80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

16 for 86

37: All I Need Is A Miracle - Mike & The Mechanics
32: Something About You - Level 32 (it's 42)
22: So Far Away - Dire Straits
21: This Could Be The Night - Loverboy
19: Take Me Home - Phil Collins
16: I Can't Wait - Stevie Nicks
13: These Dreams - Heart
12: Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen
9: Harlem Shuffle - Rolling Stones
8: West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
6: Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
5: What You Need - INXS
4: R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. - John Cougar Mellencamp
3: Manic Monday - Bangles
2: Kiss - Prince & The Revolution
1: Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
 
More than I would have thought.
20 including nostalgia * tracks.

40: Is It Love - Mr. Mister
39: Beat So Lonely - Charlie Sexton
37: All I Need Is A Miracle - Mike & The Mechanics
36: I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz *
34: No Easy Way Out - Robert Tepper
32: Something About You - Level 32
26: If You Leave - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
22: So Far Away - Dire Straits
15: Your Love - The Outfield
14: What Have You Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson *
13: These Dreams - Heart
12: Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen
8: West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
7: Let's Go All The Way - Sly Fox *
6: Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
5: What You Need - INXS
4: R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. - John Cougar Mellencamp
3: Manic Monday - Bangles
2: Kiss - Prince & The Revolution
1: Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
 
CORRECT ORDER

Dionne "That's What Friends" #95
Whitney "How Will I Know" #35
Mister Mister "Kyrie" #43
Starship "Sara" #27
Heart "These Dreams" #13
Falco "Rock Me Amadeus" #1
Prince "Kiss" #2
Robert Palmer "Addicted To Love" #6
Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls" #8
Whitney "Greatest Love" #29
Madonna "Live To Tell" #49
Patti/Michael "On My Own" #46
Genesis "Invisible Touch" uncharted, peaks 7/19
Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer" uncharted, peaks 7/26

green: my candidates
white: on my list and the hot 100
brown: on the hot 100 but missing from my list
orange: on my list but not on hot 100
 
Great countdown, only 11 bad!

Good 18
40: Is It Love - Mr. Mister
37: All I Need Is A Miracle - Mike & The Mechanics
34: No Easy Way Out - Robert Tepper
33: Live Is Life - Opus
26: If You Leave - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
25: Calling America - Electric Light Orchestra
20: American Storm - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
19: Take Me Home - Phil Collins
17: Nikita - Elton John
15: Your Love - The Outfield
13: These Dreams - Heart
12: Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen
8: West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
7: Let's Go All The Way - Sly Fox
6: Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
5: What You Need - INXS
2: Kiss - Prince & The Revolution
1: Rock Me Amadeus - Falco

Okay 11
39: Beat So Lonely - Charlie Sexton
36: I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz
32: Something About You - Level 32
31: For America - Jackson Brown
27: Sara - Starship
22: So Far Away - Dire Straits
16: I Can't Wait - Stevie Nicks
14: What Have You Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson
10: Tender Love - Force M.D.'S
4: R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. - John Cougar Mellencamp
3: Manic Monday - Bangles

Bad 11

38: A Little Bit Of Love (Is All It Takes) - New Edition
First time hearing on the VJ? Or at least first time in a long time? Not familiar at all. PS: It sucks.

22: So Far Away - Dire Straits
Nina said this was the fourth top 40 from the album. Nope, third (and final - unless she meant UK).

2: Kiss - Prince & The Revolution
My guess. Don't know about the other people playing yet.

Will never make the top 40
NOTE: ONE WEEK OFF
#44 Little Richard "Great Gosh A Mighty"
#54 Dan Seals "Bop"
#57 Jennifer Rush "The Power Of Love"
#61 Meli'sa Morgan "Do Me Baby"
#62 Starpoint "Restless"
#63 Wax "Right Between The Eyes"
#67 Dennis DeYoung "Call Me"
#69 Phyllis Nelson "I Like You"
#72 Dionne Warwick "Whisper In The Dark"
#73 Rene & Angela "You Don't Have To Cry"
#74 Feargal Sharkey "A Good Heart"
#76 Animotion "I Engineer"
#79 David Bowie "Absolute Beginners"
#83 Jimmy Barnes "Working Class Man"
#84 Ozzy Osbourne "Shot In The Dark"
#85 Five Star "Let Me Be The One"
#86 Firm "All the King's Horses"
#87 Katrina And The Waves "Is That It?"
#89 Fine Young Cannibals "Johnny Come Home"
#91 Pat Benatar "Le Bel Age"
#92 Greg Kihn "Love And Rock And Roll"
#95 Anne Murray "Now And Forever"
#96 Alisha "Baby Talk"
#97 Klymaxx "The Men All Pause"
#98 Laura Branigan "I Found Someone"
#99 John Cafferty "Hearts On Fire"
#100 Dokken "In My Dreams"
 
APR 1983

EARLIER
Men At Work "Down Under"
Michael Jackson "Billie Jean"
Toto "Africa"

Patti/James "Baby Come To Me"
Dexy's "Come On Eileen"
Michael Jackson "Beat It"

LATER
Bowie "Let's Dance"
Irene Cara "Flashdance"
 
1983/04/16

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

The bottom 60: debuts and/or future or former #1s:
(--) 90. NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO - SERGIO MENDES
(--) 89. ELECTRIC AVENUE - EDDY GRANT
(--) 88. LOVE ON MY MIND TONIGHT - THE TEMPTATIONS
(--) 86. COOL PLACES - SPARKS & JANE WIEDLIN
(--) 83. WHY ME? = PLANET P
(--) 80. I EAT CANNIBALS - TOTAL COELO
(53) 76. BABY, COME TO ME - PATTI AUSTIN & JAMES INGRAM
(54) 74. DOWN UNDER - MEN AT WORK **
(--) 59. TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART) - CULTURE CLUB
(--) 55. FAITHFULLY - JOURNEY
(--) 53. AFFAIR OF THE HEART - RICK SPRINGFIELD

This week's drops:
(39) 72. I DON'T CARE ANYMORE - PHIL COLLINS
(37) 64. STRAY CAT STRUT - THE STRAY CATS
(35) 49. BREAKING US IN TWO - JOE JACKSON
(36) 48. MAKE LOVE STAY - DAN FOGELBERG
(30) 47. LIES - THE THOMPSON TWINS

The Top 40:
(48) 40. SO WRONG - PATRICK SIMMONS
(43) 39. STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART - BRYAN ADAMS
(52) 38. FLASHDANCE .. WHAT A FEELNG - IRENE CARA *
(55) 37. MY LOVE - LIONEL RICHIE
(27) 36. ALL RIGHT - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
(40) 35. RIO - DURAN DURAN
(38) 34. SOME KIND OF FRIEND - BARRY MANILOW
(33) 33. WELCOME TO HEARTLIGHT - KENNY LOGGINS
(47) 32. PHOTOGRAPH - DEF LEPPARD
(31) 31. I LIKE IT - DEBARGE
(34) 30. WHIRLY GIRL - OXO
(32) 29. IT MIGHT BE YOU - STEPHEN BISHOP
(24) 28. FALL IN LOVE WITH ME - EARTH, WIND & FIRE
(20) 27. LITTLE TOO LATE - PAT BENATAR
(25) 26. POISON ARROW - ABC
(17) 25. SHAME ON THE MOON - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
(18) 24. I'VE GOT A ROCK 'N' ROLL HEART - ERIC CLAPTON
(15) 23. TWILIGHT ZONE - GOLDEN EARRING
(26) 22. SOLITAIRE - LAURA BRANIGAN
(21) 21. CHANGE OF HEART - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
(23) 20. I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK - TOTO
(28) 19. OVERKILL - MEN AT WORK
(14) 18. BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG - THE PRETENDERS
(19) 17. LITTLE RED CORVETTE - PRINCE
(22) 16. EVEN NOW - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
(19) 15. LET's DANCE - DAVID BOWIE *
(13) 14. I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON - FRIDA
(16) 13. SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE - THOMAS DOLBY
(11) 12. YOU ARE - LIONEL RICHIE
( 6) 11. WE'VE GOT TONIGHT - KENNY ROGERS AND SHEENA EASTON
( 2) 10. DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME - CULTURE CLUB
(12) 9. DER KOMMISSAR - AFTER THE FIRE
( 8) 8. SEPARATE WAYS - JOURNEY
( 7) 7. ONE ON ONE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
( 3) 6. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF - DURAN DURAN
(10) 5. BEAT IT - MICHAEL JACKSON *
( 9) 4. JEOPARDY - THE GREG KINH BAND
( 5) 3. MR. ROBOTO - STYX
( 4) 2. COME ON EILEEN - DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS *
( 1) 1. BILLIE JEAN - MICHAEL JACKSON *
 
Once again horrible editing by SXM. They picked some really bizarre and weird live version of "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me".

32 good/ok from 1983:
(43) 39. STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART - BRYAN ADAMS
(52) 38. FLASHDANCE .. WHAT A FEELNG - IRENE CARA *
(55) 37. MY LOVE - LIONEL RICHIE
(27) 36. ALL RIGHT - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
(40) 35. RIO - DURAN DURAN
(47) 32. PHOTOGRAPH - DEF LEPPARD
(32) 29. IT MIGHT BE YOU - STEPHEN BISHOP
(20) 27. LITTLE TOO LATE - PAT BENATAR
(25) 26. POISON ARROW - ABC
(17) 25. SHAME ON THE MOON - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
(18) 24. I'VE GOT A ROCK 'N' ROLL HEART - ERIC CLAPTON
(15) 23. TWILIGHT ZONE - GOLDEN EARRING
(26) 22. SOLITAIRE - LAURA BRANIGAN
(21) 21. CHANGE OF HEART - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
(23) 20. I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK - TOTO
(28) 19. OVERKILL - MEN AT WORK
(14) 18. BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG - THE PRETENDERS
(19) 17. LITTLE RED CORVETTE - PRINCE
(22) 16. EVEN NOW - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
(19) 15. LET's DANCE - DAVID BOWIE *
(13) 14. I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON - FRIDA
(16) 13. SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE - THOMAS DOLBY
(11) 12. YOU ARE - LIONEL RICHIE
( 2) 10. DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME - CULTURE CLUB
(12) 9. DER KOMMISSAR - AFTER THE FIRE
( 8) 8. SEPARATE WAYS - JOURNEY
( 3) 6. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF - DURAN DURAN
(10) 5. BEAT IT - MICHAEL JACKSON *
( 9) 4. JEOPARDY - THE GREG KINH BAND
( 5) 3. MR. ROBOTO - STYX
( 4) 2. COME ON EILEEN - DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS *
( 1) 1. BILLIE JEAN - MICHAEL JACKSON *
 
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(40) 35. RIO - DURAN DURAN
(47) 32. PHOTOGRAPH - DEF LEPPARD
(20) 27. LITTLE TOO LATE - PAT BENATAR
(25) 26. POISON ARROW - ABC
(15) 23. TWILIGHT ZONE - GOLDEN EARRING
(28) 19. OVERKILL - MEN AT WORK
(14) 18. BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG - THE PRETENDERS
(19) 17. LITTLE RED CORVETTE - PRINCE
(19) 15. LET's DANCE - DAVID BOWIE *
(13) 14. I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON - FRIDA
(16) 13. SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE - THOMAS DOLBY
(12) 9. DER KOMMISSAR - AFTER THE FIRE
( 3) 6. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF - DURAN DURAN
(10) 5. BEAT IT - MICHAEL JACKSON *
( 9) 4. JEOPARDY - THE GREG KINH BAND
( 5) 3. MR. ROBOTO - STYX
( 4) 2. COME ON EILEEN - DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS * (Nostalgia)
 
The uncredited voice – "Science!" – on She Blinded Me With Science is Magnus Pyke (1908-1992), a British scientist, nutritionist, writer and broadcaster. He appears in the video as "Dr. M. Pyke." Hurry and watch!

 
Big list for me, 28 good/OK. That Patrick Simmons album was great, people seem to forget it.

(48) 40. SO WRONG - PATRICK SIMMONS
(43) 39. STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART - BRYAN ADAMS
(52) 38. FLASHDANCE .. WHAT A FEELNG - IRENE CARA *
(27) 36. ALL RIGHT - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
(40) 35. RIO - DURAN DURAN
(47) 32. PHOTOGRAPH - DEF LEPPARD
(20) 27. LITTLE TOO LATE - PAT BENATAR
(25) 26. POISON ARROW - ABC
(17) 25. SHAME ON THE MOON - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
(18) 24. I'VE GOT A ROCK 'N' ROLL HEART - ERIC CLAPTON
(15) 23. TWILIGHT ZONE - GOLDEN EARRING
(21) 21. CHANGE OF HEART - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
(28) 19. OVERKILL - MEN AT WORK
(14) 18. BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG - THE PRETENDERS
(19) 17. LITTLE RED CORVETTE - PRINCE
(22) 16. EVEN NOW - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
(19) 15. LET's DANCE - DAVID BOWIE *
(16) 13. SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE - THOMAS DOLBY
( 2) 10. DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME - CULTURE CLUB
(12) 9. DER KOMMISSAR - AFTER THE FIRE
( 8) 8. SEPARATE WAYS - JOURNEY
( 7) 7. ONE ON ONE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
( 3) 6. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF - DURAN DURAN
(10) 5. BEAT IT - MICHAEL JACKSON *
( 9) 4. JEOPARDY - THE GREG KINH BAND
( 5) 3. MR. ROBOTO - STYX
( 4) 2. COME ON EILEEN - DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS *
( 1) 1. BILLIE JEAN - MICHAEL JACKSON *
 
CORRECT ORDER

I thought Baby came after Billie...

Toto "Africa" uncharted
Men At Work "Down Under" #74
Patti/James "Baby Come To Me" #76
Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" #1
Dexy's "Come On Eileen" #2
Michael Jackson "Beat It" #5
Bowie "Let's Dance" #15
Irene Cara "Flashdance" #39

green: my candidates
white: on my list and the hot 100
orange: on my list but not on hot 100
 
Love 1983!

Good 17
35 40 DURAN DURAN - RIO
32 DE DEF LEPPARD - PHOTOGRAPH
26 25 ABC - POISON ARROW
23 15 GOLDEN EARRING - TWILIGHT ZONE
21 21 TOM PETTY - CHANGE OF HEART
19 28 MEN AT WORK - OVERKILL
18 14 PRETENDERS - BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG
17 19 PRINCE - LITTLE RED CORVETTE
14 13 FRIDA - I KNOW THERE’S SOMETHING GOING ON
13 16 THOMAS DOLBY - SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE
09 12 AFTER THE FIRE - DER KOMMISSAR
06 03 DURAN DURAN - HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF
05 10 MICHAEL JACKSON - BEAT IT
04 09 GREG KIHN BAND - JEOPARDY
03 05 STYX - MR. ROBOTO
02 04 DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - COME ON EILEEN
01 01 MICHAEL JACKSON - BILLIE JEAN

Okay 10
39 DE BRYAN ADAMS - STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART
38 DE IRENE CARA - FLASHDANCE...WHAT A FEELING
36 27 CHRISTOPHER CROSS - ALL RIGHT
29 32 STEPHEN BISHOP - IT MIGHT BE YOU
27 20 PAT BENATAR - LITTLE TOO LATE
22 26 LAURA BRANIGAN - SOLITAIRE
16 22 BOB SEGER - EVEN NOW
08 08 JOURNEY - SEPARATE WAYS (WORLDS APART)
07 07 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - ONE ON ONE

Bad 13

40 DE PATRICK SIMMONS - SO WRONG
Have I heard this before?

02 04 DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - COME ON EILEEN
My guess

01 01 MICHAEL JACKSON - BILLIE JEAN
At least one of the others guessed this, so I lose.

Will never reach the top 40
NOTE: three weeks off
#47 Mac McAnally "Minimum Love"
#49 John Anderson "Swingin'"
#52 Walter Egan "Fool Moon Fire"
#53 Robbie Patton "Smiling Islands"
#54 Night Ranger "Sing Me Away"
#55 Sammy Hagar "Never Give Up"
#58 Eddie Rabbitt "You Can't Run From Love"
#62 Scandal "Love's Got A Line On You"
#63 Sparks/Jane Wiedlin "Cool Places"
#64 Saga "Wind Him Up"
#65 Linda Ronstadt "Easy For You To Say"
#66 Total Coelo "I Eat Cannibals"
#68 Planet P "Why Me?"
#71 Neil Diamond "Front Page Story"
#72 Thompson Twins "Love On Your Side"
#75 Dionne Warwick "Take the Short Way Home"
#77 Bow Wow Wow "Do You Want To Hold Me?"
#78 Todd Rundgren "Bang The Drum All Day"
#79 Golden Earring "The Devil Made Me Do It"
#80 Ultravox "Reap The Wild Wind"
#81 Belle Stars "Sign of the Times"
#83 Weird Al "Ricky"
#84 Whispers "Tonight"
#85 Gary Portnoy "Where Everybody Knows Your Name"
#87 Call "The Walls Came Down"
#88 New Edition "Candy Girl"
#93 Modern English "I Melt With You"
#94 Psychedelic Furs "Love My Way"
#97 Tony Carey "I Won't Be Home Tonight"
 
#63 Sparks/Jane Wiedlin "Cool Places"
Kind of a surprise.

#66 Total Coelo "I Eat Cannibals"
Not much of a surprise, but it's a fun song.

#68 Planet P "Why Me?"
I liked this one. It shoulda hit 40 in my book.

#78 Todd Rundgren "Bang The Drum All Day"
A little bit of a surprise.

#87 Call "The Walls Came Down"
A shame.

#93 Modern English "I Melt With You"
Pretty much a surprise.
 
I remember I Eat Cannibals – so of course I wondered if there are any other songs with "Cannibal" in the title. I found these:

Cannibal – Naethan Apollo (LP/2023)
Cannibal – Marika Hackman (LP/2013)
Cannibal – Tally Hall (LP/2011)
Cannibal – Kesha (EP/2010)
Cannibal House Rules – Jonathan Something (EP/2020)
Cannibal Queen – Miniature Tigers (LP/2009)
Cannibalism – Sewerperson (LP/2022)
Transvestites Can Be Cannibals Too – Harley Poe (LP/2012)

 
sadchild said:
Will never reach the top 40
#64 Saga "Wind Him Up"
#78 Todd Rundgren "Bang The Drum All Day"
#83 Weird Al "Ricky"
#85 Gary Portnoy "Where Everybody Knows Your Name"
#93 Modern English "I Melt With You"
Click to expand...
#64, #78, #93 genuine surprise
#83 I am biased but I think any Weird Al song is good to skim the top 40
#85 this is the "Cheers' opening is it not? If so, maybe they should have waited a year or 2 to release it once Cheers took off in the ratings.
 
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