80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

My ELO collection

Electric Light Orchestra - All Over The World.mp3
Electric Light Orchestra - Calling America.mp3
Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down.mp3
Electric Light Orchestra - Evil Woman.mp3
Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing.mp3
Electric Light Orchestra - Strange Magic.mp3
Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu.mp3

My ELO top 10 (does not really reflect Time as it is concept album):
10. The Diary of Horace Wimp [Discovery] ***
9. Sweet Talkin' Woman ***
8. Last Train to London [Discovery] ****
7. Confusion [Discovery] ****
6. Roll Over Beethoven ****
5. Rock 'N' Roll Is King ****
4. Turn To Stone ****
3. Hold on Tight [Time] *****
2. Don't Bring Me Down [Discovery] *****
1. Shine a Little Love [Discovery] *****

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I noticed that Xanadu is not on my list. It would rank pretty high as it is a ***** selection. In my library, it is under Olivia Newton-John. She is the Album Artitst. She & ELO are listed as the artists. iTunes groups by the Album Artist.

 

[MonoStereo]

I found one of those sub-$20 "Original Album Classics" box sets that contains several ELO albums :

"On The Third Day"
"Face The Music"
"A New World Record"
"Discovery"
"Time"

And then Amazon had another classic era album - "Out Of The Blue" for $4.99, so I snagged that too. If those half dozen albums light the geek fuse I'll dig deeper.

 

[sadchild]

WHAT?! YAY!!!!!!!

SHE'S BACK!!! This weekend Original VJ Martha Quinn steps in for Mark Goodman and hosts the Big 40 Countdown with Alan Hunter and Nina Blackwood! First time to listen... Tonight at 9pm ET/ 6pm PT!

 

[goreds2]

WHAT?! YAY!!!!!!!

SHE'S BACK!!! This weekend Original VJ Martha Quinn steps in for Mark Goodman and hosts the Big 40 Countdown with Alan Hunter and Nina Blackwood! First time to listen... Tonight at 9pm ET/ 6pm PT!

I saw on the app that the year is 1980. Will be great to hear Martha Quinn.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

1980/02/23

* = future #1
** = past #1
red = debut

First, Top 100 debuts AND/OR Future or past #1s outside the top 40
(--) 95. Survivor - Somewhere In America
(--) 90. John Denver - Autograph
(--) 89. Starland Vocal Band - Loving You With My Eyes
(--) 88. Rush - The Spirit Of Radio
(--) 86. Crystal Gayle - It's Like We Nevere Said Goodbye
(--) 84. Cliff Richard - Carrie
(--) 83. Jefferson Starship - Girl With The Hungry Eyes
(--) 82. Kenny Loggins - Keep The Fire
(--) 81. Melissa Manchester - Fire In The Morning
(--) 76. Utopia - Set Me Free
(--) 74. Charlie Dore - Pilot Of The Airwaves
(80) 70. Blondie - Call Me *
(--) 65. Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Fire Lake
(--) 60. Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why

This weeks drops of the top 40:
(36) 77. John Stewart – Lost Her In The Sun
(32) 69. Cliff Richard – We Don’t Talk Anymore
(35) 49. Styx – Why Me

And the top 40:
(40) 40. Bonnie Pointer - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
(42) 39. Barbra Streisand - Kiss Me In The Rain
(54) 38. Tommy James - Three Times In Love
(53) 37. Michael Jackson - Off The Wall
(31) 36. Prince – I Wanna Be Your Lover
(39) 35. Nicolette Larson & Michael McDonald - Let Me Go, Love
(29) 34. Dionne Warwick – Deja Vu
(30) 33. Issac Hayes – Don’t Let Go
(38) 32. Ray, Goodman & Brown - Special Lady
(37) 31. Chuck Mangione - Give It All You Got
(33) 30. Toto – 99
(34) 29. Pat Benatar – Heartbreaker
(24) 28. Rupert Holmes – Escape **
(15) 27. Eagles – The Long Run
(12) 26. Tom Petty/Heartbreakers – Don’t Do Me Like That
(27) 25. Commodores – Wonderland
(28) 24. Rupert Holmes – Him
(26) 23. Tom Petty/Heartbreakers – Refugee
(25) 22. Barry Manilow – When I Wanted You
(21) 21. Led Zeppelin – Fool In The Rain
(23) 20. Linda Ronstadt – How Do I Make You
(22) 19. Kool & The Gang – Too Hot
(19) 18. Neil Diamond – September Morn’
(20) 17. Shalamar – The Second Time Around
(11) 16. Kenny Loggins – This Is It
(18) 15. Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall (Part II) *
(16) 14. The Dirt Band – An American Dream
(17) 13. Spinners – Working My Way Back To You
(13) 12. Anne Murray – Daydream Believer
(14) 11. Steve Forbert – Romeo’s Tune
( 7) 10. Fleetwood Mac – Sara
( 3) 9. Kenny Rogers – Coward Of The Country
(10) 8. Andy Gibb – Desire
( 9) 7. Donna Summer – On The Radio
( 8) 6. Dan Fogelberg – Longer
( 5) 5. Michael Jackson – Rock With You **
( 4) 4. Smokey Robinson – Cruisin’
( 6) 3. Teri DeSario/KC – Yes, I’m Ready
( 1) 2. Captain & Tennille – Do That To Me One More Time **
( 2) 1. Queen – Crazy Little Thing Called Love *

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

26 good. Looks like we got a top 40 peak this week too.
6 good in the debuts section.
2 good in the drops section.

