80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[HecticArt]

Will never get into the top 40
#43 Molly Hatchet "Flirtin' With Disaster"

Slight surprise.

#58 38 Special "Rockin' Into The Night"

I thought this would have been really close to 40.

#73 Boomtown Rats "I Don't Like Mondays"

A bit of a surprise.

#75 Romantics "What I Like About You"

A MAJOR surprise! This didn't hit 20?

#88 Rush "The Spirit Of Radio"

Shoulda been, but I know better.

#97 April Wine "I Like To Rock"

I thought this would have made it to the mid 50's.

 

[sadchild]

I thought this would have been really close to 40.

You'd be correct. It peaked at #43

I thought this would have made it to the mid 50's.

Sadly no. #86 peak.

 

[HecticArt]

You'd be correct.

I’ll take wins where I can get them.

 

[scotchandcigar]

"I Don't Like Mondays" was banned on a lot of radio stations in the states.

Why?

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Why?

It "glorified school violence" or so it was believed. Once again, people not really listening to the lyrics. Just because it is about a school shooting it is therefore bad.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Update: It looks like it was only attempted to be banned. The parents of the little darling tried to sue Columbia records. I think that got picked up and I heard about that in 1980 and assumed it was actually banned in the states. The DJ I was listening to may have also made that assumption. I have heard Geldolf talking about the ban hurting the success of the Boomtown Rats but I no longer know to what he refereed. In my defense, google never came up with anything in 1980 to refute what I heard.

 

[seasalt43]

There are songs I hated when they came out that I now like. A couple examples: Several songs by Wham!. I despised all their music. Now I like 3 or 4 of their songs and can tolerate the rest. Another is "In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins. Hated it when it came out now I like it a lot. I felt it was lame at the time.

There are several songs on the countdown that I like because I liked them then and they lock me into the mood and take me back. If I heard them today, I may not like them.

I think I have the opposite occurring. There were songs that I knew and unconsciously tolerated, but now I can't stand them. For example, almost anything by Gloria Estefan or Lionel Richie. I can't change the channel fast enough.

 

[seasalt43]

Here are the songs below the 100 for 2/23/80.

Bubbling Under The Hot 100

#101 Michael Johnson "The Very First Time" (peaked at #101, #29 A/C)
#102 Phyllis Hyman "You Know How to Love Me" (peaked at #101, #12 R&B, #6 Dance)
#103 Brothers Johnson "Stomp" (entered the 100 on 3/15/80 at #86, peaked #7, #1 R&B, #1 Dance)
#104 Dana Valery "I Don't Want to Be Lonely" (entered the 100 on 1/19/80 at #93, peaked at #87 on 2/16/80). Then the song bubbled at this position this week.
#105 J.D. Souther "White Rhythm and Blues" (peaked at this position, #46 A/C)
#106 Karla Bonoff "Baby Don't Go" (entered the 100 on 3/1/80 at #80, peaked #69, #35 A/C)
#107 Inmates "The Walk" (peaked at this position)
#108 Instant Funk "Bodyshine" (peaked at #103, #41 R&B, #28 Dance)
#109 The Alan Parsons Project "You Won’t Be There" (peaked at #105)
#110 Pearl Harbor & The Explosion "You Got It" (peaked at #108)

Comments:
#104 - This is another song that bubbled, entered the 100, and bubbled again. I listed the all the positions below:
1/5/80 - #109
1/12/80 - #109
1/19/80 - #93
1/26/80 - #91
2/2/80 - #89
2/9/80 - #88
2/16/80 - #87
2/23/80 - #104

Playlist:

 

[sadchild]

Phyllis Hyman

Fill his hymen? Anatomically impossible!

Pearl Harbor & The Explosions

WTF?! Damn that's offensive. And I'm tough to offend. The modern version would be naming your band Nine Eleven & The Twin Towers

another song that bubbled, entered the 100, and bubbled again

So weird!

 

[sadchild]

1989 guesses

EARLIER
Every Rose Has 88/89
My Prerogative
Two Hearts

Spoiler: 4 CANDIDATES

Straight Up
She Drives Me Crazy
The Look
Lost In Your Eyes

LATER
Eternal Flame
Like A Prayer
I'll Be There For You
Good Thing
Baby Don't Forget
Toy Soldiers
Wind Beneath My Wings
Satisfied
Batdance
Right Here Waiting
Hanging Tough
Girl I'm Gonna Miss You
Listen To Your Heart
I'll Be Loving You
We Didn't Start The Fire
When I See You Smile
Blame It On The Rain
Another Day In Paradise 89/90

 

[scotchandcigar]

WTF?! Damn that's offensive. And I'm tough to offend. The modern version would be naming your band Nine Eleven & The Twin Towers

I always found it odd that people don't associate Katrina and the Waves with the devastating New Orleans hurricane and flood.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I always found it odd that people don't associate Katrina and the Waves with the devastating New Orleans hurricane and flood.

The Hurricane stole her name not the other way around.

 

[sadchild]

Should they change their name like the Dixie Chicks and Lady Antebellum? The cancel culture rolls on!

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

For a period of time after Katrina, Canadian radio stations refrained from playing "New Orleans Is Sinking" by the Tragically Hip. They are playing it again now.

Given Katrina is no longer a Wave and the group is no longer relevant, does it matter?

 

[scotchandcigar]

For a period of time after Katrina, Canadian radio stations refrained from playing "New Orleans Is Sinking" by the Tragically Hip. They are playing it again now.

Right after 9/11, Mrs. Scotch saw John Mellencamp. In Pink Houses, he omitted "go to work in some high-rise", and he also skipped When the Walls Come Tumbling Down.

Given Katrina is no longer a Wave and the group is no longer relevant, does it matter?

No, it's fine. In fact, it could be a source of some light, harmless fun, like Hogan's Heroes.

 

[jbnv]

I'm not aware that anyone down here actually took offense in the name "Katrina and the Waves" after Katrina. Too busy rebuilding.

 

[sadchild]

1989 guesses

EARLIER
Every Rose Has #59
My Prerogative #53
Two Hearts #68

CANDIDATES
Straight Up #3
She Drives Me Crazy #30 (#5 peak)
The Look #25
Lost In Your Eyes #1

LATER
Eternal Flame #17
I'll Be There For You #82
Wind Beneath My Wings #97

MISSING
The Living Years #4
When I'm With You #24

 

[sadchild]

3/4/89

40: SHE WON’T TALK TO ME – LUTHER VANDROSS
39: ALL THIS TIME - TIFFANY
38: ANGEL OF HARLEM – U2
37: YOUR MAMA DON’T DANCE - POISON
36: THE LAST MILE - CINDERELLA
35: CRYIN’ - VIXEN
34: WHEN THE CHILDREN CRY – WHITE LION
33: I WANNA HAVE SOME FUN – SAMANTHA FOX
32: SUPERWOMAN – KARYN WHITE
31: MORE THAN YOU KNOW - MARTIKA
30: SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY – FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS
29: YOU GOT IT – ROY ORBISON
28: STAND – R.E.M.
27: THE LOVE IN YOUR EYES – EDDIE MONEY
26: WALK THE DINOSAUR – WAS (NOT WAS)
25: THE LOOK – ROXETTE
24: WHEN I’M WITH YOU - SHERIFF
23: JUST BECAUSE – ANITA BAKER
22: WALKING AWAY – INFORMATION SOCIETY
21: YOU’RE NOT ALONE - CHICAGO
20: DREAMIN’ – VANESSA WILLIAMS
19: DIAL MY HEART – THE BOYS
18: I BEG YOUR PARDON – KON KAN
17: ETERNAL FLAME – THE BANGLES
16: DON’T TELL ME LIES - BREATHE
15: BORN TO BE MY BABY – BON JOVI
14: A LITTLE RESPECT - ERASURE
13: MY HEART CAN’T TELL YOU NO – ROD STEWART
12: GIRL YOU KNOW IT’S TRUE – MILLI VANILLI
11: SHE WANTS TO DANCE WITH ME – RICK ASTLEY
10: PARADISE CITY – GUNS ‘N ROSES
9: SURRENDER TO ME – ANN WILSON AND ROBIN ZANDER
8: RONI – BOBBY BROWN
7: WHAT I AM – EDIE BRICKELL AND THE NEW BOHEMIANS
6: WILD THING – TONE LOC
5: YOU GOT IT (THE RIGHT STUFF) – NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
4: THE LIVING YEARS – MIKE AND THE MECHANICS
3: STRAIGHT UP – PAULA ABDUL
1: LOST IN YOUR EYES – DEBBIE GIBSON

 

[Aaron]

15. But also some channel changers.

 

[scotchandcigar]

8, and maybe another 6 that are not channel changers.