80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[seasalt43]

My two cents for the week:

34. PARANOIMIA - THE ART OF NOISE WITH MAX HEADROOM

I used to love this. I was so off the wall.

28. MONEYS TOO TIGHT TO MENTION - SIMPLY RED

I discovered this was a remake of an unknown R&B group. It was always peculiar to hear Mick Hucknall singing about politics in the US.

24. BABY LOVE - REGINA

I thought this was Madonna at first, but that may have been the point.

23. EARTH ANGEL - NEW EDITION

I'm surprised Beavis didn't make an appearance here.

19. I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON - ROBERT PALMER

This was a remake by Cherelle. She showed up on the 40 with a few duets with Alexander O'Neal later down the road.

13. ALL CRIED OUT - LISA LISA & CULT JAM

The song didn't bother me back then, but I wouldn't listen to it now. Lisa Lisa's voice isn't strong enough for a ballad, but I appreciate the duet which is something not seen much in today's music scene.

10. DANCING ON THE CEILING - LIONEL RICHIE

So cheesy…

Will never make the top 40

There were a lot of solid R&B tracks lurking: #52, #57, #58, #71, etc….

#59 Jermaine Stewart "Jody"

This song was about Jody Watley, who was his best friend. Also, it sounded like he sang "Tigers on the left, sharks on the right". This is not remotely correct. It was diamonds and stars which made me chuckle when I found out.

#62 Pet Shop Boys "Love Comes Quickly"

I'm not sure I knew this one was released as a single.

#79 Doctor And The Medics "Spirit In The Sky"

This was a UK#1. I don't remember seeing the video, but it looks like he's imitating Pete Burns.

#88 Ashford & Simpson "Count Your Blessings"

I was surprised to see this on the 100.

 

[sadchild]

@MonoStereo

"But then again, you DID sit down on my hand" - thing I remember saying on the air once.

LOL!

 

[MonoStereo]

Somebody like you eventually made it to number #48.

Oh, OK - that makes more sense.

 

[HecticArt]

34. PARANOIMIA - THE ART OF NOISE WITH MAX HEADROOM

I used to love this. I was so off the wall.

I still love this-ove-ove-this love this.
It's goofy with a cool groove and great production.

28. MONEYS TOO TIGHT TO MENTION - SIMPLY RED

I discovered this was a remake of an unknown R&B group. It was always peculiar to hear Mick Hucknall singing about politics in the US.

I have zero recollection of this song. It got pretty far up the charts for me to not at least have a slight recollection of it.

 

[seasalt43]

I still love this-ove-ove-this love this.
It's goofy with a cool groove and great production.


I have zero recollection of this song. It got pretty far up the charts for me to not at least have a slight recollection of it.

I remember reading somewhere that it took the guy who played Max Headroom four hours in make-up/wardrobe. That sounds like torture.

I knew Money's Too Tight to Mention from the Picture Book cassette. I don't recall the song or video in heavy rotation or what prompted me to buy it. I ended up following Simply Red for a while.

 

[sadchild]

10/13/84

40. THE LAST TIME I MADE LOVE - JOYCE KENNEDY & JEFFREY OSBORNE
39. THE LUCKY ONE - LAURA BRANIGAN
38. PENNY LOVER - LIONEL RICHIE
37. SHINE SHINE - BARRY GIBB
36. WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES - NIGHT RANGER
35. ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT - CYNDI LAUPER
34. TORTURE - THE JACKSONS
33. WHAT ABOUT ME - KENNY ROGERS WITH KIM CARNES AND JAMES INGRAM
32. OUT OF TOUCH - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
31. STRUT - SHEENA EASTON
30. I FEEL FOR YOU - CHAKA KHAN
29. FLESH FOR FANTASY - BILLY IDOL
28. BETTER BE GOOD TO ME - TINA TURNER
27. DESERT MOON - DENNIS DEYOUNG
26. WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO – WHAM!
25. WHO WEARS THESE SHOES - ELTON JOHN
24. SWEPT AWAY - DIANA ROSS
23. GO INSANE - LINDSAY BUCKINGHAM
22. BOP 'TIL YOU DROP - RICK SPRINGFIELD
21. THERE GOES MY BABY - DONNA SUMMER
20. BLUE JEAN - DAVID BOWIE
19. IF THIS IS IT - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
18. PURPLE RAIN - PRINCE
17. SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK - ROD STEWART
16. ARE WE OURSELVES - THE FIXX
15. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT - TINA TURNER
14. CRUEL SUMMER - BANANARAMA
13. I'M SO EXCITED - THE POINTER SISTERS
12. ON THE DARKSIDE - JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND
11. THE WARRIOR - SCANDAL FEATURING PATTY SMYTH
10. SHE BOP - CYNDI LAUPER
9. THE GLAMOROUS LIFE - SHEILA E.
8. COVER ME - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
7. MISSING YOU - JOHN WAITE
6. CARIBBEAN QUEEN (NO MORE LOVE ON THE RUN) - BILLY OCEAN
5. LUCKY STAR - MADONNA
4. HARD HABIT TO BREAK - CHICAGO
3. DRIVE - THE CARS
2. LET'S GO CRAZY - PRINCE
1. I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU - STEVIE WONDER

