80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

Channel98 said:
Here is a bigger wow – although it has nothing to do with the 1980s. The Weeknd's Blinding Lights, number one for four weeks in April 2020, spent 57 weeks in the top ten, 84 weeks in the top 40 and 90 weeks on the Hot 100!
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Using vastly different chart methodology.
 
Yeah, in 1978 when I Go Crazy by Paul Davis spent 25 weeks in the top 40 and 40 weeks on the Hot 100, I couldn't imagine any song ever equaling that feat. I obviously was not a very good imaginer. And I Go Crazy wasn't even a number-one song. It peaked at #7!
 
The song with the most weeks at number one on any chart is Girls Like You by Cardi B & Maroon 5, which topped the adult contemporary chart for 36 weeks in 2018-19. (The Weeknd's Blinding Lights was number one on the AC chart for 35 weeks in 2020-21.)

What about the other charts? I'm glad you asked. Smooth by Santana & Rob Thomas was number one on the Adult Top 40 chart for 25 weeks in 1999-2000. Loser by Three Doors Down topped the Mainstream Rock chart for 21 weeks in 2000. Eddy Arnold's I'll Hold You In My Heart (1947), Hank Snow's I'm Movin' On (1950) and Webb Pierce's In The Jailhouse Now (1955) each topped the country chart for 21 weeks. Feel It Still by Portugal The Man was number one on the alternative rock chart for 20 weeks in 2017. Old Town Road by Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus was number one on the Hot 100 for 19 weeks in 2019. The Honeydripper by Joe Liggins & the Honeydrippers was number one on the R&B chart for 18 weeks in 1945-46.

Prior to 1940, the song with the most weeks at number one was Dardanella by Ben Selvin's Novelty Orchestra. It topped the pop chart for 13 weeks in 1920 and was the first record to sell 5,000,000 copies.


 
I still consider the Hot 100 broken since 2013 (someone pointed out on here it started breaking even earlier, but 2013 is my hard cut of 'definitely broken').

It was Feb 2013 when Macklemore got unceremoniously kicked out of #1 by that horrible "Harlem Shake" concurrent with the addition of U.S. YouTube video streaming data to the chart simply because people were streaming the song because it was so talked about.

Wasn't it a clue that a song that had been out for a while suddenly went from 'not on the 100' to 'the #1 song' that the new methodology was stupid??

So here is the data about 'most weeks on the Hot 100' that I personally consider valid:

Weeks on Chart, Title, Artist, Peak Pos., Peak Date

76, "I'm Yours," Jason Mraz, No. 6, Sept. 20, 2008
69, "How Do I Live," LeAnn Rimes, No. 2, Dec. 13, 1997
68, "Party Rock Anthem," LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock, No. 1 (six weeks), July 16, 2011
65, "Rolling in the Deep," Adele, No. 1 (seven weeks), May 21, 2011
65, "You Were Meant for Me"/"Foolish Games," Jewel, No. 2, April 19, 1997
64, "Before He Cheats," Carrie Underwood, No. 8, June 2, 2007
62, "Ho Hey," The Lumineers, No. 3, Dec. 29, 2012
62, "You and Me," Lifehouse, No. 5, Aug. 27, 2005
60, "Need You Now," Lady Antebellum, No. 2, March 20, 2010
60, "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)," Los Del Rio, No. 1 (14 weeks), Aug. 3, 1996
59, "Somebody That I Used to Know," Gotye feat. Kimbra, No. 1 (eight weeks), April 28, 2012
58, "How to Save a Life," The Fray, No. 3, Oct. 7, 2006
58, "Smooth," Santana feat. Rob Thomas, No. 1 (12 weeks), Oct. 23, 1999
57, "Lights," Ellie Goulding, No. 2, Aug. 18, 2012
57, "Use Somebody," Kings Of Leon, No. 4, Sept. 12, 2009
57, "Higher," Creed, No. 7, July 22, 2000
 
sadchild said:
October 27, 1984.
40: STRUNG OUT – STEVE PERRY
39: WALKING ON A THIN LINE – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
38: THE WARRIOR – SCANDAL FEATURING PATTY SMYTH
37: I CAN’T DRIVE 55 – SAMMY HAGAR
36: TEACHER TEACHER - .38 SPECIAL
35: A GIRL IN TROUBLE (IS A TEMPORARY THING) – ROMEO VOID
34: COOL IT NOW – NEW EDITION
33: SEA OF LOVE – HONEYDRIPPERS
32: I CAN’T HOLD BACK - SURVIVOR
31: IT AIN’T ENOUGH – COREY HART
30: NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS – PAUL McCARTNEY
29: THE WAR SONG – CULTURE CLUB
28: SHE BOP – CYNDI LAUPER
27: ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT – CYNDI LAUPER
26: PENNY LOVER – LIONEL RICHIE
25: BOP ‘TIL YOU DROP – RICK SPRINGFIELD
24: WHAT ABOUT ME? – KENNY ROGERS WITH KIM CARNES AND JAMES INGRAM
23: MISSING YOU – JOHN WAITE
22: ARE WE OURSELVES? – THE FIXX
21: THE GLAMOROUS LIFE – SHEILA E.
20: OUT OF TOUCH – HALL & OATES
19: SWEPT AWAY – DIANA ROSS
18: STRUT – SHEENA EASTON
17: WHO WEARS THESE SHOES – ELTON JOHN
16: BETTER BE GOOD TO ME – TINA TURNER
15: I FEEL FOR YOU – CHAKA KHAN
14: DESERT MOON – DENNIS DEYOUNG
13: BLUE JEAN – DAVID BOWIE
12: DRIVE – THE CARS
11: COVER ME – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
10: SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK – ROD STEWART
9: I’M SO EXCITED – THE POINTER SISTERS
8: LET’S GO CRAZY – PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION
7: ON THE DARK SIDE – JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND
6: WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO - WHAM
5: LUCKY STAR - MADONNA
4: PURPLE RAIN - PRINCE
3: HARD HABIT TO BREAK - CHICAGO
2: CARIBBEAN QUEEN (NO MORE LOVE ON THE RUN) – BILLY OCEAN
1: I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU – STEVIE WONDER
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Currently Listening to this countdown and having a beer(s). Mrs. goreds2 and I are off work tomorrow.
 
seasalt43 said:
Billy Ocean made two more versions of this song: African Queen and European Queen. African Queen charted in South Africa and European Queen charted in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK and Germany.

African Queen
European Queen


I liked the song, but Vanity would have performed it much better. Apollonia went on to star in Falcon Crest and release a solo album. I remember seeing the video for "Since I Fell For You", but it didn't pick up any stream.

"High Energy" was huge overseas. (#1 US Dance)
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For the longest time I thought the American version was European Queen. I can't imagine there was a ton of difference vocally between the two.
 
88

EARLIER
George Michael "Faith" 87/88
Tiffany "Could've Been"
Michael Jackson "The Way You Make"
George Michael "Father Figure"
Debbie Gibson "Foolish Beat"
Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give"
Michael Jackson "Man In The Mirror"
George Michael "Monkey"
Rick Astley "Together Forever"
Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana"
Cheap Trick "The Flame"
Steve Winwood "Roll With It"
Richard Marx "Hold On To The Nights"
George Michael "One More Try"
Guns N Roses "Sweet Child O Mine"
Bobby McFerrin "Don't Worry Be Happy"

Beach Boys "Kokomo"
Bon Jovi "Bad Medicine"
Chicago "Look Away"

LATER
Poison "Every Rose" 88/89
 
November 5, 1988.
40: SPY (IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE) - WAS (NOT WAS)
39: I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - TAYLOR DAYNE
38: TIME AND TIDE - BASIA
37: SMALL WORLD - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
36: TRUE LOVE - GLENN FREY
35: FINISH WHAT YA STARTED - VAN HALEN
34: DANCE LITTLE SISTER - TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY
33: WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE - GUNS N' ROSES
32: DOMINO DANCING - PET SHOP BOYS
31: DOWNTOWN LIFE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
30: EDGE OF A BROKEN HEART - VIXEN
29: DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY - BOBBY McFERRIN
28: DON'T BE CRUEL - CHEAP TRICK
27: THE PROMISE - WHEN IN ROME
26: WALK ON WATER - EDDIE MONEY
25: FOREVER YOUNG - ROD STEWART
24: A WORD IN SPANISH - ELTON JOHN
23: WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL - BOY MEETS GIRL
22: GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT - ANITA BAKER
21: LOVE BITES - DEF LEPPARD
20: I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE - DURAN DURAN
19: DON'T BE CRUEL - BOBBY BROWN
18: DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT (TILL IT'S GONE) - CINDERELLA
17: LOOK AWAY - CHICAGO
16: ANOTHER LOVER - GIANT STEPS
15: KISSING A FOOL - GEORGE MICHAEL
14: CHAINS OF LOVE - ERASURE
13: BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD - WILL TO POWER
12: HOW CAN I FALL - BREATHE
11: DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT THE NIGHT CAN DO - STEVE WINWOOD
10: WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY) - INFORMATION SOCIETY
9: RED RED WINE - UB40
8: DESIRE - U2
7: NEVER TEAR US APART - INXS
6: ONE MOMENT IN TIME - WHITNEY HOUSTON
5: BAD MEDICINE - BON JOVI
4: THE LOCO-MOTION - KYLIE MINOGUE
3: GROOVY KIND OF LOVE - PHIL COLLINS
2: WILD WILD WEST - THE ESCAPE CLUB
1: KOKOMO - THE BEACH BOYS
 
sadchild said:
88
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88 is a tough year. I forgot FIVE chart-toppers that were in the top 40 this week. FIVE!!

EARLIER
Guns N Roses "Sweet Child O Mine" #54
Bobby McFerrin "Don't Worry Be Happy" #29

CANDIDATES
Beach Boys "Kokomo" #1
Bon Jovi "Bad Medicine" #5
Chicago "Look Away" #17

LATER
Poison "Every Rose" #42 88/89

MISSING
Def Leppard "Love Bites" #21
Escape Club "Wild Wild West" #2
Phil Collins "Groovy Kind Of Love" #3
UB40 "Red Red Wine" #9
Will To Power "Baby/Freebird" #13
 
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