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: Georgia Satellites
    Song: Keep Your Hands to Yourself
    Year: 1986
    Highest Chart Position: #2 (Billboard Hot 100)

    Few songs more odd have ever nearly topped the Hot 100, especially in the grandiose pop terrain of 1986. “Keep Your Hands to Yourself” tells its story so well lyrically, though, that I can go several years without hearing it and then sing along without missing a single word.

    Here, you try it: “Got a little change in my pocket / goin’ jing-a-ling-a-ling…”

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