Go to musicoutfitters (scroll down to Top 100 Songs / Top 100 Hits), choose your year of high school graduation for song list, bold songs you like, underline your favorite (I didn’t really have a favorite in this list), strike out the ones you hate, & leave untouched the ones you don’t remember or don’t care about.
1. Physical, Olivia Newton-John - I know, but I honestly loved her
2.Eye Of The Tiger, Survivor- strongly detest this song
3. I Love Rock N’ Roll, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - before the whiners, we had Joan Jett and Pat Benatar and Blondie…
4.Ebony And Ivory, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder- nice idea, bad song
5. Centerfold, J. Geils Band - Despite the topic, my friends and I used to sing this in the car… a little like “Bohemian Rhapsody” only not nearly as fun.
6. Don’t You Want Me, Human League - Not a fave, but catchy
7. Jack And Diane, John Cougar - Little ditty, still like it
8. Hurts So Good, John Cougar - Good mood music
9. Abracadabra, Steve Miller Band - Gonna reach out and grab ya
10. Hard To Say I’m Sorry, Chicago - like some of Chicago, not this one
11. Tainted Love, Soft Cel - Same family as “Hurts so Good”
12.Chariots Of Fire, Vangelis- Dislike immensely
13. Harden My Heart, Quarterflash - Fun to sing - power song
14. Rosanna, Toto - OK, like other songs of theirs more, “99″ “Africa”
15. I Can’t Go For That, Daryl Hall and John Oates - No-o-oooh, no can do
16. 867-5309 (Jenny), Tommy Tutone - Bad topic, great song
17. Key Largo, Bertie Higgins - Feel good tune
18. You Should Hear How She Talks About You, Melissa Manchester - don’t remember it
19. Waiting For A Girl Like You, Foreigner - loved it then, still ok
20. Don’t Talk To Strangers, Rick Springfield - don’t remember the song, not a big fan of the artist
21.The Sweetest Thing, Juice Newton- Juice Newton - name always irritated me as much as the music
22.Always On My Mind, Willie Nelson- easily Willie Nelson’s worst song
23. Shake It Up, Cars - Love all songs by The Cars - “Candy-O” and “Moving in Stereo” are my faves
24. Let It Whip, Dazz Band - No recollection of song or artist
25. We Got The Beat, Go-Go’s - Happy girl girl music
26.The Other Woman, Ray Parker Jr.- ick
27.Turn Your Love Around, George Benson- sappy
28. Sweet Dreams, Air Supply - Ok, for Air Supply
29. Only The Lonely, Motels - Love the Motels, her voice is phenomenal
30. Who Can It Be Now?, Men At Work - Like “Down Under” better
31. Hold Me, Fleetwood Mac - Love Fleetwood Mac, was listening more to “Tusk”
32. Eye In The Sky, Alan Parsons Project - Loved to listen to Alan Parsons Project, although preferred “Old and Wise” (good for playing on the piano when depressed)
33. Let’s Groove, Earth, Wind and Fire - don’t remember the song
34.Open Arms, Journey- just never liked Journey that much
35. Leader Of The Band, Dan Fogelberg - Not one of his better ones
36. Leather And Lace, Stevie Nicks and Don Henley - it was the theme song of female potheads - still, like it a lot
37.Even The Nights Are Better, Air Supply- silly, and reminds me of the “Arthur” theme (once in your life you find her / even the nights are better - same melody)
38.I’ve Never Been To Me, Charlene- nope
39. ‘65 Love Affair, Paul Davis - Don’t remember it.. hum a few bars?
