(Finished July 27th, 2026) Part 2 of the Best Songs of Billboard's Top 20 Albums August 2nd, 1986

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The best songs from the Top 20 CDs  of August 2nd, 1986. There are some classic CDs and songs here. Previously the number of songs featured was based on the quality of the CD. However I have decideed just to include all the songs from each CD. Thanks to Charlie's Attic Radio Station, Billboard magazine and Wikipedia.org. 

16) The Fabulous Thunderbirds "Tuff Enuff": 21) "Tuff Enuff": 22)"Wrap It Up": 23) "Tell Me": 24) "Look At That, Look At That": 25) "Two Time My Lovin'": 26) "Amnesia": 27) "True Love": 28) "Why Get Up": 29) "I Don't Care": 30) "Down at Antones": "Tuff Enuff" (Kim Wilson) - 3:22 "Tell Me" (Eddie Shuler, Sidney Simien) - 2:43 "Look at That, Look at That" (Wilson, Fran Christina, Preston Hubbard, Jimmie Vaughan) - 3:25 "Two Time My Lovin'" (Wilson) - 3:41 "Amnesia" (Wilson) - 3:45 "Wrap It Up" (Isaac Hayes, David Porter) - 2:42 "True Love" (Wilson) - 3:08 "Why Get Up" (Bill Carter, Ruth Ellen Ellsworth) - 3:48 "I Don't Care" (Wilson) - 2:49 "Down at Antones" (instrumental) (Wilson, Christina, Hubbard, Vaughan) - 3:03

15) Wham! "The Edge of Heaven":

31) "The Edge of Heaven":

32) "Battlestations":

33) "I'm Your Man":

34) "Wham! Rap '86 (Enjoy What You Do)":

35) "A Different Corner":

36) "Blue (Armed With Love)":

37) "Where Did Your Heart Go?":

38) "Last Christmas (Pudding mix)":

Hot Side

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Edge of Heaven"		4:31
2.	"Battlestations"		5:25
3.	"I'm Your Man"		6:05
4.	"Wham! Rap '86"	Michael Andrew Ridgeley	6:33

Cool Side

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"A Different Corner"		4:30
6.	"Blue" (live in China; recorded at the Workers' Gymnasium, Beijing[1])		5:43
7.	"Where Did Your Heart Go?"	Don Was Dave Was	5:43
8.	"Last Christmas" (Pudding mix)		6:44
Total length:			45:14

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(Finished July 26th, 2026) Part 2 of Songs About The One Who Got Away/ Previous Loves

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This blog is inspired by one of the greatest songs of all-time, Eric Church's "Springsteen", a song about one that had a very memorable relationship that ended. There's no one like that for me, but still each time I hear one of those songs it hits me right in the feels. These songs are those we look back on with nostalgia/ feeling wistful. In other words songs like Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" won't be here. These songs are some of the greatest songs ever. Some may wonder is there a chance to reconcile? Who knows, but I'll include a few of those songs here as well. Also I'll include a few songs about relationships that should be over already.

18) Alicia Keys "If I Ain't Got You":

19) James Taylor "Fire and Rain":

20) Jewel "You Were Meant For Me":

21) James Blunt "Goodbye My Lover":

22) Lady A "Need You Now":

23) Mark Chesnutt "I Just Wanted You To Know":

24) Dan Fogelberg "Same Auld Lang Syne":

Quite simply Miss Langley lives up to the hype. 25) Ella Langley "Choosin' Texas":

Okay I'm cheating here, but how can I not include this amazing song. This song is so close to one billion listens. 26) Chris Stapleton "Tennessee Whiskey":

27) Naked Eyes "Always Something There To Remind Me":

28) Lulu "To Sir With Love":

I have no idea what this song is about, but it sounds like it could be about lost love. 29) Echo and the Bunnymen "The Killing Moon":

30) Milli Vanilli "Blame It On The Rain":

31) Chicago "Look Away":

32) Brooks and Dunn "My Next Broken Heart":

33) Matchbox "Bright Lights":

34) David Gates "The Goodbye Girl":

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(Finished July 25th, 2026) Part 3 of The 17 Most Intriguing/ Interesting CDs of the November 2025 Classic Rock Magazine

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My favorite magazine currently is Classic Rock. I love how many great articles it has and it has the best review section of any magazine. Also it's supposed to be a monthly magazine, but it feels like I get an issue every three weeks. These are the 15 most intriguing/interesting CDs/DVDs.

