Today in Billboard Chart History - August 23

[Dawn]

These were the songs that occupied the top 10 spots on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart on August 23, 1980.

10. More Love - Kim Carnes
9. Let My Love Open the Door - Pete Townshend
8. All Out of Love - Air Supply
7. Fame - Irene Cara
6. It's Still Rock and Roll to Me - Billy Joel
5. Upside Down - Diana Ross
4. Emotional Rescue - Rolling Stones
3. Take Your Time (Do It Right) - S.O.S. Band
2. Sailing - Christopher Cross
1. Magic - Olivia Newton-John

Any thoughts or memories of these songs?

[H2IZCOOL]

Good morning, Dawn! Wait a minute -- morning .. Dawn...isn't that redundant?

sorry

Many good ones today, including a top 250.

10. More Love - Not as good as Bette Davis Eyes, but very good nonetheless. Love her voice.

9. Let My Love Open the Door - His biggest solo hit. I always loved this song. Later on, when some of Peter's personal abberations were revealed, it was, unfortunately parodied into let my love open other things.

8. All Out of Love - My fave by them! All time top 250! This is a super song, and I love that looooong ending, that I think set a record at the time for how long the last note was held in a pop song. (15 seconds, I think)

7. Fame - Talked about this one many times. Great song!

6. It's Still Rock and Roll to Me - A great put-down of the many directions rock was taking in 1980.

5. Upside Down - One of her better solo efforts. Catchy tune.

4. Emotional Rescue - Not one of their best.

3. Take Your Time (Do It Right) - No thanks.

2. Sailing - Decent light pop.

1. Magic - I like earlier ONJ better, but this was not bad. Good melody. Probably the brightest spot in Xanadu.

[Laura--I wuv u all :)]

H2IZCOOL said:

Good morning, Dawn! Wait a minute -- morning .. Dawn...isn't that redundant?

I love the emoticon too. That's my favorite one on this board. (Look--they all move the same way at once! Isn't that amazing?) Let's give them all a big , folks!)


(quoting again)
4. Emotional Rescue - Not one of their best.

I'm with ya there--it is pretty corny. Especially the talking part.

[Ken]

Hi Dawn:)


10. Wow I has totally forgot about this song , yes I remember hearing this at the time.

9.One of Pete's best solo tunes. Bought the 45 back in '80.

8."Taking a deep breath" Ok I admit that yes I bought this 45 at the time. I liked it! LOL

7.Yup remember it well yeah it was kind of a catchy tune.

6.Love the Glass Houses album - this is a great track. I've been hearing this quite a bit on the radio again in the last few months.

5.It was ok

4.This is the only Stones song that I don't like. Just terrible. A big mistake IMO.

3.Great disco tune

2.Such a fantastic song . I love it just as much now as I did then. A wonderful laid back feel. I remember seeing Christopher on The Midnight Special.

1.A good tune from Olivia!

[lora]

Fame - I love this song. Have you ever heard Celine Dion's version? It's really great. She actually sang it way back before she knew English, so she didn't understand a word she was singing. Isn't that weird? Anyway, this is a really good song. I've always loved the lyrics. We did it in a "Great Songs from the Movies" revue at my school a few years ago. It was awesome. One of the greatest on-stage moments of my life.

Upside Down - Catchy tune. One of Di's solo best.

Sailing - I don't know this version. Too young I guess. But I know NSync's version. Very beautiful song with wonderful harmonies.

[Railyn]

Not quite 7. Lots of time at the roller rink. Would have been going into 2nd grade - Evil Mrs. Harkle-toad! I found our Holiday present from her the other day. In the Word Yahtzee box - a red pencil with "Happy Holidays from Mrs. Harclerode" on it. WOO-HOO! Let the good times roll.....

10) I can't place this one. I do know a song called this. It goes "More love and more joy than....." and I don't know the rest - is this it? I always thought it was someone else.
9) This is a good one, but the ending of Look Who's Talking kind of ruined it for me......
8) LOVE this one - this is one of my faves by them.
7) Eh. The movie was ok, the tv show ok at first, but got old. I did want to go to that school, though.
6) I remember this one always being on the jukebox in the little rec room at the campground where our cabin was.
5) Eh. Never really like this one. I have it on either Soundwaves or Rock 80.
4) LOVE this one. It's a bit odd, but hey, it's the Stones.
3) No. Just no.
2) I liked Christopher ok, but not this song. Too mellow.
1) LOVE this one too. One of my faves by her.

