17 May 2006: ...and the mystery year is? (1986)

[mshray]

VHM World Party, tho' this is surely within shouting distance of Katrinadom.

Not so much, it's currently at 20% (3 for 15), but "Life's What You Make It" is now officially a Katrina - 33.3% (5 for 15).

[mshray]

Here's yer BoDeans. VHM

Thanks Dave!

[mshray]

BOS #3 Pete "Face the Face".

[princessofcairo]

OMGWTFLOL! Madonna!!! "Papa Don't Preach", a breakout and about f---ing time!  BOS.

You betcha.  The following Madonna tunes appear once each in the Db: "Erotica", "Material Girl", "Santa Baby" & "Vogue".  The only tune to appear more than once?  "American Pie" has been a repeat HFH.

Isn't that extraordinary? I mean (a) she's arguably the biggest artist of the '80s, with a huge catalog of hits, and (b) Dave's a big 'mo. The 2 combined would seem to make her ideal 10@10 Katrina material.

and it's not like he has proven himself to be a HUGE cyndi lauper fan.

[mshray]

OMGWTFLOL! Madonna!!! "Papa Don't Preach", a breakout and about f---ing time!  BOS.

You betcha.  The following Madonna tunes appear once each in the Db: "Erotica", "Material Girl", "Santa Baby" & "Vogue".  The only tune to appear more than once?  "American Pie" has been a repeat HFH.

Isn't that extraordinary? I mean (a) she's arguably the biggest artist of the '80s, with a huge catalog of hits, and (b) Dave's a big 'mo. The 2 combined would seem to make her ideal 10@10 Katrina material.

Inarguably.  20 Top 40's, of which 19 are Top 20's, of which 17 are Top 10's, of which 16 are Top 5's, including SEVEN #1's & four #2's.  MJ had 9 #1's, but fewer overall in the other categories.  And her career trumps his since.

[RGMike]

BOS2 PSBs, tho' something other than "West End Girls" occasionally would hit the spot.

[mshray]

Have you got it - do you get it, if so how often?
Which do you choose the hard or soft option?

[RGMike]

VHM Blow Katrinkys. Still a great pop single of the era.

[princessofcairo]

i know it's a katrina, but i LOVE this blow monkeys song.

[princessofcairo]

VHM Blow Katrinkys. Still a great pop single of the era.

now all we need is abc and swing out sister.

[mshray]

Blow Monkeys are diggin' Talk Talk's scene, unhappily joing them in the Every Third Set category.

[mshray]

VHM Blow Katrinkys. Still a great pop single of the era.

now all we need is abc and swing out sister.

Shockingly NEITHER of those bands is in the Db even once.

[RGMike]

1.  Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight  
2.  Eric Clapton - Run  
3.  Smithereens - Behind the Wall of Sleep  
4.  World Party - Ship of Fools (BEST OF SET!!)  
5.  Madonna - Papa Don't Preach  
6.  Talk Talk - Life's What You Make it  
7.  Bodeans - Fadeaway  
8.  Pete Townshend - Face the Face  
9.  Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls  
10.  Blow Monkeys - Diggin' Your Scene  
 
BONUS TRACK:  Fabulous Thunderbirds - Wrap it Up

[Gazoo]

OMGWTFLOL! Madonna!!! "Papa Don't Preach", a breakout and about f---ing time!  BOS.

You betcha.  The following Madonna tunes appear once each in the Db: "Erotica", "Material Girl", "Santa Baby" & "Vogue".  The only tune to appear more than once?  "American Pie" has been a repeat HFH.

Isn't that extraordinary? I mean (a) she's arguably the biggest artist of the '80s, with a huge catalog of hits, and (b) Dave's a big 'mo. The 2 combined would seem to make her ideal 10@10 Katrina material.

Inarguably.  20 Top 40's, of which 19 are Top 20's, of which 17 are Top 10's, of which 16 are Top 5's, including SEVEN #1's & four #2's.  MJ had 9 #1's, but fewer overall in the other categories.  And her career trumps his since.

I tend to side with you from my observational standpoint.  But my Whitburn bible of choice (The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits), which compiles stat points for singles in terms of chart longevity as well as peak position, ranks the artists of the '80s as follows:

1. Michael Jackson (1,944)
2. Madonna (1,878)
3. Hall & Oates (1,801)
4. Prince (1,679)
5. George Michael/Wham (1,631)

[RGMike]

I tend to side with you from my observational standpoint.  But my Whitburn bible of choice (The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits), which compiles stat points for singles in terms of chart longevity as well as peak position, ranks the artists of the '80s as follows:

1. Michael Jackson (1,944)
2. Madonna (1,878)
3. Hall & Oates (1,801)
4. Prince (1,679)
5. George Michael/Wham (1,631)

and of those 5, Dave's record more or less:

MJ: He plays "Billie Jean" & "Beat it" in '83 and nearly nothing else, outside of HFH sets, unless you count "Rock With You" as '80 rather than '79 (not to mention never playing sister Janet -- for shame!)
Madge: as stated by mshray
H&O: Dave's done a decent job of rehabbing them as far as the Fogheads who also used to hate ABBA are concerned.
Prince: we've recently gotten several post-'84 beakouts by the Purple One, so there's hope there.
GM: you gotta have Faith-a, Faith-a, Faith-a!