80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

Someone posted online that it will be 1987. I don't know how they found out, and I can't be sure it's accurate. But someone seems to think it's 1987.
 
1987, probably my weakest year

Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian" 86/87

LATER:
Gregory Abbott "Shake You Down"
Club Nouveau "Lean On Me"
Bon Jovi "Living On A Prayer"
Madonna "Open Your Heart"
Cutting Crew "I Just Died In Your Arms"
Jets "Make It Real"
Bob Seger "Shakedown"
Madonna "Who's That Girl"
Michael Jackson "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
Bill/Jennifer "Time Of My Life"
Eric Carmen "Hungry Eyes"
Whitney "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
Whitesnake "Here I Go Again"
George Michael "Faith"
Michael Jackson "Bad"

I know I'm missing a bunch.
 
1/10/87

40: Ballerina Girl – Lionel Richie
39: Livin’ On A Prayer – Bon Jovi
38: Love You Down – Ready For The World
37: Talk To Me – Chico Debarge
36: Stop To Love – Luther Vandross
35: You Be Illin’ – Run-D.M.C.
34: Will You Still Love Me - Chicago
33: This Is The Time – Billy Joel
32: For Tonight – Nancy Martinez
31: We’re Ready - Boston
30: Two People – Tina Turner
29: You Give Love A Bad Name – Bon Jovi
28: Falling In Love – Miami Sound Machine
27: Keep Your Hands To Yourself – The Georgia Satellites
26: Hip To Be Square – Huey Lewis And The News
25: The Next Time I Fall – Peter Cetera With Amy Grant
24: Coming Around Again – Carly Simon
23: Touch Me (I Want Your Body) – Samantha Fox
22: All I Wanted - Kansas
21: Change Of Heart – Cyndi Lauper
20: The Future’s So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades – Timbuk 3
19: You Know How I Love You … Don’t You – Howard Jones
18: To Be A Lover – Billy Idol
17: Someday – Glass Tiger
16: Love Is Forever – Billy Ocean
15: Open Your Heart - Madonna
14: Don’t Get Me Wrong – The Pretenders
13: Victory – Kool & The Gang
12: Stand By Me – Ben E. King
11: Land Of Confusion - Genesis
10: Is This Love - Survivor
9: At This Moment – Billy Vera & The Beaters
8: War – Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
7: The Way It Is – Bruce Hornsby & The Range
6: Control – Janet Jackson
5: C’est La Vie – Robbie Nevil
4: Everybody Have Fun Tonight – Wang Chung
3: Shake You Down – Gregory Abbott
2: Notorious – Duran Duran
1: Walk Like An Egyptian – The Bangles

Debuts = *

THIS WEEKS DROPS

44 33 Word Up – Cameo
49 38 Human – Human League
 
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Good 10
Okay 11
Bad 19

40: Ballerina Girl – Lionel Richie

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3: Shake You Down – Gregory Abbott

At least one of the others guessed this one.

1: Walk Like An Egyptian – The Bangles

My guess was right!

Will never see the top 40
#50 Human League "I Need Your Loving"
#53 Jesse Johnson & Sly Stone "Crazay"
#55 Freddie Jackson "Tasty Love"
#56 Don Johnson "Heartache Away"
#57 Debbie Harry "French Kissin"
#64 Ann Wilson "The Best Man In The World"
#66 Bobby Brown "Girlfriend"
#69 Grace Jones "I'm Not Perfect"
#74 Pet Shop Boys "Suburbia"
#77 Ric Ocasek "True To You"
#78 Paul Young "Some People"
#80 Commodores "Goin' To The Bank"
#81 Paul Simon "Graceland"
#82 Bob Geldof "This Is The World Calling"
#85 El Debarge "Someone"
#87 Uptown "(I Know) I'm Losing You"
#88 Bananarama "A Trick Of The Night"
#89 John Parr "Blame It On The Radio"
#90 Til Tuesday "Coming Up Close"
#92 Five Star "If I Say Yes"
#93 Lone Justice "Shelter"
#95 Secret Ties "Dancin' In My Sleep"
#96 Stacy Lattisaw "Nail It To The Wall"
#97 Eurythmics "Thorn In My Side"
#98 Bob Seger "Miami"

Oh and I was missing, er..'just a couple' #1s in my earlier list of 1987 chart-toppers:

Billy & The Beaters "At This Moment" #9
Huey Lewis "Jacob's Ladder"
Starship "Nothing's Gonna Stop"
Aretha/George "I Knew You Were Waiting"
U2 "With Or Without You"
Kim Wilde "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
Atlantic Starr "Always"
Lisa Lisa "Head To Toe"
Heart "Alone"
U2 "I Still Haven't Found"
Los Lobos "La Bamba"
Whitney "Didn't We Almost"
Lisa Lisa "Lost In Emotion"
Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now"
Billy Idol "Mony Mony"
Belinda Carlisle "Heaven In A Place on Earth"
 
1/12/85

40: Mistake No. 3 - Culture Club
39: Money Changes Everything – Cyndi Lauper
38: In Neon – Elton John
37: Misled – Kool & The Gang
36: Operator – Midnight Star
35: Hello Again – The Cars
34: Jungle Love – The Time
33: All Through The Night – Cyndi Lauper
32: Solid – Ashford & Simpson
31: Tender Years – John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
30: Call To The Heart - Guiffria
29: Foolish Heart – Steve Perry
28: I Can’t Hold Back - Survivor
27: Bruce – Rick Springfield
26: Method Of Modern Love – Daryl Hall & John Oates
25: Love Light In Flight – Stevie Wonder
24: Neutron Dance – The Pointer Sisters
23: No More Lonely Nights – Paul Mccartney
22: Lover Boy – Billy Ocean
21: I Feel For You – Chaka Khan
20: Careless Whisper – Wham Featuring George Michael
19: I Would Die 4 U – Prince & The Revolution
18: Jamie – Ray Parker Jr.
17: Understanding – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
16: The Boys Of Summer – Don Henley
15: Do They Know It’s Christmas – Band Aid
14: Do What You Do – Jermaine Jackson
13: Easy Lover – Philip Bailey
12: Out Of Touch – Daryl Hall & John Oates
11: I Want To Know What Love Is – Foreigner
10: Born In The Usa – Bruce Springsteen
9: Valotte – Julian Lennon
8: Cool It Now – New Edition
7: Run To You – Bryan Adams
6: You’re The Inspiration - Chicago
5: We Belong – Pat Benetar
4: Sea Of Love – The Honeydrippers
3: The Wild Boys – Duran Duran
2: All I Need – Jack Wagner
1: Like A Virgin – Madonna

Debut = *

THIS WEEKS DROPS

41 27 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!
46 24 Centipede – Rebbie Jackson
48 34 The Belle of St. Mark – Sheila E.
49 30 Penny Lover – Lionel Richie
 
seasalt43 said:
1/12/85

40: Mistake No. 3 - Culture Club
38: In Neon – Elton John

We're roughly 5 months into my tenure as a radio DJ at this point, & I can baaaaaaaaaaarely remember either of these songs. Weird.

39. Money Changes Everything – Cyndi Lauper

I always wonder how much $$$ the writer of this song ( a guy from a obscure band called The Brains ) has made from it in the last 40-ish years. I know a couple people who have been thru similar situations, & you'd be surprised how much that money can literally change everything. Maybe they're not millionaires, but I know one guy in particular who got an old song by his old band covered on an album that unexpectedly sold millions of copies. And it basically paid for his house ( not a mansion, but a nice older house in a nice neighborhood in a big city ).

30: Call To The Heart - Guiffria
29: Foolish Heart – Steve Perry

Steve Perry might have left Journey for a solo career! The charts abhor a vacuum!!! GIT SOME KINDA JOURNEY-SOUNDING DEAL OUT THERE, PRONTO!!!! ( collapses onto fainting couch, sweating & panting )

13: Easy Lover – Philip Bailey

Probably my favorite thing Phil Collins has ever been a part of.
Not a whole lot to add otherwise. I like most of the songs on this chart to some degree...some I genuinely like, & some out of nostalgic affection.
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39. Money Changes Everything – Cyndi Lauper

I always wonder how much $$$ the writer of this song ( a guy from a obscure band called The Brains ) has made from it in the last 40-ish years. I know a couple people who have been thru similar situations, & you'd be surprised how much that money can literally change everything. Maybe they're not millionaires, but I know one guy in particular who got an old song by his old band covered on an album that unexpectedly sold millions of copies. And it basically paid for his house ( not a mansion, but a nice older house in a nice neighborhood in a big city ).
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That is pretty cool. So many musicians never make more than beer money or enough to buy a couple of instruments, and the few that make a LOT of money tend to blow through it. It's rare to make it big. Being able to buy a decent house after having the fun of playing for a while is great.

scotchandcigar said:
How much do you think they make from this?
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It would be fun to find out. Since it's pharmaceuticals, I'm betting that they made out pretty nicely.
 
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