Billboard made a biggest summer hits in the past 25 years list, including sales, impact, etc. Me? With Helen away I’m just filling posts…
1985 – Shout – Tears For Fears
1986 – Papa Don’t Preach – Madonna
1987 – Alone – Heart
1988 – Roll With It – Steve Winwood
1989 – Right Here Waiting – Richard Marx
(may I interrupt this list to note how badly it sucks? and people wonder why I hate 80s pop)
1990 – Vision Of Love – Mariah Carey
1991 – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Bryan Adams
1992 – Baby Got Back – Sir Mix-A-Lot
(finally, a decent fucking song)
1993 – Can’t Help Falling In Love – UB40
1994 – I Swear – All-4-One
(Dag, this list is terrible -or have I said that?)
1995 – Waterfalls – TLC
(OK, this one is killa)
1996 – Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) – Los Del Rio
(Helen’s fave song in the world)
1997 – I’ll Be Missing You – Puff Daddy & Faith Evans feat. 112
1998 – The Boy Is Mine – Brandy & Monica
1999 – Genie In A Bottle – Christina Aguilera
2000 – Bent – Matchbox Twenty
2001 – Let Me Blow Ya Mind – Eve feat. Gwen Stefani
2002 – Hot In Herre -Nelly
2003 – Crazy In Love – Beyonce feat. Jay-Z
2004 – Confessions Part II – Usher
(The double 0s are easily the best decade)
2005 – We Belong Together – Mariah Carey
2006 – Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland
2007 – Umbrella – Rihanna feat. Jay-Z
2008 – I Kissed A Girl – Katy Perry
2009 – I Gotta Feeling – The Black Eyed Peas
and no, Billboard hasn’t admitted it yet but cmon we all know:
2010 – California Gurl – Katy Perry