80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[Channel98]

Among the songs on the Hot 100 for this week in 1988 were Suave's remake of the Temptations' My Girl, Roxanne's remake of Wild Cherry's Play That Funky Music, Michael Bolton's remake of Otis Redding's The Dock Of The Bay, Natalie Cole's remake of Bruce Springsteen's Pink Cadillac, Tiffany's remake of the Beatles' I Saw Her Standing There, Pepsi & Shirlie's remake of Free's All Right Now, the Bangles' remake of Simon & Garfunkel's A Hazy Shade Of Winter and the Communards' remake of the Jackson 5's Never Can Say Goodbye.

If anyone ever releases a compilation of Beatles songs that have been ruined by other artists, this should be the first track:

 

[sadchild]

1988. I did not want to listen but I was vetoed by my wife. I don't think I have ever heard a collection of 40 more pathetic songs all grouped together.

Yeah, if it's 1987 or 1988 (pre-summer, it starts getting better around then), I'm tempted to skip the 3 hour VJ and just do the 3-minute Chris Hattings video I often post. Rough time for pop music.

 

[sadchild]

The 3-minute VJ, for anyone interested. I haven't decided yet which way I'm going this week

 

[sadchild]

March 19th, 1988 chart:

31 40. The Cover Girls - Because Of You
26 39. Exposé - Seasons Change
-- 38. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
34 37. Salt-N-Pepa - Push It
-- 36. Natalie Cole - Pink Cadillac
-- 35. Icehouse - Electric Blue
-- 34. Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up
38 33. Scarlett & Black - You Don't Know
40 32. Taylor Dayne - Prove Your Love
38 31. Alexander O'Neal & Cherelle - Never Knew Love Like This
18 30. The Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This
20 29. Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes
36 28. Tiffany - I Saw Him Standing There
21 27. M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume
32 26. Rick Springfield - Rock Of Life
13 25. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Love Overboard
25 24. George Harrison - When We Was Fab
30 23. Aerosmith - Angel
10 22. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Can't Stay Away From You
24 21. John Cougar Mellencamp - Check It Out
27 20. Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well
28 19. Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go
23 18. Jody Watley - Some Kind Of Lover
11 17. Cher - I Found Someone
22 16. INXS - Devil Inside
15 15. Sting - Be Still My Beating Heart
19 14. Pebbles - Girlfriend
17 13. Michael Bolton - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
16 12. The Jets - Rocket 2 U
14 11. Def Leppard - Hysteria
12 10. Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
09 09. Keith Sweat - I Want Her
06 08. David Lee Roth - Just Like Paradise
08 07. Debbie Gibson - Out Of The Blue
03 06. Patrick Swayze - She's Like The Wind
05 05. Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights
07 04. Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror
02 03. George Michael - Father Figure
04 02. Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak
01 01. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

7 good/ok from 1988 (surprised I found 7):

-- 34. Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up
30 23. Aerosmith - Angel
24 21. John Cougar Mellencamp - Check It Out
27 20. Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well
22 16. INXS - Devil Inside
14 11. Def Leppard - Hysteria
07 04. Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror

3 channel changers (the really bad ones -- the whole countdown is pretty much channel changers):

34 37. Salt-N-Pepa - Push It
21 27. M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume
28 19. Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go

 

[HecticArt]

Fifteen

-- 38. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
34 37. Salt-N-Pepa - Push It - I am pushing it! I'm pushing it real good!
-- 35. Icehouse - Electric Blue
18 30. The Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done To Deserve This
21 27. M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume - Dance! Dance!
25 24. George Harrison - When We Was Fab
27 20. Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well
22 16. INXS - Devil Inside
15 15. Sting - Be Still My Beating Heart
19 14. Pebbles - Girlfriend - Nostalgia
16 12. The Jets - Rocket 2 U - Nostalgia
14 11. Def Leppard - Hysteria
12 10. Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
06 08. David Lee Roth - Just Like Paradise
02 03. George Michael - Father Figure

