80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule
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Aaron
Moderator
1982
40. YOU AND I - EDDIE RABBITT WITH CRYSTAL GAYLE
39. BE MY LADY - JEFFERSON STARSHIP
38. ROCK THE CASBAH - THE CLASH
37. I'M SO EXCITED - THE POINTER SISTERS
36. THE GIRL IS MINE - MICHAEL JACKSON AND PAUL MCCARTNEY
35. MISSING YOU - DAN FOGELBERG
34. HEARTBREAKER - DIONNE WARWICK
33. I.G.Y. (WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WORLD) - DONALD FAGEN
32. DIRTY LAUNDRY - DON HENLEY
31. THE LOOK OF LOVE - ABC
30. ROCK THIS TOWN - STRAY CATS
29. GET CLOSER - LINDA RONSTADT
28. ATHENA - THE WHO
27. GYPSY - FLEETWOOD MAC
26. LOVE ME TOMORROW - CHICAGO
25. IT'S RAINING AGAIN - SUPERTRAMP
24. BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY - JUICE NEWTON
23. SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT - PAT BENATAR
22. PRESSURE - BILLY JOEL
21. NEW WORLD MAN - RUSH
20. SOUTHERN CROSS - CROSBY, STILLS, & NASH
19. NOBODY - SYLVIA
18. AMERICAN HEARTBEAT - SURVIVOR
17. LOVE COME DOWN - EVELYN KING
16. YOU DON'T WANT ME ANYMORE - STEEL BREEZE
15. THE ONE YOU LOVE - GLENN FREY
14. STEPPIN' OUT - JOE JACKSON
13. MICKEY - TONI BASIL
12. MANEATER - DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES
11. EYE IN THE SKY - THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
10. MUSCLES - DIANA ROSS
9. I KEEP FORGETTIN' - MICHAEL MCDONALD
8. YOU CAN DO MAGIC - AMERICA
7. JACK AND DIANE - JOHN COUGAR
6. WHO CAN IT BE NOW - MEN AT WORK
5. HEARTLIGHT - NEIL DIAMOND
4. GLORIA - LAURA BRANIGAN
3. HEART ATTACK - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
2. TRULY - LIONEL RICHIE
1. UP WHERE WE BELONG - JOE COCKER AND JENNIFER WARNES
40. YOU AND I - EDDIE RABBITT WITH CRYSTAL GAYLE
39. BE MY LADY - JEFFERSON STARSHIP
38. ROCK THE CASBAH - THE CLASH
37. I'M SO EXCITED - THE POINTER SISTERS
36. THE GIRL IS MINE - MICHAEL JACKSON AND PAUL MCCARTNEY
35. MISSING YOU - DAN FOGELBERG
34. HEARTBREAKER - DIONNE WARWICK
33. I.G.Y. (WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WORLD) - DONALD FAGEN
32. DIRTY LAUNDRY - DON HENLEY
31. THE LOOK OF LOVE - ABC
30. ROCK THIS TOWN - STRAY CATS
29. GET CLOSER - LINDA RONSTADT
28. ATHENA - THE WHO
27. GYPSY - FLEETWOOD MAC
26. LOVE ME TOMORROW - CHICAGO
25. IT'S RAINING AGAIN - SUPERTRAMP
24. BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY - JUICE NEWTON
23. SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT - PAT BENATAR
22. PRESSURE - BILLY JOEL
21. NEW WORLD MAN - RUSH
20. SOUTHERN CROSS - CROSBY, STILLS, & NASH
19. NOBODY - SYLVIA
18. AMERICAN HEARTBEAT - SURVIVOR
17. LOVE COME DOWN - EVELYN KING
16. YOU DON'T WANT ME ANYMORE - STEEL BREEZE
15. THE ONE YOU LOVE - GLENN FREY
14. STEPPIN' OUT - JOE JACKSON
13. MICKEY - TONI BASIL
12. MANEATER - DARYL HALL AND JOHN OATES
11. EYE IN THE SKY - THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
10. MUSCLES - DIANA ROSS
9. I KEEP FORGETTIN' - MICHAEL MCDONALD
8. YOU CAN DO MAGIC - AMERICA
7. JACK AND DIANE - JOHN COUGAR
6. WHO CAN IT BE NOW - MEN AT WORK
5. HEARTLIGHT - NEIL DIAMOND
4. GLORIA - LAURA BRANIGAN
3. HEART ATTACK - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
2. TRULY - LIONEL RICHIE
1. UP WHERE WE BELONG - JOE COCKER AND JENNIFER WARNES
sadchild
Dude
Very good for a 1982 countdown, probably because it's so close to 1983
Good 13
Okay 8
Bad 19
36. THE GIRL IS MINE - MICHAEL JACKSON AND PAUL MCCARTNEY
These two are disgustingly polite about this situation. Perfect friggin' gentlemen. Discussing over tea and crumpets about how "The doggone girl is mine"....?? What a terrible lyric.
