80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[scotchandcigar]

32: UNDER PRESSURE – QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE
17: LEADER OF THE BAND – DAN FOGELBERG
16: WAITING ON A FRIEND – THE ROLLING STONES
4: I CAN’T GO FOR THAT – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
3: CENTERFOLD – THE J. GEILS BAND

Five of my 333 fav songs ever in the top 40 at the same time.

I get 2 good, I ok, and 2 bad. But that's why everyone doesn't like the same music.

 

[sadchild]

Wowzers! Let me guess your good, your bad and your ugkay-lys...........

Good:
Under Pressure, I Can't Go For That

Okay:
Waiting On A Friend

Bad:
Leader Of The Band, Centerfold

Amirite?

 

[scotchandcigar]

Well, you're about as far off as one can get.

Good:
Leader Of The Band, Centerfold

Okay:
Under Pressure

Bad:
I Can't Go For That, Waiting On A Friend

I think there was a discussion of how Hectic and I both loathe that Stones song. And I can talk about the H&O song if you want, but otherwise I'll let it be.

 

[Aaron]

You might be one of the few people who don’t like “I Can’t go for That”. Like sadchild not liking Sultans of Swing.

 

[HecticArt]

#65 Billy Squier "My Kinda Lover"

I thought this might have just broken 40.

#99 Rush "Closer To The Heart"

Rush!
I thought it would make it to about 70, but it's always good to see them represent.

 

[scotchandcigar]

You might be one of the few people who don’t like “I Can’t go for That”.

The title speaks for itself, I guess. I just don't see what's so amazing about the song. And the synth percussion sounds really "synth-y".

To be honest, I'm not generally a fan of H&O. Too fluffy-poppy, especially "Kiss on my List". But I do find something endearing about The Carpenters, one of sadchild's most disliked artists. So c'est la vie.

 

[seasalt43]

January 23, 1982

40: ABACAB - GENESIS
39: SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD – BARRY MANILOW
38: SEA OF LOVE – DEL SHANNON
37: ALL OUR TOMORROWS – EDDIE SCHWARTZ
36: WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND - LOVERBOY
35: KEY LARGO – BERTIE HIGGINS
34: MORE THAN JUST THE TWO OF US - SNEAKER
33: LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE - ALABAMA
32: UNDER PRESSURE – QUEEN & DAVID BOWIE
31: TAKE MY HEART – KOOL & THE GANG
30: THROUGH THE YEARS – KENNY ROGERS
29: OPEN ARMS – JOURNEY
28: DON’T STOP BELIEVIN’ - JOURNEY
27: WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - DIANA ROSS
26: LOVE IS ALRIGHT TONIGHT – RICK SPRINGFIELD
25: YOUNG TURKS – ROD STEWART
24: YESTERDAY’S SONGS – NEIL DIAMOND
23: SHE’S GOT A WAY – BILLY JOEL
22: SWEET DREAMS – AIR SUPPLY
21: YOU COULD HAVE BEEN WITH ME – SHEENA EASTON
20: I WOULDN’T HAVE MISSED IT FOR THE WORLD – RONNIE MILSAP
19: COME GO WITH ME – THE BEACH BOYS
18: TAKE IT EASY ON ME – THE LITTLE RIVER BAND
17: LEADER OF THE BAND – DAN FOGELBERG
16: WAITING ON A FRIEND – THE ROLLING STONES
15: SOMEONE COULD LOSE A HEART TONIGHT – EDDIE RABBITT
14: SHAKE IT UP – THE CARS
13: COOL NIGHT – PAUL DAVIS
12: COMIN’ IN AND OUT OF YOUR LIFE – BARBRA STREISAND
11: HOOKED ON CLASSICS – THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
10: THE SWEETEST THING (I'VE EVER KNOWN) – JUICE NEWTON
9: TROUBLE – LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM
8: LET’S GROOVE – EARTH, WIND, & FIRE
7: TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND – GEORGE BENSON
6: LEATHER AND LACE – STEVIE NICKS WITH DON HENLEY
5: HARDEN MY HEART - QUARTERFLASH
4: I CAN’T GO FOR THAT – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
3: CENTERFOLD – THE J. GEILS BAND
2: WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU - FOREIGNER
1: PHYSICAL – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

Looks like a repeater from: Jan 25, 2015

 

[seasalt43]

I thought this might have just broken 40.

"My Kinda Lover" peaked at #45 the week before. This was the single's 9th week on the chart. It stayed on the chart for one more week before falling out of the 100 completely.

Rush!
I thought it would make it to about 70, but it's always good to see them represent.

"Closer to the Heart" peaked at #69 on 1/9/82. This was the single's 7th week on the chart.

 

[seasalt43]

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 23rd January, 1982

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Record Company	Week on Chart	Hot 100 Debut	Peak	Other Charts
101	101	Grover Washington Jr.	Be Mine	Elektra	6	2/6/82 #95	92	#13 R&B
102	102	L.T.D.	Kickin' Back	A&M	7	-	102	#10 R&B, #36 Dance
103	103	Z.Z. Top	Tube Snake Boogie	Warner Bros.	4	-	103	#4 Rock
104	104	T.G. Sheppard	Only One You	Warner Bros.	4	1/30/82 #96	68	#1 Country, #20 AC
105	105	Manhattan Transfer	Spies In The Night	Atlantic	2	-	103
106	106	Diesel	Goin' Back To China	Atlantic	2	-	105	#34 Netherlands
107	107	Luther Vandross	Don't You Know That	Epic	2	-	107	#10 R&B
108	108	Slave	Wait For Me	Cotillion	2	-	103	#20 R&B
109	109	Diana Ross	My Old Piano	Motown	2	-	109	#5 UK
110	110	Bar-Kays	Hit and Run	Mercury	6	-	101	#5 R&B, #49 Dance

