80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

IdRatherBeSkiing said:
1981/12/12

38: WRACK MY BRAIN – RINGO STARR

Not sure if I'd ever heard this one before. Weird, as the guy was a friggin' Beatle, fer Chrissakes.

33: POOR MAN’S SON - SURVIVOR

Ditto on this one, & man is it generic.
27: SOMEONE COULD LOSE A HEART TONIGHT – EDDIE RABBITT

He's one of those guys I've been reintroduced to listening to these old countdowns, & I'm always surprised how much I like those hits of his that I haven't heard in hell, decades. There has to be an old El' Cheapo "greatest hits" CD out there, right? ( heads to Amazon ) EDIT RABBITT? : There is. 5 bucks, with all the hits I wanted. Sold.

26: STEAL THE NIGHT – STEVIE WOODS

This week's "Haven't Heard This Since It Was A Hit" entry. Weird that we didn't play it on our AM station, cuz it would've totally fit.

22: MY GIRL (GONE, GONE, GONE) - CHILLIWACK

A real favorite of mine - I still have the 45. Another band I should look into about a "greatest hits" CD.

18: PRIVATE EYES – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
13: I CAN’T GO FOR THAT – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES

They were my first concert ( "H2O" tour in...1982? ) so it's weird that all I've ever owned of theirs was a "best of" CD now, & "Voices" on cassette & "Along The Red Ledge" on vinyl back in the day. BUT...I recently decided to take the deep dive, & ordered a couple of those "Original Album Classics" CD box sets of their stuff that has 5 albums per box set. The first one just arrived yesterday, actually.

Man, I liked a LOT of the music in this countdown. Only a handful I didn't care for, or have some affection towards.
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Good 14
Okay 9
Bad 17

21: COOL NIGHT – PAUL DAVIS
20: OUR LIPS ARE SEALED – THE GO-GO’S

My wife groaned at both of these. Not because she dislikes them, but they get stuck in her head for hours.

7: HERE I AM – AIR SUPPLY

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18: PRIVATE EYES – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
3: EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC – THE POLICE
2: WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU - FOREIGNER
1: PHYSICAL – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN

So... all three of us immediately knew the #1 and #2 song this week, we knew them the second they announced the previous week it was gonna be 1981. Biggest song of the decade, and the longest-running #2 of the decade! So, the competition became "guess the #3 song". My friend's old roommate nailed it. My friend's son and I both guessed "Private Eyes".

#79 Sheila "Little Darlin"

A chart-topping song in France. One of her TWENTY-SEVEN chart-toppers!

NOTE: A lot of songs in the 'never' list below that I haven't posted on here before...

Will never reach the top 40
#45 Bee Gees "Living Eyes"
#58 Greg Lake "Let Me Love You Once"
#59 Lulu "If I Were You"
#63 Billy Squier "My Kinda Lover"
#66 Kenny Rogers "Blaze Of Glory"
#67 Balance "Falling in Love"
#71 Al Jarreau "Breakin' Away"
#72 Irene Cara "Anyone Can See"
#76 Prince "Controversy"
#77 Crystal Gayle "The Woman In Me"
#78 Jennifer Warnes "Could It Be Love"
#79 Sheila "Little Darlin"
#82 Steve Carlisle "WKRP In Cincinnati"
#83 Roger "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
#84 Central Line "Walking into Sunshine"
#85 Leif Garrett "Runaway Rita"
#86 Moody Blues "Talking Out Of Turn"
#87 Jermaine Jackson "I'm Just Too Shy"
#88 Henry Paul Band "Keeping Our Love Alive"
#90 Rush "Closer To The Heart"
#91 Rufus/Chaka Khan "Sharing the Love"
#92 Kiss "A World Without Heroes"
#93 Patti Auston "Every Home Should Have One"
#95 Kinks "Better Things"
#98 John Denver "The Cowboy And The Lady"
#99 Triumph "Magic Power"
 
sadchild said:
NOTE: A lot of songs in the 'never' list below that I haven't posted on here before...

Will never reach the top 40
#58 Greg Lake "Let Me Love You Once"
#59 Lulu "If I Were You"
#66 Kenny Rogers "Blaze Of Glory"
#67 Balance "Falling in Love"
#71 Al Jarreau "Breakin' Away"
#72 Irene Cara "Anyone Can See"
#77 Crystal Gayle "The Woman In Me"
#78 Jennifer Warnes "Could It Be Love"
#79 Sheila "Little Darlin"
#83 Roger "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
#84 Central Line "Walking into Sunshine"
#85 Leif Garrett "Runaway Rita"
#86 Moody Blues "Talking Out Of Turn"
#87 Jermaine Jackson "I'm Just Too Shy"
#88 Henry Paul Band "Keeping Our Love Alive"
#91 Rufus/Chaka Khan "Sharing the Love"
#93 Patti Auston "Every Home Should Have One"
#98 John Denver "The Cowboy And The Lady"

I don't think I've ever heard any of these before.

