| Of all the Billboard Top 40 hits, if there was one single "popular" hit song that you would...
Posted by Wotcher
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on September 11, 2026, 08:52:20| 1 1 ST. ELMO’S FIRE (Man In Motion) –•– John Parr (2nd Week at #1)*
Posted by complainant
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Previous Message| Warms my heart to see the hate for RHCP, the Eagles, and J. Geils Band.*
Posted by Tortillini
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| I saw Choosin’ Texas is the longest-running non-holiday No. 1 of all time.
Posted by illini
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| I don’t think I’ve heard it*
Posted by TarheelIllini
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| The entire J Geils catalog *
Posted by jdl
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| So you're saying that on this board, the J. Geils Band Love Stinks?
Posted by osklister
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| Yeah, yeah. You've gotta be cruel to be kind.
Posted by complainant
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| I'm quite old. Been to one wedding like this.
Posted by osklister
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| Nope-sign*
Posted by TarheelIllini
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| You misspelled Taylor Swift*
Posted by Stu
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| I cringe at "Must of Got Lost" and change the station*
Posted by Potomac
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| LMFCO *
Posted by Jackie
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| In the Air Tonight
Posted by memyselfandillini
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| Pretty Fly For a White Guy.
Posted by ISeeDeadHawkeyes
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| Brand New Key, Do You Really Want to Hurt Me are the first two that come to mind*
Posted by RSMBob
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| This thread is just a list of bangers *
Posted by meanjeans
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| There's like five that I hate, and a few more I think are mid.
Posted by Sammich
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| OOO
Posted by Stu
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| “American Pie” immediately comes to mind. *
Posted by haighter
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| Hotel California. That song makes me irrationally angry and annoyed*
Posted by Desert
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| Geat answer. the Eagles suck. *
Posted by IlliniRunner
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| I bet there’d Beowulf or two outside the hotel California*
Posted by Sammich
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| It's not irrational. The song fucking sucks
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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| Hello by Adele. I wish she would eat herself fat again, become despondent, and throw herself in to a
Posted by bbonb
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| Tottenham Hotspur Football Club may drive her back to all of that.*
Posted by ATL
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| I don’t have just one,
Posted by TarheelIllini
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| A bit surprised here, brother*
Posted by RSMBob
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| Not 1 on my list, but I would walk 500 hundred miles to avoid listening to that song *
Posted by DT
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| Quite the proclamation. *
Posted by assassin
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| You have the answer with Love Shack
Posted by RVA
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| I don't get all the B-52 hate. You folks need some Rock Lobster in your life.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| The rest of that album ain't bad.
Posted by KingTalkyTiki
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| Yeah, I saw them live, and entertaining *
Posted by Potomac
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| Same, good show at Foellinger.*
Posted by Tortillini
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| hey soul sister
Posted by apusikam
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| A while back I was in a store doing a tasting from a vineyard owned by band members
Posted by DT
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| Ooh, I forget about Tom Petty. Don’t come around here no more is an abomination
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| Cake By The Ocean.*
Posted by MojoJojo
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| Shout*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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| Now Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaait a minute*
Posted by TarheelIllini
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| Tears for Fears, or Isley Brothers?*
Posted by Sammich
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| Isley Brothers*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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| Under the Bridge, Red Hot Chili Peppers song
Posted by Sounder
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| Goes for all rhcp *
Posted by Jackie
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| The. Worst.*
Posted by Herman Blume
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| At least in this one you can understand what he’s saying*
Posted by Carl Spackler
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| Ditto. They’re the worst*
Posted by bjl63
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| Yeah I hate that song*
Posted by PapaDels
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| The only song of theirs I like is the Stevie Wonder cover.*
Posted by Tortillini
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| I have fond memories of my honeymoon, being driven around Sardinia by a distant cousin…
Posted by DT
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| Well I hope your wife’s English has improved since then*
Posted by Herman Blume
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| Love, Actually was based on our courtship.
Posted by DT
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| People who don't like One Hot Minute don't deserve to live. Warped!*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| Your Love by The Outfield. I get nauseous just thinking of that intro*
Posted by ibdoc
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| Love shack or the various terrible B-52 adjacent REM songs of that period
Posted by DT
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| Life Is a Motherfuckin Highway *
Posted by Jackie
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| Yup.*
Posted by SurfTheBoneyard “Surf is just a national treasure.” — Jackie
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| My son loves the rascal flats version so much and brought him so much joy
Posted by JacobRDaugherty
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| Ooh, good call. Both versions suck booty.*
Posted by Sammich
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| Spinning Wheel*
Posted by Stu
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| Ebony and Ivory, for two greats combining so poorly*
Posted by Potomac
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| Whatchoo talking’ ‘bout Willis?
Posted by bjl63
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| Black Hole Sun
Posted by bjl63
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| Got My Mind Set on You
Posted by Kajagoogoo
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| Oh man. Forgot how much I hate that song *
Posted by memyselfandillini
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| Bittersweet Symphony.*
Posted by Warrin'_Illini
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| a cursory search reveals "Try That In A Small Town" hit #1
Posted by Sammich
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| I think we have to exclude country music. *
Posted by doubledown
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| Better answer probably but I never heard the song once because I knew it would be shitty*
Posted by JacobRDaugherty
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| Journey don't stop believing and most Billy Joel songs
Posted by JacobRDaugherty
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| I second Don't Stop Believing.
Posted by illinilosch
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| James Blunt, "You're Beautiful"
Posted by IlliniSax05 MAJOR UPDATE: "Maybe you're not such a bad egg, Lisle-y"
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| This is the correct answer*
Posted by WhitmansFolly
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| Yeah, that is the worst lowlight in the awful sensitive warbly acoustic male singer boomlet.*
Posted by DT
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