iTMS updates

This entry was published at least two years ago (originally posted on January 6, 2004). Since that time the information may have become outdated or my beliefs may have changed (in general, assume a more open and liberal current viewpoint). A fuller disclaimer is available.

Along with all the other introductions from this morning’s keynote, the iTunes Music Store got a lot of new goodies. Somewhere around 1000 more albums have been added to the classical genre (iTMS link), they’re listing the top 100 downloaded tracks (iTMS link) of 2003, and — most interesting to me of all of these — they’ve partnered with Billboard to present the top 100 songs of 1946-2003 (iTMS link)!

Out of curiosity, I looked up the Billboard Top 100 for 1991, the year I graduated High School…

All of the following links are iTMS links, which require iTunes to be installed on your computer. Bolded items I actually have in my music collection. Apparently they don’t have all of the top 100, as there are only 68 songs listed here — I wonder who they’re missing?

  1. Bryan Adams: (Everything I Do) I Do it For You
  2. Color Me Badd: I Wanna Sex You Up
  3. C&C Music Factory: Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)
  4. EMF: Unbelievable
  5. Extreme: More Than Words
  6. Hi-Five: I Like the Way
  7. Surface: The First Time
  8. Amy Grant: Baby Baby
  9. Boyz II Men: Motownphilly
  10. Damn Yankees: High Enough
  11. Bette Midler: From a Distance
  12. Color Me Badd: I Adore Mi Amor
  13. Mariah Carey: Emotions
  14. Roxette: Joyride
  15. Karyn White: Romantic
  16. Mariah Carey: I Don’t Wanna Cry
  17. Wilson Phillips: You’re In Love
  18. Amy Grant: Every Heartbeat
  19. Ralph Tresvant: Sensitivity
  20. Londonbeat: I’ve Been Thinking About You
  21. R.E.M.: Losing My Religion
  22. Gloria Estefan: Coming Out of the Dark
  23. C&C Music Factory: Here We Go, Let’s Rock and Roll
  24. Celine Dion: Where Does My Heart Beat Now
  25. DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince: Summertime
  26. Scorpions: Wind of Change
  27. FireHouse: Love of a Lifetime
  28. Tracie Spencer: This House
  29. Extreme: Hole Hearted
  30. Luther Vandross: Power of Love/Love Power
  31. Wilson Phillips: Impulsive
  32. Rod Stewart: Rhythm of My Heart
  33. C&C Music Factory: Things That Make You Go Hmmm…
  34. The Divinyls: I Touch Myself
  35. DNA/Suzanne Vega: Tom’s Diner
  36. Bonnie Raitt: Something to Talk About
  37. Nelson: After the Rain
  38. Vanilla Ice: Play That Funky Music
  39. Bryan Adams: Can’t Stop This Thing We Started
  40. Hi-Five: I Can’t Wait Another Minute
  41. The KLF: 3 A.M. Eternal
  42. Enigma: Sadeness, Part I
  43. LL Cool J: Around the Way Girl
  44. Prince: Cream
  45. Heavy D and The Boyz: Now That We Found Love
  46. Styx: Show Me the Way
  47. Mariah Carey: Love Takes Time
  48. Rick Astley: Cry For Help
  49. UB40: Here I Am (Come and Take Me)
  50. Tesla: Signs (Live)
  51. Cathy Dennis: Too Many Walls
  52. Seal: Crazy
  53. Keith Sweat: I’ll Give All My Love to You (Live)
  54. Michael W. Smith: Place in This World
  55. Poison: Something to Believe In
  56. Chris Isaak: Wicked Game
  57. Oleta Adams: Get Here
  58. Tevin Campbell: Round and Round
  59. Queensrÿche: Silent Lucidity
  60. Aaron Neville: Everybody Plays the Fool
  61. Cathy Dennis: Just Another Dream
  62. INXS: Disappear
  63. Sting: All This Time
  64. George Michael: Freedom
  65. Warrant: I Saw Red
  66. Winger: Miles Away
  67. Rod Stewart: The Motown Song
  68. R.E.M.: Shiny Happy People