80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

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

I thought I had typed "some" in my post. Evidently I skipped it. I have added it as intended.

 

[sadchild]

My tastes can be unpredictable. But they're honest. I don't get into a song just because everyone else does, I'm not concerned with how it makes me look to others if I hate The Doors, Grateful Dead, Audioslave, Green Day, Nirvana unplugged, etc.

And in reverse, I like a lot of pop & AC songs that are quite cheesy and frivolous and appeal mostly to bimbos, douchebags and/or old ladies, but I'll come right out and say I like 'em. A good example of a song I like that I got shit over is "Butterfly Kisses" by Bob Carlisle. Or the fact that my inner Subaru-driving lesbian alter-ego loves early Indigo Girls music!

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I see sadchild has not yet posted his predictions. If he is reading this: *SPOILERS AHEAD*.
I will mark all future and former and current #1 song with a spoiler marker.

1984/01/28

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

The bottom 60. Debuts and future or former #1s:
(87) 96. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - BONNIE TYLER **
(--) 94. TENDER YEARS - JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND
(--) 93. REMEBER WHAT YOU LIKE - JENNY BURTON
(--) 89. VITAMIN L - B.E. TAYLOR GROUP
(--) 88. LOOK AT THE CADILLAC
(--) 87. REBEL YELL _BILLY IDOL
(--) 83. RED RED WINE - UB40
(--) 82. AUTOMATIC - POINTER SISTERS
(--) 73. SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME - ROCKWELL
(62) 67. ISLANDS IN THE STREAM - KENNY ROGERS DUET WITH DOLLY PARTON **
(--) 56. FOOTLOOSE - KENNY LOGGINS *
(--) 53. HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN - EURYTHMICS
(--) 44. GOT A HOLD ON ME - CHRISTINE MCVIE

This week's drops:
(40) 63. UPTOWN GIRL - BILLY JOEL
(39) 61. IN THE MOOD - ROBERT PLANT
(29) 57. GOLD - SPANDAU BALLET
(20) 49. UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT - THE ROLLING STONES
(23) 47. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - LIONAL RICHIE **

The top 40:
(54) 40. I WANT A NEW DRUG - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
(41) 39. THE DREAM - IRENE CARA
(50) 38. BANG YOUR HEAD - QUIET RIOT
(48) 37. NEW MOON ON MONDAY - DURAN DURAN
(37) 36. REMEMBER THE NIGHT - THE MOTELS
(32) 35. THE SIGN OF FIRE - THE FIXX
(30) 34. STAY WITH ME TONIGHT - JEFFREY OSBORNE
(35) 33. NIGHTBIRD - STEVIE NICKS
(38) 32. SEND ME AN ANGEL - REAL LIFE
(45) 31. GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN - CYNDI LAUPER
(19) 30. IF I'D BEEN THE ONE - THIRTY EIGHT SPECIAL
(21) 29. READ 'EM AND WEEP - BARRY MANILOW
(18) 28. TIME WILL REVEAL - DEBARGE
(36) 27. NOBODY TOLD ME - JOHN LENNON
(26) 26. BABY I LIED - DEBORAH ALLEN
(28) 25. SO BAD - PAUL McCARTNEY
(27) 24. YA MO B THERE - JAMES INGRAM W/ MICHAEL McDONALD
(31) 23. WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER - POLICE
(33) 22. 99 LUFTBALLOONS - NENA
(25) 21. MIDDLE OF THE ROAD - PRETENDERS
(34) 20. JUMP - VAN HALEN *
(24) 19. AN INNOCENT MAN - BILLY JOEL
(22) 18. LET THE MUSIC PLAY - SHANNON
(15) 17. THE CURLY SHUFFLE - JUMP'N THE SADDLE
(17) 16. HOLIDAY - MADONNA
(10) 15. SAY IT ISN'T SO - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(16) 14. I STILL CAN'T GET OVER LOVING YOU - RAY PARKER, JR
(11) 13. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
(13) 12. PINK HOUSES - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(14) 11. THINK OF LAURA - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
(12) 10. THAT'S ALL - GENESIS
( 7) 9. TWIST OF FATE - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
( 9) 8. RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT - LIONEL RICHIE
( 2) 7. SAY SAY SAY - PAUL McCARTNEY & MICHAEL JACKSON **
( 8) 6. JOANNA - KOOL & THE GANG
( 5) 5. BREAK MY STRIDE - MATTHEW WILDER
( 6) 4. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
( 4) 3. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - ROMANTICS
( 3) 2. KARMA CHAMELEON - CULTURE CLUB *
( 1) 1. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES *

 

[HecticArt]

14

 

[Aaron]

29 good/okay
I have fond memories of watching the videos of a lot of those songs on Friday Night Videos and MTV

 

[Channel98]

John Lennon wrote Nobody Told Me (originally titled Everybody';s Talkin', Nobody's Talkin') in 1976 and recorded it in 1980 during the sessions for the Double Fantasy album. He decided to not include it on the album. Instead, he gave the song to Ringo Starr, who planned to record it for his Stop & Smell The Roses album, with Lennon producing. After Lennon was assassinated. Ringo decided to not record the song. Lennon's recording was released on January 6., 1984 and reached #5 on the Hot 100. The video includes George Harrison, Phil Spector, Fred Astaire, Dick Cavett, Andy Warhol, Miles Davis and – of course – Yoko Ono.

 

[seasalt43]

It looks like this this week's countdown may be new. I couldn't find evidence of a repeat.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

28 good/ok

 

[hwkn]

34 for 84.

 

[sadchild]

I see sadchild has not yet posted his predictions.

Wow I forgot!

Here are my original predictions

EARLIER
Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse"
Kenny/Dolly "Islands In The Stream"
Lionel "All Night Long"
Michael/Paul "Say Say Say"

CANDIDATES
Culture Club "Karma Chameleon"
Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"

LATER
Van Halen "Jump"
Kenny Loggins "Footloose"

Here's how it shook out. Amazingly well, actually. My prediction of which songs would be on the Hot 100 was perfect! My only goof is reversing Karma and Owner's order!

Kenny/Dolly "Islands In The Stream" #67
Lionel "All Night Long" #47
Michael/Paul "Say Say Say" #7
Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" #1
Culture Club "Karma Chameleon" #2
Van Halen "Jump" #20
Kenny Loggins "Footloose" #56

white: on my list
green: my candidates
brown: missing from my list
orange: on my list but not on hot 100 this week

However, I will say that I was trying to figure out what came after Footloose and couldn't think of the next 4 in a row. Yikes!

 

[sadchild]

The "correct order" part of the post above should have this above Kenny/Dolly
Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse" #96

Good 20
Okay 3
Bad 17

39: THE DREAM (HOLD ON TO YOUR DREAM)- IRENE CARA
36: REMEMBER THE NIGHTS - MOTELS
33: NIGHTBIRD - STEVIE NICKS

These didn't sound familiar, but I searched and saw that I've heard them on a past VJ or two.

25: SO BAD - PAUL McCARTNEY

1: OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES

My guess. No clue on what the other two guessed.

Will never get into the top 40
#43 Rick James/Smokey Robinson "Ebony Eyes"
#45 Dolly Parton "Save The Last Dance For Me"
#51 Night Ranger "(You Can Still) Rock In America"
#52 Prince "Let's Pretend We're Married"
#55 Bob Dylan "Sweetheart Like You"
#58 Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack "You're Lookin' Like Love to Me"
#60 Jackson Browne "For A Rocker"
#62 Patti LaBelle "If Only You Knew"
#64 Midnight Star "Wet My Whistle"
#70 Donna Summer "Love Has a Mind of Its Own"
#71 Headpins "Just One More Time"
#72 Musical Youth "She's Trouble"
#74 Kim Carnes "You Make My Heart Beat Faster"
#76 Evelyn Champagne King "Action"
#79 D Train "Something's On Your Mind"
#80 Twilight 22 "Electric Kingdom"
#81 U2 "I Will Follow (Live from West Germany)"
#84 Deele "Body Talk"
#85 Toni Basil "Over My Head"
#86 SOS Band "Tell Me If You Still Care"
#87 Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"
#88 Stray Cats "Look At That Cadillac"
#89 BE Taylor Group "Vitamin L"
#92 Bonnie Tyler "Take Me Back"
#95 Linda Ronstadt "What's New"
#97 Eddie Money "The Big Crash"
#98 ConFunkShum "Baby I'm Hooked"

 

[seasalt43]

39: THE DREAM (HOLD ON TO YOUR DREAM)- IRENE CARA
36: REMEMBER THE NIGHTS - MOTELS
33: NIGHTBIRD - STEVIE NICKS

These didn't sound familiar, but I searched and saw that I've heard them on a past VJ or two.

