IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
This is the only one of the bottom 60 I recognize and its not surprising it failed to crack the top 40.
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HecticArt
Administrator
No surprises from the list this week.
sadchild
Dude
This week's analysis for 1987. Just cuz why not I guess.
Might be my weakest year for guessing.
But here are my notes....
We're past these 1986 songs:
Bananarama "Venus"
Berlin "Take My Breath Away"
Bon Jovi "You Give Love A Bad Name"
Boston "Amanda"
Bruce Hornsby "The Way It Is"
Cyndi Lauper "True Colors"
Huey Lewis "Stuck With You"
Janet "When I Think Of You"
Peter/Amy "Next Time I Fall"
Here is the song that ended 86 and started 87:
Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian"
These didn't reach #1 but I think they peaked in early 87:
Bon Jovi "Livin' On A Prayer"
Janet Jackson "Let's Wait Awhile"
Whitesnake "Is This Love"
Here are songs that peak later in 87 (I hope, anyway):
Atlantic Starr "Always"
Heart "Alone"
Lisa Lisa "Lost In Emotion"
Michael Jackson "Can't Stop Loving"
Madonna "Who's That Girl"
Whitesnake "Here I Go Again"
U2 "I Still Haven't Found"
Whitney Houston "I Wanna Dance With"
The only songs I could come up with for early 87 are:
I won't be checking this thread again until after I've heard the VJ..........
Might be my weakest year for guessing.
But here are my notes....
We're past these 1986 songs:
Bananarama "Venus"
Berlin "Take My Breath Away"
Bon Jovi "You Give Love A Bad Name"
Boston "Amanda"
Bruce Hornsby "The Way It Is"
Cyndi Lauper "True Colors"
Huey Lewis "Stuck With You"
Janet "When I Think Of You"
Peter/Amy "Next Time I Fall"
Here is the song that ended 86 and started 87:
Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian"
These didn't reach #1 but I think they peaked in early 87:
Bon Jovi "Livin' On A Prayer"
Janet Jackson "Let's Wait Awhile"
Whitesnake "Is This Love"
Here are songs that peak later in 87 (I hope, anyway):
Atlantic Starr "Always"
Heart "Alone"
Lisa Lisa "Lost In Emotion"
Michael Jackson "Can't Stop Loving"
Madonna "Who's That Girl"
Whitesnake "Here I Go Again"
U2 "I Still Haven't Found"
Whitney Houston "I Wanna Dance With"
The only songs I could come up with for early 87 are:
Club Nouveau "Lean On Me"
Huey Lewis "Jacob's Ladder"
Madonna "Open Your Heart"
U2 "With Or Without You"
But something tells me "Without" is another month or so away. So that narrows it down to 3 candidates.
Using a very scientific method, that involves the words eenie and meenie, I decided to go with "Lean On Me".
Huey Lewis "Jacob's Ladder"
Madonna "Open Your Heart"
U2 "With Or Without You"
But something tells me "Without" is another month or so away. So that narrows it down to 3 candidates.
Using a very scientific method, that involves the words eenie and meenie, I decided to go with "Lean On Me".
I won't be checking this thread again until after I've heard the VJ..........
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
When you check you will see you have eliminated the actual #1 song saying it did not reach #1 assuming they use the countdown for the 7th. If they use the 14th one of your 4 choices is the #1 song. One of your 4 choices is the #1 song on the 21st and one is the previous #1 song. One is way off in timing.
