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Post by canat40fan on Feb 18, 2013 0:12:01 GMT -5
.... "A Good Heart" by Feargal Sharkey was a great song too, and it was from this time period in 1986, if I recall. Heard it on the radio a lot in early 1986. That should have been a top 40 hit, IMO. +1..Feargal Sharkey's song received heavy airplay and was top 5 here in Canada. Surprising that it didn't make AT40.
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Post by sejet on Feb 18, 2013 0:45:26 GMT -5
How about these 2 songs I was not familiar with until this past year. "Some People" by Belouis Some from 1985 and "Nightmares" by A Flock Of Seagulls from 1983.
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Post by OldSchoolAT40Fan on Feb 18, 2013 7:45:54 GMT -5
Add 2 more songs to my list that should have made it to AT40:
"I Don't Wanna Dance" by Eddy Grant (1983): Although I hated the video, I do like the song more for the audio as it is upbeat. Chartwise, it was no "Electric Avenue" - according to the 1990's book Who's Who in Rock & Roll, unless there's inaccurate information in that book, the book says that "I Don't Wanna Dance" only peaked at #53.
"Say It, Say It" by E.G. Daily (1986): It was popular in Canada, played in many dance clubs, and on the radio it wasn't played as extensively as Feargal Sharkey's song I brought up a few posts back. It did make it to the Billboard Hot 100, if I recall; but again, it should have at least peaked at #40 on AT40.
And for those not in the know, E.G. Daily was most known for being a voice actress - one of the most popular characters she voiced was Chuckie from Rugrats.
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Post by chrislc on Feb 18, 2013 8:54:25 GMT -5
I Believe You by the Carpenters (1978) - it might be their greatest recording, and that's saying a lot.
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Post by jdelachjr2002 on Feb 18, 2013 9:03:41 GMT -5
And for those not in the know, E.G. Daily was most known for being a voice actress - one of the most popular characters she voiced was Chuckie from Rugrats. Nope. Daily did the voice of Tommy. Chuckie was done by Christine Cavanaugh (and later Nancy Cartwright).
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Post by woolebull on Feb 18, 2013 9:23:07 GMT -5
"Say It, Say It" by E.G. Daily (1986): It was popular in Canada, played in many dance clubs, and on the radio it wasn't played as extensively as Feargal Sharkey's song I brought up a few posts back. It did make it to the Billboard Hot 100, if I recall; but again, it should have at least peaked at #40 on AT40. And for those not in the know, E.G. Daily was most known for being a voice actress - one of the most popular characters she voiced was Chuckie from Rugrats. I want to thank OldSchool for giving me a song that I had never heard. I went and watched the video, and both were pretty good! Thank you! And I don't know if she did the voice of Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, or whoever, but didn't she play Dottie in, "Pee Wee's Big Adventure"?
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Post by mga707 on Feb 18, 2013 13:23:27 GMT -5
I Believe You by the Carpenters (1978) - it might be their greatest recording, and that's saying a lot. Agree that Karen does a great performance on this song. What probably hurt it's top 40 potential is the fact that Dorothy Moore (of "Misty Blue" fame) had taken the song to #27 the previous year (1977).
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Post by doomsdaymachine on Feb 18, 2013 21:12:07 GMT -5
Has anyone mentioned Shalamar's "A Night To Remember?" Best record they ever made, IMHO, but it got no higher than #44.
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Post by dukelightning on Feb 18, 2013 21:38:53 GMT -5
No they haven't. And I would agree with you on that one. Unless the even worse faring "This Is For the Lover in You" (did not hit the Hot 100 at all) is their best. Definite victims of the disco backlash of the 80s even though neither song has the disco feel of their big hit "The Second Time Around".
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Post by lasvegaskid on Feb 19, 2013 0:01:20 GMT -5
Michael Damian- What A Price To Pay #60, 1991
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Post by statenislandfan on Feb 19, 2013 8:00:36 GMT -5
There are many songs that should have made the Top 40....If My Friends Could See Me Now by Linda Clifford which was a long distance dedication....Brooklyn Girls by Robbie Dupree...First Be A Woman by Lanore O'Mally...Don't Cry For Me Argentina by Festival...Coco Motion by EL ?
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Post by mga707 on Feb 19, 2013 10:50:41 GMT -5
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Post by 80sat40fan on Feb 21, 2013 9:12:34 GMT -5
Given how much airplay "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John receives on oldies stations today, it's amazing that song only reached #41 in 1972.
In 1984, "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol only peaked at #46 yet that song is in heavy rotation at many heritage rock stations.
A personal favorite of mine which did not reach the Top 40 was "Wouldn't It Be Good" by Nik Kershaw... which also peaked at #46 in 1984.
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Post by mga707 on Feb 21, 2013 18:55:56 GMT -5
Given how much airplay "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John receives on oldies stations today, it's amazing that song only reached #41 in 1972. In 1984, "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol only peaked at #46 yet that song is in heavy rotation at many heritage rock stations. A personal favorite of mine which did not reach the Top 40 was "Wouldn't It Be Good" by Nik Kershaw... which also peaked at #46 in 1984. Good one! The Kershaw song reminded me of another record with a somewhat similar feel from 1987 that only reached #93: "One Simple Thing" by the Stabilizers. And "Rebel Yell" brings to mind another early 80s track that still gets classic rock airplay but never hit the top 40 even though it charted twice: "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" by The Clash. #45 in 1982, rereleased the next year (after "Rock the Casbah") but only got to #50.
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Post by kchkwong on Feb 21, 2013 23:30:07 GMT -5
"Original Sin" - INXS , 1984
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