80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

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1984/11/10

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

The Bottom 60: debuts and/or future or former #1 songs.
(--) 94. THE WILD LIFE - BANANARAMA
(--) 90. SOLID - ASHFORD & SIMPSON
(--) 89. THE GAP - THOMPSON TWINS
(--) 88. LOVE AGAIN - JOHN DENVER & SYLVIE VARTAN
(--) 84. SUPERNATURAL LOVE - DONNA SUMMER
(--) 82. CALL TO THE HEART - GIUFFRIA
(--) 79. HEVEAN (MUST BE THERE) - EUROGLIDERS
(54) 66. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT - TINA TURNER **
(--) 63. THE BOYS OF SUMMER - DON HENLEY
(--) 54. UNDERSTANDING - BOB SEGER
(--) 52. BORN IN THE USA - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

This week's drops:
(36) 62. BOP 'TIL YOU DROP - RICK SPRINGFIELD
(34) 53. MISSING YOU - JOHN WAITE **
(26) 46. THE GLAMOROUS LIFE - SHEILA E.

The Top 40:
(44) 40. TEARS – JOHN WAITE
(23) 39. COVER ME - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
(46) 38. HELLO AGAIN – THE CARS
(40) 37. WE ARE THE YOUNG – DAN HARTMAN
(39) 36. SUGAR DON’T BITE – SAM HARRIS
(37) 35. GIRLS WITH GUNS – TOMMY SHAW
(21) 34. DRIVE - THE CARS
(42) 33. VALOTTE – JULIAN LENNON
(17) 32. LET'S GO CRAZY - PRINCE **
(35) 31. WE BELONG – PAT BENETAR
(33) 30. I CAN’T DRIVE 55 – SAMMY HAGAR
(32) 29. TEACHER TEACHER - .38 SPECIAL
(38) 28. THE WILD BOYS – DURAN DURAN
(31) 27. WALKING ON A THIN LINE – HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
(28) 26. IT AIN’T ENOUGH – COREY HART
(29) 25. SEA OF LOVE – THE HONEYDRIPPERS
(27) 24. I CAN’T HOLD BACK - SURVIVOR
(19) 23. SWEPT AWAY - DIANA ROSS
(30) 22. COOL IT NOW – NEW EDITION
(16) 21. WHO WEARS THESE SHOES? – ELTON JOHN
(24) 20. THE WAR SONG – CULTURE CLUB
(25) 19. NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS – PAUL McCARTNEY
(22) 18. WHAT ABOUT ME – KENNY ROGERS WITH KIM CARNES & JAMES INGRAM
( 6) 17. LUCKY STAR - MADONNA
(14) 16. SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK – ROD STEWART
(13) 15. I’M SO EXCITED – POINTER SISTERS
( 7) 14. ON THE DARK SIDE – JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND
(18) 13. PENNY LOVER – LIONEL RICHIE
(20) 12. ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT – CYNDI LAUPER
(15) 11. STRUT – SHEENA EASTON
(11) 10. DESERT MOON – DENNIS DeYOUNG
( 4) 9. HARD HABIT TO BREAK - CHICAGO
( 8) 8. BLUE JEAN – DAVID BOWIE
( 9) 7. BETTER BE GOOD TO ME – TINA TURNER
(12) 6. OUT OF TOUCH – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES *
(10) 5. I FEEL FOR YOU – CHAKA KHAN
( 5) 4. WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO - WHAM! *
( 3) 3. PURPLE RAIN - PRINCE
( 2) 2. I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU – STEVIE WONDER **
( 1) 1. CARIBBEAN QUEEN – BILLY OCEAN *

I didn't find evidence of this week airing before.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

I didn't find evidence of this week airing before.

Neither did I. They did air 11/17 before.

 

[seasalt43]

40 DE MICHAEL BOLTON - THAT’S WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT

What a horrible way to start a countdown.

#56 Wendy & Lisa "Waterfall"

Wendy?
Yes, Lisa?
Is the water warm enough?
Yes, Lisa
Shall we begin?
Yes, Lisa

I remember this!

