80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[scotchandcigar]

BTW the video for Billy Joel's "A Matter of Trust" (1986) looks an awful lot like the parade scene from Ferris Beuller's Day Off (1986)

 

[sadchild]

BTW the video for Billy Joel's "A Matter of Trust" (1986) looks an awful lot like the parade scene from Ferris Beuller's Day Off (1986)

Also reminds me of the Beatles rooftop concert, just this one's on the ground floor

 

[HecticArt]

Seventeen


26 36. The Beatles - Twist And Shout
34 35. Art Of Noise feat. Max Headroom - Paranoimia
35 34. Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
39 30. Cameo - Word Up
-- 29. Bon Jovi - You Give Love A Bad Name
18 26. Berlin - Take My Breath Away
33 23. Eddie Money - Take Me Home Tonight
22 22. Van Halen - Love Walks In - Meh
10 20. Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling
29 19. The Human League - Human
8 16. Run-DMC with Aerosmith - Walk This Way
20 15. Billy Joel - A Matter Of Trust
15 14. Eurythmics - Missionary Man
19 13. Robert Palmer - I Didn't Mean To Turn You On
1 6. Huey Lewis & The News - Stuck With You
6 3. Stacey Q - Two Of Hearts
4 2. Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)

 

[sadchild]

22 22. Van Halen - Love Walks In - Meh

Yeah I liked it more back then than I do now. That whole album, actually.

 

[sadchild]

OCT 1981

EARLIER
Diana/Lionel "Endlessly Boring Song"

CANDIDATES
Cris Cross Applesauce "Arthur's Theme"
Hall & Oates "Private Parts"
ONJ "(Turn Your Head And Cough At Your) Physical"

LATER
nuttin til late jan 1982

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I want to say #1 but feel it may still be endless love.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

1981/10/17

Repeat countdown:

• 2014/10/18

The Bottom 60:
(--) 90. I SURRENDER - ARLAN DAY
(--) 88. SLIP AWAY - PABLO CRUISE
(--) 86. SNAKE EYES - THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
(--) 80. HARDEN MY HEART - QUARTERFLASH
(--) 79. THE SWEETEST THING (I'VE EVER KNOWN) - JUICE NEWTON
(--) 78. POOR MAN'S SON - SURVIVOR
(--) 67. TAKE MY HEART (YOU CAN HAVE IT IF YOU WANT IT) - KOOL & THE GANG
(54) 64. JESSIE'S GIRL - RICK SPRINGFIELD **
(--) 61. YOUNG TURKS - ROD STEWART
(--) 56. WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - DIANA ROSS

This week's drops:
(35) 51. THEME FROM "GREATEST AMERICAN HERO" (BELIEVE IT OR NOT) - JOEY SCARBURY [2]
(32) 49. BREAKING AWAY - BALANCE [22]
(31) 47. IN YOUR LETTER - REO SPEEDWAGON [20]
(33) 46. GENERAL HOSPI-TALE - THE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS [33]
(30) 45. SLOW HAND - POINTER SISTERS [2]

