Clash peaked at #45, so they were close. The song was at #79 on that specific week though.
Won't reach the top 40
#42 Queen "A Kind Of Magic"
#66 Honeymoon Suite "What Does It Take"
#90 Doctor And The Medics "Spirit In The Sky"
I thought that would have been closer to 50.#86 Fabulous Thunderbirds "Wrap It Up"
That Was Then, This Is Now reached #20 on the Hot 100 and #24 on the adult contemporary chart. It was one of three "new" Monkees songs – the others were Anytime Anyplace Anywhere and a remake of Paul Revere & The Raiders' Kicks – included on the 1986 compilation CD Then & Now...The Best Of The Monkees. That Was Then, This Is Now was written by Vance Brescia, lead singer of a New York City band called The Mosquitos. They recorded it in 1985 as the title track of a five-song EP. The "new" version was initially credited to The Monkees. Later pressings were more truthful and listed the artists as "Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork of The Monkees." As for the other two "new" Monkees songs, yep, they too were just Micky and Peter.
I thought that would have been closer to 50.
28. YANKEE ROSE - DAVID LEE ROTH
Give me a bottle of anything! And glazed donut! To go!
Won't reach the top 40
#52 38 Special "Somebody Like You"
#72 Thompson Twins "Nothing In Common"
#80 John Eddie "Jungle Boy"
#86 Fabulous Thunderbirds "Wrap It Up"
#91 Emerson Lake & Palmer "Touch And Go"
I thought that would have been closer to 50.
#81 Limited Warranty "Victory Line"
#96 Isle Of Man "Am I Forgiven"
No Wikipedia page for these acts. But this 'Pop Redux 80' guy gives insight on every Hot 100 entry of the 80s, and they're both interesting reads. "Victory Line" is actually pretty good. The other one, not so much.
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"Victory Line" by Limited Warranty
The blog that revisits, revives, and reviews every pop chart hit from the 80s.www.popredux80.com
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"Am I Forgiven" by Isle of Man
The blog that revisits, revives, and reviews every pop chart hit from the 80s.www.popredux80.com
AUGUST 9, 1986
40. LOVE ZONE - BILLY OCEAN
39. WHO'S JOHNNY - EL DEBARGE
38. YOUR WILDEST DREAMS - MOODY BLUES
37. THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART - DOUBLE
36. DON'T FORGET ME WHEN I'M GONE - GLASS TIGER
35. HANGING ON A HEART ATTACK - DEVICE
34. HOLDING BACK THE YEARS - SIMPLY RED
33. STUCK WITH YOU - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
32. TAKEN IN - MIKE + THE MECHANICS
31. MAN SIZE LOVE - KLYMAXX
30. RUMBLE SEAT - JOHN MELLENCAMP
29. THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW - MONKEES
28. YANKEE ROSE - DAVID LEE ROTH
27. WORDS GET IN THE WAY - GLORIA ESTEFAN
26. BABY LOVE - REGINA
25. TAKE IT EASY - ANDY TAYLOR
24. ONE STEP CLOSER TO YOU - GAVIN CHRISTOPHER
23. FRIENDS & LOVERS - GLORIA LORING/CARL ANDERSON
22. ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD - OUTFIELD
21. DIGGING YOUR SCENE - BLOW MONKEYS
20. SUZANNE - JOURNEY
19. OPPORTUNITIES - PET SHOP BOYS
18. TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - BERLIN
17. MODERN WOMAN - BILLY JOEL
16. YOU SHOULD BE MINE - JEFFREY OSBORNE
15. SWEET FREEDOM - MICHAEL McDONALD
14. NASTY - JANET JACKSON
13. DANCING ON THE CEILING - LIONEL RICHIE
12. THE EDGE OF HEAVEN - GEORGE MICHAEL
11. INVISIBLE TOUCH – GENESIS
10. RUMORS - TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB
9. VENUS - BANANARAMA
8. HIGHER LOVE - STEVE WINWOOD
7. DANGER ZONE - KENNY LOGGINS
6. LOVE TOUCH - ROD STEWART
5. WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF - JERMAINE STEWART
4. SLEDGEHAMMER - PETER GABRIEL
3. MAD ABOUT YOU - BELINDA CARLISLE
2. PAPA DON'T PREACH - MADONNA
1. GLORY OF LOVE - PETER CETERA
The Captain Of Her Heart reached #16 on the Billboard Hot 100, making Double – pronounced doo-BLAY – the first Swiss act to have a top-40 hit in the United States. The song also reached #4 on the adult contemporary chart and was a top-ten hit in France, Ireland, Italy, Germany and the UK. Double was guitarist/vocalist Kurt Maloo and drummer/keyboardist Felix Haug. They had previously been in a band called Ping Pong. They shot three videos for The Captain Of Her Heart. Denise Richards, then 15 years old, played a punk girl in one of them. She has since appeared in more than a hundred movies and television series and is currently a regular on The Bold & The Beautiful. Haug died in 2004. Maloo recorded a new version of The Captain Of Her Heart for his 2006 CD Loopy Avenue. It features German-born jazz vocalist Pat Appleton. Hurry and listen!