80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

CORRECT ORDER

Rick Springfield "Jesse's Girl" #15
Diana/Lionel "Endless Love" #1
Chris Cross "Best That You Can Do" #7
Hall & Oates "Private Eyes" #18
ONJ "Physical" uncharted (debuts at #47 in 2 weeks)

green: my candidates
brown: on the hot 100 but missing from my list
orange: on my list but not on hot 100
 
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The top 7 are the exact same as the previous week

21 22 LULU - I COULD NEVER MISS YOU (MORE THAN I DO)

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20 21 REO SPEEDWAGON - IN YOUR LETTER

The story behind this always cracks me up. One of the band members got back from tour to find a letter from his wife saying she's left him for the band's drug dealer. The guy's response was "I'm gonna miss that guy."

07 07 CHRISTOPHER CROSS - ARTHUR’S THEME (Best That You Can Do)

This was my guess

01 01 DIANA ROSS and LIONEL RICHIE - ENDLESS LOVE

At least one of the others picked this.

Won't reach the top 40
#46 Aretha Franklin/George Benson "Love All The Hurt Away"
#47 Debbie Harry "Backfired"
#52 Don Felder "Heavy Metal"
#53 Deniece Willians "Silly"
#56 Squeeze "Tempted"
#57 Teena Marie "Square Biz"
#58 Devo "Working In The Coal Mine"
#67 Andy Gibb "All I Have to Do Is Dream"
#72 Larry Graham "Just Be My Lady"
#73 Ronnie Laws "Stay Awake"
#74 Temptations "Aiming at Your Heart"
#75 Tarney/Spencer Band "No Time to Lose"
#76 Stars On 45 "More Stars"
#77 Dolly Parton "The House Of The Rising Sun"
#78 Carpenters "(Want You) Back in My Life Again"
#79 Van Stephenson "You've Got a Good Love Coming"
#82 David Gates "Take Me Now"
#84 Meat Loaf "I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us"
#86 Anne Murray "It's All I Can Do"
#87 Herb Alpert "Magic Man"
#88 West Street Mob "Let's Dance (Make Your Body Move)"
#89 Freddy Cannon "Let's Put The Fun Back In Rock N Roll"
#90 John Schneider "Still"
#91 Art Garfunkel "A Heart In New York"
#93 Michael Stanley Band "Falling In Love Again"
#94 Nielsen/Pearson "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"
#96 Bernadette Peters "Dedicated To The One I Love"
#98 Crusaders/Joe Cocker "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today"
#99 Mickey Gilley "You Don't Know Me"
 
KIIS-FM in Los Angeles never played Tempted. On New Year's Day 1982, modern-rock 106.7 KROQ played their top 106.7 songs of 1981. Tempted was #90. Here are the top ten:

1. Mental Hopscotch – Missing Persons
2. Antmusic – Adam & The Ants
3. We Got The Beat – Go-Go's
4. It's My Party – Dave Stewart/Barbara Gaskin
5. Johnny Are You Queer? – Josie Cotton
6. On The Outside – Oingo Boingo
7. Start Me Up – Rolling Stones
8. Never Say Never – Romeo Void
9. We Want The Airwaves – Rolling Stones
10. I'm With The Guys – Penetrators

This – don't ask me why – was #106.7:

 
#52 Don Felder "Heavy Metal" - I'm slightly surprised it made it to 50, but I liked it.
#56 Squeeze "Tempted" - I'm really surprised that this didn't make it up to 30 or the low 20's.
#58 Devo "Working In The Coal Mine" - I love this one but didn't think it would have made it this far up the chart.
 
Working In The Coal Mine , written by Allen Toussaint, was originally a #8 pop hit and #5 R&B hit in October 1966 by Lee Dorsey (real name: Irving Lee Dorsey), backed by the Meters. The bass player was Walter Payton. No, not that Walter Payton!

