(Finished July 13th, 2026) Part 1 of The European Hot 100 Singles July 12th, 1986

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I thought it would be an interesting comparison and contrast between the European Hot 100 singles for July 12th, 1986 and for the Billboard Hot 100 countdown for the same time frame. I'll be doing the Billboard Hot 100 blogs later. First I have to find out all the songs on that list.

100-86, 85-68, 67-51, 50 to 33, 32 to 16 and 15 to 1.

100) Haywoode "Roses":

99) Steve Winwood "Higher Love":

98) Billy Ocean "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)":

97) This song is done by either Carlos or Viva Les Bleus "Viva Les Bleus":

96) Limahl "Love In Your Eyes":

95) The Human League "Being Boiled":

94) Billy Bragg "Levi Stubbs Tears":

93) Propaganda "P. Machinery":

92) Dhar Braxton "Jump Back (Set Me Free)":

91) Cora "Amsterdam":

90) Whitney Houston "Greatest Love Of All":

89) Den Harrow"Charleston":

88) Animotion "I Engineer": 

87) Indochine "Troisième sexe":

This song doesn't really fit in. 86) Real Thing "You To Me Are Everything":

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(Finished July 11th, 2026) Part 1 of The Top 100 Billboard Hot 100 Countdown for February 24th, 1990: 100-84

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I haven't done one of these for awhile so it's time. Thanks to Billboard, Facebook and others for this information. 

The blogs will bread down like this 100-84, 83-67, 66-49, 48-33, 32-21, 20-11, 10-1.

To view the full list go to this website:

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Apparently this is a very serious message. Okay I mock, but this song is better than I expected. 100) This One's For The Children":

A not necessary cover of the Gloria Gaynor classic. 99) Safire "I Will Survive":

98) Sybil "Don't Make Me Over":

Ah the inevitable less than satisfying follow to the one hit of a one hit wonder. Although I do know that Young MC also wrote a couple of hits for Tone Loc. Even more importantly he didn't show up for a concert for Trump. Good job there Young. 97) Young MC "Principal's Office":

96) Regina Belle "Make It Like It Was":

95) Entouch featuring Keith Sweat "All Night":

Jason Bonham is the son of the greatest rock drummer of all-time, the mighty John Bonham of Led Zeppelin fame. 94) Bonham "Wait For You":

She's also related to a very famous musician. I just can't remember who. 😄😄 93) Janet Jackson "Rhythm Nation":

92) Fine Young Cannibals "I'm Not Satisfied":

91) Mantronix "Got To Have Your Love":

90) Babyface "Whip Appeal":

Such a great and sad song. But the video ends with a note of hope. 89) Faster Pussycat "House of Pain":

88) Yvonne "There's A Party Going On":

87) The Chimes "1-2-3":

86) The B-52's "Love Shack":

85) John Farnham "You're The Voice":

84) Natalie Cole "Wild Women Do":

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(Finished July 11th, 2026) The Best of Sarah Brightman

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That voice- one of the greatest voices in the history of music- Miss Sarah Brightman. Here are some of her best songs. I could listen to her sing anytime.

1) "Little Lotte/ The Mirror":

2) featuring Michael Crawford "Phantom of The Opera":

This seems to be a singer's song. I also think that Samantha Barks' version is masterful. Sarah's version is magnificent. 3a) "Another Suitcase In Another Hall":

Bonus 3b) This is Samantha Barks amazing version. "Another Suitcase In Another Hall":

I honestly had never heard of either one of these next two songs until I started working on this blog. I don't know if I would call them Miss Brightman's best. However I'm including them here as they are so different from what she usually sings. 4) With Hot Gossip "I Lost My Heart To A Starship Trooper":

5) With The Starship Troopers "The Adventures of The Love Crusader":

6) "Pie Jesu":

7) With Gregorian "Voyage, Voyage":

8) "Love Changes Everything":

9) "Tell Me On A Sunday":

10) "Wishing You Were Here Somehow Here Again":

featuring Michael Crawford 11) "The Music Of The Night":

12) "The Second Element":

featuring Tara Lipinski 13) "The Second Element, Part 2":

14a) "Eden":

Bonus song 14b) "Eden":

15) "Deliver Me":

16) featuring Andrea Bocelli "There For Me":

featuring Michael Crawford 17) "All I Ask Of You":

featuring Andrea Bocelli 18) "Time To Say Goodbye":

19) featuring Jose Carreras "Amigos Para Siempre":

20) "Only An Ocean Away":

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(Finished July 9th, 2026) R.I.P. Bonnie Tyler

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"Turn around bright eyes" are some of the most iconic words from one of the most iconic 80s songs, Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of The Heart". Bonnie Tyler died July 9th, 2026 at the age of 75. She was known for her raspy voice, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and many other great songs.

