[the OlLine Rebel]

Southern Cross - best performance #18 weekly charts.

Bad the the Bone - best #27 on “Mainstream Rock” chart only.

Ride Like the Wind - no question a top song, #17 Year-End.

Billboard ranks them, I only used top 7 songs of each year.

[Baynative]

Billboard is probably influenced by record label pressure and money as much as politicians are. Looking back through some of their top hit picks for different years seems laughable to me.

Then again, maybe my tastes are contrary to the majority of the population and a song like 'Take it to the Limit' by the Eagles wasn't even considered top 20 in a year where Paul McCartney's "Silly Love Songs" was number one.