80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Will never break into the top 40
#46 Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"
#93 Nik Kershaw "Wouldn't It Be Good"
#100 Rolling Stones "She Was Hot"

This week's surprises.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

btw: I figured you would pick Julio & Willie for your B&B this week.

 

[HecticArt]

Always shake my head when I see these never made the top 40.

Damn right.

#46 Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"

A travesty!

#69 Thomas Dolby "Hyperactive"

It's a fun song. I thought it might have gotten a little higher on the list.

#87 Motley Crue "Looks That Kill"

I thought this might have crossed over enough to get close to 40.

#93 Nik Kershaw "Wouldn't It Be Good"

It's a good song. I thought it might have been close to 40 or 50.

 

[scotchandcigar]

20 for this countdown.

 

[seasalt43]

40. ONE IN A MILLION - THE ROMANTICS
37. THE KID'S AMERICAN - MATTHEW WILDER

The tale of two two-hit wonders (and their lesser top 40). The first one, I sang along to every word. The second one, I kept thinking "I don't recognize this at all, who the heck is this??"

I agree with this.

#46 Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"
#61 Adam Ant "Strip"

Always shake my head when I see these never made the top 40.

I agree with this too.

#90 Bobby Womack/Patti LaBelle "Love Has Finally Come At Last"
#91 Patti LaBelle "If Only You Knew"

Two Pattis back to back.

#92 Cheryl Lynn "Encore"

#1 R&B

 

[seasalt43]

#93 Nik Kershaw "Wouldn't It Be Good"

It's a good song. I thought it might have been close to 40 or 50.

"Wouldn't It Be Good" ended up peaking at #46.

 

[seasalt43]

Here are the songs below the 100 for 3/31/83

Bubbling Under the Hot 100

#101 Cameo "She's Strange" (entered at #80 on 4/7/84, peaked at #47, US R&B #1, UK #37)
#102 Dennis Edwards "Don't Look Any Further" (entered at #81 on 4/28/84, peaked at #72, US R&B #2, UK #45)
#103 Luther Vandross "Super Star/Until Come Back to Me" (entered at #95 on 4/28/84, peaked at #87, US R&B #5)
#104 Dave Gilmour "Blue Light" (entered at #90 on 4/7/84, peaked at #62)
#105 James Ingram "There's No Easy Way" (entered at #89 on 4/7/84, peaked at #58, US R&B #14)
#106 Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams "Won't Let Me Wait" (peaked at #106, US R&B #32)
#107 The Dells "Just Can't Walk Away" (peaked at this position, US R&B #23)
#108 Melba Moore "Livin' For Love" (peaked at this position, US R&B #6)
#109 Modern English "Hands Across the Sea" (entered at #93 on 4/7/84, peaked at #91, US Rock #43)
#110 Frankie Goes to Hollywood "Relax" (entered at # on 4/7/84, peaked at #10, UK #1)

Comments:

• I loved the video for "She's Strange". I remember a woman grabbing a piece of cake with her claw like hand.
• There is a parody for the "Don't Look Any Further" that's hilarious. I'll post it.
• "Super Star" is a remake of the Carpenters song.
• I've been a Melba Moore kick lately so I'm loving seeing her on the chart.
• @IdRatherBeSkiing - It's rare, but we finally came across a Bubbling Under track that made significant movement. Hopefully we will see more.

Playlist:

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Here are the songs below the 100 for 3/31/83

Bubbling Under the Hot 100

#101 Cameo "She's Strange" (entered at #80 on 4/7/84, peaked at #47, US R&B #1, UK #37)
#102 Dennis Edwards "Don't Look Any Further" (entered at #81 on 4/28/84, peaked at #72, US R&B #2, UK #45)
#103 Luther Vandross "Super Star/Until Come Back to Me" (entered at #95 on 4/28/84, peaked at #87, US R&B #5)
#104 Dave Gilmour "Blue Light" (entered at #90 on 4/7/84, peaked at #62)
#105 James Ingram "There's No Easy Way" (entered at #89 on 4/7/84, peaked at #58, US R&B #14)
#106 Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams "Won't Let Me Wait" (peaked at #106, US R&B #32)
#107 The Dells "Just Can't Walk Away" (peaked at this position, US R&B #23)
#108 Melba Moore "Livin' For Love" (peaked at this position, US R&B #6)
#109 Modern English "Hands Across the Sea" (entered at #93 on 4/7/84, peaked at #91, US Rock #43)
#110 Frankie Goes to Hollywood "Relax" (entered at # on 4/7/84, peaked at #10, UK #1)