(I cheated -- I checked Wiki)
(I cheated -- I checked Wiki)
Aaron
Moderator
3/7/1987
40. DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY - COMMUNARDS
39. TALK TO ME - CHICO DEBARGE
38. FACTS OF LIFE - JEFF LORBER FEATURING KARYN WHITE
37. DON'T NEED A GUN - BILLY IDOL
36. CHANGE OF HEART - CYNDI LAUPER
35. WE CONNECT - STACEY Q
34. THAT AIN'T LOVE - REO SPEEDWAGON
33. AS WE LAY - SHIRLEY MURDOCK
32. WHAT YOU GET IS WHAT YOU SEE - TINA TURNER
31. I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING FOR ME - ARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE MICHAEL
30. STOP TO LOVE - LUTHER VANDROSS
29. MIDNIGHT BLUE - LOU GRAMM
28. AT THIS MOMENT - BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS
27. OPEN YOUR HEART - MADONNA
26. NOBODY'S FOOL - CINDERELLA
25. LOVE YOU DOWN - READY FOR THE WORLD
24. LET'S GO - WANG CHUNG
23. DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER - CROWDED HOUSE
22. CANDY - CAMEO
21. TOUCH ME (I WANT YOUR BODY) - SAMANTA FOX
20. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN - EUROPE
19. COME GO WITH ME - EXPOSE
18. BALLERINA GIRL - LIONEL RICHIE
17. BRAND NEW LOVER - DEAD OR ALIVE
16. TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT - GENESIS
15. I WANNA GO BACK - EDDIE MONEY
14. I'LL BE ALRIGHT WITHOUT YOU - JOURNEY
13. NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW - STARSHIP
12. LEAN ON ME - CLUB NOUVEAU
11. WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME? - CHICAGO
10. LET'S WAIT AWHILE - JANET JACKSON
9. MANDOLIN RAIN - BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE
8. BIG TIME - PETER GABRIEL
7. (YOU GOTTA) FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT - BEASTIE BOYS
6. KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF - GEORGE SATELLITES
5. RESPECT YOURSELF - BRUCE WILLIS
4. SOMEWHERE OUT THERE - LINDA RONSTADT & JAMES INGRAM
3. YOU GOT IT ALL - THE JETS
2. JACOB'S LADDER - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
1. LIVIN' ON A PRAYER - BON JOVI
40. DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY - COMMUNARDS
39. TALK TO ME - CHICO DEBARGE
38. FACTS OF LIFE - JEFF LORBER FEATURING KARYN WHITE
37. DON'T NEED A GUN - BILLY IDOL
36. CHANGE OF HEART - CYNDI LAUPER
35. WE CONNECT - STACEY Q
34. THAT AIN'T LOVE - REO SPEEDWAGON
33. AS WE LAY - SHIRLEY MURDOCK
32. WHAT YOU GET IS WHAT YOU SEE - TINA TURNER
31. I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING FOR ME - ARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE MICHAEL
30. STOP TO LOVE - LUTHER VANDROSS
29. MIDNIGHT BLUE - LOU GRAMM
28. AT THIS MOMENT - BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS
27. OPEN YOUR HEART - MADONNA
26. NOBODY'S FOOL - CINDERELLA
25. LOVE YOU DOWN - READY FOR THE WORLD
24. LET'S GO - WANG CHUNG
23. DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER - CROWDED HOUSE
22. CANDY - CAMEO
21. TOUCH ME (I WANT YOUR BODY) - SAMANTA FOX
20. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN - EUROPE
19. COME GO WITH ME - EXPOSE
18. BALLERINA GIRL - LIONEL RICHIE
17. BRAND NEW LOVER - DEAD OR ALIVE
16. TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT - GENESIS
15. I WANNA GO BACK - EDDIE MONEY
14. I'LL BE ALRIGHT WITHOUT YOU - JOURNEY
13. NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW - STARSHIP
12. LEAN ON ME - CLUB NOUVEAU
11. WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME? - CHICAGO
10. LET'S WAIT AWHILE - JANET JACKSON
9. MANDOLIN RAIN - BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE
8. BIG TIME - PETER GABRIEL
7. (YOU GOTTA) FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT - BEASTIE BOYS
6. KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF - GEORGE SATELLITES
5. RESPECT YOURSELF - BRUCE WILLIS
4. SOMEWHERE OUT THERE - LINDA RONSTADT & JAMES INGRAM
3. YOU GOT IT ALL - THE JETS
2. JACOB'S LADDER - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
1. LIVIN' ON A PRAYER - BON JOVI
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IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Only 9. Good countdown to avoid.
sadchild
Dude
Good 8
Okay 8
Bad 24
31. I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING FOR ME - ARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE MICHAEL
28. AT THIS MOMENT - BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS
13. NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW - STARSHIP
Totally spaced on these chart-toppers.
