80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

Okay I actually looked it up. One Grammy, best R&B instrumental performance. The multiple Grammys came later.
 
It was also certified Gold.... but only peaked at #71 somehow.

After establishing himself as a top jazz musician in the 1960s, Herbie Hancock experienced crossover success with the 1973 solo album, Head Hunters, which reached No. 13 on the Billboard 200. He achieved another breakthrough with 1983's electro-funk hit "Rockit," which was certified gold.
 
sadchild said:
"We're JJ Fad and we're here to rock"

That first line is about as far as I made it into their biggest song, "Supersonic".

The 1988, three members of NWA (Dr Dre, Arabian Prince and DJ Yella) produced this title track from J.J. Fad’s debut album Supersonic. It reached #30 in the US, was certified gold, and was nominated for Best Rap Performance at the 1988 Grammys, both firsts for a female rap group.
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"Supersonic" was a pretty popular, but I they were pretty much a one-hit wonder. I don't remember "Way Out" at all. I do remember seeing the video for "Is it Love" playing on the The Box (Music Television you Control), but the song didn't pick up any steam.
 
11/8/1980

40. HOLD ON - KANSAS
39. THIS TIME - JOHN COUGAR
38. EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME - THE KORGIS
37. DEEP INSIDE MY HEART - RANDY MEISNER
36. SOMETIMES A FANTASY - BILLY JOEL
35. YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG - AC/DC
34. THE THEME FROM DUKES OF HAZZARD - WAYLON JENNINGS
33. COULD I HAVE THIS DANCE - ANNE MURRAY
32. (JUST LIKE) STARTING OVER - JOHN LENNON
31. I'M HAPPY THAT LOVE HAS FOUND YOU - JIMMY HALL
30. HUNGRY HEART - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
29. I'M ALRIGHT - KENNY LOGGINS
28. LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME - BOZ SCAGGS
27. WITHOUT YOUR LOVE - ROGER DALTREY
26. SHE'S SO COLD - ROLLING STONES
25. LET ME BE YOUR ANGEL - STACY LATTISAW
24. NEVER BE THE SAME - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
23. LOVE ON THE ROCKS - NEIL DIAMOND
22. THAT GIRL COULD SING - JACKSON BROWNE
21. OUT HERE ON MY OWN - IRENE CARA
20. ON THE ROAD AGAIN - WILLIE NELSON
19. HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT - PAT BENATAR
18. YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELING - HALL & OATES
17. WHIP IT - DEVO
16. ALL OUT OF LOVE - AIR SUPPLY
15. DREAMER - SUPERTRAMP
14. MORE THAN I CAN SAY - LEO SAYER
13. LOVELY ONE - THE JACKSONS
12. DREAMING - CLIFF RICHARD
11. JESSE - CARLY SIMON
10. UPSIDE DOWN - DIANA ROSS
9. REAL LOVE - DOOBIE BROTHERS
8. MASTER BLASTER - STEVIE WONDER
7. NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE - STEPHANIE MILLS
6. I'M COMING OUT - DIANA ROSS
5. THE WANDERER - DONNA SUMMER
4. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST - QUEEN
3. HE'S SO SHY - THE POINTER SISTERS
2. LADY - KENNY ROGERS
1. WOMAN IN LOVE - BARBRA STREISAND
 
Aaron said:
11/8/1980

38. EVERYBODY'S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME - THE KORGIS

Literally one of my favorite songs of the 80's.

31. I'M HAPPY THAT LOVE HAS FOUND YOU - JIMMY HALL

I'd never even heard of this one until just a few minutes ago.
Overall, man what a great list of tunes. 80's-tastic!!!!!!!!!!!
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Good 8
Okay 12
Bad 20

16. ALL OUT OF LOVE - AIR SUPPLY

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13. LOVELY ONE - THE JACKSONS

I'll have to download this one. It's grown on me.

12. DREAMING - CLIFF RICHARD

This just in...

Cliff Richard sets a new all-time Official Chart record this week by becoming the first artist ever to score a Top 5 album in eight consecutive decades. Cliff’s first entry on the Official Albums Chart was the chart-topping Cliff by Cliff Richards And The Drifters in April 1959.

4. ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST - QUEEN

I went with this, so did everyone else. Three-way tie.

2. LADY - KENNY ROGERS
1. WOMAN IN LOVE - BARBRA STREISAND

These were the other ones I was considering. I coulda sworn "Lady" was December and "Woman" was October. I also thought "Dust" was October, however, and therefore had no guesses at a November song, so I just randomly picked one of these three.

