80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

I was missing a bunch of #1s. Too many to keep track of!

CORRECT ORDER

Robert Palmer "Addicted To Love" uncharted (peak 5/3)
..
Whitney "Greatest Love" uncharted (peak 5/31)
..
Billy Ocean "There'll Be Sad Songs" #96
Simply Red "Holding Back The Years" #84
Genesis "Invisible Touch" #47
Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer" #29
Peter Cetera "Glory Of Love" #12
Madonna "Papa Don't Preach" #3
Steve Winwood "Higher Love" #1
Bananarama "Venus" #2
Berlin "Take My Breath Away" #4
Huey Lewis "Stuck With You" #9
Janet Jackson "When I Think Of You" #26
Cyndi Lauper "True Colors" #63
..
Human League "Human" uncharted peak 11/22

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
 
8/30/86

40 DE SIMPLY RED - MONEY$ TOO TIGHT (TO MENTION)
39 RE THE BEATLES - TWIST AND SHOUT
38 26 KENNY LOGGINS - DANGER ZONE
37 DE LISA LISA - ALL CRIED OUT
36 DE VAN HALEN - LOVE WALKS IN
35 DE ZZ TOP - VELCRO FLY
34 DE EURYTHMICS - MISSIONARY MAN
33 40 LOVERBOY - HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES
32 32 MIKE + THE MECHANICS - TAKEN IN
31 37 PATTI LABELLE - OH, PEOPLE
30 17 ROD STEWART - LOVE TOUCH
29 19 PETER GABRIEL - SLEDGEHAMMER
28 39 PAUL McCARTNEY - PRESS
27 38 GENESIS - THROWING IT ALL AWAY
26 36 JANET JACKSON - WHEN I THINK OF YOU
25 31 STACEY Q - TWO OF HEARTS
24 27 DOUBLE - THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART
23 28 DARYL HALL - DREAMTIME
22 24 BILLY OCEAN - LOVE ZONE
21 13 JEFFREY OSBORNE - YOU SHOULD BE MINE (The Woo Woo Song)
20 21 MONKEES - THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW
19 22 KLYMAXX - MAN SIZE LOVE
18 23 GLASS TIGER - DON’T FORGET ME (When I’m Gone)
17 10 WHAM! - THE EDGE OF HEAVEN
16 18 DAVID LEE ROTH - YANKEE ROSE
15 20 RUN-D.M.C. - WALK THIS WAY
14 14 REGINA - BABY LOVE
13 16 MIAMI SOUND MACHINE - WORDS GET IN THE WAY
12 05 PETER CETERA - GLORY OF LOVE
11 08 JERMAINE STEWART - WE DON’T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF
10 04 BELINDA CARLISLE - MAD ABOUT YOU
09 15 HUEY LEWIS and the NEWS - STUCK WITH YOU
08 09 TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB - RUMORS
07 11 MICHAEL McDONALD - SWEET FREEDOM
06 12 GLORIA LORING & CARL ANDERSON - FRIENDS AND LOVERS
05 06 LIONEL RICHIE - DANCING ON THE CEILING
04 07 BERLIN - TAKE MY BREATH AWAY
03 01 MADONNA - PAPA DON’T PREACH
02 03 BANANARAMA - VENUS
01 02 STEVE WINWOOD - HIGHER LOVE
 
***** great
29 19 PETER GABRIEL - SLEDGEHAMMER
23 28 DARYL HALL - DREAMTIME
18 23 GLASS TIGER - DON’T FORGET ME (When I’m Gone)
16 18 DAVID LEE ROTH - YANKEE ROSE
15 20 RUN-D.M.C. - WALK THIS WAY
08 09 TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB - RUMORS
01 02 STEVE WINWOOD - HIGHER LOVE

**** good
38 26 KENNY LOGGINS - DANGER ZONE
36 DE VAN HALEN - LOVE WALKS IN
27 38 GENESIS - THROWING IT ALL AWAY

*** okay
39 RE THE BEATLES - TWIST AND SHOUT
35 DE ZZ TOP - VELCRO FLY
30 17 ROD STEWART - LOVE TOUCH
11 08 JERMAINE STEWART - WE DON’T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOTHES OFF
09 15 HUEY LEWIS and the NEWS - STUCK WITH YOU
07 11 MICHAEL McDONALD - SWEET FREEDOM
04 07 BERLIN - TAKE MY BREATH AWAY
03 01 MADONNA - PAPA DON’T PREACH

** nah
40 DE SIMPLY RED - MONEY$ TOO TIGHT (TO MENTION)
34 DE EURYTHMICS - MISSIONARY MAN
33 40 LOVERBOY - HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES
32 32 MIKE + THE MECHANICS - TAKEN IN
28 39 PAUL McCARTNEY - PRESS
26 36 JANET JACKSON - WHEN I THINK OF YOU
25 31 STACEY Q - TWO OF HEARTS
13 16 MIAMI SOUND MACHINE - WORDS GET IN THE WAY
12 05 PETER CETERA - GLORY OF LOVE
10 04 BELINDA CARLISLE - MAD ABOUT YOU
05 06 LIONEL RICHIE - DANCING ON THE CEILING
02 03 BANANARAMA - VENUS

* bad
37 DE LISA LISA - ALL CRIED OUT
31 37 PATTI LABELLE - OH, PEOPLE
24 27 DOUBLE - THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART
22 24 BILLY OCEAN - LOVE ZONE
21 13 JEFFREY OSBORNE - YOU SHOULD BE MINE (The Woo Woo Song)
20 21 MONKEES - THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW
19 22 KLYMAXX - MAN SIZE LOVE
17 10 WHAM! - THE EDGE OF HEAVEN
14 14 REGINA - BABY LOVE
06 12 GLORIA LORING & CARL ANDERSON - FRIENDS AND LOVERS
 
32 32 MIKE + THE MECHANICS - TAKEN IN
31 37 PATTI LABELLE - OH, PEOPLE
28 39 PAUL McCARTNEY - PRESS
I have no recollection of ever hearing these songs. I imagine they've been on the VJ once or twice in the last 10 years. But they still felt new to me.

13 16 MIAMI SOUND MACHINE - WORDS GET IN THE WAY

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03 01 MADONNA - PAPA DON’T PREACH
At least one of the others picked this.

01 02 STEVE WINWOOD - HIGHER LOVE
I picked this. So did Hectic and IRBS!

NOTE: ONE WEEK OFF
Will never get into the top 40
#45 El DeBarge "Love Always"
#47 Gwen Guthrie "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent"
#49 Sheena Easton "So Far So Good"
#50 Fabulous Thunderbirds "Wrap It Up"
#51 Jets "Private Number"
#52 Honeymoon Suite "What Does It Take"
#54 Thompson Twins "Nothing In Common"
#55 Bob Seger "It's You"
#60 Kenny Loggins "Playing With The Boys"
#61 Moody Blues "The Other Side Of Life"
#62 38 Special "Somebody Like You"
#63 Rod Stewart "Another Heartache"
#66 Mick Jagger "Ruthless People"
#68 Luther Vandross "Give Me The Reason"
#69 Doctor And The Medics "Spirit In The Sky"
#72 Pet Shop Boys "Love Comes Quickly"
#77 Air Supply "Lonely Is the Night"
#82 Chaka Khan "Love Of A Lifetime"
#85 Prince "Anotherloverholeinyohead"
#86 John Fogerty "Eye Of The Zombie"
#87 GTR "The Hunter"
#89 Five Star "Can't Wait Another Minute"
#93 One To One "Angel In My Pocket"
#95 Mary Jane Girls "Walk Like A Man"
#97 Heart "If Looks Could Kill"
#100 Southside Johnny & The Jukes "Walk Away Renee"
 
14 good/ok from 1986

39 RE THE BEATLES - TWIST AND SHOUT
38 26 KENNY LOGGINS - DANGER ZONE
30 17 ROD STEWART - LOVE TOUCH
29 19 PETER GABRIEL - SLEDGEHAMMER
25 31 STACEY Q - TWO OF HEARTS
18 23 GLASS TIGER - DON’T FORGET ME (When I’m Gone)
15 20 RUN-D.M.C. - WALK THIS WAY
10 04 BELINDA CARLISLE - MAD ABOUT YOU
09 15 HUEY LEWIS and the NEWS - STUCK WITH YOU
08 09 TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB - RUMORS
05 06 LIONEL RICHIE - DANCING ON THE CEILING
03 01 MADONNA - PAPA DON’T PREACH
02 03 BANANARAMA - VENUS
01 02 STEVE WINWOOD - HIGHER LOVE
 
Seventeen.

39 RE THE BEATLES - TWIST AND SHOUT
38 26 KENNY LOGGINS - DANGER ZONE
36 DE VAN HALEN - LOVE WALKS IN - Meh. There were better off of that album, but it was the right time, the right place.
35 DE ZZ TOP - VELCRO FLY
34 DE EURYTHMICS - MISSIONARY MAN
29 19 PETER GABRIEL - SLEDGEHAMMER
25 31 STACEY Q - TWO OF HEARTS
18 23 GLASS TIGER - DON’T FORGET ME (When I’m Gone) The guy ended every every line with an "ah".... Don't-ah, forget me when I'm gone-ah....
16 18 DAVID LEE ROTH - YANKEE ROSE
15 20 RUN-D.M.C. - WALK THIS WAY
10 04 BELINDA CARLISLE - MAD ABOUT YOU
09 15 HUEY LEWIS and the NEWS - STUCK WITH YOU
08 09 TIMEX SOCIAL CLUB - RUMORS
05 06 LIONEL RICHIE - DANCING ON THE CEILING
04 07 BERLIN - TAKE MY BREATH AWAY
02 03 BANANARAMA - VENUS
01 02 STEVE WINWOOD - HIGHER LOVE
 
