80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[HecticArt]

Only seven.

(--) 31. THE BEST OF TIMES - STYX
(16) 28, HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT - PAT BENATAR
(15) 14. HEY NINETEEN - STEELY DAN
(14) 12. CELEBRATION - KOOL & THE GANG *
(10) 10. DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA - THE POLICE
( 4) 3. THE TIDE IS HIGH - BLONDIE *( 1) 1. (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER - JOHN LENNON *
( 1) 1. (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER - JOHN LENNON *

 

[HecticArt]

Won't reach the top 40
#70 Dire Straits "Skateaway" - I thought that it would have gotten closer. Like maybe the mid 50's.

 

[HecticArt]

How'd I do?

John Lennon "Just Like Starting Over"
Blondie "The Tide Is High"
Kool & The Gang "Celebration"
Dolly Parton "9 to 5"
Eddie Rabbit "I Love A Rainy Night"
REO Speedwagon "Keep On Lovin' You"
Blondie "Rapture"
Hall & Oates "Kiss On My List"
Sheena Easton "Morning Train"
Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes"
Stars On 45 "Stars On 45"
Air Supply "The One That You Love"
Rick Springfield "Jesse's Girl"
Diana/Lionel "Endless Love"
Christopher Cross "Best That You Can Do"

green = correct
yellow = i put it in the wrong spot
brown = missing

That's a lotta green.

 

[sadchild]

She said this song needs no introduction.

Funny! A song that needs no introduction gets an introduction and no song!

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Note: ONE WEEK OFF

Won't reach the top 40

#70 Dire Straits "Skateaway"
#94 Queen "Need Your Loving Tonight"
#96 Rockpile "Teacher Teacher"

This week's surprises.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

When sad mentioned it was the same songs, I thought well they might have done a December 1980 countdown and they always get confused about the year change. But they actually did 1981/01/03 3 weeks ago. This is just completely not caring.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Next week: 1986

 

[sadchild]

FEB 1986

EARLIER
Starship "We Built This City"
Mr Mister "Broken Wings"
Phil/Marilyn "Separate Lives"
Lionel Richie "Say You Say Me"
Dionne "That's What Friends"

Spoiler: CANDIDATES

Whitney Houston "How Will I Know"
Starship "Sara"
Heart "These Dreams"

LATER
Mr Mister "Kyrie"
Falco "Rock Me Amadeus"
Prince "Kiss"

 

[Channel98]

Falco was the only artist credited on the label of Rock Me Amadeus. The male vocalists are Rob Bolland and Ferdinand Bolland, who co-wrote the song with Falco and produced it and arranged it. The female voices are Pat Shockley and Victoria Miles. Shockley sang on albums by Boney M, Judy Cheeks, Ronnie Jones, Mick Jackson, David Knopfler, E.G. Daily and many others. Miles released a disco album in 1979. Here is Midnight Mover, the title track:

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

#2 is my choice;

 

[HecticArt]

Unfortunately, I'm guessing that it's prolly the first.

 

[sadchild]

February 1st, 1986:

40 35 TA MARA & THE SEEN - EVERYBODY DANCE
39 DE HOOTERS - DAY BY DAY
38 DE STING - RUSSIANS
37 DE HEART - THESE DREAMS
36 39 FREDDIE JACKSON - HE’LL NEVER LOVE YOU (Like I Do)
35 40 THOMPSON TWINS - KING FOR A DAY
34 24 CLARENCE CLEMONS AND JACKSON BROWNE - YOU’RE A FRIEND OF MINE
33 37 READY FOR THE WORLD - DIGITAL DISPLAY
32 27 PETE TOWNSHEND - FACE THE FACE
31 38 ATLANTIC STARR - SECRET LOVERS
30 31 COREY HART - EVERYTHING IN MY HEART
29 15 THE CARS - TONIGHT SHE COMES
28 32 a-ha - THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V.
27 34 BALTIMORA - TARZAN BOY
26 18 BRYAN ADAMS / TINA TURNER - IT’S ONLY LOVE
25 14 JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP - SMALL TOWN
24 30 MIKE + THE MECHANICS - SILENT RUNNING
23 29 STARSHIP - SARA
22 26 SHEILA E. - A LOVE BIZARRE
21 12 SIMPLE MINDS - ALIVE & KICKING
20 25 THE DREAM ACADEMY - LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN
19 09 EDDIE MURPHY - PARTY ALL THE TIME
18 20 JELLYBEAN - SIDEWALK TALK
17 19 NIGHT RANGER - GOODBYE
16 22 SADE - THE SWEETEST TABOO
15 23 JAMES BROWN - LIVING IN AMERICA
14 08 KLYMAXX - I MISS YOU
13 21 MR. MISTER - KYRIE
12 16 MIAMI SOUND MACHINE - CONGA
11 17 WHITNEY HOUSTON - HOW WILL I KNOW
10 13 STEVIE WONDER - GO HOME
09 07 DIRE STRAITS - WALK OF LIFE
08 10 PAUL McCARTNEY - SPIES LIKE US
07 11 BILLY OCEAN - WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH
06 06 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - MY HOMETOWN
05 02 LIONEL RICHIE - SAY YOU, SAY ME
04 04 STEVIE NICKS - TALK TO ME
03 05 WHAM! - I’M YOUR MAN
02 03 SURVIVOR - BURNING HEART
01 01 DIONNE & FRIENDS - THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR

 

[sadchild]

I need to remember that Dionne goes into the first two weeks of Feb...

CORRECT ORDER

Jan Hammer "Miami Vice Theme" #100
Starship "We Built This City" #68
Phil/Marilyn "Separate Lives" #41
Mr Mister "Broken Wings" #52
Lionel Richie "Say You Say Me" #5
Dionne "That's What Friends" #1
Whitney Houston "How Will I Know" #11
Mr Mister "Kyrie" #13
Starship "Sara" #23
Heart "These Dreams" #37
Falco "Rock Me Amadeus" peak 3/29
Prince "Kiss" peak 4/19

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

 

[sadchild]

Whole lotta "good but not great" songs this week

Great/good/ok 23

*****
38 DE STING - RUSSIANS
37 DE HEART - THESE DREAMS
25 14 JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP - SMALL TOWN
22 26 SHEILA E. - A LOVE BIZARRE
20 25 THE DREAM ACADEMY - LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN
13 21 MR. MISTER - KYRIE

****
39 DE HOOTERS - DAY BY DAY
35 40 THOMPSON TWINS - KING FOR A DAY
29 15 THE CARS - TONIGHT SHE COMES
27 34 BALTIMORA - TARZAN BOY
26 18 BRYAN ADAMS / TINA TURNER - IT’S ONLY LOVE
24 30 MIKE + THE MECHANICS - SILENT RUNNING
23 29 STARSHIP - SARA
21 12 SIMPLE MINDS - ALIVE & KICKING
16 22 SADE - THE SWEETEST TABOO
15 23 JAMES BROWN - LIVING IN AMERICA
09 07 DIRE STRAITS - WALK OF LIFE
04 04 STEVIE NICKS - TALK TO ME
02 03 SURVIVOR - BURNING HEART

***
28 32 a-ha - THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON T.V.
19 09 EDDIE MURPHY - PARTY ALL THE TIME
08 10 PAUL McCARTNEY - SPIES LIKE US
06 06 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - MY HOMETOWN

**
40 35 TA MARA & THE SEEN - EVERYBODY DANCE
36 39 FREDDIE JACKSON - HE’LL NEVER LOVE YOU (Like I Do)
34 24 CLARENCE CLEMONS - YOU’RE A FRIEND OF MINE
31 38 ATLANTIC STARR - SECRET LOVERS
14 08 KLYMAXX - I MISS YOU
12 16 MIAMI SOUND MACHINE - CONGA
11 17 WHITNEY HOUSTON - HOW WILL I KNOW
10 13 STEVIE WONDER - GO HOME
07 11 BILLY OCEAN - WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH
05 02 LIONEL RICHIE - SAY YOU, SAY ME
01 01 DIONNE & FRIENDS - THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR

*
33 37 READY FOR THE WORLD - DIGITAL DISPLAY
32 27 PETE TOWNSHEND - FACE THE FACE
30 31 COREY HART - EVERYTHING IN MY HEART
18 20 JELLYBEAN - SIDEWALK TALK
17 19 NIGHT RANGER - GOODBYE
03 05 WHAM! - I’M YOUR MAN

 

[sadchild]