Will never make the top 40
#44 Kim Carnes "Cry Like A Baby"
#49 Doolittle Band "Who Were You Thinkin' Of"
#57 Mac Davis "Texas In My Rear View Mirror"
#61 George Benson "Love X Love"
#62 Ali Thomson "Live Every Minute"
#65 Eddie Money "Let's Be Lovers Again"
#68 Earth Wind & Fire "Let Me Talk"
#70 Robert John "Sherry"
#74 B-52s "Private Idaho"
#75 Billy Burnette "Don't Say No"
#76 Larry Graham "When We Get Married"
#77 Kings "Switchin' To Glide/This Beat Goes On"
#78 Robbin Thompson Band "Brite Eyes"
#81 Pointer Sisters "Could I Be Dreaming"
#83 Commodores "Heroes"
#84 Cheap Trick "Stop This Game"
#85 Rupert Holmes "Morning Man"
#86 Eric Clapton "Blues Power (Live)"
#87 Marcy Levy/Andy Gibb "Help Me!"
#88 Burt Reynolds "Let's Do Something Cheap And Superficial"
#90 Bob Seger "The Horizontal Bop"
#95 Teddy Pendergrass "Can't We Try"
#98 Zapp "More Bounce To The Ounce Part 1"
 
sadchild said:
Cliff Richard sets a new all-time Official Chart record this week by becoming the first artist ever to score a Top 5 album in eight consecutive decades
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To clarify, that record – no pun intended – was set in the United Kingdom. Richard's latest album. Music...The Air That I Breathe, is his 17th top-five album in the UK. Only six of Richard's albums made the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. The highest-charting was I'm Nearly Famous, which peaked at #76 in October 1976.
 
In the United States, the record – again, no pun intended – for most consecutive decades with a top-five album is six. Barbra Streisand had a top-five album in every decade from the 1960s through the 2010s. So did Paul McCartney, if we include albums by the Beatles. Paul was a member of the Beatles, ya know.
 
sadchild said:
These were the other ones I was considering. I coulda sworn "Lady" was December and "Woman" was October. I also thought "Dust" was October, however, and therefore had no guesses at a November song, so I just randomly picked one of these three.
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Lady was #1 for 6 weeks starting from the next week into December. I don't know how long Woman was #1 before this week. Maybe late October.

sadchild said:
Will never make the top 40
#77 Kings "Switchin' To Glide/This Beat Goes On"
#90 Bob Seger "The Horizontal Bop"
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Not surprised at these 2 but both great songs.
sadchild said:
Will never make the top 40
#88 Burt Reynolds "Let's Do Something Cheap And Superficial"
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WTF is Burt Reynolds doing releasing music?
 
In 1973, Burt Reynolds released an album, Ask Me What I Am, co-produced by Bobby Goldsboro and Buddy Killen. It failed to make theBillboard Top 200 Albums chart. Yeah, like that's a surprise. Here is Childhood 1949. It was written by Bobby Goldsboro, who also plays guitar on the track.

 
Wow.

Listening to that Childhood 1949 honestly started bringing tears to my eyes. For two reasons.

One the lyrics are so good.

Two the singing is so bad.

But seriously, if I can find a good recording of that song it may find itself one of my future-updated "favorite 333 songs of all ever". Those lyrics hit the feels like a dodgeball. Now I'm all sentimental and shtuff.

EDIT: here's a better one

 
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sadchild said:
#77 Kings "Switchin' To Glide/This Beat Goes On"
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From a dude on Facebook (unverified)

Switchin' to Glide holds the record or is at least close to most weeks on the Top 100 without making the Top 40. One of the local stations when I was growing up (early 90s) played this every Friday at 5:00.

As for that Hooper laugh, I should sample that and put a beat behind it.
 
sadchild said:
From a dude on Facebook (unverified)

Switchin' to Glide holds the record or is at least close to most weeks on the Top 100 without making the Top 40. One of the local stations when I was growing up (early 90s) played this every Friday at 5:00.

As for that Hooper laugh, I should sample that and put a beat behind it.
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One of the local radio stations in the late 90s played Todd Rundgren's Bang the Drum All Day every Friday @ 5PM. The DJ would come on and sing "The Boss is a jerk" over top of the song. A bit annoying.
 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
One of the local radio stations in the late 90s played Todd Rundgren's Bang the Drum All Day every Friday @ 5PM. The DJ would come on and sing "The Boss is a jerk" over top of the song.
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WAAF out of Boston used to do the exact same thing at the end of the morning show. Except sometimes the people in the studio would change the last word to something like "The boss is a loser who didn't let me take next week off" or some such chatter.
 
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