Billboard 1980: The Rankdown (Winner Revealed)

[Unhinged]

#50

More Love

Kim Carnes

Total Points: 1102

Billboard Hot 100: 10

Billboard Top 100 of 1980: 39

From: Romance Dance

Written by Smokey Robinson and originally recorded by The Miracles, "More Love" was covered by Kim Carnes and included on the album Romance Dance. Her version peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Handing out 3 perfect ranks with this leaving, congratulations to myself, rowellfarm490 and Doc Indie Party Rock!

Butterflies & Hurricanes - 39
singingrulebritannia  - 60
gonecountry - 42
Sambalada - 57
tallen2001 - 42
God - 23
mamooshka - 18
rowellfarm490 - 50
Doc Indie Party Rock  - 50 
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 55
Az Paynter - 75
newpower - 73
Mirago - 49
Red - 69
Alex1901 - 36
desperado - 36
peacebone - 55
Glove Slap - 44
Juanca - 70
campbellssoup - 93
Mic Technique - 33
Unhinged - 50

[Unhinged]

#49

Little Jeanie

Elton John

Total Points: 1111

Billboard Hot 100: 3⁽⁴⁾

Billboard Top 100 of 1980: 16

From: 21 at 33

Reaching its peak of No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending July 19, 1980, "Little Jeanie" was his 5th No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. At the time it was his highest charting single since 1975's "Island Girl."

Butterflies & Hurricanes - 30
singingrulebritannia - 62
gonecountry - 51
Sambalada - 82
tallen2001 - 57
God - 82
mamooshka - 21
rowellfarm490 - 70
Doc Indie Party Rock - 57
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 71
Az Paynter - 85
newpower - 51
Mirago - 14
Red - 66
Alex1901 - 38
desperado  - 20 
peacebone - 68
Glove Slap - 60
Juanca - 12
campbellssoup - 5
Mic Technique - 65
Unhinged - 53

[newpower]

All these truly mediocre songs finishing above Emotional Rescue...

[Unhinged]

#48

Wait For Me

Hall & Oates

Total Points: 1130

Billboard Hot 100: 18

Billboard Top 100 of 1980: 88

From: X-Static

"Wait For Me" was written by Darryl Hall and produced by David Foster. It peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was released as the 3^rd single from the album X-Static.

Butterflies & Hurricanes and singingrulebritannia score perfect placements with this leaving the rankdown...

Butterflies & Hurricanes - 48
singingrulebritannia - 48
gonecountry - 69
Sambalada - 39
tallen2001 - 18
God - 69
mamooshka - 45
rowellfarm490 - 46
Doc Indie Party Rock - 51
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 41
Az Paynter - 27
newpower - 55
Mirago - 29
Red - 32
Alex1901 - 68
desperado - 51
peacebone - 60
Glove Slap - 50
Juanca - 87
campbellssoup - 35
Mic Technique - 85
Unhinged  - 39

[Unhinged]

#47

The Long Run

Eagles

Total Points: 1135

Billboard Hot 100: 8

Billboard Top 100 of 1980: 81

From: The Long Run

Second single from the album of the same name, this peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was viewed as a tribute to the Stax/Memphis rhythm and blues sound.

Butterflies & Hurricanes - 35
singingrulebritannia - 93
gonecountry - 4
Sambalada - 68
tallen2001 - 19
God - 68
mamooshka - 40
rowellfarm490 - 65
Doc Indie Party Rock - 47
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 77
Az Paynter - 15
newpower - 54
Mirago - 94
Red - 79
Alex1901 - 58
desperado - 4
peacebone - 76
Glove Slap - 23
Juanca - 86
campbellssoup - 37
Mic Technique - 23
Unhinged - 25

[Az Paynter]

Why is this out already? :sip2:

[Unhinged]

#46

Steal Away

Robbie Dupree

Total Points: 1145

Billboard Hot 100: 6

Billboard Top 100 of 1980: 26

From: Robbie Dupree

Lead single from his self-titled debut album "Steal Away" peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending July 12, 1980. It was his only Top 10 hit in the US.

Sorry gonecountry but it's time to say good-bye to your No. 2...