In honor of her great life and career here's a blog dedicated to the best songs of Bonnie Tyler and songs like "Total Eclipse of the Heart". RIP Bonnie

The long version. 1) Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse of The Heart":

2) Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes":

3) Celine Dion  "It's All Coming Back To Me":

4) Air Supply "Making Love Out of Nothing At All":

5) Bonnie Tyler "Holding Out For A Hero":

6) Alphaville "Forever Young":

7) Bonnie Tyler "It's A Heartache":

8) Chris De Burgh "Lady In Red":

9) Marty Balin "Hearts":

10) Robbie Dupree "Hot Rod Hearts":

11) Bryan Adams "Straight From The Heart":

12) Neil Diamond "Heartlight":

13) Kenny Diamond "Danger Zone":

14) Billy Idol "Eyes Without A Face":

15) Celestial Decay "Total Eclipse of The Heart":

16) Lea Michele "Total Eclipse of The Heart":

17) Bonnie Tyler "Save Up All Your Tears":

18) Bonnie Tyler "Faster Than The Speed of Night":

19) Bonnie Tyler "Don't Turn Around":

20) The Carpenters "Superstar":

From telegram.com they say these sings are worse than "Total Eclipse of The Heart", but I disagree. I think "Total Eclipse of the Heart" and these other two songs are all amazing.

21) Def Leppard "Armageddon It":

22) Donna Summer "MacArthur Park":

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(Finished July 3rd, 2025) Part 3 of the Best Obscureish Songs of 1994

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Let's go back to 1994 and enjoy some of the best songs of the year. I'm going to focus on some of the more obscure songs of that year.

35) Mazzy Star  "Fade Into You":

36) Big Mountain "Baby I Love Your Way":

37) Weezer "In The Garage":

38) Huey Lewis and the News "Mother In Law":

39) Beastie Boys "Sure Shot":

40) Blues Traveler "Run-Around":

41) David Lee Murphy "Dust On The Bottle":

42) Brooks and Dunn "That Ain't No Way To Go":

43) Veruca Salt "Spiderman":

44) Nirvana "Where Did You Sleep Last Night":

I haven't thought of this song for a long time. 45) The Cranberries "Ridiculous Thoughts":

46) Collin Raye "That Was A River":

From "Sunset Boulevard". 47) Alan Campbell "Sunset Boulevard":

48) Bush "Comedown":

49) R.E.M. "Bang and Blame":

50) The Counting Crows "Einstein On The Beach (For An Eggman)":

51) The Dave Matthews Band "What Would You Say":

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(Finished July 2nd, 2026) Part 2 of The Most Poignant and Uplifting Songs of 1979

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This blog is inspired by "Cold Case" Season 2, episode 3 "Daniela". I love "Cold Case" and how poignant so many episodes are. And this episode was especially good and poignant, here are the most fitting songs from 1979 for that blog and year.

18) Melissa Manchester "Don't Cry Out Loud":

19) Michael Jackson "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough":

20) Peaches and Herb "Reunited":

21) Randy VanWarmer "Just When I Needed You The Most":

22) Robert John "Sad Eyes":

23) Robert Palmer "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)":

24) Sister Sledge "We Are Family":

25) Styx "Renegade":

26) The Knack "My Sharona":

27) Toto "Hold The Line":

R.I.P Victor Willis, lead singer of The Village People. 28) The Village People "Y.M.C.A.":

29) Abba "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)":

30) Atlanta Rhythm Section "Spooky":

31) Billy Preston and Syreeta Wright "With You I'm Born Again":

32) Christopher Cross "Ride Like The Wind":

33) The Clash "Train In Vain":

One of the greatest ballads ever. 34) The Commodores "Still":

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(Finished June 28th, 2026) Part 10 of The Best of New Wave Alphabetically

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It's again about time to relive that great time of the early to mid 80s of New Wave music. New Wave is a genre that has quirky people, quirky lyrics and quirky music. It doesn't work all the time, but when it work at it's best the songs are great.

What exactly is/ was New Wave music. Well two things New Wave typically is energetic and fun. New Wave never took itself too seriously. The lyrics weren't serious. New Wave is basically just fun upbeat music to dance to. Who were some of the best New Wave musicians? The Thompson Twins, Depeche Mode, The Cure, New Order, Howard Jones and many others have to be considered the best New Wave bands.

154) When In Rome "The Promise":

155) Simple Minds "Promised You A Miracle":

156) Naked Eyes "Promises Promises":

157) The Talking Heads "Psycho Killer":

158) Squeeze "Pulling Mussels From The Shell":

159) The Dead Milkmen "Punk Rock Girl":

160) Depeche Mode "A Question Of Lust":

161) Depeche Mode "A Question of Time":

162) R.E.M. "Radio Free Europe":

163) Blondie "Rapture":

164) Martini Ranch "Reach":

165) Billy Idol "Rebel Yell":

166) U2 "Red Hill Mining Town":

167) Frankie Goes To The Hollywood "Relax":

168) The Fixx "Red Skies":

169) Duran Duran "The Reflex":

170) Duran Duran Duran "Rio":

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