Sirius' flashback countdowns (New 90s countdown)

[friday]

This week they did 1984.

6/9/1984
25 40 Kenny Loggins - Footloose
-- 39 Prince & the Revolution - When Doves Cry
16 38 Berlin - No More Words
-- 37 Jefferson Starship - No Way Out
36 36 Christine McVie - Love Will Show Us How
40 35 Icicle Works - Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream)
38 34 Van Stephenson - Modern Day Delilah
-- 33 Thompson Twins - Doctor! Doctor!
35 32 Rod Stewart - Infatuation
34 31 The Style Council - My Ever Changing Moods
-- 30 ZZ Top - Legs
32 29 Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days
30 28 Eurythmics - Who's That Girl
-- 27 The Cars - Magic
28 26 Chicago - Stay the Night
27 25 Joe Jackson - You Can't Get What You Want (Till You Know What You Want)
29 24 Mike Reno and Ann Wilson - Almost Paradise
23 23 Shalamar - Dancing in the Sheets
24 22 Slade - Run Runaway
12 21 Thompson Twins - Hold Me Now
21 20 The Scorpions - Rock You Like a Hurricane
22 19 Culture Club - It's a Miracle
17 18 Van Halen - I'll Wait
13 17 The Go-Go's - Head Over Heels
20 16 Laura Branigan - Self Control
10 15 Billy Joel - The Longest Time
18 14 Madonna - Borderline
15 13 Billy Idol - Eyes Without a Face
14 12 The Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love)
11 11 Irene Cara - Breakdance
19 10 Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
06 09 Phil Collins - Against All Odds
09 08 Huey Lewis & the News - The Heart of Rock & Roll
07 07 Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson - To All the Girls I've Loved Before
08 06 Night Ranger - Sister Christian
03 05 Lionel Richie - Hello
04 04 Steve Perry - Oh Sherrie
05 03 Duran Duran - The Reflex
01 02 Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It for the Boy
02 01 Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time

[friday]

This week it was 1981. At about three months, this probably marks the longest stretch between two non-1980 shows from the same year.

6/13/1981
-- 40 Stanley Clarke and George Duke - Sweet Baby
-- 39 Marty Balin - Hearts
-- 38 Alan Parsons Project - Time
-- 37 Sheena Easton - Modern Girl
37 36 Cliff Richard - Give a Little Bit More
38 35 Jesse Winchester - Say What
-- 34 Kenny Rogers - I Don't Need You
39 33 Rosanne Cash - Seven Year Ache
-- 32 Joey Scarbury - Theme from Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)
24 31 Hall & Oates - Kiss on My List
33 30 Jim Photoglo - Fool in Love with You
31 29 Pure Prairie League - Still Right Here in My Heart
34 28 Elton John - Nobody Wins
20 27 Phil Collins - I Missed Again
23 26 Grover Washington, Jr. - Just the Two of Us
28 25 Lee Ritenour - Is It You
17 24 Sheena Easton - Morning Train (9 to 5)
26 23 Santana - Winning
29 22 Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira
16 21 John Lennon - Watching the Wheels
27 20 Hall & Oates - You Make My Dreams
13 19 Franke & the Knockouts - Sweetheart
12 18 Gino Vannelli - Living Inside Myself
19 17 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - The Waiting
18 16 Dottie West with Kenny Rogers - What Are We Doin' in Love
22 15 Air Supply - The One That You Love
21 14 Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
15 13 Gary U.S. Bonds - This Little Girl
14 12 Neil Diamond - America
08 11 Styx - Too Much Time on My Hands
10 10 Champaign - How 'Bout Us
11 09 Climax Blues Band - I Love You
07 08 Juice Newton - Angel of the Morning
09 07 George Harrison - All Those Years Ago
05 06 REO Speedwagon - Take It on the Run
06 05 Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio - A Woman Needs Love
04 04 A Taste of Honey - Sukiyaki
03 03 Smokey Robinson - Being with You
02 02 Stars on 45 - Stars on 45 Medley
01 01 Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes

[Libra]

Jun 20, 2011 0:26:38 GMT -5 friday said:

37 36 Cliff Richard - Give a Little Bit More

This peaked at #41 Billboard, thus never making The 40.

[Slinky]

So evidently Pop2K does this for 2000-09 countdowns now as well. Haven't heard one yet but sounds interesting.

[friday]

Jun 20, 2011 15:03:56 GMT -5 Slinky said:

So evidently Pop2K does this for 2000-09 countdowns now as well. Haven't heard one yet but sounds interesting.

Aww, I can't get that channel on my Sirius radio; I remember it was available for like 5 minutes a few years ago, before it went online only. It's two hours, so I'm guessing it's a top 25 or top 30. So that just leaves 90s on 9 without a countdown, ever since they jettisoned Rick Dees reruns two years ago. I can't imagine why they never replaced it, but maybe if this 2000s one catches on, they'll come up with a 90s show soon.

[friday]

This week it was 1983.