31. THE LOOK OF LOVE - ABC
I've always loved the way he sings, "I don't know the answer to that question!"
30. ROCK THIS TOWN - STRAY CATS
You look at me once. You look at me twice. You look at me again and I'm gonna sit down with tea and crumpets and tell you the doggone girl is mine.
29. GET CLOSER - LINDA RONSTADT
Interesting time siguature.
28. ATHENA - THE WHO
The more I hear about Pete Townsend, the less I like him. The VJ story was about how he was hitting on a married woman while drunk, and he had to work with her the next day in the studio.
21. NEW WORLD MAN - RUSH
I can count 20 Rush singles I like better than this one starting from 1975's "Fly By Night" all the way up to 2012's Headlong Flight" so it surprises me that this is their only top 40 in the US.
15. THE ONE YOU LOVE - GLENN FREY
I hear that sax riff in my nightmares. Sexy sax man should start playing this instead of "Careless Whisper"
14. STEPPIN' OUT - JOE JACKSON
I think I'm in the minority here, but I've always hated this song.
Will never reach the top 40
#41 Donna Summer "State Of Independence"
#46 Missing Persons "Destination Unknown"
#54 Charlene "Used To Be" (peaked at #46, so not a one-hit wonder?)
#62 Grandmaster Flash "The Message"
#63 Eddie Money "Shakin'"
#74 Go-Gos "Get Up And Go"
#78 Bill Conti "Theme From Dynasty"
#80 Fixx "Stand Or Fall"
#82 Judas Priest "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
#86 Scandal "Goodbye To You"
#89 Robert Plant "Pledge Pin"
#92 Cheap Trick "She's Tight"
#94 Paul McCartney "Tug Of War"
#96 Talk Talk "Talk Talk"
Good 13
Okay 8
Bad 19
36. THE GIRL IS MINE - MICHAEL JACKSON AND PAUL MCCARTNEY
These two are disgustingly polite about this situation. Perfect friggin' gentlemen. Discussing over tea and crumpets about how "The doggone girl is mine"....?? What a terrible lyric.
31. THE LOOK OF LOVE - ABC
I've always loved the way he sings, "I don't know the answer to that question!"
30. ROCK THIS TOWN - STRAY CATS
You look at me once. You look at me twice. You look at me again and I'm gonna sit down with tea and crumpets and tell you the doggone girl is mine.
29. GET CLOSER - LINDA RONSTADT
Interesting time siguature.
28. ATHENA - THE WHO
The more I hear about Pete Townsend, the less I like him. The VJ story was about how he was hitting on a married woman while drunk, and he had to work with her the next day in the studio.
21. NEW WORLD MAN - RUSH
I can count 20 Rush singles I like better than this one starting from 1975's "Fly By Night" all the way up to 2012's Headlong Flight" so it surprises me that this is their only top 40 in the US.
15. THE ONE YOU LOVE - GLENN FREY
I hear that sax riff in my nightmares. Sexy sax man should start playing this instead of "Careless Whisper"
14. STEPPIN' OUT - JOE JACKSON
I think I'm in the minority here, but I've always hated this song.
Will never reach the top 40
#41 Donna Summer "State Of Independence"
#46 Missing Persons "Destination Unknown"
#54 Charlene "Used To Be" (peaked at #46, so not a one-hit wonder?)
