Thanks as always for the best thread on BJ!

 

Is it springtime already?

Sad not to come in here this evening and have another week to read up on!

1987 has to be the biggest year of the 80s for albums, with MJ-Bad and U2-Joshua Tree breaking all records,

first U2 with 235K and then Michael with 350K, unprecedented sales at the time.Also fantastic for Whitney.

 

350,000 Michael Jackson-Bad

235,000 U2 - The Joshua Tree

200,000 Whitney

112,000 George Michael - Faith

100,000 Rick Astley

Hopefully the Buzzjack Presents.... project can do 1987 soon!

Edited February 28, 20241 yr by TheSnake

It’s already on Spotify under the title ‘Actually / Further Listening’

So we have 3 options on what we can do here.

 

 

1) carry on with the gallup years 1988- 1994 in order

 

OR

 

2) Cover 1980-1982 next then return to 1988 and move forward

 

OR

 

3) Cover 1988 and 1989 then return to do 1980-1982 then move into the 90s..

 

Which would people prefer?

Delighted to hear of the 1980-82 addition :cheer: I vote 2)!

I think go back 80-82, then 88 to 94.

 

Nice and tidy then (plus a good interlude before 1988 starts!)

So we have 3 options on what we can do here.

1) carry on with the gallup years 1988- 1994 in order

 

OR

 

2) Cover 1980-1982 next then return to 1988 and move forward

 

OR

 

3) Cover 1988 and 1989 then return to do 1980-1982 then move into the 90s..

 

Which would people prefer?

 

Number 3. 1988-9 then 1980-2 I think.

Edited March 16, 20241 yr by TheSnake

Thanks Everyone- i'll leave it open for responses until Thursday and then go with the majority- new thread to start next weekend!

80-82 please

I don't mind really but I guess 80-82 makes sense

agree 80-82 is the more logical even though I loooove 88 and was so looking forward to it

I want to start replying to these - I would love it if we did 78 and 79 as they had amazing tracks (78 especially) but guess 80 makes sense. Lots of great tracks from 80-82 to comment on - some very adventurous! Thanks

I want to start replying to these - I would love it if we did 78 and 79 as they had amazing tracks (78 especially) but guess 80 makes sense. Lots of great tracks from 80-82 to comment on - some very adventurous! Thanks

The 70s aren't available yet but to be honest I'm not overly into the 70s (probably my age) whereas the 80s are filled with nostalgia for me :D

Definitely 1988-89. Logical choice after 1987.

Thanks for feedback everyone so by popular opinion it's 1980 next!

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Edited March 21, 20241 yr by TheSnake

Looking forward to 1980's rundown. I think this is apt to be posted again:

 

29TH AUGUST

Number one in Australia for 7 weeks over December/ January and now finally here is Pseudo Echo’s version of Lipps Inc’s “Funky Town” which features in the film “Revenge of The Nerds II: Nerds In Paradise” a fact that helped in breaking the song in the US where it made No 6 in July. The group cite their influences as the New romantic movement and include Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet, and they are, at least in the confines of 1987, proving more popular than either of those acts are. The track sold 26,146 last week.

 

 

Class can’t wait, how did we end up with pre Gallup single sales? Have they always been around?