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: Joy Division
    Song: Love Will Tear Us Apart
    Year: 1980
    Highest Chart Position: #13 (UK Singles Chart)

    I’m not sure whether “Love Will Tear Us Apart” is more enjoyed or more revered for me. As far as the Joy Division catalogue goes, it’s easily the most commercially-viable song they recorded in their brief existence, though it may not be the best. Still, I’m conflicted about it somehow even more than 20 years after first hearing it.

    It’s just a song that serves as some kind of touchstone or benchmark in the collection those who value music as something more than just a way to pass the time. It influenced a long, long list of things that came after it and, without it, quite a few of my favorite bands may not have sounded the way they do or even have existed at all. For all these reasons, it deserves inclusion.

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