#92 Kiss "A World Without Heroes"

From their least - by far - successful album "Music From The Elder" ( I love it, but I'm a weirdo like that ).
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December 19, 1987
40: POP GOES THE WORLD – MEN WITHOUT HATS
39: DON’T SHED A TEAR – PAUL CARRACK
38: HOURGLASS - SQUEEZE
37: I LIVE FOR YOUR LOVE – NATALIE COLE
36: MOTORTOWN – THE KANE GANG
35: TUNNEL OF LOVE – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
34: TRUE FAITH – NEW ORDER
33: I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW - TIFFANY
32: HUNGRY EYES – ERIC CARMEN
31: I WANT TO BE YOUR MAN - ROGER
30: SKELETONS – STEVIE WONDER
29: I DO YOU – THE JETS
28: POWER OF LOVE – LAURA BRANIGAN
27: CRAZY - ICEHOUSE
26: I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR MAN - PRINCE
25: THE ONE I LOVE – R.E.M.
24: COULD’VE BEEN - TIFFANY
23: SEASONS CHANGE - EXPOSE
22: THERE’S THE GIRL - HEART
21: ANIMAL – DEF LEPPARD
20: HAZY SHADE OF WINTER – THE BANGLES
19: THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT – MICHAEL BOLTON
18: CANDLE IN THE WIND – ELTON JOHN
17: (I’VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE – BILL MEDLEY AND JENNIFER WARNES
16: NEED YOU TONIGHT - INXS
15: TELL IT TO MY HEART – TAYLOR DAYNE
14: DUDE (LOOKS LIKE A LADY) - AEROSMITH
13: CHERRY BOMB – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
12: SHOULD’VE KNOWN BETTER – RICHARD MARX
11: THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL – MICHAEL JACKSON
10: WE’LL BE TOGETHER - STING
9: VALERIE – STEVE WINWOOD
8: CATCH ME (I’M FALLING) – PRETTY POISON
7: HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH – BELINDA CARLISLE
6: DON’T YOU WANT ME – JODY WATLEY
5: GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU – GEORGE HARRISON
4: SHAKE YOUR LOVE – DEBBIE GIBSON
3: SO EMOTIONAL – WHITNEY HOUSTON
2: IS THIS LOVE - WHITESNAKE
1: FAITH – GEORGE MICHAEL
 
Good 10
Okay 7
Bad 23

36: MOTORTOWN – THE KANE GANG

First time on a VJ?

34: TRUE FAITH – NEW ORDER

Good tune. Hadn't heard it in a while. Just added it to my collection.

19: THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT – MICHAEL BOLTON

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1: FAITH – GEORGE MICHAEL

All three of us picked this one. The other two picked it last Saturday as soon as they heard what year it was gonna be. I sweated all week, strugged to come up with three potentials and luckily eenie meenie mienie'd the correct one.

I don't see anything in the list below that should have been a top 40.

Won't make the top 40
#50 Shanice Wilson "(Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance"
#53 Bananarama "I Can't Help It"
#57 Deja "You and Me Tonight"
#60 Earth Wind & Fire "System of Survival"
#61 U2 "In God's Country"
#63 Georgio "Lover's Lane"
#66 Glenn Jones "We've Only Just Begun"
#67 Mick Jagger "Throwaway"
#70 Alexander O'Neal "Criticize"
#72 Europe "Cherokee"
#74 Noel "Silent Morning"
#76 Dan Hill "Never Thought (That I Could Love)"
#78 Lisa Lisa "Someone to Love Me for Me"
#80 Kiss "Reason To Live"
#81 Martha Davis "Don't Tell Me The Time"
#82 Powersource "Dear Mr Jesus"
#83 Tony Terry "She's Fly"
#87 Eurythmics "I Need A Man"
#89 Motley Crue "You're All I Need"
#90 Smokey Robinson "What's Too Much"
#91 Kool & The Gang "Special Way"
#92 Sammy Hagar "Eagles Fly"
#94 Glenn Medeiros "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone"
#96 Alarm "Rain in the Summertime"
#97 Swing Out Sister "Twilight World"
#98 Dokken "Burning Like a Flame"
#99 Millions Like Us "Guaranteed For Life"
 
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