80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[Jon]

27 out of 40 for me. Not bad!

Some familiar names with not so familiar songs.

 

[HecticArt]

14 or 15 this time. Certainly better than 1971.

 

[sadchild]

Good 9
Okay 7
Bad 24

36. REALLY WANNA KNOW YOU - GARY WRIGHT

Thought this would never end.

34. GENERAL HOSPI-TALE - THE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS

Wondering... if this is classified as a rap song, this would be the fifth rap song to get onto the Hot 100...?

1. 11/10/1979 - "Rapper’s Delight" Sugarhill Gang
2. 9/6/1980 - "The Breaks" Kurtis Blow
3. 1/31/1981 - "Rapture" Blondie
4. 2/7/1981 - "8th Wonder" Sugarhill Gang
?. 7/22/1981 - "General Hospi-Tale" Afternoon Delights
5. 2/13/1982 - "Apache" Sugarhill Gang

28. DRAW OF THE CARDS - KIM CARNES

This must be one of the oddest (and worst) 80s songs to ever make the 40 in my book. I think I've said this before, but dear lord it bears repeating.

14. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - SHEENA EASTON

7. ARTHUR'S THEME - CHRISTOPHER CROSS

My guess at #1.

1. ENDLESS LOVE - DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE

My friend's son & old roommate both chose this one. I lose again!

And of all these "won't reach" songs, I think I'm only really familiar with two of them. I couldn't hum any of the others.

Won't reach the top 40
#46 Aretha Franklin/George Benson "Love All The Hurt Away"
#47 Debbie Harry "Backfired"
#52 Don Felder "Heavy Metal"
#53 Deniece Willians "Silly"
#56 Squeeze "Tempted"
#57 Teena Marie "Square Biz"
#58 Devo "Working In The Coal Mine"
#67 Andy Gibb "All I Have to Do Is Dream"
#72 Larry Graham "Just Be My Lady"
#73 Ronnie Laws "Stay Awake"
#74 Temptations "Aiming at Your Heart"
#75 Tarney/Spencer Band "No Time to Lose"
#76 Stars On 45 "More Stars"
#77 Dolly Parton "The House Of The Rising Sun"
#78 Carpenters "(Want You) Back in My Life Again"
#79 Van Stephenson "You've Got a Good Love Coming"
#80 Billy & The Beaters "At This Moment"
#82 David Gates "Take Me Now"
#84 Meat Loaf "I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us"
#86 Anne Murray "It's All I Can Do"
#87 Herb Alpert "Magic Man"
#88 West Street Mob "Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move)"
#89 Freddy Cannon "Let's Put The Fun Back In Rock N Roll"
#90 John Schneider "Still"
#91 Art Garfunkel "A Heart In New York"
#93 Michael Stanley Band "Falling In Love Again"
#94 Nielsen/Pearson "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"
#96 Bernadette Peters "Dedicated To The One I Love"
#98 Crusaders/Joe Cocker "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today"
#99 Mickey Gilley "You Don't Know Me"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

7. ARTHUR'S THEME - CHRISTOPHER CROSS

My guess at #1.

Next time click on the spoiler button.

Won't reach the top 40
#52 Don Felder "Heavy Metal"
#56 Squeeze "Tempted"
#58 Devo "Working In The Coal Mine"

Moderate surprises.

 

[HecticArt]

#52 Don Felder "Heavy Metal"

Good song, but it seems about right.

#56 Squeeze "Tempted"

I'm surprised this didn't break 40.

#58 Devo "Working In The Coal Mine"

I'm kinda surprised it made it this high. I love DEVO, but didn't think it would chart this high.

 

[Aaron]

