80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[sadchild]

29 33 THE HONEYDRIPPERS - SEA OF LOVE

05 06 WHAM! - WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO
I went with this. Don't know about the other guessers.

#58 Kiss "Heaven's On Fire"
I bought this album back then. It sucked. But this song was good. And the first track was ok I guess.

#75 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Two Tribes"
#76 Twisted Sister "I Wanna Rock"
#78 Billy Squier "All Night Long"
#83 Van Halen "Hot For Teacher"
At 14, I assumed these were big hits. I saw them on MTV all the time (and I liked them and still do).

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

23 good/ok from 1984:

38 DE DURAN DURAN - THE WILD BOYS
35 DE PAT BENATAR - WE BELONG
34 23 JOHN WAITE - MISSING YOU
33 37 SAMMY HAGAR - I CAN’T DRIVE 55
32 36 38 SPECIAL - TEACHER TEACHER
31 39 HUEY LEWIS and the NEWS - WALKING ON A THIN LINE
29 33 THE HONEYDRIPPERS - SEA OF LOVE
24 29 CULTURE CLUB - THE WAR SONG
23 11 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - COVER ME
21 12 THE CARS - DRIVE
20 27 CYNDI LAUPER - ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT
17 08 PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - LET’S GO CRAZY
15 18 SHEENA EASTON - STRUT
14 10 ROD STEWART - SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK
13 09 POINTER SISTERS - I’M SO EXCITED
12 20 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - OUT OF TOUCH
09 16 TINA TURNER - BETTER BE GOOD TO ME
08 13 DAVID BOWIE - BLUE JEAN
07 07 JOHN CAFFERTY AND THE BEAVER BROWN BAND - ON THE DARK SIDE
05 06 WHAM! - WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO Nostalgia
03 04 PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - PURPLE RAIN
02 01 STEVIE WONDER - I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU
01 02 BILLY OCEAN - CARIBBEAN QUEEN (NO MORE LOVE ON THE RUN)

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Will never get into the top 40
#74 Roger Hodgson "Had A Dream"
#76 Twisted Sister "I Wanna Rock"
#83 Van Halen "Hot For Teacher"

This week's light surprises. Expected each to graze the upper 30s.

 

[HecticArt]

#75 Frankie Goes To Hollywood "Two Tribes" - A bit of a surprise.
#76 Twisted Sister "I Wanna Rock" - A bit of a surprise.
#83 Van Halen "Hot For Teacher" - A lot of a surprise.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

30 34 NEW EDITION - COOL IT NOW

I had the misfortune of hearing this pile of shit today. It is one of the worst songs ever. Only slightly better than the nameless horse. The singing was god awful. The music was god awful and the rap was the worst I have ever heard. Even worse than Blondie. I hope I never have the misfortune of hearing it again. A channel changer for sure.

 

[scotchandcigar]

23 for 1984: (not the same 23 as IRBS)

38 DE DURAN DURAN - THE WILD BOYS
35 DE PAT BENATAR - WE BELONG
34 23 JOHN WAITE - MISSING YOU - Only including because it's empirically a good song, but I don't like hearing it anymore.
33 37 SAMMY HAGAR - I CAN’T DRIVE 55
32 36 38 SPECIAL - TEACHER TEACHER - Kinda meh
31 39 HUEY LEWIS and the NEWS - WALKING ON A THIN LINE - Kinda meh
29 33 THE HONEYDRIPPERS - SEA OF LOVE
26 21 SHEILA E. - THE GLAMOROUS LIFE
24 29 CULTURE CLUB - THE WAR SONG
23 11 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - COVER ME
21 12 THE CARS - DRIVE
20 27 CYNDI LAUPER - ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT
17 08 PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - LET’S GO CRAZY
12 20 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - OUT OF TOUCH
10 15 CHAKA KHAN - I FEEL FOR YOU
09 16 TINA TURNER - BETTER BE GOOD TO ME
08 13 DAVID BOWIE - BLUE JEAN
07 07 JOHN CAFFERTY AND THE BEAVER BROWN BAND - ON THE DARK SIDE
06 05 MADONNA - LUCKY STAR - nostalgia
05 06 WHAM! - WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO - catchy, but I don't need to hear it anymore
04 03 CHICAGO - HARD HABIT TO BREAK
03 04 PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION - PURPLE RAIN
01 02 BILLY OCEAN - CARIBBEAN QUEEN (NO MORE LOVE ON THE RUN)

 

[sadchild]

NOV 88

EARLIER
Steve Winwood "Roll With It"
Guns N Roses "Sweet Child O Mine"
Bobby McFerrin "Don't Worry Be Happy"
Def Leppard "Love Bites"

Spoiler: CANDIDATES

Phil Collins "Groovy Kind Of Love"
UB40 "Red Red Wine"
Escape Club "Wild Wild West"
Beach Boys "Kokomo"

LATER
Poison "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
Sheriff "When I'm With You"
Phil Collins "Two Hearts"
Bobby Brown "My Prerogative"

 

[HecticArt]

Ugh. The last one.

 

[sadchild]

November 5th, 1988

40 DE WAS (NOT WAS) - SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE
39 31 TAYLOR DAYNE - I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
38 26 BASIA - TIME AND TIDE
37 40 HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS - SMALL WORLD
36 18 GLENN FREY - TRUE LOVE
35 DE VAN HALEN - FINISH WHAT YA STARTED
34 30 TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY - DANCE LITTLE SISTER
33 DE GUNS N’ ROSES - WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
32 DE PET SHOP BOYS - DOMINO DANCING
31 38 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - DOWNTOWN LIFE
30 39 VIXEN - EDGE OF A BROKEN HEART
29 24 BOBBY McFERRIN - DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY
28 19 CHEAP TRICK - DON’T BE CRUEL
27 33 WHEN IN ROME - THE PROMISE
26 32 EDDIE MONEY - WALK ON WATER
25 15 ROD STEWART - FOREVER YOUNG
24 25 ELTON JOHN - A WORD IN SPANISH
23 29 BOY MEETS GIRL - WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL
22 28 ANITA BAKER - GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT
21 13 DEF LEPPARD - LOVE BITES
20 27 DURAN DURAN - I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE
19 11 BOBBY BROWN - DON’T BE CRUEL
18 20 CINDERELLA - DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT (TILL IT’S GONE)
17 23 CHICAGO - LOOK AWAY
16 16 GIANT STEPS - ANOTHER LOVER
15 22 GEORGE MICHAEL - KISSING A FOOL
14 12 ERASURE - CHAINS OF LOVE
13 21 WILL TO POWER - BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD MEDLEY (Free Baby)
12 17 BREATHE - HOW CAN I FALL?
11 06 STEVE WINWOOD - DON’T YOU KNOW WHAT THE NIGHT CAN DO?
10 05 INFORMATION SOCIETY - WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY)
09 04 UB40 - RED RED WINE
08 14 U2 - DESIRE
07 08 INXS - NEVER TEAR US APART
06 09 WHITNEY HOUSTON - ONE MOMENT IN TIME
05 10 BON JOVI - BAD MEDICINE
04 07 KYLIE MINOGUE - THE LOCO-MOTION
03 01 PHIL COLLINS - A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE
02 03 THE ESCAPE CLUB - WILD, WILD WEST
01 02 THE BEACH BOYS - KOKOMO

 

[sadchild]

CORRECT ORDER

Steve Winwood "Roll With It" (Aug 20 peak)
..
Guns N Roses "Sweet Child O Mine" #54
Bobby McFerrin "Don't Worry Be Happy" #29
Def Leppard "Love Bites" #21
UB40 "Red Red Wine" #9
Phil Collins "Groovy Kind Of Love" #3
Beach Boys "Kokomo" #1
Escape Club "Wild Wild West" #2
Bon Jovi "Bad Medicine" #5
Will To Power "Baby/Freebird" #13
Chicago "Look Away" #17
Poison "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" #42
Bobby Brown "My Prerogative" #45
Phil Collins "Two Hearts" (Jan 21 '89 peak)
Sheriff "When I'm With You" (Feb 4 '89 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

 

[sadchild]

Great/good/ok 25

*****
33 DE GUNS N’ ROSES - WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
25 15 ROD STEWART - FOREVER YOUNG
20 27 DURAN DURAN - I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE
02 03 THE ESCAPE CLUB - WILD, WILD WEST

****
35 DE VAN HALEN - FINISH WHAT YA STARTED
32 DE PET SHOP BOYS - DOMINO DANCING
31 38 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - DOWNTOWN LIFE
26 32 EDDIE MONEY - WALK ON WATER
23 29 BOY MEETS GIRL - WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL
21 13 DEF LEPPARD - LOVE BITES
19 11 BOBBY BROWN - DON’T BE CRUEL
12 17 BREATHE - HOW CAN I FALL?
11 06 STEVE WINWOOD - DON’T YOU KNOW WHAT THE NIGHT CAN DO?
10 05 INFORMATION SOCIETY - WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY)
05 10 BON JOVI - BAD MEDICINE

***
29 24 BOBBY McFERRIN - DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY
28 19 CHEAP TRICK - DON’T BE CRUEL
27 33 WHEN IN ROME - THE PROMISE
22 28 ANITA BAKER - GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT I GOT
18 20 CINDERELLA - DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU GOT (TILL IT’S GONE)
14 12 ERASURE - CHAINS OF LOVE
09 04 UB40 - RED RED WINE
07 08 INXS - NEVER TEAR US APART
01 02 THE BEACH BOYS - KOKOMO

**
40 DE WAS (NOT WAS) - SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE
38 26 BASIA - TIME AND TIDE
30 39 VIXEN - EDGE OF A BROKEN HEART
24 25 ELTON JOHN - A WORD IN SPANISH
16 16 GIANT STEPS - ANOTHER LOVER
15 22 GEORGE MICHAEL - KISSING A FOOL
13 21 WILL TO POWER - BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY/FREEBIRD MEDLEY

*
39 31 TAYLOR DAYNE - I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
37 40 HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS - SMALL WORLD
36 18 GLENN FREY - TRUE LOVE
34 30 TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY - DANCE LITTLE SISTER
17 23 CHICAGO - LOOK AWAY
08 14 U2 - DESIRE
06 09 WHITNEY HOUSTON - ONE MOMENT IN TIME
04 07 KYLIE MINOGUE - THE LOCO-MOTION
03 01 PHIL COLLINS - A GROOVY KIND OF LOVE

 

[sadchild]

Will never get into the top 40
#50 Luther Vandross "Any Love"
#51 Safire "Boy, I've Been Told"
#56 L'Trimm "Cars With The Boom"
#57 Kim Wilde "You Came"
#59 Sweet Sensation "Never Let You Go"
#62 Survivor "Didn't Know It Was Love"
#65 Georgia Satellites "Hippy Hippy Shake"
#66 Traveling Wilburys "Handle With Care"
#68 Deniece Williams "I Can't Wait"
#69 Candi "Dancing Under A Latin Moon"
#70 38 Special "Rock And Roll Strategy"
#71 Siouxsie & The Banshees "Peek-A-Boo"
#73 Peter Cetera "Best Of Times"
#74 Romeo's Daughter "Don't Break My Heart"
#75 Depeche Mode "Strangelove"
#76 Jon Astley "Put This Love To The Test"
#79 DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble"
#84 Tracy Chapman "Baby Can I Hold You"
#85 Randy Newman "It's Money That Matters"
#86 Good Question "Got A New Love"
#87 JJ Fad "Way Out"
#88 Stevie B "Spring Love"
#89 Cameo "You Make Me Work"
#91 John Lennon "Jealous Guy"
#94 Tommy Conwell "I'm Not Your Man"
#97 Stryper "I Believe in You"
#98 Mike & The Mechanics "Nobody's Perfect"

 

[sadchild]

24 25 ELTON JOHN - A WORD IN SPANISH
My wife says she thinks he ripped this song off for "I Just Can't Wait To Be King" for Lion King later.

16 16 GIANT STEPS - ANOTHER LOVER
My friend's kid said a little while ago that this song isn't on Spotify. I wouldn't know. I don't use it.

06 09 WHITNEY HOUSTON - ONE MOMENT IN TIME

02 03 THE ESCAPE CLUB - WILD, WILD WEST
I picked this.

01 02 THE BEACH BOYS - KOKOMO
At least one of the others picked this.

#57 Kim Wilde "You Came"
Yeah, sorry about where it ended up...
..ok, actually not sorry!

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

12 good/ok from 1988:

33 DE GUNS N’ ROSES - WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
29 24 BOBBY McFERRIN - DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY Nostalgia
28 19 CHEAP TRICK - DON’T BE CRUEL
26 32 EDDIE MONEY - WALK ON WATER
25 15 ROD STEWART - FOREVER YOUNG
21 13 DEF LEPPARD - LOVE BITES
09 04 UB40 - RED RED WINE
08 14 U2 - DESIRE
07 08 INXS - NEVER TEAR US APART
05 10 BON JOVI - BAD MEDICINE
02 03 THE ESCAPE CLUB - WILD, WILD WEST
01 02 THE BEACH BOYS - KOKOMO

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

24 25 ELTON JOHN - A WORD IN SPANISH
My wife says she thinks he ripped this song off for "I Just Can't Wait To Be King" for Lion King later.

He should sue himself for plagiarism.

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Will never get into the top 40
#65 Georgia Satellites "Hippy Hippy Shake"
#66 Traveling Wilburys "Handle With Care"

This week's surprises.

 

[HecticArt]

Twenty. That's a good turn-out for me.

40 DE WAS (NOT WAS) - SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE
35 DE VAN HALEN - FINISH WHAT YA STARTED
34 30 TERENCE TRENT D’ARBY - DANCE LITTLE SISTER - Wishin Well was better, but this wasn't bad.
33 DE GUNS N’ ROSES - WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
32 DE PET SHOP BOYS - DOMINO DANCING
30 39 VIXEN - EDGE OF A BROKEN HEART - OK
29 24 BOBBY McFERRIN - DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY
28 19 CHEAP TRICK - DON’T BE CRUEL - OK
27 33 WHEN IN ROME - THE PROMISE
26 32 EDDIE MONEY - WALK ON WATER
25 15 ROD STEWART - FOREVER YOUNG
21 13 DEF LEPPARD - LOVE BITES
20 27 DURAN DURAN - I DON’T WANT YOUR LOVE
14 12 ERASURE - CHAINS OF LOVE
10 05 INFORMATION SOCIETY - WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY)
09 04 UB40 - RED RED WINE - OK
08 14 U2 - DESIRE
07 08 INXS - NEVER TEAR US APART
05 10 BON JOVI - BAD MEDICINE
02 03 THE ESCAPE CLUB - WILD, WILD WEST

 

[HecticArt]

#65 Georgia Satellites "Hippy Hippy Shake" - A bit of a surprise.
#66 Traveling Wilburys "Handle With Care" - A surprise.
#73 Peter Cetera "Best Of Times" - I thought it would have been close to breaking 40.
#75 Depeche Mode "Strangelove" - It should have broken 40, but not much of a surprise.

 

[scotchandcigar]

13 for 1988

38 26 BASIA - TIME AND TIDE
33 DE GUNS N’ ROSES - WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
29 24 BOBBY McFERRIN - DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY
25 15 ROD STEWART - FOREVER YOUNG
14 12 ERASURE - CHAINS OF LOVE
11 06 STEVE WINWOOD - DON’T YOU KNOW WHAT THE NIGHT CAN DO?
10 05 INFORMATION SOCIETY - WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND (PURE ENERGY)
09 04 UB40 - RED RED WINE
08 14 U2 - DESIRE
07 08 INXS - NEVER TEAR US APART
05 10 BON JOVI - BAD MEDICINE
02 03 THE ESCAPE CLUB - WILD, WILD WEST
01 02 THE BEACH BOYS - KOKOMO

 

[sadchild]

NOV 81

EARLIER
Diana/Lional "Endless Love"
Chris Cross "Arthur's Theme"
Hall & Oates "Private Eyes"

Spoiler: CANDIDATES

ONJ "Physical"
ONJ "Fizzical"
ONJ "Phizikill"
ONJ "Fysicle"
ONJ "Phisecal"

LATER
(in 2 months) Hall & Oates "I Can't Go For That"

FEEL SORRY FOR
Foreigner "Waiting For My Song To Never Hit #1"
Police "Every Little Thing ONJ & Foreigner Do Stop Me From #1"