 
14 mostly lame songs for 1981

(56) 40. SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD - BILLY JOEL
(30) 37. FIRE AND ICE - PAT BENATAR
(24) 36. REALLY WANNA KNOW YOU - GARY WRIGHT
(17) 32. THE BREAKUP SONG - GREG KIHN BAND
(33) 27. WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER - AL JARREAU
(26) 23. SUPER FREAK - RICK JAMES
(27) 18. PRIVATE EYES - HALL & OATES *
(18) 16. THE VOICE - MOODY BLUES
(13) 15. JESSIE'S GIRL - RICK SPRINGFIELD **
(11) 10. START ME UP - ROLLING STONES
( 7) 7. ARTHUR'S THEME - CHRISTOPHER CROSS *
( 4) 4. URGENT - FOREIGNER
( 3) 3. STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND - STEVIE NICKS & TOM PETTY
( 2) 2. QUEEN OF HEARTS - JUICE NEWTON

sadchild said:
MTV sure played it a lot, but maybe that was months or years after its original release? I don't think I had MTV in 1981.
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It was released in July '81 in the UK, not sure about US. It peaked at 49, but reached 8 on the mainstream rock chart. As I've said, I got East Side Story the day it was released, and I thought Tempted was a sappy throwaway track. But it became one of their signature songs.
 
"Tempted" peaked at #45 in Canada as a whole. I can only assume it's popularity was a regional thing. Or the program director of my local station loved it.
 
1987 is hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OCT 1987

EARLIER
U2 "I Still Haven't Found"
Expose "Seasons Change"
Bob Seger "Shakedown"
Los Lobos "La Bamba"

Lisa Lisa "Head To Toe"
Whitney "Didn't We Almost Have It All"
Michael Jackson "I Just Can't Stop"
Bill/Jennifer "I've Had The Time Of My Life"
Whitesnake "Here I Go Again"
Gloria Estefan "Anything For You"

LATER
Billy Idol "Mony Mony"
Tiffany "I Think We're Alone"
Belinda Carlisle "Heaven Is A Place"
Michael Jackson "Bad"
George Michael "Faith"
 
October 3rd, 1987:

40 DE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - BRILLIANT DISGUISE
39 40 GO WEST - DON’T LOOK DOWN (THE SEQUEL)
38 DE CUTTING CREW - I’VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE
37 20 JELLYBEAN featuring ELISA FIORILLO - WHO FOUND WHO
36 39 KENNY G - DON’T MAKE ME WAIT FOR LOVE
35 DE U2 - WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME
34 36 MR. MISTER - SOMETHING REAL (INSIDE ME/INSIDE YOU)
33 18 L.L. COOL J - I NEED LOVE
32 33 BRYAN ADAMS - VICTIM OF LOVE
31 21 DEBBIE GIBSON - ONLY IN MY DREAMS
30 37 PET SHOP BOYS - IT’S A SIN
29 31 REO SPEEDWAGON - IN MY DREAMS
28 27 DAVID BOWIE - NEVER LET ME DOWN
27 25 ALEXANDER O’NEAL - FAKE
26 30 SWING OUT SISTER - BREAKOUT
25 11 HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS - DOING IT ALL FOR MY BABY
24 32 BILLY IDOL - MONY MONY
23 26 THE CARS - YOU ARE THE GIRL
22 15 DAN HILL - CAN'T WE TRY
21 28 TIFFANY - I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW
20 08 LOS LOBOS - LA BAMBA
19 24 FLEETWOOD MAC - LITTLE LIES
18 12 FAT BOYS and THE BEACH BOYS - WIPEOUT!
17 09 GRATEFUL DEAD - TOUCH OF GREY
16 29 MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD
15 22 EXPOSÉ - LET ME BE THE ONE
14 23 MADONNA - CAUSING A COMMOTION
13 19 NATALIE COLE - JUMP START
12 03 MICHAEL JACKSON - I JUST CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU
11 17 LEVERT - CASANOVA
10 16 SMOKEY ROBINSON - ONE HEARTBEAT
09 14 JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP - PAPER IN FIRE
08 06 ABC - WHEN SMOKEY SINGS
07 13 HEART - WHO WILL YOU RUN TO
06 10 PRINCE - U GOT THE LOOK
05 07 EUROPE - CARRIE
04 04 BANANARAMA - I HEARD A RUMOUR
03 05 LISA LISA AND CULT JAM - LOST IN EMOTION
02 02 WHITESNAKE - HERE I GO AGAIN
01 01 WHITNEY HOUSTON - DIDN’T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL
 
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Well, I was all over the place. What a mess. 1987 is hard.

