80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

1662637708403.png
I agree it's a novelty song, and it's not on my Favorites list (I gave it a lot of consideration, though). But I think it's great in that it's groundbreaking, irreverent, and ballsy, in the same way as some Weird Al songs. And remember, when that song was introduced, there was nothing ever like it. I don't think the Valley Girl persona was properly represented before. And the fact that it's his daughter doing it is just perfect.
 
1986-jeans-fabric-texture-on-260nw-1725674050.jpg


EARLIER
Dionne "That's What Friends"
Heart "These Dreams"
Mr Mister "Kyrie"
Madonna "Live To Tell"
Prince "Kiss"
Falco "Rock Me Amadeus"
Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls"
Robert Palmer "Addicted To Love"
Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer"
Genesis "Invisible Touch"
Peter Cetera "Glory Of Love"
Madonna "Papa Don't Preach"
Steve Winwood "Higher Love"

Berlin "Take My Breath Away"
Human League "Human"
Bananarama "Venus"

LATER
Cyndi Lauper "True Colors"
Bon Jovi "You Give Love"
Bruce Hornsby "The Way It Is"
Peter/Amy "Next Time I Fall"
Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian"
 
1986/09/13

40: TRUE COLORS – CYNDI LAUPER
39: VELCRO FLY – ZZ TOP
38: I DIDN’T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON – ROBERT PALMER
37: POINT OF NO RETURN - NU SHOOZ
36: THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW – THE MONKEES
35: SWEET LOVE – ANITA BAKER
34: WE DON’T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF – JERMAINE STEWART
33: A MATTER OF TRUST – BILLY JOEL
32: MONEY’S TOO TIGHT (TO MENTION) – SIMPLY RED
31: MAD ABOUT YOU – BELINDA CARLISLE
30: HEARTBEAT – DON JOHNSON
29: TWIST AND SHOUT – THE BEATLES
28: LOVE WALKS IN – VAN HALEN
27: TYPICAL MALE - TINA TURNER
26: ALL CRIED OUT – LISA LISA & CULT JAM WITH FULL FORCE
25: HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES - LOVERBOY
24: GLORY OF LOVE – PETER CETERA
23: MISSIONARY MAN - EURYTHMICS
22: YANKEE ROSE – DAVID LEE ROTH
21: PRESS – PAUL McCARTNEY
20: THROWING IT ALL AWAY - GENESIS
19: RUMORS – TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB
18: WHEN I THINK OF YOU – JANET JACKSON
17: TWO OF HEARTS – STACEY Q
16: THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART - DOUBLE
15: MAN SIZE LOVE - KLYMAXX
14: PAPA DON’T PREACH - MADONNA
13: LOVE ZONE – BILLY OCEAN
12: DREAMTIME – DARYL HALL
11: DON’T FORGET ME (WHEN I’M GONE) – GLASS TIGER
10: BABY LOVE - REGINA
9: WALK THIS WAY – RUN-D.M.C. WITH AEROSMITH
8: WORDS GET IN THE WAY – MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
7: SWEET FREEDOM – MICHAEL McDONALD
6: HIGHER LOVE – STEVE WINWOOD
5: VENUS - BANANARAMA
4: FRIENDS AND LOVERS – GLORIA LORING & CARL ANDERSON
3: STUCK WITH YOU – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
2: DANCING ON THE CEILING – LIONEL RICHIE
1: TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - BERLIN
 
In the video for Lionel Richie';s Dancing On The Ceiling, he and his friends – thanks to a specially-built rotating room – dance on the walls and ceiling. Fred Astaire did it first, in the 1951 movie Royal Wedding, which also starred Jane Powell, Peter Lawford, Keenan Wynn and Winston Churchill's daughter Sarah.



 
1986 correct order

Genesis "Invisible Touch" #79
Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer" #64
Peter Cetera "Glory Of Love" #24
Madonna "Papa Don't Preach" #14
Steve Winwood "Higher Love" #6
Bananarama "Venus" #5
Berlin "Take My Breath Away" #1
Huey Lewis "Stuck With You" #3
Janet Jackson "When I Think Of You" #18
Cyndi Lauper "True Colors" #40
Boston "Amanda"
Human League "Human" #71
Bon Jovi "You Give Love" #83

white: listed as 'earlier' or 'later'
green: my candidates
brown: missing from my list
 
Good 8
Okay 9
Bad 23

24: GLORY OF LOVE – PETER CETERA

My friend's friend's guess.

14: PAPA DON’T PREACH - MADONNA

My friend's kid's guess.

5: VENUS - BANANARAMA

My guess. I win!

4: FRIENDS AND LOVERS – GLORIA LORING & CARL ANDERSON

beavis


1: TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - BERLIN

We all missed it!

#47 Gwen Guthrie "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent"

"Hey baby what's goin' on?"
"The rent, mf'er!"

raw-1200-1200-675-675-crop-000000.jpg


Will never get into the top 40
#45 El DeBarge "Love Always"
#47 Gwen Guthrie "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent"
#49 Sheena Easton "So Far So Good"
#50 Fabulous Thunderbirds "Wrap It Up"
#51 Jets "Private Number"
#52 Honeymoon Suite "What Does It Take"
#54 Thompson Twins "Nothing In Common"
#55 Bob Seger "It's You"
#60 Kenny Loggins "Playing With The Boys"
#61 Moody Blues "The Other Side Of Life"
#62 38 Special "Somebody Like You"
#63 Rod Stewart "Another Heartache"
#66 Mick Jagger "Ruthless People"
#68 Luther Vandross "Give Me The Reason"
#69 Doctor And The Medics "Spirit In The Sky"
#72 Pet Shop Boys "Love Comes Quickly"
#77 Air Supply "Lonely Is the Night"
#82 Chaka Khan "Love Of A Lifetime"
#85 Prince "Anotherloverholeinyohead"
#86 John Fogerty "Eye Of The Zombie"
#87 GTR "The Hunter"
#89 Five Star "Can't Wait Another Minute"
#93 One To One "Angel In My Pocket"
#95 Mary Jane Girls "Walk Like A Man"
#97 Heart "If Looks Could Kill"
#100 Southside Johnny & The Jukes "Walk Away Renee"
 
sadchild said:
#47 Gwen Guthrie "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent"

"Hey baby what's goin' on?"
"The rent, mf'er!"
Click to expand...
I always thought this could have scraped into the bottom reaches of the 40.

sadchild said:
Will never get into the top 40
#45 El DeBarge "Love Always"
#47 Gwen Guthrie "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent"
#49 Sheena Easton "So Far So Good"
#50 Fabulous Thunderbirds "Wrap It Up"
#51 Jets "Private Number"
#52 Honeymoon Suite "What Does It Take"
#54 Thompson Twins "Nothing In Common"
#55 Bob Seger "It's You"
#60 Kenny Loggins "Playing With The Boys"
#61 Moody Blues "The Other Side Of Life"
#62 38 Special "Somebody Like You"
#63 Rod Stewart "Another Heartache"
#66 Mick Jagger "Ruthless People"
#68 Luther Vandross "Give Me The Reason"
#69 Doctor And The Medics "Spirit In The Sky"
#72 Pet Shop Boys "Love Comes Quickly"
#77 Air Supply "Lonely Is the Night"
#82 Chaka Khan "Love Of A Lifetime"
#85 Prince "Anotherloverholeinyohead"
#86 John Fogerty "Eye Of The Zombie"
#87 GTR "The Hunter"
#89 Five Star "Can't Wait Another Minute"
#93 One To One "Angel In My Pocket"
#95 Mary Jane Girls "Walk Like A Man"
#97 Heart "If Looks Could Kill"
#100 Southside Johnny & The Jukes "Walk Away Renee"
Click to expand...
There's a ton of big names and failed follow-ups that didn't break through.
 
