80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[sadchild]

For 1989, I'm not torn between two lovers. I'm torn between five choices.

Spoiler: FIVE POTENTIALS

Bangles "Eternal Flame"
Bon Jovi "I'll Be There For You"
Debbie Gibson "Lost In Your Eyes"
Fine Young Cannibals "She Drives Me Crazy"
Roxette "The Look"

EARLIER
Bobby Brown "My Prerogative"
Paula Abdul "Straight Up"
Phil Collins "Two Hearts"
Poison "Every Rose"

LATER
Martika "Toy Soldiers"
Michael Damien "Rock On"
Milli Vanilli "Baby Don't Forget"
New Kids On The Block "Hangin' Tough"
Paula Abdul "Forever Your Girl"
Prince "Batdance"
Richard Marx "Satisfied"
Roxette "Listen To Your Heart"

SONGS THAT ALMOST GET TO #1 AROUND NOW
Bon Jovi "Born To Be My Baby"
Donnie Osmond "Soldier Of Love"
Milli Vanilli "Girl You Know"
New Kids On The Block "The Right Stuff"

 

[HecticArt]

I’m guessing your 4th choice.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I’m guessing your 4th choice.

Depends which week SXM uses for chart.

 

[Aaron]

4/8/1989

40. RONI - BOBBY BROWN
39. STRAIGHT UP - PAULA ABDUL
38. EVERLASTING LOVE - HOWARD JONES
37. ROCK ON - MICHAEL DAMIAN
36. SEVENTEEN - WINGER
35. ONE - METALLICA
34. I WANNA BE THE ONE - STEVIE B
33. PARADISE CITY - GUNS 'N ROSES
32. YOU GOT IT (THE RIGHT STUFF) - NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
31. IKO IKO - THE BELLE STARS
30. CULT OF PERSONALITY - LIVING COLOUR
29. REAL LOVE - JODY WATLEY
28. YOU'RE NOT ALONE - CHICAGO
27. FOREVER YOUR GIRL - PAUL ABDUL
26. AFTER ALL - CHER & PETER CETERA
25. ORINOCO FLOW - ENYA
24. MORE THAN YOU KNOW - MARTIKA
23. THINKING OF YOU - SA-FIRE
22. JUST BECAUSE - ANITA BAKER
21. SINCERELY YOURS - SWEET SENSATION
20. ROCKET - DEF LEPPARD
19. ROOM TO MOVE - ANIMOTION
18. SECOND CHANCE - .38 SPECIAL
17. LOST IN YOUR EYES - DEBBIE GIBSON
16. I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU - BON JOVI
15. HEAVEN HELP ME - DEON ESTUS
14. THE LIVING YEARS - MIKE & THE MECHANICS
13. YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE - POISON
12. YOU GOT IT - ROY ORBISON
11. SUPERWOMAN - KARYN WHITE
10. FUNKY COLD MEDINA - TONE LOC
9. WALK THE DINOSAUR - WAS (NOT WAS)
8. DREAMIN' - VANESSA WILLIAMS
7. MY HEART CAN'T TELL YOU NO - ROD STEWART
6. STAND - R.E.M.
5. LIKE A PRAYER - MADONNA
4. SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY - FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS
3. GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE - MILLI VANILLI
2. ETERNAL FLAME - THE BANGLES
1. THE LOOK - ROXETTE

 

[Jon]

4/8/1989


39. STRAIGHT UP - PAULA ABDUL

My Teenage Crush

36. SEVENTEEN - WINGER

One of the original bands from Denver, CO. My sister went to high school with the Lead Singer.

26. AFTER ALL - CHER & PETER CETERA

Insert Beavis and Butthead here.

3. GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE - MILLI VANILLI

GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S....GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S.....GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S....GIRL YOU KNOW IT'S.....

 

[HecticArt]

I had 15 this time.

Crazy countdown with Metallica, Cher, Roy Orbison, and Enya all on this week.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

9 for me.

At least that many channel changers.

 

[Aaron]

I usually criticize 1989.. but I mostly like 23 of the songs. A few bloody awful songs also in there.

 

[goreds2]

26 for me.

 

[sadchild]

One of the original bands from Denver, CO. My sister went to high school with the Lead Singer.

Cool!

Insert Beavis and Butthead here.

Agreed!

