80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

DEC 1988

Phil Collins "Groovy Kind"
Bobby McFerrin "Don't Worry"
UB 40 "Red Red Wine"
Bon Jovi "Bad Medicine"
Escape Club "Wild Wild West"
Beach Boys "Kokomo"
Sheriff "When I'm With You"
Chicago "Look Away"

Poison "Every Rose"

LATER
Bobby Brown "My Prerogative"
Phil Collings "Two Hearts"
Paula Abdul "Straight Up"
Fine Young Cannibals "She Drives Me Crazy"
Mike & The Mechanics "Living Years"
 
Dec 24/31 1988

40 DE THE ART OF NOISE featuring TOM JONES - KISS
39 28 THE ESCAPE CLUB - WILD, WILD WEST
38 29 THE BEACH BOYS - KOKOMO
37 DE TONE LOC - WILD THING
36 22 U2 - DESIRE
35 DE PAULA ABDUL - STRAIGHT UP
34 DE SHEENA EASTON - THE LOVER IN ME
33 39 CHEAP TRICK - GHOST TOWN
32 36 CHERYL PEPSII RILEY - THANKS FOR MY CHILD
31 40 SAMANTHA FOX - I WANNA HAVE SOME FUN
30 32 MAXI PRIEST - WILD WORLD
29 35 STEVE WINWOOD - HOLDING ON
28 30 JOAN JETT and the BLACKHEARTS - LITTLE LIAR
27 38 SHERIFF - WHEN I’M WITH YOU
26 34 BON JOVI - BORN TO BE MY BABY
25 31 WHITE LION - WHEN THE CHILDREN CRY
24 25 TIFFANY - ALL THIS TIME
23 19 ROBERT PALMER - EARLY IN THE MORNING
22 24 KARYN WHITE - THE WAY YOU LOVE ME
21 16 WAS (NOT WAS) - SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE
20 14 VAN HALEN - FINISH WHAT YA STARTED
19 23 ANNIE LENNOX & AL GREEN - PUT A LITTLE LOVE IN YOUR HEART
18 11 WHEN IN ROME - THE PROMISE
17 07 BREATHE - HOW CAN I FALL?
16 18 KENNY G - SILHOUETTE
15 07 DURAN DURAN - I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE
14 17 BOYS CLUB - I REMEMBER HOLDING YOU
13 20 MICHAEL JACKSON - SMOOTH CRIMINAL
12 21 DEF LEPPARD - ARMAGEDDON IT
11 06 WILL TO POWER - BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD MEDLEY (Free Baby)
10 15 TAYLOR DAYNE - DON’T RUSH ME
09 10 EDDIE MONEY - WALK ON WATER
08 13 BANGLES - IN YOUR ROOM
07 09 GUNS N’ ROSES - WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
06 12 PHIL COLLINS - TWO HEARTS
05 05 BOY MEETS GIRL - WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL
04 03 ANITA BAKER - GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT
03 01 CHICAGO - LOOK AWAY
02 04 BOBBY BROWN - MY PREROGATIVE
01 02 POISON - EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN
 
Correct Order

Bobby McFerrin "Don't Worry" #73
Def Leppard "Love Bites" #90
UB40 "Red Red Wine" #68
Phil Collins "Groovy Kind" #55
Beach Boys "Kokomo" #38
Escape Club "Wild Wild West" #39
Bon Jovi "Bad Medicine" #43
Will To Power "Baby/Freebird" #11
Chicago "Look Away" #3
Phil Collins "Two Hearts" #6
Poison "Every Rose" #1
Bobby Brown "My Prerogative" #2
Phil Collins "Two Hearts" #6
Sheriff "When I'm With You" #27
Paula Abdul "Straight Up" #35
...
Mike & The Mechanics "Living Years" uncharted
...
Fine Young Cannibals "She Drives Me Crazy" uncharted

green: my candidates
white: on my list and the hot 100
brown: on the hot 100 but missing from my list
orange: on my list but not on hot 100
 
10 good/ok for 1988:

39 28 THE ESCAPE CLUB - WILD, WILD WEST
38 29 THE BEACH BOYS - KOKOMO
37 DE TONE LOC - WILD THING
36 22 U2 - DESIRE
27 38 SHERIFF - WHEN I’M WITH YOU
13 20 MICHAEL JACKSON - SMOOTH CRIMINAL
12 21 DEF LEPPARD - ARMAGEDDON IT
09 10 EDDIE MONEY - WALK ON WATER
07 09 GUNS N’ ROSES - WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
01 02 POISON - EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN

Channel changers:
35 DE PAULA ABDUL - STRAIGHT UP
 
14. Not a great year, but some gems.

40 DE THE ART OF NOISE featuring TOM JONES - KISS (More of a Guilty Pleasure than anything else)
39 28 THE ESCAPE CLUB - WILD, WILD WEST
36 22 U2 - DESIRE
35 DE PAULA ABDUL - STRAIGHT UP
34 DE SHEENA EASTON - THE LOVER IN ME
28 30 JOAN JETT and the BLACKHEARTS - LITTLE LIAR
20 14 VAN HALEN - FINISH WHAT YA STARTED
18 11 WHEN IN ROME - THE PROMISE
13 20 MICHAEL JACKSON - SMOOTH CRIMINAL
12 21 DEF LEPPARD - ARMAGEDDON IT
08 13 BANGLES - IN YOUR ROOM
07 09 GUNS N’ ROSES - WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
02 04 BOBBY BROWN - MY PREROGATIVE
01 02 POISON - EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN (Probably the only Poison song I can say I'm really into, mainly because it's unlike any other Poison song).
 
Good 16
Okay 7
Bad 17

Same countdown as last year. But at the beginning they had the count (40 hit records ah ah ah). Hadn't heard him in a while!

BEST
39 28 THE ESCAPE CLUB - WILD, WILD WEST
37 DE TONE LOC - WILD THING
25 31 WHITE LION - WHEN THE CHILDREN CRY
20 14 VAN HALEN - FINISH WHAT YA STARTED
17 07 BREATHE - HOW CAN I FALL?
15 07 DURAN DURAN - I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE
13 20 MICHAEL JACKSON - SMOOTH CRIMINAL
12 21 DEF LEPPARD - ARMAGEDDON IT
07 09 GUNS N’ ROSES - WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
02 04 BOBBY BROWN - MY PREROGATIVE

WORST
40 DE THE ART OF NOISE featuring TOM JONES - KISS
36 22 U2 - DESIRE
35 DE PAULA ABDUL - STRAIGHT UP
11 06 WILL TO POWER - BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD MEDLEY
06 12 PHIL COLLINS - TWO HEARTS
03 01 CHICAGO - LOOK AWAY

27 38 SHERIFF - WHEN I’M WITH YOU

I prefer this heavied up cover:



24 25 TIFFANY - ALL THIS TIME

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14 17 BOYS CLUB - I REMEMBER HOLDING YOU

My wife pointed out that this is basically Wham "Careless Whisper" with new lyrics

01 02 POISON - EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN

I picked this. Haven't heard about the others yet.

#56 Fleetwood Mac "As Long As You Follow"
#59 Traveling Wilburys "Handle With Care"
#63 Siouxsie & The Banshees "Peek-A-Boo"
#64 Georgia Satellites "Hippy Hippy Shake"
#98 Camouflage "The Great Commandment"

I dig these

Will never break into the top 40
#48 Tracy Chapman "Baby Can I Hold You"
#56 Fleetwood Mac "As Long As You Follow"
#59 Traveling Wilburys "Handle With Care"
#60 Eighth Wonder "Cross My Heart"
#63 Siouxsie & The Banshees "Peek-A-Boo"
#64 Georgia Satellites "Hippy Hippy Shake"
#65 Alphaville "Forever Young"
#67 Basia "New Day for You"
#74 Randy Newman "It's Money That Matters"
#76 Michelle Shocked "Anchorage"
#77 Tommy Conwell "If We Never Meet Again"
#78 Mike & The Mechanics "Nobody's Perfect"
#81 Starship "Wild Again"
#82 Al B Sure "Killing Me Softly"
#83 Timelords "Doctorin' The Tardis"
#86 Fairground Attraction "Perfect"
#89 Safire "Boy, I've Been Told"
#92 JJ Fad "Is It Love"
#95 Sir Mix-A-Lot "Posse On Broadway"
#96 Luther Vandross "Any Love"
#97 L'Trimm "Cars With The Boom"
#98 Camouflage "The Great Commandment"
 
Lots for me. 17 if you count the cheese and nostalgia tracks.


40 DE THE ART OF NOISE featuring TOM JONES - KISS
39 28 THE ESCAPE CLUB - WILD, WILD WEST
38 29 THE BEACH BOYS - KOKOMO
37 DE TONE LOC - WILD THING
36 22 U2 - DESIRE
35 DE PAULA ABDUL - STRAIGHT UP
30 32 MAXI PRIEST - WILD WORLD
25 31 WHITE LION - WHEN THE CHILDREN CRY
21 16 WAS (NOT WAS) - SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE
20 14 VAN HALEN - FINISH WHAT YA STARTED
18 11 WHEN IN ROME - THE PROMISE
15 07 DURAN DURAN - I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE
13 20 MICHAEL JACKSON - SMOOTH CRIMINAL
12 21 DEF LEPPARD - ARMAGEDDON IT
07 09 GUNS N’ ROSES - WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
02 04 BOBBY BROWN - MY PREROGATIVE
01 02 POISON - EVERY ROSE HAS ITS THORN
 
sadchild said:
Will never break into the top 40
#59 Traveling Wilburys "Handle With Care"
#64 Georgia Satellites "Hippy Hippy Shake"
#65 Alphaville "Forever Young"
#81 Starship "Wild Again"
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Surprised by these 4. All are better than 3/4 of the songs in the countdown. "Handle With Care" is better than any song on the countdown.
 
Catching up on these. 10 if I stretch it:

40 DE THE ART OF NOISE featuring TOM JONES - KISS
39 28 THE ESCAPE CLUB - WILD, WILD WEST
37 DE TONE LOC - WILD THING
36 22 U2 - DESIRE
35 DE PAULA ABDUL - STRAIGHT UP
29 35 STEVE WINWOOD - HOLDING ON
28 30 JOAN JETT and the BLACKHEARTS - LITTLE LIAR
13 20 MICHAEL JACKSON - SMOOTH CRIMINAL
08 13 BANGLES - IN YOUR ROOM
07 09 GUNS N’ ROSES - WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
 
JAN 80

Not strong on 1979, hoping a couple of those made it to #1....

EARLIER
Michael Jackson "Don't Stop Til"
M "Pop Muzik"
Styx "Babe"
Rupert Holmes "Escape (Pina Colada)"

KC "Please Don't Go"

LATER
Michael Jackson "Rock With You"
Captain & Tenille "Do That To Me"
Queen "Crazy Little Thing"
 
Depends what countdown they use. If they use the very first one, your guess is correct. If they use the 2nd one, the last #1 song of 1979 rebounds to the #1 position in 1980.
 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
Depends what countdown they use. If they use the very first one, your guess is correct. If they use the 2nd one, the last #1 song of 1979 rebounds to the #1 position in 1980.
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First week.

1980/01/05 (repeat countdown)

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

The bottom 60: new songs and/or future or former #1s
(96) 96. RISE - HERB ALBERT **
(--) 93. BAD TIMES - TAVARES
(--) 86. GOODNIGHT MY LOVE - MIKE PINERA
(--) 85. MAKE BELIEVE IT'S YOUR FIRST TIME - BOBBY VINTON
(--) 83. FLIRTIN' WITH DISASTER - MOLLY HACHET
(--) 81. I'M ALIVE - GAMMA
(58) 43. CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE - QUEEN *

This week's drops
(39) 87. I STILL HAVE DREAMS - RICHIE FURAY
(37) 82. BROKEN HEARTED ME - ANNE MURRAY
(33) 69. I NEED A LOVER - JOHN COUGAR
(29) 64. SHIPS - BARRY MANILOW

The Top 40:
(42) 40. FOREVER MINE - THE O'JAYS
(44) 39. I'D RATHER LEAVE WHILE I'M IN LOVE - RITA COOLIDGE
(38) 38. TRAIN, TRAIN - BLACKFOOT
(43) 37. RAPPER'S DELIGHT - SUGARHILL GANG
(40) 36. ROTATION - HERB ALPERT
(48) 35. ROMEO'S TUNE - STEVE FORBERT
(20) 34. HEARTACHE TONIGHT - EAGLES **
(24) 33. HALF THE WAY - CRYSTAL GAYLE
(32) 32. POP MUZIK - M **
(36) 31. YES, I'M READY - TERI DESARIO WITH K.C.
(31) 30. CHIQUITITA - ABBA
(34) 29. DEJA VU - DIONNE WARWICK
(30) 28. THIRD TIME LUCKY - FOGHAT
(27) 27. DAMNED IF I DO - ALAN PARSON PROJECT
(10) 26. TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME - SUPERTRAMP
(35) 25. SARA - FLEETWOOD MAC
(28) 24. DON'T LET GO - ISAAC HAYES
(26) 23. WAIT FOR ME - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(25) 22. DON'T DO ME LIKE THAT - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
( 8) 21. NO MORE TEARS - BARBRA STREISAND/DONNA SUMMER **
( 7) 20. YOU'RE ONLY LONELY - J.D. SOUTHER
(19) 19. I WANT YOU TONIGHT - PABLO CRUISE
(21) 18. THIS IS IT - KENNY LOGGINS
(23) 17. I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER - PRINCE
(18) 16. JANE - JEFFERSON STARSHIP
(16) 15. BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME - DR. HOOK
(14) 14. HEAD GAMES - FOREIGNER
(17) 13. THE LONG RUN - EAGLES
(15) 12. CRUISIN' - SMOKEY ROBINSON
(12) 11. COOL CHANGE - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(13) 10. WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE - CLIFF RICHARD
( 9) 9. LADIES NIGHT - KOOL AND THE GANG
(22) 8. COWARD OF THE COUNTY - KENNY ROGERS
( 5) 7. STILL - THE COMMODORES **
( 3) 6. BABE - STYX **
( 6) 5. DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME - THE CAPTAIN AND TENNILLE *
( 4) 4. SEND ONE YOUR LOVE - STEVIE WONDER
(11) 3. ROCK WITH YOU - MICHAEL JACKSON *
( 1) 2. ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) - RUPERT HOLMES ** *
( 2) 1. PLEASE DON'T GO - K.C. AND THE SUNSHINE BAND *
 
29 good/ok/nostalgia for 1980:

(43) 37. RAPPER'S DELIGHT - SUGARHILL GANG
(48) 35. ROMEO'S TUNE - STEVE FORBERT
(20) 34. HEARTACHE TONIGHT - EAGLES **
(24) 33. HALF THE WAY - CRYSTAL GAYLE
(32) 32. POP MUZIK - M **
(36) 31. YES, I'M READY - TERI DESARIO WITH K.C.
(31) 30. CHIQUITITA - ABBA
(30) 28. THIRD TIME LUCKY - FOGHAT
(27) 27. DAMNED IF I DO - ALAN PARSON PROJECT
(10) 26. TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME - SUPERTRAMP
(35) 25. SARA - FLEETWOOD MAC
(25) 22. DON'T DO ME LIKE THAT - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
( 8) 21. NO MORE TEARS - BARBRA STREISAND/DONNA SUMMER **
( 7) 20. YOU'RE ONLY LONELY - J.D. SOUTHER
(21) 18. THIS IS IT - KENNY LOGGINS
(18) 16. JANE - JEFFERSON STARSHIP
(16) 15. BETTER LOVE NEXT TIME - DR. HOOK
(14) 14. HEAD GAMES - FOREIGNER
(17) 13. THE LONG RUN - EAGLES
(12) 11. COOL CHANGE - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(13) 10. WE DON'T TALK ANYMORE - CLIFF RICHARD
( 9) 9. LADIES NIGHT - KOOL AND THE GANG
(22) 8. COWARD OF THE COUNTY - KENNY ROGERS
( 5) 7. STILL - THE COMMODORES **
( 3) 6. BABE - STYX **
( 6) 5. DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME - THE CAPTAIN AND TENNILLE *
(11) 3. ROCK WITH YOU - MICHAEL JACKSON *
( 1) 2. ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) - RUPERT HOLMES ** *
( 2) 1. PLEASE DON'T GO - K.C. AND THE SUNSHINE BAND *
 
14

(38) 38. TRAIN, TRAIN - BLACKFOOT
(43) 37. RAPPER'S DELIGHT - SUGARHILL GANG
(20) 34. HEARTACHE TONIGHT - EAGLES **
(32) 32. POP MUZIK - M **
(10) 26. TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME - SUPERTRAMP
(35) 25. SARA - FLEETWOOD MAC
(28) 24. DON'T LET GO - ISAAC HAYES
(25) 22. DON'T DO ME LIKE THAT - TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS
(18) 16. JANE - JEFFERSON STARSHIP
(14) 14. HEAD GAMES - FOREIGNER
(17) 13. THE LONG RUN - EAGLES
(12) 11. COOL CHANGE - LITTLE RIVER BAND
( 9) 9. LADIES NIGHT - KOOL AND THE GANG
( 1) 2. ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) - RUPERT HOLMES ** *
 
17 for 80.

(48) 35. ROMEO'S TUNE - STEVE FORBERT
(20) 34. HEARTACHE TONIGHT - EAGLES
(32) 32. POP MUZIK - M **
(27) 27. DAMNED IF I DO - ALAN PARSON PROJECT
(10) 26. TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME - SUPERTRAMP
(35) 25. SARA - FLEETWOOD MAC
(21) 18. THIS IS IT - KENNY LOGGINS
(23) 17. I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER - PRINCE
(18) 16. JANE - JEFFERSON STARSHIP
(14) 14. HEAD GAMES - FOREIGNER
(17) 13. THE LONG RUN - EAGLES
(15) 12. CRUISIN' - SMOKEY ROBINSON
(12) 11. COOL CHANGE - LITTLE RIVER BAND
( 9) 9. LADIES NIGHT - KOOL AND THE GANG
(11) 3. ROCK WITH YOU - MICHAEL JACKSON *
( 1) 2. ESCAPE (THE PINA COLADA SONG) - RUPERT HOLMES ** *
( 2) 1. PLEASE DON'T GO - K.C. AND THE SUNSHINE BAND *
 
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