80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[MonoStereo]

4/26/1986 ( wheelhouse of my radio days...let's have a look )

40. TOMORROW DOESN'T MATTER TONIGHT - STARSHIP

Why isn't this title familiar to me? Hold on...heading to You Tube. OK - I made it about to the 1st chorus. I know why it's not familiar now...it's fucking terrible. I assume this was the 3rd & least successful single from the "Hoopla" album. And that video is embarrassing, even for its time.

38. FEEL IT AGAIN - HONEYMOON SUITE

Never understood why these guys weren't bigger in the US. They did OK, but they should've been at least a Gold record level act.

33. MOVE AWAY - CULTURE CLUB

Man, that 3rd album went nowhere.

32. NEVER AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TIME - SADE

For some reason, this isn't familiar either. But at least it's not Starship awful.

24. LIVE TO TELL - MADONNA

One of her greatest singles. I think I still have the 12" promo single around here somewhere.
23. I DO WHAT I DO - JOHN TAYLOR

I vaguely remember this, but surprised it got this high on the chart. From a soundtrack, I think? "9 1/2 Weeks", maybe? ( Googles...it was. Never doubt the odd way my brain works )
20. SOMETHING ABOUT YOU - LEVEL 42

One of those songs that always puts me in a good mood. It's like a warm blanket, or a hot cup o' cocoa.

9. YOUR LOVE - THE OUTFIELD

So sad that 2/3 of that band are no longer with us.

 

[Channel98]

Four singles were released from Knee Deep In The Hoopla. We Built This City, which was co-written by Dennis Lambert, Martin Page, Bernie Taupin and Peter Wolf and which has topped several polls ranking the all-time worst rock'n'roll songs, went to number one. Sara went to number one. Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight peaked at #26 in the week ending May 24, 1986. The fourth single, Before I Go, stalled at #68 in August.

 

[sadchild]

I'm probably all over the place with the order.

Yup.

CAPITAL LETTERS means I didn't remember it.

Starship "We Built This City"
SEPARATE LIVES
BROKEN WINGS
SAY YOU SAY ME (not "Dancing On The Ceiling")
Dionne Warwick "That's What Friends Are For"
Whitney Houston "How Will I Know" (Yes but I listed it too early)
Mr Mister "Kyrie" (Yes but I listed it too early)
Starship "Sara"
Heart "These Dreams"
Falco "Rock Me Amadeus"
Madonna "Live To Tell" (Yes but I listed it too early)
Prince "Kiss"
Robert Palmer "Addicted To Love"
WEST END GIRLS
Whitney Houston "Greatest Love Of All"
ON MY OWN
THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS
HOLDING BACK THE YEARS
INVISIBLE TOUCH
Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer"
GLORY OF LOVE
PAPA DON'T PREACH
HIGHER LOVE (not "Roll With It")
Berlin "Take My Breath Away" (Yes but I listed it too early)
Human League "Human" (Yes but I listed it too early)
Bananarama "Venus"
STUCK WITH YOU
WHEN I THINK OF YOU
TRUE COLORS
Bon Jovi "You Give Love A Bad Name" (Yes but I listed it too early)
Boston "Amanda"
Peter/Amy "Next Time I Fall"
Bruce Hornsby "The Way It Is"
Whitesnake "Here I Go Again" (Wrong year!)
Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian" (86/87)

 

[sadchild]

Good 17
Okay 9
Bad 14

36. THESE DREAMS - HEART

Alan said "and climbing". Nope.

17. TENDER LOVE - FORCE M.D.'S

3. WEST END GIRLS - PET SHOP BOYS

Totally spaced on this one

2. ADDICTED TO LOVE - ROBERT PALMER

I chose this one, so I tied with Hectic. And we both beat my friend's son and room mate.

1. KISS - PRINCE

This was my original gut instinct, but then I changed to Falco, then to Robert.

