80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

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JUL 1982

EARLIER
Vangelis "Chariots Of Fire"
Paul/Stevie "Ebony & Ivory"

Human League "Don't You Want Me"
Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger"

LATER
John Cougar "Jack & Diane"
Steve Miller "Abracadabra"
Chicago "Hard To Say"
 
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first time run I think.

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

The Bottom 60: debuts and/or future or former #1s.
(--) 90. NOW OR NEVER - AXE
(--) 89. WHAT'S FOREVER FOR - MICHAEL MURPHEY
(--) 87. HOT FUN IN THE SUMMERTIME - DAYTON
(--) 85. SHE GOT THE GOLDMINE (I GOT THE SHAFT) - JERRY READ
(--) 84. ONLY TIME WILL TELL - ASIA
(--) 81. I'M THE ONE - ROBERTA FLACK
(--) 75. LET ME TICKLE YOUR FANCY - JERMAINE JACKSON
(--) 69. JACK & DIANE - JOHN COUGAR *

(71) 57. WHO CAN IT BE NOW - MEN AT WORK *

This week's drops (all in a block):
(29) 50. CRIMSON AND CLOVER - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
(28) 49. ALWAYS ON MY MIND - WILLIE NELSON
(27) 48. EBONY AND IVORY - PAUL MCCARTNEY AND STEVIE WONDER **
(24) 47. HEAT OF THE MOMENT - ASIA
(23) 46. FORGET ME NOTS - PATRICE RUSHEN


The Top 40:
(45) 40. THINK I'M IN LOVE - EDDIE MONEY
(42) 39. YOUR IMAGINATION - HALL & OATES

(40) 38. LOVE PLUS ONE - HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED
(39) 37. NICE GIRLS - EYE TO EYE

(41) 36. PAPERLATE - GENESIS
(38) 35. I FOUND SOMEONE - GLENN FREY
(37) 34. KIDS IN AMERICA - KIM WILDE

(43) 33. AMERICAN MUSIC - POINTER SISTERS
(34) 32. IF THE LOVE FITS WEAR IT - LESLIE PEARL
(33) 31. HOOKED ON SWING - LARRY ELGART & HIS MANHATTAN SWING ORCHESTRA
(35) 30. OUT OF WORK - GARY U.S. BONDS

(44) 29. LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND - KENNY ROGERS
(17) 28. PLAY THE GAME TONIGHT - KANASAS
(36) 27. LOVE IS IN CONTROL (FINGER ON THE TRIGGER) - DONNA SUMMER
(30) 26. YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU - MELISSA MANCHESTER
(25) 25. GOING TO A GO GO - ROLLING STONES
(26) 24. EARLY IN THE MORNING - GAP BAND
(31) 23. TAKE IT AWAY - PAUL MCCARTNEY
(32) 22. VACATION - THE GO-GO'S
(21) 21. WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I - RICK SPRINGFIELD
(22) 20. PERSONALLY - KARLA BONOFF
(19) 19. STILL THEY RIDE - JOURNEY
(18) 18. TAKE ME DOWN - ALABAMA
(14) 17. ANY DAY NOW - RONNIE MILSAP
(20) 16. WASTED ON THE WAY - CROSBY, STILLS & NASH
(10) 15. CAUGHT UP IN YOU - .38 SPECIAL
(16) 14. EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER - AIR SUPPLY
(13) 13. DO I DO - STEVIE WONDER
( 7) 12. LOVE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT HARD ON ME - JUICE NEWTON
(15) 11. HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY - CHICAGO *
(12) 10. KEEP THE FIRE BURNIN' - REO SPEEDWAGON
( 9) 9. ONLY THE LONELY - THE MOTELS
( 8) 8. TAINTED LOVE - SOFT CELL
( 1) 7. DON'T YOU WANT ME - HUMAN LEAGUE **
(11) 6. ABRACADABRA - STEVE MILLER *
( 5) 5. LET IT WHIP - THE DAZZ BAND
( 4) 4. HOLD ME - FLEETWOOD MAC
( 3) 3. HURTS SO GOOD - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
( 2) 2. ROSANNA - TOTO
( 4) 1. EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR *
 

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22 good/ok from 1982:

(45) 40. THINK I'M IN LOVE - EDDIE MONEY
(40) 38. LOVE PLUS ONE - HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED
(37) 34. KIDS IN AMERICA - KIM WILDE
(33) 31. HOOKED ON SWING - LARRY ELGART & HIS MANHATTAN SWING ORCHESTRA
(35) 30. OUT OF WORK - GARY U.S. BONDS
(44) 29. LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND - KENNY ROGERS
(30) 26. YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU - MELISSA MANCHESTER
(31) 23. TAKE IT AWAY - PAUL MCCARTNEY
(32) 22. VACATION - THE GO-GO'S
(20) 16. WASTED ON THE WAY - CROSBY, STILLS & NASH
(10) 15. CAUGHT UP IN YOU - .38 SPECIAL
(16) 14. EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER - AIR SUPPLY
( 7) 12. LOVE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT HARD ON ME - JUICE NEWTON
(12) 10. KEEP THE FIRE BURNIN' - REO SPEEDWAGON
( 9) 9. ONLY THE LONELY - THE MOTELS
( 8) 8. TAINTED LOVE - SOFT CELL
( 1) 7. DON'T YOU WANT ME - HUMAN LEAGUE **
(11) 6. ABRACADABRA - STEVE MILLER *
( 4) 4. HOLD ME - FLEETWOOD MAC
( 3) 3. HURTS SO GOOD - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
( 2) 2. ROSANNA - TOTO
( 4) 1. EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR *
 

HecticArt

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Thirteen and a bad guess for #1.

(45) 40. THINK I'M IN LOVE - EDDIE MONEY
(40) 38. LOVE PLUS ONE - HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED
(41) 36. PAPERLATE - GENESIS
(37) 34. KIDS IN AMERICA - KIM WILDE
(17) 28. PLAY THE GAME TONIGHT - KANASAS
(32) 22. VACATION - THE GO-GO'S
( 8) 8. TAINTED LOVE - SOFT CELL
( 1) 7. DON'T YOU WANT ME - HUMAN LEAGUE **
(11) 6. ABRACADABRA - STEVE MILLER *
( 5) 5. LET IT WHIP - THE DAZZ BAND
( 3) 3. HURTS SO GOOD - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
( 2) 2. ROSANNA - TOTO
( 4) 1. EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR * - Nostalgia
 

seasalt43

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Will never make the top 40
#57 Paula Abdul "Knocked Out"
#41 peak. I could have seen this in the 40.
#74 Tony Toni Tone "Little Walter"
#93 Freddie Jackson "Nice 'N Slow"
#95 Teddy Pendergrass "Joy"
All reached #1 on the R&B chart.
#99 Bros "When Will I Be Famous?"
I was surprised to see this. #2 UK peak.
#100 S'Express "Theme from S'Express"
I think his may have charted due to hitting #1 on the Dance chart. It hit #1 on the UK too.
 
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Survivor keyboardist Jim Peterik and guitarist Frankie Sullivan wrote Eye Of The Tiger as the theme song of Rocky III. Sylvester Stallone wanted to use Queen's Another One Bites The Dust but the band said no. Peterik and Sullivan also wrote Burning Heart for Rocky IV.

Paul Anka, whose hits include Diana, Lonely Boy, It's Time To Cry, Puppy Love, Having My Baby, My Home Town, Times Of Your Life, You Are My Destiny and Put Your Head On My Shoulder, recorded this unusual version of Eye Of The Tiger for his album Rock Swings, released May 31, 2005:

 

sadchild

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CORRECT ORDER

Vangelis "Chariots Of Fire" uncharted (peak 5/8)
Paul/Stevie "Ebony & Ivory" #48
Human League "Don't You Want Me" #7
Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger" #1

Steve Miller "Abracadabra" #6
Chicago "Hard To Say" #11
John Cougar "Jack & Diane" #69
Men At Work "Who Can It Be Now" #57

