80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

We have a #40 peak this week peaking at #40 this week.

18 good/ok from 1985:
(48) 36. I'M GOIN' DOWN - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
(42) 33. LOVIN' EVERY MINUTE OF IT - LOVERBOY
(14) 23. NEVER SURRENDER – COREY HART
(13) 22. SHOUT – TEARS FOR FEARS **
(24) 20. CRY – GODLEY & CREME
(25) 19. LONELY OL' NIGHT – JOHN MELLENCAMP
(21) 17. TAKE ON ME – A-HA *
(16) 16. SMOKIN’ IN THE BOYS ROOM – MOTLEY CRUE
(18) 15. OH SHEILA – READY FOR THE WORLD *
( 9) 12. YOU’RE ONLY HUMAN (SECOND WIND) – BILLY JOEL
( 5) 11. SUMMER OF ‘69 – BRYAN ADAMS
(11) 10. INVINCIBLE (THEME FROM “THE LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN”) – PAT BENATAR
(12) 8. FREEDOM – WHAM!
( 4) 7. FREEWAY OF LOVE – ARETHA FRANKLIN
( 2) 5. THE POWER OF LOVE – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS **
( 6) 3. MONEY FOR NOTHING – DIRE STRAITS *
( 3) 2. WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER HERO (THUNDERDOME) – TINA TURNER
( 1) 1. ST. ELMO’S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION) – JOHN PARR *

1 channel changers from 1985:
(23) 18. SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU – WHITNEY HOUSTON *
 
While recording the September 14 1985 American Top 40, Casey went on a profanity-filled tirade regarding a long-distance dedication to a recently deceased dog named Snuggles. The rant, of course, never aired – but thanks to good ol' YouTube, we can hear it:



Casey eventually calmed down and recorded the dedication – and this is what listeners heard:

 
Eighteen

(28) 39. IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY, SET THEM FREE - STING
(42) 33. LOVIN' EVERY MINUTE OF IT - LOVERBOY
(43) 31. PART-TIME LOVER - STEVIE WONDER *
(20) 30. WHAT ABOUT LOVE - HEART
(32) 27. FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART - STING
(19) 26. LIFE IN ONE DAY – HOWARD JONES
(13) 22. SHOUT – TEARS FOR FEARS **
(25) 19. LONELY OL' NIGHT – JOHN MELLENCAMP
(21) 17. TAKE ON ME – A-HA *
( 9) 12. YOU’RE ONLY HUMAN (SECOND WIND) – BILLY JOEL
( 5) 11. SUMMER OF ‘69 – BRYAN ADAMS
(11) 10. INVINCIBLE (THEME FROM “THE LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN”) – PAT BENATAR
(12) 8. FREEDOM – WHAM!
( 4) 7. FREEWAY OF LOVE – ARETHA FRANKLIN
( 8) 6. DON’T LOSE MY NUMBER – PHIL COLLINS
( 2) 5. THE POWER OF LOVE – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS **
( 6) 3. MONEY FOR NOTHING – DIRE STRAITS *
( 1) 1. ST. ELMO’S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION) – JOHN PARR *
 
A big 24 for '85

(28) 39. IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY, SET THEM FREE - STING
(44) 35. THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO / MY GIRL - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(42) 33. LOVIN' EVERY MINUTE OF IT - LOVERBOY
(38) 32. I GOT YOU BABE - UB40
(43) 31. PART-TIME LOVER - STEVIE WONDER *
(20) 30. WHAT ABOUT LOVE - HEART
(34) 28. C-I-T-Y – JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND
(32) 27. FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART - STING
(19) 26. LIFE IN ONE DAY – HOWARD JONES
(33) 25. DANCING IN THE STREET - DAVID BOWIE & MICK JAGGER
(26) 24. THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL – EURYTHMICS
(13) 22. SHOUT – TEARS FOR FEARS **
(25) 19. LONELY OL' NIGHT – JOHN MELLENCAMP
(21) 17. TAKE ON ME – A-HA *
(16) 16. SMOKIN’ IN THE BOYS ROOM – MOTLEY CRUE
( 5) 11. SUMMER OF ‘69 – BRYAN ADAMS
(11) 10. INVINCIBLE (THEME FROM “THE LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN”) – PAT BENATAR
(12) 8. FREEDOM – WHAM!
( 4) 7. FREEWAY OF LOVE – ARETHA FRANKLIN
( 8) 6. DON’T LOSE MY NUMBER – PHIL COLLINS
( 2) 5. THE POWER OF LOVE – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS **
( 6) 3. MONEY FOR NOTHING – DIRE STRAITS *
( 3) 2. WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER HERO (THUNDERDOME) – TINA TURNER
( 1) 1. ST. ELMO’S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION) – JOHN PARR *
 
Great/good/ok 23

*****
(28) 39. IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY, SET THEM FREE - STING
(42) 33. LOVIN' EVERY MINUTE OF IT - LOVERBOY
(32) 27. FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART - STING
(14) 23. NEVER SURRENDER – COREY HART
(25) 19. LONELY OL' NIGHT – JOHN MELLENCAMP
(21) 17. TAKE ON ME – A-HA *
(16) 16. SMOKIN’ IN THE BOYS ROOM – MOTLEY CRUE
( 5) 11. SUMMER OF ‘69 – BRYAN ADAMS
( 6) 3. MONEY FOR NOTHING – DIRE STRAITS *

****
(43) 31. PART-TIME LOVER - STEVIE WONDER *
(20) 30. WHAT ABOUT LOVE - HEART
(34) 28. C-I-T-Y – JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND
(11) 10. INVINCIBLE – PAT BENATAR
( 8) 6. DON’T LOSE MY NUMBER – PHIL COLLINS
( 1) 1. ST. ELMO’S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION) – JOHN PARR *

***
(37) 37. DO YOU WANT CRYING - KATRINA AND THE WAVES
(48) 36. I'M GOIN' DOWN - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
(13) 22. SHOUT – TEARS FOR FEARS **
(22) 21. SHAME – THE MOTELS
(18) 15. OH SHEILA – READY FOR THE WORLD *
( 9) 12. YOU’RE ONLY HUMAN (SECOND WIND) – BILLY JOEL
( 4) 7. FREEWAY OF LOVE – ARETHA FRANKLIN
( 3) 2. WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER HERO (THUNDERDOME) – TINA TURNER

**
(40) 40. SPANISH EDDIE - LAURA BRANIGAN
(27) 38. MYSTERY LADY – BILLY OCEAN
(44) 35. MEDLEY - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(36) 34. NO LOOKIN’ BACK – MICHAEL McDONALD
(33) 25. DANCING IN THE STREET - DAVID BOWIE & MICK JAGGER
(26) 24. THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL – EURYTHMICS
(23) 18. SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU – WHITNEY HOUSTON *
(17) 14. DRESS YOU UP - MADONNA
(15) 13. DARE ME – THE POINTER SISTERS

*
(38) 32. I GOT YOU BABE - UB40
(30) 29. EVERY STEP OF THE WAY – JOHN WAITE
(19) 26. LIFE IN ONE DAY – HOWARD JONES
(24) 20. CRY – GODLEY & CREME
(10) 9. POP LIFE - PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION
(12) 8. FREEDOM – WHAM!
( 2) 5. THE POWER OF LOVE – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS **
( 7) 4. CHERISH – KOOL & THE GANG
 
CORRECT ORDER

Bryan Adams "Heaven" peaked 6/29
..
Paul Young "Every Time You Go Away" #47
Tears For Fears "Shout" #22
Huey Lewis "The Power Of Love" #5
John Parr "St Elmo's Fire" #1 <-all 3 of us chose this one
Dire Straits "Money For Nothing" #3
Ready For The World "Oh Sheila" #15
A-ha "Take On Me" #17
Whitney "Saving All My Love" #18
Stevie Wonder "Part Time Lover" #31
Jan Hammer "Miami Vice" #48
Starship "We Built This City" #51

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
 
Will never make the top 40
#54 Foreigner "Down On Love"
#58 Cheap Trick "Tonight It's You"
#59 Survivor "First Night"
#62 What Is This "I'll Be Around"
#63 King "Love And Pride"
#66 Amy Grant "Wise Up"
#67 9.9 "All Of Me For All Of You"
#71 Steve Arrington "Dancin' In The Key Of Life"
#73 Oingo Boingo "Weird Science"
#74 Romantics "Test Of Time"
#77 Billy Crystal "You Look Marvelous"
#79 Maurice White "Stand By Me"
#80 Til Tuesday "Looking Over My Shoulder"
#83 Five Star "All Fall Down"
#84 Loose Ends "Hangin' On A String"
#85 Natalie Cole "A Little Bit Of Heaven"
#87 Depeche Mode "Master & Servant"
#91 Tom Petty "Rebels"
#93 Mary Jane Girls "Wild And Crazy Love"
#95 Roger Daltrey "After The Fire"
#97 Y & T "Summertime Girls"
#98 Air Supply "Power Of Love"
#100 Patti LaBelle "Stir It Up"
 
Only four groups besides Oingo Boingo have recorded a vocal version of Weird Science: The Bennies, The English League, Artists In Resonance (a cappella) and Hellogoodbye, a band formed in 2001 by three Huntington Beach High School students. This is from the May 2005 CD Dead Bands Party: A Tribute To Oingo Boingo.

 
Forgot to post this earlier

SEP 1987

EARLIER
Whitney "I Wanna Dance"
Bob Seger "Shakedown"
U2 "I Still Haven't"

Los Lobos "La Bamba"
Whitney "Didn't We Almost"
Michael Jackson "I Just Can't Stop"

LATER
Billy Idol "Mony Mony"
Tiffany "I Think We're Alone"
Michael Jackson "Bad"
Belinda "Heaven Is A Place"
 
September 19th, 1987:

40: BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON
39: IN MY DREAMS - REO SPEEDWAGON
38: HEART AND SOUL - T'PAU
37: SOMETHING REAL (INSIDE ME/INSIDE YOU ) - MISTER MISTER
36: IT'S NOT OVER ('TIL IT'S OVER) - STARSHIP
35: VICTIM OF LOVE - BRYAN ADAMS
34: LUKA - SUZANNE VEGA
33: CAUSING A COMMOTION - MADONNA
32: I WANT YOUR SEX - GEORGE MICHAEL
31: YOU ARE THE GIRL - THE CARS
30: FAKE - ALEXANDER O'NEAL
29: LITTLE LIES - FLEETWOOD MAC
28: NEVER LET ME DOWN - DAVID BOWIE
27: MARY'S PRAYER - DANNY WILSON
26: LOVE POWER - DIONNE WARWICK & JEFFREY OSBORNE
25: LET ME BE THE ONE - EXPOSE
24: ROCK STEADY - THE WHISPERS
23: DON'T MEAN NOTHING - RICHARD MARX
22: CASANOVA - LeVERT
21: JUMP START - NATALIE COLE
20: WHO'S THAT GIRL - MADONNA
19: PAPER IN FIRE - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
18: WHO WILL YOU RUN TO - HEART
17: ONE HEARTBEAT - SMOKEY ROBINSON
16: WHO FOUND WHO - JELLYBEAN
15: U GOT THE LOOK - PRINCE
14: I NEED LOVE - L.L. COOL J
13: ONLY IN MY DREAMS - DEBBIE GIBSON
12: WIPEOUT - THE FAT BOYS AND THE BEACH BOYS
11: CARRIE - EUROPE
10: TOUCH OF GREY - THE GRATEFUL DEAD
9: LOST IN EMOTION - LISA LISA AND CULT JAM
8: I HEARD A RUMOUR - BANANARAMA
7: CAN'T WE TRY - DAN HILL W/ VONDA SHEPARD
6: DOING IT ALL FOR MY BABY - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
5: WHEN SMOKEY SINGS - ABC
4: HERE I GO AGAIN - WHITESNAKE
3: LA BAMBA - LOS LOBOS
2: DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL - WHITNEY HOUSTON
1: I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU - MICHAEL JACKSON
 
CORRECT ORDER - very glad my 3 candidates are #1 #2 and #3 AND i picked the correct #1. tough to do for an '87!!

Whitney "I Wanna Dance" peak 7/4
Heart "Alone" #77
Bob Seger "Shakedown" #97
U2 "I Still Haven't" #49
Madonna "Who's That Girl" #20
Los Lobos "La Bamba" #3
Michael Jackson "I Just Can't Stop" #1
Whitney "Didn't We Almost" #2
Whitesnake "Here I Go Again" #4
Lisa Lisa "Lost In Emotion" #9
Michael Jackson "Bad" #40
Tiffany "I Think We're Alone" #41
Billy Idol "Mony Mony" #43
..
Belinda "Heaven Is A Place" peak 12/5

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
 
Can't We Try by Dan Hill & Vonda Shepard peaked at #6 on the September 12 1987 Billboard Hot 100. Shepard released 11 more singles (including duets with Emily Saliers and Robert Downey Jr.) but never had another hit. Here is her 1999 remake of the Isley Brothers' 1966 #12 hit This Old Heart Of Mine. Neil Larsen is the pianist. The background vocalists are Renee Goldberry, Vatrena King and Sy Smith.

 
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