80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

Ate

27 27 GREG KIHN BAND - THE BREAKUP SONG (They Don’t Write ‘Em)
26 31 PAT BENATAR - FIRE AND ICE
25 38 STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY - STOP DRAGGIN’ MY HEART AROUND
21 23 PHIL COLLINS - IN THE AIR TONIGHT
20 22 FOREIGNER - URGENT
18 18 BILLY SQUIER - THE STROKE
13 11 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - YOU MAKE MY DREAMS
01 01 RICK SPRINGFIELD - JESSIE’S GIRL
 
Will never reach the top 40
#44 Rush "Tom Sawyer" - SO CLOSE!!!!!

#83 Squeeze "Tempted" - Surprise
#95 Loverboy "The Kid Is Hot Tonite" - Surprise
 
US Top 40 Singles Week Ending 8th August, 1981


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

101
103
Larry Graham
Just Be My Lady
Warner Bros.
3
9/5/81
#79
67

102
102
Sad Cafe
La-Di-Da
Swan Song
2
8/22/81
#90
78

103
104
Debra Laws
Very Special
Elektra
6
8/15/81
#94
90

104
-
Steve Winwood
Night Train
Warner Bros.
1
-
104

105
-
The Go-Go's
Our Lips Are Sealed
A&M
1
8/29/81
#90
20

106
-
The A's
A Woman's Got The Power
Arista
1
-
106

107
108
Savoy Brown
Lay Back In The Arms of Someone
Town House
4
-
107

108
-
Deniece Williams
Silly
Columbia
1
8/15/81
#88
53

109
109
Cameo
Freaky Dancin'
Chocolate City
5
-
102

110
-
Glen Campbell
I Love My Truck
Atlantic
1
8/22/81
#96
94

Chart drops or busters:

TW LW Artist/Title

86 101 Larry John McNally/Just Like Paradise
88 105 Cheryl Lynn/Shake It Up
-- 106 Grace Jones/Pull Up To The Bumper
-- 107 Ozzy Osbourne/Crazy Train
-- 110 Van Halen/ So This Is Love

Comments:
  • Steve Winwood and Cameo will have their time in the sun years later.
  • The Go-Go's is our only future top 40.
  • "A Woman's Got The Power" was remade by Jennifer Holiday in 1999. It was a huge club hit.
Playlist:
 
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A Woman's Got The Power was also recorded by Clarence Clemons & The Red Bank Rockers. This appeared on their October 1983 album Rescue and was released as a single in January 1984 but never charted. John "J.T." Bowen is the vocalist. One of the guitarists is David Landau, brother of Jon Landau, who co-produced all of Bruce Springsteen's studio albums from 1975 to 1992.

 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
97 got a lot of airplay up where I was in 1981.
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It was an international smash..... except in the US. There are a lot of those songs that were huge in several countries but barely dented the US chart. Weird.
seasalt43 said:
-- 110 Van Halen/ So This Is Love
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From my all-time favorite album as a teen. Does this make up for liking Village People and Barry Manilow songs more than ELO and Jackson Browne on this week's Casey Countdown?
 
15 for 81

39 DE ELO - HOLD ON TIGHT
29 39 GARY WRIGHT - REALLY WANNA KNOW YOU
28 12 THE MOODY BLUES - GEMINI DREAM
27 27 GREG KIHN BAND - THE BREAKUP SONG (They Don’t Write ‘Em)
26 31 PAT BENATAR - FIRE AND ICE
25 38 STEVIE NICKS/TOM PETTY - STOP DRAGGIN’ MY HEART AROUND
24 24 REO SPEEDWAGON - DON’T LET HIM GO
21 23 PHIL COLLINS - IN THE AIR TONIGHT
20 22 FOREIGNER - URGENT
18 18 BILLY SQUIER - THE STROKE
15 15 THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT - TIME
13 11 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - YOU MAKE MY DREAMS
12 07 KIM CARNES - BETTE DAVIS EYES
09 10 JUICE NEWTON - QUEEN OF HEARTS
01 01 RICK SPRINGFIELD - JESSIE’S GIRL

Notes:
18 18 BILLY SQUIER - THE STROKE - Another song about jerking off
10 02 AIR SUPPLY - THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE - The one that chew love
08 09 MARTY BALIN - HEARTS - Instant channel changer. (I believe this song may have sentimental value for some of you, which I respect)
01 01 RICK SPRINGFIELD - JESSIE’S GIRL - Another stalker song disguised as a love song
 
scotchandcigar said:
18 18 BILLY SQUIER - THE STROKE - Another song about jerking off
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Billy:

“Plenty of people saw sexual connotations in [‘The Stroke’] but to me, it was about what goes on in the business world,” Squier added, saying it doesn’t bother him too much. “I mean, I’m happy if people get something sexual out of it, but that was not its original intent or purpose.”

Me:

I think it's a double-entendre about stroking egos (tell me I'm gonna be the next big star, but make me sign an unfair contract) while also about "it's not who you know it's who you blow" aka casting couch aka "your potential career hinges on jerking me off"
 
AUG 89

EARLIER
Richard Marx "Satisfied"
Martika "Toy Soldiers"
Simply Red "If You Don't Know"
Michael Damien "Rock On"
Bette Midler "Wind Beneath"
Fine Young Cannibals "Good Thing"

Prince "Batdance"
Richard Marx "Right Here Waiting"
NKOTB "Hanging Tough"

LATER
Paula Abdul "Cold Hearted"
Milli Vanilli "Girl I'm Gonna"
Gloria Estefan "Don't Wanna Lose You"
Roxette "Listen To Your Heart"
 
August 19th, 1989:

40 DE EDDIE MURPHY - PUT YOUR MOUTH ON ME
39 29 ROXETTE - DRESSED FOR SUCCESS
38 32 MILLI VANILLI - BABY DON’T FORGET MY NUMBER
37 DE MADONNA - CHERISH
36 24 MADONNA - EXPRESS YOURSELF
35 DE KATRINA & THE WAVES - THAT’S THE WAY
34 38 HOWARD JONES - THE PRISONER
33 31 MICHAEL DAMIAN - COVER OF LOVE
32 DE NENEH CHERRY - KISSES ON THE WIND
31 36 MICHAEL BOLTON - SOUL PROVIDER
30 40 BEE GEES - ONE
29 33 GRAYSON HUGH - TALK IT OVER
28 35 MILLI VANILLI - GIRL I’M GONNA MISS YOU
27 19 HENRY LEE SUMMER - HEY BABY
26 17 DEBBIE GIBSON - NO MORE RHYME
25 16 SIMPLY RED - IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME BY NOW
24 23 SWEET SENSATION - HOOKED ON YOU
23 15 L.L. COOL J - I’M THAT TYPE OF GUY
22 30 WARRANT - HEAVEN
21 27 CHER - IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME
20 26 SKID ROW - 18 AND LIFE
19 21 WINGER - HEADED FOR A HEARTBREAK
18 08 BON JOVI - LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME
17 25 SURFACE - SHOWER ME WITH YOUR LOVE
16 10 MARTIKA - TOY SOLDIERS
15 22 SOUL II SOUL featuring Caron Wheeler - KEEP ON MOVIN’
14 20 DONNY OSMOND - SACRED EMOTION
13 18 THE JEFF HEALEY BAND - ANGEL EYES
12 13 JODY WATLEY With Eric B. & Rakim - FRIENDS
11 14 DON HENLEY - THE END OF THE INNOCENCE
10 04 LOVE AND ROCKETS - SO ALIVE
09 12 KARYN WHITE - SECRET RENDEZVOUS
08 03 PRINCE - BATDANCE
07 07 DINO - I LIKE IT
06 11 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK - HANGIN’ TOUGH
05 05 GREAT WHITE - ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY
04 09 GLORIA ESTEFAN - DON’T WANNA LOSE YOU
03 06 PAULA ABDUL - COLD HEARTED
02 02 BOBBY BROWN - ON OUR OWN
01 01 RICHARD MARX - RIGHT HERE WAITING
 
CORRECT ORDER

Bette Midler "Wind Beneath" #63
NKOTB "I'll Be Loving" #89
Richard Marx "Satisfied" uncharted HOW'D THIS FALL SO FAST?
Milli Vanilli "Baby Don't Forget" #38
Fine Young Cannibals "Good Thing" #45
Simply Red "If You Don't Know" #25
Martika "Toy Soldiers" #16
Prince "Batdance" #8
Richard Marx "Right Here Waiting" #1
Paula Abdul "Cold Hearted" #3
NKOTB "Hanging Tough" #6
Gloria Estefan "Don't Wanna Lose You" #4
Milli Vanilli "Girl I'm Gonna" #26
Janet Jackson "Miss You Much" uncharted
Roxette "Listen To Your Heart" 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
yellow: not on my list and not on hot 100
 
***** great
23 15 L.L. COOL J - I’M THAT TYPE OF GUY
21 27 CHER - IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME
20 26 SKID ROW - 18 AND LIFE
10 04 LOVE AND ROCKETS - SO ALIVE
05 05 GREAT WHITE - ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY

**** good
39 29 ROXETTE - DRESSED FOR SUCCESS
18 08 BON JOVI - LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME
13 18 THE JEFF HEALEY BAND - ANGEL EYES
11 14 DON HENLEY - THE END OF THE INNOCENCE
08 03 PRINCE - BATDANCE
01 01 RICHARD MARX - RIGHT HERE WAITING

***okay
30 40 BEE GEES - ONE
27 19 HENRY LEE SUMMER - HEY BABY
19 21 WINGER - HEADED FOR A HEARTBREAK
16 10 MARTIKA - TOY SOLDIERS
15 22 SOUL II SOUL - KEEP ON MOVIN’
02 02 BOBBY BROWN - ON OUR OWN

** nah
37 DE MADONNA - CHERISH
35 DE KATRINA & THE WAVES - THAT’S THE WAY
34 38 HOWARD JONES - THE PRISONER
32 DE NENEH CHERRY - KISSES ON THE WIND
22 30 WARRANT - HEAVEN
04 09 GLORIA ESTEFAN - DON’T WANNA LOSE YOU
03 06 PAULA ABDUL - COLD HEARTED

*bad 11
 
32 DE NENEH CHERRY - KISSES ON THE WIND
17 25 SURFACE - SHOWER ME WITH YOUR LOVE
09 12 KARYN WHITE - SECRET RENDEZVOUS
07 07 DINO - I LIKE IT

For the music guessing game I've mentioned on here before (Whatsamusic), everyone can submit a song then everyone guesses the songs. Or everyone can guess songs from a user-generated playlist. I made a playlist called "Forgotten Top 10 hits of the 80s" and played it with my friend and his kid. It was hard! Even for me (and I made the playlist!) But it was fun. I had 97 forgotten top 10 hits on it. The above tracks are on there.

28 35 MILLI VANILLI - GIRL I’M GONNA MISS YOU

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01 01 RICHARD MARX - RIGHT HERE WAITING

All three of us guessed this one

Songs that won't make the top 40
#42 Chuckii Booker "Turned Away"
#51 Bad English "Forget Me Not"
#52 10,000 Maniacs "Trouble Me"
#53 Call "Let The Day Begin"
#55 Indigo Girls "Closer To Fine"
#57 John Mellencamp "Jackie Brown"
#58 White Lion "Little Fighter"
#64 Jets "You Better Dance"
#65 Billy Squier "Don't Say You Love Me"
#67 Cinderella "Gypsy Road"
#68 Doobie Brothers "Need A Little Taste Of Love"
#69 Saraya "Love Has Taken Its Toll"
#70 Waterfront "Nature Of Love"
#74 Bulletboys "Smooth Up"
#75 Cyndi Lauper "My First Night Without You"
#76 Stage Dolls "Love Cries"
#77 Adrian Belew "Oh Daddy"
#81 Outfield "My Paradise"
#83 Dion "And The Night Stood Still"
#84 Graces "Lay Down Your Arms"
#85 Aretha Franklin/Whitney Houston "It Isn't, It Wasn't..."
#86 Whistle "Right Next To Me"
#87 Information Society "Lay All Your Love On Me"
#88 Tangier "On The Line"
#90 Paul Shaffer "When The Radio Is On"
#92 Dead Or Alive "Come Home With Me Baby"
#93 Rick Astley "Ain't Too Proud To Beg"
#94 Guns N' Roses "Nightrain"
#95 Tora Tora "Walkin' Shoes"
#96 Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock "Joy & Pain"
#100 Robert Palmer "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming"
 
4 good/ok from 1989:

16 10 MARTIKA - TOY SOLDIERS
11 14 DON HENLEY - THE END OF THE INNOCENCE
10 04 LOVE AND ROCKETS - SO ALIVE
05 05 GREAT WHITE - ONCE BITTEN TWICE SHY
 
My "better than a lot of the top 40" songs:

#51 Bad English "Forget Me Not"
#52 10,000 Maniacs "Trouble Me"
#53 Call "Let The Day Begin"
#55 Indigo Girls "Closer To Fine"
#58 White Lion "Little Fighter"
#64 Jets "You Better Dance"
#65 Billy Squier "Don't Say You Love Me"
#67 Cinderella "Gypsy Road"
#74 Bulletboys "Smooth Up"
#76 Stage Dolls "Love Cries"
#94 Guns N' Roses "Nightrain"
#95 Tora Tora "Walkin' Shoes"
#96 Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock "Joy & Pain"
#100 Robert Palmer "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming"
 
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