Also spaced on these two which are in the bottom 60 this week:
"Shake You Down"
"I Just Died In Your Arms"
25. LOVE YOU DOWN - READY FOR THE WORLD
12. LEAN ON ME - CLUB NOUVEAU
My guess at #1. No clue on how my competition voted.
2. JACOB'S LADDER - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
I shoulda gone with this one. But at least I didn't go with U2, who enter the Hot 100 in two weeks (aka way off in timing!)
1. LIVIN' ON A PRAYER - BON JOVI
Yep I blew it. I got THIS second single confused with the second single from their NEXT album "Born To Be My Baby" which only made it to #3.
#75 Ratt "Dance"
They lost me on this album, but got me back the next one.
#97 Tia "Toy Boy"
No wiki page.
musicrareobscure.blogspot.com
#99 Colin James Hay "Hold Me"
Who can it be now? Colin from Men At Work!
Will never get to the top 40
#46 Bruce Springsteen "Fire (Live)"
#47 Lone Justice "Shelter"
#51 David & David "Ain't So Easy"
#53 a-ha "Cry Wolf"
#62 Sammy Hagar "Winner Takes It All"
#63 Til Tuesday "Coming Up Close"
#64 Pretenders "My Baby"
#69 Survivor "How Much Love"
#72 Freddie Jackson "Have You Ever Loved Somebody"
#73 Paul Lekakis "Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room)"
#75 Ratt "Dance"
#76 Gregory Abbott "I Got The Feelin' (It's Over)"
#78 Eight Seconds "Kiss You (When It's Dangerous)"
#79 Sheila E "Hold Me"
#81 Georgio "Sexappeal"
#84 Patty Smyth "Never Enough"
#85 Mel & Kim "Showing Out"
#86 Cover Girls "Show Me"
#87 Run DMC "It's Tricky"
#88 Herb Alpert "Keep Your Eye On Me"
#89 Daryl Hall "Someone Like You"
#91 Paul Simon "The Boy In The Bubble"
#92 Uptown "(I Know) I'm Losing You"
#93 Venetians "So Much For Love"
#94 Lionel Richie "Deep River Woman"
#96 Kansas "Power"
#97 Tia "Toy Boy"
#99 Colin James Hay "Hold Me"
#100 Five Star "If I Say Yes"
Okay 8
Bad 24
31. I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING FOR ME - ARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE MICHAEL
28. AT THIS MOMENT - BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS
13. NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW - STARSHIP
Totally spaced on these chart-toppers.
Also spaced on these two which are in the bottom 60 this week:
"Shake You Down"
"I Just Died In Your Arms"
25. LOVE YOU DOWN - READY FOR THE WORLD
12. LEAN ON ME - CLUB NOUVEAU
My guess at #1. No clue on how my competition voted.
2. JACOB'S LADDER - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
I shoulda gone with this one. But at least I didn't go with U2, who enter the Hot 100 in two weeks (aka way off in timing!)
1. LIVIN' ON A PRAYER - BON JOVI
Yep I blew it. I got THIS second single confused with the second single from their NEXT album "Born To Be My Baby" which only made it to #3.
#75 Ratt "Dance"
They lost me on this album, but got me back the next one.
#97 Tia "Toy Boy"
No wiki page.
Tia
Tia (born Tia Bocker) is a former pop\dance singer from the late '80s. At the age of 18, she was discovered dancing at a club in Merrick, Lo...
musicrareobscure.blogspot.com
#99 Colin James Hay "Hold Me"
Who can it be now? Colin from Men At Work!
