(Finished October 14th, 2023) Part 10 of Apple's Top 200 Most Streamed 80s Songs 25-11

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Holy hell I'm in an 80s mood. After seeing David Bowie and Depeche Mode tribute bands and the actual Love and Rockets I've heard a lot of great 80s music live this year. Later this year I'll be seeing the Lost 80s tour which feature bands such as Wang Chung, General Public, Naked Eyes and others. And tonight I'll be seeing Duran Duran, Nile Rodgers and Chic and Bastille. With all that going on I'll be doing an 80s blog, but I desperately wanted to do something different than I've done before.  Thus I Googled for the best selling 80s songs of all-time. 

I normally would go to Billboard for this kind of thing, however I didn't want to pay for access for that. I continued Googling and came across a list of the most streamed 80s songs on Apple Music. For some reason there are only 199 songs on their Top 200, that gives me the option to provide my own song at #200. There are some very unusual songs on this list, including songs I've never heard of. But that's why I wanted a list like that to force me to include songs that I don't usually share. 

I'm considering coming up with a second set of blogs about songs that I can't believe aren't on this list.

25) Phil Collins "In The Air Tonight":

24) George Michael "Careless Whisper":

23) Soft Cell "Tainted Love":

22) Survivor "Eye of The Tiger":

21) "The Way You Make Me Feel":

20) Dolly Parton "9 to 5":

19) Dexy's Midnight Runners "Come On Eileen":

I'm pretty sure this is the first time I have ever heard this song. 18) Luther Vandross "Never Too Much":

I love this song also, just not as much as the song below. 17) Elton John "I'm Still Standing":

Bonus song, I believe this amazing ballad is my favorite Elton John song. Elton John "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues":

16) Michael Jackson "Man In The Mirror":

Bonus song "Dirty Diana":

15) Hall and Oates "You Make My Dream (Come True)":

14) Queen and David Bowie "Under Pressure":

13) Bryan Adams "Summer of '69":

12) Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)":

One of the many moments of genius off of her first and self-titled CD. 11) Tracy Chapman "Fast Car":

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(Finished October 11th, 2023) Part 9 of The Best of the First Eleven Years of This Century: 2000-2010

Hello,

Ah the 2000s, a decade known for 9/11, the 2008 financial crash, 2003's Iraq War, a tsunami that killed over 230,000 people. There was a growing awareness of climate change, which continues to escalate.

While there were some bad things those 11 years there were also a lot of great things. Things such as Harry Potter, "The Davinci Code" (opinions may vary), 

It was also the time that included Clint Eastwood's masterful "Million Dollar Baby" and that amazing performance by Hillary Swank. Also that was the year of "The Dark Knight" and "King Kong".

Obviously some of the songs of the decade are below. Some of the best CDs of that timeframe are Alicia Keys "Songs In A Minor", Ryan Adams "Gold", The New Pornographers "Electric Version", Sufjan Stevens "Illinois", Franz Ferdinand's self-titled CD, U2's "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb", Death Cab For Cutie's "Transatlanticism", Arctic Monkeys' "Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not", Green Day's masterclass "American Idiot", The White Stripes "White Blood Cells", Bruce Springsteen's best CD "The Rising" (you heard me), U2's "All That You Can't Leave Behind", Arcade Fire's "Funeral" and The Strokes "This Is It". Expect to see several songs from the above CDs on here.

And yes I know 2000-2010 is actually 11 years, it's okay and just enjoy the music. For those of you who think my 102 songs for the 2000s is too limiting these blogs have a lot more songs for your enjoyment.

137) Live "We Walk In The Dream":

138) Gretchen Wilson "Redneck Woman":

139) Martina McBride "This One's For The Girls":

140) Damian Marley featuring Stephen Marley "The Master Has Come Back":

141) Three Doors Down "Kryptonite":

142) Bloc Party "She's Hearing Voices":

143) Death Cab For Cutie "Expo '86":

148) *NSYNC "It's Gonna Be Me":

149) Red Hot Chili Peppers "By The Way":

150) Macy Gray "Relating To A Psychopath":

151) Nelly Furtado "...On The Radio":

152) Audioslave "Light My Way":

153) Rihanna "Pon De Replay":

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(Finished October 9th, 2023) Part 8 of The Best of the First Eleven Years of This Century: 2000-2010

Hello,

Ah the 2000s, a decade known for 9/11, the 2008 financial crash, 2003's Iraq War, a tsunami that killed over 230,000 people. There was a growing awareness of climate change, which continues to escalate.

