* = current or future #1
** = former #1
red = debut
The Bottom 60: Hot 100 debuts and/or future or former #1s: (--) 94. MEMPHIS - JOE JACKSON (71) 92. TELL HER ABOUT IT - BILLY JOEL ** (--) 90. WET MY WHISTLE - MIDNIGHT STAR
(--) 89. THE POLITICS OF DANCING - RE-FLEX
(--) 85. THIS MUST BE THE PLACE (NAIVE MELODY) - TALKING HEADS
(--) 82. THE FLYER - SAGA
(--) 75. THE SIGN OF FIRE - THE FIXX
(--) 63. THAT'S ALL - GENESIS
(--) 57. RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT - LIONEL RICHIE
This week's drops: (40) 60. KING OF PAIN - THE POLICE
(31) 56. LOVE IS A STRANGER - EURYTHMICS
(22) 51. IF ANYONE FALLS - STEVIE NICKS
(21) 41. TRUE - SPANDAU BALLET
The Top 40: (41) 40. INVISIBLE HANDS - KIM CARNES
(43) 39. TIME WILL REVEAL - DEBARGE
(53) 38. READ 'EM AND WEEP - BARRY MANILOW
(42) 37. BREAK MY STRIDE - MATTHEW WILDER (36) 36. JUST GOT LUCKY - JOBOXERS
(38) 35. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
(35) 34. THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES - ASIA
(39) 33. UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT - ROLLING STONES
(30) 32. MIRROR MAN - THE HUMAN LEAGUE
(27) 31. HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE - DIONNE WARWICK AND LUTHER VANDROSS
(19) 30. MODERN LOVE - DAVID BOWIE
(33) 29. SOULS - RICK SPRINGFIELD
(25) 28. TENDER IS THE NIGHT - JACKSON BROWNE
(37) 27. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES *
(29) 26. AIN'T NOBODY - RUFUS WITH CHAKA KHAN
(28) 25. MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME) - PETER SCHILLING
(26) 24. IN A BIG COUNTRY - BIG COUNTRY
(23) 23. SEND HER MY LOVE - JOURNEY
(34) 22. SYNCHRONICITY II - THE POLICE
(32) 21. TWIST OF FAITH - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
(16) 20. MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL - AIR SUPPLY
(18) 19. TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE - PEABO BRYSON/ROBERTA FLACK
(11) 18. DELIRIOUS - PRINCE
(15) 17. TELEFONE (LONG DISTANCE LOVE AFFAIR) - SHEENA EASTON
(20) 16. WHY ME? - IRENE CARA
( 8) 15. ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER - THE FIXX
(24) 14. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
( 9) 13. SUDDENY LAST SUMMER - THE MOTELS
( 6) 12. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - BONNIE TYLER **
(17) 11. CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND - CULTURE CLUB
(13) 10. P.Y.T. - MICHAEL JACKSON
(14) 9. CRUMBLIN' DOWN - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(12) 8. HEART AND SOUL - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
(10) 7. SAY IT ISN'T SO - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
( 7) 6. LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD - PAT BENATAR
( 5) 5. CUM ON FEEL THE NOISE - QUIET RIOT
( 4) 4. ISLANDS IN THE STREAM - KENNY ROGERS WITH DOLLY PARTON **
( 3) 3. UPTOWN GIRL - BILLY JOEL
( 2) 2. SAY SAY SAY - PAUL MCCARTNEY AND MICHAEL JACKSON *
( 1) 1. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - LIONEL RICHIE *
During the countown Allan or Mark mentioned that there were 2 Jim Steinman songs in the countdown: "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" and "Making Love Out Of Nothing At All". There are in fact 3. "Read 'Em And Weep" is also a Jim Steinman song which was originally done by Meatloaf.
Also a #40 peak this week. "Invisible Hands" will be #40 next week as well. The week after "The Way He Makes Me Feel" by Barbara Streisand assumes #40 and remains there for 1 more week. For the next 4 weeks we have a #40 peak on the charts. Both songs moved to #40 from #41.
