80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule
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I agree. The peak is so low too for a song so well known.
Didn't realize she was charting this early. I remember "Burning Up" in the summer of '83 with her slinking around in the street. That was my first exposure to her, a few months before she was every-frickin-where.
I think this was powered by the popularity of the song in the clubs. This could have translated in sales even though the song didn't have much airplay. I remember the video for "Burning Up" too. I saw it on "New York Hot Tracks".
1986
EARLIER
Billy Ocean "When The Going Gets Tough" (85/86)
LATER
Madonna "Live To Tell"
Billy Ocean "There'll Be Sad Songs"
Prince "Kiss"
Falco "Rock Me Amadeus"
Robert Palmer "Addicted To Love"
Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer"
Whitney Houston "Greatest Love"
Genesis "Invisible Touch"
Steve Winwood "Higher Love"
Madonna "Papa Don't Preach"
Bananarama "Venus"
Human League "Human"
Berlin "Take My Breath Away"
Cyndi Lauper "True Colors"
Bon Jovi "You Give Love A Bad Name"
Bruce Hornsby "The Way It Is"
Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian" (86/87)
EARLIER
Billy Ocean "When The Going Gets Tough" (85/86)
Mister Mister "Kyrie"
Heart "These Dreams"
Starship "Sara"
Whitney Houston "How Will I Know"
Heart "These Dreams"
Starship "Sara"
Whitney Houston "How Will I Know"
LATER
Madonna "Live To Tell"
Billy Ocean "There'll Be Sad Songs"
Prince "Kiss"
Falco "Rock Me Amadeus"
Robert Palmer "Addicted To Love"
Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer"
Whitney Houston "Greatest Love"
Genesis "Invisible Touch"
Steve Winwood "Higher Love"
Madonna "Papa Don't Preach"
Bananarama "Venus"
Human League "Human"
Berlin "Take My Breath Away"
Cyndi Lauper "True Colors"
Bon Jovi "You Give Love A Bad Name"
Bruce Hornsby "The Way It Is"
Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian" (86/87)
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
It won't. I am sure that will be on the chart -- reason enough to skip the chart. The #1 is not on his list at all.
