Sirius' flashback countdowns (New 90s countdown)

[friday]

This week they did 1987. I get the feeling the first show back was supposed to have been 1988, since ever since then the order has been the exactly the same as it was when it left last year. But I guess we won't get to that year for another two weeks.

12/5/1987
-- 40 New Order - True Faith
-- 39 Expose - Seasons Change
-- 38 Bourgeois Tagg - I Don't Mind at All
-- 37 Prince - I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
30 36 Yes - Love Will Find a Way
-- 35 Icehouse - Crazy
40 34 Laura Branigan - The Power of Love
-- 33 The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter
23 32 Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies
34 31 Heart - There's the Girl
13 30 Swing Out Sister - Breakout
35 29 Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel
31 28 Def Leppard - Animal
33 27 Elton John - Candle in the Wind
06 26 Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise
29 25 INXS - Need You Tonight
25 24 Michael Bolton - That's What Love Is All About
24 23 The Jets - I Do You
15 22 Poison - I Won't Forget You
26 21 Taylor Dayne - Tell It to My Heart
27 20 John Cougar Mellencamp - Cherry Bomb
21 19 Stevie Wonder - Skeletons
22 18 Aerosmith - Dude (Looks Like a Lady)
09 17 Cutting Crew - I've Been in Love Before
07 16 Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
18 15 Squeeze - Hourglass
20 14 Steve Winwood - Valerie
03 13 Billy Idol - Mony Mony
17 12 Pretty Poison - Catch Me (I'm Falling)
19 11 George Harrison - Got My Mind Set on You
14 10 Jody Watley - Don't You Want Me
12 09 R.E.M. - The One I Love
16 08 Whitney Houston - So Emotional
08 07 Sting - We'll Be Together
10 06 Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love
11 05 Whitesnake - Is This Love
04 04 Richard Marx - Should've Known Better
05 03 George Michael - Faith
01 02 Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes - (I've Had) the Time of My Life
02 01 Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is a Place on Earth

Other than adding "Mediate" to "Need You Tonight," all 40 songs on the top 40 that week were played this week.

[friday]

This week it was 1982. For the second week in a row, all 40 songs from the Hot 100 top 40 were played.

12/11/1982
-- 40 Fleetwood Mac - Love in Store
39 39 Peter Gabriel - Shock the Monkey
40 38 Kool & the Gang - Let's Go Dancin'
-- 37 J. Geils Band - I Do
37 36 Moving Pictures - What About Me
-- 35 Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes
36 34 Tavares - A Penny for Your Thoughts
35 33 Billy Squier - Everybody Wants You
38 32 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - You Got Lucky
-- 31 Kenny Loggins - Heart to Heart
32 30 Jeffery Osborne - On the Wings of Love
33 29 John Cougar - Hand to Hold on To
29 28 Jefferson Starship - Be My Lady
34 27 Little River Band - The Other Guy
26 26 Donald Fagen - I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World)
31 25 Patti Austin with James Ingram - Baby Come to Me
28 24 Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love
23 23 Dan Fogelberg - Missing You
22 22 Chicago - Love Me Tomorrow
24 21 Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle - You and I
21 20 ABC - The Look of Love
25 19 The Clash - Rock the Casbah
27 18 Toto - Africa
05 17 Neil Diamond - Heartlight
16 16 Olivia Newton-John - Heart Attack
17 15 Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker
19 14 Men at Work - Down Under
14 13 Pat Benatar - Shadows of the Night
06 12 Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong
13 11 Supertramp - It's Raining Again
10 10 Diana Ross - Muscles
11 09 The Stray Cats - Rock This Town
12 08 Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
09 07 Don Henley - Dirty Laundry
07 06 Joe Jackson - Sexual Healing
08 05 Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney - The Girl Is Mine
01 04 Lionel Richie - Truly
04 03 Hall & Oates - Maneater
02 02 Laura Branigan - Gloria
03 01 Toni Basil - Mickey

[friday]

This week it was 1985.

12/21/1985
38 40 Artists United Against Apartheid - Sun City
-- 39 Billy Ocean - When the Going Gets Tough
-- 38 Pete Townshend - Face the Face
24 37 Eurythmics and Aretha Franklin - Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves
-- 36 Jellybean with Madonna - Sidewalk Talk
40 35 Pat Benatar - Sex As a Weapon
17 34 Glenn Frey - You Belong to the City
-- 33 Whitney Houston - How Will I Know*
-- 32 Bruce Springsteen - My Hometown
15 31 Thompson Twins - Lay Your Hands on Me
33 30 Night Ranger - Goodbye
30 29 Ta Mara & the Seen - Everybody Dance
31 28 Paul McCartney - Spies Like Us
25 27 Starpoint - Object of My Desire
32 26 Stevie Wonder - Go Home
37 25 Wham! - I'm Your Man
27 24 Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne - You're a Friend of Mine
28 23 Bryan Adams and Tina Turner - It's Only Love
26 22 Miami Sound Machine - Conga
20 21 Elton John - Wrap Her Up
23 20 Sting - Love Is the Seventh Wave
21 19 Kool & the Gang - Emergency
11 18 Aretha Franklin - Who's Zoomin' Who
22 17 Survivor - Burning Heart
19 16 Stevie Nicks - Talk to Me
10 15 Starship - We Built This City
18 14 Dire Straits - Walk of Life
05 13 Heart - Never
16 12 The Cars - Tonight She Comes
13 11 Scritti Politti - Perfect Way
08 10 ZZ Top - Sleeping Bag
12 09 John Cougar Mellencamp - Small Town
14 08 Dionne Warwick & Friends - That's What Friends Are For
09 07 Klymaxx - I Miss You
06 06 Arcadia - Election Day
02 05 Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives
07 04 Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking
04 03 Eddie Murphy - Party All the Time
01 02 Mr. Mister - Broken Wings
03 01 Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me

*Was actually #42. "Do It for Love" by Sheena Easton was #33.

[friday]

This week they did 1988.

