80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

10 for 1989

-- 40. Eurythmics - Don't Ask Me Why
36 30. Belinda Carlisle - Leave A Light On
11 22. The Cure - Lovesong
28 21. Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire
25 20. Soul II Soul - Back To Life
17 15. Tina Turner - The Best
15 10. The B-52's - Love Shack
5 6. Aerosmith - Love In An Elevator
2 4. Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love
3 1. Roxette - Listen To Your Heart
 
CORRECT ORDER

Milli Vanilli "Girl I'm Gonna" #31
Janet Jackson "Miss You Much" #3
Roxette "Listen To Your Heart" #1
Bad English "When I See You" #5
Milli Vanilli "Blame It" #12
Billy Joel "We Didn't Start" #21
Phil Collins "Another Day"

green: my candidates
white: on my list and in the top 40
orange: on my list but not in the top 40
 
NOV 1985

five candidates..... totally unsure on which one to go with....

EARLIER
Dire Straits "Money For Nothing"
Whitney "Saving All My Love"

Jan Hammer "Miami Vice Theme"
A-ha "Take On Me"
RTFW "Oh Sheila"
Starship "We Built This City"
Mr Mister "Broken Wings"

LATER
Phil/Marilyn "Separate Lives"
Dionne "That's What Friends"
 
1985/11/16
Repeat countdown
I put spoiler markers around all the current and future and former #1s if anyone else wants to guess.

The bottom 60:
(92) 99. ST. ELMO'S FIRE (MAN IN MOTION) - JOHN PARR **
(--) 94. CAN YOU FEEL THE BEAT - LISA LISA AND CULT JAM WITH FULL FORCE
(--) 93. DISCIPLINE OF LOVE - ROBERT PALMER
(--) 92. LOVE GRAMMAR - JOHN PARR
(--) 91. THIS TIME - INXS
(--) 86. DANGEROUS - LOVERBOY
(--) 84. A LOVE BIZARRE - SHEILA E.
(--) 80. SIDEWALK TALK - JELLYBEAN FEATURING CATHERINE BUCHANAN
(--) 66. TALK TO ME - STEVIE NICKS
(67) 57. THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR - DIONNE & FRIENDS FEATUREING ELTON JOHN, GLADYS KNIGHT AND STEVIE WONDER *
(41) 55. MONEY FOR NOTHING - DIRE STRAITS **

This week's drops:
(33) 52. SUNSET GRILL - DON HENLEY
(27) 43. BOY IN THE BOX - COREY HART
(34) 42. THE NIGHT IS STILL YOUNG - BILLY JOEL
(32) 41. I'M GOIN' DOWN - BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

The Top 40:
(45) 40. WALK OF LIFE – DIRE STRAITS
(22) 39. LONELY ‘OL NIGHT – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(44) 38. TONIGHT SHE COMES – THE CARS
(43) 37. OBJECT OF MY DESIRE - STARPOINT
(42) 36. SMALL TOWN – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(39) 35. RUNNING UP THAT HILL – KATE BUSH
(36) 34. GIRLS ARE MORE FUN – RAY PARKER, JR.
(38) 33. WRAP HER UP – ELTON JOHN
(40) 32. SAY YOU, SAY ME – LIONEL RICHIE *
(37) 31. SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES – EURYTHMICS AND ARETHA FRANKLIN
(23) 30. AND WE DANCED – THE HOOTERS
(20) 29. OH SHEILA – READY FOR THE WORLD **
(17) 28. FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART – STING
(18) 27. I’M GONNA TEAR YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN – PAUL YOUNG
(26) 26. SO IN LOVE – ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVERS IN THE DARK
(30) 25. PERFECT WAY – SCRITTI POLITTI
(35) 24. PARTY ALL THE TIME – EDDIE MURPHY
(31) 23. I MISS YOU - KLYMAXX
(28) 22. ALIVE AND KICKING – SIMPLE MINDS
(24) 21. SOUL KISS – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
(15) 20. LOVIN’ EVERY MINUTE OF IT - LOVERBOY
(25) 19. SLEEPING BAG - ZZ TOP
(29) 18. ELECTION DAY - ARCADIA
(21) 17. ONE OF THE LIVING – TINA TURNER
(13) 16. ONE NIGHT LOVE AFFAIR – BRYAN ADAMS
(19) 15. LOVE THEME FROM “ST. ELMO’S FIRE” – DAVID FOSTER
( 6) 14. SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU – WHITNEY HOUSTON **
( 8) 13. TAKE ON ME – A-HA **
(14) 12. YOU ARE MY LADY – FREDDIE JACKSON
(16) 11. WHO’S ZOOMIN’ WHO – ARETHA FRANKLIN
(10) 10. LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME – THE THOMPSON TWINS
( 9) 9. BE NEAR ME - ABC
(12) 8. NEVER – HEART
(11) 7. BROKEN WINGS – MR. MISTER *
( 7) 6. SEPARATE LIVES – PHIL COLLINS & MARILYN MARTIN *
( 2) 5. PART-TIME LOVER - STEVIE WONDER **
( 3) 4. HEAD OVER HILLS – TEARS FOR FEARS
( 1) 3. "MIAMI VICE" THEME – JAN HAMMER **
( 4) 2. YOU BELONG TO THE CITY – GLENN FRY
( 5) 1. WE BUILT THIS CITY - STARSHIP *
 
23 good/ok from 1985:

(45) 40. WALK OF LIFE – DIRE STRAITS
(22) 39. LONELY ‘OL NIGHT – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(44) 38. TONIGHT SHE COMES – THE CARS
(42) 36. SMALL TOWN – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(39) 35. RUNNING UP THAT HILL – KATE BUSH
(40) 32. SAY YOU, SAY ME – LIONEL RICHIE *
(37) 31. SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES – EURYTHMICS AND ARETHA FRANKLIN
(23) 30. AND WE DANCED – THE HOOTERS
(20) 29. OH SHEILA – READY FOR THE WORLD **
(28) 22. ALIVE AND KICKING – SIMPLE MINDS
(15) 20. LOVIN’ EVERY MINUTE OF IT - LOVERBOY
(25) 19. SLEEPING BAG - ZZ TOP
(13) 16. ONE NIGHT LOVE AFFAIR – BRYAN ADAMS
(19) 15. LOVE THEME FROM “ST. ELMO’S FIRE” – DAVID FOSTER
( 8) 13. TAKE ON ME – A-HA **
(16) 11. WHO’S ZOOMIN’ WHO – ARETHA FRANKLIN
(10) 10. LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME – THE THOMPSON TWINS
( 9) 9. BE NEAR ME - ABC
(11) 7. BROKEN WINGS – MR. MISTER *
( 3) 4. HEAD OVER HILLS – TEARS FOR FEARS
( 1) 3. "MIAMI VICE" THEME – JAN HAMMER **
( 4) 2. YOU BELONG TO THE CITY – GLENN FRY
( 5) 1. WE BUILT THIS CITY - STARSHIP *

2 channel changers from 1985:
( 6) 14. SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU – WHITNEY HOUSTON **
( 7) 6. SEPARATE LIVES – PHIL COLLINS & MARILYN MARTIN *
 
Twenty Seven
There are a decent number that I didn't like back in the day that grew on me over the years.

(45) 40. WALK OF LIFE – DIRE STRAITS
(22) 39. LONELY ‘OL NIGHT – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(44) 38. TONIGHT SHE COMES – THE CARS
(42) 36. SMALL TOWN – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(39) 35. RUNNING UP THAT HILL – KATE BUSH
(23) 30. AND WE DANCED – THE HOOTERS
(20) 29. OH SHEILA – READY FOR THE WORLD **
(17) 28. FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART – STING
(18) 27. I’M GONNA TEAR YOUR PLAYHOUSE DOWN – PAUL YOUNG
(30) 25. PERFECT WAY – SCRITTI POLITTI
(35) 24. PARTY ALL THE TIME – EDDIE MURPHY - Novelty/Nostalgia
(28) 22. ALIVE AND KICKING – SIMPLE MINDS
(15) 20. LOVIN’ EVERY MINUTE OF IT - LOVERBOY
(25) 19. SLEEPING BAG - ZZ TOP
(29) 18. ELECTION DAY - ARCADIA
(13) 16. ONE NIGHT LOVE AFFAIR – BRYAN ADAMS
( 8) 13. TAKE ON ME – A-HA **
(16) 11. WHO’S ZOOMIN’ WHO – ARETHA FRANKLIN
(10) 10. LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME – THE THOMPSON TWINS
( 9) 9. BE NEAR ME - ABC
(12) 8. NEVER – HEART
(11) 7. BROKEN WINGS – MR. MISTER *
( 2) 5. PART-TIME LOVER - STEVIE WONDER **
( 3) 4. HEAD OVER HILLS – TEARS FOR FEARS
( 1) 3. "MIAMI VICE" THEME – JAN HAMMER **
( 4) 2. YOU BELONG TO THE CITY – GLENN FRY
( 5) 1. WE BUILT THIS CITY - STARSHIP *
 


CORRECT ORDER

I found a way to get the Hot 100 again:

