80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

I've noticed the last several times I have listened there are lots of issues with the PAD data on the countdowns. Lots of songs just say #11 for example.
 
January 28, 1989.
40: DON’T TELL ME LIES - BREATHE
39: KISS – THE ART OF NOISE FEATURING TOM JONES
38: GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT – ANITA BAKER
37: RONI – BOBBY BROWN
36: PARADISE CITY – GUNS N’ ROSES
35: LOOK AWAY - CHICAGO
34: IN YOUR ROOM – THE BANGLES
33: MY HEART CAN’T TELL YOU NO – ROD STEWART
32: ALL SHE WANTS IS – DURAN DURAN
31: WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL – BOY MEETS GIRL
30: LOST IN YOUR EYES – DEBBIE GIBSON
29: THE LIVING YEARS – MIKE & THE MECHANICS
28: SHAKE FOR THE SHEIK – THE ESCAPE CLUB
27: A LITTLE RESPECT - ERASURE
26: SURRENDER TO ME – ANN WILSON & ROBIN ZANDER
25: YOU GOT IT (THE RIGHT STUFF) – NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
24: DIAL MY HEART – THE BOYS
23: ANGEL OF HARLEM – U2
22: I REMEMBER HOLDING YOU – BOYS CLUB
21: LITTLE LIAR – JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
20: WHAT I AM – EDIE BRICKELL & THE NEW BOHEMIANS
19: WALKING AWAY – INFORMATION SOCIETY
18: SHE WANTS TO DANCE WITH ME – RICK ASTLEY
17: PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART – ANNIE LENNOX & AL GREEN
16: EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN - POISON
15: SMOOTH CRIMINAL – MICHAEL JACKSON
14: THE LOVER IN ME – SHEENA EASTON
13: I WANNA HAVE SOME FUN – SAMANTHA FOX
12: MY PREROGATIVE – BOBBY BROWN
11: HOLDING ON – STEVE WINWOOD
10: ALL THIS TIME - TIFFANY
9: WILD THING – TONE LOC
8: THE WAY YOU LOVE ME – KARYN WHITE
7: BORN TO BE MY BABY – BON JOVI
6: STRAIGHT UP – PAULA ABDUL
5: WHEN THE CHILDREN CRY – WHITE LION
4: DON’T RUSH ME – TAYLOR DAYNE
3: ARMAGEDDON IT – DEF LEPPARD
2: WHEN I’M WITH YOU - SHERIFF
1: TWO HEARTS – PHIL COLLINS
 
Good 12
Okay 9
Bad 19

12: MY PREROGATIVE – BOBBY BROWN

My guess at #1. I was two weeks off. Alan said it peaked at #2, but it did reach #1.

10: ALL THIS TIME - TIFFANY

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6: STRAIGHT UP – PAULA ABDUL

My friend's son guessed this one. Two weeks off (in the other direction). The order goes Bobby, Phil, Sheriff, Paula. I thought it went Bobby (Jan), Paula (Feb).

Won't ever make the top 40
#48 Fleetwood Mac "As Long As You Follow"
#53 Tommy Conwell And The Young Rumblers "If We Never Meet Again"
#55 Huey Lewis & The News "Give Me the Keys"
#60 Basia "New Day For You"
#63 Eighth Wonder "Cross My Heart"
#64 Camouflage "The Great Commandment"
#66 Timelords "Doctorin' The Tardis"
#70 House Of Lords "I Wanna Be Loved"
#72 Sir Mix-a-Lot "Posse On Broadway"
#75 Ratt "Way Cool Jr"
#76 Starship "Wild Again"
#78 Survivor "Across the Miles"
#82 Boy Meets Girl "Bring Down the Moon"
#84 Marc Almond "Tears Run Rings"
#90 Alphaville "Forever Young"
#91 Michelle Shocked "Anchorage"
#92 Pet Shop Boys "Left To My Own Devices"
#94 Al B Sure "Killing Me Softly"
#95 Til Tuesday "(Believed You Were) Lucky"
#96 Giant Steps "Into You"
#100 Traveling Wilburys "Handle With Care"
 
sadchild said:
Won't ever make the top 40
#90 Alphaville "Forever Young"
#94 Al B Sure "Killing Me Softly"
#100 Traveling Wilburys "Handle With Care"
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This week's surprises. I hate the Killing Me Softly c-rap mix but I heard it a lot on radio in the day. Assumed it did better.
Traveling Wilburys is a travesty.
 
7 for me. Late 80's wasn't a great time for my musical tastes. There was a bit of a lull between the early 80's stuff and Grunge. A lot of stuff on this countdown I avoided like the plague back in the day. (New Kids, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, etc.)
 
#48 Fleetwood Mac "As Long As You Follow"
#90 Alphaville "Forever Young"

Two slight surprises about not making the Top 40 since I remember them being all over the radio back in the day.



#100 Traveling Wilburys "Handle With Care"

Now THIS is an outrage!
 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
This week's surprises. I hate the Killing Me Softly c-rap mix but I heard it a lot on radio in the day. Assumed it did better.
Traveling Wilburys is a travesty.
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Were you thinking about the Fugees version? That one was pretty popular. The Al B. Sure version wasn't very good either. It peaked at number #80. I'm surprised it made the 100 at all.
 
sadchild said:
January 28, 1989.

39: KISS – THE ART OF NOISE FEATURING TOM JONES

I always forget Art Of Noise was involved with this, & that it's not just a Tom Jones solo thing.

34: IN YOUR ROOM – THE BANGLES

Back in my radio days, it was an on-air running joke that I was The Fifth Bangle.
29: THE LIVING YEARS – MIKE & THE MECHANICS

Sweet Jeezus, how I hate this song.
28: SHAKE FOR THE SHEIK – THE ESCAPE CLUB

Sweet Jeezus, how I hate this band.

26: SURRENDER TO ME – ANN WILSON & ROBIN ZANDER

I'm as big a Cheap Trick fan as you'll find, & I couldn't hum this if you held a gun to my head. Also - why would that ever happen?
24: DIAL MY HEART – THE BOYS

I don't think I'd ever heard this, but upon double checking I didn't hate it. Boy, that New Jack rhythm track got worn out in this era.

2: WHEN I’M WITH YOU - SHERIFF

I always find these "song gets reissued & becomes a massive hit outta nowhere" stories fascinating. So much so that I just read the Sheriff & Alias wiki pages.

Overall, that's a really solid, enjoyable countdown for a late 80's entry.
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Back in my radio days, it was an on-air running joke that I was The Fifth Bangle.
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I get the Beatles reference, but what's the story behind this?

Sweet Jeezus, how I hate this song.
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Wow, first time I've ever heard a bad review of this song (I think?)

Boy, that New Jack rhythm track got worn out in this era.
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That's for sure!

I always find these "song gets reissued & becomes a massive hit outta nowhere" stories fascinating. So much so that I just read the Sheriff & Alias wiki pages.
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This is what I learned about this song a while ago.

...in 1988, a company that owned a bunch of radio stations decided to play some older, forgotten minor hits from bands like Sherriff, Benny Mardones and Synch - BAM! Their old songs all re-charted -- but much much higher than previously. Sheriff's song originally peaked at #61, but then re-peaked at #1! Very interesting story!

Here's another version of the story:

Nationwide Communications (owner of several radio stations) began to add older songs from acts like UB40 (“Red Red Wine”), Benny Mardones (“Into The Night”), Sheriff (“When I’m With You) and Synch (“Where Are You Now?”) into rotation, sending their past minor hits back onto the charts.
 
It was a Stern replay today (don't know the original air date) but he was saying he'd heard Sirius-XM-Pandora was considering buying out iHeartRadio. If they do, will we get Martha Quinn back on the VJ 40? ...he said with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
 
On I Want To Know What Love Is, Foreigner is backed by Jennifer Holliday and the New Jersey Mass Choir. The ballad became Foreigner's first (and only) number-one hit. Mick Jones, who wrote the song, told Billboard columnist Paul Grein, "I was afraid people might think we'd gone soft or something. I certainly want to retain the rock image. We just put this out because the song was so strong and because it was coming out at Christmas and it had the right kind of mood." Lou Gramm admitted, "We worried the song might do irreparable damage to our rock image." It didn't.

THE BIG 40
February 2, 1985

40. NAUGHTY NAUGHTY - JOHN PARR
39. LOVERGIRL - TEENA MARIE
38. RELAX - FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD
37. TOO LATE FOR GOODBYES - JULIAN LENNON
36. ONLY THE YOUNG - JOURNEY
35. PRIVATE DANCER - TINA TURNER
34. ROCKIN' AT MIDNIGHT - HONEYDRIPPERS
33. MISTAKE #3 - CULTURE CLUB
32. DO WHAT YOU DO - JERMAINE JACKSON
31. WE BELONG - PAT BENATAR
30. TENDERNESS - GENERAL PUBLIC
29. THE WILD BOYS - DURAN DURAN
28. MONEY CHANGES EVERYTHING - CYNDI LAUPER
27. BORN IN THE USA - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
26. CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING - REO SPEEDWAGON
25. MR TELEPHONE MAN - NEW EDITION
24. JUNGLE LOVE - THE TIME
23. CALIFORNIA GIRLS - DAVID LEE ROTH/CARL WILSON
22. THE OLD MAN DOWN THE ROAD - JOHN FOGERTY
21. MISLED - KOOL & THE GANG
20. FOOLISH HEART - STEVE PERRY
19. SUGAR WALLS - SHEENA EASTON
18. OPERATOR - MIDNIGHT STAR
17. LOVE LIGHT IN FLIGHT - STEVIE WONDER
16. JAMIE - RAY PARKER JR.
15. CALL TO THE HEART - GIUFFRIA
14. SOLID - ASHFORD & SIMPSON
13. THE HEAT IS ON - GLENN FREY
12. RUN TO YOU - BRYAN ADAMS
11. ALL I NEED - JACK WAGNER
10. NEUTRON DANCE - POINTER SISTERS
9. METHOD OF MODERN LOVE - HALL & OATES
8. I WOULD DIE 4 U - PRINCE
7. LIKE A VIRGIN - MADONNA
6. THE BOYS OF SUMMER - DON HENLEY
5. LOVERBOY - BILLY OCEAN
4. YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION - CHICAGO
3. CARELESS WHISPER - GEORGE MICHAEL
2. EASY LOVER - PHIL COLLINS & PHILLIP BAILEY
1. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS - FOREIGNER
 
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