I think '85 countdowns are usually my favorite.
1986 and 1987 are still good.
1988 and 1989 are pretty weak.
80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule
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I think '85 countdowns are usually my favorite.
1986 and 1987 are still good.
1988 and 1989 are pretty weak.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
The earlier the countdown for me the better. Summer of 1985 is the turning point for me. Probably because at that point I started listening to music differently as I was no longer in university. 1988 & 89 are particularly bad because it usually is infested with c-rap music and whiney houston.
I like music from the 90s 'til now, but it would be hard for me to find another era of music as good as mid 80s countdowns.
Some mid 90s music was almost as good. Oasis. Alanis Morissette. Mariah Carey. Lots of good music in 1995, but all in all, not as good or as memorable at mid 80s music
No. Don't Come Around Here No More was better
Whiney Houston was good. She had a lot of talent & had great backing & producing. Why else did,she gave so many number one hits?
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
In your opinion on the first.
She is fingernails on the chalkboard for me. Like Barbara Streisand in the 70s. Also, seeing some of the other drek that made #1 in the late 80s being #1 wasn't something in itself.
Great countdown.
37. INVISIBLE - ALLISON MOYET
Thought it was a guy singing. I never heard this one back in the day. That's not a bad thing.
35. LOST IN LOVE - NEW EDITION
Painfully bad.
30. SAY YOU'RE WRONG - JULIAN LENNON
Forgot about this one. I should pick this album up. It's the third good song I've heard lately that I'd forgotten about.
28. CELEBRATE YOUTH - RICK SPRINGFIELD
No wonder his career went downhill in the mid 80s. Working Class Dog is so good.
20. IN MY HOUSE - MARY JANE GIRLS
Guilty pleasure song.
14. DON'T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE - TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
Yes a great video, but not even in my top 30 vids of the 80s.
11. ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE - DON HENLEY
Always loved this killer groove.
8. EVERYTHING SHE WANTS - WHAM
Ugh. I've always hated their sound, and nothing has changed. So bad.
37. INVISIBLE - ALLISON MOYET
Thought it was a guy singing. I never heard this one back in the day. That's not a bad thing.
35. LOST IN LOVE - NEW EDITION
Painfully bad.
30. SAY YOU'RE WRONG - JULIAN LENNON
Forgot about this one. I should pick this album up. It's the third good song I've heard lately that I'd forgotten about.
28. CELEBRATE YOUTH - RICK SPRINGFIELD
No wonder his career went downhill in the mid 80s. Working Class Dog is so good.
20. IN MY HOUSE - MARY JANE GIRLS
Guilty pleasure song.
14. DON'T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE - TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
Yes a great video, but not even in my top 30 vids of the 80s.
11. ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE - DON HENLEY
Always loved this killer groove.
8. EVERYTHING SHE WANTS - WHAM
Ugh. I've always hated their sound, and nothing has changed. So bad.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
She's lost a crap ton of weight.
1980s
Now
The 80s version of Adele
1983
40. LOOKING FOR A STRANGER - PAT BENATAR
39. NO TIME FOR TALK - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
38. SEPARATE WAYS - JOURNEY
37. GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN' - ZZ TOP
36. SOME KIND OF FRIEND - BARRY MANILOW
35. IT MIGHT BE YOU - STEPHEN BISHOP
34. THE ONE THING - INXS
33. I'M STILL STANDING - ELTON JOHN
32. I COULDN'T SAY NO - ROBERT ELLIS ORRALL WITH CARLENE CARTER
31. ELECTRIC AVENUE - EDDY GRANT
30. TOO SHY - KAJAGOOGOO
29. BILLIE JEAN - MICHAEL JACKSON
28. TRY AGAIN - CHAMPAIGN
27. NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO - SERGIO MENDES
26. EVEN NOW - BOB SEGER
25. SHE'S A BEAUTY - TUBES
24. STRANGER IN MY HOUSE - RONNIE MILSAP
23. MR. ROBOTO - STYX
22. FAMILY MAN - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
21. MORNIN' - AL JARREAU
20. DON'T LET IT END - STYX
19. FAITHFULLY - JOURNEY
18. ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME - NAKED EYES
17. COME ON EILEEN - DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS
16. AFFAIR OF THE HEART - RICK SPRINGFIELD
15. I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK - TOTO
14. RIO - DURAN DURAN
13. STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART - BRYAN ADAMS
12. PHOTOGRAPH - DEF LEPPARD
11. DER KOMMISSAR - AFTER THE FIRE
10. TIME - CULTURE CLUB
9. MY LOVE - LIONEL RICHIE
8. JEOPARDY - GREG KINH BAND
7. SOLITAIRE - LAURA BRANIGAN
6. LITTLE RED CORVETTE - PRINCE
5. SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE - THOMAS DOLBY
4. OVERKILL - MEN AT WORK
3. FLASHDANCE... WHAT A FEELING - IRENE CARA
2. BEAT IT - MICHAEL JACKSON
1. LET'S DANCE - DAVID BOWIE
40. LOOKING FOR A STRANGER - PAT BENATAR
39. NO TIME FOR TALK - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
38. SEPARATE WAYS - JOURNEY
37. GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN' - ZZ TOP
36. SOME KIND OF FRIEND - BARRY MANILOW
35. IT MIGHT BE YOU - STEPHEN BISHOP
34. THE ONE THING - INXS
33. I'M STILL STANDING - ELTON JOHN
32. I COULDN'T SAY NO - ROBERT ELLIS ORRALL WITH CARLENE CARTER
31. ELECTRIC AVENUE - EDDY GRANT
30. TOO SHY - KAJAGOOGOO
29. BILLIE JEAN - MICHAEL JACKSON
28. TRY AGAIN - CHAMPAIGN
27. NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO - SERGIO MENDES
26. EVEN NOW - BOB SEGER
25. SHE'S A BEAUTY - TUBES
24. STRANGER IN MY HOUSE - RONNIE MILSAP
23. MR. ROBOTO - STYX
22. FAMILY MAN - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
21. MORNIN' - AL JARREAU
20. DON'T LET IT END - STYX
19. FAITHFULLY - JOURNEY
18. ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME - NAKED EYES
17. COME ON EILEEN - DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS
16. AFFAIR OF THE HEART - RICK SPRINGFIELD
15. I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK - TOTO
14. RIO - DURAN DURAN
13. STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART - BRYAN ADAMS
12. PHOTOGRAPH - DEF LEPPARD
11. DER KOMMISSAR - AFTER THE FIRE
10. TIME - CULTURE CLUB
9. MY LOVE - LIONEL RICHIE
8. JEOPARDY - GREG KINH BAND
7. SOLITAIRE - LAURA BRANIGAN
6. LITTLE RED CORVETTE - PRINCE
5. SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE - THOMAS DOLBY
4. OVERKILL - MEN AT WORK
3. FLASHDANCE... WHAT A FEELING - IRENE CARA
2. BEAT IT - MICHAEL JACKSON
1. LET'S DANCE - DAVID BOWIE
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Instead of the usual countdown, they went with a Top 40 Road Trippin' songs of the 80's.
If SiriusXM posts the lists on their website, I will post here.
If SiriusXM posts the lists on their website, I will post here.
re: 1983
37. GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN' - ZZ TOP
33. I'M STILL STANDING - ELTON JOHN
31. ELECTRIC AVENUE - EDDY GRANT
29. BILLIE JEAN - MICHAEL JACKSON
25. SHE'S A BEAUTY - TUBES
23. MR. ROBOTO - STYX
22. FAMILY MAN - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
18. ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME - NAKED EYES
12. PHOTOGRAPH - DEF LEPPARD
11. DER KOMMISSAR - AFTER THE FIRE
8. JEOPARDY - GREG KIHN BAND
6. LITTLE RED CORVETTE - PRINCE
5. SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE - THOMAS DOLBY
4. OVERKILL - MEN AT WORK
2. BEAT IT - MICHAEL JACKSON
Like Aaron said.... classics!!
17. COME ON EILEEN - DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS
Guilty pleasure song. Cheesy but too fun to ignore.
1. LET'S DANCE - DAVID BOWIE
I'm sure I'm in the minority but I've always hated this song, and just about everything else he did from 1983-1988. I dig a handful of his songs pre-1983, and a few of his 90s and later songs, but his 83-88 era is nails on a chalkboard to me.
37. GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN' - ZZ TOP
33. I'M STILL STANDING - ELTON JOHN
31. ELECTRIC AVENUE - EDDY GRANT
29. BILLIE JEAN - MICHAEL JACKSON
25. SHE'S A BEAUTY - TUBES
23. MR. ROBOTO - STYX
22. FAMILY MAN - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
18. ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME - NAKED EYES
12. PHOTOGRAPH - DEF LEPPARD
11. DER KOMMISSAR - AFTER THE FIRE
8. JEOPARDY - GREG KIHN BAND
6. LITTLE RED CORVETTE - PRINCE
5. SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE - THOMAS DOLBY
4. OVERKILL - MEN AT WORK
2. BEAT IT - MICHAEL JACKSON
Like Aaron said.... classics!!
17. COME ON EILEEN - DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS
Guilty pleasure song. Cheesy but too fun to ignore.
1. LET'S DANCE - DAVID BOWIE
I'm sure I'm in the minority but I've always hated this song, and just about everything else he did from 1983-1988. I dig a handful of his songs pre-1983, and a few of his 90s and later songs, but his 83-88 era is nails on a chalkboard to me.
I wasn't anti-80's Bowie during that era, but I wasn't wild about it at either.
I thought it got too much airplay, but those were my guitar hero years.
If it wasn't Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken, or the like, it was a low priority for me.
Bands like INXS, U2, The Police, and (always) Rush kept me rounded out, but they weren't overplayed on the radio.
I thought it got too much airplay, but those were my guitar hero years.
If it wasn't Van Halen, Scorpions, Dokken, or the like, it was a low priority for me.
Bands like INXS, U2, The Police, and (always) Rush kept me rounded out, but they weren't overplayed on the radio.