 

[Aaron]

26 good/okay songs for me on this one. Overall solid countdown.

 

[sadchild]

Good 7
Okay 6
Bad 27

Heard this exact countdown two years ago.

30. I FEEL FOR YOU - CHAKA KHAN

My guess at #1. In about a month, it will peak at #3.

18. PURPLE RAIN - PRINCE

Pretty sure Alan said the two number ones from this album were "When Doves Cry" and "I Would Die 4 U" (actually 'Doves' and 'Crazy').

4. HARD HABIT TO BREAK - CHICAGO

Hard Habit played again right after the countdown finished, like 20 minutes later.

2. LET'S GO CRAZY - PRINCE

Both of my competitors picked this one. I got whooped!

1. I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU - STEVIE WONDER

Interesting: From #81 to #93 are ALL 'never make the 40' songs.

#69 Honeymoon Suite "New Girl Now"
#71 Krokus "Midnite Maniac"
#81 Kiss "Heaven's On Fire"
#89 Ratt "Wanted Man"
#96 Jefferson Starship "Layin' It On The Line"

Liked these back then, but no surprise they didn't make the 40. Well, maybe Starship shoulda cracked the bottom.

Will never make the top 40
#49 Maria Vidal "Body Rock"
#50 Everly Brothers "On The Wings Of A Nightingale"
#52 Barbra Streisand "Left In The Dark"
#59 Matthew Wilder "Bouncing Off The Wall"
#60 Glenn Frey "The Allnighter"
#61 Thompson Twins "You Take Me Up"
#64 Steve Miller Band "Shangri-La"
#65 Ralph MacDonald/Bill Withers "In The Name Of Love"
#69 Honeymoon Suite "New Girl Now"
#71 Krokus "Midnite Maniac"
#72 Janey Street "Say Hello To Ronnie"
#75 Freddie Mercury "Love Kills"
#78 Stephen Stills "Can't Let Go"
#81 Kiss "Heaven's On Fire"
#82 Peabo Bryson "Slow Dancin'"
#83 Rikki Lee Jones "The Real End"
#84 Stephanie Mills "The Medicine Song"
#85 Roger Hodgson "Had A Dream"
#86 Vanity "Pretty Mess"
#87 Evelyn Thomas "High Energy"
#88 Al Jarreau "After All"
#89 Ratt "Wanted Man"
#90 Jeffrey Osborne "Don't Stop"
#91 SOS Band "Just The Way You Like It"
#92 Band Of Gold "Love Songs are Back Again (Medley)"
#93 Mtume "You, Me And He"
#96 Jefferson Starship "Layin' It On The Line"

 

[Jon]

1. I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU - STEVIE WONDER

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

26 for me.

My guess at #1. In about a month, it will peak at #3.

This seems to be a theme. Which week did you not get whooped?

Will never make the top 40
#69 Honeymoon Suite "New Girl Now"
#85 Roger Hodgson "Had A Dream"

These 2 are surprising to me. Well not really for Honeymoon Suite -- they are Canadian.

 

[HecticArt]

