80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule
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Overall not a great group of songs. But I was 12 at that time, and listening a lot to the radio. So those songs kind of stuck with me.
Overall not a great group of songs. But I was 12 at that time, and listening a lot to the radio. So those songs kind of stuck with me.
My older daughter was born that year, so I was less focused on top 40 radio.
I was Class of '88. I was happy to see hard rock getting more mainstream attention (GNR, Poison, Cinderella, Whitesnake etc), but I started getting into alternative at that time too (Depeche, Frankie, REM etc in '87/'88, Peppers, Cure, 10K Maniacs etc in '89). That stuff showed up in the top 40 here and there but wouldn't be all over the place until a few years later.
Pretty much the same for me. The pop stuff I kind of liked usually had a connection to a girl I was dating, or some place or event that was important at the time.
Easy peasy. Summer of 83, summer of 82 and end of 81 are no-brainers.
EARLIER
Hall & Oates "Maneater"
Toto "Africa"
Men At Work "Down Under"
Michael Jackson "Billie Jean"
Dexy's "Come On Eileen"
David Bowie "Let's Dance"
Michael Jackson "Beat It"
Patti/James "Baby Come To Me"
Irene Cara "Flashdance"
Police "Every Breath You Take"
LATER
Michael Sambello "Maniac"
Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams"
Billy Joel "Tell Her About It"
Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse"
Kenny/Dolly "Islands In The Stream"
Lionel Richie "All Night Long"
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
July 30, 1983.
40: FAKE FRIENDS – JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
39: SLIPPING AWAY – DAVE EDMUNDS
38: TELL HER ABOUT IT – BILLY JOEL
37: THE SAFETY DANCE – MEN WITHOUT HATS
36: THE SALT IN MY TEARS – MARTIN BRILEY
35: HUMAN NATURE – MICHAEL JACKSON
34: THE BORDER - AMERICA
33: PIECES OF ICE – DIANA ROSS
32: HUMAN TOUCH – RICK SPRINGFIELD
31: AFTER THE FALL - JOURNEY
30: I’M STILL STANDING – ELTON JOHN
29: STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE – THE HOLLIES
28: LAWYERS IN LOVE – JACKSON BROWNE
27: ALL THIS LOVE - DeBARGE
26: PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ - TACO
25: I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA – CULTURE CLUB
24: ROCK ‘N’ ROLL IS KING - ELO
23: TAKE ME TO HEART – QUARTERFLASH
22: SAVED BY ZERO – THE FIXX
21: TOO SHY - KAJAGOOGOO
20: CHINA GIRL – DAVID BOWIE
19: ROCK OF AGES – DEF LEPPARD
18: HOT GIRLS IN LOVE - LOVERBOY
17: (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION – THE HUMAN LEAGUE
16: CUTS LIKE A KNIFE – BRYAN ADAMS
15: IT’S A MISTAKE – MEN AT WORK
14: BABY JANE – ROD STEWART
13: COME DANCING – THE KINKS
12: 1999 - PRINCE
11: MANIAC – MICHAEL SEMBELLO
10: OUR HOUSE - MADNESS
9: STAND BACK – STEVIE NICKS
8: SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY – DONNA SUMMER
7: WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN' – MICHAEL JACKSON
6: SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) - EURYTHMICS
5: IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW – DURAN DURAN
4: NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO – SERGIO MENDES
3: FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING – IRENE CARA
2: ELECTRIC AVENUE – EDDY GRANT
1: EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE – THE POLICE
40: FAKE FRIENDS – JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
39: SLIPPING AWAY – DAVE EDMUNDS
38: TELL HER ABOUT IT – BILLY JOEL
37: THE SAFETY DANCE – MEN WITHOUT HATS
36: THE SALT IN MY TEARS – MARTIN BRILEY
35: HUMAN NATURE – MICHAEL JACKSON
34: THE BORDER - AMERICA
33: PIECES OF ICE – DIANA ROSS
32: HUMAN TOUCH – RICK SPRINGFIELD
31: AFTER THE FALL - JOURNEY
30: I’M STILL STANDING – ELTON JOHN
29: STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE – THE HOLLIES
28: LAWYERS IN LOVE – JACKSON BROWNE
27: ALL THIS LOVE - DeBARGE
26: PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ - TACO
25: I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA – CULTURE CLUB
24: ROCK ‘N’ ROLL IS KING - ELO
23: TAKE ME TO HEART – QUARTERFLASH
22: SAVED BY ZERO – THE FIXX
21: TOO SHY - KAJAGOOGOO
20: CHINA GIRL – DAVID BOWIE
19: ROCK OF AGES – DEF LEPPARD
18: HOT GIRLS IN LOVE - LOVERBOY
17: (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION – THE HUMAN LEAGUE
16: CUTS LIKE A KNIFE – BRYAN ADAMS
15: IT’S A MISTAKE – MEN AT WORK
14: BABY JANE – ROD STEWART
13: COME DANCING – THE KINKS
12: 1999 - PRINCE
11: MANIAC – MICHAEL SEMBELLO
10: OUR HOUSE - MADNESS
9: STAND BACK – STEVIE NICKS
8: SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY – DONNA SUMMER
7: WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN' – MICHAEL JACKSON
6: SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) - EURYTHMICS
5: IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW – DURAN DURAN
4: NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO – SERGIO MENDES
3: FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING – IRENE CARA
2: ELECTRIC AVENUE – EDDY GRANT
1: EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE – THE POLICE
1983 actual order
Michael Jackson "Beat It" #74
David Bowie "Let's Dance" #78
Irene Cara "Flashdance" #3
Police "Every Breath You Take" #1
Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams" #6
Michael Sambello "Maniac" #11
Billy Joel "Tell Her About It" #38
Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse" #58
One I put in between those that actually comes a lot earlier:
Patti/James "Baby Come To Me" (FEB)
white: listed as 'earlier' or 'later'
green: my candidates
brown: missing from my list (NONE)
Michael Jackson "Beat It" #74
David Bowie "Let's Dance" #78
Irene Cara "Flashdance" #3
Police "Every Breath You Take" #1
Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams" #6
Michael Sambello "Maniac" #11
Billy Joel "Tell Her About It" #38
Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse" #58
One I put in between those that actually comes a lot earlier:
Patti/James "Baby Come To Me" (FEB)
white: listed as 'earlier' or 'later'
green: my candidates
brown: missing from my list (NONE)
Good 24
Okay 4
Bad 12
37: THE SAFETY DANCE – MEN WITHOUT HATS
35: HUMAN NATURE – MICHAEL JACKSON
30: I’M STILL STANDING – ELTON JOHN
22: SAVED BY ZERO – THE FIXX
19: ROCK OF AGES – DEF LEPPARD
17: (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION – THE HUMAN LEAGUE
16: CUTS LIKE A KNIFE – BRYAN ADAMS
11: MANIAC – MICHAEL SEMBELLO
10: OUR HOUSE - MADNESS
8: SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY – DONNA SUMMER
7: WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN' – MICHAEL JACKSON
5: IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW – DURAN DURAN
3: FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING – IRENE CARA
2: ELECTRIC AVENUE – EDDY GRANT
#60 Meco "Ewok Celebration"
#96 Joe Walsh "Space Age Whiz Kids"
All songs that I taped off the radio that summer and (as I've said too many times) listened to at the rope swing across from my house with friends all day long.
4: NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO – SERGIO MENDES
1: EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE – THE POLICE
All 3 of us guessed the #1 song right this week.
#83 Haysi Fantayzee "Shiny Shiny"
What the hell did I just hear? And see?
Will never reach the top 40
#45 Crosby Stills & Nash "War Games"
#48 Mtume "Juicy Fruit"
#49 Louise Tucker "Midnight Blue"
#54 Roman Holliday "Stand By"
#60 Meco "Ewok Celebration"
#61 Smokey Robinson "Blame It on Love"
#63 James Ingram/Patti Austin "How Do You Keep The Music Playing"
#64 Donnie Iris "Do You Compute?"
#66 Tubes "Tip Of My Tongue"
#71 Zebra "Who's Behind The Door?"
#72 Tony Carey "West Coast Summer Nights"
#73 Toto "Waiting For Your Love"
#77 Engelbert Humperdinck "Til You And Your Lover Are Lovers Again"
#80 INXS "Don't Change"
#81 B52s "Legal Tender"
#82 Doobie Brothers "You Belong to Me"
#83 Haysi Fantayzee "Shiny Shiny"
#85 REM "Radio Free Europe"
#87 Mitch Ryder "When You Were Mine"
#88 Plimsouls "A Million Miles Away"
#89 Aretha Franklin "Get It Right"
#90 Manhattans "Crazy"
#91 FR David "Words"
#92 Peter Tosh "Johnny B. Goode"
#94 Red Rockers "China"
#96 Joe Walsh "Space Age Whiz Kids"
#98 Lee Greenwood "IOU"
#100 Berlin "The Metro"
Okay 4
Bad 12
37: THE SAFETY DANCE – MEN WITHOUT HATS
35: HUMAN NATURE – MICHAEL JACKSON
30: I’M STILL STANDING – ELTON JOHN
22: SAVED BY ZERO – THE FIXX
19: ROCK OF AGES – DEF LEPPARD
17: (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION – THE HUMAN LEAGUE
16: CUTS LIKE A KNIFE – BRYAN ADAMS
11: MANIAC – MICHAEL SEMBELLO
10: OUR HOUSE - MADNESS
8: SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY – DONNA SUMMER
7: WANNA BE STARTIN’ SOMETHIN' – MICHAEL JACKSON
5: IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW – DURAN DURAN
3: FLASHDANCE…WHAT A FEELING – IRENE CARA
2: ELECTRIC AVENUE – EDDY GRANT
#60 Meco "Ewok Celebration"
#96 Joe Walsh "Space Age Whiz Kids"
All songs that I taped off the radio that summer and (as I've said too many times) listened to at the rope swing across from my house with friends all day long.