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John Parr "St Elmo's Fire" #99
Dire Straits "Money For Nothing" #55
RTFW "Oh Sheila" #29
A-ha "Take On Me" #13
Whitney "Saving All My Love" #14
Stevie Wonder "Part Time Lover" #4
Jan Hammer "Miami Vice Theme" #3
Starship "We Built This City" #1
Phil/Marilyn "Separate Lives" #6
Mr Mister "Broken Wings" #7
Lionel Richie "Say You Say Me" #32
Dionne "That's What Friends" #57

green: my candidates
white: on my list and the hot 100
brown: on the hot 100 but missing from my list
 
Great/good/ok 26

*****
-- 40. Dire Straits - Walk Of Life
22 39. John Cougar Mellencamp - Lonely Ol' Night
-- 38. The Cars - Tonight She Comes
-- 36. John Cougar Mellencamp - Small Town
23 30. The Hooters - And We Danced
17 28. Sting - Fortress Around Your Heart
30 25. Scritti Politti - Perfect Way
15 20. Loverboy - Lovin' Every Minute Of It
13 16. Bryan Adams - One Night Love Affair
25 19. ZZ Top - Sleeping Bag
8 13. A-ha - Take On Me
9. 9. ABC - Be Near Me
12 8. Heart - Never

****
35 24. Eddie Murphy - Party All The Time
10 10. The Thompson Twins - Lay Your Hands On Me
11 7. Mr. Mister - Broken Wings
2 5. Stevie Wonder - Part-Time Lover
3 4. Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels
1 3. Jan Hammer - Miami Vice Theme
4 2. Glenn Frey - You Belong To The City
5 1. Starship - We Built This City

***
38 33. Elton John - Wrap Her Up
28 22. Simple Minds - Alive & Kicking
29 18. Arcadia - Election Day
21 17. Tina Turner - One Of The Living
19 15. David Foster - Love Theme from St. Elmo's Fire
16 11. Aretha Franklin - Who's Zoomin' Who

**
-- 37. Starpoint - Object Of My Desire nina: "object of my dreams"
39 35. Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)
36 34. Ray Parker Jr. - Girls Are More Fun
40 32. Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me
37 31. Eurythmics/Aretha Franklin - Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves
20 29. Ready For The World - Oh Sheila
26 26. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - So In Love
31 23. Klymaxx - I Miss You
6 14. Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You
14 12. Freddie Jackson - You Are My Lady
7 6. Phil Collins & Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives

*
18 27. Paul Young - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
24 21. Olivia Newton-John - Soul Kiss
 
18 for 1985
(45) 40. WALK OF LIFE – DIRE STRAITS
(22) 39. LONELY ‘OL NIGHT – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(42) 36. SMALL TOWN – JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP
(39) 35. RUNNING UP THAT HILL – KATE BUSH
(37) 31. SISTERS ARE DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES – EURYTHMICS AND ARETHA FRANKLIN
(17) 28. FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART – STING
(28) 22. ALIVE AND KICKING – SIMPLE MINDS
(15) 20. LOVIN’ EVERY MINUTE OF IT - LOVERBOY
(25) 19. SLEEPING BAG - ZZ TOP
(19) 15. LOVE THEME FROM “ST. ELMO’S FIRE” – DAVID FOSTER
( 8) 13. TAKE ON ME – A-HA **
(10) 10. LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME – THE THOMPSON TWINS
(12) 8. NEVER – HEART
(11) 7. BROKEN WINGS – MR. MISTER *
( 3) 4. HEAD OVER HILLS – TEARS FOR FEARS - it's Heels
( 1) 3. "MIAMI VICE" THEME – JAN HAMMER **
( 4) 2. YOU BELONG TO THE CITY – GLENN FRY
( 5) 1. WE BUILT THIS CITY - STARSHIP *
 
NOV 1982

EARLIER
John Cougar "Jack & Diane"
Chicago "Hard To Say I'm Sorry"
Steve Miller "Abracadabra"

Joe/Jennifer "Up Where We Belong"
Men At Work "Who Can It Be Now"
Lionel Richie "Truly"

LATER
Toni Basil "Mickey"
Hall & Oates "Maneater"
Toto "Africa"
 
1982/11/20

The Bottom 60:
(75) 93. EYE OF THE TIGER - SURVIVOR **
(--) 79. MEMORY - BARRY MANILOW
(--) 78. (YOU'RE SO SQUARE) BABY, I DON'T CARE - JONI MITCHELL
(--) 68, WAKE UP MY LOVE - GEORGE HARRISON
(--) 59. THE OTHER GUY - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(--) 56. I DO - THE J. GEILS BAND
(53) 50. BABY, COME TO ME - PATTI AUSTIN A DUET WITH HANES INGRAM *
(69) 43. DOWN UNDER – MEN AT WORK *

