Article 8670 of rec.music.misc: >From: EWTILENI@pucc.Princeton.EDU (Eric Tilenius) Subject: TOP 100 OF 1987 ACCORDING TO WDRE 92.7 Date: 14 Jan 88 16:04:33 GMT Organization: Princeton University, NJ Disclaimer: Author bears full responsibility for contents of this article The following list is of the Top 100 "New Music" songs of 1987. It was compiled from voting by listeners of WDRE 92.7 on Long Island (formerly WLIR, but now under new ownership). # SONG TITLE GROUP/ARTIST --- ----------------------------------------- -------------------------- 1. WHY CAN'T I BE YOU THE CURE 2. STRANGELOVE DEPECHE MODE 3. WITH OR WITHOUT YOU U-2 4. TRUE FAITH NEW ORDER 5. NEED YOU TONIGHT INXS 6. GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA THE SMITHS 7. LIPS LIKE SUGAR ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN 8. ALEX CHILTON THE REPLACEMENTS 9. JUST LIKE HEAVEN THE CURE 10. SEATTLE P.I.L. 11. DEAR GOD XTC 12. WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME U-2 13. IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT R.E.M. 14. NEVER LET ME DOWN AGAIN DEPECHE MODE 15. THE PROMISE WHEN IN ROME 16. I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR U-2 17. HOT! HOT! HOT! THE CURE 18. NO NEW TALE TO TELL LOVE & ROCKETS 19. CHRISTMAS BABY PLEASE COME HOME U-2 20. JESUS ON THE PAYROLL THRASHING DOVES 21. THE BODY P.I.L. 22. I GO CRAZY FLESH FOR LULU 23. IT'S A SIN PET SHOP BOYS 24. PANIC THE SMITHS 25. THE SWEETEST THING U-2 26. NEW SENSATION INXS 27. CAN'T HARDLY WAIT THE REPLACEMENTS 28. BEHIND THE WHEEL DEPECHE MODE 29. 1963 NEW ORDER 30. THE MOTION OF LOVE GENE LOVES JEZEBEL 31. THE ONE I LOVE R.E.M. 32. ALL IN MY MIND LOVE & ROCKETS 33. SONG FROM THE EDGE OF THE WORLD SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES 34. CATCH THE CURE 35. BULLET THE BLUE SKY U-2 36. WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS PET SHOP BOYS 37. NEW DIRECTION ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN 38. A RUSH AND A PUSH AND THE LAND IS OURS THE SMITHS 39. MARY'S PRAYER DANNY WILSON 40. WE CARE ALOT FAITH NO MORE 41. WE'LL BE TOGETHER STING 42. I WANNA LIVE THE RAMONES 43. NEVER LET ME DOWN DAVID BOWIE 44. IN GOD'S COUNTRY U-2 45. PLEASURE LITTLE TREASURE DEPECHE MODE 46. HAZY SHADE OF WINTER THE BANGLES 47. TOUCHED BY THE HAND OF GOD NEW ORDER 48. SHEILA TAKE A BOW THE SMITHS 49. HOURGLASS SQUEEZE 50. THE GREAT COMMANDMENT CAMOUFLAGE 51. LAZY LOVE & ROCKETS 52. OPEN & REVOLVING P.I.L. 53. PUMP UP THE VOLUME M.A.R.R.S. 54. KICK INXS 55. FROM HEAD TO TOE ELVIS COSTELLO 56. GLAD I'M NOT A KENNEDY SHONA LAING 57. ANIMAL MAGIC BELOUIS SOME 58. ONE MORE TIME THE CURE 59. RAIN IN THE SUMMERTIME THE ALARM 60. ONE THREE HILL U-2 61. DEEP & WIDE & TALL AZTEC CAMERA 62. POP GOES THE WORLD MEN WITHOUT HATS 63. SHOPLIFTERS OF THE WORLD UNITE THE SMITHS 64. TRIP THROUGH YOUR WIRES U-2 65. MIRROR PEOPLE LOVE & ROCKETS 66. WEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF BEAUTY ALISON MOYET 67. FINEST WORKSONG REM 68. THE PASSENGER SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES 69. VICTIM OF LOVE ERASURE 70. HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE THE CURE 71. LA BAMBA LOS LOBOS 72. 20 KILLER HURTS GENE LOVES JEZEBEL 73. HEART PET SHOP BOYS 74. STOP ME IF YOU THINK YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE -- THE SMITHS 75. ROLLERCOASTER ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN 76. NO MEMORY SCARLET FANTASTIC 77. DEVIL INSIDE INXS 78. HIT THE NORTH THE FALL 79. RULES AND REGULATIONS PIL 80. SACRED DEPECHE MODE 81. CERTAIN THINGS ARE LIKELY K.T.P. 82. DON'T KILL THE ANIMALS NINA HAGEN/LENE LOVICH 83. SPANISH EYES U2 84. LOVE REMOVAL MACHINE THE CULT 85. HALF A PERSON THE SMITHS 86. ALWAYS THE SUN THE STRANGLERS 87. INFECTED THE THE 88. HEART & SOUL T'PAU 89. JANE'S GETTING SERIOUS JON ASTLEY 90. THE RIGHT STUFF BRYAN FERRY 91. IS IT REALLY SO STRANGE THE SMITHS 92. THE RIGHT THING SIMPLY RED 93. AHEAD WIRE 94. MANDINKA SINEAD O'CONNOR 95. SILVER AND GOLD U2 96. HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS JESUS & MARY CHAIN 97. DON'T LET'S START THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS 98. LUKA SUZANNE VEGA 100 I'M SUPPOSED TO HAVE SEX WITH YOU TONIO K This list of the Top 100 New Music songs of 1987 is from WDRE 92.7, 1600 Stewart Avenue, Westbury, NY 11590. 516-832-9400. I'm an avid listener of the station, but otherwise have no affiliation. - ERIC - * Another proud CoCo 3 user * ______________ | | BITNET:ewtileni@pucc | ARPA:ewtileni@pucc.Princeton.EDU | ColorVenture | CompuServe: 70346,16 | MCI Mail and/or Delphi: TILENIUS |______________| PHONE :609-734-0092 | UUCP:{rutgers,cbosgd,cmcl2}!psuvax1!pucc.BITNET!ewtileni