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Post by 1finemrg on Aug 25, 2016 21:23:23 GMT -5
As this UK band was ending their Hot 100 with their only Top 40 hit "Love Plus One", their follow-up made its debut and is this week's lost 80s classic for August 24, 1982. It would peak at #4 in the UK, but alas would climb no higher than #101 during its 8 weeks on the bubbling under chart in the US. Wonder if a certain duo who would write #1 hits for Whitney Houston and have a Top 5 hit of their own later in the decade took their cue from the subtitle of this song? Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl) - Haircut One Hundred
They tried a second time to tap into the Slade catalog in their attempt to reach the Top 40 for the third time. Whereas "Cum On Feel The Noize" went gold and peaked at #5, the lost 80s classic from August 25, 1984 was sitting at its #51 peak. The single would chart for 12 weeks. Mama Weer All Crazee Now - Quiet Riot
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Post by 1finemrg on Aug 30, 2016 21:31:02 GMT -5
It marked the band's first Hot 100 single in nearly 15 years, and the lead singer's first appearance on the Hot 100 in 12 years. The lost 80s classic from September 3, 1983 would chart for 10 weeks, peaking at #48. The Night - The Animals
The title track of his follow up to "Centerfield" debuted at #91. The lost 80s classic from September 6, 1986, charted a brief 4 weeks and peaked at #81. Eye Of The Zombie - John Fogerty
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Post by mga707 on Aug 30, 2016 21:56:44 GMT -5
The title track of his follow up to "Centerfield" debuted at #91. The lost 80s classic from September 6, 1986, charted a brief 4 weeks and peaked at #81. Eye Of The Zombie - John Fogerty"Zombie" was an example of a 'dud follow-up LP to a hit LP'. Up there with Steve Miller's "Circle of Love" follow-up to "Book of Dreams".
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Post by pb on Aug 31, 2016 7:59:03 GMT -5
The title track of his follow up to "Centerfield" debuted at #91. The lost 80s classic from September 6, 1986, charted a brief 4 weeks and peaked at #81. Eye Of The Zombie - John Fogerty"Zombie" was an example of a 'dud follow-up LP to a hit LP'. Up there with Steve Miller's "Circle of Love" follow-up to "Book of Dreams". The Fogerty was weird. Seemed like he was trying to have a flop.
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Post by 1finemrg on Sept 9, 2016 12:57:38 GMT -5
September 5, 1981 - The fourth single from Santana's "Zebop!" is this week's lost 80s classic. It was completing an 8 week chart run, having peaked at #56. It was written by J. J. Cale who reached the Top 40 with "Crazy Mama". He also wrote "Cocaine" and "After Midnight" covered by Eric Clapton, and "Call Me The Breeze", an essential Lynyrd Skynyrd album track. The Sensitive Kind - Santana September 14, 1985 - A great solo track by the Who's front man debuted at #95. During its 13 weeks on the Hot 100, the single release would peak at #48. It was written by his long time band mate, Pete Townshend After The Fire - Roger Daltrey
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Post by 1finemrg on Sept 15, 2016 20:45:52 GMT -5
This week's lost 80s classic from September 17, 1983 was ending a short 5 week chart run that peaked at #75. Courtesy of an Italian studio group, it's an interesting mash-up of songs by the King of Pop and a duo who would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Do It Again/Billie Jean - Club House
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Post by 1finemrg on Sept 22, 2016 21:20:55 GMT -5
This duet was a medley of two of Motown classic #1 hits written by Smokey Robinson. It had been six years since his only Top 40 hit peaked in the top 10, and about a year and a half since she peaked at the top of the Hot 100 with her only Top 40 hit. Together they created a lost 80s classic from September 20, 1980 that charted for 8 weeks and peaked at #63. My Guy/My Girl - Amii Stewart & Johnny Bristol
This UK mainstay had one hit in the US, 9 years previously. An infectious little number, it would peak at #12 in the UK. From September 26, 1987, it was a US lost 80s classic that could only muster a #81 peak during its 5 week stay in the Hot 100. Let's Dance - Chris Rea
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Post by 1finemrg on Sept 29, 2016 20:43:07 GMT -5
Take one of the defining vocalists of rock and roll and pair him with a pioneer in techno dance music. What is the result? This week's lost 80s classic from October 6, 1984. The song would be featured on the soundtrack to a restored version of the 1920s silent film classic "Metropolis". The techno dance pioneer is Giorgio Moroder, who also restored and edited the silent film. It would chart for six weeks and peak at #69. Love Kills - Freddie Mercury
