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Saturday, May 20, 2023

Yes et al: Top 100 Songs/Top 20 Albums

Yes et al

Top 100 Songs

Progressive rock group formed in London in 1968. The original members were:

  • Jon Anderson (vocals: 1968-80, 1983-88, 1990-2004)
  • Chris Squire (bass: 1968-2015). Died in 2015.
  • Tony Kaye (keyboards: 1968-71, 1982-94)
  • Peter Banks (guitar: 1968-70)
  • Bill Bruford (drums: 1968-72, 1990-92)

Future members included:

  • Steve Howe (guitar: 1970-81, 1990-92, 1995-present)
  • Rick Wakeman (keyboards: 1971-74, 1976-80, 1990-92, 1995-96, 2002-04)
  • Alan White (drums: 1972-2022)
  • Patrick Moraz (keyboards: 1974-76)
  • Geoff Downes (keyboards: 1980-81, 2011-present)
  • Trevor Horn (vocals: 1980-81)
  • Trevor Rabin (guitar, vocals, keyboards: 1982-94)
  • Billy Sherwood (bass, keyboards, guitar: 1997-2000, 2015-present)
  • Igor Khoroshev (keyboards: 1997-2000)
  • Benoit David (vocals: 2008-12)
  • Oliver Wakeman (keyboards: 2008-11)
  • Jon Davison (vocals: 2012-present)
  • Jay Schellen (drums: 2022-present)

Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman, Howe also recorded together from 1988-92, but under their names as they didn’t have rights to use the Yes moniker. Downes and Horn worked together in the Buggles before joining Yes. Howe and Downes formed Asia after departing from Yes in 1981. Howe was also in the short-lived GTR in 1986.

Click here to see other acts’ best-of lists.

Spotify Podcast:

Check out Dave’s Music Database podcast: The Best of Yes based on this list. It debuts October 5, 2021 at 7pm CST. New episodes based on Dave’s Music Database lists are posted every Tuesday at 7pm CST.

Awards:

Top 100 Songs

This list was created by tallying the number of appearances songs had on Yes compilations and live albums as well as best-of lists focused on Yes songs. The top 100 ranking songs were then re-ranked according to their overall status on Dave’s Music Database, which integrates best-of lists as well as chart success, sales, radio airplay, streaming, and awards. A few lists incorporated some Yes-related material, hence the inclusion of songs by the Buggles, Asia, GTR, Jon Anderson (solo), and Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe.

DMDB Top 2%:

1. Owner of a Lonely Heart (1983)
2. Roundabout (1971)
3. Video Killed the Radio Star (The Buggles, 1979)

DMDB Top 5%:

4. I’ve Seen All Good People (1971)
5. Heat of the Moment (Asia, 1982)

DMDB Top 10%:

6. And You and I (1972)
7. Starship Trooper (1971)
8. Long Distance Runaround (1971)
9. Leave It (1983)

DMDB Top 20%:

10. Only Time Will Tell (Asia, 1982)

11. Yours Is No Disgrace (1971)
12. Wonderous Stories (1977)
13. Love Will Find a Way (1987)
14. Going for the One (1977)
15. Rhythm of Love (1987)
16. America (1972)
17. Heart of the Sunrise (1971)
18. Don’t Cry (Asia, 1983)
19. Go (Asia, 1985)
20. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes (Asia, 1983)

21. It Can Happen (1983)
22. Lift Me Up (1991)
23. Changes (1983)
24. When the Heart Rules the Mind (GTR, 1986)

Beyond the DMDB Top 20%:

25. Don’t Kill the Whale (1978)
26. Soon (1974)
27. Hold On (1983)
28. Close to the Edge (1972)
29. Days Like These (Asia, 1990)
30. Wildest Dreams (Asia, 1982)

31. Shoot High Aim Low (1987)
32. The Calling (1994)
33. Siberian Khatru (1972)
34. Amazing Grace (1976)
35. Time and a Word (1970)
36. Our Song (1983)
37. Cage of Freedom (Jon Anderson, 1984)
38. Every Little Thing (1969)
39. South Side of the Sky (1971)
40. Sole Survivor (Asia, 1982)

41. Open Your Eyes (1997)
42. Brother of Mine (Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe; 1989)
43. I Would Have Waited Forever (1991)
44. Make It Easy (1982)
45. Walls (1994)
46. Final Eyes (1987)
47. Tempus Fugit (1980)
48. We Have Heaven (1971)
49. Fly from Here: We Can Fly (2011)
50. Homeworld (The Ladder) (1999)

