Tag: 1992

Every Friday I post the Top 5 of one of my classic hit music charts based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from either 15, 25, 30, or 35 years ago this weekend (rotating each week).

It’s the 4TH Friday of the month, and usually I go back 35 years ago on this Friday, but due to #GoodFriday last week #RetroFriday was preempted. So this week I go back 30 years ago. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday April 26TH 1992:

1. “Bohemian Rhapsody” – Queen
2. “Jump” – Kris Kross
3. “Live And Learn” – Joe Public
4. “Everything About You” – Ugly Kid Joe
5. “Too Blind To See It” – Kym Sims

Everyone had a debut smash in my Top 5 that week except for Queen. Their 1976 Top 10 smash enjoyed a 1992 resurgence after Freddie Mercury’s death and its inclusion in the box office smash “Wayne’s World”. Some people consider “Bohemian Rhapsody” to be among one of the greatest pop songs of all-time.

I consider “Everything About You” from Ugly Kid Joe to be one of the greatest hard rock songs ever made. I know it’s campy. It’s corny. It’s even laughable, and I think that even the band were laughing when they wrote this song. I know they had a fun time recording the very low-budget music video for it on the cold beach near Santa Barbara California. Picture the era. It’s early-1992. The late-1980s hair metal / party time era had faded away. The Seattle grunge scene was in full effect depressing everyone. And yet this happy-sounding hard rock song with crazy lyrics bucked the trend and became a Top 10 smash at not just hard rock radio, but also pop radio. And it was a worldwide pop smash. And it was also in the box office smash “Wayne’s World”.

… Shave and a haircut – two bits.

You know I memorized the lyrics of that song 30 years ago, and I obviously remember them to this day as I sang along to the music video in perfect harmony.

Next #RetroFriday I’ll go back 35 years ago to May 1987. It’s the week that an Australian band scored their 2ND-consecutive # 1 smash on my chart with a song that flopped on the U.K. pop chart (where I lived at the time); yet, it was a hit in the dance clubs here in the U.S.

It’s halftime my friends. I’ll be back on Sunday and Monday with 2 more blog posts for this weekend. Enjoy your Saturday. Thanks for going retro with me !

All rights reserved (c) 2022 Christopher M. Day, CountUp

Every Friday I post the Top 5 of one of my classic hit music charts based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from either 15, 25, 30, or 35 years ago this weekend (rotating each week).

It’s the 3RD Friday of the month, so I go back 30 years ago. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday March 22ND 1992:

1. “Justified & Ancient (Stand By The JAMs)” – The KLF Ft. Tammy Wynette
2. “I’m Too Sexy” – Right Said Fred
3. “Black Or White” – Michael Jackson
4. “Good For Me” – Amy Grant
5. “I’ll Get By” – Eddie Money

Released late in 1991 – “Justified & Ancient (Stand By The JAMs)” was a worldwide pop and dance smash featuring the lead vocals of Country Music Legend Tammy Wynette (recorded and produced in Nashville). And The KLF went out on top. It was their final single ever.

That right there is one of the greatest dance songs ever made. Period.

Next #RetroFriday I’ll go back 35 years ago to March 1987. It’s the week that a charity song hit # 1 on my chart. It was inspired by a horrific disaster on the North Sea.

It’s halftime my friends. I’ll be back on Sunday and Monday with 2 more blog posts for this weekend. Enjoy your Saturday. Thanks for going retro with me !

All rights reserved (c) 2022 Christopher M. Day, CountUp

Every Friday I post the Top 5 of one of my classic hit music charts based on personal preference and influenced by radio airplay from either 15, 25, 30, or 35 years ago this weekend (rotating each week).

It’s the 3RD Friday of the month, so I go back 30 years ago. Here it is – for the week ending Sunday February 16TH 1992:

1. “I’m Too Sexy” – Right Said Fred
2. “Black Or White” – Michael Jackson
3. “I’ll Get By” – Eddie Money
4. “Can’t Let Go” – Mariah Carey
5. “Vibeology” – Paula Abdul

The late great Eddie Money enjoyed success on the radio during the late-1970s (“Baby Hold On”, “Two Tickets To Paradise”), and then again during the mid-1980s into the early-1990s (“Take Me Home Tonight”, “Walk On Water”, “Peace In Our Time”). “I’ll Get By” was Eddie’s last hit – a power ballad that was embraced by both Top 40 and Hot Adult Contemporary radio stations during late-1991 into early-1992. It was one of those Eddie Money songs that was played for a season, and then it quietly disappeared over time. You may not have heard it in over 30 years. That’s why I’m bringing it back – via the official music video:

Next #RetroFriday I’ll go back 35 years ago to February 1987. It’s the week that a long-running Australian band scored a # 1 smash on my chart that is one of my favorite songs of all-time that I still hear nearly every day on my iPod Shuffle that plays at my desk at my workplace. And I sing along to it every day. And I’ve probably played it more times than any other American, as it’s a virtual unknown song here in the U.S.A.

It’s halftime my friends. I’ll be back on Sunday and Monday with 2 more blog posts for this weekend. Enjoy your Saturday. Thanks for going retro with me !

All rights reserved (c) 2022 Christopher M. Day, CountUp