26 good/ok from 1983:
(42) 37. BREAK MY STRIDE - MATTHEW WILDER
(38) 35. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
(39) 33. UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT - ROLLING STONES
(19) 30. MODERN LOVE - DAVID BOWIE
(25) 28. TENDER IS THE NIGHT - JACKSON BROWNE
(37) 27. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES *
(28) 25. MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME) - PETER SCHILLING
(26) 24. IN A BIG COUNTRY - BIG COUNTRY
(34) 22. SYNCHRONICITY II - THE POLICE
(32) 21. TWIST OF FAITH - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
(16) 20. MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL - AIR SUPPLY
(11) 18. DELIRIOUS - PRINCE
( 8) 15. ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER - THE FIXX
(24) 14. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
( 9) 13. SUDDENY LAST SUMMER - THE MOTELS
( 6) 12. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - BONNIE TYLER **
(17) 11. CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND - CULTURE CLUB
(13) 10. P.Y.T. - MICHAEL JACKSON
(14) 9. CRUMBLIN' DOWN - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(12) 8. HEART AND SOUL - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
( 7) 6. LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD - PAT BENATAR
( 5) 5. CUM ON FEEL THE NOISE - QUIET RIOT
( 4) 4. ISLANDS IN THE STREAM - KENNY ROGERS WITH DOLLY PARTON **
( 3) 3. UPTOWN GIRL - BILLY JOEL
( 2) 2. SAY SAY SAY - PAUL MCCARTNEY AND MICHAEL JACKSON *
( 1) 1. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - LIONEL RICHIE *
2 channel changers for 1983:
(27) 31. HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE - DIONNE WARWICK AND LUTHER VANDROSS
(18) 19. TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE - PEABO BRYSON/ROBERTA FLACK
Eurythmics "Sweet Dreams" peak 9/3
Michael Sambello "Maniac" peak 9/10
Billy Joel "Tell Her About It" #92
Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse" #12 Kenny/Dolly "Islands In The Stream" #4
Lionel "All Night Long" #1
Paul/Michael "Say Say Say" #2
Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" #27 Culture Club "Karma Chameleon" peak 2/4
green: my candidates
white: on my list and the hot 100 orange: on my list but not on hot 100
ON THE HOT 100 - I guessed 16. Hoped I would do better, but not horrible.
Air Supply "Making Love Out" #20
Billy Joel "Tell Her About It" #92
Bonnie Tyler "Total Eclipse" #12
Genesis "That's All" #63
Kenny/Dolly "Islands In The Stream" #4
Lionel "All Night Long" #1
Huey Lewis "Heart & Soul" #8
Madonna "Holiday" #55
Men Without Hats "Safety Dance" #78
Paul/Michael "Say Say Say" #2
Police "Synchronicity II" #22
Police "King Of Pain" #60
Prince "Delirious" #18
Quiet Riot "Cum On Feel The Noize" #5
Spandau Ballet "True" #41
Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" #27
*****
28 25 JACKSON BROWNE - TENDER IS THE NIGHT
27 37 YES - OWNER OF A LONELY HEART
25 28 PETER SCHILLING - MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME)
24 26 BIG COUNTRY - IN A BIG COUNTRY
22 34 THE POLICE - SYNCHRONICITY II
15 08 THE FIXX - ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER
10 13 MICHAEL JACKSON - P.Y.T. (PRETTY YOUNG THING)
09 14 JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP - CRUMBLIN’ DOWN
08 12 HUEY LEWIS and the NEWS - HEART AND SOUL
07 10 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - SAY IT ISN’T SO
06 07 PAT BENATAR - LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD
05 05 QUIET RIOT - CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE
03 03 BILLY JOEL - UPTOWN GIRL
02 02 PAUL McCARTNEY AND MICHAEL JACKSON - SAY SAY SAY
01 01 LIONEL RICHIE - ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT)
****
37 DE MATTHEW WILDER - BREAK MY STRIDE
35 38 ELTON JOHN - I GUESS THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES
33 39 ROLLING STONES - UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT
18 11 PRINCE - DELIRIOUS
13 09 THE MOTELS - SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER
12 06 BONNIE TYLER - TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART
***
21 32 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - TWIST OF FATE
20 16 AIR SUPPLY - MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL
**
40 DE KIM CARNES - INVISIBLE HANDS
38 DE BARRY MANILOW - READ ‘EM AND WEEP
36 36 JoBOXERS - JUST GOT LUCKY
34 35 ASIA - THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES
32 30 THE HUMAN LEAGUE - MIRROR MAN
30 19 DAVID BOWIE - MODERN LOVE
29 33 RICK SPRINGFIELD - SOULS
26 29 RUFUS AND CHAKA KHAN - AIN’T NOBODY
23 23 JOURNEY - SEND HER MY LOVE
19 18 PEABO BRYSON/ROBERTA FLACK - TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE
17 15 SHEENA EASTON - TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair)
16 20 IRENE CARA - WHY ME?
14 24 DURAN DURAN - UNION OF THE SNAKE
04 04 KENNY ROGERS Duet with Dolly Parton - ISLANDS IN THE STREAM
*
39 DE DeBARGE - TIME WILL REVEAL
31 27 DIONNE WARWICK AND LUTHER VANDROSS - HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE SAY GOODBYE
11 17 CULTURE CLUB - CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND
Will never get into the top 40 #46 Paul Simon "Allergies"
#48 Pointer Sisters "I Need You"
#49 Jennifer Holliday "I Am Love"
#54 Commodores "Only You"
#61 Linda Ronstadt "What's New"
#65 Earth Wind & Fire "Magnetic"
#66 Moody Blues "Blue World"
#68 Rainbow "Street Of Dreams"
#69 Alan Parsons Project "You Don't Believe"
#71 Four Tops "I Just Can't Walk Away"
#72 Klique "Stop Doggin' Me Around"
#80 Alabama "Lady Down on Love"
#82 Saga "The Flyer"
#83 Eddie Money "The Big Crash"
#84 Men Without Hats "I Like"
#85 Talking Heads "This Must Be Place"
#86 Jennifer Warnes/Chris Thompson "All the Right Moves"
#87 Industry "State Of The Union"
#90 Midnight Star "Wet My Whistle"
#91 SOS Band "Tell Me If You Still Care"
#94 Joe Jackson "Memphis"
#96 SOS Band "Just Be Good To Me"
#97 Genesis "Mama"
40 DE KIM CARNES - INVISIBLE HANDS
My wife heard "My miserable head"
19 18 PEABO BRYSON/ROBERTA FLACK - TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE
My wife called this a 'terrible song'.
