80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

ACTUAL ORDER
Holy moley. When I said I felt like I was missing a few, that was a huge understatement.
And none of my candidates were even in the top 20!
Guess I need to brush up on my 1986.....

Falco "Rock Me Amadeus" uncharted
Prince "Kiss" #61
Robert Palmer "Addicted To Love" #45
Pet Shop Boys "West End Girls" #31
Whitney Houston "Greatest Love Of All" #6
Madonna "Live To Tell" #2
Patti/Michael "On My Own" #1
Billy Ocean "There'll Be Sad" #4
Simply Red "Holding Back" #11
Genesis "Invisible Touch" #27
Peter Gabriel "Sledgehammer" #22
Peter Cetera "Glory Of Love" #49
Madonna "Papa Don't Preach" uncharted
Steve Winwood "Higher Love" #77
Bananarama "Venus" uncharted

green: my candidates
white: on my list and the hot 100
brown: on the hot 100 but missing from my list
orange: on my list but not on hot 100
yellow: not on my list and not on hot 100
 
Good 15
Okay 7
Bad 18

BEST
35: Dreams - Van Halen
22: Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
19: Vienna Calling - Falco
13: If You Leave - Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

WORST
36: The Love Parade - Dream Academy
18: Move Away - Culture Club
11: Holding Back The Years - Simply Red
7: A Different Corner - George Michael

38: Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight - The Models
36: The Love Parade - Dream Academy
33: Mountains - Prince
26: Like No Other Night - .38 Special

I have no memory of having heard any of these prior to today. I probably have (at least on a previous VJ) but they didn't sound even slightly familiar.

22: Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel

My guess. Coulda been worse, my other candidates were #45 and #77.

1: On My Own - Patty Labelle & Michael McDonald

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JUN 1982, here's what I think will be on the Hot 100 this week:

EARLIER
Joan Jett "I Love Rock"

Paul/Stevie "Ebony & Ivory"
Human League "Don't You Want Me"
Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger"

LATER
John Cougar "Jack And Diane"
 
6/19/82

40: Stone Cold - Rainbow
39: Be Mine Tonight - Neil Diamond
38: Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do - Huey Lewis & The News
37: This Man Is Mine - Heart
36: Abracadabra - The Steve Miller Band
35: After The Glitter Fades - Stevie Nicks
34: Keep The Fire Burnin' - Reo Speedwagon
33: Hold Me - Fleetwood Mac
32: Personally - Karla Bonoff
31: What Kind Of Fool Am I - Rick Springfield
30: Still They Ride - Journey
29: Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen
28: Break It Up - Foreigner
27: Do I Do - Stevie Wonder
26: When It's Over - Loverboy
25: Empty Garden - Elton John
24: Without You - Franke & The Knockouts
23: Play The Game Tonight - Kansas
22: Take Me Down - Alabama
21: Any Day Now - Ronnie Milsap
20: Only The Lonely - The Motels
19: Man On Your Mind - The Little River Band
18: I've Never Been To Me - Charlene
17: Tainted Love - Soft Cell
16: Caught Up In You - .38 Special
15: 867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone
14: Don't Talk To Strangers - Rick Springfield
13: Making Love - Roberta Flack
12: Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me - Juice Newton
11: Body Language – Queen
10: It's Gonna Take A Miracle - Deniece Williams
9: Hurts So Good - John Cougar
8: Let It Whip - The Dazz Band
7: Crimson And Clover - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
6: Heat Of The Moment - Asia
5: Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson
4: The Other Woman - Ray Parker Jr.
3: Rosanna - Toto
2: Don't You Want Me - The Human League
1: Ebony & Ivory - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder

This Week’s Drops

70 18 ’65 Love Affair – Paul Davis
71 22 Did It In A Minute – Daryl Hall And John Oates
73 23 Run For The Roses – Dan Fogelberg
75 30 When He Shines – Sheena Easton
76 32 Fantasy – Aldo Nova
79 35 I Don’t Know Where To Start – Eddie Rabbitt
84 38 Friends In Love – Dionne Warwick And Johnny Mathis
85 39 Murphy’s Law – Cheri
 
seasalt43 said:
6/19/82

40: Stone Cold - Rainbow
39: Be Mine Tonight - Neil Diamond
38: Hope You Love Me Like You Say You Do - Huey Lewis & The News
37: This Man Is Mine - Heart
36: Abracadabra - The Steve Miller Band
35: After The Glitter Fades - Stevie Nicks
34: Keep The Fire Burnin' - Reo Speedwagon
33: Hold Me - Fleetwood Mac
32: Personally - Karla Bonoff
31: What Kind Of Fool Am I - Rick Springfield
30: Still They Ride - Journey
29: Forget Me Nots - Patrice Rushen
28: Break It Up - Foreigner
27: Do I Do - Stevie Wonder
26: When It's Over - Loverboy
25: Empty Garden - Elton John
24: Without You - Franke & The Knockouts
23: Play The Game Tonight - Kansas
22: Take Me Down - Alabama
21: Any Day Now - Ronnie Milsap
20: Only The Lonely - The Motels
19: Man On Your Mind - The Little River Band
18: I've Never Been To Me - Charlene
17: Tainted Love - Soft Cell
16: Caught Up In You - .38 Special
15: 867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone
14: Don't Talk To Strangers - Rick Springfield
13: Making Love - Roberta Flack
12: Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me - Juice Newton
11: Body Language – Queen
10: It's Gonna Take A Miracle - Deniece Williams
9: Hurts So Good - John Cougar
8: Let It Whip - The Dazz Band
7: Crimson And Clover - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
6: Heat Of The Moment - Asia
5: Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson
4: The Other Woman - Ray Parker Jr.
3: Rosanna - Toto
2: Don't You Want Me - The Human League
1: Ebony & Ivory - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder

This Week’s Drops

70 18 ’65 Love Affair – Paul Davis
71 22 Did It In A Minute – Daryl Hall And John Oates
73 23 Run For The Roses – Dan Fogelberg
75 30 When He Shines – Sheena Easton
76 32 Fantasy – Aldo Nova
79 35 I Don’t Know Where To Start – Eddie Rabbitt
84 38 Friends In Love – Dionne Warwick And Johnny Mathis
85 39 Murphy’s Law – Cheri
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Comments:
  • Seven debuts this week!
  • "Stone Cold" by Rainbow is a #40 peak.
  • "Hold Me" entered the 100 at #33.
 
Aaron said:
1982

40. STONE COLD - RAINBOW
39. BE MINE TONIGHT - NEIL DIAMOND
38. HOPE YOU LOVE ME LIKE YOU SAY YOU DO - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
37. THIS MAN IS MINE - HEART
36. ABRACADABRA - THE STEVE MILLER BAND
35. AFTER THE GLITTER FADES - STEVIE NICKS
34. KEEP THE FIRE BURNIN' - REO SPEEDWAGON
33. HOLD ME - FLEETWOOD MAC
32. PERSONALLY - KARLA BONOFF
31. WHAT KIND OF FOOL AM I - RICK SPRINGFIELD
30. STILL THEY RIDE - JOURNEY
29. FORGET ME NOTS - PATRICE RUSHEN
28. BREAK IT UP - FOREIGNER
27. DO I DO - STEVIE WONDER
26. WHEN IT'S OVER - LOVERBOY
25. EMPTY GARDEN - ELTON JOHN
24. WITHOUT YOU - FRANKE & THE KNOCKOUTS
23. PLAY THE GAME TONIGHT - KANSAS
22. TAKE ME DOWN - ALABAMA
21. ANY DAY NOW - RONNIE MILSAP
20. ONLY THE LONELY - THE MOTELS
19. MAN ON YOUR MIND - THE LITTLE RIVER BAND
18. I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME - CHARLENE
17. TAINTED LOVE - SOFT CELL
16. CAUGHT UP IN YOU - .38 SPECIAL
15. 867-5309/JENNY - TOMMY TUTONE
14. DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS - RICK SPRINGFIELD
13. MAKING LOVE - ROBERTA FLACK
12. LOVE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT HARD ON ME - JUICE NEWTON
11. BODY LANGUAGE – QUEEN
10. IT'S GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE - DENIECE WILLIAMS
9. HURTS SO GOOD - JOHN COUGAR
8. LET IT WHIP - THE DAZZ BAND
7. CRIMSON AND CLOVER - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
6. HEAT OF THE MOMENT - ASIA
5. ALWAYS ON MY MIND - WILLIE NELSON
4. THE OTHER WOMAN - RAY PARKER JR.
3. ROSANNA - TOTO
2. DON'T YOU WANT ME - THE HUMAN LEAGUE
1. EBONY & IVORY - PAUL McCARTNEY & STEVIE WONDER
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This is a repeat countdown from 2015.
 
I don't remember it either. KIIS in Los Angeles never played it. Break It Up was written by Mick Jones. Only two other artists have recorded the song: Norwegian rock singer Jørn (Jørn Marumsrud Lande) for his debut solo album Starfire in 1981 and German duo Rocco & Bass-T in February 2009. Rocco is Sven Gruhnwald. Bass-T was Sebastian Göckede. He died in 2013. Along with Break It Up, Rocco & Bass-T had several dance hits in Germany including Alright, Our Generation, Drop The Bass, I Can't Take It and Never Talk Again.

 
I probably really like about half the tunes this week, but what an interesting chart. So many 70's AOR acts in there, but you can juuuuuuuuuust start to see the influence of MTV with stuff like The Human League & Soft Cell. And of course since it's the early 80's there's the usual smattering of pop-country in there too.

One song in particular that I wasn't familiar with was the Heart hit, which sounds more like Quarterflash than Heart to me. I'm assuming it didn't get much higher into the 40, but I also found it interesting that just a couple years later they completely remade themselves in a desperation move for a hit. You'd think it'd been forever since they were on the charts, but I guess the problem was that the hits in the earlier part of the decade just weren't big enough.

EDIT : I checked. Yeah, the Heart song only made it to number 33. I also found this comparison :

Heart, 1983 : 1687088412000.png

Heart, 1985 : 1687088434491.png

What a difference a couple years makes.
 
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MonoStereo said:
I probably really like about half the tunes this week, but what an interesting chart. So many 70's AOR acts in there, but you can juuuuuuuuuust start to see the influence of MTV with stuff like The Human League & Soft Cell. And of course since it's the early 80's there's the usual smattering of pop-country in there too.

One song in particular that I wasn't familiar with was the Heart hit, which sounds more like Quarterflash than Heart to me. I'm assuming it didn't get much higher into the 40, but I also found it interesting that just a couple years later they completely remade themselves in a desperation move for a hit. You'd think it'd been forever since they were on the charts, but I guess the problem was that the hits in the earlier part of the decade just weren't big enough.

EDIT : I checked. Yeah, the Heart song only made it to number 33. I also found this comparison :

Heart, 1983 : View attachment 8877

Heart, 1985 : View attachment 8878

What a difference a couple years makes.
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@MonoStereo - I agree. The covers really show the shift.

Starting in 1975, Heart had eight top 40 singles with two reaching the top 10 before the release of "This Man Is Mine". One of the top ten singles, "Tell It Like It Is", reached the top 10 (#8) in 1980. This cover leaned into more of a middle of the road sound (in my opinion). After the release of "This Man Is Mine" to 1993, Heart had twelve top 40 singles with seven reaching the top 10.

 
1982 Correct Order

Joan Jett "I Love Rock" #100
Vangelis "Chariots" #97
Paul/Stevie "Ebony & Ivory" #1
Human League "Don't You Want Me" #2
Survivor "Eye Of The Tiger" #42
Steve Miller "Abracadabra" #36
Chicago "Hard To Say" #52
John Cougar "Jack And Diane" uncharted

green: my candidates
white: on my list and the hot 100
brown: on the hot 100 but missing from my list
orange: on my list but not on hot 100
 
Good 10
Okay 10
Bad 20

BEST
33: Hold Me - Fleetwood Mac
15: 867-5309/Jenny - Tommy Tutone
6: Heat Of The Moment - Asia

WORST
17: Tainted Love - Soft Cell
11: Body Language – Queen

2: Don't You Want Me - The Human League

My guess (and Hectic's!)