Will never get to the top 40
#46 Bruce Springsteen "Fire (Live)"
#47 Lone Justice "Shelter"
#51 David & David "Ain't So Easy"
#53 a-ha "Cry Wolf"
#62 Sammy Hagar "Winner Takes It All"
#63 Til Tuesday "Coming Up Close"
#64 Pretenders "My Baby"
#69 Survivor "How Much Love"
#72 Freddie Jackson "Have You Ever Loved Somebody"
#73 Paul Lekakis "Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room)"
#75 Ratt "Dance"
#76 Gregory Abbott "I Got The Feelin' (It's Over)"
#78 Eight Seconds "Kiss You (When It's Dangerous)"
#79 Sheila E "Hold Me"
#81 Georgio "Sexappeal"
#84 Patty Smyth "Never Enough"
#85 Mel & Kim "Showing Out"
#86 Cover Girls "Show Me"
#87 Run DMC "It's Tricky"
#88 Herb Alpert "Keep Your Eye On Me"
#89 Daryl Hall "Someone Like You"
#91 Paul Simon "The Boy In The Bubble"
#92 Uptown "(I Know) I'm Losing You"
#93 Venetians "So Much For Love"
#94 Lionel Richie "Deep River Woman"
#96 Kansas "Power"
#97 Tia "Toy Boy"
#99 Colin James Hay "Hold Me"
#100 Five Star "If I Say Yes"
HecticArt
Administrator
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
No surprises. And yes you blew it.
I am thankful at least that this one was not a remake of the Abba song. Never heard of the movie "Over The Top". Looks like Rambo goes arm wrestling.
sadchild
Dude
Here's my analysis of the upcoming 1984 countdown
EARLIER
Culture Club "Karma Chameleon" (84)
Lionel Richie "All Night Long" (83)
Paul/Michael "Say Say Say" (83/84)
LATER
Billy Ocean "Caribbean Queen"
Chaka Khan "I Feel For You"
Deniece Williams "Let's Hear It For The Boy"
Duran Duran "The Reflex"
Kenny Loggins "Footloose"
Phil Collins "Against All Odds"
Prince "Let's Get Crazy"
Prince "When Doves Cry"
Ray Parker Jr "Ghostbusters"
Wham "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"
MY POTENTIAL GUESSES
EARLIER
Culture Club "Karma Chameleon" (84)
Lionel Richie "All Night Long" (83)
Paul/Michael "Say Say Say" (83/84)
LATER
Billy Ocean "Caribbean Queen"
Chaka Khan "I Feel For You"
Deniece Williams "Let's Hear It For The Boy"
Duran Duran "The Reflex"
Kenny Loggins "Footloose"
Phil Collins "Against All Odds"
Prince "Let's Get Crazy"
Prince "When Doves Cry"
Ray Parker Jr "Ghostbusters"
Wham "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"
MY POTENTIAL GUESSES
Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time"
Lionel Richie "Hello"
Van Halen "Jump"
Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
Lionel Richie "Hello"
Van Halen "Jump"
Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
If you see islands in your stream, you should see a urologist.
MonoStereo
Well-Known Member
Ah ha.
