80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

Steve Winwood's Valerie stalled at #70 on the Hot 100 in November 1982. A remixed version got to #9 in December 1987. Ra Ra Riot, a rock quintet formed in 2006 in Syracuse and led by Wes Miles, recorded Valerie and released it as a single on April 21, 2012. It never charted.

 
HecticArt said:
38 DE FLEETWOOD MAC - EVERYWHERE - Meh. Not one of my favorites of theirs.
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I like the song, but I was shocked to learn this recently:

Oct 28, 2024 | 4:00 PM

The Fleetwood Mac tune “Everywhere” is the latest track to join the Spotify Billions Club.

The tune, from the band’s 1987 album, Tango in the Night, has officially been streamed over 1 billion times on the streaming service, one of four songs by the band to reach the milestone.

Previous Fleetwood Mac tunes to join the Spotify Billions Club include “Dreams,” which joined in June 2022, “The Chain,” which joined in December 2023, and “Go Your Own Way,” which joined in July 2024.

“Everywhere,” a top 20 hit for the band, may have gotten a bit of a boost thanks to its use on TV. The song has been used in commercials for Chevy electric vehicles.
Channel98 said:
Ra Ra Riot
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I like their song "Water".

But I don't like their name.
 
15 for 87

30 35 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - TUNNEL OF LOVE
29 12 RICHARD MARX - SHOULD’VE KNOWN BETTER
28 10 STING - WE’LL BE TOGETHER
19 21 DEF LEPPARD - ANIMAL
17 07 BRENDA CARLISLE - HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH - Is this Brandi Carlisle's secret sister? It's Belinda.
15 20 BANGLES - HAZY SHADE OF WINTER
14 14 AEROSMITH - DUDE (LOOKS LIKE A LADY)
13 18 ELTON JOHN - CANDLE IN THE WIND
11 09 STEVE WINWOOD - VALERIE
10 16 INXS - NEED YOU TONIGHT
09 13 JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP - CHERRY BOMB
07 11 MICHAEL JACKSON - THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL
04 05 GEORGE HARRISON - GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU - Maybe the most repetitive song ever
03 02 WHITESNAKE - IS THIS LOVE
01 01 GEORGE MICHAEL - FAITH
 
Another repetitive song is Donna Lewis's 1996 #2 hit I Love You Always Forever. Rick Dees used to play a short parody of it: "These three words vcer and over, same three words over and over, Drive you mad, over and over, just won't stop, over and over."
 
Channel98 said:
Steve Winwood's Valerie stalled at #70 on the Hot 100 in November 1982. A remixed version got to #9 in December 1987. Ra Ra Riot, a rock quintet formed in 2006 in Syracuse and led by Wes Miles, recorded Valerie and released it as a single on April 21, 2012. It never charted.
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This spin on Valerie hit #1 in the UK and other countries in the early 2000s.

 
Eric Prydz – yes, that's his real name – reached #3 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart in December 2012 with Every Day.....or, as I call it, "Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1976."

 
1981/01/03

This is the countdown they are doing. It is a billboard frozen countdown. No changes in position on the Top 100 from last week. The VJs are talking about chart movements like it is last week. So here is last week's countown.

1980/12/27

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

The Bottom 60: debut songs or future and/or former #1 songs.
(--) 90. GOT TO ROCK ON - KANSAS
(--) 88. DON'T WANT NO-BODY - J.D. DREWS
(--) 83. (GHOST) RIDERS IN THE SKY - OUTLAWS
(--) 82. MERRY CHRISTMAS IN THE NFL - WILLIS "THE GUARD" & VOGORISH
(--) 81. UNITED TOGETHER - ARETHA FRANKLIN
(68) 77. UPSIDE DOWN - DIANA ROSS **

This week's drops:
(40) 63. HE'S SO SHY - THE POINTER SISTERS
(37) 60. THE WANDERER - DONNA SUMMER
(36) 59. DEEP INSIDE MY HEART - RANDY MEISNER
(35) 58. DREAMING - CLIFF RICHARD
(32) 57. THIS TIME - JOHN COUGAR

The Top 40:
(46) 40. KILLIN' TIME - FRED KNOBLOCK & SUSON ANTON
(53) 39. KEEP ON LOVING YOU - REO SPEEDWAGON *
(23) 38. SEQUEL - HARRY CHAPIN
(59) 37. SAME OLD LANG SYNE - DAN FOGELBERG
(44) 36. THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL - ABBA
(34) 35. GIRLS CAN GET IT - DR. HOOK
(30) 34. I'M COMING OUT - DIANA ROSS
(39) 33. 9 TO 5 - DOLLY PARTON *
(21) 32. THEME FROM THE DUKES OF HAZARD - WAYLON JENNINGS
(31) 31. NEVER BE THE SAME - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
(45) 30. MISS SUN - BOZ SCAGGS
(33) 29. TOGETHER - TIERRA
(38) 28. GIVING IT UP FOR YOUR LOVE - DELBERT MCCLINTON
(18) 27. WHIP IT - DEVO
(28) 26. ONE STEP CLOSER - DOOBIE BROTHERS
(25) 25. YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING - HALL & OATES
(24) 24. I BELIEVE IN YOU - DON WILLIAMS
(25) 23. SUDDENLY - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN & CLIFF RICHARD
(13) 22 WOMAN IN LOVE - BARBRA STREISAND **
(29) 21. TIME IS TIME - ANDY GIBB
(27) 20. HEY NINETEEN - STEELY DAN
(26) 19. I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT - EDDIE RABBITT *
(19) 18. EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIMES - THE KORGIS
(20) 17. CELEBRATION - KOOL & THE GANG *
(22) 16. I MADE IT THROUGH THE RAIN - BARRY MANILOW
(17) 15. IT'S MY TURN - DIANA ROSS
( 7) 14. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST- QUEEN **
( 5) 13. MASTER BLASTER - STEVIE WONDER
(14) 12. DE DO DO DO DE DA DA DA - THE POLICE
(16) 11. PASSION - ROD STEWART
(12) 10. TELL IT LIKE IT IS - HEART
( 9) 9. HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT - PAT BENATAR
(11) 8. THE TIDE IS HIGH - BLONDIE *
( 8) 7. GUILTY - BARBRA STREISAND & BARRY GIBB
(10) 6. EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD - AIR SUPPLY
( 6) 5. HUNGRY HEART - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
( 1) 4. LADY - KENNY ROGERS **
( 4) 3. LOVE ON THE ROCKS - NEIL DIAMOND
( 2) 2. MORE THAN I CAN SAY - LEO SAYER
( 3) 1. (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER - JOHN LENNON *
 
25 good/ok from 1980/1981:

(53) 39. KEEP ON LOVING YOU - REO SPEEDWAGON *
(23) 38. SEQUEL - HARRY CHAPIN
(59) 37. SAME OLD LANG SYNE - DAN FOGELBERG
(44) 36. THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL - ABBA
(30) 34. I'M COMING OUT - DIANA ROSS
(39) 33. 9 TO 5 - DOLLY PARTON *
(21) 32. THEME FROM THE DUKES OF HAZARD - WAYLON JENNINGS
(31) 31. NEVER BE THE SAME - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
(18) 27. WHIP IT - DEVO
(24) 24. I BELIEVE IN YOU - DON WILLIAMS
(13) 22 WOMAN IN LOVE - BARBRA STREISAND **
(29) 21. TIME IS TIME - ANDY GIBB
(27) 20. HEY NINETEEN - STEELY DAN
(26) 19. I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT - EDDIE RABBITT *
(20) 17. CELEBRATION - KOOL & THE GANG *
( 7) 14. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST- QUEEN **
(14) 12. DE DO DO DO DE DA DA DA - THE POLICE
(16) 11. PASSION - ROD STEWART
( 9) 9. HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT - PAT BENATAR
(11) 8. THE TIDE IS HIGH - BLONDIE *
(10) 6. EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD - AIR SUPPLY
( 6) 5. HUNGRY HEART - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
( 1) 4. LADY - KENNY ROGERS **
( 2) 2. MORE THAN I CAN SAY - LEO SAYER
( 3) 1. (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER - JOHN LENNON *

2 channel changers from 1980/1981:
(25) 25. YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING - HALL & OATES
(25) 23. SUDDENLY - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN & CLIFF RICHARD
 
More Than I Can Say was written by Crickets lead guitarist Sonny Curtis and drummer Jerry Allison and was first recorded by the Crickets on February 29, 1960. It was released on May 16 as the B-side of Baby My Heart. Neither side charted. The Crickets really missed Buddy Holly, who had quit the group in December 1958 and died in a plane crash in February 1959. Bobby Vee's version of More Than I Can Say reached #61 on the Hot 100 in March 1961. Leo Sayer's version was #2 for five weeks in December 1980-January 1981. Here is the original:

 
Ten

(18) 27. WHIP IT - DEVO
(27) 20. HEY NINETEEN - STEELY DAN
(20) 17. CELEBRATION - KOOL & THE GANG *
( 7) 14. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST- QUEEN **
( 5) 13. MASTER BLASTER - STEVIE WONDER
(14) 12. DE DO DO DO DE DA DA DA - THE POLICE
( 9) 9. HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT - PAT BENATAR
(11) 8. THE TIDE IS HIGH - BLONDIE *
( 6) 5. HUNGRY HEART - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
( 3) 1. (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER - JOHN LENNON *
 
If I had a radio show, I would play De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da and follow it with Frankie Avalon's De De Dinah, Dale Hawkins' La-Do-Dada, Omar's Doobie Doobie Doo, Roy Orbison's Ooby Dooby, Trio's Da Da Da, Eiffel 65's Blue (Da Ba Dee), the Crystals' Da Doo Ron Ron, the Diamonds' She Say (Oom Dooby Doom), the Rolling Stones' Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) and Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu by Dicky Doo & The Don'ts.

 
A lot of one-star songs on this disaster

Great/good/ok 18

*****
27 18 DEVO - WHIP IT
19 26 EDDIE RABBITT - I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT
17 20 KOOL & THE GANG - CELEBRATION
14 07 QUEEN - ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST
12 14 THE POLICE - DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA
09 09 PAT BENATAR - HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT

****
37 DE DAN FOGELBERG - SAME OLD LANG SYNE
33 39 DOLLY PARTON - 9 TO 5
32 21 WAYLON - THEME FROM THE DUKES OF HAZZARD
31 31 CHRISTOPHER CROSS - NEVER BE THE SAME
18 19 THE KORGIS - EVERYBODY’S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME
11 16 ROD STEWART - PASSION
05 06 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - HUNGRY HEART
01 03 JOHN LENNON - (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER

***
39 DE REO SPEEDWAGON - KEEP ON LOVING YOU
34 30 DIANA ROSS - I’M COMING OUT
20 27 STEELY DAN - HEY NINETEEN
16 22 BARRY MANILOW - I MADE IT THROUGH THE RAIN

**
38 23 HARRY CHAPIN - SEQUEL
28 38 DELBERT McCLINTON - GIVING IT UP FOR YOUR LOVE
25 15 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELING
15 17 DIANA ROSS - IT’S MY TURN
13 05 STEVIE WONDER - MASTER BLASTER (JAMMIN’)
03 04 NEIL DIAMOND - LOVE ON THE ROCKS
02 02 LEO SAYER - MORE THAN I CAN SAY

*
40 DE FRED KNOBLOCK AND SUSAN ANTON - KILLIN’ TIME
36 DE ABBA - THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL
35 34 DR. HOOK - GIRLS CAN GET IT
30 DE BOZ SCAGGS - MISS SUN
29 33 TIERRA - TOGETHER
26 28 THE DOOBIE BROTHERS - ONE STEP CLOSER
24 24 DON WILLIAMS - I BELIEVE IN YOU
23 25 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN and CLIFF RICHARD - SUDDENLY
22 13 BARBRA STREISAND - WOMAN IN LOVE
21 29 ANDY GIBB - TIME IS TIME
10 12 HEART - TELL IT LIKE IT IS
08 11 BLONDIE - THE TIDE IS HIGH
07 08 BARBRA STREISAND & BARRY GIBB - GUILTY
06 10 AIR SUPPLY - EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD
04 01 KENNY ROGERS - LADY
 
NOTE: ONE WEEK OFF
Will never make the top 40
#44 Queen "Need Your Loving Tonight"
#47 Teddy Pendergrass "Love TKO"
#51 Rockpile "Teacher Teacher"
#56 Babys "Turn and Walk Away"
#57 Earth Wind & Fire "You"
#58 Rita Coolidge "Fool That I Am"
#59 Climax Blues Band "Gotta Have More Love"
#62 Supertramp "Breakfast In America"
#67 Aretha Franklin "United Together"
#68 Shalamar "Full Of Fire"
#69 Star Wars Intergalactic Droid Choir & Chorale "What Can You Get A Wookie For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb)"
#70 David Bowie "Fashion"
#71 Oak "Set The Night On Fire"
#72 Dire Straits "Skateaway"
#77 Bob Seger "The Horizontal Bop"
#79 Dionne Warwick "Easy Love"
#80 Kansas "Got to Rock On"
#81 Pointer Sisters "Could I Be Dreaming"
#82 Willis "The Guard" & Vigorish "Merry Christmas In The NFL"
#84 JD Drews "Don't Want No-Body"
#86 Sky "Toccata"
#88 Peter Allen "Fly Away"
#89 Pendulum "Gypsy Spirit"
#90 Cheap Trick "Stop This Game"
#91 Four Seasons "Spend The Night In Love"
#93 Reddings "Remote Control"
#94 Jackie English "Once A Night"
#95 Pure Prarie League "I Can't Stop The Feelin'"
#97 Manhattan Transfer "Trickle Trickle"
#98 Marcy Levy/Andy Gibb "Help Me!"
 
With so many awful sleeper songs on the radio in 1980/1981, how the hell did drivers stay on the road??

23 25 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN and CLIFF RICHARD - SUDDENLY

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01 03 JOHN LENNON - (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER
I had prepared "Maneater" as my pick for 1983. Glad they changed it to a different year. While listening to #40, I picked this one. No idea what anyone else picked. They probably haven't even picked yet.

#69 Star Wars Intergalactic Droid Choir & Chorale "What Can You Get A Wookie For Christmas (When He Already Owns A Comb)"
I still listen to this in my Christmas music playlists. And its b-side "R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas". They are both terrible. But I'd say about 5% of my Christmas music is bizzarre old stuff, like "Christmas Piggy", "Santa Mouse", "Got A Cold In The Node For Christmas" and of course Tiny Tim's "Santa Claus Got The AIDS".
 
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