This week's drops:
(28) 71. ATHENA - THE WHO
(27) 65. GYPSY - FLEETWOOD MAC
(24) 62. BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY - JUICE NEWTON
(21) 54. NEW WORLD MAN - RUSH

The Top 40:
(43) 40. ON THE WINGS OF LOVE – JEFFREY OSBORNE
(42) 39. A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS - TAVARES
(17) 38. LOVE COME DOWN - EVELYN KING
(50) 37. AFRICA - TOTO *
(39) 36. BE MY LADY – JEFFERSON STARSHIP
(38) 35. ROCK THE CASBAH – THE CLASH
(15) 34. THE ONE YOU LOVE - GLENN FREY
(37) 33. I’M SO EXCITED – THE POINTER SISTERS
(40) 32. YOU AND I – EDDIE RABBITT WITH CRYSTAL GAYLE
(35) 31. MISSING YOU – DAN FOGELBERG
(33) 30. I.G.Y. (WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WORLD) – DONALD FAGEN
(29) 29. GET CLOSER - LINDA RONSTDADT
(34) 28. HEARTBREAKER – DIONNE WARWICK
(31) 27. THE LOOK OF LOVE (PART ONE) - ABC
(11) 26. EYE IN THE SKY - THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
( 9) 25. I KEEP FORGETTIN' (EVERY TIME YOU'RE NEAR) - MICHAEL MCDONALD
(26) 24. LOVE ME TOMORROW - CHICAGO
( 8) 23. YOU CAN DO MAGIC - AMERICA
(25) 22. IT’S RAINING AGAIN - SUPERTRAMP
(23) 21. SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT – PAT BENATAR
(22) 20. PRESSURE – BILLY JOEL
(52) 19. SEXUAL HEALING – MARVIN GAYE
(20) 18. SOUTHERN CROSS – CROSBY, STILLS & NASH
(18) 17. AMERICAN HEARTBEAT - SURVIVOR
(16) 16. YOU DON’T WANT ME ANYMORE – STEEL BREEZE
(19) 15. NOBODY – SYLVIA
(36) 14. THE GIRL IS MINE – MICHAEL JACKSON AND PAUL McCARTNEY
(32) 13. DIRTY LAUNDRY – DON HENLEY
(30) 12. ROCK THIS TOWN – THE STRAY CATS
( 7) 11. JACK AND DIANE – JOHN COUGAR **
(10) 10. MUSCLES – DIANA ROSS
(14) 9. STEPPIN’ OUT – JOE JACKSON
(12) 8. MANEATER – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES *
(13) 7. MICKEY – TONI BASIL *
( 6) 6. WHO CAN IT BE NOW – MEN AT WORK **
( 5) 5. HEARTLIGHT – NEIL DIAMOND
( 4) 4. GLORIA – LAURA BRANIGAN
( 3) 3. HEART ATTACK – OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN
( 2) 2. TRULY – LIONEL RICHIE *
( 1) 1. UP WHERE WE BELONG – JOE COCKER AND JENNIFER WARNES *
 
22 good/ok from 1982:
(50) 37. AFRICA - TOTO *
(38) 35. ROCK THE CASBAH – THE CLASH
(15) 34. THE ONE YOU LOVE - GLENN FREY
(37) 33. I’M SO EXCITED – THE POINTER SISTERS
(31) 27. THE LOOK OF LOVE (PART ONE) - ABC
(11) 26. EYE IN THE SKY - THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
( 8) 23. YOU CAN DO MAGIC - AMERICA
(25) 22. IT’S RAINING AGAIN - SUPERTRAMP
(23) 21. SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT – PAT BENATAR
(22) 20. PRESSURE – BILLY JOEL
(20) 18. SOUTHERN CROSS – CROSBY, STILLS & NASH
(19) 15. NOBODY – SYLVIA
(32) 13. DIRTY LAUNDRY – DON HENLEY
(30) 12. ROCK THIS TOWN – THE STRAY CATS
( 7) 11. JACK AND DIANE – JOHN COUGAR **
(14) 9. STEPPIN’ OUT – JOE JACKSON
(12) 8. MANEATER – DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES *
(13) 7. MICKEY – TONI BASIL *
( 6) 6. WHO CAN IT BE NOW – MEN AT WORK **
( 4) 4. GLORIA – LAURA BRANIGAN
( 2) 2. TRULY – LIONEL RICHIE *
( 1) 1. UP WHERE WE BELONG – JOE COCKER AND JENNIFER WARNES *

2 channel changers from 1982:
(36) 14. THE GIRL IS MINE – MICHAEL JACKSON AND PAUL McCARTNEY
(10) 10. MUSCLES – DIANA ROSS
 
I thought there was a smudge on my screen. I never knew DRC had blur feature. It might come in handy for who know what. :laugh:

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