80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

October 24th, 1987:

-- 40. Jody Watley - Don't You Want Me
-- 39. Mick Jagger - Let's Work
38 38. Loverboy - Notorious
-- 37. Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love
-- 36. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Betcha Say That
-- 35. Timothy B. Schmidt - Boys Night Out
-- 34. Sting - We'll Be Together
40 33. Squeeze - Hourglass
23 32. Smokey Robinson - One Heartbeat
29 31. The Other Ones - Holiday
34 30. Los Lobos - Come On, Let's Go
31 29. Poison - I Won't Forget You
30 28. R.E.M. - The One I Love
17 27. Natalie Cole - Jump Start
28 26. Richard Marx - Should've Known Better
26 25. Cutting Crew - I've Been In Love Before
15 24. Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost Have It All
27 23. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
24 22. Kenny G - Don't Make Me Wait For Love
10 21. Bananarama - I Heard A Rumour
25 20. Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
22 19. REO Speedwagon - In My Dreams
21 18. U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
18 17. The Cars - You Are The Girl
20 16. Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise
19 15. The Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
9 14. John Cougar Mellencamp - Paper In Fire
16 13. Swing Out Sister - Breakout
7 12. Heart - Who Will You Run To
6 11. Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
3 10. Europe - Carrie
13 9. Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies
12 8. Expose - Let Me Be The One
14 7. Billy Idol - Mony Mony
8 6. Levert - Casanova
11 5. Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
1 4. Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Lost In Emotion
2 3. Prince with Sheena Easton - U Got The Look
5 2. Madonna - Causing A Commotion
4 1. Michael Jackson - Bad
 
sadchild said:
Fun fact: Over the last 14 years, the VJ's haven't played NINE October charts yet

Oct 11, 18 1980
Oct 16, 1982
Oct 8, 1983
Oct 20, 1984
Oct 26, 1985
Oct 10, 24 1987
Oct 29, 1988
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When did they do:
  • 1982/10/30
I do not have it listed. I created a spreadsheet from postings in this thread (and the 70s) for 1977/01 --> 1986/03 and I don't have a date for the above. They have also missed a tonne of dates in the other 11 months of the year.
 
I TOTALLY BOMBED!!
I INCLUDED TWO 1988 SONGS
AND DID NOT INCLUDE FOUR CONSECUTIVE 1987 CHART-TOPPERS
I WAS OFF BY 51 WEEKS!!
FAIL!!

CORRECT ORDER

Bob Seger "Shakedown" peak 8/1
..
Los Lobos "La Bamba" peak 9/12
..
Whitney "Didn't We Almost" #24
Whitesnake "Here I Go Again" #11
Gloria Estefan "Lost In Emotion" #4
Michael Jackson "Bad" #1
Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now" #5
Billy Idol "Mony Mony" #7
Bill/Jennifer "Time Of My Life" #20
Belinda Carlisle "Heaven Is A Place" #23
..
Guns N Roses "Sweet Child O Mine" peak 9/17/88
..
Def Leppard "Love Bites" peak 10/8/88

green: my candidates
white: on my list and in the top 40
brown: in the top 40 but missing from my list
orange: on my list but not in the top 40
 
11 good/ok from 1987:

38 38. Loverboy - Notorious
30 28. R.E.M. - The One I Love
21 18. U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
20 16. Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise
19 15. The Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
9 14. John Cougar Mellencamp - Paper In Fire
6 11. Whitesnake - Here I Go Again as Hectic would say meh
13 9. Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies
14 7. Billy Idol - Mony Mony
11 5. Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now guilty pleasure
4 1. Michael Jackson - Bad

1 channel changers from 1987:
15 24. Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost Have It All

A pretty bad countdown (no pun intended).
 
sadchild said:
I TOTALLY BOMBED!!
I INCLUDED TWO 1988 SONGS
AND DID NOT INCLUDE FOUR CONSECUTIVE 1987 CHART-TOPPERS
I WAS OFF BY 51 WEEKS!!
FAIL!!

CORRECT ORDER

Bob Seger "Shakedown" peak 8/1
..
Los Lobos "La Bamba" peak 9/12
..
Whitney "Didn't We Almost" #24
Whitesnake "Here I Go Again" #11
Gloria Estefan "Lost In Emotion" #4
Michael Jackson "Bad" #1
Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now" #5
Billy Idol "Mony Mony" #7
Bill/Jennifer "Time Of My Life" #20
Belinda Carlisle "Heaven Is A Place" #23
..
Guns N Roses "Sweet Child O Mine" peak 9/17/88
..
Def Leppard "Love Bites" peak 10/8/88

green: my candidates
white: on my list and in the top 40
brown: in the top 40 but missing from my list
orange: on my list but not in the top 40
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I didn't catch that.
 
Def Leppard's album came out Sept 1987, but the first single flopped. Peaked in the 60s I think. It didn't really take off until 1988.

Same with GNR's album. It didn't take off until summer '88.
 