#62 Grandmaster Flash "The Message"
#63 Eddie Money "Shakin'"
#74 Go-Gos "Get Up And Go"
#78 Bill Conti "Theme From Dynasty"
#80 Fixx "Stand Or Fall"
#82 Judas Priest "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
#86 Scandal "Goodbye To You"
#89 Robert Plant "Pledge Pin"
#92 Cheap Trick "She's Tight"
#94 Paul McCartney "Tug Of War"
#96 Talk Talk "Talk Talk"
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
The other song she did was top 40 so if you use that as a criteria, yes she is a one hit wonder. But clearly most people tend to not use actual chart positions for their definitions but their memories of the other hits.
Given that I hear these on satrad and FM today, I am surprised at all of their low peaks.
semipenguin
Cheeseburger Connoisseur
That’s me and Aaron
Hey. He’s dating my cousin. That crazy gringo.
No. But this was one of the first videos I saw on MTV.
1982 music video = cheese
semipenguin
Cheeseburger Connoisseur
BTW…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakin'_(Eddie_Money_song)
The woman in the video…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollonia_Kotero
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakin'_(Eddie_Money_song)
The woman in the video…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollonia_Kotero
sadchild
Dude
Just to make sure it's known, I post the positions of those songs each week on the chart being counted down, not their peaks.
Here are their peaks:
#63 Eddie Money "Shakin'" PEAK #63
#86 Scandal "Goodbye To You" PEAK #65
#96 Talk Talk "Talk Talk" PEAK #75
Even still, definitely low peaks for such popular songs!
HecticArt
Administrator
I've never been able to reconcile the Stray Cat lyric "There's a real square cat livin in 1974" That's 20 years more up to date than the Cat's were. I love Setzer's playing, but there's a little irony there.
This song hit when I was at just the right age in high school. It'll always work for me.
A little surprised.
Really surprised.
A little disappointed.
Shocked.
Pretty surprised. That song was everywhere that year.
Thought it would have been a little higher. I just love that song. My band still plays it. Simple. Straight forward. Cheap Trick.
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scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
This just reinforces the truth that real rock music is not pop, and going back the invention of the top 40, there's always been this dichotomy. I hate when people (i.e. Howard Stern) act like this is new.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
As any fan, you shouldn't really care. Your enjoyment does not change if it was #1 or #56. But we are somehow validated by a high charting song.
semipenguin
Cheeseburger Connoisseur
He’s old if he was in HS when New World Man was on the charts
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
What if someone was in college?
semipenguin
Cheeseburger Connoisseur
A pimp daddy?
HecticArt
Administrator
My enjoyment is still there. When I dig something, I hope that there are other smart people out there that like it too.
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
Thank you?
