80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

I remember in July 1987 when KIIS in Los Angeles premiered I Just Can't Stop Loving You, the first single off Michael Jackson's upcoming album Bad, one of the DJs complained, "The first song to be released from this album should be an uptempo song, not a ballad – and certainly not a duet." Dummy! The song went to number one in its seventh week on the Hot 100!

Here are Michael Jackson and Sheryl Crow performing the song at Wembley Stadium, July 16, 1988. The keyboardist is Greg Phillinganes, who played on Michael's Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad and Dangerous albums.

 
Fourteen

7 DE SUZANNE VEGA - LUKA
36 DE STEVE WINWOOD - BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE - Nostalgia
30 17 KIM WILDE - YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON
23 20 BILLY IDOL - SWEET SIXTEEN
21 28 GEORGE MICHAEL - I WANT YOUR SEX (Rhythm 1 Lust) - Some friends had this thing where the song became I want your socks. We drank a lot back then.
19 23 T’PAU - HEART AND SOUL - Nostalgia
18 10 BON JOVI - WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE
17 25 U2 - I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR
16 19 MÖTLEY CRÜE - GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS
14 12 LEVEL 42 - LESSONS IN LOVE
11 15 CROWDED HOUSE - SOMETHING SO STRONG
10 16 PSEUDO ECHO - FUNKYTOWN
03 07 BOB SEGER - SHAKEDOWN
02 04 HEART - ALONE
 
Channel98 said:
one of the DJs complained, "The first song to be released from this album should be an uptempo song, not a ballad – and certainly not a duet." Dummy!
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While it was very successful, and so was the ballad-first-single from Thriller "The Girl Is Mine", I do prefer when the first single enters with a bang instead of a whine.
 
sadchild said:
While it was very successful, and so was the ballad-first-single from Thriller "The Girl Is Mine", I do prefer when the first single enters with a bang instead of a whine.
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I heard that it is a deliberate marketing strategy to make the biggest single (in the record company's opinion) as the #2 release from the album. I forget the reasoning but they obviously feels it maximizes sales of albums and singles.
 
When they expect an album to chart instantly, I suppose that it pushes out how long an album could stay on the chart.

Bon Jovi’s new album hit high on the chart for a few days then dropped below 200 a couple of days later. The die-hard fans bought it no matter what, and nobody else cared.
 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
I heard that it is a deliberate marketing strategy to make the biggest single (in the record company's opinion) as the #2 release from the album.
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If I were to guess, that's probably for well-established artists? They assume no matter what the first (advance) single is, radio is gonna spin it and thousands are gonna buy it. Then they release the biggie as the 2nd single with the album.

I remember when NIN's The Fragile was about to come out, they released "The Day The World Went Away" as the lead single and it crossed over to pop, reaching #17 - probably just because there was so much anticipation for a new release from NIN at the time. The song was boring as hell and fell to #58 the next week, and it was off the chart a few weeks later. I bought the single because I was a super-fan and hated it. Ask any NIN fan their favorite songs? They probably won't say "The Day The World Went Away"...
 
sadchild said:
If I were to guess, that's probably for well-established artists? They assume no matter what the first (advance) single is, radio is gonna spin it and thousands are gonna buy it. Then they release the biggie as the 2nd single with the album.
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Yes, I think established artists. Examples I have heard is Michael Jackson's Thriller (#1 "That Girl Is Mine", #2 "Billie Jean") and John Melecamp's Scarecrow album (#1 "Lonely Ol' Night", #2 "Small Town").
 
JUL 84

EARLIER
Deniece Williams "Let's Hear It"
Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time"
Duran Duran "The Reflex"

Prince "When Doves Cry"
Ray Parker "Ghostbusters"

LATER
John Waite "Missing You"
Prince "Let's Go Crazy"
Tina Turner "What's Love Got"
 
What's Love Got To Do With It was first recorded in February 1984 by British pop quartet Bucks Fizz. It was intended for their I Hear Talk album scheduled for release in November – but after Tina Turner released her version of the song in May, the band decided to leave their original version off the album. It remained unreleased until 2000 when it was included as a bonus track on the 2000 CD re-issue of their 1982 album Are You Ready.



Graham Lyle, who co-wrote the song with Terry Britten, had been a member of McGuinness Flint in the early 1970s and then formed the duo Gallagher & Lyle with Benny Gallagher. He recorded his own version of What's Love Got To Do With Hit for his first solo album, Something Beautiful Remains (2003).

 
sadchild said:
JUL 84

EARLIER
Deniece Williams "Let's Hear It"
Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time"
Duran Duran "The Reflex"

Prince "When Doves Cry"
Ray Parker "Ghostbusters"

LATER
John Waite "Missing You"
Prince "Let's Go Crazy"
Tina Turner "What's Love Got"
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Tough choice.....

I'm going with the second.....I think....
 
sadchild said:
JUL 84

EARLIER
Deniece Williams "Let's Hear It"
Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time"
Duran Duran "The Reflex"

Prince "When Doves Cry"
Ray Parker "Ghostbusters"

LATER
John Waite "Missing You"
Prince "Let's Go Crazy"
Tina Turner "What's Love Got"
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#2 but I have a feeling it depends on which week they play.
 
1985/07/14

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

The Bottom 60: debuts and/or future or former #1s:
(--) 89. HAPPY ENDING - JOE JACKSON
(--) 87. YOU'RE THE BEST THING - THE STYLE COUNCIL
(--) 76. TWO SIDES OF LOVE - SAMMY HAGAR
(--) 75. 17 - RICK JAMES
(--) 72. WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES - NIGHT RANGER
(62) 69. HELLO - LIONEL RICHIE **
(53) 61. AGAINST ALL ODDS (TAKE A LOOK AT ME NOW) - PHIL COLLINS **
(--) 56. LIGHTS OUT - PETER WOLF
(60) 45. MISSING YOU - JOHN WAITE *

This week's drops:
(39) 58. PRIME TIME - THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
(38) 55. FAREWELL MY SUMMER LOVE - MICHAEL JACKSON
(35) 47. IT'S A MIRACLE - CULTURE CLUB
(29) 43. SISTER CHRISTIAN - NIGHT RANGER
(18) 41. OH SHERRIE - STEVE PERRY

The Top 40:
(46) 40. TURN TO YOU - GO-GO'S
(51) 39. ROCK ME TONITE - BILLY SQUIER
(40) 38. BOYS DO FALL IN LOVE - ROBIN GIBB
(45) 37. SEXY GIRL - GLENN FRY
(42) 36. THE FIRST DAY OF SUMMER - TONY CAREY
(37) 35. ALIBIS - SERGIO MENDES
(22) 34. MODERN DAY DELILAH - VAN STEPHENSON
(43) 33. ROUND AND ROUND - RATT
(23) 32. STAY THE NIGHT - CHICAGO
(36) 31. SHE'S MINE - STEVE PERRY
(34) 30. ROMANCING THE STONE - EDDY GRANT
(30) 29. SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT - COREY HART
(28) 28. I'M FREE - KENNY LOGGINS
(31) 27. PANAMA - VAN HALEN
(26) 26. DON'T WALK AWAY - RICK SPRINGFIELD
(32) 25. IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN - PEABO BRYSON
(25) 24. NO WAY OUT - JEFFERSON STARSHIP
(27) 23. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT - TINA TURNER *
(11) 22. LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY - DENIECE WILLIAMS **
(33) 21. STUCK ON YOU - LIONEL RICHIE
(24) 20. I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU - DAN HARTMAN
(15) 19. BORDERLINE - MADONNA
(16) 18. DANCE HALL DAYS - WANG CHUNG
(20) 17. BREAKING... THERE'S NO STOPPING US - OLLIE AND JERRY
(17) 16. SAD SONGS (SAY SO MUCH) - ELTON JOHN
(21) 15. STATE OF SHOCK - THE JACKSONS AND MICK JAGGER
( 7) 14. TIME AFTER TIME - CYNDI LAUPER **
(13) 13. DOCTOR! DOCTOR! - THOMPSON TWINS
(12) 12. MAGIC - THE CARS
(14) 11. INFATUATION - ROD STEWART
(10) 10. LEGS - ZZ TOP
( 9) 9. THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
(19) 8. GHOSTBUSTERS - RAY PARKER JR. *
( 8) 7. ALMOST PARADISE - MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON
( 4) 6. SELF CONTROL - LAURA BRANIGAN
( 5) 5. THE REFLEX - DURAN DURAN **
( 6) 4. EYES WITHOUT A FACE - BILLY IDOL
( 3) 3. JUMP (FOR MY LOVE) - THE POINTER SISTERS
( 2) 2. DANCING IN THE DARK - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
( 1) 1. WHEN DOVES CRY - PRINCE *
 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
#2 but I have a feeling it depends on which week they play.
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Not even close.

24 good/ok from 1984:
(43) 33. ROUND AND ROUND - RATT
(34) 30. ROMANCING THE STONE - EDDY GRANT
(30) 29. SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT - COREY HART
(28) 28. I'M FREE - KENNY LOGGINS
(31) 27. PANAMA - VAN HALEN
(27) 23. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT - TINA TURNER *
(11) 22. LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY - DENIECE WILLIAMS **
(33) 21. STUCK ON YOU - LIONEL RICHIE
(15) 19. BORDERLINE - MADONNA
(16) 18. DANCE HALL DAYS - WANG CHUNG
(17) 16. SAD SONGS (SAY SO MUCH) - ELTON JOHN
( 7) 14. TIME AFTER TIME - CYNDI LAUPER **
(13) 13. DOCTOR! DOCTOR! - THOMPSON TWINS
(12) 12. MAGIC - THE CARS
(14) 11. INFATUATION - ROD STEWART
(10) 10. LEGS - ZZ TOP
( 9) 9. THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
(19) 8. GHOSTBUSTERS - RAY PARKER JR. *
( 4) 6. SELF CONTROL - LAURA BRANIGAN
( 5) 5. THE REFLEX - DURAN DURAN **
( 6) 4. EYES WITHOUT A FACE - BILLY IDOL
( 3) 3. JUMP (FOR MY LOVE) - THE POINTER SISTERS
( 2) 2. DANCING IN THE DARK - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
( 1) 1. WHEN DOVES CRY - PRINCE *
 
Eighteen

(51) 39. ROCK ME TONITE - BILLY SQUIER
(43) 33. ROUND AND ROUND - RATT
(30) 29. SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT - COREY HART
(31) 27. PANAMA - VAN HALEN
(24) 20. I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU - DAN HARTMAN
(16) 18. DANCE HALL DAYS - WANG CHUNG
( 7) 14. TIME AFTER TIME - CYNDI LAUPER **
(13) 13. DOCTOR! DOCTOR! - THOMPSON TWINS
(12) 12. MAGIC - THE CARS
(14) 11. INFATUATION - ROD STEWART
(10) 10. LEGS - ZZ TOP
( 9) 9. THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
(19) 8. GHOSTBUSTERS - RAY PARKER JR. *
( 5) 5. THE REFLEX - DURAN DURAN **
( 6) 4. EYES WITHOUT A FACE - BILLY IDOL
( 3) 3. JUMP (FOR MY LOVE) - THE POINTER SISTERS
( 2) 2. DANCING IN THE DARK - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
( 1) 1. WHEN DOVES CRY - PRINCE *
 
CORRECT ORDER

Phil Collins "Against All Odds" #61
Lionel Richie "Hello" #69
Deniece Williams "Let's Hear It" #22
Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time" #14
Duran Duran "The Reflex" #5
Prince "When Doves Cry" #1
Ray Parker "Ghostbusters" #8
Tina Turner "What's Love Got" #23
John Waite "Missing You" #45
Prince "Let's Go Crazy" 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
 
Good 17
(43) 33. ROUND AND ROUND - RATT
(23) 32. STAY THE NIGHT - CHICAGO
(34) 30. ROMANCING THE STONE - EDDY GRANT
(30) 29. SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT - COREY HART
(31) 27. PANAMA - VAN HALEN
(27) 23. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT - TINA TURNER *
(11) 22. LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY - DENIECE WILLIAMS **
(24) 20. I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU - DAN HARTMAN
(13) 13. DOCTOR! DOCTOR! - THOMPSON TWINS
(12) 12. MAGIC - THE CARS
(14) 11. INFATUATION - ROD STEWART
(10) 10. LEGS - ZZ TOP
( 9) 9. THE HEART OF ROCK AND ROLL - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
(19) 8. GHOSTBUSTERS - RAY PARKER JR. *
( 4) 6. SELF CONTROL - LAURA BRANIGAN
( 5) 5. THE REFLEX - DURAN DURAN **
( 6) 4. EYES WITHOUT A FACE - BILLY IDOL

Okay 12
(46) 40. TURN TO YOU - GO-GO'S
(51) 39. ROCK ME TONITE - BILLY SQUIER
(28) 28. I'M FREE - KENNY LOGGINS
(26) 26. DON'T WALK AWAY - RICK SPRINGFIELD
(25) 24. NO WAY OUT - JEFFERSON STARSHIP
(16) 18. DANCE HALL DAYS - WANG CHUNG
(17) 16. SAD SONGS (SAY SO MUCH) - ELTON JOHN
(21) 15. STATE OF SHOCK - THE JACKSONS AND MICK JAGGER
( 7) 14. TIME AFTER TIME - CYNDI LAUPER **
( 8) 7. ALMOST PARADISE - MIKE RENO AND ANN WILSON
( 3) 3. JUMP (FOR MY LOVE) - THE POINTER SISTERS
( 2) 2. DANCING IN THE DARK - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

25. IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN - PEABO BRYSON

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1. WHEN DOVES CRY - PRINCE

All three of us guessed this one.

#50 Bon Jovi "She Don't Know Me"
#59 Genesis "Taking It All Too Hard"
#61 Def Leppard "Bringin' On The Heartbreak (Remix)"
#63 Survivor "The Moment Of Truth"
#81 Weird Al "I Lost On Jeopardy"
#86 Scorpions "Still Loving You"
#87 REM "South Central Rain"
#88 Quiet Riot "Mama, Weer All Crazee Now"

These are all good/okay.

NOTE: ONE WEEK OFF
Won't reach the top 40
#44 Juice Newton "A Little Love"
#50 Bon Jovi "She Don't Know Me"
#54 Jenny Burton "Strangers In A Strange World"
#55 Teddy Pendergrass & Whitney Houston "Hold Me"
#58 Orion the Hunter "So You Ran"
#59 Genesis "Taking It All Too Hard"
#61 Def Leppard "Bringin' On The Heartbreak (Remix)"
#63 Survivor "The Moment Of Truth"
#68 Newcleus "Jam On It"
#71 Red Rider "Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock Me)"
#75 Jocelyn Brown "Somebody Else's Guy"
#76 Christopher Cross "A Chance for Heaven"
#77 Chris DeBurgh "High on Emotion"
#78 M+M "Black Stations/White Stations"
#79 Berlin "Now It's My Turn"
#81 Weird Al "I Lost On Jeopardy"
#82 Johnny Mathis "Simple"
#86 Scorpions "Still Loving You"
#87 REM "South Central Rain"
#88 Quiet Riot "Mama, Weer All Crazee Now"
#89 Talk Talk "Such a Shame"
#90 Cherelle "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On"
#91 Carol Lynn Townes "99 1/2"
#92 Bar-Kays "Freakshow On The Dance Floor"
#93 Human League "Lebanon"
#94 Randy Bell "Don't Do Me"
#95 Alabama "When We Make Love"
#96 Psychedelic Furs "The Ghost In You"
#100 Tracy Ullman "Break-A-Way"
 
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