Here's 250 to 201
Rank TITLE Performer Year Billboard Peak Position
250 TUESDAY AFTERNOON (FOREVER AFTERNOON) Moody Blues 1968 24
249 INNER CITY BLUES (MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER) Marvin Gaye 1973 9
248 HELP ME RHONDA Beach Boys 1965 1
247 SHE’S NOT THERE Zombies 1965 2
246 TAKE A LETTER MARIA R.B. Greaves 1969 2
245 ROCK STAR (JASON NEVINS REMIX EDIT) N.E.R.D. 2003 --
244 DREAM ON Aerosmith 1976 6
Aerosmith was one of the first groups I saw in concert as a teenager! (see concert list below!)
243 SETTING SUN Chemical Brothers featuring Noel Gallagher 1996 80
242 FLASH IN THE NIGHT Secret Service 1982 --
Secret Service was a group from Sweden that put out a wonderful electro-pop CD called Cutting Corners, featuring this very infectious single.
241 THE FRIENDS OF MR. CAIRO Jon & Vangelis 1981 --
This was a #1 song in Canada and just about nowhere else... the entire 12:00 version on the CD of the same name is amazing.
240 DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD Santa Esmeralda 1978 15
239 INSOMNIA Faithless 1997 62
238 THE COLOUR OF MY DREAMS B.G. The Prince Of Rap featuring Paris Red 1994 --
The billing on this record is very misleading - Paris Red sings the majority of the song and it's one of the most solid dance tunes of the 90's.
237 COLOUR MY WORLD Chicago 1971 7
236 REGRET New Order 1993 28
235 BETH Kiss 1976 7
234 SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT Nirvana 1991 6
233 TOUCH ME Doors 1969 3
232 A GIRL LIKE YOU Smithereens 1990 38231 SLOW TRAIN Breit Bros. 1989 --
A Canadian band led by Kevin Breit, who I believe went on to win a Juno in recent years with another group, but for Jazz, I think.
230 I’LL BE GOOD TO YOU Brothers Johnson 1976 3
229 SLEEPWALK Ultravox 1980 --
228 SOLITARY MAN Neil Diamond 1966 21
227 THOUGHT I’D DIED AND GONE TO HEAVEN Bryan Adams 1992 13
226 TIL I HEAR IT FROM YOU Gin Blossoms 1995 11
225 SWEET LOVE Commodores 1976 5
224 I’LL TAKE YOU THERE Staple Singers 1972 1
223 IF Janet Jackson 1993 4
"If" samples The Supremes' "Someday We'll Be Together".
222 LADY MADONNA Beatles 1968 4
221 I BELIEVE Jai 1998 --Currently recording under his real name, Jason Rowe.
220 YOU ARE MY STARSHIP Norman Connors featuring Michael Henderson 1976 27
This song is actually an extremely gorgeous R&B ballad, despite its pre-'Star Wars' title (and in no way related to Jefferson Starship either).
219 YOU MAKE ME WANNA… Usher 1997 2
218 BUILD ME UP BUTTERCUP Foundations 1969 3
217 WRONG (TODD TERRY REMIX) Everything But The Girl 1996 68
216 KILLER Adamski featuring Seal 1990 --
215 CREEQUE ALLEY Mamas & The Papas 1967 5
214 RUN TO YOU Bryan Adams 1984 6
213 SELLING THE DRAMA Live 1994 43
212 SLEEPY MAGGIE Ashley MacIsaac featuring Mary Jane Lamond 1996 --
211 JUDY IN DISGUISE (WITH GLASSES) John Fred & His Playboy Band 1968 1
210 JUST ANOTHER DAY Jon Secada 1992 5
209 THE FUTURE OF THE FUTURE (STAY GOLD) Everything But The Girl with Deep Dish 1999 --
208 EVERYTHING YOU’VE DONE WRONG Sloan 1996 --
207 EBONY EYES Bob Welch 1978 14
206 A GIRL LIKE YOU Edwyn Collins 1996 32
205 MAGIC BUS The Who 1967 25
204 I WOULD DIE FOR YOU Jann Arden 1993 --
203 IT’S THE SAME OLD SONG Four Tops 1965 5
202 DISAPPOINTED Electronic 1992 --201 LOVE COMES QUICKLY Pet Shop Boys 1986 62
My favourite Pet Shop Boys song was one of their least successful singles in North America.
BONUS LIST
Writing my comment about Aerosmith above got me thinking... here's a list of performers on this countdown that I have seen in concert over the years. I prefer small clubs over large concert venues.
Wide Mouth Mason
Heart Throbs
Jann Arden
New Order (3 or 4 times)
Suzanne Vega
Saga (3 times)
Michael Bublé
Jackson Browne (twice)
Everything But The Girl (once, but back in 1985!)
Aerosmith (4 or 5 times)
Smithereens (twice)
Breit Bros.
Bryan Adams (3 times, including once in a small bar in 1982)
Jai
Live (3 times, including once in 1992)
Pet Shop Boys
Chris de Burgh
David Usher (4 or 5 times)
Railway Children
Scott Merritt (twice)
Chris Isaak (4 times)
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Toad The Wet Sprocket (twice, once in 1990)
Nik Kershaw
Rainmakers (twice)
INXS (3 times - the Michael Hutchence edition)
Big Country
The Blessing
Electric Light Orchestra (3 times - the first group I saw in concert, in 1976)
Darren Hayes
Lindsey Buckingham
Remy Shand
Michael Penn
Jason Mraz (twice)
Meat Loaf (3 times)
Elton John
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