04 04 KENNY ROGERS Duet with Dolly Parton - ISLANDS IN THE STREAM
I picked this one. Not sure on what the others picked.
#68 Rainbow "Street Of Dreams"
#69 Alan Parsons Project "You Don't Believe"
#85 Talking Heads "This Must Be Place"
#97 Genesis "Mama"
Good songs, but understandable they didn't make it.
What do you get when Dolly Parton lies on her back in the river? Islands in the stream. Here is a version of Islands In The Stream by Barry Manilow and Reba McEntire from Barry's November 2008 album The Greatest Songs Of The Eighties.
(36) 36. JUST GOT LUCKY - JOBOXERS
(38) 35. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
(35) 34. THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES - ASIA
(39) 33. UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT - ROLLING STONES
(30) 32. MIRROR MAN - THE HUMAN LEAGUE
(19) 30. MODERN LOVE - DAVID BOWIE
(37) 27. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES *
(28) 25. MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME) - PETER SCHILLING
(26) 24. IN A BIG COUNTRY - BIG COUNTRY
(23) 23. SEND HER MY LOVE - JOURNEY
(34) 22. SYNCHRONICITY II - THE POLICE
(11) 18. DELIRIOUS - PRINCE
( 8) 15. ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER - THE FIXX
(24) 14. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
( 6) 12. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - BONNIE TYLER **
(14) 9. CRUMBLIN' DOWN - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(12) 8. HEART AND SOUL - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
( 7) 6. LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD - PAT BENATAR
( 5) 5. CUM ON FEEL THE NOISE - QUIET RIOT
( 3) 3. UPTOWN GIRL - BILLY JOEL
( 1) 1. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - LIONEL RICHIE *
20 good:
(36) 36. JUST GOT LUCKY - JOBOXERS
(35) 34. THE SMILE HAS LEFT YOUR EYES - ASIA
(39) 33. UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT - ROLLING STONES
(30) 32. MIRROR MAN - THE HUMAN LEAGUE
(19) 30. MODERN LOVE - DAVID BOWIE
(37) 27. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES *
(29) 26. AIN'T NOBODY - RUFUS WITH CHAKA KHAN
(28) 25. MAJOR TOM (COMING HOME) - PETER SCHILLING
(26) 24. IN A BIG COUNTRY - BIG COUNTRY
(34) 22. SYNCHRONICITY II - THE POLICE
(11) 18. DELIRIOUS - PRINCE
( 8) 15. ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER - THE FIXX
(24) 14. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
( 9) 13. SUDDENY LAST SUMMER - THE MOTELS
(17) 11. CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND - CULTURE CLUB
(13) 10. P.Y.T. - MICHAEL JACKSON
(14) 9. CRUMBLIN' DOWN - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(12) 8. HEART AND SOUL - HUEY LEWIS AND THE NEWS
( 7) 6. LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD - PAT BENATAR
( 5) 5. CUM ON FEEL THE NOISE - QUIET RIOT
7 nostalgia:
(42) 37. BREAK MY STRIDE - MATTHEW WILDER
(38) 35. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
(25) 28. TENDER IS THE NIGHT - JACKSON BROWNE
( 6) 12. TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART - BONNIE TYLER **
(10) 7. SAY IT ISN'T SO - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
( 3) 3. UPTOWN GIRL - BILLY JOEL
( 1) 1. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - LIONEL RICHIE *
40 DE POINTER SISTERS - GOLDMINE
39 DE NANCY MARTINEZ - FOR TONIGHT
38 DE BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS - AT THIS MOMENT
37 DE CARLY SIMON - COMING AROUND AGAIN
36 23 ROBERT PALMER - I DIDN’T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON
35 39 RUN-D.M.C. - YOU BE ILLIN’
34 40 KANSAS - ALL I WANTED
33 36 DARYL HALL - FOOLISH PRIDE
32 20 STEVE WINWOOD - FREEDOM OVERSPILL
31 38 GLASS TIGER - SOMEDAY
30 35 TIMBUK 3 - THE FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT, I GOTTA WEAR SHADES
29 18 ORAN “JUICE” JONES - THE RAIN
28 31 KOOL & THE GANG - VICTORY
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
15 17 GREGORY ABBOTT - SHAKE YOU DOWN
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
01 04 PETER CETERA w/ AMY GRANT - THE NEXT TIME I FALL