The wasteland of 1987.
Lots of 1-stars

Great/good/ok 14

*****
-- 34. Sting - We'll Be Together
40 33. Squeeze - Hourglass
21 18. U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
19 15. The Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
7 12. Heart - Who Will You Run To
13 9. Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies

****
31 29. Poison - I Won't Forget You
30 28. R.E.M. - The One I Love
28 26. Richard Marx - Should've Known Better
14 7. Billy Idol - Mony Mony

***
34 30. Los Lobos - Come On, Let's Go
26 25. Cutting Crew - I've Been In Love Before
9 14. John Cougar Mellencamp - Paper In Fire
16 13. Swing Out Sister - Breakout

**
-- 40. Jody Watley - Don't You Want Me
-- 39. Mick Jagger - Let's Work
23 32. Smokey Robinson - One Heartbeat
29 31. The Other Ones - Holiday
27 23. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
18 17. The Cars - You Are The Girl
20 16. Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise
1 4. Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Lost In Emotion

*
38 38. Loverboy - Notorious
-- 37. Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love
-- 36. Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Betcha Say That
-- 35. Timothy B. Schmidt - Boys Night Out
17 27. Natalie Cole - Jump Start
15 24. Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost Have It All
24 22. Kenny G - Don't Make Me Wait For Love
10 21. Bananarama - I Heard A Rumour
25 20. Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
22 19. REO Speedwagon - In My Dreams
6 11. Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
3 10. Europe - Carrie
12 8. Expose - Let Me Be The One
8 6. Levert - Casanova
11 5. Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
2 3. Prince with Sheena Easton - U Got The Look
5 2. Madonna - Causing A Commotion
4 1. Michael Jackson - Bad
 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
When did they do 1982/10/30? I do not have it listed.
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Here is that week's top 40. You're welcome.

02 - 01 Who Can It Be Now – Men At Work
01 - 02 Jack & Diane – John Mellencamp
03 - 03 Eye In The Sky – Alan Parsons Project
04 - 04 I Keep Forgettin' – Michael McDonald
05 - 05 Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker/Jennifer Warnes
06 - 06 Heart Attack – Olivia Newton-John
07 - 07 Somebody's Baby – Jackson Browne
08 - 08 You Can Do Magic – America
09 - 09 I Ran – A Flock Of Seagulls
13 - 10 Heartlight – Neil Diamond
11 - 11 Break It To Me Gently – Juice Newton
12 - 12 Gypsy – Fleetwood Mac
14 - 13 Gloria – Laura Branigan
36 - 14 Truly – Lionel Richie
15 - 15 Hold On – Santana
20 - 16 The One You Love – Glenn Frey
17 - 17 Don't Fight It – Kenny LogginsSteve Perry
29 - 18 Muscles – Diana Ross
19 - 19 What's Forever For – Michael Martin Murphey
22 - 20 Love Come Down – Evelyn King
23 - 21 New World Man – Rush
24 - 22 You Don't Want Me Anymore – Steel Breeze
27 - 23 American Heartbeat – Survivor
25 - 24 Nobody – Sylvia/Cherry Sisters
28 - 25 Southern Cross – Crosby Stills & Nash
26 - 26 Sweet Time – REO Speedwagon
32 - 27 Steppin' Out – Joe Jackson
30 - 28 Athena – The Who
33 - 29 Pressure – Billy Joel
34 - 30 Mickey – Toni Basil/Dorsey High School Cheerleaders
NEW31 It's Raining Again – Supertramp
35 - 32 I Get Excited – Rick Springfield
37 - 33 Love Me Tomorrow – Chicago
40 - 34 Get Closer – Linda Ronstadt
39 - 35 Rock This Town – Stray Cats
46 - 36 I.G.Y. (What A Wonderful World) – Donald Fagen
41 - 37 I Need You – Paul Carrack
38 - 38 Young Love – Air Supply
42 - 39 The Look Of Love – ABC
44 - 40 I'm So Excited – Pointer Sisters

Sonny James and Tab Hunter each had a number-one hit with Young Love in February 1957. The Judds had a number-one country hit in May 1989 with a different song titled Young Love. Air Supply's Young Love is a different song. It never got any higher than #38. A fourth song titled Young Love was the first chart hit for Janet Jackson. It reached #6 on the R&B chart in December 1982 and got to #64 on the Hot 100.

 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
When did they do:
  • 1982/10/30
I do not have it listed. I created a spreadsheet from postings in this thread (and the 70s) for 1977/01 --> 1986/03 and I don't have a date for the above. They have also missed a tonne of dates in the other 11 months of the year.
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Not sure. I just copied that from the Pulse Music Board thread about countdowns. Someone else came up with it.
 
Sixteen

-- 34. Sting - We'll Be Together
40 33. Squeeze - Hourglass
30 28. R.E.M. - The One I Love
28 26. Richard Marx - Should've Known Better - Nostalgia
26 25. Cutting Crew - I've Been In Love Before
27 23. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
21 18. U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
19 15. The Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
9 14. John Cougar Mellencamp - Paper In Fire
16 13. Swing Out Sister - Breakout
7 12. Heart - Who Will You Run To
6 11. Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
13 9. Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies
14 7. Billy Idol - Mony Mony
11 5. Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now - Nostalgia
2 3. Prince with Sheena Easton - U Got The Look
 
18 for 87

38 38. Loverboy - Notorious
-- 34. Sting - We'll Be Together
40 33. Squeeze - Hourglass
34 30. Los Lobos - Come On, Let's Go
30 28. R.E.M. - The One I Love
28 26. Richard Marx - Should've Known Better
27 23. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
25 20. Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
21 18. U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name
20 16. Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise
9 14. John Cougar Mellencamp - Paper In Fire
16 13. Swing Out Sister - Breakout
6 11. Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
3 10. Europe - Carrie
13 9. Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies
14 7. Billy Idol - Mony Mony
11 5. Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
4 1. Michael Jackson - Bad

Notes:
14 7. Billy Idol - Mony Mony - This is a 1981 song. I guess a live version came out in 87.
 
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