80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

22, including some cheesy stuff.

(14) 40. UPTOWN GIRL - BILLY JOEL
(39) 39. IN THE MOOD - ROBERT PLANT
(38) 37. REMEMBER THE NIGHT - THE MOTELS
(--) 36. NOBODY TOLD ME - JOHN LENNON
(47) 34. JUMP - VAN HALEN *
(42) 33. 99 LUFTBALLOONS - NENA
(32) 32. THE SIGN OF FIRE - THE FIXX
(44) 31. WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER - THE POLICE
(34) 25. MIDDLE OF THE ROAD - PRETENDERS
(28) 24. AN INNOCENT MAN - BILLY JOEL
(11) 23. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - LIONAL RICHIE **
(12) 20. UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT - THE ROLLING STONES
(25) 17. HOLIDAY - MADONNA
(22) 13. PINK HOUSES - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(17) 12. THAT'S ALL - GENESIS
( 4) 11. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
( 3) 10. SAY IT ISN'T SO - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
( 8) 6. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
( 7) 5. BREAK MY STRIDE - MATTHEW WILDER
( 6) 4. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - ROMANTICS
( 9) 3. KARMA CHAMELEON - CULTURE CLUB *
( 2) 1. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES *
 
US Bubbling Under The HOT 100 For Week Ending 1/21/84


TW

LW

Artist

Title

Record Company

Week on Chart

Hot 100 Debut

Peak

Other Charts

101

-

New Edition

Popcorn Love/Jealous Girl

Streetwise

1

-

101

R&B #25, UK #43

102

101

Dazz Band

Joystick

Motown

6

#96,
2/11/84

61

R&B #9

103

103

Ronnie Milsap

Show Her

RCA

3

-

103

#1 Country, #17 AC

104

102

Grandmaster Flash And Melle Mel

White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)

Sugar Hill

10

-

101

#17 UK, #5 Dance

105

-

Debbie Harry

Rush, Rush

Chrysalis

1

-

105

#87 UK, #28 Dance

106

106

Gladys Knight And The Pips

Hero (Wind Beneath My Wings)

Columbia

5

-

#64 R&B, #23AC

107

-

Jenny Burton

Remember What You Like

Atlantic

1

#93,
1/28/84

81

#21 R&B , #10 Dance

108

-

Kenny Loggins

Footloose

Columbia

1

#56,
1/28/84

1

#6 UK

109

-

Was (Not Was)

Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like A Rubber Ball)

Geffen

1

-

109

110

-

UB40

Red Red Wine

A&M

1

#83,
1/28/84

34 (1984)

#1 UK

Chart drops or busters:


TW LW Artist/Title
-- 103 Mary Jane Girls/Boys
-- 104 Jennifer Holliday/Just Let Me Wait
-- 107 Gloria Gaynor/I Am What I Am
-- 108 Luther Vandross/I'll Let You Slide
88 109 Deele/Body Talk
90 110 Toni Basil/Over My Head


Comments:
  • "Footloose" took 10 weeks to reach #1, stayed at #1 for 3 weeks, and fell off the chart after 23 weeks.
  • The re-release of "Red Red Wine" hit #1 in 1988.
  • This is the last week for White Lines in the bubbles.

Playlist:
 
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I think this is the first bubbling under you have posted with a future #1 song in it.
I was thinking so too at first, but thought I posted another earlier. I did some sleuthing and found the other one. "Baby Come to Me" was a future number 1. The song had two runs: Apr 12, 2023

"Red Red Wine" hit #1 on it's second run in 1988 too.

Stuff like this reinforces my obsession with the bubbles. :)
 
Billboard's "Bubbling Under The Hot 100"" chart debuted in the issue dated June 1, 1959. There were 15 songs. The number has varied over the years. The smallest chart, October 16 1971, had only five songs. The largest, April 6 1963 and May 25 1968, had 36 songs. Prior to the introduction of the Bubbling Under chart, Billboard would list two to five songs each week as "Recent Pop Releases Coming Up Strong."
 
JAN 89

EARLIER
Beach Boys "Kokomo"
UB 40 "Red Red Wine"
Escape Club "Wild Wild West"
Phil Collins "A Groovy Kind Of Love"
Poison "Every Rose"
Sheriff "When I'm With You"

Bobby Brown "My Prerogative"
Phil Collins "Two Hearts"

LATER
Paula Abdul "Straight Up"
Debbie Gibson "Lost In Your Eyes"
Mike & The Mechanics "Living Years"
Fine Young Cannibals "She Drives"
Roxette "The Look"
 
Mister sadchild, Billboard did not publish a Bubbling Under chart in the issues from August 31 1985 to November 28 1992. Since December 5 1992 when the chart resumed, it has used point-of-sale data provided by SoundScan and radio airplay monitored by Broadcast Data Systems.

The songs that spent the most weeks on the Bubbling Under chart without ever making the Hot 100 are Alive by Pearl Jam (61 weeks, 1996-97), Even Flow by Pearl Jam (52 weeks, 1997) and Think About You by Luther Vandross (43 weeks, 2004). The Pearl Jam songs reached #16 and #3, respectively, on the mainstream rock chart and Think About You got to #29 on the R&B chart.
 
JAN 89

EARLIER
Beach Boys "Kokomo"
UB 40 "Red Red Wine"
Escape Club "Wild Wild West"
Phil Collins "A Groovy Kind Of Love"
Poison "Every Rose"
Sheriff "When I'm With You"

Bobby Brown "My Prerogative"
Phil Collins "Two Hearts"

LATER
Paula Abdul "Straight Up"
Debbie Gibson "Lost In Your Eyes"
Mike & The Mechanics "Living Years"
Fine Young Cannibals "She Drives"
Roxette "The Look"
I don't think it's either.
 
CORRECT ORDER

UB 40 "Red Red Wine" #93
Phil Collins "A Groovy Kind Of Love" #69
Beach Boys "Kokomo" #56
Escape Club "Wild Wild West" #61
Bon Jovi "Bad Medicine" #83
Will To Power "Baby/Freebird" #50
Chicago "Look Away" #35

Poison "Every Rose" #16
Bobby Brown "My Prerogative" #12
Phil Collins "Two Hearts" #1

Sheriff "When I'm With You" #2
Paula Abdul "Straight Up" #6
Debbie Gibson "Lost In Your Eyes" #30
Mike & The Mechanics "Living Years" #29
..
Roxette "The Look" uncharted

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
 
January 28th, 1989:

40 DE BREATHE - DON’T TELL ME LIES
39 31 THE ART OF NOISE featuring TOM JONES - KISS
38 27 ANITA BAKER - GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT
37 DE BOBBY BROWN - RONI
36 DE GUNS N’ ROSES - PARADISE CITY
35 29 CHICAGO - LOOK AWAY
34 20 BANGLES - IN YOUR ROOM
33 DE ROD STEWART - MY HEART CAN’T TELL YOU NO
32 40 DURAN DURAN - ALL SHE WANTS IS
31 26 BOY MEETS GIRL - WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL
30 DE DEBBIE GIBSON - LOST IN YOUR EYES
29 39 MIKE + THE MECHANICS - THE LIVING YEARS
28 36 THE ESCAPE CLUB - SHAKE FOR THE SHEIK
27 33 ERASURE - A LITTLE RESPECT
26 35 ANN WILSON and ROBIN ZANDER - SURRENDER TO ME
25 30 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK - YOU GOT IT (The Right Stuff)
24 28 THE BOYS - DIAL MY HEART
23 25 U2 - ANGEL OF HARLEM
22 12 BOYS CLUB - I REMEMBER HOLDING YOU
21 19 JOAN JETT and the BLACKHEARTS - LITTLE LIAR
20 24 EDIE BRICKELL & NEW BOHEMIANS - WHAT I AM
19 21 INFORMATION SOCIETY - WALKING AWAY
18 22 RICK ASTLEY - SHE WANTS TO DANCE WITH ME
17 10 ANNIE LENNOX & AL GREEN - PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART
16 06 POISON - EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN
15 07 MICHAEL JACKSON - SMOOTH CRIMINAL
14 18 SHEENA EASTON - THE LOVER IN ME
13 17 SAMANTHA FOX - I WANNA HAVE SOME FUN
12 04 BOBBY BROWN - MY PREROGATIVE
11 16 STEVE WINWOOD - HOLDING ON
10 14 TIFFANY - ALL THIS TIME
09 15 TONE-LŌC - WILD THING
08 08 KARYN WHITE - THE WAY YOU LOVE ME
07 11 BON JOVI - BORN TO BE MY BABY
06 13 PAULA ABDUL - STRAIGHT UP
05 09 WHITE LION - WHEN THE CHILDREN CRY
04 02 TAYLOR DAYNE - DON’T RUSH ME
03 03 DEF LEPPARD - ARMAGEDDON IT
02 05 SHERIFF - WHEN I’M WITH YOU
01 01 PHIL COLLINS - TWO HEARTS
 
7 good/ok from 1989:

36 DE GUNS N’ ROSES - PARADISE CITY
29 39 MIKE + THE MECHANICS - THE LIVING YEARS
23 25 U2 - ANGEL OF HARLEM
16 06 POISON - EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN
15 07 MICHAEL JACKSON - SMOOTH CRIMINAL
09 15 TONE-LŌC - WILD THING
03 03 DEF LEPPARD - ARMAGEDDON IT

1 channel changer:

06 13 PAULA ABDUL - STRAIGHT UP
 
Good 19
Okay 5
Bad 16

BEST
36 DE GUNS N’ ROSES - PARADISE CITY
33 DE ROD STEWART - MY HEART CAN’T TELL YOU NO
29 39 MIKE + THE MECHANICS - THE LIVING YEARS
21 19 JOAN JETT and the BLACKHEARTS - LITTLE LIAR
15 07 MICHAEL JACKSON - SMOOTH CRIMINAL
12 04 BOBBY BROWN - MY PREROGATIVE
09 15 TONE-LOC - WILD THING
05 09 WHITE LION - WHEN THE CHILDREN CRY
03 03 DEF LEPPARD - ARMAGEDDON IT

WORST
39 31 THE ART OF NOISE featuring TOM JONES - KISS
35 29 CHICAGO - LOOK AWAY
20 24 EDIE BRICKELL & NEW BOHEMIANS - WHAT I AM
18 22 RICK ASTLEY - SHE WANTS TO DANCE WITH ME
13 17 SAMANTHA FOX - I WANNA HAVE SOME FUN
10 14 TIFFANY - ALL THIS TIME
06 13 PAULA ABDUL - STRAIGHT UP
01 01 PHIL COLLINS - TWO HEARTS

26 35 ANN WILSON and ROBIN ZANDER - SURRENDER TO ME

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12 04 BOBBY BROWN - MY PREROGATIVE

My guess

06 13 PAULA ABDUL - STRAIGHT UP

Someone's guess

01 01 PHIL COLLINS - TWO HEARTS

The other someone's guess

Won't ever make the top 40
#48 Fleetwood Mac "As Long As You Follow"
#53 Tommy Conwell And The Young Rumblers "If We Never Meet Again"
#55 Huey Lewis & The News "Give Me the Keys"
#60 Basia "New Day For You"
#63 Eighth Wonder "Cross My Heart"
#64 Camouflage "The Great Commandment"
#66 Timelords "Doctorin' The Tardis"
#70 House Of Lords "I Wanna Be Loved"
#72 Sir Mix-a-Lot "Posse On Broadway"
#75 Ratt "Way Cool Jr"
#76 Starship "Wild Again"
#78 Survivor "Across the Miles"
#82 Boy Meets Girl "Bring Down the Moon"
#84 Marc Almond "Tears Run Rings"
#90 Alphaville "Forever Young"
#91 Michelle Shocked "Anchorage"
#92 Pet Shop Boys "Left To My Own Devices"
#94 Al B Sure "Killing Me Softly"
#95 Til Tuesday "(Believed You Were) Lucky"
#96 Giant Steps "Into You"
#100 Traveling Wilburys "Handle With Care"
 
February 7, 1981:
40. AC/DC - Back in Black (NEW!)
39. Blues Brothers - Who's Making Love
38. Donnie Iris - Ah Leah (NEW!)
37. Randy Meisner - Hearts on Fire (NEW!)
36. Kenny Rogers - Lady
35. Heart - Tell It Like It Is
34. Police - De Do Do Do De Da Da Da
33. Michael Stanley Band - He Can't Love You
32. Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
31. Andy Gibb - Time is Time
30. Pat Benatar - Treat Me Right
29. Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play
28. Fred Knoblock & Susan Anton - Killin' Time
27. Ronnie Milsap - Smoky Mountain Rain
26. Barry Manilow - I Made It Through the Rain
25. Neil Diamond - Hello Again
24. Cliff Richard - A Little in Love
23. Jacksons - Heartbreak Hotel
22. Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb - Guilty
21. Eagles - Seven Bridges Road
20. Don McLean - Crying
19. Tierra - Together
18. Stevie Wonder - I Ain't Gonna Stand for It
17. Styx - The Best of Times
16. ABBA - The Winner Takes It All
15. Neil Diamond - Love on the Rocks
14. Boz Scaggs - Miss Sun
13. REO Speedwagon - Keep on Loving You
12. Dan Fogelberg - Same Old Lang Syne
11. Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen
10. Delbert McClinton - Giving It Up for Your Love
9. Diana Ross - It's My Turn
8. John Lennon - Woman
7. Air Supply - Every Woman in the World
6. John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over
5. Rod Stewart - Passion
4. Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
3. Eddie Rabbitt - I Love a Rainy Night
2. Blondie - The Tide Is High
1. Kool & The Gang - Celebration

@everyone, what are the good, ok and bad songs of February 7, 1981?
 
Thanks for posting NYSF.

I've got nine.

38. Donnie Iris - Ah Leah (NEW!)
34. Police - De Do Do Do De Da Da Da
30. Pat Benatar - Treat Me Right
11. Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen
8. John Lennon - Woman
6. John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over
3. Eddie Rabbitt - I Love a Rainy Night
2. Blondie - The Tide Is High
1. Kool & The Gang - Celebration
 
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