80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

sadchild

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APR 1984 - i think i'm missing one or two in the 'earlier' area

EARLIER
Patti/James "Baby Come To Me"
Van Halen "Jump"

REO Speedwagon "Can't Fight This Feeling"
Kenny Loggins "Footloose"

LATER
Cyndi Lauper "Time After Time"
Deniece Williams "Let's Hear It For The Boy"
Bryan Adams "Heaven"
Duran Duran "The Reflex"
 
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April 28th, 1984:

-- 40. Huey Lewis & The News - The Heart Of Rock & Roll
40 39. Talk Talk - It's My Life
-- 38. The Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
-- 37. Laid Back - White Horse
-- 36. Duran Duran - The Reflex
37 35. Madonna - Borderline
34 34. Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero
17 33. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
15 32. "Weird Al" Yankovic - Eat It
33 31. Van Halen - I'll Wait
32 30. Night Ranger - Sister Christian
29 29. The Pretenders - Show Me
31 28. Berlin - No More Words
36 27. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
30 26. Shalamar - Dancing In The Sheets
28 25. Tony Carey - A Fine Fine Day
24 24. Yes - Leave It
12 23. Van Halen - Jump
26 22. Irene Cara - Breakdance
25 21. Billy Joel - The Longest Time
16 20. Dwight Twilley - Girls
22 19. John Cougar Mellencamp - Authority Song
9 18. Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again
27 17. Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie
19 16. Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me
12 15. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Adult Education
18 14. Kool & The Gang - Tonight
20 13. The Go-Go's - Head Over Heels
23 12. Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It For The Boy
7 11. Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
13 10. Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson - To All The Girls I've Loved Before
6 9. The Pointer Sisters - Automatic
10 8. Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know
11 7. The Cars - You Might Think
8 6. Rick Springfield - Love Somebody
5 5. Culture Club - Miss Me Blind
4 4. The Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
2 3. Kenny Loggins - Footloose
3 2. Lionel Richie - Hello
1 1. Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)

 
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In big contrast to last week, this was an excellent countdown

Great/good/ok 28

*****
-- 38. The Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
-- 37. Laid Back - White Horse
15 32. "Weird Al" Yankovic - Eat It
24 24. Yes - Leave It they played an acapella version, not the usual
12 23. Van Halen - Jump
12 15. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Adult Education
11 7. The Cars - You Might Think
8 6. Rick Springfield - Love Somebody
4 4. The Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now

****
-- 40. Huey Lewis & The News - The Heart Of Rock & Roll
40 39. Talk Talk - It's My Life
34 34. Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero
17 33. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
33 31. Van Halen - I'll Wait
36 27. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
30 26. Shalamar - Dancing In The Sheets
25 21. Billy Joel - The Longest Time
22 19. John Cougar Mellencamp - Authority Song
9 18. Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again
27 17. Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie
19 16. Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me
23 12. Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It For The Boy
7 11. Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
2 3. Kenny Loggins - Footloose

***
-- 36. Duran Duran - The Reflex
32 30. Night Ranger - Sister Christian
16 20. Dwight Twilley - Girls
20 13. The Go-Go's - Head Over Heels

**
37 35. Madonna - Borderline
29 29. The Pretenders - Show Me
31 28. Berlin - No More Words
28 25. Tony Carey - A Fine Fine Day
26 22. Irene Cara - Breakdance
18 14. Kool & The Gang - Tonight
6 9. The Pointer Sisters - Automatic
3 2. Lionel Richie - Hello
1 1. Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)

*
13 10. Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson - To All The Girls I've Loved Before
10 8. Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know
5 5. Culture Club - Miss Me Blind
 

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Thirty.
That's pretty crazy for me.
There were a lot of songs that I didn't like back then, but grew on me over the years.....like a nostalgia fungus or something.

-- 40. Huey Lewis & The News - The Heart Of Rock & Roll
40 39. Talk Talk - It's My Life
-- 38. The Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
-- 37. Laid Back - White Horse
-- 36. Duran Duran - The Reflex
37 35. Madonna - Borderline - Meh
34 34. Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero
17 33. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
15 32. "Weird Al" Yankovic - Eat It
33 31. Van Halen - I'll Wait
32 30. Night Ranger - Sister Christian
29 29. The Pretenders - Show Me
31 28. Berlin - No More Words
36 27. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
24 24. Yes - Leave It
12 23. Van Halen - Jump
25 21. Billy Joel - The Longest Time
16 20. Dwight Twilley - Girls
22 19. John Cougar Mellencamp - Authority Song
9 18. Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again
27 17. Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie - Meh
12 15. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Adult Education
18 14. Kool & The Gang - Tonight
20 13. The Go-Go's - Head Over Heels
7 11. Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
6 9. The Pointer Sisters - Automatic
11 7. The Cars - You Might Think
8 6. Rick Springfield - Love Somebody
4 4. The Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
2 3. Kenny Loggins - Footloose
 
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30 good/ok from 1984:

-- 40. Huey Lewis & The News - The Heart Of Rock & Roll
40 39. Talk Talk - It's My Life
-- 38. The Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
-- 36. Duran Duran - The Reflex
34 34. Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero
17 33. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
15 32. "Weird Al" Yankovic - Eat It
32 30. Night Ranger - Sister Christian
31 28. Berlin - No More Words
36 27. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
30 26. Shalamar - Dancing In The Sheets
12 23. Van Halen - Jump
25 21. Billy Joel - The Longest Time
22 19. John Cougar Mellencamp - Authority Song
9 18. Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again
27 17. Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie
12 15. Daryl Hall & John Oates - Adult Education
18 14. Kool & The Gang - Tonight
20 13. The Go-Go's - Head Over Heels
23 12. Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It For The Boy
7 11. Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
6 9. The Pointer Sisters - Automatic
10 8. Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know
11 7. The Cars - You Might Think
8 6. Rick Springfield - Love Somebody
5 5. Culture Club - Miss Me Blind
4 4. The Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
2 3. Kenny Loggins - Footloose
3 2. Lionel Richie - Hello
1 1. Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)

1 channel changer for 1984:

13 10. Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson - To All The Girls I've Loved Before

Next week: 1983 (might even catch the week that Dexy hit #1)

The VJ has different bumbers now. And they had the PAD data saying it was a 1988 countdown. Also VJs repeatedly said only 2 Footloose songs were on the countdown. They missed "Holding Out For A Hero" and "Dancing in the Sheets".
 

sadchild

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The site I was grabbing the Hot 100 from no longer shows the chart data "due to licensing issues" so I only have the top 40 info.

therefore my

CORRECT ORDER

can't be checked.

But I had two BIG screwups.

Patti/James "Baby Come To Me" is spring 1983
REO Speedwagon "Can't Fight This Feeling" is spring 1985

whoops...

My choice landed at #3. The songs at #1 and #2 are both chart-toppers and I totally forgot about them.

whoops...
 

sadchild

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NOTE: ONE WEEK OFF

Will never get into the top 40
#48 Jeffrey Osborne "We're Going All The Way"
#49 Genesis "Illegal Alien"
#52 Debarge "Love Me In A Special Way"
#55 Shannon "Give Me Tonight"
#57 John Lennon "I'm Steppin' Out"
#58 Billy Rankin "Baby Come Back"
#59 Mr Mister "Hunters Of The Night"
#61 Spandau Ballet "Communication"
#65 Cameo "She's Strange"
#67 Missing Persons "Give"
#69 Nik Kershaw "Wouldn't It Be Good"
#70 Sergio Mendes "Olympia"
#71 Billy Idol "Rebel Yell"
#73 Temptations "Sail Away"
#77 Stacy Lattisaw/Johnny Gill "Perfect Combination"
#78 James Ingram "There's No Easy Way"
#79 David Gilmour "Blue Light"
#82 Adam Ant "Strip"
#83 Sheena Easton "Devil in a Fast Car"
#84 Midnight Star "No Parking (On The Dance Floor)"
#86 Dazz Band "Joystick"
#87 Josie Cotton "Jimmy Loves Maryann"
#88 Bobby Womack/Patti LaBelle "Love Has Finally Come At Last"
#89 Dolly Parton "Downtown"
#90 Michael Gore "Terms Of Endearment"
#91 Modern English "Hands Across The Sea"
#92 Yarbough & People "Don't Waste Your Time"
#93 Roger Daltry "Walking In My Sleep"
#96 Golden Earring "When the Lady Smiles"
#100 Stephen Bishop "Unfaithfully Yours"
 

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27 for 1984:

-- 40. Huey Lewis & The News - The Heart Of Rock & Roll
40 39. Talk Talk - It's My Life
-- 38. The Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane
-- 36. Duran Duran - The Reflex
37 35. Madonna - Borderline
34 34. Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero
17 33. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun
15 32. "Weird Al" Yankovic - Eat It
33 31. Van Halen - I'll Wait
32 30. Night Ranger - Sister Christian
29 29. The Pretenders - Show Me
31 28. Berlin - No More Words
36 27. Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
24 24. Yes - Leave It
12 23. Van Halen - Jump
26 22. Irene Cara - Breakdance
25 21. Billy Joel - The Longest Time
22 19. John Cougar Mellencamp - Authority Song
9 18. Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again
19 16. Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me
20 13. The Go-Go's - Head Over Heels
23 12. Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It For The Boy
7 11. Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
11 7. The Cars - You Might Think
4 4. The Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
2 3. Kenny Loggins - Footloose
1 1. Phil Collins - Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now)
 

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1983/05/07

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The Bottom 60:
(--) 90. COME DANCING - THE KINKS
(--) 89. THE CLOSER YOU GET - ALABAMA
(--) 88. CANDY GIRL - NEW EDITION
(--) 87. THE WALLS COME DOWN - THE CALL
(--) 81. SIGN OF THE TIMES - THE BELLE STARS
(--) 78. BANG THE DRUM ALL DAY - TODD RUNDGREN
(--) 76. OUR HOUSE - MADNESS
(--) 74. WE TWO - LITTLE RIVER BAND
(--) 59. NO TIME FOR TALK - CHRISTOPHER CROSS
(--) 56. I'M STILL STANDING - ELTON JOHN


This week's drops:
(37) 45. BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG - PRETENDERS [5]
(40) 44. I LIKE IT - DEBARGE [31]
(39) 43. TWILIGHT ZONE - GOLDEN EARRING [10]
(38) 41. I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON - FRIDA [13]


The Top 40:
(45) 40. GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN' - ZZ TOP
(36) 39. WHIRLEY GIRL - OXO [28]
(20) 38. YOU ARE - LIONEL RICHIE [4]

(49) 37. SHE'S A BEAUTY - THE TUBES
(25) 36. WE'VE GOT TONIGHT - KENNY ROGERS & SHEENA EASTON [6]
(42) 35. I COULDN'T SAY NO - ROBERT ELLIS ORRAL WITH CARLENE CARTER
(18) 34. DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME - CULTURE CLUB [2]
(16) 33. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF - DURAN DURAN [3]

(43) 32. FAMILY MAN - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(15) 31. ONE ON ONE - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES [7]
(32) 30. SO WRONG - PATRICK SIMMONS
(34) 29. STRANGER AT MY HOUSE - RONNIE MILSAP
(33) 28. ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME - NAKED EYES
(35) 27. DON'T LET IT END - STYX
(26) 26. SOME KIND OF FRIEND - BARRY MANILOW
(27) 25. IT MIGHT BE YOU - STEPHEN BISHOP
(24) 24. WELCOME TO HEARTLIGHT - KENNY LOGGINS
(31) 23. FAITHFULLY - JOURNEY
(28) 22. MORNIN' - JARREAU
(12) 21. SEPARATE WAYS (WORLDS APART) - JOURNEY [8]
(29) 20. AFFAIR OF THE HEART - RICK SPRINGFIELD
(30) 19. TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART) - CULTURE CLUB
(21) 18. STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART - BRYAN ADAMS
(22) 17. MY LOVE - LIONEL RICHIE
(17) 16. RIO - DURAN DURAN
(19) 15. PHOTOGRAPH - DEF LEPPARD
( 7) 14. BILLY JEAN - MICHAEL JACKSON **
(23) 13. FLASHDANCE ... WHAT A FEELING - IRENE CARA *
(13) 12. EVEN NOW - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
(14) 11. SOLITARE - LAURA BRANIGAN
(11) 10. I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK - TOTO
(10) 9. LITTLE RED CORVETTE - PRINCE
( 4) 8. MR. ROBOTO - STYX [3]
( 8) 7. SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE - THOMAS DOLBY
( 9) 6. OVERKILL - MEN AT WORK
( 5) 5. DER KOMMISSAR - AFTER THE FIRE
( 2) 4. COME ON EILEEN - DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS **
( 6) 3. LET'S DANCE - DAVID BOWIE *
( 3) 2. JEOPARDY - GREG KIHN BAND
( 1) 1. BEAT IT - MICHAEL JACKSON *
 
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28 good/ok from 1983:

(45) 40. GIMME ALL YOUR LOVIN' - ZZ TOP
(49) 37. SHE'S A BEAUTY - THE TUBES
(18) 34. DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME - CULTURE CLUB [2]
(16) 33. HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF - DURAN DURAN [3]
(43) 32. FAMILY MAN - DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
(33) 28. ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME - NAKED EYES
(35) 27. DON'T LET IT END - STYX
(27) 25. IT MIGHT BE YOU - STEPHEN BISHOP
(31) 23. FAITHFULLY - JOURNEY
(12) 21. SEPARATE WAYS (WORLDS APART) - JOURNEY [8]
(29) 20. AFFAIR OF THE HEART - RICK SPRINGFIELD
(30) 19. TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART) - CULTURE CLUB
(21) 18. STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART - BRYAN ADAMS
(17) 16. RIO - DURAN DURAN
(19) 15. PHOTOGRAPH - DEF LEPPARD
( 7) 14. BILLY JEAN - MICHAEL JACKSON **
(23) 13. FLASHDANCE ... WHAT A FEELING - IRENE CARA *
(13) 12. EVEN NOW - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND
(11) 10. I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK - TOTO
(10) 9. LITTLE RED CORVETTE - PRINCE
( 4) 8. MR. ROBOTO - STYX [3]
( 8) 7. SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE - THOMAS DOLBY
( 9) 6. OVERKILL - MEN AT WORK
( 5) 5. DER KOMMISSAR - AFTER THE FIRE
( 2) 4. COME ON EILEEN - DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS **
( 6) 3. LET'S DANCE - DAVID BOWIE *
( 3) 2. JEOPARDY - GREG KIHN BAND
( 1) 1. BEAT IT - MICHAEL JACKSON *
 
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