WWTBAM Bored

As promised, the end of the 1980s.

#20. One More Try, George Michael (1988) -- #11 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG5N3GC-m20

#19. The End of the Innocence, Don Henley (1989) -- #29 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6KPB4MdZig

#18. I Won't Back Down, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (1989) -- #34 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvlTJrNJ5lA

#17. You Win Again, the Bee Gees (1987) -- #50 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZY9oYSSjFI

#16. Hands to Heaven, Breathe (1988) -- #18 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KC5InWPjtL8

#15. Mandolin Rain, Bruce Hornsby & the Range (1987) -- #19 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDgOwX72fLI

#14. Everywhere, Fleetwood Mac (1987) -- NEW!

Another new entry made possible only because Christine McVie passed away.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF1R0hc5Q2I

#13. Piano in the Dark, Brenda Russell (1988) -- #7 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7u5GtSIC5k

#12. If You Leave, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (1986) -- #13 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPmTGFg06zA

#11. True Love, Glenn Frey (1988) -- #14 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz2vR7wMuIU

#10. Here and Now, Luther Vandross (1989) -- Early 1990s #11 in 2018

Though it didn't peak on the Billboard Hot 100 until 1990, this song was released in '89, so we'll put it on this list from now on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u_u4nlYmNs

#9. Seven Wonders, Fleetwood Mac (1987) -- #9 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b4F_ppjnKU

#8. Easy Lover, Philip Bailey & Phil Collins (1985) -- #8 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkRKT6T0QLg

#7. Man in the Mirror, Michael Jackson (1988) -- #5 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PivWY9wn5ps

#6. Angel Eyes, Jeff Healey Band (1989) -- #6 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kag0TsZzxpw

#5. Your Wildest Dreams, the Moody Blues (1986) -- #3 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmmPFrkuPq0

#4. Don't Know Much, Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville (1989) -- #4 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UFZNJVM_UM

#3. Nightshift, the Commodores (1985) -- #2 in 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrkEDe6Ljqs

#2. Nick of Time, Bonnie Raitt (1989) -- Early 1990s #1 in 2018

Another permanent move. This song was released as a single in 1990, but the album on which it appeared was released in '89.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy8gHfGIS_A

#1. Always, Atlantic Starr (1987) -- #1 in 2018

No surprise that my wedding song remains at the top.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8pVcq_lYNw

The 2024 compendium will be updated momentarily, and a brand-new decade will commence next Tuesday.