10/13/84

40. THE LAST TIME I MADE LOVE - JOYCE KENNEDY & JEFFREY OSBORNE
39. THE LUCKY ONE - LAURA BRANIGAN
38. PENNY LOVER - LIONEL RICHIE
37. SHINE SHINE - BARRY GIBB
36. WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES - NIGHT RANGER
35. ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT - CYNDI LAUPER
34. TORTURE - THE JACKSONS
33. WHAT ABOUT ME - KENNY ROGERS WITH KIM CARNES AND JAMES INGRAM
32. OUT OF TOUCH - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
31. STRUT - SHEENA EASTON
30. I FEEL FOR YOU - CHAKA KHAN
29. FLESH FOR FANTASY - BILLY IDOL
28. BETTER BE GOOD TO ME - TINA TURNER
27. DESERT MOON - DENNIS DEYOUNG
26. WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO – WHAM!
25. WHO WEARS THESE SHOES - ELTON JOHN
24. SWEPT AWAY - DIANA ROSS
23. GO INSANE - LINDSAY BUCKINGHAM
22. BOP 'TIL YOU DROP - RICK SPRINGFIELD
21. THERE GOES MY BABY - DONNA SUMMER
20. BLUE JEAN - DAVID BOWIE
19. IF THIS IS IT - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
18. PURPLE RAIN - PRINCE
17. SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK - ROD STEWART
16. ARE WE OURSELVES - THE FIXX
15. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT - TINA TURNER
14. CRUEL SUMMER - BANANARAMA
13. I'M SO EXCITED - THE POINTER SISTERS
12. ON THE DARKSIDE - JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND
11. THE WARRIOR - SCANDAL FEATURING PATTY SMYTH
10. SHE BOP - CYNDI LAUPER
9. THE GLAMOROUS LIFE - SHEILA E.
8. COVER ME - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
7. MISSING YOU - JOHN WAITE
6. CARIBBEAN QUEEN (NO MORE LOVE ON THE RUN) - BILLY OCEAN
5. LUCKY STAR - MADONNA
4. HARD HABIT TO BREAK - CHICAGO
3. DRIVE - THE CARS
2. LET'S GO CRAZY - PRINCE
1. I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU - STEVIE WONDER

I had about 16.

#69 Honeymoon Suite "New Girl Now"
#71 Krokus "Midnite Maniac"

I would have thought these would have just made it into the top 40.
They both seemed to get a lot of air play around here.

#81 Kiss "Heaven's On Fire"

Not as big as Lick It Up, but I thought it would have been closer to 55 or 60.

#89 Ratt "Wanted Man"

I wouldn't have expected this one to go any higher than 60 or so.

 

[sadchild]

@HecticArt "Heaven's On Fire" peaked at #49. Feels about right.

@IdRatherBeSkiing Here's the recent history of my wins and losses. (Me being "Mark", for those who don't know)

6/5/20 - 1988
Dan "Together Forever" #5
Mark "The Flame" #19
Bob "One More Try" #1

6/12/20 - 1983
Dan "Flashdance" #1
Mark "Beat It" #6
Bob "Flashdance" #1

6/19/20 - 1985
Dan "Heaven" #1
Mark "Sussudio" #2
Bob "Heaven" #1

6/26/20 - 1980
Dan "Funkytown" #2
Mark "Coming Up" #1
Bob "Call Me" #15

7/3/20 - 1989
Dan "Toy Soldiers" #11
Mark "Good Thing" #2
Bob "Toy Soldiers" #11

7/10/20 - 1984
Dan "When Doves Cry" #1
Mark "When Doves Cry" #1
Bob "When Doves Cry" #1

7/17/20 - 1981
Dan "Bette Davis Eyes" #1
Mark "Bette Davis Eyes" #1
Bob "Bette Davis Eyes" #1

7/24/20 - 1987
Dan "Alone "#1
Mark "Alone" #1
Bob "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" #4

7/31/20 - 1982
Dan "Eye Of The Tiger" #1
Mark "Eye Of The Tiger" #1
Bob "Eye Of The Tiger" #1

8/7/20 - 1986
Dan "Papa Don't Preach" #2
Mark "Higher Love" #8
Bob "Sledgehammer" #4

8/14/20 - 1988
Dan "Roll With It" #1
Mark "Roll With It" #1
Bob "Dirty Diana" (uncharted, just fell off)

8/21/20 - 1985
Dan "Shout" #2
Mark "Shout" #2
Bob "The Power Of Love" #1

8/28/20 - 1983
Dan "Every Breath You Take" #1
Mark "Every Breath You Take" #1
Bob "Every Breath You Take" #1

9/4/20 - 1980
Dan "Upside Down" #1
Mark "Woman In Love" #49
Bob "Boogie Oogie Oogie" (uncharted, 1978)

9/11/20 - 1982
Dan "Abracadabra" #3
Mark "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" #1
Bob "Abracadabra" #3

9/18/20 - 1989
Dan "Hangin Tough" #4
Mark "Listen To Your Heart" #35
Bob "Girl You Know It's True" #2

9/25/20 - 1981
Dan "Endless Love" #1
Mark "Best That You Can Do" #7
Bob "Endless Love" #1

10/2/20 - 1986
Dan "Stuck With You" #1
Mark "True Colors" #14
Bob "When I Think Of You" #3

10/9/20 - 1984
Dan "Let's Go Crazy" #2
Mark "I Feel For You" #30
Bob "Let's Go Crazy" #2

 

[MonoStereo]

10/13/84

This one should be fun, as it's just a couple months into my time as a radio DJ.

