80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

1982/06/05
They did the next week (12) at some point.

* = future/current #1 song
** = former #1 song
red = debut

The bottom 60 debuts & future/former #1s:
(--) 81. IF YOU WANT MY LOVE - CHEAP TRICK
(--) 77. I FOUND SOMEBODY - GLENN FRY
(--) 75. HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY - CHICAGO
(--) 73. EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR *
(--) 57. WHAT KIND OF FOOL AN I - RICK SPRINGFIELD
(75) 56. ABRACADABRA - THE STEVE MILLER BAND *

This week's drops (all big):
(38) 94. CIRCLES - ATLANTIC STARR
(37) 93. I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS **
(20) 92. THE BEATLES' MOVIE MEDLEY - THE BEATLES
(12) 53. CHARIOTS OF FIRE - TITLES - VANGELIS **
(10) 47. GET DOWN ON IT - KOOL & THE GANG

The top 40:
(45) 40. PERSONALLY - KARLA BONOFF
(41) 39. MURPHY'S LAW - CHERI
(40) 38. FRIENDS IN LOVE - DIONNE WARWICK & JOHNNY MATHIS
(43) 37. FORGET ME NOTS - PATRICE RUSHEN
(36) 36. I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START - EDDIE RABBITT
(42) 35. BREAK IT UP - FOREIGNER
(39) 34. ONLY THE LONELY - THE MOTELS
(56) 33. TAKE ME DOWN - ALABAMA
(35) 32. PLAY THE GAME TONIGHT - KANSAS
(34) 31. ANY DAY NOW - RONNIE MILSAP
(32) 30. WHEN HE SHINES - SHEENA EASTON
(33) 29. TAINTED LOVE - SOFT CELL
(30) 28. WHEN IT'S OVER - LOVERBOY
(27) 27. WAKE UP LITTLE SUZIE - SIMON & GARFUNKEL
(28) 26. WITHOUT YOU (NOT ANOTHER LONELY NIGHT) - FRANKE & THE KNOCKOUTS
(25) 25. MY GIRL - DONNIE IRIS
(31) 24. CAUGHT UP IN YOU - .38 SPECIAL
(23) 23. FANTASY - ALDO NOVA
(22) 22. STILL IN SAIGON - THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
(18) 21. RUN FOR THE ROSES - DAN FOGELBERG
(29) 20. HURTS SO GOOD - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(24) 19. LET IT WHIP - DAZZ BAND
(26) 18. LOVE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT HARD ON ME - JUICE NEWTON
(21) 17. BODY LANGUAGE - QUEEN
(19) 16. MAKING LOVE - ROBERTA FLACK
( 9) 15. DID IT IN A MINUTE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(14) 14. MAN ON YOUR MIND - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(13) 13. EMPTY GARDEN (HEY HEY JOHNNY) - ELTON JOHN
(15) 12. IT'S GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE - DENIECE WILLIAMS
(17) 11. CRIMSON AND CLOVER - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
(16) 10. ROSANNA - TOTO
( 6) 9. '65 LOVE AFFAIR - PAUL DAVIS
(11) 8. HEAT OF THE MOMENT - ASIA
( 8) 7. ALWAYS ON MY MIND - WILLIE NELSON
( 7) 6. DON'T YOU WANT ME - THE HUMAN LEAGUE *
( 5) 5. THE OTHER WOMAN - RAY PARKER JR
( 4) 4. 867-5309/JENNY - TOMMY TUTONE
( 3) 3. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME - CHARLENE
( 2) 2. DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS - RICK SPRINGFIELD
( 1) 1. EBONY AND IVORY - PAUL MCCARTNEY AND STEVIE WONDER *

 

[Aaron]

27 good/okay.
Not a fan of that song from Queen, or anything from Charlie Daniels.

 

[hwkn]

23 for 82 next week 86.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

22 good for 1982.

I remember listening to lots of great music that year. Yet every countdown from 1982 seems to be filled with duds.

 

[sadchild]

The countdown this week is 1982/06/05 not 1985.

Yeah just discovering this now. Hmm...

 

[sadchild]

Take two

Whipped this up as fast as I could. And I've begun listening to the countdown.

EARLIER
ONJ "Physical"
Hall & Oates "No Can Do"
Vangelis "Chariots Of Fire"
J Geils Band "Centerfold"
Joan Jett "I Love Rock And Roll"

Spoiler: CANDIDATES

Stevie/Paul "Ebony And Ivory"
Human League "Don't You Want Me"

LATER
Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger"
Steve Miller "Abracadabra"
Chicago "Hard To Say I'm Sorry"
Men At Work "Who Can It Be Now"
Joe/Jennifer "Up Where We Belong"
Toni Basil "Mickey"
Lionel Richie "Truly"

 

[sadchild]

And another fun fact: Whiney Houston had 0 #1 songs in 1985.

Looking back at this now. Yeah my order is kinda scrambled for sure!