4: NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO – SERGIO MENDES
1: EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE – THE POLICE
All 3 of us guessed the #1 song right this week.
#83 Haysi Fantayzee "Shiny Shiny"
What the hell did I just hear? And see?
Will never reach the top 40
#45 Crosby Stills & Nash "War Games"
#48 Mtume "Juicy Fruit"
#49 Louise Tucker "Midnight Blue"
#54 Roman Holliday "Stand By"
#60 Meco "Ewok Celebration"
#61 Smokey Robinson "Blame It on Love"
#63 James Ingram/Patti Austin "How Do You Keep The Music Playing"
#64 Donnie Iris "Do You Compute?"
#66 Tubes "Tip Of My Tongue"
#71 Zebra "Who's Behind The Door?"
#72 Tony Carey "West Coast Summer Nights"
#73 Toto "Waiting For Your Love"
#77 Engelbert Humperdinck "Til You And Your Lover Are Lovers Again"
#80 INXS "Don't Change"
#81 B52s "Legal Tender"
#82 Doobie Brothers "You Belong to Me"
#83 Haysi Fantayzee "Shiny Shiny"
#85 REM "Radio Free Europe"
#87 Mitch Ryder "When You Were Mine"
#88 Plimsouls "A Million Miles Away"
#89 Aretha Franklin "Get It Right"
#90 Manhattans "Crazy"
#91 FR David "Words"
#92 Peter Tosh "Johnny B. Goode"
#94 Red Rockers "China"
#96 Joe Walsh "Space Age Whiz Kids"
#98 Lee Greenwood "IOU"
#100 Berlin "The Metro"
21 or 22.
Thats a good countdown for me.
Thats a good countdown for me.
Not surprised, but it as a fun tune.
I’m shocked this didn’t break 40!
It’s too bad these two didn’t make it higher.
I‘m disappointed that this didn‘t break 40.
"Radio Free Europe" peaked at #78 and A Million Miles Away" peaked at #82.
The 10 songs below the 100 from 7/30/1983:
Bubbling Under The HOT 100
#101 Dionne Warwick "All The Love in the World" (peaked at this position, UK#10)
#102 Heaven 17 "We Live So Fast" (peaked at this position)
#103 Yello "I Love You" (peaked at this position)
#104 Lindsey Buckingham "Holiday Road" (entered the chart at #92 on 8/6/83, peaked at #82)
#105 Wham "Bad Boys"(entered the chart at #90 on 8/20/83, peaked at #60)
#106 Juluka "Scatterlings of Africa" (peaked at this position)
#107 Blackfoot "Teenage Idol" (peaked at #103)
#108 - Shor Patrol "Loverboy" (peaked at this position, no Wiki page)
#109 Quiet Riot "Cum on Feel the Noise" (entered the chart at #92 on 9/17/82, peaked at #5)
#110 Kissing the Pink "Maybe this Day" (entered the chart at #95 on 8/6/83, peaked at #87)
Comments:
I love the variety in the bubbles this week.
I remember seeing the video for "Bad Boys" on New York Hot Tracks.
I had never heard of Kissing the Pink before. I've been enjoying listen to their singles.
Playlist:
Bubbling Under The HOT 100
#101 Dionne Warwick "All The Love in the World" (peaked at this position, UK#10)
#102 Heaven 17 "We Live So Fast" (peaked at this position)
#103 Yello "I Love You" (peaked at this position)
#104 Lindsey Buckingham "Holiday Road" (entered the chart at #92 on 8/6/83, peaked at #82)
#105 Wham "Bad Boys"(entered the chart at #90 on 8/20/83, peaked at #60)
#106 Juluka "Scatterlings of Africa" (peaked at this position)
#107 Blackfoot "Teenage Idol" (peaked at #103)
#108 - Shor Patrol "Loverboy" (peaked at this position, no Wiki page)
#109 Quiet Riot "Cum on Feel the Noise" (entered the chart at #92 on 9/17/82, peaked at #5)
#110 Kissing the Pink "Maybe this Day" (entered the chart at #95 on 8/6/83, peaked at #87)
Comments:
I love the variety in the bubbles this week.
I remember seeing the video for "Bad Boys" on New York Hot Tracks.
I had never heard of Kissing the Pink before. I've been enjoying listen to their singles.
Playlist: