Published inThree Imaginary Girls1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 26: June 29, 1985)Paul Young’s breakout, the hit Cyndi Lauper hates, Graham Parker’s shot at the brass ring, and Bryan Ferry’s makeout classic5d agoA response icon135d agoA response icon13
Published inThree Imaginary Girls1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 25: June 22, 1985)’Til Tuesday speaks loudly, Whitney Houston debuts, Vitamin Z define cringe, and The Style Council take a standJul 4A response icon15Jul 4A response icon15
Published inThree Imaginary Girls1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 25: June 15, 1985)Prince goes (kinda?) psychedelic, Eurythmics go retro-soul, Lisa Lisa helps invent freestyle, and The Jesus and Mary Chain show me the wayJun 27A response icon16Jun 27A response icon16
Published inThree Imaginary Girls1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 23: June 8, 1985)Duran Duran meets Bond, New Order meets Demme, Lone Justice meets Petty, and Madonna throws away a classicJun 17A response icon14Jun 17A response icon14
Published inThree Imaginary Girls1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 22: June 1, 1985)Bryan Adams croons, Katrina and the Waves celebrate, Klymaxx calls a meeting, and Americans find out who Kim Mitchell isJun 9A response icon12Jun 9A response icon12
Published inThree Imaginary Girls49 Years Ago: Ramones Turn Pop Into Outsider ArtHow four misfits from Queens made the past the futureJun 5A response icon8Jun 5A response icon8
Published inThree Imaginary Girls1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 21: May 25, 1985)Animotion get obsessed, Howard Jones goes Britfunk, Jean Knight invents electro-zydeco, and Phil Collins just vibesJun 2A response icon17Jun 2A response icon17
Published inThree Imaginary Girls1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 20: May 18, 1984)Tom Petty goes psychedelic, Billy Ocean finds his audience, Julian Lennon doesn’t, and The Time finally act up on recordMay 27A response icon5May 27A response icon5
Published ingenXyThe Sun-Times book list wasn’t an AI mistake. It was a human one.The AI didn’t fail. The editors did.May 21A response icon10May 21A response icon10
Published inThree Imaginary Girls1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 19: May 11, 1985)Tears For Fears match the moment, Faltermeyer goes bananas, Patti LaBelle reigns again, and Belouis Some tries his bestMay 19A response icon11May 19A response icon11
