80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

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40. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - BONNIE TYLER
39. MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL - AIR SUPPLY
38. IT'S INEVITABLE - CHARLIE
37. ALL TIME HIGH - RITA COOLIDGE
36. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU - LAURA BRANIGAN
35. FAKE FRIENDS - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
34. DEAD GIVEAWAY - SHALAMAR
33. THE BORDER - AMERICA
32. PROMISES, PROMISES - NAKED EYES
31. COME DANCING - THE KINKS
30. DON'T CRY - ASIA
29. CUTS LIKE A KNIFE - BRYAN ADAMS
28. HUMAN TOUCH - RICK SPRINGFIELD
27. TELL HER ABOUT IT - BILLY JOEL
26. AFTER THE FALL - JOURNEY
25. LAWYERS IN LOVE - JACKSON BROWNE
24. THE SAFETY DANCE - MEN WITHOUT HATS
23. HUMAN NATURE - MICHAEL JACKSON
22. OUR HOUSE - MADNESS
21. ROCK 'N' ROLL IS KING - E.L.O.
20. SAVED BY ZERO - THE FIXX
19. TAKE ME TO HEART - QUARTERFLASH
18. 1999 - PRINCE
17. WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN' - MICHAEL JACKSON
16. ROCK OF AGES - DEF LEPPARD
15. I'LL TUMBLE 4 YA - CULTURE CLUB
14. CHINA GIRL - DAVID BOWIE
13. HOT GIRLS IN LOVE - LOVERBOY
12. PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ - TACO
11. ELECTRIC AVENUE - EDDY GRANT
10. (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION - THE HUMAN LEAGUE
9. NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO - SERGIO MENDES
8. IT'S A MISTAKE - MEN AT WORK
7. FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING - IRENE CARA
6. STAND BACK - STEVIE NICKS
5. IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW - DURAN DURAN
4. MANIAC - MICHAEL SEMBELLO
3. SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY - DONNA SUMMER
2. SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) - EURYTHMICS
1. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE POLICE
 
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Best countdown in a long time. Only 9 songs I don't like.

38. IT'S INEVITABLE - CHARLIE
Had never heard it before. Don't mind it.

35. FAKE FRIENDS - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
33. THE BORDER - AMERICA
Had never heard these either. Bleh.

32. PROMISES, PROMISES - NAKED EYES
Liked this whole album back then, still like it a lot.

31. COME DANCING - THE KINKS
29. CUTS LIKE A KNIFE - BRYAN ADAMS
24. THE SAFETY DANCE - MEN WITHOUT HATS
23. HUMAN NATURE - MICHAEL JACKSON
22. OUR HOUSE - MADNESS
20. SAVED BY ZERO - THE FIXX
18. 1999 - PRINCE
17. WANNA BE STARTIN' SOMETHIN' - MICHAEL JACKSON
16. ROCK OF AGES - DEF LEPPARD
11. ELECTRIC AVENUE - EDDY GRANT
2. SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) - EURYTHMICS
1. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE - THE POLICE
Classics.

30. DON'T CRY - ASIA
Forgot this existed. Decent tune.
 
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40. PUT YOUR MOUTH ON ME - EDDIE MURPHY
39. DRESSED FOR SUCCESS - ROXETTE
38. BABY DON'T FORGET MY NUMBER - MILLI VANILLI
37. CHERISH - MADONNA
36. EXPRESS YOURSELF - MADONNA
35. THAT'S THE WAY - KATRINA & THE WAVES
34. THE PRISONER - HOWARD JONES
33. COVER OF LOVE - MICHAEL DAMIAN
32. KISSES ON THE WIND - NENEH CHERRY
31. SOUL PROVIDER - MICHAEL BOLTON
30. ONE - BEE GEES
29. TALK IT OVER - GRAYSON HUGH
28. GIRL I'M GONNA MISS YOU - MILLI VANILLI
27. HEY BABY - HENRY LEE SUMMER
26. NO MORE RHYME - DEBBIE GIBSON
25. IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW - SIMPLY RED
24. HOOKED ON YOU - SWEET SENSATION
23. I'M THAT TYPE OF GUY - LL COOL J
22. HEAVEN - WARRANT
21. IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME - CHER
20. 18 AND LIFE - SKID ROW
19. HEADED FOR A HEARTBREAK - WINGER
18. LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME - BON JOVI
17. SHOWER ME WITH YOUR LOVE - SURFACE
16. TOY SOLDIERS - MARTIKA
15. KEEP ON MOVIN' - SOUL II SOUL
14. SACRED EMOTION - DONNY OSMOND
13. ANGEL EYES - JEFF HEALEY BAND
12. FRIENDS - JODY WATLEY WITH ERIC B. & RAKIM
11. THE END OF THE INNOCENCE - DON HENLEY
10. SO ALIVE - LOVE AND ROCKETS
9. SECRET RENDEVOUZ - KARYN WHITE
8. BATDANCE - PRINCE
7. I LIKE IT - DINO
6. HANGIN' TOUGH - NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
5. ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY - GREAT WHITE
4. DON'T WANNA LOSE YOU - GLORIA ESTEFAN
3. COLD HEARTED - PAULA ABDUL
2. ON OUR OWN - BOBBY BROWN
1. RIGHT HERE WAITING - RICHARD MARX
 
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40. PUT YOUR MOUTH ON ME - EDDIE MURPHY
One of the worst songs I've heard yet on these countdowns. I remember hearing it once or twice back in '89, but I don't remember it being quite this terrible. Awful, just awful.

25. IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW - SIMPLY RED
sadchild said:
2. HOLDING BACK THE YEARS - SIMPLY RED
I know these guys have talent, but I've never been able to stand anything they did.
Click to expand...
this applies

23. I'M THAT TYPE OF GUY - LL COOL J
I often see this album listed as a disappointment, but it's in my top 2 favorite LL albums. skip the 2 cheesy ballads and the rest of the songs are great.

22. HEAVEN - WARRANT
20. 18 AND LIFE - SKID ROW
19. HEADED FOR A HEARTBREAK - WINGER
18. LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME - BON JOVI
5. ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY - GREAT WHITE
'89 was the revival of hair bands. I was big into them starting in '83, but a lot of hair band albums from '86-'88 were awful (QR Condition Critical, TS Come Out And Play, Ratt Dancing Undercover, VH OU812). '89 convinced me to come back. (Warrant's 'Heaven' was junk, but 'Down Boys' was decent).

13. ANGEL EYES - JEFF HEALEY BAND
Not trying to be mean, but almost every line in this song has a word like "looking" fine, in his "sights", second "glance", "look" all you like, you can "see", "look" at me... Healey is blind. I know he didn't write it, but it's still hard to buy into his emotions here. If I'd lost my legs, I wouldn't sing a song where every other line is about how I like running, walking, skipping and jumping. I feel for the guy, and I stand in awe at his talent, especially under his circumstances. But it just doesn't feel genuine hearing him sing these lines.

10. SO ALIVE - LOVE AND ROCKETS
Classic.

8. BATDANCE - PRINCE
I can understand how people could hate this song, but at the time, I considered it a groundbreaker. The use of dialogue with added singing and speaking by Prince. The 3 distinctly separate parts of the song (the edit they aired only has 2 of the parts). How it tells the story of the movie through song. It was an impressive song back in '89.

6. HANGIN' TOUGH - NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
Hate hate hate this song. In fact, hate is not a strong enough word. Nothing worse than 5 wusses declaring how badass they are over the world's cheesiest music.
 
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33. JACK AND DIANE - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP

Classic Rock radio around here beats this song into the ground despite the fact that he has much better songs. (Most of the Scarecrow album for instance).


28. EYE IN THE SKY - THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
27. WHO CAN IT BE NOW - MEN AT WORK

Two big favorites. Colin Hay from Men at Work was and is criminally underrated as a songwriter.



17. TAINTED LOVE - SOFT CELL

Who to this day doesn't do the *clap* *clap* in between lyrics.



12. VACATION - THE GO-GO'S
11. WASTED ON THE WAY - CROSBY, STILLS, AND NASH
10. DON'T YOU WANT ME - THE HUMAN LEAGUE
9. ONLY THE LONELY - THE MOTELS

I think I had these on vinyl at one time.







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40. GO INSANE - LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM
39. THE LUCKY ONE - LAURA BRANIGAN
38. TWO SIDES OF LOVE - SAMMY HAGAR
37. MY OH MY - SLADE
36. 17 - RICK JAMES
35. TORTURE - JACKSONS
34. BREAKIN' ... THERE'S NO STOPPING US - OLLIE AND JERRY
33. RIGHT BY YOUR SIDE - EURYTHMICS
32. HARD HABIT TO BREAK - CHICAGO
31. WE'RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT - TWISTED SISTER
30. SHE'S MINE - STEVE PERRY
29. COVER ME - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
28. WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES - NIGHT RANGER
27. LEAVE A TENDER MOMENT ALONE - BILLY JOEL
26. CRUEL SUMMER - BANANARAMA
25. INFATUATION - ROD STEWART
24. DYNAMITE - JERMAINE JACKSON
23. PANAMA - VAN HALEN
22. ALL OF YOU - JULIO IGLESIAS & DIANA ROSS
21. THE GLAMOROUS LIFE - SHEILA E
20. SEXY GIRL - GLENN FREY
19. DANCING IN THE DARK - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
18. DRIVE - THE CARS
17. ROCK ME TONITE - BILLY SQUIER
16. LET'S GO CRAZY - PRINCE
15. LIGHTS OUT - PETER WOLF
14. SAD SONGS (SAY SO MUCH) - ELTON JOHN
13. THE WARRIOR - SCANDAL FEATURING PATTY SMYTH
12. ROUND AND ROUND - RATT
11. IF THIS IS IT - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
10. IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN - PEABO BRYSON
9. SHE BOP - CYNDI LAUPER
8. SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT - COREY HART
7. STATE OF SHOCK - THE JACKSONS
6. I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU - DAN HARTMAN
5. MISSING YOU - JOHN WAITE
4. WHEN DOVES CRY - PRINCE
3. STUCK ON YOU - LIONEL RICHIE
2. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT - TINA TURNER
1. GHOSTBUSTERS - RAY PARKER, JR.
 
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