80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule
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"Don't Ask Me Why" really didn't get the attention I thought it deserved back in the day. It's one of my fav Eurythmics songs for sure! For me, it was a comeback after their upbeat light-hearted pop like "Sisters Are" and "Would I Lie" -- which I did not get into at all.
That's interesting about Luke from 2 Live! I couldn't find anywhere that he's telling kids not to be vulgar, but I read a few articles about him being a high school football coach. Thanks for passing that along!
Agreed on "Love Shack". I liked it back in the 90s but EVERY SINGLE EVENT I WENT TO, I HEARD THIS SONG. So it's been overkilled to the extreme.
@IdRatherBeSkiing is right about the list of "songs that will never make the top 40" showing the position of the song that week, but coincidentally, "No Souvenirs" happened to be peaking that week. Such an amazing song, I think it deserved to have done better than #95 too!
"Don't Ask Me Why" really didn't get the attention I thought it deserved back in the day. It's one of my fav Eurythmics songs for sure! For me, it was a comeback after their upbeat light-hearted pop like "Sisters Are" and "Would I Lie" -- which I did not get into at all.
That's interesting about Luke from 2 Live! I couldn't find anywhere that he's telling kids not to be vulgar, but I read a few articles about him being a high school football coach. Thanks for passing that along!
Rap icon Luther Campbell just as outspoken as a football coach as he was with 2 Live Crew
Miami-Edison football coach Luther Campbell, AKA Uncle Luke from 2 Live Crew, criticized the referees and Naples coaches after Friday's loss.
www.usatoday.com
Agreed on "Love Shack". I liked it back in the 90s but EVERY SINGLE EVENT I WENT TO, I HEARD THIS SONG. So it's been overkilled to the extreme.
@IdRatherBeSkiing is right about the list of "songs that will never make the top 40" showing the position of the song that week, but coincidentally, "No Souvenirs" happened to be peaking that week. Such an amazing song, I think it deserved to have done better than #95 too!
1987
40. THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT - MICHAEL BOLTON
39. WHO WILL YOU RUN TO - HEART
38. SO EMOTIONAL - WHITNEY HOUSTON
37. LOVE WILL FIND A WAY - YES
36. SUGAR FREE - WA WA NEE
35. VALERIE - STEVE WINWOOD
34. CARRIE - EUROPE
33. YOU ARE THE GIRL - THE CARS
32. SKELETONS - STEVIE WONDER
31. IN MY DREAMS - REO SPEEDWAGON
30. IS THIS LOVE - WHITESNAKE
29. CATCH ME (I'M FALLING) - PRETTY POISON
28. HERE I GO AGAIN - WHITESNAKE
27. FAITH - GEORGE MICHAEL
26. DON'T YOU WANT ME - JODY WATLEY
25. BOYS NIGHT OUT - TIMOTHY B. SCHMIDT
24. SHAKE YOUR LOVE - DEBBIE GIBSON
23. HOURGLASS - SQUEEZE
22. LOST IN EMOTION - LISA LISA AND CULT JAM
21. COME ON, LET'S GO - LOS LOBOS
20. WE'LL BE TOGETHER - STING
19. I WON'T FORGET YOU - POISON
18. THE ONE I LOVE - R.E.M.
17. U GOT THE LOOK - PRINCE
16. I'VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE - CUTTING CREW
15. DON'T MAKE ME WAIT FOR LOVE - KENNY G
14. SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER - RICHARD MARX
13. WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - U2
12. CASANOVA - LEVERT
11. HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH - BELINDA CARLISLE
10. IT'S A SIN - PET SHOP BOYS
9. LET ME BE THE ONE - EXPOSE
8. BRILLIANT DISGUISE - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
7. BREAKOUT - SWING OUT SISTER
6. I'VE HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE - BILL MEDLEY AND JENNIFER WARNES
5. BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON
4. LITTLE LIES - FLEETWOOD MAC
3. MONY MONY - BILLY IDOL
2. CAUSING A COMMOTION - MADONNA
1. I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW - TIFFANY
40. THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT - MICHAEL BOLTON
39. WHO WILL YOU RUN TO - HEART
38. SO EMOTIONAL - WHITNEY HOUSTON
37. LOVE WILL FIND A WAY - YES
36. SUGAR FREE - WA WA NEE
35. VALERIE - STEVE WINWOOD
34. CARRIE - EUROPE
33. YOU ARE THE GIRL - THE CARS
32. SKELETONS - STEVIE WONDER
31. IN MY DREAMS - REO SPEEDWAGON
30. IS THIS LOVE - WHITESNAKE
29. CATCH ME (I'M FALLING) - PRETTY POISON
28. HERE I GO AGAIN - WHITESNAKE
27. FAITH - GEORGE MICHAEL
26. DON'T YOU WANT ME - JODY WATLEY
25. BOYS NIGHT OUT - TIMOTHY B. SCHMIDT
24. SHAKE YOUR LOVE - DEBBIE GIBSON
23. HOURGLASS - SQUEEZE
22. LOST IN EMOTION - LISA LISA AND CULT JAM
21. COME ON, LET'S GO - LOS LOBOS
20. WE'LL BE TOGETHER - STING
19. I WON'T FORGET YOU - POISON
18. THE ONE I LOVE - R.E.M.
17. U GOT THE LOOK - PRINCE
16. I'VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE - CUTTING CREW
15. DON'T MAKE ME WAIT FOR LOVE - KENNY G
14. SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER - RICHARD MARX
13. WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - U2
12. CASANOVA - LEVERT
11. HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH - BELINDA CARLISLE
10. IT'S A SIN - PET SHOP BOYS
9. LET ME BE THE ONE - EXPOSE
8. BRILLIANT DISGUISE - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
7. BREAKOUT - SWING OUT SISTER
6. I'VE HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE - BILL MEDLEY AND JENNIFER WARNES
5. BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON
4. LITTLE LIES - FLEETWOOD MAC
3. MONY MONY - BILLY IDOL
2. CAUSING A COMMOTION - MADONNA
1. I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW - TIFFANY
Good 6
Okay 9
Bad 25
Commented on most of these songs last year around this time
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40. THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT - MICHAEL BOLTON
15. DON'T MAKE ME WAIT FOR LOVE - KENNY G
Billboard just tweeted:
Only five artists have earned top 40 hits on the #Hot100 in the '80s, '90s, '00s and '10s:
@michaeljackson
@Madonna
@U2
@alyankovic
@kennyg
5. BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON
My friend's son, his old roomate and I all picked this one as our guess for #1. We were all off by just one week!
#63 Hooters "Satellite"
Much bigger in the UK. (US peak #61, UK peak #22)
#72 Glen Burtnick "Follow You"
Pretty good tune. I just found it a year or two ago.
Will never make the top 40
#46 Starship "Beat Patrol"
#53 Noel "Silent Morning"
#56 Wendy & Lisa "Waterfall"
#57 Anita Baker "No One In The World"
#63 Hooters "Satellite"
#71 Pink Floyd "Learning To Fly"
#72 Glen Burtnick "Follow You"
#75 Big Trouble "Crazy World"
#76 Dionne Warwick "Reservations for Two"
#79 Jimmy Davis & Junction "Kick The Wall"
#80 Terence Trent D'Arby "If You Let Me Stay"
#81 Shanice Wilson "(Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance"
#82 Glenn Jones "We've Only Just Begun"
#83 Sammy Hagar "Eagles Fly"
#84 Earth Wind & Fire "System of Survival"
#85 Beau Coup "Sweet Rachel"
#86 Taja Sevelle "Love Is Contagious"
#89 Great White "Rock Me"
#91 Atlantic Starr "One Lover At A Time"
#92 Jellybean "The Real Thing"
#97 Kiss "Crazy Crazy Nights"
#98 Living In A Box "So The Story Goes"
Okay 9
Bad 25
Commented on most of these songs last year around this time
80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule
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40. THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT - MICHAEL BOLTON
15. DON'T MAKE ME WAIT FOR LOVE - KENNY G
Billboard just tweeted:
Only five artists have earned top 40 hits on the #Hot100 in the '80s, '90s, '00s and '10s:
@michaeljackson
@Madonna
@U2
@alyankovic
@kennyg
5. BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON
My friend's son, his old roomate and I all picked this one as our guess for #1. We were all off by just one week!
#63 Hooters "Satellite"
Much bigger in the UK. (US peak #61, UK peak #22)
#72 Glen Burtnick "Follow You"
Pretty good tune. I just found it a year or two ago.
Will never make the top 40
#46 Starship "Beat Patrol"
#53 Noel "Silent Morning"
#56 Wendy & Lisa "Waterfall"
#57 Anita Baker "No One In The World"
#63 Hooters "Satellite"
#71 Pink Floyd "Learning To Fly"
#72 Glen Burtnick "Follow You"
#75 Big Trouble "Crazy World"
#76 Dionne Warwick "Reservations for Two"
#79 Jimmy Davis & Junction "Kick The Wall"
#80 Terence Trent D'Arby "If You Let Me Stay"
#81 Shanice Wilson "(Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance"
#82 Glenn Jones "We've Only Just Begun"
#83 Sammy Hagar "Eagles Fly"
#84 Earth Wind & Fire "System of Survival"
#85 Beau Coup "Sweet Rachel"
#86 Taja Sevelle "Love Is Contagious"
#89 Great White "Rock Me"
#91 Atlantic Starr "One Lover At A Time"
#92 Jellybean "The Real Thing"
#97 Kiss "Crazy Crazy Nights"
#98 Living In A Box "So The Story Goes"
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
I love this song ...
One day I started singing the chorus, and the woman I live with said, "That's not a real song".
One day I started singing the chorus, and the woman I live with said, "That's not a real song".
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
1985/11/16
40: WALK OF LIFE – DIRE STRAITS
39: LONELY ‘OL NIGHT – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
38: TONIGHT SHE COMES – THE CARS
37: OBJECT OF MY DESIRE - STARPOINT
36: SMALL TOWN – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
35: RUNNING UP THAT HILL – KATE BUSH
34: GIRLS ARE MORE FUN – RAY PARKER, JR.
33: WRAP HER UP – ELTON JOHN
32: SAY YOU, SAY ME – LIONEL RICHIE
31: SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES – EURYTHMICS AND ARETHA FRANKLIN
30: AND WE DANCED – THE HOOTERS
29: OH SHEILA – READY FOR THE WORLD
28: FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART – STING
27: I’M GONNA TEAR YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN – PAUL YOUNG
26: SO IN LOVE – ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVERS IN THE DARK
25: PERFECT WAY – SCRITTI POLITTI
24: PARTY ALL THE TIME – EDDIE MURPHY
23: I MISS YOU - KLYMAXX
22: ALIVE AND KICKING – SIMPLE MINDS
21: SOUL KISS – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
20: LOVIN’ EVERY MINUTE OF IT - LOVERBOY
19: SLEEPING BAG - ZZ TOP
18: ELECTION DAY - ARCADIA
17: ONE OF THE LIVING – TINA TURNER
16: ONE NIGHT LOVE AFFAIR – BRYAN ADAMS
15: LOVE THEME FROM “ST. ELMO’S FIRE” – DAVID FOSTER
14: SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU – WHITNEY HOUSTON
13: TAKE ON ME – A-HA
12: YOU ARE MY LADY – FREDDIE JACKSON
11: WHO’S ZOOMIN’ WHO – ARETHA FRANKLIN
10: LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME – THE THOMPSON TWINS
9: BE NEAR ME - ABC
8: NEVER – HEART
7: BROKEN WINGS – MR. MISTER
6: SEPARATE LIVES – PHIL COLLINS & MARILYN MARTIN
5: PART-TIME LOVER - STEVIE WONDER
4: HEAD OVER HILLS – TEARS FOR FEARS
3: "MIAMI VICE" THEME – JAN HAMMER
2: YOU BELONG TO THE CITY – GLENN FRY
1: WE BUILT THIS CITY - STARSHIP
40: WALK OF LIFE – DIRE STRAITS
39: LONELY ‘OL NIGHT – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
38: TONIGHT SHE COMES – THE CARS
37: OBJECT OF MY DESIRE - STARPOINT
36: SMALL TOWN – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
35: RUNNING UP THAT HILL – KATE BUSH
34: GIRLS ARE MORE FUN – RAY PARKER, JR.
33: WRAP HER UP – ELTON JOHN
32: SAY YOU, SAY ME – LIONEL RICHIE
31: SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES – EURYTHMICS AND ARETHA FRANKLIN
30: AND WE DANCED – THE HOOTERS
29: OH SHEILA – READY FOR THE WORLD
28: FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART – STING
27: I’M GONNA TEAR YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN – PAUL YOUNG
26: SO IN LOVE – ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVERS IN THE DARK
25: PERFECT WAY – SCRITTI POLITTI
24: PARTY ALL THE TIME – EDDIE MURPHY
23: I MISS YOU - KLYMAXX
22: ALIVE AND KICKING – SIMPLE MINDS
21: SOUL KISS – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
20: LOVIN’ EVERY MINUTE OF IT - LOVERBOY
19: SLEEPING BAG - ZZ TOP
18: ELECTION DAY - ARCADIA
17: ONE OF THE LIVING – TINA TURNER
16: ONE NIGHT LOVE AFFAIR – BRYAN ADAMS
15: LOVE THEME FROM “ST. ELMO’S FIRE” – DAVID FOSTER
14: SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU – WHITNEY HOUSTON
13: TAKE ON ME – A-HA
12: YOU ARE MY LADY – FREDDIE JACKSON
11: WHO’S ZOOMIN’ WHO – ARETHA FRANKLIN
10: LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME – THE THOMPSON TWINS
9: BE NEAR ME - ABC
8: NEVER – HEART
7: BROKEN WINGS – MR. MISTER
6: SEPARATE LIVES – PHIL COLLINS & MARILYN MARTIN
5: PART-TIME LOVER - STEVIE WONDER
4: HEAD OVER HILLS – TEARS FOR FEARS
3: "MIAMI VICE" THEME – JAN HAMMER
2: YOU BELONG TO THE CITY – GLENN FRY
1: WE BUILT THIS CITY - STARSHIP
Good 11
Okay 12
Bad 17
Billboard FINALLY fixed their chart peaks! Now the peak is accurate, not just 'how high the song has gotten so far up to the week you are looking at'.
34: GIRLS ARE MORE FUN – RAY PARKER, JR.
26: SO IN LOVE – ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVERS IN THE DARK
21: SOUL KISS – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
Don't recall ever hearing these. If I have, it's only been on the VJ40 and I've blocked them out.
24: PARTY ALL THE TIME – EDDIE MURPHY
Nina called this a top 40 hit. While it's technically true, it's a strange way to describe a #2 song, especially when the VJs so often call them top 20 hits, top 10 hits and top 5 hits.
12: YOU ARE MY LADY – FREDDIE JACKSON
8: NEVER – HEART
Not listed in the band's chart history on Billboard...?
www.billboard.com
7: BROKEN WINGS – MR. MISTER
My guess at #1 this week.
1: WE BUILT THIS CITY - STARSHIP
My friend's roommate picked this one. My friend's son picked "Man In Motion" which was #99, his first time not picking a top 40 song in our 21 weeks of doing this.
#67 Morris Day "The Oak Tree"
Forgot about this one. I wonder when the last time someone was on a dance floor and started (intentionally) doing the oak tree.
#87 Five Star "All Fall Down"
Holy cow! This girl group had a "Take On Me"-like "pencil-sketch animation combined with live-action" video. But "Take On Me" is also on the Hot 100 this week. Who did it first?
I found an article in Billboard (Aug 3, 1985) talking about how animation in music videos was the new big thing in 85 like "Raspberry Beret", "Money For Nothing", "Take On Me" and this song. Quote: "At least a dozen videos that prominently feature animation are in current release."
Won't reach the top 40
#50 Wang Chung "To Live And Die In LA"
#54 Prince "America"
#56 Kiss "Tears Are Falling"
#58 Gino Vannelli "Hurts To Be In Love"
#60 Talking Heads "And She Was"
#61 Roger Daltrey "After The Fire"
#63 Pointer Sisters "Freedom"
#64 Jack Wagner "Too Young"
#67 Morris Day "The Oak Tree"
#69 Rene & Angela "I'll Be Good"
#72 John Cafferty "Small Town Girl"
#73 James Taylor "Everyday"
#74 New Edition "Count Me Out"
#75 Rush "The Big Money"
#76 Howard Jones "Like To Get To Know You Well"
#77 Maurice White "Stand By Me"
#79 Cheech & Chong "Born In East LA"
#81 Christopher Cross "Charm The Snake"
#82 Katrina & The Waves "Que Te Quiero"
#85 Marillion "Kayleigh"
#86 Loverboy "Dangerous"
#87 Five Star "All Fall Down"
#89 9.9 "All Of Me For All Of You"
#90 Motley Crue "Home Sweet Home"
#91 INXS "This Time"
#92 John Parr "Love Grammar"
#93 Robert Palmer "Discipline Of Love"
#94 Lisa Lisa "Can You Feel The Beat"
#95 Cheap Trick "Tonight It's You"
#97 Quarterflash "Talk To Me"
#98 Oingo Boingo "Weird Science"
#100 Jane Wiedlin "Blue Kiss"
Okay 12
Bad 17
Billboard FINALLY fixed their chart peaks! Now the peak is accurate, not just 'how high the song has gotten so far up to the week you are looking at'.
34: GIRLS ARE MORE FUN – RAY PARKER, JR.
26: SO IN LOVE – ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVERS IN THE DARK
21: SOUL KISS – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
Don't recall ever hearing these. If I have, it's only been on the VJ40 and I've blocked them out.
24: PARTY ALL THE TIME – EDDIE MURPHY
Nina called this a top 40 hit. While it's technically true, it's a strange way to describe a #2 song, especially when the VJs so often call them top 20 hits, top 10 hits and top 5 hits.
12: YOU ARE MY LADY – FREDDIE JACKSON
8: NEVER – HEART
Not listed in the band's chart history on Billboard...?
Heart | Biography, Music & News | Billboard
Founded in 1973 when hard-rocking Pacific Northwest sisters Nancy and Ann Wilson collided with a Vancouver vocal group, Heart ruled rock radio with top 10 hits like 1975's "Magic Man," 1977's "Barr…
www.billboard.com
7: BROKEN WINGS – MR. MISTER
My guess at #1 this week.
1: WE BUILT THIS CITY - STARSHIP
My friend's roommate picked this one. My friend's son picked "Man In Motion" which was #99, his first time not picking a top 40 song in our 21 weeks of doing this.
#67 Morris Day "The Oak Tree"
Forgot about this one. I wonder when the last time someone was on a dance floor and started (intentionally) doing the oak tree.
#87 Five Star "All Fall Down"
Holy cow! This girl group had a "Take On Me"-like "pencil-sketch animation combined with live-action" video. But "Take On Me" is also on the Hot 100 this week. Who did it first?
I found an article in Billboard (Aug 3, 1985) talking about how animation in music videos was the new big thing in 85 like "Raspberry Beret", "Money For Nothing", "Take On Me" and this song. Quote: "At least a dozen videos that prominently feature animation are in current release."
