Fantasy Top 20 Special

[doofus67]

Numbers 51 through 100 coming right up...

[dannyd]

Hey Doofus67, what’s taking you so long to post Numbers 51 through 100 of the 1975-1986 countdown?

[OnWithTheCountdown]

*sigh*

[doofus67]

THE FANTASY TOP 100, 1975-1986, continued

51	NO MORE LONELY NIGHTS...Paul McCartney	1984	6,827
52	UPTOWN GIRL...Billy Joel	1983	6,820
53	TIME AFTER TIME...Cyndi Lauper	1984	6,807
54	I KEEP FORGETTIN' (Every Time You're Near)...Michael McDonald	1982	6,778
55	AND THE BEAT GOES ON...The Whispers	1980	6,775
56	MODERN LOVE...David Bowie	1983	6,770
57	LEADER OF THE BAND...Dan Fogelberg	1982	6,769
58	ROCK WITH YOU...Michael Jackson	1980	6,741
59	SEPARATE WAYS (Worlds Apart)...Journey	1983	6,739
60	BREAK MY STRIDE...Matthew Wilder	1984	6,733
61	JEOPARDY...The Greg Kihn Band	1983	6,703
62	MORE LOVE...Kim Carnes	1980	6,694
63	FREEZE-FRAME...The J. Geils Band	1982	6,688
64	WE'RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER...Al Jarreau	1981	6,686
65	THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD...Gordon Lightfoot	1976	6,617
66	DECEMBER, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)...The Four Seasons	1976	6,568
67	SHADOW DANCING...Andy Gibb	1978	6,564
68	IT'S MY LIFE...Talk Talk	1984	6,559
69	BILLIE JEAN...Michael Jackson	1983	6,557
70	(Every Time I Turn Around) BACK IN LOVE AGAIN...L.T.D.	1978	6,539
71	WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT...Tina Turner	1984	6,496
72	9 TO 5...Dolly Parton	1981	6,480
73	I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL...Joan Jett & the Blackhearts	1982	6,478
74	STRAIGHT ON...Heart	1978	6,473
75	I'M COMING OUT...Diana Ross	1980	6,433
76	YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT...John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John	1978	6,410
77	MISSING YOU...John Waite	1984	6,410
78	HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE...The Bee Gees	1977	6,410
79	PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM...The Elton John Band	1975	6,395
80	SHE'S GONE...Daryl Hall & John Oates	1976	6,395
81	JUST THE TWO OF US...Grover Washington Jr. [vocal by Bill Withers]	1981	6,378
82	LET YOUR LOVE FLOW...The Bellamy Brothers	1976	6,375
83	I'M NOT IN LOVE...10cc	1975	6,367
84	LOWDOWN...Boz Scaggs	1976	6,351
85	ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST...Queen	1980	6,319
86	MORE THAN A FEELING...Boston	1976	6,284
87	DON'T LEAVE ME THIS WAY...Thelma Houston	1977	6,282
88	MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT...Starbuck	1976	6,281
89	KISS...Prince & the Revolution	1986	6,235
90	BRICK HOUSE...The Commodores	1977	6,235
91	GET DOWN TONIGHT...KC & the Sunshine Band	1975	6,230
92	BOOGIE NIGHTS...Heatwave	1977	6,209
93	OWNER OF A LONELY HEART...Yes	1984	6,190
94	BOOGIE WONDERLAND...Earth, Wind & Fire with the Emotions	1979	6,176
95	SEXUAL HEALING...Marvin Gaye	1983	6,174
96	DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE...Huey Lewis & the News	1982	6,170
97	TAKE YOUR TIME (Do It Right)...The S.O.S. Band	1980	6,164
98	TAKE IT TO THE LIMIT...The Eagles	1976	6,130
99	I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS...Foreigner	1985	6,113
100	WHAT YOU NEED...INXS	1986	6,105

[doofus67]

To celebrate National Vinyl Record Day, here are my top 20 songs that reached #1 on Billboard's Top Rock Tracks chart, ranked by their FT20 performance.

Survey period: 3/21/81 through 12/27/86; rankings compiled using the point scale devised by chart reference book authors Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll

#	Artist and Title	Year	Score
1	SLEDGEHAMMER...Peter Gabriel	1986	8,870
2	HIGHER LOVE...Steve Winwood	1986	8,830
3	EYE OF THE TIGER...Survivor	1982	8,418
4	THE POWER OF LOVE...Huey Lewis & the News	1985	8,291
5	WAITING FOR A GIRL LIKE YOU...Foreigner	1981	7,875
6	IN YOUR EYES...Peter Gabriel	1986	7,809
7	DIRTY LAUNDRY...Don Henley	1983	7,752
8	SEPARATE WAYS...Journey	1983	6,739
9	I LOVE ROCK 'N ROLL...Joan Jett & the Blackhearts	1982	6,478
10	MISSING YOU...John Waite	1984	6,410
11	OWNER OF A LONELY HEART...Yes	1984	6,190
12	I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS...Foreigner	1985	6,113
13	SILENT RUNNING...Mike + the Mechanics	1986	6,062
14	URGENT...Foreigner	1981	5,922
15	THE BOYS OF SUMMER...Don Henley	1985	5,748
16	EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE...The Police	1983	5,352
17	DON'T YOU (Forget About Me)...Simple Minds	1985	5,312
18	LONELY OL' NIGHT...John Cougar Mellencamp	1985	5,094
19	JUMP...Van Halen	1984	4,561
20	FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART...Sting	1985	4,427

[doofus67]

National Massachusetts Day was yesterday.  To celebrate, here are my top 20 songs by artists from, and groups based in, New England, ranked by their FT20 performance.  

Survey period: 1/4/75 through 12/27/86; rankings compiled using the point scale devised by chart reference book authors Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll

#	Title and artist	Year	Score
1	FREEZE-FRAME...The J. Geils Band	1982	6,688
2	MORE THAN A FEELING...Boston	1976	6,284
3	ON THE RADIO...Donna Summer	1980	4,803
4	HEAVEN MUST BE MISSING AN ANGEL...Tavares	1976	4,763
5	LOVE STINKS...The J. Geils Band	1980	3,760
6	LAST DANCE...Donna Summer	1978	3,735
7	LET'S GO...The Cars	1979	3,726
8	LOVE IS IN CONTROL (Finger on the Trigger)...Donna Summer	1982	3,428
9	HOT STUFF...Donna Summer	1979	3,244
10	HANDY MAN...James Taylor	1977	2,948
11	STAY WITH ME TONIGHT...Jeffrey Osborne	1984	2,751
12	HOW SWEET IT IS (to Be Loved by You)...James Taylor	1975	2,558
13	JUST WHAT I NEEDED...The Cars	1978	2,270
14	NO MORE TEARS (Enough Is Enough)...Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer	1979	2,255
15	SHAKE IT UP...The Cars	1982	2,248
16	I FEEL LOVE...Donna Summer	1977	2,218
17	HEAVEN KNOWS...Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams	1979	2,132
18	YOUR SMILING FACE...James Taylor	1977	2,117
19	DON'T LOOK BACK...Boston	1978	1,972
20	FLAMETHROWER...The J. Geils Band	1982	1,882

[dannyd]

Since tomorrow is National Radio Day, are we going to have a special countdown?

[doofus67]

To celebrate National Radio Day, here are my top 20 songs that are about radio and/or that mention the word "radio" in their lyrics, ranked by their FT20 performance.  Good guess, dannyd!

Survey period: 1/4/75 through 12/27/86; rankings compiled using the point scale devised by chart reference book authors Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll

#	Title and artist	Year	Score
1	LET'S DANCE...David Bowie	1983	9,044
2	TAKE IT AWAY...Paul McCartney	1982	5,180
3	LONELY OL' NIGHT...John Cougar Mellencamp	1985	5,094
4	LATE IN THE EVENING...Paul Simon	1980	4,904
5	LIVIN' IT UP (Friday Night)...Bell & James	1979	4,831
6	ON THE RADIO...Donna Summer	1980	4,803
7	REUNITED...Peaches & Herb	1979	4,664
8	THE SPIRIT OF RADIO...Rush	1980	4,610
9	POP MUZIK...M	1979	4,506
10	SAD SONGS (Say So Much)...Elton John	1984	4,092
11	UNION OF THE SNAKE...Duran Duran	1983	3,703
12	DER KOMMISSAR...After the Fire	1983	3,505
13	(There's) NO GETTIN' OVER ME...Ronnie Milsap	1981	3,413
14	FREEWAY OF LOVE...Aretha Franklin	1985	3,075
15	DRIVIN' MY LIFE AWAY...Eddie Rabbitt	1980	2,883
16	BEAST OF BURDEN...The Rolling Stones	1978	2,791
17	BOOGIE FEVER...The Sylvers	1976	2,705
18	LIVING IN AMERICA...James Brown	1986	2,529
19	AIN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT...John Cougar	1981	1,777
20	PILOT OF THE AIRWAVES...Charlie Dore	1980	1,764

[doofus67]

YACHT ROCK BONUS CHART

To celebrate what's left of summer, here are my top Yacht Rock songs, ranked by their FT20 performance.

Survey period: 1/4/75 through 12/27/86; rankings compiled using the point scale devised by chart reference book authors Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll
 

#	Title and artist	Year	Score
1	SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE...The Sanford/Townsend Band	1977	8,604
2	BIGGEST PART OF ME...Ambrosia	1980	8,163
3	ROSANNA...Toto	1982	7,925
4	LOWDOWN...Boz Scaggs	1976	6,351
5	MOONLIGHT FEELS RIGHT...Starbuck	1976	6,281
6	RIDE LIKE THE WIND...Christopher Cross	1980	6,059
7	REMINISCING...The Little River Band	1978	5,920
8	HEART TO HEART...Kenny Loggins	1983	5,846
9	ESCAPE (The Pina Colada Song)...Rupert Holmes	1979	5,810
10	SO IN TO YOU...The Atlanta Rhythm Section	1977	5,785
11	BABY COME BACK...Player	1978	5,754
12	SOUTHERN CROSS...Crosby, Stills & Nash	1982	5,629
13	LOVE WILL FIND A WAY...Pablo Cruise	1978	5,471
14	WHAT YOU WON'T DO FOR LOVE...Bobby Caldwell	1979	5,377
15	COOL LOVE...Pablo Cruise	1981	5,183
16	HOW MUCH I FEEL...Ambrosia	1978	5,177
17	PEG...Steely Dan	1978	5,034
18	WHEN YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN...Dr. Hook	1979	4,708
19	THIS IS IT...Kenny Loggins	1980	4,571
20	WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES...The Doobie Brothers	1979	4,541
21	HELP IS ON ITS WAY...The Little River Band	1977	4,344
22	WHENEVER I CALL YOU "FRIEND"...Kenny Loggins	1978	4,299
23	WHATCHA GONNA DO?...Pablo Cruise	1977	4,105
24	HEY NINETEEN...Steely Dan	1981	4,063
25	KISS YOU ALL OVER...Exile	1978	3,984
26	I JUST WANNA STOP...Gino Vannelli	1978	3,954
27	LOVE IS THE ANSWER...England Dan & John Ford Coley	1979	3,642
28	I GO CRAZY...Paul Davis	1978	3,414
29	LONESOME LOSER...The Little River Band	1979	3,339
30	MINUTE BY MINUTE...The Doobie Brothers	1979	3,106

[dannyd]

Are there going to be any Fantasy Top 20 specials for the month of September? I know that September 25th is National One-Hit Wonder day. Any others?

[doofus67]

Aug 31, 2020 6:54:06 GMT -5 dannyd said:

Are there going to be any Fantasy Top 20 specials for the month of September? I know that September 25th is National One-Hit Wonder day. Any others?

Yes, we must do the one-hit wonder chart. As for the rest of the month, if I told you, it would spoil the surprise, wouldn't it?

[djjoe1960]

Aug 20, 2020 7:25:43 GMT -5 doofus67 said:

To celebrate National Radio Day, here are my top 20 songs that are about radio and/or that mention the word "radio" in their lyrics, ranked by their FT20 performance.  Good guess, dannyd!

Survey period: 1/4/75 through 12/27/86; rankings compiled using the point scale devised by chart reference book authors Dann Isbell and Bill Carroll

#	Title and artist	Year	Score
1	LET'S DANCE...David Bowie	1983	9,044
2	TAKE IT AWAY...Paul McCartney	1982	5,180
3	LONELY OL' NIGHT...John Cougar Mellencamp	1985	5,094
4	LATE IN THE EVENING...Paul Simon	1980	4,904
5	LIVIN' IT UP (Friday Night)...Bell & James	1979	4,831
6	ON THE RADIO...Donna Summer	1980	4,803
7	REUNITED...Peaches & Herb	1979	4,664
8	THE SPIRIT OF RADIO...Rush	1980	4,610
9	POP MUZIK...M	1979	4,506
10	SAD SONGS (Say So Much)...Elton John	1984	4,092
11	UNION OF THE SNAKE...Duran Duran	1983	3,703
12	DER KOMMISSAR...After the Fire	1983	3,505
13	(There's) NO GETTIN' OVER ME...Ronnie Milsap	1981	3,413
14	FREEWAY OF LOVE...Aretha Franklin	1985	3,075
15	DRIVIN' MY LIFE AWAY...Eddie Rabbitt	1980	2,883
16	BEAST OF BURDEN...The Rolling Stones	1978	2,791
17	BOOGIE FEVER...The Sylvers	1976	2,705
18	LIVING IN AMERICA...James Brown	1986	2,529
19	AIN'T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT...John Cougar	1981	1,777
20	PILOT OF THE AIRWAVES...Charlie Dore	1980	1,764

I didn't see Radar Love by Golden Earring or Radio Gaga by Queen--maybe they would've been featured as countdown 'extras'.

[doofus67]

Remember, Joe, "Radar Love" charted in the summer of '74. FT20 doesn't start until '75. Also, "Radio Ga-Ga" was a cool song, but it didn't rack up enough points.

[dannyd]

Hey Doofus67, what are you going to do for Labor Day weekend?

[laura]

Sept 4, 2020 8:55:28 GMT -5 dannyd said:

Hey Doofus67, what are you going to do for Labor Day weekend?

Still pestering him, I see.