40.Heat Of The Moment, Asia- never cared for it
41.Take It Easy On Me, Little River Band- one of their worst
42.Pac-man Fever, Buckner and Garcia- no memory of it, crossing it out on principle
43. That Girl, Stevie Wonder - I assume he’s not referring to Marlo Thomas?
44.Private Eyes, Daryl Hall and John Oates- I preferred “Maneater”
45. Trouble, Lindsey Buckingham - Pretty good
46.Making Love, Roberta Flack- ick
47.Love’s Been A Little Bit Hard On Me, Juice Newton- double ick
48. Young Turks, Rod Stewart - love Rod Stewart, don’t remember this one
49. Freeze-frame, J. Geils Band - good times with Nork, but I think of Talking Heads and Dire Straits even more.
50.Keep The Fire Burnin’, REO Speedwagon- lump them in with Air Supply -trash pop
51. Do You Believe In Love, Huey Lewis and The News - good time group, but not best song
52.Cool Night, Paul Davis- I don’t even remember the artist
53. Caught Up In You, 38 Special - Ok
54.Why Do Fools Fall In Love?, Diana Ross- Not her best
55.Love In The First Degree, Alabama- Not their best either
56. Hooked On Classics, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Yeah, I know, but it was fun.
57. Wasted On The Way, Crosby, Stills and Nash - never did a bad song
58. Think I’m In Love, Eddie Money - Ok
59.Love Is In Control, Donna Summer- on her downswing
60.Personally, Karla Bonoff- nope
61.One Hundred Ways, Quincy Jones- sappy enough to have been a new Disney song
62.Blue Eyes, Elton John- even more sappy
63. Our Lips Are Sealed, Go-Go’s - fun girl stuff
64.You Could Have Been With Me, Sheena Easton- not this song
65.You Can Do Magic, America- no thanks
66.Did It In A Minute, Daryl Hall and John Oates- nope
67. I Ran, A Flock Of Seagulls - loved it - easy to make fun of, but loved it
68.Somebody’s Baby, Jackson Browne- yawn
69.Oh No, Commodores- not their best
70.Take It Away, Paul McCartney- take it away, for sure
71.It’s Gonna Take A Miracle, Deneice Williams- yikes
72.Love Will Turn You Around, Kenny Rogers- don’t like him at all
73.Don’t Stop Believin’, Journey- ok, but I never listened to it
74.Comin’ In And Out Of Your Life, Barbra Streisand- one of her worst songs
75. Gloria, Laura Branigan - excellent
76.Empty Garden, Elton John- prefer “Daniel”, “Philadelphia Freedom”
77.Yesterday’s Songs, Neil Diamond- prefer “Shiloh”, “Forever in Blue Jeans”, “Hello Again”
78. Crimson And Clover, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts - wonderful song
79. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Police - loved all their songs
80.Here I Am, Air Supply- again with Air Supply - what a rotten year
81. I Keep Forgettin’, Michael Mcdonald - I can’t even remember forgetting it
82. Get Down On It, Kool and The Gang - kind of fun
83.Any Day Now, Ronnie Milsap- sappy Milsap
84. Make A Move On Me, Olivia Newton-John I just loved Olivia, what can I say? It’s a personal quirk.
85.Take My Heart, Kool and The Gang- nah
86.Mirror Mirror, Diana Ross- not a great year
87.Vacation, Go-Go’s- we were really waiting for Cyndy Lauper
88. (Oh) Pretty Woman, Van Halen - ok, but I preferred their cover of “You Really Got Me”
89.Should I Do It, Pointer Sisters- nope
90. Hot In The City, Billy Idol - preferred “Rebel Yell” and “White Wedding”
91. Kids In America, Kim Wilde - no recollection
92. Man On Your Mind, Little River Band - prefered “Reminiscing” and “Lady”
93.What’s Forever For, Michael Murphy- icky
94. Waiting On A Friend, Rolling Stones - good song, not in their top ten
95. Do I Do, Stevie Wonder - ok
96. Working For The Weekend, Loverboy - I like it more now because of a Saturday Night Live skit
97.Goin’ Down, Greg Guidry
98. Arthur’s Theme, Christopher Cross - Actually I hate this song, but every once in a while it pops into my head, so there must be something interesting about it.
99.Through The Years, Kenny Rogers- I just really dislike Kenny Rogers
100. Edge Of Seventeen, Stevie Nicks Stevie Nicks is a goddess
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