80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule
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EARLIER
John Lennon "Just Like Starting Over"
Dolly Parton "9 to 5"
Blondie "Tide Is High"
Hall & Oates "Kiss On My List"
Blondie "Rapture"
Sheena Easton "Morning Train"
Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes"
Stars On 45 "Stars On 45"
Stars On 45 "Stars On 45"
LATER
Rick Springfield "Jesse's Girl"
Lionel/Diana "Endless Love"
Christopher Cross "Arthur's Theme"
Hall & Oates "Private Eyes"
ONJ "Physical"
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
It depends on whether this is THE week for the Stars On 45. And the answer to that question depends on which chart they use.
1981
40: THE STROKE - BILLY SQUIER
39: HOW 'BOUT US - CHAMPAIGN
38: ANGEL OF THE MORNING - JUICE NEWTON
37: TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS - STYX
36: STRONGER THAN BEFORE - CAROLE BAYER SAGER
35: JUST THE TWO OF US - GROVER WASHINGTON JR. & BILL WITHERS
34: SWEET BABY - STANLEY CLARKE & GEORGE DUKE
33: QUEEN OF HEARTS - JUICE NEWTON
32: SAY WHAT - JESSE WINCHESTER
31: SEVEN YEAR ACHE - ROSANNE CASH
30: TIME - THE ALAN PRSONS PROJECT
29: FOOL IN LOVE WITH YOU - JIM PHOTOGLO
28: STILL RIGHT HERE IN MY HEART - PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE
27: BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY - MANHATTAN TRANSFER
26: GEMINI DREAM - THE MOODY BLUES
25: MODERN GIRL - SHEENA EASTON
24: WINNING - SANTANA
23: ELVIRA - THE OAK RIDGE BOYS
22: I DON'T NEED YOU - KENNY ROGERS
21: NOBODY WINS - ELTON JOHN
20: THEME FROM "THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO" (BELIEVE IT OR NOT) - JOEY SCARBURY
19: THE WAITING - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
18: HEARTS - MARTY BALIN
17: IS IT YOU - LEE RITENOUR
16: SWEETHEART - FRANKE & THE KNOCKOUTS
15: WHAT ARE WE DOIN' IN LOVE - DOTTIE WEST & KENNY ROGERS
14: TAKE IT ON THE RUN - REO SPEEDWAGON
13: LIVING INSIDE MYSELF - GINO VANELLI
12: I LOVE YOU - THE CLIMAX BLUES BAND
11: THIS LITTLE GIRL - GARY U.S. BONDS
10: JESSIE'S GIRL - RICK SPRINGFIELD
9: YOU MAKE MY DREAMS - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
8: AMERICA - NEIL DIAMOND
7: THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE - AIR SUPPLY
6: BEING WITH YOU - SMOKEY ROBINSON
5: ALL THOSE YEARS AGO - GEORGE HARRISON
4: A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE - RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO
3: SUKIYAKI - A TASTE OF HONEY
2: BETTE DAVIS EYES - KIM CARNES
1: STARS ON 45 MEDLEY - STARS ON 45
40: THE STROKE - BILLY SQUIER
39: HOW 'BOUT US - CHAMPAIGN
38: ANGEL OF THE MORNING - JUICE NEWTON
37: TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS - STYX
36: STRONGER THAN BEFORE - CAROLE BAYER SAGER
35: JUST THE TWO OF US - GROVER WASHINGTON JR. & BILL WITHERS
34: SWEET BABY - STANLEY CLARKE & GEORGE DUKE
33: QUEEN OF HEARTS - JUICE NEWTON
32: SAY WHAT - JESSE WINCHESTER
31: SEVEN YEAR ACHE - ROSANNE CASH
30: TIME - THE ALAN PRSONS PROJECT
29: FOOL IN LOVE WITH YOU - JIM PHOTOGLO
28: STILL RIGHT HERE IN MY HEART - PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE
27: BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY - MANHATTAN TRANSFER
26: GEMINI DREAM - THE MOODY BLUES
25: MODERN GIRL - SHEENA EASTON
24: WINNING - SANTANA
23: ELVIRA - THE OAK RIDGE BOYS
22: I DON'T NEED YOU - KENNY ROGERS
21: NOBODY WINS - ELTON JOHN
20: THEME FROM "THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO" (BELIEVE IT OR NOT) - JOEY SCARBURY
19: THE WAITING - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
18: HEARTS - MARTY BALIN
17: IS IT YOU - LEE RITENOUR
16: SWEETHEART - FRANKE & THE KNOCKOUTS
15: WHAT ARE WE DOIN' IN LOVE - DOTTIE WEST & KENNY ROGERS
14: TAKE IT ON THE RUN - REO SPEEDWAGON
13: LIVING INSIDE MYSELF - GINO VANELLI
12: I LOVE YOU - THE CLIMAX BLUES BAND
11: THIS LITTLE GIRL - GARY U.S. BONDS
10: JESSIE'S GIRL - RICK SPRINGFIELD
9: YOU MAKE MY DREAMS - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
8: AMERICA - NEIL DIAMOND
7: THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE - AIR SUPPLY
6: BEING WITH YOU - SMOKEY ROBINSON
5: ALL THOSE YEARS AGO - GEORGE HARRISON
4: A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE - RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO
3: SUKIYAKI - A TASTE OF HONEY
2: BETTE DAVIS EYES - KIM CARNES
1: STARS ON 45 MEDLEY - STARS ON 45
Not too bad.....
Hall & Oates "Kiss On My List" #87
Blondie "Rapture" uncharted
Sheena Easton "Morning Train" #65
Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes" #1
Stars On 45 "Stars On 45" #2
Air Supply "The One That You Love" #7
Rick Springfield "Jesse's Girl" #10
white: listed as 'earlier' or 'later'
green: my candidates
brown: missing from my list
Hall & Oates "Kiss On My List" #87
Blondie "Rapture" uncharted
Sheena Easton "Morning Train" #65
Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes" #1
Stars On 45 "Stars On 45" #2
Air Supply "The One That You Love" #7
Rick Springfield "Jesse's Girl" #10
white: listed as 'earlier' or 'later'
green: my candidates
brown: missing from my list
Good 9
Okay 2
Bad 29
39: HOW 'BOUT US - CHAMPAIGN
2: BETTE DAVIS EYES - KIM CARNES
I chose this one. I figured what are the odds THIS week will be the one week 'Stars On 45' interrupts Kim's run...
1: STARS ON 45 MEDLEY - STARS ON 45
At least one of the others picked this one.
#57 Joe Dolce "Shaddap You Face"
Story behind the song. It's a bit of a read, but I find it interesting.
After a decade without success in the music business, Joe Dolce moved to Australia with his then-wife and they came up with a mixed cabaret act that included an Italian character named Giuseppe. It is as Giuseppe that Dolce sings the novelty song “Shaddap You Face”.
Its lyrics came from combining as many of the phrases his Italian-American family used to say into one song. Originally it was not a sing-along but when a drunken crowd began doing so at a small venue, Dolce regularly incorporated crowd participation into it.
In April 1980, after Dolce had split from his wife, he was given a $2000 grant by the Australian Film Commission for a test segment of his one-man act. He recorded “Shaddaup You Face” in a studio and made a music video to accompany it, then shopped it to record labels. Eventually Astor Records was interested and released it. A morning breakfast show aired the song and was immediately bombarded with phone calls, leading to a TV performance on the very popular The Don Lane Show that sparked the song’s spread across Australia.
Over the next several months, the song became an international smash hit, topping music charts around the world in early 1981 – first Australia, then New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and the UK.
Will never get into the top 40
#45 Dillman Band "Lovin' The Night Away"
#48 Barbra Streisand "Promises"
#53 Chaka Khan "What Cha' Gonna Do For Me"
#54 Robbie Dupree "Brooklyn Girls"
#57 Joe Dolce "Shaddap You Face"
#59 April Wine "Sign Of The Gypsy Queen"
#60 Gap Band "Yearning for Your Love"
#62 Spider "It Didn't Take Long"
#63 38 Special "Fantasy Girl"
#64 Cliff Richard "Give A Little Bit More"
#66 Steve Winwood "Arc Of A Diver"
#69 Dave Edmunds "Almost Saturday Night"
#70 Rush "Tom Sawyer"
#71 Michael Damien "She Did It"
#72 James Taylor "Hard Times"
#75 Producers "What She Does To Me (The Diana Song)"
#78 Eric Clapton "Another Ticket"
#79 Smokey Robinson "You Are Forever"
#80 Change "Paradise"
#81 Loverboy "The Kid Is Hot Tonite"
#82 Dionne Warwick "Some Changes Are for Good"
#83 Randy VanWarmer "Suzi"
#89 Blackfoot "Fly Away"
#95 Terri Gibbs "Rich Man"
#98 Tommy James "You're So Easy To Love"
#99 Phoebe Snow "Mercy Mercy Mercy"
#100 Max Werner "Rain In May"
Okay 2
Bad 29
39: HOW 'BOUT US - CHAMPAIGN
2: BETTE DAVIS EYES - KIM CARNES
I chose this one. I figured what are the odds THIS week will be the one week 'Stars On 45' interrupts Kim's run...
1: STARS ON 45 MEDLEY - STARS ON 45
At least one of the others picked this one.
#57 Joe Dolce "Shaddap You Face"
Story behind the song. It's a bit of a read, but I find it interesting.
After a decade without success in the music business, Joe Dolce moved to Australia with his then-wife and they came up with a mixed cabaret act that included an Italian character named Giuseppe. It is as Giuseppe that Dolce sings the novelty song “Shaddap You Face”.
Its lyrics came from combining as many of the phrases his Italian-American family used to say into one song. Originally it was not a sing-along but when a drunken crowd began doing so at a small venue, Dolce regularly incorporated crowd participation into it.
In April 1980, after Dolce had split from his wife, he was given a $2000 grant by the Australian Film Commission for a test segment of his one-man act. He recorded “Shaddaup You Face” in a studio and made a music video to accompany it, then shopped it to record labels. Eventually Astor Records was interested and released it. A morning breakfast show aired the song and was immediately bombarded with phone calls, leading to a TV performance on the very popular The Don Lane Show that sparked the song’s spread across Australia.
Over the next several months, the song became an international smash hit, topping music charts around the world in early 1981 – first Australia, then New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and the UK.
Will never get into the top 40
#45 Dillman Band "Lovin' The Night Away"
#48 Barbra Streisand "Promises"
#53 Chaka Khan "What Cha' Gonna Do For Me"
#54 Robbie Dupree "Brooklyn Girls"
#57 Joe Dolce "Shaddap You Face"
#59 April Wine "Sign Of The Gypsy Queen"
#60 Gap Band "Yearning for Your Love"
#62 Spider "It Didn't Take Long"
#63 38 Special "Fantasy Girl"
#64 Cliff Richard "Give A Little Bit More"
#66 Steve Winwood "Arc Of A Diver"
#69 Dave Edmunds "Almost Saturday Night"
#70 Rush "Tom Sawyer"
#71 Michael Damien "She Did It"
#72 James Taylor "Hard Times"
#75 Producers "What She Does To Me (The Diana Song)"
#78 Eric Clapton "Another Ticket"
#79 Smokey Robinson "You Are Forever"
#80 Change "Paradise"
#81 Loverboy "The Kid Is Hot Tonite"
#82 Dionne Warwick "Some Changes Are for Good"
#83 Randy VanWarmer "Suzi"
#89 Blackfoot "Fly Away"
#95 Terri Gibbs "Rich Man"
#98 Tommy James "You're So Easy To Love"
#99 Phoebe Snow "Mercy Mercy Mercy"
#100 Max Werner "Rain In May"
Here are the songs below the 100 for 6/20/81
Bubbling Under The Hot 100
#101 Grace Jones "Pull Up To The Bumper” - (peaked at this position, #5 R&B)
#102 Kraftwerk "Pocket Calculator" - (peaked at this position)
#103 Gino Soccio "Try it Out" - (peaked at this position, #22 R&B, #1 Dance)
#104 Randy Meisner "Gotta Get Away" - (peaked at this position)
#105 The Joe Chemay Band "Love is a Crazy Feeling" - (peaked at this position)
#106 Emmylou Harris "I Don't Have To Crawl" - (peaked at this position, #44 Country)
#107 Bill Summers & Summers Heart "Call it What you Want" - (peaked at #103, #16 R&B, #22 Dance)
#108 Dan Hartman "It Hurts to be in Love" - (entered the 100 at #84 on 6/27/81, peaked at #72)
#109 Billy Ocean "Night" - (peaked at #103, #7 R&B)
#110 Robert Winters and Fall "Magic Man" - (peaked at #101, #11 R&B)
Comment:
• "It Hurts to be in Love" is the only song that broke the 100.
• "Pull Up To The Bumper” spent six weeks at #101.
• Billy Ocean "Night" is also titled as "Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)"
• Robert Winters and Fall (no Wiki page). I'm surprised because there's quite a bit written about Robert Winters here: 40 Years Ago: “Magic Man” Robert Winters overcame disability and made the greatest R&B ballad of an era. I remembered the song once I played it.
Playlist:
Bubbling Under The Hot 100
#101 Grace Jones "Pull Up To The Bumper” - (peaked at this position, #5 R&B)
#102 Kraftwerk "Pocket Calculator" - (peaked at this position)
#103 Gino Soccio "Try it Out" - (peaked at this position, #22 R&B, #1 Dance)
#104 Randy Meisner "Gotta Get Away" - (peaked at this position)
#105 The Joe Chemay Band "Love is a Crazy Feeling" - (peaked at this position)
#106 Emmylou Harris "I Don't Have To Crawl" - (peaked at this position, #44 Country)
#107 Bill Summers & Summers Heart "Call it What you Want" - (peaked at #103, #16 R&B, #22 Dance)
#108 Dan Hartman "It Hurts to be in Love" - (entered the 100 at #84 on 6/27/81, peaked at #72)
#109 Billy Ocean "Night" - (peaked at #103, #7 R&B)
#110 Robert Winters and Fall "Magic Man" - (peaked at #101, #11 R&B)
Comment:
• "It Hurts to be in Love" is the only song that broke the 100.
• "Pull Up To The Bumper” spent six weeks at #101.
• Billy Ocean "Night" is also titled as "Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)"
• Robert Winters and Fall (no Wiki page). I'm surprised because there's quite a bit written about Robert Winters here: 40 Years Ago: “Magic Man” Robert Winters overcame disability and made the greatest R&B ballad of an era. I remembered the song once I played it.
Playlist:
I'm always happy to see Rush on the charts, but their 40s appearances were rare, so I (unfortunately) don't get surprised.
63 & 81 were popular, but seem like they shouldn't have peaked much higher to me.
63 & 81 were popular, but seem like they shouldn't have peaked much higher to me.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
#57 got a lot of airplay up here
#59 same but Canadian band
#66 thought this would have had a peak in the 30s.
#70 always a surprise but not a surprise
#81 huge up here. But Canadian.
I looked it up and "Shaddap You Face" peaked at #2 in Canada.