Sunday, 5 May 2019

May 1980 -- Easy Breezy...or is it?

It was a peak time for yacht rock & beautiful duets, so what in the world were Blondie and Pink Floyd doing topping the chart?

Check out the first timers this week:  Air Supply, Christopher Cross, Robbie Dupree
Last top 10 hit:  Eagles
Mysterious low charters:  Whispers, Journey

This is an awesome chart -- listening to it all through 3 times this week.

5-star songs -- 7!  (I only have 400 such songs in all of pop history)  Christopher Cross, Blondie, Brothers Johnson, Bette Midler, Billy Preston, Journey, and Michael Jackson.

My favorite:  The Rose

1 1 CALL ME –•– Blondie (Chrysalis)-11 (3 weeks at #1) (1)
2 2 RIDE LIKE THE WIND –•– Christopher Cross (Warner Brothers)-12 (2)
3 6 LOST IN LOVE –•– Air Supply (Arista)-13 (3)
4 4 WITH YOU I’M BORN AGAIN –•– Billy Preston and Syreeta (Motown)-22 (4)
5 3 ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL (Part 2) –•– Pink Floyd (Columbia)-16 (1)
6 7 FIRE LAKE –•– Bob Seger (Capitol)-11 (6)
7 9 YOU MAY BE RIGHT –•– Billy Joel (Columbia)-8 (7)
8 8 I CAN’T TELL YOU WHY –•– The Eagles (Asylum)-11 (8)
9 10 SEXY EYES –•– Dr. Hook (Capitol)-12 (9)
10 12 HOLD ON TO MY LOVE –•– Jimmy Ruffin (RSO)-10 (10)
11 13 DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH A DREAMER –•– Kenny Rogers with Kim Carnes (United Artists)-6 (11)
12 5 SPECIAL LADY –•– Ray, Goodman and Brown (Polydor)-15 (5)
13 15 PILOT OF THE AIRWAVES –•– Charlie Dore (Island)-11 (13)
14 17 BIGGEST PART OF ME –•– Ambrosia (Warner Brothers)-5 (14)
15 18 HURTS SO BAD –•– Linda Ronstadt (Asylum)-4 (15)
16 11 WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU / FORGIVE ME GIRL (Medley) –•– The Spinners (Atlantic)-21 (2)
17 21 I CAN’T HELP IT –•– Andy Gibb and Olivia Newton-John (RSO)-6 (17)
18 22 CARS –•– Gary Numan (Atco)-12 (18)
19 26 BRASS IN POCKET (I’m Special) –•– The Pretenders (Sire)-12 (19)
20 20 THINK ABOUT ME –•– Fleetwood Mac (Warner Brothers)-9 (20)
21 24 STOMP –•– The Brothers Johnson (A&M)-8 (21)
22 25 BREAKDOWN DEAD AHEAD –•– Boz Scaggs (Columbia)-6 (22)
23 23 ANYWAY YOU WANT IT –•– Journey (Columbia)-10 (23)
24 29 FUNKY TOWN –•– Lipps, Inc. (Casablanca)-6 (24)
25 14 TOO HOT –•– Kool and the Gang (De-Lite)-16 (5)
26 31 DO RIGHT –•– Paul Davis (Bang)-9 (26)
27 33 HEART HOTELS –•– Dan Fogelberg (Full Moon)-7 (33)
28 19 I PLEDGE MY LOVE –•– Peaches and Herb (Polydor)-16 (19)
29 39 THE ROSE –•– Bette Midler (Atlantic)-7 (29)
30 16 OFF THE WALL –•– Michael Jackson (Epic)-12 (10)
31 28 AND THE BEAT GOES ON –•– The Whispers (Solar)-13 (19)
32 32 FIRE IN THE MORNING –•– Melissa Manchester (Arista)-11 (32)
33 59 STEAL AWAY –•– Robbie Dupree (Elektra)-4 (33)
34 38 TRAIN IN VAIN (Stand By Me) –•– The Clash (Epic)-7 (34)
35 40 THE SEDUCTION (Love Theme) –•– The James Last Band (Polydor)-6 (35)
36 27 CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE –•– Queen (Elektra)-20 (1)
37 41 LET ME BE THE CLOCK –•– Smokey Robinson (Tamla)-8 (37)
38 42 WONDERING WHERE THE LIONS ARE –•– Bruce Cockburn (Millenium)-7 (38)
39 46 LET’S GET SERIOUS –•– Jermaine Jackson (Motown)-6 (39)
40 48 STARTING OVER AGAIN –•– Dolly Parton (RCA)-6 (40)

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