80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

#63 Todd Rundgren "Bang The Drum All Day" - Kind of a surprise.
#64 Planet P "Why Me?" - Not a surprise, but it was a good song.
#68 Weird Al "Ricky" - The main surprise.
 
Channel98 said:
MonoStereo, did you know Pilot released an album of Alan Parsons songs? A Pilot Project came out on August 3, 2014, and included remakes of Sirius, Snake Eyes, Breakdown, Eye In The Sky, Games People Play, Dancing On A Highwire and eight other songs. Here is Prime Time. The song was originally a #34 hit for the Alan Parsons Project in June 1984.

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I did know that there's a box set of Pilot's 4 albums from the 70's that's been sitting in my Amazon wish list for literally years. And this conversation reminded me to finally buy it.
 
Pilot's first five U.S. singles were Magic, Just A Smile, January, Canada and Get Up & Go. EMI sent promo copies of those five A-sides to radio stations. Each promo single had the song in mono on the A-side and stereo on the B-side.

In 1975, three issues of Record Mirror, a British music newspaper published weekly from 1974 to 1991, included a two-song flexi-disc. They were manufactured by the Scherpe Krefeld pressing plant in West Germany. Pilot's Love Is and Olivia Newton John's Please Mr Please were on the flexi-disc in the May 24 issue. The Pilot song is from their Second Flight album and was never released as a commercial single, nor is it included on any of the group's four compilation albums.

 
I know I'm missing like 3 or 4. 88 is HARD.

JUN 88

Whitney "Where Do Broken Hearts"
George Michael "Father Figure"
Michael Jackson "Man In The Mirror"

Terence Trent D'Arby "Wishing Well"
George Michael "One More Try"
Rick Astley "Together Forever"

LATER
Cheap Trick "The Flame"
Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana"
Richard Marx "Hold On To The Nights"
 
May 28th 1988

40 36 PRETTY POISON - NIGHTIME
39 DE BARDEUX - WHEN WE KISS
38 DE INXS - NEW SENSATION
37 DE THE CHURCH - UNDER THE MILKY WAY
36 38 MIDNIGHT OIL - BEDS ARE BURNING
35 35 E.U. - DA’ BUTT
34 DE PEBBLES - MERCEDES BOY
33 19 WHITNEY HOUSTON - WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO
32 39 DEF LEPPARD - POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME
31 31 GLASS TIGER - I’M STILL SEARCHING
30 37 POISON - NOTHIN’ BUT A GOOD TIME
29 33 CHEAP TRICK - THE FLAME
28 32 AL B. SURE! - NITE AND DAY
27 15 AEROSMITH - ANGEL
26 30 LITA FORD - KISS ME DEADLY
25 13 NATALIE COLE - PINK CADILLAC
24 12 TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY - WISHING WELL
23 24 BRENDA K. STARR - I STILL BELIEVE
22 20 SUAVÉ - MY GIRL
21 21 TIMES TWO - STRANGE BUT TRUE
20 23 CHER - WE ALL SLEEP ALONE
19 27 PRINCE - ALPHABET ST.
18 25 BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE - THE VALLEY ROAD
17 29 MICHAEL JACKSON - DIRTY DIANA
16 16 ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - DREAMING
15 22 DEBBIE GIBSON - FOOLISH BEAT
14 18 BELINDA CARLISLE - CIRCLE IN THE SAND
13 17 THE JETS - MAKE IT REAL
12 07 ICEHOUSE - ELECTRIC BLUE
11 10 THE DEELE - TWO OCCASIONS
10 11 BRENDA RUSSELL Featuring Joe Esposito - PIANO IN THE DARK
09 08 WHITE LION - WAIT
08 14 RICK ASTLEY - TOGETHER FOREVER (Remix)
07 09 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - EVERYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES
06 04 PET SHOP BOYS - ALWAYS ON MY MIND
05 06 FOREIGNER - I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
04 05 SAMANTHA FOX - NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO)
03 01 GLORIA ESTEFAN and MIAMI SOUND MACHINE - ANYTHING FOR YOU
02 03 JOHNNY HATES JAZZ - SHATTERED DREAMS
01 02 GEORGE MICHAEL - ONE MORE TRY
 
