80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

NOV 1983

EARLIER
Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams"
Michael Sambello "Maniac"
Billy Joel "Tell Her About It"
Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse"

Kenny/Dolly "Islands In The Stream"
Lionel "All Night Long"

LATER
Paul/Michael "Say Say Say"
Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
Culture Club "Karma Chameleon"

I usually do poorly when I try this, but I'm gonna try again. I predict these songs will be on this week's Hot 100:
  1. Air Supply "Making Love Out"
  2. Billy Joel "Tell Her About It"
  3. Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse"
  4. Cyndi Lauper "Girls Just Wanna"
  5. Def Leppard "Rock Of Ages"
  6. Duran Duran "Is There Something"
  7. Eurythmics "Here Comes The Rain"
  8. Genesis "That's All"
  9. Hall & Oates "Adult Education"
  10. Kenny/Dolly "Islands In The Stream"
  11. Kinks "Come Dancing"
  12. Lionel "All Night Long"
  13. Huey Lewis "Heart & Soul"
  14. Madonna "Holiday"
  15. Madonna "Lucky Star"
  16. Men Without Hats "Safety Dance"
  17. Michael Jackson "Human Nature"
  18. Michael Jackson "Thriller"
  19. Paul/Michael "Say Say Say"
  20. Police "Synchronicity II"
  21. Police "King OF Pain"
  22. Prince "1999"
  23. Prince "Delirious"
  24. Quiet Riot "Cum On Feel The Noize"
  25. Spandau Ballet "True"
  26. Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
 
1983/11/26
Repeat countdown

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

The Bottom 60: Hot 100 debuts and/or future or former #1s:
(--) 94. MEMPHIS - JOE JACKSON
(71) 92. TELL HER ABOUT IT - BILLY JOEL **
(--) 90. WET MY WHISTLE - MIDNIGHT STAR
(--) 89. THE POLITICS OF DANCING - RE-FLEX
(--) 85. THIS MUST BE THE PLACE (NAIVE MELODY) - TALKING HEADS
(--) 82. THE FLYER - SAGA
(--) 75. THE SIGN OF FIRE - THE FIXX
(--) 63. THAT'S ALL - GENESIS
(--) 57. RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT - LIONEL RICHIE


This week's drops:
(40) 60. KING OF PAIN - THE POLICE
(31) 56. LOVE IS A STRANGER - EURYTHMICS
(22) 51. IF ANYONE FALLS - STEVIE NICKS
(21) 41. TRUE - SPANDAU BALLET


The Top 40:
(41) 40. INVISIBLE HANDS - KIM CARNES
(43) 39. TIME WILL REVEAL - DEBARGE
(53) 38. READ 'EM AND WEEP - BARRY MANILOW
(42) 37. BREAK MY STRIDE - MATTHEW WILDER

(36) 36. JUST GOT LUCKY - JOBOXERS
(38) 35. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
(35) 34. THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES - ASIA
(39) 33. UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT - ROLLING STONES
(30) 32. MIRROR MAN - THE HUMAN LEAGUE
(27) 31. HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE - DIONNE WARWICK AND LUTHER VANDROSS
(19) 30. MODERN LOVE - DAVID BOWIE
(33) 29. SOULS - RICK SPRINGFIELD
(25) 28. TENDER IS THE NIGHT - JACKSON BROWNE
(37) 27. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES *
(29) 26. AIN'T NOBODY - RUFUS WITH CHAKA KHAN
(28) 25. MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME) - PETER SCHILLING
(26) 24. IN A BIG COUNTRY - BIG COUNTRY
(23) 23. SEND HER MY LOVE - JOURNEY
(34) 22. SYNCHRONICITY II - THE POLICE
(32) 21. TWIST OF FAITH - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
(16) 20. MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL - AIR SUPPLY
(18) 19. TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE - PEABO BRYSON/ROBERTA FLACK
(11) 18. DELIRIOUS - PRINCE
(15) 17. TELEFONE (LONG DISTANCE LOVE AFFAIR) - SHEENA EASTON
(20) 16. WHY ME? - IRENE CARA
( 8) 15. ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER - THE FIXX
(24) 14. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
( 9) 13. SUDDENY LAST SUMMER - THE MOTELS
( 6) 12. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - BONNIE TYLER **
(17) 11. CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND - CULTURE CLUB
(13) 10. P.Y.T. - MICHAEL JACKSON
(14) 9. CRUMBLIN' DOWN - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(12) 8. HEART AND SOUL - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
(10) 7. SAY IT ISN'T SO - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
( 7) 6. LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD - PAT BENATAR
( 5) 5. CUM ON FEEL THE NOISE - QUIET RIOT
( 4) 4. ISLANDS IN THE STREAM - KENNY ROGERS WITH DOLLY PARTON **
( 3) 3. UPTOWN GIRL - BILLY JOEL
( 2) 2. SAY SAY SAY - PAUL MCCARTNEY AND MICHAEL JACKSON *
( 1) 1. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - LIONEL RICHIE *
 
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During the countown Allan or Mark mentioned that there were 2 Jim Steinman songs in the countdown: "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" and "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All". There are in fact 3. "Read 'Em And Weep" is also a Jim Steinman song which was originally done by Meatloaf.

Also a #40 peak this week. "Invisible Hands" will be #40 next week as well. The week after "The Way He Makes Me Feel" by Barbara Streisand assumes #40 and remains there for 1 more week. For the next 4 weeks we have a #40 peak on the charts. Both songs moved to #40 from #41.

26 good/ok from 1983:
(42) 37. BREAK MY STRIDE - MATTHEW WILDER
(38) 35. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
(39) 33. UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT - ROLLING STONES
(19) 30. MODERN LOVE - DAVID BOWIE
(25) 28. TENDER IS THE NIGHT - JACKSON BROWNE
(37) 27. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES *
(28) 25. MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME) - PETER SCHILLING
(26) 24. IN A BIG COUNTRY - BIG COUNTRY
(34) 22. SYNCHRONICITY II - THE POLICE
(32) 21. TWIST OF FAITH - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
(16) 20. MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL - AIR SUPPLY
(11) 18. DELIRIOUS - PRINCE
( 8) 15. ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER - THE FIXX
(24) 14. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
( 9) 13. SUDDENY LAST SUMMER - THE MOTELS
( 6) 12. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - BONNIE TYLER **
(17) 11. CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND - CULTURE CLUB
(13) 10. P.Y.T. - MICHAEL JACKSON
(14) 9. CRUMBLIN' DOWN - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(12) 8. HEART AND SOUL - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
( 7) 6. LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD - PAT BENATAR
( 5) 5. CUM ON FEEL THE NOISE - QUIET RIOT
( 4) 4. ISLANDS IN THE STREAM - KENNY ROGERS WITH DOLLY PARTON **
( 3) 3. UPTOWN GIRL - BILLY JOEL
( 2) 2. SAY SAY SAY - PAUL MCCARTNEY AND MICHAEL JACKSON *
( 1) 1. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - LIONEL RICHIE *

2 channel changers for 1983:
(27) 31. HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE - DIONNE WARWICK AND LUTHER VANDROSS
(18) 19. TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE - PEABO BRYSON/ROBERTA FLACK
 
CORRECT ORDER

Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams" peak 9/3
Michael Sambello "Maniac" peak 9/10

Billy Joel "Tell Her About It" #92
Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse" #12
Kenny/Dolly "Islands In The Stream" #4
Lionel "All Night Long" #1

Paul/Michael "Say Say Say" #2
Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" #27
Culture Club "Karma Chameleon" peak 2/4

green: my candidates
white: on my list and the hot 100
orange: on my list but not on hot 100


ON THE HOT 100 - I guessed 16. Hoped I would do better, but not horrible.
Air Supply "Making Love Out" #20
Billy Joel "Tell Her About It" #92
Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse" #12
Genesis "That's All" #63
Kenny/Dolly "Islands In The Stream" #4
Lionel "All Night Long" #1
Huey Lewis "Heart & Soul" #8
Madonna "Holiday" #55
Men Without Hats "Safety Dance" #78
Paul/Michael "Say Say Say" #2
Police "Synchronicity II" #22
Police "King Of Pain" #60
Prince "Delirious" #18
Quiet Riot "Cum On Feel The Noize" #5
Spandau Ballet "True" #41
Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" #27
 
Great/good/ok 23 (low for a 1983 countdown)

*****
28 25 JACKSON BROWNE - TENDER IS THE NIGHT
27 37 YES - OWNER OF A LONELY HEART
25 28 PETER SCHILLING - MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME)
24 26 BIG COUNTRY - IN A BIG COUNTRY
22 34 THE POLICE - SYNCHRONICITY II
15 08 THE FIXX - ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER
10 13 MICHAEL JACKSON - P.Y.T. (PRETTY YOUNG THING)
09 14 JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP - CRUMBLIN’ DOWN
08 12 HUEY LEWIS and the NEWS - HEART AND SOUL
07 10 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - SAY IT ISN’T SO
06 07 PAT BENATAR - LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD
05 05 QUIET RIOT - CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE
03 03 BILLY JOEL - UPTOWN GIRL
02 02 PAUL McCARTNEY AND MICHAEL JACKSON - SAY SAY SAY
01 01 LIONEL RICHIE - ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT)