The Top 40:
(40) 40. BURNIN' FOR YOU - BLUE OYSTER CULT
(46) 39. IN THE DARK - BILLY SQUIER
(57) 38. THE OLD SONGS - BARRY MANNILOW
(43) 37. SAUSALITO SUMMERNIGHT - DIESEL
(28) 36. LADY (YOU BRING ME UP) - COMMODORES [8]
(24) 35. (THERE'S) NO GETTING OVER ME - RONNIE MILSAP [5]
(12) 34. THE BEACH BOYS MEDLEY - THE BEACH BOYS [12]
(38) 33. ALIEN - ATLANTA RYTHM SECTION
(37) 32. HE'S A LIAR - BEE GEES
(47) 31. PHYSICAL - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN *
(15) 30. THE VOICE - MOODY BLUES [15]
(34) 29. ATLANTA LADY (SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR LOVE) - MARTY BALIN
(36) 28. EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC - THE POLICE
(39) 27. OH NO - COMMODORES
(14) 26. QUEEN OF HEARTS - JUICE NEWTON [2]
(42) 25. WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU - FOREIGNER
(26) 24. SHE'S A BAD MAMA JAMA (SHE'S BUILT, SHE'S STACKED) - CARL CARLTON
(27) 23. HERE I AM (JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS OVER YOU) - AIR SUPPLY
(29) 22. THE THEME FROM HILL STREET BLUES - MIKE POST FEATURING LARRY CARLTON
(23) 21. JUST ONCE - QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES INGRAM
(25) 20. SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD - BILLY JOEL
(20) 19. WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER - AL JARREAU
(18) 18. I COULD NEVER MISS YOU (MORE THAN I DO) - LULU
(19) 17. SUPER FREAK (PART 1) - RICK JAMES
(21) 16. WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL - FOUR TOPS
(16) 15. SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME - KENNY ROGERS
(22) 14. TRYIN' TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU - BOB SEGER
(10) 13. HOLD ON TIGHT - ELECTRIC LOGHT ORCHESTRA [10]
(17) 12. I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU - RICK SPRINGFIELD
( 9) 11. URGENT - FOREIGNER [4]
(11) 10. THE NIGHT OWLS - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(13) 9. HARD TO SAY - DAN FOGELBERG
( 4) 8. WHO'S CRYING NOW - JOURNEY [4]
( 3) 7. STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND - STEVIE NICKS WITH TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS [3]
( 8) 6. PRIVATE EYES - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES *
( 6) 5. STEP BY STEP - EDDIE RABBITT
( 5) 4. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - SHEENA EASTON
( 7) 3. START ME UP - THE ROLLING STONES
( 1) 2. ENDLESS LOVE - DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE **
( 2) 1. ARTHUR'S THEME (BEST THAT YOU CAN DO) - CHRISTOPHER CROSS *

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

24 good/ok from 1981:

(43) 37. SAUSALITO SUMMERNIGHT - DIESEL
(28) 36. LADY (YOU BRING ME UP) - COMMODORES [8]
(47) 31. PHYSICAL - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN *
(15) 30. THE VOICE - MOODY BLUES [15]
(36) 28. EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC - THE POLICE
(39) 27. OH NO - COMMODORES
(14) 26. QUEEN OF HEARTS - JUICE NEWTON [2]
(42) 25. WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU - FOREIGNER
(29) 22. THE THEME FROM HILL STREET BLUES - MIKE POST FEATURING LARRY CARLTON
(25) 20. SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD - BILLY JOEL
(19) 17. SUPER FREAK (PART 1) - RICK JAMES
(21) 16. WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL - FOUR TOPS
(10) 13. HOLD ON TIGHT - ELECTRIC LOGHT ORCHESTRA [10]
(17) 12. I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU - RICK SPRINGFIELD
( 9) 11. URGENT - FOREIGNER [4]
(11) 10. THE NIGHT OWLS - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(13) 9. HARD TO SAY - DAN FOGELBERG
( 4) 8. WHO'S CRYING NOW - JOURNEY [4]
( 3) 7. STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND - STEVIE NICKS WITH TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS [3]
( 8) 6. PRIVATE EYES - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES *
( 6) 5. STEP BY STEP - EDDIE RABBITT
( 5) 4. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - SHEENA EASTON
( 7) 3. START ME UP - THE ROLLING STONES
( 2) 1. ARTHUR'S THEME (BEST THAT YOU CAN DO) - CHRISTOPHER CROSS *

1 channel changers from 1981:
( 1) 2. ENDLESS LOVE - DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE **

Notes from 1981:
(40) 40. BURNIN' FOR YOU - BLUE OYSTER CULT
This song is in the 3rd week of a run at #40. I think this is it's peak.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Next week: 1987

 

[Channel98]

Burnin' For You was not exactly burnin' up the Hot 100 in 1981. It debuted at #87 on the chart for the week ending August 15 and from there moved to 77-67-60-52-48-44-40-40-40-45-62-85-96-off. Here is a live performance from 2012: