1988 - Summer Song Runner-Up
1988 Steven Winwood rolled with it to #1 Summer Song, and Cheap Trick burned "The Flame" as runner-up. It was their only #1 song....
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Jun 14, 20221 min read
1987 - Summer Song Runner-Up
1987 Heart was Alone at #1 for the Summer Song, but it was Whitney Houston that said "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" that was the...
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bribriny
Jun 13, 20221 min read
1986 - Summer Song Runner-Up
1986 Madonna was getting a lecture from her father for the #1 Song of Summer, Peter Cetera stepped away from Chicago and told us about...
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bribriny
Jun 11, 20221 min read
?2022? Summer Song
What will be the No. 1 song of the summer of 2022? Billboard‘s annual Songs of the Summer chart returned June 7. The 20-position Songs of...
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bribriny
Jun 10, 20221 min read
1985 - Summer Song Runner-Up
1985 While Tears For Fears were being loud and yelling, Paul Young took a five year old Hall and Oats song and took it to #1 and made it...
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bribriny
Jun 9, 20221 min read
1984 - Summer Song Runner-Up
1984 While Prince was making birds sad ("When Doves Cry), Ray Parker Jr. was stealing riffs from Huey Lewis for a big movie theme song....
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bribriny
Jun 8, 20221 min read
1983 - Summer Song Runner-Up
1983 while The Police were stalking you with "Every Breath You Take", Jennifer Beals, in her ripped sweatshirts, welders helmet, and leg...
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bribriny
Jun 7, 20221 min read
1982 - Summer Song Runner-Up
1982 while we were at the movies staring into "The Eye of the Tiger", the #2 summer song was also a #2 song on the charts behind it....
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bribriny
Jun 6, 20221 min read
1981 - Summer Song Runner Up
1981 while Rick Springfield was pinning for "Jessie's Girl" as the summer song, Kim Carnes dusted off "Bette Davis Eyes" from 1974 and...
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bribriny
Jun 4, 20221 min read
6/4/22 Summer Songs! (possible)
Saturday 6/4/22 Celebrate: Drawing Day Hug Your Cat Day National Black Bear Day National Bubbly Day National Cheer Coach Day National...
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bribriny
Jun 3, 20221 min read
1980 - Summer Song Runner-Up
1980 It was still rock-n-roll at the top of the Summer Song list with Billy Joel, and we went down under or to Xanadu for the #2 song of...
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bribriny
Jun 2, 20221 min read
1979 - Summer Song Runner-Up
1979 and it's the height of Disco! The Queen ruled the Summer (Donna that is) with "Bad Girls." Right on her heels, a song written for...
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bribriny
Jun 1, 20221 min read
1978 - Summer Song Runner-Up
While little brother Gibb Andy was riding high with "Shadow Dancing" Lionel Richie and The Commodores were right behind with "Three Times...
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bribriny
May 31, 20221 min read
1977 Summer Song Runner Up
Last year we posted the Summer Song from each year from 1976 to the present. (If you missed the series, check out the older posts..you...
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bribriny
May 30, 20221 min read
Summer Song the #2's! 1976!
Last year we posted the Summer Song from each year from 1976 to the present. (If you missed the series, check out the older posts..you...
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bribriny
Sep 8, 20211 min read
2021 Summer Song! (Told You)
I told you so!!! BTS "Butter" was the #1 song on the Billboard Summer Songs Chart for the duration (June 12 through Sept. 11.) Olivia...
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bribriny
Sep 4, 20211 min read
?2021? Summer Song
The Quest for the Summer Song of 2021 continues, and this is the final weekend. It's going to be BTS and "Butter" I'm sure. But what does...
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bribriny
Aug 28, 20211 min read
?2021? Summer Song
The Quest for the Summer Song of 2021 continues, and it's all but written in pen for this year. BTS "Butter" 10 weeks at #1, with Olivia...
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bribriny
Aug 21, 20211 min read
?2021? Summer Song
The Quest for the Summer Song of 2021 continues, and I'm calling it for BTS "Butter. With 2 or 3 charts till the end of the Summer Song...
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bribriny
Aug 7, 20211 min read
?2021? Summer Song
Before we start our discussion today, THIS!!!!! Bruno and Anderson...release the damn album already!!!!! More delicious retro sounds. The...
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