12/24/1988
-- 40 The Art of Noise with Tom Jones - Kiss
28 39 Escape Club - Wild Wild West
29 38 The Beach Boys - Kokomo
-- 37 Tone Loc - Wild Thing
22 36 U2 - Desire
-- 35 Paula Abdul - Straight Up
-- 34 Sheena Easton - The Lover in Me
26 33 Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine*
-- 32 Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am**
40 31 Samantha Fox - I Wanna Have Some Fun
32 30 Maxi Priest - Wild World
35 29 Steve Winwood - Holding On
30 28 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Little Liar
38 27 Sheriff - When I'm with You
34 26 Bon Jovi - Born to Be My Baby
31 25 White Lion - When the Children Cry
25 24 Tiffany - All This Time
19 23 Robert Palmer - Early in the Morning
24 22 Karyn White - The Way You Love Me
16 21 Was (Not Was) - Spy in the House of Love
14 20 Van Halen - Finish What Ya Started
23 19 Annie Lennox and Al Green - Put a Little Love in Your Heart
11 18 When in Rome - The Promise
08 17 Breathe - How Can I Fall
18 16 Kenny G - Silhouette
07 15 Duran Duran - I Don't Want Your Love
17 14 Boys Club - I Remember Holding You
20 13 Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
21 12 Def Leppard - Armageddon It
06 11 Will to Power - Baby I Love Your Way/Freebird Medley
15 10 Taylor Dayne - Don't Rush Me
10 09 Eddie Money - Walk on Water
13 08 The Bangles - In Your Room
09 07 Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
12 06 Phil Collins - Two Hearts
05 05 Boy Meets Girl - Waiting for a Star to Fall
03 04 Anita Baker - Giving You the Best That I Got
01 03 Chicago - Look Away
04 02 Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
02 01 Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn

*Was actually #43. "Ghost Town" by Cheap Trick was #33.
**"Thanks for My Child" by Cheryl Pepsii Riley was #32. Interestingly, Mark Goodman identified this song as #32 coming out of "Wild World" despite it not being played.

[friday]

This week they did 1983.

1/8/1983
-- 40 A Flock of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song
23 39 Dan Fogelberg - Missing You
40 38 Air Supply - Two Less Lonely People in the World
39 37 Sammy Hagar - Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy
-- 36 Diana Ross - Muscles*
35 35 Peter Gabriel - Shock the Monkey
34 34 Moving Pictures - What About Me
33 33 Tavares - A Penny for Your Thoughts
36 32 Juice Newton - Heart of the Night
-- 31 The Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut
31 30 Kool & the Gang - Let's Go Dancin'
37 29 Billy Joel - Allentown
21 28 Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes - Up Where We Belong
13 27 Pat Benatar - Shadow of the Night
28 26 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - You Got Lucky
27 25 Fleetwood Mac - Love in Store
26 24 J. Geils Band - I Do
24 23 John Cougar - Hand to Hold On To
25 22 Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes
30 21 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Shame on the Moon
22 20 Kenny Loggins - Heart to Heart
11 19 Supertramp - It's Raining Again
19 18 ABC - The Look of Love
20 17 Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love
18 16 Little River Band - The Other Guy
16 15 Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle - You and I
15 14 The Clash - Rock the Casbah
17 13 Patti Austin with James Ingram - Baby Come to Me
14 12 Toto - Africa
12 11 Dionne Warwick - Heartbreaker
10 10 Lionel Richie - Truly
09 09 The Stray Cats - Rock This Town
06 08 Joe Jackson - Steppin' Out
05 07 Laura Branigan - Gloria
02 06 Toni Basil - Mickey
07 05 Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
08 04 Men at Work - Down Under
04 03 Don Henley - Dirty Laundry
03 02 Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney - The Girl Is Mine
01 01 Hall & Oates - Maneater

*Was actually #41. "Does It Make You Remember" by Kim Carnes was #36.

[friday]

This week it was 1981. As with last week's episode, last week positions represent two weeks earlier because Billboard didn't publish an issue during the first week of the new year in the early 80s.

1/10/1981
-- 40 The Jacksons - Heartbreak Hotel
-- 39 Michael Stanley Band - He Can't Love You
32 38 Waylon Jennings - Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard*
-- 37 Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play**
31 36 Christopher Cross - Never Be the Same
-- 35 The Eagles - Seven Bridges Road
39 34 REO Speedwagon - Keep on Loving You
27 33 Devo - Whip It
24 32 Don Williams - I Believe in You
37 31 Dan Fogelberg - Same Old Lang Syne
36 30 ABBA - The Winner Takes It All
25 29 Hall & Oates - You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling
22 28 Barbara Streisand - Woman in Love
29 27 Tierra - Together
33 26 Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
30 25 Boz Scaggs - Miss Sun
26 24 The Doobie Brothers - One Step Closer
18 23 The Korgis - Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime
28 22 Delbert McClinton - Giving It Up for Your Love
23 21 Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard - Suddenly
14 20 Queen - Another One Bites the Dust
21 19 Andy Gibb - Time Is Time
13 18 Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster (Jammin')
20 17 Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen
17 16 Kool & the Gang - Celebration
19 15 Eddie Rabbitt - I Love a Rainy Night
16 14 Barry Manilow - I Made It Through the Rain
15 13 Diana Ross - It's My Turn
09 12 Pat Benatar - Hit Me with Your Best Shot
12 11 The Police - De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
02 10 Leo Sayer - More Than I Can Say
04 09 Kenny Rogers - Lady
10 08 Heart - Tell It Like It Is
11 07 Rod Stewart - Passion
06 06 Air Supply - Every Woman in the World
05 05 Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
08 04 Blondie - The Tide Is High
07 03 Barbara Streisand and Barry Gibb - Guilty
03 02 Neil Diamond - Love on the Rocks
01 01 John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over

*"Killin' Time" by Fred Knoblock and Susan Anton was actually #38.
**Cold Love" by Donna Summer was actually #37.

[friday]

This week it was 1986. They called an audible since they announced at the end of last week's show that 1989 would be featured this week, but it appears it's going to be skipped, or at least reshuffled.

1/18/1986
-- 40 Mike & the Mechanics - Silent Running
-- 39 Starship - Sara
40 38 Baltimora - Tarzan Boy
21 37 ZZ Top - Sleeping Bag
37 36 A-ha - The Sun Always Shines on TV
15 35 Arcadia - Election Day
-- 34 Heart - Never*
38 33 The Dream Academy - Life in a Northern Town
36 32 James Brown - Living in America
34 31 Sheila E. - A Love Bizarre
17 30 Sting - Love Is the Seventh Wave
39 29 Mr. Mister - Kyrie
29 28 Pat Benatar - Sex As a Weapon
33 27 Sade - The Sweetest Taboo
30 26 Pete Townshend - Face the Face
23 25 Scritti Politti - Perfect Way
27 24 Ta Mara & the Seen - Everybody Dance
31 23 Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
28 22 Jellybean featuring Madonna - Sidewalk Talk
09 21 Mr. Mister - Broken Wings
25 20 Night Ranger - Goodbye
11 19 Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives
22 18 Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne - You're a Friend of Mine
20 17 Miami Sound Machine - Conga
26 16 Billy Ocean - When the Going Gets Tough
16 15 Bryan Adams and Tina Turner - It's Only Love
18 14 Stevie Wonder - Go Home
19 13 Paul McCartney - Spies Like Us
14 12 Wham! - I'm Your Man
13 11 Bruce Springsteen - My Hometown
07 10 The Cars - Tonight She Comes
10 09 Dire Straits - Walk of Life
12 08 Survivor - Burning Heart
08 07 Stevie Nicks - Talk to Me
06 06 John Cougar Mellencamp - Small Town
05 05 Klymaxx - I Miss You
04 04 Simple Minds - Alive and Kicking
02 03 Eddie Murphy - Party All the Time
01 02 Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me
03 01 Dionne Warwick & Friends - That's What Friends Are For

*Was actually #42. "Everything In My Heart" by Corey Hart was #34.

[friday]

Well, forget what I said last week because this week they did 1989.

1/21/1989
-- 40 Duran Duran - All She Wants Is
-- 39 Mike & the Mechanics - The Living Years
25 38 Guns N' Roses - Welcome to the Jungle
29 37 Will to Power - Baby I Love Your Way/Freebird
-- 36 Escape Club - Shake for the Sheik
-- 35 Ann Wilson and Robin Zander - Surrender to Me
27 34 Eddie Money - Walk on Water*
-- 33 Erasure - A Little Respect
26 32 Maxi Priest - Wild World
31 31 The Art of Noise with Tom Jones - Kiss
37 30 New Kids on the Block - You Got It (The Right Stuff)
18 29 Chicago - Look Away
35 28 The Boys - Dial My Heart
16 27 Anita Baker - Giving You the Best That I Got
11 26 Boy Meets Girl - Waiting for a Star to Fall
33 25 U2 - Angel of Harlem
32 24 Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am
15 23 Kenny G - Silhouette
30 22 Rick Astley - She Wants to Dance with Me
28 21 Information Society - Walking Away
06 20 The Bangles - In Your Room
20 19 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Little Liar
24 18 Sheena Easton - The Lover in Me
23 17 Samantha Fox - I Wanna Have Some Fun
19 16 Steve Winwood - Holding On
22 15 Tone Loc - Wild Thing
17 14 Tiffany - All This Time
21 13 Paula Abdul - Straight Up
08 12 Boys Club - I Remember Holding You
13 11 Bon Jovi - Born to Be My Baby
09 10 Annie Lennox and Al Green - Put a Little Love in Your Heart
14 09 White Lion - When the Children Cry
10 08 Karyn White - The Way You Love Me
07 07 Michael Jackson - Smooth Criminal
03 06 Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn
12 05 Sheriff - When I'm with You
01 04 Bobby Brown - My Prerogative
05 03 Def Leppard - Armageddon It
04 02 Taylor Dayne - Don't Rush Me
02 01 Phil Collins - Two Hearts

*Was actually #44. "Back on Holiday" by Robbie Nevil was #34.

[friday]

This week they did 1984.

1/28/1984
-- 40 Huey Lewis & the News - I Want a New Drug
-- 39 Irene Cara - The Dream
-- 38 Quiet Riot - Bang Your Head
-- 37 Duran Duran - New Moon on Monday
37 36 The Motels - Remember the Nights
32 35 The Fixx - The Sign of Fire
30 34 Jeffery Osborne - Stay with Me Tonight
35 33 Stevie Nicks - Nightbird
38 32 Real Life - Send Me an Angel
-- 31 Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
19 30 .38 Special - If I'd Been the One
21 29 Barry Manilow - Read 'Em and Weep
18 28 Debarge - Time Will Reveal
36 27 John Lennon - Nobody Told Me
26 26 Deborah Allen - Baby I Lied
28 25 Paul McCartney - So Bad
27 24 James Ingram and Michael McDonald - Yah Mo B There
31 23 The Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger
33 22 Nena - 99 Luftballons
25 21 The Pretenders - Middle of the Road
34 20 Van Halen - Jump
24 19 Billy Joel - An Innocent Man
22 18 Shannon - Let the Music Play
15 17 Jump 'N the Saddle - The Curly Shuffle
17 16 Madonna - Holiday
10 15 Hall & Oates - Say It Isn't So
16 14 Ray Parker, Jr. - I Still Can't Get Over Loving You
11 13 Duran Duran - Union of the Snake
13 12 John Cougar Mellencamp - Pink Houses
14 11 Christopher Cross - Think of Laura
12 10 Genesis - That's All
07 09 Olivia Newton-John - Twist of Fate
09 08 Lionel Richie - Running with the Night
02 07 Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson - Say Say Say
08 06 Kool & the Gang - Joanna
05 05 Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride
06 04 Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
04 03 The Romantics - Talking in Your Sleep
03 02 Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
01 01 Yes - Owner of a Lonely Heart

[friday]

This week they did 1987. They used the Cashbox chart for this week rather than Billboard (which I recall was featured last year on an AT40 rerun).

2/7/1987
30 40 Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name*
-- 39 Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now**
-- 38 Corey Hart - Can't Help Falling in Love
18 37 Bruce Hornsby & the Range - The Way It Is
36 36 Aretha Franklin - Jimmy Lee
-- 35 Janet Jackson - Let's Wait Awhile
16 34 Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight
28 33 Survivor - Is This Love
-- 32 Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram - Somewhere Out There
37 31 Bruce Hornsby & the Range - Mandolin Rain
35 30 Dead or Alive - Brand New Lover
15 29 Duran Duran - Notorious
38 28 Bruce Willis - Respect Yourself
31 27 Eddie Money - I Wanna Go Back
33 26 Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)
29 25 Cinderella - Nobody's Fool
26 24 Chico Debarge - Talk to Me
27 23 Peter Gabriel - Big Time
24 22 Benjamin Orr - Stay the Night
25 21 Ready for the World - Love You Down
21 20 Billy Joel - This Is the Time
22 19 Journey - I'll Be Alright Without You
12 18 The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian
20 17 Luther Vandross - Stop to Love
05 16 Genesis - Land of Confusion
23 15 Huey Lewis & the News - Jacob's Ladder
19 14 The Jets - You Got It All
17 13 Lionel Richie - Ballerina Girl
14 12 Boston - We're Ready
06 11 Janet Jackson - Control
13 10 Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands to Yourself
11 09 Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
08 08 Glass Tiger - Someday
09 07 Chicago - Will You Still Love Me?
04 06 Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie
10 05 Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer
07 04 Cyndi Lauper - Change of Heart
03 03 Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down
01 02 Billy Vera & the Beaters - At This Moment
02 01 Madonna - Open Your Heart

*Was actually #42. "Facts of Love" by Jeff Lorber featuring Karyn White was #40.
** Was actually #44. "Without Your Love" by Toto was #39.

[friday]

This week they did 1980. Once again, Cashbox was used for this episode. Considering the #1 this week, I really wish they went back to Billboard.

2/9/1980
-- 40 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Refugee*
-- 39 John Stewart - Lost Her in the Sun
-- 38 Linda Ronstadt - How Do I Make You
-- 37 Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall
-- 36 Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker
23 35 Jefferson Starship - Jane
26 34 The O'Jays - Forever Mine
-- 33 Toto - 99
38 32 Barry Manilow - When I Wanted You
35 31 Led Zeppelin - Fool in the Rain
24 30 Hall & Oates - Wait for Me
40 29 Rupert Holmes - Him
39 28 Shalamar - The Second Time Around
21 27 Foghat - Third Time Lucky
22 26 Rufus & Chaka Khan - Do You Love What You Feel
19 25 KC & the Sunshine Band - Please Don't Go
31 24 Anne Murray - Daydream Believer
36 23 Andy Gibb - Desire
33 22 Neil Diamond - September Morn
14 21 Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore
17 20 Isaac Hayes - Don't Let Go
28 19 The Spinners - Working My Way Back to You
32 18 Donna Summer - On the Radio
15 17 Kool & the Gang - Ladies' Night
25 16 Dirt Band - An American Dream
10 15 The Eagles - The Long Run
16 14 Steve Forbert - Romeo's Tune
06 13 Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada Song)
12 12 Prince - I Wanna Be Your Lover
13 11 Dionne Warwick - Deja Vu
18 10 Dan Fogelberg - Longer
11 09 Teri Desario featuring KC - Yes, I'm Ready
09 08 Kenny Loggins - This Is It
07 07 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Don't Do Me Like That
08 06 Fleetwood Mac - Sara
02 05 Michael Jackson - Rock with You
01 04 Captain & Tennille - Do That to Me One More Time
05 03 Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
04 02 Smokey Robinson - Cruisin'
03 01 Kenny Rogers - Coward of the County

*Was actually #41. "Why Me" by Styx was #19 and everything between 41 and 20 was moved up accordingly.

[friday]

This week it was 1982. Once again a Cashbox chart was used, so until they use Billboard again, assume Cashbox is being used from this point on.

2/20/1982
36 40 Lindsey Buckingham - Trouble*
-- 39 Huey Lewis & the News - Do You Believe in Love**
-- 38 Quincy Jones and James Ingram - One Hundred Ways***
21 37 Stevie Nicks and Don Henley - Leather and Lace
-- 36 ABBA - When All Is Said and Done
-- 35 Chilliwack - I Believe
39 34 Donnie Iris - Love Is Like a Rock
-- 33 Skyy - Call Me
16 32 Earth Wind & Fire - Let's Groove
28 31 Rick Springfield - Love Is Alright Tonite
38 30 Vangelis - Chariots of Fire
-- 29 Oak Ridge Boys - Bobbie Sue
35 28 The Pointer Sisters - Should I Do It
-- 27 The Go-Go's - We Got the Beat
-- 26 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N Roll
25 25 Loverboy - Working for the Weekend
27 24 Alabama - Love in the First Degree
30 23 Rod Stewart - Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me)
26 22 Bertie Higgins - Key Largo
24 21 Barry Manilow - Somewhere Down the Road
18 20 Paul Davis - Cool Night
23 19 The Police - Spirits in the Material World
14 18 The Rolling Stones - Waiting on a Friend
29 17 Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever
20 16 Kenny Rogers - Through the Years
13 15 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Hooked on Classics
17 14 Little River Band - Take It Easy on Me
08 13 Foreigner - Waiting for a Girl Like You
19 12 Diana Ross - Mirror Mirror
06 11 George Benson - Turn Your Love Around
07 10 Juice Newton - The Sweetest Thing
10 09 Dan Fogelberg - Leader of the Band
09 08 Air Supply - Sweet Dreams
12 07 Stevie Wonder - That Girl
11 06 Journey - Open Arms
04 05 Quarterflash - Harden My Heart
05 04 The Cars - Shake It Up
03 03 Olivia Newton-John - Physical
02 02 Hall & Oates - I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)
01 01 J. Geils Band - Centerfold

*Was actually #56.
**Was actually #43
***Was actually #41.
"All Our Tomorrows" by Eddie Schwartz was actually at #39. "Daddy's Home" by Cliff Richard was at #30. "You Could Have Been with Me" by Sheena Easton was at #13(!). All the songs behind them were moved up accordingly.

[friday]

This week they did 1988.

2/27/1988
-- 40 Jody Watley - Some Kind of Lover
38 39 Whitney Houston - So Emotional
36 38 Taylor Dayne - Tell It to My Heart
35 37 Men Without Hats - Pop Goes the World
30 36 Elton John - Candle in the Wind
29 35 Prince - I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
37 34 Cover Girls - Because of You
-- 33 The Jets - Rocket 2 U
28 32 George Harrison - Got My Mind Set on You
17 31 Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
23 30 Natalie Cole - I Live for Your Love
34 29 Gladys Knight & the Pips - Love Overboard
21 28 Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel
33 27 Michael Bolton - (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay
32 26 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
22 25 Salt-N-Pepa - Push It
14 24 The Bangles - Hazy Shade of Winter
27 23 Sting - Be Still My Beating Heart
26 22 Def Leppard - Hysteria
31 21 Keith Sweat - I Want Her
25 20 Debbie Gibson - Out of the Blue
24 19 Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror
13 18 Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere
19 17 Cher - I Found Someone
20 16 David Lee Roth - Just Like Paradise
16 15 M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up the Volume
18 14 Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights
11 13 Roger - I Want to Be Your Man
15 12 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Can't Stay Away from You
08 11 Foreigner - Say You Will
09 10 Paul Carrack - Don't Shed a Tear
06 09 INXS - Need You Tonight
12 08 Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak
03 07 Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes
10 06 Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
04 05 Expose - Seasons Change
07 04 Patrick Swayze - She's Like the Wind
02 03 Tiffany - Could've Been
01 02 Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield - What Have I Done to Deserve This
05 01 George Michael - Father Figure

[friday]

This week it was 1985.

3/2/1985
-- 40 Animotion - Obsession
19 39 Midnight Star - Operator
-- 38 Prince & the Revolution - Take Me with U
-- 37 The Commodores - Nightshift*
39 36 Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy
-- 35 Madonna - Crazy for You**
40 34 David Bowie and Pat Metheny - This Is Not America
38 33 Autograph - Turn Up the Radio
-- 32 Bruce Springsteen - I'm on Fire
35 31 Billy Joel - Keeping the Faith
33 30 John Parr - Naughty Naughty
32 29 Survivor - High on You
29 28 The Honeydrippers - Rockin' at Midnight
34 27 Bryan Adams - Somebody
30 26 Duran Duran - Save a Prayer
28 25 Tina Turner - Private Dancer
26 24 Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax
27 23 Journey - Only the Young
17 22 Madonna - Like a Virgin
16 21 Chicago - You're the Inspiration
23 20 Phil Collins - One More Night
22 19 Mick Jagger - Just Another Night
25 18 Madonna - Material Girl
20 17 Teena Marie - Lovergirl
14 16 Ashford & Simpson - Solid
09 15 Hall & Oates - Method of Modern Love
18 14 Julian Lennon - Too Late for Goodbyes
15 13 Kool & the Gang - Misled
06 12 Don Henley - The Boys of Summer
12 11 The Pointer Sisters - Neutron Dance
10 10 John Fogerty - The Old Man Down the Road
11 09 New Edition - Mr. Telephone Man
13 08 Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On
03 07 Foreigner - I Want to Know What Love Is
07 06 Sheena Easton - Sugar Walls
08 05 REO Speedwagon - Can't Fight This Feeling
04 04 Billy Ocean - Loverboy
05 03 David Lee Roth - California Girls
02 02 Philip Bailey with Phil Collins - Easy Lover
01 01 Wham! (or George Michael) - Careless Whisper

*Was actually #42. "I Wanna Hear It from Your Lips" by Eric Carmen was #37.
**Was actually #45. "Ooh Ooh Song" by Pat Benatar was #35.

[friday]

This week they did 1983.

3/12/1983
-- 40 Michael Jackson - Beat It*
-- 39 Stephen Bishop - It Might Be You
-- 38 Thompson Twins - Lies
-- 37 Dan Fogelberg - Make Love Stay
-- 36 Night Ranger - Don't Tell Me You Love Me**
-- 35 The Weather Girls - It's Raining Men***
40 34 ABC - Poison Arrow
31 33 Tony Basil - Mickey
30 32 Neil Diamond - I'm Alive
21 31 Little River Band - The Other Guy
25 30 Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
32 29 Earth, Wind & Fire - Fall in Love with Me
28 28 Donna Summer - The Woman in Me
34 27 Greg Kihn Band - Jeopardy
24 26 Eddie Rabbitt and Crystal Gayle - You and I
29 25 Eric Clapton - I've Got a Rock n' Roll Heart
26 24 Golden Earring - Twilight Zone
27 23 Supertramp - My Kind of Lady
19 22 Hall & Oates - Maneater
15 21 Billy Joel - Allentown
17 20 Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes
23 19 Styx - Mr. Roboto
20 18 Frida - I Know There's Something Going On
18 17 Joe Jackson - Breaking Us in Two
22 16 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
12 15 Toto - Africa
14 14 Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchie
16 13 Journey - Separate Ways
08 12 Patti Austin with James Ingram - Baby, Come to Me
13 11 Hall & Oates - One on One
11 10 Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton - We've Got Tonight
09 09 Christopher Cross - All Right
10 08 The Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang
05 07 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Shame on the Moon
07 06 Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf
06 05 Lionel Richie - You Are
04 04 Men at Work - Down Under
03 03 Stray Cats - Stray Cat Strut
01 02 Culture Club - Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?
02 01 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

*Was actually #42. "So Close" by Diana Ross was #40.
**Was actually #46. "Betcha She Don't Love You" by Evelyn King was #36.
***Was actually #48. "Dreamin' Is Easy" by Steel Breeze was #35.

[friday]

This week it was 1981.

3/21/1981
-- 40 Champaign - How 'Bout Us
37 39 John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over
28 38 Dan Fogelberg - Same Old Lang Syne
32 37 Delbert McClinton - Giving It Up for Your Love
-- 36 John Cougar - Ain't Even Done with the Night
26 35 Ronnie Milsap - Smoky Mountain Rain
30 34 Elvis Presley - Guitar Man
14 33 Stevie Wonder - I Ain't Gonna Stand for It
39 32 James Taylor and J.D. Souther - Her Town Too
35 31 April Wine - Just Between You and Me
36 30 Smokey Robinson - Being with You
31 29 Phil Seymour - Precious to Me
18 28 Alan Parsons Project - Games People Play
33 27 Yarbrough & Peoples - Don't Stop the Music
34 26 Eric Clapton - I Can't Stand It
29 25 Juice Newton - Angel of the Morning
27 24 Terri Gibbs - Somebody's Knockin'
24 23 Leo Sayer - Living in a Fantasy
23 22 Donnie Iris - Ah! Leah!
25 21 Grover Washington, Jr. - Just the Two of Us
22 20 Bruce Springsteen - Fade Away
15 19 Cliff Richard - A Little in Love
21 18 Steve Winwood - While You See a Chance
19 17 The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me
20 16 Sheena Easton - Morning Train (9 to 5)
17 15 Randy Meisner - Hearts on Fire
16 14 Barbara Streisand and Barry Gibb - What Kind of Fool
07 13 Eddie Rabbitt - I Love a Rainy Night
11 12 Blondie - The Tide Is High
12 11 ABBA - The Winner Takes it All
10 10 Pat Benatar - Treat Me Right
13 09 Hall & Oates - Kiss on My List
09 08 Neil Diamond - Hello Again
06 07 Kool & the Gang - Celebration
08 06 Don McLean - Crying
05 05 Styx - The Best of Times
03 04 Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
02 03 REO Speedwagon - Keep on Loving You
04 02 Blondie - Rapture
01 01 John Lennon - Woman

[friday]

This week they did 1989.

3/25/1989
-- 40 Cher and Peter Cetera - After All
-- 39 Sweet Sensation - Sincerely Yours
26 38 Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am
35 37 Van Halen - Feels So Good
20 36 Ann Wilson and Robin Zander - Surrender to Me
-- 35 Enya - Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)
34 34 Luther Vandross - She Won't Talk to Me
19 33 Paula Abdul - Straight Up
39 32 Sa-Fire - Thinking of You
22 31 Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon
37 30 Tone Loc - Funky Cold Medina
30 29 .38 Special - Second Chance
36 28 Deon Estus - Heaven Help Me
38 27 Bon Jovi - I'll Be There for You
-- 26 Living Colour - Cult of Personality*
22 25 Vixen - Cryin'
33 24 Def Leppard - Rocket
32 23 Animotion - Room to Move
25 22 Poison - Your Mama Don't Dance
13 21 Sheena Easton - The Lover in Me
24 20 Roy Orbison - You Got It
23 19 Karyn White - Superwoman
21 18 Martika - More Than You Know
18 17 Anita Baker - Just Because
06 16 New Kids on the Block - You Got It (The Right Stuff)
17 15 R.E.M. - Stand
40 14 Madonna - Like a Prayer
03 13 Bobby Brown - Roni
31 12 Tone Loc - Wild Thing**
14 11 Vanessa Williams - Dreamin'
16 10 Fine Young Cannibals - She Drives Me Crazy
10 09 Chicago - You're Not Alone
09 08 Was (Not Was) - Walk the Dinosaur
11 07 Roxette - The Look
02 06 Debbie Gibson - Lost in Your Eyes
07 05 Rod Stewart - My Heart Can't Tell You No
04 04 Guns N' Roses - Paradise City
08 03 Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True
05 02 The Bangles - Eternal Flame
01 01 Mike & the Mechanics - The Living Years

*Was actually #42. "The Love in Your Eyes" by Eddie Money was #26.
**Was actually #43. "Don't Tell Me Lies" by Breathe was at #12. :o

[friday]

This week they did 1986. They went back to the Hot 100 for this week's episode.

4/5/1986
-- 40 Whitney Houston - Greatest Love of All
-- 39 Nu Shooz - I Can't Wait
-- 38 Level 42 - Something About You
27 37 Mike & the Mechanics - Silent Running*
39 36 Jackson Browne - For America
-- 35 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - If You Leave
40 34 Cherrelle with Alexander O'Neal - Saturday Love
38 33 Miami Sound Machine - Bad Boy
-- 32 Mr. Mister - Is It Love**
37 31 Phil Collins - Take Me Home
31 30 Stevie Wonder - Overjoyed
36 29 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - American Storm
22 28 Robert Tepper - No Easy Way Out
29 27 Dire Straits - So Far Away
18 26 Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
15 25 Mr. Mister - Kyrie
26 24 Jermaine Jackson - I Think It's Love
30 23 The Outfield - Your Love
14 22 Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself
28 21 Janet Jackson - What Have You Done for Me Lately
12 20 Thompson Twins - King for a Day
23 19 Stevie Nicks - I Can't Wait
21 18 Electric Light Orchestra - Calling America
17 17 Charlie Sexton - Beat's So Lonely
24 16 Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love
08 15 Starship - Sara
20 14 The Rolling Stones - Harlem Shuffle
10 13 Loverboy - This Could Be the Night
19 12 Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
16 11 Force M.D.'s - Tender Love
07 10 Elton John - Nikita
13 09 Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love
09 08 Sly Fox - Let's Go All the Way
11 07 The Bangles - Manic Monday
06 06 INXS - What You Need
02 05 Heart - These Dreams
03 04 Atlantic Starr - Secret Lovers
05 03 Prince & the Revolution - Kiss
04 02 John Cougar Mellencamp - R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A.
01 01 Falco - Rock Me Amadeus

*Was actually #43. "I Do What I Do" by John Taylor was #37.
**Was actually #49. "Live Is Life" by Opus was #32.

[friday]

This week it was 1984.

4/14/1984
-- 40 Madonna - Borderline
-- 39 Shalamar - Dancing in the Sheets
-- 38 Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It for the Boy
37 37 The Romantics - One in a Million
-- 36 Steve Perry - Oh, Sherrie
39 35 Berlin - No More Words
35 34 Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out for a Hero
-- 33 Van Halen - I'll Wait*
38 32 The Pretenders - Show Me
-- 31 Irene Cara - Breakdance
32 30 Tony Carey - A Fine Fine Day
40 29 Billy Joel - The Longest Time
14 28 Nena - 99 Luftballons
21 27 Dan Fogelberg - The Language of Love
28 26 Yes - Leave It
29 25 John Cougar Mellencamp - Authority Song
18 24 Christine McVie - Got a Hold on Me
22 23 Paul Young - Come Back and Stay
27 22 The Go-Go's - Head Over Heels
25 21 Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me
24 20 Kool & the Gang - Tonight
31 19 Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson - To All the Girls I've Loved Before
16 18 Queen - Radio Ga Ga
17 17 Dwight Tilley - Girls
12 16 Huey Lewis & the News - I Want a New Drug
19 15 The Cars - You Might Think
15 14 Tracey Ullman - They Don't Know
20 13 Rick Springfield - Love Somebody
13 12 "Weird Al" Yankovic - Eat It
09 11 Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
05 10 Van Halen - Jump
08 09 Hall & Oates - Adult Education
11 08 Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
04 07 The Eurythmics - Here Comes the Rain Again
07 06 Culture Club - Miss Me Blind
06 05 The Pointer Sisters - Automatic
10 04 Lionel Richie - Hello
02 03 Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
03 02 Phil Collins - Against All Odds
01 01 Kenny Loggins - Footloose

*Was actually #44. "The Kid's American" by Matthew Wilder was #33.

[cartman2002]

Hey, it was the same countdown that At40: the 80s aired except they played "The Kids American"

[friday]

This week they did 1980.

4/12/1980
29 40 Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker
27 39 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Refugee
-- 38 Paul Davis - Do Right
-- 37 Felix Cavaliere - Only a Lonely Heart See
37 36 Kenny Loggins - Keep the Fire
-- 35 Boz Scaggs - Breakdown Dead Ahead*
38 34 Melissa Manchester - Fire in the Morning
-- 33 The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket
36 32 Gary Numan - Cars
22 31 Donna Summer - On the Radio
-- 30 Brothers Johnson - Stomp!
34 29 Journey - Any Way You Want It
32 28 Utopia - Set Me Free
24 27 Chuck Mangione - Give It All You Got
-- 26 Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes - Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer
21 25 Dan Fogelberg - Longer
28 24 Fleetwood Mac - Think About Me
26 23 Charlie Dore - Pilot of the Airwaves
25 22 Peaches & Herb - I Pledge My Love
19 21 Tommy James - Three Times in Love
09 20 Andy Gibb - Desire
23 19 The Whispers - And the Beat Goes On
20 18 Jimmy Ruffin - Hold on to My Love
10 17 Linda Ronstadt - How Do I Make You
14 16 Shalamar - The Second Time Around
18 15 Dr. Hook - Sexy Eyes
17 14 Billy Joel - You May Be Right
06 13 Rupert Holmes - Him
16 12 Air Supply - Lost in Love
13 11 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Fire Lake
12 10 Michael Jackson - Off the Wall
11 09 The Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why
04 08 Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
15 07 Billy Preston and Syreeta - With You I'm Born Again
08 06 Ray, Goodman & Brown - Special Lady
05 05 Kool & the Gang - Too Hot
07 04 Christopher Cross - Ride Like the Wind
02 03 The Spinners - Working My Way Back to You
03 02 Blondie - Call Me
01 01 Pink Floyd - Another Brick in the Wall

*Was actually #41. "Carrie" by Cliff Richard was #35.

[friday]

This week they did 1987, and used the Cashbox chart for the week.

4/25/1987
-- 40 David Bowie - Day-In Day-Out
-- 39 Atlantic Starr - Always
-- 38 Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al'
-- 37 Thompson Twins - Get That Love
-- 36 Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive
24 35 Europe - The Final Countdown
35 34 World Party - Ship of Fools
39 33 Chicago - If She Would Have Been Faithful
40 32 Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On
38 31 Huey Lewis & the News - I Know What I Like
36 30 The Breakfast Club - Right on Track
37 29 Glenn Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You
33 28 Lionel Richie - Se La
29 27 Boston - Can'tcha Say
20 26 Bruce Hornsby & the Range - Mandolin Rain
30 25 Poison - Talk Dirty to Me
32 24 Chris DeBurgh - The Lady in Red
-- 23 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Head to Toe*
16 22 Janet Jackson - Let's Wait Awhile
25 21 Fleetwood Mac - Big Love
14 20 Wang Chung - Let's Go
21 19 Kool & the Gang - Stone Love
06 18 Expose - Come Go with Me
-- 17 Herb Alpert and Janet Jackson - Diamonds**
22 16 Bryan Adams - Heat of the Night
-- 15 Kenny Loggins - Meet Me Halfway***
17 14 Robbie Nevil - Dominoes
07 13 Genesis - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight
03 12 Club Nouveau - Lean on Me
08 11 Lou Gramm - Midnight Blue
15 10 U2 - With or Without You
10 09 The Bangles - Walking Down Your Street
12 08 Madonna - La Isla Bonita
09 07 Steve Winwood - The Finer Things
11 06 Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died in Your Arms
13 05 Jody Watley - Looking for a New Love
04 04 Prince - Sign 'O' the Times
05 03 Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
01 02 Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
02 01 Aretha Franklin and George Michael - I Knew You Were Waiting

*Was actually #47. "Serious" by Donna Allen was #23.
**Was actually #45. "What's Going On" by Cyndi Lauper was #17. Have to say, this is one of the more perplexing substitutions they've done, to date.
***Was actually #43. "Come As You Are" by Peter Wolf was #15.

[friday]

This week they did 1982.

5/1/1982
-- 40 Deniece Williams - It's Gonna Take a Miracle
-- 39 Barry Manilow - Let's Hang On
-- 38 Asia - Heat of the Moment*
31 37 Bob & Doug McKenzie - Take Off
40 36 Little River Band - Man on Your Mind
39 35 Roberta Flack - Making Love
37 34 The Rolling Stones - Hang Fire
38 33 Charlie Daniels Band - Still in Saigon
36 32 Dan Fogelberg - Run for the Roses
34 31 John Denver - Shanghai Breezes
33 30 Junior - Mama Used to Say
32 29 Mike Post - Theme from Magnum, P.I.
30 28 Elton John - Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)
27 27 Dr. Hook - Baby Makes Her Blue Jeans Talk
23 26 Quincy Jones and James Ingram - One Hundred Ways
29 25 The Human League - Don't You Want Me
28 24 Willie Nelson - Always on My Mind
22 23 Quarterflash - Find Another Fool
19 22 Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen
25 21 Ray Parker, Jr. - The Other Woman
-- 20 Toto - Rosanna**
17 19 Journey - Open Arms
13 18 Huey Lewis & the News - Do You Believe in Love
20 17 Kool & the Gang - Get Down on It
14 16 Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever
-- 15 Soft Cell - Tainted Love***
10 14 Van Halen - (Oh) Pretty Woman
16 13 Hall & Oates - Did It in a Minute
15 12 Charlene - I've Never Been to Me
08 11 Stevie Wonder - That Girl
11 10 Paul Davis - '65 Love Affair
12 09 Tommy Tutone - 867-5309/Jenny
06 08 Olivia Newton-John - Make a Move on Me
07 07 Bertie Higgins - Key Largo
09 06 Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder - Ebony and Ivory
05 05 Rick Springfield - Don't Talk to Strangers
04 04 J. Geils Band - Freeze Frame
02 03 The Go-Go's - We Got the Beat
01 02 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Love Rock 'N Roll
03 01 Vangelis - Chariots of Fire

*Was actually #49. "Without You" by Franke & the Knockouts was #38.
**Was actually #48. "Goin' Down" by Greg Guidry was #20.
***Was actually #46. "The Beatles' Movie Medley" by The Beatles was #15.

[friday]

This week it was 1988. It was certainly an odd show. In addition to the large number of substitutions, they apparently played a remix "We All Sleep Alone" at #30, and inexplicably repeated "Piano in the Dark" between songs 11 and 10.

5/7/1988
-- 40 Brenda K. Starr - I Still Believe*
25 39 Keith Sweat - I Want Her
23 38 Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights
-- 37 Glass Tiger - I'm Still Searching
-- 36 Belinda Carlisle - Circle in the Sand
-- 35 Poison - Nothin' But a Good Time**
37 34 Paul Carrack - One Good Reason
-- 33 Cheap Trick - The Flame***
40 32 Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat
-- 31 Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning****
38 30 Cher - We All Sleep Alone
-- 29 Bruce Hornsby & the Range - The Valley Road*****
28 28 Toto - Pamela
34 27 Rick Astley - Together Forever
22 26 The Jets - Rocket 2 U
21 25 Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
30 24 Hall & Oates - Everything Your Heart Desires
29 23 O.M.D. - Dreaming
19 22 Tiffany - I Saw Him Standing There
24 21 Brenda Russell - Piano in the Dark
10 20 Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror
17 19 Bruce Springsteen - One Step Up
11 18 Jody Watley - Some Kind of Lover
27 17 White Lion - Wait
08 16 Pebbles - Girlfriend
18 15 The Deele - Two Occasions
16 14 Foreigner - I Don't Want to Live Without You
20 13 George Michael - One More Try
15 12 Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams
12 11 Icehouse - Electric Blue
13 10 Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)
14 09 Pet Shop Boys - Always on My Mind
05 08 Billy Ocean - Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car
09 07 Taylor Dayne - Prove Your Love
03 06 INXS - Devil Inside
07 05 Natalie Cole - Pink Cadillac
06 04 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Anything for You
04 03 Aerosmith - Angel
01 02 Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go
02 01 Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well

*Was actually #41. "Nightime" by Pretty Poison was #40.
**Was actually #51. "My Girl" by Suave was #35.
***Was actually #47. "Say It Again" by Jermaine Stewart was #33.
****Was actually #46. "Strange But True" by Times Two was #31.
*****Was actually #43. "I Wish I Had a Girl" by Henry Lee Summer was #29.

[friday]

This week it was 1985.

5/11/1985
-- 40 Survivor - The Search Is Over
-- 39 Glenn Frey - Smuggler's Blues
19 38 Chicago - Along Comes a Woman
-- 37 Limahl - Never Ending Story
40 36 Luther Vandross - 'Til My Baby Comes Home
-- 35 Phil Collins - Sussudio
37 34 Alison Moyet - Invisible
36 33 Julian Lennon - Say You're Wrong
35 32 Bryan Adams - Heaven
39 31 Madonna - Angel
18 30 Diana Ross - Missing You
32 29 Rick Springfield - Celebrate Youth
31 28 David Lee Roth - Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody
34 27 Katrina & the Waves - Walking on Sunshine
28 26 REO Speedwagon - One Lonely Night
30 25 Kool & the Gang - Fresh
24 24 John Fogerty - Rock and Roll Girls
29 23 Mary Jane Girls - In My House
23 22 Kenny Loggins - Vox Humana
27 21 Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better
17 20 Bruce Springsteen - I'm on Fire
21 19 Patti LaBelle - New Attitude
22 18 Billy Ocean - Suddenly
11 17 Phil Collins - One More Night
07 16 The Commodores - Nightshift
15 15 Hall & Oates - Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid
16 14 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More
20 13 Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F
14 12 Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
06 11 Animotion - Obsession
10 10 Foreigner - That Was Yesterday
09 09 Don Henley - All She Wants to Do Is Dance
13 08 Wham! - Everything She Wants
12 07 Sade - Smooth Operator
08 06 Power Station - Some Like It Hot
03 05 DeBarge - Rhythm of the Night
05 04 Murray Head - One Night in Bangkok
04 03 Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)
02 02 Madonna - Crazy for You
01 01 USA for Africa - We Are the World

[friday]

This week it was 1983.

5/21/1983
33 40 Lionel Richie - You Are*
-- 39 DeBarge - All This Love
-- 38 Madness - Our House**
-- 37 Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
30 36 Culture Club - Do You Really Want to Hurt Me***
36 35 Robert Ellis Orrall with Carlene Carter - I Couldn't Say No
39 34 INXS - The One Thing
-- 33 Kajagoogoo - Too Shy
38 32 Sergio Mendes - Never Gonna Let You Go
20 31 Hall & Oates - One on One
25 30 Al Jarreau - Mornin'
37 29 Elton John - I'm Still Standing
22 28 Stephen Bishop - It Might Be You
31 27 Champaign - Try Again
28 26 Ronnie Milsap - Stranger in My House
29 25 Hall & Oates - Family Man
27 24 The Tubes - She's a Beauty
26 23 Styx - Don't Let It End
14 22 Toto - I Won't Hold You Back
24 21 Journey - Faithfully
23 20 Naked Eyes - Always Something There to Remind Me
21 19 Bryan Adams - Straight from the Heart
13 18 Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
19 17 Rick Springfield - Affair of the Heart
18 16 Def Leppard - Photograph
17 15 Lionel Richie - My Love
15 14 Duran Duran - Rio
16 13 Culture Club - Time (Clock of the Heart)
09 12 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Even Now
11 11 Greg Kihn Band - Jeopardy
12 10 Laura Branigan - Solitaire
04 09 Styx - Mr. Roboto
10 08 Prince - Little Red Corvette
05 07 After the Fire - Der Kommissar
08 06 Men at Work - Overkill
06 05 Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me with Science
03 04 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
07 03 Irene Cara - Flashdance... What a Feeling
01 02 Michael Jackson - Beat It
02 01 David Bowie - Let's Dance

*Was actually #44. "Fool Moon Fire" by Walter Egan was #40.
**Was actually #48. "Welcome to Heartlight" by Kenny Loggins was #38.
***Was actually #42. "So Wrong" by Patrick Simmons was #36.

[friday]

This week was a special countdown of the top summer songs of the 80's for Memorial Day weekend, based on listeners' votes.

40 Diesel - Sausalito Summer Night
39 The Other Ones - Holiday
38 Phil Collins - Another Day in Paradise
37 The B-52's - Rock Lobster
36 Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight
35 Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry, Be Happy
34 Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun
33 Squeeze - Pulling Mussels
32 Miami Sound Machine - Conga
31 M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up the Volume
30 Timbuk 3 - The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
29 The Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane
28 Eddie Murphy - Party All the Time
27 Belinda Carlisle - Summer Rain
26 Dire Straits - Twistin' by the Pool
25 Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom
24 Lindsey Buckingham - Holiday Road
23 David Lee Roth - Just Like Paradise
22 Don Henley - Sunset Grill
21 The Alarm - Rain in the Summertime
20 Belinda Carlisle - Circle in the Sand
19 Modern English - I Melt with You
18 Madonna - Into the Groove
17 Blondie - The Tide Is High
16 Buster Poindexter - Hot Hot Hot
15 John Fogerty - Centerfield
14 Adam Ant - Strip
13 Poison - Nothin' But a Good Time
12 Huey Lewis & the News - If This Is It
11 Kool & the Gang - Too Hot
10 Asia - Heat of the Moment
09 Power Station - Some Like It Hot
08 Billy Idol - Hot in the City
07 Blotto - I Wanna Be a Lifeguard
06 Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights
05 The Motels - Suddenly Last Summer
04 Corey Hart - Sunglasses at Night
03 Bananarama - Cruel Summer
02 Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
01 Don Henley - The Boys of Summer

[lasvegaskid]

Did they say what year this weekend would be?

[friday]

Jun 1, 2010 13:49:53 GMT -5 lasvegaskid said:

Did they say what year this weekend would be?

They said they'd do 1981 next week.

[lasvegaskid]

Next week 1989; I have no idea what chart they drew from this week.