TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH – TWO’s DAY
Songs that peaked at #2 and never made it to #1 (and the song that kept them out of the top spot)
Def Leppard “Pour Some Sugar On Me” (Richard Marx “Hold On To The Nights”)
Tag Team “Whoomp! [There It Is]” (UB40 “Can’t Help Falling In Love” and Mariah Carey “Dreamlover”)
Village People “YMCA” (Chic “Le Freak” and Rod Stewart “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy”)
Nena “99 Red Balloons” (Van Halen “Jump”)
Meredith Brooks “Bitch” (Puff Daddy/Mase/Faith Evans “I’ll Be Missing You”)
Hollies “Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress)” (Gilbert O’Sullivan “Alone Again, Naturally”)
Tone-Loc “Wild Thing” (Paula Abdul “Straight Up”)
Cyndi Lauper “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” (Van Halen “Jump”)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH – THE JEWELRY LIST
Listener assisted by Lindsey Harlan
Beatles “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”
Kanye West “Gold Digger”
Rancid “Ruby Soho”
ZZ Top “Pearl Necklace”
Jade “Don’t Walk Away”
Neil Diamond “Sweet Caroline”
Golden Earring “Twilight Zone”
Prince & The NPG “Diamonds And Pearls”
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH – THE GETTIN’ IT ON LIST!
For Valentine’s Day
Marvin Gaye “Let’s Get It On”
Salt-N-Pepa “Let’s Talk About Sex”
Clarence Carter “Strokin’”
James “Laid”
George Michael “I Want Your Sex”
Color Me Badd “I Wanna Sex You Up”
Divinyls “I Touch Myself”
Prince & The NPG “Cream”
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12TH – THE ALONE LIST
Three Dog Night “One”
Rob Thomas “Lonely No More”
Yes “Owner Of A Lonely Heart”
Motels “Only The Lonely”
Billy Squier “Lonely Is The Night”
Billy Idol “Dancing With Myself”
De La Soul “Me Myself & I”
Beatles “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band/With A Little Help From My Friends”
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH – THE HEART LIST
Huey Lewis & The News “Heart Of Rock N’ Roll”
Black Eyed Peas “Don’t Phunk With My Heart”
Big Brother & The Holding Company “Piece Of My Heart”
Rick Springfield “Affair Of The Heart”
Rob Thomas “This Is How A Heart Breaks”
Stacey Q “Two Of Hearts”
Bruce Springsteen “Hungry Heart”
Wallflowers “Sixth Avenue Heartache”
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10TH – THE LOVE LIST
Cure “Love Song”
Sara Bareilles “Love Song”
Tesla “Love Song”
Cardigans “Lovefool”
Firehouse “Love Of A Lifetime”
Gavin Rossdale “Love Remains The Same”
Psychedelic Furs “Love My Way”
Janet Jackson “Love Will Never Do (Without You)”
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH – GRAMMY WINNERS OF PAST (AND PRESENT)
Charlie Daniels Band “Devil Went Down To Georgia” (1979)
Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” (1983)
Coldplay “Viva La Vida” (2009)
All-4-One “I Swear” (1994)
John Mellencamp “Hurts So Good” (1984)
Paul McCartney “Live And Let Die” (1973)
Aerosmith “Crazy” (1995)
Jordin Sparks “No Air” (2009)
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6TH – NYCKI’S BACK!
Welcome back, Nycki Pace!
Elton John “The Bitch Is Back”
Steve Winwood “Back In The High Life”
Daughtry “Home”
Aerosmith “Back In The Saddle”
Rick Astely “Together Forever”
Pretenders “Back On The Chain Gang”
Huey Lewis & The News “Stuck With You”
Grease Soundtrack “We Go Together”
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH – BANDS WITH REPEATING LETTERS/WORDS IN THEIR NAME
Listener assisted by Jodi Harvey
Duran Duran “Wild Boys”
Toto “Africa”
Ting Tings “Shut Up And Let Me Go”
Talk Talk “It’s My Life”
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam “Lost In Emotion”
Goo Goo Dolls “Here Is Gone”
Bow Wow Wow “I Want Candy”
Dada “Dizz Knee Land”
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH – THE BIRDS LIST
Thanks Ernie!
Nelly Furtado “I’m Like A Bird”
Steve Miller Band “Fly Like An Eagle”
Bobby Day “Rockin’ Robin”
Prince “When Doves Cry”
Lynyrd Skynyrd “Freebird”
They Might Be Giants “Birdhouse In Your Soul”
Bob Marley & The Wailers “Three Little Birds”
Time “The Bird”
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD – THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED
50th Anniversary of the plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper J.P. Richardson
Don McLean “American Pie”
Weezer “Buddy Holly”
Buddy Holly “Dearest”
Los Lobos “La Bamba”
Nirvana “All Apologies (Unplugged)”
AC/DC “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”
Notorious B.I.G. “Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems”
John Lennon “Imagine”
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH – THE SHADOW LIST
Andy Gibb “Shadow Dancing”
Fiona Apple “Shadowboxer”
Police “Shadows In The Rain”
Ashlee Simpson “Shadow”
Pat Benatar “Shadows Of The Night”
Linkin Park “Shadow Of The Day”
Crosby, Stills & Nash “Shadow Captain”
Theory Of A Deadman “Shadow”
FRIDAY, JANUARY 30TH – PITTSBURGH VS. ARIZONA
For The Super Bowl
ARIZONA
Alice Cooper “School’s Out”
Jordin Sparks “Tattoo”
Mr. Mister “Broken Wings”
Tubes “She’s A Beauty”
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PITTSBURGH
Christina Aguilera “Ain’t No Other Man”
Donnie Iris “Ah! Leah!”
