80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

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40. BECAUSE OF YOU – THE COVER GIRLS
39. SEASONS CHANGE - EXPOSE
38. WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD – LOUIS ARMSTRONG
37. PUSH-IT – SALT-N-PEPA
36. PINK CADILLAC – NATALIE COLE
35. ELECTRIC BLUE - ICEHOUSE
34. ONE STEP UP – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
33. YOU DON’T KNOW – SCARLETT & BLACK
32. PROVE YOUR LOVE – TAYLOR DAYNE
31. NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS – ALEXANDER O’NEAL
30. WHAT HAVE I DONE TO DESERVE THIS – THE PET SHOP BOYS & DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
29. HUNGRY EYES – ERIC CARMEN
28. I SAW HIM STANDING THERE - TIFFANY
27. PUMP UP THE VOLUME – M/A/R/R/S
26. ROCK OF LIFE – RICK SPRINGFIELD
25. LOVE OVERBOARD – GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS
24. WHEN WE WAS FAB – GEORGE HARRISON
23. ANGEL - AEROSMITH
22. CAN’T STAY AWAY FROM YOU – GLORIA ESTEFAN AND MIAMI SOUND MACHINE
21. CHECK IT OUT – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
20. WISHING WELL – TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY
19. WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO – WHITNEY HOUSTON
18. SOME KIND OF LOVER – JODY WATLEY
17. I FOUND SOMEONE – CHER
16. DEVIL INSIDE - INXS
15. BE STILL MY BEATING HEART - STING
14. GIRLFRIEND - PEBBLES
13. (SITTIN’ ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY – MICHAEL BOLTON
12. ROCKET 2 U – THE JETS
11. HYSTERIA – DEF LEPPARD
10. GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR – BILLY OCEAN
9. I WANT HER – KEITH SWEAT
8. JUST LIKE PARADISE – DAVID LEE ROTH
7. OUT OF THE BLUE – DEBBIE GIBSON
6. SHE’S LIKE THE WIND – PATRICK SWAYZE
5. ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS – RICHARD MARX
4. MAN IN THE MIRROR – MICHAEL JACKSON
3. FATHER FIGURE – GEORGE MICHAEL
2. I GET WEAK – BELINDA CARLISLE
1. NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP – RICK ASTLEY
 
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Coming home from our March beach week at this time, they have played this (or a close one) several years. 1988 music really sucked. Skipped it this year.


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Looks like I reposted the list of songs. Not sure why I didn't see it was already posted when I came here this morning.

If anyone with permissions can delete it, please go ahead!

Good 7
Ok 9
Bad 24

40: BECAUSE OF YOU – THE COVER GIRLS
39: SEASONS CHANGE - EXPOSE
32: PROVE YOUR LOVE – TAYLOR DAYNE
28: I SAW HIM STANDING THERE - TIFFANY
19: WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO – WHITNEY HOUSTON
18: SOME KIND OF LOVER – JODY WATLEY
14: GIRLFRIEND - PEBBLES
7: OUT OF THE BLUE – DEBBIE GIBSON
2: I GET WEAK – BELINDA CARLISLE

Pop tart overload.

38: WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD – LOUIS ARMSTRONG

The best song on the countdown... is not an 80s song.

35: ELECTRIC BLUE - ICEHOUSE

Did Alan say this would hit #1? It did in Australia, but not here in the US.

8: JUST LIKE PARADISE – DAVID LEE ROTH

Didn't realize this song made the top 10.

3: FATHER FIGURE – GEORGE MICHAEL

Used to listen to this whole album back in the day, but now when I hear it I can only think of how creepy AF the lyrics are.

I will be your father figure
Put your tiny hand in mine
I have had enough of crime
I will be the one who loves you
Greet me with the eyes of a child

That aside, there is one line I've always liked a lot. I actually wrote the line in a note I sent to a girl after we broke up. After a while of dating, she finally confessed that she was afraid to actually fall in love. When I finally convinced her that she should try, she wrote me a note saying, "You're asking me to do the scariest thing in the world." Within a week, she started seeing someone else.

So when you remember the ones who have lied
Who said that they cared but then
Laughed as you cried
Beautiful darling, don't think of me
Because all I ever wanted
It's in your eyes

Won't make the top 40
#51 So "Are You Sure" (a #41 peak!)
#52 Heart "I Want You So Bad"
#58 Steve Winwood "Talking Back To The Night"
#59 Dan Hill "Never Thought"
#73 Cure "Hot Hot Hot"
#75 Great White "Save Your Love"
#76 Earth Wind & Fire "Thinking Of You"
#77 Tommy Shaw "Ever Since The World Began"
#87 Prince "Hot Thing"
#91 Big Pig "Breakaway"
#92 REM "It's The End Of The World"
#96 Carly Simon "All I Want Is You"
 
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40. JUST CAN'T WIN 'EM ALL - STEVIE WOODS
39. DON'T LET HIM KNOW - PRISM
38. GOIN' DOWN - GREG GUIDRY
37. LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE - ALABAMA
36. '65 LOVE AFFAIR - PAUL DAVIS
35. NOBODY SAID IT WAS EASY (LOOKIN' FOR THE LIGHTS) - LE ROUX
34. 867-5309/JENNY - TOMMY TUTONE
33. TELL ME TOMORROW - SMOKEY ROBINSON
32. ON THE WAY TO THE SKY - NEIL DIAMOND
31. JUKE BOX HERO - FOREIGNER
30. FIND ANOTHER FOOL – QUARTERFLASH
29. THROUGH THE YEARS - KENNY ROGERS
28. MY GUY - SISTER SLEDGE
27. WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE – ABBA
26. ONE HUNDRED WAYS - QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES INGRAM
25. EDGE OF SEVENTEEN - STEVIE NICKS
24. DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS - RICK SPRINGFIELD
23. DADDY'S HOME - CLIFF RICHARD
22. (OH) PRETTY WOMAN - VAN HALEN
21. DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
20. TONIGHT I'M YOURS - ROD STEWART
19. TAKE OFF - BOB AND DOUG MCKENZIE
18. FREEZE-FRAME - THE J. GEILS BAND
17. SHOULD I DO IT - THE POINTER SISTERS
16. TAKE IT EASY ON ME - LITTLE RIVER BAND
15. LEADER OF THE BAND - DAN FOGELBERG
14. CHARIOTS OF FIRE - VANGELIS
13. KEY LARGO - BERTIE HIGGINS
12. BOBBIE SUE - OAK RIDGE BOYS
11. SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD - THE POLICE
10. PAC-MAN FEVER - BUCKNER AND GARCIA
9. SHAKE IT UP - THE CARS
8. MIRROR, MIRROR - DIANA ROSS
7. MAKE A MOVE ON ME - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
6. WE GOT THE BEAT - THE GO-GO'S
5. SWEET DREAMS - AIR SUPPLY
4. THAT GIRL - STEVIE WONDER
3. CENTERFOLD - THE J. GEILS BAND
2. OPEN ARMS - JOURNEY
1. I LOVE ROCK N' ROLL - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
 
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Not bad for an '82 countdown

Good 11
Okay 7
Bad 22

36. '65 LOVE AFFAIR - PAUL DAVIS

Guilty pleasure.

35. NOBODY SAID IT WAS EASY - LE ROUX

Not to be confused with La Roux...

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25. EDGE OF SEVENTEEN - STEVIE NICKS

It's an alright song and the subject matter is heartfelt, but the line "Ooo baby ooo said ooo" never did it for me.

24. DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS - RICK SPRINGFIELD

Always meant to look up the French in this song, so I finally did

Fais l'amour avec moi (Make love with me)
Viens dormir, mon amour (Come sleep, my love)
Je t'aime donne moi ton coeur se soir (I love you give me your heart tonight)

14. CHARIOTS OF FIRE - VANGELIS

When I'm not thinking of all of the times this song has been used in a silly way, it actually is quite beautiful.

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13. KEY LARGO - BERTIE HIGGINS

The moment I made the decision to attend my cousin's wedding in the keys last year, I'd already had this planned in my head.

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12. BOBBIE SUE - OAK RIDGE BOYS

Ba-bah, ba-bah...

11. SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD - THE POLICE

How the hell Sting played that bass line and sang at the same time is beyond me.

9. SHAKE IT UP - THE CARS

I've heard this song a hundred times, and just yesterday for the first time realized he says "Don't you worry 'bout two left feet". I always heard something like "two la beat" or something.

8. MIRROR, MIRROR - DIANA ROSS

Another instance where a song made the top 10 and I'd never heard it (before listening to these VJ 40s anyway).

6. WE GOT THE BEAT - THE GO-GO'S

Why can't the Go Go's have children? Their lips are sealed.

Went back to 6th grade remembering that joke.

Won't make the top 40
#43 Sammy Hagar "I'll Fall in Love Again"
#57 Sugarhill Gang "Apache"
#64 Survivor "Summer Nights"
#84 Bryan Adams "Lonely Nights"
#85 Player "If Looks Could Kill"
#99 Gino Vannelli "The Longer You Wait"
#100 Chubby Checker "Running"
 
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sadchild said:
Not bad for an '82 countdown

Good 11
Okay 7
Bad 22
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Good to see things are returning to normal. If you had liked more, we would have known something was wrong.


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Won't make the top 40
#84 Bryan Adams "Lonely Nights"
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This one is a surprise based upon the air play it got up here. But Adams is Canadian and he would have got more due to cancon rules.
 
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IdRatherBeSkiing said:
This one is a surprise based upon the air play it got up here. But Adams is Canadian and he would have got more due to cancon rules.
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My observation of the charts leads me to think that most, but certainly not all, of the songs that were hits in the U.S. were also pretty successful on the Canadian charts.

But I'm guessing that Canadian artists must have had a higher degree of success on the Canadian charts with songs that may not have hit in the U.S.

Does that make sense or seem correct?
 
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Aaron said:
My observation of the charts leads me to think that most, but certainly not all, of the songs that were hits in the U.S. were also pretty successful on the Canadian charts.

But I'm guessing that Canadian artists must have had a higher degree of success on the Canadian charts with songs that may not have hit in the U.S.

Does that make sense or seem correct?
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A Canadian radio station must play 1/3 Cancon (Canadian music) so some artists did well here but could not crack the us market. In most cases the big hits in the states were as big or almost as big here. Some of the stuff that didn't crack the top 10 not so much.


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