@sadchild - I saw "One of Us" in the video, but not Super Trooper (although it qualifies).
Some of the songs fared better on other charts. I would assume some were played on MTV too.
80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule
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@sadchild - I saw "One of Us" in the video, but not Super Trooper (although it qualifies).
Some of the songs fared better on other charts. I would assume some were played on MTV too.
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 28th March, 1981
Chart drops or busters:
TW LW Artist/Title
--106 For You Manfred Mann's Earth Band
--109 Don't Let Me Know The Kings
--110 One More Try Melanie
Playlist:
| TW | LW | Artist | Title | Record Company | Week on Chart | Hot 100 Debut | Peak | Other Charts |
| 101 | 102 | Ai No Corrida | Quincy Jones | A&M | 2 | 4/11/81 #81 | 28 | #10 R&B, #5 Dance, #14 UK |
| 102 | 101 | Marvin Gaye | Praise | Tamla (Motown) | 2 | - | 101 | #18, R&B |
| 103 | 102 | Mac Davis | Hooked on Music | Casablanca (Polygram) | 4 | - | 102 | #2, Country |
| 104 | 105 | "Weird Al" Yankovic | Another One Rides The Bus | TK | 2 | - | 104 | |
| 105 | RE | Dan Hartman | Heaven In Your Arms | Blue Sky (Epic) | 2 | 4/11/81 #93 | 86 | |
| 106 | 104 | XTC | Generals And Majors | Virgin | 3 | - | 104 | #32 UK, #28 Rock |
| 107 | - | Todd Rundgren | Time Heals | Bearsville (Warner Bros.) | 1 | - | 107 | #18 Rock |
| 108 | - | Bobby Vinton | Let Me Love You Goodbye | Tapestry | 1 | - | 108 | #45 AC |
| 109 | 108 | Ali Thomson | Foolish Child | A&M | 3 | - | 105 | |
| 110 | 107 | Dr. Hook | That Didn't Hurt Too Bad | Casablanca (Polygram) | 2 | 4/11/81 #83 | 69 |
Chart drops or busters:
TW LW Artist/Title
--106 For You Manfred Mann's Earth Band
--109 Don't Let Me Know The Kings
--110 One More Try Melanie
Playlist:
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Thought "Another One Rides The Bus" would have been in the hot 100.
Same with XTC
I think the Kings song did a lot better in Canada.
Same with XTC
I think the Kings song did a lot better in Canada.
Channel98
Don't yell or hit.
The Kings formed in 1977 in Oakville, Ontario. Don't Let Me Know was released in February 1981 in the United States (Elektrra #47110) and in May 1981 in Canada (Extreme #47110). The song never appeared on the top 30 of CKLW in Detroit/Windsor. You can view the station's surveys, 1948 to 1983, here:
ARSA | The Radio Surveys / Record Charts Site
An historical archive of Radio Surveys & Nostalgia.
www.las-solanas.com
sadchild
Dude
APR 88
No confidence on my candidates even being in the top 10.
EARLIER
INXS "Need You Tonight"
Whitney Houston "So Emotional"
Michael Jackson "The Way You Make"
George Michael "Father Figure"
Gloria Estefan "Anything For You"
LATER
Terence Trent "Wishing Well"
George Michael "Monkey"
Whitney Houston "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana"
No confidence on my candidates even being in the top 10.
EARLIER
INXS "Need You Tonight"
Whitney Houston "So Emotional"
Michael Jackson "The Way You Make"
George Michael "Father Figure"
Gloria Estefan "Anything For You"
Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give"
Michael Jackson "Man In The Mirror"
Debbie Gibson "Foolish Beat"
Michael Jackson "Man In The Mirror"
Debbie Gibson "Foolish Beat"
LATER
Terence Trent "Wishing Well"
George Michael "Monkey"
Whitney Houston "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana"
4/2/88
*40: Piano In The Dark - Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito
*39: Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz
*38: Two Occasions - The Deele
37: I Found Someone - Cher
*36: Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) - Samantha Fox
*35: I Wish I Had A Girl - Henry Lee Summer
34: Pamela - Toto
33: When We Was Fab - George Harrison
32: What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
31: Going Back To Cali (From "Less Than Zero") - L.L.Cool J.
30: Fishnet - Morris Day
29: Anything For You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
28: Never Knew Love Like This - Alexander O'Neal Featuring Cherrelle
27: You Don't Know - Scarlett & Black
26: Electric Blue - Icehouse
25: One Step Up - Bruce Springsteen
24: Just Like Paradise - David Lee Roth
23: Pink Cadillac - Natalie Cole
22: Rock Of Life - Rick Springfield
21: She's Like The Wind - Patrick Swayze (Featuring Wendy Fraser)
20: Prove Your Love - Taylor Dayne
19: Father Figure - George Michael
18: Check It Out - John Cougar Mellencamp
17: I Saw Him Standing There - Tiffany
16: Angel - Aerosmith
15: I Get Weak - Belinda Carlisle
14: Some Kind Of Lover - Jody Whatley
13: Hysteria - Def Leppard
12: Wishing Well - Terence Trent Darby
11: (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Michael Bolton
10: Where Do Broken Hearts Go - Whitney Houston
9: Girlfriend - Pebbles
8: Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
7: Devil Inside - Inxs
6: Rocket 2 U - The Jets
5: I Want Her - Keith Sweat
4: Out Of The Blue - Debbie Gibson
3: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
2: Endless Summer Nights - Richard Marx
1: Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
* = debut
This Weeks Drops
46 32 Can’t Stay Away from You – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
47 37 Pump Up The Volume – M/A/R/R/S
48 22 Be Still My Beating Heart – Sting
51 39 Hungry Eyes – Eric Carmen
55 36 Love Overboard – Gladys Knight & The Pips
*40: Piano In The Dark - Brenda Russell Featuring Joe Esposito
*39: Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz
*38: Two Occasions - The Deele
37: I Found Someone - Cher
*36: Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) - Samantha Fox
*35: I Wish I Had A Girl - Henry Lee Summer
34: Pamela - Toto
33: When We Was Fab - George Harrison
32: What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
31: Going Back To Cali (From "Less Than Zero") - L.L.Cool J.
30: Fishnet - Morris Day
29: Anything For You - Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
28: Never Knew Love Like This - Alexander O'Neal Featuring Cherrelle
27: You Don't Know - Scarlett & Black
26: Electric Blue - Icehouse
25: One Step Up - Bruce Springsteen
24: Just Like Paradise - David Lee Roth
23: Pink Cadillac - Natalie Cole
22: Rock Of Life - Rick Springfield
21: She's Like The Wind - Patrick Swayze (Featuring Wendy Fraser)
20: Prove Your Love - Taylor Dayne
19: Father Figure - George Michael
18: Check It Out - John Cougar Mellencamp
17: I Saw Him Standing There - Tiffany
16: Angel - Aerosmith
15: I Get Weak - Belinda Carlisle
14: Some Kind Of Lover - Jody Whatley
13: Hysteria - Def Leppard
12: Wishing Well - Terence Trent Darby
11: (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Michael Bolton
10: Where Do Broken Hearts Go - Whitney Houston
9: Girlfriend - Pebbles
8: Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
7: Devil Inside - Inxs
6: Rocket 2 U - The Jets
5: I Want Her - Keith Sweat
4: Out Of The Blue - Debbie Gibson
3: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
2: Endless Summer Nights - Richard Marx
1: Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
* = debut
This Weeks Drops
46 32 Can’t Stay Away from You – Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine
47 37 Pump Up The Volume – M/A/R/R/S
48 22 Be Still My Beating Heart – Sting
51 39 Hungry Eyes – Eric Carmen
55 36 Love Overboard – Gladys Knight & The Pips
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IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
6 good from 1988:
32: What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
25: One Step Up - Bruce Springsteen
18: Check It Out - John Cougar Mellencamp
16: Angel - Aerosmith
7: Devil Inside - Inxs
1: Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
3 ok from 1988:
19: Father Figure - George Michael
13: Hysteria - Def Leppard
8: Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley (despite Wolf's postings on this)
2 channel changers from 1988:
11: (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Michael Bolton
10: Where Do Broken Hearts Go - Whitney Houston
32: What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
25: One Step Up - Bruce Springsteen
18: Check It Out - John Cougar Mellencamp
16: Angel - Aerosmith
7: Devil Inside - Inxs
1: Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
3 ok from 1988:
19: Father Figure - George Michael
13: Hysteria - Def Leppard
8: Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley (despite Wolf's postings on this)
2 channel changers from 1988:
11: (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Michael Bolton
10: Where Do Broken Hearts Go - Whitney Houston
HecticArt
Administrator
14 with some nostalgia sprinkled in.
*39: Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz
*36: Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) - Samantha Fox - Nostalgia pick
*35: I Wish I Had A Girl - Henry Lee Summer
33: When We Was Fab - George Harrison
32: What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
31: Going Back To Cali (From "Less Than Zero") - L.L.Cool J.
26: Electric Blue - Icehouse
24: Just Like Paradise - David Lee Roth
13: Hysteria - Def Leppard
12: Wishing Well - Terence Trent Darby
9: Girlfriend - Pebbles - Total nostalgia pick
7: Devil Inside - Inxs
6: Rocket 2 U - The Jets - Nostalgia pick
3: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
*39: Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz
*36: Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) - Samantha Fox - Nostalgia pick
*35: I Wish I Had A Girl - Henry Lee Summer
33: When We Was Fab - George Harrison
32: What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
31: Going Back To Cali (From "Less Than Zero") - L.L.Cool J.
26: Electric Blue - Icehouse
24: Just Like Paradise - David Lee Roth
13: Hysteria - Def Leppard
12: Wishing Well - Terence Trent Darby
9: Girlfriend - Pebbles - Total nostalgia pick
7: Devil Inside - Inxs
6: Rocket 2 U - The Jets - Nostalgia pick
3: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
sadchild
Dude
I listed five that weren't on the chart this week. One of my candidates was 12 weeks off. Egads!
CORRECT ORDER:
Whitney Houston "So Emotional" uncharted
..
Michael Jackson "The Way You Make" uncharted
INXS "Need You Tonight" #72
Tiffany "Could've Been" #69
Expose "Seasons Change" #74
George Michael "Father Figure" #19
Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give" #8
Michael Jackson "Man In The Mirror" #1
Billy Ocean "Get Outta My Dreams" #3
Whitney Houston "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" #10
Terence Trent "Wishing Well" #12
Gloria Estefan "Anything For You" #29
..
Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana" uncharted
Debbie Gibson "Foolish Beat" uncharted
..
George Michael "Monkey" 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
CORRECT ORDER:
Whitney Houston "So Emotional" uncharted
..
Michael Jackson "The Way You Make" uncharted
INXS "Need You Tonight" #72
Tiffany "Could've Been" #69
Expose "Seasons Change" #74
George Michael "Father Figure" #19
Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give" #8
Michael Jackson "Man In The Mirror" #1
Billy Ocean "Get Outta My Dreams" #3
Whitney Houston "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" #10
Terence Trent "Wishing Well" #12
Gloria Estefan "Anything For You" #29
..
Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana" uncharted
Debbie Gibson "Foolish Beat" uncharted
..
George Michael "Monkey" 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
sadchild
Dude
Good 8
33: When We Was Fab - George Harrison
32: What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
26: Electric Blue - Icehouse
24: Just Like Paradise - David Lee Roth
13: Hysteria - Def Leppard
7: Devil Inside - Inxs
2: Endless Summer Nights - Richard Marx
1: Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
Okay 8
40: Piano In The Dark - Brenda Russell
39: Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz
31: Going Back To Cali - L.L.Cool J.
21: She's Like The Wind - Patrick Swayze
19: Father Figure - George Michael
18: Check It Out - John Cougar Mellencamp
16: Angel - Aerosmith
9: Girlfriend - Pebbles
Bad 24
34: Pamela - Toto
Forgotten hit. Probably forgotten within a few weeks of peaking.
30: Fishnet - Morris Day
About five minutes in, I looked over at my wife and said "Will this song ever end?"
3: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
My friend's kid chose this one.
1: Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
I chose this one. So did my friend's old roommate. (And so did Hectic).
Will never make the top 40
NOTE: TWO WEEKS OFF
#48 Whitesnake "Give Me All Your Love"
#51 So "Are You Sure"
#52 Heart "I Want You So Bad"
#58 Steve Winwood "Talking Back to the Night"
#59 Dan Hill "Never Thought (That I Could Love)"
#65 Eria Fachin "Savin' Myself"
#66 Stacey Q "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself"
#67 Pepsi & Shirlie "All Right Now"
#70 Blue Mercedes "I Want To Be Your Property"
#73 Cure "Hot Hot Hot!!!"
#74 Merry Clayton "Yes"
#75 Great White "Save Your Love"
#76 Earth Wind & Fire "Thinking of You"
#77 Tommy Shaw "Ever Since The World Began"
#79 Cellarful Of Noise "Samantha (What You Gonna Do?)"
#82 Bananarama "Love In The First Degree"
#84 Roxanne "Play That Funky Music"
#87 Prince "Hot Thing"
#88 Communards "Never Can Say Goodbye"
#89 TAMI Show "She's Only Twenty"
#90 Barry Manilow "Hey Mambo"
#91 Big Pig "Breakaway"
#92 REM "It's the End of the World as We Know It"
#93 Teena Marie "Ooo La La La"
#94 Kane Gang "Don't Look Any Further"
#96 Carly Simon "All I Want Is You"
33: When We Was Fab - George Harrison
32: What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
26: Electric Blue - Icehouse
24: Just Like Paradise - David Lee Roth
13: Hysteria - Def Leppard
7: Devil Inside - Inxs
2: Endless Summer Nights - Richard Marx
1: Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
Okay 8
40: Piano In The Dark - Brenda Russell
39: Shattered Dreams - Johnny Hates Jazz
31: Going Back To Cali - L.L.Cool J.
21: She's Like The Wind - Patrick Swayze
19: Father Figure - George Michael
18: Check It Out - John Cougar Mellencamp
16: Angel - Aerosmith
9: Girlfriend - Pebbles
Bad 24
34: Pamela - Toto
Forgotten hit. Probably forgotten within a few weeks of peaking.
30: Fishnet - Morris Day
About five minutes in, I looked over at my wife and said "Will this song ever end?"
3: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
My friend's kid chose this one.
1: Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
I chose this one. So did my friend's old roommate. (And so did Hectic).
Will never make the top 40
NOTE: TWO WEEKS OFF
#48 Whitesnake "Give Me All Your Love"
#51 So "Are You Sure"
#52 Heart "I Want You So Bad"
#58 Steve Winwood "Talking Back to the Night"
#59 Dan Hill "Never Thought (That I Could Love)"
#65 Eria Fachin "Savin' Myself"
#66 Stacey Q "Don't Make a Fool of Yourself"
#67 Pepsi & Shirlie "All Right Now"
#70 Blue Mercedes "I Want To Be Your Property"
#73 Cure "Hot Hot Hot!!!"
#74 Merry Clayton "Yes"
#75 Great White "Save Your Love"
#76 Earth Wind & Fire "Thinking of You"
#77 Tommy Shaw "Ever Since The World Began"
#79 Cellarful Of Noise "Samantha (What You Gonna Do?)"
#82 Bananarama "Love In The First Degree"
#84 Roxanne "Play That Funky Music"
#87 Prince "Hot Thing"
#88 Communards "Never Can Say Goodbye"
#89 TAMI Show "She's Only Twenty"
#90 Barry Manilow "Hey Mambo"
#91 Big Pig "Breakaway"
#92 REM "It's the End of the World as We Know It"
#93 Teena Marie "Ooo La La La"
#94 Kane Gang "Don't Look Any Further"
#96 Carly Simon "All I Want Is You"
HecticArt
Administrator
The only shocker.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Ditto
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
11 for 88
32: What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong: I'm not including this, because it's a 1960s tune. It's only here because of a movie.
26: Electric Blue - Icehouse
25: One Step Up - Bruce Springsteen
19: Father Figure - George Michael
18: Check It Out - John Cougar Mellencamp
16: Angel - Aerosmith
15: I Get Weak - Belinda Carlisle
13: Hysteria - Def Leppard
12: Wishing Well - Terence Trent Darby
7: Devil Inside - Inxs
3: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
1: Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
32: What A Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong: I'm not including this, because it's a 1960s tune. It's only here because of a movie.
26: Electric Blue - Icehouse
25: One Step Up - Bruce Springsteen
19: Father Figure - George Michael
18: Check It Out - John Cougar Mellencamp
16: Angel - Aerosmith
15: I Get Weak - Belinda Carlisle
13: Hysteria - Def Leppard
12: Wishing Well - Terence Trent Darby
7: Devil Inside - Inxs
3: Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
1: Man In The Mirror - Michael Jackson
sadchild
Dude
APR 1986
EARLIER
Whitney "How Will I Know"
Mister Mister "Kyrie"
Starship "Sara"
Heart "These Dreams"
Patti/Michael "On My Own"
LATER
Robert Palmer "Addicted To Love"
Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls"
Whitney "Greatest Love"
Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer"
Genesis "Invisible Touch"
EARLIER
Whitney "How Will I Know"
Mister Mister "Kyrie"
Starship "Sara"
Heart "These Dreams"
Patti/Michael "On My Own"
Falco "Rock Me Amadeus"
Prince "Kiss"
Madonna "Live To Tell"
Prince "Kiss"
Madonna "Live To Tell"
LATER
Robert Palmer "Addicted To Love"
Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls"
Whitney "Greatest Love"
Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer"
Genesis "Invisible Touch"
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
I'll guess #1
4/12/86
40: Is It Love - Mr. Mister
39: Beat So Lonely - Charlie Sexton
38: A Little Bit Of Love (Is All It Takes) - New Edition
37: All I Need Is A Miracle - Mike & The Mechanics
36: I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz
35: How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
34: No Easy Way Out - Robert Tepper
33: Live Is Life - Opus
32: Something About You - Level 32
31: For America - Jackson Brown
30: I Do What I Do (Theme From "9 1/2 Weeks" - John Taylor
29: Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston
28: Saturday Love - Cherrelle With Alexander O'Neal
27: Sara - Starship
26: If You Leave - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
25: Calling America - Electric Light Orchestra
24: Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder
23: Bad Boy - Miami Sound Machine
22: So Far Away - Dire Straits
21: This Could Be The Night - Loverboy
20: American Storm - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
19: Take Me Home - Phil Collins
18: I Think It's Love - Jermaine Jackson
17: Nikita - Elton John
16: I Can't Wait - Stevie Nicks
15: Your Love - The Outfield
14: What Have You Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson
13: These Dreams - Heart
12: Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen
11: Secret Lovers - Atlantic Starr
10: Tender Love - Force M.D.'S
9: Harlem Shuffle - Rolling Stones
8: West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
7: Let's Go All The Way - Sly Fox
6: Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
5: What You Need - INXS
4: R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. - John Cougar Mellencamp
3: Manic Monday - Bangles
2: Kiss - Prince & The Revolution
1: Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
* = Debut
This Weeks Drops
41 20 King for A Day – Thompson Twins
43 25 Kyrie – Mr. Mister
50 22 Sanctify Yourself – Simple Minds
40: Is It Love - Mr. Mister
39: Beat So Lonely - Charlie Sexton
38: A Little Bit Of Love (Is All It Takes) - New Edition
37: All I Need Is A Miracle - Mike & The Mechanics
36: I Can't Wait - Nu Shooz
35: How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
34: No Easy Way Out - Robert Tepper
33: Live Is Life - Opus
32: Something About You - Level 32
31: For America - Jackson Brown
30: I Do What I Do (Theme From "9 1/2 Weeks" - John Taylor
29: Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston
28: Saturday Love - Cherrelle With Alexander O'Neal
27: Sara - Starship
26: If You Leave - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
25: Calling America - Electric Light Orchestra
24: Overjoyed - Stevie Wonder
23: Bad Boy - Miami Sound Machine
22: So Far Away - Dire Straits
21: This Could Be The Night - Loverboy
20: American Storm - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
19: Take Me Home - Phil Collins
18: I Think It's Love - Jermaine Jackson
17: Nikita - Elton John
16: I Can't Wait - Stevie Nicks
15: Your Love - The Outfield
14: What Have You Done For Me Lately - Janet Jackson
13: These Dreams - Heart
12: Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen
11: Secret Lovers - Atlantic Starr
10: Tender Love - Force M.D.'S
9: Harlem Shuffle - Rolling Stones
8: West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
7: Let's Go All The Way - Sly Fox
6: Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
5: What You Need - INXS
4: R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. - John Cougar Mellencamp
3: Manic Monday - Bangles
2: Kiss - Prince & The Revolution
1: Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
* = Debut
This Weeks Drops
41 20 King for A Day – Thompson Twins
43 25 Kyrie – Mr. Mister
50 22 Sanctify Yourself – Simple Minds
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
12 good for 1986:
37: All I Need Is A Miracle - Mike & The Mechanics
33: Live Is Life - Opus
26: If You Leave - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
25: Calling America - Electric Light Orchestra
22: So Far Away - Dire Straits
20: American Storm - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
17: Nikita - Elton John
8: West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
7: Let's Go All The Way - Sly Fox
6: Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
3: Manic Monday - Bangles
1: Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
4 ok for 1986:
27: Sara - Starship
9: Harlem Shuffle - Rolling Stones
5: What You Need - INXS
4: R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. - John Cougar Mellencamp
2 channel changers for 1986:
35: How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
29: Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston
37: All I Need Is A Miracle - Mike & The Mechanics
33: Live Is Life - Opus
26: If You Leave - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
25: Calling America - Electric Light Orchestra
22: So Far Away - Dire Straits
20: American Storm - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
17: Nikita - Elton John
8: West End Girls - Pet Shop Boys
7: Let's Go All The Way - Sly Fox
6: Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer
3: Manic Monday - Bangles
1: Rock Me Amadeus - Falco
4 ok for 1986:
27: Sara - Starship
9: Harlem Shuffle - Rolling Stones
5: What You Need - INXS
4: R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A. - John Cougar Mellencamp
2 channel changers for 1986:
35: How Will I Know - Whitney Houston
29: Greatest Love Of All - Whitney Houston
Channel98
Don't yell or hit.
I can tolerate Whiney.....pardon me, Whitney Houston's uptempo songs but I hate her ballads, especially her ear-piercing remake of Dolly Parton's I Will Always Love You. The Greatest Love Of All was written by Linda Creed and Michael Masser and was originally a #24 hit for George Benson in October 1977. Shirley Bassey, best known for her 1965 top-ten hit Goldfinger. recorded a version that is even worse than Whitney Houston's version. A 1987 instrumental version by the Pharaoh Sanders Quartet is horrible. A version by Richie Havens, released posthumously in 2013 on an EP titled His Last Songs, is horrible. A 2017 version by Deborah Cox is horrible.
The best version of the song might be this one from 1995 by Harajuku, a German dance band led by producer Ulrich Moorlampen.The band is named for a popular fashion district in Tokyo.
The best version of the song might be this one from 1995 by Harajuku, a German dance band led by producer Ulrich Moorlampen.The band is named for a popular fashion district in Tokyo.