Timeline
Year | Month | Song Title | Artist | More |
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September | (She`s) Sexy + 17 | Stray Cats | |
Delerious | Prince | |||
Modern Love | David Bowie | |||
Breathless | X |
![]() Breathless CD Source: Best of: Make the Music Go Bang! (1978-93)(2)Time: 2:18 Sequenced by: More Fun In The New World album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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October | White Lines (Don`t Do It) | Grandmaster & Melle Mel |
![]() White Lines (Don`t Do It) CD Source: Best of (1979-85)Time: 4:29 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM Four versions of "White Lines (Don`t Do It)" were released at the time. The 4:29 length is for the 7" single. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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In A Big Country | Big Country | |||
November | Let`s Say Goodnight | Los Lobos |
![]() Let`s Say Goodnight CD Source: Mas y Mas (+1983-99) (4)Time: 2:33 Sequenced by: And A Time To Dance EP Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Why Do You Do | Los Lobos |
![]() Why Do You Do CD Source: Mas y Mas (+1983-99) (4)Time: 2:39 Sequenced by: And A Time To Dance EP Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Jokerman | Bob Dylan | |||
December | Undercover of the Night | The Rolling Stones |
![]() Undercover of the Night CD Source: Forty Licks (1964-2002) (2)Time: 4:12 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Holiday | Madonna | |||
1984 | January | Pink Houses | John Cougar Mellencamp |
![]() Pink Houses CD Source: Greatest Hits (1978-2004) (2) (bonus DVD)Time: 4:43 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
Middle of the Road | The Pretenders |
![]() Middle of the Road CD Source: Pirate Radio (1979-2005) (4) + DVDTime: 4:12 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Jump | Van Halen | |||
Let The Music Play | Shannon | |||
February | Girls Just Want to Have Fun | Cyndi Lauper |
![]() Girls Just Want to Have Fun CD Source: She`s So UnusualTime: 3:55 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Thriller (single edit) | Michael Jackson |
![]() Thriller (single edit) CD Source: The Essential (1969-91+) (2)Time: 5:12 Sequenced by: single Honored by: Single edit omits the opening rap by Vincent Price ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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I Want A New Drug | Huey Lewis and The News | |||
Here Comes The Rain Again | The Eurythmics |
![]() Here Comes The Rain Again CD Source: Ultimate Collection (1983-2005)Time: 4:50 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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March | Show Me | The Pretenders | ||
Authority Song | John Cougar Mellencamp |
![]() Authority Song CD Source: Greatest Hits (1978-2004) (2) (bonus DVD)Time: 3:48 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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The Longest Time | Billy Joel | |||
April | You Might Think | The Cars |
![]() You Might Think CD Source: Complete Greatest Hits (1978-85+)Time: 3:04 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Time After Time | Cyndi Lauper | |||
May | Rock Box | Run-D.M.C. | ||
Borderline | Madonna | |||
The Heart of Rock & Roll | Huey Lewis and The News | |||
June | Dancing in the Dark | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() Dancing in the Dark CD Source: The Essential (1972-2002) (bonus CD) (3)Time: 4:01 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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When Doves Cry | Prince |
![]() When Doves Cry CD Source: Ultimate Prince (1979-1993) (2)Time: 3:49 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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July | South Central Rain (I`m Sorry) | R.E.M. |
![]() South Central Rain (I`m Sorry) CD Source: Part Lies Part Heart Part Truth Part Garbage 1982-2011 (2)Time: 3:14 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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What`s Love Got to Do With It | Tina Turner |
![]() What`s Love Got to Do With It CD Source: Private DancerTime: 3:49 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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August | She Bop | Cyndi Lauper |
![]() She Bop CD Source: She`s So UnusualTime: 3:45 Sequenced by: single Honored by: The only Timeline entry (so far) to be among the infamous "Filthy Fifteen" songs found most objectionable (for allusions to masturbation) by the Parents Music Resource Center. Not until the PMRC put pressure on Congress did record companies begin to label some music as EXPLICIT. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Let`s Go Crazy | Prince |
![]() Let`s Go Crazy CD Source: Ultimate Prince (1979-1993) (2)Time: 4:39 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Drive | The Cars | |||
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October | I`m So Excited | The Pointer Sisters | |
Purple Rain | Prince | |||
I Feel For You | Chaka Khan | |||
November | Pride (In the Name of Love) | U2 |
![]() Pride (In the Name of Love) CD Source: The Best of 1980-1990/The B-sides (2)Time: 3:48 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |
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I Will Dare | The Replacements |
