80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[seasalt43]

This was one of the culprits too.

 

[semipenguin]

This guy on YouTube put out a video on the best songs, from this week, in 1983.

Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t like this guy. You can decide for yourself.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

He's no Casey Casem but he's ok,

 

[sadchild]

1981.

This is probably getting old, watching me struggle to remember all of the #1s of each year. I probably posted my 1981 guesses a couple months ago. And I'm probably forgetting a few I remembered back then. But let's just pretend I have Alzheimer's and every attempt is my first attempt. And we can watch my memory degrade over time.

EARLIER
John Lennon "Just Like Starting Over" (80/81)
Dolly Parton "9 to 5"
Eddie Rabbit "I Love A Rainy Night"
Hall & Oates "Kiss On My List"
Blondie "Rapture"
Sheena Easton "Morning Train"
Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes"
Stars On 45 "Stars On 45"
Rick Springfield "Jesse's Girl"
Diana/Lionel "Endless Love"

Spoiler: TWO CANDIDATES

Christopher Cross "Best That You Can Do"
Hall & Oates "Private Eyes"

LATER
Olivia Newton-John "Physical" (81/82)

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

It all depends on which week they pick. Their most likely week you will be wrong. For the less likely week choice one of your choices is correct.

 

[sadchild]

1981.

EARLIER
Rick Springfield "Jesse's Girl" #54
Diana/Lionel "Endless Love" #1

CANDIDATES
Christopher Cross "Best That You Can Do" #2
Hall & Oates "Private Eyes" #8

LATER
Olivia Newton-John "Physical" (81/82) #47

I missed four '81 chart-toppers, but none were from August-December

 

[sadchild]

Blue Oyster Cult "Burnin' for You". Appeared on the countdown on October 9, 2014. Held the #40 position for three weeks! The countdown was from the third week the song appeared at #40.

Got to hear this one on the VJ this week \m/

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

1981/10/10
(despite that Alan said it was 1981/10/09 -- one of many errors this week)

40. BURNIN' FOR YOU - BLUE OYSTER CULT
39. OH NO - COMMODORES
38. ALIEN - ATLANTA RYTHM SECTION
37. HE'S A LIAR - BEE GEES
36. EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC - THE POLICE
35. THEME FROM "GREATEST AMERICAN HERO" (BELIEVE IT OR NOT) - JOEY SCARBURY
34. ATLANTA LADY (SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR LOVE) - MARTY BALIN
33. GENERAL HOSPI-TALE - THE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS
32. BREAKING AWAY - BALANCE
31. IN YOUR LETTER - REO SPEEDWAGON
30. SLOW HAND - POINTER SISTERS
29. THE THEME FROM HILL STREET BLUES - MIKE POST FEATURING LARRY CARLTON
28. LADY (YOU BRING ME UP) - COMMODORES
27. HERE I AM (JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS OVER YOU) - AIR SUPPLY
26. SHE'S A BAD MAMA JAMA (SHE'S BUILT, SHE'S STACKED) - CARL CARLTON
25. SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD - BILLY JOEL
24. (THERE'S) NO GETTING OVER ME - RONNIE MILSAP
23. JUST ONCE - QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES INGRAM
22. TRYING TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU - BOB SEGER
21. WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL - THE FOUR TOPS
20. WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER - AL JARREAU
19. SUPER FREAK - RICK JAMES
18. I COULD NEVER MISS YOU (MORE THAN I DO) - LULU
17. I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU - RICK SPRINGFIELD
16. SHARE YOUR LOVE - KENNY ROGERS
15. THE VOICE - MOODY BLUES
14. QUEEN OF HEARTS - JUICE NEWTON
13. HARD TO SAY - DAN FOGELBERG
12. THE BEACH BOYS MEDLEY - BEACH BOYS
11. THE NIGHT OWLS - LITTLE RIVER BAND
10. HOLD ON TIGHT - ELO
9. URGENT - FOREIGNER
8. PRIVATE EYES - HALL & OATES
7. START ME UP - ROLLING STONES
6. STEP BY STEP - EDDIE RABBITT
5. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - SHEENA EASTON
4. WHO'S CRYING NOW - JOURNEY
3. STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND - STEVIE NICKS & TOM PETTY
2. ARTHUR'S THEME - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
1. ENDLESS LOVE - DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

27 good.
2 channel changers (1 with a bullet through the radio -- @ #1)

 

[Jon]

15 out of 40. Early 80's didn't do much for me.

