80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[scotchandcigar]

39: Meet Me Half Way – Kenny Loggins
- Never heard it, a terrible song, looks like from a movie. The Black-Eyed Peas song by the same name sucks too.

38: Day-In Day-Out – David Bowie
- Doesn't sound familiar.

37: Get That Love – Thompson Twins
- Doesn't sound familiar. I have a greatest hits album from them, it's probably on it.

35: The Right Thing – Simply Red
- This gives me a deja-vu feeling, but otherwise it's unrecognizeable.

30: Let’s Go! – Wang Chung
- another deja-vu song that I don't know.

28: I Know What I Like – Huey Lewis & The News
- I think when this came out, I probably heard it and said "How about that, they're still around". Otherwise I don't remember it.

21: Talk Dirty To Me - Poison
- Once again, when Alt rock/new wave broke-off from mainstream rock, I was listening to the alternative stations (which would never play Poison) or I listened to AC (adult contemporary), which would never play Poison. So this sounds like a song that I might hear on Classic Rewind, but I have no recollection of it.

20: Can’tcha Say (You Believe In Me)/Still In Love – Boston
- Sounds like they took the music from a Boston song I know, and put different words to it.

15: Come As You Are – Peter Wolf
- I had a hard time not pulling-up the Nirvana song! I think I know this one, it's OK.

14: Dominoes – Robbie Nevil
- Don't know it.

2: Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House
- OK, we've got one! Yes, I certainly know this. It's a big hit, and I've always liked it, but I didn't recognize the name.

 

[HecticArt]

21: Talk Dirty To Me - Poison
- Once again, when Alt rock/new wave broke-off from mainstream rock, I was listening to the alternative stations (which would never play Poison) or I listened to AC (adult contemporary), which would never play Poison. So this sounds like a song that I might hear on Classic Rewind, but I have no recollection of it.

You were lucky that you were able to avoid this one, but I don't know how you managed.
I wasn't a fan before I saw the video because it was kinda cliche to me, but when I saw the fool throwing guitars in the video, it ticked me off. Instant hatred to a kid that could only afford one decent guitar.

 

[scotchandcigar]

You were lucky that you were able to avoid this one, but I don't know how you managed.

It's the same reason I find "Classic Rewind" to be more annoying than "Classic Vinyl", even though Rewind's timeline is a better fit for me. It's the classic rock they play that's a leftover from the Alt-rock era. So all the hair bands, and classic hard rockers like AC/DC and Van Halen after 1979 or so are not my thing. And because Rewind doesn't want to overlap with First Wave, they're stuck playing those types of songs over and over.

 

[sadchild]

all the hair bands, and classic hard rockers like AC/DC and Van Halen after 1979 or so are not my thing

I had no idea about this. I discovered hard rock (and metal) in 1983. So hair/hard rock from 1983-1990 was totally my jam (with the exception of some dud albums like Condition Critical, Dancing Undercover, Come Out And Play and OU812).

 

[scotchandcigar]

I had no idea about this. I discovered hard rock (and metal) in 1983. So hair/hard rock from 1983-1990 was totally my jam (with the exception of some dud albums like Condition Critical, Dancing Undercover, Come Out And Play and OU812).

As I've said, I started out listening to whatever my brother was playing, like Chicago, Blood Sweat & Tears, Emerson Lake & Palmer, etc. But there was 70's rock in there, from Led Zep to Kansas to Aerosmith. And then I got into Boston, Jethro Tull, and Doobie Brothers on my own. I listened to rock radio in the 70s, but then I hopped onto the alternative train in the late 70s. Plus, I was always into the more "esoteric" stuff anyway, like Steely Dan, Talking Heads, Rush, as opposed to Journey, Foreigner, or AC/DC.

So yeah, by the time the hair bands came around, I was listening to Police, U2, REM, Cars, Springsteen, Squeeze. I totally missed the whole Motley Crue, Whitesnake, Judas Priest, Def Leppard thing.

 

[sadchild]

MAY 1981

EARLIER
Kool & The Gang "Celebration"
REO Speedwagon "Keep On Lovin' You"
Hall & Oates "Kiss On My List"

Spoiler: CANDIDATES

Blondie "Rapture"
Sheena Easton "Morning Train"
Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes"

LATER
Stars On 45 "Stars On 45"
Rick Springfield "Jesse's Girl"

 

[HecticArt]

The third?

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

1981/05/02
Repeat countdown

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

The Bottom 60: debuts and/or future or former #1s:
(96) 99. THE TIDE IS HIGH - BLONDIE **
(--) 94. SHADDAP YOU FACE - JOE DOLCE
(--) 90. MERCY, MERCY, MERCY - PHOEBE SNOW
(--) 89. THE JACKSONS
(--) 83. SWEET BABY - STANLEY CLARKE / GEORGE DRAKE
(--) 82. YOU MAKE MY DREAMS - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(--) 61. THE WAITING - TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
(53) 60. I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT - EDDIE RABBITT **
(46) 54. CELEBRATION - KOOL & THE GANG **
(41) 51. 9 TO 5 - DOLLY PARTON **
(47) 42. JESSIE'S GIRL - RICK SPRINGFIELD *

This week's drops:
(34) 50. THE PARTY'S OVER (HOPELESSLY IN LOVE) - JOURNEY
(37) 49. MISTER SANDMAN - EMMYLOU HARRIS
(35) 46. TURN ME LOOSE - LOVERBOY
(31) 44. DON'T STOP THE MUSIC - YARBROUGH & PEOPLES
(28) 43. IT'S A LOVE THING - THE WHISPERS
(21) 41. JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME - APRIL WINE

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

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

31 good/ok/nostalgia from 1981:

(67) 40. THIS LITTLE GIRL - GARY U.S. BONDS
(76) 39. AMERICA - NEIL DIAMOND
(39) 37. WASN'T THAT A PARTY - THE ROVERS
( 9) 33. THE BEST OF TIMES - STYX
(48) 32. MEDLEY - STARS ON 45 *
(40) 31. SAY YOU'LL BE MINE - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
(33) 30. HOLD ON LOOSELY - .38 SPECIAL
(14) 26. KEEP ON LOVIN' YOU - REO SPEEDWAGON **
(38) 25. A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE - RAY PARKER, JR. & RAYDIO
(27) 24. I LOVE YOU - CLIMAX BLUES BAND
(22) 22. TIME OUT OF MIND - STEELY DAN
(24) 21. YOU BETTER YOU BET - THE WHO
(20) 19. AIN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT - JOHN COUGAR
(30) 18. SUKIYAKI - A TASTE OF HONEY
(25) 17. WATCHING THE WHEELS - JOHN LENNON
( 8) 16. WOMAN - JOHN LENNON
(19) 15. TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS - STYX
(10) 14. DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME - THE POLICE
(13) 13. SOMEBODY'S KNOCKIN' - TERRI GIBBS
(17) 12. TAKE IT ON THE RUN - REO SPEEDWAGON
(12) 11. HER TOWN TOO - JAMES TAYLOR & J.D. SOUTHER
(11) 10. I CAN'T STAND IT - ERIC CLAPTON
(16) 9. LIVING INSIDE MYSELF - GINO VANELLI
( 7) 8. WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE - STEVE WINWOOD
(18) 7. BETTE DAVIS EYES - KIM CARNES *
( 6) 6. RAPTURE - BLONDIE **
( 1) 5. KISS ON MY LIST - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES **
( 5) 4. ANGEL OF THE MORNING - JUICE NEWTON
( 3) 3. BEING WITH YOU - SMOKEY ROBINSON
( 4) 2. JUST THE TWO OF US - GROVER WASHINGTON, JR./BILL WITHERS
( 2) 1. MORNING TRAIN - SHEENA EASTON *

 

[sadchild]

CORRECT ORDER

Blondie "The Tide Is High" #99
Kool & The Gang "Celebration" #54
Dolly Parton "9 to 5" #51
Eddie Rabbitt "I Love A Rainy Night" #60
REO Speedwagon "Keep On Lovin' 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" uncharted, but it zoom ahead of Rick
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

 

[HecticArt]

I'm feeling generous today with eleven.

(42) 36. FIND YOUR WAY BACK - JEFFERSON STARSHIP
( 9) 33. THE BEST OF TIMES - STYX
(33) 30. HOLD ON LOOSELY - .38 SPECIAL
(30) 18. SUKIYAKI - A TASTE OF HONEY
(25) 17. WATCHING THE WHEELS - JOHN LENNON
(19) 15. TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS - STYX
(10) 14. DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME - THE POLICE
( 7) 8. WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE - STEVE WINWOOD
(18) 7. BETTE DAVIS EYES - KIM CARNES *
( 6) 6. RAPTURE - BLONDIE **
( 1) 5. KISS ON MY LIST - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES **

 

[sadchild]

Good 12
(76) 39. AMERICA - NEIL DIAMOND
(42) 36. FIND YOUR WAY BACK - JEFFERSON STARSHIP
(33) 30. HOLD ON LOOSELY - .38 SPECIAL
(24) 21. YOU BETTER YOU BET - THE WHO
(25) 17. WATCHING THE WHEELS - JOHN LENNON
(19) 15. TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS - STYX
(10) 14. DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME - THE POLICE
( 7) 8. WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE - STEVE WINWOOD
(18) 7. BETTE DAVIS EYES - KIM CARNES *
( 1) 5. KISS ON MY LIST - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES **
( 4) 2. JUST THE TWO OF US - GROVER WASHINGTON, JR./BILL WITHERS
( 2) 1. MORNING TRAIN - SHEENA EASTON *

Okay 8
(40) 31. SAY YOU'LL BE MINE - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
(29) 27. I MISSED AGAIN - PHIL COLLINS
(14) 26. KEEP ON LOVIN' YOU - REO SPEEDWAGON **
(30) 18. SUKIYAKI - A TASTE OF HONEY
( 8) 16. WOMAN - JOHN LENNON
(17) 12. TAKE IT ON THE RUN - REO SPEEDWAGON
( 6) 6. RAPTURE - BLONDIE **
( 3) 3. BEING WITH YOU - SMOKEY ROBINSON

Bad 20

(44) 38. BLESSED ARE THE BELIEVERS - ANNE MURRAY
Wow, I haven't "Beavis'd" in several weeks! Here's a song that definitely deserves it:

37. WASN'T THAT A PARTY - THE ROVERS
My wife said this reminds her of Red Solo Cup. I agree.

35. SINCE I DON'T HAVE YOU - DON McLEAN
34. CRYING - DON McLEAN
Double shot of suck

17. WATCHING THE WHEELS - JOHN LENNON
16. WOMAN - JOHN LENNON
Double shot of not suck

7. BETTE DAVIS EYES - KIM CARNES *
My guess. Don't know what anyone else guessed.

Will never get into the top 40
#47 Dolly Parton "But You Know I Love You"
#52 Abba "Super Trouper"
#55 Lenny LeBlanc "Somebody Send My Baby Home"
#56 Rupert Holmes "I Don't Need You"
#59 Barry Manilow "Lonely Together"
#62 Michael Jackson "One Day In Your Life"
#66 Stevie Wonder "Lately"
#67 Isley Brothers "Hurry Up And Wait"
#68 Paul Anka "I've Been Waiting For You All Of My Life"
#70 Cliff Richard "Give A Little Bit More"
#72 Leon Redbone "Seduced"
#74 Billy & The Beaters "At This Moment"
#78 Shalamar "Make That Move"
#81 Jermaine Jackson "You Like Me Don't You"
#86 Dan Hartman "Heaven In Your Arms"
#88 Dr Hook "That Didn't Hurt Too Bad"
#89 Jacksons "Can You Feel It"
#90 Phoebe Snow "Mercy Mercy Mercy"
#91 Shot In The Dark "Playing With Lightning"
#92 Diana Ross "One More Chance"
#93 Rush "Limelight"
#94 Joe Dolce "Shaddap You Face"
#95 Yoko Ono "Walking On This Ice"
#96 Tierra "Memories"
#98 Michael Stanley Band "Lover"
#100 Delbert McClinton "Shotgun Rider"

 

[HecticArt]

#74 Billy & The Beaters "At This Moment"

Surprised that this didn't make it to at least 30. It couldn't be avoided back in the day.

#93 Rush "Limelight"

Damn!

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Will never get into the top 40
#52 Abba "Super Trouper"
#70 Cliff Richard "Give A Little Bit More"
#93 Rush "Limelight"
#94 Joe Dolce "Shaddap You Face"

This weeks mild surprises (well Rush is always a surprise but so well known its not really a surprise). I would have expected all of these to hit the 30somethings.

 

[sadchild]

Surprised that this didn't make it to at least 30. It couldn't be avoided back in the day.

Technically it hit #1 six years later, after being Michael Keaton's love song on that tv show I never watched.

 

[HecticArt]

That's right. Its first release still charted too high, but closer to what it was worth.

 

[seasalt43]

Bubbling Under The Hot 100 for the Week Ending 2nd May, 1981

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Record Company	Week on Chart	Hot 100 Debut	Peak	Other Charts
101	101	Atlantic Starr	When Love Calls	A&M	4	-	101	#5 R&B
102	-	Greg Kihn	Sheila	Beserkley	1	-	102	#39 Rock
103	103	Tom Jones	Darlin'	Mercury	3	-	103	#19 Country#45 AC
104	-	Sister Sledge	Next Time You'll Know	Cotillion	1	5/9/81 #90	82	#28 R&B
105	-	Chaka Khan	What Cha' Gonna Do For Me	Warner Bros.	1	5/16/81 #87	53	#1 R&B
106	-	Change	Paradise	Atlantic	1	6/6/81 #90	80	#1 Dance, #7 R&B
107	-	Life	Cool Down	Elektra	1	-	106
108	-	Alabama	Old Flame	RCA	1	-	103	#1 Country
109	-	Dave Edmunds	Almost Saturday Night	Swan Song (Atlantic)	1	5/9/81 #87	54	#58 UK, #18 Rock
110	107	Point Blank	Let Me Stay With You Tonight	MCA	4	-	107

Drops from last week:

-- 102 Outlaws I Can't Stop Loving You
-- 104 Fantasy You're Too Late
-- 105 Rainbow I Surrender
-- 106 Marvin Gaye Praise
-- 108 Stephen Bishop Send A Little Love My Way
-- 109 Rox DDDDDDDance
-- 110 Ali Thomson Foolish Child

Playlist:

 

[seasalt43]

1981/05/02
Repeat countdown

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

The Bottom 60: debuts and/or future or former #1s:
(96) 99. THE TIDE IS HIGH - BLONDIE **
(--) 94. SHADDAP YOU FACE - JOE DOLCE
(--) 90. MERCY, MERCY, MERCY - PHOEBE SNOW
(--) 89. THE JACKSONS
(--) 83. SWEET BABY - STANLEY CLARKE / GEORGE DRAKE
(--) 82. YOU MAKE MY DREAMS - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(--) 61. THE WAITING - TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
(53) 60. I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT - EDDIE RABBITT **
(46) 54. CELEBRATION - KOOL & THE GANG **
(41) 51. 9 TO 5 - DOLLY PARTON **
(47) 42. JESSIE'S GIRL - RICK SPRINGFIELD *

This week's drops:
(34) 50. THE PARTY'S OVER (HOPELESSLY IN LOVE) - JOURNEY
(37) 49. MISTER SANDMAN - EMMYLOU HARRIS
(35) 46. TURN ME LOOSE - LOVERBOY
(31) 44. DON'T STOP THE MUSIC - YARBROUGH & PEOPLES
(28) 43. IT'S A LOVE THING - THE WHISPERS
(21) 41. JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME - APRIL WINE

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

Here's the three minute CliffsNotes:

 

[scotchandcigar]

19 for 81

(42) 36. FIND YOUR WAY BACK - JEFFERSON STARSHIP
( 9) 33. THE BEST OF TIMES - STYX
(33) 30. HOLD ON LOOSELY - .38 SPECIAL
(14) 26. KEEP ON LOVIN' YOU - REO SPEEDWAGON **
(22) 22. TIME OUT OF MIND - STEELY DAN
(24) 21. YOU BETTER YOU BET - THE WHO
(30) 18. SUKIYAKI - A TASTE OF HONEY
(25) 17. WATCHING THE WHEELS - JOHN LENNON
( 8) 16. WOMAN - JOHN LENNON
(19) 15. TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS - STYX
(10) 14. DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME - THE POLICE
(17) 12. TAKE IT ON THE RUN - REO SPEEDWAGON
(12) 11. HER TOWN TOO - JAMES TAYLOR & J.D. SOUTHER
(11) 10. I CAN'T STAND IT - ERIC CLAPTON
( 7) 8. WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE - STEVE WINWOOD
(18) 7. BETTE DAVIS EYES - KIM CARNES *
( 6) 6. RAPTURE - BLONDIE **
( 5) 4. ANGEL OF THE MORNING - JUICE NEWTON
( 4) 2. JUST THE TWO OF US - GROVER WASHINGTON, JR./BILL WITHERS

 

[sadchild]

Here's the three minute CliffsNotes:

Whoa this is cool! If they have them for the 70s countdowns, maybe I'll watch those videos. So I don't have to keep saying "? 27" (aka "I don't recognize 27 of the 40 songs on the countdown by title").