80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

JAN 87

I know there's more but I'm doing a last minute prediction

EARLIER
Cyndi Lauper "True Colors"
Human League "Human"
Boston "Amanda"
Bon Jovi "You Give Love"
Bruce Hornsby "The Way It Is"
Peter/Amy "Next Time I Fall"

Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian"

LATER
Gregory Abbott "Shake You Down"
Madonna "Open Your Heart"
Huey Lewis "Jacob's Ladder"
Bon Jovi "Living On A Prayer"
Starship "Nothing's Gonna Stop"
 
1/7/87

40 DE HUEY LEWIS and the NEWS - JACOB’S LADDER
39 25 PETER CETERA w/ AMY GRANT - THE NEXT TIME I FALL
38 32 NANCY MARTINEZ - FOR TONIGHT
37 DE BENJAMIN ORR - STAY THE NIGHT
36 20 TIMBUK 3 - THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES
35 18 BILLY IDOL - TO BE A LOVER
34 37 CHICO DeBARGE - TALK TO ME
33 DE CINDERELLA - NOBODY’S FOOL
32 DE THE JETS - YOU GOT IT ALL
31 36 LUTHER VANDROSS - STOP TO LOVE
30 30 TINA TURNER - TWO PEOPLE
29 38 READY FOR THE WORLD - LOVE YOU DOWN
28 33 BILLY JOEL - THIS IS THE TIME
27 40 LIONEL RICHIE - BALLERINA GIRL
26 34 CHICAGO - WILL YOU STILL LOVE ME?
25 28 MIAMI SOUND MACHINE - FALLING IN LOVE (UH-OH)
24 14 THE PRETENDERS - DON’T GET ME WRONG
23 31 BOSTON - WE’RE READY
22 39 BON JOVI - LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER
21 24 CARLY SIMON - COMING AROUND AGAIN
20 27 GEORGIA SATELLITES - KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF
19 22 KANSAS - ALL I WANTED
18 12 BEN E. KING - STAND BY ME
17 16 BILLY OCEAN - LOVE IS FOREVER
16 23 SAMANTHA FOX - TOUCH ME (I WANT YOUR BODY)
15 07 BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE - THE WAY IT IS
14 08 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND - WAR
13 21 CYNDI LAUPER - CHANGE OF HEART
12 17 GLASS TIGER - SOMEDAY
11 13 KOOL & THE GANG - VICTORY
10 04 WANG CHUNG - EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT
09 10 SURVIVOR - IS THIS LOVE
08 11 GENESIS - LAND OF CONFUSION
07 15 MADONNA - OPEN YOUR HEART
06 06 JANET JACKSON - CONTROL
05 09 BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS - AT THIS MOMENT
04 01 BANGLES - WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
03 02 DURAN DURAN - NOTORIOUS
02 05 ROBBIE NEVIL - C’EST LA VIE
01 03 GREGORY ABBOTT - SHAKE YOU DOWN
 
CORRECT ORDER

Cyndi Lauper "True Colors" uncharted (peak Nov 1)
Boston "Amanda" #77
Human League "Human" #65
Bon Jovi "You Give Love" #41
Peter/Amy "Next Time I Fall" #39
Bangles "Walk Like An Egyptian" #4
Gregory Abbott "Shake You Down" #1
Billy Vera "At This Moment" #5
Madonna "Open Your Heart" #7
Bon Jovi "Living On A Prayer" #22
Huey Lewis "Jacob's Ladder" #40
..
Starship "Nothing's Gonna Stop" uncharted (peak April 4)

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 8
Okay 12
Bad 20

BEST
36 20 TIMBUK 3 - THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES
20 27 GEORGIA SATELLITES - KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF
18 12 BEN E. KING - STAND BY ME
15 07 BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE - THE WAY IT IS

WORST
35 18 BILLY IDOL - TO BE A LOVER
34 37 CHICO DeBARGE - TALK TO ME
32 DE THE JETS - YOU GOT IT ALL
29 38 READY FOR THE WORLD - LOVE YOU DOWN
27 40 LIONEL RICHIE - BALLERINA GIRL
05 09 BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS - AT THIS MOMENT

38 32 NANCY MARTINEZ - FOR TONIGHT

Tuh, tuh, tuh. Tuh-tuh. Tuh-tuh-tuh tuh-tuh tuh-tuh.

29 38 READY FOR THE WORLD - LOVE YOU DOWN

Thought this song WOULD NEVER END!!!

27 40 LIONEL RICHIE - BALLERINA GIRL

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04 01 BANGLES - WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN

I guessed this.

01 03 GREGORY ABBOTT - SHAKE YOU DOWN

At least one other person guessed this.

Won't make the top 40
#48 Human League "I Need Your Loving"
#59 Jesse Johnson & Sly Stone "Crazay"
#60 Debbie Harry "French Kissin"
#61 Bobby Brown "Girlfriend"
#64 Ann Wilson "The Best Man In The World"
#66 Freddie Jackson "Tasty Love" (#41 peak!)
#68 Don Johnson "Heartache Away"
#71 Grace Jones "I'm Not Perfect"
#74 Pet Shop Boys "Suburbia"
#76 Ric Ocasek "True To You"
#78 El Debarge "Someone"
#82 Bananarama "A Trick Of The Night"
#83 Five Star "If I Say Yes"
#84 Lionel Richie "Deep River Woman"
#88 Til Tuesday "Coming Up Close"
#89 Uptown "(I Know) I'm Losing You"
#91 Nocera "Summertime, Summertime"
#92 Bob Geldof "This Is The World Calling"
#93 Paul Young "Some People"
#94 Commodores "Goin' To The Bank"
#98 John Parr "Blame It On The Radio"
#99 Paul Simon "Graceland"
 
I thought Egyptian might have been #1.
Close.

Thirteen.

36 20 TIMBUK 3 - THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES
35 18 BILLY IDOL - TO BE A LOVER
33 DE CINDERELLA - NOBODY’S FOOL (Even though I can't stand his voice.)
24 14 THE PRETENDERS - DON’T GET ME WRONG
22 39 BON JOVI - LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER
20 27 GEORGIA SATELLITES - KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF
18 12 BEN E. KING - STAND BY ME
15 07 BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE - THE WAY IT IS
14 08 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND - WAR
10 04 WANG CHUNG - EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT
08 11 GENESIS - LAND OF CONFUSION
04 01 BANGLES - WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
03 02 DURAN DURAN - NOTORIOUS

#99 Paul Simon "Graceland"
This is a genuine surprise!
 
12.

36 20 TIMBUK 3 - THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES
24 14 THE PRETENDERS - DON’T GET ME WRONG
23 31 BOSTON - WE’RE READY
22 39 BON JOVI - LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER
20 27 GEORGIA SATELLITES - KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF
15 07 BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE - THE WAY IT IS
14 08 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND - WAR
13 21 CYNDI LAUPER - CHANGE OF HEART
10 04 WANG CHUNG - EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT
08 11 GENESIS - LAND OF CONFUSION
04 01 BANGLES - WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
03 02 DURAN DURAN - NOTORIOUS
 
12 good/ok for 1987:

36 20 TIMBUK 3 - THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES
28 33 BILLY JOEL - THIS IS THE TIME
24 14 THE PRETENDERS - DON’T GET ME WRONG
22 39 BON JOVI - LIVIN’ ON A PRAYER
20 27 GEORGIA SATELLITES - KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF
18 12 BEN E. KING - STAND BY ME
15 07 BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE - THE WAY IT IS
14 08 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN & THE E STREET BAND - WAR
12 17 GLASS TIGER - SOMEDAY
10 04 WANG CHUNG - EVERYBODY HAVE FUN TONIGHT
04 01 BANGLES - WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN
03 02 DURAN DURAN - NOTORIOUS
 
JAN 84

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

Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
Culture Club "Karma Chameleon"

LATER
Van Halen "Jump"
[gotta be missing one or two here...]
Kenny Loggins "Footloose"
 
1984/01/21
first time air as far as I can tell. They did air 1984/01/28 before.

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

The bottom 60: debuts this week or future or former #1s:
(--) 90. OVER MY HEAD - TONY BASIL
(--) 88. BODY TALK - THE DEELE

(80) 87. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - BONNIE TYLER **
(--) 86. RUNNER - MANFRED MANN'S EARTH BAND
(--) 84. YOU MAKE MY HEART BEAT FASTER - KIM CARNES
(--) 73. NEW SONG - HOWARD JONES
(--) 72. LET'S STAY TOGETHER - TINA TURNER

(48) 62. ISLANDS IN THE STREAM - KENNY ROGERS DUET WITH DOLLY PARTON **

This week's drops:
(37) 57. SYNCHRONICITY II - THE POLICE
(27) 56. CHURCH OF TE POISON MIND - CULTURE CLUB
(33) 55. CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE - QUIET RIOT
(19) 43. MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME) - PETER SCHILLING
(15) 42. LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD - PAT BENATAR


The Top 40:
(14) 40. UPTOWN GIRL - BILLY JOEL
(39) 39. IN THE MOOD - ROBERT PLANT
(40) 38. SEND ME AN ANGEL - REAL LIFE
(38) 37. REMEMBER THE NIGHT - THE MOTELS

(--) 36. NOBODY TOLD ME - JOHN LENNON
(41) 35. NIGHTBIRD - STEVIE NICKS
(47) 34. JUMP - VAN HALEN *
(42) 33. 99 LUFTBALLOONS - NENA

(32) 32. THE SIGN OF FIRE - THE FIXX
(44) 31. WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER - THE POLICE
(30) 30. STAY WITH ME TONIGHT - JEFFREY OSBORNE
(29) 29. GOLD - SPANDAU BALLET
(31) 28. SO BAD - PAUL McCARTNEY
(35) 27. YA MO B THERE - JAMES INGRAM W/ MICHAEL McDONALD
(36) 26. BABY I LIED - DEBORAH ALLEN
(34) 25. MIDDLE OF THE ROAD - PRETENDERS
(28) 24. AN INNOCENT MAN - BILLY JOEL
(11) 23. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - LIONAL RICHIE **
(26) 22. LET THE MUSIC PLAY - SHANNON
(18) 21. READ 'EM AND WEEP - BARRY MANILOW
(12) 20. UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT - THE ROLLING STONES
(23) 19. IF I'D BEEN THE ONE - THIRTY EIGHT SPECIAL
(24) 18. TIME WILL REVEAL - DEBARGE
(25) 17. HOLIDAY - MADONNA
(20) 16. I STILL CAN'T GET OVER LOVING YOU - RAY PARKER, JR
(16) 15. THE CURLY SHUFFLE - JUMP'N THE SADDLE
(21) 14. THINK OF LAURA - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
(22) 13. PINK HOUSES - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(17) 12. THAT'S ALL - GENESIS
( 4) 11. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
( 3) 10. SAY IT ISN'T SO - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(10) 9. RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT - LIONEL RICHIE
(13) 8. JOANNA - KOOL & THE GANG
( 5) 7. TWIST OF FATE - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
( 8) 6. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
( 7) 5. BREAK MY STRIDE - MATTHEW WILDER
( 6) 4. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - ROMANTICS
( 9) 3. KARMA CHAMELEON - CULTURE CLUB *
( 1) 2. SAY SAY SAY - PAUL McCARTNEY & MICHAEL JACKSON **
( 2) 1. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES *
 
25 good/ok/nostalgia from 1984:

(14) 40. UPTOWN GIRL - BILLY JOEL
(39) 39. IN THE MOOD - ROBERT PLANT
(--) 36. NOBODY TOLD ME - JOHN LENNON
(47) 34. JUMP - VAN HALEN *
(42) 33. 99 LUFTBALLOONS - NENA
(44) 31. WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER - THE POLICE
(34) 25. MIDDLE OF THE ROAD - PRETENDERS
(28) 24. AN INNOCENT MAN - BILLY JOEL
(11) 23. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - LIONAL RICHIE **
(26) 22. LET THE MUSIC PLAY - SHANNON
(12) 20. UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT - THE ROLLING STONES
(25) 17. HOLIDAY - MADONNA
(22) 13. PINK HOUSES - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(17) 12. THAT'S ALL - GENESIS
( 4) 11. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
( 3) 10. SAY IT ISN'T SO - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(10) 9. RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT - LIONEL RICHIE
(13) 8. JOANNA - KOOL & THE GANG
( 5) 7. TWIST OF FATE - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
( 8) 6. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
( 7) 5. BREAK MY STRIDE - MATTHEW WILDER
( 6) 4. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - ROMANTICS
( 9) 3. KARMA CHAMELEON - CULTURE CLUB *
( 1) 2. SAY SAY SAY - PAUL McCARTNEY & MICHAEL JACKSON **
( 2) 1. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES *

Next week is 1989.
 
More than I expected. 20 in various shades of OK to good with a few nostalgia tracks mixed in.

(14) 40. UPTOWN GIRL - BILLY JOEL
(39) 39. IN THE MOOD - ROBERT PLANT
(40) 38. SEND ME AN ANGEL - REAL LIFE
(--) 36. NOBODY TOLD ME - JOHN LENNON
(47) 34. JUMP - VAN HALEN *
(42) 33. 99 LUFTBALLOONS - NENA
(32) 32. THE SIGN OF FIRE - THE FIXX (I didn't realize this one was so popular! Good for them.)
(44) 31. WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER - THE POLICE
(34) 25. MIDDLE OF THE ROAD - PRETENDERS
(28) 24. AN INNOCENT MAN - BILLY JOEL
(11) 23. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - LIONAL RICHIE ** (Cheesy nostalgia)
(12) 20. UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT - THE ROLLING STONES
(22) 13. PINK HOUSES - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(17) 12. THAT'S ALL - GENESIS
( 4) 11. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
(10) 9. RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT - LIONEL RICHIE (Cheesy nostalgia)
( 8) 6. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN (Cheesy nostalgia)
( 7) 5. BREAK MY STRIDE - MATTHEW WILDER (Cheesy nostalgia)
( 6) 4. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - ROMANTICS
( 2) 1. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES *
 
CORRECT ORDER

Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse" #87
Kenny/Dolly "Islands In The Stream" #62
Lionel Richie "All Night Long" #23
Paul/Michael "Say Say Say" #2
Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" #1
Culture Club "Karma Chameleon" #3

Van Halen "Jump" #34
Kenny Loggins "Footloose" 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 20
Okay 4
Bad 16

BEST
39 39 ROBERT PLANT - IN THE MOOD
38 40 REAL LIFE - SEND ME AN ANGEL
36 DE JOHN LENNON - NOBODY TOLD ME
34 DE VAN HALEN - JUMP
33 DE NENA - 99 LUFTBALLONS
32 32 THE FIXX - THE SIGN OF FIRE
31 DE THE POLICE - WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER
25 34 PRETENDERS - MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
19 23 38 SPECIAL - IF I’D BEEN THE ONE
15 16 JUMP ’N THE SADDLE - THE CURLY SHUFFLE
13 22 JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP - PINK HOUSES
12 17 GENESIS - THAT’S ALL
10 03 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - SAY IT ISN’T SO
04 06 THE ROMANTICS - TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP
01 02 YES - OWNER OF A LONELY HEART

WORST
28 31 PAUL McCARTNEY - SO BAD
27 35 JAMES INGRAM - YAH MO B THERE
26 36 DEBORAH ALLEN - BABY I LIED
18 24 DeBARGE - TIME WILL REVEAL
11 04 DURAN DURAN - UNION OF THE SNAKE
07 05 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - TWIST OF FATE
03 09 CULTURE CLUB - KARMA CHAMELEON

18 24 DeBARGE - TIME WILL REVEAL

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03 09 CULTURE CLUB - KARMA CHAMELEON

My guess

02 01 PAUL McCARTNEY AND MICHAEL JACKSON - SAY SAY SAY

My friend's kid's guess

01 02 YES - OWNER OF A LONELY HEART

My friend's old roommate's guess

Won't make the top 40
#44 Rick James "Ebony Eyes"
#46 Dolly Parton "Save The Last Dance For Me"
#53 Night Ranger "(You Can Still) Rock In America"
#58 Prince "Let's Pretend We're Married"
#59 Peabo Bryson/Roberta Flack "You're Lookin' Like Love to Me"
#60 Bob Dylan "Sweetheart like You"
#61 Midnight Star "Wet My Whistle"
#65 SOS Band "Tell Me If You Still Care"
#66 Bonnie Tyler "Take Me Back"
#68 Patti LaBelle "If Only You Knew"
#70 Jackson Browne "For A Rocker"
#74 Eddie Money "The Big Crash"
#76 Headpins "Just One More Time"
#78 Evelyn Champagne King "Action"
#79 Twilight 22 "Electric Kingdom"
#80 Musical Youth "She's Trouble"
#81 Linda Ronstadt "What's New"
#82 Donna Summer "Love Has a Mind of Its Own"
#83 D Train "Something's On Your Mind"
#84 Kim Carnes "You Make My Heart Beat Faster"
#85 U2 "I Will Follow" (Live)
#88 Deele "Body Talk"
#89 ConFunkShum "Baby I'm Hooked"
#90 Toni Basil "Over My Head"
#91 Rodney Dangerfield "Rappin' Rodney"
#95 Alan Parsons Project "You Don't Believe"
#96 Diana Ross "Let's Go Up"
#97 Michael Stanley Band "Someone Like You"
#98 Atlantic Starr "Touch a Four Leaf Clover"
#99 Kiss "Lick It Up"
 
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