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Post by Panda on Sept 13, 2020 1:10:58 GMT 1
With the lists for each year of the 1980s posted, it's now time to count down the top 40 for the entire decade.
I've already written about all these songs so I'll be keeping any comments to a minimum.
If a song was released twice, its points have been combined. This includes remixes and re-recordings by the same personnel - so for example the points totals for "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" and "Everybody Wants To Run The World" by Tears For Fears have been combined, but the versions of "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid have not.
Position in the decade sales chart is shown in brackets. This has been taken from Wikipedia and I'm not 100% sure of its accuracy.
I'll post the top 100 after I've finished counting down the top 40.
Part 1 (40-36):
40(41) BUCKS FIZZ - The Land Of Make Believe (417 points)
Top 40 run: 35-24-10-5-5-2-1-1-2-4-9-19-31
39(32) RENEE & RENATO - Save Your Love (418 points)
Top 40 run: 38-24-9-5-3-1-1-1-1-3-13-20-40
38(-) KOOL AND THE GANG - Cherish (419 points)
Top 40 run: 37-22-13-7-5-4-4-4-5-7-8-14-18-20-30-39
37(31) MADONNA - Into The Groove (419 points)
Top 40 run: 4-1-1-1-1-2-4-7-12-20-29-37
36(17) IRENE CARA - Fame (421 points)
Top 40 run: 4-1-1-1-2-2-3-6-10-20-39-37-40
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Post by Panda on Sept 13, 2020 22:47:53 GMT 1
Part 2 (35-31):
35(-) PHIL COLLINS - In The Air Tonight (424 points)
Top 40 run: 36-4-3-2-4-5-12-21 / 35-8-4-5-10-19-31
The first entry in the top 40 that benefits from having two chart runs. It picked up 249 points in 1981 and a further 175 when remixed and re-released in 1988.
34(5) HUMAN LEAGUE - Don't You Want Me (424 points)
Top 40 run: 9-1-1-1-1-1-2-5-12-22-28
33(79) CHAKA KHAN - I Feel For You (429 points)
Top 40 run: 22-5-2-1-1-1-2-6-14-21-25-21-25
32(38) COMMUNARDS - Don't Leave Me This Way (431 points)
Top 40 run: 28-5-2-1-1-1-1-3-6-9-21-31
31(12) SURVIVOR - Eye Of The Tiger (435 points)
Top 40 run: 29-6-2-2-1-1-1-1-4-11-19-32
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Post by Earl Purple on Sept 13, 2020 22:52:31 GMT 1
You didn't give a little preview of some of the big ones that didn't make the top 40
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Post by Panda on Sept 13, 2020 22:55:44 GMT 1
You didn't give a little preview of some of the big ones that didn't make the top 40 Keeping a bit of suspense... Might do it before the top 20. |
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Post by Panda on Sept 14, 2020 22:56:31 GMT 1
Part 3 (30-26):
30(82) PHYLLIS NELSON - Move Closer (438 points)
Top 40 run: 28-19-14-8-4-3-1-2-2-4-6-17-25-29-39
29(30) ADAM & THE ANTS - Antmusic (439 points)
Top 40 run: 31-16-10-7-7-4-2-2-4-6-9-18-20-28-28-37
28(27) BLACK LACE - Agadoo (441 points)
Top 40 run: 38-19-4-2-2-3-3-4-5-8-16-25-24-31-35-33 / 32-29
27(-) BERLIN - Take My Breath Away (445 points)
Top 40 run: 37-7-1-1-1-1-2-5-11-14-13-16-25
26(-) CARS - Drive (450 points)
Top 40 run: 37-15-5-6-7-11-17-27-40 / 32-8-5-4-6-6-13-19-30
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Post by Panda on Sept 15, 2020 0:30:19 GMT 1
Part 4 (25-21):
25(-) T'PAU - China In Your Hand (450 points)
Top 40 run: 19-5-1-1-1-1-1-5-9-9-13-28-40
24(57) SISTER SLEDGE - Frankie (453 points)
Top 40 run: 29-11-2-1-1-1-1-2-4-10-17-21-32
23(65) YAZZ & THE PLASTIC POPULATION - The Only Way Is Up (453 points)
Top 40 run: 28-10-1-1-1-1-1-3-7-10-16-23-30
22(24) ELAINE PAIGE & BARBARA DICKSON - I Know Him So Well (456 points)
Top 40 run: 34-6-3-2-1-1-1-1-2-8-10-28-34
21(10) DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - Come On Eileen (457 points)
Top 40 run: 31-9-2-1-1-1-1-2-3-9-14-20-36
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Post by Panda on Sept 15, 2020 23:25:44 GMT 1
So here are some of the songs that missed out on the top 40 of the decade points chart for the 80s. There are some huge hits!!!
46(29) UB40 - Red Red Wine (410 points)
52(11) SOFT CELL - Tainted Love (402 points)
62(43) ULTRAVOX - Vienna (395 points)
73(92) A-HA - Take On Me (384 points)
78(14) ADAM & THE ANTS - Stand And Deliver (377 points)
85(22) CULTURE CLUB - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? (369 points)
101(-) PET SHOP BOYS - West End Girls (359 points)
108(45) WHAM! - Freedom (354 points)
202(-) EURYTHMICS - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (306 points)
963(-) U2 - Desire (174 points)
The lowest placed no.1 whose chart run was contained entirely within the 1980s.
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Post by Panda on Sept 16, 2020 23:48:06 GMT 1
Part 5 (20-16):
20(-) TEARS FOR FEARS - Everybody Wants To Rule The World (458 points)
Top 40 run: 16-5-3-2-2-3-4-9-15-25-36 / 13-5-8-27
The points total includes the release of "Everybody Wants To Run The World" for Sport Aid in 1986, which provided an additional 111 points.
19(76) KYLIE MINOGUE - I Should Be So Lucky (458 points)
Top 40 run: 31-16-2-1-1-1-1-1-3-8-10-21-37
18(15) KYLIE MINOGUE & JASON DONOVAN - Especially For You (459 points)
Top 40 run: 2-2-2-2-1-1-1-3-7-16-23-29
17(23) LIONEL RICHIE - Hello (460 points)
Top 40 run: 25-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-10-15-29-39
16(35) RICK ASTLEY - Never Gonna Give You Up (476 points)
Top 40 run: 32-14-3-1-1-1-1-1-2-4-10-22-28-37
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Post by Earl Purple on Sept 17, 2020 9:22:05 GMT 1
yes I guess Desire (shortly to hit our retro charts) run was worse than Happy Talk as both spent 3 weeks in the top 3 but Happy Talk had two of those at number one.
33-1-1-3-16-30
3-1-2-17-30-37
so comparing them by big week downward:
1-1-3-16-30-33
1-2-3-17-30-37
3 weeks where they were the same and 3 where Desire was in a lower position.
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Post by Smurfie on Sept 17, 2020 19:48:16 GMT 1
Thank you Panda. I’m archiving these in the sub forum for future prosperity when finished. I’m dreading that awful Judy Boucher song to make an appearance as it felt like it was in the Top 10 for the entire of 1987. |
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Post by Good Old Days on Sept 17, 2020 20:23:09 GMT 1
Two my "Song of the Year" are back to back in this list.
Firstly The Land of Make Believe [my # 1 from 1981) and after it Save Your Love (my # 1 from 1982).
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Post by Panda on Sept 17, 2020 21:10:32 GMT 1
yes I guess Desire (shortly to hit our retro charts) run was worse than Happy Talk as both spent 3 weeks in the top 3 but Happy Talk had two of those at number one. 33-1-1-3-16-30 3-1-2-17-30-37 so comparing them by big week downward: 1-1-3-16-30-33 1-2-3-17-30-37 3 weeks where they were the same and 3 where Desire was in a lower position. Which equates to a 10-point difference. The 10 lowest-scoring no.1s, whose chart run was entirely in the 80s were: U2 - Desire (174) Captain Sensible - Happy Talk (184) Ferry Aid - Let It Be (218) Blondie - Call Me (223) Gerry Marsden, Paul McCartney, Holly Johnson & Christians - Ferry 'Cross The Mersey (224) Nicole - A Little Peace (226) Bucks Fizz - My Camera Never Lies (229) Timelords - Doctorin' The Tardis (233) Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know? (236) Simple Minds - Belfast Child (237) I expect those numbers will be obliterated once we get deep into the 1990s. |
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Post by Panda on Sept 17, 2020 21:24:16 GMT 1
Part 6 (15-11):
15(49) TWEETS - The Birdie Song (479 points)
Top 40 run: 25-8-7-2-2-3-5-9-16-22-22-31-29-28-22-22-17-21-29-35
14(42) STARSHIP - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (483 points)
Top 40 run: 29-15-3-1-1-1-1-2-3-5-10-15-28-30-38
13(19) BILLY JOEL - Uptown Girl (485 points)
Top 40 run: 25-7-1-1-1-1-1-3-10-14-14-14-16-33
12(8) GEORGE MICHAEL - Careless Whisper (489 points)
Top 40 run: 12-2-1-1-1-2-2-3-5-11-18-20-26-34-38
11(21) JIVE BUNNY & THE MASTERMIXERS - Swing The Mood (500 points)
Top 40 run: 31-3-1-1-1-1-1-2-4-11-15-26-32-27-33-29-37
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Post by Earl Purple on Sept 17, 2020 21:29:35 GMT 1
I can't find the original topics on these, but maybe you used some mod power to hide them so we can't use them to work out what is going to come up. Of course there are songs that crossed between years which will be in here but weren't in any of the years before
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Post by Panda on Sept 17, 2020 22:04:32 GMT 1
Part 7 (10-6):
10(6) WHAM! - Last Christmas (501 points)
Top 40 run: 2-2-2-2-2-3-8-11-21-33-38 / 32-10-6-6-14-36
9(7) CULTURE CLUB - Karma Chameleon (528 points)
Top 40 run: 3-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-8-9-18-29-28-32-35-35-30-35
8(9) JENNIFER RUSH - The Power Of Love (548 points)
Top 40 run: 36-15-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-4-5-10-27-21-22-35-33-35
The highest placed song on the list by a female solo artist.
7(1) BAND AID - Do They Know It's Christmas? (566 points)
Top 40 run: 1-1-1-1-1-2-9-17-30-38-37 / 24-6-3-3-4-13
As previously mentioned, this total doesn't include 1989's Band Aid II. Had the scores been combined, it would have been no.2 on this list.
6(20) BLACK BOX - Ride On Time (618 points)
Top 40 run: 28-11-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-5-9-14-18-26-29
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Post by Smurfie on Sept 17, 2020 22:20:36 GMT 1
I can't find the original topics on these, but maybe you used some mod power to hide them so we can't use them to work out what is going to come up. Of course there are songs that crossed between years which will be in here but weren't in any of the years before They are in the Rates and Polls Retro archive forum, as we wanted to archive Rates and Polls so didn’t fill up Retro with not actually any Retro chat themed countdowns, we’ve hardly buried it. Can you not see them if you click and look at the sub forum? We don’t “hide” anything. |
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Post by Panda on Sept 17, 2020 23:37:38 GMT 1
Part 8 (5-1):
5(4) FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - Two Tribes (629 points)
Top 40 run: 1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-5-9-13-17-29-34
The longest-running no.1 of the decade but only no.5 on the points list.
4(18) RAY PARKER JR - Ghostbusters (631 points)
Top 40 run: 18-6-3-2-2-2-4-8-14-19-27-32 / 33-15-7-6-8-7-16-20-26-32-35-31
3(13) NEW ORDER - Blue Monday (644 points)
Top 40 run: 37-24-17-14-14-12-13-17-18-26-32 / 37-20-12-10-9-12-15-18-25-38 / 10-3-5-5-9-20-34
This includes the '88 remix, which I've posted the video for this time. That third run provided an extra 203 points. Without it, the song would have been at no.28 on this list.
2(3) STEVIE WONDER - I Just Called To Say I Love You (652 points)
Top 40 run: 3-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-4-9-14-19-25-28-34-35-34-21-23-24
1(2) FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD - Relax (1142 points)
Top 40 run: 35-6-2-1-1-1-1-1-2-3-6-16-21-23-21-29-29-31-26-24-21-17-16-11-5-3-2-2-3-3-3-6-7-12-20-22-29
If you've been paying attention throughout this series, you'll have guessed this was the no.1 for the decade, thanks to its rollercoaster chart run that lasted 37 weeks inside the top 40 (and a total of 52 inside the top 75). That runghave the track a winning margin of 490 points over Stevie Wonder. Things should be a lot closer in the end-of-decade chart for the 1990s. A quarter of the tracks in the 1980s top 40 reached their chart peak in 1984, while there were none from 1980.
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Post by Panda on Sept 18, 2020 0:01:43 GMT 1
Top 100:
(end-of-decade sales position in brackets)
bold = no.1 on points chart for the year in which it was a hit
1(2) Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax
2(3) Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You
3(13) New Order - Blue Monday
4(18) Ray Parker Jr - Ghostbusters
5(4) Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes
6(20) Black Box - Ride On Time
7(1) Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
8(9) Jennifer Rush - The Power Of Love
9(7) Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
10(6) Wham! - Last Christmas
11(21) Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers - Swing The Mood
12(8) George Michael - Careless Whisper
13(19) Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
14(42) Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
15(49) Tweets - The Birdie Song
16(35) Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
17(23) Lionel Richie - Hello
18(15) Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan - Especially For You
19(76) Kylie Minogue - I Should Be So Lucky
20(-) Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
21(10) Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
22(24) Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson - I Know Him So Well
23(65) Yazz & The Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up
24(57) Sister Sledge - Frankie
25(-) T'Pau - China In Your Hand
26(-) Cars - Drive
27(-) Berlin - Take My Breath Away
28(27) Black Lace - Agadoo
29(30) Adam & The Ants - Antmusic
30(82) Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer
31(12) Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
32(38) Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way
33(79) Chaka Khan - I Feel For You
34(5) Human League - Don't You Want Me
35(-) Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
36(17) Irene Cara - Fame
37(31) Madonna - Into The Groove
38(-) Kool & The Gang - Cherish
39(32) Renee & Renato - Save Your Love
40(41) Bucks Fizz - The Land Of Make Believe
41(81) Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
42(-) Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love
43(-) Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel - White Lines (Don't Do It)
44(-) Bangles - Eternal Flame
45(50) Paul Hardcastle - 19
46(29) UB40 - Red Red Wine
47(55) Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
48(-) Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody
49(63) Diana Ross - Chain Reaction
50(-) Europe - The Final Countdown
51(-) Soul II Soul - Back To Life
52(11) Soft Cell - Tainted Love
53(83) John Lennon - (Just Like) Starting Over
54(-) Madonna - Holiday
55(58) Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
56(53) Madonna - Like A Virgin
57(54) Boris Gardiner - I Want To Wake Up With You
58(-) Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You
59(-) Erasure - Crackers International EP
60(40) Shakin' Stevens - This Ole House
61(43) Ultravox - Vienna
62(-) Madonna - Papa Don't Preach
63(80) Specials - Ghost Town
64(-) Freeez - IOU
65(87) Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough
66(-) Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)
67(-) Madonna - Crazy For You
68(25) John Lennon - Imagine
69(16) Tight Fit - The Lion Sleeps Tonight
70(71) Chris De Burgh - The Lady In Red
71(90) Feargal Sharkey - A Good Heart
72(100) Paul Young - Love Of The Common People
73(92) A-ha - Take On Me
74(-) Harold Faltermeyer - Axel F
75(-) Phil Collins - A Groovy Kind Of Love
76(-) Womack & Womack - Teardrops
77(48) Abba - Super Trouper
78(14) Adam & The Ants - Stand And Deliver
79(-) Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts
80(-) Mel & Kim - Respectable
81(-) Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson - Say Say Say
82(-) Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
83(-) Falco - Rock Me Amadeus
84(-) Judy Boucher - Can't Be With You Tonight
85(22) Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?
86(46) Michael Jackson - One Day In Your Life
87(-) Doctor & The Medics - Spirit In The Sky
88(-) Bee Gees - You Win Again
89(-) Don McLean - Crying
90(33) Kelly Marie - Feels Like I'm In Love
91(70) Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go
92(88) Michael Jackson - Billie Jean
93(-) Sinitta - So Macho
94(-) Rod Stewart - Baby Jane
95(47) Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up
96(-) Philip Bailey & Phil Collins - Easy Lover
97(28) Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love
98(-) Bruce Willis - Under The Boardwalk
99(-) Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
100(-) KC & The Sunshine Band - Give It Up
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Post by Whitneyfan on Sept 18, 2020 19:10:48 GMT 1
Thank you for taking the time to do this. It must have taken you ages, and it's been very interesting.
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Post by Panda on Sept 18, 2020 23:47:53 GMT 1
Thank you for taking the time to do this. It must have taken you ages, and it's been very interesting. Thank you, glad people find it interesting. I can get through an entire year in the space of a few hours if I have the free time and no distractions, though normally I'd do one year over two or three days/nights. I started towards the end of the (first) lockdown so I was racing through them quite quickly but things have slowed down a bit due to work. I've started on the 1990s now. The 1990 list is compiled and ready to be posted but I like to be one year ahead so I will probably do 1991 as well before I post the 1990 list. |
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