51. Awaken (1977)
52. Sweet Dreams (1970)
53. Big Generator (1987)
54. Run with the Fox (Chris Squire & Alan White, 1981)
55. The Clap (1971)
56. The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus) (1971)
57. City of Love (1983)
58. The Gates of Delirium (1974)
59. Holy Lamb (1987)
60. Survival (1969)

61. Saving My Heart (1991)
62. Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil) (1973)
63. No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (1970)
64. Perpetual Change (1971)
65. Dear Father (1970)
66. Then (1970)
67. Does It Really Happen? (1980)
68. The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn) (1973)
69. Turn of the Century (1977)
70. Looking Around (1969)

71. Something’s Coming (1969)
72. Hearts (1983)
73. Love Conquers All (1991)
74. Astral Traveller (1970)
75. Sound Chaser (1974)
76. Money (That’s What I Want) (1978)
77. Without Hope You Cannot Start the Day (1991)
78. I’m Down (1976)
79. Sweetness (1969)
80. The Ice Bridge (2021)

81. Mood for a Day (1971)
82. The More We Live – Let Go (1991)
83. Into the Lens (1980)
84. Order of the Universe (Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe, 1989)
85. To Be Over (1974)
86. Machine Messiah (1980)
87. Parallels (1977)
88. Onward (1978)
89. Run Through the Light (1980)
90. Miracle of Life (1991)

91. Mind Drive (1997)
92. Release Release (1978)
93. Everydays (1970)
94. Lightning Strikes (1999)
95. On the Silent Wings of Freedom (1978)
96. State of Play (1994)
97. Talk (Part 2 of “Endless Dream”) (1994)
98. Masquerade (1991)
99. Dare to Know (2021)
100. Arriving UFO (1978)

Yes: Studio Albums Ranked

Dave’s Music Database lists are determined by album’s appearances on best-of lists as well as chart success, sales, critics’ ratings, and awards. Also factored in are the status of each album’s songs in Dave’s Music Database for songs.

1. Fragile (1971)
2. Close to the Edge (1972)
3. The Yes Album (1971)
4. 90125 (1983)
5. Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973)
6. Relayer (1974)
7. Going for the One (1977)
8. Big Generator (1987)
9. Drama (1980)
10. Tormato (1978)

11. Union (1991)
12. Fly from Here (2011)
13. Talk (1994)
14. Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (1989)
15. Time and a Word (1970)
16. Yes (1969)
17. Heaven & Earth (2014)
18. The Ladder (1999)
19. Magnification (2001)
20. KeyStudio (2001 – studio cuts from 1996’s Keys to Ascension and 1997’s Keys to Ascension 2)

21. Open Your Eyes (1997)

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First posted 7/24/2021; last updated 5/20/2023.

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Saturday, August 1, 1981

On This Day in Music: The Launch of MTV

August 1, 1981

The Launch of MTV

MTV, or Music Television, launched on cable television on August 1, 1981 just after midnight. The first broadcast was only available to parts of New Jersey, but the network would revolutionize how people consumed music. Music videos became an essential part of how an act would promote its songs in the 1980s.

The initial format consisted of crude promotional videos and concert footage. Because of the need for around-the-clock content, the early years made for an opportunity for multiple artists to make names for themselves. Photogenic new wave bands from England such as Duran Duran were among the earliest to benefit.

The network was initially reluctant to veer from its album-rock-oriented format, but Michael Jackson broke into the largely white-dominated programming and became a superstar with his pop and R&B fare. Madonna also gained worldwide appeal thanks to her savvy command of the visual medium with her dance-pop.

In its first 24 hours on the air, MTV aired 116 unique videos. You can see a full list of those videos here. These were the first ten videos:

  1. The Buggles “Video Killed the Radio Star”
  2. Pat Benatar “You Better Run”
  3. Rod Stewart “She Won’t Dance with Me”
  4. The Who “You Better You Bet”
  5. Ph.D. “Little Suzi’s on the Up”
  6. Cliff Richard “We Don’t Talk Anymore”
  7. The Pretenders “Brass in Pocket”
  8. Todd Rundgren “Time Heals”
  9. REO Speedwagon “Take It on the Run”
  10. Styx “Rockin’ the Paradise”

Spotify Podcast:

Check out the Dave’s Music Database podcast episode The Birth of MTV which celebrated the 40th anniversary of the cable network by showcasing some of the videos that were instrumental in establishing the format. It debuted August 3, 2021.

For more important days in music history, check out the Dave’s Music Database history page.

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First posted 8/1/2012; updated 8/24/2023.

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