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

[Bohnjaggs]

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.

This is my favorite of his solo work

 

[Bohnjaggs]

His name not being Mike feels like a betrayal.

Its people like him that allowed Darius Rucker to think it was alerting name his group Hootie and The Blowfish

The Mike in that band is Mike Rutherford from Genesis

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

The Mike in that band is Mike Rutherford from Genesis

Ah, well then I rescind my criticism.

 

[Wicked Dreamer]

some more ads from that week’s Radio & Records…

 

[Nee Lewman]

some ads from that week:

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Rock N Roll just got a bit shinier? Ohhhh… cause it went double platinum. Got you.

 

[Nee Lewman]

You know Howard Stern told Kamala Harris that Batman is Prince’s best album. What a weirdo.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Modern Rock Tracks for Week Ending 10/28/1989

No. 1 Song
Camper Van Beethoven - “Pictures Of Matchstick Men”


Tracks that fell out of the top
Exene Cervenka - “He’s Got A She”
Shellyan Orphan - “Shatter”
The Cure - “Lovesong”
Melissa Etheridge - “No Souvenirs”
The Stone Roses - “She Bangs The Drums”

New Additions
Ian McCulloch - “Proud To Fall”


Kate Bush - “Love And Anger”


Big Audio Dynamite - “Contact”

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

New Additions Continued
Lenny Kravitz- “Let Love Rule”


Red Hot Chili Peppers - “Higher Ground”

 

[jamieanderson1968]

Modern Rock Tracks for Week Ending 10/28/1989
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No. 1 Song
Camper Van Beethoven - “Pictures Of Matchstick Men”


Tracks that fell out of the top
Exene Cervenka - “He’s Got A She”
Shellyan Orphan - “Shatter”
The Cure - “Lovesong”
Melissa Etheridge - “No Souvenirs”
The Stone Roses - “She Bangs The Drums”

New Additions
Ian McCulloch - “Proud To Fall”


Kate Bush - “Love And Anger”


Big Audio Dynamite - “Contact”

There are some fun B.A.D. songs and albums. Contact is not one of them

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

I know we are closing in on the 90s but The Chili Peppers and Lemmy Kravitz certainly portend what’s the simmering Alternative shift to the mainstream for the early part of the next decade.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

 

[Wicked Dreamer]

some ads from that week, one of which is actually modern rock-related lol

 

[imtheocean]

some ads from that week, one of which is actually modern rock-related lol

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Apparently I don't understand the "New Math".

 

[Wicked Dreamer]

Apparently I don't understand the "New Math".

those numbers are where the Rhythm Nation album charted its first 4 weeks on the LP chart, from #28 to #7 to #2 to #1. It confused me at first too

 

[Nee Lewman]

those numbers are where the Rhythm Nation album charted its first 4 weeks on the LP chart, from #28 to #7 to #2 to #1. It confused me at first too

I think it was more a dig at 1814/37 doesn’t equal 1.

 

[Wicked Dreamer]

I think it was more a dig at 1814/37 doesn’t equal 1.

Oh I actually didn’t notice the division line under 1814

 

[imtheocean]

I think it was more a dig at 1814/37 doesn’t equal 1.

Oh I actually didn’t notice the division line under 1814

It was, and a dig at the whole "new math" concept, but the explanation makes sense.