1986
40. KING FOR A DAY – THE THOMPSON TWINS
39. HE’LL NEVER LOVE YOU (LIKE I DO) – FREDDIE JACKSON
38. SECRET LOVERS – ATLANTIC STARR
37. DIGITAL DISPLAY – READY FOR THE WORLD
36. BROKEN WINGS – MR. MISTER
35. EVERYBODY DANCE – TA MARA & THE SEEN
34. TARZAN BOY - BALTIMORA
33. SEX AS A WEAPON – PAT BENATAR
32. THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV – A-HA
31. EVERYTHING IN MY HEART – COREY HART
30. SILENT RUNNING – MIKE & THE MECHANICS
29. SARA - STARSHIP
28. SEPARATE LIVES – PHIL COLLINS/MARILYN MARTIN
27. FACE THE FACE – PETE TOWNSHEND
26. A LOVE BIZARRE – SHEILA E.
25. LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN – THE DREAM ACADEMY
24. YOU’RE A FRIEND OF MINE – CLARENCE CLEMONS AND JACKSON BROWNE
23. LIVING IN AMERICA – JAMES BROWN
22. THE SWEETEST TABOO – SADE
21. KYRIE – MR. MISTER
20. SIDEWALK TALK - JELLYBEAN
19. GOODBYE – NIGHT RANGER
18. IT’S ONLY LOVE – BRYAN ADAMS/TINA TURNER
17. HOW WILL I KNOW – WHITNEY HOUSTON
16. CONGA – MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
15. TONIGHT SHE COMES – THE CARS
14. SMALL TOWN – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
13. GO HOME – STEVIE WONDER
12. ALIVE & KICKING – SIMPLE MINDS
11. WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING – BILLY OCEAN
10. SPIES LIKE US – PAUL MCCARTNEY
9. PARTY ALL THE TIME – EDDIE MURPHY
8. I MISS YOU – KLYMAXX
7. WALK OF LIFE – DIRE STRAITS
6. MY HOMETOWN – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
5. I'M YOUR MAN - WHAM
4. TALK TO ME – STEVIE NICKS
3. BURNING HEART - SURVIVOR
2. SAY YOU, SAY ME – LIONEL RICHIE
1. THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR – DIONNE WARWICK & FRIENDS
40. KING FOR A DAY – THE THOMPSON TWINS
39. HE’LL NEVER LOVE YOU (LIKE I DO) – FREDDIE JACKSON
38. SECRET LOVERS – ATLANTIC STARR
37. DIGITAL DISPLAY – READY FOR THE WORLD
36. BROKEN WINGS – MR. MISTER
35. EVERYBODY DANCE – TA MARA & THE SEEN
34. TARZAN BOY - BALTIMORA
33. SEX AS A WEAPON – PAT BENATAR
32. THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV – A-HA
31. EVERYTHING IN MY HEART – COREY HART
30. SILENT RUNNING – MIKE & THE MECHANICS
29. SARA - STARSHIP
28. SEPARATE LIVES – PHIL COLLINS/MARILYN MARTIN
27. FACE THE FACE – PETE TOWNSHEND
26. A LOVE BIZARRE – SHEILA E.
25. LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN – THE DREAM ACADEMY
24. YOU’RE A FRIEND OF MINE – CLARENCE CLEMONS AND JACKSON BROWNE
23. LIVING IN AMERICA – JAMES BROWN
22. THE SWEETEST TABOO – SADE
21. KYRIE – MR. MISTER
20. SIDEWALK TALK - JELLYBEAN
19. GOODBYE – NIGHT RANGER
18. IT’S ONLY LOVE – BRYAN ADAMS/TINA TURNER
17. HOW WILL I KNOW – WHITNEY HOUSTON
16. CONGA – MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
15. TONIGHT SHE COMES – THE CARS
14. SMALL TOWN – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
13. GO HOME – STEVIE WONDER
12. ALIVE & KICKING – SIMPLE MINDS
11. WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING – BILLY OCEAN
10. SPIES LIKE US – PAUL MCCARTNEY
9. PARTY ALL THE TIME – EDDIE MURPHY
8. I MISS YOU – KLYMAXX
7. WALK OF LIFE – DIRE STRAITS
6. MY HOMETOWN – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
5. I'M YOUR MAN - WHAM
4. TALK TO ME – STEVIE NICKS
3. BURNING HEART - SURVIVOR
2. SAY YOU, SAY ME – LIONEL RICHIE
1. THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR – DIONNE WARWICK & FRIENDS
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I totally forgot about Dionne "Friends".
The good news is all 4 of my candidates are actually the next 4 chart-toppers after Dionne.
The bad news is they all did poorly this week: #17 #21 #29 and #45.
And even worse, I picked the lowest charting song of the bunch. DOH!
Good 9
Okay 12
Bad 19
8. I MISS YOU – KLYMAXX
1. THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR – DIONNE WARWICK & FRIENDS
At least one of the other two people guessed this one - probably both. I went with "These Dreams" at #45. So, I got creamed.
#98 Nick Lowe "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll)"
Sounds vaguely familiar. Maybe heard it once or twice back in the day? The video does something I absolutely hate. Nick is strumming cowboy chords an acoustic guitar through the entire video, but there's no acoustic guitar anywhere in the song. Drives me nuts!
Will never enter the top 40
#43 Barbra Streisand "Somewhere"
#46 Asia "Go"
#51 Isley Jasper Isley "Caravan Of Love"
#57 Chaka Khan "Own the Night"
#62 Rush "The Big Money"
#65 Twisted Sister "Leader Of The Pack"
#67 OMD "Secret"
#69 New Edition "With You All The Way"
#70 Queen "One Vision"
#71 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam "Can You Feel The Beat"
#73 Alarm "Strength"
#74 Wang Chung "To Live And Die In LA"
#76 Alisha "Baby Talk"
#83 Dan Seals "Bop"
#84 Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew "The Super Bowl Shuffle"
#85 Eugene Wilde "Don't Say No Tonight"
#87 Jack Wagner "Too Young"
#89 Divinyls "Pleasure And Pain"
#90 Oingo Boingo "Just Another Day"
#94 Meli'sa Morgan "Do Me Baby"
#96 David Pack "Prove Me Wrong"
#98 Nick Lowe "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll)"
#99 Evelyn 'Champagne' King "Your Personal Touch"
#100 Fortune "Stacy"
Okay 12
Bad 19
8. I MISS YOU – KLYMAXX
1. THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR – DIONNE WARWICK & FRIENDS
At least one of the other two people guessed this one - probably both. I went with "These Dreams" at #45. So, I got creamed.
#98 Nick Lowe "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll)"
Sounds vaguely familiar. Maybe heard it once or twice back in the day? The video does something I absolutely hate. Nick is strumming cowboy chords an acoustic guitar through the entire video, but there's no acoustic guitar anywhere in the song. Drives me nuts!
Will never enter the top 40
#43 Barbra Streisand "Somewhere"
#46 Asia "Go"
#51 Isley Jasper Isley "Caravan Of Love"
#57 Chaka Khan "Own the Night"
#62 Rush "The Big Money"
#65 Twisted Sister "Leader Of The Pack"
#67 OMD "Secret"
#69 New Edition "With You All The Way"
#70 Queen "One Vision"
#71 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam "Can You Feel The Beat"
#73 Alarm "Strength"
#74 Wang Chung "To Live And Die In LA"
#76 Alisha "Baby Talk"
#83 Dan Seals "Bop"
#84 Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew "The Super Bowl Shuffle"
#85 Eugene Wilde "Don't Say No Tonight"
#87 Jack Wagner "Too Young"
#89 Divinyls "Pleasure And Pain"
#90 Oingo Boingo "Just Another Day"
#94 Meli'sa Morgan "Do Me Baby"
#96 David Pack "Prove Me Wrong"
#98 Nick Lowe "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll)"
#99 Evelyn 'Champagne' King "Your Personal Touch"
#100 Fortune "Stacy"
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
13 this time.
Thank god it did better than Twisted Sister!
Shoulda made it to 40.
I thought this one would have been close to 40.
This shoulda made it to 40 too. Boingo!!!!
1986
This one's right in the middle of my DJ tenure - should be fun.
39. HE’LL NEVER LOVE YOU (LIKE I DO) – FREDDIE JACKSON
I thought we might've played this on our Adult Contemporary AM station ( 1340 KNZS...call letters that I LOVE to this day, but don't think are being used ) but it's not familiar at all. I know we played "You Are My Lady" there. OK song.
36. BROKEN WINGS – MR. MISTER
There was a time where I could've gone the rest of my life never hearing this again. But on the rare ( for me ) occasion it pops up now, I just kinda get a warm glow hearing it. Weird how time works, huh?
35. EVERYBODY DANCE – TA MARA & THE SEEN
We never played this, but I remember seeing mentions of it in Radio & Records and The Gavin Report. I had a vague feeling it was Prince-related, & after Googling I see they're from Minneapolis & sound VERY Prince-ish. Produced by Jesse Johnson, so there's the connection. I don't think I'd ever heard it before, though. It's not bad, but I can see why it didn't explode.
34. TARZAN BOY - BALTIMORA
We didn't play this, either. And now I remember it mainly from a Listerine commercial ( I think? hits YouTube...yep, I do ).
31. EVERYTHING IN MY HEART – COREY HART
We played most of his singles, but I don't recall this at all. It might've been a little too wimpy for us, & also just sounds like a half-assed rewrite of his "Never Surrender". The drums on it are RIDICULOUS.
27. FACE THE FACE – PETE TOWNSHEND
I worked in radio riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight before the CD really took hold, so it was all-vinyl, all the time ( aside from the rare times we'd play something on a tape cartridge until we could get the vinyl ). So you had to be ready to kill the output level on any record that had what was called a "cold ending" ( a dramatic abrupt finish to a song, rather than the more common fade-out ). If you were playing a track from an album you were risking it going into the next track if you weren't careful. Or if it was playing from a promo 12" single, you might end up with dead air. I think we played this off a 12-incher, but sweet Jeezus it had a textbook cold ending.
25. LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN – THE DREAM ACADEMY
I remember hearing the guy who worked nights ( Rick Allen...I was on overnights, but moved into his shift when he left the station. I wonder whatever happened to him. ) work the living shit out of the intro to this one once. He did a bit about HIS days living in The North, recounting all the things he grew up with. I remember the punch line being "blubber". And he nailed the post perfectly.
24. YOU’RE A FRIEND OF MINE – CLARENCE CLEMONS AND JACKSON BROWNE
I am generally not a fan of Jackson Browne, but I always liked this song.
19. GOODBYE – NIGHT RANGER
I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but we presented their tour in our town & the city even made it "Night Ranger Day". Gave 'em the key to the city, etc. I was the "roadie" for the presentation...provided the sound system & speakers that I had at the time from doing mobile DJ work. Those speakers are still out in my living room...I had a plan to sell them, but Covid fucked that all up. Anybody wanna buy a couple old-ass speakers Night Ranger has spoken thru?
18. IT’S ONLY LOVE – BRYAN ADAMS/TINA TURNER
I remember the video for this one being live, & I used to do a Tina impression from it. At the end of the song, he motions to her & says "ladies & gentlemen...Tina Turner!!!" & she yells back "Bryan Adams!!!!!!". Except since it's live & they just energetically belted out the song it sounds more like "BRINEADMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Which is what my "impression" basically was. To this day, when I hear the song it's hard not to shout "BRINEADMS!!!!!!!!!!"
10. SPIES LIKE US – PAUL MCCARTNEY
GawDAMN, I hated this song. Still do. One of those "how low can I turn down the volume in the studio, & still know what's going on" tracks.
7. WALK OF LIFE – DIRE STRAITS
This is another one, like "Broken Wings" above that I got to the "never need to hear it again" point. Except with this one, I'm still there.
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IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Yep...saw the movie, too. Also not good. But more like a "shrug" than the level I disliked the song at.
I've got fondness for that song. It's all because of a girl from back in the day. Hearing it always takes me back.
