II Soul feat. Rose Windross |
Fairplay |
Contemporary R&B
|
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Salt 'n' Pepa |
Shake Your Thang |
East Coast Hip Hop,
Pop Rap
|
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Kariya |
Let Me Love You for Tonight |
House
|
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Roxette |
Listen to Your Heart |
Adult Contemporary,
Pop Rock
|
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Public Enemy |
Night of the Living Baseheads |
East Coast Hip Hop,
Hardcore Hip Hop,
Political Hip Hop
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Public Enemy |
Louder Than a Bomb |
East Coast Hip Hop,
Hardcore Hip Hop,
Political Hip Hop
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SWA |
Arroyo |
Hard Rock,
Post-Hardcore
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Toto |
Pamela |
AOR,
Pop Rock
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Lucinda Williams |
Changed the Locks |
Alt-Country,
Country Rock
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Transvision Vamp |
I Want Your Love |
Power Pop
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