1: Ebony & Ivory - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder

The other two competing against me both picked this one. I lose!
 
Besides 867-5309/Jenny, there have been many other songs with a phone number in the title. Here are a few:

Beechwood 4-5789 – Marvelettes (17/1962)
Echo Valley 2-6809 – Partridge Family (LP/1971)
Give Me Central 209 (Hello Central) – Lightnin' Hopkins (#6 R&B/1952)
Lonesome 7-7203 – Hawkshaw Hawkins (108, #1 country/1963)
Pennsylvania 6-5000 – Glenn Miller (5/1940)
Star 69 – R.E.M. (74/1995)
634-5789 – Wilson Pickett/Patti Labelle/Blue Belles (13/1966)
777-9311 - The Time (88/1982)
842-3069 (Call My Name) – Etta James (LP/1967)
853-5937 – Squeeze (32/1987)
855-7019 – Bee Gees (--/1993)
911 – Lady Gaga (101/2020)
1-800-BONE – Iggy Azalea (Mixtape/2012)
1-900-HUSTLER – Jay-Z/Freeway/Beanie Sigel/Memphis Bleek (LP/2000)
1-800-273-8255 – Logic/Alessia Cara/Khalid (3/2017)

Pennsylvania 6-5000 was the number of Café Rouge at the Pennsylvania Hotel in New York City. The Bee Gees song was the B-side of How To Fall In Love, which was released in Europe and the UK but not in the United States. The title of the song by the Time was the phone number of Prince's guitarist Desmond "Dez" Dickerson. The title of the Logic song is the number for the suicide prevention hotline, which can also be reached by dialing 988.

Morgan Wallen's 2021 album Dangerous includes a song titled 865, written by John Byron and Blake Pendergrass. The lyrics include the phone number 865-409-1021. They didn't realize that was a real phone number. It connects to an automated phone system for employees of US TelePunch. Wallen apologized to the company.

 
US Bubbling Under The HOT 100 For Week Ending 19th June, 1982

TW
LW
Artist
Title
Record Company
Week on Chart
Hot 100 Debut
Peak
Other Charts

101
101
Meco
Big Band Medley
Arista
2
-
101
#18 AC

102
103
Junior
Too Late
Mercury
2
-
102
#8 R&B, #20 UK

103
104
Larry Graham
Don't Stop When You're Hot
Warner Bros.
4
-
102
#16 R&B, #17 Dance, #54 UK

104
106
Split Enz
Six Months In A Leaky Boat
A&M
3
-
104
#7 NZ, #2 AUS, #7 CAN, #83 UK

105
105
Buckner And Garcia
Do The Donkey Kong
Columbia
4
-
103

106
107
A Flock Of Seagulls
I Ran (So Far Away)
Jive/Arista
2
7/10/82
#86
9
#8 Dance, #43 UK

107
-
Afrika Bambaataa And The Soul Sonic Force
Planet Rock
Tommy Boy
1
7/17/82
#90
48
#4 R&B, #3 Dance, #53 UK

108
-
Marshall Crenshall
Someday, Someway
Warner Bros.
1
7/10/82
#81
36
#25 Rock

109
108
Jethro Tull
Fallen On Hard Times
Chrysalis
2
-
108
#20 Rock

110
-
The Pinups
Song On The Radio
Columbia
1
-
110

Comment:
  • The bubbles were covered for two weeks ago (6/5/82 - Jun 5, 2022) and last week which was the first bubbles I posted (6/12/82 - Jun 16, 2021).
  • "Planet Rock" was an early rap classic.
  • There wasn't a wiki page for the The Pinups. They had a scantily clad vixen image.
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