80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

Channel98 said:
Ebony & Ivory is arguably the dumbest song Paul McCartney ever wrote:
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I'm far from a Macca expert...but I remember that "Freedom" song he did a the Super Bowl, & was shocked at what a steaming pile of shit it was. I think I even said "Yer a BEATLE, fer Chrissakes!!!!" at the tee vee, & I'm not even a big Beatles nutswinger.
 
MonoStereo said:
I'm far from a Macca expert...but I remember that "Freedom" song he did a the Super Bowl, & was shocked at what a steaming pile of shit it was. I think I even said "Yer a BEATLE, fer Chrissakes!!!!" at the tee vee, & I'm not even a big Beatles nutswinger.
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I agree with you on that one.
 
MonoStereo said:
I'm far from a Macca expert...but I remember that "Freedom" song he did a the Super Bowl, & was shocked at what a steaming pile of shit it was. I think I even said "Yer a BEATLE, fer Chrissakes!!!!" at the tee vee, & I'm not even a big Beatles nutswinger.
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It was a hand-clapping, foot-stomping, flag waver when the public needed it. Buy yeah, he probably wrote it while taking a dump. And I find it ironic that the people who are most enthralled by all these "freedom" songs (like that Lee Greenwood hokum) are the ones against freedom for anyone other than themselves.
 
MAY 88

EARLIER
Expose "Seasons Change"
Michael Jackson "Man In The Mirror"
Rick Astley "Never Gonna"

Terrence "Wishing Well"
George Michael "Monkey"

LATER
Debbie Gibson "Foolish Beat"
Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana"
Rick Astley "Together Forever"
Cheap Trick "The Flame"
 
May 28th 1988

40 36 PRETTY POISON - NIGHTIME
39 DE BARDEUX - WHEN WE KISS
38 DE INXS - NEW SENSATION
37 DE THE CHURCH - UNDER THE MILKY WAY
36 38 MIDNIGHT OIL - BEDS ARE BURNING
35 35 E.U. - DA’ BUTT
34 DE PEBBLES - MERCEDES BOY
33 19 WHITNEY HOUSTON - WHERE DO BROKEN HEARTS GO
32 39 DEF LEPPARD - POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME
31 31 GLASS TIGER - I’M STILL SEARCHING
30 37 POISON - NOTHIN’ BUT A GOOD TIME
29 33 CHEAP TRICK - THE FLAME
28 32 AL B. SURE! - NITE AND DAY
27 15 AEROSMITH - ANGEL
26 30 LITA FORD - KISS ME DEADLY
25 13 NATALIE COLE - PINK CADILLAC
24 12 TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY - WISHING WELL
23 24 BRENDA K. STARR - I STILL BELIEVE
22 20 SUAVÉ - MY GIRL
21 21 TIMES TWO - STRANGE BUT TRUE
20 23 CHER - WE ALL SLEEP ALONE
19 27 PRINCE - ALPHABET ST.
18 25 BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE - THE VALLEY ROAD
17 29 MICHAEL JACKSON - DIRTY DIANA
16 16 ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - DREAMING
15 22 DEBBIE GIBSON - FOOLISH BEAT
14 18 BELINDA CARLISLE - CIRCLE IN THE SAND
13 17 THE JETS - MAKE IT REAL
12 07 ICEHOUSE - ELECTRIC BLUE
11 10 THE DEELE - TWO OCCASIONS
10 11 BRENDA RUSSELL Featuring Joe Esposito - PIANO IN THE DARK
09 08 WHITE LION - WAIT
08 14 RICK ASTLEY - TOGETHER FOREVER (Remix)
07 09 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - EVERYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES
06 04 PET SHOP BOYS - ALWAYS ON MY MIND
05 06 FOREIGNER - I DON’T WANT TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU
04 05 SAMANTHA FOX - NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO)
03 01 GLORIA ESTEFAN and MIAMI SOUND MACHINE - ANYTHING FOR YOU
02 03 JOHNNY HATES JAZZ - SHATTERED DREAMS
01 02 GEORGE MICHAEL - ONE MORE TRY
 
CORRECT ORDER

Expose "Seasons Change" uncharted (peak 2/20)
...
Rick Astley "Never Gonna" #91
Michael Jackson "Man In The Mirror" #97
Billy Ocean "Get Outta My Dreams" #48
Whitney Houston "Where Do Broken" #33
Terrence "Wishing Well" #24
Gloria Estefan "Anything For You" #3
George Michael "One More Try" #1
Rick Astley "Together Forever" #8
Debbie Gibson "Foolish Beat" #15
Michael Jackson "Dirty Diana" #17
Cheap Trick "The Flame" #29
Richard Marx "Hold On To The Nights" #52
...
George Michael "Monkey" I PICKED THE RIGHT ARTIST BUT THE WRONG SONG ARGH!

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 14
38 DE INXS - NEW SENSATION
37 DE THE CHURCH - UNDER THE MILKY WAY
36 38 MIDNIGHT OIL - BEDS ARE BURNING
32 39 DEF LEPPARD - POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME
30 37 POISON - NOTHIN’ BUT A GOOD TIME
29 33 CHEAP TRICK - THE FLAME
26 30 LITA FORD - KISS ME DEADLY
18 25 BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE - THE VALLEY ROAD
17 29 MICHAEL JACKSON - DIRTY DIANA
12 07 ICEHOUSE - ELECTRIC BLUE
10 11 BRENDA RUSSELL Featuring Joe Esposito - PIANO IN THE DARK
09 08 WHITE LION - WAIT
07 09 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - EVERYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES
06 04 PET SHOP BOYS - ALWAYS ON MY MIND

Okay 5
35 35 E.U. - DA’ BUTT
27 15 AEROSMITH - ANGEL
14 18 BELINDA CARLISLE - CIRCLE IN THE SAND
04 05 SAMANTHA FOX - NAUGHTY GIRLS (NEED LOVE TOO)
02 03 JOHNNY HATES JAZZ - SHATTERED DREAMS

Bad 21

40 36 PRETTY POISON - NIGHTIME

Two-hit wonder. Subjectively a zero hit wonder.

24 12 TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY - WISHING WELL

One person picked this.

03 01 GLORIA ESTEFAN and MIAMI SOUND MACHINE - ANYTHING FOR YOU

One person picked this.

01 02 GEORGE MICHAEL - ONE MORE TRY

I would have won if I'd picked the correct single. I thought "Monkey" was May and "One More Try" was August. Dang it!

NOTE: Two weeks off
Will never make the top 40
#57 Bananarama "Love In The First Degree"
#61 Nu Shooz "Should I Say Yes?"
#63 Big Pig "Breakaway"
#67 Merry Clayton "Yes"
#68 David Lee Roth "Stand Up"
#69 Sweet Sensation "Take It While It's Hot"
#72 Noel "Like A Child"
#74 Underworld "Underneath The Radar"
#79 Kool Moe Dee "Wild, Wild West"
#80 Jody Watley "Most Of All"
#81 Stevie B "Dreamin' Of Love"
#82 Jesse Johnson "Love Struck"
#84 New Order "Blue Monday 1988"
#87 Lonzo And World Class Wreckin Kru "Turn Off The Lights"
#89 Stevie Wonder/Michael Jackson "Get It"
#91 Depeche Mode "Route 66/Behind The Wheel"
#93 Honeymoon Suite "Love Changes Everything"
#94 10,000 Maniacs "Like The Weather"
#95 Adventures "Broken Land"
#96 Elisa Fiorillo "Forgive Me For Dreaming"
#97 Kingdom Come "Get It On"
#98 Agnetha Faltskog/Peter Cetera "I Wasn't The One (Who Said Goodbye)"
#99 Sting "Englishman In New York"
 
9 good/ok from 1988 (generous):

38 DE INXS - NEW SENSATION
36 38 MIDNIGHT OIL - BEDS ARE BURNING
32 39 DEF LEPPARD - POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME
30 37 POISON - NOTHIN’ BUT A GOOD TIME
27 15 AEROSMITH - ANGEL
26 30 LITA FORD - KISS ME DEADLY
24 12 TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY - WISHING WELL
18 25 BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE - THE VALLEY ROAD
06 04 PET SHOP BOYS - ALWAYS ON MY MIND
 