Aaron
Moderator
3/10/1984
40. DON'T LET GO - WANG CHUNG
39. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES
38. GIRLS - DWIGHT TWILLEY
37. HELLO - LIONEL RICHIE
36. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - THE ROMANTICS
35. RADIO GA-GA - QUEEN
34. AGAINST ALL ODDS - PHIL COLLINS
33. LIVIN' IN DESPERATE TIMES - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
32. COME BACK AND STAY - PAUL YOUNG
31. NEW SONG - HOWARD JONES
30. LET'S STAY TOGETHER - TINA TURNER
29. RUNNER - MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND
28. BACK WHERE YOU BELONG - .38 SPECIAL
27. MISS ME BLIND - CULTURE CLUB
26. THE POLITICS OF DANCING - RE-FLEX
25. ALMOST OVER YOU - SHEENA EASTON
24. HOLD ME NOW - THOMPSON TWINS
23. THIS WOMAN - KENNY ROGERS
22. THAT'S ALL - GENESIS
21. YAH MO B THERE - JAMES INGRAM WITH MICHAEL MCDONALD
20. GIVE IT UP - K.C.
19. JOANNA - KOOL AND THE GANG
18. AN INNOCENT MAN - BILLY JOEL
17. ADULT EDUCATION - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
16. THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE - DAN FOGELBERG
15. AUTOMATIC - THE POINTER SISTERS
14. GOT A HOLD ON ME - CHRISTINE MCVIE
13. LET THE MUSIC PLAY - SHANNON
12. NEW MOON ON MONDAY - DURAN DURAN
11. WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER - THE POLICE
10. KARMA CHAMELEON - CULTURE CLUB
9. FOOTLOOSE - KENNY LOGGINS
8. HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN - EURYTHMICS
7. I WANT A NEW DRUG - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
6. NOBODY TOLD ME - JOHN LENNON
5. SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME - ROCKWELL
4. THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON
3. 99 LUFTBALLOONS - NENA
2. GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN - CYNDI LAUPER
1. JUMP - VAN HALEN
40. DON'T LET GO - WANG CHUNG
39. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES
38. GIRLS - DWIGHT TWILLEY
37. HELLO - LIONEL RICHIE
36. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - THE ROMANTICS
35. RADIO GA-GA - QUEEN
34. AGAINST ALL ODDS - PHIL COLLINS
33. LIVIN' IN DESPERATE TIMES - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
32. COME BACK AND STAY - PAUL YOUNG
31. NEW SONG - HOWARD JONES
30. LET'S STAY TOGETHER - TINA TURNER
29. RUNNER - MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND
28. BACK WHERE YOU BELONG - .38 SPECIAL
27. MISS ME BLIND - CULTURE CLUB
26. THE POLITICS OF DANCING - RE-FLEX
25. ALMOST OVER YOU - SHEENA EASTON
24. HOLD ME NOW - THOMPSON TWINS
23. THIS WOMAN - KENNY ROGERS
22. THAT'S ALL - GENESIS
21. YAH MO B THERE - JAMES INGRAM WITH MICHAEL MCDONALD
20. GIVE IT UP - K.C.
19. JOANNA - KOOL AND THE GANG
18. AN INNOCENT MAN - BILLY JOEL
17. ADULT EDUCATION - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
16. THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE - DAN FOGELBERG
15. AUTOMATIC - THE POINTER SISTERS
14. GOT A HOLD ON ME - CHRISTINE MCVIE
13. LET THE MUSIC PLAY - SHANNON
12. NEW MOON ON MONDAY - DURAN DURAN
11. WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER - THE POLICE
10. KARMA CHAMELEON - CULTURE CLUB
9. FOOTLOOSE - KENNY LOGGINS
8. HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN - EURYTHMICS
7. I WANT A NEW DRUG - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
6. NOBODY TOLD ME - JOHN LENNON
5. SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME - ROCKWELL
4. THRILLER - MICHAEL JACKSON
3. 99 LUFTBALLOONS - NENA
2. GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN - CYNDI LAUPER
1. JUMP - VAN HALEN
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
30.
This is a repeat countdown.
This is a repeat countdown.
sadchild
Dude
Good 17
Okay 9
Bad 14
Yeah solid countdown for sure!
23. THIS WOMAN - KENNY ROGERS
Doesn't feel like a Kenny song at all.
19. JOANNA - KOOL AND THE GANG
1. JUMP - VAN HALEN
All three of us went with this one! My friend's old roommate guessed the #2 song correctly too. His son's guess at #2 was the #3 song. My guess at #2 was "Time After Time" which debuts in five week... oops, well at least I didn't go with it for my guess at #1, phew!
Outcome of my 4 candidates:
Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time" FAIL
Lionel Richie "Hello" #37
Van Halen "Jump" #1
Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" #39
Don't have time for 'never top 40' tonight. I'll try to do it tomorrow night.
Okay 9
Bad 14
Yeah solid countdown for sure!
23. THIS WOMAN - KENNY ROGERS
Doesn't feel like a Kenny song at all.
19. JOANNA - KOOL AND THE GANG
1. JUMP - VAN HALEN
All three of us went with this one! My friend's old roommate guessed the #2 song correctly too. His son's guess at #2 was the #3 song. My guess at #2 was "Time After Time" which debuts in five week... oops, well at least I didn't go with it for my guess at #1, phew!
Outcome of my 4 candidates:
Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time" FAIL
Lionel Richie "Hello" #37
Van Halen "Jump" #1
Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" #39
Don't have time for 'never top 40' tonight. I'll try to do it tomorrow night.