I'll be using the tracklists now, rather than what the tracklists may have been November of last year. 

"The Church of Rock and Roll" is a great CD. Sadly this CD is not! The Foxy Shazam "Box of Magic":

40) "It's Not The End of the World":

featuring Corey Feldman 41) "You Know My Name":

42) "What's It To Me":

43) Happy Happy Birthday":

44) "Just Lovin' This Life":

45) "Ooo Baby":

46) "Too Fast To Let Go":

47) "Magic":

48) "Lightning In The Summer Heat":  

 Sabaton "Legends":

49) "Templars":

50) "Hordes of Khan":

51) "A Tiger Among Dragons":

52) Crossing The Rubicon":

53) "I, Emperor":

54) "Maid of Steel":

55) "Impaler":

56) Lightning at the Gates":

57) "The Duelist":

58) "The Cycle of Songs":

59) "Till Seger":

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(Finished July 25th, 2026) Part 1 of Songs About The One Who Got Away/ Previous Loves

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This blog is inspired by one of the greatest songs of all-time, Eric Church's "Springsteen", a song about one that had a very memorable relationship that ended. There's no one like that for me, but still each time I hear one of those songs it hits me right in the feels. These songs are those we look back on with nostalgia/ feeling wistful. In other words songs like Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" won't be here. These songs are some of the greatest songs ever. Is there a chance to reconcile? Who knows, but I will include a few of those songs here as well. 

This video is perfect for this song. I'm pretty sure this song will never leave my iPod. 1) Green Day "Whatsername":

2) Tim McGraw "Red Ragtop":

3) Clint Black "Where Are You Now":

Listen to this as many times as need on your streaming service of choice or iTunes. 4) Eric Church "Springsteen":

5) Simple Minds "Don't You (Forget Me)":

6) Benson Boone "Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else":

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

8) Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U":

9) Glass Tiger "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)":

10) James Ingram "Just Once":

11) Kenny Chesney "Don't Happen Twice":

12) The Counting Crows "A Long December":

13) Sufjan Stevens "Casimir Pulaski Day":

14) Susan Raye "LA International Airport":

15) Skeeter Davis "The End of the World":

Their harmonies are sublime. This song turns the idea of the one that got away on it's head. 16) The Civil Wars "The One That Got Away":

17) Phil Collins "Against All Odds":

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(Finished July 19th, 2026) Part 2 of The Top 100 Billboard Hot 100 Countdown for February 24th, 1990: 83-67

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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:

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10225359218326463&set=gm.25849006208104297&idorvanity=414490368649231

I realize these links don't play. You can hear these songs, if so interested on Spotify, YouTube or so many other music websites. The two places I listen to music the most besides iTunes is YouTube and YouTube music.

83) Shana "I Want You":

82) Linear "Sending All My Love":

81) Anything Box "Living In Oblivion":

80) Quincy Jones (featuring Ray Charles and Chaka Khan) "I'll Be Good To You":

79) Michael Schenker Group "Anytime":

78) Tears For Fears "Woman In Chains":

77) Sybil "Walk On By":

76) Leila K featuring Rob N Rez "Got To Get":

75) Joe Cocker "When The Night Comes":

74) Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers "That's What I Like":

73) Motley Crue "Kickstart My Heart":

72) Joyce  "Fenderella" Irby "I'll Be There":

71) Milli Vanilli "Blame It On The Rain":

70) Jive Bunny "Swing The Mood":

69) Seduction "Heartbeat":

68) Lou Gramm "True Blue Love":

67) Midnight Oil "Blue Sky Mine":

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(Finished July 18th, 2026) Part 2 of The 17 Most Intriguing/ Interesting CDs of the November 2025 Classic Rock

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My favorite magazine currently is Classic Rock. I love how many great articles it has and it has the best review section of any magazine. Also it's supposed to be a monthly magazine, but it feels like I get an issue every three weeks. These are the 15 most intriguing/interesting CDs/DVDs.

