80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

1983/01/22

This Week's Drops:
(36) 62. DOES IT MAKE YOU REMEMBER - KIM CARNES
(33) 54. A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS - TAVARES
(30) 52. LET'S GO DANCIN' - KOOL AND THE GANG
(28) 51. TRULY - LIONEL RICHIE **
(26) 49. ROCK THIS TOWN - STRAY CATS

The Top 40 (debut it red, * = current or future #1, ** = past #1):
(42) 40. PUT IT IN A MAGAZINE - SONNY CHARLES
(39) 39. MEMORY - BARRY MANILOW
(38) 38. TWO LESS LONELY PEOPLE IN THE WORLD - AIR SUPPLY
(40) 37. BAD BOY - RAY PARKER JR
(43) 36. TWILIGHT ZONE - GOLDEN EARRING
(49) 35. YOU ARE - LIONEL RICHIE
(53) 34. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF - DURAN DURAN
(37) 33. SPACE AGE LOVE SONG - A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
(34) 32. WHAT ABOUT ME - MOVING PICTURES
(35) 31. DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME - CULTURE CLUB
(32) 30. SHOCK THE MONKEY - PETER GABRIEL
(--) 29. ALL RIGHT - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
(13) 28. STEPPIN' OUT - JOE JACKSON
(31) 27. PASS THE DUTCHIE - MUSICAL YOUTH
(29) 26. HEART OF THE NIGHT - JUICE NEWTON
(27) 25. YOUR LOVE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY - SAMMY HAGAR
(24) 24. I DO - THE J. GEILS BAND
(25) 23. STRAY CAT STRUT - STRAY CATS
(22) 22. LOVE IS IN STORE - FLEETWOOD MAC
(21) 21. YOU GOT LUCKY - TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
(23) 20. ALLENTOWN - BILLY JOEL
(20) 19. HAND TO HOLD ON TO - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(18) 18. THE LOOK OF LOVE - ABC
(19) 17. GOODY TWO SHOES - ADAM ANT
(17) 16. HEART TO HEART - KENNY LOGGINS
(11) 15. GLORIA - LAURA BRANIGAN
(14) 14. THE OTHER GUY - THE LITTLE RIVER BAND
(15) 13. YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE - PHIL COLLINS
(16) 12. SHAME ON THE MOON - BOB SEGER AND THE SILVER BULLET BAND
(12) 11. YOU AND I - EDDIE RABBITT WITH CRYSTAL GAYLE
(10) 10. HEARTBREAKER - DIONNE WARWICK
( 6) 9. MICKEY - TONI BASIL **
( 9) 8. ROCK THE CASBAH - THE CLASH
( 8) 7. BABY, COME TO ME - PATTI AUSTIN WITH JAMES INGRAM *
( 4) 6. MANEATER - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES **
( 7) 5. AFRICA - TOTO *
( 5) 4. SEXUAL HEALING - MARVIN GAYE
( 3) 3. DIRTY LAUNDRY - DON HENLEY
( 2) 2. THE GIRL IS MINE - MICHAEL JACKSON & PAUL MCCARTNEY
( 1) 1. DOWN UNDER - MEN AT WORK *

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

25 good this week.

They did the 1983/01/15 countdown before.

This week has a #40 peak.

The highest debuting song on the Top 100 is "All Right" @ #29. The second highest is "Billy Jean" @ #47. Wonder which will do better?

 

[hwkn]

32 for this week next week is 1986.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I was wondering why this countdown sounded so familiar. I think they did a December 1982 countdown several weeks ago. A lot of the same songs.

 

[HecticArt]

20. that's a pretty good countdown for me.

 

[seasalt43]

I was wondering why this countdown sounded so familiar. I think they did a December 1982 countdown several weeks ago. A lot of the same songs.

Yep. You're right: 12/11/82

 

[Aaron]

30 that I'm good with

 

[seasalt43]

They did the 1983/01/15 countdown before.

Yep. It appeared on the countdown on January 22, 2017.

 

[MonoStereo]

1983/01/22

(42) 40. PUT IT IN A MAGAZINE - SONNY CHARLES
This is one of those weird "not only have I never heard it...I've never even heard OF it" tunes. Didn't hate it when I listened on YouTube, though.

(24) 24. I DO - THE J. GEILS BAND

Holy crap...I'd forgotten ALL about this song.Hadn't heard it in a gajillion years.

Not much more to add for me...this is a great batch of early 80's pop music. Although I'm pretty sure I knew most of these tunes more from MTV than listening to the radio.

 

[scotchandcigar]

I get 23.

 

[sadchild]

1983, I know I'm missing some, especially in the spring

Only missing one song from the whole year. Wow! "Let's Dance" in May from Bowie.

EDIT: Just saw IRBS' post

You only missed 1. You even have them in the right order. Impressive.

The one you missed was only #1 for 1 week.

 

[sadchild]

Good 22
Okay 1
Bad 17

40. PUT IT IN A MAGAZINE - SONNY CHARLES

At first I thought he said he was gonna put his love in a magazine, like grab a Playboy and make the pages sticky. Glad that's not what he was actually singing! Eww. Though there is a Counting Crows song that goes:

So I write to all the girlie magazines
Splash my passion on the pages in-between

37. BAD BOY - RAY PARKER JR

I admit that I was messing around...
Now that the love affair is over
Here I come running back to you
So go ahead, girl, and punish me
'Cause I deserve to be hurt too
I've been a bad boy...
Now I got to be punished
Come on, spank me, whip me
Let me come back home
Break out the leather, baby
Go ahead, spank me, whip me
Let me come back home where I belong

The hell??

11. YOU AND I - EDDIE RABBITT WITH CRYSTAL GAYLE

5. AFRICA - TOTO

My guess

1. DOWN UNDER - MEN AT WORK

At least one of the other two chose this one. I lose.

Won't get into the top 40:
#41 Glenn Frey "All Those Lies"
#45 America "Right Before Your Eyes"
#50 Lanier & Co "After I Cry Tonight"
#55 Wolf (Bill Wolfer) "Papa Was A Rolling Stone"
#57 Tyrone Davis "Are You Serious"
#60 Steve Miller Band "Give It Up"
#61 Poco "Shoot for the Moon"
#63 Little Steven "Forever"
#65 Hot Chocolate "Are You Getting Enough Happiness"
#67 Spinners "Funny How Time Slips Away"
#68 Who "Eminence Front"
#69 Chaka Khan "Got To Be There"
#71 Unipop "What If (I Said I Love You)"
#73 Randy Newman & Paul Simon "The Blues"
#74 Michael McDonald "I Gotta Try"
#75 Dire Straits "Industrial Disease"
#76 Michael Murphey "Still Taking Chances"
#77 Don Henley "I Can't Stand Still"
#81 Missing Persons "Windows"
#82 Utopia "Feet Don't Fail Me Now"
#84 Evelyn Champagne King "Betcha She Don't Love You"
#86 John Hall Band "Love Me Again"
#87 Alan Parsons Project "Psychobabble"
#88 Weather Girls "It's Raining Men"
#89 Firefall "Always"
#90 Survivor "The One That Really Matters"
#94 Janet Jackson "Young Love"
#97 Michael Stanley Band "Take the Time"
#98 Scandal "Goodbye To You"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Won't get into the top 40:
#41 Glenn Frey "All Those Lies"

That has to suck to get stopped @ #41. If they made it to #40 somebody may have heard it on the top 40 and got some more play and get into the low 30s.

Won't get into the top 40:

#68 Who "Eminence Front"
#75 Dire Straits "Industrial Disease"
#98 Scandal "Goodbye To You"

This week's surprises.

 

[HecticArt]

#68 Who "Eminence Front"

Shocker!

#75 Dire Straits "Industrial Disease"

Too bad it didn't get higher, but I didn't think it would have broken 40.

#98 Scandal "Goodbye To You"

Shocker #2!

 

[seasalt43]

That has to suck to get stopped @ #41. If they made it to #40 somebody may have heard it on the top 40 and got some more play and get into the low 30s.

I completely agree!

 

[seasalt43]

40. PUT IT IN A MAGAZINE - SONNY CHARLES

At first I thought he said he was gonna put his love in a magazine, like grab a Playboy and make the pages sticky. Glad that's not what he was actually singing! Eww. Though there is a Counting Crows song that goes:

So I write to all the girlie magazines
Splash my passion on the pages in-between

37. BAD BOY - RAY PARKER JR

I admit that I was messing around...
Now that the love affair is over
Here I come running back to you
So go ahead, girl, and punish me
'Cause I deserve to be hurt too
I've been a bad boy...
Now I got to be punished
Come on, spank me, whip me
Let me come back home
Break out the leather, baby
Go ahead, spank me, whip me
Let me come back home where I belong

The hell??

I was scratching my head when I heard this too.

 

[Channel98]

Here are several songs that peaked at #41 and should have been much bigger hits:

Crawling Back To You - Daughtry (2011)
The Story Of Us - Taylor Swift (2010)
Fallen - Sarah McLachlan (2004)
Flavor Of The Week - American Hi-Fi (2001)
Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin' Daddies (1998)
Silver Springs (Live) - Fleetwood Mac (1997)
That Thing You Do! - Wonders (1996)
Love Is All Around - Wet Wet Wet (1994)
Knocked Out - Paula Abdul (1988)
Pretty In Pink - Psychedelic Furs (1986)
Workin' For A Livin' - Huey Lewis & The News (1982)
Good Times Roll - Cars (1979)
Wish I Could Fly Like Superman - Kinks (1979)
Rock & Roll Never Forgets - Bob Seger (1977)
Changes - David Bowie (1975)
La Grange - ZZ Top (1974)
Tiny Dancer - Elton John (1972)
Watching The River Flow - Bob Dylkan (1971)
Don't It Make You Want To Go Home - Joe South (1969)
Mission: Impossible - Lalo Schifrin (1968)
Can't Seem To Make You Mine - Seeds (1967)
Andrea - Sunrays (1966)
Mr. Pitiful - Otis Redding (1965)
From Me To You - Beatles (1964)
Born To Lose - Ray Charles (1962)
Fortune Teller - Bobby Curtola (1962)
Gidget - Jimmy Darren (1959)
Over & Over - Bobby Day (1958)

...and one of the most hated songs of all time, NewSong's The Christmas Shoes in 2000. David Bowie's Changes was a re-issue. It first came out in 1972 and peaked at #66. From Me To You was a re-issue. It first charted in 1963. It got to #116. Top-40 KRLA in Pasadena was one of the first stations to play it.

 

[sadchild]

Adding those to the "Can't Believe It's Not A Top 40" thread now....

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Here are several songs that peaked at #41 and should have been much bigger hits:

Flavor Of The Week - American Hi-Fi (2001)
Zoot Suit Riot - Cherry Poppin' Daddies (1998)
Pretty In Pink - Psychedelic Furs (1986)
Workin' For A Livin' - Huey Lewis & The News (1982)
Good Times Roll - Cars (1979)
Wish I Could Fly Like Superman - Kinks (1979)
Rock & Roll Never Forgets - Bob Seger (1977)
Changes - David Bowie (1975)
La Grange - ZZ Top (1974)
Tiny Dancer - Elton John (1972)

These are surprises to me. Especially "Tiny Dancer".

 

[seasalt43]

Here are the songs below the 100 for 1/22/83.

Bubbling Under the Hot 100

#101 Rachel Sweet "Voo Doo" (entered the chart on 2/5/83 at #84, peaked at #72)
#102 Stephen Bishop "It Might Be You" (entered the chart at #90 on 1/29/83, peaked at #25)
#103 Yarbrough and Peoples "Heartbeats" (peaked at #101, #10 R&B)
#104 Loverboy "Jump" (peaked at #101)
#105 Rush "Subdivisions" (peaked at this position, #36 CAN)
#106 Devo "That's Good" (peaked at #104, #4 Dance)
#107 Madonna "Everybody" (peaked at this position, #3 Dance)
#108 Modern English "I Melt With You" (entered the chart at #85 on 4/2/83, peaked at #78)
#109 Kiss "I Love It Loud" (peaked at #102)
#110 Cynthia Manley "Back In My Arms Again" (peaked at #109)

Comment:
• I think this is a great collection of tunes for this week.

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