Back In The Day: The Billboard Modern Rock Charts From 35 Years Ago

Modern Rock Tracks for Week Ending 03/18/1989
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No. 01 Song
Elvis Costello - “Veronica”


Tracks that fell out of the top 30
Camouflage - “That Smiling Face”
Waterboys - “The Fisherman’s Blues”
U2 - “God, Pt. II”
The Saints - “The Music Goes Round My Heart”
The Dead Milkmen - “Punk Rock Girl”
Christmas - “Stupid Kids”

New Additions
Morrissey - “The Last Of The Famous International Playboys”


R.E.M. - “Turn You Inside Out”


Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - “Madonna of The Wasps”


New Order - “Round & Round”
 
From one of my wife's least favorite songs ("Veronica") to one of her all-time favorites ("Last Of The Famous International Playboys")

And again, like "Crash" by The Primitives, I had no idea that The Proclaimers originally released this song in the 80's. It later got popular in the 90's because of the Benny & Joon soundtrack.
 
Bohnjaggs said:
And again, like "Crash" by The Primitives, I had no idea that The Proclaimers originally released this song in the 80's. It later got popular in the 90's because of the Benny & Joon soundtrack.
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Yeah, my introduction was the Benny & Joon soundtrack too. Probably the best thing to come from that movie. I was aware it was an older song just judging the parts of the video that didn’t feature the Johnny Depp all seemed dated even if it was only 4 years later.
 
So I never spent a whole lot of time with Spike, but I had it on cassette back in the day. I was pretty astonished today when I realized there was a Tuba on it.
 
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