![]() I Will Dare CD Source: Left of the Dial: `80s Underground (1979-89)(4)Time: 3:11 Sequenced by: Let It Be album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Sixteen Blue | The Replacements | |||
December | Born in the U.S.A. | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() Born in the U.S.A. CD Source: The Essential (1972-2002) (bonus CD) (3)Time: 4:38 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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The Boys of Summer | Don Henley | |||
1985 | January | Don`t Worry Baby | Los Lobos |
![]() Don`t Worry Baby CD Source: Mas y Mas (+1983-99) (4)Time: 2:45 Sequenced by: How Will The Wolf Survive? album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
Will The Wolf Survive? | Los Lobos |
![]() Will The Wolf Survive? CD Source: Mas y Mas (+1983-99) (4)Time: 3:43 Sequenced by: How Will The Wolf Survive? album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Centerfield | John Fogerty | |||
March | Nightshift | The Commodores |
![]() Nightshift CD Source: Hitsville U.S.A. Vol. II 1972-1992 (4)Time: 5:07 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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Crazy for You | Madonna | |||
We Are The World | USA for Africa | |||
I`m On Fire | Bruce Springsteen | |||
White Lies | Jason & The Scorchers |
![]() White Lies CD Source: Essential, Vol. 1 (1984-85)Time: 3:24 Sequenced by: Lost And Found album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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April | Trapped (live) | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() Trapped (live) CD Source: The Essential (1972-2002) (bonus CD) (3)Time: 5:11 Sequenced by: We Are The World album Honored by: The We Are The World album followed the single on the charts by about a month. Springsteen donated this previously unreleased track, written by Jimmy Cliff. Its only other official CD release is on the Essential Springsteen compilation, on the bonus third disc. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Smooth Operator | Sade |
![]() Smooth Operator CD Source: The Ultimate Collection (1984-2011)Time: 4:16 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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May | Into the Groove | Madonna |
![]() Into the Groove CD Source: Celebration (1982-2009) (2)Time: 4:45 Sequenced by: single (12-inch) Honored by: DG Prior to its inclusion on the "Immaculate Collection," "Into the Groove" was available in the U.S. only as the B-side of the 12" single "Angel." It reached #1 for five weeks on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles chart as a two-sided entry. In several other countries it was released as a single in its own right and raced to #1. The original vinyl version clocks at 4:40. This CD version seems to be the same one to me. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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June | Would I Lie to You? | The Eurythmics |
![]() Would I Lie to You? CD Source: Ultimate Collection (1983-2005)Time: 4:27 Sequenced by: Be Yourself Tonight album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Sisters Are Doin` It For Themselves | The Eurythmics Feat. Aretha Franklin |
![]() Sisters Are Doin` It For Themselves CD Source: Ultimate Collection (1983-2005)Time: 4:57 Sequenced by: Be Yourself Tonight album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Raspberry Beret | Prince | |||
And She Was | Talking Heads |
![]() And She Was CD Source: Once in a Lifetime (76-92)(3)(+DVD of videos)Time: 3:38 Sequenced by: Little Creatures album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Road to Nowhere | Talking Heads |
![]() Road to Nowhere CD Source: Once in a Lifetime (76-92)(3)(+DVD of videos)Time: 4:19 Sequenced by: Little Creatures album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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July | Glory Days | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() Glory Days CD Source: The Essential (1972-2002) (bonus CD) (3)Time: 4:15 Sequenced by: single Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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If You Love Somebody Set Them Free | Sting |
![]() If You Love Somebody Set Them Free CD Source: Fields of Gold: The Best of 1984-1994Time: 4:16 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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The Payoff Mix | Double Dee and Steinski |
![]() The Payoff Mix CD Source: Time: 5:24 Sequenced by: official release date Honored by: DM In 2008 the Illegal Records label released a compilation of all the mastermixes of Steve Stein (Steinski), including this amazing tour de force of the art of mixing, done with Douglas DiFranco (Double Dee). Dave Marsh tells the whole story behind this track in his book, "The Heart of Rock & Soul," where he ranks it 212 out of 1001. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Money For Nothing | Dire Straits |
![]() Money For Nothing CD Source: Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler (1978-2005) (2)Time: 4:05 Sequenced by: Brothers in Arms album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Walk of Life | Dire Straits |
![]() Walk of Life CD Source: Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler (1978-2005) (2)Time: 4:12 Sequenced by: Brothers in Arms album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Freeway of Love | Aretha Franklin | |||