As for Whitney I thought "How Will I Know" was early 85 and "Saving All My Love" was spring 85....turns out they are early 86 and spring 86. Doh!!

She did have one #1 in 1985 though.... "Sending All My Love" was fall 1985. I can't keep her shit straight. I spent my teen years avoiding her songs!!

 

[HecticArt]

1982/06/05
They did the next week (12) at some point.

* = future/current #1 song
** = former #1 song
red = debut

The bottom 60 debuts & future/former #1s:
(--) 81. IF YOU WANT MY LOVE - CHEAP TRICK
(--) 77. I FOUND SOMEBODY - GLENN FRY
(--) 75. HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY - CHICAGO
(--) 73. EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR *
(--) 57. WHAT KIND OF FOOL AN I - RICK SPRINGFIELD
(75) 56. ABRACADABRA - THE STEVE MILLER BAND *

This week's drops (all big):
(38) 94. CIRCLES - ATLANTIC STARR
(37) 93. I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS **
(20) 92. THE BEATLES' MOVIE MEDLEY - THE BEATLES
(12) 53. CHARIOTS OF FIRE - TITLES - VANGELIS **
(10) 47. GET DOWN ON IT - KOOL & THE GANG

The top 40:
(45) 40. PERSONALLY - KARLA BONOFF
(41) 39. MURPHY'S LAW - CHERI
(40) 38. FRIENDS IN LOVE - DIONNE WARWICK & JOHNNY MATHIS
(43) 37. FORGET ME NOTS - PATRICE RUSHEN
(36) 36. I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START - EDDIE RABBITT
(42) 35. BREAK IT UP - FOREIGNER
(39) 34. ONLY THE LONELY - THE MOTELS
(56) 33. TAKE ME DOWN - ALABAMA
(35) 32. PLAY THE GAME TONIGHT - KANSAS
(34) 31. ANY DAY NOW - RONNIE MILSAP
(32) 30. WHEN HE SHINES - SHEENA EASTON
(33) 29. TAINTED LOVE - SOFT CELL
(30) 28. WHEN IT'S OVER - LOVERBOY
(27) 27. WAKE UP LITTLE SUZIE - SIMON & GARFUNKEL
(28) 26. WITHOUT YOU (NOT ANOTHER LONELY NIGHT) - FRANKE & THE KNOCKOUTS
(25) 25. MY GIRL - DONNIE IRIS
(31) 24. CAUGHT UP IN YOU - .38 SPECIAL
(23) 23. FANTASY - ALDO NOVA
(22) 22. STILL IN SAIGON - THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
(18) 21. RUN FOR THE ROSES - DAN FOGELBERG
(29) 20. HURTS SO GOOD - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(24) 19. LET IT WHIP - DAZZ BAND
(26) 18. LOVE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT HARD ON ME - JUICE NEWTON
(21) 17. BODY LANGUAGE - QUEEN
(19) 16. MAKING LOVE - ROBERTA FLACK
( 9) 15. DID IT IN A MINUTE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(14) 14. MAN ON YOUR MIND - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(13) 13. EMPTY GARDEN (HEY HEY JOHNNY) - ELTON JOHN
(15) 12. IT'S GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE - DENIECE WILLIAMS
(17) 11. CRIMSON AND CLOVER - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
(16) 10. ROSANNA - TOTO
( 6) 9. '65 LOVE AFFAIR - PAUL DAVIS
(11) 8. HEAT OF THE MOMENT - ASIA
( 8) 7. ALWAYS ON MY MIND - WILLIE NELSON
( 7) 6. DON'T YOU WANT ME - THE HUMAN LEAGUE *
( 5) 5. THE OTHER WOMAN - RAY PARKER JR
( 4) 4. 867-5309/JENNY - TOMMY TUTONE
( 3) 3. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME - CHARLENE
( 2) 2. DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS - RICK SPRINGFIELD
( 1) 1. EBONY AND IVORY - PAUL MCCARTNEY AND STEVIE WONDER *

Only 8.

 

[sadchild]

Good 10
Okay 8
Bad 22

(40) 38. FRIENDS IN LOVE - DIONNE WARWICK & JOHNNY MATHIS

(17) 11. CRIMSON AND CLOVER - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS

Alan said she covered two songs by Tommy James, this and "Mony Mony". I think he's confused.

( 3) 3. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME - CHARLENE

My wife despises this song.
She was very clear about this.
Again.

( 1) 1. EBONY AND IVORY - PAUL MCCARTNEY AND STEVIE WONDER *

My (last minute) guess this week. Wasn't sure if it carried from May into June. It actually stays at #1 for all of June.
At least one of the others guessed "Chariots Of Fire" which drops from 12 to 53 this week, owch!