[Dawn]

H2IZCOOL said:

Good morning, Dawn! Wait a minute -- morning .. Dawn...isn't that redundant?

sorry

Many good ones today, including a top 250.

10. More Love - Not as good as Bette Davis Eyes, but very good nonetheless. Love her voice.

9. Let My Love Open the Door - His biggest solo hit. I always loved this song. Later on, when some of Peter's personal abberations were revealed, it was, unfortunately parodied into let my love open other things.

8. All Out of Love - My fave by them! All time top 250! This is a super song, and I love that looooong ending, that I think set a record at the time for how long the last note was held in a pop song. (15 seconds, I think)

7. Fame - Talked about this one many times. Great song!

6. It's Still Rock and Roll to Me - A great put-down of the many directions rock was taking in 1980.

5. Upside Down - One of her better solo efforts. Catchy tune.

4. Emotional Rescue - Not one of their best.

3. Take Your Time (Do It Right) - No thanks.

2. Sailing - Decent light pop.

1. Magic - I like earlier ONJ better, but this was not bad. Good melody. Probably the brightest spot in Xanadu.

Hey H2! LOL!

I've always liked Pete's work as a musician, but that news about him was very disappointing.

'All Out of Love' is a song I don't hear too often these days, but I've always liked it. Many of their songs were really quite good.

'Upside Down' is catchy, I agree. I remember hearing it often back then, and it always makes me think of starting 7th grade - junior high school!

[Dawn]

Laura said:

H2IZCOOL said:

Good morning, Dawn! Wait a minute -- morning .. Dawn...isn't that redundant?

I love the emoticon too. That's my favorite one on this board. (Look--they all move the same way at once! Isn't that amazing?) Let's give them all a big , folks!)


(quoting again)
4. Emotional Rescue - Not one of their best.

I'm with ya there--it is pretty corny. Especially the talking part.

Those icons are pretty neat, aren't they? I like how they move in unison also!

[Dawn]

KenFrank said:

Hi Dawn:)


10. Wow I has totally forgot about this song , yes I remember hearing this at the time.

9.One of Pete's best solo tunes. Bought the 45 back in '80.

8."Taking a deep breath" Ok I admit that yes I bought this 45 at the time. I liked it! LOL

7.Yup remember it well yeah it was kind of a catchy tune.

6.Love the Glass Houses album - this is a great track. I've been hearing this quite a bit on the radio again in the last few months.

5.It was ok

4.This is the only Stones song that I don't like. Just terrible. A big mistake IMO.

3.Great disco tune

2.Such a fantastic song . I love it just as much now as I did then. A wonderful laid back feel. I remember seeing Christopher on The Midnight Special.

1.A good tune from Olivia!

Hi Ken!

LOL about 'All Out of Love'! I'm with you - it's a really good song.

I agree, the Glass Houses album is great. He was definitely in top form when he recorded that one.

'Sailing' has always been a favorite of mine - I've always loved that mellow sound also. There's a greatest hits compilation of his that I'd like to get one of these days.

[Dawn]

Lora-Bette's said:

Fame - I love this song. Have you ever heard Celine Dion's version? It's really great. She actually sang it way back before she knew English, so she didn't understand a word she was singing. Isn't that weird? Anyway, this is a really good song. I've always loved the lyrics. We did it in a "Great Songs from the Movies" revue at my school a few years ago. It was awesome. One of the greatest on-stage moments of my life.

Upside Down - Catchy tune. One of Di's solo best.

Sailing - I don't know this version. Too young I guess. But I know NSync's version. Very beautiful song with wonderful harmonies.

I don't think I've ever heard Celine's version, but it would be interesting to hear her take on it. I remember reading somewhere about how she used to sing songs phonetically in the beginning. I imagine it was hard to give the words the right inflection that way, but I think she did a good job. I've always loved the lyrics to 'Fame' also - very inspirational when I'm feeling kinda down.

[Dawn]

Railyn said:

Not quite 7. Lots of time at the roller rink. Would have been going into 2nd grade - Evil Mrs. Harkle-toad! I found our Holiday present from her the other day. In the Word Yahtzee box - a red pencil with "Happy Holidays from Mrs. Harclerode" on it. WOO-HOO! Let the good times roll.....

10) I can't place this one. I do know a song called this. It goes "More love and more joy than....." and I don't know the rest - is this it? I always thought it was someone else.
9) This is a good one, but the ending of Look Who's Talking kind of ruined it for me......
8) LOVE this one - this is one of my faves by them.
7) Eh. The movie was ok, the tv show ok at first, but got old. I did want to go to that school, though.
6) I remember this one always being on the jukebox in the little rec room at the campground where our cabin was.
5) Eh. Never really like this one. I have it on either Soundwaves or Rock 80.
4) LOVE this one. It's a bit odd, but hey, it's the Stones.
3) No. Just no.
2) I liked Christopher ok, but not this song. Too mellow.
1) LOVE this one too. One of my faves by her.

You're right about 'More Love' - that's the one! There's also a version by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles.

I loved watching the TV show Fame during the first year or two it was on, but started to lose interest in it after some of the original characters left.

[SAT-I need more room!!]

Pretty strong chart!

10. Good cover, she does a nice job.

9. Actually a good song, despite what it apparently means. Actually him being gay is NOTHING compared to what he did last year.

8. Not bad I guess, considering the group.

7. EH. Not a song I like.

6. Not too bad, but not a big Joel fan here. Actually have the single.

5. Not awful, not as bad as her ego.

4. AHHHHH!!! Everyone is so brutal on this one! I love it! So unique! The Stones go disco just as it's fading away. I loved it then, love it now!

3. Don't know it.

2. Again, not awful, but not great.

1. My fave from Ms. Neutron Bomb. Absolutely love it. The reason I stole her Greatest Hits Volume 2 from an ex girlfriend's friend.

[Dawn]

SAT-The said:

Pretty strong chart!

10. Good cover, she does a nice job.

9. Actually a good song, despite what it apparently means. Actually him being gay is NOTHING compared to what he did last year.

8. Not bad I guess, considering the group.

7. EH. Not a song I like.

6. Not too bad, but not a big Joel fan here. Actually have the single.

5. Not awful, not as bad as her ego.

4. AHHHHH!!! Everyone is so brutal on this one! I love it! So unique! The Stones go disco just as it's fading away. I loved it then, love it now!

3. Don't know it.

2. Again, not awful, but not great.

1. My fave from Ms. Neutron Bomb. Absolutely love it. The reason I stole her Greatest Hits Volume 2 from an ex girlfriend's friend.

I agree with you about Pete Townshend. What he did last year was incredibly disappointing - that's what I was referring to in my response to H2. Despite all that, I do still like the song.

I remember 'Emotional Rescue' being pretty high on your list! It's something a little different for them.

You stole the Greatest Hits?! Did she ever find out who took it?

[55dodger]

Hi Dawn - Not the best of charts, but it was 1980.

10 & 9 - Not familiar with these songs from Kim Carnes & Pete Townsend

8. All Out of Love - Ok song.

7. Fame - Very overplayed song, but a great movie.

6. It's Still Rock & Roll to Me - Real fun song from Billy.

5. Upside Down - Didn't like it.

4. Emotional Rescue - Ok Stones song.

3. Take Your Time - Don't know it.

2. Sailing - Christopher Cross did some good songs, this just wasn't one of them.

1. Magic - Not my favorite from Oliva Neutron-Bomb.

[Dawn]

55dodger said:

Hi Dawn - Not the best of charts, but it was 1980.

10 & 9 - Not familiar with these songs from Kim Carnes & Pete Townsend

8. All Out of Love - Ok song.

7. Fame - Very overplayed song, but a great movie.

6. It's Still Rock & Roll to Me - Real fun song from Billy.

5. Upside Down - Didn't like it.

4. Emotional Rescue - Ok Stones song.

3. Take Your Time - Don't know it.

2. Sailing - Christopher Cross did some good songs, this just wasn't one of them.

1. Magic - Not my favorite from Oliva Neutron-Bomb.

Hi dodger!

I used to love watching the Fame TV series, but I've actually never seen the original movie. The title song did get a good amount of play back then, but it's held up pretty well over the years.

I love the lyrics to 'It's Still Rock and Roll to Me' - white wall tires and narrow ties were all the rage back then!