Some Deep Thoughts As A New Year Approaches

 Hello, everyone. I'm sitting here at my desk in front of my new computer on this Christmas Eve eve, and I'm pondering a lot of things going on in my life right now. Next year hopefully will be awesome on a personal level; I turn 50 in February, and in a way, that kind of sets off all sorts of alarm bells. I know the last few years of drinking (albeit sporadic to begin with) are going away. I don't know how exactly I'm going to celebrate the big 5-0. I do know it definitely won't be as lame as number 40, when I was taken to some lame-ass dinner show off 192 in Kissimmee that was hijacked by the drunk, unruly daughter of lady who concocted the idea to begin with. I don't think I've told a lot of people this because 1) it's embarrassing as fudge, and 2) I kind have been a loner throughout my life so far; I tend to enjoy own company. 

Do I plan on keeping things that way, well not exactly. I have ALWAYS wanted someone to share experiences with, and being by myself tends to get old once in a while. Fortunately, I have someone on my radar. By, the way, to tie up a loose end from my last post, no I don't think I fumbled the ball so to speak, she got her gifts and really loved them. Plus, there are more on the way (as one I got is staring at me beside my computer). However, most of the same questions that have haunted me for the majority of my adult life has been creeping into my head lately. Questions such as how does she REALLY feel about me? Am I doing too much? Am I doing anything wrong? But I also am cognizant of what she brings to the table. Won't get into any details obviously, but I have to wonder about what I bring also. I do have a heart of gold, but what more can I do, and what SHOULD I do? What I'd like to do is somehow make money with wither this platform, another blog, my future YouTube channel, or otherwise. There are a lot of things I could do. I did go to broadcasting school over a decade ago. 

Since I have a new computer that doesn't overheat when I turn it on, I wonder if I can start a YouTube Channel and produce content, but what would I talk about? Plus, how can I get eyeballs on the page? Heck, I have enough difficulty getting eyeballs on this blog, or my Facebook page, or my TwiXXer page. So, my rationale is, if nobody is really hitting those pages, why try a YouTube Channel? To which I say to myself, "fuck the self-doubt creeping in and do it. You were nominated to go to West Point for years ago for Pete's sakes, why not at least try! You'll figure it out!" Hell, life begins at 50, right?

"Do or do not, there is no try." Sorry Yoda, but sometimes you have to try in order to determine ability.

This hasn't been the best of years for me or a lot of people that I know. Personally, I lost my eldest sister back in February right around my birthday, then I lost a dear cousin over the summer. A dear friend and classmate suddenly lost his life in the spring. Other people had similar losses, a Facebook friend of mine tragically lost a daughter not too long ago in an automobile crash. The woman who I was interested in a couple of years ago lost her boyfriend this year. And I haven't even touched on the plethora of celebrities that suddenly passed away this year. Too many to count, including Bob Barker and Pee-Wee Herman. 

2024 will be interesting to say the least. The presidential election comes in November, of course, and between now and then, we'll have the primaries and the conventions. What I'll be interested to see is how the lamestream media is going to cover this. Nowadays it seems like the "news networks" are playing to the lowest common intellectual denominator, and that is pretty bad. It's either too far right or too far left, and one network is tripping over the other to see who'll have the most ridiculous headline or story. All to get that almighty ad revenue baby. Will we still be witnessing the mess in the Middle East and Ukraine's valiant efforts to hold of the "evil empire" that has been trying to take their sovereignty for a decade now. Oh, and the Paris Olympics are taking place. Let's hope it goes off as planned with no shenanigans happening.

So, as we embark on a new year in about a week, I pray that all of you who are reading this blog will have good health and good fortune for the upcoming twelve months, and beyond. Good luck to everyone...

...except you, Elon Musk...

Until next year...

Bony

Holiday Anxiety

 Christmas is seven days away, and I'm feeling something I haven't felt in a while: holiday anxiety. I don't think I've been under pressure, self-inflicted of course, in over a decade, when I wanted to get my daughter Kaylee a bicycle. Of course, I was practically stuck at the post office back then and she was several states away. Now she's grown and those worries are long gone. But this year is different. I have gifts for someone special and no real way to get them to her thanks to strict sisters I live with who don't like the facts that 1) she's a bartender and 2) I'm diabetic. Boomers, am I right? One gift I already bought and ready, and another two are en route, but I'm at the mercy of shipping, which at this time of year can be hit or miss as far as how timely they get here (Trust me). I have another gift for her to get, as well as gifts for my sisters to get. The current plan is to take a trip to Wally World tomorrow and get those items. Then wrap said gifts probably late at night or something. Plus, with friends coming in from Orlando coming Thursday, I'd like to wrap things up by then. 

I just hope for my sake I don't do what Trevor Lawrence did last night and drop the ball...because (and this is why my anxiety level is raised) I have a massive opportunity personally, and I want to follow through on what I've promised. 

Wish me luck...

1983 Top 100 (Part II--Billlboard)

 ...and we have arrived at my top 100 based on the Billboard Hot 100 charts for calendar year 1983. Did "Every Breath You Take" reach number one on this chart, or something else? Let's find out, shall we?

100. 1999 by Prince--248 points 
  99. Straight From The Heart by Bryan Adams--251 points 
  98. How Am I Supposed To Live Without You by Laura Branigan--255 points 
  97. Heart To Heart by Kenny Loggins--256 points 
  96. Lawyers In Love by Jackson Browne--260 points 
  95. Burning Down The House by Talking Heads--262 points 
  94. Hot Girls In Love by Loverboy--264 points (peaked at #11)
  93. Church Of The Poison Mind by Culture Club--264 points (peaked at #10) 
  92. Mickey by Toni Basil--265 points 
  91. Pass The Dutchie by Musical Youth--269 points 

  90. China Girl by David Bowie--270 points 
  89. I'm Still Standing by Elton John--271 points (peaked at #12)
  88. Far From Over by Frank Stallone--271 points (peaked at #10)
  87. The Other Guy by Little River Band--274 points (peaked at#11)
  86. She's A Beauty by The Tubes--274 points (peaked at #10)
  85. I Know There's Something Going On by Frida--280 points 
  84. Goody Two Shoes by Adam Ant--281 points 
  83. Faithfully by Journey--289 points 
  82. Promises Promises by Naked Eyes--293 points 
  81. Crumblin' Down by John Mellencamp--296 points 

  80. Tonight I Celebrate My Love by Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack--299 points 
  79. Allentown by Billy Joel--305 points (peaked at #17)
  78. Don't Cry by Asia--305 points (peaked at #10)
  77. I Won't Hold You Back by Toto--306 points (peaked at #10)
  76. Union Of The Snake by Duran Duran--306 points (peaked at #3)
  75. You Can't Hurry Love by Phil Collins--322 points (peaked at #10)
  74. Rock The Casbah by The Clash--322 points (peaked at #8)
  73. Heart And Soul by Huey Lewis & The News--323 points 
  72. All Right by Christopher Cross--330 points (peaked at #12)
  71. I'll Tumble 4 Ya by Culture Club--330 points (peaked at #9)

  70. Always Something There To Remind Me by Naked Eyes--330 points (peaked at #8)
  69. Suddenly Last Summer by The Motels--351 points 
  68. Twilight Zone by Golden Earring--361 points 
  67. Human Nature by Michael Jackson--364 points 
  66. Our House by Madness--371 points 
  65. Family Man by Hall & Oates--374 points 
  64. Delirious by Prince--377 points 
  63. Affair Of The Heart by Rick Springfield--386 points 
  62. Come Dancing by The Kinks--387 points 
  61. Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) by Sheena Easton--388 points 

  60. (Keep Feeling) Fascination by Human League--400 points 
  59. Solitaire by Laura Branigan--401 points 
  58. My Love by Lionel Richie--406 points 
  57. It's A Mistake by Men At Work--412 points (peaked at #6)
  56. Too Shy by Kajagoogoo--412 points (peaked at #5)
  55. (she's) Sexy + 17 by The Stray Cats--419 points 
  54. Don't Let It End by Styx--456 points 
  53. The Girl Is Mine by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson--457 points
  52. Dirty Laundry by Don Henley--469 points
  51. Cum On Feel The Noize by Quiet Riot--490 points 

  50. Love Is A Battlefield by Pat Benatar--497 points 
  49. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' by Michael Jackson--504 points 
  48. One On One by Hall & Oates--515 points 
  47. Little Red Corvette by Prince--533 points 
  46. Say It Isn't So by Hall & Oates--534 points 
  45. Stand Back by Stevie Nicks--535 points (peaked at #5)
  44. Is There Something I Should Know by Duran Duran--535 points (peaked #4)
  43. You And I by Eddie Rabbitt & Crystal Gayle--540 points (peaked at #7)
  42. Back On The Chain Gang by The Pretenders--540 points (peaked at #5)
  41.King Of Pain by The Police--547 points 

