The History Of Jop Part 11 aka Most of my heroes don't appear on no stamps

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

1989, the number, another poll - something to do while you count the minutes until POPTIMISM TONIGHT AT THE UNION TAVERN (ahem).

Only EIGHT picks this time because Tone Loc's "Wild Thing" was a duplicate.


[Poll #837465]


Sweet Jop Of Ours (1988)

1. Push It (38 votes)
2. Sweet Child O Mine (35)
3. Don't Believe The Hype (34)
4. Paid In Full (33)
5. Alphabet Street (28)
6. Birthday (27)
7. Crash (26)
8. Welcome To The Jungle (25)
9. My Prerogative (23)
10=. Fast Car (20)
10=. It Takes Two (20)

Comments

The rise of Warrant

[koganbot]

The Billboard 26 Singles of 1989 - * Song went #1

*1... LOOK AWAY, Chicago (Reprise) (#1, Dec 1988)
*2... MY PREROGATIVE, Bobby Brown (MCA) (#1, Jan)
*3... EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN, Poison (Enigma) (#1, Dec 1988)
*4... STRAIGHT UP, Paula Abdul (Virgin) (#1, Feb)
*5... MISS YOU MUCH, Janet Jackson (A&M) (#1, Oct)
*6... COLD HEARTED, Paula Abdul (Virgin) (#1, Sept)
*7... WIND BENEATH MY WINGS, Bette Midler (Atlantic) (#1, June)
8... GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE, Milli Vanilli (Arista) (#2, April)
*9... BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD MEDLEY (Free Baby), Will To Power (Epic) (#1, Dec 1988)
10.. GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT, Anita Baker (Elektra) (#3, Dec 1988)
*11.. RIGHT HERE WAITING, Richard Marx (EMI) (#1, Aug)
12.. WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL, Boy Meets Girl (RCA) (#5, Dec 1988)
*13.. LOST IN YOUR EYES, Debbie Gibson (Atlantic) (#1, March)
*14.. DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU, Gloria Estefan (Epic) (#1, Sept)
15.. HEAVEN, Warrant (Columbia) (#2, Sept)
*16 ..GIRL I'M GONNA MISS YOU, Milli Vanilli (Arista) (#1, Sept)
*17.. THE LOOK, Roxette (EMI) (#1, April)
*18.. SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY, Fine Young Cannibals (I.R.S.) (#1, April)
19.. ON OUR OWN, Bobby Brown (MCA) (#2, Aug)
*20.. TWO HEARTS, Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#1, Jan)
*21.. BLAME IT ON THE RAIN, Milli Vanilli (Arista) (#1, Nov)
*22.. LISTEN TO YOUR HEART, Roxette (EMI) (#1, Nov)
*23.. I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU, Bon Jovi (Mercury) (#1, May)
*24.. IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW, Simply Red (Elektra) (#1, July)
*25.. LIKE A PRAYER, Madonna (Sire) (#1, April)
*26.. I'LL BE LOVING YOU (Forever), The New Kids On the Block (Columbia) (#1, June)

Poison wuz rubbed

[nicolars.livejournal.com]

So was Roxette and Milli Vanilli.