80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

sadchild said:
Good 12
Okay 9
Bad 19

BEST
39: IN YOUR EYES - PETER GABRIEL
38: TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT - EDDIE MONEY
26: I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON - ROBERT PALMER
6: DREAMTIME - DARYL HALL
4: WALK THIS WAY - RUN-D.M.C. f/AEROSMITH

WORST
37: PARANOIMIA - THE ART OF NOISE WITH MAX HEADROOM
29: EARTH ANGEL - NEW EDITION
20: THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART - DOUBLE
18: ALL CRIED OUT - LISA LISA & CULT JAM WITH FULL FORCE

17: VENUS - BANANARAMA

I picked this one. No clue on anyone else.

2: FRIENDS AND LOVERS - CARL ANDERSON AND GLORIA LORING

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Will never get into the top 40 (partial list)
#42 Gwen Guthrie "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent"
#43 Sheena Easton "So Far So Good"
#53 Honeymoon Suite "What Does It Take"
#56 Fabulous Thunderbirds "Wrap It Up"
#57 Luther Vandross "Give Me The Reason"
#60 El DeBarge "Love Always"
#62 Bob Seger "It's You"
#65 Pet Shop Boys "Love Comes Quickly"
#66 Moody Blues "The Other Side Of Life"
#68 Kenny Loggins "Playing With The Boys"
#79 Outfield "Everytime You Cry"
#84 Thirty Eight Special "Somebody Like You"
#85 David Lee Roth "Goin' Crazy!"
#88 Luis Cardenas "Runaway"
#89 John Fogerty "Eye Of The Zombie"
#90 Thompson Twins "Nothing In Common"
#93 Ashford & Simpson "Count Your Blessings"
#95 Device "Who Says"
#96 Air Supply "Lonely Is the Night"
#97 Chaka Khan "Love Of A Lifetime"
#100 GTR "The Hunter"
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SPOILER ALERT!!!!!
 
My choices:

39: IN YOUR EYES - PETER GABRIEL
38: TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT - EDDIE MONEY
37: PARANOIMIA - THE ART OF NOISE WITH MAX HEADROOM
26: I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON - ROBERT PALMER
24: A MATTER OF TRUST - BILLY JOEL
23: TWIST AND SHOUT - THE BEATLES
21: HIGHER LOVE - STEVE WINWOOD
17: VENUS - BANANARAMA
16: MISSIONARY MAN - EURYTHMICS
8: TWO OF HEARTS - STACEY Q
5: DON'T FORGET ME (WHEN I'M GONE) - GLASS TIGER
4: WALK THIS WAY - RUN-D.M.C. f/AEROSMITH
1: STUCK WITH YOU - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
 
SEP/OCT 83

EARLIER
Police "Every Breath You Take"
Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams"
Michael Sambello "Maniac"

Billy Joel "Tell Her About It"
Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse"

LATER
Dolly/Kenny "Islands In The Stream"
Lionel Richie "All Night Long"
Paul/Michael "Say Say Say"
 
I was wrong. They went with the October date.

1983/10/01

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

The Bottom 60: Top 100 debuts and/or future or former #1 songs
(--) 96. SOMEBODY'S GONNA LOVE YOU - LEE GREENWOOD
(--) 95. GUNS FOR HIRE - AC/DC
(--) 93. MAMA - GENESIS
(--) 91. AIN'T NOBODY - CHAKA KHAN
(--) 90. DON'T TRY TO STOP IT - ROMAN HOLLIDAY
(--) 89. FOUR LITTLE DIAMONDS - ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA
(--) 85. WHEREVER I LAY MY HAT (THAT'S MY HOME) - PAUL YOUNG
(--) 80. THE MONKEY TIME - THE TUBES
(--) 79. MIRROR MAN - THE HUMAN LEAGUE
(--) 76. TAKE ANOTHER PICTURE - QUARTERFLASH
(--) 72. MY TOWN - MICHAEL STANLEY BAND

This week's drops:
(38) 59. IT’S A MISTAKE – MEN AT WORK
(40) 57. COLD BLOODED – RICK JAMES
(27) 53. (KEEP FEELING) FASCINATION – THE HUMAN LEAGUE
(32) 41. DON’T YOU GET SO MAD – JEFFREY OSBORN

The Top 40:
(51) 40. MODERN LOVE - DAVID BOWIE
(20) 39. I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA – CULTURE CLUB
(41) 38. WHAT AM I GONNA DO (I'M SO IN LOVE WITH YOU) - ROD STEWART
(42) 37. THIS TIME - BRYAN ADAMS
(33) 36. LADY LOVE ME (ONE MORE TIME) – GEORGE BENSON
(24) 35. HUMAN TOUCH – RICK SPRINGFIELD
(37) 34. IT MUST BE LOVE - MADNESS
(39) 33. IF ANYONE FALLS – STEVIE NICKS
(34) 32. DON’T FORGET TO DANCE – THE KINKS
(36) 31. SITTING AT THE WHEEL – THE MOODY BLUES
(35) 30. SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER – THE MOTELS
(19) 29. LAWYERS IN LOVE – JACKSON BROWNE
(43) 28. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - LIONEL RICHIE *
(28) 27. TELL HER NO – JUICE NEWTON
(29) 26. BIG LOG – ROBERT PLANT
(26) 25. KISS THE BRIDE – ELTON JOHN
(18) 24. SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY – DONNA SUMMER
(31) 23. TONIGHT, I CELEBRATE MY LOVE – PEABO BRYSON AND ROBERTA FLACK
(22) 22. DEAD GIVEAWAY - SHALAMAR
(30) 21. DELIRIOUS - PRINCE
(15) 20. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE – THE POLICE **
(25) 19. TELEFONE (LONG DISTANCE LOVE AFFAIR) – SHEENA EASTON
(23) 18. BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE – THE TALKING HEADS
(21) 17. ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER – THE FIXX
( 6) 16. SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) – THE EURYTHMICS **
( 7) 15. HUMAN NATURE – MICHAEL JACKSON
( 8) 14. PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ – TACO
(16) 13. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU – LAURA BRANIGAN
(14) 12. PROMISES, PROMISES – NAKED EYES
(10) 11. DON’T CRY - ASIA
(12) 10. FAR FROM OVER – FRANK STALLONE
(17) 9. ISLANDS IN THE STREAM – KENNY ROGERS WITH DOLLY PARTON *
( 4) 8. MANIAC – MICHAEL SEMBELLO **
(13) 7. TRUE – SPANDAU BALLET
(11) 6. KING OF PAIN – THE POLICE
( 9) 5. (SHE’S SEXY) + 17 – THE STRAY CATS
( 5) 4. MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL – AIR SUPPLY
( 3) 3. THE SAFETY DANCE – MEN WITHOUT HATS
( 1) 2. TELL HER ABOUT IT – BILLY JOEL **
( 2) 1. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART – BONNIE TYLER *
 
Missed a top 40 peak last week. They have done the last week (09/24) before. Not this week as far as I can tell.

28 good from 1983. One shoot the radio channel changer @ #23. Another channel changer @ #6.
 
Tonight I Celebrate My Love was written by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser and has been recorded by more than 20 artists including Perry Como, Gordon Mote and Gloria Loring. IRBS, see if you like this version any better. Yao Ti Sing was born June 19, 1983 in Guangzhou, China and has released 15 albums. Almost all the songs on them are versions of American pop hits such as Hey Jude, Love Me Tender, I Swear, Scarborough Fair, Fields Of Gold, Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Hotel California, You Raise Me Up, Can't Help Falling In Love and 2 Become 1. This is from her 2008 CD Eternal Singing: Endless Love IV. Her duet partner is not identified on the label.

 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
I was wrong. They went with the October date.
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Damn. I almost agreed with you!

Seventeen
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
(51) 40. MODERN LOVE - DAVID BOWIE
(24) 35. HUMAN TOUCH – RICK SPRINGFIELD
(37) 34. IT MUST BE LOVE - MADNESS
(34) 32. DON’T FORGET TO DANCE – THE KINKS
(29) 26. BIG LOG – ROBERT PLANT
(30) 21. DELIRIOUS - PRINCE
(15) 20. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE – THE POLICE **
(23) 18. BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE – THE TALKING HEADS
(21) 17. ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER – THE FIXX
( 6) 16. SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) – THE EURYTHMICS **
( 8) 14. PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ – TACO
(14) 12. PROMISES, PROMISES – NAKED EYES
(10) 11. DON’T CRY - ASIA
(11) 6. KING OF PAIN – THE POLICE
( 9) 5. (SHE’S SEXY) + 17 – THE STRAY CATS
( 3) 3. THE SAFETY DANCE – MEN WITHOUT HATS
( 1) 2. TELL HER ABOUT IT – BILLY JOEL **
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scotchandcigar said:
22, including several nostalgia picks.

I'd like to hear from IRBS about King of Pain. I go for the dial when Every Breath comes on.
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The song has always rubbed me the wrong way. I just don't like the sound. It has almost a "Rrooooooxxxxaaannnnneee" feel about it. "Every Breath You Take" has in comparison a very smooth melody which is why I like it (even though it is very overplayed -- it's funny how some songs don't diminish when overplayed while others do). Listening to it today in the countdown (after I posted the list) it did not irritate me as much as it did in the past. It is not one of the songs which is frequently played so it has been a while since I last heard it. My dislike for it was strongest in 1983. So maybe it would no longer be a channel changer just a disliked song.
 
Since we are listing:

(51) 40. MODERN LOVE - DAVID BOWIE
(20) 39. I’LL TUMBLE 4 YA – CULTURE CLUB
(42) 37. THIS TIME - BRYAN ADAMS
(24) 35. HUMAN TOUCH – RICK SPRINGFIELD
(39) 33. IF ANYONE FALLS – STEVIE NICKS
(34) 32. DON’T FORGET TO DANCE – THE KINKS
(35) 30. SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER – THE MOTELS
(19) 29. LAWYERS IN LOVE – JACKSON BROWNE
(43) 28. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - LIONEL RICHIE *
(29) 26. BIG LOG – ROBERT PLANT
(26) 25. KISS THE BRIDE – ELTON JOHN
(18) 24. SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY – DONNA SUMMER
(30) 21. DELIRIOUS - PRINCE
(15) 20. EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE – THE POLICE **
(23) 18. BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE – THE TALKING HEADS
(21) 17. ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER – THE FIXX
( 6) 16. SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) – THE EURYTHMICS **
( 7) 15. HUMAN NATURE – MICHAEL JACKSON
( 8) 14. PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ – TACO
(14) 12. PROMISES, PROMISES – NAKED EYES
(17) 9. ISLANDS IN THE STREAM – KENNY ROGERS WITH DOLLY PARTON *
( 4) 8. MANIAC – MICHAEL SEMBELLO **
(13) 7. TRUE – SPANDAU BALLET
( 9) 5. (SHE’S SEXY) + 17 – THE STRAY CATS
( 5) 4. MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL – AIR SUPPLY
( 3) 3. THE SAFETY DANCE – MEN WITHOUT HATS
( 1) 2. TELL HER ABOUT IT – BILLY JOEL **
( 2) 1. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART – BONNIE TYLER *
 
Boy, what a great chart. Stuff in there I love, lots I like ( some for nostalgic reasons ) ...really about the only song I see that I straight-up hate is Taco's "Puttin' On The Ritz". Hated it then, hate it now.
 
Puttin' On The Ritz was written by Irving Berlin and was first recorded by the Leo Reisman Orchestra on January 20, 1930. Harry Richman sang the song in a 1930 movie cleverly titled Puttin' On The Ritz and released on February 19, 1930. The song has been recorded by more than 180 artists including Annette, Judy Garland, Kenny Ball, Peter Skellern, Ella Fitzgerald, Dave Van Ronk, Lisa Addeo, Beegie Adair, Rufus Wainwright, Irving Fields, Neil Diamond, Robbie Williams, Benny Goodman, Mel Tormé and the Swingle Singers.

Fred Astaire recorded Puttin' On The Ritz in 1930. Berlin wrote a different set of lyrics for Astaire to sing in the 1946 musical Blue Skies. The original lyrics, in part:

Have you seen the well-to-do, up on Lenox Avenue
On that famous thoroughfare, with their noses in the air
High hats and narrow collars, white spats and fifteen dollars
Spending every dime for a wonderful time
If you're blue and you don't know where to go to
Why don't you go where Harlem sits, puttin' on the ritz

The rewritten lyrics, in part:

Have you seen the well-to-do, up and down Park Avenue
On that famous thoroughfare, with their noses in the air
High hats and narrow collars, white spats and lots of dollars
Spending every dime for a wonderful time
If you're blue and you don't know where to go to
Why don't you go where fashion sits, puttin' on the ritz

Here is one of the most famous performances of the song, from Mel Brooks' 1974 movie Young Frankenstein:

 
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