80s0n8 Big 40 Countdown Schedule

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

10 good/ok from 1987:

-- 35. Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
20 32. Billy Joel - This Is The Time
33 29. Dead Or Alive - Brand New Lover
35 27. Bruce Hornsby & The Range - Mandolin Rain
6 20. Genesis - Land Of Confusion
8 19. Glass Tiger - Someday
24 17. The Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)
22 16. Peter Gabriel - Big Time
7 5. The Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself
3 1. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

No surprises from the bottom 60.

 

[HecticArt]

Twelve

-- 39. Wang Chung - Let's Go
33 29. Dead Or Alive - Brand New Lover
32 28. Eddie Money - I Wanna Go Back
25 24. Benjamin Orr - Stay The Night
11 23. Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie
6 20. Genesis - Land Of Confusion
26 18. Bruce Willis - Respect Yourself
24 17. The Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)
22 16. Peter Gabriel - Big Time
18 13. Cinderella - Nobody's Fool
7 5. The Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself
3 1. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer

 

[sadchild]

FEB 1986

EARLIER
Phil/Marilyn "Separate Lives"
Lionel "Say You Say Me"
Dionne "That's What Friends"

Spoiler: CANDIDATES

Starship "Sara"
Mr Mister "Kyrie"

LATER
Heart "These Dreams"
Falco "Rock Me Amadeus"
Prince "Kiss"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

#2

 

[HecticArt]

One......

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Nobody is right.

1986/02/22

Repeat countdown:

• 2021/02/20
• 2024/02/27

The Bottom 60:
(--) 95. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY - JANET JACKSON
(--) 94. A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE (IS ALL IT TAKES) - NEW EDITION
(--) 93. IN MY DREAMS - DOKKEN
(65) 82. SEPARATE LIVES – PHIL COLLINS AND MARILYN MARTIN **
(--) 76. OVERJOYED - STEVIE WONDER
(--) 74. I THINK IT'S LOVE - JERMAINE JACKSON
(--) 60. I CAN'T WAIT - STEVIE NICKS
(68) 57. ADDICTED TO LOVE - ROBERT PALMER *
(--) 52. KISS - PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION

This week's drops:
(29) 45. SIDEWALK TALK - JELLYBEAN FEATURING CATHERINE BUCHANAN [18]
(31) 42. I MISS YOU – KLYMAXX [5]
(24) 41. MY HOMETOWN – BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN [6]

The Top 40:
(56) 40. ROCK ME AMADEUS - FALCO *
(48) 39. MANIC MONDAY - THE BANGLES
(42) 38. NIGHT MOVES - MARILYN MARTIN
(25) 37. WALK OF LIFE – DIRE STRAITS [7]
(16) 36. GO HOME – STEVIE WONDER [10]
(40) 35. LET'S GO ALL THE WAY - SLY FOX
(38) 34. ANOTHER NIGHT - ARETHA FRANKLIN
(39) 33. (HOW TO BE A) MILLIONARE - ABC
(20) 32. SAY YOU, SAY ME – LIONEL RICHIE **
(18) 31. TALK TO ME – STEVIE NICKS [4]
(14) 30. SPIES LIKE US – PAUL MCCARTNEY [7]
(34) 29. BEAT'S SO LONELY - CHARLIE SEXTON
(36) 28. WHAT YOU NEED - INXS
(35) 27. THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT - LOVERBOY
(37) 26. R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A (A SALUTE TO 60'S ROCK) - JOHN MELLENCAMP
(27) 25. HE’LL NEVER LOVE YOU (LIKE I DO) – FREDDIE JACKSON
(33) 24. SANCTIFY YOURSELF - SIMPLE MINDS
(32) 23. STAGES - ZZ TOP
(30) 22. NIKITA - ELTON JOHN
(23) 21. DIGITAL DISPLAY – READY FOR THE WORLD
(21) 20. THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV – A-HA
(26) 19. RUSSIANS - STING
(28) 18. DAY BY DAY - HOOTERS
(22) 17. KING FOR A DAY – THE THOMPSON TWINS
(17) 16. TARZAN BOY (FROM "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III") - BALTIMORA
(10) 15. CONGA – MIAMI SOUND MACHINE [10]
(19) 14. THESE DREAMS - HEART *
( 6) 13. I'M YOUR MAN - WHAM [3]
(13) 12. A LOVE BIZARRE – SHEILA E.
(15) 11. SECRET LOVERS – ATLANTIC STARR
( 5) 10. THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR – DIONNE WARWICK & FRIENDS **
( 3) 9. BURNING HEART - SURVIVOR [2]
(12) 8. SILENT RUNNING (ON DANGEROUS GROUND) – MIKE & THE MECHANICS
(11) 7. LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN – THE DREAM ACADEMY
( 8) 6. THE SWEETEST TABOO – SADE
( 7) 5. LIVING IN AMERICA – JAMES BROWN
( 9) 4. SARA - STARSHIP *
( 2) 3. WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING – BILLY OCEAN [2]
( 4) 2. KYRIE – MR. MISTER *
( 1) 1. HOW WILL I KNOW – WHITNEY HOUSTON *