Comments:

• I loved the video for "She's Strange". I remember a woman grabbing a piece of cake with her claw like hand.
• There is a parody for the "Don't Look Any Further" that's hilarious. I'll post it.
• "Super Star" is a remake of the Carpenters song.
• I've been a Melba Moore kick lately so I'm loving seeing her on the chart.
• @IdRatherBeSkiing - It's rare, but we finally came across a Bubbling Under track that made significant movement. Hopefully we will see more.

Playlist:

Is the 83 a typo or did you do the wrong year?

I am amazed we don't see more.

 

[sadchild]

Dennis Edwards "Don't Look Any Further"

Interesting tidbits about this song.

Sideah on the music video: "I didn’t know it at the time, but you know, when I turned around with my back to Dennis… I didn’t know that he was humping me behind me?! I had no idea. And when I saw it, I said, 'That nasty bastard!'”



I'm not really into much Big Audio Dynamite, but they have two songs I love: "Rush" and its b-side "City Lights". The latter is heavily based on "Don't Look Any Further".

Frankie Goes to Hollywood "Relax" (entered at # on 4/7/84, peaked at #10

Interesting tidbit. It didn't reach the top 40 in spring 1984. In late 1984, "Two Tribes" also didn't make the top 40 (close though). Then in early 1985, "Relax" re-entered and made it to #10.

 

[seasalt43]

Interesting tidbits about this song.

Sideah on the music video: "I didn’t know it at the time, but you know, when I turned around with my back to Dennis… I didn’t know that he was humping me behind me?! I had no idea. And when I saw it, I said, 'That nasty bastard!'”

LOL!!! He was a horndog!

I'm not really into much Big Audio Dynamite, but they have two songs I love: "Rush" and its b-side "City Lights". The latter is heavily based on "Don't Look Any Further".

Yep. It's very clear.

Interesting tidbit. It didn't reach the top 40 in spring 1984. In late 1984, "Two Tribes" also didn't make the top 40 (close though). Then in early 1985, "Relax" re-entered and made it to #10.

This is what I found: "Relax" peaked at #67 on 5/5/84 and was off the 100 by 5/26. Its second appearance started at #70 on 1/9/85 and reached #10 on 3/16/85.

 

[seasalt43]

Is the 83 a typo or did you do the wrong year?

Yep. That was a typo.

I am amazed we don't see more.

Me too. It's like they are fighting just to get in the 100.

 

[seasalt43]

Interesting tidbits about this song.

Sideah on the music video: "I didn’t know it at the time, but you know, when I turned around with my back to Dennis… I didn’t know that he was humping me behind me?! I had no idea. And when I saw it, I said, 'That nasty bastard!'”



I'm not really into much Big Audio Dynamite, but they have two songs I love: "Rush" and its b-side "City Lights". The latter is heavily based on "Don't Look Any Further".




Interesting tidbit. It didn't reach the top 40 in spring 1984. In late 1984, "Two Tribes" also didn't make the top 40 (close though). Then in early 1985, "Relax" re-entered and made it to #10.

Here's the parody I mentioned:


Also, Eric B & Rakim sampled the song on "Paid in Full"

 

[sadchild]

Here's the parody I mentioned:

That was a lot of work to get it so close to the original.

About Dennis' mouth:

"Dennis was so amped up, the video director between shots, she would come over [with a piece of paper] and she said, “Can you put your gum in…” And Dennis said, “I ain’t got no gum! I ain’t got no gum! Ain’t no gum in my mouth!” He was just chewing the s**t out of his own tongue. I swear to God."

 

[seasalt43]

That was a lot of work to get it so close to the original.

I agree. I thought they did great job.

About Dennis' mouth:

"Dennis was so amped up, the video director between shots, she would come over [with a piece of paper] and she said, “Can you put your gum in…” And Dennis said, “I ain’t got no gum! I ain’t got no gum! Ain’t no gum in my mouth!” He was just chewing the s**t out of his own tongue. I swear to God."

Sounds like he may have been on something.

 

[hwkn]

25 for this week[86]

 

[hwkn]

Next week 81

 

[sadchild]

1986

40. GREATEST LOVE OF ALL - WHITNEY HOUSTON
39. I CAN'T WAIT - NU SHOOZ
38. SOMETHING ABOUT YOU - LEVEL 42
37. I DO WHAT I DO - JOHN TAYLOR
36. FOR AMERICA - JACKSON BROWNE
35. IF YOU LEAVE - ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK
34. SATURDAY LOVE - CHERRELLE WITH ALEXANDER O'NEAL
33. BAD BOY - MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
32. LIVE IF LIFE - OPUS
31. TAKE ME HOME - PHIL COLLINS
30. OVERJOYED - STEVIE WONDER
29. AMERICAN STORM - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
28. NO EASY WAY OUT - ROBERT TEPPER
27. SO FAR AWAY - DIRE STRAITS
26. HOW WILL I KNOW - WHITNEY HOUSTON
25. KYRIE - MR. MISTER
24. I THINK IT'S LOVE - JERMAINE JACKSON
23. YOUR LOVE - THE OUTFIELD
22. SANCTIFY YOURSELF - SIMPLE MINDS
21. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY - JANET JACKSON
20. KING FOR A DAY - THE THOMPSON TWINS
19. I CAN'T WAIT - STEVIE NICKS
18. CALLING AMERICA - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
17. BEAT'S SO LONELY - CHARLIE SEXTON
16. WHY CAN'T THIS BE LOVE - VAN HALEN
15. SARA - STARSHIP
14. HARLEM SHUFFLE - ROLLING STONES
13. THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT - LOVERBOY
12. WEST END GIRLS - PET SHOP BOYS
11. TENDER LOVE - FORCE M.D.'S
10. NIKITA - ELTON JOHN
9. ADDICTED TO LOVE - ROBERT PALMER
8. LET'S GO ALL THE WAY - SLY FOX
7. MANIC MONDAY - BANGLES
6. WHAT YOU NEED - INXS
5. THESE DREAMS - HEART
4. SECRET LOVERS - ATLANTIC STARR
3. KISS - PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION
2. R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
1. ROCK ME AMADEUS - FALCO

 

[Aaron]

27 good/okay

 

[HecticArt]

21. That's pretty good for me.

 

[sadchild]

Good 19
Okay 7
Bad 14

We heard this same countdown back in 2017. This is what I said back then: "This may be the VJ40 with the most amount of songs I like on it ever... 18 thumbs-up!"

5. THESE DREAMS - HEART

Forgot about this one in my list of potentials for this week.

1. ROCK ME AMADEUS - FALCO

Don't know what anyone else chose this week yet, but I picked this one. Woohoo! Glad I didn't go with "Live To Tell", it enters the chart next week.

Will never make the top 40
#44 Little Richard "Great Gosh A Mighty"
#54 Dan Seals "Bop"
#57 Jennifer Rush "The Power Of Love"
#61 Meli'sa Morgan "Do Me Baby"
#62 Starpoint "Restless"
#63 Wax "Right Between The Eyes"
#67 Dennis DeYoung "Call Me"
#69 Phyllis Nelson "I Like You"
#72 Dionne Warwick "Whisper In The Dark"
#73 Rene & Angela "You Don't Have To Cry"
#74 Feargal Sharkey "A Good Heart"
#76 Animotion "I Engineer"
#79 David Bowie "Absolute Beginners"
#83 Jimmy Barnes "Working Class Man"
#84 Ozzy Osbourne "Shot In The Dark"
#85 Five Star "Let Me Be The One"
#86 Firm "All the King's Horses"
#87 Katrina And The Waves "Is That It?"
#89 Fine Young Cannibals "Johnny Come Home"
#91 Pat Benatar "Le Bel Age"
#92 Greg Kihn "Love And Rock And Roll"
#95 Anne Murray "Now And Forever"
#96 Alisha "Baby Talk"
#97 Klymaxx "The Men All Pause"
#98 Laura Branigan "I Found Someone"
#99 John Cafferty "Hearts On Fire"
#100 Dokken "In My Dreams"