As much as 80's Radio beats 'I Melt With You' to death, you'd think it was #1.
80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule
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Shocker
Too bad. I really like this song.
A bit of a surprise. I thought it would have at least be in the low 50's.
Great song. I thought it would have been very close to 40.
COMPLETE shocker. I really thought this would have been at least a top 10 or 20.
Another shocker. I thought this would have been a top 40 for sure.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
30 for me.
Could be 31 but sometimes I like Mr. Roboto, and sometimes I hate that song. Depends on the mood.
Could be 31 but sometimes I like Mr. Roboto, and sometimes I hate that song. Depends on the mood.
It was one of those songs that was huge on MTV ( that era is rife with "MTV hits" ) but never caught on with radio as much. It took radio a few years to kinda catch on to playing some of the stuff their listeners were watching. And in more modern times it seems like "80's hits" radio is more based on MTV playlists of the time that what the radio was actually playing back then.
We had a long road trip yesterday and enjoyed listening to this 1983 countdown. At the end it was announced that this weekend will be 1987.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
1987 is a crap shoot. 1/2 the countdown will be great songs. The other 1/2 will be channel changers.
Lost on 87. A lot of these are wild guesses, especially on their order. I'm sure I'm missing a bunch too.
Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian" (86/87)
Club Nouveau "Lean On Me"
Madonna "Open Your Heart"
Bon Jovi "Livin' On A Prayer"
Whitney Houston "I Wanna Dance With"
Bob Seger "Shakedown"
U2 "With Or Without You"
Heart "Alone"
Los Lobos "La Bamba"
Terence Trent D'Arby "Wishing Well"
Michael Jackson "I Just Can't Stop"
Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now"
INXS "Need You Tonight"
Michael Jackson "Bad"
George Michael "Faith" (87/88?)
Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian" (86/87)
Club Nouveau "Lean On Me"
Madonna "Open Your Heart"
Bon Jovi "Livin' On A Prayer"
Cutting Crew "I Just Died"
Kim Wilde "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
U2 "I Still Haven't Found"
Whitesnake "Here I Go Again"
Kim Wilde "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
U2 "I Still Haven't Found"
Whitesnake "Here I Go Again"
Whitney Houston "I Wanna Dance With"
Bob Seger "Shakedown"
U2 "With Or Without You"
Heart "Alone"
Los Lobos "La Bamba"
Terence Trent D'Arby "Wishing Well"
Michael Jackson "I Just Can't Stop"
Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now"
INXS "Need You Tonight"
Michael Jackson "Bad"
George Michael "Faith" (87/88?)
Bill Withers wrote and recorded Lean On Me in 1972. It topped the R&B chart for one week in June and topped the Hot 100 for three weeks in July. It was his only number-one hit on either chart. Club Nouveau's 1987 version went to number one on the Hot 100 and #2 on the R&B chart and won a Grammy for best R&B song.
Lean On Me has been recorded by more than 140 artists including Johnny Mathis, Michael Bolton, Anita Bryant, O.B. McClinton, Tom Jones, Crystal Gayle, Dobie Gray, Denise LaSalle, Georgie Fame, Al Green, Al Jarreau, Fontella Bass, Bonnie Tyler, Ike & Tina Turner, Anne Murray, Glen Campbell and Carla Thomas. I like this 1989 version by Thelma Houston and the Winans. They turned it into a gospel song. Have mercy!
Lean On Me has been recorded by more than 140 artists including Johnny Mathis, Michael Bolton, Anita Bryant, O.B. McClinton, Tom Jones, Crystal Gayle, Dobie Gray, Denise LaSalle, Georgie Fame, Al Green, Al Jarreau, Fontella Bass, Bonnie Tyler, Ike & Tina Turner, Anne Murray, Glen Campbell and Carla Thomas. I like this 1989 version by Thelma Houston and the Winans. They turned it into a gospel song. Have mercy!
5/16/1987
40. COME AS YOU ARE - PETER WOLF
39. DON'T DISTURB THIS GROOVE - THE SYSTEM
38. I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY - WHITNEY HOUSTON
37. LESSONS IN LOVE - LEVEL 42
36. FASCINATED - COMPANY B
35. SONGBIRD - KENNY G
34. NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW - STARSHIP
33. JUST TO SEE HER - SMOKEY ROBINSON
32. STONE LOVE - KOOL & THE GANG
31. GET THAT LOVE - THOMPSON TWINS
30. HEARTBREAK BEAT - PSYCHEDELIC FURS
29. YOU CAN CALL ME AL - PAUL SIMON
28. SERIOUS - DONNA ALLEN
27. THE RIGHT THING - SIMPLY RED
26. MEET ME HALF WAY - KENNY LOGGINS
25. DAY-IN DAY-OUT - DAVID BOWIE
24. IN TOO DEEP - GENESIS
23. DIAMONDS - HERB ALPERT
22. I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING - ARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE MICHAEL
21. IF SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL - CHICAGO
20. SE LA - LIONEL RICHIE
19. HEAD TO TOE - LISA LISA & CULT JAM
18. THE FINER THINGS - STEVE WINWOOD
17. SIGN 'O' THE TIMES - PRINCE
16. WHAT'S GOING ON - CYNDI LAUPER
15. DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER - CROWDED HOUSE
14. WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE - BON JOVI
13. NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE MY LOVE FOR YOU - GLENN MEDEIROS
12. I KNOW WHAT I LIKE - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
11. RIGHT ON TRACK - BREAKFAST CLUB
10. ALWAYS - ATLANTIC STARR
9. TALK DIRTY TO ME - POISON
8. YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON - KIM WILDE
7. BIG LOVE - FLEETWOOD MAC
6. HEART OF THE NIGHT - BRYAN ADAMS
5. THE LADY IN RED - CHRIS DEBURGH
4. LA ISLA BONITA - MADONNA
3. I JUST DIED IN YOUR ARMS - CUTTING CREW
2. LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE - JODI WATLEY
1. WITH OR WITHOUT YOU - U2
40. COME AS YOU ARE - PETER WOLF
39. DON'T DISTURB THIS GROOVE - THE SYSTEM
38. I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY - WHITNEY HOUSTON
37. LESSONS IN LOVE - LEVEL 42
36. FASCINATED - COMPANY B
35. SONGBIRD - KENNY G
34. NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW - STARSHIP
33. JUST TO SEE HER - SMOKEY ROBINSON
32. STONE LOVE - KOOL & THE GANG
31. GET THAT LOVE - THOMPSON TWINS
30. HEARTBREAK BEAT - PSYCHEDELIC FURS
29. YOU CAN CALL ME AL - PAUL SIMON
28. SERIOUS - DONNA ALLEN
27. THE RIGHT THING - SIMPLY RED
26. MEET ME HALF WAY - KENNY LOGGINS
25. DAY-IN DAY-OUT - DAVID BOWIE
24. IN TOO DEEP - GENESIS
23. DIAMONDS - HERB ALPERT
22. I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING - ARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE MICHAEL
21. IF SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL - CHICAGO
20. SE LA - LIONEL RICHIE
19. HEAD TO TOE - LISA LISA & CULT JAM
18. THE FINER THINGS - STEVE WINWOOD
17. SIGN 'O' THE TIMES - PRINCE
16. WHAT'S GOING ON - CYNDI LAUPER
15. DON'T DREAM IT'S OVER - CROWDED HOUSE
14. WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE - BON JOVI
13. NOTHING'S GONNA CHANGE MY LOVE FOR YOU - GLENN MEDEIROS
12. I KNOW WHAT I LIKE - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
11. RIGHT ON TRACK - BREAKFAST CLUB
10. ALWAYS - ATLANTIC STARR
9. TALK DIRTY TO ME - POISON
8. YOU KEEP ME HANGIN' ON - KIM WILDE
7. BIG LOVE - FLEETWOOD MAC
6. HEART OF THE NIGHT - BRYAN ADAMS
5. THE LADY IN RED - CHRIS DEBURGH
4. LA ISLA BONITA - MADONNA
3. I JUST DIED IN YOUR ARMS - CUTTING CREW
2. LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE - JODI WATLEY
1. WITH OR WITHOUT YOU - U2
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
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I haven't heard the full album, but always liked the couple of songs that made it to FM & MTV.
I think we're one Whitney Houston away from being tied. I actually had that album.