20 year High School Reunion

[nikkiARNGwife]

Yep that's right...it was the year 1992 and I was graduating from high school. It is unreal to me that it's been 20 years. When people used to tell me back then that time would fly by I was always like "yeah right, whatever". But it's so true. It goes way too fast.

Anyhoo...I was talking with a friend of mine about it and we were trying to list some of the songs that were popular that year. I was certain the no. 1 song of the year was Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana..but according to Wikipedia it was End of the Road by Boys II Men followed closely by Baby Got Back by Sir Mix Alot

Remember that was when CD's were really becoming popular...Boys II Men was actually the very first CD I ever bought. I think I still have it around here somewhere.

So let's take a walk down memory lane...what was the no. 1 song the year you graduated from high school?

[haydensmommy217]

from what billboard says it was Yeah! by Usher feat. Lil Jon and Ludacris. I graduated 8 years ago in 2004

[Beebo]

1968
1. Hey Jude The Beatles
2. I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye

[dana]

ackk - i graduated in '89 (!) ... the top 5 for that year were:

01. Look Away » Chicago
02. My Prerogative » Bobby Brown
03. Every Rose Has Its Thorn » Poison
04. Straight Up » Paula Abdul
05. Miss You Much » Janet Jackson

i seriously barely even recognize 'look away' - i cannot believe it's number 1 ... hmmmm

[Darcy Baldwin]

1983 - but this is for the full year of '83, instead of just the first half.

1. Every Breath You Take, The Police
2. Billie Jean, Michael Jackson
3. Flashdance...What A Feeling, Irene Cara
4. Down Under, Men At Work
5. Beat It, Michael Jackson
6. Total Eclipse of the Heart, Bonnie Tyler
7. Maneater, Daryl Hall and John Oates
8. Baby, Come to Me, Patti Austin and James Ingram
9. Maniac, Michael Sembello
10. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), The Eurythmics
11. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me, Culture Club

[jacinda]

What site is everyone referencing? I used Wiki. I graduated in 1990:

"Because I Love You (The Postman Song)" – Stevie B.
"The Power" – Snap
"Cradle of Love" – Billy Idol
"Pray" – MC Hammer
"Hold On" – Wilson Phillips

[Keely~B]

This was the top 10 in 1990 ( these weren't on my playlist however, and I was still playing everything on vinyl and tapes LOL )

1 Wilson Phillips Hold On
2 Roxette It Must Have Been Love
3 Sinead O'Connor Nothing Compares 2 U
4 Bell Biv Devoe Poison
5 Madonna Vogue
6 Mariah Carey Vision Of Love
7 Phil Collins Another Day In Paradise
8 En Vogue Hold On
9 Billy Idol Cradle Of Love
10 Jon Bon Jovi Blaze Of Glory

[JuliaM]

I graduated in 1987 (just got the invitation to my 25th reunion). The top five that year were:

1 "Walk Like An Egyptian" The Bangles
2 "Alone" Heart
3 "Shake You Down" Gregory Abbott
4 "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" Whitney Houston
5 "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" Starship

[mariewilcox]

According to Billboard, this is the list of #1 songs for 1980:

Escape (The Pina Colada Song) Rupert Holmes Dec 22, '79 - Jan 4
Please Don't Go KC & the Sunshine Band Jan 5 - Jan 18
Rock With You Michael Jackson Jan 19 - Feb 15
Do That To Me One More Time Captain & Tennille Feb 16 - Feb 22
Crazy Little Thing Called Love Queen Feb 23 - Mar 21
Another Brick in the Wall (Part II) Pink Floyd Mar 22 - Apr 18
Call Me Blondie Apr 19 - May 30
Funkytown Lipps Inc. May 31 - Jun 27
Coming Up (Live At Glasgow) Paul McCartney & Wings Jun 28 - Jul 18
It's Still Rock and Roll to Me Billy Joel Jul 19 - Aug 1
Magic Olivia Newton-John Aug 2 - Aug 29
Sailing Christopher Cross Aug 30 - Sept 5
Upside Down Diana Ross Sept 6 - Oct 3
Another One Bites the Dust Queen Oct 4 - Oct 24
Woman in Love Barbra Streisand Oct 25 - Nov 14
Lady Kenny Rogers Nov 15 - Dec 26
(Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon Dec 27 - Jan 30, '81

So, in June (when I graduated) it was Funkytown

[emmasmommy]

these made me giggle
i graduated in 95
1: Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
2: TLC - Waterfalls
3: TLC - Creep
4: Seal - Kiss From A Rose
5: Boyz II Men - On Bended Knee

[emmasmommy]

i wanted to be left eye. swear it.

