80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[HecticArt]

39: WHAT I LIKE ABOUT YOU – MICHAEL MORALES

I liked Who Do You Give Your Love To, and listened to the cassette a lot back in the day. He had a good 80s pop/rock sound that was doomed to be stuck in the 80s. What I Like didn't add much more than what a decent cover band could have done.

#74 Adrian Belew "Oh Daddy"

I'm surprised to see Adrian listed and so high at that. He someone that guitar nerds get into, but doesn't translate well to the general public.

#81 Cinderella "Gypsy Road"

I thought they would top out at 60 or MAYBE 50.

#86 Indigo Girls "Closer to Fine"

I would have thought they would have broken 40.

#88 Bulletboys "Smooth Up"

50 at best.

#97 Call "Let The Day Begin"

This is a good song that should have broken 40.

 

[scotchandcigar]

7 for 89.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

4 good/ok:
40: SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE – TEARS FOR FEARS
30: RUNNIN’ DOWN A DREAM – TOM PETTY
22: ONCE BITTEN, TWICE SHY – GREAT WHITE
13: THE END OF THE INNOCENCE – DON HENLEY

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Will never reach the top 40

#97 Call "Let The Day Begin"

Only surprise. And yes better than most of the songs on the 40.

 

[seasalt43]

Infinitely better than most of the top 40

The good stuff couldn't get any traction because the teeny bopper crap took over. I remember most of the 40 well, but this is definitely the worse year of the 80s.

#49 Chuckii Booker "Turned Away"

This was good. "Games" was even better, imo

#69 Vesta "Congratulations"

The theme is a rip off of Yvonne's Fair - It Should Have Been Me.

#70 Christopher Williams "Talk To Myself"

Awful song. "Promises" was much better.

#81 Cinderella "Gypsy Road"

This is a surprise.

#88 Bulletboys "Smooth Up"

I liked this and "For the Love of Money"

#89 Donna Summer "Love's About to Change My Heart"

She didn't hit the 40, but she had staying power.

#96 Bardeux "I Love The Bass"

The 1-900 girls are back, but one woman left and she was replaced. I remember the video to this one too.

 

[seasalt43]

I'm surprised to see Adrian listed and so high at that. He someone that guitar nerds get into, but doesn't translate well to the general public.

Oh Daddy" peaked at #58 on 9/2/89.

I thought they would top out at 60 or MAYBE 50.

"Gypsy Road" peaked at #51 on 9/2/89.

I would have thought they would have broken 40.

"Closer to Fine" peaked at #52 on 8/26/89.

50 at best.

"Smooth Up" peaked at #71 on 8/26/89.

This is a good song that should have broken 40.

"Let the Day Begin" peaked at #51 on 8/26/89.

 

[sadchild]

This was good. "Games" was even better, imo

I've never heard of him (except for mentioning him here). Just saw this though:

Though he backed away from the solo spotlight, he was hustling even harder behind the scenes. Chuckii went on to head the tours of TLC, Faith Evans and New Edition in the 90s and Mary J. Blige and Keyshia Cole in more recent years

 

[sadchild]

sep 81

EARLIER
Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes"
Stars On 45 "Stars On 45"
Rick Springfield "Jesse's Girl"

Spoiler: CANDIDATES

Diana/Lionel "Endless Love"
Christopher Cross "Best That You"

LATER
Chicago "If You Leave Me Now"
Hall & Oates "Private Eyes"
ONJ "Physical"

 

[HecticArt]

I'm not confident of either of those choices.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

September is "Endless Love".

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

1981/09/19

* = current or future #1 songs
** = former #1 songs
red = debut

The bottom 60: debut songs and future or past #1 songs:
(93) 99. BETTE DAVIS EYES - KIM CARNES **
(79) 94. THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE - AIR SUPPLY **
(--) 90. AT THIS MOMENT - BILLY & THE BEATERS
(--) 87. THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN - DOLLY PARTON
(--) 85. I'M GONNA LOVE HER BOTH OF US - MEAT LOAF
(RE) 84. NO TIME TO LOSE - THE TARNEY/SPENCER BAND
(--) 83. AIMING AT YOUR HEART - THE TEMPTATIONS
(--) 77. ATLANTA LADY (SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR LOVE) - MARTY BALIN

This week's drops:
(31) 57. I DON'T NEED YOU - KENNY ROGERS
(26) 46. LOVE ON A TWO WAY STREET - STACY LATTISAW
(21) 44. THAT OLD SONG - RAY PARKER JR. & RAYDIO
(20) 41. FEELS SO RIGHT - ALABAMA

