Can you name the artist and song:
Ain’t got no place to lay your head
Somebody came and took your bed
Last Song: “1-2-3” by Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine from the album Let It Loose (1988)
Great job Jim (@JimVilk)!!!
Come out of your shell boy
You know we go like hand in glove
You’re afraid of giving in
But I am never giving up on your love
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Welcome to a new week of Top 40 music! This week, we are back to the U.S. charts. This week, we are hopping in the Delorian, and heading to 1986. At this time in 1986, I was beginning to head towards the end of my Sophomore year of high school. Academically, this was a horrible time for me. But, there was great music, TV, and movies to help get me by.
As usual, if you want to listen to the song/watch the video, you can click on the song title. If you want to purchase or listen to the song on Amazon, you can click on the album cover. Now, let’s Return to the week ending April 5, 1986, and start the countdown!
The band name makes me miss the comic strip, “Bloom County”
Well that wraps up today’s list of songs. Not too shabby! Come back tomorrow as we continue the countdown!
Follow @returntothe80sCan you name the artist and song:
I can wait another day until I call you
You’ve only got my heart on a string
And everything a’flutter
Last Song: “1-2-3” by Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine from Let It Loose (1987)
Take a chance for once you won’t regret it
Want my love just come and get it
Since today is my birthday, I’ll be a little self indulgent with the song today. This is a novelty song.
Can you name the song:
We’ve got the teamwork
To make a dream work, let’s go
Last Song: “Here We Are” by Gloria Estefan from Cuts Both Ways (1989)
Great job Andy (@andytorah)!!!
Baby when you’re loving me
I feel like I could cry
‘Cause there’s nothing I can do
To keep from loving you
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Hi Everybody! Welcome back as we conclude this week’s countdown! If you missed the previous songs, you can go ahead and check out songs 40-31, 30-21, and songs 20-11. This is an interesting top 10, as there is quite the variety of music. Now, let’s Return to the week ending May 21, 1988, and wrap up the countdown.
We kick off the top 10 with an R&B ballad. I had never heard of The Deele until recently. There were a couple of music moguls as part of this group – Babyface and L.A. Reid. I remembered this song when I heard it. I like it.
As we were approaching the end of the decade, we were approaching the end of Hall & Oates’ great run of hits. This song would peak at #3, and become the duo’s 16th, and final, Top 10 hit.
We are back with another rock song. I loved White Lion. The rocked, and had a little different sound than some bands at the time. Mike Tramp has an interesting voice, and Vito Bratta is an awesome guitarist. This song was White Lion’s big breakthrough hit.
Icehouse, not to be confused by the early ’90s hair band Firehouse, was an Australian synthpop band. This is another song that I recognized as soon as I heard it. This song was written by Icehouse lead singer Iva Davies (who happens to turn 60 today) and John Oates. I really enjoy this song.
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This rock ballad would also be Foreigner’s 16th, and final top 40 hit.
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As I mentioned earlier in the week, even though I was more of a rock fan, I loved freestyle music too. So I was a huge fan of Samantha Fox. This was big hit for Samantha, peaking at #3.
Earlier in the decade, Willie Nelson had a huge hit with this song. The Pet Shop Boys were successful with it as well, with their own synthpop take on it.
Now let’s take a look at what was topping some of the other charts this week:
Topping the Rock charts was “The Valley Road” by Bruce Hornsby and the Range, which we saw at #25 on the Hot 100 this week.
The #1 R&B hit was “Mercedes Boy” by Pebbles
The biggest Country hit was “Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses” by Kathy Mattea
Topping the Dance charts was “Like a Child” by Noel
The biggest Album this week was Faith by George Michael
The #1 Adult Contemporary hit is also our #3 hit on the Hot 100 this week:
This song was a worldwide hit for the English pop group. It was a #5 hit in England in 1987. A year later it would be even more successful in the U.S., hitting #2.
The ’80s were a good time for George Michael. He had some huge hits as a member of Wham!, and he had an even bigger solo career. This was a #1 hit off of his classic Faith album. This is one of those songs that I didn’t care for much back then, but love it now.
Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine already had a handful of big hits in the U.S. by this point. But, this was their big breakthrough hit throughout the rest of the world. Just about every hit for Estefan this point forward was an adult contemporary song.
Well that wraps up this week’s countdown. Thanks so much for checking it out. I hope you enjoyed it. There will be more to come in the upcoming weeks. In the meantime, Keep your feet on the ground, and keep reaching for the stars.
Follow @returntothe80sCan you name this Simply Red song:
I been laid off from work
My rent is due
My kids all need
Brand new shoes
Last Song: “Anything for You” by Gloria Estefan ad the Miami Sound Machine:
Time keeps draggin on and on
And forever’s been and gone
Still I can’t figure what went wrong
Can you name the artist and song and complete the lyrics:
I think of all the education that I’ve missed
But then __ ________ ___ _____ _____ ____ ____
Last Song: “Conga” by Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine:
Everybody gather ’round now
Let your body feel the heat
Don’t you worry if you can’t dance
Let the music move your feet
