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.

It's Been A Minute...

 You know, I was doing something I ought to do more often, and that's look back on posts I've written in the past, and I was thinking (albeit somewhat delusional) how fire some of those posts were (like my Bracket-Tyner-Gy post, which I totally whiffed on), and thought to  myself, "you know, you actually do have a little bit of talent, why don't you utilize it more often?" God depression is a bitch, you don't even want to talk to people who really do care about you when it takes a hold. But you know what? I'm the only one who can change that, and with yesterday being the birthday of the USMC, why not channel some energy from America's favorite gunnery sergeant and get myself off mamby-pamby land, ya jackwagons!

"Sir, yes sir!!"

We'll start off with a "how it started vs. how it's going" as far as my picks for the 2023 NFL season are concerned, since we're now at the halfway point of the year. My Super Bowl pick is currently on track to happen, as both the Eagles and Chiefs have the best records in their respective conferences. However, the similarities end there. In the AFC, I had Buffalo winning the East, but as of right now they're out of a playoff spot (Miami currently leads the East). Baltimore leads the North, although my pick (Cincinnati) is surging after five straight wins. Jacksonville leads the South and barring a major collapse (and unexpected surge by surprising Houston) should take the division. In the NFC, Detroit is doing better than expected and is leading the North, while Minnesota is a game and a half out, but currently in Wild-Card position. San Francisco is leading the West for now, owning a tiebreaker over my pic, Seattle, while New Orleans is leading the worst South. I was right about my assessment on the Bucs; they're 3-5 and trending downwards. At this point, they may as well blow it up and do a hard reset. I don't think Todd Bowles survives past this season, even if they somehow luck out and make the playoffs (which will be like last year, with a losing record if they do). Might be time to start Kyle Trask for a few games to see if he actually has some promise. At least that is what some Buc fans on X Twitter (it'll always be Twitter to me, f*** you, Elon) are saying at this rate. 

I haven't watched much news the past couple of weeks, and quite frankly, I don't think that's a bad thing. But I did notice one thing that happened this week, and that's Vivek Whatshisface putting his foot in his mouth during Wednesday night's GOP debate when he was yapping about TikTok, or more notably, who is using the app. He put his foot in his mouth by mentioning the daughter of opponent Nikki Haley. Not cool, bro. Not cool. I did hear one snippet from Chris Christie that stated that he would ban TikTok, apparently because it's a Chinese-based app that can somehow be used to spy on Americans and American interests. Let me give you my thoughts on it. I use TikTok myself, and I don't see any Chinese propaganda on there, in fact if there's any propaganda it's the same old bullshit that we've seen from the media in our country for the past decade or so, on both sides of the aisle. If you want to ban an app, why don't ban the Temu app instead? If any Chinese asset is trying to pry into our personal lives, addresses, etc., it's that one. Plus, their commercials are hella annoying, about as bad as ones for automobile insurance (looking at you, "Flo"). While we're at it, why don't we ban other things that get on my nerves, like Mistplay, the dork talking about "Atlas Earth," Jelly Roll (in fact, almost all country music; yeah, I went there), facial tats, Elon Musk, the Property Douchebros, Skyrizi commercials, and Bally Sports. Seriously, have you seen that channel lately? It's like they aren't even trying. Take issue with what I said? Well, I'm sure there are more than a few people that would like to see this blog disappear, including certain real estate agents northwest of Orlando. 

Enough ranting though, let's talk about a labor of love of mine for the past several years, and that's my points system that I use for the Billboard Hot 100 and Radio & Records charts for years past. The latest project I'm doing is combining the point totals that I have tabulated from the R&R charts along with the ones from the Billboard charts. I've done eight years on Billboard so far (1980-1987), and by the end of this year, I aim to have the entire decade of the 1980's wrapped up. I think this upcoming week, I'll do 1980 to start off with. I have noticed that there are some discrepancies between the two charts as in which songs topped the year. Maybe I can include that data in the blog, so stay tuned, it'll be coming up (like a flower).

" ...like a flowerrrr!"

Today is Veterans Day, so to all who have had the privilege to serve in Armed Forces, a very hearty thank you. This former Sailor will have his old ship on his mind this week as she is cruising towards the Middle East region, because Iranian proxies are playing a game of FAFO, and rest assured it will end very, very badly for them.

you don't want any of this, Iran.

Other than that, I'll be enjoying some free grub from Chili's and Applebee's, as well as watching Florida State hopefully beat up on Miami. So, enjoy your Saturday, and I'll be back later.

BonyScribe