10/4/1986

40. TRUE BLUE - MADONNA
39. WORD UP - CAMEO
38. AMANDA - BOSTON
37. I'LL BE OVER YOU - TOTO
36. SWEET FREEDOM - MICHAEL MCDONALD
35. IN YOUR EYES - PETER GABRIEL
34. PARANOIMIA - THE ART OF NOISE WITH MAX HEADROOM
33. TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT - EDDIE MONEY
32. GIRL CAN'T HELP IT - JOURNEY
31. THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART - DOUBLE
30. POINT OF NO RETURN - NU SHOOZ
29. HUMAN - HUMAN LEAGUE
28. MONEYS TOO TIGHT TO MENTION - SIMPLY RED
27. HIGHER LOVE - STEVE WINWOOD
26. TWIST AND SHOUT - BEATLES
25. VENUS - BANANARAMA
24. BABY LOVE - REGINA
23. EARTH ANGEL - NEW EDITION
22. LOVE WALKS IN - VAN HALEN
21. SWEET LOVE - ANITA BAKER
20. A MATTER OF TRUST - BILLY JOEL
19. I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON - ROBERT PALMER
18. TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - BERLIN
17. WORDS GET IN THE WAY - MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
16. HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES - LOVERBOY
15. MISSIONARY MAN - EURYTHMICS
14. TRUE COLORS - CYNDI LAUPER
13. ALL CRIED OUT - LISA LISA & CULT JAM
12. HEARTBEAT - DON JOHNSON
11. LOVE ZONE - BILLY OCEAN
10. DANCING ON THE CEILING - LIONEL RICHIE
9. TYPICAL MALE - TINA TURNER
8. WALK THIS WAY - RUN D.M.C.
7. THROWING IT ALL AWAY - GENESIS
6. TWO OF HEARTS - STACEY Q
5. DREAMTIME - DARYL HALL
4. DON'T FORGET ME WHEN I'M GONE - GLASS TIGER
3. WHEN I THINK OF YOU - JANET JACKSON
2. FRIENDS AND LOVERS - GLORIA LORING & CARL ANDERSON
1. STUCK WITH YOU - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS

 

[sadchild]

Good 9
Okay 9
Bad 22

14. TRUE COLORS - CYNDI LAUPER

My guess at #1. I'm three weeks early.

13. ALL CRIED OUT - LISA LISA & CULT JAM

3. WHEN I THINK OF YOU - JANET JACKSON

Someone else picked this song.

1. STUCK WITH YOU - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS

The other someone else picked this song. I'm last place again!

#70 Beach Boys "California Dreamin'"

Had no idea they remade this one. Very 80s-pop-ified.

#84 Luis Cardenas "Runaway"

Cover of the Del Shannon hit. The music video features Shannon, Donny Osmond and... uh... a bunch of CGI dinosaurs.

Will never make the top 40
#46 Sheena Easton "So Far So Good"
#52 Gwen Guthrie "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent"
#53 Rod Stewart "Another Heartache"
#57 Luther Vandross "Give Me The Reason"
#58 Five Star "Can't Wait Another Minute"
#59 Jermaine Stewart "Jody"
#61 Honeymoon Suite "What Does It Take"
#62 Pet Shop Boys "Love Comes Quickly"
#67 El DeBarge "Love Always"
#68 Fabulous Thunderbirds "Wrap It Up"
#70 Beach Boys "California Dreamin'"
#71 Midnight Star "Midas Touch"
#74 Kenny Loggins "Playing With The Boys"
#76 Outfield "Everytime You Cry"
#77 Bob Seger "It's You"
#79 Doctor And The Medics "Spirit In The Sky"
#80 David Lee Roth "Goin' Crazy!"
#83 Belinda Carlisle "I Feel The Magic"
#84 Luis Cardenas "Runaway"
#86 Moody Blues "The Other Side Of Life"
#87 Jets "Private Number"
#88 Ashford & Simpson "Count Your Blessings"
#91 Billy Squier "Love Is The Hero"
#92 Device "Who Says"
#93 Far Corporation "Stairway To Heaven"
#96 REM "Fall On Me"
#99 38 Special "Somebody Like You"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I think I count 14. WTF are The Beatles doing at #26?

 

[Aaron]

I think I count 14. WTF are The Beatles doing at #26?

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Will never make the top 40
#61 Honeymoon Suite "What Does It Take"

A bit surprised but likely a Canadian hit only.

Will never make the top 40
#79 Doctor And The Medics "Spirit In The Sky"

How many different people covered this song?

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Was that in 1986? Wow. I thought it was 90s. I feel old.

 

[Aaron]

I liked this countdown a lot. 32 good/okay songs. Strangely I enjoyed the bottom 20 songs more than the top 20 songs.

That Lisa Lisa song is miserable.

I betcha I'm the only one here who likes The Captain of Her Heart.