  40. Der Kommisar by After The Fire--553 points 
  39. Maneater by Hall & Oates--567 points 
  38. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) by Journey--577 points 
  37. We've Got Tonight by Kenny Rogers & Sheena Easton--578 points (peaked at #6)
  36. One Thing Leads To Another by The Fixx--578 points (peaked at #4)
  35. Puttin' On The Ritz by Taco--581 points 
  34. Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye--585 points 
  33. You Are by Lionel Richie--593 points  
  32. True by Spandau Ballet--616 points 
  31. Africa by Toto--622 points 

  30. Stray Cat Strut by The Stray Cats--624 points
  29. She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby--671 points 
  28. Mr. Roboto by Styx--745 points 
  27. Overkill by Men At Work--748 points 
  26. Jeopardy by Greg Kihn Band--754 points 
  25. Tell Her About It by Billy Joel--761 points  
  24. Never Gonna Let You Go by Sergio Mendes--769 points 
  23. Time (Clock Of The Heart) by Culture Club--777 points 
  22. The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats--782 points 
  21. Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners--803 points 

  20. Uptown Girl by Billy Joel--813 points 
  19. She Works Hard For The Money by Donna Summer--832 points 
  18. Baby, Come To Me by James Ingram w/Patti Austin--874 points  
  17. Making Love Out Of Nothing At All by Air Supply--878 points  
  16. Say, Say, Say by Pau; McCartney & Michael Jackson--941 points 
  15. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me by Culture Club--953 points  
  14. Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant--970 points 
  13. Hungry Like The Wolf by Duran Duran--978 points 
  12. Shame On The Moon by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band--985 points 
  11. Maniac by Michael Sembello--1031 points 

  10. Let's Dance by David Bowie--1045 points  
    9. Down Under by Men At Work--1048 points 
    8. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics--1064 points  
    7. Islands In The Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton--1148 points 
    6. All Night Long (All Night) by Lionel Richie--1205 points 
    5. Beat It by Michael Jackson--1206 points  
    4. Total Eclipse Of The Heart by Bonnie Tyler--1305 points 
    3. Billie Jean by Michael Jackson--1351 points 
    2. Every Breath You Take by The Police--1671 points 

...and the number 1 song of 1983 from Billboard's data was...

    1. Flashdance (What A Feeling) by Irene Cara--1753 points 

A little bit different from the data of Radio & Records but not too much. In fact, seven songs made the top Ten in both instances. Overall, 1983 was a pretty fun year music wise as MTV began to explode on the pop culture scene. 

Next up, the combined list.

Oh, and by the way, go Navy, beat Army!

Bonyscribe

1983 Top 100 (Part I--Radio & Records)

 Well, here we go again. Today, I'm going to start my summation of the year 1983, beginning with my 100 top songs based on data from Radio & Records Magazine. Now it's important to note that beginning the week ending Jume 10, 1983, Radio & Records went from a thirty-place chart to forty. Doesn't matter a whole lot in the entire scheme of things (except for two songs I'll talk about below) as positions 31-40 only had point totals of ten to one, with a maximum bonus point allotment of ten (for songs that went above 15 weeks on the chart). The point totals are explained here, in case you needed a refresher. Here now are my top 100 from R/R for calendar year 1983.

100. Rock & Roll Is King by ELO--219 points 
  99. Why Me by Irene Cara--221 points 
  98. Twist Of Fate by Olivia Newton-John--230 points 
  97. Modern Love by David Bowie--234 points 
  96. Human Touch by Rick Springfield--245 points (peaked at #12)
  95. China Girl by David Bowie--245 points (peaked at #10)
  94. How Am I Supposed To Live Without You by Laura Branigan--246 pts (peaked at #12)
  93. Owner Of A Lonely Heart by Yes--246 points (peaked at #4)
  92. PYT (Pretty Young Thing) by Michael Jackson--249 points 
  91. Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye--252 points 

  90. Hot Girls In Love by Loverboy--254 points 
  89. Cum On Feel The Noize by Quiet Riot--263 points 
  88. I've Got A Rock & Roll Heart by Eric Clapton--270 points (peaked at #11)
  87. She's A Beauty by The Tubes--270 points (peaked at #9)
  86. We've Got Tonight by Kenny Rogers with Sheena Easton--272 points  
  85. Always Something There To Remind Me by Naked Eyes--274 points (peaked at #10)
  84. She Blinded Me With Science by Thomas Dolby--274 points (peaked at #5)
  83. I Know There's Something Going On by Frida--280 points (two weeks in Top 10)
  82. If Anyone Falls by Stevie Nicks--280 points (three weeks in Top 10)
  81. She's Sexy + 17 by The Stray Cats--282 points 

  80. Even Now by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band--296 points 
  79. I'll Tumble 4 Ya by Culture Club--298 points 
  78. Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) by Sheena Easton--301 points 
  77. Breaking Us In Two by Joe Jackson--305 points 
  76. The Other Guy by Little River Band--306 points 
  75. Promises Promises by Naked Eyes--312 points 
  74. Baby Jane by Rod Stewart--317 points 
  73. My Love by Lionel Richie--325 points 
  72. Union Of The Snake by Duran Duran--334 points 
  71. Crumblin' Down by John Mellencamp--346 points (peaked at #6)

  70. Church Of The Poison Mind by Culture Club--346 points (peaked at #5)
  69. Far From Over by Frank Stallone--348 points 
  68. Solitaire by Laura Branigan--352 points 
  67. You Can't Hurry Love by Phil Collins--366 points 
  66. Come Dancing by The Kinks--368 points 
  65. (Keep Feeling) Fascination by The Human League--374 points 
  64. Family Man by Hall & Oates--377 points 
  63. Delirious by Prince--388 points 
  62. Back On The Chain Gang by The Pretenders--389 points 
  61. Lawyers In Love by Jackson Browne--394 points 

  60. Heat And Soul by Huey Lewis & The News--397 points 
  59. Never Gonna Let You Go by Sergio Mendes--399 points 
  58. Take Me To Heart by Quarterflash--412 points 
  57. Straight From The Heart by Bryan Adams--413 points (peaked at #6)
  56. Suddenly Last Summer by The Motels--413 points (peaked at #5)
  55. Stray Cat Strut by The Stray Cats--416 points 
  54. I'm Still Standing by Elton John--427 points 
  53. Is There Something I Should Know by Duran Duran--442 points 
  52. Too Shy by Kajagoogoo--445 points
  51. Little Red Corvette by Prince--452 points 

  50. Heart To Heart by Kenny Loggins--455 points 
  49. Our House by Madness--467 points
  48. Allentown by Billy Joel--475 points
  47. Africa by Toto--485 points 
  46. Don't Cry by Asia--487 points (peaked at #4)
  45. Baby Come To Me by Patti Austin & James Ingram--487 points (peaked at #3)
  44. Affair Of The Heart by Rick Springfield--494 points 
  43. Faithfully by Journey--512 points 
  42. Making Love Out Of Nothing At All by Air Supply--523 points 
  41. Hungry Like The Wolf by Duran Duran--526 points 

  40. I Won't Hold You Back by Toto--533 points 
  39. Der Komissar by After The Fire--551 points 
  38. Say It Isn't So by Hall & Oates--555 points 
  37. She Works Hard For The Money by Donna Summer--559 points 
  36. Human Nature by Michael Jackson--575 points 
  35. Don't Let It End by Styx--590 points 
  34. All Right by Christopher Cross--591 points 
  33. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' by Michael Jackson--593 points 
  32. It's A Mistake by Men At Work--604 points 
  31. One Thing Leads To Another by The Fixx--621 points 

  30. Love Is A Battlefield by Pat Benatar--624 points 
  29. Mr. Roboto by Styx--625 points 
  28. The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats--644 points 
  27. Islands In The Stream by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton--659 points 
  26. Stand Back by Stevie Nicks--660 points 
  25. True by Spandau Ballet--672 points 
  24. One On One by Hall & Oates--689 points 
  23. Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners--694 points 
  22. Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant--715 points 
  21. Let's Dance by David Bowie--731 points 

  20. Time (Clock Of The Heart) by Culture Club--744 points 
  19. Shame On The Moon by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band--778 points 
  18. Uptown Girl by Billy Joel--782 points 
  17. Tell Her About It by Billy Joel--817 points
  16. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me by Culture Club--819 points* 
  15. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) by Journey--819 points*
  14. Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by Eurythmics--825 points 
  13. King Of Pain by The Police--841 points 
  12. You Are by Lionel Richie--888 points 
  11. Jeopardy by Greg Kihn Band--896 points 

  10. Beat It by Michael Jackson--921 points 
    9. Down Under by Men At Work--929 points 
    8. Say Say Say by Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson--953 points 
    7. Billie Jean by Michael Jackson--957 points 
    6. Maniac by Michael Sembello--976 points 
    5. All Night Long (All Night) by Lionel Richie--980 points 
    4. Overkill by Men At Work--1015 points 
    3. Total Eclipse Of The Heart by Bonnie Tyler--1055 points 
    2. Flashdance (What A Feeling) by Irene Cara--1260 points 

...and my number one song based on date from Radio & Records Magazine was...

