My nostalgia is starting to include BBS posts from 1989 (because that's basically the year when it started to become popular to a degree); but this is interesting from a 1989 viewpoint here.

During the month of November MTV viewers were asked to call in and cast their votes in certain categories to 'Rate The 80s'. Below are the results.


"Mega Artist" - MADONNA 33%
                U2 27%
                Prince 17%
                Michael Jackson 15%
                Bruce Springsteen 8%


"Coolest Person" - MEL (Gibson) 39%
                  Jack (Nicholson) 19%
                  Dave (Letterman) 18%
                  Cher 17%
                  (Bob) Geldof 7%


"Comedy God" - EDDIE MURPHY 44%
              Robin Williams 36%
              Steve Martin 9%
              Bette Midler 8%
              Billy Crystal 3%


"Greatest Video in all World History" - 'THRILLER'/MICHAEL JACKSON 35%
                                        'Take On Me'/A-ha 30%
                                        'Money For Nothing'/Dire Straits 17%
                                        'Sledgehammer'/Peter Gabriel 9%
                                        'Once In A Lifetime'/Talking Heads 9%


"Mondo Jock" - MICHAEL JORDAN 34%
              Bo Jackson 28%
              Mike Tyson 16%
              Wayne Gretzky 15%
              Martina Navratilova 7%


"The Really Big Album" - 'HYSTERIA'/DEF LEPPARD 51%
                        'The Joshua Tree'/U2 18%
                        'Thriller'/Michael Jackson 14%
                        'Synchronicity'/The Police 9%
                        'Born In The USA'/Bruce Springsteen 8%


"Pick Flick" - 'BEVERLY HILLS COP' 27%
              'Back To The Future' 23%
              'Raiders Of The Lost Ark' 17%
              'Risky Business' 17%
              'Fatal Attraction' 16%


"Bimbo" - DAN QUAYLE 33%
          Jessica Hahn 31%
          Vanna White 20%
          Rob Lowe 10%
          Brigitte Nielsen 6%


"For Once Something Good On Network TV" - 'MIAMI VICE' 25%
                                          'Family Ties' 23%
                                          'The David Letterman Show' 21%
                                          'Pee Wee's Playhouse' 18%
                                          'Moonlighting' 13%


"Universal Philosophy" - 'LIFE SUCKS, THEN YOU DIE' 37%
                        'Don't Worry, Be Happy' 20%
                        'What's In It For Me?' 17%
                        'Totally Awesome' 15%
                        'Just Say No' 11%


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                                  PRINCE


I'm surprised Michael Jackson was 4th out of 5! (His career wasn't quite dead yet!) I do agree with the "Greatest Video in history" section, though. But for the "really big album", how could Thriller lose? I do agree with the movie selections, along with the "something good on TV".

I'm surprised Michael Jackson was 4th out of 5! (His career wasn't quite dead yet!)

No but he was well on the way to being un-cool. Moonwalker, Leave Me Alone vid, oxygen chamber, Bubbles etc all made him just a bit too odd by late 80s standards.

Is there any Top 100 lists from the '80's or MTV tv schedules from the '80's?

No but he was well on the way to being un-cool. Moonwalker, Leave Me Alone vid, oxygen chamber, Bubbles etc all made him just a bit too odd by late 80s standards.


And by 1993, with the allegations, his career was down the sink.  :-\\

??? Not quite sure how Prince ranked above MJ...probably because I was only 3 at the time and not in the demographic that was polled.