Top 40 Satellite Survey with Dan Ingram 6/14/85

[musicfanpete]

I just recently aquired a couple of Top 40 Satellite Survey shows from 1985. I thought I would post this chart from 6/14/85 just for comparison sakes against the much slower moving charts these days. Not only did this chart consistently move faster than any other chart at the time, but this particular week was one of the wildest ones during this show's entire run. However, believe or not, there was one even crazier week that occurred about a month later that featured ten debuts, even more songs plummeting clear out of the top 20 from the top 5, and too many double digit jumpers to even count! But this week's was pretty wild as well.

The show's host Dan Ingram apparently did not concentrate as much as he normally did regarding announcing the previous week's rankings as I had to guess 5 of the top 7 and #15 & 16 as well. However the rest are correct, and believe me, there are no typos on this chart! Enjoy!

TC LC Artist/Title
01 02 Tears For Fears: Everybody Wants To Rule The World (1 Wk @ #1)
02 05 Bryan Adams: Heaven
03 06 Howard Jones: Things Can Only Get Better
04 09 Madonna: Angel
05 10 Mary Jane Girls: In My House
06 15 Phil Collins: Sussudio
07 12 Katrina & The Waves: Walking On Sunshine
08 14 Prince: Raspberry Beret
09 01 Wham!: Everything She Wants
10 17 Survivor: The Search Is Over
11 19 Duran Duran: A View To A Kill
12 21 The Eurythmics: Would I Lie To You
13 20 Glenn Frey: Smuggler’s Blues
14 18 Limahl: Neverending Story
15 30 Til’ Tuesday: Voices Carry
16 22 Cyndi Lauper: The Goonies R’ Good Enough
17 04 Billy Ocean: Suddenly
18 29 John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band: Tough All Over
19 07 Simple Minds: Don’t You (Forget About Me)
20 32 Paul Young: Everytime You Go Away
21 xx Madonna: Into The Groove
22 03 Harold Faltermeyer: Axel F
23 08 David Lee Roth: Just A Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody
24 36 Kim Carnes: Crazy In The Night
25 xx Bruce Springsteen: Glory Days
26 39 Whitney Houston: You Give Good Love
27 xx Sting: If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free
28 34 Night Ranger: Sentimental Street
29 xx Hall & Oates: Possession Obsession
30 33 Graham Parker & The Shot: Wake Up (Next To You)
31 11 Kool & The Gang: Fresh
32 xx Air Supply: Just As I Am
33 37 The Beach Boys: Getcha Back
34 xx Power Station: Get It On (Bang A Gong)
35 xx Corey Hart: Never Surrender
36 xx Heart: What About Love
37 40 Supertramp: Cannonball
38 16 Julian Lennon: Say You’re Wrong
39 xx Debarge: Who’s Holding Donna Now
40 13 REO Speedwagon: One Lonely Night

[Verisimilitude]

What was this chart based on again?

[musicfanpete]

Apr 5, 2011 22:44:49 GMT -5 Verisimilitude said:

What was this chart based on again?

It was supposed to be based on record sales and affiliate station requests. Probably some in-house chart they used as it was not quite like any of the other charts around.

I also wouldn't be surprised if they used some sort of "hold" rule, IMO, like the Billboard charts used in 1982 where a song continued to rise for a week or two even after it lost it's bullet. That's probably why most songs dropped down this chart really fast during their run.

[musicfanpete]

Here are a couple of more Top 40 Satellite Survey charts that are a bit more "tepid" than the one posted above, though there are still a fair number of big droppers, particularly on the second chart. The first chart is from 8/31/85, and a recording of the entire show that anyone can listen to for free can be found at box.net at the following link:

www.box.net/T40SS

The second chart for the following week was the other show I purchased from 9/7/85. I can PM anyone who wants the link to the person I purchased these from. Enjoy!

Top 40 Satellite Survey - 8/31/85
TC LC Artist/Title
01 02 Huey Lewis & The News: The Power Of Love (1 Wk @ #1)
02 03 John Parr: St. Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion)
03 04 Aretha Franklin: Freeway Of Love
04 06 Bryan Adams: Summer Of 69
05 07 Tina Turner: We Don’t Need Another Hero
06 08 Phil Collins: Don’t Lose My Number
07 09 Billy Joel: You’re Only Human
08 01 Tears For Fears: Shout
09 12 Prince: Pop Life
10 13 Wham!: Freedom
11 14 Pat Benatar: Invincible
12 04 Corey Hart: Never Surrender
13 20 Kool & The Gang: Cherish
14 21 Dire Straits: Money For Nothing
15 15 Howard Jones: Life In One Day
16 10 Dead Or Alive: You Spin Me Around
17 22 The Pointer Sisters: Dare Me
18 19 Billy Ocean: Mystery Lady
19 23 Motley Crue: Smokin’ In The Boys Room
20 26 Madonna: Dress You Up
21 11 Heart: What About Love
22 24 The Motels: Shame
23 25 REO Speedwagon: Live Every Moment
24 28 Cock Robin: When Your Heart Is Weak
25 35 John Mellancamp: Lonely Ol’ Night
26 30 The Eurythmics: There Must Be An Angel
27 29 Katrina & The Waves: Do You Want Crying
28 32 Godley & Creme: Cry
29 40 A-ha: Take On Me
30 32 Michael McDonald: No Lookin’ Back
31 18 Debarge: Who’s Holding Donna Now
32 34 John Waite: Every Step Of The Way
33 16 Sting: If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free
34 37 UB40 f/Chrissy Hynde: I Got You Babe
35 xx Sting: Fortress Around Your Heart
36 38 Whitney Houston: Saving All My Love For You
37 xx Laura Branigan: Spanish Eddie
38 39 John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band: C-I-T-Y
39 27 Paul Young: Everytime You Go Away
40 xx Loverboy: Lovin’ Every Minute Of It


Top 40 Satellite Survey - 9/7/85
TC LC Artist/Title
01 01 Huey Lewis & The News: The Power Of Love (2 Wks @ #1)
02 02 John Parr: St. Elmo’s Fire (Man In Motion)
03 04 Bryan Adams: Summer Of 69
04 05 Tina Turner: We Don’t Need Another Hero
05 06 Phil Collins: Don’t Lose My Number
06 07 Billy Joel: You’re Only Human
07 09 Prince: Pop Life
08 10 Wham!: Freedom
09 14 Dire Straits: Money For Nothing
10 11 Pat Benatar: Invincible
11 03 Aretha Franklin: Freeway Of Love
12 13 Kool & The Gang: Cherish
13 15 Howard Jones: Life In One Day
14 08 Tears For Fears: Shout
15 20 Madonna: Dress You Up
16 17 The Pointer Sisters: Dare Me
17 19 Motley Crue: Smokin’ In The Boys Room
18 22 The Motels: Shame
19 25 John Mellancamp: Lonely Ol’ Night
20 29 A-ha: Take On Me
21 12 Corey Hart: Never Surrender
22 26 The Eurythmics: There Must Be An Angel
23 24 Cock Robin: When Your Heart Is Weak
24 28 Godley & Creme: Cry
25 27 Katrina & The Waves: Do You Want Crying
26 38 John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band: C-I-T-Y
27 30 Michael McDonald: No Lookin’ Back
28 32 John Waite: Every Step Of The Way
29 xx Ready For The World: Oh Sheila
30 36 Whitney Houston: Saving All My Love For You
31 35 Sting: Fortress Around Your Heart
32 xx Mick Jagger & David Bowie: Dancing In The Street
33 16 Dead Or Alive: You Spin Me Around
34 34 UB40 f/Chrissy Hynde: I Got You Babe
35 37 Laura Branigan: Spanish Eddie
36 xx Night Ranger: Four In The Morning
37 18 Billy Ocean: Mystery Lady
38 xx Hall & Oates f/Ruffin & Kendricks: The Way You Do The Things You Do
39 40 Loverboy: Lovin’ Every Minute Of It
40 21 Heart: What About Love

[tico]

I thought "Every Time You Go Away" was released a year or two sooner. Anyhow, 1985 was a great year for music and seeing all these songs bring back some really good memories.

[musicfanpete]

Apr 6, 2011 22:31:13 GMT -5 @tico said:

I thought "Every Time You Go Away" was released a year or two sooner. Anyhow, 1985 was a great year for music and seeing all these songs bring back some really good memories.

It most certainly does. What a great year for music! And that probably contributed to the high turnover of songs with so many good ones charting every week.