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

21 good/ok from 1986:

(56) 40. ROCK ME AMADEUS - FALCO *
(48) 39. MANIC MONDAY - THE BANGLES
(25) 37. WALK OF LIFE – DIRE STRAITS [7]
(40) 35. LET'S GO ALL THE WAY - SLY FOX
(38) 34. ANOTHER NIGHT - ARETHA FRANKLIN first time hearing tonight on countdown
(20) 32. SAY YOU, SAY ME – LIONEL RICHIE **
(18) 31. TALK TO ME – STEVIE NICKS [4]
(36) 28. WHAT YOU NEED - INXS
(37) 26. R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A (A SALUTE TO 60'S ROCK) - JOHN MELLENCAMP
(33) 24. SANCTIFY YOURSELF - SIMPLE MINDS
(30) 22. NIKITA - ELTON JOHN
(28) 18. DAY BY DAY - HOOTERS
(22) 17. KING FOR A DAY – THE THOMPSON TWINS
(17) 16. TARZAN BOY (FROM "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III") - BALTIMORA
(10) 15. CONGA – MIAMI SOUND MACHINE [10]
( 6) 13. I'M YOUR MAN - WHAM [3]
(12) 8. SILENT RUNNING (ON DANGEROUS GROUND) – MIKE & THE MECHANICS
(11) 7. LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN – THE DREAM ACADEMY
( 9) 4. SARA - STARSHIP *
( 2) 3. WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING – BILLY OCEAN [2]
( 4) 2. KYRIE – MR. MISTER *

2 channel changers for 1986:
( 5) 10. THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR – DIONNE WARWICK & FRIENDS **
( 1) 1. HOW WILL I KNOW – WHITNEY HOUSTON *

 

[HecticArt]

Twenty Seven

^(56) 40. ROCK ME AMADEUS - FALCO *
^(48) 39. MANIC MONDAY - THE BANGLES
(25) 37. WALK OF LIFE – DIRE STRAITS [7]
(40) 35. LET'S GO ALL THE WAY - SLY FOX - Yeeeeee Haaaaaaawwwww!
(39) 33. (HOW TO BE A) MILLIONARE - ABC
(14) 30. SPIES LIKE US – PAUL MCCARTNEY [7]
(34) 29. BEAT'S SO LONELY - CHARLIE SEXTON
(36) 28. WHAT YOU NEED - INXS
(37) 26. R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A (A SALUTE TO 60'S ROCK) - JOHN MELLENCAMP
(33) 24. SANCTIFY YOURSELF - SIMPLE MINDS
(32) 23. STAGES - ZZ TOP
(21) 20. THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV – A-HA
(26) 19. RUSSIANS - STING
(28) 18. DAY BY DAY - HOOTERS
(22) 17. KING FOR A DAY – THE THOMPSON TWINS
(17) 16. TARZAN BOY (FROM "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES III") - BALTIMORA
(10) 15. CONGA – MIAMI SOUND MACHINE [10]
(19) 14. THESE DREAMS - HEART *
(13) 12. A LOVE BIZARRE – SHEILA E.
(12) 8. SILENT RUNNING (ON DANGEROUS GROUND) – MIKE & THE MECHANICS
(11) 7. LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN – THE DREAM ACADEMY
( 8) 6. THE SWEETEST TABOO – SADE
( 7) 5. LIVING IN AMERICA – JAMES BROWN
( 9) 4. SARA - STARSHIP * - Meh
( 2) 3. WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING – BILLY OCEAN [2] - Nostalgia
( 4) 2. KYRIE – MR. MISTER *

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

Next week: 1989

 

[Channel98]

The label of Rock Me Amadeus by Falco (Johann "Hans" Hölzel) did not credit the background vocalists. They are Victoria Miles, Patricia Shockley, and the song's producers and co-writers (and brothers) Rob Bolland and Ferdi Bolland. The original version was in German. The United States release featured English-language passages by Rick McCullough. Here is the "Salieri mix" of the song, named for composer Antonio Salieri, a contemporary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

 

[sadchild]

I didn't forget about Dre, but I forgot about Whitney...

CORRECT ORDER

Phil/Marilyn "Separate Lives" #82
Mr Mister "Broken Wings"
Lionel "Say You Say Me" #32
Dionne "That's What Friends" #10
Whitney "How Will I Know" #1
Mr Mister "Kyrie" #2
Starship "Sara" #4
Heart "These Dreams" #14
Falco "Rock Me Amadeus" #40
Prince "Kiss" #52
Robert Palmer "Addicted To Love" #57

green: my candidates
white: on my list and the hot 100
brown: on the hot 100 but missing from my list
yellow: not on my list and not on hot 100

 

[sadchild]

NOTE: ONE WEEK OFF
Will never reach the top 40
#48 Dan Seals "Bop"
#51 Chicago Bears Shufflin' Crew "The Super Bowl Shuffle"
#53 Meli'sa Morgan "Do Me Baby"
#54 Sam Harris "I'd Do It All Again"
#61 Barbra Streisand "Somewhere"
#63 Pat Benatar "Le Bel Age"
#64 Phyllis Nelson "I Like You"
#66 Alarm "Strength"
#67 Isley Jasper Isley "Caravan Of Love"
#68 Alisha "Baby Talk"
#70 Sheena Easton "Jimmy Mack"
#71 OMD "Secret"
#72 Five Star "Let Me Be The One"
#75 Jennifer Rush "The Power Of Love"
#77 Peter Frampton "Lying"
#78 Divinyls "Pleasure And Pain"
#83 Alan Parsons Project "Stereotomy"
#84 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam "Can You Feel The Beat"
#85 Eurythmics "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"
#88 Firm "All the King's Horses"
#90 Talk Talk "Life's What You Make It"
#91 Scritti Politti "Wood Beez"
#92 Klymaxx "The Men All Pause"
#93 Dokken "In My Dreams"
#96 Ray Parker Jr "One Sunny Day"
#97 Jennifer Holliday "No Frills Love"

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

No surprises.

 

[Channel98]

Dan Seals' Bop, which features the uncredited Cherry Sisters (Sheri Huffman, Lisa Silver, Diane Vanette) on background vocals, went to number one on the January 18 1986 country chart and peaked at #42 on the Hot 100. It won a CMA award for single of the year. Jim Horn, who toured for many years with Duane Eddy and John Denver (but not at the same time) and played flute on Canned Heat's Going Up The Country, plays saxophone on Bop. Paul Davis, best known for I Go Crazy in 1977-78 and '65 Love Affair in 1982, plays synclavier.

 

[HecticArt]

No surprises.

This.

 

[sadchild]

Just noticed I never did this last weekend

Crazy how good early 1986 is, but how terrible early 1987 is.

Great/good/ok 28

*****
(56) 40. ROCK ME AMADEUS - FALCO *
(48) 39. MANIC MONDAY - THE BANGLES
(25) 37. WALK OF LIFE – DIRE STRAITS [7]
(40) 35. LET'S GO ALL THE WAY - SLY FOX
(39) 33. (HOW TO BE A) MILLIONARE - ABC
(36) 28. WHAT YOU NEED - INXS
(32) 23. STAGES - ZZ TOP
(30) 22. NIKITA - ELTON JOHN
(26) 19. RUSSIANS - STING
(28) 18. DAY BY DAY - HOOTERS
(22) 17. KING FOR A DAY – THE THOMPSON TWINS
(17) 16. TARZAN BOY - BALTIMORA
(13) 12. A LOVE BIZARRE – SHEILA E.
(11) 7. LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN – THE DREAM ACADEMY
( 8) 6. THE SWEETEST TABOO – SADE
( 4) 2. KYRIE – MR. MISTER *

****
(18) 31. TALK TO ME – STEVIE NICKS [4]
(37) 26. R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A - JOHN MELLENCAMP
(21) 20. THE SUN ALWAYS SHINES ON TV – A-HA
(19) 14. THESE DREAMS - HEART *
( 3) 9. BURNING HEART - SURVIVOR [2]
(12) 8. SILENT RUNNING – MIKE & THE MECHANICS
( 7) 5. LIVING IN AMERICA – JAMES BROWN
( 9) 4. SARA - STARSHIP *

***
(14) 30. SPIES LIKE US – PAUL MCCARTNEY [7]
(34) 29. BEAT'S SO LONELY - CHARLIE SEXTON
(33) 24. SANCTIFY YOURSELF - SIMPLE MINDS
(10) 15. CONGA – MIAMI SOUND MACHINE [10]

**
(42) 38. NIGHT MOVES - MARILYN MARTIN
(16) 36. GO HOME – STEVIE WONDER [10]
(38) 34. ANOTHER NIGHT - ARETHA FRANKLIN
(20) 32. SAY YOU, SAY ME – LIONEL RICHIE **
(35) 27. THIS COULD BE THE NIGHT - LOVERBOY
(27) 25. HE’LL NEVER LOVE YOU – FREDDIE JACKSON
(23) 21. DIGITAL DISPLAY – READY FOR THE WORLD
( 5) 10. THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR – DIONNE & FRIENDS **
( 2) 3. WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH – BILLY OCEAN [2]

*
( 6) 13. I'M YOUR MAN - WHAM [3]
(15) 11. SECRET LOVERS – ATLANTIC STARR
( 1) 1. HOW WILL I KNOW – WHITNEY HOUSTON *

 

[sadchild]

FEB/MAR 1989

EARLIER
Chicago "Look Away"
Poison "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
Phil Collins "Two Hearts"
Bobby Brown "My Prerogative"
Sherriff "When I'm With You"

Spoiler: CANDIDATES

Paula Abdul "Straight Up"
Mike + The Mechanics "The Living Years"
Bangles "Eternal Flame"

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

 

[IdRatherBeSkiing]

#1 sucks
#3 is ok
I like #2 so not knowing anything about 1989 music I will guess that one.

 

[HecticArt]

I think one.
I think it’s a fun, silly song from back in the day.