TLDR =
3 great candidates (in the top 12).
1 bad candidate (at #54)
And 2 horribly wrong candidates (way the heck off)

CORRECT ORDER

Lisa Lisa "Head To Toe" june 20 peak, i had right artist but the wrong #1
...
Heart "Alone" #99
Bob Seger "Shakedown" aug 1 peak
U2 "I Still Haven't Found" #88
Madonna "Who's That Girl" #45
Los Lobos "La Bamba" #20
Michael Jackson "I Just Can't Stop" #12
Whitney "Didn't We Almost Have It All" #1
Whitesnake "Here I Go Again" #2
Lisa Lisa "Lost In Emotion" #3
Michael Jackson "Bad" #16
Tiffany "I Think We're Alone" #21
Billy Idol "Mony Mony" #24
Bill/Jennifer "I've Had The Time Of My Life" #54
Belinda Carlisle "Heaven Is A Place" #56
George Michael "Faith" dec 12 peak
...
Expose "Seasons Change" feb 20 1988 peak
...
Gloria Estefan "Anything For You" may 14 1988 peak

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
purple: A CANDIDATE THAT WAS A TERRIBLE AWFUL IDEA!
 
Great/good/ok 15
The bad's are real bad

*****
35 DE U2 - WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME
30 37 PET SHOP BOYS - IT’S A SIN
19 24 FLEETWOOD MAC - LITTLE LIES

****
24 32 BILLY IDOL - MONY MONY
20 08 LOS LOBOS - LA BAMBA
17 09 GRATEFUL DEAD - TOUCH OF GREY
07 13 HEART - WHO WILL YOU RUN TO
02 02 WHITESNAKE - HERE I GO AGAIN

***
38 DE CUTTING CREW - I’VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE
33 18 L.L. COOL J - I NEED LOVE
26 30 SWING OUT SISTER - BREAKOUT
25 11 HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS - DOING IT ALL FOR MY BABY
10 16 SMOKEY ROBINSON - ONE HEARTBEAT
09 14 JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP - PAPER IN FIRE
08 06 ABC - WHEN SMOKEY SINGS

**
40 DE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - BRILLIANT DISGUISE
39 40 GO WEST - DON’T LOOK DOWN (THE SEQUEL)
34 36 MR. MISTER - SOMETHING REAL (INSIDE ME/INSIDE YOU)
32 33 BRYAN ADAMS - VICTIM OF LOVE
27 25 ALEXANDER O’NEAL - FAKE
23 26 THE CARS - YOU ARE THE GIRL
22 15 DAN HILL - CAN'T WE TRY
13 19 NATALIE COLE - JUMP START
12 03 MICHAEL JACKSON - I JUST CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU
06 10 PRINCE - U GOT THE LOOK
01 01 WHITNEY HOUSTON - DIDN’T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL

*
37 20 JELLYBEAN featuring ELISA FIORILLO - WHO FOUND WHO
36 39 KENNY G - DON’T MAKE ME WAIT FOR LOVE
31 21 DEBBIE GIBSON - ONLY IN MY DREAMS
29 31 REO SPEEDWAGON - IN MY DREAMS
28 27 DAVID BOWIE - NEVER LET ME DOWN
21 28 TIFFANY - I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW
18 12 FAT BOYS and THE BEACH BOYS - WIPEOUT!
16 29 MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD
15 22 EXPOSÉ - LET ME BE THE ONE
14 23 MADONNA - CAUSING A COMMOTION
11 17 LEVERT - CASANOVA
05 07 EUROPE - CARRIE
04 04 BANANARAMA - I HEARD A RUMOUR
03 05 LISA LISA AND CULT JAM - LOST IN EMOTION
 
13 good/ok from 1987:

40 DE BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - BRILLIANT DISGUISE
35 DE U2 - WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME
32 33 BRYAN ADAMS - VICTIM OF LOVE
30 37 PET SHOP BOYS - IT’S A SIN
24 32 BILLY IDOL - MONY MONY
21 28 TIFFANY - I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW
20 08 LOS LOBOS - LA BAMBA
19 24 FLEETWOOD MAC - LITTLE LIES
17 09 GRATEFUL DEAD - TOUCH OF GREY
16 29 MICHAEL JACKSON - BAD
09 14 JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP - PAPER IN FIRE
08 06 ABC - WHEN SMOKEY SINGS
02 02 WHITESNAKE - HERE I GO AGAIN

1 channel changers from 1987:
01 01 WHITNEY HOUSTON - DIDN’T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL
 
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