 

[sadchild]

Great/good/ok 19

*****
-- 38. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
34 37. Salt-N-Pepa - Push It
21 27. M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume
25 24. George Harrison - When We Was Fab
22 16. INXS - Devil Inside
15 15. Sting - Be Still My Beating Heart
14 11. Def Leppard - Hysteria
06 08. David Lee Roth - Just Like Paradise
05 05. Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights
07 04. Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror

****
-- 35. Icehouse - Electric Blue
18 30. Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done To Deserve This
30 23. Aerosmith - Angel
24 21. John Cougar Mellencamp - Check It Out

***
20 29. Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes
27 20. Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well
19 14. Pebbles - Girlfriend
03 06. Patrick Swayze - She's Like The Wind
02 03. George Michael - Father Figure

**
26 39. Exposé - Seasons Change
-- 36. Natalie Cole - Pink Cadillac
-- 34. Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up
38 33. Scarlett & Black - You Don't Know
32 26. Rick Springfield - Rock Of Life
13 25. Gladys Knight & The Pips - Love Overboard
10 22. Gloria Estefan - Can't Stay Away From You
11 17. Cher - I Found Someone
16 12. The Jets - Rocket 2 U
12 10. Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
09 09. Keith Sweat - I Want Her

*
31 40. The Cover Girls - Because Of You
40 32. Taylor Dayne - Prove Your Love
38 31. Alexander O'Neal & Cherelle - Never Knew Love Like This
36 28. Tiffany - I Saw Him Standing There
28 19. Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go
23 18. Jody Watley - Some Kind Of Lover
17 13. Michael Bolton - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay
08 07. Debbie Gibson - Out Of The Blue
04 02. Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak
01 01. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

This song:

-- 38. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World

Was this not released in the 70s? I did not include it in my list because I assumed this was some sort of funked up remix. Is this an actual re-release?

 

[Channel98]

What A Wonderful World peaked at #12 on Billboard's November 11 1967 adult contemporary chart and stalled at #116 on the July 6 1968 Hot 100 Bubbling Under chart. It was re-released after being featured in the Robin Williams movie Good Morning, Vietnam and peaked at #7 on the April 2 1988 adult contemporary chart and #32 on the Hot 100 for that same week.

A version of What A Wonderful World featuring Kenny G on tenor saxophone peaked at #22 on the September 18 1999 adult contemporary chart.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I will add that to my good list then.

 

[scotchandcigar]

15 for 88

-- 36. Natalie Cole - Pink Cadillac
-- 35. Icehouse - Electric Blue
-- 34. Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up
32 26. Rick Springfield - Rock Of Life
25 24. George Harrison - When We Was Fab
30 23. Aerosmith - Angel
24 21. John Cougar Mellencamp - Check It Out
27 20. Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well
22 16. INXS - Devil Inside
15 15. Sting - Be Still My Beating Heart
14 11. Def Leppard - Hysteria
12 10. Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
07 04. Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror
02 03. George Michael - Father Figure
04 02. Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak

 

[sadchild]

vj MAR/APR 87

EARLIER
Madonna "Open Your Heart"
Huey Lewis "Jacob's Ladder"
Club Nouveau "Lean On Me"
Bon Jovi "Living On A Prayer"

Spoiler: CANDIDATES

Atlantic Starr "Always"
Starship "Nothing's Gonna Stop"

LATER
Cutting Crew "I Just Died In"
Kim Wilde "You Keep Me Hanging On"
U2 "I Still Haven't Found"

 

[HecticArt]

Two

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I'll say 2 as well.

