80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

seasalt43 said:
Gregory was right.
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Lol
seasalt43 said:
One of my favorite songs of all time (duet with Kate Bush).
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I love it too (the whole album, actually). Know who else is a big fan of this song? Sir Elton!

"That record helped me get sober … So [Kate Bush] played a big part in my rebirth. That record helped me so much. I never told her that, but it did."

seasalt43 said:
I'm surprised to see them in the 100, He wanted your body, but he did not want you to have a hit.
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I only know their one top 40 "Object Of My Desire". I don't particularly like it, but I know it.

HecticArt said:
No surprises this time.
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Agreed, but these shoulda been top 40s!

#64 Night Ranger "The Secret of My Success"
#72 Peter Gabriel "Don't Give Up"
#74 Run DMC "It's Tricky"
#91 Cinderella "Somebody Save Me"
#100 Georgia Satellites "Battleship Chains"
 
sadchild said:
Agreed, but these shoulda been top 40s!

#64 Night Ranger "The Secret of My Success"
#72 Peter Gabriel "Don't Give Up"
#74 Run DMC "It's Tricky"
#91 Cinderella "Somebody Save Me"
#100 Georgia Satellites "Battleship Chains"
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For sure.
They were worth hitting the top 40, even if the public didn’t realize it at the time.
 
sadchild said:
Lol
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He never returned to the 100 after this one.
sadchild said:
I love it too (the whole album, actually). Know who else is a big fan of this song? Sir Elton!

"That record helped me get sober … So [Kate Bush] played a big part in my rebirth. That record helped me so much. I never told her that, but it did."
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Kate is amazing!

I just saw that there's a Willie Nelson and Sinéad O'Connor version. I'm afriad to listen.

sadchild said:
I only know their one top 40 "Object Of My Desire". I don't particularly like it, but I know it.
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I would put it in my "Okay" category. Starpoint had another song that peaked at #46. I don't recall ever hearing that one either.
sadchild said:
Agreed, but these shoulda been top 40s!

#64 Night Ranger "The Secret of My Success" - peaked at #64
#72 Peter Gabriel "Don't Give Up" - peaked at #72
#74 Run DMC "It's Tricky" - peaked at #57
#91 Cinderella "Somebody Save Me" - peaked at #66
#100 Georgia Satellites "Battleship Chains" - peaked at #86
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I added the peaks.
 
On the Hot 100 this week in 1981. Les guesses...

EARLIER
Dolly Parton "9 to 5"
Kool & The Gang "Celebration"
Blondie "The Tide Is High"
Hall & Oates "Kiss On My List"

Blondie "Rapture"
Sheena Easton "Morning Train"

LATER
Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes"
Stars On 45 "Stars On 45"
Rick Springfield "Jesse's Girl"
 
Medley: Intro/Venus/Sugar Sugar/No Reply/I'll Be Back/Drive My Car/Do You Want To Know A Secret/We Can Work It Out/I Should Have Known Better/Nowhere Man/You're Going To Lose That Girl/Stars On 45 holds the distinction of being the longest-titled song to be number one on the Billboard Hot 100.

The shortest-titled number-one song is this one from October 2009:

 
May 2, 1981

40: THIS LITTLE GIRL - GARY U.S. BONDS
39: AMERICA - NEIL DIAMOND
38: BLESSED ARE THE BELIEVERS - ANNE MURRAY
37: WASN'T THAT A PARTY - THE ROVERS
36: FIND YOUR WAY BACK - JEFFERSON STARSHIP
35: SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU - DON McLEAN
34: CRYING - DON McLEAN
33: THE BEST OF TIMES - STYX
32: MEDLEY - STARS ON 45
31: SAY YOU'LL BE MINE - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
30: HOLD ON LOOSELY - .38 SPECIAL
29: WHAT ARE WE DOIN' IN LOVE - DOTTIE WEST/KENNY ROGERS
28: LOVE YOU LIKE I NEVER LOVED BEFORE - JOHN O'BANION
27: I MISSED AGAIN - PHIL COLLINS
26: KEEP ON LOVIN' YOU - REO SPEEDWAGON
25: A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE - RAY PARKER, JR. & RAYDIO
24: I LOVE YOU - CLIMAX BLUES BAND
23: HOW 'BOUT US - CHAMPAIGN
22: TIME OUT OF MIND - STEELY DAN
21: YOU BETTER YOU BET - THE WHO
20: SWEETHEART - FRANKIE & THE KNOCKOUTS
19: AIN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT - JOHN COUGAR
18: SUKIYAKI - A TASTE OF HONEY
17: WATCHING THE WHEELS - JOHN LENNON
16: WOMAN - JOHN LENNON
15: TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS - STYX
14: DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME - THE POLICE
13: SOMEBODY'S KNOCKIN' - TERRI GIBBS
12: TAKE IT ON THE RUN - REO SPEEDWAGON
11: HER TOWN TOO - JAMES TAYLOR & J.D. SOUTHER
10: I CAN'T STAND IT - ERIC CLAPTON
9: LIVING INSIDE MYSELF - GINO VANELLI
8: WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE - STEVE WINWOOD
7: BETTE DAVIS EYES - KIM CARNES
6: RAPTURE - BLONDIE
5: KISS ON MY LIST - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
4: ANGEL OF THE MORNING - JUICE NEWTON
3: BEING WITH YOU - SMOKEY ROBINSON
2: JUST THE TWO OF US - GROVER WASHINGTON, JR./BILL WITHERS
1: MORNING TRAIN - SHEENA EASTON
 
1981 correct order

Blondie "The Tide Is High" #99
Kool & The Gang "Celebration" #54
Dolly Parton "9 to 5" #51
Eddie Rabbit "I Love A Rainy Night" #60
REO Speedwagon "Keep On Loving You" #26
Blondie "Rapture" #6
Hall & Oates "Kiss On My List" #5
Sheena Easton "Morning Train" #1
Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes" #7
Stars On 45 "Stars On 45" #32
Air Supply "The One That You Love"
Rick Springfield "Jesse's Girl" #42

green: my candidates
white: on my list and the hot 100
brown: on the hot 100 but missing from my list
yellow: not on my list and not on hot 100
 
May 2, 1981
sadchild said:
40: THIS LITTLE GIRL - GARY U.S. BONDS
39: AMERICA - NEIL DIAMOND
38: BLESSED ARE THE BELIEVERS - ANNE MURRAY
37: WASN'T THAT A PARTY - THE ROVERS
36: FIND YOUR WAY BACK - JEFFERSON STARSHIP
35: SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU - DON McLEAN
34: CRYING - DON McLEAN
33: THE BEST OF TIMES - STYX
32: MEDLEY - STARS ON 45
31: SAY YOU'LL BE MINE - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
30: HOLD ON LOOSELY - .38 SPECIAL
29: WHAT ARE WE DOIN' IN LOVE - DOTTIE WEST/KENNY ROGERS
28: LOVE YOU LIKE I NEVER LOVED BEFORE - JOHN O'BANION
27: I MISSED AGAIN - PHIL COLLINS
26: KEEP ON LOVIN' YOU - REO SPEEDWAGON
25: A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE - RAY PARKER, JR. & RAYDIO
24: I LOVE YOU - CLIMAX BLUES BAND
23: HOW 'BOUT US - CHAMPAIGN
22: TIME OUT OF MIND - STEELY DAN
21: YOU BETTER YOU BET - THE WHO
20: SWEETHEART - FRANKIE & THE KNOCKOUTS
19: AIN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT - JOHN COUGAR
18: SUKIYAKI - A TASTE OF HONEY
17: WATCHING THE WHEELS - JOHN LENNON
16: WOMAN - JOHN LENNON
15: TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS - STYX
14: DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME - THE POLICE
13: SOMEBODY'S KNOCKIN' - TERRI GIBBS
12: TAKE IT ON THE RUN - REO SPEEDWAGON
11: HER TOWN TOO - JAMES TAYLOR & J.D. SOUTHER
10: I CAN'T STAND IT - ERIC CLAPTON
9: LIVING INSIDE MYSELF - GINO VANELLI
8: WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE - STEVE WINWOOD
7: BETTE DAVIS EYES - KIM CARNES
6: RAPTURE - BLONDIE
5: KISS ON MY LIST - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
4: ANGEL OF THE MORNING - JUICE NEWTON
3: BEING WITH YOU - SMOKEY ROBINSON
2: JUST THE TWO OF US - GROVER WASHINGTON, JR./BILL WITHERS
1: MORNING TRAIN - SHEENA EASTON
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DEBUTS:
40 67 THIS LITTLE GIRL - GARY U.S. BONDS
39 76 AMERICA - NEIL DIAMOND
38 44 BLESSED ARE THE BELIEVERS - ANNE MURRAY
36 42 FIND YOUR WAY BACK - JEFFERSON STARSHIP
35 49 SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU - DON McLEAN
32 48 MEDLEY - STARS ON 45

THIS WEEK’S DROPS

41 21 JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME – APRIL WINE
43 28 IT’S A LOVE THING – THE WHISPERS
44 31 DON’T STOP THE MUSIC – YARBROUGH AND PEOPLES
46 35 TURN ME LOOSE – LOVERBOY
49 37 MISTER SANDMAN – EMMYLOU HARRIS
50 34 THE PARTY’S OVER (HOPELESSLY IN LOVE) – JOURNEY
 
29 for me, although a lot of songs that became adult contemporary.

One of my least favorite Who songs, You Better You Bet. I usually avoid that one.
 
Good 9
Okay 9
Bad 22

BEST
17: WATCHING THE WHEELS - JOHN LENNON
14: DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME - THE POLICE
7: BETTE DAVIS EYES - KIM CARNES
5: KISS ON MY LIST - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES

WORST
37: WASN'T THAT A PARTY - THE ROVERS
35: SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU - DON McLEAN
34: CRYING - DON McLEAN
29: WHAT ARE WE DOIN' IN LOVE - DOTTIE WEST/KENNY ROGERS

35: SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU - DON McLEAN
34: CRYING - DON McLEAN
17: WATCHING THE WHEELS - JOHN LENNON
16: WOMAN - JOHN LENNON

Odd coincidences

7: BETTE DAVIS EYES - KIM CARNES

My friend's kid picked this

6: RAPTURE - BLONDIE

My friend's old room mate picked this

1: MORNING TRAIN - SHEENA EASTON

I picked this, I winned!

"Will never get into the top 40" hopefully later if I can make the time...
 
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