40. THE LAST TIME I MADE LOVE - JOYCE KENNEDY & JEFFREY OSBORNE

Absolutely NO recollection of this song. I wonder if we played it on our adult contemporary AM sister station ( KNZS - such great call letters for a station in Kansas ).

36. WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES - NIGHT RANGER

A couple years later, our station presented them in concert - the town had a Night Ranger Day, the whole shebang. We used some PA speakers I had for the presentation of the keys to the city to the band. I remember the mayor called them the "Night Rangers". They stopped by the station on the way to the show, & I got to chat with Brad Gillis about his time with Ozzy. They were all very nice, except for frontman Jack Blades - who was a complete prick. I'm sure it had nothing to do with him being roughly 4 feet tall.

I still have the speakers.

35. ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT - CYNDI LAUPER

Jules Shear, step up & receive your fat royalty check. Mmmmmm...mailbox money...

34. TORTURE - THE JACKSONS

Nah. Too easy.

29. FLESH FOR FANTASY - BILLY IDOL

Never saw Billy live until he played the Uptown Theater a couple blocks from my place a couple years ago. A fun, if a bit Vegas-y show.

26. WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO – WHAM!

When I used to work on the AM side, we broadcast high school football on Friday nights. Suuuuuuuuuper low-tech, with the play-by-play coming in over the phone line. Which would sometimes cut out, so you always had to have a record cued up to avoid any dead air. I remember having the 12" single of this one cued up one night as the Pittsburg Purple Dragons were storming down the field...( entering flashback mode now ) ...

"He's at mid-field, breaking tackles left & right!!!!"
"He's at the 40!!!"
"The 30!!!!"
"The 20!!!"
"The 10!!!"
"He could go...all...the...w"
( 2 second pause )
"JITTERBUG!!!! ( finger snaps ) JITTERBUG!!!! ( finger snaps ) JITTERBUG!!!! ( finger snaps ) You put the boom boom into my heaaaaaart"

6. CARIBBEAN QUEEN (NO MORE LOVE ON THE RUN) - BILLY OCEAN

Memories of my first night on the air, playing the wrong side of the 45 - which was an instrumental version. And playing it on the wrong speed.

 

[MonoStereo]

Interesting: From #81 to #93 are ALL 'never make the 40' songs.

#69 Honeymoon Suite "New Girl Now"
#71 Krokus "Midnite Maniac"
#81 Kiss "Heaven's On Fire"
#96 Jefferson Starship "Layin' It On The Line"

We played the snot outta all of these. Little surprised the Honeymoon Suite didn't at least graze the bottom of the 40. But they were all bigger Album Rock hits than Top 40 hits.

Will never make the top 40

#50 Everly Brothers "On The Wings Of A Nightingale"

I remember this one getting into medium rotation on my station. My memory might be hazy, but wasn't it written by Paul McCartney or something like that?

#72 Janey Street "Say Hello To Ronnie"

I don't think I've ever even heard of this one.

#81 Kiss "Heaven's On Fire"

Like most of their no-makeup era singles until "Forever", this one ended up in that high 40's/low 50's range ( as mentioned already ). I'm a fan, but this is one of those songs I was never that into.

#86 Vanity "Pretty Mess"

I would've loved to see this performed live, just to see if it was introduced with "this next song's about jizz".

 

[MonoStereo]

I gave "Say Hello To Ronnie" a listen, & it sounded vaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaguely familiar. But that's about it. The kinda Springsteen-y type of thing you could have some success with at that time on Rock Radio, but I have to assume the fact that she's a female singer didn't help.

And for the record, I was right about McCartney writing that Everly Bros. tune. Please to enjoy the worthless factoids swimmin' around in my noggin.

 

[HecticArt]

Please to enjoy the worthless factoids swimmin' around in my noggin.

Don't mind if I do.

 

[sadchild]

@MonoStereo Great anecdotes about those songs! I LOL'd several times =)

 

[MonoStereo]

@MonoStereo Great anecdotes about those songs! I LOL'd several times =)

Thanks!

 

[sadchild]

I did a search in this thread for the word Notorious (looking for a countdown that has the Loverboy song in it), but only Duranx2 showed up. So I can't copy an old posting of this week's 1987 top 40 from this board. Guess we'll have to wait until mid-week for SXM to do it on Facebook? They usually drop it Tuesday or Wednesday....

 

[MonoStereo]

I was thinking "Notorious" maybe didn't make the Top 40, but it barely did. According to Wiki it got to #38.