10/3/07

WXB102 TOP 102 MOST SEQUESTERED SONGS

From my original post at the NEW WAVE OUTPOST last year
October 25,2006.

http://www.nwoutpost.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=15913




Last July 2006, MIKE SUTTON and the rest of the 102family conducted a poll of the TOP WXB102 MOST SEQUESTERED SONG. Last August 2006, MIKE gave me the official results of the poll from over 800 voters and listeners of the station. This October, the countdown was finally broadcast worldwide. (That was October 2006)
THE NEW WAVE COUNTDOWN THAT ENDED ALL NEW WAVE COUNTDOWN!

WXB102 TOP 102 MOST SEQUESTERED SONGS

1. ENVELOPED IDEAS - the Dawn
2. TWO RIVERS - the Adventures
3. TEARS - the Chameleons
4. I MELT WITH YOU - Modern English
5. EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD - Tears for Fears
6. LOVE WILL TEAR US APART - Joy Division
7. FRIDAY I’M IN LOVE - the Cure
8. STATE OF THE NATION - Industry
9. THE KILLING MOON - Echo & the Bunnymen
10. MORE TO LOSE - Seona Dancing
NO PROMISES - Icehouse [TIE]
11. ABSOLUTE REALITY - the Alarm
12. EVERYTIME I SEE YOU - Fra Lippo Lippi
MY EVER CHANGING MOODS - the Style Council [TIE]
13. INBETWEEN DAYS - the Cure
COME WITH ME - Translator [TIE]
14. MATADOR - Xmal Deutschland
15. UPSIDE DOWN - Two Minds Crack
UNCERTAIN SMILE - The The [TIE]
16. BURNING FLAME - Vitamin Z
SMALLTOWN BOY - Bronski Beat [TIE]
17. I GO CRAZY - Flesh for Lulu
18. GERMAN GIRL - the Lotus Eaters
JUST LIKE HEAVEN - the Cure [TIE]
19. DON’T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) - Simple Minds
20. THINKING OF YOU - the Colourfield
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA - Modern English [TIE]
21. A WAY - the Bolshoi
22. DESIRE - Gene Loves Jezebel
PALE SHELTER - Tears for Fears [TIE]
23. HEAVEN KNOWS I’M MISERABLE NOW - the Smiths
24. THE GHOST IN YOU - the Psychedelic Furs
DUEL - Propaganda [TIE]
25. CHAMBER OF HELLOS - Wire Train
THE METRO - Berlin [TIE]
26. WISHFUL THINKING - China Crisis
OUR HOUSE - Madness [TIE]
27. LOVE MOVES IN STRANGE WAYS - Blue Zoo
28. STATE OF ART - Friends Again
A GIRL IN TROUBLE - Romeo Void [TIE]
29. BIRDS FLY (WHISPER TO A SCREAM) - the Icicle Works
SEND ME AN ANGEL - Real Life [TIE]
30. THE UNGUARDED MOMENT - the Church
31. TOTAL RECALL - the Sound
YOU’RE THE BEST THING - the Style Council [TIE]
32. THE PAN WITHIN - the Waterboys
33. CITIES IN DUST - Siouxsie & the Banshees
34. SUNDAY MORNING - the Bolshoi
35. ENOLA GAY - O.M.D.
I MET HER IN PARIS - Jimmy Jimmy [TIE]
36. WHEN ALL'S WELL - Everything But the Girl
SHOUT TO THE TOP! - the Style Council [TIE]
37. BRINGING HOME THE ASHES - the Wild Swans
38. AFRICAN AND WHITE - China Crisis
ANGEL - Fra Lippo Lippi [TIE]
39. FLAMING SWORD - Care
SALAMAT - the Dawn [TIE]
40. BROKEN LAND - the Adventures
41. FOREVER YOUNG - Alphaville
42. ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME - Naked Eyes
43. THE FIRST PICTURE OF YOU - the Lotus Eaters
44. (FEELS LIKE) HEAVEN - Fiction Factory
HEARTACHE - Gene Loves Jezebel [TIE]
45. SO IN LOVE - O.M.D.
ELECTRIC BLUE - Icehouse [TIE]
46. PURE - the Lightning Seeds
47. THE PROMISE - When In Rome
EVERYWHERE I GO - the Call [TIE]
48. BUILD - the Housemartins
49. STILL ON FIRE - Aztec Camera
I SEND A MESSAGE - INXS [TIE]
50. SOMEBODY - Depeche Mode
51. THANK YOU - the Pale Fountains
CUTS YOU UP - Peter Murphy [TIE]
52. PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) - U2
53. MY SANCTUARY - the Identity Crisis
54. LOVE VIGILANTES - New Order
THIS IS THE DAY - The The [TIE]
55. WHEN LOVE BREAKS DOWN - Prefab Sprout
56. PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE - Depeche Mode
THE MODEL - Kraftwerk [TIE]
57. SAVE A PRAYER - Duran Duran
CARS - Gary Numan [TIE]
58. WORLDS APART - Cactus World News
A NIGHT LIKE THIS - the Cure [TIE]
59. ANY COLOUR - Cutting Crew
60. SHE SELLS SANCTUARY - the Cult
61. BRIGHTER - the Railway Children
HERE’S WHERE THE STORY ENDS - the Sundays [TIE]
62. DON’T DREAM IT’S OVER - Crowded House
63. UNDER THE MILKY WAY - the Church
64. IT’S MY LIFE - Talk Talk
BIG IN JAPAN - Alphaville [TIE]
65. HEAVEN (MUST BE THERE) - the Eurogliders
67. WHATEVER POSSESSED YOU - Care
CRAZY - Icehouse [TIE]
68. JENNIFER SHE SAID - Lloyd Cole & the Commotions
PLASTIC FLOWERS - the Wake [TIE]
69. LEAVE ME ALONE - New Order
HOW SOON IS NOW? - the Smiths [TIE]
70. GOLD - Spandau Ballet
71. EVERYTHING COUNTS - Depeche Mode
72. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES (BABY VERSION) - the Clash
73. C.R.E.E.P. - the Fall
MODERN INDUSTRY - Fishbone [TIE]
74. LIPS LIKE SUGAR - Echo & the Bunnymen
WELCOME NOW - Eyeless in Gaza [TIE]
75. MY BOYISH DAYS - Care
76. HONEY BE GOOD - the Bible
EVEN NOW - the Call [TIE]
77. TAINTED LOVE/WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO? - Soft Cell
78. IT HURTS - the Lotus Eaters
79. WALK AWAY - the Sisters of Mercy
FINAL SOLUTION - Peter Murphy [TIE]
80. SOMEWHERE IN MY HEART - Aztec Camera
81. LIVING IN A WORLD (TURNED UPSIDE DOWN) - Private Lives
82. TURN BACK THE CLOCK - Johnny Hates Jazz
THROW YOUR ARMS AROUND ME - Hunters & Collectors [TIE]
83. THE GREAT COMMANDMENT - Camouflage
SHE’S IN PARTIES - Bauhaus [TIE]
84. ORIGINAL SIN - INXS
PLEASURE LITTLE TREASURE - Depeche Mode [TIE]
85. EVERYDAY IS LIKE SUNDAY - Morrissey
WHO KNOWS WHAT LOVE IS? - Strawberry Switchblade [TIE]
86. …FROM ACROSS THE KITCHEN TABLE - the Pale Fountains
CRASH - the Primitives [TIE]
87. THE WORST YEAR OF MY LIFE - the Wild Swans
INSIDE OUT - the Mighty Lemon Drops [TIE]
88. THE LEBANON - the Human League
89. KITCHEN SINK DRAMA - Soft Cell
WATCH ME BLEED - Tears for Fears [TIE]
90. RED SKIES - the Fixx
91. THE BRIDGE - Cactus World News
92. I DON’T LIKE MONDAYS - the Boomtown Rats
93. TENDERNESS - General Public
94. WALK OUT TO WINTER - Aztec Camera
95. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US - Fra Lippo Lippi
96. THE WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND - the Colourfield
COME BACK AND STAY - Paul Young [TIE]
97. NEW YEAR’S DAY - U2
PANIC - the Smiths [TIE]
98. EVERY BEAT OF THE HEART - the Railway Children
99. IT DOESN'T SNOW IN MANILA - Deans December
DAMAGED GOODS - Gang of Four [TIE]
100. TOMORROW I SET SAIL - the Wedding
INCUBUS SUCCUBUS - Xmal Deutschland [TIE]
101. LADY - Jimmy Jimmy
LEAN PERIOD - Orange Juice [TIE]
102. KILLING AN ARAB - the Cure

THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY NEW WAVE RADIO COUNTDOWN ON NET RADIO THAT WAS BROADCAST AROUND THE WORLD. HISTORICAL EVENT!! A TRUE FILIPINO INGENUITY!!WXB102 is currently the NUMBER 2 MOST LISTENED RADIO STATION on LIVE 365Thanks to all the listeners!!

An apple a day keeps the doctor away!
DR. STIRRING RHOD

***As of this date, WXB102 has already taken the #1 spot on LIVE 365***
CONGRATULATIONS to the 102 FAMILY!!

1 comment:

eLf ideas said...

Most of the songs here are on the recent, 2008, countdown. I just noticed that two or more songs that got to the recent countdown were by '90s-popular bands--Gin Blossoms and Oasis. For me, the positive effect of this is, this just shows that the New Wave genre didn't stop in the '80s.