CORRECT ORDER

George Michael "Father Figure" peak 3/5
...
Rick Astley "Never Gonna Give" #91
Michael Jackson "Man In The Mirror" #97
Billy Ocean "Get Outta My Dreams" #48
Whitney Houston "Where Do Broken" #33
Terrence "Wishing Well" #24
Gloria Estefan "Anything For You" #3
George Michael "One More Try" #1
Rick Astley "Together Forever" #8
Debbie Gibson "Foolish Beat" #15
Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana" #17
Cheap Trick "The Flame" #29
Richard Marx "Hold On To The Nights" #52

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
 
Fifteen

38 DE INXS - NEW SENSATION
37 DE THE CHURCH - UNDER THE MILKY WAY
36 38 MIDNIGHT OIL - BEDS ARE BURNING
34 DE PEBBLES - MERCEDES BOY - Nostalgia
32 39 DEF LEPPARD - POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME
26 30 LITA FORD - KISS ME DEADLY
24 12 TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY - WISHING WELL
17 29 MICHAEL JACKSON - DIRTY DIANA
16 16 ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - DREAMING
14 18 BELINDA CARLISLE - CIRCLE IN THE SAND
12 07 ICEHOUSE - ELECTRIC BLUE
09 08 WHITE LION - WAIT
06 04 PET SHOP BOYS - ALWAYS ON MY MIND
04 05 SAMANTHA FOX - NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO) - Nostalgia
02 03 JOHNNY HATES JAZZ - SHATTERED DREAMS
 
Great/good/ok 16

*****
37 DE THE CHURCH - UNDER THE MILKY WAY
36 38 MIDNIGHT OIL - BEDS ARE BURNING
32 39 DEF LEPPARD - POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME but getting sick of it
30 37 POISON - NOTHIN’ BUT A GOOD TIME
29 33 CHEAP TRICK - THE FLAME
18 25 BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE - THE VALLEY ROAD
12 07 ICEHOUSE - ELECTRIC BLUE
09 08 WHITE LION - WAIT
07 09 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - EVERYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES

****
38 DE INXS - NEW SENSATION
26 30 LITA FORD - KISS ME DEADLY ripped off by weezer for hash pipe
17 29 MICHAEL JACKSON - DIRTY DIANA

***
35 35 E.U. - DA’ BUTT
27 15 AEROSMITH - ANGEL
14 18 BELINDA CARLISLE - CIRCLE IN THE SAND
10 11 BRENDA RUSSELL Featuring Joe Esposito - PIANO IN THE DARK

**
34 DE PEBBLES - MERCEDES BOY
33 19 WHITNEY HOUSTON - WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO
31 31 GLASS TIGER - I’M STILL SEARCHING
28 32 AL B. SURE! - NITE AND DAY
25 13 NATALIE COLE - PINK CADILLAC
24 12 TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY - WISHING WELL this was my guess
20 23 CHER - WE ALL SLEEP ALONE
16 16 ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - DREAMING
08 14 RICK ASTLEY - TOGETHER FOREVER (Remix)
04 05 SAMANTHA FOX - NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO)
03 01 GLORIA ESTEFAN and MIAMI SOUND MACHINE - ANYTHING FOR YOU
01 02 GEORGE MICHAEL - ONE MORE TRY

*
40 36 PRETTY POISON - NIGHTIME
39 DE BARDEUX - WHEN WE KISS
23 24 BRENDA K. STARR - I STILL BELIEVE
22 20 SUAVÉ - MY GIRL
21 21 TIMES TWO - STRANGE BUT TRUE
19 27 PRINCE - ALPHABET ST.
15 22 DEBBIE GIBSON - FOOLISH BEAT
13 17 THE JETS - MAKE IT REAL
11 10 THE DEELE - TWO OCCASIONS
06 04 PET SHOP BOYS - ALWAYS ON MY MIND
05 06 FOREIGNER - I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
 
