80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[sadchild]

Good 8
Okay 11
Bad 21

They played this exact countdown two years ago. Old comments are here.

They played the following week's countdown one year ago. Old comments are here.

New comments:

I was riding in the car with my son yesterday. He had his headphones on and was playing a game. Eventually he says, "My phone just ran out of battery." I told him, "You can listen to the 6 biggest songs from this week in 1988 with me!" He replies, "I'd rather just stare at this blank screen."

23. LOVE CHANGES EVERYTHING - CLIMIE FISHER

My wife pointed out that at times this guy sounds like Rod Stewart.

14. DO YOU LOVE ME - THE CONTOURS

Couldn't get away from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack no matter how hard I tried. Not that I disliked the old songs on it, but friends would play it 2 or 3x a damn day.

Won't make the top 40
#52 Paula Abdul "Knocked Out"
#53 Scritti Politti "Boom! There She Was"
#54 Cyndi Lauper "Hole In My Heart"
#60 Crowded House "Better Be Home Soon"
#62 White Lion "Tell Me"
#64 Foreigner "Heart Turns To Stone"
#73 Vanessa Williams "The Right Stuff"
#78 Stryper "Always There For You"
#86 Run DMC "Mary Mary"
#88 Tiffany "Feelings Of Forever"
#89 Tony Toni Tone "Little Walter"
#90 Cher "Skin Deep"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

None of the also rams deserved top 40 for this week. Same could be said for most of the top 40. 1988 is probably the lamest year for countdowns for me. Too little good stuff.


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[sadchild]

None of the also rams deserved top 40 for this week.

I assume "also rams" is autocorrect's way of saying "won't makes"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I assume "also rams" is autocorrect's way of saying "won't makes"

I think I was trying to type also rans. And yes it did try to autocorrect that to also rams. I guess that makes more sense to Apple.


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[Aaron]

1989

40. BUFFALO STANCE - NENEH CHERRY
39. TALK IT OVER - GRAYSON HUGH
38. IN MY EYES - STEVIE B
37. MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY - NATALIE COLE
36. HEAVEN - WARRANT
35. ME MYSELF AND I - DE LA SOUL
34. IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME - CHER
33. COVER OF LOVE - MICHAEL DAMIEN
32. 18 AND LIFE - SKID ROW
31. SHOWER ME WITH YOUR LOVE - SURFACE
30. GOOD THING - FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS
29. WHO DO YOU GIVE YOUR LOVE TO - MICHAEL MORALES
28. KEEP ON MOVIN' - SOUL II SOUL
27. BABY DON'T FORGET MY NUMBER - MILLI VANILLI
26. WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW - EXPOSE
25. HOOKED ON YOU - SWEET SENSATION
24. ANGEL EYES - THE JEFF HEALEY BAND
23. HEADED FOR A HEARTBREAK - WINGER
22. SACRED EMOTION - DONNY OSMOND
21. THE END OF THE INNOCENCE - DON HENLEY
20. NO MORE RHYME - DEBBIE GIBSON
19. FRIENDS - JODY WATLEY WITH ERIC B. & RAKIM
18. HEY BABY - HENRY LEE SUMMER
17. HANGIN' TOUGH - NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
16. DRESSED FOR SUCCESS - ROXETTE
15. I'M THAT TYPE OF GUY - L.L. COOL J
14. DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU - GLORIA ESTEFAN
13. SECRET RENDEZVOUS - KARYN WHITE
12. CRAZY ABOUT HER - ROD STEWART
11. EXPRESS YOURSELF – MADONNA
10. IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW - SIMPLY RED
9. COLD HEARTED - PAULA ADBUL
8. I LIKE IT - DINO
7. LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME - BON JOVI
6. ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY - GREAT WHITE
5. TOY SOLDIERS - MARTIKA
4. RIGHT HERE WAITING - RICHARD MARX
3. SO ALIVE - LOVE AND ROCKETS
2. ON OUR OWN - BOBBY BROWN
1. BATDANCE - PRINCE

 

[kingchuck69]

Here's Casey's version:

 

[sadchild]

@kingchuck69 The countdown you posted has Katrina & The Waves at #40 and a different Neneh Cherry
song at #39... ?

Good 10
Okay 9
Bad 21

My comments on ten of these songs two years ago.

40. BUFFALO STANCE - NENEH CHERRY

I had always wondered where the term 'buffalo' came from. Thanks Alan.

