80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[sadchild]

1985:

40: SMOOTH OPERATOR - SADE
39: WAKE UP (NEXT TO YOU) - GRAHAM PARKER AND THE SHOT
38: LITTLE BY LITTLE - ROBERT PLANT
37: JUST A GIGOLO/I AIN'T GOT NOBODY - DAVID LEE ROTH
36: NEVER SURRENDER - COREY HART
35: BANG A GONG (GET IT ON) - THE POWER STATION
34: WHO'S HOLDING DONNA NOW - DEBARGE
33: PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE - DEPECHE MODE
32: 19 - PAUL HARDCASTLE
31: POSSESSION OBSESSION - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
30: CANNONBALL - SUPERTRAMP
29: JUST AS I AM - AIR SUPPLY
28: GETCHA BACK - THE BEACH BOYS
27: DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) - SIMPLE MINDS
26: IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE -STING
25: SENTIMENTAL STREET - NIGHT RANGER
24: CRAZY IN THE NIGHT (BARKING AT AIRPLANES) - KIM CARNES
23: TOUGH ALL OVER - JOHN CAFFERTY AND THE BEAVER BROWN BAND
22: NEVER ENDING STORY - LIMAHL
21: GLORY DAYS - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
20: EVERYTIME YOU GO AWAY - PAUL YOUNG
19: THE GOONIES 'R' GOOD ENOUGH - CYNDI LAUPER
18: FRESH - KOOL & THE GANG
17: YOU GIVE GOOD LOVE - WHITNEY HOUSTON
16: VOICES CARRY - 'TIL TUESDAY
15: AXEL F - HAROLD FALTERMEYER
14: WOULD I LIE TO YOU - EURYTHMICS
13: EVERYTHING SHE WANTS - WHAM!
12: SMUGGLER'S BLUES - GLENN FREY
11: SUDDENLY - BILLY OCEAN
10: THE SEARCH IS OVER - SURVIVOR
9: WALKING ON SUNSHINE - KATRINA AND THE WAVES
8: THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER - HOWARD JONES
7: IN MY HOUSE - MARY JANE GIRLS
6: ANGEL - MADONNA
5: A VIEW TO A KILL - DURAN DURAN
4: RASPBERRY BERET - PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION
3: EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD - TEARS FOR FEARS
2: SUSSUDIO - PHIL COLLINS
1: HEAVEN - BRYAN ADAMS

 

[HecticArt]

Starting with Smooth Escalator, I've got 20 or 21.

 

[sadchild]

Good 9
Okay 11
Bad 20

13: EVERYTHING SHE WANTS - WHAM!

I've never liked this song, but Alien Ant Farm (who did a great cover of "Smooth Criminal" back in the day) just covered this one too. I expected to hate it, but I like it!

11: SUDDENLY - BILLY OCEAN

2: SUSSUDIO - PHIL COLLINS

My guess at #1

1: HEAVEN - BRYAN ADAMS

Everyone else's guess at #1. Curses! Foiled again!

#44 Gino Vannelli "Black Cars"
#47 John Fogerty "Centerfield"
#72 Dokken "Alone Again"
#74 Weird Al "Like A Surgeon"

Shoulda been top 40 hits

#69 Jean Knight "My Toot Toot"

Toot toot in 69? Not allowed!

Won't make the top 40
#43 Commodores "Animal Instinct"
#44 Gino Vannelli "Black Cars"
#47 John Fogerty "Centerfield"
#49 Men At Work "Everything I Need"
#56 Foreigner "Reaction To Action"
#61 Hooters "All You Zombies"
#62 Tom Petty "Make It Better"
#63 Klymaxx "Meeting In The Ladies Room"
#64 Natalie Cole "Dangerous"
#65 Go West "Call Me"
#66 Menudo "Hold Me"
#67 Jeff Beck "People Get Ready"
#69 Jean Knight "My Toot Toot"
#71 Chaka Khan "Through The Fire"
#72 Dokken "Alone Again"
#73 Patti LaBelle "Stir It Up"
#74 Weird Al "Like A Surgeon"
#75 Jermaine Jackson "(Closest Thing) to Perfect"
#77 Sade "Your Love Is King"
#79 George Thorogood "Willie & The Hand Jive"
#82 Vitamin Z "Burning Flame"
#83 Sister Sledge "Frankie"
#86 Kim Mitchell "Go for Soda"
#87 Jack Wagner "The Lady of My Heart"
#92 Shannon "Do You Wanna Get Away"
#95 Dolly Parton/Kenny Rogers "Real Love"
#98 Atlantic Starr "Freak-A-Ristic"
#99 Philip Bailey "Walking On The Chinese Wall"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Won't make the top 40
#44 Gino Vannelli "Black Cars"
#47 John Fogerty "Centerfield"
#61 Hooters "All You Zombies"
#74 Weird Al "Like A Surgeon"

