80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

Talking Heads lead singer David Byrne and Brazilian singer-guitarist Caetano Veloso performed at Carnegie Hall on April 17, 2004. Veloso sang six songs, Byrne sang seven songs and they duetted on five songs. On March 12, 2012, the concert was finally released on CD, cleverly titled Live At Carnegie Hall. Here is Byrne's performance of And She Was. The percussionist is Mauro Refosco.

 
OCT 88

My order is probably all over the place

EARLIER
Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana"
Richard Marx "Hold On To"
Steve Winwood "Roll With It"
George Michael "One More Try"
Bobby McFerrin "Don't Worry"

Guns N Roses "Sweet Child"
Def Leppard "Love Bites"
Beach Boys "Kokomo"

LATER
UB 40 "Red Red Wine"
Phil Collins "Groovy Kind"
Escape Club "Wild Wild West"
Chicago "Look Away"
Will To Power "Baby/Freebird"
Poison "Every Rose"
 
I am likely wrong assuming they do the 22nd chart. Would be wrong for 15th chart too.

You have listed both the #1s just not as your choices.
 
88 Correct Order


George Michael "One More Try" [MAY 88] I swapped "Monkey" and "One More Try" in my head, whoops
Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana" [JUL 88]
Richard Marx "Hold On To" [JUL 88]
Steve Winwood "Roll With It" [JUL 88]
George Michael "Monkey" #86
Guns N Roses "Sweet Child" #35
Bobby McFerrin "Don't Worry" #17
Def Leppard "Love Bites" #4
UB 40 "Red Red Wine" #2
Phil Collins "Groovy Kind" #1
Beach Boys "Kokomo" #6
Escape Club "Wild Wild West" #5
Bon Jovi "Bad Medicine" #15
Will To Power "Baby/Freebird" #26
Chicago "Look Away" #29
Poison "Every Rose" [DEC 88]

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
 
October 22, 1988

40: THE PROMISE – WHEN IN ROME
39: WALK ON WATER – EDDIE MONEY
38: I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE – DURAN DURAN
37: IT TAKES TWO – ROB BASE & D.J. E-Z ROCK
36: GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT - ANITA BAKER
35: SWEET CHILD O' MINE - GUNS N' ROSES
34: IF IT ISN’T LOVE – NEW EDITION
33: WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL – BOY MEETS GIRL
32: FALLEN ANGEL - POISON
31: A WORD IN SPANISH - ELTON JOHN
30: DANCE LITTLE SISTER - TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY
29: LOOK AWAY - CHICAGO
28: KISSING A FOOL - GEORGE MICHAEL
27: TIME AND TIDE – BASIA
26: BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD MEDLEY - WILL TO POWER
25: PLEASE DON'T GO GIRL - NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
24: ONE GOOD WOMAN - PETER CETERA
23: DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT (TIL IT's GONE) – CINDERELLA
22: HOW CAN I FALL? – BREATHE
21: I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
20: ANOTHER LOVER – GIANT STEPS
19: I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - TAYLOR DAYNE
18: DESIRE – U2
17: DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY - BOBBY McFERRIN
16: CHAINS OF LOVE - ERASURE
15: BAD MEDICINE - BON JOVI
14: TRUE LOVE - GLENN FREY
13: FOREVER YOUNG - ROD STEWART
12: ONE MOMENT IN TIME - WHITNEY HOUSTON
11: NEVER TEAR US APART – INXS
10: THE LOCO-MOTION – KYLIE MINOGUE
9: DON'T BE CRUEL – CHEAP TRICK
8: DON'T BE CRUEL – BOBBY BROWN
7: DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT THE NIGHT CAN DO? - STEVE WINWOOD
6: KOKOMO – THE BEACH BOYS
5: WILD, WILD WEST – ESCAPE CLUB
4: LOVE BITES - DEF LEPPARD
3: WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY) – INFORMATION SOCIETY
2: RED RED WINE - UB40
1: GROOVY KIND OF LOVE – PHIL COLLINS
 
14 good/ok/guilty for 1988: (given it's 1988 that is a surprisingly high number although i was being generous with a couple picks below)

39: WALK ON WATER – EDDIE MONEY
35: SWEET CHILD O' MINE - GUNS N' ROSES
21: I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
18: DESIRE – U2
17: DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY - BOBBY McFERRIN
15: BAD MEDICINE - BON JOVI
13: FOREVER YOUNG - ROD STEWART
11: NEVER TEAR US APART – INXS
9: DON'T BE CRUEL – CHEAP TRICK
6: KOKOMO – THE BEACH BOYS
5: WILD, WILD WEST – ESCAPE CLUB
4: LOVE BITES - DEF LEPPARD
2: RED RED WINE - UB40
1: GROOVY KIND OF LOVE – PHIL COLLINS
 
Red Red Wine was written by Neil Diamond. His original version reached #62 on the Hot 100 in April 1968. British reggae band UB40 recorded the song for their 1983 Labour Of Love album. It featured a rap by Terence "Astro" Wilson. The song was 5:20 in length but cut to 3:01 for release as a single. It went to number one in the UK in August 1983 and #34 in the US in March 1984. A&M released the full-length version as a single in 1988 and it went to number one in the US in October. (It was not released in the UK.) Red Red Wine has been recorded by more than 60 artists including Vic Dana, Ray Sanders, Emile Ford, Johnny Duncan, Don Ho, Ace Cannon, Lou Bega, James Last, Charles Mann, Tommy McLain, the Korgis – and Roy Drusky, whose version reached #17 on the country chart in February 1972. Here is the original:

 
13:

40: THE PROMISE – WHEN IN ROME
39: WALK ON WATER – EDDIE MONEY
38: I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE – DURAN DURAN
37: IT TAKES TWO – ROB BASE & D.J. E-Z ROCK
35: SWEET CHILD O' MINE - GUNS N' ROSES
21: I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
18: DESIRE – U2
17: DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY - BOBBY McFERRIN
16: CHAINS OF LOVE - ERASURE
11: NEVER TEAR US APART – INXS
5: WILD, WILD WEST – ESCAPE CLUB
4: LOVE BITES - DEF LEPPARD
3: WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY) – INFORMATION SOCIETY
 
I'll say 14.

35: SWEET CHILD O' MINE - GUNS N' ROSES
27: TIME AND TIDE – BASIA
21: I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
18: DESIRE – U2
17: DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY - BOBBY McFERRIN
16: CHAINS OF LOVE - ERASURE
15: BAD MEDICINE - BON JOVI
13: FOREVER YOUNG - ROD STEWART
11: NEVER TEAR US APART – INXS
9: DON'T BE CRUEL – CHEAP TRICK
7: DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT THE NIGHT CAN DO? - STEVE WINWOOD
5: WILD, WILD WEST – ESCAPE CLUB
3: WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY) – INFORMATION SOCIETY
2: RED RED WINE - UB40
 
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I'm right up there with y'all, very good for '88
Good 14
Okay 13
Bad 13

BEST
38: I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE – DURAN DURAN
35: SWEET CHILD O' MINE - GUNS N' ROSES
13: FOREVER YOUNG - ROD STEWART
5: WILD, WILD WEST – ESCAPE CLUB

WORST
34: IF IT ISN’T LOVE – NEW EDITION
30: DANCE LITTLE SISTER - TERENCE TRENT D'ARBY
29: LOOK AWAY - CHICAGO
25: PLEASE DON'T GO GIRL - NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
18: DESIRE – U2

25: PLEASE DON'T GO GIRL - NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK

beavis

9: DON'T BE CRUEL – CHEAP TRICK
8: DON'T BE CRUEL – BOBBY BROWN

They played Cheap Trick twice

4: LOVE BITES - DEF LEPPARD

My guess

1: GROOVY KIND OF LOVE – PHIL COLLINS

At least one of the others picked this. I lose yet even again.

Won't get into the top 40
#41 Kim Wilde "You Came"
#50 Depeche Mode "Strangelove"
#54 Jeffrey Osborne "She's On The Left"
#56 L'Trimm "Cars With The Boom"
#57 Safire "Boy, I've Been Told"
#60 Sweet Sensation "Never Let You Go"
#61 JJ Fad "Way Out"
#64 Luther Vandross "Any Love"
#68 Deniece Williams "I Can't Wait"
#69 Stevie B "Spring Love"
#70 Survivor "Didn't Know It Was Love"
#74 Tommy Conwell "I'm Not Your Man"
#75 Night Ranger "I Did It For Love"
#76 Holly Knight "Heart Don't Fail Me Now"
#80 John Lennon "Jealous Guy"
#83 Siouxsie & The Banshees "Peek-A-Boo"
#84 Romeo's Daughter "Don't Break My Heart"
#85 Candi "Dancing Under A Latin Moon"
#87 Jon Astley "Put This Love To The Test"
#88 Georgia Satellites "Hippy Hippy Shake"
#89 Fat Boys "Louie, Louie"
#94 Good Question "Got A New Love"
#95 Robert Cray Band "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark"
#97 Al B Sure "Off On Your Own"
#98 10,000 Maniacs "What's The Matter Here?"
#99 Tracy Chapman "Talkin' Bout A Revolution"
#100 Eric Carmen "Reason To Try"
 
26 good/okay

40: THE PROMISE – WHEN IN ROME
39: WALK ON WATER – EDDIE MONEY
37: IT TAKES TWO – ROB BASE & D.J. E-Z ROCK
35: SWEET CHILD O' MINE - GUNS N' ROSES
33: WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL – BOY MEETS GIRL
29: LOOK AWAY - CHICAGO
28: KISSING A FOOL - GEORGE MICHAEL
27: TIME AND TIDE – BASIA
26: BABY I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD MEDLEY - WILL TO POWER
23: DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT (TIL IT's GONE) – CINDERELLA
22: HOW CAN I FALL? – BREATHE
21: I HATE MYSELF FOR LOVING YOU - JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS
19: I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - TAYLOR DAYNE
18: DESIRE – U2
17: DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY - BOBBY McFERRIN
16: CHAINS OF LOVE - ERASURE
14: TRUE LOVE - GLENN FREY
13: FOREVER YOUNG - ROD STEWART
11: NEVER TEAR US APART – INXS
8: DON'T BE CRUEL – BOBBY BROWN
7: DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT THE NIGHT CAN DO? - STEVE WINWOOD
6: KOKOMO – THE BEACH BOYS
5: WILD, WILD WEST – ESCAPE CLUB
4: LOVE BITES - DEF LEPPARD
3: WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY) – INFORMATION SOCIETY
1: GROOVY KIND OF LOVE – PHIL COLLINS
 
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