 

[sadchild]

I'm pretty sure I know what the #1 is, but I put 3 candidates in case anyone wants to make a guess

vj APR 1982

EARLIER
Hall & Oates "I Can't Go For That"

Spoiler: CANDIDATES

J Geils "Centerfold"
Joan Jett "I Love Rock"
Vangelis "Chariots Of Fire"

LATER
Stevie/Paul "Ebony And Ivory"

 

[HecticArt]

Won

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

2

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

1982/04/03

Repeat coutdown:

• 2015/04/04
• 2016/04/02

The Bottom 60:
(57) 100. I CAN'T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO) - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(--) 90. TEACH ME TONIGHT - AL JARRREAU
(--) 89. WITHOUT YOU (NOT ANOTHER LONELY NIGHT) - FRANKIE & THE KNOCKOUTS
(--) 87, RIGHT THE FIRST TIME - GAMMA
(--) 86, FINALLY - T.G. SHEPPARD
(--) 85. JUST TO SATISFY YOU - WAYLON & WILLIE
(--) 83. IF IT AIN'T ONE THING ... IT'S ANOTHER - RICHARD "DIMPLES" FIELDS
(--) 82. YOU GOT THE POWER - WAR
(--) 80. BABY STEP BACK - GORDON LIGHTFOOT
(--) 75. WHEN SHE SHINES - SHEENA EASTON
(--) 69. MAN ON YOUR MIND - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(--) 67. WAKE UP LITTLE SUSIE - SIMON & GARFUNKEL
(--) 66. IT'S GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE - DENIECE WILLIAMS
(--) 65. RUN FOR THE ROSES - DAN FOGELBERG
(59) 46. DON'T YOU WANT ME - THE HUMAN LEAGUE *

This week's drops:
(38) 94. TELL ME TOMORROW - PART 1 - SMOKEY ROBINSON [33]
(37) 93. THROUGH THE YEARS - KENNY ROGERS [13]
(36) 44. WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE - ABBA [27]
(34) 42. DADDY'S HOME - CLIFF RICHARD [23]

The Top 40:
(48) 40. GET DOWN ON IT - KOOL & THE GANG
(43) 39. POP GOES THE MOVIES PART I - MECO
(39) 38. JUST CAN"T WIN'EM ALL - STEVIE WOODS
(41) 37. THEME FROM MAGNUM P.I. - MIKE POST
(33) 36. TAKE IT EASY ON ME - LITTLE RIVER BAND [10]
(32) 35. LEADER OF THE BAND - DAN FOGELBERG [9]
(31) 34. SPIRITS IN TE MATERIAL WORLD - THE POLICE [11]
(22) 33. MIRROR, MIRROR - DIANA ROSS [8]
(40) 32. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME - CHARLENE
(20) 31. TONIGHT I'M YOURS (DON'T HURT ME) - ROD STEWART [20]
(46) 30. DID IT IN A MINUTE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(13) 29. SHAKE IT UP - THE CARS [4]
(35) 28. BABY MAKES HER BLUE JEANS TALK - DR. HOOK
(27) 27. ON THE WAY TO THE SKY - NEIL DIAMOND
(30) 26. JUKEBOX HERO - FOREIGNER
(29) 25. GOIN' DOWN - GREG GUIDRY
(28) 24. 867-5309/JENNY - TOMMY TUTONE
(25) 23. MY GUY - SISTER SLEDGE
(12) 22. BOBBIE SUE - THE OAK RIDGE BOYS [12]
(26) 21. NOBODY SAID IT WAS EASY (LOOKIN' FOR THE LIGHTS) - LEROUX
(24) 20. FIND ANOTHER FOOL - QUARTERFLASH
( 7) 19. CENTERFOLD -THE J. GEILS BAND **
(23) 18. '65 LOVE AFFAIR - PAUL DAVIS
(21) 17. ONE HUNDRED WAYS - QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES INGRAM
(16) 16. TAKE OFF - BOB & DOUG MCKENZIE
(17) 15. (OH) PRETTY WOMAN - VAN HALEN
(19) 14. EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (JUST LIKE THE WILD WINGED DOVE) - STEVIE NICKS
(15) 13. SHOULD I DO IT - THE POINTER SISTERS
(18) 12. DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
( 5) 11. SWEET DREAMS - AIR SUPPLY [5]
(11) 10. KEY LARGO - BERTIE HIGGINS
( 9) 9. PAC-MAN FEVER - BUCKNER AND GARCIA
(14) 8. DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS - RICK SPRINGFIELD
(10) 7. FREEZE FRAME - THE J. GEILS BAND
( 8) 6. CHARIOTS OF FIRE - VANGELIS *
( 6) 5. MAKE A MOVE ON ME - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
( 4) 4. THAT GIRL - STEVIE WONDER
( 3) 3. WE GOT THE BEAT - GO-GO'S
( 2) 2. OPEN ARMS - JOURNEY
( 1) 1. I LOVE ROCK N' ROLL - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS *

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

26 good/ok from 1982:

(41) 37. THEME FROM MAGNUM P.I. - MIKE POST
(33) 36. TAKE IT EASY ON ME - LITTLE RIVER BAND [10]
(32) 35. LEADER OF THE BAND - DAN FOGELBERG [9]
(31) 34. SPIRITS IN TE MATERIAL WORLD - THE POLICE [11]
(40) 32. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME - CHARLENE guilty pleasure - stupid song
(20) 31. TONIGHT I'M YOURS (DON'T HURT ME) - ROD STEWART [20]
(46) 30. DID IT IN A MINUTE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(13) 29. SHAKE IT UP - THE CARS [4]
(30) 26. JUKEBOX HERO - FOREIGNER
(28) 24. 867-5309/JENNY - TOMMY TUTONE
(12) 22. BOBBIE SUE - THE OAK RIDGE BOYS [12]
(24) 20. FIND ANOTHER FOOL - QUARTERFLASH
( 7) 19. CENTERFOLD -THE J. GEILS BAND **
(23) 18. '65 LOVE AFFAIR - PAUL DAVIS
(16) 16. TAKE OFF - BOB & DOUG MCKENZIE
(19) 14. EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (JUST LIKE THE WILD WINGED DOVE) - STEVIE NICKS
(15) 13. SHOULD I DO IT - THE POINTER SISTERS
(18) 12. DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
( 5) 11. SWEET DREAMS - AIR SUPPLY [5]
( 9) 9. PAC-MAN FEVER - BUCKNER AND GARCIA
(14) 8. DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS - RICK SPRINGFIELD
(10) 7. FREEZE FRAME - THE J. GEILS BAND
( 8) 6. CHARIOTS OF FIRE - VANGELIS *
( 3) 3. WE GOT THE BEAT - GO-GO'S
( 2) 2. OPEN ARMS - JOURNEY
( 1) 1. I LOVE ROCK N' ROLL - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS *

 

[HecticArt]

Sixteen

(48) 40. GET DOWN ON IT - KOOL & THE GANG
(41) 37. THEME FROM MAGNUM P.I. - MIKE POST
(31) 34. SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD - THE POLICE [11]
(46) 30. DID IT IN A MINUTE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(13) 29. SHAKE IT UP - THE CARS [4]
(30) 26. JUKEBOX HERO - FOREIGNER
(28) 24. 867-5309/JENNY - TOMMY TUTONE
( 7) 19. CENTERFOLD -THE J. GEILS BAND **
(16) 16. TAKE OFF - BOB & DOUG MCKENZIE
(17) 15. (OH) PRETTY WOMAN - VAN HALEN
(19) 14. EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (JUST LIKE THE WILD WINGED DOVE) - STEVIE NICKS
(18) 12. DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
(14) 8. DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS - RICK SPRINGFIELD
(10) 7. FREEZE FRAME - THE J. GEILS BAND
( 3) 3. WE GOT THE BEAT - GO-GO'S
( 1) 1. I LOVE ROCK N' ROLL - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS *