80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

1987 Correct Order

Starship "Nothing's Gonna Stop" uncharted
Aretha/George "I Knew You Were Waiting" uncharted
Cutting Crew "I Just Died" #69
U2 "With Or Without You" #51
Kim Wilde "You Keep Me Hanging On" #30
Atlantic Starr "Always" #12
Lisa Lisa "Head To Toe" #4
Whitney Houston "I Wanna Dance" #1
Heart "Alone" #2
Bob Seger "Shakedown" #3
U2 "I Still Haven't Found" #17
Madonna "Who's That Girl" uncharted
Los Lobos "La Bamba" #60
...
Belinda Carlisle "Heaven Is" uncharted (December?! Yikes!!)

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
 
July 4, 1987

40 -- FLEETWOOD MAC - SEVEN WONDERS
39 -- BRYAN ADAMS - HEARTS ON FIRE
38 -- JENNIFER RUSH - FLAMES OF PARADISE (Duet with Elton John)
37 -- SUZANNE VEGA - LUKA
36 -- STEVE WINWOOD - BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE
35 22 CHRIS DE BURGH - THE LADY IN RED
34 39 DEBBIE GIBSON - ONLY IN MY DREAMS
33 -- AL JARREAU - MOONLIGHTING (Theme)
32 36 ROBBIE NEVIL - WOT’S IT TO YA
31 27 PARTLAND BROTHERS - SOUL CITY
30 17 KIM WILDE - YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON
29 34 THE JETS - CROSS MY BROKEN HEART
28 31 SURFACE - HAPPY
27 29 KLYMAXX - I’D STILL SAY YES
26 30 JANET JACKSON - THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE
25 13 KENNY LOGGINS - MEET ME HALF WAY
24 26 THE NYLONS - KISS HIM GOODBYE
23 20 BILLY IDOL - SWEET SIXTEEN
22 21 EDDIE MONEY - ENDLESS NIGHTS
21 28 GEORGE MICHAEL - I WANT YOUR SEX
20 24 GLORIA ESTEFAN - RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU
19 23 T’PAU - HEART AND SOUL
18 10 BON JOVI - WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE
17 25 U2 - I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR
16 19 MÖTLEY CRÜE - GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS
15 18 BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE - EVERY LITTLE KISS
14 12 LEVEL 42 - LESSONS IN LOVE
13 08 HERB ALPERT - DIAMONDS
12 05 ATLANTIC STARR - ALWAYS
11 15 CROWDED HOUSE - SOMETHING SO STRONG
10 16 PSEUDO ECHO - FUNKYTOWN
09 14 EXPOSÉ - POINT OF NO RETURN
08 09 SMOKEY ROBINSON - JUST TO SEE HER
07 11 THE SYSTEM - DON’T DISTURB THIS GROOVE
06 03 GENESIS - IN TOO DEEP
05 06 KENNY G - SONGBIRD
04 02 LISA LISA AND CULT JAM - HEAD TO TOE
03 07 BOB SEGER - SHAKEDOWN
02 04 HEART - ALONE
01 01 WHITNEY HOUSTON - I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY
 
Good 11
Okay 4
Bad 25

BEST
37 -- SUZANNE VEGA - LUKA
36 -- STEVE WINWOOD - BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE

WORST
34 39 DEBBIE GIBSON - ONLY IN MY DREAMS
27 29 KLYMAXX - I’D STILL SAY YES
23 20 BILLY IDOL - SWEET SIXTEEN
19 23 T’PAU - HEART AND SOUL

12 05 ATLANTIC STARR - ALWAYS
04 02 LISA LISA AND CULT JAM - HEAD TO TOE
02 04 HEART - ALONE

Forgot about all three of these. I knew I was missing several.

01 01 WHITNEY HOUSTON - I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY

My four candidates were #30, #69, December peak.... and this one. Fortunately I picked this one. So did Hectic!
 
Copied from last year (they did the same countdown)

Will never see the top 40
#58 Gino Vannelli "Wild Horses"
#62 INXS "Good Times"
#63 Poison "I Want Action"
#64 Bruce Willis "Under The Boardwalk"
#65 Tom Kimmel "That's Freedom"
#66 Jody Watley "Still A Thrill"
#67 Nona Hendryx "Why Should I Cry?"
#68 John Waite "These Times Are Hard For Lovers"
#74 Cure "Why Can't I Be You"
#75 Lou Gramm "Ready Or Not"
#76 Carly Simon "Give Me All Night"
#78 Will To Power "Dreamin'"
#79 4 By Four "Want You For My Girlfriend"
#81 Kool & The Gang "Holiday"
#82 Aretha Franklin "Rock-A-Lott"
#83 Whitesnake "Still of the Night"
#85 Debbie Harry "In Love with Love"
#88 Jon Astley "Jane's Getting Serious"
#89 Cyndi Lauper "Boy Blue"
#90 Truth "Weapons Of Love"
#91 Laura Branigan "Shattered Glass"
#92 Night Ranger "Hearts Away"
#93 Journey "Why Can't This Night Go On Forever"
#95 Fabulous Thunderbirds "Stand Back"
#96 Dan Fogelberg "She Don't Look Back"
#97 REO Speedwagon "Variety Tonight"
#98 Prince "If I Was Your Girlfriend"
#100 KTP "Certain Things Are Likely"
 
Hot and cold countdown for me, maybe 22 I’m good with, counting legacy likes.

“Seven Wonders” by Fleetwood Mac is one of my favorites from the week.

“In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock”
— Patrick Bateman
 
The a-cappella group The Nylons formed in 1978 in Toronto. Of their 11 singles, only two charted in the United States. Their remake of Steam's Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye reached #12 on the Hot 100 in July 1987 and their remake of the Turtles' Happy Together got to #75 in September 1987. Here is the Nylons' 1983 remake of my favorite Supremes' song, Up The Ladder To The Roof.

 
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15 Good.

#63 Poison "I Want Action"

'Every Rose has it's thorn' is really the only song that does anything for me from them. Other than that they were usually one of the bands I avoided.

#75 Lou Gramm "Ready Or Not"

I think this was about the time I met him and got his autograph, Nice guy!

#83 Whitesnake "Still of the Night"

Memories of my first concert, they did this song, and killed it!!

#88 Jon Astley "Jane's Getting Serious"

This song was an acquired taste for me, but I did eventually.
 
sadchild said:
July 4, 1987

40 -- FLEETWOOD MAC - SEVEN WONDERS
39 -- BRYAN ADAMS - HEARTS ON FIRE
38 -- JENNIFER RUSH - FLAMES OF PARADISE (Duet with Elton John)
37 -- SUZANNE VEGA - LUKA
36 -- STEVE WINWOOD - BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE
35 22 CHRIS DE BURGH - THE LADY IN RED
34 39 DEBBIE GIBSON - ONLY IN MY DREAMS
33 -- AL JARREAU - MOONLIGHTING (Theme)
32 36 ROBBIE NEVIL - WOT’S IT TO YA
31 27 PARTLAND BROTHERS - SOUL CITY
30 17 KIM WILDE - YOU KEEP ME HANGIN’ ON
29 34 THE JETS - CROSS MY BROKEN HEART
28 31 SURFACE - HAPPY
27 29 KLYMAXX - I’D STILL SAY YES
26 30 JANET JACKSON - THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE
25 13 KENNY LOGGINS - MEET ME HALF WAY
24 26 THE NYLONS - KISS HIM GOODBYE
23 20 BILLY IDOL - SWEET SIXTEEN
22 21 EDDIE MONEY - ENDLESS NIGHTS
21 28 GEORGE MICHAEL - I WANT YOUR SEX
20 24 GLORIA ESTEFAN - RHYTHM IS GONNA GET YOU
19 23 T’PAU - HEART AND SOUL
18 10 BON JOVI - WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE
17 25 U2 - I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR
16 19 MÖTLEY CRÜE - GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS
15 18 BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE - EVERY LITTLE KISS
14 12 LEVEL 42 - LESSONS IN LOVE
13 08 HERB ALPERT - DIAMONDS
12 05 ATLANTIC STARR - ALWAYS
11 15 CROWDED HOUSE - SOMETHING SO STRONG
10 16 PSEUDO ECHO - FUNKYTOWN
09 14 EXPOSÉ - POINT OF NO RETURN
08 09 SMOKEY ROBINSON - JUST TO SEE HER
07 11 THE SYSTEM - DON’T DISTURB THIS GROOVE
06 03 GENESIS - IN TOO DEEP
05 06 KENNY G - SONGBIRD
04 02 LISA LISA AND CULT JAM - HEAD TO TOE
03 07 BOB SEGER - SHAKEDOWN
02 04 HEART - ALONE
01 01 WHITNEY HOUSTON - I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY
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Debuts:
40: Seven Wonders – Fleetwood Mac
39: Hearts On Fire – Bryan Adams
38: Flames Of Paradise – Jennifer Rush (Duet With Elton John)
37: Luka – Suzanne Vega
36: Back In The High Life Again – Steve Winwood
33: Moonlighting (Theme) – Al Jarreau