    1. Every Breath You Take by The Police--1551 points

  

There were nine ties on this chart, but none more convoluted than at 15/16. Both "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" and "Separate Ways" had 819 points, so we went to the first tiebreaker for songs that reached the Top 20, which was peak position. Both songs reached #1, so the next tiebreaker was weeks at number one. Both songs stayed at #1 for two weeks. Next tiebreaker was weeks in the top 10. Both had seven. Next was weeks in the top 20. Both had 11 weeks. Next tiebreaker was total weeks on the chart, and incredibly, both had 12 weeks. So, to break the tie, I finally had to go to weeks within the top three, and "Separate Ways" spent four weeks in the Top 3 while "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" spent three. So Journey wound up at #15. Remember in m opening paragraph about the chart going from 30 to 40? Since both songs debuted in the first half of 1983, I think if the chart back then had 40 positions instead of 30, it would have helped a lot.

Remarkably, this is probably the only time in the forty years of data that I use from Radio & Records/Mediabase (1980-2019) that a tiebreaker had gone THAT far. I'm still working on data from Billboard, and as what we found out this week, that will be something altogether weird as I go later in the years. Next up will be my top 100 based off Billboards data, then the combined chart. Until then have a wonderful Thursday, and Happy Hannukah to all who celebrate.

Bonyscribe

Florida State: Grotesque Snub, Or Payback?

 Hello everyone. As most of you are aware by now Florida State was inexplicably left out of the college football playoff, despite winning the ACC Championship game over a top-15 Louisville team (who may have been top-10 had they not lost at home to Kentucky the week earlier) and going undefeated in the regular season. All this while having their star quarterback and playmaker, Jordan Travis, out for the season with a leg injury, and having their backup out for their game against Louisville due to concussion protocol. Instead, the Seminoles will now face Georgia in the Orange Bowl.

On the surface, there appears to be much outrage from FSU fans and non-FSU fans about them being overlooked. However, there could be reason for why they were left out, and it isn't what many people think. Who airs the CFP? ESPN. The same entity that is the reason that there are so damn many college bowl games to begin with. Who is ESPN owned by? The Walt Disney Corporation. Who has Disney been at odds with for the past few years? None other than Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.

Now, I'm not sure whether or not DeSantis is a Seminoles fan (nor do I care), but isn't at least somewhat interesting that Disney decided to stick it to DeSantis by leaving off Florida State from the college football playoff? I know I'm not the only one who feels that way.  

Hide the pain, Ron.

Bonyscribe

1982 Part III (Combined)

So, after the entries earlier this week regarding Top 100 from each chart, here is the list from combining the two charts. Some rather interesting finds fromwhat I found out, so without further ado here's the list:

100. Trouble by Lindsey Buckingham--410 pts (#104 BB, #94 R/R)
  99. Heartbreaker by Dionne Warwick--412 pts (#111 BB, #93 R/R)
  98. Think I'm In Love by Eddie Money--413 pts (#75 BB, #119 R/R)
  97. You Don't Want Me Anymore by Steel Breeze--439 pts (#99 BB, #92 R/R)
  96. Shadows Of The Night by Pat Benatar--441 pts (#97 BB, #90 R/R)
  95. Muscles by Diana Ross--446 pts (#65 BB, #141 R/R)
  94. I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World) by Donald Fagen--456 pts (#160 BB, ##57 R/R)
  93. What Kind Of Fool Am I by Rick Springfield--458 pts (#114 BB, #77 R/R)
  92. Don't Fight It by Kenny Loggins & Steve Perry--458 pts (#140 BB, #63 R/R)
  91. Southern Cross by Crosby, Stills, and Nash--461 pts (#116 BB, #73 R/R)

  90. Goin' Down by Greg Guidry--468 pts (#105 BB, #82 R/R)
  89. Down Under by Men At Work--468 points (#121 BB #71 R/R)
  88. Get Down On It by Kool & The Gang--482 pts (#74 BB, #97 R/R)
  87. Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) by Donna Summer--482 pts (#68 BB, #116 R/R)
  86. Hold On by Santana--494 pts (#91 BB, #83 R/R)
  85. Waiting On A Friend by The Rolling Stones--500 pts (#93 BB, #80 R/R)
  84. Should I Do It by The Pointer Sisters--508 pts (#90 BB, #76 R/R)
  83. I Ran (So Far Away) by A Flock Of Seagulls--511 pts (#71 BB, #96 R/R)
  82. Love Me Tomorrow by Chicago--531 pts (#136 BB, #54 R/R)
  81. Blue Eyes by Elton John--533 pts (#81 BB, #79 R/R)

  80. Love Will Turn You Around by Kenny Rogers--537 pts (#73 BB, #88 R/R)
  79. Man On Your Mind by Little River Band--540 pts (#108 BB, #61 R/R)
  78. You Could Have Been With Me by Sheena Easton--559 pts (#95 BB, #60 R/R)
  77. Spirits In The Material World by The Police--563 pts (#88 BB, #66 R/R)
  76. Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me) by Rod Stewart--568 pts (#125 BB, #50 R/R)
  75. Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) by Elton John--576 pts (#83 BB, #65 R/R)
  74. Rock This Town by The Stray Cats--586 pts (#72 BB, #72 R/R)
  73. The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) by Juice Newton--597 pts (#51 BB, #118 R/R)
  72. Edge Of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks--598 pts (#78 BB, #89 R/R)
  71. Crimson And Clover by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts--600 pts (#67 BB, #86 R/R)

  70. Only Time Will Tell by Asia--624 pts (#118 BB, #46 R/R)
  69. Mirror, Mirror by Diana Ross--634 pts (#70 BB, #70 R/R)
  68. Let It Whip by Dazz Band--644 pts (#34 BB, did not chart on R/R)
  67. Through The Years by Kenny Rogers--652 pts (#82 BB, #53 R/R)
  66. Leather And Lace by Stevie Nicks with Don Henley--659 pts (#62 BB, #75 R/R)
  65. Dirty Laundry by Don Henley--671 pts (#66 BB, #67 R/R)
  64. Vacation by The Go-Go's--699 pts (#64 BB, #59 R/R)
  63. Cool Night by Paul Davis--716 pts (#89 BB, #44 R/R)
  62. The Girl Is Mine by Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney--767 pts (#57 BB, #56 R/R)
  61. Tainted love by Soft Cell--778 pts (#53 BB, #64 R/R)

  60. Caught Up In You by 38 Special--784 pts (#69 BB, #47 R/R)
  59. The One You Love by Glenn Frey--791 pts (#106 BB, #36 R/R)
  58. It's Raining Again by Supertramp--794 pts (#80 BB, #40 R/R)
  57. Waiting For A Girl Like You by Foreigner--807 pts (#35 BB, #104 R/R)
  56. Key Largo by Bertie Higgins--814 pts (#44 BB, #74 R/R)
  55. Take It Easy On Me by Little River Band--830 pts (#63 BB, #45 R/R)
  54. Do You Believe In Love by Huey Lewis & The News--836 pts (#58 BB, #49 R/R)
  53. Keep The Fire Burnin' by REO Speedwagon--839 pts (#46 BB, #62 R/R)
  52. Mickey by Toni Basil--840 pts (#33 BB, #99 R/R)
  51. Physical by Olivia Newton-John--865 pts (#23 BB, #138 R/R)

  50. Heartlight by Neil Diamond--909 pts (#43 BB, #55 R/R)
  49. Turn Your Love Around by George Benson--912 pts (#48 BB, #48 R/R)
  48. Always On My Mind by Willie Nelson--918 pts (#31 BB, #85 R/R)
  47. Gypsy by Fleetwood Mac--929 pts (#102 BB, #21 R/R)
  46. Shake It Up by The Cars--1007 pts (#27 BB, #69 R/R)
  45. Did It In A Minute by Hall & Oates--1015 pts (#61 BB, #28 R/R)
  44. I've Never Been To Me by Charlene--1029 pts (#38 BB, #52 R/R)
  43. Harden My Heart by Quarterflash--1042 pts (#25 BB, #62 R/R)
  42. Take It Away by Paul McCartney--1053 pts (#56 BB, #27 R/R)
  41. Steppin' Out by Joe Jackson--1066 pts (#52 BB, #32 R/R)

  40. Only The Lonely by The Motels--1106 pts (#45 BB, #35 R/R)
  39. You Can Do Magic by America--1109 pts (#41 BB, #41 R/R)
  38. Leader Of The Band by Dan Fogelberg--1114 pts (#55 B, #25 R/R)
  37. Heart Attack by Olivia Newton-John--1120 pts (#22 BB, #58 R/R)
  36. Wasted On The Way by Crosby, Stills, and Nash--1126 pts (#54 BB, #26 R/R)
  35. 867-5309/Jenny by Tommy Tutone--1137 pts (#26 BB, #51 R/R)
  34. Even The Nights Are Better by Air Supply--1142 pts #34 BB, #43 R/R)
  33. Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me by Juice Newton--1185 pts (#49 BB, #22 R/R)
  32. '65 Love Affair by Paul Davis--1193 pts (#42 BB, #29 R/R)
  31. Gloria by Laura Branigan--1206 pts (#17 BB, #78 R/R)

  30. You Should Hear How She Talks About You by Melissa Manchester--1213 pts (#36 BB, #38 R/R)
  29. Somebody's Baby by Jackson Browne--1229 pts (#47 BB, #19 R/R)
  28. The Other Woman by Ray Parker, Jr.--1244 pts (#30 BB, #37 R/R)
  27. Heat Of The Moment by Asia--1261 pts (#37 BB, #31 R/R)
  26. Freeze-Frame by J. Geils Band--1282 pts (#28 BB, #34 R/R)
  25. Make A Move On Me by Olivia Newton-John--1308 pts (#50 BB, #12 R/R)
  24. Sweet Dreams by Air Supply--1432 pts (#29 BB, #17 R/R)
  23. Maneater by Hall & Oates--1435 pts (#40 BB, #13 R/R)
  22. We've Got The Beat by The Go Go's--1480 pts (#15 BB, #39 R/R)
  21. Truly by Lionel Richie--1501 pts (#21 BB, #20 R/R)

  20. I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) by Michael McDonald--1206 pts (#39 BB, #11 R/R)
  19. Who Can It Be Now by Men At Work--1528 pts (#13 BB, #42 R/R)
  18. Chariots Of Fire by Vangelis--1571 pts (#14 BB, #24 R/R)
  17. Eye In The Sky by Alan Parsons Project--1581 pts (#20 BB, #23 R/R)
  16. That Girl by Stevie Wonder--1675 pts (#24 BB, #8 R/R)
  15. Up Where We Belong by Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes--1688 pts (#19 BB, #14 R/R)
  14. Hold Me by Fleetwood Mac--1837 pts (#18 BB, #10 R/R)
  13. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) by Hall & Oates--1881 pts (#16 BB, #7 R/R)
  12. Centerfold by J. Geils Band--1973 pts (#6 BB, #33 R/R)
  11. Don't You Want Me by The Human League--2091 pts (#7 BB, #15 R/R)

  10. I Love Rock & Roll by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts--2097 pts (#4 BB, #30 R/R)
    9. Jack & Diane by John Mellencamp--2213 pts (#9 BB, #9 R/R)
    8. Hurts So Good by John Mellencamp--2249 pts (#3 BB, #16 R/R)
    7. Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band--2258 pts (#2 BB, #18 R/R)
    6. Open Arms by Journey--2339 pts (#12 BB, #1 R/R)
    5. Don't Talk To Strangers by Rick Springfield--2347 pts (#11 BB, #3 R/R)
    4. Roseanna by Toto--2384 pts (#10 BB, #5 R/R)
    3. Hard To Say I'm Sorry by Chicago--2518 pts (#8 BB, #4 R/R)
    2. Ebony & Ivory by Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney--2702 pts (#5 BB, #2 R/R)

...and the number one song of 1982 was...

    1. Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor--2850 pts (#1 BB, #6 R/R)

 

Some interesting footnotes I found from this list: "Gloria" was a hot seller, but didn't get much love from radio for one reason or another (17th on Billboard yet 78th on Radio & Records). I mentioned the other day that only four songs reached the top ten on each chart that made the top ten on the combined chart. Well, I mis-wrote; it was five. In fact the top 20 on the combined chart was relatively tame, no song was outside the top 50 of any individual chart: 

Next up, I'll do 1983. But first I'm going to watch NFL RedZone since 1) the CFP Committee has me a little upset and 2) the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are being quite petty this afternoon. Later.

BonyScribe

1982 Top 100 (Part II--Billboard)

"Operator, please connect me, with 1982..."--Randy Travis, from the song "1982."

Hello again everyone. In my last entry I gave you my top 100 songs based off data from the pop charts of Radio & Records Magazine. Today, I'm doing the same, but this time I'm going off data from Billboard Magazine's Hot 100. And, as you'll see, there were numerous differences in the charts. So, without further ado, here were the top 100 songs based on data from Billboard for calendar year 1982:

100. Personally by Carla Bonoff--198 points
  99. You Don't Want Me Anymore by Steel Breeze--200 points
  98. Any Day Now by Ronnie Milsap--201 points (peaked at #14)
  97. Shadows Of The Night by Pat Benatar--201 points (peaked at #13)
  96. Bobbie Sue by The Oak Ridge Boys--201 points (peaked at #12)
  95. You Could Have Been With Me by Sheena Easton--203 points
  94. What's Forever For by Michael Martin Murphy--214 points 
  93. Waiting On A Friend by The Rolling Stones--216 points 
  92. The Beatles' Movie Medley by The Beatles--217 points
  91. Hold On by Santana--219 points

  90. Should I Do It by The Pointer Sisters--220 points
  89. Cool Night by Paul Davis--222 points
  88. Spirits In The Material World by The Police--224 points 
  87. Hooked On Classics by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra--225 points 
  86. Do I Do by Stevie Wonder--226 points 
  85. Making Love by Roberta Flack--228 points (peaked at #13)
  84. (oh) Pretty Woman by Van Halen--228 points (peaked at #12)
  83. Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) by Elton John--232 points 
  82. Through The Years by Kenny Rogers--234 points 
  81. Blue Eyes by Elton John--242 points 

  80. It's Raining Again by Supertramp--243 points (peaked at #11)
  79. It's Gonna Take A Miracle by Deniece Williams--243 points #peaked at #10)
  78. Edge Of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks--248 points 
  77. Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye--253 points
  76. Break It To Me Gently by Juice Newton--261 points 
  75. Think I'm In Love by Eddie Money--264 points 
  74. Get Down On It by Kool & The Gang--271 points 
  73. Love Will Turn You Around by Kenny Rogers--280 points 
  72. Rock This Town by The Stray Cats--285 points 
  71. I Ran (So Far Away) by A Flock Of Seagulls--293 points 

  70. Mirror, Mirror by Diana Ross--311 points 
  69. Caught Up In You by 38 Special--322 points 
  68. Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger) by Donna Summer--331 points (peaked at #10)
  67. Crimson and Clover by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts--331 points (peaked at #7)
  66. Dirty Laundry by Don Henley--335 points 
  65. Muscles by Diana Ross--340 points
  64. Vacation by The Go-Go's--341 points 
  63. Take It Easy On Me by Little River Band--360 points (peaked at #10)
  62. Leather And Lace by Stevie Nicks & Don Henley--360 points (peaked at #4)
  61. Did It In A Minute by Hall & Oates--365 points

  60. Pac-Man Fever by Buckner & Garcia--366 points
  59. Let's Groove by Earth, Wind, & Fire--368 points
  58. Do You Believe In Love by Huey Lewis & The News--383 points 
  57. The Girl Is Mine--by Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney--387 points 
  56. Take It Away by Paul McCartney--396 points 
  55. Leader Of The Band by Dan Fogelberg--415 points 
  54. Wasted On The Way by Crosby, Stills, & Nash--429 points 
  53. Tainted Love by Soft Cell--433 points
  52. Steppin' Out by Joe Jackson--439 points 
  51. The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) by Juice Newton--447 points 

  50. Make A Move On Me by Olivia Newton-John--454 points 
  49. Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me by Juice Newton--457 points 
  48. Turn Your Love Around by George Benson--458 points 
  47. Somebody's Baby by Jackson Browne--469 points 
  46. Keep The Fire Burnin' by REO Speedwagon--487 points 
  45. Only The Lonely by The Motels--490 points
  44. Key Largo by Bertie Higgins--515 points
  43. Heartlight by Neil Diamond--520 points 
  42. '65 Love Affair by Paul Davis--545 points 
  41. You Can Do Magic by America--564 points 

  40. Maneater by Hall & Oates--591 points 
  39. I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) by Michael McDonald--594 points 
  38. I've Never Been To Me by Charlene--599 points 
  37. Heat Of The Moment by Asia--623 points 
  36. You Should Hear How She Talks About You by Melissa Manchester--624 points
  35. Waiting For A Girl Like You by Foreigner--630 points 
  34. Even The Nights Are Better by Air Supply--634 points (peaked at #5)
  33. Mickey by Toni Basil--634 points (peaked at #1) 
  32. Let It Whip by Dazz Band--644 points (Two weeks at #5)
  31. Always On My Mind by Willie Nelson--644 points (Three weeks at #5)

  30. The Other Woman by Ray Parker, Jr.--650 points 
  29. Sweet Dreams by Air Supply--658 points 
  28. Freeze-Frame by J. Geils Band--660 points 
  27. Shake It Up by The Cars--680 points 
  26. 867-5309/Jenny by Tommy Tutone--706 points 
  25. Harden My Heart by Quarterflash--709 points 
  24. That Girl by Stevie Wonder--714 points 
  23. Physical by Olivia Newton-John--754 points 
  22. Heart Attack by Olivia Newton-John--755 points 
  21. Truly by Lionel Richie--762 points 

  20. Eye In The Sky by Alan Parsons Project--863 points
  19. Up Where We Belong by Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes--871 points 
  18. Hold Me by Fleetwood Mac--897 points
  17. Gloria by Laura Branigan--909 points 
  16. I Can't Go For That (No Cam Do) by Hall & Oates--918 points 
  15. We've Got The Beat by The Go-Go's--927 points 
  14. Chariots Of Fire by Vangelis--965 points 
  13. Who Can It Be Now by Men At Work--999 points
  12. Open Arms by Journey--1017 points 
  11. Don't Talk To Strangers by Rick Springfield--1095 points 

  10. Roseanna by Toto--1138 points 
    9. Jack & Daine by John Mellencamp--1259 points
    8. Hard To Say I'm Sorry by Chicago--1271 points 
    7. Don't You Want Me by Human League--1275 points 
    6. Centerfold by J. Geils Band--1350 points 
    5. Ebony And Ivory by Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney--1420 points 
    4. I Love Rock & Roll by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts--1457 points 
    3. Hurts So Good by John Mellencamp--1465 points
    2. Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band--1495 points 

,,,and the number one song of 1982 was... 

    1. Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor--1710 points 

Going off this, only four songs that reached the top ten from this list also reached the top ten from the chart I posted yesterday. In my next entry tomorrow, which will combine the charts, you'll be able to kind of compare where on each chart each song placed. 

Bony Scribe

1982 Top 100 (Part I--Radio & Records)

 Hello again, everyone. Today marks the first of three blog posts I hope to have for you this week, which is basically a continuation of my review of pop music charts in the 1980s. I realize that I neglected to give my data based on the individual charts from 1981 like I had done with 1980 at the end of last year and start of this year. I'll get to that eventually, but for today I thought I would begin 1982 with what my data from the Radio & Records chart revealed (the process of which is explained briefly in the first linked entry). So, without further ado, here is my top 100 based on the Radio & Records chats from that year.

100. Play The Game Tonight by Kansas--204 points
  99. Mickey by Toni Basil--206 points
  98. Love In The First Degree by Alabama--207 points
  97. Get Down On It by Kool & The Gang--211 points 
  96. I Ran by A Flock Of Seagulls--218 points
  95. Make Believe by Toto--219 points
  94. Trouble by Lindsey Buckingham--220 points
  93. Heartbreaker by Dionne Warwick--230 points
  92. You Don't Want Me Anymore by Steel Breeze--239 points 
  91. I Found Somebody by Glenn Frey--240 points (peaked at #11)

  90. Shadows Of The Night by Pat Benatar--240 points (peaked at #8)
  89. Edge Of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks--250 points
  88. Love Will Turn You Around by Kenny Rogers--257 points 
  87. Africa by Toto--265 points
  86. Crimson & Clover by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts--269 points
  85. Always On My Mind by Willie Nelson--274 points
  84. Without You by Franke & The Knockouts--275 points (peaked at #10)
  83. Hold On by Santana--275 points (peaked at #8)
  82. Goin' Down by Greg Guidry--279 points (peaked at #10)
  81. Missing You by Dan Fogelberg--279 points (peaked at #7)

  80. Waiting On A Friend by The Rolling Stones--284 points
  79. Blue Eyes by Elton John--291 points
  78. Gloria by Laura Branigan--293 points
  77. What Kind Of Fool Am I by Rick Springfield--296 points 
  76. Should I Do It by The Pointer Sisters--298 points 
  75. Key Largo by Bertie Higgins--299 points (peaked at #8)
  74. Leather And Lace by Stevie Nicks & Don Henley--299 points (peaked at #2)
  73. Southern Cross by Crosby, Stills, and Nash--300 points 
  72. Rock This Town by The Stray Cats--301 points 
  71. Down Under by Men At Work--320 points 

  70. Mirror Mirror by Diana Ross--323 points
  69. Shake It Up by The Cars--327 points 
  68. Harden My Heart by Quarterflash--333 points
  67. Dirty Laundry by Don Henley--336 points 
  66. Spirits In The Material World by The Police--339 points 
  65. Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) by Elton John--344 points
  64. Tainted Love by Soft Cell--345 points (peaked at #7)
  63. Don't Fight It by Kenny Loggins & Steve Perry--345 points (peaked at #4)
  62. Keep The Fire Burnin' by REO Speedwagon--352 points 
  61. Man On Your Mind by Little River Band--355 points 

  60. You Could Have Been With Me by Sheena Easton--356 points 
  59. Vacation by The Go-Go's--358 points
  58. Heart Attack by Olivia Newton-John--365 points 
  57. I.G.Y. (What A Beautiful World) by Donald Fagen--374 points 
  56. The Girl Is Mine by Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney--380 points 
  55. Heartlight by Neil Diamond--389 points 
  54. Love Me Tomorrow by Chicago--413 points
  53. Through The Years by Kenny Rogers--418 points 
  52. I've Never Been To Me by Charlene--430 points 
  51. Jenny/867-5309 by Tommy Tutone--431 points (peaked at #7)

  50. Tonight I'm Yours (Don't Hurt Me) by Rod Stewart--431 points (peaked at #4)
  49. Do You Believe In Love by Huey Lewis & The News--453 points 
  48. Turn Your Love Around by George Benson--454 points
  47. Caught Up In You by 38 Special--462 points
  46. Only Time Will Tell by Asia--467 points
  45. Take It Easy On Me by Little River Band--470 points
  44. Cool Night by Paul Davis--494 points
  43. Even The Nights Are Better by Air Supply--508 points
  42. Who Can It Be Now? by Men At Work--529 points
  41. You Can Do Magic by America--535 points

  40. It's Raining Again by Supertramp--551 points
  39. We Got The Beat by The Go-Go's--553 points
  38. You Should Hear How She Talks About You by Melissa Manchester--589 points
  37. The Other Woman by Ray Parker, Jr.--594 points
  36. The One You Love by Glenn Frey--603 points
  35. Only The Lonely by The Motels--616 points
  34. Freeze Frame by J. Geils Band--622 points
  33. Centerfold by J. Geils Band--623 points
  32. Steppin' Out by Joe Jackson--627 points
  31. Heat Of The Moment by Asia--639 points

  30. I Love Rock & Roll by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts--640 points
  29. '65 Love Affair by Paul Davis--648 points
  28. Did It In A Minute--Hall & Oates--650 points 
  27. Take It Away by Paul McCartney--657 points
  26. Wasted On The Way by Crosby, Stills, and Nash--697 points
  25. Leader Of The Band by Dan Fogelberg--699 points
  24. Chariots Of Fire by Vangelis--706 points
  23. Eye In The Sky by Alan Parsons Project--718 points
  22. Love's Been A Little Bit Hard On Me by Juice Newton--728 points
  21. Gypsy by Fleetwood Mac--737 points

  20. Truly by Lionel Richie--739 points
  19. Somebody's Baby by Jackson Browne--761 points
  18. Abracadabra by Steve Miller Band--763 points
  17. Sweet Dreams by Air Supply--774 points
  16. Hurts So Good by John Mellencamp--784 points
  15. Don't You Want Me by The Human League--816 points
  14. Up Where We Belong by Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warnes--817 points
  13. Maneater by Hall & Oates--844 points
  12. Make A Move On Me by Olivia Newton-John--854 points
  11. I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near) by Michael McDonald--932 points

  10. Hold Me by Fleetwood Mac--940 points
    9. Jack and Diane by John Mellencamp--954 points
    8. That Girl by Stevie Wonder--961 points
    7. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) by Hall & Oates--963 points
    6. Eye Of The Tiger by Survivor--1140 points
    5. Roseanna by Toto--1246 points
    4. Hard To Say I'm Sorry by Chicago--1247 points
    3. Don't Talk To Strangers by Rick Springfield--1252 points
    2. Ebony & Ivory by Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney--1282 points

...and the number one song of 1982 based on data from Radio & records Magazine was..

    1. Open Arms by Journey--1322 points

As you'll see in the next entry, Billboard Magazine was decidedly different in 1982. Many songs performed well on thee as opposed to Radio & Records, and vice versa. That blog post will be up either later this evening or tomorrow.

Bony Scribe

Some Things I'm Thankful For, Some Things I'm Not, Plus Other Stuff...

 Hello again, everyone. With the Thanksgiving holiday now behind us, it's always a good time to celebrate what we're thankful for. In my case, there are many things, like having two loving sisters, living where it doesn't get too cold, still having working fingers to type this with, as well as having someone special in my life (love you, Sammy). That reminds me, I have to figure out what I'm getting her for Christmas... 

Other things I'm thankful for include McDonald's fries, Jardiance, Prozac, NFL RedZone, and I guess Fireball, although I limit that to once a month, and NEVER with medication. Oh, and CM Punk returning to WWE...more on that in a jiffy...

However, there are other things that I (and I imagine many others) aren't as thankful for. So, I thought I would write what I'm not thankful for in this entry.

One is Elon Musk, who turned my favorite social media application into more of a cesspool of hate and division than it was before he took over as boss. Free speech on that platform? Pfft. More like hate speech full of antisemitic trolls and election deniers. Oh, and photos on X (that's another thing he did, he killed the bird and destroyed Twitter!) now show him as a guest of Benjamin Netanyahu, who in my opinion, isn't helping the current situation in the Middle East right now: hell, he's probably making it worse. But that's an entirely different topic that I may or may not discuss in a future entry. I never thought that we'd be living amongst a real-life version of Lex Luthor, but here we are.

"It's still Twitter to me, dammit!"

Another thing I'm not very thankful for is the mainstream media. CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. All three are doing or have done their part in sowing the seeds of misinformation and sometimes downright propaganda here in the United States. It's ridiculous. CNN wants to watch the world burn it seems. MSNBC wants to push an extreme left-wing narrative, and Fox wants to push an extreme right-wing narrative. And you wonder why more young people get their news from frigging TikTok? What happened to "just the facts, ma'am (man)?" 

My distrust in the media began when I would listen to the local "news" station in Tampa (WFLA-AM). I quickly noticed that all their programming was decidedly right-leaning. Maybe I should have listened to NPR more often as I grew older. But when Sean Hannity is openly calling for voters to vote Republican, that's where I draw the line, because my philosophy was that news media should be unbiased and impartial. Oh, was I wrong (and probably naive). After 2016, I basically swore off terrestrial radio as result, and after now, I should swear off all news media.

Another thing, the fact that pretty much everything is a damned advertisement nowadays. You go watch a video on YouTube? You have to watch umpteen ads before you can watch, and during the video. Play a game on your phone? It's interrupted by an ad while you're playing the game, most likely for games that promise a huge payout but don't really do squat. Twixxer and Facebook? Ads intertwined between posts. Seriously, could we give it a rest? I'm now seeing those annoying car insurance ads on my phone. What's next, an ad for Rinvoc (CHECK!) or Skrizi (and that stupid jingle)?

Okay, enough ranting, let's talk about things I saw or observed over the weekend. First off, hell froze over. Honestly, I didn't really see it coming, but I kinda did because of where Survivor Series took place (Rosemont, IL). And man, some of the talent was not happy about it. In fact, I don't have footage obviously, but here is what I imagine Seth Rollins' reaction to the return of CM Punk was like. 

Can't wait for Raw tonight from Nashville, 8ET on USA Network.

Oh, and how about the insane ending to the Iron Bowl on Saturday night? I guess you could say that made up for the Kick Six from Chris Davis a decade earlier. But I thought for sure Alabama was going to fall short and create potential chaos in the CFB playoff. 

Then on Sunday, Jalen Hurts pulled a similar play to give Philadelphia the lead in their game against Buffalo, which he Eagles won it overtime. 

By the way, is it just me, or do the Eagles Kelly green helmets and uniforms look lighter than the ones they wore from the 70s to the mid 90s?

I mean, it just looks a lot lighter nowadays than in years past, but then again, maybe kelly green wasn't available as a helmet color option even a quarter of a century ago...

Well, I may as well wrap this entry up. I have some errands to go run for my sisters. I'll be back with more later this week. Until then take care and stay warm back home!

Bony Scribe

Combined 1981 Music Chart

 Hello everyone! Hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving and all the food and football that came along with it! Today, much like last week, I am going to list my top 100 songs of the year 1981. So, without further ado, here we go:

100. Winning by Santana--407 pts (#110 BB, #91 R/R)
  99. How 'Bout Us by Champaign--425 pts (#80 BB, #118 R/R)
  98. Treat Me Right by Pat Benatar--435 pts (#107 BB, #86 R/R)
  97. The Old Songs by Barry Manilow--444 pts (#104 BB, #85 R/R)
  96. Is It You by Lee Ritenour--445 pts (#113 BB, #82 R/R)
  95. Games People Play by Alan Parsons Project--451 pts (#115 BB, #80 R/R)
  94. Somebody's Knockin' by Terri Gibbs--457 pts (#85 BB, #99 R/R)
  93. Just Once by Quincy Jones w/James Ingram--461 pts (#103 BB, #83 R/R)
  92. What Are We Doin' In Love by Dottie West & Kenny Rogers--469 pts (#76 BB, #103 R/R)
  91. Share Your Love With Me by Kenny Rogers--470 pts (#97 BB, #87 R/R)

  90. When She Was My Girl by The Four Tops--471 pts (#77 BB, #101 R/R)
  89. Really Wanna Know You by Gary Wright--474 pts (#119 BB, #75 R/R)
  88. I Ain't Gonna Stand For It by Stevie Wonder--477 pts (#73 BB, #114 R/R)
  87. Guilty by Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb--511 pts (#64 BB, #124 R/R)
  86. We're In This Love Together by Al Jarreau--525 pts (#92 BB, #78 R/R)
  85. I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) by Hall & Oates--531 pts (#94 BB, #76 R/R)
  84. Let's Groove by Earth, Wind, and Fire--532 pts (#59 BB, #133 R/R)
  83. Don't Stop Believin' by Journey--552 pts (#93 BB, #73 R/R)
  82. Same Old Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg--561 pts (#72 BB, #88 R/R)
  81. Harden My Heart by Quarterflash--572 pts (#83 BB, #74 R/R)

  80. Time by Alan Parsons Project--588 pts (#89 BB, #68 R/R)
  79. A Little In Love by Cliff Richard--598 pts (#95 BB, #63 R/R)
  78. Trouble by Lindsay Buckingham--599 pts (#91 BB, #65 R/R)
  77. Don't Stand So Close To Me by The Police--613 pts (#70 BB, #81 R/R)
  76. The Winner Takes It All--618 pts (#51 BB, #127 R/R)
  75. The Voice by The Moody Blues--651 pts (#100 BB, #54 R/R)
  74. Sweetheart by Franke & The Knockouts--655 pts (#65 BB, #77 R/R)
  73. Giving It Up For Your Love by Delbert McClinton--656 pts (#57 BB, #93 R/R)
  72. I Can't Stand It by Eric Clapton--658 pts (#61 BB, #79 R/R)
  71. What Kind Of Fool by Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb--663 pts (#75 BB, #61 R/R)

  70. Gemini Dream by The Moody Blues--676 pts (#96 BB, #67 R/R)
  69. I've Done Everything For You by Rick Springfield--697 pts (#62 BB, #71 R/R)
  68. Too Much Time On My Hands by Styx--698 pts (#66 BB, #69 R/R)
  67. Every Women In The World by Air Supply--708 pts (#55 BB, #84 R/R)
  66. Love On The Rocks by Neil Diamond--713 pts (#54 BB, #90 R/R)*
  65. Leather & Lace by Stevie Nicks & Don Henley--713 pts (#88 BB, #50 R/R)*
  64. Cool Love by Pablo Cruise--716 pts (#86 BB, #51 R/R)
  63. This Little Girl by Gary US Bonds--723 pts (#67 BB, #64 R/R)
  62. Hold On Tight by ELO--733 pts (#71 BB. #59 R/R)
  61. Why Do Fools Fall In Love by Diana Ross--766 pts (#63 BB, #60 R/R)

  60. Her Town Too by James Taylor and J. D. Souther--797 pts (#84 BB, #40 R/R)
  59. Boy From New York City by Manhattan Transfer--838 pts (#49 BB, #70 R/R)
  58. Elvira by Oak Ridge Boys--869 pts (#35 BB, #105 R/R)

...pause here for obvious reasons...

...now on with our countdown...

  57. I Love You by Climax Blues Band--875 pts (#68 BB, #56 R/R)
  56. America by Neil Diamond--876 pts (#58 BB, #52 R/R)
  55. Trying To Live My Life Without You by Bob Seger--892 pts (#53 BB, #57 R/R)
  54. Young Turks by Rod Stewart--893 pts (#60 BB, #43 R/R)
  53. Passion by Rod Stewart--912 pts (#44 BB, #62 R/R)
  52. Hey Nineteen by Steely Dan--919 pts (#74 BB, #31 R/R)
  51. Watching The Wheels by John Lennon--929 pts (#81 BB, #27 R/R)

  50. Oh No by The Commodores--1053 pts (#48 BB, #38 R/R)
  49. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic by The Police--1072 pts (#47 BB, #36 R/R)
  48. Hello Again by Neil Diamond--1098 pts (#52 BB, #32 R/R)
  47. Crying by Don McLean--1114 pts (#37 BB, #47 R/R)**
  46. Hearts by Marty Balin--1114 pts (#50 BB, #30 R/R)**
  45. Sukiyaki by A Taste Of Honey--1123 pts (#28 BB, #72 R/R)
  44. Hard To Say by Dan Fogelberg--1127 pts (#69 BB #18 R/R)
  43. You Make My Dreams by Hall & Oates--1137 pts (#42 BB, #39 R/R)
  42. The Night Owls by Little River Band--1159 pts (#45 BB, #29 R/R)
  41. For Your Eyes Only by Sheena Easton--1163 pts (#40 BB, #37 R/R)

  40. While You See A Chance by Steve Winwood--1192 pts (#56 BB, #21 R/R)
  39. Lady (You Bring Me Up) by The Commodores--1195 pts (#46 BB, #26 R/R)
  38. (Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon--1202 pts (#29 BB, #53 R/R)
  37. A Woman Needs Love by Ray Parker, Jr.--1203 pts (#34 BB, #42 R/R)
  36. Step By Step by Eddie Rabbitt--1214 pts (#38 BB, #35 R/R)
  35. There's No Getting Over Me by Ronnie Milsap 1215 pts (#32 BB, #44 R/R)
  34. Here I Am by Air Supply--1218 pts (#43 BB, #28 R/R)
  33. Angel Of The Morning by Juice Newton--1225 pts (#31 BB, #45 R/R)
  32. Urgent by Foreigner--1269 pts (#24 BB #55 R/R)
  31. Take It On The Run by REO Speedwagon--1360 pts (#39 BB, #22 R/R)

  30. Living Inside Myself by Gino Vanelli--1366 pts (#41 BB, #20 R/R)
  29. Rapture by Blondie--1368 pts (#21 BB, #48 R/R)
  28. Celebration by Kool & the Gang--1373 pts (#22 BB, #46 R/R)
  27. Queen Of Hearts by Juice Newton--1440 pts (#19 BB, #41 R/R)
  26. I Love A Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbitt--1444 pts (#11 BB, #49 R/R)
  25. Start Me Up by The Rolling Stones--1448 pts (#8 BB, #58 R/R)
  24. Medley by Stars on 45--1509 pts (#18 BB, #33 R/R)
  23. All Those Years Ago by George Harrison--1518 pts (#36 BB, #16 R/R)
  22. The Tide Is High by Blondie--1530 pts (#23 BB, #25 R/R)
  21. Stop Draggin' My Heart Around by Stevie Nicks & Tom Petty--1551 pts (#15 BB, #34 R/R)

  20. I Don't Need You by Kenny Rogers--1589 pts (#30 BB, #17 R/R)
  19. Morning Train by Sheena Easton--1591 pts (#25 BB, #19 R/R)
  18. Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield--1629 pts (#3 BB, #66 R/R)
  17. Physical by Olivia Newton-John--1697 pts (#13 BB, #23 R/R)
  16. 9 To 5 by Dolly Parton--1776 pts (#7 BB, #24 R/R)
  15. Kiss On My List by Hall & Oates--1798 pts (#17 BB, #15 R/R)
  14. Who's Crying Now by Journey--1848 pts (#33 BB, #4 R/R)
  13. Slow Hand by The Pointer Sisters--1915 pts (#14 BB, #12 R/R)
  12. Keep On Loving You by REO Speedwagon--1942 pts (#16 BB, #10 R/R)
  11. The Best Of Times by Styx--1958 pts (#20 BB, #7 R/R)

  10. Being With You by Smokey Robinson--1961 pts (#6 BB, #14 R/R)^
    9. Waiting For A Girl Like You by Foreigner--1961 pts (#26 BB, #6 R/R)^
    8. Just The Two Of Us by Grover Washington, Jr. w/Bill Withers--1974 pts (#10 BB, #13 R/R)
    7. Private Eyes by Hall & Oates--1988 pts (#12 BB, #9 R/R)^^
    6. The One That You Love by Air Supply--1988 pts (#27 BB, #3 R/R)^^
    5. Theme From "Greatest American Hero" by Joey Scarbury--2002 pts (#9 BB, #11 R/R)
    4. Woman by John Lennon--2216 pts (#4 BB, #8 R/R)
    3. Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) by Christopher Cross--2293 pts (#5 BB, #5 R/R)
    2. Endless Love by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie--2982 pts (#2 BB, #2 R/R)

...and the number one song of 1981 was... 

    1. Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes--3157 pts (#1 BB, #1 R/R)

A few thoughts about this list. First, there was a consensus number one as "Bette Daivs Eyes" was #1 on both Billboard and Radio & Records. Not only that, but there was a consensus #2 also ("Endless Love"). In fact, I can remember as a little kid listening to "America's Top 40" with Casey Kasem and hearing that the number one song of 1981 would either be "Bette Davis Eyes" or "Endless Love." My memory sometimes astounds me. Also, there were FOUR ties in my top 100, so I may as well depict them:

*-"Leather And Lace" had 473 pts from the R/R charts, whereas "Love on The Rocks" had 469 pts from the Billboard charts, so "Leather and Lace" wins the tiebreaker.

**-"Hearts" had 634 pts from R/R, whereas "Crying" had 633 pts from Billboard.

^-"Waiting For A Girl Like You" had 1141 points from R/R, where as "Being With You" had 1065 points from Billboard

^^-"The One That You Love" had 1172 points from R/R, whereas "Private Eyes" had 1020 points also from R/R.

All of the songs on this list appeared on both charts during 1981. In fact, only one song, "It's My Turn" by Diana Ross, made the Top 100 from one chart's (BB) data without appearing on the other chart (R/R). That song wound up 127th on the list.

Also, there were a LOT of artists on the 1981 top 100 that were crossovers from country music. Including Dolly Parton's smash "9 To 5" from the movie of the same name. Other artists include Kenny Rogers, Ronnie Milsap (who was a cousin of my childhood neighbors from Orlando), Juice Newton, Oak Ridge Boys, and the late Eddie Rabbitt. Most of those artists also appear on next year's chart. Speaking of Dolly:

Kind of amazing that a 77-year old primarily country artist is almost as popular as Taylor Swift these days. Such is the state of Pop music in 2023. 

Well, that wraps up my review of 1981. 1982 should be coming within the next week, along with other entries. As always, take care.

CT

Combined 1980 Music Chart

 Hello again everyone. Last week when I wrote in this blog, I said that I would have a combined points chart for 1980, and this is what the subject of this entry is about. Around the turn if last year, I made two separate blog posts about the top 100 songs of 1980 based of the point system I came up with in ranking these songs; one based off the Radio & Records Charts (link above) and the other from the Billboard Hot 100. This list here is just the combined point totals of the two charts, and as you might be able to tell, there is some discrepancies between the two. For starters, the number 1 song of 1980 based on the data I got from Billboard was "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen. From the data I got from R & R was "Call Me" by Blondie. Plus, there were songs on the Billboard rankings that did not appear on the R & R charts for various reasons. Back in 1980, Radio & Records Magazine only listed the top 30 songs for the week (and did so until May of 1983). Also, back in those days, Billboard was heavily sales-based, while R & R was based off airplay from radio stations. So, who winds up on top of this combined chart? Let us find out.

Here is my list of the top 100 songs of calendar year 1980, with total points and ranking for each survey listed after each song.

100. Whip It by Devo--460 pts (#78 BB, #118 R/R)
  99. You'll Accomp'ny Me by Bob Seger--466 pts (#106 BB, #86 R/R)
  98. Lovely One by The Jacksons--466 pts (#105 BB, #85 R/R)
  97. 99 by Toto--467 pts (#159 BB, #64 R/R)
  96. Jojo by Boz Scaggs--469 pts (#121 BB, #75 R/R)
  95. Daydream Believer by Anne Murray--478 pts (#80 BB, #107 R/R)
  94. September Morn by Neil Diamond--490 pts (#110 BB, #77 R/R)
  93. Pilot Of The Airwaves by Charlie Dore--503 pts (#95 BB, #81 R/R)
  92. The Second Time Around by Shalamar--505 pts (#62 BB, #131 R/R)
  91. Off The Wall by Michael Jackson--526 pts (#84 BB, #86 R/R)

  90. All Over The World by Electric Light Orchestra--528 pts (#98 BB #76 R/R)
  89. An American Dream by Dirt Band--529 pts (#89 BB, #80 R/R)
  88. Every Woman In The World by Air Supply--537 pts (#97 BB, #73 R/R)
  87. Don't Do Me Like That by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers--541 pts (#90 BB, #78 R/R)
  86. Boulevard by Jackson Browne--551 pts (#114 BB, #63 R/R)
  85. She's Out Of My Life by Michael Jackson--555 pts (#76 BB, #87 R/R) 
  84. Look What You've Done To Me by Boz Scaggs--567 pts (#101 BB, #69 R/R)
  83. Stomp by Brothers Johnson--581 pts (#66 BB, #95 R/R)
  82. Into The Night by Benny Mardones--599 pts (#83 BB, #72 R/R)
  81. Brass In Pocket by The Pretenders--600 pts (#82 BB, #74 R/R)
        peaked at #10 on R/R

  80. Escape (The Pina Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes--600 pts (#44 BB, #164 R/R)
        peaked at number 1 on BB
  79. Breakdown Dead Ahead by Boz Scaggs--624 pts (#104 BB, #54 R/R)
  78. You're The Only Woman (You & I) by Ambrosia--627 pts (#94 BB, #60 R/R)
  77. Master Blaster by Stevie Wonder--634 pts (#34 BB, not ranked on R/R)
  76. Guilty by Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb--643 pts (#91 BB, #61 R/R)
  75. Romeo's Tune by Steve Forbert--666 pts (#85 BB, #59 R/R)
  74. Jesse by Carly Simon--684 pts (#79 BB, #62 R/R)
  73. Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar--685 pts (#71 BB, #67 R/R)
  72. Special Lady by Ray, Goodman, & Brown--735 pts (#50 BB, #89 R/R)
  71. Fame by Irene Cara--750 pts (#40 BB, #101 R/R)

  70. Drivin' My Life Away by Eddie Rabbitt--752 pts (#41 BB, #100 R/R)
  69. Cruisin' by Smokey Robinson--758 pts (#31 BB, #140 R/R)
  68. How Do I Make You by Linda Ronstadt--760 pts (#67 BB, #55 R/R)
  67. Hungry Heart by Bruce Springsteen--764 pts (#69 BB, #52 R/R)
  66. Misunderstanding by Genesis--767 pts (#102 BB, #39 R/R)
  65. Never Be The Same by Christopher Cross--778 pts (#107 BB, #35 R/R)
  64. I'm Alright by Kenny Loggins--781 pts (#57 BB, #65 R/R)
  63. Let My Love Open The Door by Pete Townshend--784 pts (#75 BB, #49 R/R)
  62. On The Radio by Donna Summer--798 pts (#49 BB, #79 R/R)
  61. I'm Coming Out by Diana Ross--806 pts (#43 BB, #84 R/R)

  60. With You I'm Born Again by Billy Preston w/Syreeta--808 pts (#32 BB, #112 R/R)
  59. Hot Rod Hearts by Robbie Dupree--816 pts (#92 BB, #38 R/R)
  58. The Long Run by The Eagles--825 pts (#77 BB, #42 R/R)
  57. Cars by Gary Numan--833 pts (#51 BB, #70 R/R)
  56. Xanadu by Olivia Newton John & ELO--839 pts (#72 BB, #43 R/R)
  55. Tired Of Toein' The Line by Rocky Burnette--850 pts (#68 BB, #45 R/R)
  54. Lookin' For Love by Johnny Lee--863 pts (#52 BB, #56 R/R)
  53. Never Knew Love Like This Before by Stephanie Mills--886 pts (#48 BB, #66 R/R)
  52. Take Your Time (Do It Right) by S.O.S Band--893 pts (#29 BB, #94 R/R)
  51. Hurt So Bad by Linda Ronstadt--894 pts (#60 BB, #46 R/R)

  50. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling by Hall & Oates--896 pts (#73 BB, #36 R/R)
  49. Coward Of The County by Kenny Rogers--910 pts (#27 BB, #90 R/R)
  48. More Love by Karen Carnes--911 pts (#59 BB, #58 R/R)
  47. Sexy Eyes by Dr. Hook--956 pts (#38 BB, #68 R/R)
  46. Sara by Fleetwood Mac--978 pts (#65 BB, #31 R/R)
  45. I Can't Tell Why by The Eagles--982 pts (#58 BB, #37 R/R)
  44. Let Me Love You Tonight by Pure Prairie League--992 pts (#74 BB, #27 R/R)
  43. Desire by Andy Gibb--998 pts (#30 BB, #71 R/R)
  42. Love On The Rocks by Neil Diamond--1022pts (#53 BB, #34 R/R)
  41. (Just Like) Starting Over by John Lennon--1025 pts (#45 BB, #47 R/R)

  40. Dreaming by Cliff Richard--1033 pts (#64 BB, #28 R/R)
  39. Too Hot by Kool & The Gang--1045 pts (#47 BB, #44 R/R)
  38. Give Me The Night by George Benson--1058 pts (#36 BB, #50 R/R)
  37. Him by Rupert Holmes--1068 pts (#55 BB, #30 R/R)
  36. You May Be Right by Billy Joel--1096 pts (#61 BB, #25 R/R)

  35. Cupid/I've Loved You A Long Time by The Spinners--1125 pts (#23 BB, #53 R/R)
  34. Shining Star by The Manhattans--1140 pts (#39 BB, #40 R/R)
  33. Yes, I'm Ready by Teri DeSario w/KC--1163 pts (#25 BB, #48 R/R)
  32. He's So Shy by Pointer Sisters--1206 pts (#26 BB, #41 R/R)
  31. Fire Lake by Bob Seger--1208 pts (#56 BB, #21 R/R)

  30. The Wanderer by Donna Summer--1225 pts (#33 BB, #33 R/R)

  29. Steal Away by Robbie Dupree--1226 pts (#37 BB, #32 R/R)
  28. Against The Wind by Bob Seger--1231 pts (#46 BB, #26 R/R)
  27. Do That To Me One More Time by Captain & Tennille--1330 pts (#10 BB, #93 R/R)
  26. Real Love by Dobbie Brothers--1368 pts (#54 BB, #11 R/R)

  25. Don't Fall In Love With A Dreamer by K. Rogers & K. Carnes--1381 pts (#35 BB, #23 R/R)

  24. Late In The Evening by Paul Simon--1410 pts (#42 BB, #13 R/R)

  23. Rock With You by Michael Jackson--1415 pts (#13 BB, #57 R/R)
  22. Emotional Rescue by The Rolling Stones--1454 pts (#21 BB, #24 R/R)

  21. Working My Way Back To You by The Spinners--1466 pts (#18 BB, #29 R/R)

  20. More Than Words Can Say by Leo Sayer--1495 pts (#28 BB, #18 R/R)
  19. Funkytown by Lipps, Inc. 1525 pts (#12 BB, #51 R/R)
  18. Lost In Love by Air Supply--1616 pts (#19 BB, #15 R/R)
  17. The Rose by Bette Midler--1618 pts (#17 BB, #20 R/R)

  16. Longer by Dan Fogelberg--1654 pts (#24 BB, #10 R/R)

  15. Biggest Part Of Me by Ambrosia--1696 pts (#22 BB, #9 R/R)

  14. Little Jeannie by Elton John--1793 pts (#15 BB, #17 R/R)
  13. Sailing by Christopher Cross--1835 pts (#20 BB, #4 R/R)

  12. All Out Of Love by Air Supply--1842 pts (#14 BB, #14 R/R)

  11. Ride Like The Wind by Christopher Cross--1872 pts (#16 BB, #12 R/R)

  10. Magic by Olivia Newton-John--2056 pts (#11 BB, #8 R/R)

    9. Coming Up by Paul McCartney--2150 pts (#4 BB, #19 R/R)

    8. Upside Down by Diana Ross--2255 pts (#3 BB, #16 R/R)

    7. It's Still Rock & Roll To Me by Billy Joel--2278 pts (#8 BB, #5 R/R)

    6. Crazy Little Thing Called Love by Queen--2288 pts (#6 BB, #7 R/R)

    5. Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd--2311 pts (#5 BB, #6 R/R)

    4. Lady by Kenny Rogers--2337 pts (#9 BB, #2 R/R)

    3. Another One Bites The Dust by Queen--2358 pts (#1 BB, #22 R/R)

    2. Woman In Love by Barbara Streisand--2409 pts (#7 BB, #3 R/R)

...and my Number One song of 1980 is...

    1. Call Me by Blondie--2725 pts (#2 BB, #1 R/R)

A couple of things I noticed; one song that made the year end top 100 of each individual chart did not make this list ("In America" by Charlie Daniels Band). Also, there were several songs that didn't chart on R/R because of what I had mentioned earlier (only had 30 spots), but only one, "Master Blaster" by Stevie Wonder, make this chart.

So, that wraps up 1980. Next week, I should have 1981 and maybe 1982. Untiil then, later.

BonyScribe.