Fireball's Fantastic 500 (2024 Edition) -- Early 1990s, Part 1

[Pastor Fireball]

2024 Compendium: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=62552

After taking off last Tuesday to recharge my batteries, I'm back to resume my musical countdown. We're looking at the music of 1990-94 now, and I really took a buzzsaw to this era. Fifteen songs from my 2018 list have been knocked out.

#68. Cradle of Love, Billy Idol (1990)
#66. Woman in Chains, Tears for Fears f/ Oleta Adams (1990)
#65. Set the Night to Music, Roberta Flack f/ Maxi Priest (1991)
#63. She's Playing Hard to Get, Hi-Five (1992)
#62. (Can't Live Without Your) Love and Affection, Nelson (1990)
#60. Rhythm of the Rain, Dan Fogelberg (1990)
#59. Love Is All Around, Wet Wet Wet (1994)
#57. Live and Learn, Joe Public (1992)
#55. Something to Believe In, Poison (1990)
#53. Everything, Jody Watley (1990)
#51. Because I Love You (The Postman Song), Stevie B (1990)
#45. Do Anything, Natural Selection (1991)
#42. I've Been Thinking About You, Londonbeat (1991)
#39. Can't Stop, After 7 (1990)
#38. Tennessee, Arrested Development (1992)

As mentioned in previous posts, two other songs were reclassified as 1989 songs. You would think that, after all of that shakeup, this would be a shorter list than the one in my 2018 series. On the contrary, the in is similar to the out. I have fourteen songs joining my favorites and two songs that were previously listed as 1995 songs, so the overall count goes from 68 to 67. On with the tunes!

#67. I'll Be Your Everything, Tommy Page (1990) -- #47 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNX55r_r2IA

#66. Can't Stop Falling Into Love, Cheap Trick (1990) -- #44 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfS0TA4MGuo

#65. Close to You, Maxi Priest (1990) -- #29 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlFK2MpKnJU

#64. Even a Fool Can See, Peter Cetera (1992) -- #54 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCvuAdNkPM0

#63. When She Cries, Restless Heart (1993) -- #48 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOGP6hoHgHA

#62. Cry for Help, Rick Astley (1991) -- #58 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2xel6q0yao

#61. No Mistakes, Patty Smyth (1992) -- #61 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKvhX2Z5ubc

#60. More Where That Came From, Dolly Parton (1993) -- NEW!

After nearly twenty of recording pop-friendly hits, Dolly returned to her country roots with this fun song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnfzLQyXdLs

#59. All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You, Heart (1990) -- #49 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAfxs0IDeMs

#58. Show Me the Way, Styx (1990) -- #33 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXf2PbEPQ-Y

#57. Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough, Patty Smyth & Don Henley (1992) -- #46 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mc4yWN1A7Zs

#56. Just Kickin' It, Xscape (1993) -- #64 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_BTEFAVwjU

#55. Everyday, Phil Collins (1994) -- #67 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQpsXA36uq4

#54. Walking in Memphis, Marc Cohn (1991) -- #31 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFEB9xLeLmY

#53. The Heart of the Matter, Don Henley (1990) -- NEW!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRrT37ruAtE

#52. Place in This World, Michael W. Smith (1991) -- #25 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpXMnY_t03M

#51. You Don't Know How It Feels, Tom Petty (1994) -- #34 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TlBTPITo1I

There's more where that came from... next Tuesday!