****
37 DE MATTHEW WILDER - BREAK MY STRIDE
35 38 ELTON JOHN - I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES
33 39 ROLLING STONES - UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT
18 11 PRINCE - DELIRIOUS
13 09 THE MOTELS - SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER
12 06 BONNIE TYLER - TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART

***
21 32 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - TWIST OF FATE
20 16 AIR SUPPLY - MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL

**
40 DE KIM CARNES - INVISIBLE HANDS
38 DE BARRY MANILOW - READ ‘EM AND WEEP
36 36 JoBOXERS - JUST GOT LUCKY
34 35 ASIA - THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES
32 30 THE HUMAN LEAGUE - MIRROR MAN
30 19 DAVID BOWIE - MODERN LOVE
29 33 RICK SPRINGFIELD - SOULS
26 29 RUFUS AND CHAKA KHAN - AIN’T NOBODY
23 23 JOURNEY - SEND HER MY LOVE
19 18 PEABO BRYSON/ROBERTA FLACK - TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE
17 15 SHEENA EASTON - TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair)
16 20 IRENE CARA - WHY ME?
14 24 DURAN DURAN - UNION OF THE SNAKE
04 04 KENNY ROGERS Duet with Dolly Parton - ISLANDS IN THE STREAM

*
39 DE DeBARGE - TIME WILL REVEAL
31 27 DIONNE WARWICK AND LUTHER VANDROSS - HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE
11 17 CULTURE CLUB - CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND
 
Will never get into the top 40
#46 Paul Simon "Allergies"
#48 Pointer Sisters "I Need You"
#49 Jennifer Holliday "I Am Love"
#54 Commodores "Only You"
#61 Linda Ronstadt "What's New"
#65 Earth Wind & Fire "Magnetic"
#66 Moody Blues "Blue World"
#68 Rainbow "Street Of Dreams"
#69 Alan Parsons Project "You Don't Believe"
#71 Four Tops "I Just Can't Walk Away"
#72 Klique "Stop Doggin' Me Around"
#80 Alabama "Lady Down on Love"
#82 Saga "The Flyer"
#83 Eddie Money "The Big Crash"
#84 Men Without Hats "I Like"
#85 Talking Heads "This Must Be Place"
#86 Jennifer Warnes/Chris Thompson "All the Right Moves"
#87 Industry "State Of The Union"
#90 Midnight Star "Wet My Whistle"
#91 SOS Band "Tell Me If You Still Care"
#94 Joe Jackson "Memphis"
#96 SOS Band "Just Be Good To Me"
#97 Genesis "Mama"
 
40 DE KIM CARNES - INVISIBLE HANDS
My wife heard "My miserable head"

19 18 PEABO BRYSON/ROBERTA FLACK - TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE
My wife called this a 'terrible song'.

04 04 KENNY ROGERS Duet with Dolly Parton - ISLANDS IN THE STREAM
I picked this one. Not sure on what the others picked.

#68 Rainbow "Street Of Dreams"
#69 Alan Parsons Project "You Don't Believe"
#85 Talking Heads "This Must Be Place"
#97 Genesis "Mama"

Good songs, but understandable they didn't make it.
 
What do you get when Dolly Parton lies on her back in the river? Islands in the stream. Here is a version of Islands In The Stream by Barry Manilow and Reba McEntire from Barry's November 2008 album The Greatest Songs Of The Eighties.

 
Twenty One

(36) 36. JUST GOT LUCKY - JOBOXERS
(38) 35. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
(35) 34. THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES - ASIA
(39) 33. UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT - ROLLING STONES
(30) 32. MIRROR MAN - THE HUMAN LEAGUE
(19) 30. MODERN LOVE - DAVID BOWIE
(37) 27. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES *
(28) 25. MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME) - PETER SCHILLING
(26) 24. IN A BIG COUNTRY - BIG COUNTRY
(23) 23. SEND HER MY LOVE - JOURNEY
(34) 22. SYNCHRONICITY II - THE POLICE
(11) 18. DELIRIOUS - PRINCE
( 8) 15. ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER - THE FIXX
(24) 14. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
( 6) 12. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - BONNIE TYLER **
(14) 9. CRUMBLIN' DOWN - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(12) 8. HEART AND SOUL - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
( 7) 6. LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD - PAT BENATAR
( 5) 5. CUM ON FEEL THE NOISE - QUIET RIOT
( 3) 3. UPTOWN GIRL - BILLY JOEL
( 1) 1. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - LIONEL RICHIE *
 
I have to make 2 tiers:

20 good:
(36) 36. JUST GOT LUCKY - JOBOXERS
(35) 34. THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES - ASIA
(39) 33. UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT - ROLLING STONES
(30) 32. MIRROR MAN - THE HUMAN LEAGUE
(19) 30. MODERN LOVE - DAVID BOWIE
(37) 27. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES *
(29) 26. AIN'T NOBODY - RUFUS WITH CHAKA KHAN
(28) 25. MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME) - PETER SCHILLING
(26) 24. IN A BIG COUNTRY - BIG COUNTRY
(34) 22. SYNCHRONICITY II - THE POLICE
(11) 18. DELIRIOUS - PRINCE
( 8) 15. ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER - THE FIXX
(24) 14. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
( 9) 13. SUDDENY LAST SUMMER - THE MOTELS
(17) 11. CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND - CULTURE CLUB
(13) 10. P.Y.T. - MICHAEL JACKSON
(14) 9. CRUMBLIN' DOWN - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(12) 8. HEART AND SOUL - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
( 7) 6. LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD - PAT BENATAR
( 5) 5. CUM ON FEEL THE NOISE - QUIET RIOT

7 nostalgia:
(42) 37. BREAK MY STRIDE - MATTHEW WILDER
(38) 35. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
(25) 28. TENDER IS THE NIGHT - JACKSON BROWNE
( 6) 12. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - BONNIE TYLER **
(10) 7. SAY IT ISN'T SO - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
( 3) 3. UPTOWN GIRL - BILLY JOEL
( 1) 1. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - LIONEL RICHIE *
 
DEC 1986

EARLIER
Berlin "Take My Breath Away"
Cyndi Lauper "True Colors"
Human League "Human"

Bon Jovi "You Give Love A Bad Name"
Peter/Amy "Next Time I Fall"

LATER
Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian"
Club Nouveau "Lean On Me"
Starship "Nothing's Gonna Stop"
Gregory Abbott "Shake You Down"
 
December 6th 1986

40 DE POINTER SISTERS - GOLDMINE
39 DE NANCY MARTINEZ - FOR TONIGHT
38 DE BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS - AT THIS MOMENT
37 DE CARLY SIMON - COMING AROUND AGAIN
36 23 ROBERT PALMER - I DIDN’T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON
35 39 RUN-D.M.C. - YOU BE ILLIN’
34 40 KANSAS - ALL I WANTED
33 36 DARYL HALL - FOOLISH PRIDE
32 20 STEVE WINWOOD - FREEDOM OVERSPILL
31 38 GLASS TIGER - SOMEDAY
30 35 TIMBUK 3 - THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES
29 18 ORAN “JUICE” JONES - THE RAIN
28 31 KOOL & THE GANG - VICTORY
27 30 BILLY OCEAN - LOVE IS FOREVER
26 28 GENESIS - LAND OF CONFUSION
25 26 TALKING HEADS - WILD WILD LIFE
24 14 TOTO - I’LL BE OVER YOU
23 25 SURVIVOR - IS THIS LOVE
22 24 HOWARD JONES - YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU...DON’T YOU?
21 27 JANET JACKSON - CONTROL
20 33 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND - WAR
19 22 ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - (FOREVER) LIVE AND DIE
18 13 EDDIE MONEY - TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT
17 21 ROBBIE NEVIL - C’EST LA VIE
16 19 THE PRETENDERS - DON’T GET ME WRONG
15 17 GREGORY ABBOTT - SHAKE YOU DOWN
14 07 BOSTON - AMANDA
13 15 BEN E. KING - STAND BY ME
12 03 MADONNA - TRUE BLUE
11 16 DURAN DURAN - NOTORIOUS
10 12 BILLY IDOL - TO BE A LOVER
09 09 LIONEL RICHIE - LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL
08 02 HUMAN LEAGUE - HUMAN
07 11 WANG CHUNG - EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT
06 06 CAMEO - WORD UP!
05 10 BANGLES - WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
04 08 BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE - THE WAY IT IS
03 05 HUEY LEWIS and the NEWS - HIP TO BE SQUARE
02 01 BON JOVI - YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
01 04 PETER CETERA w/ AMY GRANT - THE NEXT TIME I FALL
 
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