#62 Waitresses "I Know What Boys Like"
#78 Bow Wow Wow "I Want Candy"
#81 Cheap Trick "If You Want My Love"

Better than most of the songs in the top 40

Will never break into the top 40
#44 Shalamar "A Night to Remember"
#48 Bertie Higgins "Just Another Day In Paradise"
#61 Jon Anderson & Vangelis "I'll Find My Way Home"
#62 Waitresses "I Know What Boys Like"
#63 Sparks "I Predict"
#66 Temptations/Rick James "Standing on the Top - Pt. 1"
#67 Frank Barber Orchestra "Hooked On Big Bands"
#69 Greg Kihn Band "Happy Man"
#70 Quarterflash "Right Kind Of Love"
#71 Four Tops "Back To School Again"
#72 Rod Stewart "How Long"
#74 Monroes "What Do All The People Know"
#76 Rick James "Dance Wit' Me - Part 1"
#78 Bow Wow Wow "I Want Candy"
#79 Le Roux "The Last Safe Place On Earth"
#80 One Way "Cutie Pie"
#81 Cheap Trick "If You Want My Love"
#82 Manhattan Transfer "Route 66"
#84 Change "The Very Best in You"
#85 Ashford & Simpson "Street Corner"
#86 Richard "Dimples "Fields "If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another"
#87 Chic "Soup for One"
#89 Ambrosia "How Can You Love Me"
#91 Smokey Robinson "Old Fashioned Love"
#98 ABBA "The Visitors"
#99 Sammy Hagar "Piece Of My Heart"
#100 David Bowie "Cat People"

 

[sadchild]

Whipped this up as fast as I could. And I've begun listening to the countdown.

Not bad for throwing it together in like 15 minutes

Vangelis "Chariots Of Fire" #53
J Geils Band "Centerfold" uncharted
Joan Jett "I Love Rock And Roll" #93
Stevie/Paul "Ebony And Ivory" #1
Human League "Don't You Want Me" #6
Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger" #73
Steve Miller "Abracadabra" #56
Chicago "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" #75

 

[scotchandcigar]

11 for 82.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Looking back at this now. Yeah my order is kinda scrambled for sure!

As for Whitney I thought "How Will I Know" was early 85 and "Saving All My Love" was spring 85....turns out they are early 86 and spring 86. Doh!!

She did have one #1 in 1985 though.... "Sending All My Love" was fall 1985. I can't keep her shit straight. I spent my teen years avoiding her songs!!

I missed that one when I scanned the artists. I still avoid her songs.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Will never break into the top 40
#78 Bow Wow Wow "I Want Candy"

This week's only surprise.

 

[Channel98]

Here is the original version, a #11 hit for the Strangeloves in August 1965:

 

[Jon]

Joan Jett covered Crimson and Clover and 'Hanky Panky' from Tommy James. The latter was later in her career, and, not a hit.

 

[HecticArt]

#78 Bow Wow Wow "I Want Candy"

#81 Cheap Trick "If You Want My Love"

Both of these were surprises to me.

 

[seasalt43]

#62 Waitresses "I Know What Boys Like"
#78 Bow Wow Wow "I Want Candy"
#81 Cheap Trick "If You Want My Love"

Their peaks were all travesties too:

• "I Know What Boys Like" - peaked at #62
• "I Want Candy" - peaked at #62
• "If You Want My Love" - peaked at #45

Better than most of the songs in the top 40

Will never break into the top 40
#44 Shalamar "A Night to Remember"

I'm surprised by this one too.

 

[seasalt43]

Here are the songs below the 100 for 6/5/82

Bubbling Under The Hot 100

#101 The Reddings "(Sittin On The) Dock Of The Bay" (entered the 100 on 6/12/82 at #87, peaked at #55)
#102 Larry Graham "Don't Stop When You're Hot" - (peaked this position)
#103 Buckner and Garcia "Do the Donkey Kong" - (peaked at this position)
#104 Chubby Checker "Harder Than Diamond" - (peaked at #104)
#105 Split Enz "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" - (peaked at #104)
#106 Lacy J. Dalton "Slow Down - (peaked at #105)
#107 Scorpions "No One Like You" - (entered the 100 on 6/19/82 at #89, peaked at #65)
#108 Dr. Hook "Loveline" - (entered the 100 on 6/12/82 at #89, peaked at #60)
#109 Bonnie Raitt "Me And The Boys" - (peaked at this position)
#110 Randy Crawford "One Hello" - (peaked at this position)

Comment:

• I posted the chart from the next week last year: 6/12/82.
• Most of the songs on this lists never broke the 100.

Playlist:

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Bubbling Under The Hot 100

#105 Split Enz "Six Months in a Leaky Boat" - (peaked at #104)

This song was huge in SK where I was. I think it was #1 on the CHAB Super 8 chart. It was #7 in Canada overall.

 

[sadchild]

#107 Scorpions "No One Like You" - (entered the 100 on 6/19/82 at #89, peaked at #65)

The way FM plays this one around here, you'd think it had been a multi-week chart-topping smash hit. I'm willing to bet a day hasn't gone by in 30+ years that this hasn't spun at least once on every single classic rock station in NH and MA.