What If AT40 Ranked Their Own Year-End Countdown

[chrislc]

Post 1973, Dr. Hook consistently outperformed their peak chart postion in the year end surveys. A sign, I think, of songs that have broad and lasting appeal. I wonder if any 70s act surpassed them in this respect.

[vince]

This is 1981. AT40 changed their methodology this year. Records received 100 points for #1, 49 points for #2, 48 points for #3, down to 1 point for #50. Positions below 50 were not counted. The survey period is 11/15/80 to 11/14/81. Once again songs late in the year have their entire chart run counted here rather than an estimate which accounts for the difference with this survey and AT40’s actual survey.

1288 *1 BETTE DAVIS EYES Kim Carnes (#1, May)
1252 *2 ENDLESS LOVE Diana Ross and Lionel Richie (#1, Aug)
1060 *3 LADY Kenny Rogers (#1, Nov 1980)
1032 *4 (Just Like) STARTING OVER John Lennon (#1, Dec 1980)
941 *5 JESSIE'S GIRL Rick Springfield (#1, Aug)
864 *6 CELEBRATION Kool and the Gang (#1, Feb)
824 *7 ARTHUR'S THEME (Best That You Can Do) Christopher Cross (#1, Oct)
791 *8 I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT Eddie Rabbitt (#1, Feb)
787 *9 KISS ON MY LIST Daryl Hall and John Oates (#1, April)
787 *10 9 TO 5 Dolly Parton (#1, Feb)
753 *11 KEEP ON LOVING YOU REO Speedwagon (#1, March)
723 *12 THE TIDE IS HIGH Blondie (#1, Jan)
722 *13 PRIVATE EYES Daryl Hall and John Oates (#1, Nov)
713 14 QUEEN OF HEARTS Juice Newton (#2, Sept)
698 15 THE THEME FORM "GREATEST AMERICAN HERO" (Believe It Or Not) Joey Scarbury (#2, Aug)
687 16 WOMAN John Lennon (#2, March)
679 17 START ME UP The Rolling Stones (#2, Oct)
671 18 LOVE ON THE ROCKS Neil Diamond (#2, Jan)
669 *19 RAPTURE Blondie (#1, March)
668 20 BEING WITH YOU Smokey Robinson (#2, May)
663 *21 MORNING TRAIN (Nine To Five) Sheena Easton (#1, May)
651 22 JUST THE TWO OF US Grover Washington Jr. (with Bill Withers) (#2, May)
646 23 SLOW HAND The Pointer Sisters (#2, Aug)
628 *24 MEDLEY The Stars on 45 (#1, June)
620 25 EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD Air Supply (#5, Jan)
607 26 THE BEST OF TIMES Styx (#3, March)
604 27 MASTER BLASTER (Jammin') Stevie Wonder (#5, Dec 1980)
594 28 MORE THAN I CAN SAY Leo Sayer (#2, Dec 1980)
592 29 URGENT Foreigner (#4, Sept)
592 30 PASSION Rod Stewart (#5, Feb)
589 31 STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (#3, Sept)
587 *32 THE ONE THAT YOU LOVE Air Supply (#1, July)
582 33 SUKIYAKI A Taste of Honey (#3, June)
572 34 A WOMAN NEEDS LOVE (Just Like You Do) Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio (#4, June)
567 35 GUILTY Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb (#3, Jan)
567 36 (There's) NO GETTIN' OVER ME Ronnie Milsap (#5, Sept)
563 37 ANGEL OF THE MORNING Juice Newton (#4, May)
558 38 WHO'S CRYING NOW Journey (#4, Oct)
547 39 I DON'T NEED YOU Kenny Rogers (#3, Aug)
546 40 CRYING Don McLean (#5, March)
544 41 THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL Abba (#8, March)
543 42 HUNGARY HEART Bruce Springsteen (#5, Dec 1980)
537 43 TAKE IT ON THE RUN REO Speedwagon (#5, May)
537 44 STEP BY STEP Eddie Rabbitt (#5, Oct)
527 45 HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT Pat Benatar (#9, Dec 1980)
526 46 LIVING INSIDE MYSELF Gino Vanelli (#6, May)
520 47 ELVIRA The Oak Ridge Boys (#5, July)
520 48 NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE Stephanie Mills (#6, Nov 1980)
510 49 LADY (You Bring Me Up) The Commodores (#8, Sept)
500 50 IT'S MY TURN Diana Ross (#9, Jan)
498 51 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY Sheena Easton (#4, Oct)
493 52 THE NIGHT OWLS Little River Band (#6, Nov)
492 53 YOU MAKE MY DREAMS Daryl Hall and John Oates (#5, July)
492 54 HEARTS Marty Balin (#8, Aug)
479 55 I'M COMING OUT Diana Ross (#5, Nov 1980)
478 56 THE WANDERER Donna Summer (#3, Nov 1980)
478 57 THE BOY FROM NEW YORK CITY The Manhattan Tranfer (#7, Aug)
471 58 GIVING IT UP FOR YOUR LOVE Delbert McClinton (#8, Feb)
455 59 ALL THOSE YEARS AGO George Harrison (#2, July)
452 60 I LOVE YOU The Climax Blues Band (#12, June)
447 61 YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN' Daryl Hall and John Oates (#12, Nov 1980)
446 62 HELLO AGAIN Neil Diamond (#6, March)
445 63 WHIP IT Devo (#14, Nov 1980)
438 64 AMERICA Neil Diamond (#8, June)
432 65 SWEETHEART Frankie and the Knockouts (#10, June)
428 66 HEY NINETEEN Steely Dan (#10, Feb)
425 67 WHILE YOU SEE A CHANCE Steve Winwood (#7, April)
424 68 DE DO DO DO, DE DA DA DA The Police (#10, Jan)
421 69 I CAN'T STAND IT Eric Clapton and His Band (#10, May)
420 70 I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU Rick Springfield (#8, Nov)
419 71 TRYIN' TO LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band (#5, Nov)
419 72 THIS LITTLE GIRL Gary U.S. Bonds (#11, June)
413 73 TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS Styx (#9, May)
411 74 DREAMING Cliff Richard (#10, Nov 1980)
398 75 HOLD ON TIGHT Electric Light Orchestra (#10, Oct)
392 76 DON'T STAND SO CLOSE TO ME The Police (#10, April)
389 77 TELL IT LIKE IT IS Heart (#8, Jan)
381 78 TOGETHER Tierra (#18, Feb)
378 79 SAME OLD LANG SYNE Dan Fogelberg (#9, Feb)
373 80 WHAT ARE WE DOIN' IN LOVE Dottie West (with Kenny Rogers) (#14, June)
365 81 I AIN'T GONNA STAND FOR IT Stevie Wonder (#11, March)
360 82 HOW 'BOUT US Champaign (#12, June)
348 83 HARD TO SAY Dan Fogelberg (#7, Oct)
347 84 SOMEBODY'S KNOCKIN' Terry Gibbs (#13, April)
344 85 TIME The Alan Parsons Project (#15, Aug)
343 86 I MADE IT THROUGH THE RAIN Barry Manilow (#10, Jan)
343 87 THE BREAKUP SONG (They Don't Write 'Em) The Greg Kihn Band (#15, Sept)
342 88 WHEN SHE WAS MY GIRL The Four Tops (#11, Nov)
332 89 WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER Al Jarreau (#15, Nov)
328 90 A LITTLE IN LOVE Cliff Richard (#17, March)
327 91 COOL LOVE Pablo Cruise (#13, Sept)
325 92 WHAT KIND OF FOOL Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb (#10, March)
321 93 WATCHING THE WHEELS John Lennon (#10, May)
315 94 THE BEACH BOYS MEDLEY The Beach Boys (#12, Oct)
315 95 AIN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT John Cougar (Mellencamp) (#17, May)
311 96 HER TOWN TOO James Taylor and J.D. Souther (#11, May)
307 97 NEVER BE THE SAME Christopher Cross (#15, Nov, 1980)
307 98 SUPER FREAK Rick James (#16, Oct)
301 99 SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH ME Kenny Rogers (#14, Oct)
298 100 TIME IS TIME Andy Gibb (#15, Jan)

