80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

Hot 100 guesses for Jan 1986

EARLIER
Mr Mister "Broken Wings"
Starship "We Built This City"
Jan Hammer "Miami Vice"
Ready For The World "Oh Sheila"
a-ha "Take On Me"
Simply Red "Holding Back The Years"
Phil Collins "Separate Lives"
Lionel Richie "Say You Say Me"

Dionne Warwick "That's What Friends"
Whitney Houston "How Will I Know"
Heart "These Dreams"

LATER
Mr Mister "Kyrie"
Starship "Sara"
Madonna "Live To Tell"
Billy Ocean "There'll Be Sad Songs"
 
1986/01/18

* = current or future #1
** = former #1
red = debut

The bottom 60: debuts and/or future or former #1s:
(--) 96. WHAT YOU NEED - INXS
(--) 87. THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT - LOVERBOY
(--) 82. NIGHT MOVES - MARILYN MARTIN
(--) 81. (HOW TO BE A) MILLIONAIRE - ABC
(68) 77. PART-TIME LOVER - STEVIE WONDER **
(--) 74. ANOTHER NIGHT - ARETHA FRANKLIN
(67) 73. MIAMI VICE THEME - JAN HAMMER **
(--) 71. NIKITA - ELTON JOHN
(--) 62. STAGES - ZZ TOP
(--) 58. RUSSIANS - STING
(--) 54. THESE DREAMS - HEART *
(--) 52. KING FOR A DAY - THOMPSON TWINS
(42) 50. WE BUILT THIS CITY - STARSHIP **

This week's drops:
(24) 43. EMERGENCY - KOOL & THE GANG
(32) 41. OBJECT OF MY DESIRE - STARPOINT

The Top 40:
(44) 40. SILENT RUNNING – MIKE & THE MECHANICS
(54) 39. SARA - STARSHIP *
(40) 38. TARZAN BOY - BALTIMORA
(21) 37. SLEEPING BAG - ZZ TOP
(37) 36. THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV – A-HA
(15) 35. ELECTION DAY - ARCADIA
(35) 34. EVERYTHING IN MY HEART – COREY HART
(38) 33. LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN – THE DREAM ACADEMY
(36) 32. LIVING IN AMERICA – JAMES BROWN
(34) 31. A LOVE BIZARRE – SHEILA E.
(17) 30. LOVE IS THE SEVENTH WAVE - STING
(39) 29. KYRIE – MR. MISTER *
(29) 28. SEX AS A WEAPON – PAT BENATAR
(33) 27. THE SWEETEST TABOO – SADE
(30) 26. FACE THE FACE – PETE TOWNSHEND
(23) 25. PERECT WAY - SCRITTI POLITTI
(27) 24. EVERYBODY DANCE – TA MARA & THE SEEN
(31) 23. HOW WILL I KNOW – WHITNEY HOUSTON *
(28) 22. SIDEWALK TALK - JELLYBEAN
( 9) 21. BROKEN WINGS – MR. MISTER **
(25) 20. GOODBYE – NIGHT RANGER
(19) 28. SEPARATE LIVES – PHIL COLLINS/MARILYN MARTIN **
(22) 18. YOU’RE A FRIEND OF MINE – CLARENCE CLEMONS AND JACKSON BROWNE
(20) 17. CONGA – MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
(26) 16. WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING – BILLY OCEAN
(16) 15. IT’S ONLY LOVE – BRYAN ADAMS/TINA TURNER
(18) 14. GO HOME – STEVIE WONDER
(19) 13. SPIES LIKE US – PAUL MCCARTNEY
(14) 12. I'M YOUR MAN - WHAM
(13) 11. MY HOMETOWN – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
( 7) 10. TONIGHT SHE COMES – THE CARS
(10) 9. WALK OF LIFE – DIRE STRAITS
(12) 8. BURNING HEART - SURVIVOR
( 8) 7. TALK TO ME – STEVIE NICKS
( 6) 6. SMALL TOWN – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
( 5) 5. I MISS YOU – KLYMAXX
( 4) 4. ALIVE & KICKING – SIMPLE MINDS
( 2) 3. PARTY ALL THE TIME – EDDIE MURPHY
( 1) 2. SAY YOU, SAY ME – LIONEL RICHIE **
( 3) 1. THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR – DIONNE WARWICK & FRIENDS *
 
This is the second week in a row that they have quoted the date as the Friday date not the Saturday. Billboard releases charts based on Saturday's date. For them to use the Friday's date is wrong and certainly shows lack of basic knowledge of the Billboard charts which are the basis of their countdowns and much more of a factor in radio in the 80s -- the decade they are representing.
 
