September 1986 -- Where have all these songs been?

Normally, I find mid-80's countdowns on SiriusXM to be awfully boring.  Sure, I like music from that time in general, but they're so core to the 80's that many I hear way too much.  So, what a surprise to the countdown this week...I can hardly believe how many songs I've not heard at all since I started listening to 80's on 8, nor to any degree on radio at all since the 80's....and some are awfully big hits.  And a good number are really quite bad!

Reason it's bad: 
1. rip-off songs -- Stacey Q and Regina both defined Madonna-Wannabe.
2. Old songs -- the Beatles "twist and shout" returns to the top 40 after Ferris Bueller; "Earth Angel" from the 1950's back by New Edition, from another movie.
3. Some-artists retreads:  Nu Shooz and Robert Palmer copy their earlier hits
4.  Actors-turned-singers:  Don Johnson and the due at #2
5. Rockers turned balladeers:  Loverboy...ugh!
6. Angry songs:  Simply Red
7. Wow, way too slow songs:  too many to list
8. Songs I've ALWAYS hated:  Berlin, Friends and Lovers, Walk this Way, Don't Forget Me, Missionary Man
9. Songs that have aged poorly:  Dancing on the Ceiling, True Colors, Rumours
10.  Otherwise decent songs I never, ever, ever need to hear again:  Stuck with you, Higher Love, When I think of You, Sweet Freedom (from another movie)
11. General mid 80's boring:  Genesis, Janet Jackson, Tina Turner, Gloria Estefan, Journey,

Haven't heard since 1986:  "Press" (which I thought had been about newspapers...) -- McCartney never went higher again.; "Earth Angel", "Love Zone", "Dreamtime" "Point of No Return." "Friends and Lovers"

Still some favorites then that I still like:  All Cried Out, Paranoimia, Take Me Home Tonight (verging on category #10), Human, Papa don't preach
Songs I like better than I did: Billy Joel, Van Halen, "Captain of her heart" (mis-described as 'yacht rock' when it was more sophisti-pop like Swing out Sister or Breathe),

1 1 STUCK WITH YOU –•– Huey Lewis & The News – 9 (1)

2 3 FRIENDS AND LOVERS –•– Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson – 13 (2)
3 2 DANCING ON THE CEILING –•– Lionel Richie – 11 (2)
4 6 WALK THIS WAY –•– Run DMC & Aerosmith- 10 (4)
5 8 DON’T FORGET ME (WHEN I’M GONE) –•– Glass Tiger – 12 (5)
6 9 DREAMTIME –•– Daryl Hall – 9 (6)
7 14 WHEN I THINK OF YOU –•– Janet Jackson – 8 (7)
8 15 TWO OF HEARTS –•– Stacey Q – 12 (8)
9 4 TAKE MY BREATH AWAY –•– Berlin – 15 (1)
10 11 LOVE ZONE –•– Billy Ocean – 10 (10)

11 5 WORDS GET IN THE WAY –•– Miami Sound Machine featuring Gloria Estefan – 16 (5)
12 17 THROWING IT ALL AWAY –•– Genesis – 7 (12)
13 19 TYPICAL MALE –•– Tina Turner – 5 (13)
14 20 HEARTBEAT –•– Don Johnson – 6 (14)
15 10 BABY LOVE –•– Regina – 15 (10)
16 18 MISSIONARY MAN –•– Eurythmics – 10 (16)
17 7 VENUS –•– Bananarama – 14 (1)
18 23 ALL CRIED OUT –•– Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam With Full Force – 10 (18)
19 22 HEAVEN IN YOUR EYES –•– Loverboy – 9 (19)
20 16 THE CAPTAIN OF HER HEART –•– Double – 14 (16)

21 12 HIGHER LOVE –•– Steve Winwood – 16 (1)
22 30 TRUE COLORS –•– Cyndi Lauper – 5 (22)
23 25 TWIST AND SHOUT –•– The Beatles – 8 (23)
24 29 A MATTER OF TRUST –•– Billy Joel – 8 (24)
25 26 LOVE WALKS IN –•– Van Halen – 8 (25)
26 33 I DIDN’T MEAN TO TURN YOU ON –•– Robert Palmer – 7 (26)
27 32 SWEET LOVE –•– Anita Baker – 7 (27)
28 13 SWEET FREEDOM –•– Michael McDonald – 16 (7)
29 34 EARTH ANGEL –•– New Edition – 6 (29)
30 31 MONEY’S TOO TIGHT (TO MENTION) –•– Simply Red – 11 (30)

31 35 POINT OF NO RETURN –•– Nu Shooz – 13 (31)
32 21 PRESS –•– Paul McCartney – 9 (21)
33 28 RUMORS –•– Timex Social Club – 16 (8)
34 37 GIRL CAN’T HELP IT –•– Journey – 5 (34)
35 27 PAPA DON’T PREACH –•– Madonna – 14 (1)
36 51 HUMAN –•– Human League – 3 (36)
37 40 PARANOIMIA –•– Art Of Noise With Max Headroom – 7 (37)
38 46 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT –•– Eddie Money – 7 (38)
39 48 IN YOUR EYES –•– Peter Gabriel – 5 (39)
40 44 I’LL BE OVER YOU –•– Toto – 5 (40)