80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[paulsonj72]

June 11, 1983:

40: WISHING (IF I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU)– A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
39: DON’T PAY THE FERRYMAN – CHRIS DEBURGH
38: THE CLOSER YOU GET - ALABAMA
37: ALL MY LIFE – KENNY ROGERS
36: STRANGER IN MY HOUSE – RONNIE MILSAP
35: ROLL ME AWAY – BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
34: THE ONE THING - INXS
33: NO TIME FOR TALK – CHRISTOPHER CROSS
32: BABY JANE – ROD STEWART
31: I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK - TOTO
30: THAT’S LOVE – JIM CAPALDI
29: PHOTOGRAPH – DEF LEPPARD
28: ALL THIS LOVE - DeBARGE
27: THE WOMAN IN YOU – THE BEE GEES
26: OUR HOUSE - MADNESS
25: EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE – THE POLICE
24: WE TWO – LITTLE RIVER BAND
23: TRY AGAIN - CHAMPAIGN
22: COME DANCING - THE KINKS
21: STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART – BRYAN ADAMS
20: SOLITAIRE – LAURA BRANIGAN
19: WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN' – MICHAEL JACKSON
18: I’M STILL STANDING – ELTON JOHN
17: TOO SHY - KAJAGOOGOO
16: SHE’S A BEAUTY – THE TUBES
15: NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO – SERGIO MENDES
14: LITTLE RED CORVETTE - PRINCE
13: FAMILY MAN – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
12: FAITHFULLY - JOURNEY
11: ELECTRIC AVENUE – EDDY GRANT
10: AFFAIR OF THE HEART – RICK SPRINGFIELD
9: DON’T LET IT END - STYX
8: ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME – NAKED EYES
7: SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE – THOMAS DOLBY
6: BEAT IT – MICHAEL JACKSON
5: MY LOVE – LIONEL RICHIE
4: OVERKILL – MEN AT WORK
3: TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART)– CULTURE CLUB
2: LET’S DANCE – DAVID BOWIE
1: FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING – IRENE CARA

 

[semipenguin]

The song that kept A Flock of Seagulls from being a one hit wonder

40: WISHING (IF I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU)– A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS

 

[HecticArt]

It's a great countdown this week.

 

[microbob]

It's a great countdown this week.

I enjoyed 1983 as well.

 

[sadchild]

The song that kept A Flock of Seagulls from being a one hit wonder

40: WISHING (IF I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU)– A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS

Someone needs to tell Onederland!

303 A Flock Of Seagulls I Ran (82) 6/10/2017 2:14:44 AM

 

[Aaron]

They had a third Top 40 song also.. "Space Age Love Song"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Someone needs to tell Onederland!

303 A Flock Of Seagulls I Ran (82) 6/10/2017 2:14:44 AM

In reality I Ran was the only big hit. I think they are within their poetic license to include it.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Like these (bold in my library):
39: DON’T PAY THE FERRYMAN – CHRIS DEBURGH
35: ROLL ME AWAY – BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
29: PHOTOGRAPH – DEF LEPPARD
26: OUR HOUSE - MADNESS
25: EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE – THE POLICE
24: WE TWO – LITTLE RIVER BAND
22: COME DANCING - THE KINKS
21: STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART – BRYAN ADAMS
19: WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN' – MICHAEL JACKSON
18: I’M STILL STANDING – ELTON JOHN
17: TOO SHY - KAJAGOOGOO
16: SHE’S A BEAUTY – THE TUBES
14: LITTLE RED CORVETTE - PRINCE
12: FAITHFULLY - JOURNEY
11: ELECTRIC AVENUE – EDDY GRANT
9: DON’T LET IT END - STYX
8: ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME – NAKED EYES
7: SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE – THOMAS DOLBY
6: BEAT IT – MICHAEL JACKSON
4: OVERKILL – MEN AT WORK
3: TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART)– CULTURE CLUB
2: LET’S DANCE – DAVID BOWIE
1: FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING – IRENE CARA

