80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

Good 12
Okay 11
Bad 17

BEST
36 23 ROBERT PALMER - I DIDN’T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON
35 39 RUN-D.M.C. - YOU BE ILLIN’
30 35 TIMBUK 3 - THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES
18 13 EDDIE MONEY - TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT
13 15 BEN E. KING - STAND BY ME
03 05 HUEY LEWIS and the NEWS - HIP TO BE SQUARE

WORST
34 40 KANSAS - ALL I WANTED
27 30 BILLY OCEAN - LOVE IS FOREVER
24 14 TOTO - I’LL BE OVER YOU
19 22 ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - (FOREVER) LIVE AND DIE
10 12 BILLY IDOL - TO BE A LOVER
09 09 LIONEL RICHIE - LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL

39 DE NANCY MARTINEZ - FOR TONIGHT
33 36 DARYL HALL - FOOLISH PRIDE

Two songs talking about foolish pride. Hot topic for '86?

34 40 KANSAS - ALL I WANTED
24 14 TOTO - I’LL BE OVER YOU

The final embarrassments.

32 20 STEVE WINWOOD - FREEDOM OVERSPILL

An almost perfect beat for the stairmaster, coincidentally.

29 18 ORAN “JUICE” JONES - THE RAIN

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27 30 BILLY OCEAN - LOVE IS FOREVER

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02 01 BON JOVI - YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME

My friend's old room mate picked this.

01 04 PETER CETERA w/ AMY GRANT - THE NEXT TIME I FALL

My friend's kid and I picked this.

Will not get into the top 40
#43 Freddie Jackson "Tasty Love"
#53 Stacy Lattisaw "Nail It To The Wall"
#63 Jesse Johnson & Sly Stone "Crazay"
#64 Police "Don't Stand So Close To Me '86"
#66 Commodores "Goin' To The Bank"
#68 Eurythmics "Thorn In My Side"
#69 Paul Young "Some People"
#70 Bob Seger "Miami"
#72 Temptations "Lady Soul"
#73 Debbie Harry "French Kissin"
#75 Midnight Star "Midas Touch"
#80 Five Star "Can't Wait Another Minute"
#81 Paul McCartney "Stranglehold"
#83 Rod Stewart "Every Beat Of My Heart"
#85 David Lee Roth "That's Life"
#87 Ann Wilson "The Best Man In The World"
#88 Human League "I Need Your Loving"
#89 Grace Jones "I'm Not Perfect"
#91 KBC Band "It's Not You, It's Not Me"
#92 Paul Simon "Graceland"
#97 Pet Shop Boys "Suburbia"
#99 Elton John "Heartache All Over The World"
 
29. Pretty good for a later 80's countdown.

36 23 ROBERT PALMER - I DIDN’T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON
32 20 STEVE WINWOOD - FREEDOM OVERSPILL
31 38 GLASS TIGER - SOMEDAY
30 35 TIMBUK 3 - THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES
27 30 BILLY OCEAN - LOVE IS FOREVER
26 28 GENESIS - LAND OF CONFUSION
25 26 TALKING HEADS - WILD WILD LIFE
24 14 TOTO - I’LL BE OVER YOU
23 25 SURVIVOR - IS THIS LOVE
22 24 HOWARD JONES - YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU...DON’T YOU?
21 27 JANET JACKSON - CONTROL
20 33 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND - WAR
19 22 ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - (FOREVER) LIVE AND DIE
18 13 EDDIE MONEY - TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT
17 21 ROBBIE NEVIL - C’EST LA VIE
16 19 THE PRETENDERS - DON’T GET ME WRONG
14 07 BOSTON - AMANDA
13 15 BEN E. KING - STAND BY ME
12 03 MADONNA - TRUE BLUE
11 16 DURAN DURAN - NOTORIOUS
10 12 BILLY IDOL - TO BE A LOVER
09 09 LIONEL RICHIE - LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL
08 02 HUMAN LEAGUE - HUMAN
07 11 WANG CHUNG - EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT
06 06 CAMEO - WORD UP!
05 10 BANGLES - WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
04 08 BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE - THE WAY IT IS
03 05 HUEY LEWIS and the NEWS - HIP TO BE SQUARE
02 01 BON JOVI - YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME
 
Will not get into the top 40
#85 David Lee Roth "That's Life" - Surprised it made it made it this far.
#92 Paul Simon "Graceland" - Shocked it didn't make it to 20.
#97 Pet Shop Boys "Suburbia" - Surprised it didn't get really close to 40.
 
Roth's version of That's Life was bad. Frank Sinatra's version was good, Marion Montgomery's version was the original:

 
ROUND 1
Julie Andrews & Dick Van Dyke "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" 1
Paul Simon "Graceland" 8

ROUND 2
Paul Simon "Graceland" 6
Smithereens "Only A Memory" 3

ROUND 3
Paul Simon "Graceland" 3
Beck "Where It's At" 6
 
DEC 1983

EARLIER
Billy Joel "Tell Her About It"
Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse"

Kenny/Dolly "Islands In The Stream"
Lionel "All Night Long"
Paul/Michael "Say Say Say"

LATER
Culture Club "Karma Chameleon"
Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
 
1983/12/10 (repeat countdown)

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

The Bottom 60: This week's debuts and future/former #1 songs:
(--) 93. Touch A Four Leaf Clover - Atlantic Starr
(--) 90. The Sound Of Goodbye - Crystal Gayle
(--) 86. Yah Mo B There - James Ingram With Michael McDonald
(--) 84. Almost Over You - Sheena Easton
(--) 83. Red Hot - Herb Albert
(--) 80. The Dream - Irene Cara
(--) 78. Save The Last Dance For Me - Dolly Parton
(--) 76. Ebony Eyes - Rick James and Smokey Robinson
(--) 74. 99 Luftballons - Nena
(--) 67. Think Of Laura - Christopher Cross
(--) 45. Pink Houses - John Mellencamp

This week's drops:
(37) 53. Making Love Out Of Nothing At All – Air Supply
(40) 51. Invisible Hands – Kim Carnes
(32) 50. Tender Is The Night – Jackson Browne
(28) 49. Send Her My Love – Journey
(26) 42. One Thing Leads To Another – The Fixx

The Top 40:
(41) 40. The Way He Makes Me Feel - Barbra Streisand
(45) 39. Holiday - Madonna
(31) 38. Telephone (Long Distance Love Affair) - Sheena Easton
(34) 37. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes - Asia
(39) 36. I Won't Stand In Your Way - Stray Cats
(52) 35. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club *
(43) 34. That's All - Genesis
(24) 33. Tonight I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack
(42) 32. I Still Can't Get Over Loving You - Ray Parker, Jr.
(38) 31. Joanna - Kool & The Gang
(35) 30. Running With The Night - Lionel Richie
(36) 29. If I'd Been The One - .38 Special
(18) 28. Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels
(30) 27. Read 'Em And Weep - Barry Manilow
(33) 26. Time Will Reveal - Debarge
(21) 25. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler **
(29) 24. Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics
(23) 23. Souls - Rick Springfield
(22) 22. Ain't Nobody - Rufus With Chaka Khan
(25) 21. I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John
(!2) 20. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson
(27) 19. Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
(20) 18. Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling
(17) 17. In A Big Country - Big Country
(19) 16. Synchronicity II - The Police
( 8) 15. Heart And Soul - Huey Lewis & The News
(15) 14. Undercover Of The Night - Rolling Stones
(13) 13. Why Me - Irene Cara
(16) 12. Twist Of Fate - Olivia Newton-John
(14) 11. Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes *
(10) 10. Church Of The Poison Mind - Culture Club
( 9) 9. Crumblin' Down - John Cougar Mellencamp
( 7) 8. Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
(11) 7. Union Of The Snake - Duran Duran
( 4) 6. Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton **
( 6) 5. Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benetar
( 5) 4. Say It Isn't So - Daryl Hall & John Oates
( 3) 3. Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
( 1) 2. All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie **
( 2) 1. Say Say Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson *
 
25 good/ok/nostalgia:

(52) 35. Karma Chameleon - Culture Club *
(43) 34. That's All - Genesis
(38) 31. Joanna - Kool & The Gang
(35) 30. Running With The Night - Lionel Richie
(18) 28. Suddenly Last Summer - The Motels
(21) 25. Total Eclipse Of The Heart - Bonnie Tyler **
(29) 24. Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics
(25) 21. I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues - Elton John
(!2) 20. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson
(27) 19. Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
(20) 18. Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling
(17) 17. In A Big Country - Big Country
(19) 16. Synchronicity II - The Police
(15) 14. Undercover Of The Night - Rolling Stones
(16) 12. Twist Of Fate - Olivia Newton-John
(14) 11. Owner Of A Lonely Heart - Yes *
(10) 10. Church Of The Poison Mind - Culture Club
( 9) 9. Crumblin' Down - John Cougar Mellencamp
( 7) 8. Cum On Feel The Noize - Quiet Riot
(11) 7. Union Of The Snake - Duran Duran
( 4) 6. Islands In The Stream - Kenny Rogers With Dolly Parton **
( 6) 5. Love Is A Battlefield - Pat Benetar
( 3) 3. Uptown Girl - Billy Joel
( 1) 2. All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie **
( 2) 1. Say Say Say - Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson *
 
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