80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

6/22/1985

40. SMOOTH OPERATOR - SADE
39. WAKE UP (NEXT TO YOU) - GRAHAM PARKER AND THE SHOT
38. LITTLE BY LITTLE - ROBERT PLANT
37. JUST A GIGOLO/I AIN'T GOT NOBODY - DAVID LEE ROTH
36. NEVER SURRENDER - COREY HART
35. BANG A GONG (GET IT ON) - THE POWER STATION
34. WHO'S HOLDING DONNA NOW - DEBARGE
33. PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE - DEPECHE MODE
32. 19 - PAUL HARDCASTLE
31. POSSESSION OBSESSION - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
30. CANNONBALL - SUPERTRAMP
29. JUST AS I AM - AIR SUPPLY
28. GETCHA BACK - THE BEACH BOYS
27. DON'T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) - SIMPLE MINDS
26. IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE - STING
25. SENTIMENTAL STREET - NIGHT RANGER
24. CRAZY IN THE NIGHT (BARKING AT AIRPLANES) - KIM CARNES
23. TOUGH ALL OVER - JOHN CAFFERTY AND THE BEAVER BROWN BAND
22. NEVER ENDING STORY - LIMAHL
21. GLORY DAYS - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
20. EVERYTIME YOU GO AWAY - PAUL YOUNG
19. THE GOONIES 'R' GOOD ENOUGH - CYNDI LAUPER
18. FRESH - KOOL & THE GANG
17. YOU GIVE GOOD LOVE - WHITNEY HOUSTON
16. VOICES CARRY - 'TIL TUESDAY
15. AXEL F - HAROLD FALTERMEYER
14. WOULD I LIE TO YOU - EURYTHMICS
13. EVERYTHING SHE WANTS - WHAM
12. SMUGGLER'S BLUES - GLENN FREY
11. SUDDENLY - BILLY OCEAN
10. THE SEARCH IS OVER - SURVIVOR
9. WALKING ON SUNSHINE - KATRINA & THE WAVES
8. THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER - HOWARD JONES
7. IN MY HOUSE - MARY JANE GIRLS
6. ANGEL - MADONNA
5. A VIEW TO A KILL - DURAN DURAN
4. RASPBERRY BERET - PRINCE
3. EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD - TEARS FOR FEARS
2. SUSSUDIO - PHIL COLLINS
1. HEAVEN - BRYAN ADAMS
 
Aaron said:
6/22/1985


39. WAKE UP (NEXT TO YOU) - GRAHAM PARKER AND THE SHOT

I assume we played this on the station I worked for, at least a little. But I have literally no memory of the song. Nice tune.

38. LITTLE BY LITTLE - ROBERT PLANT

I had this stuck in my head the other day for some reason. Listening to his stuff from this era, you'd never guess he was the guy from Zeppelin.

37. JUST A GIGOLO/I AIN'T GOT NOBODY - DAVID LEE ROTH

Next time you see this video, watch near the end where Dave's dancing like an idiot in front of the door, & the bellhop girl is beside him striking a pose. His arms flail around so much that at one point his elbow whacks the hat the girl's wearing. And she doesn't move BECAUSE SHE'S A GAWDDAMED PRO.

35. BANG A GONG (GET IT ON) - THE POWER STATION

"A reminder - banging a gong is illegal in 20 states" - a line from Scott Porter, the guy who did afternoon drive right before I came on. Just one of those dumb lines that's stuck in my noggin all these years.

33. PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE - DEPECHE MODE
32. 19 - PAUL HARDCASTLE

Pretty sure we didn't play either of these, which seems weird but we tended to stay away from the dance-ier stuff. I think I might have spun "19" once at night during our "Smash Or Trash" segment.

31. POSSESSION OBSESSION - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES

At this point, they coulda released 4 minutes of Oates literally talking about oats & it woulda been a hit.

30. CANNONBALL - SUPERTRAMP

I know we played it. A lot. Damned if I can remember how it goes. ( hits YouTube ) OK...I kiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinda remember it now.

28. GETCHA BACK - THE BEACH BOYS

No, you won't.

26. IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE - STING

I saw this tour up here in KC. I remember calling the station afterward on a pay phone at the venue to file a "report". Absolutely no idea why we'd do that. I can't imagine it was good.

25. SENTIMENTAL STREET - NIGHT RANGER

We presented their show in Pittsburg, KS - made it "Night Ranger Day" in the city, the whole shebang. They were all very nice, except for Jack Blades. That guy was a fuckin' prick. ( I may have unleashed a couple of these nuggets before...feel free to ask for your money back )

24. CRAZY IN THE NIGHT (BARKING AT AIRPLANES) - KIM CARNES

Absolutely ZERO memory of this song. Weird how often this is happening this week. Checking the video on YouTube...nope, zero memory. We might've played this - maybe on the AM station? And man, that video's awful. Is that keyboard player supposed to be cool?

