Popular Songs Of 1985, Vol. 1

Okay, get ready to feel REALLY old now! Believe it or not, all of the songs included here are now 30 years old! Which means that you are now 30 years older than you were when you first heard them. Let that sink in for just a minute... Now, let's take a nostalgic journey through your past with some great '80s tunes! (And a few cheesy ones.)  ~  JH

1)  George Michael  ~  "Careless Whisper"

2)  Foreigner  ~  "I Want To Know What Love Is"

3)  Madonna  ~  "Crazy For You"

4)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  "Out Of Touch"

5)  Tears For Fears  ~  "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"

6)  Starship  ~  "We Built This City"

7)  Dire Straits  ~  "Money For Nothing"

8)  Paul Young  ~  "Everytime You Go Away"

9)  USA For Africa  ~  "We Are The World"

10)  a-ha  ~  "Take On Me"

11)  Wham!  ~  "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"

12)  Whitney Houston  ~  "Saving All My Love For You"

13)  REO Speedwagon  ~  "Can't Fight This Feeling"

14)  Huey Lewis & The News  ~  "The Power Of Love"

15)  Aretha Franklin  ~  "Freeway Of Love"

16)  Simple Minds  ~  "Don't You (Forget About Me)"

17)  Kool & The Gang  ~  "Cherish"

18)  Sade  ~  "Smooth Operator"

19)  John Parr  ~  "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)"

20)  Glenn Frey  ~  "The Heat Is On"

Popular Songs Of 1995, Vol. 2

Second and final batch of songs guaranteed to make you feel old when you realize they're 20 years old. Some good stuff here. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ini Kamoze  ~  "Here Comes The Hotstepper"

2)  Martin Page  ~  "In The House Of Stone And Light"

3)  Janet Jackson  ~  "Runaway"

4)  Vanessa Williams  ~  "Colors Of The Wind"

5)  Brandy  ~  "Baby"

6)  Collective Soul  ~  "December"

7)  Diana King  ~  "Shy Guy"

8)  Sophie B. Hawkins  ~  "As I Lay Me Down"

9)  2Pac  ~  "Dear Mama"

10)  Jamie Walters  ~  "Hold On"

11)  Corona  ~  "The Rhythm Of The Night"

12)  Del Amitri  ~  "Roll To Me"

13)  4 P.M.  ~  "Sukiyaki"

14)  Annie Lennox  ~  "No More I Love You's"

15)  Melissa Etheridge  ~  "I'm The Only One"

16)  Better Than Ezra  ~  "Good"

17)  Crystal Waters  ~  "100% Pure Love"

18)  Rednex  ~  "Cotton Eye Joe"

19)  Gloria Estefan  ~  "Turn The Beat Around"

20)  Soul Asylum  ~  "Misery"

Popular Songs Of 1995, Vol. 1

Okay, so if you thought last week's "Popular Songs of 2005" made you feel old...then take a listen at these songs, which are now (gasp!) 20 years old! My word, I'm ancient! There's one more volume of 1995 songs to come...it was a really good year for music. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Coolio ft. L.V.  ~  "Gangsta's Paradise"

2)  Mariah Carey  ~  "Fantasy"

3)  TLC  ~  "Waterfalls"

4)  Seal  ~  "Kiss From A Rose"

5)  Real McCoy  ~  "Another Night"

6)  Madonna  ~  "Take A Bow"

7)  Montell Jordan  ~  "This Is How We Do It"

8)  Blues Traveler  ~  "Run-Around"

9)  Boyz II Men  ~  "On Bended Knee"

10)  Bryan Adams  ~  "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?"

11)  Monica  ~  "Don't Take It Personal (Just One Of Dem Days)"

12)  Bon Jovi  ~  "Always"

13)  Dionne Farris  ~  "I Know"

14)  The Pretenders  ~  "I'll Stand By You"

15)  All-4-One  ~  "I Can Love You Like That"

16)  Hootie & The Blowfish  ~  "Hold My Hand"

17)  Des'ree  ~  "You Gotta Be"

18)  Blessid Union Of Souls  ~  "I Believe"

19)  Soul For Real  ~  "Candy Rain"

20)  Sheryl Crow  ~  "Strong Enough"

Popular Songs Of 2005

If you're an avid listener of popular music and this post doesn't make you feel old, you're doing better than I am right now. Because I can hardly fathom that the songs on this list are already 10 years old! This is but a sampling of the biggest hits of 2005, but you'll definitely get a feel for that year in music from this selection. There are more of these posts to come, one decade back at a time. Next up, Popular Songs of 1995 – and there will be so many of those that I'll have to split it up into multiple posts... Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Mariah Carey  ~  "We Belong Together"

2)  Green Day  ~  "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams"

3)  Gwen Stefani  ~  "Hollaback Girl"

4)  The Killers  ~  "Mr. Brightside"

5)  Kelly Clarkson  ~  "Since U Been Gone"

6)  Weezer  ~  "Beverly Hills"

7)  Rihanna  ~  "Pon De Replay"

8)  Rob Thomas  ~  "Lonely No More"

9)  Howie Day  ~  "Collide"

10)  Lifehouse  ~  "You And Me"

11)  Nelly ft. Tim McGraw  ~  "Over And Over"

12)  Will Smith  ~  "Switch"

13)  Coldplay  ~   "Speed Of Sound"

14)  Papa Roach  ~  "Scars"

15)  Gavin DeGraw  ~  "I Don't Want To Be"

16)  3 Doors Down  ~  "Let Me Go"

17)  Eminem  ~  "Mockingbird"

18)  Fall Out Boy  ~  "Sugar, We're Goin' Down"

19)  Maroon 5  ~  "She Will Be Loved"

20)  John Legend  ~  "Ordinary People"

21)   Foo Fighters  ~  "Best Of You"

22)  Natasha Bedingfield  ~  "These Words"

23)  The Black Eyed Peas  ~  "Don't Lie"

24)  John Mayer  ~  "Daughters"

25)  Rascal Flatts  ~  "Bless The Broken Road"