[marlathrall]

... I graduated in 2007. lol. So it's only been five years, but those years have seriously flown by.

1. "Irreplaceable" by Beyoncé
2. "Umbrella" Rihanna and Jay-Z
3. "The Sweet Escape" Gwen Stefani and Akon
4. "Big Girls Don't Cry" Fergie
5. "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')" T-Pain and Yung Joc

Yeah, most of those songs are pretty annoying. Haha.

[eranslow]

I graduated in '98
1 "Too Close" Next
2 "The Boy Is Mine" Brandy and Monica
3 "You're Still the One" Shania Twain
4 "Truly Madly Deeply" Savage Garden
5 "How Do I Live" LeAnn Rimes

and how is it that I don't recognize the top 2?! LOL

eta - nevermind listening to too close right now and I totally recognize it! LOL

[Keely~B]

Originally Posted by emmasmommy

i wanted to be left eye. swear it.

Was it the condom on her face that did it for you?

[emmasmommy]

Originally Posted by Keely~B

Was it the condom on her face that did it for you?

uh duuuuh.

[glumirk]

I graduated in 2004, and according to Wikipedia, the week I graduated the #1 song was The Reason, by Hoobastank. I honestly didn't recognize a lot of the songs on the list, but I do like that one.

[Lyd]

Oh my goodness - 1991:

1. (Everything I Do) I Do It for You, Bryan Adams
2. I Wanna Sex You Up, Color Me Badd
3. Gonna Make You Sweat, C+C Music Factory
4. Rush, Rush, Paula Abdul
5. One More Try, Timmy T
6. Unbelievable, EMF
7. More Than Words, Extreme
8. I Like the Way (The Kissing Game), Hi-Five
9. The First Time, Surface
10. Baby, Baby, Amy Grant

Reading this list just takes me back to my high school dances and the boy I was dating my senior year. Wow. More Than Words was definitely the hit song at the time I graduated. All the boys were learning how to play it on their guitars.

And, yeah, none of us owned ANY CDs. The first CD I remember seeing was the summer after I graduated, when one of my "early adopter" friends brought a few to a party along with a boom box that would play them. My how the times have changed!

[neenee]

Well, I am a 1992 graduate just like you Nikki. We had my high school reunion back in June. I wasn't sure if I wanted to go but I am glad that I did. It was great to see my old friends.

[BrattyMeg]

just gonna c/p Laura
i graduated in 95
1: Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
2: TLC - Waterfalls
3: TLC - Creep
4: Seal - Kiss From A Rose
5: Boyz II Men - On Bended Knee

[lovely1m]

Originally Posted by eranslow

I graduated in '98
1 "Too Close" Next
2 "The Boy Is Mine" Brandy and Monica
3 "You're Still the One" Shania Twain
4 "Truly Madly Deeply" Savage Garden
5 "How Do I Live" LeAnn Rimes

and how is it that I don't recognize the top 2?! LOL

eta - nevermind listening to too close right now and I totally recognize it! LOL

I graduated in '98 also. Yeah, those are so not my songs from then. I remember Good Riddence (Time of your Life) by Green Day being a huge hit then though.

[Sherri Tierney]

Nikki, we graduated the same year. My 20 year reunion was weekend before last, though it was in Arizona, and I'm stuck in Kansas, so I didn't go. Why they can't have a summer reunion, I just don't know. They like it to coincide with home coming but, gosh, we all have school aged kids now and if you're out of state it makes it hard! My DH's 20 year reunion is next year, he graduated a year after I did.

[taracotta7]

I am another 95 gal. I will admit......a couple of you ladies are making me feel old! STOP IT!

Totally agree, Nikki.......time is flying. It really does seem like yesterday that I was in HS. I always thought all the "old people" that said that were full of it but darn it, they were right! LOL

[Sherri Tierney]

Originally Posted by taracotta7

I am another 95 gal. I will admit......a couple of you ladies are making me feel old! STOP IT!