The Top 40:
(40) 40. I'M IN LOVE - EVELYN KING
(42) 39. STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART - ALLMAN BROTHERS
(41) 38. JUST ONCE - QUINCY JONES FEATURING JAMES INGRAM
(43) 37. WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL - THE FOUR TOPS
(37) 36. SOME DAYS ARE DIAMONDS - JOHN DENVER
(38) 35. GENERAL HOSPI-TALE - THE AFTERNOON DELIGHTS
(35) 34. CHLOE - ELTON JOHN
(39) 33. WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER - AL JARREAU
(33) 32. YOU COULD TAKE MY HEART AWAY - SILVER CONDOR
(36) 31. I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU - RICK SPRINGFIELD
(17) 30. FIRE AND ICE - PAT BENATAR
(45) 29. HARD TO SAY - DAN FOGELBERG
(30) 28. DRAW OF THE CARDS - KIM CARNES
(34) 27. PRIVATE EYES - HALL & OATES *
(29) 26. SUPER FREAK (PART 1) - RICK JAMES
(32) 25. SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME - KENNY ROGERS
(16) 24. REALLY WANNA KNOW YOU - GARY WRIGHT
(27) 23. BREAKING AWAY - BALANCE
(24) 22. I COULD NEVER MISS YOU - LULU
(25) 21. IN YOUR LETTER - REO SPEEDWAGON
(28) 20. THE NIGHT OWLS - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(23) 19. FOR YOUR EYES ONLY - SHEENA EASTON
(22) 18. THE VOICE - MOODY BLUES
(15) 17. THE BREAKUP SONG - GREG KIHN BAND
(13) 16. COOL LOVE - PABLO CRUISE
(12) 15. THEME FROM "GREATEST AMERICAN HERO" (BELIEVE IT OR NOT) - JOEY SCARBURY
(18) 14. THE BEACH BOYS MEDLEY - BEACH BOYS
(11) 13. JESSIE'S GIRL - RICK SPRINGFIELD **
(14) 12. HOLD ON TIGHT - ELO
(19) 11. START ME UP - ROLLING STONES
( 2) 10. SLOW HAND - POINTER SISTERS
(10) 9. STEP BY STEP - EDDIE RABBITT
( 8) 8. LADY (YOU BRING ME UP) - COMMODORES
( 9) 7. ARTHUR'S THEME - CHRISTOPHER CROSS *
( 7) 6. WHO'S CRYING NOW - JOURNEY
( 5) 5. NO GETTING OVER ME - RONNIE MILSAP
( 4) 4. URGENT - FOREIGNER
( 3) 3. STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND - STEVIE NICKS & TOM PETTY
( 6) 2. QUEEN OF HEARTS - JUICE NEWTON
( 1) 1. ENDLESS LOVE - DIANA ROSS & LIONEL RICHIE *

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

25 good/ok.
2 channel changers (35 & 1).
A top 40 peak (second week).
They did the next week before (09/26).

 

[HecticArt]

I've got noine.

 

[Channel98]

Lulu, born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie in Lennoxtown, Scotland, has had 17 top-40 hits and eight top-tens in the UK but had only three big hits in the United States. To Sir With Love, the title song of a Sidney Poitier movie, was number one for five weeks in October-November 1967, Oh Me Oh My reached #22 in March 1970 and I Could Never Miss You More Than I Do got to #18 in October 1981. Lulu was married to Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees from 1969 to 1973.

The 1999 album Elton John & Tim Rice's Aida included The Messenger, a duet by Lulu and Elton John. The musical had run from September to November 1998 in Atlanta and would run from November 1999 to January 2000 in Chicago. By the time Aida premiered on Broadway in 2000, the song had been cut. It did not appear in the stage production or in the original cast album. This was released as a single but failed to chart.

 

[sadchild]

Correct Order

Chicago "If You Leave Me Now"= 1976!! I confused it with "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" (peaked 9/11/1982)
...
Kim Carnes "Bette Davis Eyes" #99
Stars On 45 "Stars On 45" uncharted
Air Supply "The One That You Love" #94
Diana/Lionel "Endless Love" #1
Christopher Cross "Best That You" #7
Hall & Oates "Private Eyes" #27
ONJ "Physical" 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

 

[seasalt43]

A top 40 peak (second week).

Yep. "I'm In Love" fell to #41 the next week.

They did the next week before (09/26).

I found the 9/26 countdown post: Sep 27, 2020

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Chicago "If You Leave Me Now"= 1976!! I confused it with "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" (peaked 9/11/1982)

Don't feel too bad. NOBODY CORRECTED YOU.

 

[seasalt43]

25 for me. 2 absolute fingers on chalkboard. Endless Love and General Hospital.

@IdRatherBeSkiing - It's interesting you called these out before too.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

@IdRatherBeSkiing - It's interesting you called these out before too.

I am glad I am consistent. Same number of liked songs too.

 

[scotchandcigar]

10 for me.