 

[sadchild]

Good 14
Okay 9
Bad 17

Heard most of these last year (the following week's chart). Previous comments are here

40. RONI - BOBBY BROWN

Nina pronounced Roni wrong. It's supposed to be like "macaRONI". But she called it "Ronny". Bobby was not singing about his sweet, tender "Ronny".

31. IKO IKO - THE BELLE STARS

Just learned recently this was recorded in 1982 and was a minor UK hit. The group broke up in 1986. Then the song got used in Rain Man and became a huge hit here.

25. ORINOCO FLOW (SAIL AWAY) - ENYA

Mark Goodman complained about song titles with parentheses: "Just call it Orinoco Flow or Sail Away!". I disagree. I think this usually happens when the artist wants to name the song something that isn't the most memorable line and the label goes "You have to call it Sail Away" and the artist says "No, it is Orinoco Flow. Acknowledge my artistry." Then they compromise. That's what I've always assumed anyway. Or it can happen if a title is too long like "(You've Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)" or "(Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection". It gives people the option to just call it "Fight For Your Right" or "Love And Affection".

(76. Sheriff "When I'm With You)
(56. New Kids "I'll Be Loving You")
(47. Bette Midler "Wind Beneath My Wings")
14. THE LIVING YEARS - MIKE & THE MECHANICS
5. LIKE A PRAYER - MADONNA

I forgot about all of these in my pre-gaming.

4. SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY - FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS

My friend's son picked this one.

1. THE LOOK - ROXETTE

I picked this one yay! Don't know which one my friend's roommate went for.

#79 U2 "When Love Comes to Town"

This really surprises me! Last year, I didn't include this as a 'never reaches the top 40'. I must have assumed this song made the top 40 and not double checked. But it only peaked at #68 and that shocks me.

Won't reach the top 40
#51 Dino "24/7"
#52 Pasadenas "Tribute (Right On)"
#54 Carly Simon "Let The River Run"
#58 Steve Winwood "Hearts On Fire"
#61 Fixx "Driven Out"
#62 Simply Red "It's Only Love"
#63 Robbie Nevil "Somebody Like You"
#72 Duran Duran "Do You Believe In Shame?"
#73 Peter Schilling "The Different Story"
#74 New Edition "Can You Stand The Rain"
#75 Chris Rea "Working On It"
#77 Inner City "Good Life"
#79 U2 "When Love Comes to Town"
#80 Edie Brickell & New Bohemians "Circle"
#81 Escape Club "Walking Through Walls"
#85 Gina Go-Go "I Can't Face The Fact"
#86 Information Society "Repetition"
#87 Easterhouse "Come Out Fighting"
#88 Eighth Wonder "Baby Baby"
#89 Choirboys "Run To Paradise"
#90 Boy Meets Girl "Bring Down the Moon"
#91 Figures On A Beach "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"
#93 Replacements "I'll Be You"
#94 Melissa Etheridge "Similar Features"
#95 Traveling Wilburys "End Of The Line"
#97 Will To Power "Fading Away"
#98 Glenn Frey "Livin' Right"
#99 Midge Ure "Dear God"

 

[HecticArt]

#61 Fixx "Driven Out"

I'm kinda surprised it made it this high. I love the song, but it wasn't quite mainstream.

#79 U2 "When Love Comes to Town"

I would have thought this would have been closer to 50 or so.

#80 Edie Brickell & New Bohemians "Circle"

I"m surprised it broke 100. I like it, but it's another one that wasn't mainstream.

#93 Replacements "I'll Be You"

#95 Traveling Wilburys "End Of The Line"

I really thought both of these would have broken 40.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

25. ORINOCO FLOW (SAIL AWAY) - ENYA

Mark Goodman complained about song titles with parentheses: "Just call it Orinoco Flow or Sail Away!". I disagree. I think this usually happens when the artist wants to name the song something that isn't the most memorable line and the label goes "You have to call it Sail Away" and the artist says "No, it is Orinoco Flow. Acknowledge my artistry." Then they compromise. That's what I've always assumed anyway. Or it can happen if a title is too long like "(You've Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)" or "(Can't Live Without Your) Love And Affection". It gives people the option to just call it "Fight For Your Right" or "Love And Affection".

Brackets are also used when the songs intended title may get confused with another song's title. Such as "Morning Train (Nine to Five)" by Sheena Easton. "Sail Away" is a well known Styx song.

Won't reach the top 40
#79 U2 "When Love Comes to Town"
#94 Melissa Etheridge "Similar Features"
#95 Traveling Wilburys "End Of The Line"

I find all 3 of these surprising. I heard all 3 of these songs heavily in Canada.

 

[HecticArt]

Similar Features only seemed to get a little air play down here, so I’m happy that it even charted. Water, Window, and Only One got the most rotation.

 

[sadchild]

#95 Traveling Wilburys "End Of The Line"

Just posted about this in the "Can't believe it's not a top 40" thread. But here's a little more I just found about it.

"'Warner Bros. Records' International Department had asked that George Harrison come up with a B-side for This Is Love, a single from his Cloud Nine album. At the time it was customary to couple an A-side with a never-before-heard track, giving it extra sales value,' the Warner Bros. chairman emeritus wrote in the liner notes of 2007's The Traveling Wilburys Collection box set. "Cloud Nine was just out. George, along with cowriter Jeff Lynne and their friends Bob Dylan, Tom Petty and Roy Orbison, had been hanging out in Dylan's studio. I suppose George figured that as long as his pals were on hand, why not use them to knock off this flipside?' Two days later, Harrison presented Ostin with Handle With Care, a song that combined the personalities of all five men in the room into a jangly slice of classic rock heaven that immediately won over both himself and A&R head Lenny Waronker."
Ron Hart (October 18, 2018 - Billboard)

 

[HecticArt]

Two days later.......

Too good.

 

[sadchild]

I'm a bit lost on 1985. I think there's a ton of #1s from about Jan to Aug and I might have half of them listed below?

I'm sure I'm missing some stuff I didn't listen to back in the day.

Wild guessing on the order of these:

EARLIER
Phil/Phil "Easy Lover"
Madonna "Like A Virgin"
Wham "Careless Whisper"
Foreigner "I Want To Know What"
REO Speedwagon "Can't Fight This Feeling"

Spoiler: THREE POTENTIALS

Madonna "Crazy For You"
USA For Africa "We Are The World"
Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me"

LATER
Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"
Paul Young "Every Time You Go Away"
Duran Duran "A View To A Kill"
Huey Lewis & The News "The Power Of Love"
Phil Collins "Sussudio"
Bryan Adams "Heaven"

 

[Aaron]

4/13/1985

40. ONLY THE YOUNG - JOURNEY
39. AXEL F - HAROLD FALTERMEYER
38. SUDDENLY - BILLY OCEAN
37. VOX HUMANA - KENNY LOGGINS
36. THE BIRD - THE TIME
35. CARELESS WHISPER - WHAM/GEORGE MICHAEL
34. EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD - TEARS FOR FEARS
33. LUCKY - GREG KINH BAND
32. KEEPING THE FAITH - BILLY JOEL
31. FOREVER MAN - ERIC CLAPTON
30. EVERYTHING SHE WANTS - WHAM
29. NEW ATTITUDE - PATTI LABELLE
28. RADIOACTIVE - THE FIRM
27. ROCK AND ROLL GIRLS - JOHN FOGERTY
26. SOME THINGS ARE BETTER LEFT UNSAID - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
25. DON'T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
24. PRIVATE DANCER - TINA TURNER
23. THE HEAT IS ON - GLENN FREY
22. SMOOTH OPERATOR - SADE
21. THAT WAS YESTERDAY - FOREIGNER
20. TOO LATE FOR GOODBYES - JULIAN LENNON
19. HIGH ON YOU - SURVIVOR
18. ALONG COMES A WOMAN - CHICAGO
17. SOME LIKE IT HOT - POWER STATION
16. JUST ANOTHER NIGHT - MICK JAGGER
15. ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE - DON HENLEY
14. SOMEBODY - BRYAN ADAMS
13. CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING - REO SPEEDWAGON
12. ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK - MURRAY HEAD
11. DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) - SIMPLE MINDS
10. MISSING YOU - DIANA ROSS
9. OBSESSION - ANIMOTION
8. LOVERGIRL - TEENA MARIE
7. RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT - DEBARGE
6. I'M ON FIRE - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
5. MATERIAL GIRL - MADONNA
4. NIGHTSHIFT - THE COMMODORES
3. CRAZY FOR YOU - MADONNA
2. ONE MORE NIGHT - PHIL COLLINS
1. WE ARE THE WORLD - USA FOR AFRICA

 

[Jon]

34 out of 40. Not bad!

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

26 good.

SXM has done 1985/04/06 & 1985/04/20 before.