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September | Part-Time Lover | Stevie Wonder |
![]() Part-Time Lover CD Source: At the Close of a Century (1963-96) (4)Time: 4:13 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
Small Town | John Cougar Mellencamp |
![]() Small Town CD Source: Greatest Hits (1978-2004) (2) (bonus DVD)Time: 3:41 Sequenced by: Scarecrow album Honored by: DM DG ![]() ![]() |
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Lonely Ol` Night | John Cougar Mellencamp |
![]() Lonely Ol` Night CD Source: Greatest Hits (1978-2004) (2) (bonus DVD)Time: 3:47 Sequenced by: Scarecrow album Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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November | Sun City | Artists United Against Apartheid | ||
Time | Tom Waits | |||
1986 | January | My Hometown | Bruce Springsteen | |
Bastards of Young | The Replacements |
![]() Bastards of Young CD Source: All for Nothing (1985-90) (2)Time: 3:36 Sequenced by: Tim album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Left of the Dial | The Replacements |
![]() Left of the Dial CD Source: All for Nothing (1985-90) (2)Time: 3:43 Sequenced by: Tim album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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I Can`t Live Without My Radio | LL Cool J |
![]() I Can`t Live Without My Radio CD Source: All World (1985-96)Time: 5:29 Sequenced by: Radio album Honored by: DM ![]() ![]() |
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March | Kiss | Prince | ||
Lives in the Balance | Jackson Browne |
![]() Lives in the Balance CD Source: The Very Best of (1972-2002)Time: 4:15 Sequenced by: Lives in the Balance album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Brilliant Mistake | Elvis Costello |
![]() Brilliant Mistake CD Source: The Very Best of (1977-86)Time: 3:45 Sequenced by: King of America album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Indoor Fireworks | Elvis Costello |
![]() Indoor Fireworks CD Source: The Very Best of (1977-86)Time: 4:10 Sequenced by: King of America album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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June | My Adidas | Run-D.M.C. | ||
Sledgehammer | Peter Gabriel | |||
Red Rain | Peter Gabriel | |||
July | Papa Don`t Preach | Madonna | ||
Higher Love | Steve Winwood | |||
August | Begin The Begin | R.E.M. |
![]() Begin The Begin CD Source: Part Lies Part Heart Part Truth Part Garbage 1982-2011 (2)Time: 3:29 Sequenced by: Life`s Rich Pageant album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Walk This Way | Run-D.M.C. |
![]() Walk This Way CD Source: Greatest Hits (1983-93)Time: 5:11 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DM DG The first rap song to hit the top 5 of the Hot 100, this brilliant synthesis of rock and rap helped rap break into mainstream pop music and paved the way for all the rap/sung collaborations since then. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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September | Boy in the Bubble | Paul Simon | |
Graceland | Paul Simon | |||
You Can Call Me Al | Paul Simon | |||
Wild Wild Life | Talking Heads |
![]() Wild Wild Life CD Source: Once in a Lifetime (76-92)(3)(+DVD of videos)Time: 3:41 Sequenced by: True Stories album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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October | Word Up | Cameo | ||
True Blue | Madonna | |||
Guitar Town | Steve Earle |
![]() Guitar Town CD Source: Guitar Town (expanded edition)Time: 2:35 Sequenced by: Guitar Town album Honored by: DG ![]() ![]() |
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Someday | Steve Earle |
![]() Someday CD Source: Guitar Town (expanded edition)Time: 3:48 Sequenced by: Guitar Town album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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November | Don`t Get Me Wrong | The Pretenders |
![]() Don`t Get Me Wrong CD Source: Pirate Radio (1979-2005) (4) + DVDTime: 3:48 Sequenced by: single Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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The Future`s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades | Timbuk 3 | |||
War (live) | Bruce Springsteen | |||
Because the Night (live) | Bruce Springsteen |
![]() Because the Night (live) CD Source: Live/1975-85 (3)Time: 5:19 Sequenced by: Live 75/85 album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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1987 | February | One Time One Night | Los Lobos |
![]() One Time One Night CD Source: Mas y Mas (+1983-99) (4)Time: 4:50 Sequenced by: By the Light of the Moon album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
River of Fools | Los Lobos |
![]() River of Fools CD Source: Mas y Mas (+1983-99) (4)Time: 2:55 Sequenced by: By the Light of the Moon album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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Still in Hollywood | Concrete Blonde |
![]() Still in Hollywood CD Source: Recollection (1986-93)Time: 3:45 Sequenced by: Concrete Blonde album Honored by: ![]() ![]() |
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March | Sign O` The Times | Prince |
![]() Sign O` The Times CD Source: Ultimate Prince (1979-1993) (2)Time: 3:44 Sequenced by: single Honored by: RS DG ![]() ![]() |