Mark Goodman talked about how even Billy Joel doesn't really like his original version. Then Mark said, "but it's not as bad as the updated version Fall Out Boy did"
40 DE AEROSMITH - JANIE’S GOT A GUN
39 DE WHITESNAKE - FOOL FOR YOUR LOVING
38 37 THE 2 LIVE CREW - ME SO HORNY - Novelty / nostalgia
34 40 SKID ROW - I REMEMBER YOU
33 27 YOUNG MC - BUST A MOVE
32 16 ALICE COOPER - POISON
23 28 TOM PETTY - FREE FALLIN’
20 20 TESLA - LOVE SONG - (ish)
17 09 THE B-52’s - LOVE SHACK
07 10 TECHNOTRONIC featuring FELLY - PUMP UP THE JAM
04 06 SOUL II SOUL - BACK TO LIFE
01 01 BILLY JOEL - WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE
We started DRC
Hectic Art, memebag and DAB
Hyson, Madison, IRBS
Semipenguin and all the rest
Other sites have come and gone
Like Sirius Backstage and XM Fan
Perhaps the reason we're still here:
At DRC, politics is banned
And we'll go on and on and on and on and on
#81 Michael Morales "I Don't Know" - Shocked it made it close to 100
#86 Diving For Pearls "I Don't Want To Cry" - Shocked it made it close to 100
#92 Alarm "Sold Me Down The River" - It should have gotten much higher.
#100 White Lion "Radar Love" - Thought it would have made it to 50.
Won't get into the top 40 in the 1980s, but will in the 1990s #51 Motley Crue "Kickstart My Heart"
#83 Smithereens "A Girl Like You"
#84 Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus" I thought that these would have hit 40 right away.
40 DE AEROSMITH - JANIE’S GOT A GUN
30 36 ROD STEWART - DOWNTOWN TRAIN
26 31 ROLLING STONES - ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
23 28 TOM PETTY - FREE FALLIN’
22 21 DON HENLEY - THE LAST WORTHLESS EVENING
17 09 THE B-52’s - LOVE SHACK
01 01 BILLY JOEL - WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE
5 good:
40 DE AEROSMITH - JANIE’S GOT A GUN
23 28 TOM PETTY - FREE FALLIN’
22 21 DON HENLEY - THE LAST WORTHLESS EVENING
17 09 THE B-52’s - LOVE SHACK
01 01 BILLY JOEL - WE DIDN’T START THE FIRE
3 not sure:
39 DE WHITESNAKE - FOOL FOR YOUR LOVING
33 27 YOUNG MC - BUST A MOVE
07 10 TECHNOTRONIC featuring FELLY - PUMP UP THE JAM
EARLIER
John Cougar "Jack & Diane"
Steve Miller "Abracadabra"
Chicago "Hard To Say I'm Sorry"
Joe/Jennifer "Up Where We Belong"
Men At Work "Who Can It Be Now"
Toni Basil "Mickey"
Hall & Oates "Maneater"
LATER
Toto "Africa"
Men At Work "Down Under"
Patti/James "Baby Come To Me"
Michael Jackson "Billie Jean"
* = current or future #1
** = former #1
red = debut.
The bottom 60: debuts and/or future or former #1s: (85) 96. Jack & Diane - John Cougar **
(81) 95. Who Can It Be Now? - Men At Work ** (--) 90. Beg, Borrow Or Steal - Hughes / Thrall
(--) 89. Shoot For The Moon - Poco
(--) 85. Are You Getting Enough Happiness - Hot Chocolate
(--) 81. All Touch - Rough Trade
(--) 79. Young Love - Janet Jackson
(--) 78. The Woman In Me - Donna Summer
This week's drops: (26) 65. I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World) – Donald Fagen
(22) 63. Love Me Tomorrow – Chicago
(17) 57. Heartlight – Neil Diamond
The Top 40: (--) 40. Shame On The Moon - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
(51) 39. Allentown - Billy Joel
(50) 38. Heart Of The Night - Juice Newton (39) 37. Shock The Monkey - Peter Gabriel
(38) 36. Let's Go Dancin' - Kool & The Gang
(36) 35. What About Me - Moving Pictures
(34) 34. A Penny For Your Thoughts - Tavares
(40) 33. Love In Store - Fleetwood Mac
(33) 32. Everybody Wants You - Billy Squier
(37) 31. I Do - The J. Geils Band
(32) 30. You Got Lucky - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
(30) 29. On The Wings Of Love - Jeffrey Osborne
(28) 28. Be My Lady - Jefferson Starship
(35) 27. Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
(31) 26. Heart To Heart - Kenny Loggins
(29) 25. Hand To Hold On To - John Cougar
(16) 24. Heart Attack - Olivia Newton-John
(23) 23. Missing You - Dan Fogelberg
(24) 22. You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins
(27) 21. The Other Guy - Little River Band
(25) 20. Baby, Come To Me - Patti Austin With James Ingram *
(20) 19. The Look Of Love (Part One) - ABC
(21) 18. You And I - Eddie Rabbitt With Crystal Gayle
(19) 17. Rock The Casbah - The Clash
(18) 16. Africa - Toto *
(12) 15. Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes **
(15) 14. Heartbreaker - Dionne Warwick
(13) 13. Shadows Of The Night - Pat Benetar
(14) 12. Down Under - Men At Work *
(11) 11. It's Raining Again - Supertramp
(10) 10. Muscles - Diana Ross
( 9) 9. Rock This Town - Stray Cats
( 8) 8. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
( 7) 7. Dirty Laundry - Don Henley
( 6) 6. Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson
( 4) 5. Truly - Lionel Richie **
( 5) 4. The Girl Is Mine - Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
( 2) 3. Gloria - Laura Branigan
( 1) 2. Mickey - Toni Basil **
( 3) 1. Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates *
(--) 40. Shame On The Moon - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
(51) 39. Allentown - Billy Joel
(39) 37. Shock The Monkey - Peter Gabriel
(36) 35. What About Me - Moving Pictures
(32) 30. You Got Lucky - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
(35) 27. Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
(29) 25. Hand To Hold On To - John Cougar
(24) 22. You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins
(27) 21. The Other Guy - Little River Band
(20) 19. The Look Of Love (Part One) - ABC
(19) 17. Rock The Casbah - The Clash
(18) 16. Africa - Toto *
(13) 13. Shadows Of The Night - Pat Benetar
(14) 12. Down Under - Men At Work *
(11) 11. It's Raining Again - Supertramp
( 9) 9. Rock This Town - Stray Cats
( 7) 7. Dirty Laundry - Don Henley
( 6) 6. Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson
( 4) 5. Truly - Lionel Richie **
( 2) 3. Gloria - Laura Branigan
( 1) 2. Mickey - Toni Basil **
( 3) 1. Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates *
2 channel changers for 1982:
(25) 20. Baby, Come To Me - Patti Austin With James Ingram *
( 5) 4. The Girl Is Mine - Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney
(51) 39. Allentown - Billy Joel
(39) 37. Shock The Monkey - Peter Gabriel
(36) 35. What About Me - Moving Pictures - I always forget about this one.
(33) 32. Everybody Wants You - Billy Squier
(37) 31. I Do - The J. Geils Band
(32) 30. You Got Lucky - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
(35) 27. Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
(24) 22. You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins - Nostalgia pick.
(19) 17. Rock The Casbah - The Clash
(18) 16. Africa - Toto *
(13) 13. Shadows Of The Night - Pat Benetar
(14) 12. Down Under - Men At Work *
( 9) 9. Rock This Town - Stray Cats
( 8) 8. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
( 7) 7. Dirty Laundry - Don Henley
( 6) 6. Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson
( 2) 3. Gloria - Laura Branigan - Nostalgia pick.
( 1) 2. Mickey - Toni Basil **
( 3) 1. Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates *
(51) 39. Allentown - Billy Joel
(39) 37. Shock The Monkey - Peter Gabriel
(33) 32. Everybody Wants You - Billy Squier
(37) 31. I Do - The J. Geils Band
(32) 30. You Got Lucky - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
(35) 27. Goody Two Shoes - Adam Ant
(31) 26. Heart To Heart - Kenny Loggins
(20) 19. The Look Of Love (Part One) - ABC
(19) 17. Rock The Casbah - The Clash
(18) 16. Africa - Toto *
(12) 15. Up Where We Belong - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes **
(13) 13. Shadows Of The Night - Pat Benetar
(14) 12. Down Under - Men At Work *
(11) 11. It's Raining Again - Supertramp
( 9) 9. Rock This Town - Stray Cats
( 8) 8. Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye
( 7) 7. Dirty Laundry - Don Henley
( 6) 6. Steppin' Out - Joe Jackson
( 1) 2. Mickey - Toni Basil **
( 3) 1. Maneater - Daryl Hall & John Oates
Chicago "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" peak 9/18
Steve Miller "Abracadabra" peak 9/25
John Cougar "Jack & Diane" #96
Men At Work "Who Can It Be Now" #95
Joe/Jennifer "Up Where We Belong" #15 Lionel Richie "Truly" #5 Toni Basil "Mickey" #2
Hall & Oates "Maneater" #1
Men At Work "Down Under" #12
Toto "Africa" #16
Patti/James "Baby Come To Me" #20 Michael Jackson "Billie Jean" peak 3/5
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
*****
39 DE BILLY JOEL - ALLENTOWN
37 39 PETER GABRIEL - SHOCK THE MONKEY
35 36 MOVING PICTURES - WHAT ABOUT ME
32 33 BILLY SQUIER - EVERYBODY WANTS YOU
31 37 THE J. GEILS BAND - I DO (Live Version)
30 32 TOM PETTY and The HEARTBREAKERS - YOU GOT LUCKY
19 20 ABC - THE LOOK OF LOVE
17 19 THE CLASH - ROCK THE CASBAH
16 18 TOTO - AFRICA
12 14 MEN AT WORK - DOWN UNDER
09 09 STRAY CATS - ROCK THIS TOWN
07 07 DON HENLEY - DIRTY LAUNDRY
03 02 LAURA BRANIGAN - GLORIA
01 03 DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES - MANEATER
****
27 35 ADAM ANT - GOODY TWO SHOES
25 29 JOHN COUGAR - HAND TO HOLD ON TO
13 13 PAT BENATAR - SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT
08 08 MARVIN GAYE - SEXUAL HEALING
02 01 TONI BASIL - MICKEY
***
11 11 SUPERTRAMP - IT’S RAINING AGAIN
**
40 DE BOB SEGER - SHAME ON THE MOON
38 DE JUICE NEWTON - HEART OF THE NIGHT
36 38 KOOL & THE GANG - LET’S GO DANCIN’
34 34 TAVARES - A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS
33 40 FLEETWOOD MAC - LOVE IN STORE
29 30 JEFFREY OSBORNE - ON THE WINGS OF LOVE
28 28 JEFFERSON STARSHIP - BE MY LADY
26 31 KENNY LOGGINS - HEART TO HEART
24 16 OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN - HEART ATTACK
23 23 DAN FOGELBERG - MISSING YOU
21 27 LITTLE RIVER BAND - THE OTHER GUY
20 25 PATTI AUSTIN / JAMES INGRAM - BABY, COME TO ME
15 12 JOE COCKER and JENNIFER WARNES - UP WHERE WE BELONG
14 15 DIONNE WARWICK - HEARTBREAKER
*
22 24 PHIL COLLINS - YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE
18 21 EDDIE RABBITT with CRYSTAL GAYLE - YOU AND I
10 10 DIANA ROSS - MUSCLES
06 06 JOE JACKSON - STEPPIN’ OUT
05 04 LIONEL RICHIE - TRULY
04 05 MICHAEL JACKSON/PAUL McCARTNEY - THE GIRL IS MINE
NOTE: ONE WEEK EARLIER Will never reach the top 40 #41 Chilliwack "Whatcha Gonna Do"
#46 Charlene/Stevie Wonder "Used To Be"
#47 Joni Mitchell "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care"
#49 Michael McDonald "I Gotta Try"
#52 Bill Conti "Theme From Dynasty"
#53 George Harrison "Wake Up My Love"
#55 Luther Vandross "Bad Boy/Having a Party"
#58 America "Right Before Your Eyes"
#60 Motels "Forever Mine"
#61 Sonny Charles "Put It In A Magazine"
#66 Alan Parsons Project "Psychobabble"
#67 Santana "Nowhere to Run"
#69 Missing Persons "Destination Unknown"
#73 Glenn Frey "All Those Lies"
#75 Lanier & Co "After I Cry Tonight"
#76 Lee Ritenour "Cross My Heart"
#79 Commodores "Painted Picture"
#82 Wolf (Bill Wolfer) "Papa Was A Rolling Stone"
#83 Steve Miller Band "Give It Up"
#84 Rodway "Don't Stop Trying"
#86 Spinners "Funny How Time Slips Away"
#87 Judas Priest "You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
#89 Robert Plant "Pledge Pin"
#91 Fixx "Stand Or Fall"
#94 Kenny Rogers "A Love Song"
#97 Sheena Easton "I Wouldn't Beg for Water"