My Top 20 Lists that I compiled as a kid 1973-1990

[Magic]

You went to some really great concerts! I remember that “ear ringing” after going to concerts in the 70’s. My ears rang for days after an Aerosmith Rocks concert.

 

[Catfish]

March 1984 List
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Jackson Browne (+2)
3. Loverboy (No change)
4. Styx (-2)
5. Journey (No change)
6. Police (+5)
7. Dire Straits (-1)
8. Fleetwood Mac (+2)
9. Bob Seger (-2)
10. Kansas (-2)
11. ZZ Top (-2)
12. Pat Benetar (-1)
13. Big Country (-1)
14. 38 Special (New)
15. Tom Petty (+3)
16. Rush (-1)
17. Led Zeppelin (-3)
18. Foreigner (-1)
19. Boston (No change)
20. Bruce Springsteen (-4)

38 Special- Upper tier of southern boogie rock. Only proably bested by Skynrd, ZZ Top, and Allman Brothers. At their zenith in the early to mid '80's with even some solid singles charting. Most everyone probably remembers these the most...

 

[Catfish]

April 1984 List
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Police (+4)
3. Jackson Browne (-1)
4. Loverboy (-1)
5. Styx (-1)
6. Fleetwood Mac (+2)
7. Journey (-2)
8. Dire Straits (-1)
9. Bob Seger (No change)
10. Cars (New)
11. Pat Benetar (+1)
12. Kansas (-2)
13. ZZ Top (-2)
14. 38 Sprecial (No change)
15. Led Zeppelin (+2)
16. Tom Petty (-1)
17. Rush (-1)
18. Foreigner (No change)
19. Boston (No change)
20. Big Country (-7)

 

[Magic]

@Catfish i adore 38 Special. I have all their albums. Rockin Into the Night is my fav album. I saw them in NC back in 1981.

Fav song, Stone Cold Believer

 

[TACdtf]

@Catfish i adore 38 Special. I saw them in NC back in 1981.

That's awesome!

 

[Catfish]

May 1984 List
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Police (No change)
3. Loverboy (+1)
4. Styx (+1)
5. Jackson Browne (-2)
6. Cars (+4)
7. Journey (No change)
8. Fleetwood Mac ((-2)
9. Dire Straits (-1)
10. Bob Seger (-1)
11. ZZ Top (+2)
12. Kansas (No change)
13. Pat Benetar (-2)
14. Foreigner (+4)
15. Led Zeppelin (No change)
16. Rush (+1)
17. Tom Petty (-1)
18. 38 Special (-4)
19. Boston (No change)
20. Sammy Hagar (New)

Concert: Huey Lewis and the News, May 5, 1984 Price on stub- $11.50- Huey Lewis was the everyman's kind of rock band. Raucous, fun, and great hooks. Seeing Huey Lewis at this time was at a perfect time when he was just bursting big on the music scene, and the concert was in support of his best album, Sports. Huey Lewis incredibly had 4 Top 10 singles from this one album. Incredible. Concert itself, was very good, and playing was pretty tight considering a lot more improv than I exepcted from a band like this.

 

[Catfish]

June 1984 List
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Police (No change)
3. The Cars (+3)
4. Loverboy (-1)
5. Jackson Browne (No change)
6. Journey (+1)
7. Fleetwood Mac (+1)
8. Styx (-4)
9. Dire Straits (No change)
10. Bob Seger (No change)
11. ZZ Top (No change)
12. Huey Lewis (New)
13. Kansas (-1)
14. Foreigner (No change)
15. Led Zeppeln (No change)
16. Pat Benetar (-3)
17. Rush (-1)
18. Bryan Adams (New)
19. Tom Petty (-2)
20. 38 Special (-2)

Bryan Adams-Canadian Crooner/Rocker who started more with a rock edge, and then drifted gradually into the softer stuff. I didn't realize it, but he still recoreds regularly. Got to admit his early stuff was really good. Samples below show that in his early days he could rock with the best of them.

 

[Magic]

@Catfish Bryan Adams kinda got me started on sappy love ballads with Everything I Do, I Do It For You.

I have 2 albums, Cuts Like A Knife & Reckless. Haven’t listened to them since the 80’s. Might just spin them tomorrow!

 

[Catfish]

July 1984 List
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. The Cars (+1)
3. The Police (-1)
4. Loverboy (No change)
5. Jackson Browne (No change)
6. Styx (+2)
7. Huey Lewis (+5)
8. Journey (-2)
9. Fleetwood Mac (-2)
10. Dire Straits (-1)
11. Bob Seger (-1)
12. Foreigner (+2)
13. ZZ Top (-2)
14. Kansas (-1)
15. Pat Benetar (+1)
16. Led Zeppelin (-1)
17. Greg Kihn (New)
18. Rush (-1)
19. Tom Petty (No change)
20. Bryan Adams (-2)

Greg Kihn Band-. Band that was more pop than rock that had basically two known hits in the early 1980's. And one of them, is probably better known for its Wierd Al parody which on VEVO has 6X the views as the original. After a brief time with fame... Another quick fader. With some of these tunes, I obviously was watching too.much MTV at the time.

 

[Catfish]

August 1984 List
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Cars (No change)
3. Police (No change)
4. Loverboy (No change)
5. Huey Lewis (+2)
6. Styx (No change)
7. Jackson Browne (-2)
8. Journey (No change)
9. Fleetwood Mac (No change)
10. Dire Straits (No change)
11. Rush (+7)
12. Foreigner (No change)
13. Bob Seger (-2)
14. ZZ Top (-1)
15. Kansas (-1)
16. Led Zeppelin (No change)
17. Pat Benetar (-2)
18. Bryan Adams (+2)
19. Tom Petty (No change)
20. Greg Kihn (-3)