Won't reach the top 40
#50 Wang Chung "To Live And Die In LA"
#54 Prince "America"
#56 Kiss "Tears Are Falling"
#58 Gino Vannelli "Hurts To Be In Love"
#60 Talking Heads "And She Was"
#61 Roger Daltrey "After The Fire"
#63 Pointer Sisters "Freedom"
#64 Jack Wagner "Too Young"
#67 Morris Day "The Oak Tree"
#69 Rene & Angela "I'll Be Good"
#72 John Cafferty "Small Town Girl"
#73 James Taylor "Everyday"
#74 New Edition "Count Me Out"
#75 Rush "The Big Money"
#76 Howard Jones "Like To Get To Know You Well"
#77 Maurice White "Stand By Me"
#79 Cheech & Chong "Born In East LA"
#81 Christopher Cross "Charm The Snake"
#82 Katrina & The Waves "Que Te Quiero"
#85 Marillion "Kayleigh"
#86 Loverboy "Dangerous"
#87 Five Star "All Fall Down"
#89 9.9 "All Of Me For All Of You"
#90 Motley Crue "Home Sweet Home"
#91 INXS "This Time"
#92 John Parr "Love Grammar"
#93 Robert Palmer "Discipline Of Love"
#94 Lisa Lisa "Can You Feel The Beat"
#95 Cheap Trick "Tonight It's You"
#97 Quarterflash "Talk To Me"
#98 Oingo Boingo "Weird Science"
#100 Jane Wiedlin "Blue Kiss"
Surprised it wasn't higher.
It's always good to see Rush chart.
Shocked it wasn't in the top 40.
Surprised.
A little shocked.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
These are surprising. Well the Rush one is not really surprising as they only had 1 top 40 hit. But they should have had a lot more including The Big Money.
Home Sweet Home was like the anthem for the service members when I was stationed in Okinawa.
I invited somebody to join us here to chat about the VJ Big 40 but he can't register on the site?
Hi Mark - I tried to register on the site and received the following message "New registrations are currently not being accepted."
I'm bummed because I had my commentary ready to go.
Oh man that sucks. Let me look into it.
I sent a note to using the "Contact Us" too, but I didn't hear back.
Is the site really not accepting new people?
Hi Mark - I tried to register on the site and received the following message "New registrations are currently not being accepted."
I'm bummed because I had my commentary ready to go.
Oh man that sucks. Let me look into it.
I sent a note to using the "Contact Us" too, but I didn't hear back.
Is the site really not accepting new people?
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Thanks @sadchild for pointing me to the forum!
Here my humble two cents on the 40 and the songs that won't make it.
37: OBJECT OF MY DESIRE - STARPOINT
StarPoint had a ton of R&B hits, but I didn't remember them until this track. The lead singer, Renee Diggs, passed away some time ago.
35: RUNNING UP THAT HILL – KATE BUSH
Kate Bush is amazing. I think she may have been too avant-garde for US audiences. She deserved more hits in the US!
33: WRAP HER UP – ELTON JOHN
George Michael sang on this track as well, but he isn't credited.
32: SAY YOU, SAY ME – LIONEL RICHIE
@sadchild - Can I borrow your Beavis and Butthead image to place here?
31: SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES – EURYTHMICS AND ARETHA FRANKLIN
A great pairing of strong voices here. Another interesting pairing around this time was Elton John and Millie Jackson on "Act of War Part 1" which was released in 1985, but didn't make a splash in the US.
27: I’M GONNA TEAR YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN – PAUL YOUNG
I've never heard the MTV VJs or Casey Kasem mention that this is a 1973 remake by Ann Peebles. The follows a trend of UK acts covering rare R&B tracks probably due the Northern Soul Movement. "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell falls in this category too.
23: I MISS YOU - KLYMAXX
This is a standard ballad, but they were actually a very good all girl band.
10: LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME – THE THOMPSON TWINS
9: BE NEAR ME - ABC
I'm always excited to see Thompson Twins and ABC chart. Especially ABC.
5: PART-TIME LOVER - STEVIE WONDER
I need Beavis and Butthead to help out here…
Won't reach the 40:
#63 Pointer Sisters "Freedom"
I don't remember this one at all.
#67 Morris Day "The Oak Tree"
@sadchild - From what I can gather, this was Day's first single as a solo artist. He sang on two other "teach a dance" tracks. "The Walk" which I don't think hit the 100, and of course, "The Bird".
#69 Rene & Angela "I'll Be Good"
This was major hit in the UK and US R&B. Angela Windbush is from my home town.
#87 Five Star "All Fall Down"
@sadchild - Five Star was a three girl, two boy group of siblings (The Pearsons). There were kind of like a Jackson 5 of sorts from the UK. They had a string of US R&B and UK hits, but never made the 40. The got close with a #41 song once. They have an interesting rags to riches and back to rags story too. I looked up the release dates and Take on Me was released first so they probably picked up the inspiration from them.
#89 9.9 "All Of Me For All Of You"
I was surprised this see this here. I stumbled across this watching an 80s video show on YouTube. I thought this song was more obscure.
Here my humble two cents on the 40 and the songs that won't make it.
37: OBJECT OF MY DESIRE - STARPOINT
StarPoint had a ton of R&B hits, but I didn't remember them until this track. The lead singer, Renee Diggs, passed away some time ago.
35: RUNNING UP THAT HILL – KATE BUSH
Kate Bush is amazing. I think she may have been too avant-garde for US audiences. She deserved more hits in the US!
33: WRAP HER UP – ELTON JOHN
George Michael sang on this track as well, but he isn't credited.
32: SAY YOU, SAY ME – LIONEL RICHIE
@sadchild - Can I borrow your Beavis and Butthead image to place here?
31: SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES – EURYTHMICS AND ARETHA FRANKLIN
A great pairing of strong voices here. Another interesting pairing around this time was Elton John and Millie Jackson on "Act of War Part 1" which was released in 1985, but didn't make a splash in the US.
27: I’M GONNA TEAR YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN – PAUL YOUNG
I've never heard the MTV VJs or Casey Kasem mention that this is a 1973 remake by Ann Peebles. The follows a trend of UK acts covering rare R&B tracks probably due the Northern Soul Movement. "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell falls in this category too.
23: I MISS YOU - KLYMAXX
This is a standard ballad, but they were actually a very good all girl band.
10: LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME – THE THOMPSON TWINS
9: BE NEAR ME - ABC
I'm always excited to see Thompson Twins and ABC chart. Especially ABC.
5: PART-TIME LOVER - STEVIE WONDER
I need Beavis and Butthead to help out here…
Won't reach the 40:
#63 Pointer Sisters "Freedom"
I don't remember this one at all.
#67 Morris Day "The Oak Tree"
@sadchild - From what I can gather, this was Day's first single as a solo artist. He sang on two other "teach a dance" tracks. "The Walk" which I don't think hit the 100, and of course, "The Bird".
#69 Rene & Angela "I'll Be Good"
This was major hit in the UK and US R&B. Angela Windbush is from my home town.
#87 Five Star "All Fall Down"
@sadchild - Five Star was a three girl, two boy group of siblings (The Pearsons). There were kind of like a Jackson 5 of sorts from the UK. They had a string of US R&B and UK hits, but never made the 40. The got close with a #41 song once. They have an interesting rags to riches and back to rags story too. I looked up the release dates and Take on Me was released first so they probably picked up the inspiration from them.
#89 9.9 "All Of Me For All Of You"
I was surprised this see this here. I stumbled across this watching an 80s video show on YouTube. I thought this song was more obscure.
Welcome to the DRC!
That Kate Bush song is excellent.
And the Paul Young song I always dig for the great fretless bass playing.