80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

NOTE: 2 weeks off

Won't get into the top 40
#42 Other Ones "We Are What We Are"
#48 Donna Summer "Dinner With Gershwin"
#49 Noel "Silent Morning"
#50 Curiosity Killed the Cat "Misfit"
#55 Anita Baker "No One In The World"
#60 Great White "Rock Me"
#63 Taja Seville "Love Is Contagious"
#67 Yello "Oh Yeah"
#68 Atlantic Starr "One Lover At A Time"
#69 Starship "Beat Patrol"
#72 Ray Parker Jr "I Don't Think That Man Should Sleep Alone"
#74 Wendy & Lisa "Waterfall"
#75 Bee Gees "You Win Again"
#78 Hooters "Satellite"
#79 Force MDs "Love Is A House"
#81 Glen Burtnik "Follow You"
#82 John Waite "Don't Lose Any Sleep"
#83 Will To Power "Dreamin'"
#87 Kiss "Crazy Crazy Nights"
#89 Monkees "Heart And Soul"
#92 Nylons "Happy Together"
#93 Newcity Rockers "Rev It Up"
#94 David Hallyday "He's My Girl"
#95 Eddie Money "We Should Be Sleeping"
#96 38 Special "Back To Paradise"
#97 John Waite "These Times Are Hard For Lovers"
#98 Pepsi & Shirlie "Heartache"
#100 Pointer Sisters "Be There"
 
A countdown so BAD (ee-hee) I told my wife I was gonna just do the 3-minute version.

She said "but I like late 80s"

So we tuned in part way through to catch the top 18.

She didn't like very much of it either.

Great/good/ok 14

*****
34: LUKA - SUZANNE VEGA
32: I WANT YOUR SEX - GEORGE MICHAEL
29: LITTLE LIES - FLEETWOOD MAC
23: DON'T MEAN NOTHING - RICHARD MARX

****
24: ROCK STEADY - THE WHISPERS
18: WHO WILL YOU RUN TO - HEART
10: TOUCH OF GREY - THE GRATEFUL DEAD
4: HERE I GO AGAIN - WHITESNAKE
3: LA BAMBA - LOS LOBOS

***
36: IT'S NOT OVER ('TIL IT'S OVER) - STARSHIP
19: PAPER IN FIRE - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
14: I NEED LOVE - L.L. COOL J
6: DOING IT ALL FOR MY BABY - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
5: WHEN SMOKEY SINGS - ABC

**
37: SOMETHING REAL (INSIDE ME/INSIDE YOU ) - MISTER MISTER
35: VICTIM OF LOVE - BRYAN ADAMS
27: MARY'S PRAYER - DANNY WILSON
21: JUMP START - NATALIE COLE
20: WHO'S THAT GIRL - MADONNA
17: ONE HEARTBEAT - SMOKEY ROBINSON
9: LOST IN EMOTION - LISA LISA AND CULT JAM

*
40: BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON
39: IN MY DREAMS - REO SPEEDWAGON
38: HEART AND SOUL - T'PAU
33: CAUSING A COMMOTION - MADONNA
31: YOU ARE THE GIRL - THE CARS
30: FAKE - ALEXANDER O'NEAL
28: NEVER LET ME DOWN - DAVID BOWIE
26: LOVE POWER - DIONNE WARWICK & JEFFREY OSBORNE
25: LET ME BE THE ONE - EXPOSE
22: CASANOVA - LeVERT
16: WHO FOUND WHO - JELLYBEAN
15: U GOT THE LOOK - PRINCE
13: ONLY IN MY DREAMS - DEBBIE GIBSON
12: WIPEOUT - THE FAT BOYS AND THE BEACH BOYS
11: CARRIE - EUROPE
8: I HEARD A RUMOUR - BANANARAMA
7: CAN'T WE TRY - DAN HILL W/ VONDA SHEPARD
2: DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL - WHITNEY HOUSTON
1: I JUST CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU - MICHAEL JACKSON
 
8 good/ok from 1987:

40: BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON
34: LUKA - SUZANNE VEGA
29: LITTLE LIES - FLEETWOOD MAC
19: PAPER IN FIRE - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
10: TOUCH OF GREY - THE GRATEFUL DEAD one hit wonder!
5: WHEN SMOKEY SINGS - ABC
4: HERE I GO AGAIN - WHITESNAKE
3: LA BAMBA - LOS LOBOS

2 channel changers from 1987:
38: HEART AND SOUL - T'PAU
2: DIDN'T WE ALMOST HAVE IT ALL - WHITNEY HOUSTON
 
Eleven

38: HEART AND SOUL - T'PAU
32: I WANT YOUR SEX - GEORGE MICHAEL
29: LITTLE LIES - FLEETWOOD MAC
24: ROCK STEADY - THE WHISPERS
23: DON'T MEAN NOTHING - RICHARD MARX
19: PAPER IN FIRE - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
18: WHO WILL YOU RUN TO - HEART
15: U GOT THE LOOK - PRINCE
10: TOUCH OF GREY - THE GRATEFUL DEAD
4: HERE I GO AGAIN - WHITESNAKE
3: LA BAMBA - LOS LOBOS
 