I'll be using the tracklists now, rather than what the tracklists may have been November of last year. 

I've included this mainly because of their band name. Margarita Witch Cult:

19) "Diabolical Influence":

Their sound is too muddy for me. 20) "Death Lurks At Every Turn":

The sound is a little less muddy here and this is also a better song than others. 21) "The Witchfinder Comes":

22) "Be My Witch":

23) "Annihilation":

24) "Theme From Cyclops":

25) "Lord of The Flies":

26) "Aradia":

27) "Sacrifice":

I was hoping this was a cover of the Billy Idol classic, too bad this cover is terrible. Bonus song, not on the above CD, "White Wedding":

 Creeper "Sanguivore 2: Mistress of Death":

featuring Patricia Morrison 28) "A Shadow Stirs":

29) "Mistress of Death":

30) "Blood Magick (It's A Ritual)":

31) "Headstones":

32) "Prey For the Night":

33) "Daydreaming In The Dark":

34) "Parasite":

This song is very cool and I really like her voice on this song. 35) "Razor Wire":

36) "From The Depths Below":

37) "The Black House":

38) "The Crimson Bride":

featuring Patricia Morrison 39) "Pavor Nocturnus":

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(Finished July 18th, 2026) Part 1 of The 17 Most Intriguing/ Interesting CDs of the November 2025 Classic Rock

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My favorite magazine currently is Classic Rock. I love how many great articles it has and it has the best review section of any magazine. Also it's supposed to be a monthly magazine, but it feels like I get an issue every three weeks. These are the 15 most intriguing/interesting CDs/DVDs.

I'll be using the tracklists now, rather than what the tracklists may have been November of last year. 

 The cover of this Classic Rock is Queen and the 50th anniversary of "A Night At The Opera":

1) "Death On Two Legs":

2) "Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon":

3) "I'm In Love With My Car":

4) "You're My Best Friend":

5) "39":

6) "Sweet Lady":

7) "Seaside Rendezvous":

8) "The Prophet's Song":

9) "Love of My Life":

10) "Good Company":

11) "Bohemian Rhapsody":

12) "God Save The Queen":

 The Hollow Souls "The Hollow Souls":

featuring Jared James Nichols 13) "Borderline":

featuring Chris Tapp 14) "Bad Things":

15) "I Need The Fire":

16) featuring Elles Bailey "Burn It To The Ground":

featuring Jon Harvey 17) "Shotgun":

18) "Chasing Ghosts":

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(Finished July 15th, 2026) Part 2 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.

I love that this amazing song received international love in the summer of '86. 85) Suzanne Vega "Left of Center":

84) Alain Souchon "Ballade De Jim":

83) Big Country "The Teacher":

82) Capitaine Abandonne "Gold":

81) Stephan Eicher "Two People In A Room":

80) Johnny Nash "Rock Me Baby":

79) Furniture "Brilliant Mind":

78) CC Catch "Strangers By Night":

77) The Cure "Boys Don't Cry":

I had never heard of this song, but I quite like it. 76) Midge Ure "Call of the Wild":

75) Sandra "Innocent Love":

I haven't heard this song for awhile and it's much better than I remember. 74) a-ha "The Sun Always Shines On TV":

73) Gary Numan "I Can't Stop":

72) Alisha "Baby Talk":

71) Art of Noise with Max Headroom "Paranoimia":

70) Cock Robin "Thought You Were On My Side":

69) Sly Fox "Let's Go All The Way":

68) Daniel Balavoine "Sauver L'amour":

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(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:

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10225359218326463&set=gm.25849006208104297&idorvanity=414490368649231

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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