More AT40 Trivia Questions

[80sfreak]

Had a couple in mind that maybe someone here can answer

1) What 80s song spent the most weeks in the Top100 without ever hitting the Top 40.

2) What debut position generated the most #1 songs in the 80s

[mkarns]

It's only partially an 80s song, but "If You Leave Me Now" by Jaya spent 26 weeks on the Hot 100 in 1989-90 and peaked at #44. For entirely 80s chart runs, "Switchin' to Glide" by the Kings was on the chart for 23 weeks in 1980 and peaked at #43.

[dukelightning]

That's a good song....Switchin to Glide, I played that a few times at the time on college radio.

[jgve1952]

80s freak: congratulations on your 100th post! ;D when will you post the answer to the debut position that had the most #1s? I have to say even though you only average 7 posts a month--when you post it is absolutely awesome what you provide us!

[jgve1952]

Here's a trivia question two parts (might not be too difficult with the knowledge our members possess)--what song spent the longest time in the top 10 without going to number 1 and how long was it in the top 10?

[dukelightning]

Hmmm....this looks like a gimme because I just referenced this in a post yesterday....it is John Mellancamp's "Hurts so Good". It spent 4 weeks peaking at #2 and 16 weeks in the top 10. I am only dealing with the pre-Soundscan era. I am sure the record has been broken numerous times since 1992 but that is an apples and oranges comparison.

[dukelightning]

I was going to let it go but in that post yesterday. I did make a slight mistake. Also logging 16 weeks in the top 10 in the pre-Soundscan era is "I Just Want to be Your Everything", a #1 song of course.

[jdelachjr2002]

Apr 1, 2011 19:23:37 GMT -5 80sfreak said:

2) What debut position generated the most #1 songs in the 80s

For the Hot 100, it was #89 with eight songs hitting #1:

"Funkytown" - Lipps Inc.
"I Love A Rainy Night" - Eddie Rabbitt
"Maniac" - Michael Sembello
"Missing You" - John Waite
"Rock On" - Michael Damian
"Sledgehammer" - Peter Gabriel
"Up Where We Belong" - Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes
"Venus" - Bananarama

For the Top 40, it was #38 with 33 songs hitting #1
"Addicted To Love" - Robert Palmer
"Amanda" - Boston
"At This Moment" - Billy Vera & The Beaters
"Could've Been" - Tiffany
"Do That To Me One More Time" - Captain & Tennille
"Endless Love" - Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
"Everything She Wants" - Wham!
"Flashdance ... What A Feeling" - Irene Cara
"Got My Mind Set On You" - George Harrison
"Hangin' Tough" - New Kids On The Block
"Hard To Say I'm Sorry" - Chicago
"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - U2
"I Wanna Dance With Somebody" - Whitney Houston*
"It's Still Rock 'n Roll To Me" - Billy Joel*
"Jessie's Girl" - Rick Springfield
"(Just Like) Starting Over" - John Lennon*
"Let's Hear It For The Boy" - Deniece Williams
"Like A Prayer" - Madonna*
"Like A Virgin" - Madonna
"Listen To Your Heart" - Roxette
"Need You Tonight" - INXS
"Open Your Heart" - Madonna
"Out Of Touch" - Daryl Hall & John Oates
"Right Here Waiting" - Richard Marx
"So Emotional" - Whitney Houston
"Take My Breath Away" - Berlin
"Take On Me" - A-ha
"Tell Her About It" - Billy Joel*
"The One That You Love" - Air Supply
"The Tide Is High" - Blondie
"When I See You Smile" - Bad English
"When I'm With You" - Sheriff
"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" - Whitney Houston

* = Hot 100 debut