I'd loved the obscurity of some of the songs in the 40-30 range. I didn't remember the Irene Cara track until I heard it. I remembered seeing the video. The song was from the D.C. Cab soundtrack. I didn't recognize the Motels song, but enjoyed it. I heard "Nightbird" on a recording of my town's former pop station on YouTube dated January 18, 1984.

1: OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES

Interesting. If next week is 1988, we'll hear Yes at #40 to start off the countdown. Also, it will would be another 40 peak week crossed off the list. Yes "Rhythm of Love". I didn't find a listing for this week. Held the #40 position for one week. - 2/6/88

BTW, we'll have to wait another year for this one: L.T.D. "Shine On". I didn't find a listing for this week. Held the #40 position for one week. - 1/31/81

Will never get into the top 40
#43 Rick James/Smokey Robinson "Ebony Eyes"

This is a peak position.

#52 Prince "Let's Pretend We're Married"

This is a peak position too.

#62 Patti LaBelle "If Only You Knew"

#1 R&B hit.

#79 D Train "Something's On Your Mind"

I didn't realize D Train charted on the 100.

#80 Twilight 22 "Electric Kingdom"

Their rap delivery reminds me of Run-DMC.

#87 Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"

Always shocking at first glance to see this in the never make the 40 list.

#98 ConFunkShum "Baby I'm Hooked"

ConFunkShum s/b Con Funk Shun

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Will never get into the top 40
#87 Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"

This week's only surprise.

 

[HecticArt]

This week's only surprise.

Close to a surprise, but it was a little more hard rock than usually charts IMO.

 

[seasalt43]

Close to a surprise, but it was a little more hard rock than usually charts IMO.

"Rebel Yell" peaked at #46 on March 24, 1984. It held that position for two weeks.

 

[sadchild]

a recording of my town's former pop station on YouTube dated January 18, 1984.

That's cool. I've heard a few old FM broadcasts from my childhood stations that are longer on air.

If next week is 1988,

1987

 

[seasalt43]

That's cool. I've heard a few old FM broadcasts from my childhood stations that are longer on air.

I love that! I found a site of weekly top 30 lists the station created too. I would love to make podcasts for the listings.

1987

 

[seasalt43]

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 28 January, 1984

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Record Company	Week on Chart	Hot 100 Debut	Peak	Other Charts
101	102	Dazz Band	Joystick	Motown	7	2/11/84 #96	61	#9 R&B
102	101	New Edition	Popcorn Love/Jealous Girl	Streetwise	2	-	101	#25 R&B, #43 UK
103	RE	Luther Vandross	I'll Let You Slide	Epic	2	-	102	#9 R&B, #100 UK
104	NEW	Freez	Pop Goes My Love	Streetwise	1	-	104	#5 Dance, #26 UK
105	NEW	Earth, Wind & Fire	Touch	Columbia	1	-	103	#23 R&B, #36 AC
106	RE	Jennifer Holliday	Just Let Me Wait	Geffen	5	-	103	#24 R&B, #43 Dance
107	NEW	Motley Crue	Looks That Kill	Elektra	1	2/4/84 #90	54	#12 Rock
108	NEW	Shalamar	You Can Count On Me	Solar	1	-	101	#77 R&B
109	NEW	J. Blackfoot	Taxi	Sound Town	1	3/3/84 #95	90	#4 R&B, #48 UK
110	NEW	Blue Oyster Cult	Shooting Shark	Columbia	1	2/11/84 #94	80	#16 Rock, #97 UK

Comments:

• There are eight debuts/reentries this week.
• "Joystick" is another one of those filthy songs where I didn't realize the meaning as a kid.
• All the tracks fared better on other charts.

Playlist:

 

[Channel98]

From 1983 to 1986 , 93.1 FM in Los Angeles was "Hitradio 93" KKHR. (Since 2005, 93.1 has been "Jack FM" KCBS-FM.) Here is an aircheck of Jack Armstrong (real name: John Larsh), who also worked at KFI, KFRC, KTNQ, WAYS, WMEX, WKBW, WIXY, WKYC, CHUM and many other stations during his 45-year-career. He always opened his shows with audio of Moe Howard from the Three Stooges short Micro-Phonies: "Quiet, numbskulls, I'm broadcasting!"

 

[sadchild]

Motley Crue

Looks That Kill

One of my classic childhood jams, along with "Cum On Feel The Noize", "Round And Round", "Photograph", "Bark At The Moon" and "We're Not Gonna Take It". All 1983-1984 if I remember right.