Popular Songs Of 1976, Vol. 2

We now return to a funkier time, when the clothes were flashier, the hair was longer, and the music was...pretty good, actually. Here's Part 2 (of 3) of the most Popular Songs of 1976. Enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Ohio Players  ~  “Love Rollercoaster” 

2)  Eagles  ~  “Take It To The Limit”

3)  Bee Gees  ~  “You Should Be Dancing”

4)  Conway Twitty  ~  “This Time I’ve Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me”

5)  Vicki Sue Robinson  ~  “Turn The Beat Around”

6)  Lou Rawls  ~  “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine”

7)  David Bowie  ~  “Golden Years”

8)  KC and the Sunshine Band  ~  “Shake Your Booty”

9)  Starbuck  ~  “Moonlight Feels Right”

10)  Maxine Nightingale  ~  “Right Back Where We Started From”

11)  Dr. Hook  ~  “Only Sixteen”

12)  The Bellamy Brothers  ~  “Let Your Love Flow”

13)  Gary Wright  ~  “Dream Weaver”

14)  Emmylou Harris  ~  “Together Again”

15)  Eric Carmen  ~  “All By Myself”

16)  Diana Ross  ~  “Theme from Mahogany (Do You Know Where You're Going To?)”

17)  Henry Gross  ~  “Shannon”

18)  Chicago  ~  “If You Leave Me Now”  (Video repeats itself in silence around the 3:50 mark. May as well stop watching it there. You won’t hear anything else anyway.)

19)  Peter Frampton  ~  “Show Me The Way”

20)  Aerosmith  ~  “Dream On”

21)  Tammy Wynette  ~  “You And Me”

22)  Boz Scaggs  ~  “Lowdown”

23)  John Sebastian  ~  “Welcome Back”

24)  Bay City Rollers  ~  “Saturday Night”

25)  Fleetwood Mac  ~  “Say You Love Me”

Popular Songs Of 1976, Vol. 1

If my last few "Popular Songs Of..." posts haven't made you feel old yet, then this three-parter is sure to! Because these are the top songs of forty – count them, forty – years ago! If you remember these songs when they came out, you are old. It's time to face the facts. If you remember hearing them on the oldies or mix stations (like I do), then you are getting old (after all, '80s songs are the "new oldies" these days). Fair warning: There will be disco music, but not in excessive amounts. Everything in moderation. Enjoy?  ~  JH

1)  Wings  ~  “Silly Love Songs”

2)  Johnnie Taylor  ~  “Disco Lady”

3)  Glen Campbell  ~  “Country Boy (You Got Your Feet in L.A.)”

4)  The Four Seasons  ~  “December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)”

5)  Starland Vocal Band  ~  “Afternoon Delight”

6)  Wild Cherry  ~  “Play That Funky Music”

7)  The Manhattans  ~  “Kiss And Say Goodbye”

8)  Charley Pride  ~  “My Eyes Can Only See As Far As You”

9)  Paul Simon  ~  “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover”

10)  Elton John & Kiki Dee  ~  “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”

11)  The Miracles  ~  “Love Machine”

12)  Walter Murphy  ~  “A Fifth Of Beethoven”

13)  Merle Haggard  ~  “Cherokee Maiden”

14)  Hot Chocolate  ~  “You Sexy Thing”

15)  Seals & Crofts ft. Carolyn Willis  ~  “Get Closer”

16)  Daryl Hall & John Oates  ~  “Sara Smile”

17)  Barry Manilow  ~  “I Write The Songs”

18)  Queen  ~  “Bohemian Rhapsody”

19)  Elvin Bishop  ~  “Fooled Around And Fell In Love”

20)  Dorothy Moore  ~  “Misty Blue”

21)  Marty Robbins  ~  “Among My Souvenirs”  (That is an incredibly ugly shirt.)

22)  Nazareth  ~  “Love Hurts”

23)  Dr Hook  ~  “A Little Bit More”

24)  The Commodores  ~  “Sweet Love”

25)  Tammy Wynette  ~  “Till I Can Make It On My Own”

Popular Songs Of 1986, Vol. 4

Alright, let's finish this thing! One last batch of tunes, for old time's sake...literally. Without further ado, here's the final score of Popular Songs of 1986. Ready...set...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Phil Collins  ~  “Take Me Home”

2)  Anita Baker  ~  “Sweet Love”

3)  The Moody Blues  ~  “Your Wildest Dreams”

4)  Run-DMC & Aerosmith  ~  “Walk This Way”

5)  Elton John  ~  “Nikita”

6)  Heart  ~  “Never”

7)  Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark  ~  “If You Leave”

8)  Lionel Richie  ~  “Love Will Conquer All”

9)  Toto  ~  “I’ll Be Over You”

10)  Pet Shop Boys  ~  “West End Girls”

11)  The Forester Sisters  ~  “Just In Case”

12)  Steve Winwood  ~  “Higher Love”

13)  Mike & The Mechanics  ~  “Silent Running”

14)  Madonna  ~  “True Blue”

15)  Billy Ocean  ~  “When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going”

16)  Alabama  ~  “Touch Me When We’re Dancing”

17)  Peter Gabriel  ~  “Sledgehammer”

18)  James Brown  ~  “Living In America”

19)  Starship  ~  “Sara”

20)  Atlantic Starr  ~  “Secret Lovers”

Popular Songs Of 1986, Vol. 3

And now for something completely expected...Part 3 (of 4) of the most Popular Songs of 1986. There's plenty of good stuff to be heard here. So dive right in, and enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Genesis  ~  “Invisible Touch”

2)  The Jets  ~  “Crush On You”

3)  INXS  ~  “What You Need”

4)  The Bangles  ~  “Manic Monday”  (Fun fact: This memorable song was penned by none other than Prince.)

5)  Eddie Money ft. Ronnie Spector  ~  “Take Me Home Tonight”

6)  John Cougar Mellencamp  ~  “R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. (A Salute To ’60s Rock)”

7)  Reba McEntire  ~  “Whoever’s In New England”

8)  Lionel Richie  ~  “Dancing On The Ceiling”

9)  Boston  ~  “Amanda”

10)  Randy Travis  ~  “Diggin’ Up Bones”

11)  Sade  ~  “The Sweetest Taboo”

12)  Simple Minds  ~  “Alive And Kicking”

13)  The Judds  ~  “Rockin’ With The Rhythm Of The Rain”

14)  Huey Lewis And The News  ~  “Stuck With You”

15)  Michael McDonald  ~  “Sweet Freedom”

16)  Dream Academy  ~  “Life In A Northern Town”

17)  Cameo  ~  “Word Up!”

18)  Mike & The Mechanics  ~  “All I Need Is A Miracle”

19)  Baltimora  ~  “Tarzan Boy”

20)  Miami Sound Machine  ~  “Bad Boy”

21)  Kenny Loggins  ~  “Danger Zone”

Popular Songs Of 1986, Vol. 2

Here's Part 2 (of 4) of the most Popular Songs of 1986. In this installment, you'll find both instantly recognizable songs (by name and/or by artist) as well as a number of songs that you might not instantly recollect, until you click and listen and then it's like, "Oh...yeah, I know THIS song! I LOVE this song!" In other words, you will probably...enjoy!  ~  JH

1)  Whitney Houston  ~  “Greatest Love Of All”

2)  Mr. Mister  ~  “Kyrie”

3)  Heart  ~  “These Dreams”

4)  Janet Jackson  ~  “When I Think Of You”

5)  Glass Tiger  ~  “Don’t Forget Me (When I’m Gone)”

6)  Madonna  ~  “Live To Tell”

7)  Level 42  ~  “Something About You”

8)  Belinda Carlisle  ~  “Mad About You”

9)  Falco  ~  “Rock Me Amadeus”

10)  Bananarama  ~  “Venus”

11)  The Judds  ~  “Grandpa (Tell Me ‘Bout The Good Ol’ Days)”

12)  Howard Jones  ~  “No One Is To Blame”

13)  Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine  ~  “Conga”

14)  Dire Straits  ~  “Walk Of Life”

15)  Cyndi Lauper  ~  “True Colors”

16)  The Bellamy Brothers  ~  “Too Much Is Not Enough”

17)  The Outfield  ~  “Your Love”

18)  Anne Murray  ~  “Now And Forever (You And Me)”

19)  John Cougar Mellencamp  ~  “Small Town”

20)  Genesis  ~  “Throwing It All Away”

21)  Force MD’s  ~  “Tender Love”