80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

1984/02/04

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

The Bottom 60: this week's debuts and/or future or former #1s
(--) 95. THAT WAS THEN BUT THIS IS NOW - ABC
(--) 93. BREAKING UP IS HARD ON YOU - THE AMERICAN COMEDY NETWORK
(--) 92. STRIP - ADAM ANT
(--) 90. LOOKS THAT KILL - MOTLEY CRUE
(--) 89. DON'T LET GO - WANG CHUNG
(--) 83. SHE WAS HOT - THE ROLLING STONES
(--) 78. FIELD OF FIRE - BIG COUNTRY
(--) 74. COME BACK AND STAY - PAUL YOUNG

(67) 72. ISLANDS IN THE STREAM - KENNY ROGERS DUET WITH DOLLY PARTON **
(--) 66. BACK WHERE YOU BELONG - THIRTY EIGHT SPECIAL
(--) 59. THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE - DAN FOGELBERG

(47) 51. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT) - LIONAL RICHIE **
(56) 41. FOOTLOOSE - KENNY LOGGINS *


This week's drops:
(35) 50. THE SIGN OF FIRE - THE FIXX
(36) 47. REMEMBER THE NIGHT - THE MOTELS
(30) 45. IF I'D BEEN THE ONE - THIRTY EIGHT SPECIAL
(29) 43. READ 'EM AND WEEP - BARRY MANILOW


The Top 40:
(34) 40. STAY WITH ME TONIGHT - JEFFREY OSBORNE
(53) 39. HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN - EURYTHMICS
(39) 38. THE DREAM - IRENE CARA
(42) 37. GIVE IT UP - KC
(41) 36. THIS WOMAN - KENNY ROGERS

(38) 35. BANG YOUR HEAD - QUIET RIOT
(28) 34. TIME WILL REVEAL - DEBARGE
(33) 33. NIGHTBIRD - STEVIE NICKS

(44) 32. GOT A HOLD ON ME - CHRISTINE MCVIE
(40) 31. I WANT A NEW DRUG - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
(32) 30. SEND ME AN ANGEL - REAL LIFE
(37) 29. NEW MOON ON MONDAY - DURAN DURAN
(15) 28. SAY IT ISN'T SO - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(17) 27. THE CURLY SHUFFLE - JUMP'N THE SADDLE
(26) 26. BABY I LIED - DEBORAH ALLEN
(13) 25. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
(25) 24. SO BAD - PAUL McCARTNEY
(24) 23. YA MO B THERE - JAMES INGRAM WITH MICHAEL McDONALD
(27) 22. NOBODY TOLD ME - JOHN LENNON
(31) 21. GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN - CYNDI LAUPER
(21) 20. MIDDLE OF THE ROAD - PRETENDERS
(23) 19. WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER - POLICE
(22) 18. 99 LUFTBALLOONS - NENA
( 9) 17. TWIST OF FATE - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
(16) 16. HOLIDAY - MADONNA
(19) 15. AN INNOCENT MAN - BILLY JOEL
(18) 14. LET THE MUSIC PLAY - SHANNON
( 7) 13. SAY SAY SAY - PAUL McCARTNEY & MICHAEL JACKSON **
(14) 12. I STILL CAN'T GET OVER LOVING YOU - RAY PARKER, JR
(20) 11. JUMP - VAN HALEN *
(12) 10. PINK HOUSES - JOHN MELLENCAMP
(11) 9. THINK OF LAURA - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
(10) 8. THAT'S ALL - GENESIS
( 8) 7. RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT - LIONEL RICHIE
( 4) 6. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
( 5) 5. BREAK MY STRIDE - MATTHEW WILDER
( 6) 4. JOANNA - KOOL & THE GANG
( 3) 3. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - ROMANTICS
( 1) 2. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES **
( 2) 1. KARMA CHAMELEON - CULTURE CLUB *
 
27 good/ok from 1984:

(53) 39. HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN - EURYTHMICS
(38) 35. BANG YOUR HEAD - QUIET RIOT
(33) 33. NIGHTBIRD - STEVIE NICKS
(44) 32. GOT A HOLD ON ME - CHRISTINE MCVIE
(40) 31. I WANT A NEW DRUG - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
(37) 29. NEW MOON ON MONDAY - DURAN DURAN
(15) 28. SAY IT ISN'T SO - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(13) 25. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
(27) 22. NOBODY TOLD ME - JOHN LENNON
(31) 21. GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN - CYNDI LAUPER
(21) 20. MIDDLE OF THE ROAD - PRETENDERS
(23) 19. WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER - POLICE
(22) 18. 99 LUFTBALLOONS - NENA
( 9) 17. TWIST OF FATE - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
(16) 16. HOLIDAY - MADONNA
(19) 15. AN INNOCENT MAN - BILLY JOEL
(18) 14. LET THE MUSIC PLAY - SHANNON
( 7) 13. SAY SAY SAY - PAUL McCARTNEY & MICHAEL JACKSON **
(20) 11. JUMP - VAN HALEN *
(12) 10. PINK HOUSES - JOHN MELLENCAMP
( 8) 7. RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT - LIONEL RICHIE
( 4) 6. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
( 5) 5. BREAK MY STRIDE - MATTHEW WILDER
( 6) 4. JOANNA - KOOL & THE GANG
( 3) 3. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - ROMANTICS
( 1) 2. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES **
( 2) 1. KARMA CHAMELEON - CULTURE CLUB *
 
(53) 39. HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN - EURYTHMICS
(40) 31. I WANT A NEW DRUG - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
(32) 30. SEND ME AN ANGEL - REAL LIFE
(37) 29. NEW MOON ON MONDAY - DURAN DURAN
(15) 28. SAY IT ISN'T SO - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(26) 26. BABY I LIED - DEBORAH ALLEN
(13) 25. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
(27) 22. NOBODY TOLD ME - JOHN LENNON
(31) 21. GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN - CYNDI LAUPER
(21) 20. MIDDLE OF THE ROAD - PRETENDERS
(23) 19. WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER - POLICE
(22) 18. 99 LUFTBALLOONS - NENA
(16) 16. HOLIDAY - MADONNA
(19) 15. AN INNOCENT MAN - BILLY JOEL
(18) 14. LET THE MUSIC PLAY - SHANNON
(20) 11. JUMP - VAN HALEN *
(12) 10. PINK HOUSES - JOHN MELLENCAMP
(10) 8. THAT'S ALL - GENESIS
( 4) 6. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
( 3) 3. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - ROMANTICS
( 1) 2. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES **
( 2) 1. KARMA CHAMELEON - CULTURE CLUB *

22 good. Not horrible.
 
Eighteen.

(53) 39. HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN - EURYTHMICS
(38) 35. BANG YOUR HEAD - QUIET RIOT
(40) 31. I WANT A NEW DRUG - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
(32) 30. SEND ME AN ANGEL - REAL LIFE
(37) 29. NEW MOON ON MONDAY - DURAN DURAN
(13) 25. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
(27) 22. NOBODY TOLD ME - JOHN LENNON
(31) 21. GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN - CYNDI LAUPER
(21) 20. MIDDLE OF THE ROAD - PRETENDERS
(23) 19. WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER - POLICE
(22) 18. 99 LUFTBALLOONS - NENA
(20) 11. JUMP - VAN HALEN *
(12) 10. PINK HOUSES - JOHN MELLENCAMP
(10) 8. THAT'S ALL - GENESIS
( 8) 7. RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT - LIONEL RICHIE
( 4) 6. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
( 3) 3. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - ROMANTICS
( 1) 2. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES **
 
"Hey, Moe! Hey, Moe!" The Curly Shuffle was written by Jump 'N The Saddle lead singer and harmonica player Peter Quinn and was a #15 hit in January 1984. The song mentions Moe, Larry, Curly, Shemp and Joe – Joe DeRita, known as "Curly-Joe" – but omits Joe Besser, who was a Stooge in 1956-57: "Owww! Not so haaaard! Ooohh, you're such a big you!"

The Stone Country Band, a Buffalo septet led by singer/guitarist Dwane Hall, also recorded The Curly Shuffle. The record sleeve says "THE HIT VERSION" even though the Stone Country Band recording never charted. It's similar to the Jump 'N The Saddle version except for the ending, which features a fiddle.

 
The video of Jump 'N The Saddle's The Curly Shuffle features excerpts of the Three Stooges' comedy shorts cleverly synchronized with the lyrics. Here it is, you nitwits! The golf course scenes were filmed at the Rancho Park Golf Course in Los Angeles and come from my favorite Three Stooges short, Three Little Beers (1935).

 
That's All! by Genesis peaked at #6 in February 1984. I know you're all wondering if any songs with an exclamation point in the title went to number one. There have been 27:

Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! – Frank Stanley/Byron G. Harlan, 1910
Row! Row! Row! – Ada Jones, 1913
Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh! – American Quartet, 1917
O-H-I-O (O-My! Oh) – Al Jolson, 1921
Yes! We Have No Bananas – Billy Jones, 1923
Yes! We Have No Bananas – Ben Selvin/Irving Kaufman, 1923
Yes Sir! That's My Baby – Gene Austin, 1925
Charmaine! – Guy Lombardo, 1927
Laugh, Clown, Laugh! – Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians, 1928
You're Driving Me Crazy! – Guy Lombardo, 1930
There! I've Said It Again – Vaughn Monroe, 1945
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! – Vaughn Monroe, 1946
Oh! What It Seemed To Be – Frankie Carle/Marjorie Hughes, 1946
Oh! What It Seemed To Be – Frank Sinatra/Alex Stordahl, 1946
Music! Music! Music! – Teresa Brewer/Dixieland All Stars, 1950
Oh! My Pa-Pa – Eddie Fisher/Hugo Winterhalter, 1953
Make Love To Me! – Jo Stafford/Paul Weston, 1954
There! I've Said It Again – Bobby Vinton, 1963
Hello Dolly! – Louis Armstrong, 1964
Stop! In The Name Of Love – Supremes, 1965
Help! – Beatles, 1965
Turn! Turn! Turn! – Byrds, 1965
Hey Ya! – OutKast, 2003
Yeah! – Usher/Lil Jon/Ludacris, 2004
Run It! – Chris Brown, 2005
Uptown Funk! – Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars, 2015
Sad! – XXXTentacion (2018)

There were five chart versions of Yes! We Have No Bananas in 1923: Billy Jones, Ben Selvin/Irving Kaufman, Ben Krueger/Billy Jones, Sam Lanin (an instrumental) and the Great White Way Orchestra/Billy Murray. Billy Jones' solo version was the biggest. It was number one for five weeks in August-September.

 
20 for 84

(53) 39. HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN - EURYTHMICS
(38) 35. BANG YOUR HEAD - QUIET RIOT
(40) 31. I WANT A NEW DRUG - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
(15) 28. SAY IT ISN'T SO - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(13) 25. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
(27) 22. NOBODY TOLD ME - JOHN LENNON
(31) 21. GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN - CYNDI LAUPER
(21) 20. MIDDLE OF THE ROAD - PRETENDERS
(23) 19. WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER - POLICE
(22) 18. 99 LUFTBALLOONS - NENA
(16) 16. HOLIDAY - MADONNA
(19) 15. AN INNOCENT MAN - BILLY JOEL
(20) 11. JUMP - VAN HALEN *
(12) 10. PINK HOUSES - JOHN MELLENCAMP
(10) 8. THAT'S ALL - GENESIS
( 4) 6. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN
( 6) 4. JOANNA - KOOL & THE GANG
( 3) 3. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - ROMANTICS
( 1) 2. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES
( 2) 1. KARMA CHAMELEON - CULTURE CLUB
 
I'm up to #9 on the countdown. Realized I didn't drop this yesterday:

EARLIER
Paul/Michael "Say Say Say"
Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"

[no need to hide the] CANDIDATES
Culture Club "Karma Chameleon"
Lionel Richie "Hello"
Van Halen "Jump"

LATER
Kenny Loggins "Footloose"
Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time"
 
Karma Chameleon is my favorite Culture Club song. Here is a really good version by Saw Loser, a punk-pop quartet from Singapore. This is from their Hits Hit The Fans album, released July 2, 2008.

 
A quick search comes up with these

Abba, “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)”
Van Halen, “Everybody Wants Some!!”
The Beatles, “Oh! Darling”
Sly and the Family Stone, “Stand!”
Los Campesinos!, “You! Me! Dancing!”
George Michael, “Freedom! (’90)”
 
More:

Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage
Shania Twain - Man! I Feel Like a Woman!
The Jam - Start!
The Supremes - Stop! In the Name of Love
Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor!
John Ohno Lennon - Instant Karma! (We all shine on)

Dig, Lazurus, Dig!!! - Nick Cave
Hot Hot Hot!!! - The Cure

Joe Jackson - “Look Sharp!”
U2 - "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)"
 
Stand! peaked at #22 in May 1969. Freedom! '90 was originally titled Freedom! The year was added to avoid confusion with George Michael's 1984 hit with the same title. ABBA's Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! went to number one in Sweden, Finland and Belgium and was a top-ten hit in several other countries but never charted in the United States. Here are the highest-charting "exclamation point" songs from 1966 to 2002.

Sock It To Me Baby! – Mitch Ryder/Detroit Wheels, #6 in March 1967
Instant Karma! – John Lennon/Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band, #3 in March 1970
Doctor! Doctor! – Thompson Twins, #11 in July 1984
(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party!) – Beastie Boys, #7 in March 1987
Let's Go! – Wang Chung, #9 in April 1987
Do Me! – Bell Biv DeVoe, #3 in March 1990
Freedom! '90 – George Michael, #8 in December 1990
My Love Is The Shhh! – Somethin' For The People, #4 in November 1997
Oops! I Did It Again – Britney Spears, #9 in June 2000
Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!) – Blu Cantrell, #2 in July 2001

The highest-charting "exclamation point" song on the current Hot 100 is Chappell Roan's Good Luck, Babe! at #30. It peaked at #4 in September 2024.

 
Great/good/ok 24

*****
37. GIVE IT UP - KC
35. BANG YOUR HEAD - QUIET RIOT
32. GOT A HOLD ON ME - CHRISTINE MCVIE
31. I WANT A NEW DRUG - HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
30. SEND ME AN ANGEL - REAL LIFE
29. NEW MOON ON MONDAY - DURAN DURAN
28. SAY IT ISN'T SO - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
27. THE CURLY SHUFFLE - JUMP'N THE SADDLE
22. NOBODY TOLD ME - JOHN LENNON
21. GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN - CYNDI LAUPER
20. MIDDLE OF THE ROAD - PRETENDERS
19. WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER - POLICE
18. 99 LUFTBALLOONS - NENA
11. JUMP - VAN HALEN *
10. PINK HOUSES - JOHN MELLENCAMP
3. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - ROMANTICS
2. OWNER OF A LONELY HEART - YES **

****
39. HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN - EURYTHMICS
13. SAY SAY SAY - PAUL McCARTNEY & MICHAEL JACKSON **
8. THAT'S ALL - GENESIS
6. I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES - ELTON JOHN

***
40. STAY WITH ME TONIGHT - JEFFREY OSBORNE
14. LET THE MUSIC PLAY - SHANNON
5. BREAK MY STRIDE - MATTHEW WILDER

**
38. THE DREAM - IRENE CARA
36. THIS WOMAN - KENNY ROGERS
33. NIGHTBIRD - STEVIE NICKS
25. UNION OF THE SNAKE - DURAN DURAN
23. YA MO B THERE - JAMES INGRAM WITH MICHAEL McDONALD
17. TWIST OF FATE - OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
16. HOLIDAY - MADONNA
15. AN INNOCENT MAN - BILLY JOEL
12. I STILL CAN'T GET OVER LOVING YOU - RAY PARKER, JR
9. THINK OF LAURA - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
7. RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT - LIONEL RICHIE
4. JOANNA - KOOL & THE GANG
1. KARMA CHAMELEON - CULTURE CLUB *

*
34. TIME WILL REVEAL - DEBARGE
26. BABY I LIED - DEBORAH ALLEN
24. SO BAD - PAUL McCARTNEY
 
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