MTV's Top 100 Videos of 1988... Ugh!

[Woops]

While doing a google search for an old MTV countdown list, I stumbled upon a Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater) forum that had a list of MTV's 100 Videos of 1988.

Though some were from 1987 (guessing were still popular in early 1988), only one video  from Deb and is towards the bottom of the list:  "Out Of The Blue" at #70. They could atleast have it on the Top 50.

"Foolish Beat", which I consider the best of 1988, is nowhere in sight despite that she became the youngest artist to write, produce, & perform a #1 hit.


I know it's probably based on video rotation and the popularity of the songs and/or artist, but I'm sure "Foolish Beat" had regular rotation since it obiviously was a hit song.

Also suprising: No Taylor Dayne!!! 

1. Guns N Roses- Sweet Child O’ Mine
2. Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me
3. INXS - Need You Tonight/Mediate
4. Aerosmith - Rag Doll
5. Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror
6. Escape Club - Wild Wild West
7. Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine
8. George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You
9. Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible
10. George Michael - Father Figure
11. Steve Winwood - Roll With It
12. Whitney Houston - So Emotional
13. U2 - Desire
14. Brice Springsteen - Tunnel Of Love
15. Cheap Trick - The Flame
16. Def Leppard - Love Bites
17. INXS- New Sensation
18. Van Halen - When It’s Love
19. Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
20. Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
21. Guns N Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
22. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don’t Understand
23. UB40 - Red Red Wine
24. Billy Ocean - Get Out Of My Dreams, Get Into My Car
25. Elton John - I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That


...
70. Debbie Gibson - Out Of The Blue

Well, much better than 2008.

[Erica]

Yes I can tell you they used too play Deb like crazy for a while there back in the day it was like she was always on shows like the week in rock shows like that on MTV. Adam Curry would have her interviewed Dial MTV every so often.

Erica

[Out of the Blue]

They player her and many others until about 1992 and that's when the whole network radically changed directions.

[Woops]

Video rankings from Much Music, a Canadian music channel (1987 to 1989)



source: BTL archives

what follows are the peak positions of
 Debbie Gibson videos on Much Music - Canada's video network
 (as far back as I had information) :

                                        Peak Position
           VIDEO              (Much Music weekly Top 30 chart)
      Only in My Dreams    :          top 10 (#6 ?)
      Shake Your Love      :          top 20 (top 15?)
      Out of the Blue      :  # 6 (2 wks.) Apr 1st  & 8th, 1988
      Foolish Beat         :  # 4 (2 wks.) Jun 24th & Jul 1st, 1988
      Staying Together     :  #14 (2 wks.) Sep 30th & Oct 7th, 1988
      Lost in Your Eyes    :  # 4 (2 wks.) Mar 17th & 24th, 1989
      Electric Youth       :        did not enter top 30
      No More Rhyme        :        did not enter top 30
      We Could Be Together :      was not added to playlist  :-(

[Woops]

They player her and many others until about 1992 and that's when the whole network radically changed directions.

1992, when "Real World" debuts and also a precursor to the type of shows that would dominate  tv this decade...   >blech<

[Woops]

 

(the 1988 thread was bumped and the list for '89 was listed)

MTV’s TOP 100 VIDEOS OF 1989
100. It’s No Crime - Babyface
99. The Love In Your Eyes - Eddie Money
98. The Angel Song - Great White
97. Walk The Dinosaur - Was (Not Was)
96. Rooms On Fire - Stevie Nicks
95. Girl You Know It’s True - Milli Vanilli
94. Fool For Your Loving - Whitesnake
93. Lost In Your Eyes - Debbie Gibson
92. When Love Comes To Town - U2 / BB King
91. Kisses On The Wind - Neneh Cherry
90. Everlasting Love - Howard Jones

...

* 12.
* 11.
* 10.
* 9.
* 8.
* 7.
* 6.
5. I Won’t Back Down - Tom Petty
4. Cult Of Personality - Living Colour
3. She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
2. Straight Up - Paula Abdul
1. Like A Prayer - Madonna
  
Now...  As you can see, 6 through 12 are missing.  They're missing from my 20 year old hand-written list too.  I think I had to go somewhere and had to record it to tape and dictate later, only my tape ran out.   Also the Top 5 are from memory, so the order might not be exactly right, but those are definitely the Top 5.     The mystery missing 7 videos, through careful thought and recollection, to the best of my ability can only be the following.  The order is anyone's guess:
  
?. Girl I’m Gonna Miss You - Milli Vanilli
?. Rocket - Def Leppard
?. Paradise City - Guns N Roses
?. Once Bitten Twice Shy - Great White
?. Hanging Tough - New Kids On The Block
?. Lay Your Hands On Me - Bon Jovi
?. Stand - R.E.M.

And yes, I do realize that Appetite and Hysteria both were released in 1987, but they were still pimping videos well into '89.

[Out of the Blue]

Milli Vanilli?  That says something.

[Woops]

Found a list of MTV's  Top 100 of 1987...Deb wasn't ranked.