80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule
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IdRatherBeSkiing
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Yep. That's what I meant.
All the songs entered the 100 from the list did so on 6/30.
I know I'm missing some. Probably a half-dozen or so.
EARLIER
Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian" 86/87
Club Nouveau "Lean On Me"
Madonna "Open Your Heart"
Bon Jovi "Livin On A Prayer"
Cutting Crew "I Just Died"
U2 "With Or Without You"
Kim Wilde "You Keep Me Hanging On"
Heart "Alone"
Bob Seger "Shakedown"
Whitney "I Wanna Dance With"
Bob Seger "Shakedown"
Whitney "I Wanna Dance With"
LATER
Los Lobos "La Bamba"
Terence Trent Darby "Wishing Well"
U2 "I Still Haven't"
Bill/Jennifer "Time Of My Life"
Billy Idol "Mony Mony"
Tiffany "I Think We're Alone Now"
Eric Carmen "Hungry Eyes"
George Michael "Faith"
July 4, 1987.
40: SEVEN WONDERS – FLEETWOOD MAC
39: HEARTS ON FIRE – BRYAN ADAMS
38: FLAMES OF PARADISE – JENNIFER RUSH & ELTON JOHN
37: LUKA – SUZANNE VEGA
36: BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE AGAIN – STEVE WINWOOD
35: THE LADY IN RED – CHRIS DE BURGH
34: ONLY IN MY DREAMS – DEBBIE GIBSON
33: MOONLIGHTING – AL JARREAU
32: WOT’S IT TO YA – ROBBIE NEVIL
31: SOUL CITY – PARTLAND BROTHERS
30: YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON – KIM WILDE
29: CROSS MY BROKEN HEART – THE JETS
28: HAPPY - SURFACE
27: I’D STILL SAY YES - KLYMAXX
26: THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE – JANET JACKSON
25: MEET ME HALF WAY – KENNY LOGGINS
24: KISS HIM GOODBYE – THE NYLONS
23: SWEET SIXTEEN – BILLY IDOL
22: ENDLESS NIGHTS – EDDIE MONEY
21: I WANT YOUR SEX – GEORGE MICHAEL
20: RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU – GLORIA ESTEFAN AND MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
19: HEART AND SOUL – T’PAU
18: WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE – BON JOVI
17: I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR – U2
16: GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS – MOTLEY CRUE
15: EVERY LITTLE KISS – BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE
14: LESSONS IN LOVE – LEVEL 42
13: DIAMONDS – HERB ALPERT
12: ALWAYS – ATLANTIC STARR
11: SOMETHING SO STRONG – CROWDED HOUSE
10: FUNKYTOWN – PSEUDO ECHO
9: POINT OF NO RETURN - EXPOSE
8: JUST TO SEE HER – SMOKEY ROBINSON
7: DON’T DISTURB THIS GROOVE – THE SYSTEM
6: IN TOO DEEP - GENESIS
5: SONGBIRD – KENNY G
4: HEAD TO TOE – LISA LISA & CULT JAM
3: SHAKEDOWN – BOB SEGER
2: ALONE - HEART
1: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (WHO LOVES ME) – WHITNEY HOUSTON
40: SEVEN WONDERS – FLEETWOOD MAC
39: HEARTS ON FIRE – BRYAN ADAMS
38: FLAMES OF PARADISE – JENNIFER RUSH & ELTON JOHN
37: LUKA – SUZANNE VEGA
36: BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE AGAIN – STEVE WINWOOD
35: THE LADY IN RED – CHRIS DE BURGH
34: ONLY IN MY DREAMS – DEBBIE GIBSON
33: MOONLIGHTING – AL JARREAU
32: WOT’S IT TO YA – ROBBIE NEVIL
31: SOUL CITY – PARTLAND BROTHERS
30: YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON – KIM WILDE
29: CROSS MY BROKEN HEART – THE JETS
28: HAPPY - SURFACE
27: I’D STILL SAY YES - KLYMAXX
26: THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE – JANET JACKSON
25: MEET ME HALF WAY – KENNY LOGGINS
24: KISS HIM GOODBYE – THE NYLONS
23: SWEET SIXTEEN – BILLY IDOL
22: ENDLESS NIGHTS – EDDIE MONEY
21: I WANT YOUR SEX – GEORGE MICHAEL
20: RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU – GLORIA ESTEFAN AND MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
19: HEART AND SOUL – T’PAU
18: WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE – BON JOVI
17: I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR – U2
16: GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS – MOTLEY CRUE
15: EVERY LITTLE KISS – BRUCE HORNSBY & THE RANGE
14: LESSONS IN LOVE – LEVEL 42
13: DIAMONDS – HERB ALPERT
12: ALWAYS – ATLANTIC STARR
11: SOMETHING SO STRONG – CROWDED HOUSE
10: FUNKYTOWN – PSEUDO ECHO
9: POINT OF NO RETURN - EXPOSE
8: JUST TO SEE HER – SMOKEY ROBINSON
7: DON’T DISTURB THIS GROOVE – THE SYSTEM
6: IN TOO DEEP - GENESIS
5: SONGBIRD – KENNY G
4: HEAD TO TOE – LISA LISA & CULT JAM
3: SHAKEDOWN – BOB SEGER
2: ALONE - HEART
1: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (WHO LOVES ME) – WHITNEY HOUSTON
My three candidates were the top 3 on the chart (but I missed #4 completely)
Here's the correct order:
Cutting Crew "I Just Died" #69
U2 "With Or Without You" #51
Kim Wilde "You Keep Me Hanging On" #30
Atlantic Starr "Always" #12
Lisa Lisa "Head To Toe" #4
Whitney "I Wanna Dance With" #1
Heart "Alone" #2
Bob Seger "Shakedown" #3
U2 "I Still Haven't" #17
Madonna "Who's That Girl" uncharted
Los Lobos "La Bamba" #60
white: listed as 'earlier' or 'later'
green: my candidates
brown: missing from my list
Good 11
Okay 2
Bad 27
Pretty polarizing countdown for me. Not a lot of gray area.
38: FLAMES OF PARADISE – JENNIFER RUSH & ELTON JOHN
Talk about a forgotten hit. Probably forgotten by the end of the month and outside of the VJ hasn't been mentioned since.
5: SONGBIRD – KENNY G
2: ALONE - HEART
I went with this. Not sure if I was 'alone' on it.
1: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (WHO LOVES ME) – WHITNEY HOUSTON
At least one of my competitors chose this (probably both). And Hectic chose it. So I lose. Tough competition 'round here!
#79 4 By Four "Want You For My Girlfriend"
No wiki page. Not much on the internet about them at all, really. From discogs.com: "Short lived R&B / new jack swing quartet from New York, who had a New Edition-like image."
#100 KTP "Certain Things Are Likely"
KTP stands for Kissing The Pink. Oh those cunning liguists! They look like members from Frankie, Depeche and ABC got together and said "Let's sound like every other new wave act out there right now, but act like Thomas Dolby in our video."
Will never see the top 40
#58 Gino Vannelli "Wild Horses"
#62 INXS "Good Times"
#63 Poison "I Want Action"
#64 Bruce Willis "Under The Boardwalk"
#65 Tom Kimmel "That's Freedom"
#66 Jody Watley "Still A Thrill"
#67 Nona Hendryx "Why Should I Cry?"
#68 John Waite "These Times Are Hard For Lovers"
#74 Cure "Why Can't I Be You"
#75 Lou Gramm "Ready Or Not"
#76 Carly Simon "Give Me All Night"
#78 Will To Power "Dreamin'"
#79 4 By Four "Want You For My Girlfriend"
#81 Kool & The Gang "Holiday"
#82 Aretha Franklin "Rock-A-Lott"
#83 Whitesnake "Still of the Night"
#85 Debbie Harry "In Love with Love"
#88 Jon Astley "Jane's Getting Serious"
#89 Cyndi Lauper "Boy Blue"
#90 Truth "Weapons Of Love"
#91 Laura Branigan "Shattered Glass"
#92 Night Ranger "Hearts Away"
#93 Journey "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever"
#95 Fabulous Thunderbirds "Stand Back"
#96 Dan Fogelberg "She Don't Look Back"
#97 REO Speedwagon "Variety Tonight"
#98 Prince "If I Was Your Girlfriend"
#100 KTP "Certain Things Are Likely"
Okay 2
Bad 27
Pretty polarizing countdown for me. Not a lot of gray area.
38: FLAMES OF PARADISE – JENNIFER RUSH & ELTON JOHN
Talk about a forgotten hit. Probably forgotten by the end of the month and outside of the VJ hasn't been mentioned since.
5: SONGBIRD – KENNY G
2: ALONE - HEART
I went with this. Not sure if I was 'alone' on it.
1: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (WHO LOVES ME) – WHITNEY HOUSTON
At least one of my competitors chose this (probably both). And Hectic chose it. So I lose. Tough competition 'round here!
#79 4 By Four "Want You For My Girlfriend"
No wiki page. Not much on the internet about them at all, really. From discogs.com: "Short lived R&B / new jack swing quartet from New York, who had a New Edition-like image."
#100 KTP "Certain Things Are Likely"
KTP stands for Kissing The Pink. Oh those cunning liguists! They look like members from Frankie, Depeche and ABC got together and said "Let's sound like every other new wave act out there right now, but act like Thomas Dolby in our video."
Will never see the top 40
#58 Gino Vannelli "Wild Horses"
#62 INXS "Good Times"
#63 Poison "I Want Action"
#64 Bruce Willis "Under The Boardwalk"
#65 Tom Kimmel "That's Freedom"
#66 Jody Watley "Still A Thrill"
#67 Nona Hendryx "Why Should I Cry?"
#68 John Waite "These Times Are Hard For Lovers"
#74 Cure "Why Can't I Be You"
#75 Lou Gramm "Ready Or Not"
#76 Carly Simon "Give Me All Night"
#78 Will To Power "Dreamin'"
#79 4 By Four "Want You For My Girlfriend"
#81 Kool & The Gang "Holiday"
#82 Aretha Franklin "Rock-A-Lott"
#83 Whitesnake "Still of the Night"
#85 Debbie Harry "In Love with Love"
#88 Jon Astley "Jane's Getting Serious"
#89 Cyndi Lauper "Boy Blue"
#90 Truth "Weapons Of Love"
#91 Laura Branigan "Shattered Glass"
#92 Night Ranger "Hearts Away"
#93 Journey "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever"
#95 Fabulous Thunderbirds "Stand Back"
#96 Dan Fogelberg "She Don't Look Back"
#97 REO Speedwagon "Variety Tonight"
#98 Prince "If I Was Your Girlfriend"
#100 KTP "Certain Things Are Likely"
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
14.
I used to play it back then.
No surprises, but Jane's Gennin Serious was a favorite of mine from the day.
I used to play it back then.
I didn't remember either one of these tracks.
I agree. It's interesting because Jennifer Rush had so much more success outside of the US.
Prior to the show, I didn't know this was a remake:
The name of the group looked familiar, but didn't recognize the song. This position was their peak on the hot 100 and the song peaked at #8 on the R&B chart. They tried to work the Minneapolis sound into the record. The New Edition reference makes sense due to the lead singer having a high-pitched voice like Ralph Tresvant. They had another song hit the R&B chart called "Come Over" which peaked at #10 later that year. The single sounded like a Ready For the World track.
Someone wrote the following in a forum: Loved their song "Don't Put the Blame On Me" the remix. One of the singers has become born again. I remember him posting on Youtube comments that Capitol records did them dirty and dropped them quickly.
My surprise for the week.
A personal fave. I mentioned this song to someone a few days ago.
Wow I guess so....
Rush's original version (of "The Power Of Love") reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in October 1985 and subsequently became the biggest-selling single of the year in the UK as Rush became the first female artist ever to have a million-selling single in the UK—it became the ninth best-selling single of the decade.
It topped several charts overseas. Here in the US it peaked at #57. There have to be a thousand songs that have hit #1 all over Europe but never made the top 40 here in the US. I seem to see it all the time. We were just talking about "Shaddup You Face" - same story.
I learned from the VJ that this was a cover too (a previous VJ from a year or two ago).
Not at my computer, so I don't have my full list, but I know my two candidates
Coming Up
It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
It's Still Rock And Roll To Me
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
You have one of them for sure. Based upon the date, it will likely be the first one. If they go a full week ahead it will be the second.