Totally agree, Nikki.......time is flying. It really does seem like yesterday that I was in HS. I always thought all the "old people" that said that were full of it but darn it, they were right! LOL

Tara, YOU are making me feel old! Sure... you only graduated 3 years after I did, but still... LOL

[bexy]

i was '94 and the no. 1 that year says "All I Wanna Do" by Sheryl Crow

[k23m]

oh my ... just looked at my list. (1999)
1. Britney Spears - "...Baby One More Time"
2. Santana featuring Rob Thomas - "Smooth"
3. Cher - "Believe"
4. Ricky Martin - "Livin' La Vida Loca"
5. Lauryn Hill - "Doo Wop (That Thing)"

also some TLC, Backstreet Boys, and Sugar Ray in the top 10!

[mariewilcox]

Originally Posted by Sherri Tierney

Tara, YOU are making me feel old! Sure... you only graduated 3 years after I did, but still... LOL

LOL - HELLO! 1980 here folks You ain't old yet!

[SmallMoments]

Originally Posted by bexy

i was '94 and the no. 1 that year says "All I Wanna Do" by Sheryl Crow

This is me too. I'm glad you posted bc I am on my phone and didn't really want to look it up. Lol

[Tracyfish]

1993 here...
1. I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston
2. Whoomp! (There It Is) [House Mix], Tag Team
3. (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You, UB40
4. That's the Way Love Goes, Janet Jackson
5. Freak Me, Silk
6. Weak, SWV
7. If I Ever Fall In Love, Shai
8. Dreamlover, Mariah Carey
9. Rump Shaker, Wreckx-N-Effect
10. Informer, Snow

[rach3975]

Lot of memories on this list! I graduated in '93, and the top songs that year were:

1. I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston [Amazon MP3]
2. Whoomp! (There It Is) [House Mix], Tag Team [Amazon MP3]
3. (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You, UB40 [Amazon MP3]
4. That's the Way Love Goes, Janet Jackson [Amazon MP3]
5. Freak Me, Silk [Amazon MP3]

I had to go listen to a preview of that last one, but now I know I at least knew them all, even though I didn't love any of them.

[kscwgirl]

1994...

1)The Sign, Ace of Base
2)I Swear, All-4-One
3)I'll Make Love to You, Boyz II Men
4)The Power of Love, Celine Dion
5)Hero, Mariah Carey

[Stacey42]

I graduated in 85, I am 3 years from my 30th reunion.

According to Wiki, Don't You Forget about Me by Simple Minds was the top hit the week I graduated.

Other hits, all of which I regularly have in rotation on my playlists, are:

"Can't Fight This Feeling" REO Speedwagon
"One More Night" Phil Collins
"We Are the World" USA for Africa
"Crazy for You" Madonna
"Everything She Wants" Wham!
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" Tears for Fears
"Heaven" Bryan Adams
"A View to a Kill" Duran Duran
"Shout" Tears for Fears
"The Power of Love" Huey Lewis and the News

[MamaBee]

Originally Posted by kscwgirl

1994...

1)The Sign, Ace of Base
2)I Swear, All-4-One
3)I'll Make Love to You, Boyz II Men
4)The Power of Love, Celine Dion
5)Hero, Mariah Carey

Ditto - Class of 94, here... so not looking forward to my class reunion. Of course, we haven't had any yet - no one in my class wanted to go to the 5 or 10. I could careless what anyone is doing - I hated high school.

[cardinalskate]

Originally Posted by k23m

oh my ... just looked at my list. (1999)
1. Britney Spears - "...Baby One More Time"
2. Santana featuring Rob Thomas - "Smooth"
3. Cher - "Believe"
4. Ricky Martin - "Livin' La Vida Loca"
5. Lauryn Hill - "Doo Wop (That Thing)"

also some TLC, Backstreet Boys, and Sugar Ray in the top 10!

This was my year, too. And boy, do these songs take me back! And so many of the other songs make me think about what I was doing and where I was. So fun!

[Beebo]

Oh my! All of y'all are still babies!

[Shawna]

I think the very first CD I bought back in 1992 was Totally Krossed Out by Kris Kross

I graduated in 1996 and I definitely remember the Macarena being huge back then so I'm not too surprised it was the top song that year!

1. Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix), Los Del Rio
2. One Sweet Day, Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men
3. Because You Loved Me, Celine Dion
4. Nobody Knows, Tony Rich Project
5. Always Be My Baby, Mariah Carey
6. Give Me One Reason, Tracy Chapman
7. Tha Crossroads, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
8. I Love You Always Forever, Donna Lewis
9. You're Makin' Me High / Let It Flow, Toni Braxton
10. Twisted, Keith Sweat

[joelsgirl]

Dang, Nikki. I'm not saying you're old, but I remember going to my mom's 20 year reunion and she sure was. ; )

Originally Posted by emmasmommy

these made me giggle
i graduated in 95
1: Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
2: TLC - Waterfalls
3: TLC - Creep
4: Seal - Kiss From A Rose
5: Boyz II Men - On Bended Knee

Me too. My skype username is WaterfallChaser because TLC brings back happy memories.

[carriesmom]

Originally Posted by lovely1m

I graduated in '98 also. Yeah, those are so not my songs from then. I remember Good Riddence (Time of your Life) by Green Day being a huge hit then though.

I'm 1998 too. The only one I like of those 5 is Savage Garden.

[rachaelsscraps]

I graduated in 2003..
The number one song was "This is the night" by Clay Aiken. I don't remember that one. L-U-C-K-I-L-Y! lol A couple weeks later it was "Crazy in Love" by Beyonce, which I do remember (not crazy about it either)

[JulieB146]

Originally Posted by Darcy Baldwin

1983 - but this is for the full year of '83, instead of just the first half.

1. Every Breath You Take, The Police
2. Billie Jean, Michael Jackson
3. Flashdance...What A Feeling, Irene Cara
4. Down Under, Men At Work
5. Beat It, Michael Jackson
6. Total Eclipse of the Heart, Bonnie Tyler
7. Maneater, Daryl Hall and John Oates
8. Baby, Come to Me, Patti Austin and James Ingram
9. Maniac, Michael Sembello
10. Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), The Eurythmics
11. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me, Culture Club

I'm another 1983 grad from high school. Thanks for the excellent list, Darcy!

[TheHybridMess]

Originally Posted by Tracyfish

1993 here...
1. I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston
2. Whoomp! (There It Is) [House Mix], Tag Team
3. (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You, UB40
4. That's the Way Love Goes, Janet Jackson
5. Freak Me, Silk
6. Weak, SWV
7. If I Ever Fall In Love, Shai
8. Dreamlover, Mariah Carey
9. Rump Shaker, Wreckx-N-Effect
10. Informer, Snow

Another 1993 here, I remember 8 of those songs. I'm not much interested in my reunion next here.

[purple_colourz]

These were the top five songs according to billboard the year I graduated highschool (1998)

Next - Too Close
Brandy and Monica - The Boy Is Mine
Shania Twain - You're Still The One
Savage Garden - Truly Madly Deeply
LeAnn Rimes- How Do I Live

[nikkiARNGwife]

Originally Posted by joelsgirl

Dang, Nikki. I'm not saying you're old, but I remember going to my mom's 20 year reunion and she sure was. ; )



Me too. My skype username is WaterfallChaser because TLC brings back happy memories.

hahaha!

Isn't it funny how music is attached to memories...like even reading through some of your lists I can remember exactly where I was in that point of my life.

Well except for like after the year 2004 when I had children and my playlists started to consist of The Backyardigans and Laurie Berkner lol.

[Jenn Barrette]

I graduated in 2001 -

1. Hanging By a Moment, Lifehouse
2. Fallin', Alicia Keys
3. All for You, Janet Jackson
4. Drops of Jupiter, Train
5. I'm Real, Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule

[LibbysMommy]

I graduated in 1997....I was really surprised that Elton John was number one, but then I remembered that was the year Princess Diana died so now it makes sense.


1. Elton John - Candle In The Wind 1997
2. Jewel - Foolish Games / You Were Meant For Me
3. Puff Daddy and Faith Evans - I'll Be Missing You
4. Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart
5. Puff Daddy - Can't Nobody Hold Me Down
6. R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly
7. En Vogue - Don't Let Go (Love)
8. Mark Morrison - Return Of The Mack
9. LeAnn Rimes - How Do I Live
10. Spice Girls - Wannabe