[vince]

1982 was the first year AT40 used their power point formula. This is the methodology was used by AT40 for 1982 through 1984 and in the early 90’s.
This is AT40’s power point formula as explained by Rob Durkee:
“AT40's power point formula is based on each song's top 50 chart run.
One point for a week at #50, 2 for a week at #49 etc. This works OK until you get to #11 (40 points).
A few bonus points are given for songs making the top 10. Thus, a song with a week at #10 gets 42 points, 44 for a week at #9, #8 is 46 weeks, #7 48 points and at #6, 50 points. For a week at #5, it's 52, a week at #4 is 54, a week at #3 is 56 points and a week at #2 is 58 points.
finally, here's the # of points a song gets for each week at #1...Yes, 80 points for a week at #1, 170 for 2 weeks at #1 and with 14 weeks, it's 2030.
Bonus pt. system: 1-80 pts. total; 2-170; 3-270; 4-380; 5-500; 6-630; 7-770; 8-920; 9-1080; 10-1250; 11-1430; 12-1620; 13-1820; 14-2030.” – R. Durkee
For 1982, I used the AT40’s power point formula, but rather than estimate songs late in the year, I credited their full chart run. The eligibility period is 11/14/81 through 11/20/82.

1671 *1 PHYSICAL Olivia Newton-John (MCA) (#1, Nov 1981)
1221 *2 EYE OF THE TIGER Survivor (Scotti Brothers) (#1, July)
1181 *3 CENTERFOLD The J. Geils Band (EMI-America) (#1, Feb)
1132 *4 I LOVE ROCK 'N' ROLL Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Boardwalk) (#1, March)
1115 *5 EBONY AND IVORY Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (Columbia) (#1, May)
979 6 HURTS SO GOOD John Cougar (Mellencamp) (Riva) (#2, Aug)
976 *7 ABRACADABRA The Steve Miller Band (Capitol) (#1, Sept)
967 *8 DON'T YOU WANT ME The Human League (A&M/Virgin) (#1, July)
948 9 WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU Foreigner (Atlantic) (#2, Nov 1981)
931 *10 JACK AND DIANE John Cougar (Mellencamp) (Riva) (#1, Oct)
872 *11 HARD TO SAY I'M SORRY Chicago (Full Moon) (#1, Sept)
832 *12 I CAN'T GO FOR THAT (No Can Do) Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#1, Jan)
814 13 HARDEN MY HEART Quarterflash (Geffen) (#3, Feb)
783 14 ROSANNA Toto (Columbia) (#2, July)
767 *15 WHO CAN IT BE NOW? Men At Work (Coulmbia) (#1, Oct)
742 16 DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS Rick Springfield (RCA) (#2, May)
729 *17 UP WHERE WE BELONG Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes (Island) (#1, Nov)
699 18 EYE IN THE SKY The Alan Parsons Project (Arista) (#3, Oct)
693 *19 CHARIOTS OF FIRE - TITLES Vangelis (Polydor) (#1, May)
671 20 LET'S GROOVE Earth, Wind, and Fire (ARC) (#3, Dec 1981)
664 21 OPEN ARMS Journey (Columbia) (#2, Feb)
664 22 WE GOT THE BEAT The Go-Go's (I.R.S.) (#2, April)
656 23 SHAKE IT UP The Cars (Elektra) (#4, Feb)
650 24 HOLD ME Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers) (#4, July)
632 25 THE SWEETEST THING (I've Ever Known) Juice Newton (Capitol) (#7, Feb)
612 26 867-5309/JENNY Tommy Tutone (Columbia) (#4, May)
604 27 LEATHER AND LACE Stevie Nicks and Don Henley (Modern) (#6, Jan)
592 28 SWEET DREAMS Air Supply (Arista) (#5, March)
591 29 LET IT WHIP The Dazz Band (Motown) (#5, July)
591 30 TURN YOUR LOVE AROUND George Benson (Warner Brothers) (#5, Feb)
588 31 YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU Melissa Manchester (Arista) (#5, Sept)
580 32 ALWAYS ON MY MIND Willie Nelson (Columbia) (#5, June)
569 33 YOUNG TURKS Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) (#5, Dec 1981)
566 34 KEY LARGO Bertie Higgins (Kat Family) (#8, April)
560 35 HEART ATTACK Olivia Newton-John (#3, Nov)
559 36 YOU CAN DO MAGIC America (Capitol) (#8, Oct)
549 37 THAT GIRL Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#4, March)
548 38 THE OTHER WOMAN Ray Parker Jr. (Arista) (#4, June)
547 39 EVEN THE NIGHTS ARE BETTER Air Supply (Arista) (#5, Sept)
541 40 HERE I AM (Just When I Thought I Was Over You) Air Supply (Arista) (#5, Nov 1981)
521 41 OH NO The Commodores (Motown) (#4, Dec 1981)
520 42 HEAT OF THE MOMENT Asia (Geffen) (#4, June)
519 43 I KEEP FORGETTIN' (Every Time You're Near) Michael McDonald (Warner Brothers (#4, Oct)
514 44 EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC The Police (A&M) (#3, Dec 1981)
513 45 ONLY THE LONELY The Motels (Capitol) (#9, July)
512 46 '65 LOVE AFFAIR Paul Davis (Arista) (#6, May)
510 47 FREEZE-FRAME The J. Geils Band (EMI-America) (#4, April)
508 48 I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME Charlene (Motown) (#3, May)
505 49 TAINTED LOVE Soft Cell (Sire) (#8, July)
505 50 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE Diana Ross (RCA) (#7, Dec 1981)
503 51 LEADER OF THE BAND Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon/Epic) (#9, March)
502 52 TROUBLE Lindsay Buckingham (Elektra) (#9, Jan)
472 53 KEEP THE FIRE BURNIN' REO Speedwagon (Epic) (#7, Aug)
469 54 LOVE'S BEEN A LITTLE BIT HARD ON ME Juice Newton (Capitol) (#7, July)
467 55 TAKE IT EASY ON ME The Little River Band (Capitol) (#10, March)
462 56 SOMEBODY'S BABY Jackson Browne (Asylum) (#7, Oct)
445 57 WASTED ON THE WAY Crosby, Stills and Nash (Atlantic) (#9, Aug)
429 58 PAC-MAN FEVER Buckner and Garcia (Columbia) (#9, March)
421 59 DO YOU BELEIVE IN LOVE Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis) (#7, April)
416 60 HOOKED ON CLASSICS The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Louis Clark (RCA) (#10, Jan)
415 61 COOL NIGHT Paul Daivs (Arista) (#11, Feb)
407 62 TAKE IT AWAY Paul McCartney (Columbia) (#10, Aug)
407 63 COMIN' IN AND OUT OF YOUR LIFE Barbra Streisand (Columbia) (#11, Jan)
406 64 YESTERDAY'S SONGS Neil Diamond (Columbia) (#11, Jan)
401 65 DID IN A MINUTE Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#9, May)
399 66 MAKE A MOVE ON ME Olivia Newton-John (MCA) (#5, April)
391 67 DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' Jouney (Columbia) (#9, Dec 1981)
390 68 CAUGHT UP IN YOU .38 Special (A&M) (#10, July)
377 69 LOVE IS IN CONTROL (Finger On the Trigger) Donna Summer (Geffen) (#10, Sept)
362 70 THINK I'M IN LOVE Eddie Money (Columbia) (#16, Sept)
356 71 WAITING ON A FRIEND The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones) (#13, Feb)
351 72 CRIMSON AND CLOVER Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Boardwalk) (#7, June)
351 73 MIRROR MIRROR Diana Ross (RCA) (#8, March)
348 74 I RAN (So Far Away) A Flock Of Seagulls (Jive) (#9, Oct)
346 75 LOVE WILL TURN YOU AROUND Kenny Rogers (Liberty) (#13, Aug)
345 76 VACATION The Go-Go's (I.R.S.) (#8, Aug)
341 77 TAKE MY HEART (You Can Have It If You Want It) Kool and the Gang (#17, Dec 1981)
340 78 OUR LIPS ARE SEALED The Go-Go's (I.R.S.) (#20, Dec 1981)
332 79 THEME FROM "HILL STREET BLUES" Mike Post (Elektra) (#10, Nov 1981)
326 80 BLUE EYES Elton John (Geffen) (#12, Oct)
325 81 YOU COULD HAVE BEEN WITH ME Sheena Easton (EMI-America) (#15, Feb)
315 82 MAKING LOVE Roberta Flack (Atlantic) (#13, June)
313 83 GET DOWN ON IT Kool and the Gang (De-Lite) (#10, May)
313 84 BREAK IT TO ME GENTLY Juice Newton (Capitol) (#11, Oct)
312 85 JUST ONCE Quincy Jones(A&M) (#17, Nov 1981)
310 87 THROUGH THE YEARS Kenny Rogers (Liberty) (#13, March)
310 86 EMPTY GARDEN (Hey Hey Johnny) Elton John (Geffen) (#13, May)
306 88 WHAT'S FOREVER FOR Michael Martin Murphey (Liberty) (#19, Oct)
305 89 EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (Just Like the White Winged Dove) Stevie Nicks (Modern) (#11, April)
304 90 DO I DO Stevie Wonder (Motown) (#13, July)
300 91 IT'S GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE Denice Williams (ARC) (#10, June)
300 92 LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE Alabama (RCA) (#15, March)
299 93 SHOULD I DO IT The Pointer Sisters (Planet) (#13, April)
299 94 PERSONALLY Karla Bonoff (Columbia) (#19, Aug)
297 95 (Oh) PRETTY WOMAN Van Halen (Warner Brothers) (#12, April)
297 96 HOLD ON Santana (Columbia) (#15, Oct)
293 97 SOMEONE COULD LOSE A HEART TONIGHT Eddie Rabbit (Elektra) (#15, Jan)
287 98 ANY DAY NOW Ronnie Milsap (RCA) (#14, July)
286 99 SPIRITS IN THE MATERIAL WORLD The Police (A&M) (#11, March)
280 100 YOU DON'T WANT ME ANYMORE Steel Breeze (RCA) (#16, Nov)

[at40petebattistini]

Vince, nice work here. I'm curious though as to where Devil's Gun ended up in 1977.

[albe]

If I had access to all the Top 40 charts from Billboard Hot 100 for each year from the decades of the 60s to 2000-09 ...I would recompute the YE charts as follows:

1) Chart source Billboard Hot 100
2) Survey period: Jan 1 - Dec 31
3) Only credit the songs Top 40 chart run (within survey period) using the inverse points system starting at #40=1pt #39=2 #38=3...#3=38 #2=39 #1=40pts.
4) Apply Bonus points for top ten songs as follows: #1=20pts, #2=18, #3=16, #4=14, #5=12, #6=10, #7=8, #8=6, #9=4, #10=2pts.
5) Award a further 10 points Bonus for a song at #1.

Using this system only 1-70 points are available each week. Therefore if a song theoretically spent 1 week at each position on the top 40 within a calender year, it can only accumulate 940 points.

[dukelightning]

What I find the most intriguing is how the preponderance of songs that hit #1, 2 or 3 have disappeared from the lower reaches of vince's surveys in the late 70s and early 80s. We'll see if that trend continues. But it must be correlated with how songs chart runs increased during this period. For example, prior to the late 70s, a #1 song would commonly spend less than 20 week on the Hot 100. But in the late 70s and early 80s, it was rare for such a song to spend less than 20 weeks on the Hot 100.

[vince]

Jan 3, 2015 7:18:04 GMT -5 at40petebattistini said:

Vince, nice work here. I'm curious though as to where Devil's Gun ended up in 1977.

Pete, "Devil's Gun" ranks at about #107. It had 1024 points as of the 11/12/77 cut off and based on the methodology used.

[vince]

Here is 1983 with the songs late in the year credit for their full chart run instead of estimated. The eligibility period is 11/27/82 through 12/3/83.

1373 *1 EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE The Police (A&M) (#1, July)
1222 *2 FLASHDANCE...WHAT A FEELING Irene Cara (Casablanca) (#1, May)
1139 *3 BILLIE JEAN Michael Jackson (Epic) (#1, March)
989 *4 ALL NIGHT LONG (All Night) Lionel Richie (Motown) (#1, Nov)
976 *5 DOWN UNDER Men At Work (Columbia) (#1, Jan)
963 *6 TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE HEART Bonnie Tyler (Colimbia) (#1, Oct)
948 *7 MANEATER Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#1, Dec 1982)
903 *8 BEAT IT Michael Jackson (Epic) (#1, April)
883 9 GLORIA Laura Branigan (Atlantic) (#2, Nov 1982)
858 *10 ISLANDS IN THE STREAM Kenny Rogers with Dolly Parton (RCA) (#1, Oct)
788 *11 BABY COME TO ME Patti Austin and James Ingram (Qwest) (#1, Feb)
760 12 SHAME ON THE MOON Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band (Capitol) (#2, Feb)
759 *13 SWEET DREAMS (Are Made Of This) The Eurythmics (RCA) (#1, Sept)
756 *14 MANIAC Michael Sembello (Casablanca) (#1, Sept)
747 *15 MICKEY Toni Basil (Chysalis) (#1, Dec 1982)
708 16 DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME Culture Club (Virgin) (#2, March)
698 *17 LET'S DANCE David Bowie (EMI-America) (#1, May)
695 18 YOU AND I Eddie Rabbitt with Crystal Gayle (Elektra) (#7, Feb)
693 19 UPTOWN GIRL Billy Joel (Columbia) (#3, Nov)
682 20 MAKING LOVE OUT OF NOTHING AT ALL Air Supply (Arista) (#2, Oct)
675 21 SEXUAL HEALING Marvin Gaye (Columbia) (#3, Jan)
674 22 HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF Duran Duran (Capitol) (#3, March)
670 23 SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY Donna Summer (Mercury) (#3, Aug)
668 24 ELECTRIC AVENUE Eddy Grant (Portrait/Ice) (#2, July)
645 25 THE GIRL IS MINE Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney (Epic) (#2, Jan)
643 26 NEVER GONNA LET YOU GO Sergio Mendes (A&M) (#4, July)
638 *27 AFRICA Toto (Columbia) (#1, Feb)
636 *28 TRULY Lionel Richie (Motown) (#1, Nov 1982)
635 29 DIRTY LAUNDRY Don Henley (Asylum) (#3, Jan)
627 *30 COME ON EILEEN Dexy's Midnight Runner's (Mercury) (#1, April)
627 31 THE SAFETY DANCE Men Without Hats (Backstreet) (#3, Sept)
611 32 MR. ROBOTO Styx (A&M) (#3, April)
607 *33 TELL HER ABOUT IT Billy Joel (Columbia) (#1, Sept)
598 34 JEOPARDY The Greg Kihn Band (Beserkley) (#2, May)
585 35 TIME Culture Club (Virgin) (#2, June)
582 36 STEPPIN' OUT Joe Jackson (A&M) (#6, Dec 1982)
574 37 SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE Thomas Dolby (Capitol) (#5, May)
572 38 YOU ARE Lionel Richie (Motown) (#4, March)
567 39 OVERKILL Men At Work (Columbia) (#3, June)
557 40 SEPERATE WAYS (Worlds Apart) Journey (Columbia) (#8, March)
550 41 WE'VE GOT TONIGHT Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton (Liberty) (#6, March)
549 42 STRAY CAT STRUT The Stray Cats (EMI-America) (#3, Feb)
541 43 TRUE Spandau Ballet (Chrysalis) (#4, Oct)
536 44 DER KOMMISAR After The Fire (Epic) (#5, April)
533 45 CUM ON FEEL THE NOIZE Quiet Riot (Pasha) (#5, Nov)
532 46 PUTTIN' ON THE RITZ Taco (RCA) (#4, Sept)
525 47 LITTLE RED CORVETTE Prince (Warner Brothers) (#6, May)
521 48 BACK ON THE CHAIN GANG The Pretenders (Sire) (#5, March)
518 49 ONE ON ONE Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#7, April)
514 50 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER The Fixx (MCA) (#4, Nov)
512 51 STAND BACK Stevie Nicks (Modern) (#5, Aug)
504 52 ROCK THE CASBAH The Clash (Epic) (#8, Jan)
495 53 YOU CAN'T HURRY LOVE Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#10, Feb)
484 54 IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW Duran Duran (Capitol) (#4, Aug)
483 55 KING OF PAIN The Police (A&M) (#3, Oct)
468 56 WANNA BE STARTING SOMETHING Michael Jackson (Epic) (#5, July)
463 57 DON'T LET IT END Styx (A&M) (#6, July)
459 58 TWILIGHT ZONE Golden Earring (21 Records) (#10, March)
458 59 (Keep Feelin') FASCINATION The Human League (A&M) (#8, Aug)
451 60 TELEFONE (Long Distance Love Affair) Sheena Easton (EMI-America) (#8, Oct)
446 61 ROCK THIS TOWN The Stray Cats (EMI-America) (#9, Dec 1982)
444 62 HEARTLIGHT Neil Diamond (Columbia) (#5, Nov 1982)
441 63 HEARTBREAKER Dionne Warwick (Arista) (#10, Jan)
438 64 GOODY TWO SHOES Adam Ant (Epic) (#12, Feb)
433 65 TOO SHY Kajagoogoo (EMI-America) (#5, July)
432 66 SOLITAIRE Laura Branigan (Atlantic) (#7, May)
431 67 ALLENTOWN Billy Joel (Columbia) (#17, Feb)
430 68 IT'S A MISTAKE Men At Work (Columbia) (#6, Aug)
429 69 THE OTHER GUY The Little River Band (Capitol) (#11, Feb)
429 70 TONIGHT I CELEBRATE MY LOVE Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack (Atlantic) (#16, Nov)
428 71 AFFAIR OF THE HEART Rick Springfield (RCA) (#9, June)
427 72 SHE'S SEXY + 17 The Stray Cats (EMI-America) (#5, Oct)
418 73 MY LOVE Lionel Richie (Motown) (#5, June)
416 74 COME DANCING The Kinks (Arista) (#6, July)
416 75 FAMILY MAN Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#6, June)
415 76 SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER The Motels (Capitol) (#9, Nov)
415 77 HEART TO HEART Kenny Loggins (Columbia) (#15, Jan)
412 78 OUR HOUSE Madness (Geffen) (#7, July)
407 79 ALL RIGHT Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers) (#12, March)
394 80 DELERIOUS Prince (Warner Brothers) (#8, Oct)
390 81 HUMAN NATURE Michael Jackson (Epic) (#7, Sept)
386 82 ALWAYS SOMETHING THERE TO REMIND ME Naked Eyes (EMI-America) (#8, June)
385 83 MUSCLES Diana Ross (RCA) (#10, Nov 1982)
384 84 THE LOOK OF LOVE (Part One) ABC (Mercury) (#18, Jan)
383 85 I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING GOING ON Frida (Atlantic) (#13, March)
382 86 I'LL TUMBLE 4 YA Culture Club (Virgin) (#9, Aug)
381 87 PROMISES, PROMISES Naked Eyes (EMI-America) (#11, Oct)
371 88 I WON'T HOLD YOU BACK Toto (Columbia) (#10, May)
360 89 IT'S RAINING AGAIN Supertramp (A&M) (#12, Dec 1982)
358 90 DON'T CRY Asia (Geffen) (#10, Sept)
357 91 FAITHFULLY Journey (Columbia) (#12, June)
355 92 I'M STILL STANDING Elton John (Geffen) (#12, July)
353 93 SHE'S A BEAUTY The Tubes (Capitol) (#10, July)
352 94 HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LIVE WITHOUT YOU Laura Branigan (Atlantic) (#12, Oct)
346 95 YOUR LOVE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY Sammy Hagar (Geffen) (#13, Feb)
345 96 CHINA GIRL David Bowie (EMI-America) (#10, Aug)
343 97 LAWYERS IN LOVE Jackson Browne (Asylum) (#13, Sept)
341 98 HOT GIRLS IN LOVE Loverboy (Columbia) (#11, Aug)
338 99 BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE Talking Heads (Sire) (#9, Oct)
335 100 FAR FROM OVER Frank Stallone (RSO) (#10, Oct)

[vince]

Here is 1984. AT40 had a very late ending survey period this year, 12/10/83 to 12/15/84. Several song had to have had their points estimated in the actual countdown. Amazingly they guessed right on the biggest one, “Out of Touch”, considering how late in the year it hit. Again, the countdown here has the actual chart run counted instead of estimations.
1186 *1 SAY, SAY, SAY Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson (#1, Dec 1983)
976 *2 WHEN DOVES CRY Prince and the Revolution (Warner Brothers) (#1, July)
926 *3 JUMP Van Halen (Warner Brothers) (#1, Feb)
872 *4 WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT Tina Turner (Capitol) (#1, Sept)
828 *5 AGAINST ALL ODDS (Take a Look at Me Now) Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#1, April)
820 *6 FOOTLOOSE Kenny Loggins (Columbia) (#1, March)
792 *7 HELLO Lionel Richie (#1, May)
790 *8 KARMA CHAMELEON Culture Club (Virgin) (#1, Feb)
790 *9 OWNER OF A LONELY HEART Yes (Atco) (#1, Jan)
782 *10 I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#1, Oct)
777 *11 GHOSTBUSTERS Ray Parker Jr. (Arista) (#1, Aug)
740 *12 OUT OF TOUCH Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#1 Dec)
739 *13 WAKE ME UP BEFORE YOU GO-GO Wham! (Columbia) (#1, Nov)
708 *14 MISSING YOU John Waite (EMI-America) (#1, Sept)
696 *15 LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY Denise Williams (Columbia) (#1, May)
685 *16 THE REFLEX Duran Duran (Capitol) (#1, June)
676 17 DANCING IN THE DARK Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) (#2, June)
675 18 SAY IT ISN'T SO Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#2, Dec 1983)
672 *19 LET'S GO CRAZY Prince and the Revolution (Warner Brothers) (#1, Oct)
669 *20 CARIBBEAN QUEEN (No More Love On the Run) Billy Ocean (Jive) (#1, Nov)
669 *21 TIME AFTER TIME Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#1, June)
665 22 I FEEL FOR YOU Chaka Khan (Warner Brothers) (#3, Nov)
652 23 TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP The Romantics (Nemporer) (#3, Jan)
610 24 HARD HABIT TO BREAK Chicago (Full Moon) (#3, Oct)
606 25 GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#2, March)
603 26 HOLD ME NOW The Thompson Twins (Arista) (#3, May)
597 27 SOMEBODY'S WATCHING ME Rockwell (Motown) (#2, March)
595 28 JUMP (For My Love) The Pointer Sisters (Planet) (#3, July)
591 29 JOANNA Kool and the Gang (De-Lite) (#2, Feb)
576 30 SELF CONTROL Laura Branigan (Atlantic) (#4, June)
570 31 STUCK ON YOU Lionel Richie (Motown) (#3, Aug)
568 32 BREAK MY STRIDE Matthew Wilder (Private I) (#5, Jan)
567 33 LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) (#5, Dec 1983)
563 34 SHE BOP Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#3, Sept)
557 35 DRIVE The Cars (Elektra) (#3, Sept)
555 36 99 LUFTBALLONS Nena (Epic) (#2, March)
554 37 I GUESS THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE BLUES Elton John (Geffen) (#4, Jan)
550 38 OH SHERRY Steve Perry (Columbia) (#3, June)
541 39 UNION OF THE SNAKE Duran Duran (Capitol) (#3, Dec 1983)
534 40 TWIST OF FATE Olivia Newton-John (MCA) (#5, Jan)
530 41 THE GLAMOROUS LIFE Sheila E. (Warner Brothers) (#7, Oct)
528 42 HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN The Eurythmics (RCA) (#4, March)
524 43 EYES WITHOUT A FACE Billy Idol (Chrysalis) (#4, July)
521 44 BETTER BE GOOD TO ME Tina Turner (Capitol) (#5, Nov)
514 45 THE HEART OF ROCK & ROLL Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis) (#6, June)
506 46 PURPLE RAIN Prince and the Revolution (Warner Brothers) (#2, Nov)
506 47 AUTOMATIC The Pointer Sisters (Planet) (#5, April)
504 48 I CAN DREAM ABOUT YOU Dan Hartman (MCA) (#6, Aug)
495 49 RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT Lionel Richie (Motown) (#7, Feb)
495 50 SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT Corey Hart (EMI-America) (#7, Sept)
494 51 THE WARRIOR Scandal Featuring Patty Smyth (Columbia) (#7, Sept)
494 52 THAT'S ALL Genesis (Atlantic) (#6, Feb)
490 53 ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#5, Dec)
481 54 STRUT Sheena Easton (EMI-America) (#7, Nov)
475 55 SAD SONGS (Say So Much) Elton John (Geffen) (#5, Aug)
474 56 I WANT A NEW DRUG Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis) (#6, March)
468 57 IF THIS IS IT Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis) (#6, Sept)
465 58 INFATUATION Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) (#6, July)
461 59 STATE OF SHOCK The Jacksons (Epic) (#3, Aug)
455 60 TO ALL THE GIRLS I'VE LOVED BEFORE Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson (Columbia) (#5, May)
448 61 SISTER CHRISTIAN Night Ranger (Camel) (#5, June)
447 62 MISS ME BLIND Culture CLub (Virgin) (#5, April)
446 63 LUCKY STAR Madonna (Sire) (#4, Oct)
446 64 BORDERLINE Madonna (Sire) (#10, June)
439 65 ALMOST PARADISE Mick Reno and Ann Wilson (Columbia) (#7, July)
438 66 LOVE SOMEBODY Rick Springfield (RCA) (#5, May)
437 67 PENNY LOVER Lionel Richie (Motown) (#8, Dec)
431 68 COVER ME Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) (#7, Oct)
427 69 LEGS ZZ Top (Warner Brothers) (#8, July)
427 70 IF EVER YOU'RE IN MY ARMS AGAIN Peabo Bryson (Elektra) (#10, Aug)
426 71 LET THE MUSIC PLAY Shannon (Emergency/Mirage) (#8, Feb)
415 72 YOU MIGHT THINK The Cars (Elektra) (#7, April)
410 73 ADULT EDUCATION Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#8, April)
409 74 BREAKDANCE Irene Cara (Geffen) (#8, June)
397 75 THRILLER Michael Jackson (Epic) (#4, March)
388 76 CHURCH OF THE POISONED MIND Culture Club (Virgin) (#10, Dec 1983)
385 77 NOBODY TOLD ME John Lennon (Polydor) (#5, March)
385 78 THEY DON'T KNOW Tracey Ullman (MCA) (#8, April)
382 79 I'M SO EXCITED The Pointer Sisters (Planet) (#9, Oct)
371 80 ON THE DARK SIDE John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band(Scotti Brothers) (#7, Oct)
371 81 HEART AND SOUL Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis) (#8, Nov 1983)
363 82 CRUEL SUMMER Bananarama (London) (#9, Sept)
354 83 WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER The Police (A&M) (#8, March)
354 84 GOT A HOLD ON ME Christine McVie (Warner Brothers) (#10, March)
354 85 AN INNOCENT MAN Billy Joel (Columbia) (#10, Feb)
353 86 PINK HOUSES John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva) (#8, Feb)
352 87 BLUE JEAN David Bowie (EMI-America) (#8, Nov)
351 88 DESERT MOON Dennis DeYoung ((A&M) (#10, Nov))
350 89 UNDERCOVER OF THE NIGHT The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones) (#9, Dec 1983)
347 90 THINK OF LAURA Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers) (#9, Feb)
345 91 CRUMBLIN' DOWN John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva) (#9, Nov 1983)
343 92 MAGIC The Cars (Elektra) (#12, July)
337 93 HEAD OVER HEELS The Go-Go's (I.R.S.) (#11, May)
335 94 BREAKIN'...THERE'S NO STOPPIN' US Ollie and Jerry (Polydor) (#9, Aug)
335 95 I STILL CAN'T GET OVER LOVING YOU Ray Parker Jr. (Arista) (#12, Feb)
327 96 MAJOR TOM (Coming Home) Peter Schilling (Elektra) (#14, Dec 1983)
326 97 ROUND AND ROUND Ratt (Atlantic) (#12, Aug)
324 98 NEW MOON ON MONDAY Duran Duran (Capitol) (#10, March)
319 99 SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) (#10, Oct)
319 100 LIGHTS OUT Peter Wolf (EMI-America) (#12, Sept)

[jmack19]

Jan 3, 2015 10:53:40 GMT -5 dukelightning said:

What I find the most intriguing is how the preponderance of songs that hit #1, 2 or 3 have disappeared from the lower reaches of vince's surveys in the late 70s and early 80s. We'll see if that trend continues. But it must be correlated with how songs chart runs increased during this period. For example, prior to the late 70s, a #1 song would commonly spend less than 20 week on the Hot 100. But in the late 70s and early 80s, it was rare for such a song to spend less than 20 weeks on the Hot 100.

The average Top 20 song spent 15 weeks on the Hot 100 in the early 70s.
The average Top 20 song spent 17 weeks on the Hot 100 in the mid 70s.
The average Top 20 song spent 20 weeks on the Hot 100 in the early 80s.

I think the big change occurred in June 1973 when Billboard went to computers & started using airplay data to tabulate chart. This also put an end to a version of the 50 rule. To illustrate:

Every #1 song in 1971 fell off the Hot 100 from the Top 40.
No song fell from the Top 40 off the Hot 100 during The 80s.
The first #1 song of the 70s to fall off the Hot 100 from the Top 40 was by BJ Thomas.
The last #1 song of the 70s to fall off the Hot 100 from the Top 40 was by BJ Thomas.

www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=3272189#p3272189

Also, the Bee Gees last three #1 songs spent their final week on the Billboard singles chart @ #100(1979). Their first #1 song's last week was #28(1971).

[vince]

1985 AT40 went back to using BB, probably because BB started crediting records full chart runs and awarding projected points for records late in the year. I will continue the rankings with AT40’s power point formula for the rest of the 80’s to show what AT40 may have come up with if they continued doing their own year -end surveys in the late 80’s.
For 1985, the eligibility period is 12/22/84 to 12/14/85. Records are credited though the 12/28/85.

929 *1 LIKE A VIRGIN Madonna (Sire) (#1, Dec 1984)
789 *2 CARELESS WHISPER Wham! Featuring George Michael (Columbia) (#1, Feb)
735 *3 I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS Foreigner (Atlantic) (#1, Feb)
717 *4 WE ARE THE WORLD USA For Africa (Columbia) (#1, April)
699 *5 CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING REO Speedwagon (Epic) (#1, March)
693 *6 MONEY FOR NOTHING Dire Straits (Warner Brothers) (#1, Sept)
668 *7 CRAZY FOR YOU Madonna (Sire) (#1, May)
665 *8 THE POWER OF LOVE Huey Lewis and the News (Chysalis) (#1, Aug)
665 *9 EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD Tears For Fears (Mercury) (#1, June)
660 *10 SHOUT Tears For Fears (Columbia) (#1, Aug)
637 11 EASY LOVER Philip Bailey with Phil Collins (Columbia) (#2, Feb)
633 *12 ST. ELMO'S FIRE (Man In Motion) John Parr (Atlantic) (#1, Sept)
633 *13 EVERYTIME YOU GO AWAY Paul Young (Columbia) (#1, July)
628 *14 HEAVEN Bryan Adams (A&M) (#1, June)
622 *15 WE BUILT THIS CITY Starship (Grunt) (#1, Nov)
620 *16 TAKE ON ME A-Ha (Warner Brothers) (#1, Oct)
617 17 CHERISH Kool and the Gang (De-Lite) (#2, Sept)
616 *18 DON'T YOU (Forget About Me) Simple Minds (A&M) (#1, May)
612 *19 PART-TIME LOVER Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#1, Nov)
604 *20 BROKEN WINGS Mr. Mister (RCA) (#1, Dec)
604 *21 A VIEW TO A KILL Duran Duran (Capitol) (#1, July)
603 *22 EVERYTHING SHE WANTS Wham! (Columbia) (#1, May)
603 23 THE WILD BOYS Duran Duran (Capitol) (#2, Dec 1984)
599 *24 SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, Oct)
584 *25 ONE MORE NIGHT Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#1, March)
572 *26 SUSSUDIO Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#1, July)
568 27 SEA OF LOVE The Honeydrippers (Es Paranza) (#3, Jan)
561 28 MIAMI VICE THEME Jan Hammer (MCA) (#1, Nov)
557 *29 SEPERATE LIVES Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin (Atlantic) (#1, Nov)
555 30 COOL IT NOW New Edition (MCA) (#4, Jan)
554 31 LOVER BOY Billy Ocean (Jive) (#2, Feb)
553 32 THE HEAT IS ON Glenn Frey (MCA) (#2, March)
549 *33 OH SHEILA Ready For the World (MCA) (#1, Oct)
547 34 RASPBERRY BERET Prince and the Revolution (Paisley Park) (#2, July)
544 35 YOU'RE THE INSPIRATION Chicago (Full Moon) (#3, Jan)
540 36 IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE Sting (A&M) (#3, Aug)
539 37 RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT DeBarge (Gordy) (#3, April)
536 38 WE BELONG Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) (#5, Jan)
524 39 YOU BELONG TO THE CITY Glenn Frey (MCA) (#2, Nov)
523 40 FREEWAY OF LOVE Aretha Franklin (Arista) (#3, Aug)
520 41 NEVER SURRENDER Corey Hart (EMI-America) (#3, Aug)
512 42 WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER HERO (Thunderdome) Tina Turner (Capitol) (#2, Sept)
507 43 YOU GIVE GOOD LOVE Whitney Houston (Arista) (#3, July)
507 44 NEVER Heart (Capitol) (#4, Nov)
504 45 NEUTRON DANCE The Pointer Sisters (Planet) (#6, Feb)
498 46 MATERIAL GIRL Madonna (Sire) (#2, March)
498 47 THE SEARCH IS OVER Survivor (Scotti Brothers) (#4, July)
495 48 ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK Murray Head (RCA) (#3, May)
495 49 THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER Howard Jones (Elektra) (#5, June)
494 50 ALL I NEED Jack Wagner (Qwest) (#2, Jan)
494 51 NIGHTSHIFT The Commodores (Motown) (#3, April)
489 52 LOVER GIRL Teena Marie (Epic) (#4, March)
482 53 DON'T LOSE MY NUMBER Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#4, Sept)
481 54 SUGAR WALLS Sheena Easton (EMI-America) (#9, March)
480 55 NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS Paul McCartney (Columbia) (#6, Dec 1984)
479 56 OBSESSION Animotion (Mercury) (#6, May)
477 57 GLORY DAYS Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) (#5, Aug)
476 58 HEAD OVER HEELS Tears For Fears (Mercury) (#3, Nov)
474 59 THE BOYS OF SUMMER Don Henley (Geffen) (#5, Feb)
473 60 AXEL F Harold Faltermeyer (MCA) (#3, June)
473 61 SUDDENLY Billy Ocean (Jive) (#4, June)
462 62 SMOOTH OPERATOR Sade (Portrait) (#5, May)
452 63 RUN TO YOU Bryan Adams (A&M) (#6, Jan)
446 64 FREEDOM Wham! (Columbia) (#3, Sept)
442 65 LONELY OL' NIGHT John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva) (#6, Oct)
440 66 SOME LIKE IT HOT The Power Station (Capitol) (#6, May)
438 67 LAY YOUR HANDS ON ME The Thompson Twins (Arista) (#6, Nov)
434 68 IN MY HOUSE The Mary Jane Girls (Gordy) (#7, June)
433 69 WOULD I LIE TO YOU The Eurythmics (RCA) (#5, July)
431 70 TOO LATE FOR GOODBYES Julian Lennon (Atlantic) (#5, March)
427 71 ANGEL Madonna (Sire) (#5, June)
426 72 SUMMER OF '69 Bryan Adams (A&M) (#5, Aug)
425 73 WHO'S ZOOMIN' WHO Aretha Franklin (Arista) (#7, Nov)
424 74 CALIFORNIA GIRLS David Lee Roth (Warner Brothers) (#3, March)
407 75 I'M ON FIRE Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) (#6, April)
406 76 METHOD OF MODERN LOVE Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA) (#5, Feb)
403 77 VALOTTE Julian Lennon (Atlantic) (#9, Jan)
401 78 VOICES CARRY 'Til Tuesday (Epic) (#8, July)
398 79 I CAN'T HOLD BACK Survivor (Scotti Brothers) (#13, Dec 1984)
397 80 WALKING ON SUNSHINE Katrina and the Waves (Capitol) (#9, June)
395 81 WHO'S HOLDING DONNA NOW DeBarge (Gordy) (#6, Aug)
392 82 ELECTION DAY Arcadia (Capitol) (#6, Dec)
390 83 DRESS YOU UP Madonna (Sire) (#5, Oct)
389 84 FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART Sting (A&M) (#8, Oct)
388 85 BE NEAR ME ABC (Mercury) (#9, Nov)
387 86 PRIVATE DANCER Tina Turner (Capitol) (#7, March)
384 87 BORN IN THE U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) (#9, Jan)
380 88 SLEEPING BAG ZZ Top (Warner Bros.) (#8, Dec)
376 89 MISLED Kool and the Gang (De-Lite) (#10, March)
374 90 DO WHAT YOU DO Jermaine Jackson (Arista) (#13, Jan)
373 91 FRESH Kool and the Gang (De-Lite) (#9, June)
369 92 ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE Don Henley (Geffen) (#9, May)
368 93 SENTIMENTAL STREET Night Ranger (Camel) (#8, July)
366 94 DARE ME Pointer Sisters (RCA) (#11, Sept)
365 95 WHAT ABOUT LOVE Heart (Capitol) (#10, Aug)
358 96 LOVIN' EVERY MINUTE OF IT Loverboy (Columbia) (#9, Nov)
351 97 POP LIFE Prince (Warner Bros.) (#7, Sept)
348 98 YOU ARE ONLY HUMAN (Second Wind) Billy Joel (Columbia) (#9, Aug)
348 99 INVINCIBLE Pat Benatar (Chrysalis) (#10, Sept)
337 100 GET IT ON The Power Station (Capitol) (#9, Aug)

[vince]

This is 1986. The eligibility period is 12/21/85 to 12/6/86. Records are credited through 12/27/86. One thing noticeable here is how the AT40 methodology credits #1 records more than the 1986 BB methodology.

860 *1 THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR Dionne and Friends (Arista) (#1, Jan)
847 *2 SAY YOU, SAY ME Lionel Richie (Motown) (#1, Dec 1985)
734 *3 ON MY OWN Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald (MCA) (#1, June)
665 *4 GREATEST LOVE OF ALL Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, May)
645 *5 STUCK WITH YOU Huey Lewis and the News (Chrysalis) (#1, Sept)
628 *6 ROCK ME AMADEUS Falco (A&M) (#1, March)
628 7 I MISS YOU Klymaxx (Constellation) (#5, Dec 1985)
619 *8 KYRIE Mr. Mister (MCA) (#1, March)
619 *9 HOW WILL I KNOW Whitney Houston (Arista) (#1, Feb)
618 10 PARTY ALL THE TIME Eddie Murphy (Columbia) (#2, Dec 1985)
612 *11 KISS Prince and the Revolution (Paisley Park) (#1, April)
611 12 ALIVE AND KICKING Simple Minds (Virgin) (#3, Dec 1985)
610 13 BURNING HEART Survivor (Scotti Brothers) (#2, Feb)
604 *14 GLORY OF LOVE Peter Cetera (Warner Brothers) (#1, Aug)
604 *15 WEST END GIRLS The Pet Shop Boys (EMI-America) (#1, May)
602 *16 THERE'LL BE SAD SONGS (To Make You Cry) Billy Ocean (Jive) (#1, July)
600 *17 PAPA DON'T PREACH Madonna (Sire) (#1, Aug)
585 *18 ADDICTED TO LOVE Robert Palmer (Island) (#1, May)
584 *19 HUMAN The Human League (Virgin) (#1, Nov)
581 *20 WHEN I THINK OF YOU Janet Jackson (A&M) (#1, Oct)
580 *21 SLEDGEHAMMER Peter Gabriel (Geffen) (#1, July)
579 *22 LIVE TO TELL Madonna (Sire) (#1, June)
575 *23 HIGHER LOVE Steve Winwood (Island) (#1, Aug)
571 *24 YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME Bon Jovi (Mercury) (#1, Nov)
567 25 DANCING ON THE CEILING Lionel Richie (Motown) (#2, Sept)
566 26 SECRET LOVERS Atlantic Starr (A&M) (#3, March)
557 *27 SARA Starship (Grunt) (#1, March)
547 *28 HOLDING BACK THE YEARS Simply Red (Elektra) (#1, July)
546 *29 VENUS Bananarama (London) (#1, Sept)
546 *30 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY Berlin (Columbia) (#1, Sept)
541 *31 THESE DREAMS Heart (Capitol) (#1, March)
533 *32 AMANDA Boston (MCA) (#1, Nov)
532 33 I CAN'T WAIT Nu Shooz (Atlantic) (#3, June)
531 34 FRIENDS AND LOVERS Gloria Loring and Carl Anderson (USA Carrere) (#2, Sept)
530 *35 TRUE COLORS Cyndi Lauper (Portrait) (#1, Oct)
527 36 MAD ABOUT YOU Belinda Carlisle (I.R.S.) (#3, Aug)
527 37 WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING Billy Ocean (Jive) (#2, Feb)
526 *38 THE NEXT TIME I FALL Peter Cetera & Amy Grant (Full Moon) (#1, Dec)
520 39 DON'T FORGET ME (When I'm Gone) Glass Tiger (Manhattan) (#2, Oct)
512 *40 INVISIBLE TOUCH Genesis (Atlantic) (#1, July)
503 41 TALK TO ME Stevie Nicks (Modern) (#4, Jan)
498 42 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY Janet Jackson (A&M) (#4, May)
497 43 WHAT YOU NEED INXS (Atlantic) (#5, April)
495 44 DANGER ZONE Kenny Loggins (Columbia) (#2, July)
493 45 WALK OF LIFE Dire Straits (Warner Brothers) (#7, Jan)
491 46 CRUSH ON YOU The Jets (MCA) (#3, June)
489 47 NO ONE IS TO BLAME Howard Jones (Elektra) (#4, July)
488 48 CONGA The Miami Sound Machine (Epic) (#10, Feb)
487 49 MANIC MONDAY The Bangles (Columbia) (#2, April)
481 50 WORD UP Cameo (Atlanta Artists) (#6, Nov)
478 51 I DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON Robert Palmer (Island) (#2, Nov)
477 52 SMALL TOWN John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva) (#6, Dec 1985)
476 53 I'M YOUR MAN Wham! (Columbia) (#3, Feb)
473 54 TYPICAL MALE Tina Turner (Capitol) (#2, Oct)
472 55 IF YOU LEAVE Orchestral Manoeuvers In the Dark (A&M) (#4, May)
468 56 NASTY Janet Jackson (A&M) (#3, July)
464 57 WHY CAN'T THIS BE LOVE Van Halen (Warner Brothers) (#3, May)
462 58 R.O.C.K. IN THE U.S.A. (A Salute To 60's Rock) John Cougar Mellencamp (Riva) (#2, April)
460 59 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU Level 42 (Polydor) (#7, May)
457 60 TWO OF HEARTS Stacey Q (Atlantic) (#3, Oct)
453 61 THE SWEETEST TABOO Sade (Portrait) (#5, March)
452 62 WHO'S JOHNNY El DeBarge (Gordy) (#3, July)
449 63 TRUE BLUE Madonna (Sire) (#3, Nov)
447 64 HIP TO BE SQUARE Huey Lewis & The News (Chrysalis) (#3, Dec)
447 65 LET'S GO ALL THE WAY Sly Fox (Capitol) (#7, April)
442 66 WE DON'T HAVE TO TAKE OUR CLOSE OFF Jermaine Stewart (Arista) (#5, Aug)
438 67 YOUR LOVE The Outfield (Columbia) (#6, May)
436 68 WORDS GET IN THE WAY The Miami Sound Machine (Epic) (#5, Sept)
435 69 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT Eddie Money (Columbia) (#4, Nov)
431 70 SWEET FREEDOM Michael McDonald (MCA) (#7, Aug)
428 71 THROWING IT ALL AWAY Genesis (Atlantic) (#4, Oct)
428 72 ALL CRIED OUT Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force (Columbia) (#8, Oct)
423 73 LIVING IN AMERICA James Brown (Scotti Brothers) (#4, Feb)
421 74 TONIGHT SHE COMES The Cars (Elektra) (#7, Jan)
412 75 TAKE ME HOME Phil Collins (Atlantic) (#7, May)
412 76 ALL I NEED IS A MIRACLE Mike + the Mechanics (Atlantic) (#5, June)
411 77 LOVE TOUCH Rod Stewart (Warner Brothers) (#6, Aug)
408 78 RUMORS The Timex Social Club (Jay) (#8, Aug)
404 79 PERFECT WAY Scritti Politti (Warner Brothers) (#11, Dec 1985)
402 80 WALK THIS WAY Run-D.M.C. (Profile) (#4, Sept)
398 81 BAD BOYS The Miami Sound Machine (Epic) (#8, May)
396 82 SILENT RUNNING (On Dangerous Ground) Mike + the Mechanics (Atlantic) (#6, March)
387 83 SPIES LIKE US Paul McCartney (Capitol) (#7, Feb)
386 84 NIKITA Elton John (Geffen) (#7, March)
385 85 DREAMTIME Daryl Hall (RCA) (#5, Oct)
380 86 LIFE IN A NORTHERN TOWN The Dream Academy (Warner Brothers) (#7, Feb)
380 87 BABY LOVE Regina (Atlantic) (#10, Sept)
377 88 HARLEM SHUFFLE The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones) (#5, May)
366 89 KING FOR A DAY The Thompson Twins (Arista) (#8, March)
366 90 LOVE WILL CONQUER ALL Lionel Richie (Motown) (#9, Nov)
364 91 SWEET LOVE Anita Baker (Elektra) (#8, Nov)
363 92 A DIFFERENT CORNER George Michael (Columbia) (#7, June)
361 93 HEARTBEAT Don Johnson (Epic) (#5, Oct)
355 94 YOUR WILDEST DREAMS The Moody Blues (Polydor) (#9, July)
351 95 GO HOME Stevie Wonder (Tamla) (#10, Feb)
351 96 MY HOMETOWN Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) ( #6, Jan)
339 97 IS IT LOVE Mr. Mister (RCA) (#8, May)
338 98 A LOVE BIZARRE Sheila E. (Paisley Park) (#11, March)
331 99 I'LL BE OVER YOU Toto (Columbia) (#11, Nov)
326 100 TENDER LOVE The Force M.D.'s (Tommy Blue) (#10, April)

[dukelightning]

The trend as the 80s get into the latter part of the decade is for it to be tougher to make the year end survey if you don't make the top 10. This is the first time that no song which peaked in the teens made the survey. In fact, only 3 songs that peaked at 11 represent the non-top 10 hits and only 1 such hit ranked higher than 98. BTW, "Hip to be Square" is a #3 hit but the trend which started in the late 70s of top 3 hits being in the mid to upper part of the top 100 continues.

[Hervard]

Jan 2, 2015 21:04:25 GMT -5 vince said:

1982 was the first year AT40 used their power point formula. This is the methodology was used by AT40 for 1982 through 1984 and in the early 90’s.
This is AT40’s power point formula as explained by Rob Durkee:
“AT40's power point formula is based on each song's top 50 chart run.
One point for a week at #50, 2 for a week at #49 etc. This works OK until you get to #11 (40 points).
A few bonus points are given for songs making the top 10. Thus, a song with a week at #10 gets 42 points, 44 for a week at #9, #8 is 46 weeks, #7 48 points and at #6, 50 points. For a week at #5, it's 52, a week at #4 is 54, a week at #3 is 56 points and a week at #2 is 58 points.
finally, here's the # of points a song gets for each week at #1...Yes, 80 points for a week at #1, 170 for 2 weeks at #1 and with 14 weeks, it's 2030.
Bonus pt. system: 1-80 pts. total; 2-170; 3-270; 4-380; 5-500; 6-630; 7-770; 8-920; 9-1080; 10-1250; 11-1430; 12-1620; 13-1820; 14-2030.” – R. Durkee
For 1982, I used the AT40’s power point formula, but rather than estimate songs late in the year, I credited their full chart run. The eligibility period is 11/14/81 through 11/20/82.

1671 *1 PHYSICAL Olivia Newton-John (MCA) (#1, Nov 1981)
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280 100 YOU DON'T WANT ME ANYMORE Steel Breeze (RCA) (#16, Nov)

I've always been curious - how many points did "One Hundred Ways" by Quincy Jones/James Ingram have, and what number were they ranked? I'm fairly sure they were very, very close to the Top 100.

[vince]

Hervard, "One Hundred Ways" just missed the countdown. It had 276 points and ranked at #101.