Post by chrislc on Mar 15, 2023 21:24:11 GMT -5
YouTube hits like the 1982 thread.
A whole lot more hits than 1982. Just sayin'
000091000 BITE YOUR LIP Yes Sir Elton at #40.
000131000 DISCO LUCY
000229000 BOOGIE CHILD Oh well it was great while it lasted. But this seems to be their last Top 40 hit. Nice comeback, gents.
000248000 AT MIDNIGHT
000615000 SAY YOU’LL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW
000679000 HERE COME THOSE TEARS AGAIN
001000000 SAM
001300000 I LIKE DREAMIN’ Not a lot of staying power for a huge hit.
001800000 I’VE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND
002300000 GLORIA This is the other Gloria. No not that other Gloria. This other Gloria.
002700000 TRYING TO LOVE TWO
002900000 MAYBE I’M AMAZED The live version
003800000 DO YA A little surprised at this low number
004200000 CRACKERBOX PALACE
005100000 DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY
005100000 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE
005300000 CAR WASH
006500000 THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST Wow more than a few big long lasting hits
006700000 LOVE THEME FROM “A STAR IS BORN”
007500000 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE
009200000 ENJOY YOURSELF
009800000 SO INTO YOU
012000000 FREE (!) So were the Floaters inspired by this record?
013000000 RICH GIRL
014000000 LONG TIME
014000000 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT
015000000 DON’T GIVE UP ON US
017000000 I WISH
024000000 SOUTHERN NIGHTS Helped by Guardians of the Galaxy
032000000 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT
032000000 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS
043000000 WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND Just noticed - the beginning sounds a lot like Open Arms
056000000 NEW KID IN TOWN
057000000 NIGHT MOVES
071000000 YEAR OF THE CAT
143000000 GO YOUR OWN WAY
150000000 LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE this - THIS! - is why I did this. Finding surprises like this. Surprising but not really. What a great record.
197000000 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON
276000000 HOTEL CALIFORNIA
691000000 DANCING QUEEN - Boom. I wonder how many 1970s-1980s songs have more hits than - 691 Million!
Wow just checked STAYIN' ALIVE - 693 Million - these two could go back and forth forever.
But - but - but - 703 Million for LA ISLA BONITA! Wish I could go back in time 45 years or so and major in Spanish.
And Biebs SORRY has 3.6 Billion but that's post 80s right? I wouldn't mind 1/10th of a penny for each monetized hit on that.
Okay how soon they (I) forget. BILLIE JEAN. 1.3 Billion.
Thanks to Peter Jackson, DON'T LET ME DOWN is now #1 for you-know-who. 427 Million. And 368 Million for a nice ballad from Blue Hawaii.
778 Million for LAST CHRISTMAS. Maybe #2 for the 70s/80s?
SACRIFICE, yes, SACRIFICE has 554 Million. #1 for Elton.
Okay just found a new leader for 70s/80s. And Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me. 1.5 Billion!
2.6 Billion for THIS IS WHAT YOU CAME FOR. Checked all the usual suspects. Swift, Carey, Drake, Weeknd, etc. Looks like Justin wears the crown.
Check that. SHAPE OF YOU. 5.9 Billion. Yikes.
1.2 Billion for THUNDERSTRUCK, but released in January 1990. Just missed.
So for 70s 80s we have, highest to lowest,
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, BILLIE JEAN, GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN, EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE, CARELESS WHISPER, BEAT IT, THRILLER, DON'T STOP ME NOW by Queen (!), SMOOTH CRIMINAL, LAST CHRISTMAS, LA ISLA BONITA, STAYIN' ALIVE, DANCING QUEEN, KARMA CHAMELEON, ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST, WE WILL ROCK YOU and SACRIFICE. So far.
Wow in two years we sure came a long way from BOBBIE SUE.
A whole lot more hits than 1982. Just sayin'
000091000 BITE YOUR LIP Yes Sir Elton at #40.
000131000 DISCO LUCY
000229000 BOOGIE CHILD Oh well it was great while it lasted. But this seems to be their last Top 40 hit. Nice comeback, gents.
000248000 AT MIDNIGHT
000615000 SAY YOU’LL STAY UNTIL TOMORROW
000679000 HERE COME THOSE TEARS AGAIN
001000000 SAM
001300000 I LIKE DREAMIN’ Not a lot of staying power for a huge hit.
001800000 I’VE GOT LOVE ON MY MIND
002300000 GLORIA This is the other Gloria. No not that other Gloria. This other Gloria.
002700000 TRYING TO LOVE TWO
002900000 MAYBE I’M AMAZED The live version
003800000 DO YA A little surprised at this low number
004200000 CRACKERBOX PALACE
005100000 DON’T LEAVE ME THIS WAY
005100000 THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE
005300000 CAR WASH
006500000 THE FIRST CUT IS THE DEEPEST Wow more than a few big long lasting hits
006700000 LOVE THEME FROM “A STAR IS BORN”
007500000 FLY LIKE AN EAGLE
009200000 ENJOY YOURSELF
009800000 SO INTO YOU
012000000 FREE (!) So were the Floaters inspired by this record?
013000000 RICH GIRL
014000000 LONG TIME
014000000 RIGHT TIME OF THE NIGHT
015000000 DON’T GIVE UP ON US
017000000 I WISH
024000000 SOUTHERN NIGHTS Helped by Guardians of the Galaxy
032000000 BLINDED BY THE LIGHT
032000000 TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS
043000000 WEEKEND IN NEW ENGLAND Just noticed - the beginning sounds a lot like Open Arms
056000000 NEW KID IN TOWN
057000000 NIGHT MOVES
071000000 YEAR OF THE CAT
143000000 GO YOUR OWN WAY
150000000 LIVING NEXT DOOR TO ALICE this - THIS! - is why I did this. Finding surprises like this. Surprising but not really. What a great record.
197000000 CARRY ON WAYWARD SON
276000000 HOTEL CALIFORNIA
691000000 DANCING QUEEN - Boom. I wonder how many 1970s-1980s songs have more hits than - 691 Million!
Wow just checked STAYIN' ALIVE - 693 Million - these two could go back and forth forever.
But - but - but - 703 Million for LA ISLA BONITA! Wish I could go back in time 45 years or so and major in Spanish.
And Biebs SORRY has 3.6 Billion but that's post 80s right? I wouldn't mind 1/10th of a penny for each monetized hit on that.
Okay how soon they (I) forget. BILLIE JEAN. 1.3 Billion.
Thanks to Peter Jackson, DON'T LET ME DOWN is now #1 for you-know-who. 427 Million. And 368 Million for a nice ballad from Blue Hawaii.
778 Million for LAST CHRISTMAS. Maybe #2 for the 70s/80s?
SACRIFICE, yes, SACRIFICE has 554 Million. #1 for Elton.
Okay just found a new leader for 70s/80s. And Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me. 1.5 Billion!
2.6 Billion for THIS IS WHAT YOU CAME FOR. Checked all the usual suspects. Swift, Carey, Drake, Weeknd, etc. Looks like Justin wears the crown.
Check that. SHAPE OF YOU. 5.9 Billion. Yikes.
1.2 Billion for THUNDERSTRUCK, but released in January 1990. Just missed.
So for 70s 80s we have, highest to lowest,
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, BILLIE JEAN, GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN, EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE, CARELESS WHISPER, BEAT IT, THRILLER, DON'T STOP ME NOW by Queen (!), SMOOTH CRIMINAL, LAST CHRISTMAS, LA ISLA BONITA, STAYIN' ALIVE, DANCING QUEEN, KARMA CHAMELEON, ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST, WE WILL ROCK YOU and SACRIFICE. So far.
Wow in two years we sure came a long way from BOBBIE SUE.