80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

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Not confident the chart-topper is in my candidates list, or even in my list at all. And my overall order is probably all over the place.

EARLIER
Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian"
Madonna "Open Your Heart"
Huey Lewis "Jacob's Ladder"
Club Nouveau "Lean On Me"
Bon Jovi "Living On A Prayer"
Starship "Nothing's Gonna Stop"
Kim Wilde "You Keep Me Hanging On"
Cutting Crew "I Just Died In Your Arms"
U2 "With Or Without You"
Heart "Alone"
Lisa Lisa "Head To Toe"
Whitney "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"

U2 "I Still Haven't Found"
Los Lobos "La Bamba"
Bob Seger "Shakedown"

LATER
Madonna "Who's That Girl"
Michael Jackson "I Just Can't Stop"
Belinda Carlisle "Heaven Is A Place"
Whitney "Didn't We Almost Have It All"
Billy Idol "Mony Mony"
Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now"
Michael Jackson "Bad"
Bill/Jennifer "Time Of My Life"
Expose "Seasons Change"
Whitesnake "Here I Go Again"
George Michael "Faith"
 
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40: Jump Start – Natalie Cole
39: Wot’s It To Ya – Robbie Nevil
38: Carrie - Europe
37: Lost In Emotion – Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam
36: One Heartbeat – Smokey Robinson
35: Jam Tonight – Freddie Jackson
34: The Pleasure Principle – Janet Jackson
33: Who Found Who - Jellybean
32: Since You’ve Been Gone – The Outfield
31: I Need Love – L.L. Cool J.
30: Lies – Jonathan Butler
29: Alone - Heart
28: Mary’s Prayer – Danny Wilson
27: Seven Wonders – Fleetwood Mac
26: I Heard A Rumor – Bananarama
25: Touch Of Grey – The Grateful Dead
24: Give To Live – Sammy Hagar
23: Wipeout – The Fat Boys
22: Shakedown – Bob Seger
21: Rhythm Is Gonna Get You – Gloria Estefan And Miami Sound Machine
20: Here I Go Again - Whitesnake
19: Doing It All For My Baby – Huey Lewis And The News
18: When Smokey Sings - ABC
17: Living In A Box – Living In A Box
16: Didn’t We Almost Have It All – Whitney Houston
15: Back In The High Life – Steve Winwood
14: Cross My Broken Heart - The Jets
13: Love Power – Dionne Warwick & Jeffrey Osborne
12: Can’t We Try – Dan Hill With Vonda Shepard
11: It’s Not Over (‘Til It’s Over) - Starship
10: I Just Can’t Stop Loving You – Michael Jackson
9: Heart And Soul – T’pau
8: Rock Steady – The Whispers
7: Only In My Dreams – Debbie Gibson
6: I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2
5: I Want Your Sex – George Michael
4: Don’t Mean Nothing – Richard Marx
3: Luka – Suzanne Vega
2: La Bamba – Los Lobos
1: Who’s That Girl – Madonna

* = Debut

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41 28 I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) – Whitney Houston
42 29 I’d Still Say Yes – Klymaxx
49 34 Kiss Him Goodbye – The Nylons
 
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The a cappella group The Nylons formed in 1978 in Toronto. They continue to tour and record in 2022. Claude Morrison is the only original member. The Nylons have released 20 studio albums and one live album. Their remakes of Steam's Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye and the Turttles' Happy Together were their only US hits but they have recorded many other 1950s-60s-70s-80s songs including Because, Chain Gang, Poison Ivy, The Lion Sleeps Tonight, All I Have To Do Is Dream, Sexual Healing, Drift Away, Little Red Corvette, My Cherie Amour, God Only Knows, Too Much Heaven, Time Of The Season, Up The Ladder To The Roof and Will You Love Me Tomorrow. Here is their version of the Beatles' Lady Madonna:

 
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sadchild said:
Not confident the chart-topper is in my candidates list, or even in my list at all. And my overall order is probably all over the place.
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Actual order:

Atlantic Starr "Always" #92
Lisa Lisa "Head To Toe" #88
Whitney "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" #41
Heart "Alone" #29
Bob Seger "Shakedown" #22
U2 "I Still Haven't Found" #6
Madonna "Who's That Girl" #1
Los Lobos "La Bamba" #2
Michael Jackson "I Just Can't Stop" #10
Whitney "Didn't We Almost Have It All" #16
Whitesnake "Here I Go Again" #20 [I THOUGHT THIS WAS MUCH LATER THOUGH]
Lisa Lisa "Lost In Emotion" #37

white: listed as 'earlier' or 'later'
green: my candidates
brown: missing from my list
 
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Good 10
Okay 5
Bad 25

No good songs from #40 to #28 (2 okays).

23: WIPEOUT – THE FAT BOYS & THE BEACH BOYS

Had to hear this monstrosity TWICE. Bleh.

12: CAN’T WE TRY – DAN HILL WITH VONDA SHEPARD

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6: I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR – U2

My guess

2: LA BAMBA – LOS LOBOS

Someone else guessed this

1: WHO’S THAT GIRL – MADONNA

Someone else guessed this.

Will never get into the top 40
#47 38 Special "Back To Paradise"
#48 Laura Branigan "Shattered Glass"
#50 Will To Power "Dreamin'"
#51 INXS "Good Times"
#53 Kim Wilde "Say You Really Want Me"
#55 Breakfast Club "Kiss And Tell"
#59 Pointer Sisters "Be There"
#61 Cure "Why Can't I Be You"
#64 Hooters "Johnny B"
#65 Curiosity Killed the Cat "Misfit"
#68 Regina Belle "Show Me The Way"
#72 Yello "Oh Yeah"
#76 Depeche Mode "Strangelove"
#77 Atlantic Starr "One Lover At A Time"
#78 Crowded House "World Where You Live"
#79 John Waite "These Times Are Hard For Lovers"
#81 Jon Astley "Jane's Getting Serious"
#82 Noel "Silent Morning"
#83 Level 42 "Running in the Family"
#84 Glenn Medeiros "Watching Over You"
#85 Donna Summer "Dinner With Gershwin"
#86 Pepsi & Shirlie "Heartache"
#89 Silencers "Painted Moon"
#94 Def Leppard "Women"
#95 Anita Baker "No One In The World"
#96 Great White "Rock Me"
#97 Alisha "Into My Secret"
 
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