80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending 16th February, 1983


TW
LW
Artist
Title
Record Company
Week on Chart
Hot 100 Debut
Peak
Other Charts

101
102
George Clinton
Atomic Dog
Capitol
7
-
101
#1 R&B, #94 UK

102
-
The Whispers
Tonight
Solar
1
#85, 4/30/83
84
#4 R&B, #18 Dance

103
107
Kashif
I Just Gotta Have You (Lover Turn Me On)
Arista
4
-
103
#5 R&B, #28 Dance, #79 UK

104
110
English Beat
I Confess
I.R.S
2
-
104
#34 Dance, #54 UK

105
-
Dire Straits
Twisting By The Pool
Warner Bros.
1
-
105
#14 UK, #12 Rock

106
103
K.C. And The Sunshine Band With Teri Desario
Don't Run (Come Back To Me)
Epic
3
-
103
#12 A/C

107
108
Garland Jeffreys
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
Epic
2
-
107

108
105
Peter Godwin
Images Of Heaven
Polydor
3
-
105

109
106
Gary Portnoy
Where Everybody Knows Your Name
Applause
3
#89, 4/30/83
83
#28 AC, #58 UK

110
-
Randy Newman
I Love L.A.
Warner Bros.
1
-
110

Chart drops or busters:

TW LW Artist/Title
-- 101 The Fixx/Red Skies
80 104Total Coelo/I Eat Cannibals
-- 109 The Cure/Let's Go To Bed

Playlist:
 
I call "Twisting By The Pool" a surprise. Should have been top 20. Got a lot of airplay in Canada. Thought "I Love LA" would have cracked top 100.
 
I Love L.A. stalled at #110 on the Bubbling Under chart. KIIS in Los Angeles played the song in March-April 1983 but it never made their top 30. Also in March-April 1983, KIIS was playing this song about L.A. which reached #30 on the Hot 100 but got to #17 on KIIS. Why was it a hit in L.A. – but not the Randy Newman song?

 
Channel98 said:
I Love L.A. stalled at #110 on the Bubbling Under chart. KIIS in Los Angeles played the song in March-April 1983 but it never made their top 30. Also in March-April 1983, KIIS was playing this song about L.A. which reached #30 on the Hot 100 but got to #17 on KIIS. Why was it a hit in L.A. – but not the Randy Newman song?
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Are you saying that because both songs have L.A. in the title, there's some relationship between the two?
 
I would think any song about L.A. would be a hit in L.A. – but here is another one that wasn't. The only Los Angeles station to play this was "Mellow Rock" KNX-FM. Nationally this got to #91 in May 1975.

 
Drinking In L.A. reached #35 on RPM's Top Singles chart in Canada but never charted in the United States. We talked about I Love L.A. In the interest of fairness, let's hear from the haters:

 
Channel98 said:
I would think any song about L.A. would be a hit in L.A. – but here is another one that wasn't. The only Los Angeles station to play this was "Mellow Rock" KNX-FM. Nationally this got to #91 in May 1975.

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Maybe if it was only 9 miles from L.A. it would have charted higher……
 
4/25/87

40: You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon
39: Meet Me Half Way – Kenny Loggins
38: Day-In Day-Out – David Bowie
37: Get That Love – Thompson Twins
36: Wanted Dead or Alive – Bon Jovi
35: The Right Thing – Simply Red
34: If She Would Have Been Faithful - Chicago
33: Always – Atlantic Starr
32: Smoking Gun – The Robert Cray Band
31: Se La – Lionel Richie
30: Let’s Go! – Wang Chung
29: You Keep Me Hangin’ On – Kim Wilde
28: I Know What I Like – Huey Lewis & The News
27: Ship Of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow) – World Party
26: Tonight, Tonight, Tonight - Genesis
25: Right On Track – The Breakfast Club
24: Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You – Glenn Medeiros
23: Serious – Donna Allen
22: Big Love – Fleetwood Mac
21: Talk Dirty To Me - Poison
20: Can’tcha Say (You Believe In Me)/Still In Love – Boston
19: The Lady In Red – Chris De Burgh
18: Heat Of The Night – Bryan Adams
17: Come Go With Me - Expose
16: What’s Going On – Cyndi Lauper
15: Come As You Are – Peter Wolf
14: Dominoes – Robbie Nevil
13: Lean On Me – Club Nouveau
12: Stone Love – Kool & The Gang
11: Walking Down Your Street – The Bangles
10: With Or Without You – U2
9: Midnight Blue – Lou Gramm
8: The Finer Things – Steve Winwood
7: La Isla Bonita - Madonna
6: Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
5: (I Just) Died In Your Arms – Cutting Crew
4: Looking For A New Love – Jody Watley
3: Sign ‘O’ The Times - Prince
2: Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House
1: I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me) – Aretha Franklin & George Michael

* = Debut

This Weeks Drops

41 26 Let’s Wait Awhile – Janet Jackson
43 23 The Honeythief – Hipsway
44 27 The Final Countdown – Europe
49 29 What You Get Is What You See – Tina Turner
50 33 Mandolin Rain – Bruce Hornsby & The Range
59 38 I Will Be There – Glass Tiger (Manhattan)
61 36 Light Of Day – The Barbusters (Joan Jett & The Blackhearts)
 
I’m at 18 with the meh’s and nostalgia tracks.

40: You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon
36: Wanted Dead or Alive – Bon Jovi
32: Smoking Gun – The Robert Cray Band
30: Let’s Go! – Wang Chung
29: You Keep Me Hangin’ On – Kim Wilde
27: Ship Of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow) – World Party
26: Tonight, Tonight, Tonight - Genesis
18: Heat Of The Night – Bryan Adams - Meh
15: Come As You Are – Peter Wolf
13: Lean On Me – Club Nouveau
11: Walking Down Your Street – The Bangles
10: With Or Without You – U2
9: Midnight Blue – Lou Gramm
8: The Finer Things – Steve Winwood - Nostalgia
5: (I Just) Died In Your Arms – Cutting Crew
4: Looking For A New Love – Jody Watley - Nostalgia
3: Sign ‘O’ The Times - Prince - Meh
2: Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House
 
15 good/ok from 1987:

40: You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon
36: Wanted Dead or Alive – Bon Jovi
29: You Keep Me Hangin’ On – Kim Wilde
22: Big Love – Fleetwood Mac
21: Talk Dirty To Me - Poison
19: The Lady In Red – Chris De Burgh
18: Heat Of The Night – Bryan Adams
13: Lean On Me – Club Nouveau
10: With Or Without You – U2
9: Midnight Blue – Lou Gramm
8: The Finer Things – Steve Winwood
7: La Isla Bonita - Madonna
6: Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
5: (I Just) Died In Your Arms – Cutting Crew
2: Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House

I've never heard this song before but with the title it sounds like it should have been one of the country songs that if you play backwards you get back your tractor, wife and lost dog.
34: If She Would Have Been Faithful - Chicago
 
I get 18...

40: You Can Call Me Al – Paul Simon
36: Wanted Dead or Alive – Bon Jovi
32: Smoking Gun – The Robert Cray Band
30: Let’s Go! – Wang Chung
29: You Keep Me Hangin’ On – Kim Wilde
27: Ship Of Fools (Save Me From Tomorrow) – World Party
26: Tonight, Tonight, Tonight - Genesis
22: Big Love – Fleetwood Mac
18: Heat Of The Night – Bryan Adams
15: Come As You Are – Peter Wolf
11: Walking Down Your Street – The Bangles
10: With Or Without You – U2
9: Midnight Blue – Lou Gramm
8: The Finer Things – Steve Winwood
7: La Isla Bonita - Madonna
6: Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
5: (I Just) Died In Your Arms – Cutting Crew
3: Sign ‘O’ The Times - Prince


...but all these songs I don't know if I know.

39: Meet Me Half Way – Kenny Loggins
38: Day-In Day-Out – David Bowie
37: Get That Love – Thompson Twins
35: The Right Thing – Simply Red
30: Let’s Go! – Wang Chung
28: I Know What I Like – Huey Lewis & The News
21: Talk Dirty To Me - Poison
20: Can’tcha Say (You Believe In Me)/Still In Love – Boston
15: Come As You Are – Peter Wolf
14: Dominoes – Robbie Nevil
2: Don’t Dream It’s Over – Crowded House

So I'm guessing on some of these. If I find some time, I'll sample them
 
IdRatherBeSkiing said:
I've never heard this song before but with the title it sounds like it should have been one of the country songs that if you play backwards you get back your tractor, wife and lost dog.
34: If She Would Have Been Faithful - Chicago
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Also, it's amazing how the early Chicago albums are ingrained in my soul, yet I couldn't care less about the later stuff. Although Chicago 16 was good.
 
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