While there were some bad things those 11 years there were also a lot of great things. Things such as Harry Potter, "The Davinci Code" (opinions may vary), 

It was also the time that included Clint Eastwood's masterful "Million Dollar Baby" and that amazing performance by Hillary Swank. Also that was the year of "The Dark Knight" and "King Kong".

Obviously some of the songs of the decade are below. Some of the best CDs of that timeframe are Alicia Keys "Songs In A Minor", Ryan Adams "Gold", The New Pornographers "Electric Version", Sufjan Stevens "Illinois", Franz Ferdinand's self-titled CD, U2's "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb", Death Cab For Cutie's "Transatlanticism", Arctic Monkeys' "Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not", Green Day's masterclass "American Idiot", The White Stripes "White Blood Cells", Bruce Springsteen's best CD "The Rising" (you heard me), U2's "All That You Can't Leave Behind", Arcade Fire's "Funeral" and The Strokes "This Is It". Expect to see several songs from the above CDs on here.

And yes I know 2000-2010 is actually 11 years, it's okay and just enjoy the music. For those of you who think my 102 songs for the 2000s is too limiting these blogs have a lot more songs for your enjoyment.

120) Disturbed "Down With The Sickness":

121) Owl City "Fireflies":

122) Audioslave "Brandy Alexander": Remarkably there's no video for this song, not even the audio with a picture of the album cover? This is from their self-titled debut CD.

123) Matchbox Twenty "Bent":

124) Kenny Chesney "The Good Stuff":

125) Pearl Jam "Breakerfall":

126) Lady Gaga "LoveGame":

127) Macy Gray "I Try":

128) Aaron Tippin "Kiss This":

Easily one of the best songs of this 11 year period. 129) Christina Aguilera "Fighter":

130) Dierks Bentley "Come A Little Closer":

131) Brooks and Dunn "Red Dirt Road":

There's also no video for this song. Listen to this song on Audioslave's self-titled debut CD on your music app of choice. 132) Audioslave "Intuition":

133) Matchbox Twenty "Bent":

134) Nelly Furtado "Party":

135) The Gossip "Listen Up":

136) American Pearl "California":

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(Finished October 8th, 2023) Part 9 of Apple's Top 200 Most Streamed 80s Songs 44-26

Hello,

Holy hell I'm in an 80s mood. After seeing David Bowie and Depeche Mode tribute bands and the actual Love and Rockets I've heard a lot of great 80s music live this year. Later this year I'll be seeing the Lost 80s tour which feature bands such as Wang Chung, General Public, Naked Eyes and others. And tonight I'll be seeing Duran Duran, Nile Rodgers and Chic and Bastille. With all that going on I'll be doing an 80s blog, but I desperately wanted to do something different than I've done before.  Thus I Googled for the best selling 80s songs of all-time. 

I normally would go to Billboard for this kind of thing, however I didn't want to pay for access for that. I continued Googling and came across a list of the most streamed 80s songs on Apple Music. For some reason there are only 199 songs on their Top 200, that gives me the option to provide my own song at #200. There are some very unusual songs on this list, including songs I've never heard of. But that's why I wanted a list like that to force me to include songs that I don't usually share. 

I'm considering coming up with a second set of blogs about songs that I can't believe aren't on this list.

44) AC/DC "You Shook Me All Night Long":

43) Katrina and the Waves "Walking On Sunshine":

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

41) Michael Jackson "Thriller":

40) Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton "Islands In The Stream":

39) Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band "Dancing In The Dark":

38) Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give You Up":

37) The Smiths "This Charming Man":

36) The Jam "Town Called Malice":

35) The Human League "Don't You Want Me":

34) Kenny Loggins "Footloose":

33) Lionel Richie "All Night Long (All Night)":

32) The Police "Every Breath You Take":

31) U2 "With or Without You":

30) Michael Jackson "Beat It":

29) Queen "I Want To Break Free":

28) Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants To Rule The World":

27) UB40 "Red Red Wine":

26) Wham! "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go":

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(Started October 8th, 2023) Sunday Music Playlist

Hello,

I just wanted a relaxing Sunday music playlist today and here it is.