Twelve -

38 DE INXS - NEW SENSATION
37 DE THE CHURCH - UNDER THE MILKY WAY
36 38 MIDNIGHT OIL - BEDS ARE BURNING
32 39 DEF LEPPARD - POUR SOME SUGAR ON ME
26 30 LITA FORD - KISS ME DEADLY
24 12 TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY - WISHING WELL
17 29 MICHAEL JACKSON - DIRTY DIANA
16 16 ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK - DREAMING
12 07 ICEHOUSE - ELECTRIC BLUE
09 08 WHITE LION - WAIT
06 04 PET SHOP BOYS - ALWAYS ON MY MIND
02 03 JOHNNY HATES JAZZ - SHATTERED DREAMS
 
Maybe 9

38 DE INXS - NEW SENSATION
37 DE THE CHURCH - UNDER THE MILKY WAY
36 38 MIDNIGHT OIL - BEDS ARE BURNING
29 33 CHEAP TRICK - THE FLAME
27 15 AEROSMITH - ANGEL
24 12 TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY - WISHING WELL
18 25 BRUCE HORNSBY AND THE RANGE - THE VALLEY ROAD
14 18 BELINDA CARLISLE - CIRCLE IN THE SAND
12 07 ICEHOUSE - ELECTRIC BLUE
 
1985/06/01

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

The Bottom 60: debuts or future or former #1s:
(--) 94. Call Me - Go West
(--) 92. Let's Go Out Tonight - Nile Rogers
(--) 88. You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) - Dead Or Alive
(--) 84. Let Him Go - Animotion
(--) 82. Reaction To Action - Foreigner
(53) 81. One More Night - Phil Collins **
(--) 78. 19 - Paul Hardcaste
(--) 75. Who's Holding Donna Now - Debarge
(--) 73. What About Love - Heart
(--) 66. Possession Obsession - Daryl Hall & John Oates
(--) 48. Glory Days - Bruce Springsteen

This week's drops:
(35) 55. Nightshift – The Commodores
(37) 49. That Was Yesterday – Foreigner
(14) 28. All She Wants To Do Is Dance – Don Henley
(33) 43. Celebrate Youth – Rick Springfield
(39) 42. Oh Girl – Boy Meets Girl

The Top 40:
(46) 40. Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes) - Kim Carnes
(45) 39. Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young *
(40) 38. Lucky In Love – Mick Jagger
(38) 37. Show Some Respect – Tina Turner
(42) 36. The Goonies 'R' Good Enough - Cyndi Lauper
(41) 35. Tough All Over - John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
(44) 34. You Give Good Love - Whitney Houston
(25) 33. Obsession – Animotion
(29) 32. ‘Til My Baby Comes Home – Luther Vandross
(32) 31. Invisible – Alison Moyet
(21) 30. New Attitude – Patti Labelle
(18) 29. Don’t Come Around Here No More – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
(34) 28. Voices Carry – ‘Til Tuesday
(36) 27. A View To A Kill – Duran Duran *
(31) 26. Would I Lie To You – Eurythmics
(30) 25. Raspberry Beret – Prince And The Revolution
(14) 24. We Are The World – USA For Africa **
(16) 23. Rhythm Of The Night – DeBarge
(27) 22. The Search Is Over – Survivor
(22) 21. Say You’re Wrong – Julian Lennon
(26) 20. Never Ending Story – Limahl
(20) 19. One Lonely Night – REO Speedwagon
(23) 18. Smuggler’s Blues – Glenn Frey
(24) 17. Sussudio – Phil Collins *
( 9) 16. Some Like It Hot – The Power Station
( 7) 15. One Night In Bangkok – Murray Head
(19) 14. Angel – Madonna
( 6) 13. Crazy For You – Madonna **
(15) 12. Just A Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody – David Lee Roth
(17) 11. Walking On Sunshine – Katrina And The Waves
(11) 10. Fresh – Kool & The Gang
(13) 9. In My House – Mary Jane Girls
(10) 8. Things Can Only Get Better – Howard Jones
(12) 7. Heaven – Bryan Adams *
( 5) 6. Smooth Operator – Sade
( 8) 5. Suddenly – Billy Ocean
( 2) 4. Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds **
( 4) 3. Axel F – Harold Faltermeyer
( 3) 2. Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears For Fears *
( 1) 1. Everything She Wants - Wham *

Next week: 1983
 
28 good/ok from 1985:
(46) 40. Crazy In The Night (Barking At Airplanes) - Kim Carnes
(45) 39. Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young *
(42) 36. The Goonies 'R' Good Enough - Cyndi Lauper
(41) 35. Tough All Over - John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
(25) 33. Obsession – Animotion
(21) 30. New Attitude – Patti Labelle
(18) 29. Don’t Come Around Here No More – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
(34) 28. Voices Carry – ‘Til Tuesday
(36) 27. A View To A Kill – Duran Duran *
(31) 26. Would I Lie To You – Eurythmics
(30) 25. Raspberry Beret – Prince And The Revolution
(16) 23. Rhythm Of The Night – DeBarge
(27) 22. The Search Is Over – Survivor
(26) 20. Never Ending Story – Limahl
(23) 18. Smuggler’s Blues – Glenn Frey
(24) 17. Sussudio – Phil Collins *
( 9) 16. Some Like It Hot – The Power Station
( 7) 15. One Night In Bangkok – Murray Head
(19) 14. Angel – Madonna
( 6) 13. Crazy For You – Madonna **
(15) 12. Just A Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody – David Lee Roth
(17) 11. Walking On Sunshine – Katrina And The Waves
(10) 8. Things Can Only Get Better – Howard Jones
(12) 7. Heaven – Bryan Adams *
( 5) 6. Smooth Operator – Sade
( 2) 4. Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds **
( 4) 3. Axel F – Harold Faltermeyer
( 3) 2. Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears For Fears *

2 channel changes for 1985:
(14) 24. We Are The World – USA For Africa **
This song just seems so full of itself. *cringe*
(11) 10. Fresh – Kool & The Gang
This would not be a bad song. I did not hear it in the day. When I did hear it was on a coffee commercial which played at 7:50 every morning on the morning TV show we (well my wife) watched every morning. 2 obnoxious yuppies making their coffee and lip syncing how fresh and exciting their coffee was. I can't hear this song and not be hellishly transported back to the living hell of seeing that commercial each and every morning. *cringe*
 
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(25) 33. Obsession – Animotion
(18) 29. Don’t Come Around Here No More – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
(34) 28. Voices Carry – ‘Til Tuesday
(36) 27. A View To A Kill – Duran Duran *
(31) 26. Would I Lie To You – Eurythmics
(30) 25. Raspberry Beret – Prince And The Revolution
(27) 22. The Search Is Over – Survivor
(22) 21. Say You’re Wrong – Julian Lennon
(23) 18. Smuggler’s Blues – Glenn Frey
(24) 17. Sussudio – Phil Collins *
( 9) 16. Some Like It Hot – The Power Station
(17) 11. Walking On Sunshine – Katrina And The Waves
(10) 8. Things Can Only Get Better – Howard Jones
( 5) 6. Smooth Operator – Sade
( 2) 4. Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds **
( 4) 3. Axel F – Harold Faltermeyer
( 3) 2. Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears For Fears *

I respect We Are The World, after seeing the documentary, but I never liked the song.
 
Eighteen with a little nostalgia and cheese.

(25) 33. Obsession – Animotion
(32) 31. Invisible – Alison Moyet
(18) 29. Don’t Come Around Here No More – Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
(34) 28. Voices Carry – ‘Til Tuesday
(36) 27. A View To A Kill – Duran Duran *
(31) 26. Would I Lie To You – Eurythmics
(30) 25. Raspberry Beret – Prince And The Revolution
(23) 18. Smuggler’s Blues – Glenn Frey
(24) 17. Sussudio – Phil Collins *
( 9) 16. Some Like It Hot – The Power Station
( 7) 15. One Night In Bangkok – Murray Head
(15) 12. Just A Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody – David Lee Roth
(17) 11. Walking On Sunshine – Katrina And The Waves
(10) 8. Things Can Only Get Better – Howard Jones
( 5) 6. Smooth Operator – Sade
( 2) 4. Don’t You (Forget About Me) – Simple Minds **
( 4) 3. Axel F – Harold Faltermeyer
( 3) 2. Everybody Wants To Rule The World – Tears For Fears *
 
CORRECT ORDER

Phil Collins "One More Night" #81
USA For Africa "We Are The World" #24
Madonna "Crazy For You" #13
Simple Minds "Don't You Forget" #4
Wham "Everything She Wants" #1
Tears For Fears "Everybody Wants" #2
Bryan Adams "Heaven" #7
Phil Collins "Sussudio" #17
Duran Duran "View To A Kill" #27
Paul Young "Every Time You Go" #39
Tears For Fears "Shout" uncharted (AUG PEAK)

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 12
39: EVERY TIME YOU GO AWAY – PAUL YOUNG
29: DON’T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE – TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
28: VOICES CARRY – ‘TIL TUESDAY
27: A VIEW TO A KILL – DURAN DURAN
21: SAY YOU’RE WRONG – JULIAN LENNON
16: SOME LIKE IT HOT – THE POWER STATION
15: ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK – MURRAY HEAD
12: JUST A GIGOLO/I AIN’T GOT NOBODY – DAVID LEE ROTH
11: WALKING ON SUNSHINE – KATRINA AND THE WAVES
4: DON’T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) – SIMPLE MINDS
3: AXEL F – HAROLD FALTERMEYER
2: EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD – TEARS FOR FEARS

Okay 13
38: LUCKY IN LOVE – MICK JAGGER
36: THE GOONIES ‘R’ GOOD ENOUGH – CYNDI LAUPER
33: OBSESSION – ANIMOTION
24: WE ARE THE WORLD – USA FOR AFRICA
23: RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT – DeBARGE
22: THE SEARCH IS OVER – SURVIVOR
20: NEVER ENDING STORY – LIMAHL
18: SMUGGLER’S BLUES – GLENN FREY
13: CRAZY FOR YOU – MADONNA
9: IN MY HOUSE – MARY JANE GIRLS
8: THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER – HOWARD JONES
7: HEAVEN – BRYAN ADAMS
6: SMOOTH OPERATOR – SADE

Bad 15

37: SHOW SOME RESPECT – TINA TURNER
Didn't recognize this one at all. And I've been listening to the whole VJ every week for almost a decade now.

27: A VIEW TO A KILL – DURAN DURAN
My guess. Not a great showing. I don't know what the others picked.

Won't ever get into the top 40
#46 Graham Parker "Wake Up (Next To You)"
#50 Jean Knight "My Toot Toot"
#56 John Fogerty "Centerfield"
#57 Commodores "Animal Instinct"
#58 Natalie Cole "Dangerous"
#59 Men At Work "Everything I Need"
#60 Shannon "Do You Wanna Get Away"
#62 Klymaxx "Meeting In The Ladies Room"
#63 Menudo "Hold Me"
#65 Dokken "Alone Again"
#69 Bon Jovi "Only Lonely"
#70 Hooters "All You Zombies"
#71 Lone Justice "Ways To Be Wicked"
#72 Peter Wolf "Oo-Ee-Diddley-Bop"
#74 Chaka Khan "Through The Fire"
#79 Jack Wagner "The Lady of My Heart"
#80 Al Corley "Square Rooms"
#82 Foreigner "Reaction To Action"
#85 Paul Hyde & Payolas "You're The Only Love"
#86 Kim Mitchell "Go for Soda"
#87 Philip Bailey "Walking On The Chinese Wall"
#89 Alex Brown "(Come On) Shout"
#90 Atlantic Starr "Freak-A-Ristic"
#91 Maureen Steele "Save the Night for Me"
#92 Nile Rodgers "Let's Go Out Tonight"
#93 Firm "Satisfaction Guaranteed"
#94 Go West "Call Me"
#96 Go West "We Close Our Eyes"
#97 Pointer Sisters "Baby Come And Get It"
#98 Belouis Some "Imagination"

Note: the ones in orange, I've never posted on here before
 
#56 John Fogerty "Centerfield"
The only serious surprise.

#70 Hooters "All You Zombies"
A bit of a disappointment. I think this is a great song worthy of more recognition.
 
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