80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

Good 16
Okay 12
Bad 12

BEST I RECOGNIZE
26: LEAVE IT - YES
24: GOT A HOLD ON ME - CHRISTINE McVIE
15: YOU MIGHT THINK - THE CARS
13: LOVE SOMEBODY - RICK SPRINGFIELD
12: EAT IT - "WEIRD AL" YANKOVIC
10: JUMP - VAN HALEN
9: ADULT EDUCATION - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
8: HOLD ME NOW - THOMPSON TWINS

WORST I RECOGNIZE
33: THE KID'S AMERICAN - MATTHEW WILDER
19: TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED BEFORE - JULIO IGLESIAS AND WILLIE NELSON
14: THEY DON'T KNOW - TRACEY ULLMAN

19: TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED BEFORE - JULIO IGLESIAS AND WILLIE NELSON

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1: FOOTLOOSE - KENNY LOGGINS

I picked this one, so did my friend's room mate. I don't think my friend's kid picked a song this week.

Will never get into the top 40
#48 Jeffrey Osborne "We're Going All The Way"
#49 Genesis "Illegal Alien"
#52 Debarge "Love Me In A Special Way"
#55 Shannon "Give Me Tonight"
#57 John Lennon "I'm Steppin' Out"
#58 Billy Rankin "Baby Come Back"
#59 Mr Mister "Hunters Of The Night"
#61 Spandau Ballet "Communication"
#65 Cameo "She's Strange"
#67 Missing Persons "Give"
#69 Nik Kershaw "Wouldn't It Be Good"
#70 Sergio Mendes "Olympia"
#71 Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"
#73 Temptations "Sail Away"
#77 Stacy Lattisaw/Johnny Gill "Perfect Combination"
#78 James Ingram "There's No Easy Way"
#79 David Gilmour "Blue Light"
#82 Adam Ant "Strip"
#83 Sheena Easton "Devil in a Fast Car"
#84 Midnight Star "No Parking (On The Dance Floor)"
#86 Dazz Band "Joystick"
#87 Josie Cotton "Jimmy Loves Maryann"
#88 Bobby Womack/Patti LaBelle "Love Has Finally Come At Last"
#89 Dolly Parton "Downtown"
#90 Michael Gore "Terms Of Endearment"
#91 Modern English "Hands Across The Sea"
#92 Yarbough & People "Don't Waste Your Time"
#93 Roger Daltry "Walking In My Sleep"
#96 Golden Earring "When the Lady Smiles"
#100 Stephen Bishop "Unfaithfully Yours"
 
Will never get into the top 40

#69 Nik Kershaw "Wouldn't It Be Good"
#71 Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"

Surprise on Both.
 
Jon said:
Will never get into the top 40

#69 Nik Kershaw "Wouldn't It Be Good"
#71 Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"

Surprise on Both.
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Those are my surprises too.

Mild surprise on "Ilegal Alien" as virtually all Genesis / Phil Colons stuff did really well in the mid 80s.
 
sadchild said:
Will never get into the top 40
#52 Debarge "Love Me In A Special Way"
#55 Shannon "Give Me Tonight"
#59 Mr Mister "Hunters Of The Night"
#61 Spandau Ballet "Communication"
#65 Cameo "She's Strange"
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They all had bigger hits to come.
sadchild said:
#82 Adam Ant "Strip"
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#42 peak.
sadchild said:
#86 Dazz Band "Joystick"
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From Wikipedia: The title of the song is double entendre for the male phallus.

Sample from the lyrics:
Take control of the stick​
Of the stick, of the stick​
Of the stick, of the joystick, baby​
sadchild said:
#88 Bobby Womack/Patti LaBelle "Love Has Finally Come At Last"
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Patti tried the duet thing with Michael and fared much better.
sadchild said:
#89 Dolly Parton "Downtown"
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A remake of the Petula Clark song.
sadchild said:
#90 Michael Gore "Terms Of Endearment"
#92 Yarbough & People "Don't Waste Your Time"
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Two bubbles from last week that broke the 100.
 
Bubbling Under for The Week Ending 14th April, 1984


TW
LW
Artist
Title
Record Company
Week on Chart
Hot 100 Debut
Peak
Other Charts

101
101
Dennis Edwards (Featuring Siedah Garrett)
Don't Look Any Further
Motown
8
#81 4/28/84
72
#2 R&B, #45 UK

102
109		Luther Vandross
Superstar/Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)
Epic
4
#95 4/28/84
87
#5 R&B

103
103		Con Funk Shun
Don't Let Your Love Grow Cold
Mercury
2
-
103
#33 R&B

104
107		The Art Of Noise
Beat Box
Island
2
-
101
# 1 Dance,
#92 UK

105
106		Bryan Loren
Lollipop Luv
Philly World
2
-
105
#23 R&B

106
108
Alisha
All Night Passion
Vanguard
2
-
103
#4 Dance

107
-
The Alarm
Sixty Eight Guns
IRS
1
-
106
#17 UK, #39 Rock

108
-		Shakin' Stevens
I Cry Just A Little Bit
Epic
1
#83 4/21/84
67
#3 UK

109
-		Sandy Stewart
Saddest Victory
Modern
1
-
105

110
-
Spinners
Right Or Wrong
Atlantic
1
-
104
#22 R&B

Chart busters and drops from last week (4/7/84):

Tw Lw Artist/Title
92 102 Yarbrough And Peoples - Don't Waste Your Time
-- 104 Pat Wilson - Bop Girl
90 105 Michael Gore - Theme From "Terms Of Endearment"
-- 110 Johnny Mathis (With Deniece Williams) - Love Won't Let Me Wait

Comments:
  • Siedah Garrett sang on "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" with Michael Jackson. There a hilarious parody of "Don't Look Any Further" on YouTube and a telling interview from Siedah about Dennis Edwards gyrating behind her without her knowledge. Also, the song was sampled by Eric B. & Rakim on "Paid in Full".
  • Shakin' Stevens was huge in the UK, but was virtually unknown here.
  • Sandy Stewart sang on "Nightbirds" with Stevie Nicks.

Playlist:
 
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seasalt43 said:
a telling interview from Siedah about Dennis Edwards gyrating behind her without her knowledge.
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Siedah told Questlove Supreme:

That video was shot in the basement of Motown Records. I think it cost $11.57 including the electricity! And Dennis was not in his best form. In fact, Dennis was so amped up, the video director between shots, she would come over [with a piece of paper] and she said, “Can you put your gum in…” And Dennis said, “I ain’t got no gum?! I ain’t got no gum! Ain’t no gum in my mouth!” He was just chewing the s**t out of his own tongue. I swear to God… And then, I didn’t know it at the time, but you know, when I turned around with my back to Dennis… I didn’t know that he was humping me behind me?! I had no idea. And when I saw it, I said, “That nasty bastard!”
 
sadchild said:
Siedah told Questlove Supreme:

That video was shot in the basement of Motown Records. I think it cost $11.57 including the electricity! And Dennis was not in his best form. In fact, Dennis was so amped up, the video director between shots, she would come over [with a piece of paper] and she said, “Can you put your gum in…” And Dennis said, “I ain’t got no gum?! I ain’t got no gum! Ain’t no gum in my mouth!” He was just chewing the s**t out of his own tongue. I swear to God… And then, I didn’t know it at the time, but you know, when I turned around with my back to Dennis… I didn’t know that he was humping me behind me?! I had no idea. And when I saw it, I said, “That nasty bastard!”
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That's it! I must have read it. She's hilarious btw.
 
1987, not very confident in my 3 candidates even being in the top 10 this week but we'll see...

EARLIER
Club Nouveau "Stand By Me"
Huey Lewis "Jacob's Ladder"
Starship "Nothing's Gonna Stop"

Bon Jovi "Living On A Prayer"
Kim Wilde "You Keep Me"
Cutting Crew "I Just Died"

LATER
U2 "With Or Without You"
Heart "Alone"
Whitney "I Wanna Dance"
 
April 25, 1987.

40: YOU CAN CALL ME AL – PAUL SIMON
39: MEET ME HALF WAY – KENNY LOGGINS
38: DAY-IN, DAY-OUT – DAVID BOWIE
37: GET THAT LOVE – THOMPSON TWINS
36: WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE – BON JOVI
35: THE RIGHT THING – SIMPLY RED
34: IF SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL... - CHICAGO
33: ALWAYS – ATLANTIC STARR
32: SMOKING GUN – THE ROBERT CRAY BAND
31: SE LA – LIONEL RICHIE
30: LET’S GO! – WANG CHUNG
29: YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON – KIM WILDE
28: I KNOW WHAT I LIKE – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
27: SHIP OF FOOLS (SAVE ME FROM TOMORROW) – WORLD PARTY
26: TONIGHT, TONIGHT, TONIGHT - GENESIS
25: RIGHT ON TRACK – THE BREAKFAST CLUB
24: NOTHING’S GONNA CHANGE MY LOVE FOR YOU – GLENN MEDEIROS
23: SERIOUS – DONNA ALLEN
22: BIG LOVE – FLEETWOOD MAC
21: TALK DIRTY TO ME - POISON
20: CAN’TCHA SAY (YOU BELIEVE IN ME)/STILL IN LOVE – BOSTON
19: THE LADY IN RED – CHRIS DE BURGH
18: HEAT OF THE NIGHT – BRYAN ADAMS
17: COME GO WITH ME - EXPOSE
16: WHAT’S GOING ON – CYNDI LAUPER
15: COME AS YOU ARE – PETER WOLF
14: DOMINOES – ROBBIE NEVIL
13: LEAN ON ME – CLUB NOUVEAU
12: STONE LOVE – KOOL & THE GANG
11: WALKING DOWN YOUR STREET – THE BANGLES
10: WITH OR WITHOUT YOU – U2
9: MIDNIGHT BLUE – LOU GRAMM
8: THE FINER THINGS – STEVE WINWOOD
7: LA ISLA BONITA - MADONNA
6: NOTHING’S GONNA STOP US NOW - STARSHIP
5: (I JUST) DIED IN YOUR ARMS – CUTTING CREW
4: LOOKING FOR A NEW LOVE – JODY WATLEY
3: SIGN ‘O’ THE TIMES - PRINCE
2: DON’T DREAM IT’S OVER – CROWDED HOUSE
1: I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING (FOR ME) – ARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE MICHAEL
 
1987 correct order

Bon Jovi "Living On A Prayer" #79
Huey Lewis "Jacob's Ladder" #93
Club Nouveau "Lean On Me" #13
Starship "Nothing's Gonna Stop" #6
Aretha/George "Knew You Were Waiting" #1
Cutting Crew "I Just Died" #5
U2 "With Or Without You" #10
Kim Wilde "You Keep Me" #29
Atlantic Starr "Always" #33
Lisa Lisa "Head To Toe" #53
Whitney "I Wanna Dance"
Heart "Alone"

green: my candidates
white: on my list and the hot 100
brown: on the hot 100 but missing from my list
orange: on my list but not on hot 100
 
Good 12
Okay 3
Bad 25

BEST
40: YOU CAN CALL ME AL – PAUL SIMON
22: BIG LOVE – FLEETWOOD MAC
10: WITH OR WITHOUT YOU – U2
9: MIDNIGHT BLUE – LOU GRAMM
8: THE FINER THINGS – STEVE WINWOOD

WORST
35: THE RIGHT THING – SIMPLY RED
34: IF SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN FAITHFUL... - CHICAGO
31: SE LA – LIONEL RICHIE
17: COME GO WITH ME - EXPOSE
16: WHAT’S GOING ON – CYNDI LAUPER
3: SIGN ‘O’ THE TIMES - PRINCE

33: ALWAYS – ATLANTIC STARR

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29: YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON – KIM WILDE

My guess

18: HEAT OF THE NIGHT – BRYAN ADAMS

Mark Goodman said it peaked at #2. It peaked at #6 (and #2 on the rock chart). And that's my LasVegasKid moment of the week.

13: LEAN ON ME – CLUB NOUVEAU

My friend's room mate's guess.

1: I KNEW YOU WERE WAITING (FOR ME) – ARETHA FRANKLIN & GEORGE MICHAEL

My friend's kid picked this one and blew us away. Totally not on my radar.

Will never reach the top 40
#46 Cover Girls "Show Me"
#48 Beastie Boys "Brass Monkey"
#54 Paul Lekakis "Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room)"
#58 Luther Vandross "There's Nothing Better Than Love"
#62 Anita Baker "Same Ole Love"
#63 Pseudo Echo "Living in a Dream"
#64 Night Ranger "The Secret of My Success"
#65 Herb Alpert "Keep Your Eye On Me"
#67 Gregory Abbott "I Got The Feelin' (It's Over)"
#71 Bruce Willis "Young Blood"
#72 Peter Gabriel "Don't Give Up"
#74 Run DMC "It's Tricky"
#75 Billy Joel "Baby Grand"
#78 Other Ones "We Are What We Are"
#80 Frozen Ghost "Should I See"
#81 Sammy Hagar "Winner Takes It All"
#82 Newcity Rockers "Black Dog"
#83 Journey "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever"
#85 Gino Vannelli "Wild Horses"
#86 Cameo "Back And Forth"
#88 Patty Smyth "Never Enough"
#89 Kool Moe Dee "Go See The Doctor"
#91 Cinderella "Somebody Save Me"
#92 Stacey Q "Shy Girl"
#95 Georgio "Sexappeal"
#96 Dead Or Alive "Something In My House"
#97 Rock And Hyde "Dirty Water"
#99 Starpoint "He Wants My Body"
#100 Georgia Satellites "Battleship Chains"
 
sadchild said:
#46 Cover Girls "Show Me"
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I thought this made the 40, but this is before Freestyle really picked up.
sadchild said:
#67 Gregory Abbott "I Got The Feelin' (It's Over)"
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Gregory was right.
sadchild said:
#72 Peter Gabriel "Don't Give Up"
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One of my favorite songs of all time (duet with Kate Bush).
sadchild said:
#74 Run DMC "It's Tricky"
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The sample of "My Sharona" wasn't enough to propel this one.
sadchild said:
#86 Cameo "Back And Forth"
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A personal fave.
sadchild said:
#89 Kool Moe Dee "Go See The Doctor"
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Reached the top 10 in Belgium and the Netherlands.
sadchild said:
#95 Georgio "Sexappeal"
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Georgio was one of those "all looks no talent" types.
sadchild said:
#96 Dead Or Alive "Something In My House"
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I think that "something" was a mysterious force that prevents artists from hitting the 40.
sadchild said:
#99 Starpoint "He Wants My Body"
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I'm surprised to see them in the 100, He wanted your body, but he did not want you to have a hit.
 
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