1) Malea Lunt "If You Could Hie To Kolob":

2) Afterglow "I Heard Him Come":

3) James Ingram and Michael McDonald "Yah Mo Be There":

4) Percy Faith "Theme From A Summer Place":

5) Kenny Loggins "This Is It":

6) Mr. Mister "Broken Wings":

7) Seals and Croft "Summer Breeze":

8) Roxette "It Must Have Been Love":

I really like these Playing For Change videos where very talented musicians from around the world can perform together. 9) Yusuf and many other talented singers "Peace Train":

10) Styx "The Best of Times":

11) Lauren Daigle "Still Rolling Stones":

to be continued....

(Finished October 5th, 2023) Part 8 of Apple's Top 200 Most Streamed 80s Songs 60-45

Hello,

Holy hell I'm in an 80s mood. After seeing David Bowie and Depeche Mode tribute bands and the actual Love and Rockets I've heard a lot of great 80s music live this year. Later this year I'll be seeing the Lost 80s tour which feature bands such as Wang Chung, General Public, Naked Eyes and others. And tonight I'll be seeing Duran Duran, Nile Rodgers and Chic and Bastille. With all that going on I'll be doing an 80s blog, but I desperately wanted to do something different than I've done before.  Thus I Googled for the best selling 80s songs of all-time. 

I normally would go to Billboard for this kind of thing, however I didn't want to pay for access for that. I continued Googling and came across a list of the most streamed 80s songs on Apple Music. For some reason there are only 199 songs on their Top 200, that gives me the option to provide my own song at #200. There are some very unusual songs on this list, including songs I've never heard of. But that's why I wanted a list like that to force me to include songs that I don't usually share. 

I'm considering coming up with a second set of blogs about songs that I can't believe aren't on this list.

60) Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time":

I wonder what song would have been here if some Stone Roses fan hadn't taken over this countdown? 59) The Stone Roses "I Wanna Be Adored":

58) Madonna "Like A Prayer": 

57) Michael Jackson "Smooth Criminal":

56) The La's "There She Goes":

55) David Bowie "Let's Dance":

54) Paul Simon "You Can Call Me Al":

53) Whitney Houston "How Will I Know":

52) Fleetwood Mac "Little Lies":

51) Queen "Radio Gaga":

50) The Pretenders "2000 Miles":

49) Phil Collins "Against All Odds":

I hate, just a bit, to be a snob, but this is about the 7th best song on the "Purple Rain" soundtrack. 48) Prince "Purple Rain":

47) Tina Turner "The Best":

46) Bob Marley and the Wailers "Could You Be Loved": 

45) New Order "Blue Monday":

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(Finished December 26th, 2024) Part 2 of themusicaddict's Final Greatest Songs of All-Time

Hello,

These are my greatest songs of all-time. These are those songs that I absolutely love. I'll also be creating a second set of songs that are almost a greatest song of all-time but doesn't quite reach that rarefied air. All of these songs I've listened to hundreds of times but still can't get enough.

I've started working on several different permutations of these blogs, but this is the final blog series for this topic. I've put a lot of work into this so that it will be comprehensive, but I can also add new songs as time goes on. For instance when I started this blog series I had never heard of Chappell Roan. But now I love "Hot To Go".

18) U2 "Until The End of The World":

19) Veruca Salt "Seether":

20) Beastie Boys "Girls":

This is one of the greatest of the greatest songs of all-time. 21) The Bee Gees "Stayin' Alive":

22) Death Cab For Cutie "We Looked Like Giants":

23) Styx "The Best of Times":

24) Young MC "Bust A Move":

25) White Stripes "Seven Nation Army":

26) Vanessa Williams "Save The Best For Last":

27) Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk":

28) Lady Gaga "Bad Romance":

29) Led Zeppelin "Whole Lotta Love":

30) Earth, Wind and Fire "September":

31) Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige "I Know Him So Well":

32) Sarah Brightman "Phantom of The Opera":

33) Missing Persons "Words":

34) AC/DC "Back In Black":

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