12 for 86

38 26 KENNY LOGGINS - DANGER ZONE
35 DE ZZ TOP - VELCRO FLY
34 DE EURYTHMICS - MISSIONARY MAN
29 19 PETER GABRIEL - SLEDGEHAMMER
27 38 GENESIS - THROWING IT ALL AWAY
15 20 RUN-D.M.C. - WALK THIS WAY
10 04 BELINDA CARLISLE - MAD ABOUT YOU
09 15 HUEY LEWIS and the NEWS - STUCK WITH YOU
07 11 MICHAEL McDONALD - SWEET FREEDOM
04 07 BERLIN - TAKE MY BREATH AWAY
02 03 BANANARAMA - VENUS
01 02 STEVE WINWOOD - HIGHER LOVE
 
IRBS, Norman Greenbaum wrote Spirit In The Sky and, backed by the Stovall Sisters – Joyce, Lillian and Nettie – had a #3 hit with the song in April 1970. Greenbaum, who is Jewish, reached #46 with his follow-up single, Canned Ham ("When you gonna buy me a canned ham? I've been waiting so long"). Greenbaum had been a member of Dr. West's Medicine Show & Junk Band, who reached #52 in December 1966 with The Eggplant That Ate Chicago.

Doctor & The Medics, a London sestet led by Clive Jackson, reached #69 on the Hot 100 and number one in Canada and the U.K. in September 1986 with a version of Spirit In The Sky. Kim Wilde, best known for Kids In Ameriuca and a remake of the Supremes' You Keep Me Hangin' On, recorded Spirit In The Sky and released it in February 2012 as the B-side of Ever Fallen In Love (originally done by the Buzzcocks).

 
#50 Fabulous Thunderbirds "Wrap It Up" - A bit of a surprise.
#52 Honeymoon Suite "What Does It Take" - Seems about right, but it should have done better though.
#97 Heart "If Looks Could Kill" - Thought it would have made it closer to 55 or so.
 
scotchandcigar said:
I don't vote for 60s songs in an 80s countdown.
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Four 1960s songs (excluding Christmas songs) re-charted in the 1980s:

Twist & Shout – Beatles, #2 in 1964, #23 in 1986
Stand By Me – Ben E. King, #4 in 1961, #9 in 1986
Do You Love Me – Contours, #3 in 1962, #11 in 1988
What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong, #116 in 1968, #32 in 1988

The Beach Boys Medley, featuring excerpts of eight 1960s Beach Boys hits, reached #12 in the last week of September 1981:



The seven-song Beatles Movie Medley reached #12 in May 1982:

 
Channel98 said:
Four 1960s songs (excluding Christmas songs) re-charted in the 1980s:

Twist & Shout – Beatles, #2 in 1964, #23 in 1986
Stand By Me – Ben E. King, #4 in 1961, #9 in 1986
Do You Love Me – Contours, #3 in 1962, #11 in 1988
What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong, #116 in 1968, #32 in 1988

The Beach Boys Medley, featuring excerpts of eight 1960s Beach Boys hits, reached #12 in the last week of September 1981:



The seven-song Beatles Movie Medley reached #12 in May 1982:

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Stars on 45 had several songs in a meldy (mostly Beatles) and hit #1 for 1 week in 1981. This triggered the above Beach Boys one, one from the Beatles themselves and a couple more as everybody tried to jump on this short lived trend.

ETA: you added the Beatles medley after I had quoted your original post. It added it to the quote however. But yes, that is the one.
 
Stars On 45, a group of Dutch session musicians, released several singles including Medley, Medley II, More Stars, Stars On Stevie, Stars On Sinatra, Stars On 45 III: Rollin' Stars (a Rolling Stones medley), The Star Sisters Medley and this George Harrison medley that was released only in Australia:

 
The first medley of three or more songs to become a hit in the rock'n'roll era was The Crazy Otto by ragtime pianist Johnny Maddox & The Rhythmasters. It included Joe "Fingers" Carr's Ivory Rag, three German folk songs and Irving Berlin's Play A Simple Melody. Maddox began playing professionally at age 12. In 1950 he was the first artist to sign with Randy Wood's new label, Dot Records. Maddox was one of the first artists to be honored with a star when the Hollywood Walk Of Fame was created in 1960. He released 50 albums and 90 singles. Maddox died in 2018 at age 91. The Crazy Otto was #2 for six weeks in March-April 1955. It was stuck for two weeks behind the McGuire Sisters' Sincerely and then stuck for four weeks behind Bill Hayes' The Ballad Of Davy Crockett.

 
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