80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

paulsonj72 said:
I think the Cars released their greatest hits album during this time frame and You Are the Girl was one of the new tracks on the album.
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Their greatest hits came out in 85 with "Tonight She Comes" as the new song. Then they released Door To Door in 87. It had 3 fairly forgettable singles, including this one.
 
I knew it was sometime inis timeframe but wasn't sure on the exact release date for the greatest hits album. I DO remember the release of the single "You Are the Girl" mainly because as stated it came out during a time when I began to have some pretty serious personal problems.(for a 15-16 year old that is)
 
26. LUKA - SUZANNE VEGA

I remember watching the Grammys that year when this song won, and not knowing who the hell she was (I was 12 at the time). I sure know now!

25. MARY'S PRAYER - DANNY WILSON

Never heard of it.

24. IT'S NOT OVER ('TIL IT'S OVER) - STARSHIP
23. PAPER IN FIRE - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
22. WHO WILL YOU RUN TO - HEART
21. ONE HEARTBEAT - SMOKEY ROBINSON
20. U GOT THE LOOK - PRINCE

U Got the Look being the best of the bunch here, but each artist has had better stuff in the past. Although it would be nice to here a song like 'Paper In Fire' once in a while since Classic Rock radio around here seems to think 'Jack and Diane' is Mellencamp's only song. (and the one I hate the most!)


12. DON'T MEAN NOTHING - RICHARD MARX

Featured this song in a Theme Songs week once. He got Joe Walsh to back up the song on guitar, and Tim Schmidt and Randy Meisner to sing backup. Not bad!


11. TOUCH OF GREY - GRATEFUL DEAD

Okay song, another artist who had much better work (not a deadhead by any stretch, but American Beauty is a great album!)



6. CAN'T WE TRY - DAN HILL (DUET WITH VONDA SHEPARD)
5. ONLY IN MY DREAMS - DEBBIE GIBSON

Gag!

4. HERE I GO AGAIN - WHITESNAKE

Still a cranker to this day!
 
1981

40. I'M IN LOVE - EVELYN KING
39. STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART - THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND
38. JUST ONCE - QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES INGRAM
37. WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL - THE FOUR TOPS
36. SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS - JOHN DENVER
35. GENERAL HOSPI-TALE - THE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS
34. CHLOE - ELTON JOHN
33. WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER - AL JARREAU
32. YOU COULD TAKE MY HEART AWAY - SILVER CONDOR
31. I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU - RICK SPRINGFIELD
30. FIRE AND ICE - PAT BENETAR
29. HARD TO SAY - DAN FOGELBERG
28. DRAW OF THE CARDS - KIM CARNES
27. PRIVATE EYES - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
26. SUPER FREAK - RICK JAMES
25. SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME - KENNY ROGERS
24. REALLY WANNA KNOW YOU - GARY WRIGHT
23. BREAKING AWAY - BALANCE
22. I COULD NEVER MISS YOU (MORE THAN I DO) - LULU
21. IN YOUR LETTER - REO SPEEDWAGON
20. THE NIGHT OWLS - THE LITTLE RIVER BAND
19. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - SHEENA EASTON
18. THE VOICE - THE MOODY BLUES
17. THE BREAKUP SONG (THEY DON'T WRITE 'EM) - THE GREG KIHN BAND
16. COOL LOVE - PABLO CRUISE
15. THEME FROM "THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO" (BELIEVE IT OR NOT) - JOEY SCARBURY
14. THE BEACH BOYS MEDLEY - THE BEACH BOYS
13. JESSIE'S GIRL - RICK SPRINGFIELD
12. HOLD ON TIGHT - ELO
11. START ME UP - THE ROLLING STONES
10. SLOW HAND - THE POINTER SISTERS
9. STEP BY STEP - EDDIE RABBITT
8. LADY (YOU BRING ME UP) - THE COMMODORES
7. ARTHUR'S THEME (BEST THAT YOU CAN DO) - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
6. WHO'S CRYING NOW - JOURNEY
5. (THERE'S) NO GETTIN' OVER ME - RONNIE MILSAP
4. URGENT - FOREIGNER
3. STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND - STEVIE NICKS WITH TOM PETTY
2. QUEEN OF HEARTS - JUICE NEWTON
1. ENDLESS LOVE - DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE
 
39. STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART - THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND

thought this was Bruce Springsteen, sounds a lot like him.

35. GENERAL HOSPI-TALE - THE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS

could this be the second 'rap' to hit the top 40 (behind "Rapture")? what a piece of crap!

31. I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU - RICK SPRINGFIELD
13. JESSIE'S GIRL - RICK SPRINGFIELD

Working Class Dog... still love it today.

28. DRAW OF THE CARDS - KIM CARNES

WTF is this? this can only be explained by the massive success of her previous single "Bette Davis Eyes". i can't imagine this song would've charted otherwise. sounds like a non-lp b-side throwaway track.

27. PRIVATE EYES - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
26. SUPER FREAK - RICK JAMES

back-to-back classics

24. REALLY WANNA KNOW YOU - GARY WRIGHT

forgot this existed. i guess he isn't a one hit wonder after all...

21. IN YOUR LETTER - REO SPEEDWAGON

loved Hi Infidelity when i was 12. hate hate hate it now.

15. THEME FROM "THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO" - JOEY SCARBURY

guilty pleasure.

14. THE BEACH BOYS MEDLEY - THE BEACH BOYS

aside from "Kokomo" (which isn't great, but it's ok), i think the Beach Boys should have taken the entire 80s decade off.
 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
I like a lot of her songs. Also like most of Lionel's songs. This song is pure crap.
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Couldn't agree more. They both have great songs, and some cheesy but catchy tunes. But Endless Love - holy Jesus. I was working summers in my dad's shop, and he had the radio tuned to an agreeable inoffensive station - which meant top 40 - as background music. So that syrupy, sappy song got played every hour that year. I was still a teenager; if I was older, it might have been considered a popular wedding song, but at the time, it was just old-people's music.
 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
I like a lot of her songs. Also like most of Lionel's songs. This song is pure crap.
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scotchandcigar said:
Couldn't agree more. They both have great songs, and some cheesy but catchy tunes. But Endless Love - holy Jesus. I was working summers in my dad's shop, and he had the radio tuned to an agreeable inoffensive station - which meant top 40 - as background music. So that syrupy, sappy song got played every hour that year. I was still a teenager; if I was older, it might have been considered a popular wedding song, but at the time, it was just old-people's music.
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Endless Love was a lot better than anything from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack.

They went to Lionel for a song. That's what he gave them
 
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