I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. Every year, our local "modern rock" station, Live105 105.3 FM, put together some sort of countdown show. Sometimes, the countdown was all-time; sometimes, it was just for the last year. As I was cleaning out the garage recently, I found this list I'd transcribed. I believe it is Live105's top 105.3 for the year 1988-89 as aired on Memorial Day weekend in 1989. I think I also have a copy of their top modern rock hits of the 1980's that they aired over New Year's 1989-90. If I find that, I'll type it up, as well. For now, though, I thought you all might enjoy this. :)

Misspellings and errors are mine. #100 band name may not be correct.


105.3. Joan Collins Fan Club - Leader of the Pack
105. Paul Kelly & the Messengers - All the Dumb Things
104. Robyn Hitchock & the Egyptians - Balloon Man
103. Echo & the Bunnymen - Bedbugs and Ballyhoo
102. Morrissey - Hairdresser on Fire
101. Hurricanes - Only One Night
100. Colorscreen - Across the Sky
99. Duran Duran - I Don't Want Your Love
98. Groovy Little Numbers - You Make My Head Explode
97. Beatnik Beatch - Beatnik Beatch
96. James - What For
95. Three O'Clock - Love Explosion
94. KonKan - I Beg Your Pardon
93. Underworld - Under the Radar
92. Chris Isaak - Suspicion of Love
91. Book of Love - Pretty Boys and Pretty Girls
90. Voice of the Beehive - I Say Nothing
89. Hunters & Collectors - Wishing Well
88. Red Flag - Broken Heart
87. Divinyls - Back to the Wall
86. CCCP - Orient Express
85. Woodentops - You Make Me Feel
84. Voice Farm - Johnny Belinda
83. Pop Will Eat Itself - No Love Between Us
82. OMD - Dreaming
81. Art of Noise with Tom Jones - Kiss
80. Karel Fialka - Hey, Matthew
79. Iggy Pop - High on You
78. UB40 with Chrissie Hynde - Breakfast in Bed
77. Joe Strummer - Trash City
76. Go Betweens - Streets of Your Town
75. Secession - Sneakyville
74. Julian Cope - Charlotte Ann
73. Persuit of Happiness - I'm an Adult Now
72. INXS - Kick
71. Shriekback - Sharkwalk
70. Cocteau Twins - Carolyn's Fingers
69. Yello - The Race
68. Aswad - Don't Turn Around
67. Dickies - Boobytrap
66. 10,000 Maniacs - Like the Weather
65. Camouflage - Neighbors
64. Eurythmics - You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart
63. Rankin Roger - Excited
62. A House - Call Me Blue
61. Bryan Ferry - Kiss and Tell
60. Sugarcubes - Motorcrash
59. Blue System - Sorry Little Sarah
58. Shriekback - Go Bang
57. Peter Murphy - All Night Long
56. Transvision Vamp - Tell that Girl to Shut Up
55. Sparks - So Important
54. Oingo Boingo - Cinderella Undercover
53. Midge Ure - Answers to Nothing
52. Devo - Disco Dancer
51. Fishbone - Hey Ma and Pa

[Live105's Top 105.3 1988-89 Continued]

50. Peter Schilling - A Different Story
49. Aztec Camera - Somewhere in My Heart
48. Thomas Dolby - Brain Is Like a Sieve
47. Shona Laing - Soviet Snow
46. Erasure - Ship of Fools
45. Midnight Oil - Dead Heart
44. REM - It's the End of the World as We Know It
43. Jesus & Mary Chain - Happy When It Rains
42. Escape Club - Wild, Wild West
41. Gangway - My Girl and Me
40. INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
39. They Might Be Giants - Don't Let's Start
38. Primitives - Crash
37. Patti Smith - People Have the Power
36. Ofra Haza - Im Nin Alu
35. Shona Laing - Glad I'm Not a Kennedy
34. Maxi Priest - Wild World
33. Coldcut - Stop This Crazy Thing
32. Mission UK - Tower of Strength
31. Marc Almond - Tears Run Rings
30. Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
29. Mighty Lemon Drops - Inside Out
28. Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers - Tomorrow People
27. Wild Swans - Bitterness
26. Sinead O'Connor - Mandinka
25. Pop Will Eat Itself - Defcon One
24. Talking Heads - (Nothing But) Flowers
23. Psychedelic Furs - All that Money Wants
22. Cetu Javu - Situation
21. Martini Ranch - Reach
20. Siouxsie & the Banshees - Killing Jar
19. Timelords- Doctorin the Tardis
18. UB40 - Where Did I Go Wrong
17. West World - Pain Killer
16. Bollock Brothers - Harley David (Son of a B*tch)
15. Midnight Oil - Beds are Burning
14. Information Society - What's on Your Mind
13. Smithereens - Only a Memory
12. When in Rome - The Promise
11. Siouxsie & the Banshees - Peek-A-Boo
10. Erasure - Chains of Love
9. U2 - Desire
8. Big Audio Dynamite - Just Play Music
7. Pet Shop Boys - Always on My Mind
6. REM - Orange Crush
5. Mory Kante - Yeke Yeke
4. Morrissey - Suedehead
3. Church - Under the Milky Way
2. Depeche Mode - Route 66
1. Slickee Boys - This Party Sucks