Poptime

Herein, I collect and count down my favorite pop, rock, r&b and hip hop singles released between the time I was born (1/74) and right this minute. Ordering is pretty loose and arbitrary until I reach the top 10 or so, when rankings will really mean something.

I'm limiting myself to things that have actually charted in the Billboard Hot 100 (or Billboard subcharts or foreign equivalents when applicable). Otherwise, trying to narrow a list down to 101 songs would be border on impossible.

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  1. Artist: The Goo Goo Dolls
    Song: Slide
    Year: 1998
    Highest Chart Position: #8 (Billboard Hot 100)

    By the time The Goo Goo Dolls released Dizzy Up the Girl, they bared absolutely no resemblance at all to the noisy punk metal band who made those records for the Metal Blade label a decade previous.  So what!  There’s always room in pop music for rock that’s been santized for your protection—as long as the hooks are good.

    For me, this song is absolutely made when the melody changes directions and Rzeznik sings “Oh oh oh May / put your arms around me / What you feel is what you are and what you are is beautiful / Oh May do you wanna get married / Or run away”.  Sure, I’m a sap, but I’ve always loved the marriage of, well, marriage and rock music.

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