6/25/1983
-- 40 George Benson - Inside Love (So Personal)
-- 39 Alabama - The Closer You Get
32 38 Ronnie Milsap - Stranger in My House
31 37 Def Leppard - Photograph
26 36 Laura Branigan - Solitaire
40 35 Stevie Nicks - Stand Back
39 34 Prince - 1999
36 33 Chris DeBurgh - Don't Pay the Ferryman
37 32 Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
21 31 Men at Work - Overkill
33 30 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Roll Me Away
34 29 Donna Summer - She Works Hard for the Money
30 28 Little River Band - We Two
27 27 Jim Capaldi - That's Love
28 26 Rod Stewart - Baby Jane
35 25 Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know?
22 24 Journey - Faithfully
25 23 The Kinks - Come Dancing
24 22 The Bee Gees - The Woman in You
09 21 Lionel Richie - My Love
23 20 Michael Jackson - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
19 19 Elton John - I'm Still Standing
18 18 Champaign - Try Again
20 17 Madness - Our House
17 16 DeBarge - All This Love
16 15 Sergio Mendes - Never Gonna Let You Go
15 14 Styx - Don't Let It End
06 13 Prince - Little Red Corvette
14 12 Kajagoogoo - Too Shy
12 11 Hall & Oates - Family Man
10 10 Rick Springfield - Affair of the Heart
11 09 The Tubes - She's a Beauty
05 08 Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me with Science
08 07 Naked Eyes - Always Something There to Remind Me
13 06 The Police - Every Breath You Take
03 05 Michael Jackson - Beat It
07 04 Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
04 03 Culture Club - Time (Clock of the Heart)
02 02 David Bowie - Let's Dance
01 01 Irene Cara - Flashdance... What a Feeling

[friday]

This week they did 1987.

7/4/1987
-- 40 Richard Marx - Don't Mean Nothing
-- 39 Suzanne Vega - Luka
40 38 Jennifer Rush and Elton John - Flames of Paradise
-- 37 Steve Winwood - Back in the High Life Again
-- 36 Surface - Happy
35 35 Europe - Rock the Night
37 34 Cutting Crew - One for the Mockingbird
39 33 Fleetwood Mac - Seven Wonders
32 32 Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen
36 31 Bryan Adams - Hearts on Fire
31 30 Partland Brothers - Soul City
38 29 Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle
34 28 Robbie Nevil - Wot's It to Ya
19 27 Level 42 - Lessons in Love
33 26 The Jets - Cross My Broken Heart
25 25 Eddie Money - Endless Nights
30 24 Motley Crue - Girls Girls Girls
29 23 George Michael - I Want Your Sex
14 22 Chris DeBurgh - The Lady in Red
24 21 The Nylons - Kiss Him Goodbye
15 20 Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive
26 19 T'Pau - Heart and Soul
28 18 U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
21 17 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
18 16 Bruce Hornsby & the Range - Every Little Kiss
11 15 Kenny Loggins - Meet Me Half Way
17 14 Psuedo Echo - Funkytown
16 13 Crowded House - Something So Strong
09 12 Herb Alpert - Diamonds
13 11 The System - Don't Disturb This Groove
12 10 Expose - Point of No Return
10 09 Smokey Robinson - Just to See Her
08 08 Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On
06 07 Genesis - In Too Deep
03 06 Atlantic Starr - Always
07 05 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Shakedown
05 04 Kenny G - Songbird
03 03 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Head to Toe
04 02 Heart - Alone
02 01 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody

[friday]

This week it was 1980. This same chart was used last year on 4th of July weekend.

7/5/1980
-- 40 Meco - Empire Strikes Back (Medley)
35 39 Manhattan Transfer - Twilight Zone
-- 38 Mickey Gilley - Stand by Me
40 37 Rodney Crowell - Ashes by Now
-- 36 Pete Townshend - Let My Love Open the Door
37 35 Frank Sinatra - Theme from New York, New York
-- 34 Christopher Cross - Sailing
-- 33 Boz Scaggs - Jojo
24 32 The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket (I'm Special)
39 31 Kenny Rogers - Love the World Away
20 30 Linda Ronstadt - Hurt So Bad
38 29 S.O.S. Band - Take Your Time (Do It Right)
33 28 Genesis - Misunderstanding
28 27 Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio - Two Places At the Same Time
31 26 Carole King - One Fine Day
30 25 Kim Carnes - More Love
19 24 Kenny Rogers and Kim Carnes - Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer
27 23 Joe Walsh - All Night Long
21 22 Neil and Dara Sedaka - Should've Never Let You Go
18 21 Air Supply - Lost in Love
26 20 The Blues Brothers - Gimme Some Lovin'
11 19 Blondie - Call Me
22 18 Electric Light Orchestra - I'm Alive
32 17 Charlie Daniels Band - In America
14 16 Michael Jackson - She's Out of My Life
16 15 Pure Prairie League - Let Me Love You Tonight
17 14 Manhattans - Shining Star
09 13 Ambrosia - Biggest Part of Me
15 12 Rocky Burdette - Tired of Toein' the Line
07 11 Gary Numan - Cars
12 10 Jermaine Jackson - Let's Get Serious
13 09 Olivia Newton-John - Magic
08 08 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Against the Wind
10 07 The Spinners - Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time
01 06 Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown
06 05 Robbie Dupree - Steal Away
05 04 Elton John - Little Jeannie
04 03 Billy Joel - It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
02 02 Paul McCartney - Coming Up
03 01 Bette Midler - The Rose

[friday]

This week they did 1988.