Indifferent:
40: WISHING (IF I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU)– A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
38: THE CLOSER YOU GET - ALABAMA
37: ALL MY LIFE – KENNY ROGERS
36: STRANGER IN MY HOUSE – RONNIE MILSAP
34: THE ONE THING - INXS
33: NO TIME FOR TALK – CHRISTOPHER CROSS
32: BABY JANE – ROD STEWART
31: I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK - TOTO
30: THAT’S LOVE – JIM CAPALDI
28: ALL THIS LOVE - DeBARGE
23: TRY AGAIN - CHAMPAIGN
20: SOLITAIRE – LAURA BRANIGAN
13: FAMILY MAN – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
10: AFFAIR OF THE HEART – RICK SPRINGFIELD
5: MY LOVE – LIONEL RICHIE

Dislike:
27: THE WOMAN IN YOU – THE BEE GEES
(one of the few Bee Gees songs I dislike)
15: NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO – SERGIO MENDES

 

[sadchild]

Good songs: 15
Okay songs: 5
Bad songs: 20

40: WISHING (IF I HAD A PHOTOGRAPH OF YOU)– A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS

We're talking about 'one hit wonders' on here. Here's my very lengthy opinion (feel free to ignore it!)

The current definition in Wikipedia (yeah yeah I know, it's a starting place anyway) is "The term is most commonly used in regard to music performers with only one top-40 hit single that overshadows their other work". But if a band has a #39 hit, then a #41 hit, by this definition they're a one hit wonder?

How about someone who has one song make the Hot 100, and it peaks at #41. So they aren't a one hit wonder because it didn't actually reach the top 40?

Frankie Goes To Hollywood is a one hit wonder in the US (certainly not the UK) by this definition. But what if "Two Tribes" peaked at #40 instead of #43. That would make them NOT a one hit wonder then?

So it's tough to have a specific, rigid standard to determine if someone is a one hit wonder. And I often disagree when I see a band that's had 2+ Hot 100 entries (or especially 2+ top 40 entries) be labeled a one hit wonder. But I don't have a good definition. If I had to come up with one, I'd say "one song in the top 40, no other hot 100 hits".

39: DON’T PAY THE FERRYMAN – CHRIS DEBURGH

That Wikipedia definition of one hit wonder doesn't work with this guy. "Lady In Red" and that's it! The #34 peak of this long forgotten song can't convince me he's not a one hit wonder.

38: THE CLOSER YOU GET - ALABAMA
37: ALL MY LIFE – KENNY ROGERS
36: STRANGER IN MY HOUSE – RONNIE MILSAP

Early 80s country crossover stragglers. I was surprised to hear them this far into MTV's reign.

35: ROLL ME AWAY – BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
33: NO TIME FOR TALK – CHRISTOPHER CROSS
32: BABY JANE – ROD STEWART
31: I WON’T HOLD YOU BACK - TOTO
30: THAT’S LOVE – JIM CAPALDI
28: ALL THIS LOVE - DeBARGE
27: THE WOMAN IN YOU – THE BEE GEES
24: WE TWO – LITTLE RIVER BAND
10: AFFAIR OF THE HEART – RICK SPRINGFIELD
9: DON’T LET IT END - STYX

Has anyone (aside from 80s on 8) played any of these since 1983? I doubt it!

22: COME DANCING - THE KINKS

I know I'm 'supposed' to say my favorite Kinks songs are "You Really Got Me", "All Day And All Of The Night", "Lola" and "Tired Of Waiting" but my faves are "Come Dancing", "Destroyer" and "Do It Again".

Songs that will never reach the top 40:
#51 New Edition "Candy Girl"
#55 Thompson Twins "Love On Your Side"
#59 Devo "Theme From Doctor Detroit"
#61 Sherriff "When I'm With You" <- Onederland calls this a one hit wonder, it peaked at #61
#73 Berlin "The Metro"
#77 Weird Al "Ricky"
#83 Joan Armatrading "Drop The Pilot"
#84 U2 "New Year's Day"
#89 Joe Walsh "Space Age Whiz Kids"
#96 Planet P "Why Me"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I use a looser definition of 1 hit wonder. 1 huge hit. And no more than 1 other hit which does not come close to other hits success or staying power. Chumbawumba and the Knack to me are 1 hitters even though each had a moderate top 40 hit follow up. It's all very subjective. I know what it is but I'll be damned if I can properly define it.


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[HecticArt]

22: COME DANCING - THE KINKS

I know I'm 'supposed' to say my favorite Kinks songs are "You Really Got Me", "All Day And All Of The Night", "Lola" and "Tired Of Waiting" but my faves are "Come Dancing", "Destroyer" and "Do It Again".

Add Father Christmas to that list for me please.
That's one of my favorite XMas songs.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

22: COME DANCING - THE KINKS

I know I'm 'supposed' to say my favorite Kinks songs are "You Really Got Me", "All Day And All Of The Night", "Lola" and "Tired Of Waiting" but my faves are "Come Dancing", "Destroyer" and "Do It Again".

I like Come Dancing, Destroyer and Lola. Don't like You Really Got Me at all.

Songs that will never reach the top 40:
#77 Weird Al "Ricky"
#84 U2 "New Year's Day"

Loved Ricky but can see why its not top 40.
Surprised with the U2 song.

 

[sadchild]

@HecticArt

YES! I forgot about "Father Xmas". My top 5 Kinks:
#1 "Come Dancing"
#2 "Destroyer"
#3 "Father Xmas"
#4 "Do It Again"
#5 "Lola"

@IdRatherBeSkiing

In the US, Chumbawumba had one Hot 100 hit. The next highest for them was #1 on the Bubbling Under, so def a one hit wonder in my book.

But The Knack is an interesting one. I feel like they're a one hit wonder too, but they reached #11 and #38 with 2 other (long forgotten) songs. So 'staying power' seems to be a factor subjectively. In their peak, a band could say "we hit #1, then we hit #11 so we aren't one hit wonders!" But if the #11 song gets completely forgotten, people would start calling them one hit wonders (like The Knack).

I tend to think of The Knack as one hit wonders, but they don't even fit my definition above!!

 

[HecticArt]

\m/,

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Here in Canada Chumbawumba had a second top 40 from same album. I think it was called Amnesia or Short Term Memory loss but ironically I have forgotten the exact title.


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[IndustrialH]

Here in Canada Chumbawumba had a second top 40 from same album. I think it was called Amnesia or Short Term Memory loss but ironically I have forgotten the exact title.


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Amnesia - if my memory is correct - one of the best football songs ever..... Tubthumping that is ....

 

[Aaron]

1986

40. LOVE TOUCH - ROD STEWART
39. DIGGING YOUR SCENE - BLOW MONKEYS
38. OUT OF MIND, OUT OF SIGHT - THE MODELS
37. IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS - THE BANGLES
36. THE LOVE PARADE - DREAM ACADEMY
35. DREAMS - VAN HALEN
34. ONE HIT (TO THE BODY) - ROLLING STONES
33. MOUNTAINS - PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION
32. BAD BOY - MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
31. WEST END GIRLS - PET SHOP BOYS
30. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY - JANET JACKSON
29. WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND - GTR
28. DANGER ZONE - KENNY LOGGINS
27. INVISIBLE TOUCH - GENESIS
26. LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT - .38 SPECIAL
25. YOUR WILDEST DREAMS - MOODY BLUES
24. NASTY - JANET JACKSON
23. LIKE A ROCK - BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND
22. SLEDGEHAMMER - PETER GABRIEL
21. RAIN ON THE SCARECROW - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
20. TUFF ENUFF - FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS
19. VIENNA CALLING - FALCO
18. MOVE AWAY - CULTURE CLUB
17. BE GOOD TO YOURSELF - JOURNEY
16. IS IT LOVE - MR. MISTER
15. I WANNA BE A COWBOY - BOYS DON'T CRY
14. WHO'S JOHNNY - EL DEBARGE
13. IF YOU LEAVE - ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK
12. NOTHIN' AT ALL - HEART
11. HOLDING BACK THE YEARS - SIMPLY RED
10. SOMETHING ABOUT YOU - LEVEL 42
9. ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE - MIKE & THE MECHANICS
8. NO ONE IS TO BLAME - HOWARD JONES
7. A DIFFERENT CORNER - GEORGE MICHAEL
6. GREATEST LOVE OF ALL - WHITNEY HOUSTON
5. CRUSH ON YOU - THE JETS
4. THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS - BILLY OCEAN
3. I CAN'T WAIT - NU SHOOZ
2. LIVE TO TELL -MADONNA
1. ON MY OWN - PATTI LABELLE & MICHAEL MCDONALD

 

[sadchild]

Good 9
Okay 14
Bad 17

39. DIGGING YOUR SCENE - BLOW MONKEYS

Let's hope that band name is "adjective-noun" and not "verb-noun"...

36. THE LOVE PARADE - DREAM ACADEMY
19. VIENNA CALLING - FALCO

We were just talking about one-hit wonders. So, Dream Academy & Falco - yes or no?

35. DREAMS - VAN HALEN

One of my fav songs as a teen. Nowadays, it's good but not great.

22. SLEDGEHAMMER - PETER GABRIEL

I'm in the middle of listening to So DNA ('DNA: The Evolution of the Songs from So' - An Interview with Dickie Chappell - PeterGabriel.com) and it's fascinating how this song evolved from early demos to final product.



21. RAIN ON THE SCARECROW - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP

Big fan of Uh-Huh and Whenever We Wanted. The intervening albums are okay, but too focused on worrying about farms and providing a soundtrack for hoe-downs. I admire his intention to aid farmers and such, but my preference is the gritty balls-out rock of songs like "Play Guitar" and "Get A Leg Up".

20. TUFF ENUFF - FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS

I was just talking about this song on Twitter last month.





16. IS IT LOVE - MR. MISTER

Still like this entire album. A little tired of "Kyrie" and "Broken Wings" but I can still enjoy the whole thing start to finish.

14. WHO'S JOHNNY - EL DEBARGE

No disconnect!!

7. A DIFFERENT CORNER - GEORGE MICHAEL

Yyyyyyyyyyyyyyawn

2. LIVE TO TELL - MADONNA

LIVE TO TELL - MADONNA
i can't stand most of madonna's 80s songs. this one i don't mind. in fact, her movie songs like Into The Groove and Crazy For You seem to be better than her others to me, for whatever reason.

1. ON MY OWN - PATTI LABELLE & MICHAEL MCDONALD

Forgot this song existed. Life was better that way.

Songs that will never make the top 40
#54 INXS "Listen Like Thieves"
#58 Art Of Noise "Peter Gunn"
#60 Psychedelic Furs "Pretty In Pink"
#70 Stevie Nicks "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You"
#74 Krokus "School's Out"
#78 Diana Ross "Chain Reaction"
#79 Kim Carnes "Divided Hearts"
#83 John Cafferty "Voice Of American Sons"
#84 New Edition "With You All The Way"
#85 Jackson Browne "In The Shape Of A Heart"
#87 Del Fuegos "I Still Want You"
#90 Stevie Wonder "Land Of La La"

 

[sadchild]

14. WHO'S JOHNNY - EL DEBARGE

No disconnect!!

Whoops I mean "No disassemble!"

 

[HecticArt]

Love me some Art of Noise!
Duane Eddy is a perfect contrast to their electronicness.

Stupid video though.