80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

NOTE: One week off
Won't ever make the top 40:
#52 Jackson Browne "For A Rocker"
#56 Patti LaBelle "If Only You Knew"
#59 Rolling Stones "She Was Hot"
#60 Kim Carnes "You Make My Heart Beat Faster"
#62 Dolly Parton "Save The Last Dance For Me"
#63 Rick James/Smokey Robinson "Ebony Eyes"
#65 Musical Youth "She's Trouble"
#66 Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"
#67 Prince "Let's Pretend We're Married"
#69 Big Country "Fields Of Fire"
#71 Stray Cats "Look At That Cadillac"
#74 Night Ranger "(You Can Still) Rock In America"
#75 Headpins "Just One More Time"
#77 Motley Crue "Looks That Kill"
#78 BE Taylor Group "Vitamin L"
#79 Deele "Body Talk"
#80 Adam Ant "Strip"
#81 April Wine "This Could Be The Right One"
#83 Toni Basil "Over My Head"
#84 Evelyn Champagne King "Action"
#85 Jenny Burton "Remember What You Like"
#86 American Comedy Network "Breaking Up Is Hard On You"
#87 Cheryl Lynn "Encore"
#89 Patti Austin "It's Gonna Be Special"
#90 Bette Midler "Beast Of Burden"
#91 U2 "I Will Follow (Live from West Germany)"
#92 ABC "That Was Then But This Is Now"
#93 Bob Dylan "Sweetheart Like You"
#94 Blue Oyster Cult "Shooting Shark"
#95 Mink De Ville "Each Word's a Beat of My Heart"
#96 Dazz Band "Joystick"
#99 D Train "Something's On Your Mind"
 
35. BANG YOUR HEAD - QUIET RIOT
11. JUMP - VAN HALEN *
#66 Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"

This is when I really started getting into hard rock, with Def Leppard the previous year, and Ratt and Twisted Sister later this year.

11. JUMP - VAN HALEN *

My friend's kid picked this

3. TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP - ROMANTICS

My new music project's cover of this song should drop later this year

1. KARMA CHAMELEON - CULTURE CLUB *

My friend's old roommate and I picked this
 
#66 Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"
#74 Night Ranger "(You Can Still) Rock In America"

Two HUGE surprises considering the frequency they were played, and have been since.
 
CORRECT ORDER

Kenny/Dolly "Islands In The Stream" #72
Lionel Richie "All Night Long" #51 had this on the list, then took it off
Paul/Michael "Say Say Say" #13
Yes "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" #2
Culture Club "Karma Chameleon" #1
Van Halen "Jump" #11
Kenny Loggins "Footloose" #41
...
Lionel Richie "Hello" peak 5/12 confused this with "Running With The Night" for second/third single
Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time" peak 6/9
 
William (Bill) Edward Taylor formed the B.E. Taylor Group in 1981 in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. The rock quintet released three albums and seven singles. In 1987, Epic Records dropped them from the label because Taylor refused to record songs with lyrics that conflicted with his Christian beliefs. He released eight solo albums between 1994 and 2012. Four were Christmas albums cleverly titled B.E. Taylor Christmas, B.E. Taylor Christmas 2, B.E. Taylor Christmas 3 and B.E. Taylor Christmas Live At Heinz Hall. Taylor died in 2016.

Vitamin L was written by B.E. Taylor Group guitarist Rick Witkowski, who was an original member of Crack The Sky from 1975 to 1978 and today is a songwriter/guitarist/producer/engineer and owns his own recording studio in Weirton, West Virginia. It's called Studio L, named for his biggest hit – if you can call a song that stalled at #66 "big".....although it did much better in the Pittsburgh area. Drummer Joey D'Amico is the lead singer on Vitamin L. The video was filmed at a GNC store in downtown Pittsburgh.

 
sadchild said:
NOTE: One week off
Won't ever make the top 40:
#59 Rolling Stones "She Was Hot"
#66 Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"
#81 April Wine "This Could Be The Right One"
Click to expand...
This week's surprises of varying degrees.

#90 Bette Midler "Beast Of Burden"

I am cringing jus thinking of this version.
 
IRBS, you might also cringe thinking about the version of Beast Of Burden by Little Texas from the 1997 album Stone Country: Country Artists Perform The Songs Of The Rolling Stones. It isn't all that bad, though. Here is an unusual version by Altered Five, a Milwaukee blues quintet formed in 2002 and led by Jeff Taylor. This is from their 2008 debut CD, Bluesified. Since 2014 they have been known as the Altered Five Blues Band.

 
FEB 89

EARLIER
Phil Collins "A Groovy Kind Of Love"
Poison "Every Rose"
Bobby Brown "My Prerorogative"
Phil Collins "Two Hearts"

Sheriff "When I'm With You"
Paula Abdul "Straight Up"

LATER
Fine Young Cannibals "She Drives Me Crazy"
Debbie Gibson "Lost In Your Eyes"
Bangles "Eternal Flame"
Roxette "The Look"
Madonna "Like A Prayer"

Unfortunately I saw a tweet 2 days ago that tells me the #1 song, so I'm shooting for guessing #2 this week.
 
2/11/1989

-- 40 The Bangles - Eternal Flame (1)
30 39 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Little Liar (19)
-- 38 Eddie Money - The Love in Your Eyes (24)
38 37 Kylie Minogue - It's No Secret (37)
-- 36 Vanessa Williams - Dreamin' (8)
40 35 Anita Baker - Just Because (14)
24 34 Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn (1)
39 33 Chicago - You're Not Alone (10)
37 32 Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon (15)
22 31 Bobby Brown - My Prerogative (1)
36 30 Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True (2)
34 29 Breathe - Don't Tell Me Lies (10)
28 28 The Escape Club - Shake for the Sheik (28)
32 27 Rod Stewart - My Heart Can't Tell You No (4)
26 26 Duran Duran - All She Wants Is (22)
29 25 Guns N' Roses - Paradise City (5)
13 24 Steve Winwood - Holding On (11)
27 23 Bobby Brown - Roni (3)
10 22 Phil Collins - Two Hearts (1)
25 21 Mike & the Mechanics - The Living Years (1)
23 20 Erasure - A Little Respect (14)
08 19 Taylor Dayne - Don't Rush Me (2)
06 18 Def Leppard - Armageddon It (3)
19 17 The Boys - Dial My Heart (13)
20 16 Ann Wilson and Robin Zander - Surrender to Me (6)
18 15 New Kids on the Block - You Got It (The Right Stuff) (3)
17 14 U2 - Angel of Harlem (14)
07 13 Karyn White - The Way You Love Me (7)
21 12 Debbie Gibson - Lost in Your Eyes (1)
16 11 Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am (7)
15 10 Information Society - Walking Away (9)
14 09 Rick Astley - She Wants to Dance with Me (6)
11 08 Samantha Fox - I Wanna Have Some Fun (8)
12 07 Sheena Easton - The Lover in Me (2)
09 06 Tiffany - All This Time (6)
03 05 White Lion - When the Children Cry (3)
04 04 Bon Jovi - Born to Be My Baby (3)
05 03 Tone Loc - Wild Thing (2)
01 02 Sheriff - When I'm with You (1)
02 01 Paula Abdul - Straight Up (1)
 
WAY TOO MANY TO KEEP TRACK OF! NEW CHART-TOPPER EVERY WEEK OR TWO!

CORRECT ORDER

Phil Collins "A Groovy Kind Of Love" #93
Beach Boys "Kokomo" #72
Escape Club "Wild Wild West" #89
Bon Jovi "Bad Medicine" [fell off this week]
Will To Power "Baby/Freebird" #87
Chicago "Look Away" #53
Poison "Every Rose" #34
Bobby Brown "My Prerogative" #31
Phil Collins "Two Hearts" #22
Sheriff "When I'm With You" #2
Paula Abdul "Straight Up" #1
Debbie Gibson "Lost In Your Eyes" #12
Mike + The Mechanics "The Living Years" #21
Bangles "Eternal Flame" #40
Roxette "The Look" #50
Madonna "Like A Prayer" (peak 4/22)

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
yellow: not on my list and not on hot 100
 
7 good/ok from 1989:

24 34 Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn (1)
37 32 Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon (15)
29 25 Guns N' Roses - Paradise City (5)
25 21 Mike & the Mechanics - The Living Years (1)
06 18 Def Leppard - Armageddon It (3)
17 14 U2 - Angel of Harlem (14)
05 03 Tone Loc - Wild Thing (2)

1 channel changers from 1989:
02 01 Paula Abdul - Straight Up (1)
My wife liked this song. But we had an agreement. If we were in the car, I could change the channel for it. In return, if John [Cougar] [Mellencamp] came on, we would change the channel. She hatted JCM.
 
Great/good/ok 22

*****
30 39 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Little Liar (19)
22 31 Bobby Brown - My Prerogative (1)
34 29 Breathe - Don't Tell Me Lies (10)
32 27 Rod Stewart - My Heart Can't Tell You No (4)
29 25 Guns N' Roses - Paradise City (5)
25 21 Mike & the Mechanics - The Living Years (1)
06 18 Def Leppard - Armageddon It (3)
17 14 U2 - Angel of Harlem (14)
03 05 White Lion - When the Children Cry (3)
05 03 Tone Loc - Wild Thing (2)

****
-- 38 Eddie Money - The Love in Your Eyes (24)
24 34 Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn (1)
37 32 Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon (15)
26 26 Duran Duran - All She Wants Is (22)
13 24 Steve Winwood - Holding On (11)
27 23 Bobby Brown - Roni (3)
18 15 New Kids on the Block - You Got It (The Right Stuff) (3)
21 12 Debbie Gibson - Lost in Your Eyes (1)
15 10 Information Society - Walking Away (9)

***
-- 40 The Bangles - Eternal Flame (1)
11 08 Samantha Fox - I Wanna Have Some Fun (8)
01 02 Sheriff - When I'm with You (1)

**
-- 36 Vanessa Williams - Dreamin' (8)
40 35 Anita Baker - Just Because (14)
39 33 Chicago - You're Not Alone (10)
36 30 Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True (2)
28 28 The Escape Club - Shake for the Sheik (28)
10 22 Phil Collins - Two Hearts (1)
23 20 Erasure - A Little Respect (14)
08 19 Taylor Dayne - Don't Rush Me (2)
20 16 Ann Wilson and Robin Zander - Surrender to Me (6)
07 13 Karyn White - The Way You Love Me (7)
16 11 Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am (7)
14 09 Rick Astley - She Wants to Dance with Me (6)
12 07 Sheena Easton - The Lover in Me (2)
09 06 Tiffany - All This Time (6)

*
38 37 Kylie Minogue - It's No Secret (37)
19 17 The Boys - Dial My Heart (13)
04 04 Bon Jovi - Born to Be My Baby (3)
02 01 Paula Abdul - Straight Up (1)
 
NOTE: ONE WEEK OFF
Will never make the top 40
#48 Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers "If We Never Meet Again"
#49 Huey Lewis & The News "Give Me the Keys"
#53 Fleetwood Mac "As Long As You Follow"
#58 House Of Lords "I Wanna Be Loved"
#63 Camouflage "The Great Commandment"
#67 Eighth Wonder "Cross My Heart"
#69 Timelords "Doctorin' The Tardis"
#73 Basia "New Day For You"
#74 Boy Meets Girl "Bring Down the Moon"
#75 Marc Almond "Tears Run Rings"
#76 Survivor "Across the Miles"
#77 Ratt "Way Cool Jr"
#82 Sir Mix-a-Lot "Posse On Broadway"
#83 Giant Steps "Into You"
#84 Pet Shop Boys "Left To My Own Devices"
#85 Kenny Loggins "Tell Her"
#86 Dino "24/7"
#90 Will To Power "Fading Away"
#92 Kenny G "We've Saved The Best For Last"
#95 Til Tuesday "(Believed You Were) Lucky"
#96 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young "Got It Made"
#97 Starship "Wild Again"
 
-- 38 Eddie Money - The Love in Your Eyes (24)
Was surprised that they didn't put this on the greatest hits that came out soon after

19 17 The Boys - Dial My Heart (13)
My friend's kid was reminded of something Alan Hunter said years ago. After 80s on 8 played this as a lost hit, Alan said, "I haven't heard that one in years. And I don't think I ever need to hear it again."

01 02 Sheriff - When I'm with You (1)
02 01 Paula Abdul - Straight Up (1)
So this is why I had to guess the number two song this week instead of number one (Billboard retweeted this). Glad I succeeded!

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26 26 Duran Duran - All She Wants Is (22)
29 25 Guns N' Roses - Paradise City (5)
23 20 Erasure - A Little Respect (14)
06 18 Def Leppard - Armageddon It (3)
17 14 U2 - Angel of Harlem (14)
16 11 Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am (7)
03 05 White Lion - When the Children Cry (3)
05 03 Tone Loc - Wild Thing (2)
02 01 Paula Abdul - Straight Up (1) - Woogida Woogida Woogida!
 
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