We heard this exact same countdown last year.
Old notes:
80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule
New notes:
Good 8
Okay 8
Bad 24
2. QUEEN OF HEARTS - JUICE NEWTON
Whatever Happened to Her? She disappeared after this top 2 single
She still hit #1 on the Country chart 3 more times in the 80s, but her pop-crossover success faded over the next few years.
81 "Queen of Hearts" #2
81 "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)" #7
82 "Love's Been a Little Bit Hard on Me" #7
82 "Break It to Me Gently" #11
82 "Heart of the Night" #25
84 "Can't Wait All Night" #66
11. START ME UP - THE ROLLING STONES
Still remembered for Windows 95 and the Start Menu
And every time I hear it, I can only think of this parody...
dislike/hate with every fiber of my being/don't ever want to hear again
lol!
33. WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER - AL JARREAU
I wouldn't go out of my way for it, but it's a fun one.
17. THE BREAKUP SONG - THE GREG KIHN BAND
They really don't write 'em like that anymore. You won't find anything slightly resembling good ol' rock 'n roll on the Hot 100 these days.
7. ARTHUR'S THEME (BEST THAT YOU CAN DO) - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
Watched this movie for the first time since the 80s just last month. Still holds up.
#85 Meat Loaf "I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us"
We won't ever hear him on a VJ40. He had no top 40's between '78 and '92.
#90 Billy & The Beaters "At This Moment"
...but it will go to #1 five and half years later thanks to Family Ties.
Songs that won't reach the Top 40
#43 Debbie Harry "Backfired"
#49 Squeeze "Tempted"
#54 Don Felder "Heavy Metal"
#66 Art Garfunkel "A Heart In New York"
#68 Devo "Working In The Coal Mine"
#85 Meat Loaf "I'm Gonna Love Her For Both Of Us"
#87 Dolly Parton "The House Of The Rising Sun"
#90 Billy & The Beaters "At This Moment"
#98 Jefferson Starship "Stranger"