NOTE: Two weeks off
Will never make the top 40
#57 Bananarama "Love In The First Degree"
#61 Nu Shooz "Should I Say Yes?"
#63 Big Pig "Breakaway"
#67 Merry Clayton "Yes"
#68 David Lee Roth "Stand Up"
#69 Sweet Sensation "Take It While It's Hot"
#72 Noel "Like A Child"
#74 Underworld "Underneath The Radar"
#79 Kool Moe Dee "Wild, Wild West"
#80 Jody Watley "Most Of All"
#81 Stevie B "Dreamin' Of Love"
#82 Jesse Johnson "Love Struck"
#84 New Order "Blue Monday 1988"
#87 Lonzo And World Class Wreckin Kru "Turn Off The Lights"
#89 Stevie Wonder/Michael Jackson "Get It"
#91 Depeche Mode "Route 66/Behind The Wheel"
#93 Honeymoon Suite "Love Changes Everything"
#94 10,000 Maniacs "Like The Weather"
#95 Adventures "Broken Land"
#96 Elisa Fiorillo "Forgive Me For Dreaming"
#97 Kingdom Come "Get It On"
#98 Agnetha Faltskog/Peter Cetera "I Wasn't The One (Who Said Goodbye)"
#99 Sting "Englishman In New York"
 
#79 Kool Moe Dee "Wild, Wild West"
#91 Depeche Mode "Route 66/Behind The Wheel"
#94 10,000 Maniacs "Like The Weather"
#99 Sting "Englishman In New York"

Better than most of the top 40
 
#68 David Lee Roth "Stand Up" - Surprised it made it this high! I liked it, but I didn't think it was much of a radio or MTV track.
#79 Kool Moe Dee "Wild, Wild West" - I thought this would have been closer to 30.
#84 New Order "Blue Monday 1988" - I thought this would have been closer to 30.
#91 Depeche Mode "Route 66/Behind The Wheel" - Surprise
#94 10,000 Maniacs "Like The Weather" - Shock
#97 Kingdom Come "Get It On" - A surprise. It got a lot of airplay. Maybe it was stronger on the rock chart.
#99 Sting "Englishman In New York" - Great tune, but not much for the pop charts.

sadchild said:
#79 Kool Moe Dee "Wild, Wild West"
#91 Depeche Mode "Route 66/Behind The Wheel"
#94 10,000 Maniacs "Like The Weather"
#99 Sting "Englishman In New York"

Better than most of the top 40
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Yep.
 
7 good/ok from 1988:

38 DE INXS - NEW SENSATION
36 38 MIDNIGHT OIL - BEDS ARE BURNING
32 39 DEF LEPPARD - POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME
27 15 AEROSMITH - ANGEL
26 30 LITA FORD - KISS ME DEADLY
18 25 BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE - THE VALLEY ROAD
06 04 PET SHOP BOYS - ALWAYS ON MY MIND


sadchild said:
NOTE: Two weeks off
Will never make the top 40
#93 Honeymoon Suite "Love Changes Everything"
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Only surprise and mild and only likely heard it since they are Canadian.
 
10 for 88

37 DE THE CHURCH - UNDER THE MILKY WAY
36 38 MIDNIGHT OIL - BEDS ARE BURNING
32 39 DEF LEPPARD - POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME
29 33 CHEAP TRICK - THE FLAME
27 15 AEROSMITH - ANGEL
24 12 TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY - WISHING WELL
18 25 BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE - THE VALLEY ROAD
16 16 ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - DREAMING
14 18 BELINDA CARLISLE - CIRCLE IN THE SAND
12 07 ICEHOUSE - ELECTRIC BLUE
 
Nineteen.

38 DE INXS - NEW SENSATION
37 DE THE CHURCH - UNDER THE MILKY WAY
36 38 MIDNIGHT OIL - BEDS ARE BURNING
33 19 WHITNEY HOUSTON - WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO
32 39 DEF LEPPARD - POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME
29 33 CHEAP TRICK - THE FLAME
28 32 AL B. SURE! - NITE AND DAY
27 15 AEROSMITH - ANGEL
26 30 LITA FORD - KISS ME DEADLY
24 12 TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY - WISHING WELL
18 25 BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE - THE VALLEY ROAD
17 29 MICHAEL JACKSON - DIRTY DIANA
14 18 BELINDA CARLISLE - CIRCLE IN THE SAND
12 07 ICEHOUSE - ELECTRIC BLUE
10 11 BRENDA RUSSELL Featuring Joe Esposito - PIANO IN THE DARK
08 14 RICK ASTLEY - TOGETHER FOREVER (Remix)
05 06 FOREIGNER - I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
03 01 GLORIA ESTEFAN and MIAMI SOUND MACHINE - ANYTHING FOR YOU
01 02 GEORGE MICHAEL - ONE MORE TRY
 
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