Here's the deal - go to Musicoutfitters.com and put your high school graduation year into the search box. Out will pop the 100 best tunes of that year. Cross out the songs you hated, embolden the ones you liked, leave the ones you've forgotten or didn't care about.
Excellent waste of 15 minutes.
So here's 1989, when I left senior school. I left college in '92. I might do that one later, but 200 songs in a row would be a bit much!
1. Look Away, Chicago
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3. Every Rose Has Its Thorn, Poison
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I cannot tell you how much I genuinely despise this song!
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10. Giving You The Best That I Got, Anita Baker
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13. Lost In Your Eyes, Debbie Gibson
14. Don't Wanna Lose You, Gloria Estefan
15. Heavan, Warrant
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18. She Drives Me Crazy, Fine Young Cannibals
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20. Two Hearts, Phil Collins
21. Blame It On The Rain, Milli Vanilli
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24. If You Don't Know Me By Now, Simply Red
25. Like A Prayer, Madonna
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27. How Can I Fall?, Breathe
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29. Toy Solider, Martika
30. Forever Your Girl, Paula Abdul
31. The Living Years, Mike and the Mechanics
32. Eternal Flame, The Bangles
33. Wild Thing, Tone Loc
34. When I See You Smile, Bad English
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36. Buffalo Stance, Neneh Cherry
37. When I'm With You, Sheriff
38. Don't Rush Me, Taylor Dayne
39. Born To Be My Baby, Bon Jovi
40. Good Thing, Fine Young Cannibals
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42. Bust A Move, Young M.C.
43. Once Bitten, Twice Shy, Great White
44. Batdance, Prince
45. Rock On, Michael Damian
46. Real Lov, Jody Watley
47. Love Shack, B-52's
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50. My Heart Can't Tell You No, Rod Stewart
51. So Alive, Love and Rockets
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53. Armageddon It, Def Leppard
54. Satisfied, Richard Marx
55. Express Yourself, Madonna
56. I Like It, Dino
57. Soldier Of Love, Donny Osmond
58. Sowing The Seeds Of Love, Tears For Fears
59. Cherish, Madonna
60. When The Children Cry, White Lion
61. 18 And Life, Skid Row
62. I Don't Want Your Love, Duran Duran
63. Second Chances, .38 Special
64. The Way You Love Me, Karyn White
65. Funky Cold Medina, Tone Loc
66. In Your Room, Bangles
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68. Love Song, Cure
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70. Angel Eyes, Jeff Healey Band
71. Patience, Guns N' Roses
72. Walk On Water, Eddie Money
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74. Welcom To The Jungle, Guns N' Roses
75. Shower Me With Your Love, Surface
76. Stand, R.E.M.
77. Close My Eyes Forever, Lita Ford
78. All This Time, Tiffany
79. After All, Cher and Peter Cetera
80. Roni, Bobby Brown
81. Love In An Elevator, Aerosmith
82. Lay Your Hands On Me, Bon Jovi
83. This Promise, When In Rome
84. What I Am, Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians
85. I Remember Holding You, Boys Club
86. Paradise City, Guns N' Roses
87. Iwanna Have Some Fun, Samantha Fox
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89. Dreamin', Vanessa Williams
90. It's No Crime, Babyface
91. Poison, Alice Cooper
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94. Heavan Help Me, Deon Estus
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96. Thinking Of You, Sa-fire
97. What You Don't Know, Expose
98. Surrender To Me, Ann Wilson and Robin Zander
99. The End Of The Innocence, Don Henley
100. Keep On Movin', Soul II Soul
Jeez there's a lot of crossing out there. Most of 'em, like Donna Summer, New Kids and Bette Middler give me a genuine shudder of revulsion. Not many bolds in that lot. I blame the boy band invasion.
Shamelessly stolen from Mark - as most of my memes are.
