Billboard Hot 100 #31 - 1988

[Vizier]

Sorry for the long delay. Crazy weekend leads to polls being pushed back in priority...

Poll #31! Welcome to 1988! 1987 saw a 2-way tie for victory, as Livin' on a Prayer and Bad advance to the brackets.

A whopping 32 #1s, by 26 artists for 1988:

Whitney Houston - So Emotional [1 week]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YjSHbA6HQQ
George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You [1 week]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_niy2ZM5Jo
Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel [1 week]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzZ_urpj4As
INXS - Need You Tonight [1 week]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkLL7JdnIk0
Tiffany - Could've Been [2 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LzGss9QGAk
Exposé - Seasons Change [1 week]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcWfpPgeAP4
George Michael - Father Figure [2 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_9hfHvQSNo
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up [2 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror [2 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbzMsIcp6fI
Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car [2 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvarxGzIU3M
Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go [2 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yvsU4SNWPA
Terrence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well [1 week]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-Uz-dPANDY
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine - Anything For You [2 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUYGyIk37bc
George Michael - One More Try [3 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG5N3GC-m20
Rick Astley - Together Forever [1 week]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLsJryWc5XE
Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat [1 week]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf8BoWKeHow
Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana [1 week]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6Rd7xjrum8
Cheap Trick - The Flame [2 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=muhFxXce6nA
Richard Marx - Hold On To The Night [1 week]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mxw_ggMycCE
Steve Winwood - Roll With It [4 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWptXUblA4E
George Michael - Monkey [2 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHb2XYeXcJI
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child o' Mine [2 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-AYAv0IoWI
Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy [2 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU
Def Leppard - Love Bites [1 week]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7NkYu6SaPo
UB40 - Red Red Wine [1 week]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXt56MB-3vc
Phil Collins - Groovy Kind of Love [2 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmtN7vCLsrg
The Beach Boys - Kokomo [1 week]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ChADh1zt5I&feature=fvst
The Escape Club - Wild, Wild West [1 week]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq0XZx_a7Y8
Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine [2 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOUtsybozjg
Will to Power - Baby, I Love Your Way / Freebird Medley [1 week]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=38Y6-C-tKe8
Chicago - Look Away [2 weeks]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhGUyXFyhNw
Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn [3 weeks, incl. 1 in 1989]: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFIKPGVTwEY

Poll will be up 'til around midnight on Wednesday morning, with a new poll Wednesday night. Happy voting/discussing!

[elmstreetkid]

Lot of legendarily lame ballads here. My internet credentials would be taken away, however, were I not to vote for Rick Astley.

[Vizier]

May 4, 2010 1:24:35 GMT -5 elmstreetkid said:

Lot of legendarily lame ballads here. My internet credentials would be taken away, however, were I not to vote for Rick Astley.

Ah, but which Astley did you go with? Obviously, as I see you voted for the legendary one, you choose the one I didn't!

[Kris Kobain]

Sweet Child O' Mine hands down.

[Vizier]

10 hours to go and Axl and the boys are making it a blowout.