10 for 1987:

40: BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON
34: LUKA - SUZANNE VEGA
32: I WANT YOUR SEX - GEORGE MICHAEL
29: LITTLE LIES - FLEETWOOD MAC
23: DON'T MEAN NOTHING - RICHARD MARX
19: PAPER IN FIRE - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
10: TOUCH OF GREY - THE GRATEFUL DEAD
6: DOING IT ALL FOR MY BABY - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
4: HERE I GO AGAIN - WHITESNAKE
3: LA BAMBA - LOS LOBOS

IdRatherBeSkiing said:
10: TOUCH OF GREY - THE GRATEFUL DEAD one hit wonder!
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Ha!
 
SEP 1982

EARLIER
Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger"

John Cougar "Jack And Diane"
Chicago "Hard To Say I'm Sorry"
Steve Miller "Abracadabra"

LATER
Joe/Jennifer "Up Where We Belong"
Men At Work "Who Can It Be Now"
Lionel Richie "Truly"
 
1982/09/25

The bottom 60:
(--) 90. I'M NEVER GONNA SAY GOODBYE
(--) 85. PLEASE BE THE. ONE - KARLA BONOFF
(--) 83. ON THE WINGS OF LIVE - JEFFREY OSBORNE
(--) 82. GET UP AND GO - GO-GO'S
(--) 79. AMERICAN HEARTBEAT - SURVIVOR
(--) 76. RIBBON IN THE SKY - STEVIE WONDER
(--) 74. LOVE ME TOMORROW - CHICAGO
(--) 72. PRESSURE - BILLY JOEL
(63) 56. MICKEY - TONY BASIL *
(50) 46. UP WHERE WE BELONG - JOE COCKER AND JENNIFER WARNES *

This week's drops (and what drops):
(32) 75. VALLEY GIRL - FRANK ZAPPA
(19) 73. WASTED ON THE WAY - CROSBY, STILLS, & NASH
( 6) 42. EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER - AIR SUPPLY

The Top 40:
(40) 40. LET IT BE ME - WILLIE NELSON
(51) 39. HEART ATTACK - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
(38) 38. OH JULIE - BARRY MANNILOW
(37) 37. HOLDIN' ON - TAIN CAIN
(39) 36. YOU DON'T WANT ME ANYMORE - STEEL BREEZE
(46) 35. GYPSY - FLEETWOOD MAC
(43) 34. DON'T FIGHT IT - KENNY LOGGINS WITH STEVE PERRY
(35) 33. THE ONE YOU LOVE - GLENN FREY
( 7) 32. HOLD ME - FLEETWOOD MAC
(34) 31. YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME - THE GAP BAND
(33) 30. MAKE BELIEVE - TOTO
(31) 29. VOYEUR - KIM CARNES
(28) 28. NEVER BEEN IN LOVE - RANDY MEISNER
(36) 27. BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY - JUICE NEWTON
(30) 26. GLORIA - LAURA BRANIGAN
(29) 25. JUMP TO IT - ARETHA FRANKLIN
(27) 24. BIG FUN - KOOL & THE GANG
(23) 23. HOT IN THE CITY - BILLY IDOL
(24) 21. WHAT'S FOREVER FOR - MICHAEL MURPHY
(26) 21. I RAN (SO FAR AWAY) - A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
(25) 20. DO YOU WANNA TOUCH ME (OH YEAH) - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
(22) 19. HOLD ON - SANTANA
(20) 18. LET ME TICKLE YOUR FANCY - JERMAINE JACKSON
(17) 17. ONLY TIME WILL TELL - ASIA
(16) 16. THINK I'M IN LOVE - EDDIE MONEY
(21) 15. I KEEP FORGETTIN' (EVERY TIME YOU'RE NEAR) - MICHAEL McDONALD
(15) 14. BLUE EYES - ELTON JOHN
(13) 13. LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND - KENNY ROGERS
(14) 12. YOU CAN DO MAGIC - AMERICA
(10) 11. TAKE IT AWAY - PAUL McCARTNEY
(11) 10. LOVE IS IN CONTROL (FINGER ON THE TRIGGER) - DONNA SUMMER
( 8) 9. HURTS SO GOOD - JOHN COUGAR
(18) 8. SOMEBODY'S BABY - JACKSON BROWNE
(12) 7. WHO CAN IT BE NOW? - MEN AT WORK *
( 9) 6. EYE IN THE SKY - ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
( 5) 5. YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU - MELISSA MANCHESTER
( 2) 4. EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR **
( 1) 3. HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY - CHICAGO **
( 4) 2. JACK & DIANE - JOHN COUGAR *
( 2) 1. ABRACADABRA - STEVE MILLER BAND *
 
#40 peak this week (also #41 peak).