This Weeks Drops:
41 33 Rock the Night – Europe
46 35 Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You – Glenn Medeiros
47 37 I’ll Still Be Loving You – Restless Heart
50 32 Jammin’ Me – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
51 38 With Or Without You – U2
57 40 Fascinated – Company B
 
I know what you're all wondering on this 4th of July: What were the top ten songs 100 years ago today?

Best Sellers: July 4, 1923

1. Dreamy Melody – Art Landry
2. Bambalina – Ted Weems
3. Down Hearted Blues – Bessie Smith
4. Swinging Down The Lane – Ben Bernie
5. Coal Black Mammy – Al Jolson
6.. Dearest (You're The Nearest To My Heart) – Ted Weems
7. High Brown Blues – Sophie Tucker
8. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans – Ted Weems
9. Gulf Coast Blues – Bessie Smith
10. Bambalina – Ray Miller

Coal Black Mammy was written by Ivy St. Helier (real name: Ivy Janet Aitchison; she was born in St. Helier on the isle of Jersey) and Laddie Cliff (real name Clifford Albyn Perry). The song was first recorded in September 1922 by the Isham Jones Orchestra. A version by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra with violinist George Tordy reached #6 in December 1922. Al Jolson (real name: Asa Yoelson) was the first to record a vocal version. Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah!

 
Channel98 said:
I know what you're all wondering on this 4th of July: What were the top ten songs 100 years ago today?

Best Sellers: July 4, 1923

1. Dreamy Melody – Art Landry
2. Bambalina – Ted Weems
3. Down Hearted Blues – Bessie Smith
4. Swinging Down The Lane – Ben Bernie
5. Coal Black Mammy – Al Jolson
6.. Dearest (You're The Nearest To My Heart) – Ted Weems
7. High Brown Blues – Sophie Tucker
8. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans – Ted Weems
9. Gulf Coast Blues – Bessie Smith
10. Bambalina – Ray Miller

Coal Black Mammy was written by Ivy St. Helier (real name: Ivy Janet Aitchison; she was born in St. Helier on the isle of Jersey) and Laddie Cliff (real name Clifford Albyn Perry). The song was first recorded in September 1922 by the Isham Jones Orchestra. A version by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra with violinist George Tordy reached #6 in December 1922. Al Jolson (real name: Asa Yoelson) was the first to record a vocal version. Yowsah, yowsah, yowsah!

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1 good/okay, 9 unfamiliar.
Way Down Yonder… I know from Louis Armstrong.
 
Way Down Yonder In New Orleans was written by Henry Creamer – please don't make fun of his name – and Turner Layton and was first recorded in October 1922 by vaudeville singer/comedian Margaret Young (real name: Margaret Youngblood[/i]. Composer Richard Whiting was her brother-in-law. Her niece, and Richard Whiting's daughter, was Margaret Whitng, whose 1940s-50s hits include Guilty, You Do, Now Is The Hour, Slippin' Around (with Jimmy Wakely) and A Tree In The Meadow.

Way Down Yonder In New Orleans has been recorded by more than 250 artists including Paul Whiteman, Dinah Shore, Patti Page, Pat Boone, Ray Stevens, Merle Haggard, Dean Martin, Bing Crosby, Jan & Dean, Vernon Dalhart and Eydie Gormé. The most successful version was by Freddy Cannon. This reached #3 on the Hot 100 in January 1960. "Whooo!"

 
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