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Post by 1finemrg on Oct 6, 2016 22:16:50 GMT -5
The lost 80s classic from October 10, 1981 had the distinction of also being a lost 70s classic. In 1979, this Australian duo would chart 6 weeks and peak at #84. Their 1981 reentry would peak 10 notched higher, but chart for only 4 weeks. No Time To Lose - Tarney/Spencer Band
We turn to movie music for the lost 80s classic from October 11, 1986. From "One Crazy Summer" starring John Cusack and Demi Moore, the single from this Canadian band had a long shelf life (16 weeks) but only managed a #52 peak. A good power ballad. What Does it Take - Honeymoon Suite
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Post by 1finemrg on Oct 11, 2016 22:18:19 GMT -5
The lost 80s classic from October 15, 1983 was the first of five singles released from this band's self-titled 12th album. It was their most successful UK single, peaking at #4. Although the album was a Top 10 smash in the US, 4 of the singles failed to reach the Top 40. The fifth one would become their first US Top 10 single. This one had a nine week chart run, but could reach no higher than #73. That's all. Mama - Genesis
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Post by mga707 on Oct 12, 2016 10:23:00 GMT -5
The lost 80s classic from October 15, 1983 was the first of five singles released from this band's self-titled 12th album. It was their most successful UK single, peaking at #4. Although the album was a Top 10 smash in the US, 4 of the singles failed to reach the Top 40. The fifth one would become their first US Top 10 single. This one had a nine week chart run, but could reach no higher than #73. That's all. Mama - GenesisI was always amazed that this Genesis song did not match it's UK success in the US. It has a great sound, with all of the atmospheric production of later hits like "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight". Plus Phil Collins laughing like a demented Popeye!
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Post by 1finemrg on Oct 17, 2016 20:19:39 GMT -5
We featured "The Lil' Ol' Boys From Texas" on the lost 70s classic. The lost 80s classic from October 23, 1982 features "The Lil' Ol' Boys From Rockford" (Illinois). Their album "One On One" featured this 45 which was in heavy rotation on MTV. The Hot 100 wasn't kind, forcing its exit after 7 weeks and a #65 peak. She's Tight - Cheap Trick
Unfortunately, there was still a bias in the US when this brotherly trio released this lost 80s classic from October 17, 1987. It remained on the charts a meager 6 weeks and peaked at #75. Around the world, this song from their "E. S. P." album marked their comeback, reaching #1 in Germany, Austria, Ireland, Switzerland, Norway, and the UK. It also topped Europe's "Eurochart Hot 100", and garnered England's Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically in 1987. Unlike the title, the trio wasn't conceding anything to anybody. You Win Again - Bee Gees
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Post by 1finemrg on Oct 27, 2016 20:31:43 GMT -5
The lost 80s classic from October 27, 1984 spent 4 of its 9 weeks in the Hot 100 in the 90s after falling from a peak of #69. Guess there wasn't much room on the charts for a great ballad by a wonderful vocalist. Not to be confused with the 1989 Top 10 hit from the movie "Chances Are". After All - Al Jarreau
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Post by 1finemrg on Nov 2, 2016 21:46:28 GMT -5
With Lionel Richie going solo, the Commodores tried to carry on the success the band had with ballads like "Still" and "Three Times A Lady". Drummer Walter "Clyde" Orange provided the vocals on this lost 80s classic from November 5, 1983. It was crawling its way through the 50s and would eventually peak at #54 during the song's 13 week chart run. Only You - Commodores
A remix in 1991 would peak at #37 for these LA rockers, but the original version barely made it out of the 90s during the song's 6 week odyssey. The follow-up to their top 20 remake of "Smokin' In The Boys Room" would only peak at #89. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue
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Post by 1finemrg on Nov 11, 2016 22:11:55 GMT -5
They borrowed a riff from a Top 10 hit of theirs from the sixties, added a character from the band's 1970 hit, and mixed in a paranoid/punkish attitude. The result is a great lost 80s classic from November 14, 1981. Unfortunately the song was at its peak #85 position in only the third week on the Hot 100. It would hang a week in the 90s before being jettisoned off the charts. Destroyer - Kinks
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