23. TOUGH ALL OVER - JOHN CAFFERTY AND THE BEAVER BROWN BAND

Had to YouTube this 'un, too - hadn't heard it in a gazillion years. Not a horrible song, but man...anything that sounded vaguely like Springsteen was gold at this point.

22. NEVER ENDING STORY - LIMAHL

"Sprite - the only soda with the great taste of Limahl!!!!!" - a joke I bet I used on air more than once, cuz I'm a jackass.

20. EVERYTIME YOU GO AWAY - PAUL YOUNG

Good as this is, the Hall & Oates version is better.

18. FRESH - KOOL & THE GANG

Only time I saw them live was opening for Van Halen. Which you might think is a mismatch, but they fuckin' BROUGHT IT. They had that arena up & dancing.

16. VOICES CARRY - 'TIL TUESDAY

One of those rare "I never got tired of it" songs. Totally holds up today. I have their greatest hits, but I should do a deeper dive. It's only like 3 albums.

10. THE SEARCH IS OVER - SURVIVOR

We presented them in concert as well. The drummer collapsed after the show. Don't worry - he survived. ( almost 100% sure I've used that joke here before. True story, though )

9. WALKING ON SUNSHINE - KATRINA & THE WAVES

I remember an episode of "The Hustle" podcast where Kimberly Rew talked about how much money he's made on this song over the years. I can't remember the exact number, but it was CRAZY.

8. THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER - HOWARD JONES

One of those guys I didn't think one way or another about back then, but when I hear him now I appreciate what he was doing more. I should look into a greatest hits CD.

6. ANGEL - MADONNA

When she goes "wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" at the beginning it never fails to make me laugh. It's just so goofy. I miss Fun Madonna.

5. A VIEW TO A KILL - DURAN DURAN

Love their first few records, but never saw 'em live. They're on the list.

3. EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD - TEARS FOR FEARS

One of those songs that I was sooooooooooooo burnt on at the time, but when I hear it now I just get this sweet, warm glow from it. Time's weird, man.

2. SUSSUDIO - PHIL COLLINS

I remember our Program Director getting a copy of this SUPER early somehow, & that we played it from a cart ( 8-track looking tape cartridges that we used to play ads on ) until we got the vinyl.
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Good 9
Okay 12
Bad 19

11. SUDDENLY - BILLY OCEAN

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2. SUSSUDIO - PHIL COLLINS

My friend's son picked this one.

1. HEAVEN - BRYAN ADAMS

My friend's old roommate and I picked this one.

#44 Gino Vannelli "Black Cars"
#72 Dokken "Alone Again"
#74 Weird Al "Like A Surgeon"

I like these ones. Not too surprised they weren't top 40 though.

Won't ever get into the top 40
#43 Commodores "Animal Instinct"
#44 Gino Vannelli "Black Cars"
#49 Men At Work "Everything I Need"
#56 Foreigner "Reaction To Action"
#61 Hooters "All You Zombies"
#62 Tom Petty "Make It Better"
#63 Klymaxx "Meeting In The Ladies Room"
#64 Natalie Cole "Dangerous"
#65 Go West "Call Me"
#66 Menudo "Hold Me"
#67 Jeff Beck "People Get Ready"
#69 Jean Knight "My Toot Toot"
#71 Chaka Khan "Through The Fire"
#72 Dokken "Alone Again"
#73 Patti LaBelle "Stir It Up"
#74 Weird Al "Like A Surgeon"
#75 Jermaine Jackson "(Closest Thing) to Perfect"
#77 Sade "Your Love Is King"
#79 George Thorogood "Willie & The Hand Jive"
#82 Vitamin Z "Burning Flame"
#83 Sister Sledge "Frankie"
#86 Kim Mitchell "Go for Soda"
#87 Jack Wagner "The Lady of My Heart"
#92 Shannon "Do You Wanna Get Away"
#95 Dolly Parton/Kenny Rogers "Real Love"
#98 Atlantic Starr "Freak-A-Ristic"
#99 Philip Bailey "Walking On The Chinese Wall"
 
sadchild said:
#44 Gino Vannelli "Black Cars"
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I heard this recently and really liked it.

sadchild said:
#66 Menudo "Hold Me"
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They were huge in Latin America. This was their only Hot 100 entry.

sadchild said:
#69 Jean Knight "My Toot Toot"
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I didn't realize there were two versions of this song out at the same time. Jean Knight and Denise LaSalle recorded a version. Jean Knight had a hit with "Mr. Big Stuff" and Denise LaSalle charted in the 70s too. The Denise LaSalle her version of this song reached #6 on the UK chart. I remember hearing the song on radio, but I don't know which version was played.

sadchild said:
#83 Sister Sledge "Frankie"
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This track hit #1 in the UK.
 
