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

[Catfish]

May 1988 List
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1. Bryan Adams (No change)
2. Foreigner (No change)
3. Neil Young (No change)
4. Boston (No change)
5. Styx (No change)
6. Yes (No change)
7. Toto (No change)
8. Eagles (+1)
9. Cars (-1)
10. Heart (+1)
11. Bob Seger (-1)
12. Pat Benetar (+1)
13. Tom Petty (-1)
14. Dire Straits (No change)
15. Led Zeppelin (+5)
16. Fleetwood Mac (-1)
17. Rush (+2)
18. Journey (-2)
19. Huey Lewis (-2)
20. Jackson Browne (-2)

 

[Catfish]

June 1988 List -
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1. Neil Young (+2)
2. Foreigner (No change)
3. Bryan Adams (-2)
4. Boston (No change)
5. Styx (No change)
6. Yes (No change)
7. Van Halen (New)
8. Toto (-1)
9. Eagles (-1)
10. Cars (-1)
11. Heart (-1)
12. Bob Seger (-1)
13. Tom Petty (No change)
14. Led Zeppelin (+1)
15. Dire Straits (-1)
16. Fleetwood Mac (No change)
17. Rush (No change)
18. Pat Benetar (-6)
19. Journey (-1)
20. Jackson Browne (No change)

 

[Catfish]

July 1988 List-
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Foreigner (No change)
3. Bryan Adams (No change)
4. Boston (No change)
5. Yes (+1)
6. Styx (-1)
7. Van Halen (No change)
8. Toto (No change)
9. Cars (+1)
10. Eagles (-1)
11. Heart (No change)
12. Led Zeppelin (+2)
13. Rush (+4)
14. Bob Seger (-2)
15. Tom Petty (-2)
16. Fleetwood Mac (No change)
17. Dire Straits (-2)
18. Journey (+1)
19. Pat Benetar (-1)
20. Jackson Browne (No change)

 

[Catfish]

August 1988 List-
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Foreigner (No change)
3. Bryan Adams (No change)
4. Boston (No change)
5. Yes (No change)
6. Rush (+7)
7. Styx (-1)
8. Van Halen (-1)
9. Toto (-1)
10. Heart (+1)
11. Cars (-2)
12. Eagles (-2)
13. Led Zeppelin (-1)
14. Bob Seger (No change)
15. Tom Petty (No change)
16. Fleetwood Mac (No change)
17. Dire Straits (No change)
18. Journey (No change)
19. Pat Benetar (No change)
20. Jackson Browne (No change)

The point and renaissance of Rush as a favorite that lives to this day.

 

[Catfish]

September and October 1988 List
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Foreigner (No change)
3. Yes (+2)
4. Boston (No change)
5. Bryan Adams (-2)
6. Rush (No change)
7. Styx (No change)
8. Toto (+1)
9. Van Halen (-1)
10. Heart (No change)
11. Cars (No change)
12. Eagles (No change)
13. Led Zeppelin (No change)
14. Bob Seger (No change)
15. Fleetwood Mac (+1)
16. Tom Petty (-1)
17. Eddie Money (New)
18. Journey (No change)
19. Dire Straits (-2)
20. Jackson Browne (No change)

 

[Catfish]

November 1988 List
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Foreigner (No change)
3. Yes (No change)
4. Bryan Adams (No change)
5. Styx (+2)
6. Boston (-2)
7. Rush (-1)
8. Van Halen (+1)
9. Toto (-1)
10. Heart (No change)
11. Cars (No change)
12. Eagles (No change)
13. Led Zeppelin (No change)
14. Fleetwood Mac (+1)
15. Bob Seger (-1)
16. Eddie Money (+1)
17. Tom Petty (-1)
18. Dire Straits (+1)
19. Journey (-1)
20. Jackson Browne (No change)

 

[Catfish]

December 1988 List
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1. Neil Young (No change)
2. Foreigner (No change)
3. Yes (No change)
4. Bryan Adams (No change)
5. Boston (+1)
6. Styx (-1)
7. Rush (No change)
8. Toto (+1)
9. Van Halen (-1)
10. Eddie Money (+6)
11. Heart (-1)
12. Eagles (No change)
13. Cars (-2)
14. Led Zeppelin (-1)
15. Fleetwood Mac (-1)
16. Bob Seger (-1)
17. Dire Straits (+1)
18. Tom Petty (-1)
19. Journey (No change)
20. Jackson Browne (No change)

This ought to wake everyone up!!!!!!

 

[Catfish]

January 1990 List-
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1. Rush (+2)
2. Tom Petty (-1)
3. Neil Young (-1)
4. Foreigner (No change)
5. Boston (+3)
6. Styx (+1)
7. Bryan Adams (+4)
8. Yes (-3)
9. Eddie Money (-3)
10. Heart (-1)
11. Eagles (-1)
12. Led Zeppelin (+1)
13. Toto (-1)
14. Fleetwood Mac (No change)
15. Van Halen (No change)
16. Cars (No change)
17. Dire Straits (No change)
18. Bob Seger (No change)
19. Journey (No change)
20. Def Leppard (No change)

 

[Catfish]

February 1990 List
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1. Rush (No change)
2. Tom Petty (No change)
3. Neil Young (No change)
4. Foreigner (No change)
5. Boston (No change)
6. Yes (+2)
7. Styx (-1)
8. Eddie Money (+1)
9. Heart (+1)
10. Eagles (+1)
11. Bryan Adams (-4)
12. Led Zeppelin (No change)
13. Fleetwood Mac (+1)
14. Toto (-1)
15. Van Halen (No change)
16. The Smithereens (New)
17. Cars (-1)
18. Dire Straits (-1)
19. Bob Seger (-1)
20. Journey (-1)

The Smithereens-. Anther alternative fuzz band of thelate '80's and early '90's in the vein, but a bit more punkish than other fuzz alternative bands like the Pumpkins and Weezer. Never charted well, but had some solid tunes in the era..... Pretty likely you've heard one of these.

 

[Catfish]

March 1990 list
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1. Rush (No change)
2. Tom Petty (No change)
3. Neil Young (No change)
4. Foreigner (No change)
5. Yes (+1)
6. Boston (-1)
7. Styx (No change)
8. Eddie Money (No change)
9. Heart (No change)
10. Eagles (No change)
11. Led Zeppelin (+1)
12. Bryan Adams (-1)
13. Smithereens (+3)
14. Cars (+3)
15. Fleetwood Mac (-2)
16. Van Halen (-1)
17. Toto (-3)
18. Dire Straits (No change)
19. Bob Seger (No change)
20. Journey (No change)