 

[HecticArt]

10/4/1986

40. TRUE BLUE - MADONNA
39. WORD UP - CAMEO
38. AMANDA - BOSTON
37. I'LL BE OVER YOU - TOTO
36. SWEET FREEDOM - MICHAEL MCDONALD
35. IN YOUR EYES - PETER GABRIEL
34. PARANOIMIA - THE ART OF NOISE WITH MAX HEADROOM
33. TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT - EDDIE MONEY
32. GIRL CAN'T HELP IT - JOURNEY
31. THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART - DOUBLE
30. POINT OF NO RETURN - NU SHOOZ
29. HUMAN - HUMAN LEAGUE
28. MONEYS TOO TIGHT TO MENTION - SIMPLY RED
27. HIGHER LOVE - STEVE WINWOOD
26. TWIST AND SHOUT - BEATLES
25. VENUS - BANANARAMA
24. BABY LOVE - REGINA
23. EARTH ANGEL - NEW EDITION
22. LOVE WALKS IN - VAN HALEN
21. SWEET LOVE - ANITA BAKER
20. A MATTER OF TRUST - BILLY JOEL
19. I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON - ROBERT PALMER
18. TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - BERLIN
17. WORDS GET IN THE WAY - MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
16. HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES - LOVERBOY
15. MISSIONARY MAN - EURYTHMICS
14. TRUE COLORS - CYNDI LAUPER
13. ALL CRIED OUT - LISA LISA & CULT JAM
12. HEARTBEAT - DON JOHNSON
11. LOVE ZONE - BILLY OCEAN
10. DANCING ON THE CEILING - LIONEL RICHIE
9. TYPICAL MALE - TINA TURNER
8. WALK THIS WAY - RUN D.M.C.
7. THROWING IT ALL AWAY - GENESIS
6. TWO OF HEARTS - STACEY Q
5. DREAMTIME - DARYL HALL
4. DON'T FORGET ME WHEN I'M GONE - GLASS TIGER
3. WHEN I THINK OF YOU - JANET JACKSON
2. FRIENDS AND LOVERS - GLORIA LORING & CARL ANDERSON
1. STUCK WITH YOU - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS

18. Not too bad.

 

[HecticArt]

#61 Honeymoon Suite "What Does It Take"

That seems about right for the States. It sot some decent airplay, but as a ballad, I don't think it was going to get too much higher.

#96 REM "Fall On Me"

This one surprises me. I thought it would have broken 40.

 

[sadchild]

I betcha I'm the only one here who likes The Captain of Her Heart.

I can't stand that song, I left the room (as usual) lol

 

[MonoStereo]

10/4/1986

40. TRUE BLUE - MADONNA

One of the few classic era Madonna songs that I just can't stand. Too cutesy-pie by half.

38. AMANDA - BOSTON

I remember the day we got the promo 45 in at the station I DJ'd at. We couldn't get it on the air fast enough. If I remember right, it was kind of a surprise it came out at all.

28. MONEYS TOO TIGHT TO MENTION - SIMPLY RED

I was a little surprised to see this one get this high. I thought it was kind of a stiff, & then they had the hits with the 2nd attempt. Huh.

19. I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON - ROBERT PALMER

"But then again, you DID sit down on my hand" - thing I remember saying on the air once. I wasn't great.

9. TYPICAL MALE - TINA TURNER

I'd forgotten all about this 'un. Man, anything she put out at that time was a hit.

8. WALK THIS WAY - RUN D.M.C.

Distinct memories of getting racist phone calls with this one. And telling the people on the line to fuck off.

5. DREAMTIME - DARYL HALL

Always loooooooooooooved this song.

 

[seasalt43]

I liked this countdown a lot. 32 good/okay songs. Strangely I enjoyed the bottom 20 songs more than the top 20 songs.

That Lisa Lisa song is miserable.

I betcha I'm the only one here who likes The Captain of Her Heart.

I liked The Captain of Her Heart. I posted the clip to Devil's Ball a while back. I think it had should have gained more traction.

 

[MonoStereo]

Will never make the top 40

#80 David Lee Roth "Goin' Crazy!"

Still have the promo 45 of this with the album cut on the A-side, & the Spanish language version on the flip. And I saw that tour.

#93 Far Corporation "Stairway To Heaven"

This is another one I completely forgot about, thankfully.

#96 REM "Fall On Me"

One of the cool things about the station I worked at was even though it was a Top 40/Album Rock mutant hybrid, since we were in a college town we also played stuff like this. And even earlier tracks like "Can't Get There From Here" & "Driver 8".

#99 38 Special "Somebody Like You"

Would've guessed this got higher. We played the snot outta it. It must've been a much bigger Album Rock hit. That album had a die--cut record cover if I remember right, which must've cost the band a fortune.

 

[seasalt43]

I agree about the Madonna record. I remember MTV had a contest for viewers to create the video. :-(

Walk this Way is what really brought rap into the mainstream. It was in genius move on Rick Rubin's part (in my opinion).

 

[seasalt43]

Somebody like you eventually made it to number #48.