Also chalk a second hit to Nicollette Larson.

 

[Aaron]

26 for me also.

 

[HecticArt]

11.

 

[scotchandcigar]

13, but many of them are nostalgia picks.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

13, but many of them are nostalgia picks.

What is a nostalgia pick?

 

[scotchandcigar]

What is a nostalgia pick?

I was trying to come up with a brief phrase that describes songs that I didn't particularly listen to - back in the day - but now I like hearing.

 

[MonoStereo]

What is a nostalgia pick?

 

[scotchandcigar]

I have one of those too, but in keeping with the nostalgia theme, I don't use it anymore.

 

[HecticArt]

I was trying to come up with a brief phrase that describes songs that I didn't particularly listen to - back in the day - but now I like hearing.

I usually have a couple of tunes like that on these countdowns.
Sometimes they are songs I used to like, but don't really listen to anymore.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

There are songs I hated when they came out that I now like. A couple examples: Several songs by Wham!. I despised all their music. Now I like 3 or 4 of their songs and can tolerate the rest. Another is "In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins. Hated it when it came out now I like it a lot. I felt it was lame at the time.

There are several songs on the countdown that I like because I liked them then and they lock me into the mood and take me back. If I heard them today, I may not like them.

 

[scotchandcigar]

There are songs I hated when they came out that I now like. A couple examples: Several songs by Wham!. I despised all their music. Now I like 3 or 4 of their songs and can tolerate the rest. Another is "In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins. Hated it when it came out now I like it a lot. I felt it was lame at the time.

There are several songs on the countdown that I like because I liked them then and they lock me into the mood and take me back. If I heard them today, I may not like them.

Same for me. Disco in general was the death of music, for a rock fan. But now I can appreciate the musical genius of the Bee Gees, or enjoy the campy, silly disco songs that are fun to remember now.

 

[goreds2]

33 for me.

 

[sadchild]

Good 7
Okay 7
Bad 26

38: THREE TIMES IN LOVE - TOMMY JAMES

This is the same Tommy James that gave us "Mony Mony" and "Crimson & Clover"? Yikes! Did he have his testicles removed?

15: ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL - PINK FLOYD

My friend's kid went with this one. I knew it was too early.

3: YES I'M READY - TERI DESARIO WITH KC

1: CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE - QUEEN

I guessed this one, so did my friend's old room mate.

#71 Jim Kirk and the TM Singers "Voice of Freedom"

No, not the captain of the Enterprise James T Kirk -- this is James R Kirk. I dropped this song in the 'patriotic thread'.

I want to eat American
I want to sleep American
I want to be American
I want to be All American
Oh we're the voice of Freedom
We're the voice of America

#73 Boomtown Rats "I Don't Like Mondays"
#75 Romantics "What I Like About You"

This week's surprises for me

#80 Rockets "Desire"

Gotta love an album named 'No Ballads'.

Will never get into the top 40
#43 Molly Hatchet "Flirtin' With Disaster"
#47 Tavares "Bad Times"
#51 Patrice Rushen "Haven't You Heard"
#53 George Burns "I Wish I Was Eighteen Again"
#54 Turley Richards "You Might Need Somebody"
#58 38 Special "Rockin' Into The Night"
#57 Kenny Nolan "Us And Love"
#64 David Gates "Where Does The Lovin' Go"
#66 Willie Nelson "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys"
#67 Foreigner "Women"
#68 Narada Michael Walden "I Shoulda Loved Ya"
#71 Jim Kirk and the TM Singers "Voice of Freedom"
#73 Boomtown Rats "I Don't Like Mondays"
#75 Romantics "What I Like About You"
#78 Yellow Magic Orchestra "Computer Game"
#79 Dann Rogers "Looks Like Love Again"
#80 Rockets "Desire"
#83 Jefferson Starship "Girl with the Hungry Eyes"
#85 Roberta Flack/Donny Hathaway "You Are My Heaven"
#86 Crystal Gayle "It's Like We Never Said Goodbye"
#87 John Cougar "Small Paradise"
#88 Rush "The Spirit Of Radio"
#89 Starland Vocal Band "Loving You with My Eyes"
#90 John Denver "Autograph"
#94 Twennynine "Peanut Butter"
#95 Survivor "Somewhere In America"
#97 April Wine "I Like To Rock"
#98 Mike Pinera "Goodnight My Love"
#100 Rod Stewart "I Don't Want To Talk About It"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Will never get into the top 40
#73 Boomtown Rats "I Don't Like Mondays"
#75 Romantics "What I Like About You"
#88 Rush "The Spirit Of Radio"
#97 April Wine "I Like To Rock"

This week's surprises.
"I Don't Like Mondays" was banned on a lot of radio stations in the states. This would hurt its top 40 potential.
Rush is a surprise but not as they only had 1 top 40.
April Wine being Canadian had lots of airplay up here so seeing it doing poorly is always a surprise.