Deee-Lite “Groove Is In The Heart”
Poison “Nothin’ But A Good Time”
THURSDAY, JANUARY 29TH – THE SUPER LIST
For The Super Bowl
Stevie Wonder “Superstition”
Five For Fighting “Superman (It’s Not Easy)”
Eric Clapton “Superman Inside”
JJ Fad “Supersonic”
Rick James “Super Freak (Part 1)”
R.E.M. “Superman”
Supertramp “Give A Little Bit”
RuPaul “Supermodel”
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28TH – SONGS WITH LYRICS THAT ARE REALLY GIBBERISH
David Lee Roth “Just A Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody”
Eiffel 65 “Blue Da Ba Dee”
Police “De Do Do Do De Da Da Da”
Crash Test Dummies “Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm”
Def Leppard “Rock Of Ages”
Spice Girls “Wannabe”
Beatles “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da”
Snow “Informer”
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27TH – THE LIFE LIST
For the Atlanta cop who was declared legally dead for an hour, then brought back to life
Soul II Soul “Back To Life”
Better Than Ezra “A Lifetime”
Talking Heads “Wild Wild Life”
Tim McGraw “Live Like You Were Dying”
Joe Walsh “Life’s Been Good”
The Fray “How To Save A Life”
Tom Cochrane “Life Is A Highway”
Evanescence “Bring Me To Life”
MONDAY, JANUARY 26TH – SONGS THAT CONTAIN LYRICS IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
U2 “Vertigo”
Madonna “La Isla Bonita”
Santana “Oye Como Va”
Beck “Loser”
After The Fire “Der Kommisar”
Sting “Desert Rose”
Styx “Mr. Roboto”
Christina Aguilera/Lil Kim/Mya/Pink “Lady Marmalade”
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23RD – BANDS THAT HAVE APPEARED ON THE SIMPSONS
Listener assisted by Joe
Go-Go’s “Vacation”
Chumbawamba “Tubthumpin’”
Steve Miller Band “The Joker”
B-52’s “Love Shack”
Red Hot Chili Peppers “Give It Away”
Billy Joel “Uptown Girl”
AC/DC “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap”
Barry Manilow “Copacabana (At The Copa)”
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22ND – SONGS THAT HAVE A STUTERING PART
Aerosmith “Jaded”
Elton John “Bennie And The Jets”
Knack “My Sharona”
DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince “Boom! Shake The Room”
Beach Boys “Barbara Ann”
Phil Collins “Sussido”
Bachman-Turner Overdrive “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet”
Talking Heads “Psycho Killer”
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21ST – THE TIME LIST
Listener assisted by Sharon Pettit
Matchbox twenty “3 AM”
Smash Mouth “Then The Morning Comes”
Starland Vocal Band “Afternoon Delight”
Eve 6 “Here’s To The Night”
Sugar Ray “Every Morning”
Lionel Richie “All Night Long”
Chicago “25 or 6 to 4”
Dolly Parton “9 to 5”
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20TH – CHANGE IS COMING
For Inauguration Day
David Bowie “Changes”
Sheryl Crow “A Change”
REO Speedwagon “Roll With The Changes”
John Waite “Change”
Eric Clapton “Change The World”
John Mayer “Waiting On The World To Change”
Michael Jackson “Man In The Mirror”
Bruce Hornsby “Gonna Be Some Changes Made”
MONDAY, JANUARY 19TH – THE DREAM LIST
For Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – listener assisted by Nichole Cangelosi
Aerosmith “Dream On”
Eurythmics “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)”
Blondie “Dreaming”
Tom Petty “Runnin’ Down A Dream”
Cheap Trick “Dream Police”
Billy Joel “River Of Dreams”
Van Halen “Dreams”
ELO “Hold On Tight”
FRIDAY, JANUARY 16TH – THE ROCK LIST
B-52’s “Rock Lobster”
Nickelback “Rockstar”
The Clash “Rock The Casbah”
Cake “Rock N’ Roll Lifestyle”
Led Zeppelin “Rock & Roll”
Falco “Rock Me Amadeus”
Boston “Rock & Roll Band”
Whispers “Rock Steady”
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15TH – SONGS THAT STARTED OFF WITH ANOTHER TITLE
Van Morrison “Brown-Eyed Girl” [Originally “Brown Skinned Girl”]
Aerosmith “Dude (Looks Like A Lady)” [“Cruisin’ For A Lady”]
Outkast “Hey Ya” [“Thank God For Mom And Dad”]
Abba “Take A Chance On Me” [“Billy Boy”]
Oasis “Wonderwall” [“Wishing Stone”]
a-Ha “Take On Me” [“Lesson One”]
Van Halen “Dance The Night Away” [“Dance Lolita Dance”]
Fray “You Found Me” [“Amistad”]
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14TH – SONGS WITH GREAT WHISTLING PARTS
Guns N’ Roses “Patience”
Bangles “Walk Like An Egyptian”
Otis Redding “(Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay”
Sugar Ray “Every Morning”
J. Geils Band “Centerfold”
John Lennon “Jealous Guy”
Scorpions “Winds Of Change”
Bobby McFerrin “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”