Part of the reason why I liked the early-mid 80's so much better.
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80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule
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IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Good 8
Okay 7
Bad 25
I liked more in the bottom 60 than in the top 40.
35: LISTEN TO YOUR HEART – ROXETTE
My guess at #1. Nina said this was the second single from the album, it was actually the third. Third to chart in the US anyway.
20: BUST A MOVE – YOUNG M.C.
Mark called the album Stone Cold Platinum. It's Stone Cold Rhymin'. And it was certified Platinum.
19: IT’S NOT ENOUGH - STARSHIP
I mistook it for Richard Marx "Angelia" for the first 5 seconds.
5: SHOWER ME WITH YOUR LOVE - SURFACE
4: HANGIN’ TOUGH – NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
My friend's son guessed this would be #1
2: GIRL I’M GONNA MISS YOU – MILLI VANILLI
My friend's old roommate guessed this would be #1. We all missed it. And I did the worst by far.
#46 Stage Dolls "Love Cries"
#63 Bad English "Forget Me Not"
#77 Billy Squier "Don't Say You Love Me"
#81 Cinderella "Gypsy Road"
#86 Indigo Girls "Closer to Fine"
#97 Call "Let The Day Begin"
Shoulda made the 40
#76 White Lion "Little Fighter"
#88 Bulletboys "Smooth Up"
#92 Tora Tora "Walkin Shoes"
Like 'em, but understand why they didn't make the 40
Will never reach the top 40
#45 Doobie Brothers "Need a Little Taste of Love"
#46 Stage Dolls "Love Cries"
#49 Chuckii Booker "Turned Away"
#57 Graces "Lay Down Your Arms"
#63 Bad English "Forget Me Not"
#64 Kon Kan "Puss N Boots/These Boots"
#69 Vesta "Congratulations"
#70 Christopher Williams "Talk To Myself"
#71 Underworld "Stand Up"
#74 Adrian Belew "Oh Daddy"
#75 Tangier "On The Line"
#77 Billy Squier "Don't Say You Love Me"
#81 Cinderella "Gypsy Road"
#83 Paul Shaffer "When The Radio Is On"
#85 Texas "I Don't Want a Lover"
#86 Indigo Girls "Closer to Fine"
#88 Bulletboys "Smooth Up"
#89 Donna Summer "Love's About to Change My Heart"
#91 Information Society "Lay All Your Love On Me"
#92 Tora Tora "Walkin Shoes"
#94 Paul McCartney "This One"
#96 Bardeux "I Love The Bass"
#97 Call "Let The Day Begin"
Okay 7
Bad 25
I liked more in the bottom 60 than in the top 40.
35: LISTEN TO YOUR HEART – ROXETTE
My guess at #1. Nina said this was the second single from the album, it was actually the third. Third to chart in the US anyway.
20: BUST A MOVE – YOUNG M.C.
Mark called the album Stone Cold Platinum. It's Stone Cold Rhymin'. And it was certified Platinum.
19: IT’S NOT ENOUGH - STARSHIP
I mistook it for Richard Marx "Angelia" for the first 5 seconds.
5: SHOWER ME WITH YOUR LOVE - SURFACE
4: HANGIN’ TOUGH – NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
My friend's son guessed this would be #1
2: GIRL I’M GONNA MISS YOU – MILLI VANILLI
My friend's old roommate guessed this would be #1. We all missed it. And I did the worst by far.
#46 Stage Dolls "Love Cries"
#63 Bad English "Forget Me Not"
#77 Billy Squier "Don't Say You Love Me"
#81 Cinderella "Gypsy Road"
#86 Indigo Girls "Closer to Fine"
#97 Call "Let The Day Begin"
Shoulda made the 40
#76 White Lion "Little Fighter"
#88 Bulletboys "Smooth Up"
#92 Tora Tora "Walkin Shoes"
Like 'em, but understand why they didn't make the 40
Will never reach the top 40
#45 Doobie Brothers "Need a Little Taste of Love"
#46 Stage Dolls "Love Cries"
#49 Chuckii Booker "Turned Away"
#57 Graces "Lay Down Your Arms"
#63 Bad English "Forget Me Not"
#64 Kon Kan "Puss N Boots/These Boots"
#69 Vesta "Congratulations"
#70 Christopher Williams "Talk To Myself"
#71 Underworld "Stand Up"
#74 Adrian Belew "Oh Daddy"
#75 Tangier "On The Line"
#77 Billy Squier "Don't Say You Love Me"
#81 Cinderella "Gypsy Road"
#83 Paul Shaffer "When The Radio Is On"
#85 Texas "I Don't Want a Lover"
#86 Indigo Girls "Closer to Fine"
#88 Bulletboys "Smooth Up"
#89 Donna Summer "Love's About to Change My Heart"
#91 Information Society "Lay All Your Love On Me"
#92 Tora Tora "Walkin Shoes"
#94 Paul McCartney "This One"
#96 Bardeux "I Love The Bass"
#97 Call "Let The Day Begin"
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
This weeks surprise. This is a great tune. It did make my 424.