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
 
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sadchild

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Good 14 (mostly the top 10)
40 DE EDDIE MONEY - THINK I’M IN LOVE
36 DE GENESIS - PAPERLATE
26 30 MELISSA MANCHESTER - YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU
23 31 PAUL McCARTNEY - TAKE IT AWAY
15 10 38 SPECIAL - CAUGHT UP IN YOU
12 07 JUICE NEWTON - LOVE’S BEEN A LITTLE BIT HARD ON ME
09 09 THE MOTELS - ONLY THE LONELY
07 01 THE HUMAN LEAGUE - DON’T YOU WANT ME
06 11 THE STEVE MILLER BAND - ABRACADABRA
05 05 DAZZ BAND - LET IT WHIP
04 06 FLEETWOOD MAC - HOLD ME
03 03 JOHN COUGAR - HURTS SO GOOD
02 02 TOTO - ROSANNA
01 04 SURVIVOR - EYE OF THE TIGER

Okay 7
39 DE DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - YOUR IMAGINATION
29 DE KENNY ROGERS - LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND
24 26 THE GAP BAND - EARLY IN THE MORNING
22 32 GO-GO’S - VACATION
21 21 RICK SPRINGFIELD - WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I
16 20 CROSBY, STILLS & NASH - WASTED ON THE WAY
13 13 STEVIE WONDER - DO I DO

36 DE GENESIS - PAPERLATE

Conversation:
My wife: "What is he saying?"
Me: "Paperlate"
My wife: "What does that even mean?"
Me: "No idea"

01 04 SURVIVOR - EYE OF THE TIGER

All 3 of us picked this.

#45 Cheap Trick "If You Want My Love"
#51 Missing Persons "Words"
#79 Clash "Should I Stay Or Should I Go"
#94 Scorpions "No One Like You"


Shoulda been in the 40.

ONE WEEK OFF
Will never reach the top 40
#45 Cheap Trick "If You Want My Love"
#51 Missing Persons "Words"
#56 April Wine "Enough Is Enough"
#60 Dr Hook "Loveline"
#62 707 "Mega Force"
#70 Roberta Flack "I'm The One"
#71 Afrika Bambaataa "Planet Rock"
#72 Aldo Nova "Foolin' Yourself"
#75 Jerry Reed "She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft)"
#77 Dayton "Hot Fun In The Summertime"
#78 Carly Simon "Why"
#79 Clash "Should I Stay Or Should I Go"
#80 Axe "Now Or Never"
#82 Bill Champlin "Sara"
#83 Queen "Calling All Girls"
#85 Walter Murphy "Theme From ET"
#87 Dolly Parton "I Will Always Love You"
#88 John Denver "Seasons Of The Heart"
#89 Foreigner "Luanne"
#90 Joe Fagin "Younger Days"
#91 Reddings "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay"
#92 Ashford & Simpson "Street Corner"
#94 Scorpions "No One Like You"
#98 Olivia Newton-John "Landslide"
#100 One Way "Cutie Pie"
 

IdRatherBeSkiing

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Will never reach the top 40
#56 April Wine "Enough Is Enough"
#79 Clash "Should I Stay Or Should I Go"
#87 Dolly Parton "I Will Always Love You"
This week's surprises. Dolly is only surprising because her version is tolerable. That other one that went to #1 is insufferable. If one should have charted it should have been Dolly's.
 
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Surprises


#45 Cheap Trick "If You Want My Love"
#51 Missing Persons "Words"
#79 Clash "Should I Stay Or Should I Go"
#91 Reddings "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay"
#94 Scorpions "No One Like You"
 

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23. Strong countdown!

(45) 40. THINK I'M IN LOVE - EDDIE MONEY
(40) 38. LOVE PLUS ONE - HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED
(41) 36. PAPERLATE - GENESIS
(37) 34. KIDS IN AMERICA - KIM WILDE
(35) 30. OUT OF WORK - GARY U.S. BONDS
(17) 28. PLAY THE GAME TONIGHT - KANASAS
(31) 23. TAKE IT AWAY - PAUL MCCARTNEY
(32) 22. VACATION - THE GO-GO'S
(22) 20. PERSONALLY - KARLA BONOFF
(20) 16. WASTED ON THE WAY - CROSBY, STILLS & NASH
(10) 15. CAUGHT UP IN YOU - .38 SPECIAL
(13) 13. DO I DO - STEVIE WONDER
( 7) 12. LOVE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT HARD ON ME - JUICE NEWTON
(15) 11. HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY - CHICAGO *
(12) 10. KEEP THE FIRE BURNIN' - REO SPEEDWAGON
( 9) 9. ONLY THE LONELY - THE MOTELS
( 8) 8. TAINTED LOVE - SOFT CELL
( 1) 7. DON'T YOU WANT ME - HUMAN LEAGUE **
(11) 6. ABRACADABRA - STEVE MILLER *
( 4) 4. HOLD ME - FLEETWOOD MAC
( 3) 3. HURTS SO GOOD - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
( 2) 2. ROSANNA - TOTO
( 4) 1. EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR *
 

sadchild

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Doing this early because I'm headin' north tomorrow

I think
1. I have too many listed?
2. I'm completely missing September (I go from August to October)?

AUG 1985

EARLIER
Wham "Careless Whisper"
Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants To"
Madonna "Crazy For You"
Duran Duran "View To A Kill"
Phil Collins "Sussudio"
Bryan Adams "Heaven"

John Parr "Man In Motion"
Huey Lewis "Power Of Love"
Tears For Fears "Shout"

LATER
Dire Straits "Money For Nothing"
Aha "Take On Me"
Jan Hammer "Miami Vice"
RFTW "Oh Sheila"
Starship "We Built This City"
 

sadchild

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August 3rd, 1985:

40 DE LISA-LISA - I WONDER IF I TAKE YOU HOME
39 DE MÖTLEY CRÜE - SMOKIN’ IN THE BOYS ROOM
38 34 DON HENLEY - NOT ENOUGH LOVE IN THE WORLD
37 DE WHAM! - FREEDOM
36 DE PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION - POP LIFE
35 DE HOWARD JONES - LIFE IN ONE DAY
34 40 POINTER SISTERS - DARE ME
33 29 AMY GRANT - FIND A WAY
32 35 BILLY OCEAN - MYSTERY LADY
31 37 KOOL & THE GANG - CHERISH
30 33 PAT BENATAR - INVINCIBLE
29 36 PHIL COLLINS - DON’T LOSE MY NUMBER
28 18 EURYTHMICS - WOULD I LIE TO YOU?
27 30 RICK SPRINGFIELD - STATE OF THE HEART
26 31 BILLY JOEL - YOU’RE ONLY HUMAN (SECOND WIND)
25 21 AIR SUPPLY - JUST AS I AM
24 11 SURVIVOR - THE SEARCH IS OVER
23 12 ’til tuesday - VOICES CARRY
22 13 PHIL COLLINS - SUSSUDIO
21 24 FREDDIE JACKSON - ROCK ME TONIGHT
20 26 TINA TURNER - WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER HERO
19 15 PAUL HARDCASTLE - 19
18 25 JOHN PARR - ST. ELMO’S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION)
17 22 HEART - WHAT ABOUT LOVE?
16 20 DEAD OR ALIVE - YOU SPIN ME ROUND (LIKE A RECORD)
15 23 BRYAN ADAMS - SUMMER OF ’69
14 07 PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION - RASPBERRY BERET
13 17 DEPECHE MODE - PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE
12 19 ARETHA FRANKLIN - FREEWAY OF LOVE
11 04 DURAN DURAN - A VIEW TO A KILL
10 14 DeBARGE - WHO’S HOLDING DONNA NOW
09 10 THE POWER STATION - GET IT ON
08 08 NIGHT RANGER - SENTIMENTAL STREET
07 16 HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS - THE POWER OF LOVE
06 09 COREY HART - NEVER SURRENDER
05 06 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - GLORY DAYS
04 03 WHITNEY HOUSTON - YOU GIVE GOOD LOVE
03 05 STING - IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE
02 01 PAUL YOUNG - EVERYTIME YOU GO AWAY
01 02 TEARS FOR FEARS - SHOUT