#78 Bonnie Tyler "If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)"

Rewritten as "You Give Love A Bad Name", and that hit #1 later in the year.

#87 Baltimora "Living In The Background"

My wife walked in while I was playing this video. She says the frontman looks like her boss' wife. I think he looks like a cross between the singer of Pet Shop Boys and the main guy in Revenge Of The Nerds.

#95 EG Daily "Say It, Say It"

It's driving me nuts. Who is the guy in this music video? Or at least the voice anyway? I recognize the voice for sure.

Won't ever get into the top 40
#46 Starpoint "Restless"
#49 Wax "Right Between The Eyes"
#54 Dennis DeYoung "Call Me"
#55 Little Richard "Great Gosh A'mighty"
#60 David Bowie "Absolute Beginners"
#63 Psychedelic Furs "Pretty In Pink"
#68 Ozzy Osbourne "Shot In The Dark"
#69 Voices Of America "Hands Across America"
#71 Vanity "Under The Influence"
#73 Katrina And The Waves "Is That It?"
#74 Jimmy Barnes "Working Class Man"
#76 Fine Young Cannibals "Johnny Come Home"
#78 Bonnie Tyler "If You Were A Woman (And I Was A Man)"
#79 Dan Seals "Bop"
#80 Bourgeois Tagg "Mutual Surrender (What A Wonderful World)"
#82 Platinum Blonde "Somebody, Somewhere"
#83 Rene & Angela "Your Smile"
#86 Atlantic Starr "If Your Heart Isn't In It"
#87 Baltimora "Living In The Background"
#91 Dionne Warwick "Whisper In The Dark"
#92 Talking Heads "Once In A Lifetime (Live)"
#93 Meli'sa Morgan "Do Me Baby"
#94 Graham Nash "Innocent Eyes"
#95 EG Daily "Say It, Say It"
#96 Loverboy "Lead A Double Life"
#97 Jennifer Rush "The Power Of Love"
#100 Greg Kihn "Love And Rock And Roll"

 

[HecticArt]

SEPARATE LIVES
BROKEN WINGS
SAY YOU SAY ME
WEST END GIRLS
ON MY OWN
THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS
HOLDING BACK THE YEARS
INVISIBLE TOUCH
GLORY OF LOVE
PAPA DON'T PREACH
HIGHER LOVE
STUCK WITH YOU
WHEN I THINK OF YOU
TRUE COLORS

Wait. You didn't remember the songs at all, or you didn't remember them for the countdown?
These seem too big for you to not know the songs.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Won't ever get into the top 40
#63 Psychedelic Furs "Pretty In Pink"
#82 Platinum Blonde "Somebody, Somewhere"
#92 Talking Heads "Once In A Lifetime (Live)"

This week's surprises. Platinum Blonde is likely cause of being Canadian. Not sure if the Talking Heads released a non-live version which did better.

 

[Channel98]

Mister sadchild, the man in the E.G. Daily video is Edson Stroll. He played Prince Charming in Snow White & The Three Stooges (1961), played Captain Tom Edwards in The Three Stooges In Orbit (1962) and played Virgil Edwards in 138 episodes of McHale's Navy (1962-66).

 

[HecticArt]

#63 Psychedelic Furs "Pretty In Pink"
#68 Ozzy Osbourne "Shot In The Dark"#92 Talking Heads "Once In A Lifetime (Live)"
#92 Talking Heads "Once In A Lifetime (Live)"

These are the surprises for me.
I remember Platinum Blonde, but they weren't really big enough to be a surprise.

 

[sadchild]

Wait. You didn't remember the songs at all, or you didn't remember them for the countdown?
These seem too big for you to not know the songs.

Those songs may have found an audience in some pockets of the world, but they were no Stonebolt.

No, actually I just didn't remember to consider them in making my list of chart-toppers for '86, and I shoulda.

 

[sadchild]

Mister sadchild, the man in the E.G. Daily video is Edson Stroll. He played Prince Charming in Snow White & The Three Stooges (1961), played Captain Tom Edwards in The Three Stooges In Orbit (1962) and played Virgil Edwards in 138 episodes of McHale's Navy (1962-66).

Cool thanks!

I know his very distinctive voice from something else. And it's not on IMDB. Gonna drive me kooky. But now that I know his name, I'll have more luck finding it!

 

[MonoStereo]

Cool thanks!

I know his very distinctive voice from something else. And it's not on IMDB. Gonna drive me kooky. But now that I know his name, I'll have more luck finding it!

You're probably thinking of James Mason, because he's doing a Mason impression in the video ( which is a goof on "Lolita" ).

 

[HecticArt]

Those songs may have found an audience in some pockets of the world, but they were no Stonebolt.

No, actually I just didn't remember to consider them in making my list of chart-toppers for '86, and I shoulda.

What are we gunna do with you?…….
Please take a little time today to reflect on what you’ve put us through……

 

[Aaron]

Who the heck is Stonebolt?
Never heard of them before.

 

[HecticArt]

Who the heck is Stonebolt?
Never heard of them before.

The funny thing is, with all of this Stonebolt talk, I'm going to start seeing/hearing them show up regularly now.
Something will be playing in the background of a movie or while I'm in the grocery store, and when I Shazam it - BOOM! Stonebolt!!!!!

 

[sadchild]

You're probably thinking of James Mason, because he's doing a Mason impression in the video ( which is a goof on "Lolita" ).

Ahh that's probably it then! Thanks!

 

[sadchild]

As usual I know I'm missing some. 1983:

Lionel Richie "Truly" (82/83)
Men At Work "Down Under"
Toto "Africa"
Michael Jackson "Billie Jean"

Spoiler: MY TWO POTENTIAL GUESSES

Dexy's Midnight Runners "Come On Eileen"
Michael Jackson "Beat It"

David Bowie "Let's Dance"
Irene Cara "Flashdance"
Police "Every Breath You Take"
Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams"
Michael Sambello "Maniac"
Billy Joel "Tell Her About It"
Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse"
Lionel Richie "All Night Long"
Dolly/Kenny "Islands In The Stream"
Paul/Michael "Say Say Say" (83/84)
Culture Club "Karma Chameleon" (84)

There's a sappy R&B duet in there somewhere, I just can't think of what it is, who do it, and where it fits in. It's not "On Our Own" or "Somewhere Out There" but is kinda like those.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

You're right, there is a sappy duet. Your order is somewhat correct. Missing a couple and a couple in wrong order.
Once of your 2 choices is definitely #1. SXM can't mess the dates up enough for it not to be. Glad it will be a 1983 countdown.

 

[sadchild]

May 7 ,1983.
40: GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN' - ZZ TOP
39: WHIRLY GIRL - OXO
38: YOU ARE - LIONEL RICHIE
37: SHE'S A BEAUTY - THE TUBES
36: WE'VE GOT TONIGHT - KENNY ROGERS & SHEENA EASTON
35: I COULDN'T SAY NO - ROBERT ELLIS ORRAL WITH CARLENE CARTER
34: DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME - CULTURE CLUB
33: HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF - DURAN DURAN
32: FAMILY MAN - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
31: ONE ON ONE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
30: SO WRONG - PATRICK SIMMONS
29: STRANGER AT MY HOUSE - RONNIE MILSAP
28: ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME - NAKED EYES
27: DON'T LET IT END - STYX
26: SOME KIND OF FRIEND - BARRY MANILOW
25: IT MIGHT BE YOU - STEPHEN BISHOP
24: WELCOME TO HEARTLIGHT - KENNY LOGGINS
23: FAITHFULLY - JOURNEY
22: MORNIN' - AL JARREAU
21: SEPARATE WAYS - JOURNEY
20: AFFAIR OF THE HEART - RICK SPRINGFIELD
19: TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART) - CULTURE CLUB
18: STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART - BRYAN ADAMS
17: MY LOVE - LIONEL RICHIE
16: RIO - DURAN DURAN
15: PHOTOGRAPH - DEF LEPPARD
14: BILLIE JEAN - MICHAEL JACKSON
13: FLASHDANCE (WHAT A FEELING) - IRENE CARA
12: EVEN NOW - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
11: SOLITARE - LAURA BRANIGAN
10: I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK - TOTO
9: LITTLE RED CORVETTE - PRINCE
8: MR. ROBOTO - STYX
7: SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE - THOMAS DOLBY
6: OVERKILL - MEN AT WORK
5: DER KOMMISSAR - AFTER THE FIRE
4: COME ON EILEEN - DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS
3: LET'S DANCE - DAVID BOWIE
2: JEOPARDY - GREG KIHN BAND
1: BEAT IT - MICHAEL JACKSON

 

[sadchild]

Good 19
Okay 5
Bad 16

Stolen from Facebook:
Seven, count ‘em, seven artists with two songs in this top 40. Michael Jackson, Styx, Duran Duran, Lionel Richie, Journey, Culture Club, Hall & Oates.

35: I COULDN'T SAY NO - ROBERT ELLIS ORRAL WITH CARLENE CARTER

I was at this guy's wedding. He married a woman named Connie Lingus. Why oh why did she choose to hyphenate both last names? *rimshot*

34: DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME - CULTURE CLUB

My friend used to sing "Do you really want to convert me? Do you really want to make me catholic?"

21: SEPARATE WAYS - JOURNEY

I know I've posted the literal version of this song a couple times. My son and I know it so well we sang almost every line of the literal video's lyrics along with it.

17: MY LOVE - LIONEL RICHIE

1: BEAT IT - MICHAEL JACKSON

All three of us picked this one.

#85 Gary Portnoy "Where Everybody Knows Your Name"

Will never reach the top 40
#47 Mac McAnally "Minimum Love"
#49 John Anderson "Swingin'"
#52 Walter Egan "Fool Moon Fire"
#53 Robbie Patton "Smiling Islands"
#54 Night Ranger "Sing Me Away"
#55 Sammy Hagar "Never Give Up"
#58 Eddie Rabbitt "You Can't Run From Love"
#62 Scandal "Love's Got A Line On You"
#63 Sparks/Jane Wiedlin "Cool Places"
#64 Saga "Wind Him Up"
#65 Linda Ronstadt "Easy For You To Say"
#66 Total Coelo "I Eat Cannibals"
#68 Planet P "Why Me?"
#71 Neil Diamond "Front Page Story"
#72 Thompson Twins "Love On Your Side"
#75 Dionne Warwick "Take the Short Way Home"
#77 Bow Wow Wow "Do You Want To Hold Me?"
#78 Todd Rundgren "Bang The Drum All Day"
#79 Golden Earring "The Devil Made Me Do It"
#80 Ultravox "Reap The Wild Wind"
#81 Belle Stars "Sign of the Times"
#83 Weird Al "Ricky"
#84 Whispers "Tonight"
#85 Gary Portnoy "Where Everybody Knows Your Name"
#87 Call "The Walls Came Down"
#88 New Edition "Candy Girl"
#93 Modern English "I Melt With You"
#94 Psychedelic Furs "Love My Way"
#97 Tony Carey "I Won't Be Home Tonight"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

They did this one before.

Will never reach the top 40
#64 Saga "Wind Him Up"
#78 Todd Rundgren "Bang The Drum All Day"
#83 Weird Al "Ricky"
#93 Modern English "I Melt With You"

Today's surprises. The "Weird Al" song I guess not really since it is a novelty. Saga is Canadian so I still hear it a lot even today. I guess it didn't splash as much down there. The other 2, seriously?