Not a surprise. Adrian is great, and doesn't get enough respect, but he doesn't really write for the radio anyway.
A little bit of a surprise.
A big surprise.
Sort of a surprise, but they were right at the tail end of the hair thing. I still loved that album though.
That's a crime. Such a great song.
Good Lord, that list of songs is grim. And people wonder how "alternative" music became so big just a couple years later?
One amusing memory that came up after reading that death march of a chart...around this time, a friend of mine & I wound up babysitting the 3 year old daughter of his girlfriend at the time. And she was running around all day, shouting "JEWISH!!!!!" "JEWISH!!!!!" "JEWISH!!!!!". We just kept looking at each other like...the hell? Not only why does she keep shouting the word, but how does she even know that word at 3 years old? It's not like her family had a Jewish background or anything like that.
Eventually, the latest Madonna video came on MTV in the background. And this little girl RAN up to the tee vee, screaming "JEWISH!!!!!" "JEWISH!!!!!" "JEWISH!!!!!"
In her 3 year old jibberish speak, "Cherish" came out "Jewish". And you better believe ever since that day, that song has always been "Jewish" to me.
One amusing memory that came up after reading that death march of a chart...around this time, a friend of mine & I wound up babysitting the 3 year old daughter of his girlfriend at the time. And she was running around all day, shouting "JEWISH!!!!!" "JEWISH!!!!!" "JEWISH!!!!!". We just kept looking at each other like...the hell? Not only why does she keep shouting the word, but how does she even know that word at 3 years old? It's not like her family had a Jewish background or anything like that.
Eventually, the latest Madonna video came on MTV in the background. And this little girl RAN up to the tee vee, screaming "JEWISH!!!!!" "JEWISH!!!!!" "JEWISH!!!!!"
In her 3 year old jibberish speak, "Cherish" came out "Jewish". And you better believe ever since that day, that song has always been "Jewish" to me.
This is one of the weakest charts I've seen. I had maybe 13 out of the bunch. A shift occurred to more poppy, generic songs near the end of the decade. I wish I could pinpoint when this occurred. I listened to an AT40 episode from August of 1990 this week and things were further downhill.
@sadchild: I agree the "Will never reach top 40' is much more intriguing.
I'm surprised to see #49 Chuckii Booker "Turned Away" so close to the forty and #69 Vesta "Congratulations" and 70 Christopher Williams "Talk To Myself" seem a bit out of place. #88 Bullet boys "Smooth Up" was one of my favorites along with "For the Love of Money".
@sadchild: I agree the "Will never reach top 40' is much more intriguing.
I'm surprised to see #49 Chuckii Booker "Turned Away" so close to the forty and #69 Vesta "Congratulations" and 70 Christopher Williams "Talk To Myself" seem a bit out of place. #88 Bullet boys "Smooth Up" was one of my favorites along with "For the Love of Money".
@seasalt43 I was a fan of the whole Bulletboys album. "Smooth Up" "Love Of Money" are great and so is "Owed To Joe", which I still crank up 30 years later!
They were a little late to the hair party, or we might have gotten some albums out of them.
I'm a fan of all 3 of their Warner Brothers records. And they actually just reformed the original lineup, but so far the virus has put the kibosh on a lot of activity.
Liked the first album (just listened to it today for the first time in probably 5 years). Didn't like the first two songs I heard off of the second one (anything about THC generally turns me off) and just kinda stopped following them at that point as alternative became the mainstream.
The album with the THC song ( which was an awful choice for first single ) - "Freak Show" - is probably my favorite of theirs.
And their 3rd album "Zaza" is hit or miss, but has their most outta left field song..."Mine" which you'll swear was peak of their powers Journey.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
The PAD data on this week's countdown is screwy. Most of the songs don't have artist/title. Some of Nina's banners say 1989 for a 1981 countdown. Whomever puts these countdowns together did a really shitty job. And for about the 5th week in a row Marc Goodman sounds like he is popping bubble wrap while speaking into the mic. Someone tell him to fix his equipment.
My guess at #1 is below. I will put the spoiler tag in case anyone wants to be surprised. I also don't want to blow @sadchild 's opportunity to guess in his weekly game with his friends. Although he could probably use the help from what I can tell.
My guess at #1 is below. I will put the spoiler tag in case anyone wants to be surprised. I also don't want to blow @sadchild 's opportunity to guess in his weekly game with his friends. Although he could probably use the help from what I can tell.
Endless Love *puke* In 1981 there were basically 3 number 1 songs: early summer: Betty Davis Eyes, late summer/early fall: Endless Love, late fall: Physical (although that is counted as a 1982 song).
I'll have to look through my cassettes. I think I might have had their 2nd one, but I know I never made it to the third.
@MonoStereo Wow! I can almost hear the doo-wap singers in the background. I never expected BB to sound like this
9/26/1981
40. SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD - BILLY JOEL
39. STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART - ALLMAN BROTHERS
38. SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS - JOHN DENVER
37. FIRE AND ICE - PAT BENATAR
36. REALLY WANNA KNOW YOU - GARY WRIGHT
35. SHE'S A BAD MAMA JAMA - CARL CARLTON
34. GENERAL HOSPI-TALE - THE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS
33. JUST ONCE - QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES INGRAM
32. THE BREAKUP SONG - GREG KIHN BAND
31. TRYING TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU - BOB SEGER
30. WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL - THE FOUR TOPS
29. COOL LOVE - PABLO CRUISE
28. DRAW OF THE CARDS - KIM CARNES
27. WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER - AL JARREAU
26. I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU - RICK SPRINGFIELD
25. BELIEVE IT OR NOT - JOEY SCARBURY
24. HARD TO SAY - DAN FOGELBERG
23. SUPER FREAK - RICK JAMES
22. BREAKING AWAY - BALANCE
21. I COULD NEVER MISS YOU - LULU
20. IN YOUR LETTER - REO SPEEDWAGON
19. SHARE YOUR LOVE - KENNY ROGERS
18. PRIVATE EYES - HALL & OATES
17. THE NIGHT OWLS - LITTLE RIVER BAND
16. THE VOICE - MOODY BLUES
15. JESSIE'S GIRL - RICK SPRINGFIELD
14. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - SHEENA EASTON
13. THE BEACH BOYS MEDLEY - BEACH BOYS
12. SLOW HAND - POINTER SISTERS
11. HOLD ON TIGHT - ELO
10. START ME UP - ROLLING STONES
9. LADY (YOU BRING ME UP) - COMMODORES
8. STEP BY STEP - EDDIE RABBITT
7. ARTHUR'S THEME - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
6. WHO'S CRYING NOW - JOURNEY
5. NO GETTING OVER ME - RONNIE MILSAP
4. URGENT - FOREIGNER
3. STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND - STEVIE NICKS & TOM PETTY
2. QUEEN OF HEARTS - JUICE NEWTON
1. ENDLESS LOVE - DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE
40. SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD - BILLY JOEL
39. STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART - ALLMAN BROTHERS
38. SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS - JOHN DENVER
37. FIRE AND ICE - PAT BENATAR
36. REALLY WANNA KNOW YOU - GARY WRIGHT
35. SHE'S A BAD MAMA JAMA - CARL CARLTON
34. GENERAL HOSPI-TALE - THE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS
33. JUST ONCE - QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES INGRAM
32. THE BREAKUP SONG - GREG KIHN BAND
31. TRYING TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU - BOB SEGER
30. WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL - THE FOUR TOPS
29. COOL LOVE - PABLO CRUISE
28. DRAW OF THE CARDS - KIM CARNES
27. WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER - AL JARREAU
26. I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU - RICK SPRINGFIELD
25. BELIEVE IT OR NOT - JOEY SCARBURY
24. HARD TO SAY - DAN FOGELBERG
23. SUPER FREAK - RICK JAMES
22. BREAKING AWAY - BALANCE
21. I COULD NEVER MISS YOU - LULU
20. IN YOUR LETTER - REO SPEEDWAGON
19. SHARE YOUR LOVE - KENNY ROGERS
18. PRIVATE EYES - HALL & OATES
17. THE NIGHT OWLS - LITTLE RIVER BAND
16. THE VOICE - MOODY BLUES
15. JESSIE'S GIRL - RICK SPRINGFIELD
14. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - SHEENA EASTON
13. THE BEACH BOYS MEDLEY - BEACH BOYS
12. SLOW HAND - POINTER SISTERS
11. HOLD ON TIGHT - ELO
10. START ME UP - ROLLING STONES
9. LADY (YOU BRING ME UP) - COMMODORES
8. STEP BY STEP - EDDIE RABBITT
7. ARTHUR'S THEME - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
6. WHO'S CRYING NOW - JOURNEY
5. NO GETTING OVER ME - RONNIE MILSAP
4. URGENT - FOREIGNER
3. STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND - STEVIE NICKS & TOM PETTY
2. QUEEN OF HEARTS - JUICE NEWTON
1. ENDLESS LOVE - DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE