80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

Found this on yet another forum. It might?? be an accurate list of 80s songs that only spent one week in the top 40 (excluding the Jagger song above)?

Alice Cooper - Clones
Change - A Lover's Holiday
Kansas - Hold On
LTD - Shine On
Con Funk Shun - Too Tight
Andy Gibb - Me (Without You)
Rainbow - Stone Cold
Dave Edmunds - Slipping Away
Rick James - Cold Blooded
Stacy Lattisaw - Miracles
Michael Stanley Band - My Town
Bon Jovi - Runaway
Real Life - Catch Me I'm Falling
Steve Perry - Strung Out
Boy Meets Girl - Oh Girl
Kenny Loggins - Forever
Animotion - Let Him Go
Ratt - Lay It Down
Hooters - Where Do The Children Go
Cure - Just Like Heaven
Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
Duran Duran - Skin Trade
Club Nouveau - Why You Treat Me So Bad
Yes - Rhythm Of Love
Boy George - Live My Life
Cover Girls - Promise Me
Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers - Tomorrow People
Tiffany - Radio Romance
Rick Astley - Giving Up On Love
Eurythmics - Don't Ask Me Why
 
sadchild said:
Found this on yet another forum. It might?? be an accurate list of 80s songs that only spent one week in the top 40 (excluding the Jagger song above)?

Alice Cooper - Clones
Change - A Lover's Holiday
Kansas - Hold On
LTD - Shine On
Con Funk Shun - Too Tight
Andy Gibb - Me (Without You)
Rainbow - Stone Cold
Dave Edmunds - Slipping Away
Rick James - Cold Blooded
Stacy Lattisaw - Miracles
Michael Stanley Band - My Town
Bon Jovi - Runaway
Real Life - Catch Me I'm Falling
Steve Perry - Strung Out
Boy Meets Girl - Oh Girl
Kenny Loggins - Forever
Animotion - Let Him Go
Ratt - Lay It Down
Hooters - Where Do The Children Go
Cure - Just Like Heaven
Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
Duran Duran - Skin Trade
Club Nouveau - Why You Treat Me So Bad
Yes - Rhythm Of Love
Boy George - Live My Life
Cover Girls - Promise Me
Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers - Tomorrow People
Tiffany - Radio Romance
Rick Astley - Giving Up On Love
Eurythmics - Don't Ask Me Why
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If this was your did not make top 40 list, this would be the only surprise:
Bon Jovi - Runaway
 
sadchild said:
Just saw this on another forum:

Correct me if I’m wrong, but as of now, there is only one song in 1987 that has never been featured on the big 40. Let’s Work by Mick Jagger- Oct 24 1987 for one week.

I did a search for Jagger in this thread and didn't see "Let's Work" in the results. It's a #39 peak (not a #40) so we haven't been tracking it. Does anyone know if this song has ever been on the VJ 40?
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I searched the forum and didn't find this entry.

I pasted an image I found of number 39 peaks. Some may have entered at 40 and crept to 39. Others may have gone straight to 39 then fell out. The latter is exactly what occurred with the Mick Jagger track.

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sadchild said:
Found this on yet another forum. It might?? be an accurate list of 80s songs that only spent one week in the top 40 (excluding the Jagger song above)?

Alice Cooper - Clones
Change - A Lover's Holiday
Kansas - Hold On
LTD - Shine On
Con Funk Shun - Too Tight
Andy Gibb - Me (Without You)
Rainbow - Stone Cold
Dave Edmunds - Slipping Away
Rick James - Cold Blooded
Stacy Lattisaw - Miracles
Michael Stanley Band - My Town
Bon Jovi - Runaway
Real Life - Catch Me I'm Falling
Steve Perry - Strung Out
Boy Meets Girl - Oh Girl
Kenny Loggins - Forever
Animotion - Let Him Go
Ratt - Lay It Down
Hooters - Where Do The Children Go
Cure - Just Like Heaven
Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
Duran Duran - Skin Trade
Club Nouveau - Why You Treat Me So Bad
Yes - Rhythm Of Love
Boy George - Live My Life
Cover Girls - Promise Me
Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers - Tomorrow People
Tiffany - Radio Romance
Rick Astley - Giving Up On Love
Eurythmics - Don't Ask Me Why
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The list above looks like mostly #40 peaks. It's possible that a song entered at #39 then fell out the 40. I would have to conduct a search similar to what I did for the 40 peaks to give us a comprehensive list. I think you have uncovered the possibility of more unaired episodes.
 
It is not beyond the relm of possibility that this happened with a #38 peak too. #37 for that matter but as the number gets further up, the odds diminish almost exponentially I would think. Before the chart broke that is. Now it is concievable a song debuts for 1 week @ #1 then falls out of the 40.
 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
It is not beyond the relm of possibility that this happened with a #38 peak too. #37 for that matter but as the number gets further up, the odds diminish almost exponentially I would think. Before the chart broke that is. Now it is concievable a song debuts for 1 week @ #1 then falls out of the 40.
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You're correct. There are a few 38s and one 35 in the list. I looked the Tiffany track up and it went from 41 to 35 then back to 41.

All the 40s were accounted for except LTD, Yes, the Cover Girls. Genesis "Man On the Corner" should have been on the list (#40 peak) along with "Let's Work" by The Mick Jagger (#39 peak).

ArtistSongPeak position
Alice Cooper Clones 40
Change A Lover's Holiday 40
Kansas Hold On 40
LTD Shine On 40
Con Funk Shun Too Tight 40
Andy Gibb Me (Without You) 40
Rainbow Stone Cold 40
Dave Edmunds Slipping Away 39
Rick James Cold Blooded 40
Stacy Lattisaw Miracles 40
Michael Stanley Band My Town 39
Bon Jovi Runaway 39
Real Life Catch Me I'm Falling 40
Steve Perry Strung Out 40
Boy Meets Girl Oh Girl 39
Kenny Loggins Forever 40
Animotion Let Him Go 39
Ratt Lay It Down 40
Hooters Where Do The Children Go 38
Cure Just Like Heaven 40
Communards Don't Leave Me This Way 40
Duran Duran Skin Trade 39
Club Nouveau Why You Treat Me So Bad 39
Yes Rhythm Of Love 40
Boy George Live My Life 40
Cover Girls Promise Me 40
Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers Tomorrow People 39
Tiffany Radio Romance 35
Rick Astley Giving Up On Love 38
Eurythmics Don't Ask Me Why 40
 
Wow nice work!!

This is what got posted on the other forum about this


5. Barbra Streisand "The Way He Makes Me Feel". Held the #40 position for two weeks. - 12/10/83, 12/17/83
You can cross that one off the list.
Dec 9, 2022 at 11:54pm wyckyd said:
This week’s Big 40 Countdown, from December 10th, 1983:
40 (40) BARBRA STREISAND - THE WAY HE MAKES ME FEEL


They have done both "Man on the Corner" and "Promise Me" in 2013. In fact, they were featured side by side. May 15 1982 and May 21 1988, respectively

I’m convinced 1984 is the only year we’ve heard every single hit there is in the top 40. At least, if we go back to 2012

Here is my list of uncovered songs in the big 40. This goes back to 2012 when they started using billboard charts. Anyone feel free to comment or correct me. Hope I got it all down. 20 songs total. Mick Jagger and Barry Manilow both appear twice.

1980
Savannah Nights- Tom Johnston (2 weeks)
I Don’t Want to Walk Without You- Barry Manilow (4 weeks)
Love Stinks- J Geils Band (3 weeks)
Don’t Say Goodnight- Isley Brothers (2 weeks)
Lady- The Whispers (4 weeks)
New Romance- Spiders (2 weeks)

1981
Shine On- LTD (1 week)
Nicole- Point Blank (2 weeks)

1982
Oh Julie- Barry Manilow (2 weeks)

1983
My Town - Michael Stanley Band (1 week)

1985
Oh Girl- Boy Meets World (1 week)
Lucky in Love- Mick Jagger (3 weeks)

1986
A Little Bit of Love is all it takes- New Edition (2 weeks)
Where do the Children Go- Hooters (1 week)

1987
Let’s Work- Mick Jagger (1 week)

1988
Rhythm of Love-Yes (1 week)
Supersonic- JJ Fad (4 weeks)
Black and Blue- Van Halen (2 weeks)
Heart of Mine- Boz Scaggs (2 weeks)

1989
Tiffany- Radio Romance (1 week)
 
Love Stinks is the only song on the list I miss (the others could be pleasant surprises but don't know any of them).
 
sadchild said:
Wow nice work!!
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Thanks!
sadchild said:
5. Barbra Streisand "The Way He Makes Me Feel". Held the #40 position for two weeks. - 12/10/83, 12/17/83
You can cross that one off the list.
Dec 9, 2022 at 11:54pm wyckyd said:
This week’s Big 40 Countdown, from December 10th, 1983:
40 (40) BARBRA STREISAND - THE WAY HE MAKES ME FEEL
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Yep. We got it. :) - Dec 9, 2022
sadchild said:

They have done both "Man on the Corner" and "Promise Me" in 2013. In fact, they were featured side by side. May 15 1982 and May 21 1988, respectively
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This is good to know. I was using the forum to search. Those weeks weren't listed for some reason.
sadchild said:
I’m convinced 1984 is the only year we’ve heard every single hit there is in the top 40. At least, if we go back to 2012

Here is my list of uncovered songs in the big 40. This goes back to 2012 when they started using billboard charts. Anyone feel free to comment or correct me. Hope I got it all down. 20 songs total. Mick Jagger and Barry Manilow both appear twice.
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What were they using before 2012?
sadchild said:
1980
Savannah Nights- Tom Johnston (2 weeks)
I Don’t Want to Walk Without You- Barry Manilow (4 weeks)
Love Stinks- J Geils Band (3 weeks)
Don’t Say Goodnight- Isley Brothers (2 weeks)
Lady- The Whispers (4 weeks)
New Romance- Spiders (2 weeks)

1981
Shine On- LTD (1 week)
Nicole- Point Blank (2 weeks)

1982
Oh Julie- Barry Manilow (2 weeks)

1983
My Town - Michael Stanley Band (1 week)

1985
Oh Girl- Boy Meets World (1 week)
Lucky in Love- Mick Jagger (3 weeks)

1986
A Little Bit of Love is all it takes- New Edition (2 weeks)
Where do the Children Go- Hooters (1 week)

1987
Let’s Work- Mick Jagger (1 week)

1988
Rhythm of Love-Yes (1 week)
Supersonic- JJ Fad (4 weeks)
Black and Blue- Van Halen (2 weeks)
Heart of Mine- Boz Scaggs (2 weeks)

1989
Tiffany- Radio Romance (1 week)
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Were the following accounted for?
  • Dave Edmunds - Slipping Away
  • Animotion - Let Him Go
  • Club Nouveau - Why You Treat Me So Bad
 
seasalt43 said:
This is good to know. I was using the forum to search. Those weeks weren't listed for some reason.
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But most of us here still haven't heard them, so we can track them separately.
seasalt43 said:
www.kmov.com

St. Louis local who helped start MTV

A familiar face from the music world is now making his home in St. Louis.
www.kmov.com www.kmov.com

I had no idea he was living in my neck of the woods....
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I think this means he (Alan Hunter) has moved 3 times in the last 6 or 7 years? If my memory serves me right.
 
President's Day Weekend they are doing special countdowns. The 80s along with the 90s an y2k channels will each be counting down the top 47 artists of their respective decades. Starting Friday @ 9 on the 80s. Moving in sequence though the decades along with replays throughout the weekend. No VJ Big 40 it sounds like. Also looks like the 70s got left out.
 
FEB 1981

EARLIER
Barbra Streisand "Woman In Love"
Kenny Rogers "Lady"
John Lennon "Just Like Starting"

Blondie "The Tide Is High"
Dolly Parton "9 to 5"
REO Speedwagon "Keep On Loving You"

LATER
Hall & Oates "Kiss On My List"
Blondie "Rapture"
Sheena Easton "Morning Train"
Air Supply "The One That You Love"
 
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