PEAK MUSIC 1989

 

his is a series that will attempt to Sport(ify) music by creating a 5 member All-Pro/All League/All Star team (Sort of like the NBA first team all-stars) for each year in Music starting with 1964. It will rely heavily on Top 20 Hits from the year but also take into account Concert Tours, Music awards, Music Videos (MTV Crowd-You Tube), TV, Films, Pop Culture etc….. 

 

1989

I failed to mention in a previous blog a few other ways on how America consumed its music. In the late 1980s BET had gotten into the Music Video business big time. Casey Kasem's America Top 40 ended its first run in 1988. Kasem would come back to host in 1998.

This was a year dominated by a few artists 

New Kids on the Block – 6 top 10 hits

Madonna – 3 top 2 hits

Paula Abdul – 3 top 3 hits

Bon Jovi – 3 top 10 hits

Milli Vanilli – 4 top 2 hits – I know they did not sing the songs – they were front actors who danced and it was the unseen singer who sang  the produced hits. I don’t care what anyone says Barry Bonds hit 73 home runs and 763 home runs – he did it – I saw it with my own eyes.

Just Missing – Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown with 3 top 10 hits

 

1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
The Beatles	The Beatles	The Beatles	The Beatles	The Beatles	5th Dimension
4 Seasons	Supremes	Rolling Stones	Monkees	Gary Pucket	3 Dog Night
Supremes	Rolling Stones	Frank Sinatra	Supremes	Simon & Garfunkel	Elvis Presley
Bobby Vinton	Herman Hermits	Beach Boys	Rascals	Aretha Franklin	The Beatles
Johnny Rivers	Byrds	Monkees	The Doors	Supremes	Rolling Stones
1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975
Jackson 5	Osmonds	3 Dog Night	Stevie Wonder	Elton John	John Denver
The Beatles	Marvin Gaye	Michael Jackson	Elton John	John Denver	Elton John
Simon & Garfunkel	Temptations	5th Dimension	Paul Simon	Newton John	Eagles
3 Dog Night	Jackson 5	Don McLean	Wings	Wings	Sunshine Band
Guess Who	3 Dog Night	Moody Blues	Rolling Stones	Chicago	Starship
1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981
Captain Tennille	Fleetwood Mac	Bee Gees	Donna Summer	Blondie	Hall Oates
Elton John	Eagles	Newton John	Bee Gees	Queen	Rolling Stones
Aerosmith	Foreigner	Andy Gibb	Michael Jackson	Newton John	Rick Springfield
Wings	Sunshine Band	Rolling Stones	Commadores	Diana Ross	Journey
4 Seasons	B. Manilow	Billy Joel	Earth Wind Fire	Kenny Rogers	Foreigner
1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987
Stevie Wonder	Michael Jackson	Prince	Madonna	Madonna	Michael Jackson
Paul McCarthy	Duran Duran	Cindy Lauper	Springsteen	Janet Jackson	Whit Houston
Journey	Lionel Richie	Duran Duran	Phil Collins	Genesis	George Michael
J Geils Band	Police	Madonna	Whit. Houston	Billy Ocean	Madonna
Newton John	David Bowie	Michael Jackson	Billy Ocean	Prince	U2
1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993
George Michael	New Kids Block
Michael Jackson	Madonna
Gun&Roses	Paula Abdul
Bon Jovi	Bon Jovi
Def Leppard	Milli Vanilli