Butterflies & Hurricanes - 43
singingrulebritannia - 58
gonecountry - 2
Sambalada - 54
tallen2001 - 82
God - 91
mamooshka - 43
rowellfarm490 - 60
Doc Indie Party Rock - 26
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 36
Az Paynter - 74
newpower - 39
Mirago - 37
Red - 47
Alex1901 - 30
desperado - 55
peacebone - 47
Glove Slap - 82
Juanca - 38
campbellssoup - 13
Mic Technique - 77
Unhinged - 43

[Unhinged]

#45

You May Be Right

Billy Joel

Total Points: 1153

Billboard Hot 100: 7

Billboard Top 100 of 1980: 75

From: Glass Houses

"You May be Right" was the second single issued from the album Glass Houses and peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early May of 1980. The featured riff of the song loosely borrows from the Buffalo Springfield hit "Rock and Roll Woman."

Butterflies & Hurricanes - 24
singingrulebritannia - 56
gonecountry - 7
Sambalada - 95
tallen2001 - 30
God - 61
mamooshka - 36
rowellfarm490 - 33
Doc Indie Party Rock - 29
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 82
Az Paynter - 79
newpower - 58
Mirago - 60
Red - 51
Alex1901 - 52
desperado - 42
peacebone - 84
Glove Slap - 51
Juanca - 26
campbellssoup  - 9
Mic Technique  - 66
Unhinged - 38

[gonecountry]

Jan 30, 2019 9:51:37 GMT -5 Unhinged said:

#46

Steal Away

Robbie Dupree

Total Points: 1145

Billboard Hot 100: 6

Billboard Top 100 of 1980: 26

From: Robbie Dupree

Lead single from his self-titled debut album "Steal Away" peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending July 12, 1980. It was his only Top 10 hit in the US.

Sorry gonecountry but it's time to say good-bye to your No. 2...

Butterflies & Hurricanes - 43
singingrulebritannia - 58
gonecountry - 2
Sambalada - 54
tallen2001 - 82
God - 91
mamooshka - 43
rowellfarm490 - 60
Doc Indie Party Rock - 26
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 36
Az Paynter - 74
newpower - 39
Mirago - 37
Red - 47
Alex1901 - 30
desperado - 55
peacebone - 47
Glove Slap - 82
Juanca - 38
campbellssoup - 13
Mic Technique - 77
Unhinged - 43

So sad. This is the epitome of 1979/1980. This rankdown has made me realize how much music changed from 1980 to 1982.

[Butterflies & Hurricanes]

Linda Ronstadt, Jermaine Jackson and Kool & the Gang should be showing up soon

[Unhinged]

#44

Biggest Part Of Me

Ambrosia

Total Points: 1173

Billboard Hot 100: 3⁽³⁾

Billboard Top 100 of 1980: 27

From: One Eighty

Single from the album One Eighty. Peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending June 7, 1980 where it remained for 3 weeks.

Butterflies & Hurricanes - 52
singingrulebritannia - 26
gonecountry - 33
Sambalada - 75
tallen2001 - 69
God - 42
mamooshka - 17
rowellfarm490 - 41
Doc Indie Party Rock - 48
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 26
Az Paynter - 36
newpower - 29
Mirago  - 84
Red  - 41
Alex1901 - 51
desperado - 56
peacebone - 67
Glove Slap - 89
Juanca - 48
campbellssoup - 7
Mic Technique - 50
Unhinged  - 62

[Butterflies & Hurricanes]

only 2 top 25s yet it made it this far? huh

[Unhinged]

#43

Into The Night

Benny Mardones

Total Points: 1184

Billboard Hot 100: 11

Billboard Top 100 of 1980: 69

From: Never Run, Never Hide

Originally released in June of 1980, "Into The Night" peaked at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 on its first chart run. It found renewed success almost a decade later, when in 1989 it re-entered the chart and peaked at No. 20 bringing its cumulative total weeks on the chart to 37 thus scoring the longest-charting single of the 1980s by a solo artist.