 

[seasalt43]

Got to hear this one on the VJ this week \m/

Very cool! This is the countdown from the second week "Burnin' for You" appeared at #40.

 

[sadchild]

1 with a bullet through the radio -- @ #1

So THAT'S what they mean when they say "Number One with a bullet"

 

[sadchild]

Good 10
Okay 6
Bad 24

32. BREAKING AWAY - BALANCE

One of many songs I'd forgotten about since the 80s that I'm glad SXM has brought back into my life.

17. I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU - RICK SPRINGFIELD

Mark Goodman: "When that song reached the top of the charts..."

Australia #31
Canada #40
US #8
and it didn't register on the US Rock Chart at all

...???

5. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - SHEENA EASTON

2. ARTHUR'S THEME - CHRISTOPHER CROSS

My guess.

1. ENDLESS LOVE - DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE

At least one of the others guessed this one. I knew it hit #1 in August. But I didn't realize it would stay there through to the second week of October.

#45 Devo "Working in the Coal Mine"
#98 Squeeze "Tempted"

The only two songs in the never-40 list that I knew back in the 80s.

Will never break into the top 40:
#44 Don Felder "Heavy Metal"
#45 Devo "Working in the Coal Mine"
#51 Aretha Franklin/George Benson "Love All The Hurt Away"
#61 Stars On 45 "More Stars"
#62 Debbie Harry "Backfired"
#64 David Gates "Take Me Now"
#66 Ronnie Laws "Stay Awake"
#67 Temptations "Aiming at Your Heart"
#68 Anne Murray "It's All I Can Do"
#70 John Schneider "Still"
#73 Teena Marie "Square Biz"
#74 Rickie Lee Jones "A Lucky Guy"
#75 Carpenters "(Want You) Back in My Life Again"
#76 Dirt Band "Fire In The Sky"
#77 ZZ Top "Leila"
#78 Streek "One More Night"
#80 Joey Scarbury "When She Dances"
#81 Freddy Cannon "Let's Put The Fun Back In Rock N Roll"
#82 Triumph "Magic Power"
#83 Cliff Richard "Wired for Sound"
#84 Johnny Lee "Bet Your Heart On Me"
#89 Tight Fit "Back To The 60s"
#90 Savoy Brown "Run To Me"
#91 Deniece Willians "Silly"
#94 Tarney/Spencer Band "No Time to Lose"
#95 Dolly Parton "The House Of The Rising Sun"
#97 Crusaders/Joe Cocker "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today"
#98 Squeeze "Tempted"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Will never break into the top 40:
#44 Don Felder "Heavy Metal"
#45 Devo "Working in the Coal Mine"
#82 Triumph "Magic Power"
#98 Squeeze "Tempted"

This weeks surprises.

Will never break into the top 40:
#95 Dolly Parton "The House Of The Rising Sun"

I could not believe it was the same song. But it is. It's not quite as bad as I imagined.

 

[scotchandcigar]

13 good/okay. I heard He's a Liar by the Bee Gees for the first time yesterday, on this countdown. One of the worst songs I've ever heard. When they all bark out LIAR at about a minute in, with that low vibrato harmony, it's comical

 

[Jon]

This weeks surprises.


I could not believe it was the same song. But it is. It's not quite as bad as I imagined.

I saw that and had to do a double take!

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

13 good/okay. I heard He's a Liar by the Bee Gees for the first time yesterday, on this countdown. One of the worst songs I've ever heard. When they all bark out LIAR at about a minute in, with that low vibrato harmony, it's comical

If I recall right, this song peaked @ #30 and broke a streak of 6 straight #1 songs by The Bee Gees. That left them tied with the Beatles in that category. I remember hearing Casey do a 1981 countdown on XM with this song @ #30 and he was saying "would this be the song that breaks that record?". If he waited til the next week the question would have been answered as the song fell to #34.

 

[HecticArt]

9 this week.

#44 Don Felder "Heavy Metal"
#45 Devo "Working in the Coal Mine"

Those were great. I think they were lucky to make it so close to 40 though.

#82 Triumph "Magic Power"

I thought this might have made it just about there though.

#98 Squeeze "Tempted"

It's a shame this didn't make it.

I could not believe it was the same song. But it is. It's not quite as bad as I imagined.

It was worse!

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

It was worse!

You must have a poor imagination.

 

[HecticArt]

I've got a great imagination, that may be why I was hoping for something more than country-disco.