80's UK & US Charts.

I remember one very long, acapella song that ruined the album for me. It was hideous.

 

What about this one from 36 years ago this week?

US Top 40 Singles For Week Ending November 1, 1980
TW LW TITLE Artist (Label)-Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)



1 1 WOMAN IN LOVE –•– Barbra Streisand (Columbia)-9 (2 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST –•– Queen (Elektra)-12 (1)
3 3 HE’S SO SHY –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-15 (3)
4 6 LADY –•– Kenny Rogers (Liberty)-5 (4)
5 5 REAL LOVE –•– The Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers)-9 (5)
6 7 THE WANDERER –•– Donna Summer (Geffen)-7 (6)
7 4 UPSIDE DOWN –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-17 (1)
8 10 NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE –•– Stephanie Mills (20th Century)-13 (8)
9 11 I’M COMING OUT –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-9 (9)
10 15 MASTER BLASTER (Jammin’) –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-7 (10)

11 12 JESSE –•– Carly Simon (Warner Brothers)-14 (11)
12 8 ALL OUT OF LOVE –•– Air Supply (Arista)-21 (2)
13 16 DREAMING –•– Cliff Richard (EMI-America)-8 (13)
14 14 LOOK WHAT YOU’VE DONE TO ME –•– Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-11 (14)
15 19 LOVELY ONE –•– The Jacksons (Epic)-6 (15)
16 9 I’M ALRIGHT –•– Kenny Loggins (Columbia)-17 (7)
17 20 DREAMER –•– Supertramp (A&M)-7 (17)
18 13 DRIVIN’ MY LIFE AWAY –•– Eddie Rabbitt (Elektra)-20 (5)
19 21 WHIP IT –•– Devo (Warner Brothers)-10 (19)
20 26 MORE THAN I CAN SAY –•– Leo Sayer (Warner Brothers)-6 (20)

21 23 YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELING –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-6 (21)
22 22 ON THE ROAD AGAIN –•– Willie Nelson (Columbia)-9 (22)
23 25 OUT HERE ON MY OWN –•– Irene Cara (RSO)-12 (23)
24 27 THAT GIRL COULD SING –•– Jackson Browne (Asylum)-7 (24)
25 33 HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-5 (25)
26 29 LET ME BE YOUR ANGEL –•– Stacy Lattisaw (Cotillion)-13 (26)
27 17 XANADU –•– Olivia Newton-John / The Electric Light Orchestra (MCA)-13 (8)
28 32 SHE’S SO COLD –•– The Rolling Stones (Rolling Stones)-6 (28)
29 18 LATE IN THE EVENING –•– Paul Simon (Warner Brothers)-13 (6)
30 38 WITHOUT YOUR LOVE –•– Roger Daltrey (Polydor)-8 (30)

31 40 NEVER BE THE SAME –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-4 (31)
32 — LOVE ON THE ROCKS –•– Neil Diamond (Capitol)-1 (32)
33 35 COULD I HAVE THIS DANCE –•– Anne Murray (Capitol)-9 (33)
34 28 GIVE ME THE NIGHT –•– George Benson (Warner Brothers / Qwest)-18 (4)
35 41 I’M HAPPY THAT LOVE HAS FOUND YOU –•– Jimmy Hall (Epic)-6 (35)
36 39 YOU SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG –•– AC / DC (Atlantic)-9 (36)
37 24 MIDNIGHT ROCKS –•– Al Stewart (Arista)-10 (24)
38 — (Just Like) STARTING OVER –•– John Lennon (Geffen)-1 (38)
39 45 THEME FROM “THE DUKES OF HAZZARD” (Good Ol’ Boys) –•– Waylon (RCA)-8 (39)
40 50 SOMETIMES A FANTASY –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-4 (40)

OFF THE CHARTS

47 31 LOOKIN’ FOR LOVE –•– Johnny Lee (Full Moon)-17 (5)
51 30 HOT ROD HEARTS –•– Robbie Dupree (Elektra)-16 (15)
52 36 WALK AWAY –•– Donna Summer (Casablanca)-8 (36)
54 37 TOUCH AND GO –•– The Cars (Elektra)-9 (37)
56 34 I’M ALMOST READY –•– The Pure Prairie League (Casablanca)-11 (34)

POWER PLAYS

41 43 HOLD ON –•– Kansas (Kirshner)-7 (41)
42 42 LIVE EVERY MINUTE –•– Ali Thomson (A&M)-8 (42)
43 47 THIS TIME –•– John Cougar (Riva)-6 (43)
44 46 CRY LIKE A BABY –•– Kim Carnes (EMI-America)-5 (44)
45 48 IF YOU SHOULD SAIL –•– Nielsen / Pearson (Capitol)-8 (45)
46 49 TURNING JAPANESE –•– The Vapors (United Artists / Liberty)-6 (46)
48 55 EVERYBODY’S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME –•– The Korgis (Asylum)-4 (48)
49 58 I BELIEVE IN YOU –•– Don Williams (MCA)-6 (49)
50 62 DEEP INSIDE MY HEART –•– Randy Meisner (Epic)-3 (50)

DEBUTS

32 — LOVE ON THE ROCKS –•– Neil Diamond (Capitol)-1 (32)
38 — (Just Like) STARTING OVER –•– John Lennon (Geffen)-1 (38)
68 — GUILTY –•– Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb (Columbia)-1 (68)
70 — SEQUEL –•– Harry Chapin (Boardwalk)-1 (70)
80 — GIRLS CAN GET IT –•– Dr. Hook (Casablanca)-1 (80)
85 — DON’T SAY NO –•– Billy Burnette Columbia)-1 (85)

 

Albums I have from this chart.

Guilty
The Game
One Step Closer
The Wanderer
diana
Hotter Than July
Lost In Love
I'm No Hero
Triumph
Living In A Fantasy
Voices
Crimes Of Passion
Xanadu
One Trick Pony
Christopher Cross
Give Me The Night
Double Fantasy
Glass Houses
Robbie Dupree

 

I love the fact that there is a wide variety of music on this chart. You have country, r&b. yacht rock, new wave, and heavy metal(if you consider AC/DC heavy metal).

 

10/31/80 — CIHI 1260 AM ( Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada )


TW LW ARTIST TITLE WKS NOTES
1 1 Queen Another One Bites The Dust
2 4 Carly Simon Jesse
3 5 Barbra Streisand Woman In Love
4 3 Kenny Loggins I'm Alright
5 8 Pointer Sisters He's So Shy
6 2 Olivia Newton-John & ELO Xanadu
7 13 Kenny Rogers Lady
8 12 Peter Gabriel Games Without Frontier
9 10 Doobie Brothers Real Love
10 16 Donna Summer The Wanderer
11 6 Paul Simon Late In The Evening
12 25 Devo Whip It
13 9 Air Supply All Out Of Love
14 7 Robbie Dupree Hot Rod Hearts
15 21 Cliff Richard Dreaming
16 11 Eddie Rabbitt Drivin' My Life Away
17 17 Dionne Warwick No Night So Long
18 15 Powder Blues Boppin With The Blues
19 19 Kingbees My Mistake
20 14 Johnny Lee Lookin' For Love
21 28 Anne Murray Could I Have This Dance
22 26 Willie Nelson On The Road Again
23 27 Jacksons Lovely One
24 -- Rolling Stones She's So Cold
25 18 Diana Ross Upside Down
26 24 Al Stewart Midnight Rocks
27 -- Pat Benatar Hit Me With Your Best Shot
28 -- Leo Sayer More Than I Can Say
29 -- Jonathan Mars Don't Pretend
30 -- Hall & Oates You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling

Powder Blues, THe KIng Bees and Jonathan Mars were all Canadian acts.

 

Pretty similar to the US chart. I like the Peter Gabriel, Leo Sayer and Eddie Rabbitt songs.

 

You must hear Hack - totally brilliant. And the whole album really flows together, so best to listen as the whole album, not just cuts here and there. I like Hack much more than the debut (and that in no way diminishes the debut at all!)

You're correct on the lyrics, and they do make me cringe. I guess I just like the overall mood of the song. I also like their EMI debut from 1986, White Fields. I bought the download from their site a couple years ago, but was disappointed that it is just a poor vinyl rip.

 

My picks:

HE’S SO SHY –•– The Pointer Sisters (Planet)-15 (3)
UPSIDE DOWN –•– Diana Ross (Motown)-17 (1)
NEVER KNEW LOVE LIKE THIS BEFORE –•– Stephanie Mills (20th Century)-13 (8)
MASTER BLASTER (Jammin’) –•– Stevie Wonder (Tamla)-7 (10)
WHIP IT –•– Devo (Warner Brothers)-10 (19)
YOU’VE LOST THAT LOVIN’ FEELING –•– Daryl Hall and John Oates (RCA)-6 (21)
HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT –•– Pat Benatar (Chrysalis)-5 (25)
TOUCH AND GO –•– The Cars (Elektra)-9 (37)
TURNING JAPANESE –•– The Vapors (United Artists / Liberty)-6 (46)
EVERYBODY’S GOT TO LEARN SOMETIME –•– The Korgis (Asylum)-4 (48)

 

I like it too. It's a pop song, not, like, Robert Frost. It doesn't have to be a brilliant piece of poetry. I'm sure the lyrics resonated with a lot of people, just like Ghost did, or it wouldn't have been a Top 10 hit. In its own way, it's quite an unusual form of love song; it's a conceit (dead guy speaking to alive lover) you don't often find in Top 10 pop hits. But the fact that it had Patrick Swayze/Demi Moore connotations was a serious bonus.

 

Listened to it yesterday on Spotify. It is brilliant, for sure. It does have the feel of a really cool DJ set, the way it's sequenced. It's certainly a step up from the first album, even if it doesn't quite have a track as immediate as, or with the pop thrills of, "What's On Your Mind".

 

From this motley crew of songs, in my collection are #12, 30, 32, 38, and 47. At one time or another, I once also had #6 (was disappointed it wasn't the Dion doo-wop classic), 7, 10, and 26.

There is a reason #46 (whose chorus I can hear in my head every so often to this day) has two labels listed. When first issued, it was on United Artists, but as it was climbing the charts Capitol's rights to the UA name expired (not unlike Polydor viz MGM in 1976), and the record was transferred to a renamed Liberty label. #4 was possibly the first 45 issued after the point of the label name change.

As for the rest, I clearly recall #1 - 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 14 - 16, 18 - 20, 21 (I list this by itself because nobody, I.M.H.O., topped The Righteous Brothers'), 22, 23, 25, 27 - 29, 31, 34, 39, and 60. (Believe it or not, I don't think I've actually heard Mr. Richard's third-biggest U.S. hit that charted here at #13, I may do so over the weekend.)

 

Is The Pointer Sister's 'He's So Shy' a cover of The Chiffons' hit song? I've never heard the song but I recognize the title.

Anyway my favorite songs on the chart are Barbra's, Stevie's, Queen's, 'Never Knew Love Like This' and both tracks by Miss Ross. That's a great top 10 but it's all I'm familiar with on the chart .

 

No, a completely different number altogether. The Chiffons' number was "He's So Fine."

And I fired up a YT clip with "Dreamin'." Forgotten all about it, but once I played it, it immediately fired up memories of "back then."

 

Oops my bad

 

Any 1980 chart will be stacked with great songs - Xanadu,Lady,Woman In Love,Games Without Frontiers

The Queen one is a favorite - 1980 was a great year for them + Crazy Little Thing Called Love

 

I don't have as much from this one...I was a bit younger, I guess. I have the following:
Pat Benatar- Crimes of Passion
Barbra Streisand- Guilty
Billy Joel- Glass Houses
Diana Ross- Diana

There are some other great tracks here but I think I only have them on various 'Best Of' compilations.

 

That's a brilliant top 15. The songs I don't love, I really like. I think my absolute favourite, however, is "Never Knew Love Like This Before": because (a) it's a song I've always loved; and (b) Reggie Lucas, the song's co-writer/producer, recycled elements of it for "Borderline", one of my top 2-3 Madonna songs, so listening to it is sort of like listening to "Borderline" too.

 

Haven't done a chart for a couple of months.

US Top 40 Singles For The Week Ending March 30, 1985
TW LW TITLE Artist – Weeks on Chart (Peak Position)



1 3 ONE MORE NIGHT –•– Phil Collins – 8 (1)
2 2 MATERIAL GIRL –•– Madonna – 8 (2)
3 1 CAN’T FIGHT THIS FEELING –•– REO Speedwagon – 11 (1)
4 6 LOVER GIRL –•– Teena Marie – 16 (4)
5 21 WE ARE THE WORLD –•– USA For Africa – 2 (5)
6 5 TOO LATE FOR GOODBYES –•– Julian Lennon – 10 (5)
7 7 PRIVATE DANCER –•– Tina Turner – 11 (7)
8 8 HIGH ON YOU –•– Survivor – 10 (8)
9 20 CRAZY FOR YOU –•– Madonna – 5 (9)
10 15 NIGHTSHIFT –•– Commodores – 10 (10)

11 4 THE HEAT IS ON –•– Glenn Frey – 17 (2)
12 13 JUST ANOTHER NIGHT –•– Mick Jagger – 8 (12)
13 14 SOMEBODY –•– Bryan Adams – 9 (13)
14 17 I’M ON FIRE –•– Bruce Springsteen – 7 (14)
15 19 MISSING YOU –•– Diana Ross – 18 (15)
16 9 ONLY THE YOUNG –•– Journey – 10 (9)
17 12 CARELESS WHISPER –•– Wham! Featuring George Michael – 15 (1)
18 24 RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT –•– DeBarge – 7 (18)
19 22 OBSESSION –•– Animotion – 10 (19)
20 10 RELAX –•– Frankie Goes To Hollywood – 18 (10)

21 18 KEEPIN’ THE FAITH –•– Billy Joel – 10 (18)
22 16 SAVE A PRAYER –•– Duran Duran – 9 (16)
23 11 CALIFORNIA GIRLS –•– David Lee Roth – 11 (3)
24 29 ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS DANCE –•– Don Henley – 6 (24)
25 25 TAKE ME WITH U –•– Prince & The Revolution – 8 (25)
26 30 ALONG COMES A WOMAN –•– Chicago – 6 (26)
27 35 ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK –•– Murray Head – 6 (27)
28 36 DON’T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME –•– Simple Minds – 6 (28)
29 37 THAT WAS YESTERDAY –•– Foreigner – 3 (29)
30 43 SOME LIKE IT HOT –•– The Power Station – 3 (30)

31 39 RADIOACTIVE –•– The Firm – 8 (31)
32 32 THIS IS NOT AMERICA –•– David Bowie & Pat Metheny Group – 9 (32)
33 34 WHY CAN’T I HAVE YOU –•– The Cars – 10 (33)
34 38 LUCKY –•– The Greg Kihn Band – 7 (34)
35 26 I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS –•– Foreigner – 17 (1)
36 23 MISLED –•– Kool & The Gang – 19 (10)
37 44 SOME THINGS ARE BETTER LEFT UNSAID –•– Daryl Hall & John Oates – 3 (37)
38 52 SMOOTH OPERATOR –•– Sade – 5 (38)
39 40 SECOND NATURE –•– Dan Hartman – 8 (39)
40 45 FOREVER MAN –•– Eric Clapton – 4 (40)

TOP 40 DROPS

42 27 NEUTRON DANCE –•– The Pointer Sisters – 19 (6)
49 31 TURN UP THE RADIO –•– Autograph – 15 (29)
52 28 NAUGHTY NAUGHTY –•– John Parr – 16 (23)
56 33 EASY LOVER –•– Philip Bailey & Phil Collins – 19 (2)

POWER PLAYS

41 42 THE WORD IS OUT –•– Jermaine Stewart – 9 (41)
43 53 ROCK AND ROLL GIRLS –•– John Fogerty – 3 (43)
44 55 DON’T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE –•– Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – 3 (44)
45 50 NEW ATTITUDE –•– Patti Labelle – 7 (45)
46 60 EVERYTHING SHE WANTS –•– Wham! – 2 (46)
47 48 THE BIRD –•– The Time – 6 (47)
48 49 SAY IT AGAIN –•– Santana – 6 (48)
50 64 VOX HUMANA –•– Kenny Loggins – 2 (50)

NEW THIS WEEK

65 — ONE LONELY NIGHT –•– REO Speedwagon – 1 (65)
69 — AXEL F –•– Harold Faltermeyer – 1 (69)
75 — CAN’T STOP –•– Rick James – 1 (75)
77 — LOST IN LOVE –•– New Edition – 1 (77)

Nice to see @Surly's favourite Billy Joel was still pulling hits off 'An Innocent Man' almost a year and a half after it's release...

'Save A Prayer' on the chart almost 3 years after 'Rio's release???

2 Madonna songs in the top 10. She was really getting going now.

 

Not a bad chart actually. Great to see George Michael with two songs in that chart.

 

That's interesting, as it was (as you of course know) a solo George Michael song over here. Presume that was a US record company decision to credit it like this in order to shift more, George probably not having much of a standing in his own name at that point?

Were Wham! already big in America by this point? I know I've read a few people from the US in the last few days saying they regard him as more of a late 80s star.

 

The top 10 doesn't do much for me although I like Reo Speedwagon and Crazy For You

Some great ones from 11 - 40 starting with The Heat Is On at 11

The cream for me

Obsession
Save A Prayer
One Night In Bangkok
Careless Whisper

 

I don't think Wham! really caught on in America until 1984. A good two years after they debuted here.

 

Maybe hedging their bets then, not sure whether Wham! or George solo was going to be the biggest banker, so stick both names on!

 

But when they did catch on they Made It Big

 

The early singles didn't chart but Wake Me Up was a #1 before Careless Whisper. Looking at the US charts I'm shocked that Last Xmas only made it to #50