Baltimora was a seven-man Italian studio group led by producer/keyboardist Mauriizio Bassi. Tarzan Boy, with lead vocals by Irish singer Jimmy McShane, reached number one in five countrries and #13 in the United States. The song was re-released in 1993 after it was featured in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie and reached #51. Tarzan Boy was also used in a 1996 Listerine Commercial and a 2016 commercial for Irish payday loan company Wonga. The song has been recorded by 25 other artists including Amazonia, Six Pack, Black Lace and Stuck In The Middle. The Brown Derbies included an a cappella version on their 1994 album Down Time. Here is a live performance:

 
CORRECT ORDER

I named every chart-topper on this week's Hot 100 (in the wrong order).
But then I also included 4 more that aren't, including 2 from this summer! Yikes!

Ready For The World "Oh Sheila" OCT
a-ha "Take On Me" OCT
...
Jan Hammer "Miami Vice" #73
Starship "We Built This City" #50
Phil Collins "Separate Lives" #19
Mr Mister "Broken Wings" #21
Lionel Richie "Say You Say Me" #2
Dionne Warwick "That's What Friends" #1
Whitney Houston "How Will I Know" #23
Mr Mister "Kyrie" #29
Starship "Sara" #39
Heart "These Dreams" #54
...
Madonna "Live To Tell" JUNE
Billy Ocean "There'll Be Sad Songs" JULY

white: on my list
green: my candidates
brown: missing from my list
orange: on my list but not on hot 100 this week
 
sadchild said:
Dec 1985 actual order

RFTW "Oh Sheila" #95
A-ha "Take On Me" #70
Whitney "Saving All My Love" #86
Stevie Wonder "Part Time Lover" #45
Jan Hammer "Miami Vice" #47
Starship "We Built This City" #15
Phil/Marilyn "Separate Lives" #5
Mr Mister "Broken Wings" #2
Lionel "Say You Say Me" #1
Dionne "That's What Friends" #8
Whitney "How Will I Know" #42
Mr Mister "Kyrie" #61
Starship "Sara"
Heart "These Dreams"

Billy Ocean "When The Going" #39

white: on my list
green: my candidates
brown: missing from my list
orange: on my list but not on hot 100 this week
strikethru: never hit #1
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The sad part is.... we just heard these songs a month ago (Dec 85) and I still didn't nail it. DOH!
 
Good 12
Okay 8
Bad 20

Just heard most of these last month

23: HOW WILL I KNOW – WHITNEY HOUSTON

Hectic & I went for this one. While technically it is the next chart-topper, it's five weeks away...

19: SEPARATE LIVES – PHIL COLLINS & MARILYN MARTIN

beavis


2: SAY YOU, SAY ME – LIONEL RICHIE

Someone guessed this.

1: THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR – DIONNE WARWICK & FRIENDS

Someone else guessed this.

#61 Queen "One Vision"

(repost) One dump, one turd, two tits, John Deacon.



Will never be in the top 40
#46 Asia "Go"
#47 Barbra Streisand "Somewhere"
#49 Rush "The Big Money"
#53 Isley Jasper Isley "Kiss And Tell"
#56 Paul Young "Everything Must Change"
#57 Twisted Sister "Leader Of The Pack"
#58 Chaka Khan "Own the Night"
#60 Wang Chung "To Live And Die In LA"
#61 Queen "One Vision"
#64 New Edition "Count Me Out"
#69 OMD "Secret"
#72 Lisa Lisa "Can You Feel The Beat"
#79 Alisha "Baby Talk"
#80 Fortune "Stacy"
#83 Jack Wagner "Too Young"
#84 Eugene Wilde "Don't Say No Tonight"
#85 Alarm "Strength"
#86 Evelyn 'Champagne' King "Your Personal Touch"
#88 Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew "The Super Bowl Shuffle"
#91 Kenny Rogers "Morning Desire"
#93 James Taylor "Everyday"
#94 Nick Lowe "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll)"
#97 El Debarge "The Heart Is Not So Smart"
#98 Roger Daltry "Let Me Down Easy"
#100 Talking Heads "And She Was"
 
sadchild said:
Will never be in the top 40
#49 Rush "The Big Money"
#57 Twisted Sister "Leader Of The Pack"
#61 Queen "One Vision"
#100 Talking Heads "And She Was"
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This week's surprises ... although some are still surprises from 1985 and others are non-surpririses but still make me shake my head (Rush).
 
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