#56 Wendy & Lisa "Waterfall"

Great song.

#57 Anita Baker "No One In The World"

Dionne Warwick recorded this first and the song was on her "Reservations for Two" album.

#76 Dionne Warwick "Reservations for Two"

This single was a duet with Kashif.

#80 Terence Trent D'Arby "If You Let Me Stay"

This was huge in the UK.

#81 Shanice Wilson "(Baby Tell Me) Can You Dance"

The start of the teeny boppers....

#82 Glenn Jones "We've Only Just Begun"

This was a big R&B hit too.

#86 Taja Sevelle "Love Is Contagious"

This did really well in the UK. She was pretty, but not a great singer.

#98 Living In A Box "So The Story Goes"

I didn't know this charted in the US.

 

[HecticArt]

There were 17. Big list for me.

(23) 39. COVER ME - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
(46) 38. HELLO AGAIN – THE CARS
(37) 35. GIRLS WITH GUNS – TOMMY SHAW
(21) 34. DRIVE - THE CARS
(17) 32. LET'S GO CRAZY - PRINCE **
(35) 31. WE BELONG – PAT BENETAR
(33) 30. I CAN’T DRIVE 55 – SAMMY HAGAR
(38) 28. THE WILD BOYS – DURAN DURAN
(29) 25. SEA OF LOVE – THE HONEYDRIPPERS
(13) 15. I’M SO EXCITED – POINTER SISTERS
( 7) 14. ON THE DARK SIDE – JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND
(15) 11. STRUT – SHEENA EASTON
( 8) 8. BLUE JEAN – DAVID BOWIE
(12) 6. OUT OF TOUCH – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES *
(10) 5. I FEEL FOR YOU – CHAKA KHAN
( 3) 3. PURPLE RAIN - PRINCE
( 1) 1. CARIBBEAN QUEEN – BILLY OCEAN *

 

[scotchandcigar]

I get 21.

 

[goreds2]

32 great songs/memories of college life.

 

[sadchild]

Good 13
Okay 8
Bad 19

18: WHAT ABOUT ME - KENNY ROGERS WITH KIM CARNES AND JAMES INGRAM

4: WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO - WHAM!

My guess

1: CARIBBEAN QUEEN (NO MORE LOVE ON THE RUN) - BILLY OCEAN

At least one of the others picked this one. It was completely off of my radar.

#49 Kiss "Heaven's On Fire"
#55 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Two Tribes"
#57 Van Halen "Hot For Teacher"
#63 Billy Idol "Catch My Fall"
#68 Twisted Sister "I Wanna Rock"

Better than most of the top 40, and they'll never make it there.

NOTE: ONE WEEK OFF
Will never get into the top 40
#44 Scandal/Patty Smith "Hands Tied"
#47 Jacksons "Body"
#49 Kiss "Heaven's On Fire"
#54 Jeffrey Osborne "Don't Stop"
#55 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Two Tribes"
#56 Roger Hodgson "Had A Dream"
#57 Van Halen "Hot For Teacher"
#63 Billy Idol "Catch My Fall"
#68 Twisted Sister "I Wanna Rock"
#69 Joe Cocker "Edge of a Dream"
#70 J Geils Band "Concealed Weapons"
#71 Eurogliders "Heaven (Must Be There)"
#73 Barbra Streisand "Left In The Dark"
#74 Laura Branigan "Ti Amo"
#76 Thompson Twins "The Gap"
#77 Donna Summer "Supernatural Love"
#83 Rick Springfield "Taxi Dancing"
#84 Maria Vidal "Body Rock"
#85 Apollonia 6 "Sex Shooter"
#86 John Denver/Sylvie Vartan "Love Again"
#87 Fixx "Sunshine in the Shade"
#88 Shalamar "Amnesia"
#91 Bananarama "The Wild Life"
#94 Stephanie Mills "The Medicine Song"
#95 Al Jarreau "After All"
#96 Band Of Gold "Love Songs are Back Again (Medley)"
#97 Matthew Wilder "Bouncing Off The Wall"
#98 Molly Hatchet "Satisfied Man"
#99 Everly Brothers "On The Wings Of A Nightingale"

 

[HecticArt]

#49 Kiss "Heaven's On Fire" - Kind of a surprise.
#55 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Two Tribes" - Sort of a surprise.
#57 Van Halen "Hot For Teacher" - A big surprise.
#63 Billy Idol "Catch My Fall" - A slight surprise.
#68 Twisted Sister "I Wanna Rock" - A surprise.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Will never get into the top 40
#56 Roger Hodgson "Had A Dream"
#57 Van Halen "Hot For Teacher"
#68 Twisted Sister "I Wanna Rock"

These 3 are surprises that they did not make the top 40.

 

[seasalt43]

#44 Scandal/Patty Smith "Hands Tied"

#41 peak.

#47 Jacksons "Body"

I don't remember this one at all.

#55 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Two Tribes"

Great song.

#57 Van Halen "Hot For Teacher"

Hard to believe this didn't make the 40.

#85 Apollonia 6 "Sex Shooter"

Apollonia couldn't hold a candle to Vanity.

#95 Al Jarreau "After All"

Not 40 worthy, but I always loved his style.

#97 Matthew Wilder "Bouncing Off The Wall"

I'm surprised to see him hanging out in the 100.

 

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US Bubbling Under The HOT 100 For Week Ending 10th November, 1984

TW	LW	Artist	Title	Record Company	Week on Chart	Hot 100 Debut	Peak	Other Charts
101	102	Timothy B. Schmit	Playin' It Cool	Asylum	3	-	101	#48 Rock
102	104	Phil Collins	In The Air Tonight	Atlantic	4	-	102
103	103	Whodini	Friends	Arista	3	#95 on 1/5/85	87	#4 R&B
104	-	Champaign	Off And On Love	Columbia	1	-	104	#10 R&B, #76 UK
105	109	Anne Murray (With Dave Loggins)	Nobody Loves Me Like You Do	Capitol	5	-	103	#1 Country, #10 AC
106	RE	America	Special Girl	Capitol	2	-	106	#15 AC
107	-	Alphaville	Big In Japan	Atlantic	1	#90 on 11/24/84	66	#1 GER, #8 UK
108	-	The S.O.S. Band	No One's Gonna Love You	Tabu	1	-	102	#15 R&B
109	-	John Parr	Naughty Naughty	Atlantic	1	#87 on 12/15/84	23	#6 Rock
110	-	Midnight Star	Operator	SOLAR	1	#84 on 12/1/84	18	#1 R&B, #15 Dance, #66 UK

Chart drops or busters:

TW LW Title/Artist
88 101 Love Again/John Denver & Sylvie Vartan
79 102 Heaven (Must Be There)/Eurogliders
94 105 The Wild Life/Bananarama
--- 106 So Fine/Marc Anthony Thompson
90 108 Solid/Ashford & Simpson
--- 110 Let It All Blow/Dazz Band [Debuted at #95 on 12/1/84]

Comments:

• The majority of the songs from last week entered the 100.
• We have two future Top 40 songs in the bubbles.
• "No One's Gonna Love You" spent nine weeks in the bubbles and never made the 100.

Playlist:

 

[sadchild]

102

104

Phil Collins

In The Air Tonight

Atlantic

4

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102

This one peaked at #19

At first I was shocked to see "Friends" by Whodini didn't make the top 40, but then I realized it's because it was 1984. If that song came out 3-4 years later it definitely would've been a top 40.

 

[HecticArt]

I don‘t remember the Schmit song, but at least the cheesy 80s video chicks took me back to my high school years.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

This one peaked at #19

At first I was shocked to see "Friends" by Whodini didn't make the top 40, but then I realized it's because it was 1984. If that song came out 3-4 years later it definitely would've been a top 40.

"In The Air Tonight" peaked in 1981. This may be a re-release.

 

[sadchild]

Aaaaaaah.

In 1984, the song was memorably used in a scene from the first episode of the television series Miami Vice .... "In the Air Tonight" received a new wave of attention thanks to its use in the series, enough for it to briefly re-chart in the United States just outside the Billboard Hot 100 at number 102.

 

[seasalt43]

This one peaked at #19

The 1984 version was a re-release. The original release in 1981 peaked at #19. I attached a blurb from Atlantic records that I found.

At first I was shocked to see "Friends" by Whodini didn't make the top 40, but then I realized it's because it was 1984. If that song came out 3-4 years later it definitely would've been a top 40.

I completely agree. Another song, "One Love", was released in 1986, but didn't crack the 100. I could have seen it faring better in 88 or 89.

 

[seasalt43]

Aaaaaaah.

In 1984, the song was memorably used in a scene from the first episode of the television series Miami Vice .... "In the Air Tonight" received a new wave of attention thanks to its use in the series, enough for it to briefly re-chart in the United States just outside the Billboard Hot 100 at number 102.

I just saw this...lol...mystery solved!

 

[goreds2]

Anyone know what year will be counted down tonight?

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Anyone know what year will be counted down tonight?

They played an intro to a 1989 countdown at the end of last week. Assuming that was not just gross incompetence, that would be my guess. Although strong incompetence does have a fairly high probability.

 

[goreds2]

This week:

1989-11-18 AT40​

Back to American Top 40 1970-Current​

Playlist
#40: WHEN I LOOKED AT HIM – Expose
#39: CALL IT LOVE – Poco
#38: THE ANGEL SONG – Great White
#37: JUST BETWEEN YOU AND ME – Lou Gramm
QL: MOST VERSIONS, ONE TOP 40 SONG
#36: EVERYTHING – Jody Watley
#35: JUST LIKE JESSE JAMES – Cher
#34: RHYTHM NATION – Janet Jackson
#33: DR. FEELGOOD – Motley Crue
#32: LICENSE TO CHILL – Billy Ocean
#31: LOVE SONG – Tesla
#30: THE LAST WORTHLESS EVENING – Don Henley
#29: DON’T MAKE ME OVER – Sybil
#28: SUGAR DADDY – Thompson Twins
#27: SUNSHINE – Dino
UPDATE: THE POLICE
#26: ME SO HORNY – 2 Live Crew
#25: PUMP UP THE JAM – Technotronic featuring Felly
#24: LOVE IN AN ELEVATOR – Aerosmith
#23: DON’T SHUT ME OUT – Kevin Paige
#22: ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE – Phil Collins
#21: LIVING IN SIN – Bon Jovi
#20: WITH EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART – Taylor Dayne
#19: ROCK WIT’CHA – Bobby Brown
#18: LEAVE A LIGHT ON – Belinda Carlisle
#17/LDD: SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE – Tears For Fears
#16: BUST A MOVE – Young M.C.
#15: DON’T CLOSE YOUR EYES – Kix
#14: GET ON YOUR FEET – Gloria Estefan
#13: COVER GIRL – New Kids On The Block
#12: DON’T KNOW MUCH – Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
FLASHBACK: TOP FIVE HITS FROM NOVEMBER 22, 1986
#11: MISS YOU MUCH – Janet Jackson
#10: BACK TO LIFE – Soul II Soul
#9: POISON – Alice Cooper
#8: DIDN’T I (BLOW YOUR MIND THIS TIME) – New Kids On The Block
#7: ANGELIA – Richard Marx
#6: WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE – Billy Joel
#5: LISTEN TO YOUR HEART – Roxette
#4: (IT’S JUST) THE WAY THAT YOU LOVE ME – Paula Abdul
#3: LOVE SHACK – B-52’s
#2: BLAME IT ON THE RAIN – Milli Vanilli
#1: WHEN I SEE YOU SMILE – Bad English​

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THIS WEEK’S DROPS
#41: THE BEST – Tina Turner (FROM #27)
#42: IT’S NO CRIME – Babyface (FROM #30)
#50: HEALING HANDS – Elton John (FROM #25)
#51: LOVE SONG – The Cure (FROM #34)
#54: GIRL I’M GONNA MISS YOU – Milli Vanilli (FROM #39)​

1989-11-18 AT40

American Top 40 – 1989-11-11

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