Comments:

• This is the same chart as 1/16/82

Playlist:

 

[seasalt43]

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 23rd January, 1982

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Record Company	Week on Chart	Hot 100 Debut	Peak	Other Charts
101	101	Grover Washington Jr.	Be Mine	Elektra	6	2/6/82 #95	92	#13 R&B
102	102	L.T.D.	Kickin' Back	A&M	7	-	102	#10 R&B, #36 Dance
103	103	Z.Z. Top	Tube Snake Boogie	Warner Bros.	4	-	103	#4 Rock
104	104	T.G. Sheppard	Only One You	Warner Bros.	4	1/30/82 #96	68	#1 Country, #20 AC
105	105	Manhattan Transfer	Spies In The Night	Atlantic	2	-	103
106	106	Diesel	Goin' Back To China	Atlantic	2	-	105	#34 Netherlands
107	107	Luther Vandross	Don't You Know That	Epic	2	-	107	#10 R&B
108	108	Slave	Wait For Me	Cotillion	2	-	103	#20 R&B
109	109	Diana Ross	My Old Piano	Motown	2	-	109	#5 UK
110	110	Bar-Kays	Hit and Run	Mercury	6	-	101	#5 R&B, #49 Dance

Comments:

• This is the same chart as 1/16/82

Playlist:

I didn't have time to work on comments so I figure I'd pull them together.

• Jeffery Osbourne left L.T.D. by this point. The replacement singer had a completely different sound.
• I wonder if "Tube Snake Boogie" was too risqué for the 100.
• It's interesting to see another Dutch band on the charts (Diesel). I only Dutch band I remember from the 80s was Golden Earring.
• "Don't You Know That" was a quite storm standard.
• Funk groups like Slave and the Bar-Kays were starting to fade in popularity.
• "My Old Piano" is an example of a song that did well in the UK, but fizzled in the US. It didn't chart on the US R&B chart either.

 

[Channel98]

Mister seasalt, Dutch singer Adrian Vandenberg had a #39 hit in 1983 with Burning Heart. He became a member of Whitesanake in 1989. Mai Tai, a female trio from Amsterdam, reached #71 in 1986 with Female Intuition. Four medleys by Stars On 45 made the Hot 100 in the 1980s. They featured Dutch singers and musicians and were produced by Jacobus "Jaap" Eggermont, who, from 1965 to 1969, played drums with Golden Earring.

Graag gedaan. Ik ben blij dat ik kon helpen. Nog een prettige dag.

 

[seasalt43]

Mister seasalt, Dutch singer Adrian Vandenberg had a #39 hit in 1983 with Burning Heart. He became a member of Whitesanake in 1989. Mai Tai, a female trio from Amsterdam, reached #71 in 1986 with Female Intuition. Four medleys by Stars On 45 made the Hot 100 in the 1980s. They featured Dutch singers and musicians and were produced by Jacobus "Jaap" Eggermont, who, from 1965 to 1969, played drums with Golden Earring.

Graag gedaan. Ik ben blij dat ik kon helpen. Nog een prettige dag.

I was thinking about pop/rock bands, but these are all good examples. Stars on 45 have been mentioned on the forum before and Mai Tai's "Female Intuition" has popped up on @sadchild's "Will never breach the top 40." in the past. Speaking about Mai Tai, "History" was a better track than "Female Intuition" in my opinion, but it only made it to #109.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

29 good/ok for 1982.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Only surprise is WKRP theme but wondering why it was released in 1982 when show premiered in 1978 or 9.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Rush!
I thought it would make it to about 70, but it's always good to see them represent.

We discussed this before. This song was from 70s but this is live track. If their non-live stuff didn't break top 40, why would their live remakes do? Not saying that is right but just saying.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

You might be one of the few people who don’t like “I Can’t go for That”. Like sadchild not liking Sultans of Swing.

I have absolutely no idea why sad would not like Sultans.

 

[HecticArt]

Only surprise is WKRP theme but wondering why it was released in 1982 when show premiered in 1978 or 9.

It was the live version……

 

[scotchandcigar]

I have absolutely no idea why sad would not like Sultans.

If I recall, he also doesn't like Dave Matthews Band because they lean towards bluegrass hillbilly territory. So maybe Sultans has the same vibe.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

If I recall, he also doesn't like Dave Matthews Band because they lean towards bluegrass hillbilly territory. So maybe Sultans has the same vibe.

I am neutral on DMB but love Sultans. I would never have connected that song to the sound of that band.

If I recall sad has several quirks about him hating some really popular songs for really random reasons.

 

[sadchild]

I find it boring, especially the way he 'sings' it. I find most of their songs quite dull, with most of their Brothers In Arms album being the exception.

Dire Straits

Genre: rock and roll

Discovered: MTV "Twisting By The Pool" but didn't like it. Then "Money For Nothing" on MTV which I liked.

Other: Not much of a fan outside of Brothers In Arms

HIGH FIVE:

1. Money for Nothing
2. Heavy Fuel
3. Brothers in Arms
4. Your Latest Trick
5. Ride Across The River

If I recall sad has several quirks about him hating really popular songs for really random reasons.

Certainly not! I do hate some really popular songs for different reasons. But I'd estimate more than half of my 333 are popular songs