Aaron
Moderator
1987
40. CHERRY BOMB - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
39. TELL IT TO MY HEART - TAYLOR DAYNE
38. GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU - GEORGE HARRISON
37. I DO YOU - THE JETS
36. LOST IN EMOTION - LISA LISA AND CULT JAM
35. SUGAR FREE - WA WA NEE
34. LOVE WILL FIND A WAY - YES
33. DUDE (LOOKS LIKE A LADY) - AEROSMITH
32. THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT - MICHAEL BOLTON
31. VALERIE - STEVE WINWOOD
30. U GOT THE LOOK - PRINCE
29. SO EMOTIONAL - WHITNEY HOUSTON
28. SKELETONS - STEVIE WONDER
27. CATCH ME (I'M FALLING) - PRETTY POISON
26. BOYS NIGHT OUT - TIMOTHY B. SCHMIDT
25. IS THIS LOVE - WHITESNAKE
24. CASANOVA - LEVERT
23. DON'T YOU WANT ME - JODY WATLEY
22. HOURGLASS - SQUEEZE
21. COME ON, LET'S GO - LOS LOBOS
20. DON'T MAKE ME WAIT FOR LOVE - KENNY G
19. FAITH - GEORGE MICHAEL
18. SHAKE YOUR LOVE - DEBBIE GIBSON
17. WE'LL BE TOGETHER - STING
16. LET ME BE THE ONE - EXPOSE
15. I WON'T FORGET YOU - POISON
14. THE ONE I LOVE - R.E.M.
13. WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - U2
12. I'VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE - CUTTING CREW
11. BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON
10. SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER - RICHARD MARX
9. IT'S A SIN - PET SHOP BOYS
8. CAUSING A COMMOTION - MADONNA
7. BRILLIANT DISQUISE - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
6. BREAKOUT - SWING OUT SISTER
5. HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH
4. LITTLE LIES - FLEETWOOD MAC
3. (I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE - BILL MEDLEY AND JENNIFER WARNES
2. MONY MONY - BILLY IDOL
1. I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW - TIFFANY
40. CHERRY BOMB - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
39. TELL IT TO MY HEART - TAYLOR DAYNE
38. GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU - GEORGE HARRISON
37. I DO YOU - THE JETS
36. LOST IN EMOTION - LISA LISA AND CULT JAM
35. SUGAR FREE - WA WA NEE
34. LOVE WILL FIND A WAY - YES
33. DUDE (LOOKS LIKE A LADY) - AEROSMITH
32. THAT'S WHAT LOVE IS ALL ABOUT - MICHAEL BOLTON
31. VALERIE - STEVE WINWOOD
30. U GOT THE LOOK - PRINCE
29. SO EMOTIONAL - WHITNEY HOUSTON
28. SKELETONS - STEVIE WONDER
27. CATCH ME (I'M FALLING) - PRETTY POISON
26. BOYS NIGHT OUT - TIMOTHY B. SCHMIDT
25. IS THIS LOVE - WHITESNAKE
24. CASANOVA - LEVERT
23. DON'T YOU WANT ME - JODY WATLEY
22. HOURGLASS - SQUEEZE
21. COME ON, LET'S GO - LOS LOBOS
20. DON'T MAKE ME WAIT FOR LOVE - KENNY G
19. FAITH - GEORGE MICHAEL
18. SHAKE YOUR LOVE - DEBBIE GIBSON
17. WE'LL BE TOGETHER - STING
16. LET ME BE THE ONE - EXPOSE
15. I WON'T FORGET YOU - POISON
14. THE ONE I LOVE - R.E.M.
13. WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME - U2
12. I'VE BEEN IN LOVE BEFORE - CUTTING CREW
11. BAD - MICHAEL JACKSON
10. SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER - RICHARD MARX
9. IT'S A SIN - PET SHOP BOYS
8. CAUSING A COMMOTION - MADONNA
7. BRILLIANT DISQUISE - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
6. BREAKOUT - SWING OUT SISTER
5. HEAVEN IS A PLACE ON EARTH
4. LITTLE LIES - FLEETWOOD MAC
3. (I'VE HAD) THE TIME OF MY LIFE - BILL MEDLEY AND JENNIFER WARNES
2. MONY MONY - BILLY IDOL
1. I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW - TIFFANY
semipenguin
Cheeseburger Connoisseur
14. THE ONE I LOVE - R.E.M.
Michael Stipe never lip synced a song until Losing My Religion.
A song about groupies. A simple prop to occupy my time.
Not sure if Fire implied the burning sensation from an STD or not.
The One I Love by R.E.M. Songfacts
BTW, in the UK, maybe in Canada, too, they call them STIs. Sexually Transmitted Infections.
Michael Stipe never lip synced a song until Losing My Religion.
A song about groupies. A simple prop to occupy my time.
Not sure if Fire implied the burning sensation from an STD or not.
The One I Love by R.E.M. Songfacts
BTW, in the UK, maybe in Canada, too, they call them STIs. Sexually Transmitted Infections.
semipenguin
Cheeseburger Connoisseur
30. U GOT THE LOOK - PRINCE
I guess you can now watch and listen to Prince’s videos on YouTube now
I never heard this song until two years later, in 1989, when I was stationed in Okinawa. A roommate of mine, Timothy Thomas loved Prince and watched Sign O’ the Time about once a week. He had a thing for Sheena Easton.
I guess you can now watch and listen to Prince’s videos on YouTube now
I never heard this song until two years later, in 1989, when I was stationed in Okinawa. A roommate of mine, Timothy Thomas loved Prince and watched Sign O’ the Time about once a week. He had a thing for Sheena Easton.