Butterflies & Hurricanes - 46
singingrulebritannia - 45
gonecountry - 6
Sambalada - 27
tallen2001 - 47
God - 51
mamooshka - 64
rowellfarm490 - 31
Doc Indie Party Rock - 70
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 10
Az Paynter - 17
newpower - 47
Mirago - 46
Red - 64
Alex1901 - 94
desperado - 99
peacebone - 30
Glove Slap - 46
Juanca - 34
campbellssoup - 25
Mic Technique - 68
Unhinged - 71

[Unhinged]

#42

Sailing

Christopher Cross

Total Points: 1200

Billboard Hot 100: 1⁽¹⁾

Billboard Top 100 of 1980: 32

From: Christopher Cross

This Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit was released in June of 1980, reaching the top the week ending August 30^th. It won Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Arrangement of the Year, and helped him win the Best New Artist award.

Butterflies & Hurricanes - 36
singingrulebritannia - 39
gonecountry - 35
Sambalada - 50
tallen2001 - 71
God - 43
mamooshka - 92
rowellfarm490 - 51
Doc Indie Party Rock - 22
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 12
Az Paynter - 18
newpower - 36
Mirago - 5
Red - 78
Alex1901 - 88
desperado - 60
peacebone - 63
Glove Slap - 93
Juanca - 19
campbellssoup - 11
Mic Technique - 24
Unhinged - 76

[Unhinged]

#41

We Don't Talk Anymore

Cliff Richard

Total Points: 1211

Billboard Hot 100: 7

Billboard Top 100 of 1980: 45

From: We Don't Talk Anymore

A huge international hit, reaching No. 1 in 10 countries and No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, "We Don't Talk Anymore" was released in July of 1979, reaching its peak in the US in early January of 1980. At the time Richard became the first act to reach the Hot 100's Top 40 in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

Revealing 40-31 tomorrow.

Butterflies & Hurricanes - 32
singingrulebritannia - 44
gonecountry - 40
Sambalada - 88
tallen2001 - 62
God - 83
mamooshka - 32
rowellfarm490 - 37
Doc Indie Party Rock - 19
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 51
Az Paynter - 10
newpower - 30
Mirago - 33
Red - 76
Alex1901 - 47
desperado  - 63
peacebone - 44
Glove Slap - 67
Juanca - 23
campbellssoup - 16
Mic Technique - 57
Unhinged - 56

The Top 40 (in alphabetical order)

Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer - No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) 
Billy Joel - It's Still Rock And Roll To Me 
Blondie - Call Me 
Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band - Against The Wind 
Brothers Johnson - Stomp 
Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind 
Diana Ross - Upside Down 
Donna Summer - Dim All The Lights 
Donna Summer - On The Radio 
Eagles - Heartache Tonight 
Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why 
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk 
Fleetwood Mac - Sara 
Gary Numan - Cars 
Genesis - Misunderstanding 
George Benson - Give Me The Night 
Herb Alpert - Rise 
Irene Cara - Fame 
Jermaine Jackson - Let's Get Serious 
Kool and The Gang - Ladies Night 
Kool and The Gang - Too Hot 
Linda Ronstadt - How Do I Make You 
Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown 
M - Pop Muzik 
Michael Jackson - Off The Wall 
Michael Jackson - Rock With You 
Olivia Newton-John - Magic 
Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker 
Pete Townshend - Let My Love Open The Door 
Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall 
Pretenders - Brass In Pocket 
Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover 
Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love 
S.O.S. Band - Take Your Time 
Shalamar - The Second Time Around 
Smokey Robinson - Cruisin' 
Spinners - Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl 
Supertramp - Take The Long Way Home 
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Don't Do Me Like That 
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers - Refugee

[Juanca]

80-61: I cleared my bottom 10 when Dionne Warwick left (sorry, but that song was a borefest to me). And unfortunately I had my first top 20 losses as well :'( Here my biggest divergences:

76. Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer (24): My favorite KR song in this RD. And one of my favorite songs off that Greatest Hits cassette that my dad brought from the US in 1981. I still like the dramatic, heartfelt vocals from Kim and Kenny and the overall melody of this song. I really thought it would escape the bottom quarter...

75. All Out of Love (45): This shows my fandom for Air Supply. I've always liked the melody and vocals of this song, as well as the dramatic bridge-silence-chorus section and final harmonies.

72. Do That To Me One More Time (59): Another song that I've kept soft spot for, although not as much as back in the 80s. Nice melody and vocals (back in the day I thought it was Dione Warwick tho )

71. Don't Let Go (90): I wanted to like more of this disco vibed song, but it felt underwhelming including with those slightly bored male vocals

69. The Rose (15): WHAT?!!! This is a classic. The first time I heard it in full I got tearyeyed. And even now if I just listen to it, it strucks an emotional chord... I love how Bette sings and harmonizes. Simple but beautiful song.

68. Babe (14): WHATT!!?!! This was HUGE back home in the 80s. I love Dennis' vocals as well as the overall melody and intrumentation. A classic ballad. And of course the type of ballad rejected by Pulse

66. Send One Your Love (53): Back in the 80s I didn't care much for this style of music, but I've come around to like it better with time.

65. Jojo (49): I wasn't a big fan of this song back in the early 80s, but with time I've grown to like it more. The instrumentation as well as the disco soul and soft rock combo works better for me now mixed with nostalgia of those years.

63. Drivin' My Life Away (76): I had some doubts about where to rank it. In the end, this was a cute little bop. Not bad but just a bit too simple to escape my bottom quarter.


64. Please Don't Go (33): I go back and forth with this one. Not a big fan in the early 80s, then I liked it more in the late 80s and early 90s when the techno mixes came about, then not as much later on, etc. I'm now in a stage of appreciation of this song, but I do understand why it's this low.

[campbellssoup]

Wow these reveals killed my top 20. And here I was thinking I was doing well with my highest loss being 22 before.

[Red]

I had forgotten that I had so many low songs still in. Thank god most of this rankdown was, at the very least, average.

I'm glad that a couple of songs, in particular, made the top 40. I expected one of them to miss the top half entirely.

[Juanca]

60. Sexy Eyes (43): I liked this disco pop tune back in the day, and I still do. The guy jamming in the video puts a smile in my face :)

59. Tired Of Toein' the Line (31): Awww... This is corky and fun. Really like how he sings it and the music is just fun pop. I really liked this back in the day, and it's aged quite well to me.

58. Fire Lake (81): This was a first listen. I wanted to like it, but it didn't connect with me... with this leaving, I have 2 bottom 25 left.

57. This Is It (39): Nice pop funky song, but I think Michael McDonald significantly elevates it.

56. She's Out of My Life (52): He sings this very well, but the song itself is a bit too bland.

55. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) (41): Even though it wasn't a huge favorite of mine back in the day, in the late 80s it became almost synonymous with sunset and beach music :)

54. Coming Up (44): I liked this way more back in the early 80s. That trumpet-like sound ends up being a bit annoying now, although overall is a fun pop song.

53. One Fine Day (72): This was a first line that I slightly under-ranked due to low familiarity.

52. Emotional Rescue (46): I like Mick's vocal performance here, and the overall vibe of the song, although for a RS song it's just not that strong. (Btw, I think MJ and RS are often well ranked and not giving many extra points for being who they are.... whereas I can't say the same for Prince, who could've also easily left this RD already )

51. Hurt So Bad (66): Pretty good chorus but underwhelming verses. Good to see it leave before her other jam.

[🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲]

The rest can go. The only songs I'm kinda bummed about leaving earlier are Hurt So Bad, Into The Night, and Sailing. All fantastic classics.

[newpower]

Jan 30, 2019 12:05:52 GMT -5 Red said:

I'm glad that a couple of songs, in particular, made the top 40. I expected one of them to miss the top half entirely.

I feel the same about my #5: I wasn't sure if it will make it to the top half. More than happy that it's in the top 40.

[tallen2001]

Just a reminder that the MV For Into The Night has got to be one of the creepiest and weirdest videos ever.

[Butterflies & Hurricanes]

Jan 30, 2019 15:40:21 GMT -5 tallen2001 said:

Just a reminder that the MV For Into The Night has got to be one of the creepiest and weirdest videos ever.

you made me go seek out the video...i can't unsee that...omg...that was BAD...it kinda ruins the song for me now

[gonecountry]

Jan 30, 2019 16:04:38 GMT -5 Butterflies & Hurricanes said:

Jan 30, 2019 15:40:21 GMT -5 tallen2001 said:

Just a reminder that the MV For Into The Night has got to be one of the creepiest and weirdest videos ever.

you made me go seek out the video...i can't unsee that...omg...that was BAD...it kinda ruins the song for me now

Have always thought this video was one of the creepiest

[newpower]

Jan 30, 2019 17:27:03 GMT -5 gonecountry said:

Jan 30, 2019 16:04:38 GMT -5 Butterflies & Hurricanes said:

you made me go seek out the video...i can't unsee that...omg...that was BAD...it kinda ruins the song for me now

Have always thought this video was one of the creepiest

Damn it. Why did I watch... why? That flying carpet at the end is so weird.

[Mirago]

lol I guess if her being '16 years old' didn't raise any flags at radio it meant skies the limit with the video?

[Mirago]

Sailing is out too soon, that song is a gem.

Little Jeannie and Empty Garden are probably my two favourite Elton singles.

Wait For Me was a first listen I enjoyed, it has a real 60s soul/motown vibe to it. It's production is an indicator of what H & O would have in store for their many hits still to come.

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

Jan 30, 2019 17:27:03 GMT -5 gonecountry said:

Jan 30, 2019 16:04:38 GMT -5 Butterflies & Hurricanes said:

you made me go seek out the video...i can't unsee that...omg...that was BAD...it kinda ruins the song for me now

Have always thought this video was one of the creepiest

#43
. Into The Night
- Benny Mardones

The song is not about a 30 year old guy stalking a 16 year old. they are both supposed to be teenagers, but  Benny just wanted to feature himself in the MV.  Who can blame him? It's his song. What's even more disturbing is that this song returned to the charts in 1989, because some dee jay in Arizona decided to add it to the playlist.  I'm surprsed you guys didn't tank it because of the first line of the song?   

[Doc Indie Party Rock]

#50. Kim Carnes - More Love
I like smooth Disco vibes. This seeemd like a P-P-P- Perfect song to anchor my Top 50.

#49. Little Jeanie - Elton John
I remember hearing this song on the radio always almost immediately before Olivia's "Magic", so I would never let my parents change the radio dial, just in case it came on.

#48. Wait For Me - Hall & Oates
can you believe that I didn't know this song existed? I thought their career began with "You've Lost That Love and Feeling"? I thought "Rich Girl" was from 80's too?

#47. The Long Run - Eagles
Perfect slot for this song. The correct one is out first.

#46. Steal Away - Robbie Dupree
I was afraid you all would tank this. Glad you didn't. This song is as mellow rock as one can get, but sounds great while cruising down the highway in the night. "Hot Rod Hearts" was equally as catchy, but it peaked at #15. Both of this easily make my top 40 of 1980.

Hot Rod Hearts preformed on Solid Gold.


#45. You May Be Right - Billy Joel
I didn't like this song too much back then. I remember starting to like it in the 90's, because it had Meatloaf vibes.

#44. Biggest Part Of Me - Ambrosia
This band was soft Rock heaven. This is a good song but I much more prefer the one I recall hearing on the radio titled "You're The Only Woman"


#43. Into The Night - Benny Mardones
never really cared for this one in 1980 nor in 1989.

#42. Sailing - Christopher Cross
LOL to you all, but this is a jam. Lying in bed in the dark with the headphones on this song takes you to other worlds. You literally see colours in your mind while the song is on.


#41. We Don't Talk Anymore - Cliff Richard
damn. Just misses the top 40. Another superb soft rock song with Disco vibes. I charted this one, "Dreamin" and "Sailing" with Olivia Newton-john. later on in life I found out Cliff started his music career in the late 50's. Before the Beatles England had Cliff Richard.

[Unhinged]

#40

How Do I make You

Linda Ronstadt

Total Points: 1220

Billboard Hot 100: 10

Billboard Top 100 of 1980: 68

From: Mad Love

Released in January of 1980 as the lead single from the album Mad Love, "How Do I Make You" peaked at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.  

Butterflies & Hurricanes - 63
singingrulebritannia - 30
gonecountry - 88
Sambalada - 77
tallen2001 - 28
God - 28
mamooshka - 70
rowellfarm490 - 36
Doc Indie Party Rock - 24
🇯🇲 dollybaby 🇯🇲 - 84
Az Paynter - 35
newpower - 74

Mirago  - 87
Red - 20
Alex1901 - 35
desperado - 16
peacebone - 34
Glove Slap - 21
Juanca - 28
campbellssoup - 34
Mic Technique - 55
Unhinged - 34