Post by Hervard on Jun 21, 2013 14:48:55 GMT -5
American Top 40: The 80s - June 22, 2013
This Week's Presentation - June 21, 1986
Droppers:
THE LOVE PARADE - DREAM ACADEMY (36) - Good song, but not quite as good as "Life In A Northern Town" (and many people must have agreed, as this song was nowhere near as big).
BAD BOY - MIAMI SOUND MACHINE (32) - Great song! Shame that it fell out!
WEST END GIRLS - PET SHOP BOYS (31) - Good song, but I preferred their next hit, which is one of this week's four debuts.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY (30) - Meh, no big loss, as I was never a huge fan of this one.
40: GLORY OF LOVE (THEME FROM "KARATE KID PART II") - PETER CETERA (debut) - Great song! This showed that he was just as good solo as he was with Chicago.
39: MOVE AWAY - CULTURE CLUB (18) - Good song - one of their better hits, although also one of their most obscure.
38: MODERN WOMAN - BILLY JOEL (debut) - Good song, though I prefer several others by him.
37: OUT OF MIND OUT OF SIGHT - MODELS (38) - This wasn't a bad song, though nothing exceptional.
36: BE GOOD TO YOURSELF - JOURNEY (17) - Good song, though my least favorite of their Raised On Radio singles.
35: DIGGING YOUR SCENE - THE BLOW MONKEYS (39) - Great song! Easily favorite of the two songs I've heard by them (the other was their remake of "You Don't Own Me", from the "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack - and that one was annoying!
34: IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS - BANGLES (37) - Great song! Definitely one of my favorite songs by them - too bad it only got as high as #29.
33: OPPORTUNITIES (LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) - PET SHOP BOYS (debut) - Great song! One of my favorites from them!
LDD: AGAINST ALL ODDS - PHIL COLLINS - Great song, and very fitting for the dedication.
32: LOVE TOUCH (THEME FROM "LEGAL EAGLES") - ROD STEWART (40) - Good song, but I prefer many of his other songs.
31: MAD ABOUT YOU - BELINDA CARLISLE (debut) - Pretty good song, though I hated it with a passion during its chart run.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: WORDS GET IN THE WAY - MIAMI SOUND MACHINE - Great song! When I first heard this, I thought it was Sheena Easton singing.
30: DREAMS - VAN HALEN (35) - Great song! I definitely preferred the "Van Hagar" era!
29: ONE HIT TO THE BODY - THE ROLLING STONES (34) - It's okies, but definitely not their best.
28: IS IT LOVE - MR. MISTER (16) - Good song, but I preferred "Broken Wings".
27: MOUNTAINS - PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION (33) - Great song! This was my theme music for a "radio show" I used to tape myself doing back in my freshman year in high school - mainly talking and telling stories.
26: RAIN ON THE SCARECROW - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP (21) - Good song, although I preferred many others by him.
25: WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND - GTR (29) - Great song! You can definitely hear the Yes influence in this song.
24: IF YOU LEAVE - ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK (13) - Meh, this song was OK, but quite overplayed.
23: LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT - .38 SPECIAL (23) - Great song! One of my three favorite songs by them!
LDD: SHE'S GOT A WAY - BILLY JOEL - Good song, and fit the dedication perfectly.
22: DANGER ZONE - KENNY LOGGINS (28) - Not bad, but definitely not his best movie hit.
21: YOUR WILDEST DREAMS - THE MOODY BLUES (25) - Great song! One of their best!
OPTIONAL EXTRA: BABY LOVE - REGINA - Great song! Not surprised that this song was offered to Madonna at first, because it sounds like her.
20: LIKE A ROCK - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND (23) - Good song, but I preferred "American Storm".
19: ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE - MIKE & THE MECHANICS (9) - Great song! I did, however, prefer "Taken In", which would chart a few weeks later.
18: VIENNA CALLING - FALCO (19) - Good song, but I can see why this wasn't as big a hit as "Rock Me Amadeus".
17: INVISIBLE TOUCH - GENESIS (27) - Great song! My favorite song from the album of the same name. They faded this song out unusually early, during the end of the last verse.
16: TUFF ENUFF - THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS (20) - Good song, though I'm generally not a huge fan of southern rock.
15: SLEDGEHAMMER - PETER GABRIEL (22) - This song was OK, but is grossly overplayed.
14: NASTY - JANET JACKSON (24) - Good song, though I wasn't crazy about it back in the day.
13: SOMETHING ABOUT YOU - LEVEL 42 (10) - Great song! It's pretty much a toss-up between this one and "Lessons In Love".
12: I WANNA BE A COWBOY - BOYS DON'T CRY (15) - Good, fun song.
11: GREATEST LOVE OF ALL - WHITNEY HOUSTON (6) - Great song! Definitely one of her best.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: HIGHER LOVE - STEVE WINWOOD - Meh, this has got to be one of the most overplayed songs of the 1980s.
10: NOTHIN' AT ALL - HEART (12) - Good song, but certainly not their best by any means.
9: WHO'S JOHNNY (THEME FROM "SHORT CIRCUIT") - EL DeBARGE (14) - Great song! One of his best, solo or with his family group.
8: HOLDING BACK THE TEARS - SIMPLY RED (11) - This was my favorite song in the world when it came out, but overplay tarnished it and I'm still a tad burned out on it, but it's good to hear every once in awhile.
LDD: THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD - THE BEATLES - Wow, three LDDs in this show and not one of them were countdown songs! Like the other two, this was definitely appropriate for the dedication.
7: A DIFFERENT CORNER - GEORGE MICHAEL (7) - No. Just no.
6: NO ONE IS TO BLAME - HOWARD JONES (8) - Great song! This would hit #1 on the R&R chart the following week, but didn't quite make it on the Hot 100, peaking at #4. This is one of my favorite Hojo songs.
5: I CAN'T WAIT - NU SHOOZ (3) - Meh, not a fan of this one. I preferred Stevie Nicks' song of the same title, which charted a few months before.
4: LIVE TO TELL - MADONNA (2) - Great song! I definitely preferred it to her next #1 hit.
3: CRUSH ON YOU - THE JETS (5) - It's okies but I preferred their slow songs.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - BERLIN - Good song, but I preferred Jessica Simpson's 2004 remake.
2: THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (TO MAKE YOU CRY) - BILLY OCEAN (4) - Great song! This one doesn't get much recurrent airplay anymore.
1: ON MY OWN - PATTI LaBELLE & MICHAEL McDONALD (1) - Great song! A true guilty pleasure!
Predictions for next week: It's been longest since they've done 1981, so I'll go with June 27, 1981. My back-up prediction would be June 25, 1983, since it's been awhile since we've heard from that year, but I have a feeling that they're going to hold off on 1983 until the first week in July - the July 9 show, which hasn't been run yet, would be closer to that week anyway. As far as I know, they're not doing any specials on July 4, since they already did one on Memorial Day. I could be wrong, though - as I said before, I did not look at the list of 2013 shows, so I have no idea; what I just said is merely speculation. In a nutshell, I think that 1981 is most likely for next week. However, I've noticed that lately, they've been airing one 1985 show per month, so I guess that's my back-up prediction, but I hope they hold off on 1985 for at least another month.
This Week's Presentation - June 21, 1986
Droppers:
THE LOVE PARADE - DREAM ACADEMY (36) - Good song, but not quite as good as "Life In A Northern Town" (and many people must have agreed, as this song was nowhere near as big).
BAD BOY - MIAMI SOUND MACHINE (32) - Great song! Shame that it fell out!
WEST END GIRLS - PET SHOP BOYS (31) - Good song, but I preferred their next hit, which is one of this week's four debuts.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY (30) - Meh, no big loss, as I was never a huge fan of this one.
40: GLORY OF LOVE (THEME FROM "KARATE KID PART II") - PETER CETERA (debut) - Great song! This showed that he was just as good solo as he was with Chicago.
39: MOVE AWAY - CULTURE CLUB (18) - Good song - one of their better hits, although also one of their most obscure.
38: MODERN WOMAN - BILLY JOEL (debut) - Good song, though I prefer several others by him.
37: OUT OF MIND OUT OF SIGHT - MODELS (38) - This wasn't a bad song, though nothing exceptional.
36: BE GOOD TO YOURSELF - JOURNEY (17) - Good song, though my least favorite of their Raised On Radio singles.
35: DIGGING YOUR SCENE - THE BLOW MONKEYS (39) - Great song! Easily favorite of the two songs I've heard by them (the other was their remake of "You Don't Own Me", from the "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack - and that one was annoying!
34: IF SHE KNEW WHAT SHE WANTS - BANGLES (37) - Great song! Definitely one of my favorite songs by them - too bad it only got as high as #29.
33: OPPORTUNITIES (LET'S MAKE LOTS OF MONEY) - PET SHOP BOYS (debut) - Great song! One of my favorites from them!
LDD: AGAINST ALL ODDS - PHIL COLLINS - Great song, and very fitting for the dedication.
32: LOVE TOUCH (THEME FROM "LEGAL EAGLES") - ROD STEWART (40) - Good song, but I prefer many of his other songs.
31: MAD ABOUT YOU - BELINDA CARLISLE (debut) - Pretty good song, though I hated it with a passion during its chart run.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: WORDS GET IN THE WAY - MIAMI SOUND MACHINE - Great song! When I first heard this, I thought it was Sheena Easton singing.
30: DREAMS - VAN HALEN (35) - Great song! I definitely preferred the "Van Hagar" era!
29: ONE HIT TO THE BODY - THE ROLLING STONES (34) - It's okies, but definitely not their best.
28: IS IT LOVE - MR. MISTER (16) - Good song, but I preferred "Broken Wings".
27: MOUNTAINS - PRINCE & THE REVOLUTION (33) - Great song! This was my theme music for a "radio show" I used to tape myself doing back in my freshman year in high school - mainly talking and telling stories.
26: RAIN ON THE SCARECROW - JOHN COUGAR MELLENCAMP (21) - Good song, although I preferred many others by him.
25: WHEN THE HEART RULES THE MIND - GTR (29) - Great song! You can definitely hear the Yes influence in this song.
24: IF YOU LEAVE - ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK (13) - Meh, this song was OK, but quite overplayed.
23: LIKE NO OTHER NIGHT - .38 SPECIAL (23) - Great song! One of my three favorite songs by them!
LDD: SHE'S GOT A WAY - BILLY JOEL - Good song, and fit the dedication perfectly.
22: DANGER ZONE - KENNY LOGGINS (28) - Not bad, but definitely not his best movie hit.
21: YOUR WILDEST DREAMS - THE MOODY BLUES (25) - Great song! One of their best!
OPTIONAL EXTRA: BABY LOVE - REGINA - Great song! Not surprised that this song was offered to Madonna at first, because it sounds like her.
20: LIKE A ROCK - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND (23) - Good song, but I preferred "American Storm".
19: ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE - MIKE & THE MECHANICS (9) - Great song! I did, however, prefer "Taken In", which would chart a few weeks later.
18: VIENNA CALLING - FALCO (19) - Good song, but I can see why this wasn't as big a hit as "Rock Me Amadeus".
17: INVISIBLE TOUCH - GENESIS (27) - Great song! My favorite song from the album of the same name. They faded this song out unusually early, during the end of the last verse.
16: TUFF ENUFF - THE FABULOUS THUNDERBIRDS (20) - Good song, though I'm generally not a huge fan of southern rock.
15: SLEDGEHAMMER - PETER GABRIEL (22) - This song was OK, but is grossly overplayed.
14: NASTY - JANET JACKSON (24) - Good song, though I wasn't crazy about it back in the day.
13: SOMETHING ABOUT YOU - LEVEL 42 (10) - Great song! It's pretty much a toss-up between this one and "Lessons In Love".
12: I WANNA BE A COWBOY - BOYS DON'T CRY (15) - Good, fun song.
11: GREATEST LOVE OF ALL - WHITNEY HOUSTON (6) - Great song! Definitely one of her best.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: HIGHER LOVE - STEVE WINWOOD - Meh, this has got to be one of the most overplayed songs of the 1980s.
10: NOTHIN' AT ALL - HEART (12) - Good song, but certainly not their best by any means.
9: WHO'S JOHNNY (THEME FROM "SHORT CIRCUIT") - EL DeBARGE (14) - Great song! One of his best, solo or with his family group.
8: HOLDING BACK THE TEARS - SIMPLY RED (11) - This was my favorite song in the world when it came out, but overplay tarnished it and I'm still a tad burned out on it, but it's good to hear every once in awhile.
LDD: THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD - THE BEATLES - Wow, three LDDs in this show and not one of them were countdown songs! Like the other two, this was definitely appropriate for the dedication.
7: A DIFFERENT CORNER - GEORGE MICHAEL (7) - No. Just no.
6: NO ONE IS TO BLAME - HOWARD JONES (8) - Great song! This would hit #1 on the R&R chart the following week, but didn't quite make it on the Hot 100, peaking at #4. This is one of my favorite Hojo songs.
5: I CAN'T WAIT - NU SHOOZ (3) - Meh, not a fan of this one. I preferred Stevie Nicks' song of the same title, which charted a few months before.
4: LIVE TO TELL - MADONNA (2) - Great song! I definitely preferred it to her next #1 hit.
3: CRUSH ON YOU - THE JETS (5) - It's okies but I preferred their slow songs.
OPTIONAL EXTRA: TAKE MY BREATH AWAY - BERLIN - Good song, but I preferred Jessica Simpson's 2004 remake.
2: THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (TO MAKE YOU CRY) - BILLY OCEAN (4) - Great song! This one doesn't get much recurrent airplay anymore.
1: ON MY OWN - PATTI LaBELLE & MICHAEL McDONALD (1) - Great song! A true guilty pleasure!
Predictions for next week: It's been longest since they've done 1981, so I'll go with June 27, 1981. My back-up prediction would be June 25, 1983, since it's been awhile since we've heard from that year, but I have a feeling that they're going to hold off on 1983 until the first week in July - the July 9 show, which hasn't been run yet, would be closer to that week anyway. As far as I know, they're not doing any specials on July 4, since they already did one on Memorial Day. I could be wrong, though - as I said before, I did not look at the list of 2013 shows, so I have no idea; what I just said is merely speculation. In a nutshell, I think that 1981 is most likely for next week. However, I've noticed that lately, they've been airing one 1985 show per month, so I guess that's my back-up prediction, but I hope they hold off on 1985 for at least another month.