US #3 Hits (1988 and 1989)

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Seeing as there's a poll of #3s on the modern rock chart, here's a poll of #3s on the main Hot 100 for 1988 and 1989:

Poll Results

OptionVotes
Neneh Cherry – "Buffalo Stance" 16
The B-52's – "Love Shack" 9
Love and Rockets – "So Alive" 7
Tone Loc – "Funky Cold Medina" 4
INXS – "New Sensation" 4
Bobby Brown – "Every Little Step" 4
Anita Baker – "Giving You the Best I Got" 3
White Lion – "When the Children Cry" 2
Roger – "I Want to Be Your Man" 2
Patrick Swayze – "She's Like the Wind" 1
Daryl Hall and John Oates – "Everything Your Heart Desires" 1
Def Leppard – "Armageddon It" 1
Bon Jovi – "Born to Be My Baby" 1
Debbie Gibson – "Out of the Blue" 1
U2 – "Desire" 1
Kylie Minogue – "The Loco-Motion" 1
Eric Carmen – "Make Me Lose Control" 1
Information Society – "What's on Your Mind (Pure Energy)" 1
Breathe – "How Can I Fall?" 1
Samantha Fox – "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" 1
Taylor Dayne – "I'll Always Love You" 0
New Kids on the Block – "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" 0
Aerosmith – "Angel" 0
Paula Abdul – "(It's Just) The Way That You Love Me" 0
Huey Lewis and the News – "Perfect World" 0
Cher – "If I Could Turn Back Time" 0
Chicago – "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love" 0
Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine – "1-2-3" 0
Bobby Brown – "Roni" 0


Frontier Psychiatrist, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 11:11 (eleven years ago)

"Buffalo Stance" over "Armageddon It," "Out of the Blue," and "Everything Your Heart Desires."

the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 12:21 (eleven years ago)

Some really good choices, "So Alive", "Buffalo Stance", "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)", "Love Shack", "Funky Cold Medina" (which I liked better than "Wild Thing").

LeRooLeRoo, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 13:26 (eleven years ago)

"I Want to Be Your Man", with those ^^ as runners-up.

tbd (Eazy), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 13:43 (eleven years ago)

"Every Little Step," then "Buffalo Stance" and "Funky Cold Medina." Don't think I like anything else--good radio years, though, so I guess the best songs either stalled lower or climbed higher.

clemenza, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 13:50 (eleven years ago)

"Giving You the Best I Got"

Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 14:01 (eleven years ago)

ooh! I missed the Anita Baker.

the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 14:07 (eleven years ago)

Don't let it happen again.

Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Tuesday, 24 December 2013 14:21 (eleven years ago)

Think that's one of Jovi's better hits

Master of Treacle, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 15:02 (eleven years ago)

Anita Baker. For Anita S. and Leslie whose love for her I couldn't comprehend at the time. Also because it's now my favorite song on the list.

_Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 15:18 (eleven years ago)

'buffalo stance' very very easily but much love for anita baker, inxs, both bobby browns, tone loc. that bon jovi's pretty good too.

balls, Tuesday, 24 December 2013 19:02 (eleven years ago)

Quite surprised at the amount of Anita Baker support

Frontier Psychiatrist, Wednesday, 25 December 2013 13:06 (eleven years ago)

"So Alive," says this rockist.

Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Wednesday, 25 December 2013 13:19 (eleven years ago)

"Buffalo Stance" narrowly over Anita Baker and Bobby Brown ("Every Little Step," that is; never liked "Roni" much).

Didn't realize Huey hit #3 in 1988; wasn't that off their pseudo-attempt-at-fusion album (which flopped, iirc)?

Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 25 December 2013 15:47 (eleven years ago)

I think Neneh will sweep this, who didn't love this song - my top picks here are Anita Baker and Roger, honestly I don't think even Anita or "Every Little Step" beat that Roger song

obviously I voted for White Lion though, those guys helped me change a tire once so I owe them a favor

combination hair (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Wednesday, 25 December 2013 16:11 (eleven years ago)

Quite surprised at the amount of Anita Baker support

C/D, S/D... Anita Baker...

I do think "Buffalo Stance" will sweep this. I'm not sure why, but that song doesn't do much for me, and I hardly remember hearing it at the time. I don't actively dislike it, but I've never quite gotten it.

_Rudipherous_, Wednesday, 25 December 2013 16:46 (eleven years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Saturday, 4 January 2014 00:01 (eleven years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Sunday, 5 January 2014 00:01 (eleven years ago)

duh

mookieproof, Sunday, 5 January 2014 00:02 (eleven years ago)


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