NOTE: ONE WEEK OFF
Will never enter the top 40
#43 Barbra Streisand "Somewhere"
#46 Asia "Go"
#51 Isley Jasper Isley "Caravan Of Love"
#57 Chaka Khan "Own the Night"
#62 Rush "The Big Money"
#65 Twisted Sister "Leader Of The Pack"
#67 OMD "Secret"
#69 New Edition "With You All The Way"
#70 Queen "One Vision"
#71 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam "Can You Feel The Beat"
#73 Alarm "Strength"
#74 Wang Chung "To Live And Die In LA"
#76 Alisha "Baby Talk"
#83 Dan Seals "Bop"
#84 Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew "The Super Bowl Shuffle"
#85 Eugene Wilde "Don't Say No Tonight"
#87 Jack Wagner "Too Young"
#89 Divinyls "Pleasure And Pain"
#90 Oingo Boingo "Just Another Day"
#94 Meli'sa Morgan "Do Me Baby"
#96 David Pack "Prove Me Wrong"
#98 Nick Lowe "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll)"
#99 Evelyn 'Champagne' King "Your Personal Touch"
#100 Fortune "Stacy"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Everybody was wrong about #1 choice.

20 good/ok for 1986:

39 DE HOOTERS - DAY BY DAY
35 40 THOMPSON TWINS - KING FOR A DAY
32 27 PETE TOWNSHEND - FACE THE FACE
29 15 THE CARS - TONIGHT SHE COMES
27 34 BALTIMORA - TARZAN BOY
26 18 BRYAN ADAMS / TINA TURNER - IT’S ONLY LOVE
25 14 JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP - SMALL TOWN
24 30 MIKE + THE MECHANICS - SILENT RUNNING
23 29 STARSHIP - SARA
21 12 SIMPLE MINDS - ALIVE & KICKING
20 25 THE DREAM ACADEMY - LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN
13 21 MR. MISTER - KYRIE
12 16 MIAMI SOUND MACHINE - CONGA
09 07 DIRE STRAITS - WALK OF LIFE
08 10 PAUL McCARTNEY - SPIES LIKE US
07 11 BILLY OCEAN - WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH
06 06 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - MY HOMETOWN
05 02 LIONEL RICHIE - SAY YOU, SAY ME
04 04 STEVIE NICKS - TALK TO ME
03 05 WHAM! - I’M YOUR MAN

1 channel changers from 1986:

11 17 WHITNEY HOUSTON - HOW WILL I KNOW

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Will never enter the top 40
#62 Rush "The Big Money"
#65 Twisted Sister "Leader Of The Pack"
#70 Queen "One Vision"

This week's mild suprises/wishfull thinking.

 

[HecticArt]

This countdown was on local FM radio this morning.

I've got 18 at one level or another.

39 DE HOOTERS - DAY BY DAY
38 DE STING - RUSSIANS
37 DE HEART - THESE DREAMS
35 40 THOMPSON TWINS - KING FOR A DAY
29 15 THE CARS - TONIGHT SHE COMES
27 34 BALTIMORA - TARZAN BOY
24 30 MIKE + THE MECHANICS - SILENT RUNNING
22 26 SHEILA E. - A LOVE BIZARRE
21 12 SIMPLE MINDS - ALIVE & KICKING
20 25 THE DREAM ACADEMY - LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN
19 09 EDDIE MURPHY - PARTY ALL THE TIME - Nostalgia withe a bit of novelty mixed in.
16 22 SADE - THE SWEETEST TABOO
15 23 JAMES BROWN - LIVING IN AMERICA -A little bit of novelty.
13 21 MR. MISTER - KYRIE
10 13 STEVIE WONDER - GO HOME
09 07 DIRE STRAITS - WALK OF LIFE
08 10 PAUL McCARTNEY - SPIES LIKE US -A little bit of novelty.
07 11 BILLY OCEAN - WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH

 

[HecticArt]

No real surprises, but:

#62 Rush "The Big Money" - Sooooo close!!!!! It got a lot of airplay and rotation on MTV.
#65 Twisted Sister "Leader Of The Pack" - Glad it didn't break 20. It was a gawdawful cover.

 

[scotchandcigar]

15 for 1986:

37 DE HEART - THESE DREAMS
35 40 THOMPSON TWINS - KING FOR A DAY
32 27 PETE TOWNSHEND - FACE THE FACE
25 14 JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP - SMALL TOWN
24 30 MIKE + THE MECHANICS - SILENT RUNNING
21 12 SIMPLE MINDS - ALIVE & KICKING
20 25 THE DREAM ACADEMY - LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN
16 22 SADE - THE SWEETEST TABOO
15 23 JAMES BROWN - LIVING IN AMERICA
13 21 MR. MISTER - KYRIE
09 07 DIRE STRAITS - WALK OF LIFE
08 10 PAUL McCARTNEY - SPIES LIKE US
07 11 BILLY OCEAN - WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH
06 06 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - MY HOMETOWN
04 04 STEVIE NICKS - TALK TO ME