Back In The Day: The Billboard Modern Rock Charts From 35 Years Ago

Modern Rock Tracks for Week Ending 10/14/1989
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No. 1 Song
Tears For Fears - “Sowing The Seeds Of Love”


Tracks that fell out of the top 30
Winter Hours - “Smoke Rings”
Public Image Ltd. - “Happy”
Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers - “Look Who’s Dancing”
Underworld - “Stand Up”

New Additions
Tracy Chapman - “Crossroads”


The Innocence Mission - “Black Sheep Wall”


Erasure - “Drama!”


Camouflage - “Love Is A Shield”
 
Modern Rock Tracks for Week Ending 10/14/1989
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No. 1 Song
Tears For Fears - “Sowing The Seeds Of Love”


Tracks that fell out of the top 30
Winter Hours - “Smoke Rings”
Public Image Ltd. - “Happy”
Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers - “Look Who’s Dancing”
Underworld - “Stand Up”

New Additions
Tracy Chapman - “Crossroads”


The Innocence Mission - “Black Sheep Wall”


Erasure - “Drama!”


Camouflage - “Love Is A Shield”

Is that a Shwarm in the Camouflage video, sure looks like one? When worlds collide @Hemotep...
 
And one for all the RuPaul Drag Race fan’s out there… (probably just @Fleetwood-Matt )
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Modern Rock Tracks for Week Ending 10/14/1989
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No. 1 Song
Tears For Fears - “Sowing The Seeds Of Love”


Tracks that fell out of the top 30
Winter Hours - “Smoke Rings”
Public Image Ltd. - “Happy”
Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers - “Look Who’s Dancing”
Underworld - “Stand Up”

New Additions
Tracy Chapman - “Crossroads”


The Innocence Mission - “Black Sheep Wall”


Erasure - “Drama!”


Camouflage - “Love Is A Shield”

Love Shack was finally dethroned by another classic
 
Modern Rock Tracks for Week Ending 10/21/1989
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No. 1 Song
Camper Van Beethoven - “Pictures Of Matchstick Men”


Tracks that fell out of the top 30
Hoodoo Gurus - “Come Anytime”
The Rolling Stones - Mixed Emotions
Love and Rockets - “No Big Deal”

New Additions
The Smithereens - “A Girl Like You”


Rickie Lee Jones - “Satellites”


David Byrne - “Make Believe Mambo”


 
Paul Carrack never had much solo success but he's an artist that had hits with three different bands...

"How Long" by Ace
"Tempted" by Squeeze
"The Living Years" by Mike And The Mechanics
he was able to get a few solo hits, including one ("Don't Shed a Tear", a very good song imo) that hit the top 10.
 
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