80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[semipenguin]

16. LOVE THEME FROM "ST. ELMO'S FIRE" - DAVID FOSTER



Maybe I'm the only one, but I enjoy some of the theme songs from 80s movies.

It seems like theme songs have lost their luster and are not appreciated as much anymore.

Are they even making the Top 40 these days?

One of my favorites

 

[Aaron]

1983

40. INVISIBLE HANDS - KIM CARNES
39. TIME WILL REVEAL - DEBARGE
38. READ 'EM AND WEEP - BARRY MANILOW
37. BREAK MY STRIDE - MATTHEW WILDER
36. JUST GOT LUCKY - JOBOXERS
35. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
34. THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES - ASIA
33. UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT - ROLLING STONES
32. MIRROR MAN - THE HUMAN LEAGUE
31. HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE - DIONNE WARWICK AND LUTHER VANDROSS
30. MODERN LOVE - DAVID BOWIE
29. SOULS - RICK SPRINGFIELD
28. TENDER IS THE NIGHT - JACKSON BROWNE
27. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES
26. AIN'T NOBODY - RUFUS WITH CHAKA KHAN
25. MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME) - PETER SCHILLING
24. IN A BIG COUNTRY - BIG COUNTRY
23. SEND HER MY LOVE - JOURNEY
22. SYNCHRONICITY II - THE POLICE
21. TWIST OF FAITH - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
20. MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL - AIR SUPPLY
19. TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE - PEABO BRYSON/ROBERTA FLACK
18. DELIRIOUS - PRINCE
17. TELEFONE (LONG DISTANCE LOVE AFFAIR) - SHEENA EASTON
16. WHY ME? - IRENE CARA
15. ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER - THE FIXX
14. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
13. SUDDENY LAST SUMMER - THE MOTELS
12. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - BONNIE TYLER
11. CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND - CULTURE CLUB
10. P.Y.T. - MICHAEL JACKSON
9. CRUMBLIN' DOWN - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
8. HEART AND SOUL - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
7. SAY IT ISN'T SO - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
6. LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD - PAT BENATAR
5. CUM ON FEEL THE NOISE - QUIET RIOT
4. ISLANDS IN THE STREAM - KENNY ROGERS WITH DOLLY PARTON
3. UPTOWN GIRL - BILLY JOEL
2. SAY SAY SAY - PAUL MCCARTNEY AND MICHAEL JACKSON
1. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - LIONEL RICHIE

 

[semipenguin]

Is this the worst song to hit the top 40 in the 80s?

34. THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES - ASIA

I'm mean really. This song is horrible. Flat out pathetic.

I bet sadchild will post songs from that week's hot 100, that never made the top 40, that are a billion times better than that Asia song

 

[semipenguin]

So is it Job Ox, or Jo Box?

36. JUST GOT LUCKY - JOBOXERS

 

[sadchild]

Good 18
Okay 5
Bad 17

39. TIME WILL REVEAL - DEBARGE

35. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN

Alan's Elton comment was definitely way off. Four lackluster previous releases? Did he mean...

Victim Of Love (had a #31 hit)
21 At 33 (had a #3 hit and a #39 hit)
The Fox (had a #21 hit and a #34 hit)
Jump Up! (had a #12 hit and a #13 hit)

Damn! If seven top 40 hits are are a slump, give me that 'slump' please!!

29. SOULS - RICK SPRINGFIELD

My first time hearing this ever I think. Odd, especially since I was a kinda-fan of Rick back in the day and still am.

19. TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE - PEABO BRYSON/ROBERTA FLACK

"And hope that deep inside you'll feel it too".
You'll feel it deep inside you, but I'm not takin' nothin' deep inside me.

PS - Who names their kid Peabo?

17. TELEFONE (LONG DISTANCE LOVE AFFAIR) - SHEENA EASTON

Whenever I hear this, I think it's Laura Branigan. Especially the "I call you on telepone, you're never home" part. #ithinktheygotyouralias

"I can't find you anywhere, oh, oh. I call you on the telephone."
This was back before 'find my iPhone' when you could track that bastard.

10. P.Y.T. - MICHAEL JACKSON

If this song doesn't make you want to dance, check your pulse.

8. HEART AND SOUL - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS

TIL this is a cover song. Had no clue.

#68 Rainbow "Street Of Dreams"

Great song (and fun video)

#97 Genesis "Mama"

Great song (but lame video)

Will never make the top 40
#46 Paul Simon "Allergies"
#48 Pointer Sisters "I Need You"
#54 Commodores "Only You"
#65 Earth Wind & Fire "Magnetic"
#66 Moody Blues "Blue World"
#68 Rainbow "Street Of Dreams"
#69 Alan Parsons Project "You Don't Believe"
#77 Kiss "Lick It Up"
#84 Men Without Hats "I Like"
#85 Talking Heads "This Must Be Place"
#97 Genesis "Mama"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

35. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN

Alan's Elton comment was definitely way off. Four lackluster previous releases? Did he mean...

Victim Of Love (had a #31 hit)
21 At 33 (had a #3 hit and a #39 hit)
The Fox (had a #21 hit and a #34 hit)
Jump Up! (had a #12 hit and a #13 hit)

Damn! If seven top 40 hits are are a slump, give me that 'slump' please!!

Alan is wrong. He had 5. Looking at album positions:

A single man -- 15
Victim of Love -- 35
21 At 33 -- 13
The Fox -- 21
Jump Up -- 17

Prior to that he had a string of 11 top 10 (all but 1 top 5) including 6 straight #1 albums. So these are a disappointment relatively. Alan is also wrong about Too Low For Zero breaking the streak. It peaked at #25. It was a great album and one of my favourites but it was not a breakthrough. But artists would kill for his chart positions even during a slump.


Elton John albums discography - Wikipedia

 

[Aaron]

1986

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

 

[sadchild]

Good 8
Okay 14
Bad 18

No songs this week were terrible enough to warrant a Beavis & Butthead appearance, though "At This Moment" was a photo finish.

35. YOU BE ILLIN' - RUN-D.M.C.

"But homes you did not read it was a can of DOG FOOD"

29. THE RAIN - ORAN "JUICE" JONES

"Silly rabbit!"

20. WAR - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

I've always thought Frankie Goes To Hollywood's 1984 cover of "War" was excellent. With the Ronald Reagan impersonator and all. It was the flipside to "Two Tribes".

18. TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT - EDDIE MONEY

Tis the season to be listening to Eddie & Ronnie's other collab "Everybody Loves Christmas"

1. THE NEXT TIME I FALL IN LOVE - PETER CETERA WITH AMY GRANT

I recently wrote the genius.com bio for Amy Grant, and was shocked to learn the following:

In late 1993, Grant did a Christmas special with and performed in three concerts with Vince Gill, who was also married at the time. Grant later shared:

I knew from the tips of my toes that he was unlike anybody I had ever met. I was just so overwhelmed by him as a person that I finally came up behind him and wrapped my arms around him and said, ‘I’ve needed to do this all night.’

Grant’s relationship with Gill grew to the point she would note on a legal pad each time she was around him. By the end of the year, Grant reportedly told her husband, “I don’t love you anymore. You’re the biggest mistake I’ve ever made… I’ve given my heart to another man.” Rumors flew over the next few years about infidelity (which they have both denied).

Gill announced he was getting a divorce. She learned of it from a newspaper headline, to which her husband commented he ‘was grateful someone had finally made the first move’. Grant soon divorced Chapman and married Gill in 2000, explaining to The Tennessean that while her relationship with Gill ‘may have hastened the end of her marriage’, she believes ‘the final result was inevitable’. Chapman, however, disagreed, noting “a lot of people just don’t want to believe the obvious”.

Many devout Christian fans were shocked by the divorce, commenting, “Amy did not have one valid biblical reason to divorce her husband,” and “God hates divorce. It’s as simple as that.” Early on, even Grant’s children often made comments to Gill like “You make me sick. Put a shirt on.” and “If you ever hurt my mother, I’m going to kill you.”

#63 Jesse Johnson & Sly Stone "Crazay"

Whoa, quite the Prince / Morris Day photocopy.

Will never make the top 40
#53 Stacy Lattisaw "Nail It To The Wall"
#63 Jesse Johnson & Sly Stone "Crazay"
#64 Police "Don't Stand So Close To Me '86"
#65 Commodores "Goin' To The Bank"
#66 Don Johnson "Heartache Away"
#68 Eurythmics "Thorn In My Side"
#69 Paul Young "Some People"
#70 Bob Seger "Miami"
#72 Temptations "Lady Soul"
#73 Debbie Harry "French Kissin"
#80 Five Star "Can't Wait Another Minute"
#81 Paul McCartney "Stranglehold"
#83 Rod Stewart "Every Beat Of My Heart"
#85 David Lee Roth "That's Life"
#87 Ann Wilson "The Best Man In The World"
#88 Human League "I Need Your Loving"
#89 Grace Jones "I'm Not Perfect"
#92 Paul Simon "Graceland"
#97 Pet Shop Boys "Suburbia"
#99 Elton John "Heartache All Over The World"

 

[semipenguin]

Good 8
Okay 14
Bad 18

No songs this week were terrible enough to warrant a Beavis & Butthead appearance, though "At This Moment" was a photo finish.

35. YOU BE ILLIN' - RUN-D.M.C.

"But homes you did not read it was a can of DOG FOOD"

29. THE RAIN - ORAN "JUICE" JONES

"Silly rabbit!"

20. WAR - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

I've always thought Frankie Goes To Hollywood's 1984 cover of "War" was excellent. With the Ronald Reagan impersonator and all. It was the flipside to "Two Tribes".

18. TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT - EDDIE MONEY

Tis the season to be listening to Eddie & Ronnie's other collab "Everybody Loves Christmas"

1. THE NEXT TIME I FALL IN LOVE - PETER CETERA WITH AMY GRANT

I recently wrote the genius.com bio for Amy Grant, and was shocked to learn the following:

In late 1993, Grant did a Christmas special with and performed in three concerts with Vince Gill, who was also married at the time. Grant later shared:

I knew from the tips of my toes that he was unlike anybody I had ever met. I was just so overwhelmed by him as a person that I finally came up behind him and wrapped my arms around him and said, ‘I’ve needed to do this all night.’

Grant’s relationship with Gill grew to the point she would note on a legal pad each time she was around him. By the end of the year, Grant reportedly told her husband, “I don’t love you anymore. You’re the biggest mistake I’ve ever made… I’ve given my heart to another man.” Rumors flew over the next few years about infidelity (which they have both denied).

Gill announced he was getting a divorce. She learned of it from a newspaper headline, to which her husband commented he ‘was grateful someone had finally made the first move’. Grant soon divorced Chapman and married Gill in 2000, explaining to The Tennessean that while her relationship with Gill ‘may have hastened the end of her marriage’, she believes ‘the final result was inevitable’. Chapman, however, disagreed, noting “a lot of people just don’t want to believe the obvious”.

Many devout Christian fans were shocked by the divorce, commenting, “Amy did not have one valid biblical reason to divorce her husband,” and “God hates divorce. It’s as simple as that.” Early on, even Grant’s children often made comments to Gill like “You make me sick. Put a shirt on.” and “If you ever hurt my mother, I’m going to kill you.”

#63 Jesse Johnson & Sly Stone "Crazay"

Whoa, quite the Prince / Morris Day photocopy.

Will never make the top 40
#53 Stacy Lattisaw "Nail It To The Wall"
#63 Jesse Johnson & Sly Stone "Crazay"
#64 Police "Don't Stand So Close To Me '86"
#65 Commodores "Goin' To The Bank"
#66 Don Johnson "Heartache Away"
#68 Eurythmics "Thorn In My Side"
#69 Paul Young "Some People"
#70 Bob Seger "Miami"
#72 Temptations "Lady Soul"
#73 Debbie Harry "French Kissin"
#80 Five Star "Can't Wait Another Minute"
#81 Paul McCartney "Stranglehold"
#83 Rod Stewart "Every Beat Of My Heart"
#85 David Lee Roth "That's Life"
#87 Ann Wilson "The Best Man In The World"
#88 Human League "I Need Your Loving"
#89 Grace Jones "I'm Not Perfect"
#92 Paul Simon "Graceland"
#97 Pet Shop Boys "Suburbia"
#99 Elton John "Heartache All Over The World"

Maybe Gill has a Mamba. Who knows.

Amy Grant was my first concert. Philip Bailey opened for her

 

[scotchandcigar]

Amy Grant was my first concert. Philip Bailey opened for her

I give you credit for admitting that.

 

[sadchild]

Did Philip Bailey's set end like this?

"♫ She's an easy lover. Before you know it you'll be on your knees. ♫
THANK YOU! Stick around for Amy Grant, whose gonna sing about how God says easy lovers are sinners!"

 

[Aaron]

1988

40. I WANNA HAVE SOME FUN - SAMANTHA FOX
39. GHOST TOWN - CHEAP TRICK
38. WHEN I'M WITH YOU - SHERIFF
37. KISSING A FOOL - GEORGE MICHAEL
36. THANKS FOR MY CHILD - CHERYL "PEPSII" RILEY
35. HOLDING ON - STEVE WINWOOD
34. BORN TO BE MY BABY - BON JOVI
33. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH - JUDSON SPENCE
32. WILD WORLD - MAXI PRIEST
31. WHEN THE CHILDREN CRY - WHITE LION
30. LITTLE LIAR - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
29. KOKOMO - BEACH BOYS
28. WILD, WILD WEST - THE ESCAPE CLUB
27. NOT JUST ANOTHER GIRL - IVAN NEVILLE
26. BAD MEDICINE - BON JOVI
25. ALL THIS TIME - TIFFANY
24. THE WAY YOU LOVE ME - KARYN WHITE
23. PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART - ANNIE LENNOX & AL GREEN
22. DESIRE - U2
21. ARMEGEDDON IT - DEF LEPPARD
20. SMOOTH CRIMINAL - MICHAEL JACKSON
19. EARLY IN THE MORNING - ROBERT PALMER
18. SILHOUETTE - KENNY G
17. I REMEMBER HOLDING YOU - BOYS CLUB
16. SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE - WAS (NOT WAS)
15. DON'T RUSH ME - TAYLOR DAYNE
14. FINISH WHAT YA STARTED - VAN HALEN
13. IN YOUR ROOM - THE BANGLES
12. TWO HEARTS - PHIL COLLINS
11. THE PROMISE - WHEN IN ROME
10. WALK ON WATER - EDDIE MONEY
9. WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE - GUNS N' ROSES
8. HOW CAN I FALL - BREATHE
7. I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE - DURAN DURAN
6. BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD - WILL TO POWER
5. WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL - BOY MEETS GIRL
4. MY PREROGATIVE - BOBBY BROWN
3. GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT - ANITA BAKER
2. EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN - POISON
1. LOOK AWAY - CHICAGO

 

[semipenguin]

14. FINISH WHAT YA STARTED - VAN HALEN

Am I the only one who thinks that anything from OU812 hasn't held up very well thru the years?

 

[HecticArt]

I don't think that you're the only one by a long-shot.

 

[sadchild]

Good 11
Okay 11
Bad 18

38. WHEN I'M WITH YOU - SHERIFF

Got some good news and some bad news. The good news is our single hit #1 in the US. The bad news is we broke up four years ago.

36. THANKS FOR MY CHILD - CHERYL "PEPSII" RILEY

33. YEAH, YEAH, YEAH - JUDSON SPENCE

Apparently I blocked out the fact I've heard this song one other time in my life (two years ago on another VJ 40). Hopefully I can block it out again.

22. DESIRE - U2

I've never been able to get into this song. Disliked it then. Dislike it now.

21. ARMEGEDDON IT - DEF LEPPARD

The only cassette I ever owned that I listened to so many times I wore it out and had to buy it again.

14. FINISH WHAT YA STARTED - VAN HALEN

@semipenguin Totally agreed.

For me OU812 is one of their worst albums, along with VH2 and VH3. Before OU812, Van Halen could do no wrong in my world. But they lost me on this one. Some of the songs are good, some are ok, some kinda suck.

12. TWO HEARTS - PHIL COLLINS

10. WALK ON WATER - EDDIE MONEY

Just saw him on The Kominsky Method, which, by the way, is a great show. And this is from somebody who hates 99.9% of TV shows.

#88 L'Trimm "Cars With The Boom"

Terrible song, but what a couple of cuties. The high school me is totally krushin' on them.

#94 Timelords "Doctorin' The Tardis"

Also known as the KLF. I had a friend who liked this song but I thought it was garbage. It's basically Gary Glitter's "Rock And Roll Part 2" with people saying "Doctor Who" over it. How it went to #1 in the UK is beyond me. But I do like KLF's "The White Room".

Won't make the top 40
#51 Tracy Chapman "Baby Can I Hold You"
#55 Siouxsie & The Banshees "Peek-A-Boo"
#58 Georgia Satellites "Hippy Hippy Shake"
#60 Fleetwood Mac "As Long As You Follow"
#62 Eighth Wonder "Cross My Heart"
#66 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble"
#67 Randy Newman "It's Money That Matters"
#70 Alphaville "Forever Young"
#71 Mike & The Mechanics "Nobody's Perfect"
#77 Safire "Boy, I've Been Told"
#84 Al B Sure "Killing Me Softly"
#85 Michelle Shocked "Anchorage"
#88 L'Trimm "Cars With The Boom"
#89 Peter Cetera "Best Of Times"
#91 Tommy Conwell "If We Never Meet Again"
#93 JJ Fad "Is It Love"
#94 Timelords "Doctorin' The Tardis"
#96 Luther Vandross "Any Love"
#97 Sir Mix-A-Lot "Posse On Broadway"
#98 Starship "Wild Again"
#99 Thirty Eight Special "Rock & Roll Strategy"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Hippy Hippy Shake was a cool song. Should have made top 40.


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[HecticArt]

#94 Timelords "Doctorin' The Tardis"

Also known as the KLF. I had a friend who liked this song but I thought it was garbage. It's basically Gary Glitter's "Rock And Roll Part 2" with people saying "Doctor Who" over it. How it went to #1 in the UK is beyond me. But I do like KLF's "The White Room".

I do dig me some KLF.
Swings, brings new technology and all.

Won't make the top 40
#70 Alphaville "Forever Young"

No surprises other than Alphaville.
That must have been a late bloomer.

 

[semipenguin]

#97 Sir Mix-A-Lot "Posse On Broadway

I love this song

 

[sadchild]

No surprises other than Alphaville.
That must have been a late bloomer.

It was a top 10 in twelve countries overseas... but only reached #65 here in the US.

 

[Aaron]

I like the Alphaville song. Not a fan of the Hippy Hippy Shake.