80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[Aaron]

1981

40. TWO HEARTS - STEPHANIE MILLS & TEDDY PENDERGRASS
39. JONES VS. JONES - KOOL & THE GANG
38. TOUCH ME WHEN WE'RE DANCING - THE CARPENTERS
37. STILL RIGHT HERE IN MY HEART - PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE
36. A LIFE OF ILLUSION - JOE WALSH
35. IT'S NOW OR NEVER - JOHN SCHNEIDER
34. THE STROKE - BILLY SQUIER
33. DON'T LET HIM GO - REO SPEEDWAGON
32. STRONGER THAN BEFORE - CAROLE BAYER SAGER
31. I LOVE YOU - CLIMAX BLUES BAND
30. NOBODY WINS - ELTON JOHN
29. TAKE IT ON THE RUN - REO SPEEDWAGON
28. SWEET BABY - STANLEY CLARKE/GEORGE DUKE
27. SEVEN YEAR ACHE - ROSANNE CASH
26. LIVING INSIDE MYSELF - GINO VANNELLI
25. FOOL IN LOVE WITH YOU - JIM PHOTOGLO
24. BEING WITH YOU - SMOKEY ROBINSON
23. QUEEN OF HEARTS - JUICE NEWTON
22. TIME - ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
21. MODERN GIRL - SHEENA EASTON
20. WINNING - SANTANA
19. BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY - MANHATTAN TRANSFER
18. SLOW HAND - POINTER SISTERS
17. GEMINI DREAM - MOODY BLUES
16. WHAT ARE WE DOIN' IN LOVE - DOTTIE WEST/KENNY ROGERS
15. IS IT YOU - LEE RITENOUR
14. HEARTS - MARTY BALIN
13. AMERICA - NEIL DIAMOND
12. SUKIYAKI - A TASTE OF HONEY
11. THIS LITTLE GIRL - GARY U.S. BONDS
10. I DON'T NEED YOU - KENNY ROGERS
9. THEME FROM "GREATEST AMERICAN HERO" (BELIEVE IT OR NOT) - JOEY SCARBURY
8. A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (JUST LIKE YOU DO) - RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO
7. STARS ON 45 MEDLEY - STARS ON 45
6. ELVIRA - OAK RIDGE BOYS
5. YOU MAKE MY DREAMS - HALL & OATES
4. JESSIE'S GIRL - RICK SPRINGFIELD
3. THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE - AIR SUPPLY
2. ALL THOSE YEARS AGO - GEORGE HARRISON
1. BETTE DAVIS EYES - KIM CARNES

 

[sadchild]

Good 7
Okay 5
Bad 28

36. A LIFE OF ILLUSION - JOE WALSH

Forgotten and underplayed.

30. NOBODY WINS - ELTON JOHN

Had never heard this song before today.

25. FOOL IN LOVE WITH YOU - JIM PHOTOGLO

What the heck kinda family name is "Photoglo"? #foe #toe #glow

19. BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY - MANHATTAN TRANSFER

Ugh. #stfukitty

16. WHAT ARE WE DOIN' IN LOVE - DOTTIE WEST/KENNY ROGERS
10. I DON'T NEED YOU - KENNY ROGERS

Hmm, must be a pre-1983 countdown.

13. AMERICA - NEIL DIAMOND
9. THEME FROM "GREATEST AMERICAN HERO" - JOEY SCARBURY

Guilty pleasures.

6. ELVIRA - OAK RIDGE BOYS

This friggin' song. #fireandelviradontrhyme #mmbopamowmow

1. BETTE DAVIS EYES - KIM CARNES

I didn't know until recently that this is a cover song, originally done by Jackie DeShannon. Ever heard the original? Yikes...

Songs that will never make the top 40
#52 38 Special "Fantasy Girl"
#54 Joe Dolce "Shaddap You Face" <-I've always loved this song
#55 Rush "Tom Sawyer"
#62 Loverboy "The Kid Is Hot Tonite"
#78 Eric Clapton "Another Ticket"
#86 The Who "Don't Let Go The Coat"
#87 James Taylor "Hard Times"
#96 Steve Winwood "Arc Of A Diver"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Songs that will never make the top 40
#54 Joe Dolce "Shaddap You Face" <-I've always loved this song

I did too. Not really surprising it didn't make the top 40 however.
These are surprising (although 2 of them being Canadian probably got a lot more airplay up here):

#55 Rush "Tom Sawyer"
#62 Loverboy "The Kid Is Hot Tonite"
#96 Steve Winwood "Arc Of A Diver"

 

[sadchild]

Wikipedia reports "Shaddup You Face" was #1 in UK, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. I'm willing to bet it was #1 in Italy too. But only #54 in the US.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Songs that will never make the top 40
#62 Loverboy "The Kid Is Hot Tonite"

Played as a lost hit today on the 80s on 8.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Wikipedia reports "Shaddup You Face" was #1 in UK, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. I'm willing to bet it was #1 in Italy too. But only #54 in the US.

May have been higher in Canada too.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Like (bold in my library):
36. A LIFE OF ILLUSION - JOE WALSH
34. THE STROKE - BILLY SQUIER
33. DON'T LET HIM GO - REO SPEEDWAGON
31. I LOVE YOU - CLIMAX BLUES BAND
29. TAKE IT ON THE RUN - REO SPEEDWAGON
23. QUEEN OF HEARTS - JUICE NEWTON
22. TIME - ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
20. WINNING - SANTANA
19. BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY - MANHATTAN TRANSFER
18. SLOW HAND - POINTER SISTERS
17. GEMINI DREAM - MOODY BLUES
14. HEARTS - MARTY BALIN
13. AMERICA - NEIL DIAMOND
11. THIS LITTLE GIRL - GARY U.S. BONDS
9. THEME FROM "GREATEST AMERICAN HERO" (BELIEVE IT OR NOT) - JOEY SCARBURY
6. ELVIRA - OAK RIDGE BOYS
5. YOU MAKE MY DREAMS - HALL & OATES
4. JESSIE'S GIRL - RICK SPRINGFIELD
3. THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE - AIR SUPPLY
2. ALL THOSE YEARS AGO - GEORGE HARRISON
1. BETTE DAVIS EYES - KIM CARNES

Indifferent or never heard:
40. TWO HEARTS - STEPHANIE MILLS & TEDDY PENDERGRASS
39. JONES VS. JONES - KOOL & THE GANG
38. TOUCH ME WHEN WE'RE DANCING - THE CARPENTERS
37. STILL RIGHT HERE IN MY HEART - PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE
32. STRONGER THAN BEFORE - CAROLE BAYER SAGER
30. NOBODY WINS - ELTON JOHN
28. SWEET BABY - STANLEY CLARKE/GEORGE DUKE
27. SEVEN YEAR ACHE - ROSANNE CASH
26. LIVING INSIDE MYSELF - GINO VANNELLI
25. FOOL IN LOVE WITH YOU - JIM PHOTOGLO
24. BEING WITH YOU - SMOKEY ROBINSON
21. MODERN GIRL - SHEENA EASTON
16. WHAT ARE WE DOIN' IN LOVE - DOTTIE WEST/KENNY ROGERS
15. IS IT YOU - LEE RITENOUR
10. I DON'T NEED YOU - KENNY ROGERS
8. A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (JUST LIKE YOU DO) - RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO
7. STARS ON 45 MEDLEY - STARS ON 45
(Saying indifferent but I do wind up singing along when I hear it)

Dislike:
35. IT'S NOW OR NEVER - JOHN SCHNEIDER
12. SUKIYAKI - A TASTE OF HONEY

 

[sadchild]

May have been higher in Canada too.

Yep #2!

 

[Aaron]

1984

40. TURN TO YOU – THE GO-GO’S
39. ROCK ME TONITE – BILLY SQUIER
38. BOYS DO FALL IN LOVE – ROBIN GIBB
37. SEXY GIRL – GLENN FREY
36. THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER – TONY CAREY
35. ALIBIS – SERGIO MENDES
34. MODERN DAY DELILAH – VAN STEPHENSON
33. ROUND AND ROUND - RATT
32. STAY THE NIGHT - CHICAGO
31. SHE’S MINE – STEVE PERRY
30. ROMANCING THE STONE – EDDY GRANT
29. SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT – COREY HART
28. I’M FREE (HEAVEN HELPS THE MAN) – KENNY LOGGINS
27. PANAMA – VAN HALEN
26. DON’T WALK AWAY – RICK SPRINGFIELD
25. IF EVER YOU’RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN – PEABO BRYSON
24. NO WAY OUT – JEFFERSON STARSHIP
23. WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT – TINA TURNER
22. LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY – DENIECE WILLIAMS
21. STUCK ON YOU – LIONEL RICHIE
20. I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU – DAN HARTMAN
19. BORDERLINE - MADONNA
18. DANCE HALL DAYS – WANG CHUNG
17. BREAKIN'…THERE’S NO STOPPING US – OLLIE AND JERRY
16. SAD SONGS (SAY SO MUCH) – ELTON JOHN
15. STATE OF SHOCK – THE JACKSONS WITH MICK JAGGER
14. TIME AFTER TIME – CYNDI LAUPER
13. DOCTOR! DOCTOR! – THE THOMPSON TWINS
12. MAGIC – THE CARS
11. INFATUATION – ROD STEWART
10. LEGS – ZZ TOP
9. THE HEART OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
8. GHOSTBUSTERS – RAY PARKER JR.
7. ALMOST PARADISE (LOVE THEME FROM “FOOTLOOSE”) – MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON
6. SELF CONTROL – LAURA BRANIGAN
5. THE REFLEX – DURAN DURAN
4. EYES WITHOUT A FACE – BILLY IDOL
3. JUMP (FOR MY LOVE) – THE POINTER SISTERS
2. DANCING IN THE DARK - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
1. WHEN DOVES CRY – PRINCE

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Liked (bold in my library):
33. ROUND AND ROUND - RATT
30. ROMANCING THE STONE – EDDY GRANT
29. SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT – COREY HART
28. I’M FREE (HEAVEN HELPS THE MAN) – KENNY LOGGINS
23. WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT – TINA TURNER
22. LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY – DENIECE WILLIAMS
21. STUCK ON YOU – LIONEL RICHIE
18. DANCE HALL DAYS – WANG CHUNG
16. SAD SONGS (SAY SO MUCH) – ELTON JOHN
14. TIME AFTER TIME – CYNDI LAUPER
13. DOCTOR! DOCTOR! – THE THOMPSON TWINS
(this song was not but now is in my library. One of the things I love about these countdowns is hearing songs you have forgotten about).
12. MAGIC – THE CARS
11. INFATUATION – ROD STEWART
10. LEGS – ZZ TOP
9. THE HEART OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
8. GHOSTBUSTERS – RAY PARKER JR.
5. THE REFLEX – DURAN DURAN
4. EYES WITHOUT A FACE – BILLY IDOL
3. JUMP (FOR MY LOVE) – THE POINTER SISTERS
2. DANCING IN THE DARK - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
1. WHEN DOVES CRY – PRINCE

Indifferent to (at best) (the lower part of this countdown was pretty lame):
40. TURN TO YOU – THE GO-GO’S
39. ROCK ME TONITE – BILLY SQUIER
38. BOYS DO FALL IN LOVE – ROBIN GIBB
37. SEXY GIRL – GLENN FREY
36. THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER – TONY CAREY
35. ALIBIS – SERGIO MENDES
34. MODERN DAY DELILAH – VAN STEPHENSON
32. STAY THE NIGHT - CHICAGO
31. SHE’S MINE – STEVE PERRY
27. PANAMA – VAN HALEN
(used to love Van Halen. Now the only songs I really like anymore are Dance The Night Away and Jump. Overplay on Classic Rewind is main culprit)
26. DON’T WALK AWAY – RICK SPRINGFIELD
25. IF EVER YOU’RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN – PEABO BRYSON
24. NO WAY OUT – JEFFERSON STARSHIP
20. I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU – DAN HARTMAN
19. BORDERLINE - MADONNA
17. BREAKIN'…THERE’S NO STOPPING US – OLLIE AND JERRY
15. STATE OF SHOCK – THE JACKSONS WITH MICK JAGGER
7. ALMOST PARADISE (LOVE THEME FROM “FOOTLOOSE”) – MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON
6. SELF CONTROL – LAURA BRANIGAN
(came on one of those 80s collection albums)

 

[microbob]

Good Countdown this week.

 

[sadchild]

Good 11
Okay 13
Bad 16

One of the things I love about these countdowns is hearing songs you have forgotten about

Totally agree!!

39. ROCK ME TONITE – BILLY SQUIER

Dat Flashdance monstrosity of a music video...

38. BOYS DO FALL IN LOVE – ROBIN GIBB

Atrociously bad

37. SEXY GIRL – GLENN FREY

Stop any man walking down the street
Ask him what kind of girl he'd like to meet
There's not one thing in the whole wide world
He'd rather see than a sexy girl

Poet laureate you ain't, bro.

33. ROUND AND ROUND - RATT
27. PANAMA – VAN HALEN

Two of my teenage-years ultimate favs.

32. STAY THE NIGHT - CHICAGO

Dat creepy crazy-eyed Peter Cetera sexual harassment video...

30. ROMANCING THE STONE – EDDY GRANT

Dear Onederland...

21. STUCK ON YOU – LIONEL RICHIE

Howdy, pardner...

15. STATE OF SHOCK – THE JACKSONS WITH MICK JAGGER

You got me paralyzed
You got me catatonic
You got me supersonic
You know I'm deep fried

Poet laureate you ain't, bro x2

7. ALMOST PARADISE – MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON

Prom, anyone?

4. EYES WITHOUT A FACE – BILLY IDOL

Shocked this charted so high!

Songs that will never make the top 40
#48 Bon Jovi "She Don't Know Me"
#50 Teddy Pendergrass & Whitney Houston "Hold Me"
#51 Yes "It Can Happen"
#53 Genesis "Taking It All Too Hard"
#63 Survivor "The Moment Of Truth"
#66 Newcleus "Jam On It"
#68 Def Leppard "Bringin' On The Heartbreak (Remix)"
#73 Scorpions "Still Loving You"
#78 Quiet Riot "Mama, Weer All Crazee Now"
#85 REM "South Central Rain"
#97 Weird Al "I Lost On Jeopardy"

BTW there is no #41 song listed at Billboard.com for this week. The previous week is missing #18. The week before that is missing #11. The week prior is missing #9. After a little googling, I learned it's Steve Perry "Oh Sherrie". The song just doesn't exist in their database!

 

[semipenguin]

Raspberry Beret is the number two song on this weeks countdown. This must have been recorded two years ago because they talk about Prince touring

 

[semipenguin]

On this weeks countdown.



Little Stevie looks like he's checking out Bruce in this song

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Songs that will never make the top 40
#50 Teddy Pendergrass & Whitney Houston "Hold Me"

There is a God!

#97 Weird Al "I Lost On Jeopardy"

Not surprised this did not make Top 40. Only a couple of hits did. Hilarious song though.

 

[Aaron]

1985

40. FOREVER - KENNY LOGGINS
39. YOU'RE ONLY HUMAN (SECOND WIND) - BILLY JOEL
38. THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER - HOWARD JONES
37. POSSESSION OBSESSION - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
36. STATE OF THE HEART - RICK SPRINGFIELD
35. NOT ENOUGH LOVE IN THE WORLD - DON HENLEY
34. GETCHA BACK - THE BEACH BOYS
33. CANNONBALL - SUPERTRAMP
32. WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER HERO (THUNDERDOME)- TINA TURNER
31. FIND A WAY - AMY GRANT
30. ST. ELMO'S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION) - JOHN PARR
29. TOUGH ALL OVER - JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND
28. SUMMER OF '69 - BRYAN ADAMS
27. ROCK ME TONIGHT (FOR OLD TIMES SAKE) - FREDDIE JACKSON
26. ANGEL - MADONNA
25. WHAT ABOUT LOVE - HEART
24. FREEWAY OF LOVE - ARETHA FRANKLIN
23. CRAZY IN THE NIGHT (BARKING AT AIRPLANES) - KIM CARNES
22. YOU SPIN ME AROUND (LIKE A RECORD) - DEAD OR ALIVE
21. POWER OF LOVE - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
20. HEAVEN - BRYAN ADAMS
19. JUST AS I AM - AIR SUPPLY
18. PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE - DEPECHE MODE
17. WHO'S HOLDING DONNA NOW - DEBARGE
16. THE GOONIES 'R' GOOD ENOUGH - CYNDI LAUPER
15. 19 - PAUL HARDCASTLE
14. BANG A GONG (GET IT ON) - THE POWER STATION
13. NEVER SURRENDER - COREY HART
12. SENTIMENTAL STREET - NIGHT RANGER
11. VOICES CARRY - 'TIL TUESDAY
10. WOULD I LIE TO YOU - EURYTHMICS
9. SHOUT - TEARS FOR FEARS
8. GLORY DAYS - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
7. IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE - STING
6. THE SEARCH IS OVER - SURVIVOR
5. SUSSUDIO - PHIL COLLINS
4. YOU GIVE GOOD LOVE - WHITNEY HOUSTON
3. EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY - PAUL YOUNG
2. RASPBERRY BERET - PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION
1. A VIEW TO A KILL - DURAN DURAN

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Like (bold in my library):
39. YOU'RE ONLY HUMAN (SECOND WIND) - BILLY JOEL
38. THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER - HOWARD JONES
33. CANNONBALL - SUPERTRAMP
32. WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER HERO (THUNDERDOME)- TINA TURNER
30. ST. ELMO'S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION) - JOHN PARR
28. SUMMER OF '69 - BRYAN ADAMS
23. CRAZY IN THE NIGHT (BARKING AT AIRPLANES) - KIM CARNES
22. YOU SPIN ME AROUND (LIKE A RECORD) - DEAD OR ALIVE
21. POWER OF LOVE - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
18. PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE - DEPECHE MODE
17. WHO'S HOLDING DONNA NOW - DEBARGE
16. THE GOONIES 'R' GOOD ENOUGH - CYNDI LAUPER
15. 19 - PAUL HARDCASTLE
14. BANG A GONG (GET IT ON) - THE POWER STATION
(new addition this week)
13. NEVER SURRENDER - COREY HART
(new addition this week)
11. VOICES CARRY - 'TIL TUESDAY
(new addition this week)
10. WOULD I LIE TO YOU - EURYTHMICS
9. SHOUT - TEARS FOR FEARS
8. GLORY DAYS - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
5. SUSSUDIO - PHIL COLLINS
(new addition this week -- used to dislike him now he has kind of grown on me)
2. RASPBERRY BERET - PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION
1. A VIEW TO A KILL - DURAN DURAN

Indifferent or have never heard:
40. FOREVER - KENNY LOGGINS
37. POSSESSION OBSESSION - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
36. STATE OF THE HEART - RICK SPRINGFIELD
35. NOT ENOUGH LOVE IN THE WORLD - DON HENLEY
(never heard this before. Didn't play it at his concert either)
34. GETCHA BACK - THE BEACH BOYS
31. FIND A WAY - AMY GRANT
29. TOUGH ALL OVER - JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND
27. ROCK ME TONIGHT (FOR OLD TIMES SAKE) - FREDDIE JACKSON
26. ANGEL - MADONNA
25. WHAT ABOUT LOVE - HEART
24. FREEWAY OF LOVE - ARETHA FRANKLIN
20. HEAVEN - BRYAN ADAMS
(on the Reckess album so in my library)
19. JUST AS I AM - AIR SUPPLY
12. SENTIMENTAL STREET - NIGHT RANGER
7. IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE - STING
6. THE SEARCH IS OVER - SURVIVOR
3. EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY - PAUL YOUNG


Wish would drop off the planet and never be heard from again:
4. YOU GIVE GOOD LOVE - WHITNEY HOUSTON
(Her voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard. One of the reasons I find late 80s countdowns hard to listen to.)

 

[Aaron]

Wish would drop off the planet and never be heard from again:
4. YOU GIVE GOOD LOVE - WHITNEY HOUSTON
(Her voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard. One of the reasons I find late 80s countdowns hard to listen to.)

Must be a taste/preference thing.
She's generally regarded as having had one of the better voices in pop.

I'm okay with most of her 80's songs. Not really a fan of the 90's songs.

 

[scotchandcigar]

Must be a taste/preference thing.
She's generally regarded as having had one of the better voices in pop.

I'm okay with most of her 80's songs. Not really a fan of the 90's songs.

Her rendition of "I Will Always Love You" is like an air-raid siren. Dolly Parton wrote it as a sweet little lullaby, and Whitney totally "American Idols" it. Actually, I think Whitney invented that style.

 

[Aaron]

Her rendition of "I Will Always Love You" is like an air-raid siren. Dolly Parton wrote it as a sweet little lullaby, and Whitney totally "American Idols" it. Actually, I think Whitney invented that style.

Yeah that's a song I can't stand to listen to...


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