7/16/1988
-- 40 Van Halen - When It's Love
-- 39 Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
31 38 Robert Plant - Tall Cool One
-- 37 Aerosmith - Rag Doll
26 36 George Michael - One More Try
-- 35 Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible
20 34 Prince - Alphabet St.
-- 33 George Michael - Monkey
35 32 Climie Fisher - Love Changes (Everything)
32 31 Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
37 30 The Fat Boys with Chubby Checker - The Twist (Yo, Twist)
38 29 Whitney Houston - Love Will Save the Day
21 28 Belinda Carlisle - Circle in the Sand
14 27 Brenda K. Starr - I Still Believe
10 26 Rick Astley - Together Forever
30 25 Johnny Kemp - Just Got Paid
09 24 Bruce Hornsby & the Range - The Valley Road
25 23 Billy Ocean - The Colour of Love
29 22 Elton John - I Don't Want to Go on with You Like That
23 21 Sade - Paradise
24 20 DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand
27 19 Chicago - I Don't Want to Live Without Your Love
28 18 The Contours - Do You Love Me
22 17 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - 1-2-3
12 16 Poison - Nothin' But a Good Time
18 15 Rod Stewart - Lost in You
07 14 The Jets - Make It Real
19 13 Terence Trent D'Arby - Sign Your Name
15 12 Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour
17 11 Eric Carmen - Make Me Lose Control
16 10 Breathe - Hands to Heaven
05 09 Debbie Gibson - Foolish Beat
08 08 Al B. Sure! - Nite and Day
11 07 Richard Marx - Hold on to the Nights
13 06 Steve Winwood - Roll with It
02 05 Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
04 04 Pebbles - Mercedes Boy
06 03 INXS - New Sensation
03 02 Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar on Me
01 01 Cheap Trick - The Flame

[friday]

This week it was 1985.

7/20/1985
20 40 John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band - Tough All Over
-- 39 Animotion - Let Him Go
16 38 Mary Jane Girls - In My House
38 37 Kenny Loggins - Forever
40 36 Rick Springfield - State of the Heart
-- 35 Billy Joel - You're Only Human (Second Wind)
-- 34 John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man in Motion)
36 33 Don Henley - Not Enough Love in the World
35 32 Amy Grant - Find a Way
39 31 Freddie Jackson - Rock Me Tonight
37 30 Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero
33 29 Heart - What About Love
32 28 Bryan Adams - Summer of '69
31 27 Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round
18 26 Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better
27 25 Depeche Mode - People Are People
28 24 Aretha Franklin - Freeway of Love
26 23 Paul Hardcastle - 19
22 22 Kim Carnes - Crazy in the Night
23 21 DeBarge - Who's Holding Donna Now
30 20 Huey Lewis & the News - The Power of Love
10 19 Madonna - Angel
24 18 The Power Station - Get It On
19 17 Air Supply - Just As I Am
21 16 Corey Hart - Never Surrender
17 15 Night Ranger - Sentimental Street
15 14 Cyndi Lauper - The Goonies 'R' Good Enough
05 13 Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
13 12 Survivor - The Search Is Over
04 11 Bryan Adams - Heaven
11 10 Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days
12 09 Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
09 08 'Til Tuesday - Voices Carry
14 07 Tears for Fears - Shout
07 06 Eurythmics - Would I Lie to You?
08 05 Whitney Houston - You Give Good Love
06 04 Paul Young - Everytime You Go Away
03 03 Phil Collins - Sussudio
01 02 Duran Duran - A View to a Kill
02 01 Prince & the Revolution - Raspberry Beret

[friday]

This week it was 1989.

7/29/1989
-- 40 Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston - It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be
33 39 Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
-- 38 Soul II Soul - Keep on Movin'
-- 37 Michael Damian - Cover of Love
32 36 Bobby Brown - Every Little Step
29 35 Paul McCartney - My Brave Face
24 34 Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down
-- 33 LL Cool J - I'm That Type of Guy
19 32 Natalie Cole - Miss You Like Crazy
39 31 Gloria Estefan - Don't Wanna Lose You
18 30 Donna Summer - This Time I Know It's for Real
35 29 Jody Watley - Friends
34 28 Winger - Headed for a Heartbreak
16 27 Stevie Nicks - Rooms on Fire
30 26 Debbie Gibson - No More Rhyme
27 25 Henry Lee Summer - Hey Baby
13 24 The Doobie Brothers - The Doctor
26 23 Karyn White - Secret Rendezvous
09 22 Richard Marx - Satisfied
25 21 Donny Osmond - Sacred Emotion
20 20 Real Life - Send Me an Angel '89
23 19 Great White - Once Bitten Twice Shy
28 18 Don Henley - The End of the Innocence
07 17 Cyndi Lauper - I Drove All Night
21 16 Roxette - Dressed for Success
31 15 Paula Abdul - Cold Hearted
14 14 Michael Morales - Who Do You Give Your Love To?
15 13 Rod Stewart - Crazy About Her
22 12 Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting
17 11 Dino - I Like It
06 10 Milli Vanilli - Baby Don't Forget My Number
03 09 Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing
08 08 Expose - What You Don't Know
12 07 Love and Rockets - So Alive
10 06 Bon Jovi - Lay Your Hands on Me
11 05 Bobby Brown - On Our Own
05 04 Martika - Toy Soldiers
01 03 Madonna - Express Yourself
02 02 Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me by Now
04 01 Prince - Batdance

[friday]

This week they did 1986.

8/2/1986
-- 40 David Lee Roth - Yankee Rose
-- 39 Huey Lewis & the News - Stuck with You
-- 38 Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson - Friends and Lovers
-- 37 John Cougar Mellencamp - Rumbleseat
40 36 Mike & the Mechanics - Taken In
-- 35 The Monkees - That Was Then, This Is Now
-- 34 Klymaxx - Man-Sized Love
37 33 Regina - Baby Love
35 32 Device - Hanging on a Heart Attack
36 31 Miami Sound Machine - Words Get in the Way
13 30 El DeBarge - Who's Johnny
31 29 Gavin Christopher - One Step Closer to You
34 28 Berlin - Take My Breath Away
28 27 Robert Palmer - Hyperactive
32 26 Lionel Richie - Dancing on the Ceiling
25 25 The Fixx - Secret Separation
30 24 Bananarama - Venus
29 23 Timex Social Club - Rumors
27 22 The Outfield - All the Love in the World
26 21 Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom
24 20 Journey - Suzanne
10 19 The Moody Blues - Your Wildest Dreams
20 18 The Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene
22 17 Andy Taylor - Take It Easy
23 16 Wham! - The Edge of Heaven
19 15 Jeffery Osborne - You Should Be Mine (The Woo Woo Song)
07 14 Simply Red - Holding Back the Years
17 13 Steve Winwood - Higher Love
15 12 Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off
14 11 Belinda Carlisle - Mad About You
12 10 Billy Joel - Modern Woman
11 09 Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)
06 08 Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)
08 07 Rod Stewart - Love Touch
03 06 Janet Jackson - Nasty
09 05 Madonna - Papa Don't Preach
04 04 Kenny Loggins - Danger Zone
02 03 Genesis - Invisible Touch
05 02 Peter Cetera - Glory of Love
01 01 Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer

[friday]

This week they did 1984.

8/11/1984
-- 40 Night Ranger - When You Close Your Eyes
-- 39 The Cars - Drive
22 38 Eddy Grant - Romancing the Stone
-- 37 Sheila E. - The Glamorous Life
39 36 Billy Joel - Leave a Tender Moment Alone
-- 35 Jermaine Jackson - Dynamite
-- 34 Prince & the Revolution - Let's Go Crazy
29 33 Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days
36 32 Peter Wolf - Lights Out
31 31 Sergio Mendes - Alibis
16 30 Duran Duran - The Reflex
37 29 Cyndi Lauper - She Bop
28 28 The Go-Go's - Turn to You
31 27 Glenn Frey - Sexy Girl
34 26 Scandal - The Warrior
33 25 Huey Lewis & the News - If This Is It
13 24 Mike Reno and Ann Wilson - Almost Paradise
32 23 Julio Iglesias and Diana Ross - All of You
25 22 Steve Perry - She's Mine
19 21 Laura Branigan - Self Control
24 20 Ratt - Round and Round
26 19 Billy Squier - Rock Me Tonite
07 18 Billy Idol - Eyes Without a Face
17 17 Kenny Loggins - I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)
23 16 Peabo Bryson - If Ever You're in My Arms Again
18 15 Corey Hart - Sunglasses at Night
21 14 John Waite - Missing You
14 13 Van Halen - Panama
11 12 ZZ Top - Legs
10 11 Elton John - Sad Songs (Say So Much)
15 10 Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You
08 09 Rod Stewart - Infatuation
09 08 Ollie & Jerry - Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us
06 07 The Pointer Sisters - Jump (For My Love)
12 06 Lionel Richie - Stuck on You
04 05 Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark
05 04 Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do with It
03 03 The Jacksons - State of Shock
01 02 Prince & the Revolution - When Doves Cry
02 01 Ray Parker, Jr. - Ghostbusters

[friday]

This week it was 1981.

8/15/1981
-- 40 Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only
29 39 Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus
-- 38 The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys Medley
-- 37 Ray Parker, Jr. & Raydio - That Old Song
39 36 Gary Wright - Really Wanna Know You
38 35 Rex Smith and Rachel Sweet - Everlasting Love
37 34 Alabama - Feels So Right
40 33 Eddie Rabbitt - Step by Step
36 32 Electric Light Orchestra - Hold on Tight
34 31 Franke & the Knockouts - You're My Girl
33 30 Robbie Patton - Don't Give It Up
30 29 Jim Steinman - Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through
31 28 Stacy Lattisaw - Love on a Two-Way Street
21 27 Stanley Clarke and George Duke - Sweet Baby
15 26 Stars on 45 - Stars on 45 Medley
13 25 The Moody Blues - Gemini Dream
27 24 Pat Benatar - Fire and Ice
25 23 Pablo Cruise - Cool Love
28 22 Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty - Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
24 21 Greg Kihn Band - The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)
23 20 Journey - Who's Crying Now
20 19 Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight
19 18 Billy Squier - The Stroke
17 17 The Carpenters - Touch Me When We're Dancing
18 16 Ronnie Milsap - (There's) No Gettin' Over Me
22 15 Foreigner - Urgent
14 14 The Alan Parsons Project - Time
12 13 Hall & Oates - You Make My Dreams
16 12 The Commodores - Lady (You Bring Me Up)
11 11 Kim Carnes - Bette Davis Eyes
10 10 Juice Newton - Queen of Hearts
09 09 Marty Balin - Hearts
08 08 Manhattan Transfer - Boy from New York City
07 07 Air Supply - The One That You Love
05 06 Kenny Rogers - I Don't Need You
02 05 The Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira
03 04 Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
04 03 The Pointer Sisters - Slow Hand
01 02 Joey Scarbury - Theme from Greatest American Hero (Believe It or Not)
06 01 Diana Ross & Lionel Richie - Endless Love

[friday]

This week they did 1982.

8/28/1982
33 40 Hall & Oates - Your Imagination
-- 39 Michael Martin Murphey - What's Forever For
-- 38 A Flock of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away)
39 37 Missing Persons - Words
25 36 Leslie Pearl - If the Love Fits, Wear It
38 35 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Do You Wanna Touch Me
36 34 Jennifer Holliday - And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
37 33 Jermaine Jackson - Let Me Tickle Your Fancy
-- 32 Toto - Make Believe
34 31 Marshall Crenshaw - Someday, Someway
35 30 Randy Meisner - Never Been in Love
19 29 REO Speedwagon - Keep the Fire Burnin'
11 28 The Human League - Don't You Want Me
29 27 Billy Idol - Hot in the City
20 26 Soft Cell - Tainted Love
31 25 America - You Can Do Magic
27 24 Asia - Only Time Will Tell
28 23 Michael McDonald - I Keep Forgettin'
24 22 Eddie Money - Think I'm in Love
26 21 Jackson Browne - Somebody's Baby
21 20 Kim Wilde - Kids in America
23 19 Men at Work - Who Can It Be Now
22 18 Elton John - Blue Eyes
16 17 Toto - Rosanna
17 16 The Pointer Sisters - American Music
18 15 The Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the Sky
13 14 The Motels - Only the Lonely
14 13 Kenny Rogers - Love Will Turn You Around
11 12 Air Supply - Even the Nights Are Better
12 11 Donna Summer - Love Is in Control
15 10 John Cougar - Jack and Diane
05 09 John Cougar - Hurts So Good
09 08 Crosby, Stills & Nash - Wasted on the Way
08 07 The Go-Go's - Vacation
07 06 Paul McCartney - Take It Away
04 05 Fleetwood Mac - Hold Me
06 04 Melissa Manchester - You Should Hear How She Talks About You
03 03 Chicago - Hard to Say I'm Sorry
01 02 Survivor - Eye of the Tiger
02 01 Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra

Starting this week, I'm also going to attempt to keep track of the (woefully-named) Pop2Kountdown; even though I can't listen to Pop2K, I figure I can still keep track of it if I know which year they're doing, and I can see a few tracks that are played on the SXM website. Apparently, they're using the Hot 100 for this countdown. If anyone else managed to hear the show, please feel free to point out any mistakes I happen to make.

This week they did 2001.

8/25/2001
-- 30 Trick Daddy - I'm a Thug (17)
28 29 Willa Ford - I Wanna Be Bad (22)
-- 28 Smash Mouth - I'm a Believer (25)
-- 27 Ludacris featuring Nate Dogg - Area Codes (24)
23 26 Uncle Kracker - Follow Me (5)
19 25 D12 - Purple Hills (19)
09 24 Mariah Carey - Loverboy (2)
29 23 Mary J. Blige - Family Affair (1)
25 22 Dave Matthews Band - The Space Between (22)
26 21 Missy Elliott - One Minute Man (15)
21 20 The Isley Brothers - Contagious (19)
20 19 Blake Shelton - Austin (18)
22 18 Jay-Z - Izzo (H.O.V.A.) (8)
18 17 Craig David - Fill Me In (15)
17 16 Incubus - Drive (9)
17 15 City High - What Would You Do (8)
15 14 Sugar Ray - When It's Over (13)
05 13 Destiny's Child - Bootylicious (1)
14 12 Janet Jackson - Someone to Call My Lover (3)
13 11 112 - Peaches & Cream (4)
11 10 Lifehouse - Hanging by a Moment (2)
10 09 Train - Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me) (5)
08 08 O-Town - All or Nothing (3)
12 07 Staind - It's Been Awhile (5)
07 06 Jagged Edge featuring Nelly - Where the Party At (3)
06 05 Usher - U Remind Me (1)
03 04 Blu Cantrell - Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!) (2)
02 03 Eve featuring Gwen Stefani - Let Me Blow Ya Mind (2)
04 02 Jennifer Lopez and Ja Rule - I'm Real (1)
01 01 Alicia Keys - Fallin' (1)

[friday]

This week, in lieu of the Big 40, 80s on 8 aired a special celebrating the 30th anniversary of MTV by playing the first songs played on the channel, up thru "Cruel to Be Kind."

Pop2K did 2008 this week.

8/30/2008
-- 30 T-Pain with Lil' Wayne - Can't Believe It (7)
27 29 Secondhand Serenade - Fall for You (21)
-- 28 David Cook - The Time of My Life (3)
20 27 Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful of Sunshine (5)
17 26 Lil' Wayne - Lollipop
28 25 Kid Rock - All Summer Long (23)
26 24 Flo Rida - In the Ayer (9)
22 23 Metro Station - Shake It (10)
19 22 Three 6 Mafia - Lolli Lolli (Pop That Body) (18)
24 21 Jordin Sparks - One Step At a Time (17)
09 20 Jonas Brothers - Burnin' Up (5)
23 19 Lil' Wayne - Got Money (10)
15 18 Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love (1)
16 17 David Banner - Get Like Me (16)
-- 16 Chris Brown - Dreamer (16)
13 15 The Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up (9)
14 14 Jesse McCartney - Leavin' (10)
18 13 Young Jeezy with Kanye West - Put On (12)
08 12 Lil' Wayne - A Milli (6)
12 11 Estelle with Kanye West - American Boy (9)
-- 10 Taylor Swift - Change (10)
10 09 Ne-Yo - Closer (7)
09 08 Rihanna - Take a Bow (1)
07 07 Kardinal Offishall - Dangerous (5)
05 06 M.I.A. - Paper Planes (4)
06 05 Coldplay - Viva La Vida (1)
03 04 Katy Perry - I Kissed a Girl (1)
02 03 Chris Brown - Forever (2)
-- 02 David Archuleta - Crush (2)
01 01 Rihanna - Disturbia (1)

[BostonBoyChris]

Just FYI, I've been listening to the Pop2Kountdown every week and they must not be using the Hot 100 for this chart. I haven't been keeping track of the songs, but I do remember that they had Chris Brown's Forever at #1 this week and I'm Real at #1 last week.

[lasvegaskid]

Any idea what year this week's show is gonna be?

[friday]

Sept 5, 2011 22:49:55 GMT -5 BostonBoyChris said:

Just FYI, I've been listening to the Pop2Kountdown every week and they must not be using the Hot 100 for this chart. I haven't been keeping track of the songs, but I do remember that they had Chris Brown's Forever at #1 this week and I'm Real at #1 last week.

Hmm, well, I think they're using the Hot 100, but they must be removing certain songs and shaping the chart as they please. I did notice that certain "groupings" of songs were consistent with Billboard, but with some songs simply omitted; I thought maybe they weren't being tracked on the Sirius website. I guess that's alright with country and hip-hop songs that weren't big pop hits, as well as high download songs that shot to the top with little to no airplay behind it. Though why they'd omit "Fallin'" and "Disturbia," which were huge songs during the decade, is a mystery.

I guess until I can actually listen to the show in full, I won't try reporting the chart each week. If someone else wants to post the chart each week, they're more than welcome.

Sept 6, 2011 12:41:03 GMT -5 lasvegaskid said:

Any idea what year this week's show is gonna be?

Don't know for sure, but I'd guess it'll be 1983 or 1987. Perhaps the latter, so they don't wind up playing three consecutive years.

[BostonBoyChris]

Here's this week's Pop2Kountdown. Friday, maybe you can figure out where the chart comes from.

2003

30 Maroon 5 - Harder to Breathe
29 John Mayer - Bigger than my Body
28 3 Doors Down - Here Without You
27 Good Charlotte - Girls and Boys
26 Baby Bash - Suga Suga
25 Saving Abel - Addicted
24 Staind - So Far Away
23 3 Doors Down - When I'm Gone
22 Sean Paul - Get Busy
21 Aaliyah - Come Over
20 Justin Timberlake - Señorita
19 Santana f/ Alex band - Why Don't You & I
18 Kelly Clarkson - Miss Independent
17 DJ Sammy - Boys of Summer
16 Jason Mraz - The Remedy (I Won't Worry)
15 Train - Calling all Angels
14 Evanescence - Bring me to Life
13 Lil' Kim & 50 Cent - Magic Stick
12 Michelle Branch - Are you Happy Now?
11 Sean Paul - Like Glue
10 Uncle Kracker/Dobie Gray - Drift Away
9 Lumidee - Never Leave You
8 black eyed peas where is the love
7 Beyoncé and Sean Paul baby boy
6 matchbox 20 unwell
5 Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz - Get Low
4 50 Cent & Snoop Dogg - PIMP
3 Chingy - Right Thurr
2 Beyoncé f/ Jay-z Crazy in Love
1 Nelly f/ Murphy Lee - Shake ya Tailfeather

[Libra]

After a glance at the Hot 100 charts from 9/6 and 9/13/03, I tend to agree with friday that they must be shaping the chart as they please (a wretched thing to do).

For one, "Into You" by Fabolous feat. Tamia was #5 on the Hot 100 both weeks, yet it's nowhere to be found here.
For two, "Harder to Breathe" is #30 here, yet it was #62 on the 9/6 Hot 100.
For three, they played the DJ Sammy cover of "The Boys of Summer", rather than the one by The Ataris?

Seeing "Get Busy" and "When I'm Gone" listed made me wonder if maybe they were using the Top 40 Mainstream chart instead...but both songs were at the edge of the Top 40 on the Hot 100 on 9/6, so it doesn't seem likely that they'd be just short of the Top 20 on the Mainstream chart that same week.

[BostonBoyChris]

Yes, they definitely played the DJ Sammy version of Boys of Summer, which I also thought was super weird.

[friday]

^ Yep, they used the 9/6/03 Hot 100, but it seems they just pick and choose which songs to play. It's really quite stupid, since there are plenty of pop chart sources they could use where that wouldn't be necessary (the ARC top 40, for one). Also, not only did they play the wrong version of "Boys of Summer," but they played "Addicted" by Saving Abel, rather than the song of the same name by Simple Plan, which, of course, was the one on the charts that week.

The Big 40 featured 1987 this week.

9/5/1987
-- 40 Herb Alpert - Making Love in the Rain
-- 39 Expose - Let Me Be the One
-- 38 Levert - Casanova
22 37 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - Rhythm Is Gonna Get You
28 36 Sammy Hagar - Give to Live
20 35 Living in a Box - Living in a Box
24 34 Steve Winwood - Back in the High Life Again
39 33 Heart - Who Will You Run To
36 32 The Fat Boys and the Beach Boys - Wipe Out
37 31 Prince and Sheena Easton - U Got the Look
31 30 Jonathan Butler - Lies
34 29 Natalie Cole - Jump Start
19 28 The Jets - Cross My Broken Heart
29 27 Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer
33 26 John Cougar Mellencamp - Paper in Fire
18 25 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Shakedown
15 24 T'Pau - Heart and Soul
30 23 Smokey Robinson - One Heartbeat
32 22 Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Lost in Emotion
27 21 Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey
26 20 Europe - Carrie
23 19 Jellybean with Elisa Fiorello - Who Found Who
08 18 U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
25 17 LL Cool J - I Need Love
21 16 Bananarama - I Heard a Rumour
07 15 Suzanne Vega - Luka
10 14 The Whispers - Rock Steady
17 13 Huey Lewis & the News - Doing It All for My Baby
12 12 Starship - It's Not Over ('Til It's Over)
11 11 Dionne Warwick and Jeffery Osborne - Love Power
16 10 ABC - When Smokey Sings
14 09 Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
09 08 Dan Hill and Vonda Shepard - Can't We Try
13 07 Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost Have It All
06 06 Debbie Gibson - Only in My Dreams
05 05 Richard Marx - Don't Mean Nothing
03 04 George Michael - I Want Your Sex
02 03 Madonna - Who's That Girl
04 02 Michael Jackson - I Just Can't Stop Loving You
01 01 Los Lobos - La Bamba

[BostonBoyChris]

This week's Pop2Kountdown was 2007

30 Colbie Caillat - Bubbly
29 Kat Deluna f/Elephant Man-Whine Up
28 Fall Out Boy - Thnks Fr Th Mmrs
27 Gwen Stefani ft. Akon - The Sweet Escape
26 Yung Berg - Sexy Lady
25 Shop Boyz - Party Like a Rock Star
24 Daughtry - Home
23 Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats
22 Maroon 5 - Makes Me Wonder
21 Lifehouse - First Time
20 Avril Lavigne - When You're Gone
19 Boys Like Girls - The Great Escape
18 Justin Timberlake - LoveStoned
17 T-Pain ft. Yung Joc - Buy U a Drank
16 Rihanna - Shut up and Drive
15 50 Cent/Justin Timberlake - Ayo Technology
14 Sean Kingston - Me Love
13 J. Holiday - Bed
12 Elliot Yamin - Wait for You
11 Rihanna ft. Jay-Z - Umbrella
10 P!nk - Who Knew
9 Fabolous ft. Ne-Yo - Make Me Better
8 Nickelback - Rock Star
7 Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah
6 T-Pain ft. Akon - Bartender
5 Sean Kingston - Beautiful Girls
4 Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson - The Way I Are
3 Fergie - Big Girls Don't Cry
2 Kanye West - Stronger
1 Soulja Boy - Crank Dat

[friday]

This week the Big 40 did 1980.

9/13/1980
35 40 The Manhattans - Shining Star
-- 39 Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before
-- 38 The Larsen-Feiten Band - Who'll Be the Fool Tonight
39 37 Hall & Oates - How Does It Feel to Be Back
23 36 Rocky Burnette - Tired of Toein' the Line
28 35 Ali Thompson - Take a Little Rhythm
19 34 Pete Townshend - Let My Love Open the Door
37 33 Dionne Warwick - No Night So Long
38 32 Boz Scaggs - Look What You've Done to Me
32 31 Robert John - Hey There Lonely Girl
33 30 Natalie Cole - Someone That I Used to Love
17 29 The Commodores - Old-Fashion Love
34 28 Barbra Streisand - Woman in Love
30 27 Carly Simon - Jesse
11 26 Kim Carnes - More Love
29 25 The Pointer Sisters - He's So Shy
31 24 The Doobie Brothers - Real Love
25 23 Billy Joel - Don't Ask Me Why
27 22 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - You'll Accomp'ny Me
26 21 Electric Light Orchestra - All Over the World
22 20 Kenny Loggins - I'm Alright
24 19 Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra - Xanadu
21 18 Robbie Dupree - Hot Rod Hearts
18 17 Ambrosia - You're the Only Woman
13 16 Jackson Browne - Boulevard
16 15 Larry Graham - One in a Million You
08 14 Billy Joel - It's Still Rock and Roll to Me
15 13 Eddie Rabbitt - Drivin' My Life Away
20 12 Queen - Another One Bites the Dust
14 11 Paul Simon - Late in the Evening
12 10 Benny Mardones - Into the Night
06 09 Olivia Newton-John - Magic
09 08 George Benson - Give Me the Night
10 07 Johnny Lee - Lookin' for Love
04 06 The S.O.S. Band - Take Your Time (Do It Right)
07 05 Irene Cara - Fame
05 04 Air Supply - All Out of Love
03 03 The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue
01 02 Christopher Cross - Sailing
02 01 Diana Ross - Upside Down

[BostonBoyChris]

Pop 2Kountdown

2000

30 P!nk - There You Go
29 Marc Anthony - You Sang to Me
28 Faith Hill - Breathe
27 Bon Jovi - It's My Life
26 Mya - Case of the Ex
25 Britney Spears - Lucky
24 Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want
23 Soul Decision - Faded
22 Sting - Desert Rose
21 Everclear - Wonderful
20 Aaliyah - Try Again
19 Lil Bow Wow - Bounce Wit Me
18 98 Degrees - Give Me Just One Night
17 'N Sync - It's Gonna Be Me
16 BBMak - Back Here
15 P!nk - Most Girls
14 Nine Days - Absolutely
13 Toni Braxton - He Wasn't Man Enough
12 Next - Wifey
11 Creed - With Arms Wide Open
10 Ruff Endz - No More
9 OutKast - So Fresh, So Clean
8 Joe - I Wanna Know
7 Nelly - Country Grammar
6 3 Doors Down - Kryptonite
5 Sisqo - Incomplete
4 Matchbox 20 - Bent
3 Destiny's Child - Independent Women Part 1
2 Janet Jackson - Doesn't Really Matter
1 Madonna - Music

[friday]

^ That's an episode I would've really liked listening to. But every week I look at this countdown, I get more puzzled by what they're doing. They managed to play the wrong Destiny's Child song at #3 (should've been Jumpin' Jumpin') and inexplicably substituted "So Fresh So Clean" in place "Come on Over Baby" by Christina Aguilera at #9? And, much as I love "Everything You Want," if they were really dead set on playing only one Vertical Horizon song, why couldn't it have been "You're a God," which was #37 on that week's Hot 100, and much, much fresher by this point in the year than EYW. Seriously, this looks like amateur hour compared to the Big 40 countdown. Speaking of which...

This week they did 1988.

9/24/1988
33 40 REO Speedwagon - Here with Me
-- 39 Giant Steps - Another Lover
31 38 Breathe - Hands to Heaven
30 37 Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine - 1-2-3
25 36 Steve Winwood - Roll with It
19 35 Chicago - I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love
40 34 Whitney Houston - One Moment in Time
-- 33 Kylie Minogue - The Loco-Motion
15 32 Elton John - I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That
34 31 Brenda K. Starr - What You See Is What You Get
17 30 Michael Jackson - Another Part of Me
37 29 The Escape Club - Wild, Wild West
36 28 Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel
32 27 INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
35 26 Erasure - Chains of Love
26 25 Rod Stewart - Forever Young
24 24 Debbie Gibson - Staying Together
29 23 Steve Winwood - Don't You Know What the Night Can Do
27 22 Glenn Frey - True Love
22 21 DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - A Nightmare on My Street
28 20 Phil Collins - A Groovy Kind of Love
16 19 Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
03 18 George Michael - Monkey
08 17 Van Halen - When It's Love
20 16 Poison - Fallen Angel
23 15 Information Society - What on Your Mind (Pure Energy)
18 14 New Kids on the Block - Please Don't Go Girl
14 13 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - I Hate Myself for Loving You
12 12 Rick Astley - It Would Take a Strong, Strong Man
21 11 UB40 - Red Red Wine
13 10 Cheap Trick - Don't Be Cruel
09 09 Kenny Loggins - Nobody's Fool
11 08 Peter Cetera - One Good Woman
04 07 Huey Lewis & the News - Perfect World
10 06 Def Leppard - Love Bites
05 05 New Edition - If It Isn't Love
06 04 Taylor Dayne - I'll Always Love You
07 03 Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy
02 02 Robert Palmer - Simply Irresistible
01 01 Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child of Mine

[BostonBoyChris]

It was a great countdown. This period of 2000 was a great one for pop music. But, I'm as puzzled as you are. I knew Come on Over was supposed to be on this countdown and I was completely baffled when it never appeared. As for Independent Women being substituted, I can tell you this - at that point in the countdown a listener called in to give her favorite memory from the year 2000 and it was about the movie Charlie's Angels.

[mkarns]

Sept 24, 2011 22:35:36 GMT -5 friday said:

Seriously, this looks like amateur hour compared to the Big 40 countdown. Speaking of which...

This week they did 1988.

Though the Big 40 is still vulnerable to factual errors as well as some technical gaffes. Nina referred to UB40 as "pretty much a one hit wonder" regarding "Red Red Wine". Um, "Can't Help Falling In Love", anyone? Or is it countdown policy to pretend that music ended in 1989?

[friday]

Sept 26, 2011 15:40:48 GMT -5 mkarns said:

Sept 24, 2011 22:35:36 GMT -5 friday said:

Seriously, this looks like amateur hour compared to the Big 40 countdown. Speaking of which...

This week they did 1988.

Though the Big 40 is still vulnerable to factual errors as well as some technical gaffes. Nina referred to UB40 as "pretty much a one hit wonder" regarding "Red Red Wine". Um, "Can't Help Falling In Love", anyone? Or is it countdown policy to pretend that music ended in 1989?

True, and I haven't actually listened to Pop2K to offer a valid comparison. But I would say the technical gaffes don't happen often enough to really be a bother. And since they stopped substituting obscure songs with more well-known ones *knock on wood*, there's at least more fidelity to their charts than Pop2K has. That probably doesn't mean much outside this board, but I just think relatively speaking, 80s on 8 has the more interesting countdown at the moment.