My surprises. I am sure Black Cars did much better in Canada.

 

[kingchuck69]

And definitely "Go For Soda".

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

And definitely "Go For Soda".

You are right. I missed that one. It was a lot bigger up in Canada.

 

[HecticArt]

#44 Gino Vannelli "Black Cars"
#47 John Fogerty "Centerfield"
#72 Dokken "Alone Again"
#74 Weird Al "Like A Surgeon"

Shoulda been top 40 hits

Agreed

#61 Hooters "All You Zombies"

I've said it before, and I'll say it again. What a killer (no pun intended) sound. It was huge. Too bad it didn't break the top 40.

 

[kingchuck69]

You are right. I missed that one. It was a lot bigger up in Canada.

Kim Mitchell is definitely a rock icon in Canada with a ton of hits. "Go For Soda" did peak on the American Mainstream Rock charts at #12 while "Patio Lanterns" peaked at #36.

 

[Aaron]

6/28/1980

40. ATOMIC - BLONDIE
39. ASHES BY NOW - RODNEY CROWELL
38. ANGEL SAY NO - TOMMY TUTONE
37. STAND BY ME - MICKEY GILLEY
36. TAKE YOUR TIME - S.O.S. BAND
35. MISUNDERSTANDING - GENESIS
34. LOVE THE WORLD AWAY - KENNY ROGERS
33. THEME FROM NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FRANK SINATRA
32. ANSWERING MACHINE - RUPERT HOLMES
31. ALL NIGHT LONG - JOE WALSH
30. TWO PLACES AT THE SAME TIME - RAYDIO
29. GIMME SOME LOVIN' - BLUES BROTHERS
28. LOST IN LOVE - AIR SUPPLY
27. WONDERING WHERE THE LIONS ARE - BRUCE COCKBURN
26. HURT SO BAD - LINDA RONSTADT
25. IN AMERICA - CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
24. STOMP - THE BROTHERS JOHNSON
23. MORE LOVE - KIM CARNES
22. BRASS IN POCKET - THE PRETENDERS
21. I'M ALIVE - ELO
20. DON'T FALL IN LOVE WITH A DREAMER - KENNY ROGERS AND KIM CARNES
19. SHOULD'VE NEVER LET YOU GO - NEIL & DARA SEDAKA
18. TIRED OF TOEIN' THE LINE - ROCKY BURNETTE
17. ONE FINE DAY - CAROLE KING
16. MAGIC - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
15. CALL ME - BLONDIE
14. CARS - GARY NUMAN
13. SHINING STAR - THE MANHATTANS
12. LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT - PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE
11. LET'S GET SERIOUS - JERMAINE JACKSON
10. SHE'S OUT OF MY LIFE - MICHAEL JACKSON
9. CUPID/I'VE LOVED YOU FOR A LONG TIME - SPINNERS
8. BIGGEST PART OF ME - AMBROSIA
7. STEAL AWAY - ROBBIE DUPREE
6. LITTLE JEANIE - ELTON JOHN
5. AGAINST THE WIND - BOB SEGER
4. IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME - BILLY JOEL
3. THE ROSE - BETTE MIDLER
2. FUNKYTOWN - LIPPS, INC
1. COMING UP - PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS

 

[HecticArt]

Looks like about 13 for me.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

They have done 1980/07/05 previously. A very similar countdown (1 week apart). Pretty good though.

 

[sadchild]

Good 5
Okay 9
Bad 26

19. SHOULD'VE NEVER LET YOU GO - NEIL & DARA SEDAKA

15. CALL ME - BLONDIE

Someone else picked this for their guess at #1

2. FUNKYTOWN - LIPPS, INC

Someone else picked this for their guess at #1

1. COMING UP - PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS

I picked this one and won! Whoop whoop!

#55 Van Halen "And The Cradle Will Rock"

Just listened to Women And Children First last week, what a great album. This week makes a full year I've been competing against my friend's son and former roommate.

#67 Queen "Play The Game"

Shoulda made the 40.

Won't reach the top 40
#42 Glen Campbell/Rita Coolidge "Somethin' 'Bout You Baby I Like"
#48 Invisible Man's Band "All Night Thing"
#55 Van Halen "And The Cradle Will Rock"
#56 Player "It's For You"
#58 Stephanie Mills "Sweet Sensation"
#60 Gladys Knight & the Pips "Landlord"
#65 Anne Murray "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You"
#66 Average White Band "Let's Go Round Again"
#67 Queen "Play The Game"
#69 Kiss "Shandi"
#70 Russ Ballard "On The Rebound"
#71 Joe Sun "Shotgun Rider"
#72 Billy Preston/Syreeta Wright "One More Time for Love"
#73 Pretenders "Stop Your Sobbing"
#76 Grateful Dead "Alabama Getaway"
#77 REO Speedwagon "Time For Me To Fly"
#79 Gary Burbank with Band McNally "Who Shot JR?"
#81 Crystal Gayle "The Blue Side"
#82 Roy Orbison/Emmylou Harris "That Lovin' You Feelin' Again"
#83 Firefall "Love That Got Away"
#84 Teri Desario & KC "Dancin' In The Streets"
#85 Herb Alpert "Beyond"
#88 Tony Joe White "I Get Off On It"
#89 Kingbees "My Mistake"
#90 David Hudson "Honey, Honey"
#95 Temptations "Power"
#96 Pat Travers "Is This Love"
#97 John Denver "Dancing With The Mountains"
#98 Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway "Back Together Again"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Won't reach the top 40
#55 Van Halen "And The Cradle Will Rock"
#67 Queen "Play The Game"
#77 REO Speedwagon "Time For Me To Fly"
#89 Kingbees "My Mistake"

These are surprising to me (#89 was a favourite of mine -- maybe not too many others)

Won't reach the top 40
#79 Gary Burbank with Band McNally "Who Shot JR?"

If this didn't crack the top 40 then, the band is doomed. JR was all anyone was talking about in 1980.

 

[HecticArt]

#55 Van Halen "And The Cradle Will Rock"

#77 REO Speedwagon "Time For Me To Fly"

These are the ones that surprise me.
I thought they would have made it.

 

[sadchild]

1989:

40: WHERE ARE YOU NOW – JIMMY HARNEN WITH SYNCH
39: SECRET RENDEZVOUS – KARYN WHITE
38: HEY BABY – HENRY LEE SUMMER
37: FOREVER YOUR GIRL – PAULA ABDUL
36: ROCK ON – MICHAEL DAMIAN
35: COMING HOME - CINDERELLA
34: DRESSED FOR SUCCESS - ROXETTE
33: BE WITH YOU – THE BANGLES
32: SEND ME AN ANGEL ’89 – REAL LIFE
31: DOWN BOYS - WARRANT
30: CLOSE MY EYES FOREVER – LITA FORD WITH OZZY OSBOURNE
29: I LIKE IT - DINO
28: VERONICA – ELVIS COSTELLO
27: ON OUR OWN – BOBBY BROWN
26: MY BRAVE FACE – PAUL McCARTNEY
25: ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY – GREAT WHITE
24: WHO DO YOU GIVE YOUR LOVE TO – MICHAEL MORALES
23: LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME – BON JOVI
22: BATDANCE - PRINCE
21: CRAZY ABOUT HER – ROD STEWART
20: INTO THE NIGHT – BENNY MARDONES
19: SO ALIVE – LOVE AND ROCKETS
18: EVERY LITTLE STEP – BOBBY BROWN
17: CRY - WATERFRONT
16: ROOMS ON FIRE – STEVIE NICKS
15: WIND BENEATH MY WINGS – BETTE MIDLER
14: THE DOCTOR – DOOBIE BROTHERS
13: WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW - EXPOSE
12: I WON’T BACK DOWN – TOM PETTY
11: TOY SOLDIERS - MARTIKA
10: I’LL BE LOVING YOU (FOREVER) – NEW KIDS ON THE BLACK
9: MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY – NATALIE COLE
8: I DROVE ALL NIGHT – CYNDI LAUPER
7: THIS TIME I KNOW IT’S FOR REAL – DONNA SUMMER
6: EXPRESS YOURSELF - MADONNA
5: IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW – SIMPLY RED
4: BUFFALO STANCE – NENEH CHERRY
3: SATISFIED – RICHARD MARX
2: GOOD THING – FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS
1: BABY DON’T FORGET MY NUMBER – MILLI VANILLI

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Only 7 good or tolerable songs. But 1989 was a wasteland. Pre-alternative/grunge but with boy bands.

 

[Aaron]

Definitely a lot of channel changers in there for me. But I think I found 13 songs I'm okay with.

 

[HecticArt]

Definitely a lot of channel changers in there for me. But I think I found 13 songs I'm okay with.

I'm in the same range.

 

[MonoStereo]

Won't make the top 40
#44 Gino Vannelli "Black Cars"
#47 John Fogerty "Centerfield"
#49 Men At Work "Everything I Need"
#61 Hooters "All You Zombies"
#65 Go West "Call Me"
#72 Dokken "Alone Again"
#86 Kim Mitchell "Go for Soda"

I don't check this thread usually, because when the countdown's on we're listening to the Casey AT40 rerun on 70's On 7. Which is dumb (the "not checking this thread" part ) because 1984-1987 was the time frame where I worked in radio.

Anyway, I was a little surprised to see that "Centerfield" & "Go For Soda" didn't make the Top 40, because we played the hell outta those records. We were technically a CHR station, but we also pulled a lotta stuff from the Rock charts. And at nights ( the shifts I was on-air ) we could be a borderline AOR station at times. Looking back, I realize we were kind of a "Jack" station waaaaaay before that was a thing. But with more of a rockin' edge to it.

And I always thought those Vanelli & Go West tracks were hits, but they just never quite got there. I don't think people were ready to accept Gino as something other than the soft rock crooner people already knew, & I dunno why Go West never broke at this point ( between the song above & "We Close Our Eyes" ).

The Men At Work song was a surprise stiff, & I'm actually surprised it got into the Top 50. I dunno why that happened...just too much time between "Cargo" & the 3rd album? ( shrugs ) I do like the song, but think the production's more dated than their earlier stuff.

"All You Zombies" was an AWFUL choice for 1st single from "Nervous Night", which was proven by the success of the next 2 singles from the album.

And I always figured "Alone Again" would make Dokken bigger than it did, but its ceiling for success always seemed to be that it would be the "Most Valuable Metal" on the "Metalshop" show, but could never break out bigger.

And them's my thoughts on THAT chart/countdown.

 

[sadchild]

@MonoStereo

That was a great read about the 85 countdown

@Aaron @HecticArt

Yep I'm at 15 good.

@IdRatherBeSkiing

My problem with 1989 is that most of the big pop hits were junk, but the bottom of the 40 and below had a ton of amazing, groundbreaking material. So it's a polarizing year of bigger trash vs not-as-successful groundbreakers and trendsetters.

Classic releases from '89 that shaped the decade to come:

2 Live Crew - As Nasty As They Wanna Be
Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
Cure - Disintegration
Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus" CD Single (won't reach the 40 until Feb 1990)
Faith No More - The Real Thing ("Epic" won't chart until 1990)
Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine
Pop Will Eat Itself - This Is The Day/Hour/This (later given a US deal by Trent Reznor NIN)
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Mother's Milk

Plus some stuff released in 1988 didn't hit the mainstream hard until 1989 (or at least I didn't hear it until then):

Danzig - Danzig
Enya - Watermark
Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
Living Colour - Vivid
Metallica - And Justice For All

The other good thing about 1989 (for me) was that hair bands had a second wave of greatness. I got into that scene in '83 and rode it for a couple years, but a lot of hair bands got lame around 85-88 (that's when I started getting into alternative as my.... alternative). But in '89 there was a ton of great hard rock! Too bad it only lasted a couple years.