'People tend to associate the word Buffalo with Bob Marley's 'Buffalo Soldier',' Ray once explained, 'but in fact it's a Caribbean expression to describe people who are rude boys or rebels. Not necessarily tough, but hard style taken from the street... a functional and stylish look; non-fashion with a hard attitude.'

35. ME MYSELF AND I - DE LA SOUL

My friend had a three-sided record of this single. The A-side was normal, but the B-side had two grooves built into it. So depending on when you put the needle down, you would hear one of the two songs on that side.

De La Soul - Me Myself And I

12. CRAZY ABOUT HER - ROD STEWART

Decent song but those yells at the end are just awful. What the hell was he thinking?

7. LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME - BON JOVI

What a coincidence, I just posted something on my twitter about Bon Jovi on Saturday.



4. RIGHT HERE WAITING - RICHARD MARX

And Richard Marx just tweeted about his own song last month. His only got 260,197 more likes than mine did.



2. ON OUR OWN - BOBBY BROWN

Something is telling me that Brown got sued for this song, but I can't find anything on the web about it. Maybe I've confused this song with another one?

#61 Billy Squier "Don't Say You Love Me"

I know his 1984 video for "Rock Me Tonight" is called his 'career-killing moment', but I thought this whole 1989 album was great. It's the only album of his I own. And I still listen to it a couple times a year.

#66 Indigo Girls "Closer To Fine"

One of my fav songs of all time.

Songs that won't make the top 40
#43 Aretha Franklin/Whitney Houston "It Isn't, It Wasn't..." #41 peak
#47 10,000 Maniacs "Trouble Me"
#56 John Mellencamp "Jackie Brown"
#58 White Lion "Little Fighter"
#60 Robert Palmer "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming"
#61 Billy Squier "Don't Say You Love Me"
#62 Bad English "Forget Me Not"
#72 Outfield "My Paradise"
#74 Dead Or Alive "Come Home With Me Baby"
#75 John Cafferty "Pride & Passion"
#77 Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock "Joy & Pain"
#79 Call "Let The Day Begin"
#82 Bulletboys "Smooth Up"
#86 Cult "Fire Woman"
#88 Cinderella "Gypsy Road"
#93 Guns N' Roses "Nightrain"
#95 Adrian Belew "Oh Daddy"
#100 Living Color "Open Letter (To A Landlord)"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Do we know which countdown Casey was using? He was not on AT40 then so may not have been using Billboard. I think the VJs use billboard pretty standardly now.


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[HecticArt]

#82 Bulletboys "Smooth Up"
#86 Cult "Fire Woman"
#88 Cinderella "Gypsy Road"

I thought these 3 would have been closer to at least the top 50.

#95 Adrian Belew "Oh Daddy"

Seeing Adrian on the charts at all is fantastic. He's not something that the general public gets.
His Inner Revolution album is amazing. I listen to it frequently.

 

[sadchild]

#82 Bulletboys "Smooth Up" peaked at #71
#86 Cult "Fire Woman" peaked at #46
#88 Cinderella "Gypsy Road" peaked at #51

 

[kingchuck69]

Casey used Radio and Records for his Westwood One show. At Watermark/ABC, he had Billboard.

AT40 continued to use Billboard well into the Shadoe Stevens era. I could not find that countdown.

 

[Aaron]

1982

40. EARLY IN THE MORNING - THE GAP BAND
39. STILL THEY RIDE - JOURNEY
38. ROUTE 101 - HERB ALPERT
37. LOVE PLUS ONE - HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED
36. HOT IN THE CITY - BILLY IDOL
35. CAUGHT UP IN YOU - .38 SPECIAL
34. YOUR IMAGINATION - HALL & OATES
33. JACK AND DIANE - JOHN COUGAR
32. PAPERLATE - GENESIS
31. I FOUND SOMEBODY - GLENN FREY
30. IF THE LOVE FITS, WEAR IT - LESLIE PEARL
29. AND I'M TELLING YOU I'M NOT GOING - JENNIFER HOLIDAY
28. EYE IN THE SKY - ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
27. WHO CAN IT BE NOW - MEN AT WORK
26. KIDS IN AMERICA - KIM WILDE
25. AMERICAN MUSIC - POINTER SISTERS
24. THINK I'M IN LOVE - EDDIE MONEY
23. OUT OF WORK - GARY U.S. BONDS
22. LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND - KENNY ROGERS
21. WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I - RICK SPRINGFIELD
20. DO I DO - STEVIE WONDER
19. PERSONALLY - KARLA BONOFF
18. LOVE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT HARD ON ME - JUICE NEWTON
17. TAINTED LOVE - SOFT CELL
16. LOVE IS IN CONTROL - DONNA SUMMER
15. YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU - MELISSA MANCHESTER
14. TAKE IT AWAY - PAUL MCCARTNEY
13. LET IT WHIP - THE DAZZ BAND
12. VACATION - GO-GO'S
11. WASTED ON THE WAY - CROSBY, STILLS AND NASH
10. DON'T YOU WANT ME - HUMAN LEAGUE
9. ONLY THE LONELY - THE MOTELS
8. KEEP THE FIRE BURNIN' - R.E.O. SPEEDWAGON
7. EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER - AIR SUPPLY
6. ROSANNA - TOTO
5. HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY - CHICAGO
4. HOLD ME - FLEETWOOD MAC
3. ABRACADABRA - THE STEVE MILLER BAND
2. HURTS SO GOOD - JOHN COUGAR
1. EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR

 

[Madison]

37. LOVE PLUS ONE - HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED

Unusually good song.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

1982


4. HOLD ME - FLEETWOOD MAC

Hard to believe this was their biggest hit. It is a great song but there are better ones from the 70s.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I was just looking at all the #1 songs over the years, and I see in 1980 "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" listed. I had thought it had been #1 but then a couple of weeks ago on the 80s either Goodman or Hunter mentioned it wasn't and was at its highest position. I would expect if one was doing a countdown they would actually research how the song did and where it is that week. Hunter is usually pretty good on that but I can't remember which one made the comment.

 

[Aaron]

Hard to believe this was their biggest hit. It is a great song but there are better ones from the 70s.

"Dreams" made it to #1 in America in 1977.
Their only #1 hit.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

"Dreams" made it to #1 in America in 1977.
Their only #1 hit.

Yep, for 1 week. I guess 7 weeks @ #4 beats 1 week @ #1? I guess it depends on how one measures.

 

[Aaron]

I'm with you.... some of the things the dj's say are questionable.

 

[kingchuck69]

Here's Casey's version from this week in 1982:

 

[sadchild]

Good 13
Okay 12
Bad 15

A strong countdown for '82. Looks like we're past the most of that Anne Murray, Neil Diamond, Barry Manilow, Barbra Streisand stuff, and most of the country crossover - MTV is finally starting to have an impact on the top 40.

Hard to believe this was their biggest hit. It is a great song but there are better ones from the 70s.

Not only was "Dreams" higher-charting than "Hold Me", but so was "Don't Stop" at #3.

Fleetwood Mac Chart History

40. EARLY IN THE MORNING - THE GAP BAND

Later covered by Robert Palmer in '88 on Heavy Nova, which I got for Xmas on cassette that year.

36. HOT IN THE CITY - BILLY IDOL

One of my least favorite Idol songs.

34. YOUR IMAGINATION - HALL & OATES

H&O was my fav group before I got into hair bands, but somehow I missed this one back in the day.

32. PAPERLATE - GENESIS

Not sure why, but lately I've been on an early 80s Genesis tear (pre-Invisible Touch). "Turn It On Again", "Misunderstanding", "Abacab", "No Reply At All", "Mama", "Illegal Alien" and this one. Also "Follow You Follow Me" from '78.

27. WHO CAN IT BE NOW - MEN AT WORK

Just read this interesting tidbit recently from Colin Hay:

There were some people living next door who were moving a bit of product. Mistakes were made, and people would knock on our door looking for some kind of stimulant, and we didn’t have it. You were always hearing people banging on other people’s doors. We had one of those little spy holes, and I was always creeping toward the door when someone was knocking, to see who it was. I was never sure I wanted to open the door.

16. LOVE IS IN CONTROL - DONNA SUMMER

That outfit Summer wears in the video is hefty! hefty! hefty! Too bad the song is so wimpy wimpy wimpy...

Will never make the top 40:
#47 Missing Persons "Words"
#50 April Wine "Enough Is Enough"
#64 Afrika Bambaataa "Planet Rock"
#65 Aldo Nova "Foolin' Yourself"
#73 Queen "Calling All Girls"
#74 Carly Simon "Why"
#76 Walter Murphy "Theme From ET"
#77 Dolly Parton "I Will Always Love You"
#79 Foreigner "Luanne"
#81 Steve Winwood "Still In The Game"
#83 Billy Squier "Emotions In Motion"
#85 Cheap Trick "If You Want My Love"
#93 Dr Hook "Loveline"
#99 Reddings "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay"