Kiss-FM Top 98 songs of 1984

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I miss radio from the mid-80s. Playlist were definitely more broad and more color blind. The entire family (parents to children) could listen to the same station.

What I also miss is that stations, particularly urban, were able to program based on their market. The top songs in 1984 in NYC would be different than the top songs in Chicago, which would be different than Atlanta, St Louis, LA, etc. The playlist weren't identical and each station had it's own identity/sound. This list definitely brings back some memories.

The first time I've heard The Police "Voices Inside My Head" was on WBLS! The urban stations had NO problem breaking out a track from other genres such as rock and if it worked with the audience, it worked! Getting back to Kiss from that era, The Latin Rascals turned out a WICKED remix on New Years Day 1985 that, with the techniques they've used that was WAY ahead of their time. The one track that still gets me from that remix...."Out Of Touch" by Hall & Oates.

But looking at some of those tracks on the Top 98, they definitely brought back memories! Kiss and 'BLS was where most of the post original-KTU and the Pre-Hot 103 fans went.

Here's another first Tony:
first time I heard "Holiday" by Madonna was on WBLS. That station was way ahead of PLJ and Z100 in breaking Madonna.