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seasalt43 said:
I heard this recently and really liked it.


They were huge in Latin America. This was their only Hot 100 entry.


I didn't realize there were two versions of this song out at the same time. Jean Knight and Denise LaSalle recorded a version. Jean Knight had a hit with "Mr. Big Stuff" and Denise LaSalle charted in the 70s too. The Denise LaSalle her version of this song reached #6 on the UK chart. I remember hearing the song on radio, but I don't know which version was played.


This track hit #1 in the UK.
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I remember surfing channels (when we didn't have cable) and seeing Menudo on the Spanish-Language channel in town, and not understanding a word of it.
 
24 for me.

16. VOICES CARRY - 'TIL TUESDAY
One of those rare "I never got tired of it" songs. Totally holds up today. I have their greatest hits, but I should do a deeper dive. It's only like 3 albums.

I bought this and their next album, which went in a bit of a different direction. But it set me up for my obsession with Aimee Mann as a solo artist.
 
The 10 songs below the 100 from 6/22/1985:

Bubbling Under The Hot 100
#101 Eric Clapton "See What Love Can Do" - (entered the chart at #90 on June 29, 1985, peaked at #89)
#102 Van Zant "You've Got To Believe In Love" - (peaked at this position)
#103 George Clinton "Double Ooh-Ooh" - (peaked at #101)
#104 Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly "Too Many Games" - (peaked at #103, #5 R&B)
#105 Talking Heads "Road to Nowhere" - (peaked at this position)
#106 The Deele "Material Thangz" - (peaked at #101, #14 R&B)
#107 The Force MD's "Itchin' for a Scratch" - (peaked at #105, #14 R&B)
#108 Run-DMC "You Talk Too Much" - (peaked at #107, #19 R&B)
#109 Marvin Gaye "Sanctified Lady" - (peaked at #101, #2 R&B)
#110 Peabo Bryson "Take No Prisoners (In the Game of Love) - (entered the chart at #89 on June 29, 1985, peaked at #78)

Observations:
  • There are several R&B songs bubbling under this week.
  • Only two songs made it into the 100.
  • Several songs float in and out of this chart from week to week.
  • The Talking Heads peak is a travesty.
 
sadchild said:
Won't ever get into the top 40

#44 Gino Vannelli "Black Cars"

I always really liked this one, & was surprised when it wasn't bigger. I guess people just wanted him to be a soft rock guy.

#49 Men At Work "Everything I Need"

One of the all-time unexpected stiffs. They were SO massive, but when this came out it was like people were told buying it would give them a rash or something. It didn't help that it's much more of a mid-80's production, while their first couple records still retain their charm sonically. I liked this song, but never got into anything else I heard from the album.

#65 Go West "Call Me"

Another act whose relative failure was always a headscratcher to me. This and "We Close Our Eyes" are hit songs in my mind. I think I might still have the vinyl of this album around here somewhere.

#82 Vitamin Z "Burning Flame"

I remember Geffen Records ( I think that was their label ) spending a ton of dough trying to make this a hit. They had a little tchotchke to promote the song that was a little pill bottle.

#86 Kim Mitchell "Go for Soda"

We played this thing to death. Bigger rock radio hit that Top 40.
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sadchild said:
#105 Talking Heads "Road to Nowhere" - (peaked at this position)
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Surprised this never made the Hot 100
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Me too. I had to double check this one.

sadchild said:
#108 Run-DMC "You Talk Too Much" - (peaked at #107, #I9 R&B)
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Surprised this made it onto the Bubbling Chart. I like it now, but back then I woulda thought it was unknown.
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I agree. R&B peak was low to crossover, in my opinion. I do remember the song. I probably heard it on the radio.
 
MonoStereo said:
#49 Men At Work "Everything I Need"

One of the all-time unexpected stiffs. They were SO massive, but when this came out it was like people were told buying it would give them a rash or something. It didn't help that it's much more of a mid-80's production, while their first couple records still retain their charm sonically. I liked this song, but never got into anything else I heard from the album.
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I looked and the song tanked in other countries too. Not good for a debut song from a new album.

MonoStereo said:
#65 Go West "Call Me"

Another act whose relative failure was always a headscratcher to me. This and "We Close Our Eyes" are hit songs in my mind. I think I might still have the vinyl of this album around here somewhere.
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I completely agree. Both tracks should have charted. "We Close Our Eyes" stalled at #41. #41 stalls always get me because I generally believe the songs deserved to be in the 40.
MonoStereo said:
#82 Vitamin Z "Burning Flame"
I remember Geffen Records ( I think that was their label ) spending a ton of dough trying to make this a hit. They had a little tchotchke to promote the song that was a little pill bottle.
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I saw several Vitamin Z ads in Billboard when I was researching the Bubbling Under chart for this week.
 
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