Forgot to post this earlier

1980-seul.jpg


EARLIER
KC "Please Don't Go"
Rupert Holmes "Escape"
Michael Jackson "Rock With You"
Captain & Tenille "Do That"
Queen "Crazy Little Thing"
Pink Floyd "Another Brick"
Blondie "Call Me"
Lipps Inc "Funkytown"
Billy Joel "It's Still Rock"
Paul McCartney "Coming Up"
ONJ "Magic"

Diana Ross "Upside Down"
Christoper Cross "Sailing"

LATER
Queen "Another One Bites"
Babs "Woman In Love"
Kenny Rogers "Lady"
John Lennon "Just Like Starting Over"
 
1980/09/20 (repeat countdown)

* = current or future #1
** = former #1
red = debut

The bottom 60: Hot 100 debuts and/or future or former #1 songs
(--) 98: THGE PART OF ME THAT NEEDS YOU MOST - JAY BLACK
(--) 90: HOLD ON - KANSAS
(--) 85: HEROES - COMMODORES
(--) 82: THAT GIRL COULD SING - JACKSON BROWNE
(--) 78: MASTER BLASTER (JAMMIN')
(--) 75: LET ME TALK - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
(--) 67: DREAMER - SUPERTRAMP
(--) 43: THE WANDERER - DONNA SUMMER

This week's drops:
(31) 51: HEY THERE LONLEY GIRL - ROBERT JOHN

The Top 40:
(44) 40: (SARTORIAL ELOQUENCE) DON'T YA WANNA PLAY THIS GAME NO MORE? - ELTON JOHN
(37) 39: OLD FASHIONED LOVE - THE COMMODORES
(39) 38: FIRST TIME LOVE - LIVINGSTON TAYLOR
(36) 37: MORE LOVE - KIM CARNES
(40) 36: WHO'LL BE THE FOOL TONIGHT - LARSEN-FEITEN BAND
(34) 35: IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME - BILLY JOEL **
(35) 34: YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO KEEP YOUR LOVE FOR ME - JERMAINE JACKSON
(30) 33: HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE BACK - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(38) 32: HOW DO I SURVIVE - AMY HOLLAND
(24) 31: LET MY LOVE OPEN THE DOOR - PETE TOWNSEND
(19) 30: BOULEVARD - JACKSON BROWNE
(22) 29: TAKE YOUR TIME (DO IT RIGHT) - S.O.S. BAND
(11) 28: INTO THE NIGHT - BENNY MARDONES
(13) 27: MAGIC - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN **
(32) 26: NO NIGHT SO LONG - DIONNE WARWICK
(33) 25: WOMAN IN LOVE - BARBRA STREISAND *
(29) 24: LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME - BOZ SCAGGS
(25) 23: JESSE - CARLY SIMON
(26) 22: NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE - STEPHANIE MILLS
(23) 21: SOMEONE THAT I USED TO LOVE - NATALIE COLE
(27) 20: HE'S SO SHY - POINTER SISTERS
(21) 19: DON'T ASK ME WHY - BILLY JOEL
(20) 18: HOT ROD HEARTS - ROBBIE DUPREE
(28) 17: REAL LOVE - DOOBIE BROTHERS
(18) 16: ALL OVER THE WORLD - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
( 5) 15: SAILING - CHRISTOPHER CROSS **
(16) 14: YOU'LL ACCOMP'NY ME - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
(14) 13: YOU'RE THE ONLY WOMAN - AMBROSIA
(17) 12: XANADU - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN & ELO
(12) 11: I'M ALRIGHT - KENNY LOGGINS
( 3) 10: EMOTIONAL RESCUE - ROLLING STONES
(15) 9: ONE IN A MILLION YOU - LARRY GRAHAM
(10) 8: DRIVIN' MY LIFE AWAY - EDDIE RABBIT
( 7) 7: LATE IN THE EVENING - PAUL SIMON
( 6) 6: GIVE ME THE NIGHT - GEORGE BENSON
( 8) 5: LOOKIN' FOR LOVE - JOHNNY LEE
( 4) 4: FAME - IRENE CARA
( 9) 3: ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST - QUEEN *
( 2) 2: ALL OUT OF LOVE - AIR SUPPLY
( 1) 1: UPSIDE DOWN - DIANA ROSS *
 
27 good. Pretty much the rest are stinkers.

1 debut is also unusual as is stuff in the low 30s falling and only falling 1 spot and not falling right off. Billy is still on next week too.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom