80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

Whoa this is cool! If they have them for the 70s countdowns, maybe I'll watch those videos. So I don't have to keep saying "? 27" (aka "I don't recognize 27 of the 40 songs on the countdown by title").
That's what I was thinking.
My counts would probably go up a little if I had those for each countdown.
 
Whoa this is cool! If they have them for the 70s countdowns, maybe I'll watch those videos. So I don't have to keep saying "? 27" (aka "I don't recognize 27 of the 40 songs on the countdown by title").
I agree. Some of the 70 songs may be recognizable by hearing versus view the entry.
 
1984

EARLIER
Van Halen "Jump"
USA For Africa "We Are The World"
Kenny Loggins "Footloose"

Lionel Richie "Hello"
Deniece Williams "Let's Hear It"
Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time"

LATER
Duran Duran "The Reflex"
Prince "When Doves Cry"
 
1984/05/12

* = current or future #1
** = former #1
red = debut

The Bottom 60: debut songs and/or future or former #1s
(--) 90. IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN - PEABO BRYSON
(--) 89. LITTLE LADY - DUKE JUPITER
(--) 85. THE GHOST IN YOU - PSYCHEDELIC FURS
(--) 72. NO WAY OUT - JEFFERSON STARSHIP
(--) 65. ALMOST PARADISE - MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON

(42) 62. JUMP - VAN HALEN **
(--) 42. IT'S A MIRACLE - CULTURE CLUB

The week's drops:
(38) 57. HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN - EURYTHMICS
(36) 55. GIRLS - DWIGHT TWILLEY
(40) 44. CATCH ME I'M FALLING - REAL LIFE
(31) 43. LEAVE IT - YES
(30) 41. ADULT EDUCATION - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES


The Top 40:
(44) 40. MODERN DAY DELILAH - VAN STEPHENSON
(49) 39. STAY THE NIGHT - CHICAGO
(43) 38. LOVE WILL SHOW US HOW - CHRISTINE MCVIE

(24) 37. SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME - ROCKWELL
(41) 36. MY EVER CHANGING MOODS - THE STYLE COUNCIL
(50) 35. JUMP (FOR MY LOVE) - POINTER SISTERS

(39) 34. RUN, RUNAWAY - SLADE
(37) 33. YOU CAN'T GET WHAT YOU WANT - JOE JACKSON
(34) 32. IT'S MY LIFE - TALK TALK
(28) 31. SHOW ME - PRETENDERS
(19) 30. AUTOMATIC - THE POINTER SISTERS
(35) 29. ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE - SCORPIONS
(33) 28. SELF CONTROL - LAURA BRANIGAN
(32) 27. THE HEART OF ROCK 'N' ROLL - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
(27) 26. WHITE HORSE - LAID BACK
(29) 25. BORDERLINE - MADONNA
(22) 24. A FINE FINE DAY - TONY CAREY
(25) 23. NO MORE WORDS - BERLIN
(23) 22. I'LL WAIT - VAN HALEN
(15) 21. DON'T ANSWER ME - THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
(21) 20. DANCING IN THE SHEETS - SHALAMAR
(26) 19. THE REFLEX - DURAN DURAN *
(10) 18. MISS ME BLIND - CULTURE CLUB
(20) 17. SISTER CHRISTIAN - NIGHT RANGER
(16) 16. THE AUTHORITY SONG - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(18) 15. BREAKDANCE - IRENE CARA
(17) 14. THE LONGEST TIME - BILLY JOEL
(13) 13. TONIGHT - KOOL & THE GANG
(12) 12. HEAD OVER HEELS - THE GO-GO'S
( 8) 11. THEY DON'T KNOW - TRACEY ULLMAN
(14) 10. TIME AFTER TIME - CYNDI LAUPER *
(11) 9. OH SHERRIE - STEVE PERRY
( 4) 8. FOOTLOOSE - KENNY LOGGINS **
( 7) 7. YOU MIGHT THINK - THE CARS
( 6) 6. TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED BEFORE - JULIO IGLESIAS & WILLIE NELSON
( 5) 5. LOVE SOMEBODY - RICK SPRINGFIELD
( 9) 4. LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY - DENIECE WILLIAMS *
( 3) 3. HOLD ME NOW - THOMPSON TWINS
( 1) 2. AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW) - PHIL COLLINS **
( 2) 1. HELLO - LIONEL RICHIE *
 
Missed a top 40 peak by 1 week.:
(40) 44. CATCH ME I'M FALLING - REAL LIFE
Appropriately titled song peaked at 40 last week.

28 good/ok from 1984:

(24) 37. SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME - ROCKWELL
(50) 35. JUMP (FOR MY LOVE) - POINTER SISTERS
(39) 34. RUN, RUNAWAY - SLADE
(34) 32. IT'S MY LIFE - TALK TALK
(28) 31. SHOW ME - PRETENDERS
(19) 30. AUTOMATIC - THE POINTER SISTERS
(35) 29. ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE - SCORPIONS
(33) 28. SELF CONTROL - LAURA BRANIGAN
(32) 27. THE HEART OF ROCK 'N' ROLL - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
(29) 25. BORDERLINE - MADONNA
(25) 23. NO MORE WORDS - BERLIN
(21) 20. DANCING IN THE SHEETS - SHALAMAR
(26) 19. THE REFLEX - DURAN DURAN *
(10) 18. MISS ME BLIND - CULTURE CLUB
(20) 17. SISTER CHRISTIAN - NIGHT RANGER
(16) 16. THE AUTHORITY SONG - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(17) 14. THE LONGEST TIME - BILLY JOEL
(12) 12. HEAD OVER HEELS - THE GO-GO'S
( 8) 11. THEY DON'T KNOW - TRACEY ULLMAN
(14) 10. TIME AFTER TIME - CYNDI LAUPER *
(11) 9. OH SHERRIE - STEVE PERRY
( 4) 8. FOOTLOOSE - KENNY LOGGINS **
( 7) 7. YOU MIGHT THINK - THE CARS
( 5) 5. LOVE SOMEBODY - RICK SPRINGFIELD
( 9) 4. LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY - DENIECE WILLIAMS *
( 3) 3. HOLD ME NOW - THOMPSON TWINS
( 1) 2. AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW) - PHIL COLLINS **
( 2) 1. HELLO - LIONEL RICHIE *
 
22 for 84

(49) 39. STAY THE NIGHT - CHICAGO
(37) 33. YOU CAN'T GET WHAT YOU WANT - JOE JACKSON
(34) 32. IT'S MY LIFE - TALK TALK
(28) 31. SHOW ME - PRETENDERS
(35) 29. ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE - SCORPIONS
(33) 28. SELF CONTROL - LAURA BRANIGAN
(32) 27. THE HEART OF ROCK 'N' ROLL - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
(29) 25. BORDERLINE - MADONNA
(25) 23. NO MORE WORDS - BERLIN
(15) 21. DON'T ANSWER ME - THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
(26) 19. THE REFLEX - DURAN DURAN *
(20) 17. SISTER CHRISTIAN - NIGHT RANGER
(16) 16. THE AUTHORITY SONG - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(18) 15. BREAKDANCE - IRENE CARA
(17) 14. THE LONGEST TIME - BILLY JOEL
(12) 12. HEAD OVER HEELS - THE GO-GO'S
(14) 10. TIME AFTER TIME - CYNDI LAUPER *
( 4) 8. FOOTLOOSE - KENNY LOGGINS **
( 7) 7. YOU MIGHT THINK - THE CARS
( 9) 4. LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY - DENIECE WILLIAMS *
( 3) 3. HOLD ME NOW - THOMPSON TWINS
( 1) 2. AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW) - PHIL COLLINS **
 
Good 15
(49) 39. STAY THE NIGHT - CHICAGO
(24) 37. SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME - ROCKWELL
(39) 34. RUN, RUNAWAY - SLADE
(35) 29. ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE - SCORPIONS
(33) 28. SELF CONTROL - LAURA BRANIGAN
(32) 27. THE HEART OF ROCK 'N' ROLL - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
(27) 26. WHITE HORSE - LAID BACK
(23) 22. I'LL WAIT - VAN HALEN
(17) 14. THE LONGEST TIME - BILLY JOEL
(11) 9. OH SHERRIE - STEVE PERRY
( 4) 8. FOOTLOOSE - KENNY LOGGINS **
( 7) 7. YOU MIGHT THINK - THE CARS
( 5) 5. LOVE SOMEBODY - RICK SPRINGFIELD
( 9) 4. LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY - DENIECE WILLIAMS *
( 3) 3. HOLD ME NOW - THOMPSON TWINS

Okay 8
(43) 38. LOVE WILL SHOW US HOW - CHRISTINE MCVIE
(34) 32. IT'S MY LIFE - TALK TALK
(15) 21. DON'T ANSWER ME - THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
(26) 19. THE REFLEX - DURAN DURAN *
(20) 17. SISTER CHRISTIAN - NIGHT RANGER
(16) 16. THE AUTHORITY SONG - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(12) 12. HEAD OVER HEELS - THE GO-GO'S
(14) 10. TIME AFTER TIME - CYNDI LAUPER *

Bad 17

(27) 26. WHITE HORSE - LAID BACK

Don't ride the white horse, but it's ok to ride the white pony. Wait... but isn't a white pony also a white horse?

( 6) 6. TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED BEFORE - JULIO IGLESIAS & WILLIE NELSON

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(14) 10. TIME AFTER TIME - CYNDI LAUPER *
( 9) 4. LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY - DENIECE WILLIAMS *
( 2) 1. HELLO - LIONEL RICHIE *


I met my friend's old college room mate for the first time today. My friend and his kid were there too. The four of us played mini-golf then went out for dinner. The kid picked #10, I picked #4 and the room mate picked #1.

NOTE: One week off
Won't make the top 40
#47 Queen "I Want to Break Free"
#48 Nik Kershaw "Wouldn't It Be Good"
#49 Dan Fogelberg "Believe in Me"
#54 Shannon "Give Me Tonight"
#55 Cameo "She's Strange"
#56 Yarbough & People "Don't Waste Your Time"
#60 INXS "Original Sin"
#62 Weird Al "King of Suede"
#67 Shakin' Stevens "I Cry Just A Little Bit"
#69 LaToya Jackson "Heart Don't Lie"
#71 James Ingram "There's No Easy Way"
#72 Dennis Edwards "Don't Look Any Further"
#74 Temptations "Sail Away"
#75 Debarge "Love Me In A Special Way"
#77 Duke Jupiter "Little Lady"
#78 Psychedelic Furs "The Ghost In You"
#79 Kenny Rogers "Eyes That See in the Dark"
#80 Poco "Days Gone By"
#81 Frank Stallone "Darlin'"
#82 Re-Flex "Hurt"
#84 Dwight Twilley "Little Bit Of Love"
#85 Kim Carnes "I Pretend"
#87 Paul Young "Love of the Common People"
#89 David Gilmour "Blue Light"
#90 Alabama "When We Make Love"
#91 Billy Rankin "Baby Come Back"
#95 Hagar, Schon, Aaronson, Shrieve "Whiter Shade Of Pale"
#96 Bananarama "Robert De Niro's Waiting"
#97 Luther Vandross "Superstar/Until You Come Back To Me"
#99 Michael Gore "Terms Of Endearment"
#100 Sergio Mendes "Olympia"


The VJ in 3 minutes:
 
CORRECT ORDER:

Van Halen "Jump" #62
Kenny Loggins "Footloose" #8
Phil Collins "Against All Odds" #2
Lionel Richie "Hello" #1
Deniece Williams "Let's Hear It" #4
Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time" #10

Duran Duran "The Reflex" #19
Prince "When Doves Cry" 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
 
Generally 15ish.

(24) 37. SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME - ROCKWELL
(39) 34. RUN, RUNAWAY - SLADE
(34) 32. IT'S MY LIFE - TALK TALK
(28) 31. SHOW ME - PRETENDERS
(35) 29. ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICANE - SCORPIONS
(32) 27. THE HEART OF ROCK 'N' ROLL - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
(25) 23. NO MORE WORDS - BERLIN
(23) 22. I'LL WAIT - VAN HALEN
(26) 19. THE REFLEX - DURAN DURAN *
(20) 17. SISTER CHRISTIAN - NIGHT RANGER
(16) 16. THE AUTHORITY SONG - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(17) 14. THE LONGEST TIME - BILLY JOEL
(14) 10. TIME AFTER TIME - CYNDI LAUPER *
( 7) 7. YOU MIGHT THINK - THE CARS
( 3) 3. HOLD ME NOW - THOMPSON TWINS
 
Bubbling Under for The Week Ending 12th May, 1984


TW

LW

Artist

Title

Record Company

Week on Chart

Hot 100 Debut

Peak

Other Charts

101

105

Newcleus

Jam On It

Sunnyview

3

#95
6/2/84

56

#9 R&B , #16 Dance, #89 UK

102

RE

Peter Brown

They Only Come Out At Night

Columbia

2

-

102

#50 R&B, #1 Dance

103

-

Kim Carnes

I Pretend

EMI-America

1

#85
5/19/84

74

#9 AC

104

104

The Manhattan Transfer

Mystery

Atlantic

3

-

102

#6 AC

105

106

Break Machine

Street Dance

Sire

3

-

105

#3 UK, #6 Dance, #78 R&B

106

109

Menudo

If You're Not Here (By My Side)

RCA

2

-

102

#36 R&B

107

110

KC

Are You Ready

Meca

2

-

102

108

RE

Spinners

Right Or Wrong

Atlantic

4

-

104

#22 R&B

109

-

Alabama

When We Make Love

RCA

1

#90
5/19/84

72

#1 Country, #8 AC

110

-

Russ Ballard

Voices

EMI-America

1

-

105

#15 Rock

Chart drops or busters:


TW LW Artist/Title
-- 101 The Art Of Noise/Beat Box
-- 102 Nena/Just A Dream
-- 103 Alisha/All Night Passion
85 107 Psychedelic Furs/The Ghost In You
89 108 Duke Jupiter/Little Lady


Comments:
  • We have a few chart toppers from other charts.
  • "Street Dance" was a hit in several European countries.
  • "Mystery" was covered by Anita Baker.

Playlist:
 

CASEY KASEM’S AMERICAN TOP 40 - 4/17/82​

LW#3: CHARIOTS OF FIRE - VANGELIS

LW#2: WE GOT THE BEAT - GO-GO'S
LW#1: I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
40: MAKING LOVE - ROBERTA FLACK
39: STILL IN SAIGON - CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
38: STARS ON 45 (STEVIE WONDER TRIBUTE) - STARS ON
37: TAKE OFF - BOB AND DOUG McKENZIE W/ GEDDY LEE
36: EMPTY GARDEN (HEY HEY JOHNNY) - ELTON JOHN
35: POP GOES THE MOVIES - MECO
34: MAGNUM P.I. THEME - MIKE POST
33: GENIUS OF LOVE - TOM TOM CLUB
32: DON'T YOU WANT ME - HUMAN LEAGUE
31: MAMA USED TO SAY - JUNIOR
30: HANG FIRE - ROLLING STONES
29: SWEET DREAMS - AIR SUPPLY
LDD: CHANGES IN LATTITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES - JIMMY BUFFET
28: THE OTHER WOMAN - RAY PARKER, JR
27: SHOULD I DO IT - THE POINTER SISTERS
26: ALWAYS ON MY MIND - WILLIE NELSON
25: BABY MAKES HER BLUE JEANS TALK - DR. HOOK
24: PAC-MAN FEVER - BUCKNER & GARCIA
23: I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME - CHARLENE
22: BEATLES MOVIE MEDLEY - BEATLES
21: EBONY & IVORY - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
20: GET DOWN ON IT - KOOL & THE GANG
19: GOIN' DOWN - GREG GUIDRY
18: NOBODY SAID IT WAS EASY (LOOKIN' FOR THE LIGHTS) - LE ROUX
17: DID IT IN A MINUTE - HALL & OATES
16: AND ANOTHER FOOL - QUARTERFLASH
15: 867-5309 / JENNY - TOMMY TUTONE
EXTRA: TO SIR WITH LOVE - LULU
14: 100 WAYS - QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES INGRAM
13: '65 LOVE AFFAIR - PAUL DAVIS
12: PRETTY WOMAN - VAN HALEN
11: EDGE OF SEVENTEEN - STEVIE NICKS
10: THAT GIRL - STEVIE WONDER
9: OPEN ARMS - JOURNEY
LDD: COME TOGETHER - BEATLES
8: KEY LARGO - BARRY HIGGINS
7: DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
6: DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS - RICK SPRINGFIELD
5: MAKE A MOVE ON ME - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
4: FREEZE FRAME - J. GEILS BAND
3: CHARIOTS OF FIRE - VANGELIS
2: WE GOT THE BEAT - GO-GO'S
1: I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS

CASEY KASEM'S AMERICAN TOP 40 - 4/17/82
 
"Yes, I'm Ready" (a duet with Teri DeSario)....a remake of the Barbara Mason original.

The uncredited background vocalists on Barbara Mason's Yes I'm Ready are Bobbi Walker, guitarist Billy Ingram, keyboardist Jimmy Ingram and drummer Johnny Ingram. A fourth Ingram brother, Butch (real name: Norman), played bass. Bobbi would release two albums, Diamond In The Rough in 1980 and the cleverly titl;ed Bobbi Walker in 1982.

 
25 good/ok from 1982 (excluding extras):

39: STILL IN SAIGON - CHARLIE DANIELS BAND
37: TAKE OFF - BOB AND DOUG McKENZIE W/ GEDDY LEE
36: EMPTY GARDEN (HEY HEY JOHNNY) - ELTON JOHN
34: MAGNUM P.I. THEME - MIKE POST
32: DON'T YOU WANT ME - HUMAN LEAGUE
30: HANG FIRE - ROLLING STONES
29: SWEET DREAMS - AIR SUPPLY
28: THE OTHER WOMAN - RAY PARKER, JR
26: ALWAYS ON MY MIND - WILLIE NELSON
25: BABY MAKES HER BLUE JEANS TALK - DR. HOOK
24: PAC-MAN FEVER - BUCKNER & GARCIA
23: I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME - CHARLENE
21: EBONY & IVORY - PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS
17: DID IT IN A MINUTE - HALL & OATES
15: 867-5309 / JENNY - TOMMY TUTONE
13: '65 LOVE AFFAIR - PAUL DAVIS
11: EDGE OF SEVENTEEN - STEVIE NICKS
9: OPEN ARMS - JOURNEY
7: DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
6: DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS - RICK SPRINGFIELD
5: MAKE A MOVE ON ME - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
4: FREEZE FRAME - J. GEILS BAND
3: CHARIOTS OF FIRE - VANGELIS
2: WE GOT THE BEAT - GO-GO'S
1: I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
 
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