FarmWife passed along
So, here's the deets:
A.) Go to musicoutfitters.com
B.) Enter the year you graduated from high school in the search function and get the list of 100 most popular songs of that year.
C.) Bold the songs you like, strike through the ones you REALLY hate.
As you'll see below, I am much more of a Pop girl than I thought I was...and there are strangely no songs on this list I truly, really hate...I am putting in some comments about the songs though, as most of them have some sort of deep, meaningful memories attached to them...and all I'll say is "Ahhh...would I go back to being a senior again??"
1. The Sign, Ace Of Base (Can I just thank my high school boyfriend for introducing me to this fab group?)
2. I Swear, All-4-One (Is there a person in our age group who didn't have this dedicated to/by them?)
3. I'll Make Love To You, Boyz II Men
4. The Power Of Love, Celine Dion
5. Hero, Mariah Carey
6. Stay (I Missed You), Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories (Probably one of my all-time fav chick-angst songs)
7. Breathe Again, Toni Braxton
8. All For Love, Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting (Who doesn't love a song featuring two hotties about 2 hot actors playing the all-time romantic Musketeers? Even if Disney did ruin the story for all-time)
9. All That She Wants, Ace Of Base
10. Don't Turn Around, Ace Of Base
11. Bump N' Grind, R. Kelly
12. Again, Janet Jackson
13. I'll Remember, Madonna
14. Whatta Man, Salt-N-Pepa (C'mon...sing it with me "whatta man, whatta man, whatta man, whatta mighty good man" you know you love the S-N-P)
15. Wild Night, John Mellencamp and Me'shell Ndegeocello
16. Without You/Never Forget You, Mariah Carey
17. You Mean The World To Me, Toni Braxton
18. Can You Feel The Love Tonight, Elton John (Seriously, is there a song NOT turned into a chart-topper from a Disney flick since Ariel?)
19. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World, Prince Symbol
20. Fantastic Voyage, Coolio
21. Baby I Love Your Way, Big Mountain
22. Regulate, Warren G and Nate Dogg
23. If You Go, Jon Secada
24. Back and Forth, Aaliyah
25. Now And Forever, Richard Marx
26. When Can I See You, Babyface
27. Please Forgive Me, Bryan Adams
28. So Much In Love, All-4-One
29. Shoop, Salt-N-Pepa (Tell me you didn't secretly memorize the choreography and do it in your bedroom while you were singing "Shoop, Shoopee Doop...")
30. Any Time, Any Place/And On And On, Janet Jackson
31. Shine, Collective Soul
32. Said I Loved You...But I Lied, Michael Bolton (Yes, I don't hate this one, I'm actually sort of fond of the memories ol' long perm to hide the balding's songs evoke...sigh)
33. Return To Innocence, Enigma (Was this the all-time break-up song at your HS?)
34. All I Wanna Do, Sheryl Crow
35. Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm, Crash Test Dummies
36. Can We Talk, Tevin Campbell
37. Funkdafied, Da Brat
38. I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That), Meat Loaf (Was he the creator of the epic video, or was that Reba?)
39. Gangsta Lean, Drs
40. Because The Night, 10,000 Maniacs
41. Cantaloop, US3
42. Whoomp! (There It Is), Tag Team
43. Come To My Window, Melissa Etheridge (Who cares if she was singing about another chick? I absolutely adore Melissa and her throaty, smokey vocals)
44. Stroke You Up, Changing Faces
45. I'm Ready, Tevin Campbell
46. 100% Pure Love, Crystal Waters
47. Anytime You Need A Friend, Mariah Carey
48. Because Of Love, Janet Jackson
49. Linger, Cranberries (I am much more fond of their other songs, but this one'll do in a pinch...the CD is floating around my collection actually...)
50. Loser, Beck (I actually got this one dedicated to me by some girl that still thinks I tried to steal her boyfriend...poor girl...it's been how long since I graduated???? Oy!)
51. Found Out About You, Gin Blossoms
52. Gin And Juice, Snoop Doggy Dogg (Although I much prefer later remixes of this one!)
53. Never Lie, Immature
54. Streets Of Philadelphia, Bruce Springsteen (I think this was ruined by the fact I was just tired of Bruce in general)
55. Getto Jam, Domino
56. Endless Love, Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey
57. I Miss You w/ Aaron Hall
58. Understanding, Xscape
59. This D.J., Warren G
60. Cry For You, Jodeci
61. Keep Ya Head Up, 2Pac
62. Who Am I (What's My Name?), Snoop Doggy Dogg
63. Another Night, Real McCoy
64. Your Body's Callin', R. Kelly
65. Tootsee Roll, 69 Boyz
66. I Can See Clearly Now, Jimmy Cliff (I think I blame this one on "Reality Bites", 'nuff said)
67. Never Keeping Secrets, Babyface
68. Crazy, Aerosmith (Did I mention that I'm a closet Aerosmith junkie?)
69. Just Kickin' It, Xscape
70. At Your Best (You Are Love), Aaliyah
71. Rock And Roll Dreams Come Through, Meat Loaf
72 Amazing, Aerosmith
73. Always, Erasure (Annie Lennox rocks. And that's all there is to say about that.)
74. Groove Thang, Zhane
75. Dreams, Gabrielle
76. Mr. Vain, Culture Beat
77. Mary Jane's Last Dance, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers (All of FarmWife's bad things from Tom aside...this is one of my favorites...)
78. Anything, SWV
79. Beautiful In My Eyes, Joshua Kadison (Was he the foreshadowing of all things Josh Groban?)
80. Stay, Eternal
81. Flava In Ya Ear, Craig Mack
82. U.N.I.T.Y., Queen Latifah
83. Prayer For The Dying, Seal (If the local stations hadn't overplayed this one, I might actually like it...poor Heidi Klum)
84. Secret, Madonna
85. Here Comes The Hotstepper, Ini Kamoze (This brings back the memory of the gym and all things hoops...I miss Rooster and his kitchen...)
86. Everyday, Phil Collins (I got to see Phil in concert one time...WOW...he rocks to...)
87. Don't Take The Girl, Tim McGraw (Yes, and I still tear up every time I hear this one!)
88. Got Me Waiting, Heavy D and The Boyz
89. December 1963 (Oh, What A Night), Four Seasons
90. Indian Outlaw, Tim McGraw (While I don't outright hate this one, I think Tim could have been just as big without it...maybe it's his overexagerated twang on this one...)
91. Always, Bon Jovi (C'mon, it's BonJovi...I thrived on these guys...I still get all melty when I see Jon)
92. I'm The Only One, Melissa Etheridge (Again...how can you not react to her voice?)
93. Back In The Day, Ahmad
94. Love Sneakin' Up On You, Bonnie Raitt
95. I'll Take You There, General Public
96. Always In My Heart, Tevin Campbell
97. What Is Love, Haddaway
98. And Our Feelings, Babyface
99. Bop Gun (One Nation), Ice Cube
100. I Wanna Be Down, Brandy
Join in if you want to...and let me know if you put this up anywhere, or, for those of who know me IRL, email me with your list!
And Farmie - I remember jamming out to some of these tunes in the dorm with you, don't try to hide it...
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