21 good/ok from 1982:
(51) 39. HEART ATTACK - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
(46) 35. GYPSY - FLEETWOOD MAC
(35) 33. THE ONE YOU LOVE - GLENN FREY
( 7) 32. HOLD ME - FLEETWOOD MAC
(30) 26. GLORIA - LAURA BRANIGAN
(23) 23. HOT IN THE CITY - BILLY IDOL
(26) 21. I RAN (SO FAR AWAY) - A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS Iran - so far away
(25) 20. DO YOU WANNA TOUCH ME (OH YEAH) - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
(22) 19. HOLD ON - SANTANA
(17) 17. ONLY TIME WILL TELL - ASIA
(13) 13. LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND - KENNY ROGERS
(14) 12. YOU CAN DO MAGIC - AMERICA
(10) 11. TAKE IT AWAY - PAUL McCARTNEY
( 8) 9. HURTS SO GOOD - JOHN COUGAR
(18) 8. SOMEBODY'S BABY - JACKSON BROWNE
(12) 7. WHO CAN IT BE NOW? - MEN AT WORK *
( 9) 6. EYE IN THE SKY - ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
( 5) 5. YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU - MELISSA MANCHESTER
( 2) 4. EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR **
( 4) 2. JACK & DIANE - JOHN COUGAR *
( 2) 1. ABRACADABRA - STEVE MILLER BAND *

1 channel changer from 1982:
(34) 31. YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME - THE GAP BAND
I never heard this song back in 1982. But this song has 3 notes and 5 words and one horrible synth effect which are all repeated over and over and over again for what seems like an eternity. Alan Hunter echoed some of these criticisms on the countdown.
 
Sixteen with a decent amount of nostalgia.

(46) 35. GYPSY - FLEETWOOD MAC
(34) 31. YOU DROPPED A BOMB ON ME - THE GAP BAND
(30) 26. GLORIA - LAURA BRANIGAN
(23) 23. HOT IN THE CITY - BILLY IDOL
(26) 21. I RAN (SO FAR AWAY) - A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS
(25) 20. DO YOU WANNA TOUCH ME (OH YEAH) - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
(17) 17. ONLY TIME WILL TELL - ASIA
(16) 16. THINK I'M IN LOVE - EDDIE MONEY
(10) 11. TAKE IT AWAY - PAUL McCARTNEY
( 8) 9. HURTS SO GOOD - JOHN COUGAR
(18) 8. SOMEBODY'S BABY - JACKSON BROWNE
(12) 7. WHO CAN IT BE NOW? - MEN AT WORK *
( 9) 6. EYE IN THE SKY - ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
( 2) 4. EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR **
( 4) 2. JACK & DIANE - JOHN COUGAR *
( 2) 1. ABRACADABRA - STEVE MILLER BAND *
 
In the category of "Remakes that nobody asked for – by artists whom nobody asked to make a comeback," here is You Dropped A Bomb On Me by Vanilla Ice (Robert Van Winkle) from his November 2008 album Vanilla Ice Is Back! Hip Hop Classics.

 
CORRECT ORDER

Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger" #4
first time: Steve Miller "Abracadabra" #1
Chicago "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" #3
second time: Steve Miller "Abracadabra" #1
John Cougar "Jack And Diane" #2
Men At Work "Who Can It Be Now" #7
Joe/Jennifer "Up Where We Belong" #46
Lionel Richie "Truly" peak 11/27
Toni Basil "Mickey "#56"

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
 
NOTE: 2 weeks off
Will never reach the top 40
#42 Don Henley "Johnny Can't Read"
#52 Motels "Take The L"
#58 Stevie Wonder "Ribbon In The Sky"
#59 Donna Summer "State Of Independence"
#63 Go-Gos "Get Up And Go"
#64 Paul McCartney "Tug Of War"
#69 Bill Medley "Right Here And Now"
#70 Timothy B. Schmit "So Much In Love"
#71 Karla Bonoff "Please Be The One"
#74 Cliff Richard "The Only Way Out"
#76 Yaz "Situation"
#77 Bobby Caldwell "All Of My Love"
#79 Missing Persons "Destination Unknown"
#80 Bad Company "Electricland"
#81 Cheap Trick "She's Tight"
#83 Eddie Money "Shakin'"
#84 Sheena Easton "Machinery"
#86 Robert Plant "Burning Down One Side"
#87 Alabama "Close Enough To Perfect"
#92 Time "777-9311"
#94 Huey Lewis & The News "Workin' For A Livin'"
#96 Clash "Should I Stay Or Should I Go"
#98 Billy Preston "I'm Never Gonna Say Goodbye"
#99 Dolly Parton "I Will Always Love You"
#100 Steve Winwood "Still In The Game"
 
Andrew Gold, best known for Lonely Boy (1977) and Thank You For Being A Friend (1978), plays keyboards on Johnny Can't Read. Louise Goffin (daughter of Gerry Goffin & Carole King) and model/actor Maren Jensen sing harmony vocals. According to the Guestpectacular site, Henley has sung Johnny Can't Read in only nine of his 463 (so far) concerts. All nine were during his 1985 "Building The Perfect Beast" tour. Jensen was engaged to Henley in 1985-86. They didn't marry – at least not to each other. How many other artists have recorded Johnny Can't Read? None.

 
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